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00:00:00How can you, too, become a special member of a secret WCW society?
00:00:12Stay tuned to find out.
00:00:15And by the way, this coming Thursday on WCW.com, on WCW Live at 7 o'clock Eastern Time,
00:00:22I'm going to be joining our good friends Bob Ryder, Mark Madden, live on the Internet on WCW.com.
00:00:28A lot of interesting talk, I understand, going on.
00:00:30And I'm looking forward to being with you fans.
00:00:35The main event tonight, Big Papa Pop, Scott Steiner, the new United States Heavyweight Champion,
00:00:40will face the new world champion for the world title, Diamond Dallas Page, his first 100 offenses tonight.
00:00:45Rowdy Roddy Piper is here.
00:00:47Ric Flair will face Sting.
00:00:49Sting got right in his face since one time for all time.
00:00:52Let's do it again tonight, these two games.
00:00:54You know that they're going to light up the ring here tonight if only they can do it.
00:00:57And Booker T will defend the world television title against a dog-faced gremlin, Rick Steiner.
00:01:03That is all here tonight as well.
00:01:07Goldberg is here.
00:01:08That's right, Goldberg.
00:01:09They're all main events.
00:01:10They're all main events.
00:01:10Goldberg, the superstars are out.
00:01:13Speaking of Goldberg, let's take you back last night.
00:01:16Spring Stampede, courtesy of WCW Magazine.
00:01:19Big Sexy and Goldberg in a true clash of the super heavyweight.
00:01:23And at the beginning of the match, you know, Frank, we talked about it last night.
00:01:27Big Sexy really pushed Goldberg to the limit like no one had done before.
00:01:31I've never seen you.
00:01:32I'm a big Goldberg fan.
00:01:33Just the man's style, how aggressive he is.
00:01:36I'm also a big fan of Big Sexy.
00:01:38And I'll tell you something.
00:01:39His agility, he showed me last night, Big Sexy.
00:01:41He came prepared.
00:01:42And I don't think Goldberg's butt.
00:01:43He had that much fight in him.
00:01:46Near the end of the match, here comes Lex Luger.
00:01:48Wax Goldberg with a chair.
00:01:49It didn't work.
00:01:50Goldberg is your winner last night as Goldberg gets retribution from a loss at Starrcade.
00:01:56And now to our good friend, Mean Gene.
00:02:00Very dear close first a long time friend, Tony.
00:02:02I thank you.
00:02:03Coming off a big victory last night at Spring Stampede.
00:02:06This man has proven conclusively that one-on-one he is indestructible.
00:02:13Please welcome Goldberg.
00:02:17Goldberg.
00:02:22Well, if you read Entertainment Weekly and Goldberg on the cover this past week,
00:02:27I think it was crystal clear that you can compare wrestlers in different organizations if you want to.
00:02:34But this man is pound for pound the toughest of the champs, individual, ever.
00:02:43Ever.
00:02:45That's capital E, capital B, E, R.
00:02:50And the people of the champ, Goldberg.
00:02:55I mean, just think about what it takes to win over Big Sexy.
00:03:00But here's the guy that can do it, and he's with me, Gene Ocrum.
00:03:04Oh, easy job.
00:03:11Hit it, Gene.
00:03:13All right.
00:03:14Ladies and gentlemen, in case you have not heard the news,
00:03:17and the only way you wouldn't have heard it is if you're living under a rock.
00:03:21Last night at Spring Tampede, this man, Goldberg, defeated Big Sexy Kevin Nash.
00:03:29Truly a remarkable streak.
00:03:32As a matter of fact, you, Goldberg, took it all the way up to 174 early on in your career.
00:03:39You know, Gene, ever since I made my debut here at WCW,
00:03:44I've destroyed every single person in my path.
00:03:51But I have made a couple mistakes.
00:03:57When I built my record up to 174 and 0, I got s***ed.
00:04:02You can say that again.
00:04:04But after last night, I feel a little bit vindicated.
00:04:14A little retribution, and of course, revenge is golden in your case.
00:04:19On to the next subject.
00:04:22Bret Hart.
00:04:24Wait a minute.
00:04:26Wait a minute.
00:04:26As we very well know, Goldberg,
00:04:29Bret Hart recently in Toronto announced his retirement from professional wrestling.
00:04:34I think he's out of the question.
00:04:36You know what?
00:04:37He may have announced his retirement,
00:04:39but he's out of his mind.
00:04:44And right now, you better be out of the country, brother.
00:04:47Because I don't care where you are,
00:04:50I'm gonna find you.
00:04:52When I had that belt,
00:04:54I was hunted by everybody.
00:04:57But now,
00:04:58I'm the hunter.
00:05:01And I'm gonna find you.
00:05:03Goldberg,
00:05:04another name that very quickly comes to mind.
00:05:07After last night,
00:05:09in neighboring Seattle, Tacoma,
00:05:11a man that interfered in your match with Kevin Nash,
00:05:14a man that you know very well,
00:05:16the total package,
00:05:17Lex Luger.
00:05:19Lex Luger has stuck his nose into my business
00:05:22for the last time.
00:05:24When you show your face,
00:05:26I'm gonna knock it off, Luger.
00:05:30All right.
00:05:31Finally,
00:05:32I've got to say,
00:05:34as I travel around the country
00:05:35and as we travel around the world here
00:05:36at World Championship Wrestling,
00:05:38something that you held
00:05:40and was very, very dear to you,
00:05:42the WCW World Heavyweight title.
00:05:44As a matter of fact,
00:05:45you made reference to it earlier on
00:05:47in our conversation here.
00:05:49I don't care if Dallas Page has it.
00:05:52By the way,
00:05:54I commend you, Dallas.
00:05:55Nice job.
00:05:57That doesn't make you immune
00:05:58to me.
00:06:01I don't care if the president has it.
00:06:03I don't care if King Kong has it.
00:06:06I'm gonna get it.
00:06:09But you know what, Gene?
00:06:11The good thing is
00:06:13that you know it
00:06:14and I know it.
00:06:17That I don't have to have that belt
00:06:18to be the champ.
00:06:20You know,
00:06:21I don't think it's a question,
00:06:24Goldberg,
00:06:24I don't think it's a question
00:06:25of who's next.
00:06:26I think it's a question
00:06:28of who's left.
00:06:29No, see,
00:06:30that's where you're wrong.
00:06:32It ain't who's left.
00:06:34It's who's next!
00:06:36Hey!
00:06:37How about that,
00:06:38ladies and gentlemen?
00:06:39Goldberg!
00:06:40And this crowd
00:06:41is on their feet.
00:06:43It's Nitro,
00:06:44Monday Night TNT,
00:06:46where the great state
00:06:47of Washington,
00:06:48Cody, Bobby,
00:06:49gentlemen,
00:06:49this is incredible.
00:06:50And Goldberg is gonna wrestle
00:06:52still to come
00:06:53later on in this program.
00:06:55Oh, it's great.
00:06:56Time to go to the Dog Pound.
00:07:00It's time for our World Television
00:07:01Title Bout,
00:07:02here live on Monday Nitro.
00:07:06And by the way, fans,
00:07:09before this match starts,
00:07:11a couple of big reminders for you
00:07:13that not only this World Television
00:07:15Title Match,
00:07:16but tonight,
00:07:18Ric Flair,
00:07:19the President,
00:07:20the former World Camp,
00:07:22will face one of his arch enemies,
00:07:24and Sting,
00:07:25and they will hit it off.
00:07:27They will go at it later tonight
00:07:28here on this program.
00:07:30We heard Goldberg
00:07:31talk to Mean Gene.
00:07:32He had some very choice things
00:07:33to say
00:07:34about a now-retired
00:07:36Bret in the Hitman Hart.
00:07:37Goldberg will wrestle
00:07:39on this program
00:07:40here tonight.
00:07:41World Champion Diamond Dallas Page
00:07:44in his first title defense ever
00:07:47tonight against new U.S. champ
00:07:50Big Papa Pump, Scott Steiner,
00:07:52and to cap all that off,
00:07:54somewhere here tonight
00:07:55to make an appearance
00:07:57where we don't know,
00:07:58the one and only
00:08:00Rowdy Scott.
00:08:02Go ahead, let's say it together.
00:08:03Let's say it together.
00:08:03Rowdy, Rowdy,
00:08:05Everett!
00:08:10The team!
00:08:15We should have tag bugs me.
00:08:17You and me?
00:08:18I would know
00:08:19wear a belt around here
00:08:22with you to save my net.
00:08:24You know some guys
00:08:25would come and want to challenge you and I.
00:08:27Uh-uh.
00:08:27First you get the belt,
00:08:28I know a pawn shop in Miami.
00:08:30Oh yeah, we make a little money.
00:08:31Of course.
00:08:32There you go.
00:08:32Well, let's get them.
00:08:33Let's have them made.
00:08:35Don't forget to think like me.
00:08:36I'm getting scared, Johnny.
00:08:37I've been working with you long enough.
00:08:39Oh, by the way, fans,
00:08:40we want to let you know
00:08:41that yes,
00:08:42it's going to be Thunder
00:08:43live this coming Thursday,
00:08:45back to Thursday night
00:08:46on TBS
00:08:48with the professor Mike Cane
00:08:50and the living legend
00:08:52Larry Zabisco.
00:08:56And that's going to be
00:08:568.05 Eastern Time.
00:08:58Remember, as today told you,
00:09:00it's going to be
00:09:00your information source
00:09:01each and every Thursday
00:09:03here on Thunder.
00:09:04And Larry's been at Masters all week.
00:09:07He has?
00:09:08Hitting golf balls?
00:09:09Good.
00:09:09No, no, the lock company.
00:09:11Okay.
00:09:12All right.
00:09:12Let's get to the TV title
00:09:14about Booker T.
00:09:16And the brother
00:09:17of Big Papa Pop,
00:09:18Rick Steiner.
00:09:19The bright one.
00:09:21Not what you said earlier,
00:09:22but we won't go into that.
00:09:23That's what Tanae says.
00:09:24This is going to be a great match.
00:09:25Yes, it is.
00:09:26Because we have two great athletes.
00:09:28The amateur background
00:09:31of Rick Steiner,
00:09:31University of Michigan grad,
00:09:33non-American,
00:09:34and of course,
00:09:35Booker T,
00:09:36who many promoters
00:09:37and members
00:09:37of the championship committee
00:09:38and fans feel
00:09:39is pound for pound
00:09:40maybe the best overall athlete
00:09:42you'll find in this sport.
00:09:43Not only power,
00:09:45not to say he's the greatest power man,
00:09:46but power of Jolie's speed
00:09:48and endurance as well,
00:09:49Brain.
00:09:49Well, you know,
00:09:50you can take a man
00:09:50and have him bench press 500 pounds.
00:09:53That's one thing.
00:09:53But if he's not an athlete,
00:09:54that's another.
00:09:55These are athletes.
00:09:56This man, Booker T,
00:09:57is an athlete.
00:09:58You can just tell
00:09:59by the way he carries himself
00:10:00around that ring
00:10:00and what he's done in the past.
00:10:02And you know the credentials
00:10:03of the signers.
00:10:04Yes.
00:10:04Like him or not,
00:10:05they're athletes.
00:10:06Both of them.
00:10:07And of course,
00:10:07they're not seen eye to eye.
00:10:08There's a standing switch.
00:10:09There's a great collegiate move
00:10:11and a pickup.
00:10:11And he just dropped him
00:10:12on the back of his head
00:10:13that time.
00:10:14You know,
00:10:14you combine all her athleticism
00:10:16and...
00:10:17Athleticism?
00:10:18Yes.
00:10:19Go ahead.
00:10:19I know what you mean.
00:10:20Go ahead.
00:10:20You don't have to say
00:10:21the words right
00:10:22for us to know what you mean.
00:10:22I'm trying to keep it simple.
00:10:24I'm not like today.
00:10:24I'm not going to correct you
00:10:25every word that you say.
00:10:27That's the first time you haven't.
00:10:30You threw me off track.
00:10:31Don't forget about it.
00:10:32And I tell you right now,
00:10:34I don't want to be
00:10:34thrown off track,
00:10:36the brain,
00:10:36but also Booker T in the ring
00:10:38as he slowed this down.
00:10:40You know,
00:10:40you can tell the dogface
00:10:41Gremlin loves that
00:10:42very close competition.
00:10:43And he loves to just
00:10:45grapple.
00:10:45He loves to lock it up.
00:10:46He even smiles
00:10:47when someone puts
00:10:48a good move on him.
00:10:50He ducks low.
00:10:51And there was a great move
00:10:52put on him.
00:10:54The Harlem sidekick,
00:10:56so to speak,
00:10:57by Booker T.
00:11:01To the ropes.
00:11:02Rick Stotter ducks low
00:11:03and gets met
00:11:05by the forearm shot.
00:11:06Booker T
00:11:07wrestling with an abundance
00:11:09of confidence
00:11:10as you can see, fans.
00:11:11There he goes
00:11:11to the chest
00:11:12hits the ropes.
00:11:15Thought maybe the axe kick,
00:11:16but he really rethought
00:11:17the strategy in midstream.
00:11:18One, two,
00:11:19and Rick Steiner comes out.
00:11:20It'll take a lot more
00:11:21than just one move
00:11:22to put him down.
00:11:23And I think Booker T
00:11:24realizes that.
00:11:26Well, if he's done
00:11:26his homework,
00:11:27he'd realize it.
00:11:28How many times
00:11:29has Steiner's held
00:11:29the world's title
00:11:30in tag team competition?
00:11:3310, 20?
00:11:34I don't know.
00:11:35A lot of times.
00:11:36They've been there.
00:11:39They just don't get along
00:11:40right now, do they?
00:11:41No, and of course,
00:11:42you can understand why.
00:11:44A pickup, watch out.
00:11:46Drops him across the chest.
00:11:49That'll take the wind
00:11:50out of you real quick.
00:11:51Comes right back up.
00:11:52A remarkable story
00:11:53is how Rick Steiner
00:11:54has battled back
00:11:56from a couple
00:11:56of shoulder surgeries.
00:11:58You may notice
00:11:59if you come to our events
00:12:00and go ringside
00:12:01that he does have
00:12:01a mark across one shoulder
00:12:04where they cut on the shoulder.
00:12:05And there's a lot of guys
00:12:06in this sport
00:12:07who have gone through
00:12:09shoulder surgeries, brain,
00:12:11and that's ended their career.
00:12:12But this says a lot
00:12:13about the conditioning
00:12:14and the perseverance
00:12:15of a Rick Steiner
00:12:15that he's able to battle
00:12:16back from that
00:12:17and he's able to perform
00:12:18in the ring.
00:12:19Well, you know,
00:12:19in wrestling,
00:12:20your arms and hands
00:12:21are so important
00:12:22and your shoulder strength.
00:12:23And if one of your shoulders
00:12:24isn't any good,
00:12:25you're done.
00:12:25There he goes.
00:12:28Pat McSteiner line.
00:12:30He made it famous
00:12:30and Booker T falls
00:12:31right at the floor here.
00:12:36Get ready, Tony.
00:12:37They're on the floor.
00:12:39That means we hit the door.
00:12:41Yes, we did.
00:12:41Well, we need to,
00:12:42you know,
00:12:43this table is pretty solid.
00:12:46And you know what
00:12:48we really need here?
00:12:49What?
00:12:49Some rabid dogs
00:12:50in front of us.
00:12:52Anybody come here?
00:12:53There's a rabid dog
00:12:54in the ring
00:12:55as what there is.
00:12:56The Dogface Gremlin
00:12:57full arm dragon
00:13:00twists Booker T.
00:13:01Kicked him.
00:13:02He picked him up
00:13:03from a homing sidekick.
00:13:05What a move that was.
00:13:07Amazing.
00:13:09He could be the TV champ,
00:13:11right?
00:13:12No.
00:13:12No.
00:13:13Not yet.
00:13:13Two, shoulder up.
00:13:20Now he Booker T
00:13:21reverses him
00:13:21into the ropes.
00:13:22Amazing.
00:13:25The man tried
00:13:26the leaf frog
00:13:28and he caught him
00:13:28in midair
00:13:29and put him on.
00:13:30Can he win it here?
00:13:31We'll find out in...
00:13:33I think there's
00:13:34one too many barks
00:13:35in there.
00:13:35I believe so.
00:13:38Booker T who lost
00:13:39to Scott Steiner
00:13:40last night.
00:13:43Referee goes down.
00:13:44Too close to the action
00:13:46that time.
00:13:47Wrong place,
00:13:47wrong time.
00:13:48And obviously Booker T
00:13:49took the run of that.
00:13:53A pickup.
00:13:55Something's happening,
00:13:55Tony.
00:13:56Now the fans
00:13:57come to their feet.
00:13:59Rick Steiner
00:13:59climbing the turnbuckles.
00:14:01It's Stevie Ray,
00:14:02the leader of NWO
00:14:03black and white
00:14:04and he whacks him.
00:14:05That's Seth.
00:14:06The slapjack
00:14:07is what it's called.
00:14:09I don't think
00:14:09Booker T knows
00:14:10this happened.
00:14:11That was his brother
00:14:12and they've not seen
00:14:13eye to eye
00:14:13and then a Harlem
00:14:14sidekick the boot.
00:14:15One, two,
00:14:17and Booker T
00:14:18will win this
00:14:19thanks to help
00:14:20from Stevie Ray.
00:14:21What's all that about?
00:14:24I don't know.
00:14:25I really don't know.
00:14:27They're not getting
00:14:28alarmed
00:14:28but he helped
00:14:28him win the match.
00:14:31He helped his brother
00:14:32on WCW Saturday night
00:14:34as well,
00:14:34if you'll recall.
00:14:36There's a story
00:14:38building here
00:14:39that we need to follow.
00:14:40You want me to go
00:14:40in the back
00:14:41and find out?
00:14:41I want you to stay
00:14:42right here.
00:14:43Why do I listen to you?
00:14:44Because we still
00:14:45have to come
00:14:45the world title.
00:14:47Big Top of Pops
00:14:48and Diamond Dallas Page
00:14:50the new world champion.
00:14:52But more than a world title
00:14:53on the line here tonight,
00:14:54ladies and gentlemen.
00:14:56This is a match of purpose.
00:14:57This is a match of revenge.
00:15:00And this may have been met.
00:15:02He's standing with an old title
00:15:05still to come tonight live.
00:15:08What an atmosphere
00:15:09at the Sundom
00:15:11in Yakima, Washington
00:15:12we've had for tonight's event.
00:15:14And we've still got
00:15:14a lot more to go.
00:15:16This is Monday Nitro
00:15:17live from the Evergreen State,
00:15:19the state of Washington
00:15:20for the first time ever.
00:15:22We're being the state of Washington.
00:15:23And it's whoop-pack music
00:15:25and here he comes.
00:15:27You said, Drain,
00:15:28that you feel that Scott Steiner,
00:15:30the U.S. champ,
00:15:32will win the world title tonight
00:15:34from Diamond Dallas Page.
00:15:35You made that predictable.
00:15:36I just feel that.
00:15:37He's on such a roll.
00:15:39He won the title last night.
00:15:40The way he intimidates people.
00:15:41And don't forget,
00:15:44in the back of DDP's mind
00:15:45is what he thinks
00:15:47that Scott Steiner did to his place.
00:15:49But he's not going to get in the ring
00:15:51and have an average wrestling match
00:15:54hold against hold.
00:15:56Uh-uh, not tonight.
00:15:58What an intimidating figure
00:16:00he is coming to the ring.
00:16:02He's a smart one of the family.
00:16:04Now fans, we'll let you know
00:16:05the match is not ready to go yet.
00:16:07But we're giving the U.S. champ
00:16:09a chance to come out and talk.
00:16:12So Pinser, do us all a big favor.
00:16:15Hand the mic to him
00:16:16and then split.
00:16:17You understand?
00:16:18No, better yet.
00:16:19Pinser, hand your hand in the mic
00:16:20and then spit in his face.
00:16:21Yeah, go ahead, Dave.
00:16:22How dare you?
00:16:23Oh, he's got his own mic.
00:16:26Better for you, man.
00:16:29Cut the music.
00:16:35You know, I knew
00:16:36coming to Yakima
00:16:37and finding a pretty woman
00:16:40was like finding a needle
00:16:42in a haystack.
00:16:48But I'm not going to let
00:16:50this godforsaken town
00:16:52rain on my parade
00:16:53because I'm going to find me a freak,
00:16:56put her on a leash,
00:16:57and get my release.
00:16:59because the bottom line is
00:17:07the big, bad, booty daddy
00:17:10is ready to put on a body-rocking,
00:17:13knee-knocking, cherry-popping
00:17:15showdown,
00:17:16and the show don't stop
00:17:18until the show topper's on top,
00:17:20and you're telling me
00:17:22who's the daddy.
00:17:23So this goes to all my freaks out there.
00:17:30Big, papa, pump,
00:17:32as you hook up.
00:17:33Holler if you hear me.
00:17:42Now, as you people look at
00:17:44the greatest body in the world,
00:17:46and you look at
00:17:49the greatest champion
00:17:51in the world,
00:17:52after the night,
00:17:55there's only going to be
00:17:57one champion,
00:17:59and that's me.
00:18:00Because Diamonddale's page,
00:18:02if you think you impressed me
00:18:04by winning a world title,
00:18:07you've got another thing coming.
00:18:09Because if I said it once,
00:18:11I've said it a thousand times,
00:18:14you're not big enough,
00:18:16you're not strong enough,
00:18:18and you're not smart enough
00:18:20to be a man like me,
00:18:23because you're
00:18:23white trash.
00:18:32So after tonight,
00:18:33Diamonddale's page,
00:18:35I'm going to take your wife
00:18:37and make her feel
00:18:39the real deal
00:18:41and show her that size
00:18:43does matter.
00:18:46I'm going to take
00:18:47your world title,
00:18:49and I'm going to change
00:18:51your world,
00:18:53because after tonight,
00:18:55I'm going to be
00:18:56the world champion.
00:18:59And then I
00:19:01going to do
00:19:03whatever I please.
00:19:07He has made this very personal.
00:19:21He has turned this into
00:19:22what we already knew it was,
00:19:23brain,
00:19:24more than a world title bout.
00:19:27Scott Steiner,
00:19:28Big Papa Pop,
00:19:29the most explosive
00:19:30wrestler in our sport,
00:19:33the US camp later tonight,
00:19:34for a face,
00:19:35Diamond Dallas Page,
00:19:37it'll happen live,
00:19:38it'll be tonight,
00:19:39only on
00:19:40Night Drew.
00:19:45All right,
00:19:46here comes
00:19:46one of the
00:19:47Drew Young
00:19:48buddies of the stars
00:19:51in our sport,
00:19:53Kenny Chaos,
00:19:54who,
00:19:55with the team
00:19:56of high voltage,
00:19:57made quite an aim
00:19:58for himself.
00:19:58He was at one time,
00:20:00along with Rick Steiner,
00:20:01one half of the world
00:20:01tag team champs,
00:20:03and he,
00:20:04in rage,
00:20:06made up high voltage.
00:20:07Rage has had an arm injury
00:20:10as of late,
00:20:10has not been able
00:20:11to compete for Kenny Chaos,
00:20:13has been around
00:20:14in singles competition.
00:20:15But tonight,
00:20:17he has the unenviable task
00:20:19of going in against a man
00:20:21who came out here
00:20:22and who is probably
00:20:24as hot as any man
00:20:25you'll ever find
00:20:26in this sport.
00:20:29Goldberg!
00:20:31Goldberg!
00:20:34You know,
00:20:34we can add something else.
00:20:35You know how the tagline
00:20:36for Goldberg
00:20:37has been,
00:20:38who's next?
00:20:40There have been
00:20:40so many wrestlers
00:20:41around the world
00:20:42that say,
00:20:43you know,
00:20:44worry,
00:20:44we're better than Goldberg,
00:20:46I'm better than Goldberg.
00:20:47Here's another tagline
00:20:48for Goldberg.
00:20:49Goldberg,
00:20:50I dare you.
00:20:53I wouldn't say that to him.
00:20:54Yeah,
00:20:54we know about the Goldberg,
00:20:55but any would-be competitive,
00:20:58any man who wants
00:20:59to get in the ring
00:20:59against Goldberg,
00:21:00how about this,
00:21:01on the hands of WCW,
00:21:02we dare you.
00:21:04I like it.
00:21:05Yeah,
00:21:06we double-dog dare you.
00:21:07We triple-dog dare you.
00:21:09Oh boy,
00:21:09that's the big one.
00:21:16The one thing
00:21:17that has made Goldberg
00:21:18such a sensation,
00:21:20he's unheard of
00:21:21in this sport.
00:21:22Some wrestlers
00:21:23can wrestle.
00:21:24Some wrestlers
00:21:26can rattle and talk.
00:21:29My name is
00:21:29because he's in the ring.
00:21:31He can have
00:21:31a little to the bust.
00:21:33He can be able
00:21:33to perform in the ring.
00:21:34He can be able
00:21:35to talk
00:21:36and relate to the band.
00:21:38Either good or bad.
00:21:39Goldberg never did
00:21:40have to talk.
00:21:41Goldberg was the one
00:21:42and only true man
00:21:43in this ring
00:21:44who let his ability
00:21:45speak for itself.
00:21:47And not only that,
00:21:48as of late,
00:21:49he's been talking,
00:21:49and I understand
00:21:51that when he became
00:21:52the mega superstar
00:21:53because of the spear
00:21:55and the jackhammer.
00:21:57Nothing fancy about him.
00:21:59Nothing fancy at all.
00:22:00And he proved last night
00:22:01that he can take
00:22:02quite a beating
00:22:03and he did
00:22:04before he,
00:22:06as we say,
00:22:07sucked it up
00:22:08and prevailed.
00:22:08for Goldberg
00:22:10in his fourth quarter
00:22:12and the offense
00:22:13was on the goal line
00:22:14and he was back
00:22:15in his days
00:22:15with the Falcons
00:22:16and the Georgia Bulldogs
00:22:18and he was stopping
00:22:18that goal line.
00:22:20All by himself,
00:22:21probably.
00:22:21All by himself.
00:22:23Like he said,
00:22:24Tony,
00:22:24he didn't do much talking.
00:22:26He did all his talking
00:22:27when he walked
00:22:27through those ropes
00:22:28and he heard that bell ring.
00:22:29It was all Goldberg.
00:22:35Eyes up,
00:22:36Chaos,
00:22:36submission hold here.
00:22:37A leg breaker type
00:22:40maneuver
00:22:40and Chaos goes to the ropes.
00:22:43You have probably read
00:22:44in many different magazines
00:22:45and newspaper articles
00:22:46around the country
00:22:47that Goldberg
00:22:49outside of the ring
00:22:49is a very mild-mannered,
00:22:51soft-spoken man.
00:22:52And that's true.
00:22:53He stays to himself.
00:22:55He's very quiet.
00:22:56But Goldberg,
00:22:57as we've witnessed
00:22:58being in this sport,
00:22:59being in WCW,
00:23:01slowly and relentlessly
00:23:03builds to a crescendo
00:23:04to where he explodes,
00:23:07literally when he walks
00:23:08through the pyro
00:23:09coming to the ring.
00:23:10The Goldberg
00:23:11that hits the ring
00:23:11is nothing like
00:23:13the Goldberg
00:23:13that we see
00:23:14after the match
00:23:15or later in the evening
00:23:16or maybe on an airport
00:23:17somewhere.
00:23:18He truly,
00:23:19when he gets to the ring,
00:23:20is like a man possessed.
00:23:21Well, I guess,
00:23:22I understand
00:23:23in the restroom
00:23:23before he goes out,
00:23:24he bangs his head
00:23:25into the lockers
00:23:26a few times.
00:23:26And that's the start-up.
00:23:27Yeah,
00:23:28just to get himself ready.
00:23:29I don't know
00:23:29anybody that ever did that.
00:23:30That's a very simple
00:23:35look of intimidation.
00:23:37It's almost like,
00:23:37is that all you got?
00:23:39You want him looking
00:23:39at you like that?
00:23:41Never.
00:23:42He absorbed it all
00:23:43from Chaos to Goldberg,
00:23:44and he will put him in!
00:23:45Oh, my goodness!
00:23:46The Gorilla Press Slam
00:23:48of Chaos.
00:23:48He's a big guy
00:23:49around 260.
00:23:51And that was with ease!
00:23:54Let's call it
00:23:54the Goldberg Slam
00:23:55from now on.
00:23:57Yeah, let's do that.
00:23:58Now, that was a sight.
00:24:04Goldberg has come back again.
00:24:09Oh!
00:24:12Oh, that's gotta hurt.
00:24:16It's the old pump handle.
00:24:19Oh!
00:24:20Oh, my goodness!
00:24:23I've seen him picked up
00:24:24and dropped,
00:24:25but never just thrown
00:24:25over his shoulder like that.
00:24:27Get ready!
00:24:27Here we go!
00:24:28He's caught up with the spear!
00:24:31Oh!
00:24:32Oh, the man is here!
00:24:34Yes!
00:24:35Yes!
00:24:35We dare you!
00:24:37We double dare you!
00:24:39The Tri-Galbert!
00:24:47Chaos is going nowhere
00:24:48except up.
00:24:51Going to Jack Gamble City
00:24:52is where he's going there,
00:24:53Weez!
00:24:54Up!
00:24:54One, and two, and academic!
00:24:55It's over!
00:24:56The amazing thing about the combination of the spear and the jackhammer
00:25:09is that every time you see it, it seems as if he does it better each and every time, with more intensity.
00:25:16Yeah, you think, how much better can he put a hold on a move like that, and then he comes out and does it once again.
00:25:22Well, a man like Goldberg is going to only get better.
00:25:25He's not going to stay at one level.
00:25:27From his first match to right now, you can see the improvement.
00:25:33He's going to watch right here, the Goldberg slam picks Chaos up in the air, like he's a child, like he weighs 50 pounds, and then drops him like a bad habit.
00:25:46He's ready.
00:25:48He's got him in his sights.
00:25:49There goes Goldberg.
00:25:51Chaos didn't have a chance.
00:25:52He's smeared to the mat.
00:25:54Good, smeared.
00:25:55Very good.
00:25:56Takes him for a little walk around the ring, and then finishes off Mr. Chaos.
00:26:01Your winner, the man, Goldberg.
00:26:04Who smeared another one, didn't he?
00:26:06Smeared him.
00:26:07Walked right off.
00:26:08He's in Goldberg.
00:26:09Fans, we still have Ric Flair and Sting.
00:26:12They'll go at it one-on-one.
00:26:13We still have DDP, the new world champ.
00:26:16He will, tonight, defend the world title against U.S. champ and hated enemy Big Papa Pump.
00:26:22And yes, Rowdy, Rowdy Piper is here tonight, live on TNT.
00:26:28What could he want?
00:26:30Anything he wants.
00:26:31Trouble.
00:26:43The brand new Monday Night Raw leading you into the millennium of year 2000.
00:26:53Tony Schiavone, Bobby the Brain Heenan.
00:26:57DJ Rand, Ricky Rocklin, Gene Okerlund, and his protege, David Penzer, all with you here tonight.
00:27:05Ladies and gentlemen, a couple of reminders before we go to one of our feature maps.
00:27:09Big weekend for World Championship Wrestling this coming Friday, the 16th of April.
00:27:15In Miami, it's World Championship Wrestling at the Miami Arena.
00:27:19And for tickets to the Ice Palace and small, the Ticketmaster locale.
00:27:24And this Sunday, we're going to be in Tampa once again at the Ice Palace for World Championship Wrestling.
00:27:30This Sunday, April 18th.
00:27:32Ticket to the Ice Palace box office and all Ticketmaster outlets.
00:27:36You also know by now that it's going to be Gorgeous George, the gorgeous lady who accompanies the Macho Man Randy Savage.
00:27:43And referee Charles Robinson in the one-on-one matchup coming up at Slamperie.
00:27:48As I said, Charles lets the prez in.
00:27:51And of course, Charles is wrestling and Gorgeous George wrestling at Slamperie to try to keep the Macho Man either in or out of wrestling.
00:27:58That's going to be in St. Louis. TWA Dome. Tickets for that event at the box office and all usual outlets.
00:28:05It's Sunday, May 9th for Slamperie.
00:28:06We know that Kevin Nash in Slamperie is going to face the winner of DDP and Scott Steiner for the world title in Slamperie.
00:28:13Card just getting started. What a big night in St. Louis is going to be in on pay-per-view.
00:28:18Well, they thought the crowd, they thought St. Louis was really excited about McGuire hitting 70 home runs.
00:28:25Wait till they see Gorgeous George slap around the referee.
00:28:31You think it's coincidence? You think it's random draw?
00:28:35Or you think it's with purpose that Charles Robinson's going to referee this Ric Flair match?
00:28:40Well, Ric Flair's the president. He can make a decision about anything he wants.
00:28:44And that's what he's done.
00:28:45He don't want Robinson there. Here's to you, Mr. Robinson.
00:28:51Charles Robinson's in Flair's back pocket. Let's not deny that.
00:28:55So it's Sting's job. Sting's job with Robinson the referee and Arn Anderson at ringside to try to put the shoulders down of the press and the former heavyweight champion world.
00:29:06And immediately Robinson is checking and double-checking Sting for illegal objects.
00:29:11Looks like he's wearing spats.
00:29:14You know what the great thing about this event is? We have seen Sting in the rafters, but we haven't seen Sting wrestle on this program in a while.
00:29:23Last night on Spring Stampede, and when you see the encore presentation all this week,
00:29:29we're gonna find out that Sting has not lost a step. He's been better than ever before.
00:29:35So Sting's back wrestling on Nitro over the first time in one hour.
00:29:39Well, it's a new Sting as far as I'm concerned. Did you see the way he was talking out here?
00:29:43The energy he had, how he got up in Flair's face. And when you get nose-to-nose with Flair, you're busy.
00:29:48Stinger, as Flair stares a hole through Sting, Charles Robinson warns Sting about pulling the hair.
00:29:58Are they ever intense?
00:30:02Two of the greats of all time.
00:30:07Sting leapfrog to get Flair through, and there is your Goldberg wrist slam.
00:30:13Oh!
00:30:15We renamed that earlier in this telecast thing.
00:30:17Oh!
00:30:18Oh!
00:30:19Sting putting high in the air!
00:30:20That's old time!
00:30:21Stop begging off now!
00:30:22We're saying this is for old times.
00:30:25You're not kidding.
00:30:26Another one!
00:30:29Another one!
00:30:30Up and down!
00:30:31And Flair hitting very, very hard.
00:30:33Oh!
00:30:34Oh!
00:30:35What a beating this man has taken over the years in his career defending the title.
00:30:3914 times he won the championship.
00:30:42And of course, many great battles against Sting.
00:30:49As a matter of fact, WCW, the company, got a kickoff when these two men went at it on the clash of the champions event back in April of 1988.
00:31:00That made Sting a superstar.
00:31:03Sting's bringing him back.
00:31:05And he's not looked back since then.
00:31:07You think the President Clinton had troubles?
00:31:09The President Flair's got a whole handful right now.
00:31:11Yeah.
00:31:12He certainly does.
00:31:13And Sting puts him over the shoulder!
00:31:16I'm telling you, this is the new Sting.
00:31:18He's intimidating.
00:31:19He gets up into your face.
00:31:23How about that?
00:31:24Just a simple eye poke, and it turns things back around for the former champ.
00:31:28The press.
00:31:29Hooks him!
00:31:30And Sting looks him right in the eye.
00:31:32Nose to nose again.
00:31:34Sting wants it to happen again.
00:31:35Well, Flair's gonna oblige here.
00:31:38Much like Goldberg, Sting just grits his teeth.
00:31:41Says, come on!
00:31:42Bring it on!
00:31:43And he steals him out of the corner.
00:31:45Up on top!
00:31:49Two!
00:31:50Three!
00:31:51One!
00:31:52Right between the eyes.
00:31:53Five!
00:31:54Ten!
00:31:55Here we go again!
00:31:57Out of the corner, Sting with a dropkick.
00:32:00Boy, oh boy!
00:32:01Sting hasn't lost a step.
00:32:02Nothing!
00:32:03He's gained a step.
00:32:04He's gained a step.
00:32:05I was thinking the same thing.
00:32:06Charles Robinson will go down to two camp that time.
00:32:10Let's watch Charles Robinson's counts.
00:32:14I don't think we need to.
00:32:16We know what he's gonna do.
00:32:18We know that he's gonna slant this towards the press.
00:32:20That's a foregone conclusion.
00:32:22So we're just gonna point out the obvious, which a lot of times we do anyway.
00:32:26Well, at least he has a job.
00:32:28And that's what's important in life, man.
00:32:30A shoulder block by the Stinger.
00:32:32Oh, top!
00:32:33Can he put him down with a sunset flip?
00:32:35Flair holds his balance, and Flair's got it!
00:32:38Handful!
00:32:39Oh!
00:32:40One!
00:32:41Two!
00:32:42The fans on the right of the ring, a little bit more than they paid for that time.
00:32:47Well, they didn't see any sign, but a lot of moon.
00:32:49Flair tried to slow this thing down.
00:32:54He's a master.
00:32:58Arne Anderson over to the broadcast table.
00:33:03No, I don't know what to...
00:33:06Well, now, hold on.
00:33:07Now, he's the press.
00:33:09Well, they...
00:33:10He's the press now, and he can do what he wants.
00:33:12He can stop, I guess, stop the match.
00:33:14I don't know what he wanted us to do.
00:33:16I don't know.
00:33:17He was going to you, asking you for advice.
00:33:19I think that tells me that, uh...
00:33:21I'm on the taker.
00:33:22Well, yeah, but it also tells me that Anderson is a little bit concerned.
00:33:26I cannot stop this crowd from chanting.
00:33:29Okay.
00:33:30Okay, I'll try.
00:33:31Okay.
00:33:32Hold on.
00:33:33Everybody, please be quiet.
00:33:35It didn't work.
00:33:36Hey, you know, you must come from the Ralfus School of Training, crowd control.
00:33:40Yes.
00:33:44All right, Sting, as Flair goes back in the ring.
00:33:46Obviously, the fans are behind the Stinger, and I tried that time, but
00:33:49the fans are not gonna listen to me, obviously, nor are it Anderson.
00:33:52Sting just comes right back every time.
00:33:54Sting comes up with a big smiley face.
00:33:55There, and Flair!
00:33:56Whoa!
00:33:57To put him...
00:33:58No!
00:33:59It's last call for Ric Flair, face first, in the ring.
00:34:03Upside down!
00:34:06Oh!
00:34:07Bring out the gurney.
00:34:12The Prez is down.
00:34:17Again.
00:34:19What are you doing?
00:34:20Von Anderson is livid.
00:34:21Von Anderson doesn't know what to do.
00:34:23And that's unusual for Double A.
00:34:25All right, we could have a count out now.
00:34:30Double A wants a time out.
00:34:32Time for your announce team to hit you with that old cliche.
00:34:37There's no time out in pro wrestling.
00:34:40Table time.
00:34:43No!
00:34:44Oh, no!
00:34:48They're fighting!
00:34:51That's the safety rail!
00:34:53All the way to the other side.
00:35:01Flair comes right back after taking that shot in the safety rail,
00:35:04gouges the eyes of the Stinger, and stalks Sting,
00:35:07and he clips him from behind.
00:35:10Right in the back of the knee.
00:35:13Now, this is gonna take a lot of spring out of Sting's offensive.
00:35:18Sting brings it back in the ring, though, which is a smart thing for him to do here,
00:35:21but Flair now giving chase.
00:35:23No trouble getting up there.
00:35:26You know, one thing about, and Sting said this,
00:35:28let's do it once again for old time's sake.
00:35:30He has to realize that he obviously knows a lot about Flair, but as much as he knows about Flair, Flair knows about him.
00:35:39Because Sting is looking better than ever before.
00:35:41Yes, but Sting is still using many of the moves and holds that made him the superstar he is.
00:35:46He's not deviated that much as far as new holds are concerned from the game plan that's made him what he was,
00:35:51and what he still is obviously more than better than ever before.
00:35:54Would you agree with that?
00:35:56I didn't hear a word you said.
00:35:58I was singing to Gorgeous George again.
00:36:00Okay.
00:36:01Back to the action we go.
00:36:02Anderson feeling good about it.
00:36:03Oh, look at this.
00:36:04Gives the thumbs up.
00:36:05Sting, catch the foot.
00:36:08Sting's gonna put him in.
00:36:09He's over home.
00:36:10Big or four.
00:36:15And now.
00:36:16Look at Charles Robinson.
00:36:17He don't know what to do.
00:36:18Tell you what he's not gonna do.
00:36:20Is Flair shaking his head yes or no?
00:36:22I guess Robinson says no.
00:36:25Arn Anderson emphatically says low to the ropes.
00:36:28Low to the ropes.
00:36:29Can he do it?
00:36:30Sting says nasty.
00:36:33You're right in there with the action.
00:36:35Flair to the ropes.
00:36:36Is he gonna get there or not?
00:36:38No, he couldn't make it.
00:36:39Inches away.
00:36:40Sting slides, he's back towards the center.
00:36:42Flair's.
00:36:43He's got it.
00:36:44Goes to the near side and that breaks the hole.
00:36:46Oh, my.
00:36:47Arn Anderson takes a big breath.
00:36:50Yeah.
00:36:51Yeah.
00:36:52Yeah.
00:36:53Yeah.
00:36:54Sting keeps the pressure on Rick Flair.
00:36:57I'm telling you, Shivani, Sting looks the best I've ever seen.
00:37:00Ever seen him.
00:37:01You're great.
00:37:02And it's just his demeanor is better.
00:37:04Took a chunk out of his forehead with the old choppers as well.
00:37:09And then levels Flair.
00:37:11Here's a cover.
00:37:12Anderson helps matters now.
00:37:14Charles Robinson saw that in a hurry, didn't he?
00:37:16Real quick.
00:37:17So, Flair battles through this one.
00:37:21What a competitor Rick Flair is, ladies and gentlemen.
00:37:26And what a tail kick he's taking here.
00:37:29Well, like I've always said, and people have told me, when you think you got Flair, turns around and he gets you.
00:37:37I think, you think Flair would learn right now that chop's not gonna work on Sting.
00:37:42Well, it's a lot different when you're in there, Tony.
00:37:45Well, I agree with that.
00:37:46Oh.
00:37:47I mean, you try everything you can.
00:37:50That was Arne Anderson, who went upside down for a moment there.
00:37:53He's up again.
00:37:54And he pulls Flair out of the way.
00:37:56Sting went over the top of the turn button, I believe.
00:37:59He hit that steel turn button, glanced up.
00:38:02And maybe with that shoulder brain, he troubles in the heat.
00:38:05He's hurting here.
00:38:06And now, Double A.
00:38:07Putting a boost on.
00:38:10That's what Sting knew when he took this match, what it would be.
00:38:14He knew exactly what he walked into.
00:38:16He's the one who wanted it.
00:38:21I guess Arne Anderson thought he just has to take matters into his own hands.
00:38:26Go get him, Double A.
00:38:31Anderson had a look of intensity in his face.
00:38:33Oh, the fire still burns on that man.
00:38:35He still wants to be in that ring.
00:38:36Sure.
00:38:37And I talked to him last night in the elevator.
00:38:40In the elevator.
00:38:41And I said you should be careful around the ring with your neck and everything.
00:38:43He says it's inside me still.
00:38:45Speaking of elevators, Flair just took Sting to the top floor, so to speak.
00:38:50Uppercut City.
00:38:55Well, speaking of elevators, Sting may get the shaft.
00:38:58I believe he did right there, as a matter of fact.
00:39:00And that's going to turn this one around.
00:39:07Now Flair's going to...
00:39:08What's he going to do?
00:39:09Suplex him into the crowd, look out.
00:39:10Into the safety rail.
00:39:11Sting puts the blocks on, picks up, puts him inside.
00:39:14He tried a splash, and Flair was one step ahead.
00:39:21All right, Flair climbing up with authority here.
00:39:27And Sting has got him up top.
00:39:29It is a long way down.
00:39:32And Flair hits very hard.
00:39:35But he's making good time.
00:39:37Yeah, when you plummet, you do.
00:39:42All right, Charles Robinson with the mandatory tent count for both men.
00:39:46And encouraging Ric Flair to get up.
00:39:48You know how fast a human being travels jumping off a ten-foot building?
00:39:52No, I don't know, and neither do you, as a matter of fact.
00:39:54Watch out, Sting comes away.
00:39:56Flair over the top.
00:39:58Sting needs to bridge up.
00:40:00Thank you very much for exactly what he did.
00:40:02Who's gonna get the backslide?
00:40:05Sting, to the knees.
00:40:07One, two, hit, no.
00:40:10Flair barely escaped that time but did.
00:40:23Sting runs over Flair, bouncing off of the turnbuckles.
00:40:26He'll try to win this thing here.
00:40:30Was not a good cover that time.
00:40:31No.
00:40:34Easily, Flair got the left shoulder up.
00:40:35But what a beating Flair's taken.
00:40:38What a beating.
00:40:40That tricked knee again.
00:40:41Yeah, Flair, you're not kidding, that happens.
00:40:45What a beating of Sting's dished out.
00:40:47That's a second low blow by Flair.
00:40:49One would think that there's a vertical suplex.
00:40:54That the pain would be just too much.
00:40:57Flair put him.
00:40:58Uh-oh.
00:40:59That is the pain not only-
00:41:00Look at Sting, look at Sting.
00:41:02Not too much.
00:41:03Sting has come back.
00:41:04Woo!
00:41:05But the virtual dead here.
00:41:06And it petrifies Nature Bar.
00:41:10It's not gonna work.
00:41:14Come on, I want more.
00:41:15Hit me again.
00:41:16Give me all you got.
00:41:18Come on.
00:41:19Lay it in.
00:41:20Hit me.
00:41:21Into the ropes.
00:41:23Uh-uh, not today.
00:41:24Nothing.
00:41:25Nothing, exactly.
00:41:26Yes.
00:41:27Yes, not only am I watching this zone, I'm calling this thing.
00:41:30Up and down.
00:41:32This thing is back.
00:41:35Believe me, Shivani, better than ever.
00:41:38What can Flair do here?
00:41:43Sting's splash.
00:41:44Did you hear him hitch?
00:41:45You know what that means, don't you?
00:41:47The beginning of the end.
00:41:48That means that any time now, scorpion death lock, scorpion death drop.
00:41:53And maybe the end of the match for Ric Flair.
00:41:56Now what trick does Flair up his sleeve?
00:41:58It's gonna be a super blink.
00:42:00The ring moved.
00:42:03The building moved.
00:42:05If you didn't know better, you'd think it was Mount St. Helens.
00:42:09Yes, you would.
00:42:10Look at Arn Anderson sneaking in behind.
00:42:14One count only.
00:42:19And you, you think Charles Robinson doesn't know that Arn Anderson coming in?
00:42:22Scorpion death lock.
00:42:25Arn Anderson succeeded in stopping the scorpion death lock right there.
00:42:29He got the attention of Sting.
00:42:31Sting goes back and Flair moved.
00:42:32Oh.
00:42:33Flair moved.
00:42:34Sting's throat.
00:42:35Chin caught the top.
00:42:36Desperation now.
00:42:37He's gonna go for the figure four right now.
00:42:39It's a great move by Flair.
00:42:42And remember, Flair's been working on Sting's knee.
00:42:44He clipped him from behind twice.
00:42:46So I don't know how much longer that leg can stand.
00:42:49We talked about Sting looking better than ever before.
00:42:52We're gonna find out now.
00:42:54One, two, he's up.
00:42:55We're gonna find out what he's made of here.
00:42:57Let's see what he's got.
00:42:58Let's see what this man can take.
00:43:00Are we just talking or is he back?
00:43:02Sting has got where we've got Ramy Savage in the building again.
00:43:07Who looks better than ever?
00:43:09As Anderson holds on to Flair, Anderson gets wiped out by Savage.
00:43:15Where's gorgeous George?
00:43:20That is even things of it.
00:43:21Sting's gonna turn this over.
00:43:22Yeah, Savage came out of nowhere.
00:43:23And Anderson didn't even see him coming, I don't think.
00:43:25Sting had the odds stacked against him, but Macho Man helped out tremendously.
00:43:29That does not work.
00:43:32Put a brick in your hand, maybe, or a board.
00:43:37Sting holds up.
00:43:38The Scorpion Death Drop, that's it.
00:43:41That's it.
00:43:42That's it.
00:43:43That's it.
00:43:44Look at Robinson.
00:43:45He's not gonna count it.
00:43:46Sting's telling him to count.
00:43:47One, two, three.
00:43:49Charles Robinson had to go.
00:43:52There was no way out.
00:43:54The spread was done.
00:43:58Sting nails Anderson, who jerked his shirt off, and Anderson's gonna be put.
00:44:03And the Scorpion Death Block, there's no way for him to go.
00:44:07Flair can't help him.
00:44:08A doubleheader, a doubleheader for the Stinger.
00:44:11Anderson champion for his life, but forget about it.
00:44:14Put Robinson in it too, what the heck.
00:44:17In the long and storied history of Sting, this is gonna be remembered as the comeback match, where he looked better than ever before, where he pushed one of the greats of all time to the limit, where he defied all the odds, including the referee against him.
00:44:40This was quite a win for Sting.
00:44:43Wow.
00:44:44Like he said, let's do it for old time's sake.
00:44:46And coming up next, world champion GDP against Scott Steiner.
00:44:51Run for your life.
00:44:52Gentlemen, it's time for the WCW Monday Nitro Main Event of the evening.
00:45:08Tonight, the grudge match like no other in professional wrestling history.
00:45:15And it's here, and it's for the heavyweight championship of the world.
00:45:24Are you ready?
00:45:30Yakima Washington, are you ready?
00:45:45For the thousands in attendance, and the millions watching around the world.
00:45:52Ladies and gentlemen, let's get ready to rumble.
00:46:15Brain.
00:46:16That's bagpipes, Brain.
00:46:18Boy, you know your music.
00:46:20I guess I do.
00:46:21What does that mean, Brain?
00:46:23That means the rowdy way now.
00:46:26Ladies and gentlemen, making the entrance to the arena at this time, a special Nitro Championship match television broadcast announcer.
00:46:37All right.
00:46:38Yeah.
00:46:39A superstar from the world of professional wrestling who virtually needs no introduction.
00:46:46Here is Roddy, Roddy Piper.
00:46:56It's going to be our honor to welcome a man who's no stranger to the broadcast position, Roddy Piper, over here to the table to help us call this championship match.
00:47:11I've worked with him before, Tony.
00:47:13You'll talk your arm off.
00:47:15Oh, yeah?
00:47:16I kind of like that.
00:47:20Shake his hand.
00:47:21There you go.
00:47:23It's our honor here, please.
00:47:35Rowdy, Roddy Piper.
00:47:37Rowdy, Roddy, Roddy, Roddy, Roddy, Roddy, Roddy, Roddy.
00:47:46Everyone, everywhere standing.
00:47:56I want to tell you what, Rowdy Body Piper,
00:47:58it is my honor to be sitting beside you,
00:48:01having you broadcast this with us.
00:48:02How you doing?
00:48:02Thank you very much.
00:48:04Two of the greatest commentators in the world.
00:48:07It is my pleasure to be here.
00:48:08Pardon me?
00:48:09Don't hurt me.
00:48:09Don't hurt you.
00:48:10I wouldn't hurt you.
00:48:12I was back there.
00:48:13I saw the Nitro girls.
00:48:14Have you seen those girls?
00:48:16One more woman put me right in my grave.
00:48:18You see those guys?
00:48:19You see the chest?
00:48:20Look like two midges wearing dunce caps.
00:48:23Beautiful girl.
00:48:24I am happier than a pig in mud to be in here.
00:48:27I would not miss this main event for nothing.
00:48:29This is Piper country.
00:48:31Oh, my goodness.
00:48:34The Rowdy One is fired up and he's with us.
00:48:37And Michael Bumper is going to introduce now
00:48:39the challenger in the current United States camp.
00:48:43Get ready to move quick, Mr. Piper,
00:48:45because Scott Steiner's a little over the edge.
00:48:48A little over the edge.
00:48:49And now, ladies and gentlemen,
00:48:51coming to the ring at this time,
00:48:53six foot three inches and 274 and one-half pounds
00:48:59of chiseled steel and muscle
00:49:01from the Motor City of Detroit, Michigan.
00:49:05He is wrestling's genetic freak.
00:49:08The only thing he loves more than his physique
00:49:11is hating everyone who gets in his way.
00:49:14He is the former world tag team champion
00:49:17and current reigning WCW U.S. heavyweight champion.
00:49:23Tonight, he is the challenger for the world title.
00:49:27Ladies and gentlemen,
00:49:28here is the master of the Steiner Recliner,
00:49:33Mr. Big Papa Puff,
00:49:36Scott Steiner!
00:49:41Yeah, I don't get it.
00:49:44Tell me something.
00:49:44Is it not an unwritten law in America
00:49:47to never mess with another man's family?
00:49:50That's the law?
00:49:51You think so, yeah?
00:49:52You think so.
00:49:53Now, it's starting to mess with my family.
00:49:56You'd have a problem.
00:49:59Two weeks after you got a home and a brick with you.
00:50:01Well, there you go.
00:50:02Any investment in the world champion's family belong.
00:50:05Now, you think, like cement shoes.
00:50:08Well, I'm saying you've been a little bit.
00:50:10And now, ladies and gentlemen,
00:50:11to the ring,
00:50:13in the company of his beautiful and temporary,
00:50:17he stands to peace,
00:50:19trying to come.
00:50:20He weighs in
00:50:22256 pounds.
00:50:26He goes to a swim and jersey shore,
00:50:29and he's a graduate
00:50:30of the College of Hard Knocks,
00:50:33ready to take on any man,
00:50:35any time.
00:50:37This season is a man around the world
00:50:39who always hold him
00:50:41the people's champion.
00:50:42But now, everyone knows in hand
00:50:46the reigning and defending
00:50:49undisputed WCW heavyweight champion of the world,
00:50:57the master of the diamond cutter,
00:51:00D.P. Thomas Kelly.
00:51:06Hey!
00:51:07I'm sorry, I got to disagree with that, man.
00:51:13People's Champ, I watched Spring Stampede,
00:51:15and I don't think he's no people's champion.
00:51:17Whoops, what do we got?
00:51:19Hang on, you know he's on a bitch slap.
00:51:21You got that dick?
00:51:22Hey, you want to talk about the people's champion?
00:51:23I'm sorry, I got to disagree with that, man.
00:51:25I'm sorry, I got to disagree with that, man.
00:51:27I'm sorry, I got to disagree with that, man.
00:51:29People's Champ, I watched Spring Stampede,
00:51:31but I'm sorry, I got to disagree with that.
00:51:33I got to disagree with that, man.
00:51:34I got to disagree with that, man.
00:51:35You know, he's on a bitch slap,
00:51:36you got that dick?
00:51:37Hey, you want to talk to me?
00:51:38Talk to my colleague here, Roddy Piper.
00:51:39You've got that right.
00:51:41You know, he intimidates everybody,
00:51:42and that's one of the main reasons,
00:51:45one of the reasons that we're glad
00:51:47that you're out here, Roddy.
00:51:48Well, he doesn't intimidate me.
00:51:49I'm just scared stiff.
00:51:51There you go.
00:51:52All right, you talked about the family problems,
00:51:55and this is grand-changer for a title battle.
00:51:57They're gonna go at it here.
00:51:58Tooth and nail!
00:51:59Get him!
00:52:00Hit him!
00:52:01Hit him, boys!
00:52:02Payne's gonna pick him up!
00:52:07How about that?
00:52:09And he wiped him out with a Larry with a 40 that time.
00:52:13And Steiner pulls him on the outside.
00:52:15Oh, but he didn't go all the way out.
00:52:18How about this?
00:52:19Up to the top, the world champion down.
00:52:21Steiner down.
00:52:22People's champion.
00:52:24Was it not DDP that put Hogan out last week?
00:52:29Hogan out last night with the leg by wrapping it around the post.
00:52:32Oh!
00:52:33Oh!
00:52:34Absolutely, it's what he did.
00:52:35Hogan taking a Learjet.
00:52:36He said the knee popped.
00:52:37We overheard that.
00:52:38Okay.
00:52:39In Alabama with Dr. Andrews all day.
00:52:40We don't know the diagnosis as of yet.
00:52:42But it's not good.
00:52:43That's just one point I want to make.
00:52:45I'm not finished yet.
00:52:46Look out, guys.
00:52:47Oh, boy.
00:52:52Oh, my goodness!
00:52:53Oh, my goodness!
00:53:07Regroup!
00:53:08Regroup!
00:53:10Come on, boys, get in the fight!
00:53:12A little muscle around ain't gonna bother us at all.
00:53:17thanks for staying here my pleasure he is gone he ran away get back here buddy get back here
00:53:24okay we'll bring heenan back and we'll try to sort this out because we got to take a commercial break
00:53:29these tape machines are rolling and we'll be back this is a brawl for the world title
00:53:37tell him hit him hit him again knock on it we need help down here not only that not only that
00:53:45was not ddp when last night in spring stampede when when sting and flair were going to it
00:53:51did not ddp just sit in the corner sucking wind yes he did is that what a fighting champion does
00:53:57and then all of a sudden you got savage last night oh man come on fight back ddp i thought that was a
00:54:03good mood piper him staying in the corner he saved his energy he watched them do what they had to do
00:54:09with each other he was there to make the save to save himself i thought it was very intelligent
00:54:12listen he was sucking for air that's what he was doing yeah betcha you betcha and then
00:54:19savage out of no place flair's got a figure four on sting sting gets over finally gets to the rope
00:54:26savage pulls him over and drop ooh nice tackle drops a big elbow avalanche on him where the heck
00:54:32does that come from i you gotta give me a reality check here man just just as just a second because
00:54:39this is way out of text and we got to get it back on course you got savage he gets him diamond
00:54:46bellis page comes up puts the cutter hits him with the cutter claims he's a world champion now what kind
00:54:53of way is that to win the world's championship well that's the way things are here that's the way things
00:54:59so that's the only answer we got yeah there's no rhyme or reason they're out of control reality
00:55:05jack fellas things are going to change because piper the commissioner is here there you go come on ddp
00:55:13he threw your wife out the door of a moving car what more incentive do you need see now i think i don't
00:55:21think when he stole that car and took off in it that he knew she was in the car i think she jumped out
00:55:26that's it's my opinion oh baloney you think that he did not know she was in the car on her head she
00:55:30went in the first he came up from behind then he ran to the car and jumped in it jumped out on her
00:55:35head maybe you're right meanwhile in the ring the massive bicep collides with page elbow dropped and
00:55:43we almost got a new world champ on that yeah hey can i hear where you're coming from yeah well what about
00:55:49flair absolute power corrupts absolutely flair you know what the problem is he's broke he's president
00:55:56now he's going to do anything to get as much money as he can if his if his bank account was the size of
00:56:03his nose you wouldn't have any trouble for flair okay and uh page trying to get to his feet are you
00:56:09trying to say he could smoke a cigar in the shower i tell you baby and never get away
00:56:14now i'm going to tell you papa pumps weaknesses as soon as i can find one they're not many you're
00:56:22right he's the man i couldn't afford either one of their peroxide bills okay look at this up and to
00:56:30the top turnbuckle uh-oh what do you mean uh-oh you're gonna run again i was hoping to gallop it's our
00:56:39job one two three do you feel safe for the rowdy one here i mean i will protect you bob
00:56:46there's any man l.a police car huh serve and protect there's any man who was meant for a brawl it's the
00:56:50man to our right oh he'll he'll he likes to fight yes he does so here we are calling this world title
00:56:56bout and roddy pipe has got some good points about the direction that many world title bouts and many
00:57:02major title bouts have gone he said oh nice nice move nice move that was out of desperation
00:57:11yeah it you know it's kind of funny the big papa pump got his name about the same time viagra came
00:57:18out okay up on top and oh good timing of the comet there rally one and
00:57:26it's the only guy straight up in that match last night
00:57:55sting should have deserved the title well we thought early in that match sting had everything
00:58:01going his way and you're right i mean ddp won it at the expense of sting when sting was tied up with
00:58:07flair there and then he wouldn't give him a title match tonight people's champion my foot and hogan
00:58:12that ain't no way for a guy like hogan with a knee stay down that time or one count and look at steiner
00:58:21bludgeoning the man in the side of the head with those massive arms of his
00:58:27amazing physical specimen his big papa pump here's a pickup look at this with authority and a
00:58:32backbreaker you know as many times as i fought hogan as much as i oh we got him no go ahead as many
00:58:40times as i fought hogan and disliked for him that ain't no way to send a guy like hogan with his
00:58:45reputation out is ddp on purpose tried to hurt him not try to win the match tried to break his knee
00:58:51try to get a reputation for himself from hogan well and we're yet to hear an update on the condition
00:58:59of hollywood hogan but you have to understand what was on the line last night the world's
00:59:03championship people will do anything they can anything to win that title so diamond dell's just
00:59:08is that what he had to do and he's doing what he's got to do right now combination blow right
00:59:13and left scott steiner atomic drop he's not done yet into the gut head of steam here he goes oh nice
00:59:21here's a cup one two oh very close that time for the world champ diamond dallas page for hogan to leave
00:59:32a world title match such as that last night just goes to show you how severe that injury was
00:59:38fans we hope that maybe mike tanae and larry zabisco have an update on hogan's condition
00:59:45if anybody will have an update it'll be today he'll find out two count that time he mentioned
00:59:49to me last night he would have something by thursday he thought another reason tuning into
00:59:54thunder on thursday night but good to have you here at this high impact world he pancaked him down
01:00:00that time has gone past the 11 o'clock eastern time hour yeah but once he stopped him for he threw
01:00:06your wipe out of the car what are you waiting for beat him he's gonna diamond cutter the man that time
01:00:13he threw him in the referee got a little bit too close randy anderson got whacked that time
01:00:20and a glancing blow uh-oh here we go steiner
01:00:33he's got something in the belt it looked like bolt cutters or something taped to the inside wire cutters
01:00:41oh we've seen this before as a matter of fact we'll recall that ddp's latest injury came at the hands of
01:00:47steiner came at the hands of a turnbuckle exposed come on you see this is exactly the kind of stuff
01:00:54i'm talking about this is exactly oh oh page page may lose his title right here
01:01:03it's a good thing savage ain't referee the referee is still down the exposed turnbuckle could give scott
01:01:11steiner the world title his first singles world title there it is that steel bolt same scenario
01:01:24that put page out i told you he's gonna win this on the lower back and you know what that means
01:01:30it could be the steiner recliner to finish him off and he won't get out of that
01:01:34what are you waiting for i don't think there's anything the world champ can do right now i think
01:01:46it's over but there's look he dropped him the referee that's not there to count the man out but ddp's the
01:01:51kind of a guy he won't give up you know that he'll black out first i give him that credit he pulls himself
01:01:57did he pulled that right out of his ear yes he did
01:02:05but it wasn't the diamond cutter it was more like a jumping even flow type ddt's gonna go for
01:02:10the diamond cutter now back slide and that back kick on the target come on
01:02:16come on the world champ very fortunate the referee was down or he may have been out
01:02:25from a steiner recliner which he still may have put on him here oh this one will drain you fans
01:02:34this program will drain you steiner up fan page down on that lower back and he just had run into the
01:02:42ring post that exposed turnbuckle referee still down referee really must have got hit hard that
01:02:49time because randy anderson is down little headbutts that time and that's going to turn this one
01:02:56around come on boys come on ddp get up then kimberly kimberly has wielded a chair
01:03:06what a shot what a shot what a shot
01:03:13i'm gonna cut her
01:03:15one two three it's over
01:03:20it's been a pleasure gentlemen may you be a half an hour in heaven before the devil knows your dad
01:03:27isn't there some saying about a woman sporned i guess that's what it is
01:03:30we're throwing out of a car it's kimberly came back thanks for joining us rowdy rowdy piker you are
01:03:37and always will be the man thank you for not hurting me
01:03:42it comes back around for scotch dyke ddp is still the world champ he'll go on to face kevin nash
01:03:49and slammery on may night good night everybody
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