- yesterday
Here is part 1: https://dai.ly/x9nclok Check Out More Classic WCW Monday Nitro Episodes Here: https://dailymotion.com/playlist/x8g7i8
Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00:00Last night, even though he did not win the U.S. title.
00:00:03Let's go to meme Gene Oakland. Gene?
00:00:05All right, Tony, I couldn't help but notice there is a sign out here in the arena that says,
00:00:08I want a title shot. If there's somebody that knows about that,
00:00:11it's a man that has held the WCW Heavyweight title for 13 big times.
00:00:18San Diego and America, here on Nitro, please welcome the Nature Boy, Rick Flair.
00:00:28Maybe a lot of doubts last night whether Flair would be back 100%.
00:00:32I don't think there were any doubts after what happened last night.
00:00:36The man is back, more focused than we've seen him in many, many years.
00:00:46We have missed you on Monday nights, Mr. Flair.
00:00:50Mean, woo, Gene, if you think you've missed me,
00:01:00imagine what it was like sitting home watching Hogan and
00:01:07Henning parade around in the Nature Boy's robe.
00:01:13That had to be a real insult, a real shot to the chops.
00:01:20Last night, Henning, I came this close.
00:01:25Blood, yes.
00:01:27Stitches, yes.
00:01:28Career over, no.
00:01:30But tonight, another night.
00:01:33And Henning, if I see you in San Diego, you're a dead man.
00:01:39I thought it's strong, Rick Flair.
00:01:42I know this is a very emotional time.
00:01:44However, me, Gene, forthcoming tonight.
00:01:52Plan on this.
00:01:54Hogan takes the Diamond Cutter.
00:01:58And then, and then, I have the privilege of walking the aisle against the Macho Man.
00:02:15Savage, stay out of my life.
00:02:22You've made the mistake.
00:02:24You've crossed the line.
00:02:25You know me, and I know you.
00:02:29And tonight, pal, TNT special.
00:02:34One segment, you and me.
00:02:37Drugs, no.
00:02:39Violence, yes.
00:02:42Sex, yes.
00:02:43And brother, right here, you, Miss Elizabeth, and it ain't you more.
00:02:49It's gonna be crazy, because Savage, I'm gonna end your reign with Slim Jim in one minute.
00:03:02And give Liz a ride on Space Mountain in the next.
00:03:09All right, it could be a tough time for the NWO.
00:03:12Tony, very quickly, let's get back to you.
00:03:15My.
00:03:16Ric Flair, unparalleled tonight.
00:03:19You thought he was a man possessed last night.
00:03:22Holy Moses.
00:03:23He and the Macho Man, Randy Savage, still to come in this program, as well as Hogan and
00:03:27Diamond Dallas Page.
00:03:29And as Mike today said, we have three title matches, and that's all still to come,
00:03:34because we're gonna be on for an extra hour here tonight, all the way up until 11 o'clock
00:03:39Eastern time.
00:03:40Right now, though, we're gonna feature a match as Scotty Riggs comes out with one of
00:03:46the most bizarre personalities our sport has seen, I would venture to say, in many, many
00:03:52years.
00:03:52Call him an enigma, call him a very complex person, whatever you want.
00:03:57Scotty Riggs will come to the ring to square up against a man who has stoically been sitting
00:04:02at ringside all night.
00:04:05We're talking about Raven.
00:04:06I believe this is the Nitro debut for Raven, at least in terms of in-ring action.
00:04:12Previously, he appeared on A Clash of the Champions on TBS, but this is his first matchup
00:04:17on a Monday night.
00:04:18And he appeared also on, if we'll recall, on WCW Saturday night.
00:04:22He doesn't even come from the dressing room area.
00:04:24He comes from his seat at ringside.
00:04:27And it's like his crew.
00:04:31I believe he's getting a following here.
00:04:33Yep.
00:04:36Stevie Richards has come out.
00:04:37Perry Saturn ducks in the ring.
00:04:39Kidman is out there.
00:04:40And Sick Boy, the newest member of the-
00:04:42Sick Boy.
00:04:43I guess newest member of the flock, you'd almost have to say.
00:04:46It's almost as if there's a hypnotic effect that he has on this group.
00:04:51Kind of a guru kind of guy.
00:04:52It's almost like a trance.
00:04:54Yeah.
00:04:55Before this match even begins, it is a well-documented fact that my man Raven still refuses to sign a contract
00:05:09with World Championship Wrestling.
00:05:13So Nick Patrick, the only way Raven will wrestle here tonight is if you make it a no disqualification match.
00:05:24Well, I don't think Nick's gonna have a problem with that.
00:05:29Neither will Scotty Riggs.
00:05:31Scotty Riggs is a determined former World Tag Team champ.
00:05:34Riggs just said, I don't care.
00:05:36Riggs.
00:05:37Hands up.
00:05:38There's no need for us to fight.
00:05:40There's no need for us to wrestle tonight.
00:05:43In fact, you haven't won a match in six months.
00:05:47But inside of you, there was once the potential for a great athlete.
00:05:55And inside of you, there are also demons.
00:05:58And I feel your pain.
00:06:00Come with me, and I'll set you free.
00:06:04An offer made to Scotty Riggs from Raven to join his group.
00:06:11To join his cult.
00:06:14Riggs, I'm gonna give you one more chance.
00:06:16Come with me, and I'll set you free.
00:06:20What does he mean by that?
00:06:21I don't know.
00:06:22I have no idea.
00:06:24Guess there's his answer.
00:06:26You've made your choice.
00:06:27So it is written, so it shall come to pass.
00:06:31Vote the Raven, never more.
00:06:34Riggs had a chance to walk away from this match, but we know how much a competitor
00:06:38Scotty Riggs is with his following surrounding on the outside.
00:06:43Raven in a non-disqualification, no-disqualification match.
00:06:47And Scotty Riggs will go at it.
00:06:48And I tell you, Raven, you know this is a man.
00:06:52You know, we have seen these special videos on Raven.
00:06:55It is a man with a lot of anger in his heart.
00:06:58I don't think there's any question about that.
00:07:00And he has been showing that in the very small glimpses we've seen him compete in the ring,
00:07:06that anger really comes out in these matches.
00:07:08Tony, the man's bizarre.
00:07:11Now he has his group of misfits surrounding the ring at the same time.
00:07:16Double underhook and takeover.
00:07:18Seems like he's had a troubled life.
00:07:20Something went wrong.
00:07:21He's blaming everybody.
00:07:23Yeah.
00:07:24He talks about coming from a broken family.
00:07:26The problems that that has evolved with.
00:07:28And now we see that the Saturn hands in the steel chair again.
00:07:32Remember, no disqualification in this matchup.
00:07:34Well, I can understand maybe the broken family.
00:07:37Boy, Scotty Riggs rebounds against Raven and maybe problems in the past,
00:07:41but there comes a time when you gotta accept responsibility for your own life and forget about it.
00:07:46What happened?
00:07:48What happened?
00:07:49He went head first into that chair and Scotty Riggs is hurt.
00:07:52Eye first, Tony.
00:07:54That dropped toehold.
00:07:55And Scotty Riggs not only, as you mentioned, face first, but wait a minute.
00:08:00He's holding his eye.
00:08:01He is holding his eye.
00:08:02Kidman went in there to tell him, hey, wait a second.
00:08:04The man is hurt, stop.
00:08:06Patrick's stopping it now.
00:08:07He's hurt his eye.
00:08:08And he shoved Kidman outside.
00:08:10Kidman was showing a little sympathy for Scotty Riggs.
00:08:13And Raven sent him airborne.
00:08:15Oh, this is one sick puppy.
00:08:18And he goes back to his seat.
00:08:20That's it?
00:08:21Yeah, well, Scotty Riggs, this match I'm sure is over now.
00:08:26And it was a no disqualification match, but we are gonna have some medical attention for Scotty Riggs.
00:08:31That's a scary situation.
00:08:32This really is.
00:08:33This man's career could be over.
00:08:34Let him take a look.
00:08:35Let him take a look.
00:08:36Let me get this on.
00:08:37Come on.
00:08:38I hate to think of what could be.
00:08:39Hold that on.
00:08:40Hold that on.
00:08:41Hold that on, okay.
00:08:42He's been ventilating right now.
00:08:43Yeah, Scotty Riggs may not be, and I know it's very premature to say this.
00:08:46You never know.
00:08:47But he may not be able to wrestle again.
00:08:49I mean, he went down in an exorbitant amount of pain.
00:08:53The match is over, fans.
00:08:55We hope to have an update on Scotty Riggs before the end of this program.
00:08:58We still got more to go.
00:08:59Stay with us.
00:09:04As you watch the Nitro Girls, let us remind you that WCW Wrestling comes to the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday, November 2nd.
00:09:11Tickets to the Box Office and Ticketmaster.
00:09:13We're gonna be in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, November 4th at the Stabler Arena.
00:09:18Tickets to the Box Office, Ticketmaster, and all Stabler Arena outlets.
00:09:22And we're gonna be in Dayton, Ohio at the Hair Arena on November 16th.
00:09:26Tickets available there at the Box Office at Ticketmaster.
00:09:29And don't forget, tickets still on sale for the next big spectacular on pay-per-view, World War III.
00:09:35Sunday, November 23rd, that is, from the Palace of Auburn Hills.
00:09:40Tickets available at the Palace Box Office at Ticketmaster.
00:09:44As we are set to go to the ring, here's ring announcer, Michael Buffer.
00:09:49And now, ladies and gentlemen, WCW Monday Nitro presents the moment the world has been waiting for.
00:10:02It's DDP versus Hogan.
00:10:05San Diego, are you ready?
00:10:07WCW fans, are you ready?
00:10:18For the thousands in attendance and
00:10:23the millions watching around the world.
00:10:26From San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
00:10:31Let's get ready to rumble!
00:10:37Coming to the ring, wearing denim in black, he weighs 256 pounds.
00:10:53From the famous Jersey Shore, he is known throughout the world of professional wrestling as one of the most dangerous opponents anyone can face.
00:11:02Tonight, he shakes off the pain, and he shakes off the injury of last night's Halloween Havoc.
00:11:09But once again, meet the challenge in honor, ladies and gentlemen, the master of the diamond cutter, Diamond Dallas Page!
00:11:24Diamond Dallas Page, you are not gonna find any more determined, more courageous wrestler than we're seeing come to the ring right now.
00:11:33Ribs banged up repeatedly with help from a Hollywood Hulk Hogan in disguise flashlight as Sting.
00:11:42There's no denying what the focus of attack's gonna be here, Brain.
00:11:47Well, Tony, this man, after the beating he took last night, after the beating he gave out last night,
00:11:52wrapped up ribs. I mean, the man's busted up from head to toe.
00:11:56The only guy to come out here and accept Hogan's challenge for the world.
00:12:00He's either crazy, or he's the toughest man walking the streets today, or if he owns the diamond cutter.
00:12:08Look at this.
00:12:10As Randy Anderson, the referee, assigned to this one, checks in with DDP.
00:12:15This is gonna be quite a confrontation here tonight.
00:12:19Hogan right now, and momentum, so much a part of our sport.
00:12:24Hogan right now, riding on a wave of momentum.
00:12:29And speaking of Hollywood Hogan, we're gonna have Hollywood Hogan, his intro,
00:12:34when we continue live on Nightmare.
00:12:36Stay with us.
00:12:37And now, ladies and gentlemen,
00:12:42about to make his entrance to the ring,
00:12:46a man who needs no introduction the world over.
00:12:51The biggest icon in wrestling.
00:12:54Coming to the ring at this time,
00:12:58the most recognizable face and persona in the history of professional wrestling.
00:13:05He weighs 275 pounds.
00:13:08Wearing black, he comes to us from Hollywood, California.
00:13:12Here is the leader of the New World Order,
00:13:17the reigning undisputed WCW, NW Heavyweight Champion of the World, Hollywood Hogan.
00:13:36Well, here we go, ladies and gentlemen, wrestling fans around the world.
00:13:41And you know, Mike, today, I think during the commercial break, you brought up a good point.
00:13:45We've seen many great matches on this program throughout the years.
00:13:48This is the first time these two men have met in singles competition.
00:13:52First ever meeting between the two.
00:13:54You know, we've categorized DDP as a self-made man.
00:13:58The hardest working man in professional wrestling in terms of his videotape study,
00:14:03workouts and training at the power plant.
00:14:05He puts in countless hours.
00:14:07And now I guess you could say that it's finally paid off for DDT.
00:14:11And will Hollywood Hulk Hogan be the next in a long line of Diamond Cutter victims?
00:14:17If he gets the Diamond Cutter on him, if he wins here tonight, he will not win the title.
00:14:22It's a non-title match.
00:14:23But based on what happened to Diamond Dallas last night at the hands of Hollywood Hogan disguised as Sting,
00:14:31Cage not worrying about becoming a champion here tonight.
00:14:34It's payback time, and you're seeing it live in this three-hour edition of WCW Monday Nitro.
00:14:40We're heading towards the 10 o'clock hour.
00:14:42We're gonna go as we've said many times in this telecast.
00:14:45Pass that on to 11 o'clock Eastern Time live here tonight.
00:14:49They lock up Hogan and Paige.
00:14:52And Hogan shoves him back at each and every bump he takes.
00:14:55Even bumping up against the turnbuckle hurts the ribs of Paige.
00:14:59You ain't nobody. You ain't nobody.
00:15:02He had torn rib cartilage after the attack by the NWO previously on Nitro.
00:15:07And that was before Hulk Hogan in his Sting mask came to the ring with the baseball bat last night.
00:15:15We'll see how long it takes for Hogan to wait and start going for those ribs.
00:15:20Notice this, Paige coming to the ring with blue jeans on.
00:15:24He did not even really come here prepared to wrestle tonight.
00:15:26But he came here and he took the challenge that Hogan set forth at the beginning of this program here.
00:15:31Tony, I believe that's the same clothes he had on last night.
00:15:34I don't think this man's been to bed yet.
00:15:36May not have been.
00:15:37No.
00:15:38He was rolled out last night on the gurney and then Savage attacked him again.
00:15:42Yeah.
00:15:43Michael Buffer announced Hogan as the undisputed NWO, WCW World's Heavyweight Champion.
00:15:48There's also no dispute that Rowdy Roddy Piper beat Hogan last night.
00:15:53It was a real brawl and the opening minutes of this matchup, surprisingly,
00:15:57have turned into a wrestling match between Hogan and Paige.
00:16:00And, you know, we're all surprised that Brady brought it up, surprised that he hadn't gone to the ribs.
00:16:04Now Paige is gonna lay the foundation for a high impact match.
00:16:08And Hogan fires right back.
00:16:10Hollywood Hogan, a man whose movie will make its debut on the TNT Network tomorrow night, 8 o'clock.
00:16:17You heard Bischoff and Hogan talk about it.
00:16:20It's gonna be a big debut for him.
00:16:22What do you think you are?
00:16:23What do you think you are?
00:16:24What do you think you are?
00:16:25What do you think you are?
00:16:26What do you think you are?
00:16:27What do you think you are?
00:16:32What do you think you are?
00:16:33What do you think you are?
00:16:34What do you think you are?
00:16:35Bischoff!
00:16:36What do you think you are?
00:16:37What do you think you are?
00:16:39What do you think you are?
00:16:40What do you think you are?
00:16:41Is really an extension to the assault the NWO has made on WCW over the past year.
00:16:46Now they're trying to take over the entertainment world and, well,
00:16:49that wrestling match between the two certainly didn't last long.
00:16:51last long. Hogan sends him down with a left-handed lariat, and that was great execution by the
00:16:57champ. Here's the cover, one, two, and Hogan trying to get the win here. I'm surprised EDP
00:17:04had enough power with those bad ribs to kick out at something like that. You still see that he's
00:17:10really favoring the midsection and the ribcage. That time, knee right into the face. First time
00:17:16that Hogan attacked the ribs, Paige just doubled over in pain. Well, you know, if people keep pounding on you and kicking on you, you'll never get well. You're not gonna heal. Hitting you with a baseball bat. That don't help. If you keep accepting matches like this, you'll never heal either. No. And certainly we understand the pros and the termination of Paige. Yeah, let's give him some credit. He's the one that stepped up to the plate when Hogan made the challenge. He went for the diamond cutter and Hogan shrugged him off, and Hogan saw it coming. Not today, he said.
00:17:46Boy, oh boy. You know, so many ways when you put the diamond cutter on you, sometimes you don't see it coming. For Hogan, fortunately, he saw that one coming, guys. But Tony, look at this, Dan Mike. Look how frustrated Hogan is. He got out of that ring. He should be happy he didn't put the diamond cutter on. What does he do? He overturns the step. He's showing anger. He's showing fear. This man's showing his colors right now. He's showing fear. How about last night when earlier they said that they, they being Bischoff and Hogan, were not gonna wrestle
00:18:16Piper in the cage unless WCW could guarantee Sting would not get involved. To me, that was a show of fear. And finally, JJ came out with the contract, made the big power play, and made them get in the ring. Oh, my. Hogan goes down. What impact off the Larian clothesline, and again, he bails out to the floor.
00:18:37So fear, it's not uncommon to see fear in Hogan, nor Bischoff, nor the NWL.
00:18:47There he goes again. As much as they want to deny it.
00:18:49He's losing it.
00:18:49He's losing it.
00:18:53Of all situations, movie industry, wrestling, Hollywood, anything this man touches, he wants to be in control of.
00:19:04That's not happening here anymore. Hogan thinks he's in control. I mean, maybe, for some people, it looks like they're in control.
00:19:14Story of this matchup. Just look at the eyes of these two men. So cautious as they approach each other, and Hogan takes the shortcut. He claims it was an open hand. Referee Randy Anderson warns him about driving that chop right into the throat of DDP.
00:19:27Randy Anderson, don't ask that man nothing. The man's a habitual liar.
00:19:31Of course he is. Elbow drop, Hogan, great execution again by the Chiefs. Big elevation that time.
00:19:38A cover, a show called a flag. The very fact that Hogan, knowing that after what happened last night, he was feeling good.
00:19:52But the fact that Hollywood Hogan, the world champion, is on this program, on Nitro, is a big deal in itself.
00:19:58The fact that he has made the challenge, and that one of the top stars is facing him, DDP, a big deal as well.
00:20:05But I tell you, you know tonight, with Hollywood Hogan resting on this program, the eyes of the entire sports entertainment world, on this one program.
00:20:14You got it.
00:20:14Hogan, showing the world why he is the world champion, as he chops Paige.
00:20:19That's not surprising to see Hogan appear on Nitro, or something involving the NWO, but to see him involved in a one-on-one matchup like he is against Paige tonight, I think off the top of my head, oh, back drop suplex by Hogan in the back of those heavily taped dribs landed against the floor.
00:20:44Off the top of my head, I think that Hogan's last appearance- That was for you, macho.
00:20:48And the world's title loss to Lex Luger in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
00:20:52You know, you may be right.
00:20:53So, any time that he is here, like him or hate him, and I know how most people think about Hollywood Hogan, the fact that he is here, that he's wrestling in this non-title match is a very, very big deal.
00:21:05I think he had to do that.
00:21:06After last night, after dropping the third Linda Piper, he's not gonna lose faith.
00:21:11He wants to be on the number one wrestling program in this world, and he don't care if it's Diamond Dallas or anybody.
00:21:17His ego is bigger than anything this man's got going for him.
00:21:21He's yellow, he's no good, he's a lying coward, but he has an ego as big as the United States, and he's not gonna let anybody laugh at him.
00:21:29He's a very, very dangerous man.
00:21:31Paige, a little swinging neck breaker, counter maneuver, he crawls over, trilateral press, one, two.
00:21:37The foot is on the rope from Hollywood Hogan.
00:21:39Paige looked disoriented after the spinning neck breaker.
00:21:42I don't think he realized how close Hogan was to the ropes.
00:21:44I mean, you gotta say this about the guy.
00:21:46It took a lot of intestinal fortitude to come out here and answer that challenge.
00:21:49And as hurt as this man is, he's been banged up for a long time.
00:21:53And Hogan's just taken advantage of him.
00:21:55But Paige should have waited until he was healthy, should have never gotten involved in something like this, especially the way his ribs are shaped there in.
00:22:01Hollywood Hogan back to the attack again, notice how he continues to badger DDP to try to intimidate him.
00:22:08I mean, Hogan wrestles and runs his mouth, all in one fell swoop, all the time, and a great atomic drop, executed by the world heavyweight champion, Hollywood Hogan.
00:22:19Well, DDP is in a lot of pain here.
00:22:24Again, one, two.
00:22:26And can you imagine the pain just on that kick out from the pinfall attempt?
00:22:33I would have thought Hogan would have pulled that vantage off by now, gone for the ribs a little more.
00:22:37You and I would have thought if I'd have been Hogan, I would have had him in a body scissor.
00:22:40A leg scissor.
00:22:41I tell you what he wants, I think, he wants to get the pin one, two, three, and then after that is over, I think there's gonna be more punishment dealt out from DDP.
00:22:53And I think maybe that you might see more than one member of the NWO help out.
00:22:57Now he's going for the ribs.
00:22:58That is just based on what we have seen in the past.
00:23:01You're like that, don't you, you piece of crap.
00:23:02Boy, he is just laying into Paige physically and verbally here.
00:23:06And he continues the assault on DDP.
00:23:09I'll take Joe later.
00:23:09And he, oh, my goodness, hauled off and slapped him right in the face with that one.
00:23:14Paige, where does he get this fight from?
00:23:17Trying to fight back from his knees.
00:23:20I'm not sure how much effect those punches have to the midsection of Hogan, especially with the heavily taped ribs of DDP.
00:23:27I don't think any, but that really is not the point.
00:23:29The fact that he is trying to stay in this fight.
00:23:31And you know the funny thing about it, as badly hurt as DDP is, and the beating this man has taken, you never know.
00:23:39That diamond cutter can do it just like that.
00:23:42Yeah, but also, I've never seen him execute a diamond cutter on his back.
00:23:47And as long as those ribs are hurting like that, I can't see him getting up to that vertical base he needs to put it on, guys.
00:23:53Here's a cover now.
00:23:54One, two.
00:23:55No, he kicked away.
00:23:56Look at this.
00:23:57This is incredible.
00:23:58Very smart move by Hogan to drag him back out to the middle of the ring that time.
00:24:02And again, so much emphasis and use is put on the midsection when you're trying to kick out from that kind of a pinfall attempt.
00:24:08And that's how Hogan spread the arms up.
00:24:10DDP to kick out on that move had to use every ounce of it.
00:24:13Oh!
00:24:15Power he had left.
00:24:16If he's got anything left now.
00:24:17Well, the drive, the determination, the perseverance, that is exemplified.
00:24:21DDP, here's a cover again.
00:24:22One, two.
00:24:23Exemplified DDT kicks out.
00:24:25Here comes Hogan again.
00:24:27And DDP just will not stay down.
00:24:29Forget about it.
00:24:30That's too much fight.
00:24:31That's too much, man.
00:24:32That brain combined with the fact that any chance you have to face Hulk Hogan on Nitro is a chance of a lifetime for any wrestler.
00:24:44DDP realizes this.
00:24:45You better take it.
00:24:46And Paige also realizes that he's representing everyone in the WCW locker room tonight because Hogan called anyone out for the big challenge.
00:24:54That is a great point, Dan.
00:24:55Now look at this.
00:24:56Look at this.
00:24:56Diamond Dallas seemingly out of nowhere comes away with a flurry of offense.
00:25:02He got up.
00:25:03He's down to one knee.
00:25:04Hogan's on the outside.
00:25:05Here they go.
00:25:06They're both outside.
00:25:08And now Paige really turns up the heat.
00:25:10Where did he get it from?
00:25:11I don't know.
00:25:11Diamond, cut him on the floor if you have to.
00:25:14He'll do it.
00:25:15Paige not only hits him, he follows him every step of the way.
00:25:19Crawls in the ring before Hogan gets back up.
00:25:21Hogan trying to get out the other side.
00:25:23Paige catches him before he can.
00:25:25To the other way.
00:25:27To the rope.
00:25:27The Bigfoot!
00:25:30The Bigfoot!
00:25:31Wow, what a change in momentum.
00:25:33That's the prelude to the leg drop.
00:25:35Don't forget, you got that world champion in there.
00:25:38Not 100% healthy after the matchup.
00:25:39There it is.
00:25:40He moved!
00:25:41He moved from the leg drop!
00:25:43Well, we talked about that videotape study that he puts in.
00:25:47He was ready for that.
00:25:48And he's coming alive.
00:25:49Uh-oh.
00:25:50We've got Sting out!
00:25:53The Sting or A Sting?
00:25:55He's on it.
00:25:56He's on it.
00:25:56To the midsection.
00:25:58He put the diamond cutter.
00:26:01Oh, and now Randy Anderson calling for the belt.
00:26:06I don't think Paige was fooled by that person in a match.
00:26:10That obviously was not Sting, but he's now being welted with the belt.
00:26:16He just signaled with his left arm, like, come on, come on.
00:26:20For the NWO, yep, you're not kidding.
00:26:22First he ripped him with that heavy belt.
00:26:24Now he's throttling him with it.
00:26:26Same belt he nailed Piper with.
00:26:30Same belt he whipped Piper with.
00:26:32And they're all in there.
00:26:33Every member of the NWO.
00:26:35And look at Hogan just standing back when everybody else do his dirty work.
00:26:39Go ahead, Mike.
00:26:40Paige represented WCW to take this challenge.
00:26:44Where are the rest of the World Championship Wrestling wrestlers now?
00:26:49They're trying to shield the fact that this guy is not Sting.
00:26:55And I think DDP is not full.
00:26:57I don't think we're full either.
00:27:00How many better get out here right now if they want to save Diamond Dallas?
00:27:03You've got five big, big, big guys from the NWO out there.
00:27:06With a relentless attack on the ribs of DDP.
00:27:12We want DDP!
00:27:16The fans are shouting here, but DDP, we may see, have seen the last of Diamond Dallas Paige.
00:27:28And now they're all celebrating.
00:27:30Out of the top, out of the rafters, this figure is coming down, fans.
00:27:37I think that is the Sting.
00:27:39Well, we have not got a close look yet.
00:27:42I think the fans high above realize it.
00:27:47You never know.
00:27:48That's right, you never know.
00:27:50It's apparent the guy down on the floor is not the real Sting.
00:27:53But now marching to the ring is, oh, there's no question, here.
00:28:02That's the real deal.
00:28:03That is the real deal.
00:28:04Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:28:06And watch them scatter.
00:28:09Sting is in the ring.
00:28:11Vincent, the first man to meet him.
00:28:15And Vince goes down again.
00:28:17And now they're all backing away.
00:28:22Vincent laid out with the Scorpion Death Drop.
00:28:27There he is.
00:28:28He's gonna take him out all by himself.
00:28:30There is no question who it is.
00:28:32Look at him fight.
00:28:33And now, undeniable, Sting is in charge.
00:28:38Hennig, Hall, Norton, Conan, all on the receiving end.
00:28:43With Sting, you don't need anybody else.
00:28:45And you don't need a ball back.
00:28:47Sting is alive here at WCW.
00:28:50And he's showing everybody here at the NWO.
00:28:52Whoa, that's 350 pounds over the top rope.
00:28:56A one-man assault team.
00:28:58Single-handedly.
00:28:59And now they're continuing to run.
00:29:02Paige, you see it in a heap in the corner.
00:29:04That is the real Sting.
00:29:06And that is WCW.
00:29:08That's exactly what it is.
00:29:09And now Hogan by Sting.
00:29:12Sting puts a long, slow finger towards Hollywood Hogan.
00:29:17And it goes out.
00:29:19Yeah, that was Sting.
00:29:21I don't know who this Corby's imitator was.
00:29:24I don't know who Hogan.
00:29:25He's surrounded himself with all his members.
00:29:27He's running for cover.
00:29:28Scott Hall.
00:29:30There's a Scorpion Death Drop for you.
00:29:34Sting with maybe a little smile on his face.
00:29:37And Scott Hall goes down.
00:29:39Well, I know Larry Zbysko has a smile on his face now.
00:29:42And now Kurt Hennig is in.
00:29:46Sting is manhandling everyone.
00:29:51WCW is Sting.
00:29:52And Sting is in charge.
00:29:56100%.
00:29:57Wow.
00:30:01They're laying down everywhere.
00:30:03And there's no doubt about it.
00:30:04That is the real Stinger.
00:30:07No question there, brain.
00:30:10Conan is in.
00:30:12And I guess he's gonna join the party.
00:30:14Sends him on the outside.
00:30:15Fans, we have to take a break.
00:30:17Don't you dare, dare go away.
00:30:19What a nitro.
00:30:21Don't dare.
00:30:21Tony, you're not kidding.
00:30:35Championship matches galore, three of them, including this one.
00:30:39Disco Inferno to defend the world's TV title against Bill Goldberg, public enemy to challenge the Steiners for the tag titles.
00:30:55Kurt Hennig defends the US film against Booker T and all building to the nature boy Ric Flair against the macho man Randy Savage.
00:31:04And brain, I wonder if Hennig, I wonder how much Hennig has left against Booker T.
00:31:09He was one of the recipients of the Scorpion Death Drop from Sting.
00:31:13One man WCW record with Sting.
00:31:16No doubt about it.
00:31:17He fought his way through the people.
00:31:18He came from the rafters.
00:31:19He went over that rail.
00:31:20And he knew what he was gonna do.
00:31:22He was gonna try to take out every member of that NWO all by himself.
00:31:26They backed away.
00:31:27They retreated.
00:31:28When every member of the NWO was getting their tails kicked by him, did Hogan come to help?
00:31:33No.
00:31:33Hogan stayed on the floor.
00:31:35He turned his back on his own men.
00:31:37That's what he did.
00:31:37He's back there in the NWO.
00:31:38Get with it.
00:31:39You're being led by a loser.
00:31:41Proving again beyond a shadow of a doubt that, yeah, he may have been gloating about what happened at the end of Slim Jim's Halloween Havoc.
00:31:49But he lost to Piper.
00:31:51He ran away from Sting here tonight.
00:31:53And he may have this big world premiere of the movie, Assault on Devil's Island, here on the TNT Network tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
00:32:01But Sting is the real star here tonight.
00:32:05Make no doubt about that.
00:32:08Well, we talked about Disco Inferno last night at Halloween Havoc not having a game plan against Jacqueline.
00:32:15Well, he better have a strategy against Bill Goldberg.
00:32:18Oh.
00:32:19How does he ever have to have a strategy against this guy?
00:32:22This guy's a monster.
00:32:23I think that even as good as Bill Goldberg is, as awesome as he is, and listen to the ovation he has received.
00:32:30And we're talking about in a very short span.
00:32:33Bill Goldberg made his debut when we were in Salt Lake City.
00:32:36Do you remember that?
00:32:37A little over a month ago.
00:32:38A little over a month ago.
00:32:39And he comes out.
00:32:41He's got someone from behind.
00:32:42Alex Wright.
00:32:43Alex Wright very angry about what happened last night.
00:32:46You'll recall Alex Wright.
00:32:49Whoa, Alex Wright.
00:32:51Jackhammer.
00:32:51Gonna get a jackhammer to Bill Goldberg.
00:32:57Disco, you better nail Goldberg from behind.
00:33:00He's having a good laugh at that.
00:33:02Not for long.
00:33:03I was gonna say the strategy against Goldberg pretty simplistic.
00:33:06Stay away from him.
00:33:07But I don't think Disco can stay away from him.
00:33:09What a tough guy.
00:33:11Goldberg put him down.
00:33:12He's gonna jackhammer the slant too.
00:33:14And we're gonna have a new champion.
00:33:16Wait, wait, wait, did the bell ring in this matchup?
00:33:18I don't know.
00:33:19I don't know.
00:33:20The match is, you're right, the match has not even started.
00:33:23The referee has not called for the bell.
00:33:26Mongo has come down.
00:33:28Steve McMichael.
00:33:30My, he took the football player, the Super Bowl champ down with a double leg.
00:33:34They're going at it.
00:33:35Security has come out.
00:33:37Referees have come out.
00:33:38I don't think they're gonna be able to hold these two men back.
00:33:41Mongo said, get out of my way.
00:33:46Like you said, Tony, let him go.
00:33:48Let him go.
00:33:48You're not kidding.
00:33:49Let him go.
00:33:50Let him fight.
00:33:50This is one violent fight.
00:33:53And you know Mongo has fire in his eyes because Goldberg has possession of his Super Bowl ring.
00:33:58Bates, what happened?
00:33:58The bell never sounded.
00:34:00Mongo comes in.
00:34:02We have to take a break.
00:34:03Somebody's hearing a bell in there.
00:34:05My, what a fight.
00:34:06I like this Goldberg guy.
00:34:11This fight with Goldberg and Mongo continued on towards the back.
00:34:17And we are not scheduled for the NWO to come out here yet.
00:34:21Almost during the entire commercial break, the two brawled to the back.
00:34:25Uh-oh, uh-oh.
00:34:26Look at Bishaw's face.
00:34:27Look at this face, would you?
00:34:29This is not the same look nor demeanor we got at the beginning of the broadcast, guys.
00:34:34The biggest icon in wrestling.
00:34:36Sting's here.
00:34:41They have something on their mind here.
00:34:44Nice.
00:34:49Hogan getting in the face of fans.
00:34:51Wow, I tell you, I tell you, after what Sting did, there is no, there's no question.
00:35:05The sign says it all.
00:35:09I just wonder what they, what they want now.
00:35:11Sting can't dance, just like the sign says, and
00:35:15he sure can't get in the ring with the world's heavyweight champion.
00:35:23And he is headed up to here.
00:35:26I think he danced all over there really, didn't he?
00:35:28If there's any question in anybody's mind, who be the man?
00:35:33Sting is the answer you're gonna get.
00:35:37Who be the man?
00:35:37Sting.
00:35:38Now that Hollywood and the Boss Haas,
00:35:45Mr. Bischoff and the Macho 2 are on a roll, brother,
00:35:49we don't need to worry about no DDP that's not even in my league.
00:35:54We don't have to worry about Sting because everybody here saw the fear in his eyes
00:36:00when he saw me in the ring.
00:36:02He ain't nothing but a coward and a cheap shot on him.
00:36:04Get him out of the ring, shut up!
00:36:08And if I have to, I'll flush him out in the back and kick his rear end back there.
00:36:13Well then do it.
00:36:13Now, on the more positive momentum,
00:36:17just like I body slammed DDP into the Ozone.
00:36:22Tomorrow night on TNT, Assault on Devil's Island,
00:36:27my brand new hit Hollywood movie is gonna play for all my NW lights.
00:36:32But during that movie, that coward Sting, if he wants a piece of Hollywood,
00:36:39if he wants to get his hands on the god of wrestling, show up in Las Vegas, Nevada.
00:36:46I'll have the contract, and Sting, I'll call your buff, tell him boss.
00:36:51Let's do it for real, Sting.
00:36:53If you want it, if you wanted this man, if you want a shot at his belt,
00:36:58he'll be in Vegas, 60 or 70 of his close Hollywood personal friends.
00:37:04And he'll break up his evening just for you.
00:37:07Show up and sign, we don't think you will.
00:37:11The bottom line is Assault on Devil's Island tomorrow night on TNT.
00:37:17It's gonna body slam Hollywood and Sting, show up, brother.
00:37:21I'll sign my name in blood.
00:37:23And when you go down at the hands of Hollywood Sting, it will be for life.
00:37:32Viva Las Vegas, Stinger.
00:37:36I can't really believe what we have just heard, fans.
00:37:40We're gonna have to really listen to this again.
00:37:43Of all the backpedaling they've done,
00:37:45they have now laid the table for Sting to sign the match.
00:37:51He is the man.
00:37:53Hey, I'm talking here.
00:37:54Sting, he's the man.
00:37:56Signed the match that we've always wanted to see.
00:37:58He's the man.
00:38:00Tony, Sting's the man.
00:38:02And the only thing Sting has to do is sign tomorrow night in Las Vegas.
00:38:07The world heavyweight champion.
00:38:10For now, can you believe what we've heard?
00:38:13On a night of challenges, that has to be the ultimate challenge.
00:38:17Hogan challenging Sting, finally.
00:38:20If this match is signed and will be signed tomorrow night,
00:38:23it'll be the biggest match in the history of our sport.
00:38:26We are nothing less than dumbfounded.
00:38:29Fans, if you think back, every wrestling fan that I talk to,
00:38:34that I've talked to over the past 15 months, if you ask them what is the one match
00:38:40in this sport that you want to see, it's Sting versus Hogan.
00:38:45And we are now on the edge of that match getting signed.
00:38:49Bobby, you know it as well as I do.
00:38:53Everywhere we go, that's all they talk about.
00:38:55Let's go to Gene, go ahead.
00:38:57Tony, I'm here with some gentlemen that have brought a lot of pride back to
00:39:00World Championship Wrestling.
00:39:02WCW Tag Team Champions, Rick and Scott Steiner, along with their manager,
00:39:06Ted DiBiase.
00:39:07Teddy, great to see you back in San Diego.
00:39:10You are back on a roll, Scotty.
00:39:12You know, me, Gene, I have to be honest with you.
00:39:13It's been a tough year for the Steiner brothers.
00:39:17You know.
00:39:19It has been a tough year considering all the ups and downs, the highs and lows.
00:39:23And it was tough for us to regain the World Tag Team titles.
00:39:26So at this time right now, I'd like to thank the officials of WCW.
00:39:30But especially, I'd like to thank the fans of WCW for believing in us.
00:39:35Oh, I'm not done.
00:39:39I'm not done thanking.
00:39:40I also want to thank the NWO fans, and I want to thank the NWO.
00:39:46Especially Scott Hall and Kevin Nash for coming up with the Wolfpack rules.
00:39:51You know what I mean, Gene?
00:39:53There's nothing greater feeling than winning.
00:39:55But beating somebody at their own game, at their own rules,
00:40:00you know, there's only one way to describe it.
00:40:02Tell them, dog face.
00:40:03Sweet!
00:40:05Ooh, ooh, ooh.
00:40:07Teddy, you got these guys cranked up.
00:40:09My congratulations.
00:40:10Me and Gene, WCW World Tag Team Champions.
00:40:15Nobody is happier for Rick and Scott Steiner than Ted DiBiase.
00:40:19These two guys took a chance and they put their trust in me when admittedly,
00:40:24that trust was questionable.
00:40:26They gave me an opportunity to prove myself trustworthy.
00:40:28But more important than that, nobody at WCW deserves to be champions more than the Steiner brothers.
00:40:37In the last year, they have overcome tremendous adversity.
00:40:43The NWO did everything they could to see that this wouldn't happen.
00:40:49They lied, they cheated, they stole, they avoided them like the plague.
00:40:55But poetic justice was done, cuz they beat them at their own game.
00:40:58And you know what?
00:40:59Open contract right now.
00:41:02We're gonna say it right now.
00:41:03Anybody that deserves a shot gets a shot.
00:41:06But remember this, when you get in the ring with my Steiners, welcome to the dog pound.
00:41:10The bark is loud, but the bite doesn't even work.
00:41:14All right, Pat, you're headed to the ring and coming back to you.
00:41:17Gene, thanks a lot.
00:41:18They were discussing contracts.
00:41:20Fans, we wanna focus back on what has happened in the locker room area,
00:41:25what has happened in this venue, in the Cox Arena, in the last four to five minutes.
00:41:30Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff came out, said that they would be in Las Vegas tomorrow,
00:41:37and they would be willing to put the contract, sign it finally, Hogan, Sting, world title on the line.
00:41:46They've agreed to that.
00:41:47Now, I do understand that we, WCW, will go there tomorrow in Las Vegas.
00:41:56Cameras rolling.
00:41:58And tomorrow, when Assault on Devil's Island hits the air, 8 o'clock Eastern time,
00:42:03that during the course of that movie, we will break away to Las Vegas for this monumental contract signing
00:42:12that has been 15-plus months in the making.
00:42:16No doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, this is the one match worldwide that wrestling fans wanna see.
00:42:24Sting and Hogan, and tomorrow night, in Las Vegas, you can see it here on TNT,
00:42:31we're gonna sign this dark thing, once and for all.
00:42:35Well, it just doesn't get any bigger or any better than this.
00:42:38Everywhere, the three of us travel, airports, hotels, arenas,
00:42:43it's all anyone has been talking about for the last year-plus.
00:42:46Hogan, Sting, do you think possibly we could get it signed tomorrow?
00:42:51Hogan, Sting, Hogan, Sting, Hogan, Sting, the world's been asking that.
00:42:57Canada, Mexico, Japan, every place we go, we hear the same thing that you just said, Mike.
00:43:03This is gonna be the biggest match in wrestling history.
00:43:06In wrestling history, and fans, another note, that tomorrow, tomorrow, 8 o'clock Eastern Time,
00:43:13Hogan's new movie, Assault on Devil's Island, will make its debut.
00:43:18But we all cut away during the course of that movie to Las Vegas,
00:43:24where the contract signing will take place, Sting and Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
00:43:29I implore you, of any wrestling fan that you know of, your friends,
00:43:35you fans having Nitro parties right now,
00:43:38that have enjoyed the action here tonight in this three-hour telecast,
00:43:42to join in again tomorrow night for what will go down
00:43:46as the most historic signing of the most historic match
00:43:50in our sports wonderful history.
00:43:53I'm gonna be in my hometown of Las Vegas tomorrow.
00:43:56This is so big.
00:43:57I have to be a part of this and see if we can actually get this match signed.
00:44:01I'm gonna be at the MGM Grand Garden or in the town.
00:44:04Well, I'm supposed to go to Atlanta tomorrow for a meeting,
00:44:06but I'm gonna cancel that.
00:44:07I'm gonna go to Vegas.
00:44:08I'm not gonna miss this either.
00:44:10If something's gonna go down, I wanna be there to see it.
00:44:12This is once in a lifetime.
00:44:13It has to be. It's history.
00:44:15And, you know, not only that, let's think about the old term of
00:44:18the human chess game that Zabisco likes to use,
00:44:22playing in each other's hands, the mind games.
00:44:24This mind game that Sting has played with Hogan in the NWO,
00:44:29you saw really one of the chapters of it tonight.
00:44:33And really, if you think about it,
00:44:35Hogan and Bischoff have played right into his hands.
00:44:39This is what he wanted,
00:44:40and he got it because of his actions over the past year.
00:44:44You know, Tony Scott Steiner and Ted DiBiase
00:44:47talked about beating someone at their own game.
00:44:49The NWO's trademark has been their mind games
00:44:52that turned the entire WCW organization inside out.
00:44:56But now Sting has taken mind games to a new level.
00:45:01And I think that Hogan has fallen into Sting's trap.
00:45:05Maybe tomorrow night on TNT we'll get this thing signed.
00:45:08This may be the biggest night ever on TNT.
00:45:11Look at that, the movie.
00:45:13Yes, and the contract signing.
00:45:15Right, I mean, it doesn't get any bigger than that.
00:45:16I don't think you need to use the word may.
00:45:18It will be.
00:45:19No, you're right.
00:45:19And my apologies to Public Enemy and the Steiners
00:45:22for not talking about their match, but I can't.
00:45:26This is all I can talk about.
00:45:27I'd get on the phone right now.
00:45:29I'd call my friends, relatives, neighbors.
00:45:31Anybody who's got a TV set,
00:45:32if you don't have one, go out and buy one.
00:45:33But you've got to see this tomorrow.
00:45:35You've got to see the movie.
00:45:37And just knowing that Hogan and Sting
00:45:38are going to be in the same town at the same time.
00:45:41Just think about it.
00:45:42Tomorrow, once again, fans,
00:45:44tomorrow we're going to cut away.
00:45:45We understand, to Las Vegas, MGM grant
00:45:49for this signing of the world title match
00:45:54with Sting and Hogan.
00:45:55And then, from that point on,
00:45:58it'll be like counting down the days to Christmas.
00:46:00It'll be a virtual countdown
00:46:01to the biggest night in pro wrestling history.
00:46:04You know, me and Gene Oakland just came up
00:46:05and mentioned to me
00:46:06that he is scheduled to head back
00:46:08to Tampa, Florida tomorrow.
00:46:09But he's canceling his reservations.
00:46:11He's changing them.
00:46:12He's going to be on an airplane
00:46:13to Las Vegas tomorrow, Tuesday.
00:46:16That's how big this is.
00:46:17Atta boy, Gene.
00:46:19You're our man.
00:46:20Fans, we've got a lot to talk about.
00:46:22Sting and Hogan, we're on the edge of it.
00:46:24We welcome you back.
00:46:30And once again, fans, here is the news that we have heard.
00:46:35Hollywood Hogan, Eric Bischoff have opened the door.
00:46:38I don't know if it's a combination of arrogance, fear, whatever it was in their mind.
00:46:46They have laid the table now for the contract signing that will take place here on TNT tomorrow
00:46:54during the course of Attack on Devil's Island.
00:46:57It will happen at the MGM Grand.
00:46:59Hogan and Bischoff said they will sign the world title contract to meet Sting.
00:47:05You heard me right.
00:47:06To meet Sting, we implore you to tune in to the most historic contract signing in the
00:47:13history of our sport tomorrow night here on TNT.
00:47:16Tony, I don't want to jump ahead of ourselves here a little bit.
00:47:20We still have to make sure that Sting signs that matchup.
00:47:23But Hogan has mentioned that the world's title means more to him than anything else.
00:47:28Can you think of the impact, the ramifications, short-term, long-term, about this matchup
00:47:33finally taking place and the possible shift, the balance of power that has been so strong
00:47:38towards the new world order for the past year, this might finally be the thing that puts WCW
00:47:44back in control.
00:47:45I don't think there's any doubt about that.
00:47:47I think you hit the nail right on the head there.
00:47:49This is going to be the greatest thing that ever happened to WCW and the sport of professional
00:47:54wrestling.
00:47:55I've done a lot of bad things in my life.
00:47:56I've said a lot of bad things, but, you know, I had fun with what I did.
00:47:59They're no good.
00:48:01They're no good.
00:48:02And Sting, Sting for the last 15 months has been eaten inside.
00:48:06All he can think about is Hulk Hogan.
00:48:09Hulk Hogan and the NWO.
00:48:11I think Sting's going to sign.
00:48:13He's going to sign like he's never signed before.
00:48:15I think it's part of a master plan on Sting's part.
00:48:17He's finally gotten under Hogan's skin to the point where Hogan has made the challenge to him.
00:48:23That's right.
00:48:23That's right.
00:48:25There was the realization tonight as Mickie J goes down to make a count and only gets a two,
00:48:31there was the realization tonight after weeks and months of this announce group.
00:48:35Shut up!
00:48:35The Brain, Mike Tanae, Larry Zabisco, and yours truly included, coming out here begging for
00:48:42WCW athletes to come and help out, to come to the defense of our company and our promotion.
00:48:49It was the realization tonight that WCW was exemplified in one man, and that was Sting.
00:48:57Sting was WCW tonight like he has always been.
00:49:02And now tomorrow night here, WCW will sign the contract in the persona of Sting against Hollywood Hulk Hogan and try to put this to an end once and for all.
00:49:14And you know, Tony, Las Vegas is world famous for great press conferences, for great contract signings, for great sports events.
00:49:23And with that movie, Assault on Degas Island, contract signing the mile, this is something you can't miss.
00:49:29The world's been waiting for this for 15 months.
00:49:32It's been on everybody's list, it's been on everybody's lips, it's been in everybody's heart.
00:49:35That's all they can think about.
00:49:37Sting Hogan, Sting Hogan.
00:49:38It's a natural.
00:49:40And Tony, you're right, that point finally hit home tonight, that Sting is World Championship Wrestling.
00:49:45He's the WCW representative.
00:49:48And I just hope that Sting shows up in Las Vegas tomorrow to accept that challenge.
00:49:54Well, I was there in 1988 at our very first class of the champions when Sting made the profound impact on professional wrestling
00:50:02that made him a household word, and from that point on, he has represented our promotion, our company.
00:50:10And now, tomorrow, he will sign the contract to finally get it done, as the Stinger top row Bulldog gets it done for Scott and Rick.
00:50:19They are the world tag team champs still.
00:50:22Tony, it shows you how important this is.
00:50:24Here's a tag team championship match, WCW, World Tag Team Champions.
00:50:29And all we can talk about and think about is Hulk, Hogan, and-
00:50:33Are you kidding?
00:50:34Hogan and Sting.
00:50:35We have to apologize to the Steiners for not giving this tag title match the attention it deserves.
00:50:40But this is the biggest thing in the history of professional wrestling.
00:50:45And we've got a US title match coming up next, and I got news for you.
00:50:49We're gonna talk about Sting and Hogan and the contract signing, still more.
00:50:52This portion of WCW Monday Nitro is brought to you by M&M's Chocolate Candies.
00:50:59The milk chocolate melts in your mouth, not in your hands.
00:51:05You can believe that at every office building around the world, at every water cooler during the break,
00:51:12they're gonna be talking about Sting and Hogan and the contract signing that will take place at the MGM Grand tomorrow night.
00:51:21And that you'll be able to see here on TNT as we will break away from the set on Devil's Island,
00:51:28bring the regular scheduled perks, and bring you first-hand.
00:51:34They're gonna be talking about it when they line up to get tickets Thursday morning in Buffalo for Monday Nitro,
00:51:42at the Midland Arena on December 8th.
00:51:45They're gonna be talking about it everywhere.
00:51:47Sting-Hogan world title.
00:51:50It is finally gonna become a reality.
00:51:52And Zabisco and I are gonna be in Buffalo.
00:51:54You wanna come out, get an autograph?
00:51:56Give me your opinion on what you think of Sting-Hogan match.
00:51:59Talk about NWO, WCW.
00:52:01Believe me, Zabisco and I would love to discuss Sting and Hogan with you in Buffalo.
00:52:05Well, I think if Sting accepts the challenge tomorrow during the movie on TNT, Assault on Devil's Island,
00:52:12we'll finally be able to provide the answer to the question that we've heard for the last 15 months.
00:52:19It's been on the lips of everyone.
00:52:20Wouldn't it be great to finally be able to answer when are we going to see Hollywood Hogan against Sting?
00:52:27What in the world would you use the word if for?
00:52:30You know who's gonna sign this thing, Mike.
00:52:32Well, I'm going to Vegas.
00:52:33Gene Ockel is going to Vegas.
00:52:36Well, you saw what Sting did tonight.
00:52:39He laid out just about everybody.
00:52:41I want to be part of history.
00:52:43Well, you will.
00:52:44Stick around.
00:52:45Here we got Kurt Hennig and Booker T for the U.S. title.
00:52:51Fans, we want to remind you very briefly that the encore presentation of Halloween Havoc,
00:52:56on request, on viewer's choice, on The Dish Network, Direct TV with Direct Ticket,
00:53:01it is tomorrow night.
00:53:02Make the appropriate telephone call.
00:53:05But we do want to remind you that the biggest news, the biggest happening tomorrow is the 28th of October.
00:53:15It is a Tuesday night, and on Tuesday, October 28th,
00:53:19they're going to say around the world that the biggest event in sports was not the seventh game of the World Series.
00:53:26It was Sting and Hogan making the contract signing on the 28th of October.
00:53:30That's going to go down as the biggest day in sports in October 1997.
00:53:34You imagine the media coverage nationally and internationally, if and when Sting signs the contract to finally face Hogan.
00:53:44Front page headline news around the world.
00:53:46There is no question.
00:53:47Man, this is big.
00:53:53I want to see him sign right now.
00:53:55It will happen.
00:54:00The contract signing tomorrow night.
00:54:03You seem positive.
00:54:06I mean, you've been talking to Sting.
00:54:08Hang on, why would I seem positive?
00:54:10Sting now has come out.
00:54:12He has pointed the bat at Hogan.
00:54:14He's held up the sign, Hogan.
00:54:15The fans chanted Hogan.
00:54:17He's been attacking NWO systematically at venues and arenas around the world.
00:54:22Am I right?
00:54:22Someone say yes.
00:54:23Yes, you're right.
00:54:24You are correct, sir.
00:54:24And he has done it because he wants Hulk Hogan.
00:54:27And now they say, okay, come on to Las Vegas and we'll sign it.
00:54:31So you want to use the word if here?
00:54:34Get real.
00:54:35It's going to happen.
00:54:36And we're going to have it on TNT.
00:54:38We're going to be there.
00:54:39We're going to cut away during the breaks attack on Devil's Island.
00:54:44We're going to bring it to you right here on the same network that brought you the program
00:54:48that set the standard, that changed the course of professional wrestling as we know it today.
00:54:53And you're also going to get to see that movie, Assault on Devil's Island.
00:54:57Now, just remember, however, the NWO is involved.
00:55:00I agree with you, Tony.
00:55:02Yes.
00:55:02I think that this is what Sting has been building to and waiting for for so long.
00:55:07Let's make it official tomorrow night.
00:55:09Yeah, there's going to be more than an assault on Devil's Island.
00:55:11There's going to be assault at the MGM Grand on a contract signing.
00:55:18Oh, my.
00:55:21And as this match continues for the U.S. title, we can see Booker T become a U.S. champ in the midst of us not doing the match justice.
00:55:30And I'm sorry, but this is the single biggest announcement we've ever had on this program.
00:55:37Sting Hogan contract signing tomorrow during the course of Assault on Devil's Island that will make its premiere, its world premiere at 8 o'clock tomorrow here on TNT.
00:55:49We will break away to the MGM Grand.
00:55:53Mike Tenet will be there.
00:55:54We understand Mean Gene Ogler will be there.
00:55:56And you will witness this contract signing.
00:56:00I wouldn't miss it for the world.
00:56:02One.
00:56:03Got a two count.
00:56:04Hennig went to the ice to break that.
00:56:06And he gets Hilaria to send him down.
00:56:09We still have to come.
00:56:11Ric Flair.
00:56:13Holy Moses, this lady's doing a power walk to the ring.
00:56:16And she's been awfully upset lately.
00:56:18And you fans who saw Slim Jim's Halloween Havoc last night realized that she has really turned it up a notch or two in her involvement in matches.
00:56:28Yeah, talk about getting physically involved.
00:56:30But wait a minute.
00:56:32Macho Man Randy Savage is up next against Ric Flair.
00:56:34Hennig goes down hard.
00:56:37I have no idea what she's out here for.
00:56:39But Savage has...
00:56:41Now we do.
00:56:42Has come out as well.
00:56:44She's got the attention of the referee.
00:56:46The NWO together as a group.
00:56:49Booker T on the verge of winning the United States Heavyweight title.
00:56:53Ric Flair.
00:56:53Receives the elbow drop.
00:56:54Ric Flair's come out.
00:56:56He said earlier that if I see Kurt Hennig, I'm gonna get him.
00:57:01And that's what he's doing now.
00:57:02Chase is on.
00:57:03Well, obviously, disqualification because the referee did not see the Savage interference.
00:57:09But when he turned around, he spotted Flair.
00:57:11Flair's next to the next scheduled match, fans.
00:57:13We gotta take a break.
00:57:13He's gonna get him.
00:57:14He's gonna get him.
00:57:14We'll be back.
00:57:15We welcome you back, Savage.
00:57:26Oh!
00:57:29Flair with the attack.
00:57:32Double-A takedown on Savage.
00:57:34And now throws him over the steel guardrail.
00:57:38But Flair has snapped.
00:57:39We thought that Savage historically had snapped.
00:57:42And now Flair has gone over the edge and over the guardrail.
00:57:45I think everyone here has snapped.
00:57:49Oh!
00:57:50This, you know, this is the one, guys.
00:57:52This is the one Nitro that we will never forget.
00:57:55We've had exciting matches.
00:57:57We've had exciting matches.
00:57:59We've had unexpected occurrences.
00:58:00But we have never had, this is the darndest night we've ever had.
00:58:03This is one for the record, books.
00:58:04This is one for the, yes, for all time.
00:58:09And Flair and Savage scheduled for their match.
00:58:13Flair, like a man possessed.
00:58:15When we came back to the break, the fight had already started.
00:58:18You saw that Flair was down.
00:58:20And he was just rising back up.
00:58:22So, the match goes on as scheduled.
00:58:27I did not hear a bell, but who in the heck cares about a bell this time?
00:58:33Here they go.
00:58:37Well, the brutal, physical battle continues.
00:58:39Flair just nailed Nick Patrick with an elbow.
00:58:42Flair doesn't care anymore.
00:58:44He can care less.
00:58:45Yeah, that's obvious.
00:58:46You know, and I don't care what wrestler you are, what personal vendetta,
00:58:52what score you have to settle with what man.
00:58:55Every wrestler worldwide was affected by the announcement that we just made
00:58:59of Sting and Hogan and the contract signing tomorrow night.
00:59:03You know, last night at Halloween Havoc, Savage and Paige went on the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
00:59:10Tonight, it's Savage and Flair all over the Cox Arena here in San Diego.
00:59:14All I can get into my mind right now is MGM Grand.
00:59:18Tomorrow, during Assault on Devil's Island.
00:59:21Be part of history.
00:59:22Hulk Hogan's world premiere of his movie.
00:59:25Oh!
00:59:25Oh!
00:59:27We will break away to the MGM Grand for the contract signing that you fans demanded,
00:59:33that you begged for, that you wrote, that you emailed us with, that you called in about repeated.
00:59:38More phone calls came into the WCW offices over the past year about wanting to see Sting and Hogan
00:59:45than any one issue in the history of World Championship Wrestling.
00:59:49And we've had a long, rich history, well over 90 years, beginning back with the old NWA.
00:59:57And if you want to be a part of that history, you will tune in tomorrow during Assault on Devil's Island.
01:00:02Not only do I want to see what the movie's about, I want to see Sting.
01:00:12I wonder how he's going to make his entrance tomorrow.
01:00:14Is he going to scale down from the ceiling?
01:00:19That's going to be exciting.
01:00:22Oh!
01:00:25You know what we have seen, thanks to Kurt Hennig?
01:00:29We have seen Ric Flair unplugged.
01:00:32Unleashed.
01:00:40Savage has Dave Penzer, the ring announcer.
01:00:42I wasn't sure who that was, and it was David Penzer.
01:00:45What did he take?
01:00:46He's got the handheld mic.
01:00:47The mic, that's what he has, and he drove it right into the throat of Flair.
01:00:50He's got that handheld microphone.
01:00:52And I don't think, Nick, he shielded it quite well.
01:00:56That microphone, which I know cost a lot of money, right in the throat of Ric Flair.
01:01:05Do Ric Flair and Savage care about how much the microphone costs at this point?
01:01:10I don't think they do.
01:01:11I don't believe so.
01:01:12It's the last thing on their mind right now.
01:01:13Oh!
01:01:14Hey, I tell you, we're having a great time here.
01:01:18This is the best night drive I've ever been to.
01:01:20This is the best one.
01:01:21I'm glad.
01:01:22And I tell you, if there's anybody else to run out, let's go for four hours.
01:01:27We're just having that much fun.
01:01:28Bring them on.
01:01:29Yes, sir.
01:01:30Let's turn out for pizza.
01:01:32We had a couple bedrolls.
01:01:33It's been a week here.
01:01:34I don't care.
01:01:34This has been great.
01:01:35Well, obviously, we won't go that far, but we will have the contract signing of a lifetime
01:01:41during Assault on Devil's Island tomorrow night.
01:01:45Sting, Hogan, you heard it, the announcement they made.
01:01:48They've agreed to finally sign the deal.
01:01:51She's, oh.
01:01:52Oh!
01:01:53Oh.
01:01:53We said she's been getting physically involved.
01:01:56Yep.
01:01:56That's just going to add her.
01:01:58That's another tidbit to add to the mystique of this night.
01:02:02That's what that is.
01:02:03Write this date down.
01:02:0510, 27, 97.
01:02:10Oh!
01:02:12Flair is like a man possessed.
01:02:15And in the midst of all this, you know, this has been all Ric Flair.
01:02:19Total domination.
01:02:20Total domination, huh?
01:02:21I don't think I've seen anyone dominate Randy Savage like this.
01:02:26Savage hasn't had any offense.
01:02:28Did you see Liz just reach across the top rope and poke Flair in the eyes?
01:02:32She's been more involved lately than I've ever seen her in years.
01:02:35Well, I'll tell you, you watch the encore presentation, Slim Jim's Halloween Havoc,
01:02:38you'll see how involved she got last night.
01:02:41I've never seen anything like that at a low.
01:02:44Yeah, and how about Kimberly?
01:02:46Yeah.
01:02:46Oh, yeah.
01:02:47Yeah.
01:02:47How about Liz when she picked up that tray and smashed it over?
01:02:50Oh, you'll see it.
01:02:50Yeah.
01:02:57Wow, outside they go.
01:02:59Now, did the referee see that?
01:03:00Now, the referee was apparently talking to Elizabeth, and
01:03:04that could have been a disqualification.
01:03:05My goodness.
01:03:09There have been so many high-impact blows and
01:03:17heads being crashed into steel on the safety rails and announcements.
01:03:22The one prevalent thing we've said as an out this night is, there they go again.
01:03:28What a memorable Monday Nitro.
01:03:30What are you gonna say when Hogan and Sting sign?
01:03:32I'm gonna say yes.
01:03:33That's what I'm gonna say, because it'll happen tomorrow night.
01:03:39Nick Patrick.
01:03:41Looks like he hit the A-point or the steel beam that connects the ring post here,
01:03:47but he's not 100%.
01:03:49And, you know, I want to give Nick a lot of credit here.
01:03:52This is what we want to see.
01:03:54Let him fight it out.
01:03:55Let him go.
01:03:56Yeah, let him go.
01:03:56It's like the world wants to see Sting and Hogan,
01:03:59and they'll see the contract signing here on D&D tomorrow night.
01:04:02Let it go.
01:04:05Let him have it.
01:04:07Ric Flair, like a wild man.
01:04:10He is.
01:04:11He almost goozled him that time.
01:04:13I mean, you know, obviously, guys, the match has transcended a countout.
01:04:16They could have counted to 40 now.
01:04:18It's like Nick Patrick just wants to get a closer look.
01:04:21I think Nick Patrick wants to get some kind of a clear-cut winner here.
01:04:24Watch this, watch this.
01:04:25Oh, no.
01:04:25Oh, my goodness.
01:04:26Off the top.
01:04:27Oh!
01:04:29Oh, my goodness.
01:04:30I don't think Stavitt's gonna get up the match.
01:04:32And remember last night at Halloween Havoc, when Savage went to the top of the cage?
01:04:36Did you ever think you'd see that?
01:04:37No.
01:04:37He stood on the top of the cage, and, well, you'll see that.
01:04:40By watching the encore presentation, and inside, now goes Savage.
01:04:46The fact that he can even roll in the ring is incredible.
01:04:51The fact that he can even roll.
01:04:53You'll see the beating he's taking.
01:04:54Should be lumped all over him.
01:04:56There are.
01:04:57Look at his chest.
01:04:57Well, San Diego, California, you're the one.
01:05:01We brought you the biggest one ever.
01:05:03Now, tomorrow here in California, when your home starts shaking.
01:05:07Oh, my.
01:05:08It's because of a rumble from Las Vegas.
01:05:11That's right, Tony.
01:05:12How smart can Hennig be?
01:05:14I don't know.
01:05:15I thought he ran him out of the building.
01:05:16But, of course, I think this may be it.
01:05:19There's the bell.
01:05:20Like walking into a buzzard's nest, the way Flair has just gone off.
01:05:24Got the U.S. belt.
01:05:25The U.S. belt cracks Flair.
01:05:27This is their plan.
01:05:28The numbers.
01:05:29Yeah, that's exactly what's going on here.
01:05:31Sure is.
01:05:32After all that's happened tonight, after the fact that they have agreed to sign the contract to meet Sting,
01:05:39that contract signing to happen tomorrow, the N.W.O. truly wants to end this exciting, unbelievable edition of Nitro standing tall,
01:05:48getting the last blow in, making a statement.
01:05:51Nick Patrick needs for his safety to leave.
01:05:54Look at everyone here at WCW N.W.O.
01:05:56Everybody's patched up, wrapped up, scarred up, beaten up, and it's not over yet.
01:06:02Now Hennig with all of his weight across the throat of Flair.
01:06:09Savage picks Flair up.
01:06:13Body slam.
01:06:14Looks like Savage is headed to the top for another elbow drop.
01:06:18All right, he's up on top.
01:06:20Flair defenseless here.
01:06:22Fans, we want to let you know again.
01:06:23He is defenseless.
01:06:24Tomorrow night, 8 o'clock, Assault on Devil's Island.
01:06:27It will be the debut, the world premiere of Hulk Hogan's movie,
01:06:32but we will break away for the contract signing of Sting and Hogan in Vegas tomorrow.
01:06:37They've got Flair down, and they're stomping his face.
01:06:40Let's go.
Recommended
1:05:53
|
Up next
1:35:52
1:37:12
1:52:34
1:33:16
1:38:25
1:54:42
1:33:13
1:49:51
1:24:47
1:41:15
1:39:46
1:39:53
1:30:36
1:40:50
1:33:08
1:36:57
1:34:20
51:33
1:30:21
1:36:54
1:29:37
1:30:47
54:27