WCW Monday Nitro 12/23/93

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Live from The Omni
December 23, 1993
8:00 pm eastern
Atlanta, Georgia

From ringside ...

Tony Schiavone: With only 6 days remaining until Starrcade, from Atlanta, Georgia in The Omni, the home of WCW, this is Monday Nitro, live on TNT! Hello wrestling fans, Tony Schiavone, and you heard me right. Only 6 days left as tonight is the final stop on the road to the 10th anniversary of Starrcade. Last week we ended with a big cliffhanger. The Black Scorpion finally getting revealed, but in a surprise choosing to not only unmask himself, but also attack Hulk Hogan instead of Sting. We understand that Brother Brutus is not here tonight, and we can confirm that, as a precautionary measure taken by commissioner James J Dillon. But Hulk Hogan is here and we will hear from him later tonight about what went down last week. Sting here as well. As you can see, not with me this week is Larry Zbyszko as he is busy preparing for Starrcade and will be in action tonight. In his place ... well ... it's, ummm ...

Scotty Flamingo: What kind of introduction is that?! Not that I need 1, but for anybody out there that doesn't know, I'm the great Scotty Flamingo and I'm here tonight to maybe add some life to this normally dull first hour. Just like I single handedly turned Saturday Night on TBS into the hottest wrestling show around, the talk of the town, I intend to do the same tonight. You watch and see what happens when the Nelson ratings come in. America catches Flamingo fever tonight, bank on it.

Tony Schiavone: That's the Nielsen ratings, and if there were any added viewers, I'm not certain it'd be in any part thanks to you.

Scotty Flamingo: Whatever, who cares! Nelson, Nielsen. You say potato, I say be quiet, nobody wants to hear you talk about potatoes. These people would rather hear from me tonight, but since I'm a nice guy, I'll let you tell the people what's in store for them. Go ahead. Go on.

Tony Schiavone: You are something else. Later tonight, in addition to Hulk Hogan breaking his silence on the Brother Brutus betrayal, we have a pair of interesting matches. The Nature Boy Ric Flair and Beautiful Bobby Eaton, but also Ravishing Rick Rude and Chris Benoit. 2 wrestlers you know quite well. I assume you'll be in their corner?

Scotty Flamingo: You know what they say about assuming, don't. My managerial days are behind me. I guided wrestlers to the top and it was entirely because of me, but that was enough. I'm not like some who stay out here, years past their welcome. I was a great wrestler, a great manager, and now I intend to be a great broadcaster. If you ask me, it won't be long until I'm the voice of WCW. The voice of a new generation, and the voice of the voiceless.

Tony Schiavone: If only you were voiceless. Also tonight, Starrcade throwback. We go back to Starrcade 1983, including a rematch from that show here in hour #1. You won't wanna miss that. But right now ...

Scotty Flamingo: I'll handle this. Ladies and gentlemen, the 1, the only, the World champion himself, Ravishing Rick Rude!

Rick Rude: Finally, a worthy introduction for a man of my caliber. Zbyszko's gone and not a moment too soon for me. But that's not why I'm out here. You see last week, Ric Flair promised an eye for an eye with me with regards to me giving him The Rude Awakening 2 weeks ago. That didn't happen last week because fortunately for me, I escaped as that mad man wielded a steel chair around like the lunatic that he is. So I realized that if I'm going to survive until Starrcade, I needed to get some protection out here. I need somebody to watch my back. Or make that, somebodies ...

... that's right gentlemen. You're looking at not just any men out here, I present to you the same 2 men who 10 years ago took out The Nature Boy Ric Flair before his match at Starrcade 1983. The same 2 men that had Flair beat down so bad that he had to announce his retirement. Unfortunately for them, Flair returned and they didn't have a chance to finish the job, but don't think they won't tonight if the opportunity arises. I present to you Cowboy Bob Orton and Dirty Dick Slater, and Flair, I'm warning you now. Stay out of my way, or they will get in yours.

Tony Schiavone: What about the match with Chris Benoit?

Rick Rude: Haha, what about it? What about it Schiavone? Listen, I'm not saying Chris Benoit isn't a good wrestler. But I mean come on. Last week it took Ric Flair 18 minutes to defeat him, and that impressed him. It didn't impress me. It didn't impress me at all because what I'm going to do is show Flair that I can not only beat this Benoit kid quicker, but simple math should tell you Flair that means I'm better than you! This Sunday at Starrcade, you're in for a Rude Awakening, that is, unless you get 1 tonight.

Tony Schiavone: Alright, Rick Rude, set for action later tonight with Chris Benoit. Right now we send it up to Dave Penzer for our opening match.


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The Starrcade 1983 throwback begins with a competitor from the original Starrcade in action, Greg The Hammer Valentine. While having seemingly nothing to do with Dustin Rhodes, the commentators put over that Valentine specifically requested this match as a way of returning the favor to Johnny B. Badd for taking out Valentine's Starrcade 1983 opponent Rowdy Roddy Piper last month at the Clash of Champions. Badd, of course set to meet Rhodes in a return match Sunday with both having 1 victory over the other. Valentine manages to give Rhodes a good run for his money, focusing on the leg and readying for the Figure 4 Leglock. Rhodes however manages to kick Valentine away with his free leg as he turns and then starts building a comeback. Moments later Rhodes complete the comeback as he locks Valentine in for the running bulldog, driving him face first into the mat, followed by a 3 count for the win at 9 minutes. Rhodes win and the commentators stress that he will be joining them later on to talk about what happened last week on Nitro with Badd's attack on his father The American Dream Dusty Rhodes.


-- First commercial break --

Tony Schiavone: Welcome back, and with us right now are the tag team that will challenge for the WCW Tag Team Title this coming Sunday at Starrcade, Hawk and Animal, The Road Warriors.

Animal: And we're the only team that those 2 pretty boys never avenged their loss to. The only tag team that beat them in the middle of that ring 1, 2, 3, and they never got their revenge for it. And just in case anybody out there doubts us, we have them later tonight in a 6 man tag team match, and we intend to show the world that we are the best team in WCW today. We've waited a long time now for this opportunity, and we fully intend to capitalize on it. Tell 'em Hawk!

Scotty Flamingo: Now wait just 1 second here. As a former manager of the WCW Tag Team champions, I think I'm a little more qualified to address this than the softballs being thrown by Bony Moronie over here. I think the reason you 2 haven't had that shot yet is you're not the team you used to be. Time has passed you by. And this Sunday at Starrcade, The Hollywood Blonds are going to expose that when they beat the 2 of you right in the middle of that ring.

Hawk: Welllllllllllllllllllll, it goes something like this. First of all, you(Flamingo)'d better be out of my sight by the time I finish talking. Second, do we still have it? Why don't you ask the Harlem Heat if we still have it? Or your supposed expert tag team who we beat out here 2 weeks ago? Better yet, ask The Hollywood Blonds themselves if we still have it. We certainly still had it when we fought and beat them within an inch of their lives at the Clash of Champions back in August. Only difference is that now? They got those belts, and we're gonna take 'em. Starrcade, 1993, remember it. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, what a rush!

Tony Schiavone: Alright, thank you gentlemen. I'm not sure where Scotty Flamingo went, but if you have that effect on him, please book Saturdays off because I could use the help. And with that, we send it back to David Penzer for more action.


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Chippewa Charlie Norris is in action next against Joey Maggs in this contest. During the match, Flamingo returns and the commentators mention that a tournament will begin next week to crown a first ever WCW Cruiserweight champion, with Flamingo quick to point out that he was a 1 time Light Heavyweight champion here in WCW, as was the man picketing at ringside right now as he is on strike still, Brad Armstrong. In fact he was the final Light Heavyweight champion with Flamingo calling it a conspiracy as the win was never even acknowledged on WCW TV last summer, and instead they just let Brad fade away as champion. Another example of the authority sticking it to the man. That all said, Norris manages to put this match away after 5 minutes of action, pinning Maggs for a 3 after a flying double tomahawk chop. Flamingo asks if this means this Norris joker is in the tournament, but Schiavone says none of the names are yet official with wrestlers from all across the globe, notably Japan and Mexico, scheduled to be involved, but besides that, Norris is not a cruiserweight! (note: it goes without saying that this text was written with a Jerry Lynn vs Maggs cruiserweight match booked and as it was already written, I had no interest in rewriting everything and just changing as little as I could to accommodate a new match).


-- Second commercial break --

Tony Schiavone: Back with more WCW Monday Nitro, and with us now is The Natural Dustin Rhodes. Successful earlier against Greg The Hammer Valentine, and in just 6 days, you have your chance at revenge against Johnny B. Badd.

Dustin Rhodes: Ever since this started, I kept holding out hope that maybe you would see the error in your ways Johnny B. Badd. I had hope that maybe you would come around. What you did last week though killed any chance of that happening, and it made me realize that I have to bring out a new side in Dustin Rhodes myself. A more vicious side, a more unpredictable side, because NOBODY! Nobody does that to my family, and gets away with it. It's Roddy Piper's fault, it's my father's fault. Come Starrcade, you're going to realize that all this is your fault!

Scotty Flamingo: Well I for 1, tend to disagree with that. This is your fault Dustin. It's your fault and all those around you, because you people made Johnny B. Badd what he is. You all created the monster through your manipulative ways.

Dustin Rhodes: This is wrestling. It's a competitive sport. When I lost to him at Halloween Havoc, I didn't complain or make excuses. I went out there and I got back my momentum, and I defeated Johnny B. Badd last month to win the King of Cable for 1993. Now some people out here clearly can't take losing that well, probably why you're sitting here instead of still competing in the ring. Come Starrcade, I'm gonna make Johnny B. Badd wish he'd followed your lead because once I'm done that may not be possible. Because like I wish somebody had done to you Flamingo, I intend to silence Badd permanently.

Tony Schiavone: Thank you Dustin, and that match is this Sunday at Starrcade. Each man has won once, who will win the third? Right now we send it back to the ring for more action.


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The winner of the summer's Strongest Arm tournament is in action tonight, if you can call arm wrestling action, as the WCW U.S. champion Ice Train takes on Max Muscle. This serves as a precursor to Train's match with Diamond Dallas Page, the man that stole the physical U.S. Title belt 2 weeks ago and has been carrying it around as champion ever since, prematurely proclaiming himself to be the U.S. champion ahead of their match at Starrcade. Page does not have the belt tonight, with Flamingo saying he has sources that tell him DDP has it secured away in a safe place so that Train does not try anything. A table is set up in the ring for this, but Muscle does the usual heal stalling. Train tries leading fans in chant of "ham-burg-lar, ham-burg-lar", but it is even less successful than last week with Train clearly getting some weak material here to try and win over fans, although Schiavone tries to act like it is the most hilarious thing he has ever heard in his life. Finally they begin and it is a struggle, but Train wins. Right as he does though, Page throws powder into Train's eyes. The blinded Ice Train struggles to see as DDP shoves the tables out of the way, sizes him up, and hits the Diamond Cutter! Train is down, but not only that, he is out. The Diamond Cutter returns after a brief experimentation to The Diamond Clash over the past few weeks, although at minimum a new move added to his repertoire, and DDP could officially become U.S. champion at Starrcade that quickly.


-- Third commercial break --



WCW Saturday Night Preview for December 28

- Special Starrcade Preview show
- This Saturday at 6:05 eastern on TBS.


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The 1983 throwback match tonight features Handsome Jimmy Valiant against The Great Kabuki. Technically the 1983 match was "Charlie Brown" vs Kabuki in a mask vs TV Title match, but the commentators just treat it as Valiant vs Kabuki. Flamingo says that when this match first took place, he could not even legally drink but thankfully he will be able to now so he can forget this terrible match once it is finished. Much of the match is Valiant showboating and Kabuki getting the advantage. While in a nerve hold, Valiant starts to make a big comeback. He starts dancing around and doing the theatrics, looking to be on his way to victory when from the back comes ...

Johnny B. Badd. Schiavone says that Badd has recently been laying out the WCW legends here with a different reason each week, and he seems to be about to repeat here tonight. He enters the ring as Valiant is ready to fight. Fans cheer as Badd has to back track and throw up his hands, but Valiant is not going to let him go that easy. Before he can do anything though, Kabuki is up and chops Valiant from behind. He kicks away, seemingly having won the approval of Badd, but when he turns, Badd lays him out with a low blow that drops Kabuki down like a sack of potatoes. Valiant gets to his knees as Badd starts shuffling about, before closing in with a lightning like left hook that just drops Handsome Jimmy and leaves him knocked out. The referee calls for the bell, officially a no contest. Badd goes out to the commentary table, takes a third headset and says that Dusty Rhodes wanted him to be the Boogie Woogie Man of the 90s out here, but judging by the Boogie Woogie Man of the 80s right now, he is just that much better and just like Valiant tonight, just like Dusty last week, and just like Roddy Piper last month, Dustin Rhodes will go down this Sunday at Starrcade.


-- Fourth commercial break --

Tony Schiavone: Welcome back. With us right now is the 1, the only, The Nature Boy Ric Flair. Later tonight, a match with Bobby Eaton, and your match with Rick Rude at Starrcade well documented. Earlier though Rude revealed Bob Orton and Dick Slater as 2 men to watch his back and make sure you don't get your hands on him before Sunday.

Ric Flair: To make sure that I!? Me!? Haha, woooooooo, don't think I don't know what the game you're playing out here is Rick Rude. You didn't just bring in 2 every day people, you brought in Cowboy Bob Orton and Dirty Dick Slater, the 2 men that nearly ended my career 10 years ago. This ain't about protection, this is about taking me out. You want to kill the threat before Starrcade hits, and I gotta give you credit. You picked 2 of the best. I gotta go in there tonight with Bobby Eaton, and now I gotta watch my back for them. Well played, and don't think I'm not expecting it because I know it's coming. As for your match, I could care less if you beat Chris Benoit in 5 seconds, 5 minutes, 5 hours, like you seem to think I do. It's not about doing the job fast, it's about doing it right, and you'll find that out this Sunday pal.

Tony Schiavone: What about this being the 10th anniversary of Starrcade? Does that give you added motivation?

Ric Flair: Every time I step into that ring I have added motivation! You don't get to be where I am today without knowing what it takes each and every time you go in there and tango. 10 years Schiavone, 10 glorious years. Starrcade. This is the premiere wrestling event anywhere in the world. The 1! That started it all! And this Sunday, just like it started with Ric Flair winning the World's Title, it's gonna continue with, yeah. Ric Flair, The Nature Boy, the limousine riding, jet flying, kiss stealing, wheeling, dealing, son of a gun! 10 years later, once again on top of the mountain. WOOOOOOOOOOO!

Tony Schiavone: Alright, Ric Flair, still to come in hour #2 against Bobby Eaton. Right now though, hour #1 main event time as we send it up to David Penzer.


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2 Starrcade matches intersect tonight in this with 2 different Harley Race and Col. Robert Parker charges set to team with Yoshi Kwan and The Hollywood Blonds teaming against Cactus Jack and The Road Warriors. Parker is still out since taking a Sid Vicious power bomb 2 weeks ago on Nitro. Race however is all too present and wastes little time when the match starts to get involved. He yells to Cactus from the outside about how he is not good enough to be WCW champion and never will be. The finish comes with Cactus Jack brawling with Kwan while The Road Warriors brawl with The Blonds. Race tries getting involved by grabbing at Cactus' ankle, leading to him getting distracted and exiting the ring. Fans pop as Cactus closes in on Race who begs off, but Kwan gets out to make the save. Meanwhile inside of the ring, Steve Austin gets clotheslined outside to the floor. Animal then lifts Brian Pillman up onto his shoulders and Hawk comes off the top rope with a flying clothesline, The Doomsday Device. Animal covers and picks up the 3 for the win at 11 minutes, and The Road Warriors more importantly continue their momentum heading into the title shot at Starrcade in 6 days. The Blonds cannot seem to solve Hawk and Animal. Outside, Cactus manages to regain control on Kwan and sends him into the barricade. He sets his sights back onto Race, but from behind ...









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It is Abdullah The Butcher! He attacks Cactus Jack and the commentators quickly put 2 and 2 together that he must be the third man in the triangle match at Starrcade. Schiavone is not sure though because Abdullah was also a part of the first Starrcade in 1983 and could just be here for the throwback to the first event. Referees are out, as well as Doug Dellinger and WCW security. Abdullah gets held back, and it certainly seems he is attacking Cactus with purpose here tonight. The commentators remind viewers that these 2 feuded earlier this year without resolution after their tag team dissolved, Abdullah disappearing from WCW before they could settle their issues. Flamingo thinks that Starrcade is the perfect time to settle those issues.



-- Fifth commercial break --

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Tony Schiavone: Welcome back. Hot start tonight to Nitro, and still another hour to go!

Scotty Flamingo: And I want everybody out there not to fear. What you got tonight was just a taste of Flamingo fever, and if you write in to Turner, call TNT, you let them know that you want to catch Flamingo fever too. You've had with Larryland or even Bony Moronie. You want Scotty Flamingo on Nitro each and every week and you won't rest until that happens!

Tony Schiavone: Personally I wouldn't hold my breath on that 1, or maybe you should do that so I won't have to see you this weekend on Saturday Night. Lots still to come tonight as we send it over to Eric Bischoff and The Brain.


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Eric Bischoff: Thanks Tony, and this is WCW Monday Nitro live, where the big boys play. I'm Eric Bischoff, there you see Bobby The Brain Heenan, and tonight there will be no playing. Tonight is all about Starrcade in 6 days time. Tonight is about what happened last week with Brother Brutus getting revealed as The Black Scorpion, and tonight is about what Hulk Hogan is going to have to say about that. Unfortunately, Brutus? He's not here. J.J. Dillon said don't bother, but I'm sure he's such a coward, he wouldn't have shown up anyway to face the music. All for the better though because that leaves Hulk Hogan and Sting, who we know is here tonight.

Bobby Heenan: Not so fast though Bischoff, not so fast. There's still the question of why. Why did Brother Brutus attack Hulk Hogan? That's what I wanna know. Finally after years of drinking the red and yellow koolaid, the man shows some spine. The man shows he has a back bone. If I were Hogan, if I were Sting, I'd be very worried about that man. He is dangerous and he is a wild card. We don't know what he'll do, especially if he shows up on Sunday.

Eric Bischoff: And we certainly hope that will not be the case. I wanna see Hulk Hogan vs Sting, I wanna see them settle this 1 on 1. Who is the better man Brain? No outside interference, no backhanded "north" style tactics. Speaking of which, we heard it earlier. Ravishing Rick Rude has hired Cowboy Bob Orton and Dirty Dick Slater for protection tonight ... please. They took out Flair before his match with Harley Race 10 years ago, they're here to take out Flair tonight. We all know the score with that 1. It's also no coincidence Flair finds himself against Beautiful Bobby Eaton here, 1 time associate of Rude in the Dangerous Alliance.

Bobby Heenan: Oh, so what? Rude's going in there against Chris Benoit tonight, the man that Flair endorsed last week after they went 20 minutes here on Nitro. You don't see Rude calling shenanigans though. What you see is Rick Rude, the real World's champion, challenging Benoit. He wants to show the world that he can beat Benoit faster than Flair did, more easily than Flair did. As far as Orton and Slater, you heard Flair say it last week. He's out for blood and Rude needs a little protection. Read into what you will, but this is just what has to be done.

Eric Bischoff: Yeah. Right Brain. Sure. Anyway, speaking of title matches, another big 1 to watch this Sunday is Sid Vicious challenging for the WCW Title. Right now, Missy Hyatt is standing by with the champion Big Van Vader and his manager Harley Race.


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Missy Hyatt: Thanks Eric. With me right now is Big Van Vader and Harley Race, and we are now only 6 days away until Starrcade and your match with Sid Vicious to see who is the true master of the power bomb in WCW.

Harley Race: First thing's first. I hope you enjoyed your surprise Cactus Jack. This Sunday, you'll find out that you aren't WCW championship material. You are not deserving of representing this company the way that Vader has. You're 0-2 against Yoshi Kwan, and now Abdullah The Butcher enters the fray. This man knows everything there is to know about you and you will never survive Starrcade. And just like Abdullah knows everything, this man knows everything about Sid Vicious. Vader knows when you sleep, he knows when you breath, he knows when you sleep. And to think that Sid could ever in a million years give this man the power bomb? Please. Look at him. It will never, ever happen!

Big Van Vader: Sid Vicious! You and Vader, Starrcade. Who is, master of the power bomb? Who, is, the better man!? Look no further for answers because it stands before you. The future is today. The future is Vader! And just like I beat Sting and sent him running to Hogan, I'll beat you Sid! I'll beat you! For I am the master of the power bomb! I am the WCW champion! I ... am ... Vader!

Missy Hyatt: Alright, there you have it. We will hear from Sid Vicious later on tonight, but it all happens this Sunday. Back to you Eric.


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Last week on Nitro, Chris Benoit put in a tremendous effort against Ric Flair, going almost 20 minutes before falling short. After the match, Benoit got Flair's endorsement, but that only led to this challenge from Ravishing Rick Rude. He wants the chance to beat Benoit quicker and show everybody only 6 days before Starrcade that Flair taking that long to beat Benoit just shows that he is past his prime and undeserving of a World Title shot this Sunday. The match gets going and Benoit immediately takes control, catching Rude with a Dragon Suplex within the first minute and bridging to a cover that almost puts Rude down. Clearly he has underestimated the challenge here from Benoit. A backslide follows with a kickout and Rude heads to the outside to slow it down. Not only that, but he is leaving, a good call according to The Brain this close to Starrcade. Benoit however follows and brings Rude back, but in the process, gets sent back first into the guard rail. The match heads back inside with Rude controlling the pace. He eventually goes for the Rude Awakening, but Benoit breaks out. They turn and Rude goes for a clothesline, but Benoit ducks and they turn again, with Benoit landing some big chops. Benoit hits some more offense, before dropping Rude with a belly to back suplex. He heads up top and comes off with the swandive headbutt, but Rude moves! As they get up, Rude quickly applies the Rude Awakening and puts Benoit away with a 3 count at just past the 8 minute mark, 8:26 to be exact. Heenan immediately starts crowing about how it took Rude 10 minutes less to defeat Benoit than it did Flair and that is proof of what will happen come Starrcade. Bischoff says it was impressive, but time is not everything, especially when you are Flair and can go 60 minutes. All this tells him is Rude will be untested in the later time of the match and may not have the conditioning. Heenan responds that Rude can go all night if he has to and has a lot of training in that area.


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Missy Hyatt: Welcome back to WCW Monday Nitro, and with us now is the WCW commissioner J.J. Dillon. Starrcade is now only 6 days away.

J.J. Dillon: Yes it is, and I want to say Missy, you look fantastic tonight as always. Getting back to business here though, you said it. We are now only 6 days away until Starrcade, the biggest wrestling event, well, ever! Hulk Hogan and Sting is the dream match everybody's been waiting to see. The Nature Boy Ric Flair going for the World Title 1 more time in his hometown 10 years after he first won the championship at the inaugural Starrcade. Sid Vicious and Big Van Vader for the WCW Title and to determine just who is the 1 true Master of the Power Bomb. The Road Warriors and The Hollywood Blonds, the tag team that best represents the first 10 years of Starrcade against the team that may best represent the next 10 years. I mean top to bottom, match after match, this is the event.

Missy Hyatt: What about tonight though? First, your decision to ban Brother Brutus tonight, and also the revelation of Abdullah The Butcher as Cactus Jack's second mystery opponent in the triangle match at Starrcade.

J.J. Dillon: Now look, I know people will think this is some grand conspiracy against Cactus Jack, but it's not. Tonight is about looking back to Starrcade 1983, and quite frankly, he can still go. When he arrived, the case was made, and I agreed. They never settled their issue from earlier in the year, but to treat this as some sort of 2 on 1 based on the thought process that Cactus Jack is not WCW championship material, just ridiculous. Win or lose, Cactus Jack is still the same man. He is still the same wrestler. And unfortunately, he is still in my eyes, not deserving of a shot at the WCW Title and representing this company. I know that fans disagree, but it is, what it is. As for Brother Brutus, I can't speak on that, but just say he is not here tonight. There's confirmation of that, he's home. Let's settle this. Hulk Hogan and Sting at Starrcade, may the better man win.

Missy Hyatt: Do you still think Sting is an underdog in this, and if not, who do you think will win?

J.J. Dillon: I don't think I'm in a position to give an opinion like that now that the match has been signed. As far as who I think will win, I don't know. That's the God's honest truth, so lets put them in the ring and find out. Sunday at Starrcade. I can't wait!

Missy Hyatt: There you have it. J.J. Dillon, certainly sounds ready for Starrcade. Eric, back to you as we go back to the ring for more action.


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8 man tag team action with 4 teams that are set for action at Starrcade in a 4 corners match. Last week, Harlem Heat narrowly defeated Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce via a DQ when The Texicans used the bullrope, fed up with Heat's double teaming. This past Saturday, 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bagwell went to a double count out with The Nasty Boys. Now all 4 teams will be paired up with a team they were opposing in the last week, and will be again in 6 days time. The finish sees some confusion as Scorpio sets up Slazenger in the corner, but before he can head to the top rope, a blind tag comes from Saggs. He heads up to the top rope for his elbow drop, but Scorpio pulls Slazenger out of the way! Saggs jumps down and the 2 start to argue. Booker T then steals a tag that Slazenger was trying to make to Pierce, heads in and hits Saggs from behind with a scissors kick that sends him crashing into Scorpio. Booker rolls up Saggs with a school boy and gets the 3 count at about 7 minutes. The Heat celebrate on the outside, but Slazenger and Pierce are upset about how that went down. Needless to say, all 4 teams will be out for themselves it seems come this Sunday at Starrcade in an extremely important match with regards to the WCW Tag Team championship rankings.


-- Seventh commercial break --

STARRCADE CONTROL CENTER

- Tony Schiavone is standing by with the final installment. The event comes to fans, live on PPV from Charlotte, North Carolina this coming Sunday night, December 29, with a start time of 7pm eastern. The first Starrcade was held in 1983, this year's edition marking the 10th anniversary. And they will be doing so in a big way.

- First time ever! The WCW debut of Hulk Hogan, as he goes 1 on 1 with Sting!
- Big Van Vader defends the WCW Heavyweight Title against former ally Sid Vicious. The Masters of The Power Bomb are no more!
- The Road Warriors challenge the WCW Tag Team champions The Hollywood Blonds, the 1 team The Blonds have yet to defeat.
- WCW U.S. champion Ice Train defends against Diamond Dallas Page, attempting to get back his stolen championship belt.
- Grudge match as Dustin Rhodes takes on Johnny B. Badd. Each has won once, who will win the third?
- Cactus Jack takes on not only Yoshi Kwan, but also Abdullah The Butcher in a triangle match.
- Plus just made official this past weekend, Lord Steven Regal defends the WCW TV Title against Larry Zbyszko
- Also announced earlier tonight, 4 corners tag team match with The Nasty Boys, 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce, and Harlem Heat all set to do battle, first fall wins.
- And the World championship is on the line when champion Ravishing Rick Rude defends against The Nature Boy Ric Flair, as Flair looks to become an unprecedented 9 time World champion in his home town.

Plus tune in to the free preshow for a special bonus match and any last minute news concerning Starrcade. It all comes your way December 29, only on PPV. WCW presents the 10th anniversary of Starrcade, don't miss it!


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Big tag team match only days before the TV Title match at Starrcade. Larry Zbyszko teams up with Shane Douglas, while Lord Steven Regal teams with his protege Jean Paul Levesque. Zbyszko defeated Levesque last week on Nitro to setup the title match, following 2 weeks ago where Regal retained the TV Title against Douglas with a controversial reverse decision finish when it seemed that Douglas had become the new champion. After a strong start, much of this match sees the heels isolating and getting the advantage on Zbyszko. Heenan thinks that this shows he is out of his element against Regal and should stick to commentary. Douglas would eventually take the hot tag though and start to work over Regal as the legal man. A belly to belly suplex seemed it would be enough to put him away, but Levesque was quickly in to break up the 3. Zbyszko came back in and all 4 were going at it. Zbyszko downed Levesque and the referee turned his attention to getting him out to the apron. Levesque then surprised Douglas by turning him into a double underhook facebuster and allowing Regal to get on top. The referee however saw it and went to get Levesque out, giving Zbyszko the chance to get in and pick Regal up to deliver a swinging neckbreaker and place Douglas on top! The referee turns and counts with Levesque trying to come in and break it up, but being too late. Shane Douglas pins the TV champion at the 9 minute mark, but the commentators put over that it was Zbyszko's neckbreaker that was the final blow for Regal. If that happens in the match Sunday, there could be a new TV champion.


-- Eighth commercial break --

Missy Hyatt: We are back with more WCW Monday Nitro. With me now is Cactus Jack, and earlier tonight we found out that in 6 days at Starrcade, you'll not only have Yoshi Kwan to deal with, but Abdullah The Butcher as well.

Cactus Jack: The odds would certainly seem to be stacked against me this Sunday, wouldn't they? The undefeated Yoshi Kwan, a man that has beaten me not once, but twice. A man that has taken men out and even ended their careers. And then, you have Abdullah The Butcher. A wrestler that knows no boundaries. A wrestler even more crazy than myself. Somebody that will do whatever it takes to win, with no regard for humanity! A normal man might run, he might even hide in fear, but I am not a normal man. No matter what J.J. Dillon says, I will go in there Sunday, and I will prove to him and everybody else that I am deserving of a chance to become WCW champion. I am deserving of a chance to represent WCW!

Missy Hyatt: I asked J.J. Dillon earlier if he had a preference with a match, but now I ask you, who do you want to see win between Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious?

Cactus Jack: Unlike the commissioner, I can answer. I have no political ties on my hands, and to be honest, it doesn't matter! Whether it's Vader or it's Sid, both men share an equal history with me. I would love the opportunity to defeat Vader, an accomplishment that very few have been able to pull off thus far in WCW. On the other hand, a match with Sid Vicious is a chance at avenging a defeat at Halloween Havoc and the 4 months that I was put on the shelf by him. It doesn't matter who has it, I will get a shot and an opportunity, and 1994 will be the year of Cactus Jack. Bang! Bang!

Missy Hyatt: There you have it. A confident Cactus Jack, and it sounds like nothing is going to stand in his way of his goal to become the WCW champion. Eric, back to you.


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Last week on Nitro, Ric Flair defeated Chris Benoit in a hard fought affair. This week, Flair has Benoit's tag team partner Beautiful Bobby Eaton. Not only that, but also 1 time associate of Ravishing Rick Rude in The Dangerous Alliance. We have seen Eaton carry out this same process for Rude before, a match against a big opponent of Rude, and this could be as much a scouting mission as it is a match. The match gets started and sees both put in a good showing. Fast forward and Eaton bodyslams Flair to climb up top and deliver the Alabama Jam. He covers Flair and this could be it, huge upset!, but Flair gets a shoulder up before the 3 count. Eaton questions that as a slow count, but the referee stands by the call. Flair starts mounting a comeback and eventually starts to work on the leg. A shinbreaker across Flair's knee has Eaton down and Flair standing with the leg. Flair lets out a loud WOOOO!, before twisting, grabbing the other leg, and locking it in. The Figure 4 Leglock, the same move that could put Rude away Sunday, and it puts Eaton away tonight. Flair picks up the submission win at just past 8 minutes, in fact at 8:14, with Bischoff quickly pointing out that Rude's obsession over time could be seen as a loss here because Flair beat Eaton quicker than Rude beat Benoit. Heenan answers back though that Rude would beat Eaton in 30 seconds if they fought, Bischoff not disagreeing because Eaton being Rude's lackey, he would probably just lay in the middle and let Rude pin him. Speaking of lackeys though, here they come!

Ace Cowboy Bob Orton and Dirty Dick Slater are out. They enter the ring, jumping Flair. With him down, they kick away at his fallen body. Bischoff thinks it is pretty obvious now they are here to take Flair out before Starrcade. Rick Rude heads out to ringside and gives them a sign. They prepare to hit Flair with a spike piledriver, the same move that almost took him out of Starrcade 83. 10 years later, they could finish the job! This could, scratch that, WOULD put Flair out of the World Title match at Starrcade this coming Sunday. Slater readies to lift Flair up as Orton heads to the second rope when Flair instead lifts Slater up and over with a back body drop. He gets to Orton and catches him, slamming him down to the mat. They get up and Flair butts their heads together. Slater gets thrown over the top rope to the floor, Orton follows. Flair looks down at Rude, who is beside himself. Clearly whatever his plan was has failed miserably here tonight. Flair and Rude lock eyes and it all goes down in 6 days with the World Title at stake.


-- Ninth commercial break --

Missy Hyatt: Welcome back to WCW Monday Nitro, live on TNT. With me now is the man who will challenge Big Van Vader for the WCW Title in 6 days time, Sid Vicious.

Sid Vicious: Missy Hyatt, if you know what's best, leave now.

Missy Hyatt: Why? I-

Sid Vicious: LEAVE!

Missy backs up as Sid has the mic in hand ready to address Vader, 6 days before Starrcade.

Sid Vicious: Big Van Vader, you wanna know who's the master of the power bomb!? You wanna know who is your maker? Well wonder no more little man. This Sunday, you're gonna find out what you've known in the back of your mind this whole time. That little doubt that was always there about whether or not you could survive the challenge from Sid Vicious. Hahaha, not only will you not survive, but the WCW championship will be mine! You see, it was not only my path, but my destiny to meet you at Starrcade. My destiny to beat you at Starrcade and become the new WCW champion! Vader, it's not your time, but my time. And Sunday you will find out that I am the man and the master and ruler of the world!


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Eric Bischoff: Wow, ok. We are back, and not sure what to think of that. Sid Vicious, clearly is, well, prepared for Big Van Vader this Sunday. What an event this will be Brain. 10 years of Starrcade, and it all comes to a head for your favorite, Ravishing Rick Rude. He has to defend that World Title this Sunday against The Nature Boy Ric Flair in Flair's hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Bobby Heenan: This isn't fair in my opinion. Why is the match in Flair's hometown? Rude's the champion. WCW's trying to stack the deck against Rude and the champion should have the advantage in my opinion. Instead the challenger has the upper hand. That's not wrestling.

Eric Bischoff: Luck of the draw Brain. Nobody should have the advantage. Flair had to win that opportunity at the Clash of Champions last month by surviving an I Quit match with Barry Windham. He wasn't just handed this opportunity because of where he was born. But as sure as you say that, no doubt Rude is looking to spoil that home coming for Flair. Also Sunday, dream match Brain. First time ever. Sting. Hulk Hogan. I can't wait!

Bobby Heenan: You should wait because there's still questions left to be answered. There's still things we don't know. Brother Brutus last week attacked Hogan and now tonight, he's not here? Something doesn't fly with that for me. I don't know what's going on, but knowing Hogan like I do, something's not on the level. He's got something up his sleeves and don't be surprised to see Brother Brutus pop up this Sunday.

Eric Bischoff: Hopefully not. I said it earlier, I want to see this match. Sting and Hulk Hogan, let's just get a winner. Forget the politics, forget interference, just let them go. I wanna know who's the better man. I wanna know who is the #1 wrestler. We've waited a long time to see this and now this Sunday we're gonna get it. And not only that, but right now, we're gonna go back to the ring. We've been talking about it and we're ready for it. Hulk Hogan, Nitro, it's now, and it's live!


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"He's Ame-e-erica-annnnnn ... Ma-eh-aaaddddde!", the fans in Atlanta get up off their seats as out comes Hulk Hogan. Given this is Atlanta, not quite a 100% positive reaction for the man that defines wrestling to your average American. The man that is the definition of this sport according to Bischoff, but that could all change this Sunday because for once, Hogan is putting his money where his mouth is. He has questioned Hogan in the past, but Bischoff gives credit where it is due because this Sunday we get our answers when he takes on Sting at Starrcade. But before that, there is still last week. There is still the reveal of Brother Brutus as The Black Scorpion, a self reveal following a surprising turn to attack Hulk Hogan instead of Sting. Hogan takes the mic as there are a noticeable amount of boos here, although more cheers. A mixed reaction as they would say. Bischoff quickly lets fans know that despite the time, they will stay with this as long as they can to hear what Hogan has to say.

Hulk Hogan: Well you know something brother!

The fans start up again and Hogan stops to acknowledge the crowd.

Hulk Hogan: Look brother, I know where I am out here. This is Atlanta, Georgia, this is WCW country out here dude. I know that Ted Turner and CNN Center is just down the road and that there are people here that don't wanna see The Hulkster come into their house. Their backyard. There's fans here tonight that wanna see Hulkamania roll over and die this Sunday against the Stinger man. You wanna see WCW stand tall and the Hulkster ride off into the sunset back to New York where I belong! Well I'm here to tell everybody something. That? All that stuff right there? That's not what this match is about brother! I'm not here because of where I've been man. The Hulkster and all my Hulkamaniacs out there, we're here because of where we're going. Forget the past dude, this is about the now. This is about the future. This is about this Sunday, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Starrcade brother. This is about who's the best of the best, and who can come out on top. But you know, last week, Hulkamania was thrown for a curveball that we weren't expecting. I asked Brother Bruti time and again, dude, are you this Black Scorpion guy that's been running around attacking the Stinger? Are you this dark force casting a shadow on the fight of good against evil man? And looking me right in the eye, my brother, a man that was bound to me by the red and yellow, he swore on all that is good in this universe brother. He swore that he wasn't. But then last week, like a dagger straight to the heart of Hulkamania, that Scorpion attacks me and then unmasks himself and it's Brother Bruti himself! The man that I stood by in the hospital bed when he was laying there with a face shattered into a million pieces dude. The man that I helped every step of the way get back to wrestling these last few years man. But he needs to know that when he stabbed me in the back, he was stabbing every single Hulkamaniac in the back as well! He was trying to drain the red and yellow that flows through all these fans and powers Hulkamania, and do it right before our biggest challenge ever with the Stinger. And now, I show up tonight, ready to get answers, but low and behold, he's not here! Brother Bruti's back home and I gotta head into Starrcade wondering. Why did you do it? Why did you turn your back on Hulkamania dude? Forget the scissors man, because as far as I'm concerned, you're a butcher because that's what you've done. You've butchered the bond that held us together. The bond that helped power Hulkamania.

The fans start booing because from the back comes ...

Not Brother Brutus, but instead commissioner J.J. Dillon. The man that kept Brother Brutus away tonight. He gets into the ring as Hogan wonders why he is here.

J.J. Dillon: Hulkster. I won't try and pretend that I know what you're feeling out here. I mean Hulkamania, the biggest force, anywhere! And this close to Starrcade, the biggest match ever, your own flesh and blood turns his back on you. I can't imagine the pain, so I wanted to come out here and say that you don't have to do this. Starrcade? We can delay this match. I mean how can your focus be on Sting when this happens? We want to know who's the better man and now this dark cloud hangs over the match, no. Just give the word Hulkster and this match? You and Sting on Sunday? It's off. Cancelled.

The fans boo as Hogan looks to them for guidance. He seems suspicious of this suggestion, but like he is taking the idea very seriously. Bischoff on commentary says not to do it, but Heenan is encouraging saying that if this is truly about the better man, let's do it after this Brother Brutus stuff gets settled. But suddenly cheers start because from the back ...

Sting! He enters the ring as Dillon steps back Hogan and Sting in the same ring only 6 days before Starrcade. Dillon goes to leave to give them their space.

Sting: Hold on there, hold on J.J. I think you'll want to hear what I have to say because you especially might find this all very interesting. Hulkster, the last thing I want to see happen is you step out of this match Sunday. The last thing anybody here would want to see is that match not happen at Starrcade. These fans all want to see it! Hulk Hogan and Sting, it's signed, let's find out who's the better man. But I say everybody here, but that's not entirely true, is it J.J.? Even with Brother Brutus not here tonight, there's somebody in this building that wants to see the Sting vs Hulk Hogan dream match not happen. There's somebody here tonight that has never wanted to see that match happen and has taken steps to try and keep it from happening behind the scenes, all the while giving the impression to everybody out here that he was doing whatever it took to sign the match. J.J., that somebody ... is you.

J.J. Dillon: Me? Haha, Sting, please. I have no idea what you're talking about. This is just ridiculous.

Sting: See, I knew it was Brother Brutus under the mask before last week. That was never a secret to me or any of these fans. But the question was always why. Why? Was it to help Hulk Hogan? That's what you and the WCW executives wanted us all to believe for a long time. But then last week it all became so clear to me. It all became crystal clear when he attacked Hulk Hogan. He turned his back on his friend and took off the mask. Why? Why did he do that J.J.?

J.J. Dillon: I have no idea Sting. I don't know and I really don't care. This Sunday at Starrcade, you 2 have your match. May the better man win. Now if you'll excuse me-

Sting: No. You're not getting off that easy. Not this time. It's no secret that the WCW executives never wanted to see Hulk Hogan against Sting. They never wanted to see it because if I lose that match, to them, that's a big defeat. Not only do I lose a match, but WCW loses. Hulk Hogan walks into WCW, defeats the poster boy of this company the last 5 years to them, and to them, it makes everything they've done seem inferior. So what did they do? They set up this Black Scorpion garbage, not for Hulk Hogan. He wasn't here. You couldn't do anything to him except make him look guilty by association. So you tried to take me out before the match could be signed. The only way you could prevent that match from happening was if before the Clash of Champions, I was taken out. If I get taken out, there was no match. No "us" vs "them", no "north" vs "south", nothing.

J.J. Dillon: I had nothing to do with the actions of Brother Brutus. This is absurd.

Sting: Is it? Let me ask you J.J., who signed Brother Brutus to WCW out here? Who gave in to his every demand? Who gave him exactly what he wanted? You did J.J. You gave Brother Brutus everything under the guise that he had the answer from Hulk Hogan that I wanted. He held all the answers, he was the close link to the Hulkster that you could exploit, so you got to him and gave him the huge pay day, knowing the chaos it would cause, and doing it in a way where you could write off anybody's question of why as doing it for me. Knowing he's exactly the type of guy that would take that big money and turn his back in a second on a friend. He had Hogan's response and you got it delayed as long as you could until Halloween Havoc, making sure that at the last minute, it threw my mind off the title match I didn't win against Vader and I didn't become WCW champion because the last thing those executives would want is Hulk Hogan as the WCW champion.

J.J. Dillon: This a great fairy tale Sting, but I don't think Hulk Hogan wants to hear this right now.

Hulk Hogan: Let the man speak. I want to hear what Sting has to say brother!

Sting: Thank you Hulkster. And so J.J., Halloween Havoc, The Black Scorpion appeared. Just to make sure I lost, he interfered and cost me the match. So if our match did happen, there'd be no WCW Title that you so preciously seem to protect who challenges for it, and who holds it. Deciding who's worthy or not, rather than letting the heart of a wrestler like Cactus Jack speak for itself to get a chance. And for the next month, while you had Brother Brutus supposedly under lock and key in the back, he somehow just did whatever he wanted under a mask out here. You signed him, you made sure you were the only person that would know his whereabouts so that when he's out here, you can say no, no, he's back there. He's under lock and key. Try and get everybody to believe Ric Flair's under that mask as misdirection. Lies J.J. All lies. You didn't want me signing that contract, but then Clash of the Champions came and it was official. Sting against Hulk Hogan at Starrcade. And what happened? The Black Scorpion attacks? They suddenly stopped. Brother Brutus comes out here to watch my back, to protect me. To protect me? No. Protect your secret. Protect the investment of the WCW executives because if this match had to happen now that it was signed, I had to win, didn't I? I had to go out there and represent WCW with a victory in a match you didn't think I could win. And when all your efforts seemed to have failed. When all your efforts seemed to have been lost to just leave me against Hogan, man against man, last week happens. Brother Brutus attacks Hulk and unmasks. The man's best friend betrays him and you want him to know it so that mentally, Hulk's not into Starrcade. He's not thinking about me, he's thinking about Brother Brutus. He's thinking about the betrayal. He's thinking about why? And he's still thinking about because you make sure that Brother Brutus isn't here tonight to answer the questions that would expose you as being behind all of this. And then who gives Hulk the chance to take the out right now and look like the coward? The same person that tried to convince me not to do this for weeks. You do. You do J.J. But he's better than that. Hulk Hogan's above that. But now, without this right now, I go in there and take advantage of that, win for WCW, everybody at CNN Center has a good laugh and that's it. Hulk Hogan's a beaten man, defeated, and left broken by the betrayal of a friend. WCW gets what they want, at any cost. At least in theory anyway.

J.J. Dillon: Look, I'm not going to disagree Sting. The executives in WCW, I've told you. They don't think you can beat Hulk Hogan. They see this a different way than you do, and that loss if it happens, it's devastating for this company. But this? What you're saying out here? It's insanity. I am not some sort of corporate puppet carrying out the work of Turner executives. That's not who I am. Not what I'm about.

Sting: It's over J.J. I know what's going on, everybody knows. But it's not too late. The match hasn't happened. Forget the WCW executives, forget Brother Brutus. Forget everything you think you've been told. Brother Brutus turned his back on the Hulkster, but don't be the man that turns his back on WCW J.J. I don't need anybody's help. If I beat Hulk Hogan this Sunday at Starrcade, it's going to be because I did it. Not because of your help, not because of Brother Brutus, but because of me. If I have to use these outs to win, what does the name WCW even mean? What are you even trying to protect out here?

Hulk Hogan: Hold on a minute brother! I hear a lot of accusations out here, and I gotta say Mr. James J Dillon, if you are behind that attack from Brother Bruti, you'd better be ready. After I get through with Starrcade this Sunday, win or lose, that Butcher's gonna pay for what he did to me, and for what he did to all these Hulkamaniacs dude. I'm gonna get the answers, and anybody and everybody that poisoned his mind and bought him off are gonna pay for it. If that's you brother, you're not only gonna have to answer to the Stinger and the fans of WCW, but to me and all my Hulkamaniacs man.

Sting: So J.J., I wanna hear it now. This Sunday at Starrcade, let us fight. 1 on 1, man to man, no Brother Brutus, no nothing. You've done some bad things, but this is your chance to at least right 1 wrong that hasn't happened yet. Let us do this. Let the fans of WCW find out who's better at Starrcade. Is it Hulk Hogan?, or is it Sting?

J.J. Dillon: Look, I don't know what you think I can do. I have nothing to do with Brother Brutus, and he's his own man. I can't guarantee anything. I can't.

Sting: I'm gonna say this 1 more time J.J.

Hulk Hogan: No, you've said enough brother! I'm gonna say something now! J.J. Dillon, if you do anything this Sunday, or if that Butcher does anything this Sunday, you'll not only have to answer to me, but to all my Hulkamaniacs dude! You'll have to answer to the big man upstairs, and if I look to the heavens and he tells me the eternal truth man, you're gonna pay!

J.J. Dillon: Fine! Fine. Brother Brutus will not interfere. He won't be there Sunday, just like tonight. You 2 want to do this, do it. I don't care anymore! I've tried to get you to see the error in taking this match Sting, I've tried. But you won't listen. I wasn't behind this Scorpion stuff, but it was a sign. An omen. The Scorpion isn't about who's under the mask, but what it represents. It was your downfall before 3 years ago, and it could be your downfall again. I'm telling you now Sting, I'm telling you straight. You'd better win. And that's not me talking. That's people above me, people with interests you could never understand. You have 1 chance Sting. 1 chance. Like I said earlier, may the better man win. I just hope for your sake Sting, the better man is you.

And with that Dillon leaves, accusations thrown at him that certainly would not seem to paint him at all in a positive light here tonight, although lacking a "smoking gun" to firmly wrap everything up. But now, this leaves Sting and Hogan standing alone in the ring with only 6 days until Starrcade. Sting turns from watching Dillon to see Hogan looking at him and the atmosphere sets in.

Hulk Hogan: Now that all that's out of the way. All that crap dude. Now that there's no excuses. Now that it's man to man at Starrcade. I wanna know Sting. I wanna know, are you gonna give it your all brother? Are you gonna give it 110% to give these fans the match they want, the match they deserve dude!

Sting: Me? You're asking me? Hulkster, I've been preparing for this match for 5 years. 5 long years of waiting. Watching as you ran through all the competition, all the while being asked everyday. Everywhere that I went. Stinger, who would win if you fought The Hulkster? Stinger, what would happen? The honest answer, I don't know. I don't know, and quite frankly nobody knows. But this Sunday at Starrcade, we're going to find out! Like you said Hulkster, no excuses. Just you and me. Let's do this and let's give these fans the match they deserve to see!

Hulk Hogan: Let's do it brother!

Sting nods his head and goes to leave when the Hulkster grabs him. Fans are in awe as the Hulkster seems maybe ready to throw a cheap shot. No. He extends a hand. The fans cheer as Sting looks to them, Bischoff putting over on commentary that this is man against man, no "us" vs "them", this is about who is the best and the Hulkster's handshake will seal that deal. Sting lifts a hand and they shake. They shake and with that, both men's reputations being all that is needed to give each other the word they will bring nothing into this but themselves and leave all the politics at the door. Hogan goes to leave, but Sting's holding into the hand. Hogan turns back to Sting and suddenly that warm feel good moment becomes reality. It is man against man, but that means this is competition. This is still high tensions. Sting and Hogan stand in the ring, sneering, getting closer, getting more fired up! Bischoff says that they are out of time but Starrcade, Sunday, 7pm, PPV, do not miss it!

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Just an outstanding show from beginning to the end. But the conflict with Hogan, Sting and J.J. is priceless. Starcade is going to be dynamite.