WCW Clash of the Champions 33: August 15, 1996
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00:00:00Unbelievable, that's the true color right there.
00:00:06This is what the NWO is all about, backstabbing, lying.
00:00:10Make an example to people, get them out of there.
00:00:17Hold him with a chair.
00:00:18Thank goodness.
00:00:21Did you hear that, Big Shot?
00:00:23Starting in Denver, Colorado,
00:00:26Ric Flair will be known as the stupid little man, brother.
00:00:31Because stupid little man, if I would do that to my best friend,
00:00:36if I would do that to the macho man, what do you think I'm gonna do to you, brother?
00:00:43Denver, Hogan, you and I are going to style and profile.
00:00:51Lesnar style.
00:00:54And you are looking live at the Mile High City in Denver as we await
00:00:58the collision between the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan.
00:01:02As TBS and World Championship Wrestling present live The Clash of the Champions
00:01:07from a sold out Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado.
00:01:12Welcome to World Championship Wrestling at its best.
00:01:17And along with Bobby the Brain, he and I am Tony Schiavone.
00:01:20Of course, me, Gene Oakley, with us as well.
00:01:23And as you heard both men already, Hulk Hogan and the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
00:01:28We never thought we would say this, that Ric Flair comes in,
00:01:32the fan support behind him, the horsemen behind him.
00:01:36But Hulk Hogan has the entire New World Order behind him, Brain.
00:01:40Well, what's very interesting to me is wherever you see Ric Flair,
00:01:43you're gonna see horsemen.
00:01:44Right. And wherever you see Hulk Hogan,
00:01:46you're gonna see the NWO.
00:01:48Now, we know there's two of them.
00:01:50We've heard there's three or four, who knows how many.
00:01:52Hogan's limo's out back, there's security around it.
00:01:55The windows are tinted, you can't see in.
00:01:56We don't know if there's three, four, ten people, or maybe no one's in there.
00:02:00But history's gonna be made, something big is gonna happen here tonight.
00:02:03Something big could happen tonight.
00:02:05As a matter of fact, this past Monday, we were live from Casper, Wyoming,
00:02:09on TNT and WCW Monday Nitro.
00:02:11And we saw the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, and the horsemen help Lex and Sting.
00:02:15To take you back to that footage right now, it was very startling footage.
00:02:18It happened as Lex and Sting had earlier made a challenge
00:02:21to the Outsiders, Hall and Nash.
00:02:23And then, take a look at what happens as we head to tonight's Big Clash of
00:02:27the Champions, let's go to the footage.
00:02:29Scott Hall gets backed up into the corner with a splash from all the way
00:02:34across the ring, man, he moved out of the way.
00:02:38And there's no Luger to help him, there's no Luger to help him right now.
00:02:43It doesn't look good, Luger's on the other side of the ring on his knees,
00:02:46he's starting to get up now.
00:02:47Stinger kicked to the floor like a pile of trash, and here's Arne Anderson.
00:02:52Arne Anderson coming out, clearly they saw Nick Patrick evidently throwing his
00:02:57hands up and letting anything happen in the ring.
00:02:59The horsemen come out, and what is going on?
00:03:02I can't get a good look at it here.
00:03:05The horsemen come out.
00:03:09Well, they've taken off.
00:03:11They have taken off into the crowd.
00:03:12I can see the tops of their heads going through the sea of people.
00:03:17Nick Patrick literally walked out.
00:03:22He's gone too, there's no official in that ring.
00:03:25Nick Patrick, ladies and gentlemen, has left the building.
00:03:29Think what you're seeing, the horsemen have come to the aid of Luger and Sting.
00:03:34That was a great point you made, Brain.
00:03:36The horsemen had come to the aid of Luger and Sting.
00:03:39We saw it all happen right there at Nitro.
00:03:41And who knows what is going to happen here tonight?
00:03:43You're wrong.
00:03:44They not only came to the aid of Luger and Sting,
00:03:46they came to the aid of World Championship Wrestling.
00:03:49That's what it's all gonna boil down to.
00:03:51NWO, WCW, put it together, an explosion right here in Denver.
00:03:56It's gonna happen tonight as WCW sends in 13-time World Champ Ric Flair
00:04:01against Hulk Hogan, world title.
00:04:03Click into the ring for our first bout of The Clash.
00:04:05Ladies and gentlemen, the opening contest of The Clash of the Champions is a special
00:04:10rematch for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
00:04:14Introducing first, the challenger from Tampa, Florida,
00:04:17the man of 1,000 holds, Dean Malenko.
00:04:22Dean Malenko making his way to the ring in the opening bout.
00:04:27We have nine matches for you tonight live here from Denver.
00:04:31Three titles will be decided.
00:04:33The World Heavyweight Championship, a triangle match to the top of the world.
00:04:37Tag team title.
00:04:38And this, the Cruiserweight Championship of the world,
00:04:40Dean Malenko against Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:04:47And we welcome to our broadcast location here Mike Tenet,
00:04:51who has been following closely the careers of the superstars from Mexico.
00:04:56And Mike, welcome to our broadcast location.
00:04:58Tony, what a great way to kick off The Clash with a title bout in this
00:05:02non-stop action cruiserweight division, featuring the man of 1,000 holds,
00:05:06Dean Malenko against Rey Mysterio Jr.,
00:05:09the human highlight film of professional wrestling.
00:05:12And it's so nice to have Mike Tenet with us, the man of 2,000 words.
00:05:16The WCW Cruiserweight Champion, Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:05:23Rey Mysterio Jr., you're right, Mike, by calling him a human highlight film.
00:05:27But whoever thought that Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:05:31would have the success that he has had in this span?
00:05:36I mean, it didn't take long for him to come in here and become a champion.
00:05:40Tony, in a very short, yet very successful stay in WCW,
00:05:43already has quite a history with Malenko, who attacks him before the bell.
00:05:47Well, Malenko is aware of what you have to do.
00:05:49I mean, Malenko, former cruiserweight champion.
00:05:54Am I right, Mr. Tenet?
00:05:55Absolutely.
00:05:56Thank you very much.
00:05:58I always check with him to see if you're right.
00:06:00You have to do that.
00:06:01Here's the whip in.
00:06:02Look at this.
00:06:03The agility that's Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:06:04And he's just a little bit too quick for Malenko.
00:06:07And that's a smart move, staying in the ring.
00:06:08Well, it was in his World Championship Wrestling debut
00:06:11that Mysterio challenged the then cruiserweight champion Malenko
00:06:14back at the Great American Bash.
00:06:16Despite losing to him, that's a great drop kick by Rey Jr.
00:06:20Now he's going to spring off the ropes into that baseball slide-type move.
00:06:24And a Frankensteiner hudakon run on the floor.
00:06:27Tremendous room.
00:06:28And this is actually, you go back and you count them up.
00:06:31This is the fourth meeting between the two men.
00:06:34And the third happened recently on WCW Pro Wrestling.
00:06:40That's every Saturday morning at 9 o'clock Eastern time,
00:06:43just a couple of weeks ago.
00:06:44And of course, Mysterio holds on to that cruiserweight championship.
00:06:47Certainly has proven to be an active champion,
00:06:49title defenses against international stars like the Dragon, Ultimo
00:06:53Dragon, Psychosis.
00:06:54Of course, Malenko.
00:06:55And counting those two title bouts with Dragon,
00:06:58his fourth championship match in six days.
00:07:01Leapfrog.
00:07:02Just dives over the top that time.
00:07:03Mysterio tried to shoulder block.
00:07:05That's stunned.
00:07:05Malenko.
00:07:06Yo!
00:07:07Springboard, middle rope, one, two, and no.
00:07:09Malenko got out.
00:07:11Great backspin wheel kick by Mysterio.
00:07:13And Malenko goes outside for the safety of the floor.
00:07:16But it may not be safe.
00:07:18Never is with Mysterio around.
00:07:19Yeah, but he's not done yet.
00:07:20He'll come off that top rope.
00:07:22He'll go under the ring.
00:07:22He may come out of the balcony.
00:07:24Sit around and watch this guy.
00:07:26And remember, he can hit that Frankensteiner,
00:07:28that Hurakanrana type move, as they call it in Mexico,
00:07:30from just about anywhere in the ring.
00:07:32Or as you mentioned, Rain, even on the floor if necessary.
00:07:35It's easy for you to say.
00:07:36Malenko doing the right thing.
00:07:37Malenko just charging like a pit bull right after him.
00:07:40And a drop toehold, putting him down to the mat.
00:07:42A little show off that time from Rain Mysterio Jr.
00:07:45Obviously, Mysterio realizes how determined this former champion
00:07:49Malenko is getting the title back.
00:07:50And a lot of times, that is the determining factor in winning.
00:07:54What a tremendous move that was.
00:07:56Wow, using the top rope almost as a clothesline type move.
00:08:00And neck first right across the steel cable.
00:08:02I'll tell you something about Malenko.
00:08:03And notice this.
00:08:04He's always in command of the situation.
00:08:06Right, Shivani?
00:08:06Right, Tanay?
00:08:07He always knows.
00:08:08He's always focused.
00:08:09But here, with this man, Rain Mysterio Jr.,
00:08:11it seems like he's bewildered.
00:08:13Like the man is really confusing him.
00:08:16Here's a pick up.
00:08:17May try to snap suplex him down.
00:08:18No, he holds.
00:08:18You know, it could be a brain buster here coming.
00:08:20And that's it.
00:08:21He jumped up in the air that time with a brain buster.
00:08:23That could be all.
00:08:24Malenko covers one, two.
00:08:25And how did Mysterio get out of that one?
00:08:28Well, we've seen an amazing combination
00:08:29of speed, reflexes, and reactions
00:08:31that Mysterio brings to the ring.
00:08:33I think he thinks on his feet and reacts quicker
00:08:36than any 21-year-old ever in this sport.
00:08:39Up on the middle rope.
00:08:40Using up on top.
00:08:42Slides down the back.
00:08:43Malenko lost his balance.
00:08:44He missed that time.
00:08:47Packages him up.
00:08:48One, two, and no.
00:08:50Do not discount the ground game of Mysterio.
00:08:53Obviously, you think going in, Malenko
00:08:55is going to employ a superior mat technique
00:08:56to try and wear him down.
00:08:58But don't sell Ray Mysterio Jr. Short on the mat.
00:09:01And don't sell Dean Malenko short either.
00:09:03This man, well, is a man of 1,000 holes.
00:09:05And he's being modest about that.
00:09:07And he's got to keep him grounded.
00:09:08Don't sell Malenko short either when it comes to high risk
00:09:10offense on his part.
00:09:11Smart move here, though, on the part of Dean Malenko,
00:09:14as you're right to ground Ray Jr.
00:09:16It has been quite an entourage of top superstars
00:09:20from Mexico coming into world championship wrestling
00:09:22and making their mark.
00:09:23Ray Mysterio Jr., Conan, former US champ.
00:09:26He's still the Mexican heavyweight champion.
00:09:28We'll see him against the Ultimo Dragon
00:09:29later on in this telecast.
00:09:31Plus, Psykos has made an impact.
00:09:33And I'm sure that has just really taken them from Mexico
00:09:36and made them world stars, Mike.
00:09:38Absolutely has.
00:09:39That's the entire thing when they come to WCW.
00:09:41It's that breakthrough.
00:09:42Makes them international stars, adding to reputations
00:09:45they've already acquired in Japan and Mexico.
00:09:48Front fakes like a fly.
00:09:49Dean Malenko, the opening bout of the Clash of the Champions.
00:09:51Good to have you with us.
00:09:52Live from Denver, Colorado.
00:09:56And it appears to me as Mr. Malenko
00:09:57once again is in control.
00:10:00Ladies and gentlemen, we have to step out for a break.
00:10:03If something happens during the break,
00:10:04we'll show you an instant replay.
00:10:06If not, back with a cruiserweight title.
00:10:09The opening bout, live on the Clash of the Champions
00:10:11from Denver.
00:10:12Stay with us.
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00:10:54Back live at the Clash of the Champions, cruiserweight title
00:10:57being decided right here in Denver.
00:10:59Still to come, Hulk Hogan and the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
00:11:02And you know, we saw some startling footage earlier.
00:11:05And it was apparent to me, and we
00:11:07talked about what happened this past Monday at Nitro,
00:11:09that Nick Patrick, oh my god!
00:11:14Great move by Mysterio, springing
00:11:15into that body scissors.
00:11:16Inverted DDT attempt here.
00:11:19Broken up, and Mysterio goes to a waist lock.
00:11:21Maybe a German suplex.
00:11:24Leaps over, rolls back with the bridge.
00:11:26Got a two count that time out of it.
00:11:28Mysterio, very disappointed.
00:11:30Those were some startling moves.
00:11:31And speaking of startling, it appeared to me, Mike,
00:11:34you were watching as well as everyone nationwide,
00:11:36Nick Patrick looked like to me he pulled Hall out of the way
00:11:40during that tag team match.
00:11:41A lot of questions need to be answered
00:11:42on the part of the New World Order.
00:11:44Specifically, I think tonight, we
00:11:46need to find out just exactly what
00:11:48Nick Patrick's position is.
00:11:49No question.
00:11:50Grapevine's a leg now.
00:11:52You know, I watched Nick Patrick, the referee,
00:11:54and it appeared to me as maybe Hall's arm was pushing it,
00:11:58Patrick, and he pulled his arm out of the way.
00:12:01But the more and more I look at it,
00:12:03it looks like Nick Patrick double-crossed everyone.
00:12:05Hopefully, we will get to the bottom of this.
00:12:08And if that is truly the case, then obviously,
00:12:12the New World Order has a lot of influence around this sport
00:12:15more than just attacking people from behind.
00:12:18They can get at anyone, apparently.
00:12:20And well, we're still not sure.
00:12:22Nick Patrick, by the way, fans, is assigned
00:12:24as referee here tonight.
00:12:25One of our referees, senior referee in WCW, Randy Anderson,
00:12:29one of the other senior officials here as well.
00:12:31Randy Eller here.
00:12:32As we are watching the Cruiserweight Championship,
00:12:35Dean Malenko and Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:12:38The ground attack going right now for Malenko.
00:12:40Malenko obviously has the power advantage.
00:12:43And that power, Malenko almost had Mysterio airborne
00:12:47there moments ago.
00:12:48He's just dominated this match-up.
00:12:50Malenko has, throws him into the air,
00:12:52just absolutely threw Rey Jr. away.
00:12:54You have to give Mysterio credit
00:12:55for being a fighting champion.
00:12:57But the competition in this Cruiserweight division
00:12:59is so tough, counting his matches in the States,
00:13:01his tours of Japan.
00:13:02He wrestles in Mexico every week.
00:13:04That old cliche, on any given night,
00:13:06certainly applies here, I think.
00:13:08Well, you know, the altitude here, it's a mile high city.
00:13:10That's why they hit so many balls out of here
00:13:12over Cruz Field, not because they're good baseball players
00:13:14or anything like that.
00:13:15And that's why Rey Mysterio Jr. went so high in the air.
00:13:18It's the altitude.
00:13:19The air is thin.
00:13:20Is that it, huh?
00:13:21The air is thin.
00:13:22No question.
00:13:22Like Oakland's hair.
00:13:23And, well, there's a difference between being thin
00:13:26and none at all.
00:13:28And Randy Anderson checking in.
00:13:29The air thin, obviously,
00:13:32it's gonna have its effect on all the athletes
00:13:34here tonight, here at the Clash of the Champions.
00:13:37And now, it appears Malenko is just letting
00:13:39the Cruiserweight Champion up here.
00:13:41Sends Mysterio in for the ride again.
00:13:43Oh, there's a tremendous move by Mysterio that time.
00:13:47He knew he was behind him.
00:13:48Now, where does he go from here?
00:13:50Great move.
00:13:51Got him through the ropes.
00:13:51And now, let's see if he flies.
00:13:54He's gonna improvise here a little bit.
00:13:55And he goes, oh my goodness!
00:13:57Great move, somersault into a senton splash
00:14:00on the floor by Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:14:02And if you've ever had your senton splash,
00:14:03you know how that can hurt on a cement floor.
00:14:05No question about it.
00:14:06And the back of the head that time of Malenko
00:14:09hit the concrete.
00:14:10And he is stag, oh no, he comes back.
00:14:13He's using moonsault off the steel guardrail.
00:14:16How about that?
00:14:17Using the safety rail as a springboard.
00:14:21And back to the attack once again.
00:14:23Every time we see Rey Mysterio Jr. wrestle,
00:14:26we see something new, something different,
00:14:28something revolutionary.
00:14:29And he's up on top again.
00:14:31Mysterio, the double dropkick from the top.
00:14:33Great springboard dropkick on the button and the cover.
00:14:36One, two, and no.
00:14:38I've never seen Dean Malenko more frustrated in my life.
00:14:41He usually is in command.
00:14:42I would say, what, 85, 90% of the match?
00:14:45He is totally frustrated with this Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:14:48Look at that.
00:14:49One, two, and no.
00:14:50Again, Rey Mysterio had a two count.
00:14:52One more time.
00:14:53He's gonna use the springboard one more time.
00:14:55There it is.
00:14:56Frankensteiner to top one, two.
00:14:58Did he get it?
00:14:59No, he was on the ropes.
00:15:01That was very, very close.
00:15:03Just a two count that time.
00:15:04Mysterio to the well.
00:15:05Maybe once too often with that Frankensteiner.
00:15:08Sets him up in the corner with a knife edge chops.
00:15:10Later in this telecast, three men,
00:15:12there are three teams will vie in a triangle match
00:15:14for the tag team belts.
00:15:15Arlam Heat, the Steiners, and Sting, and Lex Luger.
00:15:19On top to the floor.
00:15:22Mysterio.
00:15:23Was that a headbutt that time that got him?
00:15:25Not sure from this angle.
00:15:27But Mysterio's trying to take flight again.
00:15:28And now, Malenko's going up with him.
00:15:30Fireman's carry.
00:15:31He usually drops this down into that gut buster
00:15:33over the knee.
00:15:34That's what he's gonna do.
00:15:34You're right, Mike.
00:15:35Oh!
00:15:37He hung him out to dry that time.
00:15:39This one could be over.
00:15:40One, two, he's on the rope.
00:15:43He's on the rope.
00:15:44No, no, no, Randy Anderson, you're here.
00:15:47Did he count?
00:15:48Did he count three?
00:15:49He did count three.
00:15:50We got a new champion now.
00:15:51The bell sounded and Randy Anderson says,
00:15:53wait a minute, I've made a mistake.
00:15:54No, you can't do that.
00:15:56I've made a mistake.
00:15:56The club was on the rope.
00:15:57He's telling.
00:15:59You told him to ring the bell.
00:16:00He's gonna continue the match forward row.
00:16:02One, two, three.
00:16:04Rey Mysterio holds on to it.
00:16:06Talk about being chopped, huh?
00:16:08What a controversial finish to this.
00:16:11Rey Mysterio Jr. retains the belt.
00:16:13But I'm sure Dean Malenko's gonna have something
00:16:15to say about this.
00:16:16Oh, is he ever gonna have something to say about this?
00:16:19And I don't care if you wanna listen or not.
00:16:21You're gonna hear from Dean Malenko on this.
00:16:23He was robbed.
00:16:24Here comes Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:16:26Over the top rope to the cement floor,
00:16:29driving Malenko's head into the cement.
00:16:31Up the top rope again with a drop kick right on the money.
00:16:35I don't know where this man gets it from,
00:16:37but he's a one tremendous athlete.
00:16:39The count of one, two.
00:16:41Nope, he didn't get the pin there.
00:16:42Malenko thinks he won the belt.
00:16:44Anderson already had given the announcer,
00:16:47told him to ring the bell.
00:16:48Now he goes down and counts one, two, three.
00:16:50Malenko, you were cheated, pal.
00:16:53You were cheated.
00:16:54Mike, today we'll be back to join us
00:16:56later on in this telecast.
00:16:57Where is the NWO and what do they have in store
00:17:00for WCW?
00:17:01We can find out at any time.
00:17:03Stay with us.
00:17:04The Clash is live on TBS.
00:17:07Come on back with more great world championship wrestling.
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00:18:14There's not a seat to be found here
00:18:15at the Denver Connoisseur of the Clash of the Champions.
00:18:18Good to have you with us.
00:18:19Bray, I want to talk a little bit about,
00:18:21as we're getting ready for our next match,
00:18:23talk just a little bit about Hogan's comments
00:18:26at the top of the program.
00:18:27And you saw what he did to the Macho Man Randy Savage.
00:18:30Macho Man will be here tonight against Meg,
00:18:33scheduled in singles competition.
00:18:35The Macho Man, Monday night, only four days ago,
00:18:38had to have stitches in the back of his head
00:18:40because of that chair.
00:18:41Hogan has attacked the Booty Man.
00:18:43He's blatantly attacked the Macho Man.
00:18:45And Hogan's threats are not idle words
00:18:48when he says, if I'll do this to my friends,
00:18:51what will I do to someone like Ric Flair?
00:18:53Because Flair and Hogan have had their go around.
00:18:56Oh, they certainly have.
00:18:58I'll talk a little bit more about that in a moment.
00:19:03Well, V.K. Wallstreet in the ring,
00:19:06and we are in the ring.
00:19:08V.K. Wallstreet in the ring,
00:19:10and we await now the arrival of a great American
00:19:14and what an ovation for Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
00:19:19The one man parade.
00:19:20Hacksaw Jim Duggan and V.K. Wallstreet in their next bout.
00:19:27Still two title bouts,
00:19:29the Macho Man Randy Savage is here.
00:19:32And we're, let's look around.
00:19:34You know, we need to watch each other's back
00:19:36as we've been doing, I know, since really Memorial Day,
00:19:39but we haven't seen anything from Hall or Nash,
00:19:43the Outsiders.
00:19:44How about that?
00:19:46Tony, between section 12 and 13,
00:19:49there's people with an NWO banner.
00:19:53Now, are these people getting behind them now?
00:19:56What is going on here at World Championship Wrestling?
00:19:59Could you answer that?
00:20:01I can't answer that.
00:20:02As you were looking to your left,
00:20:03did you see the banner in the monitor?
00:20:06It's at the Brain Station?
00:20:08Oh, yes.
00:20:09You had that planted, didn't you?
00:20:10No, I did not.
00:20:11I don't even know that guy.
00:20:15All right, it's time for Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
00:20:18One of his large enemies, V.K. Wallstreet.
00:20:20They have certainly had their problems.
00:20:21As a matter of fact, it wasn't too long ago
00:20:23V.K. Wallstreet had lifted off that two by four
00:20:26and kept it in his possession for quite a while,
00:20:29but now it's firmly back in the grasp
00:20:31of the big guy from Glen Falls, New York.
00:20:34And you heard what he had to say about Hogan.
00:20:36He can't stand him.
00:20:37And he was one of Hogan's better friends.
00:20:39Yes, he was.
00:20:40And Hogan made him sick.
00:20:42Hogan has disgust the entire world.
00:20:44He has alienated millions of people,
00:20:47of youngsters, of adults,
00:20:49of people who would call themselves Hulkamaniacs.
00:20:52It's now a different era for Hulk Hogan.
00:20:56And for Nature Boy, Ric Flair,
00:20:58this would be, no doubt about it,
00:21:00Ric Flair has to have more butterflies than ever before.
00:21:04I don't think so.
00:21:05I know Ric Flair.
00:21:06This man is a champion, 100% in and out.
00:21:11And he gets himself ready for a match.
00:21:13He not only styles and profiles
00:21:15and gives all the fancy moves,
00:21:17he is mentally prepared
00:21:20any time that man makes his way to the ring.
00:21:23I don't think the butterflies are gonna be
00:21:25flying around in his stomach too much tonight.
00:21:27He knows what he has to do.
00:21:28He's had big matches before.
00:21:30He's a champion 13 times.
00:21:34He's also always wrestled for Ric Flair,
00:21:35winning the title for Ric Flair.
00:21:36But this time he has the entire
00:21:39World Championship Wrestling athletes,
00:21:41staff, personnel behind him.
00:21:44He's wrestling for an entire organization tonight.
00:21:46And that's gotta be a heavy burden.
00:21:48There's a big clothesline from Duggan now.
00:21:50Duggan used that clothesline to a lot of effect.
00:21:54And down outside goes VK Wallstreet.
00:21:56When Duggan went to that three point stance,
00:21:58Wallstreet knew better than to stay in the ring.
00:22:01He's looking into the ring for something.
00:22:03Maybe a wrench?
00:22:06Piece of pipe?
00:22:08Rope?
00:22:09Hair?
00:22:10If Duggan can use the board,
00:22:12I say do whatever you have to do, Mr. Wallstreet.
00:22:17Pulling down on the top rope are new fans
00:22:21that are looking forward to the next big
00:22:22pay-per-view spectacular WCW will present
00:22:25Fall Brawl featuring War Games and Match Me On
00:22:27on Sunday, September 15th.
00:22:30For our fans in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina area
00:22:33where the event will be held live,
00:22:34get your paper and pencil ready.
00:22:35I'll tell you how you can be the first to get tickets.
00:22:38And of course, that event's Sunday, the 15th of September.
00:22:40We'll be telling you that in the next couple of segments
00:22:43here, so be sure to stand by for that.
00:22:46Reverse chinlock Randy Eller is checking in
00:22:48and Hacksaw Jim Duggan, a lot of reserve in this big guy.
00:22:51Duggan, one of the biggest, heaviest hitters,
00:22:52but he can go for long periods of time.
00:22:55And here he comes.
00:22:56Look at the size of the paws on him.
00:22:58Oh, he's an immense man.
00:22:59A back elbow that time.
00:23:01That cut him loose.
00:23:03Right hand, the jaw, sending Wall Street in.
00:23:07Back elbow and that stunned.
00:23:09Hacksaw took him off his feet.
00:23:10Lateral press, he got a one count only out of it.
00:23:14That's what I would do.
00:23:15I would keep him sitting on that mat.
00:23:16I would bend his head forward.
00:23:18I would cut off all his oxygen right here
00:23:21in the Mile High City, and I'd pull his tongue out
00:23:23about three feet, choke him with it.
00:23:25Now realize that Wall Street can, ooh, a jawbreaker.
00:23:28Wall Street can do all of this
00:23:30because he is just a polished professional,
00:23:33is V.K. Wall Street.
00:23:34I know he flaunts his money,
00:23:35much like my colleague here, Bobby DeBruyne Heenan,
00:23:38but he is a man who has it all
00:23:40as far as wrestling skill in the ring.
00:23:41And right now, his head's being rocked
00:23:43by the right and left combinations of Hacksaw.
00:23:47Hacksaw sends him in.
00:23:48Scoop slam.
00:23:50Spin around, right in the middle of the ring.
00:23:52Down he goes.
00:23:53He planted him right there in the middle of the ring.
00:23:55Now, what I would do now is tell the, look at this.
00:23:58He's gonna tape it up.
00:24:00And the referees will get tied up in the tape here as well.
00:24:03The referee goes down.
00:24:04One, two, three.
00:24:06He got him.
00:24:07It's over.
00:24:08Good, good.
00:24:09And Duggan caused his own self that victory.
00:24:12He literally taped up the referee.
00:24:14They all went down together,
00:24:16and V.K. Wall Street gets the one, two, and three.
00:24:21Well, it doesn't take a lot to outsmart Duggan,
00:24:23but that man has done it right there.
00:24:26V.K. Wall Street.
00:24:28Let's take you back to the locker room area
00:24:30with me, Gene Oakland.
00:24:33Tony Schiavone with me.
00:24:34Of course, the Nasty Boys, Nobs and Sags.
00:24:36And gentlemen, welcome to the Mile High City.
00:24:39I don't know, Sags, does this 5,300 feet high get to you?
00:24:43You starting to wind a little bit?
00:24:44Yeah, a lot of things been getting to me.
00:24:46I'm getting to me is the same question over and over,
00:24:49which you asked us in Sturgis.
00:24:51Hey, where are you going?
00:24:52What are you doing?
00:24:53And what's going on?
00:24:54We're in the WCW.
00:24:56We're the Nasty Boys, and we're right here to fight.
00:24:59And that's all we're gonna do is fight.
00:25:01Nasty as we always were.
00:25:03You know, I should point out for the record
00:25:05that it seems to me like you have been patronizing
00:25:07the New World Order, and especially Hollywood Hogan.
00:25:10Let me tell you something.
00:25:12Our loyalty stands with the Nasty Boys.
00:25:15It always did, but the politics around the WCW
00:25:19get a little bit screwed up.
00:25:20Why ain't we in the triangle match tonight
00:25:23going for the titles?
00:25:25Because that's what we want.
00:25:26We want the gold.
00:25:28So you know what?
00:25:29The Nasty Boys are gonna have to do, Mean Genes.
00:25:33We're gonna have to make a nasty, nasty statement.
00:25:37We don't care if it's Harlem Heat.
00:25:39We don't care if it's the Steiners,
00:25:42and we don't care if it's you, Lex, or Sting.
00:25:45The Nasty Boys are gonna smash some stinking heads.
00:25:49You got it.
00:25:49You better get it, because it's coming right at you.
00:25:53All right, gentlemen, I can understand your frustration.
00:25:55You'd love to be in that triangle match,
00:25:57especially with the WCW tag team titles on the line.
00:26:00That's coming up later here
00:26:01from the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado.
00:26:03Knob-sags the Nasty Boys, and stay tuned
00:26:06when The Clash-
00:26:07We want a title shot!
00:26:08Return to redemption!
00:26:09We want a title shot!
00:26:10Please!
00:26:11♪♪
00:26:17♪♪
00:26:20Welcome back, everybody, to The Clash
00:26:22and the Champions Live for the Coliseum
00:26:24here in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado.
00:26:27Gene Oakerlin along with Tony Schiavone,
00:26:29Bobby the Brain Heenan,
00:26:30and just an outstanding two hours of action here on TBS.
00:26:34You know, moments ago, back here during the commercial break,
00:26:36I was trying to conduct an interview,
00:26:38a backstage interview, when all of a sudden,
00:26:41Mike Tenet and myself were rudely interrupted
00:26:44by the Outsiders.
00:26:45You wonder where the Outsiders
00:26:46and where the New World Order are coming from.
00:26:49Well, we did have an opportunity during that interruption
00:26:52to pose some of these questions, prime as they were,
00:26:55and you can hear that exclusive report
00:26:57on the WCW Hotline.
00:26:58Give us a call right now at 1-900-909-9900.
00:27:02Call the Hotline right now
00:27:04and let's get you back to more action.
00:27:07All right, thanks a lot, Gene.
00:27:08Call Gene, of course.
00:27:09Call our WCW Hotline
00:27:11where the inside information is yours on the telephone.
00:27:14Mike Tenet has joined us again.
00:27:16So, Mike, the Outsiders are here somewhere, apparently, right?
00:27:18They are in the building.
00:27:19I can attest to that.
00:27:21Just backstage, minutes ago,
00:27:23Geno, Glenn, and I on the Hotline
00:27:25and sabotaged by the Outsiders.
00:27:28You know, you don't know what to expect next
00:27:30from those guys, from Hulk Hogan.
00:27:32And I can only say, fans, you stay with us.
00:27:34We have seen some underhanded deeds
00:27:36by Hulk Hogan and the Outsiders
00:27:38over the past couple of weeks.
00:27:40You haven't seen anything yet, I'm sure.
00:27:41Okay, it's time for yet another matchup here.
00:27:44Konnan will be coming out later,
00:27:46but the man he's facing, the Sonny Uno,
00:27:48brings in the Ultima Dragon.
00:27:50And, Mike Tenet, our fans who watched
00:27:51Hulk Wild from Sturgis this past Saturday saw this man.
00:27:55It's our first chance for our fans on TBS,
00:27:57and he is a sensation himself.
00:28:00First ever head-to-head matchup
00:28:01between these two great international talents,
00:28:04but both men very familiar with each other
00:28:06by virtue of teaming together on many occasions
00:28:09in tag matches down in Mexico.
00:28:11I think right now we have seen that Konnan's demeanor,
00:28:14both in and out of the ring,
00:28:15seems to have changed since losing the United States title.
00:28:19I know a lot of people were disappointed
00:28:21that he took some shortcuts
00:28:22against young Chavo Ferrero Jr.
00:28:24last Saturday in Sturgis, South Dakota.
00:28:26Tony, I think the loss of the U.S. belt
00:28:29still bothers Konnan.
00:28:30Looks like he's willing to do just about anything
00:28:32to regain that championship.
00:28:37Still the Mexican heavyweight champion,
00:28:38Konnan and the Ultima Dragon.
00:28:40There's Nick Patrick,
00:28:42the referee in his first bout here
00:28:44at the Clash of the Champions.
00:28:49This should be a tremendous matchup.
00:28:51As we said, the superstars,
00:28:53the young men from the AAA promotion,
00:28:55the young men from Mexico,
00:28:58making quite an impact on world championship wrestling,
00:29:00and here's the Ultima Dragon.
00:29:02The saga of the Ultima Dragon
00:29:03and how he's attained success in pro wrestling,
00:29:06very interesting.
00:29:07Attending training camp in the Orient
00:29:08with the New Japan organization,
00:29:10but amazingly enough,
00:29:11they deemed him not good enough to make the grade.
00:29:13He set out on his own for Mexico City.
00:29:15He became such a hot property,
00:29:16the Japanese promotions begged him to return.
00:29:20Why does he hide his kisser?
00:29:23Part of that great legend,
00:29:24when he went down to Mexico,
00:29:26he has wrestled without his mask in the past,
00:29:28but of course, since he went down to Mexico,
00:29:30picked up that part of the culture down in Mexico,
00:29:32that of wearing the masks like Rey Mysterio Jr.,
00:29:34Psychosis, so many of the great AAA stars.
00:29:37The list of world's championships
00:29:38the Dragon has won in various weight classes
00:29:41is just endless.
00:29:42I think among his biggest accomplishments
00:29:44are the incredible moves
00:29:45that he's popularized internationally,
00:29:47most well-known of which, the Acai Moonsault,
00:29:49where he will spring off the ropes
00:29:51into a moonsault on the floor.
00:29:54And you're seeing Konnan wasting no time
00:29:56with high-impact blows.
00:29:57He ties him up here.
00:30:00What is he doing?
00:30:03He's gonna bail him someplace.
00:30:04I think he is.
00:30:05He's wrapped him up.
00:30:06He's gonna ship him out.
00:30:07Almost a variation of a death lock here,
00:30:09an Indian death lock,
00:30:10and sitting back on the back of Ultimo Dragon,
00:30:13as well, applying pressure to the back.
00:30:15The referee, of all people, it's Nick Patrick.
00:30:19Nick Patrick asks Dragon, but he does not submit.
00:30:21Okay, the whip to the near side.
00:30:23Konnan wanting to show the Ultimate Dragon
00:30:26that the high-flying maneuvers
00:30:27are gonna be grounded here tonight.
00:30:29And you're right, we are really startled.
00:30:32Konnan has always had such an even,
00:30:36pleasant demeanor to be around
00:30:37when he's not in the ring,
00:30:39and he's not even like that anymore outside of the ring.
00:30:41He's a very bitter individual,
00:30:42and he talked about Hulk Hogan,
00:30:44and the way Hulk Hogan has turned,
00:30:45and how that has really influenced what he is doing.
00:30:49And there's the brains of the outfit, Mr. Sonny Ono.
00:30:52More than just the brains,
00:30:53it's probably the money of the outfit, as well.
00:30:55Man has a lot of money.
00:30:56Yes, he does.
00:30:57You should know that as well as anyone.
00:30:58He's a yin for me.
00:30:59Over the top, drop kick back of the head,
00:31:02Konnan on the outside.
00:31:04Oh, this is when the Dragon is most dangerous.
00:31:06We see Sonny Ono interfering,
00:31:09as Konnan looks no part of this.
00:31:11And now the Element Dragon from behind
00:31:13with a double ax handle.
00:31:14And Sonny Ono getting the kicks of the day.
00:31:16Sonny, some good-looking kicks of his own that time.
00:31:19Very tough man.
00:31:21Apparently he is.
00:31:22See those kicks right to the mouth,
00:31:24right to the throat area?
00:31:26And very quick, wouldn't you say?
00:31:27I would say.
00:31:28Picks him up, puts him face first.
00:31:30Here he goes from the top.
00:31:32Well, he's a master of the moonsault.
00:31:33He'll do it from everywhere.
00:31:36And he's prone, but face down on the mat.
00:31:38And now, over the top of the arm, hooks him up.
00:31:40One, two, no!
00:31:41That move is called Le Magistral,
00:31:44a great cradle attempt for a pin,
00:31:45only a two-count for Dragon.
00:31:48Here's over the top, German suplex.
00:31:50How many languages do you speak?
00:31:52And reversal, Konnan's got through two.
00:31:56Three, Konnan wins it, holding the tights.
00:31:58Look at Konnan, he is focused.
00:32:01There's no doubt about it.
00:32:03Very upset.
00:32:04Not being a United States champion anymore.
00:32:07So he's gonna take it out on the Ultimate Dragon,
00:32:09which he did.
00:32:10Well, we talked about shortcuts that he used
00:32:12against what was considered to be a family friend
00:32:14in Chavo Guerrero Jr.
00:32:16And again, Konnan uses shortcuts
00:32:18in using the trunks to pin Ultimo Dragon.
00:32:21Look at this.
00:32:22Dragon thinks he's got him, goes back.
00:32:24Konnan, a little more muscle there.
00:32:26One, two, and a three, and there's your winner, Konnan.
00:32:30Did Nick Patrick see the tights or not?
00:32:32That's a question we'll have to consider
00:32:34throughout the course of this telecast.
00:32:36All right, fans, as we bring you our telecast here live
00:32:39on TBS, you can also chat with the WCW superstars
00:32:43on the official service of WCW online service,
00:32:46that is CompuServe.
00:32:48As a matter of fact, all throughout the telecast tonight,
00:32:50you can chat with the WCW superstars
00:32:52who right now are backstage.
00:32:54We're gonna take a look at some of them
00:32:55here in just a second.
00:32:56I think we already got, Ice Train is here.
00:32:58He's still taped up from the attack he had
00:33:00from the giant repeated attack.
00:33:03One thing you have to do, members type go convention.
00:33:05Wait a minute, there is Scott Martin.
00:33:08They're not gonna be chatting with Ice Train
00:33:10anytime soon, and there's no question
00:33:12there is still some very deep, bad blood
00:33:15between the former members of Fire and Ice.
00:33:17That's obvious.
00:33:18The fans will be back with more after this.
00:33:21No, I'm not!
00:33:30Great to have you back with us
00:33:31for the Clash of the Champions.
00:33:32We are live, of course, a biannual event,
00:33:35the Clash of the Champions.
00:33:36Our last one, as you know, was back in the month
00:33:39of January in Las Vegas.
00:33:42And some great things happened there.
00:33:43As a matter of fact, our fans will remember
00:33:45back on January 23rd, the debut of Miss Elizabeth
00:33:49back there, where she was with Hulk Hogan,
00:33:51the Macho Man Randy Savage together.
00:33:53They were all together and seemed very happy
00:33:56and all have things have changed since then.
00:33:59As a matter of fact, who thought,
00:34:01who would have thought that since our last
00:34:03Clash of the Champions, that Miss Elizabeth
00:34:08would go with Ric Flair and that Hulk Hogan
00:34:12would do what he's done and hit this man
00:34:15on top of the head with a chair.
00:34:17Here we go!
00:34:21The Macho Man Randy Savage, no, he is not 100%,
00:34:25but that doesn't matter to him.
00:34:26You better believe that.
00:34:30Oh, the man's been there before.
00:34:32He's been heavyweight champion of the world.
00:34:34He's held every major title.
00:34:36He's the Macho Man.
00:34:38He won't quit.
00:34:39He won't give up.
00:34:41You just have to take him out.
00:34:44That's the simplest way to put it, to beat this man.
00:34:47Wait a minute.
00:34:49And he apparently won't be coming to the ring.
00:34:52There is no Randy Savage.
00:34:55I didn't see him earlier, did you?
00:34:56Well, no, I didn't.
00:34:58But then again, I don't look for him all the time.
00:35:01Macho Man Randy Savage is not here
00:35:07to face Ming.
00:35:08And the referee is Nick Patrick.
00:35:11Yes, I know.
00:35:15The fans encouraging the Macho Man to get out of here,
00:35:18but there is no Randy Savage.
00:35:21Gene Okerlund, Gene is coming to the ring.
00:35:29All right, Gene maybe has an explanation
00:35:31about what is going on, or lies,
00:35:34and making his way to Nick Patrick.
00:35:39I have no idea, fans, what's going on,
00:35:41but I can only tell you, as they discuss this here,
00:35:43that I think what we may have is a count-out.
00:35:46Can you listen to this?
00:35:47I got it.
00:35:48Count it out.
00:35:51What do we?
00:35:55This thing goes in.
00:35:56He's not here.
00:35:58This man right here wins by four.
00:35:59Ladies and gentlemen, due to the injury
00:36:01sustained on Monday Nitro, Randy Savage is not here.
00:36:05The winner, as a result of a forfeit, is Ming.
00:36:11Ming gonna get what has to be a very big win for him,
00:36:14or the Macho Man Randy Savage,
00:36:16as he wins by forfeit brain.
00:36:18You know, if you think about what happened
00:36:20to the Macho Man Randy Savage,
00:36:21it's very understandable that he could not
00:36:24be with us here tonight.
00:36:26We saw at the top of the program
00:36:27how the Macho Man Randy Savage was attacked
00:36:30by Hulk Hogan, hit in the head with a chair.
00:36:32I had a chance to talk to the Macho Man after Casper.
00:36:35He was in a lot of pain the other night in Wyoming.
00:36:38Well, he not only hit him in the head.
00:36:40First of all, he hit him right across the back.
00:36:42There it is.
00:36:43Look at that.
00:36:44That cut him open right there.
00:36:45That had to stick there.
00:36:49And, you know, as we take another look at what happened,
00:36:52and how it just rocked the head of the Macho Man,
00:36:54we were all kind of stunned.
00:36:57And you even brought the fact
00:36:58that he had hit the Macho Man, he attacked him,
00:37:00but did not touch the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
00:37:02Why was that?
00:37:03He wanted Ric Flair tonight,
00:37:04and he's gonna get him 100%.
00:37:05Well, it may go down in the record book
00:37:07as Ming defeating Savage, but we all know it.
00:37:10Hogan's the one that cost Savage the match.
00:37:13No question about it.
00:37:14Behind us, the Dungeon Doom getting in the ring.
00:37:16With that in mind, we take you to Mean Gene Oakland.
00:37:19I never know who's behind me here.
00:37:20Thank you very much, Tony.
00:37:21I should point out for the record,
00:37:22he was the Macho Man here in town in the Mile High City,
00:37:24but because of that injury sustained on Monday night,
00:37:27doctor's not allowing him to compete
00:37:29here at the World Championship Wrestling.
00:37:31All right, the Dungeon of Doom.
00:37:33Yes, the Laffy Man, Hugh Morris, the Barbarian,
00:37:35Ming, Jimmy Hart, and you, Kevin Sullivan.
00:37:37Yeah, I read something or say to you, Oakland.
00:37:40You know, I don't like Randy Savage,
00:37:43and I spent my whole career hitting people with chairs,
00:37:46but they knew where I was coming from.
00:37:49I didn't praise Hulk Hogan for a year and a half.
00:37:53I told it like it was.
00:37:54I said he was no good.
00:37:56He was self-serving, and he wouldn't face you face to face.
00:38:00I didn't call him the immortal Hulk Hogan.
00:38:05I didn't bow at his feet.
00:38:06I didn't ride in no limousine.
00:38:08I didn't take him from Minneapolis to a bigger town.
00:38:11I didn't take him from that town down to WCW.
00:38:15What do you have to say for yourself and your friend,
00:38:18the immortal Hulk Hogan?
00:38:20All right, well, I did kind of lead the bandwagon,
00:38:22and Hulk Hogan was a great, great man,
00:38:25but something snapped, and I think these outsiders
00:38:27might have contributed to it,
00:38:29but here's a guy that was on top,
00:38:30and I mean, million-dollar contracts all over the place,
00:38:33and then, of course, things like Thunder in Paradise.
00:38:35I don't think he was ever a real serious threat
00:38:38to Sir Lawrence Olivier on that.
00:38:40Then the big television ratings on Monday night.
00:38:42You know about that on Nitro.
00:38:43Oh, my God. Wait a minute here.
00:38:45He wanted to take credit for that.
00:38:47Look at this manpower up here.
00:38:49We are the strongest force in the WCW.
00:38:52I am tired of us worrying about the NWO.
00:38:55I am tired of us worrying about the four horsemen.
00:38:57Taskmaster, let's do something about it.
00:38:59Benoit, let me tell the horsemen something,
00:39:03and especially Benoit.
00:39:05You know, a lot of people have been saying
00:39:07this Wolverine has dropped me in my head,
00:39:09and it isn't the neighbors if you get my drip.
00:39:12We're the last stand for the WCW, not the horsemen.
00:39:17I get the drift, I thank you, the Dungeon of Doom,
00:39:19Kevin Sullivan, Jimmy Hart, and company.
00:39:21We are live in Denver, Colorado.
00:39:23This is the Clash of Champions on TBS.
00:39:26Don't go away.
00:39:38We are back and we are live.
00:39:39Good to have you with us and fans.
00:39:41Our next match here, the Clash of the Champions,
00:39:43gonna be kind of a return match
00:39:45from what we experienced at Hogwild.
00:39:47Very controversial ending with Medusa and Buldacano.
00:39:50As a result, Medusa did win,
00:39:52and she had a chance to destroy
00:39:53the Honda motorcycle of Buldacano.
00:39:56And you can better believe that Sonny Ono
00:39:58has revenge in his mind with this lady right here.
00:40:01One of the most powerful, most feared lady wrestlers
00:40:04in the history of our sport,
00:40:06Buldacano making her appearance here on the Clash.
00:40:09And tougher probably than half the men walking this planet.
00:40:12One tough lady.
00:40:14She really is a tough lady.
00:40:15And a charming looking woman.
00:40:17See some of the Japanese contention here.
00:40:19We have the press from Japan here as well.
00:40:22We have some Mexican fans here.
00:40:23Fans from Mexico came up to see Ray Mysterio Jr.,
00:40:28Ultimo Dragon Wrestler, and Conan.
00:40:30International superstars,
00:40:32the international stars from all over,
00:40:34brought to you at the Clash by World Championship Wrestling.
00:40:39And now the lady who has made such an impact
00:40:43in ladies wrestling around the world,
00:40:45Medusa, fresh off of the win she had at Hog Wild.
00:40:53And you're talking about tough ladies.
00:40:56She's another one.
00:40:58Well schooled in the martial arts.
00:41:03They've handled before, they know each other.
00:41:05Oh yeah.
00:41:07Now, she has the nunchucks, does Buldacano,
00:41:14and she used them at the beginning of the match
00:41:15at Hog Wild.
00:41:17But she has put them over in the neutral corner now.
00:41:19And so it's Medusa and Buldacano
00:41:22in this match up here on the Clash.
00:41:24And Medusa wasting no time.
00:41:26She's going to try to chop her right down the sides here.
00:41:29Drop kick.
00:41:31Buldacano held the top rope.
00:41:35Uh-oh, look at this, a hair drag.
00:41:37Oh, it's one of her favorite maneuvers.
00:41:39I can tell you, female or male, that's got to hurt.
00:41:42My goodness.
00:41:43That hurts if you're an Airedale.
00:41:45Yeah, I don't see why the men don't use that move.
00:41:49Goodness, she's going to do it once again.
00:41:51Look at this.
00:41:52Oh my, oh.
00:41:54Like a frisbee.
00:41:55Just spins her in midair and chops her down.
00:41:58Charming woman.
00:41:59Obviously she's had a lot that done to her.
00:42:01Look at the head of Buldacano.
00:42:02And she's got the nunchucks.
00:42:04Randy Eller is talking to Sunny.
00:42:06Uh-oh, and the nunchucks into the midsection.
00:42:10Again, Randy Eller.
00:42:13Did not see that, or this match would be over.
00:42:16If you see it, call.
00:42:17If you don't see it, keep your mouth shut.
00:42:21Ladies and gentlemen, we've been talking a lot
00:42:23about Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair,
00:42:25and that is our feature matchup.
00:42:28But we also have what should be a classic
00:42:30Crispin Wah and the Giant.
00:42:31Here's a lateral press one count.
00:42:33That is still to come in the triangle match
00:42:35for the WCW World Tag Team title,
00:42:38plus Diamond Allison and Guerrero will be in the ring.
00:42:42Diamond Allison and Guerrero, much more here on The Clash.
00:42:44The great athletes of World Championship Wrestling.
00:42:46That time, Medusa tried a splash,
00:42:50but actually she just ended up kicking her that time.
00:42:52There's a hair takedown.
00:42:55Didn't get her good.
00:42:56That time, took her down by her shoulders.
00:42:57Medusa, obviously the speed advantage here.
00:43:00She'll do it again.
00:43:04Two count as Nakata kicks out.
00:43:07Come on, Medusa, kick her in her fat ass.
00:43:10Sonny Ono ringside.
00:43:12The brains behind the outfit.
00:43:14Over the top, Medusa.
00:43:17One, two, and I think she got off of her that time
00:43:22because that could have been a lateral press pin
00:43:25or just a sit-down pin, actually.
00:43:28A kick to the midsection.
00:43:31Nakata on the outside, Medusa, uh-oh.
00:43:35This is really high risk.
00:43:36Sonny's down there as well.
00:43:37And she got Sonny.
00:43:39Splat goes Sonny Ono.
00:43:43And that enables Bordocano from behind.
00:43:46Now, why would Medusa go after Sonny?
00:43:48Sonny didn't bother a soul.
00:43:50Just standing there, just cheering on his.
00:43:55Sonny didn't bother a soul.
00:43:56And Sonny kicks Bordocano,
00:43:59enabling Medusa to roll her up and get the one, two, three.
00:44:03Medusa wins again.
00:44:06Sonny cost his girl the victory that time.
00:44:11Medusa, two in a row over Bordocano
00:44:15with a win here at the Clash of the Champions.
00:44:19Very impressive.
00:44:20Medusa's one heck of an athlete, no doubt about that.
00:44:24Bordocano, one tough lady.
00:44:27There's no doubt about that.
00:44:28He'll tangle again.
00:44:30Medusa coming off that top rope.
00:44:32Lands right on top of Sonny Ono.
00:44:35An innocent bystander, the man wasn't bothering a soul.
00:44:38He's mad now.
00:44:39Yes, he is mad.
00:44:41Kicked Bordocano by accident.
00:44:43Medusa goes in from behind for the one,
00:44:45for the two, and for the three.
00:44:47And there's your winner, Medusa.
00:44:50Sonny, don't forget Medusa.
00:44:52You owe her.
00:44:54Ladies in the ring and ladies with Mean Gene Oakland as well.
00:44:58Indeed there are, Tony.
00:45:00I'm joined by Miss Elizabeth and of course, Woman.
00:45:02Always a pleasure to have you here.
00:45:05At the Clash of the Champions.
00:45:06It's a pleasure to be here.
00:45:07And the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
00:45:08You know, WCW tonight going up against the NWO
00:45:12as you challenge Hulk Hogan for the coveted title
00:45:14that now has NWO on it instead of WCW.
00:45:18We're kind of all in this thing together.
00:45:19You are a 13 time World Heavyweight Champion.
00:45:22Mean Gene, you and I will never be in it together.
00:45:26Tonight, it's the Nature Boy, woo!
00:45:30It's the girls.
00:45:32It's the Four Horsemen.
00:45:34And it's the new World Order.
00:45:36Let me see, 13 times WCW Champion,
00:45:40one time New World Order Champion.
00:45:43Tonight, Hogan, names don't change.
00:45:47We just change the date, the year.
00:45:51It's you and me, it's that attitude in life.
00:45:54It's wanting to be the very best.
00:45:57It's wanting to be at the pinnacle
00:45:59of what you do for a living.
00:46:02I know, woo, that tonight,
00:46:06when I walk that aisle, style and profile,
00:46:11I'll be the best.
00:46:12You've changed Hollywood.
00:46:15You've changed your outfit.
00:46:18But you haven't changed the makeup.
00:46:21Nash, you jump on me, you deal with Mongo.
00:46:26Chico, you jump on me, you got the enforcer.
00:46:31Anybody else out there in the NWO wants to find out,
00:46:35woo, how to play with the Avalanche and the Rockies?
00:46:40Come on down, because the Nature Boy
00:46:44is gonna say it one more time.
00:46:48Whether you like it, Hulk Hogan,
00:46:52or you don't like it, learn to love it, woo,
00:46:57because it's the best thing going today.
00:46:59And Hogan, you know why we don't beat up my best friend?
00:47:04Because I can't, and either can you.
00:47:08Think about it as you walk the aisle tonight.
00:47:12Woo, girls.
00:47:13Thank you very much.
00:47:14We're gonna dance all night.
00:47:16We're gonna dance all night.
00:47:17If he does anything tonight in the ring, there will be a party here in Denver.
00:47:21Paul and The Clash coming back on CBS in a moment.
00:47:25Woo!
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00:48:09OK, earlier in the telecast, you know, I was talking about our fans in the Tryon area,
00:48:17North Carolina, the Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point area,
00:48:20one of the fastest-rising areas in the entire world, as a matter of fact.
00:48:26And we'll be happy to be bringing the Fall Brawl pay-per-view to the Large Joe Coliseum
00:48:32on Sunday, September 15th.
00:48:33Tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning.
00:48:37Beginning tomorrow morning, the Coliseum box office and all Ticketmaster outlets for you
00:48:42fans in the Winston-Salem, Tryon area to join us for the big event, Fall Brawl featuring
00:48:49the War Games, coming up Sunday, September 15th.
00:48:52So get in line.
00:48:53The box office opens, I understand, at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, or call Ticketmaster
00:48:58in the Winston-Salem, Greensboro area.
00:49:00Be a big line-out there tomorrow, I can tell you that.
00:49:03You bet.
00:49:04I'm in Dallas, Paige.
00:49:05Here he is.
00:49:06He'll be putting that Battle Bowl championship on the line that he won recently against a
00:49:12young man who does not know the meaning of the word quit.
00:49:16And they love it.
00:49:18Just like Ray Mysterio Jr., a young man in the Cruiserweight division who has made an
00:49:24impact with his determination, his heart, and his desire.
00:49:28You must be talking about Eddie Guerrero.
00:49:31You're right.
00:49:34Well, there's no doubt about the popularity this man has.
00:49:37Every place I go, every airport I'm at, people are asking me about Eddie Guerrero.
00:49:41Is he really that fast?
00:49:42Is he really that capable?
00:49:44Is he that good?
00:49:45I just tell them to leave me alone.
00:49:48Don't be bothered to answer questions about Eddie Guerrero.
00:49:50And he'll be going after that Battle Bowl championship.
00:49:53He'll be going after the ring that Diamond Dallas has.
00:49:58Diamond Dallas is a tremendous success story.
00:50:00You know, this man has come back from being broke.
00:50:03He's become a millionaire.
00:50:05Then he got wiped out.
00:50:08And look where he's doing right now.
00:50:13Eddie over the top.
00:50:14Pick up.
00:50:15Down he goes.
00:50:18Guerrero's giving away, I bet you, about 50 pounds.
00:50:23Oh!
00:50:24Oh, did he hit that post.
00:50:27Now, Diamond Dallas has to take advantage.
00:50:31Dallas waits you no time.
00:50:32One thing about Diamond Dallas, Paige, he knows his craft.
00:50:35The man is very arrogant.
00:50:37The man is actually, in many ways...
00:50:39He's making a mistake here.
00:50:40And what is that?
00:50:41Guerrero missed him and hit the post.
00:50:44Right?
00:50:45Right?
00:50:46Go after the shoulder.
00:50:48Or try to get the one, two, three.
00:50:50That's right.
00:50:52May cost him in this match.
00:50:53We'll wait and see.
00:50:55Gut buster that time.
00:50:57Diamond Dallas.
00:50:58Oh, he feels good about himself, doesn't he?
00:51:00Boy, he'd have got a hammer lock on Eddie Guerrero
00:51:02and rode him into that mat
00:51:03and just pulled back on that arm.
00:51:05Chicken winged him.
00:51:06Oh, you'd hear Mr. Guerrero screaming all the way to Texas.
00:51:08Diamond Dallas will whip him into the right side.
00:51:10He'll pick him up and...
00:51:12Side saunter out of that.
00:51:13Great move by Diamond Dallas.
00:51:14That'll press one, two.
00:51:16Back press, actually, that time.
00:51:20Diamond Dallas knows how to wrestle.
00:51:21He's a very quick man.
00:51:23Yes, he is.
00:51:24And a lot of times, his big mouth, his demeanor
00:51:27takes away from his skill in the ring.
00:51:29Sometimes he'll get me upset about the way he approaches his craft.
00:51:34And sometimes we overlook what he can do in the ring.
00:51:36But there's no denying that Diamond Dallas is one of the top in our sport.
00:51:40And he knows how to stretch the rules, too,
00:51:42as Randy Eller looks up.
00:51:43Not in time.
00:51:45I believe Mr. Page made a dangerous mistake here.
00:51:49And what was that, Brady?
00:51:50When he took off all his jewelry,
00:51:52I think he forgot the earring in his left ear.
00:51:56See if I'm not mistaken.
00:51:57Does he still have an earring in that left ear?
00:51:58He sure does.
00:52:00I noticed it right there.
00:52:01Tell you what I'd do, I'd go right for that earring,
00:52:03and I'd take it off.
00:52:05The hard way.
00:52:07If Guerrero sees it, he'll do it, too.
00:52:09Believe me.
00:52:10We still have two big title matches to go.
00:52:13The belt that is still the WCW World Heavyweight title,
00:52:16but has been spray-painted, graffitied by Hulk Hogan.
00:52:20NWO holds the strap and going after Ric Flair.
00:52:24And that will be nothing less than an explosion
00:52:27right in front of your eyes,
00:52:28live here in the Clash of the Champions.
00:52:30Eddie's mounted to come back now.
00:52:32Eddie slips an elbow in.
00:52:34There he goes.
00:52:35There he goes.
00:52:37Eddie came out of it that time.
00:52:38He's still Dezo.
00:52:39Leg sweep, takedown.
00:52:41Good job, Guerrero.
00:52:43Bought himself some time to get up that time,
00:52:45and goes right to the gut.
00:52:49Side of the head.
00:52:50Again, back and forth they go.
00:52:52Guerrero, Diamond Dallas, and Guerrero!
00:52:55Guerrero's got it tampered, no doubt about that.
00:52:57No question, ducks low.
00:52:58Dallas over the top.
00:53:00Eddie caught him that time.
00:53:02There are so many ways Eddie Guerrero can beat you.
00:53:04He can wear you down.
00:53:05Watch this.
00:53:07Over the top.
00:53:08Somersault from outside in.
00:53:10There's the lateral press.
00:53:12No, Dallas got the left shoulder up.
00:53:15Dallas had a lot of versatility as well.
00:53:18He's up and a jawbreaker.
00:53:19Great counter move.
00:53:21Dallas coming up.
00:53:23Improvising that time and nicely done.
00:53:25Powerbomb!
00:53:27So much for Guerrero.
00:53:28Two and three.
00:53:29No!
00:53:30He didn't get it.
00:53:31Did not get it.
00:53:32I thought he had him.
00:53:33Yeah, there you go again.
00:53:35There I go again.
00:53:36Well, you thought they had him all night at Hog Wild.
00:53:39You were wrong.
00:53:41Well, we almost had him all night.
00:53:42Well, they did.
00:53:43That's what's great about WCW.
00:53:45You never know what's going to happen.
00:53:47As a matter of fact, you never know what's going to happen in the ring
00:53:49or who's going to win or some of the strange occurrences.
00:53:52And with the onset, or from the onset,
00:53:55the NWO has made their presence known here
00:53:58at the Clash of the Champions tonight.
00:54:00Just the fact that we know Hulk Hogan and the-
00:54:02Oh!
00:54:03Frog Splash to the top!
00:54:04One, two, three!
00:54:06He got him!
00:54:07Eddie Guerrero wins the ring!
00:54:11Yes, he does.
00:54:12Eddie Guerrero wins the Battle Bowl ring!
00:54:17He is your winner!
00:54:19In what's going to be considered a major upset,
00:54:21Eddie gets his first title.
00:54:23He's the Battle Bowl champion!
00:54:25And he wants to shake his hand.
00:54:27Yeah.
00:54:28And watch out, Eddie!
00:54:29Diamond Cutter!
00:54:33Diamond Cutter and now Diamond Dallas
00:54:35and the Diamond Cutter choking Guerrero!
00:54:37Oh, he's going to toss the referee!
00:54:39No, don't toss him!
00:54:41Get that ring!
00:54:42Get that ring back in your possession if that's what you want!
00:54:44There's the ring!
00:54:45He's going to Diamond Cut him again!
00:54:48Oh, again!
00:54:49Two Diamond Cutters in the ring.
00:54:52Oh, again!
00:54:54Two Diamond Cutters to the throat of Eddie Guerrero.
00:54:56He's not going anywhere.
00:54:58And Diamond Dallas is beside himself.
00:55:03And Eddie is down and now Chavo Guerrero Jr.'s come out.
00:55:08Chavo Guerrero.
00:55:10That's two against one.
00:55:11Oh, and he shoves Chavo down.
00:55:13He's going to Diamond Cut him!
00:55:14Oh, goodness, from the top!
00:55:18Three Diamond Cutters in a row.
00:55:20One off the top rope.
00:55:21So much for Eddie Guerrero.
00:55:22He's not going anyplace.
00:55:23Well, he's going to win the ring.
00:55:26Diamond Dallas walks away.
00:55:28There you see the referee still down.
00:55:30He steps on the referee going out.
00:55:33I believe he stepped over him.
00:55:35What a low life.
00:55:37He's upset.
00:55:38Chavo Jr. out to help his Uncle Eddie.
00:55:45I tell you, the entire Guerrero family has to be looking on here.
00:55:50Hector, Chavo Sr.
00:55:51Wait, what's this?
00:55:53Hulk Hogan has arrived.
00:55:54We're getting ready to go to a replay here.
00:55:56He's roughing up both of them.
00:55:57Stop the microphone up!
00:55:58How dare you come out here, Mean Gene,
00:56:03and talk about Hollywood Hulk Hogan!
00:56:06Qualify what you just said about me, dude!
00:56:09It's First Amendment rights.
00:56:10It's freedom of speech.
00:56:11After what you've done, the way you've stuck it to fans all over the world,
00:56:15I think I'm entitled to speak my piece without getting manhandled.
00:56:19Well, you know, you've got to understand,
00:56:21those are under normal rules, brother.
00:56:25But here tonight, in Denver, Colorado,
00:56:29the N-W-O rules.
00:56:32So you better watch your step.
00:56:34May not rule for long.
00:56:35You've got Ric Flair later on here at The Clash,
00:56:37and he is ready.
00:56:42You know something?
00:56:43I hear all of Ric Flair's fans out there.
00:56:46And it's due time, brother.
00:56:49I'm going to shut all those chumps up out there, brother.
00:56:53Because Ric Flair, in all his glory,
00:56:58couldn't even lace my boots up.
00:57:01Thirteen times WCW heavyweight champion
00:57:06is an unlucky number, brother.
00:57:09And he'll never be the N-W-O champion.
00:57:12And no matter how hard he works,
00:57:14only one man will be the Babe Ruth of wrestling.
00:57:19Only one man will be the Michael Jordan of basketball.
00:57:23Only one man will be the Hollywood Hulk Hogan of wrestling.
00:57:32Listen to this crowd.
00:57:34Not very often that you have walked into arena jam-packed like this,
00:57:38and the fans haven't been behind Hulk Hogan,
00:57:40they are no longer behind you.
00:57:41You know, it all depends on what you compare it to, brother.
00:57:46There are certain levels of excellence in life.
00:57:49Ric Flair brags about styling and profiling rear jets and limousines.
00:57:56Well, at the N-W-O, me and the Outsiders,
00:57:59that's just standard procedure.
00:58:02And like I said, brother,
00:58:04me and the Outsiders,
00:58:06we've categorized all the wrestlers in the WCW.
00:58:09And starting tonight,
00:58:11when I beat the former dirtiest player in the game at his own game,
00:58:17Ric Flair will be known in the ratings all around the world
00:58:22as the stupid little man that couldn't get the job done,
00:58:27just like you.
00:58:29So you, from now on, stay out of my face.
00:58:32All right.
00:58:34Speaking of depends,
00:58:36if he does that again,
00:58:37I may need some help.
00:58:39Stay tuned.
00:58:40We've got more from Denver here at The Clash.
00:58:42You understand me?
00:58:43I do understand.
00:59:08Back live at The Clash,
00:59:10a couple of program notes
00:59:12before the next match gets underway.
00:59:14We'll be right back.
00:59:38And during the entrance of one of the horsemen, Chris Benoit.
00:59:41As you know, the pro every Saturday morning at 9.05 Eastern time here on TBS.
00:59:46WCW Saturday night, 6.05 Eastern time,
00:59:49one hour this Saturday,
00:59:51joining Dusty Rhodes and me for that one.
00:59:53Also, the main event, 6.05 on Sunday night,
00:59:56but beginning next weekend,
00:59:58beginning on Saturday, August 24th,
01:00:00the main event moves to Saturday mornings.
01:00:03WCW Pro moves to Sunday evening
01:00:05and a new starting time.
01:00:07WCW Pro starting on Sunday, August 25th,
01:00:11begins at 5.05 Eastern time on TBS.
01:00:15So we're going to switch things around.
01:00:17Our main event program will kind of be a kickoff
01:00:20to the entire weekend, including Nitro.
01:00:22The best place to join us is TBS
01:00:26each and every weekend
01:00:28for the greatest wrestling in the world.
01:00:30That is WCW.
01:00:32Tony, did you ever think you'd see Hulk Hogan manhandle
01:00:33mean Gene Olkerlin?
01:00:35Never in my life.
01:00:37I know Gene is as startled as we are.
01:00:39Gene loved this man.
01:00:41Gene looked up to him.
01:00:43Gene bent over backwards for him.
01:00:48Here he is.
01:00:507'4".
01:00:52Over four and a half,
01:00:54four and three quarter pounds.
01:00:56Four hundred and three quarter pounds, that is.
01:01:00He looks a little more than a four pounder.
01:01:01Yes, he does.
01:01:03Upwards of 475 pounds.
01:01:05And he is steering right at Chris Benoit.
01:01:085.05.
01:01:10This is a classic case of two of the factions
01:01:12in WCW.
01:01:14Dungeon of Doom.
01:01:16Horseman going at it.
01:01:20Chris Benoit.
01:01:22A man who has shown us that he fears no man.
01:01:26A man who, as part of the horsemen,
01:01:28has made a profound impact in this world.
01:01:30Many people think he is the single
01:01:32greatest wrestler going today.
01:01:34That's an opinion.
01:01:36And right now,
01:01:38Woolman has the coat.
01:01:40He is stuck in his coat.
01:01:42Woolman's holding the coat.
01:01:44And the giant drop kicks him.
01:01:46His head rocks back.
01:01:48Woolman was trying to pull off his vest.
01:01:50He was caught in it.
01:01:52And now the giant beats him to the heavens.
01:01:54Look at this.
01:01:56To the top of the Rocky Mountains.
01:01:57So much for Chris Benoit.
01:01:59One, two, three.
01:02:03Yeah, but that was a...
01:02:05I'm not making excuses for Benoit.
01:02:07The giant, no one,
01:02:09gets up for the choke slam.
01:02:11We've known that for a long time.
01:02:13But he was caught up in the jacket
01:02:15by Woolman.
01:02:17And then this big man,
01:02:19seven feet four,
01:02:21450-some pounds,
01:02:23drop kicking him in the corner.
01:02:25No place to go.
01:02:27He was over seven feet in the air
01:02:29and planted him.
01:02:31Chris Benoit's hurt.
01:02:33Did she hold him on purpose
01:02:35or was that an accident?
01:02:37A question hopefully we'll have answered
01:02:39a little bit later on.
01:02:41Fans, when we come back,
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01:03:45WCW Clash of the Champions
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01:03:57And WCW Clash of the Champions
01:03:59continues in a Triangle Match
01:04:01for the WCW World Tag Team title.
01:04:04You know, the hallmark of wrestling
01:04:06has always been that
01:04:08World Heavyweight Championship
01:04:10and singles competition.
01:04:12But in WCW, tag teams live.
01:04:14Some of the greatest tag teams
01:04:16in the history of our sport are here.
01:04:18And three of them, Bray,
01:04:20will be in this one unique match.
01:04:24Well, the Steiners are kind of,
01:04:25uh, empty-handed.
01:04:27Because in this kind of a match,
01:04:29you gotta have brains.
01:04:31You gotta use your head.
01:04:33Right away, the Steiners tell me
01:04:35they're in left field
01:04:37when it comes to using their brains.
01:04:39Well, they're tough.
01:04:41There's no doubt about it.
01:04:43But they're the Steiner brothers.
01:04:45Fans having a great time here
01:04:47at the Clash of the Champions.
01:04:49So good to have you with us
01:04:51wherever you are.
01:04:53The Clash comes to you twice a year,
01:04:56and you know, these two men
01:04:58made quite a statement
01:05:00this past Monday
01:05:02in Casper, Wyoming
01:05:04at WCW Monday Nitro
01:05:06on our sister station, TNT.
01:05:08Sting and Lex Luger came out,
01:05:10demanded
01:05:12the Outsiders.
01:05:14Demanded Hart.
01:05:16Demanded Nash.
01:05:18They got them, and it was
01:05:20a high-impact, intense tag team
01:05:22as much as we've ever seen before.
01:05:23Well, nobody likes what Hogan is doing.
01:05:25Nobody likes the way he's pushing people around,
01:05:27dominating this sport.
01:05:29Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
01:05:31I don't care who you are or who you aren't.
01:05:33Nobody, nobody
01:05:35is gonna put up with that
01:05:37for much longer.
01:05:39Of course, as great as these two tag teams are,
01:05:41they are still not the champs.
01:05:43And here come the champs.
01:05:45The tag team champions of the world.
01:05:47Two men who are red hot
01:05:49in our sport right now.
01:05:51Booker T, Stevie Ray,
01:05:53and Harlem Heat.
01:05:55And you know why they're going
01:05:57to win this one?
01:05:59Because of that lady right there.
01:06:01They have the advantage.
01:06:03They have the edge.
01:06:05They have Sherry.
01:06:12Harlem Heat,
01:06:14they are the world tag team champions,
01:06:16and here they come.
01:06:18The unique set of rules
01:06:20in the triangle match.
01:06:21Could lose the world tag team belt
01:06:23and not even be in the ring.
01:06:25By now,
01:06:27if you've been following WCW,
01:06:29this is about since the,
01:06:31since Starrcade in December,
01:06:33about our third or fourth triangle match we had.
01:06:35If Scott Steiner's in the ring
01:06:37and pins Sting, for instance,
01:06:39the Steiner brothers would win
01:06:41the world tag team championship.
01:06:43Very unique rules here.
01:06:45Anyone can tag anyone in,
01:06:47but I would think the strategy,
01:06:49uh-oh, Colonel Parker out as well,
01:06:51as the promoter,
01:06:53and it's very odd to see
01:06:55that Colonel Parker did not walk out
01:06:57with the entourage here.
01:06:59Colonel looks like there's something on his mind.
01:07:01Yeah, he's a very determined man here.
01:07:03He is standing there at the bottom of your screen
01:07:05with Sister Sherry,
01:07:07the obvious love of his life.
01:07:09They've rekindled those flames,
01:07:11so to speak.
01:07:13Anyone can tag anyone in,
01:07:15but I think the obvious strategy
01:07:17would be to stay in the ring.
01:07:19When's the last time you saw
01:07:21someone tag you?
01:07:23I do it all the time,
01:07:25because if I tag someone else,
01:07:27then I could lose my chance
01:07:29of becoming world tag team champions.
01:07:31Here, still to come,
01:07:33Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan.
01:07:35I tell you, we are in the midst
01:07:37of quite a week for world championship wrestling.
01:07:39Six days, within six days,
01:07:41world championship wrestling's
01:07:43production crew, the best in the world,
01:07:45have brought you nine hours
01:07:47of live WCW action.
01:07:49That's nine hours.
01:07:51I tell you, it's been quite a week here,
01:07:53and we certainly appreciate the fans
01:07:55being with us.
01:07:57And I could go on and name the people
01:07:59who are the important part
01:08:01of bringing you our telecast,
01:08:03but there are so many people
01:08:05that I would leave out someone,
01:08:07and I would probably get beat up
01:08:09on my way back to the hotel.
01:08:11And you rightly deserve it.
01:08:13Well, maybe so, but I tell you,
01:08:15it's been great to be a part
01:08:17of WCW production.
01:08:19It's been a heck of a summer.
01:08:21It's been a hell of a race
01:08:23of this NWO attack,
01:08:25because they've attacked
01:08:27our control room,
01:08:29our video truck many, many times.
01:08:31You've seen it on Nitro.
01:08:33But we keep perking right along,
01:08:35bringing you the best wrestling in the world.
01:08:37Well, Hogan has instilled that attitude in him.
01:08:39He can do whatever you want.
01:08:41Just push people around.
01:08:43There's nothing wrong with that
01:08:45if you can back it up.
01:08:47And that's what Hogan's doing.
01:08:49He's pushing people around.
01:08:51Scott Steiner up on top
01:08:53with Booker T.
01:08:55Booker T,
01:08:57he lost his footing.
01:08:59That enables Scott Steiner
01:09:01to get over there and shoot it!
01:09:03Oh, hello!
01:09:05I think that maybe...
01:09:07Oh, and how about that?
01:09:09Lex Luger!
01:09:11Seen an opening there
01:09:13and took advantage of it.
01:09:15Hiram Heath Smythe rolling out of the ring.
01:09:17They've got to regroup.
01:09:19Booker T's wounded.
01:09:21Nick Patrick is assigned this one.
01:09:23And it's a tough job for any official.
01:09:25Any official who is living under the microscope
01:09:27like Nick Patrick has been
01:09:29recently especially.
01:09:31And the exchange.
01:09:33A good look at Nick Patrick.
01:09:35Obvious to me that he pulled
01:09:37Paul out of the way, if you saw.
01:09:39Nitro.
01:09:41And Scott Steiner makes a tag.
01:09:43Now you see, I think this is a mistake.
01:09:45Should have tagged his brother.
01:09:47That's right.
01:09:49If he tags, if he doesn't tag his brother,
01:09:51he's not going to win
01:09:53the 2019 championship for he and Stein.
01:09:55And the Steiner's out in the cold.
01:09:57That's right.
01:09:59Never was.
01:10:01A lot of times emotions run high
01:10:03here in the spur of the moment.
01:10:05And speaking of spur of the moment,
01:10:07at the bottom of that spur is Lex Luger.
01:10:09Stevie Ray has just manhandled him
01:10:11and not many people have done it.
01:10:13Luger showing some quickness.
01:10:15Now it's Luger's turn to do all the manhandling.
01:10:17And Nick Patrick pulls him off.
01:10:20Remember, Luger had not had a chance
01:10:22to ask Luger what he thought
01:10:24happened at Hog Wild.
01:10:28Nick Patrick involved in that.
01:10:30Yes!
01:10:32That's the right thing to do.
01:10:34Exactly.
01:10:36Rick Steiner nailed two men.
01:10:38Bulldog in the top.
01:10:40And Rick Steiner, one, two,
01:10:42and a save by Luger.
01:10:44Luger's got a chance.
01:10:46Luger did the right thing.
01:10:48Now we're having a triangle match.
01:10:50This is what we like to see.
01:10:52You know, when somebody else
01:10:54win in your match, you want to do it yourself
01:10:56so you can become champion of the world.
01:10:58Oh!
01:11:00Right between the eyes.
01:11:02Harlem sidekick win.
01:11:04He turned around
01:11:06and almost knocked the headgear off.
01:11:10Into the corner.
01:11:12A double team by Harlem Heat.
01:11:14We have to step out for a commercial break.
01:11:16We'll be right back.
01:11:18TBS continues live with a clash
01:11:20from Denver after this timeout.
01:11:23You have turned to TBS
01:11:25and to the Clash of the Champions.
01:11:27Tony Schiavone, Bobby the Brain,
01:11:29and the Steiners!
01:11:31Whoa!
01:11:33Sting has tagged himself in.
01:11:35Sting tagged the back
01:11:37of Rick Steiner
01:11:39and tagged himself in.
01:11:41And Steiner's upset about it.
01:11:43And Sting makes the most of it.
01:11:44Sting's allowing it to take place.
01:11:46Yes, he is.
01:11:48Will a man have to tag with your hand?
01:11:50Would you have to tag a man's hand?
01:11:52Apparently not.
01:11:54I mean, you've been a manager for years.
01:11:56You should know.
01:11:58I think you have to tag a man's hand.
01:12:00Reverse trying to hit.
01:12:02Is that a disqualification or not?
01:12:04Over the top rope.
01:12:06It certainly is.
01:12:08Nick Patrick said it was forward motion.
01:12:10It was the momentum that carried him over.
01:12:12It was not intentional.
01:12:14I know this is the result
01:12:16of this new World Order attack.
01:12:18Repeatedly.
01:12:20Down.
01:12:22And that's not the same old Sting
01:12:24you're used to seeing.
01:12:26Exactly.
01:12:28Well, I'm in a save coming in,
01:12:30Stevie Ray.
01:12:32Sting and Lex Luger will meet
01:12:34Ric Flair and Arne Anderson
01:12:36in the main event of Nitro
01:12:38live this coming Monday,
01:12:40two hours, beginning at 8 o'clock
01:12:42Eastern Time.
01:12:44Plus the Macho Man,
01:12:46Randy Savage.
01:12:48If he is 100%,
01:12:50he's scheduled to face the Giant
01:12:52at Nitro.
01:12:54Be sure to join us on TNT
01:12:56for Nitro live every Monday.
01:12:58Two big events
01:13:00that will be.
01:13:02And we understand Wall Street
01:13:04and Hacksaw Jim Duggan
01:13:06will have a return match on Nitro
01:13:08as a result of what happened here
01:13:10tonight as well.
01:13:11So, Nitro will be the place to be.
01:13:12And for the Steiners and Harlem Heat
01:13:14the place to be is Denver.
01:13:16And they are going at it
01:13:18in this unique triangle match.
01:13:20The winner will be the
01:13:22World Tag Team Championship.
01:13:24Champions, that is.
01:13:26Snap their takeover.
01:13:28I'll tell you, if I was Harlem Heat,
01:13:30what I would do is I'd stay in the corner.
01:13:32I'd have Sting in that corner.
01:13:34I'd be tagging off fast tags
01:13:36in and out.
01:13:38I'd be confusing the referee.
01:13:40I'd be trying to lure the Steiners in.
01:13:43Sting came in with a lot of emotion,
01:13:45a lot of determination.
01:13:47Scott Steiner's tagging himself in.
01:13:49A little bit lenient,
01:13:51more lenient now, Nick Patrick,
01:13:53allowing these tags to be made.
01:13:55And I think, really, in a triangle match
01:13:57you need to let things like this happen
01:13:59because it's important to get in here.
01:14:01It's important to wrestle.
01:14:03Sting and Scott Steiner will hook it up.
01:14:05No strangers.
01:14:07Close friends, I know,
01:14:09but no strangers at all.
01:14:10You see the rivalry surrounding the team
01:14:12of Sting and Lex Luger?
01:14:14Ever since Luger arrived here
01:14:16on our first clash of the champions
01:14:18back on Labor Day 1995
01:14:20at the Mall of American Minnesota.
01:14:22But Luger has proved his worth
01:14:24to the world and to Sting.
01:14:26Sting now, the club.
01:14:28And Jimmy, shoulder block over.
01:14:30Over the top.
01:14:32Sting up high.
01:14:34Scott down low.
01:14:36Now, they've got to get him back to the corner.
01:14:38Don't waste your time with the Steiners.
01:14:40Stay in shape.
01:14:42Meanwhile, the world tag team champions
01:14:44can only watch as possibly
01:14:46their world tag team belts go to the wayside.
01:14:48It's Rick Steiner making a save
01:14:50in Lex Luger and Rick Steiner.
01:14:52Nick Patrick between them.
01:14:54And he's right in the middle there.
01:14:56And Patrick is irate.
01:14:58I tell you, Nick Patrick
01:15:00is handling himself quite well here in this match.
01:15:02Well, it's not an easy job
01:15:04when you've got six big guys like this
01:15:06all fighting for the one thing
01:15:08and everybody's pounding on each other.
01:15:10It's a long shot.
01:15:12You've got to get Sting back to their corner.
01:15:14Work him over a little more.
01:15:16And to the midsection.
01:15:18Here's the double hook.
01:15:20Both arms.
01:15:23Powerbomb.
01:15:25One, two, Luger makes a save.
01:15:27And now he and Rick Steiner
01:15:29are going to mix it up again.
01:15:31No, Nick Patrick telling him to get back.
01:15:33We're the Harlem Heat.
01:15:35They're just standing back.
01:15:37You guys want to fight, go ahead and fight.
01:15:38It may not be a good strategy here.
01:15:40And Rick Steiner,
01:15:42the Bart's calling,
01:15:44the Bart calls from the fans here.
01:15:46First of all, Tony,
01:15:48if any of them were smart,
01:15:50they'd want to keep Harlem Heat in the ring.
01:15:52Correct?
01:15:54No, not necessarily.
01:15:56Why not?
01:15:58Harlem Heat doesn't need to be in the ring.
01:16:00To lose the belt.
01:16:02The whip in.
01:16:04Oh!
01:16:06Oh, my goodness!
01:16:09That was a major clothesline.
01:16:11Harlem Heat, though,
01:16:13I can tell you, Brain,
01:16:15they are getting certainly
01:16:17a second and third win here.
01:16:19They are certainly the fresh team.
01:16:21They could step right in,
01:16:23two-winded men here,
01:16:25and easily win it.
01:16:27That's what I mean.
01:16:29A long time to get a lot of rest.
01:16:31And with the altitude here in Denver,
01:16:33they can use the rest.
01:16:35Everyone can use the rest.
01:16:36You know, 36 is very important
01:16:38in a match like this.
01:16:40Pick up,
01:16:42Scott Steiner,
01:16:44and that hurt Luger.
01:16:46Oh, that was very painful
01:16:48on the ribs of Lex Luger that time.
01:16:50You don't want a fresh team in there.
01:16:52You don't want a fresh man in there.
01:16:54Scott being held by Luger.
01:16:56Luger may have him.
01:16:58He's got him in the rack.
01:17:00He's trying to turn him into the rack.
01:17:02That's what he's trying to do,
01:17:04get him across that shoulder.
01:17:06Here come the World Tag Team Champs.
01:17:08Here we go.
01:17:11Some hard side kick again.
01:17:14Almost took Steiner's head off.
01:17:17Meanwhile, a fight on the floor.
01:17:22As Booker T is fighting with Scott Steiner.
01:17:26There you see Sting and Lex.
01:17:29Stevie Ray with Lex.
01:17:31Rick Steiner with Sting.
01:17:33And we've got some company.
01:17:34The Outsiders have arrived.
01:17:39Frankensteiner in the ring.
01:17:41He's got him.
01:17:43One, two.
01:17:45Nick Patrick is looking.
01:17:47He saw the attack from the Outsiders
01:17:49and he's calling for the bell.
01:17:52He's calling outside interference
01:17:55and they weren't even...
01:17:57You can't get disqualified
01:17:59when the guys aren't in the ring
01:18:01and he just calls the Steiners the title.
01:18:03You bet he did.
01:18:09Let's do the ruling on this one.
01:18:11Come on, Nick Patrick.
01:18:13The NWO out and calls them the title.
01:18:16Nick Patrick was making a three count.
01:18:19He saw what we couldn't see.
01:18:21The Outsiders had attacked.
01:18:25And Harlem Heath retains the World Tag Team Championship.
01:18:29As a result, the Steiners have won.
01:18:32The Outsiders are mad.
01:18:34Scottie Steiner bearing anger.
01:18:36He had the Frankensteiner on Booker T.
01:18:38He had him beat.
01:18:41He had him beat.
01:18:43Gene Okerlund is walking up towards the ring
01:18:45and he needs to ask Nick Patrick
01:18:47what in the world happened.
01:18:49We're going to go to replay here
01:18:51and look down the ramp
01:18:53as you can see the Outsiders attacking.
01:18:55Gets him in the Frankensteiner.
01:18:57Drives his head right into that match.
01:18:59He's got the match here.
01:19:00But there's the Outsiders.
01:19:02There's Hall and Nash.
01:19:04Out of nowhere again.
01:19:06Nailing people from behind.
01:19:08I'm surprised they don't have ball bats
01:19:10like they usually carry.
01:19:12The one, the two.
01:19:14Patrick's just about ready to drop that hand
01:19:16for the three count.
01:19:18Notices the Outsiders and calls for the bell.
01:19:20Actually, I think in many ways
01:19:22it may have been the right call.
01:19:24I'm not sure.
01:19:26Maybe we can sort it out.
01:19:28Gene, are you ready?
01:19:30Don't blame him for being hot.
01:19:32What was your call up there?
01:19:34It was a disqualification for outside interference.
01:19:36What do you think it was?
01:19:38Where was the outside interference?
01:19:40Did you not see the Outsiders come down here
01:19:42and attack these guys on the floor?
01:19:44Did they get in the ring?
01:19:46No, they didn't get in the ring,
01:19:48but they interfered in the match.
01:19:50Any rule book that's in print today
01:19:52for wrestling, if you look it up,
01:19:54outside interference is a disqualification.
01:19:56You know, those men never even got into the ring.
01:19:58As a matter of fact, I don't think
01:20:00they ever got into the ring.
01:20:02Which brings me to one point
01:20:04that I want to get across.
01:20:06What makes a referee great
01:20:08is to be able to see two different things
01:20:10happening at one time.
01:20:12And I've just proved to you
01:20:14in the entire wrestling world
01:20:16that I have that ability.
01:20:18I was in the ring.
01:20:20That's an unfortunate break
01:20:22for the Steiner brothers now.
01:20:24Don't get me wrong,
01:20:26but I had to watch all the action.
01:20:28Now, I don't want to have to get
01:20:30into a lot of people
01:20:32are pointing fingers at you right now
01:20:34for what's happened here
01:20:36in the last week and a half.
01:20:38Well, I know there's been a lot
01:20:40of unfortunate incidents take place here
01:20:42in the last week and a half.
01:20:44I am totally innocent.
01:20:46WCW all the way, Gene.
01:20:48I'll respect your judgment.
01:20:50I thank you very much.
01:20:52Oh, by the way,
01:20:54I couldn't help but notice
01:20:56those nice Armani suits
01:20:58and everything you've been getting
01:21:00on us.
01:21:01I'm going to the club.
01:21:03It's time for the main event time
01:21:05for the clash of the champions,
01:21:07the one bout that the entire world
01:21:09has been waiting to see.
01:21:11And it's been a long and storied
01:21:13history for these two men.
01:21:17Not necessarily in years but in
01:21:20matches.
01:21:22Hulk Hogan debuted in WCW
01:21:24in the summer of 1994
01:21:28when he was in the home team
01:21:30He came to bash at the beach in Orlando, Florida.
01:21:36Shaquille O'Neal was at his side.
01:21:38Millions of Hulkamaniacs
01:21:40cheering the fact that Hulk Hogan was turning the sport
01:21:43into grown Ric Flair.
01:21:45Then we fast forward ahead to the same year,
01:21:48right here on TBS,
01:21:50the same month, two years ago,
01:21:53Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
01:21:55Clash of the Champions.
01:21:57Ric Flair used the mysterious Masked Man
01:22:02to help injure Hulk Hogan.
01:22:04Hulk held on to the title,
01:22:06but certainly ought to have been taken out.
01:22:08And now, two years later,
01:22:11the fortunes have been reversed.
01:22:13Flair is no longer the champion.
01:22:15Hulk Hogan is the champion.
01:22:17Flair is being cheered,
01:22:19being encouraged by the entire WCW.
01:22:22Meanwhile, the centerpiece of the NWO
01:22:25makes his way to the ring, Bray.
01:22:30No yellow, no red,
01:22:32nothing but black.
01:22:34Black on his head,
01:22:36black shirt, black tights,
01:22:38and I'll guarantee you,
01:22:40that's exactly his heart is.
01:22:43He's a low-life, there's no doubt about it.
01:22:46I've been saying that for years.
01:22:49How many great champions wore that belt, Shivani?
01:22:52How many great champions wore that belt?
01:22:54What blood, sweat, and tears they had to go through
01:22:57to win that title, to earn the opportunity
01:23:00to become WCW champion of the world,
01:23:03and this guy gets a can of spray paint
01:23:05and tries to change the course of history?
01:23:07Hollywood Hulk Hogan, you make me sick.
01:23:11Keep in mind, fans, this,
01:23:13that Hulk Hogan is here.
01:23:15We know the Outsiders are here.
01:23:18We know two of them are here.
01:23:20We don't know how many Outsiders there are, though.
01:23:23Well, we also know, according to Ray Mysterio Jr.,
01:23:26a few weeks back at the WCW Monday Night Show event
01:23:30at the Disney-MGM Studios,
01:23:32more than just three.
01:23:38Hulk Hogan.
01:23:40Tony, in your travels today,
01:23:42can you answer me this?
01:23:44As you look around in the dressing room area,
01:23:46the people you've talked to,
01:23:48is the fourth member
01:23:52of the Outsiders here?
01:23:54Well, I haven't seen anyone new,
01:23:56if that's what you're asking,
01:23:57but that brings up the question.
01:23:59Is the fourth or even fifth member of the Outsiders
01:24:02someone within?
01:24:04I don't know.
01:24:06And that may be the most logical answer.
01:24:08Randy Anderson...
01:24:09Look at that.
01:24:10...showing Ric Flair that belt.
01:24:12NWO still spray-painted on it.
01:24:16If you missed Hog Wild,
01:24:18Hogan wins the title.
01:24:20Using the belt
01:24:23to nail the Giant,
01:24:25winning the belt.
01:24:26Help from the Outsiders.
01:24:28Spray-painted the belt.
01:24:30Attacked his brother,
01:24:31his good friend, the Booty Man.
01:24:35Did you ever think you'd see Flair,
01:24:37Russell Hogan, in a ring?
01:24:39Or that people were cheering for Flair and Boo and Hogan?
01:24:42I never thought I'd see it.
01:24:43And you're seeing history now.
01:24:45Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan,
01:24:46old enemies, new faces, new battleground.
01:24:50NWO against WCW.
01:24:52And I said and I really think
01:24:54that Flair, even though he's the consummate pro...
01:24:58He's gonna let Hogan know who he's in there with.
01:25:01That's right, Hogan.
01:25:02You're in there with the Nature Boy.
01:25:03That man has walked that aisle.
01:25:05He's held that title 13 times.
01:25:07Oh, sure.
01:25:08You're rich. You're famous.
01:25:10You've done very well in this sport.
01:25:12But you're not gonna push around
01:25:14any member of the Horsemen,
01:25:15especially the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
01:25:17I really think Flair may have some butterflies in this one.
01:25:20So much on the line in this
01:25:22more than just another world title match.
01:25:25But he looks confident, don't he, the Nature Boy?
01:25:27Yeah, he's always looked that way.
01:25:30It's part of his repertoire.
01:25:32One, two.
01:25:34Never show him you can sweat.
01:25:37I'm gonna keep watching my back here.
01:25:41You never know what's gonna happen.
01:25:42You never know here.
01:25:43Harlem Heat holds on to the World Tag Team belt.
01:25:46Thanks to NWO assistance,
01:25:49Flair goes down hard.
01:25:52And Hulk Hogan,
01:25:54the most strutting and profiling of his own.
01:26:03See, Hogan always was arrogant like this.
01:26:05I've known that all my life.
01:26:07Now you people see what I've been talking about.
01:26:09He doesn't care about anybody but himself.
01:26:11He's always been like that.
01:26:15Flair gets a side headlock apply.
01:26:19I'd stay on my feet in this match if I was Flair.
01:26:21I wouldn't want to get on the mat,
01:26:22even if you're on top of Hogan.
01:26:24Because you know the outsiders are in the building.
01:26:26You know something could happen.
01:26:29Hogan puts Flair on the top.
01:26:31This is a tough place for Flair to be.
01:26:33No escape.
01:26:34He blocks and slams him in the face.
01:26:38How about that?
01:26:39How about that?
01:26:45I haven't seen Hogan slapped in the face too many times.
01:26:47I never have, as a matter of fact.
01:26:54Well, I know there's a lot of people
01:26:55that would like to as well.
01:26:57I'm not siding with the humanoid.
01:26:58You people like hate.
01:26:59You and everyone, who you like and who you dislike.
01:27:01Let me just tell you my feelings.
01:27:04Anybody else doing something like this,
01:27:05I'd have to think about.
01:27:08Maybe it's a good idea.
01:27:09Maybe it's worthwhile.
01:27:10But not when Hogan's involved.
01:27:13To the hammerlock goes Hulk Hogan.
01:27:15Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
01:27:16As woman screams along,
01:27:17there's Miss Elizabeth as well.
01:27:19Kicking right in the rib cage.
01:27:22Hogan shoots Flair to the near side.
01:27:24He missed a big clothesline.
01:27:26Flair chops him.
01:27:27Chop him.
01:27:28Chop him again.
01:27:29Rick Flair.
01:27:31With an offensive surge here.
01:27:33Staggering Hogan.
01:27:34Hogan's down.
01:27:37And Hogan's out.
01:27:42Oh, Hollywood Hulk Hogan
01:27:43seems to be a little bit upset, huh?
01:27:50I never thought I would see that scene ever.
01:27:53Hogan dropped back at a fan.
01:27:56Or a fan get up in his face.
01:27:58Flair takes the measure of Hogan.
01:28:00Rick Flair.
01:28:03Remember, he wrote the book
01:28:05on being dirty.
01:28:07Well, they say he's the dirtiest player in the game.
01:28:10But there's the lousiest human being on earth.
01:28:13Hogan had been calling him
01:28:14the stupid little man.
01:28:17He took a chunk out of the head
01:28:19of his close friend,
01:28:20the Macho Man Randy Savage.
01:28:22He attacked the booty man.
01:28:24If you saw Hog Wild,
01:28:26the booty man had come out in the NWO shirt,
01:28:28I guess, ready to jump ship
01:28:30when Hogan attacked him.
01:28:31He has his own agenda.
01:28:33And apparently he's always
01:28:34had his own agenda.
01:28:36Okay, he wants to hook it up here
01:28:38with Rick Flair.
01:28:40Hogan, you want to hook it up
01:28:41with the stupid little man,
01:28:43Rick Flair.
01:28:44I'll tell you something,
01:28:45that stupid little man
01:28:46will get smart real quick.
01:28:47When you keep messing with him,
01:28:49you're going to watch him grow.
01:28:50Grow all over you.
01:28:52Flair biting the hand of Hogan.
01:28:54And chops him again.
01:28:56Rick Flair again.
01:28:58He'll send Hogan to the other corner.
01:29:01And Hogan comes out.
01:29:04And Flair goes back to the corner.
01:29:06To the midsection.
01:29:09Sending Rick Flair upside down.
01:29:12And at the feet of the ladies.
01:29:15That's not a good place to be.
01:29:16Because you know the outsiders are here.
01:29:18You don't want to be waiting on a floor,
01:29:20not knowing who's going to
01:29:21come down the aisle,
01:29:22come from under the ring.
01:29:23You just don't know, Tony.
01:29:25That's a good point.
01:29:27When you're outside,
01:29:28the outsiders are closer.
01:29:31Is that Roseanne Barr?
01:29:32I don't think so.
01:29:33But she doesn't like Hulk Hogan.
01:29:38Raking the eyes and the nose,
01:29:39the face of Rick Flair.
01:29:41To the steel.
01:29:43To the steel.
01:29:44Flair hit hard.
01:29:45Very hard.
01:29:47He may not be able to get back up.
01:29:50Hogan outside with him.
01:29:51You better watch yourself over there.
01:29:53He's going after Elizabeth.
01:29:54He's going after a woman.
01:29:57How does he go after Flair?
01:29:59Hey, the whole thing with the NWO
01:30:02is to go after everyone.
01:30:04They've attacked Eric Bischoff.
01:30:06They've attacked wrestlers
01:30:08in the parking lot.
01:30:09Ball bats.
01:30:10Yes.
01:30:11Who's to say they won't attack referees?
01:30:13They won't attack cameramen?
01:30:14Production personnel?
01:30:16No one is safe.
01:30:18I didn't think I'd ever see Hogan
01:30:19put a hand on Oprah.
01:30:22He's done that.
01:30:24Those are heavy right-handed blows from Hogan.
01:30:28Hogan sends Rick Flair upside down again.
01:30:30But Rick Flair ducked that one.
01:30:32Rick Flair saw it coming.
01:30:34Right between the eyes.
01:30:37And the Nature Boy.
01:30:39He's a master.
01:30:40He set Hogan up.
01:30:42Picks up Hulk Hogan.
01:30:45Suplex.
01:30:47Well, Hogan, what do you think
01:30:48of that stupid little man now, huh, pal?
01:30:51Go get him, Rick.
01:30:52Go get him.
01:30:53Hand in his hand.
01:30:54He's hulking up.
01:30:59Hulk Hogan hulked up and Flair
01:31:01hit him in the jaw.
01:31:03Didn't faze him.
01:31:06He is hulking up.
01:31:09And Flair crashing in.
01:31:11Hogan mounting his legendary comeback.
01:31:14I've seen this millions of times.
01:31:16Watch this.
01:31:17Watch this.
01:31:20But this time, not the fan response
01:31:23as in earlier days.
01:31:26He's got Flair reeling.
01:31:28Sending Flair in the big foot.
01:31:31Hulk Hogan's big foot.
01:31:33The leg drop and Flair moves.
01:31:35Slap that bigger four on him, Rick.
01:31:37He moved away.
01:31:38Break it. Break it.
01:31:39Break the leg.
01:31:40Bigger four.
01:31:42He's got it on.
01:31:45And the center of the ring.
01:31:48He moved for the leg drop.
01:31:50Can Hogan roll over?
01:31:51Can he turn it?
01:31:52Can he reverse it?
01:31:55That's the only thing he can do.
01:31:56He's too far from the ropes.
01:31:58This could be it.
01:32:00It could be a short-lived title reign
01:32:02for Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
01:32:04He's got it turned over though.
01:32:06And Flair turns it back.
01:32:07He turned it back.
01:32:09That quickly.
01:32:10Flair snapped it back the other way.
01:32:13Hogan's gonna give it up.
01:32:14Hogan's gonna give it up.
01:32:15He yanked the referee down.
01:32:17Choking Randy Anderson.
01:32:19Yanked him down.
01:32:21We've got outsiders in the ring.
01:32:23Oh, no. Oh, no.
01:32:25Did Hogan give up?
01:32:28I don't know, Tony.
01:32:29I have no idea.
01:32:31The outsiders.
01:32:33Stomping Flair.
01:32:34Here come the Horsemen.
01:32:36And Sting.
01:32:38Horsemen and Sting.
01:32:40Lex Luger.
01:32:41Side by side.
01:32:43And the outsiders have
01:32:45gone out through the fans.
01:32:47Mondo McMichaels is in the ring.
01:32:49Sting is in the ring.
01:32:50Luger's on the floor.
01:32:51I think Hogan gave up.
01:32:52I think he did, too.
01:32:54Don't forget, Monday night,
01:32:55Sting and Lex will face
01:32:57Arn Anderson and Ric Flair.
01:32:59But now they're in the ring together.
01:33:01Steve McMichael is out as well.
01:33:08The outsiders took off.
01:33:10They went into the seats.
01:33:12They went through a doorway.
01:33:13They went through an opening.
01:33:14I don't know where they are.
01:33:15They may be coming around the other way.
01:33:16You never know.
01:33:17But when they saw the Horsemen.
01:33:19Is it a draw?
01:33:21Is it a DQ?
01:33:22Or is Flair the new champ?
01:33:24Can we get some official word
01:33:25from down at ringside?
01:33:27I think he gave up from the figure four.
01:33:29Look at these two.
01:33:30They're talking to each other.
01:33:31Uh-oh.
01:33:32A little push going on here.
01:33:35Hey, Luger and Sting came in
01:33:36to help you.
01:33:37There's Hogan.
01:33:38Ladies and gentlemen.
01:33:40Your referee disqualifying
01:33:42Hulk Hogan, the winner of the match,
01:33:44as a result of a disqualification
01:33:46and still World Heavyweight Champion.
01:33:48Excuse me.
01:33:50The winner of the match
01:33:51as a result of a disqualification
01:33:53but not World Heavyweight Champion,
01:33:55Nature Boy Ric Flair.
01:33:59And Hulk Hogan retains
01:34:00the World Heavyweight title.
01:34:02I think he gave up.
01:34:03And I think
01:34:05he bought some time
01:34:06by yanking Randy Anderson down.
01:34:08Because the outsiders
01:34:09apparently did not come in
01:34:10quick enough for him.
01:34:12The figure four leg lock
01:34:13was locked on
01:34:14and was reversed
01:34:15back the other way.
01:34:16And Flair should be
01:34:17the new champ right now.
01:34:18Well, that's what Flair did.
01:34:19He reversed it.
01:34:21He made sure Hogan was
01:34:22located in the middle of the ring.
01:34:24And you may be right.
01:34:25You may be right.
01:34:26Maybe he did give up.
01:34:30But, nevertheless,
01:34:33Hulk Hogan is still
01:34:34the heavyweight champion
01:34:35of the world.
01:34:37Fans, this Saturday,
01:34:38we will talk to the horsemen
01:34:40about what transpired.
01:34:42Talk to Ric Flair
01:34:43about that figure four leg lock.
01:34:45There is no doubt about it.
01:34:46Once again,
01:34:47that has been the pattern
01:34:48since, actually,
01:34:49Memorial Day,
01:34:51May 27th.
01:34:52The new world order.
01:34:54More importantly,
01:34:55the outsiders have made their mark
01:34:56here on the world tag team
01:34:57title scene
01:34:58and on the world heavyweight
01:34:59title scene.
01:35:00It's very simple.
01:35:01If they want to fight,
01:35:02stay and fight.
01:35:03Absolutely.
01:35:04Don't come out and nail a guy
01:35:05then take off.
01:35:06You're big men.
01:35:07You got big mouths.
01:35:08Big, tough guys.
01:35:09I saw Hogan retreat.
01:35:10He took off running.
01:35:11They took off running
01:35:12in the other direction.
01:35:13You want to fight?
01:35:14That's what they're here for.
01:35:15Fight!
01:35:16You want to run away?
01:35:17We have seen a show of force
01:35:18with Lex and Sting
01:35:19and the horsemen.
01:35:20And don't forget,
01:35:21on Nitro,
01:35:22Lex and Sting,
01:35:23this Monday live,
01:35:24will face
01:35:25Arne Anderson
01:35:26and the nature boy,
01:35:27Ric Flair.
01:35:28It's been a wild two hours
01:35:29here on TBS.
01:35:30And for Bobby the Brain Heenan,
01:35:31for Meiji and Oakland,
01:35:32and for the world's
01:35:33greatest production crew
01:35:34and live TV,
01:35:35I'm Tony Schiavone.
01:35:36Don't forget to join us
01:35:37for Saturday night,
01:35:386.05 Eastern Time.
01:35:39Are you looking for
01:35:40the outsiders?
01:35:41You never know.
01:35:42On TBS.
01:35:43Have a good night,
01:35:44everybody.
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