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On " A Flair for the Gold ", ( an interview segment hosted by Ric Flair ) in front of a live audience at Clash of the Champions XXIV, Sting and Smith were confronted by Sid and Harlem Heat, demanding to know the identity of their new partner.

Sting exclaimed, " All I have to say is, our partner is going to " shock " the world, because he is none other than ...

The Shockmaster !!

" The camera zoomed in on a section of the set where two torches set off a small pyrotechnics explosion in front of a sheetrock wall.

Ottman was supposed to make a dramatic entrance by crashing through the wall.

( His new costume consisted of a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet painted silver and covered in glitter, a pair of jeans, and a long black vest ).

Instead, Ottman tripped over a piece of lumber that was framing the set, causing him to fall down, his helmet falling off and sliding across the floor.

His face accidentally exposed, he scrambled to put the helmet back on and get to his feet.

Flair audibly exclaimed " Oh, God !".

Ottman slowly walked towards the wrestlers and stood menacingly in an attempt to salvage the segment.

Booker T of Harlem Heat asked, " Who is this motherfucker?

" and Smith exclaimed " He fell flat on his ass ... he fell flat on his fucking ass !".

Both of these comments were audible to the live audience and television viewers, but would later be partially censored in future showings of the footage by the WWE.

Sid Vicious and Harlem Heat were visibly struggling to contain their laughter as Ottman began his promo, which was actually voiced by Ole Anderson.

The situation only got worse as Anderson started giggling at the beginning and mistakenly called Sid ' Stid ' at one stage.

Despite zero crowd reaction and leaving the announcers speechless, WCW decided to continue with the feud.