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00:00:00Just developing the friction a little bit more as we go into June 14th at the bash.
00:00:12As we are back to action, I want to say a very special hello to many of our great fans all across the world at this time.
00:00:18I want to say hello to all of our fans watching WCW Monday Nitro Live as it happens on the Brews Cruise.
00:00:24Right now, watch this. Hello to our great fans on the Brews Cruise and also to the Speed and Power 369 Armored Tank Division on the Iraqi border.
00:00:33Goldberg is their favorite. They watch Nitro by tape, videotape each and every week. Say hello to them.
00:00:39Also to longtime Nitro fans, Reggie and Laurie Woodson, who had their second baby boy out of Stanton, Virginia this week.
00:00:46Nine pounds and there's no back to the rumor they're going to call him little Nitro Woodson.
00:00:51Now they're going to call him the Brain.
00:00:54Yeah, we're going to call you the Brain. Bobby the Brain Heenan has made his way to our broadcast location for this Cruiserweight matchup.
00:01:04Brain, so much has happened in the course of an hour and a half of the three-hour program, and we have so much to talk about.
00:01:13Just a moment ago, Bret Hart came out stirring things up, trying to get—it was very successful in getting the macho man even angrier at one Roddy Piper.
00:01:24But I think it's very apparent that Hogan and Hart have a plan that's to really conquer, divide the team of Piper and Savage.
00:01:32Well, it's a good idea, and it doesn't take a whole lot of brains when you think about it.
00:01:36You've got a volatile man in there like Rowdy Roddy Piper.
00:01:39You say the wrong thing to him, and he'll go off like a Roman candle.
00:01:43And then you've got Savage. The man is basically crazy.
00:01:47The man can be manipulated. You can manipulate his mind very easy.
00:01:51Just tell him something he don't want to hear about Hogan, and that's it.
00:01:55The man goes off. It's very simple. Yes, they are playing mind games big time.
00:02:00Well, the one thing that you do have to admit, however, is that they're going to put aside their differences.
00:02:05They both agreed on that for the match at the Great American Bash, and then who knows what's going to happen after that between the two.
00:02:11Yeah, but can Luger and Sting put aside any differences they may have right now that they didn't have
00:02:18at the beginning of the night before Luger took the step and became NWO Wolfpack?
00:02:27Luger and Sting later on against the Giant and the NWO Hollywood Sting.
00:02:33That is coming up later on in this telecast, and you've got to wonder what's going through the mind of one Sting.
00:02:39Which Sting?
00:02:41The Sting.
00:02:42The Sting. Oh, excuse me.
00:02:45Just trying to clarify things to people.
00:02:46Keep up with me here. How long have you been listening to this stuff?
00:02:48Into the corner.
00:02:50Feet to the face.
00:02:53Juventud Guerrera, a young man who has certainly had his problems with one of the biggest men in our sport,
00:03:00obviously the biggest man in the flock by the name of Reese.
00:03:03But Reese is not here, so Juventud may have a better shot here against a cruiserweight by the name of Kidman, Mike.
00:03:11Well, this is really how Juventud's problems with the flock all began.
00:03:14It was a matchup against Kidman, where he was doing moves just like that.
00:03:20Incredible flying headscissors takeover by Juventud.
00:03:24And he was dominating a matchup with Kidman when the other flock members hit the ring.
00:03:28Ever since then, we've seen Juventud involved with just about everybody in the flock.
00:03:32And look at that!
00:03:33Look at that!
00:03:33Wow!
00:03:34There's a version of Air Hoovey, if I've ever seen one.
00:03:38Incredible suicide dive over the top rope.
00:03:42Well, if Michael Jordan would have had that much hang time, they may have won today.
00:03:46Juventud over that top rope, he was three feet over that top rope when he landed.
00:03:50It's unbelievable, and you know, two amazing things about Guerrera.
00:03:53Number one, that he can execute those moves, and number two, that he continues to get up
00:03:57because they are such high-risk maneuvers, not only for the opponent, but for Guerrera as well.
00:04:02Would you expect anything less from someone whose motto is never surrender?
00:04:07He's not going to stay down.
00:04:09Not long.
00:04:11Do what it takes to win, and as Lodi holds the sign you have seen here tonight,
00:04:18the flock almost disintegrate, disassemble before our eyes with the problems with Saturn,
00:04:25with the firings by Raven, with the young man by the name of Canyon in his home video,
00:04:31who was once known as Mortis.
00:04:33Raven has more promising.
00:04:34No, it's nothing to do with it, but Kidman still takes the fight to Juventud here.
00:04:39Well, it was that momentary distraction from Lodi at ringside that opened the door.
00:04:43Two count, only two by Kidman.
00:04:47Can't deny the ability of one Kidman, regardless of Kidman being a member of the flock.
00:04:53Or is he?
00:04:54Is he still a member of the flock officially?
00:04:56Now, was he in the ring when the firings were handed out?
00:04:59Yeah, he was out there when he DDT'd Lodi.
00:05:01Yes, he was.
00:05:03And so was Horace.
00:05:05So maybe there are three members without a flock to go to.
00:05:08Eventually, we'll need a program.
00:05:10I think we need one now.
00:05:11Boy, to keep track of this.
00:05:12I'm telling you, there's so much that's happening here so quick.
00:05:14Yeah, when you keep track of the NWO roster, two factions, NWO Hollywood, NWO Wolfpack.
00:05:21And now put Lex Luger on NWO Wolfpack.
00:05:24One, two, we got a two count.
00:05:29Wow.
00:05:30Incredible leg extension that time from Kidman as he connects with the dropkick.
00:05:34Well, there's no doubt about it.
00:05:35Kidman is one great athlete and a great wrestler.
00:05:38He just happens to itch a lot.
00:05:39Yeah, he does, but he has great body control, and that's why he had that leg extension.
00:05:44Get up in the air and still in the presence of mind to execute that spectacular dropkick.
00:05:53Tonight, Lex Luger of NWO Wolfpack and Sting of WCW.
00:05:58Remember, Luger was offered on Thursday a chance to join NWO Hollywood,
00:06:02and he spit in the face of the Giant.
00:06:04But he didn't do any spitting tonight with Kevin Nash and macho man Randy Savage did it.
00:06:10The last Thursday, we saw that Lex Luger speaks the same language as Sting.
00:06:15Let's find out tonight in the main event if they're going to be able to coexist as a tag team.
00:06:20Hooventud on fire.
00:06:21Oh, but he's leveled with a lariat by Kidman.
00:06:24Kidman should go for the cover right now.
00:06:26He'd have him.
00:06:27Hooventud's not getting up.
00:06:28Not getting up at all.
00:06:30That's a good point, Brain, but he certainly had to adjust a knee pad,
00:06:33and now wants to throw the man on the outside, and this may be a critical mistake.
00:06:39He leveled him with that running leg.
00:06:41The momentum of both men felt on the throat and the neck of Hooventud.
00:06:47And as Mickey J tries to hold Kidman back, he goes back outside again.
00:06:53And now head first, going to send him back in now.
00:06:56You can only wonder what that was all about.
00:06:58He had the man down.
00:06:59He threw him outside, went back in, and threw him back inside.
00:07:01Well, he's a member of the flock, and just by looking at him, his demeanor,
00:07:05you can tell the guy could lose concentration.
00:07:07With the guillotine leg drop from the outside in, only got a two count.
00:07:11And he may be mad, but he only has himself to blame here.
00:07:14You can yell at the referee all you want.
00:07:16That's not going to do you any good.
00:07:18Yelling at Hooventud isn't going to do you any good.
00:07:20You're going to have to beat him.
00:07:22Throughout all this, Hooventud gets a chance to get a second win.
00:07:26But can he?
00:07:27Into the corner.
00:07:28Kidman, reckless abandon, missed.
00:07:31And down he goes.
00:07:34Guerrero has nothing left to cover the man with.
00:07:36He just collapsed.
00:07:37He had that one quick rush of adrenaline that allowed him to use the clothesline,
00:07:41and then he went down.
00:07:45And Mickey J administering the ten count to both men.
00:07:48They are both back up and down.
00:07:49Power slam.
00:07:51Now everything's gone from Kidman.
00:07:53I think he just gave it his last shot, too.
00:07:56They're both spent at this point.
00:07:57Kidman just crawling over hands and knees, lays on top of Hooventud.
00:08:03Doesn't get him.
00:08:04Roll up one, two.
00:08:05Didn't get him the other way.
00:08:08Notice how Kidman just threw himself on top of Hooventud, trying to get a quick cover here.
00:08:12And now that is a chokehold using the shin across the throat, and Mickey J knew it.
00:08:18Smart move by Kidman.
00:08:19He counted right along with Mickey J right up to the four mark when he knew that he had to break or else he would be disqualified.
00:08:25I always say, they put those rules out there, take advantage of them.
00:08:28Tell you to break by five, break at four.
00:08:30Take advantage of the rules they set in front of you.
00:08:32And of course, as we know, they have certainly laxed the rules over the past few months here in WCW,
00:08:39and that's good for the fans.
00:08:41Behind, slips behind, back elbow.
00:08:44Look at this, almost a version of a dragon sleeper type maneuver.
00:08:47But is he going to try and suplex him out of it?
00:08:49I believe he is.
00:08:49Inverted suplex attempt, but Hoovy, well, made it to the ring apron.
00:08:54Great balance, great agility.
00:08:56Hooventud to the top rope.
00:08:58It's time for Hoovy.
00:08:59He's up and he's down with a blind body attack.
00:09:02Top rope, Plotja nailed him.
00:09:04Here's the cover by Guerrero.
00:09:06One, two, and we...
00:09:08Did he go?
00:09:09Was that three?
00:09:10Two, he says.
00:09:11He says two.
00:09:12I thought that was three.
00:09:13Oh, his hand maybe went down, but the shoulder probably came up.
00:09:15Well, sometimes you listen for the thump or the bang on the mat,
00:09:19and I believe it was the kickout that made that last noise.
00:09:22Wow, that was close.
00:09:23To the midsection.
00:09:26He's got him.
00:09:28One, two.
00:09:30Didn't get him.
00:09:30No, he kicked out.
00:09:33I know it's going through Kidman's mind right now.
00:09:35What does it take to beat this man?
00:09:37I've given him everything I got, and he still kicks out.
00:09:40And you see how evenly matched things are now that this big man, Reese,
00:09:46is nowhere to be found interfering this.
00:09:48Great matchup here on Nitro.
00:09:51Rib shot over the top.
00:09:53Waist locked.
00:09:54Back elbow tries to disconnect, and it does.
00:09:57But it's Kidman.
00:09:58Look at those series of forearm smashers.
00:10:01Release German suplex over the top.
00:10:03He almost tumbled in midair that time.
00:10:06And now Kidman, he may be going for the seven-year itch.
00:10:11If he hits the mark, he's got himself a win.
00:10:13He's not going to, though.
00:10:14Hoovittu moved out of the way.
00:10:16Dropkick did on the way down.
00:10:18Talk about being prepared and ready.
00:10:20Hoovittu knew that he was headed to the top for that seven-year itch
00:10:23and caught him with the dropkick coming off.
00:10:26Got him right in the solar plexus.
00:10:28Took all the air out of Kidman.
00:10:31And now Hoovittu.
00:10:33Hoovittu.
00:10:33Oh, yeah.
00:10:34That's the setup for the 450, but he needs to get it on quickly.
00:10:41Fans are standing.
00:10:42Oh, boy.
00:10:44Kidman's like the other side of the pillow.
00:10:46He's cold.
00:10:46Here it is.
00:10:48He connected one, two, three.
00:10:51Hoovittu wins.
00:10:53What a struggle he wants.
00:10:55And a big win for Hoovittu.
00:10:57Guerrera never surrender.
00:10:59And he can't even stand for the referee to raise his hand.
00:11:03The never say die attitude is reflected in the face of Hoovittu Guerrera.
00:11:08What an incredible response by this capacity crowd in Evansville, Indiana for the Youth Warrior.
00:11:15Well, they saw a spectacular match.
00:11:18Back with more live on TNT after this timeout.
00:11:21Back live here on TNT as the action act three hours continues.
00:11:29Nitro girls are out with us once again.
00:11:31Tonight, Lex Luger, the total package, newest member of NWO OPAC.
00:11:36Yes, you heard me right.
00:11:37Lex Luger and Sting of WCW together against the giant and NWO Sting of NWO Hollywood.
00:11:44What will happen, what will transpire, we can only wait, speculate, and wonder.
00:11:51But you will see that match later on tonight.
00:11:53Plus, Goldberg is here, the US champ.
00:11:55And we're also gonna have the first one.
00:11:58The first match.
00:11:59My favorite wrestlers are Petsch Man and Sting Sting.
00:12:21One more for the two times.
00:12:25NWO Baby.
00:12:26That was Julie Shera of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, our Nitro Party Pack winner for this week.
00:12:35Congratulations, Julie.
00:12:36And wherever you're having a Nitro Party around the world, good to have you with us.
00:12:39You know this man by now, the name of the weasel, or the brain, Bobby the Brain Heenan.
00:12:45Brain, so much speculation about what will happen when Lex Luger and Sting now will be a tag team.
00:12:50Now that Luger has turned to NWO Wolfpack.
00:12:53But the fact is, and Luger's always been very close to Sting, maybe he looks back on when Kevin Nash came out to help Sting last Monday as maybe a sign of peace between the two troops.
00:13:04Well, there's a lot of ways you can look at it.
00:13:06But basically, Luger and Sting know each other very well.
00:13:09If they forget this NWO stuff for tonight, for this evening, and just go out there, they can beat the other Sting and the Giants.
00:13:16They're that good.
00:13:17But think of it this way.
00:13:18What if Luger talks Sting into joining the NWO back in their dressing room?
00:13:23That could be happening right now.
00:13:25That's exactly right.
00:13:26That's exactly right.
00:13:26One thing about the NWO, especially NWO Hollywood, backstabbing is the rule.
00:13:31Take, for instance, one Scott Steiner.
00:13:33Scott Steiner, we understand, is now out in Hollywood talking to many producers about being in a motion picture or two.
00:13:39And it wasn't too long ago.
00:13:41He backstabbed his own brother.
00:13:42One of the worst moments we've ever seen.
00:13:44Well, we saw what was called an NWO swerve.
00:13:47While they distracted Rick Steiner, the dog-faced gremlin, by his own brother, Scott.
00:13:52Brian Adams came up from behind with a baseball bat.
00:13:55And we understand that Rick Steiner has undergone surgery on his shoulder.
00:13:58He's going to be out for several months, Tony.
00:14:00With this performance you're seeing by Scottie Steiner, obviously, Hollywood is the place he needs to be.
00:14:05Take a look.
00:14:08My brother to come out here and tell me to my face whether he and I are going to get back together or he and I, one of us, is going to be left laying.
00:14:21I want my brother to come out here and end this thing once and for all.
00:14:26There ain't no reason for us to fight.
00:14:28I don't think there is either.
00:14:29I don't think there ever was initially.
00:14:30I don't know how this thing got so far out of whack.
00:14:32You made a choice.
00:14:34You joined the NWO, not me.
00:14:37I want to finish it right now.
00:14:40Well, you're not going to do anything with this guy.
00:14:42You either.
00:14:44You either.
00:14:45We either fight it out right now or we walk back together.
00:14:48I want to be the Steiner brother again.
00:14:51Forget the NWO.
00:14:54That's it, Rick.
00:14:55He just said it.
00:14:56He wants to get back together with you.
00:14:59The Steiner brothers are back.
00:15:00I don't know if I can trust him, Gene.
00:15:05It's your brother.
00:15:05If you can't trust him, who can you trust?
00:15:11Look at his face.
00:15:13Rick.
00:15:14Look at this guy.
00:15:14Look at his tears coming down.
00:15:16I can't trust him, Gene.
00:15:17Look at the visage of this man right here.
00:15:21Come on, have a little compassion, Rick.
00:15:24He couldn't believe it.
00:15:27Scotty.
00:15:28Scotty.
00:15:31You're my brother.
00:15:32I'll give you a chance.
00:15:37If you want to make this work, we'll make it work.
00:15:41If you want to be my partner again, you can be my partner.
00:15:45You stab me in the back and she'll help me.
00:15:47I'll hunt you.
00:15:48I'll hunt you till you die.
00:15:51That's very strong.
00:15:55I just want to be the same, the way it was before.
00:16:00How about that?
00:16:01I wanted to see this for a long time.
00:16:05Hey, hey, hey, no.
00:16:07My word.
00:16:09Bryan Adams.
00:16:11With a ball bat.
00:16:12With a baseball bat.
00:16:15And look at Scott.
00:16:16He's got, my goodness.
00:16:18A shutter breaker.
00:16:19He didn't mean a word, he said.
00:16:22And you know what this tells me?
00:16:23Stop him again.
00:16:25Watch for him.
00:16:27I mean, he's wearing the white and the black.
00:16:28Scott Steiner has made his decision, I believe, with the NWO and made his decision with his brother.
00:16:36And the end result, Scott Steiner out in the Hollywood, talking to many movie producers.
00:16:43Greg Steiner recouped ready from shoulder surgery.
00:16:47Wow.
00:16:47Fans, when will it stop at the NWO?
00:16:50Tonight on this program, in the midst of all the turmoil, you see the sign.
00:16:57Wolfpack is the NWO.
00:16:59Right now, Wolfpack is the name of Lex Luger.
00:17:02That's right.
00:17:03Luger tonight joined NWO Wolfpack on the same night that he and his close friend of many,
00:17:08many, many years, Sting, will be together.
00:17:11A role, a place that Sting has been many times, having to have his back up against the wall
00:17:18with a member of the NWO, seemingly his partner.
00:17:21I just can't wait to see Sting and Luger come out to the ring for that main event match.
00:17:25I think we're going to learn an awful lot about that teamwork of Sting and the total package
00:17:30Lex Luger tonight in our main event.
00:17:32Well, something's going on in the back right now, you know it.
00:17:34They're just now sitting there taping up, getting ready.
00:17:37Something's going on.
00:17:38Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Jr. come out.
00:17:42And look at this.
00:17:43Eddie wants nothing to do with Chavo Jr. here.
00:17:46This is not a surprise based on what Chavo did Thursday night.
00:17:52Remember, Chavo is starting to take matters into his own hands.
00:17:55Yeah, and Eddie's afraid of him because he's not able to control him.
00:18:00I think his thinking is if he can't beat him, join him.
00:18:04This is what you wanted me to be, Eddie.
00:18:06I'm doing it now.
00:18:08Yeah, but it seems like Eddie's, I'm not going to say scared of Chavo Jr., but very concerned about him.
00:18:13You can see he's reluctant.
00:18:14You can see it on his face.
00:18:16He's a little leery of him, I say.
00:18:17Sure he is.
00:18:19He doesn't even want Chavo nearing, but Chavo is now in the ring.
00:18:24And he's there.
00:18:28He's got the mic.
00:18:29It's my match, right?
00:18:30You're going to give me the match, right?
00:18:32Calm down.
00:18:33Calm down.
00:18:33I don't want you wrestling today.
00:18:34What?
00:18:35I'm going to take the match today.
00:18:36No, no, no, no.
00:18:37I know how it works.
00:18:38It's my match.
00:18:40This is my match.
00:18:41No, I know.
00:18:41I know.
00:18:41This is my match.
00:18:42I don't want you getting in it, okay?
00:18:44I know.
00:18:44I know.
00:18:45It's my match.
00:18:46I got it.
00:18:46I understand.
00:18:47It's my match, right?
00:18:50Hit me.
00:18:51Come on, hit me.
00:18:51This is the point where you hit me.
00:18:53Come on.
00:18:55Hit me.
00:18:56Eddie don't know what to do.
00:18:58No, he doesn't.
00:18:58He's stumped.
00:19:00Eddie.
00:19:01Eddie.
00:19:02Eddie.
00:19:04Eddie.
00:19:04Eddie.
00:19:05I think all of this may have backfired on one Eddie Guerrero.
00:19:08I do, too.
00:19:11And by golly, I like it.
00:19:13If you're not going to play the game.
00:19:15You want the match?
00:19:16You want the match?
00:19:17I want the match.
00:19:18It's your match.
00:19:19So Eddie supposedly was going to wrestle, but Chavo Jr. now will take the match.
00:19:29Look at Eddie.
00:19:30Eddie can't take his eyes off of Chavo Jr. here.
00:19:32Almost as if he doesn't trust him.
00:19:35Well, he created that monster.
00:19:37Would he ever.
00:19:38Now he's got to live with him.
00:19:40The opponent for Chavo Jr., the opponent that Eddie had at,
00:19:45we'll recall our recent pay-per-view.
00:19:50It was that freedom match, if you remember, at Slamboree, Tony.
00:19:54Where if Dragon defeated Eddie Guerrero, Chavo could cut the cord,
00:19:59be loose from his uncle.
00:20:01That didn't happen at the conclusion of that matchup.
00:20:04Chavo Guerrero Jr., well, he snapped.
00:20:08He attacked Ultimo Dragon.
00:20:13And Chavo Jr. wants to fold the Eddie shirt up nicely, and Eddie didn't like that at all.
00:20:18Wow.
00:20:19Chavo's driving him nuts.
00:20:20I don't know if it's mind game.
00:20:22I don't know if Chavo really now has started to respect Eddie,
00:20:25but I really think Chavo's approaching this the right way,
00:20:28because, hey, he has turned the tables on Uncle Eddie.
00:20:32There's no way out, so if you can't beat him, join him.
00:20:36Chavo Jr. and Ultimo Dragon, let's not forget.
00:20:39Look at Chavo, trying to lead the cheers of Eddie, Eddie.
00:20:42He's not going to get it here.
00:20:44There's another Eddie cheer that goes out.
00:20:46It sounds nothing like that.
00:20:49And Eddie says, all right, shut up and wrestle.
00:20:50Yeah, now Chavo, and this is really...
00:21:02Yeah, isn't it ironic?
00:21:03Eddie says, stop with the games and start wrestling when it's been Eddie
00:21:07that has been playing all the games for the past few months with Chavo.
00:21:10That's exactly right.
00:21:11You've got to agree with that break.
00:21:12I certainly do.
00:21:14Now you kind of like Chavo now, don't you?
00:21:16Being the aggressive.
00:21:17I've always liked Chavo.
00:21:18Yeah, see, there you go.
00:21:19Over the top now goes Ultimo Dragon, and he lands on his feet.
00:21:23Yo.
00:21:24The quickness of Chavo Jr.
00:21:26Legs sweep take him down.
00:21:29Oh, and again.
00:21:33Well, the man that's known for some of the stiffest lethal kicks in wrestling
00:21:36just had a couple of very lethal chops.
00:21:40And known for the greatest balance in wrestling as well.
00:21:43He walks right over top of Chavo Jr., hits the middle,
00:21:46and Chavo with a great drop kick on the way down.
00:21:48One too many times he tried to make a fool out of Guerrero.
00:21:53Very, very aggressive Chavo Jr. here.
00:21:56But, you know, we've often said that.
00:21:57That Chavo still has always been a very aggressive cruiserweight.
00:22:00But even more figure.
00:22:03Oh, Dragon Screw Leg Whip take him down.
00:22:09That'll blow out a knee quickly.
00:22:11And he goes right back to the attack once again.
00:22:14Tonight, as we mull over Luger's decision,
00:22:18we can't be mulling over the decision anymore than his close friend Sting.
00:22:21And like Brain says, what has been discussed in the back?
00:22:26Is Luger offering Sting a chance to become NWO Wolfpack?
00:22:31Or have they now broken their friendship apart?
00:22:35Great move, Mike.
00:22:36Look at this tie-up.
00:22:39Pretty great.
00:22:40Guerrero now can see parts he didn't know he had.
00:22:43Yes.
00:22:45As the other Guerrero looks around,
00:22:48what a submission hold this is, Mike.
00:22:50Dragon just neutralizing Chavo with that move.
00:22:53Didn't have anywhere to go.
00:22:56Challenges him to get up.
00:22:58And then a series of kicks takes Chavo Jr. down to the mat.
00:23:02Rapid-fire kicks one of his trademarks,
00:23:04and Chavo now slows things down.
00:23:06I better think this went over a little bit.
00:23:08I just got tied up three or four different ways,
00:23:10and I couldn't figure a way out.
00:23:12I better go ask Eddie for some help here.
00:23:14Eddie told him, get back in, and Chavo said,
00:23:16wait a minute, that hurts.
00:23:17Of course it does.
00:23:18You can see it, you can hear it.
00:23:20And literally with the great camera work
00:23:22and great production crew we have,
00:23:24you can literally feel it.
00:23:25Oh!
00:23:31And a rear chin lock applied now by Ultimo Dragon.
00:23:35Smart move by Dragon,
00:23:36trying to slow down Chavo
00:23:38and, of course, set him up
00:23:39for that eventual Dragon sleeper.
00:23:42Handspring.
00:23:42Back elbow connects in the corner
00:23:44after the handspring.
00:23:46This is where the Dragon wants him, guys.
00:23:48He wants him, like, kicks towards Eddie.
00:23:50And Eddie almost cheering the Dragon on here.
00:23:52He says go.
00:23:53Yeah.
00:23:54He's had enough of his young nephew here.
00:23:57Look at Chavo fight back.
00:23:58Series of back elbows takes Dragon down.
00:24:01You can see it on his face, the determination.
00:24:03He grits.
00:24:04Wait a minute.
00:24:04He held the leg of his...
00:24:05He held the leg of Chavo Jr.
00:24:07And Chavo got out of the Dragon sleeper.
00:24:10Chavo with a knee lift to the head.
00:24:12Now running clothesline.
00:24:14How about that?
00:24:15And look at Eddie.
00:24:15He's got the towel put over his head.
00:24:18Hiding now.
00:24:19Eddie!
00:24:19One, two, three, four...
00:24:22Chavo has completely turned the tables on Eddie.
00:24:26And you can look at his face.
00:24:27It's almost as if Chavo has snapped.
00:24:29Oh, he's gone.
00:24:30Hear what he said, Eddie.
00:24:32I'm cheating to win.
00:24:37You know, it's almost kind of like that loud, obnoxious person in your family.
00:24:43You want to kind of try to ignore.
00:24:46That's almost what he's become.
00:24:47Boy, I got to miss him.
00:24:49Well, boy, you're probably the one.
00:24:52And Chavo is going to try the tornado.
00:24:56DDT!
00:24:57He got him!
00:24:58Chavo covers him.
00:24:59One, two...
00:25:00He's got him!
00:25:01He beat him!
00:25:02He beat him!
00:25:02He beat him!
00:25:04Chavo Guerrero wins it!
00:25:06Chavo Guerrero beats the ultimate Dragon!
00:25:09And now, I tell you, come on in here!
00:25:16I'm ready, Eddie!
00:25:17A very unenthusiastic applaud by Uncle Eddie.
00:25:21I want some!
00:25:22I want some!
00:25:22I want some!
00:25:23Look at him!
00:25:23How about that?
00:25:25He has created a monster!
00:25:28Who's next?
00:25:29I want some!
00:25:30Hey, you want to fight?
00:25:32You want to fight?
00:25:33Hey, hey, come on!
00:25:34You want to fight?
00:25:34He wants to take on Eddie right now!
00:25:37He's ready!
00:25:37He's ready to fight Eddie!
00:25:40Come on, let's fight!
00:25:41No, no, we'll fight later!
00:25:43We'll fight later!
00:25:43Calm down!
00:25:44He's challenging everybody!
00:25:46We'll fight later!
00:25:47Let's go!
00:25:47He has snapped!
00:25:48He's pointing at people randomly at her ringside wanting to fight!
00:25:52Come on, baby!
00:25:55This is bizarre!
00:25:56Eddie!
00:25:57Eddie!
00:25:57Eddie!
00:25:58There's the chant!
00:26:00That's the one you were waiting for, Tony!
00:26:01You're not kidding!
00:26:02Eddie!
00:26:03Eddie!
00:26:03Eddie!
00:26:04Look at that!
00:26:04Eddie would rather hear the chant than have Chavo hold his ears!
00:26:07Oh, my!
00:26:10Eddie don't know what to do!
00:26:11Gene, take this one away!
00:26:13Yeah, uh, Eddie Guerrero, you have, uh, created a monster!
00:26:16No, I don't want anything from you, but what are you gonna do now?
00:26:19What have you done?
00:26:20Hey, look, me, Gene!
00:26:21He's going postal!
00:26:23Well, let me put it to you this way!
00:26:25I know, uh, Pinzer's, uh, dad's, uh, a shrink, you know?
00:26:30Well, maybe I should get Chavo, uh, an appointment or something.
00:26:34I don't know.
00:26:34Maybe...
00:26:34Whoa, whoa, whoa!
00:26:35Wait a minute!
00:26:36J.J. Dillon!
00:26:36I apologize...
00:26:37I apologize...
00:26:38Hey, hey!
00:26:38No, no, no, no, no!
00:26:39Who wants to hug up?
00:26:40I told you that!
00:26:41J.J., go ahead!
00:26:42I apologize for this interruption.
00:26:44We have a very important announcement to make.
00:26:46Another match has been added to the Great American Bash pay-per-view.
00:26:51On June the 14th in Baltimore, what might that match be, Mr. Chairman?
00:26:55The added match is Chavo Guerrero Jr. will meet Eddie Guerrero!
00:27:03Hey, I like that!
00:27:04I don't see that!
00:27:05Oh, my!
00:27:05Oh, my!
00:27:06Wait, wait, wait a minute!
00:27:07I didn't mean it that way!
00:27:09I was just telling him that!
00:27:10That way we can go back to the back!
00:27:12He's lost it, J.J.
00:27:13I mean, come on!
00:27:14Have you created this, Eddie?
00:27:16You ask for this every week!
00:27:17We'll ask you for your opinion!
00:27:18In addition to the Hogan-Hard-Piper-Savage match, now these two could duke it out at the
00:27:25Great American Bash inside three weeks.
00:27:27Tony, gentlemen, Bobby Heenan, Mike, today is back to you.
00:27:31This is incredible.
00:27:32Eddie has gotten himself into something that it's going to take a lot to get out of, I can
00:27:36tell you that.
00:27:37Hey, hey!
00:27:38He's stalking the man!
00:27:39Hit me!
00:27:40He wants Gene to hit him!
00:27:42I'll hit Gene!
00:27:43No, stop it!
00:27:45We'll be back.
00:27:46I don't mind.
00:27:46I know you don't.
00:27:47We'll be back on TNT!
00:27:50We're back and we're ready to go with the third hour.
00:27:53That's right.
00:27:54We are back for the third hour of WCW Monday Night Drop.
00:27:58What a third hour it's going to be!
00:28:00Goldberg, the U.S. champ, is here!
00:28:03Match one of the best of seven series to determine the number one contender for the TV belt.
00:28:07It will be match one between Benoit and Booker T.
00:28:12And then Lex Luger, the newest member of NWO, Wolfpack, and his partner, Sting, of WCW against
00:28:20the Giant and the NWO Hollywood Sting.
00:28:24That's coming up in this third hour here from Evansville, Indiana.
00:28:29And a crowd in a venue that sold out within a mere hours from when tickets went on sale.
00:28:35You see NWO, WCW, Wolfpack, Hollywood fans jamming in here to southern Indiana in Evansville.
00:28:43And Lenny Lane makes his way out.
00:28:45And there's a story about this matchup that we have as the young ladies look on.
00:28:50Lenny Lane going to boil down here for us.
00:28:52I just want to let you know, as Lenny Lane makes his way in, that our next pay-per-view
00:28:56after the Great American Bash will be in July, Sunday, July 12th, of course, Bash of the Beats.
00:29:03The event will be in San Diego, California on Sunday, July 12th.
00:29:07Goldberg and the Nitro Girls will be at the Warehouse on 872 Jackman Parkway in El Cajon
00:29:13Friday from 10 a.m. to noon when tickets go on sale this Friday for Bash of the Beats in San Diego, California.
00:29:20Say no more. Nitro Girls, Goldberg in a warehouse. I got to see that.
00:29:26Also, our biggest wrestling event ever in Los Angeles will be Friday, July 10th at the Great Western Forum.
00:29:33Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 29th.
00:29:35At the box office of Ticketmaster, Sting will be at Tower Records, the WOW Store,
00:29:406310 East Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, Friday from 4 to 6 p.m.
00:29:45The tickets go on sale for the big event Friday, July 10th at the Great Western Forum.
00:29:50Tickets go on sale this Friday for that event.
00:29:53Here comes your Cruiserweight champ, Dean Malenko.
00:29:55Mike Caneya talked about the story concerning Lenny Lane and Dean Malenko that happened not too long ago.
00:30:02I guess you're talking about when Lenny Lane made some kind of a deal with Chris Jericho.
00:30:07Yes, I am.
00:30:07And he decided to come out.
00:30:09I think at that point he was wearing the trophy of Juventud Guerrera as a mask.
00:30:14And he tried to, well, I guess he tried to swerve Dean Malenko.
00:30:18That's what he tried to do.
00:30:19Actually, what he did, he did swerve Dean Malenko because everybody thought it was Jericho.
00:30:23Dean Malenko thought he won the Cruiserweight belt when in reality it was Lenny Lane.
00:30:27He scammed him.
00:30:28That's it.
00:30:29That's right down your alley there, isn't it, Brain?
00:30:31Scam master.
00:30:32You are.
00:30:33Not me.
00:30:34Yes, you are.
00:30:35And, of course, Jericho is in the same breath just like you and many other scam artists all across the world.
00:30:42What was that that he brought out here?
00:30:46That was ab polish?
00:30:48Ab polish.
00:30:50Yeah, if you have dingy abs or dull abs, you just spray it on and buff your abs.
00:30:56Yeah.
00:30:56Yeah.
00:30:58We also have the ab buffer you can buy.
00:31:00Stop it.
00:31:01With extension cord.
00:31:03Stop it.
00:31:03Drop toehold.
00:31:05Crossface applied by Dean Malenko.
00:31:07Malenko, not many things get Dean Malenko very emotional.
00:31:12As a matter of fact, Jericho is the one and only thing.
00:31:15He has now set his sights on Chris Jericho, but notice how he is businesslike, back to the Iceman as usual, during this match against Lenny Lane.
00:31:25And I think that's because he has that familiar WCW World Cruiserweight Championship belt around his waist, Tony, for a fourth time.
00:31:33I think the thing that's burning inside of Malenko is what Jericho said about his father, the late Boris Malenko.
00:31:41And this man was raised in wrestling by his father, him and his brother.
00:31:46I mean, he breathed, he slept, he ate wrestling his whole life.
00:31:52And his dad passes away and Jericho takes a cheap shot like that.
00:31:55A guy like Malenko is not going to let that rest.
00:31:56And to listen to Malenko talk about it, winning the Cruiserweight title of Chris Jericho was merely step number one.
00:32:04More payback yet to come for Jericho.
00:32:06Step number two to 15 is right on the abs now, Lenny Lane.
00:32:10Most emotion I've seen out of this man in years.
00:32:14And that's all because of Jericho.
00:32:16Sure it is.
00:32:17And Jericho, we saw earlier, wanted to get the title reversed and J.J. would have no part of it.
00:32:26Head first.
00:32:27Now Lenny Lane with some offense here.
00:32:30Maybe he slipped off because of the ab oil.
00:32:34Sends Malenko and rocked his head.
00:32:36And then he bulldogs it.
00:32:37He's got him.
00:32:38How about that one, two.
00:32:40And Malenko got out of it in two.
00:32:41Well, it's not really a surprise because we've been awfully impressed in past weeks here on Nitro with Lenny Lane.
00:32:49What an opportunity this is for him with the Cruiserweight title on the line against Malenko.
00:32:54One would think if he got off of the abs, standing leg drop that time.
00:32:58Here's a cover.
00:33:00If he got off the abs and got into wrestling, he could be much, much more successful here.
00:33:04Oh, his mother's very proud of him, Lois.
00:33:07Now, good.
00:33:08Good for her.
00:33:09Well, what about the pay, what about the paycheck?
00:33:12What about the pocketbook?
00:33:15You come out to win, not the pose.
00:33:17And Malenko knows that all too well.
00:33:20Billy Silverman checks in.
00:33:22Ladies and gentlemen, tonight on this program, high drama, the say the least.
00:33:27What will happen when Sting and Luger walk out together?
00:33:32Luger firmly, apparently a part of NWO Wolfpack.
00:33:36Wearing the red and the black.
00:33:38Here's another question.
00:33:38Will they come out together?
00:33:40Good point.
00:33:41I mean, we don't know.
00:33:42We haven't heard from Sting.
00:33:43We don't know how he's going to accept this.
00:33:45One of his best friends, if not his best friend, is now the NWO.
00:33:48We knew this was going to be a history-making evening with Sting versus Sting in the main event tag team match.
00:33:55Oh, look at this.
00:33:56But who would factor in Lex Luger joining the Wolfpack?
00:33:59What a bombshell that was.
00:34:01Sting is surrounded on all sides by enemies.
00:34:05And the latest seemingly enemy is his closest friend.
00:34:09Or is it?
00:34:10Is that an enemy?
00:34:12I can't answer that.
00:34:13It'll enter itself hopefully later on.
00:34:15And Malenko just obliterated the chin that time of Lenny Lane coming across the ring.
00:34:23I mean, a psychiatrist would have a ball here trying to figure out these people.
00:34:27Yeah, a psychiatrist would have a ball in this whole program.
00:34:29Talking about Savage and Chavo Jr. and Luger and Sting.
00:34:33I mean, we should have a psychologist on duty here.
00:34:37Into the corner, foot to the face, up on top, over the top, rolling through.
00:34:45Malenko holds on.
00:34:46He holds on.
00:34:48Here we go.
00:34:49Well, he lays on his way to Texas.
00:34:51Excellent counter out of the Sunset Flip.
00:34:53Here's the Cloverleaf.
00:34:53Beautiful counter, beautiful.
00:34:55Sits way down.
00:34:57That's your winner.
00:34:58Look at the expression on that man.
00:35:00The ice is beginning to melt on the ice, man.
00:35:03I would agree with that.
00:35:04And I think it took phenomenal upper body strength to not only put on the Texas Cloverleaf,
00:35:10but to hook hard on the legs of Lenny Lane so he could not fight away.
00:35:14Another great win for the man deserving of being called a champion.
00:35:19Dean Malenko, the Cruiserweight champ, wins again, looks around.
00:35:23You know Jericho is on his mind, brain.
00:35:28Well, Lenny Lane, no doubt about it, this man's come along.
00:35:30Just made a mistake here, overshot a little bit.
00:35:33Malenko, the veteran, man of a thousand holes, is ready.
00:35:36Hooks him into that Texas Cloverleaf.
00:35:38Turns Lenny Lane over.
00:35:40Has a little trouble doing it, but he does.
00:35:42Then he sits way down on that lower back.
00:35:45Look at the expression.
00:35:46He's thinking of his father.
00:35:47He's thinking of Jericho.
00:35:49There's your winner, the champion, Malenko.
00:35:53Fans, everywhere I go around this country, and I talk to high school students who are hooked on Nitro,
00:35:59they all say one thing, we want Goldberg.
00:36:02Well, you're going to get him when we come back after this timeout.
00:36:06All of them.
00:36:06This portion of WCW Monday Nitro is brought to you by Twix Cookie Bars.
00:36:14Twix, two for me, none for you.
00:36:16Welcome back, fans.
00:36:22They are standing as they've been all night.
00:36:24Here on WCW Monday Nitro, our first trip to Evansville, Indiana.
00:36:31And great to have our fans here.
00:36:34And as Johnny Attitude makes his way in,
00:36:37You know, the old turn, the old cliché.
00:36:41Imitation, the most sincere form of flattery.
00:36:46And Johnny Attitude, I understand, has shaved his head.
00:36:49Now, we haven't seen that much of Johnny Attitude on this program, but there it is.
00:36:53I guess he wants to look like Goldberg.
00:36:55Oh, you've got to be kidding.
00:36:58Oh, this is going to be fun to watch.
00:37:00Oh, isn't it, though?
00:37:01Kind of like an autopsy.
00:37:03He wants to do more than look like Goldberg.
00:37:07Oh, look at this guy.
00:37:08He's in great shape.
00:37:09Yeah, you can't deny that.
00:37:11This may be the one.
00:37:1289-0.
00:37:14Goldberg's going for 90.
00:37:15He can stop him.
00:37:18Who are you trying to pull?
00:37:20Do you think anybody can stop Goldberg?
00:37:22No.
00:37:23You want to?
00:37:24Yeah, go three in the front row.
00:37:26I heard Karl Malone wants a shot.
00:37:28You know, we talked last week on Nitro about Karl Malone and World Championship Wrestling.
00:37:33Yeah.
00:37:34I heard that Karl Malone did a radio interview.
00:37:36Number one topic.
00:37:38The United States Heavyweight Champion.
00:37:40You're right.
00:37:4189-0.
00:37:43Here it comes.
00:37:44We don't need to say any more, do we?
00:37:45Goldberg is here.
00:37:47The snare drums kick in.
00:37:49The man.
00:37:50The music blares in the arena.
00:37:52The man.
00:37:52The fans stand.
00:37:55For.
00:37:57The man.
00:37:58Goldberg.
00:37:58Yeah.
00:38:01We're getting.
00:38:02That's because.
00:38:03Six hours I worked with you two on that.
00:38:06Because Goldberg's entrance is like none other.
00:38:11Well, I hope we saw Johnny Attitude's entrance.
00:38:14Yeah, yeah.
00:38:14But Johnny Attitude will never see it.
00:38:17Great champions do not worry about their opponents.
00:38:20They worry about what they can do to win a match.
00:38:22A little premature 90-0, but.
00:38:31It's a good bet.
00:38:32Yeah, I would think so, too, as we await Goldberg's arrival here.
00:38:36I'd take Goldberg over Gonzales.
00:38:37They stand in a cure for this man, Goldberg.
00:38:44There's the real deal right there.
00:38:47Accept no imitations.
00:38:49Ask for it by name.
00:38:53The man.
00:38:55Hit the deck.
00:38:59Yeah, if you're going up against Goldberg, hit the deck.
00:39:03This guy should be a welder with a man.
00:39:07Now there's an electric atmosphere in Evansville.
00:39:19He is ready.
00:39:23Interesting comments about Carl Malone of the Utah Jazz.
00:39:29Congratulations to the Jazz.
00:39:31Four straight going back to the NBA Finals for the second straight year.
00:39:35And now he's going to see Goldberg has no concern about his opponent right now until he slowly turns around.
00:39:43You can read his lips.
00:39:45He said, you want to be me, boy?
00:39:48That's exactly what he said.
00:39:49Malone should give Goldberg a little bit of his roguing.
00:39:54Stop it.
00:39:54Here we go.
00:39:56Trying the Goldberg spear.
00:39:58Spear.
00:40:02Oh, my.
00:40:03Johnny will have a new attitude after this.
00:40:05Yes, he will.
00:40:08Well, we've heard of a gorilla press slam before.
00:40:11That was about like a gorilla press dunk.
00:40:13Just dropped him.
00:40:15You want to be like me?
00:40:17Come on.
00:40:18Look.
00:40:19Get up.
00:40:20Look at him challenge your attitude to get to his feet.
00:40:22Need of the gut.
00:40:28Goldberg.
00:40:32As the chant of Goldberg rings out here.
00:40:35Here we go.
00:40:36Here we go.
00:40:38Put the leg into the circle.
00:40:40It's over.
00:40:43It is over.
00:40:44I've never seen him after doing that.
00:40:47Not beat his opponent.
00:40:4989-0.
00:40:50We're getting close to breaking into the 90s here for Goldberg.
00:40:55This could be a milestone.
00:40:58First step to the jackhammer.
00:41:00Look at this.
00:41:01He's just toying with him.
00:41:02He's running across.
00:41:03Wow.
00:41:08Services for Johnny.
00:41:09It was a jackhammer with a different twist.
00:41:16It was a running, flying jackhammer.
00:41:18That's what it was.
00:41:20Just when you think you've seen it all from Goldberg.
00:41:23Oh, I want to see more of this.
00:41:25I want to see that again.
00:41:27By golly, you're going to see it again.
00:41:29And all of our fans are as well.
00:41:32Who can stop Goldberg?
00:41:3590-0.
00:41:36Get a load of this.
00:41:41Johnny Attitude.
00:41:42Up into the lights.
00:41:43Thought he'd come to the ring.
00:41:45Mocking Goldberg.
00:41:46No way.
00:41:47Goldberg here.
00:41:49Hits him about 75 miles an hour.
00:41:51Knocks him right down on his attitude.
00:41:53He's ready.
00:41:55It's just a matter of time now.
00:41:57Holds Johnny up in the corner.
00:41:59And goes all the way across the ring with him.
00:42:02And plants him.
00:42:04Plants him in the middle of that ring.
00:42:0690-0.
00:42:0890-0.
00:42:09Your winner.
00:42:10One name says it all.
00:42:12The United States champ, Goldberg.
00:42:15Go ahead and say it, Brain.
00:42:17The man.
00:42:18You're not kidding.
00:42:19Goldberg.
00:42:20Get him by what?
00:42:21Undaunted.
00:42:25Incredible.
00:42:25String of victories like we've never seen in our sport.
00:42:30When we come back, match one of the best of seven between Booker T and Chris Benoit live on Monday Nitro.
00:42:37It's like the World Cup.
00:42:38It's like the World Cup.
00:42:39This is Nitro.
00:42:41This is the program that's hit the standard.
00:42:43And fans will let you know that Nitro returns to the entertainment capital of the world in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Monday, July 13th.
00:42:54Tickets will go on sale at the box office at Ticketmaster this Saturday.
00:43:00And you can meet Goldberg and the Nitro Girls at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office Saturday at 10 a.m.
00:43:05when tickets go on sale.
00:43:07Also, we're going to be in Sacramento, the Arco Arena, on Friday, July 17th for a big event.
00:43:13Tickets go on sale this Saturday.
00:43:14The MGM Grand Garden at the Arena box office at the Fast Ticket Outlet.
00:43:18The Giant and the Nitro Girls will be at the Arco Arena box office this Saturday at 10 a.m.
00:43:22when tickets go on sale.
00:43:25And don't forget our fans in Atlanta to the Georgia Dome on Monday, July 6th.
00:43:31Put a way to camp off your July 4th weekend with a Monday Night Nitro, the Georgia Dome.
00:43:35Tickets go on sale this Friday.
00:43:37Diamond Dallas and Nitro Girls at the Georgetown box office beginning at 10 a.m.
00:43:42when tickets go on sale this Friday.
00:43:44Here we go.
00:43:44The best out of seven.
00:43:46The winner to become the number one contender for the television belt.
00:43:50And to go on, the Great American Bash to face Fit Finlay.
00:43:53Booker T is here.
00:43:55Chris Benoit will come out.
00:43:56We come back on Nitro.
00:44:01We're back in the entrance of the Crippler, Chris Benoit.
00:44:08This is match one of the best of seven series.
00:44:10Match two will be Wednesday on Thunder on TBS.
00:44:13Match three will be Saturday night on our two-hour edition of WCW Saturday Night.
00:44:19As we continue, should be great competition between these two men.
00:44:23We've seen them before, Mike.
00:44:24This was a rivalry that originally focused on respect.
00:44:27A mutual respect between the Canadian Crippler, Chris Benoit, and Booker T.
00:44:32But, Tony, it has just evolved into a situation where there's absolutely zero respect between these two men now.
00:44:40There's just one thing bottom line.
00:44:42That's a shot at the world's television title.
00:44:45And we are going to decide it with a best of seven series.
00:44:48This is match number one.
00:44:50Okay, guys.
00:44:51As we get this match underway, we've been bannering back and forth.
00:44:56Zabisco is here.
00:44:57The Brain's here.
00:44:57Mikey and I have been talking about what's going to happen a little bit later on when Luger is scheduled a team with Sting against the Giant and the NWO Sting.
00:45:07We brought up different scenarios.
00:45:09We said, you know, what if Lex Luger convinces Sting to become a part of NWO Wolfpack?
00:45:14What if Sting says, no, I have nothing to do with you, and walks from Lex Luger?
00:45:18I've got another what if.
00:45:20Ponder this one and think about it during this match as these two men go eye to eye.
00:45:25What if the Giant's been right all along?
00:45:28What if because of what happened here tonight, what if they know something we don't?
00:45:32And what if the Giant walks out, not with the NWO Sting, who we saw Thursday, but Sting by his side?
00:45:40The real Sting?
00:45:41The real Sting.
00:45:42That's right.
00:45:43They never said which Sting would be in which side.
00:45:46They just said Sting and Sting.
00:45:49That's Sting.
00:45:52It's something to think about.
00:45:53I guess it's a possibility.
00:45:54It's something that could be answered in just a few moments on this program.
00:45:58Don't leave that rented sofa.
00:46:00Stay there.
00:46:00Meanwhile, Booker T sends Benoit, and Booker T tries to get the pick start on this match.
00:46:07And he does.
00:46:07What a running forearm.
00:46:10Benoit quickly bails out, rolls to the floor.
00:46:13Opportunity to regroup for Chris Benoit.
00:46:17You know, guys, not to take away from this match, but it could happen.
00:46:22Sting could have been pondering this for a long time,
00:46:25and the actions of Luger could have taken him over the edge,
00:46:28or maybe Sting had made his choice all along.
00:46:32We all believe firmly in our heart, being WCW announcers,
00:46:35that Sting would never do that, right?
00:46:37But we never thought Lex Luger would do what he did, did we?
00:46:40And remember at the conclusion of last week's Nitro,
00:46:43who was it that came out to protect and make the save for Sting?
00:46:46Kevin Nash, the giant killer.
00:46:50Of the Wolfpack.
00:46:52Questions to be answered.
00:46:54The drama that's unfolding within the NWO and WCW.
00:47:00Coming to a climax here on this program.
00:47:03Ducking low.
00:47:04That time Benoit tried to pick up Booker T.
00:47:07Held his ground.
00:47:08Rolls him up.
00:47:08One, two, and he almost beat him.
00:47:10Boy, Booker T is as good as anyone in following up.
00:47:17Following up.
00:47:18A great move with another great move, Brain.
00:47:20You know, there's two ways to look at this match.
00:47:22If you go with Booker T, you're thinking,
00:47:24well, he's been there before.
00:47:26How many times he held the tag belts?
00:47:28Seven, eight times?
00:47:29Seven times, as well as the world's TV title that he had.
00:47:33Sure, sure.
00:47:33So he's had that taste of the gold.
00:47:34He's had that taste of fame and fortune.
00:47:37Benoit's hungry.
00:47:38This man is hungry.
00:47:39He hasn't had that taste yet.
00:47:41That's why I think I'm going to have to go with Benoit
00:47:43because he's going to want it a little more.
00:47:45Benoit, how many?
00:47:47Benoit, four.
00:47:48Benoit, five.
00:47:49No, it'll go seven.
00:47:50It'll go seven.
00:47:50Okay.
00:47:51It'll make up your mind here now.
00:47:53Seven is it?
00:47:54No.
00:47:55It'll go.
00:47:55It'll be six.
00:47:56No, seven.
00:47:57Seven.
00:47:57Seven.
00:47:58Five.
00:47:58No, seven.
00:47:59In the corner, Benoit.
00:48:00Why ask him?
00:48:01I don't know.
00:48:01It's my fault, fans.
00:48:02I'm sorry.
00:48:03Into the corner now goes Benoit.
00:48:05But he protects himself, putting both feet up as Booker T runs in.
00:48:08He's trying the Crippler crossface, and a great counter move by Booker T to get out of it.
00:48:12Yeah.
00:48:13Did you notice that?
00:48:13How well scouted Booker T was prepared for that Crippler crossface?
00:48:18And you're going to see that because they've been wrestling each other now.
00:48:21Well, I don't know what.
00:48:22Over a dozen times they've had this one-on-one matchup.
00:48:25They're going to become more familiar with their moves.
00:48:27But what a great counter that was.
00:48:28He put himself in danger.
00:48:30One, two.
00:48:31He went down and rolled out of it.
00:48:32But Benoit, if he'd have held on, he'd have had him pinned to that mat.
00:48:35But he risked that chance to take because he knew how dangerous that crossface is.
00:48:40Into the rope.
00:48:41Benoit holds onto the ropes nicely.
00:48:43Catches Booker T in the midsection.
00:48:44And goes into the chest firmly near the sternum.
00:48:48And hangs him out the dry.
00:48:51That's a trademark Benoit move.
00:48:53I'm going to go with four.
00:48:54We're not asking you again, okay?
00:48:57Just ignore him.
00:48:57Just do him.
00:48:58Front suplex by Benoit.
00:49:00Stomach first.
00:49:01Across that top steel cable.
00:49:03And now Benoit looks like he's in control.
00:49:07Chris Benoit.
00:49:09We've seen this so many times.
00:49:11How many, you know, Benoit will take an exorbitant amount of punishment.
00:49:14Take all you got to dish out.
00:49:16And you think you got Benoit down, but he just comes back.
00:49:18Maybe has one of the greatest second wins or even third wins that you can find in this sport.
00:49:23Almost like he hasn't been touched at all.
00:49:25Into the ropes.
00:49:28Cover.
00:49:29Going to want two.
00:49:31You know, Benoit is one of those guys you've known since you were a kid.
00:49:34He was four or five years old.
00:49:35He was the toughest kid in school.
00:49:36Played all the sports as he got older and older and older.
00:49:39Finally, he's in his 70s.
00:49:40He still can beat anybody's butt on the whole block.
00:49:42He's one of those guys.
00:49:43He's always been tough.
00:49:45And he's always going to be tough.
00:49:46And he's got to be doubly tough in this series.
00:49:48He's got to win four from Booker T to go on to the Great American Bash to get a chance of becoming television champ over Fit Philly.
00:49:55Cover one, two, and a two count only as Booker T kicks out.
00:49:59And remember, I said seven.
00:50:00Yeah, right.
00:50:01As we said, match two is Wednesday on Thunder from Nashville, Tennessee.
00:50:06And match three is Saturday on two hours of WCW Saturday night on TBS.
00:50:13And as Charles Robinson looks in, the fans getting behind Booker T here.
00:50:17You know, the fans pretty much divided about who they're favoring here, Mike.
00:50:21Seems about 50-50, Tony, judging from the response of this capacity crowd.
00:50:24Booker T is back.
00:50:27And I wonder, the talk in his brother, Stevie Ray, gave him Thursday, if it's had any effect on Booker T.
00:50:33You know, Booker T came in, Brain, with a lot of intensity early on.
00:50:39One, two, almost beating.
00:50:41Well, he came to the ring first, and he was ready.
00:50:43He looked like a boxer standing in the corner, like old Muhammad Ali used to.
00:50:47He was moving his feet.
00:50:48He was moving his hands, moving his head.
00:50:50He wasn't going to get cold.
00:50:51He was going to keep himself loose.
00:50:52He wanted to go to the ring first.
00:50:54He wanted to feel the crowd.
00:50:55He's ready.
00:50:56He's prepared.
00:50:57And there was no question, the arrival of Stevie Ray last Thursday on Thunder served as a wake-up call to Booker T.
00:51:03He told him to get up.
00:51:04That's not the way we fight.
00:51:05That's not the way we used to fight.
00:51:06And now he's down, and he's got a two count.
00:51:08You know, I thought you said that about Stevie Ray.
00:51:11I'm going to say four now.
00:51:14Shut up.
00:51:15Don't say it anymore.
00:51:16We've passed that point.
00:51:19Now reverse chin lock is applied.
00:51:21The winner does have to win four.
00:51:24See?
00:51:24I'm right.
00:51:27Who will it be?
00:51:29One of them.
00:51:31You're right about that.
00:51:32I can't lose.
00:51:34Go.
00:51:34No, says Charles Robinson, as Booker T does not give up.
00:51:38And this, you can just, you can see the pressure.
00:51:42Take a look at the biceps and the forearms of Chris Benoit.
00:51:45And finally, Booker T got up.
00:51:47Benoit unhooked that rear chin lock to throw him down once again.
00:51:51I can tell you right now, I would venture to say that there's more tension in the locker room area right now than there's ever been.
00:51:59I mean, we've seen some big matches.
00:52:02We've seen some big events.
00:52:03We've seen some unanswered questions.
00:52:05But nothing like this, guys.
00:52:06Has to be.
00:52:06Just because of the uncertainty, the nature of this situation.
00:52:10How are they going to react when they come out here for this main event?
00:52:13Sting could come out still a member of WCW.
00:52:17He could come out becoming a member of NWO Wolfpack.
00:52:20But for HL, he could become a member of NWO Hollywood.
00:52:23It could happen that way.
00:52:26So stay right where you are.
00:52:28It's a few moments in the interim.
00:52:29We are seeing two men give it 110%.
00:52:32Or has the total package double-crossed everyone?
00:52:37That's another one.
00:52:40Stick around.
00:52:41And I said the total package in three.
00:52:45The program with more double-crosses than any other program on cable TV, buddy.
00:52:53Who do you trust?
00:52:58Benoit.
00:53:00Snap-married him over and once again content with driving Booker T down.
00:53:06Who has to be sitting back and enjoying this?
00:53:09Fit Finley.
00:53:10Oh, of course he is.
00:53:11He's got the World's TV Championship.
00:53:13And he's going to sit back and watch these guys beat each other's brains out for, who knows, maybe seven matches.
00:53:21No, I'm going with six.
00:53:23It's a match.
00:53:24It's a series of attrition is what it is.
00:53:27And I can tell you, both men are in pickable shape.
00:53:30But it would be a good idea for one of these men to try to get a quick win.
00:53:35I mean, think about how grueling seven matches can be within the course of just, what, a couple of weeks.
00:53:41Booker T, they ran right into him, backbreaker Benoit, one, two, no.
00:53:51Did he get him?
00:53:52No, he did not.
00:53:52And the arm almost hit.
00:53:54It almost went down for the three count.
00:53:55But I was watching the shoulder.
00:53:57As his hand went down, that shoulder came up first.
00:54:00Yeah, so was Charles Robinson.
00:54:07Benoit will go up top.
00:54:09The flying headbutt, one of his trademarks, and he's going to try.
00:54:15And there was nobody nearby for that one.
00:54:18Speaking of Fit Finley, here comes the champ to get a close look.
00:54:22You know and I know he can watch it in the monitor.
00:54:24He's coming out here with a purpose.
00:54:26He's coming out here to show both wrestlers and the fans that he's on top of this.
00:54:31And you know, if he just didn't walk out, he's carrying the championship belt.
00:54:35Of course he is.
00:54:35As Finley watches on, the sidewalk slam.
00:54:42Booker T.
00:54:44Got to his feet.
00:54:46Slowly, but he still did.
00:54:49Picks Benoit up.
00:54:50Shoves him into the ropes.
00:54:53Pancakes him in the center of the ring.
00:54:55Breakdance up.
00:54:57Oh, he is.
00:54:59Oh, yeah.
00:55:00What a remarkable athlete he is.
00:55:02Booker T with a surge of energy.
00:55:04Missed the Harlem sidekick.
00:55:05Benoit trying to close line.
00:55:07Spin kick.
00:55:08Benoit's got him hooked.
00:55:10Back elbow.
00:55:11Two.
00:55:12Couldn't knock him loose.
00:55:14Oh, my goodness.
00:55:15Almost went head first.
00:55:16Great recovery by Booker T.
00:55:18And here comes the axe kick.
00:55:20Delivered with authority to the back of Benoit.
00:55:23The what kick?
00:55:25The axe kick.
00:55:26A-X.
00:55:27E.
00:55:32That mail order course kicked in, huh, Tony?
00:55:36He's got him.
00:55:38Oh, he dropped him.
00:55:40With a side salt on Booker T.
00:55:42Could be trying the Harlem hangover here.
00:55:45Or maybe a missile drop kick.
00:55:47Depending on his opponent's position, it's down.
00:55:52He tried the hangover and it missed.
00:55:55Benoit was smart there.
00:55:56He laid there for five, six, seven, eight seconds.
00:55:59Motionless.
00:56:01He let Booker T think he was out.
00:56:03Both of these competitors pulling out all the stocks.
00:56:06We haven't seen that Harlem hangover from Booker T in, well, in weeks.
00:56:12And now, Gerald Robinson is counting, giving both wrestlers the mandatory ten when both are down.
00:56:21Quickly, Benoit makes a quick cover.
00:56:24And he almost beat him.
00:56:24Almost beating that quickly.
00:56:27Boy, that's an athlete trying to win a match.
00:56:29And that's what we love.
00:56:32And you notice there hasn't been much action out on the floor.
00:56:34Cripple across face.
00:56:35He's got him.
00:56:36He's got the face.
00:56:37And look where he has him hooked, Tony.
00:56:39In the middle of the ring.
00:56:40He's reaching the road.
00:56:41Look at his eyes.
00:56:42He's coming out.
00:56:43He's coming out.
00:56:45What a good run from Benoit.
00:56:48Chris Benoit wins match number one.
00:56:52Match number two.
00:56:53Wednesday night on Thunder between these two men.
00:56:57What's going to happen next?
00:56:58Stand by.
00:57:00No one knows.
00:57:01Better in the playoffs.
00:57:08We're back in the crowd right now on Kenton News.
00:57:13Because it's time for our feature battle.
00:57:15You know, I'm not going to say this is the biggest match in the history of Nitro, because that is probably not the case.
00:57:23But it may be the most important match in the history of Nitro for many reasons.
00:57:29In this battle that has now raged for two years with NWO and WCW, many people have crossed the line.
00:57:35But none bigger than what Lex Luger did earlier in this program.
00:57:39And we'll show you in a few moments when he went to NWO Wolfpack.
00:57:42What if Luger has convinced Sting to step across with him to NWO Wolfpack?
00:57:47What if Sting says, I've had enough.
00:57:48I'm going to take another walk.
00:57:49And we don't see Sting for another long time.
00:57:51And the leader of WCW takes another walk on us.
00:57:54But what if, what if the Giant has been right all along?
00:57:58And what if the actions of Luger has caused Sting now to walk out?
00:58:03And when the Giant walks out in a few moments, what if the real Sting walks out with his side and sits firmly beside NWO Hollywood?
00:58:14Don't have an answer, do you?
00:58:15No, no.
00:58:16Well, if you look at it this way, if you tell, first.
00:58:19It's bizarre.
00:58:21It's mind-boggling.
00:58:22And it has us literally on the edge of our seat, Mike.
00:58:25Tony, we've been talking about battle lines being drawn, sides being chosen.
00:58:29What we're witnessing is an NWO recruiting war.
00:58:32Hollywood Hogan, the black and white attack, adding the Giant to fortify their troops.
00:58:37We obviously didn't expect Kevin Nash to sit idly by.
00:58:40But Lex Luger and the Wolfpack, who'd have thunk it?
00:58:43It happened on this program.
00:58:45Let's go to the footage right now.
00:58:47It happened really right at the end of the first hour.
00:58:49Now, the Giant had called out Kevin Nash.
00:58:52Here came the Wolfpack.
00:58:54And then all of a sudden, we look up.
00:58:56It's Luger leading the charge with the chair.
00:58:58And you could see that Kevin Nash and Conan were a shock.
00:59:05Kurt Hennig.
00:59:06Here comes Savage.
00:59:07They were all, look at the shock on the face of Big Sexy there.
00:59:11And the fans were stunned.
00:59:14The Giant was shocked that Luger led the charge.
00:59:16What caused him to do this?
00:59:19Now, we thought, well, he's helping Nash for helping his good friend Sting last Monday on Nitro.
00:59:24You all remember that.
00:59:25Could be.
00:59:26And that could have been that.
00:59:27So we thought at that time, well, maybe that was it.
00:59:30But then they discussed it.
00:59:32The shock on the end of NWO Hollywood.
00:59:36And then offered Luger the red and the black off the back of Conan.
00:59:41Luger had been offered the white and the black Thursday night.
00:59:45Sting was offered the white and the black right before Slamboree.
00:59:51Each and every time a WCW athlete had said no,
00:59:54then this is going to go down as one of the most shocking, revealing moments
00:59:58in the history of Nitro.
01:00:01Watch this.
01:00:02Watch this.
01:00:03This is something I never thought I'd see.
01:00:12He's going to put it on.
01:00:14Oh, my.
01:00:16And listen to the people.
01:00:17Listen to that reaction.
01:00:18A little too sweet gesture up top with all members of the Wolfpack.
01:00:25There's your new member of the Wolfpack.
01:00:27Moments after we had made the announcement that he and Sting would be a tag team.
01:00:32We go back to the arena.
01:00:35Well, this is what we've been waiting for, gentlemen.
01:00:37Yes, sir.
01:00:38Let's make sure we get a very good shot of what Sting goes out with whom.
01:00:49Now, who is it?
01:00:51It's very tough.
01:00:53Well, that's NWO Sting.
01:00:55Sure.
01:00:55That's that same NWO Sting that we saw last Thursday on Thunder,
01:00:59and he is coming out with a giant.
01:01:02Well, he's coming out with two titles.
01:01:03Oh, I think it's great to see that that was not.
01:01:09And I'm going to call him again, our Sting.
01:01:11The real Sting.
01:01:11The only Sting.
01:01:14To me, the only world champion.
01:01:18I don't care who that's a belt right now.
01:01:19Yeah, and remember, one of those world tag team title belts
01:01:22belongs to WCW's Sting, not that imposter that's there with the giant.
01:01:27Okay, Brain, you brought up a good point.
01:01:29Will Sting and Luger come out together?
01:01:32Will Sting come out at all?
01:01:36And what music will be played here?
01:01:37Well, I'm used to waiting.
01:01:41I want to see this.
01:01:44The giant looks abundantly competent as the NWO Sting and the giant.
01:01:50And there's Nash's world order, the red and the black,
01:01:52with its newest member.
01:01:56All right.
01:01:57The fans are as stunned.
01:02:04NWO.
01:02:06More NWO music.
01:02:07That's going to look-see.
01:02:09Now, that's the strangest thing yet.
01:02:11The NWO music plays, and we're going to wait to see whether it's Lex Luger or Sting that comes out.
01:02:16Or together.
01:02:17All right.
01:02:18What if they come out together?
01:02:22You know what?
01:02:23Luger first.
01:02:24Luger.
01:02:25Still got the shirt on.
01:02:27And you know, he seems real proud to be associated with the Wolfpack, doesn't he?
01:02:30Certainly does.
01:02:31Tony, did you ever think that you would see Lex Luger give that Wolfpack sign?
01:02:52And what's going to be going through Bischoff's mind and Hollywood Hogan's?
01:02:56Everyone's got to be affected by this.
01:02:59Here's what we've been waiting for.
01:03:02As much as any time throughout his tenure,
01:03:06as the leader of WCW, Sting is a man alone.
01:03:11More alone than ever.
01:03:13But he did come out!
01:03:14Yes, he did.
01:03:22Watch the first meeting of him and Luger.
01:03:24No eye contact.
01:03:26None at all.
01:03:27No facial expression at all from Sting.
01:03:29Absolutely expressionless.
01:03:31Sting walked by him like he wasn't there.
01:03:34And Sting gets the first blow in.
01:03:37Out.
01:03:38Oh, my goodness!
01:03:40Out goes NWO Sting.
01:03:41They had a plan.
01:03:44They had a plan to get the Giant.
01:03:47I don't know if he can read anything to this or not.
01:03:49But by golly, they're going at it.
01:03:52Looks like they're working pretty good as a team to me.
01:03:54Yeah, they're executing that plan to perfection.
01:03:56They're executing the Giant is what they're doing.
01:04:02He's still on his seat.
01:04:04They're taking turns trying to knock the big man down,
01:04:07not letting the NWO Bogus Sting in the ring.
01:04:11Luger running late.
01:04:13Sting!
01:04:14The Giant goes down!
01:04:22Did you hear that big tree fly?
01:04:24apparently there had been some communication some trust i go back to the one undeniable fact
01:04:40in this whole scenario that i've known sting and luger for many years i know their closeness
01:04:47business associates close friends best friends and hopefully through all of this
01:04:54friendship prevails but tony friendship is one thing look what happened with the steiners brother
01:05:02against brother so friendship you got to throw out the window here now the difference when you're
01:05:08growing up and you're friends you go to different houses with your brother you go home with him a lot
01:05:13of times there's more friction so sometimes friendship it runs deeper than blood and i
01:05:20really believe that bogus sting is in
01:05:25boy when he's up when he's in the ring against the real man he pales in comparison doesn't he
01:05:33this is bizarre look at how odd this is sting against sting
01:05:38ducky low sting and the bogus sting with a back elbow
01:05:43feel like you want to rub your eyes like you got double vision the fans don't the world knows
01:05:49four-armed shot though sting sends the nwo sting in and down
01:05:55let's not forget through all of this we do have world tag team champions and they are on opposing sides
01:06:05have we ever had that in a tag team match in opposing organizations when the tag team champions of the world
01:06:12during a title reign run opposite sides have we ever had that that's a first
01:06:17luger atomic drop and here he goes
01:06:26just no match for lex luger here
01:06:32luger looks out but you notice no contact between luger and sting
01:06:42just some tags some quick tags back and forth it's been fine teamwork yeah you're right they've totally dominated the match
01:06:49well to that point to that point is right on the outside
01:06:53sting trying to point it out to referee mickey jay who turns around
01:06:58if you're the giant just in the nick of time and here's a pickup by the nwo sting and he hangs up luger on the top rope
01:07:07one two got a two count
01:07:17that's a good move there get the big man in you got luger down you're not kidding you this here he comes
01:07:25now double team him as much as you can so the rep makes you get out when he walked out
01:07:30siding with hollywood hogan a few weeks back that was a shock that was a shock enough
01:07:35but you know it was nothing like what we felt when luger became a part of nwo wolfpack
01:07:41someone's got to find out from luger exactly why he took the shirt why he joined what made him change
01:07:49go through his mind maybe sting no don't ask him ask luger
01:07:55sting calling the fans to rally behind luger and they're standing at here
01:08:05as the giant drives all of his 503 pound frame on the back of the neck of the giant
01:08:12or of a luger and standing on the chest that's over 500 pounds of dead weight across the chest of luger
01:08:20sting points to the crowd and listen to them respond the chant for luger you know that no one is sitting
01:08:29here you can see everyone is standing and i think it's as much out of wanting to know what is going to
01:08:35come about here as much as who's going to win this match it's truly a match where winning and losing
01:08:41is not in the uh in the quotation here it's just what's going to happen who's on whose side
01:08:48they all want to know we want to know
01:08:51foot into the face and the giant with that long leg reach of his
01:09:00and the bogus sting will come back in
01:09:05that's what the giant has to do he's got to use more of that 500 pounds
01:09:11he's got to lean on luger he's got to press him in that corner
01:09:14telegraph that luger luger attacks
01:09:19oh and sting waits no time running up the apron sending bogus sting down
01:09:26stinger out here he goes
01:09:29that's the way you deliver a stinger splash
01:09:32what's this scorpion death
01:09:34good night irene it's over
01:09:38sting long bogus sting nothing
01:09:42luger and sting
01:09:45as sting stares at the giant who's his world tag team title partner
01:09:53but him and his other partner luger from the nwo just won it but with the giant saying something to sting
01:10:00what's going on uh-oh wolfpack time in the house the wolfpack we're not done yet
01:10:14we're not
01:10:17sting talking to luger
01:10:23and luger does a two-suite and stands
01:10:26to the side wait a conan's got a t-shirt and he just tossed it to kevin nash
01:10:35look at sting backing away
01:10:39i think nash has a proposition i'm sure he does
01:10:44will sting wear the red and the black what do you think guys
01:10:49i have no i don't know i think you will luger's did it he's gonna do it luger thinks so you can just
01:10:54tell by the look on luger's face there's no way to call it you only have to just stand back sting
01:11:02told me a lot when he backed out of the ring i don't know if it was a of distrust he's going to go
01:11:06he's going back to the ring he seemed reluctant for a split second and now he's headed back up to the
01:11:10apron and listen i think the people wanted to if he wasn't going to he'd leave he'd be gone
01:11:16something's going through his mind right now he's got a decision to make his best friend is on the
01:11:20other side what does sting do should i or shouldn't i he's going to the ring he's gonna do it the shirt is
01:11:30out he's gonna do it he's looking at everyone look at the face of sting he's shopping he's looking around
01:11:38he's at a crossroads in his life if you feel you should do it do it it's decision time
01:11:46he looks at luger still no emotion
01:11:49luger a protein sting
01:11:57yes or no yes or no he's got the shirt
01:12:02is he gonna put it on he's got the shirt is he gonna put it on
01:12:08so
01:12:17so
01:12:19so
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