WCW Pro 4-27-1991

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00:00We believe that Tatsumi Dragon Fujinami is the new WCW World's Heavyweight Champion,
00:08but we saw from our vantage point, and you saw the exact same thing, he threw Nature
00:13Boy Ric Flair over the top rope.
00:16The referee of record, Bill Alfonso, saw that action.
00:20Now the referee of record did not make the 1-2-3 count, so the way that we see it right
00:25here is that Nature Boy Ric Flair, because of that disqualification, is still...
00:31Wait a minute, there's...
00:32What are you doing up there?
00:33What is that thing up there?
00:34Who are you?
00:56Today's program is brought to you by Nintendo.
01:01Now, you're playing with power.
01:03Hi everybody, Tony Schiavone and Larry Zabisko right here on WGN Channel 9 with the superstars
01:09of World Championship Wrestling.
01:11What a program this week.
01:12Larry Z's Legends, he'll be talking to the natural Dustin Rhodes.
01:15You know, and a couple weeks ago, Dustin Rhodes came out and Larry Z's Legends and went face-to-face
01:20with Stan Hansen.
01:22Now, I don't know if this is just a lesson to be learned by the young and the useless,
01:25but at least he got to say Dustin Rhodes has guts.
01:28And fans, as you saw at the top of the program, really a cloud of controversy over Ric Flair
01:33and Tatsumi Fujinami.
01:34We're going to take a look at that situation this week.
01:36And don't forget, the big event is tomorrow night right here at the UIC Pavilion.
01:40You know, and talking about the Flair-Fujinami thing, that's got Japan and the United States
01:45all going at each other.
01:46I mean, this situation's about as stable as the Middle East, so very exciting.
01:50Fans, we'll also have our Super Brawl Control Center with Gordon Sully, where we take a look
01:53at the entire rundown for the card coming up exclusively on pay-per-view May 19th,
01:59including the big main event.
02:00Right now, let's go to the ring.
02:03Ladies and gentlemen, this tag team event is set for one fall.
02:06Team number one, ways into the come-on winner, 460 pounds, first from Austin, Texas,
02:11the natural Dustin Rhodes!
02:14And his partner from Nashville, Tennessee, Ricky Morton!
02:19Entering our opponent's round to come-on winner, 430 pounds, first from Union City, Indiana,
02:23Rob Morgan!
02:24And from Durham, North Carolina, Chuck Coles!
02:29All right, ladies and gentlemen, let's go.
02:31Another week of channeling wrestling and world championship wrestling superstars,
02:36and quite a duo here.
02:38Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Morton against Chuck Coles and Rob Morgan.
02:43Whoa!
02:47From behind now, good arm drag, take that.
02:50Here's Dustin Rhodes again, starting out aggressive like we see them every week.
02:54And that's the key you need, Tony, you've got to be aggressive.
02:57Get that first move in and psych out your opponent.
03:00We are on the eve of a tremendous event right here in Chicago.
03:04Tomorrow night, UIC Pavilion, what a match it's going to be!
03:08Dustin with momentum, coming off with a lariat!
03:11And I mean, he really raked to the head of Chuck Coles that time.
03:16Here we go, to the ropes, Ricky Morton.
03:18Oh, Mexican arm drag by Ricky Morton.
03:21And a double dropkick!
03:23And Coles spills out on the side to the right there, around the ringside area.
03:29Coming up next, our Super Brawl Control Center with Gordon Sully.
03:33He will get you up to date with the entire card.
03:35We have some big announcements coming next.
03:40About Super Brawl.
03:42And of course, the big event, tomorrow night in Chicago,
03:47we'll see Dustin Rhodes in action.
03:50As well as the man to my left here, Larry Zabisco and many other top superstars.
03:54Flair and Windham in the cage against Sting and El Agante.
03:57Right now though, Dustin Rhodes with a big foot on the face of Morgan.
04:03Coles putting a little soul into it, Tony.
04:05To the midsection.
04:08That's a little nasty now on the part of Dustin Rhodes.
04:11Kicking the man in the side of the head.
04:14And then to a fireman's carry.
04:16Tell me his father's not giving him these tricks of the trade here.
04:24Pardon me, but isn't a foot to the side of the head legal in World Championship Wrestling?
04:29If the referee doesn't see it, I guess there's no problem.
04:34A tag.
04:37A double team now, and Ricky Morton comes in right to the midsection.
04:40A team which has really caught on.
04:44We have seen them together maybe once or twice before in World Championship Wrestling,
04:48and they look so good together.
04:51And here's a case of two men, two great athletes,
04:54who have not had experience teaming together as a team,
04:57but it looks like they've been teaming together for years.
04:59It does, you know, and the other interesting thing is,
05:02even the size that Dustin Rhodes is, because he's a big kid,
05:05and he's keeping right up with Ricky Morton.
05:08We already announced that Ricky Morton is going to go up against Dangerous Dan Spivey
05:12at Super Brawl on May 19th.
05:15That's a little bit less than a month away now.
05:18Dustin Rhodes wants to be a part of Super Brawl.
05:20You know, I know, he's got his name on the contract.
05:23Hopefully coming up next in our Super Brawl Control Center,
05:26Gordon Sully will enlighten us on some other matches,
05:29and maybe Dustin's name will be there.
05:31Speaking of Dustin, you know, like father, like son, they say.
05:34Later on in Larry Z's Legends, we're going to maybe talk to Dustin Rhodes
05:38and find out some things about the man.
05:40All right, we're looking forward to having that exclusively right here on Channel 9
05:45on Larry Z's Legends.
05:46Dustin Rhodes, a special guest, as we said at the top of the program.
05:50Oh!
05:52Bulldog!
05:53Look at that!
05:54He stunned him!
05:56Didn't even see it coming, Tony.
05:58Got him with the Bulldog, picks up Ricky Morton,
06:00and throws Morton right on top of Coach.
06:02They're done.
06:03The winner of our Super Brawl, Dustin Rhodes!
06:10It was tremendous teamwork that secured the win here on Channel 9.
06:15Here it comes again, Larry.
06:17Well, a little earlier in the match, these two guys really were aggressive
06:20from the beginning, never gave their opponents a chance.
06:23But they get armed right there by Morton, kept them off balance,
06:26had them on lead them the whole time.
06:30Double drop kick, Bulldog.
06:36Picking up Ricky Morton, throwing him down across the chest.
06:39Watch Morton quickly, hooks the leg.
06:41He doesn't waste any time.
06:42He's a veteran.
06:43One, two, three.
06:45And now for some important announcements, we take you to Gordon Soley
06:49at the Super Brawl Control Center.
06:51♪♪
06:56This is the Super Brawl Control Center update for this week.
07:00As I told you last week, we had a very special announcement
07:03upcoming for this week.
07:05It's my pleasure to announce at this time that Tatsumi Fujinami
07:09and Ric Flair will collide on the exclusive Super Brawl pay-per-view
07:15emanating from the St. Petersburg Bayfront Center on Sunday night, March 19th.
07:20That title, of course, very much in doubt right at this particular time.
07:24And so this match will take place pitting these two great champions
07:28against each other to determine once and forever
07:31the World Heavyweight Championship.
07:33And then in a special ThunderDome 91 lights-out match in a steel cage,
07:38it will be Hacksaw Butch Reed going up against four-time All-American Ron Simmons.
07:43Teddy Long, however, will be suspended above that steel cage
07:47in his own private steel cage.
07:49Also, you're going to be seeing Brian Bryan against Barry Windham.
07:53Taped fist match, no disqualification.
07:55Here are their comments.
07:57Windham, it's kind of ironic.
07:59We're in a taped fist match at Super Brawl.
08:01Considering the miles of tape I had to use to keep my shoulder together,
08:05considering the countless time I reviewed the videotape of what you did to me,
08:10let me tell you something.
08:11You made it personal. I'm going to make it ugly.
08:15Brian Pillman, you're going to get a taste of some taped fists.
08:18Knuckle sandwiches at Super Brawl 91.
08:23St. Petersburg has not seen the end of me,
08:26so you'd better be prepared for the beating of your life.
08:29Obviously, Flynn Bryan intends to exact his revenge on each individual
08:34who was responsible for his earlier injury.
08:38Now, in addition to this, we will be seeing,
08:40in St. Petersburg at the Bayfront Center,
08:43Lex Luger and Sting taking on the Steiner Brothers
08:46for the World Tag Team Championship.
08:49In a stretcher match, a battle of the giants.
08:51Eli Gante, 7 feet 7 inches tall, 450 pounds,
08:55going up against Big Sid Vicious.
08:57The only way you can win this match is if your opponent is carried out on a stretcher.
09:02And then you will see the Young Pistols going after the Fabulous Freebirds.
09:07The U.S. Tag Team Championship is on the line.
09:10And it will be Ricky Morton going up against Tampa's own Dangerous Dan Spivey.
09:15Big Josh, the friendly scuffler from the Northwest,
09:18takes on the living legend Larry Zbysko.
09:21And, of course, it will be Beautiful Bobby taking on Arn Anderson,
09:25the World Television Championship.
09:26Here are their comments.
09:28You know, Arn Anderson, everybody knows you're a great towel holder.
09:31Everybody knows you're a great wrestler.
09:32But I've got to say this to you, my friend.
09:33I've been working out, training hard, trying to get myself a major towel.
09:36At the Super Brawl, Arn Anderson will come off the top of you with a leg drop,
09:40and I'm going to get myself a major towel.
09:42It's going to be the world TV towel.
09:44In the heat of St. Pete, Beautiful Bobby, two men stand alone.
09:48They said we've always depended on our partners.
09:51Now it comes time to take a gut check.
09:54You're coming for what I own.
09:55Not the horsemen.
09:56What I own.
09:57I will destroy any man who tries to take what I've got.
10:01Obviously, a great battle now looming between Beautiful Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson.
10:06The World Television Championship is on the line.
10:09In addition, we will be seeing the natural Dustin Rhodes
10:12as he takes on Terrence Taylor in a computer match,
10:15this with Alexandra York and Mr. Hughes in Terrence Taylor's corner.
10:20We'll also be seeing the former world heavyweight wrestling champion Tommy Wildfire Rich
10:25as he goes up against the 280-pound Nikita Koloff.
10:29In addition, there will be a special Diamond Mine interview
10:33with Diamond Dallas Page as he interviews Sting and Lex Luger.
10:37And Paulie Dangerously will be on hand in a danger zone to interview Stan Hansen.
10:43This and much, much more is upcoming on the 19th of May,
10:47exclusively on pay-per-view.
10:50I suggest you call your cable operator now
10:52and place your order for Super Brawl 91, May 19, 7 p.m. Eastern.
11:00World Championship Wrestling Rolling Thunder Tour 91
11:06rolls into Chicago, Illinois at the UIC Pavilion tomorrow night.
11:107.30 p.m. is the start.
11:12The main event, a cage match.
11:14Sting and Elegante teaming up to take on Ric Flair and Barry Windham.
11:18Also on the card, a computer match as Beautiful Bobby in the ring against Terrence Taylor.
11:23Overall tag title bout has Rick Snyder and his sibling Scott
11:27in the ring against Stan Hansen and Sid Vicious.
11:30In a U.S. title bout, it'll be Lex Luger battling Nikita Koloff.
11:34And in a grudge match, Ron Phillips will be on the ring to take on Butch Reed.
11:38And don't forget about the main event, the cage match.
11:41Sting teaming up with Elegante to battle Ric Flair and Barry Windham.
11:45It'll all take place tomorrow night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
11:50Charge your tickets 8-5-3, 3-6, 3-6.
11:53It's tomorrow night.
11:54You'll want to be at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
11:567.30 p.m. start for World Championship Wrestling.
11:59♪♪
12:11Now you...
12:12♪♪
12:15Remember that small voice in your head that told you when you were wrong?
12:19♪♪
12:21Without that small voice, a little crime can become a big crime.
12:27Let's teach our children to listen.
12:29♪♪
12:32From the great Northwoods, weighing in at 275 pounds, Big John!
12:43A man who will be making a big appearance at the UIC Pavilion tomorrow,
12:48and you can better believe fans will be out to shake his hand.
12:51In addition, he and Larry Zabrisko, one-on-one in Super Bowl.
12:55And his opponent from Woodstow, Ohio, 303 pounds, Jeff Soar!
13:00Larry, what are you going to do with that big axe handle?
13:03Well, what I'm going to do with the big axe handle
13:05is make sure that the official takes it away from this jerk
13:08before he gets in the ring, and then I'm going to out-wrestle him
13:11and throw him from one end of that ring to the other like I do everybody else.
13:14That's why they call me the legend, Giovanni.
13:17He shouldn't even have the stick in there.
13:19What does he need a stick for if he's such a pink Josh, right?
13:23Well, I think he is...
13:25Well, anyway, look at me. He's going to mumble.
13:27He's not going to intimidate me with it.
13:29I don't think it's for intimidation, Larry.
13:31I think the stick is in there because he has seen
13:33world championship wrestling on television.
13:35He mentioned that at ringside with me one time.
13:37He has seen it on TV.
13:39He knows what can happen with people coming in from the dressing room area
13:42trying to gang up.
13:43That's a little stick maybe even things up a ton.
13:46I would think. That's my opinion.
13:48No one cares what you think.
13:50Descending now. Jeff Soar down.
13:54Very unorthodox style.
13:56As a matter of fact, he knows very little about wrestling holds,
14:00but he knows how to brawl.
14:03Well, he looks like he's got his opponent a bit confused.
14:07And what about this big announcement that we have heard, Larry Zbysko,
14:11just before the break.
14:14Return from the rising sun, Ric Flair, Tatsumi Fujinami
14:18for the world title, the main event for Super Brawl,
14:22May 19th on pay-per-view.
14:24Well, that's going to be a wrestling match of all time
14:26because Tatsumi Fujinami is one of Japan's best.
14:29Not to mention the reputation of Ric Flair.
14:32But this controversy, Tony,
14:34the things that have happened over in Tokyo
14:36has basically spread from country to country.
14:39I mean, there's 10,000 miles of controversy
14:42that you wouldn't believe from the newspapers
14:44and down to magazines and radios.
14:46It's been unbelievable.
14:48Tape this match flying.
14:50Brian Berry won them.
14:51In addition, as we said, a computer match now.
14:53The Natural Best in Rose has been signed to take on Terence Taylor.
14:56Tommy Rich and Nikita Koloff.
14:58And of course, we'll address the situation with Butch Reed and Ron Simmons.
15:01But these two guys, Simmons and Reed,
15:03have that big grudge match tomorrow here in Chicago.
15:06Pounding now right on the shoulder.
15:09You know, it's hard to wrestle a man like Big Josh
15:11because, like you said, basically he's just brawling.
15:14You don't have any idea what to expect,
15:17what type of game plan to lead.
15:19You've got to go in that ring and be completely ready
15:22for, you know, anything.
15:24Yeah, I'm sorry, man. I didn't mean to hurt you.
15:27Well, you may have heard that from the ring.
15:29He said, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.
15:31Oh, and sword counters with a left hand on the hand.
15:34I don't think he's going to find Big Josh in such a jovial mood now
15:37after that retaliation right there.
15:39And he was trying to help the guy up.
15:41Well, I don't think he's going to apologize to Big Josh.
15:45Big Josh with a left foot right to the face.
15:49And steps right on the midsection.
15:51Steps more like a tap dance.
15:54That's how they roll the logs in the Big Northwest.
15:59Missed it.
16:01To the midsection.
16:02To the face.
16:03To the chest.
16:04And, buddy, he is really laying him out.
16:07There, you can feel him here.
16:08There's the double axe angle.
16:09And here he comes.
16:11What is it, Tony?
16:15He got him.
16:17Big Josh!
16:19You don't know.
16:20You don't know, but we've got to ask him.
16:21I do know that this is our Nintendo Power Play.
16:25Well, earlier in the match, you know, Big Josh,
16:28he just had the man completely befuddled
16:30because he just came out of nowhere with everything from everywhere.
16:33Look at this guy's face, like he's talking to Rod Serling
16:36getting tap danced on by Big Josh.
16:41But here's what stumped you.
16:42And I have no idea what you call this.
16:44See if we can create something that Jack Brickhouse would think of, huh?
16:47Yeah, he might do it.
16:48He might do it.
16:49Well, he blasted him.
16:50Here he hits the rope.
16:51He's coming off it.
16:52What would you call it?
16:54Flying panty from hell.
16:55I don't know.
16:57But he got him.
16:58One, two, three.
17:01All right.
17:04Nintendo, now you're playing with power.
17:09Yes, and Mario is your only hope.
17:12Team up with him in Super Mario Land.
17:14Guide him on the Nintendo Game Boy.
17:17Challenge the mysteries and terrors of ancient Egypt.
17:20Battle all the horrors of the deep.
17:22Master lots of weird worlds to give Mario a happy ending
17:26and make your world a better place.
17:28Super Mario Land and other exciting games for Game Boy.
17:32Nintendo, now you're playing with power.
17:35Portable power.
17:38You know, there's a lot of people at WCW
17:40that come out in front of this camera
17:42and want you to think that they're one of the eighth wonders of the world.
17:45Well, Sid Vicious, there's only seven wonders of the world
17:48and you're not one of them.
17:50I know. I know some wonders.
17:52I know Stevie Wonder.
17:53I know Wonder Bread.
17:55I know Wonder Woman.
17:56Shut up.
17:57Sid Vicious, the last time we wrestled you,
18:00we put you in the hospital and scarred you for life.
18:03Now you've got Stan Hansen in Chicago.
18:05We're going to hurt you again.
18:09Ladies and gentlemen, the following contestants
18:12weighing in at 410 pounds,
18:14making his way to the ring area,
18:16Sid VanVieder!
18:26In the ring, his opponent,
18:27the footballer of New York, 259 pounds,
18:31Marlboro!
18:36All right, here at World Championship,
18:38hearing and seeing and even feeling
18:40the presence of Big VanVieder.
18:43Mark Mario doesn't seem to be too enthused about it,
18:46but Big VanVieder, look at this awesome specimen.
18:49Well, I tell you, you've got to admit,
18:51VanVieder has one of the most imposing entrances
18:56in World Championship wrestling.
18:58You've got to think twice when you see this man come out
19:01because he is a big man.
19:03Mario trying everything he can against Big VanVieder!
19:07A big foot by the target.
19:09How can you combat against the size of Big VanVieder?
19:12And that is a question for Larry Zbysko
19:14to answer tomorrow night,
19:16right here in the UIC Pavilion, one-on-one.
19:19Well, you're going to have to have
19:20a different type of baguette plan.
19:22You can't run into the man like that.
19:24You can't go underneath the man.
19:26You're going to have to use those side angular attacks.
19:29You're going to have to wear him out.
19:30He doesn't have the endurance.
19:32That's one of the factors you're going to have to work on.
19:34You can't go head-to-head with a man the size of VanVieder.
19:38And he's not a very nice individual.
19:41Fans, we've heard comments from the World Tag Team Champs.
19:44The Steiners directed towards Sid Vicious, Dan Hanson,
19:46their World Tag Title defense.
19:48Tomorrow night here in Chicago, of course, it's Superbrawl.
19:51The Steiners take on Sting and Lex Luger,
19:53one of the most anticipated matches ever
19:55in World Championship wrestling history.
19:57It'll happen exclusively on pay-per-view
19:59at Superbrawl May 19th.
20:05And now, Vader.
20:08This big guy.
20:09Uh-oh, don't tell me he's going up there.
20:13He's going up there.
20:14Apparently he is.
20:16And this big guy.
20:18He's a big guy up there.
20:22Incredible.
20:23He flattened him out.
20:27VanVieder.
20:30VanVieder.
20:33He is awesome.
20:35And he is on a roller.
20:37You know something?
20:38I think this man here was just lost
20:41when he saw Vader come out.
20:43But he's got clothesline right there.
20:45I'm surprised the man was not carried out
20:47in a stretcher at this point.
20:48VanVieder is a huge, powerful individual.
20:51And you can't meet him head-on.
20:53Meet Siddy right there, baby.
20:57And when we come back, we'll take a look
20:59at what happened in Japan with Ric Flair,
21:01and the tsunami leading to the big rematch at SuperBrawl.
21:03And I'll talk to the world champion Ric Flair.
21:08The sport of wrestling is over 5,000 years old.
21:12It was really big in ancient Greece,
21:14ancient Rome, biblical times.
21:17And it's been that way ever since.
21:20World championship wrestling, for example,
21:22began the year 1991 with the slogan
21:25The Tradition Returns.
21:27It's a wonderful slogan.
21:28The tradition has returned.
21:31They're expanding internationally.
21:33They've just returned from Japan.
21:35They do a lot of bouts over in Europe.
21:38Great shows in the Middle East.
21:40And I'm sure eventually you can see them
21:42in the third world.
21:44Why? The reason for all this success?
21:46Very, very simple.
21:48A quality, crowd-pleasing product
21:51at the right price.
21:53The only sure-fire formula for success.
21:58WCW World Championship Wrestling.
22:01I'm Jack Brickhouse.
22:03This is another Brickhouse Bonus.
22:17Are you ready to fight?
22:19Then step into the ring and take on Sting!
22:21There's me and my rival, Ric Flair.
22:23And there's a total package like Sluder.
22:25Check out the toughest tag team around,
22:27the Steiner Brothers.
22:29These WCW action figures are just as tough
22:31and as mean as we are.
22:33Ric pulls for the knee drop.
22:35Can Sting escape?
22:36Oh!
22:37He's gonna finish him off with a body slam!
22:41The WCW wrestlers each sold separately from Galoo.
22:44I dare anybody to take us on!
22:49Well, fans, as you know,
22:50Gordon Soley made the announcement
22:52the main event during Super Brawl
22:53exclusively on pay-per-view May 19th
22:55will be Return of the Rising Sun.
22:57Nature Boy, Ric Flair,
22:58one-on-one against Tatsumi Fujinami
23:00for the WCW World Title.
23:02We're gonna take you back now to Tokyo
23:05at the Big Eggo.
23:0664,500 fans on hand.
23:08The largest crowd ever to witness
23:10a wrestling event in Japan.
23:12Saw Tatsumi Fujinami and Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
23:15Let's take a look at this controversial match.
23:19And what a tremendous matchup it was, fans.
23:21The IWGP Champion, Tatsumi Fujinami
23:23and Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
23:25Certainly one of the greatest matches ever.
23:27Here you see Fujinami in control of the match right now.
23:32And this capacity crowd of the Egg Dome watching on
23:36as their champion was on the verge of being
23:39the WCW World Champion.
23:41Now, Bill Alfonso's the referee.
23:43Flair had a tremendous match also.
23:45He said after the fact
23:46at one of the press conferences
23:47that it was the greatest match of his career.
23:50The greatest match of his life.
23:52And certainly it was a tremendous battle.
23:57There you hear the fans now behind Fujinami.
23:59A roll up here.
24:01Look how close it was right there.
24:03And you can hear the fans counting right along
24:06as we take a look at this capacity crowd.
24:09Nature Boy, Ric Flair, Tatsumi Fujinami
24:12for the World Title.
24:14Flair obviously injured during the course of the match.
24:17And Fujinami, the type of wrestler you saw right there
24:20who can take an offensive move and trick it against you.
24:23A little bit too close to the ropes.
24:25You're going to see here in just a few moments
24:28the controversial situation.
24:32There you see Flair on the outside.
24:34Fans of Japan want the action to continue in the ring.
24:38Not outside.
24:40And they are really fighting it right now.
24:43Usually reserve fans are really into it.
24:47They said that Tatsumi Fujinami is on the verge of becoming
24:50the WCW World Champion.
24:52And here we go back in the ring.
24:58There it is. You see right there.
25:00Flair inadvertently hitting Bill Alfonso with a forearm.
25:03Alfonso falls on the other side.
25:05And there could be a freak out.
25:08Flair gets out of it.
25:11Tiger Hattori, the referee at ringside
25:14looking at Bill Alfonso right now as the action continues.
25:17There you see a reversal to a backslide.
25:20Fans have counted to three and you hear them.
25:26A roll-up again by Fujinami.
25:31Flair looking down for the referee.
25:33Fujinami looking for the referee.
25:35Nowhere to be found.
25:37Now watch this closely.
25:39Up over the top. There it is.
25:41Alfonso stallback.
25:43The referee was looking right there.
25:46And that's why he called the disqualification.
25:50However, when Flair gets back in,
25:54we are going to see Fujinami
25:57get the win and Hattori make the count.
26:00Hattori is in.
26:04And there it is. One, two, three.
26:08And there is how it happens.
26:11Let's hear it now.
26:13New comments from me, Joe Wall and Ric Flair.
26:16All right, fans. Here with the world champion Ric Flair.
26:19We should say the next week right here on The Pro at WGN.
26:22We'll take a look at the press conference
26:24after the match when Ric Flair took the belt back to the USA.
26:27And as you heard at the top of the show,
26:29Ric Flair and Fujinami at Super Brawl.
26:31Return from the rising sun, the big rematch.
26:33I know you want to talk about that,
26:35but let's talk about tomorrow night
26:37right here in Chicago at the UIC Pavilion.
26:39And going down like this, I've always said,
26:41the Chicago Blackhawks,
26:43the king to the Norris division,
26:45we're the toughest team in the National Hockey League.
26:48And if you like blood, death, and violence,
26:51you'll be here tomorrow night at the pavilion
26:54because four of the best wrestlers
26:57in the whole world will walk that aisle,
27:01will enter that cage,
27:03and four men will engage in combat never seen before.
27:11And I will admit,
27:13two of them are Ric Flair and Barry Windham.
27:17The other two are Thing and The Giant.
27:20And if I were you, I'd bet on Flair and Windham.
27:24Now, Fujinami, all this controversy,
27:28I've had it up to here.
27:30Super Brawl signed, sealed, and delivered.
27:33The joint's sold out.
27:35Limousines, bright lights, pretty ladies.
27:38One more time, Ric Flair will prove to the world
27:43he was the man.
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29:41Afterward...
29:42Monday morning at 11 on Channel 9.
29:45Ladies and gentlemen,
29:48Ladies and gentlemen,
29:49introducing number 9 of Georgia,
29:51291 pounds,
29:53Ron Simmons!
29:55In the ring,
29:56here's the corner from Brooklyn, New York,
29:57Terry Miller!
29:59One count,
30:00Ron Simmons ready to go!
30:02We have these comebacks recorded earlier on
30:04from the Florida State,
30:05Simmons-Olbrich.
30:07But, Rudy,
30:08you think you can get out here on national TV
30:10and embarrass me the way you did
30:11and then come back and say,
30:12just forget about it?
30:13Well, you've got something coming to you, buddy.
30:15You're wrong.
30:16Nobody gets away with doing that to Ron Simmons.
30:18And tomorrow night in Chicago,
30:20not only has a mental match,
30:21it will be the last.
30:24Ron Simmons, Butch Reed,
30:25head up tomorrow night right here
30:28in Chicago at the UIC Pavilion.
30:30What a great prelude to Super Bowl
30:32when these two guys will get it on in a cage.
30:34And I mean he means business.
30:35Well, you know, it's kind of obvious to tell
30:37by the attitude Ron Simmons has.
30:39Very bad professional sportsman type of attitude.
30:42Look at the way that he's been just
30:44hounding away
30:45on this poor unfortunate opponent here.
30:48This man's done nothing to Ron Simmons.
30:50Maybe Simmons thinks this is Butch Reed
30:52or what he's going to do to Butch Reed
30:53is what it looks like to me.
30:54Because he's been, you know,
30:56really not fair off the bat.
30:58A headbutt to Tony Mellon.
31:00All America.
31:01Not very good sportsmanship here
31:03on the part of Ron Simmons.
31:06Scoop up.
31:07Headbutt right down
31:09on the pictorial region.
31:11You know, I'm sure Simmons would like
31:12to picture this being Butch Reed.
31:14But Butch Reed is a big tough man too.
31:17You know, that could be Ron Simmons
31:19the one laying on his back in Chicago.
31:21Head first, Andy Mellon.
31:24Nick Patrick, the assigned official here.
31:27We have just heard comments
31:28from the world champion Ric Flair
31:30who has his attention now
31:31squarely on the cage match tomorrow night
31:33when he and Barry Windham
31:34take on Sting and Eli Gonde.
31:36But also now his reaction, of course,
31:39to the announcement we heard earlier on
31:41that the main event for Super Bowl
31:42will be returned for the rising sun.
31:44Ric Flair and Tatsumi Fujinami.
31:46Many people feel that Fujinami
31:48will be the next world champion.
31:50Fujinami has every capability
31:53to enable that to happen.
31:55He is one of Japan's finest
31:57and you can see what they can do
31:58with a camera or a car.
32:00They produce good stuff.
32:02Ric Flair, of course,
32:03seven-time world champion.
32:05It's one of those things
32:06that they won't be allowed down in Vegas
32:08because it can go either way.
32:10It's going to be a match to see.
32:13Simmons, what you call
32:16taking care of business.
32:18It's what you call
32:19being a little nasty
32:20and bad sportsman-like
32:21is what I call it.
32:22If you don't like Butch Reed,
32:24wait till you get your hands on Butch Reed.
32:26There's a double standard here for you, Larry,
32:28because on Butch Reed
32:29you would call this being very aggressive.
32:32I wouldn't call that
32:33being aggressive on Butch Reed.
32:35It's got nothing to do with Butch Reed.
32:37It's got to do with Ron Simmons
32:39being a jerk, Larry.
32:42Simmons now,
32:43worn by the official,
32:45rough and rugged,
32:47world tag team champion
32:49for one half of the champions
32:50for most of 1990
32:52and now in singles competition
32:54going it alone
32:55knowing that Teddy Long
32:57and Ron Simmons are there
32:59and Butch Reed are there
33:00and, like you said,
33:01the one-man gang
33:02who you brought up to him last week.
33:04I tried to enlighten this guy last week
33:06about Kevin Sullivan,
33:07the one-man gang,
33:08what is he?
33:09He's got a one-track mind.
33:10He's thinking about
33:11Teddy Long, Ron Simmons,
33:12and Butch Reed.
33:14But, say, Kevin Sullivan,
33:16I mean, you know,
33:17what's he doing there?
33:18Kevin Sullivan apparently
33:19has made a deal with Teddy Long
33:21and the one-man gang
33:22is ready for Ron Simmons.
33:24Whoa!
33:25Oh, I thought the head was coming off.
33:27All of his power
33:28down on the mat.
33:30That's Ron Simmons!
33:35Ron Simmons!
33:37He is all mad.
33:38Here we go.
33:40Well, he's got the head
33:41between the legs
33:42and up the man goes
33:43for a power grab.
33:44I like this hold myself
33:45because you can really
33:46crank him, Tony,
33:47with this.
33:48Boom.
33:49Look at the man bounce out of there.
33:51Here's the move.
33:52Watch him from flying off.
33:53Wow!
33:54I tell you,
33:55if it was a little bit stronger,
33:57this man could have been
33:58riding a horse
33:59chasing Icky Bob Crane
34:00down the road.
34:01Beautiful flying clothesline.
34:04And when we come back,
34:05Larry sees legends in the ring
34:07with the natural Dustin Rhodes.
34:09Stay with us.
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35:14This week on Larry Z's Legends,
35:16they say the acorn does not fall
35:18far from the tree.
35:20Let's find out and bring out
35:22the natural Dustin Rhodes.
35:25♪♪♪
35:35♪♪♪
35:44Okay, Dustin, you know,
35:46I've been watching you for weeks
35:47and you have that very
35:48aggressive style.
35:50And I know, you know,
35:51when I was at your age,
35:52I wanted to prove to the world
35:53that I was my own man.
35:55But now I want to find out,
35:56I hear from the York Foundation
35:59that they're interested in you,
36:00but you have a very bad attitude
36:02toward them.
36:04Now, what are your comments?
36:06First of all, Mr. Zabisco,
36:07there's no problem yet.
36:10Now, I don't know anything
36:11about computers and I never
36:13want to know anything
36:14about computers.
36:15And furthermore,
36:16I'm not interested in becoming
36:17a member of the York Foundation,
36:19but I tell you this,
36:20I'm in this ring standing right now
36:22the only man that taught me
36:23how to wrestle,
36:24how I can wrestle right now,
36:25is the American dream,
36:26Dustin Rhodes,
36:27and he will live forever.
36:28Wait, wait, wait.
36:31That's what I mean.
36:33That's what I mean.
36:34The world is waiting to see
36:35if you can fill your father's shoes,
36:37but even I would be proud
36:39to be in the York Foundation.
36:42Mr. Zabisco,
36:44the natural Dustin Rhodes
36:45will never put himself
36:47in the shoes
36:49to be in the position
36:52of Larry Zabisco.
36:54You got that?
37:06Accompanied to the ring
37:07by Theodore Arlong
37:08and Kevin Sullivan,
37:09weighing in at 412 pounds,
37:11from Horace,
37:12let's see,
37:13in Chicago,
37:14the one,
37:15Dave James!
37:17In the ring,
37:18from San Diego,
37:19Tennessee,
37:20Keith Hines!
37:28Can you believe that,
37:30can you believe that
37:31Halsted Street right here in Chicago
37:32would even claim something like that?
37:35No,
37:36I don't believe even Halsted Street
37:38could claim that.
37:41What an entrance,
37:42what a heck of a deal,
37:43as someone would probably say,
37:45as we see.
37:47The One Man Gang!
37:49Boy, up he went.
37:51Now, earlier on,
37:52we saw Ron Simmons,
37:54who seemed not to be too concerned
37:56about the One Man Gang,
37:57but note that Teddy Long
37:59is still at ringside,
38:00so he has to be concerned.
38:02Well, if I was Ron Simmons,
38:04I would definitely be concerned.
38:06The One Man Gang
38:07is a huge individual.
38:09You got Kevin Sullivan,
38:10did you see Kevin Sullivan's face?
38:12Yeah, did you see
38:13that flowing hair of his?
38:14Flowing?
38:16Well, you know,
38:17with Kevin Sullivan,
38:18One Man Gang,
38:19Teddy Long is down by the ringside,
38:22and Ron Simmons
38:24had better go out
38:25and get himself
38:26a string of garlic
38:27or something.
38:29Make it good, Kevin!
38:31Oh!
38:32Yeah!
38:33Oh!
38:34You can hear
38:35Teddy Long and Kevin Sullivan.
38:39Make it good!
38:40Make it good!
38:41Hey!
38:42Hey!
38:43Hey!
38:44Hey!
38:45Hey!
38:46I love it, Kevin!
38:47I like it, I like it!
38:48You know,
38:49make him do it!
38:50You get the impression
38:51that Kevin Sullivan
38:52and Teddy Long,
38:53I love the idea
38:54of having the One Man Gang,
38:55that if Ron Simmons thinks
38:57that he's not going to,
38:58like, you know,
38:59involve this in a problem,
39:01I think Teddy's just nuts.
39:04Pushing on the face.
39:05Oh!
39:08Speaking of nuts,
39:09what about Kevin Sullivan?
39:11He has some sort of
39:12control over this guy,
39:13but you know,
39:14that's nothing new
39:15for Kevin Sullivan.
39:16In world championship wrestling,
39:17when he has been involved
39:18at ringside,
39:19he has always had
39:20some sort of
39:21mind control
39:22over his players.
39:23Kevin Sullivan
39:24is a great manipulator,
39:25and when you get
39:26some of these guys
39:27like the One Man Gang,
39:28who is a huge,
39:29huge, strong,
39:30powerful man,
39:31but he's not
39:32a full deck player.
39:33Kevin Sullivan
39:34is very sneaky
39:36and crafty
39:37and devious,
39:38and he can get
39:39this One Man Gang
39:40believing in
39:41what he believes in.
39:42Of course,
39:43that is the control
39:44of Kevin Sullivan.
39:46Almost like demonic.
39:48Oh!
39:50Kevin Sullivan,
39:51you know,
39:52he's a maniac,
39:53and he certainly has
39:54the One Man Gang
39:55looking better than ever.
39:56Now,
39:57just some comments
39:58about the natural
39:59Dustin Rhodes.
40:00He has the computer match
40:01against Terence Taylor,
40:03the York Foundation.
40:04You know,
40:05talking about Dustin Rhodes
40:06for a second,
40:07and I appreciate
40:08the lack of respect
40:09shown to him.
40:11He turned around
40:12and asked this guy
40:13a question,
40:14and he said
40:15he's not going to be
40:16involved in anything
40:17I would be involved with,
40:18and then walks away.
40:19I think the kid's got
40:20a lot of growing up
40:21to do, Shivani,
40:22and there's going to be
40:23some guys in WCW
40:24that are going to be
40:25glad to give him the help.
40:27The big guy
40:28sending two-part air
40:29out of his waist.
40:30This could be
40:31the 747.
40:33What's up?
40:34Oh!
40:37Oh!
40:40The winner is
40:41the one,
40:42the kid!
40:45Oh, God!
40:46Oh, no.
40:48Someone's got to
40:49stop this.
40:50Look at this
40:51pushy pillow fight.
40:52It's going to be
40:53Alfonso.
40:54Oh!
40:56Oh!
40:58Pushing the referee.
41:01One more time
41:02for the dipper.
41:04Again!
41:06And now,
41:07look at this!
41:08Oh, another
41:09butt instinct.
41:11Now, what's he
41:12doing down here?
41:13Someone butt-summoning
41:14Delegate!
41:16Sullivan pulling
41:17the one-man gang
41:18out of the ring.
41:20Oh, Sullivan,
41:21he's pulling the
41:22one-man gang coming
41:23like the one-man gang
41:24wanted to stay in the
41:25ring with this guy.
41:27And we're back
41:28into this time-out.
41:30How you doing?
41:33Whoa!
41:34The World Championship
41:35Wrestling Rolling Thunder
41:37Tour 91 rolls into
41:39Chicago, Illinois
41:40at the UIC Pavilion
41:41tomorrow night.
41:427.30 p.m. is the start.
41:44The main event,
41:45a cage match.
41:46Sting and Elegante
41:48teaming up to take on
41:49Ric Flair and
41:50Barry Windham.
41:51Also on the card,
41:52a computer match
41:53has Beautiful Bobby
41:54in the ring against
41:55Terrence Baylor.
41:56Overall tag title bout
41:57has Rick Steiner
41:58and his sibling Scott
41:59in the ring against
42:00Dan Hanson and
42:01Sid Bishop.
42:02In a U.S. title bout,
42:03it'll be Lex Luger
42:04battling Nikita Golov.
42:06And in a grudge match,
42:07Ron Simmons will be
42:08on the ring to
42:09take on Butch Reed.
42:10And don't forget
42:11about the main event,
42:12the cage match.
42:13Sting teaming up
42:14with Elegante
42:15to battle Ric Flair
42:16and Barry Windham.
42:17It'll all take place
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44:01But on the mind
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44:07here in Chicago
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44:09Here are some comments
44:10from the Total Package.
44:12Tomorrow,
44:13right here in Chicago,
44:15as the movement
44:16grows closer,
44:17the intensity grows,
44:18the butterflies
44:19in the stomach
44:20start churning,
44:21and the Total Package
44:22has got the best time,
44:23Nikita,
44:24you and me,
44:25right there in Chicago.
44:29Larry,
44:30we saw in depth
44:31the situation
44:32just last week
44:33with Nikita Koloff
44:34and Lex Luger.
44:35What a match
44:36it's going to be
44:37tomorrow night,
44:38right here at Chicago
44:39UFC.
44:41Listen to the fans
44:42respond to Sting.
44:43Don't forget,
44:44tickets available
44:45at Pavilion Box Office
44:46and all tickets
44:47on that list,
44:48including Sears,
44:49Sting will be in the cage,
44:50he and L.A. Gandhi
44:51all tomorrow night.
44:53Also,
44:54Big Van Vader
44:55is going to be unmasked
44:56by the living legend,
44:57Larry Zafiscal.
44:59Magnum Force
45:00against Sting and Luger.
45:02Pick up.
45:05Inverted atomic drop.
45:08Sting.
45:10Getting a little pusey here.
45:12That was one
45:13for good nature right there.
45:14Sting and Luger,
45:15super brawl
45:16against the Steiners.
45:17Yeah,
45:18it's a super brawl
45:19but these two guys
45:20are athletes, Tony.
45:21You gotta give them credit.
45:25And against the Steiners.
45:27Fans want to remind you,
45:28Gordon Shull will be back
45:29next week at
45:30Super Brawl Control Center
45:31for more information
45:32concerning the big event
45:33coming your way.
45:34They want teeth.
45:39It is absolutely
45:40deafening in this arena.
45:44Bam!
45:46He came out of nowhere!
45:52Listen to that noise!
45:55I thought it was Batman.
45:58One and
45:59two.
46:00I tell you what.
46:01Might as well wrestle
46:02at the same time.
46:04What do you think about
46:05Luger and Sting
46:06against the Steiners?
46:07Well,
46:08it's going to be
46:09an interesting match
46:10because it's definitely
46:11going to be a pure
46:12wrestling match.
46:13These guys are
46:14basically pretty good
46:15friends of mine.
46:16I got my back straight.
46:17Yeah,
46:18you do.
46:19The Steiners are
46:20scientific wrestlers.
46:21You're definitely
46:22going to get in there
46:23and wrestle.
46:24They've got pride,
46:25just like I do in it.
46:26And it's going to be
46:27an interesting match.
46:28The important part,
46:29I think,
46:30is any one of these
46:31teams are going to
46:32lose their temper
46:33against Sting or Luger
46:34because they've all
46:35got short fuses.
46:36The Steiners aren't
46:37pro-tech players.
46:38They're not
46:39clergy members.
46:40It could be a very
46:41difficult thing.
46:42It's certainly going
46:43to be one heck
46:44of a contest.
46:45Side headlock.
46:46I still don't believe
46:47the way I looked
46:48up in the air
46:49and Sting was up there.
46:50He was up there.
46:51Incredible maneuver
46:52to the midsection.
46:53The thing is,
46:54Lucky Stars,
46:55he didn't miss.
46:56Snap suplex.
46:57Right hand
46:58to the face
46:59and now
47:00they have a
47:01magnum force.
47:02Goes to the eyes.
47:03Stinging the stinger
47:04right there.
47:05Tail ropes.
47:06Great balance.
47:07It's going to be
47:08the excitement
47:09like this
47:10of WCW action
47:11tomorrow night
47:12here in the UIC
47:13with the Stingers
47:14play.
47:15He got them both.
47:16His knee came up
47:17and knocked
47:18the other one
47:19right on the apron.
47:20He just flew
47:21out there, Tony.
47:22Luger.
47:23Picks him up.
47:24He's got him.
47:25He's got him.
47:26He's got him.
47:27He's got him.
47:28He's got him.
47:29He's got him.
47:30He's got him.
47:31He's got him.
47:32He's got him.
47:33He's got him.
47:34He's got him.
47:35He's got him.
47:37The winners of the matchup
47:39for the Package
47:40are Slugger
47:41and Sting.
47:44Momentum
47:45they've had for a long
47:46as we know
47:47and they've got
47:48the momentum.
47:49They really do.
47:50Luger's picking up
47:52Nikita Kulak
47:53tomorrow night.
47:56Well watch this.
47:57Watch this.
47:58Up he came.
47:59Look at him spring
48:00up to the air
48:01down on both
48:02of the men.
48:06He's flying across the ring.
48:07He had him right there.
48:08Look at the knee.
48:09Caught the other man
48:10and on he went.
48:11He didn't even need
48:12Lex Luger
48:13for that maneuver.
48:15Down he went
48:16and in came Lex.
48:21Lex by Lex.
48:25Lex Luger
48:26having no problem
48:27after the both of them
48:28picked him right up
48:29with a power rack, Tony.
48:30And that was the end
48:31of this one.
48:32Alright fans.
48:33Next week right here
48:34on WGN
48:35our main event
48:36a return grudge match
48:37Arne Anderson
48:38against Flying Brian.
48:39You know I talked to
48:40Ric Flair earlier on
48:41about the big event
48:42tomorrow night in Chicago
48:43but you're going to get
48:44to the bottom of it
48:45I guess next week.
48:46Next week right here
48:47Larry Z's legend
48:48is going to bring on
48:49the seven time world champion
48:50Nature Boy Ric Flair.
48:51And fans will also hear
48:52comments from the
48:53referee of record
48:54Bill Alfonso
48:55as to what the
48:56official verdict was
48:57from the event in Japan.
48:58We'll see you next week.
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49:08Go!