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00:00:57New Orleans, look out!
00:01:26TNT, and WCW's Brandeis iPhone!
00:01:46Get ready for three hours of the Superstars of World Championship Wrestling coming your way live from the brand new New Orleans Arena.
00:01:55And look at this crowd on here.
00:01:57It's Tony Schiavone along with Bobby the Brain here.
00:02:08And as we go to the ring, the strong athlete in the brain, already there's been a fight in the back between the crippler Chris Benoit and Jeff Derrick.
00:02:17You talking about attitudes and intensity running high.
00:02:21We are less than a week away from Starrcade, and you can see what's going on in the back already.
00:02:27Well, you're right about that. You know they see each other. They go for each other.
00:02:30There's so much animosity, so much tenseness in the back right now.
00:02:34Everybody wants to get their hands on each other.
00:02:38We're going to begin things with the artist formerly known as Chris Ayakea along with Paisley.
00:02:49Coming out to begin things here. What do you think about this?
00:02:53I'd like to see you in that outfit he's wearing.
00:02:56The outfit that he's wearing?
00:02:57Yes. You wouldn't look good in the one she's wearing.
00:02:59You're right about that.
00:03:01Well, here they come, and it looks like to me that there's some sort of purple glitter falling from the sky here.
00:03:09Purple rain.
00:03:10Yeah, there's been a complete attitude change and a completely different look from, well, I guess the artist formerly known as Prince Ayakea in that.
00:03:23I think he needed this. This is very important to his career. He's more inside of himself, though.
00:03:28He's more in tune to what he's all about.
00:03:31And this is the result of that, right? He's more in tune to what he's all about.
00:03:37Well, I'm not really sure. Well, I'm kind of, but, yeah.
00:03:52I wonder if he has a symbol in the place that he's named in.
00:03:57Probably.
00:04:00So, Daddy, everyone wants to know what you have to say today.
00:04:07Where are you?
00:04:15What did he say?
00:04:16Yellow.
00:04:17Yellow.
00:04:19Okay.
00:04:20I don't know what that means.
00:04:22We're talking about Sting's back.
00:04:24We're talking about Sting's back.
00:04:25Huh.
00:04:26As we look at the Maestro and Symphony with him.
00:04:31Kind of a musical way to start WCW Money Nitro, wouldn't you say, Brent?
00:04:37I wonder what he did with the money.
00:04:39What money are you talking about?
00:04:41The parents came for piano lessons.
00:04:43Coming from the ceiling all the way down, the Maestro and Symphony making their grand entrance, so to speak,
00:04:53here on TNT.
00:04:55Is it?
00:04:56But he has a style.
00:04:57I do like him.
00:04:58And he's got bubbles as well.
00:04:59No, her name is Symphony.
00:05:00No, I'm talking about the bubbles.
00:05:02You know what I mean, don't you?
00:05:03The bubbles coming down.
00:05:04I've always known what you meant.
00:05:06So it's going to be the Maestro and the artist formerly known as Prince Ikea to open up this edition of WCW Money Nitro as Starcade looms in the horizon.
00:05:21Only six days out.
00:05:24And world champion Bret Hart and Goldberg will collide in a no disqualification match for the WCW Championship.
00:05:33Everyone's talking about that one.
00:05:35Well, the world's talking about that one.
00:05:37Eat your heart out, Liberace.
00:05:39The Maestro has the candles out and everything.
00:05:51What an entrance.
00:05:52Yeah, a very elaborate entrance for the Maestro.
00:05:55And the Voyager Symphony will escort him, accompany him I guess is the proper terminology.
00:06:01From Maestro to ringside to face the artist formerly known as Prince Ikea.
00:06:08Wow.
00:06:09This should be interesting.
00:06:11What a way to begin WCW Money Nitro here on TNT.
00:06:16You know, under the auspices, under the direction now of the powers that be when ratings are the thing.
00:06:23They have brought out a very elaborate entrance here and a new look to, uh, I guess I shouldn't call him Prince Ikea anymore.
00:06:32The artist formerly known as Prince Ikea.
00:06:35And he and Maestro will go at it to open up three hours here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:06:42Come on, Maestro.
00:06:44It'll take Maestro here about two and a half hours to get undressed with all the stuff he's got on.
00:06:49There's the bubbles I was talking about. You can see him now bringing it.
00:06:52Lawrence must be here.
00:06:55You're talking about Lawrence 12, yes, and...
00:06:58No, of Arabia.
00:07:01Bell sounds, and it's time to hook it up, these two men.
00:07:04After both men and very different entrances.
00:07:12Mickey J, the referee, and here we go.
00:07:15The bell sounds all through. I don't think there's any question.
00:07:18Regardless of the entrances, these two guys can go at it.
00:07:21We know extensively about both men.
00:07:23We have seen the Maestro in even hardcore matches.
00:07:26And we know what the artist formerly known as Prince Ikea could do.
00:07:30At one time, he was a television champion.
00:07:33Pulled the leg of the Maestro and now pounding the Maestro.
00:07:36And boy, he has kicked up the intensity here, Brain.
00:07:39Well, like I said, I think he needs this identity.
00:07:41I think he feels it now more than he ever has before.
00:07:44He's gonna be something to handle at WCW here. There's no doubt about that.
00:07:49Blankstrow holds his ground, sends him into the rope, and clacks him with a nice move that time.
00:07:54Oh, he's conducting again.
00:07:59And that leads to a drop toehold from the artist formerly known as Prince Ikea.
00:08:03That's an awful long thing to call him.
00:08:05Suppose I just call him the Artist.
00:08:07You think that would get it?
00:08:08Sure.
00:08:09The Artist against the Maestro.
00:08:10The Artist sent Blanko in.
00:08:12Drops him down hard on the small of his back.
00:08:15And look, notice the difference.
00:08:17Yeah.
00:08:18The face changed now in the artist.
00:08:19In the eyes.
00:08:20In the eyes.
00:08:21And once the bell sounded, he really kicked it in the high gear.
00:08:26And a low blow to Boop that time, a headbutt.
00:08:29Talk about hitting some low notes.
00:08:32Or high notes.
00:08:33High notes.
00:08:34Yes.
00:08:35Now.
00:08:36And the ladies have come up, and a little joy going on with Paisley on the left.
00:08:41And somebody on the right who slaps the Artist as he got in her face.
00:08:46And the Maestro loves that he gets paintbrushed as well.
00:08:50One, two, three.
00:08:51Roll up by the Artist.
00:08:52Two.
00:08:53A handful of ties and a three.
00:08:55And an opening win for the Artist.
00:08:57Totally on the springtime KO here on TNT.
00:09:01Let the militia out here, Brain.
00:09:04Talk about a musician.
00:09:06We're not finished playing two jacks.
00:09:09It's good.
00:09:10Jack.
00:09:11And he's got a number one.
00:09:12That's a double hitter.
00:09:13Any way you look at it.
00:09:14Jeff Jones, who has made his present phone week in and week out, doing anything and everything
00:09:26to forge ahead to be seen, to be noticed.
00:09:28Well, he knows how to do it.
00:09:29He's the chosen one.
00:09:30Well, that's debatable right now.
00:09:35You want to step into the same arena as the chosen one?
00:09:42Well, tonight, you're going to get your wish.
00:09:49As a matter of fact, as a little warm up to my match at Starcade, how about me and you,
00:09:56one-on-one in a Buckhouse brawl?
00:09:59Hmm.
00:10:00Hey, how about that?
00:10:02I'd like to see it.
00:10:05Bring anything, wear anything, but regardless, slap nuts, I'm going to make an example out of you.
00:10:19Severe challenge led in here by Jeff Jones.
00:10:22And there's bodies still in the ring right now.
00:10:24Jeff.
00:10:25I'd like to have some stock of their guitar company.
00:10:27He's breaking three or four of them a day.
00:10:29Jeff Jones once again has made his presence felt and known, and he has made a challenge to Chris Mignola.
00:10:36Hi, everybody.
00:10:37Tony Schiavone.
00:10:38Bobby the Brain Heenan from New Orleans Live on TNT.
00:10:42We are just getting started here tonight.
00:10:44Let's give you the rundown of what we have for you here tonight on WCW Money Nitro.
00:10:50Buckhouse brawl, little lead in to the match coming up at Starcade.
00:10:55Chris Mignola and Jeff Jarrett.
00:10:56I know Chris Mignola.
00:10:58It doesn't take long.
00:10:59He will accept the challenge.
00:11:00The return of Tank Abbott, one of the toughest fighters thrown out of Ultimate Fighting.
00:11:05He will face one of the toughest ever in WCW, Ming one-on-one.
00:11:09Plus tonight, Sid Vicious meets Dr. Death, Steve Williams.
00:11:13How about this one?
00:11:14A no disqualification match.
00:11:16Sting and Diamond Dallas Page against David Flair in the total package.
00:11:20This is a match that was signed by the powers to be.
00:11:23They wanted it for tonight.
00:11:25They made a notice qualification based on what happened between Sting and DDP at Thunder.
00:11:29And how about the total package teaming with David Flair tonight?
00:11:33That's a train wreck really going to happen.
00:11:34You're not kidding.
00:11:35It is.
00:11:36I can't wait to see what's going to happen with that one.
00:11:38Plus, fans, tonight, the Outsiders are here.
00:11:41And as we said, we are six days away from Starcade.
00:11:44And you know the World Tag Team Champions are here.
00:11:48Two men have won it on Thunder, and they will go at it in the ring.
00:11:52Notice qualification, Starcade.
00:11:54We're talking about Bret the Hitman, Hart, and Goldberg.
00:11:57As a matter of fact, if we can take a look, maybe we're gonna see them on the way to the ring.
00:12:01Because coming up next, we're gonna be hearing from the World Tag Team Champions
00:12:07and the World Champion, Bret Hart.
00:12:09That's all in one, coming up next on WCW Monday Night Raw.
00:12:13Ah, Medusa, obviously flirting with Evan Curry.
00:12:25Uh-oh.
00:12:26That's not Medusa.
00:12:27Evan!
00:12:28Evan!
00:12:29What are you doing?
00:12:31Who are you talking to?
00:12:32Nobody.
00:12:33I said you're talking to.
00:12:34Yeah, you're not a little sticky, right?
00:12:35That's Medusa, though.
00:12:36See, just like, boom!
00:12:38The Andrews is right there!
00:12:39And you!
00:12:40Look at this!
00:12:45Oh, my God!
00:12:46Medusa, in a fit of jealousy, rage, look at this!
00:12:52Talk about rage and jealousy, you got it all here!
00:12:55As, as officials, have the rage and mind for the scene!
00:13:00I guess you don't mess with her man.
00:13:04I don't know what was going on back there between those two, but that, uh, that was Spike, fans.
00:13:10You know who that was, talking to Evan Courageous, and Medusa wanted nothing of that, even though she and Evan Courageous will go at it for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship this coming Sunday at Star King.
00:13:27Medusa will wrestle her man, and now she's got an attitude to move with it.
00:13:32She's angry!
00:13:33Well, if he's smart, he'll get a passport and lead the country.
00:13:36I wouldn't want her looking for me.
00:13:37He tried to pull her off that time.
00:13:39You see that?
00:13:40And she will fight him, swinging towards him!
00:13:42She can beat most men, you know.
00:13:44Tough customer.
00:13:45Into the ring, one of the most honorable men that we have ever had as our WCW Champion, and he's proved it up and over again.
00:13:54Thread the Hitman heart.
00:13:56Brilliant gold in the WCW.
00:14:01You know, it's not easy being a guy going around all the time, talking about being the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
00:14:10And you gotta look into your own heart sometimes, and believe it, and have confidence, and rely on people like you to back it up.
00:14:23But since I came into the WCW, I've always known that sooner or later, I'd have to step in the ring with Bill Goldberg.
00:14:36I got nothing but infinite respect for Bill Goldberg.
00:14:47I've watched him over and over and over.
00:14:50And in order to be the world champion, I said as soon as I won that title, that I would give Bill Goldberg the very first shot in Starrcade.
00:15:05So in Starrcade, I'll be the first one looking forward to Bill Goldberg, because I got something to prove.
00:15:21And I'm gonna say one little simple thing, because I got, hell he's my tag partner, but Bill Goldberg, you're a great wrestler, but when the smoke settles in Starrcade, you're not gonna beat me Bill Goldberg.
00:15:42I'm gonna make one guarantee, I'm gonna make one guarantee.
00:15:57In Starrcade, Bill Goldberg, I'll be standing there with my hand raised right in the middle of the air.
00:16:05The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. Thank you.
00:16:10What a bold statement, a guarantee of a win.
00:16:14Well, remember, Muhammad Ali used to guarantee, and the round, and he did it.
00:16:19But you know, it's a little different competition.
00:16:22Skolberg is a hungry man, he wants to be champion of the world.
00:16:25And he is one half of the world tag team champs, and he and Bret Hart won it on Thursday night, on Thunder, on our sister network TBS, the Superstation.
00:16:35But the fact is, that Bret Hart remained a man of his word, and said he would give no birthday shot.
00:16:42But he is not lacking for confidence, of course Bret Hart never has lacked for confidence.
00:16:46And I tell you, going into this, this is a world title match, a notice qualification match this coming Sunday, of an entirely different tilt frame.
00:16:56What causes two men, who come into it with mutual respect, but both men think they can win.
00:17:03It's a match unlike we've had in Starrcade for many, many years, and I tell you, I for one look forward to it.
00:17:09Well, like I said before, you know this, Bret Hart, second generation, from the day he started wrestling in the dungeon, he was taught confidence, confidence, confidence, and that's what he has.
00:17:21He's not afraid of Goldberg. Goldberg's played throw ball, he's done it all. He's been world champion, he wants it back.
00:17:27This is going to be one great man.
00:17:28If you go back to the tournament, the crowd, the WCW champion that Bret Hart ultimately won and may have in the last time, you realize that it was Bret Hart who advanced over Goldberg, but it was the interference of the outsiders that got Bret Hart so angry, and that's why Bret Hart stood up for his convictions and said,
00:17:53you were Rob Goldberg, I'm going to give you your first title shot, coming up at Starrcade.
00:17:59And now how about these statements, and Goldberg is in the ring.
00:18:16Let's listen to him here.
00:18:18You know what Bret?
00:18:20You know what Starrcade's about?
00:18:21You know, unfortunately for you, matches ain't won based on your confidence level.
00:18:28Matches are won by beating your opponent.
00:18:33As of late, that belt's looking pretty good around your waist.
00:18:38But this being all business, Starrcade, you gotta beat me man to man.
00:18:48And as sure as I'm standing here, I can guarantee you, that ain't gonna happen.
00:18:53And not only will you never beat me, you're next!
00:19:06Wow, face to face they go, and we hear the music, the unmistakable music, of the Outsiders.
00:19:20The Wolfpack team!
00:19:22They're gonna shake things up now.
00:19:23I said they were here, and just fresh in the party, some beginnings.
00:19:29Here they are!
00:19:30And then Goldberg looking face to face with Hartzane, you're next!
00:19:39I think a few more seconds, they may have gotten it on right there, Brent.
00:19:42I don't doubt it.
00:19:43There's so much at stake.
00:19:44They've gotta get themselves psyched.
00:19:46They are.
00:19:48Hey, yo.
00:20:06Hey, yo, before you two heroes get in a pinch fight, you know, everybody wants to watch
00:20:21it this Sunday, but me and Big Kev been talking and you got something that belongs to us.
00:20:36Because everybody knows that me and Kev, the Outsiders, we are it.
00:20:50Because when you mess with the Outsiders, you're messing with the shhh.
00:21:00Bob, baby.
00:21:06It appears to us that you guys got something that belongs to the Outsiders.
00:21:18I'm talking about those tag team belts you got down there right now.
00:21:28Down there.
00:21:36So if you two can find it in your hearts to kiss and make up.
00:21:42Go ahead.
00:21:50I'll wait.
00:21:51Go ahead.
00:21:52How about just a little embrace, a little something something.
00:21:54If you guys can find that tonight, then how about you put those tag belts on the line here
00:22:06here tonight so the Outsiders, the greatest tag team in wrestling history can walk out of
00:22:14here tonight, the champs.
00:22:17What do you say?
00:22:18Now if you don't want to do it, we can do it the hard way, we can take them from you.
00:22:24What do you say?
00:22:25Do you want it?
00:22:26Do you want it?
00:22:27Do you want it?
00:22:28Well, Bret Hart.
00:22:30He jumped that man.
00:22:31He jumped right on man.
00:22:32He didn't accept that challenge.
00:22:34We've got a challenge, we've got an acceptance, and we've got a world tag team title belt tonight.
00:22:40I've got to finish my coffee.
00:22:45Medusa, apparently you didn't take kindly to Evan talking to Spice earlier on tonight.
00:22:50But don't you think you just kind of overreacted?
00:22:53Look, Jean, I know you like my two big beautiful blue eyes, but Spice had no business talking
00:23:00to Evan.
00:23:01Evan is my man.
00:23:02In fact, I'm going to sum this up and settle it tonight.
00:23:04I'm going to wrestle her tonight.
00:23:06I'm going to wrestle her tonight.
00:23:08That's it.
00:23:09New Orleans!
00:23:10Huh?
00:23:11Home of the Saints, great football team.
00:23:12Land of the Jabs, Louis Armstrong.
00:23:13Here comes Ronnie Pfeiffer.
00:23:14The referee shirt, huh?
00:23:15Trying to humiliate we are.
00:23:16The powers coming, huh?
00:23:17I don't give up.
00:23:18I'm no funny.
00:23:19You want me to referee?
00:23:20I'll referee in New Orleans.
00:23:21I'll referee in New Orleans.
00:23:22I'm sorry.
00:23:23I'm sorry.
00:23:24I'm sorry.
00:23:25I'm sorry.
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00:23:28I'm sorry.
00:23:29I'm sorry.
00:23:30I'm sorry.
00:23:31I'm sorry.
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00:23:35I'm sorry.
00:23:36I'm sorry.
00:23:37I'm sorry.
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00:23:39I'm sorry.
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00:23:46We understand the total package has just arrived to the arena.
00:23:49And our cameras are in the bag.
00:23:51Let's see if we can't see what's going on here.
00:23:53What's up?
00:23:54Where are our locker rooms at, man?
00:23:55Over there, I got some good news and bad news.
00:23:57Well, what are the good news?
00:23:58There really isn't any.
00:23:59I was kind of kidding.
00:24:00The bad news is you're in a tag match against Diamond Dallas Page and Sting.
00:24:04And the other bad news is your partner is David Flair.
00:24:07David Flair.
00:24:08The nitwit David Flair tagged with the total package.
00:24:12Yeah.
00:24:13They've got to be Cavitari.
00:24:14How does it be?
00:24:15Oh, ratings, huh?
00:24:17Okay.
00:24:18Where's David Flair at?
00:24:19How do you stand for that?
00:24:20Why are you down there?
00:24:21Down there?
00:24:22Huh?
00:24:23Better find him.
00:24:24Look at something again.
00:24:25Unbelievable.
00:24:30Delivery for Mr. Flair.
00:24:33I told him not to bother me, you idiot!
00:24:44Yeah, I'm ready.
00:24:45Boy, is that worth the price of the mission or what?
00:24:48Did you see the look on the total package of his face?
00:24:50That's right.
00:24:51When Terry Taylor told him that David Flair is going to be his tag team partner?
00:24:55He can't believe it.
00:24:56He caught him a nitwit.
00:24:57That's right.
00:24:58I'll tell you, he's going to have to think about this a little more.
00:25:01He's going to have to prepare himself a lot more than he is right now.
00:25:08You heard Medusa right before the commercial break.
00:25:11Delphine also in the team wanted to wrestle Spice.
00:25:14For Spice being caught.
00:25:16They get loose!
00:25:18They're going to go that far.
00:25:19He's going to have to let Kevin Correa's the same.
00:25:22So we're going to have that match.
00:25:24I've got another strike tonight.
00:25:25Typer walks in and goes to the football match.
00:25:28Rest in his referee.
00:25:30I don't know, but if Piper's involved, something's going to happen.
00:25:53Something's going to happen.
00:25:54Something big time.
00:25:55You know, I know Spice.
00:25:57Spice is a young lady who has a lot of courage,
00:26:02but she has no business being in the ring with Medusa,
00:26:05who, as we know, has plenty of rig experience.
00:26:08And Spice is a nitro girl.
00:26:10I mean, she's been in the ring against other nitro girls.
00:26:12Look at this.
00:26:13But she doesn't need to be.
00:26:14She has a lot more courage than she needs right now.
00:26:17She walks right to the ring.
00:26:19She may not walk back.
00:26:21And Evan Courageous has come in.
00:26:23He's trying to settle the dispute here,
00:26:26get some order restored here.
00:26:28Look, Spice is helpless.
00:26:31Spice has a lot of guts.
00:26:33He can even walk to the ring against Medusa.
00:26:36She's got a skirt on.
00:26:38I think she wants the room to try to talk Medusa out of it,
00:26:40try to explain.
00:26:41I don't think she wants anything to do with Medusa.
00:26:43I don't think Kevin Correa just wants anything to do with Medusa.
00:26:46And Medusa just shoving Courageous in.
00:26:50And look at Spice taking advantage of it.
00:26:53Dug an elbow into the back of Medusa, who goes down hard.
00:26:57And she's gonna cover her one, two.
00:27:02Medusa trying to get in the ring.
00:27:03It's flipped out, and Spice picked her.
00:27:06And Spice picked her.
00:27:07He went down the way.
00:27:09I'd like to get another wicked back.
00:27:13And now the...
00:27:15Oh, Medusa.
00:27:16Now the angry.
00:27:17What kind of effect is this gonna have on their match at Starrcade this Sunday brain?
00:27:26Just a minute.
00:27:29Kind of a drum and suplex that time, and Medusa...
00:27:35Oh!
00:27:36She's getting her to the curb.
00:27:37Yeah.
00:27:38Taking out her anguish.
00:27:39Oh, now they're courageous.
00:27:40Kurt, are you ready for your match?
00:27:41Have you ever seen me not ready?
00:27:42Well, I do have to admit, you do look marvelous.
00:27:44Shane, is the remote controlling place?
00:27:45Yes, it is.
00:27:46Good, because we're gonna need it for the next segment.
00:27:47There's no question about...
00:27:48I'm here, boss.
00:27:49I'm here, boss.
00:27:50I'm ready for my next assignment.
00:27:51I'm gonna tell you for the last time.
00:27:52I don't talk to people at your level.
00:27:55If you wanna communicate with me, you need to get an agent.
00:27:58I don't have an agent.
00:27:59Well, then I guess we have nothing to talk about, do we?
00:28:02Shane, do me a favor.
00:28:03Go get me.
00:28:04Go get me.
00:28:05Go get me.
00:28:06Go get me.
00:28:07Go get me.
00:28:08Go get me.
00:28:09Go get me.
00:28:10Go get me.
00:28:11Go get me.
00:28:12Go get me.
00:28:13Go get me.
00:28:14Go get me.
00:28:15Go get me.
00:28:16Go get me.
00:28:17Go get me.
00:28:18Go get me.
00:28:20Go get me.
00:28:21Go get me.
00:28:22How dare every one of you to tell me I don't have my constitutional right to do whatever the hell I wanna do.
00:28:32The revolution declares themselves a sovereign nation unto ourselves.
00:28:37There's a real American Duggan with a two by four.
00:28:41They're double, triple teaming Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
00:28:44The revolution did not turn our backs on this country.
00:28:49You turned your stinking backs on us.
00:28:53They got the board.
00:28:54And listen to them yelling, USA!
00:28:56USA!
00:28:57USA!
00:28:58He loves America.
00:28:59He loves that flag.
00:29:00And he's not gonna let anybody destroy it.
00:29:02Don't you get it, Jim?
00:29:03This country now stands up for three things.
00:29:07Me, myself, and I.
00:29:09I've got more faithful people than that.
00:29:11There's a lot of good people.
00:29:12I believe in them, and I believe in this country.
00:29:15These Americans that you stand up for, they could care less whether you were dead or alive.
00:29:21If the hacker wins, the revolution must perform his janitorial duties for the next 30 days.
00:29:46He must perform his janitorial duties for the next 30 days.
00:29:50But if the revolution wins, Exxon Jim Duggan must do the ultimate, as far as he is concerned, sin.
00:29:59And that is to denounce the USA in the ring.
00:30:04Well, Duggan loves the flag.
00:30:07He's a real American.
00:30:08I need to ask you something.
00:30:10The power to be talking in the back about the remote control.
00:30:14Do you know what they were talking about?
00:30:15I'm listening to what they were sensing.
00:30:18It's the one thing I didn't understand.
00:30:19No, that went by me too, but you know what remote control is.
00:30:23I have no idea what that means, Ben.
00:30:25But he's in the ring as Hecker with Gino Colucci.
00:30:29All right, Exxon Jim Duggan.
00:30:31Stipulations, of course, pointed out very clearly.
00:30:33This Sunday, you and three mystery partners at Starrcade to face Revolution.
00:30:38If you win that match, Revolution will perform your janitorial duties for 30 days.
00:30:45However...
00:30:46Wait a minute.
00:30:47I'm not worried about Revolution and what's going to happen at Starrcade.
00:30:53Oh!
00:30:56You know, Gene, I've been coming out here for many years.
00:31:00But lately, some stuff's been going on.
00:31:02The attack saw Jim Duggan has a tough time swallowing.
00:31:05I'm not talking about washing toilets, because I've cleaned toilets before, and I've cleaned toilets again.
00:31:15I'm talking about a lack of respect, not for me, but for our country.
00:31:22Oh!
00:31:24You better believe it.
00:31:26And when I came back after my terrifying cancer surgery, the first thing I did was get on my knees in the middle of the ring and thank the Lord for sparing my life.
00:31:37And allowing me to grow older with my two little girls, Celia and Rebecca, and my wife, Debra.
00:31:47But understand this!
00:31:50If Hacksaw and Jim Duggan have to get off my deathbed, if I have to get off my deathbed, I will defend the flag of the United States of America!
00:32:04As long as there's air in my lungs, and blood in my heart, I will not quit!
00:32:14I will not waver!
00:32:16I will not stop!
00:32:19I will attack, attack, and attack!
00:32:23Makes no matter how many men are out here.
00:32:25And when I think of all the brave men and women of the armed forces that made the ultimate sacrifice to keep this land free,
00:32:36by God, I stand a little taller!
00:32:39I stand a little prouder!
00:32:42So revolution powers to be, understand this!
00:32:47Hacksaw Jim Duggan will take it no longer!
00:32:51The people of America will not take it no longer!
00:33:01For this is the land of the free!
00:33:05And the home of the brave!
00:33:10USA!
00:33:12USA!
00:33:14Hold on, the lights have gone out.
00:33:18We saw this happen Thursday on Thunder.
00:33:20Oh, the lights go out, but I think Duggan's lights went out as well.
00:33:27What's going on in the ring?
00:33:29Somebody's in the ring with Duggan.
00:33:30Someone just came in the ring.
00:33:31It's not Oakland.
00:33:32What in the world was that?
00:33:34Duggan, look at Duggan.
00:33:35Duggan's out!
00:33:37As the lights went out, as they come back on, you see what happened.
00:33:42Someone rushed in and attacked him from behind.
00:33:47Who was that?
00:33:48I couldn't make it out.
00:33:49And who controlled the lights?
00:33:51Remote control.
00:33:54Could that be it?
00:33:55Not me.
00:33:57Nothing like the power of the old remote control, is it, our boy?
00:34:00Hey, look who it is!
00:34:03Nice to meet you.
00:34:03My favorite employee, Robbie Roddy Piper.
00:34:06Nice to be slept in again.
00:34:07Oh, it goes to Christmas time.
00:34:08All official and everything, wearing a referee shirt.
00:34:11And you know what?
00:34:12It looks good on you, doesn't it?
00:34:14It's damn good.
00:34:15And you know what else?
00:34:16I've got the final say.
00:34:18That's right, Piper.
00:34:18You've got the final say, and you're going to have it tonight.
00:34:21You betcha.
00:34:22Because up next, you'll do the referee match between Kurt Henning and Buff Bagwell.
00:34:29And I've got the final say.
00:34:30Final say, Piper.
00:34:31Final say!
00:34:31Now, consider this a test, Piper.
00:34:34And consider this.
00:34:36It's in the best interest of your career to go out there and do the right thing.
00:34:43Got it?
00:34:46Do the right thing.
00:34:47Do the right thing.
00:34:48Do the right thing.
00:34:49And there'll be no problems.
00:34:50No problems, dear.
00:34:51You're going to be there, Mr. Henning, aren't you?
00:34:53Check it out.
00:34:54Yes, sir.
00:34:55Yes, sir.
00:34:56Do the right thing.
00:34:58You got it.
00:34:59I have been to the Mount of South.
00:35:01I have seen my little left of my life.
00:35:03I'm a little left of my life.
00:35:03Bump, I'm tough.
00:35:05I'm the stuff.
00:35:06And the girls just can't get enough.
00:35:07I need my hat.
00:35:09I need my shades.
00:35:10But is Bump walking into a trap?
00:35:12That I'm too tough and too buff.
00:35:14I'm getting it all right.
00:35:15Kurt Henning.
00:35:16Get it.
00:35:20Get a flare.
00:35:21I feel okay in here.
00:35:25Where is this bewitch, magical, nice, unbelievable.
00:35:29Still to come, the total package of David Flair as a team, as the total package continues
00:35:39to search in the back for the wild one David Flair, the blue one David Flair.
00:35:46For the first time ever, we're seeing Rowdy Rowdy Piper in the referee's shirt.
00:35:51We've seen him in mud.
00:35:53We've seen him come to the aid of all the other referees who walked on us a week ago.
00:35:58But now he don'ts the shirt that he is going to referee Buff and Kurt Hennig.
00:36:04And I believe that Piper is the type of guy who will do the right thing, will call it right
00:36:09down the middle.
00:36:10But I'm not so sure what I think is calling it down the middle.
00:36:14What Piper is going to think is calling it down the middle is what the powers that be
00:36:18we're talking about.
00:36:20No, they mean the right thing to do.
00:36:23I mean, Kurt Hennig is staying right there with him.
00:36:26I mean, it's so obvious.
00:36:28If Piper wants to survive here, with the powers that be, he better do the right thing.
00:36:36Well, he's down first.
00:36:37And so buff, he's going towards the ring.
00:36:39He and Hennig will come to the ring in just a moment.
00:36:42As you look at this great crowd on hand here in downtown New Orleans, and a reminder that
00:36:51coming up tomorrow night in Mobile, Alabama, a taping of Thunder to air on Thursday on PBS
00:36:57at the Mobile Civic Center.
00:36:59Tickets to box office and all picket master, that tomorrow night in Mobile, Alabama, a taping
00:37:04of Thunder that will air Thursday on PBS.
00:37:06With Mike today and Steve O'Neill, the other man this week.
00:37:14Hard going.
00:37:16Buff Bagwell comes out with an abundance of confidence as always, running his stuff, looking
00:37:23in phenomenal shape, truly one of the finest athletes ever to go on the tights, but he
00:37:30knows it.
00:37:30Never like it for confidence as Buff Bagwell.
00:37:32Well, let's take a look at the situation here.
00:37:37The fact is, like you said, Brain, that Kurt Hennig, one of the commandants of the powers
00:37:42that be, will be coming to the ring, and the pressure will be on Piper, and obviously Buff Bagwell
00:37:49in many ways could be walking in to some sort of a trap here.
00:37:54It seems like the powers that be are testing Piper.
00:37:56You don't have to test Piper, you know his credentials, but you've got to watch Piper.
00:38:02He'll double-cross you.
00:38:04You can't trust this man.
00:38:06He's so dangerous, so off the wall.
00:38:11You know, the powers that be, they don't want to see Kurt Hennig fall in his face.
00:38:14They don't want to see this man defeated.
00:38:16They don't care what happens to Bagwell.
00:38:19They're very common, though.
00:38:20Now, one thing we've got to say about the powers that be, they have always, throughout
00:38:24the weeks that they've been in charge of the creative end of WCW, they have always let
00:38:28the referee's decision stand, so they realize that by sending Piper out there, that he's
00:38:33the man in charge, so they have a lot of confidence that he will, quote-unquote, do the right
00:38:38thing, so let's see what happens here.
00:38:41Well, their definition of the right thing may not be Piper.
00:38:43I think, I think we're seeing, uh, center of the ring, please, center of the ring, center
00:38:48of the ring, this is the way it's going to be, I'm going to do the right thing, I want
00:38:52to fight here, I want a winner and a loser, I am not going to disqualify you, you mess
00:38:58up, I'm going to get on your case, you get back to your corner, back to your corner, ready,
00:39:04ring the bell!
00:39:07How about that, he's not going to disqualify you, he wants a fair fight, he calls the bell,
00:39:11and the bell rings out loud and clear here, and here we go.
00:39:15Well, turn your back on that man, Bagwell.
00:39:18I don't think that there's any question that these two guys can go, but they are,
00:39:24they are top wrestlers in WCW, and Bagwell with an arm drag takedown is trying to,
00:39:31in the early moments here, show up for Henning, which may not be a smart thing to do at times.
00:39:35Well, they're both professionals, they're veterans, they've, uh, they've been around,
00:39:38they know what to do, they know what to expect of each other.
00:39:41And that's true, Brain, but there's, there's an added element here, and that is the fact
00:39:45that the power to be in, I'll say it again, fans, as Kurt Henning in their back pocket,
00:39:52so to speak.
00:39:52And that's got to make him in many ways and odds on favor here, and I think it's now,
00:39:57since Bagwell's bench, the bunkhouse brawl comes up between Jeff Jarrett and Chris Benoit,
00:40:02here at the top of the hour.
00:40:04Cover, Piper over, one, two, and a two count that time.
00:40:13And an argument with Henning will make it a one, two, another one, two.
00:40:16Henning's having more problems with Piper than he is with Bagwell,
00:40:20because he thinks that Piper is not, I guess, by the powers that be standard,
00:40:24doing the right thing here.
00:40:25Well, it's to me like he's giving Henning a fast count.
00:40:28Let's see how he counts on Bagwell's after the rise.
00:40:30Well, as long as he's consistent, then, oh, oh, the phone.
00:40:35My man.
00:40:36That's Buzzkill, what, save the baby seal.
00:40:40Are you going to tell me little bitty children are in the Navy?
00:40:44No.
00:40:45No, baby real seal.
00:40:47Baby seal.
00:40:48Oh, like, ball on the nose?
00:40:50Yes, yes, you're right, you're right.
00:40:52And there's a campaign going on as the match goes on by Buzzkill,
00:40:56walking through the gallery here.
00:40:58You know, I bet he thinks he's at a Greyhound station.
00:41:00He has no idea where he's at.
00:41:02I don't, he may not, but he has, he has some office here.
00:41:06Never touch him.
00:41:07He found the sign and he's lost.
00:41:09Where'd he go?
00:41:11He's still walking around back there.
00:41:13There he is, in the background.
00:41:15Meanwhile, an argument ensues in the ring.
00:41:16And you see that Bagwell is caught in no man's land.
00:41:25Knife-edged chop again.
00:41:26We've talked so much about guys like, like, the Crippler Chris Benoit,
00:41:31like Jeff Jarrett, even when Ric Flair was here competing,
00:41:35those great knife-edged with backhand chops.
00:41:38But Hinnick's as good as any one's as he chops again to picture all his major muscles.
00:41:44Oh, Buff Bagwell.
00:41:46Step there, Paul.
00:41:49Now, I'd work on the neck.
00:41:51If Bagwell has that history.
00:41:52When he's hurt his neck, he's paralyzed.
00:41:54Hold on a second.
00:41:55I'd work on that.
00:41:56Green.
00:41:57That was, uh, just caught it as we see it.
00:41:59Did that seem like a much slower cap to use from Hinnick's perspective than from Bagwell's?
00:42:07Definitely.
00:42:07Definitely.
00:42:08Now, maybe, I don't know.
00:42:09Let's see if it happens again.
00:42:11It got, uh, it got Hinnick angry.
00:42:14And really, the ref, Piper, dared Hinnick to Hinnick.
00:42:21And now, he's pulling Hinnick back.
00:42:24Is Piper physically moving him off to his opponent?
00:42:27Piper will punch you, too.
00:42:29But he's using the power of the striped shirt ring is what he's doing here.
00:42:36Well, he better do with the powers that he wants.
00:42:38He wants to stay here.
00:42:40You know, they're firing guys right and left.
00:42:42I know they've done that.
00:42:45Head first.
00:42:47Bagwell is really in a bad shape here.
00:42:50Choking him with his own chain.
00:42:52That's exactly what he's doing.
00:42:54Bagwell.
00:42:56Caught Hinnick.
00:42:58Into the, the gut thing.
00:42:59That time, Hinnick holds his ground.
00:43:01Sending Bagwell in.
00:43:02Bagwell runs over another way.
00:43:04Standing away.
00:43:05Nicely done.
00:43:06Good shot.
00:43:07Double-de-bone.
00:43:08Swing in that breaker from the left side rubs.
00:43:11Now Bagwell.
00:43:12Now it's a little soft.
00:43:13One, two, and a two count.
00:43:15Well, that count was a little slower than when he originally had counted on Hinnick.
00:43:18That was a normal referee kick at that time, I do believe.
00:43:22Scoop slam by the buffer.
00:43:23Watch this.
00:43:24And a steam.
00:43:25Too much time between point A and point B.
00:43:27It cost Buff Bagwell that time.
00:43:32Hinnick driving in the fish shots to Bagwell and Piper getting in there with Hinnick.
00:43:39And now referee and athlete go face-to-face here.
00:43:44Well, Hinnick, uh, Piper shouldn't put his hands on Hinnick.
00:43:47He's got a count.
00:43:47Count to four.
00:43:48Count to five.
00:43:49Whatever you want to count.
00:43:49Do disqualify the man.
00:43:50Do what you want.
00:43:51Because he should not put his hands on a wrestler when you're a referee.
00:43:54Remember at Starrcade, Hinnick and Gritted Controls.
00:43:57Staging underneath Hinnick at midnight.
00:43:59Down goes Hinnick.
00:44:00One, two, three, he's up.
00:44:02Uh-oh.
00:44:03He didn't even, he didn't even, he couldn't even see his shoulders.
00:44:06He was off to the side.
00:44:07And it was a fast count.
00:44:09And it was a blow for the referee that prompted it.
00:44:11And Gritted Controls come out.
00:44:14And look at their reaction by the tail.
00:44:17Oh, the right thing.
00:44:21Uh-oh.
00:44:21Well, you can tell by that reaction that the rowdy one, the special referee, is in some hot water with the power to be.
00:44:36Here, this time, the present referee.
00:44:40So, look at his old man on his throat.
00:44:49Oh.
00:44:51Here, here you are.
00:44:57Far.
00:45:00Here.
00:45:02Coming up, the Bunk Out Raw.
00:45:04Yes, Jared and Chris Benoit.
00:45:05And Jared walks to the ring with all sorts of items.
00:45:09Benoit's coming to the ring with a ladder.
00:45:13How about that?
00:45:14A ladder that he must climb on Sunday night to win the U.S. title.
00:45:17Back on WCW, Monday Night, your own, only on TNT, Tony Savani and Bobby, the Brain of Heenan.
00:45:28Six days away from Starrcade itself.
00:45:31Looking live, downtown audience.
00:45:34This is the arena right next to the Superdome.
00:45:36It's a brand new venue, and it's WCW at its best.
00:45:41We know that a book house brawl will take place in Starrcade this Sunday between Jeff Jarrett and Dustin Rhodes.
00:45:49Well, there's a little tune-up for Starrcade.
00:45:51You could better believe that Jeff Jarrett has been, if nothing else, great, Mr. On The Offense, since you're right here.
00:45:59Especially since he has kind of, how should I say it, fallen out of grace in all the powers that he is.
00:46:05He did not stop.
00:46:07He did not back away.
00:46:08He told me what happened to Starrcade.
00:46:10He is now taking matters into his own hands, and people like the artist opening up, Trent Diagella, like the Mike Show, like the last week with Evan Carrey, the producer, are finding out, if I can use the term, the hard way, what Jeff Jarrett has in mind for WCW.
00:46:30Well, you're right about that.
00:46:31When he came here, he was told by the powers that be that he's the chosen one, and he plans to be the chosen one.
00:46:37And if he's fallen out of favor with them, he don't care.
00:46:40He's gonna show everybody what he's made of, what he's made of, and what he's all about.
00:46:45And you're right, Tony, he backs down from nobody.
00:46:47He's gone through six dozen guitars since he's been here.
00:46:51Not to discount the match that he's got with Dustin Rhodes coming up at Bucktown's draw match, this will prepare him.
00:46:58But for Chris Manois to accept this challenge six days away before he's got to go in the ring in a ladder match
00:47:06against Scott Hall for the U.S. title may not be a good move for Benoit.
00:47:11I know Benoit's tough.
00:47:13I know Benoit goes caution to the ring, will do whatever it takes.
00:47:18But he goes in, he'll bring the ladder in, symbolic of what he's got to go through on Sunday night.
00:47:24But he could really suffer an injury here, and it would be a major setback for his efforts to Sunday admitting the U.S. title
00:47:32from the master of the ladder match, Scott Hall, bring.
00:47:34Well, you didn't have to say all that, Tony.
00:47:36All you had to say was, he's stupid.
00:47:38Well, I don't know about that.
00:47:39I just told you, he's stupid.
00:47:40How about this, a bar stool used by Jared Bell Sounds off and running.
00:47:45We are, for this, our top of the hour feature bout, here in the first hour of WCW Monday Night Drows.
00:47:53And immediately, a bunkhouse brawl, bring anything to the ring, use it as you will.
00:47:59Kid balls won't count anywhere.
00:48:04And Jared using that, that bar stool across the back of Benoit.
00:48:10You may call him stupid, and really there's a point to be made that it is an ill-advised timing.
00:48:16Six days away.
00:48:17Sure, but Benoit's so doubly tough, he's always been able to bounce back from anything.
00:48:23And believe you me, I can remember Benoit having this classic fight in the bathrooms and coming back.
00:48:29All over the arena, coming back the very next day, or the very next night, or the very next week to rest.
00:48:35So if anybody can take punishment and come back, it's the Cripplers, Chris Benoit.
00:48:40And you can better believe that Jared's going to try to finish it out.
00:48:43He's got the cowbell, and Benoit, and Benoit, who's dressed in him, as you can see, a cut-off t-shirt and blue jeans, is going on the offense right now.
00:48:54Yes, he is.
00:48:55He's going to drag him all the way back to the ring.
00:48:57He may lynch him here.
00:48:58We may see a hanging.
00:49:01He's going to go looking for some more tools.
00:49:03And that tool is what Jared inadvertently drives.
00:49:07And he used it up against the side of the head.
00:49:09And Jared pelted up the concrete that died when he hit hard as Charles Robinson, the referee, checks in.
00:49:17He's said it so many times throughout the years, and it really rings true this year.
00:49:22Starrcade is always the granddaddy of them all.
00:49:24It started in 1983.
00:49:27It began the big-time mega wrestling events.
00:49:30And for wrestlers to be booked to be a part of Starrcade, that means they've had a great year.
00:49:35We've got 12 matches this coming Sunday at Starrcade, and I can tell you, top to bottom, there is more intensity.
00:49:45There's more heat than we've had at Starrcade in many, many years.
00:49:49And it's building.
00:49:49You can feel it back there.
00:49:51You can even smell it in the air, the way things are happening here.
00:49:53Yeah, the wrestlers are on edge, there's no question.
00:49:56There's a backbreaker.
00:49:57Cover one, two.
00:49:58They go right back to some wrestling moves in the ring.
00:50:02Now, you talk about somebody being super tough.
00:50:04Both of these men, they've been hit.
00:50:05Oh!
00:50:07In the back of the head, Jeff Jarrett.
00:50:09They've been hit with ropes, cowbells, stools, and they're still going at each other.
00:50:15And they can use whatever they need.
00:50:17It's a bunkhouse brawl.
00:50:19It's come as you are.
00:50:21He tried to larry it in that time with the rope, and then that larry it from Benoit.
00:50:27A lot more than the rope could have done.
00:50:29Now, Benoit goes after the item he brought, and that's the aluminum ladder.
00:50:33And a baseball slide drum kick puts Benoit down, and a great move, that was from Jeff Jarrett.
00:50:40Now, Jarrett's throwing it in there.
00:50:42It's interesting.
00:50:43Real interesting.
00:50:45The ladder being aluminum is so solid and so unforgiving, but also because of aluminum,
00:50:51it's pretty easy in many ways for guys who are very strong, very muscular, to wield, to use as a weapon.
00:50:58A lot of sharp edges on that ladder.
00:50:59Yeah, you're exactly right.
00:51:00Sharp edges.
00:51:05This Jarrett impresses me.
00:51:07Because he came here to WCW, he hasn't let anybody stand in his way.
00:51:11No, he has done exactly what it takes to be noticed.
00:51:14And I think, as a result, anybody who gets in the ring, or anybody that he maybe looks and sees is in the ring,
00:51:20you want to take a shot at, is in jeopardy.
00:51:22Jarrett hits the aluminum ladder very hard, he's gonna hit it again this time.
00:51:28He slid right up the ladder that time, front side.
00:51:35And Benoit goes after the bullrope.
00:51:39I put that bullrope across his eyes, and then just pulled real fast.
00:51:43Rope burn, right?
00:51:44Yep.
00:51:47Look at how tough you are.
00:51:49You can't see, and those peepers are hurting.
00:51:52Greenland's got the mess now.
00:51:53That's a very good point.
00:51:54Okay.
00:51:55What is Benoit going to do here?
00:52:01Taking the front of that bullrope that time, Jarrett is still down.
00:52:04He's trying to pull himself up.
00:52:06And as he does, it gives Benoit a chance to open up the ladder.
00:52:10Can't figure out how to open a ladder.
00:52:12Boy, that's, oh!
00:52:13And he was standing on the rope, and he just pulled the rope underneath, not underneath him, and that put Benoit on the map.
00:52:18All right, Jarrett knows how to open that ladder up.
00:52:22Well, he sure does.
00:52:23Master of the open ladder.
00:52:25Now, on Sunday, the U.S. title belt will be high above the ladder.
00:52:29Uh-oh.
00:52:30Between Scott Hall and Benoit.
00:52:33Double act handle attempt at time.
00:52:35Resulted in a target hit for Benoit.
00:52:40Ladder opens.
00:52:41He goes up top.
00:52:42And you know he can die, Tony.
00:52:43Yes.
00:52:44That's right, Clay.
00:52:44There's no doubt for him to reach on this night.
00:52:48As he tries to go up, Jarrett tries to choke him to the cowbell, and they're fighting on the rugs of the ladder.
00:52:59He's building with the bull rope to the mat.
00:53:05Both getting up very, very slowly.
00:53:08Somebody's in.
00:53:09That's Dustin Rose.
00:53:10Dustin Rose has come in.
00:53:12And Dustin Rose flip, flop, fly, and there you go.
00:53:18A little bit more of the flip and flop from the flag that time.
00:53:23This don't look good.
00:53:24This does not look good.
00:53:26Fans around the world know what this is all about.
00:53:30And Dustin Rose in town.
00:53:32And that enables now Jarrett to escape.
00:53:43And Dustin's got the referee tied up.
00:53:46This will cost him some money.
00:53:47And Dustin Rose, watch out from behind.
00:53:54He clocked him.
00:53:55They connected at the same time.
00:54:00That's right, Jarrett went down as well.
00:54:04Dustin caught him the same time he got caught with a guitar.
00:54:10Ben Watts now gonna go back up top.
00:54:14The ladder doesn't look real sturdy.
00:54:15No, he's gotta get up, and he's gotta get off in a hurry.
00:54:20He's gotta balance up top.
00:54:21That's an eight-foot ladder.
00:54:23Dustin Rose has come to his feet.
00:54:27No, he hit very hard.
00:54:31Dustin's going to the ladder.
00:54:34And Benoit fell off and went face first.
00:54:37Trash into the camera.
00:54:38Dustin got hit hard.
00:54:39Here's what comes.
00:54:40Jarrett, one, two, three.
00:54:41Jarrett is on the road.
00:54:44Jeff Jarrett survived this one.
00:54:51And really survived Dustin Rose.
00:54:54Sunday night at Star Cave.
00:54:56He's still there.
00:54:57He's still there.
00:54:57He's still there.
00:54:58Customized a little bit there.
00:55:02Anyways, I like to really approach my match
00:55:03with my professionalism.
00:55:06David, a big match against DDP.
00:55:08I'm really excited about it.
00:55:11I usually get together with my partner
00:55:13and talk about his strategy.
00:55:14Mind if we do that?
00:55:15You know, like, who's going to start?
00:55:18Like, restart?
00:55:21David's player more interested in that bear
00:55:23than his partner.
00:55:24Now, what is this about?
00:55:24This is a Porsche that's pulled up.
00:55:27Now, who in the world could be in there?
00:55:29Come on back with us.
00:55:30We'll find out, maybe.
00:55:31What's your back for, Piper?
00:55:35Oh, to do the right thing.
00:55:38How'd you like that, huh?
00:55:39You know what, Piper?
00:55:40What?
00:55:40I hate you.
00:55:41You know something?
00:55:43I hate you, too.
00:55:45Well, I got one thing to say.
00:55:46What's that, champ?
00:55:47This is a war that you will never win.
00:55:53Get out of here, you can't do it!
00:55:54I'm tired of it!
00:55:56I ain't no 40s!
00:55:57I'm going to beat you to nothing with a bat
00:55:59if you ever...
00:56:00Yeah, yeah!
00:56:02Look at you now, you piece of garbage!
00:56:04Look at you now!
00:56:07The wrath of the powers that be.
00:56:09Piper came in ready to go with a bat,
00:56:12knowing what he was up against,
00:56:13but just too many men and too many chairs,
00:56:16and that's what happens
00:56:17when you do what you think is the right thing,
00:56:20but it's not the right thing,
00:56:22and the actual power to be, Ray.
00:56:24Well, they make the rules,
00:56:26and if you don't go by their rules,
00:56:27you'll have to pay for it.
00:56:29And you can ask Piper if you don't believe me.
00:56:31He's paying for it right now.
00:56:33This is a very, very tough man.
00:56:35This is truly, you're looking at,
00:56:36one of the baddest men
00:56:38in the history of all fighting sports.
00:56:41Tank Abbott,
00:56:42a man so,
00:56:43so mean, so tough
00:56:46that he was suspended
00:56:48from ultimate fighting.
00:56:50We understand that he has been
00:56:52doing some work
00:56:54at the WCW power plant,
00:56:56and he convinced
00:56:57well over 600 pounds.
00:56:59And the target of the power plant
00:57:01is that there's not tougher
00:57:02in any walk of life
00:57:05than Tank Abbott.
00:57:06And he makes his return to WCW
00:57:08going in the ring,
00:57:09and of all the matches
00:57:10that we could have for you.
00:57:12This one I personally
00:57:13am looking forward to
00:57:15because this is a no-holds-barred match.
00:57:18And there is a tough man.
00:57:20We've got the man who is
00:57:22so notorious
00:57:23from ultimate fighting,
00:57:25and the man who anybody
00:57:26in the back of the room
00:57:27will tell you
00:57:28is the toughest man in WCW
00:57:30throughout the years
00:57:32has been Ming.
00:57:33Two men
00:57:34who fear no man,
00:57:37two men
00:57:37who know how to dish out
00:57:39and know how to take
00:57:40an extreme amount of pain.
00:57:43Here we go, fans.
00:57:45What's gonna happen?
00:57:45I have no idea.
00:57:47But I know it's gonna be brutal.
00:57:49And look at this.
00:57:52One thing about Abbott,
00:57:54if you're watching him
00:57:54in Ultimate Fighting,
00:57:55you know that he is
00:57:56one of the greatest
00:57:57punchers in all of sports.
00:58:01And look at Ming.
00:58:02Just back in the corner
00:58:03being mauled to Abbott,
00:58:05but he is firing right
00:58:06and left hands as well.
00:58:10There's nothing much
00:58:11that I can say to...
00:58:13Let's just watch the welts
00:58:14come out.
00:58:14To add on to this.
00:58:18Ming up for it.
00:58:19That did rock the head
00:58:20of Tank Abbott.
00:58:21And Abbott and Ming
00:58:22are just laying it in here.
00:58:23I wouldn't want to be
00:58:24Nick Patrick.
00:58:25That's too close for me.
00:58:26He got him back
00:58:27and now there goes Ming.
00:58:30And Abbott just shoved him off
00:58:32and Abbott...
00:58:34Oh, yeah!
00:58:35How about that?
00:58:36That's impressive.
00:58:37I don't think anyone
00:58:38has done Ming like that
00:58:39in his life.
00:58:41He picked him up
00:58:43and drove him down.
00:58:44Look how he grinds
00:58:45the knee to the face,
00:58:46to the jaw,
00:58:47and just punching Ming
00:58:48in the stomach.
00:58:49And Ming is going
00:58:50to go to the floor.
00:58:52If Anthony and Alston
00:58:53try to get away,
00:58:54as Abbott come down,
00:58:55the punches go on.
00:58:59Out in front of us, almost.
00:59:00Ming's got him
00:59:01hooking up for a chancery
00:59:02and a head gun
00:59:03along the trapezius.
00:59:05And here they go again.
00:59:10I mean,
00:59:11we have seen
00:59:11some lethal shots
00:59:12in both men.
00:59:14There's Nick Patrick
00:59:15counting them.
00:59:19Ring the bell all you want.
00:59:20Yeah, forget about the bell.
00:59:24This hand, this hand,
00:59:25no semblance of a wrestling match
00:59:26ball.
00:59:27This was no holds barred.
00:59:29And no bell that's going to stop
00:59:30these two men.
00:59:31Abbott got him down
00:59:32and now kicking him.
00:59:34Ming absorbs that
00:59:35and rumbles back up.
00:59:36And look at Ming.
00:59:37They're still going at each other.
00:59:39This is just about
00:59:44as stiff as you can be.
00:59:46Look at Doug Dillard,
00:59:46the only thing he's trying
00:59:47to do is contain him.
00:59:48This is stiffer than starch.
00:59:52He's landing those
00:59:53right on the button, too.
00:59:54Of course he is.
00:59:55Ming just keep going forward.
00:59:57So does Tank Abbott.
00:59:58The fight goes on.
01:00:01Bad Cowboy had stunned Tank Abbott,
01:00:04but he came right away
01:00:05with a jab to the gut.
01:00:06A headbutt's done,
01:00:07but he shook off the headbutt for me.
01:00:09Can you believe
01:00:10no one's done that?
01:00:12And the spike goes on and on.
01:00:16All right.
01:00:17Let's see who this is.
01:00:20Is that Chris Canyon?
01:00:23The one in the middle?
01:00:24That's exactly who it is.
01:00:26All right, we're back.
01:00:30Go for it.
01:00:36That's Piper.
01:00:36Hey, put that down!
01:00:39I was just checking for fires
01:00:41and stuff like that.
01:00:42There's no fire around here.
01:00:43No, I know there's no fire.
01:00:44That's why I was checking for him.
01:00:45I just want to hear him.
01:00:46I'll be able to take care of that.
01:00:47All right, well, I'm the referee.
01:00:48I'm just going to check.
01:00:49No, no, no, no, man.
01:00:50Just going out right here.
01:00:51No, no, no.
01:00:52And then, you want to see it?
01:00:55As Piper's went away,
01:00:56as you might imagine,
01:00:57fans, during the commercial break,
01:00:59they're looking live out back again,
01:01:01and the fight still goes on.
01:01:03Toe to toe, they've been going at it for 10 minutes now.
01:01:09And who knows when they're going to,
01:01:11I don't think there's anybody that can stop them.
01:01:13That's the thing about it.
01:01:14And I don't think even man will give up.
01:01:17Well, we'll know at sunrise.
01:01:22Here comes the revolution.
01:01:25As Piper wants to the outburst of Towers to be,
01:01:28as Tank Abbott and Bing,
01:01:30and they're underage,
01:01:31for all in the back continuing.
01:01:34J.W. leads the troops,
01:01:36so to speak, to the ring.
01:01:38The revolution is here.
01:01:41You just heard the talk also about tickets available
01:01:43for Star Games this Sunday
01:01:46at the MCI Center.
01:01:48It is the last
01:01:54pay-per-view of the century
01:01:57for not only WCW,
01:01:58but also the Rockstar.
01:02:00The 19th Sunday.
01:02:03The words of Hacksaw Jim Duggan
01:02:09still ringing in our ears directly to the revolution
01:02:14as the only sovereign nation into itself is out.
01:02:18is out.
01:02:29Talk to music!
01:02:30Now if you stinking moron Americans will sit and shut your pee holes, I don't want to rant,
01:02:52rave and scream, because I can talk my points, I know I'm right, and America, you know that
01:03:01you're spinking wrong and can't face facts.
01:03:07Hats on Jim Duggan, I have to hear you out here talking about Celia and Rebecca, shut
01:03:17the hell up!
01:03:22This Sunday, Hacksaw, this Sunday, it will be at Starrcade, just like that other American
01:03:34fiasco, Vietnam.
01:03:36You see, you're divided, Hacksaw, you and your American jabronis are going to lose, because
01:03:43you're just like the rest of these peons, divided along racial lines, divided along religious
01:03:51lines, divided amongst your creed, you fellow Americans, this Sunday, we'll go down.
01:03:58In the revolution, there is no I, there is no me, there's only us, and this Sunday, Hacksaw,
01:04:08we, we, the revolution, will be victorious.
01:04:14You know, they say the truth, it's a hard pill to swallow, so swallow this, America sucks!
01:04:23Hey, what are you doing, man?
01:04:28We got heat.
01:04:29Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, I know.
01:04:30You don't get it, we got heat tonight.
01:04:32Yeah, I heard what the boys are saying, who cares?
01:04:34No, we got Harlem heat!
01:04:35And that'll bring out Harlem heat!
01:04:45As the revolution wakes up in the ring, Booker T and Evie Ray for a tag team match here on
01:05:04Nitro, and don't forget that the total package and David Flair, top of the hour, against
01:05:11Sting and Diamond Dallas Pace, no television, as took by the Power Rangers.
01:05:16Well, Luger better come up with some kind of plan, because he's working without a dent right
01:05:19now.
01:05:21Shane Douglas has the headset on.
01:05:24The mic's not on, Shane, sorry.
01:05:27We're about 1,000.
01:05:29But the lights have gone out.
01:05:34The bell sounds.
01:05:40And midnight is here!
01:05:45And the fight's on!
01:05:47You're not on yet.
01:05:48You're on the stair, but you're not on.
01:05:50Hello, top-casting boy, see.
01:05:52Hello!
01:05:54Am I on?
01:05:55You're not.
01:05:56Jesus.
01:05:56What is it, America?
01:05:57It's got to be an American running this thing.
01:05:59Every week I come out here, it says right here, the franchise Shane Douglas on headsets at
01:06:05ringside.
01:06:05Hey, moron in the truck!
01:06:07Get your job right, or I'll have to come back there and smack your teeth out of your face.
01:06:11Oh, where is he?
01:06:12All right, well, here's a guy that's got some brains.
01:06:16He wants to join the revolution.
01:06:17He's not an American.
01:06:19Right now, you're going to see exactly why the revolution's taking a call.
01:06:23Sweet, cute little move there by Booker T.
01:06:28How about midnight their partner?
01:06:29Now, we know that your enemy, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, has three mystery partners coming up on Sunday.
01:06:37He has three jabronis that are right in the crosshairs of the revolution.
01:06:42Whatever three morons he convinced to be his partners, I feel real sorry for him.
01:06:47That's one of the burning questions for Starrcade coming up this coming Sunday.
01:06:53Boy, you've got to admit, though, Brain, that that Hacksaw Jim Duggan had some very, very emotional things to say out here.
01:07:01Oh, emotional.
01:07:02Please.
01:07:03He beat cancer.
01:07:05His beautiful daughter's this.
01:07:07His beautiful daughter's that.
01:07:08This coming Sunday, his beautiful daughters are going to wish that he had stayed in bed after he beat cancer,
01:07:14because we're going to beat him like a red-headed stepchild this Sunday.
01:07:16Whoa!
01:07:17But who are his three mystery partners going to be?
01:07:19Do you know?
01:07:19Do you have a clue about who they may be?
01:07:21Does it matter?
01:07:22It doesn't matter.
01:07:23It can be whoever you want in that dressing room.
01:07:26You cannot stop a revolution, Shivani.
01:07:28I've said it once a thousand.
01:07:30Ask this guy right here.
01:07:31Can you stop a revolution?
01:07:32Hell no, you can't.
01:07:33Hell no.
01:07:35This guy's got brains.
01:07:36One American that's got brains.
01:07:37He must be from somewhere else, because he can't be from this stinking country.
01:07:43Meanwhile, in the ring, there's a Saturn of the revolution.
01:07:46Look at how Saturn is leaning into that chin lock, cutting the air off of Booker.
01:07:50Hey, Booker's a fighter, though.
01:07:52Good hook on the leg by Booker.
01:07:58And he got T-Bone by Saturn that time, and a great move it was.
01:08:04And here comes Dean Malenko.
01:08:05You see, you can try to stay a step ahead of the revolution, and every time you're going
01:08:09to get planted on your head.
01:08:10Hanan, you know great wrestling.
01:08:11In all your years, have you seen anything like the revolution before?
01:08:14Everyone's talking about the revolution, and you've taken this WCW by storm.
01:08:18Hey, hey, wait one damn second.
01:08:23He didn't answer his question, right?
01:08:25Well, I'm looking at the, uh, Booker T trying to get to his feet right now.
01:08:29And that's what he's trying to do.
01:08:30Hook his leg, Dean, don't let him tag.
01:08:33Going towards Stevie Ray and makes the tag.
01:08:36And Big Brother comes in.
01:08:41Discussion was going on between members of Harlem as they were walking toward the ring.
01:08:45Don't know what that was about, but now tag is made, and the tag back to Booker T once again.
01:08:51Come on, it's a double team.
01:08:55Let's go, referee.
01:08:57One thing that's made the revolution so tough to deal with is cohesiveness.
01:09:03A unit.
01:09:04I have to ask Mr. Douglas to put it in here.
01:09:07He missed Booker T.
01:09:08He didn't burn a leg for me.
01:09:12Just a minor speed bump.
01:09:14Come on, revolution.
01:09:16The eyes of the world are upon us.
01:09:17Come on.
01:09:18And they're going to be on Sunday night as well.
01:09:20Mr. Douglas, have you heard any rumors to the effect of who Doug's partners could be?
01:09:24Have you heard any rumors or any?
01:09:26Who do you think?
01:09:27Who do you think?
01:09:28I've heard it's going to be three losers, and come Sunday, that prophecy will prove to be true.
01:09:33Up and down in the mouth.
01:09:37He slammed down his headset.
01:09:40He's got a temper.
01:09:41Boy, does he ever.
01:09:42The leader of the revolution, Jay Douglas, goes up and then goes down hard.
01:09:45They got a mouth full of elbow that time.
01:09:49From all of each.
01:09:50And now Terry Sheldon.
01:09:51Rebound in, in the ring, Miss Midnight.
01:09:55What a punch she can throw.
01:09:57And a kick.
01:09:59And a leapfrog, and she hurt her knee.
01:10:02She landed on her knee wrong that time, and her roll-up, Stevie Ray.
01:10:06Gail gets pinned.
01:10:10Well, the revolution's here.
01:10:12There's no doubt about that.
01:10:16Midnight got the high up in the air.
01:10:18Stevie Ray suffers a loss because of it.
01:10:22Stevie Ray doesn't know what happened.
01:10:25And Booker T looking up for Midnight here.
01:10:27Wow, this thing's hurt.
01:10:28All right.
01:10:36Total package, David Flair.
01:10:37Tonight, you will be facing Diamond Dallas Page and Sting in a tag team match.
01:10:42The same two men that you'll be meeting this Sunday at Starrcade in singles competition.
01:10:47Hello, Dave.
01:10:48Today, I told you not to touch them.
01:10:51Don't touch us.
01:10:55See what I have to work with tonight?
01:10:57I'm speaking about who works with whom.
01:10:59Let me say one thing.
01:11:00The injunction's been filed.
01:11:02Mrs. Elizabeth can only work for me.
01:11:05She will not be walking out with Sting tonight.
01:11:07Sting tonight, you're on your own.
01:11:12Now what?
01:11:13Back there.
01:11:20I'll tell you what, tonight, I ain't letting you out of the building.
01:11:23I will take this chair.
01:11:25I will come in the ring.
01:11:27You get a chair.
01:11:28And we'll beat each other until we're sorry.
01:11:31I'll tell you something.
01:11:32Tonight, the scene's gonna be marching all over you.
01:11:40Hey, hey, hey, hey, Mr. Bench, Mr. Bench, Mr. Bench, I'm glad to come up with you.
01:11:43I need an agent.
01:11:44Will you be my agent?
01:11:45Look, I only represent the best that Hollywood has to offer.
01:11:49What can you do?
01:11:50I can do everything.
01:11:51I can sing.
01:11:51I can dance.
01:11:52I can do anything.
01:11:53Dance.
01:11:54I can dance.
01:11:54I can do that.
01:11:56I can do it.
01:11:56Hey, hey, come here.
01:11:57Look, I heard you say that you dance.
01:11:58I can dance.
01:11:59Yeah?
01:12:00I've got some dance where you think they're going to be interested in here.
01:12:04What do you think about that?
01:12:04Hey, nice.
01:12:05They need to take traveler's checks, credit cards, cash.
01:12:08As there's a deal going down the back, there's also some bets that got going on.
01:12:13Hey, they picked up Steve here.
01:12:14I know they have any teeth, sir.
01:12:16What do you look at that, sir?
01:12:18Can you believe what I've seen?
01:12:19What?
01:12:20A portion of Nitro, as physical can get, brought to you by a strangler.
01:12:25Drill, top of the G.
01:12:27Uh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
01:12:28Huh!