It is announced that legendary R&B singer James Brown is here tonight.
Before the next match, Paisley says The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea thanks everyone in the crowd for supporting his creative endeavors, and tells them to prepare for the creative genius that is The Artist. The match then starts early when Lash Leroux smacks Paisley on the bottom, and The Artist lets Paisley get a kick in the ribs on Leroux.
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea beats Lash Leroux after blocking a top rope hurricanrana to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Championship! At one point in the match, The Artist tries to counter a Sunset Flip by Leroux by grabbing at referee Charles Robinson's crotch. Afterwards, The Artist mocks Leroux, but Leroux completes the Sunset Flip and gets a two-count.
WCW medical trainer Danny Young tapes up "Screamin'" Norman Smiley's ribs.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Brian Knobbs. Knobbs says he has been through a lot the last couple of months, and has been on the top of the mountain only to be knocked off by Bam Bam Bigelow with help from The Total Package. He has a little secret: he learns from his mistakes, and his training with Fit Finley has taught him never to give up. He says there is no retreat and no surrender, and prisoners will not be taken, as that is what hardcore is all about as well as what he is.
We see a door to a private room backstage that nobody backstage knows anything about and nobody has been allowed near it.
Brian Knobbs beats Bam Bam Bigelow to become the WCW Hardcore Champion following the distraction from Fit Finley.
Backstage, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair fires The Total Package and Miss Elizabeth up for their match tonight.
Arena security guard the dressing room doors of both Scott Hall and Sid Vicious and make sure nobody comes in or out to ensure that the three-way dance for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship happens in the ring as advertised.
Before the next match, Evan Karagias says the crowd can appreciate their many talents, but tonight, 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) will not sing; they will kick some ass.
3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) beat "Screamin'" Norman Smiley by submission. Referees check on Smiley after the match, but Smiley walks out under his own power.
The door to the private room is seen again.
Jeff Jarrett asks The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) to see who is behind the private door.
The Wall comes out of the crowd and attacks The Demon before the next match begins.
The Wall beats The Demon. (The match is advertised as a main event despite being the fourth match on the card in order to fulfill a contractual obligation between WCW and Kiss, the latter of whom demanded that The Demon be in at least one main event.)
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Cat" Ernest Miller, who tells Okerlund to take a breath mint, that James Brown will be here and that he and James Brown will get down tonight. When told that The Maestro wants The Cat to listen to some classic music - particularly Beethoven - The Cat responds by saying Beethoven stole his stuff from Little Richard, who stole his stuff from James Brown, and James Brown will get down tonight.
The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) try to force their way into the private door.
Tank Abbott is seen pacing back and forth, and Big Al is also seen backstage.
Tank Abbott beats Big Al in a Skins Match. After the match, Abbott has what looks like a knife in his hand, and threatens to slit Big Al's throat.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, J. Biggs). Stevie Ray says Booker knows nothing about watching somebody's back, and that is why he has had to seek help in the form of Big T, who has watched his back for years. He then says that whoever watched Booker's back all this time may be watching this match from across the ring on the winning team, and says that Booker does not know how to treat anybody.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker. Booker says he is not worried about anything Stevie Ray says, as tonight is for all the marbles and he has never crossed anybody who did not have it coming to them. He plans to take Big T clean out of the game.
Big T beats Booker to keep the rights to the letter T in Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, J. Biggs). During the match, Stevie Ray and J. Biggs constantly get involved, and when the lights go out, instead of Midnight, another man in a black hat and leather jack stands on the apron, distracting Booker and giving Big T the win. J. Biggs reveals the mystery man is over 400 pounds - and a member of Harlem Heat, Inc. - and tells Booker he will be just be plain Booker, as the scales of justice are just too great for Booker to overcome.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Maestro and Symphony. The Maestro makes a bet with Ernest "The Cat" Miller, saying that if he can produce James Brown, he will listen to whatever The Cat wants him to; if he cannot, then The Cat will become his personal lackey.
The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) find someone who can open the door, but find out the lock on the door has been changed. The Harris Brothers then beat up the guy up.
Kidman beats Vampiro.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Terry Funk and Dustin Rhodes. Terry Funk says "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has messed around with hundreds of people in this business, and he will not be doing it anymore after tonight. His father was king of the deathmatches, and he is going to kik Flair's ass with Dustin Rhodes at his side.
Sid Vicious demands that the security guards near his dressing room bring "Mean" Gene Okerlund over.
David Flair, Crowbar and Daffney all bring a stretcher to the ring.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Disco Inferno and The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito). Disco says has he been trying to talk The Mamalukes out of the match, especially with Big Vito's mom wanting the match to not happen, but the match is happening anyway. Big Vito tells his mother that everything is all right, as the father of the church and God Himself have given them the go-ahead. He then tells David Flair and Crowbar that they have been a thorn in their side and have made them all sick, and they will get rid of them tonight. Johnny The Bull says he will break David Flair and Crowbar's thumbs, as nobody makes him so upset that he cannot even eat his cheese sandwich.
Disco Inferno guests on commentary for the next match.
The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against David Flair and Crowbar in a Sicilian Stretcher Match. Not only are David Flair and Crowbar carried out to the back on stretches (by the referees, not by the tag champs, but Disco Inferno and The Mamalukes tape Daffney to a wheelchair and stuff paper in her mouth to keep her from screaming as Disco pushes her out to the back on a wheelchair.
Jeff Jarrett tells The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) that he has a plan of opening the private door.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sid Vicious. Vicious tells Okerlund that surprises or not, Jeff Jarrett and Scott Hall will find out that he is the world champion, as he did not get here by mistake and he earned it with every drop of sweat and blood. Sid says he belongs here. He also says Jarrett's scheming and Hall's friends in high places will not stop him, and neither will the man behind the private door. Sid cals himself the master and ruler of the world, then says that anyone who comes will get powerbombed straight to Hell, as they will be judged by him.
"The Cat" Ernest Miller shows up. He says that the fans want to kiss up to him after calling him a liar and a piece of crap last week after claiming he would not get James Brown to show up at SuperBrawl, and now they want to see him. He says the fans do not want to believe him, and that they expect him to make a fool out of himself. Suddenly, The Cat's music plays, then a James Brown impersonator shows up and starts dancing in the aisle while wearing a cape and a crown. The impersonator then gets in the ring and starts dancing, then The Cat tells everyone he knew he would bring James Brown out. Suddenly, an angry Maestro shows up with Symphony, and says he has come to collect on their wager. He tells The Cat to get his bags and put them in the limousine before he goes "strollin' with Beethoven," but The Cat tells him that the only thing he will be driving is one of his red shoes in and out of his ass. The Maestro removes the wig off the head of James Brown impersonator, then The Cat tells Maestro not to disrespect James Brown like that. Maestro then asks "Says who?" Suddenyl, a voice in the back states "Says me!" A bunch of dancers then show up and dance on both sides of the aisle to Jaes Brown's music, then James Brown - The Godfather of Soul - actually shows up with an entourage, much to the fury of The Maestro, who eventually passes out. Symphony helps The Maestro out of the ring, then The Cat and James Brown dance for a couple of minutes.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Scott Hall. Hall says that when he broke into wrestling, it was not a popularity contest and you did not have to get along with with the bookers or the boys in the back if you could go. He says that Sid Vicious and Jeff Jarrett will find out he can still go, and that he will be wearing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship "down here."
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair says he has lived it, bled it, sweated it and survived it, and it will not change tonight. He says he owns San Francisco, California as well as Terry Funk, and while he doesn't like Texas Death Matches, he is the dirtiest player in the game. If Terry Funk wants to get dirty with him, he will realize when he wakes up the next morning that he kicked his ass. Two men will walk in and only one will walk out saying he is the man, and that will be him.
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"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Terry Funk in a Texas Death Match. During the match, Terry Funk sets up a table, then grabs the mic, asks Flair if he wants to quit, then hits him a few times before telling him that he has set up the table so he can break his neck again. Funk gets Flair on the table, then piledrives him into it, this time putting Flair through the table. Funk then sets up another table in the ring, beats on Flair some more, and tries to put him through a table with a move from the top rope only for Flair to get off the table and send Funk off the top, causing Funk to fall through the table. After the pinfall from Flair, both men are then down, and Flair barely manages to get up before Funk does to get the win.
The private door is seen again.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart. Hogan says some people wait all their lives for a break in their career, and this is the break that he has been looking for. He says The Total Package may have been on a tear by hitting everyone with a cheap shot, using Miss Elizabeth as a distraction, and breaking their arms, but he will make sure Jimmy Hart witness Hulk Hogan getting payback on The Total Package when he snaps his arm and takes the people's breath away. He also threatens to break Miss Elizabeth and feed her to The Total Package, and then The Total Package will be his when he transform from Hulk to Hollywood in the ring.
Hulk Hoga beats The Total Package. During the match, Miss Elizabeth strikes Hulk Hogan with a baseball bat, causing Hulk Hogan to chase after her. The Total Package soon attacks Hogan from behind, but Jimmy Hart takes the bat away from Miss Elizabeth and hands it to a member of WCW security. Hogan wins the match after Jimmy Hart hits The Total Package in the back with his cast, allowing Hogan to hit the leg drop for the win. After the match, Hulk Hogan whips The Total Package with his weight belt, then "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up and attacks Hogan. Hart hits FLair from behind with his cast, but he gets stomped by The Total Package while Flair hits Hogan with his weight betl. They are about to break Hogan's other arm, when Sting returns and attacks both Flair and The Total Package with a baseball bat. Sting and Hogan shake hands afterwards.
The private door is finally open...
Sid Vicious retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Jarrett and Scott Hall in a three-way dance. During the match, Jarrett inadvertently knocks out referee Billy Silverman. Referee Nick Patrick replaces Silverman as the official referee. When Sid kicks out of a World title shot to the head, Jarrett confronts Nick Patrick to get pushed around, and Jarrett hits Nick Patrick with The Stroke after a series of pinfall attempts. Charles Robinson then runs into the ring to referee the match, but he also falls victim to The Stroke from Jeff Jarrett, as does referee Mickey Jay, who runs into the ring as soon as Robinson goes down to eat The Stroke. Jarrett then brings out Mark Johnson, who is smiling as he runs into the ring. Hall hits The Outsider's Edge, but Mark Johnson fakes a shoulder injury before he counts to three. Hall corners Mark Johnson, then the match continues. Jeff Jarrett is handed his guitar by one of The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris), and the guitar meets Scott Hall's head. Suddenly, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - who has not been seen in months - shows up and knocks Mark Johnson out. He is confronted by Jarrett, who gets poked in the eyes by Piper. Sid choke slams Jarrett, then Sid powerbombs Hall for the win.
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