-[WWE intro music plays] -[rapid chatter]
[music fades]
["Everybody on the Ground" by Jim Johnston playing]
[fireworks rumbling]
["Everybody on the Ground" continues]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] We welcome you to the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.
We welcome you to WWE SmackDown on UPN.
What an electric night it's going to be.
Michael Cole, Jerry "The King" Lawler at ringside.
And this crowd is-- Hey, wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] What is this? -[Cole] This is outside the Pepsi Arena.
That's Triple H and Chyna, and they're attacking-- that's Kane.
[crowd booing]
They're attacking Kane with some sort of wrench.
A metal pipe in Chyna's hand,
and a vicious attack outside the Pepsi Arena.
And here's Big Show and Undertaker.
[Lawler] Michael, I mean, this… We barely got started here.
Chyna is just…
[metal clattering]
[Cole] Chyna and Triple H with an ambush of Kane.
And then a low blow to The Big Show by Chyna.
-["Guard" playing] -Man, oh man!
[Lawler] Wait, that's-- I can't believe this.
[Cole] What a way to start SmackDown.
[Lawler] Kane never even made it to the arena.
[Cole] When we went off the air with Raw,
Kane had chokeslammed Triple H and Chyna Monday night.
Apparently payback for Triple H and Chyna here on SmackDown.
And here comes the sadistic, ruthless individual,
the Hardcore Champion Boss Man, who invited Al Snow to his hotel
for a reunion on SmackDown last week with Al Snow's dog, Pepper.
…grade-A Pepper.
[Cole] But he served him a meal, and it was Pepper steak, King.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
And I'm telling you, Al Snow was out there before,
but after this, after he realized that he had, uh…
[Al Snow sobbing]
…well, I guess, partaken of Pepper, he just-- he completely snapped.
Look at this.
[Cole] Al Snow went off the deep end dressed as Avatar,
which was the character Al used to get his foot
in the door in the WWE a few years ago.
He scribbled something on the pad and then took off out of the arena.
Who's the top dog now?
[Lawler laughs]
[Lawler] The top dog. Get it, Michael?
That's a very important question, so I'm gonna ask it one more time.
Who's the top dog now?
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] You are.
[Boss Man] Al Snow, you might be nuts,
but I'm a little crazy in my own strange kind of way.
Damn right!
I skinned your little dog and I fed it to you.
[Lawler groans]
Bottom line is you've got to understand one thing, nobody's crazier than me.
[Lawler] I'll buy that.
[crowd chanting "Asshole"]
Al Snow was even out here barking.
Monday night, but you know what they say, you are what you eat.
Just think one thing.
If I'm crazy enough to feed you that dog,
I'm crazy enough to rip out the heart of anybody that stands in my way.
So what I propose here tonight, if there's any man in the back…
Let me rephrase that. If there's any dog lovers in the back
who've got the [bleep] enough to come down here
and try to take my Hardcore belt,
come on down.
In front of these millions and millions of people,
I'll neuter you, send you home with your tail tucked between your legs.
All I ask is somebody come down and get him a shot.
[Cole] So a challenge has been issued by the Big Boss Man.
[Lawler] Any dog lovers back there?
[Cole] I'll tell you what, I wouldn't be too eager to take that challenge.
["Rule, Britannia" playing]
[Cole] Well, somebody has taken-- Wait a minute.
-[Lawler] What? -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Is it? -[Lawler] You gotta be kidding!
[Cole] It is!
The British Bulldog is back!
King, this must be the last guy the Boss Man was expecting.
[Lawler] I can't believe it. It's the last man I expected.
I thought-- I thought he was in a hospital bed somewhere.
[Cole] We knew The Bulldog was coming back to World Wrestling Entertainment,
but we didn't know it would be this soon.
The Bulldog, a former Tag Team Champion, European Champion,
and Intercontinental Champion, is back.
[Lawler] They're gonna tie it up right now.
[Cole] And here we go now, the Hardcore Championship on the line,
and The Bulldog quickly on top of the Big Boss Man.
[Lawler] I don't think Boss Man realizes. I know he's got to be in shock right now.
He wanted a dog lover, but instead he got a Bulldog.
[Cole] And The Bulldog working on all cylinders
as he tosses Boss Man into the crowd.
What else is gonna happen here tonight on SmackDown on UPN?
We saw Triple H attack Kane in the parking lot,
and now The Bulldog has returned.
Oh man, into those stairs.
And the Boss Man again takes advantage of The Bulldog.
[Lawler] I'll tell you what, look out! Whoa, he almost got him.
[Cole] Missed with the steel chair.
Bulldog quickly back in the ring.
-[Lawler] Look out. -Blocks it that time.
Oh, what power by The British Bulldog!
[Lawler] He's tenacious, Michael. He's tenacious.
[Cole] When he was with World Wrestling Entertainment before,
pound for pound, the strongest man in the WWE.
-Look at that! -Nightstick to the face of the Boss Man.
[Lawler] He used the Boss Man's own nightstick. Oh no!
-[Cole] It's over! -[bell rings]
The British Bulldog, in workman-like fashion, wins the Hardcore Title.
[Chimel] …and the new World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Champion,
The British Bulldog!
[Lawler] I'll tell you, I can't believe this,
but I guess-- I guess all Bulldogs are hardcore. That one sure is.
[Cole] The Boss Man ran into a buzz saw called The British Bulldog,
and The Bulldog is now Hardcore Champion.
[Lawler] He didn't run into a buzz saw. He ran into a Bulldog.
[Cole] The Bulldog sticking his teeth into the Boss Man
and into the Hardcore Championship.
And what else is gonna happen on what's already been a shocking SmackDown?
[Lawler] Well, you're right. What a shock-- Uh-oh.
[Cole] Wait. Wait a minute. That…
That's Al Snow, but…
["Rock Out" playing]
…it's Al Snow as Leif Cassidy.
[Lawler] What?!
[Cole] Another one of Al Snow's alter egos,
but he has that pad that he scribbled something on on Raw Monday night.
[Lawler] Now he just shoved it in the mouth of Big Boss Man.
And look, last Monday night, he comes out here as Avatar.
-Now, Leif… -[Cole] Leif Cassidy.
[Lawler] What is he doing?
[Cole] Well, Al Snow doesn't have any clue who he is.
He's gone off the deep end.
We saw him barking like a dog on Raw this past Monday night.
He came out dressed as Avatar, and now he's Leif Cassidy.
[Lawler] Hey, wait a minute. What is he…
-[music fades] -[Cole] I can't believe it!
He-- Bulldog just gave Al Snow-- at least, whoever-- the Hardcore Title!
[Lawler] What?!
[Cole] The British Bulldog won the Hardcore Championship
and just turned the property over to Al Snow.
[Lawler] You're right. I can't believe this.
[Cole] My, oh my.
Well, folks, SmackDown off to a roaring start.
-Oh, look. Look at that grave. -And still to come, history will be made.
The first time ever,
the Tag Team Titles will be on the line in a Buried Alive Match.
The Rock and Mankind meet The Undertaker and The Big Show.
-[Lawler] And the only way you can-- -[Cole] Wait a minute, King. Kane!
-That's the car Triple H arrived in. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] He's poured gasoline in it.
[Cole] Kane is dousing the car. He's gonna burn it.
[Lawler] He's gonna burn it!
[Cole] We are back on SmackDown, and Kane is dousing Triple H's car with gasoline.
[Lawler] Oh, look out. There's Triple H.
Oh, he's putting gasoline on Triple H!
[Cole] Kane, he's not gonna do it.
He's not-- Now Chyna. Gasoline all over Chyna and Triple H.
[Lawler] Look out, get away!
[Cole] Ka-Ka-Kane's got a-- oh my!
[clattering]
♪ You think you know me ♪
Kane just doused Triple H and Chyna with gasoline.
He wasn't gonna do it, was he?
[Lawler] They're… They're covered in gas. Keep a camera out there.
[Cole] Man, oh man! SmackDown exploding on UPN.
And here come the new Number One Contenders for the Tag Team Titles,
Edge and Christian.
[Lawler] I can't believe it. He--
We just saw Kane douse Triple H and Chyna's car with gasoline,
and then… then he poured gasoline on Hunter and Chyna.
[Cole] And here come Edge and Christian, and… wait a minute.
King, that's…
That-That's Stevie Richards.
["You Think You Know Me" playing]
What the hell is Stevie Richards doing out there?
[Lawler] I don't know. He's a goof.
[Cole] Edge and Christian, as we mentioned,
the new Number One Contenders for the Tag Team Titles.
On Raw this past Monday night,
The Acolytes versus Edge and Christian.
Bradshaw had the victory here,
but the referee distracted because of the fight outside the ring.
And look at Edge take advantage, missile dropkick.
Edge and Christian with a huge upset over The Acolytes.
[Lawler] And that makes Edge and Christian Number One Contenders for the Tag Titles.
[Cole] But Edge and Christian will have their hands full.
They're gonna have to meet Matt and Jeff, the Hardys,
members of The New Brood…
[Chimel] …Matt and Jeff…
[Cole] Accompanied to the ring here tonight by Gangrel.
And, folks, the excitement of SmackDown
gushing through the Pepsi Arena in Albany.
It will be like this next week at the Thomas & Mack Center.
-[Lawler] Oh, look at this. -[Cole] The WWE invades Las Vegas.
SmackDown comes to Las Vegas next week.
["Loaded" playing]
Kane has doused Triple H and Chyna with gasoline.
We've seen the return of The British Bulldog.
And also, as JR reported on Raw Monday night,
JR is adamant that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
will be here on SmackDown in Albany tonight.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. Don't get your hopes up. You know how JR…
He's about as goofy as Stevie Richards,
and what is Stevie Richards doing out here?
[Cole] I don't know, King, but he's dressed in, uh,
sort of the same get-up as Edge and Christian.
Same type of tights.
He's got one of those weird, uh, tux-type shirts on.
[Lawler] Yeah, but-- Yeah, he's got Gangrel's shirt on.
[Cole] And Stevie Richards has a cross in his hand,
holding it up there to Gangrel.
You know what that means.
Edge is gonna lock up with Matt Hardy.
Should be a good one.
Center of the ring there, side headlock.
Matt Hardy now whipped off the ropes by Edge.
As we mentioned, Number One Contenders for the Tag Team Titles,
Edge and Christian. Who will they face?
We'll find out later on, Buried Alive Match,
first time ever to determine the Tag Team Title holders--
-[Lawler] Look at that. -Look at that by Edge.
It will The Rock and Mankind, Undertaker and Big Show.
First team to bury their opponent in that six-foot-deep pit
win the Tag Team Titles.
[Lawler] And you know that's Undertaker's specialty.
[Cole] Mankind's specialty as well.
And look at Matt Hardy now tossing Christian halfway across the ring.
These Hardy Boyz, aggressive,
they can move around the ring, tremendous team.
Kick to the midsection, reversal by Christian, and there's the right hand.
Edge still talking with Stevie Richards,
asking him, "What the hell are you doing out here?"
[Lawler] Yeah. Well, I wanna ask you, what the hell--
who the hell told you that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
was gonna be here, other than JR?
[Cole] Well, I can't tell you.
I can't reveal my sources, but there's a buzz going around this arena today
that Stone Cold will show up on SmackDown.
[Lawler] That's JR with a buzz on, that's all.
[Cole] And look at Jeff Hardy now, top ropes, Christian.
These Hardy Boyz, tremendous athletes, but Jeff Hardy's in trouble now.
[Lawler] You're not kidding.
[Cole] Look at this. Oh man.
Christian and Edge, a great tag team as well,
Number One Contenders after that huge upset over The Acolytes.
What about the return of The British Bulldog here tonight,
dismantling the Big Boss Man to win the Hardcore Championship
then turning the title over to Al Snow?
[Lawler] Well, I'm telling you, I just don't understand
what's going through the mind of The British Bulldog
to turn the title over to that idiot Al Snow.
-Oh, look at that. -Edge with a big clothesline,
caught Matt Hardy that time in the forehead.
[Lawler] Man…
[Cole] Edge, a tremendous young athlete here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Lawler] What is Stevie Richards doing out here? He's got a little…
[Cole] Oh, baseball slide.
Oh, and Gangrel with a clothesline,
and perhaps Stevie Richards evening the side,
and he may have to after Gangrel takes advantage
with the referee's back turned.
Jeff Hardy, swan dive over the top rope, just took out Edge.
I'll tell you, these Hardy Boyz could care less about their bodies.
They throw them all over the place.
[Lawler] Well, so does Edge and Christian.
[Cole] That's true.
[Lawler] Stevie Richards with that cross around his neck,
and he keeps showing it to Gangrel.
Two things you don't do,
you don't moon a vampire and you don't cross--
or don't moon a werewolf and you don't cross a vampire.
[Cole] Stevie Richards probably-- Oh man, here's the cover.
No, he didn't go for it.
Mistake that time by Matt Hardy and hammering away with the right hand.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] What's that all about?
Well, that's gonna win him a match.
As Matt Hardy sheds the t-shirt and now hammers away on Edge again.
[Lawler] He's going up now. He's getting ready to-- Uh-oh.
[Cole] Do you smell garlic out here?
Maybe Stevie Richards is wearing garlic around his neck.
[Lawler] All I can smell is gasoline.
[Cole] Matt Hardy with a right hand.
Triple H and Chyna escaping from Kane
after he doused them with gasoline in the parking lot.
And look at these two young Superstars going at it, Matt Hardy and Edge.
[Lawler] You know what, the more I think about it,
that was the most dastardly thing I've ever seen done, I guess.
Dousing somebody with gasoline, threatening to set them on fire.
[Cole] King, dastardly?
What about the way Triple H and Chyna blindsided--
Here's a cover now by Jeff Hardy.
There's two, and a kickout by Edge.
What about the way Triple H and Chyna blindsided and ambushed Kane
when he walked into the arena here this evening?
[Lawler] Well, I'm gonna tell you something, Kane deserved that.
You saw what Kane did to them on Raw?
[Cole] Yeah. Only after he was provoked with several sledgehammer shots
by Triple H earlier on in the show.
[Lawler] That's beside the point.
[Cole] Folks, if you didn't stay up late for us this past Monday night for Raw,
boy, oh boy, did you miss an event.
Triple H chokeslamming--
I should say Kane chokeslamming Triple H and Chyna and Shane
at the end of the night.
What a suplex by Jeff Hardy. Gonna climb the ropes now.
These Hardy Boyz love to fly.
Crowd coming to their feet, trying to gain some momentum.
-Oh, look at that. -[Lawler] Oh no!
[Cole] Both Hardys missed as Edge rolled out of the way.
And can Edge and Christian now gain some momentum here?
[Lawler] Crash landing by the Hardys, and they crashed right into each other.
[Cole] Edge makes the tag. Here's Christian.
Jeff Hardy goes for the ride as does Matt Hardy.
And The New Brood in all kinds of trouble.
And here's the double-team now by the Hardys. All four men in the ring.
Edge with Jeff Hardy into the corner.
Christian going to work on the other side of the ring.
A lot at stake here.
A win for The New Brood would propel them up the tag team ladder.
[Lawler] Oh, watch it.
[Cole] Reversal, Christian, corner.
Look at this now. Jeff Hardy, oh my!
What a move…
by the Hardy Boyz.
And look at now, Matt Hardy, top rope, oh man!
Almost took the head off of Edge.
Gangrel in the ring, and the Stevie Kick to the back of the head!
The referee's back was turned.
Stevie Richards paying dividends for Edge and Christian.
[Lawler] I can't believe this. Referee-- Look at this, oh my God!
[Cole] Jeff Hardy off the barricade, but he hit his own partner.
[Lawler] They love to fly.
[Cole] And Jeff Hardy tossed in the ring.
Christian the legal man.
[Lawler] This is a battle of brothers. It's going right down to the wire.
[Cole] Hook of the leg now by Edge. Here's the cover now.
-[Lawler] He got him! -Stevie Richards has Gangrel,
and Edge and Christian pick up the victory.
♪ You think you know me ♪
[Chimel] Here are your winners, Christian and Edge.
[Cole] So Stevie Richards evened the sides, King.
I don't think Edge and Christian wanted him out there,
but I don't think they're gonna complain now.
[Lawler] Well… look at him, he's still following them.
["You Think You Know Me" playing]
-[Cole] Wait a minute. -Uh-oh.
[music stops]
-Uh-oh. -[Cole] Bloodbath time.
-[Lawler] You're right. -[Cole] This strange ritual.
-Wait a minute, it's Kane! -[Lawler] Oh my gosh!
[Cole] It's Kane!
[Lawler] I told you I could smell gasoline, Michael.
[Cole] Chokeslam!
-[Lawler] Oh no! -[Cole] Gangrel is gonna go for the ride.
Frequent flier miles time for Gangrel.
[Lawler] They need to send this Kane back to the nuthouse.
[Cole] And it's Jeff Hardy's turn. Kane is on a rampage.
Oh man!
[Lawler] Does he have gasoline with him?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Kane dousing Triple H and Chyna in the parking lot
and now taking his business to the ring.
[Lawler] He didn't just douse 'em. He tried to set 'em on fire. Oh no.
Don't tell me.
[Cole] Kane has a microphone, King.
-He's gonna talk? -Is he gonna talk?
[breathes heavily]
Triple H…
tonight…
[Lawler] He's talking.
…I will burn the flesh from your body.
[Cole] Oh my God.
[crowd cheering]
Kane threatening Triple H,
saying he's gonna burn the flesh from his body.
-[Lawler] He means it. Ah! -[loud bang]
["Burned" playing]
[Cole] And if I'm Triple H, I'm hiring the National Guard.
He may need more than that.
I can't wait to see Kane-- Kane set Triple H on fire.
-[Lawler] What?! -[Cole] Here's Lilian Garcia.
Bulldog, Bulldog, you totally caught the Boss Man by surprise,
but why would you give the Hardcore Title back to Al Snow?
[Cole] Well, no response from The British Bulldog
as he leaves the Pepsi Arena.
Folks, there are two tons of dirt piled high.
That grave is six feet deep.
The dirt is cold, dark, and damp.
And later on tonight, for the first time in WWE history,
the Tag Team Titles will be determined
right here in a Buried Alive Match on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Somebody's gonna get buried, they're gonna get buried alive, and…
-[Cole] It's X-Pac. -[Lawler] What?
Hey, where the hell is Kane at?
Triple H, this past Monday night on Raw, you started a war with… with Kane.
And based on what's happening tonight,
it doesn't seem like it's a war that you really wanna be involved in.
Kane wants to douse me in his-- in gas?
Well, I'm gonna douse him in his own blood.
He can bring whatever he wants.
I'm gonna bring this…
♪ You think you're better? Yeah ♪
…and I'm gonna bring this.
And he can come and get both.
♪ Suck it! ♪
[Cole] There will be an explosion on SmackDown tonight.
♪ But that's the breaks, boy ♪
[Lawler] Well, the title's gonna be up for grabs, except…
there's one little difference, that big sledgehammer.
That's the big equalizer.
[Cole] Triple H will put the WWE Championship on the line tonight
against Kane.
Sledgehammer in one hand, title in the other.
[Lawler chuckles]
["Make Some Noise" playing]
It's been an emotional few weeks for X-Pac.
Many questions…
[music fades]
…hopefully to be answered here tonight.
The reason why I came out here right now…
is I've got something to say to Kane.
I know you're back there, man. Come on out.
[Lawler] No. Leave him back there. He's got gasoline.
-Uh-oh. -[loud bang]
Oh! See there?
["Burned" playing]
I blame X-Pac for this anyway.
[Cole] Blame him for what?
[Lawler] Oh, he tried to make a human being out of Kane and now--
and now Kane's reverted back to this monstrous side.
I don't-- It's all X-Pac's fault.
[Cole] Well, the bottom line is, King,
you're looking at the man, Kane,
who may become the next World Wrestling Entertainment Champion
right here tonight.
He'll meet Triple H on SmackDown.
[Lawler] But are you sure Triple H meant
that the title's gonna be up for grabs here?
[Cole] That's what he meant.
[Lawler groans]
[music fades]
What's going on with you, man?
You need to get your mind right.
[Lawler] Mind? He's insane.
Tonight, you have an opportunity to be the WWE Champion.
You've been there before, and, damn it, man, I know you can do it again.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Don't encourage him.
The thing is…
you're gonna do it without me.
[Lawler] What?
No, don't-- hey, don't say nothing, man.
This is my time to talk.
-Last Thursday, I told you… -[Lawler] Oh, look, look.
…damn it, I told you not to come out and get involved in my business.
-[Lawler] But he did. -And that if you did, that it was over.
-[Lawler] But he did. -So, dude…
as much as I hate to say it,
the way things have been going, it's no good for you.
That's it, man.
-It's all over. -[Cole] No!
[Lawler] Yeah. He busted up the team.
-[crowd booing] -[Cole] How…
How can X-Pac do-- How can he do this?
[Lawler] Well, I guess he thinks he's doing it for Kane and probably is.
[Cole] Well, that's what X-Pac says, but is he doing the right thing?
Well, folks, as Kane looks on after his friend X-Pac…
-Man, oh man. -[Lawler] Oh, look at Kane.
[Cole] What an emotional few weeks for Kane.
I don't think he knows whether he's coming or going, King.
I mean, can you imagine losing your best friend?
Well, Kane's gonna have to take on Triple H
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship tonight.
But how in the world is he gonna be able to focus?
Well, if you ask me, this is gonna make a monster out of Kane.
This is gonna give him his best opportunity to win the WWE Title.
Who needs X-Pac? What's X-Pac gonna do?
He's gonna have Kane in touch with his feminine side next.
[Cole] Well, tonight on SmackDown,
Triple H puts the WWE Title on the line against Kane.
Kane's already doused Triple H in gasoline.
He's threatened to set him on fire, but does Triple H have the equalizer?
And wait a minute.
[speaking in Spanish]
Vámonos. Vámonos, vámonos.
-Dope-o, vámonos. Let's go. -Okay, okay.
-Come on! -Okay.
[speaking in Spanish]
[Lawler] That's Mexican wrestlers. Lucha libre.
[Cole] That's Chris Jericho!
[Lawler] How do you know?
[Cole] And I wonder who's carrying his bags.
[Lawler] Well, you know everything, don't you?
["Slow Death" playing]
[Cole] Well, I know this.
Here comes Hardcore Holly and his cousin, Crash.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, and they got the scales with them.
[Cole] It was last Monday on Raw, King,
that the Hollys used that scale to weigh in the Hardys.
[Lawler] Well, that's because the Hardys,
compared to these super heavyweight Hollys, are a couple of lightweights.
[Cole] The Hollys wanted to see if the Hardys
were up to the task of competing with the super heavyweights.
You know, that's the Holly criteria.
-[Lawler] I love the Hollys. -[Cole] You would.
Well, folks, tonight's SmackDown
is brought to you by Hansen's real energy drinks.
The real high-energy deal.
[Lawler] And by JVC Kaboom Box. So loud, it hurts.
[Cole] And by SquareSoft and its new PlayStation game, Final Fantasy VIII.
This is SmackDown on UPN. What an explosive night it's been already.
[music fades]
Still to come, WWE Title match.
All right, it's no secret by now the reason I'm out here,
and that's because I'm looking for a fight.
Not just any fight…
but a super heavyweight fight.
[Lawler] Oh, there you go. The Hollys love to fight.
So, this is what I want.
I want some googly-eyed monkey
to come walking through that curtain right there,
come down that ramp, and get in this ring.
[Lawler] But it's gotta be super heavyweight, right?
Everyone knows the proper requirements and qualifications.
So my cousin Crash has got his scale out here
to see if they meet those requirements.
[Lawler] Gotta be heavy, super heavy.
What, they gonna be over 300 pounds or what?
[Cole] Over 300 pounds, classified as a super heavyweight.
And after you meet those requirements…
♪ One, two, is this on? ♪
-[Cole] Oh, wait a minute. -[Lawler] What?
♪ Yo, Jimmy, hit me with that Triple H ♪
[Cole] That's Triple H's music.
[Lawler] Well, he don't weigh over 300 pounds.
[Cole] He might be up for a challenge.
["My Time" playing]
[Lawler] Triple H has already challenged Kane.
-[Cole] Oh no! -[Lawler] What?!
[Cole] It's the Ninth Wonder of the World!
Chyna has accepted Hardcore Holly's challenge!
[Lawler] Oh, wait, are you sure? Wait a minute.
[Cole] Well, she is the Number One Contender for the Intercontinental Title.
She'll meet Jeff Jarrett on September 26th at Unforgiven.
And maybe she wants a warm-up tonight against Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] But you know women are always self-conscious about their weight.
She's not gonna get on any scale. I don't think she weighs 300.
♪ Our time, our time ♪
[Cole] The Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna,
has never, ever backed down from a challenge.
Hold on, sweetheart. [chuckles]
[music ends]
You're a woman, I'm a man, and I don't wrestle women.
You got that?
Of course, if you were a man,
with those 200-pound sacks of silicone hanging off your chest,
I think you might make those requirements.
[Lawler laughs] Oh, did he just say that?
But the fact of the matter is you're a woman, and I'm not wrestling a woman.
This is no place for a woman.
So, you got two choices, honey.
Either get your ass up or get your ass out of this ring
because I'm not wrestling you tonight.
[Cole] Well, Hardcore Holly laying down the law.
And wait a minute! Chyna, she's taking no for an answer.
-[Lawler] Oh my gosh. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] She just-- she delivered the scale to the back,
and here goes Chyna now.
Chyna hammering away on Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] I'm telling you, Hardcore Holly was on the receiving end of a…
a hardcore hit with a scale.
[Cole] And I think Crash is on the receiving end too with a forearm.
[crowd cheering]
And, King, can you smell it?
Oh my, what a clothesline by Hardcore Holly.
-Can you smell that odor? Gasoline. -[Lawler] Yeah, I do. I smell it.
[Cole] Gasoline's filled the arena.
And keep in mind, Chyna was doused with that gasoline earlier on on SmackDown
as Kane tried to set her and Triple H on fire.
[Lawler] Look at this, now they're arguing.
He's saying, "I thought you said you weren't gonna whip a woman?"
[Cole] Well, they better stop arguing because Chyna…
Oh, planted! DDT!
[crowd cheering]
-Man, oh man. -[Lawler] DDT from Chyna.
[Cole] And wait a minute.
Here's the Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett,
-and Jarrett putting boots down on Chyna. -[bell ringing]
[Lawler] Look at this!
[Cole] Jarrett will defend that Intercontinental Title
against Chyna at Unforgiven.
And he's relentless, and here's Mr. Ass.
[Lawler] I can't believe it.
[Cole] Mr. Ass, who rightly believes he's the Number One Contender
for the Intercontinental Title, chasing Jeff Jarrett from the ring.
And perhaps…
[Lawler] Wait, wait, wait, it's puppies! Puppies and kittens! Yoo-hoo!
[Cole] And Mr. Ass perhaps renewing his friendship here with Chyna.
They've been friends for a long time
before the business of the Intercontinental Title got in the way.
[Lawler] Yeah, but she beat him to the punch.
She messed him out of that title shot when she signed the contract first.
[Cole] Well, they're long-time friends and Mr. Ass helping her to…
-Wait a minute! The Famouser! -[Lawler gasps]
Mr. Ass sticking it to Chyna.
[Lawler] I knew he would hold a grudge.
[Cole] Well, he held a grudge, all right.
♪ Well, I'm an ass man ♪
Mr. Ass is an ass, plain and simple.
[Lawler] What? I'm gonna tell him you said that, Michael Cole.
[Cole] There's no reason for that.
He still believes he's the Number One Contender for the Intercontinental Title.
[music fades]
-What? What the hell are you laugh-- -You got your ass kicked by… a woman--
-[Cole] Oh! -[Lawler laughs]
[Cole] Crash Holly was laughing at Hardcore
because of the way Chyna treated him,
and this thing's disintegrated again between the cousins.
-[Lawler] I love these guys. -Come on, let's go.
[Cole] And now referees out here. Oh man.
[Lawler] I'm telling you they're hardcore.
Crash was laughing at Hardcore Holly
because he said he got-- just got beat by a woman.
[Cole] I'll tell you, these guys are like the Hatfields and McCoys
of World Wrestling Entertainment.
When they get along, they're a tremendous team.
[Lawler] I like 'em better when fighting. Uh-oh.
[Cole] And there's X-Pac.
What a dramatic night on SmackDown for that man.
[Lawler] He's leaving. He's leaving. Good.
-He left his best friend Kane in the ring. -[Lawler] He's leaving him again.
[Cole] Telling Kane he'd be better off without him.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, that's…
That's, uh…
Tonight on SmackDown on UPN, the first time in WWE history,
the Tag Titles will be determined in a Buried Alive Match.
[Lawler] That's right, The Undertaker and The Big Show
are gonna try to bury Mankind and The Rock alive
and try to become the Tag Team Champions in the process.
[Mankind] Thanks for the ride, Rock.
I had a little trouble breathing in there though.
[crowd cheering]
Let The Rock understand this correctly.
The Rock let you ride in the trunk of his limousine and you're complaining?
Well, I'm not complaining. It's just I was getting a little woozy…
Rock, Rock, what do you think of the new shirt?
What does The Rock think of your new shirt?
Well, The Rock likes your new shirt. It looks great on you.
Better yet, do you like your new shirt?
-I like-- -It doesn't matter if you like your shirt!
[Lawler laughs]
It's the last time I fall for that one, Rock.
[chuckling] You're not getting me again.
I gotta steal that one some time. That's good.
"It doesn't matter what you think."
["Follower" playing]
[Cole] I'll tell you what, this is gonna be a war.
Two big old boys fighting. It's gonna be like a bar fight out here.
[Chimel] …by Faarooq, he weighs in at 305 pounds, Bradshaw!
[Lawler] Look at that look in his eyes, Michael.
[Cole] The big old Texan, Bradshaw, taking it--
-set to take on Bubba of the Dudley Boyz. -[bell ringing]
And here we go now.
And speaking of Texans, King,
we're still expecting the arrival
of another Texan right here tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Yeah. I still don't believe it, Michael.
[Cole] The Texas Rattlesnake expected to be here tonight on UPN.
[Lawler] It's you and JR expecting him.
[Cole] Well, you know, Triple H, very jittery throughout the afternoon.
Very concerned. Perhaps he got wind that Stone Cold's gonna be here.
[Lawler] Oh, look at this.
[Cole] Oh man, what a suplex. And speaking of Triple H…
[Bubba Ray] What do you think of Bradshaw?
[Cole] He's gonna take on Kane right here tonight, WWE Title on the line.
Bradshaw knocking Bubba out right here in front of us.
-[Long] Get him back inside, Bradshaw. -[Lawler] Yeah, get him back inside.
[Cole] The Dudley Boyz made their reputations
on being two tough costumers.
And Bradshaw now with a right hand to Bubba of the Dudley Boyz.
Another right hand to Bubba Ray, Bradshaw now.
Look out. Oh, into the steel stairs.
[Lawler] What a night here on SmackDown.
We've already had one title match.
British Bulldog wins the Hardcore Title and then gave it to Al Snow.
We're gonna see the WWE Title on the line, Triple H and Kane,
and then the Tag Titles in a Buried Alive Match.
What a night!
[Cole] Rock and Mankind, Undertaker, Big Show, Buried Alive Match.
Bradshaw with a right hand now to Bubba Ray.
And, folks, this has been a brawl since the beginning.
[Lawler] I think Bradshaw just hit Bubba Ray so hard,
he's gonna clear up that speech impediment.
[Cole] Bradshaw into the ropes, misses with a right hand.
Here comes the big 300-pounder,
and what a football block with the shoulder.
[Lawler] Oh, don't start that football crap. You and JR too?
[Cole] Speaking of JR, as he said Monday night,
Stone Cold will be here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Wow, did you see that smack?
[Cole] Bubba Ray with a right hand to Bradshaw.
I'll tell you what, Bubba Ray, he doesn't give a pound away to Bradshaw at all.
It's toe-to-toe now, both of these giants going at it, middle of the ring.
[both grunting]
Right hands. Who's gonna go down first?
[Lawler] I don't know. They're landing haymakers
and it's having no effect on either one of them.
[Cole] Bradshaw with a kick to the ribs.
Look at Bubba Ray now.
[Lawler] I wanna ask you a question, Michael. Oh!
You would know this. What causes a speech impediment like Bubba Ray has?
[Cole] Bradshaw now after that clothesline to Bubba Ray.
[Bubba Ray groans]
And Bradshaw is in control.
Bubba Ray better watch himself here. He's in big trouble.
-[Long] Hey, what are you doing? -[Lawler] I think it's-- Oh!
[Cole] Here's D-Von now.
[Cole] Referee calls for the bell, and here's Faarooq,
and all hell's broken loose now.
Dudley Boyz and The Acolytes going at it.
[Lawler] Referee didn't waste any time.
-He rang the bell immediately. -[bell ringing]
This is gonna get ugly.
[Cole] I'm sure referee Teddy Long knew this one could get out of control.
And as soon as D-Von hopped in the ring, the bell rang,
-and look at these guys going at it. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Well, there goes Teddy Long, and Bubba Ray from behind.
And look at this, Bubba Ray and Bradshaw still hammering each other.
Faarooq and D-Von going at it.
-This is a war. -[Lawler] I'm telling you.
[Cole] Referees and officials now into the ring…
to break this thing up.
This is far from over between these two teams.
-["Follower" playing] -And I'll tell you, folks,
when the Dudley Boyz and The Acolytes clash,
it is gonna be a war.
We told you earlier, British Bulldog defeated the Big Boss Man
for the Hardcore Title, turned the title over to Al Snow.
Lilian's with the Boss Man.
Boss Man…
Just shut up and listen to what I got to say.
I don't know what kind of plan Al Snow and The British Bulldog have got,
but they have [bleep] me off.
Al Snow comes down to the ring, shoves a piece of paper in my mouth,
and thinks that's gonna scare me?
I don't know what they're thinking,
but that little dog, feeding it to him was just a piece of cake,
because when I skinned him, he looked like a squirrel.
But I'm gonna get to The British Bulldog, I'm gonna skin him,
I'm gonna skin Al Snow,
and they're both gonna look like pigs
because the Big Boss Man gets what he wants when he wants it.
Whatever he says, he does, and that's a plain and simple fact!
[Cole] I wanna know what Al Snow had written on that paper and…
♪ This is a test ♪
[Lawler] I don't know, but it didn't taste too good.
[Cole] And what's this, King?
It's Test!
Test is here with his bride-to-be, Stephanie McMahon.
["This Is a Test" playing]
What a trial these two have gone through over the past few months.
But, King, as they say, love conquers all.
[Lawler] Oh, give me a break.
[Cole] Hey, look what they both endured.
Stephanie's brother, Shane, he was dead against this happening,
but Test and Stephanie are now engaged to be married.
[Lawler] Well, Test just got lucky
in that match against Shane and the Posse
and-- oh, I hope maybe Stephanie is gonna call this whole thing off.
Maybe she's come to her senses.
[music fades]
-Please… -Mom, Pat, Jerry,
will you please come out here?
We have an announcement to make.
-[Lawler] An announcement? -[Cole] All right!
[Lawler] What do you mean "all right"?
-["Real American" playing] -Wait. Maybe-- yeah.
If she calls this off, this will be a great announcement.
[Cole] She can't call this off.
-[Lawler] What do you mean? -After all they've been through?
[Lawler] Anybody can come to their senses.
[Cole] There's the president of World Wrestling Entertainment,
Stephanie McMahon's mother, Linda,
flanked by Pat Patterson and Jerry Brisco.
[Lawler] What happened to the rest of Patterson's pants?
[Cole] Patterson and Brisco, you know, the best men for Test in that wedding.
[Lawler] You gotta be kidding me. Wouldn't that be a joke?
[Cole] Why?
They've done a lot for Test since he's come
-to World Wrestling Entertainment. -[Lawler] Patterson a best man? Come on.
He wouldn't even-- he wouldn't even dress up for network TV.
What would he look like at somebody's wedding?
[Cole] Well, I don't think he was expecting
to be called out to the ring here tonight, King.
[Lawler] Look at this.
♪ Fight for your life ♪
Last Monday on Raw
was the most revolting sight in my life, we saw Patterson's puppies.
Oh, and look at Test sucking up to his in-laws.
[Stephanie] You ready?
[Cole] What's wrong with that?
Andrew and I have set our wedding date.
-[Lawler] Oh no! -[Cole] All right!
Monday, October 11th,
and we, on behalf of my family and Andrew's family,
would like to invite all of you.
-[Lawler] What? -[crowd cheering]
-Six weeks away-- -[Cole] It's a Monday night.
[Lawler] Inviting everybody?
And I would like to invite the whole world
to witness me marry this beautiful lady.
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] October 11th, Monday night… -[Lawler] I'm about to lose my lunch.
[Cole] …on Raw.
-["Posse" playing] -Oh no.
-[Lawler] Oh, thank goodness. -And talk about spoiling the party.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] The Mean Street Posse.
Well, here we go, King. You know what they say.
[Lawler] Oh baby. This is gonna be great.
Hey. Do you think-- Do you think Linda McMahon can tussle?
Here comes Terri Runnels and the Mean Street Posse.
This might get really good.
[Cole] This is not good, King.
You know, they say, "Any objections?" And the Posse must have one here.
[Lawler] Every day, somebody must pay.
-[crowd chanting "Asshole"] -[Stephanie] Hey! Hey!
-[Cole] Why are they even out here? -Enough of this.
Pete, Joey, Rod,
Pat, Jerry, Andrew,
enough of this, enough is enough!
Leave us alone.
["No Chance in Hell" playing]
-[Cole] Now what's going on? -[Lawler chuckles]
[Lawler] What do you think's going on?
[Cole] And here comes Stephanie's brother, Shane McMahon.
And what the hell is Shane gonna do now?
How is he gonna spoil this great moment?
Oh, come on, King, what? What? Come on, tell me.
[Lawler] Well, he's been against this wedding from the get-go
and justifiably so.
[Cole] Why justifiably so?
[Lawler] Let's face it.
Test doesn't deserve a prize like Shane's sister, and Shane knows best.
[Cole] These two people are in love, King.
Can't you get that through your head?
I mean, you've sat out here for two months now.
-Posse. Posse, back off. Back it off. -[music fades]
[Lawler] What'd he mean? What'd he mean? Back off?
I've known you guys for more than half of my life, so listen to me.
You know when I'm being dead serious. You know this.
And I'm not asking you, I'm telling you to leave the ring now.
-This war with Test is over. -[Cole] What? What?
-[Lawler] What'd he say? -Go.
-Shane McMahon… -Wait, Shane. This can't be over.
-[Cole] Is he holding out the white flag? -[Lawler] No way.
-[Cole] Has he surrendered? -[Lawler] Not Shane.
Shane, come on. What are you doing?
-Posse's leaving. I can't believe it. -Stephanie…
I owe you an apology.
I owe all of you in this ring an apology, especially you.
My actions of late have been absolutely inexcusable.
And yes, I have acted like one of those as well.
From the numerous attacks by the Mean Street Posse on you, Test,
to my own personal battle with your now-fiancé at SummerSlam,
I was wrong.
It's not easy, Stephanie, for a big brother
to look in the eyes of his little sister and watch her grow up.
It is very, very hard to do.
And it's something I never, ever thought I could ever imagine
that you stand before me as a woman.
[crowd chanting "Asshole"]
I deserve that.
[chanting continues]
Stephanie, I thought all the decisions I was making,
I was doing the right thing for you, but I was absolutely 100% wrong.
Stephanie, you're your own woman now.
You have blossomed into a beautiful young woman,
and you make your own decisions.
Steph, you have my blessing.
Go with your heart and marry Andrew.
But, Andrew, I have one last thing to say to you.
And that is that you better always do the right thing
and always treat Stephanie right.
[Lawler] I can't believe it.
[Cole] Shane extending the hand, the olive branch.
All right.
♪ Test, this is a test ♪
Finally, Shane McMahon has come to his senses.
Finally, Shane has become a man.
He stands up here and does the right thing.
[Lawler] I can't believe that Stephanie and… and Test or Andrew or whatever he is
are gonna get married.
What's the date again?
[Cole] October 11th, it's a Monday night,
and you know what that means.
[Lawler] They've invited the world.
[Cole] The world has been invited live on Raw Is War,
Monday night, October 11th.
Stephanie McMahon and Test will tie the knot
with the blessing of Stephanie's brother, Shane.
-Wait a minute. -[Lawler] There's no blessing here.
[Cole] The WWE Title is on the line.
-What's Kane got? -[Lawler] He's got a blowtorch!
[Cole] That's a torch! What's he gonna do?
Rock, Mankind, the WWE Tag Team Titles are on the line.
Now unfortunately, it looks like you're gonna have to defend them
The Undertaker and The Big Show's way in a Buried Alive Match.
Hold the microphone right here. Hold it, darling.
The Rock-- Let The Rock ask you a quick question real quick.
Do you have a warm fuzzy feeling in your stomach right now?
Yeah.
Goose bumps running up and down your spine?
Well, goose bump your ass on out of here.
[Lawler laughs]
The Rock says this.
Undertaker and Big Show, finally The Rock is gonna beat--
The Rock and Mankind are gonna beat you two candyasses
at your own game.
And tonight, The Rock is gonna shovel the dirt, shovel the dirt,
shovel the dirt on your two candyasses.
And when it's all said and done, all the smoke has cleared,
all the dust has settled, and the millions…
[crowd] And millions!
…of Rock's fans are through chanting his name,
-"Rocky, Rocky…" -[crowd chanting "Rocky"]
[Lawler] Listen to this.
[chanting continues]
The Rock says this, he's gonna undo all the dirt right out,
take that shovel, turn it sideways, and stick it straight up your candyasses.
[Lawler laughs]
That's good, Rock, but I gotta be honest.
I've been thinking about this match all day,
and when I think about putting two tons of earth
over The Undertaker and The Big Show,
I get kind of a warm fuzzy feeling myself,
and I like it, I like it, I really like it.
♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah! ♪
♪ Buried alive, buried alive ♪
[Lawler] Oh no.
-He's a Bee Gee. -♪ One, two, is this on? ♪
[Cole] Well, there's gonna be no warm fuzzy feeling in this match.
[Lawler] He was a Bee Gee.
-[Cole] What's that? -[Lawler] A big goof.
["My Time" playing]
[Cole] World Wrestling Entertainment Championship is on the line,
Triple H defending against Kane, and here comes the champion.
♪ You don't know what trouble is ♪
[Lawler] Wait a minute. The champion's not supposed to come out first.
♪ Here comes trouble ♪
-You save the best for last. -[Cole] Wait a minute.
He's flanked by Chyna, and look what Chyna has in her right hand.
-[Lawler] Yeah, what? -[Cole] A sledgehammer.
And you saw what Triple H did with that sledgehammer to Kane Monday night on Raw.
[Lawler] Right.
And he told you he was gonna have it here in this match tonight.
I mean, what did you expect?
Kane's got-- Kane-- We saw him with an acetylene torch.
We know he's got a can of gas out here. Anything could happen.
[Cole] Well, Triple H already tried to ambush, blindside Kane
as we went on the air tonight with SmackDown,
but he still couldn't take the Big Red Machine out.
And Kane is furious, dousing Triple H and Chyna in gasoline
and threatening to set him on fire.
[Lawler] Well, if it hadn't been for The Undertaker and The Big Show,
Kane would probably be in a hospital somewhere,
sledged to oblivion.
♪ Don't you understand Your own delusion? ♪
[Cole] And, folks, Magic: The Gathering presents WWE Unforgiven.
Magic: The Gathering, the trading card game,
the ultimate battle of wits.
Unforgiven is on Sunday night, September 26th,
from the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
[Lawler] Boy, oh boy. This is… Hey, check that out.
There's the WWE Hall of Famer on the right,
The Fabulous Moolah, and on her left is Mae Young.
They're here to witness this match.
Both of those girls are young at heart, slightly older in other places.
-["Burned" playing] -Uh-oh.
Michael, I think I'll just be over here.
[loud bang]
[Cole] Will this man become the next WWE Champion?
[Lawler] Oh, he's got it! Look at that.
[Cole] And Kane is carrying an acetylene torch to the ring!
[Lawler] I'll definitely just be over here.
[Cole] He's gonna do it.
He's gonna do what he threatened to do earlier on.
[Lawler] My crown is very flammable.
[Cole] He threatened to burn the flesh off Triple H's body.
[Lawler] You said you wanted to see it burn.
[Cole] Well, now that it's out here, I don't know-- I don't know.
And here we go now, Triple H and Chyna…
-[bell ringing] -…double-teaming Kane,
and the WWE Championship is on the line.
-[Lawler] Is this a handicap match? -[Cole] And look at this now.
-Oh, and a double clothesline by Kane. -[Lawler] Get outta there, Chyna.
[Cole] What an emotional evening thus far for Kane.
His best friend X-Pac telling him the team has broken up.
X-Pac has already left the Pepsi Arena here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Good.
[Cole] But Kane focusing early on
against Triple H with the WWE Title on the line.
Triple H backed into the corner.
The 325-pounder whips him across the ring
and catches him with a clothesline.
Quick cover-- No, he didn't go for the cover.
Hammers away now, right hands on Triple H by the Big Red Machine.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something, this is the Kane we knew
and some people loved.
I mean, he's a monster. Nothing--
He'll stop at nothing to destroy his opponent,
but then along comes X-Pac and makes a human being out of him.
[Cole] Well, King, can you blame him?
I mean, can you blame Kane?
Triple H attacking him with that sledgehammer last week on Raw,
and then the fact that X-Pac,
his best friend, left him here tonight on SmackDown.
Kane vicious here in the early goings on the WWE Champion.
[Lawler] Well, I'll tell you what, X-Pac left Kane for his own good, I think.
-Oh, look at that. -[Cole] Why do you say that?
[Lawler] Well, because I think X-Pac realizes finally
that as long as Kane is this big wuss, this human being,
he's not gonna be a winner-- Ah!
[Cole] And Triple H was caught by Kane.
I don't agree with the fact that--
-Wait a minute, listen. -[Chyna] Kane, I can talk to X-Pac.
We used to be friends. I can talk to X-Pac for you.
[Cole] Oh, come on now.
Chyna distracting Kane,
and look at the smile on the face of the Ninth Wonder of the World.
That's ridiculous, toying with his emotions.
[Lawler] Yeah, see there? Emotions.
[Cole] King, I don't agree with the fact that you called Kane a big wuss,
but I do agree with the fact that Kane may be better off without X-Pac
in the land of the giants and the super heavyweights.
You know, we talked about Kane being able to focus in this match,
but what about Triple H being able to focus?
You know, rumors are rampant that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
will be here tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] You know what, you and JR are the only goofs spreading that rumor.
[Cole] Oh! Knee to the forehead.
I'll tell you one thing--
[Lawler] I told you about JR, you know, he's a big Stone Cold mark.
[Cole] Well, Triple H put "Stone Cold" Steve Austin out of action
with that vicious chair attack after the main event at SummerSlam,
and if I'm Triple H, I'm looking over my shoulder every hour of every day.
[Lawler] Well, I don't know why because I guarantee you,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin will never be the same again.
He is probably somewhere in a hospital bed, and I'll tell you what,
Kane will never be the same after Triple H gets through with him here tonight.
[Cole] Triple H with a vicious attack. He calls himself The Game.
He's alienated himself from all Superstars
here in World Wrestling Entertainment with the exception of Chyna.
-[Lawler] Give me a break. -[Cole] Oh!
And here comes Kane now, a big right hand.
WWE Title is on the line.
Triple H with an elbow to the face of Kane.
[Lawler] See, I'm telling you, he is The Game.
Triple H is the WWE Champion. What more does it take to be The Game?
[Cole] Kane whipped across the ring. Knee to the face by Triple H.
Here's the cover now by the champion.
There's two, failed to hook the leg, and Kane, with authority, kicks out.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you, Triple H could go down in history
as one of the greatest champions of all time.
Someday, he'll be sitting over there beside Fabulous Moolah, Hall of Famer,
and I'm sure Moolah will still be here,
and he'll be a Hall of Famer too.
[Cole] Well, there's no denying that. Triple H, a tremendous athlete.
He is the WWE Champion, but Triple H…
-What a right hand. -…feels unappreciated.
He doesn't believe he's gotten the respect he deserves,
and he's trying to gain the respect by doing vicious things--
Oh my! Like sledgehammer attacks on Kane.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -And look out now.
Heads up-- heads up, King.
Triple H was heading this way, slams Kane into those stairs.
[Lawler] What are you running from? You scared?
[Cole] Well, yeah.
And Triple H now, again hammers Kane into those stairs,
and Kane is still on his feet and rolls back into the ring.
[Lawler] Don't be scared, Michael Cole, I'm here with you.
If you were here with JR, you'd be scared.
[Cole] Will Kane become the--
a two-time WWE Champion right here tonight on SmackDown?
The gold is on the line, but Triple H in control, or I should say…
-Wait a minute, look at this. -…was in control.
[Lawler] Look at the look from Kane.
Nail him. Hit him harder.
[Cole] And those right hands not doing any good.
[Lawler] Pound him.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] This capacity crowd coming alive and so is Kane.
Here's a reversal now, Kane whipped off the ropes.
Oh my!
Kane caught him with a bulldog off the ropes.
-One, two… -[Lawler] Chyna, you got trouble.
[Cole] Chyna looking on, both men are down, the referee with the count here.
-Four! -[Lawler] He's up to four…
[Cole] You have to pin someone or make them submit, King,
in order for the title to change hands here.
[Lawler] Cover him, Triple H. He's still down.
[Cole] And Triple H now to his feet. Kane is still down.
-Can the champion take advantage here? -[Lawler] Ah!
[Cole] And look out, Kane with a right hand.
And here comes the challenger,
and another right hand, and the champion's reeling.
[Lawler] Oh no, look out.
Kane off the ropes and caught him with another one.
Triple H quickly back up, and a clothesline by Kane.
Here's Triple H off the ropes, boot to the face,
-Triple H caught that one. -Oh no.
[Cole] And look out, the Big Red Machine, so athletic for his size.
[Lawler] He's gonna fly.
[Cole] Watch the agility of the seven-footer Kane.
-Got him! -[crowd cheering]
We could have a new champion right here.
The cover, two. Did he get him?
-No. -[crowd gasping]
Triple H got the shoulder up right before the count of three.
[Lawler] Look at that look of concern on the face of Chyna,
but she's not nearly as concerned as Triple H is.
[Cole] Triple H in a world of trouble here. Off the ropes.
-Kane telegraphed it. -There you go.
[Cole] Triple H with a facebuster to the knee, made him pay.
-And the champion now… -[Lawler] Here it is.
-[Cole] Pedigree time. Pedigree time. -[Lawler] Yes!
[Cole] And Kane countered with a backdrop!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Come on, Triple H, you're the champion.
[Cole] And it could be lights out for the WWE Champion, Triple H.
-You gotta suck it up, Triple H. Oh no! -[Cole] Air traffic control time!
Chokeslam!
Wait a minute.
Chyna, sledgehammer to the back of Kane, right in the spine.
Referee had his back turned.
-I didn't see it. What happened? -Chyna hit him with a sledgehammer.
You saw it plain as day.
[Lawler] I was-- I was looking at the referee.
[Cole] And Triple H now, the champion,
will he take advantage?
Setting him up for the Pedigree again.
-Pedigree! -[Lawler] Yes, Pedigree!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] The cover by Triple H, hook of the leg.
-[Lawler] Yes! -And it wasn't the Pedigree that did it.
-[Lawler] What do you mean? -It was that sledgehammer to the back.
[Chimel] Here's your winner and still World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
-Triple H. -["My Time" playing]
[Cole] Well, Triple H is extremely lucky he got out of this one.
Give the assist to Chyna.
[Lawler] Oh, come on.
Triple H, as I've said, will go down in history
as one of the greatest all-time WWE Champions.
I mean, to win a match right here over Kane like this, amazing.
[Cole] Yeah. Amazing that sledgehammer just popped out of nowhere, isn't it?
[Lawler] I didn't see any sledgehammer.
[Cole] So Triple H… still WWE Champion.
What's Chyna gonna do now?
She's got the sledgehammer again.
[Lawler] I see the sledgehammer now.
[Cole] Kane is out in the middle of the ring,
and Triple H now-- wait a minute.
What the hell is gonna happen here?
-["Unholy Alliance" playing] -[Cole] That's The Undertaker's music,
and here comes The Undertaker and The Big Show.
Again coming to the aid of his younger brother, Kane…
-I don't know. -…is The Undertaker.
[Lawler] I know Triple H is having second thoughts.
He's gonna fend off The Undertaker and The Big Show with that sledgehammer.
[Cole] You know The Big Show wants to get his hands on Chyna.
It was a Chyna low blow when we went on the air tonight with SmackDown
that felled the giant, and here comes Big Show now.
Wait a minute.
Undertaker telling Show-- Wait a minute.
Apparently, he's saying, "Our business is here."
[Lawler] Oh, look at this.
[Cole] How in the world is Kane on his feet after that sledgehammer to the back?
Jericho, you can run, but you can't hide.
You keep hiding, Jericho, but I'm gonna find you!
If it takes me all night, I'll find you.
[Cole] Shamrock wants Jericho now.
-["The Ultimate" playing] -And here he comes.
He's been looking for Chris Jericho all night.
He's The World's Most Dangerous Man, Ken Shamrock,
and remember what Jericho said on Raw Monday night.
[Lawler] He said there's gonna be a one-on-one confrontation
right here tonight on SmackDown.
[Cole] And speaking of confrontations, still to come, history will be made.
The first time ever, a Buried Alive Match to determine the Tag Team Champions.
Rock and Mankind against The Undertaker and The Big Show.
And the big question, King, is this,
is The Rattlesnake gonna arrive at SmackDown?
Will Stone Cold be here tonight?
[Lawler] Do you feel eggs starting to form on your face?
-[Cole] No, I'm confident. -You've been shouting that all night.
Cut the music.
[music fades]
[Lawler] Okay.
Monday Night Raw…
Chris Jericho, Y2J…
[Lawler] Yeah, that's him.
…you said you would come out here and confront me face-to-face.
[Cole] That's what he said.
The way I see it, Jericho, you got two choices.
One…
you can come out here and face me like a man.
[Lawler] Look at Shamrock's nose.
Or two…
I can come back there, tear that place up back there,
find your little punk ass,
drag you into this ring,
and beat you like the stepchild that you are.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler chuckles] Oh.
[Cole] He's in a zone.
[Lawler] Yeah, Twilight Zone.
Now, personally…
I think you're gonna choose number one
because you're too much of a coward to face me man-on-man.
So, I'm gonna tell you what,
I'm gonna give you ten seconds anyways to come out here and try and be a man.
[Lawler] I thought number one was facing him.
Don't make me come back there and get you.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, King, Shamrock's got a point.
All of Jericho's attacks have been from behind,
ambush-type, using Howard Finkel as bait.
Mr. Shamrock is not gonna take it anymore from the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla.
-Look at this, wait a minute. -[Cole] There he goes.
The World's Most Dangerous Man is heading in the back to find Chris Jericho.
-[countdown whirring] -Wait a minute.
[Lawler] Hang on. You don't have to go any further. He'll come out and get you.
[countdown ends]
[loud bang]
-[Cole] Here we go. It's on, folks. -["Break the Walls Down" playing]
Jericho, Shamrock, right here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Come on out, Y2J.
[Cole] King, look! Look, King!
-[Lawler] What? -[Cole] In the ring!
[Lawler] Hey, Shamrock, turn around, you butter knife!
[Cole] It's Jericho!
-What in the world is Jericho… -Hey, Shamrock.
-Come on! -[music fades]
I'm over here, you moron.
I know I promised to meet you face-to-face…
[Cole] And Jericho is--
…but I knew if I did meet you face-to-face,
that I'd be forced to tear you limb from limb
and destroy both you and your reputation in one fell swoop.
[Lawler] Look at this. He's in one of those shark cages.
[Cole] What's he got in his hand?
-[Lawler] A baseball bat, you moron. -This cage is not here to protect me.
Uh-uh, this cage is to protect you from me.
-What a generous individual. -Generous?
And if you have any doubt that you need protection from me,
why don't you check out the TitanTron?
[Cole] When's Jericho gonna face Shamrock one-on-one?
-I don't know. Telling him to check out-- -I'm begging him.
-[Jericho] You remember that? -[Cole] Oh, come on.
[Jericho] That was last week when I embarrassed you
with the most devastating hold in sports entertainment history.
-[Lawler] Finkel, good photographer. -Looked good, didn't it?
You're lucky that your face was cut out of the shot
because if it wasn't, everyone would see the terror and agony in your face.
You can't handle Y2J because I am one bad mamma-jamma.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Oh man!
Well, if that's the case, why is he locked inside a cage?
-Wait a minute, wait a minute. -Shamrock with a bat now.
What are you gonna do? It's a steel cage.
You can't get in here, you idiot.
[Lawler laughs] Right.
I've had enough of making you look like a fool.
Raise this cage up right now.
Harold, raise the cage up now!
[Cole] He's talking to Harold. You know who Harold is.
[Garcia] I don't know who you think you are,
but what you did to me the other day at Raw,
-I don't appreciate it. -What are you talking about?
-You humiliated me. -I did not humiliate you.
-Yes, you did. -No, I didn't.
-It's never gonna happen again. -I didn't humiliate you.
Raise the cage, Harold! Raise the cage, you idiot!
-Raise it up! -[Lawler] Jericho's in trouble.
-What are you gonna do? Come in here? -[screams]
-You're gonna scream now? -[Cole] Wait a minute.
-[Lawler] Look at this! -Raise the cage!
[Cole] Shamrock is trying to get inside that cage.
-Jericho… -[Lawler] He's bent the bars!
[Cole] Shamrock just bent the bars! Shamrock has Jericho!
Shamrock has his hands on Y2J!
[Lawler] Y2J's got a big problem.
[Cole] He's got a huge problem.
Ken Shamrock has figured out the solution to the Y2J problem.
[screams]
Look out now, Shamrock hammering away on Jericho.
[Lawler] Get help out here. Shamrock has snapped.
-[Cole] And Shamrock snapped big time. -Look at this!
[Cole] Look out. Oh man!
Shamrock has gone nuts! Jericho sliding out!
Oh! Jericho's gotten away again.
-[Lawler] Good. Run away, get away. -Yeah. He better run.
Shamrock's in hot pursuit. Shamrock's after Jericho.
Shamrock's gonna get him in the back.
-Shamrock's after Jericho! -[Lawler] Get away, get away!
[Cole] Back on SmackDown here on UPN,
and apparently this is what took place during the commercial break
between Chris Jericho and Howard Finkel.
[Lawler] They're making a quick getaway.
[indistinct] Come on, hurry up. Hurry up.
Harold, can you open the door for me please?
-Yes. -Can you hurry up and open the door?
Thanks.
-Okay. -Hold on a second.
Yo, yo, yo, yo.
I've been thinking about the last couple weeks.
-Yeah. -All the fun we've had and everything.
All we've been through, one thing popped in my head.
You're fired, you idiot! Hit the bricks, junior!
-[Cole] Oh! -Chris! Chris!
-[Lawler] Man! -Chris!
[Cole] Chris Jericho just fired Howard Finkel.
[Lawler] I can't believe it. I mean…
I know Finkel was responsible for pulling that cage up.
Obviously, he got distracted.
Now he got-- he got fired.
Yahoo! Wait a minute!
["Urban Cowboy" playing]
Puppies! Yahoo!
-[Cole] Puppies and kitties. -[Lawler] Oh yes!
[Cole] Debra and Miss Kitty along with the Intercontinental Champion, Jeff Jarrett,
on their way to the ring.
[Lawler] Oh baby.
[Cole] And on September 26th at Unforgiven,
Jeff Jarrett will defend the Intercontinental Title against Chyna.
[Lawler whistles] Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
[Cole] Well, King, I'll tell you what, on Raw Monday night,
Jeff Jarrett was sending a message to Chyna through Jacqueline.
[Lawler] Oh, without a doubt. I mean, he showed absolutely no mercy.
Oh, did you see those clotheslines?
And that's exactly what he plans on doing to Chyna.
[Cole] Well, Jarrett making an example of Jacqueline
after Jacqueline challenged him.
And as we said, it's Jarrett versus Chyna at Unforgiven
for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Lawler] Get the camera on the puppies and the kitties.
Oh baby.
-[music fades] -[Cole] Wow.
[Lawler] I'd like to ask Miss Kitty out for a bowl of milk.
Look, Chyna, there's no being politically correct.
So I'm just gonna say it.
I am embarrassed to be getting in the ring at Unforgiven with a woman.
I was always taught…
-[crowd chanting "We want puppies"] -[Lawler] He's in the ring with two now.
-Well, you're not gettin' 'em. -[Lawler] Oh, please.
I was always taught that a woman's place
was in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant.
-[Cole] Oh, come on, Jeff. -And I'm a firm believer in that.
[Lawler] I'll volunteer my services for Debra and Miss Kitty.
Now, Chyna, you have no business being in the ring with any man,
let alone the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time.
[Cole] I beg to differ with that.
-[crowd booing] -This is a man's world.
I'm a man's man and you are a woman.
W-O-M-A-N, woman.
[Cole] Oh, he can spell.
[Lawler] Can he spell "puppies" and "kittens"?
P-U-P-P--
Look, it's Moolah, The Fabulous Moolah.
Moolah, come on up here.
I'm serious. Come on up here. Yes, you.
Debra, Kitty, do you realize this woman right here
was the WWE Ladies Champion for damn near a hundred years?
-[Lawler laughs] -[Cole] Well, not quite that long,
but she is a Hall of Famer.
[Jarrett] She paved a road for the ladies.
Moolah, come on up here. It would be an honor.
It would be my privilege to invite you up into this ring
and let you take a stroll around it,
and let these fans give you the hand that you deserve.
[Cole] She's a true legend, King, The Fabulous Moolah.
[applause]
[Lawler] Oh, look, her and Debra, I guess, are friends, and Miss Kitty.
Invite me up there for a hug.
Now, Moolah, Moolah, wait, wait, wait.
Before you go, before you go…
Now, back in your day, women knew their role.
They knew their place.
I mean, the boys played with the boys and the girls played with the girls.
I mean, you wouldn't have been caught dead in a ring wrestling a man, would you?
Well, I didn't…
but it's only because
the so-called men knew
that I would kick their ass just like Chyna is gonna kick your ass.
[Cole] Moolah putting Jarrett in his place!
[crowd cheering]
-You go, girl! -[Lawler chuckles]
[microphone drops]
-[Lawler] Oh no. Wait a minute. -[Cole] Wait, no! No!
-Oh, come on! -[Lawler] What?!
[Cole] What the hell is Jarrett doing?
[Lawler] Hey, look out, here comes…
-Here comes Moolah's friend. -Gonna run in, you old bag. Come on.
[Cole] That's incredulous.
And now look what he's doing with Mae Young.
She's another icon in this industry, and look what Jarrett's doing to her.
-[Lawler] She gotta be 75 years old. -[Cole] Not the Figure-Four!
These two women are old enough to be Jarrett's grandmothers.
What the hell is he doing?
[Debra and Miss Kitty yelling at Jarrett]
[Cole] Come on now! Jarrett's vicious.
Debra and Miss Kitty can't even believe it.
[Lawler] And the puppies and the kitties are screaming.
That's what you're gonna get, and you go… both go tell Chyna…
[Cole] Well, that's a lesson to Chyna, King, obviously, from Jeff Jarrett.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. I have never seen anything like this.
[Cole] Jarrett, there's gonna be hell to pay at Unforgiven,
I'll tell you that.
[crowd chanting "Asshole"]
[Cole] And listen to the crowd.
The crowd's calling it right here.
[Lawler] Even the puppies and the kitties are upset with him.
He blasted The Fabulous Moolah right over the head with a guitar
after she told him-- And look at-- look at this one more time.
[Cole] And if that wasn't bad enough, King,
he put the Figure-Four Leglock on Mae Young.
["Urban Cowboy" playing]
[Lawler] And now he's leaving with the puppies and the kitties.
[Cole] Yeah, but is he gonna leave Unforgiven
with the Intercontinental Championship?
He defends the gold against the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna,
at Unforgiven in Charlotte, North Carolina.
And speaking of gold, Tag Titles on the line tonight.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, speaking of that.
[Cole] The Undertaker and Big Show have challenged Mankind and Rock
to the Tag Team Titles.
The first time ever the titles will be decided in a Buried Alive Match.
[projector clicking]
[chuckling]
Hello, ladies. [chuckles]
You know something, "Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman?
[vibrant music playing]
The Big Valbowski is a man of peace, not war.
[chuckling]
You see, in my industry, we don't believe in violence.
We don't use instruments of pain.
[chuckling]
No, no, no, you see, the Big Valbowski uses instruments…
[grunts] …of pleasure.
[chuckling]
[Cole] Well, King, Val could be right up your alley, preaching love, not war.
But speaking of war, this is gonna be a battle.
This is what it's all about. Tag Titles are on the line.
["Unholy Alliance" playing]
[Lawler] That's right. History in the making, Michael Cole.
Look at that mound of dirt back there.
It's over six feet deep, just like your typical grave.
A cemetery right here in the arena.
Somebody's gonna be buried in that grave.
Buried alive, Michael Cole,
and that dirt right there is gonna be shoveled in on top of them.
[Cole] And here come the challengers, The Undertaker and Big Show.
We told you earlier on, Edge and Christian
are the Number One Contenders for the Tag Team Titles.
[Chimel] The following Buried Alive Match
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first, the challengers.
Making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 828 pounds,
The Big Show and The Undertaker.
[Lawler] I'll tell you, Michael Cole, I got an eerie feeling about this match.
I don't-- I don't really feel good about it.
Big Show and The Undertaker exercised that return match clause in the contract.
True, Edge and Christian are the Number One Contenders.
But after tonight, they may have to face that man and The Big Show.
[Cole] Well, it's gonna be a great battle.
The Undertaker and Big Show against The Rock and Mankind,
but before we get to it, folks,
let's take a look at the Smack of the Night.
[man] This is the Smack of the Night
presented by Duke Nukem: Zero Hour for Nintendo 64.
The king of carnage is back and this is his finest hour.
[Cole] Wait a minute! Chyna, sledgehammer to the back of Kane,
right in the spine. Referee had his back turned.
-What happened? -Chyna hit him with a sledgehammer.
You saw it plain as day.
Setting him up for the Pedigree again.
-Yes! Pedigree! -Pedigree!
-The cover by Triple H, hook of the leg. -[Lawler] Yes!
Give the assist to the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna.
-["Wreck" playing] -[crowd cheering]
And a tremendous reaction for one half of the Tag Team Champions.
[Chimel] And their opponents, first, making his way to the ring,
he's one half of the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
Mankind!
[Lawler] You better look over at that grave.
You and that stinking Mr. Socko might be six feet under before this night's over.
[Cole] And talk about Mankind, he has experience in this type of matchup,
as does The Undertaker.
[Lawler] You would've thought he would've dressed up,
gotten himself maybe a-- at least a suit to be buried in.
-[Cole] He's got a tie on. -[Lawler] Yeah, you're right.
Four-hundred-dollar suit on Mankind would look like socks on a rooster.
Jump in there if you feel froggy.
-[Cole] He did go in! -He did. He's an idiot.
[Cole] He's got a death wish, as The Big Show and Undertaker now
hammer away on Mankind.
[Lawler] Well, he's got a death wish.
That's appropriate for a Buried Alive Match-- Uh-oh.
-["Do You Smell It?" playing] -[Cole] Here comes the cavalry.
The Pepsi Arena is electric because here comes The Rock.
♪ The Rock says, The Rock says ♪
[Lawler] Yeah, but here comes The Undertaker to meet The Rock.
[Cole] And here we go now on the ramp,
The Rock and The Undertaker hammering away.
Folks, the match starts in the ring. It eventually moves to that mound of dirt.
The first team to bury one of its opponent
wins the matchup.
And The Rock now hammering away on The Phenom, The Undertaker,
outside the ring.
Inside the ring, the seven-foot-two, 500-pound Big Show,
going to work on Mankind with a headbutt.
That mound of dirt, over two tons of cold, dark, damp soil.
One of these men, perhaps both of these men on the same team
will be buried inside that six-foot grave here on SmackDown tonight.
-Undertaker and Rock-- -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Rock blocked the stairs…
and Undertaker, head-first.
Again, there are no pinfalls in this one, folks. You bury your opponent.
[Lawler] Watch it.
[Cole] Undertaker, steel post by The Rock.
And The Big Show doing a number on Mankind,
but here comes the cavalry.
Mankind off the ropes, catches the elbow by The Big Show, and here comes The Rock.
[crowd cheering]
The most electrifying man in sports entertainment
has the crowd on their feet.
Double-team.
-They can't knock down The Big Show-- oh! -They did that time.
[Lawler] They did.
[Cole] The Rock laying the smackdown on The Big Show, and here it comes.
[Lawler] It's the most electrifying move in sports entertainment today.
The Rock, fixin' to deliver The People's Elbow.
[Cole] Oh, and The Undertaker from behind, grabbed The Rock's leg.
And now The Undertaker with the advantage outside the ring,
right here on top of us.
[Lawler] Watch yourself. Watch it, Rock.
[Cole] The Phenom with another right hand, and Rock into the table.
[Lawler] I knew it.
[Cole] And The Rock in trouble here as The Undertaker…
looking to clean house.
-[Lawler] Oh my gosh. -[Cole] Oh man!
Oh!
[Lawler] Where's the referee?
Look at Mankind, he's being dismantled in there.
[grunts]
[man] Come on, Rock!
[Lawler] Watch it.
I guess-- Michael Cole. Where's Michael Cole?
He deserted me like a rat leaving a sinking ship.
Oh my gosh, look at this.
The Big Show has Mankind.
He's taking him back to the grave.
This is gonna be-- Oh my God, Rock!
-[Cole] Am I on, King? -[Lawler] Unfortunately, yes.
[Cole] And The Rock now counters.
Look at The Rock with a steel chair across the back!
[Lawler] But he better go help Mankind. Oh no, Mankind's loose.
[Cole] Mankind and The Big Show over near that mound of dirt.
Keep in mind, it's a Buried Alive Match.
You must bury your opponent to win this thing,
and the Tag Titles are on the line.
[Lawler] Look at that idiot Mankind.
You better crawl away from that grave, not towards it.
[Cole] Mankind now climbing up this mound of dirt.
The Big Show hammering away now on Mankind.
[Lawler] I don't know if The Big Show will even fit in that grave.
[Cole] And here comes Rock now.
Big right hands to The Big Show.
Mankind's hurt, crawling around that six-foot-deep pit.
-Mankind… -[Lawler] Oh, there's a shovel.
[Cole] Mankind has a shovel now, and a low blow!
Shovel!
Rock with a right hand, and Rock's laying the smackdown now.
Double-team. Show, is he in?
The Show is in the grave!
[crowd cheering]
-The Big Show's in the grave. -[Lawler] Cover him up, Rock.
[Cole] And The Rock and Mankind must cover him up now.
And there's The Rock, beginning to shovel dirt into the grave.
If they cover The Big Show, this one's over.
[Lawler] Oh, look out.
[Cole] And here's The Phenom from behind with a right hand to Mankind
as The Rock continues to shovel that cold, dark soil onto The Big Show.
[Lawler] Undertaker, you better hurry up and get up there or…
The Rock's gonna have The Big Show completely buried.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, The Rock may need a bulldozer
to get enough soil on The Big Show to cover him up.
He's a huge guy.
[Lawler] Speaking of huge guys, Michael Cole,
when are you gonna admit that you were wrong and JR lied to you?
Look at that.
Where is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
-[Cole] Well, he's not here yet. -Hey, look at this.
[Cole] And The Big Show-- Big Show coming out of the grave now.
And The Undertaker now in control of Rock.
Big Show is out of the grave.
He wasn't buried completely. This match continues.
Tag Team Titles on the line.
[Lawler] Look out, The Rock's about to go.
[Cole] Rock is in trouble, he's staggering.
[Lawler] He's got one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel.
Here we go!
[Cole] And the Grim Reaper is gonna put him in the grave.
Big Show with Mankind on the stage.
-[crowd cheering "Rocky"] -Listen to this crowd.
And here comes The Rock. The Rock battling back on The Undertaker.
[Lawler] The millions and millions of The Rock's fans are chanting his name.
-Oh, there goes The Undertaker. -Undertaker off that mound of dirt.
The Rock now, The People's Champ in control
as The Big Show and Mankind continue to battle on the stage.
Boy, oh boy, Tag Team Titles on the line.
Where the hell is The Rock taking Undertaker now?
Reversal. Oh, Rock, back-first into that barricade.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. That's it for The Rock.
[Cole] Gotta be it for The Rock.
[Cole] And The Rock feeling the pain as The Undertaker looks to take advantage.
The battle continues on the stage. Big Show and Mankind still going at it.
[Lawler] He's got a two-by-four.
[Cole] And The Rock, that time, blocked the two-by-four.
What a battle between The Rock and Undertaker, Big Show and Mankind.
[Lawler] Oh.
[Cole] Battling back into the backstage area.
There on the stage, The Big Show, Mankind.
-[Cole] What is he gonna do? -[Lawler] Look out!
[Cole] No! Oh my!
-The Big Show! He just… -[Lawler] Have you ever--
-Did you…? -[Cole] No, I haven't.
[Lawler] He must've thrown him 50 feet through the air.
[Cole] The Big Show threw Mankind off the stage into the grave!
[Lawler] With one fell swoop.
[Cole] Mankind must be broken in half.
[Lawler] Yeah, he needs to be in the grave now.
It's a fitting ending for the most depraved derelict
that I've ever seen in wrestling.
He's finished, finally.
[Cole] Mankind is nearly 300 pounds,
and The Big Show threw him off the stage and into the grave.
[Lawler] At least 50 feet, and he's still alive.
[Cole] How the hell is Man-- No! Socko!
Mr. Socko in the gullet of The Big Show!
[Lawler] This is unbelievable!
[Cole] How the hell is Mankind walking, let alone being able to use Socko?
The Big Show's down!
[Lawler] He's got to put The Big Show in the grave.
[Cole] The Rock and Undertaker are battling in the back,
and Mankind now, close to putting The Big Show out,
and they're both in the grave!
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] The Big Show and Mankind, both have rolled into that six-foot pit.
Mankind still has the sock in the mouth of The Big Show.
[Lawler] He can't put The Big Show out. He can't keep him down.
That dirty, stinking sock, it's all muddy now.
[Cole] Well, The Big Show couldn't keep Mankind down either.
Even after tossing him 50 feet into the grave.
-[crowd chanting "Socko"] -[Lawler] And listen to these fans.
The Socko chant has started.
[Cole] The Tag Team Titles are on the line in this Buried Alive Match,
and Mankind is close to putting The Big Show out, King.
[Lawler] The first time in history.
A Buried Alive Tag Team Title match. I've never seen anything like it.
[Cole] Mankind-- Oh, wait.
[Lawler] I think The Big Show's out. I think he's finished.
[Cole] I think the Show's out as Mankind rolls him into the grave.
-[Lawler] He's out! -And, King, we gotta take another look
at The Big Show tossing Mankind off that stage and in the grave.
Look at this feat of strength.
[Lawler] Oh!
I've never seen anything like it. He must've tossed him 50 feet. Oh!
[Cole] How the hell is Mankind still walking?
-And now he's… -He's walking, he's shoveling dirt.
[Cole] If Mankind can bury The Big Show--
As you see The Rock and Undertaker going at it backstage.
-[Lawler] Oh my gosh. -[Cole] And look at this now.
Undertaker doesn't realize his partner's in that grave.
[Lawler] Taker, Taker, The Big Show's being buried.
[Cole] Wait a minute! King, from behind!
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] Triple H!
Triple H blindsiding The Rock from behind.
And Undertaker's gonna leave Rock there.
And look at Triple H,
an ambush from behind on The Rock,
and there's Kane! Kane! Kane!
-Kane getting his revenge on Triple H! -[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] After that sledgehammer attack earlier tonight.
Chyna! Chyna now!
Steel chair to the back of Kane.
-It didn't even faze the Big Red Machine. -[Lawler] Oh my God.
-[Cole] Chyna's in trouble. -Look out, Chyna.
[Cole] Chyna's in deep trouble, and Kane is after Chyna.
[Lawler] Get away.
[Cole] And Mankind continues…
continues to bury The Big Show,
and here's The Undertaker now.
The Phenom is out.
Mankind doesn't see him, and The Phenom with a right hand.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] What else is gonna happen tonight on SmackDown?
The Big Show is up and out of the grave.
The Rock has been taken apart in the backstage area by Triple H.
And Undertaker with a shovel. Mankind can't get up from that.
There's no way.
-He is again! Oh my God! -[Lawler] He's up! How does he do it?
[Cole] And Undertaker again, hammering away on Mankind.
[crowd chanting "Rocky"]
And the fans chanting for The People's Champion.
[Lawler] That'll do it.
Wait a minute.
[Cole] And you see inside the grave now--
And The Big Show now with a boot to the back.
King, how is Mankind still walking?
[Lawler] Stay down, you idiot. Be buried, rest in peace.
[Cole] Undertaker now begins the process of shoveling dirt,
but again, Mankind--
And now Big Show, going to work on Mankind inside that-that-that grave.
[Undertaker] Hey, get up!
[Cole] And Undertaker calling The Big Show, shouting at him,
yelling at him to get out of the grave.
[Lawler] He's smothering Mankind, got him face-down in that grave.
Fill it in!
[Cole] And The Undertaker just told Big Show to do it.
[Lawler] Huh?
Well, he can shovel more dirt than The Undertaker, I guess.
I don't know.
[Cole] And The Big Show now is burying Mankind alive.
Can you imagine that cold, dark dirt being thrown on your lifeless body?
If Big Show can bury Mankind here,
folks, we'll have new Tag Team Champions, as Undertaker now--
-Where is he going? And there's Rock! -[Lawler] Oh no!
[Cole] Rock is back! Rock is back!
The Rock.
[Lawler] What else can we have in this match?
[Cole] And now The Phenom hammering away on The Rock again.
What a war this has been.
[Lawler] The first ever Buried Alive tag match,
and I think we almost have new Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] Wait a minute! What is he doing now?
Triple H, sledgehammer.
-[Lawler] What?! -[Cole] Look out!
Oh my! To the back of the skull of The Big Show.
-[Lawler] What?! -Triple H just leveled The Big Show!
And now Triple H is gonna bury Mankind.
-What is Triple H doing? -[Lawler] I don't get it.
[Cole] He's the WWE Champion, he attacked Rock,
he attacked Big Show, Kane, now Mankind.
The champion is burying Mankind alive.
[Lawler] I don't think there's much left of him.
He's almost completely covered. Wait…
[Cole] There's not much left of The Big Show either.
-[bell ringing] -[Lawler] Referee's calling for the bell.
[Cole] The referee calls for the bell.
[Lawler] Mankind is buried.
[Cole] Well, Mankind's buried, so does that mean we have--
I guess we have new Tag Team Champions.
[Lawler] But wait.
[Cole] There's no disqualification in this type of matchup.
You just have to bury your opponent, but…
[Chimel] The winners of this match
and new World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
-The Big Show and The Undertaker. -["Unholy Alliance" playing]
[Lawler] I'll just tell you this,
The Big Show sure doesn't look like a winner right now,
but let's face it, Mankind is buried alive!
[Cole] It was Triple H with a sledgehammer
to the back of the head,
and now he's burying Mankind alive.
And what is Triple H's agenda? What is he trying to prove?
He attacked The Rock, Kane earlier tonight.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, look out.
[Cole] He clubbed Big Show with a sledgehammer
and now he's burying Mankind alive,
and let's take another look at this shot to the back of the head of Big Show.
[Lawler] My God.
The referee can't stop Triple H.
[Cole] How many pounds of dirt can he have on Mankind?
And now, they're bringing in the paramedics and ambulance here,
obviously to help out Mankind and The Big Show.
[Lawler] They better hurry because Mankind will be completely smothered.
[Cole] Triple H with that sledgehammer to The Big Show
looking down at his fallen victim.
Mankind's been buried alive in that grave, and Triple H continues to celebrate.
Unbelievable.
[Lawler] Who is Triple H gonna put into the ambulance,
is it gonna be The Big Show?
I don't think he'll dig Mankind out of there.
[Cole] He's the WWE Champion. What else can he prove?
It's Austin! The Rattlesnake is here! Stone Cold is here!
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[Lawler] What?!
[Cole] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was in the ambulance!
-[music stops] -And Triple H is gonna get his now!
Triple H is gonna get his now!
-The Rattlesnake is here! -[Lawler] Oh my God!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] You know what they say, King. Paybacks, paybacks.
[Lawler] They're hell, but look at this.
[Cole] It was Triple H who put Austin out of action at SummerSlam,
and The Rattlesnake is giving him his receipt.
[Lawler] Oh my God!
[Cole] Stone Cold's on fire!
-The Rattlesnake is back! -[Lawler] Look out!
[Cole] And The Rattlesnake putting a hurtin' on Triple H!
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] And listen to this capacity crowd.
And it's Triple H who's going for the ride in the ambulance.
It's Triple H going for the ride.
[Lawler] Where is he taking him?
-Where's he-- -[Cole] He's leaving with him!
He's actually leaving with him!
[Lawler] What is he gonna do?
[Cole] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's returned.
He's put Triple H in the back of that ambulance.
[glass shatters]
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[Cole] The Rattlesnake is back.
[crowd cheering]
The Rattlesnake is back with a vengeance.
[Lawler] Where's he going? Where is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin taking Triple H?
[Cole] We're outside the Pepsi Arena now, folks.
Stone Cold is driving that ambulance.
-Triple H is in the back. -[music fades]
[ambulance beeping]
-What in the world is he doing? -[Lawler] I have no idea-- Wait a minute.
[indistinct chatter]
[Cole] What in the world is The Rattlesnake doing here?
[indistinct shouting]
This can't be good. It can't be good for Triple H.
You remember what Stone Cold said. He was gonna get Triple H back.
Wait a minute.
-No. What the… -[Lawler] Wait a minute, what is…
[Cole] Austin-- What the hell is he--
Is he commandeering that semi?
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the cab of that truck.
Folks, Triple H is in the back of an ambulance.
[engine rumbling]
[horn honking]
Oh no! No! No!
[Lawler] Whoo!
[Cole] Triple H is in that ambulance! The Rattlesnake with a truck!
-[Lawler] What?! -[Cole] A wounded Rattlesnake has struck!
[Lawler] He's crazy!
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is insane! Look at this!
[Cole] Again!
Triple H, the WWE Champion, is in that ambulance!
[engine revving]
Stone Cold has lost it.
-[Lawler] I cannot believe this. -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Cole] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin promised payback.
The Rattlesnake promised revenge.
And boy, oh boy, did he ever get it on SmackDown.