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David Wachtel
  • 5/12/2025
WCW Power Hour – April 13, 1991
Dustin Rhodes vs. Greg Sawyer
Tommy Rich & Big Josh vs. Mike Samples & Keith Hart
Ron Simmons vs. Rip Rogers
Sting vs. Tom Sawyer
Owen Hart vs. Jobber
Vader/Hansen brawl from WrestleWar
Nikita Koloff’s return (from Wrestle War)
Barry Windham vs. Tommy Angel
SuperBrawl Control Center
Larry Zbyszko vs. Thad Clark
TV Title Match: Arn Anderson vs. Brian Pillman

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Transcript
00:00Gordon Soley, plus the living legend himself, Larry Zabisco, and Flyin' Brian crawls for revenge against Double A Arn Anderson all this morning on the Power Hour.
00:30Ladies and gentlemen, this match is set for one call. Introducing first from Austin, Texas, weighing 260 pounds, the natural, Justin Rose, is a partner from Chittanooga, Tennessee, Greg Sawyer.
01:00Greg Sawyer and Dustin Rhodes kicking it off here this morning on PBS. Jim Ross alongside Paul E. Dangerously.
01:08Should be an exciting broadcast here this morning. We've got a lot of things to talk about.
01:12Of course, everyone in Atlanta is talking about the big one in the Omni tomorrow night, and we'll discuss that.
01:20And our thoughts on that big event tomorrow night as the hour progresses.
01:24Plus, tonight on World Championship Wrestling, Paul, it's going to be one of the, in my estimation,
01:29one of the greatest broadcasts we've ever brought the fans.
01:32Oh, it most certainly will because of the big main event, the heavyweight champion of the world.
01:38Nature Boy Ric Flair has granted a non-title grudge match to Flyin' Brian, who is in very big trouble this weekend.
01:47Plus, this man, Dustin Rose, takes on Larry Zabisco, and the winner of that match could conceivably become the next member of the York Foundation.
01:56Well, you know, I don't think Dustin's extremely excited about the prospects of joining the York Foundation.
02:03As a matter of fact, I don't think he's interested in it at all.
02:05Well, what I think this kid is doing is being very, very smart. He's hoping out for more money.
02:11In case Ms. Alexander York does want to hire Dustin for the York Foundation, I'm sure, quite simply, he's gonna,
02:18it's kind of like when Bo Jackson hopes out for more money, like Deion Sanders.
02:24These guys just want more and more money, and the kid's being smart. I don't blame them.
02:29Greg Sawyer pushing Dustin back on the ropes there.
02:33Since he arranged a young Texan for the ride, but didn't get a lot for his trouble there.
02:39Another arm drag takeover.
02:41See, Dustin does something that I'm very impressed with.
02:44Unlike a lot of other 21-year-olds and youngsters in the sport.
02:48He's not coming off the top rope. He's not doing high-risk maneuvers.
02:51He doesn't do things that look good in a video.
02:54He sticks to the basics. He takes his man down to the mat.
02:57Good amateur style. He sticks to the basics, and that's very impressive for someone so young.
03:02Fans will have our first SuperBrawl 91 update.
03:05As you heard Paul Mitch at the top of the broadcast, and that's the subject of my roster report.
03:11You can hear on the Wrestling Hotline today, first four matches of the SuperBrawl will be signed
03:18and announced formally a little bit later this morning.
03:23Aren't you gonna be taking calls live?
03:25Yeah, that's a week from tonight.
03:27One week from tonight, right after WCW.
03:30TBS concludes. I'll be taking calls from the fans live.
03:34First time I've had the chance to do that. Looking forward to it.
03:37Why?
03:38Bulldog headlocked.
03:41Running Bulldog. Dustin really nailed Greg Sawyer.
03:45The winner of the match, Justin Rhodes!
03:49Dustin Rhodes for the big event tomorrow night in the Omni.
03:52All upper-level seats, only $5.
03:55Ten great matches. At least five could be considered as main events.
04:00The natural Dustin Rhodes with a perfectly executed dropkick.
04:05This kid is very, very impressive and he's on a hot winning streak.
04:08He grabs Greg Sawyer around the head.
04:10Wham! Right into the Bulldog headlock.
04:12It's a one, two, three and a victory for the natural Dustin Rhodes.
04:17As we have said, a very impressive victory for young Dustin Rhodes here on the Power Hour.
04:35Still to come in our broadcast, our big main event, the courageous flyin' Brian Pillman to take on Arn Anderson.
04:40Should be a tremendous match up there, ladies and gentlemen.
04:43Plus, in the program, we're going to see Ron Simmons on the broadcast.
04:46Tomorrow night in the Omni, he'll be against Hacksaw Butch Reed in the Lumberjack match.
04:50That's right. And here's the interesting thing.
04:51I mean, there's going to be, what, 15, 20, who knows how many wrestlers?
04:55Maybe a couple of hundred. I don't know.
04:56Maybe a couple of hundred wrestlers surrounding the ring tomorrow night in the Omni in Atlanta.
05:02As Butch Reed and Ron Simmons get in a fight, I'll ask you this one question.
05:05What happens if one of the Lumberjacks is the one-man gang?
05:10Well, that's a very good question, and it could happen because I'm sure that if he could be a Lumberjack,
05:14Kevin Sullivan and Teddy Long will have him out there.
05:16So there you see Kevin Sullivan could be a Lumberjack.
05:19Maybe Teddy Long could be a Lumberjack.
05:21In other words, Ron Simmons, the odds, my friend, are against you tomorrow night in the Omni.
05:26Fans, when we come back, you're going to see tag team competition.
05:29The Lumberjack.
05:36The Lumberjack.
05:43From Atlanta, Georgia, at 227 pounds, Will a fire, Jimmy Ricks.
05:47And his partner from the great Northwoods, Big John!
05:52Entering your partner coach from Vincent, Kentucky, Mike Samples!
05:57And his partner from Sevierville, Tennessee, Peter!
06:02Welcome back, everybody, here this morning on TBS for the Power Hour.
06:09Back team action here on WCW.
06:12Tommy Rich and his...
06:13Whoa, whoa, whoa! What is this guy's problem?
06:17Well, I think he's a little bit confused sometimes by his surroundings.
06:22He's not used to seeing this many people.
06:25He is nuts.
06:26And that could be...
06:28Could be something to that rumor as well.
06:30I mean, I don't blame him for...
06:31I think he's naive, Paul. I think that's the deal.
06:33I mean, I don't blame him for going after Mike Samples.
06:35He's a big competitor, but Steve Hart is standing there in his underwear.
06:39What are you afraid of him for?
06:44Tommy, yeah, I took the cap off.
06:47Inside the house.
06:48That matters.
06:53Tommy Rich, who all started out here with Keith Hart.
06:57He's got the referee here on the Power Hour.
06:59Arm drag takeover.
07:00Tommy Rich, one of the world's heavyweight champion.
07:04You liked it!
07:05There's some very tough battles we've seen here on TBS in the last few weeks.
07:10Had kind of a problem with one of his legs.
07:14Boy, when you get a bad knee or sore knee, it just seems like it stays that way for a long time unless you can rest it.
07:20Well, that's what happens when you mess with people like Ric Flair and Arn Anderson and Barry Windham and Sid Vicious.
07:26That's something that Fly and Brian's going to learn later on this weekend.
07:29There's Big Josh.
07:39He's got a great welcome the last time he was in Marietta at the Cobb Civic Center.
07:44As a matter of fact, WCW will be back in Marietta on Monday, April 22nd for a big national television taping.
07:53Tommy Rich with a lateral press there.
07:57Wildfire back in the armbar.
08:01Well, Paul, there's going to be a very special interview tonight.
08:03Not only your danger zone with Arn Anderson, the world television champion.
08:08Well, that's it.
08:09What are you going to talk to him about?
08:10Double Arn Anderson?
08:11Well, there's a lot of things to talk to Double Arn Anderson about.
08:13I mean, in a nutshell here, okay?
08:15In a nutshell, I'm going to get to the bottom of the situation involving the horsemen.
08:19Or the ex-horsemen.
08:20Or the soon-to-be ex-horsemen.
08:21Or whatever the situation is, I'm going to get to the bottom of it tonight.
08:25Okay, thank you.
08:26And also, your colleague and mine.
08:30Gordon Soule.
08:31Missy, don't call me Bubbles Hyatt.
08:33Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles.
08:34We'll be interviewing for the first time on WCW, Big Van Vader.
08:40What?
08:40Yeah, tonight.
08:42Vader doesn't talk.
08:44He's going to talk to Missy.
08:46Ah, hip-hop tech over by Tommy Rich.
08:49They've got a pair there.
08:52And Big Josh in there to cheer his buddy on.
08:55Got nailed for his involvement.
09:00Missy Hyatt is going to talk to Big Van Vader tonight.
09:03It's 6-0-5.
09:05That's what I've been told.
09:07You better be careful.
09:08He's just going to beat the you-know-what out of him.
09:10I'm sure that would upset your day.
09:12I'll pay him to do it.
09:14Big Josh in the forearm.
09:15On Mike Sample and a kick to the gut and that big...
09:21He wears kind of a lover's boot.
09:23They're not traditional wrestling boots, as you fans can see.
09:26Well, don't you think he's made enough money by now to buy himself a pair of wrestling boots?
09:30Well, he may be saving all of it.
09:31Uh-oh.
09:32The big butt drop.
09:33Here are your winners, Wildfire, Tommy Rich, and Big John!
09:41Again, ladies and gentlemen, let us remind you, if you're coming from out of town to see the big event in the Omni tomorrow night,
09:49tomorrow tickets will be available only at the Omni box office.
09:52All up for double seats, only $5.
09:55What a great deal.
09:55So whether it be tomorrow night in the Omni or on Monday, April 22nd at the big national TV taping in Marietta, Georgia,
10:03big jerk with the big butt drop teaming with Tommy Rich.
10:06Hey, these guys might be in line one day for a shot at the U.S. Tag Team Champions.
10:11Still to come in our broadcast, our first Super Brawl update from the Super Brawl Control Center,
10:17all about that big pay-per-view coming your way May 19th.
10:25Big Josh and his pal Tommy Wildfire Rich with a victory here on TBS.
10:30And, of course, those two individuals will have to be considered leading contenders for the vacant United States Tag Team Championship.
10:36You disagree?
10:37Yep, yep, yep.
10:38The Freebirds.
10:39I'm going with the Freebirds.
10:39I mean, think about it.
10:40Michael P.S. Hayes, Jimmy Jam Garvin, Big Daddy Dink, the road boss, Diamond Dallas Page,
10:45hey, maybe one of them Diamond Dolls.
10:47Yeah, I mean, you're talking about the fabulous Freebirds.
10:50You're talking about the leading contenders for the United States Tag Team Championship.
10:54Who do you think is going to win?
10:54Well, I don't know who's going to win, but I think the Young Pistols also have to be considered.
10:58The Young Pistols?
10:59Right.
10:59The Young, Steve and Tracy.
11:01No, Joe and Sam, the Young of 45s.
11:03Yeah, Steve and Tracy, the Young Pistols.
11:05I don't think Steve, Tracy, or Joe and Sam have a chance against the fabulous Freebirds,
11:09the greatest rock and roll band of all time,
11:11because they are, without a doubt, your next United States Tag Team Champions.
11:15God, dispute it.
11:15I happen to know that the championship committee is very, very high on the Young Pistols.
11:19We'll talk more about that in the program.
11:21Perhaps we'll have an update with Gordon Sully.
11:23We'll have that and more when we come back.
11:24Watch.
11:24Rolling Thunder Tour, 91 fans.
11:38Saturday, April 20th.
11:40Rainesville, Alabama.
11:41The Civic Center at 8.
11:42The fabulous Freebirds.
11:43The State Patrol.
11:44Big Daddy Dink.
11:45This Friday the 19th.
11:47Washington, D.C.
11:47The Armory at 8.
11:49Rick Steiner.
11:49Scott Steiner.
11:50L.E.
11:51L.E.
11:51Gante.
11:51This Thursday the 18th.
11:53Jacksonville, Florida.
11:54The Coliseum at 7.30.
11:55Barry Windham, Rick Clare, and Teddy Long.
11:57This Wednesday the 17th.
11:59Gadsden, Alabama.
12:00The Coliseum.
12:007.30.
12:01Z-Man.
12:02The Young Pistols.
12:03Wildfire.
12:03Tommy Rich.
12:04This Tuesday the 16th.
12:05Pacific Center and Mobile.
12:06The Young Pistols.
12:077.30.
12:08Butch Reed.
12:08Arne Anderson and Black Bart.
12:10This Monday the 15th.
12:11Columbus, Mississippi.
12:12The Fairgrounds Arena.
12:137.30.
12:14Lion Brian.
12:15Ellie Gondi and Sting.
12:16Tomorrow.
12:17The Omni in Atlanta.
12:187.30.
12:19Nikita Koloff.
12:20Larry Zavisko.
12:21Terrence Taylor.
12:22And tonight.
12:23The College Gym.
12:25In Hikeville, Kentucky.
12:26At 7.30.
12:27Ricky Morton.
12:28Tim Horner.
12:29The Junkyard Dog.
12:30Yes.
12:31Great action everywhere.
12:32It's Rolling Thunder Tour 91.
12:37Ladies and gentlemen.
12:39This match is set for one call.
12:40Introducing first.
12:42From the great state of Georgia.
12:44At 283 pounds.
12:46Rod Simons.
12:49Welcome back everyone to PBS Jim Ross.
12:51And Paul E. Danersey back with you.
12:54It's going to be throw down time.
12:55Tomorrow night in the Omni.
12:57Georgia's free fight.
12:59Anything goes.
13:00Lumberjacks will surround the ring.
13:03When former partners.
13:05Hacksaw Butch Reed.
13:06And Ron Simmons.
13:08Go nose to nose.
13:10And that's going to be a dandy event.
13:12And remember.
13:12All upper level seats tomorrow night in the Omni.
13:15Only $5.
13:16Oh that's going to be a fight to the finish.
13:18Because they hate each other's guts.
13:21And if you think they're going to stop.
13:22When the other one gets busted open.
13:23And the other one's just a little bit hurt.
13:25You're wrong.
13:26The winner of that match is going to go away.
13:28Equally as hurt.
13:32It's going to look like a Saturday night.
13:34Down on Stewart Avenue.
13:36Where's that?
13:37Somewhere near one of those all-night clubs.
13:40The all-night club.
13:43I don't hang out at that.
13:44Somebody may be just coming home right now from one of those establishments.
13:48I've got to be in by 1 a.m.
13:50I have a curfew.
13:51There's a shot by Rip Rogers.
13:55It's not doing too much for him.
13:59Well that's not going to work either Rip.
14:01I'm sorry to let you know.
14:02But you're getting manhandled.
14:06He needs to run.
14:07He may like being manhandled.
14:08I don't know.
14:09He wears pink tights all the time.
14:10So what's wrong with that?
14:12There's a big time clothesline.
14:13But Burt Reynolds' favorite wrestler is in the ring.
14:18And I'm not talking about good old Rip.
14:21Here we, Anderson.
14:22Ron Simmons.
14:23Burt Reynolds, Florida State.
14:24Whoa!
14:25Wow, alumni.
14:28What a move.
14:30The winner of the match, Ron Simmons.
14:34Ron Simmons waiting at first read right now.
14:37But Simmons caught him this time.
14:39Reed has tried to jump Simmons from behind.
14:42And we've seen it in the last couple of weeks.
14:46And Simmons is going after him.
14:49It's a fist fight right out here.
14:52We need some security, some more rest to get this one settled down.
14:56They're not waiting until tomorrow night in the Omni.
14:58They're going to do it right here.
14:59Georgia street fight in the Omni tomorrow night.
15:05And they're ripping each other apart.
15:07Lumberjacks will surround the ring.
15:09It's going to be a bloody brawl in the Omni.
15:12When these two big studs hook it up.
15:16Oh, man.
15:17They're really going for it here.
15:19They're fighting all the way.
15:20We're not going to be able to follow this one much longer.
15:26Come on.
15:27You know, I've been thinking a little bit about what you said earlier about the lumberjack match tomorrow night in the Omni.
15:41Ron Simmons, Hacksaw, Butch Reed, one-man gang could be out there.
15:44You know, Ron Simmons is not going to be without friends.
15:46I think the junkyard dog will probably be a lumberjack as well.
15:49Hey, maybe he'll bring down some people from Florida.
15:51Hey, maybe Missy Hyatt will be at ringside to defend her fellow Floridian tomorrow night in the Omni.
15:57But I'll tell you something else that's happened tomorrow night in the Omni.
15:59Sting and Elie Gante going in the ring against Barry Windham and Ric Flair.
16:03And I'll tell you what, Elie Gante and Sting have never entered a danger zone like they're going to do tomorrow night against nature boy Ric Flair and Barry Windham.
16:11Well, I think we've seen the actions recently of Ric Flair being that of a very deranged man.
16:16We have seen a very aggressive streak in Barry Windham, but Flair is almost out of control.
16:20I look for a bad situation tomorrow night.
16:22I mean, tell them why this whole situation in Japan has gotten out of control.
16:25They're saying, oh, Tatsumi Fujinami should be the heavyweight champion of the world.
16:28Tell them about this thing with Flair.
16:30You were there.
16:31I wasn't.
16:31You were.
16:32Yeah.
16:32Watch out, man.
16:33Take it easy.
16:33Fans, we'll talk more about that.
16:36From Tennis Beach, California at 250 pounds.
16:39This is Steve.
16:46In the ring, here's the opponent from Denver, Colorado, Tom Sawyer.
16:50He's a jerk.
16:51He's a loser.
16:52He's a bum.
16:53He ought to be fired.
16:54I don't know why we keep him under our employ.
16:56You're talking about Tom Sawyer?
16:58No.
16:58No.
16:59Huckleberry Finn.
16:59With an all-American name like that?
17:02The ring announcer, Tony Gillum.
17:05What kind of introduction?
17:07This is fun.
17:08I sounded better on my bar mitzvah.
17:11He's had a lot of challenges in his life.
17:13Tony Gillum?
17:14Yeah.
17:15You know, he started out as the clear seal poster boy.
17:19I heard that.
17:21He's not a bad kid.
17:23Tom Sawyer from behind on the leading contender for the heavyweight championship of the world.
17:28And as we were attempting to discuss before we came to this match, indeed, Ric Flair feels a lot of pressure right now.
17:36And I'm sure one of the reasons is the great controversy, which took place in Tokyo before almost 65,000 fans, with Tatsumi the Dragon Fujinami.
17:47A lot of pressure being applied comes from Singh and El Higante.
17:52And you're missing one other very important factor.
17:56Fly and Brian's coming tonight on World Championship Wrestling at 6.05, looking for blood.
18:02Well, we're going to be talking about Fly and Brian's revenge weekend a little bit later in the broadcast.
18:08But indeed, tonight, here on TBS, it is signed.
18:12Fly and Brian and Nature Boy Ric Flair, one-on-one.
18:16That is tonight here on TBS.
18:18Is Sting hurt?
18:20I don't think so.
18:21How come he keeps yelling, Al?
18:24I don't think that's his...
18:25That's his...
18:26I think that's the way he interlocks with the fans.
18:30Certainly seems to work.
18:32Out of enthusiasm and emotion.
18:34Didn't seem to work right there.
18:36Looks like Tom Sawyer's taking it...
18:37Wow!
18:38Taking it to Sting.
18:39Yeah, well, this one's just a matter of time.
18:42The water's still running in Sawyer's dressing room.
18:44In other words, he'll be in the showers soon this morning.
18:50Oh, is that what you were trying to say?
18:51In a roundabout way, yes.
18:54Sting and Aligante.
18:57Flair and Wendell.
19:00The sight, the omni.
19:02Tomorrow night at 7.30.
19:04And remember, they're specially priced upper-level seats, only five bucks.
19:08Irish whip by the stinger.
19:11Here it comes!
19:13Stinger splash!
19:15This young man, without a doubt, the number one contender for the World's Heavyweight Championship.
19:20What a controversial match he had in Tokyo that you can see playing right now at the WCW Japan Super Show.
19:29Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the match, Steve!
19:32He'll be painted up, he'll be fired up, and he'll be looking up at Aligante tomorrow night in the omni.
19:39Hey, that was pretty good!
19:40Painted up, fired up, looking up.
19:42I like that!
19:43Maybe looking up at the ceiling when Ric Flair pins him.
19:46Maybe looking up at the ceiling when Barry Windham pins him.
19:49Then again, maybe not.
19:51The stinger with the Scorpion Death Lock once again on to victory for all the little stinger.
19:58I'm sure Sting will have a very keen interest in tonight's one-on-one matchup.
20:02A WCW main event, Hillman and Flair, tonight.
20:25Welcome to the Wrestling News Network.
20:27In just a moment, we're going to be taking a look at the situation between Big Van Vader and Stan Hansen.
20:33Also, the situation with Nikita Koloff and the U.S. Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger.
20:38Before we do that, however, I want all of you to take another look at a sensational young athlete
20:43who has just come on board with World Championship Wrestling.
20:46He is a second-generation wrestler with an uncanny sense of timing and ability.
20:53Let's look at Owen Hart.
20:53Out of Calgary.
20:56You know, I heard a lot of things about this man.
20:58You want to keep your eyes up in the air when you watch Owen Hart wrestle.
21:03You watch the mat, you may not see too much of the man.
21:05He's up there, Tony.
21:08Good, good athlete.
21:09And right now, getting the fans behind him, I don't think, with that entrance into the ring,
21:16that somersault that he did off of the top, we're going to be seeing some great things
21:21out of Owen Hart to come in the weeks here on World Championship Wrestling.
21:26And against Keith Smart now.
21:27Very, very agile man, like a cat.
21:32Right over the top, look at that.
21:34Head scissors, great takedown.
21:36Head scissors via Mexico.
21:39Via Mexico?
21:41In Mexico, that's a big maneuver.
21:42They love that stuff.
21:43Okay.
21:46Right to the arm now.
21:47You wouldn't know that.
21:48You're an announcer.
21:49I've only been to Juarez once or twice.
21:51Yeah, I don't want to know.
21:52Over the top!
21:53Look at this agility!
21:55Oh!
21:56Takes him right down.
21:58You know, you can see that he is a tremendous athlete, but he has a lot of confidence with
22:03each and every move that he does, Larry.
22:04Oh, there's a lot of confidence.
22:05I mean, you have to have the ability before you even attempt maneuvers like that.
22:09Like I said, you hardly ever see Owen Hart here on one foot or on the mat.
22:13He's up in the air.
22:14I mean, it's a bird.
22:14It's a plane.
22:15It's Owen Hart.
22:18And now, firing back.
22:21Owen Hart in.
22:22Up on top again.
22:25Over top!
22:26Picks him up!
22:27High back body drop.
22:30Boy, I tell you what, he has a counter move for everything.
22:32And there's a drop kick to Sand.
22:35Start out on the side now.
22:37Here he comes, Owen Hart.
22:38Flying through!
22:39Oh!
22:41That might have knocked him right out.
22:43Hit his head on that safety rail that time.
22:45Wow, so much with a safety rail.
22:48You're talking about flying ability.
22:51Owen Hart is a great second generation wrestler and has a great background in this sport.
22:59Over the top now.
23:03And right now, slows it down.
23:05Boy, I tell you what, it probably starts,
23:07the start's advantage to be on the mat.
23:09He's slowing it down, but when your opponent can't get up,
23:12it really does no good to fly him up.
23:14Not at all, fans.
23:15We want to remind you to be with us Sunday, April 28th, right here in Chicago's UIC Pavilion.
23:19The big cage match is the main event, where Sting and 7'7 and Jeligande, who will be with us a little bit later on in our program,
23:26will take on Ric Flair and Barry Windham.
23:28Great seats are still available.
23:30By the way, Larry Zbysko will be on that card wrestling once again.
23:34And it's the main event.
23:35Wait till you see what I do to Van Vader.
23:37Well, I can't wait for that.
23:39Look at that.
23:40Belly to belly off of the rope.
23:41And now, we are just waiting to see what Owen Hart's going to come up with next.
23:45You never know.
23:46Up on top.
23:47Turns around with a flying body press and gets the three count.
23:51The winner of the match, Owen Hart.
23:54Owen Hart has a sense of balance like no other wrestler I've ever seen in the profession.
23:59Now, talking about striking a balance,
24:01let's take a look at what happens when a man as big as Van Vader and Stan Hansen collide in the squared circle.
24:08Well, it started out in the squared circle at any rate during Wrestle War 91,
24:13the third annual Wrestle War held recently in Phoenix, Arizona.
24:16Well, here's what happened when these two giants collided in the ring.
24:21Ladies and gentlemen, both wrestlers have been disqualified.
24:26It is a double disqualification.
24:28The leader with a big forearm off the top rope.
24:31That's 400 pounds.
24:33I've never seen anybody 400 pounds come off the top rope in my life.
24:38Oh, we're going to keep it right here.
24:42Ready with the big splash.
24:43I'll tell you what, this thing ain't over, Jimbo.
24:45I guarantee you this thing over.
24:46It may be a double disqualification officially,
24:49but this fight is still on.
24:51Football tackle by Vicks, Stan Hansen.
24:54Flattens, Van Vader.
24:57Hansen now, that bull rope.
24:59He's going to try to choke Vader out.
25:01It might take the border fire from the list.
25:04Oh, but this is it.
25:05There ain't a lot of people running out here to stop this thing, either.
25:08I don't believe it.
25:10Vader.
25:12Hansen's got that rope around his neck.
25:15Takes him over the top rope.
25:16Looking like a bell of hay there.
25:17Look at this.
25:20Yeah, they better secure the back air,
25:22because I think these two men ain't through right here.
25:25Well, I don't know if there's a ring large enough to hold those two fellas.
25:29At Wrestle War 91 in Phoenix, Arizona,
25:32another most unusual situation occurred
25:34when Lex Luger successfully defended his U.S. heavyweight championship.
25:38He was about to be presented with the new belt by Nikita Koloff
25:43when a most unusual turn of events took place.
25:46Tony Schiavone was on the stage talking with Lex Luger and Nikita Koloff,
25:50and then here's what happened next.
25:53Lex Luger, congratulations for a great win.
25:56And to make the presentation right now,
25:57the former champion, Nikita Koloff.
25:59Lex Luger, I just want to say that it was a pleasure watching that match.
26:04I congratulate you on a great victory.
26:07I've got something here for you, Lex Luger.
26:10I know you've been waiting for this.
26:13I take a lot of pride and a great pleasure in giving this to you.
26:20Oh, good three.
26:22What's he doing?
26:23What is that?
26:24Nikita, what's he thinking here?
26:27He hit Luger right in the face with that new belt.
26:30What?
26:31Why?
26:32For crying out loud, why in the world would you do that?
26:34Why?
26:35You ask me why?
26:37I'll tell you why.
26:39For two years, I sit in my gym in North Carolina,
26:43and I watch these titles change hands back and forth.
26:47And I said to myself, I said,
26:50Nikita, there is one title you have not had around your waist.
26:54Well, you know what, Tony Schiavone?
26:56I talked to the championship committee, and you know what they said to me?
27:01They said, Nikita, they said, you have been retired for two years.
27:05You have to prove to us, prove to us that you need a match against the world champion.
27:13Prove to us.
27:14Prove to you.
27:15I'll prove something to you.
27:17You know what I have to prove to you?
27:20There's the proof right there.
27:21Les Luger.
27:23What better why than to prove that to Les Luger,
27:27the man who stole the U.S. title from me four years ago.
27:33So you know what?
27:35You know what?
27:36Shut your mouth.
27:41You shut your mouth.
27:43Hey, Les Luger, I'm going to take the belt back where it belongs to Nikita Kolov.
27:53Well, two things are obvious from what happened.
27:56It is obvious that Nikita Kolov is coming back,
27:58and he's coming back after the U.S. heavyweight championship
28:01that he's held before but is now held by Lex Luger.
28:05The other obvious fact here is the fact that
28:07Lex Luger is not going to back up from anybody.
28:09He's 273 pounds of fighting fury,
28:13and he intends to hold on to the U.S. heavyweight championship.
28:16When these two collide, what a meeting it'll be.
28:19Back after these words.
28:21From Sweetwater, Texas, at 269 pounds, Barry Windham!
28:41In the ring, here's a bullet from Washington, D.C., Tommy Angel!
28:50Big Barry Windham, Sweetwater, Texas.
28:54One of the top two or three rated wrestlers in the world today.
28:59We'll take on Tommy Angel here on the Power Hour.
29:01Till to come, a man that, or two men, as a matter of fact,
29:07that Barry Windham knows very well.
29:10Arne Anderson and Flying Brian, one-on-one.
29:14And, Paul, we want to tell the fans exactly how this has transpired
29:17because fans, listen to this schedule, and Paul can explain it to you.
29:21Flying Brian's going to wrestle Arne Anderson later here this morning.
29:25Tonight, he's going to wrestle Nature Boy, Rick Flair.
29:27And tomorrow, the main event, he's got a rematch with Arne Anderson.
29:32Now, Paul, how'd this all come about?
29:33Well, what happened is that Flying Brian signed a whole bunch of open contracts
29:38in World Championship Wrestling,
29:39hoping to get Windham Fish's, Anderson, or Flair's name on them.
29:44Anderson seizing the opportunity sign, not only for this morning,
29:48Flair was signed for tonight previously.
29:50So Anderson, being a master at the game of human chess,
29:54said, hey, we can corner this punk in,
29:56get him in a checkmate situation.
29:59I'll get him also on Sunday night on the main event.
30:03The kid faces me, then Flair, then me again.
30:06He's cornered. It's over.
30:09I don't think any athlete has ever been faced with more adversity,
30:14more of a challenge than Flying Brian is this weekend.
30:19Remember, later in this hour, against Arne Anderson.
30:22Tonight, at 6.05 during WCW, that's, of course, 5.05 Central Time,
30:29he'll take on Nature Boy Ric Flair.
30:31And then tomorrow, on the main event here on TBS,
30:34no matter the outcome of this morning's match,
30:36or today's match with Flair,
30:38tonight's match, wherever you may be viewing the broadcast,
30:41he must wrestle Arne Anderson again Sunday.
30:44It's a very rigorous, to say the least, weekend.
30:47Look, I'm a big fan of Flying Brian.
30:49I admire what he's trying to do.
30:51I even understand because the guy was wrong.
30:53He was mugged.
30:55He was injured.
30:56It was a gang attack.
30:57But this is war, but he's playing a stupid game.
31:00He's not a good general.
31:01All right, well, Barry Windham here
31:03certainly has general this match into control
31:06because Windham at 6'6",
31:09he's got to be in the 275 or 80-pound range right now.
31:12And tomorrow night on the Omni,
31:16I'll tell you something.
31:17To think he and Ric Flair make a very unique team.
31:21We know something's going on with the Horsemen.
31:24So I think any time you get a situation
31:26where Flair and Windham are together
31:28and Anderson and Vicious are together,
31:31which we have tomorrow night on the Omni,
31:33you've got a very touchy situation.
31:37But tomorrow night on the Omni,
31:38but Flair and Windham versus the Giants and Sting,
31:42it's going to be a great one-of-five-big-man event.
31:45And at the same time for the World Tag Team titles,
31:48it's the Steiner brothers
31:49against Double A.R. and Anderson and Sid Vicious.
31:52So we know something's going on.
31:54I just can't figure out what it is.
31:59Outside goes Tommy Angel.
32:02And Barry Windham, who quite frankly,
32:04in my opinion,
32:05has looked as dominant as any wrestler in the sport
32:08in the last 60 days.
32:13I think beginning at Wrestle Wars,
32:16it's almost like he turned the corner again
32:19in his illustrious career.
32:21Because so much,
32:22so many great things have been predicted
32:24for this astonishing second-generation athlete.
32:28Oh, and they're all coming true for him now.
32:31I mean, Barry Windham has reached the apex.
32:34He's reached his peak.
32:35And right now,
32:36Barry Windham is showing the world
32:38after years of being touted as the man,
32:41after years of him saying he shows so much promise,
32:44he's living up to it right here,
32:46right now,
32:47as he sets Tommy Angel up
32:49for the super play.
32:52Barry Windham,
32:54former United States heavyweight champion.
32:56has the ability to go as far as he wants.
33:01And that includes the world title.
33:03The winner of the match is
33:03Barry Windham!
33:09You know, we need to find a new name
33:11for this maneuver.
33:12We can't keep calling it a superplex
33:14because it's even more than that.
33:16Barry Windham's coming off
33:17with his own very unique version of a larian
33:19as he hooks Tommy Angel's chin
33:21and drives him down into the mat.
33:22Notice it's not just a superplex
33:24because Windham uses his own momentum
33:26rolls over right into a pinning position.
33:29This, I guess it's the Barry Flair.
33:39Hello everyone, I'm Gordon Soley
33:41and welcome to the Super Brawl Control Center.
33:44It's my pleasure to announce at this time
33:47that World Championship Wrestling
33:48is undertaking the biggest pay-per-view event
33:51in the history of World Championship Wrestling.
33:54It will take place on Sunday, May 19th,
33:57emanating direct from the Bayfront Center
33:59in St. Petersburg,
34:01exclusively on pay-per-view.
34:03As we announced a week ago,
34:06the U.S. Tag Team Championship
34:07is up for grabs
34:09and two teams have been selected.
34:11The Young Pistols,
34:12one of the most exciting tag team combinations
34:14in the country today
34:16and the former World Tag Team Champions,
34:19the fabulous Freebirds.
34:20We're going to be hearing
34:21from the Young Pistols
34:22and Big Daddy Dink.
34:25You know something?
34:26It's a big honor to be
34:27one of the top two teams
34:28for the United States Tag Team titles,
34:30but it's even a bigger achievement
34:32to be the United States Tag Team Champions.
34:35So Freebirds, Diamond Dallas, Big Daddy,
34:37we're coming after you in Super Brawl.
34:38Be there.
34:39You know the best way for us
34:42to get those world belts back?
34:43It's to go down to Super Brawl on May 19th
34:46and take those U.S. Tag Team titles.
34:48Young Pistols, get ready
34:49and bring all you got
34:51because the Freebirds
34:52are going to be the champions.
34:54What a tag team match that's going to be
34:57when you see the Freebirds
34:58and the Young Pistols collide
34:59for the U.S. Tag Team Championship.
35:01Other matches will include
35:03the World Television Championship,
35:05Arn Anderson,
35:06defending his title
35:07against the challenge
35:08of beautiful Bobby Eaton.
35:10And then Ricky Morton
35:11goes one-on-one
35:12with dangerous Dan Spivey
35:14and it will also be
35:16the scuffler from the Northwest,
35:18Big Josh,
35:19as he takes on
35:20the living legend himself,
35:22Larry Zabisco.
35:23This is just part of
35:24what's going to take place
35:25in Super Brawl 91,
35:27Sunday, May 19th,
35:30exclusively on Pay-Per-View.
35:33And I'll be back next week
35:34with more information
35:36about more matches
35:37on Super Brawl 91.
35:40Weighing in at 244 pounds
35:42from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
35:45the legend himself,
35:46Larry Zabisco.
35:48In the ring,
35:52his opponent
35:52from Boise, Idaho,
35:54Thad Clark.
35:58Thad Clark
35:59to take on Larry Zabisco.
36:00And of course,
36:00tonight on WCW,
36:03Zabisco will be meeting
36:04the undefeated natural,
36:07Dustin Rhodes,
36:08in one of our big feature events.
36:09And of course,
36:10Paul,
36:10we're all excited
36:11about tonight's broadcast.
36:13By him,
36:14Brian Pillman.
36:15Yet this morning
36:16to take on Arn Anderson.
36:18But tonight,
36:19no matter the outcome
36:20of this morning's match,
36:21he will meet
36:22Nature Boy Ric Flair tonight
36:24on what should be
36:25a very emotional
36:26and a very physical
36:28confrontation.
36:29And can you,
36:29can you speculate
36:31or can you feel
36:32those chops
36:34those guys
36:34are going to be
36:35nailing each other
36:35with tonight?
36:36Oh, it's going to be
36:37one brutal match
36:39because Nature Boy
36:40Ric Flair
36:40and his student,
36:42the man that he took
36:43underneath his wing,
36:44Fly and Brian
36:45are both the master
36:46of that vicious judo chop.
36:49I think both these guys
36:50are going to be
36:51viciously attacking
36:52each other
36:53tonight at 6.05.
36:55The veteran
36:56from Pittsburgh,
36:57Pennsylvania,
36:59Larry Zabisco.
37:00No, no,
37:00the legend,
37:01the legend
37:02from Pittsburgh,
37:04Pennsylvania.
37:04Well,
37:04you can call him
37:05a legend
37:06if you choose.
37:06That's certainly
37:07your First Amendment right.
37:08Okay,
37:09he's a legend.
37:10But I don't feel
37:10like he's a legend.
37:11Why?
37:12What has he done
37:15to gain legendary status?
37:17He's never been
37:18the WCW World
37:19W-8 champion
37:20yet.
37:21Well,
37:21he hasn't been.
37:23I mean,
37:23he's got to win
37:24a major championship
37:25before he can even
37:26be considered
37:26to be a legend.
37:29And Larry Zabisco
37:30has not done this.
37:32He's a great wrestler.
37:34No doubt about it.
37:34That's the legend himself,
37:36Larry Zabisco.
37:41He's a superstar.
37:43But a legend,
37:44uh-uh.
37:45Uh-uh.
37:46Sounds like I'm
37:47working with Gordon Solis.
37:48He is a legend.
37:49He just beat
37:49Stan Clark.
37:50And he's going to
37:51try to beat
37:52Dustin Rhodes tonight.
37:53All right,
37:54and he will beat
37:54Dustin Rhodes tonight
37:55at 6.05.
37:56Stan Clark is a legend.
37:58He's one of the greatest
37:58wrestlers in the world,
38:00and he just got beat
38:01by the legend,
38:02Larry Zabisco.
38:04Still to come,
38:05Arne Anderson,
38:06Flying Brian,
38:07Grudge Match.
38:08It's a revenge weekend
38:10for Pillman.
38:11It starts right after
38:12this time out.
38:23Rolling Thunder Tour
38:2491th and Saturday,
38:26April 20th,
38:27Harrisonburg, Virginia,
38:28the high school gym,
38:298 o'clock,
38:29Big Van Vader,
38:30Dustin Rhodes,
38:31Beautiful Bobby.
38:32This Friday the 19th,
38:33the Lauderdale County
38:34Coliseum,
38:35Warrens, Alabama at 8,
38:36Larry Zabisco,
38:37the state patrol,
38:38the fabulous three birds.
38:39This Thursday the 18th,
38:40Meridian, Mississippi,
38:42the high school gym
38:42at 7.30,
38:43Z-Man,
38:44Big Josh,
38:45Wildfire Johnny Rich.
38:46This Wednesday the 17th,
38:47Pacific Center in Tallahassee,
38:497.30,
38:50Rick Flair,
38:50Terrence Taylor,
38:51Nikita Koloff.
38:52This Tuesday the 16th,
38:54Mobile, Alabama,
38:55Pacific Center at 7.30,
38:56Lex Luger,
38:57Ron Simmons,
38:58Flyin' Brian.
38:59This Monday the 15th,
39:00Columbus, Mississippi,
39:01the Bear Grounds Arena,
39:027.30 with three,
39:04Teddy Long,
39:05Barry Windham.
39:06Tomorrow,
39:06Andrews High School Gym,
39:08Andrews North Carolina,
39:093 o'clock in the afternoon,
39:11the Junkyard Dog,
39:12Owen Hart,
39:13Tim Horner,
39:14and tonight,
39:14Dorton Arena,
39:15Raleigh,
39:158 o'clock,
39:16Rick Flair,
39:17Teddy Long,
39:18Barry Windham,
39:19yes,
39:20Rolling Thunder Tour,
39:2191.
39:26Ladies and gentlemen,
39:27this match is a special challenge match.
39:29It is set for one fall.
39:31Introducing first,
39:33from Minneapolis,
39:34Minnesota,
39:35he's the current,
39:35World Challenge of Champion,
39:38the Enforcer,
39:38a member of the Four Horsemen,
39:41Arn Anderson!
39:43Welcome back to the Power Hour,
39:46everyone.
39:46Remember,
39:47Arn Anderson pulled a very shrewd move.
39:49He signed this contract,
39:51and then Rick Flair signed a contract
39:53to meet Pillman tonight,
39:54and then Arn Anderson came back
39:56and signed another open contract,
39:58so he will wrestle and fight
40:00Fly and Bryan tomorrow
40:01on the main event as well.
40:03So, here in a nutshell,
40:05it's Pillman and Arn this morning,
40:07it's Pillman and Flair tonight on TBS,
40:09and tomorrow night on the main event,
40:11it's Fly and Bryan and Arn Anderson number two.
40:19And I admire the tenacity
40:21and the mental toughness
40:24of Fly and Bryan Pillman,
40:26but quite frankly,
40:27ladies and gentlemen,
40:28I question a little bit of his judgment.
40:31Oh, I do too.
40:32You have to.
40:32I mean, like I said,
40:33I admire this kid.
40:35I understand what he's doing,
40:37but he's been way,
40:38I mean, he's been outfoxed.
40:39He's been outmastered by double-A Arn Anderson.
40:42And Rick Flair probably had his hand in it too,
40:45but that man, the enforcer,
40:46is a master at the game of human chess,
40:49and Fly and Bryan is in a checkmate situation.
40:54I was talking to Dusty Rhodes the other day,
40:56and he had a long conversation with Fly and Bryan,
40:59trying to get Bryan to maintain his composure,
41:02but to more importantly get healed up,
41:05get back at least close to 100% in the shoulder.
41:09He said he just couldn't reach him.
41:11He said it's almost like Bryan has a blind rage.
41:15He wants to get even,
41:17and the undertaking this weekend
41:18is just going to be amazing.
41:20Well, Dusty Rhodes is a commentator now.
41:23He's not Dr. Ruth.
41:24He's not a wrestler.
41:25He has nothing to do except for commentate,
41:28and he can mind his own business.
41:29Well, we're going to go to the basketball game tonight.
41:31He's a basketball fan.
41:33We're going to go to the Hawks and the Bucks
41:34play tonight on TBS after WCW.
41:36Can I go?
41:37American Dream,
41:38and I'll be sitting right there at courtside in my season seats.
41:40Can I go?
41:41No.
41:42Why?
41:42Go buy you a ticket.
41:43It's not sold out.
41:45You're not going to sit with me.
41:46That costs money.
41:48Fly and Bryan up and over.
41:49He's trying to keep Arn Anderson.
41:52Head and shoulder fake.
41:52Took Anderson off his feet,
41:54and there's a drop kick by Fly and Bryan.
41:59Anderson still nursing that nagging groin injury.
42:03Oh!
42:04And Pillman shoulder first into the post,
42:07and this match has just taken a completely different look.
42:12You're upset, aren't you?
42:14I think he's making a bad mistake
42:16trying to beat Anderson twice in one weekend.
42:19and Ric Flair sandwiched in between.
42:22Flair and Pillman tonight on WCW
42:24on what should be one of the great broadcasts we've ever had.
42:27Paul will be talking to Arn Anderson tonight on the Danger Zone,
42:30and Missy Hyatt tonight on WCW will talk to big fan Vader.
42:35Yeah, but it looks to me like Bryan Pillman has taken a Danger Zone like never before,
42:39because Double A Arn Anderson doesn't just want to beat him,
42:42doesn't just want to beat him down.
42:44He wants to hurt him.
42:45He wants to end his career for good.
42:48Well, I think what Arn Anderson will be settled for here
42:50is just to continue to inflict the punishment
42:54and further weaken Fly and Bryan for Ric Flair tonight on WCW.
42:59And then if Ric Flair can continue that particular offensive philosophy,
43:04then Anderson should have Pillman ready for the kill tomorrow night on the main event.
43:10And if he does well, over the top rope.
43:14Poked to the eye by Arn Anderson.
43:17Fly and Bryan smashes Anderson's head into the top turnbuckle.
43:21He's ready to fly here.
43:23Eric Pillman off the top.
43:25He's got him pinned.
43:27Wait a minute.
43:28There's Big Sid Vicious interfering.
43:31Oh, Pillman's in big trouble here.
43:33Vicious and Anderson double-teaming.
43:37Fly and Bryan.
43:38They're going for a powerbomb.
43:41Pillman up and over.
43:43Smacking Vicious in the chest.
43:45But from behind is Arn Anderson.
43:49Now, how can one man survive against both Arn and Sid?
43:53Fly and Bryan.
43:54Oh, double clothesline.
43:56By Vicious and Anderson.
43:58Remember, tonight on WCW,
44:02it's Fly and Bryan and Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
44:05And I'm sure Flair is loving what he is seeing right now.
44:10Oh, they're going to finish him off right here.
44:12They're going to finish him off for good.
44:17Vicious.
44:19Off the second rope.
44:21There's Big Josh with his axe handle.
44:24Tommy Redd to Dustin Rhodes.
44:25But the damage has been done.
44:30Take a look at it.
44:32Because when you're messing with the horsemen,
44:34you're messing with the wrong people.
44:36What an intense situation there, ladies and gentlemen.
44:39We hope that you'll join us also tonight, 6.05,
44:42here on TBS for World Championship Wrestling,
44:44and tomorrow night for the main event here on TBS as well.
44:47You know, it seems like, Paul,
44:48every Saturday prior to a big Omni event,
44:50which is tomorrow night here in Atlanta,
44:52the action gets more intense on WCW.
44:54Well, of course it does, because, you see,
44:56the Omni has become the hotbed of professional wrestling,
44:59especially here in World Championship Wrestling.
45:01Now, tomorrow night's the big event at the Omni here in Atlanta,
45:04which means that tonight,
45:05if Ron Simmons shows his face,
45:07if Sting shows his face,
45:09with or without his war paint,
45:11if Eligante can lower himself to the camera
45:13and show his face,
45:15their opponents are going to have a very special message for them.
45:17Tonight could be a very interesting World Championship Wrestling.
45:20And do you have anything special planned
45:22for your good pal, Missy Hyatt?
45:23Do I have anything...
45:24Let me tell you this straight out.
45:25I don't care what Dirk Beinhardt has to say.
45:27I'm telling you this right now.
45:28I'm going to have more airtime than...
45:30I wish you could see gold-digging wench on TV.
45:32I really...
45:32Oh, you can't say that.
45:33Fans, we'll see you tonight at 6.05 on World Championship Wrestling.
45:36corticatops실.com
45:40We're out to show you tonight at 7.05 on what we call out?
45:42We're out to show you tonight at 6.05 on Hawkeye.
45:44We're back in the skyτη hat.
45:52We'll see you tonight at 6.05 on Worldstars for watching this next week.
45:53We're back in the Tuesdaysävast.
45:55We're out of the dawn.
45:56We're out of the dawn.
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