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00:00:00Ladies and gentlemen, we are inside of two weeks from Raw, and
00:00:05you're looking live, downtown Miami, Florida, as South Florida welcomes Nitro.
00:00:12TNT is on the air for three hours live, it's Tony Sabani,
00:00:18Mike today, and the one, the only, living legend, Larry Zabisco.
00:00:24Very familiar tunes, Mike, today, because here comes N.W.O. Hollywood.
00:00:30N.W.O. Black and White, the charge being led by Eric Bischoff.
00:00:35There you see Hollywood Hogan, the heat is on in the Miami Arena,
00:00:40the home of the NBA Heat, the N.W.O. Black and White organization to kick off Nitro.
00:00:47I tell you, the heat may be on, but the paranoia is spreading through Team Hollywood
00:00:53ever since the appearance of a warrior.
00:00:57You know this is probably the proper word.
00:01:00I love this man.
00:01:07It's come down to as much as anything else, as you probably know, fans, a power struggle.
00:01:13The man you're looking at, Eric Bischoff, who wields the man or his pencil, if you will,
00:01:18in our sport, says you control things.
00:01:21But the control that has been the Warriors and the One Warrior Nation,
00:01:28that became apparent one week ago, is starting, I think, to really rule things.
00:01:34Hollywood Hogan and company know that they need that power to move the world of professional wrestling
00:01:41and standing in their way, the leader of One Warrior Nation,
00:01:46the man who has promised that he is going to launch a revolution,
00:01:49none other than the Warriors.
00:01:55Looks like he's holding up the belt, but there's nothing there.
00:01:58Hollywood wants me to tell you right off the bat that he feels nothing but love for each and every one of you,
00:02:21and is so proud to be the reason that we took all your money.
00:02:32But hey, I want to let the authorities know tonight that I am packing.
00:02:39That's right, I have a concealed weapon, one of the most powerful weapons in the world.
00:02:46Right there.
00:02:51Eddie Guerrero, you will wrestle tonight.
00:02:54Warrior, you will not.
00:02:58This is what makes me, next to him, the most powerful man on your wrestling planet.
00:03:06That's the gospel, N.W. White.
00:03:13Now that we know where the power lies, it's the perfect time to showcase the true power in professional wrestling.
00:03:27War Games is right around the corner, brought us.
00:03:31And N.W.O. Black and White Hollywood is going to take advantage of War Games,
00:03:38to etch in history, to put in stone, forever and a day,
00:03:44that the N.W.O. led by Hollywood is the most powerful force in the business today.
00:03:51You know it's true.
00:03:55When N.W.O. Hollywood hits the ring, with my partners, the man who just proved himself to the whole world,
00:04:07the man who made the right decision, and the man that's going to help Hollywood clean house,
00:04:13the newest member of the N.W.O., Stevie Ray, shall prove his loyalty in War Games to Hollywood.
00:04:25My other partner, when you talk about from the turn of history all the way to the end of the 90s,
00:04:33into the new millennium, was, is, and will be Bret Hart will be the other man at my side.
00:04:40Wow, how about that team?
00:04:43You can hear with their chin.
00:04:46You know, Hollywood, something really stinks out here.
00:04:49You know, the way things go around here, it's a full circle deal.
00:05:03Now that you know what Team Hollywood's all about, everybody knows that once I get all the cowards to the side,
00:05:13the man that fears Hollywood the most, the man that ran and hid for eight years,
00:05:19the man that was lured into my trap a couple weeks ago, the man that I stared in the eyes,
00:05:24and I saw the fear of the world in his eyes, the ultimate warrior is history.
00:05:33The man who steps in his place, the man who is in Hollywood's face, the warrior, the present-day warrior,
00:05:42will fall, bow at my feet, and say, yes, Hollywood, you are the only man worthy to be the world's heavyweight champion.
00:05:53And once I put the warrior to rest, Goldberg, Goldberg, I've got my sights set on you, brother.
00:06:05You stole my belt.
00:06:07And after War Games, Goldberg, the belt comes back to Hollywood for an eternity.
00:06:14Because when you're the sole power of the world of wrestling, you are the power for life.
00:06:24You know something, boss? That's a great idea.
00:06:37Everybody knows he's the biggest coward.
00:06:40That he's still running in his little moccasins away from Hollywood.
00:06:45And I'm sick of playing the games. I'm sick of waiting.
00:06:50The hell with War Games. Get your butt out here right now, warrior.
00:06:56And I'll kick it for you.
00:06:58He would...
00:07:00He's called the warrior up.
00:07:02He shouldn't have done that.
00:07:04Be careful. You may get what you asked for, Hollywood.
00:07:07Let's hope so.
00:07:09The target is stoked and ripe for destruction.
00:07:13Kick the bar down.
00:07:15And almost immediately,
00:07:18He appears.
00:07:30Another spectacular entrance.
00:07:33And another spectacular moment.
00:07:35On Nitro, the warrior is here.
00:07:39He's doing a little backtracking now, I would think, aren't they?
00:07:51Well, they wanted them, and now they got them.
00:08:07And you can hear them. The warriors out there. The fans who have joined this one warrior nation.
00:08:18The fire warrior stands for the fear in your eyes. All the NWI2 here.
00:08:35All the black and white is around the ring. They are here to watch Hollywood crucify you.
00:08:57They would crucify you.
00:08:59Speak to me, will you?
00:09:04Speak to me, will you?
00:09:09What in the world is-
00:09:14The warrior has vanished.
00:09:28Well, where'd they all come from?
00:09:30Just as quickly as he appeared, he's disappeared.
00:09:35Incredibly, members of NW Hollywood appeared.
00:09:38I don't know where they came from, around the ring.
00:09:41And then in a flash, the warrior disappeared.
00:09:49This is Monday Nitro.
00:10:14Welcome back to downtown Miami, South Florida, and World Championship Wrestling at the Miami Arena.
00:10:23It's our second time in this beautiful facility in South Florida for Monday Nitro.
00:10:29And I tell you, we're heading to war games, but the war is going on right now.
00:10:35It is a war of the wits.
00:10:37It is a war of attrition.
00:10:40And the battles that have been raging on on this program with the NWO black and white and the OWN have been going on in Living Legend.
00:10:52The latest battle goes to the warrior because he came in, out of nowhere came members of NWO Hollywood, and then he disappeared.
00:11:01We know as the war games get closer, the mind games get bigger, and even though Hollywood Hogan tried to outsmart him, the warrior is still one step ahead.
00:11:14And you talking about a feature-
00:11:16I'll be right back.
00:11:17Please go right ahead.
00:11:18You talking about a feature battle we have tonight, Hollywood Hogan and Bret the Hitman Hart.
00:11:25Bret Hart will be on the NWO Hollywood team for war games on the 13th of September.
00:11:30They will go up against Sting and Lex Luger tonight, Mike Denae, in our feature battle.
00:11:35Tony, we are now inside two weeks to fall brawl, the war games, the most dangerous match in professional wrestling history.
00:11:41Possibly a preview.
00:11:43Two NWO factions going head-to-head in our main event tag team matchup tonight.
00:11:47Hollywood Hogan and Bret Hart, they've already made it official.
00:11:50They're going to be at war games.
00:11:52We're still waiting to hear from the NWO Wolfpack.
00:11:54Possibly Sting and Lex Luger will be part of that team along with Captain Kevin Nash.
00:11:59Hollywood Hogan and Bret Hart demanded this tag team match tonight, and they're going to get it.
00:12:04Sting and Lex Luger on the other side later on.
00:12:06Well, I tell you, the excitement of WCW ring supreme in South Florida, not only here downtown,
00:12:12but about 20 miles up the road at Pro Player Stadium, the home of the Florida Marlins.
00:12:17As many of you baseball fans know, Mark McGuire and the St. Louis Cardinals in town.
00:12:24And world champion Goldberg made an appearance today at Pro Player Stadium at the request of the one and only Big Mac, Mark McGuire.
00:12:33And there you see him together, two champions in their own right as he chases Roger Maris and tries to hit 62-plus home runs.
00:12:43Goldberg rubbing the bat for good luck there.
00:12:47I'll tell you, if McGuire can have the streak, Goldberg has, he'll beat Maris' record.
00:12:52Two of the biggest names in pro sports and certainly two of the biggest stories, and both revolve around numbers.
00:12:59Mark McGuire now with 55 home runs on his way to possibly breaking the record of Roger Maris with 62.
00:13:06And Goldberg undefeated, 139-0, looking for that milestone 140th victory.
00:13:14Spectacular, Goldberg up there during the afternoon when Big Mac was taking batting practice.
00:13:20It's quite a moment seeing those two megastars together.
00:13:29We're going to begin things with the man who's been most impressive in the short return he's made to our sport.
00:13:36Wrapped will square off against Jim Powers in this opening one-on-one matchup.
00:13:41As we said inside now, two weeks.
00:13:44Can you believe what's going to go down coming up at War Games?
00:13:49One man will emerge to go through Halloween Havoc to face Goldberg for the world title.
00:13:55Little different rules set up this time for War Games, but still the most dangerous setup, the most dangerous match in pro wrestling.
00:14:02And I tell you, it encompasses the most dangerous physical injuries of any type of wrestling event.
00:14:09It's almost to the point of being insane to get inside that cage.
00:14:13And believe me, I've been there. You don't want to go back.
00:14:18And that matchup has been taken up a notch this year, up a level, with the fact that the winner of the War Games is going to go on to Halloween Havoc
00:14:25and challenge Goldberg for the world's heavyweight championship belt.
00:14:29Even Hogan admitted earlier tonight that he still has his sights on Goldberg, and he claimed that Goldberg stole that belt from him.
00:14:36Well, what's he going to say? Look to me like Goldberg beat him.
00:14:39I think there's 30,000 people that were in the Georgia Dome that night and several million others watching it that would agree with you, Larry.
00:14:45There's no question that he beat him, and it'll go down as one of the biggest nights in pro wrestling history.
00:14:51And I don't know how many people thought that the Goldberg title reign would go like it's gone.
00:14:58I mean, Undawn, it's still undefeated. Still continues to just mow people down right and left.
00:15:04Well, I tell you, Powers is not going to mow Rath down by hitting him in the upper body.
00:15:08Rath is a huge individual. Look at this man. I mean, he is in shape.
00:15:13A pick up and a drop down by Rath.
00:15:19Huge, chiseled, and so impressive since his return.
00:15:23Rath has been leaving bodies laying everywhere since he came back to world championship wrestling after several months off.
00:15:30Larry, what do you think about this team of Hollywood Hogan, Bret the Hitman Hart, and Stevie Ray representing NWO Hollywood at WarGames?
00:15:36You know, it's interesting because Stevie Ray is a new member of the New World Order. According to Hollywood, Hogan seems to be a baptism of fire, some kind of a test.
00:15:46But has he been a member of the New World Order long enough to be accepted by the whole black, you know, black and white?
00:15:53It's going to be interesting to see. I wonder why he made that choice.
00:15:59Pulling back on the chop rope, Rath. An elbow drop, and another one.
00:16:06Well, to hear Hogan talk about it earlier tonight, Larry, he mentioned that it was Stevie Ray's opportunity to prove his loyalty to the NWO black and white.
00:16:14That's what a baptism of firemen.
00:16:16Let's see if he's successful at the WarGames.
00:16:18Rath will send Jim Powers in.
00:16:23Boy, two big bruising men going at it here. A test of power, if I can use that test of strength.
00:16:30Yeah, but Powers should use the science. He's not gonna out-strength Rath.
00:16:34Science that we know, he knows how to use.
00:16:37Three, four, five.
00:16:39Yeah, see, Powers got the ability, but going against Rath size-wise, he's just out of his league.
00:16:45Two, three, four.
00:16:48Hold in, Jim Powers again, went to it a second time, and that atomic drop was on target.
00:16:55Rath Towers around six feet, seven inches tall, tipping close to 300 solid pounds.
00:17:01Head of steam and a big shoulder block out of the right side ropes that time.
00:17:05Yeah, then factor in the agility for a man of his size as we see Rath go airborne with that flying shoulder block.
00:17:11Takes Powers down to the mat. Wait a minute. Powers looks like he's blown out his knee.
00:17:16You may be right, he can barely stand. That has no concern to Rath at all.
00:17:22He's got the pump handle, that's the first step to that move that he calls the meltdown.
00:17:28Up under the shoulder, and it drives him down.
00:17:30What a power move that was, and Jim Powers is out.
00:17:35And that's caught a meltdown, and suddenly melted Jim Powers right to the mat, gentlemen.
00:17:42It was an awesome move.
00:17:44Meltdown, Rath must have came right from the stock exchange.
00:17:49And Rath's not finished.
00:17:53The referee has been calling for some help, and we'll be back on Nitro.
00:17:58We welcome you back to WCW Monday Nitro, and this is our favorite part of our program.
00:18:10Wouldn't you agree, living legend?
00:18:12Hello, Whisper.
00:18:13It's a dirty job.
00:18:15Someone's gotta do it.
00:18:16Well, as you see, many of the gorgeous Nitro girls are here with us tonight, but we're gonna be going live in just a few moments to Mean Gene and many of the other Nitro girls in Wabakoneta, Ohio, with our latest grand prize winner of our Nitro party, brought to you by Mug Root Beer.
00:18:32The foam, as well as the Nitro girls, go straight to your brain.
00:18:36Okerlund can't have all the fun.
00:18:38No, he cannot.
00:18:39Is it time to go to Mean Gene Okerlund?
00:18:41We don't want to leave right here.
00:18:42Girls, stay with us the whole telecast, but let's go to Ohio.
00:18:45Mean Gene, let's check in with what's going on with our second Nitro grand prize winner.
00:18:51All right, we're back to high school in Wabakoneta, Ohio.
00:18:55Welcome to this great community.
00:18:57It is the home, by the way, of the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum.
00:19:02As you see right there, we had a great time all day long here.
00:19:05Tonight, we're at Wabakoneta High, and that's the football team.
00:19:10Yeah, they want to see the Nitro girls.
00:19:13Welcome to Redskin Country.
00:19:15I guess for a company that has part of the Atlanta Braves, we can say that.
00:19:18And we have got a standing room on a car tonight.
00:19:21I'm here with the Wabakoneta High School cheerleaders.
00:19:24And it is a wild lot tonight.
00:19:26This Nitro party, by the way, is being brought to you by Moog Root Beer.
00:19:30The foam goes straight to your brain.
00:19:33Bobby, you'd love to be here. I know that for a fact.
00:19:36And as we party inside here, let's take you out to the arena
00:19:39where the Nitro girls are in action.
00:19:48Kimberly and the other Nitro girls are in Wabakoneta, Ohio at the high school there
00:19:57with our latest grand prize winner.
00:20:01Boy, what a great turnout, Mike Denae.
00:20:03Tremendous crowd on hand in Ohio, as well as the capacity crowd for Nitro
00:20:08live here at the Miami Arena.
00:20:10And you know, I tell you, as Norman Smiley makes his way out,
00:20:14we're back into, well, the month of September starts tomorrow.
00:20:17Labor Day right around the corner.
00:20:19High schools back in section.
00:20:21All middle schools, elementary schools back in section.
00:20:24College is starting again.
00:20:25And I want to say a very special hello to all of our fans
00:20:28and all the college campuses all across the United States.
00:20:32College football ready to kick off another season.
00:20:35As a matter of fact, it did this weekend.
00:20:37We say hello because we know that Nitro has become a phenomenon on the campuses
00:20:42and Nitro parties have as well.
00:20:46You remember your days in college, Larry?
00:20:48No.
00:20:49Good news is, all the kids are off the golf course.
00:20:53It's wide open.
00:20:56Speaking of wide open, this man goes wide open.
00:20:59Full throttle.
00:21:01Scott flanks Norton.
00:21:04This guy's a no-nonsense, mean individual.
00:21:07Anybody get in a ring with Norton better be ready.
00:21:10He doesn't care.
00:21:13He goes right after Norman Smiley.
00:21:15And look at this series of headbutts.
00:21:17Well, Norton's head is bigger than Smiley.
00:21:19Oh, he's unstoppable.
00:21:20Look at this.
00:21:21I mean, he's manhandling Norman Smiley.
00:21:23And Norman is a fine athlete, Mike.
00:21:24Full speed ahead from Scott Norton.
00:21:26You can see that he never backs up
00:21:28as he delivers that short arm clothesline from in tight.
00:21:31And down goes Norman Smiley.
00:21:33Yeah, he's got one plan.
00:21:35Offense.
00:21:36Period.
00:21:37Into the ropes and power slam that time by Scott Norton.
00:21:41One, two, he pulled him up.
00:21:43Not done with Smiley.
00:21:45Norton's wins have been just so lopsided, so one-sided.
00:21:53Just total domination.
00:21:56Much as this matchup against Norman Smiley,
00:21:58another headbutt delivered by Norton.
00:22:00After the power slam, here comes the power bomb,
00:22:03one we think, up on the shoulder.
00:22:05Oh, and Scottie went for the shoulder breaker.
00:22:08That's one of his premier moves, and it's one, two.
00:22:11He pulls him up again.
00:22:12He had him beat a second time and pulled him up.
00:22:15He's making a statement here, living legend,
00:22:18is what he's doing.
00:22:19He's just pointing out his personality.
00:22:21I'm telling you, he's a mean individual.
00:22:24Period.
00:22:25This is cat and mouse now.
00:22:26He's having fun with Smiley.
00:22:28Just embarrassing this man again,
00:22:30trying to impress the upper echelon of Team Hollywood,
00:22:33and Norton's doing a good job of it.
00:22:36I think he's gonna do more than embarrass Norman Smiley.
00:22:38He may injure the man at cover,
00:22:40and this time he keeps him down with a three count.
00:22:43Third time is a charm for Norman Smiley.
00:22:46Well, fans...
00:22:52Wait.
00:22:53We're gonna go to...
00:22:55Well, the lights are starting to dim.
00:22:57What is this all about?
00:23:02I can't see diddly.
00:23:04Well, fans, I...
00:23:16Just stand by here with us.
00:23:18It...
00:23:19It's the Warrior!
00:23:21The Warrior looking down at the ring
00:23:26after a member of NWO Hollywood was in the ring, Mike.
00:23:29The man who promised to launch the revolution,
00:23:32observing Scott Norton's victory.
00:23:37All right, Mike Tanay had a chance to do this interview earlier today.
00:23:42Since last week's Thunder, we've been trying to clear up a very confusing situation
00:23:46involving Saturn and Lodi.
00:23:48We are backstage at the Miami Arena prior to this evening's Nitro.
00:23:52See that Lodi has made his way into the locker room area.
00:23:55Saturn arriving.
00:23:57Saturn, the stipulation was that you would be Lodi's public servant until fall brawl.
00:24:02That's the stipulations I agreed to.
00:24:04I'm a man of my word, and I'm gonna uphold my end of the bargain.
00:24:07Now, wait a minute.
00:24:08This was a singles match, one-on-one with Lodi.
00:24:10Canyon and the other flock members freely interfered.
00:24:13Listen, just because Raven and Lodi aren't men of integrity
00:24:16doesn't mean I'm gonna break my word.
00:24:18I'm a former Army Airborne Ranger.
00:24:20I live by a code of pride and honor,
00:24:22and there's no way I'm gonna let them violate my code and rape me of my honor.
00:24:25But of all people, this is Lodi we're talking about.
00:24:27What could he have in store for you between now and September 13th?
00:24:30Listen, it doesn't matter what Lodi has me do,
00:24:32because I know pain is temporary and pride is forever.
00:24:35Wait a minute, yada, yada, yada.
00:24:37Come on, we gotta go.
00:24:38I need my bags, I need my poster board.
00:24:39Come on, yada, come on.
00:24:40Well, the one thing that we do know in this very confusing situation
00:24:43is that Saturn is a man of honor and integrity.
00:24:51Back on Nitro in Miami.
00:24:54Unmistakable sound, it's time for the Wolfpack.
00:24:58And listen to this capacity crowd here tonight.
00:25:03We heard earlier in this telecast from Hollywood, from NWO Hollywood.
00:25:15We heard the three members that will comprise the black and white team coming up in war games.
00:25:22Hollywood, Bret Hart, and Stevie Ray.
00:25:25And as you wondered earlier, Mike Tanay, who will make up the Wolfpack team?
00:25:31We know there's one man.
00:25:32You're looking at him, the leader of Big Sexy.
00:25:34Well, maybe Captain Kevin Nash will shed some light on that situation.
00:25:38Homecoming of sorts for the man in the middle, K-Dog, Conan,
00:25:43who grew up, attended high school right here in the Miami, Florida area.
00:25:50What a following the Wolfpack has garnered in a very short span.
00:25:56We're amazed many times about how they stand in unison and love the Wolfpack.
00:26:01Even paint their face on red and black.
00:26:03Look at that in those brand new red and black Wolfpack shirts.
00:26:07Everywhere you look.
00:26:09The color at a Nitro or a Thunder live event.
00:26:16Predominantly red and black.
00:26:18So turn your back, when you look back.
00:26:23You might winds up in the back.
00:26:26Wolfpack rolls.
00:26:27Wolfpack is back cause our master's just...
00:26:32Miami F.L.A.
00:26:36Wolfpack in the high!
00:26:46I got the hook up, holler if you hear me.
00:27:00Yo, yo, yo, let me hear it say, na, na, na, na.
00:27:08All right, let me speak on this.
00:27:13Orale.
00:27:16Arriba la raza.
00:27:18Arriba la raza.
00:27:20Now, yo, Miami B, my hometown.
00:27:27Westchester, Kendall, Calle 8, Carol City, MIA.
00:27:32All right.
00:27:36You know, black and white be talking about that for life.
00:27:40But Wolfpack, nosotros somos unos vatos locos forever.
00:27:46But more importantly than that, the MIA is Bowdy Bowdy and-
00:27:51Bowdy Bowdy.
00:27:53You know, the Wolfpack is real excited to be in Miami tonight.
00:28:02And you know, it's a real bonus to know that Hogan and Bret the Hitman Hart are feeling the fighting spirit.
00:28:13That they're so frisky, they're gonna lay out a challenge to Stinger and myself.
00:28:18Because the Wolfpack loves a tune-up match for the War Games coming up.
00:28:24And I just got off the cell phone with Stinger.
00:28:26He is en route.
00:28:28He will be here.
00:28:29And we take you up on your offer.
00:28:31And we're looking forward to it.
00:28:33And Bret Hart, I guess you got a little dilemma because you admire Mr. Hogan so much.
00:28:39But you say you're so tight with Stinger.
00:28:43So you got a real dilemma in the ring tonight, don't you?
00:28:45And I'm really looking forward to it.
00:28:48Take it, Big Kev.
00:28:50Now for the rest of the Wolfpack business.
00:29:01You know, the announcers come out here week in and week out.
00:29:05And they say that Kevin Nash is the leader of the Wolfpack.
00:29:09Well, we ain't got no leader.
00:29:11The Wolfpack is a unit.
00:29:14Now for War Games, we can only have three of us participate in the games.
00:29:19So what we did in a very Armageddon-type move is we drew straws.
00:29:26And the Wolfpack's three guys are gonna be Sting.
00:29:38The total package, Lex Luger.
00:29:46And some cat they call Big Sexy.
00:29:49So, now that we got that taken care of, the last thing.
00:30:02Last week on Nitro, we were taking care of a little red and black business.
00:30:08And some people decided to put their nose in our business.
00:30:12Now, Diamond Dallas Page, you've got till next Monday to make up your mind which way you're gonna go.
00:30:23Well, how about that?
00:30:25Putting on the pressure.
00:30:27Or what?
00:30:29But Piper, you and I have ran into each other in the ring and in the back.
00:30:38Next time you stick your nose in our business, I guarantee you, you're gonna pay the price.
00:30:44And the last thing, and I'm gonna have to say this so you'll understand it because you don't talk like the rest of us.
00:30:57And here, there's an old story about an ancient warrior that walked alone.
00:31:03He fell asleep underneath a tree.
00:31:08And when he woke up, there were four wolves looking at him.
00:31:21One of the wolves seemed to look familiar.
00:31:25And when he reached out to pet the wolf, it took off his hand.
00:31:29The other three joined in to the feeding fury.
00:31:39The only thing we've got to say is this.
00:31:42If you're not red and black and you get in that cage, it's quite simple.
00:31:47If you don't run with the pack, you're hunted by it.
00:31:51He's not talking about Goldilocks.
00:31:54From the Wolfpack, and how about that from Kevin Nash?
00:32:07Fans, we'll be right back live on TNT.
00:32:14Fans, we are back here in Miami live on WCW Monday Nitro.
00:32:18Only fitting, James J. Dillon is with us and J.J.
00:32:21A lot going on as we head to fall brawl and war games.
00:32:24Already we have heard who could comprise the black and white team.
00:32:28Who's going to comprise the red and black team.
00:32:30Both factions of the NWO have their teams together.
00:32:33And I know it's a lot on your mind heading to fall brawl.
00:32:36Tony, there's a lot that can be said about fall brawl.
00:32:38But I'm here tonight in strictly an unofficial capacity.
00:32:43And I would like to invite one of my closest, dearest, personal friends to come down to the ring.
00:32:48And I would just like to have an off-the-record conversation, one friend to another.
00:32:54And if you don't mind, I would like to ask the enforcer, Arn Anderson, to come on down.
00:32:59And I would like to ask the enforcer, Arn Anderson, to come on down.
00:33:00And I would like to ask the enforcer, Arn Anderson, to come on down.
00:33:32You know, when I joined the Executive Committee, I had to agree to disassociate myself from
00:33:57any and all special interest groups, which included the Horsemen.
00:34:02But when I left CNN Center many a night, I would go home to my personal video collection
00:34:09in the privacy of my library, and I would pull out some of those old tapes of the glory years
00:34:14of the Horsemen.
00:34:15And I have to say that they were the highlight of my professional career and really, really
00:34:20some great times.
00:34:23The other day, as I was going through some tapes, I found a very, very old tape.
00:34:30And when I looked at it, I knew that it was something that I wanted to bring and to share
00:34:35with you.
00:34:36And if you don't mind, I'd like for you to look up to the video screen and watch this
00:34:41tape.
00:34:43I've been getting word that there's a lot of talent flooding into the Mid-Atlantic area.
00:34:48A lot of people are wondering why.
00:34:50Why is all this talent wanting to come into the Mid-Atlantic area?
00:34:54Well, I'll tell you why.
00:34:55Because for seven long years, everybody was horrified to come into the Mid-Atlantic area
00:35:00because of two reasons.
00:35:02Namely, Gene and Ole Anderson.
00:35:04They run roughshod over everybody, hurt them, and sent them packing, Daddy.
00:35:09Some of them's working at Hank's Hot Dog Stand.
00:35:11Some of them's working at 7-Eleven.
00:35:12But none of them are wrestling.
00:35:14Well, just because you think that's all over, brother, that was the calm before the storm
00:35:19because the best, the youngest, the best-looking Anderson is on his way.
00:35:25You understand what I'm saying?
00:35:26Now, you've got several timid fellas running around there blowing their own horn.
00:35:30You've got Dusty Rose, the American Dream, Apple Pie, Mom, Hot Dogs.
00:35:36Well, brother, your mama must have fed you a lot of apple pie and hot dogs.
00:35:39You've got Ricky's Steamboat.
00:35:41Looks like you ought to build a Hawaiian Punch commercial.
00:35:44You've got some Magnum TA.
00:35:46What's he going to pull up in a red sports car?
00:35:48All smiles with pretty teeth.
00:35:50But this is not a toothpaste commercial.
00:35:52This is professional wrestling.
00:35:54And what I do very best, better than anything, is wrestle, wrestling machine.
00:35:59So just remember one thing, boys.
00:36:01I'm heading your way.
00:36:03Mid-Atlantic Sports has piled enough money, and they're going to throw it all back together.
00:36:09So just one thing, just one brief thing for you to do, boys.
00:36:12Delta has five non-stops daily, 250 pounds of culture box heading your way.
00:36:18You guess which plane I'm going to be in.
00:36:20You guess when I'm going to show up.
00:36:22But I'm coming real soon.
00:36:24See you, boys.
00:36:27Boy, does that bring back some memories.
00:36:29Wow.
00:36:29That tape is well over, I don't know, it didn't have a date on, but I know it was well over 15 years old.
00:36:39And I was fortunate 15-some years ago to have my opinion be very highly respected in the profession when it came to evaluating young wrestlers.
00:36:49And I saw something there.
00:36:51Before he was the enforcer, he was rough around the edges, he was untested, but there was definitely something there.
00:36:57And I went to bat for him, and he became one of the original horsemen, and he was there through the glory years.
00:37:04And he's still the heart and soul of the horsemen.
00:37:08But, you know, there's something of even greater significance as we look at that tape.
00:37:13Because when I think of the horsemen and WCW, they're kind of synonymous with each other.
00:37:17And as long as the horsemen were riding, WCW was going to be okay.
00:37:22But two years ago, I saw the black and white break away, a fragment.
00:37:27I saw the red and black break away, another fragment.
00:37:30And I started to worry just what was going to happen to WCW.
00:37:34And then, over the last couple months, I really started to worry because I wasn't sure anymore if the horsemen were ever going to ride again.
00:37:43And I saw a Steve Mongo McMichael.
00:37:46I saw Crippler Chris Benoit park the Rigos, take risks, come out, come up to you, just like you did to me 15 years ago.
00:37:55And they weren't coming to ask you to put on the tights and wrestle again because that's no longer an option.
00:38:01They were coming to you just like you came to me 15 years ago for some direction, for some advice.
00:38:08And what troubled me was I heard you say to them, hey, you guys just don't get it.
00:38:13Well, Arne, I think it's you that doesn't get it.
00:38:20Yeah.
00:38:22Now, I know there's a couple guys here tonight and they're making their way down to the ring.
00:38:26Arne, I know these guys got some things to say to you one more time.
00:38:40And I hope you'll listen to them like you've never listened to them before and maybe look at what they have to say from a different perspective.
00:38:49Let's give us a minute, Tony.
00:38:53Let's give us a minute.
00:38:55Okay.
00:38:57Tony, I don't know, but I sense that something very special is taking place right now.
00:39:02I think this is one of those special moments that doesn't come along very once in a lifetime.
00:39:08And maybe we're all here to share it tonight.
00:39:10This is, this is, I really feel good like I haven't felt in a long, long time.
00:39:15Hold on here.
00:39:30Where are you going?
00:39:31Hey, I was there for you 15 years ago.
00:39:37I opened my arms to you, man.
00:39:39WCW, I need you.
00:39:42Where are you going?
00:39:50Why are you doing this to me?
00:39:52You know, I never, ever thought I would ever say these words in my life when it came to you.
00:40:06Arne, I think you're afraid of all this.
00:40:18It's over.
00:40:20It is over.
00:40:22Fans, we'll be back.
00:40:24Stay with us.
00:40:32One hour is down, ladies and gentlemen.
00:40:33We have two solid more hours to go, including the team of Hollywood Hogan and Brent the Hitman Hart,
00:40:40demanding a match.
00:40:42And they've got it with Sting and the total package Lex Luger.
00:40:46In addition, world champion Goldberg is here tonight.
00:40:50We already saw him earlier today up at Pro Player Stadium with Mark McGuire while he's in the house here tonight.
00:40:57And he'll be in action, the world champ, later on in this telecast.
00:41:00And what an emotional moment.
00:41:02What an emotional scene.
00:41:03James J. Dillon wanted to bring the horseman back, and Arne Anderson still would have no part of it, living legend.
00:41:08You know, Tony, there's something inside Arne Anderson that he cannot say or can't bring himself to say.
00:41:14You know, J.J. Dillon said the wrestling for Arne is not an option, but when you love the sport, every time you walk into the ring and you can't wrestle, it's a dagger right in your heart.
00:41:26Something is very painful to Arne, and I'm just not sure what it is.
00:41:30In addition, Mike, something that's very painful is the fact that Eric Bischoff wields so much power.
00:41:37We all know that.
00:41:38And a man who knows that first and foremost is one Eddie Guerrero.
00:41:41He walked out on this program a few weeks ago, but as Eric said at the top of the program, you're not getting out of your contract.
00:41:47He's going to make him wrestle here tonight on this program.
00:41:49Well, Tony, professional wrestling is all about power and control, and Eric Bischoff will be the first person to remind us of that fact.
00:41:56He mentioned earlier two mandates, one, the Warrior will not wrestle, two, Eddie Guerrero will wrestle, and he's scheduled to go up against a member of NWO Black and White later this evening.
00:42:06That'll be later tonight.
00:42:07Let's take you back a few weeks ago on this program.
00:42:09Eddie shocked us all.
00:42:10He had a match schedule, and then here's what he did in the ring.
00:42:14Hey, production, don't even think about going to a commercial.
00:42:19If not, I might go say my piece at some other show.
00:42:23Yeah, that's right, Eric.
00:42:25Eric, do I got your attention now, Eric Bischoff?
00:42:28I can't get it in the back.
00:42:30Huh?
00:42:31I try and go in there and talk to you about business, and I get screamed at and kicked out.
00:42:37Well, if this is what I got to do to get your attention, Eric Bischoff, that this is what I'm going to do.
00:42:43Fire me.
00:42:44Do whatever it takes.
00:42:46I could give a you-know-what, Eric.
00:42:49Eric Bischoff, time in and time out.
00:42:53For one whole year, I have been coming here to work just to be mistreated by you, and very much unappreciated, Eric.
00:43:07So Eric Bischoff, I'm telling you this right now.
00:43:09I want out of my contract, no matter what it takes, who I got to speak to, or what it is, okay?
00:43:17And here, let me save you some time, Eric Bischoff.
00:43:21I'm throwing coffee on myself.
00:43:25As far as I'm concerned, Eric Bischoff, if you can take this job and shove it up your you-know-what.
00:43:32So Eddie walks out of the referral with the coffee is the fact that he and Eric allegedly had gotten to a shoving match in the back, and Eric had thrown some coffee on him.
00:43:52But Eric really pulls the power play tonight.
00:43:55Eddie Guerrero must get in the ring against a member of the NWO.
00:43:57Well, you know, Eddie Guerrero has signed legal contracts.
00:44:01He has signed to wrestle so many events, you know, per year.
00:44:05Bischoff is enforcing this.
00:44:07It's-you know, it's not a-it's not an illegal thing.
00:44:10It's just something Eddie agreed to, and Bischoff's taken advantage of it.
00:44:13But still, people who hold pens still have necks that are broken very easily.
00:44:19We-we get to a matter of egos here with Eric Bischoff.
00:44:21It's a matter of ego.
00:44:22He knows he's in charge.
00:44:23He's trying to prove it to us, and he's trying to prove it to the Warriors well.
00:44:27And here in just a few seconds, he'll prove it firsthand to Eddie Guerrero.
00:44:30All about ego as far as Eric Bischoff is concerned, and all about frustration on the part of Eddie Guerrero,
00:44:36who, as we just witnessed, I think has finally reached the boiling point.
00:44:39All right, let's go back to the ring, and let's see what transpires.
00:44:43You hear the NWO, white and black team.
00:44:45Wait no longer, we're gonna have it here.
00:44:50And it's one of the most vivid displays of Eric Bischoff's power.
00:44:56Eric Bischoff's stroke in pro wrestling is happening right before our eyes here.
00:45:00And not only Eddie Guerrero has to get in the ring,
00:45:03he must face one of the most dangerous members of NWO Hollywood.
00:45:06One of the big men of the NWO black and white, the power men.
00:45:13I think Bryan Adams is accompanied by Vincent.
00:45:16Yeah, not just Bryan Adams, you gotta look at it.
00:45:19There's two men walking out, M.O. of the NWO.
00:45:23And again, Bryan Adams is tough enough.
00:45:26Now you gotta keep your eyeball open for Vincent.
00:45:32Not only Vincent, any member of NWO black and white.
00:45:36You can better believe that Bischoff is gone to Bryan Adams with special instructions.
00:45:44Because for Eddie to come out and do what he did, if nothing else, he tried to embarrass Bischoff.
00:45:49And to be honest with you, it's something I don't think you want to...
00:45:52Oh, look at this!
00:45:58The sign of the Warrior!
00:46:00High above the arena on the ceiling!
00:46:04And look!
00:46:06The Warrior looking down as a member of NWO Hollywood has come to the ring!
00:46:12He's everywhere, Mike, today!
00:46:14Well, we've seen a pattern develop, Tony.
00:46:16Every time there's a member of the NWO black and white in the ring, we see the Warrior looking out from on high.
00:46:22You don't think he's doing a good job trying to haunt these guys, do you?
00:46:26Oh, I think it's a blatant show of intimidation is what it is.
00:46:30Good call!
00:46:31And, well thank you, and...
00:46:33The fact that you never know where he's gonna show up next, or how he appears, or how he disappears.
00:46:39One thing is for certain, the appearance of the Warrior is another slap at Bischoff's attempt to keep him from wrestling.
00:46:47Three, two, three, four!
00:46:51I tell you, Eddie Guerrero, frustrated young man, I mean, has a lot of complaints, but he's brought a lot of upon these.
00:46:59Bischoff himself had a big head, all of a sudden wound up in contractual obligations he doesn't want to fulfill for whatever reason.
00:47:06But when you're a professional, you have to look before you leap and read before you sign.
00:47:16Eddie Guerrero, that face and that reaction.
00:47:19That body language tells it all, doesn't it?
00:47:21It certainly does.
00:47:22It says a mouthful, it really does.
00:47:23No one, no one goes into the ring nonchalantly against a man with the demeanor and the ability of a Bryan Adams.
00:47:32But Eddie, this is really a react to Eric more than it is his opponent here, is what it is, obviously.
00:47:38Well, reacting to Bischoff, this isn't the right time.
00:47:41Worry about Bryan Adams.
00:47:43What's he doing?
00:47:45He's laying down for it.
00:47:47He's just telling Bryan Adams to cover him.
00:47:50Well, obviously, Guerrero forced into this match.
00:47:55He doesn't care.
00:47:56Maybe this is his way of slapping Bischoff in the face.
00:47:59I don't know.
00:48:00Well, that's a very dangerous thing to do.
00:48:02I don't know.
00:48:02Adams will just start stomping you.
00:48:05He just looks confused.
00:48:07I tell you, the appearance of the Warrior may have Adams and Vincent out there thinking twice.
00:48:12That's a great point, Larry.
00:48:13The appearance of the Warrior has him off one step.
00:48:15But now Eddie almost begging him, daring him, if you will, to slap him.
00:48:20As Adams would not make a cover there or attempted one.
00:48:24And now Eddie does it again.
00:48:27I've never seen anything like this in all the years I've been doing wrestling.
00:48:30A man to come out of here and do this.
00:48:33To actually lay down.
00:48:41Bryan Adams looks confused from this as well.
00:48:43He really doesn't know how to react.
00:48:46But Adams knows something isn't right.
00:48:50He wants Eddie to go, and Eddie's not going.
00:48:55This is odd.
00:48:57He just throws Eddie back to the turnbuckle.
00:49:00And then he almost begs him to come in.
00:49:02He's going to...
00:49:04He didn't take too much begging.
00:49:05Adams will come in.
00:49:07He's just covering up is what he's doing.
00:49:08He's not fighting back.
00:49:09Not at all.
00:49:10Not fighting back at all.
00:49:11Just covering up.
00:49:12He's just a human punching bag in the corner.
00:49:14Look, now you see Bryan Adams daring Eddie to hit him.
00:49:18And for a fleeting moment there, Eddie really wanted to, but he...
00:49:25Whoa.
00:49:27Field by the hair, by the ears, all the way to the center of the ring.
00:49:30And Eddie laying back down once again.
00:49:32If Eddie wants to, he can leave the ring and get counted out and ended.
00:49:35He'll give up a victory.
00:49:36Yeah, he wants more than that.
00:49:38Yeah, he's up to something here.
00:49:42If nothing else, Bryan Adams, who is Mr. Offense, we know is off a step.
00:49:47And that combined with the very mysterious appearance of a warrior once again, has him off a step.
00:49:52Adams not doing anything at all here.
00:49:55Going to step on him.
00:49:57Oh, look.
00:49:58One, two, three.
00:49:59That simply, the match is over.
00:50:02W-O.
00:50:03So when Bischoff makes the demand, calls his bluff, so to speak, demands he gets back in the ring, this is how Eddie responds.
00:50:13Absolutely unheard of for any member of the Guerrero family.
00:50:17In particular, Eddie, who always gives it his best effort.
00:50:20How'd you like that?
00:50:21Maybe he'll clear it up here.
00:50:27I don't think he has to.
00:50:28I think it's very clear what's going on.
00:50:29Bischoff, you may have the pin, you may have the power, but I'm not going to give you the opportunity
00:50:37to sue me like you have other people in this company.
00:50:42All right, fans, we'll be back.
00:50:50Stay with us.
00:50:54Fans, before we go back to the ring, gonna take you back to last Wednesday on TBS on Thunder.
00:50:59It was the Cat, Ernest Miller, against the Disco Inferno.
00:51:01We all were kind of surprised, shocked about the way he approached the match, the Cat did.
00:51:07Here's what happened.
00:51:08Best thing he could have done, yank the microphone away from him.
00:51:11Let's go on about it.
00:51:12Exactly.
00:51:13Whoa, man.
00:51:14He kicked him in the back of the head as the Disco Inferno was taking his ring jacket off.
00:51:19How about that, for Intensity?
00:51:23In this ring right now, you see a wrestler, and you see a world karate champion.
00:51:33And that's not the end of what I can do to stop me, because I'm the real deal.
00:51:40I'm the greatest.
00:51:41I don't think there's any denying that the Cat, as far as tournament karate fighting goes,
00:51:49has no equal in that sport.
00:51:52But he really feels that that could carry him, that no one could beat him in pro wrestling.
00:51:58Well, that's an incomplete thought, and Ernest the Cat here, he should know better.
00:52:03All karate and kickboxing techniques, whatever, that's all well and good in that circle.
00:52:09But inside the ring, the submission wrestler will beat you every time.
00:52:13And if the Cat combines it all, then he'll have it all.
00:52:19Well-documented martial arts backgrounds, three-times world karate champion, the Cat.
00:52:24He has decided that, obviously, he's going to play to his strengths,
00:52:27rather than try and rely on a multi-dimensional wrestling-oriented offense.
00:52:32I don't think there's anything wrong with that, but I think the most successful wrestlers
00:52:36that have made the transition from other types of fighting have been the ones who've adapted,
00:52:41the ones who've taken the best from pro wrestling, taking the submission holds,
00:52:45like you talked about, Larry, and using them to their advantage.
00:52:48Ernest, apparently, I don't know if he's done that or not,
00:52:51but he feels that he's the greatest out here.
00:52:53So let's see what he does here against Riggs of the fly.
00:52:57One of the members, if Raven defeats Saturn coming up at Fall Brawl on the 13th,
00:53:03will be set free.
00:53:05What would they do?
00:53:08They wouldn't have to be subservient to Raven any longer.
00:53:11They wouldn't know what to do.
00:53:12They have to be subservient to somebody.
00:53:14Maybe they'll have a mind of their own once they're cut loose from the flock.
00:53:17They'll always get married.
00:53:18Well, if Raven defeats Saturn, then Saturn's got to be subservient to Raven.
00:53:23And then already, as we talked about, as we saw in an interview you cut for us, Mike, earlier,
00:53:29he's subservient to Lodi already.
00:53:30A man of his word.
00:53:32But that being said, on the outside goes the cat.
00:53:36And Riggs is going to try to keep the offense going.
00:53:38Big thrust, buddy.
00:53:39And the cat hit his head hard.
00:53:42Riggs came right down on him.
00:53:45See, again, relying only on the martial arts background is getting the cat in trouble here.
00:53:49Riggs, an entirely different pace than the cat likes to use.
00:53:56But the cat trying to shake off.
00:53:58What was that?
00:53:58Got him in his good eye.
00:54:00Got him in it.
00:54:00How about that?
00:54:02Oh!
00:54:03Standing sidekick.
00:54:04And that wiped him out.
00:54:06What a pop.
00:54:07That was great extension.
00:54:08I tell you, the cat got Riggs blinded.
00:54:10And Riggs didn't see that coming at all.
00:54:12His head just snapped back.
00:54:17Haven't seen that from the cat before.
00:54:19Miller, I think with his confidence that he is the greatest, as he said, is also a newfound aggressiveness.
00:54:28Again, the frustrations.
00:54:29The cat's been around.
00:54:30And he's finding out the hard way.
00:54:32Nice guys, you know, don't even start.
00:54:35Back leg front kick took the man down.
00:54:38And now Miller, the cat, just circling the man.
00:54:43Joy with the fans.
00:54:44Not really attempting at all to make a cover here.
00:54:47I guess maybe he's trying to make a statement rather than beat the man out right here.
00:54:53Ah, the frustration of youth.
00:54:55He's trying to prove a point that he can beat Riggs with his one-dimensional offense.
00:55:00He's going to be the exception to the rule.
00:55:02Caught him in the jaw.
00:55:05Spin wheel kick.
00:55:06He'll cover the man.
00:55:08One, two.
00:55:10And he pulled away from him.
00:55:12Ladies and gentlemen, in this telecast, Sting and Lex Luger of the Wolf Pack will face Hollywood Hogan and Brent, the hitman heart of N.W. Hollywood.
00:55:21Later on here tonight, Goldberg will be here as well.
00:55:24And there's another kick by Miller.
00:55:27He'll cover him again.
00:55:30That one connected solidly.
00:55:34And the cat dominates Riggs with a variety of the skills he knows best, guys.
00:55:41That was after he blinded Riggs.
00:55:43Cut the music.
00:55:44Turn the music off.
00:55:45If you people can shut up for a minute, I got something to say.
00:56:00Hey, don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
00:56:08But listen here.
00:56:10In this ring right now, you see a wrestler.
00:56:13And you see a karate champion.
00:56:18A three-time world karate champion.
00:56:24Hey, fat boy, sit down.
00:56:27And don't you people know I'm the greatest.
00:56:30I'm the real deal.
00:56:32You don't have anyone here who can stop me.
00:56:36Nobody.
00:56:36That included all of you.
00:56:38Yes.
00:56:39Yeah.
00:56:40Good night, brother.
00:56:42Good night.
00:56:43No one can beat the cat.
00:56:49So says the cat.
00:56:50Yes.
00:56:51Yes.
00:56:52Yes.
00:56:52He's made now two weeks of challenges and no one's come out to answer.
00:56:56Hello, Nitro Girls.
00:56:58In a few moments, we'll be going to Mean G.
00:56:59I want to remind you that tickets on sale on Monday, September 1st.
00:57:03Nitro at the Fleet Center in Boston at the Fleet Center Box Office of Ticketmaster.
00:57:06And on Monday, September 28th, when we come to Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena.
00:57:12Tickets to the box office, Ticketmaster, and all Ticket Express locations.
00:57:15That's where Nitro will be coming in many of the locations during the month of September.
00:57:19And once again, brought to you by Mug Root Beer, our Nitro Party winner from Wabakoneta High School in Wabakoneta, Ohio.
00:57:26We'll go to the scene right now live where the one, the only Mean Gene with the other Nitro Girls standing by.
00:57:33And the party is on, Gene.
00:57:35Well, Tony, it is party time here at WHS.
00:57:39Big one going tonight, a Nitro Party, and everybody in town is here.
00:57:43Literally 1,500, 1,600 people.
00:57:46We've been watching the show very closely.
00:57:48Tonight in the main event, Hollywood Hogan, Bret Hart going up against Sting,
00:57:52and Lex Luger from the Wolf Pack.
00:57:54Who are you picking for a winner?
00:57:55Oh, I'm picking Hollywood Hogan.
00:57:59I didn't realize you had one of those under there.
00:58:02You, you break me over the coast.
00:58:05Coming up is Fall Brawl of the War Games.
00:58:08Fall Brawl of the War Games.
00:58:09What is going to be going on there?
00:58:11Who are you picking for a winner in that big cage hat?
00:58:13Back all the way, baby.
00:58:15Whoa, back.
00:58:17All right.
00:58:19And also with us, we said the Nitro Girls.
00:58:21Spice, good to see you.
00:58:23Larry Zabisco, by the way, said hi, AC.
00:58:25And where are you, Kimberly?
00:58:27Diamond Dallas is in Miami.
00:58:29It's party time for us.
00:58:31Hey, pal.
00:58:32What's going on with you?
00:58:34I'm the stinger, baby.
00:58:36Sure you are.
00:58:36We believe anything.
00:58:38All right.
00:58:48Welcome back, fans, to Miami.
00:58:50And we welcome to the broadcast location a man who got the chant of weasel rocking the house here tonight.
00:58:57Bobby the Brain Heenan has joined us.
00:58:58Hello there, Brain.
00:59:00Hello there, Mr. Schiavone.
00:59:01How are you tonight?
00:59:02Looking well as ever, may I say.
00:59:05Is this Bobby the Brain Heenan to my left here?
00:59:08He must want something, Tony.
00:59:10And Mike, you've never sounded better.
00:59:13I think he needs a ride back to the hotel after the show.
00:59:15You're going that way, aren't you?
00:59:16I think he's been talking to Bischoff.
00:59:19He's in his settle-up mode.
00:59:24No, I'm just in a good mood.
00:59:26Nitro, Miami.
00:59:27And here comes Conan.
00:59:32A big favorite here in Miami.
00:59:36You mentioned about his roots right here in Miami, Mike, today.
00:59:38Homecoming for Conan, but it was very interesting when we saw the Wolf Pack in the ring earlier.
00:59:45Kevin Nash talked about the fact that he is not the leader of the Red and Black, that they are a unit.
00:59:51Everyone seems to be on the same page in the NWO Wolf Pack.
00:59:57Two other members of the Red and Black, Sting and Lex Luger, will be in our feature bout because two men, namely in the voice of Hollywood Hogan, Hogan and Bret the Hitman Hart, said they wanted him in the ring tonight.
01:00:08They're going to get him.
01:00:10Well, that should be very interesting because I can't remember Hulk Hogan being in a tag match at all with Bret the Hitman Hart.
01:00:17As far as I can think back, this is going to be very interesting.
01:00:22And for that, we go to our encyclopedia, Mike, today.
01:00:25Oh, history is going to be made right here at Nitro.
01:00:28Hogan and Hart, I think the best part about that match is going to be watching what Lex Luger talked about earlier, the dilemma of Bret the Hitman Hart, how much he admires Hollywood Hogan, yet considers Sting close enough to be his brother.
01:00:43We'll see how that pans out.
01:00:44That's a good point.
01:00:45We'll see how it all plays out here tonight in our feature bout plus world champion.
01:00:49Goldberg is here.
01:00:50Good to have you with us.
01:00:51Marty Jannetty and Conan one-on-one here on Monday Nitro for the sold-out capacity crowd.
01:00:57We're downtown at the Miami Arena and the fans have welcomed WCW.
01:01:01A lot of things have gone down tonight, Brain.
01:01:03We'll get your comments on during the course of this match and during the course of the matches.
01:01:07One of them, of course, had to do with what we saw from the cat and his demeanor, but also the mysterious appearances by the warrior appearing in the cloud of dust, disappearing in smoke, and making an appearance any time that seemingly a member of black and white come out here.
01:01:24Well, I'll tell you, the warrior's always been a very, very strange individual.
01:01:28He's always traveled at his own beat of the drum, you might say.
01:01:34He's never asked for anybody to be his friend or hung with anybody.
01:01:36He's a very mysterious man, but he's a very, very, very dangerous customer in that ring and outside that ring.
01:01:43And what a following in three weeks that he is rekindled with the fans, the Warriors, one Warrior Nation.
01:01:52And remember, fans, during the course of this program, he's here, so stay with us.
01:01:57You don't know what he's going to do.
01:01:58Or when his next appearance is going to be.
01:02:01If we feel that way, I wonder how they feel in the black and white locker room.
01:02:06Seated dropkick from K-Dawg.
01:02:08And Conan, and interesting, you know, we talked about Kevin Nash, Big Sexy, being the leader of NWO Wolfpack.
01:02:18He denies that.
01:02:19He said we're all kind of one, a one unit.
01:02:21Here's a cover.
01:02:22Only got a one count.
01:02:23They're really tied up in the ropes, and the right shoulder got up.
01:02:25And he says they were drawing straws to find out who would go into war games.
01:02:30They are one unit.
01:02:31They're really, it's really not one man in charge like Hollywood Hogan with the white and the black, Mike.
01:02:36Well, I guess that's the proper frame of mind to head into an event like the war games.
01:02:40He talked about drawing straws, the fact that he was going to join Sting and Lex Luger to represent the NWO red and black.
01:02:47But I wonder, once that match finally gets to the stage of the war games,
01:02:51and it gets to the point where the one winner gains that world's heavyweight title shot,
01:02:55will the Wolfpack still be a unit?
01:02:57Well, it all depends how they condition themselves.
01:03:01They've got to talk it over.
01:03:02They've got to understand.
01:03:03It's every man for themselves.
01:03:04It's a one-time opportunity for a lot of people.
01:03:07You can't make friends in this.
01:03:08This is too important.
01:03:09There's too much at stake.
01:03:10Oh, you aren't kidding.
01:03:13Let me give you another take on that as Conant slips behind, and Giannetti holds onto the rope.
01:03:18Conant goes through.
01:03:19Giannetti.
01:03:19Standing sidekick.
01:03:20If there's any one group that I really think is cohesive, it would have to be the Wolfpack.
01:03:27It's not taking anything away from Diamond Dallas, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and the Warrior on the WCW side.
01:03:34But I really think that maybe the Wolfpack has a strategy already that they have picked one man.
01:03:40Maybe they've drawn straws for this.
01:03:41One man who will go on to be the representative, and maybe the team will make sure that one man out of the Wolfpack prevails with war games coming up on the 13th.
01:03:50Might be the smart strategy to take lateral press by Giannetti.
01:03:53Two count only.
01:03:54You have that game plan going in, that strategy where you know you're going to work as a team.
01:03:59That might be the best plan as we head into war games.
01:04:02Yeah, but if you've been in this sport any amount of time, you're going to know that there's always that one or two guys that you maybe can't trust.
01:04:09That maybe are opportunists in going out for themselves.
01:04:12So to work as a team is one good thing.
01:04:13If you want to do that, go play in a Little League World Series.
01:04:16This is different here.
01:04:17And I understand that, but really within the Wolfpack, within the scheme of the Wolfpack and the structure there, I don't think that exists there.
01:04:24I think they really all trust each other.
01:04:26It'll be interesting to find out, fans.
01:04:28It's still two rings.
01:04:29It's still the two-ring cage, the enclosed cage.
01:04:32It's still the most dangerous battleground.
01:04:34But this time, at the end, as Giannetti didn't even go for a cover that time, just pounds on the side of the head of Conan.
01:04:39At the end, waiting at the end for the one man to emerge of nine men, is a chance to face Goldberg for the world title and Halloween Havoc on Sunday, the 25th of October.
01:04:50Marty Giannetti looking good here, guys.
01:04:54He's come to fight and not only looking good in the ring, but phenomenal shape as well.
01:05:00One.
01:05:00He looks the best I've seen him.
01:05:04Giannetti just hovering over Conan.
01:05:06Many people will tell you with Conan, he's so resilient that you've got to try to wear him down.
01:05:10That's the only way you can get him.
01:05:11A lot of times, a quick pin on Conan will just not work.
01:05:14Well, especially because Conan can beat you in so many different ways.
01:05:17He can beat you with the Lucha Libre style, mat wrestling.
01:05:21We certainly know about his knowledge of submission techniques.
01:05:23Back elbow in the corner by Giannetti just flattened K-Dog.
01:05:27And he's a very, very intimidating opponent.
01:05:30Just look at him.
01:05:32I wouldn't want to fight that guy in a dark alley, would you?
01:05:34No, and the fact that he has other members always watching his back, would let one believe that?
01:05:41You don't anyway.
01:05:42And Giannetti getting a little rough for the referee here, Billy Silverman.
01:05:46Frustration.
01:05:47Giannetti trying to spoil the homecoming of Conan.
01:05:51Knowing that, Giannetti realizes about Nitro and realizes what it means, not only maybe just to get a win on Nitro,
01:05:58because you found out in this sport, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
01:06:03But a lot of times, what happens is, if you make a great showing, if you're very impressive, you turn heads.
01:06:08Especially the man with the pin, the man with all the power.
01:06:12And I'm talking about Eric Bischoff.
01:06:16He made Guerrero come out.
01:06:18And what was a farce of a match for Eddie Guerrero for anyone?
01:06:21To the midsection, Giannetti, though.
01:06:28Snap bears him over.
01:06:29He's been very content with keeping Conan on the mat.
01:06:31Variety of high-impact moves.
01:06:33But the basic strategy here is keeping Conan down, guys.
01:06:37It's been all Giannetti totally dominating this matchup.
01:06:40He just hasn't been able to put Conan away.
01:06:43But I'll tell you one thing.
01:06:44You know, Conan's usually up and down and all around, in and out of that ring.
01:06:47Giannetti's had him grounded here for quite some time.
01:06:50Maybe he's got a style here.
01:06:51Maybe he's got an idea, some kind of a plan to keep Conan grounded to mat wrestling.
01:06:55I want to remind you, Goldberg, the world champion, who we saw earlier today at batting practice with the Big Mac, Mark McGuire, and the Cardinals, up at the stadium, Pro Player Stadium.
01:07:05We're playing the Marlins tonight.
01:07:07Goldberg will be here in action as well.
01:07:09Hollywood Hogan, Bret the Hitman Hart, against Sting and Lex Logan, in our feature battle.
01:07:15And Chris Jericho, the television champion, is here.
01:07:18Cover one, two.
01:07:19No.
01:07:19That was very, very close.
01:07:21Giannetti almost had a major upset here.
01:07:25Well, Giannetti can beat you on a lot of different occasions.
01:07:30And again, you see the frustration level of Giannetti rising as he gets right in the face of referee Billy Silverman.
01:07:38Ray Cross into the jaw that time.
01:07:42Giannetti having more problems now with the referee than he is with his opponent.
01:07:46Because Giannetti is dominating this matchup right now.
01:07:49Something, and not to take anything away from Giannetti, but something we did not expect.
01:07:56Conan has really yet to get untracked in this match.
01:07:59And he's in his backyard.
01:08:01I would have expected him to come out here, like, on fire.
01:08:05It just shows you how good Giannetti is.
01:08:06Yeah, Giannetti's a fine competitor, and he's showing it right here on Nitro.
01:08:09In addition, we were all witness to Arn Anderson, who we thought would finally reform the horseman.
01:08:18I thought we were seconds away from it.
01:08:19He didn't even, didn't really come close to that at all.
01:08:23Brain.
01:08:23Well, you know, there's a lot of things going through the mind of Arn Anderson.
01:08:26A lot of people are tugging on him both ways.
01:08:28He's a man with a lot of feeling inside for this sport and for the horseman and for what's happened to him.
01:08:35So...
01:08:35Well, it almost seemed as if Arn Anderson responded to J.J. Dillon like he was backed into a corner.
01:08:43Why are you doing this to me, was the question that Anderson related to J.J. as he left the ring.
01:08:50J.J. tried every attack, too.
01:08:52To appeal to all the emotions, it didn't work.
01:08:54Up on top now, Giannetti.
01:08:56Cross body.
01:08:57Hooking a far leg, and he...
01:08:59The closest one yet, and...
01:09:02Look at Giannetti.
01:09:03He's angry now.
01:09:10He's tried to put Conan away a lot of different times.
01:09:13There's another one.
01:09:17Quick snap suplex takeover.
01:09:19Drops down with a big fist.
01:09:22Covers again.
01:09:23Giannetti very confident.
01:09:24Giannetti has done everything right.
01:09:26Textbook covers.
01:09:28Good lateral presses.
01:09:29Hooking a far leg.
01:09:31Just a half a beat late on the count.
01:09:38Oh.
01:09:38Oh.
01:09:38Good comeback now by Conan.
01:09:45Conan hooks the leg.
01:09:51The arm, that is.
01:09:52Goes for the leg now.
01:09:54Pulls back for the Tequila Sunrise.
01:09:57And Giannetti could not endure it.
01:09:58It's over.
01:10:01Conan's showing you what he's made of.
01:10:03Giannetti hitting with almost everything that time, guys.
01:10:07But Conan continued to mount comebacks.
01:10:09And it was the Tequila Sunrise.
01:10:11Very quickly, like you said, Mike.
01:10:13He can hit you with many different moves and holds quickly to get the win.
01:10:17Conan able to pull this one out thanks to his knowledge of submission wrestling.
01:10:21Like the Tequila Sunrise, the tap out from Marty Giannetti.
01:10:25And his knowledge of being in that ring.
01:10:26I think what Conan did is he realized Giannetti was good.
01:10:29He realized Giannetti had a lot of ability.
01:10:31Mike, look at this.
01:10:33Giannetti hits the ropes.
01:10:34Conan just drives that foot into his stomach.
01:10:37Bangs his head off the mat.
01:10:39Conan took his time.
01:10:40He waited for the right spot.
01:10:42And this is it.
01:10:43Slaps on the Tequila Sunrise to Marty Giannetti.
01:10:46And it's just about all but last call.
01:10:48Your winner, Conan.
01:10:50And 1-800-COLLECT, the sponsor of our replay.
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01:10:57Still to come, Hollywood Hogan.
01:10:58We're at the Hitman Hard against Sting and Lex Luger.
01:11:00More live on Nitro.
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