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00:00WCW Monday Nitro Spring Breakout 1999 brought to you in part by our good friends
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00:13Bite the bursts with a Cinnaburst back with more wrestling action when we come back.
00:18You're looking live over at Club LaVilla right on the beachfront.
00:31In Panama City, Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, good to bring you Spring Breakout 99.
00:35Great wrestling action.
00:36Tony Schiavone, Mike today, and Bobby the Brain.
00:38He's back with you.
00:39And before the next match gets underway, a couple of reminder tickets are still on sale
00:43now for the Tacoma Dome and Spring Stampede Sunday the 11th of April in Tacoma,
00:48Washington.
00:49Tickets to the box office at all Ticketmaster locations.
00:51The very next night, Yakima, Washington at the Sun Dome, Monday Nitro.
00:55Tickets to the box office in all usual locales.
00:58And on Monday the 19th of April, Gainesville, Florida, the O'Connell Center at the University
01:03of Florida.
01:04The Florida Gators will be on hand for Monday Nitro in Gainesville, Florida on the 19th of
01:09April.
01:10Tickets to the box office at Ticketmaster.
01:11And as Goldberg comes out, here's a reminder, tickets go on sale this Saturday, the 27th of
01:16March for a big event in Uniondale, New York at the Nassau Coliseum.
01:20That date, Friday, April the 30th.
01:22Mean Gene, I understand.
01:23And total package, Lex Luger, Miss Elizabeth on hand.
01:26Tickets go on sale this Sunday morning for Uniondale to sign autographs to meet the great fans.
01:31The man is here.
01:35Yes, it's Goldberg.
01:36Been a lot of discussion at the top of the program and by wrestling fans everywhere about
01:43who is the top contender to Ric Flair in the World Heavyweight Championship.
01:50Obviously, there's a large section of fans that believe here's your man right here, Goldberg.
01:57A case can be made, obviously, for Kevin Nash, for Hollywood Hogan.
02:01But only Ric Flair will make that determination, he says, by a random drawing.
02:05Later tonight, Goldberg, if he gets that random drawing, may have to go at it twice.
02:10Hack waits no time.
02:11He came out with Raven Sister Chastity.
02:14And here he goes.
02:16On to Goldberg.
02:17Totally wrapped in barbed wire, may I say.
02:20And I'm sure that's the kind of double duty that Goldberg would love to have.
02:24One of the things when we heard about this match involving Goldberg and Hardcore Hack,
02:28the King of Extreme, my question was, how would Goldberg react to an opponent like Hardcore Hack?
02:35I don't think he's ever fought anyone quite as off the wall as Hack.
02:39Well, he's not your average wrestler.
02:41He just comes in that ring to fight with Bob Weyer and one of those canes or-
02:45Singapore cane that he brings with him.
02:47Yeah.
02:48Smacks himself around with it a little bit, too.
02:50Goldberg 10 and off.
02:59What a man.
03:00Oh.
03:03But Hack comes away with a great move.
03:05Hack's a big man also.
03:06Yes, he is a very big man.
03:07He ducked low.
03:08He grabbed Goldberg and shoved him on the outside.
03:11And a very dangerous lady outside, may I add.
03:13Why is she ever?
03:14Chastity.
03:15She is bizarre.
03:16She is off the wall as well.
03:17And apparently there's a deep-rooted hatred or problem between Chastity and her brother Raven,
03:23whom I might add is gonna take on the World Tag Team Champions by himself tonight.
03:28Well, she proved just how dangerous and uncensored when she turned on her own brother Raven, allowing Hack to be crowned King of Hardcore.
03:37He's just driven to the mat by Goldberg.
03:39Cross Armbreaker, look at that submission hold.
03:41But a great counter move that time.
03:44Hack knew it was coming, Mike, and he quickly slid to the bottom rope.
03:47Absolute desperation counter move that time by Hack, quickly making his way to the safety of the rope break, but he gets up fighting.
03:54And he just happens to find a chair.
03:57And I'm sure the lady brought it in there, and he has Goldberg, and he has his sights set on the chair, and he connected.
04:03Goldberg got the hands up, but still hit the chair pretty hard that time.
04:07I think it's time for batter up.
04:08And you're wondering, well, Hacks rules.
04:12Remember that.
04:13Uh-oh.
04:16That you don't wanna do.
04:17Look for the Russian leg sweep with the Singapore game.
04:29He just smirked him off.
04:30Look at this.
04:31This is .
04:34Here he goes.
04:35He's measuring.
04:36Everybody, you're alive.
04:38He knows what's coming down now.
04:39Welcome to Spear City.
04:42And it's so hard you roll the socks down.
04:44Pick him up.
04:48Pick up what's left.
04:50Number Jet Hammer shooting.
04:59One, two, three.
05:04This was not a nice day at the beach for Hacks.
05:08But you gotta give him credit.
05:10Boy.
05:11Hacks came in to fight.
05:12And he pushed him to the limit, gave it everything he got.
05:14But he's just another number now, like they all are to Goldberg.
05:19He came right at him.
05:21When will Goldberg get his title shot?
05:24Will it be tonight?
05:25Will it be tonight?
05:26Will it be tonight during the random drawing by world champion Ric Flair?
05:30Here's the spear brain.
05:31Boy, he measured him.
05:32Drove him right back into the corner.
05:34That took all the wind and all the stuffings out of Hack.
05:37Hack gave it a heck of a fight though.
05:38Goldberg's got him up.
05:39He's just trying to find a place to plant him.
05:42Spring's coming, you know.
05:43It's planting season.
05:44Yes, I know.
05:45He gets on top with a one, two, three.
05:50Your winner, the man, Goldberg.
05:54Quite a fight.
05:55A lot of intensity in a short span there.
05:58A great match to have with the Monday Nitro.
06:00And we still got a whole lot more.
06:05I'm ready.
06:06Let's go to Gene.
06:07All right, Tony.
06:08I'll tell you what things are cooking here as we warm it up on a big Monday night
06:13in Panama City, Florida Spring Break.
06:15We had a whole lot of talent out here earlier.
06:17Yeah.
06:18And of course, we just saw a great match.
06:19How about if we bring out this man?
06:21He has held numerous titles all over the world.
06:24Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Spring Break 99.
06:29Bret the Hitman first.
06:35Excellence of execution.
06:37The best there was, the best there is, the best there ever will be.
06:40Say what you want to, I really think.
06:42If you break it down like today, you've been following this career of his ninth, second generation star.
06:48I think he's a credit to the wrestling profession.
06:50You may not always like his attitude, and maybe I can understand it at times.
06:54However, I can tell you this right now, Bret Hart is a man who knows how and can perform in the ring.
07:02You can answer that, Mike, next segment. Gene, it's all yours.
07:04Bret Hart, if you can break away from embracing this crowd here tonight in Panama City,
07:11the word that I get is you're a little discontented with the way that World Championship Wrestling has been treating the Hitman.
07:19Discontented.
07:21That's a nice word.
07:22You're not happy.
07:23You know, Gene, I came here to earn a reputation, not lose it.
07:27You know, I've come to the WCW.
07:32It's been over a year.
07:34You know how many world title shots I've had in one year?
07:37I don't know.
07:40Try this.
07:41Try zero.
07:43I don't get any respect here in the WCW, and I'm frankly a little sick and tired of it.
07:50You know, Ric Flair stuck his nose in my business a few months ago.
07:56Cost me the United States Heavyweight Championship belt.
07:59He likes to fancy himself a tough guy.
08:02Ric Flair, you remember me a year ago coming into the WCW?
08:05You remember who wiped the floor with you?
08:08Me.
08:09The excellence of execution.
08:10The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
08:14Still the same.
08:16You know, as long as you're dropping names out here tonight, Bret the Hitman Hart, I'm very curious.
08:22Many have said, insiders have said, that the dream match of all time would be you and Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
08:28What about Mr. Hogan?
08:30What about Hulk Hogan?
08:32Hollywood Hogan, people have dreamed about the Hitman versus Hulk Hogan for so long.
08:39Frankly, I've lost patience with it, because I don't believe it's ever going to take place.
08:45But I do know one thing, Hulk Hogan, you know, and I know, that it comes down to you and me.
08:53We are the two biggest entities in the history of wrestling, and for some odd reason, we've never had a match.
09:01All right, I'm gonna throw out another name.
09:02I'm gonna cut you short here, because there's a number of names we can talk about.
09:06What about the guy we saw out here a little bit earlier on?
09:09It's seven foot tall, big sexy Kevin Nash.
09:12Some grudges never go away.
09:16Kevin Nash, same thing, you may be seven feet tall, but you remember all the different times that I fought you before.
09:22And I can beat you now, just like I beat you all those other times.
09:26You may be the pencil, but I'm sure I can be the eraser.
09:31Here's another name, as long as he's fresh in my mind.
09:34What about Goldberg?
09:36Goldberg.
09:37Goldberg.
09:38Goldberg.
09:39Goldberg is a guy that's been hand-fed opponents for so long.
09:44He's ducked me and hit for me, but the one thing about Goldberg, he's never had to step in the ring with a real technical wrestler.
09:53All the muscles, all that brawn, that's not gonna help him if he ever steps in the ring with me.
09:58And Goldberg, you may be back there in the dress room, wetting your whistle after a tough match, but why don't you just step in the ring with me one time?
10:06Wait a minute.
10:07That's all it'll take, one time.
10:08Wait a minute.
10:09Here's a guy that ran his string up to 174 and 0.
10:12Goldberg, a man that has proven himself time and time again as one of the roughest, toughest men.
10:17As a matter of fact, it wasn't even five minutes ago in this ring that he proved it again.
10:22Goldberg has never fought any real tough competition.
10:27I could beat Goldberg in five minutes.
10:29You could what, beat him in five minutes?
10:31You are underestimating Goldberg, please.
10:34I got a wrestling background of the likes that nobody, nobody has ever seen.
10:39And Goldberg, I want you to listen to me loud and clear.
10:42Five minutes, I could beat you and you'll be sorry that you ever stepped in the ring with me.
10:47Well, Bret Hart, I hear that chant in the background, five minutes.
10:51Who's he kidding?
10:52Ladies and gentlemen, stay tuned.
10:54Things are starting to heat up in Panama City.
10:57We're right back.
10:58The Nitro Girls are coming to the ring looking a little bit different than usual.
11:16Check them out here.
11:17How about this?
11:20We've got, we've got a Bob Bagwell.
11:24A Conan.
11:25A Conan.
11:26We've got a Hollywood Hogan.
11:27We've got, I think that's a Ric Flair.
11:29And, oh my goodness, we have a Sonny Onup.
11:33And a Hogan.
11:34I said Hogan.
11:35I said Hogan too.
11:36Well, okay.
11:37Hogan, Hogan.
11:38Is that a Raven?
11:39Of course it is.
11:40Look at the sign.
11:41What about me?
11:42Storm, like K-Dawg.
11:47And look at Spiced in that Ric Flair strut.
11:51How about that?
11:52Ace Jams.
11:53There's a little Bob Bagwell.
11:55The Nitro Girls getting into the action.
11:58Enjoying tonight's event.
12:01Now that looks like a luchador match.
12:04Everybody kind of laying around there.
12:06Falling down and missing people like they did earlier night in that eight-man tag.
12:10That was a wild one.
12:12And we are just beginning.
12:13We still have tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
12:15Ric Flair defending the world title against the opponent of picks at random.
12:19Who could it be, Bray?
12:21We also have Steiner, that's Scott Steiner.
12:23Big top of pop Chris Jericho.
12:25And another first round match for the tournament to crown a new United States champ.
12:32Who would you like to see Flair wrestle?
12:34I'd like to see Flair wrestle.
12:35Well, Goldberg.
12:37Kevin Nash.
12:40Nash.
12:41Hollywood Hogan.
12:42I wouldn't mind seeing him against Bret Hart.
12:44I mean, there's so many great combinations.
12:46Yeah.
12:47But it can be anyone.
12:48I wonder how Bret Hart's into it.
12:49Well, he didn't talk about it.
12:52See, there's a competitor.
12:55He keeps it to himself.
12:56He's not here to cry on anybody.
12:58Have we ever had a situation where the world heavyweight champion was hunted by so many top athletes in our sport and so many former champions just winning the opportunity to get another shot at that world title?
13:10He's a hunted man right now, more than ever.
13:13Any time you're a world champ guy, you're a hunted man regardless of who you are.
13:17The fact that Ric Flair is the press.
13:20And Ric Flair, in effect, can call the shots.
13:23Even makes him more of a target than ever before.
13:26The gorgeous ladies, hello there.
13:28Waving to us ringside at Club La Vila.
13:31It's another EWO black and white confrontation here.
13:36Hollywood put me in charge.
13:39So I'm the boss, and you're the nephew.
13:42Remember that.
13:43Boss, nephew.
13:45Boss.
13:46Was that the bell or was that his head hitting the mat that time, that ringing sound?
13:52Yeah.
13:53Horace wasting no time, and he pounds away on Vincent here in the next match on Monday Nitro.
14:01I wonder if he understands now.
14:02Horace up, Vincent down.
14:04That's right, to beal him out.
14:06A combination of moves that time, and he got hip-tossed.
14:09Vince all the way down to the mats.
14:12Boy, this thing about who's in charge just won't go away now, will it?
14:18I mean, these guys are going to just beat each other around.
14:21They're going to break apart, break this black and white apart, until finally someone is in charge.
14:26You know, that always happens.
14:27When you put somebody in charge, they immediately become power hungry.
14:30I've seen it happen in sport.
14:32I've seen it happen in life.
14:33I've seen it happen in every form of life.
14:36Look what happens to the presidency of the United States.
14:38Look what happens to senators and governors and mayors and politicians and people in charge of big industries.
14:44They all become power hungry.
14:46There's nothing wrong with it.
14:47The way it should be.
14:48You gotta make heads roll.
14:50I don't necessarily agree with all that you said, but don't you think that's human nature,
14:54that when you're put in that position to where you have so much responsibility when you're in charge,
14:58that it's going to just happen that way, regardless of what type of person you are?
15:02The power will change a lot of people.
15:05No doubt about that.
15:06Power and money and women.
15:07This may be a case of the last man standing that's left in charge of the NWO black and white.
15:13Confrontations recently between Horace, Vincent, Stevie Ray, Scott Norton, Bryan Adams.
15:18Everybody thinks they're in charge of the black and white NWO.
15:21You know, I don't have a whole lot of feeling for Hogan in my body, but I'll tell you, I like Horace here.
15:27He's come a long way.
15:29He's going to be great.
15:31He's a big guy.
15:32He can take a good pounding.
15:33He can dish it out.
15:34I think as announcers, or as you like to call yourself a broadcast journalist.
15:38Oh, good move that time.
15:39I think we should have feeling for every wrestler.
15:41I think we should really respect each and every one of them, regardless of what they say or what they do,
15:47and take our personal feelings out of it.
15:50One, two, got a two cap.
15:52Well, you can have respect for someone and be critical at the same time.
15:57I think that's part of our job as well.
15:59And you also can have respect for someone and knock them.
16:02I do.
16:04Getting his downright hate somebody, do, if you want.
16:07On the outside.
16:11Here comes Vince on the back of the head of Horace.
16:16Vince will hook waistlock and drives in good counter move that time, or follow up move, I should say, into the apron.
16:22He'll do it once again.
16:24Bring that lower back.
16:26Nice chop, nice hits, chop, and then fired up Horace.
16:30That's one of the Hogan textbook, isn't it?
16:32Get a chop and it fires you right back up.
16:34We've seen that with Hollywood Hogan in many arenas all over the world throughout the years.
16:40To the side of the head, Vince.
16:42He'll go in against Horace.
16:43Horace holds his ground.
16:45Vince put the brakes on.
16:47Nice and gently.
16:48And then he walks into a foot into the chest.
16:51Great move by Horace.
16:52Should've put the parking brakes on that one.
16:55Try to pick it up and got him up with a good vertical suplex.
17:03Horace Hogan.
17:05He thinks he's in charge.
17:07Vincent thinks he's in charge.
17:09But by when is it going to put him?
17:10I don't need you out here to help me.
17:11I ain't helping you, man.
17:12Are you just kidding?
17:13Well, I guess Stevie Ray thinks he's in charge.
17:20Pretty soon Charles is in here.
17:22He's in charge.
17:23Somebody get in charge quickly.
17:24Both men collided.
17:29And now the count by Johnny Bond.
17:38We gotta roll up.
17:39Two, three.
17:40He got him.
17:41And what was that?
17:42Stevie Ray pushed Horace forward.
17:44And the momentum, he rolled in and this is really strange.
17:48Now Stevie Ray puts the boots to Vincent.
17:51So Vincent wins thanks to Stevie Ray who attacks Vincent, right?
17:54That's it.
17:55And now Horace gonna help Stevie Ray attack Vincent.
17:58Well, let's bring out Bryan Adams now.
18:00I guess he thinks he's in charge.
18:02He's Bryan Adams.
18:04And with right hands like that, he has certainly a point to make to be in charge.
18:10Since Horace out, Vince is out.
18:12Bryan Adams joined now with Stevie Ray.
18:15And guess what?
18:16No one's in charge right now.
18:18No one's been in charge.
18:20That was him.
18:21That was him.
18:22That was him.
18:23That was him.
18:24Man.
18:25That was this thing.
18:26Some sort of plan went awry here.
18:27We'll try to sort this out, man.
18:28But once again, no one's in charge of the black and the white yet.
18:31I'll be in charge.
18:32Good.
18:33All right, ladies and gentlemen, we are back in Panama City as promised earlier on by the President of World Championship Wrestling.
18:40We're gonna do a lottery drawing tonight to see who is gonna be facing Ric Flair for that coveted title.
18:55Joining me at this time, members of the Four Horsemen, along with the Chairman of the Executive Committee, J.J. Dillon.
19:13James, tell me exactly what's gonna take place here.
19:16You're gonna spin the wheel?
19:17Well, there's all these fans here tonight, and they're here to see the champion.
19:21He wants to defend the belt, and to be fair to everybody, we've handed out numbers to all the wrestlers that are here tonight.
19:28Whoa, they wanna see the world champions.
19:32I'm talking about Benoit.
19:34I'm talking about Malenko.
19:36I'm talking about Flair.
19:37That's what they're here to see.
19:39All right.
19:40Well, let's key it up.
19:41And Roller.
19:42I'm gonna look the other way.
19:44Pull a number out for me.
19:46Give me that number now in the back.
19:48The wrestlers are holding their numbers here around the pool area.
19:53What is the number?
19:54Gene, we have picked number 23.
19:58Number 23 is the number.
20:00There it is.
20:01That's the ball.
20:02Who's got number 23 over here?
20:04Which one of you gentlemen?
20:07I think we're missing a few people.
20:08I think we're missing a lot of people, actually.
20:10I mean, who's got number 23?
20:12Humorous.
20:13Jimmy Hart.
20:14What are you thinking of?
20:16Who's got number 23?
20:18Whoever it is.
20:19What?
20:20No taker?
20:21The Nature Ball is ready to go.
20:23Hold on.
20:24I'm certain.
20:25Are there people in the back?
20:27I believe there are.
20:28People in the back.
20:30Ric Flair.
20:31Have we heard anything?
20:32Wait a minute.
20:36Ray Mysterio has the number.
20:41Ladies and gentlemen, listen to this.
20:44Ray Mysterio Jr.
20:46right there has number 23, Art Anderson.
20:49No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
20:53Wait a minute.
20:54Wait a minute.
20:55He's not in this.
20:56Reservation.
20:57Ray Mysterio Jr. is a champion.
20:58He's not in this.
20:59I told you.
21:00I don't think you can back.
21:01I told you to work this out.
21:03Mysterio's not in this thing.
21:08I don't think you have any recourse but defend the title.
21:11The drawing was fair and square.
21:13Should we pick another one?
21:14No, you can't pick another number.
21:16Please, gentlemen, I think you're pushing the envelope too far the way it is.
21:19Ric Flair, I don't want to be the messenger and bring you this bad news,
21:23but I think you've got a tie to the fence against-
21:25Very many bad news.
21:27Mysterio, you don't want to get hurt, you want to go home.
21:31Same thing happens tonight to you that happens to Raven.
21:37The world champions stand the ground, they're on.
21:40We're here tonight because we are the very best this sport has to offer.
21:47You want to walk down here in about a half hour, do it on your own free.
21:51Come on, man.
21:52This is my chance and I'm gonna take it.
21:57In light of the fact that Rey Mysterio has been very successful
22:00against a lot of heavyweights as of late.
22:03Back to you.
22:04There it is, Rey Mysterio Jr. and a Ric Flair who's very upset about what happened.
22:10It appeared to me that there was an old dandy taped up who, well, whatever.
22:16It's gonna be Mysterio and Flair, it should be a dandy in itself.
22:20Still to come.
22:23There is no greater feeling than that of being number one.
22:29This is the result of teamwork, team effort, definitely team victory.
22:30Anybody that WCW wants to bring out here to face myself in a Crippler.
22:34Bring it on.
22:39This is the result of team work, team effort, definitely team victory.
22:54Anybody that WCW wants to bring out here to face myself in the Crippler, bring it on.
22:59Teamwork is what it's all about.
23:03We're gonna have the World Tag Team Champions against Raven.
23:06And a two-on-one that Raven was willing to take after he interrupted the Prez earlier in this telecast.
23:13Before this match gets underway, don't forget that we're gonna be in Miami at the Arena on Friday, April 16th for a big event.
23:20It's Friday night, tickets at the Arena Box Office and Ticketmaster.
23:23And on Sunday the 18th in Tampa, Florida, the Ice Palace.
23:26That's the 18th of April, 7.30 p.m.
23:29Tickets at the Ice Palace Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations.
23:32Here comes Raven.
23:33What about Raven?
23:34What about me?
23:35Well, we're gonna find out about him, what he's made of against two men here.
23:39Also, on the 23rd of April, Friday, we're in Chattanooga, the UTC Arena for a big event.
23:45Look at this double team right here.
23:47The Horseman wasting no time.
23:48On the 24th in Huntsville, Alabama, the Von Braun Center.
23:51That's on a Saturday in April.
23:54And on Sunday, the 25th, Minneapolis in the Target Center.
23:56WCW returns tickets go on sale this weekend for all those three venues in World Championship
24:03Wrestling.
24:04So make sure you're on hand in Chattanooga, Huntsville, Alabama, or in Minneapolis on
24:07Sunday, April 25th.
24:08Look at this.
24:09Well, you know how much Raven likes Payne.
24:14This should be probably the best time he's ever had.
24:16Has a chance to get plenty of it dished out from the four-horsemen duo, the tag-team champions,
24:21Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit.
24:22You know, Raven lost the flock.
24:24His sister turned on him.
24:26Canyon is not here for this tag-team match.
24:29He's flying solo in an attempt to win the tag-team titles on his own.
24:33And what the horsemen here are doing, I think, is the right thing.
24:38Let me say this.
24:39Grayney, you've always been an advocate of it.
24:41You've taken it to an extreme many times.
24:44A living legend has as well.
24:45And that is you have to go in.
24:47You have to be on the offensive shore.
24:49Raven is outnumbered.
24:50It does not look good.
24:51It's not going to say much for two men to beat one.
24:54But when you're the tag-team champions, you can't ever let up because...
24:58People will never let up against you.
25:00You're exactly right.
25:01And one thing you want is you want Raven to go back and tell everybody else just how tough you are.
25:06Absolutely.
25:07But you know, what happens if Raven wins this match?
25:09Who would he pick as his partner?
25:11Or would he just hold both belts?
25:14I don't know.
25:15Maybe he would give one of the belts to Canyon when Canyon comes back to wrestling.
25:20I can't answer that question.
25:22Meanwhile, it could be ending right here with a Texas Cloverley.
25:26Let's see if he taps out.
25:27Oh my God, he's never given up this guy.
25:29He usually loves pain.
25:30He loves submission holds.
25:31Let's see what happens.
25:33No!
25:34And check out the ring positioning.
25:35No!
25:36Just perfect.
25:37Malenko has the Cloverleaf hooked on.
25:39Listen to him yell, Mike.
25:40Dead center on the Nitro logo.
25:42Did he give up or not?
25:44He dropped the hold.
25:46Apparently not because the crippler Chris Benoit comes in.
25:50A little pain.
25:52I guess a lot of pain actually.
25:54That time he just kicked him in the back of the head.
25:57I mean, that is a, I don't know why.
26:00Here comes a, they dropped down and they took the crossfakes.
26:04And he's nowhere near the ropes, gentlemen.
26:06No!
26:07Is he gonna tap?
26:08No!
26:09No!
26:10He's driving through the pain.
26:12He is screaming no.
26:14No!
26:15No!
26:16Listen, what kind of pain could that man be in?
26:19He may have blacked out for the pain right there.
26:21He may be out cold.
26:23And I believe he is.
26:27Okay, let's just blow our nose on him.
26:29That's nice.
26:31Don't try that at home, fans.
26:33Just absolutely no life left in Raven at all.
26:45Just lifeless, isn't he?
26:47Double team continues.
26:49Benoit has him up.
26:52Don't look good.
26:54Oh!
26:57Well, Raven, have you ever had a better time at the beach?
27:00No, there's your world tag team champions.
27:05They're not trying to pin him here.
27:10Why?
27:12Well, he's got snot all over him.
27:15Wait a minute, guys.
27:17Harry Saturn, what's he doing out here?
27:20This is very bizarre.
27:24That you have on our left-holders.
27:27But this is horsemen business.
27:33Saturn, for some reason,
27:37Dick Benoit takes Malenko down with a T-bone.
27:41Ducks Benoit sent him over the top.
27:44Saturn incredibly comes in.
27:47He puts the rings of Saturn on Dean Malenko.
27:50And now Benoit, baseball slide drop kick.
27:53What is going on?
27:54Raven meanwhile still out over there in the corner.
27:59Saturn has come in.
28:01I think he's got his own agenda, gentlemen.
28:04I know that, but coming into, is he helping Raven?
28:08Is he trying to make a point?
28:10We don't have an answer for you right now, fans.
28:12But one thing we do know, that you can't ever predict what Saturn's gonna do.
28:17Or why he does things.
28:19Well, there was an exchange of words when he got in the ring with Malenko and Benoit.
28:23So who knows what was said there?
28:25Yeah, and who knows if he changed his mind, what they said to him.
28:28Trying to show him up, maybe.
28:30Fans, I don't know.
28:31But the fact is, the match still goes on.
28:33Saturn is now a part of this match, I guess.
28:36And there's a high knee the time from Di Malenko.
28:44Well, Saturn's getting more bizarre as time goes by.
28:47He's getting to be twisted.
28:49This is odd, especially when he had the opportunity to go out on his own
28:53and cut himself loose from Raven and the flock.
28:56And he's out here battling along with Raven, I guess.
29:00In a leather pleated skirt.
29:03Yes, and yellow eyes and make it one, two!
29:07We got a two count that time.
29:09But there's no partner to be found, guys.
29:11Look over the screen right there.
29:13I mean, Raven obviously is in no shape to even make a tag
29:17if in fact that's what Saturn will try.
29:20Maybe Saturn thought in the back that, hey, if Raven can do it alone,
29:24maybe I can do it alone and try out.
29:26Because when he came out, it was very obvious Raven was out cold.
29:31Whatever the case may be.
29:33Well, the last thing you guys want to do is figure out what's going through his mind.
29:36There's no use even.
29:37We're just wasting air time here by doing it.
29:39Let's just call the action because it is very physical in there.
29:42And we get a two count.
29:44There is a long story background between Saturn and Raven.
29:48Here's the man.
29:49He talked about the liberation or the flock being dismantled.
29:52There's your cause right there with Saturn many, many months ago back in last year, Mike.
29:58Here's a cover first.
29:59One, two.
30:00Got a two count.
30:01And that's why when you make the point about Saturn coming out to take the match,
30:04maybe he just figured that Raven was unconscious, didn't have any chance,
30:08and he wants to win the tag team titles.
30:10Oh, this is bizarre.
30:11Snap suplex.
30:12Raven's still down.
30:14Good call, Brain.
30:15You're right.
30:16There he is.
30:17Still down.
30:18Thank you, Tony.
30:20Into the side of the head.
30:23I love doing this with you.
30:24Yeah.
30:25Yeah.
30:26That's one of our best broadcasts ever, wouldn't you say?
30:27This is the best ever, yeah.
30:28That's the best one ever.
30:29Watch out into the corner.
30:30Burt Toast.
30:35Into the midsection.
30:36I mean, the offense continues from the horsemen.
30:40They are awesome.
30:41A pickup.
30:42And at that time, belly to back.
30:44And Raven's still down.
30:46And it really has been an unanswered offensive display from the tag team champions.
30:51Other than that momentary, just a couple of seconds when Perry Saturn came into the ring
30:57and tossed both Malenko and Benoit around, it's been the horsemen in total control.
31:01And you can see how the fans, they're stunned too.
31:03They don't know what's going on.
31:05Or what to make of this.
31:07The only thing we can say for sure right now is if Saturn wants to make the tag,
31:11and we don't even know if he does, fans.
31:13I don't think there's anything here to tag.
31:15Who's going to tag?
31:16Well, there's a body over there, but that's about it.
31:19I mean, here's a man, Raven, who was in the clutches of the Texas Cloverleaf,
31:23Crippler Crossface, and a variety of other things that happened to him, and he's still down.
31:28But he didn't tap out, and he didn't give up, and he's still breathing.
31:32And I don't even know, if you go back and analyze it, maybe look at the replay of this program
31:37if even the horsemen wanted the man to give up.
31:41Maybe they put it on and just wanted to prove a point here.
31:44I don't think there is any question, and you fans would agree with this,
31:47that since Ric Flair won the world title, that he has been more aggressive,
31:52he has been more pointed, he has been more visible, and the horsemen have followed suit with that.
32:00Well, he's set a new standard here, you'd have to say.
32:04Ric Flair's here to conduct business.
32:06Not only is he the heavyweight champion of the world, he wants everyone to know he is the president of this company.
32:10Yeah, which in a way is the old standard.
32:12There's a German suplex, and he dropped him once again.
32:16This could go back to what we saw earlier.
32:18No attempt to pin, no bridge.
32:20This has just, in many ways, been a clinic by Benoit Malenko of teamwork and of aggression
32:26against first Raven and now a great athlete in Saturn.
32:31Well, it's been a horseman demolition and now we see Benoit go up top, diving headbutt on the way.
32:38Yes.
32:39But Saturn's got nowhere to go.
32:44Well, wait a minute now, Raven pulled himself up to the middle rope left of your screen and he reaches out and Raven comes in.
32:50Yeah, he does it.
32:52I think he was playing possible over there in the corner.
32:54He's got a new kind of steam here.
32:58And Raven, where did that come from?
33:01I think the horseman may have made a big, big mistake, gentlemen.
33:04And how about that?
33:05He jumps off the turnbuckle, nails Malenko on the way down.
33:08He was gonna try the even flow and Benoit cut him short.
33:12Saturn is at.
33:13And Saturn, he came out of that.
33:19Wow.
33:20Crossface.
33:21He's got him.
33:22Rings of Saturn.
33:23Rings of Saturn.
33:24We could have a change here in the Champions.
33:28Malenko trying to come in for a save.
33:31Listen to him scream.
33:33Meanwhile, Battle hits Suze on the floor.
33:36Malenko finally in.
33:38Raven in with the bounce.
33:40What's going on?
33:42He's asking for the bounce.
33:44What's happened?
33:45Did he submit?
33:46We have new champions.
33:47What's going on?
33:48Yes, we do, gentlemen.
33:50We've got new champions in the world.
33:52I don't think we do, Brain.
33:56No, we don't.
33:57I think Randy Anderson will throw this one out.
34:00Because both, and I don't know who he's gonna get the match to.
34:03But both Raven and Malenko came in with the belts.
34:06Wielding belts at the same time.
34:08He's probably just gonna throw this thing out.
34:10And the horseman survived literally by the skin of their teeth here.
34:14The official announcement.
34:29Talk about luck.
34:32From David Pinzer, the horsemen will hold on to their belts.
34:36Wow, how fortunate can the horsemen be?
34:39It appeared that Benoit was on the verge of submitting to the rings of Saturn.
34:44And the referee has tossed this one out a disqualification win from Malenko and Benoit.
34:50Who thought that this would go to this limit?
34:53Well, earlier tonight we met Miss WCW Nitro 99, but the NWO had their own Miss NWO out here.
34:59Here's what happened.
35:08A lady that we have seen before.
35:12And Ricky Rackman apparently lost his contact lens,
35:18was looking for it between the legs of Big Sexy.
35:23And then finally did the right thing.
35:26And hey, that was our pick.
35:29Right, Mike?
35:30Well, that was a unanimous choice, Tony.
35:32Right, Frank?
35:33Yeah.
35:34Wow.
35:35Right, fans.
35:36We'll be back.
35:37Wow.
35:38Did you see the way she did it?
35:40Yes, I did.
35:41Wow.
35:42This portion of WCW Monday Nitro is brought to you by 1010220.
35:48Dial it on talk up to 20 minutes for only 99 cents.
35:52Business goes like this.
35:57I look at my Rolex, it's 12 o'clock midnight.
36:02Last night, I can't find Scott Hall anywhere.
36:09So Scott Hall, you, as of last night, because I say so,
36:15are no longer the US champion.
36:20Wow.
36:21Poor Red and Black Wolfpack.
36:24I have stripped him of the title.
36:27As a matter of fact, there's gonna be a title tournament.
36:31A US title tournament, WCW style.
36:36It starts tonight between Bigelow and Ming.
36:40The conclusion will be at Spring Stampede.
36:45And we'll have a new US champion, WCW style, not Wolfpack style.
36:51I think Ming is more of an animal.
36:53He may be more of a beast than the beast from the East.
36:56And Sandwich in the corner that time.
37:00And here comes Bigelow.
37:01And a lot.
37:02Sending Ming in the side.
37:04Trying to put the brakes on.
37:06Big sidestep, he caught him in the jaw.
37:08With a front leg back kick that time.
37:11Standing side kick that may set up the target death grip.
37:15Waiting for Bigelow to get up.
37:21You can see him coming, the fans don't hit.
37:24Yeah.
37:25One, two, three.
37:29As we look live over Panama City Beach, one man will go on to be the US champ.
37:43He'll be crowned as Spring Stampede, Tacoma Washington, Tacoma Dome.
37:47And on pay per view, Sunday the 11th of April.
37:49It's rapidly approaching.
37:50Right now, another first round tournament match.
37:53And before the match gets underway, we send it to the one, the only, Mr. Scoop,
37:58Mr. Know-It-All, Mr. Dirt himself.
38:01I know you don't.
38:02Thank you, Johnny.
38:03Smart Alec, Mike today, with a hotline plug.
38:07Go ahead, Mike.
38:08Well, you know, guys, everywhere we go, the two people that wrestling fans ask us about,
38:12maybe more than any, would be Sting and Randy Savage.
38:15Well, we will try to shed some light on the whereabouts of those two individuals,
38:19as well as bring you up to date with all the latest news from around the world of
38:23professional wrestling on the WCW Hotline.
38:26And that report is up now at 1-900-909-9900, $1.69 a minute.
38:33Kids get your parents' permission, but check out the hotline now.
38:37Where do you get all your information?
38:44Sources.
38:45Contacts.
38:47If I'm, let's say, if I'm a Goldberg.
38:50Cut the music.
38:51Or I'm a Kevin Nash, would you tell me, if I threaten to power bomb you?
38:55I want all you women out here to close your eyes and visualize in your mind your idea of the perfect man.
39:06Close your eyes and fantasize about a man with a perfect body.
39:17And I'm saying when you open your eyes, the man that was just in your mind stands right before you in your eyes.
39:27So all you hoochers out there that are wishing that you could be kissing this genetic freak and you want me to put the hammer down,
39:42I'll be your missionary man because the night time is prime time for the big bad booty daddy.
39:52So this goes to all my freaks out there.
39:59Big Papa Pump is your hookup.
40:01Holler if you hear me.
40:04I guess that's the direct method.
40:10To the point, Big Papa Pump.
40:15Anyway, let's go to the wrestling match because his opponents, the man he's met before,
40:21there, Scoop.
40:22It's Chris Jericho.
40:23Yeah, we have seen these two individuals before go head-to-head right here on Nitro.
40:28But tonight, this matchup is a part of the United States Heavyweight Title Tournament.
40:34And where does Jericho think he is?
40:37Is this not New Japan Pro Wrestling?
40:39Ah, can you read that?
40:40What does it say?
40:41No, I may need help with my translation on that one.
40:46I don't know what this is about.
40:48It's a Jericho-holic.
40:50Oh, you can read Japanese or you can...
40:52Seven different languages, fluency.
40:54Yeah.
40:55Hey, and I weigh 110 pounds.
40:56Hey, Captain Carney.
40:57You like that one, didn't you?
40:58I did like that.
40:59I talked for that one.
41:00Okay, right.
41:01So, come on, come on, Jericho.
41:02You bring it out and explain it to us, okay?
41:03We can't guess up here.
41:04Oh, good.
41:05Encourage him to take a microphone, Tony.
41:06I want to know, you know.
41:07I mean, you're a Mr. Information, you should know.
41:08And you didn't know.
41:20So, if you don't know, who knows?
41:22Just Jericho, he knows.
41:23Apparently, we're not gonna know.
41:25What do you wanna know?
41:28Just Jericho.
41:29He knows.
41:30Apparently we're not gonna know.
41:33What do you wanna know?
41:35What do you want to know?
41:38Tony, what do you want to know?
41:39I'd want to know what that was all about.
41:42The sash?
41:43Yes.
41:44The word Jericho-holic written in Japanese?
41:46Yes.
41:47I don't know what it's about.
41:50All right, Chris Jericho and Scott Steiner.
41:53Scott Steiner, who no longer has Buff Bagwell on his side.
41:59Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner, so many months,
42:02a formidable team and a formidable force,
42:05in this sport, no longer.
42:06And I think that even though Steiner wants to become a U.S. camp,
42:10he better look behind him,
42:12because Buff Bagwell, I'm sure,
42:14is lurking in the background somewhere,
42:16thinking, has designs on getting back at Scott Steiner's.
42:20It's just amazing, after months and months of support from
42:23Buff Bagwell, they had one problem at the recent Uncensored Pay Per View,
42:28where Bagwell attempted to take a steel chair and use it on his opponent.
42:31Instead, he accidentally hit Big Papa Pump, and that situation is history
42:36between Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell.
42:38Well, Scott Steiner is so explosive.
42:41The man is, he's wounding like a cheap watch.
42:44He explodes at any little thing.
42:46Look at the referee, he's so intimidated by this man.
42:48And you have to be.
42:49He doesn't care.
42:51Look at the power of this man.
42:53Yeah, as a combination of things here with Scott Steiner,
42:55the intimidation is the power and the ability combined with the explosive
43:00nature of him.
43:01If you admonish Scott Steiner, he's gonna get in your face.
43:05He has threatened announcers, he has threatened personnel,
43:07he has threatened James J. Dillon.
43:09Obviously, he's been heavily fined, and it doesn't matter to him.
43:12But the same token, he's one of the most successful wrestlers over the past year,
43:16that you're gonna find former television champ.
43:20And you gotta agree with him, it's a magnificent body.
43:23And look at Jericho go, Chris Jericho with a great move.
43:27Spring the board off the top, missile drop kick, down goes Steiner.
43:32Nobody calls it like you, Tony.
43:36Shut up, Brady.
43:37Gonna try it again.
43:38That was trouble.
43:40It's a little sidestep there by Scott Steiner.
43:50To the safety rail.
43:54Oh!
43:57Points on those steps, those steel steps, are so unforgiving.
44:02They hurt, too.
44:07You gotta be careful if a guy like Jericho, he can beat you.
44:10He's held titles before, he's a tough customer.
44:13You see the importance of this US Heavyweight Title Tournament matchup.
44:19Even out of control, Scott Steiner knows to bring Jericho back into the ring.
44:23Jericho, there's the missile drop kick off the top.
44:26Jericho's on the offense here.
44:28Jericho could advance.
44:30That's a great combination that time, pinning combination,
44:33but did not find pay dirt for Jericho.
44:35Got him too close, and now the Power Man goes to work.
44:38To the gut, to the back, over the top, hit the base of his spine,
44:43lower back that time very hard on the canvas.
44:47You know, like you were talking earlier about respect.
44:49You gotta respect Big Papa Pup.
44:51If you don't get a body like that reading Health and Strength,
44:54or Health and Strength, you get a body like that with a lot of working out,
44:57a lot of time spent in the gym.
44:58You ever read Health and Stream, Mike?
45:00Field and Fitness a couple of times.
45:02Very much.
45:03You know, I used to go hunting with Jack LaRena on.
45:05Yeah.
45:06I bet you did.
45:07Oh!
45:08Pulling on the back of the head.
45:12Boy, we're silly.
45:14Up on top, and an elbow connects.
45:16We're having fun.
45:17We're at the beat.
45:18That's where we are.
45:19One, a one count.
45:20Don't wanna do that to Scott Steiner.
45:21Uh-uh.
45:22Well, I don't wanna do that to any of the athletes.
45:23Try to show him up, but that's all a part of what Chris Jericho's about.
45:26We see it in every match here.
45:28Come on.
45:29What a physical confrontation we have.
45:32The winner to advance in the tournament to crown a new United States Heavyweight Champion.
45:37Into the gut.
45:38Jawbreaker caught him.
45:40And Scott Steiner goes down a heap.
45:42Look at the Lion Soft.
45:43He could have him.
45:44Little Posey.
45:45Uh-uh.
45:46Pinning combination in two counts.
45:48He may have cost himself that time.
45:50Tony, you can't waste a second with this guy Steiner in there.
45:52You got an opportunity to beat him, you better do it.
45:54Cuz that's what he's gonna do to you.
45:56Jericho the same way.
45:58Jericho.
45:59Going for the Lion Tamer, it looks like, guys.
46:00Going for the Lion Tamer.
46:01Look at Steiner.
46:02Trying to maneuver.
46:03Look at the strength of Scott Steiner.
46:05He stops him at both turns.
46:07Amazing.
46:08He can't turn him, I don't think.
46:10Just too much strength, Mike.
46:12It was a good call.
46:13The leg strength just took him over.
46:15Full Nelson.
46:17Ooh.
46:18And he got out of it, did Jericho.
46:20Standing switch.
46:21Watch him.
46:23Oh.
46:28Holler if you hear me.
46:29Over the top.
46:30I don't think he can.
46:31It's all the jacks.
46:32You can only squeal right now, I think.
46:34That tricked me of his.
46:36Yeah.
46:37It went out on him.
46:38And the recliner.
46:40Look at Jericho signing off.
46:41Jericho giving it his off.
46:42But he's got it on.
46:44He's got it on.
46:45He's got it on.
46:46Jericho, he's waving.
46:47He's trying to mess it.
46:50Man.
46:51You gotta give him credit for winning it.
46:54He's a magnificent athlete.
46:55Either man could have advanced.
46:58But a really, in many ways, tough to see.
47:02That's a freak, baby.
47:03A little girl like that have an impact in a match.
47:05Well, it was a good wrestling match up until then.
47:07And along with Ming, he advances in the US title tournament.
47:09Come on, baby, he wants something.
47:10He does Big Papa Pump.
47:11He wants some of me.
47:12We're coming back with Ric Flair against Ray Mysterio Jr.
47:14for the world title.
47:15It's only on Nitro.
47:17The President.
47:28Ladies and gentlemen, from Panama City, Florida.
47:33WCW Monday Nitro presents for the third year in a row.
47:39Spring Breakout 1999.
47:43Tonight, on the main event, a four-time cruiserweight world champion steps up to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world.
47:57Are you ready?
47:58Panama City, Florida.
47:59Are you ready?
48:00Panama City, Florida.
48:01Are you ready?
48:02Panama City, Florida.
48:03Are you ready?
48:04Panama City, Florida.
48:05Are you ready?
48:14For the thousands in attendance and the millions watching around the world.
48:21Ladies and gentlemen.
48:22Let's get ready to rumble!
48:24Well, Mike, today and Bobby the Brain, he's been talking about ever since they signed this match and agreed to it earlier in the telecast.
48:28This is going to be a very, very interesting matchup.
48:29Ric Flair and Ray Jr. as Michael Butler.
48:30Making his entrance to the ring from Charlotte, North Carolina.
48:356-3-1, 222, HIT Piles.
48:36The first man ever to rule both as president of WCW and heavyweight championship.
48:37Well, Mike, today and Bob of the Brain,
48:39we've been talking about ever since they signed this match
48:42and agreed to it earlier in the telecast.
48:45It's going to be a very, very interesting matchup.
48:48Ric Flair and Ray Jr.
48:50Making his entrance to the ring from Charlotte, North Carolina.
48:5561, 226 pounds.
48:59The first man ever to rule both as president of WCW
49:04and heavyweight world title holder.
49:07At the same time, in this sport, there are stars,
49:12there are superstars, and then there is this man.
49:18Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the living legend,
49:21the 14-time heavyweight champion of the world,
49:27the Nature Boy, Ric Flair!
49:31The one and only Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
49:39How is he going to do against a man who arguably
49:42maybe is the hottest wrestler in WCW right now?
49:46You better talk quickly, because Bumper's going to talk anytime.
49:49Go ahead, Mike, quick.
49:49It's been an incredible victory streak.
49:51And now, ladies and gentlemen, coming to the war at this time,
49:55a nine-year veteran of professional wrestling,
49:58a member of the legendary Mysterio Familia,
50:04who gets his first shot at the heavyweight world title tonight
50:08by luck of the draw.
50:10But the world knows he deserves it.
50:12With his victories of a Bam Bam Bigelow,
50:16Big Scott Norton, and Kevin Nash.
50:19Ladies and gentlemen, from San Diego, California,
50:23here is the challenger,
50:25a four-time champion,
50:26and current cruiserweight champion of the world,
50:30the master of the Latino Frankensteiner,
50:34Ray Mysterio Jr.
50:43Well, Michael Bumper just documented that victory streak.
50:46Almost reads like the who's who of professional wrestling.
50:50Ray Mysterio Jr., the reigning cruiserweight champ,
50:52has knocked off some of the best.
50:54But, guys, he now has to look across the ring
50:57at the 14-time world heavyweight champion, Ric Flair.
51:01But he's on a roll.
51:02And sometimes those things just happen.
51:04When you get on a roll like that,
51:06luck follows you, too.
51:09He could walk out of here as the champion.
51:10Yes, he could.
51:11And he could go on into Spring Stampede.
51:14What a story that would be.
51:16Our next mega event, as you know, fans,
51:18the 11th of April, Sunday,
51:20Ray Mysterio Jr. could be on top of the mountain.
51:22And I don't mean Space Mountain.
51:23And I mean the mountain that is WCW
51:26as the heavyweight champion of the world.
51:30Arne Anderson's at Rinside with Ric Flair.
51:34He just swerved Mysterio on the handshake.
51:37What's wrong with that?
51:40Swerving's all a part of the wrestling business, Mike.
51:43You should know that by now.
51:44You've been swerved yet?
51:47Every day of my life.
51:48Still around.
51:49Side headlock.
51:54Down goes Ray.
51:55So now you see Ric Flair using
51:57textbook Ric Flair maneuvers
51:59and Ray using textbook quickness.
52:02And that was a little show up for not shaking a hand.
52:04That's what that was all about.
52:07Ray's not afraid of it, Flair.
52:08He's so quick.
52:12A drop toe hole.
52:13And another one.
52:14That time just grabbed the leg.
52:17And kicks Flair.
52:18Flair is down.
52:19Ray's up top.
52:21And again, a teed leg drop.
52:24I'll tell you, I don't like the looks of this.
52:26Uh-oh, turned around to celebrate.
52:28Oh, he just kicked Flair with a chop.
52:31Open hand slap.
52:32Look at those forearms.
52:33Of all the things Ray has going for him,
52:38I think far and above all of them is the fact that he-
52:41Flair goes face first.
52:43That he fears no one.
52:45He is confident in his ability.
52:47He is not afraid of taking on anyone.
52:49And he has proved it time and time again on this program.
52:52But he's in there with the master.
52:55They call him the dirtiest player in the game.
52:56But this man is a master in that ring.
52:59Like I've said before, when you think you've got Flair, he's got you.
53:02Anderson goes down.
53:05And again, it all goes back to the quickness.
53:08He crawled between the legs of double A.
53:10Dropkick puts Flair down.
53:11Well, he can surprise you.
53:14And that's what he needs, those hit and run tactics.
53:16Back out to the ring apron again.
53:17He's up top.
53:18Whoa.
53:19Oh, that's press.
53:20He's got him.
53:21That's why he's been there.
53:22One, two.
53:22No.
53:24And Flair rolls on the outside.
53:25That's a good move.
53:26Get out of there.
53:27Regroup.
53:28He's behind you, though.
53:29Ray Jr. could win this world heavyweight title.
53:36He saw it coming.
53:37But he didn't see the other truck.
53:39That was double A.
53:42Let me get the number of the truck that hit him.
53:46You know, the horsemen do not like to be embarrassed.
53:49They don't like to be shown up.
53:51And we saw Arn Anderson just waiting in the wings for Mysterio, and he leveled him.
53:59And now Ric Flair sees an opening.
54:02Oh!
54:04And Ray Jr. goes to school.
54:07In the corner.
54:08And I need, I didn't even really pick up on this, but
54:15Charles Robinson, the referee, assigned again, assigned by WCW, and
54:22in effect, assigned by Ric Flair.
54:24And he and Flair had a little shoving match there.
54:26I was just gonna mention that.
54:28Well, you missed, big guy.
54:29You better pick up the speed here.
54:31Ric Flair is hammering Ray Jr.
54:36Pretty good.
54:39And now he chops him.
54:41How about that?
54:41An Irish whip chopped him before he got to the corner.
54:44Brought him out of the corner just to chop him and knock him down.
54:46And there's that patented knee drop to the top of the head.
54:50We heard Bret Hart out here earlier.
54:51And don't forget, fans, we're gonna be in Canada next Monday.
54:54Toronto coming to you live.
54:56First time ever for Nitro in Canada, the Air Canada Center.
55:00Sellout crowd on hand.
55:01And Bret Hart made some points talking about how he was the greatest
55:04technical wrestler of all time.
55:06And certainly he is one of them.
55:08But you gotta put Ric Flair in that same frame, in that same thought.
55:14Pulls Ray up.
55:17Ray hasn't been able to do a whole lot of his high-flying maneuver.
55:19High-pending combination.
55:20He almost been.
55:22Flair's kept him pretty well grounded.
55:25Ray has really not tried to.
55:28He has been limited in his offensive attempts against Flair.
55:31And now Flair just has him by the hand.
55:33He's gonna take him out to the middle of the ring.
55:36Look at Mysterio.
55:38Land on his feet.
55:39Good, Branch takeover.
55:40Two, he almost hit him in with three, got a two.
55:42Flair comes up.
55:43Flair tries to hit and toss him back down.
55:45Ray tries to backslide it.
55:47Floats over to the front slide.
55:48Arm whips him down.
55:51And now, one, two.
55:54He's trying to win this one, isn't he?
55:56And now Flair, to sheer anger, comes firing back on Ray Jr.
55:59Well, Flair's got a temper, we all know that.
56:01And he doesn't like to be shown up.
56:05Especially by a cruiserweight.
56:08Not just any cruiserweight, but cruiserweight champion.
56:10One of the most remarkable wrestlers you've ever seen.
56:14You're right, Flair is.
56:16Yes, he is, and so is Ray Jr.
56:18Ray Jr. is not the champion of the world, and he's not the president of WCW.
56:22Ray Jr. is the cruiserweight, he's not the heavyweight champion of the world, but he's the cruiserweight champion.
56:26You have to argue about everything I say.
56:27Well, yeah, I do, and I'm not going to do a running argument with you.
56:30We're going to call the match.
56:36So there, pickup.
56:38Somebody kicked sand in your face today, huh?
56:40So what about it?
56:41Here's a pickup in.
56:42Down he goes.
56:43Does Ray.
56:45Vertical suplex.
56:46Flair may be here.
56:47One, two.
56:48And Ray's out of it.
56:50I think Flair may be a little frustrated right here.
56:53You can almost sense that, can't you?
56:57That he just has not been able to put Mysterio away.
57:00I think it was very apparent, just to try to call it as I see it here, that Flair did not want any part of Ray Jr. anyway.
57:07He even said he didn't.
57:09One, two.
57:10He was very angry when Ray came out with the number 23 earlier.
57:13Oh, and Flair, just the point of the knuckle in the forehead, on top of the head of Ray Jr.
57:24Mr. Mysterio's going to get a heck of a lesson tonight.
57:29What it's like to be in there with a world champion.
57:31Oh, that time, he whipped him into the rope, but Ray's head hit the top rope.
57:36And he crumpled in a heap down to the bottom rope that time.
57:41He comes right back there.
57:43Slap through, two gunshots.
57:45Back of the head.
57:46Ray's not done.
57:47He stuns Flair.
57:48He's up.
57:49He's down.
57:50He's down.
57:50Flair hit first.
57:52He could have him.
57:54Flair trying to get up, trying to reach for the ropes, but Ray's up first.
57:58And he missed.
57:59Flair ducked a spin wheel kick.
58:01Couldn't duck a drop kick that time.
58:03I don't think Flair knew where he was there.
58:05Yeah, I believe you're right.
58:05He was stunned, boy.
58:07He had his bell running.
58:11Blanching blow by Ray Jr.
58:13Caught the nature ball.
58:15Flair to the midsection, to the abdomen.
58:17He's to the middle turnbuckle.
58:18Ray's up.
58:20A drop kick.
58:21Whoa.
58:22Flair's going to fall over.
58:24Flair's.
58:26Well, Ray balanced him up that time.
58:28Ray's up.
58:29Ray's up.
58:30There goes Flair.
58:30He's going to have it.
58:32He's going to win the championship here, guys.
58:34Hit him.
58:35Here he is.
58:35One, two, and-
58:37And Anderson pulled it right here.
58:40He saved it, he saved it, guys.
58:41And Charles Robinson's calling for the bell.
58:46He's going to disqualify Flair, and Ray could have won this thing.
58:52Well, he had him.
58:53He had it.
58:54And Charles raises the hand of the press, and the boos come out hard.
59:03Flair is still, the winning champion.
59:07Flair, whoa!
59:09Oh, no!
59:10That's the president of WCW.
59:14Fans, we're going to see you Thursday night!
59:17Because I'm here for you, so he got it.
59:18We'll be here for you today when you're the diplomat.
59:20He's got it!
59:20Back up.
59:22Kelly
59:22něk
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