WCW Clash of the Champions 12: Mountain Madness: September 5, 1990

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00:00:30Hello again, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Clash of Champions.

00:00:31We are live in Asheville, North Carolina, at the Civic Center.

00:00:32Clash of Champions 12, Mountain Madness Fall Brawl 2.

00:00:33Jim Ross and Bob Coughlin with you.

00:00:34We've got a great program, 10 great matches.

00:00:35The big one that I'm really looking forward to, not only Sting and the Black Scorpion,

00:00:36but Ric Flair and Lex Luger for the United States title.

00:00:37Jim, it's going to be an exciting match, and Ric Flair is in a great position.

00:00:38Normally, he's been the hunted, tonight, he's the hunter.

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00:07:16The Freebirds, though, they learned something from that earlier crossbody off of the ropes.

00:07:22They said no more of that. Jim, both of these teams can go for a bore.

00:07:26But I tell you, I think the birds want to slow it down a little bit because the Southern

00:07:31boys, they really want a fast up-tempo match.

00:07:37Buddy Roberts is not exactly what you'd call Newt Rottney or somebody. He's not a great

00:07:42motivator. He's their leader out there with a bad wing.

00:07:50Referee Mike Atkins will encourage one of the Freebirds.

00:07:56Apparently, Jimmy Jim Garvin to lead the ring.

00:07:58Hayes is the legal competitor now with Tracy Smothers.

00:08:03Ten great matches here, ladies and gentlemen. Over 30 stars on this program, and we are

00:08:07live in Asheville, North Carolina, class of Champions XII, and Smothers with those

00:08:11right hands on the painted face of Michael P.S. Hayes.

00:08:16Oh, Hayes cut him with a left. He missed with a right.

00:08:20But I'll tell you something, he nailed him with that left hand.

00:08:22Boy, that was on the button too, Jim. You can't take anything away from the Freebirds.

00:08:26They're fantastic competitors, and they've been champions, Jim.

00:08:29They know what it's all about in the ring, and they really know how to deliver.

00:08:33Jimmy Garvin taking advantage on the outside of the ring.

00:08:39Tracy Smothers nailed on the outside there.

00:08:43A lot of animosity has accumulated between these two teams.

00:08:50When you talk about the animosity too, Jim, it's something that's been building now

00:08:54over the weeks and over the months. Each week it gets a little more intense,

00:08:58and it's really building, I think, to this final.

00:09:03Freebirds not very popular here in the Deep South.

00:09:07No, but the Southern boys are. You know, I think if Robert E. Lee

00:09:11had to head the Southern boys, Atlanta right now may be the capital.

00:09:14Might be, Bob. That's the fighting spirit he needed.

00:09:20Nice move up and over the top rope. Tracy Smothers now fighting to get to the corner,

00:09:26but Jimmy Garvin cuts off that path.

00:09:30Scoop slam. Garvin's got him up and slams him to the canvas.

00:09:37If they get you hurt, they know what to do. They're going to stay right on top of you.

00:09:44Garvin with those right hands. Now tagging in Michael Hayes.

00:09:48The Freebirds are former world tag team champions.

00:09:53And to say that they don't want to get in the hunt again to go for those world titles,

00:09:57currently held by a doom, would be an understatement.

00:09:59Bulldog headlocked by Michael Hayes, and he nailed it. That was a good move.

00:10:05Lateral press. Two and a half.

00:10:07Smothers down, but a count of two and a half. Very close to being pinned.

00:10:10Hayes really trying to hold that shoulder down.

00:10:12And now Hayes, out of frustration and anger with those right hands to the face,

00:10:17sends Smothers now to the near side here.

00:10:20Smothers up and over, and Hayes nails him again.

00:10:24And is proud of it.

00:10:28Kick to the head by Hayes.

00:10:31Michael Hayes has been the inspirational leader since the Freebird unit was formed.

00:10:35And they were the first group of wrestlers to use rock and roll music

00:10:42extensively in their ring introductions, in their music videos and such.

00:10:46The Freebirds started that, and now so many wrestlers come to the ring with their own theme music.

00:10:51The Freebirds were really the front runners in that complete innovation beginning.

00:10:57And they wrestled so long together as a tag team, they really know what tag team wrestling is all about.

00:11:02They tag often, they keep a fresh man in the ring, they think alike, they work alike.

00:11:07They just epitomize what good tag teams do.

00:11:12Jimmy Garvin dropping Smothers right over the top rope,

00:11:15and the Freebirds have been very dominant in the early going of this,

00:11:19our first event here on Clash of Champions 12, Mountain Madness.

00:11:24Nice slam by Garvin.

00:11:28He may put Tracey Smothers away here.

00:11:32Smothers.

00:11:35Back up.

00:11:37And with a slam off the top rope, brings Garvin back down.

00:11:41Smothers very quickly got up, Bob, it may have been just instinctive because he's really hurting here.

00:11:46And he makes a tag!

00:11:48Extended a body and makes the tag.

00:11:50It's now Michael Hayes and Steve Armstrong.

00:11:54Hayes elevated way up in the lights on that move, and so was Garvin.

00:11:58Good dropkick, full body extension, and another.

00:12:06Good reversal there by Michael Hayes.

00:12:08There's Buddy Roberts.

00:12:11Buddy Roberts trying to get involved here.

00:12:14He was up on the apron.

00:12:16Armstrong! Armstrong!

00:12:18The referee didn't see that.

00:12:20Bullet Bob with a big right hand.

00:12:22He nailed Hayes.

00:12:26Got a near fall situation.

00:12:29Buddy Roberts obviously is not injured.

00:12:35That arm is out of that sling, and as you say, he wasn't.

00:12:37Oh, they missed it, Jim.

00:12:39They missed that double shoulder block.

00:12:41This is getting very chaotic here in our opening contest at the Clash.

00:12:46Buddy Roberts just threw some type of foreign object, international object.

00:12:50I think they missed it.

00:12:51Referee's got it!

00:12:52Hayes has caught him!

00:12:54And here's the big moment.

00:12:56Here are your winners, the Wild Arm Summer Boys!

00:13:01The Summer Boys have won the match, but Bob, they're not winning the war now.

00:13:05They certainly are not, Jim.

00:13:07The Freebirds are not finished, as we've got all six of them in the ring for a few moments.

00:13:12And now they've got Bob Armstrong.

00:13:14The three Freebirds are taking over on Bullet Bob Armstrong.

00:13:17Buddy Roberts, double DDT on Armstrong.

00:13:21They just planted Bob Armstrong.

00:13:24The Freebirds making a big point here.

00:13:27Here comes another look, Bob.

00:13:29All right, and fans, you can get a look at just what's happening outside of the ring.

00:13:34You see Buddy Roberts as he gets up onto the apron there.

00:13:37There's that international object rolling on that canvas.

00:13:41Look at this.

00:13:42Over the back for the double pin.

00:13:43They pin them both at one time.

00:13:44One, two, three.

00:13:45The Summer Boys won the match, but the Freebirds have won the war, and we'll be right back.

00:14:05Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen of TBS and Clash of Champions XII.

00:14:08We'll be back for live action here in the ring momentarily,

00:14:11but our colleague Tony Schiavone is standing by in the locker room

00:14:14with the new United States Tag Team Champions.

00:14:16Let's go to Tony and the Steiner Brothers.

00:14:20Okay, Jim Ross, thank you very much.

00:14:22They are new U.S. Tag Team Champions.

00:14:24Scott and Rick Steiner winning the belts from the Midnight Express in the Middlelands

00:14:27back on August 24th.

00:14:29Scotty, it's got to feel good to be champions once again.

00:14:31That's right, Tony.

00:14:32You know, I'm excited for two reasons.

00:14:33The first one being we're giving the people champions that they can cheer for.

00:14:38The second reason is now makes us the number one contenders

00:14:41for those World Tag Team Champions.

00:14:43Doom, you can't deny us a rematch any longer.

00:14:47Those World Tag Team titles are coming back across our waist.

00:14:51Okay, now, Rick, tonight on TBS against Maximum Overdrive,

00:14:55we know nothing about them.

00:14:56They have nothing to lose against you guys tonight.

00:14:58Tony, have you ever heard of them?

00:14:59Not at all. What strategy have you got?

00:15:01We've never heard of them either.

00:15:02My brother and I go up to the ring.

00:15:03We never have any strategy.

00:15:05I never know what I'm going to do.

00:15:06He may know a little bit, but we always go up to the ring

00:15:09with nothing on our mind.

00:15:10And every time we get in the ring, we just do whatever comes natural.

00:15:13Doom, you had your chance of being the champions.

00:15:16You told us go back down to the bottom and wrestle all those bums down there.

00:15:20Well, we went down, and this is proof.

00:15:22We're coming back, Doom.

00:15:24Guarantee it.

00:15:25Okay, fans, let's go back to the ring.

00:15:28Wrestling fans, the following contest, it is set for one fall.

00:15:32Introducing first in the ring, from Jacksonville, Florida,

00:15:36weighing 235 pounds,

00:15:40Meet your boy, Buddy Headline.

00:15:48And ladies and gentlemen, his opponent,

00:15:51accompanied to the ring by the winner of the Burger King

00:15:55Ringmaster Contest, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

00:15:59Matt Cindy Anderson, from Syracuse, New York,

00:16:03weighing 236 pounds,

00:16:07Captain Mike Rotunda.

00:16:15Captain Mike Rotunda and Buddy Landell here at the Clash of Champions XII.

00:16:20Our congratulations to Cindy Anderson, who won the Burger King Ringmaster Contest.

00:16:25Bob, that promotion consisted of fans writing poetry

00:16:28to World Championship Wrestling.

00:16:30And our congratulations to Cindy, and we're glad she's here,

00:16:33all the way from Pittsburgh to see this event.

00:16:35Yeah, you're right, Jim, and I know she, like all of the many fans here,

00:16:38and all the fans across the country, are really enjoying this great night

00:16:41of professional wrestling.

00:16:42This is going to be a good match.

00:16:44Mike Rotunda, Buddy Landell.

00:16:46Rotunda, the two-sport star out of Syracuse, Jim,

00:16:48captain of the football team.

00:16:49He knows what it's about in the ring,

00:16:51a former world tag and a world TV champion.

00:16:54He has got a great background in there.

00:16:56Nature boy Buddy Landell's got him a tattoo there on his right arm.

00:16:59What does that say?

00:17:00Skid Row, and I think he talked to you about that, Bob,

00:17:02before we went on the air.

00:17:03Yeah, he sure did, Jim.

00:17:04Buddy Landell said that his friends, and I tell you,

00:17:06there's a little dispute about who's the greatest rock and roll band of all time.

00:17:09But Landell says his friends, the greatest rock and roll band of all time,

00:17:13Skid Row, that they're watching to see him beat Mike Rotunda.

00:17:16And Buddy says he's going to do it for his main man, who is Snake Sabo.

00:17:22All right, well, we'll see if Buddy can live up to his boast.

00:17:25He's certainly very eloquent in his threats.

00:17:29I can tell you that.

00:17:30Landell rolling Rotunda up on his shoulders.

00:17:32Mike Rotunda, an outstanding athlete, as Bob Codley alluded to.

00:17:35Randy Anderson, the referee here at Asheville, North Carolina.

00:17:38We are live from the Civic Center.

00:17:40Ten big matches in all.

00:17:42This is number two.

00:17:44And, of course, we are anxiously awaiting something about the Black Scorpion.

00:17:49Will we find out who this man is a little bit later tonight?

00:17:52Nice move there by Rotunda, taking Landell up and over in the hip lock.

00:17:56The Scorpion has really been playing mind games with Sting, Jim.

00:17:59Sting has tried, as we have, and any number of people,

00:18:02have really tried to find out who this man is.

00:18:05And still, to this moment, Sting doesn't have any idea.

00:18:08I talked to him just a few minutes ago in the locker room.

00:18:11Collared elbow tie-up and a nice counter move there by Landell

00:18:15and countered again by Captain Mike Rotunda.

00:18:17Landell trying to free himself by using the elbow there, and it works that time.

00:18:22Landell, the foot to the midsection, and follows it with a right hand.

00:18:26Both these men are very talented performers.

00:18:28Both have high and lofty goals here in world championship wrestling.

00:18:32This is a very important match as far as the top ten ratings are concerned.

00:18:36And later in tonight's program, we're going to show you the top ten ratings

00:18:40as far as the singles are concerned and the tag team competitors here in the NWA.

00:18:45When you talk about this being a competitive match, Jim,

00:18:48sometimes we overlook the ability of Buddy Landell.

00:18:51And I think that's partly due to the fact that he's got one of the biggest egos

00:18:55and one of the biggest mouths in all of professional sports.

00:18:58Usually, he can talk his way right into trouble.

00:19:00If it can be done, Buddy Landell is going to do it.

00:19:04Rotunda continues to work on the arm, goes behind into the hammerlock,

00:19:08putting a great deal of pressure not only on the shoulder, but on the elbow as well.

00:19:13Rotunda, very sound strategist.

00:19:15Trained by former All-American Dick Byer.

00:19:17He had a great and very illustrious professional career as well.

00:19:22But Landell made a good counter move there.

00:19:24Very proud of himself.

00:19:27Well, as we say, he knows what it's all about.

00:19:29And he knows how to handle it amongst anybody in that ring.

00:19:32He knows how to use the tools he's got.

00:19:34And talking about tools, Mike Rotunda, he's got all the tools, Jim.

00:19:38Size, strength, quickness.

00:19:40Plus, he's got the experience.

00:19:42Rotunda fighting fire with fire now.

00:19:44Firing back with right hands.

00:19:46Buddy Landell, though, that knee to the abdomen area.

00:19:51And now goes behind for the abdominal stretch,

00:19:55using the ropes there for some additional leverage.

00:19:59Referee is being blocked.

00:20:01Takes a look now, but about a half a step too late.

00:20:04Landell, being the veteran that he is,

00:20:06certainly knows where the referee is at all times.

00:20:09Well, he does, and he keeps his eye right on him.

00:20:11But he's got that stretch locked in tight.

00:20:13And when he gets a hold of that rope,

00:20:15he's able to get a little more pressure and a little more push into it.

00:20:18Really puts it right into the back of Mike Rotunda.

00:20:22Rotunda reverses out of it with a hip lock,

00:20:25but misses the elbow.

00:20:26Landell, perhaps anticipating that move, rolled out of the way.

00:20:30And now it's Landell setting Rotunda

00:20:33and executing the vertical suplex there.

00:20:37That was a good suplex, too.

00:20:38He had him high to the air.

00:20:39He came hard down to the mat.

00:20:41You know, he's always talking to his opponent.

00:20:44He really tries to get under their skin.

00:20:46And if anybody can do it, Landell can.

00:20:48Rotunda, to win this match,

00:20:49is going to have to keep his mind and his body tuned as one,

00:20:52not let Landell bother him.

00:20:54Characteristically, Mike Rotunda has a very low-key demeanor.

00:20:58I don't think Landell's boast is going to affect Mike in that respect.

00:21:02And Rotunda now fires back again with right hands

00:21:05and sends Landell for the ride.

00:21:07Catches him with the elbow.

00:21:10Right in the chest.

00:21:11And Rotunda, with a leg drop, across the chest,

00:21:14has the leg grapevine on top and got two.

00:21:17Well, he had a leg hook, but he still couldn't hold him.

00:21:20Only for the count of two.

00:21:21Want to say hi to our friends back in Atlanta.

00:21:23The NWA back in the Omni on Sunday night, September the 23rd.

00:21:27A big night for kids 14 and under, Bob.

00:21:29Jim, that's going to be a great night.

00:21:31That sting watch night in the Omni

00:21:33and the first 1,000 kids under 14 years of age

00:21:36with a paid adult is going to receive a sting wristwatch.

00:21:40That's in the Omni on Sunday night, September 23rd.

00:21:43And Landell again taking a shortcut.

00:21:46It's ironic that Landell will test his opponent.

00:21:49He'll go so deep into the match and find out that some of his moves

00:21:52may not work as well as he would like,

00:21:54and then he starts taking the shortcuts.

00:21:56Rotunda is not of that ilk.

00:21:59Both arms cut there.

00:22:00One, two, three, he got it.

00:22:02Rotunda, wrestling move.

00:22:04That Landell down.

00:22:05Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, Mike Rotunda.

00:22:11Fans, when we come back, Tony Schiavone is going to be talking

00:22:14to the fabulous Freebirds, but let's take another look.

00:22:17This is great counter wrestling.

00:22:19Landell is going to come with a hip toss off of the ropes.

00:22:22Look at the good reversal.

00:22:23The backslide right here by Mike Rotunda.

00:22:26He's going to put the shoulders to the mat for the count of three.

00:22:28When we come back, Tony Schiavone will be with the Freebirds live

00:22:31from the Clash of Champions still to come, Luger and Flair.

00:22:35♪♪

00:22:49Okay, the Clash of Champions continues right here on TBS

00:22:54and still to come, Sting and the Black Scorpion for the world title,

00:22:58but the match that has everybody buzzing so far,

00:23:00the Southern Boys and a tremendous win over the Freebirds,

00:23:03even though these three men certainly would disagree.

00:23:05Let me tell you something, Pauly.

00:23:07I'm real glad you're shutting your mouth right now

00:23:10before General Buddy Lee shoved his fist down it.

00:23:14Now, I want to know, oh, how much longer do you think

00:23:19the Freebirds are going to put up with being treated like a bunch of garbage?

00:23:24If you people can't respect us, we're going to teach you how to respect us.

00:23:29If we have to go through the Southern Boys or anybody else,

00:23:33we're going to show you that nobody messed on the Freebirds before

00:23:38and nobody's going to mess on them now.

00:23:40Tell them, Buddy.

00:23:42That's right. You know, General Robert E. Lee,

00:23:45he's looking down here upon us and saying,

00:23:49Freebirds, get the Southern Boys out of here,

00:23:53and that's what we're going to do.

00:23:55Hey, you people might think they won the battle,

00:23:57but we're going to win the war.

00:23:59I'm going to tell you right now, Bullet Bob,

00:24:01you are step number one, and there will be many to follow

00:24:06because we are the fabulous Freebirds.

00:24:08We are the greatest rock and roll band in the world.

00:24:11We're still the same, still kicking butts,

00:24:13still taking names, and still raising cape.

00:24:16And for all you nonbelievers, you want to see how real superstars live,

00:24:21well, check out the greatest rock band when we went to Hollywood.

00:24:25Watch this.

00:24:27Well, how do you feel, baby?

00:24:29Well, you know, I don't know.

00:24:31I'm pretty excited, man.

00:24:33I'm excited. I don't think we'll...

00:24:35I hate these elevators. Look, I told you.

00:24:37We'll just have to get used to that. Don't worry about it.

00:24:39We're going to have some fun.

00:24:41This looks like a lot of fun.

00:24:43Let's go have some fun, P.S.

00:24:45All right, back up. Get up. Get off the limo.

00:24:47Come on.

00:24:49One more time.

00:24:51One more time.

00:24:53Come on.

00:24:55Woo!

00:24:57Yeah, yeah!

00:24:59Free, free!

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00:25:17We need a fabulous free bass!

00:25:24And the greatest rock and roll band in the world!

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00:25:52Wrestling fans, the following tag team event,

00:25:54it is set for one fall.

00:25:56Introducing first, from Morristown, Tennessee,

00:25:59weighing 224 pounds,

00:26:02White Lightning, Tim Horner.

00:26:06His tag team partner from Marietta, Georgia,

00:26:09234 pounds,

00:26:11The Candyman, Brad Armstrong.

00:26:17Brad Armstrong and Tim Horner are a great team.

00:26:20They've been partners in the past,

00:26:22they've been champions in the past,

00:26:24and they'll be meeting a debuting duo.

00:26:26Let's go back to the ring.

00:26:28And ladies and gentlemen, their opponents,

00:26:31total combined weight, 590 pounds,

00:26:36from the Motor City of Detroit, Michigan,

00:26:40Iron Man,

00:26:42from the Motor City of Detroit, Michigan,

00:26:46Iron Steel,

00:26:49Sylvester Blasters.

00:26:52We understand that the taller one, 6'10", 300 pounds,

00:26:56is Steel.

00:26:58He's smaller, smaller by meaning he's 290,

00:27:02is Iron.

00:27:03Jim, just by sheer size, they're awfully impressive.

00:27:07You know, you and I both,

00:27:08we've been around the Horn a few times ourselves.

00:27:10I've never seen these guys.

00:27:11I don't know a thing about them.

00:27:13Their debut is now.

00:27:15We're moments away from the Master Blasters' debut

00:27:19here on TBS and for the world to see.

00:27:22And those two young men right there,

00:27:24great, great kids, I'll tell you that.

00:27:26And they are an outstanding combination with any team.

00:27:29This is a big, big team they're being challenged by.

00:27:32Jim, if size and strength and what looks to be power

00:27:36were requisites to being great champions,

00:27:38hey, you can give these guys belts now.

00:27:40They're awfully impressive.

00:27:42Huge, big individuals.

00:27:44Steel, as I said, is around that 6'10'' mark,

00:27:49over 300 pounds, big guy, nice wrist lock there.

00:27:53Quick move, big clubbing blow right to the shoulder

00:27:56and underneath.

00:27:57Boy, you just picked Tim Horner up.

00:27:59Oh, man.

00:28:00Like he was a $5 sack of groceries.

00:28:02Yes, sir.

00:28:03All those muscles are not for show, that's for sure.

00:28:07Tag made here.

00:28:09Boy, he just towers over Horner.

00:28:16Iron there, working on the arm.

00:28:19Their strategy, very basic.

00:28:21We thought it probably would be.

00:28:23A power match is what they want to wrestle.

00:28:25That's right, and I tell you,

00:28:26Tim Horner and Brad Armstrong,

00:28:28they got to avoid the power match

00:28:29if they're going to come out the winners on this.

00:28:31They got to keep it uptempo,

00:28:32they got to keep it fast-paced

00:28:34and get out of the power match,

00:28:35which it's opened up as being.

00:28:37They hit him downstairs, they hit him upstairs.

00:28:40Man, this big guy especially is impressive.

00:28:45Chop to the chest of Tim Horner,

00:28:47who is no small man, I can tell you.

00:28:51Horner moved out of the way,

00:28:52fires back with a couple of right hands,

00:28:54didn't really seem to hurt the big man.

00:28:56And he held on to the rope,

00:28:57very unlike a rookie in that blind tag was made.

00:29:01Drops the elbow.

00:29:05On top of the lateral press.

00:29:09Again, using that head as a battering ram.

00:29:13Tags in, here comes Brad Armstrong,

00:29:15he'll pick it up a notch.

00:29:17Yes, sir, he certainly will do that.

00:29:19I was thinking of White Lightning,

00:29:20Tim Horner, Jim, you know.

00:29:21Ooh, shoulder block, Bob, he caught him.

00:29:23Brad, he caught Brad flat-footed there

00:29:26with a shoulder block,

00:29:27and the momentum has slowed again.

00:29:29The Master Blasters' game plan has to be

00:29:32because of their experience level,

00:29:34very simplistic, and indeed it is.

00:29:38I think we agreed going in

00:29:39when we saw the tremendous size of these two individuals

00:29:42that Armstrong and Horner had to wrestle

00:29:44a perfect mistake-free match, Jim.

00:29:47They didn't want to get into the power match.

00:29:48It's been a power match since the opening bell.

00:29:51Power slam, took him to complete 360.

00:29:55And still there,

00:29:57the bigger of the two, the Master Blasters.

00:30:00These guys came right from the steel yards.

00:30:02Look at that soot, they look dirty.

00:30:05Be quite honest about it.

00:30:07I don't think they've had a bath recently.

00:30:09They certainly don't look like it.

00:30:10I'm not going to remind them of it either,

00:30:12to be honest with you.

00:30:13The drop kick, just send the guy reeling,

00:30:15he's not even coming off his feet.

00:30:17No, he hasn't got him down with that drop kick,

00:30:19and he's got a tremendous amount of power in there.

00:30:21Brad Armstrong just ran into,

00:30:24had to be a size 14 or 15 boot.

00:30:27He needs now to get over to make a tag

00:30:29with partner Tim Horner, White Lightning.

00:30:31You know that aptly describes Horner, Jim,

00:30:33and we don't mean the kind that

00:30:34some of our mountain friends up here

00:30:36are so adept at distilling either.

00:30:38Horner came by that tag,

00:30:39really because of his exceptional quickness

00:30:42and speed in the ring.

00:30:43Very quick man, but that quickness

00:30:46is muted right now.

00:30:48So is Armstrong's flying shoulder block.

00:30:53Brad Armstrong really being mauled here,

00:30:55and that's very uncharacteristic

00:30:56because he is a tremendous competitor.

00:30:59Nice body slam there by Iron.

00:31:03Elbow drop to the solar plexus

00:31:05on top of the lateral press,

00:31:07but Brad kicks out.

00:31:08The Candyman almost was pinned there.

00:31:12The leg drop.

00:31:14Again, Armstrong kicks out.

00:31:15Man, you've got to hand it to him.

00:31:17Well, the offense, though,

00:31:18has come from the side of the ring.

00:31:20Armstrong with a drop kick.

00:31:21Down goes Iron.

00:31:24And Tim Horner back in.

00:31:26There's that white lightning

00:31:27Bob Cottle was talking about.

00:31:29They've got to kick it up a notch or two.

00:31:32Iron was elevated.

00:31:34And Tim Horner now trying to fight back.

00:31:38And there's a sweeper up on the back for more leverage.

00:31:44Steel comes in.

00:31:46That big forearm.

00:31:50Brad Armstrong.

00:31:51Oh, he's tossed outside.

00:31:53His head hit right on the concrete.

00:31:56And now Tim Horner is left by himself

00:31:58against the Master Blaster.

00:32:00Double teamed in there

00:32:01by the two big, huge strong men.

00:32:03Look at that.

00:32:04Double shoulder block.

00:32:06Tim Horner.

00:32:07Tim Horner.

00:32:09And now the two big, huge strong men.

00:32:11Look at that.

00:32:12Double shoulder block.

00:32:14Leg grapevine.

00:32:16Steel and Iron.

00:32:17The Master Blasters with a victory.

00:32:20Here are your winners,

00:32:21Iron, Steel, the Master Blasters.

00:32:26A big, strong duo.

00:32:29A lot of raw talent.

00:32:31And Jim, I'm sure that we're going to hear a lot

00:32:33from these two guys in the months and the years to come

00:32:36because, as you say, they're so big,

00:32:38so strong, and so powerful.

00:32:40And a lot of raw talent and ability.

00:32:42There with a double shoulder,

00:32:43Horner was to the mat for the win.

00:32:45Fans, Tony Schiavone standing by in the locker room

00:32:47with the first man to run the gauntlet.

00:32:50Tony standing by with Flying Brian.

00:32:55Okay, Jim Ross, thank you very much.

00:32:57And what an impressive win for the Master Blasters.

00:32:59Our first look at the NWA, the Master Blasters.

00:33:01Flying Brian with us.

00:33:02I know you're looking forward to that big title matchup

00:33:04tonight between Sting and the Black Scorpion.

00:33:06Who is the Black Scorpion?

00:33:07I don't know, Tony, and I'll tell you what,

00:33:08this man is certainly shrouded in mystery.

00:33:10And there's definitely a lot of people out there

00:33:12wondering with great anticipation

00:33:15just what the identity of the Black Scorpion is.

00:33:17In addition to that, just what physical threat

00:33:20will the Black Scorpion pose for Sting inside the ring?

00:33:23Okay, Jim Ross talked about the gauntlet.

00:33:25Now, starting right here on TBS on Friday,

00:33:27September 14th, on the Power Hour that night,

00:33:29a new concept for the NWA and World Championship Wrestling.

00:33:33It's called the gauntlet.

00:33:34We'll talk to Brian about it in just a minute.

00:33:36Now, let's take a look at the objectives

00:33:38for someone running the gauntlet.

00:33:39First of all, as you can see,

00:33:40to win three consecutive bouts on three consecutive days

00:33:43on the Power Hour, WCW on Saturday night,

00:33:45and Sunday on the NWA main event.

00:33:47The man to run the gauntlet succeeds.

00:33:49He wins $15,000.

00:33:50If he loses a bout, prize money is equally divided

00:33:53between the challengers.

00:33:54Now, the rules are pretty simple.

00:33:55A wrestler is selected from eligible candidates

00:33:57who have agreed to compete.

00:33:58The wrestler will draw three names at random

00:34:00on the Power Hour Friday night.

00:34:02Those three names represent his three opponents

00:34:04on the three consecutive nights.

00:34:06The first bout will take place on the Power Hour,

00:34:08second on World Championship Wrestling,

00:34:10third on the main event, and flying, Brian,

00:34:11you're the first man who's agreed to run the gauntlet,

00:34:14and your chance at $15,000 starting on the 14th.

00:34:16Well, it's a walk through the unknown.

00:34:18It's a situation similar to the black scorpion.

00:34:20I'm gonna be taking on three unknown opponents

00:34:23on successive nights,

00:34:24and that makes preparation very, very tough.

00:34:27So it's like going up against a team,

00:34:28because all three men will be looking to divide that money.

00:34:30That's right.

00:34:31All three men up against you,

00:34:32all three men with diverse talents and skills.

00:34:34It's gonna be tough,

00:34:35but I can only make you one promise.

00:34:36I'm gonna bring you everything I got.

00:34:38Okay, good luck to you on the 14th.

00:34:39That's starting on the Power Hour, the gauntlet.

00:34:41We'll have more on TBS right after this.

00:34:45♪♪

00:34:59Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen,

00:35:01to the Clash of Champions XII.

00:35:03We'll have more live action in just a moment,

00:35:05but right now, let's go live to Missy Hyatt

00:35:08and a very special interview.

00:35:11Thanks, Jim, and now I would like to introduce

00:35:14the greatest world champion of ever.

00:35:18He is outspoken, controversial.

00:35:21He is nature boy Ric Flair.

00:35:24And, Ric, I've said it before on national television

00:35:27that you can beat that egomaniac

00:35:30Lex Luger for the U.S. Heavyweight Championship.

00:35:33Well, Missy, darling, we have one thing in common,

00:35:36if nothing else, baby.

00:35:38You are all the way live tonight.

00:35:41And as we all know to be a truth,

00:35:44Ric Flair is styling and profiling

00:35:48in Asheville, whoo, North Carolina.

00:35:52Lex Luger, Missy Hyatt couldn't have said it better.

00:35:57You're the United States champion.

00:35:59You're the number one contender

00:36:02for the one and only World Heavyweight Championship.

00:36:07Tonight, that all changed

00:36:10because Slick Rick walks that aisle, whoo,

00:36:15looking, baby, as only he can look

00:36:19to become the United States Heavyweight Champion.

00:36:25Then, Missy Hyatt, you will say to yourself,

00:36:28as I walk off into the sunset,

00:36:31what's causing all this, nature boy?

00:36:34Whoo!

00:36:35Now, let's go to the ring.

00:36:39Ladies and gentlemen, the following tag team event,

00:36:42it is set for one fall.

00:36:44Introducing team number one to my left,

00:36:47from New York City,

00:36:49Jerry Saggs, Brian Nobbs,

00:36:52the Rusty Boyz.

00:36:55And ladies and gentlemen, their opponents,

00:36:57first, from the City of Angels, Los Angeles, California,

00:37:01weighing 231 pounds,

00:37:05Jackie Fulton.

00:37:09His tag team partner, from Barrow Beach, Florida,

00:37:12234 pounds,

00:37:15Terry Taylor.

00:37:19Taylor and Fulton to take on the Nasty Boyz.

00:37:22Well, the Nasty Boyz, Jim,

00:37:23another one of the power teams

00:37:25that seem to really be coming in

00:37:27to dominate professional wrestling now.

00:37:30The sport seems to be really evolving into a power sport.

00:37:34That's Jerry Saggs,

00:37:37the darker-haired of the two Nasty Boyz,

00:37:41Brian Nobbs, the blonde there.

00:37:43It'll be Brian Nobbs starting out

00:37:46against Jerry Saggs.

00:37:49Brian Nobbs starting out against Jackie Fulton.

00:37:54Nature Boy and Ric Flair in rare form.

00:37:57I couldn't tell him if he was trying to get into that dress

00:37:59or get out of it.

00:38:02It might have been an in-between situation.

00:38:04I'm not sure.

00:38:05I'm glad we didn't have any trimmers.

00:38:07Were it not in California, that would have been deadly.

00:38:09And I'll tell you something else that's deadly,

00:38:11the abilities of the Nasty Boyz.

00:38:13They come to world championship wrestling

00:38:14with a very tough reputation,

00:38:17being tough in and out of the ring.

00:38:19And Brian Nobbs in there with right hands on Jackie Fulton.

00:38:23Overhand wrist lock.

00:38:25Well, this is another team that wants to do nothing

00:38:27but get in and empower,

00:38:29stand toe-to-toe with you,

00:38:31try to knock you, kick you around,

00:38:32do anything they can to you.

00:38:34And this is something that Terry Taylor

00:38:37and Jackie Fulton have got to avoid.

00:38:39Fulton.

00:38:40Nice move there by Fulton.

00:38:42Coming out of the double team.

00:38:43Goes for the ropes.

00:38:45High cross body on both Nasty Boyz.

00:38:48I had just started to say,

00:38:50they both got tremendous athletic ability and skills

00:38:52and a lot of wrestling knowledge.

00:38:54And they're the type of team

00:38:55that can give the Nasty Boyz a lot of trouble.

00:38:58Good neckbreaker by Terry Taylor.

00:39:00Taylor very quickly goes for the pin here.

00:39:03Taylor, in my estimation, is the key element in this match

00:39:06because he's the most experienced man in the match.

00:39:08Very high level of skills.

00:39:10Those two young men are tag team specialists.

00:39:13They've wrestled together

00:39:14virtually their entire wrestling career.

00:39:16This is the first match, to my knowledge,

00:39:18that Taylor has ever wrestled with Jackie Fulton.

00:39:20Fulton normally teams with his partner, Bobby Fulton,

00:39:24who is abroad now

00:39:25and unable to be here with us at the Clash.

00:39:27That's right.

00:39:28Teaming together with, of course, Bobby.

00:39:29They're the Fantastics.

00:39:30And as you say, Jim,

00:39:31I haven't seen Taylor and Jackie Fulton together before.

00:39:35But again, just their pure athletic abilities

00:39:38have got to carry them a long way.

00:39:40I think as the match progresses,

00:39:41we'll see just how their lack of time together

00:39:44as a tag team will affect them.

00:39:46That's where the Nasty Boys should have the advantage.

00:39:48As the match progresses,

00:39:50when mistakes are more prone to happen,

00:39:52when fatigue begins to set in,

00:39:54we'll see how the strategy unfolds at that time.

00:39:56Right now, Taylor and Fulton,

00:39:58especially Fulton keeping it very up-tempo.

00:40:01He likes to go to the air.

00:40:03The younger brother of Bobby Fulton

00:40:04likes to go to the air.

00:40:05He's been tutored by one of the best tag team wrestlers

00:40:08in the sport, his brother Bobby.

00:40:10Harry Taylor caught with a stiff forearm

00:40:13right to the side of the head there.

00:40:15Well, that will ring your bell, too.

00:40:17Jim, fans, we've got tremendous fans

00:40:20right here in Asheville, Jim, at the Civic Center.

00:40:22And by the way, we've got the Asheville Big Brothers

00:40:25and the Big Sisters.

00:40:26They're here with the group tonight.

00:40:28Taylor!

00:40:29He pissed off Jerry Saggs there,

00:40:33ran him shoulder first into the ring post.

00:40:36And Taylor comes off the apron

00:40:38and nails him again right in front of us.

00:40:40And Taylor's got him hurt.

00:40:41Now's the time to finish him off if he can,

00:40:44keep him from making that tag.

00:40:45Bobby can almost count.

00:40:46Taylor's gonna try to go for the pin here

00:40:48as soon as he can.

00:40:49He has that innate ability to sense

00:40:52when his opponent is weakened,

00:40:54and that comes with experience.

00:40:57Taylor going for the high crossbody.

00:40:59He's got him.

00:41:00He's going for the pin right now.

00:41:02Pure strength.

00:41:03He just couldn't hold him down.

00:41:06Tag made again.

00:41:07Jackie Fulton in there.

00:41:08I want to remind the fans of the Great American Fans Jam,

00:41:11Pro Wrestling's biggest party line,

00:41:13Friday night, October 5th only.

00:41:15Begins at 7 o'clock Eastern time.

00:41:17Talk to all the play-by-play and color men of the NWA.

00:41:21You can talk to each other coast-to-coast.

00:41:23Sting will be there, Lex Luger.

00:41:25Gordon Soley, Lance Russell,

00:41:27my colleague Bob Scott and Tony Schiavone.

00:41:29Yours truly will all be involved in that.

00:41:32Pro Wrestling's biggest party line,

00:41:34the Great American Fans Jam,

00:41:36Friday night, October 5th.

00:41:37Hey, Jim, we're all looking forward to that one.

00:41:39That's going to be a big night.

00:41:40I grew up in Oklahoma in a party line,

00:41:42so I should be used to that.

00:41:43Good arm drag takeover by Jackie Fulton.

00:41:45Takes Brian Nobbs over.

00:41:47Both Nobbs and Sags,

00:41:49close to the 300-pound range.

00:41:51Obviously, that weight and that belt

00:41:53lends to a power match.

00:41:54But it's Taylor and Fulton taking it up-tempo.

00:41:57Good belly-to-back suplex by Taylor.

00:41:59Jackie Fulton now,

00:42:01the aerial expert of this team

00:42:04with a dropkick from the top rope.

00:42:06On top, one, two, and a half.

00:42:08Boy, he nailed him with that dropkick off of the rope.

00:42:11Jim, only for the two, two and a half.

00:42:13Just that close to being a win.

00:42:15Tag made now.

00:42:18Terry Taylor back in.

00:42:22And Brian Nobbs

00:42:24got a handful of hair,

00:42:26a double handful of hair,

00:42:27and took Taylor down.

00:42:28Face first to the canvas.

00:42:30I think that Nobbs and Sags and Nasty Boys

00:42:32know that Taylor is really the key to this match.

00:42:35His skills have been really enhanced

00:42:37by his years in the ring.

00:42:39He's a young man really coming into his own

00:42:42as Terry Taylor.

00:42:43I think he's the rudder

00:42:44that'll keep this match up

00:42:46on an even course for his team.

00:42:48Well, and they feel that same way.

00:42:49I'm sure they've been keying on Terry Taylor.

00:42:51And they want to keep Taylor in the ring now

00:42:53as long as they can.

00:42:54Keep him away from making a tag.

00:42:56Try to wear him down, Jim.

00:42:58Double team move.

00:43:00The Nasty Boys,

00:43:02their tag team expertise

00:43:04will be at a notch above Taylor and Fulton

00:43:07simply because they're tag team specialists.

00:43:09And we are again a half a count away

00:43:12from a victory for the Nasty Boys.

00:43:14Well, you can talk about ability

00:43:15and you can talk about tag team wrestling,

00:43:17but when he comes down to it like Taylor did,

00:43:19it was just dig down.

00:43:20It was gut check time right there for Terry Taylor.

00:43:24Taylor up and over.

00:43:25Trying to sunset flip.

00:43:27And he finally executes it.

00:43:29One, two, three.

00:43:31That was close.

00:43:32Son of a gun.

00:43:33People out of their seats on that one.

00:43:39Now the Nasty Boys double teaming Taylor.

00:43:42The referee is putting Jackie Fulton back outside.

00:43:49Taylor drops down.

00:43:50Out of sight.

00:43:51And the Nasty Boys reintroduced.

00:43:55Here comes Jackie Fulton again.

00:43:57He's got him up.

00:43:58Good slam.

00:43:59And another one.

00:44:03A drop kick by this youngster.

00:44:04Man, his adrenaline is pumping.

00:44:06His first outing here on national television.

00:44:09Bellator black suplex with a bridge.

00:44:11One, two.

00:44:12He had him.

00:44:13He had him.

00:44:14But sags interrupted the count.

00:44:17He very definitely would have had him for the pin.

00:44:21Fulton up on top again.

00:44:22Comes up.

00:44:23He's caught him midair with a power slam.

00:44:26Sags going up.

00:44:27If he nails him with this one, it will be all.

00:44:29Take it from me.

00:44:30That will be it.

00:44:31Solar plexus.

00:44:32It's over.

00:44:33The Nasty Boys have won it.

00:44:35Here are your winners, Jackie Fulton and the Nasty Boys.

00:44:42Jim, you're right.

00:44:43When he nailed him off of the ropes, he did a great job.

00:44:46Terry Taylor fighting back for his team.

00:44:49He's got him.

00:44:50He's got him.

00:44:51He's got him.

00:44:52He's got him.

00:44:53He's got him.

00:44:54He's got him.

00:44:55Terry Taylor fighting back for his team.

00:44:57But it's still a victory for the Nasty Boys.

00:44:59Still to come, Tony Schiavone will talk to Sid Vicious.

00:45:02WCW Top 10.

00:45:04And this was the coup de grace.

00:45:06Off of the top rope.

00:45:07And as you say, from the corner, he really nailed him, Jim.

00:45:10No way that he was going to be able to get up from that

00:45:13tremendous power move and that blow.

00:45:15It was all over right here.

00:45:16He's wrestling's newest monster.

00:45:18And he'll be speaking to Tony Schiavone when we come back.

00:45:22Sid Vicious is next on the Clash of Champions.

00:45:25♪♪

00:45:37The Clash of Champions continues right here on TBS.

00:45:41Still to come, Ric Flair, the four horseman,

00:45:43goes after the U.S. title on Lex Luger.

00:45:45Speaking of the horseman, the biggest right here,

00:45:476'9", 330, big Sid Vicious.

00:45:51Tony Schiavone, I want to send a message.

00:45:54Shut up!

00:45:56I want to send a message to you, Stinger.

00:45:59You've got something I won't.

00:46:01And that's that world belt.

00:46:03And I deserve it more than any other person in the NWA.

00:46:08Tell you what, he still has a big match with the Black Scorpion

00:46:13still to come.

00:46:14The Black Scorpion.

00:46:15I don't care about the Black Scorpion.

00:46:17I don't care about Stan Hansen.

00:46:19I don't care about Lex Luger.

00:46:21I only care about one person,

00:46:23and that's me and that belt around my waist.

00:46:28All right, Sid Vicious of the four horseman

00:46:31and a challenge to the world champion, Sting.

00:46:34This vicious rules.

00:46:36Let's go back to the ring.

00:46:39Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest,

00:46:43it is set for one fall.

00:46:45Introducing first in the ring, from Pecos, Texas,

00:46:49weighing 239 pounds,

00:46:52Wild Bill Irwin!

00:46:55Whoa!

00:46:56Whoa!

00:46:58And ladies and gentlemen, his opponent,

00:47:01from Atlanta, Georgia,

00:47:04weighing 218 pounds,

00:47:08Wildfire Tommy Rage!

00:47:14Tommy Rage being very cautious here

00:47:16because Wild Bill Irwin's got that bullwhip in the ring.

00:47:20Referee Randy Anderson gets it away from him,

00:47:22and Wildfire is just that, fist in fire on Wild Bill Irwin,

00:47:26misses with a big haymaker,

00:47:27and Irwin catches him right in the chest with a big knee.

00:47:31Wildfire Tommy Rage, he came out really smoking.

00:47:34Tommy Rage, former pro wrestling rookie of the year,

00:47:37the third youngest man to ever win

00:47:40the heavyweight championship of the world,

00:47:43and Rage just hip-locked Wild Bill Irwin,

00:47:45and Irwin's feet touched the mat before he went over.

00:47:48I think that's gonna prevent the disqualification there.

00:47:51A judgment call ruled a no-call by Randy Anderson.

00:47:55And he had a long way to go as he went over that top rope,

00:47:57all the way down, off the apron, onto the floor.

00:47:59Hey, Jeremy, you notice, and all you fans will notice,

00:48:02Wildfire Tommy Rage has got his patriotic tights on tonight.

00:48:05Red, white, and blue, and we want to say,

00:48:08of course, we are home bases in Atlanta.

00:48:10So many of the great fighting men and women

00:48:12have left the state of Georgia to go to the Far East.

00:48:14I'm sure many of you watching your broadcast

00:48:16have loved ones that are involved in that conflict,

00:48:19and we certainly want you to know

00:48:21that we're thinking about those men and women

00:48:23that are serving our country...

00:48:26here tonight on TBS.

00:48:30We've had great matches at Camp Lejeune, Fort Bragg,

00:48:33and we receive a lot of mail from the fighting men and women,

00:48:36especially their families.

00:48:38That's right, Jim, and we've made a lot of friends

00:48:40at those bases as World Championship Wrestling

00:48:42has been there over the years.

00:48:44We got to know a lot of them.

00:48:46We've made a lot of good friends with them,

00:48:48and as you said, our thoughts and our prayers

00:48:50are certainly with them and especially their families

00:48:52in this time of crisis.

00:48:54Fans still to come here in this segment.

00:48:56We're going to show you the new

00:48:58World Championship Wrestling top ten

00:49:00for single wrestlers and for tag teams.

00:49:02That's still to come in this segment.

00:49:04Nice move there by Wild Bill Irwin

00:49:06rolling Tommy Wildfire Rich over on his shoulders.

00:49:08Both these men are veteran competitors,

00:49:10ladies and gentlemen.

00:49:12Tommy Rich defeated the legendary Harley Race in 1981

00:49:15to become the heavyweight champion of the world,

00:49:17and as I said, the third-youngest

00:49:19world's champion of all time.

00:49:21Well, Irwin's a rough one.

00:49:23He really likes to mix it up.

00:49:25He wants to go full board just like Rich does in that ring.

00:49:27This is going to be a wild one, Jim,

00:49:29from the opening bell all the way to the finish.

00:49:31I talked to Irwin before we went on the air.

00:49:33He said, Bobby, I made the comment

00:49:35that it looked like he had lost some weight,

00:49:37dropped some pounds.

00:49:39He said he wanted to lose about 20.

00:49:41He thought it increased his quickness,

00:49:43but more importantly, his stamina.

00:49:45Well, he certainly didn't lose any power and strength.

00:49:47He proved it right there as he had Rich up

00:49:49and slammed him hard down to the mat.

00:49:51Jim, again, I'm sort of intrigued,

00:49:53as we heard earlier from Flying Brian,

00:49:55about him running that gauntlet,

00:49:57and you know that all begins on September 14th

00:49:59right here on TBS.

00:50:01On September 14th, I hope the fans will join

00:50:03Paulie Dangerously and me for that big program.

00:50:05Paulie's a smart guy, Bob.

00:50:07You know, he spent two terms at Princeton.

00:50:09He did. He really did.

00:50:11He's a smart guy.

00:50:13But those terms, of course,

00:50:15were Ford and Reagans or somebody, you know.

00:50:17Yeah, I was wondering.

00:50:19If I meant it, I thought maybe he might have meant

00:50:21he was somewhere like that he had numbers

00:50:23across his chest or something, Jim.

00:50:25So we'll be bringing you that

00:50:27on Friday night, September 14th,

00:50:29the running of the gauntlet.

00:50:31Wild Bill Irwin right off the apron.

00:50:33Forearm blow right to the back of the head

00:50:35of Tommy Wildfire Rich.

00:50:37Rich...

00:50:39originally from Hendersonville, Tennessee.

00:50:41And his theme music

00:50:43certainly is reminiscent of Nashville

00:50:45and one of its most famous suburbs,

00:50:47country music capital of the world.

00:50:49Right hands by Rich. He's a fiery competitor.

00:50:51And they were standing toe-to-toe,

00:50:53just slugging it out with those rights.

00:50:55Watch out.

00:50:57Whoa. Tommy Rich started to free himself.

00:50:59And he has. That was a great move.

00:51:01A great counter move.

00:51:03For a moment, it looked like Irwin was gonna

00:51:05catch him and stop him right in the middle,

00:51:07but he was unable to hold him there.

00:51:09Irwin planted him in the corner, though.

00:51:11Irish whips him in. Nobody home there.

00:51:13Tommy Rich goes for the hang of it.

00:51:15A vertical fast press.

00:51:17The loose fast press. And Tommy Rich

00:51:19has won this match.

00:51:21Tommy Wildfire

00:51:23Wildfire

00:51:25is

00:51:27And now, ladies and gentlemen, let's take a look

00:51:29at the World Championship

00:51:31Wrestling Top 10s.

00:51:33Here's

00:51:35a look at this week's WCW

00:51:37Top 10 ratings of singles competition.

00:51:39Number 10, Nature Boy Buddy

00:51:41Landell. The number 9 wrestler,

00:51:43Wildfire Tommy Rich. Ranking

00:51:458, the Junkyard Dog.

00:51:47In at number 7, Flying Brian.

00:51:49Stan the Lariat Hanson ranks 6th.

00:51:51Followed by number 5,

00:51:53Big Vision. Barry Windham ranks 4th.

00:51:55The number 3 wrestler, Arn Anderson.

00:51:57The World TV Champion.

00:51:59The number 2 wrestler, Ric Flair.

00:52:01And the number 1 rated wrestler, Lex Luthor.

00:52:03The US Champion. Of course, the champion

00:52:05is Sting.

00:52:07Here's the Top 10 Tag Team ratings.

00:52:09The number 10 Top Tag Team, Mike Rotunda

00:52:11and Tim Horner. Number 9, the Junkyard

00:52:13Dog and El Higate.

00:52:15Flying Brian the Z-Man, number 8.

00:52:17Hanson's team, number 7. The Freebirds,

00:52:19number 6. Number 5, the Southern

00:52:21Boys. Number 4, the Midnight Express.

00:52:23The Horsemen are number 3.

00:52:25Rock and Roll Express, number 2.

00:52:27And the US Tag Team champions rank number 1

00:52:29to Doom and the World Tag

00:52:31Team title. That's the Top 10.

00:52:33♪♪

00:52:47It's a tremendous

00:52:49night of action on the Clash of Champions

00:52:51live here on TBS.

00:52:53It's still a coming action. This man,

00:52:55Stan, the Lariat Handsome. You know,

00:52:57you gotta get motivated.

00:52:59And to be motivated,

00:53:01you gotta get hungry.

00:53:03I got a bunch of kids back home.

00:53:05I got my pickup headed out

00:53:07there trying to repo in

00:53:09because I need the money.

00:53:11And the only way you get money around here

00:53:13is to go after the guy

00:53:15with the top brass. And that's you,

00:53:17Sting. And I'm after you.

00:53:19I tell you what, Sting is the champion, but the number 1,

00:53:21as we just saw in the Top 10,

00:53:23is Lex Luger, the US champion, followed by

00:53:25Ric Flair, number 2. And you were ranked

00:53:27number 6. Number

00:53:296?

00:53:31Number 6? Let me tell you about

00:53:33number 6. I've never been

00:53:356'd in anything in my life.

00:53:37I wasn't 6'd to my wife.

00:53:39I wasn't 6'd to anything

00:53:41in the world. I'm gonna come after

00:53:43you, Luger, baby. I'm gonna come

00:53:45after number 5. I'm gonna

00:53:47come after number 4.

00:53:49But I'm gonna come after you, Sting.

00:53:51And anybody in the way

00:53:53is gonna get it because I'm bringing

00:53:55the bell. 6!

00:53:576! 6!

00:53:59Jim, Bob, this guy is disgusting.

00:54:01Let's go back to you.

00:54:05Yeah, Tony, you're right. Let's go back up to Gary

00:54:07comparing the introduction of this match. Man.

00:54:09Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest

00:54:11is for one ball.

00:54:13It is for the

00:54:15Women's World Championship.

00:54:17Introducing first the challenger to my

00:54:19right from Stone Mountain,

00:54:21Georgia, weighing

00:54:23124 pounds,

00:54:25Bambi!

00:54:29And ladies and gentlemen, her opponent

00:54:31is the LKWA Women's World

00:54:33Champion from Perth,

00:54:35Western Australia,

00:54:37weighing 130 pounds,

00:54:39Susan

00:54:41Sexton!

00:54:45Susan Sexton from Australia

00:54:47and Bambi. What's Bambi's

00:54:49last name, Bob? Deer? I don't know, but she's a deer.

00:54:51That's D-E-A-R, Jim.

00:54:53She's a deer, all right.

00:54:55Number one contender, I understand, for the

00:54:57Women's World Championship.

00:54:59Very seldom

00:55:01do you see ladies

00:55:03wrestling here on TBS. We're so happy

00:55:05to be able to bring it to you here exclusively

00:55:07on the Clash of Champions. And don't

00:55:09forget, fans, every weekend, every Friday,

00:55:11Saturday, and Sunday night, TBS

00:55:13is your wrestling television station.

00:55:15It's Friday night on the Power Hour.

00:55:17Remember, the 14th, we start the Running of the

00:55:19Gauntlet, Saturday night, World Championship

00:55:21Wrestling, and Sunday night, the main

00:55:23event here on TBS.

00:55:25Have you ever seen anything any more

00:55:27disgusting than that Stan Hansen with all that

00:55:29tobacco? Just by nausea, just seeing

00:55:31that tobacco, Jim.

00:55:33Nice drop toehold there by Susan Sexton.

00:55:35Oh, Bambi.

00:55:37Sexton from Australia,

00:55:39as you heard.

00:55:41Grew up and

00:55:43had a good friendship

00:55:45with another native Australian great athlete,

00:55:47Jan Stevenson.

00:55:49Outstanding lady golfer.

00:55:51Nice head scissor there

00:55:53by Bambi, who's from just outside

00:55:55Atlanta, in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

00:55:57And Bob, again, we're gonna be back in Atlanta.

00:55:59That big event is on Sunday night,

00:56:01September the 23rd, and it's gonna be

00:56:03Sting Wrist Watch Night.

00:56:05Jim, that's gonna be a big night for all of the fans

00:56:07in Atlanta. As you say, Sting Watch Night.

00:56:09The first 1,000 under 14 years of age

00:56:11with a paid adult

00:56:13is gonna receive a Sting Wrist Watch.

00:56:15Man, I'd like to have one of those as a souvenir myself.

00:56:17Maybe we can get there early.

00:56:19Can you arrange that for me?

00:56:21Maybe we can hire a couple of kids for us,

00:56:23because we're not gonna pass for 14.

00:56:25No way. I didn't look 14 when I was 14.

00:56:27Boy, Bambi, very quick and aggressive.

00:56:29She's a good offensive wrestler, Jim.

00:56:31But she's gonna need all her experience and skill

00:56:33against Susan Sexton.

00:56:35Susan Sexton's got her up.

00:56:37Nice wrist lock takeover.

00:56:39Drops the leg right on the bicep area.

00:56:41I understand the winner, by the way, Jim,

00:56:43gets a dinner date with you after this.

00:56:45Hey, let me tell you something, though.

00:56:47I learned a long time ago, Jim,

00:56:49I don't think it's wise to go out with a woman.

00:56:51You gotta be really on your P's and Q's,

00:56:53a woman that can whip you.

00:56:55Well, no doubt that probably either one of them could, Bob.

00:56:57The only way I'd do that is if you were the chaperone.

00:56:59I think we'd both get in trouble.

00:57:01I'd be in trouble there, right.

00:57:03Susan Sexton sizing up Bambi here.

00:57:05Ladies' wrestling has certainly changed

00:57:07in the last years gone by.

00:57:09There's not as many active women competing

00:57:11in professional wrestling,

00:57:13and it's basically become a little bit more isolated.

00:57:15It's not as widespread as it once was,

00:57:17but the real good ones,

00:57:19like Susan Sexton, the world's champion,

00:57:21still earn a lot of money.

00:57:23They still have a lot of fans.

00:57:25They still have a lot of fans.

00:57:27They're still a champion.

00:57:29They still earn a lot of money.

00:57:31They still wrestle 250, 300 days a year

00:57:33and around the world, there's a lateral press,

00:57:35but Bambi very quick.

00:57:37Bambi's greatest asset here is probably gonna be her quickness.

00:57:39Her quickness. I don't think he's any doubt about that.

00:57:41You talk about the way that women's wrestling

00:57:43has progressed and changed,

00:57:45and it's sort of gone the opposite way,

00:57:47I think, from men's wrestling and men

00:57:49where you see the big, strong, power wrestlers,

00:57:51and women's wrestling has sort of evolved

00:57:53into the quick, aggressive athlete.

00:57:55more finesse.

00:57:55That's right.

00:57:56Perhaps that's come from their aerobic training

00:57:58and their, I know the ladies, certainly a lot of them,

00:58:00I know Bambi's one that does a lot of jogging,

00:58:03a lot of running to keep her endurance

00:58:05and to work on her endurance.

00:58:06Nice chain wrestling move.

00:58:08Dropped down, cradled a leg, got two out of it.

00:58:12You just joined us, ladies and gentlemen,

00:58:13Jim Ross and Bob Connell.

00:58:14We're coming to you live from Asheville, North Carolina.

00:58:17This is the Clash of Champions 12.

00:58:20Fall brawl, mountain madness, and still to come,

00:58:23the big showdown.

00:58:25Not only will you see Stan Hansen in action,

00:58:27the Steiner brothers, the U.S. Tag Champions,

00:58:30but Ric Flair and Lex Luger,

00:58:32the rivalry renewed for the U.S. title.

00:58:35As you say, the big showdown.

00:58:36And hopefully, Jim, what I'm really looking forward to

00:58:39is finding out who this man in the black scorpion is

00:58:42against Stan.

00:58:43Susan Sexton going up that second turnbuckle.

00:58:47Nice move there.

00:58:51Complete different style,

00:58:52different timing for the ladies.

00:58:54Elevation there by Susan Sexton.

00:58:55Both these ladies are in good athletic condition.

00:59:01Scoop slam.

00:59:03And Susan Sexton drops the elbow on Bambi.

00:59:06This may be it right here, and the Bambi kicks out.

00:59:09Had her for the count of two.

00:59:10She had that leg hook,

00:59:10but still, she couldn't hold her there.

00:59:15Inside cradle.

00:59:17One, two.

00:59:19And a reversal by the champion.

00:59:22And Susan Sexton reversed it and won it.

00:59:25Ladies and gentlemen,

00:59:26the winner and still Women's World Champion,

00:59:30Susan Sexton.

00:59:32Good show of sportsmanship by both those ladies.

00:59:35Susan Sexton with a counter wrestling move

00:59:37to retain her title.

00:59:39And Jim, as you said earlier in the roll up right here,

00:59:41it looked like Bambi was gonna be the new Women's Champion

00:59:45when all of a sudden there was the reversal

00:59:47by Susan Sexton for the win.

00:59:49The new United States Tag Team Champions,

00:59:51the Steiners, take on Maximum Overdrive.

00:59:53That is next on TBS.

00:59:55♪♪

01:00:10The wrestling fans, the following tag team event,

01:00:13it is set for one fall.

01:00:15Introducing first in the ring,

01:00:17from Minneapolis, Minnesota,

01:00:20The Hunter, The Silencer,

01:00:23Maximum Overdrive.

01:00:32Yeah!

01:00:40♪♪

01:00:47♪♪

01:00:50♪♪

01:00:53♪♪

01:00:56♪♪

01:00:59♪♪

01:01:02♪♪

01:01:05♪♪

01:01:08♪♪

01:01:11♪♪

01:01:14One more time for the United States Tag Team Champions.

01:01:17♪♪

01:01:20This will be a very physical match, I can assure you.

01:01:24And ladies and gentlemen, their opponents,

01:01:26from Kingsway, Michigan,

01:01:28weighing in at 555 pounds,

01:01:33they are the United States Tag Team Champions,

01:01:38Rick Steiner, Jack Steiner,

01:01:41The Steiner Brothers.

01:01:45They're raising the roof here in Asheville, North Carolina

01:01:48for The Steiner Brothers,

01:01:50who defeated the outstanding combination

01:01:52of Jim Cornette's Midnight Express in the Meadowlands

01:01:55in East Rutherford, New Jersey,

01:01:57on Friday night, August the 24th.

01:01:59What a match it was, and any time you can say

01:02:02that you've defeated the Midnight Express,

01:02:04you can say you defeated one of the great teams in wrestling.

01:02:08Well, The Steiners are two of the most physical

01:02:10and talented athletes in the sport of professional wrestling.

01:02:13Fans, before this one gets started,

01:02:15you know the NWA will be in Nassau, the Bahamas,

01:02:18on Saturday night, September the 29th.

01:02:20I want to say hello to Bertram and Judy Armley,

01:02:24who live in Nassau,

01:02:25big fans of world championship wrestling.

01:02:27I'm sure they'll be in the stadium there in Nassau

01:02:31on Saturday night, the 29th of September.

01:02:33Hello to Bertram and Judy Armley.

01:02:35We appreciate you watching our broadcast.

01:02:37And before the battle gets really physical in there, Jim,

01:02:40Saturday, October 27th,

01:02:41is gonna be another great night for all of our pay-per-view

01:02:45fans around the country from Chicago.

01:02:47Big Halloween havoc.

01:02:48That's gonna be on Saturday, October 27th.

01:02:50We'll talk more about that as Scott Steiner

01:02:52tries to modify Boston Crab there.

01:02:56I got it!

01:02:57I think that man in the ring is Hunter.

01:03:01Come on, Scotty!

01:03:02Very muscular individual.

01:03:03Both these teams, you can tell,

01:03:05spend a lot of time in their weight room.

01:03:07But when you talk about animals,

01:03:08you talk about men that are strong,

01:03:10that possess every wrestling skill known to man.

01:03:13You've got to start with the Steiners.

01:03:15Well, they're so experienced.

01:03:16They started out at young ages.

01:03:17They were both collegiate champions

01:03:19at the University of Michigan.

01:03:20They've got tremendous wrestling backgrounds,

01:03:22but they've also got that body power

01:03:24that you need to go along with it, Jim.

01:03:26Modified wrist lock there by Scott Steiner,

01:03:29the inventor and master of the Frankensteiner.

01:03:32And maximum overdrive.

01:03:34A young team from Minneapolis, as you heard,

01:03:36here to make a name for themselves.

01:03:38Quite frankly, they have nothing to lose

01:03:40in this situation.

01:03:41Everything to gain by upsetting the Steiners

01:03:44in this non-title event

01:03:45here on TBS in the class of champions.

01:03:48Talk about physical teams,

01:03:49and we talked about the Steiners being so physical.

01:03:52You know, Rick's favorite pet, of course,

01:03:54is the pit bull.

01:03:55And he's like a pit bull in the ring, too, Jim.

01:03:58He's just about as deadly.

01:03:59The pit bull, when he bites,

01:04:00he's got about two inches of power.

01:04:02The pit bull, when he bites,

01:04:03he's got about 2,000 pounds of pressure

01:04:05in that jaw of his.

01:04:07And I tell you, Rick is just as determined

01:04:09when he gets in the ring.

01:04:10He's the most tenacious, determined individual

01:04:14in the ring, just like that pit bull.

01:04:17Maximum overdrive.

01:04:18Trying to take it to Scotty Steiner,

01:04:20who blocks it.

01:04:21He says, uh-uh, I'll show you how to do it.

01:04:23The Beal, right out of the corner.

01:04:26The Beal named after the second world's champion

01:04:28the NWA ever had, Frank Beal,

01:04:31who defeated Frank Gotts.

01:04:32That was back in 1906.

01:04:34But that move, the Beal,

01:04:35was named after the second world's champion

01:04:38the NWA ever had, and that being Frank Beal.

01:04:41Now, you had to research that,

01:04:42because I know you wasn't around at that time.

01:04:44No, I did my homework.

01:04:47And Hunter there, again,

01:04:49complaining that his tights were pulled.

01:04:53The Steiners never complain to the officials.

01:04:55One lesson to kids out there that are watching,

01:04:58I know a lot of these youngsters

01:04:59getting ready to play football.

01:05:00Football season is upon us, obviously.

01:05:03Don't argue with the officials.

01:05:05They're not going to beat you.

01:05:06They're not going to lose the game for you.

01:05:08Play the game the way you were taught

01:05:09by your coaches and your parents to play.

01:05:11And always display good sportsmanship.

01:05:13The Steiners, of course, do that.

01:05:14They've done that all through their careers.

01:05:16They almost look like, to me,

01:05:17they're out of the same mold.

01:05:19Jenna, they're both about the same size.

01:05:20Boom!

01:05:21There's a Steiner line.

01:05:22In stereo.

01:05:23Maximum overdrive.

01:05:24And that'll put them in park.

01:05:29They're proof positive

01:05:31that good guys do not finish last.

01:05:36I tell you, these are two big guys.

01:05:38But there you see the pit bull like big brother.

01:05:43This awesome brother, Scotty.

01:05:45And they are ready for anything,

01:05:47especially now that they're the number one contenders

01:05:50for the world tag title.

01:05:51They are ready for a rematch

01:05:53with Ron Simmons and Butch Reed

01:05:55and Theodore R. Peanuthead Long, Doom.

01:05:58And I tell you, if I was Doom,

01:05:59I'd be watching my rear.

01:06:01The Steiners, I'd hate to have a team

01:06:04like the Steiners after me.

01:06:05And they're gonna pursue,

01:06:06they're gonna pursue Doom

01:06:08until they're the world champions.

01:06:11Tag made.

01:06:13And here comes the silencer.

01:06:15The bigger of the two.

01:06:20Big man, he's gotta be 6'4 or 5".

01:06:22Yeah, but Scott doesn't care.

01:06:24It doesn't matter to Scott.

01:06:25The bigger they are, the harder they fall with him.

01:06:28He likes them that way.

01:06:29Silencer with a knee to the midsection.

01:06:31Follows with a couple of big,

01:06:32clubbing right hands and another one.

01:06:35Scott Steiner in the leadoff position

01:06:36as he usually is in these matches.

01:06:38Nice reversal of the Irish whip.

01:06:40In there, chest first.

01:06:41Back to that suplex.

01:06:45Snap there.

01:06:46Takes him over.

01:06:47And tags in big brother.

01:06:50Watch out now.

01:06:51The pit bull is rearing and ready to go.

01:06:54New tattoo, you notice, on that left arm.

01:07:00Down on all fours.

01:07:02I don't think Silencer knows

01:07:03exactly quite how to handle this.

01:07:07Our good friend Dennis Brent is at ringside,

01:07:10the editor of the wrestling wrap-up,

01:07:13the official publication

01:07:14of World Championship Wrestling.

01:07:16And Jim, you can get the wrestling wrap-up

01:07:19in any of the arenas

01:07:20wherever you see World Championship Wrestling.

01:07:25Silencer sends him in.

01:07:27Good elbow there.

01:07:28This is a big man.

01:07:29As I said, he's in that Lex Luger size,

01:07:31about 6'5", maybe 275, 280.

01:07:37Missed that close eye.

01:07:39Nice leapfrog there by the big man.

01:07:40Up and over goes Rick Steiner.

01:07:42Cody, he's out of there.

01:07:44The power slamming,

01:07:45Rick Steiner never left his feet.

01:07:52Tag made.

01:07:53Now here comes the hunter.

01:07:56Hunter of maximum overdrive.

01:07:59When you look at the Steiners,

01:08:00you know they're big.

01:08:01You know their size.

01:08:02You see all the tremendous muscles,

01:08:04but you just don't believe

01:08:05they've got all of that power there.

01:08:08Good Lord, what a Steiner line.

01:08:12The view-shatters in the mountains

01:08:13can hear that one.

01:08:14He's checking to see if he's still got his head.

01:08:17Scotty Steiner out.

01:08:19Could you believe a DDT from the top?

01:08:24The United States Tag Team Champions

01:08:27are unbelievable.

01:08:29On top is Rick Steiner.

01:08:31One, two, three.

01:08:32The U.S. Champions are dominant.

01:08:35Ladies and gentlemen,

01:08:36the winners and still

01:08:38United States Tag Team Champions,

01:08:42Rick and Scott,

01:08:43the Steiner Brothers.

01:08:46The DDT from the top rope.

01:08:49Watch it here as Scott Steiner gets up.

01:08:51Rick's got him on the shoulders.

01:08:53Nobody can get up

01:08:54from such a tremendous blow as that.

01:08:56Still to come, Stan Hanson,

01:08:57the C-Man, Flair, Luger,

01:08:59the Black Scorpion Stinger.

01:09:00Right now, let's go to Missy Hyatt.

01:09:05Just a reminder to watch me,

01:09:07Missy Hyatt, and Jim Ross

01:09:08every Sunday on the main event at 6.05

01:09:11right here on TBS.

01:09:12It's the NWA main event,

01:09:14and we got a lot of great main event action

01:09:16plus me,

01:09:17and we'll be back with more

01:09:18Clash of Champions right after this.

01:09:21♪♪♪

01:09:26♪♪♪

01:09:31♪♪♪

01:09:36Introducing first,

01:09:37the bad man from Florida, Texas,

01:09:40at 306 pounds,

01:09:43Stan Valerian Hanson.

01:09:48Not very happy that he was ranked number 6

01:09:51in the top 10 rankings,

01:09:53Stan Valerian Hanson.

01:09:54Bob, there's one thing you can do about it.

01:09:56If you don't like being ranked 6,

01:09:58you beat people.

01:09:59That's right, you win,

01:10:00and by that wild look in his eye,

01:10:01that's what he's here for.

01:10:03A real tough competitor.

01:10:06I can tell you that right now.

01:10:07Gary Capetta wisely left the ring.

01:10:11Hanson waiting on the C-Man.

01:10:14♪♪♪♪

01:10:19♪♪♪♪

01:10:24And ladies and gentlemen,

01:10:25his opponent from Minneapolis, Minnesota,

01:10:29weighing 251 pounds,

01:10:33the C-Man!

01:10:35The C-Man attacked by Stan Hanson,

01:10:38landed on his feet

01:10:39and got right back in the ring.

01:10:41C-Man knows Hanson is legendary

01:10:43and he's taking it outside.

01:10:44And if he takes you outside, Bob,

01:10:46that's in his backyard

01:10:47or his pasture, if you will,

01:10:49and that's where he does his damage.

01:10:50Well, Hanson is an anything-goes type of competitor

01:10:53who tries to hurt his opponent

01:10:54any way he can.

01:10:56Look outside of the ring.

01:10:58He's wild already,

01:10:59gone completely out of his head.

01:11:01Hanson ramming the C-Man

01:11:03into the ram play here.

01:11:06Big Stan Hanson.

01:11:07Referee Mike Atkins out there,

01:11:09headbutt by Hanson.

01:11:11That's where the referee

01:11:12is contemplating very seriously

01:11:15disqualifying Hanson.

01:11:17He totally disdains the structure,

01:11:20the rules, authority.

01:11:23The rule book is just a piece of paper

01:11:27as far as he's concerned.

01:11:30Well, we knew he was gonna come out

01:11:31and shoot smoking, and he really did.

01:11:33He's been on the attack

01:11:34ever since he got here on Z-Man.

01:11:36I tell you, Jim,

01:11:37there are bears in the woods

01:11:38that are tamer than this guy.

01:11:41Hanson, a great high school athlete

01:11:42in the state of Texas,

01:11:43went to West Texas State,

01:11:45played linebacker and center there,

01:11:47was drafted by the Baltimore Colts

01:11:49and played center for the Colts

01:11:50when they were in Baltimore.

01:11:53Big elbow drops here.

01:11:54One of the highest paid

01:11:56and most feared competitors

01:11:57around the world,

01:11:58especially in Japan.

01:12:00Z-Man's gotta figure out

01:12:01some way to get a breather here

01:12:02just long enough to regroup

01:12:04and get himself back together.

01:12:06Hanson was not very happy

01:12:07at being ranked number six

01:12:09in the top ten rankings,

01:12:10as we mentioned,

01:12:11and guys that are ranked

01:12:13one through five

01:12:14better keep their eye on this man

01:12:16because he wants a championship.

01:12:18Matter of fact,

01:12:19Lex Luger stands in the way

01:12:20of a lot of people

01:12:21before they get the sting.

01:12:22I understand Lex Luger

01:12:24and Tony Schiavone

01:12:25are standing by in our locker room.

01:12:27There you see Tony.

01:12:28If you can hear us.

01:12:29I can hear you, Jim.

01:12:30Can the package make any comments

01:12:32about Stan Hanson?

01:12:33Well, he's right here.

01:12:34He's almost right before his match,

01:12:36and, you know, Stan was upset

01:12:37that he was ranked number six

01:12:38with a come right after you,

01:12:39Lex Luger.

01:12:40There's a lot of top contenders

01:12:41out there, Tony.

01:12:42They gotta work their way

01:12:43up the ladder.

01:12:44Right now, there's one thing

01:12:45on my mind, one thing only.

01:12:46The guy who's done it

01:12:47time and time again

01:12:48in the big match,

01:12:49and that's Rick Flair.

01:12:50Stan Hanson,

01:12:51if you earn your shot,

01:12:52you'll get it.

01:12:53Okay, his concentration's

01:12:54right with Flair right now, Jim.

01:12:55Thanks very much, Tony,

01:12:56and indeed it should be.

01:12:57And Stan Hanson...

01:13:00being very dominant here,

01:13:02perhaps the biggest

01:13:03understatement of the night.

01:13:04Dominant is his style.

01:13:06He is a brawler.

01:13:07He can wrestle,

01:13:08as you can see right there,

01:13:09building that suplex,

01:13:10but he'd rather brawl with you.

01:13:12He'd rather see just how tough

01:13:13you really are.

01:13:14He wants to break in

01:13:15little small pieces,

01:13:16if he can, Jim.

01:13:18And as you said,

01:13:19Lex Luger very wise

01:13:20not to look ahead.

01:13:21In any big game,

01:13:22you don't look ahead

01:13:23to the next opponent.

01:13:24You gotta take them

01:13:25one at a time.

01:13:26Great series of offensive moves

01:13:27by the Z-Man

01:13:28with those drop kicks.

01:13:29On top for the lateral press,

01:13:30the Z-Man and Flying Brian

01:13:31in the top ten

01:13:32in the tag team ratings,

01:13:34but this is a major step

01:13:35away from that.

01:13:36And some of that football block

01:13:38catching Z-Man coming in.

01:13:40This is the man

01:13:41that invented the clothesline,

01:13:43as it's called,

01:13:44but he's called it the lariat.

01:13:45He was the very first

01:13:46with that move right there

01:13:48and that big cannon,

01:13:49the lariat,

01:13:50almost beheaded the Z-Man

01:13:51here on TBS at the Clash.

01:13:54Ladies and gentlemen,

01:13:55here's your winner,

01:13:57Sam Boles and Sam.

01:14:01It's probably the most

01:14:02imitated move in wrestling,

01:14:04the clothesline.

01:14:05Hanson calls it the lariat,

01:14:06and here's a look at it.

01:14:08And nobody lends it

01:14:09with a force

01:14:10and the power it does,

01:14:11Hanson,

01:14:12just about takes the head

01:14:13of Z-Man off with a lariat.

01:14:15Fans, when we come back,

01:14:16Tony Schiavone will be back

01:14:17in the locker room.

01:14:18He'll talk to Lex Luger

01:14:19about the Luger-Flair rivalry,

01:14:21and still to come,

01:14:22Ric Flair, Lex Luger,

01:14:23the U.S. title,

01:14:24still to come on TBS.

01:14:27♪♪

01:14:42Okay, everybody,

01:14:43we are live now

01:14:44back at the dressing room area.

01:14:45Still to come,

01:14:46that matchup for the U.S. title,

01:14:47Lex Luger and the Nature Boy,

01:14:49Ric Flair.

01:14:50Certainly the matchup

01:14:51between Luger and Flair,

01:14:52one of the greatest rivalries

01:14:53in the history of the NWA.

01:14:55But as Bobby Jim told you

01:14:56at the top of the program,

01:14:57right now, Lex Luger

01:14:58is not the hunter.

01:14:59He is the hunted.

01:15:00He is the champion.

01:15:01Let's take you back

01:15:02to WrestleWar this year

01:15:03from Greensboro.

01:15:04Lex Luger and Ric Flair

01:15:05going toe-to-toe.

01:15:08Good job.

01:15:10This is one of Flair's

01:15:11favorite things here.

01:15:12Watch him.

01:15:13He'll go ahead,

01:15:14beg you off, beg you off.

01:15:15He'll kick you

01:15:16and catch you

01:15:17with that quick move.

01:15:18I know him like a book.

01:15:20There, Lex Luger

01:15:21with his back

01:15:22with a football tackle.

01:15:24For the big man.

01:15:25Oh!

01:15:26Luger again.

01:15:28Oh!

01:15:31He just shot through him.

01:15:32Threw him.

01:15:33Threw him away.

01:15:35That dog.

01:15:40Luger went for the pin,

01:15:41but Flair's under the bar.

01:15:43Oh!

01:15:45Flair's back,

01:15:46which was broken

01:15:47some years back

01:15:48in an airplane crash,

01:15:50may be his Achilles' heel.

01:15:53It might be, Jim Ross.

01:15:54I'll agree with you on this.

01:15:56Something's gonna be bothering him.

01:15:58Work on that back.

01:15:59That's where Luger needs to go to.

01:16:03That's a well-known fact

01:16:04that that's one of Ric Flair's weaknesses

01:16:06is in that back

01:16:07because of that particular reason.

01:16:11Oh!

01:16:13Uh-oh, he didn't face the big man.

01:16:15Look at Flair.

01:16:16Look at his face.

01:16:17Okay, Lex Luger,

01:16:18I'm sure seeing those chops

01:16:19brings back some memories.

01:16:20It's gonna be quite a confrontation

01:16:23You know, Tony Schiavone,

01:16:24you can't take anything away

01:16:25from the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.

01:16:26We're just moments away.

01:16:27The butterflies are here.

01:16:28The adrenaline's flowing,

01:16:29but man, he's done it time and time again,

01:16:32year after year.

01:16:33He's shown he's probably

01:16:34the premier wrestler of all time.

01:16:36He's after me this time.

01:16:37I've always been chasing him.

01:16:38I've got something that you want, Nature Boy.

01:16:41You want this so bad,

01:16:42you can taste it

01:16:43because it's your stepping stone.

01:16:44I know that.

01:16:45To get this thing in that world

01:16:46that you cherish so much,

01:16:47you need this to be the number one contender.

01:16:49Well, Nature Boy,

01:16:50it goes a long ways

01:16:52for a couple long, hard years.

01:16:54A lot of bad blood between us.

01:16:55It's all coming to a head

01:16:56right here, right now.

01:16:58Okay, Lex Luger,

01:16:59will you prepare?

01:17:00Are you prepared any differently

01:17:01now that you're the champion

01:17:02instead of going after Ric Flair

01:17:03for this match?

01:17:04Man, I don't prepare any different

01:17:05from anybody any time, any match.

01:17:07I prepare the same way each time.

01:17:08My concentration's there.

01:17:09I'm ready to go.

01:17:10Full steam ahead.

01:17:11No holding back.

01:17:12I'm pumped.

01:17:13I'm ready, Tony.

01:17:14Okay, good luck to you.

01:17:15Lex Luger and Ric Flair

01:17:16for the U.S. title.

01:17:17It's next on

01:17:18The Clash of Champions.

01:17:19Stay tuned.

01:17:22♪♪♪

01:17:31♪♪♪

01:17:41♪♪♪

01:17:51♪♪♪

01:18:01♪♪♪

01:18:11Ladies and gentlemen,

01:18:12the following contest is

01:18:14for the United States

01:18:16Premier League Championship.

01:18:19It is a four-point ball.

01:18:22Introducing Mr. Churchill

01:18:25from Charlotte, North Carolina.

01:18:3022 feet and 42 pounds,

01:18:34this time for the world championship

01:18:38in Charlotte, North Carolina.

01:18:48He is a living legend

01:18:49in the sport of wrestling.

01:18:52Marvelous comments we heard

01:18:53from Lex Luger,

01:18:54I think indicative

01:18:55of the respect that he has gained

01:18:57and Flair has earned

01:18:58with the package.

01:19:0015 years a pro,

01:19:02six times a world champion.

01:19:04The accolades go on for pages

01:19:06about this man,

01:19:07a legend in his own time, Jim.

01:19:10♪♪♪♪

01:19:20♪♪♪♪

01:19:30♪♪♪♪

01:19:38Ladies and gentlemen,

01:19:39the following contest

01:19:40is for the United States

01:19:41Premier League Championship.

01:19:4322 feet and 71 pounds,

01:19:47he is the United States

01:19:49Premier League champion

01:19:51for his home bracket,

01:19:54Lex Luger!

01:19:59The ovation for Luger

01:20:00is deafening.

01:20:02Here in the Asheville,

01:20:03North Carolina Civic Center,

01:20:05Luger from Chicago,

01:20:06the site of Halloween havoc

01:20:08on Saturday night,

01:20:09October the 27th,

01:20:11on pay-per-view television.

01:20:13The next pay-per-view

01:20:14wrestling spectacular

01:20:16for our sport will be

01:20:18October 27th

01:20:19in the windy city of Chicago.

01:20:21Want to say hello

01:20:22to the legendary

01:20:23Hall of Fame broadcaster,

01:20:25Jack Brickhouse,

01:20:26one of the first nationally

01:20:27televised wrestling announcers

01:20:29of all time,

01:20:30who I know is watching this.

01:20:31I say, man,

01:20:32I move from number two

01:20:33to number one, pal,

01:20:35tonight, right now,

01:20:36over to you,

01:20:37in the net, baby,

01:20:39and right back with Sting.

01:20:41Take a shot.

01:20:42I'll take it.

01:20:43Whoo!

01:20:46Our camera's checking you

01:20:47right inside the ring.

01:20:49You heard the intimidation

01:20:50attempted by the Nature Boy,

01:20:52and the crowd

01:20:53with swelled anticipation here.

01:20:55This is one of the feature events

01:20:57that they have come to see,

01:20:58and fans,

01:20:59if you just joined us,

01:21:00this is for the U.S. title

01:21:01still to come.

01:21:02The world's heavyweight championship,

01:21:04the first nationally televised

01:21:05event of the Stinger

01:21:07is still to come.

01:21:08Football tackle by Luger,

01:21:09and down goes Flair,

01:21:11and Luger wants to wrestle

01:21:12a power match.

01:21:13It's gonna be a classic.

01:21:15You've got two tremendous

01:21:16competitors.

01:21:18What can you say about Flair

01:21:19that hasn't been said?

01:21:20We mentioned six times

01:21:21world champion,

01:21:22determined to make it seven.

01:21:24Five times he's been

01:21:25the wrestler of the year.

01:21:26Jimmy's considered

01:21:27the greatest NWA champion

01:21:29of all time.

01:21:30Throw all that out the window,

01:21:31though,

01:21:32when he's in against

01:21:33a competitor like Big Lex Luger,

01:21:356'5", strong, powerful,

01:21:37former world tag team champion,

01:21:39all-around great athlete.

01:21:41Luger and Flair

01:21:42will test his strength.

01:21:43Flair very cautious here,

01:21:45but he was on the ropes

01:21:46and came with a kick.

01:21:47He knows he cannot lock up,

01:21:49and match strength

01:21:50with strength with Luger.

01:21:51Ooh, a big chop there.

01:21:54And a mother.

01:21:55And Luger,

01:21:56that granite-like chest,

01:21:58back in the nature boy

01:21:59to the corner,

01:22:00but Flair catches him

01:22:01coming in quickly.

01:22:02Did not allow Luger

01:22:03any offense there.

01:22:05But he's got some offense here.

01:22:07The arm's extended.

01:22:09Military press slam

01:22:11for the total package.

01:22:13Luger is a thinking man's wrestler.

01:22:16Graduated from college

01:22:17with a 3.78 grade average.

01:22:19I was gonna say,

01:22:20he was a smart one, Jim,

01:22:21as you say, 3.78,

01:22:22but I don't think either one

01:22:23of them are gonna have

01:22:24any surprises for the other.

01:22:26They're no strangers

01:22:27to each other in that ring, Jim.

01:22:28There's been bad blood

01:22:29between them

01:22:30ever since Luger

01:22:31arrived on the scene.

01:22:32I think then

01:22:33that his presence

01:22:34was an immediate threat

01:22:35to Flair,

01:22:36and the dislike

01:22:37has really just continued

01:22:38to grow from the time

01:22:39Luger arrived.

01:22:40It was interesting,

01:22:41that piece of videotape

01:22:42that we showed

01:22:43illustrating the rivalry

01:22:44between Flair and Luger

01:22:45from WrestleWorld,

01:22:47you heard Terry Funk

01:22:48and I make the comment

01:22:49that if Flair

01:22:50has an Achilles heel,

01:22:51it may be his back.

01:22:52Because it was broken

01:22:53in an airplane crash

01:22:54in 1975.

01:22:55He made a miraculous recovery,

01:22:57and after that airplane crash,

01:22:59just a few years later,

01:23:00Flair won his first

01:23:01World's Heavyweight Championship,

01:23:03the first of six

01:23:04that he would go ahead

01:23:05and win.

01:23:06Jim, that was a dark day.

01:23:07I'll never forget the day

01:23:08of that airplane crash,

01:23:09as a matter of fact.

01:23:10I remember that very well.

01:23:11You know, I tell you, though,

01:23:13you talk about Ric Flair.

01:23:15Hold it!

01:23:16He's got Luger

01:23:17in the corner.

01:23:19Oh, man!

01:23:22Nobody talks like Flair.

01:23:24Nobody.

01:23:25But look at the package.

01:23:27Here's a start,

01:23:28I'll tell you that.

01:23:29Flair up again!

01:23:30Luger's gonna go to work

01:23:31right away in the back.

01:23:33Flash Flair.

01:23:34They're about

01:23:35seven or eight feet high.

01:23:40Luger gets some momentum.

01:23:42Toes down to mentor ball.

01:23:44Up and over.

01:23:47What impact from Luger.

01:23:52Shut up!

01:23:54Here comes Luger!

01:23:56With another clothesline!

01:23:59Flair, crowd is into it!

01:24:01First he clotheslined him

01:24:02out of the ring,

01:24:03then he clotheslines him

01:24:04down on the floor,

01:24:05and now they're at each other

01:24:06up on the floor

01:24:07out of the ring.

01:24:09Flair raked the eyes

01:24:10there for a moment.

01:24:12But Luger held on.

01:24:14Flair thinks he's got him down,

01:24:15but Luger standing...

01:24:18Little too early to gloat, yeah.

01:24:20Don't be gloating now, man.

01:24:27Ah!

01:24:28The third time!

01:24:29He's over his head!

01:24:30The third time!

01:24:31And again, down on his back!

01:24:33Luger goes for the elbow!

01:24:35High elevation,

01:24:36but Flair, the veteran,

01:24:37moves out of the way.

01:24:40Flair's back's already

01:24:41bothering him now.

01:24:42Yeah, and he's staggering

01:24:43around the ring,

01:24:44but you know,

01:24:45it's hard to tell

01:24:46just how bad he's hurt

01:24:47and what condition he's in.

01:24:49Jim, you know,

01:24:50a lot of time,

01:24:51the condition of the athlete

01:24:52and your opponent

01:24:53is in his eyes.

01:24:54You know, if you watch

01:24:55his head or his body

01:24:56or his hands,

01:24:57he can fake you out of time,

01:24:58just like a body fake

01:24:59or a head fake

01:25:00in a basketball game

01:25:01or a football game.

01:25:02But if you watch his eyes,

01:25:03you can see the hurt,

01:25:04the confusion in it,

01:25:05and the fear sometimes

01:25:06that you may find

01:25:07in the opponent.

01:25:09All the great ones

01:25:10know how to read the audience.

01:25:13Whoo!

01:25:14Oh!

01:25:15Look at that!

01:25:16Out of the clothesline,

01:25:17out of the corner.

01:25:18He took two thunderous chops

01:25:19from Flair,

01:25:20and they came out

01:25:21of the corner.

01:25:22And he caught Flair

01:25:23right in the shoulder.

01:25:24He may have dislocated

01:25:25Flair's shoulder there, Bob.

01:25:27Flair is hurt.

01:25:28He's definitely down

01:25:29and he's definitely hurt.

01:25:30The referee's

01:25:31stepping in there.

01:25:32They may stop him right here.

01:25:33Flair's shoulder,

01:25:34as you say,

01:25:35it may be out.

01:25:36He's hurt.

01:25:37Flair's left shoulder.

01:25:38His shoulder may be suffering.

01:25:40I think he is saying,

01:25:42Is he saying,

01:25:43yes, Jim?

01:25:44I think he's saying,

01:25:45he's gonna stop it.

01:25:48Oh, Flair's sacrificing.

01:25:50Flair's sacrificing.

01:25:53He lulled Luger

01:25:54into that false sense

01:25:55of security

01:25:56and now passes him

01:25:57to the side.

01:25:58And the dirtiest player

01:25:59in the game

01:26:00follows him out.

01:26:02Definitely the dirtiest player.

01:26:04Playing possum on Luger.

01:26:06Flair is no stranger

01:26:08to the United States title.

01:26:09He won his first one

01:26:10in 1977

01:26:12from Bobo, Brazil.

01:26:14Flair's first U.S. title reign

01:26:16was from Bobo, Brazil in 77.

01:26:19He's won the U.S. title

01:26:20on four occasions.

01:26:22So adding his four U.S. title reigns

01:26:25with his six world title reigns

01:26:27gives him the magic number of 10.

01:26:29Nobody has ever,

01:26:30ever surpassed that.

01:26:32Well, and that sucker punch

01:26:34and that sucker move,

01:26:35the way he suckered Luger

01:26:37has definitely turned

01:26:38the tide of battle.

01:26:39Now we got it going

01:26:40between him and the referee,

01:26:41but Jim,

01:26:42I definitely think

01:26:43up to that point,

01:26:44Luger was landing

01:26:45the harder blows.

01:26:46He was wrestling

01:26:47a much more higher impact match

01:26:48than was Flair

01:26:49up to the point

01:26:50when Flair really suckered him.

01:26:53Flair showed his intelligence.

01:26:56He's got the best education

01:26:57that money can buy.

01:26:59Graduated,

01:27:00attended a private school,

01:27:02Wayland Academy.

01:27:04He was a high school state champion.

01:27:06Played football at 265.

01:27:08Played for the University of Minnesota

01:27:10at 265,

01:27:11about 25 pounds less

01:27:13than he weighs right now.

01:27:19Flair now the master.

01:27:20I said before,

01:27:21he's got a PhD

01:27:22inside that squared circle,

01:27:24and right now,

01:27:25Luger is receiving

01:27:26a little homework.

01:27:27He's being tested.

01:27:28He's smelling it right now.

01:27:29He's smelling that title.

01:27:30He knows he's got Luger

01:27:31in trouble,

01:27:32and you better believe

01:27:33he's not gonna back off.

01:27:35He's gonna stay right on Luger.

01:27:40Luger in his third reign

01:27:41as U.S. champion.

01:27:47This time,

01:27:48Luger goes down.

01:27:51I defy anyone

01:27:52in any federation,

01:27:53anywhere in wrestling,

01:27:54to match that impact.

01:27:56This is the N.W.A.

01:27:58That man in the ring,

01:27:59and that man getting up

01:28:00is what it's all about.

01:28:01It's pure athletics.

01:28:05It's man-on-man.

01:28:08Well, nobody can stand up

01:28:09to the tremendous

01:28:11amount of force

01:28:12that Flair has

01:28:13in those moves,

01:28:14and here he comes again.

01:28:15Watch out.

01:28:16Right in front of us.

01:28:24Flair trying to grab a chair.

01:28:27He's in danger

01:28:28of getting disqualified here.

01:28:31Flair is a man-possessed, Bob.

01:28:35He wants to be careful.

01:28:36He's so close

01:28:37to that championship, Jim.

01:28:38He doesn't want to throw it away

01:28:39now with a disqualification.

01:28:41I'm sure the fans are saying,

01:28:42why is he so insane

01:28:44about becoming

01:28:45the U.S. champion?

01:28:46It's because

01:28:47you heard Luger.

01:28:48He hit the nail

01:28:49right on the head.

01:28:50The number one contender

01:28:51for the world title

01:28:52is the U.S. champion,

01:28:54and Flair wants

01:28:55that rematch with Sting.

01:28:56He wants to be

01:28:57the number one contender.

01:28:58If he beats Luger,

01:28:59that's what's gonna

01:29:00exactly happen.

01:29:01Right now,

01:29:02this match,

01:29:03it's the number one man

01:29:04versus the number two contender.

01:29:06Luger, number one.

01:29:07Flair, number two.

01:29:09Ric Flair living

01:29:10for that chance

01:29:11and that opportunity

01:29:12to be world heavyweight champion

01:29:13for the seventh time.

01:29:17Gone to the wheels.

01:29:23When you talk about ultimate,

01:29:24this is the ultimate.

01:29:26The man in the black tights

01:29:27is the ultimate.

01:29:30All he needs

01:29:31is one opening, Jim,

01:29:32and when he gets it,

01:29:33he's on the attack.

01:29:40Luger's knee,

01:29:41his leg,

01:29:42is bothering him

01:29:43while working on him.

01:29:45We know what he's

01:29:46working for.

01:29:48That's a figure four.

01:29:49He hits him with a chop.

01:29:52He goes downstairs

01:29:53to kick that knee.

01:29:54That's what the horseman

01:29:55did to Sting.

01:29:57They completely demolished

01:29:59Sting's knee.

01:30:00Had to have it

01:30:01completely rebuilt.

01:30:02He's got some six months

01:30:03and that could happen

01:30:04right here to the

01:30:05United States champion, Jim.

01:30:06If he gets that knee weakened

01:30:07like he's working on it

01:30:08and like he's trying to do,

01:30:09and then he gets him

01:30:10into figure four,

01:30:12you know,

01:30:13Luger may be facing

01:30:14a career-threatening injury here.

01:30:16Luger trying to fight back.

01:30:19The U.S. champion

01:30:20is a fighter.

01:30:22The fans,

01:30:23man, they are up in arms here

01:30:25supporting Wes Luger.

01:30:26Luger's relying

01:30:27on his right hand.

01:30:28The right hand's

01:30:29taking Flair back

01:30:30to the corner.

01:30:31But Flair found him

01:30:32in the eye.

01:30:34And they both go down.

01:30:35Out near the center

01:30:36of the ring.

01:30:37Luger, at leg,

01:30:38finally gave way under him.

01:30:42Luger blocks it.

01:30:43That's strength, fans.

01:30:45Nice move.

01:30:47Underneath he goes.

01:30:49Both arms cupped.

01:30:50Look at the physique.

01:30:51Look at the strength

01:30:52on Luger.

01:30:53One, two,

01:30:54and a hit!

01:30:56Fifteen minutes gone

01:30:57by in the match.

01:30:58Fifteen minutes gone by.

01:31:01Man, this is...

01:31:03Hey, I know.

01:31:04Ross, you say

01:31:05this is a physical match

01:31:06too much,

01:31:07but this is

01:31:08the physical match.

01:31:10Look at Luger's chest.

01:31:11It's already bruised.

01:31:13The blood has rushed

01:31:14to the surface there.

01:31:16Chopped by Flair.

01:31:20But now Luger

01:31:21turns the table.

01:31:26Unbelievable

01:31:27that a match

01:31:28could keep this intensity

01:31:29for as long as it has

01:31:30since the opening bell.

01:31:32Luger holding the knee,

01:31:33but he did execute

01:31:34the clothesline.

01:31:36Luger crawling now.

01:31:37To Flair.

01:31:38He's on top.

01:31:39One, two,

01:31:40and then Patrick got

01:31:41two and a half.

01:31:45Even the winner

01:31:46may have to be carried

01:31:47out of the ring

01:31:48in a match like this.

01:31:54I tell you, Bob,

01:31:55for our new fans,

01:31:56I'm gonna say

01:31:57a statement right here.

01:31:59The longer the match goes,

01:32:01the stronger Flair

01:32:02is gonna get.

01:32:03Yes, sir.

01:32:04And fans,

01:32:05the reason for that

01:32:06is that nobody in the sport

01:32:07has his cardiovascular

01:32:08conditioning,

01:32:09but nobody perhaps

01:32:10has Luger's upper body

01:32:11strength either.

01:32:12Luger simply

01:32:13powering out.

01:32:15Jim, you're 100% right

01:32:16because time after time

01:32:17after time,

01:32:18we've seen

01:32:19Ric Flair wrestle

01:32:20for 60 minutes.

01:32:21He's just as strong

01:32:22after 60 minutes

01:32:23as he was

01:32:24at the opening bell.

01:32:25Flair going up top,

01:32:26but the champion's got him.

01:32:29Slams him off the top

01:32:30over halfway

01:32:31across the ring.

01:32:33What strength by Luger.

01:32:36The U.S. champion now.

01:32:37Back on his feet,

01:32:38back on the offense.

01:32:41Flair upside down

01:32:42in the corner,

01:32:43and Luger co-signs him

01:32:44right down the apron.

01:32:46And this crowd,

01:32:47they are loving it.

01:32:49And we hope

01:32:50you're loving it too

01:32:51watching that TBS

01:32:52live as it happens

01:32:53from Asphalt.

01:32:54It just doesn't get

01:32:55any better than this.

01:32:56Reaction.

01:32:57Non-stop.

01:32:59The fourth power slam.

01:33:02I should say

01:33:03military slam.

01:33:04He extends those arms

01:33:05in the military

01:33:07press position.

01:33:09And again,

01:33:10Flair,

01:33:11his back may be out here.

01:33:13Luger's got him up.

01:33:14There's a power slam

01:33:15by Lex Luger.

01:33:17And the power match.

01:33:18I said in the very beginning,

01:33:19he wanted to wrestle

01:33:20a power match.

01:33:21And he did.

01:33:22And it's certainly

01:33:23been that kind of match.

01:33:24Jimmy, talk about

01:33:25that military press

01:33:26when he gets

01:33:27Luke Flair

01:33:28into the air.

01:33:29Luger's 6'5".

01:33:30He's got him

01:33:31about 9' up in the air

01:33:32when he powers him

01:33:33down to the mat.

01:33:37Luger's got Flair

01:33:38up in the bear hug.

01:33:40A very good move

01:33:41for Luger.

01:33:43Now setting Flair

01:33:44up in the turnbuckle.

01:33:46He may gonna be suplexing

01:33:47out of the corner.

01:33:49Luger's got him

01:33:50for the superplex.

01:33:54You'll be able

01:33:55to hear the impact

01:33:56of this hold.

01:33:59It echoes throughout

01:34:00the jam-packed

01:34:01Asheville City Center.

01:34:03And Flair's back

01:34:04has taken a pounding.

01:34:05On the back.

01:34:07The one spot

01:34:08Flair wanted to protect

01:34:09more than any other hold.

01:34:11He took the easy way out.

01:34:14Luger was less

01:34:15than half a count away.

01:34:17Luger's got him

01:34:18less than half a count away

01:34:20from winning it.

01:34:21But Flair got his foot

01:34:22on the bottom rope

01:34:23to stop the count.

01:34:24Luger thought he had won

01:34:25and he thought he had

01:34:26the count of three.

01:34:29This is the type

01:34:30of intensity you'll see

01:34:31at Halloween Havoc

01:34:32October 27th

01:34:34on pay-per-view.

01:34:40Referee trying to get

01:34:41Nick...

01:34:42Oh!

01:34:43That was a cheap shot.

01:34:44That was a real

01:34:45cheap shot by Ric Flair.

01:34:46He says he's the dirtiest

01:34:47in the game.

01:34:49Luger missed that

01:34:50clothesline.

01:34:51Oh!

01:34:52Oh!

01:34:53They're up and over.

01:34:54They're both over.

01:34:56They both went over

01:34:57the top rope

01:34:58to the floor.

01:34:59But Luger's on top

01:35:00fist and fire.

01:35:03Get out of it!

01:35:07Luger slammed

01:35:08into the steel barricade.

01:35:13Luger nails Flair.

01:35:14Wait a minute.

01:35:15What was that?

01:35:16I don't understand,

01:35:17Hansen.

01:35:18What's Hansen

01:35:19doing in here?

01:35:20Hansen...

01:35:21That's what happened

01:35:22to the disqualification.

01:35:23But Hansen

01:35:24wanted to make the point

01:35:25and he's trying

01:35:26to make the point

01:35:27on the number-one

01:35:28contender

01:35:29for the world title.

01:35:31Hansen

01:35:32is brutalizing Lex Luger.

01:35:35He's got that big

01:35:36cavity on that big rope

01:35:37now around the throat.

01:35:38Jim, as you say,

01:35:39he was mad.

01:35:40He was irate

01:35:41at being number-six

01:35:42in the rankings.

01:35:44Hansen trying

01:35:45and Lex Luger with a bull rope.

01:35:52Out of humiliation, Hanson annihilating Lex Luger.

01:35:58The number one contender for the world title

01:36:00will retain the US championship,

01:36:03but Sean Hanson has made his point,

01:36:05and fans, we'll be right back.

01:36:07We'll go to Tony Schiavone in the locker room

01:36:09when we come back.

01:36:10We'll be right back after this.

01:36:25We've come to the moment we've all been waiting for.

01:36:27Who is the black scorpion?

01:36:29Moments before right now,

01:36:30staying in the black scorpion and a due battle,

01:36:32we do have these comments sent to us

01:36:35from the black scorpion.

01:36:36Who is this man?

01:36:38Let's listen in.

01:36:40We've both waited, and now the time is at hand.

01:36:50Sting, if you can beat me, I'll tell you and all the world who I am.

01:37:00If you beat him, he'll tell you and all the world who he is.

01:37:05Well, hopefully I'm gonna do that.

01:37:07Make it or break it, time for me.

01:37:09Taking this really serious.

01:37:10There's no goofing off now.

01:37:11I wanna know who this guy is, so I think I'm gonna go to the ring right now and get it

01:37:14straight.

01:37:15Okay, Jim Bob, he is concerned.

01:37:17The moment is now.

01:37:19You're right, Tony.

01:37:20This is the one we've all waited for, ladies and gentlemen.

01:37:22And there's a look at the Black Scorpion.

01:37:23Let's get his introduction from Gary Michael Capetta.

01:37:27Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is for the World Heavyweight Championship.

01:37:36It is set for one fall.

01:37:40Introducing first, the challenger, the Black Scorpion.

01:37:52Everyone has speculated, Bob, including you and I, just who this man is.

01:37:59And by the, obviously, I can't tell now, he doesn't resemble, he doesn't have a limp,

01:38:05he doesn't have any, obviously, when he disrobes, perhaps we'll know more.

01:38:11But he's certainly a little eerie walking to the ring.

01:38:14He's taking his time.

01:38:18I guess he's hinted very strongly, Jim, that he's somewhat forgotten the past, it seems.

01:38:39And ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, from the University of California,

01:38:44from the University of Arizona, he is the World Heavyweight Champion,

01:38:54Sting!

01:38:58And Sting looking very intently into the, trying to look into the eyes of the Black Scorpion.

01:39:04Jim, he's trying to get some clue when he looks at him as to who he might be.

01:39:09Sting won the world's title on July 7th at our last pay-per-view spectacular,

01:39:14the Great American Bash in Baltimore.

01:39:17On that night, he defeated the legendary nature boy, Ric Flair.

01:39:21But on this occasion, completely different circumstances.

01:39:24We all know the abilities and the background of Ric Flair.

01:39:29We know nothing about the man in the mysterious dark robe and mask

01:39:33who is standing very stoically.

01:39:37Jim, he's been playing this mind game with Sting.

01:39:39And I tell you, I think he's been very effective at it

01:39:42because he certainly got the world champion upset.

01:39:45And who would not be when you have someone after you

01:39:48and you have no idea who it is, where he might be, or where he even comes from?

01:40:01Very, very enthusiastic crowd.

01:40:03But this is the one that they came to see.

01:40:06Sting's first world title defense on national television

01:40:11since winning the championship, as we said, on July 7th.

01:40:15Jim, you know, Sting is such a clean-cut individual.

01:40:18And we've talked to him.

01:40:20Of course, a number of us have tried to find out something about this man.

01:40:23But Sting has no idea what he could possibly have done in his past

01:40:29that would instill this kind of hatred in someone.

01:40:31The Black Scorpion now attacking Sting.

01:40:33The Black Scorpion looks to be in outstanding condition.

01:40:36A real specimen in the upper body.

01:40:39But the champion of the world is fighting back.

01:40:41And he's fighting back with vengeance.

01:40:43He doesn't know this man's tendencies, his strength, or his weaknesses.

01:40:46But part of his strength, obviously, is his conditioning.

01:40:49The challenger is in outstanding condition.

01:40:52But still, Bob, can you tell who it might be?

01:40:54I have no idea, Jim.

01:40:56And looking at him, I don't think I...

01:40:58I can't put him with anyone.

01:41:00I can't put the face and the body together on any individual.

01:41:07Sting going downstairs now.

01:41:09Separating himself from the masked man.

01:41:12I can't tell by his movements, either.

01:41:14You try to watch his movements in the ring

01:41:16to see if you can get some hint of who he might be.

01:41:21Sting, very volatile here.

01:41:23His championship and perhaps his career

01:41:26are on the line in this matchup.

01:41:28That's true, Jim, but I tell you,

01:41:30he showed us what he was made of

01:41:32and the determination and the hard work and the courage

01:41:34it took for him to come back from that severe injury

01:41:38that he had at the hand of Ric Flair.

01:41:40You know, a lesser man would have called it quits.

01:41:42And not only did he come back,

01:41:44but he came back and won the championship.

01:41:46Black Scorpion with that foot right to the throat

01:41:49of the world's heavyweight champion.

01:41:53Jim Ross and Bob Cutler at ringside.

01:41:56Live from Asheville, North Carolina, here on TBS.

01:42:04The Stinger now has been punished.

01:42:07Nothing fancy, but very sadistic by the Black Scorpion

01:42:11and the mysterious black man.

01:42:13He has no tattoos that I've seen,

01:42:15no outstanding marks,

01:42:18no scars or anything that would identify him

01:42:21because, quite obviously,

01:42:23he is a proficient professional wrestler.

01:42:25Has to be.

01:42:27The way he's gone into the ring,

01:42:29the way he's been able to work against Sting

01:42:31and the body that he's got in him, Jim,

01:42:33the muscular upper body.

01:42:35Black Scorpion nails him from behind.

01:42:42Kevin Ryan here.

01:42:44Sting's got him out.

01:42:46He scooped him up and dropped him on the steel barricade.

01:42:49Sting dropped him on the railing there

01:42:52and nails him with a hammer

01:42:54right to the back of the head.

01:42:58What we're all waiting to see is who this man is,

01:43:01and, Jim, we heard him earlier.

01:43:03If Sting beats him,

01:43:04he's gonna tell Sting and the world who he is.

01:43:06I talked to Sting, Bob, about 7.30 tonight,

01:43:09and he says,

01:43:10Rossy, if I get the chance

01:43:12somewhere during that match,

01:43:13I'm going for that mask.

01:43:14I've got to know who is the Black Scorpion.

01:43:16I've got to know.

01:43:18This is the night,

01:43:19and it all comes down to the next few minutes.

01:43:22Our cameras are taking you right inside the ring

01:43:24for the sights and sounds of the Classic Champions

01:43:27here on TBS,

01:43:28but I have yet to hear the Black Scorpion utter a sound.

01:43:36Sting with a kick to the solar plexus.

01:43:39Again, scoops up the Black Scorpion.

01:43:41The intensity here,

01:43:42you could cut it with a knife.

01:43:44He's going for the mask.

01:43:45He's going for the mask right here.

01:43:47He said he would.

01:43:48He's going for the mask,

01:43:49and the Black Scorpion reacts very violently

01:43:52toward that move

01:43:53and rakes the eyes.

01:43:59Black Scorpion now, both hands,

01:44:01a blatant chokehold.

01:44:05The Black Scorpions are now standing looking at him.

01:44:08Jim, I just started to say,

01:44:09he has really taken it to the champion.

01:44:11He hasn't backed up.

01:44:12He's been on the offensive.

01:44:13He's been after him since the opening bell.

01:44:15It looks like, you know,

01:44:16he knew Sting wanted to know,

01:44:18but the Scorpion is also very intent.

01:44:24Sting with a right,

01:44:25got that right hand from the Black Scorpion.

01:44:29Sting now on the apron.

01:44:31Straight right hand by the masked man,

01:44:34and he has come to fight Sting.

01:44:36There has not been a great deal of wrestling,

01:44:38but a lot of brawling and fighting-type tactics

01:44:41by the Black Scorpion.

01:44:42I think the Scorpion would not only like to beat him,

01:44:44but he would like to hurt him if he can.

01:44:46He would like to injure him,

01:44:47and I think if he feels like he does that,

01:44:50Sting will never forget who he is.

01:44:52He's got him up on that rampway

01:44:55and slams him right outside,

01:44:57puts his foot right into the throat

01:44:59of the world's heavyweight champion

01:45:01and the mysterious Black Scorpion,

01:45:03a man who said, fans, in 1986,

01:45:06he was a man from Sting's past.

01:45:09He's from California.

01:45:11But we still don't know if Sting's going for the mask again.

01:45:14Trying to unlace it from behind,

01:45:16and the Black Scorpion, again,

01:45:18reacting and getting back to the ring.

01:45:26Dropkick by the champion.

01:45:28And the champion's got him reeling now.

01:45:34Sting and his Earth Patrol,

01:45:36his kids for ecology.

01:45:38I'm sure they're watching by the thousands.

01:45:41As he tears the Tarzan lockout,

01:45:44and it automatically stimulates a reaction from the fans.

01:45:47He may be near to unmasking him now.

01:45:55Sting now, he's just fighting fire with fire.

01:45:58He knows he's in for a brawl here.

01:46:00A real street fight, black environment.

01:46:02As the Black Scorpion, again,

01:46:04buries the kick to the midsection.

01:46:07And the world's champion from Venice Beach, California,

01:46:10is on the ropes, literally,

01:46:12at the hands of the Black Scorpion.

01:46:14You're not knowing anything about your opponent.

01:46:16I don't care how great you are in any sport

01:46:19when you don't know who your opponent is

01:46:21and what it's like.

01:46:22It's hard to prepare for him.

01:46:24It's hard to get ready for a match like that.

01:46:26It's not like the NFL,

01:46:28where the Red Hot Falcons know they're gonna play Houston,

01:46:31or they know they're gonna play the Lions.

01:46:33Sting did not have the opportunity

01:46:35to scout.

01:46:39Sting reverses the hip to the ropes.

01:46:42He's got him up!

01:46:46Sting is weakened,

01:46:47but he still extends the arms

01:46:49and slams the Black Scorpion.

01:46:52The masked man now, feeling the pain.

01:46:57And the Stinger up top,

01:46:58a high-risk move by the champion of the world.

01:47:02That pays off!

01:47:03A cross-body press!

01:47:04This may be all one-two,

01:47:06but he's powerful, Bob.

01:47:08He powered out.

01:47:09Oh, man, yeah.

01:47:10Son of a gun, I thought that was it.

01:47:17Snapmare by the masked man.

01:47:21Drops the knee right to the throat area,

01:47:24in the chest.

01:47:25One, two.

01:47:27A championship of the world.

01:47:29The undisputed heavyweight championship.

01:47:31Anybody can have a belt made with a world champion,

01:47:34but none of them can say

01:47:35the third champion dates back to 1905,

01:47:38and that's what the NWA can say.

01:47:43A number of great athletes

01:47:44have worn that championship belt, too, Jim,

01:47:47down through the years.

01:47:48A lot of regional champions.

01:47:50Only one world champ.

01:47:51He's the guy with the pink boots on,

01:47:53the black tights,

01:47:54and just clothesline, the Black Scorpion.

01:47:58Intensity in Sting's face.

01:48:02Here comes that Stinger.

01:48:03Yes!

01:48:04He got him!

01:48:05The end may be near!

01:48:07Lateral cross, one, two, three!

01:48:09He got him!

01:48:10Now is he gonna take the mask off?

01:48:12Yes, sir.

01:48:13Let's find out who the Black Scorpion is, Bob.

01:48:16Right, Jim, at this point,

01:48:18he's gonna unmask.

01:48:19Sting says, take it off.

01:48:21Let's see who you are, guy.

01:48:22He's going for the laces.

01:48:24We're gonna find out right here.

01:48:26He won the match with the Stinger.

01:48:28He's got another mask on.

01:48:34He's got another mask on.

01:48:35What the heck is that?

01:48:36He said if he lost...

01:48:38Wait a minute, Jim.

01:48:39What's that coming down the ramp?

01:48:40Look!

01:48:41Bob, look at the back.

01:48:42In the back, back there.

01:48:43What a...

01:48:44Hey, look at Sting looking.

01:48:45Jim, who is that?

01:48:46What is that?

01:48:49My God.

01:48:50That's the Scorpion.

01:48:51That's the Scorpion.

01:48:52My God.

01:48:53That's the Scorpion.

01:48:54That's the Black Scorpion.

01:48:55That's the Black Scorpion.

01:48:56Who in the heck was he wrestling?

01:48:58It was a man...

01:49:00Look at Sting.

01:49:01He's stunned.

01:49:02Total astonishment

01:49:03by the champion of the world.

01:49:05Is that the Black Scorpion?

01:49:08The Black...

01:49:09I thought he was wrestling.

01:49:10There's the Black Scorpion on the ramp, boy.

01:49:13What is going on here?

01:49:16And look at the stare down.

01:49:17Jim, we're just as stunned.

01:49:19Everybody in the arena

01:49:20is just as stunned as Sting is.

01:49:22Sting just had one heck of a match.

01:49:24He won the match to retain the world title.

01:49:27But there is the Black Scorpion.

01:49:29The Black Scorpion has sent a mercenary.

01:49:32He's playing mind games

01:49:34with a heavyweight champion of the world.

01:49:38Boy, he's a pro at playing mind games.

01:49:40I bet you for sure.

01:49:45Fans, we're gonna be back.

01:49:46We still got time.

01:49:47I'm gonna talk to Sting.

01:49:48Don't go away.

01:49:49We'll be right back on TBS.

01:49:55And we're back here live,

01:49:56ladies and gentlemen, from Asheville.

01:49:57I think we can all say congratulations

01:49:59to the Stinger

01:50:00for retaining the world's heavyweight championship.

01:50:04However,

01:50:06it was a great match.

01:50:08Quite obviously,

01:50:09by the looks of the man

01:50:10that was on the rampway,

01:50:12you did not beat the Black Scorpion in the ring.

01:50:14The guy on the rampway

01:50:15has to be the Black Scorpion.

01:50:17What's going on?

01:50:18What kind of mind game

01:50:19is this man attempting to play?

01:50:23I feel about the same way I did

01:50:25just going into this match.

01:50:26I came here to accomplish something.

01:50:28I did not accomplish it.

01:50:30Still don't know who he is.

01:50:32I don't know why he wants me.

01:50:34I don't know why he can't just fight me

01:50:36man-to-man,

01:50:37take his mask off,

01:50:38or whatever it is.

01:50:39Just get down and dirty

01:50:40in the middle of the ring.

01:50:41I don't know what his deal is.

01:50:42I know that you have looked

01:50:43at the videotape of his interviews

01:50:45time and time again.

01:50:46He says 1986 is the key year.

01:50:48California is the state.

01:50:50You started wrestling in 86.

01:50:51We know you're from California.

01:50:54Wait just a second.

01:50:55We may not get to the bottom of this now.

01:50:57Here comes Sid Vicious.

01:50:59Now wait just a second.

01:51:01Let me tell you something, Steve.

01:51:03You think you got some problems

01:51:05with the Black Scorpion.

01:51:06I'm the man you've got problems with

01:51:09because I want that.

01:51:14Sorry for the interruption.

01:51:15Sorry for the interruption, champ.

01:51:19Sid,

01:51:21I got enough on my mind as it is

01:51:23just trying to figure out

01:51:24who the Black Scorpion is, okay?

01:51:26If you want a championship match against me,

01:51:28talk to the championship committee.

01:51:30I got nothing against it.

01:51:31But right now,

01:51:32I'm thinking nothing but Black Scorpion

01:51:34until I find out who he is.

01:51:35Thanks, Sting.

01:51:36I said I'm talking to you, Sting!

01:51:42Look out from behind!

01:51:44Sid Vicious is attacking!

01:51:47Sting, we're bombed!

01:51:49And the Rampers will go out of the ring.

01:51:51Sid Vicious from behind,

01:51:53attacking Sting,

01:51:54hitting him now with a championship belt.

01:51:57Sting had his back to him.

01:51:58Have you lost your mind?

01:51:59Shut up, Jim Ross!

01:52:01I want you people to know something.

01:52:03I'm gonna be the next world champion

01:52:06because Sid Vicious rules the world!

01:52:14Hey, Sid Vicious,

01:52:15I'd like to get out of the ring here,

01:52:16if you don't mind.

01:52:17We've only got a few seconds left here

01:52:19on the Clash of Champions.

01:52:20Bob, it's been a great program,

01:52:22and we haven't heard the last, obviously,

01:52:24of the Black Scorpion and Sting,

01:52:27but Sid Vicious has really asserted himself.

01:52:29Fans, for our whole crew,

01:52:30for Tony Schiavone, for Missy Hyatt,

01:52:32for Bob Cottle, Gary Capetta,

01:52:34I'm Jim Ross.

01:52:35Thanks very much for being with us,

01:52:37and we'll see you again right here on TBS

01:52:39for World Championship Wrestling.

01:52:44♪

01:53:14♪

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