Originally Written: Saturday, June 29, 2002 -

This video showcases the history of the infamous New World Order faction. So, without further ado, let's start it (Enjoy!)...

VIDEO REVIEW:

"nWo BACK IN BLACK," Copyright 2002 by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (approximately 84 min.)

THE VIDEO:

- WWF "Don't Try This At Home" promo vignette.

- F.B.I. copyright graphic.

- WWF opening music video.

- The narrator begins the video with voicovers, as we see a black-and-white clip of the nWo returning at WWF No Way Out '02: "This is the story of three men, two companies, two companies, and one organization. The three men are Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Hollywood Hulk Hogan. The two companies(?) - the WCW [WCW logo] and the WWF [WWF llogo]. The organization(?) - the nWo. [we see a short clip of the original formation at B.A.T.B. '96, just as the screen starts making a scratching sound and transitioning to nWo custom black-and-white color clips.]"

- We see black-and-white clips of the nWo. Hollywood Hulk Hogan does voiceovers, and we see occasional footage of him actually speaking in this interview: "I think the nWo represent turning court: the attitude - the new generation of wrestlers that was to become the new superstars of our business."

- Scott Hall now takes over the voiceovers as we see a short clip of Jay Strongbow, followed by short nWo clips and the occasional glimpse of Hall speaking during this interview: "It all comes back to what Cheif Jay Strongbow told us years ago - ya know, 'You can make friends or you can make money.' And I remember looking at Kev [clip of Kevin Nash] and like X-Pac and goin' , 'I already got some friends; I'd like the money [we see a clip of X-Pac making his WWF return in early 2002 to attack Hogan with a steel chair (on SmackDown!)].'"

- The narrator again takes over: "Things have changed for the New World Order, but its negative influence on the world of sports-entertainment is still being felt today [we see clips of the nWo ramming the famous ambulance with a truck, Hogan dropping the leg on Savage (which signaled his turn),the nWo attacking Stone Cold with a huge concrete foundation of sorts, etc.], six years after it's formation."

- Hogan again takes over: "The nWo represented the changes that were about to come the new wrestling industry."

- Hall takes over again now: "We came into WCW, - uhhh - we had an impact. The fans had a great time. Now we're here in the WWF with an oppurtunity to try to help the fans have a good time, and - uhhh - so far, so good. You know, stay tuned; More to come..."

- We now get various clips of past WWF'ers, including The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Mabel (Viscera), Vince and Jerry Lawler as commentators, Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth, The Honky Tonk Man, Doink the Clown, and more. The narrator does voiceovers: "In May of 1996, the world of sports-entertainment was different from today the WWF led by Vince McMahon, was an independent, family-owned business. The WCW, bought by Ted Turner, was emerging as a competitor because of Turner's cable television empires. When these two entities collided on Monday nights [WCW Nitro symbol and a bit of the old WWF RAW opening video are shown], one thing seemed certain: there could only be one winner. One of the WCW's performers was a man who, in the 1980's, worked with Vince McMahon to bring the WWF into every family room in the nation. That man was Hollywood Hulk Hogan."

- As we see clips of his infamous first WWF Title win, Hogan does voiceovers: "January twenty fourth, nineteen eighty four - the day Hulkamania was born." We see Hogan entering the arena area, and then the graphic for the WWF Title Match. His opponent was The Iron Sheik. Hogan runs off the ropes and drops the leg on Sheik, and then covers. The referee counts the pinfall as the late, great Gorilla Monsoon makes the famous call: "[Hogan holds up the title belt]...history made in Madison Square Garden and the fans on their feet. Hulkamania is here."

- A highlight reel featuring some clips of classic Hogan moments is shown. Gorilla again calls several of Hogan's classic WrestleMania matches against men like Psycho Sid, Randy Savage, and King Kong Bundy. We see various bodyslams, leg drops, etc. on those aforementioned individuals.Clips of Hogan holding up and posing with his WWF Title after winning it from various opponents are shown as Gorilla again makes a classic call: "...there's a guy who will represent the World Wrestling Federation from this moment on...[Jesse Ventura finishes the sentence] as the World Wrestling Federation Champion." Another memorable Gorilla call: "...there will never be another Hulkster in the history of our great sport." J.R. now calls some classic Hogan matches. Heenan now takes over those duties. Back to Gorilla. Anyway...

- Hogan does voiceovers: "Sometimes when you're younger things come easily and ya' don't appreciate 'em. The biggest difference is, now, the business moves a lot faster. If I was fighting - uhhh - King Kong Bundy or The Ultimate Warrior, it would be a war that would go on for maybe a year. Now, all of a sudden, the wars end a lot quicker and the business seems to move with the times and changes faster."

- The narrator again takes over: "Hogan, Randy Savage, and others [we see clips of Hogan, Savage, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Ted Dibiase, and Jeff Jarrett, all men who left the WWF for WCW's greener pastures] had been lured to the WCW with fat contracts and less demanding work schedules. But the pressure was on - the WWF had also developed new talent. [several short clips of Razor Ramon are shown] One man, Scott Hall, performed under the name, 'Razor Ramon,' and quickly became a fan favorite."

- Now we view a promo by "The Bad Guy" himself, Razor Ramon, back in the day. Razor is dressed in a snazzy white suit, is wearing black shades (glasses), and is sitting in a nice looking white car. He looks into the camera and speaks as other cars pass his stationary car. This is back when he used a Spanish accent to get over, so his Latino sounds make him sound a lot like - well - "Latino Heat" himself, Eddie Guerrero: "Say hell-o to Rezzer [Razor] Ra-mone [Ramon]. Check ma' rod [ride], man. I' [It] custoom [custom], jus' [just] fo' [for] Rezzer [Razor]." I could so barely understand that. Now, he sounds - well - almost normal.

- Hall does some voiceovers as we see some clips of Razor: "I came in here as doing my Razor Ramon character, and everything was clicking - everything was falling in place. I mean - dreams were coming true. There's so mmany things that made me proud of being a part of the WWF. I mean - uhhh - it's the big time." The voice of the commentating Vince McMahon comes on, and he does voiceovers over several Razor clips, basically just praising the guy and all that. These are sound bytes taken from McMahon back when he was a commentator.

- We see various clips of Razor, including his one-on-one match against Rick Martel on an early RAW edition to determine a new Intercontinental Champion (the two had been co-winners of the the previous RAW's battle royal). He eventually won the match via The Razor's Edge (Falling Crucifix Powerbomb), so some clips of him posing with the title belt and smiling for the camera are shown. We see some of his in-ring exchanges against Tatanka (I think that's who it was), Goldust, and Diesel (Kevin Nash).

Some highlights of Razor and Diesel's match for the IC Title are also shown. Diesel holds Razor for Shawn Michaels to deliver his Sweet Chin Music (Superkick), but Razor ducks away and Shawn nails Diesel, allowing Razor to pin his opponent and capture another IC Title, which he won four times during his first WWF tenure. A few more clips of Razor posing for the fans are shown before we move on.

- Next up is Kevin Nash (formerly "Diesel"). The narrator again takes over: "Another new character started as a bodyguard for Shawn Michaels. His real name was Kevin Nash, but he quickly made a name for himself in the WWF as 'Diesel.'" A commentating McMahon takes over the voiceovers as we see highlights of a Diesel/Razor match from an epsiode of what appears to be "WWF Superstars" (I saw a banner with that logo on it). Razor is defending his IC Title (which he won from Diesel [see above (^)]) against the former champion, Diesel, who's seconded by a ringside Shawn Michaels. Diesel eventually Jackknife Powerbombs Razor, allowing him to win his only WWF IC Title. He triumphantly holds up the belt.

- We now get highlights of Diesel's match against Bob Backlund at Madison Square Garden. No longer the IC Champion (he lost the title to Razor a few months earlier), Diesel challenges for the world title. This match occurred on 11/26/94. The two face off in the ring as the bell rings. Diesel immediately gutkicks his foe and delivers the Jackknife Powerbomb. 1-2-3. It's over, and in a record 8 seconds, Diesel has won his first and only WWF World Heavyweight Title. Earl - or maybe it's his twin brother, David - Hebner holds Diesel's arm up. Diesel has the title tied around his waist as he delivers a quick promo: "As Jackie Cleyson (sp?) (who?) says - How sweet it is cuz' victory is [inaudible] that gold!"

- We see some highlights form Diesel's world title defense against his former-ally, Shawn Michaels, at WrestleMania XI (11), the 'Mania which is generally regarded as the worst of the bunch. Shawn has his new bodyguard, Psycho Sid (Vicious), at ringside as McMahon points out that it was Michaels who bought Diesel into the WWF as his bodyguard. The match sees Diesel (for the most part) dominate the challenger, wearing him down with constant power abuse. Michaels is eventually whipped off of the ropes and sent down with a big boot. Diesel hulk up and signals for the Jackknife. He hits a badly botched-looking version of the move, but nonetheless, gets the three count to retain his title. Incase you're wondering, Disel's reign would eventually end when Bret Hart unseated him at Survivor Series '95. Afterwards, Lawler praised Diesel as the still-champion celebrated his win.

- We see some clips of various top WWF'ers, including Diesel, Razor, Michaels, Triple H, Yokozuna, The Undertaker, and others as the narrator takes over the voiceovers once again: "Diesel and Razor Ramon, along with Shawn Michaels and others, helped invigorate the business in a movement called, 'The New Generation.' But Diesel and Razor Ramon succumbed to the lure of more money and decided to go down south [a quick Diesel clip, followed by a quick Razor Ramon clip] to try their luck with WCW. Their last night with the WWF was at Madison Square Garden [clip of ringside fans at that show]."

- We now get rare footage of the 5/19/96 house show later labeled, "Farewell to the Kliq." We get a clip of the ring crew setting up the blue steel cage for that night. Hall, now taking over the voiceovers, discusses how at his "first match in Madison Square Garden, the arena was only half-full and my (his) last match there (in the WWF) was sold-out." He was proud of how "the business kind of improved with me and all the other guys working hard every night." We view a quick snib of the very rare footage featuring "four close friends (and members of The Kliq - Nash, Hall, Michaels, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley [Triple H]) in the ring" - doing the infamous Kliq salute in the corner of the cage structure.

Hall mentions how he and his friends had "made it through a successful run here (in the WWF) and nobody got (seriously) hurt." They were "going on to WCW to - to see what lay for us (them) there," so he and the boys just felt like they had to "say goodbye to the WWF fans - the fans in Madison Square Garden. It was like - thank you for your support - for all these years and - uhhh - goodbye."

- Hall continues: "Guys said we broke kayfabe and we were trying to hurt the company because we were leavin', and in fact, that couldn't be further from the truth. There was no bad intention in that. It was all just - it just kind of evolved. You know - There was no - there was no plan to hurt anybody and - ummm - I don't know why fans still talk about it, but I - I find it really flattering that they do."

We see some more rare footage, this time after the Kliq salute, and as the fans are filing out, Hall (dressed in purple for this match) standing in the ring amidst a capacity crowd chanting, "You Sold Out!," as they knew he was now off to WCW. Hall now continues: "I felt like I was selling out. Everybody knows WWF is the place to be, but I had to do - uhhh - what I thought was best for me and my family and that was take that guaranteed money from Ted Turner. My contract expired Sunday at midnight (it expired on 5/26/96) and Monday, I started on (WCW) Monday Night Nitro." nWo black-and-white fade out to next segment.

Now, we get to the good part of the tape...

- The date: May 27, 1996; The place: Macon, Georgia. The event: "WCW [World Championship Wrestling] Monday Night Nitro." The narrator does a quick voiceover during the segment, explaining how others (Hogan, Savage, etc.) had went to WCW and kept their personas "more or less in tact." Hall and Nash, though, had their names (Razor Ramon and Diesel, respectively) trademarked by the WWF, so that wasn't a choice for them. A match was occurring between The Mauler (w/ Col. [Colonel] Parker) and Steve Doll. Mauler had just scooped Doll up and dropped him neck-first across the ring-ropes (followed by hitting a shoulderblock off of the ropes) when...

...(the WWE video production team adds a spotlight on the screen to show us where he's coming from) Razor...errr - Scott Hall (not known as anything yet, as he couldn't use the Razor name due to it's being a WWF trademark)...comes walking through the crowd (a few aisles back from the ring), heading toward the ring. We now get a much better shot of Hall, who's wearing a cutoff (sleaveless) blue jean jacket/vest, a black belt, blue jeans, and, of course, his signature strand of hair curling around on his forehead. He's also sucking on his signature toothpick. The fans are gawking at him and trying to touch the former-WWF IC Champion as he heads toward the ring. He eventually reaches ringside, where he climbs over the rail and takes the toothpick out of his mouth.

The announcers (Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Eric Bischoff, and Tony Shiavone) acted surprised at his appearance (they never once mentioned the Razor name, though, due to a never once mentioned the Razor name, though, due to a trademark infringement lawsuit that could create between WCW and the WWF [it actually did spark that a few years later]). "Someone give me a mic. Someone give me a mic," he is heard saying. He puts the toothpick into a sitting position on his right ear, is given a mic by someone out of camera range, and then climbs onto the apron. The Mauler and his manger, Col. Parker, who are being held back by the referee, seem confused (at how their match was interrupted by the former-WWF'er) at first, but quickly conclude that their match is over and that it's time to go back to the lockerroom, which is just what they do.

Hall, meanwhile, is on the apron with a microphone in hand. (his whole speech is in a very latino-ish accent) "Hey. [he climbs into the ring and looks directly intot he camera, which has zoomed in onto his face] [Tony: "I can't believe what I'm - I can't believe what I'm seeing."] You people - you know who I am, but you don't know why I'm here. Where is 'Billionaire Ted' (the WWF's Ted Turner parody [at the time])? Where is [now mocking Randy Savage's voice] 'The Na-cho Man' (the WWF's Randy Savage parody [at the time])? That punk can't even get in the building. Me? I go wherever I want whenever I want. "And where o' where is 'Scheme Gene'(?) (the WWF's Mean Gene Okerlund parody [at the time]) cuz' I got a scoop for you.

"When that Ken doll lookalike - when that weatherman wanna'-be (referring to Eric Bischoff) comes out here later tonight, I got a challenge for him, for Billionaire Ted, for [again mocks Randy Savage's voice] The Na-cho Man, and for anybody else in - uhhh - Dubya' C Dubya' (WCW) - he'-he'-he' [<dorky "gulping" laugh]. Hey - you wanna' (want to) go to war? You wanna' (want a) war? You're gonna' get one." The referee urges him to leave the ring, and he acts all innocent and leaves. As he's handing the referee the mic...

- Hall again speaks, and we again see him speaking in the interview: "I didn't think it was creatively gonna' be very satisfying." He goes on to say that neither him nor Kevin Nash, "who kind of left together, had any idea that this New World Order thing was gonna' take off the way it did."

- We fast forward to later that same night, when Bobby Heenan and Eric Bischoff were sitting at a commentary table on a balcony discussing various WCW topics. Heenan: "You gotta' kick people's butts. You gotta' make enemies..." Suddenly, Bischoff turns his head and the camera pans out and to the right to see Scott Hall (still not referred to as anything; Hall has a toothpick sticking out of his mouth and another lying on his right ear) coming towards their table. Bischoff interrupts Heenan's talk [Bischoff: "Alright! Alright! Alright!"] (who hasn't yet seen Hall), causing "The Brain" to turn his head and finally catch sight of the invader.

Hall has a mic in hand and instantly begins mouthing off (his whole speech is in a very latino-ish accent): "Hey - lookee' here. [Bischoff: "You waanted your say..."] Ken doll, you have such [makes talking motion with hands] a big mouth and we - we are sick of it. " Bischoff: "Whad' da' ya' mean? Who's 'we'?" Hall responds (and continues): "You know who. Hey - this is where the big boys play? What a joke! [Bischoff just shrugs] You wanna' (want a) war? You got one. Only - Only, let's do it right: in the ring, where it matters. not on no microphones; not in no newspapers; not in no dirt-sheets (referring to internet websites). Let's do it in the ring, where it matters. If - uhhh - if Billionaire Ted and his big boys - (short pause) if they got any - uhhh - any guts - because we [Bischoff twice says, "You're steppin' over the line."] are coming down here, and like it or not [Bischoff: "Not..."], we are taking over." With that, Hall takes the toothpick off of his right ear and throws it at Heenan. nWo black-and-white fade out to next segment.

- The narrator does a quick voiceover: "Kevin Nash made his appearance the following week on Nitro." The stupid assholes on the WWE video production team get it, though, as Nash debuted two weeks after Hall debuted, not one. Anyway, this segment is from: WCW Monday Night Nitro; 6/10/96; Wheeling, WV. After the night's main event (Lex Luger & Sting vs. Ric Flair & Arn Anderson), as Eric Bischoff was ready to sign off for the night, T.A.F.K.A. Razor Ramon appears, and after Bischoff asks him for the surprise that he had promised the following week, he introduces him, and out comes T.A.F.K.A. Diesel, the man now known as Kevin Nash. Here's what the segment on the tape shows:

Nash has already came out, and he's standing next to Hall. Here's what Nash says to Bischoff: "Now, he (referring to Hall) said last week that he was gonna' bring somebody out here. I'm here. You still don't have your three people, and you know why(?) - because nobody wants to face us. Where's your three guys? You - what? You couldn't get a paleontologist to get a couple of these fossils cleared?! [Bischoff starts backing up due to Nash's tone] You ain't got enough guys off of a dialysis machine to get a team?! [Bischoff continues backing up] Bring what you got! The measuring stick just changed around here, buddy! You're lookin' at it!" With that, Nash lightly pushes Bischoff and he and Hall turn around as we fade out. That was the end of that edition of Nitro.

Hall speaks in the interview: "We were just astonished the way the fans reacted and it was strictly because we had come off this WWF TV."

The narrator then does a voiceover: "Hall and Nash continued to press for the names of their opponents at the upcoming Pay-Per-View, 'Bash At The Beach'." This is from: WCW Great American Bash; 6/16/96; Baltimore, MD. We see Bischoff conducting a short interview with both Hall (on his [Bischoff's] left) and Nash (on his [Bischoff's] right). "[to Nash] Do you work for the WWF?" Nash: "No." Bischoff then turns towards Hall: "[to Hall] How 'bout it?" Hall: "No. Forget about the past, chico. Let's worry on the future. We want to know who your three guys are [Hall & Nash had made a challenge for them and a mystery partner to take on three WCW stars at Bash At The Beack '96]. Is it 'i - is it the - uhhh - [mocks Randy Savage's voice] Na-cho Man? I don't think so. And what about - what about the immortal Huckster?

"You know, you tell Billionaire Ted to break out the money and get anybody he can because the big 'mang (man) (referring to Nash) and the medium-sized 'mang (meaning, man) (referring to himself [Hall]) and our surprise body are gonna' [makes an "X" motion with his right hand] carve them up." Bischoff turns toward Nash: "[to Nash] I wanna' ask you a question right now. He's had his say..." Hall interrupts: "[to Bischoff] Who are they, man? Who are they?" Bischoff: "I can't tell 'ya. I'll tell 'ya tomorrow night on Nitro." Hall: "...[after muttering some inaudible things] Can't tell us? [grabs the mic from Bischoff] Wait a minute. You can't tell us? You don't jack us around. Don't t--"

Hall suddenly stops his speech and nails Bischoff in the gut with a right hand, and Nash immediately grabs the big boss and puts his head in between his legs. A second later, he swings him up and swings him straight back down, Jackknife Powerbombing him off of the entrance stage (where The Dudley Boyz once Powerbomb'd Mae Young off of) and through a table.

- We now get a clip from the 7/1/96 Monday Nitro from Landover, MD. Hall and Nash had "bought" themselves ringside seats, but while a video montage of Rey Mysterio Jr. (who had just debuted in WCW in an excellent outing [yet a loss] against Dean Malenko at the previous Pay-Per-View, Great American Bash) was airing, they got up and started leaving their ringside seats. The Mysterio clips stopped airing and the show went back to the live picture, which is where Bischoff (sitting next to Bobby Heenan) is yelling for the production people to "stop the tape! Stop tape!" We see a production lady who had layed some papers down on the commentating table. She quickly hustles out of camera view. Bischoff and Heenan turn around to watch Hall and Nash, who, as I said above, had left their ringside seats.

Nash has a microphone with him: "This on?" He immediately hands it to Hall. Hall: "Hey, look! Hey, look! Big 'mang (man)! Donny Osmound's (sp?) back! He's back! [Hall I believe is pointing toward the monitors, who had just been showing the rather short Rey Mysterio Jr.]." We fast forward a few seconds, and Hall and Nash are now on the entrance ramp, and security has absolutely mobbed them and is trying to get them out of the arena.

WCW'ers Lex Luger, Randy Savage, and Sting, who are all wearing face paint, have also came down onto the entrance ramp to defend their (WCW) territory. Nash has the mic, even though they're being bombarded by security: ""Oh, look! The clowns! Look at the clowns! Oh, look at the clowns! [some more inaudible words] (referring to Luger, Savage, and Sting's face paint, which apparently make them look like (clowns in Nash's eyes)]." Hall says some very quick (and barely audible) stuff into the mic when Nash isn't speaking.

Within a few seconds, not only have (among others) Billy Kidman and The Giant (now known as The Big Show) also came down near the chaos to defend their (WCW) territory, but Hall and Nash have basically been escorted out of the arena through another exit. The viewer can still, however hear Nash yelling stuff into the mic: "You don't want none of this! Is this the best you got?! Is this the best you got?! You're gonna' need more than that!"

Hall now does a voiceover, as we see a clip of him and Nash in the crowd making an unscheduled appearance on Nitro (as they had "bought" tickets to the show): "Ummm - WCW basically - not to knock the talent 'was (that) there - really didn't have anything going on storyline-wise. When I came in and then Kevin Nash came in the rest of it just kind of fell into place. It was perceived to be a takeover. Actually, people thought Vince sent us to z' (the) WCW to this - to kill it." nWo black-and-white fade out.

- Now we get to one of the most famous matches ever. This is the 1996 WCW Bash at the Beach Pay-Per-View (7/14/96; Daytona Beach, FL). We see clips of the main event, which pitted Lex Luger, Sting, and Randy Savage against Hall, Nash, and a mystery man. The self-proclaimed "Outsiders" had gotten what they wanted: a six-man tag team match pitting three top WCW stars against them and a mystery man. Note that all three of the WCW representatives are wearing face paint for the match as a show of unity (I guess). Hall and Nash, meanwhile, represented Team Outsiders, as the "nWo" term would be crowned in less than a half hour.

As the participants are making their entrances, the commentating team (comprised of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, and Tony Shiavone, put over the importance of the match. Heenan: "Boy, have I got butterflies." Tony (a few moments later): "They (The Outsiders) have said the third man is here but he is not in the ring." This match is actually the first time that Hall and Nash are called by their real-life names, as Tony Shiavone and his fellow commentators had to call them something in order to call the match, so the names, "Kevin Nash" and "Scott Hall," are uttered for the first time.

The viewer surprisingly receives a considerably amount of clips from the match, and each clip is so short (only a few seconds long) that I'd rather just summarize the whole match for you, the reader. So, here it goes:

Hall and Luger start off. Hall throws his toothpick at Luger, and chaos immediately takes over from there, with each competitor getting a few shots in on each of their opponents. Early into the match,Sting (to a huge pop), climbs into the ring and charges into the corner, which is where Nash receives a Stiner Splash. In the process, though, he apparently squashed the right arm of Luger (who was on the apron right near Nash), and Luger falls off the apron to the ringside floor below, and he looks to be injured. I'm actually unsure which part of him was supposed to be hurt, but since it looked like his right arm was squashed by Sting's splash, I'll assume it was that. Anyway, some EMT's come out and, with the help of Savage and Sting, lift him up off of the blue protective mats and lay him onto a stretcher, which they use to wheel him back to (presumably) the lockerroom on.

Let me just say that having Luger get injured early in was actually a considerably intelligent booking decision on WCW's part. Back when this event was on live Pay-Per-View, many fans would start to think that Luger would return later in the match and be revealed as the third man on Team Outsiders. So, many fans were really thinking about and were intrigued by the possibilities, and that's perhaps the most important think to make sure happens when an angle or storyline is being booked. The interest and the suspense is always key, and anybody who's had an important involvement in the business will also tell you that. Then, when the mystery man was revealed later on in the match to be somebody other than Luger, that only added to the surprise.

So, with Luger's apparent injury, that means that it's an even 2 vs. 2: Savage & Sting vs. Hall & Nash. Once everything settles back down, Hall and Sting face off. Hall looked to have the advantage, but Sting quickly faught back in typical megaface fashion and tagged in Savage. Savage climbs up onto the top-rope, leaps off, and attempts his signature double axehandle smash, but Hall has struggled back to his feet and hammers his midair foe in the stomach as he's descending downward. Nash is then tagged in and, while the referee is busy with Hall and Savage in the other corner, he drops Savage face-first on the corner turnbuckle with his Snake Eyes move. Hall comes in then, and Sting ducks an attempted clothesline and nails one of his own.

Nash is soon tagged back in and he goes after Savage, who tries to avoid him but eventually receives a bodyslam for his troubles. Savage eventually tags back in Sting, who, after absorbing several of Nash's powerful kneelifts, is able to dropkick the big man down to the mat. Sting attempts a sunset flip, but Nash uses his strength and, instead of going down, grabs Sting around the neck with both of his massive hands, lifts him up, and throws him back down to the mat (with I guess what you'd call a double-arm lifting choke throw). Hall is tagged in and he hurls Sting with his signature fallaway slam. For a few more minutes, The Outsiders tag in and out every minute or so, conveniently conserving their strength. Sting is eventually able to mount a comeback and fire back with some blows and eventually make the hot tag to Savage.

Savage, this time successfully, climbs up and leaps off the top-rope with a flying double axehandle, and Hall is sent down. However, when he turns his attention back to Nash, he receives a low blow while the referee was attending to Sting. Nash, Savage, and an exhausted Sting are all down in the ring, while Hall is down on the outside after Savage flew off the top-rope and to the outside, where he hit him with another double axehandle. It looks like both teams now have an even chance of gaining control until...

Suddenly, Hulk Hogan, donning his signature red (pants) - and - yellow (bandanna and shirt) attire, walks through the curtain and down to the ring, all the while threateningly pointing at somebody in the squared circle (presumably Nash). For the rest of the match and that event, we get the full footage (w/ out clips). As Hogan walks down the ramp with a meaning, all three of the commentators root him on, encouraging him to beat up the evil Outsiders (Heenan: "Go get 'em, Hulkster!"). Nash quickly scatters out of the ring, and Sting has apparently rolled out, too.

Hogan enters the ring to a huge pop, rips his shirt off in typical Hulkster fashion. Savage is the only one still left in the ring, and he's down. Nash is standing on the outside, watching Hogan's every move. A shirtless Hogan makes his way past the referee (who's trying to convince him not to interfere in any way [even if it's on WCW's part] in such an important match) and into the corner, but suddenly takes a step forward, leaps up, and drops a leg on Savage!

Here's some of the commentary that went on just as Hogan dropped the now infamous leg:

TONY SHIAVONE: "Hulk Hogan arrived - (Hogan drops the leg on Savage) Hul' - Hul' - Hul'! [either Heenan or Rhodes (I can't really tell): What is he doing?!"] Oh my god!"
DUSTY RHODES: "Is he the third man?!"
BOBBY HEENAN: "He's the third man!"
DR: "What the hell is goin' on here?!"
BH: "Hulk Hogan has betrayed WCW! He is the third man [Dusty: "Look at this!"] in this picture.
TS (as Hogan gives each of The Outsiders high-fives): "Oh my god!"
DR: "What the hell is goin' on?!"
TS: "Oh my god!"
DR: "Are you kiddin' me?!"
TS: "U--"
BH: "...Probably the lowest shot ever given to professional wrestling - that man did right there - Hulk Hogan."
TS: "Let's get everybody out of the dressing room right now and kick his rear end!"
DR: "Unbelievable, brother."

I'm not going to type out what they say farther than that. That was plenty. As soon as Hogan drops the leg, the referee puts his hands to his head as if he's trying to block out the sounds of a nuclear explosion, and Hall and Nash immediately climb into the ring. Hogan drops another leg on Savage, and he then double-hand high-fives (first) Hall and (then) Nash. Hogan, now clearly united with the evil Outsiders (and soon-to-be nWo) mouthes off to the crowd full of his former fans. As Hennan starts his "lowest shot ever given" line, Sting finally makes it back to his feet, only to be hammered back down by Hall. Sting rolls towards the edge of the ring apron and Nash delivers a stomp, sending him rolling out onto the concrete. Hall, meanwhile, drags Savage and lays him down in the middle of the ring. Hogan grabs the referee by the left shoulder and tosses him out of the ring through the top and middle ropes.

Then, with Savage laid down in the middle of the ring, (at the time) pro wrestling's biggest bad guy bounces off the ropes twice and drops a third leg on Savage. Hogan then leans his body over that of Savage (he, like a typical heel, mockingly makes no contact with his foe's limp body just to add onto the insult) and Hall counts the 1-2-3. Shiavone: "We are not even going to acknowledge that three count." After Heenan says some quick words ["Now what happens to us? What happens now to Dubaya' C' Dubaya'?"], Tony continues: "There was no three count." He then continues as Hogan (in the middle) holds up the arms of Hall (on the viewer's left) and Nash (on their right). They let go after a few seconds and Hall does his signature "point to myself in a vibrating manner" taunt.

Nash and Hogan then shake eachother's hand, and then Hall and Nash wrap their arms around Hogan's side as if to say, "We're the best of buddies." All three men stare at Savage's limp body, and then Hall and Nash do Hogan's ear-to-crowd taunt on on three different sides of the ring. Savage rolls out of the ring as they get to the second side. Meanwhile, garbage of all sorts are being thrown into the ring, and Heenan publicly shows his surprise for that:

BH: "I never thought I'd see people throwing debris [Tony finishes the line for him: "...at Hulk Hogan."] at Hulk Hogan. [Meanwhile, the referee (on the viewer's left) and Sting (on their right) help the weak Savage (who's in the middle and leaning on both of them) back to the dressing room, supporting him all the while.] I knew it should have been done a long time ago."
TS: "I guess this was premeditated all the way back to ninety-four ('94) (when Hogan first entered WCW)."

Meanwhile, back in the ring, the newly-aligned trio are just looking out at the crowd. Suddenly, if you look closely into the background of the camera shot (they're mainly focusing on Hogan), you can see a fan wearing a white t-shirt has (apparently jumped the guardrail and) rolled into the ring. He's now standing, and Nash turns around and sees him. The fan gets too close, and gets hammered down by Nash, who then proceeds to stomp him down several times. Hall joins in and, together, they stomp him out of the ring. A guy in a white shirt who's on the ringside side of the rail eventually comes over (after about 10 whole seconds) and get the guy down, and some other guards (at least presumably) come over a few seconds later and help the other security guy. Meanwhile, in the ring, Nash shakes Hogan's hand, and then Hall does.

- We cut for a few seconds to the Scott Hall interview, and he speaks on the situation: "I had never been in the building where people threw stuff in the ring, and the fans started showering the ring with paper cups and plastic bottles and whatever they got their hands on. Our feeling was - you know - you're allowed to yell and scream and - and j--come and enjoy the show and yell and scream all you want. You're not allowed to touch the wrestlers.You're not allowed to throw things at the wrestlers.You're certainly not allowed to come over the rail into the ring."

- We now move back to Bash At The Beach footage, and the narrator does a quick voiceover: "As Mean Gene Okerlund entered the ring, Hogan prepared to give an interview that longtime fans regard as one of the most important in wrestling history."

Mean Gene Okerlund: Hulk Hogan, excuse me, excuse me, what in the world are you thinking?

Hulk Hogan: Mean Gene, the first thing you need to do is to tell this people to SHUT UP if you wanna hear what I got to say!

MGO: I have been with you for so many years...for you to join up with these two men absolutely makes me sick! And I think that these people here and a lot of other people around the world have had just about enough of this man here [Hall] and this man here [Nash] and you want to put yourself with this group? You've gotta be...kidding me.

HH: First thing you gotta realize, brother, is this right here is the future of wrestling. You can call this the New World Order of wrestling, brother! These two men here came from a great big organziation up north, and everybody was wondering who the third man was, well who knows more about that organization than me, brother?

MGO: I've been there, I've done that...and you have made the wrong decision, in my opinion.

HH: Well lemme tell you something...I made that organization a monster...I made the people rich up there...and when it all came to pass, the name Hulk Hogan, the man Hulk Hogan, got bigger than the whole organization, brother. And then Billionaire Ted, he wanted to talk turkey with Hulk Hogan, amigo. Well, you know, Ted promised me movies, brother, Billionaire Ted promised me millions of dollars, Billionaire Ted promised me world calibar matches! Well, as far as Billionaire Ted goes, Eric Bischoff and the whole WCW goes, I'm bored, brother. That's why these two guys here, the so called Outsiders, these are the men that I want as my friends, they're the new blood of professional wrestling, and not only are we gonna take over the wretling business with Hulk Hogan and new blood, the monsters with me, we wil destroy everything in our path, Mean Gene.

MGO: Look at all the crap in this ring! That's whats in the future for you if you want to hang around with this man Hall and this man Nash.

HH: As far as I'm concerned, all this crap in the ring represents these fans out here. For two years, brother, for two years I held my head high, I did everything for the charities, I did everything for the kids, and the reception I got when I came out here, you fans can STICK IT, brother, because if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan you people wouldn't be here, if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff would still be selling meat from a truck in Minneapolis. If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, all thse Johnny come lately's you see wrestling wouldn't be here. I was selling the world, brother, while they were bumming gas to put in their car to get to high school. So the way it is, with Hulk Hogan and the New World Organization of wrestling, brother, and the new blood by my side, whatcha gonna do when the New World Organization runs wild on you? WHATCHA GONNA DO?

MGO: Tony, Bobby, Dusty, let's get back to you.

Tony Shiavone: All right, we have seen the end of Hulkamania. For Bobby the Brain Heenan, for Dusty Rhodes...I don't know. I'm Tony Schiavone. Hulk Hogan, you can go to hell. We're outta here. Straight to hell. [slams down headset]