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00:00:00Don't go away.
00:00:08Welcome back fans, WCW Monday Nitro is back and it's on the air.
00:00:13Very interesting comments from Rowdy Roddy Piper who mentioned about wanting
00:00:18Hogan being here next week when we're at the Target Center in Minneapolis next
00:00:23Monday for WCW Monday Nitro.
00:00:25And let's call it as we see it, he actually blamed Hollywood Hogan for
00:00:29what happened to Savage here tonight.
00:00:31Well maybe Rowdy Roddy Piper just shed a little insight into that situation.
00:00:36He was backstage, maybe he either saw what happened or maybe someone gave word to Piper.
00:00:42Hogan's the reason for everything that's happened.
00:00:46You know that, I know that, we all know that.
00:00:48Somebody walks five blocks from here and falls and slips on a piece of ice and
00:00:52Hogan dropped it.
00:00:53Hogan's responsible for everything and I put him to blame.
00:00:56It was one of the most shocking and revealing, I guess at first non-revealing
00:01:03things that we've ever seen with Savage going down and Savage being helped out,
00:01:08being taken away by Rescue Squad here prior to us going on the air.
00:01:13And then, well, taking a long time to finally get him into that ambulance.
00:01:20Chavo, Chavo, come here, come here my boy, come here.
00:01:25Now there is something that I need to bring to your attention, okay?
00:01:30Last night, Grandma called me practically crying.
00:01:36You know why?
00:01:38They did not let her into the potluck club last night.
00:01:42I'm serious.
00:01:43They even returned her pot of menudo, which is so great.
00:01:48You know why?
00:01:49Why?
00:01:50Because they told her that they don't admit grandmas who are the grandmothers of
00:01:55grandsons who are losers.
00:01:57That's not all.
00:02:00I just got off the phone with Uncle Mando and he's fuming right now because he got
00:02:06kicked out of the Lowrider Club because his nephew is a loser.
00:02:15Now between, well, you and I know that I'm not gonna gain nothing in my career by
00:02:22defeating the ultimate dragon.
00:02:27But on another hand, you could get a lot of experience tonight by beating him.
00:02:34Wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:02:35Those are minor details about your clothes and all that.
00:02:39If anything, this is gonna give you an opportunity to make mans with Grandma and
00:02:46Mando.
00:02:47So what I want you to do is apologize to Grandma again, okay?
00:02:52And tell Grandma that you're gonna do your best.
00:02:55Do I have to say that?
00:02:57Yes, you have to say it if you're a man of your word.
00:03:00And I apologize to Grandma until you're gonna do your best.
00:03:05I'm sorry, Grandma.
00:03:07I'll do my best.
00:03:09Mama, va a tratar de ser lo mejor.
00:03:14Can you believe, I mean...
00:03:16What great news.
00:03:17He's not ready to wrestle.
00:03:18He's not prepared.
00:03:19What great news.
00:03:20What do you mean great news?
00:03:21Well, if he beats the Ultimo Dragon, then next week, Grandma can bring her
00:03:24pata menudo to dinner.
00:03:26You have to sit in the car and eat it with a spoon.
00:03:28Oh, stop it, Brain.
00:03:29The Ultimo Dragon was supposed, was right here on our rundown here tonight
00:03:33to face Eddie Guerrero.
00:03:34Chavo Jr. has jeans and basically street clothes on.
00:03:38And because of the agreement has to do with Eddie says, he's gonna have to wrestle.
00:03:43So you're trying to imply to the people out there that maybe Eddie pulled out because
00:03:48he doesn't wanna really wrestle this man.
00:03:50He's got tennis shoes on, he's got running shoes on, doesn't he?
00:03:52Well, he'll, he's gotta fight his battles for him.
00:03:55That's right, he's gotta fight the battles for Eddie Guerrero is what he's doing here.
00:03:58Just do it and shut up.
00:03:59Well, he is.
00:04:00Chavo Jr. not expecting to wrestle what will go out against the Ultimo Dragon.
00:04:05It almost seems to me that Eddie is trying to set this young man up for losing matches.
00:04:10Now, of course, certainly Chavo has the ability to beat the Ultimo Dragon here,
00:04:14but to have him come into matches unprepared like that against a former J Crown champion,
00:04:20a former cruiserweight champ of the world.
00:04:23Well, of course, if you listen to Eddie Guerrero, he just claims that he's trying to toughen him up.
00:04:28We certainly don't buy that.
00:04:30That's a great move right there by Chavo Jr.
00:04:32Well, it is very hard when you didn't plan to wrestle an evening.
00:04:35Of course it is.
00:04:36Then you're thrown into a match, especially with a man like the Dragon.
00:04:38You're really not prepared and you're not warm.
00:04:40You're not, you probably didn't do anything in the dressing room, no stretching or anything.
00:04:43So he's at a disadvantage here.
00:04:45On this big night where later on tonight, Sting, the world heavyweight champion,
00:04:49will defend the belt on this program live from Miami against Big Sexy, the giant killer,
00:04:55the self-proclaimed giant killer, Kevin Nash of the NWO.
00:05:00And whoa, what implications it would be should Kevin Nash win the world title here tonight.
00:05:05You heard what Hollywood Hogan said.
00:05:07He feels he will and he feels he'll bring the belt back to Hogan in the NWO.
00:05:12What did that mean?
00:05:14I mean, we have seen the problems, the power struggle within the NWO.
00:05:19Certainly the man who's the world champion would have the most power within the New World Order.
00:05:24That could be Kevin Nash here tonight.
00:05:26Hey, Guerrero's doing very good here.
00:05:29Here's a cover.
00:05:30You're right, he is.
00:05:31One out of one count.
00:05:33Well, he knows enough.
00:05:34He's gotta stay on the man.
00:05:35He's gotta keep him grounded.
00:05:37Compared to Eddie, he is just in the formative years of his great wrestling career.
00:05:42And Chavo Jr. is gonna go a long, long way in this sport.
00:05:45And I really don't think you can measure his success in wins and losses,
00:05:49especially early on in his career.
00:05:51So I think a good showing here tonight would prove to everyone how much of a man he is.
00:05:56Not necessarily winning or losing, Mike.
00:05:58Well, I think he proved to everyone what a man he is by just the fact that he's maintained his word.
00:06:02Come on, man.
00:06:03What he originally agreed to.
00:06:04Here's the quick cover by Chavo.
00:06:06Legs hooked.
00:06:07Gets just a two count.
00:06:09Well, he has to keep his word.
00:06:12Or Grandma Hermanudo will be out in the parking lot again.
00:06:14Plus, would you stop with that, fans?
00:06:16As we inch closer now to Spring Stampede, as you know,
00:06:19Sting is scheduled to defend the world title against the Macho Man Randy Savage.
00:06:24A lot of questions about the condition of Savage now.
00:06:26A lot of questions about what would happen should Kevin Nash win the world title.
00:06:32And that all comes into play as we are a mere 13 days away from the major-
00:06:36He's got him!
00:06:37One, two!
00:06:38Oh!
00:06:39A roll up the other way by the Dragon.
00:06:40Now, forward roll got out of that for Chavo Jr.
00:06:43The Dragon would have had him when he rolled him up there if he'd have hooked his pockets.
00:06:46One!
00:06:49Nice, gut wrench take over that time.
00:06:51Hooked his pockets.
00:06:53There's a new one.
00:06:54Well, he's the one wrestling with pockets.
00:06:55Yes, well, he didn't want to, now did he?
00:06:57Not my fault.
00:06:58What is Guerrero, Eddie Guerrero, doing with that towel over his head?
00:07:02He's actually, he's embarrassed.
00:07:04Is that what he is?
00:07:05I think he's embarrassed because of the tail kicking that his nephew's getting.
00:07:08Well, good.
00:07:09If he's so embarrassed, why doesn't he stay home next time?
00:07:11Well, this hasn't been a tail kicking.
00:07:13It's been a very representative showing by Chavo Guerrero Jr.
00:07:16And I agree with you too, Mike.
00:07:18You know I always do.
00:07:19But I just have to go by what I see and what I think Eddie's trying to relay.
00:07:22But Mike, you're 100% right, as usual.
00:07:25Oh, drop him down.
00:07:29You don't even let him in McDonald's.
00:07:32He knows the secret recipe.
00:07:33Got a two count.
00:07:36Listen, you two gonna argue.
00:07:38He knows where Hoffa's at.
00:07:40Stop it.
00:07:41To the top.
00:07:42Eddie's gonna try that, or Chavo, that tornado DDT.
00:07:46He could've won the match.
00:07:48Shrugged off by the dragon.
00:07:50The Mahistrad Cradle.
00:07:53Chavo quickly to his feet.
00:07:55He sure got out of it.
00:07:56He sure did.
00:07:57Look at Chavo pounding for all he's worth.
00:07:59He has come to fight here, guys.
00:08:01Tries maybe to pick him up.
00:08:03Dragon Sweeper.
00:08:04No way to avoid that.
00:08:05You're not kidding.
00:08:06Good effort, but it's over.
00:08:08Don't make any minuto this week, Grandma.
00:08:11The Ultimo Dragon defeats Chavo Jr.
00:08:14And for a young man, not even expecting to wrestle,
00:08:17I think it was a darn good showing.
00:08:19Excellent.
00:08:20Second year as a pro.
00:08:22You're right, in spite of all those negatives going in,
00:08:24what a great effort by Chavo Jr., even in defeat.
00:08:27Yeah, the only negatives are standing at ringside
00:08:29are now getting in the ring.
00:08:31Oh, watch this.
00:08:32There's one big negative in Eddie Guerrero.
00:08:34Now he's brow beating him.
00:08:36This is just humiliating.
00:08:38He may be drying him with that towel.
00:08:40Is that what you think it is?
00:08:42This is sick.
00:08:45No more minuto.
00:08:47Back with more after this.
00:08:49La, la, la, la, la.
00:08:56Yeah.
00:08:58Yeah, it's right.
00:08:59The Nitro Girls come out once again here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:09:03The nation, the world's number one wrestling program.
00:09:05That gives us a chance to let you know that we're gonna be coming to Indianapolis.
00:09:09Market Square Arena for WCW Monday Nitro on Monday, May 4th.
00:09:12Got a very special starting time for you local fans locally in Indianapolis.
00:09:16Check that starting time.
00:09:17Tickets are available at the Market Square Arena box office in all Ticketmaster locations.
00:09:21And this coming Thursday, Thunder returns to TBS.
00:09:25After a one-week hiatus, we're gonna be back this Thursday for Thunder on TBS.
00:09:29The event will originate from the Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida.
00:09:34Tickets available at the box office in all Ticketmaster locations.
00:09:37And we want to see your Nitro Party on those videotapes.
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00:09:47Tate will not be returned.
00:09:49And we'll give our winners each week a Nitro Party back to plan your very next Nitro Party.
00:09:53And as you know, we'll be at the Leon County Civic Center for Thunder this coming Thursday.
00:09:57And of course, that's the home of Florida State University.
00:10:03All right, fans, we are now gonna take you to Dean Malenko.
00:10:07And let's listen to a part of that interview, a very troubling interview with Gene Oakland and Dean Malenko as it aired in Uncensored last month.
00:10:15Dean Malenko, everybody thought coming into this match here tonight that you were gonna beat Chris Jericho.
00:10:25I talked to people in Las Vegas, Nevada.
00:10:29The oddsmakers even picked you to win tonight.
00:10:35But you didn't.
00:10:38Look at him.
00:10:46Dean Malenko, I've known you since you've been a young man.
00:10:49I knew your great father that preceded you in this tremendous sport before you.
00:10:54Dean Malenko, this is a match that you should have won tonight, and you didn't.
00:10:59Dean Malenko, you are 0 for 4 in WCW Mega Events.
00:11:14I'm gonna go back to Starrcade.
00:11:15I'm gonna call you on the carpet.
00:11:17You didn't win at Starrcade.
00:11:18You didn't win at Sold Out.
00:11:20You didn't win at Super Brawl.
00:11:21And you didn't win here tonight.
00:11:23Now you are a bona fide loser.
00:11:28Holy smokes.
00:11:36Where does Dean Malenko go from here?
00:11:42Home.
00:11:45That was the last time we saw Dean Malenko in the ring.
00:11:49It happened at Uncensored.
00:11:51And you can speculate all you want.
00:11:53I've got an opinion here.
00:11:54Jericho may have forced Malenko into an early retirement brain.
00:11:59Well, you know, I've never seen Malenko with that kind of emotion.
00:12:02You know, he's always cold.
00:12:03He's a stone face.
00:12:04He knows what he's gonna do when he gets in that ring.
00:12:06He's focused.
00:12:07He lost it all there.
00:12:08His insides were shaking.
00:12:09And Oakland just badgered him.
00:12:11Badgered him.
00:12:12Oakland's the man that ran him off.
00:12:14That's what happened there.
00:12:15Yeah, but let's not forget that great matchup.
00:12:17Malenko had a chance to get back in the winning track.
00:12:19He has been a champion over and over again.
00:12:21And it seems like he was just completely destroyed based on what happened in the ring against Jericho.
00:12:25Well, what we've come to expect from the Iceman here in World Championship Wrestling was certainly not what we saw at Uncensored.
00:12:31Who really knows about the future of Dean Malenko at this point?
00:12:34Only he does.
00:12:35Only he does.
00:12:36A forced retirement.
00:12:37Is it over for Dean Malenko?
00:12:38I can only tell you this.
00:12:39We have not heard nor seen from Dean Malenko since what you saw right there at Uncensored.
00:12:44He may be a sack boy at a supermarket.
00:12:46You don't know.
00:12:47Let's go to the ring.
00:12:50Sack boy.
00:12:51He's gotta work.
00:12:52He's gotta eat.
00:12:53You know, as people have those signs, I'll work for food.
00:12:56Don't we all?
00:12:57Yeah, we certainly do.
00:13:00You know, Tony, you talked about Nitro coming to Indianapolis next month.
00:13:05Last Friday, April the 3rd, was Bobby Lehman Day in Indianapolis, Indiana.
00:13:12That's right.
00:13:14What a great honor.
00:13:15Steve Goldsmith honored me.
00:13:16He started my career there and everything.
00:13:18Great wrestling town.
00:13:20A look at our great crowd on hand here at the Miami Arena.
00:13:23And as Barry Darso, one of your type of guys, Brandon, real loud mouth, makes his way to the ring.
00:13:29Me a loud mouth?
00:13:30What do you mean me a loud mouth?
00:13:31No, I didn't say you-
00:13:32I'm not a loud mouth.
00:13:33I didn't say-
00:13:34I don't like a guy that just talks and talks and talks and never says nothing.
00:13:35I didn't-
00:13:36That to me is a loud mouth.
00:13:37But I didn't say that-
00:13:38Bet you did.
00:13:39I did not say that you were loud mouthed.
00:13:42Loud mouthed.
00:13:43Here comes the total packing, Lex Luger.
00:13:48What a nice man.
00:13:49Came up to me this evening and says, say hello to your family and everything for me.
00:13:54Isn't that nice of Lex to do that?
00:13:56Lex said that to you?
00:13:58Yes.
00:13:59To you?
00:14:00To me.
00:14:01Don't you believe me?
00:14:02No, not at all.
00:14:03Do you believe me, Mike?
00:14:04Not at all.
00:14:05See?
00:14:06Millions and millions of households, believe him?
00:14:08No.
00:14:09We've known you too long, Brain.
00:14:12Okay, he nodded.
00:14:14But he meant the same.
00:14:15There you go.
00:14:16Lex Luger and Barry Darkshell, one on one matchup here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:14:21Well, he did not, but he was going to, I can tell.
00:14:23Okay, anything else you'd like to say about this before I get on to this next piece of business here?
00:14:29I'm gonna ignore him from now on.
00:14:30Go ahead, Tony.
00:14:31Okay, like we do you.
00:14:32Our fans, we talked about Thunder coming to Tallahassee.
00:14:35And we got big, big news about Thunder.
00:14:39You ready for this?
00:14:41We understand that the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, will be at Thunder this Thursday.
00:14:46And it's been quite a while since we've seen Ric Flair on one of our programs.
00:14:51And our thoughts have always been with one of the greatest champions ever to don the tights in our sport.
00:14:56And Ric Flair, we understand, is gonna have a statement.
00:15:00He is gonna conduct an interview.
00:15:02We understand that it's gonna be either about a challenge or possibly have it on pretty good authority about his career.
00:15:11What? Whoa.
00:15:12In the sport.
00:15:13Now that'll be coming up this Thursday when Thunder takes the air on TBS, 805 Eastern Time.
00:15:19Ric Flair returns.
00:15:20It'll be live in an interview that you cannot.
00:15:24Wrestling fans who've been following this great career cannot afford to miss.
00:15:27Tony, what do you know?
00:15:28I mean, you're very close with the Nature Boy.
00:15:30I'm very close, and I can tell you this.
00:15:32I have not talked to him in quite a while.
00:15:34And it's only because, as Luger sends Darcio down with a great move,
00:15:38only because, you know, he's been out of touch and we've been very busy here.
00:15:42And I regret I haven't talked to him, but I did not get this from Flair.
00:15:45I got this from pretty good authority.
00:15:47Well, tell us.
00:15:48That this is all I can tell you because it's all I was told that's gonna have to do with a challenge
00:15:52and also about talking about his career.
00:15:55Well, there's been so much speculation about Ric Flair's career on the internet.
00:15:59On wrestling hotlines.
00:16:01Everywhere that you go, people are talking about that.
00:16:04Maybe Flair's gonna set the record straight this Thursday on Thunder.
00:16:08Well, at least we'll know one way or the other.
00:16:10And when that man says he's gonna do an interview,
00:16:12nobody does an interview like Ric Flair.
00:16:14Nobody walks that aisle.
00:16:16It's just as good to hear the man talk as it is to see him wrestle.
00:16:19I don't think there's any question about that.
00:16:21And hopefully, who'd you hear this from, Tony?
00:16:25I'm not telling you because you'll run to the same source.
00:16:27I won't tell anybody.
00:16:28I'll give you my word.
00:16:29I'll give you my word.
00:16:30I'll give you a check.
00:16:31I promise you.
00:16:32I won't say nothing.
00:16:33Okay?
00:16:34Forget about it.
00:16:35We'll go to dinner for now.
00:16:36You can have the big fries.
00:16:37Let's go back to the match here.
00:16:38It's Darso working on the arm here of the total package.
00:16:41Lex Luger.
00:16:42And you know, Darso, that arm hold, that submission hold of his,
00:16:45called barely legal, is the type of hold that can snap an arm,
00:16:48can snap a wrist.
00:16:49And that's exactly what he's doing here,
00:16:51trying to soften up the arm of Luger and a pretty good game plan here.
00:16:54Well, no question about it, Tony, especially as we see him go to work now
00:16:57with the hammerlock and then driving those big right hands into the back of the arm of Luger.
00:17:02He's just totally focusing his attack to set things up for that barely legal submission move.
00:17:07Got a two lateral press and tried to get a win and got a two count that time.
00:17:11He is so intimidating.
00:17:12He's such, he is so loud as Darso.
00:17:15He walks right into a foot by Luger and Luger with a blow to the side of the head,
00:17:20make it three in a row.
00:17:21That one with a jaw, staggering Darso with four, five straight right hands.
00:17:25But Darso just absorbed each and every one of them and came firing right back on Lex Luger.
00:17:30Well, the other thing that that attack on the arm does is it would make that torture rack less effective.
00:17:35Well, you're 100% right about that.
00:17:38But I like that Darso's got a shot here, you know.
00:17:40He's a loud mouth, he's intimidating, he knows how to wrestle, he's a big tough guy.
00:17:44And the thing about Darso is he can take a beating.
00:17:48You can beat on him a long time.
00:17:51His one tough man is Barry Darso and he picks up Luger.
00:17:55At least attempts to, Luger blocks it.
00:17:57Luger gets the weight going the other way again.
00:17:59And a big back body drop sends Darso the other way.
00:18:02Now Luger trying to mount a comeback.
00:18:05He seems shaking that arm of his.
00:18:07He ducked low and Luger with the other arm sends Darso down.
00:18:11Here comes Luger again.
00:18:12He looks healthy to me.
00:18:14Oh, he looks in great shape.
00:18:15There's that patented forearm shot right between the eyes.
00:18:18Let's see if he can get him up.
00:18:20Darso's been working on that arm for quite a long time now.
00:18:23But Luger doesn't seem to be favoring it.
00:18:25He's so strong, he's got him.
00:18:27He picked him up with the other arm.
00:18:28He's ripped him.
00:18:29What a great display of strength by Luger.
00:18:31He picked him up with the other arm.
00:18:34Yeah, he sure did.
00:18:35He picked him up with that right arm, hooked him.
00:18:37But I tell you, the focus, the power point that puts him in the torture rack is not necessarily the arms.
00:18:45It's the legs.
00:18:46It ducks down low.
00:18:48It picks the man up using the legs and that big powerful back.
00:18:52And Lex Luger racks yet another man to a victory here on Nitro, guys.
00:18:56Yeah, but you know it doesn't hurt to have arms like Luger.
00:18:58You don't want arms like Pinzer trying to lift a guy up.
00:19:00Of course, for any reason you don't have arms like Pinzer, here's our Slim Jim replay.
00:19:04Big backdrop.
00:19:05Luger's got him up there in the rack.
00:19:07Yes, that is the total package.
00:19:10Lex Luger, the winner here on Nitro.
00:19:13Snap into a Slim Jim with our Slim Jim replay.
00:19:17Another snap on the back of Lex Luger with the torture rack.
00:19:23Still to come in this program, in hour number three, it will be Sting defending the World Heavyweight title
00:19:29against Kevin Nash of the NWO and hopefully an update on the condition of the Macho Man Randy Savage.
00:19:35Stay with us.
00:19:41Third hour time.
00:19:42Let the explosions begin because in this third hour of WCW Monday Nitro,
00:19:48Scott Steiner of the NWO will be in action.
00:19:51Chris Jericho will defend the Cruiserweight title against a man he knows all too well
00:19:58in Juventus Guerrero.
00:20:00And then the big one, Kevin Nash of the NWO against Sting for the World Heavyweight title.
00:20:07That's all to come tonight on WCW Monday Nitro Live in Miami.
00:20:14All right, before we go to our next Tag Team match, let's take a look at this footage.
00:20:19Gentlemen, if you'll roll the footage, we'll talk about it because it has to do with the British Bulldog.
00:20:24Now, it was two weeks ago that these four men in one of the biggest struggles I have ever seen
00:20:31in a Tag Team match fought completely out of the ring, Mike, today.
00:20:35Bobby Heaney, we've never seen anything like this.
00:20:37Well, it was quite a battle, very memorable to be sure.
00:20:40And then again last week on Nitro.
00:20:42Yeah, last week, the problems continued because Roode had handcuffed Jim Neidhart
00:20:48right to the middle rope, and then here comes the British Bulldog.
00:20:52Well, that's right.
00:20:54You know, they're relatives of Bret the Hitman Hart.
00:20:57They're in-laws.
00:20:58And then look at what happened to the Bulldog for his troubles.
00:21:01You mind your own business, that don't happen.
00:21:04Well, you're not kidding.
00:21:05Well, that all transpired over the past couple of weeks, and because of this big struggle,
00:21:11because they really didn't settle anything on Thunder a few weeks back,
00:21:16we're gonna have it for you one more time.
00:21:19A return Tag Team bout, and we can't wait, Dan.
00:21:22It's gonna be Curt Hennig and Bryan Adams of the NWO.
00:21:26Against the in-laws.
00:21:27Yeah, Bulldog and Neidhart.
00:21:29How would you like Helen Hart as your mother-in-law?
00:21:31Wow.
00:21:32Makes you talk.
00:21:34Kinda wanna send a letter to the Melendez boys.
00:21:37So here we go.
00:21:41Any rude atoms of the New World Order.
00:21:47And we can only wonder.
00:21:49We still have no update on it, but I'm sorry about this.
00:21:52It certainly took you a long time to get Savage into the ambulance, into that rescue squad.
00:21:57Uh-oh.
00:21:58But certainly, NWO.
00:22:04Mike, it's time for you to take your hike.
00:22:09Rick Rude, as you can see, has joined us at our broadcast location here.
00:22:14Top of the day to you fellas.
00:22:16How are you?
00:22:17Good to see you again.
00:22:20Good to see you, Rick.
00:22:21How are you doing tonight, Bobby?
00:22:22Good-looking guy you got there.
00:22:26Rick Rude has joined us.
00:22:27You know, we talked about the fact that Hennigan Adams and the Bulldog and Neidhart had some unfinished business.
00:22:33And I really think, and Rick Rude, I wanna get your opinion on this.
00:22:36We showed the footage from when you handcuffed Neidhart last Monday.
00:22:41And, I mean, this has really become quite a burning issue with you guys and the Hart family, hasn't it?
00:22:47It was a beautiful piece of tape, wasn't it, Tony?
00:22:49Well, it depends on your outlook.
00:22:51Certainly, if you're the Hart family, Bret Hart, you're Neidhart, or you're the British Bulldog.
00:22:56It was not a beautiful piece of footage.
00:22:58But, I guess if you're a member of the NWO, that would be the case.
00:23:02Well, look at the bright side.
00:23:03It could have been a whole lot worse for them.
00:23:05You're right about that.
00:23:06100% right, may I add?
00:23:08What, can I ask you the purpose?
00:23:09I mean, is there a reason?
00:23:11Is it because you wanna show the world that the NWO is in charge?
00:23:15Or is it a personal vendetta that you and Hennig have against this family here?
00:23:19You get in the ring, you have an opponent, Tony.
00:23:21There's only one goal, and that's to kick butt.
00:23:24Okay, and of course, the NWO way is by any means possible, any means necessary.
00:23:31And Hennig and Bryan Adams seem to agree on things as this match gets underway.
00:23:36And you can understand how Bulldog and Neidhart started things,
00:23:39wanting to get things off on the right foot.
00:23:42They have come in offense, and they're keeping now.
00:23:44Hennig and Adams out of the ring, guys.
00:23:46I got a feeling it's gonna change real quick here.
00:23:48I had a powwow with Kurt, and we talked about taking a little more aggressive route
00:23:53with this Hart family.
00:23:55And maybe that's what you have to do, Rick.
00:23:57How much more aggressive can he take it by handcuffing a guy and wailing away on him,
00:24:01triple teaming the man?
00:24:02Just watch and see.
00:24:03Oh, okay.
00:24:05Maybe something up here.
00:24:06Let's see.
00:24:07Back into the corner they go.
00:24:09Hennig with a backhand shot.
00:24:11Neidhart, too.
00:24:12Just looking at him.
00:24:14Didn't face him.
00:24:15Neidhart holds his ground.
00:24:16Sending Hennig at the neutral corner.
00:24:18And he runs over Hennig with a running lariat.
00:24:21There's no doubt about it, this Neidhart's a powerful man.
00:24:24But he isn't gonna have enough to take Kurt out.
00:24:26Not only powerful Rick, Rudy's angry right now, as you can tell the way he's wrestling.
00:24:31Here comes the tag to the British Bulldog.
00:24:34Against the Bulldog and Neidhart, two of the most powerful men in our sport.
00:24:39But also, two of the angriest as well.
00:24:42Was a tag made to Adams that time?
00:24:45I believe so.
00:24:46And Adams will come into the ring.
00:24:48Later on here tonight, fans, Kevin Nash of the New World Order gets his chance of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world against Sting.
00:24:58What a match that ought to be.
00:24:59Well, you're not kidding.
00:25:01And you heard what Hogan said.
00:25:04He's gonna bring it back to Hogan and the NWO.
00:25:06And that remains to be seen.
00:25:07Whoa!
00:25:08Look at this.
00:25:09That's sheer power.
00:25:10You're not kidding, guys.
00:25:11It came out of an attempt at a vertical suplex by Bryan Adams.
00:25:16And the Bulldog goes right to the sternum once again.
00:25:19Incredible strength the Bulldog has, too.
00:25:21It's a shame his brain doesn't match up to his body.
00:25:24Well, I think he may be right about that.
00:25:27Go on, I tell you.
00:25:30Stop it.
00:25:31Into the chest he goes.
00:25:33And here comes Neidhart up on top.
00:25:35And Neidhart runs right over him once again.
00:25:37This time his shoulder from the top rope.
00:25:38Lateral press.
00:25:39And a two count that time.
00:25:41And Bryan Adams kicks out.
00:25:42And Neidhart here contend, which is driving the man down on the mat.
00:25:45In one of our feature bouts.
00:25:48A big return bout here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:25:51I think you guys realize what you've accomplished here.
00:25:54If anything, you've accomplished with upsetting Bret Hart.
00:25:57Probably as much as we've ever seen him in this sport.
00:25:59Just rattling the cage, Shivani.
00:26:01Just rattling the cage.
00:26:02If Hart's brain is not in the match, Bret Hart won't be in the match.
00:26:07Okay.
00:26:08I guess the attempt is to maybe get Bret Hart into this thing.
00:26:12Get him involved.
00:26:13Unfinished business here with Hennig and Hart, or Roode and Hart.
00:26:17Are they NWO and Hart?
00:26:18Two.
00:26:19I'm sure of it.
00:26:20Well, this is good tag team wrestling.
00:26:22They have to keep him in the corner.
00:26:23They have to tag in and out.
00:26:25This is probably the best tag team wrestling you're gonna see.
00:26:28You think so?
00:26:29Into the ropes.
00:26:31To the midsection goes Kurt Hennig.
00:26:35And he sent him down in a great move by Hennig.
00:26:38Kurt needs to take a body part out on this big guy.
00:26:41What would you go for, Rick, if you were Kurt Hennig in there?
00:26:43I'd take a leg out, Bobby.
00:26:45All right, let's see what happens.
00:26:46Right to the rib cage, KJ goes.
00:26:47Here comes Bryan Adams, the big man.
00:26:49Sending now the Anvil in.
00:26:51Anvil put the brakes on on the right side.
00:26:53This isn't good.
00:26:55No, it's not good for the NWO.
00:26:57I need to get a close-up look at this.
00:26:59They seem to be unorganized.
00:27:01But good, but good.
00:27:02They're making great progress.
00:27:03There goes Roode again.
00:27:05Roode leaves our broadcast location.
00:27:07Oh, I thought he'd never leave.
00:27:08Yeah, you can quit lying to him right now.
00:27:09Fans, we gotta take...
00:27:11Got a two count.
00:27:12We gotta take a commercial break, I'm told.
00:27:14All right.
00:27:15We're gonna step out for a commercial break.
00:27:17Tape machines are rolling.
00:27:18Should it end during the break?
00:27:19We'll show you what happened.
00:27:20But if not, back with more of this match live on Nitro.
00:27:22A lot going on here right now.
00:27:27And, Brain, you can laugh all you want, but you certainly were once again just...
00:27:32You're revolting about the way you just side up the Rick Rude.
00:27:36No, no, you understand, Tony.
00:27:37He's a very dangerous man.
00:27:38I don't wanna hear.
00:27:39If you don't make friends with the enemy, they'll hurt you.
00:27:40I don't want the enemy to hear.
00:27:41What was he doing?
00:27:42I couldn't hear.
00:27:43Forget it.
00:27:44Oh, Rude was just being rude.
00:27:45We go back to the match once again, ladies and gentlemen.
00:27:48As the match continues in the clutches of the big Power Man, Bryan Adams is an equally powerful man in the British Bulldog.
00:27:57And here's how a Power Man gets out of a bear hug.
00:27:59He just pounds his way out.
00:28:01But a headbutt stop that.
00:28:02Look at this.
00:28:03Look at this with Bryan Adams.
00:28:05Two.
00:28:06Three.
00:28:07Pressing him above his head.
00:28:08That's no small man.
00:28:09That's incredible.
00:28:10An incredible show of strength.
00:28:13An incredible show of strength.
00:28:15Here's one.
00:28:16Two.
00:28:17Got a two count.
00:28:18Well, he got his workout in.
00:28:19That's always good to do.
00:28:22And now here comes Kurt Hennig.
00:28:25Remember, Rude has left our broadcast location.
00:28:28And that usually means a spinning toehold.
00:28:30Look at this, guys.
00:28:31It's been a long time since we've seen this move.
00:28:33But Hennig pulls out the spinning toehold, working on the legs of the British Bulldog, which is exactly what Rude talked about doing.
00:28:40Right.
00:28:41Working on the legs.
00:28:42But Rude, when he goes to ringside, that always means something could be up here to cover one, two.
00:28:46Got a two count.
00:28:47And that was all.
00:28:49Well, we inch closer to Kevin Nash and Sting for the world title.
00:28:53And you just have to wonder.
00:28:56Now, let me tell you something.
00:28:57What happens if Nash defeats Sting and walks back into that NWO dressing with the belt?
00:29:02You think Hogan's gonna meet him with open arms?
00:29:04You think they're gonna roll out the red carpet?
00:29:06He very, I'd love to be a fly on the wall next to what's going on.
00:29:09Hogan's gonna meet him with an open hand, expecting him to turn over that world's championship belt.
00:29:14And as he slaps the hand and says, I got it, brother, and walks right by him.
00:29:17What's Hollywood gonna do then?
00:29:19Well, you know, that all sounds intriguing.
00:29:21But let's remember, he's gotta defeat Sting.
00:29:23That's right.
00:29:24To be able to go back there.
00:29:25And that is one fact that not many people have been able to do.
00:29:29But I also wanna bring up this fact.
00:29:31And not many people said anything about it.
00:29:33I don't know if people even noticed it.
00:29:35But I noticed offhand when Hogan came out with all these NWO member, ooh, behind him.
00:29:41And a good move by the British Bulldog.
00:29:43Did you notice?
00:29:44I didn't think I saw Kevin Nash standing there.
00:29:46Did you?
00:29:47No, he wasn't part of the group that came out earlier tonight.
00:29:49Friction?
00:29:50Power struggle?
00:29:51Well, he's got a championship matchup.
00:29:52Yeah, he's probably just preparing.
00:29:54Well, plotting.
00:29:56Scheming.
00:29:57Scheming.
00:29:58Yeah, I tell you this, and I really feel this.
00:30:01I feel the problems within the NWO right now.
00:30:04If I can use an old cliche, we use tons of them on this program.
00:30:07But we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg in the NWO problems.
00:30:11No, he was on a couple matches ago.
00:30:14Oh, that's Goldberg.
00:30:16Oh.
00:30:17Stop it.
00:30:18I'm working with a lame brain.
00:30:20No, Tanae's good.
00:30:21He's really getting good.
00:30:22Into the, out to the corner now.
00:30:24And you see now the Jimmy Apple Neidhart with power punches to the midsection.
00:30:29Turns right around to get Hennig.
00:30:31And now he's biting the man on the forehead.
00:30:36What's Rude doing?
00:30:37He's up.
00:30:38Kneeing and Neidhart in the back.
00:30:39You see that?
00:30:40Up for a purpose.
00:30:41Oh.
00:30:44The Hennig plex.
00:30:45One, two, three.
00:30:48Hennig and Adams win.
00:30:50What a victory.
00:30:51Good team of Bryan Adams.
00:30:54And they're going for Rude.
00:30:57The Bulldog went for Rick Rude.
00:30:59And that was a critical mistake.
00:31:01Because his partner had been beaten, was down.
00:31:04It brings Rude in.
00:31:06And Rick Rude is going after Jim Neidhart.
00:31:09And Bret, the Hitman Hart, has arrived.
00:31:12And they're standing here in Miami.
00:31:14The Hitman, once again, has headed up.
00:31:21For the third consecutive week, he has seen his family members pounded.
00:31:26He has seen his family members on the brink of injury.
00:31:31And he sends all three members of the NWO running outside of the ring.
00:31:37Just another prime example of what he promised.
00:31:40He said he was gonna take the New World Order apart brick by brick.
00:31:44The Hitman Hart looks over the British Bulldog.
00:31:49He looks over Jim Neidhart.
00:31:51As the NWO goes away, Bret Hart has the microphone fans.
00:31:55There's gonna be a freaking bone here.
00:31:58Let me make something clear one last time.
00:32:03This stuff is over.
00:32:06It's not gonna happen anymore.
00:32:08Rick Rude, Curt Hennig, Bryan Adams, get it straight.
00:32:13Because there's a new sheriff in town.
00:32:16And the days of ganging up on guys are over.
00:32:20So Bret Hart has sent a crystal clear message to Rude, to Hennig, to Adams.
00:32:35And I would dare say each and every member of the NWO.
00:32:39The days of ganging up are over.
00:32:41Back with Jericho defending the Cruiserweight belt next.
00:32:44I am James.
00:32:45Oh, I am James.
00:32:46Boy, to say tonight's been a wild night.
00:32:51It's putting it mildly.
00:32:52It's not over yet.
00:32:53It's not over yet.
00:32:54Let me get all this in for our great fans.
00:32:57One week from this Thursday, Thunder comes to Fargo, North Dakota at the Fargo Dome.
00:33:03Tickets available at the Box Office, Sunmark, Discontent, Dayton, the NDSU, Memorial Union, and all Ticketmaster locations.
00:33:09We're gonna have a Thunder on a Wednesday night on Wednesday, April 22nd.
00:33:14Thunder will be on a Wednesday night that week.
00:33:16And it will originate by the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina.
00:33:20Tickets for the Coliseum, Box Office, and all capital ticket outlets.
00:33:25Also, on sale this Friday, April 10th, we're gonna be at UMass for a big event on Saturday, May 16th.
00:33:32In Amherst, Massachusetts.
00:33:34At the campus of UMass, tickets go on sale at the Mullins Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations.
00:33:40When WCW comes to the Mullins Center, University of Massachusetts.
00:33:44The tickets go on sale this Friday morning, April 10th.
00:33:47And Brina, I already talked about, you're gonna be in Kansas City.
00:33:54That's right.
00:33:55This coming Saturday morning when tickets go on sale for the night show.
00:33:57You know what?
00:33:58Hey, I'm talking here.
00:33:59I would like to dedicate this episode of Monday Night Jericho to Dean Malenko.
00:34:09And Dean, on behalf of all my Jericho-holics across the entire globe who follow my every step, my every word,
00:34:18I'd like to say, please come back, Dean.
00:34:22Come on, little trooper.
00:34:24I know you can do it.
00:34:25You're the second greatest wrestler in the world today.
00:34:29Behind myself, of course.
00:34:31And Prince Nakamaki, you have the audacity to sign a match against me at Spring Stampede.
00:34:41What have you ever done to deserve a title shot?
00:34:44You don't even own a pair of wrestling boots.
00:34:47Two wins in a row does not constitute championship material, baby.
00:34:53And as far as Quasi Juice goes, I've beat him so many times.
00:34:57Tonight, I'm gonna put the Lion Tamer on him, crank it on like never, ever before.
00:35:04He's gonna submit quicker than always.
00:35:06And then I'm gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and I'm gonna take it higher.
00:35:12Thank you very much.
00:35:14What a show of confidence.
00:35:18Is that what you'd call that?
00:35:20Let me finish what I was gonna say.
00:35:22Bobby the Brain, as we mentioned earlier, and the Nitro Girls,
00:35:25will be in Kansas City when tickets go on sale this Saturday.
00:35:28Whoa, the Nitro Girls are gonna be in Kansas City with me?
00:35:30Yes.
00:35:31The event is Monday, May 11th for WCW Monday Nitro, the Kemper Arena.
00:35:35Listen to this.
00:35:36Bobby Heaney and the Nitro Girls will be in the Hen House Market.
00:35:40The Weasel will be in the Hen House, right?
00:35:42Wait a minute.
00:35:43My Hen House.
00:35:44That's what it says.
00:35:45That's good.
00:35:46It's a good gig.
00:35:47You're not kidding.
00:35:48You're gonna be there in the morning, and then...
00:35:50Well, but only an egg.
00:35:52Then you're gonna be at the one on Parallel in Kansas City from 2 to 4.
00:35:57So we look forward to being in Kansas City for Nitro.
00:36:00And I tell you, we've talked a lot about what has happened to Dean Malenko.
00:36:03Let's not forget what's happened at the hands of Jericho to Juventud Guerrera.
00:36:09The Mask.
00:36:10Come on, please.
00:36:11No longer on the face of Juventud.
00:36:12Juventud, though, because of this, has really, really picked up the intensity.
00:36:17And I think he's become a better wrestler, guys.
00:36:19Certainly it's time for payback for Juventud Guerrera.
00:36:22You're right, too.
00:36:23Not only that, Mike, I think he's a lot better without his mask.
00:36:25He seems to be sharper.
00:36:27He seems not to...
00:36:28He can see better.
00:36:29Almost treated as a new beginning for him as far as his career goes.
00:36:32Yeah.
00:36:33And remember that motto.
00:36:34Never surrender.
00:36:36Yeah, he's one of many young men who use that in this sport.
00:36:39But Juventud just exemplifies it.
00:36:41And I think that there's a point to be taken here that we talked about.
00:36:44And here's a cover.
00:36:45One, two, and you brought it up, brain.
00:36:47And, of course, we've touched on it here.
00:36:49And that is that he has taken a negative.
00:36:52He has taken something bad that's happened in his life.
00:36:55He's turned it into a positive.
00:36:57He's drawn from that, and thus he's become better.
00:37:00And that is really a great story and a great motto
00:37:04and something that young men, young athletes in any walk of life
00:37:08can take with them.
00:37:09Take a negative, turn it towards you,
00:37:11because until bad things happen to you,
00:37:13a lot of times you can't grow.
00:37:15And Juventud has grown.
00:37:17And how about the audacity of Jericho
00:37:19to dedicate this match to Dean Malenko,
00:37:22a man who he claims he stole both his dignity and his honor,
00:37:26adding to his long list of trophies.
00:37:28But don't forget he mentioned his name on the hottest television show
00:37:31in the world.
00:37:32And Winkle should send him 50 bucks or something for that, you know.
00:37:35I tell you what that is.
00:37:3650,000.
00:37:37Use the right term, brain.
00:37:38That is just deep air from the big windbag is all of this
00:37:41from Chris Jericho.
00:37:43And he knows how to pronounce Iakea.
00:37:46We all do.
00:37:47He's a former television champ.
00:37:49And he'll get his title shot coming up at Spring Stampede.
00:37:52Of course, it could be against Juventud Guerrero right here.
00:37:55Well, Prince Iakea has certainly been on a roll.
00:37:57Quite a winning streak lately.
00:37:59Whoa, what a clothesline by Jericho.
00:38:01Just leveled Juventud.
00:38:03Oh, there's the ultimate nonchalant covers.
00:38:06Knowing full well he will not be able to defeat Juventud
00:38:10with a cover like that.
00:38:11Just a little show up.
00:38:13Trying to show up the young man from Mexico.
00:38:15And Juventud in trouble as Jericho goes back to the attack once again.
00:38:19Juventud's been in a lot of trouble.
00:38:21Here's a pickup.
00:38:23You know, the arrogance that is presented by Jericho,
00:38:28I think a lot of times overshadows his ability in the ring
00:38:32because he's a great wrestler.
00:38:34But a lot of times because of what he says
00:38:36and how he acts in the ring and how he presents himself,
00:38:39I think a lot of times, at least from our vantage point,
00:38:42takes away from the great ability.
00:38:44Chris Jericho, from the first time he stepped foot into a WCW ring,
00:38:48made an impact.
00:38:49And he continued to grow and continue to become on his way to a championship.
00:38:53But it's been his attitude that has really taken away from his ability, I believe.
00:38:58Is the cover one, two.
00:39:00Tony, I disagree with you because I think his attitude has made him a champion.
00:39:05Before, he had long blonde hair, he went into the crowd, let the people hug him,
00:39:09waved, signed autographs, didn't own one bit of gold, except with his teeth.
00:39:14Now he's got gold, now he's got an attitude, now he's a champion.
00:39:17So you're saying that you gotta be that way to win a title?
00:39:20No, but if it works for him, he's got it.
00:39:22Almost a new champion.
00:39:24But if it works for him, he should do it.
00:39:26I don't think there's any correlation there.
00:39:29I think that Chris Jericho that won the title was the athlete, not the attitude.
00:39:34Here's a cover, one, two.
00:39:36They got a two count.
00:39:38All those years the Oakland Raiders were so tough, it's because they had attitude.
00:39:44Attitude, get it? Attitude, is it?
00:39:47Remember their motto?
00:39:48Just win, baby, at any and all costs.
00:39:52That's what we've seen from Jericho.
00:39:54Well, that's what we see here from the NWO, from WCW.
00:39:57It's the 90s, things happen.
00:40:00You're not kidding, they do.
00:40:01Back to the- The dog eat cat world.
00:40:03Dog eat cat, very good brain.
00:40:04Slap, and still to come in this program, fans, we are on the edge of our seat here.
00:40:10How about Kevin Nash and Sting in the world title?
00:40:12What agility.
00:40:14And he nips up to his feet.
00:40:15How about that?
00:40:16Up again he goes.
00:40:17Head scissor takeover.
00:40:18One, two, and we-
00:40:20Yes.
00:40:21He almost-
00:40:22You know something, I've been in that ring, and I know just a couple moves like that by
00:40:26Hooventut will take all the starts of another opponent or anybody there in the ring with sales.
00:40:31He could really intimidate Jericho, or he could win this match real easy.
00:40:36Ducking low, he ducked that clothesline, and Jericho sends him in, picks him up.
00:40:41Hooventut from the front DDT.
00:40:43Great move.
00:40:44Incredible, he may have it here.
00:40:45One, two, and a hint.
00:40:47Yes, he got him.
00:40:48Look at Nick Patrick showing us-
00:40:49No, no, no.
00:40:50Only two.
00:40:51Showing us it was an inch away.
00:40:52Two and nine tenths.
00:40:53And the fans think it should have been over.
00:40:55Well, like he said before, everybody's cadence is different.
00:41:02Pick up by Hooventut.
00:41:04Hoovie driver.
00:41:05You're not kidding, it was.
00:41:07That's the prelude to the 450.
00:41:09The last thing I want is a Hoovie driver.
00:41:11Well, and that's the last thing Jericho wanted.
00:41:15And here's another thing Jericho does not want.
00:41:18Oh.
00:41:21Well, Hoovie won't be driving tonight.
00:41:22He'll be taking the bus home.
00:41:25He's wounded.
00:41:26He can beat on.
00:41:27Jericho up at the right moment, but Hooventut shrugged him off, but he's in no position for the 450 here, guys.
00:41:34Trying a flying crossbody.
00:41:35Jericho picks him up.
00:41:36Hooventut spins over.
00:41:37Hooventut.
00:41:38Uh-oh.
00:41:39Lion Tamer.
00:41:40Lion Tamer.
00:41:41It's incredible that Hooventut is in the Lion Tamer.
00:41:44Off of that move.
00:41:45What a counter move it was.
00:41:46Remember Hoovie never surrender.
00:41:47He's surrendering.
00:41:48No, he tapped, but he says no, he's waving it off.
00:41:51You can't say I quit and say I didn't.
00:41:53He didn't.
00:41:54No, no, he says I don't quit.
00:41:55He did not quit.
00:41:56Prince Ayakeya at ringside.
00:41:58He's throwing in the towel.
00:42:00He saved Hooventut from having a broken back.
00:42:02Yeah, but Hooventut never gave up.
00:42:04Probably a smart move on the part of the Prince allowing Hooventut to wrestle another day.
00:42:11And here comes the Prince.
00:42:12Well, maybe so, but now we've got fisticuffs with Jericho and Ayakeya.
00:42:18Chris Jericho takes the low road all the way out of the ring.
00:42:26It's very obvious to me that Hooventut was in the clutches.
00:42:34He was hurting, would not give up, but Jericho would not have gotten off of that lion tamer.
00:42:40You know it as well as I do.
00:42:42Fans still to come, Sting and Kevin Nash for the world title live on Nitro.
00:42:47There's your champion.
00:42:48Yeah, right.
00:42:55We welcome you back to Miami as the crowd awaits Sting and Kevin Nash for the world title here tonight.
00:43:02But before we go any further, we're going to take you back, guys, with me, and millions of households around the world.
00:43:07Take a look at what went down right before we went on the air.
00:43:12Earlier tonight, our cameras saw this apparent of Dodge Viper speeding away.
00:43:17Savage.
00:43:18This is NWO business.
00:43:19This is NWO business.
00:43:20Back off, man.
00:43:21Laying in the concrete at the parking lot right out back of the Miami arena.
00:43:25Now, Vincent was out there, and the Disciple was out there.
00:43:30And we want to listen to what happened here.
00:43:31Listen here.
00:43:32What happened to him?
00:43:34Not so macho now, is he?
00:43:41Grabbing Elizabeth and saying he's not so macho now.
00:43:45Now, this happened earlier, and of course, then the rescue squad came to the scene moments later.
00:43:52I don't know what the Disciple and Vincent were talking about, but Savage was not in the arena tonight.
00:43:59He was taken to the hospital, and they had to immobilize the neck and the back, put him on the stretcher.
00:44:05And then here it comes a few minutes later here in downtown Miami, the medical response unit.
00:44:13We have not had an update on his condition as of yet.
00:44:16We don't know the status of Randy Savage.
00:44:18Is he conscious?
00:44:19We don't know the status of Randy Savage, is what we just said.
00:44:23And the fact is, is that we will have to, hopefully, within the remaining time in this program, keep you abreast on his condition.
00:44:34If we do not have anything before the program ends, at 11 o'clock Eastern Time Night, which is about 30 minutes from now,
00:44:41they will have to relay that to you on Sunday on Thursday from Tallahassee if possible.
00:44:47But the fact is that Piper came out later and literally blamed Hollywood Hogan for what happened to Savage.
00:44:54Well, the one thing that I keep hearing when we take a look at that replay is this is NWO business.
00:45:00Almost as if the New World Order was taking credit for that, and I guess maybe we can draw that one conclusion.
00:45:06Well, he didn't slip going to his car, we know that.
00:45:11Unfortunately, the only thing we got on video tape was the car speeding away.
00:45:16And Savage laying there.
00:45:18What happened?
00:45:19We really cannot say anything more.
00:45:22I mean, it would be inappropriate, even though when it's NWO business, as, as Vincent said, it's usually dirty business.
00:45:29But it would be inappropriate for us to even speculate.
00:45:32Nevertheless, the fact is, Savage has been hurt.
00:45:37Savage, in a mere 15 days, will vie for the world title against Sting.
00:45:42What is wrong for the world?
00:45:43Well, before he gets the Spring Stampede, Sting, that is, must face Kevin Nash here tonight, live from Miami.
00:45:52And if Kevin Nash were to defeat Sting, you talk about that balance of power shifting back to the New World Order.
00:46:00It could happen tonight in this broadcast with the world's title at stake.
00:46:04On the way to the ring, Mr. Boy.
00:46:06They used to call him Scott Steiner.
00:46:09Now he wants to be called, as you saw, Big Papa Pump.
00:46:13Scott Steiner will face Sick Boy of Raven's Flack in the next matchup here on WCW Monday Nitro Live.
00:46:21What was the significance of that trophy that Vincent was bringing to the ring?
00:46:26I did notice there was- You don't need a warm-up.
00:46:28I don't need a warm-up.
00:46:29I don't need a warm-up.
00:46:30Put it in the face, huh?
00:46:31You're right.
00:46:32That's a warm-up.
00:46:33I got this.
00:46:34You're gonna hold it.
00:46:35Notice, and I did notice that they were bringing that trophy in.
00:46:37It looked like a bodybuilder or some sort of a muscle man on the top of that cup.
00:46:42I don't know if he's won any trophies or what for his physique.
00:46:47Certainly some of the most famous arms in our sport, obviously, Scott Steiner.
00:46:54And look at this.
00:46:55He's trying to ride down Sick Boy, using the rope as a choking device.
00:47:00And now threatening the referee.
00:47:01Boy, he is all NWO now, isn't he?
00:47:04I don't think there's any doubt about him.
00:47:06Look at him as action.
00:47:07He's always been that way.
00:47:08He's always been aggressive like this.
00:47:10But not to this point.
00:47:12I don't think it hurts him.
00:47:14I don't think it hurts the Steiner family, but who cares?
00:47:17Well, you think, much like we saw with Chris Jericho,
00:47:19a bad attitude leads to success.
00:47:22And that's the Heenan way.
00:47:23I didn't say it was my way, but he's successful.
00:47:26He has a bad attitude, so it works for him.
00:47:28Before this bad attitude, he was one of the greatest tag team wrestlers ever.
00:47:32Right, but he had a bad attitude then, Tony.
00:47:35Factor in the New World Order, their strength in numbers,
00:47:39the backup that he only knows that he has from the New World,
00:47:42makes Scott Steiner even more dangerous.
00:47:47Pulling back.
00:47:48Sick boy.
00:47:49Nowhere to go.
00:47:50Absolutely all tied up here.
00:47:52Steiner.
00:47:53He looked great.
00:47:54Steiner does look great.
00:47:55He can pose like that when a man is all tied up.
00:47:57It's been all big pop-a-pump here.
00:48:01Into the ropes.
00:48:02Oh, boy, I tell you.
00:48:04Big pop, I dropped him.
00:48:05Ah!
00:48:07And then a great elbow, and now...
00:48:09This is too easy.
00:48:10I'll beat your butt if you're getting a ring, Jack.
00:48:12You ain't got nothing, punk.
00:48:14Wow.
00:48:15Drawing with the fans as well.
00:48:18Hey, he's threatened announcers.
00:48:19He came right up here not too long ago and threatened all of us.
00:48:22You know, he's like that.
00:48:24He's a very unstable person, as Scott Steiner always has been.
00:48:28A hothead, gets angry.
00:48:31I mean, the referee, Billy Silverman, has a very tough job here knowing what type of guy he's dealing with.
00:48:37But here comes Sick Boy trying to mouth some sort of a comeback.
00:48:41Steiner's got so much experience, though.
00:48:43Yeah, you're right, Brian.
00:48:44And he's so strong.
00:48:45He's got that amateur wrestling background.
00:48:47Seven, I don't know how many times they've, 70, 80, how many times have they held tag team championships?
00:48:52I mean.
00:48:53Tag team championships in WCW, tag team championships in Japan.
00:48:58All over the world.
00:48:59Countless number of occasions.
00:49:00Sick Boy lost his footing on the top rope but still was able to just kick Steiner down.
00:49:06But a belly-to-belly from Big Papa Pump.
00:49:08And now Scott Steiner said it's over.
00:49:11He's gonna relax now.
00:49:12Steiner recliner, maybe.
00:49:14Yes, put your feet up.
00:49:15Put your feet up.
00:49:18Immediately, Sick Boy taps out, referee calls to the bell.
00:49:21Yeah, when the back of your head's touching your shoulder blades, it's good to give up.
00:49:26And Vincent puts down the hardware in front of Big Papa Pump.
00:49:31Sure would like to know the story behind that trophy, what it's all about.
00:49:35Knowing the NWO, it's just contracted.
00:49:38It's just a lie.
00:49:39But nevertheless, we'd like to find out about it.
00:49:41How are you gonna get me right there, baby?
00:49:44That's awesome, guys.
00:49:45Look at the size of that arm.
00:49:46Looks like he's got a grapefruit in there.
00:49:48Grapefruit.
00:49:49Grapefruit is hiding something, I think.
00:49:51Like a cantaloupe.
00:49:52A watermelon.
00:49:53Coming back with Kevin Nash, staying next from Miami Live!
00:49:57What do you got, grapes?
00:49:58This portion of WCW Mundane Nitro is brought to you by Winter Fresh Gum from Ridley.
00:50:06For icy cool breath at last.
00:50:08Ladies and gentlemen, this is the WCW Mundane Nitro Main Event.
00:50:25The ongoing battle for power and glory continues between the NWO and the WCW.
00:50:34Tonight, this will be for the Heavyweight Championship of the World.
00:50:42South Florida, are you ready?
00:50:49South Florida, are you ready?
00:50:59For the thousands in attendance and the millions watching around the world.
00:51:09Ladies and gentlemen, let's get ready to rumble!
00:51:19One of the bigger world title matches, not only in the history of Nitro,
00:51:24but in live TV, professional wrestling.
00:51:28Big Sexy could walk out.
00:51:31He could be the champion killer too.
00:51:34Coming to the ring at this time.
00:51:36In the company of his NWO cohort, Conan, representing the NWO.
00:51:44He's wearing black, thin with white.
00:51:49He weighs 317 pounds from Huntsley Inlet, Florida.
00:51:56He is one of the founding fathers of the New World Order.
00:52:01He is one half of the tag team champions of the world, the Outsiders.
00:52:08He is considered by many to be the most dominant big man in professional wrestling today.
00:52:14Ladies and gentlemen, the challenger, Kevin Dan!
00:52:23Well, when Michael Buffer said white and black, I wanna draw attention if we could.
00:52:29Not that I'm trying to cause any more problems than the NWO needs,
00:52:32but that's a Macho Man Randy Savage Macho Madness shirt he's got on.
00:52:38And Kevin Nash could walk out of this match tag team champion one half and world champion.
00:52:43I don't think anybody else has ever done that here at WCW to my knowledge.
00:52:46Yeah, look at the shirt guy.
00:52:47Look at the shirt.
00:52:48He's got something he wants to say.
00:52:49You know, Hollywood Hogan came out here and as usual ran his mouth for 45 minutes.
00:53:13He gave his view, Hollywood's view of the NWO.
00:53:17Well, ladies and gentlemen, Big Sexy's got a completely different view.
00:53:23Boy, this is gonna be interesting.
00:53:28Now, I know for a fact, a good fact, that that red and yellow Viper was somebody's certain colors
00:53:42a few years back.
00:53:47So it's no mystery to me who the wheel man was.
00:53:52That's why I'm wearing this man's shirt tonight.
00:53:55But you gotta be careful because if I wear your shirt too long, you get fired.
00:54:07Hogan comes out here and says, I'm gonna bring the belt back to the NWO and hand it to him.
00:54:22Well, tonight, when I win the belt.
00:54:27It could happen.
00:54:32The only place it's going is around my sexy waist.
00:54:37And Hollywood, if you keep doing what you're doing, there's a real good chance that at the pay-per-view, I grab that bat and I beat the hell out of all three of you.
00:55:00These problems within the NWO have become very, very, very serious.
00:55:13As you can tell by what he had to say and the look on the face of Kevin Axe.
00:55:18The world champ will come out when we come back live from Miami.
00:55:22Stay right where you are.
00:55:23And now, making his entrance to the ring.
00:55:36Wearing black, weighing 259 and one half pounds.
00:55:41He is professional wrestling's enigmatic man of mystery.
00:55:46He is the man whose allegiance is aligned with no specific affiliation.
00:55:53He is the man who marches to his own drum.
00:55:57He is the man who is the master of the Scorpion Death Rock.
00:56:02He is the defending and reigning heavyweight champion of the world.
00:56:10He is Steve.
00:56:15And he's in one of the biggest struggles of his career against Big Sexy, the Giant Killer.
00:56:24Here's the world champion.
00:56:26And here we go.
00:56:27And don't forget, Conan's in the corner.
00:56:30Isn't it interesting that it's Conan that comes to the ring?
00:56:35Uh-oh.
00:56:36To be in the corner of Kevin Nash as the factions continue to be divided within the New World Order.
00:56:43We open up our telecast tonight in a very disturbing note.
00:56:47Regardless of what you think about Randy Savage, he is solidly NWO.
00:56:51He has brutally attacked Sting.
00:56:53In 13 days, he gets a shot at this world title, be it Sting or even be it Kevin Nash.
00:56:58Nonetheless, Savage taken to the hospital after what happened in the parking lot.
00:57:02We still do not have an update on his condition.
00:57:05And hopefully, we will have one before the program is out.
00:57:08If not, then don't forget to join us on Thunder on Thursday night, live from Tallahassee.
00:57:13Ric Flair will be there with a big announcement, as we said, about his career, about a challenge.
00:57:25But before we get there, Sting calls out the millions of fans across the world.
00:57:33And this sold out crowd here at the Miami Arena, as he and Kevin Nash slow things down.
00:57:45And just a little bit of intimidation back and forth.
00:57:48Well, Kevin Nash certainly mentioned prior to this matchup that he knows who it was.
00:57:54That the incident involving Randy Savage, well, he talked about that red and yellow Viper and the colors.
00:58:00He thinks he knows who the wheel man is.
00:58:03To the side of the head, I tell you, that's only one thing, Mike, that he and Rodney Viper agree on.
00:58:09And meanwhile, Big Sexy using his power and that awesome right hand, that hard punch of his, to drive Sting all the way down to the mat.
00:58:20If Sting can get that Scorpion Deathlock on Kevin Nash, he can do it easy.
00:58:26Well, not easy, but I mean, he's got the long legs.
00:58:28It's gonna be perfect to get him in that hold if he can.
00:58:31But to be able to get him in that position, guys, it's gonna take a lot of pounding, a lot of driving down.
00:58:36And right now, Sting is on the receiving end of some big blows from Big Sexy here.
00:58:43And Kevin Nash is awesome, guys.
00:58:45Look at this.
00:58:46Sting rebounds.
00:58:47And Kevin Nash only went down to one knee.
00:58:50But he's down almost.
00:58:51Look at Sting go to the top rope.
00:58:53Quickly.
00:58:54Perched up.
00:58:55And down goes Nash.
00:58:56Well, he's down now.
00:59:01Dropkick, the big man's out.
00:59:03How about that?
00:59:04An aerial attack from the world's heavyweight champion.
00:59:08So much reserve.
00:59:11That's right.
00:59:12You wanna beat Sting, you better pack a lunch, it may take you a while.
00:59:16Sometimes we're amazed.
00:59:18Literally amazed about how Sting can mount a comeback seemingly out of nowhere.
00:59:23And you saw an example of it.
00:59:24Maybe the big man lured him into it, but he brought him on the outside.
00:59:29Bring it back inside, gentlemen.
00:59:30You hear Mickie J say bring it back inside, but that's not in the game plan now for Big Sexy.
00:59:35And here comes Conan, just like he predicted, Brain.
00:59:39Just wailing away.
00:59:40Just wailing away.
00:59:41And you know we can't see it now, but Nash has to have the referee there.
00:59:45There you go.
00:59:46Referee's attention.
00:59:47Two on one, you're right.
00:59:48He turns just in time to see Conan send him back in.
00:59:54But he didn't see Conan doing anything wrong.
00:59:56Sure he did.
00:59:57He put him back in the ring.
00:59:58Sure he did.
00:59:59One, two, three, four.
01:00:02And now look on the ropes and going right to the five count and pulling away.
01:00:07Preventing any disqualification here.
01:00:10And that 300 plus pound frame is stepping on your throat.
01:00:13Added leverage and added pressure by using the top rope.
01:00:16One, two, three, four.
01:00:21And there goes Conan again, just relentless in his attack on the floor.
01:00:26And now using that middle rope.
01:00:28There's that 300 plus pounds crashing down across the back of Sting.
01:00:32Well the strategy here guys is very basic.
01:00:34Knowing how Sting can mount such a quick comeback like we saw moments ago.
01:00:38They are going for the wind supply.
01:00:40They are trying to take the air out of Sting, but slow down any comeback he would have.
01:00:45The strategy is NWO 101 is what it is.
01:00:48Quick cover by Nash for a two count.
01:00:52Nash looks at Mickie J.
01:00:54I think a little bit of maybe frustration there thinking that he could have had the win right there.
01:00:58But nonetheless the match continues.
01:01:01Kevin Nash picks him up.
01:01:02Lot of reserve left here.
01:01:04Backbreaker.
01:01:05Still holds onto the champ.
01:01:08Oh look at this.
01:01:09Holding and pushing while driving the small, the lower back across the big,
01:01:13big quadricep, the knee.
01:01:17Humans don't bend that way you know.
01:01:19Yes we know and so does Sting.
01:01:21And so does Kevin Nash.
01:01:23Look at Sting.
01:01:24Sting's trying to fend off this, get a little bit of leverage.
01:01:27He had his left leg on the mat to try to take some punishment off.
01:01:31But Kevin Nash puts him down for a two count only.
01:01:38Neck vice applied.
01:01:39And Sting, again they've worked.
01:01:41They and I say they because of Conan.
01:01:43They have focused on the neck, the throat.
01:01:46Boy when you're the world champ, they come at you from every side.
01:01:50Sting, if he can survive this, 13 days away will have the Macho Man Randy Savage at Spring Stampede.
01:01:57And listen to this crowd at the Miami Arena.
01:02:00And he wants Sting on his feet.
01:02:02And look at Sting react.
01:02:03He's on his feet.
01:02:05Standing up, back elbow, that broke it loose.
01:02:09A pair of them now.
01:02:11And he runs into a knee from Kevin Nash.
01:02:14Nash is so big, so strong, so powerful.
01:02:18Oh.
01:02:21Into the corner, running through the man.
01:02:24Sting is dazed.
01:02:26Sting can barely stand.
01:02:28He tries to prop himself up on the other neutral corner but cannot.
01:02:35And Kevin Nash relentless.
01:02:37Uh-oh, one of his pendant moves.
01:02:40Using that long, long leg of his on the throat.
01:02:43Nowhere for Sting to go.
01:02:45He'll put it on there as long as he can.
01:02:47To the five count and then break.
01:02:53To the corner.
01:02:54Sting showing the quickness, sidestep, hit the knee.
01:02:59Sting sees an opening.
01:03:00He may walk right through that opening here.
01:03:03And Kevin Nash has had some leg surgery, knee surgery.
01:03:07I'm not sure which knee it is, but I don't think it matters now.
01:03:11To Sting it doesn't matter.
01:03:13No.
01:03:14Just so they can get the big man off his feet.
01:03:15Oh!
01:03:16And focus on one leg.
01:03:17And that is the same knee that hit the top turnbuckle moments ago, guys.
01:03:22And you know that Sting is focusing that attack on the lower body, on the knees of Kevin Nash,
01:03:27because he wants to set him up for the scorpion.
01:03:30The scorpion death lock, that is.
01:03:32Not the scorpion death drop.
01:03:33He has two primary moves to win matches.
01:03:37He helps him up just to knock him down again.
01:03:39Whoa.
01:03:40Nothing wrong with that.
01:03:41Here it comes.
01:03:42See how long the legs are?
01:03:43He's gonna turn in here.
01:03:44Stepping through.
01:03:45Look at Nash fight.
01:03:46Trying to get his arms.
01:03:48He's locking his.
01:03:50He's got it off.
01:03:51He's got him.
01:03:52Nash going for the ropes.
01:03:53He's big enough to make it.
01:03:54He's got a long way to go.
01:03:56But he's got a long reach.
01:03:57And he's got someone reaching out for him.
01:03:59He's gonna reach for that bottom rope.
01:04:01Just the bottom rope is all he's gonna touch.
01:04:03Look at him moving Sting.
01:04:04It was only.
01:04:05He's got that.
01:04:06Did Conan help him or not?
01:04:12I don't think so.
01:04:14Well, Mickie J seems to think so.
01:04:16He's admonishing Conan.
01:04:18Whatever the case may be, the scorpion death lock has been broken.
01:04:22And Nash is trying to get to his feet, and he does.
01:04:25Using the ropes to help himself up.
01:04:27He also, I think, gouged Sting in the eyes, taking his shortcut.
01:04:30You can see Sting is blinded, not really sure where Nash is.
01:04:34Oh, Nash from behind.
01:04:39We may have it here.
01:04:40Here's a cover, one, two.
01:04:42Sting able to get the right shoulder and the right leg moving in time.
01:04:46And thus, there was no real good lateral press that time at all.
01:04:49I think Nash is more hurt than Sting.
01:04:52Well, both men are pretty well-winded and dazed here.
01:04:55But this is what it is when you have so much adrenaline flowing,
01:04:58and you're on the biggest world television program.
01:05:02In the history of this great sport.
01:05:05And you're going after the big title.
01:05:08One, two!
01:05:09Two count, Sting kicks away.
01:05:11Remember, Kevin Nash is no stranger to the pressure cooker
01:05:16of these high-profile world championship matchups.
01:05:19He's been there.
01:05:20He's a veteran.
01:05:23And as he limps over to Sting once again,
01:05:25trying to shake off the effects of that scorpion death lock,
01:05:28he sends Sting rocking into the top turnbuckle.
01:05:31And Sting, look at this.
01:05:32Sting cannot even cover up here.
01:05:33Basically helpless from the right hand from Kevin Nash.
01:05:36Sting, though, took a step to the right to try to get out of the corner.
01:05:39It wasn't a bad move, but a knee brought him down to his knees.
01:05:42If I was Sting, I'd go after that left leg of Nash.
01:05:45I'd get him off his feet, and I would beat on that leg
01:05:48until he yelled, tapped out, or screamed and gave up.
01:05:51Once again, the focus has been the neck, the head, the wind,
01:05:56the throat region of Sting for Kevin Nash.
01:06:00Look at how big his hands are right around the chin of Sting,
01:06:03just gripping the chin and pushing the head down towards the ring.
01:06:07Oh, that's painful.
01:06:08Your neck don't bend that way either.
01:06:09Of course it doesn't.
01:06:10Well, it may now.
01:06:13And now Sting may be out here as Mickie J is down on the mat
01:06:17looking at Sting to see if, in fact, the world champion is out or not.
01:06:21Oh, he's gonna call for it.
01:06:22They hand us up.
01:06:23That's one.
01:06:24He's only got three of them.
01:06:26Look at the pressure on his neck.
01:06:29It's just like a count, the hand does not drop, so the match goes on.
01:06:33And they're coming alive here in Miami.
01:06:35And so is Sting.
01:06:37Standing up.
01:06:39Another comeback is being mounted.
01:06:44Sting breaks loose.
01:06:45Whoa.
01:06:47Wheels around with the right hand.
01:06:49Standing drop kick, big sexy back to the corner.
01:06:52What are you doing?
01:06:53Conan has come in the ring.
01:06:55Club sandwich.
01:06:57Conan.
01:06:58Did Conan take the bullet for Nash that time?
01:07:01And he's pinned in the corner.
01:07:03A pair of Stinger splashes.
01:07:05He's going to try to make it three.
01:07:08Oh, yeah.
01:07:09He may have him here.
01:07:11He gets him in the middle of that ring and slaps it on him.
01:07:14It's all over.
01:07:15Oh, he held his ground.
01:07:17And he sends him crushed into the other side.
01:07:19Incredible comeback.
01:07:21Is it going to go for the powerbomb?
01:07:24Is $50,000 worth it to become champion of the world?
01:07:28I think so.
01:07:29What do you mean they'll disqualify?
01:07:31The match will be over.
01:07:33He can't.
01:07:34He can't.
01:07:35His back gave out.
01:07:36Hogan win the world title with a powerbomb.
01:07:37And Hollywood Hogan has come into the ring.
01:07:39Hogan's in.
01:07:40And that ends the match.
01:07:43And Nash just realized, turned around, he didn't see Hogan at first.
01:07:47Hollywood Hogan has ruined Kevin Nash's chances at becoming world champion.
01:07:54Nash said I had him.
01:08:07Sting will retain the world title, but the fight goes on here.
01:08:10Nash had him.
01:08:11Nash had him.
01:08:12Here comes the NWO after Sting.
01:08:15Everyone, everyone.
01:08:17Everyone's here.
01:08:19Are they ever?
01:08:22Just pounding on Sting.
01:08:25But Nash and Conan, they're staying in the corner.
01:08:30Here comes the rowdy one.
01:08:33Rowdy, rowdy Piper.
01:08:35And look who's behind him.
01:08:37The Giant.
01:08:38What a pay-per-view that's gonna be.
01:08:41Were they done yet?
01:08:43Big headbutt for the Giant.
01:08:49Sting, Giant, Piper, holding off the New World Order.
01:08:54Here on WCW Nitro.
01:08:59Yeah.
01:09:00The battle lines are drawn between the NWO members.
01:09:15You better figure out.
01:09:17Two men who must be a team in the bad match.
01:09:21But it's crystal clear that Hogan's interference ruined Kevin Nash's chances
01:09:26of becoming world champ.
01:09:28We'll see you live Thursday on Thunder.
01:09:31We'll see you live Thursday on Thunder.
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