WCW Monday Nitro: April 21, 1997
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00:00:00WCW Monday Nitro is on the air and you are looking live at outside.
00:00:07My goodness, that is James J.
00:00:09Dillon arriving in a limousine here at the Civic Center in Saginaw, Michigan.
00:00:15And what a way to open the program tonight on Nitro.
00:00:18And now we come to you in the arena, welcome to World Championship Wrestling at the WCW
00:00:48Wrestling's number one program in the world, it's WCW Monday Nitro.
00:00:54And we come to you live from the great state of Michigan and
00:00:58Saginaw in the Saginaw Civic Center.
00:01:02Did you see what surrounded Saginaw?
00:01:04What was that?
00:01:06Well, take a look, that's why GM went to Mexico.
00:01:09Tony Schiavone along with the living legend Larry Zabisco.
00:01:13We're going to go to the ring, open up with some great action here live on Nitro.
00:01:18And Larry, as James J. Dillon walked in, the first time we have seen James J.
00:01:24Dillon here in many, many years.
00:01:27The former leader of the Four Horsemen back in what many people say were their glory days back years ago.
00:01:33But you know, sources this week told me that JJ would indeed be named a spokesman for WCW here tonight.
00:01:41As we await, we've talked about many times tonight during this telecast,
00:01:46a major announcement concerning Eric Bischoff, his status, his dealings,
00:01:51his legal maneuvering, what has been going on since his suspension here tonight.
00:01:57Well, hopefully JJ can straighten it out.
00:01:59You know, Bischoff just left a contractual and financial fiasco in the South Tower,
00:02:04but maybe JJ will straighten it out.
00:02:07So hopefully we will hear a little bit later on from James J. Dillon as he arrives.
00:02:13Limousine here tonight.
00:02:15A capacity crowd as always for WCW Monday Nitro.
00:02:20The United States Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko makes his way to the ring.
00:02:25His opponent, Yuji Nagata, the youngster from Japan,
00:02:29from the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, the native of Tokyo.
00:02:34A superior martial arts skill and a man who knows Dean Malenko very, very well.
00:02:40They've wrestled together as a team.
00:02:42They've wrestled against each other many times.
00:02:44This should be a great matchup, Larry.
00:02:46Yeah, obviously the Japanese guy looks up to Malenko.
00:02:49Mad master that he is.
00:02:51Again, I think another baby protege of Mr. Sonny Ono.
00:02:54I'm not positive, but it should be a good one.
00:02:57You know, the Japanese, everybody's got like a martial arts background there.
00:03:00They kind of are raised on martial arts like we're raised on, you know, football and baseball.
00:03:06It's second nature to them, but still, punches and kicks are great sometimes,
00:03:10but on the mat, Malenko is the man.
00:03:13Nagata, one of the top cruiserweights from New Japan Pro Wrestling.
00:03:16First time we have seen him here on Nitro.
00:03:18What a program we have, ladies and gentlemen.
00:03:20We have three title matches in this two-hour program.
00:03:24Tonight, you're seeing the U.S. title on the line.
00:03:26Later on, the TV belt, Ultimo Dragon and Bobby Eden.
00:03:29And six will defend the cruiserweight belt against Ray Mysterio Jr. later on tonight.
00:03:35What a match and what a night we're having already.
00:03:38Yeah, it's a good match. Malenko's one of my favorite guys.
00:03:40I mean, I'm a purist, so I love to watch Dean Malenko wrestle,
00:03:44especially a guy like this who can mix it up with the martial arts and the wrestling.
00:03:49But again, look at Malenko's strategy.
00:03:51Get the guy on the mat.
00:03:53Don't let the hands and feet become weapons.
00:03:56Certainly, Dean Malenko, when you are on top,
00:03:58when you are a champion, you have your share of enemies.
00:04:01And Malenko has certainly garnered one enemy,
00:04:04a mortal enemy, if you will, in one Eddie Guerrero.
00:04:07Last week on this program, attempting to injure his older brother, Hector,
00:04:11Eddie came out, and I think we really saw and heard the dark side of Eddie Guerrero
00:04:15we had not heard or seen in many, many years.
00:04:17Well, all the Guerreros, yeah, it's a very emotional family.
00:04:20I just think they can't take Malenko anymore.
00:04:23They've thrown so many family members, and Dean has beaten them all,
00:04:27and Eddie just can't wait to get him for revenge.
00:04:31Come on, Dean, get up.
00:04:33Malenko now having some problems as he slowly gets to his feet.
00:04:36Here in the opening bout, Nagata's snapmare takeover,
00:04:38and Nagata...
00:04:41There's a back leg front kick that time by Nagata,
00:04:43and then a reverse chin lock.
00:04:45And that...
00:04:46That kick between the shoulder blades
00:04:49was just to serve notice to Dean Malenko
00:04:51that this man is not intimidated at all.
00:04:55Yeah, there you go. Come on.
00:04:57Hey, it's Dennis Rodman dressed like a man.
00:05:00I don't know what you're talking about.
00:05:02That is Rachel Wright of the world champion Green Bay Packers fans.
00:05:06Second week in a row he has been with us.
00:05:08As you know, last week it was announced
00:05:10that he is signed for Slamboree to meet Steve Mongo McMichael one-on-one.
00:05:13You were looking right there as he's at ringside
00:05:16at the all-time sack leader in NFL history.
00:05:21Well, that's not gonna help him
00:05:23because there's no quarterbacks, there's no huddles,
00:05:26there's no ten other guys making room for Reggie to run through.
00:05:29He's got one man to face and one man only without pads,
00:05:32and that's a man who's been getting some experience, brother.
00:05:35Well, when you think about Reggie White
00:05:37and you think about the career he has had with the Packers...
00:05:39Yeah, I don't think about Reggie White.
00:05:41Well, I know many fans do. Maybe you don't.
00:05:43And you think about the career
00:05:45that Steve Mongo McMichael has with the Bears,
00:05:47and you're looking at Slamboree, WCW,
00:05:49bringing the black and blue division, Bears vs. Packers,
00:05:52right to the ring.
00:05:54First time ever coming up on May 18th
00:05:56that two former Super Bowl champions,
00:05:59Reggie of the past Super Bowl
00:06:01and Steve McMichael of the Bears back in their glory days, 1986,
00:06:05have ever faced one-on-one in the ring.
00:06:08I mean, you're talking about Bears vs. Packers
00:06:10in the ring at Slamboree.
00:06:12Without pads, finally like men, mano a mano.
00:06:16You know, it's not gonna be a Greco-Roman textbook wrestling match,
00:06:19but it certainly is gonna be like two semis running head-on.
00:06:23Boy, there's no question, good-looking Reggie.
00:06:25I know, man.
00:06:27It's May 18th, brother.
00:06:29Yes, sir, a little bit more determination in his voice and his look.
00:06:33Last week in Philadelphia, he was just calmly watching at ringside,
00:06:37was just kind of absorbing everything that goes on,
00:06:39and now, seemingly, Reggie White is here tonight live with a purpose.
00:06:44Yeah, but Mr. White here, he better realize
00:06:46that McMichael has been off the gridiron,
00:06:49and he's been involved with men who know wrestling,
00:06:51even though Mongo isn't a very accomplished scientific wrestler.
00:06:55He knows a lot more in that ring than Reggie White does.
00:06:58So Mr. White has a big disadvantage as far as I'm concerned.
00:07:01Well, I think you're right.
00:07:02I'm always right.
00:07:04I think Reggie, though, realizes this,
00:07:06and that does not deter him.
00:07:08He is not intimidated.
00:07:09And you are talking, when you think about Reggie White of the Packers,
00:07:13Steve McMichael of the Bears,
00:07:15two of the greatest defensive linemen this sport, NFL football, has ever seen, Larry.
00:07:20So what do you want, the over or the under?
00:07:22It's going to be exciting bringing that match to you as part of Slamboree.
00:07:26What rivalry over the decades, over the years,
00:07:29between those two great franchises in the NFL,
00:07:32and what a rivalry that can go by here.
00:07:34Oh, Malenko's making his move!
00:07:37Malenko caught him, cover one, got a one count that time,
00:07:42and Nagata finds himself in trouble.
00:07:44That was almost like a drop kick, but he hit him with the knee that time.
00:07:47Yeah, he got him with the knee, and he bent over too soon,
00:07:49and that was a clumsy mistake.
00:07:52Oh, he caught him!
00:07:53What about that?
00:07:54Nagata hitting him with those thrust kicks.
00:07:56Yeah, fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice, shame on me,
00:08:00and Malenko's not one man you can fool three times.
00:08:03He's going to hook you.
00:08:04Yeah, the key to that, Larry, was absorbing those blows and rebounding the way he did.
00:08:08He backs away from the kick, but he couldn't back away from that standing side kick.
00:08:13That caught him, Malenko back up, good maneuver,
00:08:16it was over the top suplex, and a release one, one, two,
00:08:19and he almost beat him that time.
00:08:21Yeah, you know, and for all the mad expertise Malenko has,
00:08:23he spent so much time in the Orient,
00:08:25he's basically immune to the martial arts background.
00:08:28He's so used to competing against it, and look at right there,
00:08:31heading the wrong place, Malenko nailed him, oh, he ran into it.
00:08:34Waist lock over the top!
00:08:37Yeah, belly to belly suplex, here's a cover,
00:08:39that time looks like he was trying to hook tights,
00:08:41but Malenko was able to kick away.
00:08:43Trying to hook it, just couldn't hook them tights enough,
00:08:45but nice try, I approve of that.
00:08:47I'm sure you do, and Nagata-
00:08:49Caught him!
00:08:52Oh boy, how about an elbow drop?
00:08:54On the knee, Tony, and he's setting him up if he can get this on,
00:08:57going for the Cobra Leap!
00:08:58They're standing in Saginaw, the United States champions,
00:09:02trying to turn him over, and he does!
00:09:04He's sitting down on it!
00:09:05Texas Cobra Leap, Scott Dickinson calls for the bell,
00:09:08he is still the United States champion!
00:09:13Well, they love him here,
00:09:14they appreciate what he has done in the sport.
00:09:16Like him or not, you gotta respect Dee Malenko.
00:09:19Well, it's hard not to, this guy is a wrestling machine,
00:09:23he's a purist, he goes in there and he knows,
00:09:26sooner or later, no matter what happens,
00:09:29he's gonna get you on the mat right here.
00:09:32Look at this, Malenko brought that knee up
00:09:34right underneath the chin, that softened him up,
00:09:37got the elbow on the knee, weakened him,
00:09:39turned him over for the Clover Leap,
00:09:41sits down on the small of the back,
00:09:43and it's sayonara!
00:09:45Still to come tonight, we are gonna see Glacier in action,
00:09:48plus Jeff Jarrett against Scotty Riggs,
00:09:51the homecoming for the Steiners here tonight,
00:09:53in their home of Michigan, plus a lot more,
00:09:56when we come back on WCW Monday Nitro,
00:09:59live, Glacier in action!
00:10:01Stay with us on TNT.
00:10:08You're looking live once again, fans,
00:10:10and welcome back to this opening hour
00:10:13of WCW Monday Nitro.
00:10:15Wherever we go, all across the United States,
00:10:18even into Canada, the number one program
00:10:21on everyone's mind is Nitro.
00:10:24It is at the standard, and tonight, as we said,
00:10:26we've had one title match already,
00:10:28we have two more title matches to go.
00:10:31We have international stars, you saw Nagata,
00:10:34the opening bout, great cruiserweight from Japan,
00:10:37and here's another great cruiserweight,
00:10:39this one from Mexico, it's Tito Pei.
00:10:42Tito Pei, and what an interesting opponent,
00:10:45very mysterious man, Tony, Glacier.
00:10:48Glacier has really bragging rights
00:10:52that not many men in this sport can really attest to,
00:10:57and that is that he is undefeated.
00:11:00No one has defeated Glacier.
00:11:02He has been attacked repeatedly,
00:11:05especially when you think about what has happened
00:11:07to him ever since Uncensored,
00:11:09but the man is not lost in the ring as of yet.
00:11:14Now look at him, look at that eye.
00:11:16This man, I mean, he's got something behind that eye,
00:11:19man on a mission, and of course,
00:11:21you know about the James Vandenberg,
00:11:24I found out some more about him
00:11:26from that busybody Mike Tenet.
00:11:28You know, he was the former curator
00:11:31at the Museum of Medical Abnormalities in Taipei.
00:11:34What James Vandenberg was?
00:11:35Yes, and they busted him for stealing artifacts.
00:11:39That's something I would want on my resume,
00:11:41I can tell you that, but he is a weird character.
00:11:44You fans who watch WCW Saturday Night
00:11:46realize that Vandenberg and Mortis came out,
00:11:50tried to steal the helmet of Glacier,
00:11:54but Glacier stopped that.
00:11:55He still has that helmet with him.
00:11:57And speaking of artifacts,
00:11:58speaking of treasures and things that are precious,
00:12:01that helmet handed down to him
00:12:03from an instructor in Japan,
00:12:05and that is very precious, very important to him.
00:12:08They tried to take it.
00:12:09I don't know what for, Larry.
00:12:10Well, it's very sentimental to Glacier,
00:12:12but in terms of a collector,
00:12:14I mean, you're talking about something
00:12:16that could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars,
00:12:19and of course in Japan, you know, 3 billion yen.
00:12:22Well, let's just steal it on TV
00:12:24where millions of people see you.
00:12:26Well, it's not the hard part stealing,
00:12:29it's the hard part fencing it.
00:12:30Yeah.
00:12:31I mean, getting rid of it.
00:12:32Yeah, speaking of people who steal things,
00:12:34Six is gonna come out here a little bit later on
00:12:37with the Cruiserweight belt,
00:12:39and he'll be defending the Cruiserweight belt
00:12:41against Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:12:43Bell sounds, Glacier and Sikope.
00:12:46Glacier now, look at this.
00:12:47He saw him coming.
00:12:48Sikope tried to get the jump on him.
00:12:50Didn't make it.
00:12:55Bellied up back and a good maneuver.
00:12:57Nice dip, a very disciplined athlete.
00:12:59I mean, he's got good movement, great balance,
00:13:01combined a lot of styles,
00:13:03and see if he can put him together here
00:13:05against one of the Mexican guys.
00:13:06These guys have a unique style, too,
00:13:08so this could be interesting,
00:13:09and bam, right in the head.
00:13:11The cryonic kick.
00:13:12It didn't take him long to put it on.
00:13:14He measured him and put him down.
00:13:16Whoa!
00:13:18That was a bullseye!
00:13:20That was a bullseye.
00:13:21It's only one eye, but he hit it.
00:13:23He hit him hard with a cryonic kick,
00:13:25and your winner is Glacier
00:13:27here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:13:30That was awesome.
00:13:35Where'd he go?
00:13:36Right in the middle of the ring, Larry.
00:13:40Glacier is your winner
00:13:42here on WCW Monday Nitro
00:13:44and I tell you, fans,
00:13:45you are looking at a man who continues
00:13:47one of the most stellar win-loss records
00:13:50in our sport.
00:13:53Is that weird music?
00:13:58What is this?
00:13:59What in the world is this?
00:14:02This is a rare oddity.
00:14:05I guess it is.
00:14:08Glacier knows who it is.
00:14:10You know, I know exactly who this is
00:14:13because he walked out and uncensored.
00:14:16This is that gigantic man
00:14:18that helped Mortis pummel Glacier
00:14:21after Glacier got that win.
00:14:23One of the finds of Mr. Vandenberg right there.
00:14:26Look at Glacier.
00:14:27This is one of the few times
00:14:28I've seen the man kind of lose composure here.
00:14:31That's right. That's a good point.
00:14:33He's always been very restrained,
00:14:36very laid-back.
00:14:38Very under control,
00:14:39but you're seeing nothing of the kind
00:14:41right now here, Larry.
00:14:43We might have an extra bonus match.
00:14:45We very well may.
00:14:46This big guy is slowly coming to the ring
00:14:49and Glacier says,
00:14:50come on and get me.
00:14:52Now, there Glacier's making those fists.
00:14:54He's losing the discipline and that's...
00:14:57Hey, hey, hey, hey.
00:14:58He came out of nowhere.
00:15:00Where did Mortis come from?
00:15:02Mortis just appeared,
00:15:04as you said, out of nowhere.
00:15:06What a kick.
00:15:08Mortis, he leveled him
00:15:11with that standing side kick of his own
00:15:14and now Gene Vandenberg is in there.
00:15:16The referee is calling for the bell,
00:15:18asking for more help
00:15:19and now this mammoth man takes off his helmet
00:15:22and Glacier is in major trouble.
00:15:24Big trouble.
00:15:25Mortis nailed Glacier out of the blue
00:15:28right in the face
00:15:29and this man is a behemoth.
00:15:31Glacier is in big trouble.
00:15:33And this man is a behemoth.
00:15:35Glacier is in big trouble.
00:15:36They got the helmet.
00:15:37Mortis has the helmet of Glacier,
00:15:39the helmet that he attempted to steal
00:15:42this past Saturday
00:15:43and as the big guy,
00:15:45still a man that we are not sure
00:15:47what his name is or where he's from,
00:15:49continues to level Glacier.
00:15:51Vandenberg has yet another artifact.
00:15:54And Glacier's gonna have a couple cracked ribs.
00:16:00Oh, boy.
00:16:02An open-handed slap and you could hear it.
00:16:06They are not finished yet.
00:16:09Vandenberg directing traffic here.
00:16:12They're holding Glacier up,
00:16:15picks him up
00:16:17and puts him down with force.
00:16:19That was almost like a choke slam
00:16:21and this guy's not too much smaller than the giant.
00:16:24He's a mammoth man
00:16:25and now, oh, boy, he's going for the eye.
00:16:28Right down to the right eye.
00:16:31I don't know what he's doing,
00:16:32but he is gouging the eye of Glacier here.
00:16:36The referee is thrown away.
00:16:39Look at that.
00:16:40That's the helmet.
00:16:41That's what they're after.
00:16:44A symbolic meeting for this trio
00:16:47of Vandenberg, Mortis,
00:16:48and this mammoth guy
00:16:50and now they're taking the helmet,
00:16:53the spike of the helmet
00:16:54right down into that eye.
00:16:56Now, Glacier.
00:16:58You know, that eye, it's different.
00:17:00Is that a glass eye?
00:17:02I don't know.
00:17:03It could be another rare artifact.
00:17:06Well, I guess it could,
00:17:08but needless to say,
00:17:09the damage here has been done
00:17:12and the helmet is in the possession
00:17:14of James Vandenberg, Mortis,
00:17:16and whoever this gigantic man is.
00:17:20If you never believed before,
00:17:23you better believe now.
00:17:27Well, I would agree with that.
00:17:28Believe that these three men
00:17:30really mean what they say.
00:17:33Well, I believe it's time
00:17:34that Glacier has to start
00:17:35watching his back here.
00:17:36Mortis came out of nowhere.
00:17:37I think he might have been
00:17:39underneath the ring,
00:17:40but I couldn't get a good viewpoint.
00:17:42He came out of nowhere.
00:17:43He surprised all of us.
00:17:44Ladies and gentlemen, as we said,
00:17:46we saw James J. Dillon come out
00:17:48at the beginning of the program.
00:17:50James J. Dillon, I have been told,
00:17:52has now been named by Turner Broadcasting
00:17:55the chairman of the
00:17:56WCW Executive Committee.
00:17:58We've been talking for so long,
00:17:59especially since last week,
00:18:01about Eric Bischoff,
00:18:02the legal maneuverings he's attempted
00:18:04since his suspension in early March.
00:18:06Later on in this telecast,
00:18:08I'm sure we're going to hear
00:18:09from Mr. Dillon about the status
00:18:11of Eric Bischoff, about his dealings,
00:18:13but you know, Larry,
00:18:14it all brings back one thing.
00:18:16NWO, WCW, an issue that will not go away,
00:18:21that issue that seemingly
00:18:22each and every week
00:18:23really gets heightened,
00:18:24is never resolved,
00:18:25and we saw it last week
00:18:26as we ended our program.
00:18:28Well, yeah, it gets heightened,
00:18:29but also the balance of power is turning.
00:18:31We see the turmoil in the new world order.
00:18:34We've seen the political power
00:18:36taken away from Bischoff.
00:18:37Now, what is J.J. going to say?
00:18:38You mean he's like the new big cheese here?
00:18:41Seemingly, that's the case,
00:18:43and we'll be talking to him later on.
00:18:44Let's take a look.
00:18:45Last week on this program,
00:18:46what happened between the NWO and WCW?
00:18:51Sting comes out, Larry,
00:18:53at the end of the program.
00:18:54This time, he walked out,
00:18:56throws the bat to Luger,
00:18:57one to the Giant,
00:18:59one to Diamond Dallas Page.
00:19:02And there's the shifting of power.
00:19:04Lookit, we got more pinch hitters
00:19:05than the Atlanta Braves.
00:19:07What a sight this was,
00:19:08and what a standoff it was.
00:19:10A really show of unity,
00:19:12a show of power,
00:19:13and you're looking at a man right there
00:19:16slowly getting in the ring
00:19:17who is obsessed with one
00:19:19Hollywood Hulk Hogan,
00:19:21and as we look at this footage from last week,
00:19:24we have some...
00:19:25What?
00:19:26Nick Patrick has arrived.
00:19:27What are you doing here?
00:19:28What in the world do you want?
00:19:29Well, you guys have heard
00:19:30that I've petitioned for reinstatement,
00:19:31and if you don't mind,
00:19:32I'd like to take a moment
00:19:33to just clear up a couple of points,
00:19:34and if you have any questions for me afterwards,
00:19:37I've got more than I have to answer.
00:19:38But this isn't the junior high quiz, Nick.
00:19:39Well, first off,
00:19:40I'd like to apologize to all the WCW employees
00:19:44that may have been affected by my actions recently,
00:19:47but there are a few people
00:19:49that I will not apologize to now,
00:19:51nor will I ever apologize to those people.
00:19:54When I first joined the NWO,
00:19:56I thought it was gonna be an opportunity
00:19:58for the little man to speak out,
00:20:00people that's never had a voice
00:20:02to be able to speak up for themselves,
00:20:04people that's been ground under by the system
00:20:06but been able to land on their feet
00:20:08to be able to make a statement.
00:20:10But now, it seems to me that the very people
00:20:13that I wanted to make a statement against
00:20:15are the people that the NWO are catering to,
00:20:18people like Macho Man Randy Savage.
00:20:20Now, I told you people what he was about
00:20:22when he first came here to WCW,
00:20:24and he's proven me correct in the last few weeks.
00:20:27People like Eric Bischoff,
00:20:29who are so obsessed with power
00:20:31and letting somebody know,
00:20:32ooh, I'm the boss, I've got power,
00:20:35forcing people into doing his will,
00:20:38forcing people like Randy Anderson
00:20:40to come up and have to fight me.
00:20:42I didn't want to fight Randy Anderson.
00:20:44I also find Macho Man Randy Savage
00:20:46the largest fine in professional wrestling history,
00:20:49but I was told to keep my mouth shut
00:20:51as that fine was revoked.
00:20:53If you want somebody that's gonna stand up for WCW,
00:20:56take a look at what I've done.
00:20:58When people walked out, I stayed.
00:21:01I was injured by Randy Savage.
00:21:03I still worked.
00:21:05When the Giant was NWO, I was chokeslammed,
00:21:08I was pressed and thrown out to the floor,
00:21:10and I've been jackknifed by Kevin Nash.
00:21:13The bottom line is, I'm still here.
00:21:16You need an official that will stand up
00:21:18for what he believes in, and I'm that man.
00:21:20If WCW gives me the opportunity,
00:21:22I will serve them with pride.
00:21:24You mean you stabbed us in the back,
00:21:26and now you want to come back to WCW,
00:21:29and you're begging like forgiveness?
00:21:31You guys can argue.
00:21:32We've got to take a commercial break.
00:21:33We're supposed to trust you now?
00:21:35Sure!
00:21:36Have a used car I can buy?
00:21:39Welcome back, fans.
00:21:40You look at the Civic Center in Saginaw, Michigan,
00:21:43and already two segments into this program, Larry,
00:21:46so much to talk about, so much going on,
00:21:49and as we went off the air, fans,
00:21:51an argument continued with my colleague here,
00:21:54Larry Zobisko, and one Nick Patrick.
00:21:56I don't always agree with you, Larry,
00:21:58but in this circumstance,
00:21:59I think it's time for you to step up
00:22:01and do something about it.
00:22:03Larry Zobisko and one Nick Patrick.
00:22:05I don't always agree with you, Larry,
00:22:07but in this circumstance, I would agree with you.
00:22:09After all that he did to us,
00:22:11how in the world can you just say,
00:22:13okay, I know you're sad, come on back to WCW,
00:22:17because here is a man who was involved
00:22:19on the front line in many travesties of justice
00:22:23against WCW athletes.
00:22:24Yeah, and all of a sudden,
00:22:25we're supposed to give him a kiss and a hug?
00:22:27I mean, I just don't trust the guy.
00:22:29I mean, the New World Order has problems, Tony.
00:22:32They will stoop to nasty tricks.
00:22:35That's right.
00:22:36And Patrick easily could be one of their puppets.
00:22:39I know exactly what you're talking about.
00:22:41In war, you can infiltrate and have spies in double agents.
00:22:45And that's exactly what WCW has been in war
00:22:49ever since May 31st, 1996,
00:22:53right here on this program
00:22:55when Scott Hall first appeared.
00:22:58Scott Hall, a man, I might add,
00:23:00that we have not seen in a long, long time with the NWO.
00:23:05Yeah, where has he been?
00:23:06I still haven't heard anything.
00:23:08I have not heard anything either.
00:23:10But let me say this here tonight,
00:23:12when in this program later on,
00:23:14we will find out certainly about Eric Bischoff.
00:23:18And now that we know the NWO,
00:23:20after winning it uncensored,
00:23:22has a right to appear at any WCW sanctioned event
00:23:25anytime they want,
00:23:27something could happen here tonight.
00:23:29NWO members, although we haven't seen them,
00:23:31could be lurking around here somewhere, Larry.
00:23:33Well, no doubt in my mind,
00:23:35always expect the worst.
00:23:37That's the best offense.
00:23:39All right, it's Bobby,
00:23:41who himself, a former television champ,
00:23:43against the current world television champ,
00:23:45the Ultimate Dragon.
00:23:47Ultimate Dragon, who wins the belt
00:23:49right here on this program,
00:23:50thanks to help a few weeks ago
00:23:52from Lord Steven Regal.
00:23:55Regal definitely has more love for Bobby
00:23:59Eaton's taking quick advantage of Ultimate Dragon,
00:24:01and that's smart thinking.
00:24:02Bobby, not as fast as the Ultimate Dragon.
00:24:04He's gonna have to slow him down off the bat,
00:24:06because he'll never be able to keep up with this man.
00:24:09The second of three title matches
00:24:10we have for you here tonight live.
00:24:12A back elbow, scooting to the legs that time.
00:24:14Oh, and a running, Larry, at that time.
00:24:16Bobby putting down hard.
00:24:18Yeah, leave an opening.
00:24:19He'll find it, but he's wasted time.
00:24:21Forget Sonny Ono.
00:24:23You know, Larry, we talk about the WCW-NWO war.
00:24:27Never more evident than the stark differences,
00:24:30the contrast of styles of the two organizations.
00:24:33Look at this.
00:24:34Look at the repeated kicks by the Ultimate Dragon.
00:24:38And again, that's what Bobby Eaton's gonna have
00:24:40a hard time competing with.
00:24:42He's gonna have to slow the Dragon down.
00:24:43He tried to do that off the bat,
00:24:46but he didn't get it accomplished.
00:24:48And now I think Bobby's gonna have a hard time.
00:24:51You know, Larry, what I was saying,
00:24:52never more evident than what we have coming up for you
00:24:55in a six-man tag at Slamboree,
00:24:57where Ric Flair, the icon himself,
00:25:00Rowdy Roddy Piper,
00:25:01and Kevin Green of the Carolina Panthers
00:25:03face the Outsiders, Hall and Nash,
00:25:06and six three-champions.
00:25:09You've got on one side three men
00:25:11who are nothing more than thugs
00:25:12who have stolen everything they've gotten here
00:25:14in our sport,
00:25:15who've done very underhanded, dirty deeds.
00:25:19Do not respect the sport.
00:25:20On the other hand, Flair, Piper, Kevin Green,
00:25:24respect this sport, remember their roots,
00:25:27know where they came from,
00:25:28stark contrast there.
00:25:29Yeah, it's a contrast.
00:25:30Also, I think Flair and Piper
00:25:32may have some problems with Green.
00:25:34I mean, if they can channel and focus the man's energy,
00:25:38could be useful to him.
00:25:39And Ohno snuck one right in there,
00:25:41but then again, is Flair 100%?
00:25:44Well, we'll find out on 18th
00:25:46when he returns after his injury.
00:25:48And that event, of course, only on pay-per-view.
00:25:52Sonny Ohno gets the kicks in on the outside.
00:25:55It's a very tough spot for anybody to be in
00:25:58when you have to face the Ultimate Dragon.
00:26:00He is so talented, and his manager is as well.
00:26:03See, and Bobby Eaton's not used to this type of style.
00:26:06Long-time tag team competitor and very successful,
00:26:09but one-on-one, Eaton can't compete with the speed.
00:26:12Look at right here, he's in trouble.
00:26:14That's like a dragon's sleep.
00:26:15It's almost a form of sleeper.
00:26:17He's got it all on,
00:26:18and it's almost like a submission hold.
00:26:19Bobby trying to fight.
00:26:20Apparently, the more he fights,
00:26:22the snugger it gets in the Ultimate Dragon.
00:26:25But that dragon-style sleeper
00:26:28is your winner and retains the TV belt.
00:26:32Yeah, the more he struggles,
00:26:33the more Bobby just choked himself out
00:26:36and, again, tried to get him off the bed.
00:26:39Couldn't. Just couldn't.
00:26:40Couldn't keep up with him.
00:26:42TV jumping.
00:26:44What'd he say?
00:26:45I don't know what he said.
00:26:46I don't know what he said.
00:26:47Well, Sunny Ono gets Mickey J, the referee,
00:26:50to take a picture.
00:26:51They love those cameras out there.
00:26:52Yeah, I guess they really do.
00:26:55And if you have victory shots,
00:26:57he takes a picture after every victory.
00:26:59He's gonna have a pretty full portfolio,
00:27:02to say the least.
00:27:03Ultimate Dragon's gotta be one of the top
00:27:05cruiserweights in the world,
00:27:07although Bobby Eaton gave it a try.
00:27:09Sunny Ono right there,
00:27:10kicking the ribs, one in the knee,
00:27:12one in the back of the head.
00:27:13Ono knows what he's doing.
00:27:14Talk about martial arts background,
00:27:16but Eaton, in trouble,
00:27:17just couldn't keep up with the Ultimate Dragon.
00:27:21Your winner and still the television champion
00:27:23is the Ultimate Dragon.
00:27:25See, look at right here.
00:27:26Takes it, cinches it up,
00:27:27cinches his weight back,
00:27:28and the more Eaton struggles,
00:27:30the tighter it gets.
00:27:31Let's go to Gene.
00:27:33Thank you very much, Tony Giovanni.
00:27:35Joining me at this time is Lord Steven Riggle.
00:27:37I'm certain he was watching with a great deal of interest
00:27:40that match involving
00:27:41world television champ Ultimate Dragon.
00:27:43We'll get to that in a moment,
00:27:44but Sarah Ferguson very much in the news,
00:27:47the former Duchess of York.
00:27:48There's a rumor circulating, Your Lordship,
00:27:51that you've been spending some time with her,
00:27:53but obviously not money.
00:27:54Now she's doing tomato juice commercials.
00:27:56It was like spending the night
00:27:57with a ripped-out bloody fireplace.
00:28:01Now, the next pay-per-view,
00:28:05I get my chance,
00:28:07and it's about bloody time
00:28:08to get back what belongs to me,
00:28:12the world's television title,
00:28:14for the fourth time.
00:28:16You Americans don't seem to have a lot of luck
00:28:19with the Japanese, do you?
00:28:21You should have a bloody white cross
00:28:22on a white background for your flag,
00:28:24because you're all bloody cowards.
00:28:26If you can't beat that pathetic,
00:28:27woeful, bloody Japanese,
00:28:29whatever he is,
00:28:31then let it down to a real man
00:28:33to bring back to WCW
00:28:36what is rightfully ours.
00:28:38And I say ours,
00:28:39because I'm the only bloody thing
00:28:40keeping this company together at the moment.
00:28:42Whether you like me or whether you don't,
00:28:44because I'm English,
00:28:45you xenophobic, miserable little toads,
00:28:48I will bring that belt back to WCW
00:28:50where it belongs.
00:28:52Now, Ultimo Dragon,
00:28:55put on your best pink mask
00:28:57and your nice pink tights
00:28:59and your pink gown,
00:29:00and come, and I'll bend you
00:29:01in bloody two, sunshine.
00:29:03Thank you very much, Lorvan.
00:29:04Steven Regal, what are your fans there?
00:29:06Man says you're number one.
00:29:08It's Nitro.
00:29:09We're live on TNT.
00:29:10Don't go away.
00:29:19WCW Monday Nitro
00:29:21is the hottest place to be,
00:29:23and we certainly are glad you are with us.
00:29:25A program note,
00:29:27the NBA playoffs, as you know,
00:29:29beginning in the NBA playoffs
00:29:31right here on TNT
00:29:33as well as our sister station,
00:29:34TBS, the Super Station.
00:29:36We will be coming your way next Monday,
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00:29:41Eastern time for one hour,
00:29:437 to 8 o'clock,
00:29:45followed by the NBA playoffs
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00:29:49What time is that again?
00:29:507 p.m.
00:29:51That's Easter.
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00:29:55With the stud heads in the Midwest
00:29:56at 6 o'clock.
00:29:58Thank you very much.
00:29:59And you are looking at the entrance
00:30:02of one of the most feared men
00:30:04in our sport,
00:30:06one of the toughest guys ever,
00:30:08Ming,
00:30:09who just made his way to the ring
00:30:10here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:30:13Anytime,
00:30:14I'm sure,
00:30:15regardless of who you are,
00:30:16Chris Jericho,
00:30:17but you will be.
00:30:19You gotta face Ming.
00:30:20There's gonna be problems
00:30:22because you know you're gonna be in the fight.
00:30:24Well, you know, Ming was teaming up
00:30:25with the Barbarian,
00:30:26but I've heard a lot of rumors,
00:30:27again, through a busybody,
00:30:29Mr. Canelo,
00:30:30that the Dungeon of Doom,
00:30:31Jimmy Hart,
00:30:32Kevin Sullivan,
00:30:33they're gonna let the monster loose
00:30:36and kind of put Ming out there by himself.
00:30:38And you look at Ming and Jericho
00:30:40and normal wrestlers,
00:30:41and I think Ming's kind of looking over the corner
00:30:43and kind of look like a bunch of beanie babies to him.
00:30:46Did you notice how Jimmy Hart was dressed?
00:30:48I mean, is that different for Jimmy Hart?
00:30:50Yeah, well, not as maybe colorful,
00:30:52but-
00:30:53More conservative, maybe?
00:30:54Maybe more classy, I think.
00:30:56But again,
00:30:57I think there's a lot of restructuring going on
00:30:59in the Dungeon of Doom.
00:31:00Again, Dungeon of Doom,
00:31:01one of the factions
00:31:02that sees the weakness in the New World Order
00:31:05and making some appropriate changes
00:31:07and letting Ming loose
00:31:09is a good move.
00:31:10Yeah, it's a good move
00:31:11unless you're the opponent,
00:31:13and this is not a good night.
00:31:14Well, Jericho using the quickness,
00:31:16tried a dropkick,
00:31:17got him in the abdomen that time,
00:31:19almost a low blow,
00:31:20and here comes Jericho
00:31:21trying to fight him.
00:31:23You could hear that one
00:31:24rock the Civic Center here in Saginaw.
00:31:26Yeah, Jericho not approaching this smartly.
00:31:29Gotta use the science.
00:31:31You're not gonna hit Ming in the upper body
00:31:33and gain an advantage.
00:31:36Ming now sending Jericho in,
00:31:39and the feet on both sides,
00:31:41trapezius muscles that tight around the shoulders.
00:31:43Whoa!
00:31:44Tried a version of his missile dropkick,
00:31:46and Ming just swatted the thing away.
00:31:48He saw it coming.
00:31:49I think Jericho maybe getting overanxious
00:31:52and tried to get a move in,
00:31:54but again, he failed.
00:31:55Never rushed into disaster.
00:31:57Ming easily picked him up
00:31:59and suplexed him backwards,
00:32:01and right there,
00:32:02here, letting the monster go.
00:32:04That's exactly what's happening here.
00:32:06Fans in this broadcast still with us in action.
00:32:09Diamond Dallas Page will be with us.
00:32:11Six will defend the cruiserweight belt
00:32:13against Ray Mysterio Jr.,
00:32:14Jeff Jarrett, and Scotty Riggs
00:32:16in a rematch from WCW Saturday night.
00:32:19As you look at the conservative Jimmy Hart punch,
00:32:22we are gonna hear from James J. Dillon
00:32:24and the Steiner Brothers.
00:32:27Local favorites, Michigan graduates,
00:32:31are here tonight.
00:32:32Michigan graduates?
00:32:33Now you know why they run around and bark.
00:32:37Well, I would say that's the reason.
00:32:39There is a reason to bark.
00:32:41Try to get away from this guy, Ming.
00:32:45Oh!
00:32:46Again, nice try,
00:32:47but the upper body of Ming is like a,
00:32:50it's just like a tank.
00:32:51I mean, forget it, kid.
00:32:53Oh, he ducked that time.
00:32:54Ming not only strong and actually scary,
00:32:57Ming is very, very quick as well.
00:32:59Yeah, agile for a big man,
00:33:00very deceiving how quick he is.
00:33:02And again, Jericho had tried to get one in there,
00:33:06but you may take him off balance,
00:33:08but you're not gonna hurt Ming like that.
00:33:10Jericho's making a lot of mistakes.
00:33:12Jericho, there's another one.
00:33:15And Ming, oh, boy.
00:33:17Can you imagine being caught down there like that,
00:33:19knowing that Ming is standing over you
00:33:22just to drop that 300-pound frame down?
00:33:24That's a solid frame.
00:33:27Oh, Jericho slipped off.
00:33:28Jericho with a heck of an effort here.
00:33:30Over the, one, two, and he almost beat him.
00:33:33Can't hold him down.
00:33:34Can't hold him down.
00:33:37Again, a couple seconds,
00:33:38but I don't know about this.
00:33:41He's taking too long.
00:33:42Jericho up on top.
00:33:44Ming has caught him.
00:33:46Ming hung him.
00:33:48He sure did.
00:33:49Hanged him on that top rope that time.
00:33:52Look at the balance here.
00:33:55Look, he just caught him right in the larynx.
00:33:58Well, now, Scott Dickinson checking.
00:34:01That is not a choke hold.
00:34:03That is some sort of nerve hold.
00:34:05Pressure points and nerves right in the side.
00:34:08Choke holds, you know, inside the larynx.
00:34:10That's nerves.
00:34:11I don't know what you'd call that,
00:34:13but it's devastating,
00:34:14and it wasn't long after he put that hold on Jericho
00:34:17that Jericho was down and out.
00:34:19Now, you grab the right pressure point.
00:34:21Just a parallel hook on the body,
00:34:24and Ming has got the massive hands
00:34:27and the tendon strength to pull it off.
00:34:30One more time, Larry Zabisco.
00:34:32Look at right here.
00:34:33Just grabbed him and just brought him down again.
00:34:37Sort of like wrestling a beanie baby there, Tony.
00:34:39I don't know if you can say that or not,
00:34:41but it's wrestling a mountain of a man,
00:34:43and one of the most feared men in our sports.
00:34:45The Monster is loose to Ming.
00:34:47Let's go to Ming Jean.
00:34:48Tony, Larry, thank you very much.
00:34:50Jimmy Hart, come on back here.
00:34:52Please bring Ming with you.
00:34:53As you know, on Sunday, May the 18th,
00:34:55at Slammory, Ming is gonna be facing Chris Benoit.
00:34:58Some say that Ming is gonna be doing dirty work
00:35:01for the Taskmaster, Kevin Sullivan.
00:35:03You know, Ming Jean, the Taskmaster, Kevin Sullivan,
00:35:06he said, tonight, Jimmy Hart, you and Ming
00:35:09send a message to Chris Benoit.
00:35:11Is that what we did?
00:35:15What?
00:35:18I don't understand anything.
00:35:20What he said, Ming Jean, is tonight,
00:35:22we turn Ming, the Monster, loose.
00:35:24Uh-oh.
00:35:25And Chris Benoit, right now,
00:35:27the Taskmaster has got a little message for you.
00:35:31All right, the old Taskmaster, Kevin Sullivan.
00:35:33Jimmy, let's get this down
00:35:35and stop making a wrestling interview.
00:35:38Ming has made a few mistakes in wrestling in the ring,
00:35:43but he's the baddest apple in the wrestling business.
00:35:47And if you don't believe it, anybody want to come down?
00:35:51You won't get any comers here.
00:35:53I don't hear any footsteps.
00:35:55They know how tough he is.
00:35:57And this man was recruited from Tonga,
00:36:01from the Japanese.
00:36:03Ten people from Tonga went.
00:36:06Only two survived in the dojo.
00:36:09And I got something else to say to Mr. Chris Benoit
00:36:13when he meets Ming.
00:36:15You know, Benoit, Chris,
00:36:18when you're talking about karma,
00:36:21I had the same karma you did at that age,
00:36:25and it was all bad.
00:36:27You told me that everybody left me.
00:36:31Nancy didn't left me.
00:36:33I let her go.
00:36:35My son Benjamin, he didn't leave me.
00:36:39I let him go.
00:36:41But the one that disappoints me the most is my daughter.
00:36:47Shannon, I didn't raise you that way.
00:36:51All your sorority sisters,
00:36:53they're upset about me and Jackie.
00:36:56Well, I've been footing that bill,
00:36:58and you wouldn't have a sorority sister.
00:37:01So all I want to know is one thing, brother.
00:37:04I got to feel the power one time.
00:37:08Oh, no, no, no. Wait a minute, Ming.
00:37:11This is not the time.
00:37:13Don't do it. Don't you put that on my man.
00:37:16Sister! Sister!
00:37:19If it wasn't for you and the man behind you,
00:37:23I'd take both of you right down here.
00:37:26You hear me, sister?
00:37:28Apparently she does.
00:37:30We just about got into a tussle here.
00:37:32Thank you, Kevin Sullivan.
00:37:34Jackie looking very radiant tonight.
00:37:36Man, oh, man, am I.
00:37:38Ming is gonna be facing Chris Benoit.
00:37:40Tony, this really heats up
00:37:42as we head to Slamboree in Charlotte on May the 18th.
00:37:45Junior Wright and the man he'll be facing,
00:37:47that is, the man that Ming will be facing,
00:37:50will be one of the toughest, most aggressive superstars ever.
00:37:53A look at Chris Benoit on the horsemen.
00:37:56Let's go!
00:38:27Come on!
00:38:42It's one hour of WCW Saturday night.
00:38:45This coming Saturday at 605 Eastern Time
00:38:47on TBS, the Superstation.
00:38:49In action, public enemy, the Steiner brothers.
00:38:52Lex Luger will be with us,
00:38:54as well as Mortis, along with James Vandenberg.
00:38:57It's the weekend's number-one wrestling program,
00:39:00WCW Saturday night,
00:39:02and I'll be joined by Dusty Rhodes, the American Dream,
00:39:05this coming Saturday at 605 Eastern Time.
00:39:08You know, now we're gonna hear and see an explosion
00:39:11here in the ring, Larry,
00:39:13because as public enemy former World Tag Team champs
00:39:16make their way out,
00:39:18their opponents, really hometown favorites,
00:39:20it's gonna be the Steiner brothers
00:39:22when they make their entrance here.
00:39:24This is their old stomping ground for the Steiners.
00:39:27The public enemy, they're always ready to party.
00:39:30A couple of sick individuals,
00:39:32this is their idea of fun,
00:39:34bringing out a table and hurting somebody with it.
00:39:37Of course, we are about 90 miles north of Detroit,
00:39:40here in Saginaw, Ann Arbor,
00:39:43where the campus of Michigan lies.
00:39:46That is about 10, 15 miles west of you, of Detroit.
00:39:50So this whole area really, you know,
00:39:52embraced the Steiner brothers
00:39:54when they came into this sport,
00:39:56the success that they had had.
00:39:58Tonight, what a test for them.
00:40:00These two men, fresh off of the street fight
00:40:02they had a week ago against High Voltage,
00:40:04are red hot once again in our sport.
00:40:06It's also a lot of pressure for the Steiner boys.
00:40:08Remember, you come back to your hometown,
00:40:10people are cheering for you.
00:40:12There's always that additional weight on your shoulders,
00:40:15not to let them down,
00:40:18determined to win.
00:40:20Sometimes that's good motivation,
00:40:22sometimes that leads to making mistakes.
00:40:24This is going to be a good one.
00:40:26It is going to be a great one,
00:40:28and you see this crowd,
00:40:29they have been pumped up and ready to go.
00:40:31Here we go!
00:40:32The Steiner brothers will make their appearance
00:40:35back home, here in Saginaw,
00:40:40in front of this capacity crowd.
00:40:42They're barking already here, Larry.
00:40:44Well, they're Michigan people.
00:40:47Well, no, that's in reverence to
00:40:49the dog-faced gremlin, Rick Steiner.
00:40:54They keep getting violent here.
00:40:57Well, again, maybe they're lost.
00:40:59Well, where are they here?
00:41:03I mean, this is their big moment.
00:41:09Whoa, whoa, whoa!
00:41:13That is Conan and Rick Steiner,
00:41:15Scott Steiner and Hugh Morris.
00:41:17Here goes the buffet.
00:41:19The fight, this is right,
00:41:21right back of the entryway here,
00:41:23you're watching it.
00:41:25There's Doug Dillinger,
00:41:26the security officers are trying to intervene.
00:41:29The Steiners apparently were attacked
00:41:31as they were making their way here.
00:41:33That looks like Conan and Hugh Morris
00:41:35were the ones that were on him.
00:41:37The Steiners kind of threw them off.
00:41:40This is the second attack that Scott Steiner has felt
00:41:43at the hands of Conan and Hugh Morris.
00:41:46Remember back on the 7th of April,
00:41:48Huntsville here in Nitro,
00:41:50they were attacked,
00:41:52and these four men to meet at Slammory,
00:41:54and I tell you, these members of the Dungeon Doom
00:41:56wanted to get a quick start.
00:41:58I mentioned earlier, talking about the classic,
00:42:01look at Jimmy Hart,
00:42:03the mental mind patterns of Kevin Sullivan.
00:42:06I mean, they're trying to regroup the Dungeon and Doom,
00:42:11and obviously tried to cut short
00:42:14the Steiner brothers right here,
00:42:17but the backfired on them,
00:42:19because there they are.
00:42:20They're looking good.
00:42:22Apparently some family members and longtime friends,
00:42:25his mom and dad, I understand,
00:42:27right there, right side,
00:42:28doing Ray Scott on that Steiner.
00:42:30That was the old guy barking.
00:42:31That was not.
00:42:32The two-man graduates of Bay City Western High School
00:42:38here in the Bay City, Saginaw area,
00:42:40went on to Michigan.
00:42:42Tremendous amateur background that we talked about there,
00:42:44Mr. and Ms. Steiner right there.
00:42:47It's good to have them with us,
00:42:49and their friends,
00:42:50and this is really a big moment
00:42:52for the Steiners to come back here
00:42:54to face this team.
00:42:55Mr. Steiner looked bigger than the Steiners.
00:42:58Well, he certainly did look like his son now, didn't he?
00:43:00Well, like acorn in the tree, you know.
00:43:03I know.
00:43:04It's Johnny Grunge and Rick Steiner,
00:43:05and you know, you think back,
00:43:06and it's, I know they've got a big match coming up
00:43:10against the duo of Conan and Hugh Morris,
00:43:13and that's gonna be very important for them,
00:43:15but if you think about it,
00:43:16and ironic enough,
00:43:17on the night that we are gonna maybe find out
00:43:20about Eric Bischoff and his dealings
00:43:22while he was the head of WCW
00:43:24and what's going on with his suspension,
00:43:26probably more than any other athlete or athletes or duo,
00:43:30the Steiners were really affected by Eric Bischoff's tenure
00:43:33because here are two men right now
00:43:35who should be the World Tag Team Champions.
00:43:38Two men had it not been for Eric Bischoff
00:43:40and even had it not been for Nick Patrick
00:43:43should be World Tag Team Champions right now, Larry.
00:43:45Yeah, I know.
00:43:46We got Nick Patrick crying the blues,
00:43:48but the Steiner boys have been probably
00:43:50the two guys ripped off more than anybody.
00:43:53They should be walking out wearing the championship gold,
00:43:57no doubt about it.
00:43:58No doubt about it.
00:43:59They are former tag team champs,
00:44:00and what a moment it would have been
00:44:02had they had the belts around their waist
00:44:04coming out here to Saginaw once again.
00:44:06Look at the power of this mammoth man named Scotty Stein.
00:44:10Here they eat your heart out, Steve Reeves.
00:44:14See ya.
00:44:17Running lariat, both members of Public Enemy's field.
00:44:23The Public Enemy, though, don't count them out.
00:44:25These guys are smart.
00:44:26Yes, they are.
00:44:27They know the people that went to Steiners,
00:44:29the momentum, all that.
00:44:31They just walked out.
00:44:33They brought it down.
00:44:35They're going to start using psychology.
00:44:37You don't want to run into the Steiners.
00:44:39They're suplex masters, and you don't want to just,
00:44:44you're not going to out-brutal the Steiners.
00:44:46No, you're not, and Public Enemy realizes
00:44:48how important a quote-unquote home field advantage is.
00:44:51They had it last week at the Spectrum in Philadelphia
00:44:53against High Voltage, their home in Philly,
00:44:55and of course the Steiners have it here tonight
00:44:58at Saginaw, Michigan.
00:45:00Their home base.
00:45:03Oh, missed that.
00:45:04Missed a big one.
00:45:05Oh, boy, and down he goes, he being Rick Steiner,
00:45:08on a left-handed lariat from Rocco Rock.
00:45:11Yeah, Rocco saw his opening again
00:45:13and took advantage of it.
00:45:14Steiner just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
00:45:17Again, Public Enemy, good tag team.
00:45:19They're always in position to try to, you know,
00:45:21help each other out.
00:45:24Scoop slam, and Rocco Rock showing some power as well,
00:45:28and Rocco is going to walk the turnbuckles.
00:45:35Oh!
00:45:37Too much time, Maris Obispo.
00:45:39He should have took a walk.
00:45:40Instead, he did a dive.
00:45:43Trying to make a tag, and he makes it.
00:45:45We've got company.
00:45:46Hey, hey!
00:45:47It's Hugh Morris.
00:45:48They're back again!
00:45:49Hugh Morris and Scott Steiner going at it.
00:45:52Here comes Conan.
00:45:54Conan has something in his hand
00:45:56as Hugh Morris goes on the outside,
00:45:58and we've got a fight.
00:46:00He hit him with a chair.
00:46:01That's it.
00:46:02In the front row.
00:46:03It's over.
00:46:04This has gone out of control, and in goes Conan.
00:46:08We've got Public Enemy helping the Steiners
00:46:10fight Hugh Morris and Conan.
00:46:13I think the Public Enemy's mad.
00:46:14They want to beat the Steiners.
00:46:15They want the reputation, and Hugh Morris and Conan
00:46:20took their opportunity away.
00:46:22This is a Wolverine.
00:46:24Donnybrook is what we've got here.
00:46:26The Steiners here in the state of Michigan
00:46:28teaming now with Public Enemy,
00:46:30and I know Hugh Morris and Conan,
00:46:33members of the Dungeon Doom,
00:46:34they're afraid of no one,
00:46:35but they may be having second thoughts here.
00:46:37Well, they just picked the wrong time
00:46:39to try to get the Steiners.
00:46:40It backfired on them,
00:46:42and look it.
00:46:43They're getting the worst of it.
00:46:45Fans, we're going to be coming here next week
00:46:47for only one hour at 7 o'clock Eastern Time
00:46:51here live on TNT.
00:46:54♪♪
00:47:05Welcome back, fans.
00:47:06And now our number two
00:47:08is off and exploding on your television set.
00:47:11Here he is.
00:47:12Welcome to the second hour
00:47:14of WCW Monday Night Show,
00:47:16and I know what you're thinking.
00:47:18How in the world can we top our number one?
00:47:21We still have some great action
00:47:23and some major announcements to come.
00:47:25Now joined by Iron Mike today
00:47:28and Bobby Dufresne Heenan.
00:47:30Mike, first hour rocking.
00:47:33I tell you, we saw the Steiners and the fight they had,
00:47:36but we also heard a plea from Nick Patrick,
00:47:38and we found out that James J. Dillon,
00:47:41legendary man in our sport,
00:47:43the mentor of the Four Horsemen years ago,
00:47:45is now the chairman of the WCW executive committee.
00:47:48Well, it was an awfully eventful
00:47:49first hour of Nitro,
00:47:50and we're anticipating that in the second hour,
00:47:53we will be answering some very important questions
00:47:56about leadership roles
00:47:58within world championship wrestling.
00:48:00I think that we need someone
00:48:01to address specific issues
00:48:03concerning world championship wrestling
00:48:05and the new world order.
00:48:07If you want somebody that's gonna stand up for WCW,
00:48:10take a look at what I've done.
00:48:12When people walked out, I stayed.
00:48:15I was injured by Randy Savage.
00:48:17I still worked.
00:48:19When the Giant was in W.O., I was choke-slammed.
00:48:22I was pressed and thrown out to the floor,
00:48:24and I've been jackknifed by Kevin Nash.
00:48:27Bottom line is, I'm still here.
00:48:30You need an official
00:48:31that will stand up for what he believes in,
00:48:34and I'm that man.
00:48:35If WCW gives me the opportunity,
00:48:37I will serve them with pride.
00:48:39Then, of course, we saw the fight moments ago.
00:48:43This was before the match,
00:48:45and then a fight ensued after the match
00:48:47between these four wonderful,
00:48:49tremendous athletes in our sport,
00:48:52and what a tag match these four men will have
00:48:55coming up at Slammory.
00:48:57But, Brain, let me ask you this.
00:48:58As we see the fight,
00:48:59this was right before the last commercial break
00:49:03that ended the match.
00:49:04Four men going up.
00:49:05Public enemy joining in with the Steiners
00:49:08going up against members of the Dungeon Doom.
00:49:10Let me go back here to Nick Patrick and his plea.
00:49:13Should we believe Nick Patrick bringing him back?
00:49:16Is that the right thing to do?
00:49:18Maybe we'll get that answer
00:49:19a little bit later on in this telecast.
00:49:21Well, you got me.
00:49:22Who knows what Nick Patrick's saying,
00:49:23if he's telling the truth or not.
00:49:24It could be another ploy.
00:49:25Something's gonna happen to Eric Bischoff.
00:49:27Something serious is gonna happen to him
00:49:29with TBS people.
00:49:30You know that.
00:49:31You really think so?
00:49:32Sure.
00:49:33He's gonna be hawking jewelry
00:49:34probably on some shopping network
00:49:35or NWO shirts or something.
00:49:36You know that.
00:49:37All right, Gene Okerlund, let's go to you.
00:49:39Tony, I thank you very much.
00:49:40Ladies and gentlemen,
00:49:41some very exciting news taking place earlier today.
00:49:43We heard about it.
00:49:44It's on the wires.
00:49:45And, of course, everybody buzzing about it
00:49:47in the locker room area here tonight
00:49:49at WCW Monday Night.
00:49:50Well, earlier today, a good friend of mine,
00:49:52a man I've known for some 20 years,
00:49:54one of the most knowledgeable men
00:49:56in professional wrestling,
00:49:57he is the original leader of the Four Horsemen
00:50:01earlier today,
00:50:03named chairman of the WCW Executive Committee.
00:50:07My congratulations to you, J.J. Dillon.
00:50:10Well, Gene, thank you very much.
00:50:11It's a real honor for me to stand out here
00:50:14with the dean of wrestling broadcast journalists,
00:50:17and I've had the utmost respect for you
00:50:19for many, many years.
00:50:21This has been a very busy day for me, Gene.
00:50:23You have got your work cut out for you.
00:50:25There's no question about that.
00:50:26Certainly, Eric Bischoff is something
00:50:28that's gonna have to be addressed
00:50:30as well as all members of the NWO.
00:50:32Well, we want to look into all facets
00:50:34of world championship wrestling
00:50:36and really reevaluate all aspects of the company.
00:50:39Gene, I hate to interrupt you here.
00:50:41Hold on a second.
00:50:42Yes, Tony, go ahead.
00:50:43I'm sure J.J. was watching,
00:50:44as you were and the fans were,
00:50:45when Nick Patrick came up here
00:50:47and made the plea to come back to WCW.
00:50:49What does he think of that
00:50:50and what has been going on with Nick Patrick?
00:50:52I'm sorry, yeah.
00:50:53J.J., good point just made by Tony Schiavone.
00:50:55A plea was made earlier tonight
00:50:57by former WCW referee Nick Patrick.
00:51:01I think this guy's got a clean slate.
00:51:03He wants to come back.
00:51:04It's gotta be something you're looking at.
00:51:05Well, Nick Patrick did petition for reinstatement.
00:51:08At this point, it is being taken under advisement.
00:51:10All right, I think, first and foremost,
00:51:12we gotta get around to the NWO.
00:51:14When you get around to the NWO,
00:51:16you gotta get around to a man that is very controversial,
00:51:19and that's Eric Bischoff.
00:51:20Gene, as soon as the meeting ended this morning
00:51:22and I was aware of what my responsibilities were,
00:51:25the first thing was to get a group of lawyers
00:51:28and look really in depth at the contract of Eric Bischoff.
00:51:31And I've got some good news and I've got some bad news.
00:51:34The good news is that Eric Bischoff
00:51:37has absolutely no authority.
00:51:39That is good news, J.J. Dillon.
00:51:42This crowd responding.
00:51:44And I think that Dr. Schiller made it crystal clear
00:51:47when he came out here and made the announcement
00:51:49of the suspension that Eric Bischoff
00:51:51has no financial responsibility, no contractual authority
00:51:55with World Championship Wrestling.
00:51:57And even though he's been very visible
00:51:59the last couple weeks, he still has no authority.
00:52:02All right. That's part of the news.
00:52:04That's the good news.
00:52:05What's part two, the bad news?
00:52:07The bad news is Eric Bischoff has an ironclad contract.
00:52:10Like most contracts, there is a buyout clause.
00:52:14In his case, it's not there.
00:52:16So Eric Bischoff, unless he breaches his contract,
00:52:19it is a valid contract.
00:52:21And what that means is that Eric Bischoff
00:52:24will retain his title as executive vice president.
00:52:27He will continue to get a paycheck.
00:52:31And he can go and come at events as he sees fit,
00:52:34but he still has no authority.
00:52:36But he's behind his win.
00:52:37Now, we look further into the NWO,
00:52:39and some of the contracts that he finalized
00:52:46before the suspension are all valid.
00:52:49So the NWO, by and large, is here to stay,
00:52:53with two exceptions.
00:52:56Two exceptions?
00:52:58Bagwell and Norton, they had a window of opportunity.
00:53:03They elected to go NWO. That's fine.
00:53:05But there were two exceptions, and that's Big Bubba,
00:53:08and I'm talking about Michael Wallstreet.
00:53:10Okay, Bubba's injured, though, right?
00:53:12He is injured, but the window of opportunity didn't exist.
00:53:15Their NWO contracts are not valid.
00:53:18They are still under contract at the WCW.
00:53:20Bite me.
00:53:22Bite me?
00:53:24What kind of a way, Bischoff,
00:53:27is that to talk to the new chairman
00:53:29of the executive committee?
00:53:30You know what? You heard him say it.
00:53:32Speak English. Speed it up here.
00:53:34These people want to get back to action.
00:53:36The fact is, you wanted to fire me,
00:53:39but you can't.
00:53:42I think Dr. Harvey Shiller
00:53:44had even taken a close look at that.
00:53:46If you have something to say, say it.
00:53:51Bottom line is, you can't stop me
00:53:55from doing anything I want to do with the NWO.
00:53:58You know it. Everybody at Turner knows it.
00:54:00And everybody here knows it.
00:54:02And they love me for it, don't you?
00:54:05Thank you very much.
00:54:09But let me ask you a question, Marshall Dillon.
00:54:12And, by the way, where's the badge?
00:54:15I think they're out of line there.
00:54:17I made WCW the number-one wrestling company
00:54:23on the planet.
00:54:25Yes or no?
00:54:28Yes.
00:54:30And now that I want to make the NWO
00:54:33bigger than the WCW,
00:54:35you and the rest of your corporate monks
00:54:38got a problem with it.
00:54:39Yes or no?
00:54:41Yes, you are a problem.
00:54:43Bite me.
00:54:45Give him some balls.
00:54:48Somebody has got to grab this thing.
00:54:52Do you really think, for a second,
00:54:55I don't know what kind of mushrooms you have
00:54:57on your pizza, good friend,
00:54:59but do you think for a second
00:55:01that you can fill my shoes?
00:55:05Hold it right there.
00:55:07To start with, I'll be the first one to acknowledge
00:55:10that you are the most powerful and influential person
00:55:13in the world of professional wrestling.
00:55:14And you have been for the last two years.
00:55:17It's mind-boggling what you've been able to accomplish.
00:55:20And I know firsthand because
00:55:22the standard of excellence two years ago
00:55:24wasn't set here.
00:55:25It was set up in New York,
00:55:27Stanford, Connecticut, to be specific.
00:55:29But what you have forgotten is
00:55:31that you didn't do it alone,
00:55:34that you had the support
00:55:35and you had the trust of people like Ted Turner,
00:55:38like Harvey Schiller,
00:55:40Hollywood Hogan,
00:55:42Paul and Nash.
00:55:44You had a trust,
00:55:46and you betrayed it.
00:55:48And that is not acceptable.
00:55:51Fight me!
00:55:53And now there was another gentleman
00:55:55that came before him
00:55:56that made some of the same mistakes
00:55:58that I think he's making.
00:55:59And J.J. Dillon, he may get hit.
00:56:01Eric Bischoff has attempted
00:56:03to single-handedly destroy
00:56:05the heritage of this wonderful company
00:56:07that can be traced back for over 50 years.
00:56:10I shared it.
00:56:11I know I was part of it.
00:56:13And it's not acceptable.
00:56:14I am glad to say that J.J. Dillon is here
00:56:17and maybe now we'll get some law and order
00:56:20back at World Championship Monday.
00:56:21And one more thing.
00:56:22Hold the music.
00:56:23If Eric Bischoff thinks
00:56:24that I'm gonna try and fill his shoes,
00:56:27no way,
00:56:28because what's in his shoes stinks.
00:56:32And no odor eater in the world
00:56:34is ever gonna take that away.
00:56:36And if Eric Bischoff will look down,
00:56:38I've got two shoes of my own,
00:56:40and I'm man enough to determine
00:56:42what steps they take,
00:56:43and I'll be accountable for those steps
00:56:46unlike him.
00:56:47Thank you.
00:56:48This interview is over.
00:56:49J.J. Dillon, new WCW Chairman's Executive.
00:56:53I'm glad to see he's here.
00:56:54It's 9-12.
00:56:55We're gonna be right back.
00:56:56No-nonsense guy, isn't he?
00:56:58You're not kidding.
00:57:00And before we go back to the ring,
00:57:02one week ago on this program,
00:57:04the greatest rivalry in the NFL,
00:57:06Bears-Packers exploding in the ring.
00:57:09Steve Mungo-McMichael was doing an interview
00:57:14and then face-to-face,
00:57:16Reggie White and number 92 of the Packers comes in.
00:57:20Well, McMichael was saying
00:57:21how Reggie White sold out the Eagles.
00:57:23He never won a Super Bowl champion
00:57:25until he learned from Mungo.
00:57:27He learned from playing with Mungo.
00:57:29He studied everything about Mungo.
00:57:31That's what Mungo told me.
00:57:32Here we go.
00:57:33Yeah.
00:57:34Did he learn to take down like that?
00:57:35That is a very angry Super Bowl champion right there
00:57:38who was spit at, Mike, today.
00:57:40Face-to-face, unprecedented pairing
00:57:42of Super Bowl champions upcoming at Slamboree.
00:57:45Look at the eyes. Look at the eyes.
00:57:47And Reggie White is here tonight
00:57:49as we saw the opening bout.
00:57:51And Reggie White is gonna be sitting right in ringside
00:57:55as a member of the Horsemen comes out.
00:58:00We are talking about Jeff Jarrett
00:58:02to face Scotty Riggs one-on-one.
00:58:05What happened to Jeff Jarrett Saturday night on TBS, Tony?
00:58:09Seemed like he just snapped.
00:58:11This is a return match, Mike, from WCW Saturday night.
00:58:15Have you noticed something about Jarrett?
00:58:17When he first showed up here at WCW,
00:58:19we all knew the history of this man.
00:58:21We all knew second-generation wrestler.
00:58:23We all knew how tough this man was.
00:58:25But since his affiliation with the Horsemen and Mungo,
00:58:28he's a new Jeff Jarrett.
00:58:29He's someone to watch. Be very careful of him.
00:58:31But let's show you what happened,
00:58:33what Mike was talking about
00:58:34this past week on WCW Saturday night
00:58:37on TBS' Super Station.
00:58:39Scotty Riggs gets the win.
00:58:41He got the win because Jeff Jarrett
00:58:43continued to argue with the referee.
00:58:45And then when he got the win,
00:58:47Jeff Jarrett went berserk, Mike, tonight.
00:58:50Well, it looks like he just went right over the edge
00:58:52at this point, Tony.
00:58:53And he attacked Scotty Riggs.
00:58:55And then post-match,
00:58:57we'll see that he gets Riggs up in the air.
00:59:00And the pile driver
00:59:02stops him in the middle of the ring.
00:59:04That was one of two pile drivers he put on Scotty Riggs,
00:59:07plus the figure four.
00:59:08It took about five or six guys to come out
00:59:10and chase Jeff Jarrett away.
00:59:12I know I look really good tonight, don't you think?
00:59:15Well, yes, I do.
00:59:16As a matter of fact, in there is the queen of WCW,
00:59:19Deborah McMichael, out with Jeff Jarrett.
00:59:22A beautiful lady.
00:59:23She's gorgeous.
00:59:24Absolutely gorgeous.
00:59:26You know, the brain questioned Jeff Jarrett,
00:59:28the tradition involved since he was affiliated
00:59:30with Mungo and the Horsemen.
00:59:32But the way I look at it,
00:59:33ever since Deborah McMichael
00:59:35has been a part of the picture,
00:59:36with Jeff Jarrett and her husband, Steve McMichael,
00:59:39that's when the problems have arisen.
00:59:41I think you're right about that.
00:59:42There's always been a lot of problems
00:59:43when women get involved.
00:59:45Here we go.
00:59:46Jeff Jarrett is picking up
00:59:47where he left off two days ago.
00:59:49Hard right hand to Scotty Riggs,
00:59:51the American male that he is.
00:59:52In the ring, there's a kick to the midsection
00:59:55and a swinging neckbreaker.
00:59:56You cannot deny the ability of Jeff Jarrett.
00:59:59Following in the footsteps of the nature boy, Ric Flair,
01:00:02the strut, the figure four leg lock,
01:00:05an integral part of the Four Horsemen machine.
01:00:07No doubt about it.
01:00:08The man's in great physical shape,
01:00:10and he knows his way around that ring,
01:00:12the most important thing.
01:00:13He knows his way around that ring.
01:00:16Jeff Jarrett.
01:00:18Oh.
01:00:19Thought it was gonna be a Russian leg sweep,
01:00:20but he went forward on that one, Mike,
01:00:22and it was a great maneuver.
01:00:23Yeah, just drove him face first
01:00:24right into the canvas, Tony.
01:00:26A little strutting.
01:00:27A little strutting for Jeff Jarrett,
01:00:29who is in the ring.
01:00:30Did you see those eyes on Reggie White?
01:00:32Oh, boy, did I ever.
01:00:34Reggie White determined,
01:00:35and Reggie White is part of Slamboree
01:00:38coming up on the 18th of May.
01:00:40Bears, Packers, Black and Blue division.
01:00:43Brain, you said it this past Saturday.
01:00:45On WCW main event,
01:00:47that's the first time in the history of pro wrestling
01:00:50that two Super Bowl champions
01:00:53are gonna be in the ring one-on-one.
01:00:55As Debra is up talking to the referee,
01:00:57look at Scotty Riggs get his blows in.
01:00:59He better take advantage of it.
01:01:01You don't get a man like Jarrett
01:01:03in that position too often.
01:01:05She did her job that time.
01:01:07It was an over-the-top rope.
01:01:09Could have been a disqualification,
01:01:10but she had the attention of the referee.
01:01:12Meanwhile, trouble for Scotty Riggs on the outside.
01:01:16Definitely should have been a disqualification.
01:01:18It looked like Jarrett deliberately
01:01:19back-body dropped Riggs.
01:01:21Never to mess with me.
01:01:23You know, we're talking so much about Jarrett and Riggs
01:01:25and about Reggie White,
01:01:27the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers,
01:01:30and Bears versus Packers coming to Slamboree.
01:01:33We can't deny what we have just seen
01:01:35and what we have experienced here tonight, Mike, today
01:01:38with Eric Bischoff and the things that he said
01:01:41and James J. Dillon, the head now of WCW.
01:01:45Reggie White watches on carefully
01:01:47any time that the Horseman's involved,
01:01:50any time that Debra McMichael is out there.
01:01:52We can't deny what we have seen,
01:01:54that Eric Bischoff is here to stay,
01:01:56and Eric Bischoff will continue to come out with the NWO.
01:01:59I really think right now,
01:02:00even though he doesn't have any financial stake in WCW,
01:02:03that he is more dangerous than ever.
01:02:05I think we'll look back on this Monday, Nitro,
01:02:07as a very important turning point.
01:02:09J.J. Dillon now officially the chairman
01:02:12of the WCW executive committee,
01:02:14and it's about time that world championship wrestling
01:02:16had a say in very important matters.
01:02:18Cross-body block by Riggs, just a two-count.
01:02:21And you know you're right about something.
01:02:22Eric Bischoff will become more dangerous now than ever
01:02:25because he knows there's nothing they can do about it.
01:02:27And he's gonna flaunt that.
01:02:28You saw the way he talked to J.J. Dillon.
01:02:30Here's a count of one, two,
01:02:32and Debra pulled a foot up on the rope.
01:02:36That's okay. She can do that.
01:02:38No, she cannot.
01:02:39If she gets caught, she can't do it.
01:02:40If you don't get caught, you can do it.
01:02:42I think she got caught,
01:02:43and I think she got caught from the family.
01:02:45Mungo!
01:02:46Oh, Mungo!
01:02:47There's Reggie White!
01:02:48Reggie White has come out!
01:02:50Mungo came out with the Halliburton,
01:02:52and Reggie White of the Packers
01:02:55has stopped the Bears on the goal line.
01:02:57He didn't stop any Bears on the goal line.
01:02:59If Michael wants this, he gotta come get it from me, baby.
01:03:01How about that?
01:03:02If he don't come get it, I'm giving it to him.
01:03:04Mungo back up.
01:03:05Back up. He took off.
01:03:07He ran to the other end zone.
01:03:09Well, look at this.
01:03:10Scotty Riggs has had his way with Jarrett here
01:03:12for the last couple minutes.
01:03:13Oh!
01:03:14Ooh.
01:03:15Boy, that'll tear a knee up.
01:03:16Or a hamstring.
01:03:17Boy, you're not kidding.
01:03:18Fell on the knee,
01:03:19and that is giving an opening
01:03:21to Jarrett of the Horsemen.
01:03:23I showed you how good he is, Tony.
01:03:25He knows how to wrestle.
01:03:26He knows what to do in that ring.
01:03:28He saw the man hurt his leg.
01:03:29He went right for it.
01:03:30That's the sign of a winner.
01:03:31But he was expecting a Halliburton
01:03:33as this figure four's on,
01:03:35and Scotty Riggs fighting for all he's worth.
01:03:37But this one is over.
01:03:38Keep an eye on him.
01:03:39Break his leg deep.
01:03:40Teach him a lesson.
01:03:41He was expecting a Halliburton briefcase,
01:03:43but that Halliburton briefcase
01:03:44now belongs to Reggie White of the Packers.
01:03:47Importantly enough,
01:03:48he didn't need the Halliburton to get the win,
01:03:50and he gets the submission victory with the figure four.
01:03:53Well, that's the only fumble
01:03:54Reggie White ever recovered,
01:03:55and that's in the shape of a Halliburton.
01:03:57Next week, WCW Monday Night Pro one hour,
01:04:00live beginning at 7 o'clock Eastern time.
01:04:03Hey, you're gonna make mine go mad.
01:04:07This has been a big night for WCW,
01:04:12and a big night for the NWO.
01:04:17If you're NWO fans,
01:04:18and you see many of them here,
01:04:19because we found out that
01:04:22for Eric Bischoff as James J. Dillon,
01:04:25the new chairman of the Executive Committee
01:04:27of World Championship Wrestling,
01:04:28said good and bad news,
01:04:30the good news is some of his dealings were not valid.
01:04:35Apparently, Mr. Wall Street and Big Bubba
01:04:38have to come back to WCW.
01:04:40Oh, I'd hate to do that.
01:04:42But Bischoff can be here,
01:04:45and by winning uncensored,
01:04:48the NWO can come out,
01:04:50and any WCW fan should have been
01:04:52and be a part of it like they are here tonight.
01:04:55And you know, like he said,
01:04:56he made WCW, and even J.J. Dillon admitted it.
01:05:00He put wrestling on the map right now,
01:05:02bigger than it's ever been.
01:05:03And what he's gonna do now with the NWO,
01:05:05all that power he's got now,
01:05:06knowing they can't get rid of him,
01:05:08he's gonna be a monster.
01:05:09And it almost seemed as if Bischoff was even more cocky
01:05:13and more arrogant than he's ever been,
01:05:15if that's remotely possible.
01:05:16He must have something up his sleeve.
01:05:18Oh, you're right about that,
01:05:19and he's gonna get worse.
01:05:20Well, obviously, what we have seen,
01:05:22when Dr. Harvey Shiller suspended Eric Bischoff
01:05:25back at the beginning of March,
01:05:26and then we found out that Eric had hired this team of lawyers,
01:05:30what he was doing, gentlemen,
01:05:31was preventing from being ousted altogether,
01:05:34from being fired, from losing his livelihood,
01:05:37and getting his contract terminated.
01:05:39It's called covering your property.
01:05:41Yes, that did not happen.
01:05:42So he felt good about himself,
01:05:44and as a result, made a real spectacle of himself
01:05:47out here earlier.
01:05:48My question is,
01:05:49what is now gonna be in store for WCW
01:05:54as we head now towards Slamboree?
01:05:56You know, and I said it earlier,
01:05:58as we await Ray Mysterio Jr.,
01:06:00former Cruiserweight champ,
01:06:01looking to get his man back.
01:06:03Should be a great matchup here live on Nitro.
01:06:06We have coming up a six-man tag at Slamboree,
01:06:09and Mike, it really is tradition,
01:06:12respect for the sport against three men
01:06:14who have no regard, no respect for anything at all,
01:06:17Hall, Nash, and Sixx.
01:06:19Well, I think the tradition aspect
01:06:21was driven home just minutes earlier
01:06:23when J.J. Dillon came out before this crowd,
01:06:26of course, one of the founding members
01:06:28of the Four Horsemen,
01:06:29and upcoming at Slamboree.
01:06:31It's gonna be a simple case
01:06:32of tradition against gang mentality.
01:06:35That's right.
01:06:36With the NWO in that six-man tag main event
01:06:38facing Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, and Kevin Green.
01:06:41And don't forget about this.
01:06:42This is the first time Ric Flair's been back in action
01:06:45for almost a year, seven, eight months or so,
01:06:47and everybody's really waiting to see him.
01:06:49As many people that want Hogan out of this sport,
01:06:52there's many, many millions more that want Ric Flair back.
01:06:55And remember, it was the NWO and the Outsiders
01:06:58that injured Ric Flair
01:06:59and put him on the shelf many months ago.
01:07:01He gets an opportunity for revenge
01:07:03upcoming at Slamboree.
01:07:04And with Roddy, Roddy Piper.
01:07:05You know how Flair acts when he's around the skirt.
01:07:08And with Kevin Green and Charlotte.
01:07:10Oh!
01:07:11Wow, what an event we are leading to.
01:07:13Sunday, the 18th of May,
01:07:15the event exclusively on pay-per-view
01:07:17from the Independence Arena in...
01:07:20Charlotte.
01:07:21Charlotte, North Carolina.
01:07:22I was taking a breath, okay?
01:07:23I can take a breath now and then.
01:07:24You don't have to finish every run of it.
01:07:27Rey Mysterio trying to get a quick start here,
01:07:29and I tell you, he really has his back against the wall.
01:07:32You know, as we said,
01:07:33NWO exercising their right to defend their titles
01:07:37on any WCW program,
01:07:38or if you'll recall, fans,
01:07:39they can go after any WCW title
01:07:42on any WCW program as well.
01:07:44You know what's gonna happen
01:07:45if they could capture all the titles?
01:07:47Would Bischoff be in the driver's seat?
01:07:50Well, don't forget,
01:07:52even if they capture the title,
01:07:54they're still WCW titles.
01:07:56There's a drop toehold by Mysterio.
01:07:59I've always been impressed with Six.
01:08:01Like him or not,
01:08:02the man has tremendous ability in that ring.
01:08:05Tremendous ability.
01:08:06Well, you could say that up and down
01:08:07the NWO roster, guys.
01:08:09Look at Hall and Nash.
01:08:10Look at Hulk Hogan.
01:08:11Like him or not,
01:08:12and I know if you sting,
01:08:14that is your one focus.
01:08:15That is the man he is pointing to.
01:08:17Whoa!
01:08:18Oh!
01:08:19That is not backing down from the NWO.
01:08:21He may only have six teeth left after that shot.
01:08:23But what is clear, the NWO force
01:08:25has to be the athletes they have on their roster,
01:08:28some of the greatest in the world.
01:08:30Head scissor takeover!
01:08:31Talking about that gang mentality,
01:08:33look who's at ringside.
01:08:34Look who's in the corner of Six.
01:08:36None other than Kevin Nash.
01:08:38Oh!
01:08:39He can fly!
01:08:41They put him up in the air and then forced him down.
01:08:45That's a show of respect from his-
01:08:48Six pack!
01:08:50From his man at ringside,
01:08:51one half of the world tag team champs.
01:08:54Where's the other half, guys?
01:08:55Is that one of the greatest mysteries of the NWO or what?
01:08:59Scott Hall still missing in action.
01:09:01Wow, for a long time.
01:09:04Probably be easy to find Hoffa.
01:09:06Stay on him, Six pack!
01:09:08Well, Mysterio in the challenging role
01:09:10tonight here at Nitro.
01:09:11He certainly carved his niche in world championship wrestling
01:09:14with that world's cruiserweight title reign,
01:09:17and it's so important tonight,
01:09:18this opportunity to regain that gold.
01:09:20It means so much to him personally,
01:09:22and it really, it's meant so much to his career.
01:09:24Yeah, no question.
01:09:25You know what he's talking about.
01:09:26Oh!
01:09:27You're seeing Six,
01:09:28and he's riding Rey Mysterio Jr. here.
01:09:32Kevin Nash at ringside.
01:09:33Remember, Scott Hall is the third man of the six-man tag
01:09:36in the main event at Slamboree.
01:09:38He signed to be in that match,
01:09:40and how do we know he's gonna be there?
01:09:41We haven't seen this man in weeks,
01:09:43but we know that Scott Hall is a part of that main event,
01:09:46and we know the outsiders of the world tag team champs.
01:09:49And we also know that Scott Hall is also a member of the NWO.
01:09:52Yes, we do, Bray.
01:09:53We've been talking about that for quite a while here.
01:09:55Well, that's what I'm saying.
01:09:56That's why you can't trust where he's at,
01:09:57where he's been.
01:09:58You can't.
01:09:59Who knows?
01:10:00You can't trust him about everything.
01:10:01Yeah, and do we believe Nick Patrick?
01:10:03I don't know anymore who to believe.
01:10:04Let me say this.
01:10:05Throughout his years as mentor of the Horsemen,
01:10:08James J. Dillon,
01:10:09even though the Horsemen were underhanded,
01:10:11they always did exactly what they say they were gonna do.
01:10:15He will not back down.
01:10:16He is, as you said, Bray, a straight shooter,
01:10:19and he's gonna get a lot of things done.
01:10:21He's a no-nonsense guy, no doubt about that.
01:10:23It might even be better that J.J. Dillon comes in
01:10:26with a clean slate,
01:10:27an opportunity to look things over right from the start
01:10:29and make his decisions on many things,
01:10:32like Nick Patrick, for example, being reinstated.
01:10:35Bray Mysterio is in major trouble,
01:10:37as you see here, fans,
01:10:38headfirst down at the nearside ring area
01:10:42right in front of our cameras,
01:10:44and as Six is doing a little bit of posing in the ring,
01:10:47where did he head off to here?
01:10:49Here comes Nash.
01:10:50He's stalking him now.
01:10:51Remember, he picked up Mysterio over in Disney
01:10:54and peeled the ring to the side of that building.
01:10:56Yeah.
01:10:57Like a dart.
01:10:58Like a lawn dart incident.
01:11:00Bray Mysterio Jr. gives up well,
01:11:02well over 150 pounds here.
01:11:05Maybe more to Kevin Nash.
01:11:09Referee Randy Anderson
01:11:10certainly has his work cut out for him.
01:11:12His hands fall,
01:11:13not only trying to maintain
01:11:14these two great cruiserweights in the ring,
01:11:16but with Kevin Nash at ringside.
01:11:18Ride him, cowboy!
01:11:21Not doing much riding now, is he?
01:11:23Now, Mysterio once again,
01:11:25and I know the NWO realizes this,
01:11:27he's the type of athlete
01:11:28every time you think you have him down,
01:11:30you're wrong.
01:11:31So much versatility in this young man from Mexico.
01:11:35He's got him down!
01:11:36He couldn't hook the legs,
01:11:38and he only got a two-count.
01:11:39He was a leg away that time, Mike Dene,
01:11:42from being the champ.
01:11:43Just a split second away from regaining the gold,
01:11:45and Mysterio Jr. heads to the top.
01:11:48He's perched!
01:11:49Look at that move!
01:11:51What a move it was!
01:11:52And that was a great defensive move by Six
01:11:55of getting out of the ring.
01:11:56I don't think that was such a great defensive move.
01:11:58I think it was an accident he did that.
01:12:01Rey Mysterio!
01:12:02He wants that belt.
01:12:03He wants that belt bad.
01:12:06And the fans love it.
01:12:07Wait up, let's keep going in there.
01:12:09Watch out from behind!
01:12:11The big booth!
01:12:12Uh-oh.
01:12:13Oh, no!
01:12:14Gigantic death knife!
01:12:17Randy Anderson looking down at ringside,
01:12:20looking at Six when all that took place.
01:12:24Mysterio is not moving.
01:12:26He did not see that at all!
01:12:31Oh, he's out.
01:12:32He is out.
01:12:33That's that combination chicken wing crossface.
01:12:35Uh-oh, here comes Mr. Big!
01:12:37Calls the burst killer.
01:12:39He's got it on.
01:12:40Let's see what decision he's gonna make here.
01:12:42Randy Anderson has stopped the match.
01:12:45He's starting to throw his weight around already.
01:12:48Break the hold!
01:12:50Break the hold!
01:12:53Break the hold!
01:12:59He got security out to surround Kevin Nash.
01:13:01Look at this.
01:13:02Get some paramedics, come on!
01:13:04J.J. Dillon is here to lay down the law.
01:13:06That's obvious.
01:13:09He is calling for some help for Rey Mysterio Jr.
01:13:12Well, he's not wasting any time, is he, Dillon?
01:13:14Boy, things are happening quickly.
01:13:16Under the guidance of James J. Dillon,
01:13:19who is in charge of WCW,
01:13:23the security officers are out.
01:13:26You know, ever since the insurgents of the NWO,
01:13:29we have had more security officers out.
01:13:32What have we got here?
01:13:37We've got a fight ensuing.
01:13:39I'm more concerned about Rey Mysterio Jr.
01:13:41being taken out of the ring on a stretcher.
01:13:43He has not moved since Kevin Nash got in the ring
01:13:46and laid him out with that jackknife powerbomb.
01:13:48They got him strapped in there.
01:13:52Did you see how Nash picked him up?
01:13:54Like you said, the man's got over 200 pounds on him.
01:13:56Just picked him up, what did you say, 7, 8 feet in the air?
01:13:59And just planted him in the middle of that ring,
01:14:01and he hasn't moved since.
01:14:03You know, seeing him go out of the ring on a stretcher,
01:14:06this is a horrible reminder of that incident
01:14:08that Bobby mentioned earlier.
01:14:10But this type of behavior is not gonna be tolerated anymore, pal.
01:14:14Fight me!
01:14:16Fight me!
01:14:19James J. Dillon, as much as anything else,
01:14:22realizing that physically he cannot go after the NWO,
01:14:27but he's letting the NWO know, Mike,
01:14:29that he, we, will not tolerate this happening
01:14:34on our television programs.
01:14:36Defending your titles, going after the titles,
01:14:39that's another thing.
01:14:40Trying to put people out of this sport
01:14:42will not be tolerated.
01:14:44Well, it's important to have that power balanced.
01:14:47There's one man out there, a part of WCW,
01:14:50who agrees with James J. Dillon.
01:14:53One of the most powerful men ever.
01:14:55The total package looks like this.
01:14:57Here goes the meat wagon.
01:15:30Well, next week, WCW Monday,
01:15:33Nitro travels from the shores of Lake Michigan
01:15:36to the Atlantic Ocean on the Virginia waterfront,
01:15:39as Nitro comes from Norfolk, Virginia.
01:15:42With that in mind, we take you, on behalf of 1A.com,
01:15:46to the WCW Monday Nitro.
01:15:48We'll be right back.
01:16:00To our good friend, Lee Marshall in Norfolk.
01:16:02Hello, Lee.
01:16:03Hey, Tony, how you doing?
01:16:04We got excitement at tonight's Virginia Beach Nitro party.
01:16:07A week from tonight, Monday Nitro from the Scope.
01:16:09Promoters are freeing up more tickets
01:16:11for this guaranteed sellout,
01:16:12so if you don't have your tickets
01:16:13for next Monday's Norfolk Nitro,
01:16:15check in with the Scope box office.
01:16:17Now, Tony, as a native son of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
01:16:20I know you know all about Norfolk's military importance,
01:16:23but I've also found out that Norfolk
01:16:25is the birthplace of Mr. Las Vegas,
01:16:28the midnight idol, Wayne Newton.
01:16:30Now, supposedly that a music historian around here
01:16:34has found some of Wayne's earlier recordings.
01:16:36He was a lead singer for groups before he became a single.
01:16:39He, for example, was with the Rolling Rodents,
01:16:42and then he was with a local group
01:16:44called Herman and the Vermin.
01:16:46He was with a group called Earth, Wind, and Fur,
01:16:49but then he really broke loose
01:16:51with Creedence Clearweasel Revolting,
01:16:55and that is from Norfolk.
01:16:56We got one here, too.
01:16:57Yeah, that's your 1-800-COLLECT-ROAD report
01:16:59from Norfolk.
01:17:00I'm Lee Marshall for 1-800-COLLECT.
01:17:02Thanks a lot, Lee Marshall, for being with us.
01:17:04Speak about something revolting.
01:17:05That's Lee Marshall.
01:17:06He should put his false teeth back in his mouth
01:17:08and bite himself in the neck.
01:17:09Let's go to this paid for by the New World Order.
01:17:13We will.
01:17:16The following announcement has been paid for
01:17:19by the New World Order.
01:17:22Hollywood here, right on the set
01:17:24of my brand-new movie, McKenzie's Island.
01:17:27Everybody is saying, Hollywood, how do you juggle
01:17:30being the NWO World's Heavyweight Champion
01:17:33and also a superstar in the movie industry,
01:17:36seeing how the WCW is full of cowards?
01:17:39I had plenty of time to hang out,
01:17:41seven days a week, 24 hours a day,
01:17:43and the first thing I'd like to do
01:17:45is go to the movies.
01:17:47I had plenty of time to hang out,
01:17:49seven days a week, 24 hours a day,
01:17:51and the first thing I'd like to do
01:17:53is thank the Brotherhood of the NWO.
01:17:56One of my greatest areas is the New York City area,
01:18:00and everybody thought that I would put a man at the helm.
01:18:03I didn't find a man.
01:18:05I found a woman.
01:18:07Yeah, the only ruling queen of the NWO.
01:18:14You align yourself with the best.
01:18:16He's scared to death.
01:18:18Lexie, Lexie don't want no part of Hollywood.
01:18:22What?
01:18:23Howdy, Roddy Piper,
01:18:25that bone marrow white shoe sale
01:18:28sure don't want no Hollywood.
01:18:32The first NWO movie produced...
01:18:35Be my position.
01:18:37Directed...
01:18:38And action!
01:18:39Starring...
01:18:40Ron?
01:18:41Myself?
01:18:43Knock the world of Hollywood over the edge.
01:18:46My plan for the future,
01:18:48my initial operation,
01:18:50will probably destroy everybody in our way
01:18:52and make us implacable
01:18:54and the tops in the world.
01:18:57We shall body slam Hollywood
01:19:00just like we did the WCW.
01:19:03That whole crew is NWO.
01:19:06Open channel NWO.
01:19:10For life.
01:19:13The preceding announcement
01:19:15has been paid for by the New World Order.
01:19:21So that's from the NWO,
01:19:23they paid for this and
01:19:25Hogan's not moving.
01:19:27Great.
01:19:28We hear the NWO music in the background also.
01:19:31What does that mean?
01:19:32That's right, that's here in the arena.
01:19:34I thought that was still...
01:19:35They're all out.
01:19:37Here they come.
01:19:39You know, this is gonna be a big moment for them.
01:19:41They have spit in the face of authority here.
01:19:47Sweet.
01:19:48And Eric, as you guys said,
01:19:51Bischoff earlier seemed very happy
01:19:54about the announcement that was made
01:19:56by James J. Dillard.
01:19:58You know, when I saw what Kevin Nash did
01:20:04to a young Ray Mysterio Jr. guy,
01:20:07I think back to Kevin Nash,
01:20:10a man within the NWO
01:20:12who has been taking charge.
01:20:14He faced Luger last week
01:20:16in absence of Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
01:20:18He has been the leader of this group.
01:20:20We saw what happened at Spring Stampede.
01:20:22And for a guy tipping the scales
01:20:24at over 350, around 7 feet tall,
01:20:28this is a big man to run the NWO.
01:20:31One of the originators of the New World Order.
01:20:34And it seems like he stepped into that leadership role
01:20:36very well.
01:20:38Let's see what this is about.
01:20:42You know, I don't say too much,
01:20:47but I heard Banana Nose
01:20:50flare out here last week with Piper.
01:20:53And he said a few things that kind of made me think.
01:20:56Wow.
01:21:00He was talking about
01:21:03this new generation of guys
01:21:05not having any respect.
01:21:11Well, Ric Flair,
01:21:13I know a little bit about the history of this sport.
01:21:17And I want to ask you something right now.
01:21:19What kind of respect is it
01:21:23ripping one of the legends of this sport off,
01:21:26the Nature Boy Buddy Rogers?
01:21:30You rip his name off.
01:21:32You rip his look off.
01:21:34And you rip the figure four off from him.
01:21:37You're a biter, Ric Flair.
01:21:39And I got no respect for you.
01:21:42And very little for you either, Piper.
01:21:45And if you got any sack whatsoever,
01:21:50you'll do something about it,
01:21:52because I don't sweat either one of you.
01:21:59Where is Scott Hall in all of this?
01:22:02He's still not here.
01:22:04All right.
01:22:06If you guys hold it down, we can get this done real quick.
01:22:14Last week, Roddy Piper came out here
01:22:18and said that he had laid asphalt
01:22:23and cut down trees.
01:22:25He called the NWO a bunch of morons
01:22:28and stupid and what have you.
01:22:30Well, Piper, let me tell you something.
01:22:32Coming from a guy that if he had one last synapse
01:22:36firing in his brain, he'd be in a coma,
01:22:39I don't think too much about that.
01:22:42When I came into this business seven years ago,
01:22:46I looked down the road that you guys paid for us.
01:22:49I saw nothing but potholes.
01:22:51You guys came into the business, you strip-mined it,
01:22:55you took what you could get out of it,
01:22:57and you left the young guys behind you nothing.
01:23:01WCW was nothing but a bunch of guys pushing their sons.
01:23:07If you didn't have a dad in the business,
01:23:10you couldn't even get an opportunity.
01:23:12Scott Hall was here, I was here.
01:23:15Scott Hall was ready to become a superstar.
01:23:18Hey, I was a little green,
01:23:20but Scott Hall was ready to become a superstar,
01:23:22and you know what you did?
01:23:24He worked here a year, he proved himself,
01:23:26you cut his salary, so he went elsewhere.
01:23:30We went to New York, that's right.
01:23:33We went to New York, and what did we find when we got there?
01:23:37That's right, stayed all night, danced a little longer,
01:23:40party time.
01:23:41When we got there, there wasn't no party,
01:23:44just punishment for the guys trying to dig the business
01:23:48out of the funk you guys left it in.
01:23:52Wow.
01:23:54Wow is right.
01:23:55Where I come from, which ain't too far from here,
01:24:00south side of Detroit.
01:24:02You don't get respect, you don't get respect,
01:24:09you better beat respect out of me, boys.
01:24:13You don't get respect, you don't get respect,
01:24:18you better beat respect out of me, boys.
01:24:21It's our turn to shine.
01:24:28It's the new generation's turn to shine.
01:24:31There's some young, young lions up here,
01:24:34and it's time for us to get more than a nibble on the carcass,
01:24:38boys.
01:24:40So while you guys decide to do the limo flying,
01:24:46the limo driving, the Learjets, the champagne,
01:24:54the ugly broads, me and my crew have decided
01:25:01we got no problem flying commercial,
01:25:05we got no problem piling three in a rented Taurus,
01:25:10because what we're going to do, baby,
01:25:13is kick back, drink a little Mc40 ounce,
01:25:18and try the best we can to patch the potholes that you
01:25:23guys have left behind.
01:25:26NWO for life!
01:25:29Doesn't seem like there's any trouble there, does it?
01:25:35Certainly the lines are sharply drawn in the sand
01:25:38between men who respect tradition,
01:25:43and men who don't respect tradition.
01:25:47Certainly the lines are sharply drawn in the sand
01:25:50between men who respect tradition,
01:25:55and men who don't.
01:25:57And the battleground is slamboree.
01:25:59We'll be back.
01:26:00We miss you, Hollywood.
01:26:02With more, live on Nitro, don't you dare go away.
01:26:10It's WCW Monday Nitro.
01:26:12Next week, one hour prior to the NBA playoffs on TNT.
01:26:18One hour from Norfolk, Virginia,
01:26:20beginning at 7 o'clock Eastern time till 8 o'clock.
01:26:24And that's only the beginning of WCW
01:26:26coming your way live, Mike, today.
01:26:28It's the hottest ticket in sports entertainment,
01:26:30and this Friday, April the 25th,
01:26:32tickets are going on sale for three upcoming events.
01:26:35In Louisville, Kentucky, May the 24th,
01:26:38that event is at the Broadbent Arena,
01:26:40tickets are available at the Freedom Hall,
01:26:41Civic Center Box Office, and Ticketmaster.
01:26:43May the 25th will be in Knoxville, Tennessee.
01:26:46Tickets available at the Collison Box Office
01:26:48and tickets unlimited.
01:26:49And then May the 27th, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
01:26:52Tickets available at the UTC Arena Box Office
01:26:55and all the usual outlets.
01:26:57Oh, my goodness.
01:26:59Kimberly leads in the man.
01:27:02DDP, Diamond Dallas Page.
01:27:06What an event in itself.
01:27:09This is great.
01:27:10And great.
01:27:11A lot of our fans in Chicago
01:27:12wondering about WCW and Mother Nature coming back.
01:27:16And we've got big news about nature
01:27:18coming back to Chicago.
01:27:20That's right, it comes back to Chicago on Monday,
01:27:22the 16th of June.
01:27:24Tickets go on sale on Friday.
01:27:27Friday, May 2nd, that's right.
01:27:28I was going to say that.
01:27:29You can bet.
01:27:30Do that, Tony.
01:27:31There you go.
01:27:32And we'll be giving you information
01:27:34about the Great American Bash this summer
01:27:36on the 15th of June,
01:27:37coming to the mark of the Quad Cities.
01:27:40Moline, Illinois.
01:27:42A lot going on,
01:27:44and a great international superstar
01:27:47against one of the great superstars
01:27:50in our sport in DDP.
01:27:52Last week, there's no doubt about it,
01:27:54with the Macho Man in the stands
01:27:56saying what he said.
01:27:58For Diamond Dallas Page,
01:27:59his one target is Randy Savage.
01:28:02Just like for Sting,
01:28:03his one target, Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
01:28:06And, of course, with the Savage-Page situation,
01:28:09don't forget about Kimberly
01:28:11and, of course, Miss Elizabeth.
01:28:13Miss Elizabeth.
01:28:14And what they will stoop to,
01:28:16what they will do.
01:28:17And you know, Savage is wounded now.
01:28:19Yes, he is.
01:28:21We have seen that.
01:28:22We saw this past weekend,
01:28:24two days ago on WCW Saturday night,
01:28:26how he hurt that ankle
01:28:28on that back body drop
01:28:29and that brutal move.
01:28:30And he caught it!
01:28:31He caught it!
01:28:32Oh, my goodness!
01:28:33From the top rope!
01:28:34Out of nowhere!
01:28:35That's how he does it.
01:28:36Out of nowhere.
01:28:37Bang!
01:28:39This man has more variations
01:28:41on that finishing hold.
01:28:46Diamond Dallas Page!
01:28:49Diamond cuts his way
01:28:52to another win.
01:28:53Boy, made very short work
01:28:55out of psychosis.
01:28:56Did he ever.
01:28:57And not many people
01:28:59Oh, there's Savage.
01:29:00Our cameras have sighted Savage and Liz.
01:29:05Oh, yeah!
01:29:10And DDP's looking for him.
01:29:11Look at this.
01:29:12He'll find him.
01:29:13DDP!
01:29:17Diamond Dallas Page!
01:29:21Can you feel the madness
01:29:24all around you?
01:29:30If you can't feel the madness,
01:29:34ask Kimberly,
01:29:37because she's sure felt it.
01:29:39Yes, she has.
01:29:48They're looking for a microphone to give a rebuttal here.
01:29:51What's wrong, brother?
01:29:55Here we go.
01:29:58Here we go.
01:29:59You know, Savage,
01:30:02you ain't gonna bait me again.
01:30:05You see, I ain't got my running shoes on, monkey boy.
01:30:11I got my wrestling boots on.
01:30:15Oh, yeah!
01:30:16And if you think you want some of DDP,
01:30:20why don't you
01:30:23and that bimbo Liz
01:30:28hobble your asses
01:30:32down right now?
01:30:35He's calling him out.
01:30:37Savage is on crutches.
01:30:39He can't make it down there.
01:30:41A man told me not too long ago,
01:30:43talk is cheap.
01:30:44Let's see what happens here.
01:30:47But look at Savage.
01:30:48He wants to go.
01:30:49He wants to go to that ring.
01:30:53Or does he?
01:30:56That's a good question, too.
01:30:57Or does he?
01:30:58It's not the NWO style to attack you straight on, now, is it?
01:31:03Not usually.
01:31:05It's usually from behind.
01:31:07There's the invitation.
01:31:11Fans, we gotta step out for a break.
01:31:13The Macho Man apparently is not going to take it.
01:31:16He's not gonna go to the ring.
01:31:18The Cannon DDP continues
01:31:20back with more live on Nitro.
01:31:22Remember, next week,
01:31:23one hour at 7 o'clock Eastern.
01:31:35Ladies and gentlemen,
01:31:36please welcome 13-time
01:31:38WCW Heavyweight Champion of the World,
01:31:42the Nature Boy,
01:31:43Ric Flair.
01:31:47He is joined
01:31:49by all-pro linebacker
01:31:51from the Carolina Packers,
01:31:54Kevin Green.
01:31:56They are joined
01:31:58by the icon himself,
01:32:01Roddy, Roddy Riper.
01:32:09I guess this is rebuttal time, guys, right?
01:32:13This is the tradition of World Championship Wrestling.
01:32:16Gentlemen, I don't know if I feel like
01:32:18filing for Social Security early or not,
01:32:20but you heard what the NWO said.
01:32:23Me and Gene,
01:32:25short and brief,
01:32:27let's assume it, guys.
01:32:29There's nothing to talk about.
01:32:33Why don't you guys
01:32:35come out here right now
01:32:37and start paving the highway?
01:32:42Come on!
01:32:43Come on!
01:32:44Pave the highway now!
01:32:46NWO!
01:32:47Nash!
01:32:48Come on down here!
01:32:49Sixth!
01:32:50Now!
01:32:51Pave the highway!
01:32:55Well, I think the talking is over.
01:32:57They're ready to go.
01:32:59The icon is ready.
01:33:00Connie, Bobby,
01:33:01I think we just got an invitation
01:33:02that's gonna be taken up here tonight.
01:33:05And here they come.
01:33:07You're gonna see a fight
01:33:08like you've never seen before.
01:33:10Man, you know,
01:33:11the six-minute slammary
01:33:13that we've all been waiting for
01:33:14is gonna start right here.
01:33:15It's hanging on Michigan.
01:33:18B'lank.
01:33:20Who are they calling out?
01:33:21I don't know.
01:33:24It's time!
01:33:25Let's go!
01:33:29Look at this!
01:33:30It's Scott Hall!
01:33:31There's Scott Hall.
01:33:32Sweet.
01:33:33Well, he's missing in action
01:33:34no longer.
01:33:36I guess Scott Hall
01:33:37will be at Slammary.
01:33:40See, this is all something
01:33:41they've concocted.
01:33:42It's a plan.
01:33:44So, the NWO,
01:33:45and there you see the trio
01:33:46that'll be at Slammary.
01:33:48Here they come.
01:33:49Richard, your mouth's off,
01:33:50but let's go!
01:33:51The talk's over!
01:33:57Sweet!
01:33:59I wonder if Kevin Green
01:34:00knows what he's gotten himself into.
01:34:04You know, Flair and Piper
01:34:05have been there before.
01:34:07B'lank.
01:34:09It's an all-different ball game now.
01:34:11Fans, we've got it
01:34:12impromptu here
01:34:14on WCW Monday Nitro.
01:34:20They're outnumbered, though.
01:34:22And they send in Vincent.
01:34:23They send in that guy
01:34:25with a white face
01:34:26who pretends he's thin.
01:34:28And here's Scott Norton.
01:34:29Buff Bagwell fights off.
01:34:32Kevin Green knocked both
01:34:33Vincent and Buff Bagwell
01:34:34out to the floor.
01:34:36Piper!
01:34:37See, it's Scott Hall!
01:34:39Piper!
01:34:40See, it's Scott Norton now!
01:34:42Well, three up, three down.
01:34:44That's the first inning.
01:34:45Let's see what we got here now.
01:34:47So, okay, let's go.
01:34:49Here's the heavy hitters.
01:34:50Just like Flair said,
01:34:51paved the way here.
01:34:56It's a standoff
01:34:57here on WCW Monday Nitro.
01:35:01Flair's challenging six.
01:35:03Kevin Green in the face
01:35:05of Kevin Nash.
01:35:06And you know,
01:35:07you gotta realize here
01:35:08the struggle that we have seen.
01:35:10WCW-NWO
01:35:12that has been building
01:35:13over the weeks
01:35:14and over the months
01:35:15with J.J. Dillon here,
01:35:17with Eric Bischoff here,
01:35:19with both sides
01:35:20at full force now.
01:35:22Anything is gonna happen
01:35:23at Slamboree,
01:35:24and it could begin right here.
01:35:26Look!
01:35:27Kevin Nash.
01:35:28How do you think Flair's
01:35:29gonna conduct himself
01:35:30on his triumphant return
01:35:32to his hometown
01:35:33for the sport he loves?
01:35:34Watch this.
01:35:36Fans, we've gotta go!
01:35:37We've gotta go!
01:35:38He's got him!
01:35:39The fight is going on!
01:35:40We'll see you in the ring!