-[WWE intro music plays] -[rapid chatter]
[music fades]
["Everybody on the Ground" by Jim Johnston playing]
[fireworks exploding, popping]
[crowd cheering]
["Everybody on the Ground" continues]
[Cole] Fasten your seat belts
and get ready for the hottest new show on network TV.
This is WWE SmackDown on UPN.
We welcome you to the sold-out Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas,
and what a night it's gonna be.
Just three days away from Unforgiven on pay-per-view.
["No Chance in Hell" playing]
♪ No chance, that's what you got ♪
[Chimel] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman, Vince McMahon!
[Cole] And, folks, the last time you saw Mr. McMahon here on SmackDown,
he was a bloody mess,
but he was also World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
Yet this past week on Raw,
Mr. McMahon turned over the title
and he got a little bit of revenge on Triple H as well,
a chair shot to the head.
Some vindication for, now, the Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment.
Vince McMahon was reinstated on Raw
by none other than "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[music fades]
I would like to introduce you to a man
who claims to be the next World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
He claims that he will be the man
who wins the first ever Six-Pack Challenge
at Unforgiven this Sunday.
He claims to be "The Game."
-He is Triple H. -[crowd boos]
[Hayes] Uh-oh.
[Cole] What an electric night it's gonna be.
-Michael Cole, Michael Hayes at ringside. -["My Time" playing]
And here comes the former champion Triple H
who, this Sunday on pay-per-view, will compete in a Six-Pack Challenge.
[Hayes] And imagine, the five other competitors
in the Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven
all are looking for one man, and that is Triple H.
They all hate his guts.
[Cole] This Sunday, we will crown a new WWE Champion,
an Undisputed WWE Champ.
Will it be Triple H? Will it be Kane?
Will it be The Undertaker? Will it be Big Show?
Will it be Rock? Will it be Mankind?
And don't forget the enforcer, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Hayes] Don't forget, we are guaranteed to crown a new WWE Champion
this Sunday live on pay-per-view.
[Cole] And it was Austin this past week on Raw
who reinstated Vince McMahon
as Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment.
Don't forget the clause in the contract
which was signed a couple of months ago at Fully Loaded
which gave Austin this power.
[Hayes] Well, not only that, we will find out very shortly
whether "Stone Cold" Steve Austin made a big mistake.
By using the leverage in the contract with the End of an Era match,
he did get himself a WWE Title shot out of it.
[Cole] And you can feel the tension right here in the center of the ring.
These two men hate each other.
Triple H and Vince McMahon despise each other.
-[Hayes] Staring through each other. -If I'm not mistaken, Triple H,
they're calling your name.
[crowd chanting "Asshole"]
[Cole] That was a chant once reserved
for the owner of this company, Vince McMahon,
but Triple H feeling the wrath tonight.
You see, now that I'm back
in full control of World Wrestling Entertainment,
that's not good for you.
You see,
the headache I gave you last Monday night on Raw is nothing
compared to the full-blown migraine I'm gonna give you here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Look out. -[Hayes] Oh, you know Triple H
would love to nail Vince McMahon, but he can't.
-He's the chairman again of the WWE. -See, I don't want you to think…
I don't want you to think I'm a kind of man who holds a grudge.
No.
Just because…
you attempted and threatened bodily harm
on every one of my family members?
Just because you attempted to manhandle my son,
my soon-to-be son-in-law, and my wife?
Just because you busted me open,
I'm gonna hold a grudge?
-[Hayes] Wow. -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Oh.
I'm not gonna hold a grudge.
I'm gonna get even.
[Hayes] Uh-oh, we've heard that before.
And that's why I've decided
that, rather than waiting for this Sunday's Unforgiven,
this Sunday's Six-Pack Challenge,
I've decided that here tonight,
you will face all of those opponents.
-What?! -[Cole] What?!
-Tonight, on SmackDown?! -[Hayes] All at once?
-Wow. -[Vince] No, no, no, no, no. No, no.
No, not collectively.
That wouldn't be fair until this Sunday,
if you make it.
I'm talking about individually.
[Triple H] All of them?
No.
For instance,
I can see it right now in this very ring,
for the first time ever, Triple H
versus, in a Brahma Bull Rope Match…
-[crowd cheering] -…The Rock!
-[Cole] Wow! -[crowd cheering]
[Hayes] The Rock?
Well, if you don't like that,
maybe you'll like this one.
What about… what about Triple H
in a Casket Match against The Undertaker?
-[Cole] Oh my God! -[crowd cheering]
[Hayes] The Undertaker hates Triple H.
What about way back in the bowels of the building?
What about tonight,
Triple H in a Boiler Room Brawl against Mankind?
[Cole] Oh man!
[crowd cheering]
-[Hayes] He'll never make it through. -This one may be my favorite one tonight.
Because not only are you likely to burn in hell,
you can very well be burned to a crisp here tonight in Dallas.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] What is he talking about?
Because… what about Triple H
in an Inferno Match against Kane?
[Cole] That's Kane's specialty!
Oh, and least I forget,
the special Chokeslam Challenge Match…
-[Hayes] Chokeslam? -…against a man
whom you bashed in the back of the head with a sledgehammer…
-[Cole] Uh-oh. -…The Big Show.
[Cole] Oh man. Oh man!
Now…
in fairness, you don't have to win all five of these matches
in order to keep your place at Unforgiven this Sunday.
Three out of five should do it.
-[Cole] Three out of five? -[Hayes] Oh, that's all?
I would hold that adrenaline if I were you.
I'd hold that adrenaline for your very first opponent,
and here he comes.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Oh my. The Big Show!
♪ Well, it's The Big Show ♪
[Cole] It's a Chokeslam Challenge.
[Hayes] Michael Cole, how can you chokeslam somebody
seven feet tall and over 500 pounds?
[Cole] Vince McMahon with two words to Triple H,
plain and simple, "game over."
["Big" playing]
Vince McMahon is vindictive,
he's extremely controlling,
and tonight, making an example of Triple H,
his first night fully back on the job.
You don't cross the boss.
-Here we go now, a Chokeslam Challenge. -[bell rings]
First man to chokeslam his opponent wins,
and Big Show taking it right to the former champion.
[Hayes] Everybody's talking about Unforgiven.
I don't see Triple H making it out of SmackDown tonight.
Triple H has five matches tonight.
He must win three in order to be in the Six-Pack Match
for the WWE Championship this Sunday
from the Charlotte Coliseum on pay-per-view.
And Big Show, what strength.
He's seven-two, 500 pounds.
[Hayes] The Big Show hasn't forgotten about the Buried Alive Match
and the sledgehammer shots from Triple H.
[Cole] The Big Show will compete in the Six-Pack Challenge,
as will Triple H's four other opponents here tonight on SmackDown.
And how in the hell is Triple H
gonna be able to survive tonight at Reunion Arena in Dallas?
[Hayes] Well, answer my first question, how can you chokeslam a man
over seven feet tall and 500 pounds?
-[Cole] You can't. -[Hayes] Thank you.
[Cole] And that's the point Vince McMahon's trying to prove.
He has stacked the deck against Triple H,
and what strength by this monster.
[Hayes] Well, you know what? Triple H did ask for this.
He took on everybody in the WWE, and now they're coming after him.
[Cole] I'll tell you what,
Triple H has learned from Vince McMahon that you don't cross the boss.
He's learning a lesson that so many people here in World Wrestling Entertainment
have learned over the years.
Do not get in Vince McMahon's way because payback's--
Well, you know, what payback is.
[Hayes] Well, it's one thing to cross business with Vince McMahon,
but this is definitely personal.
[Cole] Triple H whipped into the corner. Here comes Big Show,
nobody home as Triple H moves out of the way.
But keep in mind, folks, there's no pinfalls in this matchup.
-[Hayes] Here he goes. -[Cole] Triple H trying for a chokeslam
of the 500-pound Big Show, and he can't get him off the ground.
[Hayes] Now see, normally, your mindset would be,
take The Big Show down to the mat…
-[indistinct chatter] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Triple H, frequent flyer miles!
Chokeslam time!
-The Big Show got him! -[bell ringing]
[Cole] And Triple H is oh-and-one on his quest to get to Unforgiven.
[Chimel] Here's your winner, The Big Show!
[Hayes] He hasn't forgotten about the sledgehammer.
Somebody contact DFW, get clearance.
[Cole] And he's doing it again, a second one to Triple H.
["Big" playing]
And The Big Show with revenge on his mind
for sledgehammer shots to the back of his head.
And Triple H is now oh-for-one,
but is The Big Show gonna make it
-three in a row? -[Hayes] Not another one.
How is he gonna make it through four other matches,
-much less win three of them? -[music fades]
[Cole] And Chyna into the ring, causing some interference.
-Triple H hightails it out of here. -[shouts]
-♪ Well… Well, it's The Big Show ♪ -[Cole] Triple H now oh-and-one.
So to put it plain and simple, Michael Hayes,
Triple H needs to win three of the next four matches
against these other four opponents from the Six-Pack
in order to make it to Unforgiven on Sunday.
Not just win three matches.
He's got to beat The Rock in a Brahma Bull Match,
Mankind in a Boiler Room Brawl, and…
-The Undertaker, Casket Match. -There's no way.
Kane, an Inferno Match. It is gonna be unreal.
Triple H, folks, is screwed tonight.
Also tonight, we found out earlier this afternoon,
Chris Jericho has challenged Ken Shamrock to a First Blood Match
three days away from their meeting at Unforgiven.
Submissions and pinfalls do not count in a First Blood Match,
and who is more experienced in confrontations like this
than Ken Shamrock? I don't know what Jericho's thinking.
And time, folks, now for disturbing footage from earlier today.
Now, we've been telling you, WWE referees are still on strike
because of poor treatment and poor working conditions.
But look what happened. Here's an example of why the referees are on strike.
D-Von and Bubba Ray, the Dudley Boyz attacking Teddy Long.
[Hayes] Yes, and I think what the Dudleys were doing here,
'cause I viewed this a number of times,
they wanted to prove a point to Faarooq.
Teddy Long, Faarooq, have a longstanding relationship
and it goes way back,
and the Dudleys are making it very, very personal.
[Cole] Yeah, D-Von made it clear here.
You tell your buddy, Ron Simmons, that the Dudley Boyz
just made this our hill.
[Cole] The Dudley Boyz marking their territory
against The Acolytes.
SmackDown has invaded The Big D.
We come to you from Dallas, Texas, and Reunion Arena,
home of the NBA's Mavs
and the NHL's Stanley Cup Champions, the Dallas Stars.
And there's Stanley Cup Champion Brett Hull,
here at SmackDown with his little son.
Well, folks, right now, let's go to the backstage area.
Lilian Garcia is standing by with Chris Jericho.
Now, Chris, why would you challenge Ken Shamrock to a First Blood Match?
Listen, Vivian. Why would you even need to ask the question why?
Why? Because I have proven week after week
that I, not Ken Scamrock,
am the world's most dangerous man, and I'm not gonna wait until Sunday.
I'm not gonna wait until Unforgiven to see his blood, to end his career.
And tonight, when the blood of Scamrock is shed all across the ring,
it better not get on my clothes, and on top of that,
I guarantee that you will never ever see the blood of Y2J tonight.
I guarantee it.
[Cole] Chris Jericho, Ken Shamrock tonight.
[Hayes] That remains to be seen.
♪ You think you can tell us what to do? Yeah ♪
♪ You think you can tell us what to wear? Ha-ha-ha ♪
♪ You think you're better? ♪
♪ Well, you better get ready To bow to the masters ♪
♪ Suck it! ♪
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And what a reaction for X-Pac.
It's the first time we've seen him
since he left Kane for, in X-Pac's words,
Kane's own good.
[Hayes] Listen to this crowd go nuts.
[Cole] And what's that he's drinking?
["Make Some Noise" playing]
Well, X-Pac, folks, tonight gets a shot at the European Championship
when he takes on "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry.
Great action here at Reunion Arena on SmackDown.
And, folks, tickets are on sale this Saturday morning
for big events in New Haven, Hershey, Houston, and Dallas,
plus Raw in Greensboro next Monday.
-[fireworks exploding] -Oh my!
[Hayes] Now, you know, X-Pac is a former European Champion.
To regain the title here tonight,
he's going to have to defeat Sexual Chocolate,
The World's Strongest Man, period.
["Sexual Chocolate" playing]
[Cole] And here comes "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry,
the European Champion who is set to defend this title
on pay-per-view at Unforgiven in Charlotte on Sunday.
But D'Lo Brown can't be too happy
that this match has been signed for tonight,
-Mark Henry versus X-Pac. -[bell rings]
[Chimel] The 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] European Championship is on the line Sunday,
but who will the champion be, Henry or X-Pac?
Well, folks, tonight's SmackDown
is brought to you by Championship Motocross
for PlayStation game console.
So real, you'll be pulling your teeth out of the dirt.
[Hayes] And by Crispy M&M's. The feeding frenzy has begun.
[Cole] And by wavesmusic.com, the official music retailer of wwe.com.
[Hayes] You know, I agree with X-Pac.
He was an albatross around the neck of Kane
and he made a smart move.
-[Cole] Whoa! -[Hayes] What's this?
[Cole] Well, D'Lo Brown is on his way to the ring, folks.
He wasn't scheduled to be here.
And as we mentioned, D'Lo must be extremely upset
that the European Title's on the line tonight
and Mark Henry's not waiting until Sunday at Unforgiven.
[Hayes] D'Lo, a former WWE European Champion,
and, you know, he's gotta be frustrated.
He doesn't know who he's going to face.
It'd be a different mindset facing Sexual Chocolate…
-[bell rings] -…as compared to X-Pac.
[Cole] Here we go now.
Sexual Chocolate set to kick things off against X-Pac,
and D'Lo Brown now joining us at ringside.
And first question out of the box, D'Lo,
you can't be happy that your opponent for Sunday, Mark Henry,
is putting the title on the line three days before here on SmackDown.
Well, first of all, Cole, I don't give a damn who wins this match.
All I know is this, come Sunday,
D'Lo Brown's gonna fight the winner of this match,
and I know damn sure for this,
I'm gonna be the European Champion when it's all said and done.
[Hayes] I don't mean to disagree with you, but I would have to speculate
that you'd really like to see Mark Henry win.
I mean, obviously, you've got a score to settle with him.
[D'Lo] P.S., make no mistakes about it.
I damn sure want Mark Henry to win 'cause I damn sure--
[Hayes] Oh my God!
[Cole] What power by the power lifter, "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry.
[D'Lo] Like I was saying, I want to take the belt away from him,
but when it comes to me and Mark,
it's not about belts, it's not about matches,
it's about our friendship lost, which I've said time and time again,
and brother's gonna pay the piper this time.
[Cole] Well, Mark Henry right now taking it to X-Pac
in this European Championship match on SmackDown.
[D'Lo] Oh, don't you talk to me like that, boy.
[Cole] Mark Henry with that bear hug on X-Pac,
and D'Lo Brown with a few words for his former friend, Mark Henry.
[D'Lo] I'll come knock the dog snot out of you, boy.
[Hayes] Do it, do it.
[Cole] And X-Pac now in trouble. Don't be encouraging out here, Hayes.
[Hayes] Why?
[Cole] And look at X-Pac now battling back, the resilience.
And X-Pac now, right hand.
Look at this, reversal into the corner by The World's Strongest Man,
but he's not the world's quickest,
as X-Pac moves out of the corner now. Nobody home.
[crowd gasps]
[Hayes] D'Lo, how long were you and Mark Henry friends?
-[D'Lo] Two years we were friends. -[Hayes] Two years?
Why'd you wait so long to try to get him on a diet?
[D'Lo] P.S., I know you like to indulge
but what the hell you been smoking lately?
Mark Henry has been on a "see-food" diet the whole time I've seen him.
All the food he sees, he eats.
[Cole] And Mark Henry in total control here of X-Pac,
European Title on the line here on SmackDown.
[D'Lo] Now, see-- what he's about to do
is the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life.
[Cole] Oh my!
Right over the torso of X-Pac,
and Mark Henry may have taken the wind
right out of the former European Champion, X-Pac.
[Hayes] Don't forget, X-Pac has a lot of resiliency,
and he's gonna need it.
[Cole] Elbow missed!
Right there. That's the reason he should lose weight
because he's too slow when it comes to offensive moves like that.
[Cole] It was Mark Henry who was forced away from the wrestling ring
because of high blood pressure, had to lose some weight.
D'Lo Brown instrumental in that weight loss for Mark Henry,
as X-Pac now battles back.
[D'Lo] You can see Mark's all blown up right now.
[Cole] X-Pac whipped off the ropes now.
Mark Henry misses with a right hand.
Look at X-Pac, flying clothesline knocks the big man off his feet.
[Hayes] If you're Mark Henry right now,
you've got to worry about the feet of X-Pac and the X-Factor.
[Cole] X-Pac now goes to work on the ribs, then a kick to the face.
-See? -[Cole] Here it comes.
-[D'Lo] I know what's coming. -[Cole] Listen to this crowd.
X-Pac is about to ride some horses in Dallas!
Bronco Buster for The Kid!
[D'Lo] I've been there before. I know what that feels like.
[Hayes] Looks like you'll be facing X-Pac on Sunday at Unforgiven, D'Lo.
[D'Lo] No matter, I'm gonna take him out. I'll be the European Champion.
[Cole] Oh, what a clothesline.
Replacement referee, a scab ref.
Tom Prichard working this matchup. We mentioned earlier on--
Don't you talk-- don't you talk to me, boy.
[Cole] And Mark Henry bad-mouthing D'Lo, and it cost him.
Spinning heel kick to the face.
[D'Lo] See, right there is a classic example of why he can't do anything.
He's out of shape. He's overweight. I tried to help him.
[Hayes] He's the European Champion. Give him a break. Give him some respect.
-[Cole] And the champ's in trouble. -[referee] Nine! Ten!
[Cole] The champ's in trouble. Wait a minute!
The referee has counted the champion out of the ring.
X-Pac wins the match.
However, Mark Henry keeps the European Title.
A title cannot change hands on a count-out.
And Mark Henry's heading to Unforgiven
to meet D'Lo Brown this Sunday on pay-per-view.
[D'Lo] Well, I gotta say, Mark Henry, if that's the best you got,
-come next week at Unforgiven… -Wait a minute.
…it's gonna be a very unforgiving day for you.
Well, you better get up.
-[Hayes] Yeah. Don't wait for Sunday. -[Cole] Here we go.
We're not waiting for Sunday. And here we go!
D'Lo Brown and Mark Henry right out in front of us.
And D'Lo whipped into that post.
[crowd gasps]
[Hayes] I guess he wasn't that blown up after all.
[Cole] Mark Henry.
[Hayes] You gotta admit, D'Lo asked for this.
[Cole] Mark Henry making a point to D'Lo Brown.
It's not gonna be easy Sunday at Unforgiven
when D'Lo meets Mark Henry with the European Title on the line.
And speaking of Unforgiven,
Luna will meet Ivory for the Women's Title.
Here's Lilian Garcia standing by.
Luna, you have waited your entire career for this,
and at Unforgiven, you are gonna get a shot
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Championship.
Yeah, you know, and I'd like to thank Ivory.
I'd like to thank her for that because she finally, I finally,
I finally get my opportunity, my chance,
to get the World Wrestling Entertainment Title around my waist,
and that's exactly where it belongs.
But I do have one more itsy-bitsy favor to ask of Ms. Ivory.
Why don't we just do it my style?
Let's do it hardcore style! [laughs]
-["Urban Cowboy" playing] -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Hardcore! Luna challenging Ivory
for Unforgiven this Sunday on pay-per-view.
[Hayes] But Jeff Jarrett isn't scheduled to come out here.
[Cole] Well, Jeff Jarrett's scheduled to meet Chyna
with the Intercontinental Championship on the line at Unforgiven.
And Jeff Jarrett hasn't been making too many friends
among the women's members as of late.
[Hayes] Well, you no-- you notice who's missing.
You don't see Debra.
And I can't blame her after what Jeff did to her this past Monday on Raw.
[Cole] Well, you know, Jeff Jarrett blames everyone for everything,
and he blamed Debra for his loss in a mixed tag team match
to Test and Stephanie this past week on Raw.
Jeff Jarrett was screaming at Debra, blaming her, and look what he did.
[Hayes] Well, this was uncalled for.
Jeff Jarrett humiliated because he was pinned by Stephanie McMahon,
took it out on Debra and the puppies.
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett having no one else to blame Monday night on Raw.
[music fades]
Let me introduce myself.
My name is Jeff Jarrett,
and I'm a man's man.
[crowd booing]
And this is a man's world.
The reality is this.
Men are dominant and women are weak.
[crowd murmuring]
-[Cole] Come on, Jeff. -[Hayes] He might have a point there.
And when I [bleep] slap Chyna at Unforgiven,
she will understand reality.
[crowd chatter]
Just look at Debra.
Where are the puppies now?
[crowd booing]
Well, those malnourished puppies are at home licking their wounds.
You see, Debra, a woman,
entered my world, a man,
and you saw what happened to her.
[Hayes] Wish I was home with her.
[crowd booing]
What are you doing, skank?
Are you a woman trying to tell a man what to do?
[Cole] She's the stage manager outside the ring
asking Jeff Jarrett to wrap up this interview.
-Are you a woman… -[Hayes] Come on, Jeff.
…trying to tell a man how to do a man's job?
-[Cole] Jeff, she's just doing her job. -Well, that don't fly in my world.
-That don't get it done. -[Hayes] Oh man.
Now, get up in that ring and do what women are designed to do,
and that's clean crap up.
[Cole] Oh, come on now, Jeff. This is uncalled-for.
The woman was just doing her job.
[crowd boos]
[Cole] The stage manager was asking Jeff Jarrett
-to wrap up his interview in the ring. -Clean it up.
Clean this crap up.
-Clean it up. -[Cole] Come on.
-Somebody… Oh, come on, now. -[Hayes] This is ridiculous.
-[Cole] He's not gonna do it again. -[Hayes] Yes, he is.
[Cole] What the hell has gotten into Jeff Jarrett?
[crowd boos]
-[Cole] A figure-four now. -[Hayes] Look who's coming!
-[Cole] Wait a minute. It's Chyna! -Oh boy!
-It's Chyna! -[crowd cheering]
-[Hayes] Oh! -[Cole] Chyna!
And that was a frying pan to the back of Jeff Jarrett's head.
[Hayes] Did you hear the impact?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] That's the same thing that happened to Chyna last week
at the hands of Jeff Jarrett.
-And Chyna is returning the humiliation. -[Hayes laughing]
[crowd cheering]
[Hayes] Jarrett is out cold. When he comes through…
Oh man.
[Cole] Yeah, what's it feel like now, Jeff?
-Wait a minute! -[Hayes] What, she's--
[Cole] Chyna just took Jarrett's pants off!
-[Hayes] No, she didn't. -[Cole] Yes, she did!
Chyna took the shorts off of Jeff Jarrett.
And now, she's putting them on.
[crowd cheering]
[Hayes] Oh, she's putting-- Oh, a little big.
[Cole] Jarrett is out cold with a frying pan in one hand
and a soup ladle in the other and an apron on.
And Chyna's wearing his shorts.
You see, Jeff, at Unforgiven this Sunday,
you're gonna see who's wearing the pants
and then you're gonna see
who's gonna be wearing your Intercontinental Title.
[Cole] The Ninth Wonder of the World proving a point to Jeff Jarrett.
It's not gonna be so easy come Sunday on pay-per-view.
[Hayes] I'll tell you what, Chyna can make history
and she has all the tools to do it.
Take a look at him right there.
[Cole] Can Chyna become the first Intercontinental Champion--
woman Intercontinental Champion in WW--
-Wait a minute. -[Hayes] Uh-oh.
[Cole] And there's Kane. He's ready.
He's set to meet Triple H tonight in an Inferno Match.
Someone will burn tonight.
[narrator] And now, the WWE Boot of the Week
brought to you by Lugz.
Tough boots built for the city. That's Lugz.
Take his head off.
[Lawler] Watch this! Ah!
[Ross] We're watching, all right! Kane went right for The Big Show!
Kane is assaulting The Big Show!
Oh, Mandible Claw on Mideon!
Mideon's in this match!
-[Lawler] The People's Elbow! -[bell ringing]
-[Ross] We've got new champions! -[The Undertaker] Damn.
[narrator] That was the WWE Boot of the Week
brought to by Lugz, boots and jeans with attitude.
Lugz, decide and conquer.
["Burned" playing]
[crowd cheering]
-[explosion] -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Fresh off that situation you saw from Raw this past Monday night,
Kane stuck it to The Undertaker.
And tonight, he'll try to stick it to Triple H.
Triple H's next obstacle
as the former WWE Champion
tries to get to the main event at Unforgiven.
But what an emotional roller-coaster
Kane has been on in recent weeks, Michael Hayes.
-[bell rings] -And you saw earlier tonight,
the return of his former tag team partner, X-Pac.
[Hayes] Well, you hit the nail on the head.
[Chimel] …three hundred and twenty-six pounds, Kane!
[crowd cheering]
[Hayes] What I'm talking about, emotion.
Kane became an emotional human being by hanging around X-Pac.
They had a few laughs.
Kane became less effective, and X-Pac admitted that.
[Cole] And will Kane be effective tonight in this Inferno Match?
["My Time" playing]
♪ Yeah, you let the music keep playing Mr. Dunn ♪
[Cole] And here comes Triple H.
[Chimel] His opponent,
being accompanied to the ring by the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna,
from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing in at 260 pounds,
Triple H!
[Cole] So far tonight, Triple H is oh-for-one.
He must win three of his next four matches
to keep his spot in the main event at Unforgiven.
And this was all set up tonight by a vindictive Vince McMahon.
[Hayes] Yes. You do not cross the boss. Mr. Mac is back in power.
Big-time.
[Cole] So it's Triple H versus Kane, an Inferno Match.
Triple H, accompanied by Chyna,
fresh off nailing Jeff Jarrett
with that frying pan to the back of the head
and then telling Jarrett,
"Hey, it's not gonna be so easy at Unforgiven
on pay-per-view Sunday night."
♪ All your stupid rules ♪
And, folks, this is an Inferno Match.
The rules are simple.
The first man to be set on fire loses.
[Hayes] And Kane's a master at this match.
This is the first time Triple H has ever competed in an Inferno Match.
[Cole] And look at the reaction by Triple H as he steps away
-from those walls of flames. -[bell rings]
Sometimes, they'll leap six, seven feet into the air.
Temperatures out here can be in excess of 300 degrees
in this Inferno Match, and it's gonna be a good one.
And for Triple H, if he loses this here, he's gonna be in deep, deep trouble.
[Hayes] If he loses here, he has to win three in a row.
Did you see the way that Kane eyed that fire?
[Cole] Kane misses with a right hand. Oh, and what a boot,
as you see those flames leaping high into the air,
and you can feel the heat here at ringside.
[Hayes] And let us not forget, the only way to win this match
is to have your opponent catch fire.
-What a way to make a living. -[Cole] We talked earlier on,
an emotional night for Kane.
X-Pac is back, the return of his former partner,
being involved now in this Inferno Match.
And don't forget what happened on Raw this past Monday.
Kane's brother, The Undertaker,
continuing to make overtures to The Big Red Machine.
[Hayes] Oh, look out! Look out!
[Cole] Look at this. Kane now working on Triple H.
Triple H's hand close to that wall of flames,
and Triple H battles out.
[Hayes] Can you imagine what was going through his mind right there?
[Cole] Triple H so close to those flames,
and he battled out with elbows to the midsection.
[Hayes] No way Triple H can make it through all of these matches
-and win three of them. -[Cole] Oh my, look at that!
Desperation maneuver by Triple H.
Facebuster into the knee of--
And look at this now. Oh my, a knee to the face of Kane!
[Hayes] I bet he's gonna try to set him up for the Pedigree.
If he lands the Pedigree, he can take him to the fire.
[Cole] And look at this now. He tries to roll Kane to those flames.
If Kane catches on fire, he loses this matchup.
Kane, perilously close to the flames.
-[Hayes] Look at that! -[Cole] Near the ropes now.
-Triple H going for the victory here. -[Hayes] He's gonna win.
-Oh God, can you imagine? -[Cole] And look at Kane,
the brute strength keeping him away from those flames.
Triple H desperately trying to put
The Big Red Machine into that wall of fire.
And Kane now battles back.
-And Kane now. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Triple H with a low blow.
[Hayes] I wonder what X-Pac thinks about all this.
I'm sure he's watching.
[Cole] X-Pac returning tonight.
-And, folks, it almost smells like… -[Hayes] Smell that?
-…hair was singeing. -[Hayes] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Kane so close to that wall of flames.
Triple H with a countermove that time.
And now, Kane with his hand around Triple H's neck.
[Hayes] This could be literally a chokeslam from hell.
[Cole] And here we go now.
Keep in mind, Triple H suffered two chokeslams
from The Big Show earlier on.
There's a third from Kane.
[crowd cheering]
[Hayes] Oh, he gave the sign for the tombstone. This could be it.
[Cole] And if he connects here, folks, it is gonna be-- oh, wait a minute.
[Hayes] What's going on?
[Cole] Is that--
-What is that? -[Hayes] Something has distracted Kane.
-It's X-Pac. -[Cole] Wait. It's X-Pac.
-[Hayes] What happened to him? -[Cole] I don't know. X-Pac is down.
-[Hayes] Uh-oh, I know what happened. -[Cole] That's what happened to him.
[Hayes] Well, he shouldn't have crossed his older brother this past Monday on Raw.
[Cole] It looks like what's left of X-Pac has been left on the stage,
and The Undertaker now…
And X-Pac, look at him, he's cut open.
X-Pac was brutally beaten.
And The Undertaker--
This is…
[Hayes] Kane's torn. He doesn't know what to do.
[Cole] Kane doesn't know what to do.
[Hayes] Lose the match and-- How do you get out of the ring?
[Cole] Well, Kane's going over the top rope now.
-Oh my! -[crowd cheers]
Kane, from the top rope, just took out Viscera and Mideon.
[crowd cheering]
[Hayes] He had to be 10, 15 feet in the air
when he came off the top rope.
[Cole] And now these followers of The Undertaker, Viscera and Mideon.
-Look at Kane battling back. -[Viscera yells]
-And Kane, Kane, Kane! -[Hayes] He's on fire!
Kane's-- Kane's glove-- Kane is on fire.
-[bell ringing] -[Hayes] Somebody help him. Put him out!
[Cole] Triple H wins the match.
Triple H wins the Inferno Match
as Kane rushes to the aid of his fallen friend.
[Hayes] Exactly what The Undertaker wanted to happen.
And look, he's still on fire.
[Cole] Kane doesn't care about himself being on fire.
He's more concerned about the welfare of X-Pac.
[Hayes] Well, check this out, MC Lyte,
Triple H won that match. He's one-and-one.
He's got three left. It's the best out of three.
He's gotta win two of them.
["My Time" playing]
[Cole] Triple H is two wins away from a slot at Unforgiven.
[Hayes] Fatigued. Look at him.
[Cole] But X-Pac is a mess.
Broken in half as Kane tends to his fallen friend,
and The Undertaker continues to pull at the emotional heartstrings of Kane.
[Hayes] Look, Triple H is busted open. His lips, his nose.
He'll never make it through this.
♪ Our time! ♪
[Cole] And the Triple H challenge set up by Vince McMahon,
one win, one loss.
Three matches to go. He must win two more.
But he has to meet The Rock,
he has to meet Mankind, and he still has to meet The Undertaker.
[slams]
We're back on SmackDown, and you see Kane there.
What in the world must he be feeling…
after that brutal attack on his friend X-Pac?
-Oh man. -Did I or did I not warn Kane?
Yes, you did.
When he betrayed me last week, he sealed his own fate.
-Yes, he did. -Now, he sits there
like a whiffling, sniffling little idiot
holding that broken toothpick in his hands.
So, guys, our work here is done.
Let's go and venture into the night.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
But wait a minute, Undertaker, you're not done
because Vince McMahon has ordered you into a Casket Match with Triple H tonight.
First off, nobody, and I mean nobody
orders The Undertaker to do anything he doesn't wanna do.
There will be no Casket Match here tonight.
You got it?
Well, deliver the message.
-[Cole] Man. -[Hayes] Wow.
[Cole] Undertaker telling-- Wait a minute.
[Hayes] Uh-oh.
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct]
This Casket Match tonight is something I ordered.
I don't care what you ordered.
You don't order me to do anything,
and that's something you need to get in your head.
If you don't participate in the Casket Match tonight,
then I don't see you participating in the Six-Pack Challenge this Sunday.
You know what,
maybe I won't be participating in anything around here.
Can you deal with that?
-[Cole whistles] Wow. -Do you smell what The Rock is cooking?
-[crowd cheering] -["Do You Smell It?" playing]
-[Cole] What does that mean? -[Hayes] I don't know.
It looked like The Undertaker was leaving.
He's out of the Six-Pack challenge. Oh boy.
[Cole] Here comes The Rock.
Well, what's gonna happen with the Casket Match tonight?
[Hayes] I don't know, but listen to this crowd.
I don't know if I've ever heard it this deafening in Reunion Arena,
and I know Reunion Arena.
♪ The Rock says ♪
[Cole] He's the People's Champion.
He's The Rock who will compete later tonight against Triple H
in a Brahma Bull Rope Match
as Triple H continues to run the gauntlet set up by Vince McMahon.
Triple H must win two of the next three matches
in order to make it to the Six-Pack Match at Unforgiven.
[Hayes] That's true, but I-- I'm still mind-boggled here
with The Undertaker refusing to participate in the Casket Match
and leaving the arena.
[Cole] Well, Vince McMahon is back in charge.
He's made it a point here tonight.
Will The Undertaker participate in that Six-Pack Match at Unforgiven?
It doesn't look too good right now.
Well, we can tell you one Superstar who will be involved
on pay-per-view this Sunday night for the WWE Championship,
and that's The Rock.
[music fades]
Finally, The Rock
-has come back to Dallas! -[crowd] …has come back to Dallas!
[crowd cheering]
Now, The Rock says this.
Triple H, you come out here
and you run your mouth about how you're "The Game."
Well, The Rock says, quite frankly,
you should go back to the drawing board,
rearrange your game plans, because your game absolutely sucks.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Rocky"]
You run your mouth on how you're The Game.
Well, The Rock's got a little game of his own.
Earlier tonight, The Rock was talking to a couple of athletes,
who some of The Rock's fans may know,
two guys by the name of Mike Modano and Brett Hull.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Members of the Stanley Cup Champion Dallas Stars.
[crowd cheering]
And there is Brett Hull.
[crowd cheering]
Now, The Rock told them,
"Yeah. Tonight, The Rock is gonna whip Triple H's monkey ass
all over the Reunion Arena…"
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] A Brahma Bull Rope Match later on tonight.
"…in the first-ever Brahma Bull Strap Match,
but The Rock just wanted to do something a little special for Dallas."
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh boy.
The Rock had asked Mike, asked Brett,
"Would you mind, just for a couple of minutes,
can The Rock borrow the Stanley Cup?"
-[crowd cheers] -[Cole chuckles] What?
[Hayes] I got a feeling where he's going.
[The Rock] And after they agreed, The Rock says,
"Triple H, this game is special."
"You come on out here and The Rock will take that Stanley Cup…"
-[Cole] Oh no. -[Hayes] Oh yeah.
[crowd cheering]
"…hold it up to the light,
shine it up real nice…"
[crowd cheering]
"…turn that sum-[bleep] sideways
and stick it straight up your candy ass!"
[Cole] Lord Stanley is rolling over in his grave.
[crowd cheering]
[car crashing]
-Hey! -["Wreck" playing]
[Hayes] Here comes the other half of the WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] Mankind and The Rock defeated The Undertaker and Big Show
on Raw Monday night.
But later on tonight, they're gonna be battling separately.
Rock, Triple H, Brahma Bull Rope Match.
Mankind, Triple H, Boiler Room Brawl.
On the line, Triple H's slot at Unforgiven.
I don't think The Rock's too happy that, uh, Mankind came out here
-at this particular point in time. -[music fades]
Hey, Rock, I gotta be honest with you.
I don't know a lot about this guy Stanley,
but when Mankind heard that The Great One,
the most electrifying man in sports entertainment today…
[crowd cheering]
…needed a cup, well, I ran out
-and I got you one right here. -[Hayes laughs]
Because I think I speak for everybody in Dallas
when I say, "We have got to protect the people's jewels."
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh my.
So that one day, in this very ring,
we can have a Rocky Jr. running around.
[Cole] What is he talking about?
But keeping that in mind, Rock,
I gotta disagree with you on one thing, and that is…
I know a lot of people here who wanna see the Brahma Bull Rope Match.
But I think even more people wanna see Mankind
step into that boiler room with Triple H.
[Hayes] This is the most unlikely tag team in WWE history, you know that?
And you got to understand, Rock,
I know every inch of that boiler room.
What I have there is a special metal pipe.
And, Triple H, what Mankind is going to do,
is he's gonna take that metal pipe.
[Cole] Oh no.
He's gonna shine it up real nice.
[Hayes] Oh, this will be original.
He's gonna turn that sum-[bleep] sideways…
[Hayes and Cole laughing]
…and he's gonna hit Hunter right over the head with it.
[crowd cheering]
["Oh You Didn't Know" playing]
♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
[Cole] What?!
♪ Your ass better call somebody ♪
[Cole] Road Dogg is back in Dallas!
[Hayes] He's been gone for five weeks since Jericho injured him.
[Cole] Chris Jericho causing a back injury to the Road Dogg,
putting the Dogg on the shelf
-for five weeks. -You damn right!
Cut my music!
[Hayes] He don't look happy.
-[music stops] -[crowd cheering]
[Road Dogg] Gentlemen…
you seem to be overlooking one small detail.
You see, you two
are the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] That's right.
[crowd cheering]
Believe it or not, that means a little something to me.
So, Rock, if you check the registry,
I think you'll find that I've got reservations
at the SmackDown Hotel.
-[Hayes] Ooh, boy. -[Cole] What is Road Dogg doing?
[Hayes] I don't know but it's gonna be good.
But no, no, no.
I'm not sleeping single.
You see, nobody wants to see a Brahma Bull Rope Match.
-[Hayes] I do. -And nobody damn sure wants to see
a Boiler Room Match.
[Hayes] I could see that too.
But let me, let me, the D-O-double-G,
tell you what match they do want to see.
[crowd cheering]
♪ I'm an ass man ♪
-[Hayes] No, no! -[Cole] What? What?
It's Mr. Ass!
[Hayes] Are they back together? No, it couldn't be.
[Cole] Mr. Ass, the Road Dogg, together again!
The New Age Outlaws!
[Hayes] No, wait, you don't know that yet.
[Cole] Well, Road Dogg is-- look at him.
The Road Dogg and Mr. Ass,
The New Age Outlaws have reunited on SmackDown!
[crowd cheering]
You spoke of your family jewels.
Now, reach down and let's see if you can find them.
♪ 'Cause I'm an ass man ♪
[Hayes] Is this a challenge?
[Cole] The New Age Outlaws have challenged The Rock and Mankind.
[Hayes] Tonight, right here?
[music ends]
[Mankind] Wait, wait. Wait just a second.
You know, I happen to be a big fan of The New Age Outlaws,
but are you challenging us for a match
for these tag team belts right here in this very ring?
Well, I can guaran-damn-tee you this,
The Rock 'n' Sock Connection back down from nobody.
We'll put these belts on the line.
-[Cole] So it's gonna be Rock and Mankind… -[bell rings]
…with the Tag Titles on the line against The New Age Outlaws.
[Hayes] This is fantastic.
A Tag Team Title match, The New Age Outlaws back together.
I question the judgment of The Rock and Mankind
considering they're both taking on Triple H in respective matches.
[Cole] And Mr. Ass now goes to work on Mankind.
Folks, The New Age Outlaws
perhaps may be the greatest tag team in the history of the WWE.
Three times they've held
the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Titles.
[Hayes] Have we died and gone to heaven?
[Cole] Mr. Ass now, boot to the face of Mankind.
And look at Mr. Ass now. What a neckbreaker on Mankind.
He rolls into the cover here.
And look at that kickout by Mankind after two.
[Hayes] Well, one has to wonder,
will there be some rust with The New Age Outlaws?
Because they did have the greatest chemistry ever.
[Cole] And look at Mankind now, low to Mr. Ass. Mankind off the ropes,
and here we go with that knee lift to the face of Mr. Ass.
Here's a cover now by Mankind. Could be a quick one.
There's two and a kickout by Mr. Ass.
My question to you is this,
how the hell did they get back together? Who approached who?
They were beating the hell out of each other…
[Hayes] I don't know. What do I look like, a cop?
-[Cole] Here's Road Dogg… -[Hayes] They're together, enjoy it.
[Cole] …with a right hand to Mankind,
and Mankind battling back again, calls for the foot.
And The Rock 'n' Sock Connection,
as Mankind likes to call it, going to work now.
[Hayes] Uh-oh. Here goes Rock.
I'll agree with you, there's more to this story than meets the eye.
[Cole] And Rock now with a right hand to Road Dogg.
Keep in mind, Road Dogg with a bad back.
Chris Jericho put him out of action with a ruptured disc for five weeks.
[crowd chanting "Rocky"]
[Hayes] What about the Brahma Bull Match, the Boiler Room Match?
It's-- this is an advantage for Triple H.
[Cole] The challenge continues for Triple H
laid out by Vince McMahon.
And look at this now, Road Dogg, here comes the southpaw,
a little bit of Shake, Rattle, and Roll to the-- to The Rock.
The Road Dogg is back,
but Rock ducks underneath the right hand.
-And look at this. Oh my! -[Hayes] Samoan drop.
[Cole] Caught him, and that cannot be good for that injured back of the Road Dogg.
Hook of the leg, two, and Road Dogg gets his shoulder up.
[Hayes] That was close.
I still can't believe The New Age Outlaws are back together
and they're in a Tag Team Title match right here on SmackDown.
[Cole] Tag Titles are on the line.
Three-time champions, The New Age Outlaws,
against Rock and Mankind, two-time WWE Tag Team Champions.
And Road Dogg now…
his head bouncing off Mankind,
and here's the tag from Rock to Mankind.
[Hayes] Hey, Cole. What do you think is going to happen with the Casket Match?
The Undertaker has left the arena.
-[Cole] Undertaker has left the arena. -[Hayes] May have left the WWE.
[Cole] Triple H scheduled for a Casket Match against The Undertaker.
He also has a Boiler Room Brawl against Mankind,
and Triple H has a Brahma Bull Rope Match against The Rock.
And Mankind now to the face of the Road Dogg.
[Hayes] Did you see that impact?
[Cole] It's pretty simple, Michael Hayes, for Triple H.
He's got to win two of the next three matches
or else he ain't going to Unforgiven.
[Hayes] Pretty simple? What are you drinking?
Simple to beat The Rock in a Brahma Bull Match,
simple to beat Mankind in a Boiler Room Brawl,
and then the Casket Match?
[Cole] Wait a minute, cover now by Mankind.
Here's two, and Road Dogg gets the shoulder up once again.
I'm not saying it's simple that he beats those guys.
I'm saying it's pretty simple what he has to do.
He has to win two matches
or he's not gonna get a shot at the title at Unforgiven.
[Hayes] Look, you're the one that's slow. I get it. The people get it.
[Cole] And here's Rock now for the tag by Mankind.
Road Dogg in all kinds of trouble,
and Rock wisely goes to work on the small of the back of Road Dogg.
[Hayes] You know, I'm kind of surprised here.
I'm seeing more tag team continuity
by The Rock and Mankind, the current champions,
than, arguably, the greatest WWE tag team of all time, The New Age Outlaws.
[Cole] And Mankind now,
as Mr. Ass argues with The Rock inside the ring,
Mankind whipping Road Dogg into the barricade.
And again, the weakness, the Achilles' heel for the Road Dogg
is that injured back.
[Hayes] You know what I'm smelling here? I wonder if you could trust Billy Gunn.
-[Cole] Why do you say that? -[Hayes] Well, just think about it.
Road Dogg is getting attacked on the outside…
[Cole] Wait a minute, cover by The Rock,
and Road Dogg wisely gets his foot on the rope.
[Hayes] Billy Gunn arguing with the referee,
but was he doing it with sincerity or was he trying to distract the referee?
[Cole] Well, Road Dogg and Mr. Ass
were beating the hell out of each other just a couple of months ago.
And Rock now.
[Hayes] It would be like Mr. Ass's MO.
[Cole] Road Dogg gotta have a little bit of ring rust here.
He's been out of action over a month.
Road Dogg now with a right hand as he battles back against The Rock,
southpaw again, the righty, and here we go now.
Rock in trouble but catches him with an elbow,
-The Rock, tremendous resilience. -[crowd cheering]
And the Tag Team Champions now,
Rock and Mankind, cooking on all cylinders.
-[Hayes] Whoa! -[Cole] Perhaps Road Dogg
came back a little bit too early from that back injury.
But I still wanna know who approached who.
-Who brought The Outlaws back together? -[Hayes] I don't know.
And I still wanna know why Jericho
challenged Shamrock to a First Blood Match.
[Cole] That's later on tonight. Boiler Room Brawl, Triple H, Mankind.
Rock, Triple H, Brahma Bull Rope Match.
We had a Casket Match scheduled
but The Undertaker has walked out, telling Vince McMahon,
"Hey, you're no longer gonna tell me what to do."
[Hayes] Hey, this is not a good night to tell Mr. McMahon anything.
It's Mr. McMahon.
[Cole] Mankind now. Look at Road Dogg.
Desperation maneuver there, that suplex.
And can Road Dogg make a tag? But Mankind quickly back to his feet.
And the Tag Team Champions rolling here, but Mankind misses with the elbow.
[Hayes] Here's Road Dogg's opportunity.
Get the fresh man in, and Billy Gunn can fly.
[Cole] And here comes Mr. Ass and here comes The Rock.
And Mr. Ass now hammering away. Bad blood between these two guys.
Rock off the ropes.
Elbow now by Mr. Ass, and look at him go. The Outlaws are rolling.
[Hayes] This is a great match, a classic matchup right here.
-Here we go, Billy Gunn. -[Cole] Oh my!
-[Hayes] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Tag Team Titles are on the line.
And Rock caught him with a clothesline!
A little too much showboat by Mr. Ass, and The Rock made him pay.
[Hayes] Wait, what kind of tag was that?
[Cole] Mankind stepping through the ropes a little too early that time
but it doesn't matter, referee allows him in. Double elbow now.
And look at The Rock 'n' Sock Connection. And here's Road Dogg now.
All four men in the ring.
[Hayes] If The Rock told Mankind not to use that term,
you shouldn't either, okay?
[Cole] And look at this now.
-Reversal, do-si-do. -[Hayes] Uh-oh!
[Cole] Road Dogg walked into the Rock Bottom,
and Rock setting him up, and Mr. Ass from behind.
[Hayes] Great save, great save.
That's great tag team wrestling. Think ahead.
[Cole] Look at Mr. Ass now hammering away on Mankind.
Road Dogg with a right hand as well.
The New Age Outlaws, a well-oiled machine. So much for the ring rust.
And look at Mankind now,
whipped into the ropes and into The Rock.
And Mankind's knee may have given out on him.
-Famouser! Famouser! -[Hayes] Could be it!
[Cole] Hooks the leg.
-The Outlaws! -[bell rings]
[Cole] The Outlaws win the Tag Team Titles for a fourth time!
[Chimel] …and the new World Wrestling Entertainment
Tag Team Champions, The New Age Outlaws!
[Hayes] What a feeling.
[Cole] What a reunion in Reunion Arena for Mr. Ass and the Road Dogg.
For the fourth time, The New Age Outlaws are Tag Team Champions.
[Hayes] I'll tell you what, The Rock and Mankind
are gonna be in a real foul mood when they face Triple H.
They just lost the titles, that means they just lost a lot of money.
-[crowd cheering] -["Oh You Didn't Know" playing]
[Cole] And The Rock a little bit upset with Mankind there.
[Hayes] Can you blame him?
[Cole] Well, really, it wasn't Mankind's fault,
but The Outlaws are the Tag Team Champions of the world.
[Hayes] I'd like to see the end of that match again.
[Cole] And let's take a look now.
Mankind was whipped into The Rock.
It looked like his bad knee gave out on him.
And look at-- look at this now,
Mr. Ass with the Famouser and the victory for The Outlaws.
[music fades]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages,
D-Generation X proudly brings to you
-its WWE Tag Team Champions of the world… -[crowd joins along]
The Road Dogg Jesse James,
The Badd Ass Billy Gunn,
The New Age Outlaws!
-[Hayes] History. -[crowd cheering]
And of course, if you're not down with that,
we got two words for ya!
-[crowd] Suck it! -["Oh You Didn't Know" playing]
[Cole] The New Age Outlaws are back
and they're once again Tag Team Champions for a fourth time.
[Hayes] You think The Undertaker has just left for good?
[Cole] I don't know what's happened to The Undertaker
but I do know this,
Triple H has got to win two more matches tonight
to get to Unforgiven this Sunday on pay-per-view.
I don't want you two getting any ideas like The Undertaker.
As far as I'm concerned, we're still gonna have our Casket Match.
The only thing now
is it's gonna be a handicap Casket Match.
You got it. Good luck.
-Mm-hm. -Yeah.
[Cole] So, there will be a Casket Match.
Let's just forget about this.
-This has gone far enough. -No, screw that.
It hasn't gone far enough yet.
He is not gonna beat me.
He's not gonna break me down.
That's exactly what he wants.
I swear to God, if it takes my last breath,
I will go to Unforgiven and win back my WWE Title.
Where the hell are they?
Jesus, 10 after 8:00.
I gotta get that thing fixed.
I hope they get here soon.
["Follower" playing]
-[Cole] What is he talking about? -[Hayes] I don't even think he knows.
I'll tell you what I'm talking about, we've got a Casket Match here.
[Chimel] …is a Casket Match.
Making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 740 pounds,
Mideon and Viscera.
So Viscera and Mideon replacing their leader,
The Undertaker, in this Casket Match.
The Undertaker walking out on Vince McMahon
a little bit earlier tonight.
But the real story here is this,
Triple H will face both of these men in this Casket Match,
and, folks, if Triple H doesn't win this match,
well, he basically can forget about his chances to get to Unforgiven.
[Hayes] But on the other side of that coin,
if he does win this match…
["My Time" playing]
…then all he has to do is split with The Rock or Mankind
so he can make it to Unforgiven.
[Cole] And here comes Triple H,
who's been forced to run the gauntlet tonight
by the Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment,
Vince McMahon.
♪ Tell me whose time it is now ♪
[Chimel] And their opponent,
being accompanied to the ring by the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna,
from Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing in at 260 pounds,
Triple H!
[Hayes] Now, keep this in mind, Michael Cole,
if Triple H is able to do the impossible,
win two out of three matches that are left tonight on SmackDown,
make it to Unforgiven, the first-ever Six-Pack Challenge,
he still has to contend with Stone Cold, the enforcer.
Stone Cold has not forgotten.
Triple H tried to end his career. He almost did it.
[Cole] And what a pay-per-view it's gonna be, Unforgiven this Sunday
from the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Six-Pack Match to determine the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion
with the enforcer in that match, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Hayes] All right, Cole, don't forget, the only way to win this match
is to put your opponent in the casket and close the lid down.
-[bell rings] -[Cole] And here we go now. Triple H…
goes after the 500-pound Viscera, and Mideon now.
And here's the double-team by Viscera and Mideon.
You could see walking down to the ramp to the ring, Michael Hayes,
that it seemed fatigue may be beginning to set in to Triple H.
Perhaps he's lost a little spring in his step.
He's already been through two wars tonight.
One with Kane in an Inferno Match
and then a Chokeslam Challenge against The Big Show.
He's one-and-one coming into this matchup.
[Hayes] That's right. He's already faced one man
that was over seven feet tall, 500 pounds.
-Kane is right at seven feet, 300 pounds. -[Cole] Oh!
[Hayes] And now, you've got Viscera at 500 pounds, Mideon close to 300.
[Cole] And as soon as Triple H gains an advantage on Mideon,
Viscera takes him off his feet.
You have to put your opponent in that casket and shut the door
in order to win this Casket Match.
[Hayes] You know, Triple H, he did ask for this.
He crossed the boss. You just don't do that.
[Cole] It was last week on SmackDown Triple H launched a personal,
a verbal attack on Vince McMahon and his family.
Oh my!
[Hayes] Well, he put his hands on Shane,
put his hands on Vince, Mr. McMahon. He talked about Linda McMahon.
He talked real bad about Linda McMahon.
[Cole] Thanks to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Wait a minute now.
Look at this now, 500 pounds of Viscera through the air.
Triple H moves, and Viscera hit Mideon!
[Hayes] That was a smart maneuver by Triple H.
[Cole] A very important maneuver. Wait a minute now. Here comes the cavalry.
It was a low blow by the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna, on Viscera.
And Triple H sets the 500-pounder up for a Pedigree here.
-Pedigree! -[crowd cheers]
[Hayes] Did you see that ring shake?
[Cole] And now, Triple H sets Mideon up. Pedigree time for Mideon.
Look at this. Oh my! Triple H is cooking now.
[Hayes] He's getting a second wind.
[Cole] And he's rolling Mideon now towards the casket.
Mideon's in the casket.
-He's just gotta shut the door. He does! -[Hayes] That's it.
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Triple H has won the Casket Match!
[Hayes] Now, all he has to do is split with either The Rock or Mankind.
-["No Chance in Hell" playing] -[Cole] Wait a minute now.
It's Shane McMahon.
[Hayes] What's he doing out here?
♪ Up against a machine too strong ♪
Well, he's co-owner.
[Shane] Whoa, whoa, whoa, Triple H.
You see, you haven't won yet.
Let me expound upon tonight's rulings in a handicap Casket Match.
You don't have to beat just one individual, Triple H.
You have to beat both individuals.
-[Cole] Oh. I get it. -[Hayes] What?
[Shane] And I might add, at the same time.
Good luck to you, Triple H.
You need to get both gentlemen in the casket at the same time.
[Cole] Well, the table's been turned, and you know what's happening here.
This is a little bit of revenge for Shane McMahon
because the last time we saw Shane,
Triple H left Shane lying in the ring on Raw Monday night.
And this is now an impossible task for Triple H.
[Hayes] Of course it is. I'm not blame-- blaming Shane
or any of the McMahons for wanting revenge,
but there's no way to put 500 pounds of Viscera
and almost 300 pounds of Mideon in that casket
-and shut the door. -[Cole] They both won't fit.
He had enough trouble trying to get Mideon in there.
[Hayes] And Mideon's out now.
[Cole] And now, the double-team begins for Viscera and Mideon.
And, folks, just like the Chokeslam Challenge
against The Big Show was impossible for Triple H to win,
this Casket Match is all of a sudden impossible
for the former champion to win.
[Hayes] Michael Cole, he still has a Brahma Bull Match against The Rock
and a Boiler Room Brawl against Mankind.
[Cole] After this, it might not matter
because Viscera and Mideon are just tearing apart Triple H.
-Five-hundred-pound splash on Triple H. -[Hayes] Well, you reap what you sow.
-You reap what you sow. -[Cole] And here we come again.
Amen to that.
And look at Viscera.
You do reap what you sow.
And Triple H crossed Vince McMahon.
Vince McMahon now back in power.
And a third time, 500 pounds crashing down on the rib cage of Triple H.
And Triple H now being rolled into that casket.
[Hayes] They shut the lid, that's it.
-[Cole] It's over. -[bell rings]
Mideon and Viscera have defeated Triple H…
-[Chimel] …Viscera and Mideon! -[Cole] …in a Casket Match.
And now, Triple H must win two in a row,
and he must win two in a row against The Rock and Mankind.
[Hayes] And two matches that The Rock and Mankind
are masters of, the Brahma Bull Match, the Boiler Room Brawl Match.
[Cole] Well, Triple H has lost the Casket Match.
Right now, let's go to Lilian and the Women's Champion.
Well, Ivory, do you accept Luna's Hardcore Challenge?
["Follower" fades]
First of all, I have to say that I'm just concerned
to get into the ring with Luna.
She seems to be crazy, crazed, like a social misfit.
No rules apply, like an animal.
But finally, I've got something to really defend here.
This Women's Championship belt…
finally has honor and dignity and class
because I've put that behind the belt.
So, yes, I do accept her challenge.
I accept Luna's challenge to a Hardcore Match at Unforgiven
because, well…
quite frankly, I'm not willing to let Luna embarrass this belt.
[Cole] We're going Hardcore at Unforgiven.
And there you see The Rock and Mankind.
Triple H must beat each one of these men individually to get to Unforgiven.
["Slow Death" playing]
We're back on SmackDown here on UPN
as Hardcore Holly and Crash make their way to the ring.
What an electric night and historic night it's been already.
The New Age Outlaws have reunited
to win the Tag Team Championship from The Rock and Mankind.
And Triple H must win two more matches tonight
to get a shot for the title at Unforgiven.
[Hayes] But what about the shot?
Take a look at what happened this past Monday on Raw.
Hardcore Holly, the Boss Man.
[Cole] Yeah. Hardcore Holly challenged Boss Man
-to a Hardcore Match on Raw. -[shatters]
And talk about hardcore.
[Hayes] I'll tell you, it swelled the eye.
The Boss Man immediately had to go to the hospital
to get glass fragments out of his eye.
-[whistles] Look at that. -[Cole] The Boss Man
needed immediate medical attention when his eye swelled up
after that pitcher of glass busted in his face by Hardcore Holly.
-[music ends] -Al Snow?
This past Monday night,
I did that dead dog of yours a favor.
And not only did I do Pepper a favor,
but I did you a favor too.
You see, I beat the hell out of the Boss Man.
I left him blind and senseless.
So, the way I see it…
is you need to return that-- my favor.
[Hayes] He's got a point.
What you need to do
is bring your stupid self down to this ring.
[Al Snow] What does everybody want?
[Cole] And Al Snow is the Hardcore Champion
thanks to The British Bulldog.
Bulldog defeating the Boss Man a couple of weeks ago
and then handing the title over to Al Snow.
And this coming Sunday on pay-per-view from Charlotte, Unforgiven,
Al Snow is gonna put the Hardcore Title on the line
against the Boss Man in a Kennel From Hell Match.
[Hayes] You have a cage,
then you have the Hell in a Cell over the cage,
and in between, you have Rottweilers.
Did you see this past Monday on Raw
what those Rottweilers did to that dummy?
[Cole] Well, there's gonna be Rottweilers,
and these carnivores are gonna be between the cages outside the ring.
As Michael Hayes mentioned, a steel cage around the ring
surrounded by the Hell in a Cell.
And I guess you can call it no-man's-land between the cages,
that's where the Rottweilers are gonna be.
You gotta get through the cells, through the dogs, and out
in order to win the thing.
[Hayes] No, if you wanna talk about no-man's-land,
that's the situation Triple H is in.
Has to beat The Rock, has to beat Mankind to make it to Unforgiven.
-[Cole] Not just straight matches. -[Hayes] No.
[Cole] There's a Boiler Room Brawl with Mankind,
which is Mankind's specialty.
There's The Rock's specialty, the Brahma Bull Rope Match.
I mean, I can't see how in the world Triple H is gonna do it, number one,
but if he doesn't do it, he can't go to Unforgiven.
Then he goes all the way back down-- What a dropkick.
All the way back down to the bottom of the ladder
in the run for the WWE Championship.
[Hayes] And let's say he does the impossible tonight,
wins both matches, how much will he have left?
…you're gonna sic your damn dogs on me. Think twice about it…
-[Cole] Wait a minute. -[Hayes] What is that?
Huh? Huh? You ain't so bad, are you?
You ain't so freaking bad, are you? Huh?
-[Cole] Hey! -You ain't so freakin' bad! Huh?
I bet you taste like chicken too!
-Huh? -[dogs barking]
[Cole] That-That-That was the Big Boss Man and…
-[Hayes] That was the Rottweilers. -[Cole] The Rottweilers were in that car.
[Hayes] What's up with that?
[Cole] We've seen the Rottweilers with handlers in recent weeks.
-Where were they? -[Hayes] Whoa! Look at this.
[Cole] Oh, what a counter by Al Snow.
[Hayes] I don't care what you wanna say about Al.
-He's kind of stupid… -[Cole] Hey!
And Crash Holly in the ring now,
and Al Snow with that sheet of metal, lays out Crash Holly.
[Hayes] You know, Jimmy Korderas, the referee, crossed the picket line
and he's not really doing a great job here.
Letting things get out of hand.
[Cole] Hardcore Holly now, Al Snow walked into that one.
-Hooks the leg. -[Hayes] Uh-oh.
-[Cole] This one's over. -[Hayes] Look who's coming down!
[Cole] Hardcore Holly picks up the win, and it's the Boss Man!
-The Boss Man in the ring! -[Hayes] Look at that chain.
Look at the size of it wrapped around his right fist.
[Cole] He's got that steel link chain wrapped around.
[Hayes] That's a dog chain to hold back a Rott-- What's this?
-[Cole] And what's in that bag? Oh no. -[Hayes] What is it?
[Cole] Al Snow was knocked out, and I think-- You could smell it.
-[Hayes] I thought that was you. -See what this is? Smell it, boy?
-[Hayes] Ew. -[Cole] Michael, that's dog food.
[crowd gasping]
The Boss Man shoving Alpo
down the throat of Al Snow.
[Hayes] First it was Pepper, now it's dog food.
[Cole] The Boss Man humiliating Al Snow.
["Guard" playing]
-Using that dog chain to knock him out. -[Hayes] Watch out.
-We know Al can throw up… -[Cole] And look at that eye.
And the Big Boss Man, Sunday at Unforgiven on pay-per-view,
will meet Al Snow for the Hardcore Championship.
A Kennel From Hell Match.
Two cages around the ring, Rottweilers in between.
-[Hayes] Oh boy. -What do I gotta do?
First one that gets out of the boiler room. First one out wins.
-First guy out of here wins? -First guy out of here wins.
Once you shut that door, all I gotta do is come back out, get to this side, I win?
That's right. Once I shut it, if you get out first,
you're gonna be the winner.
[Cole] And it's time for the Boiler Room Brawl.
[Triple H] When is Mankind coming in?
[Hayes] Where's Mankind?
He's already in there.
[Triple H] He what?
[Cole] And Triple H now,
Mankind's already in the boiler room, and Triple H trying to get out.
And here we go now.
The first man to escape the boiler room wins this matchup.
[Mankind muttering, grunting]
[Mankind] You think this place stinks? You think--
-[thuds] -[Cole] Oh!
[Hayes] If Triple H doesn't win this match,
he can kiss the Six-Pack Challenge goodbye at Unforgiven.
-[Cole] This is… -[Hayes] It's a must-win.
…a must-win for Triple H.
Three matches already tonight.
He's only won one.
Vince McMahon saying he must win three.
Oh my!
Oh! Triple H must win three to get to Unforgiven.
-[thuds] -[Hayes] Oh!
Anything in the boiler room is fair game.
[Cole] Triple H, one-for-three already tonight.
But he needs to win two more.
[Hayes] I'm impressed with his stamina, to tell you the truth. Oh!
[Cole] First man out of the boiler room wins this matchup.
And for Mankind, this is a personal issue.
-[Triple H grunts] -Oh!
-It was Triple H… -[clanking]
…with a sledgehammer to the knee of Mankind,
which knocked Mankind out of action for most of the summer.
[Hayes] Well, what Triple H did to Mankind during the summer
would've ended anybody else's career, but Mankind is not anybody.
-Where are they going? -[grunting]
[Cole] Boiler Room Match somewhere in the bowels of the Reunion Arena,
and Mankind hammering away now on Triple H.
A must-win situation for the former WWE Champion, Triple H.
[Hayes] It doesn't get any more dangerous than this, Michael Cole.
There's no padding. That's concrete.
Everything is on the line for Triple H here.
[Cole] You know, if Triple H does not win this matchup,
he goes back to the bottom of the ladder
in his quest to be WWE Champion.
Oh man.
Right into that transformer there,
Triple H's back crashing off the metal…
-[grunts] -…and he retaliates.
[Hayes] When Triple H first started his quest for the WWE Title,
he was in corporate favor.
He's not now.
[Cole] It's bad enough that Triple H has ticked off
The Big Show and Undertaker and Kane and Mankind and The Rock.
-[clinking, clattering] -[Cole] Nails or bolts there.
[Hayes] Those are steel bolts.
[Cole] But now, Triple H has ticked off the owner,
the Chairman of the WWE, Vince McMahon.
[Hayes] Mr. McMahon.
[Cole] And Mr. McMahon has set up this gauntlet for Triple H to run,
and so far, Triple H not faring too well.
Wait a minute. Oh!
-[groaning] -[Hayes] Oh no.
[Cole] Right onto those bolts and nails.
[Hayes] Not to mention the concrete floor.
-[Cole] And we… -[Hayes] Look at Triple H.
Look at Triple H. If he gets through this.
If he gets through The Rock, he's still gotta meet the Rattlesnake,
or the Rattlesnake will be in his business at Unforgiven.
[Cole] We've seen Mankind bounce off tacks,
but this may be worse.
Not only bouncing off bolts
but bouncing off a concrete floor in the boiler room.
[Hayes] Trust me, I assure you, it is worse.
Now, you gotta get out the door to win the match.
[Cole] And that's what Triple H is trying to do,
trying to escape the boiler room.
But how much does Triple H have left?
-Wait a minute. -[Hayes] There's-- He's going.
-[Cole] Mankind. -[Hayes] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Triple H lying in wait.
[Hayes] He's gonna take him out.
-[grunts] -[Cole] Oh, and he missed!
He could've crushed Mankind's skull, and he missed.
And Mankind whips Triple H into that steel grating.
[groaning]
[Hayes] How in the world is he gonna make a Brahma Bull Match?
[Cole] This is Triple H's fourth match of the evening.
He might not have to worry about the Brahma Bull Rope Match.
And The Claw with Mr. Socko has been applied to Triple H.
[grunts, screams]
-[Hayes] That's the Mandible Claw. -[Mankind shrieking]
-[Hayes] Looks like it's over. -[Cole] Yeah. Socko is stuffed in the…
the mouth of Triple H.
[Mankind grunting, laughing]
[Hayes] Well, he's getting what he deserves.
[grunts, laughs]
[Cole] Triple H brought this all upon himself,
personal attacks on Vince McMahon and Vince McMahon's entire family,
-and now Mankind… -[Hayes] He's out of here.
…is gonna head out the door of the boiler room.
Let's take another look at that suplex on the bolts
and the concrete floor that Mankind delivered to Triple H.
I should say Triple H delivered to Mankind here.
And look at that, Mankind bouncing off that floor.
[Hayes] Well, the happiest person here…
[Cole] Wait a minute. We're back now.
No, what's he doing? He's not gonna do this.
-[Mankind mumbling] -[Cole] Mankind now…
-[Hayes] He stopped. -[Cole] Wait a minute.
-Oh no! -[thuds, shatters]
Mankind was-- He fell 15 feet!
[Hayes] Did somebody just hit him with a pole?
-[Cole] Mankind… -[Hayes] Did you see that?
[Cole] I don't know what I saw, but I know this, Mankind…
fell off that-- that platform.
[Hayes] Triple H is-- he's crawling for the door.
[Cole] And Triple H is heading for the exit here.
Mankind was going for Triple H but was distracted.
-And Triple H-- Triple H is out! -[Triple H groaning]
[Hayes] I could swear something pushed Mankind off.
-[Cole] Well, Triple H wins. -[Chimel] Here's your winner,
Triple H!
[Cole] Triple H wins the Boiler Room Brawl!
["My Time" playing]
He's won two, he's lost two.
He must get through The Rock.
♪ Tell me who and what to be ♪
Let's take another look here at what happened.
Mankind was going to deliver a final blow to Triple H,
-but he seemed distracted. -[Hayes] Then he stopped.
He stopped. Now, look, look right there.
You see that? Somebody-- Somebody pushed him with a pole.
I wonder if Mankind saw who it was.
[Cole] Mankind was going to deliver one final blow to Triple H,
but as you just saw there on the close-up,
somebody shoved Mankind with that pole off that ledge.
[Hayes] Oh boy.
[Cole] He's The World's Most Dangerous Man.
He wants Jericho. He's got him in a First Blood Match.
When you want him, you can't find him.
Anybody seen Vince?
Vince? Anybody?
It's like looking for Ferris Bueller or something.
Vince? Anybody seen Vince McMahon?
["The Ultimate" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And here comes "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
Ken Shamrock,
in a match demanded by Chris Jericho.
But I don't know if tonight's the night for The British Bulldog
to be looking for Vince McMahon.
[Hayes] Don't cross the boss. Just ask Triple H.
You know that old saying, "What goes around comes around"?
It's coming around to Triple H tonight.
[Chimel] The following is a First Blood Match.
Making his way to the ring, from San Diego, California,
weighing in at 243 pounds,
"The World's Most Dangerous Man,"
Ken Shamrock!
[Cole] We're three days away from Unforgiven
where Shamrock will meet Chris Jericho,
and, folks, Magic: The Gathering presents Unforgiven
live this Sunday on pay-per-view
from the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Magic: The Gathering, the trading card game,
the ultimate battle of wits.
[Hayes] Look at the eyes of Ken Shamrock.
He knows the only way to win this match is his favorite way to win,
hurt somebody, bust them open.
[countdown whirring]
[crowd cheering]
[countdown ends]
-[fireworks explode] -[Hayes] Whoa!
-["Break the Walls Down" playing] -[Cole] And here he comes.
[Chimel] And his opponent, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada…
-[Cole] Wait a minute. -[Chimel] …weighing in at 227 pounds…
[Cole] What the hell is this?
[Chimel] …Chris Jericho!
[Cole] Y2J has a hockey stick.
♪ Baby, what I got is not from the least ♪
[Cole] Y2J is dressed in hockey gear,
in the Buffalo Sabres' gear, nonetheless,
here in Reunion Arena, the home of the Dallas Stars.
And I think-- I think I get it now.
[Hayes] Well, it's not a bad plan if you think about it.
Ken Shamrock, "The World's Most Dangerous Man,"
you would want some gear to protect you so you don't bleed.
-[Cole] It's a First Blood Match, folks. -[Hayes] I just said that.
[Cole] There are no pinfalls, no count-outs,
and the first to bleed loses.
And Chris Jericho, once again,
may have duped The World's Most Dangerous Man.
[Hayes] And look at the scab referee, Harvey Wippleman, getting in the way.
That won't happen at Unforgiven.
Stone Cold is the enforcer. What will he do?
[Cole] And look at this now, Shamrock whips Jericho across the ring.
Again, folks, no pinfalls, no count-outs.
Whoever bleeds first loses this matchup.
[Hayes] Think about it,
the most unpredictable person here in the WWE is the Rattlesnake,
and the WWE Title is basically in his hands
because he's the enforcer of the first-ever
Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven.
[Cole] And will Triple H be a part of that Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven?
[Hayes] And don't forget how The Rock feels about Triple H.
Triple H cost The Rock his title shot at SummerSlam.
I bet The Rock's gonna have a lot of fun
in the Brahma Bull Rope Match coming up real soon.
[Cole] And look at Ken Shamrock
using that equipment of Jericho to his advantage.
And Jericho here on the announce table.
Shamrock grabbing that hockey mask, the goaltender's mask of Jericho,
and whipping Jericho around with it.
And look at this. Well, that's not gonna help.
And Chris Jericho now into that steel post.
[Hayes] Actually, the helmet did help
because if the helmet wasn't on there, he might've got busted open right then!
[Cole] And now into the steel stairs again.
And Y2J getting it handed to him here by Ken Shamrock.
[Hayes] I tell you what, I bet Shamrock would like to put Y2J in the penalty box
and probably get in there with him.
[Cole] A First Blood Match. Shamrock, Jericho.
And look at Shamrock now, low blow, kick to the knee that time.
Now, a kick to the face,
and Jericho in trouble here against Shamrock.
[Hayes] Shamrock's so well-versed at applying martial arts
along with catch-as-catch-can.
[Cole] And now Shamrock's going to-- Wait a minute!
Shamrock had the mask off, and Curtis Hughes now in the ring,
and Shamrock just took him out with a clothesline.
[Hayes] Here's Curtis Hughes.
He has been associated with Jericho for the past couple of weeks.
-Look out! Jericho's got the hockey stick! -[Cole] Oh my!
Jericho went downstairs into the gut of Shamrock with that hockey stick
and now he's hammering away again on Ken Shamrock.
[Hayes] Now, you see the scab referee, Harvey Wippleman, not doing anything.
Stone Cold will do something at Unforgiven this Sunday.
[Cole] And Chris Jericho now…
with that hockey stick to the gut of Ken Shamrock.
This is a First Blood Match.
-[Hayes] Doesn't matter. -[Cole] Wait a minute.
He's got all that heavy hockey equipment on!
And he just flew across and into the sternum,
-the gut, the ribs of Ken Shamrock. -[bell rings]
[Hayes] Why did he disqualify it?
[Cole] And Jericho with a smack to the face, the bell rings.
Ken Shamrock bleeding here.
[Chimel] Here is your winner…
-[Hayes] It's internal bleeding. -…Chris Jericho!
[Cole] Chris Jericho with those numerous shots to the gut with a hockey stick.
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[Cole] And then Jericho now from the top rope landing on Shamrock…
-[Hayes] The impact. -…and internal bleeding,
his mouth bleeding.
Ken Shamrock, the impact getting to him.
And keep in mind,
Shamrock has had a history of rib problems,
a history of problems with internal bleeding
over the past few months.
[Hayes] Shamrock is hurt bad. He's spitting up blood.
Not a bad game plan by Chris Jericho.
[Cole] And Chris Jericho draws first blood on Shamrock.
-Wait a minute. -All this is happening real fast, okay?
Well, you can't go back on your word.
I mean, you told me in January you'd give me a title shot.
I understand that.
I just don't know what I'm doing with The Undertaker. I mean,
he's out as it stands now. I don't…
I don't care about The Undertaker.
You promised me a title shot, and I want my shot.
Are you ready for it?
Yeah, I'm ready for it. That's why I came back.
-I told you in July that I was ready. -All right.
You wanna be in the Six-Pack Challenge this Sunday for the WWE Title?
Yes, I do.
All right. You're in.
-[Hayes] Wow. -All right.
-Okay? -Yeah.
No. I wanna do you a favor.
What kind of favor are you gonna do for me?
Well, tonight, in the Brahma Bull Match,
I wanna be a special guest referee.
You're gonna ref the Brahma Bull Rope Match?
Yeah, why not?
-Knock yourself out. Good luck. -All right.
-Thank you. -Okay. Thank you.
Good luck to you this Sunday, Davey.
[Cole] Bulldog will be special guest referee
for the Brahma Bull Rope Match between that man Triple H and The Rock.
Triple H has to win
in order to get into the Six-Pack Match at Unforgiven.
The Rock has revenge on his mind.
He owes Triple H.
What a war it's gonna be.
We're back on SmackDown on UPN, and here we go.
[British Bulldog's theme music playing]
The British Bulldog just volunteered
to be the special guest referee for this matchup
between The Rock and Triple H.
But more importantly for The Bulldog,
Vince McMahon has placed The Bulldog
in the Six-Pack Challenge Sunday at Unforgiven,
taking the place of The Undertaker.
[Hayes] And speaking of taking places,
we've had scab referees for close to over a week and a half.
At Unforgiven in the Six-Pack Challenge,
the enforcer is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Cole] And because of that referee situation…
-Do you smell what The Rock is cooking? -[Hayes] Here we go.
-[crowd cheers] -[Cole] The Bulldog…
has offered his services to Mr. McMahon.
♪ The Rock says ♪
And carrying the Brahma Bull rope, here comes The Rock.
["Do You Smell It?" playing]
A Triple Crown winner in World Wrestling Entertainment.
And on Sunday at Unforgiven,
he has the opportunity to become a four-time
-WWE Champion. -[bell rings]
-[Hayes] Listen to the ovation. -[Chimel] …a Brahma Bull Rope Match.
Making his way to the ring, from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 275 pounds, The Rock!
[Cole] Well, tonight here on SmackDown,
he'll be tied on one end of that Brahma Bull rope.
The other end will be Triple H.
And boy, oh boy, does The Rock have some debts to pay.
Revenge time for The Rock on Triple H.
[Hayes] Oh, think about it. He'll be getting revenge for Triple H
costing The Rock his title shot at SummerSlam.
He'll probably be getting revenge for the McMahons
for all Triple H has done to them in a roundabout way.
♪ Yo, Jimmy, hit me with that Triple H ♪
["My Time" playing]
[Cole] Don't forget the Buried Alive Match a couple weeks ago,
Triple H costing Rock and Mankind the Tag Team Titles.
[Hayes] He also took the sledgehammer to Kane.
[Chimel] …being accompanied to the ring by the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna,
from Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing in at 260 pounds,
Triple H!
[Cole] Triple H being forced to run a gauntlet tonight by Vince McMahon.
He's won two, he's lost two.
If he wins the third, that match tonight right here against The Rock,
then Triple H heads into Unforgiven and the Six-Pack Challenge,
but it could be a bittersweet pay-per-view on Sunday.
Chyna will meet Jeff Jarrett for the Intercontinental Title.
However, for Triple H, he might not even be there.
[Hayes] He might have to be at home.
And Triple H is the most hated man here in the WWE,
and he deserves that.
He tried to take Austin out.
He almost took Austin out.
And don't forget, Austin will be the enforcer
in that Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven.
-What will he do? -[music fades]
[Cole] Triple H is the most wanted man in World Wrestling Entertainment.
A sledgehammer to Big Show, a sledgehammer to Kane,
taking the Tag Team Titles from The Rock,
putting Mankind out of action,
putting "Stone Cold" Steve Austin out of action.
[Hayes] Triple H better listen to The Bulldog.
Look at the size of his arms.
The Bulldog, he will not be intimated by Triple H.
[Cole] Folks, there are no pinfalls.
I'm sorry, there are pinfalls.
Falls will count anywhere
-in this matchup. -[bell rings]
Both men with that ten-foot rope tied to their wrist
and here we go now.
[Hayes] Mr. McMahon pulled out another card with The Bulldog,
the special guest referee in this Brahma Bull Rope Match.
[Cole] Oh! And here comes Rock now
firing on all cylinders.
A big clothesline,
and he hammers away now on Triple H.
[Hayes] You know "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has to be enjoying this.
He's waiting for Sunday. The enforcer. We better look out.
[Cole] Look out now, The Rock, Triple H into the table.
[Hayes] Stone Cold, the enforcer in the first-ever Six-Pack Challenge this Sunday.
Did you see that lick?
[Cole] We're guaranteed to crown a new champion
this Sunday on pay-per-view.
And The Rock and Triple H fighting out in the crowd.
Keep in mind, falls count anywhere.
Triple H wins, he goes to Unforgiven.
He loses, he stays home.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Look at The Rock now, hammering away,
and Triple H now battles back.
[Hayes] The Bulldog's letting them go.
[Cole] The Bulldog, the special guest referee in this match.
Bulldog's already in the Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven.
Now, keep in mind, Triple H and The Rock
were in a Strap Match at Fully Loaded a couple of months ago.
And Triple H used Mr. Ass to win that match
and for Triple H to get his title shot at SummerSlam.
[Hayes] Triple H has used everybody in the WWE since WrestleMania.
[crowd chanting "Rocky"]
[Cole] The crowd comes alive.
The Rock battles back. Right hands now to Triple H.
[women from crowd screaming]
And you put that correctly.
Triple H has used just about everyone here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
And for The Rock, plenty of revenge here…
-[Hayes] Look out. -…to get on Triple H.
And again now, The Rock with that bull rope.
Oh man, Triple H blocked.
Now he battles back, and Rock goes head-first.
[Hayes] The Bulldog right in there. Look at the arms on The Bulldog. Man.
[Cole] The Bulldog, the special referee for this matchup,
much like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will be the enforcer
in the Six-Pack Match Sunday on pay-per-view at Unforgiven.
[Hayes] Let me tell you something, Cole, nobody's like the Rattlesnake.
Not to take anything away from The Bulldog.
[Cole] Look at this reversal now.
Triple H shoulder-first into the steel stairs.
Triple H and Rock.
Making Triple H pay. Cover now.
There's two, and Triple H kicks out before the count of three.
The British Bulldog, special guest referee,
finds himself in the main event at Unforgiven.
Also in the main event at Unforgiven, The Rock, Mankind, The Big Show, and Kane.
Will Triple H be the sixth participant?
[Hayes] And Kane, he's got to be ready to burst
after what happened to X-Pac earlier this evening on SmackDown.
No telling what Kane will do.
And of course, we know the Rattlesnake will go berserk as the enforcer.
[Cole] And The Bulldog taking The Undertaker's place at Unforgiven
after The Undertaker walked out on Vince McMahon,
telling Vince, "You're no longer gonna tell me what to do."
[Hayes] No, you don't tell Vince McMahon what to do.
[Cole] Triple H learned that.
Triple H with a low blow now to The Rock.
[Hayes] Now, The Bulldog's not gonna take that,
and you know Austin won't take any of this Sunday at Unforgiven.
[Cole] Triple H and The Bulldog now, shoving each other.
Slap to the face by The Bulldog.
And the special guest referee making his presence felt.
Triple H, Bulldog's no scab.
Huh? I'm the guest referee. Don't you forget it.
[Cole] Bulldog laying down the law now, and Triple H realizes,
he doesn't want to get himself tossed out of this one.
And now, The Rock from behind, hammers away with the right hand.
And the Brahma Bull…
And Triple H outside the ring again.
[Hayes] Triple H has to win this match. It's a must-win situation
if he wants to be part of the first-ever Six-Pack Challenge, Sunday at Unforgiven.
[Cole] And The Rock with a DDT, planted him.
Cover now, hook of the leg, there's two.
Triple H again gets the shoulder up.
Wow.
I think Vince McMahon is getting what he wanted tonight
by forcing Triple H to run the gauntlet.
What punishment Triple H is taking here.
[Hayes] He deserved that.
[crowd chanting "Rocky"]
[Cole] And I agree with that point.
Triple H has deserved everything that's been thrown his way,
and The Rock's putting the exclamation point on it
right here on SmackDown.
-Triple H face-first-- Look at that. -[Hayes] Hey, who's that?
-[Cole] It's Jeff Jarrett. -[Hayes] Uh-oh.
-[Cole] Jeff Jarrett! -[Hayes] He's got the frying pan.
[Cole] From behind! He blindsided Chyna from behind! Damn him!
Jeff Jarrett with the frying pan.
[Hayes] He popped her in the back of the head.
Is there no stopping Jeff Jarrett?
And Chyna's out cold, and Jeff Jarrett now…
is gonna put a figure-four leg lock on Chyna.
I tell you what,
I don't think it's gonna be so easy for Jeff Jarrett,
Sunday at Unforgiven on pay-per-view.
It's gonna be he and Chyna one-on-one, Intercontinental Title on the line.
[Hayes] And what history if Chyna wins the Intercontinental Title,
the first woman ever to be Intercontinental Champion here in the WWE.
[Cole] You know Jeff Jarrett's not gonna be able to sneak up
on Chyna from behind at Unforgiven.
And look at Rock now, hammering away on Triple H.
Brahma Bull Rope Match. Triple H's slot at Unforgiven on the line.
Rock telegraphed it, Triple H countered.
And look at Rock, Rock Bottom. Triple H walked into it.
-[Hayes] This is it. -[Cole] Rock going for the Rock Bottom.
-Planted him! He planted him! -[Hayes] That's over.
-[Cole] It's over. -[Hayes] It's over.
[Cole] Triple H. Triple--
Oh my!
-Bulldog, what the hell was that? -[Hayes] What happened?
-[Cole] Bulldog blindsided Rock! -[Hayes] Why?
[Cole] The Bulldog just cleaned The Rock's clock!
-[Hayes] Why? -[Cole] What the hell is Bulldog doing?
[crowd booing]
Bulldog with The Rock now.
[Hayes] Not the running powerslam.
[Cole] What the hell is The Bulldog doing here?
Oh man!
[Hayes] Well, this will change the complexion of this matchup.
[Cole] Why is Bulldog doing this?
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Triple H now stumbling over.
The Rock doesn't know what hit him!
This isn't what Mr. McMahon had in mind!
Pedigree! Pedigree!
[Hayes] That's it!
[Cole] Triple H hooks the leg!
-Damn it, it's over. -[bell rings]
-["My Time" playing] -Triple H is going to Unforgiven.
-And it's a damn shame. -[Chimel] …your winner, Triple H!
[Hayes] Not only Triple H.
The British Bulldog will be in that Six-Pack Challenge,
and it looks to me as if they're in collusion.
[Cole] They are! Look at this!
Did Triple H have a Bulldog in his pocket?
[Hayes] You gotta wonder what the Rattlesnake's thinking right now,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, the enforcer in the Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven.
[Cole] Triple H had the trump card.
He had the ace, he had the joker.
The Bulldog was in Triple H's pocket.
Let's take a look at this now. What a shocker.
A clothesline from out of nowhere
by The British Bulldog.
The Rock had this match won.
[Hayes] Look at the size of those arms.
[Cole] The Rock had just delivered the Rock Bottom,
The Bulldog blindsided him,
and watch the running powerslam by The British Bulldog.
And then Triple H with the Pedigree.
And Triple H is going to Unforgiven.
What is Triple H and The Bulldog's relationship?
We'll find out Sunday at Unforgiven.
They're both in that Six-Pack Challenge Match.