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00:00:00And fans, a week ago, Diamond Dallas Page in a notice qualification match from the top turnbuckle had to endure one of the biggest chokeslams ever seen.
00:00:13That led to Bret Hart becoming the U.S. Heavyweight champion.
00:00:17But payback's coming at Starrcade.
00:00:23Well, Conan, I can't help but notice that you've got on a new great t-shirt.
00:00:29That's right. It's just too sweet, isn't it?
00:00:34Property of NWO, just too sweet.
00:00:37They combine the two, that's right.
00:00:39And we did it just for you.
00:00:41Get your property of NWO t-shirts for only 20 bucks.
00:00:44Call 1-800-NWO-0242.
00:00:48Wolfpack.
00:00:51You can better believe the Wolfpack will have an impact on the feature bout tonight between Goldberg and Bam.
00:00:58Bam, Bigelow.
00:01:00We welcome to the broadcast location the one and only Bobby the Brain again.
00:01:04Brain, I know you've been in the back in this massive Astrodome.
00:01:08You're in the first hour ahead of this program as Luger makes his way in.
00:01:11But I venture to say that there's more animosity and more heat going on back there than we had in a long, long time.
00:01:18Well, you're right about that, and they're going back and forth.
00:01:20Doors are slamming.
00:01:21People are going back and forth across the halls.
00:01:23I see a lot of...
00:01:24You know, back there with the shirts and ties, I'm talking about corporate people.
00:01:35Something's going on.
00:01:37Brain, let me ask you, and you've been following this sport, a wrestler, manager, commentator.
00:01:41Do you think it's in the best interest of Goldberg to go in the ring against a guy like Bam Bam Bigelow,
00:01:4820 days before facing his stiffest challenge as world champ in Big Sexy Kevin Nash?
00:01:54No, I don't think it's a good idea at all.
00:01:56I think when he signed for the match with Kevin Nash, he understood that he was not to defend the title, he was not to wrestle.
00:02:04That was to ensure that nothing would happen to him for Kevin Nash.
00:02:06But this is a very bad decision.
00:02:08I wouldn't...
00:02:09I certainly wouldn't wrestle.
00:02:10I wouldn't challenge anybody.
00:02:10I wouldn't take anybody.
00:02:12Well, at least the WCW executive committee, when they made the decision,
00:02:15they classified it as a non-title matchup, and that's what the stipulation was.
00:02:20No title defenses for Goldberg until Starrcade.
00:02:24Yeah, but a lot can happen in a match with Bam Bam Bigelow.
00:02:26Oh, you're not kidding.
00:02:27As dangerous as he is, well, we've seen it just the past couple of weeks.
00:02:31And one would think that what could happen to Goldberg would benefit Kevin Nash down the road.
00:02:37In the Wolfpack, red and black, they're on quite a run now, you know.
00:02:40Conan becoming a champion, and Luger always in the best of shape.
00:02:45So, this is a big guy he's in there with.
00:02:48Emery Hale, his first appearance here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:02:52Side headlock sending Luger in, and Luger tries to run the big man over,
00:02:55but couldn't get him off his feet that time.
00:03:00Whoa.
00:03:02That time he put him down.
00:03:05And put him down hard.
00:03:06Here's a pickup.
00:03:07Scoop slam by Luger.
00:03:08There's no excuse for experience.
00:03:13And that's a huge edge that the total package Lex Luger has over the rookie Emery Hale on Nitro.
00:03:20The Wolfpack fans in ringside.
00:03:27And imploring this young man to get back in the ring.
00:03:30And I think he's a lot safer on the outside than in against Lex Luger.
00:03:35You stop, you stop, you stop, you stop.
00:03:38And Emery Hale on the outside, and Luger just calmly waiting in the center of the ring,
00:03:42where his opponent to get back in.
00:03:44You wonder if Mr. Hale's changing the tempo here, or if he just got outside for the heck of it.
00:03:50Well, he lured Luger on the outside is what he did.
00:03:53Yep.
00:03:54To the safety rail, sends him back in.
00:03:55Not bad strategy at all by this young man.
00:03:57Whoa, wow, exploded with the lariat.
00:04:01One, what a move, two.
00:04:03What a victory this would be for him.
00:04:04Does it make a career overnight is what it would do.
00:04:08He had firstly a top turnbuckle.
00:04:12You know, it's amazing though, if you think about what's gone down over the past few weeks,
00:04:19especially last week with Bam Bam Bigelow causing the ruckus that he caused.
00:04:25Not only during the contract signing before then, but out on the grassy knoll, so to speak.
00:04:31It's amazing that he's not heard or seen from Bam Bam Bigelow here tonight.
00:04:35Isn't that amazing?
00:04:36Yeah. I mean, here's a man who has disrupted so much.
00:04:39But now that he gets what he wants, he's missing in action.
00:04:44He's not heard from at all.
00:04:45He's getting ready, I think, is what he's doing.
00:04:47I think that's the key, judging by what we've seen.
00:04:49I think Bam Bam Bigelow is probably very proud of himself.
00:04:52Full leg extended by Hale, connects with the leg drop and another two count.
00:04:57Well, he's got Goldberg really where he wants him.
00:04:59He's got him off balance.
00:05:00He's making Goldberg make decisions Goldberg shouldn't make.
00:05:03So Bam Bam doesn't have to be any place right now, except back in his dressing room getting ready.
00:05:07Opportunity of a lifetime.
00:05:08Big Bigelow's strategy is working to perfection, isn't it?
00:05:11Looks that way to me.
00:05:14I agree with you, ditto.
00:05:17Right hand in the midsection.
00:05:19A pick up here.
00:05:21He's got Luger up and got Luger down.
00:05:26Walking the top, to the top turnbuckle.
00:05:29Three, two, three.
00:05:33Emery Hale, oh, nobody home.
00:05:36Critical air of inexperience on the part of Emery Hale committing himself off the top rope.
00:05:43The running lariat by Luger takes him off his feet, and another one.
00:05:47It's that time of year, the big athletes rise to the occasion.
00:05:53On the threshold of the biggest pay-per-view of the year in StarCade.
00:05:56And Luger, one of them, running right over Emery Hale.
00:06:00And standing at the Astronom.
00:06:02And he's letting everybody know he's gonna put him in the rack, if he can.
00:06:06He can.
00:06:08Look at the flashbulbs go off, you think McGuire hits 7-0.
00:06:14Three, two, three, two, three.
00:06:17Lex Luger with a torture rack puts down a very tough Emery Hale and wins here on Nitro.
00:06:24Look at this 31,000 fans available for the PC, a brand new game from THQ.
00:06:36It's WCW Nitro on CD-ROM for the PC.
00:06:41Bring home WCW Nitro on the brand new 3D box with you.
00:06:46We'll have more on Nitro after this time.
00:06:48Got one of those handy?
00:06:50Everyone else was doing it.
00:06:53I didn't think it would hurt to try.
00:06:57I never thought I'd become addicted to Monday Night Jericho.
00:07:00I never imagined that I, like millions of others, would become a Jericho-holic.
00:07:05Turn off the lights!
00:07:06I'm building a commercial! You're ruining everything! Stop the camera!
00:07:10Get your Jericho-holic's anonymous t-shirt for only $20.
00:07:13Call 1-800-WCW-8661 or write to the address on your screen.
00:07:18I'm building a commercial here! Stop it!
00:07:21For 15 years, Starcade has been the leader.
00:07:24It's been the granddaddy of them all, and this year it will feature the biggest world title match ever.
00:07:29Goldberg and Big Sexy, Kevin Nash, Sunday, December 27th.
00:07:34Kevin Nash, Big Sexy leader of the Wolfpack.
00:07:38Goldberg, Millennium Man, undefeated.
00:07:41I want you to see that truck that runs you over.
00:07:44The Wolfpack's unstoppable force.
00:07:46Master of the power of love.
00:07:48Whether you like it or not, off next!
00:07:50The spear and the jackhammer, champion of champions.
00:07:53Next ain't a safe place to be.
00:07:55Kevin Nash challenges Goldberg, WCW World Heavyweight title.
00:07:59It's WCW and NWO Starcade.
00:08:03Call your kid or satellite company to order now.
00:08:05Well, fans, I've been involved with every Starcade with the exception of one, and I can tell you this year,
00:08:12if you put Goldberg and Kevin Nash for the world title in the ring, it's explosive enough.
00:08:19But fans, the very first Starcade back in 1983 had the nature boy Ric Flair winning the world title.
00:08:27And now Ric Flair finally gets to come back in the ring.
00:08:31Justice is being served more ways than one, because Ric Flair will go in the ring against Eric Bischoff.
00:08:38It's a match that we've all wanted to see, the match that we will take pride in calling.
00:08:43A match that the world has waited for, Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, along with Goldberg and Nash at Starcade, the giant Diamond Dallas Page.
00:08:55We've got more matches to announce in the weeks to come.
00:08:58It's only 20 days out, but it feels like it's just right around the corner, just a few days away, guys.
00:09:04Well, that Ric Flair-Eric Bischoff match is certainly one that helps us count down the days to Starcade 98.
00:09:12It's known as the granddaddy of all the pay-per-views.
00:09:15And you take one look at this lineup, it's shaping up to be the pay-per-view event of 1998.
00:09:21I was talking to Ric Flair about a half hour ago, and I said, I mean, a couple days ago, and I asked him.
00:09:26Rolfis wants you to want me.
00:09:30You know, it wasn't too long ago that the Bad News Bears played their fateful game right here in the Astrodome.
00:09:44And it wasn't too long ago, and it wasn't too long ago that I destroyed that filthy Texan, Bobby Duncan Jr.
00:09:53Why?
00:09:56Because I hate cowboys.
00:10:01And that in turn means all of you faithful Jericaholics also hate cowboys.
00:10:12And even though Bobby Duncan Jr.
00:10:20is from Texas, tonight due to all of the wonderful people here who make me their hero,
00:10:29their role model, their paragon of virtue, I am the true hometown hero, y'all.
00:10:38Who cares and shut up, my sentiments exactly.
00:10:46Well, we're gonna bring Bobby Duncan Jr. out.
00:10:52And Brain, you were talking to Ric Flair, go ahead with that story.
00:10:55I asked him, I said, I bet you can't wait to get your hands on Bischoff.
00:10:59Ric turned around, he looked at me and says, I can taste it.
00:11:03So he's ready.
00:11:04And Bischoff, I hope everything you own is paid for.
00:11:07Well, let me say this, and I've known Ric Flair for many years.
00:11:11Flair is a close friend as you fans know and instrumental in me becoming a wrestling broadcaster.
00:11:17But I caution Ric Flair, and I say that because Bischoff had so many things at his disposal.
00:11:25So many loopholes, so many people watching his back.
00:11:28And yeah, it would be easy to say that Flair's gonna go in and just plow right through Eric Bischoff.
00:11:32And that's what we wanna see.
00:11:34But I caution us in not taking this match too lightly.
00:11:38It's what we wanna see, but it may not go down as we would like to see it.
00:11:42And that's all on the 27th of December.
00:11:45And I can just imagine right now that Bischoff has been tried.
00:11:49I don't know this firsthand, but I can almost imagine it's been trying every loophole
00:11:55to try to confront the legal counsel who stepped up to the plate a few weeks back
00:12:01and made the match official to try to step out of it.
00:12:04But it's signed, it's gonna happen, Flair and Eric Bischoff at Stargate.
00:12:08What a Christmas treat that's gonna be.
00:12:10Well, don't forget this too, Tony.
00:12:11Bischoff is the most powerful man in our industry.
00:12:14Yeah, I know he is.
00:12:15And he's got a lot of options.
00:12:16He's got a lot of promises, a lot of strong money promises he can make to people.
00:12:22So he's got a lot of things to expose him.
00:12:24Didn't I just say that, Mike?
00:12:26That's exactly what you said.
00:12:27I'm just wondering how Eric Bischoff is going to—
00:12:29Did you say that or he'd say that?
00:12:30I said that.
00:12:31That's what I heard.
00:12:32How's Bischoff gonna be sleeping over the course of the next 20 days or so?
00:12:35I think he's gonna have nightmares about those knife-edge chops and that figure-four leg lock.
00:12:39Well, I got good news for you.
00:12:41I haven't seen Eric Bischoff.
00:12:42That's good news enough.
00:12:43But I have seen Ric Flair, and we're gonna be hearing from the Nature Boy in this program.
00:12:47Meanwhile, Bobby Duncombe Jr. in front of some home state fans here,
00:12:52running right over one Chris Jericho.
00:12:55Hook them horns.
00:12:56Bobby Duncombe Jr., former star football player with the University of Texas,
00:13:00and this is his homecoming.
00:13:02And Chris Jericho with a waistlock takeover and a belly to back,
00:13:05and a nice one that time by Jericho.
00:13:07And it didn't take long for Jericho to get the crowd to boo him.
00:13:13The only thing he has to do is walk in with Ralfus.
00:13:16And did you notice the Ralfus look alike in the audience?
00:13:19That's all we need.
00:13:20Of course, whenever I see these two in the ring, the one memory that I always have
00:13:23is of Bobby Duncombe tying up Ralfus.
00:13:26Hog tying him.
00:13:27Remember that a couple of weeks back.
00:13:28I left him out there for quite a while.
00:13:30That was great.
00:13:31And you know, the other Ralfus we saw, I found out that's his twin brother.
00:13:35He's three years older.
00:13:36Well, there is the Ralfus.
00:13:40Not doing much with it.
00:13:41No!
00:13:42Meanwhile, Bobby Duncombe Jr., the big Texan.
00:13:45Over the top.
00:13:46How about that for a big guy to motor over the top rope?
00:13:48Just gonna say, what an impressive move for a man to go six foot six, 270 pounds.
00:13:53Well, his father was very agile and very tough to pet her, very tough man I managed.
00:13:59This kid here's got a lot of credit.
00:14:01He's gonna make himself a lot of money someday.
00:14:04Well, just another long line of great Texas stars from this state who have made the transition
00:14:13to pro wrestling.
00:14:14And, you know, we talk about so much going to the great cities around the country and
00:14:19bringing the fans the new wrestling, as it were, WCW Monday Nitro.
00:14:23And really, you think back to the years in this state.
00:14:26This sport was very well known in the state of Texas.
00:14:32Legendary promoter Paul Bosch here in Houston.
00:14:36And I had a chance to get to know and work with Paul before his death.
00:14:39He was a fine man.
00:14:41And he really set the standard for pro wrestling promoters all across the country.
00:14:44Well, the man was a household name in Houston.
00:14:46Five decades he was associated with wrestling in Houston from the 40s through the 80s,
00:14:51either as a wrestler or a promoter.
00:14:53And think of some of the great names that appeared in Houston wrestling.
00:14:56The Johnny Valentines, the Wahoo McDaniels, the Jose Lotharios.
00:15:00Really has been a hotbed of wrestling.
00:15:02And when WCW comes in and sets a city record, the largest crowd ever to see wrestling in Houston.
00:15:0831,110 here for Nitro.
00:15:11It's a great accomplishment.
00:15:12The Bulldog, Blake's Hook, and the two count.
00:15:16Almost had him.
00:15:17I worked for Paul Bosch.
00:15:18He was a fair man.
00:15:20And that for me says a lot.
00:15:22Yeah.
00:15:23Don't say that about many wrestling promoters, do you?
00:15:25Bulldog that time from Duncombe Jr.
00:15:27Duncombe very angry, thought he had it.
00:15:29He's gotta go to the middle, turn back.
00:15:30And he got the elbow down on Jericho.
00:15:32He's got him.
00:15:33Jericho got the rope.
00:15:36The left arm under the rope as Duncombe thought the arm was hitting the mat for the three count.
00:15:42It was the rope that saved Jericho.
00:15:43So it was a good move, but too close to the corner that time.
00:15:46Elevates him and puts him in the middle.
00:15:50He's got his hands full with Duncombe.
00:15:53One thing about Jericho, he comes out with his hair styled like that,
00:15:57and those tights he wears and the way he talks.
00:15:59He's got Ralph with him.
00:16:00But he never backs up.
00:16:01He comes right at you.
00:16:02He'll fight you.
00:16:03I don't think there's any question that Jericho has never ducked a fight.
00:16:07Think of the numerous title defenses he had when he was WCW TV champion.
00:16:11Truly a fighting champion, Chris Jericho.
00:16:13But lost to Conan on this program.
00:16:16K-Dawg that we saw earlier in a confrontation with the Disco Inferno,
00:16:20the new world television champion.
00:16:22Superplex from the top turnbuckle.
00:16:26It looks like Jericho hit the back of his head on the mat,
00:16:28a little slow to cover.
00:16:29Real slow.
00:16:30One, two, one.
00:16:32And couldn't hold him down with a three but came darn close.
00:16:34And the big legs, powerful legs of Bobby Duncombe Jr.
00:16:38kicked away out of two that time.
00:16:40And Jericho back to the attack again.
00:16:42Into the neutral corner near side.
00:16:44Here comes Duncombe.
00:16:45Good move.
00:16:46Held his ground and drove the knee right in the sternum,
00:16:49right below the sternum in the diaphragm.
00:16:51Duncombe's got him up.
00:16:56Slipping behind and a good roll up.
00:16:59Jericho, he pinned him using the top rope for leverage.
00:17:03He got him.
00:17:04Well, it was great agility to counter that move out of what appeared to be a powerbomb.
00:17:08But then Jericho hooked his feet on the ropes for extra leverage in the pin.
00:17:12Good to come.
00:17:13Bam, bam, Bigelow and Goldberg.
00:17:1520 days before Starcade 98.
00:17:18Jericho.
00:17:20Jericho.
00:17:21They call him a monster.
00:17:24They call him a killer.
00:17:26They call him champion.
00:17:29A phenomenon unmatched.
00:17:31Awesome.
00:17:32Fearless.
00:17:33Unstoppable.
00:17:34But now the man they call Goldberg faces his biggest challenge.
00:17:39Who's next?
00:17:41It's WCW NWO Starcade.
00:17:44Sunday, December 27th, live and only on pay-per-view.
00:17:48Call your cable or satellite company to order now.
00:17:53And before Goldberg gets to Kevin Nash at Starcade.
00:17:56Before the granddaddy of them all.
00:17:58It's 20 days on Sunday, the 27th of December.
00:18:01He will meet one time all night.
00:18:04Bam, bam, Bigelow.
00:18:06It was news that we met with a lot of emotion, a lot of excitement.
00:18:10But it was news that one Kevin Nash, big sexy, did not greet at all.
00:18:17As a matter of fact, earlier tonight when Goldberg arrived with the WCW
00:18:22Championship Committee, this confrontation took place.
00:18:28He's got a match with me.
00:18:29He doesn't have a match with me.
00:18:30On the 27th of December.
00:18:31No, we signed last week.
00:18:32He's got a match with me.
00:18:33He doesn't have a match with Bigelow.
00:18:34He's got a match with Bigelow tonight.
00:18:36One night only.
00:18:37I guarantee you right now then, that match doesn't happen.
00:18:39I guarantee you that.
00:18:40You better stay focused on me, Goldberg.
00:18:42You know what the thing is, brother?
00:18:44There ain't a second that goes by that I don't dream about driving your ass right
00:18:49through that match.
00:18:50And you'll have the opportunity that tonight will do it.
00:18:52Tony, it's in disarray back here.
00:18:55After that from Goldberg, Nash said you're gonna have the opportunity.
00:18:59And Nash told us that he's gonna put the tanks on.
00:19:02He's gonna be here tonight as well when Goldberg and Bam Bam Bigelow get it on.
00:19:06Ladies and gentlemen, this is going to be the most explosive main event that we've ever had on Nitro.
00:19:12And it's imminent.
00:19:14It's upon us as we begin this third hour of WCW Monday Nitro.
00:19:19I can't call this one.
00:19:20You can't pick a winner in this.
00:19:22You don't know what's gonna happen next.
00:19:23She's the opportunity of a lifetime.
00:19:25He wants to be the man to save.
00:19:27He stopped Goldberg's consecutive winning streak.
00:19:31He wants to be the man to do that.
00:19:32And he also wants to be the man to take the title from him.
00:19:35You don't want Bam Bam coming in the back door.
00:19:37I think that's the key.
00:19:39Yep.
00:19:40We've seen Kevin Nash out here earlier insisting that there's no way that that match is going to take place this evening without the involvement of big sexy Kevin Nash.
00:19:50I think he wants to be the man who makes history at Starrcade.
00:19:54And that is going to be Goldberg's biggest challenge to date.
00:19:58The man who took care of 59 of the competitors at World War III including this man the giant Kevin Nash gets his title shot at Starrcade.
00:20:06And he wrestled a very smart match you can remember.
00:20:09He threw all those men out of the ring seven or eight made the first 20 seconds.
00:20:12Then after everybody else he jumped out he laid back and he watched.
00:20:16He didn't rush anything.
00:20:17He didn't jump in that ring.
00:20:18He laid back and watched everyone.
00:20:20He's got his mind set on this.
00:20:22He means business.
00:20:23He could walk out of Starrcade champion of the world.
00:20:27Fans earlier in the telecast we showed you that massive chokeslam of the top turnbuckle the giant put on DDP one week ago.
00:20:35That gave Bret the Hitman Hart the US title.
00:20:39And we showed you that Page has bounced back.
00:20:42He wrestled earlier in this program.
00:20:44He came out Thursday on Thunder when we were in Memphis and said hey I'm back.
00:20:47Come on back in the ring.
00:20:48So I think the Giants realized that it takes a lot to put Page down.
00:20:53You think about three chokeslams and one knife.
00:20:56The last being from the top.
00:20:57And the giant realized that, well, here's Scott Petsky.
00:21:02Now Petsky's gonna realize what it is to go to the top of the Astrodome.
00:21:07And then back down again.
00:21:10Chokeslam and Scott Petsky is out.
00:21:13From the largest man in pro wrestling.
00:21:18The Giants, look at that face.
00:21:22He didn't even want the referee to raise his hand.
00:21:25He's got something big on his mind, I can tell you that.
00:21:28It's gotta be the show that Page has made.
00:21:31Since bouncing back from those three chokeslams.
00:21:34He's got the mic, Tony.
00:21:35Sure does.
00:21:36Page, you wanted my attention.
00:21:42Well, guess what, Leatherface, you got it.
00:21:47Now all you draft beer drinking, Copenhagen dipping, coupon clipping, rednecks.
00:21:56Everybody thinks Diamond Dallas Page is a people's champion.
00:22:01You think he's like Santa Claus?
00:22:05Well, this year I'm the Grinch.
00:22:09Dallas, Page.
00:22:13Starrcade, you and me, it's gonna be a real easy payday.
00:22:19Cuz I'm taking you out on a sleigh ride like you can never imagine.
00:22:26You think you do all the banging in WCW?
00:22:29You think you're the bang man in wrestling?
00:22:32You ain't never seen a bang.
00:22:34So you think I'm dangerous now?
00:22:36To what you did to me?
00:22:39Now I'm deadly.
00:22:41So Dallas, get ready.
00:22:42Cuz I got a special present for you.
00:22:45It's called, The Choke Fall.
00:22:48Ladies and gentlemen, now add to Ric Flair and Bischoff.
00:22:52Now add to Big Sexy and Goldberg.
00:22:55It's official, The Giant and DDP.
00:22:58And he said another chokeslam is in the future for Diamond Dallas Page of Starrcade.
00:23:03Starrcade just keeps getting better by the minute, by the match that we add.
00:23:07Leatherface.
00:23:09But can't he put the diamond cutter on a man seven feet four inches over 500 pounds?
00:23:16There's only one way to find out.
00:23:18It's Sunday night, December 27th at the Grand Daniel Mall.
00:23:22We'll be back.
00:23:23Weatherface.
00:23:24I need me to tape.
00:23:25Is there a mirror here cuz?
00:23:26Yeah, what?
00:23:27Yo, what seems to be your problem?
00:23:28Why are you running up like that?
00:23:29Hey buddy, me and Starrcade got the big match with Hall tonight, baby.
00:23:32Hey man, come on.
00:23:33That's right, Hall's gonna tape energy.
00:23:34But you know what?
00:23:35We're gonna tape you up off-pack style cuz.
00:23:37Yeah, yeah.
00:23:38Give me some of that tape.
00:23:39I'm gonna tape you up right now.
00:23:45We have added, as we said, another grand match to the granddaddy of them all.
00:23:49Cage and the Giant.
00:23:50The Giant, his purpose, his intention, well known, Mike, today.
00:23:55Well known, Bobby the Brain Heenan.
00:23:57He wants to chokeslam DDP out.
00:23:59And many people have said they're gonna take DDP out, and none have been successful.
00:24:04The Giant is out to do it on the 27th of December.
00:24:07And you notice he didn't waste any words.
00:24:08He didn't beat around the bush.
00:24:10He was right to the point, short and sweet.
00:24:12Kind of told DDP what's gonna happen to him.
00:24:16No, it's the Diamond Cutter versus the Chokeslam at Starrcade, and an opportunity for payback
00:24:21for Diamond Dallas Page, and the role that the Giant played last Monday when he assisted
00:24:26Bret Hart in winning the US title, Tony.
00:24:28Now, speaking of Bret Hart, fans wanna remind you we're gonna be in San Diego at the Cox
00:24:33Arena on Friday, January 29th.
00:24:35The tickets for that event will go on sale this Friday, the 11th of December at the Aztec
00:24:39Box Office at Ticketmaster.
00:24:40And Bret Hart and many of the Nitro Girls will be at Cal Stores at 4030 Sports Arena Boulevard
00:24:45Friday from 10 a.m. till noon.
00:24:47And then listen to this, this coming Friday, tickets go on sale for Thunder when it returns
00:24:52to the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis on Thursday, January 21st.
00:24:56Tickets go on sale this Friday, the Box Office at Ticketmaster, plus our good friend Bobby the
00:25:00Brain Heenan and his good friend, Mean Gene Okerlund, will be at Kroger at Southern Plaza,
00:25:054202 Southeast Street at Indy.
00:25:07Friday, 10 a.m. till noon with tickets go on sale.
00:25:10I don't think that's fair.
00:25:13Where's he going?
00:25:16The horsemen are out.
00:25:19He's counting again.
00:25:20You gotta go, bro.
00:25:21Come on.
00:25:22We're gonna get in trouble.
00:25:24Come on.
00:25:25You're such a geek, can you?
00:25:26Oh, I'm a geek.
00:25:28I'm a geek.
00:25:29That may be so, pal, but I'm always there for you.
00:25:33At least I'm there for you.
00:25:34What about your old high school friends?
00:25:36Old high school friend, Perry Saturn.
00:25:38Where's he been?
00:25:40What about your long time friend?
00:25:42Excuse me.
00:25:43Diamond Dallas scum page.
00:25:46Where's he been?
00:25:47Huh?
00:25:48There's probably some convenience store opening.
00:25:50Bang.
00:25:51What about your mentor?
00:25:53What about the guy who broke you in?
00:25:56What about Rowdy Roddy Piper?
00:25:58Where's he been?
00:25:59When's the last time you heard from him?
00:26:01They're not there for you, Raven.
00:26:03I am.
00:26:04I am.
00:26:05Come on.
00:26:06Be there for me.
00:26:08You're hopeless.
00:26:10I hate to agree with Canyon, but he's right.
00:26:13He is.
00:26:14He's the only man there for Raven.
00:26:16Raven the knucklehead has decided once again that he's not gonna come out here with me.
00:26:23And I don't care.
00:26:24And I don't care.
00:26:25I don't care.
00:26:26I don't care.
00:26:27Because it's his fault.
00:26:28He is the reason that last week in front of all my homies, my name went down in the record book as the loser who ended the 20 plus year losing streak known as the Armstrong curse.
00:26:46And then on Thursday, these chowder heads, the horsemen, they almost beat me with an inch of my life.
00:26:59Because Raven, because Raven would not tag in.
00:27:05Well, guess what?
00:27:07That is not gonna happen here tonight because tonight I am not gonna wrestle.
00:27:14No, I'm not gonna wrestle because once again I see that the odds are two on one.
00:27:29Actually, excuse me, Arn Anderson's here.
00:27:32I'm wrong.
00:27:33The odds tonight are two and a half on one.
00:27:37Wow.
00:27:38Mm-mm.
00:27:40That's not nice.
00:27:41So no, there'll be no match tonight.
00:27:43But I'll tell you what I will do.
00:27:46I will beat one of you three idiots on Thursday.
00:27:51And I don't care which one it is.
00:27:54Maybe they'll be Arn.
00:27:56Nah, I'm only kidding.
00:27:58He's too old.
00:27:59No.
00:28:00I'll beat one of you two idiots on Thursday.
00:28:04Be there or be square or in your case, you can be both.
00:28:09What are you doing?
00:28:11Get out of my way, old man.
00:28:13Well, I believe that's a, is that a hammer or a-
00:28:17It's a crowbar.
00:28:18It's a crowbar.
00:28:19Yeah.
00:28:20Watch out.
00:28:22He's in the ring now.
00:28:23He's gonna wrestle.
00:28:24It's Kenyon and he feels the big knee that time from Malenko and from Benoit.
00:28:31And Arn Anderson's got the crowbar.
00:28:34Batting clean up for the Astros.
00:28:38That's it.
00:28:40And sliding safely away is the master of the flat liner.
00:28:45He's gonna wrestle on Thursday on Sunday.
00:28:49He wants no part of Arn Anderson.
00:28:52Now a very special look at Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair.
00:28:55Bischoff, wherever you are, big shot, I want you to hear this.
00:29:02I'm disappointed in Barry Windham.
00:29:06I'm mad at hell at you.
00:29:09If you wanna fire me, fire me.
00:29:11You and I are gonna have it out once and for all.
00:29:17You, me.
00:29:19He wants a piece of me.
00:29:20I wanna wrestle you.
00:29:22He wants to get in the ring with him.
00:29:24What?
00:29:25You and I are gonna have it out.
00:29:27You're gonna give him that opportunity.
00:29:29That opportunity, Malenko.
00:29:31If you can beat this man, then you, then you.
00:29:37Are going to give Ric Flair.
00:29:38Are going to give Ric Flair the opportunity to wrestle me.
00:29:42The next little plus special referee.
00:29:45The legend.
00:29:46The man deserves your respect.
00:29:48Dusty Rhodes.
00:29:49The justice will be swift and the call will be right down the middle.
00:30:00I've always stood for right and wrong.
00:30:04You wanna give up?
00:30:06May the best man win.
00:30:10Dusty Rhodes has raised the hand of Dean Malenko.
00:30:14Dusty Rhodes.
00:30:15Has double-crossed.
00:30:16Bishop.
00:30:17May the best man win.
00:30:21What are you doing?
00:30:22Who do you think you are?
00:30:24You're fired.
00:30:25You're fired.
00:30:26Fired.
00:30:27You are fired.
00:30:28The Horsemen are out.
00:30:29And so is Ric Flair.
00:30:31Ric Flair, first man in line.
00:30:33The greatest Christmas present.
00:30:37The Nature Boy or the Horsemen have ever had.
00:30:41It'll be you, Bishop.
00:30:46All right, ladies and gentlemen.
00:30:48We've got three here.
00:30:50I think four makes a party.
00:30:52He is on his way to Starcade.
00:30:54Ladies and gentlemen, along with the Horsemen, please welcome to Houston, the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
00:31:05In this city, he has had many big title defenses in his career.
00:31:09He has won the world title 13 times, but I would venture to say that none more important than what he has before him at the 98 edition of Starcade.
00:31:20He was the first one.
00:31:21As a matter of fact, as Steve Mungo McMichael is with him, the first Starcade was called A Flair for the Gold, signifying Ric Flair's efforts of becoming the world champ.
00:31:32And now this one can be Flair for tradition because tradition is in the balance as he will face Bischoff in what has to be one of the most important matches in our sport.
00:31:47But like you said, Tony, watch Bischoff.
00:31:50The man will suit to any level.
00:31:53He'll do whatever it takes.
00:31:55Ric Flair, you be very careful.
00:31:57When you think of the bad blood between Flair and Bischoff, the personal grudge, this may be one of the biggest matchups ever for Flair at Starcade.
00:32:05All right, gathered with us here tonight, the Horsemen, Steve Mungo McMichael, Arn Anderson, of course, Dean Malenko, Chris Banois.
00:32:14And coming up on the 27th of December, Nature Boy, you have got a shot at the boss.
00:32:22Lord!
00:32:24Woo!
00:32:25Hard time to be humble in Houston, Texas tonight!
00:32:33Woo!
00:32:37Bischoff, wherever you are, get off your girlfriend.
00:32:43Get off your treadmill and hear the Nature Boy tonight.
00:32:50Because pal, your dictatorship is about to come to an end.
00:33:02Woo!
00:33:03You're a man that hates history.
00:33:09This city, Houston, Texas, Paul Bosch.
00:33:16Hi!
00:33:18Terry and Dory Funk, the Briscoes, Harley Race, Dick Murdoch, Dirty Dusty Rhodes, Jose Lothario.
00:33:34You know what?
00:33:36They all bled a gallon and sweat five gallons to get you, you jack off, the job you have.
00:33:46And then, how long, come the Texan, like Steve Mungo McMichael, and you, like, with the Cribbler, Dean Malenko, the enforcer, and me, spent two years, two years, trying to bottle it.
00:33:48And then, how long, come the Texan, like Steve Mungo McMichael, and you, like, with the Cribbler, Dean Malenko, the enforcer, and me, spent two years.
00:34:13Two years, trying to bottle it, plug it, hold it down.
00:34:19Guess what?
00:34:20At Starrcade, I'm gonna choke you.
00:34:29I'm gonna gouge your eyes.
00:34:32I'm gonna kick you, you know where.
00:34:37I'm gonna chop you.
00:34:42I'm gonna squeeze that skinny neck until the blood runs down on us, your nostrils, your eyes pop out, and you say, Lord, I respect you, Ric Flair.
00:35:00Ric Flair.
00:35:05Oh, my.
00:35:08Bischoff.
00:35:11Oh, God.
00:35:12It'll be like going to your funeral.
00:35:16Worldwide.
00:35:18We're gonna, we're gonna, in one night, we're gonna take your paycheck.
00:35:25We're gonna take your job.
00:35:27We're gonna take your life.
00:35:29We're gonna take your dignity.
00:35:31And we're gonna take back the greatest sport in the wrestling in the world, professional wrestling.
00:35:41That's why WCW is bigger than Bischoff will ever be.
00:35:51I have never heard so much emotion.
00:35:57This band is talking for the last four or five minutes.
00:36:01It's totally drained.
00:36:02He has got it teed up and ready for Bischoff at Starrcade on December the 27th.
00:36:08Don't go away.
00:36:09We're heating it up right now here in Houston.
00:36:11My.
00:36:12Flair's never, ever been like that.
00:36:16I've never seen him like this.
00:36:17Boy.
00:36:18We're sorry, Eric.
00:36:20You're next for him.
00:36:23Here he comes.
00:36:32Everybody gets everything but me, you know?
00:36:34I feel like Rayman.
00:36:35You are like Rayman, a lot.
00:36:40Come on in.
00:36:42Here on WCW on Wednesday night.
00:36:46Tonight, Goldberg, the world champ, meets Bam Bam Bigelow with Big Sexy Kevin Nash here tonight.
00:36:57Says he's gonna have his tights on as he awaits Goldberg at Starrcade for the world title.
00:37:03And what do you say?
00:37:04Is that gonna happen tonight?
00:37:05Tejano, people.
00:37:07Cuz you're easy, easy like Sunday morning.
00:37:10So, yo, yo, let me speak on this.
00:37:13Orale!
00:37:15Arriba la raza!
00:37:18Yo, you know the black and white be talking about that for life.
00:37:21But Wolfpack, somos unos, batos, locos, forever.
00:37:26But more importantly than all that, Houston and the Wolfpack is,
00:37:30Bowdy Bowdy Bowdy!
00:37:35So, your team will come out, the former television champ,
00:37:40and this should be a great TV title bout.
00:37:43Want to remind you, as we can quickly here,
00:37:46that Monday Nitro returns to Columbus, Ohio.
00:37:49On Monday, January 18th, it'll be at the Drumshaunstein Center.
00:37:53Tickets available at the box office at Ticketmaster.
00:37:56When they go on sale this Friday, the 11th.
00:37:59Plus, you can meet the Nitro girls at the 7th.
00:38:05Our next pay-per-view after Starrcade
00:38:07will be sold out in the month of January.
00:38:09It'll be across to West Virginia,
00:38:11the Slick Center Museum, Sunday, January 17th.
00:38:14Ticketmaster and Brain, as we said,
00:38:17you're gonna be in Indianapolis this coming Friday,
00:38:20when Ticket Squad sale for Thunder at the Market Square Arena.
00:38:23You're gonna be at the Kroger at Southern Plaza,
00:38:264202 South East Street signing autographs.
00:38:28Well, that's right, Tony.
00:38:29Another thing, you know, this is discrimination, I think.
00:38:31Look at it.
00:38:32Uh, Bret Hart gets to go to San Diego with the Nitro girls.
00:38:34I get to go to a supermarket and sit between the pot rolls
00:38:37and some wheat checks with me and Gene Okerlund
00:38:39and have it out with him.
00:38:41I don't think that's fair.
00:38:42I think I should have a couple Nitro girls with me.
00:38:44I got this ball-headed guy with his...
00:38:46Oh, it's not fair to me.
00:38:48We think it's very fair now, don't we, Mike?
00:38:50You can answer the question.
00:38:51Of course it's fair.
00:38:53I'll tell you, the Nitro girls can't be too happy with it,
00:38:54not being with me.
00:38:55I'm sure they're thrilled.
00:38:56I've talked to some of the Nitro.
00:38:57Well, anyway, we'll get to that later.
00:38:58Let's get to the match.
00:38:59Let's get to the matchup here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:39:02And I tell you, Booker T, former television champ,
00:39:05who certainly had his share of injuries during 1998,
00:39:08trying to battle back.
00:39:09I don't think he's lost a step.
00:39:10He's come back from his knee injury, looking in fine shape.
00:39:14But he talks so much about the momentum the Wolfpack has,
00:39:16and it really resides a lot in this man, K-Dawg.
00:39:18And look at that.
00:39:19He goes down hard from the knee in that brace of Booker T.
00:39:22What a test this is gonna be for Conan in one of his first TV title defenses
00:39:26against the multi-time WCW World's Television Champion Booker T,
00:39:30here in his current hometown of Houston, Texas.
00:39:33Cover.
00:39:34We got a two.
00:39:35Fantastic.
00:39:36Fans, we would be remiss if we didn't react a little bit further on the frame of mind.
00:39:57Ric Flair is going in to start.
00:40:00And he's a little bit under three weeks away now.
00:40:03I mean, we're 20 days out.
00:40:05Can you imagine, the closer Ric Flair gets to Starrcade,
00:40:08the angrier is a cover and a two count.
00:40:10The angrier he is going to get towards Eric Bischoff.
00:40:13And I said it before, I said it before the interview,
00:40:15that Flair has to be very careful of what he's dealing with in Eric Bischoff.
00:40:19He has so many resources at his disposal, but after seeing Flair,
00:40:23Eric Bischoff needs to worry about Starrcade on the 27th of December.
00:40:30And you can just tell that the city of Houston, Texas,
00:40:32played such a role in that interview that Mean Gene just conducted with Ric Flair.
00:40:37You could see the emotion that came out as Flair thought back of all the great
00:40:41traditional wrestling stars that have headlined here.
00:40:44And what a drop kick from Conan Intight.
00:40:47Well, you know, Flair's right.
00:40:48He's busted his tail all the years he's been in this sport.
00:40:5113 times world champion.
00:40:53He has some pride.
00:40:54He has some dignity.
00:40:55He doesn't like to be slapped in the face by Eric Bischoff and have Barry Windham turn on.
00:40:59He thought it was his friend.
00:41:01You can see, as weeks go by, the anger in Flair.
00:41:04You can see the fire burning in him.
00:41:06Whoa!
00:41:07I think you picked up the key word.
00:41:09He talked about taking a paycheck and taking a job, but he also talked about dignity.
00:41:14And I think that's what it all boils down to between Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff.
00:41:18On the floor, both men.
00:41:22I don't think there's any question about that.
00:41:24But I think Flair is not only fighting to fight for himself, for personal pride,
00:41:28for personal motivation.
00:41:29I think in many ways he's fighting for all of us who have loved this sport for
00:41:33many years, respected this sport and the tradition, what this sport has stood for.
00:41:38And yes, professional wrestling has changed.
00:41:41And WCW Monday Nitro was a big part of the change in the 90s of pro wrestling.
00:41:46As we head to the new millennium, who knows what changes that professional wrestling
00:41:51will go through.
00:41:52But I don't think there is any question that the same great standard that WCW has
00:41:57set through the late 90s will go on to prevail during the year 2000 and beyond.
00:42:03It comes down to great performers, great traditional wrestlers giving you great
00:42:07professional wrestling matches.
00:42:09It's that simple.
00:42:10And I can only see it getting better.
00:42:12So in many ways, this fight at Starrcade is one of the most important in wrestling history.
00:42:19And I really believe that.
00:42:22And I know it's important for Ric Flair.
00:42:25Conan, K-Daw.
00:42:27Just up and down the card at Starrcade.
00:42:29I think you can make that statement about so many of the match-ups,
00:42:31how important they are to the future.
00:42:33Cover by Conan.
00:42:34He couldn't hold him down.
00:42:35The right shoulder got up by Booker T.
00:42:38Starrcade has always been the trendsetter.
00:42:41It began back in 1983 when it was an idea that was born on Thanksgiving night in Greensboro,
00:42:47North Carolina.
00:42:48There was a sold out arena, and it sold out many closed circuit sites across the Southeast.
00:42:54It went nationwide a few years later, and now is the granddaddy of all wrestling mega events.
00:43:00And this year, 20 days away, the biggest one ever.
00:43:04The axe kicking the back of the head.
00:43:07You know, if you think about Goldberg's position.
00:43:09Hold on here.
00:43:10Uh-oh.
00:43:11We do need to talk about Goldberg's position.
00:43:14But he's Big Brother right now.
00:43:15Big Brother is out.
00:43:17Now, certainly, you know that this is a personal thing,
00:43:27because Conan's on the other side of the NW.
00:43:30An elbow drop at Booker T.
00:43:34And he missed his elbow of his own.
00:43:36But Booker T, back up.
00:43:39Harlem sidekick.
00:43:44Booker T may be on the verge of regaining the television belt.
00:43:48Stevie Ray's come in.
00:43:52Slapjack.
00:43:53The Slapjack whacked him in the back.
00:43:56Right in front of the official and calls for the bell.
00:43:58And a very angry Booker T to do it.
00:44:03Justified.
00:44:04Go ahead.
00:44:05Go ahead and do it.
00:44:06Go ahead and do it.
00:44:07That's what you should have been doing to him.
00:44:10Go ahead and do it.
00:44:11That's what I want to see.
00:44:12That's what I want to see.
00:44:14Go ahead and do it.
00:44:15He wants Booker T to punch him.
00:44:17He wants Booker T to be like he was when they were teased.
00:44:20You're a match, man.
00:44:21He won the championship.
00:44:22You're a TV title.
00:44:23You need to be looking at this right here, brother.
00:44:27That's where you need to be.
00:44:29You need to be right here with me.
00:44:31Not out here with this kind of stuff.
00:44:33He wants him to join him, obviously.
00:44:39But also, he wants a little bit more intense.
00:44:43Just like I told you he would.
00:44:44He's younger brother.
00:44:45He wants him to fight like he used to.
00:44:47He thinks he's gone soft.
00:44:48But Booker T will not win the TV belt thanks to Stevie Ray.
00:44:54We welcome you back to the Astrodome.
00:44:56Look at this, 31,000.
00:44:58Over 31,000 in attendance.
00:45:00A mark to be broken in two weeks when we're in St. Louis.
00:45:03And a mark we share will be broken further again when we are at the
00:45:07Georgia Dome for Monday Nitro on Monday, January 4th.
00:45:11Here comes Scott Hall.
00:45:14The man kind of in, what'd you say, in NWO Purgatory, kind of in between.
00:45:21Man without a country, man without ring entrance music.
00:45:24And as he makes his way in, some very interesting things happened during the course of the night, as you know.
00:45:34One of the interesting things we really haven't touched on was the fact that Danny Young, our trainer,
00:45:41who is from West Virginia, where we're gonna be going pretty soon for Sold Out.
00:45:47Danny Young was back taping up Conan, and the NWO referee wanted to be taped up also.
00:45:52And Conan said, we'll give you a Wolfpack tape job.
00:45:55Now what that means, I don't know.
00:45:57But as you know, he's the referee for the Scott Steiner match.
00:46:00And Scott will be coming out here in just a moment.
00:46:05You know, they still hang him here in Texas.
00:46:07Hey, yo.
00:46:12I heard Big Papa pump Scotty Steiner out here earlier tonight talking about how he's
00:46:26gonna put Scott Hall out of wrestling.
00:46:30Well, Scotty, I'm too stupid to quit.
00:46:35So if you want me, don't sing it.
00:46:39Bring it.
00:46:41Bring it.
00:46:42So he's called Big Papa pump out.
00:46:52The leader of the black and white.
00:46:54Now remember, when we went off the air Thursday on Thunder, he was in the clutches of the Steiner recliner.
00:47:01Was Scott Hall, and he's back here in it once again.
00:47:04We also saw Scott Hall on WCW Saturday night.
00:47:08So he was able to bounce back quite quickly.
00:47:11From the after effects of the Steiner recliner applied by this man, Big Papa pump.
00:47:17He's bigger every week.
00:47:23Look at that.
00:47:25Look at that.
00:47:27No, you're right.
00:47:28Look at that horn.
00:47:29Is he massive or what?
00:47:32Again.
00:47:33We talked about the Wolfpack tape job.
00:47:38Does anyone see that referee?
00:47:41I don't see any referee.
00:47:45There's no, there's no NWO referee.
00:47:47There's not gonna be a WCW official because of the dangerous work environment.
00:47:51Where's Yit?
00:47:52I know you had something to do with you piece of shit.
00:47:54Where's Yit?
00:47:55Hey.
00:47:56We don't need a referee.
00:48:01Let's go.
00:48:02Yeah.
00:48:03Turn him loose.
00:48:04Come on.
00:48:05That's your referee.
00:48:06As he turned around.
00:48:10Can we see that again?
00:48:12That's someone's mark.
00:48:14That's awesome.
00:48:15Way to go, Mickey.
00:48:16He took a bump for Mickey.
00:48:17Into the ropes.
00:48:19Oh.
00:48:22And WCW officials, they were not efficient.
00:48:24Got that imagine to cover.
00:48:25One, two.
00:48:27Oh, this is great.
00:48:32All the way slam.
00:48:34Thank you, Jason.
00:48:35Hold on, one, two.
00:48:36One, two.
00:48:37One, two.
00:48:38One, two.
00:48:39Oh, we're loving life.
00:48:41That's some guy's mommy.
00:48:43Mommy.
00:48:44Oh, they deserve every bit.
00:48:47Oh, wait a minute.
00:48:48Hold on now.
00:48:49Mickey, run for your life.
00:48:51What?
00:48:52A roll up from Scott.
00:48:54Oh, no.
00:48:55Almost got it.
00:48:56And Mickey J counts three on Scott Steiner.
00:48:59Wait a minute.
00:49:00Here come the troops.
00:49:01The troops are in.
00:49:02Black and white is alive on the scene.
00:49:04Mickey J's gonna run for his life.
00:49:05Scott Steiner's gonna chase.
00:49:07Keep your backs.
00:49:09Get ready.
00:49:11There's the Red Bull tied up still.
00:49:13Watch out.
00:49:14Steiner hits back to the ring.
00:49:15It's a four on one.
00:49:17A helpless Scott Hall.
00:49:18Come on.
00:49:19Come on.
00:49:20Come on.
00:49:21And again.
00:49:25Horace Hogan's in there too.
00:49:27Hogan at the mercy of Big Papa Pop.
00:49:30Loser.
00:49:31Come on then.
00:49:34K-Dog.
00:49:35The Wolfpack.
00:49:36They've arrived.
00:49:39Wolfpack here to support Scott Hall.
00:49:41They're not done.
00:49:45They've got Scott Steiner.
00:49:47But Steiner, K-Dog, going at it as Horace gets, double-team.
00:49:54And now Stevie Ray picking his pointed.
00:49:57Uh-oh.
00:49:58The black and white, they're starting to get the advantage again here, guys.
00:50:02This is just bodies flying everywhere.
00:50:04Well, they have the greater numbers.
00:50:05I'm glad to see Mickey J got out of there.
00:50:09They have fired right back.
00:50:11Uh-oh.
00:50:12Now they're in big trouble.
00:50:13Because the Giants come out.
00:50:15Look out, Steiner recliner applied by Scott on to Scott Hall.
00:50:19And now the black and white under guidance of Big Papa Pop in charge again.
00:50:26And the Wolfpack, they're in trouble.
00:50:28And they're gonna hurt Scott Hall real bad.
00:50:30Yes, they are.
00:50:31Yes, he is.
00:50:32Flaps into the Steiner recliner.
00:50:37Who is it?
00:50:39It's Diamond Dallas Page.
00:50:41Out of nowhere.
00:50:43Page with a tear looking for the Giant and getting a piece of the big back of the seven-foot floor man.
00:50:51Not waiting to Starrcade.
00:50:53He's in to help out the Wolfpack and Scott Hall.
00:50:56Scott Hall's hurt.
00:50:58You're just gonna tuck your ass down.
00:51:05One more, Page.
00:51:08One more, Page.
00:51:09Two more, Page.
00:51:10One more, Page.
00:51:11One more, Page.
00:51:12A moment, a fight that left us breathless.
00:51:15One more, Page.
00:51:16And a fight that's gonna continue at Starrcade, especially between Page and the Giant.
00:51:21Page isn't backing up one step.
00:51:24He wants the big man.
00:51:25And I know he has no friends.
00:51:28He has no allegiance.
00:51:30But Scott Hall certainly needed the Wolfpack in DDP at that moment.
00:51:37Someone untie him, maybe next week.
00:51:41We knew it would be a phenomenal night,
00:51:46but I don't think we thought it would go this far.
00:51:51It's had literally everything for all of our great wrestling fans.
00:51:54That Ric Flair and that stellar interview that he turned for us.
00:51:59And Goldberg is gonna go up against Bam Bam Bigelow.
00:52:04We never thought we'd see that.
00:52:06Kevin Nash says, I'm gonna be breathed out.
00:52:08I'm gonna prevent this thing from happening.
00:52:10He wants to be the man to put Goldberg down.
00:52:12Coming up at Stargate, Stargate 20 days.
00:52:16The referee all tied up.
00:52:18The Wolf Package cage coming out to help Scott Hall.
00:52:23With a backdrop of 31,000 plus fans on hand.
00:52:26Record setting crowd here in Houston for Nitro.
00:52:29You know, I've known Ric since he started this sport.
00:52:31And I've seen him do a lot of interviews,
00:52:33but never like the one I saw tonight.
00:52:36Needless to say, Ric Flair is ready for Stargate.
00:52:39And I know you fans are ready as well.
00:52:40Thanks a lot for staying with us, for being with us,
00:52:43because we still got Goldberg and Bam Bam Bigelow to come.
00:52:47And we've gone through all the possibilities of what can go down,
00:52:50what can happen.
00:52:51Certainly there can be an injury to take Goldberg out.
00:52:54There could be an injury if Kevin Nash gets involved to take Kevin Nash out.
00:52:57But Goldberg and Kevin Nash are so dead set on going into Stargate
00:53:03that I don't know if Bigelow's the odd man out here or not.
00:53:06Bigelow himself may be in trouble in a brain.
00:53:09I talked about the fact that we haven't heard from Bigelow,
00:53:11and usually we've heard from Bigelow three or four times by now.
00:53:14Well, he's got what he wants right now.
00:53:16You won't be hearing from him.
00:53:17He has Goldberg in the ring.
00:53:19Whether the title's on the line or not, he's gonna prove himself.
00:53:22And everybody at WCW, he's gonna show you what he's all about.
00:53:25I don't think there's any question, and you wrestling fans,
00:53:28you wrestling announcers worldwide know that Goldberg is the single toughest
00:53:33man in our sport, and he's gonna go up against his toughest competitor to date
00:53:38in Big Sexy Kevin Nash.
00:53:40They had their confrontation backstage earlier.
00:53:45He's got a match with me.
00:53:47He doesn't have a match with me.
00:53:48On the 27th of the 7th.
00:53:49No, we signed last week.
00:53:50He's got a match with me.
00:53:51He doesn't have a match with Bigelow.
00:53:52He's got a match with Bigelow tonight, one night only.
00:53:54I guarantee you right now then, that match doesn't happen.
00:53:56I guarantee you that.
00:53:57You better stay focused on me, Goldberg.
00:54:00You know what the thing is, brother?
00:54:02There ain't a second that goes by that I don't dream about driving your ass right
00:54:07through that mat.
00:54:07And you'll have the opportunity, and tonight won't be a thing.
00:54:13And with that in mind, let's send you back now to mean Gene Okerlund.
00:54:16Gene?
00:54:17All right, Tony Schiavati, I thank you very much.
00:54:19We are in the shank of the evening.
00:54:21You talk about Goldberg, you gotta keep winning in World Championship Wrestling.
00:54:25And he does, as this man has done, fresh off a victory from one week ago.
00:54:32Ladies and gentlemen, the brand new United States Heavyweight Champion,
00:54:38Brett the Hitman Hart.
00:54:42It pains us, and I know for Gene as well, being a purist like he is,
00:54:49to even call this guy a champion.
00:54:51It's not that Brett Hart is not championship material.
00:54:54He's proved that over and over again.
00:54:56But the way he's accomplished these titles, the way he's done things in WCW,
00:55:01have been nothing less than revolting.
00:55:03Well, he's a different man. He's a different man than I knew years ago.
00:55:10He's always had that bad attitude, but nothing like he has now.
00:55:14He's a rock. I like it.
00:55:16Oh, you do.
00:55:17I like it.
00:55:18It's all yours.
00:55:18Aggressive guy.
00:55:19All right, Brett Hart, I'm sure you heard the announcement, ladies and gentlemen.
00:55:23I'm certain this man heard it as you did across the country and around the world,
00:55:28that at Starrcade, don't get too friendly with me, pal.
00:55:31On December the 27th, live from Washington,
00:55:35the Giant is going to be facing Diamond Dallas Page.
00:55:39I imagine a little bit of the heat is off you now.
00:55:42Oh, I suspect Dallas Page has some real giant problems.
00:55:46And, you know, look at him.
00:55:48He could either fight me or he could fight the Giant.
00:55:50He's better off with the Giant.
00:55:51I think that's more of a coward's way out, and let's leave it at that.
00:55:55Let's talk about the real issue here.
00:55:57I am the United States Heavyweight Champion once again.
00:56:02This is about perseverance.
00:56:07This is about courage.
00:56:10This is about sucking up from the depths of greatness.
00:56:14This is exactly why I am the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be,
00:56:20the greatest of all time.
00:56:23I knew it was gonna be a special week for me.
00:56:29They're throwing those at you, not me.
00:56:32I knew it was gonna be a special week for me when Smokey, my cat, ran up and jumped in my arms.
00:56:37Cuz he's the only fan I got, and he was so happy to see the US Championship belt back around my waist.
00:56:45Dallas Page, you go ahead and fight the Giant.
00:56:48You fight anybody you want, but just stay out of my way.
00:56:52Cuz if you ever wanna step in the ring with me again, you talk about Giant problems, I'll destroy you.
00:56:59I will make you suffer beyond your worst nightmare, and I am the excellence of execution.
00:57:06And I will excellently execute you if you ever cross my path.
00:57:09You know, I think we should point out for the record, I was here for Nitro a week ago,
00:57:16and I saw all of this happen, Bret Hart.
00:57:18Who are you trying to kid?
00:57:19I had a pulled groin.
00:57:22Look at this.
00:57:23Bad knee.
00:57:24Pretend.
00:57:26I suck up the courage.
00:57:27Everybody thinks I'm just a bag of bones and I'm ready for the glue factory.
00:57:31But the fact is, I've just started the WCW and every single wrestler in it.
00:57:37Take a look, cuz the Hitman's proved himself one more time.
00:57:42Thank you very much.
00:57:43Thank you very much.
00:57:45He is the subject of a film documentary called Wrestling with Shadows.
00:57:50Press the Hitman heart.
00:57:51Tony, back to you, my friend.
00:57:54Well, coming up on the 27th of December, it's gonna be Goldberg and
00:58:00Kevin Nash for the world title.
00:58:01We'll take a special look at that and then come back with Goldberg and Bam Bam after the break.
00:58:05Kevin Nash, big sexy leader of the Wolfpack.
00:58:10Goldberg, Millennium Man.
00:58:12Undefeated.
00:58:13I want you to see that truck that runs you over.
00:58:15The Wolfpack's unstoppable force.
00:58:18Master of the power.
00:58:19Whether you like it or not, off next.
00:58:22The spear and the jackhammer, champion of champions.
00:58:25Next ain't a safe place to be.
00:58:26Kevin Nash challenges Goldberg, WCW World Heavyweight title.
00:58:30It's WCW and NWO Starrcade.
00:58:34Call your kid or satellite company to order now.
00:58:45Ladies and gentlemen, from the legendary Astrodome, right here in Houston, Texas.
00:58:54It's time for the WCW Monday Night Show main event of the evening.
00:59:03Tonight, it's the ultimate grudge match.
00:59:07Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, the title will not be on the line.
00:59:12But the perfect undefeated record of the World Heavyweight Champion will be.
00:59:20Tonight, it's Goldberg versus Bigelow.
00:59:25Are you ready?
00:59:27Houston, Texas, are you ready?
00:59:41For the thousands in attendance here at the Houston Astrodome,
00:59:50and the millions watching around the world.
00:59:54Ladies and gentlemen, let's get ready to rumble.
01:00:04And here we go.
01:00:05One of the most anticipated fights that we've ever had on this program.
01:00:09No world title on the line, but it's going to be a Donny Brook of epic prep.
01:00:14Coming to the ring this time, a man who has literally bullied his way from paid
01:00:19admission to ring center for tonight's main event.
01:00:23He's six feet four and weighs 396 pounds.
01:00:28He comes to us from Asbury Park, New Jersey, and he has, at the request of his opponent,
01:00:35been granted a license by the WCW for this match only.
01:00:41Ladies and gentlemen, here is professional wrestling's thug extraordinaire,
01:00:47the man who calls himself the beast from the east.
01:00:51Ladies and gentlemen, bam, bam, Bigelow.
01:00:58Hold the phone, as promised, Kevin.
01:01:02And Goldberg is sprinting, giving Roger Clements and his family a high five on the way out.
01:01:09As Goldberg and Kevin Nash.
01:01:12They're going at it.
01:01:14Making Bigelow and Kevin Nash are going at it.
01:01:16As Goldberg is running towards the ring.
01:01:18Kevin Nash paid off on his guarantee.
01:01:20He said that there would be no way that Bigelow and Goldberg would fight tonight
01:01:24without him being involved.
01:01:26And here comes the world champ.
01:01:27The man is here.
01:01:31And he nails.
01:01:32Kevin Nash.
01:01:34Right and left combinations.
01:01:35Notice he didn't go after Bam Bam.
01:01:37He went right after Nash.
01:01:38As he turns Bam Bam Wells into him.
01:01:42What a fight.
01:01:44One of the darndest things I've ever seen.
01:01:45Look at this.
01:01:48Now they're double teaming Goldberg.
01:01:51And Goldberg's ready for the fight.
01:01:54Security has come in.
01:01:55Oh, let him go.
01:01:57Let him go.
01:01:58Turn him loose.
01:02:05What a volatile situation this has evolved into.
01:02:09Well, Kevin Nash is right.
01:02:11He said it wouldn't take place in an effect that really hasn't.
01:02:14Well, Nash from out there started fighting everyone.
01:02:17He didn't care.
01:02:18Nash wanted Goldberg.
01:02:19Goldberg wanted that.
01:02:20Bigelow wanted Goldberg.
01:02:22Goldberg wanted Bigelow.
01:02:23And there they go.
01:02:24It's Goldberg and Nash there together.
01:02:26Goldberg and Nash.
01:02:28And Bigelow in there as well.
01:02:29I know security has its own.
01:02:34There's gotta be 50 guys in that ring.
01:02:36Yeah, but I think they ought to really just let him go at it.
01:02:38Sure.
01:02:40Everybody's gotta win.
01:02:41That's a nice stick of gold.
01:02:42Let's do it now.
01:02:42Fans are gonna try to restore some order.
01:02:46We are out of time on Monday Nitro in the midst of a massive pull apart in front of 31,000 people.
01:02:52It's still gonna go, it's still going at it.
01:02:54Time to go, it's still goingимade.
01:03:02This is for the life of Marissa Jackson on Wednesday, Wolf.
01:03:04Over to me Mike, man.
01:03:05I have gaminane.
01:03:06Poor arm.
01:03:07You guys had to try to?
01:03:07Get up the фwerting home.
01:03:08This was any other records.
01:03:09I watched Japan on Monday.
01:03:10Nice.
01:03:11Now I want man to try still chicated on the side.
01:03:13They were missing European giveaway on Brandon Mansfield in next Wednesday.
01:03:16So what's going on now?
01:03:16This is fundamental for the 4 o'clock show.
01:03:18Why won't you just be a介if.
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