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<v Speaker 1>Hey, this is a fall count clip drastay fallive on

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<v Speaker 1>the foot line, every flap, every single field play to

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<v Speaker 2>It's a full count. Flight flat why flatway? Welcome back

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<v Speaker 2>everyone to the fall count. I'm see fall and today

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<v Speaker 2>we're going back in time to a huge night in

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<v Speaker 2>wrestling history. The date is January twenty second, nineteen ninety six.

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<v Speaker 2>The show is Monday Night Raw coming from Stockton, California.

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<v Speaker 2>Now to see why this night was so big, you

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<v Speaker 2>have to remember where the WWF was in early nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>ninety six. The year before ninety five Woo that was

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<v Speaker 2>a rough one. Money was tight, and the fans were

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<v Speaker 2>getting tired of silly characters like plumbers, trash men, and

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<v Speaker 2>evil dentists. On top of that, WCW was beating WWF

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<v Speaker 2>in the TV ratings war almost every single week. But

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<v Speaker 2>just one night before this episode was the nineteen ninety

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<v Speaker 2>six Royal Rumble. Things started to slowly shift. Goldust won

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<v Speaker 2>the Inner Continental Championship from Razor Ramone, Sean Michaels won

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<v Speaker 2>his second Royal Rumble in a row to earn a

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<v Speaker 2>shot at the world title at WrestleMania, and Bretta hit

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<v Speaker 2>Manhart barely held on to his WWF championship against the Undertaker. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>when ross started, Vince McMahon said, the rumble was the

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<v Speaker 2>start of a brand new era. Where have we heard

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<v Speaker 2>that before? HM. At the time, it sounded like normal

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<v Speaker 2>promoter talk. But looking back today, this exact night was

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<v Speaker 2>when the WWF started throwing out the silly cartoon gimmicks

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<v Speaker 2>and getting more intense. Let's walk through the show match

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<v Speaker 2>by match to see how it all happened. Now, the

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<v Speaker 2>show didn't start slow. It started with total chaos. Making

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<v Speaker 2>his big debut on Monday Night. Rot was Vader, managed

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<v Speaker 2>by Jim Cornett. Vader was already famous across Japan and

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<v Speaker 2>WCW for being an absolute monster who hurt people for real.

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<v Speaker 2>His opponent tonight was Savio Vega. I'm sorry, Savio. The

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<v Speaker 2>match was short, in under three minutes. Vader beat down

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<v Speaker 2>Vega and pinned him cleanly with a big Vader bomb.

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<v Speaker 2>But the match wasn't the big story. It was what

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<v Speaker 2>happened after the bell. Vader completely lost his mind. He

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<v Speaker 2>hit Vega with another Vader Bomb. When the referee showed up,

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<v Speaker 2>Vader grabbed the referees and beat them down, hitting Jack

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<v Speaker 2>done with a power bomb. This brought out WWF President

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<v Speaker 2>grillaman Soon. Now, back in nineteen ninety six, fans knew

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<v Speaker 2>you were never allowed to touch the officials or the

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<v Speaker 2>authority figures. Grillamond Soon was a legend in a real life.

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<v Speaker 2>Company Boss Monsoon stepped into the ring and told Vader

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<v Speaker 2>he's the damn president and he's supposed to get the

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<v Speaker 2>hell out of the ring and listen to what he's saying.

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<v Speaker 2>Vader didn't care. He crushed the fifty eight year old

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<v Speaker 2>Monsoon into the corner and hit him with the Vader

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<v Speaker 2>Bomb too. This was absolutely crazy. Doctors had to put

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<v Speaker 2>Monsoon on a stretcher and everyone was in shock. Why

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<v Speaker 2>does this matter in wrestling history? First, in real life,

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<v Speaker 2>Vader needed shoulder surgery right away. The company needed a

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<v Speaker 2>huge shocking story to write him off after making his

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<v Speaker 2>WWF debut the night before at the Royal Rumboldt. Second,

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<v Speaker 2>this broke a huge rule on TV for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time in forever. The company boss and the referees weren't safe.

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<v Speaker 2>Seeing a legend like gerlaman Soon carried away on our

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<v Speaker 2>stretcher was scary and felt real. It proved the WWF

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<v Speaker 2>was ready to get darker and more violent. Next up,

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<v Speaker 2>we had Hunter Hurst Hemsley taken on Raisor Ramone. Now

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<v Speaker 2>to understand this match, you have to know what happening

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<v Speaker 2>behind the scenes. In real life, both of these guys

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<v Speaker 2>were best friends. They're in a backstage group called The Click,

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<v Speaker 2>which also included Shawn Michaels Diesel In the one two

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<v Speaker 2>three Kid, Razor Ramon's time in the WWF was coming

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<v Speaker 2>to an end. Scott Hall, the man playing Razor, was

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<v Speaker 2>just a few months away from leaving for WCW, where

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<v Speaker 2>he would help start the famous nWo New World Order storyline.

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<v Speaker 2>Because he was leaving, the WWF took him out of

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<v Speaker 2>the main event title pictures and put him in strange

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<v Speaker 2>feuds with his friend like the one two three Kid.

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<v Speaker 2>On the other hand, Hunter Hurst Hemsley, played by a

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<v Speaker 2>young Paul Levc, was being groomed for big things. Just

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<v Speaker 2>a few months before this. He was stuck in silly

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<v Speaker 2>storylines involving Mud and Slop and and Rio Godwin, But

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<v Speaker 2>on this night he was treated like a future main

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<v Speaker 2>event star. The finish was all about continuing the story.

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<v Speaker 2>During the match, the one two three Kid ran down

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<v Speaker 2>to the ring holding a baby bottle. He was making

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<v Speaker 2>fun of Razor for crying about his title loss the

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<v Speaker 2>night before to gold Dust. The kid stuck the baby

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<v Speaker 2>bottle right in Razor's mouth. Razor lost his temper, forgot

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<v Speaker 2>about the match, and chased the kid around the arena.

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<v Speaker 2>The referee counted Razor out and giving Hunter Hurst Hemsley

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<v Speaker 2>the win. This was a big deal for two reasons.

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<v Speaker 2>It gave the young Hunter Hurst Hemsley a big win

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<v Speaker 2>on TV to help him build his career, and it

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<v Speaker 2>kept Razor busy in a middle of the card feud

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<v Speaker 2>as his contract was running out now. During the show,

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<v Speaker 2>Vince McMahon aired a funny segment making fun of w's

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<v Speaker 2>d owner Ted Turner Wrestling Room. It showed how much

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<v Speaker 2>the WWF was worrying about the Monday Night War and

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<v Speaker 2>how even though he didn't say it, but hul Cogan

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<v Speaker 2>and the Acho Man leaving for WCW hurt Vince McMahon.

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<v Speaker 2>But then Vince McMahon brought out Sean and Michaels out

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<v Speaker 2>to the ring. Michaels just won the Roy Rumble the

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<v Speaker 2>night before, Ever, everyone knew he was set to fight

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<v Speaker 2>for the world title at WrestleMania, But the WWF had

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<v Speaker 2>two months of TV to fill before that, and they

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<v Speaker 2>needed a believable rival to put this big match in danger.

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<v Speaker 2>That rival was the King of Hearts, Owen Heart. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>A few months earlier, Owen had kicked Sean in the

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<v Speaker 2>back of the head with an inzigurry, causing Sean to

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<v Speaker 2>faint on TV. Cornett came out to the rank and

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<v Speaker 2>bragged that Owen was the guy who almost ended Sean's career.

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<v Speaker 2>Cornett said Owen had no reason to fight Sean Michaels again,

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<v Speaker 2>though Sean took that bait. He was so desperate to

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<v Speaker 2>get revenge to get his hands at Owen that he

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<v Speaker 2>promised to put his WrestleMania title shot on the line.

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<v Speaker 2>So if Owen Hart beat Sean Michaels at the next

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<v Speaker 2>pay per view, Owen would get the WrestleMania spot in

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<v Speaker 2>Maine event WrestleMania. And think about that, because we almost

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<v Speaker 2>got Owen Heart versus Brett Hart in the main event

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<v Speaker 2>of WrestleMania. Wow. Now. To end this segment, though, Sean

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<v Speaker 2>Michaels threw coronet over the top rope. Now, this was

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<v Speaker 2>great booking. It gave fans a huge reason to watch

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<v Speaker 2>the next pay per view. It tied back into the

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<v Speaker 2>real life air Quote storyline from nineteen ninety five and

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<v Speaker 2>made Sean look like a brave hero willing to risk

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<v Speaker 2>everything to get revenge. Also, it's kind of a little

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<v Speaker 2>dumb that you'd put your world title matchup against Owen,

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<v Speaker 2>But either way, that brought us to the main event

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<v Speaker 2>of the evening. It's World Champion Breadth the Hitman Heart

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<v Speaker 2>taking on the new Inner Continental Champion, gold Us Champion

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<v Speaker 2>Versus Champion. Now gold Us at this time was the

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<v Speaker 2>most talked about guy in wrestling because his strange Hollywood

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<v Speaker 2>character was pushing the limits of what you could show

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<v Speaker 2>on TV in nineteen ninety six. A week ago on ROB,

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<v Speaker 2>Vince McMahon had to clarify on commentary that gold Ust

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<v Speaker 2>was not anti gay or pro gay. He was using

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<v Speaker 2>psychological warfare on his opponents. That how much pressure was

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<v Speaker 2>on the WWF with this Goldust character. Now, the match

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<v Speaker 2>itself was focused on moving storylines four now. Near the end,

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<v Speaker 2>Goldust tried to run away and go back to the

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<v Speaker 2>locker room, but Razor Ramon cut him off and beat

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<v Speaker 2>him up and threw him back in the ring. Brett

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<v Speaker 2>Hart took advantage right away. He grabbed Goldust's legs, locked

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<v Speaker 2>in his famous sharpshooter and made gold Dust give up.

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<v Speaker 2>Making your brand new Inner Continental Champion tap out on

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<v Speaker 2>his very first night on TV was a bit risky,

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<v Speaker 2>but the WWF wanted to do two things here, keep

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<v Speaker 2>Brett Hart looking like a super strong champion, even though

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<v Speaker 2>he had Razors help to win, and the night before

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<v Speaker 2>and Roy Rumble. That match didn't go very well either

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<v Speaker 2>for Brett versus Undertaker. Without Diesel's interference, would Brett have

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<v Speaker 2>beaten Undertaker? Hmm, but either way. After the match, Brett

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<v Speaker 2>gave an interview, he called out Diesel and demanded a

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<v Speaker 2>steel cage match so no one could interfere and next

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<v Speaker 2>time Brett Hart was in a match. Now when the

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<v Speaker 2>night was over, this episode of Rod did something nobody expected.

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<v Speaker 2>For months, WCW had been beating the WWF in the

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<v Speaker 2>TV ratings every single week because of their show was

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<v Speaker 2>live and had big name stars like Hogan, Macho Man,

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Flair, and Sting, and they were wrestling each other

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<v Speaker 2>weekly giving away dream matches on Nitro. But when the

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<v Speaker 2>TV numbers came in for January twenty second nineteen ninety

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<v Speaker 2>six Monday NIGHTRA had a two point nine and WCW

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<v Speaker 2>had a two point seven. The WWF wins even though

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<v Speaker 2>WCW was live. It proved that the fans were ready

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<v Speaker 2>for something new. The crazy attack by Vader Sean Michaels

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<v Speaker 2>putting his championship match on the line to get revenge

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<v Speaker 2>on Owen Brett. Our championship win brought millions of fans

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<v Speaker 2>back to the WWF for this night. It was a violent,

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<v Speaker 2>wild night and of course now we are on the

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<v Speaker 2>road to wrestle Many at twelve. Thanks for listening, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for watching it. I'm see fall This has been the

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<v Speaker 2>fall Count. Have a great day and we'll see you

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<v Speaker 2>next time. Bye bye.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a fall.

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<v Speaker 1>Count clay on the line play to the fields. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a fal Count flight flapway, flat way