WCW Clash of the Champions 14: Dixie Dynamite: January 30, 1991

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00:00:00Tonight, live on TBS, the heavyweight championship of the world will be decided.

00:00:08Scott Stein, the awesome challenger, will attempt to win the sport's richest prize

00:00:14when he faces the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world,

00:00:18Nature Boy, Ric Flair.

00:00:20Plus, superstars Sting and the total package Lex Smooger

00:00:25collide with the world tag team champions, doomed.

00:00:28The clash of champions, Dixie Dynamite, explodes next on TBS.

00:00:58Ladies and gentlemen,

00:01:27In support of our men and women in the armed forces around the world,

00:01:33we ask that you remain standing and join in the singing of our national anthem.

00:01:56The National Anthem of the United States of America.

00:02:26The National Anthem of the United States of America.

00:02:56The National Anthem of the United States of America.

00:03:11Hello again, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the clash of champions, Dixie Dynamite.

00:03:15Jim Ross with the American dream, Dusty Rhodes.

00:03:18We're at ringside, and Dust, we have got a phenomenal program.

00:03:21It's certainly a privilege and a pleasure to have you at ringside.

00:03:24I tell you something, Jimbo, it is great to be back with WCW.

00:03:28I'm talking about tonight.

00:03:29We're going to get fucking like a monkey all the way across this country

00:03:32because, baby, this is the real deal,

00:03:37and we're getting ready to lay it on you, nation to nation, all over the world.

00:03:42And, baby, for our men on that front line, we're coming at you live and in color.

00:03:49Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's the night.

00:03:51My boy, Ric Flair, will defend the world's heavyweight championship

00:03:54against the awesome challenge of Scott Steiner,

00:03:56but right now, let's go to the ring in our first event here at the clash of champions.

00:04:07Ladies and gentlemen, this first contest on the clash of champions, Dixie Dynamite.

00:04:12Tag team action.

00:04:14Introducing team number one.

00:04:16First, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing 275 pounds,

00:04:21the United States heavyweight champion, total package, Lex Luger.

00:04:30His tag team partner, Venice Beach, California, 250 pounds, this is Steve.

00:04:47And, ladies and gentlemen, their opponents.

00:04:52They are the WCW world tag team champions,

00:04:57Ron Simmons between the team of doom.

00:05:11And we are ready here, ladies and gentlemen.

00:05:13And we are ready here, ladies and gentlemen.

00:05:15We should see a tremendous matchup.

00:05:17But, Dusty, we notice the presence of Teddy Long.

00:05:21He's not here.

00:05:22Have you heard where Teddy Long might be here tonight?

00:05:24I don't know, Jim, but with all of them here now,

00:05:26the camp of doom, who's one of the most powerful teams in the world,

00:05:28that Teddy Long is out buying condos, is out getting limousines,

00:05:31is out getting property throughout the world.

00:05:33I believe very bluntly that Mr. Teddy Long needs to be here

00:05:37because tonight, baby, we can see a change in the guard.

00:05:40New world tag team champions.

00:05:42The Sting and Luger win one for the troops,

00:05:44and we're going to get down with it now, baby.

00:05:47It's going to be Hacksaw Butch Reed starting out against Sting.

00:05:51Referee is Randy Anders for this event.

00:05:53As you can see, this building is jam-packed.

00:05:55They were turned away here tonight.

00:06:01Both men ready to start off with fisticuffs,

00:06:03but when this one settles down,

00:06:05this should be an outstanding wrestling event.

00:06:07Doom, the world tag team champions.

00:06:09It's a dollar-and-oh bow tie-up with Reed and with Sting.

00:06:13Well, I'll tell you right now,

00:06:14there ain't much feeling now between these two guys.

00:06:16Powerful. Both teams are powerful.

00:06:18They want one thing, and that's the goal,

00:06:20the goal of the world's tag team title.

00:06:22Both of them pushing, shoving, backing them up, man.

00:06:24This thing is on fire. I'm excited.

00:06:26And that's the first bow right there, Jimbo.

00:06:29And don't forget, ladies and gentlemen,

00:06:30you can call the wrestling hotline right now until 825

00:06:33and talk perhaps to Nature Boy, Ric Flair, live.

00:06:36He's with Lance Russell and Gordon Soley.

00:06:38They're covering this event on the wrestling hotline.

00:06:40Nice reversal there by the Sting.

00:06:42Hip flop, takes the big man down.

00:06:44He elevates it.

00:06:46They're rocking and rolling at the Georgia Mountain Center.

00:06:50Well, yeah, I'll tell you what, Sting is on fire.

00:06:52Offensively, right here,

00:06:54I know for a fact that the Sting and Lex Luthor

00:06:57have to be very offensively minded

00:06:59because they do not have the titles.

00:07:01They trying to get them.

00:07:02We going for the long bomb.

00:07:03Let's score a touchdown here, baby.

00:07:05Here's the U.S. heavyweight champion,

00:07:07Lex Luthor, been tagged in.

00:07:09Comes off with a powerful blow right off the second turnbuckle.

00:07:12Luthor, four times United States heavyweight champion.

00:07:166'5", 275, and he's all man.

00:07:19I'll tell you what, Jimbo,

00:07:20Lex Luthor possesses one of the greatest bodies,

00:07:23one of the greatest athletic, physical bodies I have ever seen.

00:07:27He is the United States heavyweight champion.

00:07:29He has to be reckoned with,

00:07:31and tonight he has to take the match 2-3.

00:07:35Right here, you gonna see this?

00:07:36Yeah, put him up, baby.

00:07:37I'm sorry, I'm getting excited.

00:07:38Yeah!

00:07:39Nice neck break there by Lex Luthor,

00:07:41the awesome United States heavyweight champion

00:07:44who has a big date.

00:07:45You can circle February 24th on your calendar

00:07:47because Lex Luthor will meet Dangerous Dan Spivey

00:07:50at the third annual Wrestle War

00:07:52for the United States heavyweight title,

00:07:53and of course, that is an exclusive pay-per-view event.

00:07:57Yeah, we know it's coming from Phoenix.

00:07:59Look at this.

00:08:00I've been in there.

00:08:01I know what's going through these two men.

00:08:03Right now, the power right here into a headlock,

00:08:06trying to control Lex Luthor,

00:08:07but I don't think there's a lot of controlling to be done here.

00:08:10Lex gotta be offensively, baby.

00:08:13They collide like two big Mack trucks.

00:08:15And of course, Ron Simmons,

00:08:16a four-time football All-American at Florida State.

00:08:20Kick to the gut there.

00:08:21Ben Slugard down, catches him with that clothesline,

00:08:24and down goes the total package.

00:08:28Simmons is very powerful.

00:08:30I tell you what, he's got to really be on top of his game.

00:08:32Right here, bad work.

00:08:34Bad work, baby.

00:08:35I mean, you're gonna go to the well so many times,

00:08:38and sooner or later, you're gonna come up dry,

00:08:40and that's what happened right there with Mr. Ron Simmons.

00:08:44High-impact match.

00:08:45This is WCW,

00:08:47and we're so happy you're here with us tonight on TBS.

00:08:51Atomic drop.

00:08:53And Simmons in the wrong corner.

00:08:56That's what I'm talking about being offensively.

00:08:58Everything they do tonight, they do them together.

00:09:00Right here, they need to go for a pin right here.

00:09:01It might be they need to be on top right there.

00:09:04Near fall situation as Simmons kicked out before three.

00:09:08He reverses the Irish whip to the ropes,

00:09:10and he's got Lugar out,

00:09:12and he dropped him right over the top rope.

00:09:16Well, that right there, Jimbo,

00:09:18is one of the reasons that Big Ron

00:09:21can lead all-world tag team champions.

00:09:23Ladies and gentlemen, we've got to take

00:09:24our first commercial break,

00:09:25but if we have a decision rendered,

00:09:26we'll show it to you immediately following this time out.

00:09:36We are back live, ladies and gentlemen,

00:09:37at the Georgia Mountain Center,

00:09:38Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes at ringside.

00:09:40This is the Clash of Champions,

00:09:42and during the commercial break,

00:09:43Lex Lugar was double teamed by Sting,

00:09:46or by, excuse me, not by his own partner,

00:09:48but by Doom, and he is really having to suck it up here.

00:09:53I'll tell you what, Big Jimbo,

00:09:54during that break right here,

00:09:55Ron Simmons showed me why he possesses

00:09:58some of the greatest athletic ability

00:09:59you've ever seen in one wrestler

00:10:02or one ex-football player

00:10:03or one great athlete around the country.

00:10:05Ron Simmons is truly a great athlete.

00:10:07Lex Lugar has been on the bottom of this thing

00:10:10since the get-go.

00:10:11He has to reach down, grab all he's got.

00:10:14He's got to get to Sting.

00:10:15He's got to be offensive.

00:10:16He's got to come up with something.

00:10:18Just like that right there, baby.

00:10:20Both these men have tremendous football backgrounds.

00:10:23And that's indicative of the athleticism in WCW.

00:10:26Simmons trying to make the tag to Hacksaw Butch Reed,

00:10:29and he does so.

00:10:30Lugar desperately needs to make the tag here

00:10:32to Sting if possible,

00:10:33but Reed, a seasoned veteran, will have none of that.

00:10:37I'll tell you what, Jimbo,

00:10:38it's hard to make a tag when you're as woozy

00:10:41as he is right now.

00:10:42He's got to regroup himself.

00:10:43He's been having to take a storm.

00:10:45Right here, he's firing back.

00:10:46He needs to stay right there.

00:10:48One, hit him again, baby.

00:10:50Hit him again.

00:10:51Yeah.

00:10:53Reed with a dropkick.

00:10:55Puts Lugar down.

00:10:56Thunderous dropkick by Hacksaw Butch Reed.

00:10:59Reed played football for the Kansas City Chiefs.

00:11:02He was a real headhunting linebacker.

00:11:04And there's that big, big arm,

00:11:06over 20-inch guns around that reverse chinlock

00:11:10around Lex Lugar.

00:11:12You know one thing I think that every,

00:11:14we're talking about the football background,

00:11:15I think every great football player

00:11:17wants to be a professional wrestler

00:11:19because they know they want to take that career

00:11:21just a notch higher,

00:11:22just to be a little bit better,

00:11:24just to be a little bit one-on-one

00:11:26to show what you really got down in there.

00:11:28We ain't got no helmets.

00:11:29We ain't got no shoulder pads.

00:11:30We got guts, determination,

00:11:32and we got some men here

00:11:34fighting for the greatest prize,

00:11:35tag team prize in the WCW.

00:11:38WCW World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions

00:11:41make the tag.

00:11:42Ron Simmons back in.

00:11:44And they have punished Lex Lugar.

00:11:46It is a tremendous accomplishment

00:11:48for Lex Lugar to survive

00:11:50this onslaught by these awesome

00:11:51World Tag Team Champions.

00:11:54Lugar taking Simmons face down.

00:11:57Now this may give Lugar the opportunity

00:11:59to make the tag

00:12:01if he can focus on his corner.

00:12:03You've got to get around.

00:12:04Turn around, Lex.

00:12:05You've got to turn around.

00:12:06Understand that Steve's fresh.

00:12:08Steve's ready.

00:12:09He needs to get this thing right right here.

00:12:11What's coming off there?

00:12:12Reed with a big shoulder block

00:12:14sends Lugar back near Lugar's corner.

00:12:16What a move there by Reed

00:12:18coming off the top rope.

00:12:19There he is.

00:12:20He made that tag.

00:12:21There he is.

00:12:22The Stinger comes in.

00:12:23On fire.

00:12:24Full of fist and fire.

00:12:25The Stinger comes in.

00:12:27Wait a minute, Dusty.

00:12:28That's dangerous Dan Spivey.

00:12:30That's Danny Spivey right there.

00:12:31Danny Spivey and Lex Lugar.

00:12:32Spivey, him and Lugar.

00:12:34Brother, this is Stinger

00:12:35with the thing that's getting ready

00:12:36to happen at the Phoenix Zone

00:12:38in the pay-per-view

00:12:39coming up right here

00:12:40at Russell Wall.

00:12:41Third annual right here.

00:12:42What's going on in the ring here?

00:12:43Look at this.

00:12:44Come on, Stinger.

00:12:45Yeah.

00:12:46Double clothesline by the man

00:12:47from Venice Beach, California.

00:12:48That's Dan Spivey.

00:12:50It's just dominating Lex Lugar.

00:12:52Lugar was so punished by Doom.

00:12:54Spivey caught him from behind.

00:12:56Spivey has done his damage.

00:12:58He's leaving the building.

00:13:00Danny Spivey's leaving the building.

00:13:02Lex Lugar's laid out right here.

00:13:03They're double teaming right here.

00:13:05Lugar needs to get up right here

00:13:06because here they come with that.

00:13:07Oh, that's a shot right there.

00:13:09Come on, Stinger.

00:13:11The referee knocked outside

00:13:12right by Lugar.

00:13:14And now Stinger's in there

00:13:15with both members of Doom.

00:13:18Sting going for Reed.

00:13:20And Reed tossed him over the top.

00:13:22The referee's seen that

00:13:23that's gonna be it, baby.

00:13:24That's gonna be disqualification.

00:13:25I'm worried about Lugar

00:13:26because they're going after him

00:13:27right over here.

00:13:28They need to get some type

00:13:29of law and order out of here, brother.

00:13:32Ladies and gentlemen,

00:13:34the winners as a result

00:13:36of a disqualification,

00:13:37the team of Lex Lugar and Sting.

00:13:40Doom will retain the tag team titles,

00:13:42but this one isn't over.

00:13:43Oh, yeah.

00:13:44High cross body by the Stinger.

00:13:46Lugar is still weakened

00:13:47from that attack

00:13:48by Dangerous Dennis Spivey.

00:13:50Standing crop kick by Sting.

00:13:57Big right hand.

00:13:59All right, there we go, baby.

00:14:01Now, I want to know one thing.

00:14:03I want to know where

00:14:04Dangerous Dennis Spivey is.

00:14:05Lex Lugar needs to turn

00:14:07his attention right here

00:14:08to one fact.

00:14:09Has Dennis Spivey come in,

00:14:10made a move, got him from behind?

00:14:12He needs to find out, brother.

00:14:14I know on his mind right now

00:14:15is one thing,

00:14:16and that's Dennis Spivey,

00:14:17because it just cost them

00:14:19the world's tag team titles.

00:14:21Let's take a look at what happened

00:14:22just a few moments ago.

00:14:24Lugar and Sting winning

00:14:25by disqualification,

00:14:26and this is what happened, Dre.

00:14:27Well, right here, you see Sting

00:14:28going for the cross body,

00:14:29and right here, it's dumped

00:14:30over the top.

00:14:31We know that that is

00:14:32a disqualification.

00:14:33It's a bad thing that happened,

00:14:34but, brother, right here,

00:14:36you see the man, Mr. Anderson,

00:14:37calling for the bell.

00:14:38This match is history.

00:14:40This match is over,

00:14:41but it's not over as far

00:14:43as this man right here,

00:14:44Dangerous Dennis Spivey,

00:14:46viciously attacking Lex Lugar.

00:14:49Justice gonna be served.

00:14:51Mr. Lugar will get justice.

00:14:53My man will get justice.

00:14:54Pay-per-view, Phoenix, Arizona.

00:14:5724th, baby.

00:14:58We talking about

00:14:59the third annual WrestleWar

00:15:00right here.

00:15:01Lex Lugar is down right now,

00:15:03but when he gets up, daddy,

00:15:04he's gonna be on fire.

00:15:06Fans, when we come back,

00:15:07we'll show you the

00:15:08Sexy Wrestler Contest results

00:15:09when the Clash of Champions

00:15:11continues on TBS.

00:15:13♪♪♪

00:15:28Welcome back to

00:15:29the Clash of Champions,

00:15:30and I have the results

00:15:31to the WCW Sexy Wrestler Contest.

00:15:35Now, everyone knows

00:15:36it should have been me,

00:15:37but my favorite wrestler won it.

00:15:39I mean, he looks great in his tights.

00:15:41He's got a great tan.

00:15:42And best of all, he's single.

00:15:45And he really is sexy.

00:15:47And he is our

00:15:48World Television Champion,

00:15:50the Z-Man.

00:15:51Congratulations, gorgeous.

00:15:53And now, let's go to the ring.

00:15:57Ladies and gentlemen,

00:15:58the following contest is

00:15:59for the WCW World Television Championship.

00:16:04It is for one fall

00:16:06with a 20-minute time limit.

00:16:09Introducing first,

00:16:11the challenger...

00:16:13from the dark side.

00:16:15He weighs 239 pounds.

00:16:19Ladies and gentlemen,

00:16:21Beautiful Bobby!

00:16:25Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!

00:16:28Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!

00:16:31Beautiful Bobby,

00:16:32the challenger's made his way

00:16:33to the ring.

00:16:346'1", 239,

00:16:36from the dark side dream.

00:16:38And he wants a single title.

00:16:39He wants it badly.

00:16:40And ladies and gentlemen,

00:16:41his opponent,

00:16:42from Minneapolis, Minnesota,

00:16:44weighing 248 pounds,

00:16:47he is the WCW World Television Champion

00:16:51and the sexiest wrestler

00:16:53in WCW,

00:16:55the Z-Man!

00:16:59World Television Championship

00:17:01will be on the line here momentarily.

00:17:03Tremendous crowd on hand.

00:17:05And we are so happy

00:17:06that you fans have allowed us

00:17:07to come into your homes

00:17:08around the world.

00:17:10As that young man Dream,

00:17:11who won the television title

00:17:12against Arn Anderson

00:17:14on December the 30th,

00:17:15right here on TBS, by the way,

00:17:17is up for a tremendous matchup

00:17:18here with Beautiful Bobby.

00:17:20Well, I know one thing.

00:17:21Before Dusty Rhodes retired

00:17:23from wrestling,

00:17:24one of the greatest athletes

00:17:25I've ever been in the ring with

00:17:26was Beautiful Bobby Eden.

00:17:28Got a tremendous amount of ability.

00:17:30Somewhere down the line,

00:17:31he will have a great singles title.

00:17:33He is tremendous.

00:17:34But this Z-Man has caught my attention.

00:17:35The eye of the wrestling world.

00:17:37And the wrestling world

00:17:38is the WCW, baby.

00:17:40And we bring it to you.

00:17:41He is the man of the hour right now.

00:17:44This should be a great,

00:17:45great matchup.

00:17:47Beautiful Bobby has amassed

00:17:48a tremendous reputation

00:17:49basically as a tag-team wrestler,

00:17:51but he desperately wants

00:17:52to prove to the world

00:17:53that he is a great athlete

00:17:54in singles competition as well.

00:17:56We all know that he is,

00:17:57but he wants that championship

00:17:59to dot the i's, so to speak,

00:18:01as he pushes the Z-Man

00:18:02into the corner.

00:18:03And the Z-Man will not be

00:18:04intimidated by Beautiful Bobby.

00:18:06Well, I think that's one

00:18:07of the things that is

00:18:08the most important is

00:18:10the Z-Man intimidation.

00:18:12Bobby Eden is used to

00:18:13intimidating people.

00:18:14Used to setting the pace

00:18:15a little slower than other people

00:18:17and taking and wearing a man down.

00:18:19But the Z-Man right here,

00:18:20you see a great move by Bobby Eden.

00:18:23And in times of Z-Man's thoughts

00:18:26right now is,

00:18:27I know this guy here

00:18:28is after one thing,

00:18:29and it belongs to me.

00:18:30It's my title,

00:18:31and I can't let him have it.

00:18:33Side headlock by Beautiful Bobby

00:18:34on the Z-Man.

00:18:37Z-Man trying to waist lock

00:18:38his way out of it.

00:18:40Well, you know right here,

00:18:41a lot of pressure at the flat.

00:18:42Like I said, Bobby Eden's

00:18:43the kind of wrestler

00:18:44that will wear a man down.

00:18:45This right here might give

00:18:47Bobby Eden, see that?

00:18:48He is so smart, so cagey.

00:18:50He knows where the ropes are.

00:18:51He knows how to get out,

00:18:52and he knows how to maintain.

00:18:54Once he wears the Z-Man down,

00:18:56he's gonna go for the kill,

00:18:57if you will.

00:18:59Fans a little bit later

00:19:00in the program,

00:19:01but we're gonna hear a comment

00:19:02from Alexandra York,

00:19:03the head of the York Foundation.

00:19:05She's got big news tonight.

00:19:06She says she is going

00:19:07to announce the newest member

00:19:08of the York Foundation.

00:19:09We'll have that a little bit

00:19:10later in this segment

00:19:11here on the Class of Champions.

00:19:13You know the excitement

00:19:14around the WCW right now

00:19:16going throughout the world,

00:19:17the Rolling Thunder Tour

00:19:18going from town to town

00:19:19and city to city,

00:19:20going for that big pay-per-view

00:19:21in Phoenix, Arizona.

00:19:22These two men right here

00:19:23surely will be able to,

00:19:24but right here,

00:19:25Bobby Eden has to take

00:19:26a step towards being

00:19:27that great single champion

00:19:28that I know he can be.

00:19:30Z-Man has the title, brother,

00:19:32and I know,

00:19:33not only being sexy

00:19:34like me and Z-Man,

00:19:35all very sexy-looking

00:19:36individuals,

00:19:37that he is a great competitor.

00:19:41We saw Missy Hyde

00:19:42a little earlier.

00:19:43She was very happy

00:19:44they named that man

00:19:45as the sexy wrestler

00:19:47after the votes were tabulated.

00:19:49And we'll see Missy Hyde

00:19:51and Paulie Dangerously

00:19:52in that long-awaited

00:19:53arm wrestling contest

00:19:54a little bit later

00:19:55to broadcast as well

00:19:56as beautiful Bobby works

00:19:57on the arm of the Z-Man.

00:19:59Bobby knows

00:20:00every leverage point

00:20:01in the book.

00:20:02He is a veteran,

00:20:03a consummate professional.

00:20:04Well, Bobby Eden

00:20:05studies a lot of game plays,

00:20:07a lot of game magic.

00:20:08What I'm talking about,

00:20:09that to the wrestling fans,

00:20:10he watches tapes

00:20:11on these guys.

00:20:12He knows their weaknesses.

00:20:13He knows what needs to be done.

00:20:14As I said earlier,

00:20:15Jimbo,

00:20:16he's trying to wear

00:20:17this man down,

00:20:18working on one point.

00:20:20Fast over get tonight.

00:20:21If you call before 825

00:20:23Eastern Time tonight,

00:20:25you'll have the opportunity

00:20:26to talk live

00:20:27to Nature Boy Ric Flair.

00:20:28What a dropkick!

00:20:29He dropkicked him

00:20:30right off the top turnbuckle.

00:20:31That's great athleticism

00:20:32by the world television champion,

00:20:34the Z-Man.

00:20:35Well, I tell you what,

00:20:36these guys are getting

00:20:37younger, stronger, and faster.

00:20:38I'll tell you,

00:20:39Z-Man is a tremendous athlete.

00:20:41That was a great athletic move.

00:20:43The only move

00:20:44like I've seen like that

00:20:45by an athletic competitor

00:20:46that's on this card tonight,

00:20:47a Mr. Fry and Brian Pielman

00:20:49can do it like nobody can,

00:20:51and that was a great move,

00:20:52so I know he's been watching

00:20:54Mr. Pielman just a little bit.

00:20:56You know, they were

00:20:57former tag partners,

00:20:58and they were the

00:20:59United States Tag Team Champions

00:21:00portion of 1990.

00:21:02They mesh really well together,

00:21:05but they have gone

00:21:06their separate ways.

00:21:07Still great friends,

00:21:08but they both have mountains

00:21:09to climb as one-on-one wrestlers,

00:21:11and of course,

00:21:12the Z-Man is the

00:21:13world television champion,

00:21:14one of the most prestigious titles

00:21:15in our sport today.

00:21:16Well, I know that so, baby,

00:21:17because I held it many years,

00:21:19and it was a very important

00:21:21title to me.

00:21:22Right here,

00:21:23both of these men,

00:21:24Bobby Eaton,

00:21:25the stinking man.

00:21:26Every move ready,

00:21:27reliable ready.

00:21:28He's the kind of guy

00:21:29that'll take it to the post

00:21:30any time you're ready.

00:21:31Right here now,

00:21:32he backs the guy in.

00:21:33I know Bobby Eaton's thinking

00:21:34about nailing this guy

00:21:35in the chops, Jack.

00:21:36Oh, Lord, call it.

00:21:37And he does it.

00:21:38Ooh, somebody give me

00:21:39a pencil to draw a play.

00:21:40Big right hand by

00:21:42beautiful Bobby,

00:21:43and the Z-Man retaliates.

00:21:46Yeah, well, he needs

00:21:47the Z-Man as the fire,

00:21:49and he needs to understand

00:21:51this man is after

00:21:52something belongs to him.

00:21:53He needs to fire

00:21:55just a little bit.

00:21:56When Bobby fired that in there,

00:21:57he need to fire back, brother.

00:21:58He don't need to wait.

00:21:59You need to go and get it.

00:22:00Don't stand and wait for it.

00:22:02Go get it.

00:22:03Some of the toughest

00:22:04in the world are standing

00:22:05in the wings,

00:22:06awaiting the outcome

00:22:07of this match.

00:22:08Men like Arn Anderson

00:22:09and Terry Taylor,

00:22:10just to name a few,

00:22:11that want the opportunity

00:22:12to wrestle the Z-Man

00:22:13for the World Television

00:22:14Championship.

00:22:15A test of strength here.

00:22:16Z-Man might have the advantage

00:22:18in the strength department

00:22:19dream.

00:22:20Well, I think he does

00:22:21just a little bit,

00:22:22but as Bobby Eaton,

00:22:23like I told you,

00:22:24he knows where to go,

00:22:25how to get out.

00:22:26Right there,

00:22:27another shot to the jaw.

00:22:28Bobby Eaton right now

00:22:29is starting to take control

00:22:30of the situation.

00:22:31Bobby Eaton now

00:22:32after that right hand,

00:22:33ramming the handsome features

00:22:34of the Z-Man

00:22:35into the top turnbuckle.

00:22:36Eaton turning it up

00:22:37a notch here.

00:22:38He won't make

00:22:39many mistakes, Dusty.

00:22:40That'll knock your

00:22:41noggin right there.

00:22:42I remember my mama,

00:22:43when she used to get mad,

00:22:44she'd take a switch

00:22:45and hit me on top of the head,

00:22:46much less a turnbuckle.

00:22:47And that'll get you

00:22:48dizzy-lizzy

00:22:49and ready for it.

00:22:50Senior referee

00:22:51at WCW,

00:22:52Nick Patrick,

00:22:53is behind this

00:22:54championship event.

00:22:55Eaton catches Z-Man

00:22:56coming out of the corner

00:22:57with the elbow.

00:22:58And beautiful Bobby

00:22:59who creates

00:23:00a great deal of offense

00:23:01from the top rope

00:23:02is going there now.

00:23:03But the Z-Man

00:23:04has him well scouted.

00:23:05He's up

00:23:06with those right hands.

00:23:07He's going to bring him

00:23:08down from the top.

00:23:09Big slam there.

00:23:10Oh, yeah,

00:23:11and that hurts right now.

00:23:12Z-Man's got to stay on him.

00:23:13He came back off of him.

00:23:14He's got to stay on him

00:23:15because he's got to go

00:23:16for the pin,

00:23:17and that's the name

00:23:18of the game.

00:23:19He's got to go

00:23:20for the pin right here.

00:23:21Bobby Eaton up.

00:23:22He's taking a toll

00:23:23on Bobby Eaton

00:23:24right here.

00:23:25He may be at right here,

00:23:26and he got two.

00:23:27Thought he had him there.

00:23:28The Irish whip.

00:23:29He's going to try it again.

00:23:30You don't want to go

00:23:31to the well too often

00:23:32with this move.

00:23:33Oh, yeah, brother.

00:23:34We heard that one

00:23:35around the world.

00:23:36That one was laid in

00:23:37right there.

00:23:38Bobby Eaton going up

00:23:39right here.

00:23:40This could be it, Jimbo,

00:23:41right here, baby.

00:23:42Beautiful Bobby up on top.

00:23:43If he hits it,

00:23:44we'll have a new

00:23:45television champion.

00:23:46There it is

00:23:47right on the heart.

00:23:48Yeah.

00:23:49Right above the heart,

00:23:50that knee.

00:23:51He's going to go

00:23:52for the ropes.

00:23:53I'll see if Bobby Eaton

00:23:54can capitalize

00:23:55on that big offensive move.

00:23:56I'll tell you,

00:23:57that blow took him

00:23:58to the ropes.

00:23:59If it hadn't

00:24:00took him over the ropes,

00:24:01Bobby Eaton would've

00:24:02took it right here.

00:24:03It's a cradle.

00:24:04Eaton kicks out.

00:24:05Z-Man now is fighting

00:24:06for his professional life here.

00:24:07His television championship's

00:24:08on the line.

00:24:09Sends him for the ride.

00:24:10There's a neck breaker.

00:24:11Another big offensive move

00:24:12by beautiful Bobby.

00:24:13Will he go for the cover?

00:24:14Yes, he will.

00:24:15He's got the leg neutralized

00:24:16and a half a count away.

00:24:17Boy, he's just got

00:24:18to stay on him

00:24:19just a little bit more

00:24:20right here because

00:24:21he's got him

00:24:22reeling and rocking.

00:24:23This could be it.

00:24:24Trying to suplex him.

00:24:25Z-Man

00:24:26rolls him up.

00:24:27Can he hold him down?

00:24:28No, he cannot.

00:24:29That's a two count.

00:24:30Bobby Eaton's

00:24:31smart as a cat,

00:24:32I'm telling you.

00:24:33Eaton again,

00:24:34the Irish hip to the ropes.

00:24:35Z-Man trying to reverse it.

00:24:36He's got both arms cut.

00:24:37He's got him down.

00:24:38Can he hold him?

00:24:39Yes, he does.

00:24:40It's quick.

00:24:41Did he get him?

00:24:42Yes, he got him.

00:24:43Ladies and gentlemen,

00:24:44the winner,

00:24:45and still

00:24:46WCW World

00:24:47Television

00:24:48Championship

00:24:49the Z-Man!

00:24:50A very hard fought

00:24:51and close victory

00:24:52for the Z-Man Dream.

00:24:53Watch this big move here.

00:24:54I'll tell you right here,

00:24:55this is going to take a stolen.

00:24:56Bobby Eaton,

00:24:57this hard slam,

00:24:58just a jam

00:24:59of a vertebrae

00:25:00that he's got.

00:25:01Took him down there,

00:25:02got the wind

00:25:03knocked out of him now.

00:25:04Bobby Eaton's

00:25:05trying to recoup,

00:25:06trying to get back up.

00:25:07Z-Man,

00:25:08like I said earlier,

00:25:09gives him no chance.

00:25:10Karate kick

00:25:11to the head

00:25:12and right here,

00:25:13Bobby Eaton

00:25:14goes for

00:25:15his third

00:25:16and final

00:25:17submission.

00:25:18Bobby Eaton

00:25:19goes for

00:25:20his patented hip toss.

00:25:21Right here,

00:25:22you see Z-Man duck in,

00:25:23coming in there,

00:25:24going to do a patented,

00:25:25almost like a Dusty Rhodes

00:25:26backsliding.

00:25:27Here we go.

00:25:28Now right here,

00:25:29instant replay.

00:25:30I don't know if this is a one,

00:25:31two, three.

00:25:32That's two.

00:25:33Whoa, I don't know

00:25:34what I called that one.

00:25:35It was very close, fans.

00:25:36Well,

00:25:37Miss Alexandra York,

00:25:38the head of the York Foundation,

00:25:39is standing by.

00:25:40Let's hear her statement now.

00:25:41Later on this evening,

00:25:42the York Foundation

00:25:43has a very special

00:25:44announcement

00:25:45to make.

00:25:46At that time,

00:25:47we will reveal

00:25:48our latest member.

00:25:49This is an acquisition

00:25:50of which

00:25:51I am very pleased.

00:25:52I have made

00:25:53a good selection.

00:25:55Ladies and gentlemen,

00:26:18the following tag team event.

00:26:21It is set for a one-fall.

00:26:23From Atlanta, Georgia, 225 pounds,

00:26:27Wildfire Tommy Rich!

00:26:32His partner from Natawaka, Kansas,

00:26:35221 pounds,

00:26:37Alan Iron Eagle!

00:26:44Alan Iron Eagle and Tommy Wildfire Rich

00:26:46just have a great challenge ahead of them.

00:26:49Well, I know one thing, Tommy Rich,

00:26:50one of my favorite people in all the world,

00:26:52and I'm looking forward to this because here comes

00:26:54two of them old boys called the Freebirds!

00:26:57And ladies and gentlemen, their opponents

00:27:00from Backstreet, USA, in Atlanta, Georgia,

00:27:03the greatest rock and roll band of all time,

00:27:07the Fabulous Freebirds!

00:27:14Michael P.S. Hayes and Jimmy Jam Garvin,

00:27:17former world tag team champions.

00:27:19And never count them out because they want

00:27:22a title, whether it be the Steiner's

00:27:23United States tag title, or for that matter,

00:27:26do they want titles, they want the money,

00:27:28they want the prestige, that's what they're

00:27:30in the sport for, but they've got a challenge

00:27:32because, the way I look at it, Tommy Wildfire Rich

00:27:35and Alan Iron Eagle got nothing to lose

00:27:36in everything the game in this one does.

00:27:38Well, they got everything to gain in this match,

00:27:40but you know, before we get into this match,

00:27:41which is exciting on fire, I'm a Bobby Eaton fan,

00:27:45and I would like to see that somewhere down the road here,

00:27:48a little replay on that thing, though.

00:27:49I think Bobby Eaton might've just

00:27:51eased that shoulder up just a little bit,

00:27:53but we ain't got no instant replay here,

00:27:55and no judges up in the booth to tell us

00:27:57that let's bring that ball back and put it on the ten.

00:28:00You know, fans, they're in a program.

00:28:01We saw the world tag team champions, Doom.

00:28:04Without Teddy Long, Paulie Danvers will be talking to Doom

00:28:06this Saturday night at 6.05 on World Championship Wrestling.

00:28:10We've got a great program, two big hours for you

00:28:12this Saturday night, 6.05, right here on TBS.

00:28:18Michael P.S. Hayes and Tommy Wildfire Rich.

00:28:21It was 1981, right here in the very state of Georgia,

00:28:24when Tommy Rich became the world's heavyweight champion.

00:28:27Well, like I said, he is one of my favorite people.

00:28:29He's a tremendous athlete, a great wrestler.

00:28:31He has been the world's heavyweight champion.

00:28:33There's only a handful of men that's been there, baby,

00:28:35and right here, he's got his hand full,

00:28:37but I know Mr. Tommy Rich gonna take care of business.

00:28:39Watch out, coming off the top.

00:28:41Yeah, he's doing the light Fandango on both these boys.

00:28:44Tommy Wildfire Rich and Alan Iron Eagle

00:28:46nailing the Freebirds here.

00:28:49Jimmy Jim Garvin is the legal man in the ring.

00:28:51He made that blind tag, and Tommy Wildfire Rich

00:28:55tags in the 20-year-old youngster, Alan Iron Eagle.

00:29:006'2", 221, good kid.

00:29:02Well, I know that in every sport, when you're a rookie,

00:29:05you're really trying to prove yourself

00:29:07to get a start in sparring.

00:29:08I know this kid got what it takes.

00:29:10He just maybe need a little bit of experience

00:29:12because he's in there with two of the most experienced men

00:29:15in the world of wrestling today, but he's taking it to him.

00:29:19Alan Iron Eagle, those right hands,

00:29:20again, chopping Michael Hayes.

00:29:23Iron Eagle showing a lot of tenacity,

00:29:24but his eyes are raked there.

00:29:26That's gonna slow him down, quite obviously,

00:29:28as Garvin goes to the far side.

00:29:30Now, he made the tag to Michael Hayes.

00:29:32Will Alan Iron Eagle react to it?

00:29:34Well, he didn't have to.

00:29:35Garvin took the reaction out of him.

00:29:36I'll tell you what that is.

00:29:37That's just a rookie mistake.

00:29:38The great move there made by Jimmy Garvin

00:29:41to Michael Hayes, and right here he goes.

00:29:42There it is, maybe.

00:29:43That might be it.

00:29:44There's a bulldog headlock by Michael Hayes,

00:29:46but he's so arrogant, so cocky, didn't go for the pin here.

00:29:50He wanted to bump and grind a little bit.

00:29:51Yeah, when he was bumping and grinding,

00:29:53he should have been a pinning,

00:29:54and he didn't get the pinning,

00:29:55and right now I just got a feeling

00:29:57that Iron Eagle might reach down in that rookie body of his

00:30:00and bring this thing back together

00:30:01because Michael P.S. Hayes can be had,

00:30:04and he can be had tonight right here,

00:30:06live and in color across the world.

00:30:09The Freebirds have signed to be on that phenomenal card

00:30:11in the Omni in Atlanta on Sunday night, February the 17th.

00:30:14What an awesome card that will be,

00:30:17and we'll tell you more about it this weekend

00:30:18right here on TBS.

00:30:20Iron Eagle's head ran viciously into the top turnbuckle.

00:30:23Snapmare by Michael Hayes and the reverse chinlock.

00:30:26Right now, the Freebirds are controlling the tempo,

00:30:29and they're controlling the offense.

00:30:31The Cajun veterans, they're trying to control the tempo,

00:30:34which they are, as you said.

00:30:36Now, Jimmy Garvin is over there.

00:30:38He's got a little rest.

00:30:40Michael P.S. Hayes, as we know,

00:30:42will make a tag here hopefully in a minute,

00:30:44and they will niche together and wear this young man down.

00:30:48But what this guy has to remember,

00:30:50Iron Eagle has to remember that he is a rookie

00:30:52in the greatest sport in the world,

00:30:54and to gain another step up the ladder,

00:30:56to be somebody in public, if you will,

00:30:59is he's got to pick this spot to shine

00:31:01because we all shining tonight with WCW across the world.

00:31:05Iron Eagle back up in the vertical base

00:31:07to release some of the pressure.

00:31:08Nice move to take Hayes' way.

00:31:10Oh, Hayes!

00:31:11He just stunned him with that move.

00:31:13He stopped him cold in his tracks.

00:31:15Yeah, yeah, he was either a miss

00:31:18or air close enough to skill.

00:31:22Powerful chop by Michael Hayes,

00:31:24taking the youngster outside.

00:31:27He's walking down Badd Street right now,

00:31:29a long way from Minnetonka, Kansas.

00:31:32I tell you what, I've been down Badd Street with these guys,

00:31:34and there ain't no street to be on

00:31:36if you ain't a bully like Dusty Rhodes from Austin, Texas,

00:31:39because I had my noggin knocked by both these guys,

00:31:43and they are bad, vicious, and mean when they want to be.

00:31:49Hayes, that big forearm round the back of that Iron Eagle.

00:31:54I tell you what I'm wondering, Mr. Jimbo Ross,

00:31:56I wonder if there is a Badd Street in Phoenix.

00:31:59That is on a pay-per-view, the 24th.

00:32:01We going to be coming from there.

00:32:03I'm going to be there with you, baby.

00:32:04Bound to be.

00:32:06Exclusively on pay-per-view.

00:32:08You'd like to see it, fans.

00:32:09Call your local cable company.

00:32:11Call them early.

00:32:12Order early.

00:32:13Call your cable company for availability.

00:32:15Alan Iron Eagle, how much longer can this youngster hold on?

00:32:18Remember, he's only 20 years of age.

00:32:21He's a baby in the sport.

00:32:23And he made some rookie mistakes

00:32:24that got him in this situation that he's in.

00:32:27And the situation that he's in

00:32:29is he's getting thumped pretty hard by two KJ veterans.

00:32:32Another point I'd like to bring up, Dusty.

00:32:34Oh, Garvin, he's got a mistake.

00:32:36We got a rookie referee in there, too.

00:32:38I wonder if the Freebirds will try to take advantage

00:32:40of Lee Scott, the official's inexperience.

00:32:42They would take advantage of the referee.

00:32:44They'd take advantage of me.

00:32:45They'd take advantage of you.

00:32:46They'd take advantage of the mama if they had to.

00:32:48What this kid needs to do right here

00:32:50is get to going with it.

00:32:51He's got Tommy Rich right here, fresh.

00:32:54He needs to take it to him.

00:32:57Jimmy Jam Garvin sending Iron Eagle for the ride

00:33:00while Tommy Rich does a number on Michael Hayes.

00:33:04All four men in the ring.

00:33:05The referee a little lost here.

00:33:06He's got to restore some order.

00:33:08Hayes elbowed outside.

00:33:09Iron Eagle has got Garvin pinned.

00:33:11Yeah, he's got to pin, turn around.

00:33:13He's got him pinned and Hayes caught him

00:33:15right in the back of the head.

00:33:18The young kid from Kansas had to pin there.

00:33:21Yeah, we're talking about a rookie referee here.

00:33:22He needs to turn around and see what's happening

00:33:24because what's going on right here,

00:33:25it looks like he's got a block on him.

00:33:27I like it.

00:33:28Iron Eagle blocked the suplex.

00:33:30Executed one of his own.

00:33:31Now can he tag Tommy Rich?

00:33:33Yes, he does.

00:33:34A good wildfire.

00:33:35He made the tag.

00:33:35Wildfire comes in with right hands.

00:33:37What the ref, he didn't see it.

00:33:40He did not see the tag.

00:33:41We got a tag there.

00:33:42We had a tag, Jim Ross, right here.

00:33:43We talking about-

00:33:44Double DDT.

00:33:47Pain blew the nag in him now.

00:33:49The referee did not see the tag.

00:33:50That was a rookie mistake.

00:33:52And a double DDT turned out the lights and the teepee.

00:33:55Ladies and gentlemen, here are your winners.

00:33:59The Fabulous Freebirds.

00:34:03The Fabulous Freebirds won a title.

00:34:05Whether it's the Steiner's US title,

00:34:07whether it's the Doom, a world tag title.

00:34:10They want some gold.

00:34:11We're going to take a look at this Bulldog Headlock Dust.

00:34:12Right here, he goes into the Bulldog.

00:34:14Right here, I thought this might be it

00:34:15because they had the kid wore down.

00:34:17Iron Eagle, the rookie, a great rookie.

00:34:19A great future in front of him.

00:34:20Wore down, I thought this was it.

00:34:22Michael Hayes turned his attention away from him.

00:34:24Gave him a little fresh air.

00:34:26But right here, the dreaded double DDT, brother.

00:34:29And this will give you a headache in the morning,

00:34:31in the night, or whenever you want to walk around with it.

00:34:33And this thing is over for the rookie, Iron Eagle.

00:34:36Freebirds on top once again.

00:34:38Looking for the World Tag Team title

00:34:40or the United States Tag Team title.

00:34:42Fans, we'll be back in just a moment,

00:34:43but here's more about the big one,

00:34:45exclusively on Pay-Per-View,

00:34:47the third annual Wrestle War.

00:34:48The Steiners and Brian Bryan

00:34:50as they mount an assault against the awesome power

00:34:52of the Four Horsemen.

00:34:54We've declared war.

00:34:56Wrestle War 91, live only on Pay-Per-View,

00:35:00Sunday, February 24th.

00:35:02Welcome back, everyone, to the class of champions,

00:35:19Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes here at ringside.

00:35:21So much more great action still to come.

00:35:23And of course, we're gonna be joined tonight

00:35:25by our colleagues, Paul E. Dangerously and Tony Schiavone.

00:35:28And Tony, I know you can hear me up there.

00:35:30We've got some very important interviews tonight.

00:35:32You'll be talking to Sid Vicious and also tonight,

00:35:34live, with Stan, the Lariat Hanson.

00:35:36You're exactly right, Jim.

00:35:38And Dusty, it's great having you back with us.

00:35:39And we are very excited.

00:35:40The clash of champions is here.

00:35:42And I'm standing, as you said,

00:35:43with the one and only Paul E. Dangerously.

00:35:47All right, as he likes to be called,

00:35:49the inter-gender arm wrestling champion of the world.

00:35:52Hey, let me ask you something, Paul E. Dangerously.

00:35:57He's talking to me.

00:35:59I know that I've seen your workout.

00:36:01I've seen that maybe that the opposite sex

00:36:06was not really missing,

00:36:08that you might be leaning towards the other side

00:36:11just a little bit.

00:36:14You'll see tonight, Dusty Rhodes, let me tell you.

00:36:18I ain't do what you don't make me come up

00:36:20and get on your honey, Johnny.

00:36:24What I wanna ask you is,

00:36:27tonight, are you gonna let all these men in the world down

00:36:32and let a woman beat you in an arm wrestling contest?

00:36:36You see, tonight, what I'm gonna do, Dusty Rhodes,

00:36:41you're the American dream.

00:36:43See, I had a dream that I'm gonna free the wrestling world

00:36:46of Missy Hyatt.

00:36:47Tonight, when I put her arm down,

00:36:50I have a dream that every man in America,

00:36:54uncultured white man in black,

00:36:56Jew and Gentile, red and brown,

00:36:58will stand up united and say,

00:37:01free at last, free at last!

00:37:04Thank God Almighty, we're free at last!

00:37:07All right, let's go back to the ring.

00:37:09Get in, Missy, go get in, Missy, Missy, Missy, Missy, Missy.

00:37:14Huh?

00:37:18Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest,

00:37:21it is set for one fall.

00:37:24Introducing first, from Baltimore, Maryland,

00:37:28he weighs 225 pounds,

00:37:32Jumpin' Joey Mags!

00:37:42Jumpin' Joey Mags has a very tall order ahead of him.

00:37:47It's about six feet, nine inches worth of tall order, Dust.

00:37:50Very simply facing the most awesome force

00:37:53in professional wrestling today,

00:37:55Mr. Sid Vicious, without a doubt,

00:37:57destined to be a champion in the greatest sport on Earth,

00:38:01WCW professional wrestling,

00:38:03rolling thunder to another one,

00:38:05coming live in any color, look at him, baby.

00:38:08And ladies and gentlemen, his opponent.

00:38:20Oh, my goodness.

00:38:30From anywhere he darn well pleases,

00:38:35he weighs 333 pounds,

00:38:39Big Sid Vicious!

00:38:44He is the biggest horseman,

00:38:46and on February 24th, exclusively on pay-per-view,

00:38:49he will step inside two rings,

00:38:51completely enclosed by steel, with a top on it.

00:38:54And the key terms that I want to reiterate here,

00:38:57it's submission or surrender,

00:38:59and that's right down the big man's alley.

00:39:01Well, I've been inside, brother,

00:39:02and this man will not submit, surrender,

00:39:04and I think Mr. Mags looked the best

00:39:06when he came to the ring,

00:39:07because I guarantee you, that's his final move.

00:39:11Joey Mags, an outstanding young prospect,

00:39:14225 pounds, that's big on most men's standards,

00:39:18Big Sid Vicious, 333, look at the strength.

00:39:21Well, I'm gonna tell you what, like I said earlier,

00:39:22Sid Vicious is the era of professional wrestling,

00:39:26right here, I'm gonna tell you what,

00:39:27Mr. Sid Vicious is awesome, Mr. Sid Vicious is bad,

00:39:31and Mr. Dusty Rosie McInerney is glad he's retired,

00:39:34and sitting out here with Jimbo Ross.

00:39:37Sid Vicious on a real vendetta in recent weeks.

00:39:40He has hired his own emergency medical technicians

00:39:42to come to the arenas.

00:39:44We've seen it on many occasions.

00:39:46He beats his opponent, he beats him unmercifully,

00:39:49he power bombs him, and then they carry him out.

00:39:51He is a sadistic human being.

00:39:53What a clothesline in the back of the head.

00:39:55The most devastating hope in professional wrestling

00:39:56for many years was Ric Flair,

00:39:58the world heavyweight champion,

00:40:00figure four leg lock, the power bomb,

00:40:01which just might be it right here, Jimbo.

00:40:03Oh, good grief!

00:40:05He just slammed him, Mags is out of it.

00:40:08The big monster, the biggest horseman of them all

00:40:11has won it.

00:40:13Here's your winner, Big Sid Vicious!

00:40:18Vicious, I saw him motion to the locker room area

00:40:21for his EMT people to come out.

00:40:24Joey Mags is in dire need of medical attention.

00:40:28We take another look at it.

00:40:29Look at this strength.

00:40:30Right here with the strength of Sid Vicious,

00:40:31and I said right here, he is so strong,

00:40:34he is so agile, he is so determined,

00:40:36he is so bad, he is destined for greatness.

00:40:39Sid Vicious has no equal in this sport today,

00:40:44and right here, the power bomb, brother,

00:40:46takes him home, loading him on the stretcher.

00:40:49This day is history.

00:40:51And we're back live, Vicious,

00:40:53his own EMTs put Joey Mags on the stretcher,

00:40:56and Vicious just came out and knocked Mags

00:40:58to the floor again.

00:40:59Let me tell you something, Jimbo Ross,

00:41:00he is trying to make a statement,

00:41:02and he's making it very good.

00:41:03The statement that he is making

00:41:05is that Sid Vicious rules the world

00:41:08of professional wrestling in 1991,

00:41:10and make no mistake about it, baby,

00:41:13Sid Vicious is bad to the bone.

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00:42:06Five of the Clash of Champions with TBS,

00:42:10and fans, as you know, coming up on February 24th,

00:42:14it's submit or surrender in the cage,

00:42:16and that's gotta be right down Sid Vicious' alley,

00:42:19because once again, he sends a guy out with the stretcher.

00:42:23Tony, I'm asking you something.

00:42:25I'm asking you to move on.

00:42:27And I'm asking you to be in front of that camera.

00:42:30Can you smell it?

00:42:32Can you smell it?

00:42:36Can you smell the fear?

00:42:39The fear that's in everybody's mind

00:42:42when they walk and they get in the ring.

00:42:45They know there's only one way out,

00:42:47and the fear is you're gonna be stretchered out

00:42:51courtesy of the Powerbomb.

00:42:54Now in 1991, I'll have a goal,

00:42:58and when I reach that goal,

00:43:01there will be no doubt in 1991,

00:43:05that Sid Vicious rules the world.

00:43:09The awesome power of Sid Vicious, back to the ring.

00:43:15Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest,

00:43:18it is set for a one-fall.

00:43:20Introducing first, from Nashville, Tennessee,

00:43:25one-half of the Rock and Roll Express,

00:43:28Ricky Martin!

00:43:32One of the most outstanding competitors in the sport today,

00:43:35Ricky Martin, 215 pounder from Nashville.

00:43:38Dust, this should be a great scientific event

00:43:40we're about to see.

00:43:42You know, just a little bit earlier,

00:43:43I was talking about Tommy Rich,

00:43:44but I'm gonna tell you something.

00:43:46Right here, Ricky Martin, pound for pound,

00:43:47is the toughest competitor in our sport,

00:43:49and I got a lot of time for Ricky Martin.

00:43:51This is gonna be a great battle right here.

00:43:53And ladies and gentlemen, his opponent,

00:43:57the computerized man of the 1990s, Terry Taylor!

00:44:07Terry Taylor, 238 pounder from Vero Beach, Florida,

00:44:12a man that has certainly had a lot to say in recent weeks

00:44:14to the championship committee.

00:44:16He wants respect, I guess, basically, Dust, in a nutshell.

00:44:20He can earn a lot of respect right here

00:44:21with a victory over Ricky Martin.

00:44:22He sure can, because Ricky Martin

00:44:24has had that world's tag team title,

00:44:25the Rock and Roll Express, many times,

00:44:27and I know that Terry Taylor's went out

00:44:29and told people, I want respect,

00:44:31I need somebody to notice me,

00:44:32and I know that he is looking

00:44:34for a tremendous victory tonight,

00:44:37but to get a victory over Ricky Martin,

00:44:39it's gonna take more than Terry Taylor's talk

00:44:42to get that thing done, baby.

00:44:45You know, as Dusty Rhodes said,

00:44:46Ricky Martin, pound for pound, has gotta be

00:44:47one of the toughest men ever in the sport.

00:44:49And this Saturday night on World Championship Wrestling,

00:44:52Ricky Martin, Junkyard Dog, and Tommy Wildfire Rich,

00:44:56who are an outstanding six-man tag team combination,

00:44:57by the way, will display their wares

00:45:00at 605 right here on TBS,

00:45:02because they want to be

00:45:03the world's six-man tag team champions

00:45:05right here in WCW.

00:45:07Yeah, that's a fact, and I know

00:45:08there's some tremendous athletes,

00:45:10but right now, Ricky is, once again,

00:45:11we're seeing a guy that has wrestled tag team

00:45:14for many, many years.

00:45:15His partner is injured right now.

00:45:17He's got to reach back and think about

00:45:19what it is, one-on-one, singly,

00:45:21and I know he can get it done,

00:45:22because right here, he's taking control

00:45:25of Mr. Terry Taylor, but Terry Taylor

00:45:26is a tremendous athlete, a tremendous competitor,

00:45:30a thinker, a mover.

00:45:31You see him here.

00:45:32He paces himself.

00:45:33He has the opportunity here tonight

00:45:35to take a giant step towards being

00:45:38what Terry Taylor wants to be, and that's a champion.

00:45:41Side headlock by Terry Taylor on Ricky Martin.

00:45:45Martin shoots him off.

00:45:48And Taylor takes him over a high hip lock takeover.

00:45:50We saw these men last Saturday on TBS.

00:45:53Paul E. Dangers, he tried to instigate

00:45:54an argument between the two, but these guys

00:45:57have been friends for a long, long time.

00:45:58As a matter of fact, they've been involved

00:46:01when Robert Gibson was healthy in some six-man

00:46:03matches themselves as partners.

00:46:06Oh, great move there by Ricky Martin.

00:46:08An arm drag takeover.

00:46:09That's a great move, great arm drag right there.

00:46:11That's one of his patent moves.

00:46:12One thing that you did bring up

00:46:13that is important is last week,

00:46:14they had an altercation trying to,

00:46:17Paul E. Dangers, they're trying to get him

00:46:19to go at each other live and in color on television,

00:46:21but what happened was that one man

00:46:24said, if I got a problem with you,

00:46:25and the other man said, no, I ain't got no problem with you,

00:46:26and the other man said, I ain't got no problem with you,

00:46:28and we ain't got no problem with each other,

00:46:29let's get out of here and get on with our business.

00:46:31So here they gonna see if there's

00:46:33any problem between the two.

00:46:36Side headlock by Ricky Martin, Terry Taylor

00:46:37trying to figure a way out of this one.

00:46:39Morton very, very quick.

00:46:40He'll have the advantage in that department.

00:46:42Taylor rolls him over on his shoulders,

00:46:43got two out of it.

00:46:45Again, Taylor rolling Morton over.

00:46:48Got a two count there.

00:46:50Well, I'll tell you what, Ricky Martin's

00:46:51in control right now with that headlock,

00:46:53applying a little pressure, trying to weigh him down.

00:46:56Terry Taylor needs to get off his back, Morton,

00:46:58because I can remember right here,

00:46:59this is a great move,

00:47:00patented Ricky Martin move right here.

00:47:02Terry Taylor needs to stay off his back

00:47:04because you know, in the old days,

00:47:05my old mama told me, she'd say,

00:47:06you know, you can't do anything laying on your back.

00:47:09And I used to be sleeping at 10, 11 in the morning.

00:47:11She'd come in and kick me in the booty

00:47:13and get me on off to work.

00:47:17Morton with a side headlock there.

00:47:19Still to come in the program,

00:47:20the heavyweight championship of the world.

00:47:22They're getting ready in the locker rooms.

00:47:23Nature boy, Ric Flair and Scott Steiner

00:47:25is going to be a classic fans.

00:47:27I think just for telling the people right now

00:47:30throughout the television land,

00:47:31this is probably going to be the greatest world title match

00:47:33ever in the history of television live.

00:47:35You're going to see it tonight around the world, baby.

00:47:37Side headlock by Morton, he's shot off there.

00:47:39Taylor misses the elbow.

00:47:40He misses again, the elbow high.

00:47:42Quick moment here.

00:47:43There's a high cross body.

00:47:44He may have him.

00:47:45He's got one.

00:47:46He's got two and a half.

00:47:46And Taylor backs out of the ring.

00:47:48That'll stop the momentum.

00:47:49And that's a great place for us to take this time out.

00:47:52We'll be right back on TBS.

00:47:57Welcome back everyone live to the class of champions.

00:47:59Dixie Dynamite, Jim Ross

00:48:00and the three time world's heavyweight champion,

00:48:03the American dream, Dusty Rhodes at ringside.

00:48:05It has been a very hard fought battle

00:48:07between these two individuals,

00:48:08Terry Taylor and Ricky Morton

00:48:10and basically a rugged,

00:48:12but still a clean scientific battle thus far.

00:48:16Well, what's happened when we was away

00:48:18that Terry Taylor took a little control of Ricky Morton

00:48:21using great maneuvers, great holds,

00:48:23working on his arm and right here,

00:48:25Ricky Morton finally made a move to come out of this thing.

00:48:28But I think that it's fresh right there, Terry Taylor.

00:48:31Now that's, that could be an illegal, illegal hold.

00:48:33A legal hold, what's happened is Terry Taylor

00:48:35has become a little more aggressive.

00:48:39Terry Taylor wants to impress the world,

00:48:41the championship committee at WCW.

00:48:43Ricky Morton drops behind,

00:48:45but Taylor held on to the ropes.

00:48:46Taylor missed that close on Morton.

00:48:48So quick, another arm drag takeover.

00:48:50This Sunday on the main event,

00:48:51Terry Taylor has another opportunity to move up the ladder

00:48:54because he'll take on the Z-Man

00:48:56this Sunday night on the main event exclusively

00:48:58here on TBS at 6.05 Eastern time.

00:49:01Well, Ricky Morton reverted back to what it's all about

00:49:05and that's wrestling, brother.

00:49:06Went back to an arm,

00:49:07getting his breath, working on that arm,

00:49:09taking it to Terry Taylor.

00:49:11Right here, he's got him in control.

00:49:14Ricky needs to weigh him down.

00:49:16It's going in Ricky Morton's way right now.

00:49:19Well, there you see Miss Alexandra York

00:49:22and we had heard rumors, obviously,

00:49:24that she had been talking to several wrestlers.

00:49:27Terry Taylor, one of those.

00:49:30I wonder if she's here to talk to Terry Taylor

00:49:31or to Ricky Morton.

00:49:32Well, you see right here, both men,

00:49:35both men looking at him.

00:49:37She said she had an announcement.

00:49:38I'm gonna tell you what,

00:49:39I think right here we just found out

00:49:41what the announcement is.

00:49:43Taylor with that forearm from behind, dropping down.

00:49:46Let's, if we have the comments ready for Miss York,

00:49:49let's hear her comments.

00:49:51This should reveal a lot.

00:49:56The time has come for the York Foundation

00:49:58to make that very special announcement.

00:50:00The wrestler you see in the ring this very moment,

00:50:03Terry Taylor, is our newest member.

00:50:07I've written a program especially for him.

00:50:09He will execute it flawlessly.

00:50:11And as always, the computer is infallible.

00:50:16Well, we had heard a lot of rumors

00:50:18as to whom she might be recruiting,

00:50:19but Terry Taylor now member of the,

00:50:22officially a member of the York Foundation.

00:50:25And Taylor drops a vicious knee

00:50:27right to the head of Ricky Morton.

00:50:28And if Taylor and Morton were friends at one time,

00:50:31they're certainly friends no longer.

00:50:33Well, I'm kind of wondering myself

00:50:34what that York Foundation is.

00:50:36I mean, if she's head of it,

00:50:38she must have a lot of savvy.

00:50:39I don't know much about computers.

00:50:41All I know here is Ricky Morton's going for the pin, baby.

00:50:43Inside cradle, and he got two and a half.

00:50:46Taylor right back up,

00:50:48and Taylor blatantly rakes the eyes of Ricky Morton.

00:50:51Well, he said he wanted to be noticed.

00:50:53Now he's, from what we hear,

00:50:54a member of the York Foundation,

00:50:56the main man, Terry Taylor, computerized man, 1991.

00:51:02He's out here now being more and more vicious,

00:51:05more and more taking the toll of one Ricky Morton.

00:51:09Come on, Ricky, you got to gut it up here, brother.

00:51:12Foot to the face by Terry Taylor,

00:51:13catching Ricky Morton coming in.

00:51:14There's a bulldog headlock.

00:51:16And Taylor rolls on top,

00:51:18leg grapevine as Miss York is feverishly

00:51:20putting that information into her computer.

00:51:24Well, I don't know if that computer says anything

00:51:25about a man's guts or about a man's determination.

00:51:28I know Ricky Morton's got plenty of them.

00:51:29That has not one thing to do with a computer.

00:51:33You cannot factor in the human element into a computer.

00:51:37Taylor, and Morton pulled the knees up.

00:51:40Oh, I wonder what the computer said about that.

00:51:41It must've laid something on.

00:51:42Say, do not jump from the top

00:51:44in case you're going to get your belly hit

00:51:46on two big old bony knees.

00:51:48Whoa, that's a shot.

00:51:49Big right hand by Taylor,

00:51:50and Morton fires back on him.

00:51:53Taylor, that rage look on his face,

00:51:56almost out of desperation.

00:51:58Again, he breaks the eyes.

00:52:00I'll tell you what, the exchange of good blows right there.

00:52:02Come on, Ricky.

00:52:03I might be a little biased here,

00:52:05but man, he needs to take it to him right here, brother.

00:52:09High elevation by Ricky Morton on Terry Taylor,

00:52:13the newest member of the York Foundation.

00:52:15Terry Taylor, the Irish, whips in for the ride.

00:52:18Morton walks the rope,

00:52:19and now those right hands with authority.

00:52:22Ricky's got to stay on him right here.

00:52:23Look at Terry Taylor now.

00:52:24He's got control of Ricky Morton, sets him down.

00:52:26Ricky going for a suplex.

00:52:27Take him over right there.

00:52:28Go for the pin.

00:52:29Need to hook him up, daddy.

00:52:31Didn't hook that leg, as Dusty Rhodes pointed out.

00:52:34Taylor able to kick out, consequently.

00:52:36There's a good drop kick by Ricky Morton.

00:52:39And now Ricky Morton with an offense

00:52:41and momentum squirreling in his corner.

00:52:42Morton!

00:52:44Taylor dropped out of sight.

00:52:45Morton hit the ropes,

00:52:46and Taylor's going to wrap him up.

00:52:48Ladies and gentlemen, here's your winner, Terry Taylor!

00:52:56Well, Terry Taylor showed us his true colors

00:52:58when Ricky Morton's back was turned, right here.

00:53:00Well, right here, we heard all the announcements

00:53:02going on right here.

00:53:03We found out what Terry Taylor and the York Foundation

00:53:05is all about.

00:53:06The man's back was turned.

00:53:08He took it to him right here.

00:53:09Ricky Morton goes for a high-risk maneuver, if you will.

00:53:12Even almost lands on Terry Taylor.

00:53:15He's in a bad way.

00:53:16Neck could be hurt, back could be hurt.

00:53:18Terry Taylor took advantage of the situation.

00:53:20I don't know about computers, but he won the match, baby.

00:53:23Ladies and gentlemen, one of the great features

00:53:25we'll see here at this time at the Big Pay-Per-View event

00:53:29on Sunday, February 24th,

00:53:31will be the Japanese women wrestlers.

00:53:34We're gonna take a look at that now.

00:53:37Tremendous action that they will provide.

00:53:39And it will be exclusively, their first appearance,

00:53:42exclusively on Pay-Per-View.

00:53:44Call your local cable company.

00:53:46It's gonna be on Sunday, February 24th,

00:53:49and only at WrestleWar 91.

00:53:52♪♪

00:54:04♪♪

00:54:13Welcome back, everyone,

00:54:14to the Clash of Champions live here on TBS.

00:54:17Right now, we wanna go to a special feature

00:54:19with Senior Editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Bill Apter.

00:54:22He's gonna present Sting the Wrestler of the Year Award.

00:54:25This videotape feature, the Wrestler of the Year Award,

00:54:27no stranger to the American dream, Dusty Rhodes.

00:54:29He won it many times, but right now,

00:54:31let's go to Bill Apter and the presentation.

00:54:35The scene, Corpus Christi, Texas, February 1990.

00:54:38The Four Horsemen attack this man to my left.

00:54:41Doctor said, you'll never wrestle again.

00:54:43Miraculously, in July, he comes back

00:54:45and wins the World Heavyweight Championship from Ric Flair.

00:54:48You fans got together and voted this man

00:54:49Inspirational Wrestler of the Year

00:54:51and Pro Wrestling Illustrated's biggest award,

00:54:54Wrestler of the Year. Here he is. This is Sting.

00:54:57Man, what a mouthful. That was unreal.

00:54:58I guess that's what you call overcoming adversities.

00:55:01And 1990 was a very big year for me, definitely.

00:55:04Inspirational Wrestler of the Year, I can't believe it.

00:55:08This one here, you gotta kind of take a big, deep breath.

00:55:12Wrestler of the Year, man, that's unreal.

00:55:141990 was a heck of a year for me.

00:55:16And I just want to say thank you to all the fans out there.

00:55:20This is Sting.

00:55:35Dusty, you know how it feels to be Wrestler of the Year.

00:55:36I know we both want to congratulate The Stinger.

00:55:39Well, I tell you, in the mind of Dusty Rhodes,

00:55:41the American Dream, Stinger is probably

00:55:45one of the hottest commodities in professional wrestling.

00:55:48I know what it feels like to be there, brother.

00:55:51And Stinger has got a date somewhere down the road

00:55:54with whoever wins that world's title tonight right in here.

00:55:58And Sid Vicious got to deal with The Stinger.

00:56:00But next, right now, I got a personal note

00:56:04for the people around the world

00:56:06and the people, our men and women in the Persian Gulf, baby.

00:56:12Let me say one thing live and in color on TV

00:56:18that this country, the American Dream,

00:56:21me as a kid, you as a kid, you as a parent,

00:56:24you as a mother, you as a father,

00:56:27you as people in this country

00:56:29has one thing to thank God about,

00:56:32that we got some men and women that are over there

00:56:35kicking somebody's ass in the Persian Gulf, baby.

00:56:39And the other thing is, listen to the American Dream.

00:56:47I don't want to go around this country

00:56:50and see somebody talking bad about our president,

00:56:54talking bad about we shouldn't be doing this.

00:56:57Well, baby, we doing it and we gonna do it right.

00:57:00And before it's over, I want them all back home, baby,

00:57:03because they are living the American Dream, that's it.

00:57:08Ladies and gentlemen,

00:57:09nothing more can be said about that subject.

00:57:11Let's go up to Gary Michael Cappetta.

00:57:14Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest,

00:57:16it is set for one fall.

00:57:19Introducing first, from Ackworth, Georgia,

00:57:24weighing 235 pounds,

00:57:28a true American,

00:57:31Ranger Ross.

00:57:39A real outstanding young man is Ranger Ross,

00:57:42former United States Army in the Rangers.

00:57:44First man off the helicopter in the Granada mission,

00:57:47received a commendation from President Ronald Reagan.

00:57:51You know, that's on his bio, it says,

00:57:52his greatest honor was leading my troops in combat.

00:57:55He's a wonderful human being.

00:57:57I'm gonna tell you, he's one of the chosen few,

00:57:59and you see it all the time.

00:58:01We're talking about a great country.

00:58:02I get really emotional when I talk about it.

00:58:04I maybe shouldn't have,

00:58:05I blurted out some of the little master words that I said,

00:58:08but that's Dusty Rhodes,

00:58:09the American Dream,

00:58:09ain't nobody can do anything about it, daddy,

00:58:11because I'm an American, true and true,

00:58:13just like this guy is.

00:58:14And we are here for one reason,

00:58:16we are free.

00:58:17And why we're free is because guys like Ranger Ross.

00:58:21And ladies and gentlemen,

00:58:22his opponent, from Havana, Cuba,

00:58:24weighing 245 pounds,

00:58:27El Cubano.

00:58:30Well, fans, before this one gets underway,

00:58:32Ranger Ross wanted to say something to all you fans.

00:58:35Let's listen now to his comments.

00:58:40I just wanna say to all the soldiers

00:58:41over in the Middle East,

00:58:43and the families,

00:58:43just want you to know that our prayers are with you,

00:58:46and that it makes me sleep good at night,

00:58:47that this is an all-volunteer military,

00:58:50and it states in the Ranger Creed

00:58:52that energetically,

00:58:53will I meet the enemies of my country,

00:58:54and I shall defeat them on the field of battle,

00:58:56for I am better trained,

00:58:57and will fight with all my might.

00:58:59Surrender is not underrated.

00:59:02Ranger Ross scooping up El Cubano.

00:59:06He's got great potential, the Ranger does.

00:59:09And he has got the motivation right now.

00:59:11He's wrestling this match for not only the men and women

00:59:13in the Persian Gulf,

00:59:14but for the families of those brave individuals

00:59:18that are watching our broadcast tonight,

00:59:20exclusively here on TBS.

00:59:21Yeah, I'll tell you what,

00:59:22you know here at WCW,

00:59:23Ranger Ross is a man that is on the move.

00:59:26He is a tremendous athlete,

00:59:27but he is patriotic,

00:59:29and right now tonight, as you said,

00:59:30he's not only in there for himself,

00:59:32he's in there for everybody throughout this country

00:59:35that's standing tall for America.

00:59:36And I'll say it again, brother,

00:59:37I'm proud, and I'm loud,

00:59:39and I'm proud to do it.

00:59:41Ranger Ross, nice reversal into the wrist lock.

00:59:47I don't know much about this El Cubano here.

00:59:50He's all in black, and his mask is black.

00:59:52I don't know what's underneath there.

00:59:53Now, in a match like this, you can't tell what's there.

00:59:55You don't know what that man's thinking.

00:59:57He seems to have a good ability

00:59:59and some good wrestling moves.

01:00:00Ranger Ross just seems to be a lot, lot better,

01:00:02but you can't tell in a match with a masked guy

01:00:05really what's going through his mind,

01:00:06because you can't see the expression that's on his face.

01:00:10More in mind, the fans of this Monday night,

01:00:11we'll have a big national television taping

01:00:13in center stage in Atlanta.

01:00:14We're full of excitement there.

01:00:15Good arm drag takeover by Ranger Ross.

01:00:17He's rangy, he's 6'2", he's 235,

01:00:21and he's got great quickness.

01:00:22This is an outstanding role model

01:00:24for any youngster of any color

01:00:26watching this broadcast here tonight.

01:00:27And I'm gonna tell you, he's in tremendous shape,

01:00:29because what he's been through in his career,

01:00:32and what he's been through serving this country,

01:00:34and what he's been through to become a professional wrestler

01:00:37makes this man a very well-conditioned athlete.

01:00:41And like I say right now, this El Cubano here,

01:00:44he's got some great moves, I'm telling you now.

01:00:46Ranger Ross, I hopefully wasn't too excited

01:00:49about the situation, because he's going up on top,

01:00:50and anything can happen in this high-risk maneuver.

01:00:54High risk up there, and the Ranger

01:00:56quickly moved out of the way.

01:00:58Remember still to come in our broadcast,

01:01:00the Horseman against the Renegade Warriors,

01:01:03Flying Brian is here, the big arm wrestling contest,

01:01:05and then the big one,

01:01:06the main event for the World's Heavyweight Championship.

01:01:09That and more still to come in this broadcast.

01:01:11Ranger Ross maneuvered him right to the ropes,

01:01:13that's very smart.

01:01:14That's very smart, I'm telling you,

01:01:16Ranger Ross right here, look at this move right here.

01:01:18Tremendous athletic ability,

01:01:20firing on him, he needs to get him back in the ring

01:01:22and take this guy home.

01:01:24I mean, this is an opportunity here

01:01:26Ranger Ross needs to take a hold of,

01:01:27because this guy, we don't know who he is,

01:01:29we don't know where he came from,

01:01:31and we don't know how bad he really is,

01:01:33so you can't take anybody lightly.

01:01:34Ranger Ross needs to get to business.

01:01:36Ranger Ross up and over the top rope,

01:01:38he's got him in a sunset flip position,

01:01:40and the Ranger holds him down.

01:01:42Ladies and gentlemen, here's your winner,

01:01:45Ranger Ross!

01:01:48When we come back,

01:01:49we'll see the Renegade Warriors challenge the Horsemen,

01:01:51but first this, about the big one in Phoenix,

01:01:55Wrestle War.

01:01:55♪♪

01:02:10After months of tension,

01:02:13but the war games began.

01:02:15First time, live on pay-per-view.

01:02:18Sunday night, February 24th,

01:02:21an explosive eruption.

01:02:23Wrestle War 91.

01:02:26Two ring, enclosed in a steel cage.

01:02:30Two teams battle.

01:02:32It's submission or surrender.

01:02:35There's no escape.

01:02:37We've declared war!

01:02:40Witness world championship wrestling superstars,

01:02:43Sting and Lex Luger.

01:02:45The true Gretel Steiner brothers.

01:02:48The aerial assault of Flyin' Brian.

01:02:52And the Horsemen ride.

01:02:55I want you at Wrestle War, daddy.

01:02:59Wrestle War 91, featuring war games.

01:03:03Live, only on pay-per-view.

01:03:05Sunday, February 24th.

01:03:11Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest

01:03:14is a tag team event.

01:03:16Introducing team number one,

01:03:19from the Mescalero Reservation of New Mexico,

01:03:23Chris and Mark Youngblood,

01:03:25the Renegade Warriors!

01:03:30The Youngblood brothers comprising the Renegade Warriors.

01:03:33That's Mark Youngblood in the ring.

01:03:35His younger brother, Chris, follows him in.

01:03:38But, Dust, they better circle their wagons

01:03:41because the Horsemen are preparing to ride.

01:03:44I tell you what, Jimbo, I'm gonna like this one, baby,

01:03:46because it's got some of my old foes in it.

01:03:49We're talking about the Horsemen,

01:03:51Right here, baby, let's do it!

01:03:54And ladies and gentlemen, their opponents.

01:03:57They are the Horsemen.

01:03:59First, from Minnesota, weighing 260 pounds,

01:04:04The Enforcer, Arn Anderson!

01:04:11And from Sweetwater, Texas, 278 pounds,

01:04:16Barry Windham!

01:04:19And we're rocking now in Gainesville, Georgia,

01:04:21the Georgia Mountain Center.

01:04:24A lot of bad blood has developed right here on TBS

01:04:27between these two teams and the Renegade Warriors

01:04:31attacking the Horsemen, surprising the Horsemen,

01:04:34showing that big offense right off the bat here.

01:04:37And Windham and Anderson have left the ring.

01:04:40One thing we've got to understand here, Jimbo,

01:04:42we're talking about the greatest...

01:04:44Right here, they go in with offense right off the bat,

01:04:46it's true, but in this case here,

01:04:48they're gonna have to do just a little bit more

01:04:49because they've got a whole lot of it coming at them, baby.

01:04:52Double team moves by the Renegade Warriors

01:04:55and Arn Anderson and Barry Windham,

01:04:57who this Saturday at 6.05 will be taking on

01:05:00Tim Horner and Brad Armstrong right here on TBS

01:05:03in World Championship Wrestling.

01:05:04Fans, I've got to tell you, we've got two of the biggest

01:05:07hours ever this Saturday night at 6.05

01:05:10right here on TBS, and the Horsemen,

01:05:12they're gonna step inside two rings,

01:05:14enclosed by steel, exclusively on pay-per-view

01:05:17at the third annual WrestleWar pay-per-view

01:05:20spectacular in Phoenix.

01:05:22Well, I'll tell you what, Jimbo,

01:05:23WrestleWar's been going on for three years.

01:05:24It's the third annual.

01:05:25It's one of the toughest events in the world.

01:05:27And right here, we see, and I'm ready for this one,

01:05:29and they're firing on him right here.

01:05:30Did you see them big old pretty pitchers

01:05:32when they come out?

01:05:33A bear, Windham, and that old ball-headed Arn Anderson.

01:05:37Well, I'm not gonna add anything to that.

01:05:40I may have to do an interview with him sometime.

01:05:41I want him to come back on me.

01:05:42Well, take me with you when you do, baby,

01:05:44but I'll stand there with you.

01:05:46I like these renegade lawyers.

01:05:47They dress nice, and they got some fire in their soul,

01:05:51brother.

01:05:52We're gonna see something here.

01:05:53Dollar and Elbow tie up.

01:05:54Mark Youngblood, Arn Anderson puts him to the ropes.

01:05:56Misses with that big supine left hand

01:05:58and right hands by Youngblood, firing up on Double A.

01:06:02And the man who wants to be

01:06:03the television champion of the world

01:06:05backs into the corner of the Horsemen

01:06:07with a very bewildered look,

01:06:08almost a startled look on his face.

01:06:10Well, Arn Anderson, when he gets that stunned look

01:06:12on his face, that's when he gets the meanest.

01:06:15That's when he gets the baddest.

01:06:16That's when he starts thinking about business at hand.

01:06:19And business at hand is two young guys right here

01:06:21that got fire in their eyes,

01:06:23and they want a victory tonight

01:06:24live across the world in color on television.

01:06:28Renegade Warriors want to make a name for themselves

01:06:30right here on the most watched wrestling broadcast

01:06:34I'm sure in the country.

01:06:39Youngblood, Chris Youngblood, I should say.

01:06:426'2", 235.

01:06:44They were raised on the Mescalero Indian Reservation

01:06:46in New Mexico, and the Horsemen know

01:06:49that they cannot intimidate the team.

01:06:51They found that out right here on TBS last Saturday,

01:06:54as a matter of fact.

01:06:55But the Renegade Warriors are showing

01:06:56a lot of offense dream,

01:06:57and I think that's what they've got to do.

01:06:59They've got to take the fight to the Horsemen.

01:07:01Well, I said on the onslaught

01:07:02of this great program tonight,

01:07:03I said offense is the name of the game.

01:07:05And when you own the offense

01:07:06and you can make it work for you,

01:07:07you're going to score touchdowns.

01:07:08You're going to get victories,

01:07:09and victory is the name of the game.

01:07:111, 2, 3, right here.

01:07:12Ian Anderson again pushed off right here.

01:07:14Might be it.

01:07:15Get down there, referee.

01:07:16He's going to roll him up.

01:07:171, 2.

01:07:18Referee Randy Anderson got 2 1⁄2 out of that one.

01:07:21Arn Anderson getting very frustrated

01:07:23right here at this point,

01:07:24and no timeout will be granted.

01:07:26Yeah, Ian Anderson sticking up his hand,

01:07:28wanting to timeout,

01:07:29and wanting to talk to Barry,

01:07:31wanting to regroup.

01:07:32But in behind that move he made

01:07:34of them evil eyes of him,

01:07:35you see Mr. Barry Winderman here,

01:07:37and as a professional wrestler goes,

01:07:39this man has all the tools, brother.

01:07:416'6", 278, from Sweetwater, Texas.

01:07:45Another second-generation wrestler.

01:07:47He's been a U.S. champion,

01:07:48and he's been one half of the world champion,

01:07:50tag champion.

01:07:51Chris Youngblood with a tremendous dropkick.

01:07:54I'm not so sure if Arn Anderson was calling timeout

01:07:56or calling a technical foul on the Renegade Warriors.

01:07:59I'll tell you, he's talking.

01:08:01I like that.

01:08:02I like that, Jimbo, a technical foul.

01:08:04He could call a technical foul

01:08:05because from the get-go of this match,

01:08:08they've been looking a little bit ragged

01:08:10because these two men are tearing them up.

01:08:12They're getting after it.

01:08:13They know how important this night is.

01:08:15We're building for the flair,

01:08:16starting a match,

01:08:17the biggest match ever seen on television,

01:08:19coming up later on this program.

01:08:20Right now, we're setting the pace for it, daddy.

01:08:24Barry Winderman using those big boots

01:08:26as a weapon there,

01:08:27the straight right hand on Mark Youngblood.

01:08:30Tag made.

01:08:31Here comes the enforcer of the Horsemen,

01:08:33Arn Anderson,

01:08:34a man that knows what it's like

01:08:35to step inside the double steel cage at war games.

01:08:38But look at Youngblood fire up.

01:08:40Takes Anderson all the way back

01:08:41to the Renegade Warrior corner.

01:08:43I'll tell you what, right here,

01:08:44they're doing the right thing.

01:08:45They're getting a fresh man in there.

01:08:46As long as you stay fresh with these guys,

01:08:48you can stay on top.

01:08:49Right here, double chop,

01:08:50kicking down into the ground.

01:08:51They're on fire right here.

01:08:52They're looking for an upset.

01:08:53They're looking for a victory.

01:08:55Right here on TBS tonight,

01:08:56WCW, live and in color.

01:08:58They're going for it.

01:09:00Anderson sending Chris Youngblood for the ride there.

01:09:02And he caught him off.

01:09:03And there's that spine buster.

01:09:04What a sit-landing move by Double A Arn Anderson.

01:09:07And what a smart tag.

01:09:08He got Windham in very quickly.

01:09:10Oh, that, I'm telling you,

01:09:11that's the smartness of the Horsemen.

01:09:13We're talking about two of the greatest right here.

01:09:15Barry Windham now going to take over the situation at hand.

01:09:19On top of the lateral press.

01:09:20He may have him here,

01:09:21but Youngblood showing a lot of guts,

01:09:23a lot of determination.

01:09:24He kicked out at two with a front face lock

01:09:26into the DDT.

01:09:28We've seen that DDT work a little bit earlier tonight.

01:09:30He's in the rope.

01:09:31A little bit earlier tonight.

01:09:32He got the end ropes.

01:09:33Luckily, that DDT gets his power,

01:09:34but one guy doing it is two.

01:09:36Tag made.

01:09:37Now Windham and Anderson have hit that rhythm.

01:09:40They've got those tags.

01:09:41They're coming in and out,

01:09:42keeping that fresh man in the ring.

01:09:44Like a well-oiled machine ring.

01:09:45Once they get that rhythm,

01:09:46like we know both of them can,

01:09:48they are hard to beat.

01:09:49And they can punish a man.

01:09:50They can take a man to the limit.

01:09:52They can take a man down as quick as anything.

01:09:55Right here, Arn Anderson,

01:09:56the smart of the years.

01:09:57Now, you watch this move right here.

01:09:59He's got a hold of this guy.

01:10:00He's leaning on him.

01:10:01Now, you see right here,

01:10:02if you're at home, take your wife,

01:10:03get up in the living room,

01:10:04put her in this hold and lean on her

01:10:06and see how quick she'll break down like a shotgun.

01:10:11Yeah.

01:10:14Front face lock.

01:10:15Oh, when their heads crack together,

01:10:17the back of Anderson's head,

01:10:19right in the face of young Chris Youngblood.

01:10:22I'm telling you.

01:10:23I can see a lot.

01:10:24There's a lot of men getting in trouble right now.

01:10:26Tony, stand up.

01:10:27I want a front face lock.

01:10:28Yeah, there you go.

01:10:29I mean, don't hurt him,

01:10:30because we love him.

01:10:31We can't do without him.

01:10:32Oh, man.

01:10:34That is a big-time offensive move there.

01:10:37Inverted atomic drop by AA.

01:10:39He's going for the rope for a high-risk move,

01:10:41and he caught it.

01:10:42He got a knee.

01:10:43Youngblood got the knee

01:10:44right up into the lower abdomen.

01:10:45I'll tell you what, Jimbo,

01:10:46right there is a very unusual move for Arn Anderson.

01:10:48That's a high-risk maneuver off the top.

01:10:50You never see him do that type of move,

01:10:52and it backfired on him right there.

01:10:54He did get his knees up just in time,

01:10:56and that will take that midsection

01:10:57and put it back behind your belly button.

01:11:00Tag was made.

01:11:02Here comes Mark Youngblood,

01:11:03knocking Anderson down.

01:11:05He knocks McBarry Windham down.

01:11:08The Indian's on the warpath here

01:11:10with that tomahawk chop,

01:11:11and now all four men are in the ring.

01:11:14I'll tell you, they couldn't have jacked now.

01:11:16I know they're going for it.

01:11:17They got to keep moving here.

01:11:19They got to stay on top.

01:11:20They need a legal man.

01:11:21There needs to be somebody in here

01:11:23in case we go for a fall.

01:11:24Great move right here

01:11:25by Barry Windham.

01:11:26Windham got rid of one of the Youngbloods.

01:11:28He got rid of Mark Youngblood.

01:11:29The horse must know how Custer feels,

01:11:31or felt.

01:11:33Youngblood's in for the ride there.

01:11:35Windham!

01:11:37Got him with a lariat.

01:11:38Adam, he got him all.

01:11:40We're getting ready to see right here

01:11:42the horseman at their best,

01:11:44the horseman at work right here.

01:11:45They're setting him up right here.

01:11:47I'm talking about, we're talking 10, 12 feet off the ax.

01:11:50Superplex.

01:11:51Superplex time.

01:11:52Windham with a superplex,

01:11:54but Anderson's the legal man in the ring.

01:11:56Anderson detained the referee,

01:11:58and the horseman wins it.

01:12:00Ladies and gentlemen,

01:12:01the winners of the match,

01:12:03Barry Windham and Orton Anderson.

01:12:07Exclusively on pay-per-view,

01:12:09the horseman will ride into WrestleWorld,

01:12:12into war games,

01:12:13and they know what it's like to pay the price.

01:12:16An impressive victory here.

01:12:19You see right here, Jimbo,

01:12:21the spinebuster early in the match,

01:12:23starting to take its toll on the Warriors right here.

01:12:26Iron Anderson and Barry Windham

01:12:27have started to take control of the match

01:12:29and puts him down right there.

01:12:30This is to start what comes later

01:12:33when Iron Anderson and Barry Windham

01:12:35do as only they can do.

01:12:37The double team at its best,

01:12:39just in time to get out

01:12:40before the referee counts one man out.

01:12:42Being set up right here for the patented move

01:12:45by Barry Windham from the top rope.

01:12:47Like I said, this 12, 10, 12 feet.

01:12:49Here he comes, taking over,

01:12:51legal man in the ring,

01:12:52Iron Anderson,

01:12:53the horseman at their best tonight.

01:12:56Still to come,

01:12:57Tony Schiavone talks to Stan and Lariat Hanson,

01:12:59Flyin' Brian's coming up,

01:13:00there's arm wrestling,

01:13:01and the world title,

01:13:02but first, listen to this.

01:13:06Witness Sting, the Steiners,

01:13:08and Flyin' Brian

01:13:09as they mount an assault

01:13:10against the awesome power,

01:13:11the Four Horsemen.

01:13:13We've declared war!

01:13:15WrestleWar 91,

01:13:17live only on pay-per-view,

01:13:19Sunday, February 24th.

01:13:22Let's go.

01:13:36Fans coming up,

01:13:37WrestleWar,

01:13:38the third annual WrestleWar 91

01:13:40from Phoenix Air Excel

01:13:41exclusively on pay-per-view

01:13:43on Sunday, February 24th,

01:13:457 o'clock eastern time.

01:13:46One of the matches,

01:13:47a awesome return match.

01:13:49against Stan The Lariat Hansen.

01:13:52We're gonna take a look at some footage from Japan.

01:13:56Japanese commentary on this footage.

01:13:57Take a look at this awesome situation.

01:14:30I might add that promoters all over the world wanted this match, wanted a rematch, and we

01:14:40have it.

01:14:41World Championship Wrestling as part of WrestleWorld 91, and here he is, the former U.S. Champion,

01:14:46Stan The Lariat Hansen.

01:14:47You know, the thing is, you're watching that little videotape, the thing you've got to

01:14:52realize is the intensity of the match.

01:14:55The people here in America, you've never seen a match like that.

01:14:59You've never seen Big Van Vader and Stan Hansen squaring off like we did in Tokyo, Japan.

01:15:05You know why?

01:15:06Because they want all these pretty boys over here.

01:15:09They want all these pretty guys that paint their face up.

01:15:12Over there, they want real men.

01:15:14Well, in Phoenix, on the 24th of February, we're gonna bring it right in there, and everybody

01:15:20will pay for you.

01:15:21They're gonna be able to see this, and I can use the bell, and he can use the mat, and

01:15:26I can use the chair, and I do what I damn well want.

01:15:31Let's go back to the ring.

01:15:36Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest, it is set for one fall.

01:15:39Introducing first, in the ring, from the State Patrol, weighing 231 pounds, Sergeant Buddy

01:15:48Lee Parker.

01:15:49Well, Tony needs to take a shower.

01:15:50I guess we'll pay for that cleaning bill.

01:15:51He's a man right here, baby.

01:15:52Oh, yeah.

01:15:53Cincinnati, Ohio.

01:15:54Ladies and gentlemen, his opponent, from Cincinnati, Ohio, 226 pounds, Flying Brian.

01:15:55Flying Brian will be in our big Saturday night broadcast.

01:15:56He'll be interviewed by Missy Hyatt this Saturday night.

01:15:57We're gonna have it at 6.05 Eastern Time, right here on TBS.

01:15:58The Flying Brian's one of the most courageous athletes in the world.

01:15:59He's a man.

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01:16:45He's a man.

01:16:46He's a man.

01:16:47He's a man.

01:16:48He's a man.

01:16:49He's a man.

01:16:50He's a man.

01:16:51He's a man.

01:16:52He's a man.

01:16:53He's a man.

01:16:54He's a man.

01:16:55He's a man.

01:16:56He's a man.

01:16:57He's a man.

01:16:58He's a man.

01:16:59He's a man.

01:17:00He's a man.

01:17:01He's a man.

01:17:02He's a man.

01:17:03He's a man.

01:17:04He's a man.

01:17:05He's a man.

01:17:06He's a man.

01:17:07He's a man.

01:17:08He's a man.

01:17:09He's a man.

01:17:10He's a man.

01:17:11He's a man.

01:17:12This is a heck of a tough kid.

01:17:14As we said, Coach Kim Wood, the strength coach at Bengal said he's the toughest player he

01:17:18ever saw in the NFL.

01:17:20That's a great move.

01:17:21Whoa.

01:17:22That's a great move right there and he went for the pin right away.

01:17:23I'm gonna tell you something about that, what's this guy's name again?

01:17:26It's not Barney Five.

01:17:27It's not Barney Five.

01:17:28It's Sergeant Buddy Lee Parker.

01:17:29Well, I'm gonna tell you, if Buddy Lee Parker stopped me on the highway and went to get

01:17:32me a ticket, me and him may have to have talk.

01:17:35Runs that shoulder up to the mid-section of Flyand Bryan.

01:17:39as we pointed out earlier in the broadcast,

01:17:40Lion Bryan and the Z-Men were once the US Tag Champions.

01:17:43This kid has got championship material written all over it.

01:17:47Yeah, and I'm telling you, he is,

01:17:49he's alive tonight, and he's gotta be.

01:17:51We all are, because we're right here.

01:17:53We coming to you in your living room,

01:17:55and this is an exciting night.

01:17:56We know that Ric Flair back there right now,

01:17:58what's he thinking tonight?

01:17:59What's he thinking about Scott Steiner?

01:18:01What is going through his mind?

01:18:03Seven times World Heavyweight Champion.

01:18:05I tell you, everybody that's been out here tonight,

01:18:07one thing is on their mind.

01:18:09They're gunning for the gold.

01:18:10Ric Flair, World's Heavyweight Champion.

01:18:12Sergeant Buddy Lee Parker kicking

01:18:13Lion Bryan out to the apron.

01:18:15Lion Bryan is preparing so intently.

01:18:19Oh, landed right on his feet for the war games.

01:18:21As you said, he's gonna be the smallest man

01:18:23in the war games, but his courage

01:18:26may surpass any of the other seven in there.

01:18:29Well, that's what I said a while ago.

01:18:31Maybe I made a mistake when I said maybe he was tiny.

01:18:33That's the way we talk in Texas, tiny and everything.

01:18:35My daughter Cody and Teal taught me how to say tiny,

01:18:39but tiny and courage, he is not.

01:18:40He is a giant among men in the courage department.

01:18:44You know, in a normal circumstance,

01:18:45you'd think a 226-pounder's a pretty good-sized guy.

01:18:49Sergeant Buddy Lee Parker on the railway.

01:18:51Pillman up on the top rope.

01:18:53Keep your eye on Bryan.

01:18:54Bryan, cross-body, right out on the runway.

01:18:58Ooh, I ain't never, I ain't never, I ain't never.

01:19:00That's all I gotta say about that.

01:19:02I mean, I ain't never seen nothing like that.

01:19:06Nashville, Georgia's not known for its airport.

01:19:08Atlanta is, but Flying Bryan just took off.

01:19:11He created his own landing.

01:19:13Big chop there, you know, he at one time

01:19:15was a protege of Nature Boy Ric Flair.

01:19:17He learned a lot from the champion.

01:19:19Those chops are one indication of that.

01:19:22I'll tell you what, he is taking control right here.

01:19:24He's got, he's got, he's had this whole match.

01:19:27He needs to try to go for a pin right here,

01:19:29and this might be it.

01:19:30High cross-body, he got it, right on the rope.

01:19:32He did great by the leg, and Flying Bryan has won it.

01:19:35Ladies and gentlemen, here's your winner, Flying Bryan.

01:19:40Fans are gonna be telling you how you can join

01:19:41the official WCW fan club in a few moments.

01:19:45We're gonna take another look.

01:19:47High-risk move right here, and it paid off.

01:19:49Well, right here, he comes from the turnbuckle

01:19:51onto the ramp.

01:19:52He's got to be so high in the air.

01:19:54That's gotta be a great impact maneuver by him,

01:19:58and right here off the top, once again,

01:20:00that's why he's the Flying Man, Bryan Puma.

01:20:04Flying Bryan will be in war games with Sting

01:20:06and the Steiner Brothers against the Horsemen,

01:20:08exclusively on pay-per-view.

01:20:10He's got a victory right here.

01:20:13Flying Bryan has won it, and now, ladies and gentlemen,

01:20:15as we said, we're starting an official WCW fan club,

01:20:21and we want to show you fans how you can call.

01:20:23There's a phone number here, 1-404-426-8795.

01:20:28Call it tomorrow during normal business hours.

01:20:31For all the information, the WCW official fan club,

01:20:34and fans, when we come back, we're going to arm wrestle.

01:20:38♪♪

01:20:43♪♪

01:20:48♪♪

01:20:52Thanks very much for staying with us here, ladies and gentlemen.

01:20:53The Clash of Champions, Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes

01:20:55here at ringside.

01:20:56Now, still to come, the battle

01:20:58for the heavyweight championship of the world

01:21:00at Scott Steiner will challenge the nature boy, Rick Blair.

01:21:03But right now, we're at the part of the program

01:21:06that is not quite as intense

01:21:08as what we'll see in a few moments.

01:21:09Man, I don't know about intense.

01:21:11I know that what's getting ready to happen here

01:21:14is Paulie Dangersley is going to arm wrestle Mr. Hyde,

01:21:18and I got to pick a winner.

01:21:19Who's going to win that thing?

01:21:21Mr. Hyde?

01:21:22Yeah, it's going to happen right here.

01:21:25And intensity, like you said, I don't think plays a part.

01:21:30Well, we've heard a lot of talking

01:21:31from both sides on this situation,

01:21:33but right now, let's go up for a very special introduction.

01:21:36Let's go up to Gary Michael Capetta.

01:21:38Ladies and gentlemen, at this time,

01:21:40I have great pleasure in introducing two times

01:21:43he has been voted Billboard Magazine

01:21:46Country DJ of the Year,

01:21:49from Atlantis, Y-106 and Y-104,

01:21:52Mr. Rupert Jones!

01:21:54Thank you, Gary.

01:21:58Thank you very much.

01:22:00And since it is the Clash of Champions,

01:22:03I'd like to say a special hello to some real champions,

01:22:08our service members in the Middle East.

01:22:09God bless you.

01:22:10We're praying for you.

01:22:11All right, ladies and gentlemen,

01:22:16helping to officiate the three-time

01:22:18AWI Middleweight Champion,

01:22:20the WPAA Champion, 10 years in a row,

01:22:23let's hear it for Mr. Johnny Walker!

01:22:26Introducing first, from Starzale, New York,

01:22:30the co-host of The Power Hour,

01:22:33the Psycho Yappy, Paul E. Dangerously!

01:22:55Paul E. Dangerously!

01:23:00Paul E. Dangerously!

01:23:05Paul E. Dangerously!

01:23:10Paul E. Dangerously!

01:23:12Ladies and gentlemen, introducing

01:23:15the co-host of the night and night,

01:23:18she hails from Tallahassee, Florida,

01:23:20the First Lady of Wrestling,

01:23:23Missy Hyatt!

01:23:26♪♪

01:23:35Paul E. is ready.

01:23:37And there's a lot of pride on the line here

01:23:41for Paul E., our humiliation.

01:23:43He is really ready, he says.

01:23:44His hands are taped up.

01:23:45It looks like he's going to a street fight.

01:23:48Yeah, he looks like he's going to a street fight, all right.

01:23:50I'll tell you what, that is a pretty lady right there.

01:23:52I know that for a fact.

01:23:53She's been training.

01:23:57She's been working out hard.

01:23:59And Paul E. Dangerously now has to face the consequences

01:24:02in front of a million men around the world.

01:24:05Will he get beaten by a woman?

01:24:07She's been in mind. He's got his head down.

01:24:09He's meditating.

01:24:11No. Yes, sir, he did it.

01:24:15Oh, turn them children's faces.

01:24:18Oh, it's over.

01:24:19He didn't even realize it.

01:24:21No.

01:24:23Oh, yeah.

01:24:25Oh, whoa, yeah.

01:24:27I'm going to tell you what, he had a couple of things

01:24:29on his mind besides arm wrestling, Daddy.

01:24:34Paul E. saw he'd like to go two out of three.

01:24:36He's going to be thinking in twos.

01:24:38As far as that's concerned, this one is history.

01:24:42Do we have that on replay?

01:24:43Can we see that again?

01:24:45I'd like to see it again.

01:24:46I'd like to see it twice.

01:24:49The winner, Missy Hayes.

01:24:53I don't blame him.

01:24:54Paul E. has been humiliated right here

01:24:57on national television.

01:24:59I mean, humiliation has set in his mind.

01:25:01Let's take another look here, Dream.

01:25:04Paul E. was looking down, but when he looked up,

01:25:07it was like, you know, an episode of Twin Peaks

01:25:09or something. Yeah, well, I'll tell you,

01:25:10like I said, he had a couple other things

01:25:12on his mind right here, and I'm going to take a look at this.

01:25:15I'm going to look at it at home, and I want all you men

01:25:17to think about this for a minute.

01:25:18Paul E. let us all down.

01:25:21Let us all down.

01:25:24Missy Hyatt has won the arm wrestling.

01:25:27Paul E. may never let this one down,

01:25:29and fans, when we come back,

01:25:31the heavyweight championship of the world is next.

01:25:39There you go.

01:25:40There you go.

01:25:42Hey, it's not Sting. It's Ric Flair.

01:25:46It's not Bruce Smith. It's Laura's Tale.

01:25:49All right.

01:25:50That's how the show make it is.

01:25:52That's how the show make it is.

01:25:56Hey, what can I say?

01:25:59That man is telling the truth.

01:26:01What can I say? He's telling it like it is.

01:26:10The talking is done.

01:26:16The time to act is now.

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01:26:45Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest

01:26:49is for the World Heavyweight Championship.

01:26:54It is set for one fall with TV time remaining.

01:27:00Introducing first the challenger.

01:27:03Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

01:27:13Ladies and gentlemen, accompanied to the ring

01:27:15by his brother Rick from Detroit, Michigan,

01:27:20weighing 248 pounds,

01:27:23one half of the United States Tag Team Champions,

01:27:28Scott Steiner!

01:27:33What a matchup you're about to see,

01:27:34ladies and gentlemen.

01:27:35Scott Steiner, the two-time All-American

01:27:39from the University of Michigan,

01:27:41will take on a man that many consider

01:27:42to be one of the greatest world champions of all time.

01:27:46Seven times, he has scored the gold.

01:27:50Oh, boy, this is gonna be a good one here.

01:27:52I'm telling you, this kid looks great.

01:27:54Scott Steiner right now tonight.

01:27:57There's a chance for him here, baby.

01:28:01Oh, yeah, look at him.

01:28:03Nature Boy.

01:28:06Ladies and gentlemen, his opponent

01:28:08from Charlotte, North Carolina,

01:28:10weighing 239 pounds,

01:28:14and for the seventh time,

01:28:16he is the World Heavyweight Champion,

01:28:21Nature Boy, Rick Flair!

01:28:28Rick Flair, the WCW World's Heavyweight Champion

01:28:31in this one-fall or television-time remaining event.

01:28:35And, ladies and gentlemen, before we begin this match,

01:28:39we have a very important and special guest here.

01:28:43I would like to introduce you to

01:28:45representative from New Japan Pro Wrestling,

01:28:49Mr. Hiro Matsuda.

01:28:54And, of course, the winner of this match

01:28:55will take on Tatsumi Fujinami

01:28:58in March in the Egg Dome in Tokyo.

01:29:00Mr. Matsuda obviously very interested

01:29:02in the outcome of this mastering.

01:29:04Well, Jimbo, any time you have a match of this magnitude,

01:29:06it takes on an international flavor.

01:29:08Japan has some great wrestlers, some great athletes,

01:29:11and I know for a fact that Mr. Matsuda

01:29:13representing his company is here tonight

01:29:15to see this tremendous event,

01:29:17because one of these men will go there.

01:29:18And, ladies and gentlemen, also in attendance,

01:29:21he is the largest athlete in the world,

01:29:257 feet, 7 inches, 450 pounds of El Gigante.

01:29:357 feet, 7, 450 pounds, size 22 shoe.

01:29:40Get a pair of Tony Lamas on that man,

01:29:42you have to kill a whole herd.

01:29:43I'll tell you what, I know one thing about Ric Flair

01:29:46or Scott Steiner, the size-wise,

01:29:48I know, I don't know how they're gonna match up

01:29:51if they ever meet this man.

01:29:55High five, have him come down to, he's a good guy.

01:29:59What a, really a nice person.

01:30:02Oh, look at the size of this guy.

01:30:05Awesome, awesome.

01:30:06Extending his hand and good sportsmanship

01:30:08from Nature Boy Ric Flair.

01:30:13Oh, be careful, Nates, don't let this

01:30:15come back to haunt you, baby.

01:30:18There it is, turning rudely and walking away.

01:30:21El Gigante.

01:30:23How many signed 1,000 autographs tonight?

01:30:25The kids love this big guy.

01:30:277'7", 450 pounds.

01:30:33And there's what they will be fighting for,

01:30:35the WCW Heavyweight Championship of the World.

01:30:39On January the 11th, in the Meadowlands,

01:30:42Nature Boy Ric Flair won the title for the seventh time

01:30:46in controversial fashion.

01:30:47We should have seen that.

01:30:49In controversial fashion, we should add,

01:30:52against the Stinger.

01:30:54This one, one fall, our TV time remaining.

01:30:59One thing that Scott Steiner has to realize tonight,

01:31:01that he is in there with probably the greatest

01:31:04World Champion of all time.

01:31:05I've been in there with him.

01:31:06I know what it feels like to let it go.

01:31:08I know what it feels like to go for it.

01:31:10Scott Steiner tonight has a great chance

01:31:13to take a great step.

01:31:15And Scott Steiner is gonna, I know,

01:31:17I will give him all he is, because right here,

01:31:19he will not be intimidated, baby.

01:31:24My broadcast partner, the American Dream, Dusty Rose,

01:31:27has carried that gold on three different occasions.

01:31:31So he knows what it's like to defend,

01:31:34and also obviously to chase the World's Champion.

01:31:36Good football talk there by Scott Steiner.

01:31:38He is powerful, he is quick.

01:31:40It's gonna take all of Flair's resourcefulness,

01:31:43all of the tricks, all of his technique,

01:31:45to fend off this challenge of this awesome youngster.

01:31:48Rick Flair knows all the tricks, knows all the technique.

01:31:51He can either teach this guy a lesson tonight,

01:31:53or this man right here can become

01:31:55World's Heavyweight Champion right on this program.

01:31:57Going throughout the world,

01:31:59this thing is on Father Nature boy, Rick Flair.

01:32:01Scott Steiner right now, feeling each other out.

01:32:04Steiner with the advantage.

01:32:07The former Big Ten Wrestling Champion

01:32:09at two different weights.

01:32:10There you saw a great amateur move,

01:32:12the Fireman Carry.

01:32:14You know one thing about the great athletes

01:32:16is that the way Scott Steiner truly is remarkable

01:32:18because the kids have to understand out there,

01:32:21Scott Steiner got his degree.

01:32:22Scott Steiner went to college.

01:32:24Scott Steiner graduated, and that's so important today

01:32:27because look at him now.

01:32:28He's going for the most prestigious title in the world.

01:32:31He's wrestling for the World's Heavyweight Title

01:32:33right here on TBS tonight.

01:32:34Clash of the Champions.

01:32:36Steiner going for a single leg pick up at Flair.

01:32:39Staying very close to the ropes.

01:32:41He knows that Senior Referee Nick Patrick

01:32:43will step in there.

01:32:44When they go to the ropes and break the maneuver.

01:32:47I think it's really important in a match like this

01:32:49that you have the best referee,

01:32:50and Nick Patrick is the best referee.

01:32:53He is a Senior Referee.

01:32:54He's been in many title matches,

01:32:56and this thing is gonna get hot and heavy for us over here.

01:32:59We're gonna need Nick Patrick for the right decision.

01:33:03Flair, overhand wrist lock, trying to take Steiner down.

01:33:07There's that great leverage that Flair possesses.

01:33:08But look at this kid, tremendous strength.

01:33:12Flair will not be able to hold him in this position.

01:33:15Powerful Scott Steiner's got him up and takes him down.

01:33:17I'll tell you what, Scott Steiner's got tremendous strength.

01:33:20His brother, they've worked out, they've trained,

01:33:23they're ready for this.

01:33:23This is the night of his life.

01:33:26Right here you see, oh yeah, there's O'Rick right there.

01:33:29And Mr. Flair don't want to get into a jawing conversation

01:33:32with him when he's got this kid in there

01:33:34ready to take the gold at any second.

01:33:37Of course, no matter the outcome of this match here tonight

01:33:40on TBS, these men will meet again,

01:33:44exclusively on pay-per-view in the giant steel cage

01:33:48surrounding two rings at the third annual

01:33:50WrestleWar pay-per-view spectacular.

01:33:53We certainly encourage you fans

01:33:54to call your local cable company

01:33:56and order that event early.

01:33:57It comes your way on Sunday, February 24th.

01:34:01I know, and speaking in that respect about the situation,

01:34:04Scott Steiner would feel a lot better walking in

01:34:06as World's Heavyweight Champion

01:34:07in the Phoenix on the 24th of February.

01:34:10Flair with the Irish whip,

01:34:11no, it's reversed by Scott Steiner.

01:34:13And Steiner elevates the champion.

01:34:15First big impact move by Scott Steiner tonight.

01:34:19Catching Flair, sends him for the ride.

01:34:22Catches him up, side slam.

01:34:25He's got the leg right by him.

01:34:27And Flair able to kick out.

01:34:28But Scott Steiner got the first two count of the match.

01:34:31The first near fall for the challenger.

01:34:34And that's so important, that will only build his,

01:34:36it's like a great ball game.

01:34:37It's a great event, a great boxing match.

01:34:40When you get the first blows in,

01:34:41when you complete the first pass,

01:34:43when you make the first move,

01:34:45when you get a two count on seven times

01:34:47World's Heavyweight Wrestling Champion,

01:34:49it only bolsters that energy inside of you.

01:34:52Brings that stuff to the top, drive that emotion.

01:34:55And sometime a man can win on emotion alone, baby.

01:35:00You think that Flair's gonna use the ropes

01:35:02and use everything he can as far as getting out of the ring,

01:35:05breaking the momentum to keep this kid

01:35:06a little off balance, Dream?

01:35:08I know that Ric Flair will use anything to get away.

01:35:11And he knows he's a cagey champion.

01:35:13He knows when to rest.

01:35:14You know what I mean, Jimbo?

01:35:14He knows when to back out.

01:35:16He knows when to get his thoughts together.

01:35:18Most of all, he plays mind games.

01:35:20And psychologically, he can take it to him.

01:35:23Flair downstairs with that forearm down to the ribs.

01:35:26Got Steiner in the corner.

01:35:28Big chop there.

01:35:31Wow!

01:35:31Man, that one echoed throughout

01:35:33the Georgia Mountain Center.

01:35:34Tremendous chop by Flair on Scott Steiner.

01:35:38There's a side headlock now by Flair.

01:35:39Steiner sends him across.

01:35:40And Flair puts Steiner down with a football block.

01:35:42Flair now to the other side.

01:35:43It's Scott Steiner caught and coming off

01:35:45with a hip lock.

01:35:46Arm drag takeover.

01:35:48Steiner grabbing that arm.

01:35:51And you see right there,

01:35:51that's not that conventional arm drag.

01:35:54Scott Steiner relating back just a little bit

01:35:56in an amateur background.

01:35:57He needs to wear Ric Flair down.

01:35:59It's very, very simple.

01:36:00To be world's heavyweight champion,

01:36:02to be the man, you gotta beat the man.

01:36:04I will have an exclusive interview

01:36:05with the winner of this match this Saturday night

01:36:08on World Championship Wrestling at 6.05 Eastern Time,

01:36:12right here on TBS.

01:36:15Scott Steiner, great sportsman.

01:36:17Good clean break for seeing his brother

01:36:19one half of the United States Tag Team Champions.

01:36:23Well, being a great sportsman is one thing,

01:36:24but winning the world's heavyweight title is another.

01:36:27And he definitely has to be thinking

01:36:28about what his next move is.

01:36:30He's gotta be ready because I guarantee you one thing,

01:36:32the Nature Boy Ric Flair is thinking about

01:36:34what's going on in this ring right here tonight.

01:36:36You know, we saw Bill after earlier

01:36:37where the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award

01:36:39for the wrestler of the year is staying.

01:36:40The Steiners also won that award in the Tag Team category.

01:36:45Yeah, they're without a doubt

01:36:46some of the tag team champions.

01:36:48And I know they're looking at a shot

01:36:49at that world's tag team title too.

01:36:51And right now, the main thing on Scott Steiner's mind

01:36:54is not the tag team championships of the world.

01:36:56It is being world's heavyweight champion.

01:36:59It's almost as if Flair was playing a game

01:37:01of mental chess with Scott Steiner

01:37:03because Steiner, very aggressive.

01:37:05He's very anxious to get this match going

01:37:07and to get a rhythm, to get a flow.

01:37:08But every time he starts dreaming,

01:37:10it seems like that Flair, you know,

01:37:12hits out of bounds.

01:37:13Well, the thing about Scott Steiner

01:37:15doesn't need to get too down about what Ric Flair's doing.

01:37:18He needs to stay to his game plan.

01:37:20He needs to do what brought him to the dance.

01:37:21And what brought him to the dance

01:37:22is training, being ready for this.

01:37:24He wouldn't be in there tonight

01:37:25if he wasn't ready to be world's heavyweight champion.

01:37:28Tremendous strength exhibited by Scott Steiner

01:37:30and Ric Flair starts away at the knee of Scott Steiner.

01:37:33We may see the early strategy early unfolding here

01:37:37as we know Flair is a master of the figure.

01:37:39Irish whip over the Steiner line.

01:37:42Caught the champion.

01:37:43He caught him flush right in the throat area

01:37:46and Flair in a lot of trouble again,

01:37:48near the ropes and again, crawling outside.

01:37:52Right here, Ric Flair was definitely hurt by that blow.

01:37:55And it was a tremendous blow.

01:37:56Scott Steiner now right here.

01:37:58See, one thing about Scott Steiner here,

01:38:00this is only being just a little bit younger in the business

01:38:03and not having the knowledge that Ric Flair does.

01:38:05Ric Flair's over there trying to get control of itself.

01:38:08Scott Steiner needs to be a little more offensively.

01:38:11Go out there, I would go out and get him, bring him in.

01:38:16Of course, that comes with experience.

01:38:17And Steiner now got him up,

01:38:20vertical suplex brings Flair back in.

01:38:23Steiner on top, he's going for the pin.

01:38:25That's an amateur instinct.

01:38:27Go for the pin when the man's on his back.

01:38:29One thing about his amateur instinct right there

01:38:30that he forgot is he did not hit that leg.

01:38:32And we're going to say that many, many times

01:38:34on programs throughout this great wrestling world.

01:38:37If you have to hook that leg, hook that man,

01:38:39sit you up on him and take him home.

01:38:42Scott Steiner, that superior strength

01:38:45on Nature Boy Ric Flair.

01:38:47Steiner only in the sport about three years.

01:38:49Flair, on the other hand, was Rookie of the Year in 75.

01:38:52And Steiner, disregarding the vaunted reputation of Flair.

01:38:56There's the right hands, inverted atomic drop.

01:38:59A momentum breaker.

01:39:02Yeah, momentum is the name of the game.

01:39:03Scott Steiner had some momentum going into this thing.

01:39:06Ric Flair slowly and methodically,

01:39:09I believe that's the word is methodically,

01:39:11starting to now to make his move at Scott Steiner.

01:39:15Scott Steiner has got to be Ric Flair.

01:39:17Ric Flair don't have to be Scott Steiner.

01:39:19Another inverted atomic drop by Nature Boy Ric Flair.

01:39:23And now Flair, who has played a,

01:39:25basically a cat and mouse game,

01:39:27thus far with Scott Steiner.

01:39:28But he is a consummate tactician.

01:39:30And now, as he says, you know,

01:39:32maybe time to go to school.

01:39:34As he tosses Scott Steiner out,

01:39:35he landed right on his feet.

01:39:37His brother Ric says, get back in the ring.

01:39:39Sunset Flip.

01:39:40Flair trying to grab for the ropes.

01:39:42Instead he grabbed a handful of hair

01:39:44and nailed Steiner with the right hand.

01:39:46Ric Flair's been in that position many times.

01:39:48And he knows, right now he's intimidating Steiner.

01:39:52He's intimidating Ric Steiner.

01:39:53He's intimidating Scott Steiner.

01:39:55He feels good about himself right time.

01:39:57Anytime Ric Flair gets in a position like he's in right now

01:39:59to feel good about himself, he's hard to beat Jimbo Ross.

01:40:03Flair, it's reversed.

01:40:04The Irish whip, he's in.

01:40:06But he caught Steiner coming in on the foot,

01:40:07right to the face.

01:40:09And now Flair, his feet are in the ropes.

01:40:11We've seen him do this before.

01:40:14And Ric Steiner bringing to the referee's attention

01:40:17that Flair's feet were in the ropes.

01:40:19Well, right here too, though,

01:40:20I know that Nick Patrick,

01:40:23the referee that he is, was ready.

01:40:25And he had them eyes on that rope, baby.

01:40:27Ladies and gentlemen, we'll take a commercial break.

01:40:29We'll come back.

01:40:30The World's Heavyweight Championship

01:40:31will continue right after this.

01:40:38Scott Steiner finally back up,

01:40:39fighting with the Nature Boy.

01:40:42Flair sent for the ride.

01:40:43Big football block by the heavyweight champion.

01:40:46Again, Flair for the ride, good drop toehold.

01:40:48Flair goes down.

01:40:50Welcome back, fans, to this live broadcast.

01:40:52It's one fall of television time remaining

01:40:55for the world title.

01:40:56And Scott Steiner has turned the table on Flair.

01:40:58He's got the figure four, Dusty Rhodes,

01:41:01on the World's Heavyweight Champion.

01:41:02I'll tell you right here,

01:41:04Ric Flair's in a lot of trouble.

01:41:05Scott Steiner has learned his lessons well.

01:41:07He's went to school.

01:41:08He knows what it's all about.

01:41:09He knows what his take.

01:41:11He has turned the tables on the Nature Boy, Ric Flair,

01:41:14applying pressure to Ric Flair with the figure four.

01:41:16And brother, the Nature Boy, at this point in time,

01:41:19is in trouble, but during the break,

01:41:21Scott Steiner has started to regroup himself

01:41:23and shift a little bit and started to make

01:41:25a little more moves and bring Flair back in.

01:41:28The perspective is that Scott Steiner

01:41:30is quicker, faster, stronger,

01:41:32and can beat Ric Flair tonight right here.

01:41:35Flair now pushing Steiner back into the ropes

01:41:38and sends him for the ride, but he missed the elbow.

01:41:40Steiner missed the Steiner line.

01:41:42And Flair got him.

01:41:43Oh, they go home.

01:41:44Flair all the way over.

01:41:46The momentum has taken both men over the top rope.

01:41:50Remember, this match is one fall

01:41:52or television time remaining

01:41:54for the heavyweight championship of the world.

01:41:56I'll tell you right there,

01:41:57that was an unbelievable thing that just happened.

01:42:00Ric Flair, Scott Steiner, both going out to the floor.

01:42:03The thing here is both men could be hurt.

01:42:05Not one here has the upper hand.

01:42:06Ric Flair seems to be there,

01:42:08seems to be now ready to fire back at Scott Steiner.

01:42:10We're gonna see something right out here now.

01:42:12Flair now going to work on that leg.

01:42:14He's got it up.

01:42:15Ric Flair dropping Steiner's leg right across his arm

01:42:20as Flair would seemingly be trying to prepare Steiner

01:42:23for the figure four.

01:42:25Yeah, I've seen that move.

01:42:26I've had that move put on me many times.

01:42:28That is exactly what Ric Flair is doing.

01:42:30For you people at home,

01:42:31he is starting now to work on that leg,

01:42:34starting to get it ready,

01:42:35starting to get Scott Steiner in a position

01:42:38so he can hook the patented figure four

01:42:41and take this thing home.

01:42:42Ric Steiner there to encourage his brother

01:42:44to tell him that there's 10 minutes

01:42:46of television time remaining.

01:42:48You've got to suck it up, Scotty.

01:42:49Get back in the ring.

01:42:50Scott Steiner, you know he's full of fight,

01:42:52but he's in there with a man

01:42:54that is considered the greatest champion of all time.

01:42:56And right there, Flair trying to work on that leg.

01:42:59It's obvious now, the game plan of Nature Boy Ric Flair.

01:43:03Restrict the mobility of Scott Steiner.

01:43:05Don't allow him to use his power moves.

01:43:07Keep him off his feet.

01:43:08And that's what Flair's doing right here.

01:43:10Well, you know yourself,

01:43:11a man that can't stand up,

01:43:13I mean, he can't do a lot.

01:43:14And Scott Steiner now is in a lot of pain

01:43:18because Ric Flair took his time.

01:43:20He dealt a blow that started the situation

01:43:23that we see right now.

01:43:23And that situation is a young kid

01:43:26with a hurt leg fighting for his life

01:43:28to be world's heavyweight champion

01:43:29against probably the greatest champion of all time.

01:43:34Again, Flair with a vicious kick to the knee.

01:43:37Scott Steiner holding his knee,

01:43:39driving in pain there on the canvas.

01:43:44Flair again.

01:43:45Boy, this is vintage Nature Boy Ric Flair right here.

01:43:48Got him up on his shoulders.

01:43:51Again, jamming Steiner's leg right across Flair's arm.

01:43:56It's very simple.

01:43:58You know, I mean, as simple as it can be here.

01:44:00Here he goes, stepping in,

01:44:01trying for the figure four on Scott Steiner.

01:44:03There he is.

01:44:04Jimbo, he's got it hooked on him right here.

01:44:06Flair with a figure four on Scott Steiner.

01:44:08He's also got the ropes.

01:44:09Rick Steiner.

01:44:11Rick Steiner doesn't want to get his emotions

01:44:13to get carried away.

01:44:14He can get his brother disqualified here.

01:44:15Right here, now Rick needs to keep his head

01:44:18about him just a little bit.

01:44:19And Nick Patrick will take care of business here.

01:44:21Now, he's been in this situation before.

01:44:24Nature Boy, look at Nature Boy,

01:44:25saying he didn't pull the rope.

01:44:26I've had the pressure put on me.

01:44:28Scott Steiner's in a lot of pain.

01:44:30Right here, the Nature Boy.

01:44:31Look at Rick, don't get him disqualified here, Rick.

01:44:34I mean, he's gotta, like you say,

01:44:36use his head about the situation.

01:44:38He cannot lose his composure.

01:44:39Obviously, he wants his little brother

01:44:41to win the heavyweight championship of the world,

01:44:43but he certainly doesn't want to get his little brother

01:44:45disqualified due to outside interference.

01:44:48And that's what could happen.

01:44:50The referee, beneficial, he made him break the hold.

01:44:52But how much damage does could be done

01:44:54in that length of time?

01:44:56You've had the hold applied to you.

01:44:57How much hurt could Scott Steiner be sustaining right now?

01:45:00Well, I tell you, I had my leg broke with that hold.

01:45:02And I know for a fact that it goes numb first.

01:45:04And he had it on long enough.

01:45:06And he had it on long enough

01:45:07that there's a certain amount of damage

01:45:09that is happening to Scott Steiner.

01:45:10And he's not through with it, but I know Rick Flair.

01:45:13I know the game plan,

01:45:14and he is not through with this thing right here.

01:45:17He hooks it on him again.

01:45:18He's got it on him again,

01:45:19in the middle of the ring this time.

01:45:23He's got it in the middle of the ring,

01:45:25away from the ropes.

01:45:27And that's, Flair can't use the ropes,

01:45:29but neither can Scott Steiner.

01:45:31He's gotta gut it out.

01:45:33You know there is one reversal, Dusty.

01:45:35You've mastered that.

01:45:37Right here, he needs to roll this thing over right here.

01:45:39Scott Steiner's gotta really reach back,

01:45:41take him all the way over Scott Steiner,

01:45:42and apply the pressure down the other side.

01:45:44Rick Flair, he's gonna get out of this thing.

01:45:46I'm telling you, he's gonna get out of this thing.

01:45:49Flair is not gonna submit.

01:45:51It's almost like an Indian Death Lock position

01:45:53when it's reversed.

01:45:54And finally, Flair got into the ropes,

01:45:55and now Scott Steiner is up.

01:45:58His leg's gotta be numb.

01:45:59That's the bottom line.

01:46:00His leg is numb.

01:46:01I mean, as numb as it is.

01:46:03But one thing, as he got to his feet right there

01:46:05on Guts Alone, Rick Flair, the champion that he is,

01:46:08drilled right back in on that part of the body

01:46:11that is injured, breaking a man down.

01:46:13And we're talking about his leg.

01:46:19Steiner fighting back,

01:46:21trying to go with that front face lock.

01:46:23Now he's got him in a neck breaker position.

01:46:27And he snaps it off on the Nature Boy.

01:46:29Now we know Scott Steiner uses a Frankensteiner.

01:46:33He's gotta work on his neck right there.

01:46:35Yeah, what he needs to do right here

01:46:37is kinda regroup himself a little bit.

01:46:38He might wanna grab a hold

01:46:40and try to wear this thing down.

01:46:41He don't wanna involve himself in a situation

01:46:43where he hurts that knee again.

01:46:45But Rick Flair will take it to him right here.

01:46:47Rick Flair upside down, out on the floor,

01:46:49right here beside us.

01:46:50Flair right out here beside us.

01:46:52The clock is the enemy of Scott Steiner.

01:46:55We're under six minutes of television time remaining.

01:46:58As Nature Boy Rick Flair, right out here beside us,

01:47:01is in a lot of trouble.

01:47:03Now let's, the next five minutes is gonna tell the tale.

01:47:06Ready to tell the tale right here.

01:47:07Scott Steiner has regrouped enough.

01:47:09Right here is a great move.

01:47:11Steiner line.

01:47:12That's a great move, this could turn it.

01:47:13I mean, the Nature Boy here is laying at my feet.

01:47:16Scott Steiner right here, he needs to get his wind,

01:47:18needs to get his breath, breath a little bit.

01:47:20He needs to work that leg a little bit,

01:47:22get that numbness out of it.

01:47:24He looks like he's ready for him.

01:47:25He needs to now go for it

01:47:27because I think there's six, five minutes left

01:47:29in this thing.

01:47:29If he's gonna win it, he's gonna win it now.

01:47:33Five minutes of TV time remaining.

01:47:36Five minutes remain.

01:47:38Well, Nick Patrick uses a pretty good discretion

01:47:41because he didn't,

01:47:45he let Rick Steiner help Flair back in the ring

01:47:47and that's all Rick was doing.

01:47:48He wasn't trying to hammer him or anything.

01:47:50No, I don't, I think right now Rick Steiner's just excited

01:47:53about his little brother being in there.

01:47:55I'm more concerned about Scott Steiner

01:47:57and what he does to Rick Flair right here.

01:47:58Look, he has it right there.

01:48:00I'm gonna tell you, Scott Steiner,

01:48:02don't look at no referee.

01:48:03Don't look at the crowd.

01:48:05If you're gonna hit him, hit him, baby.

01:48:07Flair now again, taking over offensively.

01:48:10He spins with a leg.

01:48:11Scott Steiner's got him.

01:48:12This could be it.

01:48:13He may have him.

01:48:14He may have him.

01:48:15One, two, and out.

01:48:16Inches away, inches away from a new champion of the world.

01:48:20I'll tell you, I know what it feels like

01:48:23and I mean, he was there,

01:48:24but you see him holding that leg.

01:48:27He's continuously holding that leg

01:48:28because it is numb as a cucumber right now.

01:48:30I'll tell you, it sure is, Jimbo.

01:48:33There are four minutes remaining, four minutes.

01:48:37Four minutes remaining of television time

01:48:41here at the class of champions.

01:48:42It's reversed by Scott Steiner.

01:48:44Sends Flair in.

01:48:45He's got him in a sleeper.

01:48:47He doesn't have it fully executed.

01:48:48He's got that one arm around us,

01:48:50but he's not, Flair keeps moving.

01:48:52Moving away from the pressure.

01:48:54Well, that's just experience because his,

01:48:56but his arms are so big and he's so powerful.

01:48:58He's got to do some damage right here to Ric Flair.

01:49:00He's got to have him in a hurting situation.

01:49:06Scott Steiner with a front face lock,

01:49:07but again, Flair near the ropes.

01:49:09Good officiating referee, Nick Patrick,

01:49:11calling for the break.

01:49:12Scott Steiner gives a clean break.

01:49:14There he goes for the starter line.

01:49:16He took him over.

01:49:18Judgment called by the referee.

01:49:21Well, I'm going to tell you what,

01:49:22Flair was standing in a situation

01:49:23with his back to the rope.

01:49:24Judgment called his right to blow.

01:49:26It's just like catching a pass

01:49:27and the defensive guy shoves you out of bounds,

01:49:29but you still caught the pass

01:49:30because you were in the field of play.

01:49:32That's what happened right there.

01:49:33Three minutes remaining.

01:49:36Three minutes remaining.

01:49:38And Flair now will work the clock one would think.

01:49:41Scott Steiner has got to turn it up a notch.

01:49:43He's got to get on the offensive.

01:49:45He's got 180 seconds to win the world's title

01:49:48here tonight on TBS.

01:49:49Well, you say Ric Flair might use the clock.

01:49:51I'd said that earlier, but right now I look at Ric Flair

01:49:54and that's the new Ric Flair.

01:49:55That's the man that is,

01:49:56that he is the world's heavyweight champion

01:49:57once again for the seventh time.

01:49:59And I think he wants to prove tonight

01:50:00on television throughout this country,

01:50:02on TBS, the Clash of Champions,

01:50:03that he can beat Scott Steiner.

01:50:05He don't want to go the distance with him.

01:50:07He wants to beat him.

01:50:08He's going for a pin here,

01:50:09but his feet are on the ropes.

01:50:11Scott Steiner powering out.

01:50:14Ric Steiner, I'll tell you,

01:50:16he's getting, his emotions are getting carried away here.

01:50:18Yeah, I'm telling you, but I don't blame him.

01:50:20I'm talking about his little brother.

01:50:21Oh, his little brother, right.

01:50:23You can't, you can't handcuff him.

01:50:25See the big giant back there?

01:50:27I know he's watching this thing

01:50:28and with a great anticipation

01:50:30of who's going to win this thing.

01:50:31As is, hero match suit him.

01:50:33Two minutes, there are two minutes remaining.

01:50:35Two minutes remaining of television time.

01:50:38Flair in control at this juncture.

01:50:41Side headlock, Steiner barely able to get that shoulder up.

01:50:45I had an old coach from Kentucky one time,

01:50:47an old Kentucky Wildcat tell me,

01:50:49says, right now, son, it is gut check time.

01:50:51It's gotta be for Scott Steiner.

01:50:53Steiner trying, look at that bridge.

01:50:57Can he get him up?

01:50:58He's bridging up by strength.

01:51:01What a move by Scott Steiner.

01:51:03Now he's got Flair in a suplex position.

01:51:06Takes him down.

01:51:07Shakes the ring.

01:51:09Flair now in trouble.

01:51:10Scott Steiner's got about a minute and a half to turn on.

01:51:13He's got to go get him.

01:51:14He's got to go get him.

01:51:17He's got to go get him.

01:51:18Scott Steiner's got to go get him, Jimbo.

01:51:20Flair is in so much trouble.

01:51:22Scott Steiner's got to get him back in the ring.

01:51:24Perhaps he should go out and bring him back in.

01:51:29Referee Nick Patrick counting.

01:51:31One minute.

01:51:32One minute remaining.

01:51:33Scott needs to go get him.

01:51:34I'm a little biased here.

01:51:35I'm excited.

01:51:36This kid needs to take it to him.

01:51:38He's got 60 seconds to win the world title.

01:51:43Flair with a kick.

01:51:44Stops the momentum momentarily.

01:51:47Back Steiner to the ropes.

01:51:49Irish rip to the middle of the ropes.

01:51:51And there's a Steiner line.

01:51:53Oh, Flair turned upside down.

01:51:54He needs to go for the cover.

01:51:56He needs to get him in a pin-in situation.

01:51:58What a battle here

01:51:59for the world's heavyweight championship.

01:52:0130 seconds remain.

01:52:0330 seconds.

01:52:04He's hammering away.

01:52:06He needs to go for a pin here.

01:52:08Yeah, that's what I'm saying, boy.

01:52:10The people are standing in this building

01:52:11because Scott Steiner has an opportunity here

01:52:14and he needs to get a pin.

01:52:15Watch out.

01:52:1615 seconds.

01:52:17Oh!

01:52:18He got him in the gut with a fist.

01:52:21He's got 15 seconds left.

01:52:23Nine, eight, seven, six,

01:52:26He's gotta go for it.

01:52:27five, four, three,

01:52:29Belly to belly.

01:52:30He may have him right here.

01:52:32One, two.

01:52:33But the bell rang.

01:52:35The bell rang.

01:52:36Oh, baby.

01:52:38Oh!

01:52:38He didn't get it.

01:52:41A half a count away.

01:52:43A half a count away.

01:52:45Flair was saved by the bell.

01:52:48I don't know how much time we have left this moment,

01:52:52ladies and gentlemen,

01:52:54but Scott Steiner,

01:52:56Scott Steiner, ladies,

01:52:59he came about this far, Dusty Rhodes,

01:53:00the winner.

01:53:01We got less than 10 seconds to go.

01:53:02What a tremendous night this was.

01:53:04One of the greatest night in wrestling.

01:53:05WCW, Ole Miss.

01:53:07And let's see you at Wrestle War.

01:53:09We'll see you at Wrestle War, everyone.

01:54:11We'll see you at Wrestle War.

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