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00:00:00We're back on Monday Nitro, and we're live.
00:00:09And we bring in the Weasel himself.
00:00:11Stop it.
00:00:12All right, we bring in Bobby the Brain Heenan.
00:00:15Three times announcer of the year.
00:00:17Wow, man, that's something, that's something, that's something.
00:00:21All right, well, you've won it four.
00:00:23I haven't won it a time, but there you go.
00:00:25Anyway, fan thunder this coming Thursday, Richmond, Virginia.
00:00:29And the Richmond Coniseum, that's the 1st of April.
00:00:33Tickets available at the Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations.
00:00:35And then on the 15th of April, Thunder in Orlando, Florida,
00:00:38the Orlando Arena tickets at the Box Office and Ticketmaster.
00:00:41And guess what?
00:00:41We're going to Penn State with Bunton on the 29th of April.
00:00:44Whoa, State Penn?
00:00:46No, Penn State, excuse me.
00:00:48University Park, State College, Pennsylvania.
00:00:51Tickets at the Bryce Jordan Center Box Office in our usual location.
00:00:54It'd be great to join you, State.
00:00:56Think the campus is going to be rocking for Thunder?
00:00:58It always is.
00:00:59Rocking for the gorgeous Nitro girls here tonight.
00:01:02And fans, we wanna remind you, as always, that this portion of WCW Money Nitro,
00:01:07brought to you by Cineverse.
00:01:08The gum with flavor crystals, the taste that goes on and on in two after two.
00:01:13Experience the taste, long live the flavor.
00:01:17Cineverse, fight the burst.
00:01:19No one does it better than you, Tony.
00:01:21Perfection, Tony.
00:01:22Okay, but let it get lost.
00:01:23Fans also, we're gonna be going back to the ring here in a few months.
00:01:26But before we go, we talked about Spring Stampede coming up on the 11th of April.
00:01:31And there was a challenge made, or an agreement made, by Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:01:35last week.
00:01:35Remember, Rey on this program defeated Kidman and became the Cruiserweight Champion of the world.
00:01:40But Rey was all too quick.
00:01:42It's four-time Cruiserweight Champion now.
00:01:45And, well, you know, Kidman, you gave me a great match.
00:01:49And I think you deserve another title shot.
00:01:51So I'm gonna give it to you.
00:01:52You probably had a bad night.
00:01:54But I'm just gonna prove to you that I can also be a good Cruiserweight.
00:01:58That's because the belt is around my waist right now.
00:02:00But I'm gonna give you another shot at Spring Stampede.
00:02:02I mean, I'm seeing all the people you fought.
00:02:04Obviously, we all saw you fight Nash.
00:02:05I mean, you're taking on pretty much people out of the Cruiserweight division.
00:02:09Why would you decide to give Kidman another chance?
00:02:11I mean, now he's probably studying you, knows a lot more of your weaknesses.
00:02:14You know, there's one thing that Kidman has.
00:02:16He gives me a lot of competition.
00:02:18He's a great athlete in the ring.
00:02:20And I respect him.
00:02:21So I am gonna give him another shot.
00:02:23Let's just see who's the best man.
00:02:27He made this challenge to Kidman.
00:02:31And let's go take a look at what he said last week.
00:02:35Tony, we just saw what he said last week.
00:02:36Oh, we did?
00:02:37I didn't get a countdown.
00:02:39We saw it?
00:02:40All right.
00:02:41Sorry, fans.
00:02:42Well, that's what happened a week ago.
00:02:43And I do understand that's gonna be a great high-impact Cruiserweight match coming up on WCW's
00:02:51Spring Stampede from the Pumbo Watchmen.
00:02:54Great.
00:02:54No doubt about that.
00:02:55The matches here are the most tremendous you're gonna see.
00:02:58This man here, thunder, thunder toes when he's home.
00:03:01Go ahead, Mike.
00:03:02No, no, no.
00:03:02This is lightning foot.
00:03:03Can't you see it right on the back of his trunk?
00:03:05I never read the back of a man's trunk.
00:03:07Mike, the camera is in the front.
00:03:09Were you looking at the back of the trunk?
00:03:10Well, how many times have we seen Jerry Flynn over the course of the past couple of months?
00:03:15So you have been able to see Jerry Flynn from every possible angle and deduce that his nickname is
00:03:21Lightning Foot.
00:03:23You're very ugly with your man.
00:03:24You know that?
00:03:24Your head gets red.
00:03:27I don't know how Karen lives with you.
00:03:29Kind of looks like Jack Benny sometimes.
00:03:31Yes, you know.
00:03:32Chris Jericho!
00:03:34Oh, yeah, he's here.
00:03:38He gets quite an ovation in Mike.
00:03:41You know why, don't you?
00:03:42He's from Canada.
00:03:44I know, don't, don't.
00:03:45I know he's from Canada.
00:03:47Don't step in me.
00:03:49You've got me on edge, Tony.
00:03:51It's probably no coincidence because all began when Heenan came out here.
00:03:55But he was just sailing along smoothly with the legends.
00:03:58I can't understand why we're in a town named after the Lone Ranger's partner.
00:04:01He's been waiting all night to say that word.
00:04:04He's been waiting all my life to say that word.
00:04:08He's been waiting all my life to say that word.
00:04:12Well, they give Jericho quite an ovation.
00:04:14Chris Jericho, father, legendary hockey player, Mike.
00:04:19Ted Irvin playing for the New York City.
00:04:21Welcome to Monday Night Jericho!
00:04:27I didn't get a countdown on Jericho's interview.
00:04:30You won't.
00:04:33Chris Jericho is 100% Canadian.
00:04:42What does that mean with the exchange?
00:04:44About to 85%.
00:04:48You know, I spent my childhood in Canada.
00:04:52I grew up in Canada.
00:05:01I became everything that I am today in Canada.
00:05:08But I like those American dollars.
00:05:10Me too.
00:05:12But now, I live in the United States.
00:05:16Well, you have to upgrade.
00:05:20I know, I know.
00:05:21But, as I was walking down the streets of Toronto today.
00:05:29Looking at the blue skies.
00:05:31And say hi to all the Torontonians.
00:05:36One thought popped in my head.
00:05:41Why am I here?
00:05:43Man, I'm glad I moved to the States, because Canada sucks!
00:05:46Whoa!
00:05:47Oh!
00:05:48Oh!
00:05:49Oh!
00:05:49Kick him to the edge!
00:05:51Oh!
00:05:52Oh, my!
00:05:53How about that?
00:05:54He knows how to make friends in a hurry, doesn't he?
00:05:56Yank the teeth right out of their head!
00:05:58I don't think he cares about making friends anymore.
00:06:00Who?
00:06:00He cares about making money.
00:06:02That's it.
00:06:03Mike, I'm gonna ask you this question again, so don't snap at me, okay?
00:06:06His father was a great hockey player, right?
00:06:09No question, Ted Irvin, played for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings.
00:06:13Very stellar National Hockey League career.
00:06:15Thank you, now.
00:06:16Back to the match we go!
00:06:17And a kick now, and down goes Daryl Kelley.
00:06:19I thought he drove the Zamboni.
00:06:22Could be wrong.
00:06:23You never know, I mean, maybe early in his career, wanting to be a hockey player.
00:06:27And Jerry Flynn, who's had a run, a measure of success in this sport,
00:06:31especially for the kids' couple of months, Brian.
00:06:33I'll tell you, Jerry Flynn's come a long way.
00:06:36When I first saw the man start, you know,
00:06:38he has that karate experience and that martial arts.
00:06:40But he's a death count of wrestling, and he's put it all together.
00:06:43That's really the key.
00:06:45Not just relying solely on his martial arts background anymore.
00:06:49Integrating the professional wrestling skills along with it
00:06:52to make him a complete competitor.
00:06:56Jericho sends him down again, many times a champion here in WCW.
00:07:00Can you believe what he said?
00:07:02He had the Canadians right in his hand, and then he slapped them on the back of the head.
00:07:06I remember early today, I walked by him, and he said,
00:07:11don't forget, Chivoti, we are in Canada.
00:07:16And I thought he had, you know, Canadian pride, Canadian but nothing.
00:07:21Trying to match kick for kick with Jerry Flynn.
00:07:28Front kick, Rockfield takes him over with the high vertical suplex.
00:07:32Hey, hey!
00:07:34He's confident, you can tell that, he handles the ring the way he walks around.
00:07:38He's always in command of what he does.
00:07:40Johnny Boone, the referee, checking in.
00:07:43You may have heard the fans say, we want Bret.
00:07:46We want Bret talking about Bret the Hitman Hart, who I understand we're gonna be hearing from
00:07:51in this program here tonight.
00:07:54Don't forget Hollywood, Hogan is here.
00:07:55He'll face Diamond Dallas Page.
00:07:57Ric Flair will be in Page's corner.
00:07:59You know as well as I do, Mike, today that that means something's brewing as far as
00:08:04Well, the most powerful man in all of professional wrestling.
00:08:08He's not only the world's champ, he's the president of WCW.
00:08:11And he is going to be in DDP's corner tonight against Hogan.
00:08:15You know, Mike, he can do just about anything he wants.
00:08:17He's the president.
00:08:20Good friend of mine, by the way.
00:08:24He doesn't say a word about you when I talk to him at all.
00:08:26Well, I've asked him not to.
00:08:27Okay.
00:08:31Up against the ropes, Jericho, Jerry Flynn now.
00:08:33Well, Jericho hooked away that time, broke loose from that whip, that Irish whip.
00:08:40From there, there's the back of his, back of his tights right there, lightning flip.
00:08:44Now we can read the back of his tights from the cameras on him, Mike,
00:08:46but not as he's walking.
00:08:48Anyway, and look!
00:08:50Oh!
00:08:50Oh, what a move.
00:08:52Executed to perfection by Jericho.
00:08:55Slow to cover.
00:08:58He caught him that time with only a two count.
00:09:01Jericho now is going to go outside once again.
00:09:04He's making a mistake.
00:09:05He's turning his back on a tough man.
00:09:08Commits himself when he goes up to the top.
00:09:10So Jerry Flynn into the side of the head.
00:09:18And just a poke to the eyes, and Jericho shoves him off of the top turnbuckle.
00:09:23Chris Jericho up top.
00:09:24Oh!
00:09:24Jerry Flynn caught him.
00:09:26With a back leg front kick on the way down.
00:09:35Where's Ralfus?
00:09:37Stephen Cairn?
00:09:38Did he make it through customs?
00:09:41Now one with Frank Miller.
00:09:42Oh, I think they had to ship him in a box.
00:09:45Trying to put on the lion tamer.
00:09:47Jerry Flynn fighting.
00:09:48Rolling him up.
00:09:49One, two.
00:09:50Oh!
00:09:50Oh!
00:09:51Almost beat him.
00:09:52Almost had him.
00:09:53Just that close, says referee Johnny Boone.
00:09:58Flynn back to the attack again.
00:10:00Not bad maneuvering at all.
00:10:02Oh, Jericho rode all the way too close to the rope.
00:10:04So that's right.
00:10:05Too close.
00:10:06That was a great counter move by Jericho.
00:10:08But way too close to the rope, Jericho just kicks him in the face.
00:10:14I like that.
00:10:15When a guy gets kicked in the face, usually his nose goes between each ear.
00:10:18Especially, that was a pretty stiff kick, if you know what I mean.
00:10:20And into the corner.
00:10:24Double leg pickup using the top, Rob Penzik.
00:10:30Got it.
00:10:30He got it.
00:10:32Chris Jericho comes out and bad mouths his own countrymen.
00:10:36And then proceeds to turn the tables on Jerry Flynn.
00:10:40Yeah, he felt it.
00:10:42There's no question about that.
00:10:43How about it?
00:10:45Chris Jericho is your winner.
00:10:47And we're very envious of our good friend,
00:10:50mean, mean over.
00:10:51Tell Spice I said hello.
00:10:53Right.
00:10:54All right, I'll be more than happy to do so, Tony.
00:10:56Spice is here with me.
00:10:57I gotta tell you, ladies and gentlemen, watching this television program around the world tonight,
00:11:02a very exciting sweepstakes is underway.
00:11:05Check this out.
00:11:07Beetle Adventure Racing and World Championship Wrestling on Nintendo 64 present the Battle for the Beetle sweepstakes.
00:11:16And you can enter.
00:11:17It's so easy.
00:11:18I do tell you that the grand prize winner will win this very vehicle, a 1999 brand spanking new VW Beetle.
00:11:28It's an exciting game to play.
00:11:30As a matter of fact, Spice, you and I might look pretty good in this automobile.
00:11:34I think so, Jean.
00:11:35This thing is sporty.
00:11:36It's fun.
00:11:36It's fast.
00:11:37It's peppy.
00:11:38It's spicy.
00:11:39Do you like to play games?
00:11:40You know I do.
00:11:41Well then, I'm certain you'd like to play Beetle Adventure Racing on Nintendo 64 and get into sweepstakes.
00:11:48I don't think you and I can win, though.
00:11:50Darn it.
00:11:51I want to get in.
00:11:51It's fun.
00:11:53Well, just being here is fun.
00:11:54Absolutely.
00:11:55And we're both winners.
00:11:57Thank you very much, Canada.
00:11:59Thank you, Beetle Adventure Racing on Nintendo 64.
00:12:03We've got more action when we return to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
00:12:08Wow, look at this.
00:12:10Fans, welcome back once again, WCW Monday Nitro.
00:12:19And as we're back, Tony Schiavone, Bobby the Brain Heenan, Bobby put your head on the center on the right blue.
00:12:28Bobby the Brain Heenan and the Professor Mike today.
00:12:30Where are we supposed to go to Jean here?
00:12:32Hey, okay, I can tell you this.
00:12:36Wednesday, March 31st, Baltimore at the arenas, WCW, tickets to the Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations.
00:12:41Friday, the 2nd of April in Fairfax, Virginia, the Patriots Center, get your tickets to the Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations.
00:12:48That's a look at WCW coming up, the remainder of the week and on to the weekend.
00:13:01Okay, and on sale this Friday, April the 2nd, Norfolk, Virginia.
00:13:10Tickets go on sale this Friday for a big event at the Norfolk Scope.
00:13:13That's on May 2nd, tickets are on sale on the Scope Cutter, Sam Box Office and Ticketmaster.
00:13:19Jimmy Hart, the Barbarian Hummus will be at Farfresh, the 1200 North Military Highway, 10 a.m. to noon with tickets go on sale Friday, April 2nd.
00:13:29Tony, Canada's on.
00:13:32What, Brain?
00:13:33Canada's on, press the Hitman Hart.
00:13:36They love him.
00:13:38A well-deserved ovation in his home country.
00:13:43And I would venture to say by today that he is not gonna do what Chris Jericho did to his country.
00:13:51I would say that's a pretty safe bet, Tony.
00:13:53The excellence of execution is in the ring.
00:13:55He's got a microphone and maybe he'll explain a little further about that challenge that he issued last week to Goldberg,
00:14:02where he said that he could defeat Goldberg in five minutes.
00:14:07Five minutes.
00:14:08Yes!
00:14:10Yes!
00:14:12Yes!
00:14:14Yes!
00:14:16You know, years ago, he used to say Gene Kaninsky was Canada's greatest athlete.
00:14:22I think this man, Bret Hart, has far surpassed that, taking nothing away from Gene.
00:14:28But this man is great, like him or not.
00:14:30He's a remarkable athlete, there is no denying that.
00:14:33And he's a credit to our sport.
00:14:35And so is Gene Kaninsky.
00:14:39Matter of fact, he owes me 12 bucks.
00:14:42Yeah, right.
00:14:46Canadian.
00:14:50You know, it's nice to be in a place where you get a little respect.
00:15:12It's nice to go to a place where you see some kids in the audience, too.
00:15:30Now, you sit back there all night and you sit back and you listen to everybody.
00:15:34And I know everybody's all up in a big, you know, everyone's all upset about the ratings and stuff.
00:15:42So I'm not gonna worry about very much tonight.
00:15:46I think I'm gonna start off with a little bit of O Canada.
00:15:51Our home and native land, true patriot love, in all thy sins command.
00:16:05With glowing hearts, we see thee rise in the true north, strong and free.
00:16:12From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
00:16:17Hey, Bischoff, put that in your pipe and smoke it.
00:16:27I've been in the WCW for over a year, five-time world champion.
00:16:39The best there is, the best there was, and the best that there ever will be.
00:16:44They love him.
00:16:50And I can't get a match with anybody.
00:16:53You got Ric Flair, the world champion back there, hiding under a table somewhere.
00:17:00You got Hollywood Hogan.
00:17:05I guess he's afraid of me.
00:17:06You know, I'm gonna get right to the point.
00:17:15I came to the WCW to earn a reputation, not to lose it.
00:17:22And I got one point I wanna make.
00:17:25I wanna prove that I can actually execute any wrestler I want, anytime I want.
00:17:32They're behind him.
00:17:40So let's cut to the chase.
00:17:42The franchise player, William Goldberg.
00:17:47The man.
00:17:52You big chicken.
00:17:56He thinks cuz he's built like a tank that he can run over top of me.
00:17:59Well, I'm not going anywhere, Bill Goldberg, till you come out of that dressing room,
00:18:03biting your fingernails, trembling with fear.
00:18:06Cuz he can take me on right here tonight in Toronto, Canada.
00:18:10Let's do this thing.
00:18:14What do you say?
00:18:16Let's get it on.
00:18:17The man.
00:18:17He's putting up all this money to take on Steve Austin.
00:18:22Well, let me tell you something.
00:18:23I beat Steve Austin every time I ever fought him.
00:18:32He likes to fancy himself some kind of big fancy tough football player.
00:18:37Well, I got news for you, Bill Goldberg.
00:18:40This is hockey country, Bill Goldberg.
00:18:51Put away your silly helmet and come out here and fight me.
00:18:56I'd like to see that.
00:19:06Don't look at me, there's nothing more I can say to add to this.
00:19:08It's just gotta happen.
00:19:17Here he comes.
00:19:19You knew, Brain, today, we all knew that he would go back in for the challenge.
00:19:29That he would come out here and enter this challenge.
00:19:37So here we are, at zero hour in Canada.
00:19:46Whoa!
00:19:47Whoa!
00:19:47He nailed him!
00:19:50Wait a minute.
00:19:55What happened here, Bret Hart is down and out.
00:19:59So is Goldberg.
00:20:00Goldberg is not moving either.
00:20:02Did you see the impact of the spear when Goldberg made contact with Bret Hart?
00:20:06Both men went down in a heap.
00:20:08That's unbelievable.
00:20:12But you see the way he hit him, Tony?
00:20:14The force he used, it had to knock them both out.
00:20:17But what happened, I do believe, that it'll show that when the spear, when he went down,
00:20:22that Goldberg's head may have rocked against the mat as well.
00:20:26Or maybe the force of the shoulder.
00:20:28Bret Hart obviously the back of the head.
00:20:30We thought, hey, we're gonna hook it up and have a great match.
00:20:33We never imagined something like this would happen.
00:20:38And now the fans are trying to encourage Bret Hart to start moving, and here he goes.
00:20:42Barely.
00:20:46Goldberg's not moving at all.
00:20:48Yeah, fear of the spear is what we've always said, what you've said, Mike.
00:20:52And never more evident than what happened right there.
00:20:55And in many ways, both men needed to fear the spear there.
00:21:01It wiped them both out.
00:21:02Bret Hart is the only one moving here.
00:21:10He rolls Goldberg over.
00:21:14He's gonna try to pin one.
00:21:15One, two, three.
00:21:19But that's not the referee count, and this doesn't count.
00:21:22One, two, three, four.
00:21:26How about that?
00:21:30Solid iron, probably.
00:21:32That's probably the best defense for the spear that we've ever seen.
00:21:39What a great move.
00:21:40That's what I call being prepared.
00:21:42One, two, three, four.
00:21:46You can go ahead and respect that.
00:21:49Hey, Bischoff.
00:21:53And the WCW, I quit.
00:22:02How about that?
00:22:05Bret Hart.
00:22:07What does this mean?
00:22:08It means he quits.
00:22:10What do you think it means he quits?
00:22:11I mean, what does he quit the match?
00:22:12Does he quit WCW?
00:22:13What does this mean?
00:22:14He said, hey, Bischoff, I quit.
00:22:16And he's over there, J.J. Dillon.
00:22:18Don't go away.
00:22:30All right, moments ago, here's what happened.
00:22:32The spear, and the spear that took Bret Hart is just taking everybody out.
00:22:37But it also took Goldberg out.
00:22:39We were wondering why.
00:22:39We couldn't understand.
00:22:41Bret Hart shows us exactly why.
00:22:44What a move.
00:22:45What a well thought out move this was to put Goldberg down.
00:22:49But then Bret Hart said he quit.
00:22:51He said, Bischoff, I quit.
00:22:54Talking about Eric Bischoff, who's signing to a contract here.
00:22:56And Bischoff, we hadn't seen Bischoff.
00:22:58And I don't know when, comes out here and confronts Bret Hart.
00:23:01This happened moments ago.
00:23:02You didn't see it, it happened while we were in a commercial break.
00:23:06What's that all about?
00:23:07I have no idea.
00:23:09But the fact is, he says he's quit.
00:23:11He says he has no respect in WCW, and he's a mad respect.
00:23:15I love Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell and their problems.
00:23:21You know what, Scotty?
00:23:23For the last three months I've been coming out here, I walk down that hall, big man.
00:23:28And I make you look like a million dollars.
00:23:31Since your neck injury, I taught you how to train, and you've trained your body.
00:23:38But it's obvious, you haven't trained your brain.
00:23:44Somebody fumbled.
00:23:47Somebody made a mental error.
00:23:52I'm talking to you, boy.
00:23:54I told you I was sorry, I'll tell you again I'm sorry.
00:23:58But if you got a problem with that, you need to let me know right now.
00:24:03Do not only cuss me, you cuss the NWO.
00:24:09And maybe you don't belong anymore.
00:24:13Maybe you wanna scan the crowd and look at the Buff Daddy signs.
00:24:18You care about the crowd, I don't give a about any of these fans.
00:24:23Since Buff Daddy has got back into shape, maybe Scotty is a little bit jealous.
00:24:31As good as you look, you will always be second best next to me.
00:24:37You're Big Papa Buff, but you're not Buff, and you're not the stuff.
00:24:43You and all your fans!
00:24:54The Remnants in a Buff Bagwell.
00:24:59Hello there, young lady.
00:25:00Good to have you with us.
00:25:02You want the goatee?
00:25:02What do you think, idiot?
00:25:05You talking to Mike?
00:25:07I'm Buff Daddy.
00:25:09I'm Buff Daddy.
00:25:10I might be.
00:25:11Anyway, Buff Bagwell laying on the ring, and here he comes.
00:25:17Back, looking for a little bit, and we can't say enough about how Brady loves him.
00:25:24And how much effort he put into his body, and the same thing about Scott Steiner.
00:25:28There's a problem brewing there.
00:25:30DDP wants Scott Steiner, obviously, but there's another man who wants Scott Steiner as well.
00:25:36And we need to touch on that, but we will be remiss if we didn't go any further with this thing
00:25:41about Bret Hart.
00:25:42This was a stunner.
00:25:43You know, Tony, earlier tonight when we saw-
00:25:46A stunner.
00:25:47A shocker.
00:25:47It's still a stunner.
00:25:49When we saw the appearance of Sting, we talked about this being a night tour to remember.
00:25:54One for the ages.
00:25:56There was no way that we could anticipate what was going to go down with Bret the Hitman
00:26:00Hart wearing that steel chest protector to counter the Spear of Goldberg.
00:26:04But then to walk out, I'm presuming on an organization, telling Eric Bischoff,
00:26:08the man that signed him to a contract, that he quits.
00:26:13Well, I think you're gonna have to get some legal people involved in this.
00:26:16Let's see how it goes on.
00:26:17Believe you me, we got him.
00:26:20We got more legal people we know what to do with.
00:26:22I know there's a lot of them back there talking about this, but-
00:26:25Needless to say, to Toronto, Big Papa Pump and Buff Daddy are no more.
00:26:35So what I'm trying to say from now on, choose who you wish, but remember,
00:26:46I love you just as much as you love me.
00:26:52Cause I'm buff and I'm the stuff.
00:27:01You know, you guys, you have to give him credit.
00:27:03Thanks for the night we saw him laying in that ring.
00:27:06He couldn't move, his body didn't work, nothing.
00:27:10Went to the hospital, went through all that rehab, everything.
00:27:13Look how he is now, the condition he's in.
00:27:15It's amazing, totally amazing.
00:27:17Maybe in better condition now than he was before and he was one of the most physically
00:27:22gifted, one of the top conditioned athletes in WCW at the time of that severe neck injury.
00:27:26It's my leg.
00:27:30Try it, Tony.
00:27:30When I'm ready, I'll try.
00:27:33Nevertheless, there's another thing about Buff Bagwell that we need to talk about here, Brain.
00:27:36Okay.
00:27:37The fact not only is he in great condition, like he said, repeatedly, Mike, repeatedly,
00:27:41in great condition.
00:27:42And I understand that.
00:27:44But there's nothing, there's the fear that one would have when an injury such as that
00:27:49would go down that maybe not be gun-shy, not getting the ring again.
00:27:52He has battled through that.
00:27:53He has gone in.
00:27:54He's taken the hit.
00:27:55He's taken the bumps.
00:27:56He's come right back.
00:27:57As always, Tony, you've made a good point.
00:27:59For a man to come back and get in the ring after an injury like that is phenomenal.
00:28:04I mean, I broke my neck.
00:28:05Tony, you've had neck problems.
00:28:06We won't go around anybody that would even be closest to hurt our necks.
00:28:10This man's getting in the ring and competing.
00:28:13Boy, is he stupid.
00:28:15Norman Smiley is his opponent here.
00:28:16Hey, what was that, Tony?
00:28:18Norman?
00:28:19A smiley.
00:28:20Thank you, Mike.
00:28:21We'll have to correct you on that, Tony.
00:28:23I don't know, Mike.
00:28:24Go ahead.
00:28:25I can throw it anywhere.
00:28:26Do all you wanna do.
00:28:28I don't care.
00:28:29The match is underway.
00:28:31Norman Smiley is gonna circle the wagons here.
00:28:34And Buff Bagwell is gonna grab towards...
00:28:36Now, Norman Smiley is a great submission home wrestler.
00:28:39He can really crank on the head, on the neck.
00:28:42Really put a lot of pain on the neck above Bagwell.
00:28:45Excellent analysis, Tony.
00:28:47Mike, we're whipping a dead horse.
00:28:52Still to come in this broadcast, Hollywood Hogan, Diamond Dallas Page tonight.
00:28:58Ric Flair in his corner tonight.
00:29:00On our main event, a good move by Bagwell to put Smiley in the corner.
00:29:04I'll tell you something, before I came out tonight to do the show,
00:29:07I walked by and Diamond Dallas passed me by.
00:29:10The guy's in the best shape I've ever seen him in, in my life.
00:29:12I didn't know we hired Warren Moon.
00:29:14His body looks tremendous.
00:29:16How about this?
00:29:17How about the Sting sighting we saw up in the rafters?
00:29:20First time in months that we had seen Sting.
00:29:23Now, I'd predict that you had put your staff on that to find out more about Sting.
00:29:26Is that true?
00:29:27Well, they couldn't make it all the way up to the top.
00:29:28Yeah, because three of the guys are lost, but I'll get to them later.
00:29:31Your staff is incompetent, let me tell you this.
00:29:33Fire them all, okay?
00:29:34Do things on your own.
00:29:35Oh, thank you, I'll take your advice.
00:29:38To the ropes, and on the outside, Norman Smiley, as Bagwell landed on his feet.
00:29:43He always has.
00:29:52Norman is teasing the crowd, says it's not time yet.
00:29:55Yeah, it may be, it's time to get whacked in the side of the head though,
00:29:58into the ropes, a pick up.
00:30:00Whoa!
00:30:01And a back body drop, Smiley goes down.
00:30:04Up against the ropes, here comes Bagwell.
00:30:06There goes Norman Smiley.
00:30:10Not smiling now, is he?
00:30:11Yeah, Norman, get up, feel the back, Norman, let's go.
00:30:15What's up, baby?
00:30:17Three.
00:30:18Bagwell holds his ground in the ring.
00:30:19Put my hand over the top, did you see that?
00:30:22Actually, it doesn't matter if they pulled his hair and sent him over the top or not.
00:30:30Bagwell looking in great shape here.
00:30:41They hook up once again, center of the ring, and quickly, Smiley goes to the leg,
00:30:44takes the quadricep, and now to the side of the head.
00:30:47Norman's gonna try to ground him here, guys, at least it will appear.
00:30:51But now Bagwell gets the momentum going, to either side of the ropes.
00:30:55Smiley went down low, and Bagwell one step ahead.
00:30:57Bagwell, an elevator, atomic drop, and whipped him down hard with that one.
00:31:02You're right, Tony.
00:31:04I think Bagwell looks better than he ever has.
00:31:07He's in phenomenal shape.
00:31:08And he's crisp, look at these moves.
00:31:11Critical air that time, committed himself in midair, and that allowed Smiley to get
00:31:16both knees up, catch him in the midsection, stop the momentum of Buff Bagwell.
00:31:20But he still looks good.
00:31:24And Norman Smiley measures it.
00:31:27Norman has a reputation on an international level, Mike, today, as you well know.
00:31:30Whoa!
00:31:32That's my favorite move, the Smiley slam.
00:31:34Yeah, he just winds him up, extra impact, drives him to the canvas.
00:31:38You're right, Tony.
00:31:39It's moves like that that has made Norman Smiley an international star in Mexico,
00:31:45Japan, and now in WCW right here in Canada and the US.
00:31:49Didn't you just call that the Smiley slam?
00:31:52The Smiley.
00:31:52You said Smiley.
00:31:54You didn't say Smiley.
00:31:55No, no, no, your headset's wrong.
00:31:56No, my headset's not wrong.
00:31:57You said it wrong.
00:31:58I did not say it wrong.
00:32:02And a vertical suplex by Smiley.
00:32:05Cover one, two, couldn't hold him down.
00:32:07Only a two count that time.
00:32:10By Norman Smiley.
00:32:13I think the fans know that when I say Smiley, you say Smiley.
00:32:16Cover!
00:32:16And we're talking about the same guy.
00:32:20Elbow by Smiley.
00:32:22Bagwell walked right into the elbow.
00:32:24The back of his head and his neck crashing down to the canvas.
00:32:27And Smiley goes right back to the reverse chin lock to neutralize Buff in the middle of the ring.
00:32:33You know, you and I pronounce his name properly, Smiley.
00:32:35When Tony says Smiley, it sounds like a guy that pumps gas on Mayberry.
00:32:39And what's wrong with sounding like that?
00:32:42I'm not out of gas.
00:32:43A rear chin lock is applied here.
00:32:47Smiley hooks on the rear chin lock.
00:32:49Close.
00:32:50That was close.
00:32:50He's getting with it.
00:32:51On Bagwell.
00:32:53Bagwell.
00:32:56Oh, boy.
00:32:57The silly meter really peaked on that one, boys.
00:33:00Hit 10, didn't it?
00:33:01It sure did.
00:33:02And hang with it.
00:33:03It's going to get worse here.
00:33:04Thank God.
00:33:05A rear chin lock applied.
00:33:07And this is exactly what Smiley wanted to do, Mike.
00:33:10Drive him down.
00:33:11Submission hold.
00:33:12And he's working on what, Mike?
00:33:14What's he working on?
00:33:14Go ahead.
00:33:14Working on the neck, of course.
00:33:16Very good.
00:33:16There you go.
00:33:17Previously injured neck of Buff Bagwell.
00:33:18Very good.
00:33:20It's amazing Tony didn't know where the neck was on that body.
00:33:23You know, sometimes we have to point things out.
00:33:26That's why we're here.
00:33:28Oh!
00:33:29Pulls him down again.
00:33:30Once again, focusing on what, Mike?
00:33:33Tony, focusing on the neck of Buff Bagwell.
00:33:36But I think that he's come back so strongly
00:33:39that Buff Bagwell spent extra time working on that neck
00:33:42because he knows that his opponents are going to concentrate
00:33:45their offensive attacks on that part of his body.
00:33:48Well, when you're injured.
00:33:49Well, of course, the rehab process.
00:33:51Look at this.
00:33:53Yeah, when you're injured, you'd focus on the,
00:33:55you'd work on the part that's injured first.
00:33:57You'd strengthen that first.
00:33:59I didn't see his bicep get injured.
00:34:00It was the neck that got injured.
00:34:03Thanks for pointing out the obvious there.
00:34:04Neck fights is applied.
00:34:06Trying to get back up.
00:34:07And he pounds him on them.
00:34:09Between the shoulder blades with that one.
00:34:12Into the ropes.
00:34:13Ducks low.
00:34:14Over the top.
00:34:14Buff Bagwell.
00:34:15Could have Smiley down.
00:34:17And he does.
00:34:19But he can't hold him down.
00:34:20Only a two.
00:34:20Whoa.
00:34:22Not a bad move by Norman.
00:34:24Coming up.
00:34:25Pokes to the eyes.
00:34:29Walks over and whacks him on the back once again.
00:34:32Focusing his attack on the neck.
00:34:34On the spinal region.
00:34:36Oh, my goodness.
00:34:37You gotta wonder.
00:34:38You gotta wonder.
00:34:39I mean, it was what?
00:34:41About a year ago?
00:34:42Columbia, South Carolina.
00:34:43It was about what it was in April, wasn't it?
00:34:44Thunder program.
00:34:45Sure was.
00:34:46So it's been just about one year, maybe a little bit less than one year.
00:34:49If my timing is right, maybe not.
00:34:52But if you notice something, Norman Smiley, since this match started, has
00:34:58devoted his whole match to working on his neck.
00:35:01He realizes that's where he has to take the man out with.
00:35:05Well, he didn't just arrive at the broadcast.
00:35:07Here's a drop kick.
00:35:09It's done to Smiley.
00:35:11Back to the corner now.
00:35:12Here we go.
00:35:13And Buff Daddy back on the attack again.
00:35:19Normand Smiley whips him in.
00:35:22Foot to the face.
00:35:23Buff Bagwell up on top.
00:35:25Could be.
00:35:25It is the Blockbuster.
00:35:28The Buff Blockbuster.
00:35:30One, two, and three.
00:35:32Got him.
00:35:32Awesome win.
00:35:37And on many fronts, the fact that he endured the onslaught on the neck,
00:35:45on the head, and kept coming right back.
00:35:49Ladies and gentlemen, not only Hollywood Hogan to face one DDP with Ric Flair in his corner,
00:35:55the Mysterio Kidman against the World Tag Team Champs when we come back.
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00:36:23Okay.
00:36:23Still to come, Hollywood Hogan, Diamond Dallas Page, Ric Flair in DDP's corner,
00:36:27and also we're going to see, we'll get to you in a minute,
00:36:30we're going to see the Horsemen, Dimalenko, Chris Benal,
00:36:33the World Tag Team Champs against Kidman, and Ray Mysterio Jr.,
00:36:37two men who will face each other.
00:36:38Coming up at Spring Stampede will be teammates coming up here.
00:36:40Well, the Four Horsemen duo made an open challenge in the locker room
00:36:43earlier this evening.
00:36:44We heard that Kidman and Mysterio have decided to join forces.
00:36:48One questions the team chemistry, however,
00:36:50with the two cruiserweights going into this match.
00:36:53You know what I think, Tony?
00:36:56No. What do you think, Brain?
00:36:58Well, do you want to hear what I think?
00:37:00No, Brain.
00:37:01Can I tell you what I think?
00:37:02No.
00:37:03I'll tell you what I think.
00:37:05See, it doesn't work, fans.
00:37:05We're going to have to go to the ring,
00:37:06and he'll tell us what he thinks anyway.
00:37:12So tell us what you think.
00:37:14Never mind.
00:37:16See, you had no idea.
00:37:17I did have an idea.
00:37:18You had no idea what you were thinking.
00:37:19Yes, I did.
00:37:20No, you didn't.
00:37:20Yes, I did.
00:37:21You had a blank thought in your brain.
00:37:23No, I didn't.
00:37:23I wanted to talk, and you interrupted me.
00:37:26Go home.
00:37:28Go home?
00:37:28Go home.
00:37:29I don't live in Canada.
00:37:30Then get out of here.
00:37:31I'm not going anywhere.
00:37:34I'm staying right here.
00:37:35Well, then you're dumb.
00:37:37Go away.
00:37:38Can I point out that it's time for another homecoming?
00:37:43The Canadian Crippler, Chris Benoit, bringing gold to the ring.
00:37:46World Tag Team Champions 1 half with Dean Malenko as they prepare to defend the belts
00:37:52against, well, arguably, two of the greatest cruiserweights of all time, Bobby.
00:37:56Malenko is from Canada?
00:38:01You're trying to save me that brain was not blank when you were going to give us a point?
00:38:04And you didn't realize he was from Canada?
00:38:07You knew, you know better than that.
00:38:09Mike from Canada?
00:38:10Never mind.
00:38:12Benoit Malenko, the horseman.
00:38:18The two British cruiserweights in the world, what do you say right here?
00:38:22Watch what I just said.
00:38:22I would say two of probably the greatest athletes here in WCW,
00:38:30Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:38:32And I think the most interesting aspect of this tag team match is the fact that Benoit
00:38:37and Malenko have been wrestling wrestlers the size of, let's say, Barry Windham and Kurt Henning,
00:38:44who wrestle a totally different style than these two cruiserweights.
00:38:47And it's going to be interesting to see if Benoit and Malenko can adapt to the quicker
00:38:52pace that Mysterio and Kidman are surely going to bring to the ring.
00:38:56You know what I've learned over the years, Mike, is that if you've got a big tag team,
00:39:00they usually wrestle big guys, and smaller tag teams wrestle small guys.
00:39:04Now here at WCW, you can't prepare yourself, really.
00:39:08You've always got to look and wonder who you're going to wrestle, whether they're big, small,
00:39:12they're all tough.
00:39:13All right, before the match gets well underway, fans, we do have a big announcement to come in
00:39:18this program.
00:39:19It concerns our May pay-per-view, as you know, to be slamboree.
00:39:23We're going to give you ticket information coming up in this program and a little lead-in,
00:39:28a little preview here.
00:39:29The event this year is going to be held in St. Louis.
00:39:32Ticket information still to come, but right now, let's get to the match.
00:39:36Two great cruiserweights, one the champ, one the top contender.
00:39:38And the Crippler wastes no time in letting Kidman know who he's in against.
00:39:43That is finished, Chris Benoit right there.
00:39:48What a back body drop by Benoit, sent Kidman three quarters of the way across the ring.
00:39:53Here's a pick-up, right across in the backbreaker on the cover.
00:39:57Immediately try to end the match.
00:39:59I think as much anything else, Mike, that shows respect for your opponents.
00:40:02When you try to put the backbreaker on, but not only that,
00:40:05try to get a quick win and end the match quickly.
00:40:07And it maybe also, at the same time, surprises the other wrestler.
00:40:11The fact that you would go for a pinfall so early, maybe you take him out of his game.
00:40:15And not only that, you don't get paid by the hour.
00:40:18Maybe the best point of all.
00:40:21The chop back to the ropes we go.
00:40:23Or actually, Kidman goes.
00:40:25Can't wait to go to St. Louis.
00:40:27You know, Mark McGuire called me the other day, one of the three of us, to go to a ball game.
00:40:30You guys want to go?
00:40:31I'm in.
00:40:32Ticket's only 35 bucks.
00:40:34I'll get them for you.
00:40:38Another chop.
00:40:39Yeah, can you imagine where we'd end up sitting, Tony?
00:40:42The first one.
00:40:44To the side of the head.
00:40:48I wouldn't go to a baseball game with you two clowns and my life depended on it, all right?
00:40:52Into the ropes again.
00:40:53Then you're dead.
00:40:55To the midsection.
00:40:56Look at this, Kidman.
00:40:58Such agility.
00:40:59He ducked hilarious.
00:41:00Standing switch.
00:41:01And he nailed him the back of the head.
00:41:02Keep that fist open.
00:41:04And a warning of a clenched fist that time.
00:41:06Well, I thought he nailed him with a forearm smash.
00:41:09It was just that intensity of the blow.
00:41:11A bomb by Kidman.
00:41:13And a two count that time.
00:41:16And Malenko almost came in trying to make a save.
00:41:18Tag is made on either end.
00:41:20Ray Jr. gets a tear from the fans as well as Dean Malenko, who comes in hard as well.
00:41:24I like those coveralls he's wearing.
00:41:29Different look.
00:41:30Obviously, he's working with a place where they have a lot of paint,
00:41:34like a body shop or something.
00:41:37The word Shy being anything to you?
00:41:42Earl.
00:41:43Yeah, I know.
00:41:43Go ahead.
00:41:44I'm not done.
00:41:45I'm giving you a chance for another one of your liners here.
00:41:47It's a nightmare takeover.
00:41:49That's a break.
00:41:50What do you say?
00:41:51Come on, Ray, you wanna go?
00:41:52No, that's a hole.
00:41:54And it's a rear chin lock.
00:41:56Good, wide vertical base.
00:41:57You see it there by Dean Malenko.
00:41:59He keeps the pressure on.
00:42:00One thing that Malenko and Benoit will not do,
00:42:02and that is underestimate a Ray Mysterio Jr.
00:42:05I don't think...
00:42:06Yeah, anyone in the locker room is underestimating Ray Jr.
00:42:09after the streak that he's pulled off lately against some of the biggest
00:42:12names in our sport, both in terms of size and stature.
00:42:15Not anymore.
00:42:16They really respect this guy.
00:42:18That's what we're saying.
00:42:19And not only that, the fact that he had some of his big wins,
00:42:22not only in singles competition, but he had a big tag team win in there as well.
00:42:26With Booker Thievel recalls his tag team partner.
00:42:30Benoit just put the brakes on and chopped it.
00:42:34I mean, that's as basic as you can get.
00:42:36And it's all so effective.
00:42:38Spunny met time down to the mat.
00:42:39And he knocked one of his suspenders off.
00:42:41Yes, brain he did.
00:42:43Good call.
00:42:43In the row.
00:42:44That's why I'm here.
00:42:45Through the legs, four-arm shot, side of the head.
00:42:50He lands on the shoulders of Benoit, and he takes it on his feet.
00:42:54What a move.
00:42:56Oh, spin kick, took Malenko down.
00:42:58Rey Mysterio is just too much.
00:43:01He's just too much of a fighter.
00:43:02Packed in a small package, he is a dynamo.
00:43:08My goodness.
00:43:10He tried that spin move a second time, Malenko was prepared.
00:43:16He's out.
00:43:17I think, I don't think he can get up from that.
00:43:18He is out.
00:43:19That is incredible.
00:43:21My goodness, look, he just, Malenko just rolled him over.
00:43:24Zinger, Don Meredith, the party's over.
00:43:28This is after the fact.
00:43:30He's not, he's not done yet.
00:43:32He's still alive.
00:43:33That's incredible.
00:43:34He makes a tag.
00:43:36Kidman from the top.
00:43:37Kidman.
00:43:38Drop kick down goes Benoit.
00:43:40Malenko up, into the midsection.
00:43:43Malenko picks up Kidman, who tries, Malenko to the mat.
00:43:48Benoit makes a save.
00:43:50And Benoit and Rey going at him.
00:43:53Kidman.
00:43:54Who's legal?
00:43:56The Bulldog.
00:43:57I believe it's Kidman and Malenko.
00:43:59But the ref plays with the other duo.
00:44:03Wow.
00:44:05Now Kidman and Malenko on the top, out of the fireman's carry.
00:44:08He got him with the gut buster.
00:44:12This is it.
00:44:13One, two, and a save by Ray Jr.
00:44:17Boy had Ray not saved him, he'd have had the pin right there.
00:44:20All right, fans, catch your breath with us.
00:44:22We've gotta step out for a commercial break.
00:44:24Those tape machines are rolling.
00:44:26We're gonna be right back.
00:44:27But no one's running the machine, so.
00:44:29So what?
00:44:30We'll be back.
00:44:32We're back.
00:44:32You're looking live as the match continues.
00:44:34This has been one for the books here.
00:44:37You got four phenomenal athletes going at it, and I mean, going at it 100%.
00:44:42Non-stop action between these four competitors.
00:44:46And of course, the World Tag Team belts are at stake.
00:44:48You know that turns the intensity up a notch.
00:44:50And not only that, they both want it.
00:44:52One wants to keep it.
00:44:53One wants to take it.
00:44:57That time hitting the top turnbuckle.
00:44:59Kidman for a second time.
00:45:02Well, you know when you're in there against this duo, the World Tag Team champs,
00:45:06Malenko and Benoit, you are going to have to suffer through some offense.
00:45:10Mm, look at this.
00:45:16Textbook vertical suplex.
00:45:18And how about that?
00:45:21How about that for some attitude?
00:45:22Malenko is a very gifted athlete.
00:45:24He anticipates things.
00:45:26He knows where he is in that ring.
00:45:27He knows who's around the ring.
00:45:30We spoke earlier about Benoit and Malenko having to face the cruiserweights,
00:45:34but quicker Mysterio and Kidman.
00:45:36But as we see Malenko quickly float over, catch one, catch two,
00:45:39and only two.
00:45:41By the same token, Mysterio and Kidman,
00:45:44they're used to wrestling other cruiserweights primarily.
00:45:47And now they're in against two physically gifted wrestlers here.
00:45:50Roll up off the sunset flip and another two count.
00:45:52But a guy like Malenko and Benoit, they can beat you if you're 100 pounds or you're 300 pounds.
00:45:57They have that capability.
00:45:59Fans, as we've been saying throughout the night repeatedly on this program,
00:46:03and as you know by now, fans, in a few moments,
00:46:06Hollywood Hogan will face Diamond Dallas Page.
00:46:09Ric Flair, the nature born.
00:46:11The world champ, the president of the company has put himself,
00:46:14here's a cover one, two, has put himself in DDP's corner.
00:46:18That means anything could happen.
00:46:20And how about the reaction that Page got from the fans, Hogan got from the fans.
00:46:25It's gonna be an explosive main event still to come in this program.
00:46:28And how about the reaction from Diamond Dallas Page to Ric Flair when he said he'd be in his corner.
00:46:33I'm not sure that DDP was 100% behind that.
00:46:36No, you're not sure. He wasn't behind that, Mike.
00:46:40Come on.
00:46:41DDP to me has always been a loner.
00:46:43He's never asked anybody for help.
00:46:45He's never wanted help. He does everything on his own.
00:46:48Hangs him on the top rope.
00:46:54What they've done here successfully grounded the high flyers, Kidman and Ray Jr.
00:47:00Last time I saw a guy lay like that and hold his stomach, he just left catering.
00:47:08Through the rubs, onto the floor, Dean Malenko on the other side.
00:47:13This is spectacular teamwork.
00:47:18Go ahead.
00:47:19I mean, if you're gonna scream when he hits the apron, you're gonna scream when his head hits the safety rail.
00:47:25Don't you ever get involved? Don't you ever make noises?
00:47:31Rolls him in.
00:47:32I've heard them, but I don't want to talk about them.
00:47:35Malenko, you're such an idiot.
00:47:41Into the ropes.
00:47:42Here's a pick.
00:47:44Did you see that drop kick?
00:47:46One leg for each man by Kidman.
00:47:47That was incredible.
00:47:48He got him.
00:47:50Tag made.
00:47:52Here comes Ray Jr.
00:47:58Wipes them both out, Kidman stays in.
00:48:05Phenomenal balance again.
00:48:07Benoit went for a tilt-a-whirl, Mysterio countered in mid move.
00:48:11Snapping off.
00:48:12Look at that.
00:48:16And there's your tilt-a-whirl, backbreaker.
00:48:21Come on, ref, turn around.
00:48:22No referee to make a count.
00:48:24Boy, he's got so much to do.
00:48:25Meanwhile, on the outside of the safety rail, Benoit, pick up.
00:48:28What a move.
00:48:33And he gets back up on his feet.
00:48:35And look at Saturn walk out with Raven.
00:48:38Remember last week, Mike, today?
00:48:40It was at night that they challenged for the tag titles.
00:48:43Texas Cloverleaf on the way.
00:48:44He's got him.
00:48:45Where's the referee?
00:48:46There's Raven.
00:48:47There's Raven.
00:48:49He just even flowed Malenko.
00:48:51And the referee doesn't see it.
00:48:52They did it behind the referee's back.
00:48:55Great wrestling, great wrestling.
00:48:57One, two, three.
00:49:02New world tag team champions.
00:49:13They're giving them the straps, they're giving them the belts.
00:49:16The title is there.
00:49:18The even flow by Raven.
00:49:22Some payback one week ago, and we have new world tag team champions.
00:49:27And last week we were questioning whether Saturn was really aligned with Raven.
00:49:34I think we just got our answer.
00:49:35Well, at least he walked out with it, but it was Raven who did it.
00:49:39That's how we did it.
00:49:42How about it?
00:49:43It happened on night though, where it happens over and over again.
00:49:47New world tag team champions.
00:49:48The fans, as most of you know, where we were in Panama City Beach last weekend,
00:49:53celebrating WCW's Spring Breakout in 99.
00:49:57To celebrate with us was Cineburst Gum, who packed in a full three days of fun with three gum,
00:50:02three giveaways, and an unforgettable contest to win $1,000.
00:50:08Now let's take a look at a clip from last weekend's Spring Breakout Bash on the beach.
00:50:12Did I win?
00:50:14No.
00:50:20Fight the purse.
00:50:27Fight the purse.
00:50:32Fight the purse.
00:50:37Fight the purse.
00:50:50We are Cinnaburts!
00:50:58Bite the Burst!
00:51:04Congratulations to Lucas Chang.
00:51:06He won $1,000 in the Cinnaburts Burst Seaver Buck Sweepstakes.
00:51:09Cinnaburts Gump, the only Gump for Spring Breakout 99,
00:51:12reminding you, as always, to bite the burst.
00:51:15The fans on Monday, May 3rd, for the first time ever,
00:51:19Monday Nitro will be in Charlotte, North Carolina.
00:51:21The Coliseum, that's the home of the Hornets.
00:51:23The Hive, as it's known in Charlotte.
00:51:25Tickets will go on sale this Saturday, the 3rd of April,
00:51:28at the Box Office and Ticketmaster.
00:51:29Plus, this Saturday, a drug and four-a-half on South Boulevard.
00:51:32You can meet the Macho Man, Randy Seth,
00:51:34and a gorgeous lady who's been accompanying him everywhere.
00:51:37That's this Saturday, 10 a.m. at Drug and Four-a-half on South Boulevard.
00:51:40And the big announcement about St. Louis,
00:51:42Shlamboree, Sunday, May 9th, will be in the TWA Dome in St. Louis.
00:51:47Tickets will go on sale.
00:51:49This is on Friday, the 9th of April.
00:51:52That's a week from Friday.
00:51:53More details will be coming next week.
00:51:56Tony, what do they call the building in Charlotte?
00:51:59The Battle for the Beatles Sweepstakes.
00:52:00That's not what they call the building.
00:52:02Hello.
00:52:02But that's what I gotta talk about.
00:52:03Can you see the video footage here?
00:52:06Enter, headline is April 9th.
00:52:08The Battle for the Beatles Sweepstakes.
00:52:10You can enter by logging on to WCW.com.
00:52:12Or send you a 3x5 to P.O. Box 8203, Grand Rapids, 55745.
00:52:18We're gonna have our main event when we come back on Nitro.
00:52:21You know.
00:52:26This portion of WCW Monday Nitro
00:52:29is brought to you by 1-800-COLLECT.
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00:52:41Ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome
00:52:45to WCW Monday Nitro
00:52:49and the main event of the evening
00:52:53from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
00:52:57Tonight,
00:53:02a specially designated Clash of Titans
00:53:06as two of the biggest superstars
00:53:09in the sport of professional wrestling
00:53:11will face each other
00:53:12in this ring here tonight.
00:53:14Are you ready?
00:53:19Toronto, are you
00:53:22ready?
00:53:29For the thousands in attendance
00:53:34and the millions watching around the world.
00:53:38Ladies and gentlemen,
00:53:40let's get ready to rumble!
00:53:45No one does it better than Buffer.
00:53:52And now ladies and gentlemen,
00:53:55making his entrance to the ring,
00:53:59standing hall at six feet seven inches
00:54:01and weighing 274 pounds.
00:54:06And now ladies and gentlemen,
00:54:08making his entrance to the ring,
00:54:11standing hall at six feet seven inches
00:54:14his entrance to the ring, standing tall at six feet, seven inches and
00:54:20weighing 274 and one half pounds.
00:54:25He is, without a doubt, the most famous face and
00:54:30name in the history of professional wrestling.
00:54:34He comes here this evening as the driving horse behind the new
00:54:39world order and as its leader.
00:54:42His goal tonight, victory at any cost.
00:54:46His goal tomorrow, another chance to reparture the world championship.
00:54:53Ladies and gentlemen, here is the man with the python presenting
00:55:00the former heavyweight champion of the world,
00:55:04the leader of the NWO, Hollywood.
00:55:12Hogan.
00:55:14Hogan.
00:55:16And now ladies and gentlemen making his entrance to the show.
00:55:46He stands six feet, five inches tall.
00:55:52He weighs 253 and one quarter pounds.
00:55:57He comes to us from the Jersey Shore.
00:56:00And he is known as one of the sport's true superstars.
00:56:05Tonight, he is escorted by a special manager,
00:56:09the WCW president and reigning heavyweight champion, Ric Flair.
00:56:13The very same man who sanctioned this match here tonight.
00:56:19Ladies and gentlemen, here is the man thought of by many as the people's champion,
00:56:24the master of the diamond cutter, Diamond Dallas Payne.
00:56:32And he led by today to know quite pointedly that he did not want to be considered the people's champion anymore.
00:56:37Yeah, very pointedly, he said, don't believe the hype.
00:56:42Like I said, he's in the best shape of his life.
00:56:44Look at him.
00:56:45Hogan's in for trouble.
00:56:47Here we go, Hollywood Hogan and DDP.
00:56:49DDP won't back down.
00:56:51Hogan!
00:56:52Hogan!
00:56:52Listen to him chant.
00:56:54Hogan!
00:56:55Hogan!
00:56:55Hogan!
00:56:56It's to show you how tall Paige is, almost even in height.
00:57:01He's not gonna back up, I'm telling you.
00:57:04No intimidation here, you're right, Brain.
00:57:06Yeah, yeah!
00:57:07And that's where we get John going on, he just starts to punch away.
00:57:10Back and forth, they go, and you look over the shoulder of Ric Flair and Paige's corner.
00:57:15And Paige did not want to be called the people's champion, nor did he want Flair in his corner, but he got him.
00:57:22What impact in the corner?
00:57:28Hogan just nailed Paige with the clothesline, brings him up with a knife-edged chop.
00:57:33I don't think there's any question that when Hogan wants the offense to run, it will purr.
00:57:39It will go full throttle, and he sends Paige down with the larynx.
00:57:44Gentleman is very simple.
00:57:46Nobody in this sport has been bigger or better than this man right there.
00:57:49As much as I don't like him, Hulk Hogan has done it.
00:57:52Hollywood Hogan is the greatest name in this sport, and he takes it to the match.
00:57:57But I'll tell you, Diamond Dallas is intimidated by the guy, he goes right after him.
00:58:02Paige, now let's not forget, this is Paige's first match back since the injury sustained in the hands of Scott Scott.
00:58:09Fans, we gotta take a break.
00:58:12Coach Taper, she's running, come on back.
00:58:14The main event will finish up, and for this timeout, the light drop.
00:58:17Get him!
00:58:18Get him back to the leg!
00:58:24Take it back to the leg!
00:58:26Take it back to the leg!
00:58:31Take it back to the leg!
00:58:35Okay, well, they have completely torn out the announced position.
00:58:59They have completely torn up the announced position.
00:59:02Who knows what we're gonna be next week.
00:59:05I don't think we can be back here.
00:59:08And they're tearing up the set.
00:59:11They are, don't the heck with your hands today.
00:59:14The match is going on here, look at that.
00:59:17Am I on air, are we on air now?
00:59:18We're on air.
00:59:21They've ripped down one WCW.
00:59:23Whoa!
00:59:25They're trying to rip down the WCW is never gonna look the same.
00:59:30I hope not.
00:59:31He keeps up.
00:59:36They haven't stopped opening at each other since the belt,
00:59:39even before the belt ring.
00:59:41Back, Tony Schiavone, Bobby Hannon, and Mike Tanay.
00:59:47You're right the first time.
00:59:48The top, sorry Mike, top safety rail.
00:59:51Absolutely breathless.
00:59:53Whoa, none of the steel ring steps.
00:59:57Get back inside the ring.
00:59:59They're gonna tear this whole city down.
01:00:01Nothing left of the city, the set.
01:00:04They're not getting a little bit out there, tear the whole city down.
01:00:08It's a pretty darn big city.
01:00:10They're pretty darn big guys.
01:00:12I know.
01:00:13They can hype it up sometime, but that's pretty true.
01:00:16Okay, they'll just take out some suburbs.
01:00:20You like that?
01:00:21Look at this, being beat with a belt.
01:00:24What a brawl this has turned into.
01:00:29I mean, our announced set is completely just taken apart here.
01:00:33Chairs broken, WCW logo on either side, hiked out.
01:00:39I feel like I'm working on the garage sale.
01:00:41Hang in there.
01:00:43I bet you they're not done yet.
01:00:45No.
01:00:46And we're so upset, look at Flair.
01:00:49He guaranteed victory for DDP.
01:00:51And Flair hates Hogan, you know that.
01:00:53And Leighton Chokehold.
01:00:55And Paige, backslap, doesn't work the hell.
01:00:58And meanwhile, as he turned his attention to the record.
01:01:02What is going on here?
01:01:04They're just whacking everybody like they're down.
01:01:06Flair scooted away that time, where'd he go?
01:01:13The President, he's gone.
01:01:17Now he used his head that time, get out of there.
01:01:21He got a little too close to Hogan that time, and I guess he thought that Paige was going to agree to this.
01:01:25What a great fight.
01:01:32That's exactly what it is, Hannon.
01:01:33It's a fight.
01:01:36And the enziguri kicked that tight cut, one, two, and he almost covered Hollywood.
01:01:43Look how quickly Paige follows up his advantage.
01:01:47I think DDP realizes that he has Hogan backpedaling.
01:01:50He's got him reeling.
01:01:51He's been dripping apart his mouth.
01:01:53Remember what they wanted.
01:01:58Hogan wanted Flair.
01:02:00Paige wanted Scott Steiner.
01:02:02And President Ric Flair made sure they would face each other first.
01:02:06Where is Flair?
01:02:07I told you, I think he left.
01:02:08I think he's going to want two.
01:02:09I'm not sure.
01:02:10We haven't seen him in a few minutes.
01:02:11However, I think you saw him in the bottom of your screen there, Vince.
01:02:15However, even if Hogan wins, that's no guarantee he's going to get Flair because Flair's got the shots.
01:02:21If Paige wins, that's no guarantee he'll get Flair nor Scott Steiner.
01:02:25That's the way it is.
01:02:26You see Flair now?
01:02:27I see him now, yeah.
01:02:28Yeah, that's what I said.
01:02:29You see him now at the bottom of your screen, right along ringside.
01:02:32Hogan now puts on his first wrestling holds we've seen in this entire match.
01:02:41First wrestling holds we've seen in five years.
01:02:44And Ric Flair tried to climb the turnbuckle.
01:02:52Hogan dropped the hold, and that was a break that time for DDP, Mike.
01:02:55It sure was, timing right for DDP, and he comes back, catches Hogan.
01:03:02Right hand of the midsection, that one caught him in the throat.
01:03:05Page hooks up, sends him down, vertical suplex, covers one, two, and no.
01:03:15Front chancery here applied, Hogan slinks back to the corner.
01:03:24He's caught, and Page lays in the elbow.
01:03:29Beat him, beat him, beat him.
01:03:31The season's said and done here.
01:03:33I know.
01:03:34And Hogan is so resilient.
01:03:36I've watched this man come out of situations you wouldn't believe.
01:03:40I mean, he was the founder, really, of the big comeback.
01:03:45If you think about it in this sport.
01:03:47You're right, Tony.
01:03:48I don't like the guy, I really hate the man.
01:03:50I don't hate anybody wrestling like this guy.
01:03:52One, two.
01:03:53But nobody is tougher than this guy.
01:03:55Hogan trademarked the big comeback, and it was based on one thing, the conditioning of
01:04:00Hollywood Hogan.
01:04:01He was in better conditioning, probably still is of any wrestler around.
01:04:07Now we see guys like Ray Jr., like Kidman, like a DDP, come back and come back and come back.
01:04:12Because Hogan laid the foundation.
01:04:14A reverse cross arm breaker that time from Hollywood Hogan.
01:04:19And it all comes back to training, conditioning, work ethic, never say die, that Hogan first brought into the ring.
01:04:27That we see now so prevalent in the superstars around the sport today.
01:04:31And there's the president, Ric Flair, the world's heavyweight champion, 14 times.
01:04:36Standing right there in the corner.
01:04:38And it's just a shank of the evening.
01:04:42Inside cradle, Hogan with a great wrestling maneuver.
01:04:46Paves the other way, reverses it.
01:04:48And no, only got a two the other way, but came very close.
01:04:51Shortcut by DDP.
01:04:53He nailed Hogan right in the eye with a thumb.
01:04:55Stinch Hogan down.
01:04:59Cover up, cover up.
01:05:01You hear that player cheerleading.
01:05:03I think it's more like giving orders.
01:05:06Well, he's the president.
01:05:09No.
01:05:10How many times have you said that in this telecam?
01:05:13Just so everybody knows.
01:05:14They know right now.
01:05:15Sometimes people go to the bathroom, they hit the clicker.
01:05:18They do other things we don't know.
01:05:19We gotta reinforce it.
01:05:20Say it again.
01:05:21This is the president.
01:05:22Don't mention it.
01:05:24In the corner.
01:05:25It's the president.
01:05:26Oh!
01:05:28Oh!
01:05:29Mickie J got nailed not once but twice.
01:05:31Page hit him and Hogan hit Page.
01:05:33He rocked it to Mickie J for a second time.
01:05:35Referee down.
01:05:36Right of your screen.
01:05:37Where's Flair?
01:05:38Has the combatants continue to go at it?
01:05:40The big foot.
01:05:42The big foot.
01:05:43The big foot.
01:05:44Charles Robinson has come in.
01:05:52Hogan missed a leg drop.
01:05:54Charles Robinson, who we have seen repeatedly refusing to count the opponents down for Hollywood.
01:06:00Hogan.
01:06:01Page put him down, Page gonna put a diamond cut right.
01:06:05The Hogan's rocked up.
01:06:07Hollywood Hogan.
01:06:12And the trademark come back again.
01:06:17Flair's wheeling the chair.
01:06:19Look, Joe Robinson turned his head.
01:06:21He's shooting his eyes.
01:06:22Flair hit Page with the chair.
01:06:25If I'm mistaken, Page goes down in the heap.
01:06:28And Robinson made the match go on.
01:06:32Page is up.
01:06:33Flair chopping Hogan.
01:06:35Oh, man.
01:06:36Here we go.
01:06:37Look at this.
01:06:38No effect on those knife edge chops from Flair.
01:06:41And he's backpedaling.
01:06:42Hogan blocked it.
01:06:44Hollywood Hogan.
01:06:46Amazing.
01:06:48Big foot.
01:06:50Flair caught in the ropes.
01:06:52Page out.
01:06:54Big leg drop.
01:06:55Does he have him?
01:06:56Does he have him?
01:06:57He's got him.
01:06:58That's Charles Robinson.
01:06:59He's not making the count.
01:07:00He's not making the count.
01:07:01You're right, Mike.
01:07:02Robinson goes down.
01:07:08Mickie J, one, two, three.
01:07:14Yeah.
01:07:15That one will leave you breathless.
01:07:21Wow.
01:07:22What a match.
01:07:23What a brawl.
01:07:24What a battle.
01:07:25What a fight.
01:07:26Hogan now can lay claim of getting a title shot against Ric Flair.
01:07:32I say he can lay claim.
01:07:34Whether he'll get it or not remains to be seen.
01:07:37You know something, Flair?
01:07:38I'll go through all your stooges.
01:07:41Diamond Dallas Page ain't nothing.
01:07:43Current hitting's nothing.
01:07:45Current hitting's nothing.
01:07:46Now that I get the title match with you, Flair.
01:07:49The end.
01:07:50W-O belt.
01:07:51The gold will be around my waist.
01:07:53I told you I could do it, Big Kev.
01:07:56It worked out perfectly, brother.
01:07:58They can't stop us.
01:07:59The Wolfpack is in the house.
01:08:02We're gonna see you Thursday, live from Richmond, Virginia on TBS.
01:08:07And Offending for your broadcast team at night, everybody.
01:08:11Yeah.
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