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WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Kerry Booth
Bobby Eaton vs. Allen Martin
Richard Morton vs. Chris Sullivan
The One Man Gang vs. John Peterson
The Diamond Studd vs. Kenny Kendall
Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater vs. Larry Santo & Scott Sandlin
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Kerry Booth
Bobby Eaton vs. Allen Martin
Richard Morton vs. Chris Sullivan
The One Man Gang vs. John Peterson
The Diamond Studd vs. Kenny Kendall
Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater vs. Larry Santo & Scott Sandlin
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00:00Local news broadcast you didn't pick up the newspaper this week
00:04Hey, there's a new heavyweight champion of the world and his name is
00:09Gotta stay tuned to find it out and to hear Gordon Sully with all the exclusive news on the wrestling news network all this morning
00:30You
00:46Good morning everyone and welcome to TBS the power-hour Jim Ross Pauly Danersey with me as usual here this morning
00:52And we've got a very informative and a very exciting broadcast for you that we if you were with us in Baltimore this past Sunday
00:58You saw one of the most historic great American bashes in quite some time
01:02It was an outstanding pay-per-view event. And indeed we do have a new world's heavyweight champion
01:08He is the total package Lex Luger
01:10And I think we saw a side of Lex Luger the dark side of Lex Luger come to the front this past Sunday
01:16Oh, here's the thing. I mean when Lex Luger walked down that aisle
01:19I knew right then he had finally emerged as the man that he could be and that is why he is the
01:26Undisputed WCW heavyweight champion of the world
01:29Well, Paul and I were both wrong last weekend because we both picked Barry Wyndham to defeat Lex Luger
01:35Oh, no, no. No, I picked Lex Luger. No, you did. Yes, I did. You didn't Paul. I
01:40Take it. Well roll with them. We're not gonna roll that we're gonna roll some highlights from this past Sunday's bash
01:48The following historic confrontation
01:52It is for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
02:03Introducing first the number two contender from Sweetwater, Texas
02:09He weighs 278 pounds
02:19He may be number two in your program, but he's number one in the hearts of many fans that are here at the Baltimore Arena
02:29From Chicago, Illinois
02:32weighing 292 pounds
02:34292 pounds he currently holds the United States heavyweight championship
02:50As these thousands of fans look on
02:53Their ovation quite evident that Luger will be the favorite in this contest
02:58The
03:01United States heavyweight champion is the number one contender. He has been very active in defending the US title
03:07And he has not had too many opportunities in the last year or so Tony to wrestle for the world's heavyweight championship
03:16My goodness kicked him in the face and down goes Luger when them up on top the big
03:22nobody there
03:23When them went for an elbow off the top rope
03:26Remember he stands six feet six, but when he got to the canvas, that's all he found Luger was gone
03:37Backdrop good elevation by Luger and a clothesline
03:42the big man now opening up on
03:45the
03:47number two contender in the world Barry Windham
03:51And
03:52Coming down the
03:54Rampway is that's Harley race on the right. Mr. Hughes on the left
03:59What's this all about? I have no idea
04:03Harley race a
04:05multiple-time world champion
04:08And mr. Hughes who I did the bodyguard of the York Foundation
04:13Now are they what's the deal? Are they with Barry Windham? No Harley race is over there talking to Luger
04:23Ladies and gentlemen, the winner and new WCW world heavyweight champion
04:31The double package
04:33Lex Luger
04:38Lex Luger has won the WCW world heavyweight championship
04:44With that Harley race pile driver, and there's mr. Hughes
04:48I'm somewhat baffled
04:52About their presence speaking of Hughes and race
04:57You were looking at the new
04:59WCW world heavyweight champion the total package Lex Luger
05:04The total package has got a message for the rest of the world
05:10Exactly, right Harley a shot for around the world just moments ago
05:15What we're talking about. There's no frivolity here
05:19What we're talking about is a satisfaction and a job well done a job long overdue
05:26What we're talking about is the past right here has been forgotten
05:31New histories being made. This is the dawning of a totally new era for the total package Lex Luger
05:39I have arrived
05:41I have arrived
05:43Get used to this face get used to this body because there's nothing like it
05:49The total package Lex Luger is going to establish a sphere of dominance as sport has never seen
05:54Let this be a message to all wannabe wrestlers all star wrestlers of now all has-been wrestlers
06:00Because the total package Lex Luger has finally arrived
06:05There's been an attitude adjustment so to speak
06:08Barry Windham received an attitude adjustment like any other wrestler who stands in my path
06:15There's a new frame of mind for Lex Luger the physical tools are always there
06:19I just had to be made to believe in myself and my abilities and grab it by the throat
06:27And that's what I did just moments ago
06:30Putting a man into a frame of mind is the thing that this man liked
06:36It's there now the total package is all together
06:57The following tag team event it is set for one fall
07:02Introducing making his way toward the ring
07:05Chairman of the board of the Diamond Exchange Diamond Dallas Page
07:12Ladies and gentlemen from Badstreet USA and Atlanta, Georgia
07:16They are the United States Tag Team Champions
07:20That's Marla Mabel
07:22Oh it is Marla Mabel
07:24You're right Marla's not half as good looking
07:27Badstreet they're also accompanied by road boss Big Daddy D
07:34Their opponents total combined weight 429 pounds
07:37From Birmingham, Alabama Mike Jackson
07:41And from Tampa, Florida Powerhouse Parker
07:47Well ladies and gentlemen we do know that Harley Race has been retained as Lex Luger's advisor
07:53Not his manager an advisor
07:56And Mr. Hughes' contract was purchased by Lex Luger from Alexandra, York
08:03We understand all involved parties including Mr. Hughes very happy with the arrangement
08:08And Mr. Hughes will be accompanying Lex Luger to ringside as his bodyguard
08:15See you later Marla
08:18So that's what we know thus far on the Lex Luger situation
08:23I did have a conversation with Harley Race this week
08:28You will not hear that conversation on television this weekend
08:32But I will be telling all of you exactly what we talked about
08:38How this whole thing came about
08:40And what their plans are on the wrestling hotline
08:43The hotline is on right now as a matter of fact all day and tonight
08:47Here on the wrestling hotline on the Ross Report
08:50You still have your hotline?
08:52Yeah barely
08:53I heard the rumor that Jim Hurd was going to take it away from you
08:57Oh he's talking about taking a lot of things away from me
09:00We had a nice meeting yesterday
09:02Nice?
09:03All I heard was a bunch of screaming
09:05That's normal
09:07That's normal
09:09And then also with Luger now having to vacate the United States Heavyweight Championship
09:15The championship committee has made another
09:18Number one United States tag team champion
09:21World six man tag team champion
09:24We can't be beat no time no where included here tonight
09:29But Luger is going to have to vacate the United States Heavyweight Championship
09:35And I have a list of the people that they put in the tournament
09:39Do you know who's in the tournament Paul?
09:40I'll know next week when we announce it on television
09:43Well I'm going to tell the fans on the wrestling hotline
09:45Who's in the United States tag team tournament
09:47And fans another
09:50Could be considered another bonehead move by the championship committee
09:55All that's on the wrestling hotline
09:57Wait wait wait time out time out
09:59So you're going to reveal who's in the tournament today on the hotline?
10:03Yeah because some choices are dumb they shouldn't be in it
10:05Why are you pushing your luck?
10:07Do you want out of your contract?
10:09Do you want to go back to Oklahoma?
10:11I thought about that a lot in recent days
10:13And if I got you know I got reprimanded for last week's conversation
10:16Reprimanded? I heard you're on double secret probation
10:19Right who cares
10:21If they thought it was hot last week wait till this week
10:24There's going to be smoke coming out of the telephone on the hotline I can promise you
10:29Tag is made here comes Jimmy or Michael Hayes
10:32You know all I know is that Jim Hurd came by me today and he said
10:35I hope you like Tony Schiavone because you're probably going to be working with him sooner than you think
10:39You guys would make a nice pair
10:42Well we both have had property in the northeast
10:46Of course I've kept mine he moved you know
10:49That's another story entirely
10:51Your mom and dad kept theirs
10:53Well yeah but I'll inherit it one day
10:55Side headlock by Mike Jackson only for a moment
10:59Quick action here
11:01And Hayes with the left hand
11:04Michael Hayes with his very quick and sudden left hand
11:08Tim Parker knocked off the apron here
11:11The Freebirds the United States
11:14And the six man champions
11:16Are involved in a big matchup tonight on World Championship Wrestling
11:20There's the DDT from the second row because they're going to take on Robert Gibson
11:24And the Z-Man and that will be for the U.S.A.
11:27And the Z-Man and that will be for the U.S.A.
11:29Tag team titles
11:31It will be denied on TV
11:33The world six man and United States tag team champions
11:38The fabulous Freebirds
11:41The Freebirds defend the U.S.A. tag team titles exclusively on TBS
11:46Today at World Championship Wrestling
11:50Against Z-Man and Robert Gibson
11:52Should be a good one Paul
11:53605 Eastern, 505 Central
11:55The fabulous Freebirds with Bad Street
11:57A DDT off the second row
11:59Wham!
12:00One, two, three
12:01A victory for the U.S. and world six man tag team champions
12:06The fabulous Freebirds
12:09Still to come more action on TBS
12:11Don't go away
12:24Ladies and gentlemen
12:25The following contest
12:27It is set for one fall
12:29Introducing first
12:31Accompanied by Lady Blossom
12:34From Hollywood, California
12:36He weighs 254 pounds
12:40He is the new world television champion
12:45Stunning Steve Austin
12:53His opponent from Greensboro, North Carolina
12:56266 pounds
12:58Kerry Booth
13:00Let me tell you something my Oklahoma co-host
13:02You just blew your job right out of the water
13:04Oh you think so?
13:05Yeah, because I just called a 900 hotline
13:07During a commercial break
13:09You're finished here
13:12Well, whatever
13:13I mean it inspired me for a lot less back in 1989
13:16And I had to wait 8 months before I came back to work here
13:20And I looked at my parents' house
13:21And I already had money coming in
13:23You don't have another source of income
13:25You're going to be back in Oklahoma on the farm
13:26No, you know I don't have another source of income
13:28What are you going to do? Farm for a living?
13:30I could
13:31But you don't want to
13:32Why not?
13:33Listen fans, I'll tell you something
13:35All you kids
13:36It's very important to be able to say and express yourself
13:39And the way they're handling this United States heavyweight title tournament
13:44Is I think it's ludicrous
13:48And after you hear the names
13:50You can agree or disagree
13:52Oh, who's the best?
13:54And if Jim Hurd doesn't like you
13:55The championship committee
13:56Then we'll have another meeting next week
13:58Oh, it won't be a meeting
13:59They'll just say
14:00See you pal, here's your plane ticket
14:02Go back to Oklahoma
14:03Hey, listen
14:04I saw Tony Schiavone's notes for his hotline Monday
14:07He played it nice and safe
14:10Well, everybody has
14:11Everybody's prerogative
14:12To do it as they choose
14:13That's my point
14:14Should be allowed to
14:16The world television champion
14:17Stunning Steve Austin
14:20Still being challenged by beautiful Bobby Eaton
14:24And Austin has become very, very controversial in recent weeks
14:27Because of his erstwhile pal there at ringside
14:32Lady Blossom
14:34Ladies and gentlemen
14:35Here's your winner
14:36The world television champion
14:39Stunning Steve Austin
14:43She may be the wicked witch of the east and west
14:45If you know what I mean
14:46Well, thanks, Tony
14:47I'll take it from here
14:48I gotta get used to saying that now
14:49Because it's obvious
14:50He'll be here next week
14:52Stunning Steve
14:53The world TV champion
14:54Driving Terry Booth's neck right through the rope
14:57Here she is, Lady Blossom
14:58Hi, how you doing?
14:59Whack
15:00Don't wanna see you anymore
15:01It's another victory
15:02For the world television champion
15:07The world television champion
15:08Stunning Steve Austin
15:09Of course
15:10With Lady Blossom at ringside
15:12Racking up another victory
15:13In just a moment
15:14We're gonna go to the ring
15:15And show you
15:16Beautiful Bobby in action
15:18The former television champion
15:19Who says
15:20That he will get that championship back
15:21How do you know that's what he said?
15:22How can you understand this guy?
15:23He comes out
15:24He says, Bobby
15:25Let's talk about ten seconds
15:26About Stunning Steve
15:27And then
15:28Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
15:29He spits the marbles out
15:30And the interview's over
15:31How do you know that's what the guy's trying to say?
15:32I can understand him
15:33Why?
15:34You're from Oklahoma?
15:35I understand Alabama
15:36Let's go to the ring
15:37And see beautiful Bobby
15:38Ladies and gentlemen
15:39The following contest
15:40It is set for one fall
15:41Introducing
15:42You know, Paul
15:43He doesn't have to walk in the ring
15:44He doesn't have to run his mouth
15:45Constantly
15:46Like you
15:47Like me?
15:48Well, I tell you what
15:49People that call the hotline today
15:50If you pick up your phone
15:51You dial
15:521-900-909-9900
15:53You tell me
15:54Who the big mouth of this duo is
15:55Beautiful Bobby
15:56Just taking it out on Martin
15:57The clothesline
15:58Over the top rope
15:59Still to come
16:00In our broadcast
16:01Gordon Soley
16:02And Wrestling News Network
16:03Richard Morton is here
16:04The one-man gang
16:05More information
16:06On the exciting
16:07Bruise Crews
16:08Coming up
16:09I may miss that
16:10I mean, the only
16:11You're gonna miss it
16:12The only thing
16:13You did different
16:14Than I did
16:15I don't wanna miss it
16:16I wanna go on the Bruise Crews
16:17I think it's gonna be
16:18A great deal of fun
16:19To be with the fans
16:20And me and the stars
16:21Of WCW
16:22I hope I don't miss
16:23The Bruise Crews
16:24I can guarantee you will
16:25Unless you buy a ticket
16:26You're out of work
16:27I don't think so
16:28I mean, oh, please
16:29The only thing
16:30You did different
16:31Than what I did
16:32Is that you didn't
16:33Use profanity
16:34No four-letter words
16:35Beautiful Bobby
16:36Except for joke
16:37Beautiful Bobby
16:38Beautiful Bobby
16:39Wrecking at the face
16:40Of Alan Martin
16:41Beautiful Bobby
16:42Still firmly entrenched
16:43In the WCW top ten
16:46I mean, you can't call
16:47Decisions a joke
16:48Okay, well, leave it alone
16:49Paul, all right
16:50Come on, Steve Austin
16:52Come on
16:53Oh, God
16:54Come on, Steve
16:55Beautiful Bobby
16:56Very aggressive
16:57Here this morning
16:59He must be worried
17:00Gordon Soley's bifocals
17:01He thinks Alan Martin
17:02Is Steve Austin
17:03As we mentioned
17:04We've got an outstanding
17:05Broadcast tonight
17:06Two hours here
17:07On TBS tonight
17:08And we certainly hope
17:09That you'll be with us
17:10The United States
17:11Tag Team Championship
17:12Will be on the line tonight
17:13As Z-Man and Robert Gibson
17:14Take on the Freebirds
17:15And again, beautiful Bobby
17:16Wrecking at the face
17:17Of Alan Martin
17:18Who is
17:19Alan Martin's a tough competitor
17:20He's been around for a while
17:21High elevation
17:22Good back drop
17:25He's got a good
17:26Back drop
17:27He's got a good
17:28Back drop
17:29He's got a good
17:30Back drop
17:31He's got a good
17:32Back drop
17:33He's got a good
17:34Back drop
17:35He's got a good
17:36Back drop
17:37He's got a good
17:38Back drop
17:39He's got a good
17:40Back drop
17:41He's got a good
17:42Back drop
17:43He's got a good
17:44Back drop
17:45He's got a good
17:46Back drop
17:47He's got a good
17:48Back drop
17:49He's got a good
17:50Back drop
17:51He's got a good
17:52Back drop
17:53He's got a good
17:54Back drop
17:55He's got a good
17:56Back drop
17:57He's got a good
17:58Back drop
17:59He's got a good
18:00Back drop
18:01Beautiful Bobby on top
18:02Alabama Jam may be coming up
18:05There it is
18:09Beautiful Bobby with a victory
18:12Ladies and gentlemen
18:13Here's your winner
18:14Beautiful Bobby
18:16I mentioned last week or so
18:18That my daughter Casey graduated from Space Camp
18:20In Beautiful Bobby's hometown of Huntsville, Alabama
18:23This guy obviously graduated from Space Camp
18:25Because he knows how to fly
18:27Beautiful Bobby off the top rope
18:29And nobody
18:30But nobody comes off the top rope
18:33Like Beautiful Bobby Eats
18:35Gordon Soley is next on the Wrestling News Network
18:55Welcome to WNN News
18:57I'm Gordon Soley
18:58Our lead story
18:59We have new six-man tag team champions
19:02Recently the Fabulous Freebirds took on the six-man tag team champions
19:07But Ricky Morton was missing
19:09All right
19:10Diamond Dallas Page held WCW's feet to the fire
19:14You cannot replace a champion
19:16And so there were only two opponents instead of three
19:19Well here's what happened toward the end of the match
19:21As the Freebirds took the title
19:23To the board of the Diamond Exchange
19:25Diamond Dallas Page
19:27And here's Diamond Dallas
19:29Along with Road Boss Big Daddy D
19:32They are in fact
19:33The United States Tag Team Champions
19:36From Badstreet USA
19:38In Atlanta, Georgia
19:40The greatest rock and roll band of all time
19:44The Fabulous Freebirds
19:49Along with their newest member
19:51Badstreet
19:54It doesn't get any better than this
20:02Now the man they call Badstreet
20:04Who in fact helped them win the US Tag Belts
20:07In the ring with them
20:09And ladies and gentlemen
20:10Their opponents
20:11They are members of the WCW
20:14World Six-Man Tag Team Champions
20:17From Atlanta, Georgia
20:19218 pounds
20:21Wildfire Tummy Wiz
20:25And from Charlotte, North Carolina
20:27Weighing 310 pounds
20:30The Junkyard Dog
20:34Gordon I think we need to say right out of the box
20:36That you notice that Richard Morton is not here
20:39And it's a very unfortunate set of circumstances
20:42We saw at the top of the program
20:44Him being inducted I guess is the proper way to say it
20:47Or agreeing to be a part of the York Foundation
20:49And then decking his long time friend
20:52Robert Gibson
20:54And now the fact that he's not out here
20:56To help defend the World Six-Man Tag Team Belts
20:58Just says a lot about the character of one Richard Morton
21:02Well it does indeed
21:04And once again we get back to the almighty green buck
21:07Is what we're talking about
21:09Interesting thing about this though
21:11And I just heard a rumble a minute ago
21:13They, Tommy Rich and the Junkyard Dog
21:16Wanted to get a third man
21:18And Big Daddy Dink and Diamond Dallas Page
21:22Protested and said no
21:24They had to be the original champions
21:26Or they would have to do it by just the two of them
21:28Knowing Rich and the Junkyard Dog they went for
21:31And it's Rich taking on both members of the Freebirds right now
21:35That is Jimmy Jam and Michael P.S. Hayes
21:38And like you said the character of Tommy Rich and the Junkyard Dog
21:41Willing to go at it
21:43Two on three knowing the odds are against them
21:46But they have been the World Six-Man Tag Team Champions
21:48For a couple of months now
21:50And great champions they've been
21:52The legal man now is the Dog from behind
21:55Well I think that time Jimmy Jam may have ducked out of the way
21:58But he still got the effect of that right on top of the head
22:01And the Dog going after both men
22:05Now it's Jimmy Jam's turn
22:07Bigfoot right in the kisser that time
22:09Oh no, wrong bit of strategy there
22:12The big guy picks up Jimmy Jam Garvin
22:15And now Michael P.S. Hayes goes down
22:21I'll tell you what
22:22They could score a pinfall
22:24They could be successful in this
22:26I'd sure like to know who they'd like to get as...
22:28Oh man
22:29Bad street from behind
22:30Dog made a mistake of going after
22:32There's the DDT
22:34On Dog
22:35Double DDT
22:36Two men
22:38And a three count
22:39We got new champions
22:40Ladies and gentlemen
22:41The winners of the match
22:42A new
22:43World Six-Man Tag Team
22:45Champions
22:46The fabulous
22:48Breedberg
22:51When are we going to see the man named Bad Street
22:54The mess man
22:55Get in legally
22:56How long ago wouldn't you say?
22:57Now recently at the Clash
22:59A situation occurred where
23:01Ricky Morton, now Richard Morton
23:03According to Alexandra York of the York Foundation
23:06Was being introduced to the crowd
23:08When Gibson came out to the ring
23:11To try and find out what had happened
23:13With his friend of a lifetime
23:15And why he was suddenly going with the York Foundation
23:18Well what happened here
23:20Is clearly reprehensible in my estimation
23:23Let's take a look
23:24A very big announcement
23:25Ladies and gentlemen
23:27In this building
23:28And all around the world
23:30May I present to you
23:31The newest York Foundation member
23:34Richard Morton
23:39Well it certainly was
23:41Comes as no surprise
23:42After his actions earlier
23:44Richard Morton
23:47Certainly looking corporate
23:51I can't believe he's going to turn his back
23:53On all the millions of fans
23:56That have followed him
23:57When he was a member of the Rock and Roll Express
23:59So faithfully and so loyally
24:01Alright Jim that's a good point
24:03And here he is
24:04The newest member
24:05Richard Morton
24:06Hey you know Tony
24:07This is the greatest day of my life
24:09And the greatest opportunity
24:11Because you know
24:12When I sign the contract
24:14That means I never have to sign
24:16Another autograph
24:18I'll tell you what
24:19Now that's a pretty bold statement
24:21Wait a second
24:22Robert Gibson
24:23Hey what are you doing out here man
24:25Hey I've called you
24:26You never return my phone call
24:28Hey the doctor released me
24:30I'm ready to rock and roll
24:31Hey you've been four times
24:32World Tag Team Champion
24:34What's the deal
24:35What is the deal
24:36The deal is money
24:37And big money at the end
24:40That's not in the contract
24:41That's not in the contract
24:43No that is not in the contract
24:47You know Robert
24:48I've been waiting ten years to do this
24:50Oh my god
24:51No Ricky
24:52Don't hit Robert
24:54Ricky Morton
24:55On his partner
24:56They were like brothers
24:58Morton to the piledriver
25:00On Robert Gibson
25:01This is appalling
25:02There's Dustin Rhodes
25:05Oh
25:07Oh my gosh
25:10Let's take a moment if we can now
25:12To analyze the situation
25:13Between now Richard Morton
25:15And Robert Gibson
25:16As you know of course
25:17These two held the
25:18World Tag Team Championship
25:20On four different occasions
25:22Robert Gibson has been
25:23On the recovery road
25:24For several months now
25:25And was going to the ring
25:26As I later found out
25:27Merely to tell
25:29Richard Morton
25:30That he didn't have to go
25:31With the York Foundation
25:33That he was there
25:34That he was ready
25:36And they wanted to rejoin
25:37The partnership
25:39Richard Morton had nothing
25:40To do with it
25:41In fact turned on his man
25:42As we saw
25:44Now
25:45Obviously
25:46We're all motivated
25:47One way or another
25:48By money
25:49I can't blame
25:50Richard Morton
25:52For going with the
25:53York Foundation
25:54If that's what he chose
25:55To do
25:56But I do certainly find
25:57Fault with the method
25:58In which he did it
25:59With an old friend
26:00Like Robert Gibson
26:01I've known Robert Gibson
26:02For years
26:03I respect him
26:04I asked him to come on
26:05Here today
26:06He refused
26:07But he'll be meeting
26:08Richard Morton
26:10The following contest
26:11Here's a comment
26:12From Gordon Soley
26:13Ladies and gentlemen
26:14Introducing first
26:15A company to the ring
26:16By the executive director
26:17Of the York Foundation
26:19Alexander York
26:21As well as head of security
26:23Mr. Hughes
26:24From Nashville, Tennessee
26:26Weighing 208 pounds
26:29The newest member
26:30Of the York Foundation
26:32Richard Morton
26:35Putting a price on friendship
26:36That's basically
26:37What Richard Morton
26:38Has done
26:39233 pounds
26:41Chris Sullivan
26:45Well the reason that
26:46We're showing his bench
26:47Is pretty obvious
26:48Richard Morton
26:49Involved in a heavy duty feud
26:51With Robert Gibson
26:52Gibson tonight
26:54And the Z-Man
26:55Going against the fabulous
26:56Freebirds here
26:57On World Championship Wrestling
26:58For the US Tag Team
26:59Titled
27:00Mr. Hughes
27:01Mr. Hughes
27:02Tomorrow night
27:03On the main event
27:04You see him at ringside
27:05Going against the Yellow Dog
27:06Trying to pick up
27:07The big money
27:08That's on the mask
27:09The bounty on the mask
27:10At 6.05 Eastern Time
27:12Richard Morton
27:13Involved in big matches
27:14Tonight in Johnson City
27:15Tomorrow in Knoxville
27:16And Monday in Nashville, Tennessee
27:18So there's a lot of relevance
27:20To seeing Richard Morton
27:21Right now this morning
27:22On CBS
27:24Well this past Sunday
27:25He had quite a matchup
27:26With Robert Gibson
27:28Morton won the situation
27:30But it was very controversial
27:32As a matter of fact
27:33He smacked Robert in the
27:34Head with the computer
27:36To get the deciding fall there
27:40Ah, controversy
27:41Schmontroversy
27:42Gibson has never been that close
27:44To a computer in his lifetime
27:46And all Morton did
27:47Was give him an education
27:49In computers and economics
27:51Economics
27:52And now Morton got the winner
27:54Sharon Gibson took the loser
27:56All I know is Paul
27:57Is he took the computer
27:58When the referee was not looking
27:59And hit him in the face with it
28:01And he went home
28:02With the winner's share
28:03And Gibson went home
28:04With the loser's share
28:05And that as Arne Anderson
28:06Would tell you
28:07Is the bottom line
28:09As who would tell you?
28:10Arne Anderson
28:14He's the only one
28:15Saying that here now you know
28:18Knee lift
28:20From Alexander York
28:23And putting some information
28:24In the computer
28:25I don't think she knows
28:26Anything about wrestling
28:27Quite a business woman
28:30She doesn't have to know
28:31She knows how to operate
28:32The computer
28:33And the computer prints out
28:34Beautiful game plans
28:39Richard Morton
28:40Of the York Foundation
28:41Very offensive minded
28:43Here this morning
28:44On TBS
28:45And he's
28:46Money, that's the name of the game
28:48Sell out your friends
28:49Turn your back on your family
28:50Turn your back on everybody
28:51That's cared for you
28:52Just for a bigger paycheck
28:55That's always been my motto
29:02Well some people
29:03Are not going to compromise
29:04Their beliefs
29:07And how they feel in their heart
29:09For any job
29:10Or anybody's money
29:14I told the fans last week
29:16What I was going to do
29:17On the hotline
29:18And I did it
29:19And I'm not ashamed
29:20Of what I did
29:21And I'm not
29:22I think the fans
29:23Appreciate hearing honesty
29:26And that's exactly
29:27What they're going to
29:28Get today too
29:29Hey look
29:30I believe in the
29:31First Amendment right
29:32But you're abusing it pal
29:33I don't think so
29:34And you're jeopardizing
29:35Your own career
29:36By exercising those
29:37Rights on the hotline
29:39Richard Morton
29:40Is going to exercise
29:42His knee to the back
29:43Of the head
29:44Of Sullivan
29:46Lateral press
29:47This one is over
29:49Ladies and gentlemen
29:50Here's your winner
29:51Richard Morton
29:53Oh Dustin Rhodes
29:54A real good friend
29:56Of Robert Gibson
29:59Certainly appalled by
30:01Morton's recent actions
30:11About to take another look
30:12Here now
30:16Richard Morton did look
30:17Very very effective
30:18In the contest
30:19We have to admit that
30:20Richard Morton
30:21Picking up Chris Sullivan
30:22Giving him a pile driver
30:24An unbelievably brutal maneuver
30:27Considering it's coming
30:28From Richard Morton
30:29When have you ever seen
30:30Them use tactics like this
30:31And then off the top rope
30:33Driving Chris Sullivan's head
30:34Right through the mat
30:35One two three
30:36For the newest
30:37And most successful
30:38Member of the York Foundation
30:40Richard Morton
30:41Fans we're just a little
30:42Over two weeks away
30:43From WCW Magazine
30:45Being on the national newsstand
30:47You won't be around to see it
30:48On August the 6th
30:50We'll talk more about that
30:51When we come back
30:52Here this morning on CBS
31:08Ladies and gentlemen
31:09The following contest
31:10It is set for one fall
31:12Introducing first
31:13Being led to the ring
31:14By Kevin Sullivan
31:16From Halsted Street
31:18Chicago, Illinois
31:19Six feet eight inches
31:21Four hundred and twelve pounds
31:23He's got a mask on
31:24How do we know
31:25It's not the yellow dog
31:26One man gang
31:28Flying Brian in there
31:29That's what everybody's saying
31:30Welcome back everyone
31:31To TBS
31:32Jim Ross and Paulie Daniels
31:33Are back with you
31:34And his opponent
31:35From Seattle, Washington
31:36Two hundred thirty five pounds
31:38John Peterson
31:41One man gang
31:42Will be in the Omni
31:44On the last Great American Bash
31:46Of 1991
31:47That will be on Sunday
31:48August 25th
31:50And the
31:51Significance of that match
31:52Is not only
31:53Of that event
31:54I should say
31:55Not only will it be the last
31:56Bash of this year
31:58But a match has been signed
32:00We understand
32:01Putting the
32:03Hair of the one man gang
32:06Against the return to Argentina
32:08Of El Higante
32:10In other words
32:11If El Higante wins
32:13He will shave the one man gang bald
32:15In the Omni on the 25th
32:17But if the one man gang wins
32:19Then El Higante
32:20Has to leave this country
32:22Give up his work visa
32:23And go back to Argentina
32:25Forever
32:29One man gang
32:30In that
32:31Rather
32:32Large
32:33Straight jacket
32:37Well it's going to be
32:38A tremendous night in the Omni
32:41We understand
32:42And it may be signed by now
32:43Not really sure
32:45They were looking at signing
32:47Promoter Rob Garner
32:49Promoting
32:50Or trying to sign
32:51Ron Simmons and Lex Luger
32:53For the world title
32:55747 on Peterson
32:58And man this one did not take long
33:00Ladies and gentlemen
33:01Here's your winner
33:02The one man gang
33:07We'll be showing you fans
33:08A number on the bruise cruise
33:10That's going to be
33:11The highlight of the year
33:12In my estimation
33:13For a lot of us
33:14There's a free number
33:16That you can
33:17Call for information
33:18An 800 number
33:20We'll have that for you
33:21In just a moment
33:24They're taking him back
33:25To Bellevue with them
33:29Bellevue or Piedmont
33:30Or Grady Memorial
33:31Or somewhere
33:38Not so much for his trip
33:40This is great TV
33:43Spend your dream vacation
33:45With Lex Luger
33:46Sting
33:47And many other great
33:48WCW wrestlers
33:49On the bruise cruise
33:51Sail away on your passage
33:52To exotic beaches
33:53On luxurious MS New Amsterdam
33:55For a trip you'll never forget
33:57Visit the exotic ports
33:58Of Key West, Florida
33:59Ocho Rios, Jamaica
34:00Grand Cayman
34:01And the beautiful beaches
34:02Of Cozumel, Mexico
34:03There'll be special
34:04Autograph sessions
34:05And beach parties
34:06With your favorite
34:07WCW wrestlers
34:08Don't miss this
34:09Once in a lifetime
34:10Dream vacation
34:11On the bruise cruise
34:12Ladies and gentlemen
34:13The following contest
34:14It is set for one fall
34:15Introducing first
34:16Accompanied by the chairman
34:17Of the board
34:18Of the Diamond Exchange
34:19Diamond Dallas Page
34:20He weighs 298 pounds
34:21The Diamond Sky
34:22Bruise cruise is going
34:23To be a lot of fun, Paul
34:24Oh, it certainly will be
34:25I'm looking forward
34:26To going on it
34:27Without you
34:28I'm looking forward
34:29To going on it
34:30Without you
34:31I'm looking forward
34:32To going on it
34:33Without you
34:34I'm looking forward
34:35To going on it
34:36Without you
34:37I'm looking forward
34:38To going on it
34:39Without you
34:40I'm looking forward
34:41To going on it
34:42Without you
34:43With the 6 foot 7
34:44298 pound diamond stud
34:45Twisted steel and sex appeal
34:46Where's that girl
34:47Up for the job this week
34:48That's right
34:49Week after week
34:50We're searching
34:51Across the country
34:52And around the world
34:53For a studded
34:54From this mahunk
34:55Of a man
34:56Come on in here, honey
34:57Let's see if you got
34:58What it takes
34:59Back up and get
35:00A big wide view
35:01With the Diamond Sky
35:02Bruise cruise
35:03I'm looking forward
35:04To going on it
35:05Without you
35:06I'm looking forward
35:07To going on it
35:08With the Diamond Sky
35:09Big wide view
35:10With this man here
35:11Are you ready
35:12To strip the stud, babe?
35:13Let's see you doing
35:14Good God
35:15Yeah, a little taken back
35:16By that
35:17Hi, you were wonderful
35:18You were marvelous
35:19But see ya
35:20You know, when Jim Hurt
35:21Fires you for your hotline
35:22Maybe that's what you can do
35:23For a living
35:24Come a stud at
35:25229 pounds
35:26Penny
35:27Pinball
35:28You can strip the stud
35:29That's a ludicrous remark
35:30Something you might care to do
35:31I don't have any desire
35:32To be around the Diamond Sky
35:33I'm looking forward
35:34To going on it
35:35Without you
35:36I'm looking forward
35:37To going on it
35:38I don't have any desire
35:39To be around the Diamond Stud
35:40In any capacity
35:41Then you can still be
35:42In the wrestling business
35:43And I'd have to answer
35:44To people that will
35:45Just downplay
35:46Well, I'll tell you something, Paul
35:47If they're going to censor me
35:48For my hotline
35:49If they're going to talk
35:50Maybe I don't want to be
35:51In the wrestling business
35:52If it's going to be like that
35:53You know, I don't mind
35:54Having rather enthusiastic
35:57Meetings with Hurts
35:59But I'm not going to be
36:00I'm not going to be censored
36:01Hurts
36:02Not even
36:03You're pushing it
36:04You want out, don't you?
36:05Diamond Stud
36:06Hammers away
36:07All these years
36:08Of dealing with me
36:09You just can't handle anymore
36:10It has nothing to do with you
36:12I can assure you
36:13You're burned out
36:14You're broken down
36:15I'm not broken down
36:16I'm not burned out
36:17You just want to go back
36:18Home to Oklahoma
36:19You want out
36:22Worry about your own business
36:23Worry about your own
36:24Receding hairline
36:25Worry about your own problems
36:27Worry about your mommy and daddy
36:28Back in Scarsdale
36:29Getting somebody else
36:30To mow the lawn
36:31Because you're too lazy
36:32To do it
36:33But don't worry about me
36:34I'm not burned out
36:35I love wrestling
36:36I love WCW wrestling
36:37And I love the fans
36:38But I am
36:39But what I do love more than that
36:40Is my First Amendment rights
36:45First of all
36:46I'm not too lazy to do my lawn
36:47Because I'm rich enough
36:48To have a gardener to do it
36:49Secondly
36:50When they sent me home
36:51Back in 89
36:52I still couldn't afford it
36:53Because mommy and daddy
36:54Paid all my bills
36:55And thirdly
36:56You don't have rich parents
36:57Like I do
36:58You're going to be
36:59Plowing fields
37:00You're going to be
37:01Selling your family's cows
37:02Back in Oklahoma
37:03Back in Westville
37:04But you're not going to have
37:06Well
37:07I'm not worried about it
37:08Diamond Stud
37:106'7, 298
37:13Very impressive looking athlete
37:22Down the back suplex
37:23From the turnbucklers there
37:32Diamond Stud has been
37:34Impressive
37:35Some of the recent outings
37:36I have seen him in
37:38Setting him up apparently
37:39For the Diamond Death Drop
37:44Sure to be reading about that
37:45In the WCW magazine
37:46On August the 6th
37:48I've seen an advanced copy
37:49It is a tremendous publication
37:52And the Diamond Stud
37:54Great coup de grace maneuver there
37:56Ladies and gentlemen
37:57The winner of the match
37:58The Diamond Stud
38:046'7, 298 pounds
38:07The Diamond Stud takes Kenny Kendall
38:10Up to the top rope
38:11Into the belly to back suplex
38:13Driving him right through the mat
38:15Notice the head bouncing off the mat
38:17From there as they say
38:19It's all academic
38:20The Diamond Death Drop
38:22And a 1-2-3
38:24For the 6'7 Diamond Stud
38:28Don't forget tonight
38:29On World Championship Wrestling
38:30The United States Tag Team Championship
38:32Will be decided
38:33Right here on television
38:35The Z-Man and Robert Gibson
38:36Take on the Freebirds
38:38Plus Paul, he's got
38:39A very special interview
38:40That we'll tell you about
38:42When we come back
38:43On TVX
38:58Ladies and gentlemen
38:59The following tag team event
39:01It is set for one fall
39:03Introducing first
39:04From the Hardliners Collection Agency
39:07Dirty Dick Slater
39:08Dick Murdock
39:09The Hardliners
39:12Welcome back everyone
39:13Jim Ross and Paul Eden
39:14Back with you Paul
39:15And their opponents
39:16Total combined weight
39:17457 pounds
39:18From Knoxville, Tennessee
39:19Larry Santo
39:21His partner from Seymour, Indiana
39:23Scott Sandler
39:25But what does Barry Windham have to say?
39:28He hasn't said a single word
39:29To any member of the media
39:31Until tonight
39:32At 6.05 Eastern Time
39:34Barry Windham talks to me
39:37On World Championship Wrestling
39:39This will be a great broadcast
39:40That happens tonight
39:42Two big hours here
39:43On TVX
39:44Hope you'll be with us
39:45And we've also got a great broadcast
39:47On the main event
39:49Tomorrow
39:50Hope you'll be with us
39:51For that one as well
39:52We know that the Hardliners
39:54Will be involved in the
39:55World Tag Team Title Tournament
39:57Gordon Soley will have more on that
39:59On the WCW Control Center
40:01A new feature
40:03That will air tonight
40:05Here on TVX
40:09And they go right to work on the arm
40:11Notice that
40:12The Hardliners
40:13Oh man!
40:14Great right hand by Murdock
40:21Murdock and Slater
40:23Two tough veterans
40:25They both have been around
40:26For over 20 seasons each
40:29They want that
40:30Perhaps the one last opportunity
40:32To grab at the brass ring
40:34Meaning the World Tag Team Championship
40:37We'll talk about that
40:38And many other subjects
40:39With Tony Schiavone
40:41On AM 750 WSB
40:43For one hour tomorrow night
40:44At 9 o'clock
40:45In Atlanta
40:48Murdock now
40:51With that
40:52Patented elbow
40:54Right across the ring apron
40:59And Scott Steiner
41:02I'm not sure
41:03We may have that information
41:06For you tonight
41:08Or perhaps tomorrow
41:09The main event
41:10Regarding Scott Steiner's
41:11Rehabilitation
41:13As many of you may know
41:16Last weekend
41:17His injury was a little more serious
41:19Than was previously thought
41:21And he may be out of action
41:22Some say he's going to be back
41:23In October
41:25I don't think he'll be back that early
41:27No, there's no way
41:28Steiner is perhaps through
41:30A lot of people say
41:31Well, he'll make it
41:32But I don't think he can
41:33But Paul, you know
41:34Rick Steiner's fulfilling
41:35All of his contractual obligations
41:37During the Great American Bash tour
41:40If he has a match signed
41:41With the Hardliners
41:42He's going to have a mystery partner
41:44And these tough guys
41:45Have got another submission victory
41:48Ladies and gentlemen
41:49Here are your winners
41:50Dirty Dick Slater
41:51Dick Murdock
41:52The Hardliners
42:02As we've been discussing
42:03Ladies and gentlemen
42:04Tonight on World Championship Wrestling
42:06We are anticipating
42:07An announcement from
42:08The WCW Championship Committee
42:10Regarding the World Tag Team
42:11Title situation
42:13Now as many of you know
42:15That the champions
42:16Must defend their titles
42:18Once in every 30 days
42:20And Steiner's haven't
42:21And due to Scott Steiner's injury
42:23At the hands of the Hardliners
42:24That's just an excuse
42:25They haven't defended it
42:26But he's been injured
42:27The situation is
42:28They're going to make
42:29A ruling on it tonight
42:30I think the WCW Committee
42:31Will strip the Steiners
42:32Of the tag titles
42:33Maybe tonight
42:34And hand the belts
42:35Right over to the Hardliners
42:36Shouldn't hand them to the Hardliners
42:37Why not?
42:38They should have a tournament
42:39No, no, a tournament's a tournament
42:40They beat up the Steiners
42:41Nobody's ever done that before
42:42The Hardliners are the
42:43Number one contenders
42:44Therefore they should be
42:45Handed the belts
42:46Well, that's a unique analogy
42:47I think it's erroneous
42:48But be that as it may
42:49The next issue
42:50We'll address tonight
42:51Concerns the WCW
42:52World's Heavyweight Championship
42:53In recent days
42:54I have had more than one fan
42:57Tell me that Lex Luger
42:59Has refused to sign their autographs
43:01That Lex Luger
43:02From our PR department
43:04Has refused to go to
43:05Children's Hospitals
43:06Because he thinks now
43:07That he is the greatest champion
43:09Of all time
43:10He is!
43:11He's been the champion
43:12Less than two weeks
43:13And he already is
43:14The greatest heavyweight champion
43:15Of all time
43:16Just look at the man's credentials
43:17He beat Barry Wyndham
43:18The man that everybody said
43:19Was the heir to the throne
43:20Hey, it's total package time now
43:22I think Luger is a tremendous athlete
43:24But he has yet to prove
43:25That he is the greatest champion
43:27Of all time
43:28We'll talk more about it
43:29Big news tonight
43:30At 6.05 on TBS
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