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00:00:00A lot of really highs were at Super Brawl.
00:00:06But one of the true lows was when Scotty Steiner turned on his brother Rick.
00:00:11So now, Scotty, your NWO,
00:00:15you think they're gonna be your brothers?
00:00:19I don't think so.
00:00:22My reaction on the Steiner situation, the NWO, they came in, they said,
00:00:27hey, pick this way or pick this way. Looked like Scott Steiner sold out.
00:00:31What I got to say about that, I got a brother.
00:00:34And when the chips are down, blood is thicker than water.
00:00:38Disappointed, shocked on both of the above.
00:00:40But more than that, I look at you, Scott Steiner, and I see a great athlete
00:00:43from a great background with a great heritage.
00:00:45I see a guy that sold out WCW to go to the NWO.
00:00:48Now I see a guy that's gotta pay the price.
00:00:50But worse than that, you gotta face the dog-faced gremlin, your own brother,
00:00:54Rick Steiner, on your backside, and brother, he'll dog you until he gets a piece of you.
00:00:59And we'll all go, whoo, all night long.
00:01:02You know, nobody feels more bad about what happened to Steiners than I do,
00:01:05because nobody can relate better than I can.
00:01:08And what happened with them was something that's gonna be really ugly,
00:01:11that's gonna last a long time, and it's gonna hurt a lot more people
00:01:14than just the two people involved.
00:01:16And it's a real shame.
00:01:24The state of California welcomes professional wrestling's number one program to Sacramento.
00:01:50Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to three hours of WCW Monday Nitro.
00:01:57We are live in the ARCA Arena for a sellout crowd.
00:02:01Welcome to the stars of WCW.
00:02:04This is where the big boys play.
00:02:08The hottest ticket on the left coast for the last two days has been WCW.
00:02:14And what went down last night.
00:02:17Hi, everybody. Welcome to our number one.
00:02:19Tony Schiavone, the living legend Larry Zabisco, and Iron Mike today.
00:02:23Top of the program, you heard the wrestlers talking about Scott Steiner.
00:02:27We're gonna talk about Scott in just a minute.
00:02:29But we need to bring you the biggest news in many, many, many months.
00:02:34Sting is the heavyweight champion of the world.
00:02:38Last night at Super Brawl, the Stinger defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
00:02:42It is backward belongs the gold around the waist of Sting.
00:02:46Yeah, the Olympics may be over, but Sting brought home the most important gold of them all,
00:02:52the heavyweight championship of the world.
00:02:54Big question is now, can Hollywood Hulk Hogan hold together the new world order?
00:03:00Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world is Sting.
00:03:04And of course, you heard him talking about Scott Steiner.
00:03:06And certainly on such a big night for all of us, thinking about Scott Steiner being a part of the NWO
00:03:12really makes us feel a sinking feeling in our hearts.
00:03:14Tony, you're right. Super Brawl eight, certainly an emotional roller coaster ride
00:03:18for world championship wrestling.
00:03:20From the incredible positive of Sting bringing back the WCW world's heavyweight title
00:03:25to that ultimate negative, Scott Steiner.
00:03:28Not only backstabbing an entire wrestling organization, but his own brother, Rick.
00:03:32Speaking of his own brother, Rick, obviously he has some thoughts about what went down last night
00:03:38at Super Brawl in San Francisco and standing by with our own mean Gene Okerlund.
00:03:43Because of the timeliness, Tony, I wanted to interrupt here because I've been camped back
00:03:46here at the entrance to Arco Arena, heading to the locker rooms right now.
00:03:50Steiner brother, well, at least one of them, Rick Steiner.
00:03:52Rick, what's going on with you and your brother, Scotty?
00:03:54Is there a breakup?
00:03:57Apparently, we're not going to get a whole lot from Rick Steiner right now.
00:04:00Very mum on the subject. Maybe we'll find out later when we do, Tony.
00:04:03We'll get back to you immediately.
00:04:05Well, that's very understandable, I would think, Rick Steiner's feelings.
00:04:09It wasn't too long ago we all thought the Steiners were back together with the problems,
00:04:13but obviously that is all dissipated right now.
00:04:15Thought maybe DiBiase had things under control.
00:04:17Obviously, Scott Steiner just isn't man enough to be with the big boys play.
00:04:23You know, Abel never got a shot at revenge at Kane, but I think Rick will get his shot at Scott.
00:04:29But we really can't let us take it two down because Mike Sting is the world heavyweight champion.
00:04:33Sting is the man who went in last night and won the world title, the vacated title,
00:04:38and that should pump it up because we got a great show.
00:04:40You're right, Tony, and that balance of power shifts again to world championship wrestling
00:04:44as Sting wears the gold emblematic of the most prestigious title in our sport.
00:04:49It will go down as one of the biggest nights in pay-per-view television history.
00:04:53We'll tell you how you can see the encore presentation later on in this program,
00:04:57but let's go to the ring here on Nitro.
00:05:01Look at that crowd, guys.
00:05:03Wherever WCW is, the fans come in droves.
00:05:07And tonight in the ARCA Arena, they are awaiting some of the greatest stars in WCW.
00:05:13Diamond Dallas Cage will be here tonight, and we're gonna begin with a man heavily taped,
00:05:19heavily wrapped, the total package Lex Luger.
00:05:23But also heavily decorated after Super Brawl as he defeated the Macho Man Randy Savage
00:05:29in that no disqualification bout, putting him up in the torture rack when Hollywood Hogan
00:05:35called back the NWO troops, allowing Savage to fall victim to Luger in the rack.
00:05:42Shows you how powerful Luger is, even with the ribs, Ted still managed to get Savage up in the rack.
00:05:47Well, it came down to what I had been talking about during the course of the ending last night
00:05:52at Super Brawl, maybe physically he could not get him up in the rack.
00:05:56But a lot of times, a shot of adrenaline is enough to make you do superhuman things.
00:06:02And he's gonna need to do some superhuman things tonight.
00:06:05We just heard the NWO music, and Lex Luger's got a microphone here.
00:06:13I'm demanding something here right now, but I got a couple things in my mind.
00:06:22First and foremost, congratulations to Sting for bringing back home
00:06:31the WCW world title where it belongs.
00:06:38But as usual, there's a stinking black clown hanging over everything with the NWO.
00:06:47Now there's a best friend of mine in the back right now, by the name of Rick Steiner,
00:06:52Scottie Steiner, who's devastated by what's happened last night.
00:06:58I've traveled with him, I've been with him, I've trained with him for 10 years,
00:07:05along with a guy by the name of Scottie Steiner, who calls himself his brother.
00:07:11Well, in my eyes, Scottie Steiner, you're his brother no more.
00:07:17So what's on my mind right now is if he can't be talked to,
00:07:24which obviously it's way beyond that point, maybe I can beat some sense in you.
00:07:28So Scottie Steiner- My.
00:07:30If you're listening, bring you, you know what, down to the ring right now.
00:07:36Calling out Scott Steiner, Lex Luger representing WCW is gonna take matters into his own hands.
00:07:46Kick the new world order while they're down.
00:07:49Absolutely, go right at them.
00:07:50And you know, you say while they're down and you think about what transpired with Savage last night,
00:07:56with Savage and Hollywood Hogan.
00:07:57But I know the NWO right now feels, not only do they try to shake off those problems,
00:08:04but they feel that Scottie Steiner's quite a coup for him.
00:08:07And I would say that's true, Larry.
00:08:08Well, I tell you, I think Scott Steiner missed the writing on the wall.
00:08:11He jumped ship right before it hit the iceberg.
00:08:14And I'm talking about when Hollywood Hogan didn't bring back the championship.
00:08:19If he can hold the new world order together, I'm gonna be amazed.
00:08:23Well, you're right, Tony, strong addition to the NWO, Scott Steiner on six occasions,
00:08:28one half of the WCW World Tag Team Champions.
00:08:32That certainly is not Scott Steiner as we see Kurt Hennig and Rick Rude.
00:08:37That's right.
00:08:38Kurt Hennig comes out with Rick Rude for this.
00:08:44We have been told schedule our first matchup, but Lex Luger wants Scott Steiner to come out.
00:08:53And obviously, Scott Steiner fits right into the new world order.
00:08:57Doesn't have the guts to accept the Manly Challenge.
00:09:01Well, you know they're not gonna come out and do anything on their own.
00:09:07So, Rude comes out with Kurt Hennig in this, the opening bout here on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:09:14As we said, three hours in length and the intensity between the two units,
00:09:18between the two sides and an all-time high. Bell sounds, here we go.
00:09:23Yeah, but look at Lex. He's got to keep his eye on Rick Rude standing over there.
00:09:27He said, where's Scottie?
00:09:29You can certainly understand the emotional demand from Lex Luger, the challenge to Scott Steiner.
00:09:36Tony, you can confirm it. Lex Luger, the Steiner brothers have traveled the highways
00:09:40of the United States for the past several years representing World Championship Wrestling.
00:09:44And I think Lex Luger wanted the opportunity tonight to prove himself against Scott.
00:09:49Well, in the course of wrestling, many wrestlers make very close acquaintances,
00:09:54friendships, bonds. That had existed with Luger and not only Rick Steiner, but Scott Steiner as well.
00:10:00And so obviously, you can see on a personal level what it's done to Lex Luger.
00:10:04And then obviously, you saw what it's done to Rick Steiner when he wouldn't talk to Gene Okerlund.
00:10:09But it's going to be now. Kurt Hennig, he went to the rib cage with a knee.
00:10:14Luger sends him in and throws him out of the corner.
00:10:17Hennig ran for cover.
00:10:21And of course, as we've seen over the course of the past few weeks,
00:10:25wherever we see Kurt Hennig, Rick Rude is soon to be close by.
00:10:29Grab him.
00:10:30Luger on the offense. What he's got to do.
00:10:34Here's a hook. No, Hennig blocked it.
00:10:37He took too long. Hennig's using the ropes.
00:10:39Hey, hey.
00:10:40Who is this?
00:10:42Scott Steiner. Look at his head.
00:10:44That's Scott Steiner.
00:10:46That's Scott Steiner.
00:10:49Someone with blonde hair.
00:10:51Well, nobody has arms like that.
00:10:53No, you're right.
00:10:53And oh.
00:10:56That's Scott Steiner.
00:10:57That is Scott.
00:10:58Will you look at him?
00:11:00They got to him.
00:11:01They brainwashed him.
00:11:05Those are his arms, but look at.
00:11:08So Scott Steiner, characteristic of the NWO with a sneak attack from behind.
00:11:16Can you believe this?
00:11:17This is mind-boggling.
00:11:19Trying to make him look like Hollywood with hair.
00:11:21To see him, to see him out here.
00:11:24Well, that is just the kind of debut that we would expect from a New World Order member.
00:11:30From behind.
00:11:32Yes, the attack from behind on Lex Luger, and now refusing to break.
00:11:37Trying to choke Luger down, pounding Luger on the back, and Steiner.
00:11:41Looked out towards the fans to a chorus of boos.
00:11:47Well, Luger had enough to do with Kurt Hennig keeping his eye on Rick Root.
00:11:51Scott Steiner came out of nowhere.
00:11:53Get out!
00:11:54Luger jumps.
00:11:56Scott Steiner goes down.
00:11:57And Luger's hitting down with Lerich.
00:12:01The big forearm shot.
00:12:04This is not even a matchup, and then it was supposed to be hitting.
00:12:10Wait a minute.
00:12:12The Bagwell has come out.
00:12:15And the NWO, starting from the opening, trying to take apart Lex Luger.
00:12:21And they're pretty successful at it.
00:12:25Rick Steiner!
00:12:26The dog-faced gremlin has hit the ring.
00:12:29Here it is!
00:12:30Down goes Bagwell.
00:12:31Here it is face-to-face confrontation.
00:12:34Bryan Adams comes in.
00:12:37They're all coming!
00:12:39They're all coming!
00:12:40Here they come, Luger and Steiner cannot defend against this.
00:12:44Look at this, they are holding Rick Steiner for his blood brother.
00:12:48And he kicked him in the gut.
00:12:50I never expected to see something like this.
00:12:55Hey, it's Sting!
00:12:58It's the world champion from the top of the Arco Arena.
00:13:02Now they're gonna scatter.
00:13:05What a way to begin this program.
00:13:11So much intensity, tempers flaring.
00:13:19The New World Order can try what they want.
00:13:21We're not gonna take it anymore.
00:13:23Other members of WCW have arrived.
00:13:27Benoit the Barbarian has come out.
00:13:30The Renegade.
00:13:32There you see the man, new television champ, Booker T.
00:13:35They have all come out to attend to Luger and Rick Steiner.
00:13:40You know, they have been mentioning over the past few weeks
00:13:42about declaring war on WCW.
00:13:45And I understand it's hotter than ever before.
00:13:48Friends and rivals out there, Tony, even Jimmy Hart.
00:13:51But there's the man with the gold belt in his hand.
00:13:57Sting is the world champ.
00:13:58And the sting gets the applause and the appreciation of his comrades here.
00:14:07Luger being pulled out here on Nitro.
00:14:13Battle lines, yes, they've been drawn like never before.
00:14:17And we've only just begun.
00:14:18We've got a lot going on here in Sacramento, live on Nitro.
00:14:29We welcome you back, fans.
00:14:30We are live in Sacramento with the nation, the world's number one professional
00:14:35wrestling program during the course of the evening.
00:14:37We'll be telling you where Nitro is coming your way.
00:14:41And of course, a big part of Nitro is the Nitro Girls.
00:14:44And here they come, living legend.
00:14:47There they go, dancing their pretty little hearts out.
00:14:50Yes, they are.
00:14:51And it gives us a chance to discuss this.
00:14:54WCW Monday Nitro comes to the Target Center in Minneapolis on Monday, April 13th.
00:15:00Tickets for this mega event will go on sale this coming Friday, February 27th,
00:15:05at the Target Center box office and Ticketmaster.
00:15:08Plus, the Nature Boy, Rick Flair, will be at the Target Center this Friday from 9 to 11 a.m.
00:15:13And here's a big announcement.
00:15:16The Governor of Minnesota has declared this Friday, February 27th,
00:15:21Ric Flair Day in the state of Minneapolis.
00:15:24Well, at least they'll get one vote.
00:15:26So Ric Flair will be in Minneapolis for the opening of ticket sales on Ric Flair Day in the
00:15:33state of Minnesota this coming Friday for Nitro there on Monday, April 13th.
00:15:38Very deserving, obviously, Tony, but I wonder how Curt Hennig feels.
00:15:41Curt Hennig has always declared himself the number one athlete ever to come out of the state of
00:15:45Minnesota.
00:15:46Well, let me respond to that by saying, I don't care how Curt Hennig feels.
00:15:50I don't care how the NWO feels.
00:15:52No, it's-
00:15:52We have the belt.
00:15:53They've got Scott Snyder with blonde hair.
00:15:55How about that?
00:15:56We win.
00:15:56Right.
00:15:57The survey says one more for WCW.
00:16:01Absolutely, and now we see Raven's flock making their way in to the arena here, and it's going
00:16:08to be Hammer in this next matchup, but he is flanked by members of Raven's flock.
00:16:14Obviously, Raven leading the pack out, and that may spell trouble possibly for the opponent
00:16:21for Hammer in this next matchup, and I say possibly, because as the fans are up here,
00:16:29the man will come in still, the United States Heavyweight Champion.
00:16:32There's only one, Diamond Dallas Page, guys.
00:16:35Well, DDP coming off what was a very physical, very emotional victory at Super Bowl last evening
00:16:41in San Francisco, retaining the United States Heavyweight Championship against his, well,
00:16:46one-time tag team partner, the Canadian tripler, Chris Benoit.
00:16:52I tell you, the only problem is, is what you said, one Diamond Dallas Page.
00:16:55We've got a whole flock out there, and Diamond Dallas is going to have to keep his eye on all of them.
00:17:03Diamond Dallas Page, quite an explosion when he comes into the ring, and-
00:17:08What?
00:17:09I'm not repeating myself, and there's a look at his opponent, a very, what looks like a very
00:17:15disturbed oddball in Hammer in this next one-on-one matchup, live here on Nitro.
00:17:21I don't know if there's anything in Hammer to be disturbed about.
00:17:24He just looks like a vacant lot.
00:17:27Absolutely emotionless.
00:17:29The win by Sting last night touched off quite a celebration for WCW athletes,
00:17:33and obviously, the turn by Scott Steiner really put a little bit of a damper on that.
00:17:39But not enough to take away what I think is hopefully unstoppable momentum from WCW.
00:17:46You saw the members come out, the members of WCW to congratulate Sting.
00:17:51Sting didn't get the chance to last night because we really went right out the air right after Sting won the world title.
00:17:56But it was a big celebration for all of us, and certainly DDP winning the U.S. title.
00:18:01Well, there's something else we need to mention.
00:18:04We talked about Booker T becoming the television champion last night.
00:18:08But because of Scott Steiner's antics, T and Rick lost the World Tag Team Championship to the Outsiders.
00:18:16I guess I should say the titles weren't lost.
00:18:19They were just given away last night by Scott Steiner.
00:18:21Certainly was the case.
00:18:23Scott Steiner attacking his own brother, Rick, leaving him a really helpless victim to the numbers game,
00:18:29a three-on-one attack at that point from the Outsiders.
00:18:32And as a result, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall have regained the World Tag Team belts.
00:18:36I tell you, Scott Steiner may think he's done a smart thing, but I think the reality
00:18:41is WCW will realize that still you have to be careful who you trust.
00:18:46Still, the New World Order is out there with all their problems and all their, you know, finger pointing.
00:18:53But still, I think this will just help WCW get even stronger.
00:18:57Diamond gets it.
00:19:00Sends him over, hooking on the arm.
00:19:03Almost a version of the swinging neck breaker at that time in Diamond Dallas.
00:19:06Certainly has the size disadvantage here.
00:19:09He's hooked.
00:19:10It looked like he was trying to put on the diamond cutter.
00:19:13And Hammer sent him almost all the way to the outside.
00:19:16What a reversal that was by Hammer.
00:19:19And Paige dropped stomach first across the top steel cable.
00:19:23Yeah, and Diamond again is distracted.
00:19:24Who's this goof with the signs running around the apron there?
00:19:27Well, everybody knows- Diamond was looking at him.
00:19:29Everybody knows who that goof is.
00:19:31Hammer comes off of the turnbuckles exploding, leg explosion that time.
00:19:36And sent him down with a flying lariat.
00:19:39And Hammer.
00:19:43I don't know, what's this all about?
00:19:44Certainly enjoying the advantage that he has over DDP.
00:19:47I got this.
00:19:48I thought maybe he was bowing in front of his master raven or something.
00:19:51Go, go, go!
00:19:52Who knows, who knows what leads these men.
00:19:55Grabbing the head, throat, sending the man's head rocketing.
00:19:59And DDP, as Hammer gets pulled back, he pulls himself up.
00:20:04And DDP's headed up.
00:20:07One of the toughest fighters in our sport goes to the attack from Hammer.
00:20:11Whoa, just muscled him up on the top.
00:20:13Turned up.
00:20:14Whoa, that's an impressive move.
00:20:18It's an impressive move by Hammer.
00:20:20Too bad he's just not following up.
00:20:22Could be a good break for Diamond Dallas.
00:20:24Hammer's just not all there.
00:20:25Yeah, I believe Hammer right now, undecisive about what he wants to do next, isn't it?
00:20:30One good move is not enough.
00:20:31It sure is not, Larry, you're right.
00:20:33Unless maybe that one good move's the Diamond Cutter.
00:20:35And they're, oh!
00:20:38Underneath the chin, Diamond Dallas almost picked this guy up out of his boots.
00:20:45But he came back with a jawbreaker to stop the tide.
00:20:49Hammer will go up to the turnbuckle now for the second time.
00:20:52And as he goes up, DDP drops to the top rope.
00:20:58Hammer straddles the turnbuckle there.
00:21:00He's gonna do it off the rope.
00:21:01Hey, get it off the rope.
00:21:03Pull to the top.
00:21:05And he brought him three quarters of the way across the ring with the cutter.
00:21:09Covers him and beats him.
00:21:14U.S. Champ Diamond Dallas.
00:21:15Get him.
00:21:16Watch out, Loney takes the dive.
00:21:18They're coming.
00:21:19Here they come.
00:21:21Raven from behind.
00:21:24He came from behind in Raven.
00:21:27And he's jumping away at DDP.
00:21:29Well, long time history between these two and these three, actually,
00:21:32as Chris Benoit comes to the rescue of DDP.
00:21:36How about that?
00:21:37Benoit comes out, sending Raven and Raven's flock out.
00:21:42We have seen these two men watch each other's back for quite a while.
00:21:49And we'll have more on WCW Monday Nitro Live.
00:21:53And for this time out, we are live in Sacramento.
00:21:56We welcome you back live to WCW Monday Nitro.
00:22:02We are looking live outside of the Arco Arena here in Sacramento as a limousine has arrived.
00:22:08And look who's getting out without a gold belt.
00:22:12Hollywood Hogan.
00:22:13Later.
00:22:18It looked like he was talking to somebody else in the back seat, but nobody got out.
00:22:22Wait till they see.
00:22:23And Bischoff said, whoa, whoa, they don't want to see this.
00:22:26And here they come.
00:22:27And I mean, they are stomping, man.
00:22:28That's all they need to know.
00:22:30And who really gives a you know what?
00:22:31It's gonna be a done deal this time.
00:22:33I don't know if he's stomping, man.
00:22:34He's gotta be humiliated.
00:22:35Now, here comes Hollywood Hogan.
00:22:37He's gotta try to hold together all the egos of the New World Order without the championships.
00:22:45Well, Sting and a big night last night for WCW.
00:22:49Oh, all right.
00:22:50Okay, it's on now.
00:22:51And some sort of argument ensues in the back.
00:22:54And I don't know.
00:22:55I don't know what we're doing next.
00:22:56I guess maybe we're waiting for their arrival here in the arena.
00:23:00And we'll be very interested to see what they have to say.
00:23:03What excuse they'll give.
00:23:04And certainly the Macho Man played a big part in what happened last night.
00:23:09But guys, let's not forget that Hogan played a big part in what happened to
00:23:13the Macho Man last night at the hands of Lex Luger.
00:23:15Certainly turnabout fair play in that instance, Tony.
00:23:18I can't wait to hear what the NWO has to say, what Hogan's spin is on the situation.
00:23:23All right, we are going to look at the back once again.
00:23:30Look at this.
00:23:33And we expected this.
00:23:35We expected him to be this angry, this irate.
00:23:38He stung this time.
00:23:39We're going to get him.
00:23:39Well, you know, it's hard to come in national television with egg all over your face.
00:23:45See what kind of excuse they come up with.
00:23:48They deserved everything they got.
00:23:50Hollywood Hogan last night laid the foundation for what the Macho Man Randy Savage did last night.
00:23:56He started this thing and he paid the ultimate price.
00:24:00Sting becomes the World Heavyweight Champion.
00:24:02Well, the NWO recently had a declaration of war against WCW.
00:24:08But when it came to winning the first battle, Sting representing World Championship Wrestling was the victor.
00:24:15Hey, they're storming right to the ring.
00:24:17Where's all the posing?
00:24:19Where's all the New World Order guys?
00:24:21Where's all the posing?
00:24:22They seem kind of mad, don't they?
00:24:26But life.
00:24:27Couldn't happen to two better, nicer guys, could it?
00:24:30Yeah, you're right.
00:24:31Let me bow my head for a moment of silent laughter.
00:24:34Got it!
00:24:43Shut up!
00:24:45Yeah.
00:24:45Shut up and listen!
00:24:47Has this been Hollywood moved down his own pecking order?
00:25:03Enough is enough from all of you who are not a disciple of his.
00:25:12And for anybody in WCW, they've stepped over the line.
00:25:18It's just another example of what that coward Sting is capable of.
00:25:24Just another shenanigan.
00:25:26Just a moment ago, he came down here and stuck his nose in somebody else's business.
00:25:32Does this prove to you that he's a coward or not?
00:25:40Sting has been stung so many times it's getting boring.
00:25:45Not only have I beat Sting numerous times for a one, two, three.
00:25:52Just like last night when I had Sting beat.
00:25:57Not to mention that no good Nick Patrick, who wasn't even the referee, came down to the ring.
00:26:04And we all know Nick Patrick is capable of taking money.
00:26:09Nick Patrick made himself available to count Hulk Hogan for a quick one, two, three.
00:26:18When he even wasn't the referee.
00:26:22Well Sting, you are not even a big issue anymore.
00:26:28Matter of fact, you are small stuff at this point.
00:26:32And because you're small stuff, Hollywood Hogan doesn't sweat the small stuff.
00:26:38And tonight, brother, just to prove to all these NWOites here that you're not the man.
00:26:49That you're not the champion.
00:26:51And that I am Hollywood Hogan.
00:26:53And I'm still the champion for all the people that worship my feet.
00:26:58And that belt is mine.
00:26:59Tonight, Scott Hall, one of the main brothers in the NWO, who has waited so patiently for
00:27:09his shot at the title, is gonna prove tonight, in front of this whole world,
00:27:15that he's gonna beat you for my belt, bring it back to the family, and give it to me.
00:27:20And we all know, Stinger, that you're in the building hiding somewhere.
00:27:27And you wouldn't dare come out here and get in my face.
00:27:31Because I'll crucify you right here.
00:27:33So when we pull you out of your hole, when we pull you out of hiding,
00:27:38Mr. Scott Hall is gonna beat you right in the middle of the ring,
00:27:42and bring the belt right back to the family.
00:27:45Oh, and speaking of family, that no good Macho Man Randy Savage.
00:27:58Last night, when Stinger gave me everything he had, when he dropped me on my head,
00:28:06I was just getting up, just getting ready to beat Sting for the third and final time.
00:28:12When Macho Man took it upon himself, snuck up behind me,
00:28:18hit me in the back of the head with a ten foot long crowbar.
00:28:22And Macho Man, you wanna prove that you're the man.
00:28:28You wanna prove that you're capable of carrying my bags.
00:28:34Well, we got something right around the corner, something called uncensored, brother.
00:28:40That's something where nobody can interfere.
00:28:44Nobody can get in our way.
00:28:46And Macho Man, why don't you sign your name on the dotted line for uncensored?
00:28:53Why don't you and I put a steel cage around us?
00:28:56And that way, with all the NWOites watching, I can put an end to you once and for all,
00:29:03and kick you out of the NWO, because in the cage, in uncensored, if you have the guts,
00:29:11you'll be fighting for your life, ooh, yeah.
00:29:17Somebody needs to tell them when they address Sting to calling Mr. World Champion, please.
00:29:24Knowing the Macho Man like I do, he's so afraid of Hollywood Hulk Hogan after what he did last night.
00:29:31Ooh, yeah.
00:29:34I think he's gonna get his answer here about uncensored in a cage, don't you guys?
00:29:38Has Randy Savage ever backed down from a challenge?
00:29:40Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, brother.
00:29:43You, Hollywood, are not kicking me out of the NWO.
00:29:57I'm kicking you out.
00:30:01Boy, my.
00:30:03The pecking order is changing.
00:30:05Your nightmare has just started.
00:30:11Uncensored, steel cage, I like it, ooh, yeah.
00:30:19Macho Man, now that you've committed in front of all my disciples,
00:30:29in front of all the people that worship the ground I walk in,
00:30:33I'm gonna bury you in Uncensored, and you're the one that will be kicked out of the NWO for life.
00:30:43That's not gonna happen.
00:30:49And when you guys in the NWO do this, that means that the Macho Man is just too sweet.
00:31:00Well, the two sides of the NWO have agreed to a gigantic cage match,
00:31:09and Uncensored on March 15th.
00:31:11Boy, what a power play, these guys both wanna be the captain of the ship.
00:31:16And Sting and Scott Hall will wrestle apparently live here tonight.
00:31:22Stay with us.
00:31:23Back live on Nitro, everybody.
00:31:27And of course, you heard the comments of Hogan and Eric Vistrov and
00:31:31the acceptance by the Macho Man Randy Savage for a monumental cage match between
00:31:35the two at Uncensored, where basically anything goes on Sunday the 15th of March.
00:31:40As we await our next matchup, Kaz Hayashi will come out, and he'll make the Ultimo Dragon.
00:31:49But also, let me talk about what's transpiring and going on later in this program.
00:31:54We mentioned last night at Super Brawl that the Giant wanted to come to Super Brawl
00:31:59to discuss his injuries and his recovery and his possible return to our sport.
00:32:04But because of flight connections last night, unable to make it to San Francisco.
00:32:08Well, he will be here tonight, and we'll hear from the Giant, we understand.
00:32:13And he'll be telling us what's going on in his life, the severity of his injuries later on in this program.
00:32:19But Sting will be here to face Scott Hall in a one-on-one world title matchup, we understand,
00:32:27as Hollywood Hogan came out and said that a few moments ago.
00:32:31That Scott Hall, who, according to Hogan, deserves a title shot.
00:32:35You know, we would agree with that from winning World War III.
00:32:38He'll face Sting later on here tonight, guys.
00:32:41About time that Scott Hall gets the payoff from that victory at World War III,
00:32:45winning the big three-ring battle royal.
00:32:47But an immediate response from the Macho Man Randy Savage as he accepted the challenge of Hollywood Hogan.
00:32:53That match is set for Uncensored inside the steel cage.
00:32:57And the egos are clashing.
00:32:59Hollywood Hogan blamed the loss on everything else except Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
00:33:04Well, certainly Sting was the better man that night.
00:33:07And, yes, the Macho Man Randy Savage was instrumental.
00:33:10It wasn't a ten-pound crowbar that the Macho Man Randy Savage used.
00:33:14But, you know, I kept looking at Hogan there and wanting him to take off his shirt
00:33:17to see if we could see that WCW spree painting on the chest.
00:33:22What a great way to end Super Brawl.
00:33:24Oh, what a night.
00:33:25What a memorable night.
00:33:27It'll go down as one of the most memorable events I've ever been a part of.
00:33:30Last night in San Francisco, we'll be telling you how you can see the encore presentation
00:33:35a little bit later on in this program.
00:33:38And can you believe Hogan also putting the blame on Nick Patrick?
00:33:41Yes, I can.
00:33:42He'll blame everybody, anybody.
00:33:43Sure.
00:33:44Anyone in sight.
00:33:45Sure he will.
00:33:46And let me say this about Nick Patrick.
00:33:48I guess he fooled us all, didn't he?
00:33:50Exemplary job as the official last night under some very difficult circumstances.
00:33:54Well, the biggest fool of all is the man who fools himself and Hollywood Hulk Hogan was just out here.
00:34:00Yeah.
00:34:01Right.
00:34:02Repeated kicks on Hayashi by the Ultimo Dragon and Dragon with those rapid fire kicks of his.
00:34:07One of the top performers in our sport.
00:34:10Certainly not in the title scene right now, but he's the type of athlete that given the shot could win the title instantaneously.
00:34:17Well, he can.
00:34:18He's a great combination wrestler.
00:34:20Ultimate Dragon follows up, you know, move after move.
00:34:23Utilizes a lot of combinations, and that's what brought him to the top of the cruiser weights.
00:34:27Look at Taz.
00:34:29He got him.
00:34:30Just twisting in mid air as he went through the ropes and catching Dragon out on the floor.
00:34:37You mean you don't have a name for that move?
00:34:39You got a name for everything else?
00:34:41Go ahead, Mike.
00:34:42Variation of the tope, the dive through the ropes, the twist.
00:34:45Carson was a tope.
00:34:46No, the tope, not a tope.
00:34:47The tope over the top and a great move it was by Kaz Hayashi in his debut here on WCW Monday Nitro against the Ultimo Dragon.
00:34:57Showing a lot of confidence this young man.
00:34:59How about that backbreaker?
00:35:00Down he goes.
00:35:01Fans tonight still, Sting and Scott Hall to battle for the world title on this program.
00:35:07Cover, one, two.
00:35:09Goodness, he almost beat the man.
00:35:11Perfectly executed moonsault off the top by Hayashi in his WCW debut.
00:35:17Gets a two standing switch.
00:35:19Dragon tried the German suplex.
00:35:21Hayashi with a great move over the top.
00:35:24He'll make a cover.
00:35:25One, two.
00:35:27Was very surprised by Hayashi's arrogant cover moments ago where he was counting along with the referee feeling he had the match won.
00:35:35You know, Scott Hall's been crying like a baby the last couple of months trying to get his title shot he earned at World War III.
00:35:42Let's see what he does when he gets there if he's gonna have a bag of excuses like Hollywood did.
00:35:47Cross arm breaker over to Lake Scissors on the leg, on the knee, pushing back.
00:35:52Almost hit the man in a penny combination that time, guys.
00:35:55Another very unique move that time by Dragon.
00:35:58Looked like he was going for the Mahistral cradle, instead rolled forward.
00:36:02Now up on top of Hayashi.
00:36:04Hayashi sends him down into a full Nelson, over the top one, two.
00:36:09He almost beat him that time with a Dragon suplex.
00:36:12That was a nice bridge too.
00:36:13Yeah, of all moves to beat Ultimo Dragon, the Dragon suplex for a two count.
00:36:17Hayashi looks like he's headed up for another high risk move.
00:36:20Well, this young man in his debut wrestling with an abundance of confidence.
00:36:23Yeah, but he's taking too long.
00:36:25Kicks the leg out from underneath, Hayashi.
00:36:28Dragon, now to the attack, and that stunned Hayashi up on top.
00:36:32Dragon looking out to this capacity crowd.
00:36:39Oh, great maneuver.
00:36:41Gets the acceptance from the crowd, then Frankensteiners him into the ring and applies.
00:36:45The Dragon sleeper.
00:36:48And Hayashi got out of it with a knee to the forehead,
00:36:51but that gave the Dragon the kick to the back of the, between the shoulder blades.
00:36:57Yeah, he keeps following up with combinations.
00:37:00If he doesn't get it, he goes right back to it.
00:37:03We're gonna try and bridge out of the Dragon sleeper.
00:37:06Can't get out.
00:37:07Hayashi trying to get out of it, but the Dragon sleeper was on, and what a competitive matchup.
00:37:13We just saw here on WCW Monday Nitro between the Ultimo Dragon and Kaz Hayashi.
00:37:19It's gonna be our Castrol torture test of the week.
00:37:28Ultimo Dragon continuing to try to move back up the ladder into a title hunt.
00:37:32And of course, Chris Jericho is still the cruiserweight champ.
00:37:36I wanna bring that up.
00:37:38Here it is again, Larry.
00:37:39But they're gonna have a look at it here.
00:37:41Ultimate Dragon, man of many combinations.
00:37:43This man follows one move after another.
00:37:46Right here, had Kaz up on top.
00:37:48Watch the momentum knock the wind out of this man.
00:37:51And even though he tried the Dragon sleeper, Kaz wiggled out of it.
00:37:54He kicked him in the back, went right back into it, followed it up.
00:37:57Did not give up, and that put the torture on Kaz Hayashi.
00:38:01Castrol GTX motor oil that stands up to the most torturous conditions.
00:38:06Even the Dragon sleeper.
00:38:08We saw that move up on top by the Dragon.
00:38:12But right now, we're gonna go to meet Gene Okerlund.
00:38:14Well, Tony, our colleague Mike today, who's at the broadcast position with you tonight,
00:38:19is also gonna be on the hotline.
00:38:20He's got a very compelling interview.
00:38:22He's gonna talk with the man that had a big night last night
00:38:25in neighboring San Francisco at Superbrawl.
00:38:28As a matter of fact, this man walked out of the building in San Francisco with a title belt.
00:38:33Mike will ask some no-holds-barred questions regarding this man's deplorable conduct as of late.
00:38:39He's gonna call him on the mic, if you will.
00:38:42I said it is very compelling, and it's only tonight, only on the WCW hotline.
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00:40:35Never more.
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00:40:37This next matchup scheduled Raven and Chris Benoit.
00:40:46I tell you, Benoit does not need a flock.
00:40:49And Raven may need more than a flock before this over with.
00:40:53How about that though, Raven return fire with a kick.
00:40:57My goodness.
00:40:58He bent it.
00:40:59He did, he bent that safety round.
00:41:01Look at that.
00:41:02Knowing Raven, he probably likes that.
00:41:06My goodness.
00:41:10There's the bell after the fact.
00:41:13And this match is underway with a vengeance here.
00:41:18Raven's gotta be in pain.
00:41:22I mean, they bent that pole in half.
00:41:25Yeah.
00:41:26And Benoit using Raven's little jacket around his throat, feeling the man out.
00:41:31Throat first.
00:41:32Fans tonight, Scott Hall of the NWO sting the world champion of WCW in a title matchup.
00:41:40That's already been still with the remnants of the WCW NWO war that has swept through pro wrestling for over two years now.
00:41:50And on with the disgusting actions of Scottie Steiner, may see a very unified WCW.
00:41:55Benoit took too long.
00:41:57Maybe too early.
00:41:58One, two, and he almost beat him with that.
00:42:01Raven heads up move that time, trying to make a cover.
00:42:04Surprising to see Benoit go for that diving headbutt so early in the matchup.
00:42:08Raven back to the attack once again.
00:42:12You know Hogan and Bischoff had come out, talking about the ABCs of the war.
00:42:17They kind of stopped abruptly, didn't they?
00:42:20They don't come out.
00:42:23As a matter of fact, the war that is raging is within the NWO as much anything else right now.
00:42:30The picture tells a thousand words.
00:42:32And I saw two bodies come out of that limo rip off in Hollywood.
00:42:37They came alone.
00:42:38The New World Order is not a cohesive unit anymore.
00:42:42And I go back to what we saw.
00:42:44Apparently somebody else was in there, it seemed to me.
00:42:47Looked like they were communicating with someone.
00:42:50Running Bulldog on the chair that time.
00:42:52One, two, and of course, the chair.
00:42:55A legal part of a Raven's Rules matchup.
00:43:00Anything goes, no disqualification.
00:43:03And I'm sure that's-
00:43:04Raven is in action.
00:43:05Yeah, but that's not gonna matter to Benoit.
00:43:08Benoit is just as much a machine as Raven is.
00:43:11This is still even Steven.
00:43:14Uh-oh.
00:43:15It's a baseball slide drop kick.
00:43:17Chair connects with the head of Chris Benoit.
00:43:20And of course, Benoit coming off that physical matchup less than 24 hours ago at Super Bowl against Diamond Dallas Page.
00:43:27It was a classic.
00:43:28There is no question about that.
00:43:29Back in here, Raven.
00:43:30Both men pushing each other to the limit.
00:43:33But the issue will not die here, apparently, with Raven and Chris Benoit.
00:43:38And you saw Benoit come in earlier to help out one Diamond Dallas Page.
00:43:41Raven's Rock!
00:43:42Raven's Rock!
00:43:43Raven's Rock!
00:43:44Raven's Rock!
00:43:45Well, the fans are on him here at the showdown at the arena.
00:43:46That's what they think of him in the clock.
00:43:48Raven's Rock!
00:43:49Raven's Rock!
00:43:50Well, we've known that for quite a while.
00:43:52Now he's using the chair.
00:43:53He's up on the...oh, my.
00:43:55And Benoit put a palm out.
00:43:58It blocked the chair.
00:44:00And thus the chair crashed to the forehead of Raven.
00:44:04That had to hurt both men.
00:44:08That's why they call you the professor?
00:44:11Down he goes.
00:44:14And Benoit...
00:44:15Benoit, he's getting up!
00:44:16He's trying to get up.
00:44:17Back chops!
00:44:20Look at this!
00:44:21Knife-edge chops!
00:44:22Rocking the head of Raven to the ropes!
00:44:24He nailed him!
00:44:25With a running laryn, left-handed, by the way!
00:44:29He's got the chair!
00:44:33Now Raven asked for it!
00:44:35So give it to him!
00:44:37He's got that chair wedged in between the top and middle turnbuckles.
00:44:42Look, it's almost taunting Raven to get up.
00:44:46This has been such a burning issue.
00:44:49Hotly contested feud between these two men.
00:44:53When will it ever end?
00:44:56Maybe right now!
00:44:57Yeah, with moves like that, it won't take long, now will it?
00:45:00This guy just hung out to dry!
00:45:04Raven, as he took a good look at Raven upside down,
00:45:11rolls into the ring.
00:45:13How much more can these men take?
00:45:15I don't know, but Benoit will keep chasing it out!
00:45:18He's still holding on to him!
00:45:20German suplex!
00:45:21He's gonna do it again!
00:45:22We've seen this before, Mike!
00:45:23Rolling German suplexes repeated!
00:45:25We're at two!
00:45:26There's number three!
00:45:27One!
00:45:28Two!
00:45:29Didn't get a big bridge that time!
00:45:31Didn't get him, but Kidman slides in!
00:45:33Beth calls the bell, Benoit will win it!
00:45:37Whoa!
00:45:38Kidman, catapulted through the air!
00:45:42Here goes Lodi, snaps it past!
00:45:44Lodi leaves!
00:45:46Set Boy does not connect, but wow!
00:45:49Scotty Riggs sure did, with a forearm smash!
00:45:52In the back of the head!
00:45:53Yeah, Benoit didn't see it coming!
00:45:55Look, he pushes now, Riggs away!
00:45:58Sure, cuz he wants to take the glory!
00:46:00Of course he does!
00:46:02It's easy to get the man now, after the man's been beaten!
00:46:05He's gonna hook him to that even flow!
00:46:07And here comes DDP!
00:46:09He nails!
00:46:10He nailed all!
00:46:11Whoa, whoa, whoa!
00:46:12Benoit nailed DDP!
00:46:14I don't think he realized it was Diamond Dallas!
00:46:17And we've got three men fighting each other in the ring!
00:46:20Would you look at this!
00:46:22It's just survival here!
00:46:24You see somebody punch him!
00:46:26Apologize later if it's the wrong guy!
00:46:29Flock members go flying!
00:46:31And Benoit and Diamond Dallas square off!
00:46:36What a fight we saw!
00:46:37Three men going at it!
00:46:38And they're gonna do it again!
00:46:41Sending members of the Flock down once again!
00:46:44Who are relentless!
00:46:46Keep coming back!
00:46:47Or stupid!
00:46:48Benoit fighting DDP!
00:46:51DDP fighting Raven!
00:46:53Raven fighting Benoit!
00:46:55What a vicious triangle that was, guys!
00:46:58A day in the heat of the passion!
00:47:01Survival is the important key!
00:47:03You got two survivors right there!
00:47:06What a wild way to end hour number one!
00:47:08What a wild hour it was!
00:47:10It's still to come in this program!
00:47:12During the second hour!
00:47:14Three-to-way champ Chris Jericho!
00:47:16Rick Steiner will be here!
00:47:18And much more!
00:47:19We'll be back with hour two!
00:47:20Back with the beginning of hour number two!
00:47:25Tony Schiavone, Larry Zabisco, and Iron Mike Tenet!
00:47:30For this second hour!
00:47:31And here come the Nitro Girls!
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00:47:50The encore presentation and a lot of things went down at Super Brawl!
00:47:54We're going to see the Cruiserweight champ come out!
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00:48:26Back as you look at the Arco Arena in this second hour!
00:48:30Chris Jericho will be out!
00:48:31We'll see Saturn!
00:48:32We'll see the television champ Booker T!
00:48:34Conan will be here!
00:48:36In the third hour, we'll see Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton!
00:48:39Eddie Guerrero just going in front of Ric Flair in the third hour!
00:48:42We will hear from the Giants!
00:48:43What's this?
00:48:46And up there's a stag in Scott Hall!
00:48:50And a Jericho with a mask on him!
00:48:53Jericho with Juventut's mask on!
00:48:54Yeah, not just any mask!
00:48:56The mask of Juventut Guerrero, the man that he defeated last night at Super Brawl!
00:49:01As Jericho not only retained the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship!
00:49:07But also captured the mask of Juventut Guerrero!
00:49:10Who because of a pre-match stipulation was forced to take his mask off last night!
00:49:15That's just another one of the highlights of that great encore presentation of Super Brawl!
00:49:21What, you don't know?
00:49:26Yeah, we know a jerk when we sing it.
00:49:28I am still the World Cruiserweight Champion!
00:49:32And on top of that, I got Juventut Guerrero's mask too!
00:49:38You know, I was gonna wear this mask as a tribute to Air Quasi for my mask tonight, but I can't do it.
00:49:50I can't cover up this face.
00:49:53This is the face that you people pay to see each and every week.
00:49:58As a matter of fact, four million Jericho-holics tune into Nitro to watch me every single week.
00:50:05And I talk to the WCW committee.
00:50:09I want the name of this show changed from WCW Monday Nitro to WCW Monday Jericho!
00:50:22I talked with J.J. Dillon, and he's 83% sure they're gonna change the name.
00:50:27And that's something all of us, as Jericho-holics, can be proud of!
00:50:32Thank you!
00:50:34You travel around the world and you see big idiots and think you've seen them all, and then you see Jericho.
00:50:39He's delusional!
00:50:40He's a Jericho-holic!
00:50:42That's what he is!
00:50:43That's good commentary there, Larry!
00:50:45That's why they pay me the big bucks!
00:50:47Big bucks, huh?
00:50:48Here we go!
00:50:49It's gonna be Jericho and Lenny Lane for the Cruiserweight title here, and Jericho has been refusing to take the belt around his waist off.
00:50:57But I think last night when he got that dropkick from Hubentude, that that sold him on the idea to leave the belt down low when you go into the ring.
00:51:05Well, finally came back to haunt him as far as wearing it during a matchup.
00:51:08But he remains, as far as like wearing it on the street, wearing it into restaurants, wearing it to the gym for a workout.
00:51:16He's whacked.
00:51:17Yeah, you're not kidding, he's whacked.
00:51:18He's gonna go back into the corner.
00:51:19But I tell you, for all of that, he is one sensational performer, one top-notch wrestler.
00:51:25He wouldn't be the Cruiserweight champion were he not, Larry.
00:51:27He's a good athlete!
00:51:28He's got all the credentials!
00:51:30He just doesn't have the maturity to handle the responsibility that comes with the pressure.
00:51:35And when Young and the Useless obtain a certain goal and they can't handle the pressure,
00:51:40they don't have the wisdom, they crack under the pressure.
00:51:43And this is the perfect example.
00:51:44Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho, the list you can go on.
00:51:48But without maturity, greatness cannot be handled by the Young and the Useless.
00:51:54Let's go!
00:51:55Lenny Lane with a glancing blow of a dropkick, sending Jericho down that time.
00:51:59Very profound statement there by the living legend Larry Zbysko.
00:52:02And to the ropes now, Lenny Lane sends him in.
00:52:05Jericho ducks.
00:52:06Oh!
00:52:07And Lenny Lane caught him nicely.
00:52:08Good anticipation.
00:52:09Yeah, get a little too cocky in there, and that's what Jericho's doing.
00:52:12Still to come tonight, Sting, the world champion.
00:52:14You heard me right.
00:52:15The world heavyweight champion, Sting, will defend against Scott Hall of the NWO.
00:52:20The Nature Boy, Ric Flair, is here.
00:52:23And let me say one more thing, if I could, about Scott Steiner.
00:52:27When we were all shocked by Scott Steiner's turn to the New World Order,
00:52:32it really left us preface at the time.
00:52:34But if you think about it, Scott Hall, or Scott Steiner had been so much of a glory hound,
00:52:40a glory hog, a man who likes to keep things for his own.
00:52:44That seems to fit into the mentality of the NWO.
00:52:47Yeah, certainly now, as we look back on it,
00:52:49Scott Steiner may be a perfect fit to be the newest member of the New World Order.
00:52:54Well, they obviously took advantage of-
00:52:55One, two.
00:52:56Scott Steiner's, you know, strong ego and weak will.
00:53:01And they got to him.
00:53:02I mean, Scott Steiner obviously thinking being a tag team is holding him back.
00:53:06His brother is holding him back, believing him to be so good that by himself he's gonna be a force.
00:53:12Stabbed his own brother in the back.
00:53:15It will catch up with him.
00:53:18Over the top goes Jericho, and a great maneuver to get back in.
00:53:23A little celebration, too much.
00:53:25Lenny Lane sends you on the outside.
00:53:27Well, he skimmed the cap the first time, but then when he got back in the ring,
00:53:31Lenny Lane nailed him with the clothesline.
00:53:33Now Lenny Lane from the ring apron, and Jericho bails out.
00:53:37Well, that's smart.
00:53:38Oh, he didn't bail out enough!
00:53:39And that damn maneuver by Lenny Lane hurt himself as well,
00:53:42but a great high-risk maneuver for the top turnbuckle.
00:53:45Yeah, Jericho wasn't ready for that somersault splash by Lane.
00:53:50So, Lane back to the attack.
00:53:51Lenny Lane making a great showing here on Nitro, and this is the place.
00:53:54This is the world's number one wrestling program.
00:53:56If you can make a name for yourself here, you're gonna become a major star one day.
00:54:00And Lenny Lane trying to do just that.
00:54:03Sending Jericho in with reckless abandon meets the bottom of the foot.
00:54:08He ducks.
00:54:09How about that?
00:54:11Full Nelson.
00:54:12One, two.
00:54:13So close.
00:54:15A forward Russian leg sweep that time, driving his face first to the mat.
00:54:18Yeah, but follow-up didn't pull that leg up high enough over the shoulders.
00:54:22A little too quick.
00:54:23Jericho has him pull up.
00:54:26Sends him down to the mat.
00:54:27Has the legs hooked.
00:54:28Could be the-
00:54:29Great reversal by Lane.
00:54:30One, two, and we all-
00:54:32We almost hit a new closerweight champ.
00:54:34It slipped through his fingers.
00:54:36What is showing by Lenny Lane?
00:54:38My goodness, what a matchup we got.
00:54:40Lane hits the middle rope.
00:54:41Lane's sunset flip off of the middle ropes that time.
00:54:44Into the lion tamer.
00:54:46Can he get him over?
00:54:47He's trying to, doesn't have him over, but Lenny Lane taps out as Chris Jericho gets the win.
00:54:56Well, he had him enough with that one side with the neck crunched over and that shoulder in the way.
00:55:00Jericho's a lucky man, Lane almost had him.
00:55:04Chris Jericho holds on to the Cruiserweight belt, wants the referee to raise his hand again.
00:55:09Still to come tonight, Sting and Scott Hall of the NWO will collide for the world title and a whole bunch more.
00:55:15Welcome back fans, live on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:55:22And tonight in this program, during this three hour telecast, we're gonna have quite a battle.
00:55:27Sting, newly crowned World Heavyweight Champion.
00:55:30Deservedly the World Heavyweight Champion will face a man who's obviously has deserved a title shot,
00:55:36but he's a member of the NWO, Scott Hall.
00:55:39And we opened up this telecast one day after Super Brawl.
00:55:42We've heard so much about a war declared by the NWO.
00:55:46And the war really escalated to really mega proportions at the beginning of this program.
00:55:51Well, I guess last night it was Sting firing the first shot in the war, bringing the WCW World's title back home to World Championship Wrestling.
00:55:59But the NWO certainly answered with the acquisition of Scott Steiner.
00:56:04Scott Steiner, a member of the NWO.
00:56:06He came in with blonde hair.
00:56:08It really took us all aback.
00:56:09But the fact that Scott Steiner would be a part of the NWO, we said earlier, seems to be pretty logical.
00:56:14Seeming that he was so much and had been so much of a glory hound, Larry.
00:56:17Well, he is a glory hound, you know, but I'm looking at it from Rick Steiner's point of view.
00:56:21Here's a man. We saw him coming earlier. He has to be humiliated.
00:56:24I mean, he has to be just totally horrified that his own brother would stab him in the back.
00:56:29You can expect it from certain athletes, certain individualists, but from your own brother that you've tagged him with for years and years.
00:56:37I mean, these guys have been the world champions for years a number of times.
00:56:42Look at the change in Scott Steiner overnight.
00:56:45The family has got to be in shock.
00:56:47This happened at the really segment one tonight.
00:56:50Luger to face Kurt Hennig and Scott Steiner.
00:56:54Didn't know it was Scott Steiner at first came in.
00:56:56Luger had called him saying that, hey, we want him here.
00:57:00Well, later on, the whole NWO came out to pound Luger and Rick Steiner.
00:57:05And then down from the ceiling of the Arc Hall Arena came Mike, the world champion.
00:57:10And talk about a fighting champion, Sting clears the ring.
00:57:14And later this evening, Sting will defend the world's heavyweight title against Scott Hall.
00:57:20Clearing the ring and, of course, members of WCW thus coming in to help things out.
00:57:25I tell you, you never know what to expect later in that same ten, this same telecast.
00:57:30Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff stormed to the ring from their limousine.
00:57:34It seemed to me somebody was in the limousine who'd never gone out.
00:57:37And they made a challenge to the Macho Man Randy Savage as we go to the ring for
00:57:42our next massive challenge for a cage match at Uncensored on March 15th that
00:57:47the Macho Man was quick to answer.
00:57:50Again, what a couple of egos, both of them.
00:57:53Seems to me they're trying to each be the leader of the new world order.
00:57:57That will change the whole pecking order of things.
00:58:00That's gonna be established at Uncensored March 15th, the date inside the confines of the steel cage.
00:58:07It was two Steiners, two.
00:58:09Now representing the new world order, here comes Vincent.
00:58:12It's gonna be a very interesting matchup, guys, as Vincent comes out.
00:58:15And I say that because here on the card that was presented for us tonight, Rick Steiner is to come out to face Vincent.
00:58:24I tell you, I think the new world order is grabbing at straw, sending Vincent out.
00:58:28This is not a good day to deal with Rick Steiner.
00:58:31Rick Steiner, I think he's gonna destroy Vincent.
00:58:36Rick Steiner is not a stable man to begin with.
00:58:40Call the dog face gremlin, human pit bull that he is.
00:58:43Now the man's in a rage.
00:58:45Yeah, but you say that, and that would be logical.
00:58:48But when Mean Gene tried to talk to Rick Steiner at the beginning of those delicates,
00:58:52he seemed very withdrawn.
00:58:54And I don't know if that's going to affect him at all in this match or not, Mike.
00:58:57Well, I'm sure the fact that he is upset with what happened at Super Brawl,
00:59:01problems within the NWO, and I think he's gonna take that out on Vincent as we see Rick Steiner come to the ring accompanied by Ted DiBiase.
00:59:09Okay, we'll see who's right.
00:59:15As Rick Steiner comes to the ring to meet Vincent in this next matchup live here on WCW Monday Nitro,
00:59:22where tonight Sting will come out with the belt, the gold belt, the world champ Sting.
00:59:28And you can put as many NWO shirts on the NWO meatheads and ringside as you wanna put.
00:59:33But you can't deny the fact that Sting's the world champion.
00:59:36Here he goes.
00:59:37Look at what we expected.
00:59:38Look at Steiner go.
00:59:39He doesn't care.
00:59:40He's just, he just wants to break this guy in half.
00:59:43And he can do it.
00:59:45There was Rick Steiner, a great singles competitor,
00:59:48who was a top force in all categories of belts, Mike,
00:59:52before Scott Steiner even got into the sport.
00:59:54And we've certainly seen that transition made by Booker T from tag team wrestler to singles competitor
01:00:00in holding and again regaining the world's TV championship.
01:00:04And I guess from this point on, Rick Steiner is a singles wrestler.
01:00:08Well, he's not even letting Vincent up.
01:00:10Went to a cross face and now choked.
01:00:12He's choking the man with his left hand and trying to bite his ear off all he wants.
01:00:18Relentless is Rick Steiner.
01:00:19You guys were right.
01:00:20The last person that anyone wants to be is an NWO member facing Rick Steiner the day after Scottie attacking from behind.
01:00:28See, and look at Steiner right here.
01:00:30I mean, he was never a full deck player to begin with, but he definitely lost all the rest of his cards last night.
01:00:36And he doesn't care.
01:00:37He's, he's merciless here against Vincent.
01:00:40And you can see that Rick Steiner is just taking out his frustrations.
01:00:43Well, it was the most cowardly attack as you'll see if you see the encore presentation tomorrow and Thursday when it comes your way.
01:00:51Down he goes.
01:00:53Nice belly to belly suplex off the middle rope by Rick.
01:00:56Yeah, I'm sure there's another guy right there that has to feel humiliated and insulted.
01:01:00And that's Ted DiBiase who tried to keep the Steiners together.
01:01:03And I'm sure he told Rick, you do whatever you want to to this jerk.
01:01:08Steiner Bulldog.
01:01:09Look at this.
01:01:10Using the shin, the knee, down to the throat.
01:01:13He's gonna stomp him for good measures.
01:01:15And that's how easy it is to take out a member of the NWR.
01:01:18Go ahead, kick him again.
01:01:20Kick him for all of us.
01:01:22You know, he's really upset.
01:01:26Look at this.
01:01:27Look at the face of Rick Steiner.
01:01:28He's at him again.
01:01:31Trying to bite the ear of Vincent one more time.
01:01:34This pure disgust, pure hate, pure animosity towards him.
01:01:44I mean that.
01:01:45Which leads to pure destruction.
01:01:47Yeah, Vincent.
01:01:48Look at it right there.
01:01:50Kick him in the face.
01:01:51Punch him.
01:01:52Kick him again.
01:01:53This guy's a good wrestler.
01:01:55And this is the only move he used.
01:01:56He just suplexed it.
01:01:58But it was already over for Vincent.
01:02:01Look out New World Order.
01:02:02You have enraged the Dogface Gremlin.
01:02:05That's exactly what they've done.
01:02:06The second hour will continue.
01:02:08We'll be joined by Bobby the Brain Eden.
01:02:10That's a half, an hour and a half.
01:02:12That's the second hour.
01:02:13The second of three hours will continue.
01:02:16I think they know what I meant, Larry.
01:02:18The Dogface Gremlin pins Vincent, but that was only part of the story.
01:02:23Rick Steiner is your winner.
01:02:25Still to come, Sting and Scott Hall of the NWR.
01:02:29We'll be back more live on Nitro.
01:02:32Three divided by two is one and a half.
01:02:38The action continues here at Sacramento.
01:02:41We're joined by the one and only Brain, Bobby Hine.
01:02:44One of the broadcasts there, old Brain.
01:02:46How you doing, Mr. Schiavone?
01:02:47We're doing fine, thank you very much.
01:02:49We still have a lot more to go, including Sting and Scott Hall in the line for
01:02:53the World Heavyweight Championship.
01:02:55But before the next match gets underway, we want to give you some very important announcements.
01:03:01Coming up next Monday, Nitro will originate from the Core State Spectrum in Philadelphia.
01:03:07Tickets on sale at the Core State Center box office at Ticketmaster.
01:03:10In two weeks, we're going to be in Winston State and North Carolina at the Lockjaw Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
01:03:16Tickets available for Monday, March 9th at the box office at Ticketmaster.
01:03:21But this Saturday, February 28th, tickets go on sale for Nitro in Louisville, Kentucky.
01:03:28The date will be Monday, March 23rd.
01:03:30This Saturday, tickets go on sale at the box office and Ticketmaster.
01:03:35And Jimmy Hart will be at Freedom Hall in the box office this Saturday at 10 a.m.
01:03:40When tickets go on sale will be great.
01:03:41Iron Mike and Brain to come to Louisville, Kentucky on March 23rd for Monday Nitro.
01:03:47Can't wait.
01:03:48Home of the Kentucky Derby.
01:03:50Home, yes, absolutely home of the Kentucky Derby.
01:03:54Did we see all the nags in that town?
01:03:57Saturn, I apologize to our great fans in Louisville for that.
01:04:05The brain is off and running already.
01:04:07And so is this man, Saturn.
01:04:09Is he look ready?
01:04:11You know, you go back, and we talked about the encore presentation of Super Braw Age,
01:04:17and it was a memorable night on many levels and on many fronts,
01:04:21and especially the way the program opened.
01:04:24Now, later on tonight, we're going to see Booker T.
01:04:27As a matter of fact, he'll be coming up in our next matchup.
01:04:29If there's any man deserving of being called a champion in this sport,
01:04:32and obviously we think about staying the world heavyweight champion
01:04:35and his battles with the NWL, but if there's any man deserving of being called a champion,
01:04:39it is Booker T.
01:04:41We'll talk more about it when he comes out because he had to go through not only Rick Martell,
01:04:46but a very tough man, this man in Saturn last night.
01:04:49And he was successful on both counts as Booker T is once again the world's TV champion.
01:04:54What is showing it was by Saturn even in defeat?
01:04:57Well, you know, I've never really cared one way or the other for Booker T.
01:05:00I don't think he's the brightest guy around, but I will say this for him.
01:05:04I have new respect for the man.
01:05:05He proved to me that he can get out there and he can wrestle, and he had to reach down.
01:05:11He did.
01:05:12Cover by Saturn, and Yuji got out of that, and a little bit of respect for both men here.
01:05:17Both men are fine wrestlers.
01:05:19Saturn, obviously very bizarre.
01:05:21You can just look at him and tell that.
01:05:23The fact that he's a follower of Raven, Raven Slott, even adds him to be a little bit more bizarre as well.
01:05:30Both of these men very adept at the submission style of wrestling.
01:05:35We expect them to use that ground attack.
01:05:39Lethal kicks by Yuji Nagata.
01:05:41Rain, how about I wanna get your reaction to Hollywood Hogan and Bischoff storming out of the limousine.
01:05:47We expected when they arrived tonight they would be very angry, and they were.
01:05:51Made a challenge to the Macho Man for the cage match at Uncensored on March 15th.
01:05:55It was accepted.
01:05:56That's gonna be a wild one.
01:05:58But the fact, it seemed to me that maybe there was somebody in that limousine.
01:06:01Did you notice that as well?
01:06:02Were you watching your monitor from your private dressing room?
01:06:03Yes, I was.
01:06:04There was definitely somebody in there.
01:06:05You could see an image.
01:06:06You couldn't tell if it was a man or woman or if they were wearing a hat, but there was a body in there.
01:06:09You could see a shadow move.
01:06:11There's something going on.
01:06:12No doubt about that.
01:06:13There's always something going on.
01:06:14I'll tell you one thing, though.
01:06:15I was watching that really, really made the hair in my neck stand up.
01:06:19Watching Rick Steiner.
01:06:21I mean, he just went out there, and he didn't see Vincent.
01:06:24He went out there and saw NWO.
01:06:26Yeah, he was very emotional at the end.
01:06:28If you could see in his face, it almost looked like he wanted to break down and cry.
01:06:31And one could really almost understand what Rick Steiner is going through.
01:06:36I mean, these two men, brothers, blood brothers, but were the greatest tag team in our sport.
01:06:41Arguably the tag team of the night.
01:06:42Well, Rick Steiner certainly came to the ring with purpose.
01:06:45And just one thing on his mind, destroying the NWO.
01:06:48Vincent was just the first in line.
01:06:51Well, it's like losing a loved one.
01:06:54You know, it's his family that turned against him.
01:06:57And hard to swallow, I guess.
01:06:59And I wonder, and fans, if you see the encore presentation, you can judge for yourself.
01:07:03I wonder when they got to Scott Steiner.
01:07:05I wonder when the deal was made.
01:07:07Had it been made a long time ago when Scott was, you know, doing a lot of posing,
01:07:12worrying more about his biceps than maybe he was winning a tag team match.
01:07:16I wonder when they got to him.
01:07:18That's a question that will be debated for months and years in this sport.
01:07:21As Sanders comes with a forearm shot right between the eyes of Yuji Nagata.
01:07:25Nagata dropped toehold, sending the man down.
01:07:29Nagata just shook that one off, guys, and keeps the man on the mat.
01:07:33As expected, both men employing the ground attack.
01:07:36And right now Yuji Nagata in control, has Saturn neutralized.
01:07:41And try and make it to the safety of the ropes and get the break.
01:07:44He talked about being very prolific in submission wrestling, and you're seeing a little bit of it right there.
01:07:49He's a very dangerous man, very dangerous man.
01:07:53You can say that about both men.
01:07:55Four arm shots.
01:07:56But Saturn, he's got the flock with him.
01:07:58He's got the flock behind him.
01:07:59He's got Raven there.
01:08:01I mean, who knows what goes through their sick minds in an average day?
01:08:04Who's butterflies you think are missing wings?
01:08:08Lariat and a Saturn showing his power.
01:08:11That was not a running lariat, just from a standing position,
01:08:13but exploding with his legs to drive Yuji Nagata down.
01:08:16Nagata will hook a leg down.
01:08:18Nagata trying to take him off his feet.
01:08:20Oh, my.
01:08:21Dragon screw leg whip taking down.
01:08:23How about that?
01:08:25Looks like that knee turned around halfway.
01:08:28And you can see that Saturn is experiencing a tremendous amount of pain.
01:08:34You see the knee brace on the other knee.
01:08:39Yuji Nagata is totally in control of this matchup with Saturn.
01:08:46And speaking of submission wrestling,
01:08:48there you see Scott Dickinson checking in here with Saturn to see if, in fact, he would want to give.
01:08:53You know, we think of the knee and we think of the announcement we made about Rick Martell last night
01:08:57and what happened to him during his match with Booker T.
01:09:01Certainly was a prelude to the rest of the evening.
01:09:04What a physically demanding night for all the competitors involved.
01:09:07And we understand that Rick Martell suffered a torn medial collateral ligament, knee injury.
01:09:14Waiting to see exactly how long he's going to be sidelined.
01:09:16Now Saturn explodes and nails Nagata with a series of right hands.
01:09:21Certainly what happened to Martell combined with that historic matchup last night
01:09:25where a man had to wrestle twice to still brag as being a world television champ.
01:09:30I got something to top that.
01:09:31Well, I can tell you, you can see the on-board presentation starting tomorrow.
01:09:36And what is that, Brain?
01:09:37Well, I've seen wrestlers wrestle twice on a card before,
01:09:39but I've never seen them wrestle a championship match back to back.
01:09:42Never before ever?
01:09:43No, I've never seen it where a man had to wrestle back to back.
01:09:45Without any rest period in between.
01:09:47None. He was attacked.
01:09:48Saturn jumped right in the ring and nailed him.
01:09:50You had never seen it before because it hadn't happened before.
01:09:52That's what we're trying to say.
01:09:53It was historic.
01:09:54Well, go ahead.
01:09:55I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
01:09:57So what were the points you were going to make here?
01:09:59I just told you it's historic.
01:10:00It's the first time I've ever seen him wrestle
01:10:02have to wrestle back to back championship,
01:10:04two championship matches on the same card the same night.
01:10:07Now what don't you understand about that?
01:10:09And back to the attack once again is Saturn into the ropes.
01:10:15It's a very physical confrontation we have going on here on WCW Monday Nitro.
01:10:28Don't forget.
01:10:29Here comes the Nagata lock.
01:10:30That's right, Sting still to come against Scott Hall.
01:10:33He went for the Nagata lock, but he was too close to the ropes.
01:10:35And notice how Saturn grabbed the ropes and made the momentum go right into him that time.
01:10:43That would certainly make sense, Eugene Nagata directing his entire focus in this matchup on the legs of Saturn.
01:10:59And to the corner, drop to hold once again.
01:11:04He tries to hook it up.
01:11:05He does, the rings of Saturn put on.
01:11:07He's got it hooked on Nagata, and it only takes a moment or two for Nagata to say yes.
01:11:12In the matchup, Saturn gets a big win here on Nitro.
01:11:16You know, I thought Saturn would have the advantage, but then Nagata took him down with that leg sweep.
01:11:22Saw the knee twist, so I didn't think he had a chance of coming back, but he did.
01:11:27He stumbles away the remnants of a very physical matchup.
01:11:29Still to come, the World TV champ, Booker T, and a whole lot more.
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