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00:00:00Welcome to WCW Monday Nitro, live from the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
00:00:07We are off and ready with two hours of World Pickingship Wrestling.
00:00:12Tony and Larry are with you here.
00:00:14And Larry, that music means the new World Order is gonna come out right from the beginning
00:00:21here on Nitro Live.
00:00:22It's Hollywood outlooking in DVS.
00:00:23And Vince is out with them as well.
00:00:24SWO out.
00:00:25So tell me they're coming here.
00:00:26Well, to be honest with you, I don't know what they're gonna do.
00:00:27I can only tell you this, this past weekend on all of our television programs on DVS,
00:00:33And Vince is out with them as well.
00:00:36Tell me they're coming here.
00:00:40Well, to be honest with you, I don't know what they're gonna do.
00:00:43I can only tell you this.
00:00:45This past weekend on all of our television programs on TBS,
00:00:49you found out the fact that Rowdy Roddy Piper will be here tonight,
00:00:54live on this program, to answer the call from the WCW Championship Committee.
00:01:02If he wants it, he will get the title shot at Superbrawl 7 on February 23rd,
00:01:08live at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
00:01:11Piper will be here tonight, and
00:01:13Hogan wasting no time coming out and getting center ring here, Larry.
00:01:17Now, obviously, he's got something to say, we'll find out.
00:01:20But again, Piper will be here in the $64,000.
00:01:24Question is, what is Rowdy Roddy Piper going to say when he gets here?
00:01:30Let's see what Hogan has to say.
00:01:31Today is speaking on behalf of World Championship Wrestling.
00:01:34We certainly hope and pray that he says yes.
00:01:39As millions of fans will watch on this two-hour telecast tonight,
00:01:43one of the most important ever in the history of pro wrestling tonight.
00:01:47And look at that, look at Hogan defacing the Holy Grail.
00:01:51That's the super prize that Rowdy Roddy Piper can get his hands on, and
00:01:55that would crumble the new world order.
00:01:58I don't care how much money billionaire Ted has.
00:02:02Well, you can't deny that he looks in tremendous condition.
00:02:05You can't deny Piper put him to sleep, too.
00:02:09Nope, Betty bye, he went, you're right.
00:02:11There you see, NWO fans abounding here.
00:02:16And Hogan's got the microphone.
00:02:17Get the shovels.
00:02:22Let's get one thing straight around here.
00:02:26All you NWOites, know that we're here on a mission from God.
00:02:33Number one,
00:02:38everywhere I go in Hollywood, California,
00:02:44from the Time Warner-Turner deal I put together.
00:02:48From the German deal I'm putting together, and
00:02:52from the ultimate weapon in June that I'm putting together.
00:02:56Everywhere I go, I hear that Rowdy Roddy Piper has been there.
00:03:04And Rowdy Roddy Piper has been dogging me.
00:03:10Well, let me tell you something.
00:03:13Hollywood, just like the rest of my worshippers out there,
00:03:18all you NWOites, you know that the WCW shot their mouth off and
00:03:25offered Rowdy Roddy Piper a title shot for my NWO belt.
00:03:33Where do they get off that?
00:03:36And the WCW also let the word out that Rowdy Roddy Piper,
00:03:44one-legged Pete, the crippled kid, was gonna be here at Nitro tonight.
00:03:53So I talked with Trillionaire Ted, and I talked with Vince.
00:03:59And me being a man of honor, and me being a man of my word,
00:04:05I said, if Rowdy Roddy Piper is in Memphis, Tennessee tonight,
00:04:11that I would confront him because I'm tired of the lies, I'm tired of the backlash.
00:04:20And I want Rowdy Roddy Piper to admit that I'm the better man
00:04:25than I beat him in the ring, and since he's gonna be here tonight,
00:04:30I, Hollywood Hogan, will put the NWO title on the line.
00:04:37Yeah, and if Rowdy Roddy Piper has the guts enough to come out here,
00:04:43the moment I see Piper get in the building,
00:04:47the moment he arrives, Hollywood Hogan,
00:04:52I'm gonna embarrass Piper all the way into the ring,
00:04:57put the NWO belt on the line, and then I'm gonna beat him right
00:05:03in the middle, just like I did the last time.
00:05:07So the way it goes is no matter how you put it,
00:05:13Roddy Piper promised his one, yeah,
00:05:18three fans out there that he'd be here.
00:05:24So when he gets here, I'm gonna crucify him,
00:05:28I'm gonna put the title on the line, and
00:05:32I'm gonna wrestle him right here on Monday Night Show, NWO style.
00:05:38Let the games begin.
00:05:40You heard that, fans, live as it happened from Hollywood Hogan.
00:05:47He said a very key thing there.
00:05:49The moment he arrives, when he gets here,
00:05:52he realizes Piper's not yet in the arena.
00:05:55And we'll be back live from Memphis, Tennessee after this.
00:05:58Welcome back to Monday Night Tour, everyone.
00:06:06Tony Schiavone, the living legend, Larry Zbysko, Hulk Hogan came out and
00:06:10said when Piper gets here,
00:06:12he will put the title on the line against him here tonight.
00:06:16Very big talk because Hollywood Hulk Hogan realizes that Piper's not here in
00:06:21the arena, he'll be coming a little bit later on, Larry.
00:06:24Well, the magnitude of the announcement was outrageous.
00:06:26I mean, putting the title up right here tonight,
00:06:29we know that Piper is on his way, he is going to be here.
00:06:33So he has no choice, Tony, we're gonna have to match tonight.
00:06:37I tell you, we are gonna get an answer one way or the other from Roddy,
00:06:40Roddy Piper, the championship committee said a week ago.
00:06:43Will you accept the title match at Super Brawl?
00:06:46Roddy Piper, hopefully tonight, will say yes.
00:06:50Great action as well, let's go to the ring on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:06:54Because later on tonight, the totem package, Lex Luthor,
00:06:58go one on one against Jeff Jeff, Chris Benoit.
00:07:01Later on tonight, we'll go one on one against Konnan of the Dungeon of Doom.
00:07:07Glacier is here, Ice Train has been red hot in our sport.
00:07:11Harlem Heat against the Steiner Brothers.
00:07:14And yes, we anxiously await the arrival of Roddy, Roddy Piper and Hogan.
00:07:19And Larry, let me tell you this, has been just coming out with the lies,
00:07:24right and left, laying them out, back and forth, right and left.
00:07:28We know, you fans know, that Piper beat Hogan at Starrcade.
00:07:33But the one thing that gives Hogan the reason to go in the ring,
00:07:39and tell the pack of lies that he tells, is that world title belt.
00:07:43But he still has the belt, that is the ultimate prize in professional wrestling.
00:07:52No doubt about it, somebody has to take it away.
00:07:55Piper proved to the world, he's the man that can do it.
00:07:59No matter what Hollywood says, he was put fast asleep by Roddy,
00:08:04Roddy could easily do it again, Tony.
00:08:07I can't wait to hear what Piper has to say.
00:08:09I know you said, I guess that means that if Piper shows up,
00:08:11we're gonna have a match here tonight, Piper and Hogan.
00:08:13Well, I can tell you this, Hogan is the biggest liar the sport has ever seen.
00:08:18And you know as well as I know, that he realizes what happened at Starrcade.
00:08:23And I think when Piper shows up, you're not gonna see him at all.
00:08:27Well, he did make the comment, we're gonna do it NWO style.
00:08:29Which tells me, he's gonna have about 50 rats hiding in different
00:08:36corners like Scott Hall and Nash and Sixx.
00:08:40The former Cruiserweight Champion, The Ultimo Dragon and
00:08:42Rey Mendoza Jr. from Mexico.
00:08:45In the opening bout here, two great cruiserweights.
00:08:48Mendoza's shoulder block with a handspring.
00:08:50And Mendoza goes to the bottom rope to the floor.
00:08:52I tell you, The Ultimo Dragon, this guy is terrific.
00:08:55The guy that combined all the cruiserweights together.
00:08:58Mendoza hit the rail.
00:09:01Mendoza staggering backwards that time.
00:09:03The back of the head and the shoulders hit that steel safety rail here.
00:09:07We are at the Mid-South Coliseum, a capacity crowd on hand.
00:09:11Sonny Ono has come out with The Ultimo Dragon.
00:09:14Of course, they wanna get that Cruiserweight Championship back.
00:09:16But to do that, Larry, you gotta go through the mighty Dean Malenko.
00:09:19Dean Malenko, and give Sonny Ono credit.
00:09:21He's got the right man, no doubt in my book.
00:09:23The Ultimo Dragon has got to be the number one contender and
00:09:26at least the number one feared man by Malenko.
00:09:30So you can see why this guy's so aggressive, so determined.
00:09:34He wants to get that belt back.
00:09:36Two count in it.
00:09:38Only a two count as Mendoza gets out of it.
00:09:39This past weekend, we did find out, thanks to Mr. and
00:09:43Ms. Sandy Murray, that the Gaelic interpretation of what Rodney Piper was
00:09:47saying the last time, here's a cover here, one, two, the last time we saw him on
00:09:51Nitro was the battle is not over until you get home.
00:09:55And that was kind of a loose interpretation.
00:09:57But I think what it means, even though he said it was his last match,
00:10:01is the battle is not over until he says it's over.
00:10:05Arm drag kick in again, Mendoza with a running leg.
00:10:09Well, we can speculate all we want.
00:10:11Piper is going to be here, and that will take care of all questions.
00:10:15What he was mumbling before means nothing.
00:10:17What he says tonight means everything.
00:10:19It means everything to all of us, to fans of World Championship Wrestling, and
00:10:23to this great, wonderful sport that we've come to love over the years,
00:10:26professional wrestling.
00:10:27And you're tuned in to Pro Wrestling's number one program,
00:10:31Nitro, two hours live here tonight.
00:10:33Over the top goes Ultimo Dragon underneath.
00:10:35Caught him.
00:10:36He caught him, got the legs tied up, and almost had a three count that time.
00:10:39Boy, just couldn't bring the weight over enough,
00:10:41couldn't bend him over those shoulders enough.
00:10:43But that was a surprise for the Dragon, he didn't know where he was.
00:10:48Boy, this guy's quick.
00:10:50Head scissor takeover, Mendoza, wobbly, get to his feet that time.
00:10:55And the Ultimo Dragon ties him up one more time.
00:10:57Well, the guy's got wobbly.
00:10:58He went right back into the corner, which is good, but he stayed there too long.
00:11:02And right here, the Ultimo Dragon, he can nail you from anywhere in the air.
00:11:07My goodness, his move off the top, a Frankensteiner type maneuver.
00:11:11Sonny Oto celebrating on the far side.
00:11:13Referee Mark Curtis still realizing there's more to go.
00:11:17Double chicken wing suplex over the top, one, two, three.
00:11:19Well, he made that look easy, and that's not an easy maneuver.
00:11:25That is not, you're right, Larry.
00:11:27But the caliber of athlete the Ultimo Dragon is, he makes them all look easy.
00:11:32The former J-Crown champion, at one time, the man owned nine belts.
00:11:37He doesn't have them right now, but he is still a top caliber competitor
00:11:41in the Cruiserweight division in World Championship Wrestling.
00:11:44Legend.
00:11:45Well, we talked about that before.
00:11:46He's the man that combined them all from all over the world.
00:11:48Team Milenko's got it now, but watch this right here.
00:11:51Look at the maneuverability.
00:11:52He saw Mendoza Jr. duck the move, but he came right back.
00:11:57That drilled Mendoza into that rail.
00:11:59The guy was never complete since there and right there.
00:12:03Dumped him right on his head.
00:12:04This maneuver, double butterfly, look at the chicken wing,
00:12:07just snapped him right back.
00:12:08All the weights on his shoulder, Ultimo Dragon, number one contender and
00:12:12number one threat for Dean Milenko.
00:12:14You know Hulk Hogan is here, members of the NWO are here, and still to come
00:12:18tonight, Rowdy Roddy Piper gives the world his answer.
00:12:22We're live, we're red hot on Nitro.
00:12:23Come on back with us.
00:12:24We are back on Nitro.
00:12:35Ladies and gentlemen, so good to have you with us.
00:12:37What a program we have tonight.
00:12:40Later on, Jeff Jarrett, Lex Luger in a one-on-one matchup.
00:12:45Later on tonight, the Steiner brothers in Harlem Heat in a big tag team matchup.
00:12:51And also, in this program, Rowdy Roddy Piper returns to Nitro for
00:12:56the first time since the 30th of December when he was carried out by EMTs
00:13:02at the hands of the New World Order, Larry.
00:13:04And again, the world is just anxiously waiting for what Roddy Piper has to say.
00:13:10We hope it's good news and the translation from his Gaelic mumbling
00:13:16adds up to what you say it does.
00:13:18It sounds to me like he's got no choice but to announce good news.
00:13:23Glacier makes his arrival here to Nitro in this next matchup here on TNT.
00:13:29You know, if Piper says yes and
00:13:31agrees to take the world title matchup at Superbrawl 7,
00:13:35coming up on the 23rd of this month in San Francisco.
00:13:38It is going to only add to what right now is a monumental part in our sport.
00:13:43Because when we left you a week ago on this program, Lex Luger came to the ring.
00:13:49He stood side-by-side of The Giant.
00:13:50We weren't sure of Luger's motives at that time.
00:13:53But this weekend, we found out that Lex Luger and The Giant will be together as
00:13:58a tag team against the Outsiders, Hall and
00:14:01Nash for the World Tag Team Championship at Superbrawl 7.
00:14:04And can you imagine the fear that went through the hearts of Hall and
00:14:10Nash and Bischoff when they made that announcement?
00:14:17Lex Luger and The Giant, my book, they're gonna be an unbeatable combination.
00:14:22You know, I said it this weekend on all of our television programs,
00:14:25I will repeat myself once again.
00:14:27I feel right now, and you gotta go all the way back to the night that Piper
00:14:31put Hogan asleep.
00:14:32We haven't been able to show it to you on Nitro.
00:14:35You saw last week how Bischoff destroyed the tape.
00:14:39But I think from that point, and now the fact that Giant is teaming with Luger,
00:14:43WCW is rebounding.
00:14:45World Championship Wrestling is getting stronger in its efforts against
00:14:49the New World Order week by week, day by day, Larry.
00:14:52Yeah, and the New World Order is getting more and more dissension.
00:14:55We've had a defector, The Giant.
00:14:58We've seen Bischoff freak out and rip up a videotape.
00:15:02These guys are losing control, Tony.
00:15:05And when the announcement of The Giant and Luger was made,
00:15:08these guys have had to come close to coronary arrest.
00:15:12Okay, great cruiserweight in Billy Kidman.
00:15:14And of course, the immensely popular and
00:15:17multi-talented Glacier here in this next matchup.
00:15:21Well, multi-talented, that's the key.
00:15:22This guy's got unique combinations of styles.
00:15:25And Billy Kidman, who's a victim of the power plant,
00:15:29doesn't have quite the worldwide type of experience that Glacier does,
00:15:33nor the combination of styles.
00:15:34Look at that leg sweep.
00:15:35That was picture perfect.
00:15:37Picture perfect after the kip up, the leg sweep.
00:15:40And Glacier lets Billy Kidman know he is one up on him right now.
00:15:43You have to really approach your match in an entirely different way when you have
00:15:46to face Glacier.
00:15:48Billy Kidman, that was a great go behind one, showing his quickness.
00:15:51Of course, Billy Kidman has used that shooting star
00:15:53apprentice of his with a lot of success in our sport.
00:15:56Here's a pick up by Glacier.
00:15:58How about that?
00:15:59Almost like a tilt-a-whirl slam that time.
00:16:01And a running leg by Glacier.
00:16:03Now, you're seeing some of the professional wrestling expertise he's
00:16:08developed over the last couple of months.
00:16:10Well, he exploded into that move.
00:16:11I think if you'd wrestle Glacier, you'd have to get the man on the mat on his feet.
00:16:16He's just leaping.
00:16:19I mean, look at those blows.
00:16:20Open palm thrust into the solar plexus.
00:16:22Tony, that's not far from a death blow.
00:16:26Look at that kick.
00:16:27Kidman in the back and then on the head that time.
00:16:30Follows Kidman in, tumbled through the back elbow, sent Kidman on the outside.
00:16:35The Glacier's got great balance.
00:16:37He's even standing there with his feet spread apart as center of gravity planted
00:16:43and just used that weight to nail Kidman right out.
00:16:46If you have good balance, you've got to have to battle one.
00:16:50On the 29th of December, and Roddy, look at that head scissor takeover
00:16:54from outside in by Billy Kidman.
00:16:56Piper proved to the world that he could defeat and did defeat Hulk Hogan.
00:17:01Now, he has the opportunity, if he wants it, to take it all a step further.
00:17:05Outstanding side kick.
00:17:08Nicely done.
00:17:09Off of the ropes that time as Kidman came off, and he puts him out with a 1, 2, 3.
00:17:14He got him.
00:17:15Boy, he nailed him right smack in the jaw.
00:17:18Talk about extension of a side kick.
00:17:21Glacier had it.
00:17:22The only reason he was unable to knock Kidman like that was he maintained his balance.
00:17:28You know, something I think we're seeing also in Glacier now,
00:17:31he's developed this over the past couple of months,
00:17:33is the fact that he's a lot more confident in the ring.
00:17:36Feels more comfortable, looks more comfortable as well, Larry.
00:17:39Well, that's just the nature of any sport.
00:17:40The more you do it, the more confidence you have.
00:17:42When you have 100% confidence in yourself,
00:17:46when you believe yourself to be undefeatable,
00:17:50then you can qualify as a professional.
00:17:52Piper has got to have that feeling of being undefeatable in the presence of Hogan,
00:17:58and I can't wait to hear what he has to say.
00:18:02All right, here it is one more time.
00:18:04But watch this, Kidman came flying down.
00:18:06Look at the extension that Glacier had.
00:18:09Just came up underneath the chin, Kidman.
00:18:12He doesn't know what hit him.
00:18:13This guy's having a heck of a conversation with Rod Serling.
00:18:18We understand Piper will make his arrival to the Mid-South Coliseum here
00:18:21in Memphis at any time.
00:18:23We will have his answer, and we have great action still to come.
00:18:27We are live.
00:18:28We are Nitro.
00:18:29We are number one.
00:18:31The following announcement has been paid for by the New World Order.
00:18:35Hey, Six, man, you're looking like a million bucks.
00:18:37You know it, man.
00:18:39Stylin', man, in black denim.
00:18:40Hey, it's personally imported by the NWO.
00:18:42I dig that the most.
00:18:44Get your NWO denim jacket for just a few bucks.
00:18:47Just call 1-800-NWO-0242.
00:18:51Hey, you can be stylin' too.
00:18:53Got it?
00:18:54Get it.
00:18:55The preceding announcement was made by the New World Order.
00:18:59The preceding announcement has been paid for by the New World Order.
00:19:05Here's a reminder, the weekend's number one wrestling program is WCW,
00:19:10Saturday night, 6.05 Eastern time and only on TBS, The Superstation.
00:19:16This week, Jeff Jarrett one-on-one against Hugh Morris of the Dungeon of Doom.
00:19:20And for the United States title, Eddie Guerrero,
00:19:22the champ defends against Dean Malenko.
00:19:25I'll be joined by the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes,
00:19:27this Saturday at 6.05 Eastern time on The Superstation,
00:19:30as we go to the ring here on WCW Monday Nitro, Larry Zabisco.
00:19:35And we have fans worldwide.
00:19:37We'll be in Jacksonville, Florida next Monday for WCW Monday Nitro.
00:19:41And of course, last week, we were in Des Moines, Iowa.
00:19:44Great wrestling fans in the state of Iowa.
00:19:47Wanted to say a very special happy birthday to Big Mike of Newton, Iowa,
00:19:51who joins us each and every week.
00:19:53Mike, happy birthday.
00:19:54Glad you could join us here this week.
00:19:55And of course, this week, we are in Memphis,
00:19:58Tennessee, as the big, powerful Ice Train makes his way out here.
00:20:03Yeah, check out this guy.
00:20:04This man's got four legs, Tony.
00:20:07Of all the guys that Teddy Long manages, I think this is the best he's ever had.
00:20:12He needs the experience, but boy, he's got that physical power.
00:20:17And he's also got one thing a lot of extra large men don't have,
00:20:22and that's agility.
00:20:23Ice Train can move that mass of muscle.
00:20:27There's no question about that.
00:20:29And he has something, as you can see and hear when he was talking to Teddy Long,
00:20:33that he talked about that Glacier's been developing.
00:20:35And that is confidence in the ring.
00:20:37And that confidence has been instilled by the godfather, Teddy Long.
00:20:42Well, I don't know.
00:20:43I mean, you don't want to instill too much sportsmanship.
00:20:45Experience, explosiveness, aggressiveness,
00:20:50how to take advantage of the rules, yes.
00:20:52I said confidence.
00:20:53I didn't say sportsmanship.
00:20:55Well, just clarify that.
00:20:57OK, I will clarify that.
00:20:59And hey, being a good sport, not a bad idea either.
00:21:03OK, La Parca, international superstar from Mexico,
00:21:07a man who really pushed Lex Luger, the Total Package,
00:21:09to the limit this past weekend on WCW Center Tonight.
00:21:12Speaking of Lex Luger, the Total Package is here tonight,
00:21:15one-on-one against Jeff Jarrett in our feature bout,
00:21:18the Steiner brothers against Harlem Heat.
00:21:21A little bit later on, and we still have a way to the arrival.
00:21:24And the answer from Rowdy Roddy Piper.
00:21:27Very exciting moment that I had a chance to be a part of last week
00:21:31in making the announcement that the championship committee is giving Piper
00:21:36the world title shot against Hogan at Super Brawl.
00:21:39If you watch it, let me say this.
00:21:41Hogan came out here earlier and said, how in the world
00:21:44could the WCW executive committee do something like this?
00:21:48The answer is, because it is still a WCW world title, Larry.
00:21:52It's a WCW world title.
00:21:54And with the victory over Hulk Hogan by Roddy Piper,
00:21:58it makes him the automatic number one contender.
00:22:00I mean, you don't need a brain surgeon to figure that out.
00:22:03It just tells me Hogan is afraid of Piper, period.
00:22:08And we'll lie about it.
00:22:09The pack of lies we've heard.
00:22:11If Piper can secure the belt, first of all, if he says yes tonight,
00:22:14and then can secure the belt, Hogan will have no bragging piece to come out here and
00:22:19lie about each and every week like he's been doing.
00:22:23Not only that, but the World Tag Team Championships,
00:22:26which should be on the Steiner Brothers.
00:22:27They're coming up later.
00:22:29And talk about two irate Steiners.
00:22:31These guys are gonna go nuts.
00:22:33But again, the combination of Luger and the Giant against Holland Nash.
00:22:38This could be the end of the New World Order in Super Brawl.
00:22:41Big powerful landing, Larry, by Ice Train.
00:22:44Ladies and gentlemen, we do understand Nature Boy Ric Flair is here tonight
00:22:47in Memphis, Tennessee as well.
00:22:49Everybody's here.
00:22:50Everybody is here.
00:22:51It is a big night for World Championship Wrestling with Ric Flair in the building.
00:22:55Piper soon to make his appearance.
00:22:57Hogan is here.
00:22:58Lex Luger, the total package.
00:23:00And look at Ice Train continue to mount offense against his opponents here.
00:23:04Yeah, he's making it look easy too.
00:23:05La Parga, big guy from Mexico.
00:23:07He's got some experience.
00:23:09But Ice Train making it look easy.
00:23:11But again, when you got 330, 40 pounds,
00:23:14then you can be as explosive as this man.
00:23:16This man is quick.
00:23:18And he just levels you with that weight.
00:23:20It's like getting run over by a Mack truck.
00:23:23I want to take a few minutes to say hello to a man I'm sure is watching on.
00:23:27And we think about often, at least we did this past week.
00:23:29And that is one of the finest referees in sports ever known.
00:23:32A man who is in the midst of an unfortunate circumstance.
00:23:35And that is Randy Pee Wee Anderson.
00:23:38Tired last week by Eric Bischoff in the midst of that ego run amok.
00:23:42And there's a great drop kick by La Parga.
00:23:44He's in the unemployment line, the poor idiot.
00:23:46And he shouldn't be.
00:23:47And I think I echo the sentiments of wrestling fans worldwide on that one.
00:23:51Up in the top, turn back over.
00:23:53Jumping spin wheel kick from the top.
00:23:56The international experience La Parga has, he's trying to use it.
00:23:59And so far, he's gaining some ground on Ice Train.
00:24:02I mean, the big man, but he's got to realize that you can't underestimate
00:24:06the movement of smaller men.
00:24:07Whoa, he hit his head.
00:24:10His head missed that mat.
00:24:12My goodness, that was a variation of a suicide dive.
00:24:15Up on the top, almost like a 360 twist.
00:24:19Over the top rope.
00:24:20La Parga obviously grabbing it at the last straw
00:24:24after feeling the power of Ice Train.
00:24:26But look, La Parga's slipping away.
00:24:27He hurt himself.
00:24:28High risk maneuvers, Tony.
00:24:30Pay, you know, have a high price tag.
00:24:34Back to the corner we go.
00:24:36And La Parga content with trying to pound his way through this big powerful man.
00:24:40And that may be a mistake, but you can't really deny La Parga and
00:24:44the efforts he's made in this big man here tonight.
00:24:47Into the corner, went to the face.
00:24:49A little bit of a scolding, he can go.
00:24:56Added meaning to that running, Larry,
00:24:58using the force of those powerful legs that time, Larry.
00:25:02Again, you get that much weight that can move that fast, and
00:25:04you're gonna feel it.
00:25:06La Parga here, he doesn't know what to do.
00:25:07This guy's wobbly, he's in one corner, and Ice Train just, uh-oh, uh-oh.
00:25:14He picked him up, almost dropped him, and then muscled him back up.
00:25:17Incredible maneuver.
00:25:18Incredible power to do that.
00:25:21That is absolutely awesome.
00:25:25He almost dropped him, but then almost like a deadlift, picked him up.
00:25:29That's dead weight, too, you're picking up.
00:25:31You're not kidding, La Parga weighs, what, about 245, maybe?
00:25:34He's about the biggest of the Mexican contingency here.
00:25:37He's gotta be too- And a nice suplex as well.
00:25:40So Ice Train showing a combination of power maneuvers, wrestling maneuvers as well.
00:25:47That's what he has to, he has to increase his repertoire constantly.
00:25:51Being big and strong is great, but you've got to know the moves.
00:25:53And here's something, look at this.
00:25:55Leg scissors across the head, keeping La Parga down.
00:25:58And with the size of the legs, Ice Train, whoa, I'm as, Macy slipped out of there.
00:26:03Okay, hold on, Larry, hold on.
00:26:04Craig Leathers, our director, has told me a cameraman is broke to the back.
00:26:08Something has happened in the back area.
00:26:10I believe the camera may be- What's up, Larry?
00:26:12I want you wrapped around- There's the outside.
00:26:14Who's that?
00:26:14Who's that on the, who is that?
00:26:15That's Luger.
00:26:16Mr. Budinsky.
00:26:19That which does not kill us, leaves us unconscious.
00:26:23Somebody has been knocked out.
00:26:25Is that Luger?
00:26:26It looks like it, but I couldn't tell for sure.
00:26:28We are told that was the back of Lex Luger.
00:26:32And apparently, Hall and
00:26:33Nasty Outsiders have attacked Luger in the back, and at this time, he is still down.
00:26:39And we do understand that medical attention is being sent
00:26:43to Lex Luger's location somewhere near the back.
00:26:46I don't know if we can go back there again yet or not.
00:26:48But Luger is scheduled to go later on in this telecast against Jeff Jarrett.
00:26:54That's pathetic, that's pathetic.
00:26:56That's almost a blueprint of what happened to Ric Flair last year.
00:27:01Hall and Nash standing over the man with pipe.
00:27:03Tell me they're not afraid of Luger and the Giant.
00:27:06Tell me that these two rats don't realize that their days are numbered.
00:27:11There's a big splash by Ice Train.
00:27:12One, two, three, this one ends.
00:27:15Ice Train, through all of that, just kept on winning.
00:27:19And fans, we hope to have an update on the condition of Lex Luger-
00:27:23Let's go back.
00:27:24As soon as it becomes available.
00:27:25We need to go on here, I understand, as Luger is getting medical attention.
00:27:30I don't think we really, if you think about it-
00:27:321997 is a year for the Ice Train and the Godfather.
00:27:37Hail Mary!
00:27:38Because what you see is what you get.
00:27:39The more you show what they're doing, Larry,
00:27:42the more you validate their methods.
00:27:45And I think we ought to leave it alone and just report on his condition.
00:27:48But we'll find out what happens right here.
00:27:49Ice Train, explosive athlete in the air.
00:27:52Look at the agility and the explosive ability of a man.
00:27:55Well over 300 pounds with the biggest arms I've ever seen in my life.
00:28:00Right there, easy victory for Ice Train.
00:28:02I want to know how Luger is.
00:28:03And again, Tony, it's a disgusting display of fear in the new world order
00:28:08that leads to this stupid insanity.
00:28:11Fear is the operative word.
00:28:13Let's go to Mean Gene Oakland on Nitro.
00:28:17All right, thank you very much, Tony.
00:28:19To prove this is the big show and the only show on Monday nights,
00:28:22ladies and gentlemen, in Memphis, Tennessee.
00:28:25And around the country, please welcome the four horsemen.
00:28:30Mongo, Benoit, the beautiful ladies, Deborah and Woman.
00:28:51And of course, as we've said, Nature Boy Rick Flair is here tonight.
00:28:55And I don't see Orrin Anderson anywhere.
00:28:58Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Benoit, I'm going to start with you here tonight on Nitro.
00:29:08I've noticed over the last week and a half, the last 10 days, that we've seen something
00:29:12that we haven't seen as of late for the Horsemen, and that's unity.
00:29:16Earlier on, you were at the center of tremendous turmoil, now I think you're one of the reasons
00:29:21that this elite group is back together again.
00:29:23Gene, it's been quite evident that the Horsemen have been going through a very difficult transitional
00:29:29period.
00:29:31Not only have we been plagued by injuries, but by a lot of miscommunication and internal
00:29:38disharmony.
00:29:39There's a flip side to every situation though, Gene.
00:29:43The flip side is that by going through all these trials and tribulations, you find out
00:29:49exactly who your friends are.
00:29:52You find out exactly who you can trust, who you can count on.
00:29:58The biggest accolade I've ever achieved has been being made a Horseman.
00:30:02I take pride in being a Horseman.
00:30:05It's been a pivotal week, Gene.
00:30:08I know exactly who I can count on.
00:30:12Mongo, the Nature Boy, the Enforcer, Deborah and Woman, Gene, I wouldn't want it any other
00:30:21way.
00:30:23The Horsemen have a new perspective.
00:30:26All right, Woman, certainly you can shed a little light on this because I think you like
00:30:30the environment a little bit more.
00:30:32I like the environment a whole lot, except for one thing.
00:30:36Miss Jaclyn, you came on this scene talking about you didn't like what I did to Kevin,
00:30:44and you're here to comfort him.
00:30:46Well, girl, you go with what you know.
00:30:49But just remember one thing.
00:30:51You got my leftovers, girl.
00:30:53Oh, please.
00:30:54That's a little strong.
00:30:55Steve Mongo McMichael, we don't know what the status of Lex Luger is, but everybody's
00:31:00interested.
00:31:01Give me that mic, Slappy Boy.
00:31:02Oh, you want it back?
00:31:03Listen up, people.
00:31:04The Horsemen couldn't be a more tightly knit unit.
00:31:05Any time you two, Crippler, Woman, any time you two need Mongo, just dial up and I'll
00:31:18be there, baby, you two nates.
00:31:21And that's right.
00:31:23Everybody just saw what happened to Lex Luger out there.
00:31:26Ooh, I'm so ashamed of what the NWO did.
00:31:30But let me tell you what, what would you fans think about Mongo taking his place against
00:31:36Jeff Jan tonight?
00:31:37Oh, I know you love me, baby.
00:31:41I know you love me.
00:31:43And if the executive committee is listening back there,
00:31:47please let me show the difference between a Shetland pony and a four horseman tonight.
00:31:53All right, Beauty Queen, Debra McMichael,
00:31:56certainly you've got some things to add to all of this.
00:31:59That's right, I mean, I'm not the one to brag on myself.
00:32:03But I have won 318 pages, and I did this by scoring the highest in beauty.
00:32:11Well, and we know how stunning I am.
00:32:13And by scoring the highest in interview, well, I happen to have an IQ of 145.
00:32:20Need I say anything more about that?
00:32:22145? And I scored the highest in swimsuit.
00:32:25So paneler Anderson just wish she looked this good in a swimsuit.
00:32:29So now we know how perfect I am.
00:32:31Miss Jacqueline apparently does not know she's out of her league here.
00:32:36But you know, I'm not the one to gossip.
00:32:39And you didn't hear this from me.
00:32:41But apparently, when God gave out faces,
00:32:44she thought that they fit cases and said, I have a leather one, please.
00:32:48Please.
00:32:50But you know what, though, G?
00:32:51I do feel sorry for that poor little mind of hers, all alone in that great big head.
00:32:57But you know, honey, you shouldn't let people say, you do have a great face.
00:33:01You really do.
00:33:03For radio, that is.
00:33:04You can never take a breath.
00:33:07Nature Boy, wrap it up, pal.
00:33:08Me, G.
00:33:12Talk to me.
00:33:13They say sometimes that familiarity breeds contempt.
00:33:20Well, in this case, we've worked through it all.
00:33:24We are reunited.
00:33:26Right now, as I speak,
00:33:28double A's laid up in the king size bed with number one, Aaron.
00:33:36He's watching us resolve all problems.
00:33:39He need not back up Benoit.
00:33:43He need not back up Mongo.
00:33:46But now let me deal with Kevin Sullivan up close and personal.
00:33:52Devil, she wore me out, brother.
00:33:57Caused me to hurt my arm.
00:34:01Benoit took over because he's a better man.
00:34:05Jacqueline, nobody with a boyfriend named Shorty walks next to the Nature Boy.
00:34:11All right, I think the Nature Boy has said it all.
00:34:15He's having one of those unbelievable bits.
00:34:18It's Nitro, it's one of a kind.
00:34:20It's on Monday night, and it's on- And we're gonna be right back.
00:34:26And I guess we're gonna maybe try to sign a match to replace Luger.
00:34:30We'll check on his condition, fans.
00:34:32And have more when we come back, live from Memphis, Tennessee.
00:34:34Our next matchup live here on Nitro.
00:34:40Classic tag team match, the Steiner Brothers against Harlem Heat.
00:34:44Steiner should be the world tag team champs.
00:34:46But it'll take you to what happened last week when they were stripped of the belts
00:34:50by Eric Bischoff.
00:34:51Here's what happened.
00:34:52I am the highest ranking official in WCW, I am telling you right now.
00:34:57And we are the best tag team.
00:34:59We want the belts now.
00:35:01My decision, it's final.
00:35:03Leave the belts here, or you'll be a breach of contract.
00:35:07That simple.
00:35:07I want the belts, and I want them now.
00:35:16We're running short of time, and you've got a match.
00:35:19Give me the belts now.
00:35:20Dog face, I want yours.
00:35:22Look at that, look at that.
00:35:26And then from there, the Steiners went to the ring to wrestle.
00:35:31They were fine by throwing the belts down against the face of fear.
00:35:35But in the stand, watching on, Harlem Heat along with Sister Sherry.
00:35:42And they'll be the next opponents for the Steiners here tonight,
00:35:45live on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:35:47Of course, Paul and Nash giving the belts by Eric Bischoff.
00:35:52And then, knowing that they would have to face Lex Luthor and the Giant at Super
00:35:59All Seven on the 23rd, they've attacked Luthor here tonight.
00:36:02It's just a blighting act of cowardice, Tony.
00:36:05It was cowardice when they took the belt from the Steiners.
00:36:09Definitely an act of panic when they attacked Lex Luthor with the pipe.
00:36:16There's just no doubt about it.
00:36:18The New World Order is running scared.
00:36:21But you know, I wonder when you think about it,
00:36:23I wonder if it's something more than just that.
00:36:27Last week, the end of the program, Luthor slid in the ring.
00:36:30At first, he stood side by side with Paul and Nash.
00:36:35We thought at that time maybe Luthor was maybe making the step over to the NWO.
00:36:40But he decided to stand beside of the Giant.
00:36:42So maybe their motives go further than just trying to take out
00:36:46the team of Luthor and the Giant.
00:36:48Maybe there's some underlying factor there, Larry.
00:36:50Well, they may feel that Luthor was one of the keys to becoming a leader in World
00:36:54Championship Wrestling and gathering the guys.
00:36:57And the guys like the Steiners would join forces with Luthor in a heartbeat
00:37:02after what Fischhoff did to them.
00:37:04A lot of animosity makes trains better, though.
00:37:10Fans, if you just joined us, you know by now Hogan is here.
00:37:15And he knew that Piper was not when he made those statements.
00:37:18So look at this.
00:37:20The face of fear in the stands this week watching on.
00:37:22Look at the guns on those guys and public enemy.
00:37:26Former World Tag Team Champs are here watching as well.
00:37:28Well, they're coming out of the woodwork.
00:37:30They all want the same thing.
00:37:32The Tag Team Championship should be around the waist of the Steiner boys right now.
00:37:38That was just a complete fiasco what happened last week.
00:37:43Roddy Piper will be here in this program to officially answer the call
00:37:48from the executive committee that we announced a week ago.
00:37:51That if Piper wants the world title shot against Hollywood Hulk Hogan at Super
00:37:56Brawl 7, he will get the world title shot.
00:37:59And Piper will be here tonight to answer that.
00:38:02Keep it right here.
00:38:03Stay right where you are.
00:38:05That plus great wrestling action.
00:38:07Lugar was supposed to go one on one against Jeff Jarrett.
00:38:09He has been attacked.
00:38:11We get to have an update on his condition as he relates to this program and
00:38:15Super Brawl 7.
00:38:16Mongo McMichael said, hey, I'll take his place.
00:38:19I'll wrestle Jeff Jarrett.
00:38:20And I don't know if Debra would like to see that or not, Larry.
00:38:23Well, yeah, who cares what Debra thinks?
00:38:26Well, I agree with Mongo.
00:38:27I mean, he would love to get his hands on Jarrett and make him a lot uglier.
00:38:32I don't know, maybe Mongo could do it, but we'll find out what happens.
00:38:36I still wanna know on the condition of Lugar.
00:38:39Well, we hope to have an update here any time now.
00:38:41Fans also, we apparently, and I said last week when that lady came out of the stands
00:38:46and confronted a woman that she knew who she was.
00:38:50And the lady's name, apparently, what we can assess from that last interview,
00:38:54the lady's name is Jacqueline.
00:38:55I don't know anything about that situation.
00:39:01But right there, I know that one.
00:39:03And that one came right out, spinning back kick, caught Scott Steiner under
00:39:07the chin.
00:39:07Scott, he didn't even see it coming.
00:39:09You got two hungry guys in Harlem.
00:39:12He wanted his belts back for months now.
00:39:14Of course, the Steiners just had them.
00:39:16They just tasted the gold, they wanted them back.
00:39:20It's a big match for both these teams.
00:39:21And look at the power of Scott Steiner.
00:39:24Incredible show of power by Scott Steiner.
00:39:27The two former World Tag Team champs here,
00:39:31the Steiners right now, by all accounts, should still have the belts.
00:39:35I tell you, they are the type of man who say, okay, take it from us.
00:39:41We'll come back and we'll get it again.
00:39:43The Steiners do not give up.
00:39:47They may have had to drop the belts legally, but in their hearts,
00:39:50they'll get them back.
00:39:51These guys do not forgive or forget.
00:39:53And of course, look at that.
00:39:54Rick Steiner is not playing with the full deck.
00:39:57He'll eat you right on the spot.
00:39:59And that, if you're battling the NWO, that may not be a bad attribute to have.
00:40:04You know what I'm saying?
00:40:05I mean, hey, don't play with a full deck.
00:40:07Fight fire with fire, as the old cliche goes.
00:40:10Do whatever it takes.
00:40:11Well, no, that's stupid.
00:40:12You fight fire with water.
00:40:15You use your mind.
00:40:16Let the NWO run in panic.
00:40:19World Championship Wrestling has to think,
00:40:21that's another reason they may have went after Luger.
00:40:24He could have been a man to gather a group and become a leader.
00:40:28They went after him in the same fashion they went after Ric Flair last year.
00:40:33Look at this.
00:40:33Would you look at Stevie Ray?
00:40:35He's handed the headgear right off of Rick Steiner.
00:40:40How many times has that happened?
00:40:43Not too often, Steiner's got his head like a bull.
00:40:45Here it comes.
00:40:47Look at the power of the Dog Face Gremlin.
00:40:49Rick Steiner, lateral press two, and he almost got a three count out of that.
00:40:53Just couldn't cradle him up.
00:40:54Steiner's masters of the suplex, both of them.
00:40:57What you wanna do is avoid all positions involving getting hugged by the Steiners,
00:41:03because they will suplex you from any position you can imagine.
00:41:09Reverse chin lock by Scott Steiner.
00:41:11I'm gonna break his neck.
00:41:12Come on.
00:41:14Well, look at the arms on Scottie, just cranking up on the chin of Stevie Ray.
00:41:19Should be sitting down just a little bit more.
00:41:21Well, you're taking a look of a prime example of why WCW Monday Nitro
00:41:28consistently is the number one program in professional wrestling worldwide.
00:41:31Because this is where, we say this is where the big boys play, I know.
00:41:35But this is where the talent is, Ray.
00:41:37The greatest wrestlers in the world are right here.
00:41:39You're seeing two of the greatest tag teams.
00:41:41Also, talking about competition, two other great tag teams watching on.
00:41:47This is where they want, this is where the athletes reside that fans wanna see.
00:41:53Yeah, hey, I don't like Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
00:41:55But you can't deny what he has been to this sport in the Super Bowl.
00:41:59Paul and Nash, much the same.
00:42:01Here's a cover, one, two.
00:42:04Was WCW that brought you the battle of the two biggest icons in the sport?
00:42:08It's WCW, where your teenager boy, Ric Flair, is.
00:42:12It's all right here.
00:42:13It's every week on Monday, my goodness.
00:42:15He got in that position and Ric Steiner just dumped him right over.
00:42:20Booker T's looking for Eric Steiner, got the tag.
00:42:23Scottie Steiner runs right through Stevie Ray and sends Booker T down as well.
00:42:29Stevie Ray goes outside.
00:42:32And I believe maybe Stevie, is Stevie Ray the legal man here?
00:42:35I'm not sure.
00:42:36Yeah, Stevie Ray's the legal man.
00:42:39In my book, I don't know what the referees are, but
00:42:42off the line again, another nice suplex.
00:42:44One, two, and an elbow on the back of the head.
00:42:46Ended that, we've got people hitting the ring.
00:42:49That's Ming and the Barbarians.
00:42:51It's the face of fear.
00:42:53It's public enemy.
00:42:54We've got four tag teams going at it right now.
00:42:58We've got a first class fiasco here, it's broken down.
00:43:01And it's every man for themselves, they're not attacking the Steiners.
00:43:05They're attacking the Steiners and Harlem Heat, they're attacking each other.
00:43:10You're talking about a brawl between great tag teams.
00:43:15We've got it right here.
00:43:16This match has been thrown out.
00:43:21I don't think they care.
00:43:24And the fight goes on.
00:43:28Steiner's still having an issue.
00:43:31The Harlem Heat wanna finish it.
00:43:36Getting amazing, the two teams that hit the ring end up fighting each other out.
00:43:40And the two teams that are wrestling are still in the match,
00:43:43or at least still in the ring.
00:43:44I think the match is gonna officially end at the bell ring.
00:43:49And all four men are angry.
00:43:52We're gonna have to settle this some other time, fans.
00:43:54We gotta step out.
00:43:55Piper is still coming here to Nitro Live.
00:43:58You stay with us.
00:44:00Our number two is underway.
00:44:02This is the hour that has set the standard for our sports in the 90s.
00:44:06Welcome to the second hour of WCW Monday Night Drive.
00:44:10We are live at a jam-packed Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
00:44:15I'm very happy to have with us my good friend Iron Mike today
00:44:19and Bobby the Brain Heenan here for our number two.
00:44:22We know Piper is arriving, will be here tonight, Mike.
00:44:25And Hulk Hogan came out realizing Piper was not here,
00:44:28once again with his pack of lies trying to paint a different picture.
00:44:32Well, Tony, no one knows exactly what's going through the mind of Rowdy Roddy Piper.
00:44:36I remember back to his final appearance after Starrcade when he mentioned,
00:44:40that was it, that was his final match.
00:44:42Tonight, within this hour, we will have the answer straight from the man himself.
00:44:46And of course, as we know, Luger and the Giant are set to go at Superbowl against the NWO.
00:44:50But Hall and Nash already have attacked Luger,
00:44:52and they have set the standard, I guess, or the table for that match-up.
00:44:55What is with everybody here at WCW? Are they brain-dead?
00:44:58People are using pipes.
00:45:00That's the history of the NWO, Hall and Nash.
00:45:03They're used to doing stuff like that. They're muggers.
00:45:05Why don't we start arming ourselves with pipes?
00:45:07Ball bats, boards, whatever we want.
00:45:09They do it and get away with it. Why can't we do it?
00:45:11It's about time we arm ourselves right now with some pipes.
00:45:14I don't have any pipes.
00:45:17I don't have an answer to that, but I want to go back and show you
00:45:20how Hogan opened up this program earlier tonight.
00:45:23So the way it goes is no matter how you put it,
00:45:27Roddy Piper promised his one,
00:45:31oh, yeah, three fans out there that he'd be here.
00:45:34So when he gets here, I'm gonna crucify him.
00:45:37I'm gonna put the title on the line,
00:45:39and I'm gonna wrestle him right here on Monday Night Show,
00:45:43right here on Monday Night Show, NWO style.
00:45:47Let the games begin.
00:45:51Well, and from there earlier tonight,
00:45:54we find Luger is down at the hands of the NWO.
00:45:58Mr. Budinsky.
00:46:00That which does not kill us leaves us unconscious.
00:46:05Hey, we got more to take care of.
00:46:07And Luger was unconscious, and it remains to be seen
00:46:10if Hogan will go through with what he said.
00:46:12But we do know the much-anticipated answer
00:46:15from Rowdy Roddy Piper comes up in this hour,
00:46:18because Piper, from the first time
00:46:20since he was attacked on December 30th,
00:46:23makes his return to this great sport.
00:46:25You can only see it right here on TNT.
00:46:28That and a lot of great action as we go back to the ring here.
00:46:31And, gentlemen, let me say this.
00:46:33As we go back to the ring,
00:46:35Luger was supposed to wrestle tonight against Jeff Jarrett.
00:46:39Steve Mongo McMichael said, hey, I'll take his place.
00:46:42We haven't heard an official word on that.
00:46:45But certainly, we certainly hope that Luger is okay.
00:46:48Tony, it's quite obvious that the New World Order
00:46:51will do anything to stop WCW's momentum.
00:46:55When Lex Luger joined the Giant last week on Nitro,
00:46:58it was the type of unity, the type of solidarity
00:47:01that has been missing, the one ingredient
00:47:03that world championship wrestling has needed
00:47:05since the NWO's hostile takeover.
00:47:09Well, you're right about that.
00:47:11I mean, there has to be somebody in charge.
00:47:13They can't keep getting away with this stuff.
00:47:15They can't have carte blanche in front of thousands and thousands
00:47:18and millions of people watching
00:47:20continue to get away with this junk.
00:47:22Here comes the Cruiserweight champion Dean Malenko.
00:47:25You're talking about a championship run.
00:47:27This man is in, and what an ovation he gets.
00:47:30And I said earlier, Mike and Bobby,
00:47:32I know you would both agree with this.
00:47:34This is where the superstars in our sport reside
00:47:37from the Dean Malenkos, the Rey Mysterio Jr.,
00:47:40the Psychosis, the Ultimo Dragons.
00:47:42In the Cruiserweight division, to Eddie Guerrero,
00:47:45the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, Chris Benoit,
00:47:47who we're going to see tonight, Lex Luger.
00:47:49Even if you go as far as talk about
00:47:51who the NWO has on their roster,
00:47:53the main players in our sport are here each and every week.
00:47:56So good to have you fans with us here in our number two.
00:47:59Incredible talent depth, as you mentioned,
00:48:01not only in the New World Order,
00:48:03but in world championship wrestling.
00:48:05And in this Cruiserweight division,
00:48:07the competition is just incredible.
00:48:10And this Mike Enos, he's come a long way.
00:48:13He's going to be a big star in the future.
00:48:15He can wrestle, he's quick, he's fast,
00:48:17and he's a lot bigger than Malenko.
00:48:19But don't try to outsmart Malenko.
00:48:21No, that's right.
00:48:22The man of a thousand holes, believe me,
00:48:24he knows what to do inside those ropes.
00:48:26One of the keys to Malenko's success is the fact
00:48:28that we use another nickname when we talk about Malenko,
00:48:31we call him the Ice Man.
00:48:32You have no idea what he's thinking.
00:48:34You have no idea which way his emotions are running
00:48:36because he puts on that game face and keeps it on, Mike.
00:48:39And remember, when he was focused,
00:48:41like he was at the Clash, it was a positive.
00:48:43He regained that Cruiserweight title for the third time
00:48:46on the very few occasions when he's allowed himself
00:48:49to be distracted, such as back at Starrcade.
00:48:51We saw what happened there when Sonny Ono
00:48:53interfered and allowed the Dragon to win the title.
00:48:56But what I like watching about Malenko,
00:48:58Enos was drawn with the humanoids out there.
00:49:00He took a little breather.
00:49:02Malenko never took his eyes off him.
00:49:05Never took his eyes off his opponent.
00:49:07Side headlock takeover.
00:49:09Concentration is so much a part of this sport.
00:49:12And you have to realize a lot of times
00:49:15that these athletes find it very difficult to concentrate.
00:49:18They go into jam-packed arenas every night.
00:49:20There's pyro, there's fire, there's TV lights and cameras,
00:49:24and you know millions of people are watching.
00:49:26Bunch of jerks calling you names.
00:49:28Yeah, that happens to you a lot, too.
00:49:29It happens to me an awful lot.
00:49:31But it's hard to keep your concentration.
00:49:33But the successful ones are able to do that.
00:49:37Malenko, one of the more successful ones in our sport.
00:49:39Enos now, side headlock.
00:49:41He's a powerful man as well.
00:49:42Holding on to that side headlock
00:49:44and now trying to drive the cruiserweight champion
00:49:46down to the mat.
00:49:47Still to come, ladies and gentlemen,
00:49:49Rowdy Roddy Piper makes the enter
00:49:51to the call from the WCW executive committee.
00:49:55And we all are keeping our fingers crossed,
00:49:57hoping, yes, we're praying that Piper says yes
00:50:00because we know he can beat Hogan.
00:50:02We have seen it happen.
00:50:03And if he beats him this time at SuperBrawl
00:50:05for the world title, if he says yes,
00:50:07then hopefully he will shut the mouth of Hogan
00:50:11once and for all.
00:50:12Shut the mouth of everyone in the NWO once and for all.
00:50:15But I'll tell you something,
00:50:16I'm gonna send this out to Piper.
00:50:17This is to you, Rowdy Roddy Piper.
00:50:20If you don't take this challenge,
00:50:21if you don't get in the ring with Hogan,
00:50:24you're not a tough guy in a kilt.
00:50:25You're just another movie star in a skirt,
00:50:28as far as I'm concerned.
00:50:29Let's see what you got, Piper.
00:50:30Say what you mean here.
00:50:31You really want to see this match at SuperBrawl.
00:50:33You bet I do, don't you?
00:50:34Oh, absolutely.
00:50:35It's the one match that we know that if it happens,
00:50:39we know what will happen.
00:50:41So are you Rowdy Roddy Piper in a kilt,
00:50:43or are you just Zsa Zsa Gabor in a short skirt?
00:50:46That'd be a pretty sight.
00:50:47You know, Bray, you said something,
00:50:48as Enos is claiming that Malenko's pulling his tights.
00:50:51You said something this past week on the main event.
00:50:54You said, Piper, you don't want to be remembered
00:50:56for being carried out of the ring at the hands of the NWO.
00:50:59And if you don't take this match,
00:51:01that may be what you'll be remembered for.
00:51:03That was a great point.
00:51:04Don't forget this.
00:51:05Hogan's going to tell everybody
00:51:06that he finished a career of Piper.
00:51:08Piper was talking in a Gaelic.
00:51:10I mean, the man was totally beside himself.
00:51:12He was damaged hip.
00:51:14He was really hurt.
00:51:15You want to end it like that, Piper?
00:51:16Let Hogan brag for the rest of his life.
00:51:18He puts you out of this sport
00:51:20after you put him to sleep and beat him?
00:51:22Go ahead. Go ahead, Zsa Zsa.
00:51:23Do it that way, then.
00:51:24But, Brain, remember this.
00:51:25The World Championship belt
00:51:26means so much to the WCW organization,
00:51:29but Roddy Piper claimed from the very start
00:51:31that he was never here representing WCW.
00:51:34No, you're right about that.
00:51:36It's a good point that he said he was,
00:51:38and we knew that he was on his own.
00:51:40This was a personal issue between two men,
00:51:43and he proved a point.
00:51:44Think of this.
00:51:45As famous and as popular as he is in the movies,
00:51:47to come out of the movies,
00:51:48go back to wrestling and win the championship of the world,
00:51:50not even John Wayne's the man.
00:51:51You name the biggest stars, you can come up with.
00:51:53No one's ever done that.
00:51:54He would be the biggest star
00:51:55in the history of this sport and the entertainment world.
00:51:58To come out of the movies
00:51:59and win the championship of the world,
00:52:01to go back to wrestling after,
00:52:02I mean, think about it.
00:52:03Think about what this man can do.
00:52:05We will get that answer in this program live tonight.
00:52:09And we know the NWO is here.
00:52:11We've heard from Hogan.
00:52:12We've seen Hall and Nash
00:52:13and what they've done to Lex Luger.
00:52:14Still no report yet on the condition of Luger.
00:52:16He was supposed to wrestle Jeff Jarrett
00:52:18in this program here tonight.
00:52:19In the midst of our talking about Piper,
00:52:21we are seeing a master at work here.
00:52:24And Dean Malenko is dramatically taking Mike Enos
00:52:27down to the mat, Mike.
00:52:28Well, Ultimo, Dragon, Jushin Liger,
00:52:30Rey Mysterio Jr.,
00:52:31they're all lining up and all gunning
00:52:33for a title shot at this man
00:52:35in that World's Cruiserweight title.
00:52:38Mark Curtis checks in,
00:52:39and the hammerlock consistently applied here.
00:52:42They are to the turnbuckle.
00:52:44Sending the head now.
00:52:45Enos crashing in.
00:52:46Here goes Malenko.
00:52:47Malenko sending Enos to the other side.
00:52:50Foot to the face.
00:52:51You got him good.
00:52:53And he's going for the head.
00:52:55Boy, it was.
00:52:56Great quickness and a good tumble out of the way that time.
00:52:59Just rolling away.
00:53:00Mike Enos, double ax handle,
00:53:01got him right between the shoulder blades that time.
00:53:05I think Bobby made an important point
00:53:07off the top of this match.
00:53:08Do not underestimate Mike Enos.
00:53:11Malenko one step ahead using his quickness.
00:53:14Someone is coming to the stands.
00:53:16Six.
00:53:17It is six on the NWO.
00:53:19Power slam on the other end.
00:53:20We got almost got a three count.
00:53:23Is he making his way here?
00:53:25No, he's going to the ring.
00:53:26Now, we were talking about
00:53:27Dragon Liger and Mysterio
00:53:29gunning for that title shot.
00:53:31What about six?
00:53:32I think the NWO,
00:53:34they're looking to add gold at every turn.
00:53:37He's going into the Cruiserweight belt.
00:53:39He's got the title.
00:53:40He's got the Cruiserweight championship.
00:53:42He sold the United States belt a couple of months ago.
00:53:44Why not have two for your collection?
00:53:46But Guerrero got that back.
00:53:48For crying out loud,
00:53:49Malenko is in the midst of it.
00:53:51A very tough matchup,
00:53:52but he doesn't realize what's going on.
00:53:54It's been lifted by the NWO.
00:53:56Now, that's one, man.
00:53:57You don't want to make mad, Malenko.
00:53:59You don't want to take what this man has earned.
00:54:01He's earned that championship,
00:54:02the Cruiserweight championship.
00:54:04And now to come out and steal it from him
00:54:06is going to be, you know what,
00:54:07to pay when Malenko finds out
00:54:08who's got that title belt.
00:54:09I know Malenko's a pro,
00:54:10but had he known what's going on,
00:54:12I'm sure he would have left the match.
00:54:14That's how much it means to him.
00:54:17And there he goes.
00:54:18Look at him parading with the belt through the crowd.
00:54:20It's easy to steal something
00:54:22when someone else is looking the other way.
00:54:24Man's a common thief.
00:54:25He's a common thief,
00:54:26and they are nothing but a pack of liars and cowards.
00:54:30And Hogan, off the top of the program,
00:54:32claims that he's a man of honor and a man of his word.
00:54:35He's nothing like that at all.
00:54:37He is a man of his word.
00:54:38Of course, his word don't mean anything.
00:54:40He's a man of his word.
00:54:42Wow.
00:54:44Malenko finds out what...
00:54:46Incredible.
00:54:47Malenko now mounting a comeback here.
00:54:49He missed that foot.
00:54:52Front chancery.
00:54:53Tried to pick him up.
00:54:55This has been a real physical match-up.
00:54:58Malenko and Mike Enos.
00:55:00A pick-up.
00:55:01Couldn't get him up.
00:55:02Malenko, small package out of that one.
00:55:042 and 3.
00:55:05He got him!
00:55:06Malenko is your winner.
00:55:10And Dee Malenko,
00:55:11I don't know if we can follow him all around or not,
00:55:13but he's gonna go look for that belt.
00:55:15And he's gonna go see David Pinzer about it, I'm sure,
00:55:18because Pinzer was holding on to it.
00:55:20He should slap Pinzer around there for letting loose of it.
00:55:22Well, he may do that.
00:55:23I wouldn't mind doing that.
00:55:24He is the cruiserweight champion,
00:55:26but he does not have the belt,
00:55:27and now Mark Curtis is going to inform him what happened.
00:55:32Well, an important victory for Malenko...
00:55:34Look at this.
00:55:35...as he beats the true heavyweight Enos,
00:55:37but post-match,
00:55:39certainly he looks confused about the situation.
00:55:43Here's Malenko now and Dave Pinzer.
00:55:45We have been ripped off again by the NWO.
00:55:49And Malenko, his prize, has been taken away.
00:55:54We are back with more live on Nitro after this.
00:55:58Stay with us.
00:55:59Go get him, Malenko.
00:56:00Go get what's yours.
00:56:03Now.
00:56:08In a week's time, WCW Monday Nitro
00:56:10will be in the Sunshine State in Jacksonville, Florida.
00:56:12What a great sports town that is.
00:56:14We have sent our good friend Lee Marshall there already
00:56:16and reports on behalf of 1-800-COLLECT.
00:56:20Hello there, Stagger Lee.
00:56:21Hey, what's happening, Tony?
00:56:22Actually, I got a Nitro party that's on the move.
00:56:24We started in Atlantic Beach.
00:56:26I'm now in Neptune Beach,
00:56:27and I promised to make a quick stop at a Nitro party
00:56:29at the University of North Florida,
00:56:31so hold on, guys.
00:56:32Now, it doesn't matter where I go in the Jacksonville, Jaguar area.
00:56:36Fans talking about next Monday, as you said, Tony.
00:56:38A week from tonight, WCW Monday Nitro
00:56:41comes to the Jacksonville Civic Center.
00:56:43Let me invite all you northeast Floridians.
00:56:46Snag a ticket or two.
00:56:47Just visit the Civic Center box office
00:56:49or you're near a Ticketmaster.
00:56:50Hey, did you guys hear what happened here yesterday in Florida?
00:56:53No, what was that?
00:56:54It was Ground Weasel Day.
00:56:56Yeah, Pugsitani Bobby stuck his head out of his condo,
00:57:00saw a shadow, so we're going to have six more weeks of bad taste.
00:57:03That's your 1-800-COLLECT road report from Jacksonville.
00:57:06I'm Lee Marshall for 1-800-COLLECT.
00:57:09All right, Lee.
00:57:10And, of course, next week...
00:57:11I hate him.
00:57:12Next week...
00:57:13What a miserable human being.
00:57:15And you should know a miserable human being.
00:57:17If he was a popular guy, he wouldn't be going to three parties a night.
00:57:19Let's go to Gene Oakley.
00:57:21All right, Tony, Lee Marshall, I hope you're having a great time
00:57:24at a great city, Jacksonville, Florida.
00:57:25Ladies and gentlemen, and Tony, Bobby, Mike, at the broadcast table,
00:57:29we try to put things in perspective here.
00:57:32One month into 1997,
00:57:34you take a look at the turmoil created by the NWO.
00:57:37We just saw it moments ago.
00:57:39Of course, the Four Horsemen are back together again.
00:57:41And then out of left field, last week from the Dungeon of Doom,
00:57:44Jimmy Hart, Conan, this young lady,
00:57:47I understand her handle is Miss Jacqueline,
00:57:49and Kevin Sullivan, you got to know I don't wear blindfold
00:57:53because this thing has been going on between you and this young lady
00:57:57apparently for quite some time.
00:57:59I understand it goes back ten years,
00:58:01and who knows what happened ten years ago behind closed doors.
00:58:04You know, I thought we were going to move into this spot
00:58:08because the Horsemen were unraveling.
00:58:11But I'm the leader, and I let my personal life unravel in front of me.
00:58:17Well, when I was crumbling and when I was whining,
00:58:22I forgot where my strength really lied.
00:58:28You know, she was there ten years ago.
00:58:32And just because it's hard on me,
00:58:37I'm going to make it hard on everybody else.
00:58:40You see, before the dawn, the darkness comes,
00:58:45and she's always been the light in my tunnel.
00:58:48I bet she has. Yes, Jimmy Hart.
00:58:50Test Master, you know that women in professional wrestling
00:58:54are nothing but trouble.
00:58:56And I hate women in professional wrestling.
00:58:59And as you can see, I think he's here for another reason,
00:59:03and I'm going to get to the bottom of it.
00:59:05Sometimes I think you hate women, Jimmy Hart.
00:59:07Conan, your thoughts on this?
00:59:09Orale, Vato Loco. That's a fine ruca you have there.
00:59:13A ruca?
00:59:14But we need to take care of business.
00:59:16Forget about trivial matters.
00:59:18We need to destroy the four Horsemen, D.O.D. style.
00:59:23So I'm going to ask you for a favor, Test Master.
00:59:26You got some unfinished business, that punk Chris Benoit.
00:59:30Let me take care of that unfinished business
00:59:32so you got more time with this unfinished business.
00:59:36Riva Dungeon.
00:59:37Speaking of unfinished business, is it Jacqueline?
00:59:40You don't have to do this on television, lady.
00:59:42Listen up.
00:59:44Unlike Deborah McMichaels,
00:59:46I didn't have to go through plastic surgery
00:59:50to get a body like this.
00:59:53I went to the gym and worked long and hard for this body.
00:59:57It's all natural.
00:59:59Now, in all due respect,
01:00:00we don't know anything about Deborah McMichaels, but yes.
01:00:03And Nancy, you just jealous of me
01:00:06because I took Kevin away from you.
01:00:09Honey, get over it.
01:00:11Please get over it and go on with your life.
01:00:14See, while you were doing all that traveling,
01:00:17I was with Kevin Sullivan.
01:00:20Seems like you're still with him there, sweetheart.
01:00:22Well, let me tell you something, Benoit.
01:00:24This isn't gonna end tonight.
01:00:26I can guarantee you this.
01:00:28And, oh, one more thing, Flair.
01:00:31I heard when you said Nancy wore your arm out.
01:00:35I'm sure that was true
01:00:37because everything else with you
01:00:40is either dead or doesn't work.
01:00:43Oh, my goodness.
01:00:44Typical case here of cryogenics.
01:00:46Yes, you were gonna say something, Jacqueline.
01:00:48And, Nancy, if you stick your nose in my business,
01:00:52I'm gonna beat you like you stole something.
01:00:56What's with the belt?
01:00:57Don't you worry about it, Gene.
01:01:00Yeah, Gene.
01:01:01Well, my idea of a belt and her idea,
01:01:03Nelson Rockefeller should have been here for this one.
01:01:05Tony, Larry, I don't know what your take is on this,
01:01:07but Brain, certainly you got something to say about it.
01:01:10Well, Brain, say something.
01:01:14Well, not knowing Governor, yes, Governor Rockefeller
01:01:17personally, I'm not sure what Olga was talking about.
01:01:19But there's a lot of trouble right now
01:01:21in the dungeon of doom.
01:01:22You can see that from Jimmy Hunter.
01:01:23All I know is whenever a woman arrives on the scene
01:01:26with any of the facts within world championship wrestling,
01:01:29it seems like there's problems right around the corner.
01:01:32Let me say this about the mysterious,
01:01:34I guess that's all we can say right now about Jacqueline.
01:01:37She seems mysterious.
01:01:39She's got a body,
01:01:40and she looks pretty darn tough if you ask me.
01:01:43Her arms are bigger than Olga's head.
01:01:47Diamond Dallas making his way to the ring.
01:01:50Here is the man.
01:01:51If you joined the NWO before,
01:01:53NWO sold out a few weeks ago.
01:01:55You know that he went right into the,
01:01:57as the old cliche goes, lion's den by today.
01:02:00And he took on Scott and Lash Gordon,
01:02:02was confronted by many members of the NWO,
01:02:05got his diamond cutter in and went into the stands
01:02:08and made a statement on behalf of WSW.
01:02:10Like him or hate him,
01:02:11the man has been able to stand up on his own two feet
01:02:14and really stand up on behalf of WCW.
01:02:17I've always said that about the man,
01:02:19what he's come back from.
01:02:20You know, he's a millionaire at one time,
01:02:22wiped out, and now look at him.
01:02:23He's got the diamond cutter working.
01:02:25No finishing maneuver like that in this sport.
01:02:27And those actions on the part of Diamond Dallas Page
01:02:30rejecting the new world order
01:02:32have been among the strongest stands taken by anyone in WCW.
01:02:36You know, through the years,
01:02:37the traditional transition in pro wrestling
01:02:40was always from wrestler to manager.
01:02:42But Diamond Dallas Page did the exact opposite.
01:02:45He's flourished in the role.
01:02:46And gentlemen, I don't ever remember someone
01:02:49that was able to adapt to the ring
01:02:51as successfully as he had, and nobody works any harder.
01:02:54I understand that he's working every day
01:02:56to perfect even more variations of that diamond cutter.
01:02:59That's a great point.
01:03:00When you talk about Diamond Dallas,
01:03:01those of us who know Diamond Dallas,
01:03:03we've known him for years, real lives,
01:03:05and he is where he is today in the ring
01:03:08because of a dedication that he's given to this sport.
01:03:11Now, yeah, he's a lowlife.
01:03:12He has taken money when he shouldn't have been his.
01:03:15I mean, it was, uh...
01:03:16Oh, you don't know that.
01:03:17We know that, and, of course,
01:03:18you stand up for him because he's paid you off.
01:03:21He hasn't paid me off.
01:03:22That was a bet he paid me.
01:03:23Oh, there's an arm drag takedown by Renegade.
01:03:27That was a Super Bowl bet.
01:03:29Be that as it may,
01:03:30he's continued to be a top contender for every title.
01:03:33And I think it goes back to the fact
01:03:36that he has a bruised ego.
01:03:38He has a big ego, no question about it.
01:03:40Well, he hasn't asked for help from anyone, has he?
01:03:42No, but he has a bruised ego
01:03:44because of the NWO going after recruits.
01:03:47He was not number one.
01:03:48And I think he felt that the history that he had
01:03:51with both Scott Hall and Kevin Nash,
01:03:53the fact that he had managed Scott Hall in the past
01:03:55and teamed with Kevin Nash,
01:03:57that was probably the biggest aspect of that.
01:04:00Oh!
01:04:01Oh, that's so good.
01:04:04In the corner, reversal.
01:04:07Oh!
01:04:09A clothesline.
01:04:11Again.
01:04:12Here we go again.
01:04:13It's a handspring by the Renegade.
01:04:16I'll tell you what's so good about Diamond Dallas.
01:04:18Watch him now and compare him to what he was six months ago.
01:04:21Now he is setting his opponents up to miss moves.
01:04:25Watch this.
01:04:26Oh!
01:04:28He knows what he's doing.
01:04:29He's taking advantage of everything.
01:04:32Ladies and gentlemen,
01:04:33good to have you with us live on Nitro,
01:04:36Ronnie Piper.
01:04:37Diamond Cutter from the top rope.
01:04:39Oh!
01:04:40He calls that the Diamond Death Cutter,
01:04:42and he's been looking for the opportunity
01:04:44to use that variation.
01:04:46And he beat him with it.
01:04:48You can count ten on that one.
01:04:50Diamond Dallas is your winner.
01:04:53And they are standing here in Memphis.
01:04:56They really are.
01:04:57And that was an awesome move.
01:04:58As I just said,
01:04:59he is setting his opponents up to make mistakes.
01:05:02That's the mark of a main eventer.
01:05:04That's the mark of a guy
01:05:06gonna get hit with a pipe.
01:05:08Look at this.
01:05:09See ya.
01:05:10No, you stay here.
01:05:11They are daring him almost to come out of the ring.
01:05:16Look, they have their pipes.
01:05:21And you never know where the rest of them are.
01:05:23They have stolen the belt.
01:05:24They have lied.
01:05:25They've attacked Luger.
01:05:26They have made their impact in this show.
01:05:28And it's almost as if they're waiting on Diamond Dallas.
01:05:30And for the first time ever,
01:05:32you are taking a look at a man
01:05:34who is scared.
01:05:35The first time I've ever seen fear
01:05:36in the eyes of DDP.
01:05:37And why not?
01:05:38They've got weapons for crying out loud.
01:05:40And we've already seen what happened to Lex Luger,
01:05:42who was laid out in the back earlier tonight
01:05:44as a result of that attack by Nash and Hall.
01:05:47And they're not gonna forget
01:05:48exactly what Diamond Dallas did to them
01:05:50just a few short weeks ago.
01:05:52If you remember, he cost them
01:05:54some big, big embarrassment.
01:05:56There's probably gonna be payback
01:05:57at least as far as the outsiders are concerned.
01:05:59He had to realize this, guys.
01:06:00He had to realize that when he put the diamond cutter
01:06:02a few weeks ago at the Superdome in New Orleans
01:06:04on Scott Hall, that payback would be coming.
01:06:07Oh, wait a second!
01:06:08Our cameras have spotted Sting!
01:06:11And that is Sting.
01:06:13That is Sting.
01:06:14Make no mistake about it.
01:06:16The world knows the difference between Sting
01:06:19and the bogus NWO Sting.
01:06:21And if it's the Sting we know,
01:06:23we know he's carrying a ball back.
01:06:25Hall and Nash are motioning
01:06:27for Sting to come down and join them.
01:06:29And there's the macho man, Randy Savage,
01:06:31who Eric Bischoff will not let in to WCW.
01:06:34And I think maybe Dallas sees
01:06:38he's looked up in the stands.
01:06:39I don't know who he sees,
01:06:41but he's going up towards the stands, apparently.
01:06:43Or is he?
01:06:44No, he's gone to get a chair.
01:06:46He's fighting fire with fire.
01:06:48That's all he can do.
01:06:49He don't know if he's surrounded.
01:06:51He don't know where to put the wagons in the circle or not.
01:06:53That's a good point.
01:06:55Is Sting out here?
01:06:57Look at the color Savage has on now.
01:06:59His macho man, are they all out here?
01:07:01Is he being surrounded on four sides here?
01:07:07But you notice Savage and Sting
01:07:09are not standing side by side.
01:07:11No, they are apparently on opposite sides
01:07:14of the Mid-South Coliseum here.
01:07:18And they are standing there.
01:07:20Is Savage gone?
01:07:21Apparently the macho man is gone.
01:07:24Disappeared into the crowd.
01:07:25Now, why didn't they come to the ring
01:07:27and do a number on Paige?
01:07:29Because he had a chair?
01:07:30There's Savage.
01:07:31Because Savage is in the stands?
01:07:32Because Sting's in the stands?
01:07:33There's a reason.
01:07:34Something's going on here.
01:07:35Something is up.
01:07:36Don't touch that dial.
01:07:37Boy, what a stalemate we have had here.
01:07:39And Diamond Dallas wields a chair,
01:07:41stands firm in the center of the ring
01:07:43in a smart move by DDP
01:07:45to make sure Hall and Nash are leaving
01:07:47before he goes anywhere.
01:07:48But you notice Paige didn't leave.
01:07:50He didn't run.
01:07:51He stood there like a man.
01:07:52And Piper is coming still.
01:07:55Stay with us.
01:07:56Live.
01:07:59WCW Monday Nitro at the Mid-South Coliseum
01:08:03in front of a complete sellout.
01:08:05Thousands and thousands of fans
01:08:07turned away here today,
01:08:09not being able to get in.
01:08:11They get the last remaining tickets here tonight
01:08:13in this, what has been a historic place
01:08:15for pro wrestling in this sport for years.
01:08:18But it was WCW that came in here
01:08:22and sold it smack dab out.
01:08:24And for you fans who want to join Nitro
01:08:26as it comes your way live,
01:08:28as Lee Marshall told you next Monday,
01:08:30we'll be live at the Jacksonville Coliseum.
01:08:33Next to the Gator Bowl,
01:08:34home of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
01:08:36Tickets available at the Coliseum box office
01:08:38and all Ticketmaster locations.
01:08:40In two weeks, WCW Monday Nitro
01:08:42comes to Tampa, Florida,
01:08:43the Florida State Fairgrounds.
01:08:45That's Monday, February 17th
01:08:47in conjunction with our good friend
01:08:48George Steinbrenner,
01:08:49who will be there that night.
01:08:51Sunday, February 23rd, of course,
01:08:53Super Brawl VII will be live
01:08:55at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
01:08:57Tickets available at the Cow Palace box office
01:08:59and all BASH ticket outlets.
01:09:00The very next night, Monday, February 24th,
01:09:02the home of Mitch Richmond and the Sacramento Kings.
01:09:05The Arco Arena will be the home of Nitro.
01:09:08Tickets available at the box office
01:09:09and BASH ticket outlets.
01:09:10And don't forget our fans of the Omni in Atlanta.
01:09:13Still tickets available,
01:09:14but they're going rapidly for Monday, March 3rd.
01:09:18As Monday Nitro comes to the Omni in Atlanta
01:09:21one month now away.
01:09:23There's more talk about Nitro coming to the Omni
01:09:25than we're talking about the Olympics coming to Atlanta.
01:09:27Boy, I tell you, it is the hottest ticket in town.
01:09:30Here's a cover, Alex Wright and Super Calo
01:09:33in this one-on-one matchup.
01:09:34I tell you, a very important matchup
01:09:36for Das Wunderkind Alex Wright.
01:09:38Here's a young man when he first arrived
01:09:39on the scene, Mike, out of Germany.
01:09:41Immediately, as a teenager,
01:09:44went right up the ladder, top contender.
01:09:46He has had his shares of wins and losses.
01:09:49This international superstar, Calo,
01:09:51means if he can beat him,
01:09:53he'll put him right back up the ladder again.
01:09:55Tony, very important matchup for both of these men.
01:09:58Right, Alex Wright and Super Calo,
01:10:00both gunning for a top spot here
01:10:02in world championship wrestling
01:10:03and a victory on Monday Nitro,
01:10:05so important in that regard.
01:10:07We talked earlier, electric atmosphere
01:10:09inside this historic Mid-South Coliseum tonight.
01:10:12No matter where you are across the country,
01:10:14if Nitro comes to your area, it's a must-see event.
01:10:18The hottest ticket going for anything, really.
01:10:20No question about it.
01:10:21It's sellouts of each and every week.
01:10:24Of course, the wrestling fans worldwide realize
01:10:26that WCW, not only is where the big boys play,
01:10:29but it's where the superstars in our sport are.
01:10:32Still to come, Konnan said,
01:10:33hey, I want Chris Benoit.
01:10:35He's got him later on.
01:10:37Plus, Rowdy Roddy Piper answers
01:10:39the most important question ever
01:10:41asked by a WCW executive committee.
01:10:44Will you take the title shot
01:10:45at Super Brawl in San Francisco?
01:10:47He'll give that answer live here tonight.
01:10:49Supercalo trying to climb the turnbuckle,
01:10:52and there you go, Alex Wright, a good job
01:10:54taking advantage of that mistake.
01:10:56Tony, was there anything that you could read
01:10:58into the translation of the Gaelic phrase
01:11:01that Piper uttered as he was being carried out?
01:11:04We understand that it was,
01:11:06the battle is not over until you go home.
01:11:09Now, what does that mean?
01:11:11Well, you know, when we saw it on Saturday night
01:11:14and we talked to Dusty Rhodes,
01:11:15he said he thinks it means the battle is not over
01:11:18until Piper says it's over,
01:11:20or until Piper makes his last final stand.
01:11:23But like we said, Piper said that was it.
01:11:25You know, actually, if you think about it,
01:11:28when you talk about man against man,
01:11:30Piper has nothing to prove,
01:11:32but the fact that he didn't win
01:11:34the world title that night.
01:11:36Well, almost contradicting that,
01:11:38what he said earlier,
01:11:39the fact that that would be his final match.
01:11:41You know Piper as well as anybody.
01:11:43You're not gonna beat Piper up
01:11:45and do a number on him like the NWO did,
01:11:47and Piper's gonna go back home and say,
01:11:49well, that just happened.
01:11:50Nah, not the kind of a guy Piper is.
01:11:52He's got too much moxie.
01:11:53He's got too much going for him.
01:11:55He's an egotistical maniac.
01:11:57We all know that,
01:11:58and he's not gonna be pushed around by anybody.
01:12:00Plus, coming off that victory over Hulk Hogan, uh-uh.
01:12:04Well, our fans who saw Starrcade
01:12:06at the end of December on pay-per-view
01:12:08realize what happened.
01:12:10Of course, the NWO since that time
01:12:12has completely lied about that.
01:12:14Of course, these are the same guys
01:12:15who attack people with lead pipes from behind
01:12:17and steel belts,
01:12:18so you know where they're coming from.
01:12:20So they've lied about it.
01:12:21But the fact that Hulk Hogan,
01:12:23if Piper accepts the match,
01:12:25if Piper would go on to defeat him
01:12:27and take the world title belt,
01:12:29Hogan would have nothing to lie about anymore.
01:12:31He wouldn't be able to come out with the belt
01:12:33around his shoulder or his waist.
01:12:35What a big, big moment that would be
01:12:37for the champion.
01:12:38Ooh!
01:12:39Oh!
01:12:40Tremendous cross-body block off the top.
01:12:44And that put Alex Wright down hard,
01:12:46as you can tell, on the mat,
01:12:48and Supercalo quickly rolls him back in.
01:12:51His hat never comes off.
01:12:53Neither do his sunglasses.
01:12:55I mean, they stay on, too.
01:12:58That'll knock your hat off.
01:13:00That dropkick, great anticipation that time
01:13:03by Dash Wonderkin Alex Wright.
01:13:04What a way to counter the missile dropkick
01:13:06with a dropkick of your own.
01:13:09Calo slow to get up,
01:13:10but Alex Wright, the first one up as well.
01:13:12Alex Wright with a European uppercut,
01:13:14sending Calo in.
01:13:15Here he goes!
01:13:17Storms into the corner with a running back elbow.
01:13:20I noticed he didn't waste any time.
01:13:22As soon as he let his man go,
01:13:23Alex Wright was right behind him.
01:13:25The international superstars,
01:13:27the top superstars from Mexico are here.
01:13:30The top superstars from Japan,
01:13:32through New Japan Pro Wrestling,
01:13:34out there each and every week.
01:13:36From Germany and Dash Wonderkin Alex Wright.
01:13:38And of course, the top athletes
01:13:40in World Championship Wrestling
01:13:41each and every week on Nitro.
01:13:43Up on top, backflip out of that one.
01:13:46Kick to the midsection.
01:13:47Snapmare takeover.
01:13:50Head scissor takeover
01:13:51and a great agility move by Wright.
01:13:53Again.
01:13:54I tell you, he's on his game here tonight, guys.
01:13:56And he's got him going.
01:13:57Now's the time he's got to finish him off.
01:13:59You don't want him out there on that floor
01:14:00because you can't beat him there.
01:14:02Oh, my goodness.
01:14:03Back to the safety rail again.
01:14:08Some fans just don't get enough fun.
01:14:12Calo hit the safety rail again.
01:14:14Here comes Alex Wright.
01:14:15Suicide dive to the top.
01:14:18Now he's got to get Calo back in there to beat him.
01:14:20He can't beat him on the floor.
01:14:22We might get a cat out here.
01:14:25That won't help either of them.
01:14:27Get him in there where you can beat him
01:14:28if you want to beat him that bad, Punk.
01:14:30Calo hit the safety rail twice hard that time.
01:14:34And look how Alex Wright's trying to get up
01:14:36but getting up top very slowly now.
01:14:39And Calo with a forearm shot side of the head.
01:14:42Great recovery by Calo
01:14:44to block what looked like a high-risk move
01:14:46by Alex off the top.
01:14:47Is he going to superplex him from the top?
01:14:49That's what he's going to do!
01:14:50Oh!
01:14:51They both hit hard.
01:14:53There you see Calo slow to make a lateral press.
01:14:561, 2.
01:14:57Could not get it.
01:14:58Left shoulder got up.
01:14:59Barely.
01:15:00You know, Alex Wright didn't have anything there.
01:15:01He didn't have anything to throw the man off.
01:15:03He's just lucky to get that shoulder up.
01:15:05That split second of hesitation,
01:15:06that time it took Calo to make the pinfall,
01:15:08that allowed Alex Wright to kick out.
01:15:10Exactly.
01:15:12Now where's he going?
01:15:13Up top.
01:15:15Pulled him off with his legs.
01:15:17Down he goes.
01:15:18Super Calo stomps him on his chest.
01:15:21And Calo going up top again.
01:15:23But he's not going for the pin.
01:15:24That's where he's making a mistake.
01:15:25That's right.
01:15:26That's a good point.
01:15:29Calo missed.
01:15:30One high-risk move,
01:15:31too many with that somersault off the top.
01:15:33He missed it completely.
01:15:35But his hat's still on.
01:15:37You know, I think if you,
01:15:38we noticed when he turns around,
01:15:40it's tucked in the mask in the back there.
01:15:42Maybe that's just his hair.
01:15:44You never know.
01:15:45Misses.
01:15:46That was on target!
01:15:482 and 3!
01:15:52He earned every bit of that one, did Alex Wright.
01:15:56Against Super Calo,
01:15:57who had come to fight tonight on Nitro.
01:16:00Speaking of coming to fight,
01:16:01Lex Luger came here to fight,
01:16:03and we have no update on his condition as of yet,
01:16:06as it relates to his signed matchup
01:16:09against Jeff Jarrett later on in this telecast.
01:16:12Well, take a look here, Shivani.
01:16:14Jam-packed.
01:16:15Not a ticket to be had here in Memphis.
01:16:18You think Elvis is back.
01:16:19Over the top rope.
01:16:21Alex Wright nails Super Calo.
01:16:24Off that top rope.
01:16:25Drop kick.
01:16:26Right into the chest.
01:16:27Takes all the wind out of him.
01:16:29Goes to the cover.
01:16:301, 2, and 3.
01:16:32There's your winner, from Dusseldorf,
01:16:35Alex Wright.
01:16:36And you all like him!
01:16:37That's Nuremberg.
01:16:38Close enough as a suburb.
01:16:40Coming up next,
01:16:41Conan and Chris Benoit,
01:16:42and Piper will be here to answer
01:16:44the most important question in the world.
01:16:47And that is all you need to know.
01:16:51Back live on Nitro.
01:16:53They are jam-packed all the way
01:16:54to the top of the Mid-South Coliseum
01:16:57here in the great city of Memphis, Tennessee.
01:17:00And later in this telecast,
01:17:02they are all waiting for the answer
01:17:04from Rowdy, Rowdy Piper.
01:17:05Piper's had a week now to mull this over,
01:17:09to think about it.
01:17:10Because he has had more than a week.
01:17:13He has had over a month to remember
01:17:16and think about what the NWO attempted to do.
01:17:19Because, you know, many times
01:17:21the NWO will come out here
01:17:23and they'll attack someone
01:17:24and they'll injure you.
01:17:25But not many times have we seen
01:17:27people carried off, given oxygen.
01:17:29We witnessed it that night
01:17:31on the other side of the same state
01:17:33in Knoxville, Tennessee,
01:17:35that night on Nitro.
01:17:36Piper comes back for the first time ever
01:17:39and hopefully he will say yes
01:17:42that he will vie for the world title
01:17:44on February 23rd
01:17:46in San Francisco Super Bowl show.
01:17:49And you know, Tony,
01:17:50when they did that number
01:17:51on Rowdy, Rowdy Piper,
01:17:53they worked on that hip
01:17:55where he had that hip operation.
01:17:56They just didn't want to send a message to him.
01:17:58They meant to cripple him.
01:17:59They meant to get him out
01:18:00of everybody's face in the NWO.
01:18:02Well, that didn't happen.
01:18:03But Piper, let's see what you got.
01:18:05Like I said, you're a tough guy in a kilt
01:18:08or you're just a movie star in a skirt.
01:18:10Well, I think Tony speaks for everyone
01:18:11in the World Championship Wrestling Organization
01:18:14when he says that he hopes Piper takes the match.
01:18:17But Rowdy Piper has no association with WCW.
01:18:20I think we all hope that his memory,
01:18:23that he reflects back on that beating
01:18:25that he took at the hands of the NWO at Nitro
01:18:27and that he's focused on this title shot with Hogan.
01:18:30Kershman-Wine, Conan,
01:18:32it's classic horseman against the Dungeon of Doom here.
01:18:34Let me say this too.
01:18:36If you think long and hard
01:18:38about the fact that Hogan has the world title
01:18:41and the fact that Eric Bischoff
01:18:43is the boss and he sides with Hulk Hogan,
01:18:46you may be going into,
01:18:48if you're going after the world title,
01:18:50as the bell sounds and they are underway,
01:18:52a no-win situation.
01:18:54Because if you go back to NWO sold out,
01:18:57Nick Patrick was the referee.
01:18:59He refused to count Hogan's shoulders down
01:19:03when they were down a repeated amount of times.
01:19:06The fact is, Hogan may never lose this world title
01:19:11under the current situation.
01:19:14That's a structure that needs to be changed
01:19:16as far as I'm concerned.
01:19:18We need to have balance in world championship wrestling
01:19:21with the new world order.
01:19:23You're right about that.
01:19:24Watch this, Conan.
01:19:25When he first came here from Mexico,
01:19:27I liked the man's style,
01:19:29because he could adapt to either style,
01:19:30but watch him now.
01:19:31He gets a little more off the wall as the weeks go on.
01:19:34He adds a hat, he adds a do-rag,
01:19:36he adds this, he adds that.
01:19:38He gets more taste.
01:19:39He's getting sicker as time goes on.
01:19:41And especially his in-ring style
01:19:43ever since he's been associated with the Taskmaster.
01:19:46And don't think Kevin Sullivan
01:19:47hasn't put a little bonus in his envelope,
01:19:49especially this match with Benoit,
01:19:51because you know the history of Benoit
01:19:53and Sullivan and women.
01:19:55So in other words,
01:19:56Conan is almost like a bounty hunter
01:19:57out here against Benoit.
01:19:59He's a paid assassin.
01:20:00There was no question about that.
01:20:02He told the Taskmaster in the earlier interview
01:20:05with Tina O'Kerlin
01:20:06that he wanted to take care of Chris Benoit.
01:20:09And look, Benoit is face down on the mat,
01:20:11and you don't see that many times.
01:20:13It's been a complete assault by Conan here.
01:20:16Benoit has not had one offensive move.
01:20:19What an onslaught by Conan from the opening bell.
01:20:22A man that's still looking to prove himself
01:20:24to the Dungeon of Doom is on the right track.
01:20:26Taskmaster!
01:20:27Doom!
01:20:28Now, earlier we said Luger would face Jarrett.
01:20:31Luger was attacked brutally
01:20:33by the NWO, by the Outsiders,
01:20:36with lead pipes.
01:20:37Come on, woman!
01:20:38Look at him now!
01:20:39Benoit's gonna see parts of himself
01:20:41he's never seen before.
01:20:42I think he is.
01:20:43We don't know if Luger will be able to come out here
01:20:45to face Jeff Jarrett or not.
01:20:47That match is scheduled next.
01:20:49And look at the eyes of woman, if you will.
01:20:52Look at him!
01:20:53Woman, look at your man now!
01:20:55That's a lady you don't want to get mad.
01:20:57Just ask anybody.
01:20:58You don't want to get any woman mad.
01:20:59Well, that's true.
01:21:01Into the midsection.
01:21:02And look at this offense mounted by Benoit.
01:21:08Benoit's fighting back and he knows he has to.
01:21:10He's just muscling the man up top.
01:21:12Conan's fighting it.
01:21:13Oh, my goodness.
01:21:14Benoit with a fury.
01:21:18And the fans are loving this.
01:21:20Chris Benoit and Conan know where to go.
01:21:26Uh-oh, here we go.
01:21:27This Benoit is some phenomenal athlete.
01:21:29Look at this.
01:21:30Oh, my God!
01:21:31Well, we thought we were going to see the superplex earlier,
01:21:34but now we do see it from Benoit.
01:21:36Where did he get that second win from?
01:21:38It was right in the midst of an offensive flurry by Conan.
01:21:41Well, look at the condition the man's in.
01:21:43They call him the Canadian Crippler.
01:21:45He's a wolverine.
01:21:46He's never beaten.
01:21:47You gotta shake the man out cold.
01:21:49He won't give up.
01:21:50He won't quit.
01:21:51He's just one tough athlete.
01:21:53Waist lock, maybe a powerbomb.
01:21:55No, almost like a backbreaker here.
01:21:58Now powerbombs him.
01:22:00One, two, and Benoit barely gets away.
01:22:05Oh, my.
01:22:06He calls that the Conan power drop,
01:22:08and very close to a pinfall there,
01:22:10just the two count.
01:22:12Jimmy Hart screaming on the far side.
01:22:14Woman, you can hear her clearly screaming out
01:22:17encouragements to her man, Benoit.
01:22:21Waist lock again.
01:22:22He'll try it one more time.
01:22:24This time, Benoit wiggled.
01:22:26Waist lock over the top in a suplex, German style.
01:22:31He released that German suplex,
01:22:33and the whiplash effect as Conan's head hit the canvas.
01:22:36Now, notice Conan's legs aren't moving or his arms.
01:22:38He could have hurt his neck.
01:22:40He could be hurt very, very severely.
01:22:42Benoit, with a surge of energy now, is not finished.
01:22:46Conan, he just barely starts to move.
01:22:53People are looking around.
01:22:55Oh, my goodness.
01:22:57It's Miss Jacqueline, and she's got that leather belt,
01:23:00and I think she's stalking over towards Woman.
01:23:03Conan dumps, matches over.
01:23:10And Benoit has Jacqueline.
01:23:13He is taking that leather belt away.
01:23:20He is standing in front of Woman.
01:23:22She was gonna strap her with it,
01:23:24and she's going.
01:23:25She's under the ring after something.
01:23:28Oh, boy.
01:23:29She's gonna grab anything she can.
01:23:33Thank goodness there's nothing there.
01:23:38I hope she don't find a chainsaw or something.
01:23:41They better leave.
01:23:42I tell you, this lady.
01:23:43Well, you can.
01:23:44That's exactly right.
01:23:45Take Woman and go.
01:23:49This lady is nuts.
01:23:55I tell you, there.
01:23:56Hey, look at Woman.
01:23:57She's concerned.
01:23:58She is definitely concerned.
01:24:01Jimmy Hart trying to force her back.
01:24:04Conan trying to get her away.
01:24:06I tell you, we are on the threshold
01:24:09of a very violent fight here.
01:24:12Let him go.
01:24:13Let him fight.
01:24:14You want to see him fight?
01:24:15Sure.
01:24:16This lady has to be physically restrained by Conan.
01:24:20Fans will be back.
01:24:21Will Lex Luger fight?
01:24:22We'll find out.
01:24:23Let her go.
01:24:28We are back live on Nitro,
01:24:29and we found out during the commercial break
01:24:31that Lex Luger will not be able to wrestle.
01:24:34I didn't think he would.
01:24:35And Steve Mongo McMichael has accepted,
01:24:37or WCW's championship committee has accepted
01:24:40the offer by Steve Mongo McMichael,
01:24:41and he will be wrestling Jeff Jarrett,
01:24:43and that's got a very interesting underlying story as well,
01:24:46Mike, today.
01:24:47It sure does, Tony.
01:24:48This battle between Steve Mongo McMichael,
01:24:51Debra McMichael,
01:24:52and Jeff Jarrett
01:24:53has seemingly been in the middle of it.
01:24:55My question is,
01:24:56in regards to Lex Luger,
01:24:57what effect will this have on that Super Brawl matchup,
01:25:01Luger and the Giant,
01:25:02against the Outsiders, Hall and Nash,
01:25:04who are less than three weeks away?
01:25:07Well, you know what they're doing.
01:25:10They're trying to get Luger out.
01:25:12Out for good.
01:25:13They may have.
01:25:14I didn't get a word yet on his condition, anybody?
01:25:16No, not at all.
01:25:17Luger and the Giant,
01:25:18you're right, Mike,
01:25:1920 days from now,
01:25:20in San Francisco,
01:25:22and here we go.
01:25:23And already,
01:25:24you can look and you can see
01:25:26that she does not want this match to take place.
01:25:29I think Steve McMichael volunteered for this matchup,
01:25:32but obviously,
01:25:33Debra's a little cautious at this point.
01:25:36That's putting it mildly, Mike,
01:25:37a little cautious.
01:25:38She doesn't want it at all.
01:25:39And Jeff Jarrett,
01:25:41this is his old stomping grounds,
01:25:43Memphis, of course,
01:25:44a native of Nashville, Tennessee,
01:25:46just east of us here on I-40.
01:25:49There's trouble in this relationship right here.
01:25:53You know, let's go back
01:25:55and talk about some of the things
01:25:57that have been happening.
01:25:58She told Steve to help Jeff Jarrett
01:26:02when they were in the stands
01:26:03at NWO Sold Out,
01:26:04and he did.
01:26:06Last week,
01:26:07when Jeff Jarrett was wrestling Eddie Guerrero,
01:26:10she told Steve to help him out again.
01:26:13He hit Jeff.
01:26:18And she also moved Mongo out of the way
01:26:20so Jeff could strut right there.
01:26:22So here we go.
01:26:24Hey, Steve McMichael,
01:26:26one of the toughest the NFL had ever seen,
01:26:30has really made the transition into the ring,
01:26:32and he proved it a week ago
01:26:34in that tag team match
01:26:35that he was in with Arn Anderson.
01:26:37You know, there were a lot of wrestlers
01:26:38that came from football,
01:26:39but I don't think anybody with the credentials
01:26:41of this man,
01:26:42plus for the short time he's been in the ring
01:26:44to become a horseman,
01:26:46and just to rise like he has in this sport
01:26:48is tremendous.
01:26:49You know, we asked Jeff Jarrett this past weekend,
01:26:51why does she like you so much?
01:26:53And the only thing he said was,
01:26:54well, she realizes that I should be a horseman,
01:26:57and she knows talent when I see it.
01:26:59And I think maybe it goes a little bit further than that.
01:27:05Big power slam by Mongo.
01:27:07One, two, and Jeff Jarrett got the left shoulder up.
01:27:11Barely.
01:27:13What a matchup we have here.
01:27:14You know, like I told Vince Lombardi
01:27:15one time, I said, you know,
01:27:16winning isn't everything.
01:27:18It's the ultimate thing.
01:27:24Missed an elbow.
01:27:26Hello.
01:27:27I'm not gonna respond to that one.
01:27:29And we thought Hogan and Bischoff
01:27:30were specialists at revising history.
01:27:33Before we ever.
01:27:34Yeah.
01:27:35Vince never gave me credit for that.
01:27:37Rightfully so.
01:27:38Uppercut.
01:27:39You're a bonehead.
01:27:40Into the ropes on the left side.
01:27:42That was a great move by Jeff Jarrett.
01:27:45And Jeff Jarrett gets a larynx of his own that time.
01:27:48You better keep McMichaels down.
01:27:50He's not used to being down.
01:27:51He'll keep coming at you.
01:27:53And don't waste time up on top.
01:27:56Mongo staggers.
01:27:59Crossbody.
01:28:00One, two, and Mongo kicked away in two.
01:28:04We are literally on pins and needles.
01:28:06Piper is here.
01:28:08He'll be coming out.
01:28:09Piper is here.
01:28:10He'll be coming out to give us the answer
01:28:13we're all waiting for.
01:28:15Whoa.
01:28:16My goodness.
01:28:18Great leg extension on that drop kick by Jarrett.
01:28:21And that really surprised McMichael.
01:28:25She's telling him you gotta stop.
01:28:28She's gonna listen to her.
01:28:29He'll be on the couch tonight.
01:28:30Look, she doesn't want him to get back in the ring.
01:28:33Come on, Steve.
01:28:34Be a man and get back in there.
01:28:36Is she worried about his safety?
01:28:37Or is she worried about the safety for Jarrett?
01:28:39And he gets counted out.
01:28:40Because of...
01:28:41Uh-oh.
01:28:42The first time in the history of our sport...
01:28:45Look at her, look at her, look at her.
01:28:46She seems proud of herself.
01:28:48A man gets counted out
01:28:49because the lady at ringside held him back.
01:28:52Tony, she just cost her husband a victory.
01:28:56Yes.
01:28:57Her husband.
01:28:59Explain that one to me.
01:29:00And she's looking and smiling at Jeff Jarrett.
01:29:05Oh!
01:29:09There is trouble.
01:29:11Trouble, that's right.
01:29:13She is beautiful, though.
01:29:14You gotta admit it.
01:29:15You just couldn't get it done, could ya?
01:29:16I'll tell ya.
01:29:17How smart is ya?
01:29:18Jeff Jarrett has been getting some wins.
01:29:20And that's another one.
01:29:21Bizarre as it may sound.
01:29:23Or seem.
01:29:24Back.
01:29:25Roddy Piper is here.
01:29:26Don't you dare go away.
01:29:27Come on, Josh Harwood.
01:29:28See what you got.
01:29:30WCW built.
01:29:32They have destroyed it.
01:29:36At WCW Super Brawl 7,
01:29:38we're gonna rip the NWO apart.
01:29:40It's time to get under construction.
01:29:43We're gonna bring back all of them.
01:29:44Slick.
01:29:45Steel.
01:29:46Loaded.
01:29:47Brick by brick.
01:29:49It's time to kick some butt.
01:29:51It's WCW Super Brawl 7.
01:29:53Sunday, February 23rd.
01:29:55Live and only on pay-per-view.
01:29:57Call your cable or satellite company to order now.
01:30:01All right, ladies and gentlemen,
01:30:03here's the one the world has been waiting for.
01:30:06The offer has been made.
01:30:08Please welcome to Memphis,
01:30:10please welcome to WCW,
01:30:13Monday Nitro,
01:30:14The Icon.
01:30:20Well put, Gene Oakerlin.
01:30:23I never thought I'd like the sound of that music.
01:30:26But I like the sound of that music.
01:30:28Icon is a title that he certainly deserves.
01:30:31Has his young son with him as well.
01:30:35Yeah, that's his attorney.
01:30:37One of six children I understand he has.
01:30:45Quite a man in this sport.
01:30:47Not many people in the history of this sport
01:30:49have been able to do exactly what they say they're gonna do.
01:30:53But Piper is one.
01:30:55He stands alone.
01:30:57But think what he did.
01:30:59He defeated Hulk Hogan.
01:31:01Put him to sleep in the ring.
01:31:03Nobody's done that.
01:31:05Listen to him and look at the fans standing.
01:31:07They respect this man.
01:31:09They understand what he's all about.
01:31:13Howdy.
01:31:15My name is Roddy Piper,
01:31:18a.k.a. The Icon.
01:31:20My name is Roddy Piper,
01:31:23a.k.a. Rubik's Cube.
01:31:30And I'm in Memphis, Tennessee,
01:31:33home of the king.
01:31:37I like it.
01:31:38Yeah.
01:31:39Elvis Presley.
01:31:42I'll tell you something.
01:31:44I'll never be an Elvis Presley.
01:31:47And Hulk Hogan will never be a Roddy Piper.
01:31:53I think we have a consensus opinion here tonight.
01:31:57You notice what a beautiful day it was
01:31:59and then Hogan's plane landed
01:32:01and the rains came and washed all the crops away, you know?
01:32:07They what?
01:32:08Roddy! Roddy! Roddy!
01:32:11Roddy! Roddy! Roddy!
01:32:15I really...
01:32:17Thank you very much.
01:32:19You know, I have been granted by the WCW
01:32:23Ted Turner.
01:32:25I like to talk to them, too.
01:32:27Ted Turner.
01:32:30A chance at the shot at the World's Heavyweight title.
01:32:34There's just something I don't understand.
01:32:37I already beat the guy.
01:32:41Did he ever?
01:32:42Do you think that the Green Bay Packers
01:32:46would play the Super Bowl all over again
01:32:48and give the Patriots another shot at it?
01:32:50No, they got the ball!
01:32:56I want to...
01:32:57I'm going someplace here.
01:32:59I want to introduce someone.
01:33:01This is my son, Colt.
01:33:03Colt, I want you to say it's an honor
01:33:05to be in Memphis, Tennessee.
01:33:07It's an honor to be in Memphis, Tennessee.
01:33:13Chip off the old block.
01:33:15You know, folks,
01:33:17I've been on the road my whole life.
01:33:19I'm going to wind this up.
01:33:21Been on the road my whole life.
01:33:23You need a license to hunt in this world.
01:33:26You need a license to fish.
01:33:29But any jerk can have a baby.
01:33:31Takes a man to be a father.
01:33:34It's time that I grew up and become a man.
01:33:37I got six kids at home.
01:33:40And I appreciate the title shot,
01:33:42but no thank you.
01:33:44I got nothing to prove.
01:33:46Wait a minute.
01:33:48He said no.
01:33:50I apologize for this.
01:33:52Oh, and his son's in the ring.
01:33:54His son is in the ring.
01:33:56Let's get him out of there right now.
01:33:58Roddy, get out of there now.
01:34:00Come back later. Get the kid out of there.
01:34:03Piper said no.
01:34:05He said no.
01:34:11Well, you know, he's right there.
01:34:13He has nothing to prove.
01:34:22Yes, sir.
01:34:24This is an intrusion, and I apologize.
01:34:26Please. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:34:28Please, Terry.
01:34:30Terry, don't do this to me, man.
01:34:32Just a second, folks.
01:34:34Yo, yo! Stop!
01:34:36I'm not out here.
01:34:38I'm not out here to do anything.
01:34:40Terry, I'm asking you from the bottom of my heart, man.
01:34:43Don't do nothing. Just let me go home, man.
01:34:46Well, you know, brother,
01:34:49that's kind of weak, Piper.
01:34:52Terry, please don't do this to me.
01:34:55Why don't you go ahead and drop your knees
01:34:58and beg for mercy, Piper?
01:35:02You, claiming to be the icon...
01:35:08One second.
01:35:10Had a chance at the NWO Heavyweight title,
01:35:14but because you're so humble,
01:35:17because you've fought all your life,
01:35:20you get where you're at,
01:35:22the one thing you've never been, Piper,
01:35:24is a World's Heavyweight Champion.
01:35:26And let me tell you something, my friend.
01:35:29Bringing family out here,
01:35:32bringing your boy out here,
01:35:35don't tell me that you don't know what you're doing.
01:35:41You people better shut up,
01:35:44or something real bad might happen.
01:35:49I don't know what that means,
01:35:51but this is not the time nor the place, gentlemen.
01:35:54Well, you know, this is not the time nor the place,
01:35:57and he knew that.
01:35:59It's a calculated risk, Piper.
01:36:01Don't tell me you didn't know what you're doing.
01:36:04And you know, Mr. Bischoff,
01:36:06now that we're looking at Piper face-to-face,
01:36:09and I said I would defend the Heavyweight title tonight,
01:36:13it's kind of obvious
01:36:15that Piper doesn't want to get beat again.
01:36:19Let me ask you something, Roddy, Piper.
01:36:22In front of all these people,
01:36:24In front of all these people,
01:36:26in our audience,
01:36:28tell the world the truth.
01:36:31Hollywood Hogan beat you like a drum.
01:36:35Tell them!
01:36:37Tell them!
01:36:41Hulk Hogan, uh...
01:36:44Hulk Hogan beat me like a drop.
01:36:47That's Hollywood Hogan.
01:36:50Hollywood Hogan beat me like a drop, okay?
01:36:53Roddy, wait a minute.
01:36:55You don't have to do this in front of your son.
01:36:58You don't need to be humiliated like this.
01:37:00I just want to get out of here, okay?
01:37:02I don't blame you.
01:37:04No, the party isn't over yet.
01:37:06Now I want you to straighten the record out
01:37:09and tell them, when you go through the airports,
01:37:12when you go Christmas shopping with your family,
01:37:15when you go to school,
01:37:17who's the wrestler they talk about
01:37:19and who is the icon?
01:37:21Tell them that Hulk Hogan is the icon.
01:37:25Roddy, I said you don't have to do this.
01:37:28You don't have to be put through any more humiliation.
01:37:31Um, Hulk...
01:37:36Hulk Hogan is the icon, okay?
01:37:38Does that make you happy, man?
01:37:40You know what? It feels good to tell the truth, doesn't it?
01:37:43Hey, now that this is out in the air, brother,
01:37:49I said I would wrestle you tonight.
01:37:52You got a buffer, a smoke screen,
01:37:56and the bottom line is this.
01:37:58I'm done with you.
01:38:00You talk about the Green Bay Packers.
01:38:02This is Green Bay right here.
01:38:04And my friend, calling you a coward is one thing.
01:38:09Saying you're yellow is another.
01:38:12But when it comes to maybe letting a seatbelt hold you back
01:38:17or maybe hiding behind a woman or a kilt,
01:38:21you, my friend, don't deserve to be called a coward.
01:38:26You, my friend, have sunk to the depths of humanity.
01:38:30You make me sick because you're hiding behind a kid.
01:38:35So why don't you just pack it up and get out of my sport
01:38:40now that you've admitted I'm the greatest
01:38:42and get out of my face?
01:38:45Roddy.
01:38:47Come on, Roddy.
01:38:49Roddy, I don't blame you.
01:38:51To come out here on a television show,
01:38:55popularity the magnitude as this one
01:38:59and then to be verbally dressed down
01:39:04in front of his own son.
01:39:08I can't help but believe this is one of the most
01:39:10reprehensible things I have ever seen, Roddy Piper.
01:39:14I'm real sorry.
01:39:15Okay.
01:39:17Go get him, Dad.
01:39:19Go, Dad.
01:39:22The young man is crying.
01:39:32Oh, boy!
01:39:34Here we go!
01:39:36Wait a minute. Hold on!
01:39:38Tony, take it away!
01:39:40Well...
01:39:42Oh!
01:39:43Let's let the tail kicking begin.
01:39:46Whip him! Whip him!
01:39:50Roddy Piper!
01:39:52And I tell you right now,
01:39:54it's gonna take every security officer
01:39:57to pull him off the hogan.
01:40:00Look at Bischoff. Go ahead, get in the ring.
01:40:03The chair's not gonna hurt him.
01:40:05Looks like Bischoff is afraid to get too close to Piper.
01:40:07He's got the belt!
01:40:10And that's why.
01:40:13There's your icon.
01:40:15There's your Roddy Roddy Piper.
01:40:17And there's your hogan.
01:40:18There's your world champion.
01:40:20And Eric Bischoff.
01:40:21Now, now, who stands in the ring?
01:40:24Who stands in the ring as the icon?
01:40:27That man right there.
01:40:28Roddy Roddy Piper.
01:40:30Okay!
01:40:32He said okay!
01:40:33San Francisco wants my Fisco!
01:40:36He's gonna do it!
01:40:39Piper is gonna do it!
01:40:41Talk about an earthquake in San Francisco.
01:40:44The building, the whole city's gonna be shaking.
01:40:47Sure.
01:40:49Okay.
01:40:54Then let the games begin!
01:40:57San Francisco wants my Fisco!
01:41:03Roddy Piper has said yes!
01:41:06For the brain!
01:41:07For Mike today!
01:41:09And for the entire world of pro wrestling!
01:41:12We will see you next week!
01:41:14Piper and Hogan, Super Brawl 7.
01:41:17Here we come!
01:41:19Piper and Hogan, Super Brawl 7.
01:41:22Here we come!