-[dramatic theme music playing] -[indistinct chatter]
[music ends with echoing rumble]
[clamoring]
[Cole] A huge story has developed as we kick off SmackDown from Las Vegas.
WWE referees have gone on strike over unsafe working conditions
following what happened on Raw this past Monday night.
We ain't taking it no more.
[Cole] How will this strike affect the matches on SmackDown tonight?
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
[cacophonous popping explosions]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Are you ready for the hottest action-adventure series on network TV?
Well, if you are, fasten your seatbelts.
And welcome to WWE SmackDown on UPN.
We're at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
-[Lawler] Yahoo! -King, as you saw at the top of the show,
the WWE referees are on strike.
[Lawler] What does that mean?
Are we gonna be able to have matches here tonight?
No refs!
[crowd cheering]
-[glass shatters] -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[raucous cheering]
We don't have referees, but we got the Rattlesnake.
[Cole] He is sports entertainment personified.
The Thomas & Mack Center has come unglued for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[announcer] Making his way to the ring,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Cole] And, King, it was Monday night on Raw
where the Texas Rattlesnake blew his opportunity
to win the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
[Lawler] You got that right. He blew it.
[Cole] Austin dominated Triple H,
but the Rattlesnake's hatred of the champion forced him over the edge,
a relentless attack, which ended when he struck WWE referee Earl Hebner,
forcing a disqualification.
[Lawler] And now, as far as Triple H is concerned,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin has slipped down the ladder of success.
The man has got splinters in his foot.
He's at the bottom of the heap, as far as contenders go.
[music continues]
[Cole] Welcome to SmackDown on UPN
and what a way to kick it off with The Rattlesnake.
[crowd cheering]
Triple H, just because I got disqualified this past Monday on Raw
don't mean that you're through with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Oh no, not by a long shot.
[crowd cheering]
When I came to this ring, I came to beat your ass,
and that's exactly what I did.
The fact that Earl Hebner got his lights punched out is just too bad
because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time,
and that's all I got to say about that.
[Cole] Yeah, now, he's walking the picket line for the rest of the referees.
You know, Triple H, at SummerSlam when you took that steel chair
and you beat my legs,
hell, son, you could've-- you should've kept on beating
because you didn't get the job done.
You should've bashed my damn brains in.
Because as long as I am walking,
your little ass is in these crosshairs
and I will hunt you down
like the jackass that you are…
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
…open up a can of whoop-ass, and serve it to you
right in front of the whole damn world.
[Cole] I think Triple H barked up the wrong tree, King.
So tonight, I say this.
We can either do things the easy way…
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -…or we can do things the hard way.
It really don't matter to me.
But this is how it will go.
You can come out here
and you can give me my rematch for the World Wrestling Entertainment Title
right here tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Oh no. Wait a minute now. Wait a minute.
-It sounds good to me. -He's already had his rematch. He blew it.
And no ordinary match. No-holds-barred, you little [bleep]!
[Cole] A No-Holds-Barred Match for the Title.
Or if you wanna do things the hard way,
which is just fine and dandy with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
you will be carted out of this damn building in a body bag,
and that's all I got to say about that.
-[crowd cheering] -♪ One, two, is this on? ♪
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
♪ Yo, Jimmy, hit me with that Triple H… ♪
[Cole] Has Helmsley accepted the challenge?
We learned earlier this week on WWE.com
that Triple H will have to defend the WWE Title
at Unforgiven in a Six-Pack Challenge.
[Lawler] Let's face it,
Austin does not deserve a title shot here tonight.
He had his chance and he blew it.
[Cole] And Triple H surrounded by a sea of security,
police officers.
Just like Monday on Raw, Triple H surrounded in a sea of blue.
[Lawler] Well, Triple H has made a lot of enemies, I got to admit that.
[Cole] He's the most wanted man in WWE right now.
And that Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven is gonna be a war
and Helmsley is the bull's eye.
Austin, it goes like this,
you ain't getting jack, Jack.
[Lawler laughs] Uh-oh!
Because as far as I'm concerned,
Monday night you blew your opportunity, so now you can kiss my ass.
-[Lawler] Whoa. -[Cole] Whoa.
-[no audible dialogue] -See? Austin's not the game anymore.
I don't know if you know that or not. Triple H is The Game.
Now I've been ordered to defend the WWE Championship tonight.
[Cole] Whoa.
[crowd chanting "Asshole!"]
[Cole] And listen to this crowd here in Las Vegas.
I don't know how good your hearing is,
but you got about 15,000 people calling you an ass [bleep]!
-[Lawler exclaims] -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] No respect for the champion. This is embarrassing.
[Cole] He had no respect for Stone Cold.
Like I give a crap about any of them.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh! -[crowd booing]
[Cole] That's not gonna win him votes.
You can all kiss my ass, as far as I'm concerned.
[Lawler] Ha!
Austin, it goes like this.
I am gonna defend the WWE Title tonight
and I'm gonna defend it against a main event competitor of my choice.
But it ain't gonna be you.
[Cole] Well, then who's it gonna be?
But it will be somebody that you've shared that very ring with.
[Cole] Well, that could be any number of people.
[crowd buzzing]
And Austin, that is as close
as you will ever get to this again.
And that is the name of the game.
Well, before you leave, son,
take your little eyeglasses off and listen to what I got to say.
You can prance around all you want,
talk about your little title matches.
I'll be following your little ass all night long.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Sounds like it's gonna be the hard way.
So you better grow some of those little beady eyes in the back of your head,
because before the night is over,
Austin 3:16 will be so far up your ass
you won't be able to walk again.
And that's the bottom line, 'cause Stone Cold said so.
[Lawler] Now we got a Stone Cold stalker on our hands.
Hey.
[Cole] How in the world is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
gonna get to Triple H tonight on SmackDown?
What does WWE's nastiest SOB have planned for the WWE Champion?
[Lawler] I really don't know but all we do know is that Triple H
is gonna defend the WWE Title here tonight against someone who…
I guess, that's wrestled Stone Cold in a main event here in this very ring.
[Cole] Who will Triple H's opponent be tonight on SmackDown?
Plus, announced earlier this week on WWE.com,
a Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven.
It will involve Triple H, Kane, Undertaker,
Big Show, The Rock, and Mankind.
And, King, the reason for this Six-Pack Challenge is
there's no number one contender yet for the World Wrestling Entertainment Title.
We had a Free-For-All Match on Raw this past Monday night
to determine who would be the number one contender
but it turned into utter chaos.
[Lawler] Oh, every time a referee tried to get the job done and make a count,
he got blasted. Look at this.
Timmy White, Mike Chioda,
referee after referee got nailed.
[Cole] And the result of this Free-For-all Match,
no number one contender was determined
plus WWE referees are on strike as we speak
outside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
I'm gonna tell you something,
It was wild. You saw Earl Hebner, the chief referee,
come down, said, "I don't want any part of it."
There's also a 5 Man Royal Rumble Rules Match tonight.
[Lawler] Oh, and don't forget about… Well, there you see that.
Don't forget about Ken Shamrock, he's taking on Curtis Hughes.
[Cole] And how about the Big Boss Man challenging Al Snow
to a Pepper on a Pole Match?
Can you believe that?
We're gonna have chihuahua on a stick. I can't believe it.
Pepper… well, what's left of Pepper is gonna be put on the top of a pole
and these two guys are gonna go at it.
I guess the winner gets Pepper.
-♪ No chance ♪ -♪ That's what you got ♪
-It's Shane McMahon. -[Lawler] What?
♪ Up against a machine too strong… ♪
[Cole] It's been an emotional week for Shane McMahon.
Shane wanted…
Ladies and gentlemen, making his way to the ring,
the owner of World Wrestling Entertainment,
Shane McMahon.
[Cole] Shane warned the Posse, his longtime friends [inaudible].
♪ No chance ♪
-And there's Cindy Margolis. -[Lawler] Cindy Margolis.
-[Cole] Queen of the Internet. -[Lawler] Ah!
[Cole] She has a recurring role on Shasta McNasty, a new show on UPN.
She's here at ringside tonight for SmackDown.
[Lawler] Hey, look at Shane, he's dressed to fight.
This is directed to one individual and that happens to be Joey Abs.
Joey, you and I, Rodney, Pete Gas, we go back a long, long time.
We've been friends for a while.
But this is not about friendship.
This is all about my sister Stephanie's happiness
and I asked you as nicely as possible to stay out of it.
So, Joey Abs, I'm not asking you,
I'm telling you, come down here right now
because we're gonna settle this right now
and I'm gonna show you what brotherly love is all about.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -Shane McMahon has challenged Joey Abs,
a good friend of Shane's from the Mean Street Posse.
And will the challenge be accepted?
[Lawler] See, this is not about business anymore.
Like he said, this is personal.
About Shane and his sister.
[Cole] Well, Shane warned the Posse
to stay away from Stephanie McMahon and her fiancé Test.
Well, the Posse didn't heed the warning.
It was Joey Abs challenging Test this past week on Raw.
[Lawler] Yeah, but I think what really got Shane ire's up
is the fact that… you heard it, Joey Abs called Stephanie McMahon,
Shane's sister, a tramp. Woo!
[Cole] And, King, you see Terri now along with the Mean Street Posse.
You know, you have to believe that perhaps she's had something to do
with this change of heart from the Posse.
And Shane McMahon taking out Gas,
Rodney, and Joey Abs, and here we go!
[Lawler] Did you see Shane fly?
[Cole] Shane McMahon going airborne, and he wants Joey Abs in a bad way.
-I can't believe it. -Here we go now.
Clothesline by Shane McMahon.
Keep in mind, folks, no referee for this challenge from Shane.
The referees are on strike.
-[Lawler yells] -[Cole] Oh my.
[Lawler] Oh no, look at this.
[Cole] There you see Test and Stephanie watching in the backstage area
as the Posse now go to work on Shane McMahon.
It's a three-on-one.
[Lawler] Well, I guess this is all legal. We have no referee out here.
Oh!
[Cole] This is ridiculous. The Posse grew up with Shane McMahon.
And Joey Abs says he wants Shane for himself.
[Lawler] Shane wanted a fight, he's getting one now.
-Oh! -[indistinct yelling]
[Cole] WWE has been trying to get replacement officials, King,
lined up all afternoon long once we learned that the referees
were gonna go out on strike.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -Wait a minute.
This is Gerald Brisco in a referee shirt.
[Lawler] What is he…
[Cole] Well, he's the referee.
As we said, they've been scrambling all afternoon--
Here now, Shane rolls up Joey Abs.
One, two…
[Cole] It's two and a kick-out.
Gerry Brisco down for the count that time.
[Lawler] They scrambled all afternoon,
and Gerry Brisco is the best they could come up with?
[Cole] Again, Shane's sister Stephanie and her fiancé Test look on.
And look at this now, Joey Abs, suplex by Shane McMahon.
Get down here and count 'em!
Joey Abs telling the referee, "Count!" Gerry Brisco now down.
Hook of the leg, there's two, goes for three.
And Shane gets the shoulder up.
[Lawler] That's a little slow. That's a geriatric count.
Not a Gerry Brisco count, it's geriatric.
[Cole] Well, keep in mind, a bit of a history between Gerry Brisco
and the Mean Street Posse.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah, right.
So what you're telling me is that Gerry Brisco
is not gonna count if Joey Abs stays pinned?
[Cole] Not saying that at all.
Gerry Brisco, I'm sure, is gonna be a fair referee.
Cover now by Shane. Here's the hook of the leg, there's two.
And Pete Gas grabs Gerry Brisco and knocks him with a right hand.
Look at Brisco, he's fighting back.
[Cole] And now Brisco battling back, and Pete Gas…
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -Rodney is in the ring
and he takes out Shane as the referee's distracted.
-[Lawler] Oh. -[Cole] This is a mauling.
This is a dreaded street fight, King.
[Lawler] I can't believe this.
I mean, these guys used to be the closest friends since childhood.
They all grew up together. And now look.
[Cole] Oh! Joey Abs has just taken out Rodney.
Shane with a desperation move at the last moment,
but does he have anything left?
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Ooh.
[Cole] And Joey Abs with a right hand. This is ridiculous, King.
These guys grew up with Shane McMahon.
They spent their most special times together.
[Lawler] And look, still… Oh!
[Cole] Low blow by Shane. Keep in mind, no referee.
[Lawler] No referee at all.
You see Pete Gas still working on Gerry Brisco.
-Oh no. Look at this. -Here's Pat Patterson.
[Lawler] Another walk-on.
[Cole] Pat Patterson now out as the special guest referee.
[Lawler] Crawl-on.
-Oh no. -Look at this now.
Shane rolls him over. Here's the cover now.
-Oh God! -And Rodney pulls Pat Patterson out.
What are we gonna do?
There are no referees, the referees are on strike
and World Wrestling Entertainment scrambling to get some order
in these matches tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] I think Pat Patterson refereed the match of David against Goliath.
And here's Shane now with Joey Abs on the ring…
And what a spear by Shane.
And he's going to work on Joey Abs. Again, no referee in this matchup.
This is personal for Shane.
He warned the Posse to stay away from Test and Stephanie.
And on Raw Monday night, Joey Abs and the Posse refused to do it.
[Lawler] Look at this, Gerald Brisco and Pete Gas are going at it,
Shane's standing on the top rope. Look out. Oh my gosh.
[Cole] Oh, Shane from the top rope.
[Lawler] Did you see that?
[Cole] Wait a minute! A referee is here. That's Shawn Stasiak.
-What is he doing in there? -Stasiak counted the one-two-three.
[Lawler] It's none of Shawn Stasiak's business.
[Cole] Well, Shawn Stasiak owed the Posse one for a brutal attack last week.
And here is Stephanie McMahon.
[Lawler] Where did all these referee shirts come from?
How did Shawn Stasiak, Gerry Brisco, and Pat Patterson get referee shirts?
[Cole] And Stephanie McMahon embracing her brother Shane
as Test, her fiancé, looks on.
["No Chance in Hell" playing]
Test nodding his approval from the ramp, a big smile on his face, King.
And what a moment in the ring, Shane and Stephanie embracing.
-And Stephanie. -[Lawler] Did you see that?
[Cole] For good measure.
[Lawler] I guess Joey Abs won't call her a tramp again.
♪ No chance in hell ♪
[Lawler] Unbelievable.
Shane has fought for his sister's honor here tonight.
[Cole] Well, the family is back together.
-Well, wait a minute. -As you see Cindy Margolis yet again.
[Lawler] I see pupp-- I mean…
[Cole] And there's Ivory, the WWE Women's Champion.
What in the world is the Women's Champ up to now?
SmackDown comes to you from the casino capital of the world,
the bright lights and all-night fun of Las Vegas, Nevada.
And we're at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
And, King, what a SmackDown it's been already.
World Wrestling Entertainment referees are on strike,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin stalking Triple H,
Triple H will defend the title tonight as well.
[Lawler] Hey, speaking of titles,
here's the WWE Women's Champion, Ivory.
[announcer] Ladies and gentleman, making her way to the ring,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion, Ivory.
[Cole] Well, there's some excitement in Las Vegas tonight for SmackDown.
It's gonna be electric this Sunday in Austin,
a big WWE live event out there and tickets are on sale Saturday.
For the first time ever, Raw is War comes to the Staples Center in Los Angeles
and SmackDown comes to Anaheim.
-Tickets on sale Saturday. -[Lawler] Wow.
You know, one of the nicest things about being the WWE Women's Champion
is that I get to meet so many very important people.
-[Lawler] Yeah, like me! -Athletes, politicians…
[Lawler] Kings!
My favorite, though, are the movie stars, yes.
[Cole] I thought she was gonna say future mayors.
And I think, people, here tonight
we have a very bright shining star
amongst us tonight.
Cindy Margolis, please, will you stand up for the people?
[Cole] And there she is.
I guess Ivory is a big Cindy Margolis fan. Me too.
[Ivory] Is she not beautiful?
[Lawler] Yes, they are beautiful.
Cindy, would you do me the honor
of joining me in the ring?
[Lawler] Oh, yeah, please.
Oh, please, Cindy. Please.
Please, Cindy, I'm your biggest fan.
Oh, come on, folks, let's get Cindy in the ring.
[Lawler] She's the most downloaded star in the history of the internet?
She is beautiful, isn't she?
And such a movie star.
[Cole] Well, Cindy Margolis is gonna join Ivory in the ring.
-[Lawler] Oh, yes. -Come on, King, help her over.
-[Lawler] Okay! -[Ivory] Come and join me.
Oh, isn't she the best?
[Cole] King, put the tongue back in your mouth.
[Lawler] Oh, those are restaurant quality puppies.
-Woo-hoo. -Oh, Cindy.
Oh, it's so great to meet you.
She is more beautiful up close, people.
-[Lawler] I'd like to get close. -Cindy, the accolades…
Suddenly Susan this Monday,
you and Brooke, oh, taping together.
And right here on UPN, Shasta McNasty, a new show.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah, she's a Shasta McNasty.
-Oh gosh. You just must be thrill… -I'd like to be "McNasty" with her.
Cindy…
www.CindyMargolis.com!
-Too bad there's not a laptop here. -You are not just a movie star,
you are like, what, you are like the most downloaded woman
on the planet or something.
-[Lawler] Oh, I'd love to download her. -You're huge.
Thank you!
Now, Cindy, could you do me a favor?
Could you show me one of those striking poses that you…
that you show the people on the internet?
-[Lawler] Yeah. Come on. -Right here.
[Cole] She's a little embarrassed, King.
Oh, please, Cindy-- Please, Cindy.
Could you just lay down on the mat
and maybe do like one of the bikini poses that the people…
Oh, people wouldn't you love to see one of the poses right here?
[Lawler] Yes, absolutely.
[Cole] King, Ivory is pushing it a little bit here.
-What do you mean? -A little obnoxious.
-[inaudible] -Oh…
-Okay. Okay. -Thank you very much.
[Cole] Well, Cindy thanking her. Wait a minute.
I mean lay down
and strike the pose
before I have to lay you down myself, [bleep]!
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Cole] What the hell is Ivory doing here?
[Lawler] She call her a witch or…
[Ivory] Oh, that… Oh, it's beautiful.
Oh. Wha-- And up…
-[Cole] Wait a minute now. -[Lawler] What?
-It's beautiful, isn't it? -[Cole] What's he doing out here?
[Lawler] Look at this! Jeff Jarrett.
[Cole] Wait a minute, what the… He wouldn't do this to Cindy Margolis.
-You're kidding me! -What the hell is Jarrett doing?
-No! -Figure-four on Cindy Margolis!
Look at this!
[Cole] What's Jarrett trying to prove?
He's got the figure-four on--
Cindy Margolis is an innocent vic-- a bystander here, King.
[Lawler] That's not Mae Young he's got now. Oh, look.
[crowd buzzing]
Come on, Jarrett.
[Ivory] Yeah!
-You go tell Chyna this is a man's world… -[Cole] This is ridiculous.
[Lawler] It's the same thing he did to Lilian Garcia, our ring announcer.
[Cole] Yeah, it was Monday night on Raw.
And now he's… He's high-fiving Ivory.
-And now… Wait a minute! -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] Jarrett just speared Ivory.
-[Lawler] What? -[Cole] Well, King, it's obvious,
Jarrett, again, is sending a message to Chyna.
[Lawler] No mercy for Chyna from Jeff Jarrett.
[Cole] A figure-four on Ivory.
He's… I think he's the president of the He-Man Woman Haters Club.
[Cole] Well, Jarrett meets Chyna at Unforgiven
for the Intercontinental Championship.
He's trying to send a message to Chyna, but this is ridiculous.
[country rock music playing]
[Jarrett] You go tell Chyna…
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett going after Cindy Margolis.
[Lawler] And Ivory.
[Cole] Well, right now let's head back to Lilian with Triple H.
Triple H, can you tell us who you're gonna challenge tonight
for the WWE Title?
Oh, I can tell you who it's gonna be
and I can tell you who it's not gonna be.
It's not gonna be "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And Austin can make all the idle threats he wants,
but the fact of the matter is,
Austin better hope I don't come looking for him tonight.
[Cole] A lot of security hanging around for Triple H, and it's a good thing.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin saying Triple H
won't make it through this night on SmackDown.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] Following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment European Championship.
Making his way to the ring, from Silsbee, Texas,
weighing in at 400 pounds, the European Champion,
"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry.
[Cole] Well, this past week on Raw, Mark Henry was supposed to team
with Steve Blackman against Val Venis and D'Lo Brown
but Steve Blackman was defeated when it turned into a Handicap Match
because Mark Henry never showed up. He was a bit preoccupied so to speak.
[Lawler] Well, I mean, you know, we never knew exactly what happened to Mark Henry.
Blackman went it alone and lost, but then all of a sudden,
GTV showed us where Mark Henry was.
[Cole] Lap dances from the Godfather's hoes.
And Steve Blackman was a bit upset, to say the least,
but he gets a chance at a little bit of revenge tonight.
[Lawler] Oh, come on, Michael, like you don't love a lap dance.
[Cole] European Title is on the line.
"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry against Steve Blackman.
[announcer] The challenger, from Annville, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 246 pounds,
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Look at that look on Blackman's face.
He's hot at Sexual Chocolate.
[Cole] Well, a week from this Sunday at Unforgiven,
Steve Blackman will meet Val Venis and it could be for the European Title.
And here goes The Lethal Weapon now.
"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry at Unforgiven will take on D'Lo Brown.
And look at Blackman now hammering away on the 400-pounder.
What a night it's been on SmackDown so far, folks.
You see Tony Garea.
He's the referee for this match.
WWE officials scrambling all day long looking for replacement referees
after we found out the normal referees are out on strike.
Striking over unfair working conditions.
[Lawler] Look at this!
[Cole] A clotheslines off the stairs by Steve Blackman.
You know what I just thought of? I had a great idea.
Can you get… You got a phone over there?
Can we get a hold of Triple H in the back?
-Why? -He's got all the police here.
He needs to go ahead and have Austin arrested again tonight.
-He had Austin-- -Just like he did Monday.
Austin made terroristic threats here tonight. Did you hear?
[Cole] And here's Steve Blackman now.
-Well… -[Lawler] Hey, look.
[Cole] Wait a minute, Val Venis with a kendo stick and a low blow to Blackman.
-[Lawler] Oh. -Across the back of the head.
Well, that's Unforgiven by Val Venis.
Mark Henry takes advantage and he picks up the victory.
-And Mark Henry got it. -[announcer] Here is your winner and still
World Wrestling Entertainment European Champion…
-[Cole] Wait a minute, D'Lo Brown. -What's this idiot doing? Look out, Mark.
D'Lo Brown will meet Mark Henry at Unforgiven for the European Title,
but he doesn't wanna wait.
[Lawler] A back fighter.
[Cole] D'Lo off the ropes now. Mark Henry, "Sexual Chocolate,"
and look at D'Lo Brown going to work.
-Ah! Did you see that? -Oh my. Sky high by D'Lo.
[crowd cheering]
I can't believe it.
D'Lo Brown hoisting 400 pounds of Mark Henry in the air.
He wants the European Championship back at Unforgiven
on pay-per-view a week from this Sunday,
from Charlotte, North Carolina.
This last-minute replacement referee, Tony Garea,
he just walked out of the ring and left poor Sexual Chocolate to the wolf.
Uh-oh. Look at this.
Get the hell out of the way.
-Wait! -Hey, Miss Queen of the Internet,
that's a message from me to Chyna via my internet.
Why don't you download that?
That's a message and I want you to send it straight to Chyna.
Hey, man. Why don't you chill out?
Get the hell out of here. This is none of your damn business.
Listen, peewee, I'm just trying to save you from…
[Lawler] Whoa, look at this.
[Cole] Test and Jarrett going at it.
Test had heard enough from Jeff Jarrett.
Jeff Jarrett, your record against the Fabulous Moolah
and Cindy Margolis is a lot better than it was with Test.
Shut up, wise ass, or I'll shut you up, Taylor.
And forget about Margolis, that Barbie doll wannabe.
Out here in Vegas, blondes, dumb blondes come dime a dozen.
And, you know, another dumb blonde is Test.
I'm gonna issue a challenge to him for my belt.
And when I get done with him,
his bride-to-be won't even recognize his ass.
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett means business, now challenging Test to a battle
here tonight on SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Woo, man.
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[Cole] He calls himself the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla.
He calls SmackDown his show.
He's renamed Raw "Raw is Jericho."
[Lawler] Well, he's here to save the WWE.
[Cole] From what?
[Lawler] Well, what do you mean from what?
[Cole] He's a tremendous athlete and his skills will be on display
a week from this Sunday at Unforgiven
when he takes on "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
Ken Shamrock.
And I'll tell you what. Chris Jericho continued to dupe all of us
and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock,
this past Monday night on Raw.
Jericho debuted the Y2Jail,
a steel cage in which he would battle a supposed shootfighter, Gotch Gracie,
but it was a hoax, a trap, in which to lure Shamrock.
Gracie was actually Curtis Hughes, a former bodyguard in WWE,
apparently now employed by Jericho.
I am one bad mamma jamma.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler laughs]
And, ladies and gentlemen, I have tremendous news.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. What? -Ken Shamrock has finally admitted defeat.
Yes, that's right.
Just moments ago backstage, he admitted to me that I, not he,
am the world's most dangerous man
and that I am much tougher than he is.
-Shamrock admitted it? Really? -No, he didn't admit it, please.
Thank you. He then proceeded to get down on his hands and knees
and begged me to make sure that we never,
ever met face-to-face again…
-I hope we got that on film. -…and I agreed.
I hope we got pictures of that.
And he also licked the dust off my boots in gratitude
for me hiring this man, Curtis,
to protect me from tearing him apart
limb from limb.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you do not believe this.
And it's for that reason that I have allowed Curtis
to take my place in this match tonight.
-[Lawler] What a guy. -He's "allowed" Curtis to take his place.
Thank you. And not only did I do that,
but I also scoured the streets of this city
to find a referee who was qualified enough to work in this match,
and I found that and so much more.
-[Cole] Who is it? -Ladies and gentlemen,
may I present to you
one of the greatest international officials of all time.
A man who is so respected and "reverred" that he is forced to wear a mask…
[Lawler] "Reverred"?
…as to not be mobbed on the streets by his adoring fans.
[Cole] Think he meant "revered."
I present to you the great Mexican official,
you're gonna love this, Señor Manuel Garcia Lopez,
or as we know him better, El Dopo.
-[Cole] Who? -Yeah!
[Lawler] El Dopo!
-[Cole] Who? -[Lawler] El Dopo.
El Dopo, ladies and gentlemen.
-[Lawler] Yes. -[Cole] Who the hell is El Dopo?
You remember all those great classics that he officiated.
I mean, we grew up with this guy.
[Lawler] Look at El Dopo.
It's a pleasure to be even standing in the same ring with El Dopo.
-Señor, mucho gusto. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
I love this man, El Dopo.
[Lawler] I love him too, but I think we might need to call the fashion police.
[Cole] Well, El Dopo, he looks El Gordo to me.
[Lawler] Hey, watch it. Don't ever make fun of the El Dopo family.
That's a long line of officials from Mexico.
What do you know about the El Dopo family?
[Lawler] Oh, I know them all.
Son of El Dopo, cousin of El Dopo, uncle of El Dopo.
["The Ultimate" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent,
making his way to the ring, from San Diego, California,
weighing in at 243 pounds,
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock.
[Cole] What a spear to start things off by Ken Shamrock.
We're joined at ringside here by Chris Jericho.
And, Chris, a week from this coming Sunday,
Charlotte, North Carolina, Unforgiven.
Finally, you're gonna step into the ring
one-on-one with The World's Most Dangerous Man.
[Jericho] I've been trying to teach this idiot
that I am the world's most dangerous man.
He knows it, but still he refuses to back down and realize.
And first of all, Michael Cole, you're the most inefficient,
unequivocally worst announcer I've ever seen.
King, you're one of the only mildly entertaining things
in this boring, ridiculous federation.
Well, I thank you very much.
What do you think is gonna happen when you face Shamrock
face-to-face in that ring in Charlotte?
I bet Shamrock will wet his pants.
[Jericho] He already has. If he even makes it through this match tonight.
This man is a killer.
I found him on the streets of Harlem, destroying guys left and right.
I mean, look, he's just destroying Shamrock right now.
[Cole] Lifting Shamrock into the barricade.
[Jericho] That hurt.
He could have a crushed esophagus from that.
[Cole] Well, you know, Mr. Jericho,
you keep saying you're the world's most dangerous man
and you're a submission specialist and all this other stuff.
Well, why haven't you got into the ring and faced Shamrock one-on-one?
You've been sneak attacks, ambushes all along.
First of all, you don't address me as Mr. Jericho.
You address me as the role model and hero of World Wrestling Entertainment,
the Savior, Y2J himself, you understand me?
[Cole] Look out. Here's the reversal.
-Hughes… -Big block from Hughes.
-Yes. -And he missed.
Shamrock ducks underneath him and catches him with a right hand.
[Jericho] That's okay. It's just a ruse.
[Cole] You know, that referee looks mildly familiar. I can't quite…
[Jericho] Isn't it great to have El Dopo back in the WWE rings?
-Where did you find El Dopo? -He was working on the streets.
I mean, remember all the classics he had in MSG in the '70s and '60s?
[Lawler] Without a doubt. And look what great shape he's in.
[Jericho] Oh, he's been hitting the gym, you can tell that, King.
[Cole] El Dopo?
And look at Shamrock now tossing Curtis Hughes into those steel stairs.
Exactly what is your relationship, Y2J, with Curtis Hughes?
[Jericho] Basically… Hold on a second. I just gotta go check on something.
[splutters] Wait.
[Cole] Oh, what's Jericho up to now?
Well, here we go, face-to-face, folks, right here in front of us.
And there goes Jericho, running like the yellow that he is.
-What? -Look out now.
Shamrock chasing him and he gets caught with a clothesline by Hughes.
Another ambush, another setup by Chris Jericho on Ken Shamrock.
And what in the world is El Dopo doing?
[Lawler] It just doesn't take much to outsmart "Scamrock," does it?
[Cole] Outsmart him? El Dopo should be calling for the ring-- for the bell here.
-[Lawler] I told you he's a great ref. -Look at this, blatant double-team.
Come on. Get him back in there. In the ring.
[Lawler] Good job, El Dopo. Give 'em a little latitude.
[Cole] Yeah, good job. Latitude, please.
[crowd chatter]
And Curtis Hughes continues to hammer away on Ken Shamrock.
[Lawler] Well, you know what… You know what, Chris?
I like the way El Dopo is a [indistinct] referee.
He gives these guys a little latitude.
[Cole] Cover now by Hughes. Wait a minute. There's one and a kick-out by Shamrock.
He's definitely in charge of the situation.
You saw how "Scamrock" was breaking the rules.
He kept law and order in there which is tremendous.
[Cole] We also saw how you once again ambushed and sneak attacked from behind.
Here we go. Shamrock rolls him over.
-The ankle lock. -[Jericho] Break out!
-And Hughes gets to the rope. -Break out. Ring the bell.
[Cole] And El Dopo now.
-[bell ringing] -There you go.
El Dopo is asking for the bell. What's he talking about?
El Señor Shamrock, descalificado.
-[in English] Disqualified! -Said he didn't break the hold.
He's disqualified.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has disqualified
Ken Shamrock.
-All right. -[Cole] Come on, now.
Curtis Hughes has defeated Shamrock. Shamrock was disqualified.
-What is Shamrock doing? -What?
He's taking off El Dopo's mask is what he's doing.
-It's a… -[Cole] Hey, it's a fake.
[Lawler] The mask is sacred to those people.
-He's unmasked El Dopo. -[Cole] Sacred? What people?
-He's Howard Finkel. -[Lawler] Huh?
[crowd chatter]
[Cole] Howard Finkel was El Dopo.
[Lawler] Eh, just looks like Howard Finkel.
[Cole] Yeah. El Dopo, once again, roped into this by Jericho.
When is Fink gonna learn his lesson?
[Lawler] Why is Shamrock or "Scamrock" being such a bully now?
-[Cole] Bully? -[Lawler] Yeah. Look at that.
[Cole] Shamrock had Hughes beat with that ankle lock.
Hughes went to the ropes, then El Dopo, Finkel, whatever you wanna call him,
called for the damn bell and disqualified Shamrock.
[Lawler] Watch your language, potty mouth.
[Cole] I'll tell you one thing.
Unforgiven, a week from this Sunday, Shamrock, Jericho, it's gonna be a war.
Right now, let's head to Lilian Garcia.
Now, Mankind, what do you feel
about this 5 Man Royal Rumble Rules Match tonight?
-Well, Lilian, how do you feel about it? -Well…
It doesn't… [laughs] I could've got you just like that, but I didn't.
I guess you'd expect total mayhem, wouldn't you?
But can I share a secret with you?
Me and Rock are gonna be functioning as a team. You know why?
Because there is a bond between the two of us that is inexplicable.
It's almost like we together are one luxury automobile
with Rock being the fine-tuned motor and Mankind is the rugged part
that holds the luggage.
In other words, I guess you could say Rock is the front end,
Mankind is the rear end, but not just any rear end, Lilian.
Mankind is The People's Rear End.
Well, the other thing is though
that Triple H might choose you for the WWE Title
to go against him.
Yeah, he might and that'd be really cool.
But you know what'd be even cooler? If Triple H chose The Rock.
That way, I could stand at ringside, root on The Rock,
and look for new material.
Know your role!
Hey you, kid, shut your mouth!
[announcer] And now, the WWE Boot of the Week,
brought to you by Lugz.
Tough boots built for the city, that's Lugz.
[Ross] The Undertaker just hit the referee.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Ross] Kane just assaulted Tim White.
Another referee's been knocked down here.
Another ref comin' in… Two more refs.
[Ross] Four referees laying out. Looks like a car crash.
[Lawler] No respect for the zebras tonight.
-There's senior referee Earl Hebner. -[Lawler] Ah!
[Ross] Says, "The hell with it, I'm not getting in there."
[announcer] That was the WWE Boot of the Week,
brought to you by Lugz, boots and jeans with attitude.
Lugz, decide and conquer.
[Cole] Back on SmackDown outside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
WWE referees on strike over unsafe working conditions.
You just saw an example of why from this past week on Raw.
♪ Do you smell what The Rock is cooking? ♪
-[crowd cheering] -["Know Your Role" playing]
♪ The Rock says ♪
[Cole] The Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas has exploded.
Here comes The People's Champ, The Rock.
[Lawler] I can't a hear thing.
I can't hear a word you're saying!
[Cole] As we get set for the 5 Man Royal Rumble Rules Match.
Two men will start, and every minute, another man will enter.
You're eliminated when you're tossed over the top rope to the floor.
The last man standing wins, and there's plenty at stake.
The Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven.
♪ The Rock says ♪
[Cole] The winner of the Royal Rumble Rules Match
will get first crack at the WWE Champion.
[Lawler] Oh, and that's gonna be big, Michael Cole.
It's gonna be mighty, mighty big.
[Cole] At that Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven,
Triple H will start against one man.
There'll be four men in each corner of the ring.
It's a tag team-style match.
But the first person to gain a pinfall against any of the other five participants
will win the World Wrestling Entertainment Title.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Don't forget we got "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
stalking Triple H in the back somewhere.
[Cole] And Triple H will defend the World Wrestling Entertainment Title
tonight against an opponent still to be named.
Will it be The Rock?
[crowd cheering]
Finally,
The Rock has come back to Las Vegas.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And they love The Rock here.
[Lawler] We can bet on that.
[crowd cheering]
Undertaker, Mankind, Kane, and The Big Show.
The Rock says you all four jabronis can go right down to the Tropicana Hotel.
It's right up the road.
You'll find the absolute best slot machine you can find.
You can't miss it.
It's got a big brahma bull on the front and it says,
"The People's Slot Machine."
[Lawler] Oh, I saw that today.
[crowd cheering]
And then one of you jabronis pulls the handles.
And there it is, one brahma bull, two brahma bulls, three brahma bulls.
You jabronis hit the jackpot.
And then all of a sudden, you're jumping around like a bunch of idiots.
Undertaker with his Mickey Mouse tattoos and his 33-pound head…
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler laughs]
Oh, what are you laughing at?
Jumping around, screaming like a girl…
[tittering]
[crowd cheering]
And then all of a sudden, Kane running around doing cartwheels,
scaring everybody in the casino.
[imitates voice box] "I won."
"I won."
"Let's party."
[crowd cheering]
[normal voice] And the biggest goof of them all, "The Big Slow,"
sits there, scaring all The Rock's fans.
[mumbling nonsensically]
-[Lawler] "The Big Slow"? -[Cole] Well, he's 500 pounds.
And he's gonna be in the ring with The Rock tonight.
And then the doors open and The Rock arrives.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler laughs]
Hey.
And as The Rock looks at all four of you jabronis,
with tears rolling down your cheeks
and [bleep] rolling down your legs…
-[Lawler laughs] -[Cole] What?
[Lawler] Ah, you heard him.
…The Rock says he's gonna gather up all the gold coins you guys won
and in front of the millions…
[crowd cheering] And millions!
…of Rock's fans, he's gonna shine all the gold coins up…
[crowd shouting]
-[Lawler laughs] Shine 'em and shine 'em. -[Cole laughs]
[crowd cheering]
…shine all the gold coins up, turn them [bleep] sideways,
and stick them straight up your candy ass.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What a night at the Tropicana that'll be.
If you smell
what The Rock…
[crowd cheering] Is cooking!
[crowd buzzing]
[crowd cheering]
…is cooking.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, King.
Fun time's over 'cause guess who The Rock draws
in this Royal Rumble Rules Match right off the bat?
[Lawler] "The Big Slow." Uh, Big Show. He ain't slow.
♪ Yes, it's a big, bad show tonight ♪
[Cole] He's The Big Show.
He's 7'2", 500 pounds.
And, King, do you think it could be The Big Show will meet Triple H
right here tonight for the title on SmackDown?
And speaking of Triple H.
Triple H and Chyna backstage continue to be surrounded
by that sea of security.
If I do see him, I'm gonna jump him before he gets to me.
I'm gonna beat his ass tonight.
Keep your eyes peeled, guys. He could be anywhere.
[Cole] Will Austin get Triple H?
-["Big" playing] -♪ The Big Show ♪
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown.
The Royal Rumble Rules Match about to begin.
-[bell ringing] -[Lawler] And here we go.
[Cole] The Rock, right hands, knocking The Big Show back into the corner.
Royal Rumble Rules Match. The Rock and Big Show start.
Every one minute, another participant enters.
A lot on the line.
The winner to get first shot at the champion
in the Six-Pack Match at Unforgiven.
And look at The Rock go now.
And the crowd comes alive for The Rock.
-Big Show blocked. -Uh-oh.
[Cole] What strength by The Big Show,
hammering The Rock down into that turnbuckle.
[Lawler] Oh, I'm worried about Triple H.
You were talking about Steve Austin.
Ever since Stone Cold's career was almost ended at SummerSlam,
he has not been the same. He's changing.
I can see it every day.
[Cole] And look at this now, and Big Show now going to work on The Rock.
I mean, I agree with you, King. Austin is changing.
But I mean, can you blame him?
Triple H tried to cost "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
his career at SummerSlam.
And as you see the clock now counting down,
the next man will enter this Royal Rumble Rules Match
in five seconds.
[crowd] Three…
[Lawler] Two, one.
-Who's it gonna be? -Who's it?
[buzzer sounding]
[crashing]
-It's Mankind. -[Lawler] Oh no.
["Wreck" playing]
[Cole] Can Mankind beat Triple H's opponent later tonight
with the WWE Title on the line?
Remember, Triple H said, King, it had to be someone
who's shared main event status
in the same ring as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And Mankind now goes to work on The Big Show.
You heard that interview with Lilian Garcia.
Mankind says he and The Rock are gonna work as a well oiled team here.
[Lawler] It's collusion.
Look at this. They are.
And The Rock and Mankind now hammer away on Big Show.
Big Show in trouble on the ropes. Here's the double-team now.
[Lawler] I can't believe that Mankind is actually calling the shots here.
Rock, kick to the midsection.
Here comes Mankind, caught him with a knee lift to the face.
And a double-team again, double clothesline and the big man's down.
[Lawler] Oh, Mankind and The Rock are working like a well oiled machine.
[Cole] And Mankind giving The Rock the thumbs-up.
And Rock gave it back to him and Mankind loved it.
[crowd counting down]
[Lawler] Mankind loves any kind of approval from The Rock.
Him and his dozens and dozens of fans.
But this is just not fair, Michael Cole. You know it's not.
-[explosion] -[Lawler exclaims]
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] It's Kane.
["Burned" playing]
The Big Red Machine on his way to the ring.
And now gonna have two monsters in there with Kane and The Big Show.
Could Kane be Triple H's opponent
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Title later tonight?
Speaking of Triple H, you know, we talked about all these problems
Triple H has run into in recent weeks.
That he's a marked man.
That he's the most wanted man in the World Wrestling Entertainment, King.
The bottom line is, is the champion has brought it upon himself.
A sledgehammer attack to Kane.
A sledgehammer attack to Big Show. Attacks on The Rock.
Attacks on Mankind. He cost Rock and Mankind
the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Titles.
Man, would you shut up for a second where I can get a word in edgewise?
All Triple H is doing is he's marking his territory.
He's establishing his domain.
I mean, he is The Game, let's face it.
He's got to prove that to everybody.
-Oh! -[Cole] And look at this now.
The only man yet to enter the ring here
in this Royal Rumble Rules Match is The Undertaker.
[crowd counting down]
Remember you're eliminated if you're tossed over the top rope
and both feet land on the floor.
Just like the Royal Rumble.
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] All four men still in the ring and here comes the fifth, The Phenom.
The Undertaker on his way to the ring.
[Lawler] Speaking of fifths, I just heard that Austin is on his second fifth.
[Cole] Stop that, King. For Triple H though, I hope he isn't.
And look at The Big Show now hammering away at Mankind.
Could The Undertaker be Triple H's opponent later on tonight for the title?
[Lawler] Well, that's some unusual wrestling attire
The Undertaker is wearing.
[Cole] The Undertaker, bandana over his head,
about to climb-- well, I thought he was going up the steps, but…
The ref… The Undertaker…
-Oh, wait a minute. -…heading over this way.
What in the world is he gonna come over here for?
[Lawler] I don't know but he's certainly welcome.
[Cole] Well, all four men in the ring in this Royal Rumble Rules Match.
We've been joined here at ringside by The Undertaker.
Well, perhaps, Undertaker, maybe you're Triple H's opponent tonight.
You don't wanna wear yourself down before the championship match.
[Undertaker] Well, if that is the case,
Triple H has a lot of things to worry about.
What Triple H needs to worry about are the sledgehammers
that he hit Kane and Big Show with, because I have a feeling…
[Lawler] Uh-oh, speaking of Big Show. Look at… Oh!
-[Cole] Low blow by The Rock. -[crowd cheering]
And here's Kane now going to work on Mankind and The Big Show…
[Undertaker] Look how much more dominant Kane is now
that the toothpick isn't with him.
You know what's becoming…
what's becoming to happen here is Kane is turning into a killer.
-[Lawler] That's good. -The Undertaker talking about X-Pac
as he called him "the toothpick,"
but, Undertaker, I mean, what is your relationship now with Kane?
We've seen you making overtures toward him in the past couple of weeks.
-Look out, Kane. -Oh, look out.
[Undertaker] Michael Cole, don't worry about Kane.
-Kane has been eliminated. -[Lawler] Did you see that?
[Cole] Over the top rope, Kane has been eliminated.
-[Lawler exclaims] -There goes Mankind.
-[Undertaker] Show, do it. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] And The Rock just eliminated his buddy Mankind,
tossing him over the top rope. Rock going for the ride.
[Undertaker] Rock's not so tough now, is he?
He was out here running his mouth and now he's getting his ass kicked.
That's why he is the phony tough and crazy brave.
[Lawler] What's happening to that mean streak, killer instinct
that The Big Show needs, Undertaker?
[Undertaker] Sometimes he has lapses.
But he's gonna get it together.
Now he's gonna drop Rock over and now you will see he has the power.
-[Lawler] There he goes! -There it is.
[Cole] But The Rock is hanging on. The Rock pulled himself back in the ring.
The Big Show doesn't see him and here comes The Rock now.
[Undertaker] If you want something done, you got to do it yourself.
-[Lawler] Oh my God. -This is why I am the power.
[Cole] Well, The Undertaker gonna take matters into his own hands.
-[Lawler] What does he mean? -Well, keep in mind, King, The Undertaker…
He's officially in this match.
-Yeah, he's officially part of this match. -Look at this.
[Cole] He tossed Big Show and The Rock…
over the top rope.
The Undertaker has won the Royal Rumble Rules Match.
[announcer] Here is your winner, The Undertaker.
[Cole] And The Big Show is not happy.
You got to see the look on the face of The Big Show, King.
And here comes Mideon and Viscera now.
Members of that Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness in the past.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, look at this standoff, would you?
[Cole] And Viscera stands in front of The Undertaker.
The Big Show is livid.
The Undertaker not only eliminating The Rock,
but eliminating his disciple, The Big Show.
-And Rock's got a chair. -[Lawler] Oh my God.
-Watch it! -And Rock, Mideon, Viscera.
And Big Show with a kick to the chair, knocking Rock down.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] And look at The Undertaker now barking instructions
to Mideon and Viscera.
And The Big Show. This is a three-on-one.
They're all putting the boots to The Rock. Oh, Michael! Oh my gosh.
-[Cole] Oh my. -[crowd cheering]
Five hundred pounds crushing The Rock's chest.
[heavy, dramatic rock music playing]
Coming up a week from this Sunday on pay-per-view, at Unforgiven,
The Undertaker will be in the ring with the WWE Champion first
in the Six-Pack Challenge for the World Wrestling Entertainment Title.
[Lawler] But right now we don't know exactly who the WWE Champion is gonna be.
-Would you shut your mouth? -[Cole] There are the Hollys.
[Lawler] Here come the super heavyweights. Ah!
[Cole] And we're back on SmackDown here on UPN.
Here come the cousins, Hardcore and Crash Holly.
And folks, still to come tonight, Triple H defends the WWE Title,
but against who?
Well, tonight, WWE SmackDown is brought to you by the motor oil
that provides maximum protection, Castrol GTX. Drive hard.
[Lawler] And by Burger King!
When you have it your way, it just tastes better.
[Cole] And by Milky Way. Introducing the best caramel ever
in the new best-ever Milky Way.
Milk it.
["Slow Death" playing]
[Lawler] Let's weigh it. [laughs]
Okay, Chyna, time's up.
You've had plenty of time to find you a tag team partner.
So why don't you come out here and let me do to you
what I should have done last week.
Now, don't get me wrong. Hey.
The wrestling ring ain't no place for a woman.
-["My Time" playing] -[Cole] Oh, here we go now.
Chyna has accepted this challenge for a Tag Team Match
against the Hollys, Crash and Hardcore.
The only question is who's Chyna gonna bring down with her?
[Lawler] It's not gonna be Triple H, that's for sure.
He's got a title to defend tonight.
[Cole] And here comes the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna,
but… okay.
Chyna on her way to the ring, King.
[Lawler] I know another person who Chyna's partner's not gonna be.
[Cole] Who's that?
[Lawler] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. He's still stalking back there.
[Cole] Triple H surrounded by a sea of blue in the back.
Security officers all around Triple H
as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin stalks the champion.
The Rattlesnake promising to get at Triple H at some point
tonight on SmackDown.
Where's your tag team partner?
Oh, tough guy… Oh, excuse me, tough girl.
You're gonna find out what it's like to be in the ring with Hardcore.
[Cole] Well, Chyna said she didn't need a tag team partner.
She's gonna take on Hardcore and Crash by herself.
[Lawler] We got a match.
[Cole] Well, perhaps this is a message to Jeff Jarrett, King.
Chyna will meet Jarrett at Unforgiven a week from this Sunday on pay-per-view
from Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Intercontinental Title.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] And we've seen Jeff Jarrett sending messages
over the past couple of weeks
with heinous attacks.
[Lawler] Well, Chyna just sent a right hand into the nose of Crash Holly.
[Cole] Still can't believe what Jeff Jarrett did earlier tonight.
Figure-four leglock on Cindy Margolis.
[crowd chatter]
Just get your ass out there…
[Lawler] Wonder if that'll be downloaded.
[Cole] Hardcore telling Crash, "Let me have this one."
Ready?
[Cole] Hardcore now going to work on the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna.
[Lawler] Oh.
[grunting]
[Cole] Chyna, I guess, doesn't really quite fit
that Holly, super heavyweight material, but she's holding her own here.
Hardcore whipped off the ropes, catches an elbow now to the face.
And the Hollys… well, they may have gotten into something here
a little bit over their head.
Get at her. Come on. Come on, get at her.
-Come on, get up. -Come on, let's go!
[Lawler] That's my favorite outfit of all that Chyna wears.
Oh, look at this!
[Cole] Oh, and a double low blow by Chyna,
Crash Holly seeing if Hardcore was all right.
[Lawler] And did you notice who this official is?
-It's Earl Hebner, the chief of… -[Cole] No, it isn't Earl.
I didn't say it was Earl, it's Earl's twin brother Dave.
-[Cole] That's right. Dave Hebner. -[Lawler] He's been rehired.
[Cole] He's a former referee.
He's a road agent now for World Wrestling Entertainment.
He's the twin brother of Earl.
Earl Hebner is out on the picket line
with the rest of the World Wrestling Entertainment officials.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Hey! Mr. Ass is here.
And Mr. Ass now…
One! Two!
[Cole] He's getting in Chyna's corner, King.
[Lawler] Is he volunteering to be Chyna's partner?
[Cole] Well, that's what it looks like.
You know, there's been serious issues between Chyna and Mr. Ass
over the past couple of weeks.
Mr. Ass is upset that Chyna basically duped him
out of the number one contendership for the Intercontinental Title.
Clothesline by Crash Holly.
-You want this? -Come on.
[Lawler] The super heavyweight cousin Crash.
[Cole] Chyna, Intercontinental Title shot at Unforgiven,
September 26, Charlotte, North Carolina, against Jeff Jarrett.
[Lawler] Gonna be one of the biggest pay-per-views we've ever had.
[Cole] Six-Pack Challenge for the World Wrestling Entertainment Title
as well announced this week on WWE.com.
[Lawler] That's the first time in history for a Six-Pack Challenge Match.
Uh-oh, look at this.
[Cole] Oh my, Hardcore Holly mouthed off to Mr. Ass and paid for it.
Chyna planting him with a DDT.
Two!
[Cole] I'll tell you what, Chyna could become the first woman
to win the Intercontinental Championship at Unforgiven.
[Lawler] You're in Vegas, but I wouldn't bet on that.
[Cole] Look at that now.
Mr. Ass with a blind tag, Chyna didn't see it, and here we go.
Mr. Ass cleaning house.
[Lawler] What?
[Cole] Hardcore Holly off the ropes now. Big back body drop by Mr. Ass.
And Crash Holly, I think, is gonna go for a ride as well.
And Mr. Ass now on fire.
Chyna didn't want to tag him in.
So Mr. Ass took matters into his own hand-- Famouser!
Caught him. Hook of the leg.
Here's the count now.
-And it's over. -[bell ringing]
♪ I'm an ass man ♪
[announcer] Here are your winners.
[Cole] And Chyna didn't like that Mr. Ass came into the ring and picked up the win.
And now Chyna and Mr. Ass having words.
-[Lawler] Yeah, Chyna didn't… Oh! -It's Jeff Jarrett.
-From behind… -[Lawler] With a frying pan.
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett with a frying pan, attack Chyna from behind.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] And look who's coming.
[Cole] It's Debra and Miss Kitty.
[Lawler] Oh! The puppies and the kittens.
[Cole] And Miss Kitty with a… with a present for Jeff Jarrett.
[Lawler] They have… They have smiles on their faces.
[Cole] Debra and Miss Kitty part of Jarrett Enterprises,
and Jarrett just knocked Chyna out cold with a frying pan to the back.
[Lawler] What's in the bag?
[Cole] Oh, come on.
-[Lawler] Is that an apron? -[Cole] Yeah, it's an apron.
And Jeff Jarrett's humiliating Chyna.
[Lawler] Oh, I get it.
-Look at this. -[Cole] You get it.
Why don't you explain it to all of us, King?
Why do you got to explain that for?
What's wrong with a woman wearing an apron and having a frying pan in her hand?
[Cole] Well, don't worry, I'm sure we're getting an explanation now.
You've got the frying pan in one hand,
the soup ladle in the other hand,
and your cooking apron on.
There's only one thing left to do,
and that's get your ass in the kitchen and start fixing my supper.
-[Lawler] Oh my God. -Jeff Jarrett's pushing the envelope now.
He went too far on this one.
Jeff Jarrett with a frying pan to the back of Chyna
and then humiliating the Ninth Wonder of the World
by placing an apron on her.
At Unforgiven, it's Chyna, Jarrett for the Intercontinental Title.
Right now, let's check back to Lilian Garcia.
Now, Boss Man, Pepper on a Pole, isn't that just going a little too far?
Not too far.
What I have here is the last of the deep fried remains
of that stupid dog Pepper.
So Al Snow better be hungry
because after I get through kicking his ass,
I'm gonna climb that pole, grab that bag,
and take what's left of this dirty dog meat
and shove it right down his freaking throat.
A Pepper on a Pole Match?
-[groans] -Pepper's remains in that doggie bag.
-Fido burgers. [groans] -Oh man.
Well, folks, Boss Man versus Al Snow,
but still to come tonight, Triple H defends the WWE Title, but against who?
I don't know, but I'm still thinking about Rin Tin Tin fondue.
[Cole] Oh.
[Lawler] Chihuahua on a stick. Ah!
[bell ringing]
[announcer] Following contest is a Pepper on a Pole Match.
Making his way to the ring, from Cobb County, Georgia,
weighing in at 312 pounds, the Big Boss Man.
[Cole] And the interim ref for this matchup
is gonna be none other than Sgt. Slaughter.
[Lawler] Sgt. Slaughter, look at the size of him.
He looks like he's had a few Lassie sandwiches himself.
[Cole] You know, the Big Boss Man this past Monday on Raw
accepted a Kennel from Hell Match
against Al Snow, September 26, at Unforgiven.
Gonna be a cage around the ring, then the Hell in a Cell around that,
and in between the two cages, Rottweilers.
-Ravenous Rottweilers. -[Lawler] And mean ones!
[Cole] So this is a Pepper on a Pole Match
and the object is pretty simple.
The first man to climb that pole
and get the remains of Pepper in that doggie bag,
and then land on the mat with it, will end up winning.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Lima, Ohio, weighing in at…
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -Wait a minute,
Al Snow not waiting here, and here we go.
Boss Man and Al Snow, Pepper on a Pole Match.
And Al Snow hammering away on the Big Boss Man,
a lot of pent-up frustrations in Al Snow,
and he wants to put a hurtin' now on the Boss Man.
[Lawler] Wait till looks up on the top of that pole
and sees what's left of poor little Pepper. Oh!
Al Snow is the current Hardcore Champion.
-[Lawler] Yeah, there he is. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And now he's gonna climb that pole and get to Pepper.
[Lawler laughs] Here, boy.
[Cole] And Boss Man heads him off at the pass now,
hammering away with those right hands.
Al Snow whipped across the ring,
Boss Man misses with that clothesline attempt.
And Al Snow now headbutts the chest of Boss Man.
And here's Boss Man now whipped off the ropes, big back body drop.
Al Snow focusing totally on destroying the Boss Man in this matchup.
It was the return of the British Bulldog last week on SmackDown.
Bulldog defeating Boss Man for the Hardcore Title
and then turning it over to Al Snow.
And now Al Snow tries to climb that pole to get to the remains of Pepper.
[crowd buzzing]
Boot to the face now by Boss Man.
[Lawler] Speaking of remains, that stain is still in my coat.
-Look out! -Oh! And it smells like it.
-Look at that catch! Beautiful! -Look at Boss Man. What strength.
[Cole] He caught Al Snow in midair and slammed him to the mat.
At Unforgiven, the Hardcore Title on the line,
the Kennel from Hell Match.
-Here we go. -And now Boss Man with that nightstick
to the gut now of Al Snow.
[fan] Come on, Al!
[Cole] This is legal 'cause all you have to do
is get that doggie bag off that pole.
[Lawler] Doggie bag. [laughs]
[Cole] Got to return to the floor with it, as Boss Man now climbs the pole.
Al Snow in pain, agony after receiving that nightstick shot to the gut.
You think you got a stomach ache now? Wait until you eat what's in the…
-Wait a minute, King. -Huh?
-Here come… Here come those Rottweilers! -Oh my gosh.
The British Bulldog's with them.
The Bulldog and Rottweilers coming to the ring.
[Lawler] Wait. These dogs are dangerous.
Yeah, they're dangerous all right.
But this is what the Boss Man's gonna have to contend with at Unforgiven.
Ravenous dogs are gonna surround the ring
in between the cages at Unforgiven.
And the dogs have treed the Boss Man here.
What are you gonna do, Boss Man? Look out. Look out.
[Cole] Those Rottweilers have treed the Big Boss Man.
-Give it to him. -And Boss Man has that doggie bag.
-Wait a minute. -And he just flew it across the ring.
-Wait a minute. -Tossed it to the floor.
Let me talk to those dogs. Stay!
-Stay! -[bell ringing]
Talk to the dogs? Hey, King. The referee's called for the bell.
-Look out! They're after… -Al Snow has won this thing.
[crowd chatter]
-[Lawler] Ah! -The Rottweiler after the Boss Man.
[announcer] Here's your winner, Al Snow.
[Cole] The Rottweiler chasing the Boss Man into the crowd, nipping at his heels.
[Lawler] I think Boss Man's wearing Milk-Bone underwear.
[Cole] Well, Boss Man got the doggie bag, but he tossed it out of the ring
and the rules of the match were the first person
to get the doggie bag and land on the floor win.
Al Snow wins, and Al Snow has been reunited
with the remains of his friend Pepper.
Chyna, tonight we're gonna make history, and I'll tell you what,
that son of a [bleep] isn't gonna ruin our plans.
[Cole] Hey, King. King, look.
Look. That-that's Stone Cold! Stone Cold lurking in the shadows.
[announcer] 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] Oh, wait a minute now. What's he doing out here?
-Look at this. -What the hell is Jarrett doing?
-No! -It's a figure-four on Cindy Margolis.
Look at this.
[Cole] He's got the figure-four on…
Cindy Margolis is an innocent vic-- a bystander here, King.
[Lawler] That's not Mae Young he's got now. Oh, look!
[country rock music playing]
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown on UPN.
[Lawler] Oh boy. It's puppies and kitty time.
Yahoo!
[Cole] He's the Intercontinental Champion, Jeff Jarrett.
Folks, you just saw earlier tonight
what happened with Jeff Jarrett putting Cindy Margolis in a figure-four.
She was attended to by EMTs backstage.
Jarrett continued to verbally assault her.
Well, Test was nearby and took offense to that
and Jarrett has challenged Test to this matchup tonight.
-[bell ringing] -Oh, baby.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it's for the World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Championship.
In the ring, from the great state of Tennessee,
weighing in at 241 pounds,
the Intercontinental Champion, Jeff Jarrett.
[Lawler] I looked over at you, Michael Cole…
[announcer] And he is being accompanied by Miss Kitty and Debra.
[Lawler] …I can't help but… I can't help but wish I had a assistant
like Miss-- well, like Debra has.
Look at Miss Kitty. Do you think she'd spend one of her nine lives with me?
-[Cole] An assistant? -[Lawler] Woo!
["This is a Test" playing]
[Cole] And here comes Test.
[crowd cheering]
♪ This is a test ♪
-And his opponent… -He's not gonna waste any time here.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -Here we go now.
-Jeff Jarrett hammering away on Test. -[bell ringing]
The challenge was made by Jarrett,
and Jarrett now with a vicious assault on Test.
[crowd chatter]
It's next Sunday, a week from this Sunday, on pay-per-view at Unforgiven,
Jeff Jarrett takes on Chyna,
the Intercontinental Title will be on the line.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
You know what, Test should just mind his own business
and worry about his marriage.
Sidewalk slam now, hook of the leg by Test, and a kick-out.
Test and Stephanie McMahon to wed, October 11th,
live on Raw is War, and what a wedding that's gonna be.
Jarrett telegraphed it and look at Test now capitalizing.
Know what Test should've been doing instead of worrying about Jeff Jarrett?
[Cole] Here's a cover now, two and a kick-out.
-I love it when the puppies… -Wait a minute.
-Puppies almost popped out. -Wait a minute, King.
Pete Gas and Rodney down to the ring.
Obviously still unfinished business with Test,
and Jeff Jarrett takes advantage.
Test was distracted.
[crowd cheering]
You saw the Posse earlier on tonight.
It's like I said, Test should be worried about his marriage
instead of all of these other distractions.
He should have been over at Caesar's Palace, The Forum Shop,
picking out some…
well, some sheets and some china and all that sort of stuff.
-[Cole] Oh, what a dropkick by Jarrett. -Beautiful.
You see Rodney and Pete Gas at ringside.
Hook of the leg by Jarrett, kick-out by Test.
All I can see at ringside are puppies and kitties.
Joey Abs not out there
because Shane took care of Joey Abs earlier on tonight.
[Lawler whistles] Come here.
[Cole] Shane McMahon warned his former friends the Posse
to stay away from Test and Stephanie,
and obviously they haven't heeded the warning.
There's the champion now with a clothesline from the second rope.
Here kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Speaking of champions, who's the champion,
the WWE Champion Triple H is going to face here tonight on SmackDown?
We still don't know who his opponent is.
But we do know he's being stalked by Stone Cold.
What a maneuver by Test.
Hook of the leg now.
Referee Mark Yeaton, an interim ref here, distracted by Rodney of the Posse.
And Jarrett takes advantage.
And here's Stephanie McMahon.
Stephanie McMahon has come down to the ring.
And she just pulled Rodney off the apron.
[Lawler] Look at this.
[Cole] Oh, Pete Gas doing a number on Test now.
And Stephanie and Rodney now in an argument outside the ring.
-Test shoulder first. -Wow, did you see that?
And here's Shane.
Shane McMahon… And he just clobbered Rodney.
Shane coming to the aid of his sister.
Well, I wanna tell you something. Test is hurt right now.
[Cole] It's The Stooges, Patterson and Brisco, Shawn Stasiak.
And Test and Jarrett still going at it in the ring.
[bell ringing]
Referee calls for the bell.
And Shane McMahon doing a number on Rodney.
Shane McMahon coming to the aid of his sister.
[Lawler] Just keep the puppies and kittens out of harm's way.
[Cole] Rodney was mouthing off to Stephanie outside the ring
and Shane McMahon rushed out to his sister's aid.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
And they're still going at it. Test with a right hand.
I'm telling you, I don't see how Test is even moving his shoulder.
It could have been broken. Oh, look at that.
[Cole] Test was slammed into those steel stairs…
-Look at Shawn Stasiak. -…with his shoulder.
And look at Jeff Jarrett now.
The referee has already called for the bell.
-[bell ringing] -Oh my!
Jarrett may have pulled that shoulder right out of its socket.
[Lawler] The one that got rammed right into those steel steps.
Now, Stephanie McMahon is in the ring.
Stephanie is in the ring.
[Cole] Stephanie McMahon has come to aid of Test.
-She's over… No! -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett's got… He wouldn't do this.
-Damn it, he wouldn't do this. -[Lawler] No. No way.
And Shane McMahon with a spear.
Shane going off on Jeff Jarrett.
[Lawler] I can't believe it! Get away, Jeff. What is going on here?
[Cole] Shane McMahon preventing Jeff Jarrett
from putting that figure-four on Stephanie.
Well, Jeff Jarrett really stepped over the bounds there.
["This is a Test" playing]
But how badly has Jeff Jarrett injured Test?
Test writhing in agony.
Shane McMahon coming to the aid of his sister Stephanie.
And there's the WWE Champion flanked by Chyna and a sea of blue.
He'll defend the title, but who will his opponent be?
Well, thanks for joining us on SmackDown.
-We're here every Thursday night on UPN. -[Lawler] Yeah.
[Cole] Next week, coming your way from Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.
Triple H giving instructions to that security force there.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin has been stalking Triple H tonight.
The Rattlesnake promising to get to Triple H before the night is out.
And, folks, Magic The Gathering presents WWE Unforgiven
live on pay-per-view from the Coliseum in Charlotte, North California,
one week from this Sunday.
Magic The Gathering, the trading card game, the ultimate battle of wits.
And Triple H, the WWE Champion.
Well, there's Stephanie concerned over Richard, fiancé Test.
They're leaving the Thomas & Mack Center.
[Lawler] I knew Test's shoulder was messed up bad.
[Cole] Familiar chants for the WWE Champion Triple H.
[Lawler] How about telling them to show some respect, Michael?
This guy is a champ.
Now, before I'm forced to defend my WWE Championship…
[Lawler] Forced?
…I have at least been given the right
to choose the referee of my choice.
[crowd cheering]
So I have gone to the trouble of finding somebody
with a vested interest in this.
Somebody who will call it right down the middle.
Shane McMahon, if you'd do me the honors.
[Cole] What?
[Lawler] Shane McMahon?
-[Cole] There, you see Shane McMahon-- -Shane, I know you're back there.
Please come out here and be my referee.
[Lawler] Well, the referees are on strike, so I guess, uh,
Triple H is making a special request here.
-Are you sure? -Yeah. I'm up for it.
-You're up for this? -Yeah, I'm up for it.
-You sure this is what you want to do? -Yeah.
I'll take care of this.
[Cole] So Shane McMahon has agreed
to work as the special referee for this match.
Triple H defending the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Remember, WWE referees are on strike.
But, King, we still don't know who Triple H's opponent is going to be.
Well, we do know that Shane has already been through quite a battle here tonight,
but I guess he's still up to refereeing another one.
["No Chance in Hell" playing]
[Cole] Shane McMahon will be the special guest referee.
And the security allowing Shane McMahon to clear on his path to the ring.
[Lawler] Yeah. I thought they were gonna frisk him for a minute
or make him go through a metal detector.
[Cole] Well, you know, Shane McMahon and Triple H
have shared much in recent months.
Shane McMahon was very instrumental
in helping Triple H get a title shot.
And helping him to finally become WWE Champion.
Now…
-Here's what we've been waiting for. -…there are numerous
Superstars here in World Wrestling Entertainment
that could be considered for a title shot tonight.
Gentlemen such as The Undertaker.
-[Lawler] Oh, I knew it. -[Cole] Yup. The Phenom.
Well, Taker, as much as you and I
would like to rip each other's hearts out,
I'm gonna beat you to the punch and do it for you.
It's not you.
[Lawler] What?
[Cole] That's one person down. Who is it then?
[Lawler] I knew it wasn't The Undertaker.
[Triple H] Or The Big Show.
[Lawler] Yup.
I've bashed his pea brain in with a sledgehammer already,
what else more could I do?
You're out.
[Cole] Well, Big Show has been eliminated, so to speak.
-Kane. -[Lawler] Yeah, I knew it.
You know, with the divorce of you and X-Pac and all,
I'd hate to put you through the misery of beating your red [muted] ass again.
I'll take a pass on you too.
[Lawler] I coulda told you it wasn't gonna be Kane.
[Cole] Well, who is it then?
[Triple H] Mankind…
[Lawler] That's him, it's Mankind. I knew it.
…go play with your sock.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
-I knew it wasn't him. -[Cole] You just said you knew it was.
Let me see. Who does that leave?
-[Lawler] The Rock. -[Cole] The Rock. That's right.
Oh, yeah. The People's Ass.
[Lawler laughs]
Well, Rock, you seem to have some sort of fascination
with inserting things into people's rectums,
so I'm gonna let you get real close to mine.
Kiss my ass, Rock, it's not you.
[Cole] Well, then who the hell is it?
[Lawler] Told you it wasn't gonna be The Rock.
[Cole] It has to be someone who's been in a main event with Austin.
No.
This person is somebody special.
This is an individual who is playing in a game
that he wants no part of.
-[Lawler] Who could it be? -[Cole] I have no clue.
This is an individual
who wants to be a hero.
[crowd buzzing]
An individual who has taken it upon himself
to come into this very ring and try to steal my glory, my thunder.
[Lawler] Think it's Y2J, maybe?
[Cole] I can't even venture a guess at this point.
Maybe the Bulldog.
And this is an individual with [bleep] the size of grapefruits.
[Lawler] Me?
[Cole] He's not talking about you.
Vince…
[Cole] What?
-Wait a minute. -[Triple H] You wanna be a hero, Jack?
[Lawler] Vince?
You wanna be a hero to your old lady?
You wanna be a star? You wanna be somebody?
Well, I'm gonna give you chance to be her hero, Vince.
I'm gonna give you a chance to be her champion.
[Lawler] No. I don't believe what I'm hearing here.
[Cole] I don't either.
Because I've had enough, and the fact of the matter is,
I will put this on the line
to get a piece of your ass.
-[Cole] Triple H has challenged Vince. -[Triple H] What do you say, old man?
[Lawler] Well, Vince has been in the ring with Stone Cold.
[splutters] It was Vince McMahon.
Come on, Vince. I know she's waiting next to you.
She's looking at you.
"Please be my hero, Vince. Please."
-Yeah, right. -Nope.
What, are you chicken [bleep], Vince? Come on.
[crowd buzzing]
I'm pulling your punk card, Vince. It's down on the ground.
I'm calling you out.
You got [bleep], bring them.
[Cole] This is personal for Triple H.
Shane McMahon can't even believe it.
[Triple H] How about you, Linda? You might not be able to handle The Game.
But I'll at least let you ride my bench.
-[Cole] What he's trying to prove? -[Lawler] Uh-oh. Wait a minute.
That's it.
[Cole] I think Triple H has pushed a chord.
Take a deep breath, suck 'em in one time, and make the walk.
[Cole] Is Vince gonna accept, King? Is he gonna do it?
[Triple H] There you go.
[Cole] Vince McMahon has heard enough.
[Lawler] Well, this will be a big mistake if Vince comes out here.
[Cole] I don't think he's gonna come out here.
I think he's just heard enough.
Triple H.
A verbal tirade on Vince and Linda McMahon.
Come on. Move your crotchety old ass, Vince,
and get in here. I ain't got all day.
[Lawler] Well, this is putting Shane in a tough spot too.
[Cole] And Shane's the special guest referee for this match.
Triple H has challenged Shane's father, Vince McMahon.
I don't think Shane would have agreed to come out here
if he'd known Triple H was gonna challenge Vince.
[Cole] Well, I don't think so either.
Well, there's Vince McMahon,
the owner of World Wrestling Entertainment…
[crowd cheering]
…walking past that sea of security, and Vince has had enough.
He's just gonna perhaps address this issue.
-Come on, tough guy. Show me what you got. -But who knows?
I mean, I have no idea what the owner is gonna do here.
[Lawler] Well, I would say since he's got a…
looks like a microphone in his hand, he's gonna…
I would think he might just read Triple H the riot act here.
Let's face it, that's Vince McMahon.
Well, Monday night, you know, Triple H insulted Vince's wife Linda.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Here we go.
Let's go to the back, all right?
Let's just go to the back and discuss this like business people, all right?
No, no, no, no.
I am done talking to you.
The talking is over. It's go time.
You and me right now.
[Cole] And again, the challenge issued.
Now listen, last Monday was personal, but I gave my word,
I would not interfere in WWE business.
You're talking this WWE Championship Match
and all of this crap, that's business.
I will have nothing to do with that.
But I do warn you, don't make this too personal.
[Lawler] Whoa.
What's the matter, you haven't got the [bleep]?
What happened to the man with the [bleep] the size of grapefruits, Vince?
What happened to him?
I am calling you out.
[crowd buzzing]
No.
[Cole] Well, that was rather emphatic.
Yeah. That's it.
You go in the back and you hide behind your skirt.
Go ahead. Go hide behind your skirt.
But you tell your sexually frustrated wife…
[Cole] Oh, come on.
…that if you can't get the job done,
Triple H can keep it up all night for her.
[Cole] Wait a minute. And Vince from behind.
-This is personal for Vince McMahon. -[bell ringing]
-Vince McMahon has heard enough. -I can't believe it.
[Cole] And the bell sounded, King, and the match is underway.
The WWE Title is on the line
and Triple H hammering away at the owner of this company.
[Lawler] Are you telling me this is an actual match?
[Cole] This is an actual match, and Shane McMahon is the actual referee.
And Triple H hammering away.
[Lawler] I'm afraid this is not gonna be much of a match.
I knew this was a mistake for Vince to come out here.
Well, you know, Vince McMahon suffered
a serious motorcycle accident this summer, King.
Injured his pelvis, his tailbone…
He's in no shape to be in this match right now.
And Triple H is just hammering away on Vince McMahon.
[Lawler] Plus the fact he's 54 years old.
[Cole] I mean, you can't blame Vince though for going after Triple H.
Triple H just pushed the envelope, just said one thing wrong.
That last thing he said, insulting Vince and Linda McMahon.
And here's Vince now, hammering back with right hands, and Triple H…
[Lawler] Well, I will tell you, you know,
a lot of people feel different ways about Vince McMahon.
Whether you like him or not, you gotta admire his guts.
He's just out of his league physically here.
[Cole] King, what is Triple H trying to prove?
What in the world is he trying to do?
He's trying to gain respect as the WWE Champion.
In my book, he's not doing that.
[Lawler] He's trying to prove he's The Game, that's what he's saying.
[Cole] He's The Game against the owner of this company, 54 years old?
[Lawler] Well, I think that Triple H wants to prove
he's the most powerful man in this business today.
Well, Vince McMahon just trying to prove he was gonna stand up
for his family here.
That's it, go quick. Get up!
[Cole] Shane McMahon barking orders to his father, but…
Come on, Vince!
[Cole] …Vince McMahon's in way over his head here.
[Lawler] Whoa.
-Come on. -[Cole] Triple H pushed the right button,
and he's getting what he wanted.
The opportunity to stomp the life out of Vince McMahon.
[Shane] One, two, three, four.
[Lawler] Oh, I mean, this is not a very pretty sight.
I still can't believe this, King.
After everything Triple H and Vince McMahon have been through
over this past year.
-Oh, look at this. Look at Chyna. -[Cole] Yeah. Chyna…
Come on, you can do this.
[Cole] …rubbing salt in the wound.
Come on, you can do this.
[Cole] Shane McMahon is the guest referee and Triple H doesn't want anything of it.
[Lawler] Well, look, Shane is trying to pump Vince up, he's trying…
[Cole] Oh, come on now.
Chyna with a cheap shot.
[Cole] Yeah, Triple H calls himself The Game.
He's The Game, all right.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -And Vince now trying to battle…
And a low blow by Vince.
A desperation maneuver by the owner.
[Lawler] He's pulling out all the stops.
He went for the grapefruits.
[Cole] And, folks, the bell did ring.
The WWE Championship is on the line.
But for Vince McMahon, this is personal.
This is a defense of verbal attacks on his family,
on his wife Linda, his son Shane, and of course himself.
[Lawler] Boy, and Triple H orchestrated this entire event.
He picked the time, he picked the place,
he picked his special referee Shane McMahon,
and then, of course, he had picked…
Oh my gosh.
He had Vince in mind all along.
[Cole] Well, Triple H is a marked man.
-[Lawler] Oh. -He is the most wanted man in WWE.
This is totally uncalled…
[Shane] Enough! He's had enough! Hey! Enough's enough, man. Enough.
[Cole] Stomping away now.
[Lawler] I would try to say to Triple H, "You've made your point now."
"Wrap it up."
[Cole] Well, Triple H now…
-Oh my God. -Oh, look at this now on Vince.
[Shane] Two!
[Cole] Come on now. A heinous attack with that camera cord.
-Come on, Vince. -Shane McMahon making the count.
You want me, huh?
-Triple H is trying to choke the life-- -What do you think you're proving, Hunter?
Huh?
Triple H?
[Cole] Yeah, Shane just asked him, "What are you trying to prove here?"
-Oh my gosh. -Vince McMahon into those steel stairs.
Come on, Dad!
[Cole] For God's sake, Vince McMahon is in no condition to be involved in this.
[Lawler] Well, I would say that Shane should stop it,
but I don't think that Vince is the kind of man who…
-Oh no, wait a minute. -No. Don't do this, Triple H.
Vince McMahon lifeless on the announce table.
Wait a minute. What are you gonna do here?
-What in the world is he doing? -Get out of here!
-Don't do this, Triple H. -One, two…
-What are you trying to prove? -…four, five… Enough!
Enough!
[Lawler] Come on, Triple H. That's enough now.
[Cole] Vince McMahon can hardly move on the announce table.
Wait a minute.
-Hold it. Wait. -What the hell is he doing?
No, don't do that!
[crowd buzzing]
Is this on?
I can't believe it.
He drove his elbow right into the heart of Vince McMahon.
Get out of here. Move. Move it. Move it. Up.
[Lawler] Vince is hurt. Somebody has gotta stop this thing.
[crowd chatter]
I don't care if the title is on the line, we gotta do something about this.
[fan] Shane!
[Lawler] Shane McMahon is the referee but, Michael, can you get a hold of this?
I can't believe what I'm seeing. Look out, look out. Oh!
[Cole] Triple H…
[fan taunting indistinctly]
[Cole] What a heinous… A no-good human being, King.
And now Chyna handing Triple H a steel chair.
-Oh no. Come on. -And what's he going to do now?
[Lawler] Shane, you got to stop this. That's your father.
[Cole] And Shane McMahon stepping in front of his father and Triple H…
You gonna hit him on the head with this? Have you lost your mind?
[Cole] And Shane just shoving…
I should say, Triple H shoving Shane.
Somebody stop this damn thing!
Oh, look at Shane now!
Shane's had enough, he's on the champion.
Shane's on the champion and Chyna from behind.
[Lawler] And Chyna got him.
Vince is out. Now, they're both on…
-And they're both on Shane. -Yeah.
They're double-teaming Shane. Vince McMahon is out.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
What has gotten into Triple H?
I don't know but look at Vince's head. He's busted wide open.
What the hell does this prove?
[Lawler] Oh, look out, look out! Here it is!
[Cole] What does an attack on a father and son prove?
What does this prove?
[Lawler] Well, I would say, like I said before,
Triple H is trying to prove he's The Game, but this has gone way…
Oh my God.
[crowd buzzing]
[Cole] Vince McMahon busted opened and Triple H continues to hammer away.
[Lawler] Hey, wait a minute. Here comes…
[Cole] Here comes Vince McMahon's wife, Linda McMahon,
along with Patterson and Brisco.
[Lawler] No, don't… Stop her. Don't let her get out here, don't…
She don't need to see this.
[Cole] Patterson and Brisco now in the ring
and they're trying to calm Triple H down.
-[Lawler] Trying to calm him down. -[Cole] He's completely lost it.
And Chyna, she's involved in this as well.
She's an accomplice to all this.
[grunting]
[Lawler] Well, Patterson and Brisco tried to help Vince McMahon
but they've been disposed off.
-[Cole] Come on now. Chyna's got Linda. -[Lawler] Look at this! Look at Linda.
[Cole] Triple H is not going to do this.
[Lawler] And that Amazon is just… I mean, she's just…
She's just holding Linda McMahon back.
[Cole] And look at this now.
[indistinct yelling]
[Cole] And Triple H forcing Linda McMahon to look at the bloody face of her husband.
Yeah, he's The Game. Triple H is The Game.
What kind of game is this?
This is a sick game.
Rubbing that blood on his hand.
And now making Linda McMahon…
-There's your hero! -[Cole] This is sickening.
We need some help out here, King.
[Lawler] Well, I've never seen anything like this in my life.
[Cole] Vince McMahon can hardly… Oh no. Not the Pedigree.
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -Oh, it's Austin! The Rattlesnake!
-[Lawler] What? -Where is he? Where's the Rattlesnake?
And there he is, Stone Cold. Stone Cold.
Stone Cold hammering away on Triple H!
Austin stomping Triple H.
[Lawler] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has been stalking Triple H all night and…
[Cole] Stunner! Stunner!
Stunner! Stunner!
[Austin speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] Triple H is out.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin has got Vince McMahon.
[Lawler] Now, wait a minute.
-[Cole] He's got him. -You're kidding me.
[Cole] Vince McMahon on top of Triple H. The title is on the line.
-…three! -[bell ringing]
[Cole] Vince McMahon!
Vince McMahon!
-Vince McMahon is the WWE Champion. -[Lawler] I can't believe it.
[Cole] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Lawler] Here come the cops after Austin. He's heading out into the people.
[Cole] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
has helped his archrival Vince McMahon win the WWE Title.
[Lawler] Vince McMahon is the WWE Champion?
[Cole] Vince McMahon is the WWE Champion.
[announcer] The new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Vince McMahon.
[Cole] Vince McMahon is the WWE Champion, and Triple H is livid.
We've seen what Triple H has done over the past few weeks.
Triple H is livid.