Hulk Hogan arrives to the arena on a black limousine. No sooner does he come out of the back door that scores of children show up to greet him, and one of them even gets his autograph. All of a sudden, Hulk is attacked from behind by Sting, and his left knee seems to be hurt.
We see a badly edited picture of Kidman with no hair as part of the announcement for Psychosis vs. Eddie Guerrero in a Mask vs. Hair Match for later tonight.
Mike Tenay reports that Hulk Hogan is turning down medical attention to enter the building. Sting is seen watching the show from a monitor backstage, and he says he did not get the job done.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller says Atlanta, Georgia may be his hometown, but he will still whup everyone in it. He says he is the greatest and that he is here to shake up the world...and whup somebody. He says he wants to fight somebody and he wants a title shot, and he is not leaving until he gets a shot tonight. He tells WCW to either send somebody with the gold around their waist, or else he will whup everyone in the building. "The Canadian Crippler" answers the challenge. The Cat says he wanted to start at the top, but since Benoit is out here, he has no problem starting with him and taking the WCW World Television Championship.
"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit retains the WCW World Television Championship against Ernest "The Cat" Miller after Benoit ducks a shot to the head with a red dancing shoe by The Cat, who accidentally nails Sonny Onoo instead.
We see a video package of Sid Vicious' streak.
Before the next match, Buff Bagwell says he's buff, but Atlanta, Georgia is the stuff.
Buff Bagwell beats Vampiro.
A low voice tells Tony Schiavone and WCW that this is the beginning of the darkness that will fall upon them.
We see footage of the inside of a funeral home, where Lex Luger is laying in a casket as a woman shrouded in black sits nearby. We see Lex Luger's spirit coming out of the casket saying that he is no longer with us. We then see the casket being lowered. The woman in black then shows as Luger cannot be referred to anymore as Luger but as "The Total Package," and removes her veil to reveal that she is Miss Elizabeth, who has not been seen in WCW in some time. Lex Luger is now posing in the center of the ring, bigger and in better shape than ever.
Hulk Hogan has a doctor check on him in the training room. All of a sudden, Hogan is attacked with a baseball bat to the leg by Sting.
Before the next match, Shane Douglas tells Dean that The Revolution (Douglas, Perry Saturn, "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit) will watch his back, but Dean Malenko wants nothing to do to it. At the same time, the rest of The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Kidman, Eddie Guerrero) all head back to the back with the rest of The Revolution.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Dean Malenko. During the match, Sid Vicious shows up at the arena in his own car, and gives Rick Steiner a fist bump on the way in.
Before the next match, Jimmy Hart says Goldberg is next.
Goldberg beats Hugh Morrus. During the match, Sid Vicious shows up, and hits Goldberg in the back with a steel chair as soon as Goldberg is tossed out of the ring. Nevertheless, Goldberg is able to kick out of No Laughing Matter and win the match. After the match, Goldberg tells Sid Vicious he has tossed him the ball. He is in his hometown and has never been more serious about kicking a man's ass in his life. He says it's not about who's left, it's who's next.
An ambulance is seen leaving the arena.
We see a video package of tryout for the new Nitro Girl in Cincinnati, Ohio.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is on the stage with Kimberly and Storm of The Nitro Girls. The two potential finalists from Cincinnati, Ohio are Celentria Adams and Jamie Flowers. Celentria and Jamie are then brought out onto the stage. Once again, viewers are reminded that they can vote on the finalist on WCW.com until 2 AM Eastern time. Next week, tryouts are in Kansas City, Missouri, and will take place at Gold's Gym at 9 AM and at Have A Nice Day Cafe at 9 PM.
Dusty Hill of ZZ Top and Ricky Medlock of Lynyrd Skynyrd are seen in the front row, having been seen earlier during Goldberg's post-match promo.
Before the next match, Berlyn demands total silence from the crowd during the match through ring announcer David Penzer. Not surprisingly, the boos directed at Berlyn get louder.
Berlyn beats Evan Karagias after Karagias is punched out by Berlyn's bodyguard as the referee is not looking. As Berlyn has Karagias in a submission hold after the match, Brad Armstrong runs in and kicks Berlyn out of the hold; this action is met with Berlyn and his bodyguard ganging up on him.
Goldberg is seen backstage looking for Sid Vicious. A person that he finds has Sid's car keys in his hand as he says he hasn't really seen him as of late. Goldberg takes the keys.
Backstage, David Flair gets on the phone and calls Torrie Wilson, asking if she has the number. He writes something down on a piece of paper.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) retains the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The West Texas Rednecks (Barry and Kendall Windham) after Stevie Ray hits Kendall Windham in the knee with one of the tag team titles behind referee Nick Patricks' back.
Goldberg makes a phone call to a towing company, telling them to come to the arena.
Before the next match, Rick Steiner tells Van Hammer that Sid Vicious has better things to do than to deal with him, and tells him to come into the ring and face him. Van Hammer shows up.
Rick Steiner beats Van Hammer after referee Charles Robinson has Van Hammer in a wristlock before allowing Rick to hit Van Hammer with a low blow. During the match, it is confirmed that Hulk Hogan was in the ambulance earlier tonight and is currently in the hospital.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Bret tells "The Total Package" Lex Luger that it will take more than a baseball bat to stop him. He then says that nobody is happier than him to come back to professional wrestling. He says that he has no respect for Luger or Sting anymore, as they are the lowest of the low and the scum of the earth, and when surrounded with people like that, you find people with class, dignity and newfound respect. He calls Hulk Hogan "the Elvis Presely of wrestling," as there will be nobody like him and that he is glad to be his partner. Hulk Hogan may be out, but he will be back. Suddenly, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up as Bret says he has respect for one man more than anyone else in the business: Flair. He says Flair is the best there is, was and ever will be, and he calls it an honor to tag team with him tonight. Flair tosses his Rolex watch away as he proposes they both team up tonight and kick Sting, Luger and Diamond Dallas Page's asses. Flair then tells Hogan he is downtown right now, but he and Bret side-by-side will make history tonight, as they are wrestling. Flair gets extremely fired up concerning Sting, Luger and DDP, and if Miss Elizabeth wants to get in the ring, he'll ride her, too. Bret tells DDP, Sting and Luger to bring it on.
David Flair calls Torrie Wilson, who - unbeknownst to David - is with The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, Kidman).
Sid Vicious finds out from the same guy that Goldberg met earlier that Goldberg took his car keys.
Konnan vs. Perry Saturn ends in a no-contest. During the match, Psychosis, Juventud Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Silver King attack Konnan. The rest of The Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio Jr., Eddie Guerrero, Kidman) run in to save Konnan, and the rest of The Revolution ("The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Shane Douglas) show up as Saturn beats up Eddie, dragging Saturn out of the ring. The Revolution argue over Shane Douglas helping Malenko and Saturn in their matches, with Saturn telling Douglas he did not need his help.
Sid Vicious finds out his car is still in front of the arena, but needs to find his keys. Suddenly, a tow truck shows up...
Goldberg talks to the man in the tow truck, telling him to have the car back at the arena by 11 PM tonight.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page, who says people both love and hate him because he is married to Kimberly, and that people will never forget him because he delivers the goods and is the best two-time World Heavyweight Champion. As for Lex Luger and Sting, he and the two of them are the greatest pool of talent ever, and says they will beat Bret "The Hit Man" and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair tonight.
Jesse Tuggle of the Atlanta Falcons and John Popper of Blues Traveler are seen in the crowd tonight.
Kidman beats Psychosis despite the interference of Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Juventud Guerrera. As per pre-match stipulation, Kidman keeps his hair and Psychosis must unmask. Juvi and Chavo attack Kidman as he tries to unmask Psychosis, and place a towel around Psychosis' face after Kidman unmasks Psychosis during a Tornado DDT. The rest of The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Eddie Guerrero) show up to even the odds.
It is announced that Hulk Hogan will not be in the next match, which will officially become a 3-on-2 handicap match.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beat Sting, "The Total Package" Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page in a 3-on-2 handicap match by disqualification after DDP and Luger choke out Bret with the baseball bat before Luger hits Flair with it. David Flair gets into the ring to fight Luger only to be hit with a baseball bat and a Diamond Cutter, then the ambulance from earlier is seen back at the arena with the back door open before Luger puts Flair in the Torture Rack. As Sting hits Bret in the gut with the baseball bat, Hulk Hogan hobbles to the ring with his left knee in a brace and fights DDP, Luger and Sting all at once before grabbing the baseball bat and hitting DDP and Luger with it. Sting dives out of the ring as soon as he sees Hogan with the bat. Hogan then checks on Bret and Flair.
Sid Vicious finds out his car is back outside of the arena where he parked it...only it is now crushed into a cube.
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