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00:00:00...to the answer. What answer will Sting give us and will it be tonight?
00:00:09We notice that Kurt Hennig came to the ring in crutches.
00:00:12We're going to bring out Kurt Hennig along with Ravishing Rick Rude to talk about what we saw earlier on.
00:00:20Members of the Wolfpack.
00:00:24Well, this should be interesting. Maybe we'll get an explanation about those crutches.
00:00:28We know that Kurt Hennig is set to face Goldberg for the United States Heavyweight Championship upcoming at the Great American Bash.
00:00:36Well, he doesn't work 100% now, does he?
00:00:39And you better be if you get in there with Goldberg.
00:00:41You better not have a hang now.
00:00:43Take a walk, Shivani.
00:00:48A challenge has been made.
00:00:51Kurt Hennig challenges Bill Goldberg at the Great American Bash.
00:00:58Now, I don't have to stand here and tell you people how tight Kurt and I are.
00:01:05I don't have to brag that Kurt Hennig has been three times World Heavyweight Champion.
00:01:12I don't have to brag about Kurt Hennig's 3,000 victories.
00:01:19What I want to talk about is this pompous windbag, Bill Goldberg, who struts around talking about an 89-0 record.
00:01:29Kurt, knowing you the way I know you, I know that you want to have everything absolutely.
00:01:36Now, don't say the P word.
00:01:38The last thing we need is a lawsuit.
00:01:40Everybody knows that when Kurt Hennig wrestles, he wants to be 100%.
00:01:46Well, the doctor just got done telling me, because I've been working out with Brad Rangans, Don Frye, and Brian Johnson,
00:01:54and twisted my knee that I've got to take 10 days off.
00:01:57Kurt, you know as well as I do, any man who can get down on the mat and pummel with Brad Rangans
00:02:03will throw Bill Goldberg around like a baby in diapers.
00:02:08We need Conan.
00:02:09We need Conan to come out here for a second.
00:02:12I need to talk to Conan.
00:02:14Can you come back out?
00:02:15Conan.
00:02:16K-Dawg.
00:02:17Come on.
00:02:23Here, I got a proposition for you, brother.
00:02:25Being because I'm red and black, we're red and black.
00:02:28We're in it for life.
00:02:30I got a proposition for you.
00:02:31J.J. Dillon went and booked me in a bunch of Mickey Mouse towns around the United States with Bill Goldberg.
00:02:37But, you know, my knee is bad for at least another 10 days.
00:02:40I'm wondering if you could take my place.
00:02:43Wait, what it is, Kurt, is it's a conspiracy.
00:02:47The WCW Commission wants to wear you down so that Goldberg has some sort of a chance at the bash.
00:02:55But it ain't gonna happen.
00:02:58Orale!
00:02:59Orale!
00:03:01Arriba la raza!
00:03:05No hay problema.
00:03:07I'll hook you up.
00:03:08Because K-Dawg, Wolfpack, we bowdy-bowdy and rowdy-rowdy.
00:03:13And I'll tell you this, Goldberg.
00:03:15You're not getting out of that match with me at the Great American Bash.
00:03:19I will be ready to go because I'm sick and tired of rookies and greenhorns coming into my craft, which I am the master at and trying to take over.
00:03:29Goldberg, when I get done with you at the Great American Bash, they're gonna be calling you Bill Goldturd.
00:03:36You know why?
00:03:37Because I'm gonna leave you land like a piece of dog.
00:03:41I think you get the picture, Wee-Willie.
00:03:45We'll see you at the Bash, boy.
00:03:48Well, we are live from the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., and you are watching Nitro on TNT.
00:04:01Back on Nitro, we're very happy to see Erica Schiller with us.
00:04:07That's the daughter of Turner Sports President, Dr. Harvey Schiller.
00:04:11She's with us here at the nation's capital enjoying WCW Monday Nitro.
00:04:15Father, Dr. Schiller, very busy man with the Goodwill Games coming up.
00:04:18And, of course, the Atlanta Thrashers take the ice not too long from now.
00:04:21In the National Hockey League.
00:04:25And as we are back and we're ready to go with some more great professional wrestling action here on WCW Monday Nitro,
00:04:32it's gonna be Eddie Guerrero making his way out.
00:04:35And as Eddie makes his way out, he looks behind him, obviously looking to see if Chavo's following him or not.
00:04:41I mean, Eddie's become a very concerned man here, Brain.
00:04:44Become paranoid.
00:04:45Checking all sides, looking in front, looking in back, looking around.
00:04:49He's not comfortable right now.
00:04:50Something's on his mind.
00:04:52He better have eyes in the back of his head.
00:04:55He's gonna be going after Fit Finley and the television bill here in this matchup here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:05:01I want to remind you that Thunder hits the airwaves once again this coming weekend.
00:05:07We want to remind you that next week, that's next Thursday, June 11th,
00:05:10Thunder will be in Buffalo, New York at the Marine Midland Arena.
00:05:15Tickets to the box office and all fantastic outlets.
00:05:19Also, on Thursday, June 18th, Thunder comes to Philadelphia in the Spectrum.
00:05:24That's on Thursday, June 18th.
00:05:26Tickets to the Core State Center box office and all ticket matcher locations.
00:05:29And then on June 24th, which is a Wednesday night, Thunder will air on TV.
00:05:34Yes, it will be live from the O-Rena.
00:05:36That's the Orlando Arena, home of the Magic.
00:05:39That's on Wednesday, June 24th.
00:05:40Tickets available at the Orlando Arena box office and all ticket matcher locations.
00:05:45Thunder in Orlando, Florida.
00:05:48Mike, today, what a weekend it was for ticket sales in World Championship Wrestling.
00:05:53Tony, absolutely incredible.
00:05:55A record-setting weekend for World Championship Wrestling.
00:05:58Phenomenal first-day ticket sales.
00:06:00What about this?
00:06:00What's going on again?
00:06:02All led by that incredible turnout at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
00:06:08A company record set this past weekend for World Championship Wrestling.
00:06:13Very impressive.
00:06:14Let the fans in Atlanta know, and I talk to many of them each and every day,
00:06:18that tickets are still available at the Georgia Dome box office and all ticket matcher locations.
00:06:23The event is Monday, July 6th.
00:06:26Right after the July 4th weekend, it's at the Georgia Dome.
00:06:29It's Night's Row.
00:06:31I predict it will be an all-time record there.
00:06:35So be sure to get your tickets, fans.
00:06:37It's going to be a big night.
00:06:39And, of course, by that time, the world should know what side Sting is on.
00:06:46What do you think you'll do, Tony?
00:06:47You know, Brain, I'm going to say I think, I don't know if I'm saying I think or I hope and pray
00:06:55that he'll stay WCW.
00:06:58And I only say that because when we doubted the man before, we shouldn't have.
00:07:03You know, he's had a million opportunities to leave and do other things, and he hasn't.
00:07:08He stayed WCW, and I don't see right now why he would go any other way.
00:07:12Hogan's probably got millions of dollars on the table to offer him movie deals.
00:07:15Nash and Savage, I don't know what they're coming up with, but I think he's going to stay WCW.
00:07:20Fit Finley, of course, the world television champ.
00:07:25He will await the winner of Benoit Booker T.
00:07:29And I say that.
00:07:30Benoit Booker T.
00:07:31And Broad and the Best of Seven series, Mike, today, to decide a number one contender for the TV title.
00:07:36But let's call it like we see it.
00:07:37He's facing a multi-champion in Eddie Guerrero.
00:07:41Eddie Guerrero could be the television champ by the time we get to the Great American Bash on 3-14.
00:07:46Well, tough competition here for Fit Finley with Eddie Guerrero in the challenging role.
00:07:51But how about Eddie Guerrero earlier this evening when he tried to get out of that showdown matchup at the Great American Bash against his nephew, Chavo Guerrero Jr.
00:08:00He said, I'll give you your freedom.
00:08:01We don't even have to wrestle, but Chavo turned that opportunity down because he wants to wrestle his idol.
00:08:08He wants to learn from Uncle Eddie.
00:08:10And you know what?
00:08:10He thinks he can beat him, and I think it's going to be a pretty competitive matchup at the Great American Bash.
00:08:15Well, I think he's tired of getting slapped around and talked down to.
00:08:18I think he's just had enough, Eddie.
00:08:20I think Eddie's just been trying to help the guy out, though, make a man of him.
00:08:23But maybe Chavo doesn't appreciate that.
00:08:25Stammer takeover, you know better than that brain.
00:08:27He hasn't tried to help out the youngster at all.
00:08:30He's tried to take this young man and humiliate him, embarrass him in front of his family,
00:08:34in front of millions of households watching each and every Monday and each and every Thursday on Nitro and Thunder.
00:08:40That's what he's tried to do, and it's backfired on Eddie.
00:08:43And Eddie must now go to the ring.
00:08:44Great agility by Guerrero.
00:08:46But too much strength on the other side from Fit Finley.
00:08:49Fit Finley has been prepared.
00:08:51He has been there to fight off every high-risk move, every attempt by Guerrero.
00:08:55Cover.
00:08:55Got a two-count.
00:08:56And I said Fit Finley awaits the finality between Chris Benoit and Booker T.
00:09:04As you know, fans, by watching our programs and watching WCW Saturday night,
00:09:08it's Chris Benoit 2 and Booker T. 1 in the Best of 7 series.
00:09:19And that Best of 7 continues on many of our programs.
00:09:23Who will go on to the Great American Bash to vibe for the TV belt?
00:09:27And I say vibe for the TV belt because very easily Eddie could win this match here.
00:09:31But right now, Fit Finley is overpowering Guerrero.
00:09:36And matchup number 4 in that series between Benoit and Booker T is yet to come in this edition of Nitro.
00:09:45Well, if Benoit gets number 3, I just can't see Booker T beating Benoit 3 straight.
00:09:51That'd be tough.
00:09:51Almost an insurmountable lead, wouldn't it?
00:09:53That shows you how important the matchup is tonight for Booker T.
00:09:57Oh, yeah.
00:09:57This is a turning point matchup as well as a turning point night for our sport based on Sting's answer.
00:10:04Our decision.
00:10:06Sleeper hold applied.
00:10:07Look at the strength of Fit Finley.
00:10:09He literally muscled himself out of that sleeper hold.
00:10:12I've never seen that done, guys.
00:10:14Ever.
00:10:14Reverse the sleeper hold into a fireman's carry and then drop Guerrero throat first across the top rope.
00:10:20And now Eddie.
00:10:25Quick to recover.
00:10:27Nailed that diving headbutt from inside out.
00:10:30Just waits on Fit Finley to get up and he's trying to keep this big strong man off his feet.
00:10:35Using the quick agile maneuvers is Eddie Guerrero.
00:10:41Fit Finley goes crashing to the top turnbuckle pad on the inside.
00:10:45Get him out of the corner.
00:10:46Whoa.
00:10:47Whoa.
00:10:48Boy, Eddie's coming to find that backing down at all.
00:10:50Finley ducks out of the way and you're right in there with him, fans.
00:10:54That's just the way Finley likes it.
00:10:59Hit the turnbuckle pad very hard.
00:11:01Belly to back suplex by Guerrero.
00:11:05Eddie going for the legs here.
00:11:07And Finley trying to fend this off by going to the rope, but Eddie pulled him back out.
00:11:12Obviously, you can see, I mean, there's no question here that Eddie Guerrero does not fear Fit Finley at all.
00:11:19What's going on now?
00:11:21The fans are getting in.
00:11:22Oh, here's what's going on now.
00:11:25Chavo Jr. has come to the ring.
00:11:27And Billy Silverman is calling for the bell to throw this match out.
00:11:31I love you, Eddie.
00:11:33Come on, Eddie.
00:11:34Hit me.
00:11:35Where you going, Eddie?
00:11:37Come on, Eddie.
00:11:38Chavo's going nuts.
00:11:39Come on, Eddie.
00:11:40I'm going to hug you.
00:11:42I love you.
00:11:45Fit Finley does not like this decision, but he's going to remain the television champ.
00:11:50And Eddie Guerrero literally sprinting, running from Chavo, who, as you said, brain is nuts.
00:11:57And you should know.
00:11:58We'll be back.
00:12:03We have the Nitro Girls back with us.
00:12:05And still to come, as we said, Chris Benoit and Booker T in the midst of seven.
00:12:10And Benoit leads that two to one.
00:12:12And we're going to have match number four coming up here tonight.
00:12:14We're also going to see Hollywood Hogan and the Giants in a mega tag team spectacular against
00:12:20members of NWO Wolfpack, Kevin Nash, and the total package Lex Luger.
00:12:25We have a lot of talk about the Great American Bash coming up, certainly on the 14th of June
00:12:30in Baltimore.
00:12:31But it really all is being overshadowed, if you think about it, by Sting.
00:12:36What will his decision be?
00:12:38Is he here to make a decision?
00:12:40We all thought tonight when we came to the arena that Sting's got to make the decision
00:12:44tonight.
00:12:45And they are at him from three sides here tonight, Mike, today.
00:12:48Everything, Tony, as we talked about earlier, points to it being D-Day, decision day for
00:12:54Sting.
00:12:55And Chris Jericho thinks everything points to it being a conspiracy against him.
00:12:59He told us Wednesday on Thunder he was going to come to the nation's capital and go over
00:13:03the head of James J. Dillon.
00:13:04Take a look what Jericho did.
00:13:09J.J.
00:13:09Dillon, you wanted it.
00:13:10You got it.
00:13:11You dared to challenge me.
00:13:12You said I needed evidence.
00:13:13I'm going to give you evidence.
00:13:15I came all the way to Washington, D.C. to get the jurisprudence that you need to give
00:13:19me my belt back.
00:13:20And J.J.
00:13:20Dillon, someone here will definitely listen to what I have to say.
00:13:26What?
00:13:27I can't believe this.
00:13:29This conspiracy is bigger than I thought.
00:13:32They're no one will listen to me here either.
00:13:33They must be together with Dillon.
00:13:34They gotta be.
00:13:35This is ridiculous.
00:13:36Excuse me, fellas.
00:13:39Who can I talk to to go over J.J.
00:13:41Dillon's head?
00:13:42I don't know, but you're going to have to leave.
00:13:44You're telling me I gotta leave?
00:13:46You have to leave now.
00:13:47Okay.
00:13:48Easy, guys.
00:13:49All right.
00:13:50You're in on the conspiracy too, aren't you?
00:13:52Now we're getting somewhere.
00:14:00I just talked to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, talked to his law clerk, and I know
00:14:05she'll give him the message.
00:14:06And when he has a chance, he'll definitely have a meeting with me.
00:14:09I just know he will.
00:14:10Battle Royal, and all the guys were listed in the Battle Royal, but Dean Malenko was not
00:14:17listed in the Battle Royal.
00:14:18He was under a mask.
00:14:19He took the mask off, surprised me, and he beat me for the belt.
00:14:31Okay, I've had enough of this.
00:14:32I've had enough of the lackeys.
00:14:33I've had enough of the yes men.
00:14:35The time has come for me to go straight to the top.
00:14:36I'm going to go inside because I heard he's a Jericho-holic, so he should let me in.
00:14:43Excuse me, sir.
00:14:43I'm America's role model.
00:14:45I need to see the chief.
00:14:45I've got to get inside and go over J.J. Dillon's head.
00:14:48I'm sorry.
00:14:48There's no clearance.
00:14:49You're going to have to leave right now.
00:14:50But I'm Chris Jericho.
00:14:51I don't care.
00:14:52You're going to have to leave right now.
00:14:54Thank you, sir.
00:14:55Bye.
00:14:55Bye.
00:14:56See you.
00:15:06Somewhere, somewhere, somewhere, somewhere.
00:15:26Where's the section on WCW title belts?
00:15:29It's not in that one.
00:15:30Okay, I found this one.
00:15:35Put that in your pipe there, fat man.
00:15:39Oh, my.
00:15:40Next stop for him is the rubber room.
00:15:41You're not kidding.
00:15:43Wasn't much of a groundswell of public support on Capitol Hill for Jericho, was there?
00:15:47Fuck about getting the bums rushed at the big house, huh?
00:15:50Not only on Capitol Hill, but he didn't have any support anywhere.
00:15:54Not even on the streets of D.C.
00:15:56You should have asked me.
00:15:57I know how Bill gets in and out of there at night.
00:15:58I can show him which door to go in.
00:16:00Please leave that where it is, okay?
00:16:02Chris Jericho is making his way out of putting.
00:16:09Wow, what a meathead.
00:16:10I mean, how about his hair stuck up in the air like that?
00:16:14Holy smokes.
00:16:16Now, J.J. Dillon told him to get a precedent.
00:16:19Bring back some proof that he should get another shot at Dean Malenko at the World Series
00:16:24WCW title.
00:16:25Oh, my, Dillon.
00:16:25It's over.
00:16:27It's over, J.J. Dillon.
00:16:28You wanted it.
00:16:29And you got it.
00:16:31I went over your head.
00:16:33And now I've got the information that you require.
00:16:36So what I want to do is have you come out here right now and listen to what I have to say.
00:16:42Listen to my evidence.
00:16:43Dillon, now, come out.
00:16:45Well, as we saw at the end of that, apparently he found something.
00:16:48Dillon, get out here right now, come on.
00:16:50In the Library of Congress that is backing up his claim here.
00:16:54Dillon, don't you do this to me again.
00:16:56You decryptal.
00:16:59Is he crying?
00:17:00I'm not a big enough star.
00:17:01I'm not staying.
00:17:02Dillon, you don't have time to talk to me.
00:17:04Dillon, you don't have time to talk to me.
00:17:04Dillon, you don't have time to talk to me.
00:17:05This is Washington, D.C.
00:17:07This is the city of truth and justice, and I'm going to get truth and justice.
00:17:12Now I know how Bill Clinton feels, and I won't be the same, Dillon.
00:17:19When you hear what I've got to say, you're going to be forced to do what every single
00:17:23people in this arena at home wants me to do, and that's reinstate me as Cruiserweight champion.
00:17:32I can't believe there was anything in the Library of Congress that would back up his claim.
00:17:36But then again, you never know.
00:17:38He just doesn't want another shot at Dean Malenko.
00:17:43He wants the belt handed over to him.
00:17:45He wants to be reinstated as the Cruiserweight champion.
00:17:47Good luck.
00:17:48He can go to the White House all day, Library of Congress.
00:17:51He can go to the Supreme Court.
00:17:53He can go to an ATM machine and do whatever he wants.
00:17:56He's not going to get reinstated as champion.
00:17:58J.J. Dillon's just not going to let that happen.
00:17:59Well, you know, Juventud Guerrera is another man who would like a shot at the World's Cruiserweight title.
00:18:04But it's payback time in a sense for Chris Jericho here,
00:18:07because Juventud Guerrera was a major part of the ploy that allowed Dean Malenko
00:18:13at the recent Slamboree pay-per-view event to defeat Jericho and win that Cruiserweight title.
00:18:19Juventud eliminating himself from the Battle Royal, allowing Malenko to win and get the title shot.
00:18:25Yeah, so he was a major conspirator, I guess is the proper terminology.
00:18:29A co-conspirator.
00:18:30Very good.
00:18:31Co-conspirator.
00:18:33What's this, Tony Gates?
00:18:34Stop it, would you please?
00:18:36Here we go, and you have to wonder, as the action goes on here and the fans jammed in this MCI Center
00:18:43and enjoy WCW Monday nights, you have to wonder exactly where Sting is.
00:18:48And if he is close by, if, one, he's made a decision, or two, maybe he hasn't made a decision yet,
00:18:54and if he has, what that decision is.
00:18:58I would love Sting just to really come right to our broadcast location, if nothing else,
00:19:02and tell us, and get all this mystery and get all this suspense over with.
00:19:06Look on, really, right now, it is the burning question in every state, in the Union, every country, in the world,
00:19:16that loves and follows pro wrestling, they want to know about Sting, maybe tonight.
00:19:22We certainly think Sting will give us his answer.
00:19:25Well, just like today, when we landed here at National Airport, Ronald Reagan's Airport,
00:19:30and the Skycaps asking me about it, which way do you think Sting will go?
00:19:34Everybody's talking about it.
00:19:36Juventud Guerrera, knife-edge chaps on Chris Jericho, now sending Jericho to the other corner!
00:19:43Big back body drop!
00:19:44Oh!
00:19:45Hair takedown by Juventud!
00:19:47Excellent recovery by Juventud on the ring apron.
00:19:50Now to the top rope, high-risk move on the way!
00:19:53Sting him over with a great maneuver, but hit the back of his head first that time, Mike!
00:19:58Yeah, Juventud looks like he's in trouble.
00:20:00As he came down with that move, the back of his head made contact with the canvas.
00:20:04Both men are dazed and slow to get to their feet.
00:20:08It's Juventud, though, never surrender, never say die.
00:20:12One of the great cruiserweights in our sport, former cruiserweight champ, like we said earlier,
00:20:16ducking low, double underhook, butterfly pick-up, and a backbreaker, and a great countermove.
00:20:22I don't like this Jericho walking away. He should go for the cover now.
00:20:26And I would agree with that, but Jericho's focus has been anything but what's going on in the ring over the past,
00:20:31I don't know how many months.
00:20:32Yeah, there's proof of it right there.
00:20:34That kind of a pinfall attempt is not going to get a victory over Juventud Guerrera.
00:20:38Brain, I know you like arrogance. You like people being self-centered.
00:20:41You like people to bend the rules to cheat.
00:20:43But sometimes you can take it too far to where you lose sight of what you have to do,
00:20:47and I think Jericho's living proof of that.
00:20:49Good move! One, two!
00:20:50He's got him!
00:20:50No.
00:20:51Only got a two-count.
00:20:53Well, Jericho's got to get his feet on the ground.
00:20:54He's got to quit worrying about that title, quit worrying about JJ,
00:20:58quit worrying about being double-crossed, and get back in the ring and go do something.
00:21:02I don't think that's going to happen. Jericho's obsessed with it.
00:21:04He almost beat him again, got a two-count.
00:21:08Scott Dickinson's arm going down for the three-count, but could not get there.
00:21:13Guerrera once again, pick up.
00:21:16Oh!
00:21:16Hoobie driver, which is usually the sit-up to the 450 splash.
00:21:21But he's going to have to get him in position for it, and that's what he has to do.
00:21:28I think he really executed the Hoobie driver a little bit too far out of the corner.
00:21:32Pulled him over, and that's going to enable Jericho to get up,
00:21:34grabs the ropes, and Hoobie dude straddles the top turnbuckle.
00:21:38Oh, my!
00:21:38That moment, that split second of hesitation on the part of Hoobie-Tude Guerrera
00:21:42was just the opening that Jericho needed.
00:21:46Jericho knew what he was doing. He was playing possum.
00:21:48I think not only that, the location by Hoobie-Tude enabled that.
00:21:53Sends Jericho down, does Hoobie. He's up top once again.
00:21:56Perched, here he goes, trying to crossbody.
00:21:58Jericho caught him in midair.
00:22:00Tries to muscle him up top, but no!
00:22:03Oh, yes!
00:22:04Oh, yeah!
00:22:05Trying to get on the lion tamer and quickly going to the ropes, Hoobie-Tude.
00:22:10That was the only thing that saved him.
00:22:11He was like six inches away from the ropes.
00:22:13He'd have had him in the middle of the ring.
00:22:15He'd be giving up right now.
00:22:16Jericho thought it was over.
00:22:19Jericho goes over the top, skims off the floor, goes headfirst to the safety rail.
00:22:23Just got outsmarted again by Hoobie-Tude.
00:22:28And Hoobie-Tude!
00:22:32My goodness.
00:22:33Executing a move like that on the floor.
00:22:35That was an attempt at a slingshot into a hurricanrana on the floor
00:22:39from Hoobie-Tude Guerrero.
00:22:42That dazed and confused Jericho.
00:22:44You can see the pain on the face of both men, and you can see the anticipation of the fans and the excitement.
00:22:50And many of them have been standing all night looking.
00:22:53What decision will Sting make?
00:22:54Holy smokes, look from behind.
00:22:57The big man, Reese.
00:22:59It's Reese.
00:23:00Look how big he is.
00:23:02How he towers over Hoobie-Tude.
00:23:04Here's something we've seen many times, guys.
00:23:06He has a personal vendetta against Hoobie-Tude, and he picks him up, chokes him, and throws him down.
00:23:12And Jericho sees an opening and walks right through it and wins the match.
00:23:16A marvelous victory for Chris Jericho.
00:23:19Yeah, speaking of a co-conspirator.
00:23:21You actually believe that it was a great win for Jericho?
00:23:24He thinks so.
00:23:25And you think so.
00:23:26I don't care.
00:23:29Jericho is your winner here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:23:35But will J.J. listen to him?
00:23:37And what information did he get today in D.C.?
00:23:41Back with our best of seven after this.
00:23:48Two red-hot hours of Nitro in the books, and now get ready for what may be the most important hour ever of Nitro.
00:23:55Because tonight, Hollywood Hollywood fans have accepted the challenge from Lex Luger and Kevin Mann.
00:24:02It will be the clash of NWO Hollywood against NWO Wolfpack.
00:24:06And also tonight, will Sting give us his answer?
00:24:10Many of us feel yes.
00:24:12It's a gut feeling that we had that Sting will finally make a decision.
00:24:16Last Monday, millions of fans wondered, did he put on the shirt?
00:24:21Did he go to NWO Wolfpack?
00:24:24It's still an unsolved mystery that hopefully we will solve here tonight.
00:24:30One thing we certainly will solve is who will win the fourth match in the best of seven between Benoit and Booker T.
00:24:36Here's what's happened in the three previous matches between the two great athletes.
00:24:42He's got him.
00:24:44He dropped him.
00:24:46With a side salt on Booker T.
00:24:48Could be trying to Harlem hangover here.
00:24:51Or maybe a missile drop kick.
00:24:53Depending on his opponent's position.
00:24:56It's down.
00:24:58He tried the hangover and it missed.
00:25:00Benoit was smart there.
00:25:01He laid there for five, six, seven, eight seconds.
00:25:05Motionless.
00:25:06He let Booker T. think he was out.
00:25:09Both of these competitors pulling out all the stops.
00:25:12We haven't seen that Harlem hangover from Booker T. in, well, in weeks.
00:25:17And you notice there hasn't been much action out on the floor.
00:25:19Triple across face.
00:25:20He's got him.
00:25:21He's got the face.
00:25:23And look where he has him hooked, Tony, in the middle of the ring.
00:25:26He's reaching the room.
00:25:26Look at his eyes.
00:25:27He's stepping out.
00:25:28He's stepping out.
00:25:30What do you know from Benoit?
00:25:33Chris Benoit wins match number one.
00:25:37Match number two Wednesday night on Thunder between these two men.
00:25:42What's going to happen next?
00:25:44Spins up.
00:25:46Missed the Harlem sidekick.
00:25:48Standing straight.
00:25:49Back elbow by Benoit.
00:25:51And that one connected.
00:25:53Don't waste any time, Booker T.
00:25:56Not with that, man.
00:26:01Up on top.
00:26:02This could be make or break.
00:26:04Missile dropkick time.
00:26:05He got him.
00:26:06He got him.
00:26:07He covers.
00:26:07He won.
00:26:08Two.
00:26:09He beat him.
00:26:09We got a tie ballgame here.
00:26:11One to one.
00:26:17Benoit up on top.
00:26:18That was the attempt.
00:26:20Diving headbutt did not connect.
00:26:22Booker T able to roll out of the way.
00:26:24At the absolute last second, Booker T one roll to the left.
00:26:29And Chris Benoit hit headfirst on the canvas here on Saturday night.
00:26:32Who's going to be the first to get to their feet?
00:26:35That may tell us who's going to win this matchup.
00:26:37Both men spent physically.
00:26:40Booker T desperately trying to get back to his feet.
00:26:43Benoit is barely moving.
00:26:44There's some movement from Benoit, but Booker T back on his feet at the rope.
00:26:49Benoit slow to recover.
00:26:51This gives Booker T the chest.
00:26:52He was just trying to trick him.
00:26:54I thought he went for the Crippler crossway.
00:26:55He was.
00:26:56Oh, belly to back.
00:26:58Rolls him up.
00:26:58That's the three.
00:26:59Did he get him?
00:27:00He beat him with the German suplex.
00:27:04Chris Benoit goes up two to one over Booker T in the best of seven series.
00:27:11Wow.
00:27:11Of course, the best of seven continues here now on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:27:25The winner, of course, will be the number one contender.
00:27:28The world television title still held by Fitland Lee.
00:27:30And will go on to the Great American Badge in a mere 13 days to face the champion for the belt.
00:27:38And Booker T comes out.
00:27:40You know, you said, Brian, earlier that if Benoit can win this, that you don't think Booker T will make a comeback.
00:27:47And I really think that the momentum is now on the side of Benoit.
00:27:50Because as we saw what happened on WCW Saturday night, that that win from that German suplex literally stunned Booker T how quickly he got it off.
00:27:59Oh, no doubt about that.
00:28:00But what I meant by, what I meant by saying that was, if Benoit gets three victories, I can't see Booker T coming back and knocking Benoit off three straight.
00:28:08I just don't see that happening.
00:28:10So this is a very critical match for, especially for Booker T.
00:28:14He can go down three to one or he can make it even at two apiece.
00:28:20Well, he knows he's got to win this one.
00:28:22No question.
00:28:23To stay even.
00:28:23You're right.
00:28:24Momentum strictly on the side of the Canadian Cripper, Chris Benoit.
00:28:28But as we witnessed from the highlights of the first three matchups, what a competitive series this is between two of the top stars today in World Championship Wrestling.
00:28:38And you always see something different in every one of their matches.
00:28:40You know, they know each other so well, but they always pull out something new.
00:28:43Something we haven't seen before.
00:28:45Tremendous wrestling.
00:28:47Yeah, if they're going to succeed, they have to come up with a different move.
00:28:51One that their opponent is not going to be able to counter.
00:28:55They know each other so well.
00:28:57The Crippler and Booker T. This all started, if you'll recall, fans, when the two men, at that time vying for a TV belt that Booker T had, went to various time limit draws.
00:29:12Of course, ten minutes with a TV belt here on Nitro and on Thunder and on Saturday Night.
00:29:17That led to mutual respect.
00:29:19That then led to a little bit of a heated battle.
00:29:23And it's turned into much of a heated feud now between the two men.
00:29:26But you can see now, even though there's a little bit more heat and friction between the two, they're both approaching this match very tentative, not wanting to make a mistake here early on.
00:29:36Almost as if that respect aspect has taken a back seat to the competitive nature of these two great athletes, especially with that eventual shot at the World's TV title upcoming at the Great American Bash.
00:29:49You know, if Benoit is smart, he's got to think of a way to make Booker T. make a mistake.
00:29:55He's got to make Booker T. make a mistake and beat himself.
00:29:59That'll take away all his confidence, and it'll put him up three to one.
00:30:03I think all great wrestlers try to do that, but some guys just do not make mistakes.
00:30:09I mean, some days everyone will, but great wrestlers sometimes are completely mistake-less.
00:30:16And they're still feeling out once again.
00:30:18Booker T.
00:30:19They're not ready for me.
00:30:21They know each other.
00:30:22They don't know for me.
00:30:24They don't know it.
00:30:26I'll tell you, Fitz Finley's gonna-
00:30:28It's not gonna be easy for him by any stretch of the imagination, but he's gonna have the benefit of not having to be in a grueling series.
00:30:36Once the Great American Bash kicks off on the 14-2.
00:30:39Here's it.
00:30:40A great move by Booker T.
00:30:42And a cover.
00:30:43One, two.
00:30:44No, didn't get him there.
00:30:45And guys, what an event the Great American Bash is shaping up to be.
00:30:48It has set the standard in summertime events for professional wrestling for many, many years.
00:30:53Actually, ever since 1988, it has set the standard for professional wrestling.
00:30:59And the Great American Bash this year will have Hogan and Bret Hart teaming together against Roddy Piper and the Macho Man Randy Savage.
00:31:08And you heard what they said after their tag team match.
00:31:12They've agreed to go at it one-on-one the same night.
00:31:15Is that suicide or no?
00:31:18Up on top, Booker T showing that great leg strength.
00:31:21Getting great height on that spring off of the top.
00:31:25And sending Benoit on the outside.
00:31:26Tony, one has to question all that's gone down between Roddy Roddy Piper and Randy Savage through the years.
00:31:33If they can set aside those differences for that tag team matchup first.
00:31:37And then the eventual one-on-one bout between the two of them.
00:31:40We'll find out in less than two weeks now at the Great American Bash.
00:31:44I think it'll be very interesting to see how Hogan and Hart work as a team.
00:31:47I don't think they've ever been as a team together.
00:31:49I don't think they've ever wrestled each other.
00:31:51This is very interesting.
00:31:52You're right. History is going to be made in Baltimore.
00:31:55And here tonight as well, one would think, one would hope that we would finally settle this issue with Sting.
00:32:01Meanwhile, Booker T in no shape right now as he is stomped down all the way down to the mat by Chris Benoit.
00:32:10The Crippler is so focused.
00:32:14One match, one, and match three.
00:32:16And now here in the fourth match.
00:32:18You know, when Booker T walked to the ring this evening, he didn't have that confidence.
00:32:24I've seen him before in him when he had the title or when he was going after Benoit.
00:32:27He came out tonight and he looked like something was on his mind.
00:32:32Maybe he's second-guessing himself down 2-1 in this series.
00:32:37I don't know.
00:32:39Good move again by Benoit.
00:32:41Benoit and Chris Benoit.
00:32:44One thing Benoit is great at, and that is once he has you down with a great move like that,
00:32:48he'll stomp you a couple times, drive a knee in, maybe an elbow drop to make sure that you stay down.
00:32:53They know each other.
00:32:55They don't know me.
00:32:56They don't know what they're in for.
00:32:58I'm cruising.
00:32:59They're going full speed.
00:33:02Benoit goes down hard.
00:33:04That's one way to stop that relentless Wolverine-like attack of the Canadian Crippler.
00:33:10Here's a cover, hooking a far leg and got a two-count.
00:33:18And a rear chin lock applied here by Booker T.
00:33:21Booker T has been content here, guys, with his driving the man down.
00:33:24He's finally had a chance, Tony, to turn the tide and get the momentum swung in his favor.
00:33:31Going to try and slow down that offensive onslaught of Chris Benoit.
00:33:37Benoit's got to get back on his feet, and that's what he's doing right now.
00:33:39He can't do anything on that mat.
00:33:42With Booker T behind him, he wants to get on his feet, and that's where he's at right now.
00:33:45Big sledge.
00:33:46Oh, boy, that one took a lot of steam out of him that time.
00:33:48He came across from the near side and took his head right off, did Booker T.
00:33:56And he knows it, too.
00:34:00But if you can beat that man, go do it.
00:34:02Don't waste any time.
00:34:04Very good advice from the brain here.
00:34:08A kick into the midsection and a forearm shiver.
00:34:12Boy, Benoit just bounces back every time.
00:34:15So tough.
00:34:16Almost seemingly sometimes impossible to stop is Chris Benoit.
00:34:22He ducks low.
00:34:23Booker T connects.
00:34:25One, two, no, sir.
00:34:28And the fans of rings said, hey, that was a three count.
00:34:33Yeah, but they're not in the ring counting, so they don't matter.
00:34:36It's the guy with the bow tie.
00:34:41And a rear chin lock is applied.
00:34:43Yeah, quite a weekend it was in sports.
00:34:49And I think on behalf of all of us here in World Championship Wrestling, a special congratulations
00:34:53goes out to Michael Jordan and the NWO zone, Dennis Rodman.
00:34:59That best of seven series against the Indiana Pacers.
00:35:02And they survived that.
00:35:03And, you know, I think when the Bulls want to win, they're going to win.
00:35:07Yeah, survived is a great way to describe it.
00:35:09And you know that Hollywood Hogan was certainly celebrating last night's big Bulls victory,
00:35:14his close relationship with Dennis Rodman.
00:35:16And we also got to congratulate a team that's kind of been on the back burner.
00:35:20They've been waiting since they swept the Lakers in four games.
00:35:23We're talking about the Utah Jazz and the mailman, Carl Malone, who watches our program, a big WCW fan.
00:35:30Congratulations to you, Carl.
00:35:32We look forward to a great NBA Finals against the Bulls once again.
00:35:36You mean this guy works for the post office?
00:35:37Stop it, would you?
00:35:38Oh, pick up.
00:35:40Here's the German suplex.
00:35:41That beat Booker T on Saturday night.
00:35:43But that time he didn't try to cover.
00:35:45As a matter of fact, I think Benoit hit very hard as well.
00:35:47That time the released German suplex, instead of applying it with a bridge, unable to make the pinfall attempt.
00:35:56Benoit's slow in getting up.
00:35:57You know, we're going to go back to Salt Lake City in the month of July.
00:36:01And I hope we see Carl Malone there.
00:36:03And I hope he has something to say to you.
00:36:05You know who he is.
00:36:06And stop acting dumb.
00:36:09Well, forget it.
00:36:10Don't stop doing that.
00:36:12Don't talk down to me.
00:36:13I don't care who Carl Malone is.
00:36:15Here we go.
00:36:15I know his brother Sam from Cheers.
00:36:17Big deal.
00:36:18Stop it.
00:36:19Two count.
00:36:22Come on.
00:36:23Baldy.
00:36:27Back up is Chris Benoit.
00:36:31And Booker T very slow.
00:36:32You can see.
00:36:33You know what we're seeing here, Mike?
00:36:35We're seeing not only this match take a lot out of these guys, but the three previous matches as well.
00:36:39Well, it's survival of the fittest between these two.
00:36:42Matchup number four in the best of seven.
00:36:44Who's going to make that critical air?
00:36:46And who's going to take advantage?
00:36:47There's the axe kick delivered with impact and authority to the back of the head of Benoit.
00:36:52He's got him now.
00:36:53If he goes to the pin, he's got him because Benoit's not moving.
00:36:57Benoit doesn't know where he's at, whether he's in Washington State or Washington, D.C.
00:37:00That he needs to do it right now to the action.
00:37:03A pick up and a bit in the back.
00:37:04Coming in.
00:37:05Look how high up in the air Booker T got him.
00:37:11And Booker T a lot of times will do that little break dance up, but he didn't have enough there to do it at that time.
00:37:17He's going to go back for him once again.
00:37:19He may need to conserve that energy.
00:37:22You're right.
00:37:23Yes!
00:37:24A pick up.
00:37:26Benoit!
00:37:27He's going for it.
00:37:28Drives him down.
00:37:29And he's got him.
00:37:29Is he tapping?
00:37:30Crippler crossface.
00:37:32Not yet.
00:37:32He's going to the ropes.
00:37:33He's six inches away.
00:37:35Look out.
00:37:35It's that.
00:37:35It's that.
00:37:36Look how close he is.
00:37:37Now he tapped.
00:37:37Three to one.
00:37:38Before he can get to the ropes.
00:37:40Three to one, Benoit.
00:37:42Wow.
00:37:43Out of nowhere, Benoit puts on that Crippler crossface.
00:37:48And that's what makes that move so great.
00:37:51So spectacular.
00:37:52It's almost, in many ways, like the diamond cutter.
00:37:56You never know when it's coming, but you know when you're in it, there's no escape.
00:38:03Chris Benoit is up, as you said, Crain.
00:38:06Three wins to one.
00:38:08One more win.
00:38:09Benoit goes to the Great American Badge.
00:38:11Booker T comes off the ropes here.
00:38:13Levels him from behind.
00:38:15With that kick to the back of the neck.
00:38:17Picks him up and drops him.
00:38:18I thought he had him right here.
00:38:19All he had to do was roll over and cover him.
00:38:21Goes to the suplex here.
00:38:24But look at Benoit.
00:38:25Grabs that arm.
00:38:29Gets him around the head there.
00:38:30Pulls back.
00:38:32He's trying to make it to the rope.
00:38:33Trying desperately.
00:38:35He can't.
00:38:35He's gone as far as he can, and he realizes it.
00:38:38It's over.
00:38:39Three to one.
00:38:40Benoit right now.
00:38:42Your winner, the Crippler, Chris Benoit, here on WCW Monday Night Raw, as we still await.
00:38:49Diamond Dallas Page will be here.
00:38:51Goldberg will be here.
00:38:52And don't forget, we will have Hollywood Hogan teaming with the Giant tonight against Lex Luger and Kevin Nash of NWO Wolfpack.
00:38:59You know, as announcers, it's very easy and a lot of times very, very fun to call the moves and the holds we see in the ring.
00:39:06But it's very difficult a lot of times for us to tell you the emotion that we feel and that we are feeling tonight as it relates to Sting and the decision.
00:39:16The sides have made their play.
00:39:18NWO Wolfpack with Luger in the shirt.
00:39:21NWO Hollywood with Bret Hart and the decisions that he tried to press upon Sting with Hollywood Hogan, whatever they're offering, and of course the plea from James J. Dillon here tonight.
00:39:33What decision will Sting make for the world to wait?
00:39:38Well, like I've said, he's had offers to go every place, all over the world, from every wrestling organization in this world.
00:39:44But he has always stayed at WCW.
00:39:46I don't think he's going to leave now.
00:39:48I think he's comfortable.
00:39:49It's home for him.
00:39:50He's not going to make a move.
00:39:52It's a career move for him to stay at WCW, and that's the way he's thinking.
00:39:55That's what I predict.
00:39:56Give us your thoughts, Mike.
00:39:57Well, Tony, the importance of our tag team main event with the two NWO factions has been amplified.
00:40:04It's been magnified because of one reason, the long-term impact that that may have on Sting's decision.
00:40:11Speaking of long-term, the relationship that WCW has had with the Stinger has been long-term.
00:40:16The man back in 1990, in the month of July, won his first world title at the Great American Bash.
00:40:22He has never let us down.
00:40:24A special look at what Sting means to us at World Championship Wrestling.
00:40:54A special look at what Sting means to us at World Championship Wrestling.
00:41:24All right, we're back, and here's some big announcements from WCW on sale this Friday, June 5th.
00:41:32Tickets for Thunder, which will come your way on Thursday, July 2nd, at the Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia.
00:41:39Tickets available this Friday when they go on sale at the Civic Center box office and Ticketmaster.
00:41:44And guess what?
00:41:44You can meet the Nitro Girls at Columbus, Georgia in the Civic Center at the box office this Friday when tickets go on sale at 10 a.m.
00:41:53Also this Friday, tickets go on sale for WCW returning to Spokane, Washington at the Spokane Arena.
00:42:00Tickets go on sale this Friday for the July 18th event at the box office and GMB select the seat outlets.
00:42:06Tony, do we need to mention again how important those first day ticket sales are?
00:42:12This man can testify.
00:42:14Diamond Dallas Page was a part of that great turnout at the Georgia Dome.
00:42:18He was signing autographs for the sensational crowd that turned out for the first day ticket sales at the Georgia Dome.
00:42:25D.D.P. has retired after a little bit of a layoff.
00:42:29A man who's been battered and beaten, but the man who remains, one of the great fighters in our sport, makes his way to the ring.
00:42:35Now, talking about great events this weekend, June 5th, we're going to be at Ball State University in Huntsville, Indiana.
00:42:42Tickets still available for this Friday's event at Ball State, Saturday, June 6th.
00:42:47This Saturday, we're returning to Fort Wayne, Indiana, Allen County Memorial Coddlesia.
00:42:51Tickets available, all usual ticket elements there.
00:42:54And then on Sunday, June 7th, we're going to be at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this coming Sunday.
00:43:01Tickets available in all the usual ticket locations for Grand Rapids.
00:43:04Big weekend for WCW.
00:43:05And, of course, one of the biggest weeks for WCW here tonight with Nitro and the impending decision.
00:43:14Whatever it will be, what will it be?
00:43:16From Sting.
00:43:18Page, he's WCW all the way, came in the limousine, the white limousine with James J., Booker T., and Goldberg earlier.
00:43:26No question where he stands.
00:43:27And you know that Diamond Dallas Page has got to be part of that WCW team that is going to try and keep Sting
00:43:33right where DDP and Goldberg and J.J. Dillon and Booker T. all believe that he belongs.
00:43:39You know, Tony, you talked about that rest that Diamond Dallas Page had, very well deserved.
00:43:44Looks like he's come back at, well, at least near 100%.
00:43:48I don't see that familiar covering around his ribcage.
00:43:53He may be fully healed up.
00:43:54I hope so.
00:43:55He's been wearing that thing for about six months to a year.
00:43:58His body's been battered from one post, ring post to the next, but he's not wearing it now.
00:44:03He may be 100%.
00:44:04And now he's got to contend with the flock.
00:44:07That was Sick Boy.
00:44:08The flock that let us clarify, the flock that was rehired tonight by Raven.
00:44:14And Sick Boy, the match, as the referee says, will continue here, even though Sick Boy got involved.
00:44:23Look at this over-the-shoulder backbreaker and a gut wrench.
00:44:28Uh-oh.
00:44:28Gut buster.
00:44:30We talked about the Diamond Cutter earlier.
00:44:33Once again, you never know when it's going to come on, but when it comes on, it's spectacular.
00:44:38They're up on top.
00:44:39Farmer's carry.
00:44:40Oh, Diamond Cutter.
00:44:41Just another variation.
00:44:44One, two, three.
00:44:47He got him.
00:44:47DDP.
00:44:50Runs through, Riggs.
00:44:53Off the flock.
00:44:54Well, they're not done with him yet.
00:44:56Now, Sick Boy put on a full Nelson.
00:44:59DDP's got one of his own.
00:45:00Oh, Diamond Cutter.
00:45:04Sick Boy has been cured.
00:45:05Anybody else want to try this man?
00:45:10He's 100%.
00:45:10He's back.
00:45:11You're not kidding, he is.
00:45:13Now it's time to celebrate with his people.
00:45:17Get a load of this.
00:45:18Riggs, whether he likes it or not, is in that Diamond Cutter.
00:45:22Should have given an eye out for the guy.
00:45:24What's the pin?
00:45:25One, two, and three.
00:45:28There's your winner, Diamond.
00:45:30Now it's pink.
00:45:31And he's in the stands amongst the fans.
00:45:35What does he think?
00:45:36I'm sure you know it's WCW all the way.
00:45:39But the burning question is, what does Sting think?
00:45:43And what if Sting sides with Luger?
00:45:46How powerful would the Wolfpack be for Hogan?
00:45:49This portion of WCW Monday Nitro is sponsored by Starburst Fruit Chews.
00:45:56Made of boost?
00:45:57Give it some juice.
00:46:02During the course of the commercial break, I don't know if you can hear it,
00:46:05but the fans here have been chanting, Goldberg, Goldberg almost singing, chanting.
00:46:11You're going to hear him in unison.
00:46:13I've never seen anything like it.
00:46:14They're going to get their wish here and do it in a few seconds, Mike, today.
00:46:19The man is here.
00:46:21The man is in the on-deck circle.
00:46:23The United States heavyweight title is going to be on the line.
00:46:27The role of the challenger, the chairman of World Championship Wrestling,
00:46:32La Parca, playing a little air care.
00:46:35I don't remember Goldberg in his 93-match winning streak
00:46:40running up against many of the luchadors.
00:46:4393-0, right?
00:46:4493-0.
00:46:47Doesn't matter to him, and I almost want to see La Parca
00:46:51try to crash a tear over Goldberg's head.
00:46:53Good luck.
00:46:56And we can listen to them chant.
00:46:58They're still chanting Goldberg.
00:47:01Watch when they see the man.
00:47:03Watch this place explode.
00:47:05How about when they hear the music?
00:47:06Goldberg, Goldberg, Goldberg, Goldberg!
00:47:12Phenomenal.
00:47:13Phenomenal.
00:47:17There it is!
00:47:19that's all doesn't stand a chance yeah goldberg doesn't fizzle
00:47:35goldberg is box office i get it is he ever he's the mayor
00:47:42they are everywhere signs
00:47:47all paying homage to not only the rookie of the year but the absolute rookie of a lifetime
00:47:58the united states champion no one has ever done what goldberg has done in such a short period of
00:48:04time there he is
00:48:10we talked so much about
00:48:23where do they stand what side are these athletes on goldberg coming out of the
00:48:33game jay dillon made me feel proud again about being a part of wcw
00:48:44he's here he is in our mouth completely indestructible you can't hit him you can't blow him up you can't
00:48:54get him on fire we prove that do you think you'll ever see him tap out do you think that man will ever say i've had enough i quit
00:49:05not a chance i don't think so there you see the sign it says who's next 93 and 0 and tony that was awfully revealing as we open the
00:49:13nitro program this evening with that wcw limo arriving
00:49:17and goldberg was certainly a part of the world championship wrestling group and mike they're still
00:49:24chanting
00:49:28your best battle parker to pick that chair up and bang yourself over the head with it before he does
00:49:42i almost i think i saw a smile over goldberg's face like hit me with it go ahead
00:49:46oh he did oh my goodness is that great or what yeah who doesn't need a wake-up call
00:49:54goldberg oh is that great or what look at this in washington dc has come alive the man is here
00:50:02oh my this one's over hey this one's over 94-0 rain go ahead and you can call the one two three on
00:50:11that's because it's over oh she won't call it one two three and you know who's in this match the man
00:50:21the united states heavyweight champion rookie of the year 94 and 0. who's next who is next
00:50:33oh my goodness
00:50:37you can't hurt me get down right you can did you see him get waffled with that chair and then look
00:50:44to la parka like a fly landed on look at this watch this screaming hit me
00:50:50nothing happened like hello oh yeah there's intensity in that man that man lost it he's got some hot
00:50:59pains in his head right now he's ready to go he's ready to go get himself another win it's 94
00:51:06for the man goldberg who's gonna stop him well we we certainly enjoyed that that was very
00:51:15entertaining and that just shows you what the man is made of but we need to turn our attention away
00:51:21from that because when we come back nwo we'll pack against nwo hollywood and the biggest decision in our sport
00:51:29we'll pack against nwo hollywood and the biggest decision in our nation's capitol washington dc
00:51:40it's nwo hollywood and the biggest decision in our nation's capitol washington dc
00:51:53nwo hollywood and the biggest decision in our nation's capitol washington dc it's nwo versus nwo
00:52:05it's the red of the wolf pack versus the old guard of nwo
00:52:11it's a tag team match are you ready
00:52:16wcw fans are you
00:52:23ready
00:52:33for the thousands in attendance
00:52:35and the millions watching around the world ladies and gentlemen
00:52:49what a rumble this is gonna be fans no one is sitting down including your announce team
00:52:59everybody standing for this one this is gonna be a good good fight yeah more than that it's gonna be
00:53:09and now a decision making their entrance for the ring
00:53:13we're in black with what out of their mind two superstars and representing the original guard of the new world order
00:53:27good shot
00:53:34introducing first weighing 513 pounds a man known for his imposing size and power he is the master of the
00:53:48choke slam
00:53:49chokeslam wearing the tag team world championship belts of both the nwo and the wcw
00:53:57he is the man known
00:54:01as
00:54:02joe
00:54:07waiting at 513 wow
00:54:09and his partner in this main event weighing 276 and one quarter pound from hollywood california a man
00:54:20known in all four corners of the world a man universally recognized as one of the greatest names in
00:54:28professional wrestling ladies and gentlemen he is the reigning heavyweight champion of the world
00:54:37world hollywood holligan
00:54:48first thing i thought of right there guys a world title that he now owns but a world title he lost
00:54:54to sting right here at starrcade at the end of 1997
00:55:03Wolfpack time in the house
00:55:07We're going to have a howling good time
00:55:11And now ladies and gentlemen
00:55:25Coming to the ring
00:55:28Their opponent
00:55:28Wearing the red and black
00:55:32From the N.W.O. Wolfpack
00:55:34Two of professional wrestling's most dynamic physical specimens
00:55:39From Scottsdale, Arizona
00:55:41Standing 70 tall
00:55:44And weighing 317 pounds
00:55:47The master of the Jack Knight Powerbomb
00:55:50And known to the world of Big Sexy
00:55:54He is Kevin Young
00:56:00And his tag team partner from Chicago, Illinois
00:56:04Weighing 264 and 1.5 pounds
00:56:08Recognized by all for his dedication to training
00:56:12And physical fitness
00:56:13The master of the torture rack of doom
00:56:16The total package
00:56:18Ladies and gentlemen
00:56:20Let's
00:56:22Luger
00:56:24Now Luger's the one who made the challenge
00:56:27And there was a challenge, guys
00:56:29Based on the fact that they wanted to prove to Sting
00:56:31That they were the real deal
00:56:34That they were the ones that decide to go to
00:56:37So this match has a lot of implications
00:56:39You notice that Bret Hart and the Disciple
00:56:42Have come out with Hollywood Hogan
00:56:43But you notice that it was only Luger and Nash alone
00:56:49Notice how Hogan stands behind the Giant all the time
00:56:53And as you mentioned the importance of this matchup, Tony
00:56:56One would expect that the intensity level would be turned up a notch
00:57:00Because everyone knows that possibly Sting's decision
00:57:05Has some kind of a bearing on this main event tag team matchup
00:57:09Do you ever think you'd see Luger walking down the aisle with Nash
00:57:14Wearing an NWO shirt
00:57:16New attire, black jeans
00:57:19For the total package, Lex Luger
00:57:21Guys, say what you want to about
00:57:26In the
00:57:27There's a back way
00:57:30In the almost three years of the New World Order
00:57:32But right now
00:57:33With Nash
00:57:35With Lex Luger
00:57:37The macho man, Randy Savage
00:57:38On one side
00:57:39Kurt Hennig
00:57:40This Wolfpack
00:57:41Maybe the strongest force in our sport
00:57:44Little Hollywood
00:57:48Hogan
00:57:50Pose down
00:57:51The trademark ripping of the shirt
00:57:54And throws the white and black colors right at Luger
00:57:57Tony, any opinions about who is the strongest faction
00:58:03In professional wrestling today
00:58:05That would all be pending Sting's decision
00:58:08Hogan almost daring Kevin Nash to get in
00:58:13But he'll start it off against Luger here
00:58:19Amazing
00:58:22So much riding on one very straight up tag team match against the white and the red
00:58:30I don't think you're going to find four more powerful guys in one ring ever
00:58:35I would agree with that
00:58:36More four bigger men than one ring
00:58:39This is what being a super heavyweight is all about
00:58:43Biggest stars in our sport
00:58:45But where is Sting?
00:58:47And I don't want to take anything away from this matchup
00:58:49We have seen big matches before here on this program
00:58:53But the question is, where is Sting?
00:58:55And if he is here
00:58:56Will he show himself?
00:58:59Will he make a decision?
00:59:00And what will it be?
00:59:05From the neutral position, both men
00:59:07Side headlock
00:59:08Hooked on by Luger
00:59:10Hogan tries to power his way out of it
00:59:13Shoots Luger in
00:59:14Who glances by Hogan and knocks him off his feet
00:59:18And Hogan now
00:59:28You know, Hogan is very confident in his abilities
00:59:30He knows how powerful Luger is
00:59:32But he wanted
00:59:33Doesn't hurt to have a 513 pound partner either
00:59:37No, he wanted that knuckle lock
00:59:39Luger had the advantage
00:59:41And Hogan goes for the low road with the eyes
00:59:43Hogan asked for that test of strength
00:59:46Because he knew that he was going to try that shortcut move, Tony
00:59:49The thing about Hogan
00:59:52One reason
00:59:53There's been many reasons by Hogan
00:59:54Is the major force in our sport
00:59:57Not only in our sport
00:59:58But in the entertainment industry
01:00:00Is that he's a very intelligent wrestler
01:00:03A very intelligent performer
01:00:05He knows
01:00:05He plots his moves
01:00:07His strategy
01:00:08A true ring general is Hollywood Hogan
01:00:12Oh, I want to see this
01:00:14He breaks away from Luger
01:00:17As Kevin Nash comes in
01:00:19And Hogan's going to make the tag here
01:00:22To the Giant
01:00:23And we're going to get an opportunity
01:00:26To see the battle of the Giants
01:00:27If he does make that tag
01:00:29But Nash was saying
01:00:30Don't tag him
01:00:30You and me, Hogan
01:00:31You and me
01:00:32That's what Nash wants
01:00:33That's what he wants
01:00:34So Hogan's going to oblige
01:00:35That's what he's got
01:00:36You see Bret Hart
01:00:37Bottom of your screen
01:00:38Looking at the fans here
01:00:39And Hogan and Big Sexy
01:00:40Are going to hook it up
01:00:41Well, I guess this is the old guard of the NWO
01:00:45If there is such a thing
01:00:46Against the new kids on the block
01:00:49And I tell you
01:00:51Everyone's really getting behind that NWO rant
01:00:53Knee to the midsection
01:00:58And a massive elbow
01:01:01Nowhere for Hogan to go
01:01:03I don't care who you are
01:01:05How big you are
01:01:05What you are
01:01:06In this sport
01:01:07When you're caught in the corner
01:01:08With Kevin Nash
01:01:10I mean, there's absolutely nowhere to go
01:01:12Look at Hogan rebound
01:01:13And Hogan
01:01:14One of his up
01:01:15Peltiering
01:01:18Big Sexy on the forehead
01:01:20To something the man up
01:01:22For 7'4", 513 pounds
01:01:26Let's not forget also
01:01:32That the Giant is one half
01:01:34Of the world tag team champions
01:01:36Who's his partner?
01:01:38His partner is Sting
01:01:39So that may be the deciding factor
01:01:42Sting, like you said earlier, Brain
01:01:44Could stand beside Hollywood and the Giant
01:01:47And wear the white and the black
01:01:48It could happen
01:01:50And those belts belong to him anyway
01:01:53Forearm shot
01:01:58On the other side of the coin
01:02:00Not only Luger, his close friend
01:02:02With the red and the black
01:02:03But it was Kevin Nash
01:02:04Who hovered over Sting
01:02:06And protected Sting
01:02:07When the Giant offered Sting
01:02:09A part of NWO Hollywood
01:02:11When the Giant was choking Sting down
01:02:15Here came Kevin Nash
01:02:16So many factors
01:02:21So many choices
01:02:22What will he do?
01:02:23Big headbutt
01:02:24And down goes Kevin Nash again
01:02:26The Giant 513
01:02:33And 513 missed
01:02:36Luger has an opening
01:02:40As the tag was made
01:02:42And the Giant begs him off
01:02:45He's up to something
01:02:47Yeah, Luger will have none of it
01:02:49And that's the right thing to do here, Mike
01:02:51Look at Luger go to the attack
01:02:52Series of right hands to the jaw
01:02:55That rocked the head of the big man
01:02:57The Giant in trouble in the corner
01:02:59In the corner
01:03:01Luger has steam
01:03:02And Luger ran right into that one
01:03:03Well, he thought he was in trouble
01:03:05That was as big a close line
01:03:07A Larry, whatever you want to call it
01:03:09As you'll ever see
01:03:10The Giant not only hit him solid
01:03:12But came off of his own feet
01:03:14Getting extra leverage and extra power
01:03:16To drive Luger down
01:03:17And now
01:03:18NWO Hollywood on the double team
01:03:20Well, that's what they got to do
01:03:21They got to keep him in the corner
01:03:22Not going to cross that ring
01:03:23And make a tag
01:03:24Wear him down
01:03:25And whether it's Nash
01:03:26Or whether it's Lex Luger
01:03:28They got to keep him in that corner
01:03:29Well, the Giant
01:03:31Walks right into Big Sexy
01:03:34As brave as you'll find
01:03:36Kevin Nash
01:03:38Hold on a second
01:03:39Hogan grabbed the belt
01:03:40From the Disciple
01:03:42And Hogan's going to hit him
01:03:43On the back with it
01:03:44And the referee is calling for the belt
01:03:48Yeah, plain view of the official
01:03:49Charles Robinson
01:03:50Who calls for the belt
01:03:52That's a disqualification
01:03:53That is a disqualification
01:03:55And now out goes the referee
01:03:57All the fans
01:04:01Come to their feet here
01:04:03In anticipation of something big
01:04:07Going down
01:04:08As they stand
01:04:14Something's happening
01:04:15Something's happening
01:04:16On the throat of Kevin Nash
01:04:18From the upper reaches of the MCI Center
01:04:22Here he comes
01:04:24Slowly descending
01:04:29As he has so many times
01:04:32Sting on hooks
01:04:37A good look
01:04:39Will tell you
01:04:40Yes
01:04:41That is the real sting
01:04:43Didn't go to his friend Luger at all
01:04:44Did you notice that?
01:04:47It is decision time here
01:04:49Let's see what you got on
01:04:50He's got an NWO
01:04:53He's got a little block
01:04:55Of the white
01:04:55My God
01:04:56He's got a little block
01:04:57Of the white
01:04:58And look at Hogan celebrate
01:05:05Oh, I thought I'd never see this
01:05:06Sting hugging Hogan
01:05:08No, he doesn't
01:05:09Sting decked Hogan
01:05:13Sting is gonna slam the giant
01:05:16He has slammed the giant
01:05:18513 pounds of the giant
01:05:20Hold on
01:05:21He's getting rid of that black and white
01:05:22Right now
01:05:23Sting
01:05:26Takes off
01:05:28Sting's
01:05:29Sting's got
01:05:30He's got the red
01:05:32And the black
01:05:33Sting
01:05:34He's joining Nash
01:05:36He's with the black and red
01:05:38There's no doubt about that now
01:05:40Sting is on the Wolfpack's side
01:05:44Sting is a member of the Wolfpack
01:05:48Maybe the strongest organization going today
01:05:50Can you believe
01:05:53What we've seen
01:05:54They're Hogan
01:05:55Holding back
01:05:56Hogan and the giant
01:05:58Savage has come in
01:06:00Conan
01:06:00Kurt Hennig
01:06:01And Sting
01:06:04Is in the Wolfpack
01:06:06Let me say it again
01:06:08Sting
01:06:09Is in the Wolfpack
01:06:10And Hogan
01:06:11Is beside himself
01:06:13An historic moment in our sport
01:06:18The balance of power has shifted
01:06:21The Wolfpack
01:06:23They are the strongest force
01:06:25In professional wrestling
01:06:27Barna
01:06:28Unbelievable
01:06:33An embrace of Kevin Nash
01:06:35And we think about all the factors
01:06:37That have led Sting to this decision
01:06:39Luger obviously
01:06:41But I really think when Kevin Nash
01:06:43Came out
01:06:44To protect Sting
01:06:46From the giant
01:06:47A couple of weeks ago
01:06:48That Mike tonight
01:06:49Had a profound impact on this decision
01:06:52That may have been the telling factor
01:06:53No question about that Tony
01:06:55But did you see the look
01:06:56On the face of Sting
01:06:57He had a smile
01:06:58You were mine
01:07:00How long has it been
01:07:01Since we've seen Sting
01:07:02With a smile on his face
01:07:04I like the look on Hogan's face
01:07:05He couldn't believe what he saw
01:07:07There now is
01:07:08I guess red and black
01:07:10For Sting
01:07:11And this brings up
01:07:12Quite a predicament
01:07:13Sting's tag team partner
01:07:15One half of the world
01:07:17Tag team champ
01:07:18It is the giant
01:07:20It is the giant
01:07:21Of NWO Hollywood
01:07:22How about that
01:07:24For a bizarre set of circumstances
01:07:27And what an entrance
01:07:28How Sting got
01:07:29Dropped down from the ceiling
01:07:30Here about 20 story building
01:07:32It looked like
01:07:33Had that black and white shirt on
01:07:35And we all thought
01:07:36Sure enough
01:07:37He's gone with Hogan
01:07:37Even Hogan couldn't believe it
01:07:39He was so glad to see him
01:07:40In the black and white
01:07:41But then he turned Hogan around
01:07:43And drilled him
01:07:44Knocked him down
01:07:45Took the black and white shirt off
01:07:46And showed the world
01:07:48And his good friend Luger
01:07:49He is NWO
01:07:51Red and black
01:07:53Well I tell you
01:07:54The fans almost in unison
01:07:56Standing here
01:07:57Voicing their approval
01:07:59They're cheering Sting on
01:08:00Sting really pulled a swerve
01:08:03On everybody
01:08:03And I really don't think
01:08:05Even the Wolfpack knew
01:08:06When Sting came down
01:08:07Showing the white and the black
01:08:08That they knew that Sting
01:08:10Had decided to go red and black
01:08:12I think it was a mystery
01:08:13To everyone involved
01:08:15Obviously to us
01:08:16And to WCW
01:08:17Up until there
01:08:18Brain
01:08:18Well like I said
01:08:20I never thought I'd see them
01:08:21Walk down the aisle together
01:08:22Nash and Luger
01:08:23Now seeing Sting in the ring
01:08:24Wearing an NWO shirt
01:08:26With Luger
01:08:27And Nash
01:08:28Look at this
01:08:29Right here
01:08:29He's ripping apart
01:08:31That white and black shirt
01:08:32To show everybody
01:08:33He's NWO
01:08:35He's NWO black and red
01:08:37Well the face of professional wrestling
01:08:40Changed on June 1st 1998
01:08:43Sting is a member of NWO Wolfpack
01:08:46And we're out of time
01:08:48On Nitro
01:08:49On Nitro
01:08:49On Nitro
01:08:50On Nitro
01:08:51Going on
01:08:51On Nitro
01:08:52Ooo
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