[upbeat music playing]
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Fasten your seat belts
and get ready for the hottest action-adventure series on network TV.
This is WWE SmackDown on UPN.
Hello, everybody and welcome
to the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.
It's sold-out.
I'm Michael Cole along with Jerry "The King" Lawler…
-[Lawler] Yeah! -[Cole] …at ringside.
-[crowd cheering] -[song fades out]
["Oh, You Didn't Know" playing]
♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd singing along] ♪ Your ass better call somebody… ♪
[Lawler] Looks like we're gonna kickoff SmackDown doggy style.
[Cole] With the Tag Team Champions of the World,
The New Age Outlaws!
You're damn right!
It's me. It's me. It's that D-O-Double-G!
[Cole] It was last week on SmackDown, The Outlaws shocked the world.
And we're back once again with that B to that A to that double D.
[Cole] The Outlaws reuniting last week
to win the Tag Team Titles for an unprecedented fourth time.
And I'm telling you, they look good doing it, King.
[Lawler] And I still can't believe it.
But I guess seeing is believing.
-Cut the music. -[music stops]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Listen to this electric crowd in Richmond, Virginia.
Welcome to the Dogg House.
[crowd cheers]
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] Tag Team Champions of the World!
-"The Road Dogg" Jesse James. -"The Road Dogg" Jesse James.
-"The Badd Ass" Billy Gunn. -"The Badd Ass" Billy Gunn.
-The New… -The New Age Outlaws!
-[Cole] Whoa! -[crowd cheers]
[Lawler] They finished it without the Dogg.
And of course, if you're not down with that,
we got two words for you!
[crowd] Suck it!
[Cole] I think the crowd is down with that.
[Lawler] And Jack…
["Break The Walls Downs" playing]
[music stops abruptly]
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
-[fireworks explode] -[Lawler] Ah!
-[music resumes] -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Well, King, he calls himself the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla.
[Lawler] And you better start calling him that too, Michael Cole.
[Cole] Calls himself a bad mamma jamma.
[Lawler] You better start calling him that too.
[Cole] Well, Chris Jericho is gonna have his hands full tonight with the Road Dogg,
because this is the Road Dogg's first opportunity to get his hands on Y2J
after Y2J put the Dogg out of action a few weeks ago.
[Lawler] As a matter of fact, Michael,
why aren't you just a full-fledged Jerichoholic?
[Cole] Well, I think he's a tremendous athlete,
tremendous Superstar, but his mouth gets him in trouble.
-[Lawler] Oh. -Let's take you back now
to the debut of SmackDown King, Jericho.
[Lawler] Look at that strength!
[Cole] Making his presence felt on the Road Dogg.
-[bell ringing] -[Cole] And there it is.
The Walls of Jericho putting Road Dogg out of action for about five weeks.
[Lawler] Look at the look of pain on the Road Dogg's face.
[Cole] Road Dogg suffering a ruptured disc in his back.
And Road Dogg wasting little time, hammering away now on Chris Jericho.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] What a way to kickoff SmackDown
-here on UPN. -[bell rings]
[Cole] And, folks, what an electric night it's gonna be here on UPN.
-[Lawler] Oh, my gosh. -[Cole] Road Dogg with a big right hand.
Road Dogg has been looking for this man for weeks.
[Lawler] Look at this.
[Cole] Oh, here come the Holly cousins, Hardcore and Crash, carrying a scale.
[Lawler] What are they…
[Cole] No idea what they're doing out here
as Road Dogg and Jericho now battle back through the crowd.
-[Lawler] It looks like… -[Cole] Oh, man.
Looked like the Hollys were on their way over here to us, Michael.
[Cole] Oh, great. We're gonna be, uh, graced by the presence now
of Hardcore Holly and-
[Hardcore] Michael Cole, you better shut your hole right now
if you know what I'm talking about.
[Cole] You can't decide where you're gonna sit? There you go.
[Hardcore] Everybody knows the reason we're out here,
and that's because last Monday night, we got screwed out of our Tag Title Match.
[Cole] Oh! What are you talking about, you got screwed?
X-Pac and Kane beat you out to the ring.
[Lawler] If you'll shut up, they'll tell you.
[Hardcore] We were the first ones to accept the challenge,
and X-Pac and Kane, they seemed to get out here before we could
simply because we had to go get our scale
to see if they could meet the required… the required weight requirements.
[Cole] Well, do The Outlaws meet the required weight requirements?
Yeah, if both of them get on the scale together.
[Lawler laughs] Right.
-They're not super heavyweights, are they? -[Hardcore] No.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] And look at Road Dogg now.
-The southpaw, juking and jiving. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Jericho off-balance, and a right hand by the Dogg.
[Hardcore] I guess you fail to remember that I was once a Tag Team Champion,
not only that, but I was a Hardcore Champion.
And you see, Billy Gunn…
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] Wait a minute now!
That's referee Earl Hebner.
-You can't do that. -[Lawler] No, you can't do that.
[Cole] The referee strike was settled on Raw this past Monday night.
And with no referee, Curtis--
-[Lawler] Ah! -[Cole] Nobody home!
Jericho ran into Hughes. Road Dogg taking advantage now.
DDT! He plants Jericho.
[bell ringing]
[Cole] And referee Earl Hebner is gonna call for the bell here.
[Lawler] I think Road Dogg doesn't really care
if he got disqualified. All he wanna do is…
do some permanent damage to Y2J.
[Hardcore] Michael Cole,
Road Dogg is fixin' to be roadkill if you know what I'm talking about.
[Lawler] Oh, look at this.
[Cole] I think Jericho is fixing to be roadkill.
[Lawler] What are they doing up there, Hardcore?
[Cole] I can tell you what they're doing. They're setting up a table.
[Lawler] I wasn't asking you. I'm asking Hardcore.
[Hardcore] It looks like, to me, Road Dogg wants to get hardcore.
[Cole] Road Dogg wants to get revenge on Jericho.
-[Lawler] Who does he think he is? -[Hardcore] I got news for him.
He ain't gonna get revenge.
[Cole] This is how Jericho injured the Road Dogg.
Wait a minute. The Hollys in the ring now.
Hardcore Holly from behind, hammering away on the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] I knew this was gonna happen.
[Cole] And look out. Road Dogg through the table again.
-[crowd boos] -[Lawler] Again. Aga-- Oh, look out.
[Cole] And now Billy Gunn in the ring.
-The Hollys taking it out on Mr. Ass now. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] Chris Jericho has high-tailed it, as has Curtis Hughes.
And the Hollys now making a statement to The New Age Outlaws.
[Lawler] Oh, my gosh! Man, this just goes to show you
you don't try to get hardcore in front of the Hollys.
[Cole] You know, the Road Dogg set up that table.
He wanted to put Jericho through it. Road Dogg trying to get revenge on Jericho
the same way that Jericho injured him, King,
but the Hollys had, uh, other things on their mind.
[Lawler] You're not kidding. Hey, they left their scale.
Ha!
[Cole] Well, Lilian Garcia now standing in the locker room area
with Vince McMahon.
Vince McMahon, based on last Monday night,
it seems that The British Bulldog is determined to be
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
No question about that.
He's also determined to screw The Rock out of the WWE Championship as well.
So, therefore, I think what we should have here tonight in Richmond, Virginia,
I think we should have yet another
World Wrestling Entertainment Championship Matchup.
Triple H won't be too happy to hear that news,
but nonetheless I think we should, here tonight, make the match.
Triple H versus The British Bulldog.
However, there should be some differences.
For instance, Chyna will not be allowed to be in Triple H's corner.
Another thing, Triple H, as of this moment,
has been fined $25,000
for putting his hands on the referee last Monday night.
And just one other thing that's missing, and that is,
you know, we need a referee. We need a guest referee in this matchup
between The Bulldog and Triple H.
And that guest referee will be none other than…
-The Rock. -[Lawler] Huh?
[Cole] Man, oh, man.
["Wreck" playing]
[Cole] Well, King, I'll tell you what,
Vince is again giving Triple H everything that the champ deserves.
[Lawler] I think-- I think that Vince just laid some smack of his own down.
[Cole] Hey, you wanna be The Game, you gotta play the game,
and he's playing the game tonight on SmackDown
as Mankind makes his way to the ring
wearing that Rock 'n' Sock Connection jacket.
[ring announcer] …making his way to the ring, Mankind!
[Cole] That little party that Mankind threw for The Rock on Raw this past week
really didn't go the way that Mankind planned.
[Lawler] Well, I think Mankind ought to face it.
He's a huge mark for The Rock, but the feelings aren't mutual.
What does The Rock need with Mankind anyway?
[Mankind] Hello, Richmond.
[crowd cheering]
I hope some of you saw it, but on Monday night,
we celebrated one of the greatest showings of unity and camaraderie
in the history of sports entertainment.
[Lawler] Oh, no. And I hope he's not gonna do another "This Is Your Life." Please.
And as one half of The Rock 'n' Sock Connection,
I was damn proud to be a part of it.
[crowd chanting] Rock 'n' Sock. Rock 'n' Sock. Rock 'n' Sock.
[Lawler] These people are actually saying "Rock 'n' Sock."
Look, look.
[chanting continues] Rock 'n' Sock!
Well, I guess, now would be the appropriate time
to give a special thanks to the dozens…
[crowd] And dozens!
…of Mankind's fans for making it all happen.
But there was one man
who tried to poop on our party
by taking something that did not belong to him.
And I don't wanna get violent out here. I don't want an altercation.
But I would like Val Venis to come out here…
[Lawler] Val Venis?
I thought he was talking about Yurple.
…and explain his actions just a little bit.
So, Val…
I need you down here right about now.
["Hello Ladies" playing]
♪ Hello, ladies… ♪
What's he want with Val Venis?
[Cole] I don't know. What did Val Venis do to mess up the party?
Oh, we're gonna find out now.
Mankind has asked Val Venis to come down to the ring,
because apparently, Val Venis somehow, in Mankind's words,
pooped on the big party for The Rock on Monday night.
[Lawler] I don't get it. I didn't see that.
[Cole] Well, get this.
Triple H is defending the WWE Championship tonight on SmackDown against The Bulldog,
and the referee is gonna be The Rock.
[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] What a main event tonight on SmackDown.
[music fades out]
Mick, I just wanna let you know something right now.
I have two beautiful women back there, and I'm a very busy man.
So what is it you want? Because it's not my birthday.
Val, I know what you got in your pants,
and I want it.
-[Lawler] What? -[Cole] What? No.
[Lawler laughs] Hey.
That's a pretty good line.
Wait, wait. Let me make that a little bit clearer.
I know what you got in your pants,
and damn it, I need it.
-[crowd cheers] -[Cole] What… Wait a minute here.
[Lawler] He's gonna have to get in line, actually. [laughs]
Oh, so now you're gonna be shy. I'll tell you what I'll do.
I will turn my back.
Just whip it out and give it to me.
-[Lawler] Holy mackerel! -[Cole] "This Is Your Life," Mick Foley.
Mick…
turn back around and look at me.
[Lawler] He's already got two girls back there doing that.
The Big Valbowski never swings that way.
[crowd laughs]
Well, let me… let me describe it for you, okay?
It's about this long.
-[Lawler] What? How does he know? -It's white.
-[Cole] White? -And it's got a big, beautiful head on it.
-[crowd cheers] -[Lawler laughs]
-[Cole] What? Wait a minute. -And I'll tell you what, damn it.
Either you reach into your pants,
you whip it out, and you place it in my hand.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Mick, this is network TV!
[Mankind] Or so help me,
I'll reach into your pants, I'll whip it out,
-and I'll stick it in your mouth! -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Lawler] What? -Whoa, whoa, whoa, Mick.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[chuckles nervously]
I had no idea you were like this, Mick. [chuckles]
I had absolutely no idea you were like this.
[Lawler] I didn't know he was light in the loafers.
Let me make one thing very clear right here, right now.
The Big Valbowski only putts from one side of the green.
I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
But I want you to take a look at this.
[Cole] What is Mick doing?
-[TV static] -[Cole] Oh.
Remember this? This is from Raw Monday night, King.
-[Lawler] Oh, yeah. After the party. -[Cole] Yeah. That's Mr. Rocko.
That was the gift from Mankind to The Rock.
-Look what Val Venis did with it. -[Lawler] Oh, I get it.
[Cole] That's what he's talking about.
Val was stuffing the drawers.
[Lawler] And he got caught on film!
[Lawler laughs]
[Cole] Well, Val didn't realize that mysterious GTV was floating around.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I get it. This long, white, beautiful head on it.
[Lawler laughs]
[crowd chanting] You got caught!
-[Lawler] It was Rocko. -Val, you've been busted.
[Cole] Oh, how embarrassing for Val.
[Venis] Mick, Mick buddy, bro.
Buddy.
That was a joke.
That was a joke for all the boys in the back.
It was a test. Just a joke.
I'll tell you what, Val.
I don't appreciate your twisted little sense of humor.
And you know who else doesn't appreciate it?
-The Rock. -[Cole] Uh-oh.
The Rock wants Mr. Rocko back,
and he wants him right now!
[Lawler] Hey, wait a minute! What happened?
[Cole] Mankind.,,
[Venis] Hold up. Just hold up, buddy. I ain't got no problem with you.
You and I are like, you know,
you know, just…
I didn't realize the sock meant that much to you, buddy.
If it means that much to you,
I will go back there, and I will bring it to you, all right?
Just take it easy. Chill out.
Everything is good.
It's all good bro. It's all good.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Mankind] Val Venis, I'll tell you this right now.
If you don't deliver Mr. Rocko,
I sure as hell will deliver Mr. Socko.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
["Wreck" playing]
Rock 'n' Sock. Rock 'n' Sock. Rock 'n' Sock.
[crowd chanting] Rock 'n' Sock.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, Mick Foley is doing everything he can, King,
to get back into the good graces…
of The Rock.
He's desperately seeking The Rock to be his best buddy.
[Lawler] Rock 'n' Sock Connection?
Vince!
McMahon!
-Damn it, get out of the way. -[clattering]
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown, and before we went to break,
an irate Triple H was looking for Chairman Vince McMahon.
Well, I think he found him.
[overlapping shouting]
I wanna tell you. What is this? Is this the way you screw me?
Every week now, you gonna try to find a new way to screw me?
-Yeah, how many times, Vince? -Hunter, you're The Game, right?
-Aren't you The Game? -You're damn right I'm The Game,
and I'll tell you what, you're not gonna beat me either.
You keep coming up with new ways to screw me,
I'll keep coming up with ways to go through it. Don't you worry.
And I'll tell you what,
your little boy Austin is not gonna do it either. You got me?
You keep that in mind.
Plain and simple, King, you wanna be The Game,
you gotta play the game. Don't cross the boss.
Triple H and Bulldog tonight for the title.
This is gonna be interesting.
And Lilian Garcia's standing by with a special guest referee, The Rock.
Well, Rock, tell me,
how do you feel about Vince McMahon naming you the guest referee
at British Bulldog and Triple H's match tonight?
How do you think The Rock feels about Vince McMahon
naming The Rock as a special guest referee?
What is this, Let's Make A Deal?
What is… What is Vince McMahon, Monty Hall?
And all of a sudden, he's just gonna give The Rock a consolation prize?
Well, The Rock says, he'll open up door number two
and go ahead and stick Vince McMahon's roody-poo candy ass
right through the damn thing.
And on top of that, The Rock says this.
Now, all of a sudden, it's gonna be The British Bulldog
and Triple H going for the WWE Title?
Well, the second week in a row
that The Rock has been screwed for the WWE Title,
but The Rock is not crying over spilled milk.
No. Because in due time, The Rock will be the WWE Champion.
No doubt about it.
But at the same time, The Rock says this.
He realizes that The Rock is gonna go out there,
and he's gonna call the match right down the middle.
The Rock is gonna be completely unbiased. And as far as for The Rock's concerned,
those two jabronis, The British Bulldog and Triple H,
they could go out there and beat the living [bleep] out of each other.
As far as for The Rock is concerned,
The British Bulldog could go ahead and bend over.
Triple H could take his three-foot nose, turn that sum-[bleep] sideways,
and stick it straight up his candy ass!
[crowd cheers]
If you smell what The Rock is cooking.
[Cole] And what an exciting young tag team!
Edge and Christian set for action here tonight on SmackDown.
Tonight's WWE SmackDown
is brought to you by Dino Crisis,
"You don't hunt them. They hunt you."
From Capcom, the makers of Resident Evil.
[Lawler] And by Twix. Smarter than your average cookie.
[Cole] And by Lugz. Lugz boots and jeans.
Decide well. Conquer all. Lugz, decide and conquer.
-["Loaded" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] So Edge and Christian, separate Tag Team action tonight
against Matt and Jeff.
[ring announcer] …being accompanied to the ring by Gangrel,
at a combined weight of 422 pounds,
Matt and Jeff, The New Brood!
[Cole] Richmond folks jacked this week for SmackDown.
Miami Arena is gonna be jumping as well Sunday, October 10th.
A big WWE Live Event there,
and tickets are on sale this coming Saturday for Raw is War
in State College, Pennsylvania, Penn State University.
-And SmackDown in Cincinnati. -[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] And this matchup, King, is apparently part of something
that's been named the Terri Runnels Invitational Tournament.
[Lawler] Yeah. That sounds pretty personal to me.
Terri Runnels Invitational Tournament?
[Cole] Well, it features two great tag teams
in Matt and Jeff, The New Brood,
and Edge and Christian, as Gangrel goes through that pre--
Wait a minute.
Well, I think we're gonna get our answers now, King.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Because here comes Terri.
[Lawler] Terri Runnels. [laughs]
[Cole] Well, you know what happened out on Raw this past Monday night.
-Terri and the posse were caught on GTV. -[Lawler] Yeah.
I was thinking that maybe instead of Terri Runnels Invitational,
she could call it The Rider Cup.
[Cole] Why?
-[Lawler splutters] -[bell rings]
-[Lawler] Well, you can't figure that out? -[Cole] Well, yeah, I think I can now.
As Edge and Christian get set to take on the Hardy Boyz here.
We saw Terri Runnels this past Monday on Raw in GTV
ducked, thrown to the curb by the Mean Street Posse.
Referee Jimmy Korderas now is getting in Gangrel's face.
Remember, the referee strike was settled this past Monday night on Raw,
-and it looks to me… -[Lawler] I think he's--
I think he's throwing Gangrel right out of here.
[Cole] Well, this is the, uh, the new authoritative referees
taking control under the auspices of Chairman Vince McMahon.
[indistinct]
Now, what a minute. We've been joined here at ringside by…
the puppies. [laughs]
I-I mean Terri Runnels. I'm sorry.
You know, if you would stop talking for just one moment,
I'll tell you why I'm here.
-You said stop talking or stop gawking? -Stop talking.
-Oh. -I'm here to talk about
the Terri Runnels Invitational Tournament.
Explain it to me.
First, I wanna tell you why I'm having this tournament.
We have two teams in the ring right now that I think can take me to the top.
[Cole] Oh.
[Runnels] Only the best man can win. Only the best team can win.
And the best out of five,
whomever wins the best out of five will win $100,000.
[Lawler] A hundred thousand dollars?
[Runnels] A hundred thousand dollars and my services.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. Look at Jeff Hardy.
[Cole] What a double-team by The Hardy Boyz,
and Christian is in trouble here.
And Matt Hardy now quickly goes to work, right hands to the head of Christian.
And here's a cover now by Matt Hardy.
Jimmy Korderas down. Count of two and a kickout.
[Lawler] One little fly in the ornament, Terri, is the fact that, uh,
Matt and Jeff Hardy, The New Brood, already started connecting with Gangrel,
but I'm sure they'd drop him like a bad habit
if you were offering your services.
-[Runnels] I would think so, Jerry. -[Cole] Oh, man.
[Lawler] I know I would. Oh, look at this.
[Cole] Swanton Bomb, top rope. Jeff Hardy connected.
And here's a cover now by Jeff Hardy.
Again, the count and again a kickout after two.
[Runnels] I don't think they would have any qualms about blowing off, uh…
-the old vampire. -[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] So Terri, this is a best of five series.
So the first team to win three matches
gets your managerial services and a hundred grand.
[Runnels] You listen so well, Michael. Good job.
[Cole] Here's a cover now by Matt Hardy. Kickout after two by Christian.
I would bet that, if Matt and Jeff Hardy wins,
and you become their manager,
they'd all of a sudden think vampires suck. [laughs]
-Get it? Oh, well. -[Runnels] I do.
-[Lawler] Well, look at this. -[Cole] Oh my!
Both people knocking each other down, Matt Hardy and Christian.
And look at Edge now trying to get this crowd into it.
[crowd applauding]
[Cole] And there's Jeff Hardy looking on.
One of these teams, if they win this best of five series,
they'll be working with Terri.
And look at Edge go now.
And Edge and Christian working on all cylinders.
[Lawler] Terri, do you have a favorite here,
-or it's just the best team wins you? -[Runnels giggles]
I have four favorites, and they're… they're busy right now.
King, let me hear you say it,
"The Terri Runnels Invitational Tournament."
-[Lawler] Oh, okay. -[Cole] Now, look at this.
-[Lawler] The Terri Runnels-- -[Cole] Wait a minute. Cover, King.
Hook of the leg. Here's two. Jeff Hardy makes a save.
[Lawler] This idiot interrupted me. The Terri Runnels Invitational Tournament.
-[Runnels] Doesn't that sound good? -I love the sound of it.
[Runnels] I do too.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Runnels] They all wanna win,
and they all want me.
-[Lawler] Yeah. -[Runnels] Yeah.
-[Cole] The Hardy-- -[Lawler] I still want in. Look at this!
[Cole] Christian, dropkick from behind right into the ropes.
Jeff Hardy paid for it. And now Edge and Christian can go to work.
Double-team, double clothesline, Matt Hardy knocked over the top rope.
[Lawler] Right now, I'd have to give the edge to Edge and Christian.
[Cole] Oh, look at this now. What a maneuver.
-Christian up on the shoulders. -[Lawler] Oh my god!
[Cole and Lawler overlap indistinctly]
-[Runnels] Incredible. -[Cole] Hook of the leg.
-And this one's over. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Edge and Christian draw first blood in The Terri Runnels Invitational.
-I have one last thing to say. -Your winners, Christian and Edge.
May the best team win.
[Lawler] But let me ask you. Are they the winner, Edge and Christian,
or does it have to be the best three out of five?
No, sweetheart, best three out of five.
-[Lawler] Oh, look, look. -[Cole] King, if you would listen once…
[Lawler] They said, "That's one," Terri.
[Cole] Edge and Christian have picked up…
-Good luck, boys. -…their first victory,
in this invitational tournament set up by Terri Runnels,
over Jeff and Matt, The Hardy Boyz.
I'll tell you what, King, one of the stars of Shasta McNasty here with us tonight.
Heather Kozar. There, you see her.
A sneak preview of Shasta McNasty
at the conclusion of this special edition of SmackDown here tonight.
Here's Terry Taylor and The Bulldog.
Bulldog, you said you came to WWE for one reason,
and that is to win the WWE Title.
You get your chance here tonight on SmackDown.
That's right. You know what? I'm glad someone's sticking to their word.
I'd like to thank Vince McMahon for giving me this opportunity tonight
to come on SmackDown and face Triple H
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Title,
because I'm gonna beat him right in the middle of the ring.
And, Rock, I'm gonna tell you in a nice way,
just stay out of my way.
I know where it is, Rock. I know where it is.
Val Venis has Mr. Rocko.
[crowd cheering]
Who has Mr. Rocko?
Val Venis.
And who in the hell is Val Venis?
The guy who likes to talk about his big ego.
Oh, that's the same jabroni
who likes to talk about his cockamamie stories all the time.
He's got it. He's got Mr. Rocko,
and he promised me that he'll give it back.
But if he doesn't, I'll make him give it back.
Because as long as I'm here, the Connection will never die.
-Mick, find Rocko. -All right.
High-five.
[gasps, laughs] You got me again.
I'm off. I got work to do.
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown, and it appears, King,
that Stone Cold was having a conversation with Shane McMahon during the break.
I can only imagine what they were talking about.
[Lawler] Well, I don't know. Possibly, Stone Cold's title shot
at No Mercy on October 17 in Cleveland. Maybe. Who knows?
[upbeat music playing]
[Cole] And folks, the European Title is on the line tonight.
Big Show against the European Champion, D'Lo Brown,
who won the championship at Unforgiven with a victory over his former friend,
-"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry. -[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
[Cole] And we're joined here at ringside now by Prince Albert and Droz.
[ring announcer] Making his way to the ring, from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing in at 260 pounds…
[Prince Albert] I loved when you puked on him.
-[Lawler laughs] -…the European Champion, D'Lo Brown!
[Droz] Please, people.
[Lawler] Hey, Droz, maybe you can answer. I've…
He's obviously got something wrong with his head. What is it…
It reminds me of those dogs sitting up in your dashboard.
-In the back of the window. -[Lawler] What's up with that?
Brother, I don't know, but he's looking for a beating tonight.
[both laugh]
[Cole] So the European Title on the line. It's D'Lo Brown against The Big Show,
and look at The Big Show tower over D'Lo,
and D'Lo's gonna have to win this thing with his quickness.
-Big Show shoving D'Lo down. -[Prince Albert] Look at the strength.
-He is a strong man. -[Lawler] Yeah, but you know what?
I mean, he's ignoring you. He's not even looking over here.
You gotta yell some stuff at him.
[Prince Albert] Hey, Lurch, where's the rest of your family?
[Cole] Look at Big Show now, misses with a big right hand.
-D'Lo off the ropes. -[Droz] Get some, baby.
[Cole] Oh, D'Lo Brown tossed over the shoulders of The Big Show,
-and what a clothesline! -He's a strong man!
-[Lawler] Keep it up. Yell at him. -[Prince Albert] I'll be quicker.
[Cole] You know, Droz, you talk about making a name for himself was…
[Prince Albert] I wonder if he banged his head on any doorways lately.
[Lawler] That's a good… [laughs]
[Cole] Droz, was making a name for yourself,
-puking on D'Lo Brown on national TV? -[Droz] Hey, whatever it takes, Michael.
If they're not gonna give us a shot, we're gonna take the shot from him.
[Cole] Well, who's "they"?
[Droz] The bookers in the back. They're…
They have not given Prince Albert and I a chance,
so we're coming out here, we're taking our shot,
we're getting our faces on TV, and we're doing what we have to do.
[Prince Albert] You know, Big Show's a big strong man,
but he's in there with D'Lo Brown, who is no slouch,
but he's no 380-pound Prince Albert.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, Droz. You're telling me…
-[Cole] Oh, man. -…the bookers in the back
-didn't tell you guys to come out here? -[Droz] They're trying to keep us out.
-We just came out on our own. -[Cole] You gonna tell them to leave?
[Lawler] No. But I don't know if we should be talking to 'em.
[Cole] Big Show now with a kick to the gut,
and the European Champion is in trouble, whipped across the ring,
and this is about seven-foot two, 500 pounds of train.
-[Lawler exclaims] -[Cole] Oh my!
[Prince Albert] You big dummy.
[Cole] Right into that-- Wait a minute now.
Now, where the hell is he going?
-[Lawler] Where's he going? -[Droz] To take care of business.
[Cole] Oh! D'Lo, what a maneuver.
D'Lo with a clothesline now to The Big Show.
Here's that patented legdrop by the European Champion.
And D'Lo now cooking on all cylinders. Gonna climb to the top rope.
If he connects here, folks, what a huge win this would be for D'Lo.
-And a Lo Down! -[Lawler] He got him.
[Cole] Caught him with a Lo Down. Cover now, there's two, and--
Oh, what a kickout with authority by The Big Show.
Hey, Droz, no disrespect,
but I think Prince Albert may have a screw loose
messing around with a guy that size.
[Droz] Look at his size. Come on now.
[Lawler] "A screw loose"? You talking about all those piercings he wears there?
[Cole] Look out now. D'Lo walked into that one. He's in trouble.
What a Power Bomb by The Big Show.
[Lawler] It might be the end of D'Lo. He might've done you a favor, Droz.
[Droz] Ah, he's pretty much done.
-[Cole] You see Prince Albert at ringside. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Says he wants to make a name for himself in the WWE, as does Droz.
[Lawler] I don't wanna bring this to your attention,
but Prince Albert is climbing the top rope.
[Cole] Yeah. Big Show sees it, and Big Show just grabbed Prince Albert.
-[bell rings] -[Cole] A low blow by Prince Albert now.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Oh! And Big Show countered.
And Prince Albert is going for a ride here.
-[Lawler] Look at this, Droz! -[Cole] Look out.
Oh man! One strike by The Show!
[Droz] Come on, partner.
[Cole] Prince Albert trying to make a name for himself there,
-and I don't think it worked. -[groans]
[Lawler] He made quite an imprint on the… on the mat. I know that.
-[Cole] The Big Show with authority. -[Lawler] He's hurt.
What do you think, Droz?
[Droz] I think it's time to take care of D'Lo.
[Cole] Wait a minute now. D'Lo's down. D'Lo is in trouble,
and Droz now taking advantage of an injured D'Lo Brown.
D'Lo just suffered a powerbomb at the hands of The Big Show,
and Droz now with a clothesline.
-[Lawler] He is taking care of D'Lo. -[Cole] What in the world?
I think they're trying to make a name for themselves, King.
Is this the way to do it? Who are they gonna impress doing this?
[Lawler] I don't know. They're just coming out here on their own. They're…
-Let's go! -[Lawler] They're-- Uh-oh. Look at this.
-[Cole] "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry. -[Lawler] Mark Henry.
-[Cole] He's D'Lo Brown's former friend. -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] And what a clothesline by Mark Henry.
[Lawler] Yeah. But he and… Mark Henry and D'Lo have been at odds.
They… I don't understand this.
[Cole] D'Lo Brown beat Mark Henry at Unforgiven for the European Title,
and look at this, D'Lo doesn't want anything to do with Sexual Chocolate.
[crowd chatter]
[Lawler] What an ingrate that D'Lo is.
[Cole] Well, is Mark Henry trying to get back into the good graces
of D'Lo Brown here? What in the world is this all about?
[Lawler] Well, who cares? He saved D'Lo.
D'Lo could be a little… a little bit appreciative.
D'Lo.
-[Cole] We might find out here, King. -I gotta get this off of my chest, man.
[crowd clamoring]
[Lawler] Turn around and listen, D'Lo. Come on, give him a chance.
There's a lot of addiction.
[Lawler] What?
[Mark Henry] There's drug addiction.
Alcohol addiction.
There's gambling addiction.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
I'm here today to admit that I got an addiction.
[Lawler] What?
I have an addiction.
[Lawler] Does he know he's live on TV right now?
I'm a sex addict.
-[Lawler] What? -[Cole] What did he say?
Did he say "sex addict"?
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] He did.
I mean, it's not funny. It's no joke.
I lost my fiancée behind this.
Thousands of dollars, flying people in.
But most of all,
I lost somebody I care about.
I lost D'Lo Brown, my best friend.
[Cole] So that's what it's all about.
[Lawler] Sex addict. Mmm-mm-mm.
I mean, my mom's gotta see this.
[Cole] The whole world is seeing it right now.
[Lawler] Where is his mom?
-Look, he's well enough-- -All the people in Silsbee,
the people in Austin, Texas, where I live, they gotta see this.
And you laugh… at my pain.
[Lawler] They're not… I don't think they're laughing.
[Cole] King, it really isn't funny.
-Addiction isn't funny. -[Lawler] I know it.
-I don't think anybody's laughing. -[Cole] Look at the emotion.
I mean…
I wake up in the morning, and I think about sex.
I wake up… [sighs]
…and I think about stuff that I never even thought about before.
At lunch, I think about sex.
At night, I think about sex.
[Cole] Mark Henry is baring his soul here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Well, I think this may not be the time or place for this. I don't know.
-[Cole] He's busted up, King. -I get on base more times
than Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa together.
[crowd clamoring]
But I-- [sighs]
It's gonna be hard for me, and I know I got a problem, but…
I'm gonna seek some help. I need some professional help.
[Cole] Well, it takes a big man to admit that.
[Lawler] Well, that explains those clubs and…
[Cole] That explains a lot about the behavior
of Mark Henry in recent weeks.
Mark Henry baring his soul here on national TV,
admitting, King, that he is a sex addict.
And it really got to him. I mean, he was crying in the ring.
An emotional moment for Mark Henry.
["Sexual Chocolate" playing]
[Stephanie] This looks kinda pretty.
-Hmm. I really like that one. -[Cole] Stephanie McMahon and Test.
-What do you think? -That's great.
-[Cole] Looking through bridal magazines. -Hey, quit watching the game.
Steph, it doesn't matter which gown you pick.
You're gonna look good in any of them.
Besides, I'm not marrying the gown. I'm marrying a girl.
Mm. You're so sweet.
[Cole] Well, the date is getting closer. Stephanie and Test's wedding on the way.
And look, X-Pac and Kane together again.
[fireworks exploding]
-[Cole] Man! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, you get chills seeing these guys back together.
[Lawler] Ah, the crowd feels it. Do you feel it?
-[Cole] I can tell you what I feel. I-- -[Lawler] Eh, that's probably gas.
[Cole] I can feel X-Pac giving Kane a heart…
-[Lawler] Please! -…giving Kane some emotion,
-turning him into a human being, a soul. -[Lawler] He turned him into a wuss!
[upbeat music playing]
[ring announcer] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 550 pounds…
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[Cole] Hey, wait, wait, wait.
…D-Von and Bubba Ray…
-[Lawler] What do you mean "wait"? -…The Dudley Boyz!
[Cole] Bubba Ray is wearing the Rock n' Sock Connection jacket.
[Lawler] Hey, that's The Rock's jacket.
How did that happen?
[Cole] Oh, man.
I don't think Mankind is gonna be too pleased about this.
[Lawler] Hey, maybe-- I was gonna say maybe it's Mankind's jacket,
but I see The Rock label on the front.
[ring announcer] …at a combined weight of 613 pounds,
-Bradshaw and Faarooq… -[Cole] That's how I figured it out.
[ring announcer] …The Acolytes!
[Lawler] Have you told everybody we're fixin' to witness
a Triple Threat Elimination Tag Team Match, Michael?
[Cole] It's gonna be a war.
Once a team is eliminated, they head to the back.
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Final two teams
will go for a pinfall.
And look at this now, X-Pac and Kane isolating Bradshaw.
And look at referee Mike Chioda really taking control of this matchup.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah. He's a tough guy now.
[Cole] The referee strike was settled this past Monday night,
and Vince McMahon, the Chairman of WWE,
gave the referees the authority to take control of all these matches.
[Lawler] And then Vince McMahon fines Triple H $25,000 for hitting a referee.
-Uh-oh. -Hey, Mick.
-Hey. -Mick, look at this.
-Aw! -Wait. Hold on a second.
Bubba's wearing The Rock's jacket.
-Look, look, right there. -[indistinct]
He just jumped right on… I'm gonna go get that back.
-[Cole] I'll tell you what. -Look at this.
[Cole] Look at this now. Kane, what strength on D-Von Dudley here.
[indistinct]
[Cole] And tosses him down like a sack of potatoes.
[Lawler] Mankind is supposed to be on some kind of seek-and-destroy mission.
[Cole] Bradshaw is on a seek-and-destroy mission right now,
going to work on Kane with those big right hands from the big Texan.
Again, Triple Threat Elimination Match,
first team to be eliminated heads back to the locker room.
Then we got a traditional tag team matchup.
Bradshaw now, right hands barreling away on The Big Red Machine.
[Lawler] That Bradshaw, when he hits you with one of those,
it'll usually knock you out, unless you're Kane.
[Cole] What a DDT by Kane.
We were talking about seek-and-destroy missions.
Triple H was on one earlier. He couldn't wait to talk to Vince McMahon.
He's gotta defend the title, Triple H does,
tonight against The Bulldog, and The Rock is the special guest referee.
Oh my!
Mr. McMahon continues to gain revenge on Triple H.
Bottom line is, Triple H deserves everything he's getting here.
[Lawler] Come on now. Do you think it's fair
that Chyna is not gonna be allowed in Triple H's corner?
-Whoa! -[Cole] Absolutely.
[Lawler] There goes the kid with the enlarged heart.
You know, that's a medical condition.
[Cole] And Faarooq now hammering away on X-Pac.
Gives away weight, gives away strength.
[Lawler] Oh, he's so quick.
[Cole] He doesn't give…
[Lawler] You can't get health insurance if you got an enlarged heart.
[Cole] He doesn't give away any heart in the ring. He's quick.
X-Pac now with-- Then there's Faarooq. A counter by Faarooq.
Hook of the leg now. There's two and a kickout.
[Lawler] That was quick, all right.
That's the quickest I ever saw X-Pac hit the mat.
[Cole] It was a few weeks ago X-Pac left Kane,
telling Kane that he'd be better off without him.
Wait a minute now. Faarooq just shoved the referee.
-[Lawler] That's another fine. -And referee Mike Chioda…
-And Faarooq just shoved him again. -Get out! You're gone!
[Cole] And Mike Chioda sending The Acolytes out.
[Lawler] What?! He's disqualifying them! He's disqualifying The Acolytes.
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] I'll tell you what, these referees really taking control
this week here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Doesn't look too impressive if you ask me.
The Acolytes are gone! They've been ejected from this match!
[Cole] So now, we're down to two teams. The Dudley Boyz against Kane and X-Pac,
and look at X-Pac battle back.
Bubba Ray wearing that Rock 'n' Sock Connection jacket
which belongs to The Rock.
And X-Pac, spinning heel kick, caught him in the cheek.
And X-Pac now needs to make a tag to Kane. Can he get to the corner?
Can he get to his partner, his friend, The Big Red Machine?
Here comes D-Von Dudley, and here comes Kane.
And D-Von backpedaled. That cost him.
Clothesline and another one.
-And Kane now is cooking. -[Lawler] Look out!
[Cole] What a dropkick! What agility by the big man!
And now Kane with the right hands.
D-Von into the corner, whipped across the ring now.
Kane follows it up with a clothesline.
And X-Pac getting some much-needed rest outside the ring.
Kane with a boot to the face of D-Von Dudley.
[Lawler] Hey, wait, wait. You know what? I'm just thinking here.
We're all wondering why Bubba Ray has that jacket on,
the Rock 'n' Sock Connection. Possibly, The Rock may have given it to…
-to Bubba Ray. -[Cole] Oh!
And look at Kane from the top rope.
Cover now. There's two,
and Bubba Ray makes the save before the three-count.
[Lawler] You know, it could be Bubba Ray's birthday,
and The Rock gave it to him as a present.
And look at this now. Bubba Ray whipped into the corner.
Kane follows it up with a big clothesline.
-[Lawler] Oh, no. -[Cole] X-Pac now in the ring. Look out.
He's gonna be riding 'em, cowboy, in Richmond.
-Bronco Buster! -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I hate it. I never liked him, and I always will.
[Cole] And D-Von is gonna be going flying. Frequent Flyer for D-Von Dudley.
-Chokeslam. Two… It's over. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] Kane and X-Pac together again.
[ring announcer] Here are you winners, X-Pac and Kane.
[dramatic music playing]
-[Cole] Wait a minute. Look who's back. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] The Acolytes double-teaming Kane now.
Faarooq and Bradshaw taking out The Big Red Machine.
And here's X-Pac again, and look at The Acolytes isolating X-Pac,
hammering away on The Kid.
[Lawler] X-Pac's in trouble. Looks like
-he's already bleeding from his mouth. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] You know what they're doing? They're singling him out again, King.
You know, just because X-Pac and Kane have been reunited,
I guess it doesn't mean that other teams aren't gonna try to go after
who they think is the weak link in the team.
-There you go. -[Cole] I don't agree with that.
[Lawler] I'm glad you said it because I was fixin' to say it.
Just because X-Pac and Kane are back together
doesn't mean that X-Pac is still the weak link.
[Cole] So X-Pac and Kane pick up the victory.
You know what happens tonight after SmackDown?
-[Lawler] Yeah? -[Cole] Sneak preview.
-[Lawler] Yeah? -[Cole] Shasta McNasty right here on UPN.
-[Lawler] Oh, baby. -[Cole] And there you see Heather Kozar.
-And sitting next to her, Cindy Margolis. -[Lawler] Wowee!
[Cole] Cindy will be on Shasta next Tuesday.
Heather Kozar tonight, immediately following SmackDown
right here on UPN.
-[Lawler] I gotta see Shasta McNasty. -[Cole] Wow.
Heather and Cindy.
-There's Mankind. -[Lawler] I'll just be over there.
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown. And during the break,
Mankind caught up with Bubba Ray Dudley and his Rock 'n' Sock jacket.
-You want this jacket, boy? -Yes, I do.
You gonna have to come and g-… [stammering]
…get it.
-You freak. -Okay.
You challenging me?
You don't want none of me.
-He doesn't want none of me. -No.
I'm used to wrestling in barbed-wire, beds of nails. Jerk!
[Cole] Well, Mankind not having a good night.
[Lawler giggles]
[Cole] Coming up October 17th at No Mercy,
Jeff Jarrett's gonna have to defend the Intercontinental Championship
once again against Chyna, because this past week on Raw…
[Lawler] Look at this.
-What is this, Michael? -[Cole] It's a bunch of household items.
[Lawler] A vacuum cleaner, a…
Is he gonna clean up the ring
after those extremely crappy Dudleys wrestled here?
He's got a, what, an ironing board,
vacuum cleaner, pots and pans.
Oh, Miss Kitty.
-Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty. -Chyna.
You're gonna get your rematch, all right,
but it's gonna be the Good Housekeeping way.
[Lawler] "Good Housekeeping"? [laughs]
You see, Chyna, I'm telling you for the last time
that you will understand the role of a woman,
because I'm gonna beat you
with every household appliance known to woman.
[Lawler] Oh, what's he talking about, Michael?
Oh, baby.
Look at the kittens.
Well, as a little demonstration tonight,
if there's any woman out here tonight that wants to get their carpet clean,
well, come on up in here,
and I'll give you the old oatmeal demonstration.
-[Lawler] With the vacuum cleaner? -[Cole] He'll put the Figure-Four on 'em.
This vacuum will clean any carpet you got.
-[Lawler laughs] -[Cole] He's made it a habit
of putting a Figure-Four on unsuspecting women.
Well, if it ain't the queen of the internet, Cindy Margolis back.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Jarrett] Didn't you learn a couple of weeks ago
that the place for a woman is in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant?
-[Lawler] Oh, boy. -[Cole] Come on, Jeff.
-[Lawler] Here we go again. -[Jarrett] And look who you have with you,
Heather Kozar, another TV star from Shasta McNasty.
[inaudible]
[Jarrett] I'll tell you what.
Why don't you two ladies come on up in the ring
-and have a little handicap match? -[Lawler] Oh, no. Oh, no.
Come on up here. I'll clean both of your carpet.
-[overlapping chatter] -Come on up.
[Cole] Heather and Cindy are gonna--
Wait a minute. What the hell is going on here?
Heather Kozar and Cindy Margolis heading to the ring.
-[Lawler squeals excitedly] -[Cole] There's Debra.
[Lawler] And the puppies! Michael, the puppies are back!
Well, well, well, well…
[whistling]
[upbeat music playing]
[Jarrett] Well, well, well.
-Cut the music! -[music stops abruptly]
Look who we have here.
Ms. Debra.
[crowd chanting] Puppies!
[Jarrett] I guess, you-- Yeah. You want the puppies.
Well, I guess you want your carpet cleaned, huh?
What is it, a little dirty?
Huh? A little…
-Oh, it's The Fabulous Moolah. -[Lawler] Yeah. Look.
I see. And Mae Young.
Oh, Ms. Jacqueline.
We haven't seen you since I took your head off with that clothesline.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Jarrett] And Jenny, the carpet. Oh, Ms…
[Lawler] Wait a minute. These are all the women
-Jeff has put the Figure-Four on. -Lilian Garcia, I should've tried
to break your vocal chords instead of your leg.
Well, why don't you all come on down here?
-[Lawler] Lilian Garcia… -I'll put you all back in your place.
[Cole] And Miss Kitty's asking Jeff what he's doing
because here they come.
[Lawler] Yeah. Wait a minute, Jeff. It's like a…
[Cole] This is a walking militia, King.
[Lawler] It looks like the Million Woman March here. Quick, get back.
Come on, you old-toothed, big old dirtbags.
I would try to clean your carpet,
but I don't think Chem-Dry could get it clean.
[Cole] Seven angry women have surrounded the ring.
You want some, come on up in here.
[Lawler] Oh my god! Look at that!
[Cole] And Jeff Jarrett knocking Mae Young down,
and now going after Hall of Famer Fabulous Moolah.
[Lawler] Wait. They're 180 years old!
[Cole] And Jeff Jarrett-- And wait a minute. Wait a minute, King.
King, it's Chyna! Chyna! Chyna! Chyna is getting hers!
-[Lawler] Oh my god! -[Cole] Oh my! Into the ironing board.
-Clothesline, Chyna! -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Stay out the way! Stay out the way, Miss Kitty!
-Oh, look at this! -[Cole] Hey, look at that! Julie.
Janet, the makeup lady, with brooms.
-The other side, Lilian Garcia! -[Lawler] They're cleaning house!
-Jeff Jarrett's getting his tonight! -[Lawler] Oh my gosh!
A frying pan to the head!
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett is getting his tonight.
-[Lawler] No, no! -[Cole] Pots and pans everywhere!
Debra to the head!
[Lawler] Nothing says lovin' like something from the oven.
He got the cookie sheet!
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett hightailing it out of Dodge!
[Lawler] Look at the smile on the face of Chyna.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Man, oh, man.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Wait a minute. [indistinct]
[Cole] What the hell are they doing, King?
Please, no!
[Cole] Moolah and Mae Young are going after The King!
-[Lawler] Wait a minute, please! -[Cole] What hell is going on?
[Lawler groaning]
[indistinct]
-Ah! -[Cole] Moolah and Mae Young
get theirs on The King!
It may have been my fault. I think I actually may have misplaced the jacket.
You misplaced The Rock's jacket?
Rock, I hate to see the pain in your eyes. I'm gonna get to the bottom of this.
Whatever you do, stay here.
Listen, The Rock says, if you can't find The Rock's jacket, it's okay. It's cool.
The Rock will just wear one of his Versace shirts.
-Don't wear Versace. Don't wear Versace. -It's all right. The Rock will just--
I'm gonna make this right. You stay here. I've got work to do.
Jim Dotson, as head of WWE security,
you're probably our least likely interview candidate,
but it seems like "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman,
has taken up issue with you.
At Unforgiven, you tackled, you speared Blackman to protect an EMT.
The next night, it seems like in retaliation,
he took that kendo stick and knocked you out.
Are you planning any kind of retaliation?
I tell you what, I didn't ask for this. I don't want this.
For years, I've protected all of the athletes.
All of them, that includes Steve Blackman.
-Don't let this get ugly-- -[Cole] Wait a minute.
-Hey! -[clanging]
[grunting]
[Cole] Oh my god. The Lethal Weapon.
Oh man! Kicks to the back of Jim Dotson.
[grunts]
[Cole] Dotson is the head of security here in WWE.
You're the one that needs security now.
[Cole] And, King, what in the world is Mankind doing out here now?
[Mankind] Bubba Ray, it's real simple.
You're gonna give me that jacket,
or you get in here, and I'll take that jacket.
Because god help me, I'm not responsible for what Rock does to you
-if he doesn't get his damn jacket back. -[Cole] "What Rock does"?
So if you've got the testicular fortitude, bring it!
Because one half of The Rock 'n' Sock Connection
is about to explode.
-[Lawler] Which half? -[Cole] Well, Mankind. He's about to flip.
-And here we go now. -[rock music playing]
[Lawler] Well, he called Bubba Ray a jerk. Let's see if Mankind can back it up.
[Cole] Hey, wait a minute. Mankind now… Look at this.
D-Von… They came from over near the ramp by the crowd there,
-and the double-team now on Mankind. -[bell rings]
[Cole] And Bubba Ray hammering away.
Mankind wearing his jacket,
and Bubba Ray wearing the jacket Mankind presented to The Rock.
♪ Hello, ladies ♪
-[Cole] And now what? -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Well, here comes Val Venis now.
And Val Venis, on his right hand, has Mr. Rocko.
[Lawler] Oh, man.
[Cole] Mankind, center of the ring, just leveled Bubba Ray Dudley.
I'll tell you, this friendship
that Mankind has tried to kindle with The Rock…
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] Mr. Socko now.
-That's Mr. Socko, Mr. Rocko's cousin. -[Lawler] Oh.
[Cole] And Mr. Socko now out,
and Bubba Ray in trouble here, and D-Von now…
-[Lawler] Look at this. We got… -[Cole] And look at this.
We got Val Venis joining us at ringside, and a Stevie Kick!
Stevie Richards with a Stevie Kick to Bubba Ray.
[Lawler] No, that's Dude Love, you idiot.
[Cole] Oh, Stevie Richards playing Dude Love, whatever.
[Lawler] The Big Valbowski sitting here with…
-[Venis] With Rocko. -[Lawler] Mr. Rocko.
And Mankind got the jacket back.
Mankind got the jacket back.
Let us… Show that thing there, man.
Val, it's not enough.
Come on in here…
and give me Mr. Rocko.
You know, this guy has a compassion for the business like none other.
-[Lawler] I know. -[Venis] Absolutely.
[Lawler] But he's an idiot, so be careful.
[Cole] King, the bottom line is, he got the jacket back from Bubba Ray,
and now, apparently…
-[Mankind] Thanks, man. -…he's gonna get the sock back from Val.
Mick…
before I give you back Rocko,
I wanna get things straight between you and I.
I respect you.
-[Mankind] Okay. -Nobody has done more
for this business than you.
-[Cole] Damn straight. -[crowd cheers]
[Lawler] Oh, suck-up.
[Cole] I'm not sucking up. I'm telling the truth.
If it wasn't for you coming off a 20-foot cage
and literally destroying your body, amongst other crazy tactics that you do,
my paycheck would not be what it is today.
[Lawler] Oh.
-[Cole] Neither would yours, King. -[Lawler] Are you kidding?
So, Mick, because Rocko means so much to you…
[chuckles] …I got no other choice but to give him back to you.
So close your eyes,
and I'll give you a surprise. [chuckles]
You know, I always used to think that you were crazy.
-[Cole] Mankind. -Now…
-I just wanna feel your nuts. -[Mankind groans]
-[Cole] Hey, wait a minute. -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] Wait a minute. Val Venis has grabbed Mankind in the…
[Lawler] He's got him right in the testicular fortitude. [laughs]
[Cole] And now Stevie Richards desperately trying to get that…
-[Lawler] It's Dude Love. -[Cole] The Dudley Boyz now on Richards.
And the Dudley Boyz hammering away on Mankind.
And Val Venis… Oh, man.
-[Lawler] He got a vice grip there. -[Cole] That's a-- Oh!
-[Lawler] Bubba wants that jacket back. -[Cole] No, no.
The Dudley Boyz ripped the damn jacket.
[Lawler] So much for The Rock 'n' Sock Connection.
[grunts]
[indistinct]
[Cole] Come on now, Val. Enough's enough.
The Dudley Boyz left Stevie Richards laying it out.
Val Venis giving the bad mouth to Mankind.
What about all the things Val said about respecting Mankind
-and everything he's done? -[Lawler] Okay. So he lied.
-Get out of my face! -[referee] No! Get out!
[Lawler] You're in good hands with Val Venis.
[Cole] Well, what's left of his jacket? What's left of his testicular fortitude?
-[Lawler] Not much. -[Cole] And Val is keeping the darn sock.
I mean, after all that, at least give the thing back to Mick.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] Man, oh, man.
Mankind is stunned.
[narrator] And now, the WWE Boot of the Week
brought to you by Lugz.
Tough boots built for the city. That's Lugz.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Look at the stunner!
[Lawler] Look at this!
[announcer] The Rock Bottom! The Rock Bottom! It's over.
[man] I've been champion.
-[Cole] One more count. Look-- -Oh!
[Lawler] There's The Bulldog!
The British Bulldog has cost The Rock the title again.
[narrator] That was the WWE Boot of the Week
brought to you by Lugz,
boots and jeans with attitude.
Lugz, decide and conquer.
-♪ If you smell what The Rock is cookin' ♪ -[crowd cheering]
["Know Your Role" playing]
[Cole] You can feel the electricity in Richmond.
He's The People's Champ.
The special guest referee for tonight's WWE Championship Match.
He's The Rock.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And, you know, King, The Rock extremely upset.
He believes he should be battling it out for the WWE Championship tonight.
[Lawler] That's right.
[ring announcer] …let me introduce the special guest referee, The Rock.
[Lawler] He's the most electrifying man in sports entertainment, I think, history.
[Cole] Well, he has an issue with both Triple H and The Bulldog.
Twice this week,
screwed out of a WWE Championship by both of those men.
[Lawler] I'll tell you, I don't know what Vince McMahon is thinking
naming The Rock as the special referee tonight,
because you know he's gonna be biased.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Listen to this crowd.
And, folks, No Mercy is presented to you
by Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver by Eidos Interactive.
No Mercy will be live just over two weeks from tonight
on October 17th from the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
And one thing we know that will happen at No Mercy,
Stone Cold will get a title shot.
[The Rock and crowd] Finally, The Rock has come back to Richmond!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] And now The Rock in Richmond.
Now, British Bulldog, The Rock realizes that in your homeland,
you've got a little anthem, and it's called "God Save the Queen."
-[Lawler] Yeah-- -But to The Rock, on his show SmackDown,
we got a little anthem of our own and it's called,
"God Save My Roody Poo…"
-[crowd] "Candy Ass!" -[Lawler laughs]
[crowd cheering]
-If you smell… -[crowd] …smell…
-[The Rock] …what The Rock… -[crowd] …what The Rock is cooking!
-…is cooking. -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Hey, King, how about logging on to the people's website, therock.com.
[Lawler] Oh, that's gotta be cool.
[British Bulldog's music plays]
[Cole] And here comes The Bulldog, the challenger.
He gets his title shot here tonight.
[bell ringing]
[ring announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Introducing first the challenger,
from Manchester, England, weighing in at 276 pounds,
The British Bulldog!
[Cole] And as we mentioned, King, twice in the past week,
The Bulldog has screwed The Rock out of a chance at winning the WWE Title.
[no audible dialogue]
[Cole] You can feel the tension between The Rock and The Bulldog.
And The Bulldog now--
Oh, look at The Rock! The People's Champ hammering away.
The special guest referee taking it out on the challenger.
[Lawler] He's the people's referee.
["My Time" playing]
[Lawler] I told you he couldn't be unbiased.
[Cole] Oh, he's gonna keep control of this match, I guaran-damn-tee that.
[Lawler] Oh, my gosh. Now, here comes Triple H.
♪ Tell me whose time… ♪
[ring announcer] From Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing in at 250 pounds.
He is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Triple H!
[Cole] Well, he calls himself "The Game."
He's the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
and he's forced to defend his title here tonight
because of a vengeful Vince McMahon.
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] And look at Triple H now.
And he's gonna take advantage of a fallen Bulldog,
who was taken out by The Rock. And look at Triple H.
[Lawler] I told you The Rock couldn't be unbiased.
He's got Bulldog in a bad way. He set him right up for Triple H.
[Cole] He's not gonna be unbiased to anybody.
The Rock doesn't care about Triple H or The Bulldog.
[Lawler] Well, I guess you're right,
because The Rock hadn't even bothered to start the match officially yet.
[Cole] And Bulldog now slammed into that steel post by Triple H.
WWE Championship is on the line.
This is for all the marbles, folks, and you got to wonder
where "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
-is watching this matchup. -[bell rings]
[Cole] He will face the winner on October 17th,
-less than three weeks away, at No Mercy. -[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
[Lawler] Well, what about last Monday on Raw?
Triple H admitted right to The Bulldog's face
that Triple H lied to Bulldog.
They had formed some sort of alliance. They had an agreement,
but Triple H, he reneged on it. He lied to The Bulldog. Look at this.
[Cole] Bulldog now ducks underneath Triple H,
and Triple H caught him with a knee to the face.
Here's the cover now, and The Rock nonchalantly looking out in the crowd.
-[Lawler] Hey, Rock! -[Cole] Triple H with a cover.
It's gonna be over, and Rock… Now, he turns around.
This match would've been over. Triple H on a three-count.
[Lawler] I think The Rock was distracted there…
[Cole] Oh! A low blow by The Bulldog.
Like… Unless the sunglasses got in the way,
-The Rock saw that one. -[Lawler] Well, I don't know.
I think The Rock may have been talking to one of those millions out there that…
[Cole] And there he is. There's The Rattlesnake…
-[crowd cheering] -…patiently watching this matchup.
The winner will be his opponent at No Mercy.
[Lawler] Let me correct you on one thing.
Stone Cold will face whomever is the WWE Champion at No Mercy.
[Cole] Right. Perhaps the winner of this matchup.
-[Lawler] Perhaps, but not necessarily so. -[Cole] And wait a minute now.
-[Lawler] Not again. -Here we go, Triple H into the table.
[Lawler] I'm getting out of the way this time.
-[Cole] Bulldog in control of the matchup. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[The Rock] Right now, The Rock says add a whole bunch of class to the show,
The Rock Show, SmackDown.
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] And look at Triple H.
You're supposed to be the referee, Rock. What are you doing out here?
-You're the ref, aren't you? -Shut your mouth.
What're you talking about, what's The Rock doing here?
This is The Rock Show. The Rock does whatever he wants.
He's the referee. The Rock calls the shot.
[Lawler] Of course, Michael Cole.
[Cole] But King here says that you can't be a fair referee in this matchup.
-I said that. -The King knows better than that.
The Rock can be really fair if he sticks his boot
right square up your monkey ass.
[man in crowd] Triple H, take him!
[Cole] Oh man! What a slam by The Bulldog!
[Lawler] I'm gonna slap the taste out of your mouth, you big liar.
-What are you trying to do to me tonight? -[Cole] King, you gotta keep in mind…
[Lawler] Of course The Rock is fair. Look, he's going in there to take court.
[Cole] This match, King, is for the WWE Championship,
but Triple H's sidekick Chyna has been barred from ringside.
Oh my! Look at that.
[Lawler] Now, where did you get that information?
[Cole] Vince McMahon.
[Lawler] What in the world was Vince McMahon thinking
naming The Rock as the special referee?
[Cole] Hey, Triple H brought this all upon himself.
-So did The Bulldog. -[Lawler] This match may never end.
[Cole] And look at Bulldog. What strength.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] And Triple H now from behind.
[Cole] Kick to the midsection. Look out now.
Pedigree time for the champion.
-Bulldog, he's setup. Pedigree. -[Lawler] Ah! That's it.
[Cole] Pedigree.
And that would be it. Triple H rolls him over, folks.
This one's over. Hook to the leg and…
[Lawler laughs] There, you got quite a round of applause there.
[Cole] The Rock is clapping for Triple H's Pedigree.
-[inaudible] -[Lawler] He appreciates that move.
[Cole] And Triple H is irate.
[Lawler] The Rock is…
giving Triple H a big hand. Oh, look out!
[Cole] And Triple H went for The Rock, and here's The Rock again.
And the two are hammering away.
The People's Champ now with the upper hand.
The Rock off the ropes. Oh, look out. Sets him up.
Rock Bottom. Rock Bottom.
-Rock Bottom by The Rock. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Rock never even lost his sunglasses on the Rock Bottom.
-[Lawler] I can't believe it. -[Cole] The People's Champ is gonna…
[Lawler] Is he coming back here? He wants the headset again.
[Cole] Well, the special guest referee and commentator, The Rock, is--
When they start to get sassy, The Rock puts him in his place.
Look at Bulldog showing the resilience. Right here, look.
-Listen to The Rock's fans. -[crowd chanting] Rocky!
The Rock's gotta go do his job.
[Cole] Two, there's three, there's four.
The Bulldog is the new WWE Champion right here, right now.
-[Lawler] Wait, wait, wait. -One, two…
[Cole] There's two now.
It doesn't matter if The Rock counts to three!
-[Cole] Oh man. -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] The Rock is sticking it up both The Bulldog and Triple H's backside.
-[Lawler laughs] -[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] I can't believe it. -[Cole] Neither can Bulldog and Triple H.
[Lawler] This is… This is the damnedest title match I've ever seen, Michael.
[Cole] Well, Bulldog has got the championship now.
[Lawler] This is gonna start to matter right now.
[Cole] And Bulldog now with that cherished gold championship.
-[Lawler] What's he gonna do? -[Cole] Triple H getting set up here.
Climbing to his feet. Bulldog swung for The Rock.
And The Rock now with the right hand!
The Rock was waiting for it.
And The Rock gave Bulldog the championship and then to Triple H!
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Now, what? -[Cole] He's doing things his way.
The Rock is doing things his way in Richmond.
-[Lawler] I cannot-- -[Cole] Oh, no. And here it comes.
[Lawler] Don't tell me.
I think we're-- Oh, there go the sunglasses.
The people's sunglasses.
It's the most electrifying move in sport's entertainment today,
-The People's Elbow! -[crowd cheers]
-[Cole] An exclamation point! -[Lawler laughs]
[Cole] The People's Elbow, and The Rock, The Rock has got the championship.
-[Lawler] What? -[Cole] The Rock.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] And listen to the crowd.
[crowd cheering raucously]
♪ If you smell… ♪
[Cole] Well, The Rock calls SmackDown his show.
[Lawler] And they're smelling what The Rock just cooked.
[Cole] Wait a minute. What--
Where… where's Rock taking the championship?
[Lawler] Well, he's leaving with it.
He's-- I guess he's got the authority. Vince McMahon made him the official.
[Cole] Well, The Rock's leaving with the championship,
and he laid waste to The Bulldog and Triple H.
[Lawler] Oh, look at The Bulldog. He's hot.
He's not gonna take this lying down.
He's going after The Rock right now.
[Cole] And look at… look at Triple H.
Triple H is looking for the… He's looking for the title.
[Lawler] He don't even realize…
[Cole] And now the timekeeper is gonna tell him.
-[timekeeper] The Rock took it. -What?
[Lawler] The Rock took it, Triple H.
-Where's the damn belt? -Bulldog… [indistinct]
[Cole] Oh, man! No, Trip, that's uncalled for.
Triple H stomping away. That's uncalled for.
The WWE Champion.
[Lawler] He's The Game, and he's beating up the messenger.
[Cole] Yeah. The Game is hot right now.
Take a look now at these shots with the championship.
The Rock picking it up. Laying out Bulldog and then he laid out Triple H.
[Lawler] The Rock laid the smack down on both the participants,
and then he followed that up with The People's Elbow.
Watch this slide. He slides in the hole. He's safe.
Oh! But The British Bulldog wasn't safe.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, King, The Rock called SmackDown his show,
and The Rock, he did things the way he wanted to.
[crowd cheering]
Rock, where's the belt?
Rocky!
You see The Rock?
I said, did you see The Rock?
[crowd gasping]
Answer me when I'm talking.
[groans]
Rocky!
Rocky, where's that belt?
Give it, Rock!
-[grunts] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And there's The Rock now. Rock from behind.
Rock with the championship, hammering away on Triple H.
[Lawler] Well, Triple H was looking for The Rock. He's found him now.
-[Cole] And The Rock now… -[Lawler] Oh, look at this.
[Cole] It's The Bulldog. It's the Bulldog. The Bulldog…
The Bulldog hammering away on Rock.
[Lawler] This is gonna get really nasty now.
Oh my gosh! Look out!
[Cole] They're back there in the locker room area of Richmond Coliseum,
Bulldog and The Rock and Triple H.
[Lawler] Triple H is down. He's hurt.
[Cole] Triple H laid out by The Rock.
[Lawler] Did he get his championship belt back or what?
-Yes. It's right beside him. -[Cole] There it is.
The WWE Championship The Rock took from the ring,
and Triple H has his coveted title back.
[Lawler] Where did The Rock and The Bulldog go?
[Cole] What the hell else is gonna happen here in Richmond on SmackDown tonight?
Triple H is bruised, beaten, and battered,
but he's still WWE Champion.
[panting]
Chyna, open the door.
[Cole] Triple H calling for Chyna there.
Chyna, Triple H.
What the hell are you doing? Chyna, open the door!
-[lock clicks] -Chyna.
-[Cole] Hey! -[indistinct]
[Cole] It's The Rattlesnake! It's Stone Cold!
Stone Cold hammering away on Triple H.
[grunting]
[Cole] Austin ambushing Triple H, and look at Austin go.
He promised to make Triple H pay,
and Austin with an attack in the bowels of the building here in Richmond.
[grunts, groans]
[Cole] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in two and a half weeks,
October 17th at No Mercy.
It's legal. Austin meets Triple H for the WWE Title.
[coughing and groaning] Triple H for the WWE Title.