WCW Clash of the Champions 28: August 28, 1994

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00:00:00Well, as Shanks and Knobs make their way to the ring, our thanks to Liberty Recording

00:00:15Artist, Ricky Lengraig, with a rendition of the National Anthem, as the Clash of the Champions

00:00:20is off and running, and the Nasty Boys are making their way to the ring brain.

00:00:26And they are as nasty as ever.

00:00:28They were in the back area, they were kicking over cans, shoving people around, they spray

00:00:33painted half the building back there.

00:00:35They're as nasty as they come.

00:00:37Well, the Nasty Boys, certainly, as you can see the fans here at Cedar Rapids, the five

00:00:45season center.

00:00:46Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

00:00:47I stopped today to buy a pack of gum, I gave the woman a dollar, she gave me back 11 pieces

00:00:52of corn.

00:00:53What does that tell you where we're at?

00:00:56We have some irate fans here at ringside, as we are set to go back to Gary Competitor.

00:01:01And ladies and gentlemen, their opponents in this special tag team feature, they are

00:01:06the World Tag Team Champions.

00:01:10From New York City, 242 pounds, Pretty Paul Roma.

00:01:17From Tampa, Florida, 252 pounds, Mr. Wonderful, Paul Orndorff, the team of Pretty Wonderful.

00:01:34Here they are, the World Tag Team Champions, and what can be billed as a very special grudge

00:01:38match or a challenge match wasn't too long ago on WCW Saturday night.

00:01:43Pretty Wonderful went into the ring to attack Kevin Sullivan and Cactus Jack.

00:01:48They also attacked Dave on the outside, they grabbed the crutch away from Dave, and they

00:01:53ended up hitting everyone, including Brian Nobbs.

00:01:58And we will have this match coming up on the Clash of the Champions after this time out

00:02:03on TBS.

00:02:04Yeah.

00:02:05All right, we're back live at the Clash of the Champions, our opening bout tag team action.

00:02:17The Nasty Boys set to go against the team of Pretty Wonderful and Roman Orndorff, slow

00:02:24to get this thing going here.

00:02:25The Nasty Boys right now are ruling the ring.

00:02:26Go ahead, Johnny.

00:02:27I've seen a lot of things going on in WCW.

00:02:29You hear the chant of Nasty, Nasty, a lot of superstars, a lot of dignitaries, people

00:02:30from all over the world are here.

00:02:31Many of the top WCW superstars could not be here tonight.

00:02:32You know one for sure watching on in Chicago in his hotel room right now is Sting, making

00:02:33an appearance for us in Chicago.

00:02:34Say a special hello to him as this match is just about set to go.

00:02:35I'll tell you something, during break, the Nasty's tried to attack Pretty Wonderful,

00:02:36but they slid, they got out of the ring, and they're going to try to attack Roman Orndorff

00:02:37again.

00:02:38I've seen a lot of things going on in WCW.

00:02:39You hear the chant of Nasty, Nasty, a lot of superstars, a lot of dignitaries, people

00:02:40from all over the world are here.

00:02:41Many of the top WCW superstars could not be here tonight.

00:02:42You know one for sure watching on in Chicago in his hotel room right now is Sting, making

00:02:43an appearance for us in Chicago.

00:02:44Say a special hello to him as this match is just about set to go.

00:02:45I'll tell you something, during break, the Nasty's tried to attack Pretty Wonderful,

00:02:46but they slid, they got out of the ring, and they're going to try to attack Roman Orndorff

00:02:47again.

00:02:48I've seen a lot of things going on in WCW.

00:02:49You know one for sure watching on in Chicago in his hotel room right now is Sting, making

00:02:50an appearance for us in Chicago.

00:02:51Say a special hello to him as this match is just about set to go.

00:02:52I'll tell you something, during break, the Nasty's tried to attack Pretty Wonderful,

00:02:54The Nasty's lost the world tag team title in May in Philadelphia to slamboree to Capt

00:03:23And then in our very next pay-per-view,

00:03:25it was pretty wonderful.

00:03:26Defeating that same duo, Cactus and Kevin,

00:03:29to become the World Tag Team Champions.

00:03:31That, of course, was Bash of the Beach.

00:03:33Head first now.

00:03:34And now to the other side.

00:03:36Again.

00:03:37Forearm shot.

00:03:41Sending the man in.

00:03:41Oh!

00:03:43And elbow, look at this.

00:03:45Right hand!

00:03:53You know, as nasty as these two guys are,

00:03:55Knobbs and Saggs,

00:03:56can you imagine if they had somebody behind them?

00:03:59Somebody as nasty as them with the right influence?

00:04:01How bad they'd be?

00:04:02How dangerous they'd be?

00:04:03But these two guys are loners.

00:04:06Thank goodness.

00:04:09Sending Paul Roma in.

00:04:10And Jerry Saggs runs right into the foot of Paul Roma.

00:04:14We're coming to you live from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

00:04:16Look at that!

00:04:17Look at that!

00:04:18And Paul Roma's coming down to the mat.

00:04:20Ho ho!

00:04:23Orndorff, one of the World Tag Team Champions.

00:04:29Up, they're back to their old style.

00:04:31Street fighting, in the alley, any place.

00:04:34They don't care about the rules, but they should.

00:04:36This is a non-title match,

00:04:38but if they wanna get a title shot,

00:04:39they're gonna have to beat this team

00:04:40at Pretty Wonderful.

00:04:41And they're not gonna be,

00:04:43they're not gonna do it by disqualification or count out.

00:04:45They're gonna have to beat them.

00:04:49Oh!

00:04:50Big push-up.

00:04:56On the floor, usually the place where the nasty boys reign,

00:05:00having problems right now.

00:05:04This is high impact tag team wrestling from WCW.

00:05:09The first ever to bring you interactive live wrestling.

00:05:14And of course, we brought it to you right here on TBS,

00:05:17where we brain let the fans decide.

00:05:20Who's we?

00:05:21We, WCW, World Championship Wrestling does.

00:05:24Oh, cause I never let the fans decide anything.

00:05:26Well, you probably know other wrestling organizations

00:05:28trying to follow,

00:05:30but only here do we let the fans call the shots.

00:05:33And we do it once a month, right here live on TBS.

00:05:36Watch out from behind.

00:05:40Well, you got to look at it this way, Shivani.

00:05:42Wrestling's cool.

00:05:44Wrestling is real cool again.

00:05:45And that's why we're number one.

00:05:48On the outside.

00:05:49And I mean, on the very outside is

00:05:54Jerry Saggs.

00:05:55Nob's going over there to help him out,

00:05:56but he is still out in the gallery somewhere here.

00:05:59Clothesline from behind.

00:06:10A rick to the eyes.

00:06:14Well, so far there's been no rhyme or reason.

00:06:17Oh!

00:06:19Well, I would agree with that. None at all.

00:06:21I mean, I know what Pretty Wonderful is doing.

00:06:23They're trying to slow the pace down.

00:06:24They want to dictate the match.

00:06:26Cause like I said before, the Nasty's have to beat them

00:06:29to become number one contenders.

00:06:32Fans likely told you,

00:06:34not only will we debut the Honky Tonk Man's brand new video,

00:06:37a man that we will see very soon,

00:06:39here on DBS.

00:06:40Will we hear him sing?

00:06:41Yes, we are.

00:06:42Oh, is he great.

00:06:43But also, Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki,

00:06:48in the midst of what he's calling his final countdown.

00:06:51He'll be wrestling Lord Steven Regal later on.

00:06:54Does he have an entourage with him?

00:06:55Yes.

00:06:56I saw three rickshaws parked out back.

00:06:58No, they chartered a plane from Japan

00:07:01and a contingent of about 40 or 50 from Japan are here

00:07:05in Cedar Rapids.

00:07:06Yeah, but you can get 40 or 50 Japanese

00:07:09in three rickshaws.

00:07:10Give me.

00:07:11They're big rickshaws.

00:07:12They're stretch rickshaws.

00:07:12Oh yeah, well good.

00:07:20Pick up.

00:07:21And a slam.

00:07:22Look at the power of Roma, huh?

00:07:24And Roma's so agile.

00:07:25He is up on the top.

00:07:26Look at that.

00:07:29Big elbow down on Jerry Sags.

00:07:32Like a guided missile.

00:07:34Brian Knobs, in typical Nasty Boy's fashion,

00:07:39getting involved, and that enables a tag

00:07:40on the other end, and Al Arndor,

00:07:42one of the great veterans in our sport.

00:07:45And he always knows where he's at in that ring.

00:07:47He's never at a loss.

00:07:48He constantly knows where the ropes are.

00:07:50He knows how far he is from his partner.

00:07:51They are one great tag team.

00:07:56Mean Gene Okerlund will be with us

00:07:57throughout the night, of course.

00:08:00I understand he'll have an interview

00:08:02prior to their match with the Hulkster himself, Hulk Hogan.

00:08:06I certainly hope when Hulk Hogan comes

00:08:07to get into the ring for the championship bout,

00:08:09he don't make a move at me,

00:08:10because you know I've got this bad neck,

00:08:12courtesy of Hogan.

00:08:13I know you do.

00:08:15I know you say you do.

00:08:16The chant of Nasty out here,

00:08:19from this capacity crowd in the five-season center.

00:08:26There's one fan really getting into this one.

00:08:35All you're gonna do doing that, Roma,

00:08:37is knock a couple more of his teeth out.

00:08:38He'll enjoy that.

00:08:42Reverse chin lock applied by Paul Roma.

00:08:45One half of the World Tag Team Champions.

00:08:47Like you said, Bray, a win here tonight

00:08:48by the Nasty Boys would give them their title shot.

00:08:52So this is a very important match for him.

00:08:56And again, the chant of Nasty.

00:08:58And that's really unusual to hear that from the fans,

00:09:00but they are out cheering for the Nasty Boys here.

00:09:04And Sags responding.

00:09:05He's getting back to his feet.

00:09:13Oh, my achy, breaky back.

00:09:16Ryan Knobbs.

00:09:19My arm's a little too quick.

00:09:26Roma, the elbow, right in the groin.

00:09:29This is the clash, Shivani.

00:09:31One, two, got a two count.

00:09:33Come on, he had him.

00:09:36He's right in enemy territory as well.

00:09:42Well, I know some sophomores in high school

00:09:44that could count to three quicker than the referee could.

00:09:46Maybe not.

00:09:51Tag out again.

00:09:52Holding his ground is Sags.

00:09:54Big shoulder block and down goes Orndorff.

00:09:57Come on.

00:10:00Right to the jaw, he goes.

00:10:02We get a double team again.

00:10:03This is why they're the World Tag Team Champions.

00:10:08Look at that elevation on that drop kick.

00:10:13Romeo, Roma.

00:10:17One, two, two count.

00:10:20You know, from talking to Pretty Wonderful on occasion,

00:10:23at least today, they were so happy, excited, proud.

00:10:26They say not only is it great

00:10:27being World Tag Team Champions,

00:10:29but it's great being World Tag Team Champions

00:10:31during this era of WCW, when we are number one,

00:10:34when we are the new standard in professional wrestling.

00:10:39Watch WCW put a hold on you.

00:10:41Here it is.

00:10:43He is going for the piledriver to end it, but no chance.

00:10:52Gary Sags, reaching down deep, makes the tag.

00:10:58Ryan Knobs, fist of fire.

00:11:01Anybody like a nice Hawaiian punch?

00:11:03We'll take a clothesline or two.

00:11:08Sending Orndorff to a neutral corner.

00:11:14But he's being double teamed.

00:11:17No place to go there.

00:11:18You know, I'll tell you something about the Nasties.

00:11:20Their physical appearance is nothing like Orndorff and Roma's,

00:11:23but they'll go with you all night.

00:11:25They'll stand toe to toe with you all night.

00:11:27They're fighters.

00:11:32But it looks to me like it's out of control here.

00:11:34I really think so.

00:11:35There you see Orndorff.

00:11:38What's he pointing to?

00:11:39Oh, they're gonna do a double team.

00:11:40And over the swan dive!

00:11:44Oh!

00:11:44The big elbow!

00:11:47Who got who?

00:11:47One, two, three!

00:11:49Oh, he's not the legal man!

00:11:52Ladies and gentlemen, the Nasties have won.

00:11:54Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of the match,

00:11:58Sags, Nobs, the Nasty Boys!

00:12:02Well, thank goodness this was non-title.

00:12:05The Nasty Boys, with a major win to begin

00:12:09the push of the champions!

00:12:12Iowa is Nastyville, they say.

00:12:15You aren't kidding.

00:12:17Here in Cedar Rapids.

00:12:19Wow, what a great win!

00:12:21And you're right, I'm not so sure who the legal man was,

00:12:25but it's all for naught right now because

00:12:26the Nasty Boys have won.

00:12:29Well, I'm not sure who the legal man is either.

00:12:32It could be Roma, it could be Sags.

00:12:34I know the referee's legal,

00:12:36but now there's Roma coming down.

00:12:38Orndorff, I don't know how he got in there.

00:12:39Here comes Sags again.

00:12:41Looks like some air traffic controller went nuts

00:12:43and can't figure out how to land these planes.

00:12:45But they're all flying through the air here

00:12:47on WCW, the Clash of Champions.

00:12:50We understand the Nasty Boys right now

00:12:52will be on the WCW Wrestling Hotline to take your calls.

00:12:56Don't call them, they'll probably swear at you.

00:12:58And fans, when we come back,

00:13:00Mean Gene talks to the world champion,

00:13:02The Hulkster, live on TBS!

00:13:07Hey dudes, Hulk Hogan's running wild on the WCW

00:13:11and I wanna tell you about it right now.

00:13:13Call the Hulk Hogan Hotline, 1-900-733-7234.

00:13:19Or call the Hulk Hogan Hotline, 1-900-737-HULK.

00:13:24It's got eight incredible options,

00:13:26like Beat the Hulk, Hulk Trivia,

00:13:28and one of my great Hulk messages.

00:13:30There's always something new on the Hulk Hogan Hotline.

00:13:33Call now, 1-900-737-HULK.

00:13:37Call costs $1.49 per minute.

00:13:39Kids get parents' permission.

00:13:41Charges will appear on the parent's phone bill.

00:13:44All right, welcome back to more of the Clash of Champions

00:13:47live from the heart of America tonight, here on TBS.

00:13:50Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege

00:13:55to introduce the most awesome force

00:13:58in world championship wrestling history.

00:14:01He is the WCW heavyweight champion of the world,

00:14:06Hulk Hogan!

00:14:07Hulk Hogan, WCW heavyweight champion of the world,

00:14:15Hulk Hogan!

00:14:37Hold on, give me a break.

00:14:46Hey, watch it, watch his leg, watch his leg, watch his leg.

00:14:55Hit him, look at that knee, Jesus.

00:15:02Look at that knee.

00:15:05Watch his leg, watch his leg, put it down, put it down, put his leg down, put it down.

00:15:20Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, get him on a, get him, get him on a stretcher.

00:15:28Well, we are looking in horror as you are now, as someone, listen, my God, someone

00:15:35came out from behind Hulk Hogan during the entrance, and my God, he's been attacked.

00:15:39Get some help for him.

00:15:40Did you see how hard he got hit in the knee?

00:15:43Jesus.

00:15:44Well, right now out there, many members of- Somebody give me a break.

00:15:50Please, watch his leg.

00:15:52Of WCW officials are here- Barnett, you saw that.

00:15:57Chester, you saw it.

00:15:59Come on, get him out of here, get him out of here.

00:16:03Absurd, Nick Bockwinkle.

00:16:05Fans, I apologize for this, Greg Garnier, this is absolutely horrible.

00:16:09Now, this was supposed to be an interview with Hogan, right?

00:16:11An interview with Hulk Hogan, like we said, scheduled, and as he walks towards the interview

00:16:16set, out of nowhere, someone, it looked like he had some sort of pipe or bar in his hand,

00:16:22hit him right on the knee with it.

00:16:26Boy, he got him good.

00:16:27Boy, you're not kidding.

00:16:30They're putting on a brace right now.

00:16:32All right, mean Gene is right there.

00:16:35Gene, can you hear us, Gene?

00:16:37Yeah, Tony, Bobby, I don't know if you can see what's going on back here.

00:16:40This is the most horrific thing I have ever seen.

00:16:43From out of nowhere, somebody came with apparently a steel pipe and absolutely blasted that left

00:16:50knee of Hulk Hogan.

00:16:51He's in tremendous pain.

00:16:53You can see the agony etched on his face right now, on his visage.

00:16:57Jimmy Hart is here, WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle, the paramedics, a WCW trainer,

00:17:04Dr. Chuck is here, the director of security, but this is just an absolute madhouse, total

00:17:10bedlam, a zoo-like atmosphere, and what was supposed to be a grand and glorious night

00:17:15for wrestling fans across the country has turned into their worst nightmare.

00:17:21I can't believe it.

00:17:22This is absolutely a sham.

00:17:26Well, they've called out the meat wagon for him.

00:17:28Well, they've called out the medics.

00:17:30There's no question the EMTs are here, and they will be loading him up.

00:17:34There you see Chuck Tasche, who is the trainer that is with all of our wrestlers wherever

00:17:39they go.

00:17:40Eric Bischoff, who, of course, not only is one of our announcers, is senior vice president

00:17:44and executive producer of World Championship Wrestling, is there.

00:17:48Just a minute.

00:17:49Wait a minute.

00:17:50What?

00:17:51Okay.

00:17:52I just got word from one of the production assistants here.

00:17:55They've sent word back to lock the doors to the building.

00:17:58No one is going to leave the building.

00:18:00They're searching for whoever did that to Hogan.

00:18:02They're back in the dress room area right now.

00:18:04They're going through all the dress room, all the offices back there, and I guess they're

00:18:07going to be going through the crowd here to find out exactly what happened and who that

00:18:11was.

00:18:12Well, they should.

00:18:14It was a horrible attack, and this...

00:18:18I'm going to try, Tony, to get a word with the Hulksters.

00:18:21They put him on...

00:18:22He's in...

00:18:23Oh, my.

00:18:24He's in way too much pain.

00:18:25Watch out.

00:18:26What's he saying?

00:18:27Why me?

00:18:28Why me?

00:18:29Why me?

00:18:32His first title defense.

00:18:34What about the kneecap, Doc?

00:18:36What about that kneecap?

00:18:37What about me?

00:18:38We'll see about it.

00:18:39We'll see about it, okay?

00:18:40We're going to take him to the hospital right now, and then we'll get it taken care of.

00:18:43Get him out of here.

00:18:44Get him out of here.

00:18:45Let's go.

00:18:46All right.

00:18:47As you heard, they will take him to the hospital.

00:18:49This is absolutely horrible, fans, and I don't know what to say.

00:18:53Well, Tony Schiavone, I said this is the worst nightmare of any wrestling fan.

00:18:58Hulk Hogan, the WCW heavyweight champion, is on the stretcher.

00:19:02They are taking him out of the building to a nearby hospital, apparently.

00:19:06We will keep you posted, keep you apprised.

00:19:09Eric Bischoff is going to accompany him, and I understand that Eric Bischoff is probably

00:19:13going to get into an ambulance and go with him.

00:19:15All right.

00:19:16You guys are going to have to sort it out.

00:19:17I can't make anything out of it.

00:19:18Let's take a break right now, fans, and we'll be back live on TBS.

00:19:21Huh?

00:19:22What?

00:19:32Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest on the Clash of the Champions.

00:19:37It is for the United States Heavyweight Championship.

00:19:42Introducing first, The Challenger.

00:19:45He's from Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing 237 pounds.

00:19:52Ricky, The Dragon, Steamboat.

00:20:03Fans, welcome back to the Clash of the Champions.

00:20:07Tony Schiavone, Bobby the Brave, and he and the house is dark here.

00:20:10But the entrance for The Challenger, Ricky Steamboat, in this U.S. title bout.

00:20:14And as we look at Steamboat, our thoughts obviously have to be right now with Hulk Hogan.

00:20:18I do understand they are very close to loading Hulk, possibly.

00:20:23I am talking with the production truck as I speak and put him in an ambulance to leave

00:20:29the five-season center and go to the hospital.

00:20:35There's Steamboat, The Challenger, but we are all in a state of shock.

00:20:39Welcome back, Gary Gopetta.

00:20:40Introduction of The Champion.

00:20:41I'm not.

00:20:42And ladies and gentlemen, his opponent in this United States Heavyweight title defense.

00:20:48He's from Hollywood, California.

00:20:51He weighs 253 pounds.

00:20:55And he is the United States Heavyweight Champion,

00:21:00Stunning Steve Austin.

00:21:06The U.S. Champion, Stunning Steve Austin.

00:21:08Now, fans, we want to let you know the disqualification rule has been waived.

00:21:13But now, wait a second.

00:21:17Hogan right now, as you can see, is being loaded into an ambulance.

00:21:22Do they even have a hospital here in Cedar Rapids?

00:21:24Yes, they do.

00:21:25We understand there is one very close here.

00:21:27It's not a pet clinic or something, is it?

00:21:30About four to five blocks away.

00:21:41Bischoff is going with him, huh?

00:21:43Eric Bischoff is going with him.

00:21:50He is in the ambulance.

00:21:52And fans, we'll be going back to the ring for this match here in just a second.

00:21:55There you see Nick Bockwinkel.

00:22:00And the ambulance will be leaving here shortly.

00:22:03Eric is with them.

00:22:05We will attempt to get in touch with Eric as soon as possible

00:22:10to see on the condition of Hulk Hogan.

00:22:12You know, this jam-packed house here,

00:22:14everybody just stood there with their mouth open.

00:22:16You could hear the jaws hit the floor as Hogan hit the floor.

00:22:19I mean, the obvious question is, can he wrestle?

00:22:23Oh, I doubt it.

00:22:25I wouldn't think so.

00:22:27He has a world title defense against Ric Flair

00:22:29coming up in this program.

00:22:31All right, well, fans,

00:22:33we will keep you abreast as to what's going on here.

00:22:36That was incredible.

00:22:40Steamboat and Stunny Steve now to do battle for the U.S. title.

00:22:44We mentioned the disqualification rule has been waived,

00:22:46and that means if Stunny Steve gets disqualified,

00:22:49then he's gonna lose that title to Ricky Steamboat.

00:22:52And if Steamboat gets disqualified, he can't.

00:22:55Right? The rule is waived, so he can do whatever he wants.

00:22:58Well, if he gets disqualified, obviously he won't win the title.

00:23:00Well, he can't get disqualified. There is no disqualification rule.

00:23:03So that means Steamboat can do whatever he wants.

00:23:05There's Stunny Steve Austin's title at stake because of this.

00:23:08No, that's not right. On the ropes.

00:23:10Steamboat can get disqualified.

00:23:12However, if Stunny Steve gets disqualified,

00:23:15then he loses the title.

00:23:17Oh, it's worse than I thought.

00:23:19So everything is in his favor, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat.

00:23:23I think Stunny Steve brought this on himself, as a matter of fact.

00:23:26If you just joined us, Hulk Hogan came out for an interview

00:23:29with Mean Gene and was attacked.

00:23:32Went down in a heap, and I mean,

00:23:35he was apparently hit on the knee.

00:23:37We talked to Ron Kirk, who's out here with us,

00:23:39our stage manager, and Ron said that someone came

00:23:42and he was out there with Gene from behind,

00:23:45appeared to be dressed in black,

00:23:48and hit him on the kneecap, apparently.

00:23:51Was it a wrestler?

00:23:53I don't know.

00:23:57Let's ask Ron. He's right here, exactly what happened.

00:23:59Did you see, Ron, what happened?

00:24:21Alright, we are listening.

00:24:28Yeah, Ron.

00:24:30Well, that's news.

00:24:32One, two, got a two count.

00:24:34I don't know if the people could hear him,

00:24:36but he said somebody came running out the back,

00:24:38all dressed in black.

00:24:40Whacked Hogan with about a three-foot piece of pipe.

00:24:42And he says he doubt if Hogan will ever wrestle again.

00:24:44He says his career could be over.

00:24:46Hit him right flush on the kneecap.

00:24:48Well, we'll just have to wait and see.

00:24:50And hopefully we'll be getting a report

00:24:52from Eric Bischoff in a few moments.

00:24:55But right now, though,

00:24:57this fight goes on for the U.S. title.

00:24:59Disqualification rule has been waived.

00:25:01Steamboat with a great dropkick.

00:25:03And again.

00:25:07And to the chest.

00:25:09Steamboat, one of the great superstars in our sport,

00:25:13walks right into an elbow.

00:25:15Stunning steam.

00:25:17All right.

00:25:19As you can see, the ambulance,

00:25:21we are following the ambulance

00:25:23with our cameras right now as they go.

00:25:25We understand it's, what,

00:25:27about five blocks to the hospital here.

00:25:29Following Hulk Hogan.

00:25:31Eric Bischoff is there with him.

00:25:33We'll just have to take him to the edge of town

00:25:35and dump him.

00:25:37What are you talking about?

00:25:39Hogan.

00:25:41I didn't get any sympathy when I was worked over.

00:25:43I didn't have 200 people on their hands.

00:25:45I didn't have 200 people on their hands and knees

00:25:47crying, trying to help me up

00:25:49like they were helping Hogan up.

00:25:51I don't really care if he ever wrestles again.

00:25:53I don't even care if he walks again.

00:25:55Well, that's the question here.

00:26:01Well, you know as well as I, Shabani,

00:26:03if he goes to the hospital right now in the meat wagon,

00:26:05they're not gonna let him out of there

00:26:07in the next hour, two hours.

00:26:09He's gonna be there all night.

00:26:11Toucan.

00:26:14To the top. Steamboat, watch out.

00:26:16One. I got a penny predicament here.

00:26:18Steamboat reverses. One, two.

00:26:20We got a toucan.

00:26:24It's so dangerous wrestling Steamboat

00:26:26because he's so quick and he's so fast

00:26:28and he's always where you don't want him to be

00:26:30and he's got you.

00:26:35But Stunning Steve is the United States

00:26:37heavyweight champion

00:26:39and for you to be coming again, Steamboat,

00:26:41you have to beat him. Who's that here?

00:26:44Having a problem with Steamboat.

00:26:46Once again, fans, don't forget

00:26:48the disqualification rule has been waived.

00:26:50Should Stunning Steve get disqualified

00:26:52like we've said before,

00:26:54then he will lose the title.

00:26:56Well, see, if Steamboat was smart,

00:26:58I would set Austin up in a position

00:27:00to let him throw me into the ropes

00:27:02and I would just jump over the ropes to the floor

00:27:04and tell the referee he threw me over the top.

00:27:06I'd become the United States champion.

00:27:08But does he want to win it like that?

00:27:10Oh, no. He wants to do it the old-fashioned way.

00:27:12What's wrong with that?

00:27:14The money's the same whether you earn it or you scam it.

00:27:16Now, that's a nice thing.

00:27:18You know how many young people we have

00:27:20watching this program?

00:27:22Well, it's not a nice thing to do. Of course not.

00:27:24But, I mean, you have to fight fire with fire.

00:27:26That's what I'd do if I wanted to become

00:27:28the United States champion and didn't like Austin.

00:27:30But I'm not like that.

00:27:32Austin so many times

00:27:34has tried to cut corners,

00:27:36take shortcuts,

00:27:38the inroads to being the champion.

00:27:41He's got the title, a title he has held

00:27:43since December of 83.

00:27:45Out goes Steamboat.

00:27:47Boy, that was close.

00:27:49Steamboat could have gone over the top real easy.

00:27:55And Steamboat's going to drag him out with it.

00:27:57We got a fight on the floor.

00:28:01Steamboat and Stunning Steve

00:28:03going opposite ways now.

00:28:05Steamboat's going to catch him on the other side.

00:28:07It's like two Amtraks head-on.

00:28:11Sleeper!

00:28:13And again!

00:28:15Into the roughs!

00:28:17Oh, Stunning Steve with a jawbreaker!

00:28:19What a great countermaneuver that was

00:28:21by the United States champion.

00:28:23Well, you see how fast Steamboat is.

00:28:25But notice how clever and sharp Austin is.

00:28:27I mean, he's done his homework.

00:28:29He knows what to expect out of Steamboat.

00:28:31Steamboat, you're not going to become United States champion.

00:28:33You're not going to become the United States champion.

00:28:35You're not going to become the United States champion.

00:28:37You're not going to become the United States champion.

00:28:40Fans, we have just been informed

00:28:42that air traffic control in Chicago

00:28:44has called.

00:28:46Sting, seeing what has happened,

00:28:48has boarded a chartered airplane

00:28:50and is en route.

00:28:52And he has wanted to pass on a message.

00:28:54I'm getting this.

00:28:56Pass on a message to Hulk Hogan

00:28:58that he will wrestle in his place

00:29:00if need be tonight.

00:29:02And Sting says he'll be arriving here very soon.

00:29:04So Sting's in Chicago for some charity event, right?

00:29:06Right.

00:29:08He sees this on TV.

00:29:10He boards a Learjet.

00:29:12He's going to be here within...

00:29:14Oh, my goodness!

00:29:16Well, I'm not so sure he's got on it right now,

00:29:18but they have...

00:29:20filed their flight plan,

00:29:22and they'll be heading this way very soon.

00:29:24It's about a 30-minute flight from Chicago

00:29:26here to Cedar Rapids.

00:29:28Steamboat now...

00:29:31Steamboat now...

00:29:33It's up on top.

00:29:35Pulling down on the arm

00:29:37of a steady Sting.

00:29:39First time I've ever seen

00:29:41that maneuver, Breen.

00:29:43Well, you see a lot of things

00:29:45on a steamboat you never see before.

00:29:47He's always got something new.

00:29:49One, two, with a big chop,

00:29:51he got a two-count.

00:29:53But he's not United States champion, is he?

00:29:55Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.

00:29:57Well, he's not right now.

00:30:00The only thing about Steamboat...

00:30:02The champ's going to get you is what he's going to do!

00:30:04Hey, the champ's going to get you, I'm going to tell you!

00:30:06Apparently a...

00:30:08some loudmouth...

00:30:10Iowan.

00:30:12That's what they call them, Iowan Inns?

00:30:14Stunning Steve fan.

00:30:16They call them Iowa Inns?

00:30:18What do they call the people that live here?

00:30:20Humanoids, I guess. Thank you.

00:30:22You can answer your own questions, usually.

00:30:24Stunning Steve, U.S. champ.

00:30:26Only intelligent answers I ever get.

00:30:28Use your time with him, Stunning Steve.

00:30:30Finish him off, because at the last minute,

00:30:32he can catch one on you.

00:30:36Two-count.

00:30:42And Stunning, I don't know what he thinks

00:30:44he's accomplishing by this.

00:30:46Well, you don't want to make Steamboat mad.

00:30:48You want to make him make a mistake, is what you want to do.

00:30:50Exactly. That's a good point, Bray.

00:30:52Of course it's a good point. Blind the brain.

00:30:54That's not what they were saying

00:30:57when you walked out here before we went on the air.

00:30:59It was because of the shabby introduction

00:31:01I had, courtesy of Tony Schiavone.

00:31:05Right now, though, the U.S. champ,

00:31:07Stunning Steve, with that Dragon Slayer

00:31:09planted on his tights, is doing exactly that.

00:31:11Having his way with the Dragon.

00:31:13Two-count.

00:31:15Like it or not,

00:31:17he is the United States champion.

00:31:19And Steamboat's not.

00:31:23This U.S. title bout

00:31:26a return bout of such

00:31:28from our bash at the beach

00:31:30when Austin deliberately

00:31:32tried to get the Squall up by to hold onto the title

00:31:34many times. Don't believe that.

00:31:36I don't buy that.

00:31:40Once again, fans,

00:31:42if you just joined us, Hulk Hogan

00:31:44with a sneak attack.

00:31:46You know, Flair said,

00:31:48he said, I have the ultimate surprise

00:31:50for Hulk Hogan.

00:31:52And he may have pulled off the perfect crime

00:31:55I would say whoever hit him in the knee

00:31:57did a perfect job.

00:32:03In the chest, and a chop.

00:32:05And again, back and forth they go.

00:32:07Once again, we'll keep you abreast

00:32:09of the situation

00:32:11involving Hulk Hogan.

00:32:13Up, and over a

00:32:15pick up!

00:32:17Wow! What a match we got going on here!

00:32:19A double chop on the steamer!

00:32:21And he tried

00:32:23a swan dive

00:32:25off of the left side.

00:32:27Back and forth, back and forth.

00:32:33One, two, we got a two count.

00:32:45It's pretty far away.

00:32:47He connected though.

00:32:49The U.S. champ.

00:32:53Right along the chest, here he goes.

00:32:55One, two, got a two count.

00:32:59Are they going to let the cameras in the hospital?

00:33:01That I don't know.

00:33:03As we talk, our producers

00:33:05Craig Leathers, Keith Mitchell,

00:33:07our director Dan Bynum right now

00:33:09all working to try

00:33:11to establish communication with Eric Bischoff.

00:33:13Is Bischoff in the

00:33:15meat wagon with him? He is in the ambulance

00:33:17with him. One, two.

00:33:20Come on!

00:33:22We do understand Henry Holmes, the attorney

00:33:24for Hulk Hogan. Sherlock's brother?

00:33:26No. Who is Hulk's attorney.

00:33:28Who is the attorney for George Foreman.

00:33:30Many sports superstars

00:33:32is at the hospital as well.

00:33:34Maybe he can

00:33:36shed some light on it.

00:33:40Big chop!

00:33:43What a match

00:33:45this is Shivani.

00:33:47Right hand from Steamboat

00:33:49and again

00:33:51the U.S. champion is in trouble

00:33:53dangled up. Oh no!

00:33:55He's not in trouble. Great counter move

00:33:57with a headbutt.

00:33:59I suggest if there's any Hulk Hogan fans out there

00:34:01you get on the phone right now

00:34:03and call anybody you know

00:34:05because this is only the second match so far.

00:34:07We've got a lot more to come

00:34:09and if you're interested about the condition of this

00:34:11if you're interested about the condition of Hulk Hogan

00:34:13we will have it here for you.

00:34:15Oh!

00:34:21A picture's worth a thousand words

00:34:23on that one.

00:34:31That'll ruin your weekend.

00:34:35And now Steamboat's going up top.

00:34:37All the way to the top.

00:34:40He's trying to become the U.S. champion.

00:34:42Can he get him over?

00:34:44Oh my goodness he could not!

00:34:46What a move by Stunning Steve

00:34:48who has just continued to battle

00:34:50on this turnbuckle.

00:34:52Look at the sweat dripping off his face.

00:34:54They have gone at it non-stop.

00:34:57Ooh!

00:35:09The fans are chanting Steamer's name.

00:35:13He wants to become the U.S. champion

00:35:15for the second time in his career.

00:35:17His first title reign ended in 19.

00:35:19Oh my!

00:35:23The dragon went boom!

00:35:25Kaboom!

00:35:29Cover him Steve!

00:35:31You've got him now!

00:35:33Cinch him! Roll him up! Hook the tights!

00:35:35Cover him! Put your foot on the rope!

00:35:37Do whatever you have to!

00:35:39There's that Austin fan again.

00:35:43Well Stunning Steve has a lot of fans.

00:35:45He's a United States champion.

00:35:47Right.

00:35:49And right now

00:35:51again

00:35:54Don't taunt him. Don't play with him.

00:35:56That's right. This is the wrong thing to do.

00:35:58You mentioned this before.

00:36:00The wrong guy to do it to.

00:36:02But obviously Austin has confidence.

00:36:04Obviously he knows something about Steamboat

00:36:06that we don't know.

00:36:08There's a blast from the past.

00:36:10A little Hollywood blonde type filming there.

00:36:12Look at this.

00:36:14See if Steamboat had been slapped like that

00:36:16when he was a kid

00:36:18he wouldn't be the punk he is today.

00:36:20Well I think he's had enough.

00:36:23In effect Austin has allowed Steamboat

00:36:25to mount this comeback you're watching right now

00:36:27just by slapping and taunting the dragon.

00:36:29And he's also allowed him to get to his feet.

00:36:31And Steamboat's had enough!

00:36:39To the top of the head!

00:36:41To the side of the jaw!

00:36:43To the chest!

00:36:45And now for the ride!

00:36:47The double chop!

00:36:49Steamboat!

00:36:52A big second wind and a cover!

00:36:54No Sarah, two counts!

00:37:00Steamboat shoots him in!

00:37:02We've got a spine buster!

00:37:04One!

00:37:06Two!

00:37:08Austin got out of that again!

00:37:10How does he do it? How does he keep fighting like this?

00:37:12Steamboat catches it!

00:37:16That's not your average ride at the fair!

00:37:18One! Two!

00:37:20Austin again is out!

00:37:22If he didn't get him by now he's not going to get him!

00:37:24Inside cradle!

00:37:26One! Two! No Sarah! Austin escapes again!

00:37:28Showing why he's the US Champion!

00:37:30One! Two!

00:37:32He gets out again!

00:37:36And now Steamboat picks Steamboat up!

00:37:40He's got a backslide!

00:37:42One! Two! No Sarah!

00:37:44Oh my what a match!

00:37:47The average man would have been pinned twenty times by now!

00:37:49Sunset flip! One! Two!

00:37:51And he's out again!

00:37:53Back and forth! Back and forth! What action!

00:37:55Oh my! Clothesline!

00:37:59Stunning Steve and Ricky Steamboat!

00:38:01Old enemies! No strangers!

00:38:03Oh no!

00:38:05If that would have been a disqualification!

00:38:07If he hits the floor he'll be the champion!

00:38:11Why didn't Steamboat hit the floor?

00:38:13Is he that dumb?

00:38:16One!

00:38:18No Sarah! Two count!

00:38:24Steamboat! One! Two!

00:38:26He got him!

00:38:28He got him! I do not believe this!

00:38:32Ladies and gentlemen, the winner

00:38:34and new

00:38:36United States Heavyweight

00:38:38Champion

00:38:40Ricky The Dragon

00:38:42Steamboat!

00:38:46Ricky Steamboat!

00:38:52We have to take a break!

00:38:54He's the U.S. Champion!

00:38:56We will try to get contact with Eric Bischoff

00:38:58when we come back!

00:39:00What a clash!

00:39:02What a clash!

00:39:08Alright fans, we're back with you here live on TBS

00:39:10in the Clash of the Champions

00:39:12joined in ringside by Meade Jean Oakland

00:39:14and you were right there when that all took place

00:39:16to Hulk Hogan

00:39:18I'll tell you what has become a nightmare for me

00:39:20I couldn't believe it

00:39:22It was supposed to be one of the biggest nights ever

00:39:24in world championship wrestling history

00:39:26and then from out of the shadows

00:39:28back to the entrance

00:39:30somebody came up and absolutely blew away

00:39:32that knee on Hulk Hogan

00:39:34I still cannot comprehend how it all happened

00:39:36Alright, I believe we have a report

00:39:38from the hospital from Eric Bischoff

00:39:40and let's go to that at this time

00:39:44Eric

00:39:50Eric

00:40:00Look, I don't know a lot

00:40:02Ambulance right over here

00:40:04The only thing I do know

00:40:06They're going to check him

00:40:08We won't know anything specifically till we hear from his spokesman

00:40:10from the hospital

00:40:13He was inside of the ambulance

00:40:15He didn't see anything

00:40:17All he felt was something snap inside of his knee

00:40:19He didn't see anything

00:40:21He said it felt like someone fell out of the rafters

00:40:23on his knee

00:40:25Again, we don't know anything now

00:40:27I'm going to try to get some information

00:40:29I'll be careful

00:40:33Alright

00:40:35Eric now going into the emergency room here

00:40:37in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

00:40:39The question is about the match

00:40:42Okay, here's what I'm going to do, Tony

00:40:44I have cornered Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle

00:40:46in the back room

00:40:48When we come back here on TBS

00:40:50I'm going to be talking to Commissioner of World Championship Wrestling

00:40:52and we'll try to get the facts

00:40:54Get that smile off your face

00:40:56I can smile whenever I want

00:40:58Hey, Hogan, I hope the bedpan's not cold

00:41:00Fans, not only will we come back

00:41:02when me and Gene talk to Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle

00:41:04but the Honky Tonk Man

00:41:06a man arriving very soon to WCW

00:41:08will debut his brand new video

00:41:10all live on The Clash of the Champions

00:41:12Stay with us

00:41:24Back with you live on The Clash of the Champions

00:41:26from Cedar Rapids, Iowa

00:41:28In just a few moments me and Gene will be talking

00:41:30to Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle

00:41:32But before we go there

00:41:34let's debut the newest video

00:41:36from the Honky Tonk Man

00:41:39Coming soon to World Championship Wrestling

00:41:53Hey, buddy, which way to the WCW Wrestling Match?

00:41:55Well, you go down here and you turn left

00:41:57and then you go to fourth and turn right

00:41:59I'm going down there tonight

00:42:01Thank you very much

00:42:09Is that who I thought it was?

00:42:21I drive a pink Cadillac

00:42:23I got my hair slick back

00:42:25I got all kind of girls hanging on my back

00:42:27You're just a honky tonk baby

00:42:29Honky tonk baby

00:42:31You're just a honky tonk baby

00:42:33Honky tonk baby

00:42:35You're just a honky tonk baby

00:42:38I play a mean guitar

00:42:40I sing rhythm and blues

00:42:42You better not step on honky's blue suede shoes

00:42:44You're just a honky tonk baby

00:42:46Honky tonk baby

00:42:48You're just a honky tonk baby

00:42:50Honky tonk baby

00:42:52You're just a honky tonk baby

00:42:54And you ain't gonna walk on me

00:43:08You're just a honky tonk baby

00:43:10And you ain't gonna walk on me

00:43:14You're just a honk honk honky tonk

00:43:16You're just a honk honk honky tonk

00:43:18You're just a honk honk honky tonk

00:43:20You're just a honk honk honky tonk

00:43:22You're just a honk honk honky tonk

00:43:24You're just a honky tonk baby

00:43:26And you ain't gonna walk on me

00:43:32You're just a honky tonk baby

00:43:34And you ain't gonna walk on me

00:43:38You're just a honky tonk baby

00:43:40And you ain't gonna walk on me

00:43:42You're just a honky tonk baby

00:43:44And you ain't gonna walk...

00:44:07one of the most appalling things I have ever seen.

00:44:09Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle joining me at this time.

00:44:12First of all, have you heard anything definitive

00:44:15from the hospital regarding the condition of Hulk Hogan?

00:44:18At this point, we still don't know enough

00:44:21to make a statement.

00:44:22All right, that, I guess, poses a certain

00:44:26set of conditions here tonight.

00:44:28As you know, Hulk Hogan was to defend

00:44:30the WCW heavyweight title against the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.

00:44:33If he is unable to defend,

00:44:36what will the status of that title be?

00:44:39Under the circumstances, under the contract,

00:44:41under the agreement, what it comes down to is simply this.

00:44:45This is live, this is right now.

00:44:46This man was supposed to step into the ring

00:44:48within an hour, hour and 15 minutes from now,

00:44:51whatever the time would be.

00:44:53If the champion, Hulk Hogan, cannot step into the ring,

00:44:56as sad as I must say it is, he would have to relinquish

00:45:00and forfeit the title to the challenger.

00:45:05That, as you can tell by the reaction of this crowd,

00:45:08would be a very unpopular decision, Mr. Bockwinkle.

00:45:11It would be an extremely unpopular decision,

00:45:13but right now we're trying to reach

00:45:15all of the board members of the WCW.

00:45:17We are desperately trying to see if we can come up

00:45:20with anything better than that.

00:45:22You know, Bockwinkle, I'm not so certain

00:45:24that Flair probably didn't order this hit on Hogan himself.

00:45:27We have no proof of any kind, of any circumstances,

00:45:31so we can only run with the rules that we've got

00:45:33standing right in front of us.

00:45:34All right, there you have it,

00:45:35Commissioner of World Championship Wrestling,

00:45:38Nick Bockwinkle, you heard what he had to say.

00:45:40Stay tuned, we're gonna be back with more

00:45:42of the Clash of the Champions, live here on TBS.

00:45:49♪♪

00:45:58The chant of Hogan is still surrounding

00:46:00this five-season center.

00:46:03But fans, one of our big matches coming up tonight

00:46:06pits father and son together for the very first time

00:46:09in WCW, the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes,

00:46:12and his son's side, Dustin Rhodes.

00:46:14Let's take a look at what has transpired

00:46:16leading up to this match tonight.

00:46:18I want everybody to bear with me just for a minute.

00:46:22I wanna talk to my son in front of the whole world.

00:46:26When you were born, when you were a baby,

00:46:28and when you were born,

00:46:30I went off to seek my fame and fortune.

00:46:34I neglected you.

00:46:38Then later on, when I became World's Heavyweight Champion,

00:46:44I neglected you.

00:46:48Then lately, I became this corporate cowboy,

00:46:51if you will, and I'm gonna tell you something.

00:46:54I became this corporate cowboy, if you will,

00:46:58in public with a suit and tie on, and I neglected you.

00:47:03And when it came down to choose a partner,

00:47:06I was off in Hollywood, and I neglected you.

00:47:10Let me tell you something.

00:47:12Bunkhouse Buck, let me tell you, Colonel Parker,

00:47:16they all nothing but chicken thieves.

00:47:18That's all they are, brother.

00:47:20Let me tell you something else.

00:47:23Terry Funk is nothing but a low-life,

00:47:26watermelon-thief, egg-sucking dog.

00:47:33And let me tell you something about Arn Anderson.

00:47:37Arn Anderson, my son, offered up his innocence,

00:47:42and you paid him back in scorn.

00:47:45The hell with you, Arn Anderson.

00:47:49Arn Anderson has never been nothing but a walk-behinder,

00:47:53and when you walk behind and you're not a leader,

00:47:56then the view never changes, baby.

00:47:59The view never changes, baby.

00:48:01The view never changes.

00:48:04You have the ability to be

00:48:06the World's Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.

00:48:08There is not a greater athlete at your age in this sport.

00:48:13But I, I'm gonna tell you something else.

00:48:17But I, I wanna ask you a favor.

00:48:23I wanna ask you a favor in front of,

00:48:26in front of God and the whole world.

00:48:29I know that the Clash of Champions on August the 24th,

00:48:34you put your name on the dotted line.

00:48:38I don't want you to look for another partner.

00:48:40I don't want you to go and find another man.

00:48:42I don't want you to go out and get on your knees

00:48:44and beg another scum-sucking pig to be your partner.

00:48:50I'm asking you, if you can carry this old out of shape,

00:48:54old bent out, old spindly legged man,

00:48:57I wanna be your partner.

00:48:59-!

00:49:00-!

00:49:01-!

00:49:02-!

00:49:03-!

00:49:04-!

00:49:05-!

00:49:06-!

00:49:07-!

00:49:08-!

00:49:09-!

00:49:10-!

00:49:11-!

00:49:12-!

00:49:14I don't need no handshake,

00:49:16because out there right now tonight,

00:49:18there's people with their brothers and their sisters

00:49:21and their wives, they are blood.

00:49:23The Kennedys were blood.

00:49:24The Earps were blood.

00:49:26The Rhodes are blood.

00:49:27I don't need a handshake.

00:49:29What I need now from you is just a hug and a kiss

00:49:33to seal the deal, baby.

00:49:34-!

00:49:35-!

00:49:36-!

00:49:37-!

00:49:38-!

00:49:39-!

00:49:40-!

00:49:41-!

00:49:42-!

00:49:43-!

00:49:45-!

00:49:47Ladies and gentlemen, the following tag team event,

00:49:50it is set for one fall.

00:49:53Introducing first, accompanied by the greatest promoter

00:49:57on the face of the earth, Colonel Robert Parker,

00:50:01along with Meng, first from the Double Cross Ranch

00:50:06in Amarillo, Texas,

00:50:08Tony Funk!

00:50:10And ladies and gentlemen, his tag team partner from Bucs,

00:50:16North Tennessee, weighing 261 pounds,

00:50:21Bunk House Bunk.

00:50:23Bunk House Bunk and Terry Bunk, after we have seen that

00:50:28emotional stand by the three-time world champion,

00:50:33the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.

00:50:36In a few moments, he will step through the curtain to team with his son for

00:50:40the first time here in the States in WCW.

00:50:43It's gonna be very emotional.

00:50:45And we will have their entrance right after this, time out on TBS.

00:50:49And ladies and

00:50:55gentlemen, the opponents of Terry Bunk and

00:50:59Bunk House Bunk, first from Austin, Texas,

00:51:03weighing 261 pounds, the natural,

00:51:08the charismatic, American Dream,

00:51:14Dusty Rhodes, and his partner in this world-renowned

00:51:20father-son team from Austin, Texas,

00:51:25287 pounds, three-time former world heavyweight champion,

00:51:32the charismatic American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.

00:51:37Here we go.

00:51:38Over the top, and down goes

00:51:43Terry Bunk and Bunk House Bunk.

00:51:49The Rhodes family together again.

00:51:57I don't think you understand the history of this, Giovanni.

00:52:04They're both Texans.

00:52:05I'm talking about Bunk and Rhodes.

00:52:08This goes back a long, long time.

00:52:10This goes back, I would say, 25, 30 years from when they were children and everything.

00:52:15They've never liked each other.

00:52:17They never will like each other.

00:52:19And it will never be over, as far as they're concerned,

00:52:22until one of them is out of this sport.

00:52:25One of the great icons in this sport, three-time world champion,

00:52:28the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.

00:52:30Beside his son, as you saw earlier, he's been in Hollywood working with some of

00:52:33the greatest actors in our sport, like in Hollywood, like Gene Berry,

00:52:38working on Burke's Law.

00:52:40He neglected his son, but now they are together again.

00:52:43Over the top, Bunk House Bunk and Dusty, and a boot to the jaw.

00:52:47And you talked about the hatred between the Rhodes family and the Funk family.

00:52:57I always thought, and I've been mentioning this in my hotline report on Tuesday,

00:53:01I always thought from the beginning, this had been a ploy by Colonel Parker,

00:53:05Terry Funk, to get Dusty Rhodes eventually back in the ring.

00:53:10Well, if that was their plan, it worked.

00:53:12Cuz Dusty Rhodes right now is on the apron, and

00:53:14he's only one step away from being in that ring.

00:53:18And it's gonna happen, and this place is gonna erupt when he gets in that ring.

00:53:22And I hope it's against Terry Funk, cuz that's gonna be a fight.

00:53:25Here's the double team, one man.

00:53:29Terry Funk hits hard on the outside.

00:53:34Here goes Bunk House Bunk to join him.

00:53:37One goes in, one goes out, back and forth.

00:53:40It's Terry Funk now, and we've got an atomic drop.

00:53:48Look at Dustin Rhodes taking on everyone.

00:53:50You knew the natural with that cast.

00:54:00Why do you don't let him wrestle with a cast?

00:54:03Here he comes.

00:54:05Here we go.

00:54:16And the fans are right with him here.

00:54:19The American Dream.

00:54:22He wants Bunker, he wants Parker, but he really wants Funk, believe me.

00:54:27No, he's going with the elbow.

00:54:29He wants Terry Funk in there too.

00:54:39And Terry Funk wants him.

00:54:41Well, I'm not so sure.

00:54:42He needs to make a tag here, if he wants him badly enough.

00:54:45And he stays on the outside.

00:54:49Don't forget, Dusty hasn't been in the ring for a while.

00:54:52Fans, you heard Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle and Hulk Hogan.

00:54:55And not all.

00:54:56Dustin shooting the corner that time, helping his father in the turnbuckle.

00:55:01And an elbow.

00:55:02Another one.

00:55:06We're gonna have some double elbows.

00:55:09He rips them together.

00:55:20I'll tell you, he doesn't look rusty, Dusty.

00:55:22No, he looks great.

00:55:26Oh.

00:55:29That's a pile of humanity.

00:55:33There's your stud stable.

00:55:35It's all right.

00:55:36It's all right.

00:55:40Once again, fans, you heard Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle say,

00:55:43if Hogan cannot make it back, there's a power slam and a cover.

00:55:47One, two, then the title will be forfeited to Ric Flair.

00:55:52We will hopefully get another report from the hospital,

00:55:55should it come.

00:55:56We got a cowboy boot in the back of the head from Funk House Club.

00:55:59And for the benefit of the people that didn't see what happened,

00:56:01Hogan came out to do an interview.

00:56:03Somebody ran out and attacked him with a pipe.

00:56:05We don't know who it is, or what it is, or where he went.

00:56:07But Hogan's at the hospital right now.

00:56:12The tag, and thanks to the cowboy boot in the back of the noggin,

00:56:15we've got an advantage now for the stud stable.

00:56:18And they've got to bring the meat wagon back,

00:56:20because someone's going to the hospital in this match, I bet.

00:56:23Trying to DDT that time, but no success.

00:56:26As Dustin Hill goes off, Terry Funk.

00:56:29And look at Dustin.

00:56:31You talk about a youngster who's got discrimination at heart.

00:56:38This youngster was born a winner.

00:56:40Born?

00:56:41Yes.

00:56:42Well, they both were.

00:56:46Tag made.

00:56:47Here he comes.

00:56:48The American dream.

00:56:52Randy Anderson's not going to let him tag.

00:56:54Now he's going to see it, Javonni.

00:56:56Watch out, Funk House Club.

00:56:59The wrong man.

00:57:04Boy, they have just been one step off tonight.

00:57:06Boy, they look like they may be intimidated by the Team of the Roses.

00:57:09Now the tag.

00:57:11And now the American dream.

00:57:19Double coconuts.

00:57:22Colonel Parker's up on the apron.

00:57:23Randy Anderson's down here.

00:57:26Wait a minute.

00:57:27Who's legal?

00:57:28Well, it's not Arn Anderson.

00:57:31And he picks up Dusty Rhodes.

00:57:36Well, you know, that goes back a long way, too.

00:57:38The bad blood between the Rhodes family and the Andersons.

00:57:42How come no one likes the Rhodes family?

00:57:44Tell me.

00:57:45I know why.

00:57:46Because they're a bunch of barnyard buffoons.

00:57:48They are not.

00:57:49And look, they're trying to break the arm of Dusty, just like they did

00:57:52against youngster Dustin at Bash at the Beach.

00:57:55Look at this.

00:57:56And they'll do it.

00:57:57That's what they're trying to do.

00:57:59You're right about the bad blood.

00:58:01Meanwhile, as Colonel Parker runs around on the outside,

00:58:04Mean remains in the corner.

00:58:06As calm as they come.

00:58:09Look at this.

00:58:10They're standing.

00:58:11They are standing here live.

00:58:13And see what happens.

00:58:15And now the count.

00:58:16The youngsters in.

00:58:18Dustin Rhodes, the natural, whips him in.

00:58:21The Warrior.

00:58:25We've got more than a wrestling match.

00:58:26We've got a war here.

00:58:27War is legal.

00:58:29And it doesn't matter.

00:58:31I guess you're right.

00:58:33It doesn't matter.

00:58:34This is tremendous action.

00:58:36It doesn't matter, does it?

00:58:38No.

00:58:43I really think it's fun.

00:58:47I think it's fun.

00:58:48No.

00:58:49I know it's not Parker.

00:58:51Uh-oh.

00:58:53Dustin touched the corner.

00:58:57Well, Art Anderson in.

00:59:01He puts the DDT on.

00:59:03And he's going right for Dustin Rhodes.

00:59:07Oh, he's in DDT.

00:59:08Wait a minute.

00:59:10And there's Mean.

00:59:13Double.

00:59:15Watch out behind you is Mean.

00:59:16Look at him waiting for him.

00:59:18Dustin, look out.

00:59:25Where's he going?

00:59:27He knows better.

00:59:28He knows better.

00:59:35What's he going to get here?

00:59:37Probably a board or something.

00:59:42It's a chair.

00:59:45He's going to sit down and talk it over.

00:59:48Dustin Rhodes sit down and talk it over.

00:59:52Wait a minute.

00:59:55Oh, my God.

00:59:57Run for your life.

01:00:01He's still got the chair on.

01:00:03And he's got a nerve.

01:00:04Hold on, Dustin.

01:00:08My God, the Rhodes are getting what they deserve.

01:00:11They're getting exactly what they deserve.

01:00:14Look, and Art Anderson are keeping Dustin out.

01:00:17Dustin is down.

01:00:18This could be the end of Dustin Rhodes.

01:00:20You may be watching the end of Dustin Rhodes here right now.

01:00:27Finally, Frankie Lancaster has come in.

01:00:31From the dressing room at midsection.

01:00:35And Mean has dropped him as well.

01:00:39We've got some other security help trying to come in.

01:00:42Mean is right back to the nerve hold on the American dream.

01:00:50Desperately need some help, and we need some more help in the ring.

01:01:02Finally, Judge Ellinger, Greg Gagne is in.

01:01:05Mean will not let him.

01:01:06Finally, he got him.

01:01:07Get out of here.

01:01:10This is horrible.

01:01:19Fans, we've got to take a break.

01:01:21As they try to clear out this ring.

01:01:23When we come back, we hope to take you to their exhibit shop.

01:01:27And possibly hear from Ric Flair.

01:01:33All right, we're back live on the Clash of the Champions.

01:01:37From Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as Dusty Rhodes, the American dream,

01:01:40and his son, the natural Dustin Rhodes, win that matchup.

01:01:43Want to let you know very briefly, we'll be going to Eric Bischoff

01:01:46at the hospital in just a few moments.

01:01:48We haven't given word that this coming Saturday on WCW Saturday night,

01:01:51due to their win against Pretty Wonderful,

01:01:53the Nasty Boys will go for the world tag team title

01:01:57against Pretty Wonderful.

01:01:586.05 Eastern time this coming Saturday night.

01:02:00On television, this Saturday night.

01:02:01This Saturday night on TBS.

01:02:03Well, if anything, this Saturday is going to be like anything

01:02:05we've just seen here.

01:02:06They better get the SWAT team out.

01:02:08I mean, look at Dusty Rhodes.

01:02:09Came back to help his kid, and what happened?

01:02:11He's been carted out now.

01:02:13Ming is like a one-man gang.

01:02:15You're exactly right.

01:02:16The American dream, Dusty Rhodes helped out.

01:02:18Hopefully, he will be okay.

01:02:19But earlier in the night, he just joined us.

01:02:23Hulk Hogan, WCW World Heavyweight Champion,

01:02:26with an attack on his knee.

01:02:28We've been following the story with Eric Bischoff,

01:02:30who files this report.

01:02:35All right.

01:02:36I don't know anything more than I knew earlier.

01:02:38Obviously, they wouldn't let me in.

01:02:39I haven't had the opportunity to talk to a spokesperson.

01:02:41I do know that Jimmy Hart, Henry Holmes, the attorney,

01:02:45I see them over by the door.

01:02:47We'll try to get together with them and find out exactly what is going on.

01:02:51All I can say is, by the looks on everyone's faces,

01:02:53it doesn't look good for Hulk Hogan.

01:02:58Henry Holmes, you were in there.

01:03:00They let you in as his attorney.

01:03:02Tell me what the situation is.

01:03:03Right now, Hulk is in x-ray.

01:03:05The doctor is extremely concerned because it is a knee injury.

01:03:08But the severity of the knee injury, he's in a great deal of pain,

01:03:11which makes it difficult to examine him.

01:03:13I have advised him, in light of the injury,

01:03:16the knee injury, which is a very, very serious type of injury,

01:03:19that he should decline to wrestle tonight,

01:03:21and he should concede his belt to Ric Flair.

01:03:24I've talked with Mr. Bischoff and the other powers that be at the WCW,

01:03:29and in exchange for that, they have guaranteed Hulk.

01:03:31The first shot, the first title shot, was Ric Flair.

01:03:34It's out of Ric Flair's hands.

01:03:35He's guaranteed the first title shot.

01:03:37However, Hulk seems to be determined on wrestling tonight.

01:03:41He's not listening to me.

01:03:42Jimmy has tried.

01:03:43Brutai has tried.

01:03:44I called his agent, Peter Young, from Los Angeles,

01:03:47who has also talked to Hulk, and Hulk seems to be determined.

01:03:50So is he or isn't he?

01:03:51What is his status?

01:03:52He seems to be determined.

01:03:53He wants to wrestle.

01:03:54We don't want him to wrestle.

01:03:55Jimmy, I'm just going to tell you, Hulk's hard-headed.

01:03:57He's going to do what Hulk Hogan wants to do.

01:03:59Right, Brutai?

01:04:00That's right.

01:04:01Hulkster says what Hulkster wants to do, Hulkster's going to do,

01:04:03and there's no power on this earth.

01:04:05There's nothing that could change his mind at this point.

01:04:07As Henry said, everybody's tried to talk to him.

01:04:10We've tried to talk sense to him.

01:04:11We've tried to talk logic to him, but he's not having any part of it.

01:04:14All right, there's some activity in the back again.

01:04:17That's all we know from here.

01:04:19Back to you.

01:04:20I'll be right in.

01:04:22All right, I thank you very much, Eric Bischoff,

01:04:24and welcome back to the Clash of the Champions.

01:04:27That is the latest medical update on the status

01:04:30of WCW heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan.

01:04:33However, there is a man that I want to pose a question to.

01:04:37Please welcome my guest at this time,

01:04:39the man who was supposed to challenge Hogan here tonight,

01:04:42the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.

01:04:46Ric Flair.

01:04:59Sensuous Jerry, Ric Flair.

01:05:02Many in this capacity crowd here tonight

01:05:05speculate that the chicanery that transpired

01:05:09earlier on in the evening,

01:05:12you probably had something to do with it.

01:05:14I don't know if you want to address that sensitive subject or not.

01:05:17Let's address two things.

01:05:21If you all shut up, I'll talk.

01:05:26The first is this.

01:05:28I am an 11-time world heavyweight champion,

01:05:35and I came here tonight to wrestle

01:05:39for the world heavyweight championship

01:05:42If Hogan has a mishap along the way,

01:05:47that's not my problem.

01:05:49Not by a long shot.

01:05:51The second problem I have with this whole scenario is

01:05:55Nick Bockwinkle tells the world

01:05:58that if Hogan can't wrestle,

01:06:01they're going to hand me the belt.

01:06:04Wrong!

01:06:05Hogan, if you can't hear me,

01:06:09you listen up.

01:06:11If you're in that hospital in downtown Cedar Rapids,

01:06:15I want you to walk down that aisle,

01:06:20hand me the world championship,

01:06:26and say, Ric Flair, you're right.

01:06:30You are the greatest of all time.

01:06:33The queen came here for one reason.

01:06:37What was it, queen?

01:06:39Hulk Hogan, I came here to Cedar Rapids tonight

01:06:44by Ric Flair in order to dance passionately

01:06:48on your grave,

01:06:50and that is exactly what I am going to do.

01:06:54Hogan, walk the aisle.

01:06:57All right, a very unusual request from Ric Flair.

01:07:00He has demanded that Hulk Hogan walk down to ringside

01:07:05and hand the WCW heavyweight title over to him.

01:07:09It would be a cold day in Cedar Rapids.

01:07:13Stay tuned.

01:07:14We're going to be back with more

01:07:15of the Clash of Champions live here on PBS.

01:07:18I'd like to believe my eyes here

01:07:20that this man from overseas is receiving a plaque

01:07:24for being an honorable wrestler.

01:07:29All right, fans, back with you live from Cedar Rapids,

01:07:32the Clash of the Champions.

01:07:33Our next event will have Japanese legend

01:07:36Antonio Inoki against Lord Steven Regal,

01:07:39but in the meantime, during the commercial break, Gene,

01:07:43you were informed with some, what I think is tremendous,

01:07:46at least from my point of view, some tremendous information.

01:07:49Well, the baseball strike is not over, Tony.

01:07:51However, I just talked to Eric Bischoff,

01:07:53and ladies and gentlemen, Hulk Hogan somehow

01:07:57has dragged himself up,

01:07:59and he is on his way back to the Five Seasons Center.

01:08:03Ric Flair may have a big surprise coming in tonight.

01:08:06Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

01:08:07Hulk Hogan is on his way back here?

01:08:10He is on his way back here.

01:08:11Oh, you don't have to yell at me.

01:08:12I can hear you.

01:08:13But he's on his way back to the building?

01:08:15That's right.

01:08:16You heard right.

01:08:17We heard that he walked out,

01:08:19and he was going to walk back to the building,

01:08:21is what we heard.

01:08:22He's walking back from the hospital to the building

01:08:25to get in the ring and hand Hogan,

01:08:27I mean, Flair, the belt?

01:08:28No, it's a WrestleFlair, I'm sure.

01:08:30I don't believe it.

01:08:31I do not believe it.

01:08:33All right, believe it,

01:08:34because my sources are usually correct, Bobby Heenan.

01:08:37Give me a break.

01:08:38Gene, as we go on out here

01:08:40and we await possibly that big match-up,

01:08:42we also have our friends back at the 900 number,

01:08:46the hotline, Chris Cruz and Mike Tanay.

01:08:48Yes, and of course,

01:08:49they're going to keep you posted right now

01:08:50on the condition, everything that's happening

01:08:52in the backstage locker room area.

01:08:54Give them a call at 1-900.

01:08:57909-9900.

01:08:58My goodness, they have to talk to the mics

01:09:00of Colonel Parker, Terry Funk, Bunkhouse Buck.

01:09:03Give them a call, kids.

01:09:04You must have your parents' permission.

01:09:06And we will keep you abreast as well.

01:09:08Hulk Hogan is on his way back

01:09:10to the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

01:09:14I can hear that.

01:09:15It is time to go back to the ring,

01:09:17Lord Steven Regal, against Antonio Inoki.

01:09:20Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest,

01:09:24a special event.

01:09:25It is set for one fall.

01:09:28Introducing first,

01:09:30to be accompanied by his attendant,

01:09:33Sir William from Blackpool, England.

01:09:37Weighing 18 stone, 2 pounds,

01:09:41he is the world television champion,

01:09:45Lord Steven Regal.

01:09:52Lord Steven Regal,

01:09:53the world television champion,

01:09:55in a match that he actually fought on himself.

01:10:01He is going to be facing one of the real legends

01:10:04in our sport, Antonio Inoki.

01:10:08And we'll have Inoki's entrance

01:10:10on the Clash of the Champions

01:10:12after this time out.

01:10:13He's walking here.

01:10:14Hogan is.

01:10:17And ladies and gentlemen,

01:10:18the opponent of Lord Steven Regal,

01:10:21he is from Tokyo, Japan.

01:10:24He weighs 245 pounds.

01:10:29An esteemed member of the Japanese Congress,

01:10:33the legendary Antonio Inoki.

01:10:40It is time for the Clash of the Champions.

01:10:44It is truly a pleasure and an honor

01:10:47to have such a well-known athlete in the world.

01:10:52You're right about that, Giovanni.

01:10:55Lord Steven Regal certainly is.

01:10:57Antonio Inoki has arrived,

01:11:00and Regal doesn't even want him in the ring.

01:11:02Antonio Inoki, 33 years in this sport.

01:11:06A man who was discovered while he lived in Brazil.

01:11:09He and his family had moved

01:11:13from Japan to Brazil 33 years ago.

01:11:16The father of Japanese wrestling, Rikki Dozo,

01:11:19discovered him 33 years ago.

01:11:21Rikki Dozan.

01:11:25What did I say?

01:11:26Dozo.

01:11:27Bozo.

01:11:28Dozo.

01:11:31Discovered him, the father of Japanese wrestling.

01:11:34He was a shot put champion in Brazil.

01:11:38And he started age 17.

01:11:40And now in the ring, Antonio Inoki.

01:11:43And I mentioned earlier, this was his final countdown.

01:11:47He is looking to get re-elected in the spring

01:11:49in the House of Councilors,

01:11:51the upper house of the Japanese parliament.

01:11:53He spent the last four years there.

01:11:55Break the hold. Back up. Back up.

01:11:57He wants to go into politics full time.

01:11:59This is his final countdown.

01:12:01He will wrestle some of the top superstars.

01:12:03And he's wrestling Lord Steven Regal here.

01:12:07Of course, we all remember what happened

01:12:09in that embarrassing situation at Bash at the Beach.

01:12:14Well, Antonio Inoki, you know,

01:12:15he wrestled Muhammad Ali a few years ago.

01:12:17That's 1976.

01:12:20He wrestled Andre the Giant.

01:12:21I think he holds a victory over Andre the Giant.

01:12:23In a martial arts fight, you're right.

01:12:26He's the world martial arts champion.

01:12:29A national hero of Japan.

01:12:31They call him a samurai who's come to life.

01:12:38A forearm shot and an uppercut.

01:12:41Well, right now, this samurai come to life,

01:12:43this national hero of Japan,

01:12:46has it pretty rough going.

01:12:47You saw some of our Japanese fans here.

01:12:49We talked about what, around 60?

01:12:52Well, there's three rickshaws out back,

01:12:54so that'll hold 60 of them.

01:12:57Chartered a plane for Antonio Inoki.

01:13:01And he's gonna run for what, emperor, you say?

01:13:04Re-election to House of Counselors.

01:13:08I guess he sold his camera store, huh?

01:13:10Give me a break.

01:13:13That's the equivalent of the U.S. Senate, by the way.

01:13:24Back in the corner now.

01:13:27Oh, a headbutt.

01:13:29To the side of the jaw of Antonio Inoki.

01:13:32Steven Regal looking very good here.

01:13:35Very good, very good.

01:13:36Maybe Inoki should have kept his mouth shut

01:13:39and not get involved with his lordship.

01:13:41It's a heck of a way to end your career.

01:13:43I guess if you're beaten by the best, there's no disgrace.

01:13:46You know, you mentioned about the 1976 match

01:13:49you had against Muhammad Ali.

01:13:50Take a look at this.

01:13:51We've got a fight going on here.

01:13:541976, he and Muhammad Ali went at it in the ring,

01:13:57and we have a tremendous year remaining

01:13:59in world championship wrestling.

01:14:01The first ever Olympic Arcade comes up in December.

01:14:03In October, October 23rd, Halloween Havoc

01:14:06will come from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit

01:14:09to benefit the Muhammad Ali Foundation.

01:14:11Many celebrities from the sports entertainment world

01:14:13will be on hand, and we'll have more on that

01:14:18in the coming weeks and months.

01:14:21They are right in front of us now.

01:14:23WCW is cool.

01:14:25Oh, watch out.

01:14:28Right on us here.

01:14:34Regal not letting Inoki in the ring.

01:14:38Well, he has pounded Inoki since the bell rang.

01:14:42Did you hear those kicks?

01:14:44Uppercut, Inoki fighting back.

01:14:48Tried a reverse kick that time, but Regal reverses it.

01:14:52Well, Regal's done his homework.

01:14:54Let's let the fans know that our next

01:14:56pay-per-view spectacular is going to be Fall Brawl

01:14:59on Sunday, the 18th of September.

01:15:01It will originate from the Civic Center

01:15:03in Roanoke, Virginia, in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley,

01:15:06and let our fans in the Roanoke Valley area know

01:15:09that tickets will go on sale this Monday

01:15:12at the Civic Center box office

01:15:14in all Ticketmaster locations.

01:15:15So you'll want to get your tickets.

01:15:17Fall Brawl, of course, and more games.

01:15:19The match will be on two rings enclosed in a cage.

01:15:22Well, if you get there Tuesday, you're going to be too late

01:15:24because they'll probably be all gone Monday.

01:15:28Fans, wait a minute.

01:15:30Keith Mitchell, one of our producers,

01:15:32said we are breaking cameras away to go to the back of the house.

01:15:35Hulk Hogan has arrived in the building.

01:15:37He is here.

01:15:38Let's go to that.

01:15:39I want to see that.

01:15:40He is here in the Five Seasons Center

01:15:43in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

01:15:44I can't believe he walked here.

01:15:46He may be Hulk Hogan to a lot of people,

01:15:48but he's not Clark Kent.

01:15:49He's not Superman.

01:15:50All right, we have a camera back there.

01:15:51Let's go to it if we can at this time.

01:15:54There you see the Hulkster dressing room area.

01:15:58He has arrived.

01:15:59He is in his dressing room area.

01:16:01The Hulkster.

01:16:04The fan scene here on the live screen.

01:16:06Listen in.

01:16:09He's got the belt strapped around his waist.

01:16:16Brudi is with him.

01:16:20Jimmy Hart, Henry Holmes, his attorney.

01:16:24Meanwhile, we've got a fight going on here,

01:16:27an international fight.

01:16:35Choke.

01:16:36He's choking him now.

01:16:37Great martial arts.

01:16:38Took him down with a nice go behind choke.

01:16:42Well, here comes the bad news.

01:16:43Well, Commissioner Nick Clockwood was making his way here.

01:16:46Yes, this guy, what time it is,

01:16:47he's got to build a water.

01:16:49What could this be now?

01:16:51Hope he don't put the bite on me.

01:16:56All right, we're going to put a headset on Commissioner

01:16:58Nick Bockwinkle.

01:17:01Find out from him about this Hogan mess.

01:17:02Well, Nick, I know it's been a very busy night for you,

01:17:04and you made the announcement earlier.

01:17:08You made the announcement earlier that Flair would get the belt,

01:17:12but Hogan is back in the building.

01:17:13Is he going to wrestle?

01:17:14Hogan is back in the building.

01:17:16We have advised him not to wrestle.

01:17:20His attorney's done the same thing.

01:17:23Jimmy Hart has done it.

01:17:25And the word is he plans on coming to the ring.

01:17:29He plans on coming in to wrestle.

01:17:32And I told him that WCW cannot be responsible.

01:17:37Let me interject one thing.

01:17:39If he comes and gets in this ring to wrestle,

01:17:41it'll be for the championship of the world, won't it?

01:17:43It will be for the championship of the world.

01:17:45Say it again so I hear it.

01:17:46It will be for the championship of the world, Mr. Hannon.

01:17:49Thank you, Mr. Bockwinkle.

01:17:50All right, our thanks to Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle,

01:17:53who has advised him not to wrestle.

01:17:55His attorney, Henry Holmes, says do not wrestle.

01:17:58But you know the Hulkster.

01:17:59Boy, this is going to be like finding money.

01:18:02It's going to be like finding money for Flair.

01:18:04The millions of Hulkamaniacs around the world

01:18:06awaiting Hulk Hogan, who is here and who will come to the ring,

01:18:10we understand.

01:18:11Do you have any cotton with you?

01:18:13No.

01:18:14Because when Flair puts him in that figure four,

01:18:16when you hear that knee snap,

01:18:18you're going to really be able to hear it.

01:18:20I don't want to hurt my ears.

01:18:21Anokhi with a sleeper hold on Regal and brought him down.

01:18:28And I can't believe it.

01:18:29I can't believe how Hogan would leave the hospital.

01:18:32And I don't know if he walked back or took him back in the meat wagon

01:18:35or how he got here, but he's in the building.

01:18:37He's in the house.

01:18:38I can't believe he'd even want to bother.

01:18:45Come on, Anokhi.

01:18:46What do you say?

01:18:47It's quite a fight we've got going on here, Bray.

01:18:49This is quite a fight.

01:18:55Over the top.

01:18:56The butterfly suplex from Regal puts Anokhi down and kicks away.

01:19:00So he's going to be the equivalent of a senator, right?

01:19:03He is the equivalent of a senator right now.

01:19:05So basically, you could be like Stephen Regal suplexing Ted Kennedy.

01:19:10I guess that's it.

01:19:13I'd like to see that.

01:19:14Your analogies are unbelievable.

01:19:16Well, it makes sense.

01:19:17He's a senator.

01:19:18Yes, he is.

01:19:19An uppercut.

01:19:20Regal, that European uppercut.

01:19:23He tried to go for it again.

01:19:25And again, a sleeper hold put on.

01:19:27It's a choke, Shabani.

01:19:28He's around the throat.

01:19:29In Japan, they call it a choke sleeper.

01:19:31That's true.

01:19:32And he put him out with it.

01:19:34The choke sleeper's on and Regal's out.

01:19:38Get it off him.

01:19:39Get it off him quick.

01:19:40You can hurt him.

01:19:41Come on, ref.

01:19:42Break it.

01:19:43Anokhi.

01:19:45Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the match,

01:19:48the legendary Antonio Anokhi.

01:19:53But this is non-title.

01:19:54There was no TV title on the line here.

01:19:56Absolutely.

01:19:58Antonio Anokhi gets the win over Lord Stephen Regal

01:20:04with the choke sleeper, as they call it in Japan.

01:20:07One of his many moves.

01:20:09Boy, and he did.

01:20:12Fans, stay right where you are.

01:20:14When we come back here at the Clash of the Champions,

01:20:17we told you Hulkster's in the building.

01:20:20Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair still to come.

01:20:25Running wild on the WCW.

01:20:27And I want to tell you about it right now.

01:20:29Call the Hulk Hogan hotline, 1-900-737-HULK.

01:20:34It's got eight incredible options,

01:20:36like beat the Hulk, Hulk trivia,

01:20:38and one of my great Hulk messages.

01:20:41There's always something new on the Hulk Hogan hotline.

01:20:44Call now, 1-900-737-HULK.

01:20:48Call costs $1.49 per minute.

01:20:50Kids get parents' permission.

01:20:52Charges will appear on the parents' phone bill.

01:20:54And as far as I'm concerned, Ric Flair,

01:20:57at the Clash of Champions, brother,

01:20:59I'm going to teach you once and for all

01:21:02what Hulkamania does when it's tired of messing with you.

01:21:06Back with you at the Clash of the Champions.

01:21:08It's been the biggest return match in the history of WCW,

01:21:12but one that's been shrouded in mystery

01:21:14for the last two hours.

01:21:16But Hulk Hogan is here.

01:21:17The fans are ready.

01:21:18And let's go to the ring introduction

01:21:20to Michael Buffer.

01:21:26Ladies and gentlemen,

01:21:27welcome to the Clash of Champions

01:21:29featured match of the evening,

01:21:31Featured match of the evening,

01:21:33sanctioned by the WCW.

01:21:36Officials in attendance, Commissioner,

01:21:38Mr. Nick Bockwinkle,

01:21:39and when the bell rings,

01:21:40the referee in charge of the action,

01:21:42Randy Anderson.

01:21:44And now,

01:21:46for the moment the world has been waiting for,

01:21:48the rematch.

01:21:50The rematch of two of the greatest professional wrestlers

01:21:54in the history of the sport.

01:21:57Ladies and gentlemen,

01:21:58from the heartland of America,

01:22:00Cedar Rapids, Iowa,

01:22:04let's get ready to rumble!

01:22:14Coming to the ring at this time,

01:22:16escorted by the infamous,

01:22:18sensuous,

01:22:19Chevy,

01:22:21wearing purple,

01:22:22weighing in at 236.75 pounds.

01:22:27From Charlotte, North Carolina,

01:22:29this future pro-wrestling hall of famer

01:22:31is one of the great living legends of the ring.

01:22:34Famous for the devastating,

01:22:36hit-your-core leg lock,

01:22:38he enters the arena

01:22:40in the unpremier role tonight

01:22:42as the challenger.

01:22:44Ladies and gentlemen,

01:22:46introducing the 11-time

01:22:49heavyweight champion of the world,

01:22:54the one,

01:22:55the only,

01:22:57Nature Boy,

01:22:59Eric Flair!

01:23:06Well, many people feel that Flair

01:23:08is the man behind it all along.

01:23:11Hogan!

01:23:13Hogan!

01:23:15Hogan!

01:23:17Where are you?

01:23:19Bring me

01:23:21the title

01:23:22now!

01:23:24Bring me

01:23:26the title

01:23:27now!

01:23:29Hogan!

01:23:32All right, fans, we will...

01:23:35Hogan!

01:23:38Whoo!

01:23:40We will have the introduction of Hulk Hogan

01:23:43Hogan!

01:23:45right after this timeout

01:23:47Keep your mouth shut, punk.

01:23:48on the Clash of the Champions of TBS.

01:23:51Keep your mouth shut.

01:23:55You got a problem?

01:23:56Hey! Hey!

01:23:58Hey!

01:24:00Flair Hogan!

01:24:11Come on, Hogan.

01:24:13Walk down here, big man.

01:24:15When?

01:24:16Give the champ the bounce.

01:24:18The Hulkster's music is still here

01:24:20on the Clash of the Champions,

01:24:22but still no Hulkster.

01:24:28Come on, Hogan.

01:24:30Bring me the world title, man.

01:24:33Bring me the world title.

01:24:35Hey, Batzel, have a seat, you.

01:24:37Have a seat, Batzel.

01:24:39I tell you what, Hogan is not coming in this ring

01:24:43to hand the title to Ric Flair.

01:24:46I can tell you that.

01:24:47He's gonna come to wrestle.

01:24:48Why don't he just bad accent to him

01:24:50and save himself the embarrassment?

01:24:53Hulk Hogan!

01:24:56See, this was perpetrated by Ric Flair.

01:24:58You can see it on his face.

01:24:59Look at that.

01:25:00Bring me the belt, Hogan!

01:25:02Unless you have proof,

01:25:03making a statement like that

01:25:05will get you in a little bit of trouble.

01:25:07Here he is!

01:25:12Jimmy and Harry Bruton!

01:25:16It's the hardest thing in the entire United States!

01:25:20It's the power of Hulkamania!

01:25:23And it is brought back to the hospital

01:25:27to the advantage

01:25:28against the advice of his attorney,

01:25:30Henry Holt.

01:25:31But is he going to get in the ring

01:25:33or is he just going to hand Hogan

01:25:35Flair the belt?

01:25:36What do you think?

01:25:37I think he's gonna get in the ring and fight

01:25:39but he's too dumb.

01:25:40He's a smart man.

01:25:41He'd hand him the title.

01:25:44But we all know

01:25:45when the people get behind Hulkamania,

01:25:47nothing will stop that voice.

01:25:49Now Flair thinks he's gonna hand the belt to him.

01:25:51Look at that.

01:25:59Now Flair thinks exactly...

01:26:00Well, you two think alike anyway.

01:26:03That Hogan's gonna hand the belt to him.

01:26:05I don't think so.

01:26:07I don't think so.

01:26:08He knew he couldn't beat Ric Flair.

01:26:10Maybe that guy that hit him was a setup.

01:26:12Maybe that was Hogan's guy.

01:26:13No, it was the man.

01:26:14Maybe it was a rubber pipe.

01:26:15This is his way out maybe.

01:26:17Who knows?

01:26:22But you know what Flair's gonna go for,

01:26:24don't you?

01:26:25Of course.

01:26:26He just wants to get ahead of himself.

01:26:28You can't do that!

01:26:29What do you think?

01:26:30Oh, yeah!

01:26:32Forget about it!

01:26:38The Hulkster is here!

01:26:40And he's not handing nothing

01:26:42except his right hand!

01:26:43Side of his head!

01:26:46The Hulkster like we've never seen him before

01:26:48is going wild!

01:26:52Now Hulk Flair's got another robe!

01:26:58The Hulkster!

01:27:02Oh, my goodness!

01:27:05One leg!

01:27:06Limping!

01:27:07Hopping!

01:27:08Staggering!

01:27:09He still wants to get his hands on Ric Flair!

01:27:11He thinks Flair's behind what happened to him!

01:27:14I think Hogan's behind it!

01:27:16And Flair is getting a taste!

01:27:19He has stuffed his T-shirt

01:27:21down Ric Flair's mouth!

01:27:22It's the bandana actually!

01:27:25Oh, yeah!

01:27:26We've never seen the Hulkster like this!

01:27:28Flair from the beginning

01:27:30has fueled a new fire

01:27:32in the gut of Hulkamania!

01:27:34Those T-shirts!

01:27:35Bandanas!

01:27:36Feathers!

01:27:37Anything you want is in this ring right now!

01:27:39Flair, go for the leg!

01:27:43Sidney Blair upside down!

01:27:45And face first!

01:27:51The Hulkster limping in the ring!

01:27:54Uh-oh!

01:27:55Oh, here we go!

01:27:59They're on the floor here!

01:28:02Those chops have no effect!

01:28:08The Hulkster!

01:28:10The referee's letting this go now.

01:28:11He don't care.

01:28:12Ooh!

01:28:13Oh, my goodness!

01:28:15Took a tap from a fan!

01:28:17And sits flat on the ring post!

01:28:19You gotta wonder, though,

01:28:20the heart and determination of Hulk Hogan.

01:28:23How long can he go with just one good leg?

01:28:27Unless it's a scam!

01:28:29Unless he isn't really hurt!

01:28:31Give me a break!

01:28:33He's a liar!

01:28:34He's a no-good human being!

01:28:35And you know that!

01:28:36He'd lie to you as soon as he lied to anybody!

01:28:38Well, number one, he never hurt your neck!

01:28:40Number two, Ric Flair perpetrated what happened!

01:28:43And those are my opinions!

01:28:44And number three, you weren't there!

01:28:45And I think millions of fans realize that as well as I do!

01:28:49I don't care what millions of fans think about my neck

01:28:51or his leg or Ric Flair's!

01:28:53I'll start the concern right now!

01:28:55Blair said he had the ultimate surprise for Hulk Hogan!

01:28:58And obviously, it looked out to be the perfect plan!

01:29:01But that is not the case!

01:29:03Come on, referee!

01:29:04He's using something in there!

01:29:06Stop him!

01:29:08Come on, Hulk!

01:29:10Come on, honey!

01:29:12A warning from the referee!

01:29:14We've never seen a Hulk Hogan need to be warned before!

01:29:18I'm surprised Ric isn't going after the leg!

01:29:21Look at the eyes!

01:29:22Get the leg, Ric!

01:29:24Come on, Hulk!

01:29:25Watch the rope!

01:29:26Get the leg for the rope, baby!

01:29:29Snap Mayor Hogan over!

01:29:31Flair and Hogan 2!

01:29:34The rematch!

01:29:36What a wild ride we've been on tonight!

01:29:39Into the midsection!

01:29:40The Hulkster!

01:29:41Back up!

01:29:42You can't keep him down!

01:29:43He should know by now!

01:29:44Whoa!

01:29:47Flair goes for the hold!

01:29:49They're standing in Cedar Rapids!

01:29:51The Hulkster!

01:29:52Look at him!

01:29:54What a clash!

01:29:59Shoot!

01:30:05Oh!

01:30:06Flair hits the step-up!

01:30:07With his knees!

01:30:09He landed right on his knees!

01:30:12Right at the feet of Central Sheridan!

01:30:14You know, this isn't smart for Hogan to get out there!

01:30:16He's got to get out on the floor!

01:30:17He's got to get back into the ring!

01:30:19That's more stress on that knee!

01:30:21No, you're right!

01:30:22Of course I'm right!

01:30:23The Hulkster!

01:30:24And Flair fighting on the outside!

01:30:27The Hulkster going wild!

01:30:30He always talks about Hulkamania running wild!

01:30:33We are seeing it up close and personal here!

01:30:35We might get a count-out!

01:30:37But how long's a metal egg hold?

01:30:39Hogan's gotta run it up 280?

01:30:41275?

01:30:42I don't know!

01:30:43How much longer's a metal egg hold up?

01:30:47The referee is letting this one go like a century!

01:30:49Oh, yeah!

01:30:50It's more than a title match!

01:30:51It's personal!

01:30:53WCW's doing it!

01:30:54They're doing whatever the people want!

01:30:56They'll get the people!

01:30:59The tear of Hogan!

01:31:00Hogan!

01:31:01Flair hits the deck!

01:31:05Hogan just gave him a headbutt!

01:31:06He wound up hurting himself!

01:31:09Right at the knee!

01:31:12I want to give Randy Anderson a lot of credit!

01:31:13Fans, they want to see a title match!

01:31:15They want to see a title match!

01:31:17And he's letting it go!

01:31:18He could have counted him out 10 minutes ago!

01:31:20He could have disqualified him 15 different times!

01:31:24Hogan's got a chair!

01:31:27Flair's up against him!

01:31:31Oh, my!

01:31:34Flair rolls the ring, and now here we go!

01:31:35This is a Hogan like I've never seen before!

01:31:37Yeah, I agree with that!

01:31:38I mean, look at his eyes!

01:31:39They're just glassy and glazed!

01:31:41He's just looking at Flair!

01:31:42He just wants to tear him apart!

01:31:43He don't care about keeping the title!

01:31:44He don't care about beating Flair!

01:31:45He just wants to rip him apart,

01:31:46and Flair feels the same way, believe me.

01:31:49Flair's going to try to suplex him in the center of the ring!

01:31:52He got him up!

01:31:53Look at the power of Ric Flair!

01:31:55Incredible!

01:31:56Unbeatable!

01:32:00And Hogan hops up!

01:32:02He's on his feet!

01:32:04He is on his feet!

01:32:05And Hogan- He's on his feet! He is on his feet!

01:32:13Where's Lyne?

01:32:16I think he caught Flair by surprise coming to the ring.

01:32:18Flair never thought he'd come back to the hospital.

01:32:21He has turned the whole complexion of this match around.

01:32:26Oh yeah!

01:32:27See, and that's the humanoid fans.

01:32:29They get behind this moron, and he hears and listens to him,

01:32:32and that's what gets the blood pumping in those paybacks.

01:32:37Hogan and Flair going at it live here on PBS.

01:32:41WCW at it's best.

01:32:43They are number one.

01:32:48Capacity crowd at the Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center.

01:32:53Yeah, four seasons.

01:32:54They have one with five.

01:32:55That makes sense.

01:32:56Upside down for Flair again.

01:32:58And down he goes with the clothesline.

01:33:00Oh! He went head first on the upside!

01:33:02Why did he ever?

01:33:05Flair's hurt. Flair's hurt.

01:33:09And Hogan's ready to end it all.

01:33:11The WCW Heavyweight Champion of the World, Hogan!

01:33:14The back on the floor in the ring.

01:33:16That's putting a lot of stress on that knee.

01:33:19You are seeing living proof why WCW is now the standard.

01:33:26These two, the two greatest in our sport, going at it.

01:33:30Hogan and Flair.

01:33:36Watch out! We're going to abandon this all here.

01:33:43Boy, this is wild.

01:33:45They're right over us. They're right over us.

01:33:47And Hogan's got the championship belt in his hands.

01:33:49He's used the towel. He's used the crutch.

01:33:51He's used the rails. He's used the ring post.

01:33:53He's used the belt, chairs.

01:33:55What will this man do? This man is out of control.

01:33:59No, I think... Uh-oh. Flair's out of control.

01:34:03Here we go. Time for school.

01:34:07He can't take too much of this.

01:34:10He cannot take too much of this.

01:34:12Who cares what Hogan can take or what he can't take?

01:34:16He deserves everything he's getting right now.

01:34:25Flair shoving away on the knee.

01:34:28Look at the feathers on his back.

01:34:30I told you the man's a chicken.

01:34:32Oh, there she is.

01:34:36Sent her to Sherry.

01:34:39Well, she did not hit the knee.

01:34:49And Flair once again working on that knee.

01:34:53Earlier in the night.

01:34:56Bring back the meat wagon.

01:34:58Hogan's going for another ride.

01:35:00He must have told him to hold his room there.

01:35:02He'll be back in 20 minutes.

01:35:07You're seeing history made tonight.

01:35:09Hulkamania is dissolving right in front of your very eyes.

01:35:14It is over. It is over for Hulkamania.

01:35:18Flair, if he puts the figure four on, obviously it's gonna be over.

01:35:23I would think.

01:35:25And maybe we, and still we see so much of Hulkamania.

01:35:29Jimmy Hart is beside himself.

01:35:31He's pacing back and forth.

01:35:33The man's like a cage for animals.

01:35:35Sure, that's his meal ticket.

01:35:37Hogan shrugged him off.

01:35:41I noticed his boots aren't even laced all the way up.

01:35:44He's got no support at all.

01:35:47Flair focusing in and just looming in on the leg.

01:35:51Give it up, Hogan. Save yourself the embarrassment.

01:35:54There's nothing wrong with being beat by Ric Flair.

01:35:57Save yourself a butt kicking.

01:35:59Walk out of here. Draw out of here.

01:36:01You underestimate Hulk Hogan.

01:36:05Flair pulling by the ace bandage.

01:36:07Look, Flair's taking it for a walk.

01:36:09Oh, no!

01:36:13The referee won't let this go much longer.

01:36:17A vicious nature boy, Ric Flair.

01:36:19Like I've never seen him before either.

01:36:21Flair can mix it up with the best stuff.

01:36:23That's why he's been champion of the world 11 times.

01:36:26But not tonight.

01:36:27Tonight, he's looking in a different direction.

01:36:29He wants to end the reign of Hulk Hogan once and for all.

01:36:36Hogan back up on the apron now.

01:36:39And a chant of Hogan rises out of the five-season center again.

01:36:43He draws from it, just like he did in Orlando.

01:36:46But this time, of course, it's an entirely different ballgame.

01:36:51Here we go. Here we go. It's over.

01:36:54We've got a new champion of the world for the 12th time.

01:36:57Ric Flair, it's only a matter of time.

01:36:59Ring the bell, somebody.

01:37:02Well, I'm gonna let you know one thing.

01:37:04Yes, it puts pressure on that left knee, which is painful.

01:37:07But the bulk of the pressure is on the right knee on the figure four.

01:37:11But Hogan, obviously, the knee can't take much more of this.

01:37:14But you're talking about two healthy knees.

01:37:16Right.

01:37:17He's got one healthy knee there. We know it.

01:37:20They are standing here. They are living in Cedar Rapids.

01:37:25Flair's got it on.

01:37:27He twisted that left knee around.

01:37:30He's got it on.

01:37:31He's got it on.

01:37:32He's got it on.

01:37:33He's got it on.

01:37:34He's got it on.

01:37:35He's got it on.

01:37:36He's got it on.

01:37:37He's got it on.

01:37:39He twisted that left knee around

01:37:42to put the figure four on in a panic situation.

01:37:44He will not give up.

01:37:45He will not give up.

01:37:46You're right.

01:37:47The Hulkster will not stay down.

01:37:48Look at him.

01:37:51He's coming out of it.

01:37:52Blocking out the pain.

01:37:53He is coming out of it.

01:38:03This may be the first time I've ever seen anyone

01:38:05just power out of the figure four.

01:38:07He just powered out of it.

01:38:08He really did.

01:38:09They usually roll out or go to the roof.

01:38:11That's right. He powered out of it.

01:38:14He just took his knee hooks

01:38:15like he had around my neck

01:38:17and just raised the leg of Ric Flair

01:38:19and powered out of it.

01:38:20This is unbelievable.

01:38:22This is WCW.

01:38:23This is Rival number one.

01:38:25Look at Hogan.

01:38:26The adrenaline is going through his body.

01:38:29Look at this.

01:38:30Look at this.

01:38:35Hogan.

01:38:37Manning yet another incredible comeback.

01:38:42Sending Flair for the ride.

01:38:44The point.

01:38:45Oh, he went down.

01:38:46I told you.

01:38:47The knee couldn't support the weight.

01:38:49He's back on his knee.

01:38:51Look at him get up.

01:38:52What is wrong with this man?

01:38:54What keeps him going, Shabani?

01:38:56It's the power of Hulkamania.

01:39:01He went down for the big body now.

01:39:04He is going for it all.

01:39:06He got him crushing the mesh

01:39:08right in the face.

01:39:10But that may have taken more out of Hogan

01:39:12than he can stand.

01:39:13Jimmy Hart is beside himself here.

01:39:16The big leg drop.

01:39:19But Hogan cannot make a cut

01:39:21on the puzzle of pain.

01:39:22I've seen Ric Flair wrestle for years.

01:39:24I've seen him wrestle hour matches.

01:39:26Two hour matches.

01:39:27But in the last ten minutes

01:39:29I've never seen him take a beating like this

01:39:31and I've never seen him dish a beating like this.

01:39:33Hogan cannot stand.

01:39:34The knee's gone out.

01:39:35The knee's gone out.

01:39:36It's at it.

01:39:37This may be permanent injury right here.

01:39:39And Flair-

01:39:40Here we go again.

01:39:41He's going for it again.

01:39:44Too much pain now.

01:39:45Ric. Ric.

01:39:46Reverse it. Reverse it.

01:39:48I'm ready.

01:39:49Help me.

01:39:50Oh, look at the pain.

01:39:51I'm ready. I'm ready.

01:39:52Help me. Help me.

01:39:54I'm ready.

01:39:55Why me? Why me?

01:39:56Help me.

01:39:57Scream, you miserable slob.

01:39:59Scream so I can hear you.

01:40:02I'm ready.

01:40:04Scream when I let you.

01:40:06Scream.

01:40:13What keeps this man going?

01:40:16Hulk Hogan will not give up.

01:40:18He will not quit.

01:40:22The fans are standing in the backseat of the middle.

01:40:25He has reversed the figure four.

01:40:28He's doing push-ups.

01:40:29While he's in the figure four.

01:40:31Look at that.

01:40:32Jimmy Hart's got Sherry on the other end.

01:40:35Keeping her down.

01:40:37Jimmy, you better run for your life.

01:40:38She'll kill you.

01:40:42Sherry.

01:40:44Oh.

01:40:46Taking her shoe and hitting him right in the back of the head.

01:40:48Look at her.

01:40:52Hogan is down.

01:40:54I wonder what Bob Quigley's going to do about this.

01:40:57We got an eight count.

01:40:58Nine.

01:40:59Ten.

01:41:00Ten.

01:41:01The referee's calling for the bell.

01:41:03Okay, what does that mean now?

01:41:05He wins the match if he wins the title?

01:41:06No, it's a count out.

01:41:08What a cowardly way for Hogan.

01:41:10Ladies and gentlemen.

01:41:12The winner.

01:41:16The winner is Nature Boy, Ric Flair.

01:41:18But Hogan will retain the title.

01:41:20The winner and once again heavyweight champion of the world.

01:41:26Ric Flair.

01:41:30No, that is wrong.

01:41:31The bell does not change when I count out.

01:41:33And the referee is not giving Flair the bell.

01:41:36You see, Ric Flair took the bell from the referee.

01:41:38Referee, referee.

01:41:40Referee, referee.

01:41:43Anderson, is Flair the new champion?

01:41:45No, Flair's not the champion.

01:41:47That's exactly right.

01:41:48He is not the new champion.

01:41:49He is counting.

01:41:51He is counting.

01:41:52Hogan out.

01:41:53The bell does not change hands.

01:41:56World victory, ladies and gentlemen.

01:41:58The disqualification.

01:42:00Still champion, Hulk Hogan.

01:42:03The bell cannot change hands on disqualification.

01:42:06Well, it wasn't a disqualification either.

01:42:09He was counting out.

01:42:10Do I have to do everybody's job here?

01:42:13Hogan's back in.

01:42:15Flair's got the bell.

01:42:19It's Hulk Hogan's bell.

01:42:22He is back on his feet.

01:42:24The Hulkster loses to Ric Flair.

01:42:27We got the Masked Man in.

01:42:35Who is that Masked Man?

01:42:37The person.

01:42:39This is a person that attacked Hulk Hogan earlier.

01:42:47I'll get it.

01:42:48That leg's shot.

01:42:49That leg is gone.

01:42:50That leg's shot.

01:42:51That leg is gone.

01:42:54And they've now put the figure four on Hogan again.

01:42:56And the Masked Man is gone.

01:43:02What a, what a perfect plan.

01:43:07The ultimate insult to Hulk Hogan.

01:43:10Look at her kicking the leg.

01:43:12Here comes Sting.

01:43:14We told you earlier, Sting and a ride.

01:43:17From Chicago.

01:43:19He flew all the way here from Chicago.

01:43:23To be with his buddy Hulk Hogan.

01:43:25Isn't that admirable?

01:43:27Flair's got the bell, but he's not here.

01:43:32Hulk's working to have the bell.

01:43:33For nothing to be considered champion.

01:43:36It's just the technicality.

01:43:40Hulk Hogan retains the WCW World Heavyweight title.

01:43:43But the fact is that he is down.

01:43:47I don't even believe he can get to his feet right now.

01:43:50We definitely need to get some more medical help.

01:43:52And this is not good to see it happen twice in one night.

01:43:56Sting trying to help him up.

01:44:05The Hulkster.

01:44:06Who was that Masked Man, Kimo Sabe?

01:44:08I have no idea.

01:44:09It obviously was the same man who attacked Hulk Hogan earlier.

01:44:13It obviously was a plan from Nature Boy Ric Flair.

01:44:16Well, see, this doesn't look good.

01:44:18Because it makes it look like Flair was involved in this.

01:44:26Jimmy Hart's thrown over the top rope to the floor.

01:44:29Look at Hogan. He is still standing.

01:44:31He is still walking.

01:44:35Flair took the title.

01:44:36Hogan is asking for the title belt.

01:44:39You're lucky you got anything left, Hogan.

01:44:42Don't pick on me.

01:44:43Ric Flair.

01:44:44You've done enough to me.

01:44:45Walked away with the title belt and the scene in the ring.

01:44:53There's Greg Gagnon, one of the WCW officials.

01:44:59Flair told us he had the ultimate surprise for Hulk Hogan.

01:45:03Obviously, it was the game plan to take him out.

01:45:07But Flair did not do that.

01:45:11Flair did not win the title.

01:45:14I know that.

01:45:17And Flair knows it too.

01:45:18He took the belt.

01:45:19He doesn't have to give it back.

01:45:21He's just rubbing it in the wound.

01:45:22That's what he's doing.

01:45:25Hogan being helped out by Trainer Chuck Chaché.

01:45:28Sting, the ENT, is still here.

01:45:30Oh, yeah. He's going back to the hospital.

01:45:33He's going back to Bed Pan City.

01:45:40Look at the determination in those eyes.

01:45:42There is a man hell-bent on getting his hands on Ric Flair again.

01:45:47All right.

01:45:48I'm told we're going to look at something here that happened during the match possibly.

01:45:52Hulk Hogan is still the heavyweight champion of the world.

01:45:56But the war between he-

01:45:58Look at that. Hulkamania rules.

01:46:02The war between he and Ric Flair has not ended.

01:46:07This makes a war between the United States and Iran.

01:46:10It's like a high school picnic.

01:46:12This is a war.

01:46:13This is the clash.

01:46:14This is WCW.

01:46:16And that's why we are number one.

01:46:20All right.

01:46:21Brudai is there.

01:46:22Sting came all the way from Chicago.

01:46:24He's watching our program live.

01:46:26You know what that's got to cost?

01:46:28In a weird jet to come from Chicago to here?

01:46:30Oh, yeah. Thousands of dollars.

01:46:33Wow.

01:46:34Wow.

01:46:35It's like you would do hopping on the hound.

01:46:38The can of Hogan remains here.

01:46:42And no one has left the building.

01:46:44They're still here, and they're still chanting for Hogan.

01:46:48All right. We're going to go back now and take a look.

01:46:50Now, here is the guy that apparently attacked Hogan earlier in the night.

01:46:58Now, him coming out here and jumping Hogan while Flair's in the ring

01:47:01makes it look like he has something to do with Ric Flair's involvement.

01:47:05It makes it look like what it was.

01:47:07A set-up. I mean, not a set-up, but I mean-

01:47:09Yeah, a set-up.

01:47:10No, I didn't mean a set-up.

01:47:14And then the figure four.

01:47:15Jerry went on to kick the knee from there.

01:47:17Look at this.

01:47:18Oh, look at this.

01:47:19He lands on that knee right with his shin.

01:47:27And once again, he slaps that figure four on him.

01:47:32Hulk Hogan is still the heavyweight champion of the world.

01:47:35Ric Flair walks away with a WCW world title belt.

01:47:38And it was a dastardly act perpetrated, obviously-

01:47:42What'd you say?

01:47:43By Nature Boy Ric Flair earlier in the night to send Hulk Hogan-

01:47:46See, now that's what happens with the media.

01:47:48And you're one of those people that say things out of text.

01:47:51You're going to make the whole world think that Ric Flair had something to do with this.

01:47:55You don't have proof. I don't have proof. Nobody's got proof.

01:47:59So you can't make these kind of statements.

01:48:01I am going right now to tell Ric Flair exactly what you said.

01:48:05I think it's pretty obvious.

01:48:06Why did the same guy get in the ring?

01:48:08Circumstantial evidence.

01:48:09Circumstantial evidence.

01:48:10The fact of the matter is Hulk Hogan is-

01:48:12Don't you watch CNN? Don't you watch hearings?

01:48:16Hulk Hogan is still the heavyweight champion of the world.

01:48:18And fans, as we told you earlier, we have a tremendous program,

01:48:226.05 Eastern Time this coming Saturday night,

01:48:25where the Nasty Boys take on Pretty Wonderful for the WCW World Tag Team title.

01:48:30You see they're letting Hulk Hogan back into the ambulance.

01:48:33They'll take him back to the hospital.

01:48:34We will have a report on Hulk Hogan this coming Saturday.

01:48:37And Sunday, on my hotline, I'm going to try to get an interview tonight with the doctor

01:48:42and find out exactly what's wrong with the leg.

01:48:44I'm off to the hospital.

01:48:46Fans, it's been a tremendous Clash of the Champions.

01:48:48Thank you very much.

01:48:49We're Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

01:48:50From all of us, goodnight everybody.

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