WCW Clash of the Champions 28: August 28, 1994

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00:00:00Well, as Shanks and Knobs make their way to the ring, our thanks to Liberty Recording
00:00:15Artist, Ricky Lengraig, with a rendition of the National Anthem, as the Clash of the Champions
00:00:20is off and running, and the Nasty Boys are making their way to the ring brain.
00:00:26And they are as nasty as ever.
00:00:28They were in the back area, they were kicking over cans, shoving people around, they spray
00:00:33painted half the building back there.
00:00:35They're as nasty as they come.
00:00:37Well, the Nasty Boys, certainly, as you can see the fans here at Cedar Rapids, the five
00:00:45season center.
00:00:46Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
00:00:47I stopped today to buy a pack of gum, I gave the woman a dollar, she gave me back 11 pieces
00:00:52of corn.
00:00:53What does that tell you where we're at?
00:00:56We have some irate fans here at ringside, as we are set to go back to Gary Competitor.
00:01:01And ladies and gentlemen, their opponents in this special tag team feature, they are
00:01:06the World Tag Team Champions.
00:01:10From New York City, 242 pounds, Pretty Paul Roma.
00:01:17From Tampa, Florida, 252 pounds, Mr. Wonderful, Paul Orndorff, the team of Pretty Wonderful.
00:01:34Here they are, the World Tag Team Champions, and what can be billed as a very special grudge
00:01:38match or a challenge match wasn't too long ago on WCW Saturday night.
00:01:43Pretty Wonderful went into the ring to attack Kevin Sullivan and Cactus Jack.
00:01:48They also attacked Dave on the outside, they grabbed the crutch away from Dave, and they
00:01:53ended up hitting everyone, including Brian Nobbs.
00:01:58And we will have this match coming up on the Clash of the Champions after this time out
00:02:03on TBS.
00:02:04Yeah.
00:02:05All right, we're back live at the Clash of the Champions, our opening bout tag team action.
00:02:17The Nasty Boys set to go against the team of Pretty Wonderful and Roman Orndorff, slow
00:02:24to get this thing going here.
00:02:25The Nasty Boys right now are ruling the ring.
00:02:26Go ahead, Johnny.
00:02:27I've seen a lot of things going on in WCW.
00:02:29You hear the chant of Nasty, Nasty, a lot of superstars, a lot of dignitaries, people
00:02:30from all over the world are here.
00:02:31Many of the top WCW superstars could not be here tonight.
00:02:32You know one for sure watching on in Chicago in his hotel room right now is Sting, making
00:02:33an appearance for us in Chicago.
00:02:34Say a special hello to him as this match is just about set to go.
00:02:35I'll tell you something, during break, the Nasty's tried to attack Pretty Wonderful,
00:02:36but they slid, they got out of the ring, and they're going to try to attack Roman Orndorff
00:02:37again.
00:02:38I've seen a lot of things going on in WCW.
00:02:39You hear the chant of Nasty, Nasty, a lot of superstars, a lot of dignitaries, people
00:02:40from all over the world are here.
00:02:41Many of the top WCW superstars could not be here tonight.
00:02:42You know one for sure watching on in Chicago in his hotel room right now is Sting, making
00:02:43an appearance for us in Chicago.
00:02:44Say a special hello to him as this match is just about set to go.
00:02:45I'll tell you something, during break, the Nasty's tried to attack Pretty Wonderful,
00:02:46but they slid, they got out of the ring, and they're going to try to attack Roman Orndorff
00:02:47again.
00:02:48I've seen a lot of things going on in WCW.
00:02:49You know one for sure watching on in Chicago in his hotel room right now is Sting, making
00:02:50an appearance for us in Chicago.
00:02:51Say a special hello to him as this match is just about set to go.
00:02:52I'll tell you something, during break, the Nasty's tried to attack Pretty Wonderful,
00:02:54The Nasty's lost the world tag team title in May in Philadelphia to slamboree to Capt
00:03:23And then in our very next pay-per-view,
00:03:25it was pretty wonderful.
00:03:26Defeating that same duo, Cactus and Kevin,
00:03:29to become the World Tag Team Champions.
00:03:31That, of course, was Bash of the Beach.
00:03:33Head first now.
00:03:34And now to the other side.
00:03:36Again.
00:03:37Forearm shot.
00:03:41Sending the man in.
00:03:41Oh!
00:03:43And elbow, look at this.
00:03:45Right hand!
00:03:45Right hand!
00:03:53You know, as nasty as these two guys are,
00:03:55Knobbs and Saggs,
00:03:56can you imagine if they had somebody behind them?
00:03:59Somebody as nasty as them with the right influence?
00:04:01How bad they'd be?
00:04:02How dangerous they'd be?
00:04:03But these two guys are loners.
00:04:06Thank goodness.
00:04:09Sending Paul Roma in.
00:04:10And Jerry Saggs runs right into the foot of Paul Roma.
00:04:14We're coming to you live from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
00:04:16Look at that!
00:04:17Look at that!
00:04:18And Paul Roma's coming down to the mat.
00:04:20Ho ho!
00:04:23Orndorff, one of the World Tag Team Champions.
00:04:29Up, they're back to their old style.
00:04:31Street fighting, in the alley, any place.
00:04:34They don't care about the rules, but they should.
00:04:36This is a non-title match,
00:04:38but if they wanna get a title shot,
00:04:39they're gonna have to beat this team
00:04:40at Pretty Wonderful.
00:04:41And they're not gonna be,
00:04:43they're not gonna do it by disqualification or count out.
00:04:45They're gonna have to beat them.
00:04:49Oh!
00:04:50Big push-up.
00:04:56On the floor, usually the place where the nasty boys reign,
00:05:00having problems right now.
00:05:04This is high impact tag team wrestling from WCW.
00:05:09The first ever to bring you interactive live wrestling.
00:05:14And of course, we brought it to you right here on TBS,
00:05:17where we brain let the fans decide.
00:05:20Who's we?
00:05:21We, WCW, World Championship Wrestling does.
00:05:24Oh, cause I never let the fans decide anything.
00:05:26Well, you probably know other wrestling organizations
00:05:28trying to follow,
00:05:30but only here do we let the fans call the shots.
00:05:33And we do it once a month, right here live on TBS.
00:05:36Watch out from behind.
00:05:40Well, you got to look at it this way, Shivani.
00:05:42Wrestling's cool.
00:05:44Wrestling is real cool again.
00:05:45And that's why we're number one.
00:05:48On the outside.
00:05:49And I mean, on the very outside is
00:05:54Jerry Saggs.
00:05:55Nob's going over there to help him out,
00:05:56but he is still out in the gallery somewhere here.
00:05:59Clothesline from behind.
00:06:10A rick to the eyes.
00:06:14Well, so far there's been no rhyme or reason.
00:06:17Oh!
00:06:19Well, I would agree with that. None at all.
00:06:21I mean, I know what Pretty Wonderful is doing.
00:06:23They're trying to slow the pace down.
00:06:24They want to dictate the match.
00:06:26Cause like I said before, the Nasty's have to beat them
00:06:29to become number one contenders.
00:06:32Fans likely told you,
00:06:34not only will we debut the Honky Tonk Man's brand new video,
00:06:37a man that we will see very soon,
00:06:39here on DBS.
00:06:40Will we hear him sing?
00:06:41Yes, we are.
00:06:42Oh, is he great.
00:06:43But also, Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki,
00:06:48in the midst of what he's calling his final countdown.
00:06:51He'll be wrestling Lord Steven Regal later on.
00:06:54Does he have an entourage with him?
00:06:55Yes.
00:06:56I saw three rickshaws parked out back.
00:06:58No, they chartered a plane from Japan
00:07:01and a contingent of about 40 or 50 from Japan are here
00:07:05in Cedar Rapids.
00:07:06Yeah, but you can get 40 or 50 Japanese
00:07:09in three rickshaws.
00:07:10Give me.
00:07:11They're big rickshaws.
00:07:12They're stretch rickshaws.
00:07:12Oh yeah, well good.
00:07:20Pick up.
00:07:21And a slam.
00:07:22Look at the power of Roma, huh?
00:07:24And Roma's so agile.
00:07:25He is up on the top.
00:07:26Look at that.
00:07:29Big elbow down on Jerry Sags.
00:07:32Like a guided missile.
00:07:34Brian Knobs, in typical Nasty Boy's fashion,
00:07:39getting involved, and that enables a tag
00:07:40on the other end, and Al Arndor,
00:07:42one of the great veterans in our sport.
00:07:45And he always knows where he's at in that ring.
00:07:47He's never at a loss.
00:07:48He constantly knows where the ropes are.
00:07:50He knows how far he is from his partner.
00:07:51They are one great tag team.
00:07:56Mean Gene Okerlund will be with us
00:07:57throughout the night, of course.
00:08:00I understand he'll have an interview
00:08:02prior to their match with the Hulkster himself, Hulk Hogan.
00:08:06I certainly hope when Hulk Hogan comes
00:08:07to get into the ring for the championship bout,
00:08:09he don't make a move at me,
00:08:10because you know I've got this bad neck,
00:08:12courtesy of Hogan.
00:08:13I know you do.
00:08:15I know you say you do.
00:08:16The chant of Nasty out here,
00:08:19from this capacity crowd in the five-season center.
00:08:26There's one fan really getting into this one.
00:08:35All you're gonna do doing that, Roma,
00:08:37is knock a couple more of his teeth out.
00:08:38He'll enjoy that.
00:08:42Reverse chin lock applied by Paul Roma.
00:08:45One half of the World Tag Team Champions.
00:08:47Like you said, Bray, a win here tonight
00:08:48by the Nasty Boys would give them their title shot.
00:08:52So this is a very important match for him.
00:08:56And again, the chant of Nasty.
00:08:58And that's really unusual to hear that from the fans,
00:09:00but they are out cheering for the Nasty Boys here.
00:09:04And Sags responding.
00:09:05He's getting back to his feet.
00:09:13Oh, my achy, breaky back.
00:09:16Ryan Knobbs.
00:09:19My arm's a little too quick.
00:09:26Roma, the elbow, right in the groin.
00:09:29This is the clash, Shivani.
00:09:31One, two, got a two count.
00:09:33Come on, he had him.
00:09:36He's right in enemy territory as well.
00:09:42Well, I know some sophomores in high school
00:09:44that could count to three quicker than the referee could.
00:09:46Maybe not.
00:09:51Tag out again.
00:09:52Holding his ground is Sags.
00:09:54Big shoulder block and down goes Orndorff.
00:09:57Come on.
00:10:00Right to the jaw, he goes.
00:10:02We get a double team again.
00:10:03This is why they're the World Tag Team Champions.
00:10:08Look at that elevation on that drop kick.
00:10:13Romeo, Roma.
00:10:17One, two, two count.
00:10:20You know, from talking to Pretty Wonderful on occasion,
00:10:23at least today, they were so happy, excited, proud.
00:10:26They say not only is it great
00:10:27being World Tag Team Champions,
00:10:29but it's great being World Tag Team Champions
00:10:31during this era of WCW, when we are number one,
00:10:34when we are the new standard in professional wrestling.
00:10:39Watch WCW put a hold on you.
00:10:41Here it is.
00:10:43He is going for the piledriver to end it, but no chance.
00:10:52Gary Sags, reaching down deep, makes the tag.
00:10:58Ryan Knobs, fist of fire.
00:11:01Anybody like a nice Hawaiian punch?
00:11:03We'll take a clothesline or two.
00:11:08Sending Orndorff to a neutral corner.
00:11:14But he's being double teamed.
00:11:17No place to go there.
00:11:18You know, I'll tell you something about the Nasties.
00:11:20Their physical appearance is nothing like Orndorff and Roma's,
00:11:23but they'll go with you all night.
00:11:25They'll stand toe to toe with you all night.
00:11:27They're fighters.
00:11:32But it looks to me like it's out of control here.
00:11:34I really think so.
00:11:35There you see Orndorff.
00:11:38What's he pointing to?
00:11:39Oh, they're gonna do a double team.
00:11:40And over the swan dive!
00:11:44Oh!
00:11:44The big elbow!
00:11:47Who got who?
00:11:47One, two, three!
00:11:49Oh, he's not the legal man!
00:11:52Ladies and gentlemen, the Nasties have won.
00:11:54Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of the match,
00:11:58Sags, Nobs, the Nasty Boys!
00:12:02Well, thank goodness this was non-title.
00:12:05The Nasty Boys, with a major win to begin
00:12:09the push of the champions!
00:12:12Iowa is Nastyville, they say.
00:12:15You aren't kidding.
00:12:17Here in Cedar Rapids.
00:12:19Wow, what a great win!
00:12:21And you're right, I'm not so sure who the legal man was,
00:12:25but it's all for naught right now because
00:12:26the Nasty Boys have won.
00:12:29Well, I'm not sure who the legal man is either.
00:12:32It could be Roma, it could be Sags.
00:12:34I know the referee's legal,
00:12:36but now there's Roma coming down.
00:12:38Orndorff, I don't know how he got in there.
00:12:39Here comes Sags again.
00:12:41Looks like some air traffic controller went nuts
00:12:43and can't figure out how to land these planes.
00:12:45But they're all flying through the air here
00:12:47on WCW, the Clash of Champions.
00:12:50We understand the Nasty Boys right now
00:12:52will be on the WCW Wrestling Hotline to take your calls.
00:12:56Don't call them, they'll probably swear at you.
00:12:58And fans, when we come back,
00:13:00Mean Gene talks to the world champion,
00:13:02The Hulkster, live on TBS!
00:13:07Hey dudes, Hulk Hogan's running wild on the WCW
00:13:11and I wanna tell you about it right now.
00:13:13Call the Hulk Hogan Hotline, 1-900-733-7234.
00:13:19Or call the Hulk Hogan Hotline, 1-900-737-HULK.
00:13:24It's got eight incredible options,
00:13:26like Beat the Hulk, Hulk Trivia,
00:13:28and one of my great Hulk messages.
00:13:30There's always something new on the Hulk Hogan Hotline.
00:13:33Call now, 1-900-737-HULK.
00:13:37Call costs $1.49 per minute.
00:13:39Kids get parents' permission.
00:13:41Charges will appear on the parent's phone bill.
00:13:44All right, welcome back to more of the Clash of Champions
00:13:47live from the heart of America tonight, here on TBS.
00:13:50Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege
00:13:55to introduce the most awesome force
00:13:58in world championship wrestling history.
00:14:01He is the WCW heavyweight champion of the world,
00:14:06Hulk Hogan!
00:14:07Hulk Hogan, WCW heavyweight champion of the world,
00:14:15Hulk Hogan!
00:14:37Hold on, give me a break.
00:14:46Hey, watch it, watch his leg, watch his leg, watch his leg.
00:14:55Hit him, look at that knee, Jesus.
00:15:02Look at that knee.
00:15:05Watch his leg, watch his leg, put it down, put it down, put his leg down, put it down.
00:15:20Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, get him on a, get him, get him on a stretcher.
00:15:28Well, we are looking in horror as you are now, as someone, listen, my God, someone
00:15:35came out from behind Hulk Hogan during the entrance, and my God, he's been attacked.
00:15:39Get some help for him.
00:15:40Did you see how hard he got hit in the knee?
00:15:43Jesus.
00:15:44Well, right now out there, many members of- Somebody give me a break.
00:15:50Please, watch his leg.
00:15:52Of WCW officials are here- Barnett, you saw that.
00:15:57Chester, you saw it.
00:15:59Come on, get him out of here, get him out of here.
00:16:03Absurd, Nick Bockwinkle.
00:16:05Fans, I apologize for this, Greg Garnier, this is absolutely horrible.
00:16:09Now, this was supposed to be an interview with Hogan, right?
00:16:11An interview with Hulk Hogan, like we said, scheduled, and as he walks towards the interview
00:16:16set, out of nowhere, someone, it looked like he had some sort of pipe or bar in his hand,
00:16:22hit him right on the knee with it.
00:16:26Boy, he got him good.
00:16:27Boy, you're not kidding.
00:16:30They're putting on a brace right now.
00:16:32All right, mean Gene is right there.
00:16:35Gene, can you hear us, Gene?
00:16:37Yeah, Tony, Bobby, I don't know if you can see what's going on back here.
00:16:40This is the most horrific thing I have ever seen.
00:16:43From out of nowhere, somebody came with apparently a steel pipe and absolutely blasted that left
00:16:50knee of Hulk Hogan.
00:16:51He's in tremendous pain.
00:16:53You can see the agony etched on his face right now, on his visage.
00:16:57Jimmy Hart is here, WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle, the paramedics, a WCW trainer,
00:17:04Dr. Chuck is here, the director of security, but this is just an absolute madhouse, total
00:17:10bedlam, a zoo-like atmosphere, and what was supposed to be a grand and glorious night
00:17:15for wrestling fans across the country has turned into their worst nightmare.
00:17:21I can't believe it.
00:17:22This is absolutely a sham.
00:17:26Well, they've called out the meat wagon for him.
00:17:28Well, they've called out the medics.
00:17:30There's no question the EMTs are here, and they will be loading him up.
00:17:34There you see Chuck Tasche, who is the trainer that is with all of our wrestlers wherever
00:17:39they go.
00:17:40Eric Bischoff, who, of course, not only is one of our announcers, is senior vice president
00:17:44and executive producer of World Championship Wrestling, is there.
00:17:48Just a minute.
00:17:49Wait a minute.
00:17:50What?
00:17:51Okay.
00:17:52I just got word from one of the production assistants here.
00:17:55They've sent word back to lock the doors to the building.
00:17:58No one is going to leave the building.
00:18:00They're searching for whoever did that to Hogan.
00:18:02They're back in the dress room area right now.
00:18:04They're going through all the dress room, all the offices back there, and I guess they're
00:18:07going to be going through the crowd here to find out exactly what happened and who that
00:18:11was.
00:18:12Well, they should.
00:18:14It was a horrible attack, and this...
00:18:18I'm going to try, Tony, to get a word with the Hulksters.
00:18:21They put him on...
00:18:22He's in...
00:18:23Oh, my.
00:18:24He's in way too much pain.
00:18:25Watch out.
00:18:26What's he saying?
00:18:27Why me?
00:18:28Why me?
00:18:29Why me?
00:18:32His first title defense.
00:18:34What about the kneecap, Doc?
00:18:36What about that kneecap?
00:18:37What about me?
00:18:38We'll see about it.
00:18:39We'll see about it, okay?
00:18:40We're going to take him to the hospital right now, and then we'll get it taken care of.
00:18:43Get him out of here.
00:18:44Get him out of here.
00:18:45Let's go.
00:18:46All right.
00:18:47As you heard, they will take him to the hospital.
00:18:49This is absolutely horrible, fans, and I don't know what to say.
00:18:53Well, Tony Schiavone, I said this is the worst nightmare of any wrestling fan.
00:18:58Hulk Hogan, the WCW heavyweight champion, is on the stretcher.
00:19:02They are taking him out of the building to a nearby hospital, apparently.
00:19:06We will keep you posted, keep you apprised.
00:19:09Eric Bischoff is going to accompany him, and I understand that Eric Bischoff is probably
00:19:13going to get into an ambulance and go with him.
00:19:15All right.
00:19:16You guys are going to have to sort it out.
00:19:17I can't make anything out of it.
00:19:18Let's take a break right now, fans, and we'll be back live on TBS.
00:19:21Huh?
00:19:22What?
00:19:32Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest on the Clash of the Champions.
00:19:37It is for the United States Heavyweight Championship.
00:19:42Introducing first, The Challenger.
00:19:45He's from Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing 237 pounds.
00:19:52Ricky, The Dragon, Steamboat.
00:20:03Fans, welcome back to the Clash of the Champions.
00:20:07Tony Schiavone, Bobby the Brave, and he and the house is dark here.
00:20:10But the entrance for The Challenger, Ricky Steamboat, in this U.S. title bout.
00:20:14And as we look at Steamboat, our thoughts obviously have to be right now with Hulk Hogan.
00:20:18I do understand they are very close to loading Hulk, possibly.
00:20:23I am talking with the production truck as I speak and put him in an ambulance to leave
00:20:29the five-season center and go to the hospital.
00:20:35There's Steamboat, The Challenger, but we are all in a state of shock.
00:20:39Welcome back, Gary Gopetta.
00:20:40Introduction of The Champion.
00:20:41I'm not.
00:20:42And ladies and gentlemen, his opponent in this United States Heavyweight title defense.
00:20:48He's from Hollywood, California.
00:20:51He weighs 253 pounds.
00:20:55And he is the United States Heavyweight Champion,
00:21:00Stunning Steve Austin.
00:21:06The U.S. Champion, Stunning Steve Austin.
00:21:08Now, fans, we want to let you know the disqualification rule has been waived.
00:21:13But now, wait a second.
00:21:17Hogan right now, as you can see, is being loaded into an ambulance.
00:21:22Do they even have a hospital here in Cedar Rapids?
00:21:24Yes, they do.
00:21:25We understand there is one very close here.
00:21:27It's not a pet clinic or something, is it?
00:21:30About four to five blocks away.
00:21:41Bischoff is going with him, huh?
00:21:43Eric Bischoff is going with him.
00:21:50He is in the ambulance.
00:21:52And fans, we'll be going back to the ring for this match here in just a second.
00:21:55There you see Nick Bockwinkel.
00:22:00And the ambulance will be leaving here shortly.
00:22:03Eric is with them.
00:22:05We will attempt to get in touch with Eric as soon as possible
00:22:10to see on the condition of Hulk Hogan.
00:22:12You know, this jam-packed house here,
00:22:14everybody just stood there with their mouth open.
00:22:16You could hear the jaws hit the floor as Hogan hit the floor.
00:22:19I mean, the obvious question is, can he wrestle?
00:22:23Oh, I doubt it.
00:22:25I wouldn't think so.
00:22:27He has a world title defense against Ric Flair
00:22:29coming up in this program.
00:22:31All right, well, fans,
00:22:33we will keep you abreast as to what's going on here.
00:22:36That was incredible.
00:22:40Steamboat and Stunny Steve now to do battle for the U.S. title.
00:22:44We mentioned the disqualification rule has been waived,
00:22:46and that means if Stunny Steve gets disqualified,
00:22:49then he's gonna lose that title to Ricky Steamboat.
00:22:52And if Steamboat gets disqualified, he can't.
00:22:55Right? The rule is waived, so he can do whatever he wants.
00:22:58Well, if he gets disqualified, obviously he won't win the title.
00:23:00Well, he can't get disqualified. There is no disqualification rule.
00:23:03So that means Steamboat can do whatever he wants.
00:23:05There's Stunny Steve Austin's title at stake because of this.
00:23:08No, that's not right. On the ropes.
00:23:10Steamboat can get disqualified.
00:23:12However, if Stunny Steve gets disqualified,
00:23:15then he loses the title.
00:23:17Oh, it's worse than I thought.
00:23:19So everything is in his favor, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat.
00:23:23I think Stunny Steve brought this on himself, as a matter of fact.
00:23:26If you just joined us, Hulk Hogan came out for an interview
00:23:29with Mean Gene and was attacked.
00:23:32Went down in a heap, and I mean,
00:23:35he was apparently hit on the knee.
00:23:37We talked to Ron Kirk, who's out here with us,
00:23:39our stage manager, and Ron said that someone came
00:23:42and he was out there with Gene from behind,
00:23:45appeared to be dressed in black,
00:23:48and hit him on the kneecap, apparently.
00:23:51Was it a wrestler?
00:23:53I don't know.
00:23:57Let's ask Ron. He's right here, exactly what happened.
00:23:59Did you see, Ron, what happened?
00:24:21Alright, we are listening.
00:24:28Yeah, Ron.
00:24:30Well, that's news.
00:24:32One, two, got a two count.
00:24:34I don't know if the people could hear him,
00:24:36but he said somebody came running out the back,
00:24:38all dressed in black.
00:24:40Whacked Hogan with about a three-foot piece of pipe.
00:24:42And he says he doubt if Hogan will ever wrestle again.
00:24:44He says his career could be over.
00:24:46Hit him right flush on the kneecap.
00:24:48Well, we'll just have to wait and see.
00:24:50And hopefully we'll be getting a report
00:24:52from Eric Bischoff in a few moments.
00:24:55But right now, though,
00:24:57this fight goes on for the U.S. title.
00:24:59Disqualification rule has been waived.
00:25:01Steamboat with a great dropkick.
00:25:03And again.
00:25:07And to the chest.
00:25:09Steamboat, one of the great superstars in our sport,
00:25:13walks right into an elbow.
00:25:15Stunning steam.
00:25:17All right.
00:25:19As you can see, the ambulance,
00:25:21we are following the ambulance
00:25:23with our cameras right now as they go.
00:25:25We understand it's, what,
00:25:27about five blocks to the hospital here.
00:25:29Following Hulk Hogan.
00:25:31Eric Bischoff is there with him.
00:25:33We'll just have to take him to the edge of town
00:25:35and dump him.
00:25:37What are you talking about?
00:25:39Hogan.
00:25:41I didn't get any sympathy when I was worked over.
00:25:43I didn't have 200 people on their hands.
00:25:45I didn't have 200 people on their hands and knees
00:25:47crying, trying to help me up
00:25:49like they were helping Hogan up.
00:25:51I don't really care if he ever wrestles again.
00:25:53I don't even care if he walks again.
00:25:55Well, that's the question here.
00:26:01Well, you know as well as I, Shabani,
00:26:03if he goes to the hospital right now in the meat wagon,
00:26:05they're not gonna let him out of there
00:26:07in the next hour, two hours.
00:26:09He's gonna be there all night.
00:26:11Toucan.
00:26:14To the top. Steamboat, watch out.
00:26:16One. I got a penny predicament here.
00:26:18Steamboat reverses. One, two.
00:26:20We got a toucan.
00:26:24It's so dangerous wrestling Steamboat
00:26:26because he's so quick and he's so fast
00:26:28and he's always where you don't want him to be
00:26:30and he's got you.
00:26:35But Stunning Steve is the United States
00:26:37heavyweight champion
00:26:39and for you to be coming again, Steamboat,
00:26:41you have to beat him. Who's that here?
00:26:44Having a problem with Steamboat.
00:26:46Once again, fans, don't forget
00:26:48the disqualification rule has been waived.
00:26:50Should Stunning Steve get disqualified
00:26:52like we've said before,
00:26:54then he will lose the title.
00:26:56Well, see, if Steamboat was smart,
00:26:58I would set Austin up in a position
00:27:00to let him throw me into the ropes
00:27:02and I would just jump over the ropes to the floor
00:27:04and tell the referee he threw me over the top.
00:27:06I'd become the United States champion.
00:27:08But does he want to win it like that?
00:27:10Oh, no. He wants to do it the old-fashioned way.
00:27:12What's wrong with that?
00:27:14The money's the same whether you earn it or you scam it.
00:27:16Now, that's a nice thing.
00:27:18You know how many young people we have
00:27:20watching this program?
00:27:22Well, it's not a nice thing to do. Of course not.
00:27:24But, I mean, you have to fight fire with fire.
00:27:26That's what I'd do if I wanted to become
00:27:28the United States champion and didn't like Austin.
00:27:30But I'm not like that.
00:27:32Austin so many times
00:27:34has tried to cut corners,
00:27:36take shortcuts,
00:27:38the inroads to being the champion.
00:27:41He's got the title, a title he has held
00:27:43since December of 83.
00:27:45Out goes Steamboat.
00:27:47Boy, that was close.
00:27:49Steamboat could have gone over the top real easy.
00:27:55And Steamboat's going to drag him out with it.
00:27:57We got a fight on the floor.
00:28:01Steamboat and Stunning Steve
00:28:03going opposite ways now.
00:28:05Steamboat's going to catch him on the other side.
00:28:07It's like two Amtraks head-on.
00:28:11Sleeper!
00:28:13And again!
00:28:15Into the roughs!
00:28:17Oh, Stunning Steve with a jawbreaker!
00:28:19What a great countermaneuver that was
00:28:21by the United States champion.
00:28:23Well, you see how fast Steamboat is.
00:28:25But notice how clever and sharp Austin is.
00:28:27I mean, he's done his homework.
00:28:29He knows what to expect out of Steamboat.
00:28:31Steamboat, you're not going to become United States champion.
00:28:33You're not going to become the United States champion.
00:28:35You're not going to become the United States champion.
00:28:37You're not going to become the United States champion.
00:28:40Fans, we have just been informed
00:28:42that air traffic control in Chicago
00:28:44has called.
00:28:46Sting, seeing what has happened,
00:28:48has boarded a chartered airplane
00:28:50and is en route.
00:28:52And he has wanted to pass on a message.
00:28:54I'm getting this.
00:28:56Pass on a message to Hulk Hogan
00:28:58that he will wrestle in his place
00:29:00if need be tonight.
00:29:02And Sting says he'll be arriving here very soon.
00:29:04So Sting's in Chicago for some charity event, right?
00:29:06Right.
00:29:08He sees this on TV.
00:29:10He boards a Learjet.
00:29:12He's going to be here within...
00:29:14Oh, my goodness!
00:29:16Well, I'm not so sure he's got on it right now,
00:29:18but they have...
00:29:20filed their flight plan,
00:29:22and they'll be heading this way very soon.
00:29:24It's about a 30-minute flight from Chicago
00:29:26here to Cedar Rapids.
00:29:28Steamboat now...
00:29:31Steamboat now...
00:29:33It's up on top.
00:29:35Pulling down on the arm
00:29:37of a steady Sting.
00:29:39First time I've ever seen
00:29:41that maneuver, Breen.
00:29:43Well, you see a lot of things
00:29:45on a steamboat you never see before.
00:29:47He's always got something new.
00:29:49One, two, with a big chop,
00:29:51he got a two-count.
00:29:53But he's not United States champion, is he?
00:29:55Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.
00:29:57Well, he's not right now.
00:30:00The only thing about Steamboat...
00:30:02The champ's going to get you is what he's going to do!
00:30:04Hey, the champ's going to get you, I'm going to tell you!
00:30:06Apparently a...
00:30:08some loudmouth...
00:30:10Iowan.
00:30:12That's what they call them, Iowan Inns?
00:30:14Stunning Steve fan.
00:30:16They call them Iowa Inns?
00:30:18What do they call the people that live here?
00:30:20Humanoids, I guess. Thank you.
00:30:22You can answer your own questions, usually.
00:30:24Stunning Steve, U.S. champ.
00:30:26Only intelligent answers I ever get.
00:30:28Use your time with him, Stunning Steve.
00:30:30Finish him off, because at the last minute,
00:30:32he can catch one on you.
00:30:36Two-count.
00:30:42And Stunning, I don't know what he thinks
00:30:44he's accomplishing by this.
00:30:46Well, you don't want to make Steamboat mad.
00:30:48You want to make him make a mistake, is what you want to do.
00:30:50Exactly. That's a good point, Bray.
00:30:52Of course it's a good point. Blind the brain.
00:30:54That's not what they were saying
00:30:57when you walked out here before we went on the air.
00:30:59It was because of the shabby introduction
00:31:01I had, courtesy of Tony Schiavone.
00:31:05Right now, though, the U.S. champ,
00:31:07Stunning Steve, with that Dragon Slayer
00:31:09planted on his tights, is doing exactly that.
00:31:11Having his way with the Dragon.
00:31:13Two-count.
00:31:15Like it or not,
00:31:17he is the United States champion.
00:31:19And Steamboat's not.
00:31:23This U.S. title bout
00:31:26a return bout of such
00:31:28from our bash at the beach
00:31:30when Austin deliberately
00:31:32tried to get the Squall up by to hold onto the title
00:31:34many times. Don't believe that.
00:31:36I don't buy that.
00:31:40Once again, fans,
00:31:42if you just joined us, Hulk Hogan
00:31:44with a sneak attack.
00:31:46You know, Flair said,
00:31:48he said, I have the ultimate surprise
00:31:50for Hulk Hogan.
00:31:52And he may have pulled off the perfect crime
00:31:55I would say whoever hit him in the knee
00:31:57did a perfect job.
00:32:03In the chest, and a chop.
00:32:05And again, back and forth they go.
00:32:07Once again, we'll keep you abreast
00:32:09of the situation
00:32:11involving Hulk Hogan.
00:32:13Up, and over a
00:32:15pick up!
00:32:17Wow! What a match we got going on here!
00:32:19A double chop on the steamer!
00:32:21And he tried
00:32:23a swan dive
00:32:25off of the left side.
00:32:27Back and forth, back and forth.
00:32:33One, two, we got a two count.
00:32:45It's pretty far away.
00:32:47He connected though.
00:32:49The U.S. champ.
00:32:53Right along the chest, here he goes.
00:32:55One, two, got a two count.
00:32:59Are they going to let the cameras in the hospital?
00:33:01That I don't know.
00:33:03As we talk, our producers
00:33:05Craig Leathers, Keith Mitchell,
00:33:07our director Dan Bynum right now
00:33:09all working to try
00:33:11to establish communication with Eric Bischoff.
00:33:13Is Bischoff in the
00:33:15meat wagon with him? He is in the ambulance
00:33:17with him. One, two.
00:33:20Come on!
00:33:22We do understand Henry Holmes, the attorney
00:33:24for Hulk Hogan. Sherlock's brother?
00:33:26No. Who is Hulk's attorney.
00:33:28Who is the attorney for George Foreman.
00:33:30Many sports superstars
00:33:32is at the hospital as well.
00:33:34Maybe he can
00:33:36shed some light on it.
00:33:40Big chop!
00:33:43What a match
00:33:45this is Shivani.
00:33:47Right hand from Steamboat
00:33:49and again
00:33:51the U.S. champion is in trouble
00:33:53dangled up. Oh no!
00:33:55He's not in trouble. Great counter move
00:33:57with a headbutt.
00:33:59I suggest if there's any Hulk Hogan fans out there
00:34:01you get on the phone right now
00:34:03and call anybody you know
00:34:05because this is only the second match so far.
00:34:07We've got a lot more to come
00:34:09and if you're interested about the condition of this
00:34:11if you're interested about the condition of Hulk Hogan
00:34:13we will have it here for you.
00:34:15Oh!
00:34:21A picture's worth a thousand words
00:34:23on that one.
00:34:31That'll ruin your weekend.
00:34:35And now Steamboat's going up top.
00:34:37All the way to the top.
00:34:40He's trying to become the U.S. champion.
00:34:42Can he get him over?
00:34:44Oh my goodness he could not!
00:34:46What a move by Stunning Steve
00:34:48who has just continued to battle
00:34:50on this turnbuckle.
00:34:52Look at the sweat dripping off his face.
00:34:54They have gone at it non-stop.
00:34:57Ooh!
00:35:09The fans are chanting Steamer's name.
00:35:13He wants to become the U.S. champion
00:35:15for the second time in his career.
00:35:17His first title reign ended in 19.
00:35:19Oh my!
00:35:23The dragon went boom!
00:35:25Kaboom!
00:35:29Cover him Steve!
00:35:31You've got him now!
00:35:33Cinch him! Roll him up! Hook the tights!
00:35:35Cover him! Put your foot on the rope!
00:35:37Do whatever you have to!
00:35:39There's that Austin fan again.
00:35:43Well Stunning Steve has a lot of fans.
00:35:45He's a United States champion.
00:35:47Right.
00:35:49And right now
00:35:51again
00:35:54Don't taunt him. Don't play with him.
00:35:56That's right. This is the wrong thing to do.
00:35:58You mentioned this before.
00:36:00The wrong guy to do it to.
00:36:02But obviously Austin has confidence.
00:36:04Obviously he knows something about Steamboat
00:36:06that we don't know.
00:36:08There's a blast from the past.
00:36:10A little Hollywood blonde type filming there.
00:36:12Look at this.
00:36:14See if Steamboat had been slapped like that
00:36:16when he was a kid
00:36:18he wouldn't be the punk he is today.
00:36:20Well I think he's had enough.
00:36:23In effect Austin has allowed Steamboat
00:36:25to mount this comeback you're watching right now
00:36:27just by slapping and taunting the dragon.
00:36:29And he's also allowed him to get to his feet.
00:36:31And Steamboat's had enough!
00:36:39To the top of the head!
00:36:41To the side of the jaw!
00:36:43To the chest!
00:36:45And now for the ride!
00:36:47The double chop!
00:36:49Steamboat!
00:36:52A big second wind and a cover!
00:36:54No Sarah, two counts!
00:37:00Steamboat shoots him in!
00:37:02We've got a spine buster!
00:37:04One!
00:37:06Two!
00:37:08Austin got out of that again!
00:37:10How does he do it? How does he keep fighting like this?
00:37:12Steamboat catches it!
00:37:16That's not your average ride at the fair!
00:37:18One! Two!
00:37:20Austin again is out!
00:37:22If he didn't get him by now he's not going to get him!
00:37:24Inside cradle!
00:37:26One! Two! No Sarah! Austin escapes again!
00:37:28Showing why he's the US Champion!
00:37:30One! Two!
00:37:32He gets out again!
00:37:36And now Steamboat picks Steamboat up!
00:37:40He's got a backslide!
00:37:42One! Two! No Sarah!
00:37:44Oh my what a match!
00:37:47The average man would have been pinned twenty times by now!
00:37:49Sunset flip! One! Two!
00:37:51And he's out again!
00:37:53Back and forth! Back and forth! What action!
00:37:55Oh my! Clothesline!
00:37:59Stunning Steve and Ricky Steamboat!
00:38:01Old enemies! No strangers!
00:38:03Oh no!
00:38:05If that would have been a disqualification!
00:38:07If he hits the floor he'll be the champion!
00:38:11Why didn't Steamboat hit the floor?
00:38:13Is he that dumb?
00:38:16One!
00:38:18No Sarah! Two count!
00:38:24Steamboat! One! Two!
00:38:26He got him!
00:38:28He got him! I do not believe this!
00:38:32Ladies and gentlemen, the winner
00:38:34and new
00:38:36United States Heavyweight
00:38:38Champion
00:38:40Ricky The Dragon
00:38:42Steamboat!
00:38:46Ricky Steamboat!
00:38:52We have to take a break!
00:38:54He's the U.S. Champion!
00:38:56We will try to get contact with Eric Bischoff
00:38:58when we come back!
00:39:00What a clash!
00:39:02What a clash!
00:39:08Alright fans, we're back with you here live on TBS
00:39:10in the Clash of the Champions
00:39:12joined in ringside by Meade Jean Oakland
00:39:14and you were right there when that all took place
00:39:16to Hulk Hogan
00:39:18I'll tell you what has become a nightmare for me
00:39:20I couldn't believe it
00:39:22It was supposed to be one of the biggest nights ever
00:39:24in world championship wrestling history
00:39:26and then from out of the shadows
00:39:28back to the entrance
00:39:30somebody came up and absolutely blew away
00:39:32that knee on Hulk Hogan
00:39:34I still cannot comprehend how it all happened
00:39:36Alright, I believe we have a report
00:39:38from the hospital from Eric Bischoff
00:39:40and let's go to that at this time
00:39:44Eric
00:39:50Eric
00:40:00Look, I don't know a lot
00:40:02Ambulance right over here
00:40:04The only thing I do know
00:40:06They're going to check him
00:40:08We won't know anything specifically till we hear from his spokesman
00:40:10from the hospital
00:40:13He was inside of the ambulance
00:40:15He didn't see anything
00:40:17All he felt was something snap inside of his knee
00:40:19He didn't see anything
00:40:21He said it felt like someone fell out of the rafters
00:40:23on his knee
00:40:25Again, we don't know anything now
00:40:27I'm going to try to get some information
00:40:29I'll be careful
00:40:33Alright
00:40:35Eric now going into the emergency room here
00:40:37in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
00:40:39The question is about the match
00:40:42Okay, here's what I'm going to do, Tony
00:40:44I have cornered Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle
00:40:46in the back room
00:40:48When we come back here on TBS
00:40:50I'm going to be talking to Commissioner of World Championship Wrestling
00:40:52and we'll try to get the facts
00:40:54Get that smile off your face
00:40:56I can smile whenever I want
00:40:58Hey, Hogan, I hope the bedpan's not cold
00:41:00Fans, not only will we come back
00:41:02when me and Gene talk to Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle
00:41:04but the Honky Tonk Man
00:41:06a man arriving very soon to WCW
00:41:08will debut his brand new video
00:41:10all live on The Clash of the Champions
00:41:12Stay with us
00:41:24Back with you live on The Clash of the Champions
00:41:26from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
00:41:28In just a few moments me and Gene will be talking
00:41:30to Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle
00:41:32But before we go there
00:41:34let's debut the newest video
00:41:36from the Honky Tonk Man
00:41:39Coming soon to World Championship Wrestling
00:41:53Hey, buddy, which way to the WCW Wrestling Match?
00:41:55Well, you go down here and you turn left
00:41:57and then you go to fourth and turn right
00:41:59I'm going down there tonight
00:42:01Thank you very much
00:42:09Is that who I thought it was?
00:42:21I drive a pink Cadillac
00:42:23I got my hair slick back
00:42:25I got all kind of girls hanging on my back
00:42:27You're just a honky tonk baby
00:42:29Honky tonk baby
00:42:31You're just a honky tonk baby
00:42:33Honky tonk baby
00:42:35You're just a honky tonk baby
00:42:38I play a mean guitar
00:42:40I sing rhythm and blues
00:42:42You better not step on honky's blue suede shoes
00:42:44You're just a honky tonk baby
00:42:46Honky tonk baby
00:42:48You're just a honky tonk baby
00:42:50Honky tonk baby
00:42:52You're just a honky tonk baby
00:42:54And you ain't gonna walk on me
00:43:08You're just a honky tonk baby
00:43:10And you ain't gonna walk on me
00:43:14You're just a honk honk honky tonk
00:43:16You're just a honk honk honky tonk
00:43:18You're just a honk honk honky tonk
00:43:20You're just a honk honk honky tonk
00:43:22You're just a honk honk honky tonk
00:43:24You're just a honky tonk baby
00:43:26And you ain't gonna walk on me
00:43:32You're just a honky tonk baby
00:43:34And you ain't gonna walk on me
00:43:38You're just a honky tonk baby
00:43:40And you ain't gonna walk on me
00:43:42You're just a honky tonk baby
00:43:44And you ain't gonna walk...
00:44:07one of the most appalling things I have ever seen.
00:44:09Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle joining me at this time.
00:44:12First of all, have you heard anything definitive
00:44:15from the hospital regarding the condition of Hulk Hogan?
00:44:18At this point, we still don't know enough
00:44:21to make a statement.
00:44:22All right, that, I guess, poses a certain
00:44:26set of conditions here tonight.
00:44:28As you know, Hulk Hogan was to defend
00:44:30the WCW heavyweight title against the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
00:44:33If he is unable to defend,
00:44:36what will the status of that title be?
00:44:39Under the circumstances, under the contract,
00:44:41under the agreement, what it comes down to is simply this.
00:44:45This is live, this is right now.
00:44:46This man was supposed to step into the ring
00:44:48within an hour, hour and 15 minutes from now,
00:44:51whatever the time would be.
00:44:53If the champion, Hulk Hogan, cannot step into the ring,
00:44:56as sad as I must say it is, he would have to relinquish
00:45:00and forfeit the title to the challenger.
00:45:05That, as you can tell by the reaction of this crowd,
00:45:08would be a very unpopular decision, Mr. Bockwinkle.
00:45:11It would be an extremely unpopular decision,
00:45:13but right now we're trying to reach
00:45:15all of the board members of the WCW.
00:45:17We are desperately trying to see if we can come up
00:45:20with anything better than that.
00:45:22You know, Bockwinkle, I'm not so certain
00:45:24that Flair probably didn't order this hit on Hogan himself.
00:45:27We have no proof of any kind, of any circumstances,
00:45:31so we can only run with the rules that we've got
00:45:33standing right in front of us.
00:45:34All right, there you have it,
00:45:35Commissioner of World Championship Wrestling,
00:45:38Nick Bockwinkle, you heard what he had to say.
00:45:40Stay tuned, we're gonna be back with more
00:45:42of the Clash of the Champions, live here on TBS.
00:45:49♪♪
00:45:58The chant of Hogan is still surrounding
00:46:00this five-season center.
00:46:03But fans, one of our big matches coming up tonight
00:46:06pits father and son together for the very first time
00:46:09in WCW, the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes,
00:46:12and his son's side, Dustin Rhodes.
00:46:14Let's take a look at what has transpired
00:46:16leading up to this match tonight.
00:46:18I want everybody to bear with me just for a minute.
00:46:22I wanna talk to my son in front of the whole world.
00:46:26When you were born, when you were a baby,
00:46:28and when you were born,
00:46:30I went off to seek my fame and fortune.
00:46:34I neglected you.
00:46:38Then later on, when I became World's Heavyweight Champion,
00:46:44I neglected you.
00:46:48Then lately, I became this corporate cowboy,
00:46:51if you will, and I'm gonna tell you something.
00:46:54I became this corporate cowboy, if you will,
00:46:58in public with a suit and tie on, and I neglected you.
00:47:03And when it came down to choose a partner,
00:47:06I was off in Hollywood, and I neglected you.
00:47:10Let me tell you something.
00:47:12Bunkhouse Buck, let me tell you, Colonel Parker,
00:47:16they all nothing but chicken thieves.
00:47:18That's all they are, brother.
00:47:20Let me tell you something else.
00:47:23Terry Funk is nothing but a low-life,
00:47:26watermelon-thief, egg-sucking dog.
00:47:33And let me tell you something about Arn Anderson.
00:47:37Arn Anderson, my son, offered up his innocence,
00:47:42and you paid him back in scorn.
00:47:45The hell with you, Arn Anderson.
00:47:49Arn Anderson has never been nothing but a walk-behinder,
00:47:53and when you walk behind and you're not a leader,
00:47:56then the view never changes, baby.
00:47:59The view never changes, baby.
00:48:01The view never changes.
00:48:04You have the ability to be
00:48:06the World's Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.
00:48:08There is not a greater athlete at your age in this sport.
00:48:13But I, I'm gonna tell you something else.
00:48:17But I, I wanna ask you a favor.
00:48:23I wanna ask you a favor in front of,
00:48:26in front of God and the whole world.
00:48:29I know that the Clash of Champions on August the 24th,
00:48:34you put your name on the dotted line.
00:48:38I don't want you to look for another partner.
00:48:40I don't want you to go and find another man.
00:48:42I don't want you to go out and get on your knees
00:48:44and beg another scum-sucking pig to be your partner.
00:48:50I'm asking you, if you can carry this old out of shape,
00:48:54old bent out, old spindly legged man,
00:48:57I wanna be your partner.
00:48:59-!
00:49:00-!
00:49:01-!
00:49:02-!
00:49:02-!
00:49:03-!
00:49:04-!
00:49:05-!
00:49:06-!
00:49:07-!
00:49:07-!
00:49:08-!
00:49:09-!
00:49:10-!
00:49:11-!
00:49:12-!
00:49:12-!
00:49:14I don't need no handshake,
00:49:16because out there right now tonight,
00:49:18there's people with their brothers and their sisters
00:49:21and their wives, they are blood.
00:49:23The Kennedys were blood.
00:49:24The Earps were blood.
00:49:26The Rhodes are blood.
00:49:27I don't need a handshake.
00:49:29What I need now from you is just a hug and a kiss
00:49:33to seal the deal, baby.
00:49:34-!
00:49:35-!
00:49:36-!
00:49:37-!
00:49:38-!
00:49:38-!
00:49:39-!
00:49:40-!
00:49:41-!
00:49:42-!
00:49:43-!
00:49:45-!
00:49:47Ladies and gentlemen, the following tag team event,
00:49:50it is set for one fall.
00:49:53Introducing first, accompanied by the greatest promoter
00:49:57on the face of the earth, Colonel Robert Parker,
00:50:01along with Meng, first from the Double Cross Ranch
00:50:06in Amarillo, Texas,
00:50:08Tony Funk!
00:50:10And ladies and gentlemen, his tag team partner from Bucs,
00:50:16North Tennessee, weighing 261 pounds,
00:50:21Bunk House Bunk.
00:50:23Bunk House Bunk and Terry Bunk, after we have seen that
00:50:28emotional stand by the three-time world champion,
00:50:33the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.
00:50:36In a few moments, he will step through the curtain to team with his son for
00:50:40the first time here in the States in WCW.
00:50:43It's gonna be very emotional.
00:50:45And we will have their entrance right after this, time out on TBS.
00:50:49And ladies and
00:50:55gentlemen, the opponents of Terry Bunk and
00:50:59Bunk House Bunk, first from Austin, Texas,
00:51:03weighing 261 pounds, the natural,
00:51:08the charismatic, American Dream,
00:51:14Dusty Rhodes, and his partner in this world-renowned
00:51:20father-son team from Austin, Texas,
00:51:25287 pounds, three-time former world heavyweight champion,
00:51:32the charismatic American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.
00:51:37Here we go.
00:51:38Over the top, and down goes
00:51:43Terry Bunk and Bunk House Bunk.
00:51:49The Rhodes family together again.
00:51:57I don't think you understand the history of this, Giovanni.
00:52:04They're both Texans.
00:52:05I'm talking about Bunk and Rhodes.
00:52:08This goes back a long, long time.
00:52:10This goes back, I would say, 25, 30 years from when they were children and everything.
00:52:15They've never liked each other.
00:52:17They never will like each other.
00:52:19And it will never be over, as far as they're concerned,
00:52:22until one of them is out of this sport.
00:52:25One of the great icons in this sport, three-time world champion,
00:52:28the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.
00:52:30Beside his son, as you saw earlier, he's been in Hollywood working with some of
00:52:33the greatest actors in our sport, like in Hollywood, like Gene Berry,
00:52:38working on Burke's Law.
00:52:40He neglected his son, but now they are together again.
00:52:43Over the top, Bunk House Bunk and Dusty, and a boot to the jaw.
00:52:47And you talked about the hatred between the Rhodes family and the Funk family.
00:52:57I always thought, and I've been mentioning this in my hotline report on Tuesday,
00:53:01I always thought from the beginning, this had been a ploy by Colonel Parker,
00:53:05Terry Funk, to get Dusty Rhodes eventually back in the ring.
00:53:10Well, if that was their plan, it worked.
00:53:12Cuz Dusty Rhodes right now is on the apron, and
00:53:14he's only one step away from being in that ring.
00:53:18And it's gonna happen, and this place is gonna erupt when he gets in that ring.
00:53:22And I hope it's against Terry Funk, cuz that's gonna be a fight.
00:53:25Here's the double team, one man.
00:53:29Terry Funk hits hard on the outside.
00:53:34Here goes Bunk House Bunk to join him.
00:53:37One goes in, one goes out, back and forth.
00:53:40It's Terry Funk now, and we've got an atomic drop.
00:53:48Look at Dustin Rhodes taking on everyone.
00:53:50You knew the natural with that cast.
00:54:00Why do you don't let him wrestle with a cast?
00:54:03Here he comes.
00:54:05Here we go.
00:54:16And the fans are right with him here.
00:54:19The American Dream.
00:54:22He wants Bunker, he wants Parker, but he really wants Funk, believe me.
00:54:27No, he's going with the elbow.
00:54:29He wants Terry Funk in there too.
00:54:39And Terry Funk wants him.
00:54:41Well, I'm not so sure.
00:54:42He needs to make a tag here, if he wants him badly enough.
00:54:45And he stays on the outside.
00:54:49Don't forget, Dusty hasn't been in the ring for a while.
00:54:52Fans, you heard Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle and Hulk Hogan.
00:54:55And not all.
00:54:56Dustin shooting the corner that time, helping his father in the turnbuckle.
00:55:01And an elbow.
00:55:02Another one.
00:55:06We're gonna have some double elbows.
00:55:09He rips them together.
00:55:20I'll tell you, he doesn't look rusty, Dusty.
00:55:22No, he looks great.
00:55:26Oh.
00:55:29That's a pile of humanity.
00:55:33There's your stud stable.
00:55:35It's all right.
00:55:36It's all right.
00:55:40Once again, fans, you heard Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle say,
00:55:43if Hogan cannot make it back, there's a power slam and a cover.
00:55:47One, two, then the title will be forfeited to Ric Flair.
00:55:52We will hopefully get another report from the hospital,
00:55:55should it come.
00:55:56We got a cowboy boot in the back of the head from Funk House Club.
00:55:59And for the benefit of the people that didn't see what happened,
00:56:01Hogan came out to do an interview.
00:56:03Somebody ran out and attacked him with a pipe.
00:56:05We don't know who it is, or what it is, or where he went.
00:56:07But Hogan's at the hospital right now.
00:56:12The tag, and thanks to the cowboy boot in the back of the noggin,
00:56:15we've got an advantage now for the stud stable.
00:56:18And they've got to bring the meat wagon back,
00:56:20because someone's going to the hospital in this match, I bet.
00:56:23Trying to DDT that time, but no success.
00:56:26As Dustin Hill goes off, Terry Funk.
00:56:29And look at Dustin.
00:56:31You talk about a youngster who's got discrimination at heart.
00:56:38This youngster was born a winner.
00:56:40Born?
00:56:41Yes.
00:56:42Well, they both were.
00:56:46Tag made.
00:56:47Here he comes.
00:56:48The American dream.
00:56:52Randy Anderson's not going to let him tag.
00:56:54Now he's going to see it, Javonni.
00:56:56Watch out, Funk House Club.
00:56:59The wrong man.
00:57:04Boy, they have just been one step off tonight.
00:57:06Boy, they look like they may be intimidated by the Team of the Roses.
00:57:09Now the tag.
00:57:11And now the American dream.
00:57:19Double coconuts.
00:57:22Colonel Parker's up on the apron.
00:57:23Randy Anderson's down here.
00:57:26Wait a minute.
00:57:27Who's legal?
00:57:28Well, it's not Arn Anderson.
00:57:31And he picks up Dusty Rhodes.
00:57:36Well, you know, that goes back a long way, too.
00:57:38The bad blood between the Rhodes family and the Andersons.
00:57:42How come no one likes the Rhodes family?
00:57:44Tell me.
00:57:45I know why.
00:57:46Because they're a bunch of barnyard buffoons.
00:57:48They are not.
00:57:49And look, they're trying to break the arm of Dusty, just like they did
00:57:52against youngster Dustin at Bash at the Beach.
00:57:55Look at this.
00:57:56And they'll do it.
00:57:57That's what they're trying to do.
00:57:59You're right about the bad blood.
00:58:01Meanwhile, as Colonel Parker runs around on the outside,
00:58:04Mean remains in the corner.
00:58:06As calm as they come.
00:58:09Look at this.
00:58:10They're standing.
00:58:11They are standing here live.
00:58:13And see what happens.
00:58:15And now the count.
00:58:16The youngsters in.
00:58:18Dustin Rhodes, the natural, whips him in.
00:58:21The Warrior.
00:58:25We've got more than a wrestling match.
00:58:26We've got a war here.
00:58:27War is legal.
00:58:29And it doesn't matter.
00:58:31I guess you're right.
00:58:33It doesn't matter.
00:58:34This is tremendous action.
00:58:36It doesn't matter, does it?
00:58:38No.
00:58:43I really think it's fun.
00:58:47I think it's fun.
00:58:48No.
00:58:49I know it's not Parker.
00:58:51Uh-oh.
00:58:53Dustin touched the corner.
00:58:57Well, Art Anderson in.
00:59:01He puts the DDT on.
00:59:03And he's going right for Dustin Rhodes.
00:59:07Oh, he's in DDT.
00:59:08Wait a minute.
00:59:10And there's Mean.
00:59:13Double.
00:59:15Watch out behind you is Mean.
00:59:16Look at him waiting for him.
00:59:18Dustin, look out.
00:59:25Where's he going?
00:59:27He knows better.
00:59:28He knows better.
00:59:35What's he going to get here?
00:59:37Probably a board or something.
00:59:42It's a chair.
00:59:45He's going to sit down and talk it over.
00:59:48Dustin Rhodes sit down and talk it over.
00:59:52Wait a minute.
00:59:55Oh, my God.
00:59:57Run for your life.
01:00:01He's still got the chair on.
01:00:03And he's got a nerve.
01:00:04Hold on, Dustin.
01:00:08My God, the Rhodes are getting what they deserve.
01:00:11They're getting exactly what they deserve.
01:00:14Look, and Art Anderson are keeping Dustin out.
01:00:17Dustin is down.
01:00:18This could be the end of Dustin Rhodes.
01:00:20You may be watching the end of Dustin Rhodes here right now.
01:00:27Finally, Frankie Lancaster has come in.
01:00:31From the dressing room at midsection.
01:00:35And Mean has dropped him as well.
01:00:39We've got some other security help trying to come in.
01:00:42Mean is right back to the nerve hold on the American dream.
01:00:50Desperately need some help, and we need some more help in the ring.
01:01:02Finally, Judge Ellinger, Greg Gagne is in.
01:01:05Mean will not let him.
01:01:06Finally, he got him.
01:01:07Get out of here.
01:01:10This is horrible.
01:01:19Fans, we've got to take a break.
01:01:21As they try to clear out this ring.
01:01:23When we come back, we hope to take you to their exhibit shop.
01:01:27And possibly hear from Ric Flair.
01:01:33All right, we're back live on the Clash of the Champions.
01:01:37From Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as Dusty Rhodes, the American dream,
01:01:40and his son, the natural Dustin Rhodes, win that matchup.
01:01:43Want to let you know very briefly, we'll be going to Eric Bischoff
01:01:46at the hospital in just a few moments.
01:01:48We haven't given word that this coming Saturday on WCW Saturday night,
01:01:51due to their win against Pretty Wonderful,
01:01:53the Nasty Boys will go for the world tag team title
01:01:57against Pretty Wonderful.
01:01:586.05 Eastern time this coming Saturday night.
01:02:00On television, this Saturday night.
01:02:01This Saturday night on TBS.
01:02:03Well, if anything, this Saturday is going to be like anything
01:02:05we've just seen here.
01:02:06They better get the SWAT team out.
01:02:08I mean, look at Dusty Rhodes.
01:02:09Came back to help his kid, and what happened?
01:02:11He's been carted out now.
01:02:13Ming is like a one-man gang.
01:02:15You're exactly right.
01:02:16The American dream, Dusty Rhodes helped out.
01:02:18Hopefully, he will be okay.
01:02:19But earlier in the night, he just joined us.
01:02:23Hulk Hogan, WCW World Heavyweight Champion,
01:02:26with an attack on his knee.
01:02:28We've been following the story with Eric Bischoff,
01:02:30who files this report.
01:02:35All right.
01:02:36I don't know anything more than I knew earlier.
01:02:38Obviously, they wouldn't let me in.
01:02:39I haven't had the opportunity to talk to a spokesperson.
01:02:41I do know that Jimmy Hart, Henry Holmes, the attorney,
01:02:45I see them over by the door.
01:02:47We'll try to get together with them and find out exactly what is going on.
01:02:51All I can say is, by the looks on everyone's faces,
01:02:53it doesn't look good for Hulk Hogan.
01:02:58Henry Holmes, you were in there.
01:03:00They let you in as his attorney.
01:03:02Tell me what the situation is.
01:03:03Right now, Hulk is in x-ray.
01:03:05The doctor is extremely concerned because it is a knee injury.
01:03:08But the severity of the knee injury, he's in a great deal of pain,
01:03:11which makes it difficult to examine him.
01:03:13I have advised him, in light of the injury,
01:03:16the knee injury, which is a very, very serious type of injury,
01:03:19that he should decline to wrestle tonight,
01:03:21and he should concede his belt to Ric Flair.
01:03:24I've talked with Mr. Bischoff and the other powers that be at the WCW,
01:03:29and in exchange for that, they have guaranteed Hulk.
01:03:31The first shot, the first title shot, was Ric Flair.
01:03:34It's out of Ric Flair's hands.
01:03:35He's guaranteed the first title shot.
01:03:37However, Hulk seems to be determined on wrestling tonight.
01:03:41He's not listening to me.
01:03:42Jimmy has tried.
01:03:43Brutai has tried.
01:03:44I called his agent, Peter Young, from Los Angeles,
01:03:47who has also talked to Hulk, and Hulk seems to be determined.
01:03:50So is he or isn't he?
01:03:51What is his status?
01:03:52He seems to be determined.
01:03:53He wants to wrestle.
01:03:54We don't want him to wrestle.
01:03:55Jimmy, I'm just going to tell you, Hulk's hard-headed.
01:03:57He's going to do what Hulk Hogan wants to do.
01:03:59Right, Brutai?
01:04:00That's right.
01:04:01Hulkster says what Hulkster wants to do, Hulkster's going to do,
01:04:03and there's no power on this earth.
01:04:05There's nothing that could change his mind at this point.
01:04:07As Henry said, everybody's tried to talk to him.
01:04:10We've tried to talk sense to him.
01:04:11We've tried to talk logic to him, but he's not having any part of it.
01:04:14All right, there's some activity in the back again.
01:04:17That's all we know from here.
01:04:19Back to you.
01:04:20I'll be right in.
01:04:22All right, I thank you very much, Eric Bischoff,
01:04:24and welcome back to the Clash of the Champions.
01:04:27That is the latest medical update on the status
01:04:30of WCW heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan.
01:04:33However, there is a man that I want to pose a question to.
01:04:37Please welcome my guest at this time,
01:04:39the man who was supposed to challenge Hogan here tonight,
01:04:42the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
01:04:46Ric Flair.
01:04:59Sensuous Jerry, Ric Flair.
01:05:02Many in this capacity crowd here tonight
01:05:05speculate that the chicanery that transpired
01:05:09earlier on in the evening,
01:05:12you probably had something to do with it.
01:05:14I don't know if you want to address that sensitive subject or not.
01:05:17Let's address two things.
01:05:21If you all shut up, I'll talk.
01:05:26The first is this.
01:05:28I am an 11-time world heavyweight champion,
01:05:35and I came here tonight to wrestle
01:05:39for the world heavyweight championship
01:05:42If Hogan has a mishap along the way,
01:05:47that's not my problem.
01:05:49Not by a long shot.
01:05:51The second problem I have with this whole scenario is
01:05:55Nick Bockwinkle tells the world
01:05:58that if Hogan can't wrestle,
01:06:01they're going to hand me the belt.
01:06:04Wrong!
01:06:05Hogan, if you can't hear me,
01:06:09you listen up.
01:06:11If you're in that hospital in downtown Cedar Rapids,
01:06:15I want you to walk down that aisle,
01:06:20hand me the world championship,
01:06:26and say, Ric Flair, you're right.
01:06:30You are the greatest of all time.
01:06:33The queen came here for one reason.
01:06:37What was it, queen?
01:06:39Hulk Hogan, I came here to Cedar Rapids tonight
01:06:44by Ric Flair in order to dance passionately
01:06:48on your grave,
01:06:50and that is exactly what I am going to do.
01:06:54Hogan, walk the aisle.
01:06:57All right, a very unusual request from Ric Flair.
01:07:00He has demanded that Hulk Hogan walk down to ringside
01:07:05and hand the WCW heavyweight title over to him.
01:07:09It would be a cold day in Cedar Rapids.
01:07:13Stay tuned.
01:07:14We're going to be back with more
01:07:15of the Clash of Champions live here on PBS.
01:07:18I'd like to believe my eyes here
01:07:20that this man from overseas is receiving a plaque
01:07:24for being an honorable wrestler.
01:07:29All right, fans, back with you live from Cedar Rapids,
01:07:32the Clash of the Champions.
01:07:33Our next event will have Japanese legend
01:07:36Antonio Inoki against Lord Steven Regal,
01:07:39but in the meantime, during the commercial break, Gene,
01:07:43you were informed with some, what I think is tremendous,
01:07:46at least from my point of view, some tremendous information.
01:07:49Well, the baseball strike is not over, Tony.
01:07:51However, I just talked to Eric Bischoff,
01:07:53and ladies and gentlemen, Hulk Hogan somehow
01:07:57has dragged himself up,
01:07:59and he is on his way back to the Five Seasons Center.
01:08:03Ric Flair may have a big surprise coming in tonight.
01:08:06Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:08:07Hulk Hogan is on his way back here?
01:08:10He is on his way back here.
01:08:11Oh, you don't have to yell at me.
01:08:12I can hear you.
01:08:13But he's on his way back to the building?
01:08:15That's right.
01:08:16You heard right.
01:08:17We heard that he walked out,
01:08:19and he was going to walk back to the building,
01:08:21is what we heard.
01:08:22He's walking back from the hospital to the building
01:08:25to get in the ring and hand Hogan,
01:08:27I mean, Flair, the belt?
01:08:28No, it's a WrestleFlair, I'm sure.
01:08:30I don't believe it.
01:08:31I do not believe it.
01:08:33All right, believe it,
01:08:34because my sources are usually correct, Bobby Heenan.
01:08:37Give me a break.
01:08:38Gene, as we go on out here
01:08:40and we await possibly that big match-up,
01:08:42we also have our friends back at the 900 number,
01:08:46the hotline, Chris Cruz and Mike Tanay.
01:08:48Yes, and of course,
01:08:49they're going to keep you posted right now
01:08:50on the condition, everything that's happening
01:08:52in the backstage locker room area.
01:08:54Give them a call at 1-900.
01:08:57909-9900.
01:08:58My goodness, they have to talk to the mics
01:09:00of Colonel Parker, Terry Funk, Bunkhouse Buck.
01:09:03Give them a call, kids.
01:09:04You must have your parents' permission.
01:09:06And we will keep you abreast as well.
01:09:08Hulk Hogan is on his way back
01:09:10to the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
01:09:14I can hear that.
01:09:15It is time to go back to the ring,
01:09:17Lord Steven Regal, against Antonio Inoki.
01:09:20Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest,
01:09:24a special event.
01:09:25It is set for one fall.
01:09:28Introducing first,
01:09:30to be accompanied by his attendant,
01:09:33Sir William from Blackpool, England.
01:09:37Weighing 18 stone, 2 pounds,
01:09:41he is the world television champion,
01:09:45Lord Steven Regal.
01:09:52Lord Steven Regal,
01:09:53the world television champion,
01:09:55in a match that he actually fought on himself.
01:10:01He is going to be facing one of the real legends
01:10:04in our sport, Antonio Inoki.
01:10:08And we'll have Inoki's entrance
01:10:10on the Clash of the Champions
01:10:12after this time out.
01:10:13He's walking here.
01:10:14Hogan is.
01:10:17And ladies and gentlemen,
01:10:18the opponent of Lord Steven Regal,
01:10:21he is from Tokyo, Japan.
01:10:24He weighs 245 pounds.
01:10:29An esteemed member of the Japanese Congress,
01:10:33the legendary Antonio Inoki.
01:10:40It is time for the Clash of the Champions.
01:10:44It is truly a pleasure and an honor
01:10:47to have such a well-known athlete in the world.
01:10:52You're right about that, Giovanni.
01:10:55Lord Steven Regal certainly is.
01:10:57Antonio Inoki has arrived,
01:11:00and Regal doesn't even want him in the ring.
01:11:02Antonio Inoki, 33 years in this sport.
01:11:06A man who was discovered while he lived in Brazil.
01:11:09He and his family had moved
01:11:13from Japan to Brazil 33 years ago.
01:11:16The father of Japanese wrestling, Rikki Dozo,
01:11:19discovered him 33 years ago.
01:11:21Rikki Dozan.
01:11:25What did I say?
01:11:26Dozo.
01:11:27Bozo.
01:11:28Dozo.
01:11:31Discovered him, the father of Japanese wrestling.
01:11:34He was a shot put champion in Brazil.
01:11:38And he started age 17.
01:11:40And now in the ring, Antonio Inoki.
01:11:43And I mentioned earlier, this was his final countdown.
01:11:47He is looking to get re-elected in the spring
01:11:49in the House of Councilors,
01:11:51the upper house of the Japanese parliament.
01:11:53He spent the last four years there.
01:11:55Break the hold. Back up. Back up.
01:11:57He wants to go into politics full time.
01:11:59This is his final countdown.
01:12:01He will wrestle some of the top superstars.
01:12:03And he's wrestling Lord Steven Regal here.
01:12:07Of course, we all remember what happened
01:12:09in that embarrassing situation at Bash at the Beach.
01:12:14Well, Antonio Inoki, you know,
01:12:15he wrestled Muhammad Ali a few years ago.
01:12:17That's 1976.
01:12:20He wrestled Andre the Giant.
01:12:21I think he holds a victory over Andre the Giant.
01:12:23In a martial arts fight, you're right.
01:12:26He's the world martial arts champion.
01:12:29A national hero of Japan.
01:12:31They call him a samurai who's come to life.
01:12:38A forearm shot and an uppercut.
01:12:41Well, right now, this samurai come to life,
01:12:43this national hero of Japan,
01:12:46has it pretty rough going.
01:12:47You saw some of our Japanese fans here.
01:12:49We talked about what, around 60?
01:12:52Well, there's three rickshaws out back,
01:12:54so that'll hold 60 of them.
01:12:57Chartered a plane for Antonio Inoki.
01:13:01And he's gonna run for what, emperor, you say?
01:13:04Re-election to House of Counselors.
01:13:08I guess he sold his camera store, huh?
01:13:10Give me a break.
01:13:13That's the equivalent of the U.S. Senate, by the way.
01:13:24Back in the corner now.
01:13:27Oh, a headbutt.
01:13:29To the side of the jaw of Antonio Inoki.
01:13:32Steven Regal looking very good here.
01:13:35Very good, very good.
01:13:36Maybe Inoki should have kept his mouth shut
01:13:39and not get involved with his lordship.
01:13:41It's a heck of a way to end your career.
01:13:43I guess if you're beaten by the best, there's no disgrace.
01:13:46You know, you mentioned about the 1976 match
01:13:49you had against Muhammad Ali.
01:13:50Take a look at this.
01:13:51We've got a fight going on here.
01:13:541976, he and Muhammad Ali went at it in the ring,
01:13:57and we have a tremendous year remaining
01:13:59in world championship wrestling.
01:14:01The first ever Olympic Arcade comes up in December.
01:14:03In October, October 23rd, Halloween Havoc
01:14:06will come from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit
01:14:09to benefit the Muhammad Ali Foundation.
01:14:11Many celebrities from the sports entertainment world
01:14:13will be on hand, and we'll have more on that
01:14:18in the coming weeks and months.
01:14:21They are right in front of us now.
01:14:23WCW is cool.
01:14:25Oh, watch out.
01:14:28Right on us here.
01:14:34Regal not letting Inoki in the ring.
01:14:38Well, he has pounded Inoki since the bell rang.
01:14:42Did you hear those kicks?
01:14:44Uppercut, Inoki fighting back.
01:14:48Tried a reverse kick that time, but Regal reverses it.
01:14:52Well, Regal's done his homework.
01:14:54Let's let the fans know that our next
01:14:56pay-per-view spectacular is going to be Fall Brawl
01:14:59on Sunday, the 18th of September.
01:15:01It will originate from the Civic Center
01:15:03in Roanoke, Virginia, in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley,
01:15:06and let our fans in the Roanoke Valley area know
01:15:09that tickets will go on sale this Monday
01:15:12at the Civic Center box office
01:15:14in all Ticketmaster locations.
01:15:15So you'll want to get your tickets.
01:15:17Fall Brawl, of course, and more games.
01:15:19The match will be on two rings enclosed in a cage.
01:15:22Well, if you get there Tuesday, you're going to be too late
01:15:24because they'll probably be all gone Monday.
01:15:28Fans, wait a minute.
01:15:30Keith Mitchell, one of our producers,
01:15:32said we are breaking cameras away to go to the back of the house.
01:15:35Hulk Hogan has arrived in the building.
01:15:37He is here.
01:15:38Let's go to that.
01:15:39I want to see that.
01:15:40He is here in the Five Seasons Center
01:15:43in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
01:15:44I can't believe he walked here.
01:15:46He may be Hulk Hogan to a lot of people,
01:15:48but he's not Clark Kent.
01:15:49He's not Superman.
01:15:50All right, we have a camera back there.
01:15:51Let's go to it if we can at this time.
01:15:54There you see the Hulkster dressing room area.
01:15:58He has arrived.
01:15:59He is in his dressing room area.
01:16:01The Hulkster.
01:16:04The fan scene here on the live screen.
01:16:06Listen in.
01:16:09He's got the belt strapped around his waist.
01:16:16Brudi is with him.
01:16:20Jimmy Hart, Henry Holmes, his attorney.
01:16:24Meanwhile, we've got a fight going on here,
01:16:27an international fight.
01:16:35Choke.
01:16:36He's choking him now.
01:16:37Great martial arts.
01:16:38Took him down with a nice go behind choke.
01:16:42Well, here comes the bad news.
01:16:43Well, Commissioner Nick Clockwood was making his way here.
01:16:46Yes, this guy, what time it is,
01:16:47he's got to build a water.
01:16:49What could this be now?
01:16:51Hope he don't put the bite on me.
01:16:56All right, we're going to put a headset on Commissioner
01:16:58Nick Bockwinkle.
01:17:01Find out from him about this Hogan mess.
01:17:02Well, Nick, I know it's been a very busy night for you,
01:17:04and you made the announcement earlier.
01:17:08You made the announcement earlier that Flair would get the belt,
01:17:12but Hogan is back in the building.
01:17:13Is he going to wrestle?
01:17:14Hogan is back in the building.
01:17:16We have advised him not to wrestle.
01:17:20His attorney's done the same thing.
01:17:23Jimmy Hart has done it.
01:17:25And the word is he plans on coming to the ring.
01:17:29He plans on coming in to wrestle.
01:17:32And I told him that WCW cannot be responsible.
01:17:37Let me interject one thing.
01:17:39If he comes and gets in this ring to wrestle,
01:17:41it'll be for the championship of the world, won't it?
01:17:43It will be for the championship of the world.
01:17:45Say it again so I hear it.
01:17:46It will be for the championship of the world, Mr. Hannon.
01:17:49Thank you, Mr. Bockwinkle.
01:17:50All right, our thanks to Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle,
01:17:53who has advised him not to wrestle.
01:17:55His attorney, Henry Holmes, says do not wrestle.
01:17:58But you know the Hulkster.
01:17:59Boy, this is going to be like finding money.
01:18:02It's going to be like finding money for Flair.
01:18:04The millions of Hulkamaniacs around the world
01:18:06awaiting Hulk Hogan, who is here and who will come to the ring,
01:18:10we understand.
01:18:11Do you have any cotton with you?
01:18:13No.
01:18:14Because when Flair puts him in that figure four,
01:18:16when you hear that knee snap,
01:18:18you're going to really be able to hear it.
01:18:20I don't want to hurt my ears.
01:18:21Anokhi with a sleeper hold on Regal and brought him down.
01:18:28And I can't believe it.
01:18:29I can't believe how Hogan would leave the hospital.
01:18:32And I don't know if he walked back or took him back in the meat wagon
01:18:35or how he got here, but he's in the building.
01:18:37He's in the house.
01:18:38I can't believe he'd even want to bother.
01:18:45Come on, Anokhi.
01:18:46What do you say?
01:18:47It's quite a fight we've got going on here, Bray.
01:18:49This is quite a fight.
01:18:55Over the top.
01:18:56The butterfly suplex from Regal puts Anokhi down and kicks away.
01:19:00So he's going to be the equivalent of a senator, right?
01:19:03He is the equivalent of a senator right now.
01:19:05So basically, you could be like Stephen Regal suplexing Ted Kennedy.
01:19:10I guess that's it.
01:19:13I'd like to see that.
01:19:14Your analogies are unbelievable.
01:19:16Well, it makes sense.
01:19:17He's a senator.
01:19:18Yes, he is.
01:19:19An uppercut.
01:19:20Regal, that European uppercut.
01:19:23He tried to go for it again.
01:19:25And again, a sleeper hold put on.
01:19:27It's a choke, Shabani.
01:19:28He's around the throat.
01:19:29In Japan, they call it a choke sleeper.
01:19:31That's true.
01:19:32And he put him out with it.
01:19:34The choke sleeper's on and Regal's out.
01:19:38Get it off him.
01:19:39Get it off him quick.
01:19:40You can hurt him.
01:19:41Come on, ref.
01:19:42Break it.
01:19:43Anokhi.
01:19:45Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the match,
01:19:48the legendary Antonio Anokhi.
01:19:53But this is non-title.
01:19:54There was no TV title on the line here.
01:19:56Absolutely.
01:19:58Antonio Anokhi gets the win over Lord Stephen Regal
01:20:04with the choke sleeper, as they call it in Japan.
01:20:07One of his many moves.
01:20:09Boy, and he did.
01:20:12Fans, stay right where you are.
01:20:14When we come back here at the Clash of the Champions,
01:20:17we told you Hulkster's in the building.
01:20:20Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair still to come.
01:20:25Running wild on the WCW.
01:20:27And I want to tell you about it right now.
01:20:29Call the Hulk Hogan hotline, 1-900-737-HULK.
01:20:34It's got eight incredible options,
01:20:36like beat the Hulk, Hulk trivia,
01:20:38and one of my great Hulk messages.
01:20:41There's always something new on the Hulk Hogan hotline.
01:20:44Call now, 1-900-737-HULK.
01:20:48Call costs $1.49 per minute.
01:20:50Kids get parents' permission.
01:20:52Charges will appear on the parents' phone bill.
01:20:54And as far as I'm concerned, Ric Flair,
01:20:57at the Clash of Champions, brother,
01:20:59I'm going to teach you once and for all
01:21:02what Hulkamania does when it's tired of messing with you.
01:21:06Back with you at the Clash of the Champions.
01:21:08It's been the biggest return match in the history of WCW,
01:21:12but one that's been shrouded in mystery
01:21:14for the last two hours.
01:21:16But Hulk Hogan is here.
01:21:17The fans are ready.
01:21:18And let's go to the ring introduction
01:21:20to Michael Buffer.
01:21:26Ladies and gentlemen,
01:21:27welcome to the Clash of Champions
01:21:29featured match of the evening,
01:21:31Featured match of the evening,
01:21:33sanctioned by the WCW.
01:21:36Officials in attendance, Commissioner,
01:21:38Mr. Nick Bockwinkle,
01:21:39and when the bell rings,
01:21:40the referee in charge of the action,
01:21:42Randy Anderson.
01:21:44And now,
01:21:46for the moment the world has been waiting for,
01:21:48the rematch.
01:21:50The rematch of two of the greatest professional wrestlers
01:21:54in the history of the sport.
01:21:57Ladies and gentlemen,
01:21:58from the heartland of America,
01:22:00Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
01:22:04let's get ready to rumble!
01:22:14Coming to the ring at this time,
01:22:16escorted by the infamous,
01:22:18sensuous,
01:22:19Chevy,
01:22:21wearing purple,
01:22:22weighing in at 236.75 pounds.
01:22:27From Charlotte, North Carolina,
01:22:29this future pro-wrestling hall of famer
01:22:31is one of the great living legends of the ring.
01:22:34Famous for the devastating,
01:22:36hit-your-core leg lock,
01:22:38he enters the arena
01:22:40in the unpremier role tonight
01:22:42as the challenger.
01:22:44Ladies and gentlemen,
01:22:46introducing the 11-time
01:22:49heavyweight champion of the world,
01:22:54the one,
01:22:55the only,
01:22:57Nature Boy,
01:22:59Eric Flair!
01:23:06Well, many people feel that Flair
01:23:08is the man behind it all along.
01:23:11Hogan!
01:23:13Hogan!
01:23:15Hogan!
01:23:17Where are you?
01:23:19Bring me
01:23:21the title
01:23:22now!
01:23:24Bring me
01:23:26the title
01:23:27now!
01:23:29Hogan!
01:23:32All right, fans, we will...
01:23:35Hogan!
01:23:38Whoo!
01:23:40We will have the introduction of Hulk Hogan
01:23:43Hogan!
01:23:45right after this timeout
01:23:47Keep your mouth shut, punk.
01:23:48on the Clash of the Champions of TBS.
01:23:51Keep your mouth shut.
01:23:55You got a problem?
01:23:56Hey! Hey!
01:23:58Hey!
01:24:00Flair Hogan!
01:24:11Come on, Hogan.
01:24:13Walk down here, big man.
01:24:15When?
01:24:16Give the champ the bounce.
01:24:18The Hulkster's music is still here
01:24:20on the Clash of the Champions,
01:24:22but still no Hulkster.
01:24:28Come on, Hogan.
01:24:30Bring me the world title, man.
01:24:33Bring me the world title.
01:24:35Hey, Batzel, have a seat, you.
01:24:37Have a seat, Batzel.
01:24:39I tell you what, Hogan is not coming in this ring
01:24:43to hand the title to Ric Flair.
01:24:46I can tell you that.
01:24:47He's gonna come to wrestle.
01:24:48Why don't he just bad accent to him
01:24:50and save himself the embarrassment?
01:24:53Hulk Hogan!
01:24:56See, this was perpetrated by Ric Flair.
01:24:58You can see it on his face.
01:24:59Look at that.
01:25:00Bring me the belt, Hogan!
01:25:02Unless you have proof,
01:25:03making a statement like that
01:25:05will get you in a little bit of trouble.
01:25:07Here he is!
01:25:12Jimmy and Harry Bruton!
01:25:16It's the hardest thing in the entire United States!
01:25:20It's the power of Hulkamania!
01:25:23And it is brought back to the hospital
01:25:27to the advantage
01:25:28against the advice of his attorney,
01:25:30Henry Holt.
01:25:31But is he going to get in the ring
01:25:33or is he just going to hand Hogan
01:25:35Flair the belt?
01:25:36What do you think?
01:25:37I think he's gonna get in the ring and fight
01:25:39but he's too dumb.
01:25:40He's a smart man.
01:25:41He'd hand him the title.
01:25:44But we all know
01:25:45when the people get behind Hulkamania,
01:25:47nothing will stop that voice.
01:25:49Now Flair thinks he's gonna hand the belt to him.
01:25:51Look at that.
01:25:59Now Flair thinks exactly...
01:26:00Well, you two think alike anyway.
01:26:03That Hogan's gonna hand the belt to him.
01:26:05I don't think so.
01:26:07I don't think so.
01:26:08He knew he couldn't beat Ric Flair.
01:26:10Maybe that guy that hit him was a setup.
01:26:12Maybe that was Hogan's guy.
01:26:13No, it was the man.
01:26:14Maybe it was a rubber pipe.
01:26:15This is his way out maybe.
01:26:17Who knows?
01:26:22But you know what Flair's gonna go for,
01:26:24don't you?
01:26:25Of course.
01:26:26He just wants to get ahead of himself.
01:26:28You can't do that!
01:26:29What do you think?
01:26:30Oh, yeah!
01:26:32Forget about it!
01:26:38The Hulkster is here!
01:26:40And he's not handing nothing
01:26:42except his right hand!
01:26:43Side of his head!
01:26:46The Hulkster like we've never seen him before
01:26:48is going wild!
01:26:52Now Hulk Flair's got another robe!
01:26:58The Hulkster!
01:27:02Oh, my goodness!
01:27:05One leg!
01:27:06Limping!
01:27:07Hopping!
01:27:08Staggering!
01:27:09He still wants to get his hands on Ric Flair!
01:27:11He thinks Flair's behind what happened to him!
01:27:14I think Hogan's behind it!
01:27:16And Flair is getting a taste!
01:27:19He has stuffed his T-shirt
01:27:21down Ric Flair's mouth!
01:27:22It's the bandana actually!
01:27:25Oh, yeah!
01:27:26We've never seen the Hulkster like this!
01:27:28Flair from the beginning
01:27:30has fueled a new fire
01:27:32in the gut of Hulkamania!
01:27:34Those T-shirts!
01:27:35Bandanas!
01:27:36Feathers!
01:27:37Anything you want is in this ring right now!
01:27:39Flair, go for the leg!
01:27:43Sidney Blair upside down!
01:27:45And face first!
01:27:51The Hulkster limping in the ring!
01:27:54Uh-oh!
01:27:55Oh, here we go!
01:27:59They're on the floor here!
01:28:02Those chops have no effect!
01:28:08The Hulkster!
01:28:10The referee's letting this go now.
01:28:11He don't care.
01:28:12Ooh!
01:28:13Oh, my goodness!
01:28:15Took a tap from a fan!
01:28:17And sits flat on the ring post!
01:28:19You gotta wonder, though,
01:28:20the heart and determination of Hulk Hogan.
01:28:23How long can he go with just one good leg?
01:28:27Unless it's a scam!
01:28:29Unless he isn't really hurt!
01:28:31Give me a break!
01:28:33He's a liar!
01:28:34He's a no-good human being!
01:28:35And you know that!
01:28:36He'd lie to you as soon as he lied to anybody!
01:28:38Well, number one, he never hurt your neck!
01:28:40Number two, Ric Flair perpetrated what happened!
01:28:43And those are my opinions!
01:28:44And number three, you weren't there!
01:28:45And I think millions of fans realize that as well as I do!
01:28:49I don't care what millions of fans think about my neck
01:28:51or his leg or Ric Flair's!
01:28:53I'll start the concern right now!
01:28:55Blair said he had the ultimate surprise for Hulk Hogan!
01:28:58And obviously, it looked out to be the perfect plan!
01:29:01But that is not the case!
01:29:03Come on, referee!
01:29:04He's using something in there!
01:29:06Stop him!
01:29:08Come on, Hulk!
01:29:10Come on, honey!
01:29:12A warning from the referee!
01:29:14We've never seen a Hulk Hogan need to be warned before!
01:29:18I'm surprised Ric isn't going after the leg!
01:29:21Look at the eyes!
01:29:22Get the leg, Ric!
01:29:24Come on, Hulk!
01:29:25Watch the rope!
01:29:26Get the leg for the rope, baby!
01:29:29Snap Mayor Hogan over!
01:29:31Flair and Hogan 2!
01:29:34The rematch!
01:29:36What a wild ride we've been on tonight!
01:29:39Into the midsection!
01:29:40The Hulkster!
01:29:41Back up!
01:29:42You can't keep him down!
01:29:43He should know by now!
01:29:44Whoa!
01:29:47Flair goes for the hold!
01:29:49They're standing in Cedar Rapids!
01:29:51The Hulkster!
01:29:52Look at him!
01:29:54What a clash!
01:29:59Shoot!
01:30:05Oh!
01:30:06Flair hits the step-up!
01:30:07With his knees!
01:30:09He landed right on his knees!
01:30:12Right at the feet of Central Sheridan!
01:30:14You know, this isn't smart for Hogan to get out there!
01:30:16He's got to get out on the floor!
01:30:17He's got to get back into the ring!
01:30:19That's more stress on that knee!
01:30:21No, you're right!
01:30:22Of course I'm right!
01:30:23The Hulkster!
01:30:24And Flair fighting on the outside!
01:30:27The Hulkster going wild!
01:30:30He always talks about Hulkamania running wild!
01:30:33We are seeing it up close and personal here!
01:30:35We might get a count-out!
01:30:37But how long's a metal egg hold?
01:30:39Hogan's gotta run it up 280?
01:30:41275?
01:30:42I don't know!
01:30:43How much longer's a metal egg hold up?
01:30:47The referee is letting this one go like a century!
01:30:49Oh, yeah!
01:30:50It's more than a title match!
01:30:51It's personal!
01:30:53WCW's doing it!
01:30:54They're doing whatever the people want!
01:30:56They'll get the people!
01:30:59The tear of Hogan!
01:31:00Hogan!
01:31:01Flair hits the deck!
01:31:05Hogan just gave him a headbutt!
01:31:06He wound up hurting himself!
01:31:09Right at the knee!
01:31:12I want to give Randy Anderson a lot of credit!
01:31:13Fans, they want to see a title match!
01:31:15They want to see a title match!
01:31:17And he's letting it go!
01:31:18He could have counted him out 10 minutes ago!
01:31:20He could have disqualified him 15 different times!
01:31:24Hogan's got a chair!
01:31:27Flair's up against him!
01:31:31Oh, my!
01:31:34Flair rolls the ring, and now here we go!
01:31:35This is a Hogan like I've never seen before!
01:31:37Yeah, I agree with that!
01:31:38I mean, look at his eyes!
01:31:39They're just glassy and glazed!
01:31:41He's just looking at Flair!
01:31:42He just wants to tear him apart!
01:31:43He don't care about keeping the title!
01:31:44He don't care about beating Flair!
01:31:45He just wants to rip him apart,
01:31:46and Flair feels the same way, believe me.
01:31:49Flair's going to try to suplex him in the center of the ring!
01:31:52He got him up!
01:31:53Look at the power of Ric Flair!
01:31:55Incredible!
01:31:56Unbeatable!
01:32:00And Hogan hops up!
01:32:02He's on his feet!
01:32:04He is on his feet!
01:32:05And Hogan- He's on his feet! He is on his feet!
01:32:13Where's Lyne?
01:32:16I think he caught Flair by surprise coming to the ring.
01:32:18Flair never thought he'd come back to the hospital.
01:32:21He has turned the whole complexion of this match around.
01:32:26Oh yeah!
01:32:27See, and that's the humanoid fans.
01:32:29They get behind this moron, and he hears and listens to him,
01:32:32and that's what gets the blood pumping in those paybacks.
01:32:37Hogan and Flair going at it live here on PBS.
01:32:41WCW at it's best.
01:32:43They are number one.
01:32:48Capacity crowd at the Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center.
01:32:53Yeah, four seasons.
01:32:54They have one with five.
01:32:55That makes sense.
01:32:56Upside down for Flair again.
01:32:58And down he goes with the clothesline.
01:33:00Oh! He went head first on the upside!
01:33:02Why did he ever?
01:33:05Flair's hurt. Flair's hurt.
01:33:09And Hogan's ready to end it all.
01:33:11The WCW Heavyweight Champion of the World, Hogan!
01:33:14The back on the floor in the ring.
01:33:16That's putting a lot of stress on that knee.
01:33:19You are seeing living proof why WCW is now the standard.
01:33:26These two, the two greatest in our sport, going at it.
01:33:30Hogan and Flair.
01:33:36Watch out! We're going to abandon this all here.
01:33:43Boy, this is wild.
01:33:45They're right over us. They're right over us.
01:33:47And Hogan's got the championship belt in his hands.
01:33:49He's used the towel. He's used the crutch.
01:33:51He's used the rails. He's used the ring post.
01:33:53He's used the belt, chairs.
01:33:55What will this man do? This man is out of control.
01:33:59No, I think... Uh-oh. Flair's out of control.
01:34:03Here we go. Time for school.
01:34:07He can't take too much of this.
01:34:10He cannot take too much of this.
01:34:12Who cares what Hogan can take or what he can't take?
01:34:16He deserves everything he's getting right now.
01:34:25Flair shoving away on the knee.
01:34:28Look at the feathers on his back.
01:34:30I told you the man's a chicken.
01:34:32Oh, there she is.
01:34:36Sent her to Sherry.
01:34:39Well, she did not hit the knee.
01:34:49And Flair once again working on that knee.
01:34:53Earlier in the night.
01:34:56Bring back the meat wagon.
01:34:58Hogan's going for another ride.
01:35:00He must have told him to hold his room there.
01:35:02He'll be back in 20 minutes.
01:35:07You're seeing history made tonight.
01:35:09Hulkamania is dissolving right in front of your very eyes.
01:35:14It is over. It is over for Hulkamania.
01:35:18Flair, if he puts the figure four on, obviously it's gonna be over.
01:35:23I would think.
01:35:25And maybe we, and still we see so much of Hulkamania.
01:35:29Jimmy Hart is beside himself.
01:35:31He's pacing back and forth.
01:35:33The man's like a cage for animals.
01:35:35Sure, that's his meal ticket.
01:35:37Hogan shrugged him off.
01:35:41I noticed his boots aren't even laced all the way up.
01:35:44He's got no support at all.
01:35:47Flair focusing in and just looming in on the leg.
01:35:51Give it up, Hogan. Save yourself the embarrassment.
01:35:54There's nothing wrong with being beat by Ric Flair.
01:35:57Save yourself a butt kicking.
01:35:59Walk out of here. Draw out of here.
01:36:01You underestimate Hulk Hogan.
01:36:05Flair pulling by the ace bandage.
01:36:07Look, Flair's taking it for a walk.
01:36:09Oh, no!
01:36:13The referee won't let this go much longer.
01:36:17A vicious nature boy, Ric Flair.
01:36:19Like I've never seen him before either.
01:36:21Flair can mix it up with the best stuff.
01:36:23That's why he's been champion of the world 11 times.
01:36:26But not tonight.
01:36:27Tonight, he's looking in a different direction.
01:36:29He wants to end the reign of Hulk Hogan once and for all.
01:36:36Hogan back up on the apron now.
01:36:39And a chant of Hogan rises out of the five-season center again.
01:36:43He draws from it, just like he did in Orlando.
01:36:46But this time, of course, it's an entirely different ballgame.
01:36:51Here we go. Here we go. It's over.
01:36:54We've got a new champion of the world for the 12th time.
01:36:57Ric Flair, it's only a matter of time.
01:36:59Ring the bell, somebody.
01:37:02Well, I'm gonna let you know one thing.
01:37:04Yes, it puts pressure on that left knee, which is painful.
01:37:07But the bulk of the pressure is on the right knee on the figure four.
01:37:11But Hogan, obviously, the knee can't take much more of this.
01:37:14But you're talking about two healthy knees.
01:37:16Right.
01:37:17He's got one healthy knee there. We know it.
01:37:20They are standing here. They are living in Cedar Rapids.
01:37:25Flair's got it on.
01:37:27He twisted that left knee around.
01:37:30He's got it on.
01:37:31He's got it on.
01:37:32He's got it on.
01:37:33He's got it on.
01:37:34He's got it on.
01:37:35He's got it on.
01:37:36He's got it on.
01:37:37He's got it on.
01:37:39He twisted that left knee around
01:37:42to put the figure four on in a panic situation.
01:37:44He will not give up.
01:37:45He will not give up.
01:37:46You're right.
01:37:47The Hulkster will not stay down.
01:37:48Look at him.
01:37:51He's coming out of it.
01:37:52Blocking out the pain.
01:37:53He is coming out of it.
01:38:03This may be the first time I've ever seen anyone
01:38:05just power out of the figure four.
01:38:07He just powered out of it.
01:38:08He really did.
01:38:09They usually roll out or go to the roof.
01:38:11That's right. He powered out of it.
01:38:14He just took his knee hooks
01:38:15like he had around my neck
01:38:17and just raised the leg of Ric Flair
01:38:19and powered out of it.
01:38:20This is unbelievable.
01:38:22This is WCW.
01:38:23This is Rival number one.
01:38:25Look at Hogan.
01:38:26The adrenaline is going through his body.
01:38:29Look at this.
01:38:30Look at this.
01:38:35Hogan.
01:38:37Manning yet another incredible comeback.
01:38:42Sending Flair for the ride.
01:38:44The point.
01:38:45Oh, he went down.
01:38:46I told you.
01:38:47The knee couldn't support the weight.
01:38:49He's back on his knee.
01:38:51Look at him get up.
01:38:52What is wrong with this man?
01:38:54What keeps him going, Shabani?
01:38:56It's the power of Hulkamania.
01:39:01He went down for the big body now.
01:39:04He is going for it all.
01:39:06He got him crushing the mesh
01:39:08right in the face.
01:39:10But that may have taken more out of Hogan
01:39:12than he can stand.
01:39:13Jimmy Hart is beside himself here.
01:39:16The big leg drop.
01:39:19But Hogan cannot make a cut
01:39:21on the puzzle of pain.
01:39:22I've seen Ric Flair wrestle for years.
01:39:24I've seen him wrestle hour matches.
01:39:26Two hour matches.
01:39:27But in the last ten minutes
01:39:29I've never seen him take a beating like this
01:39:31and I've never seen him dish a beating like this.
01:39:33Hogan cannot stand.
01:39:34The knee's gone out.
01:39:35The knee's gone out.
01:39:36It's at it.
01:39:37This may be permanent injury right here.
01:39:39And Flair-
01:39:40Here we go again.
01:39:41He's going for it again.
01:39:44Too much pain now.
01:39:45Ric. Ric.
01:39:46Reverse it. Reverse it.
01:39:48I'm ready.
01:39:49Help me.
01:39:50Oh, look at the pain.
01:39:51I'm ready. I'm ready.
01:39:52Help me. Help me.
01:39:54I'm ready.
01:39:55Why me? Why me?
01:39:56Help me.
01:39:57Scream, you miserable slob.
01:39:59Scream so I can hear you.
01:40:02I'm ready.
01:40:04Scream when I let you.
01:40:06Scream.
01:40:13What keeps this man going?
01:40:16Hulk Hogan will not give up.
01:40:18He will not quit.
01:40:22The fans are standing in the backseat of the middle.
01:40:25He has reversed the figure four.
01:40:28He's doing push-ups.
01:40:29While he's in the figure four.
01:40:31Look at that.
01:40:32Jimmy Hart's got Sherry on the other end.
01:40:35Keeping her down.
01:40:37Jimmy, you better run for your life.
01:40:38She'll kill you.
01:40:42Sherry.
01:40:44Oh.
01:40:46Taking her shoe and hitting him right in the back of the head.
01:40:48Look at her.
01:40:52Hogan is down.
01:40:54I wonder what Bob Quigley's going to do about this.
01:40:57We got an eight count.
01:40:58Nine.
01:40:59Ten.
01:41:00Ten.
01:41:01The referee's calling for the bell.
01:41:03Okay, what does that mean now?
01:41:05He wins the match if he wins the title?
01:41:06No, it's a count out.
01:41:08What a cowardly way for Hogan.
01:41:10Ladies and gentlemen.
01:41:12The winner.
01:41:16The winner is Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
01:41:18But Hogan will retain the title.
01:41:20The winner and once again heavyweight champion of the world.
01:41:26Ric Flair.
01:41:30No, that is wrong.
01:41:31The bell does not change when I count out.
01:41:33And the referee is not giving Flair the bell.
01:41:36You see, Ric Flair took the bell from the referee.
01:41:38Referee, referee.
01:41:40Referee, referee.
01:41:43Anderson, is Flair the new champion?
01:41:45No, Flair's not the champion.
01:41:47That's exactly right.
01:41:48He is not the new champion.
01:41:49He is counting.
01:41:51He is counting.
01:41:52Hogan out.
01:41:53The bell does not change hands.
01:41:56World victory, ladies and gentlemen.
01:41:58The disqualification.
01:42:00Still champion, Hulk Hogan.
01:42:03The bell cannot change hands on disqualification.
01:42:06Well, it wasn't a disqualification either.
01:42:09He was counting out.
01:42:10Do I have to do everybody's job here?
01:42:13Hogan's back in.
01:42:15Flair's got the bell.
01:42:19It's Hulk Hogan's bell.
01:42:22He is back on his feet.
01:42:24The Hulkster loses to Ric Flair.
01:42:27We got the Masked Man in.
01:42:35Who is that Masked Man?
01:42:37The person.
01:42:39This is a person that attacked Hulk Hogan earlier.
01:42:47I'll get it.
01:42:48That leg's shot.
01:42:49That leg is gone.
01:42:50That leg's shot.
01:42:51That leg is gone.
01:42:54And they've now put the figure four on Hogan again.
01:42:56And the Masked Man is gone.
01:43:02What a, what a perfect plan.
01:43:07The ultimate insult to Hulk Hogan.
01:43:10Look at her kicking the leg.
01:43:12Here comes Sting.
01:43:14We told you earlier, Sting and a ride.
01:43:17From Chicago.
01:43:19He flew all the way here from Chicago.
01:43:23To be with his buddy Hulk Hogan.
01:43:25Isn't that admirable?
01:43:27Flair's got the bell, but he's not here.
01:43:32Hulk's working to have the bell.
01:43:33For nothing to be considered champion.
01:43:36It's just the technicality.
01:43:40Hulk Hogan retains the WCW World Heavyweight title.
01:43:43But the fact is that he is down.
01:43:47I don't even believe he can get to his feet right now.
01:43:50We definitely need to get some more medical help.
01:43:52And this is not good to see it happen twice in one night.
01:43:56Sting trying to help him up.
01:44:05The Hulkster.
01:44:06Who was that Masked Man, Kimo Sabe?
01:44:08I have no idea.
01:44:09It obviously was the same man who attacked Hulk Hogan earlier.
01:44:13It obviously was a plan from Nature Boy Ric Flair.
01:44:16Well, see, this doesn't look good.
01:44:18Because it makes it look like Flair was involved in this.
01:44:26Jimmy Hart's thrown over the top rope to the floor.
01:44:29Look at Hogan. He is still standing.
01:44:31He is still walking.
01:44:35Flair took the title.
01:44:36Hogan is asking for the title belt.
01:44:39You're lucky you got anything left, Hogan.
01:44:42Don't pick on me.
01:44:43Ric Flair.
01:44:44You've done enough to me.
01:44:45Walked away with the title belt and the scene in the ring.
01:44:53There's Greg Gagnon, one of the WCW officials.
01:44:59Flair told us he had the ultimate surprise for Hulk Hogan.
01:45:03Obviously, it was the game plan to take him out.
01:45:07But Flair did not do that.
01:45:11Flair did not win the title.
01:45:14I know that.
01:45:17And Flair knows it too.
01:45:18He took the belt.
01:45:19He doesn't have to give it back.
01:45:21He's just rubbing it in the wound.
01:45:22That's what he's doing.
01:45:25Hogan being helped out by Trainer Chuck Chaché.
01:45:28Sting, the ENT, is still here.
01:45:30Oh, yeah. He's going back to the hospital.
01:45:33He's going back to Bed Pan City.
01:45:40Look at the determination in those eyes.
01:45:42There is a man hell-bent on getting his hands on Ric Flair again.
01:45:47All right.
01:45:48I'm told we're going to look at something here that happened during the match possibly.
01:45:52Hulk Hogan is still the heavyweight champion of the world.
01:45:56But the war between he-
01:45:58Look at that. Hulkamania rules.
01:46:02The war between he and Ric Flair has not ended.
01:46:07This makes a war between the United States and Iran.
01:46:10It's like a high school picnic.
01:46:12This is a war.
01:46:13This is the clash.
01:46:14This is WCW.
01:46:16And that's why we are number one.
01:46:20All right.
01:46:21Brudai is there.
01:46:22Sting came all the way from Chicago.
01:46:24He's watching our program live.
01:46:26You know what that's got to cost?
01:46:28In a weird jet to come from Chicago to here?
01:46:30Oh, yeah. Thousands of dollars.
01:46:33Wow.
01:46:34Wow.
01:46:35It's like you would do hopping on the hound.
01:46:38The can of Hogan remains here.
01:46:42And no one has left the building.
01:46:44They're still here, and they're still chanting for Hogan.
01:46:48All right. We're going to go back now and take a look.
01:46:50Now, here is the guy that apparently attacked Hogan earlier in the night.
01:46:58Now, him coming out here and jumping Hogan while Flair's in the ring
01:47:01makes it look like he has something to do with Ric Flair's involvement.
01:47:05It makes it look like what it was.
01:47:07A set-up. I mean, not a set-up, but I mean-
01:47:09Yeah, a set-up.
01:47:10No, I didn't mean a set-up.
01:47:14And then the figure four.
01:47:15Jerry went on to kick the knee from there.
01:47:17Look at this.
01:47:18Oh, look at this.
01:47:19He lands on that knee right with his shin.
01:47:27And once again, he slaps that figure four on him.
01:47:32Hulk Hogan is still the heavyweight champion of the world.
01:47:35Ric Flair walks away with a WCW world title belt.
01:47:38And it was a dastardly act perpetrated, obviously-
01:47:42What'd you say?
01:47:43By Nature Boy Ric Flair earlier in the night to send Hulk Hogan-
01:47:46See, now that's what happens with the media.
01:47:48And you're one of those people that say things out of text.
01:47:51You're going to make the whole world think that Ric Flair had something to do with this.
01:47:55You don't have proof. I don't have proof. Nobody's got proof.
01:47:59So you can't make these kind of statements.
01:48:01I am going right now to tell Ric Flair exactly what you said.
01:48:05I think it's pretty obvious.
01:48:06Why did the same guy get in the ring?
01:48:08Circumstantial evidence.
01:48:09Circumstantial evidence.
01:48:10The fact of the matter is Hulk Hogan is-
01:48:12Don't you watch CNN? Don't you watch hearings?
01:48:16Hulk Hogan is still the heavyweight champion of the world.
01:48:18And fans, as we told you earlier, we have a tremendous program,
01:48:226.05 Eastern Time this coming Saturday night,
01:48:25where the Nasty Boys take on Pretty Wonderful for the WCW World Tag Team title.
01:48:30You see they're letting Hulk Hogan back into the ambulance.
01:48:33They'll take him back to the hospital.
01:48:34We will have a report on Hulk Hogan this coming Saturday.
01:48:37And Sunday, on my hotline, I'm going to try to get an interview tonight with the doctor
01:48:42and find out exactly what's wrong with the leg.
01:48:44I'm off to the hospital.
01:48:46Fans, it's been a tremendous Clash of the Champions.
01:48:48Thank you very much.
01:48:49We're Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
01:48:50From all of us, goodnight everybody.

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