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World title unification match: “Nature Boy” Ric Flair (NWA champ) vs. Steve “Dr. Death” Williams (UWF champ)
It’s time for the intros to our main event of the evening, a best of three falls match to determine the FIRST EVER unified world heavyweight champion of World Championship Wrestling! Flait hands over his robe to JJ Dillon, and … they appear to be arguing! Flair motions plainly for Dillon to return to the dressing room, and a flustered Dillon ultimately complies.
Resplendent in his headdress and fancy suit, WCW President Wahoo McDaniel, flanked by commissioner/matchmaker Bob Roop, holds up the new WCW Unified belt and wishes both men (each of whom hands in his soon to be retired title belt) good luck. Ric Flair offers a handshake, and Steve Williams accepts!
Ric Flair starts by teasing a test of strength, which makes Caudle say, “I’m not sure that’s going to work out for Ric,” but it’s merely a ploy, as Flair brings Williams to the mat with a drop toehold, just as Williams reaches for Flair’s hand for the test of strength. Flair floats over with a side headlock and spends the next couple of minutes thwarting Williams’ every attempt to escape, as Schiavone notes that he is acquitting himself nicely against an all-time great amateur who’s known for mat skills. Finally, Doc fights up to his feet, while Flair keeps the hold clamped on. Doc gets his arms back and behind Flair and pushes him off, sending Flair flying ALL the way from one corner to the one diagonally opposite. Flair staggers up just in time for Williams to whip Flair into the opposite turnbuckle. Flair goes flying, hits the corner upside down, goes over, runs along the apron to the next corner, climbs to the top and dives off, hitting Williams with a flying bodypress for 1 … 2—Doc rolls it over for 1 … Flair kicks out!
Doc charges and drops Flair with two shoulder tackles, but when he goes for a third, Flair rolls away, and Doc goes through the ropes. Flair follows him out and hits him with a series of chops. He whips Doc into the guardrail, then stuns him with a running knee, as Doc is propped against the railing. Flair tosses Doc back into the ring, but Doc’s head is still on the apron, and Flair gives a vicious elbow, before re-entering the ring.
Doc starts to rise, and Flair shoves him back into the corner, then delivers a series of hard chops to the chest. After the fourth chop, Doc spins backward, but comes back with a clothesline that levels Flair. Doc whips Flair into the ropes, but Flair ducks as Doc goes for a clothesline, pushes Doc into the ropes (and back) from behind, and brings him down into a rolling reverse cradle, for 1 … 2 (Flair arcs his back into a bridge) … 3!
WINNER OF THE FIRST FALL: In 14:39, Ric Flair captures the first fall!
The two men take the 30-second rest and then lock up for the second fall. Doc shoves Flair away, and his power sends Flair flying. Flair charges, but Doc brings him down with a belly to belly suplex, for 1 … 2 … Flair kicks out! Williams grabs Flair’s hair to pick him back up, but Flair stuns him with a thumb to the eye. Flair grabs a side headlock and hits a series of punches to Doc’s head. The ref orders a break, and Flair breaks contact for half a second before re-establishing the side headlock. Doc pushes him off, into the ropes, and drops Flair with a shoulder tackle. Williams lifts Flair, presses him overhead and does six reps with Flair before slamming him down. Flair scurries back to a corner, and Williams charges in, but Flair ducks, and Williams hits his knee on the turnbuckle.
Flair spends the next few minutes working Doc’s leg, including slamming it on the apron. Finally, Flair goes for the figure-four, and gets it locked in! Williams quickly lifts himself up with his arms and drags himself back, until he can grab the ropes to force a break. Flair grabs Williams’ leg and yanks him back to mid-ring, and goes to apply the hold again, but Doc kicks him off, with his other leg.
Williams is trying to shake out his leg, as Flair goes back to the top-rope bodypress, and dives off, just as Doc turns to face him. But Williams CATCHES Flair, backs up a step and then runs and brings both men down, drilling the Oklahoma Stampede! The ref counts 1 … 2 … 3!
WINNER OF THE SECOND FALL: In 22:40, Steve Williams evens things up.
During 30-second the rest period, Tony Schiavone notes the irony that Ric Flair was the one who made this a best of three falls match, thinking such a stip would favor Flair’s cardiovascular conditioning. However, had the match been the one-fall bout Williams had wanted, Flair would already have won!
Williams comes out blazing, with a series of forearms, armdrags and, finally, a fireman’s carry into an Oklahoma side roll, getting a one count. Flair finally maneuvers onto his feet, which puts Williams (who has Flair in an armlock) with his shoulders down, and after a couple of one and two counts, Williams breaks the hold. Flair hits Doc with a series of chops and then gives him a vertical suplex, going for the pin and getting a long one count.
Flair pounces before Doc can get back up and goes back to work on Williams’ leg. After a few more minutes of such punishment, Flair clamps the figure four back on! After surviving a handful of two counts and repeated questions of whether Williams submits (he doesn’t), Williams starts trying to turn himself and Flair over, to reverse the hold. Flair is close enough to the ropes to grab them, and he does, halting Williams’ efforts. However, the ref sees it and orders Flair to break the hold, which he does. However, no sooner is Doc halfway up than Flair gets him up for an atomic drop kneebreaker, the landing of which puts Williams back into the figure four predicament. Flair puts the hold back on, and again gets a couple of two counts, before Williams once more tries to turn over. This time, he does it, and Flait is screaming in pain, but Flair manages to turn it back over. However, this puts both men in the ropes, and the hold is broken. Flair grabs Williams’ leg, but Williams again kicks him off with the other leg, and manages to get up and behind Flair. He delivers a belly to back suplex, and the ref counts 1 … 2 … thr- Flair kicks out! Williams scoops up Flair and delivers the Stampede! 1 … 2 … thre-Flair gets a foot over the bottom rope!
Doc hops up, arms raised, and the ref tries to tell him the match isn’t over, but Flair manages to gets to a knee and clip Doc’s hurt leg from behind!
Both men are down, and the ref is counting for a possible double-knockout, but Williams is up at 7. He picks up Flair and goes for another press slam, but the bum leg buckles, and he collapses, with Flair on top, for 1 … 2 … th-Williams kicks out!
Flair picks up Williams, goes for the atomic kneebreaker again, but Williams catches Flair with a forearm shiver, wraps his arms around Flair’s torso and launches a Northern Lights suplex!
The ref counts 1 … 2 … 3!
Ring announcer: “The winner of the match, in 39:22, and the FIRST unified world champion, Steve ‘Doctor Death’ Williams!” (Your match rating was ****).
Tony Schiavone enters the ring, with a mic. The other Horsemen run down, but Flair holds out an arm to tell them to stay back! Flair turns to face Williams, who has his hands cocked, ready to fight. Flair offers a hand to Doc, and Tony’s mic picks up Flair telling Williams, “Make no mistake, big man – Ric Flair will be back! But man to man, you are one hell of a wrestler.”
\With that, Flair holds up Doc’s arm, as the ref hands the belt to Williams. Flair leaves the ring, as the other babyfaces begin to fill it up.
Schiavone says we just have a few seconds left of Pay Per View time, but he wanted a quick word from the new world champ.
Williams, breathing heavily, says, “This is the greatest night of my life, Tony. You know, I’m ready to take on anyone, any challenger, but I want everyone to know, Ric Flair is a great champion, and this was maybe the toughest match of my life! But I’m here, and I want EVERYONE in wrestling to know, WCW is the greatest competition in wrestling, any if ANYONE doubts it, come in this ring and try ‘Doctor Death’ on for size!”
As credits roll, Tony starts another question, but Bob Caudle at ringside says we’re out of time. He thanks fans for joining WCW for its first PPV …
World title unification match: “Nature Boy” Ric Flair (NWA champ) vs. Steve “Dr. Death” Williams (UWF champ)
It’s time for the intros to our main event of the evening, a best of three falls match to determine the FIRST EVER unified world heavyweight champion of World Championship Wrestling! Flait hands over his robe to JJ Dillon, and … they appear to be arguing! Flair motions plainly for Dillon to return to the dressing room, and a flustered Dillon ultimately complies.
Resplendent in his headdress and fancy suit, WCW President Wahoo McDaniel, flanked by commissioner/matchmaker Bob Roop, holds up the new WCW Unified belt and wishes both men (each of whom hands in his soon to be retired title belt) good luck. Ric Flair offers a handshake, and Steve Williams accepts!
Ric Flair starts by teasing a test of strength, which makes Caudle say, “I’m not sure that’s going to work out for Ric,” but it’s merely a ploy, as Flair brings Williams to the mat with a drop toehold, just as Williams reaches for Flair’s hand for the test of strength. Flair floats over with a side headlock and spends the next couple of minutes thwarting Williams’ every attempt to escape, as Schiavone notes that he is acquitting himself nicely against an all-time great amateur who’s known for mat skills. Finally, Doc fights up to his feet, while Flair keeps the hold clamped on. Doc gets his arms back and behind Flair and pushes him off, sending Flair flying ALL the way from one corner to the one diagonally opposite. Flair staggers up just in time for Williams to whip Flair into the opposite turnbuckle. Flair goes flying, hits the corner upside down, goes over, runs along the apron to the next corner, climbs to the top and dives off, hitting Williams with a flying bodypress for 1 … 2—Doc rolls it over for 1 … Flair kicks out!
Doc charges and drops Flair with two shoulder tackles, but when he goes for a third, Flair rolls away, and Doc goes through the ropes. Flair follows him out and hits him with a series of chops. He whips Doc into the guardrail, then stuns him with a running knee, as Doc is propped against the railing. Flair tosses Doc back into the ring, but Doc’s head is still on the apron, and Flair gives a vicious elbow, before re-entering the ring.
Doc starts to rise, and Flair shoves him back into the corner, then delivers a series of hard chops to the chest. After the fourth chop, Doc spins backward, but comes back with a clothesline that levels Flair. Doc whips Flair into the ropes, but Flair ducks as Doc goes for a clothesline, pushes Doc into the ropes (and back) from behind, and brings him down into a rolling reverse cradle, for 1 … 2 (Flair arcs his back into a bridge) … 3!
WINNER OF THE FIRST FALL: In 14:39, Ric Flair captures the first fall!
The two men take the 30-second rest and then lock up for the second fall. Doc shoves Flair away, and his power sends Flair flying. Flair charges, but Doc brings him down with a belly to belly suplex, for 1 … 2 … Flair kicks out! Williams grabs Flair’s hair to pick him back up, but Flair stuns him with a thumb to the eye. Flair grabs a side headlock and hits a series of punches to Doc’s head. The ref orders a break, and Flair breaks contact for half a second before re-establishing the side headlock. Doc pushes him off, into the ropes, and drops Flair with a shoulder tackle. Williams lifts Flair, presses him overhead and does six reps with Flair before slamming him down. Flair scurries back to a corner, and Williams charges in, but Flair ducks, and Williams hits his knee on the turnbuckle.
Flair spends the next few minutes working Doc’s leg, including slamming it on the apron. Finally, Flair goes for the figure-four, and gets it locked in! Williams quickly lifts himself up with his arms and drags himself back, until he can grab the ropes to force a break. Flair grabs Williams’ leg and yanks him back to mid-ring, and goes to apply the hold again, but Doc kicks him off, with his other leg.
Williams is trying to shake out his leg, as Flair goes back to the top-rope bodypress, and dives off, just as Doc turns to face him. But Williams CATCHES Flair, backs up a step and then runs and brings both men down, drilling the Oklahoma Stampede! The ref counts 1 … 2 … 3!
WINNER OF THE SECOND FALL: In 22:40, Steve Williams evens things up.
During 30-second the rest period, Tony Schiavone notes the irony that Ric Flair was the one who made this a best of three falls match, thinking such a stip would favor Flair’s cardiovascular conditioning. However, had the match been the one-fall bout Williams had wanted, Flair would already have won!
Williams comes out blazing, with a series of forearms, armdrags and, finally, a fireman’s carry into an Oklahoma side roll, getting a one count. Flair finally maneuvers onto his feet, which puts Williams (who has Flair in an armlock) with his shoulders down, and after a couple of one and two counts, Williams breaks the hold. Flair hits Doc with a series of chops and then gives him a vertical suplex, going for the pin and getting a long one count.
Flair pounces before Doc can get back up and goes back to work on Williams’ leg. After a few more minutes of such punishment, Flair clamps the figure four back on! After surviving a handful of two counts and repeated questions of whether Williams submits (he doesn’t), Williams starts trying to turn himself and Flair over, to reverse the hold. Flair is close enough to the ropes to grab them, and he does, halting Williams’ efforts. However, the ref sees it and orders Flair to break the hold, which he does. However, no sooner is Doc halfway up than Flair gets him up for an atomic drop kneebreaker, the landing of which puts Williams back into the figure four predicament. Flair puts the hold back on, and again gets a couple of two counts, before Williams once more tries to turn over. This time, he does it, and Flait is screaming in pain, but Flair manages to turn it back over. However, this puts both men in the ropes, and the hold is broken. Flair grabs Williams’ leg, but Williams again kicks him off with the other leg, and manages to get up and behind Flair. He delivers a belly to back suplex, and the ref counts 1 … 2 … thr- Flair kicks out! Williams scoops up Flair and delivers the Stampede! 1 … 2 … thre-Flair gets a foot over the bottom rope!
Doc hops up, arms raised, and the ref tries to tell him the match isn’t over, but Flair manages to gets to a knee and clip Doc’s hurt leg from behind!
Both men are down, and the ref is counting for a possible double-knockout, but Williams is up at 7. He picks up Flair and goes for another press slam, but the bum leg buckles, and he collapses, with Flair on top, for 1 … 2 … th-Williams kicks out!
Flair picks up Williams, goes for the atomic kneebreaker again, but Williams catches Flair with a forearm shiver, wraps his arms around Flair’s torso and launches a Northern Lights suplex!
The ref counts 1 … 2 … 3!
Ring announcer: “The winner of the match, in 39:22, and the FIRST unified world champion, Steve ‘Doctor Death’ Williams!” (Your match rating was ****).
Tony Schiavone enters the ring, with a mic. The other Horsemen run down, but Flair holds out an arm to tell them to stay back! Flair turns to face Williams, who has his hands cocked, ready to fight. Flair offers a hand to Doc, and Tony’s mic picks up Flair telling Williams, “Make no mistake, big man – Ric Flair will be back! But man to man, you are one hell of a wrestler.”
\With that, Flair holds up Doc’s arm, as the ref hands the belt to Williams. Flair leaves the ring, as the other babyfaces begin to fill it up.
Schiavone says we just have a few seconds left of Pay Per View time, but he wanted a quick word from the new world champ.
Williams, breathing heavily, says, “This is the greatest night of my life, Tony. You know, I’m ready to take on anyone, any challenger, but I want everyone to know, Ric Flair is a great champion, and this was maybe the toughest match of my life! But I’m here, and I want EVERYONE in wrestling to know, WCW is the greatest competition in wrestling, any if ANYONE doubts it, come in this ring and try ‘Doctor Death’ on for size!”
As credits roll, Tony starts another question, but Bob Caudle at ringside says we’re out of time. He thanks fans for joining WCW for its first PPV …