-[dramatic theme music playing] -[indistinct chatter]
[Lawler] Look out!
[Ross] Shane McMahon knocked out The Rock with the belt.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Ross] Oh yes! The Stunner.
Stone Cold retains the WWE Title.
[The Rock] The Rock has but one problem
and that problem is Shane McMahon.
[Shane] You better take your attitude out of my face.
If you smell what the boss is cooking.
[Cornette] The Rock is down!
[Ross] Shane McMahon directing traffic. Shane McMahon choking The Rock.
The Rock says tonight you will come down and face the Great One, one-on-one.
You want me, Rock? You got it tonight.
[Ross] This may be one of the shorter matches in The Rock's career.
It's the Greenwich Posse, Pete Gas. Rodney goes for a ride.
The Rock Bottom time for the Boy Wonder.
Wait a minute. There's Helmsley. Where the hell'd he come from?
Helmsley to The Rock. Pedigree!
It is a hostile takeover The Corporation-style on The Rock.
[Stephanie] Driver, stop! Wait for my dad.
Where to, Stephanie?
[Stephanie screaming] Dad!
[Ross] Stephanie McMahon has been abducted by The Undertaker.
-[Vince] How's Stephanie? -[Undertaker] She's real fine.
I brought everything. You got controlling interest.
You got it signed, sealed.
[Undertaker] Vince, I want Steve Austin to bring them to me.
-[Vince] What? -[Undertaker] Alone.
Vince McMahon needs Steve Austin.
[Austin] Stone Cold needs Vince McMahon
to kiss his ass.
[Cornette] The Undertaker and the Ministry have brought Stephanie McMahon
to the ring strapped to that symbol.
[Undertaker] I am not to blame for what is about to happen here.
[Paul Bearer] I now pronounce you as the unholy union of darkness.
You may now kiss your bride.
[Ross] Here he comes!
Stone Cold and The Undertaker going toe-to-toe.
Austin fighting with all he's got.
The ceremony's over.
[Cornette] He didn't do it for the love of Vince McMahon.
He just did it because it was right.
[Ross] The black wedding has ended.
Vince McMahon reunited with his daughter, Stephanie,
thanks to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
-[fireworks exploding] -[crowd cheering]
["Everybody on the Ground" continues]
[Cole] WWE returns to network television tonight.
And we're proud to be back.
Hello, everybody, and welcome to WWE SmackDown.
This place is jacked.
The WWE fans are pumped here on UPN.
Michael Cole, Jim Cornette at ringside.
[Cornette] Michael, it's gonna be a tremendous night tonight.
Network television, WWE, what a combination.
[music fades]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Stephanie and Vince McMahon.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] He is the owner of World Wrestling Entertainment.
He's run this company for two decades.
But what a hellish week it's been for Vince McMahon,
flanked there by his young daughter, Stephanie McMahon.
[Cornette] That's right. The abduction by The Undertaker
and the ordeal that Stephanie went through,
the ordeal that Vince went through
to finally get his daughter back in the fold.
And you see the security's still here just to make sure
something like that doesn't happen again.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin saved Stephanie this past Monday night
on Raw despite Austin's deep hatred for Vince McMahon, Stephanie's father.
But as you can see, Vince McMahon, very excited, elated,
extremely happy tonight.
I'm extremely proud to stand before you here tonight
and even more proud to be standing next to my daughter, Stephanie.
However, I'm proud of a lot of my personal accomplishments
but not so proud of some of my business ones.
And I'd like to address that.
[crowd] Asshole! Asshole!
And you're right, I have been that.
Yes.
I have been that, and hopefully… hopefully I can change.
[crowd continues chanting "Asshole"]
That has been me.
In my business life, there's no question I have been ruthless, uncaring of others.
In the past, certainly, I've stepped on a lot of toes.
I dare say I've even crushed a few.
And I've all done it in the name of business, and sometimes
I've done it at the expense of my family.
So I have an opportunity now to do something about that,
as tonight I take the first step in regaining control of my own company.
I know that I will certainly be competitive, no doubt.
I'll be a competitive SOB as far as my company is concerned.
But along the way in the future, I'm gonna stop, smell the roses,
and I'm going to thank those individuals who have helped me become
the success that I am.
And I'm gonna start, by the way, with thanking tonight
not only the world's most dangerous man,
but certainly a man who is at least that loyal.
I'd like to thank Ken Shamrock for helping Stephanie.
I'd like to thank as well--
I'd like to thank The Big Show.
I'd like to thank him and his heart that's every bit as big as his 500-pound body,
again, for coming to the aid of Stephanie.
And most especially, I would like to thank
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cornette] Oh!
You ever think you'd hear that?
[Cole] Never.
I would also like to personally thank Ken Shamrock,
The Big Show,
and most importantly, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin…
[crowd cheering]
…for helping me with The Undertaker on Monday night.
I was taken against my will,
stripped of my clothes,
and dressed--
and dressed in a black gown for an unholy wedding.
And I have never felt so powerless and violated in all my life.
The Undertaker, he kept-- he kept touching me…
and whispering in my ears that I was his
and there was nothing I could do about it.
So, Steve, I'd just like to say
from the bottom of my heart and my soul,
for whatever reason you did it, thank you.
I will never forget what you did for me.
And, Undertaker, I hope you burn in hell.
[crowd cheering]
[Cornette] Strong words.
[Cole] Imagine what Stephanie McMahon had been through.
So, Stone Cold, I hope you can hear me because tonight
I'd like to make a promise.
I'd like to make a promise to you, Stone Cold.
-I'd like-- -["No Chance in Hell" playing]
[Cole] Uh-oh.
♪ No chance… ♪
[Cole] Family trouble brewing.
That's Shane McMahon, co-owner of WWE and Vince's only son.
♪ Politicians buying souls from us… ♪
[Cole] He's on the stage with his streamline, Corporation.
And, Jim, it was just a few weeks ago that Shane McMahon rebuked his father,
humiliated Vince, seizing control of the corporation
while Vince was distracted by The Undertaker's threats to Stephanie.
[Cornette] Shane McMahon has had it the way he's wanted it his entire life.
He's had everything handed to him.
The only thing he's ever taken on his own was his own father's company,
and it looks like Vince wants that company back.
♪ No chance in hell ♪
[Cole] Shane McMahon on a serious power trip in recent weeks.
[Cornette] Triple H, Chyna, the Boss Man, and the Mean Street Posse
here to be Shane McMahon's backup, Michael.
[Cole] Yeah, the Mean Street Posse,
punks from Greenwich, Connecticut, who grew up with Shane McMahon.
Now at his side every step of the way.
[music ends]
[crowd chanting "Asshole"]
[Cole] And the chants once reserved for Vince McMahon
now being thrown the way of his son, Shane.
First of all, what are you doing here?
Never mind. I don't even wanna hear it.
I have to address one thing.
Last Monday night, when The Undertaker abducted Stephanie,
do you not think that myself or the entire Corporation
would have been there for my own flesh and blood, my sister,
if something bad were to have happened?
Do you not think I would have been there for you?
What type of human being do you think I am?
What kind of a human being do I think you are, Shane?
-[Vince] I think-- -Shut your mouth.
That's enough out of you. I don't even wanna hear it anymore.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Total disrespect yet again.
All of a sudden, Vince McMahon is out here apologizing
for how you used to run business?
What happened to the most ruthless tycoon in the history of the world?
You all of a sudden grew a conscience overnight?
And then it makes me sick to my stomach, I almost regurgitated in the back.
You're out here thanking "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
for saving your precious little daughter, Stephanie,
Daddy's little girl?
I wanna steal a line from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
You know what? As it relates to business,
I don't give a rat's ass about Daddy's little girl.
I don't give a rat's ass about Stone Cold
and I don't give a rat's ass about you.
[Cole] What the hell has gotten into Shane?
[Cornette] Power.
[crowd booing]
Well, then maybe you should give a rat's ass about this.
Oh, oh, I got this. Yo, yo, yo, back it up, back it up.
Hold on. Back it up. Hunter, Chyna, I got this one.
Just chill out for one second.
Better step back.
Matter of fact, you know what?
You better get your attitude out of my face, Vince,
before I slap the wrinkles outta yours.
[Cole] Come on.
[Cornette] A son talking to a father like that.
Now you may leave and take your precious little daughter with ya.
Get to steppin'. This is my show. I'm runnin' things here.
[crowd jeering]
[Shane] See ya.
You know, one day, Shane, you may be a man.
Tonight, you're acting like a petulant little boy.
[crowd cheering]
Well, let Wonder Boy show you to the door. That's it.
Corporation, escort them out. There you go.
There it is.
Let's give Vince and Stephanie, Daddy's little girl, a big hand.
Thank you very much for coming here this evening.
Sayonara.
You know what, Vince? You know what? Daddy's little girl, Steph?
That's right, go back, get in your limo.
You could be home in about 35 minutes
and you can watch the rest of SmackDown on television.
See you later. So sad.
Too bad. Bye-bye. Adios. Sayonara.
[Cornette] If Stephanie hadn't been there, I think things may have been different.
[Cole] Vince staying above it all.
Warning his son he'll get his one day
and then taking Stephanie to leave the arena.
[crowd chanting "Asshole"]
[Cole] And you hit it right, Jim, Shane McMahon is drunk with power.
No doubt about it.
Now that little nuisance is over,
let me get down to business right here this evening.
You see, there have been two thorns in Shane McMahon's side as of late.
Two people, a matter of fact, and they're both tied
for number one on Shane McMahon's hit list.
And that is the so-called People's Champ, The Rock…
[crowd cheering]
[inaudible]
Right, right.
…and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[crowd cheering]
Now, since you both have had such a nice history together,
since you can't get along at all,
you wanna tear each other's heads off, you know what?
Tonight, in this very ring,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin will be teamed up
with the Brahma Bull, The Rock.
[Cornette] Whoa!
No, you-- that's never happened.
[Cole] Archrivals teaming up tonight.
The only thing I need now is
some opponents for Stone Cold and The Rock.
Are there any volunteers?
[Cole] Of course, Corporate sellout.
Triple H, contestant number one to take on The Rock
and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[crowd booing]
Are there any more volunteers?
-Anybody? -[Cole] The Posse want in.
-[Cornette] Everybody's volunteering. -Are there any takers?
-[Cole] Wait a minute. -[crowd cheering]
["Lord of Darkness" playing]
[Cole] That's the music of The Undertaker.
[Undertaker] Austin, this past Monday night,
you ruined a very special ceremony.
I was only moments away
from making Stephanie McMahon my bride and servant.
See, Austin, what you've done
is stick your nose in a place where it had no business.
Monday night, you played the role of the spoiler.
Tonight, I'm gonna play multiple roles.
Judge, jury, executioner…
and even coroner.
[music fades]
Oh yeah, the Brahma Bull, the Rattlesnake,
right here tonight on SmackDown against Triple H and The Undertaker.
[Cornette] What?
Can you feel that power?
Can you feel the power of Shane McMahon?
[crowd booing]
And why does this all happen?
Because Shane McMahon said so.
-[crowd booing] -["No Chance in Hell" playing]
[Cole] What a shocker, Jim. How in the world did Shane pull this off?
How did he manage this one?
[Cornette] I don't know that he has pulled it off.
I think The Undertaker's a guy that calls his own shots.
I-I don't know what's going on.
Hello again, everybody, and welcome to SmackDown.
Thanks for joining us. Michael Cole, Jim Cornette at ringside.
And I'll tell you, it may be one of the biggest tag team matches
in the history of WWE.
The Rock and Stone Cold, archenemies on one side,
against Triple H and The Undertaker.
Well, that's right, but you talk about tag team action,
there's gonna be more tag team action.
The New Age Outlaws have earned the right
to face Kane and X-Pac for the WWE Tag Team Titles,
members of DX once again on opposing teams.
Will friendship or the gold prevail?
[Cole] Plus the Corporate enforcer, the Big Boss Man,
in action tonight against one of the most deranged individuals
in the history of WWE, Mankind.
And also, as a result of last Monday's donnybrook,
the World's Most Dangerous Man, former UFC Champion, Ken Shamrock,
is gonna face Bradshaw of the Acolytes in a street fight,
anything goes, no holds barred.
[Cole] I'll tell you, that will not be for the weak--
Where the hell is he? He knows he's got a match now.
Did you check your voice message? Maybe--
[Jeff] It's not like him not to show up.
WWE needs a superhero and I'm here to bring 'em one. Woo!
[Cole] That's the Blue Blazer!
[Val Venis] Hello, ladies.
["Hello Ladies" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Cole] He's the former Intercontinental Champion
and alleged former adult film star, Val Venis, on his way to the ring,
who, Jim, has spent more time in recent days dodging Nicole Bass,
the six-foot, 240-pound bodyguard for the WWE Women's Champion, Sable.
[Cornette] Well, that's right, Michael.
As much as Val Venis is noted for having an eye for the ladies,
in this case, Nicole Bass has proved she's got an eye for Val.
Nicole saved Val Venis in a recent match.
And now, where Val goes, Nicole has followed,
even if her romantic advances haven't been welcomed by the Big Valbowski.
[Cole] The Big Valbowski, in recent weeks,
you saw this past week on Raw on USA,
had her eyes on Debra, when Nicole Bass, once again,
came down with her eyes set on Val Venis.
Hello, ladies.
[crowd cheering]
Ladies, tonight I would like to invite each and every single one of you
to invest in the Big Valbowski's mutual fund.
[chuckles]
You see, it's always up more than it's down,
and I can guarantee you, with this fund,
there will never be an early withdrawal.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] He's one of a kind.
["Urban Cowboy" playing]
[Cornette] Speaking of one of a kind, we're gonna head toward two of a kind.
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett and the lovely Debra.
Now, this is interesting, Jim, because Jeff Jarrett's tag team partner,
Owen Hart, was actually scheduled to take on Val Venis in this matchup.
Jeff Jarrett heading down to the ring here.
Jeff's a former Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion.
But does Debra-- we don't know her relationship with Jeff Jarrett,
but has Debra had eyes for Val in recent weeks?
[Cornette] Well, Debra has, uh, definitely had a--
I guess a mutual attraction going on between Val Venis and Debra
because they've been giving each other the eye.
But I'll tell you this, I know one fact.
Jeff Jarrett is not too crazy about any potential relationship
between Debra and the Big Valbowski.
He pulls her away every time, Michael.
[Cole] You watch Val Venis in the corner,
obviously smitten with Debra.
Val, I don't where the hell Owen's at
and it [bleep] me off.
But tonight, you consider me his replacement.
Ring the damn bell.
[Cole] So here we go now. Jeff Jarrett to take on-- wait a minute.
Jarrett to take on Val Venis, and from behind, that's the Blue Blazer!
It's the Blue Blazer attacking Val Venis from behind.
[Cornette] You know as well as I do that's Owen Hart under that mask.
The Blue Blazer is Owen Hart's bizarre alter ego
that he adopts from time to time when he wants to drive everybody crazy.
[Cole] Owen Hart first came into WWE as the Blue Blazer.
And now, Owen Hart obviously donning the mask once again.
Val Venis in trouble. Blue Blazer to the top rope.
Venis up quickly. Here comes Blazer with a dropkick to the chin.
[Cornette] Well, Debra cheering on both her men here.
You know, Debra, she seems to enjoy any attention
that she gets from any man as long as she's in the center of the spotlight.
[Cole] Glad you could join us for SmackDown here on UPN.
We heard the new-- huge news of that big tag team matchup tonight.
The Undertaker and Triple H against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
and The Rock.
[Cornette] That's something-- Austin and The Rock
obviously have never teamed up.
They've had wars against each other.
This tag team has never taken place and I'm not sure it still will
because after all, these guys are gonna have to literally be forced
by Shane McMahon to do that.
[Cole] Now Val Venis in control of the Blue Blazer.
We talked about Debra's apparent eyes for Val Venis,
but Debra had some problems with the Godfather this past Monday night.
[Cornette] Well, Godfather defeated Jeff Jarrett last Monday
and basically won Debra's services to be one of his ladies.
But Owen and Jeff hustled her out of the building
before that could take place.
[Cole] Venis now in control. Blazer whipped into the corner.
Val follows it up with another forearm. And Val Venis, great young athlete,
whips the Blue Blazer into the corner and catches him with an elbow.
[Cornette] You know, I gotta wonder, if Owen is the Blue Blazer,
why doesn't Jeff wrestle as the Tweed Sport Coat, Michael?
[Cole] Val Venis in control of the Blue Blazer here, folks,
center of the ring. Also to come tonight, Tag Team Titles on the line.
X-Pac and Kane to take on the New Age Outlaws.
And Val Venis now, tremendous suplex
on the Blue Blazer as Debra looks on with concern.
[Cornette] Beautiful vertical suplex.
And finally get, uh, Blue Blazer separated from that cape,
but that separated him maybe from consciousness. But…
[Cole] Wait a minute. Debra on the apron.
[Cornette] Debra separates herself from the rest of your clothing.
[Cole] And Val Venis likin' what he sees.
Doesn't let it distract him long enough though.
Kick to the midsection.
[Cornette] In Val's line of work, he's seen those before.
But he-- he's got the bridge.
[Cole] And Jeff Jarrett with a low blow behind the referee's back.
Referee never saw it.
The Blue Blazer now with the cover.
-This one's over. -[bell ringing]
Give the assist to Jeff Jarrett and Debra.
[announcer] Here's your winner, the Blue Blazer.
[Cornette] Well, Debra's often noted for showing her charms
to distract her men's opponents, but when it doesn't work,
then Jeff Jarrett's always there to lend a helping hand to Owen Hart
-and vice versa. -[Cole] Wait a minute.
And here comes Nicole Bass, who still says Val Venis owes her one
for what happened on Sunday Night Heat this past Sunday night.
[Cornette] Owes her one what?
[Cole] Well, Nicole wants some of Val.
[Cornette] And Val Venis is-- he is fed up with running from this woman,
but that's preferable to anything I could think of.
[Val] No. No.
[Cole] Nicole Bass saying, "You owe me."
She's six-four, 240 pounds,
hired as a bodyguard for the WWE Women's Champion, Sable.
[Cornette] Look at the expression on Val's face.
He's… he's gonna head for the hills in a double hurry.
She is totally smitten with Val Venis.
[Cole] And Val making his way out of here in a fast way.
Blue Blazer picks up the victory.
[Cornette] An upset, if you wanna get into it, over Val Venis.
But the big story here, Nicole Bass and Val Venis,
they may be headed to the altar, whether Val likes it or not.
["The Ho Train" playing]
[Cole] What?
[Cornette] Wait a minute.
[Cole] The Godfather is coming to collect.
He's coming to claim his property.
[Cornette] Well, we mentioned that that match stipulation was held.
When Godfather defeated Jeff Jarrett,
Debra was supposed to work as one of Godfather's ladies.
She hasn't done that yet.
[Cole] And the Godfather now into the ring,
takes out the Blue Blazer, takes out Jeff Jarrett.
And if Debra's not careful here,
she may be headin' home with the Godfather.
[Cornette] Well, she didn't seem to be the one
to have the problem with it the other night.
And look at that face.
Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart, they had the problem.
[Cole] The Godfather is sayin', "Debra, come aboard the choo-choo."
[Cornette] Oh! A clip.
A block right from the back of the knee of the Godfather.
Spin kick, Michael.
These guys have finally got the big Godfather down.
[Cole] Blue Blazer and Jeff Jarrett now double-teaming the Godfather.
Godfather in a two-on-one situation here.
Blazer with an elbow to the back after that leg sweep by Jeff Jarrett.
And now Jarrett and Owen Hart, forget the Blue Blazer…
[Cornette] This is not a tag team match.
This isn't even a match, much less a tag team match.
It's two-on-one. The Godfather came to collect what's rightfully his,
and these guys have abused, even used…
["Urban Cowboy" playing]
[Cole] Well, the Godfather's not gonna get what's rightfully his.
Debra's going back with Owen Hart, the Blue Blazer, and Jeff Jarrett.
[Cornette] If I know the Godfather as well as I do, there will be another day
and there'll be somethin' else to say about this.
He does not let things-- Uh-oh, The Rock.
…they just want The Brahma Bull and the Rattlesnake
to just rub elbows all of a sudden.
Want the old Rattlesnake to get in a little bit of electricity.
Well, I tell you what.
See, The Rock is just gonna have to make a whole bunch of candy asses
famous tonight again. Nothing changes.
[Cole] Later on tonight, Rock teams with Stone Cold.
Well, Blue Blazer, it's been a while since we've seen you here in WWE.
To what do we owe the honor?
Well, Kevin, it's quite simple.
The Blue Blazer is back in WWE
because WWE needs the Blue Blazer back.
Needed for what, Owen?
Owen?
I'm not Owen. Where is Owen? I'm looking for Owen Hart too.
Where is he?
Anyway, the conditions here in WWE have become deplorable.
There's too much…
cleavage, and that-that-that Val…
I can't even say his last name but you know what it rhymes with.
I can't even say it.
But he's deplorable. Everything is deplorable here in WWE.
But why you?
Why me?
Because WWE needs a superhero like the Blue Blazer.
One that can protect good from evil.
And one last thing in closing to all my little Blue Blazers.
Take your vitamins, say your prayers, and drink your milk.
Woo!
♪ Well ♪
♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
-["Big" playing] -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] What an ovation. -[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, weighing in at 500 pounds,
The Big Show.
[Cole] He is seven feet tall, 500 pounds.
The most coveted free agent in the history of sports entertainment.
He's just 27 years old,
and The Big Show has already made a tremendous mark in WWE.
[Cornette] Michael, it's been well-documented.
He's the world's largest professional athlete,
but how many human beings at all do you know bigger than this man?
He wears a size 20 ring.
You could pass a silver dollar
through the ring he wears on his ring finger.
[Cole] And The Big Show this past Sunday night at Backlash
involved in a Boiler Room Brawl with Mankind.
And what a matchup.
["This Is a Test" playing]
♪ This is a test ♪
[announcer] And his opponent, he weighs in at 282 pounds,
Test.
[Cole] Here comes Test.
A victim of Shane McMahon's Corporate takeover.
No longer a member of the Corporation.
He was tossed out after an altercation on Raw on USA
this past Monday with the Big Boss Man.
[Cornette] Yeah, that's right. Test was downsized.
He was tired of being the Corporation's whipping boy.
And when Boss Man blamed him for a mistake that Boss Man made,
Test, being the man that he is, stood up to the Boss Man face-to-face,
said, "Enough," and then it happened.
He struck back and the Boss Man took it from there.
[Cole] It'd been brewing for weeks.
Shane McMahon said he was going to streamline.
He was going to, in his words, weed out who he felt didn't belong.
-And Test wasn't part of Shane's plans. -[bell ringing]
[Cornette] Well, I don't know whether it might not have been Test's own idea
to say, "I've had enough of this,"
but leaving the Corporation is kinda like leaving the mob.
You encounter some resistance on the way out.
[Cole] A big test for a tremendous young athlete in Test.
And here comes the Big Boss Man
out to ringside as Test now hammers away on the 500-pound Big Show.
Folks, we've just received information that Vince and Stephanie McMahon
have apparently left the building in disgust.
-[Cornette] Oh God! Good Lord. -[Cole] Oh my!
A dropkick from the seven-footer!
Did you see him get up in the air?
[Cornette] Can you believe that?
The agility of a man seven feet tall, over 500 pounds.
In 20 years in this sport, I have never seen a man like that dropkick.
[Cole] Look at this now. Test up high. Going for the ride.
Chokeslam. Here's the cover now.
And the Showstopper puts Test out for the count.
What a victory for The Big Show.
[announcer] Here's your winner, The Big Show.
[Cornette] The Big Boss Man. There has been problems here as well.
Boss Man no love for Test but…
["Big" playing, fades]
Is he trying to back The Big Show down?
[Cole] The Big Show, seven foot, 500. The Boss Man is no small individual.
He's six foot six, 330 pounds.
[Cornette] It makes you wonder what's in the water
with all these guys in the ring.
♪ Well ♪
♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
[Cole] And now the Boss Man, a vulture, gonna go after the pickings.
You see him wielding that nightstick, the former corrections officer.
To the head of Test.
[music fades]
[Cornette] Well, that's what you call servin' hard time, Michael.
That's what the Big Boss Man calls it.
He was a prison guard at the Cobb County correctional institution of Georgia.
[Cole] Big Show's back! The Big Show's back.
And the Big Boss Man flies out of the ring.
[Cornette] Watch it. They're coming over this way.
Big Show.
[Cole] Obviously, the Boss Man still hasn't settled his issue with Test.
And The Big Show coming to run the Big Boss Man off.
[Cornette] Something similar to the actions we saw out of Steve Austin.
He didn't do it 'cause he loves the man. He just did it 'cause it was right.
I got plenty for you. Come on, Boss Man.
[Cole] Take a look at this replay, this dropkick, Jim Cornette.
[Cornette] I have never seen anything like this in my life
from a man that huge to go that high in the air.
The impact had to be crushing. And then the one-arm chokeslam on a 282-pound man.
That spelled the end.
The Showstopper for The Big Show, and what a tremendous victory.
Folks, we got perhaps one of the greatest tag team matches
in the history of WWE coming up tonight.
[Rock] Do you smell what The Rock is cooking?
-["Do You Smell It?" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cornette] Well, this is one thing we do not have on our formats.
♪ The Rock says, The Rock says ♪
[Cole] Later tonight, that man, The Rock,
will team with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to take on Triple H and The Undertaker.
The Rock, a former WWE Champion, a three-time champion,
and, Jim, at 26 years old, the future of sports entertainment.
[Cornette] Well, he is the most electrifying man
that I can think of in this industry.
He is also the most charismatic.
At this point, he has a large following and an equally large number of enemies.
-♪ The Rock says ♪ -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Rock joined the Corporation for fame, for power, for money,
but Shane McMahon excommunicated The Rock this past Monday night.
And as for the big matchup tonight, when The Rock will team with Stone Cold,
don't expect cohesion.
Don't expect a tremendous team tonight.
[Cornette] Well, you know, I always knew this guy could do it on his own.
He's got the ability, he's got the tools, he took the Corporate shortcut,
but he has seen that the Corporation got more out of him
than he got out of them.
-[music ends] -[crowd cheering]
Shane McMahon, Triple H, last Monday on Raw,
you two jabronis decided to check both your candy asses
into the Smackdown Hotel.
[crowd cheering]
So you go on and let the Great One be the first one
to break the bad news to you two roody-poo--
[crowd] Candy asses!
[Cole laughs]
Like The Rock was saying, let him be the first one
to break the bad news to you two roody-poo candy asses.
That you damn sure checked in, you two will damn sure check out.
But you don't check out without a little departing gift from The Rock,
which is his fist in your mouth and his foot in your ass.
[Cornette] Well, that's different than a mint on your pillow.
Now as far as for you, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
you and The Rock tonight, tag team, make no mistake about it.
You damn right, we'll fight the fight.
But we ain't partners, we ain't buddies, and we damn sure ain't friends.
So if you so much tonight get in The Rock's way,
this Brahma Bull will dip his head, take his horns,
and stick them straight up your ass.
[crowd cheering]
-[glass shatters] -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] He's the WWE Champion, the Texas Rattlesnake.
He has no friends.
He lives by the motto, "Don't trust anybody."
But tonight, he's gonna be partnered with the man he defeated
at WrestleMania and Backlash, The Rock.
And can they get along?
[Cornette] Well, I think that he just gave The Rock a little gesture as an answer.
Michael, I don't see how these two can even share the same ring together,
much less be in the same corner.
[Cole] The electricity in this place is off the page.
[Cornette] Anyone who has witnessed the wars that these two men have fought
at WrestleMania, at Backlash, the only thing that they have in common,
they are both tremendous athletes and fierce competitors,
and they are bitter rivals at that.
[music fades]
Let me come out here and get this straight right off the bat.
Last week and tonight you come out here talkin' all your trash
about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, I'll tell you this.
You will always be, in my eyes,
some punk kid runnin' around out here, spittin' out nursery rhymes.
[crowd cheering]
Sayin' what you gonna do,
turn your little horns sideways because you're the Brahma Bull.
Eh-eh!
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin will knock them stupid horns right off your head,
wipe your ass, put you on a barbecue grill,
and that's all I got to say about that.
-[crowd cheering] -[inaudible]
["No Chance in Hell" playing]
[Cornette] We got company.
♪ No chance, that what you got ♪
[Cole] It's Shane McMahon.
♪ Up against a machine too strong ♪
[Cole] Shane made this matchup earlier tonight.
Rock-Austin against Triple H and The Undertaker.
-[music fades] -Isn't that cute?
Look at the two of you. You can't get along.
You wanna tear each other's heads off.
You make each other sick to their stomachs.
And you know what? That is absolutely perfect.
Do you know why?
Because my plan is getting bigger and better as we speak.
[crowd chanting "Asshole"]
[Cornette] Wait a minute.
["Lord of Darkness" playing]
[Cole] That's The Undertaker's music again.
[Cornette] Well, somebody's gonna be in trouble. I just don't know who.
[Cole] There he is, The Phenom, The Undertaker.
Jim, he's standing side-by-side with Shane McMahon!
[Cornette] Shane McMahon is standing side-by-side with The Undertaker,
the man that abducted his sister.
[Shane] Are you beginning to understand? Are you beginning to feel the power?
Well, let me help spell it out for you just a little bit more.
[Cole] The Undertaker and Shane McMahon standing side-by-side.
-[Cornette] Wait a minute. -[Cole] There's Triple H, Paul Bearer.
[Cornette] It's the Corporation and the Ministry of Darkness.
My… my God, Michael, have they joined forces?
[Cole] What the-- what the hell is going on?
-What does this mean? -[Cornette] What's Shane engineered here?
What has Shane manipulated? It's a-- it's a merger from hell.
[Cole] The Corporation and Ministry standing together as one on stage.
Austin, Rock, let me be the first to introduce you to
the Corporate Ministry.
[Cole] Oh my God!
And you guys better get it together and change your strategy.
[Cole] The Undertaker and Shane have joined together.
[Cornette] With the Corporation and the Ministry together,
what power on Earth, human or other, can stop 'em?
[Cole] The odds are stacked against The Rock and Stone Cold tonight.
X-Pac, Kane, tonight, you defend the Tag Team Titles
against the New Age Outlaws.
But let's go back first to last Monday night, X-Pac,
because you two definitely had some problems.
Immediately following Kane's being victimized
by the bloodbath from The Brood,
as we take a look at some footage from last Monday,
you'll see once again, Kane, instead of turning his anger and attention
towards The Brood, turned it towards you,
grabbing you by the throat and surprising everybody
by chokeslamming you over a wall.
Then, X-Pac, you looked to settle things throughout the night,
finally calling out Kane towards the end of the evening,
wanting answers about where you stood.
For that question, you received, once again,
a chokeslam from your tag team partner.
So in light of the-- well, the obvious differences that you two are having
plus the fact that you're taking on fellow DXers,
the New Age Outlaws, is your loyalty torn tonight in this tag team match?
So what are you asking me, Kevin?
If it's gonna be unpredictable out there tonight?
Well, that's how he seems to like things.
You want things unpredictable? That's what you're gonna get.
[Cole] X-Pac and Kane to defend the Tag Team Titles
later on tonight on SmackDown.
But, Jim, what a shocker. Shane McMahon and The Undertaker
just moments ago unveiling the Corporate Ministry.
[Cornette] The merger from hell. And I don't know what power on Earth
can prevent these guys from taking over WWE.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Prince Albert,
from Mays Landing, New Jersey,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
Droz.
[Cole] And there you see Droz in the hat, the former NFL player,
rude, crude, tattooed, and full of attitude,
but what about Prince Albert?
There you see him talking to the referee.
Droz's personal tattoo artist and piercest.
[Cornette] We first saw him a few weeks ago, and he's made some noise.
[announcer] …to the ring by Ivory,
from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 265 pounds,
D'Lo Brown.
[Cornette] I don't know whether Ivory's gonna be enough backup
for D'Lo Brown to counteract Prince Albert.
We first saw Prince Albert a couple of weeks ago
when he came to avenge the fact that Droz's nose ring
had been ripped out by the big Boss Man.
That was Prince Albert's handiwork being messed with
and he didn't appreciate it.
[Cole] So it's D'Lo Brown versus Droz.
And, folks, immediately following this matchup,
WWE Women's Champion, Sable, goes Hollywood.
And, Jim, she's been a very busy lady as of late.
[Cornette] Well, she's been on the cover of Playboy.
Field & Stream. She's been everywhere.
I mean, my God, and it's gone to her head too.
[Cole] We're gonna take a look at Sable in Hollywood coming up.
And here, Droz now whips D'Lo into the corner.
A nice shoulder takedown by D'Lo Brown.
[Cornette] D'Lo Brown, a former European Champion.
He doesn't get the respect
that he deserves from WWE or the fans, in my opinion,
for the all-around talent that he has. He has got it all.
[Cole] You're watching WWE SmackDown on UPN.
And, folks, we are shocked how cold, how callous,
how calculated is Shane McMahon.
Jim, was Shane and The Undertaker involved in this plot all along?
[Cornette] I don't know. How long have they been in cahoots?
Is this something that just happened today?
Did it happen before The Undertaker abducted Stephanie?
Or are they in cahoots? Or is one playin' the other for a fool?
So many questions, so few answers.
[Cole] What a slam by Droz, the 285-pounder.
I've gotta know how are Stephanie and Vince McMahon going to react to this?
We told you earlier on they apparently left the building
in disgust a few moments ago.
[Cornette] Well, you know, when you got a father talked to that way by his son,
-he had to be embarrassed. -[Cole] Oh my!
[Cornette] A running sit-out powerbomb by D'Lo Brown with authority on Droz.
[Cole] D'Lo Brown now in control.
You know, Shane and Undertaker, have they been in cahoots?
And if so, did Shane McMahon know anything about
the abduction of Stephanie, his own sister?
[Cornette] I don't know. All I know is that if Vince did leave
and take Stephanie home, that's probably where she's safest.
But when he hears about what has gone on,
Vince McMahon will blow every gasket in his brain.
[Cole] What a clothesline by Droz.
Folks, still to come tonight,
perhaps one of the greatest tag team matches in the history of WWE.
Rock and Austin, can they get along against Triple H and The Undertaker?
Great athletic ability by Droz.
But D'Lo caught him with a kick to the face.
[Cornette] D'Lo's no slouch either. You talk about Tag Team Championships,
D'Lo Brown and Mark Henry, a tremendous tag team,
had hoped to be the Tag Team Champions.
But that's been, uh… those hopes have been on hold
since Mark Henry's been sidelined with double knee surgery
for the past few months.
[Cole] Droz now, finger to the eye, now a right hand
to the face of D'Lo Brown.
Droz, former NFL football player.
And look at D'Lo now, Sky High!
Caught him! Droz is in trouble.
[Cornette] Another one of those innovative maneuvers
that a man the size of D'Lo Brown
you would not expect him to be able to execute.
[Cole] D'Lo Brown, near 300-pounder, was going for the Lo Down,
and Prince Albert, with the referee's back turned,
tossed D'Lo off the top rope.
[Cornette] That frog splash that D'Lo Brown calls the Lo Down
generally spells the end for any victim that it lands on.
But in this case, Prince Albert stalled that off.
[Cole] You see the spark plug, Ivory,
cheering D'Lo Brown on outside the ring.
Droz now in control. Look at Prince Albert on the apron now.
Reversal. Droz into Prince Albert, knocks him down.
[Cornette] Inadvertent malfunction to the junction.
D'Lo Brown still weeblin' and wobblin'
from being pushed off that top rope. But he flies!
[Cole] Wow! D'Lo took out both men over the top rope.
Tremendous athlete is D'Lo Brown, near 300-pounder.
[Cornette] When you're that size and you take that kind of risk
from that height, it can be an all-or-nothing proposition.
In this case, he got it all.
[Cole] D'Lo Brown, certified public accountant, a CPA,
been in this business just about four years now,
has made tremendous strides. Gonna climb the top rope.
And again, Prince Albert in the ring.
-Right hand to the gut. -[bell ringing]
D'Lo gonna fly. There's the bell for disqualification.
[Cornette] He pressed him!
[Cole] Wow!
[Cornette] He pressed him and slammed D'Lo Brown…
[bell ringing frantically]
Prince Albert. We have got another handicap match situation
with Prince Albert, the personal tattooist and piercest or whatever, of Droz.
[Cole] Well, Ivory just took off up the ramp.
[Cornette] What in the world?
[Cole] Well, you know what? They look like those piercing tools.
[Cornette] Prince Albert is gettin' in a briefcase and he has got--
My God, that needle's gotta be a foot long!
[Cole] We told you. Prince Albert, the personal piercest and tattooist--
[Cornette] He's got his-- he's got his tongue!
[Cole] Wait a minute, Jim! Here comes Sexual Chocolate,
D'Lo Brown's tag team partner, Mark Henry.
And a right hand to Prince Albert.
[Cornette] Mark Henry, the world's strongest man.
He competed for the United States in the Olympics in weightlifting.
He is D'Lo Brown's partner, and as you can see, he's back in action.
[Cole] Mark Henry is back. Helping out his partner D'Lo Brown.
And I think Prince Albert was just about to put a piercing in the tongue of D'Lo.
[Cornette] Well, I'll tell you, instead, Ivory ran for the hills to get Mark Henry.
He played the seventh cavalry. And the family is reunited again.
[Cole] Sexual Chocolate saves the day for D'Lo Brown.
And this tag team obviously back together again.
["Sexual Chocolate" playing]
New Age Outlaws, your Tag Team Title match is next.
But do you feel awkward at all taking on your good friend, X-Pac?
Well, Double K, as you know and everybody else knows,
that from our nose to our toes, we got champs written all over us.
But by cracky, it may get a little wacky
because X-Pac is a close and personal friend of mine.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
-Friends? -Yeah, he's my friend.
Friends?
There's no friends when it comes to these titles, man.
Get your head on, would ya?
Billy?
-["Make Some Noise" playing] -X-Pac! X-Pac!
♪ You think you can tell us what to do? Yeah ♪
♪ You think you can tell us what to wear? Ha ha ha ♪
♪ You think that you're better? Well, yeah ♪
♪ Well, you better get ready To bow to the masters ♪
♪ Suck it! Degenerate into something, fool ♪
[Cole] Tremendous ovation for a tremendous athlete.
He's one half of the Tag Team Champions.
Here comes X-Pac.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
In the ring from Minneapolis, Minnesota, weighing in at 222 pounds, X-Pac.
[Cornette] I'll tell you something, This kid's courage is his strongest asset.
He doesn't know he's the smallest dog in the fight.
You can't convince him otherwise.
[Cole] But tonight, X-Pac is gonna take on longtime friends,
Badd Ass Billy Gunn and the Road Dogg, the New Age Outlaws.
[Cornette] All of 'em members of D-Generation X.
The wildcard of this one is Kane and-- speaking of which…
-[music ends] -[crowd cheering]
[Cornette] Buckle up.
["Burned" playing]
Oh!
[Cole] And here comes X-Pac's partner.
[announcer] His tag team partner.
He weighs in at 326 pounds,
Kane.
[Cornette] Michael, I'll tell you. X-Pac and Kane, an unlikely team.
X-Pac has been the only person in WWE to truly befriend Kane.
But the Big Red Machine works on instinct.
He doesn't know how to trust anybody and sometimes he will lash out
even at his own partner.
[Cole] And Kane has trusted very few people in his life,
and the people who he has entrusted have turned their backs on him.
They've stabbed him in the back.
And we've seen in recent weeks that Kane still cannot apparently
bring himself to trust that man, his tag team partner, X-Pac.
[Cornette] Well, Kane, a tragic figure, the younger brother of The Undertaker.
He was horribly scarred in a fire when he was a child.
He was raised without guidance.
Doesn't really know right from wrong and-- oh!
And he is a dangerous, dangerous individual,
perhaps the most destructive force in World Wrestling Entertainment.
♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
-["Oh, You Didn't Know" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Your ass better call somebody! ♪
[Cole] Been the Tag Team Champions on a number of occasions.
They're fun, they're colorful, they're great athletes.
[Cornette] Wait a minute. Take a look at what's going on here.
-[Dogg] It's me. It's me. -[Cornette] Billy's all business.
[Dogg] It's the D-O-double G.
[Cornette] He took off and left Road Dogg.
B-A-double D, A-double crooked letter.
[Cole] The Road Dogg and Badd Ass Billy Gunn
to take on their friend and DX member, X-Pac,
-along with Kane for the Tag Team Titles. -Cut the music.
Welcome to my Dogg house.
[crowd woofing]
Where the Outlaws always kick it doggy style.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages,
D-Generation X proudly brings to you
its soon-to-be WWE Tag Team Champions
of the world,
the Road Dogg Jesse James,
the Badd Ass Billy Gunn,
the New Age Outlaws.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Usually, Billy Gunn will follow this up
with some words of his own,
but he just told Road Dogg, "None of that."
And as we saw in the interview, Jim, Billy Gunn all business tonight.
He said it's about winning those Tag Team Championship belts right there.
[Cornette] The Outlaws have been there. They've been to the top.
They've held the gold several different occasions
and they're so anxious to regain that
that they're willing to face a friend to do it.
And I think Mr. Ass a little more willing than Road Dogg to face a friend.
[Cole] The New Age Outlaws won this Tag Title shot
by defeating Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart at Backlash this past Sunday night.
And now it's X-Pac going to work with the side headlock on the Road Dogg.
This should be a fast, exciting matchup.
[Cornette] Well, no one knows X-Pac and his style better than do
the New Age Outlaws.
And they know there's no quit in the kid. But also, they know his weak points
as well, including the fact he's had neck surgery, Michael.
And he is susceptible to neck injury.
[Cole] Oh, what a spinning heel kick by X-Pac.
Caught Road Dogg under the chin.
This is the first in what will be two tremendous tag team matches.
A bit later on tonight, Shane McMahon set it up,
The Rock will team with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
against The Undertaker and Triple H.
And we just saw the unveiling of the Corporate Ministry.
[Cornette] And I'm just afraid to think what's gonna happen next
with the Corporation and the Ministry having joined forces.
That could be an unstoppable combination.
[Cole] Little too much hot-dogging, but X-Pac missed with a kick,
and Road Dogg caught him with a right hand.
These two great friends from D-Generation X
battling it out now for the WWE Tag Team Titles.
And a show-- a little bit of show of solidarity there.
[Cornette] Well, a little mutual respect, I think, more than solidarity, Michael.
[Cole] That's the DX salute as Billy Gunn now comes into the ring.
And he shoves X-Pac into the corner.
[Cornette] Wait a minute. Look, Kane
just snatched X-Pac by the hair and forced the tag.
Kane, this… this guy barely shows a trace of human emotion.
There's gotta be some way to reach him but his soul is buried so deep down.
[Cole] Can you blame him? Everything he's been through.
Billy Gunn now backs the near-seven-footer into the corner.
Hammers away with right hands.
And pound for pound, Billy Gunn may indeed be the best pure athlete in WWE.
But Kane is manhandling him as he tosses him into the corner.
[Cornette] Unfortunately, pound for pound,
Kane's doin' most of the pounding right now.
[Cole] Kane, one half of the Tag Team Champions,
whips Billy Gunn into the corner
and just knocks him down with a clothesline.
-[Cornette] Oh… -[Cole] Oh my! What a leg drop.
I'll venture to say, Jim, as Kane now goes for the cover,
first one of the matchup,
and Billy Gunn gets the shoulder up,
that Kane and X-Pac may be the most unique and one of the most explosive tag teams
in the history of WWE.
[Cornette] And we expect X-Pac to be explosive but Kane is so explosive.
The elevation you just saw on the leg drop.
Tremendous athletic maneuver.
Now, he just sends Mr. Ass upside down and flat on his face.
Kane will do things that a man nearly seven feet
and well over 300 pounds should not be able to do by the law of physics.
[Cole] Billy Gunn goes six-foot-five, 270, and Kane's having his way right now.
Billy Gunn whipped across the ring into that steel turnbuckle.
[Cornette] Kane has been so destructive, single-handedly.
The heart of the team is X-Pac. The soul of the team is X-Pac.
But Kane, he's basically, as JR puts it, the cleanup hitter.
[Cole] Billy Gunn now, rake of the arm.
Now goes to work on that right arm of Kane,
and Kane follows it up with a clothesline.
[Cornette] And Kane from the left side
where Billy Gunn wasn't expecting it to come from.
And now X-Pac asking for the tag.
These two have not had a cohesive unit as far as tag team continuity is concerned
in any of their outings.
[Cole] We've seen in recent weeks X-Pac will show up for a tag team match.
Kane may not show up till halfway through it.
X-Pac never seems to know where Kane is.
[Cornette] But as strange as it may seem and as unorthodox, it has worked for them.
They have retained the WWE Tag Team Championship.
[Cole] Leapfrog by X-Pac. Billy Gunn catches him with a dropkick!
What a maneuver by Badd Ass Billy Gunn. And now hammering away on X-Pac.
[referee] Come on.
[Cole] Billy Gunn with that closed fist there.
Remember, X-Pac a friend of the Outlaws.
[Cornette] You know, with friends like this, I don't believe I'd need enemies
because Mr. Ass may have had the advantage there
but he was drilling a closed fist into his friend's face.
[Cole] Here's a cover by Road Dogg. And X-Pac kicks out.
[Cornette] Again, nobody has ever accused DX of playing it safe
or playing it nice or playing by the rules
but still, you would think there would be a little more solidarity
between guys that have been so close,
especially after Triple H is the guy who betrayed 'em.
[Cole] Still to come tonight on WWE SmackDown,
that huge tag team match,
Triple H and The Undertaker from the Corporate Ministry
are gonna take on The Rock and Stone Cold.
How in the world are they gonna get along?
Billy Gunn. And X-Pac in trouble.
[Cornette] I am still shocked and amazed that Shane McMahon
would slap Steve Austin and The Rock in the face like he has,
by forcing them, bitter rivals, to be partners.
[Cole] Oh! I'm not surprised at all, the way Shane's been acting as of late.
A serious power trip.
And, Jim, I gotta believe if The Undertaker and Shane
were involved in this, were in cahoots at all,
I mean, Shane McMahon, what was he thinking about? His sister.
[Cornette] He got it. He got that tag.
[Cole] And here comes Kane now into the ring. Momentum shifting here.
Right hand from Kane after the tag by X-Pac.
Tag Team Championship on the line.
Billy Gunn off the rope and caught a boot to the face.
Here's Road Dogg now. And Kane now in control.
[Cornette] The Big Red Machine, the Demon,
he is unstoppable when he gets on a roll.
But the Road Dogg gonna give him the Shake, Rattle, and Roll.
[Cole] The southpaw going to work. Follows it up with a right hand to Kane.
And now the double-team by the Outlaws. Double dropkick, the big man's down.
They knocked the tree down.
[Cornette] They took him off his feet but can they keep him there?
[Cole] Shake, Rattle, and Roll.
And the Outlaws now gaining momentum. But Kane has sat up!
Kane is up! The Road Dogg doesn't realize.
And the Road Dogg may be going for a ride.
He's headin' to the Dogg house.
[Cornette] One thing about when Kane takes you for a ride--
No, he's got X-Pac too!
He's got 'em both, his partner and his opponent!
[Cole] Kane is confused once again.
And Billy Gunn now, kick to the midsection.
Double-team now by the Outlaws.
Kane whipped off the rope. And double clothesline!
[Cornette] Kane, for a moment there, anyone who comes at him,
he just-- he reacts out of instinct.
He doesn't think. He just does.
[Cole] X-Pac now, went for the Bronco Buster on Road Dogg.
And Road Dogg rolled out of the way. Headbutt by Kane.
[Cornette] Kane still in control of Mr. Ass but meanwhile
there's a pileup over in the corner. And Road Dogg and X-Pac both down.
[Cole] That was the quickness of Gunn, and Road Dogg goes down low now
with a low blow. And there's the Famouser!
This one could be over. The Famouser by Billy Gunn.
We could have new Tag Team Champions.
The cover now. And X-Pac makes the save.
[Cornette] X-Pac in the nick of time got there.
And Billy Gunn now turns around and turns his attention to X-Pac.
And Road Dogg, almost as if he's telling Mr. Ass to lighten up.
[Cole] Badd Ass Billy Gunn tossing X-Pac into the corner.
Oh, look at this now. X-Pac hooks the leg!
-Folks, this one's over! -[bell ringing]
X-Pac and Kane retain the WWE Tag Team Titles.
[announcer] …and still World Wrestling Entertainment
Tag Team Champions,
-X-Pac and Kane. -["Make Some Noise" playing]
[Cornette] Did you see how it happened?
Billy Gunn had X-Pac pressed over his head.
Road Dogg was knocked into Billy's leg. The whole pile came tumbling down.
And X-Pac ended up on top for the victory. Give Kane the assist.
[Cole] The fact of the matter, once again,
that this unique team of X-Pac and Kane
managed to function together yet again to retain the Tag Team Titles.
[Cornette] And by hook or by crook, these two men have stayed together
and they have stayed champions.
[Cole] Still to come tonight, you see Stone Cold getting ready.
The Rattlesnake forced to team with archnemesis The Rock.
They'll take on The Undertaker and Triple H.
It happens on WWE SmackDown tonight.
[Cole] We're back with WWE SmackDown on UPN.
Just a few moments ago, X-Pac and Kane retained the WWE Tag Team Titles.
[Cornette] Well, Lady Luck was on the side of the defending champions.
As you see Mr. Ass press X-Pac, watch Road Dogg
knocked into Mr. Ass's leg. X-Pac comes down on top of the pile
and gets the three-count.
X-Pac and Kane still your WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] This is live.
-[Gunn] Shut up. -[Dogg] You need to relax.
No, I don't. No, I don't!
There'll be other matches.
No, there won't, I guarantee.
There is not gonna be another one with you. I can assure you of that.
Yeah, and this match isn't over yet either!
-[Cole] Heated words between… -I guess we won't have another chance.
[Cole] …friends Road Dogg and…
[Dok] Ladies and gentlemen, The Brood.
["Blood" playing]
[Cole] They're a tremendous trio.
Gangrel in the middle,
Edge on his right, Christian on his left.
The Brood, once members of The Undertaker's Ministry,
but they rebelled.
And, Jim, I understand that The Brood may finally break their silence
right here tonight on SmackDown.
[Cornette] That's right. We have seen The Brood in WWE quite some time now
but they have never really spoken, never told us anything about themselves.
They have gained a cult following. And I'll say this.
Their Gothic lifestyle attracts most of the attention.
But I firmly believe that these men
are the three brightest young talents in this sport.
[Cole] You see Gangrel carrying that glass of red liquid.
And this is usually the pre-match ritual that The Brood conducts.
[Cornette] It's a psychological ritual that he drinks that red liquid
from that chalice and sprays it out over the crowd.
Dok Hendrix to do the interview.
Gangrel, the fans have waited for what seems like an eternity
for The Brood to finally break their silence.
Center stage is yours.
The Brood initially has not spoken by our own choice.
And then later, it was forbidden… [chuckles] …by The Undertaker.
Well, when The Brood entered this world, we craved the guidance,
that guiding light to show us the way.
And that was The Undertaker.
Well, unfortunately, The Undertaker's thoughts
and feelings were not the same as ours. [laughs]
For in the darkness, we seek a much different light.
We live our collective lifestyles for who we are and what we believe in.
And this search of the mystery of life in the hereafter
and the power is what we seek.
And it's within all of us.
And we just have to unleash it. [laughs]
Well, with all due respect, some say--
some say they don't understand your lifestyle.
And others, others quite frankly think The Brood are basically off the charts.
They will understand.
[crowd cheering]
Understanding is just a matter of time.
The power lies within us.
And it's up to us to find it.
We are who we are. The unholy trio.
And we will become what we will become.
For those who believe will follow.
For those that don't will merely exist.
So, Dok, I suggest that you beware.
Take care, because the freaks come out at night.
[laughs]
Look, look, look. I don't know, uh, what y'all are smoking.
But if you ask me, seriously, it's nothing but a gimmick.
You're just trying to get attention on yourselves.
A gimmick, Dok? Is that what you see?
-Actually, it is. -Well, we don't care what you think.
We know who we are and what we're capable of.
You seem to be the one that's confused.
Isn't that right… Michael?
[laughs]
-[Cornette] Dok Hendrix… -[Cole] Wait a minute!
[Cornette] Dok Hendrix at one time known as Michael "P.S." Hayes,
a member of the legendary Fabulous Freebirds team in the '80s.
And they have-- he has just been attacked, evidently, by The Brood.
[Cole] The Brood just attacked Dok Hendrix.
["Blood" playing]
And you can't see anything that's going on.
[Cornette] All I know is they called him by his real name
and then suddenly the lights went out and…
[music fades]
[Cornette] Oh my God.
[Cole] Dok Hendrix, the victim of another Brood bloodbath.
[Cornette] That's that psychological tactic that The Brood uses
against their opponents.
They surprise him and then give him a bloodbath.
[Cole] The bloodbath is nothing but intimidation from The Brood.
And Dok Hendrix has now suffered it.
Where you at? Come on, you chicken.
Come on, X-Pac, where you at?
Ken Shamrock, tonight, you meet Bradshaw of the Acolytes
in a no-holds-barred street fight.
Certainly has been a long week for you courtesy of the Acolytes.
It was last Monday on Raw where you came down to the ring
preparing to meet Bradshaw, wielding the same bat
that Bradshaw victimized you just the night before at Backlash.
When it turned into another opportunity for premeditated assault by the Acolytes,
the damage was done.
The scars may not have healed, but tonight
you step into battle nonetheless with Bradshaw, no-holds-barred street fight.
That's right. Bradshaw's been a pain in my backside.
You cost me that match against The Undertaker, Bradshaw.
And tonight, you will pay for that. Street fight rules.
See, I was born on the street. I was raised to fight.
I fought for space.
Well, Bradshaw, I want you to understand one thing.
I'm gonna break your arms. I'm gonna break your legs.
And I'm gonna break your spirit.
And then when I'm through with all that,
then I'm gonna beat the crap outta you some more.
So are you willing to lay it on the line?
I am. I'll see you in the ring, punk.
[Acolytes' theme music playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] Making its way to the ring, the following street fight
is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, he weighs in at 302 pounds,
Bradshaw.
[Cole] And look out, Jim, he's got that baseball bat. And here comes Shamrock!
From behind! And this thing's started. No-holds-barred street fight.
-[bell ringing] -[Cornette] Let's get down to it.
You're not gonna see any of Shamrock's beautiful technique
or submission wrestling.
It's gonna be all raw emotion.
And it's gonna be a brawl because anything goes.
Anything's legal. May the best man win.
[Cole] Shamrock into those steel stairs.
It's Bradshaw from the Acolytes, part of the Ministry of Darkness,
against the World's Most Dangerous Man, Ken Shamrock,
the Ultimate Fighting Champion, a champion here as well in WWE.
[Cornette] Ken Shamrock, no stranger to no-holds-barred competition.
He has fought every kind of hand-to-hand combat there is to fight,
including the UFC.
And he has dominated all of 'em.
[Cole] Bradshaw now, the 300-pounder with Shamrock,
great fallaway slam that time by Bradshaw.
Rules are simple in this type of matchup.
-[Cornette] There are none. -[Cole] Right.
Here's Bradshaw. First cover of the match.
Hooks the leg. And a kick-out by Ken Shamrock.
[Cornette] Boy, I'll tell you, as wild as this one is gonna be,
I can't wait to see how wild that tag team match is gonna get
just a little bit later on tonight
when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock
will team up for the first time ever
to face Triple H and The Undertaker.
[Cole] Chop block by Shamrock to knock the big man Bradshaw down.
Look at Shamrock now, up over the top.
Hooks the leg, goes for the cover.
Now he's going for the-- Look at this!
[Cornette] We will maybe see a submission in a street fight.
[Cole] Bradshaw's in trouble!
[Cornette] Good heavens. Bradshaw can't get away from it.
Shamrock has that cross legbreaker just anchored down.
He's trying to hook the ankle.
And Bradshaw's doing everything he can to squirm out of the way.
[Cole] Bradshaw's in the middle. He needs to make it to the ropes.
Hammering away now. Keep in mind, no holds barred.
This is a street fight. Bradshaw on the ropes.
[Cornette] Bradshaw had two choices there, folks.
Crawl out of that ring or get his leg broken.
And he chose the former--
Wait, they're getting a little close over here, Michael.
Bradshaw is a wild man himself.
He'll take ten shots and throw fifty just to land five.
He'll go headfirst and keep on coming.
And Shamrock is meeting him every step of the way.
[Cole] Shamrock with a right hand to Bradshaw.
Look out, Bradshaw. Going into the bell table! Oh my!
[Cornette] Hit your feet, Michael. We may need to move.
[Cole] Into the bell table. Shamrock hammering away
in this no-holds-barred street fight.
[Cornette] Well, this whole thing started when Ken Shamrock
sided with Vince McMahon against the Ministry.
Shamrock was even the one who rescued Stephanie at one point
from the clutches of The Undertaker.
[Cole] And it was Shamrock's sister, Ryan,
who was abducted by The Undertaker.
And Shamrock now has that baseball bat.
[Cornette] He's got the bat. Get out of my way, Michael!
[Cole] Oh man!
Bradshaw out of the way.
Bradshaw now tossing Shamrock back into the ring.
[Cornette] Somebody grab that bat.
Grab the-- No!
[Cole] Bradshaw grabbed it.
[Cornette] Bradshaw now has that baseball bat.
[Cole] Oh! Into the gut of Shamrock.
And across the back.
[Cornette] I don't care how mean you are, I don't care how tough you are.
There is no way that you're gonna stand up
to an assault with a baseball bat.
Good Lord. They've cleared everything out over here at ringside.
[Cole] This isn't normal WWE rules.
Another chop block by Ken Shamrock to once again
knock Bradshaw off his feet.
[Cornette] Now-- Oh my. Now Shamrock has the bat. Look at him!
He swung and he hit Bradshaw right in the stomach and in the head.
[Cole] Bat to the head. Shamrock to Bradshaw.
And Shamrock now, the World's Most Dangerous Man, proving why.
And now, he's trying to choke the breath out of Bradshaw with that baseball bat.
[Cornette] It's a tribute to Bradshaw that he is still able to stand on his feet
after getting whacked with that baseball bat twice.
And now Shamrock, look, he's got him trapped, he's trying to choke him out.
He's got the carotid arteries on either side of the neck compressed.
And he's usin' that bat as a point of leverage.
[Cole] And, Jim, look at how red the face is of Bradshaw.
Bradshaw struggling for air, struggling for breath here.
He's not gonna give up though.
[Cornette] This could be a choke-out.
If Shamrock can keep that clamped on long enough,
Bradshaw's not-- he's not gonna get enough blood to his brain.
He's gonna pass out.
[Cole] No holds barred, folks.
There's basically no rules. This is a street fight.
Bradshaw grabbing the referee, Tim White.
[Cornette] Trying to reach for anything he can at this--
-Oh, that's it. That's it. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] Shamrock has choked out Bradshaw. The referee calls for the bell.
[announcer] Here's your winner, the World's Most Dangerous Man,
Ken Shamrock.
[Cornette] Referee Tim White, he had no chance,
he had no choice to stop that thing
or else Bradshaw could be seriously injured, permanently injured.
[Cole] Well, he can't get Shamrock off Bradshaw now.
We've seen the look in the eyes like this with Shamrock before.
When Shamrock snaps, he's uncontrollable. And here now the officials are out.
Four officials and agents now trying desperately to get Shamrock off Bradshaw.
He's choked out Bradshaw.
[Cornette] He's got that bat after everybody.
Oh my God, there's Sgt. Slaughter.
[Cole] Slaughter. And Shamrock has gone nuts. He's snapped!
Shamrock has snapped on Sgt. Slaughter.
[Cornette] My God, this is mayhem.
It's just-- it's unadulterated mayhem.
And nobody can come near Ken Shamrock.
[Cole] Shamrock has snapped.
Meanwhile, Kevin Kelly's in the boiler room with Mankind.
Mankind, tonight here on SmackDown,
you renew an old rivalry against the Big Boss Man.
You know, Kevin, as I was sitting in this boiler room
I suddenly had the feeling,
doggone it, why don't we just call off the whole thing?
Forgive and forget, let bygones be forgotten.
Then I realized if I were to do that, I'd be out of a job
and UPN would be out one sports entertainment spectacular.
So for those of you who don't know me, let me explain myself.
I sit in boiler rooms because I enjoy the ambiance.
I wear a sweaty leather mask because it helps me sell little dolls.
I wear a shirt and tie because it looks so damn good!
And I will shove this rancid sock that looks a lot like me
down the gullet of the Boss Man because I can!
And because the fans seem to enjoy it quite a bit.
Have a nice day.
[Gunn] X-Pac! You can't hide from me forever, X-Pac.
Get out here! This is ridiculous.
Man, what a whiner.
[Shane] Tonight, The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
will feel the wrath of the most omnipotent force ever created
here in World Wrestling Entertainment, the Corporate Ministry.
Yeah, created by me.
["Cell Block" playing]
[Cole] And here comes the Corporate team's enforcer, the Boss Man.
And Shane McMahon, the Corporate Ministry, is in a union with The Undertaker.
[Cornette] Well, that remains to be-- remains to be seen.
There's so many questions that remain to be answered.
I just cannot understand how Shane McMahon can coexist
with a man like The Undertaker after what's gone on.
The terrorization of the McMahon family.
[Cole] Vince McMahon and his daughter, Stephanie…
[car crashing]
…apparently left the building a little bit ago.
-["Wreck" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cornette] Well, folks, here he comes.
The most durable, the most indestructible, the most unique,
and the most likable Superstar in this business.
There will never be another Mick Foley.
-But this one's not finished yet. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] And here we go now. The Big Boss Man,
the Corporate team's enforcer, hammering away on Mankind.
Mankind gives his heart, body, and soul, seems to be impervious to pain.
[Cornette] That's what's scary, Michael, because he's not impervious to it.
He feels it just like anybody else does.
But he disregards it and he gets past it and he goes on.
[Cole] Oh my! Double-arm DDT by Mankind, the former WWE Champion.
[Cornette] And he's calling for Mr. Socko.
And, folks, if you don't know the story of Socko,
I doubt we got time to tell you.
[Cole] Mr. Socko now on the hand of Mankind.
And Boss Man wants no part of that sock.
Get that thing off your hand.
[Cole] Wait a minute! From behind, it's Test!
Test tosses Boss Man back in the ring.
[Cornette] Well, the problem's between Test and the Boss Man.
[Cole] Mankind rolls him over. And a kick-out after two.
[Cornette] Didn't know that Test was a friend of Mankind.
Don't think Mankind knew it as well.
[Cole] Perhaps he isn't, perhaps it's just they have one thing,
one thing on their plate, a Corporate agenda.
Boss Man now hammering away, right hand to Mankind.
Nobody home, Boss Man over the top rope.
[Cornette] We saw that at Backlash,
after Mankind had won the Boiler Room Brawl--
[Cole] Wait a minute. Look who's on his way down.
[Cornette] Boss Man's the guy that attacked Mankind.
And there's Paul Wight!
Big Show, he's the guy that Mankind was in the Boiler Room Brawl with.
[Cole] And The Big Show now, Boss Man gonna go in the hard way.
Over the top rope.
And look at this now. Socko! Socko shoved in the throat.
The Mandible Claw on Boss Man.
[bell ringing]
[car crashing]
-[announcer] Here is your winner, Mankind. -["Wreck" playing]
[Cornette] Can you believe The Big Show playing the part of a bouncer
when Boss Man was about to take off?
He pressed him over his head, 325 pounds,
threw him back in the ring, that was it.
[Cole] And speaking of playing the part of bouncers,
what about Mötley Crüe's former bodyguard, Test,
coming down and tossing Boss Man back in the ring?
Big Show, Test, Mankind, perhaps unified with a Corporate agenda
sending a message to Shane McMahon's now Corporate Ministry.
[Cornette] I'll tell you, folks, you talk about the Corporate Ministry,
it looks like there's some rumblings.
It looks like there's some alliances being formed.
[Cole] Wait a minute.
Billy Gunn and his friend X-Pac.
Billy Gunn still upset. And there's Kane.
X-Pac's partner.
You do what you want. I ain't through with you guys yet.
[Cole] Billy got upset still that he lost
the Tag Team Championship match tonight
to Kane and X-Pac.
And there's The Rock. The Rock, the People's Champion,
on his way to the arena.
The Rock in perhaps the greatest WWE tag team match in history.
Coming up next, The Rock teams with Stone Cold
to take on Triple H and The Undertaker.
It's up next on SmackDown.
["No Chance in Hell" playing]
♪ No chance, that's what you got ♪
♪ Up against a machine too strong ♪
♪ Greedy politicians… ♪
[Cole] There's Triple H and Chyna along with the Mean Street Posse.
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, being accompanied
by the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna,
from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing in at 260 pounds,
Triple H.
[Cole] As we get set for perhaps the greatest tag team match
in the history of WWE, where is Shane McMahon?
[Cornette] That's a very good question.
His buddies are here but we don't see the head honcho.
But we are gonna see four of the most diverse personalities
ever to engage in a tag team match right here tonight, Michael,
but will it turn into every man for himself?
Or is it some kind of plot or setup or trap?
These guys just cannot get along.
["Lord of Darkness" playing]
[announcer] And his tag team partner,
being accompanied by Paul Bearer,
-he weighs in at 326 pounds… -[Cornette] Oh Lord.
[Cole] Our question has been answered.
[announcer] …The Undertaker.
[Cole] I never thought I would see Shane McMahon and The Undertaker
shoulder to shoulder.
And apparently, Jim,
we have seen the forming of an unholy alliance
right here tonight on SmackDown.
[Cornette] And they are in cahoots.
And The Undertaker, who organized the Ministry of Darkness,
who terrorized Vince McMahon's family
and attempted to control WWE by extortion
has now joined forces with Shane's Corporation
to form the Corporate Ministry.
[Cole] Shane McMahon has deemed it such.
The Corporate Ministry.
The Undertaker
and Shane McMahon the son of Vince McMahon,
who's run this company for two decades.
And what have we seen formed here?
[Rock] Do you smell what The Rock is cooking?
-[crowd cheering] -["Do You Smell It?" playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, first from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
The Rock.
[Cole] The Rock, former WWE Champion
who was kicked out of the Corporation this past Monday night on Raw
because Shane McMahon said The Rock failed him
in his battle against Austin at Backlash this past Sunday night.
[Cornette] Well, let's not forget, he was kicked out of the Corporation
after he basically called Shane McMahon every name in the book.
It was a pretty good bet he was fixin' to quit.
♪ The Rock says ♪
[Cole] The Undertaker and Triple H, apparently their only bond,
their only link, being Shane McMahon.
[Cornette] They're cornerin' The Rock. And he slips out from the middle of 'em.
[Cole] The Rock now hammering away on Triple H.
And right now, folks, we've got a two-on-one.
The Rock's partner is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
but the Rattlesnake is nowhere to be found.
-[glass shatters] -[crowd cheering]
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Cole] And look out, here comes the cavalry.
The Texas Rattlesnake taking it out on Triple H.
[music ends]
The WWE Champion.
[Cornette] Inside the ring, The Rock is cookin' on The Undertaker.
Outside the ring, Stone Cold is all over Triple H.
And we have got pandemonium everywhere here on SmackDown.
[Cole] In the ring, The Undertaker just leveled The Rock.
Austin now inside. And Austin going for the Phenom.
And the Phenom with a right hand to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And another one from the seven-footer.
The Undertaker is evil. He's a changed man. He's demonic.
And tonight he's formed an allegiance with Shane McMahon,
the Corporate Ministry.
And here's Austin. Lou Thesz press!
And Austin hammering away on The Undertaker.
[Cornette] Look at him on The Undertaker.
Austin, in turn, trying to be as sadistic to The Undertaker
as The Undertaker was sadistic to Austin.
[Cole] Cover now. And Triple H makes the save after two.
[Cornette] Boy, I tell you what, we have got mayhem.
And outside the ring, we've got enough supporting cast of characters
to have a full-scale street riot.
[Cole] Well, Jim, if Stone Cold and The Rock can work together,
they may be the only two guys in WWE
who could pull it off going through this Corporate Ministry.
[Cornette] Good Lord, Austin sagged in the corner.
And he comes right back out fightin' this.
There is no quit in the Rattlesnake.
And I doubt very seriously if you will see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
tag The Rock into this match.
[Cole] Stone Cold now kick to the midsection.
Went for the Stunner, Triple H countered
and caught him with a knee to the face.
Triple H and The Undertaker on one side.
Austin and The Rock on the other.
You see Shane McMahon, Chyna, the Mean Street Posse
outside the ring cheering on Triple H, who missed with the knee.
[Cornette] You never thought it possible.
I don't even know if Vince McMahon himself could have made this merger come about.
[Cole] What can Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon be thinking?
And Triple H now goes for the cover.
And Austin gets the shoulder up.
[Cornette] Do you suppose they're-- they're at home now?
Do you suppose that they know anything about this?
Do you-- do you suppose that they could grasp
that Vince's son and Stephanie's brother could do something like this
and stab the whole family in the back?
[Cole] For weeks, The Undertaker playing mind games,
psychological warfare on Vince McMahon and Stephanie.
And tonight, tonight, an allegiance apparently has been formed
with Vince McMahon's son, his only son,
the heir apparent to the throne, Shane McMahon.
[Cornette] In this case, Michael, I would have to say that the sins of the son
will be… will be paid back through the father somehow.
Vince McMahon has never stood for something like this to go on.
[Cole] This capacity crowd comes to life.
Stone Cold now hammering back.
Back on Triple H. Off the second rope.
Austin now, the Rattlesnake on the attack.
And he caught him!
Sledgehammer to the face.
And here comes The Rock.
And so far, Austin and The Rock working as a unit.
A hard tag from the People's Champ.
[Cornette] Can you believe they made that tag?
Anybody who's seen Austin and Rock's wars at WrestleMania and Backlash knows
they got no love for each other.
The only thing they have in common is a dislike for Shane McMahon.
[Cole] Austin and Rock didn't wanna be partners.
They were forced into this match by Shane McMahon.
And now Rock, the three-generation athlete in WWE,
hammering away on the Phenom.
[Cornette] I'll tell you what, Rock's a college man through and through.
Austin is redneck as redneck can be. And they do make an unlikely pair.
[Cole] Cover by the Phenom now. There's two.
And Rock gets his left shoulder up.
[Cornette] They didn't choose this situation.
Let's make that clear to everybody.
Stone Cold nor The Rock chose this.
They were forced together by Vince-- by Shane McMahon
as a-- as a slap in the face, as an embarrassment.
[Cole] The Undertaker and Triple H not forced together.
They're part of this whole Corporate merger, the Corporate Ministry.
And The Rock planted The Undertaker!
Hook of the leg now. There's one, two,
and again, Triple H makes the save.
[Cornette] How long do you think this has gone on?
How long do you think that Shane McMahon and The Undertaker
have been on speaking terms even, much less in cahoots?
Come on!
[Cole] Shane cheering on The Undertaker. And here comes the Brahma Bull,
the 275-pounder whipped into the ropes now.
Undertaker misses with a clothesline. And both men knock each other down.
[Cornette] The Rock, charismatic, electrifying, we've said it.
A three-time WWE Champion. Unprecedented for a man his age.
His best years are still ahead of him
and the ones he's had are pretty darn good.
[Cole] Don't forget The Undertaker, one of the most spectacular athletes,
the Phenom, in the history of WWE,
from the dark side, who's made a demonic turn.
[crowd] Rocky! Rocky!
[Cole] Listen to the crowd.
[Cornette] Can you believe it?
They are so firmly behind The Rock.
[Cole] Rock now whipped into the corner by the Phenom.
Undertaker misses. Rock counters.
Rock Bottom! Rock Bottom!
Triple H!
And here's Austin now.
Austin with right hands to Triple H. And all four men going at it.
[Cornette] Well, that's all it took to light this one on fire.
This is like walking through hell with gasoline britches on.
[Cole] Here comes the rest of the Corporate Ministry!
Boss Man, Acolytes, Viscera, Mideon.
[bell ringing frantically]
[Cornette] Hold it! God, how many of 'em are there?
How many of them are there on two men, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock?
[Cole] Wait a minute!
It's Test! It's Test!
And Shamrock! The Big Show.
[Cornette] It is a street riot.
Hey, Shane McMahon's comin' over here behind us holding up that chair.
He's trying to run for cover.
This thing has broken completely out of control.
[Cole] The Rock and Austin, Big Show, Test, Shamrock
have cleared the ring of the Corporate Ministry.
[Cornette] Folks, I'll tell you what, the Corporate Ministry's not the only one
that's got some backup.
The Big Show, Stone Cold, The Rock, Test, they're all standing tall.
[Cole] Look out now, Austin and Undertaker in the ring.
Undertaker with a boot to the face.
Keep in mind, folks, the referee has called for the bell.
[Cornette] This thing has spread all over the building.
They're fighting in the crowd, fighting on the stage.
And there's Shane McMahon with that metal folding chair.
[Cole] Wait a minute, Austin in trouble.
What a counter by Austin.
Undertaker-- Oh no, Austin could be planted here with a chokeslam.
-Chokeslam! -[Cornette] Oh!
[Shane] Taker!
[Cole] The Rock and Triple H have battled through the crowd.
Wait a minute! Shane with a chair. Vince McMahon's here!
-[Cornette] Bingo! -[Cole] Vince McMahon! Vince McMahon!
Vince McMahon just coldcocked his son Shane!
[Cornette] Vince McMahon just knocked out his own son!
[Cole] The Undertaker with a chair.
Vince McMahon has grabbed the chair!
Vince is saving Austin!
-[chair slams] -[Cornette] Oh!
[Cole] Vince McMahon has sacrificed himself for Austin,
returning Austin's favor from Raw.
[Cornette] My God! My God, that's the ultimate sacrifice.
Vince McMahon is unconscious.
Did you hear the impact, the concussion of his head on that chair?
The Undertaker standing over the fallen Vince McMahon.
[Cole] Vince McMahon has sacrificed himself for Stone Cold.
The Undertaker standing over Vince McMahon.
[Cornette] That sound, Michael,
it could have been his head as well as the chair.
[Cole] Wait a minute!
Stunner! Stunner!
Austin has stunned the Phenom!
[glass shatters]
-[music playing] -Stone Cold has stunned the Phenom.
And now look at Shane.
Shane hammering away on an unconscious Vince McMahon.
Dammit, that's Shane's father!
[Cornette] Shane McMahon has attacked his own father
-while his father is unconscious. -[music ends]
[Cole] Wait a minute, the Rattlesnake.
[Cornette] Take a look at your surroundings, Shane.
[crowd cheering]
And your backup is gone, pal.
[Cole] The Corporate Ministry stock is about to go way down.
-[Cornette] Oh! -[Cole] Stunner! Stunner!
-[glass shatters] -[crowd roars]
Stone Cold returns the favor to Vince McMahon.
[music playing]
[Cornette] My God, Michael, this is the wildest thing I've ever seen.
Both McMahons are laid out in the middle of the ring.
Shane McMahon at the hands of Steve Austin.
Vince McMahon at the hands of The Undertaker.
And Stone Cold is standing above 'em.
[Cole] Stone Cold with a toast for good measure.
The Rattlesnake.
The Rattlesnake has stunned the head of this new Corporate Ministry.
But Vince McMahon is still out cold after that sickening thud from the chair
by The Undertaker.
[Cornette] I am seriously concerned that Vince McMahon
has been critically injured.
The sound of that chair smacking off his skull was sickening.
[Cole] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, the WWE Champion.
This is far from over.
Shane McMahon and The Undertaker have apparently formed an unholy alliance.
It's the Corporate Ministry. The Corporate Ministry.
Shane McMahon and The Undertaker.
How far will Shane McMahon and the Phenom go? istry.