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The Horsemen and Luger do hard-sell promos for Capital Combat. Luger recaps the history with Flair and even mentions Tully and JJ. Luger says if he can't beat him in the middle that he will never ask for a world title shot again. He says this is the first time he has ever had Flair right where he wanted him. I can't believe the bookers actually instructed Lex to say that when they had no plans of putting him over.

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I think they actually intended to make Luger look like a schlemiel here in order to make Sting the absolute last hope for goodness. Think about it: this is the fourth time in two years Lex didn't get the job done on pay-per-view, fans, and he failed to live up to his guarantee to you in the process Muscular as he is, and as good a guy as he is, he's proven that Flair has his number once and for all, and that he's best suited to be US champion. There's only one man left who can do what you want done, drive the Horsemen out of WCW and make wrestling safe for the kiddies: STING!

 

If I remember correctly, he isn't even one of the Dudes with Attitudes, a group that features such physical marvels as El Gigante and the Junkyard Dog prominently. It's as simple as this: Luger had his chances to win the belt and turned them all down, so now he's destined to be second best for good. He seemed to be okay with that, at least for the moment, so if Ole and the suits were looking to humble him in some way, they failed.

 

I was a bit surprised they let the JJ mention air, since he was working for Vince, but Tully was basically an indy wrestler, so I think they'd have allowed him to be talked about regardless.

 

The Horsemen are back to their Crockett levels promowise, but if what I've read in other threads is true, they won't stay there for long. I love that they're still selling Robocop as a threat until the very last moment.

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No Woman with the Horseman tonight and Sid is in his tuxedo again. Very similar in context to the promo from last week on Saturday Night where everyone got a bit of talk time. Go home interview before Capital Combat later on that evening and with Arn referring to Robocop as the ‘Boogey Man’ this week.

 

Lex says how Capital Combat is just a few hours away and the adrenaline is already starting to pump. The talking is done. The Four Horsemen and Lex Luger have been going at it for a year and a half but there’s one thing that’s been constant, and that is there has always been outside interference, whether it’s J.J. Dillon, Tully Blanchard, Ole Anderson or Woman. This time he’s got Ric Flair the way he wants him, in a cage, clothesline vs figure four, man vs man and if he can’t beat him in the middle in the cage, he’ll never ask for another World title shot again.

 

Good short promo from Lex, but this is virtually guaranteeing the title change. Was that ever on the cards? Even a quick exchange between Ric and he until Sting is ready to come back? Strange thing for Lex to be told to say if he knew he was never going to be getting the strap.

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