Bret Hart WCW Debut

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WCW Monday Nitro (December 15, 1997)

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00:00Alright ladies and gentlemen, I wanted to bring this man out to the ring, once again

00:07the chairman of the WCW Executive Committee, Mr. James J. Dillon.

00:12I understand back at the staging area, here tonight at Nitro, Eric Bischoff is throwing

00:18a tantrum.

00:19Oh my.

00:20Well, he's beside himself and I don't know what he could possibly be upset about.

00:25He knows how badly WCW has wanted this match.

00:28He knows that I personally committed to making the match and everything he's come up with,

00:32I've agreed to.

00:33You know, he's trying to weasel out of this thing, constantly, week after week, he's coming

00:37up with stipulations, throwing them in, but you're coming back at him pretty good, JJ.

00:41That's right.

00:42No matter what he comes up with, I think he's basically figured out.

00:45I'm going to say yes, because I haven't said no to anything so far.

00:49Well, the latest one, of course, he asked him for a number of, apparently we have got

00:54another uninvited guest.

00:55Gentlemen, please bear with me.

00:56This is getting to the point that it has taken him physically ill, Tony.

00:57Hey, just look at him, making him physically ill.

00:58And someone actually likes him.

00:59Who likes him?

01:00Some lady.

01:01I'm not getting into that.

01:02Oh, wow.

01:03Wee.

01:04He's that type.

01:05Obviously, you've got something on your mind, Bischoff.

01:06It's real simple.

01:07I want to know.

01:08He's got something on his mind.

01:09He's got something on his mind.

01:10He's got something on his mind.

01:11He's got something on his mind.

01:12He's got something on his mind.

01:13Wait, wait.

01:16He's a diaper.

01:17Harry, Harry, Harry.

01:19Obviously you've got something on your mind, Bishop.

01:21Harry, Harry, Harry.

01:22It's real simple.

01:24I want to know who he thinks he's going to use for a referee in my match.

01:32What, you going through everything now?

01:34It's a referee.

01:35Will you give me a break?

01:36I can come up with a qualified referee.

01:39Randy Anderson.

01:41Don't get any better than him.

01:44Another fat guy.

01:46No, I don't think so.

01:48Let me tell you something.

01:50I want a tall referee.

01:52A tall referee that can see everything from every angle.

01:58Kevin Nash, take it or leave it.

02:00Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

02:02No, not Kevin Nash.

02:03That's ridiculous.

02:04He's asking for Kevin Nash.

02:05You know what will happen there.

02:06Scott Dickinson.

02:07Scott Dickinson.

02:08Now, Scott Dickinson is very qualified.

02:12J.J., you can't keep picking guys fatter than you.

02:17I move.

02:18I go.

02:20Well, maybe you've got a suggestion.

02:22Somebody that can keep up with me.

02:25Give me a suggestion.

02:26Six, six.

02:27Hey, listen, he's got a bad neck.

02:29He can't hurt anybody.

02:30Oh, get lost.

02:31He's going to call it right down the middle.

02:33I don't think he's physically up to the chore.

02:36Anyway, J.J., this is a test again for you.

02:39I think I've got it figured out where he's going.

02:42I'll tell you what.

02:45What if I pick somebody, one of your guys, and I'll agree to it.

02:51I'll agree to pick one of your guys to be the referee,

02:55but you let me pick which one.

02:57Wait a minute, wait a minute.

02:58No.

02:59No.

03:00You're going to pick an NWO guy?

03:04One of his guys.

03:05One of your guys.

03:06No, don't.

03:07But I've got to pick which one.

03:10No problem.

03:11Scott Norton, Conan, Bugs the Stuff, you name it.

03:16We have got a deal.

03:17Whoa, whoa, whoa.

03:18Is no problem the same as yes?

03:20You picked yes.

03:23Did he say yes?

03:25Yes.

03:27What's J.J. doing here?

03:28Well, now that we've got that little thing out of the way.

03:32Ironed out.

03:33Would you like to meet who I've picked?

03:37Right now.

03:39Right now?

03:40Right now.

03:42Me, Gene, why don't we bring the man out that's going to referee this match?

03:50Okay.

03:53There he is.

03:54Ladies and gentlemen, there he is.

03:58The referee, with the Hitman Heart, has arrived to Nitro.

04:04He is here to show why.

04:06The referee, Eric Bischoff's match at Star King.

04:10Well, that's the man J.J. Dill has picked.

04:13It's okay with Bischoff.

04:15Yeah, it really is.

04:17Why would J.J. do that?

04:21Let's wait and see.

04:22Eric loves it.

04:24Look at this, ladies and gentlemen.

04:26No doubt about it, he is here.

04:28One of the biggest moments in Nitro.

04:30One of the biggest stars in our sport.

04:32This is getting to be more like Let's Make a Deal,

04:35and apparently this is...

04:36That's my choice.

04:37Kosher with all parties concerned.

04:40Bret Hart, welcome to Nitro.

04:43Welcome to Nitro.

04:47Took a long time to get here.

04:51And it's great to be here.

04:56It's great to be in Ric Flair country.

05:03This is it.

05:05That's the magic.

05:08So if you're looking for a referee...

05:12Is that what you want?

05:13Referee.

05:17I would be honored to be the referee for this match.

05:25Bret, man.

05:267.5 mil a year, Ted Turner's money.

05:30You, me, for life.

05:35Well, I don't know what's your association,

05:37just what we've seen in the past.

05:40Pretty happy.

05:41He is very happy.

05:42But...

05:50Do what you can.

05:53Win if you can.

05:56But don't look to me for any help.

06:017.5 million a year and you get this?

06:06Because nobody knows better than I do

06:09what it's like to get screwed over by a referee.

06:16So you're on your own, Jack.

06:19You're on your own, Fishoff.

06:21I think he said Jack.

06:22Jack is good enough for me, too.

06:24Look at this guy's beside himself.

06:28Tony.

06:29He's going down.

06:30Wait a minute.

06:31There may be some more book made here, as I said.

06:34He's having an aneurysm.

06:37More like, let's make a deal every day.

06:41Bret.

06:42Bret.

06:457.5 million a year, weekend's up.

06:49Bret.

06:55Tony, we're going to leave that up in the air

06:56as I throw it back to you guys.

06:59Enough is enough.

07:00Bret Hart turns around on that one.

07:03Fishoff doesn't know what to do.

07:06He's trying to come up with a thought.

07:08A plan.

07:09Something.

07:10It comes back to our thought.

07:12Is he in W.O. or not?

07:14I still don't know.

07:15But he is here.

07:17And he will be the special referee

07:20for Eric Fishoff and Larry Zabiskoff's star game.

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