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This is the Total
Package.
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This is the man who will
dominate professional wrestling.
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"The Total
Package" Lex Luger.
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The greatest
specimen walking on earth.
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A superstar who
had it all.
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The looks-
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This
baby is for real.
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the intensity-
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You are talking
to The Total Package,
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and don't you
ever forget it.
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and even his
finishing move.
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He's got him
in The Rack.
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Today, we look
back at the career of
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The Narcissist
himself, Lex Luger.
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This is WWE's
Greatest Moments.
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If you smell-
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Oh, my God.
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What the hell are you doing?
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Absolutely
unbelievable.
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Hulkamania is
here.
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{\an8}Welcome,
everyone,
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{\an8}to WWE's Greatest Moments.
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{\an8}I'm Michael Cole, and on this
edition, we're taking a look
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{\an8}back at the Hall of Fame career
of Lex Luger.
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6'4, 270 pounds,
the likes of which
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the sport of professional
wrestling has never seen before.
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With a career
that spanned 20 incredible
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years, Luger was a two-time
World Heavyweight Champion
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and held the United States
title a record five times.
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I am the Michael
Jordan of WCW.
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Luger grew up
bodybuilding, which then led to
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an impressive seven-year
professional football career,
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before taking his impressive
physique to the world
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of Sports Entertainment.
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His unique look launched him to
the top of the industry within
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months of his debut.
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The rookie would quickly find
himself inside the squared
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circle with the World
Heavyweight Champion,
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"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
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How would Luger
fare against the legend?
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{\an8}The match is for
that world championship.
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{\an8}As far as my
strategy, it was pretty easy.
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{\an8}Just try to be the best Lex
Luger I could be with him
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{\an8}in the ring leading
me through it.
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I'm the traveling
world champion.
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{\an8}My responsibility to be who I
really thought I was back then,
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and that's the best.
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And a beautiful
counter by Luger has Flair
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to the canvas.
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And, once again, those chops
into the throat.
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And now Flair looking with
obvious disbelief, like,
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"I can't believe this is really
happening."
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As the referee,
Flair was the veteran,
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and Luger was the rookie.
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{\an8}And Flair made him look like a
million dollars.
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And it is Luger
pressing the World Heavyweight
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Champion high over his head.
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Ric Flair is in
pain.
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No doubt about that, Gordon.
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And the crowd
going absolutely berserk.
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A lot of times with
Ric, he was a state champion,
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it was always a
countout or a DQ.
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The
time limit has expired.
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The referee declares the match a
draw.
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Ric was a star
maker.
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Ric Flair
retains the World Heavyweight
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Championship, but I don't think
he wants to meet up
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with Lex Luger again.
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Throughout the
1980s, there was no stable more
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dominant than the Four Horsemen.
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Led by the World
Heavyweight
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Champion, Ric Flair, the group
consisted of WWE Hall of Famers
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Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard,
and their trusted manager,
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JJ Dillon.
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Diamonds are
forever,
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the Four Horsemen are forever.
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The
Horsemen were known
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as the elite in
professional wrestling.
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With a vacant fourth slot in
their faction,
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the Horsemen brought the rookie
Lex Luger into the fold.
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You deal with one,
you deal with all of us.
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That's why we're on top, that's
why we're the best
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at what we do, that's
why we're the Horsemen.
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Blanchard and
Flair, each carrying
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championship gold, the group
looked to Luger to maintain
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their standard of excellence.
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His challenge-
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going
one-on-one with
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the Russian nightmare,
Nikita Koloff,
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in a dreaded steel cage match
for the United States title.
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{\an8}One of the
dreaded Four Horsemen,
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{\an8}Lex Luger.
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The two strongest
men in wrestling,
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Lex Luger and Nikita Koloff,
inside a cage.
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I hadn't been in a
lot of cage matches,
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and Nikita was a big-time
main eventer.
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And dropkicks
Luger.
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A mistake by Luger, and Koloff
rolls him up.
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That night in
the cage,
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{\an8}I had the honor of putting
Lex on the map.
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Here comes JJ
Dillon, he's gonna throw a chair
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now over the fence, over the
cage.
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Oh, Luger's got
it.
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The chair is with
Luger.
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And Luger's got the chair.
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Oh.
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That really
established me
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as a heel by cheating.
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It got me a lot of heat as one
of the Horsemen.
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The referee says
ring the bell.
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The match is over.
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We had dominant
bragging rights,
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which fit our image right
as the Four Horsemen.
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I felt like, well, they had
their belts now,
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now I have my own belt.
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Look at The Four
Horsemen charge in the ring
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to hug and congratulate the new
United States Champion,
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Lex Luger.
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That was really
special,
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and it made me feel like
I'm making it.
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I'm really gonna be a star.
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The only other
faction that could rival
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the Four Horsemen's swagger and
supremacy was
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the New World Order.
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The group turned the wrestling
world upside down
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in the mid-90s, thus gaining
mainstream
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and global
recognition.
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The world was ablaze when
basketball icon,
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"The Worm" Dennis Rodman,
entered the fray and teamed up
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with "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
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Sweet.
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Sweet.
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With Rodman by
their side,
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the nWo would commit heinous
acts on a weekly basis.
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The WCW roster turned to their
two strongest superstars
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to put an end to the chaos.
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A message for you,
Dennis.
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Maybe from here on out, you'll
stick to basketball.
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Would the Giant
and Lex Luger be able
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to exterminate The Worm?
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{\an8}You are
witnessing not only pro
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{\an8}wrestling history but sports
history tonight.
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{\an8}Dennis Rodman
was a major,
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{\an8}major get for WCW at that time.
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Come on, Worm,
let's see what you got.
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{\an8}I think the
fact that we would have had
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{\an8}social media back then would
have been really, really big,
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you know, but, uh, it
was very, very fun.
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Yes, sir.
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{\an8}Hulk Hogan,
Dennis Rodman that night made
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{\an8}Lex Luger a bigger star than Lex
had ever been.
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The Rack,
The Rack.
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He's got him in
The Rack.
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Lex Luger has
Racked Hogan.
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Here comes Nick
Patrick.
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Nick Patrick
is in.
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He's calling.
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He's calling-
He's calling for the bell.
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Of course, I got to
Rack him
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for the win, so that was a nice
little caveat for me
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in the match.
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He's gonna Rack
Rodman.
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Look at this, look at this.
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He's Racked
The Worm.
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He's got him up.
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The audience
didn't expect Dennis Rodman,
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the active NBA-playing sports
celebrity, to go up in The Rack.
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It was great for
Lex.
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I'm sure that's gonna be, you
know, one of his highlight
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moments for the rest of his
life.
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{\an8}History has
been made in Daytona Beach.
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{\an8}When Lex Luger
entered WWE in 1993,
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{\an8}it seemed like The Total
Package had it all.
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Million-dollar physique,
magazine covers,
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and headlining
star power.
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The only thing he didn't have
was a shot at championship gold.
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Luger looked to change that by
hitting the road to lobby for a
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chance to fight for the WWE
Championship.
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I think Lex should get
the title shot because he was
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the strongest man in the WWE.
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His mode of
transportation, the Lex Express.
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{\an8}This is the kickoff
for Lex Luger's call to action,
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{\an8}and the world title match
hopefully down the line here
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and let's just crank it up.
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The idea was
for Lex to campaign
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{\an8}across the United States for a
championship match
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{\an8}at SummerSlam with Yokozuna,
and we got a bus.
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Deemed it the Lex Express.
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It was an
incredible tour.
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{\an8}The first appearance we did on
it was in Massachusetts.
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They had like 7,000
or 8,000 people show up.
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All these people surrounded the
bus like a sea of people.
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Now let's take it home.
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We'd go to a
shopping mall,
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and they'd be lined all
the way down to the end
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of the shopping mall.
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Everyone
getting carried away
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as the Lex Express rolls through
town in the Lex Luger Call
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to Action Campaign.
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I'm going to stay
on this bus and continue
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to meet all of you out there
from coast to coast.
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That
call-to-action campaign couldn't
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be more successful.
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He was doing a
whole tour.
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He was crossing the country.
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I remember watching that.
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{\an8}It was like a big mark out
moment for me.
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{\an8}I thought it was so cool.
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It was quite the
tour.
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Overall, a huge success, a lot
of great memories.
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The Royal Rumble
is one of the biggest annual
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matches on the WWE calendar.
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30 superstars enter the ring at
timed intervals.
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The objective is to eliminate
opponents by pulling them
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over the top rope.
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It's mayhem
here.
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The winner is
the last superstar
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remaining in the ring and earns
a guaranteed World Championship
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match at WrestleMania.
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{\an8}At the 1994 Royal Rumble, Lex
Luger would enter
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{\an8}as the clear front runner.
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No one could have predicted the
unprecedented outcome.
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{\an8}It's every
man for himself.
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{\an8}Anything can
happen.
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{\an8}Bret Hart and
Lex Luger were
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{\an8}the two biggest stars in 1994.
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They were leading WWE into a new
era.
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Down he goes.
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He's out of here.
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I always loved
working with Bret.
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Look at that.
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Wait a minute.
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Michaels is out
of there.
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For us to be the
last two in there
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was a real turning point.
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It's Bret Hart.
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It's Lex Luger.
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One of these men will go to
WrestleMania.
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Couldn't tell who
hit.
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Luger threw
Bret Hart out.
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No, I don't know.
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Where's the referee?
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And we go out
and it is--
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There we go.
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Luger.
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No, that was
Bret, I think.
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No, I think it
was Luger.
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{\an8}It can't be any
closer.
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{\an8}We both hit the ground at
exactly the same time.
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That's coordination.
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That's great athleticism.
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That's great timing.
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Lex had all of that.
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The winners are
Lex Luger
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and Bret "Hitman" Hart.
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The first time they
ever had co-winners.
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It was a huge honor, of course.
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It was a great moment.
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This will go
down
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in World Wrestling-- history.
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{\an8}One of the
grandest prizes in professional
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{\an8}wrestling is the coveted United
States Championship.
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Former champions like John Cena,
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Sgt. Slaughter, and
Ric Flair
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all make up the title's
rich history.
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Lex Luger was no stranger to the
USA title's prestige and yearned
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to have the championship back
around his waist.
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You see, Michael
Hayes,
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what comes around goes around.
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I'm coming after you.
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To do that, he
would have to battle "Freebird"
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Michael Hayes for the gold.
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Lex loser, I
will take your career.
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{\an8}This is the one they
came to see.
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{\an8}The United States Heavyweight
Championship on the line.
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{\an8}Luger was one
of the primo talents
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{\an8}at the time.
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There were some things that he
could do especially
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with his strength that
were pretty impressive.
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Luger's got him up.
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Oh, what strength.
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{\an8}I enjoyed working
with Michael.
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We had a really good match.
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What a matchup here
for the championship.
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Hayes has got him rolled up.
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Luger rolls him back.
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Luger's got him.
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Luger pinned him.
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Luger has won the gold.
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I won the title
back and then had my longest
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consecutive run of 523 days
which is still the record.
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Three.
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The champion retains the title.
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And still
United States
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Heavyweight Champion, Lex Luger.
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How long can
he be the US Champion?
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Maybe for as long as he wants.
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Being US Champion
523 days,
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that was a long time to
have that title.
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After his
record-setting 523-day reign as
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United States Champion, Luger
set his sights on an even bigger
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prize, the World Heavyweight
Title.
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At The Great American Bash,
1991, The Total Package would
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face off against Barry Windham
inside of a steel cage
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00:12:29,975 --> 00:12:32,576
for the World Heavyweight
Championship.
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{\an8}One of these two men
will leave this arena tonight
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{\an8}with the WCW Heavyweight
Championship belt
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around their waist.
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It was the main
event,
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which I look at as a challenge,
not pressure.
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Scoop slam, but
Luger's so strong.
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Going to the ropes.
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Here comes the elbow, but
Windham had it well scouted
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and moved out of the way.
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00:12:56,429 --> 00:12:58,498
I ended up
wrestling Barry Windham was a
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Hall of Famer, so getting to
work with Barry was--
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00:13:02,134 --> 00:13:03,769
And a clothesline.
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00:13:03,769 --> 00:13:06,138
The big man now opening up.
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00:13:07,139 --> 00:13:10,108
Leg is hooked, and Windham got
the shoulder up.
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00:13:10,675 --> 00:13:12,510
{\an8}Lex would do
anything to become World
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00:13:12,510 --> 00:13:14,211
{\an8}Heavyweight Champion.
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That's Harley Race
on the right.
323
00:13:16,346 --> 00:13:18,282
Harley Race as my
manager.
324
00:13:18,282 --> 00:13:19,049
What's this
all about?
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00:13:19,049 --> 00:13:20,116
I have no idea.
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00:13:21,450 --> 00:13:22,919
{\an8}We clicked right
off the bat.
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00:13:25,854 --> 00:13:27,155
Race said now's the
time.
328
00:13:27,889 --> 00:13:29,457
Race was a master of the
piledriver.
329
00:13:30,025 --> 00:13:31,926
Harley Race said now is the
time.
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00:13:31,926 --> 00:13:33,694
He's got him up on the
piledriver.
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And there he-he planted it.
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00:13:36,697 --> 00:13:39,699
Luger with the piledriver,
he's hooked the leg,
333
00:13:39,699 --> 00:13:40,967
and Luger wins it.
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00:13:41,968 --> 00:13:43,136
The Great American
Bash in '91,
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00:13:43,136 --> 00:13:45,337
definitely all-time highlights
of my career.
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00:13:46,839 --> 00:13:48,574
Lex Luger has won
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the WCW World Heavyweight
Championship.
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00:13:53,678 --> 00:13:56,213
After years of
climbing the ranks within WCW,
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00:13:56,213 --> 00:13:59,382
Luger set course for WWE in
1993.
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00:14:00,050 --> 00:14:01,817
Truly a privilege
to wrestle
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00:14:01,817 --> 00:14:03,452
in the World Wrestling--.
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00:14:03,786 --> 00:14:05,054
Becoming a
staple on Monday nights
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00:14:05,054 --> 00:14:08,256
for WWE's primetime show,
Monday Night Raw.
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00:14:08,256 --> 00:14:12,694
But in September of 1995, WCW
did the unthinkable when they
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secured two hours of live
programming every Monday night
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for their own flagship show,
Monday Nitro
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{\an8}preparing to go head-to-head
with WWE in a ratings war.
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00:14:23,803 --> 00:14:24,937
We want to give
viewers a choice.
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00:14:24,937 --> 00:14:27,172
We believe we've got the biggest
stars in our industry.
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The first
episode aired live from the
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Mall of America promising to be
full of surprises every week.
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00:14:31,976 --> 00:14:35,379
But what would this have to do
with Lex Luger?
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00:14:39,382 --> 00:14:40,483
{\an8}Lex Luger's the
winner.
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00:14:40,650 --> 00:14:42,051
{\an8}Here is your
winner, the epitome of the new
355
00:14:42,051 --> 00:14:44,653
{\an8}WWE generation, Lex Luger.
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00:14:44,653 --> 00:14:46,922
{\an8}Lex didn't let
anybody in WWE
357
00:14:46,922 --> 00:14:49,590
{\an8}know that his contract was
coming up, and somehow,
358
00:14:49,590 --> 00:14:52,193
WWE just let it slip between
their fingers.
359
00:14:53,961 --> 00:14:55,562
{\an8}I thought, whoa.
360
00:14:55,562 --> 00:14:57,731
{\an8}Huh.
361
00:14:58,432 --> 00:14:59,100
"Lex, it's Eric.
362
00:14:59,100 --> 00:15:00,600
I got an idea."
363
00:15:02,768 --> 00:15:05,805
The debut
edition of Monday Nitro.
364
00:15:06,639 --> 00:15:08,807
Oh, what in the
hell is he doing here?
365
00:15:09,374 --> 00:15:10,508
The fans were like,
"Oh, my gosh."
366
00:15:10,508 --> 00:15:12,010
{\an8}Like, "You're in WWE."
367
00:15:12,010 --> 00:15:13,877
{\an8}I'm like, "Not anymore."
368
00:15:13,877 --> 00:15:17,047
{\an8}A very well-kept secret
and people are freaking out.
369
00:15:17,047 --> 00:15:18,215
I'm shocked.
370
00:15:18,215 --> 00:15:20,817
Lex Luger making an appearance
here of all places.
371
00:15:23,519 --> 00:15:25,154
{\an8}How is this happening?
372
00:15:25,154 --> 00:15:25,821
Wait.
373
00:15:25,821 --> 00:15:26,822
Luger's in there.
374
00:15:26,822 --> 00:15:28,523
Lex Luger in
the ring.
375
00:15:28,957 --> 00:15:29,958
Back then, talent
didn't go
376
00:15:29,958 --> 00:15:31,358
back and forth like that.
377
00:15:31,358 --> 00:15:35,329
I am sick and tired of playing
around with kids.
378
00:15:36,130 --> 00:15:38,098
I'm here to get it on with the
big boys.
379
00:15:38,765 --> 00:15:39,899
{\an8}It was electric.
380
00:15:39,899 --> 00:15:42,268
{\an8}I mean, this is our opportunity
to gain some more momentum.
381
00:15:42,268 --> 00:15:44,236
I know where you've been, brother.
382
00:15:44,236 --> 00:15:46,405
It set up that
surprise factor.
383
00:15:46,405 --> 00:15:47,873
Like, wow, we better kind of
watch that.
384
00:15:47,873 --> 00:15:49,507
You never know who might show
up,
385
00:15:49,507 --> 00:15:51,509
which ignited the
Monday night wars.
386
00:15:54,579 --> 00:15:56,113
{\an8}Lex Luger was a
tremendous force in WCW,
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00:15:56,113 --> 00:15:57,681
{\an8}but no superstar
was more dominant
388
00:15:57,681 --> 00:16:00,550
{\an8}in 1997 than "Hollywood"
Hulk Hogan.
389
00:16:00,550 --> 00:16:03,953
With the nWo behind him, Hogan's
supremacy was unmatched,
390
00:16:03,953 --> 00:16:06,922
earning him the most
coveted prize in WCW,
391
00:16:06,922 --> 00:16:08,790
the World Heavyweight
Championship.
392
00:16:09,390 --> 00:16:12,060
Who is the most
powerful man
393
00:16:12,060 --> 00:16:13,660
in professional wrestling?
394
00:16:14,027 --> 00:16:16,230
I'm going to slap
you up in the Rack and become
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00:16:16,230 --> 00:16:19,499
the new WCW World Heavyweight
Champion.
396
00:16:20,433 --> 00:16:22,502
During the 100th
episode of Monday Nitro,
397
00:16:22,502 --> 00:16:25,103
Luger would face Hogan
for the title,
398
00:16:25,103 --> 00:16:27,239
but would The Total Package
have what it takes
399
00:16:27,239 --> 00:16:29,441
to dethrone
the Immortal One?
400
00:16:32,943 --> 00:16:34,612
{\an8}Who has more
confidence and momentum
401
00:16:34,612 --> 00:16:37,580
{\an8}on their side than "The
Total Package" Lex Luger
402
00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:40,750
who has racked the world in
the past few months on Nitro?
403
00:16:41,551 --> 00:16:44,153
And Lex Luger
has unleashed a fury here.
404
00:16:44,153 --> 00:16:45,621
Response of the
crowd, I mean,
405
00:16:45,621 --> 00:16:47,022
the roof came off that place.
406
00:16:48,090 --> 00:16:49,857
{\an8}Detroit, people would come to me
all the time,
407
00:16:49,857 --> 00:16:50,925
{\an8}"I was there that night, man.
408
00:16:50,925 --> 00:16:52,293
{\an8}It was unbelievable."
409
00:16:52,293 --> 00:16:53,461
There's his
leg drop.
410
00:16:53,461 --> 00:16:54,629
That's it.
411
00:16:54,629 --> 00:16:56,263
The audience
believed in Lex Luger
412
00:16:56,263 --> 00:16:58,865
{\an8}more that night than
they ever had.
413
00:16:58,865 --> 00:17:01,667
Which I don't think he'd ever
been more over--
414
00:17:01,667 --> 00:17:03,402
He's
going to Rack him.
415
00:17:03,836 --> 00:17:05,271
They're standing in Detroit.
416
00:17:05,271 --> 00:17:06,305
Yes.
417
00:17:06,906 --> 00:17:08,039
He's got him
in the Rack.
418
00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:10,475
He's got him-- Yes.
419
00:17:10,475 --> 00:17:11,342
Hogan says yes.
420
00:17:11,342 --> 00:17:12,277
Hogan says yes.
421
00:17:13,210 --> 00:17:13,777
Look at him
tap out.
422
00:17:13,777 --> 00:17:16,013
Luger won the title.
423
00:17:17,448 --> 00:17:19,816
It was a huge shock
to everybody because they never
424
00:17:19,816 --> 00:17:21,984
expected to see Hogan losing
that title match.
425
00:17:22,618 --> 00:17:25,420
You see the referee, Pee Wee,
he melted right forward.
426
00:17:25,420 --> 00:17:26,421
He was so excited.
427
00:17:26,421 --> 00:17:28,590
It was a magical moment.
428
00:17:29,257 --> 00:17:31,258
It was really
important to Lex to kind
429
00:17:31,258 --> 00:17:34,061
of break through that
barrier and be recognized.
430
00:17:34,061 --> 00:17:35,830
Not only is he one of the top
guys but one of the top guys
431
00:17:35,830 --> 00:17:38,331
that everybody wanted to work
with.
432
00:17:38,331 --> 00:17:41,568
It is celebration
time in the Motor City.
433
00:17:42,102 --> 00:17:43,335
To have all the
guys run down.
434
00:17:43,335 --> 00:17:45,270
It was an exciting moment for
everybody.
435
00:17:46,305 --> 00:17:47,372
He had it all.
436
00:17:47,372 --> 00:17:49,207
That's why he was the right guy
at the right time.
437
00:17:50,241 --> 00:17:52,777
{\an8}That was some magic that was
really cool to be a part of.
438
00:17:53,778 --> 00:17:56,980
Lex Luger is
the Heavyweight Champion
439
00:17:56,980 --> 00:17:58,014
of the World.
440
00:18:00,650 --> 00:18:02,418
It's now time
for our number one moment,
441
00:18:02,418 --> 00:18:04,320
and it's one of colossal
proportions.
442
00:18:04,887 --> 00:18:07,155
In 1993,
the Japanese monster known
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00:18:07,155 --> 00:18:10,325
as Yokozuna held the coveted WWE
Championship.
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00:18:17,131 --> 00:18:18,399
On July 4th of
that year,
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00:18:18,499 --> 00:18:21,300
the 500-pound behemoth laid out
a challenge to any American
446
00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:24,637
athlete to walk on the deck
of the USS Intrepid
447
00:18:24,637 --> 00:18:26,004
and body slam him.
448
00:18:26,571 --> 00:18:28,039
Give up, forget
it.
449
00:18:28,039 --> 00:18:29,875
Go enjoy the 4th of July.
450
00:18:29,875 --> 00:18:31,575
Nobody is slamming this man.
451
00:18:32,076 --> 00:18:33,844
Many tried and
failed.
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00:18:33,844 --> 00:18:36,280
But none of them were the
all-American.
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00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,883
Lex Luger.
454
00:18:39,883 --> 00:18:41,418
The Total
Package took it upon himself
455
00:18:41,418 --> 00:18:44,920
to try and save face for America
on its birthday
456
00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,155
and do the impossible.
457
00:18:50,491 --> 00:18:52,593
{\an8}I take
pride in my country
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00:18:52,593 --> 00:18:54,195
{\an8}like everyone here.
459
00:18:54,195 --> 00:18:58,765
And we're not leaving here till
we slam Yokozuna.
460
00:18:58,765 --> 00:19:00,233
Come on.
461
00:19:00,801 --> 00:19:02,868
{\an8}Nobody could
slam
462
00:19:02,868 --> 00:19:06,705
{\an8}this 500-plus-pound behemoth.
463
00:19:06,705 --> 00:19:11,509
He was a big,
agile guy, but he was a load.
464
00:19:11,509 --> 00:19:13,444
So, I'm like, I'm not going to
be able to do this.
465
00:19:13,911 --> 00:19:15,412
n: And the 550
pounds charge.
466
00:19:15,412 --> 00:19:16,680
Luger ducking out of the way.
467
00:19:17,781 --> 00:19:19,082
Yes.
468
00:19:19,515 --> 00:19:21,084
Lex Luger has done it.
469
00:19:22,552 --> 00:19:24,220
Skyline of New York
in the background.
470
00:19:24,220 --> 00:19:25,320
The crowd went berserk.
471
00:19:26,021 --> 00:19:27,756
Definitely, one of the all-time
highlights of my career.
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00:19:28,924 --> 00:19:31,358
Ladies and
gentlemen, the pride of America.
473
00:19:32,326 --> 00:19:34,862
{\an8}On the deck of
the Intrepid on the 4th of July,
474
00:19:34,862 --> 00:19:37,697
and the patriotism, the flag,
mother apple pie,
475
00:19:37,697 --> 00:19:39,365
all that stuff.
476
00:19:40,366 --> 00:19:44,403
There's a shot of
me
477
00:19:44,403 --> 00:19:45,637
slamming Yoko and has the ring,
the Intrepid,
478
00:19:45,637 --> 00:19:47,673
and the Manhattan skyline
in the back.
479
00:19:47,673 --> 00:19:49,240
You couldn't ask for more than
that.
480
00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:50,241
That shot is unbelievable.
481
00:19:51,542 --> 00:19:55,312
The big man went down on July
4th, right here on the Intrepid.
482
00:20:00,150 --> 00:20:01,517
Luger body
slamming Yokozuna
483
00:20:01,517 --> 00:20:05,821
went down as one of the most
patriotic moments in WWE history
484
00:20:05,821 --> 00:20:09,791
and cemented The Total Package's
legacy as a true all-American
485
00:20:09,791 --> 00:20:12,594
with a ferocity that catapulted
him to superstardom.
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00:20:12,594 --> 00:20:15,896
Luger was undoubtedly a
perennial superstar of his era.
487
00:20:15,896 --> 00:20:18,665
{\an8}There's not much more I can say
about The Narcissist
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00:20:18,665 --> 00:20:21,267
{\an8}that he hasn't already
said about himself.
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00:20:21,267 --> 00:20:24,704
{\an8}I am head and
shoulders above the rest.
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00:20:24,704 --> 00:20:26,104
{\an8}That'll do it
for this edition
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00:20:26,104 --> 00:20:27,706
{\an8}of WWE's Greatest Moments.
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00:20:27,706 --> 00:20:29,307
{\an8}Hope you've enjoyed this look
back
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00:20:29,307 --> 00:20:31,909
{\an8}on "The Total
Package" Lex Luger.
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