[announcer] This week, one of the greatest men I've ever known,
Robert James Marella, passed away at age 62.
He was celebrated and beloved worldwide
as legendary Superstar, Gorilla Monsoon.
To his friends, he was known simply as Gino.
Gino had a gorilla-sized passion for life,
this business, and more importantly, the people in it.
Behind the scenes,
he was a cornerstone in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Our thoughts and prayers
go out to his wife, Maureen, and his entire family.
With great sadness and heavy hearts,
we say goodbye to Gino,
a very special man who lived a very special life.
[sentimental music playing]
[music fades]
-[dramatic theme music playing] -[indistinct chatter]
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Welcome to the hottest action-adventure series
on network TV today.
Welcome to WWE SmackDown on UPN.
We come to you from the Nassau Coliseum in the shadow of New York City.
Fasten your seatbelts.
This promises to be an electric night.
["Burned" playing]
[crowd cheering]
-[fireworks popping] -["Are You Ready?" playing]
And what a way to kick off SmackDown.
With X-Pac and Kane, the Union has been reformed, King.
X-Pac trying to prove himself,
trying to prove that he can indeed make it in the land of the giants.
[Lawler] I don't know if he really has anything to prove.
He's proven it to me many times over.
He's proven to me he's the weak link.
He's out of his league here.
He can't hold up his end of the bargain!
When is he gonna admit that?
I don't-- I guess he has admitted it.
When is Kane gonna finally figure it out?
[Cole] Well, on Raw, this past Monday night,
King, X-Pac challenged The Acolytes,
and for all intents and purposes, his buddy came
to a Four Corner Elimination Match in ten days at No Mercy, no teams.
Every man for himself.
[Lawler] Wait a second, I'm thinking, you trying to tempt me?
X-Pac actually thinks he can hold his own against both The Acolytes and Kane?
Come on!
[Cole] I think he can, King, tremendous heart for X-Pac.
[Lawler] That enlarged heart again?
Is that what we're gonna hear about all night?
He needs to see a doctor about that.
[Chimel] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 742 pounds,
Viscera and Mideon!
[Lawler] Look at these guys!
[Cole] And Kane and X-Pac will have their hands full
with Viscera and Mideon tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Now, here's an excellent opportunity
for X-Pac to prove that he can hang in the valley of the giants,
because they don't get much bigger than these two.
[Cole] Monday night on Raw,
X-Pac and Kane getting involved in that four-team elimination matchup.
And a couple of times in that match,
X-Pac refused to tag in his tag team partner.
The bottom line there, he's trying to prove himself.
[Lawler] He's an idiot.
[Cole] I wouldn't say he's an idiot.
He's a tremendous athlete here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
And can you blame the guy?
He feels like for months, he's let "The Big Red Machine" Kane down.
-[Lawler] He has. -[Cole] X-Pac has an opportunity
to prove once and for all that he can, quote, as you say,
-"Hang" in the land of the giants. -[Lawler] And look at this.
Already, X-Pac is trying to order Kane around.
What?
When you got a weapon like Kane, use him, X-Pac.
Stand behind him. Hide behind him.
[Cole] What an electric crowd here tonight at the Nassau Coliseum
as Mideon now hammers away and X-Pac battling back.
They are jammed to the rafters here in Long Island, New York.
X-Pac ripped off the ropes.
What an elbow by Mideon
and what a show we have for you tonight, folks.
We're gonna have an update on the condition of Stephanie McMahon.
[Lawler] How is she? I'm worried about Stephanie.
[Cole] And X-Pac now whipped off the ropes.
Mideon misses with a big right hand, and look at X-Pac,
tremendous maneuver by the Superstar.
[Lawler] Okay. Okay. I'll give him that. That was, what'd you call it?
A tremendous maneuver.
[Cole] X-Pac goes to work on the left arm
and walked right into that clothesline by Mideon.
X-Pac, tremendous resilience, tremendous heart.
[Lawler] Yeah, I'd give you all of that, enlarged heart, tremendous resilience.
But why would he challenge his own partner, Kane,
in that Four Corners Match?
[Cole] I'll tell you what, X-Pac, Kane wanted to tag that time.
X-Pac refused to do it again, and now, the 450-pound Viscera,
and X-Pac with a quickness advantage here, goes to work.
Kicks to ribs and a kick to the face.
So quick is X-Pac, the martial arts expert.
-Oh, look at that. -Oh my!
Samoan drop…
That could've crushed X-Pac's ribs
-right there. -…by Viscera.
[Cole] And here comes Kane now. Cover.
And Kane makes the save after a count of two.
Now, what do you think would've happened if Kane hadn't been there for X-Pac?
[Cole] Well, he would've been squashed.
[Lawler] Thank you very much.
[Cole] And Viscera now hammers away, again, on X-Pac.
Tag made by Mideon,
and now Mideon, those 300 pounds, misses with the elbow.
X-Pac rolling out of the way there, and look out, Mideon to his feet.
And Mideon with a right hand.
And look at X-- Oh my!
Enzuigiri kick by X-Pac, and again, the quickness of X-Pac,
-he takes advantage there. -Okay.
[Lawler] He's quick. He's fast. He's resilient.
But he just doesn't have the size and the power to hang with these giants.
[Cole] And Kane wants to make a tag,
and again, X-Pac refuses to tag his partner, Kane.
-But Kane tags him anyway. -Kane made a blind tag that time.
Referee saw it and now Kane hammers away with the right hand.
Well, Kane says if X-Pac is not gonna tag me in,
I'm gonna do it the hard way.
And what a kick that time by The Big Red Machine.
-Look at that! -Oh my!
-A standing dropkick to the 450-pounder! -[Lawler] Oh man!
What agility. And look out!
Mideon going for the ride.
-[Lawler] Warrior! -[Cole] Oh my! Frequent flyers.
The cover by Kane and this one's over.
-[bell rings] -["Burned" playing]
[Lawler] Look at X-Pac.
[Chimel] Here are your winners, X-Pac and Kane!
[Cole] And X-Pac now having words with Kane.
[Lawler] He should be thanking his lucky stars he's got a partner like Kane.
-Hey, look at this. -Wait a minute.
[Cole] It's Bradshaw and Faarooq from The Acolytes.
The Acolytes ever the opportunists, taking advantage here.
[Lawler] They came right through the crowd, Michael.
[Cole] And now the double team on Kane,
Faarooq and Bradshaw, again, X-Pac lying in the corner.
[Lawler] I'll tell you what, The Acolytes, they are opportunists.
They can sense dissension in the ranks of Kane and X-Pac,
and then they took advantage and here they go again!
[Cole] X-Pac in trouble here. What a double team by The Acolytes.
And look at the destruction Faarooq and Bradshaw have left in the ring.
[rock music playing]
[Lawler] The Acolytes are sending a message,
especially to X-Pac, that it takes teamwork.
You got to stick together to be successful.
[Cole] At No Mercy, just ten days away,
Kane, X-Pac, will take on The Acolytes
in a big, big matchup, a Four Corner Elimination Match.
Right now, Kevin Kelly with The Rock.
Well, just like X-Pac and Kane
have had problems with The Acolytes, Rock,
you have had your problems, as of late, with The British Bulldog
and we're ten days away now
from your battle with The Bulldog at No Mercy.
The British Bulldog?
The Rock says who is The British Bulldog to The Rock?
A nothing, a nobody, a blemish on The Rock's buttocks.
The Rock says this, British Bulldog,
you run your mouth about how you're a big dog,
about how you've got a big bark.
Well, The Rock says your bark, quite frankly, sounds like this…
[gentle, whiny barking]
The Rock says this, ten days, No Mercy.
The Rock, British Bulldog, is going to whip your candy ass
and there are two things you could do about it,
nothing and like it.
So, The Rock says this, there is a more pressing issue.
Hold the mic up, jabroni.
There is a more pressing issue at hand,
and that issue, there is a jabroni running around the WWE,
The Rock's home, with a sock
with The Rock's face on it, stuffed in his crotch.
Val Venis, you think that you impress The Rock?
You stuffed a sock, Rocko, or whatever you call it, in your pants?
That is like blowing your nose on a constitution,
wiping your ass with the American flag.
The Rock says this, you think you impress The Great One? Why?
Because you've made a couple of comme ci, comme ça adult movies?
Well, The Rock says this,
tonight, The Rock is gonna play movie director.
He's gonna let you see firsthand,
the unedited, uncut version
of The Rock laying the smackdown on your candy ass.
[crowd cheering]
-Well, Rock, certainly I know that-- -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
If you shut your mouth and listen, because they are chanting The Rock's name.
[crowd chants] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
If you smell what The Rock is cooking.
["Know Your Role" playing]
[Cole] The Rock has his sights focused on Val Venis tonight here on SmackDown.
And, King, what a show we got for you,
we are gonna have an update
on the medical condition of Stephanie McMahon.
We are going to hear from Stephanie's brother, Shane McMahon,
here tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] And then a one-on-one, the competition going head-to-head,
The Road Doggy Dogg is gonna take on Hardcore Holly.
What a match that'll be.
[Cole] And also, tonight, Jeff Jarrett Enterprises
presents the first ever WWE Mud Wrestling Match.
-I can't believe it. -Only problem is, King,
we don't know who's involved.
[Lawler] I can't wait.
Don't forget that Stone Cold sets his sights on Triple H tonight.
Oh, wait until you see that, Michael.
[Cole] Wait a minute.
What is that? "Warning"?
King, I think that's here in the building.
-What the hell is this all about? -[Lawler] Poisonous snakes?
Thanks, Rock. Thanks a lot.
Hey, don't give me that.
You know what you did and I know what you did.
I appreciate it.
Well, Mankind, you've requested this time,
so it's obvious that you have something to say.
Well, I wanted to tell you what's going through my head
when I first heard that The Rock was willing to take on Val Venis,
I got a little put off.
Like who is The Rock to fight my battles for me?
Then I thought,
"Well, hell, that would be great to have somebody fight my battles for me."
I'm old and beaten up
and maybe I could just hang back
and be a friend and a financial advisor for The Rock.
But then I thought, first off, that's not what friends do.
And second off, I don't think the fans in Long Island
want to see Mankind sitting on his fat, candy ass.
[crowd cheering]
So, as a favor to The Rock
and as a favor to my dozens…
[crowd] And dozens!
…of fans here in Long Island,
what I'm going to do is I'm going to fight The Rock's battles.
You see, he's going to take on Val Venis
and I'm gonna challenge The Bulldog,
and I'm gonna-- I'm gonna take that microphone and hit him with it.
Have a nice day. I've got work to do.
["Oh You Didn't Know" plays]
♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
♪ Your ass better call somebody ♪
[Cole] So, wait a minute, Mankind thinks The Rock is fighting his battle,
so Mankind wants to fight The Rock's battle,
so he's challenged The Bulldog?
[Lawler] Mankind's an idiot.
[Cole] He's a bit touched.
You see, it's me. It's me.
It's that D-O double G.
Together once again with that B-A double D.
[Cole] They're the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
The New Age Outlaws back together again,
and in just ten days on pay-per-view at No Mercy,
The Outlaws defend against Crash and Hardcore Holly.
Cut the music.
-Welcome to the Dogg House… -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
…where you know those New Age Outlaws
always like to kick that shiznit doggy style.
Now then, let's see if we can make a little noise up in this building.
[crowd cheering]
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,
"The Road Dogg" Jesse James,
"The Bad Ass" Billy Gunn,
The New Age Outlaws!
[Lawler] Whoa!
What do these people see in these guys?
And, of course, if you're not down with that,
we got two words for ya!
[crowd] Suck it!
[Cole] So, it's The Road Dogg set for one-on-one action here tonight
against Hardcore Holly.
And here come the cousins and Crash carrying a scale.
[Lawler] Yeah, I don't see why Hardcore is even gonna waste his time
on The Road Dogg.
Road Dogg is not a Super Heavyweight.
He don't weigh over 400 pounds.
[Cole] I think Hardcore thinks maybe him and, you know,
me and Billy get together may add up to 400.
As we get into one-on-one action here.
Well, if they get weighed in, we may find out what they add up to.
[Cole] I'll tell you, though, what a tremendous opportunity
for the Holly cousins at No Mercy,
taking on The Outlaws for the Tag Team Titles.
If Crash and Hardcore Holly can work together for an entire matchup,
they're a formidable team.
And this will be a good one here on SmackDown.
Hardcore Holly taking on The Road Dogg.
They are packed to the rafters here at Nassau Coliseum.
Look at the Hollys. They won't even shake hands.
Uh-oh. Look out.
[Cole] Hardcore Holly misses now,
but Road Dogg follows up with a right hand.
Both of these men former Hardcore Champions
here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Holly whipped into the corner, misses with the right hand again.
And Road Dogg with the quickness here in this one.
First cover of the matchup.
Here's one and a kickout by Hardcore Holly.
Holly whipped across the ring. Road Dogg now with a big Back Body Drop.
So, already tonight here on SmackDown,
The Rock has challenged Val Venis,
and Mankind has challenged The Bulldog.
[Lawler] Mankind, he misinterprets everything.
[Cole] Oh, what a dropkick by Hardcore Holly.
Mankind, he reminds me of the time that Gomer thought he owed his life to Andy,
and was trying to do all those favors for him, remember that?
Mankind and Gomer, about the same mentality.
[Cole] Yeah.
And Hardcore Holly now with the advantage on The Road Dogg.
Again, a tremendous opportunity in ten days at No Mercy, King,
for the Holly cousins.
It'd be a huge upset if they could knock off The Outlaws.
[Lawler] Why would that be an upset?
[Cole] Because The Outlaws are four-time WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Lawler] These guys are super-- Look at Hardcore.
[Cole] They're Super Heavyweights, but they have problems getting along.
And look at this now.
Crash Holly, with the referees back turned,
working on The Road Dogg.
[Lawler] That's about 800 pounds worth of pressure
being applied to the neck of The Road Dogg there by Crash.
[Cole] The Hollys supposedly weigh a combined 800 pounds.
-[Lawler] Right. -[Cole] Supposedly.
-[Lawler] They're thick. They're solid. -If they weigh 800, then I weigh 300.
[Cole] And look at Hardcore now
with the knee to the midsection of The Road Dogg.
[Lawler] See, the important thing about the Hollys
is that they think they weigh 400 pounds apiece.
-[Cole] Okay. -[Lawler] See, it's a-- Look at that.
[Cole] Hardcore Holly, smart maneuver drawing Mr. Ass up to the apron,
allows Crash to take advantage of The Road Dogg.
And the Hollys working well together here.
[Lawler] Crash can do some damage if you're not looking.
[Cole] Hardcore Holly, kick to the midsection.
Here's Road Dogg, now whipped across the ring.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] Boot to the face.
Hardcore made a mistake that time and here comes Road Dogg.
And look at the counter by Hardcore.
Nice slam.
Lackadaisical cover, hooks the leg, two and a kickout,
got the shoulder up for The Road Dogg.
I'm still interested to learn
who's gonna be in this first ever Mud Wrestling Match
here tonight on SmackDown.
Well, it's being brought to us by Jeff Jarrett Enterprises,
so we know it's gonna be great.
Obviously, I would imagine.
I would imagine females, wouldn't you think?
[Cole] Well, yeah.
[Lawler] I mean, you've seen--
[Cole] Cover, hook at the leg, kickout again by Dogg.
[Lawler] You've seen mud wrestling matches before.
You've been to those clubs where they have those mud wrestling matches.
[Cole] King, no, I haven't.
-I'm a married man. -[Lawler] Happily married?
-Very happily married. -Yeah, but your wife's not.
-Look at this! -[Cole] Oh please.
Look at Hardcore Holly now.
Road Dogg tossed over the top rope
out there in no man's land and Crash Holly goes to work again.
[Lawler] No man's land? He's out there in the--
What do you want to call it?
Valley of the Super Heavyweights.
[Cole] Oh man, Crash Holly putting a number here on Road Dogg,
tossing him back into the ring and the referee is busy over there
with Mr. Ass.
And Hardcore Holly, again, with a cover, hooks the leg again.
This one's over, folks.
There's two, and again, Road Dogg gets the shoulder up.
I thought Hardcore Holly pulled off a big one there.
Yeah. Watch out. Hardcore Holly thought the same thing,
but he's-- better not get too perturbed with the referee there, Earl Hebner,
-because they got a lot-- -Look out! Road Dogg rolls him over.
Small package now, there's two and a kickout by Holly.
-Wow! -What action, this matchup.
Kick to the back by Hardcore Holly again,
and Road Dogg, desperation maneuver that time, almost got him.
Snapmare by Hardcore Holly.
And look at that!
Road Dogg taking a tremendous amount of punishment.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you this right now.
My prediction is, unless that psychic hotline lied to me,
the Hardcore Holly and his partner Crash
are gonna be the next Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] You might be right.
We'll find out in ten days at No Mercy.
If they do what they're doing in this matchup, I'll tell you what…
[Lawler] He's gonna go up top.
Have you ever seen a Super Heavyweight come off the top rope?
[Cole] Well, we're gonna see it now and Hardcore Holly--
[Lawler] This could shake the entire building.
[Cole] Road Dogg, boot to the face!
And a counter by The Road Dogg and Crash can't believe it.
And Road Dogg now trying to gain his breath,
trying to gain some momentum here,
and you see his tag team partner, Mr. Ass, cheering him on.
But, folks, this is a one-on-one matchup.
[Lawler] What's Road Dogg crawling for? He thinks he's gonna make a tag.
It's not a Tag Match, Road Dogg.
[Cole] Road Dogg quickly back up.
Ducks underneath the right hand and here's the jukin' and jivin' now
by the southpaw, The Road Dogg.
A little bit of shake, rattle and rollin' now.
Oh my!
And Dogg now off the ropes again.
Here it comes. Hardcore's in trouble.
[Lawler] He's not a Road Dogg. He's a hot dog.
Put some mustard on him.
Look at this.
[Cole] Road Dogg now. Oh man!
Right across the back of Hardcore Holly.
Kick to the midsection now.
Road Dogg setting him up with a Pumphandle Slam, Crash in the ring.
Mr. Ass grabs Crash Holly.
And Mr. Ass now goes to work on Crash Holly.
Road Dogg is distracted and Hardcore Holly is setting him up.
Oh man!
Hooks the leg.
Folks, this one may be over. It is.
Hardcore Holly with the victory over The Road Dogg.
[Chimel] Here's your winner, Hardcore Holly!
-See, I told you, Michael Cole. -You told me what?
He couldn't handle the Big Show. He ain't no Super Heavyweight like me.
Okay. Okay. I get it.
A Heavyweight ass whoppin'.
You see what happens [indistinct].
Hardcore Holly-- Wait a minute now.
And look at this. Look out.
Mr. Ass and The Road Dogg.
Holly's back into the ring.
[Lawler] I thought this match was over.
[Cole] And look at The Outlaws now hammering away.
Hardcore into the corner
and look at the strength of Mr. Ass.
[Lawler] Look out!
And the Holly's knocked out of the ring,
and, King, this could happen at No Mercy
when the four-time Tag Team Champions, The Outlaws,
defend against the Holly cousins.
["Oh You Didn't Know" playing]
[Lawler] I told you my prediction for No Mercy.
What could happen is they could do all the damage they want to,
The New Age Outlaws after they've lost the match.
[Cole] I'll tell you, the Hollys could pick up the win at No Mercy
if they can get along.
But the teamwork, the camaraderie has got to go to The Outlaws.
We're going to find out, King, in just ten days.
No Mercy on pay-per-view from the Gund Arena in Cleveland.
[Cole] Whoa! What's this?
This is your first therapy session.
The rules are simple.
All you have to do is sit back, tell the truth and relax. Okay?
-All right. I could do that. -Good.
So, tell me, when was your first sexual encounter?
What perfume are you wearing?
This is a very serious matter
and I need you to tell me,
-when was your first sexual encounter? -You're right. You're right.
-Let's just say I was very young, doctor. -I understand.
-I was scared. -Why?
It was dark and I was all alone. [laughs]
Mark. Mark, all jokes aside, please.
-No joking. Mark. Mark! -Okay. All right. You're right.
When was your first sexual encounter? It's okay.
Well, I tell jokes because, I mean, it hurts, you know?
You know, I don't want to talk about this again.
How old were you?
I was eight.
And who was it with?
Why does who--
It's okay. You can trust me.
-Does it matter who it was with? -You can trust me.
Who was it with?
-It was with my sister. -Your sister?
You don't still have sex with your sister!
See? I mean, this ain't helping me none.
It's okay.
When was the last time you had sex with your sister?
Day before yesterday.
Oh. Mark, I see that you've got some problems
and we've got a lot of work to do.
-A lot of work. -This is not helping.
It's okay.
I'm trying to forget. I'm trying to put this behind me.
Jeez.
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
-[Lawler] Did I just… -[Cole] You just heard it.
Mark Henry, an admitted sex addict, is undergoing therapy.
-Well, folks, there you see the mud pit. -Wait! Wait! Wait!
He's had sex with his sister?
[Cole] That's what he said.
That mud pit filled with cold slimy mud,
a first ever Mud Wrestling Match here tonight.
[Cole] Well, we're back on SmackDown.
[Lawler] And I think we're about to find out
who the participants are gonna be in the WWE's first ever Mud Match.
Oh!
[Cole] And Jeff Jarrett, the Intercontinental Champion.
-And look it, he's dressed in waders. -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] Well, folks, we can tell you tonight,
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 Skittles! Bite-sized candy.
Taste the rainbow of fruit flavors.
[Cole] And by Lugz.
Lugz boots and jeans, decide well, conquer all.
Lugz, decide and conquer.
Well, from the looks and the way Jeff Jarrett is dressed,
he's gonna be wrestling somebody in the mud.
[Cole] And look at his ankle deep in that mud.
Finally, I have found a place for the women of the WWE.
[Lawler] What?
-[Cole] Oh, come on now. -Mud wrestling.
[Lawler groans]
-[Cole] When's he gonna stop? -After that fiasco on Raw
on Monday night,
this is the only place that broads should be fighting.
So, later on tonight,
right here in this very mud ring, courtesy of Jarrett Enterprises,
-Miss Kitty… -[Lawler] What?
…will be getting it on knee-deep in this slop.
[Lawler] Miss Kitty?
And since the women of the WWE are so obsessed with their cleavage,
the only way to win the match
is not by one, two, three,
but it's by ripping your opponent's top off.
[Lawler] What?
[Cole] King, I don't think Miss Kitty knew anything about this.
[Lawler] Woo-hoo! Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty.
-We're gonna see. -And, Kitty…
you've been apologizing for the last few days.
If you want to get back on my good side, you better not back out.
-And Chyna, I've got a few words for you. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
There will be no backing out of the Good Housekeeping Match at No Mercy
because I will show no mercy.
[Lawler] We're gonna see Miss Kitty in the mud.
[Cole] Yeah, but who's she taking on? Who's her opponent?
[Lawler] That's better than a litter box.
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett Enterprises
presents the first ever WWE Mud Wrestling Match here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] And somebody's top is coming off.
[Cole] Yeah, but who's Miss Kitty's opponent?
-[Lawler] I don't care! -[Cole] And look at that mud.
Slimy, gooey, cool, and oozy.
-Right now, Terry Taylor with The Bulldog. -Yoo-hoo!
Bulldog, what is your answer to Mankind's challenge?
When is everybody gonna get it through their thick skulls?
All I care about is one thing and one thing only.
That's the WWE Title.
I don't care if The Rock lives or dies.
I don't care about Stephanie McMahon.
-[Cole] Whoa. -Hell, I don't even care
about that idiot, Mankind.
If I have to cripple him tonight in this match
to get my title shot, I'll do so.
Look out!
[Cole] Wait a minute. That's Mankind.
Mankind hammering away at The Bulldog.
[all shouting]
Officials and [indistinct] are pulling these two apart.
Mankind challenged The Bulldog.
He wanted to fight The Rock's battles here tonight.
Man!
[Lawler] Okay, we're back, Michael, and what is this?
[Cole] Well, King, I'm being told that this is somewhere in the Nassau Coliseum.
[Lawler] Oh my God!
[Cole] You recall we saw the sign on the door earlier on that said,
"Warning. Poisonous snakes."
[Lawler] There's a whole room of poisonous reptiles and snakes
-somewhere in this building? -[Cole] It sure looked that way.
[Lawler] I know there's a lot of snakes in the WWE,
but most of them are the two-legged variety.
[Cole] Well, we are searching the Nassau Coliseum
for Edge and Christian,
a tremendous tag team here on World Wrestling Entertainment.
[bell rings]
Now, where are they?
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
making their way to the ring at a combined weight of 462 pounds,
Christian and Edge!
[Lawler] Boy, these guys can't wait to get out of here,
so they could wrap up the Terri Invitational Tournament here tonight.
[Cole] That's right.
Edge and Christian weeding their way through this capacity crowd.
They are up two to nothing in the Terri Invitational.
They're looking for a sweep.
One more win, King, they get a hundred thousand dollars
and the managerial services of Terri.
[Lawler] What do you mean managerial services?
They get Terri.
That includes managerial and personal services, I think.
How do you know that?
That's why you and I should've been in this tournament, you idiot.
[Cole] Edge and Christian set to do battle with The New Brood.
[Lawler] By the way, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Where is Terri?
She's got to sit next to me for these matches.
She's been with you the last couple of weeks…
[Lawler] Oh, you're telling me.
[Cole] And that's been good luck for Edge and Christian.
["Loaded" playing]
And here come The New Brood, Matt and Jeff.
[Lawler] Huge underdogs. Right now, these guys are down two to zip.
-Edge and Christian looking for the sweep. -Their opponents,
at a combined weight of 422 pounds,
Matt and Jeff, The New Brood!
[Cole] There is electricity here tonight at Nassau Coliseum.
And don't miss out on the excitement in Miami,
Sunday Special, four o'clock start at the arena,
plus tickets on sale a week from Saturday
for huge events, King, in San Jose and in San Francisco.
[Lawler] Hold on here. Where's Terri?
-Uh-oh. Here we go. -You got your wish.
[Lawler] Yoo-hoo!
You know what my next two wishes are?
-What are they? -Whoa! Watch out for that fire.
It's hot enough, she doesn't need to be walking close to the fire.
-[Terri] You want it, don't you? -[Lawler] Yes.
-[Terri] You want it? -[Lawler] Yes!
-[Terri] I'm gonna give it to you. -Come on, baby!
Tonight is the third round of my tournament,
and I think I want to shake things up a bit.
-[Lawler] Please. -I think I want to stir things up a bit.
I love it when you stir.
Guys, tonight, this match will be Texas Tornado rules.
-Uh-oh. -And you know what that means,
everybody in the ring all at the same time.
So, why don't you go for it
and may the best team win… me.
[Cole] And here we go now.
Edge and Christian against Matt and Jeff, The New Brood,
this is a Texas Tornado Match.
That means all the four men are in the ring at the same time.
Forget your average, everyday run-of-the-mill Tag Match.
Texas Tornado rules here. Woo!
[Cole] All hell is gonna break loose. First pinfall or submission wins.
And look at this now, Hardys collide, and there's Christian. Oh man!
[Lawler] I love the Terri Invitational Tournament.
[Cole] Edge and Christian on a major roll over the past week.
They're up two nothing in this tournament.
One more, they pick up the sweep.
And look at the double team working on all cylinders,
Edge and Christian.
And Jeff is in all kinds of trouble.
And look at this now.
Oh man!
Double headbutt to the shoulders.
-First cover. Kickout. -These guys, Edge and Christian,
they want Terri bad, don't they?
Can you blame them?
[Cole] I'm sure The New Brood wants Terri bad as well,
but speaking of The New Brood,
where in the world is Gangrel
and what do you think he thinks about this Invitational Tournament?
[Lawler] I have no idea, but, oh, look at this.
[Cole] Oh man!
Edge and Christian really cooking here in this Texas Tornado Match.
Two great young teens in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Here's another cover. There's two.
And a kickout at the last moment by Matt.
You know, Terri says she believes these two teams
are the two brightest young teams
in World Wrestling Entertainment today.
It's a toss-up of which team she wants to win.
[Lawler] And she also said she thinks all is fair
in love and what's entertainment.
Well, she doesn't care what Gangrel thinks
if she wins the services of Matt and Jeff Hardy.
[Cole] Well, Christian and Matt battling outside the ring. Reversal now.
Christian back-first into that ring apron.
-Look at that. -Look at that.
Oh man!
What a maneuver.
Meanwhile, inside the ring,
it's Edge and Jeff, kick to the midsection now.
Edge setting him up. Look out! He doesn't see Matt now.
Top rope. Look at Matt with a clothesline from the top rope.
Christian neutralized outside the ring.
Cover now. Two and a kickout by Edge.
We've got to take another look
at this tremendous DDT by Matt.
Oh my! Christian's head slamming into the mat outside the ring.
Look at this now. Here's Jeff. Oh man!
And Edge is in trouble.
Christian is still out outside the ring after that DDT by Matt.
Here's a cover now.
Referee Tim White count. Kickout after two.
You know, that maneuver by Matt outside the ring
was the same maneuver which took Edge out of action
for a couple of weeks with a stinger.
Cover again and a kickout again by Edge.
[Lawler] Both of these teams want to win this tournament really bad.
I don't think the money is that important.
Of course, a hundred grand, it's nothing to sneeze at, but whew!
The services of Terri?
[Cole] And here's the double team now by The New Brood and Edge is in trouble.
Does she look good tonight or what?
You know, these are two-- Here's a cover now by Jeff.
There's two again, and again, Edge kicks out.
King, these are two of the most evenly matched teams
ever going at it here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
You know what I just figured out?
-I believe I've got it. -What?
I think I know who's gonna be the other participant
-in the Mud Wrestling Match. -Who?
-Terri. -You would love that, wouldn't you?
-Oh, would I love that, baby. Yoo-hoo! -Terri and kittens.
[Cole] Look at this now. Oh man!
Edge's desperation maneuver takes out both members of The New Brood.
Terri's top ripped off, are you kidding me?
Would I love that?
-What about Kitty's? -[Lawler] Oh baby! What about a draw?
Maybe they could both lose. [cackles]
[Cole] We know Kitty is in the Mud Wrestling Match.
We don't know who her opponent is.
The referee makes the count, but Edge is to his feet first.
Remember, Edge and Christian up two games to none
in this best of five series.
From behind, Matt.
[crowd cheering]
Oh man!
Jeff just climbed the barricade.
Christian was getting to his feet and he took him out again.
Christian is history.
What a Snapmare takedown by Matt that time.
And again, Jeff in the ring and the double team continues.
Christian was taken out with a DDT
and then a tremendous maneuver off the barricade by Jeff.
He's not been a factor in this match whatsoever.
That's two, and again, Edge gets the shoulder up.
One more look, King, at the action outside the ring.
Yeah. I've never seen anything like this.
Off the barricade and right onto Christian.
I tell you, these two teams, so well balanced, so quick, so agile.
And here's Matt now, second rope.
Edge in all kinds of trouble.
-Oh my! Legdrop across the sternum… -What a legdrop.
…and another cover on Edge here. This should be it.
There's two, and again, Edge with resilience, kicks out.
[Lawler] I thought he had him there.
[Cole] Matt and Jeff working well together, but Edge,
tremendous competitor.
He's in tremendous shape.
[Lawler] Terri's got to be impressed by this.
[Cole] Terri's got to be impressed by both teams, King.
As Matt hammers away now to the midsection.
[Lawler] I'm impressed by Terri. Did you see that top she had on?
I bet she never has trouble finding a slow dance partner.
[Cole] Oh my!
A kick by Edge that time and another desperate maneuver.
Jeff just spun through the air
and Matt takes advantage again
as Christian makes his way to his feet.
One of these two teams could meet the Tag Team Champions.
The title is up for grabs at No Mercy
as The Outlaws meet the Hollys in ten days on pay-per-view.
[Lawler] I think the Hollys are gonna be the champions
and one of these two teams are gonna have to face off against the Hollys.
[Cole] Yeah. Look at this now.
Oh man!
And speaking of champions at No Mercy,
Triple H, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, with the WWE Title on the line,
and Stone Cold with revenge on his mind.
And again, The New Brood double teaming Christian this time.
Great balance by Christian. And look at this.
-Oh man! -[Lawler laughs]
-Here's a cover now on Matt. There's two. -That's it.
It could be over, and Matt gets the shoulder up.
I thought it was gonna be a clean sweep for Edge and Christian.
[Lawler] I thought we were gonna know who Terri was gonna be managing.
[Cole] Oh, what a spear. Spear by Edge.
Hook of the leg. Two again, and a save by Matt.
-[Lawler] This is great competition. -[Cole] What action!
It's what you come to expect here in the WWE.
What else, man? Look at this.
[Cole] Every Thursday night you come to expect it on SmackDown.
And the double team by Edge and Christian,
who, again, have gained the advantage here.
What do these guys know about Terri that we don't know?
I mean, they're fighting their hearts out.
They're fighting for their life to get Terri.
And they're fighting for a hundred thousand dollars, too.
And look at this. This is that stacked up Superplex.
[Cole] Man! And they hit it again. This should be it.
Wait a minute. Look at Jeff.
-Senton Bomb! -[Lawler screams]
Senton Bomb by Jeff right into the chest of Christian.
-Edge over the top rope. -There is the double cover.
-[Lawler] I told you! -And it's over.
[Cole] The New Brood.
The New Brood.
[Chimel] Here are your winners, The New Brood!
They have drawn within one in the best of five tournament.
Edge and Christian, two.
The New Brood, one, in the battle for Terri's services.
[Lawler] The Terri Invitational continues.
[Cole] We got to take a look at some of the tremendous action in this matchup.
Two of the hottest young teams
in World Wrestling Entertainment today.
Take a look at this Spear by Edge.
[Lawler] Unbelievable. I thought it was over right there.
[Cole] And here's that stacked up Superplex by Edge and Christian.
[Lawler] And then the Senton Bomb. Wow!
[Cole] And the double cover by The New Brood.
And The New Brood now down two games to one in this best of five match series.
Man, oh man!
The action, unreal.
Hey, it's Val Venis.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Venis sighs]
What's Val up to?
He's always up to something.
Oh no! No. No. Wait a minute.
No, not here. Not here.
-We're on TV. -[Venis] Hello, Rocko!
-[Lawler laughs] -[Cole] It's just a Rocko.
[Venis] "The Big Rockbowski" never looked better.
[Lawler] Oh my God!
-[Lawler cackles] -[Cole] Val with Mr…
Oh man!
Well, folks, we're getting ready to get slimy.
Mud Wrestling coming up.
Who's gonna win the first of its kind match in the WWE?
Who's Kitty's opponent?
[Lawler] I don't know, but you've always been slimy.
[soft rock music plays]
[Lawler] Oh boy! Here we go. Yoo-hoo!
I can't wait.
We know we got kitties, kittens.
What else are we gonna have? Hey, maybe puppies, you think?
[Cole] And look at Jeff Jarrett.
He's got a raincoat on and waders
as he makes his way down to that mud pit
for the WWE's first ever Mud Wrestling Match.
Well, it's finally here,
the first ever Jarrett Enterprises Mud Match.
But you know what?
There's just one other person
that I want to get as good a look
of the Mud Match that I'm gonna have,
and that person brings honor and dignity.
No, it's not the puppies.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Please.
This lady brings honor and dignity to the women of the WWE.
She is none other than the WWE's Ladies' Champion, Ivory.
-Come on out here, Ivory. -Let's get a closer look.
[Cole] She's the WWE Women's Champion, Ivory.
-She was involved in that matchup on Raw… -[Lawler] Wowee.
…where in the end Jeff Jarrett ended up putting the finger
-[indistinct] on Miss Kitty. -Come on out here, Ivory.
I want you to get a good look at this
because you are a true Ladies' Champion.
-[Lawler] Oh baby. -You bring honor and respect
to the WWE women,
and I want you to get a good look about what's gonna happen.
I'm a little worried about that mud, Mike. It might be poisonous mud…
-The first opponent. -…like those snakes.
I want to bring them out right now. Come on out, Miss Kitty. Come on.
[Lawler] Oh boy!
Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty.
[Cole] Well, judging from the reaction on Miss Kitty's face a little earlier on,
I don't think she thought she was gonna be involved in this thing, King.
[Jarrett] Come on, Kitty. You know how to get back on my good side.
Get your rear end down here and get in the mud.
[Lawler] Back on his good side?
Miss Kitty don't have a bad side.
[Cole] Who's her opponent though, King?
We still don't know who she's gonna face in this one.
I think her opponent is gonna be Terri Runnels.
[Lawler] I told you that. Oh baby.
Look at Jarrett. He's wearing rubber gloves.
He don't want to get the mud on himself.
[Cole] Well, King, Miss Kitty is very reluctant.
-Get it off. -Well, look at Miss Kitty.
-Wait a minute. -Get it off.
All right, folks.
Whoa!
[crowd cheers]
Get out of the way, Jeff.
[Jarrett] Get in there.
Okay, Kitty, you know the rules, don't you?
Everybody know the rules.
The winner has to have their top ripped off.
Now…
I want to bring out Miss Kitty's opponent.
-Oh, it looks like that mud must be cold. -None other than Ivory.
-Wait a minute! Wait a minute! -What?
-Oh my God! Did you see that? -Jeff Jarrett--
[Jarrett] Ring the bell.
-[Cole] Jeff Jarrett tricked her. -[bell rings]
-Look at that! -Jeff Jarrett tricked Ivory.
[Jarrett] Yeah.
[Cole] The Women's Champion involved in this mud wrestling.
-[Jarrett] Do not get the mud on me. -And look at Miss Kitty.
-I love that blonde hair, King. -King, you gotta love this.
[Jarrett] I know you're over there commentating,
but nothing better-- goes better, water, dirt, mud.
The lowest thing on earth, just like women.
[Cole] But in order for Kitty to win,
she's got to get that second top of Ivory's off.
Oh my!
[Lawler] I cannot believe this. Look at this now.
-The top. -[Cole] Look at Ivory.
[Lawler] Now, somebody's-- somebody's top has to actually come off to lose this?
[Cole] Yeah, but the outer top came off already of Ivory,
but the lower top's got to come off.
And look at Ivory go.
Oh, that beautiful blonde hair, King, I love it.
[Lawler] I can't believe it. Miss Kitty.
Get up and fight like a cat!
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett tricked Ivory into this.
[Lawler] Use those claws. Oh, poor Miss Kitty.
[Cole] Oh my!
I bet you want to be that cameraman down there now.
[Lawler] This is some great network television.
-[Lawler screams] -[Cole] Wait a minute.
Ivory.
Her top, her top is off!
[Lawler] Miss Kitty…
[Cole] Miss Kitty's top's off. Oh my!
-[Lawler screams] -[Cole] Kitty. Kitty.
[Lawler] Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!
[Cole] Kittens are on the loose!
And look at Ivory. She is ticked off at Jeff Jarrett.
[Lawler] She is mad at Jeff.
[Jarrett] The winner is Ivory right there.
Your first ever winner of the Mud Match.
Hey, Moolah, don't get out of here.
I have no problem whipping your ass.
-Wait a minute. -I'll put you right in the mud.
King, look at--
[Lawler] Don't-- Don't tell me.
-It's the old antiques! It's two fossils! -[Cole] It's Mae Young.
I'll get you, Moolah. Stay away from me.
I'll put you right over in that mud.
[Lawler] They're old as dirt, that's where they belong!
-[Cole] Oh no! -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Cole] She's a Hall of Famer. Jarrett can't do this.
This is like the-- It's two old dinosaurs going into the La Brea Tar Pits! [laughs]
-What poetic justice. -[Lawler] Yes!
[Jarrett] Two old fat sows wallowing in the mud.
[Cole] Oh, come on, Jarrett.
Now this has gone way too far.
What the hell is his problem?
Get them again, Jarrett.
-King, look! Look! -Heads up.
[Lawler] Jarrett! Turn around!
I'm telling you, every stinking one of you,
you deserve to be in the mud.
-I'm telling you. All of you. -Jarrett is going to get his here.
[Cole] Chyna! Oh man!
Chyna just dumped Jarrett.
And look at Moolah and Mae Young go.
[Lawler] I can't believe it.
The two old mummies! Those geezers are hot on Jeff.
[Cole] Chyna will meet Jeff Jarrett in ten days at No Mercy.
[Lawler] Get off of him, [indistinct].
[Cole] And Jeff Jarrett is furious.
He's getting some of his own here. He's been embarrassed, humiliated.
It's about time it happened to Jarrett.
-[Lawler] Look at that! -[Cole laughs]
All right.
Jeff Jarrett is a muddy mess.
[Lawler] This is terrible. Get out of there, Jeff!
-[Cole] And there's The British Bulldog. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
Obviously on his way out here, King.
He's got a big match with Mankind.
A challenge from Mankind to The Bulldog here on SmackDown.
And you see Michael Hayes standing by with Shane McMahon
at the Connecticut Medical Center.
Coming up, an interview with Shane,
an update on the condition of his sister, Stephanie,
because of what happened in the UK.
You wanna do this right now?
[Bulldog] There you are. Where's my title shot?
People [indistinct] next to me are debuted to wrestle Triple H.
-Where's my title shot? -You had your title shot.
Well, you call that a title shot?
Look, The Rock was the referee when you had your title--
You put The Rock as referee, not me.
-Davey, calm down. -No.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
No, I'm not gonna calm down.
Stephanie! Stephanie! Stephanie!
-Get me a medic! -Get a medic!
Give me a medic, damn it!
[Cole] That metal trash container striking Stephanie McMahon in the head,
and then this past Monday night on Raw,
instead of apologizing,
The British Bulldog pointed fingers at Vince McMahon.
Vince, about what happened to Stephanie, it's unfortunate.
Vince, you had put her in a position where she could get injured.
I mean, God knows I would never ever
put my daughter in a locker room with wrestlers.
[Cole] But what was the condition of Stephanie McMahon?
Michael Hayes asked her fiancé, Test.
Michael, all the doctors have told me
that Steph has post-concussion syndrome with major head trauma.
I mean, Steph's in there fighting.
She didn't do a damn thing to deserve this.
Well, I know this is not the most opportune time,
but does this affect the wedding in any way?
Wedding?
Man, she doesn't even recognize me.
Well, Shane, I would imagine you and your family are very relieved.
I understand Stephanie's condition is improving.
Yeah. Stephanie is getting much better.
You know, day by day, she's getting better and better
and she's getting more of her memory back.
Unfortunately, she's still suffering from amnesia.
So, we're all a little heartbroken about it,
but the wedding has been postponed, you know, until Stephanie fully recovers.
Well, I know that you've been preoccupied with Stephanie,
but have you heard some of the comments The Bulldog has made as of late?
[dog barking]
[Cole] Here's the man Shane McMahon has no love lost for, The Bulldog,
who meets Mankind tonight,
but perhaps he's looking past Mankind to ten days from tonight
when he meets The Rock at No Mercy.
[Lawler] I want to tell you,
this is gonna be big, Michael Cole.
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
making his way to the ring from Manchester, England,
weighing in at 270 pounds, The British Bulldog!
[Cole] So, it's The Bulldog and The Rock at No Mercy,
and No Mercy is presented by Legacy of Kain,
Soul Reaver by Eidos Interactive.
No Mercy will be live only on pay-per-view
a week from this Sunday, from the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
[Lawler] So now, Mankind thinks he's doing his best buddy, The Rock,
a big favor here by challenging The British Bulldog.
[tires screech, car crashes]
[Cole] He's Long Island's own, Mick Foley.
Here comes Mankind!
[Chimel] And his opponent who weighs in at 287 pounds,
Mankind!
[Cole] What a tremendous reaction
from this capacity crowd at Nassau Coliseum.
And, King, as you said,
Mankind believes that The Rock is fighting his battle,
so in turn, he has to fight The Rock's battle.
[Lawler] Look at that goofy jacket he's wearing.
The Rock and Sock Connection.
[Cole] What is so goofy about it?
[Lawler] What do you mean what is so goofy about it?
I mean, you think The Rock really wants to have anything whatsoever
to do with this moronic Mankind?
[Cole] Probably not, but is there anything wrong with that?
Thanks. We'll hold this for you, Mankind.
What a great jacket.
-Why don't you put it on? -Yeah, right.
[Cole] I mean, is there anything wrong, King, with a guy trying to find a friend?
-Would you smell that jacket? -Yes.
And here we go now. Bulldog wasting little time going to work on Mankind
with those big forearms.
The Bulldog, the man who is obsessed with winning the WWE Championship.
No real apology to the McMahon family
for what happened to Stephanie McMahon
this past Saturday night from Birmingham, England.
[Lawler] Well, I got to admit. That was way, way out of line.
I don't think he was actually intentionally throwing it at Stephanie.
He was just enraged.
He was so obsessed with getting his title shot
that he just, you know, in a fit of rage,
he threw that trash container and it hit Stephanie,
but then, you're right.
I mean, that was a lame apology.
[Cole] Well, King, first off, A, if it was an accident,
why didn't he apologize for it?
Number two, he's blaming the McMahon family
for getting booed in his own country.
Can you blame his countrymen for booing him for what he did?
And Bulldog in trouble now.
-Here comes Mankind. -Look out!
-Wow! -Right into the face of The Bulldog.
The Bulldog is so obsessed.
And look at Mankind now going to work.
He's doing this for The Rock.
[Lawler] Is this-- We're in Long Island.
Is this really the hometown of Mick Foley?
[Cole] Home of Mick Foley. Yes, it is.
[Lawler] This place has produced more tragedies than Shakespeare.
[Cole] Oh, come on.
Mankind doing this for The Rock,
in his words, fighting this battle for The Rock.
The Rock doesn't need anybody to fight his battles for him.
[Cole] No, he doesn't.
But again, Mankind wants The Rock to be his best buddy, his best friend.
The Rock and Sock Connection.
[Lawler] A friend in need is a pest. I told you that before.
[Cole] And look at Bulldog with the… Oh my!
Trying to Suplex outside the ring and Mankind in trouble here.
That's because British Bulldog, pound for pound,
is one of the strongest men in the world.
You're not gonna outpower The British Bulldog, Mankind, you moron.
Oh wow!
[Cole] What a headbutt.
Rock's not gonna be able to outpower The Bulldog either at No Mercy.
But what The Rock has going for him, and look out, King.
Look at this! Look at this!
Mankind slammed into the table.
-So, that's for you, Michael Cole. -Right.
Well, I didn't do anything to him.
And Mankind now takes advantage.
And look at Bulldog into that barricade now.
[crowd cheers]
See, I'll tell you-- Uh-oh. Watch out.
[Cole] Look out now. Here's the reversal.
-Oh my! Oh man! -[Lawler] That's it.
-[Cole] Head-on collision to those stairs! -[Lawler] He might be dead.
[Cole] And those stairs have no give in them at all.
And The Bulldog, and now he's got a chair.
What in the world is he gonna do here?
[Lawler] I like this referee.
He's allowing a lot of latitude-- Look at this.
[Cole] Oh man!
-How in the world-- -[Lawler] Watch it there, kids.
[Cole] Bulldog now, from behind.
Oh, right across the skull of Mankind.
The Bulldog has been like a crazed animal.
[Lawler] He's obsessed.
[Cole] The Bulldog like a crazed animal.
His obsession for the WWE Championship
burning inside of him, oozing out of his skin.
Actually, by now, both of these guys should've been disqualified.
I don't understand what the referee is doing here.
And Bulldog, again, the face of Mankind off those stairs.
[Lawler] You're not gonna do any more damage to Mankind's face.
Let's face it.
[Cole] I tell you, we talked about The Rock and Bulldog at No Mercy.
You know, The Rock has twice been screwed out
of the WWE Championship by The Bulldog.
He has a lot at stake in this one as well.
Bulldog now with a cover on Mankind.
That's two, and a kickout.
How in the world does he keep going?
[Lawler] You know, Mankind's face is just held together by that stupid mask.
[Cole] And Bulldog now for another cover.
There's two again, and again, shoulder up by Mankind.
-And Bulldog-- -I think Foley has only got
two teeth left, hasn't he?
[Cole] Something like that. You get a shot of it right there.
[Lawler] Good thing about it, they're opposite each other.
[Cole] And listen to this hometown crowd coming alive now for Mankind.
The Bulldog with those tremendous forearms
squeezing the breath out of Mick Foley.
See, if we were in Manchester, England right now, I'd think the crowd would--
I think they'd be rooting for The British Bulldog.
They booed him out of the building
at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
Booed him, and then he blamed the McMahons for that.
How ludicrous!
Mankind now, headbutt to Bulldog, and Mankind off the ropes again.
And Bulldog with a knee to the midsection.
You know, The Bulldog really has to get by The Rock at No Mercy
to have any shot at the WWE Championship,
the championship he is so obsessed with.
The one reason he came back
-to World Wrestling Entertainment. -Yeah, but I got to think
-that The Bulldog could get it done. -Cover again, and again,
Mankind somehow gets that shoulder up.
[muffled chatter]
Gonna have to squeeze the life out of Mankind right here.
I'm talking about getting by somebody.
You got to realize, The Rock is gonna have to get by Val Venis right here tonight.
[Cole] And that's gonna be a matchup.
And The Rock can't be too happy with what we saw a little bit earlier on.
Val Venis hanging Mr. Rocko out of his fly.
[Lawler] I… [stutters] I just didn't realize it was flat.
[Cole laughs]
What? What is it?
[Cole] Bulldog now, as Mankind makes it to his feet.
And Bulldog, again, with a low blow.
[Lawler] Speaking of flat. [laughs] Woo!
[Cole] Referee Mike Chioda…
allowing a lot of latitude in this matchup.
And Bulldog, again, with a right hand to the back of the head of Mankind.
Whipped off the ropes. Oh, and he telegraphed it!
Mankind planted him with a DDT.
[Lawler] Well, these referees, they've got that newfound authority now.
They just do just about anything they want to.
[Cole] Both men are out.
Desperation maneuver by Mankind that time, planting Bulldog with a DDT.
I don't know how much Mankind can have left here,
a tremendous amount of punishment through steel stairs, chair to the head.
[Lawler] Well, he's a homer.
He's got these hometown people, dozens and-- Uh-oh.
[Cole] Here we go now. Here it comes!
You know what it is.
It's Mr. Socko time. There's Socko.
[Lawler] I don't care what it is. I just worry about where it's been.
[Cole] And Socko now into that right hand of Mankind.
Wait a minute!
Bulldog threw the referee to Mankind, and Bulldog now with a forearm.
Bulldog just shoved the referee.
And look at this, now, Mankind is whipped into the corner
and referee Mike Chioda is out.
[Lawler] He's history.
[Cole] And Bulldog now knocking Mankind over the top rope.
[Lawler] Man, I've never seen anybody be able to successfully thwart
-the attack of the Socko. -[Cole] Oh no! Not this.
-[bell rings] -Oh man!
Pound for pound, the strongest man of the WWE,
and look at him carrying those steel stairs with ease,
and Mankind walked right into it.
[Lawler] Ow! That's gonna leave a mark, even on his head.
[Lawler laughs]
[Cole] The Bulldog, I tell you, he has snapped.
He is so obsessed with proving himself,
proving that he deserves the title shot.
[Lawler] Nothing is gonna stop him.
[Cole] He's following Mankind into the crowd here.
-[bell ringing] -Uh-oh.
The Bulldog trying to get his point across to The Rock,
who he meets in ten days at No Mercy.
[indistinct chatter]
-[Lawler] Wait a minute here. -Look at this.
[Cole] This match is over, but this brawl has filed out into this New York crowd.
[Lawler] Well, that's a dangerous place to be.
I think Mick is trying to drag him all the way to his house.
-This is his hometown, isn't it? -It is.
[Cole] Look at Mankind with those right hands to Bulldog
in that sea of people, capacity crowd here.
And where are they going?
Have you ever seen Mick Foley's house? What a slum!
Well, we're losing them.
[Cole] Battle back through the crowd here somewhere.
But let's take another look, King.
[Lawler] The steps to the head of--
Is this Foley's baby boy? [laughs]
[Cole] Listen to the thud off the head of Mankind.
[crowd gasps]
[Lawler] And then the whole set of stairs fell right under the ribcage.
[Cole] Well, King, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is out on a hunting trip
with good ol' JR,
and you'll never believe who the target is.
[gun fires]
Boy, that'll leave a mark.
That's dead-on right there, boy.
[Cole] Back here at Nassau Coliseum on SmackDown,
somewhere in the bowels of this building, a room full of poisonous snakes.
Why the hell are they here?
Well, speaking of snakes,
JR caught up with the Texas Rattlesnake, Stone Cold, on a hunting trip.
[gun fires]
[Ross] Man.
Boy, that'll leave a mark.
This is a hell of way to get ready for a wrestling match.
-You think it is? -Well, it's different.
You're right, I'm out here and I'm trying to relax, but I can't relax
-because I got him on my mind. -Yeah.
And you don't do Steve Austin like he didn't expect
not to get a payback, and he will get a payback, man.
[gun fires]
There's gonna be a point where I'm gonna lose it,
and he's gonna feel everything that I've been feeling
for the last two months, sitting on my ass thinking about what he did to me.
And like I said before,
no one pays back any better than "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
But the bottom line is, I think,
that I could see in his face that he's very concerned.
Yeah, he's very concerned.
When you're getting a little nervous and you get a little scared,
you do desperate things,
and he's already had my attention before, you know?
Now, he's really gotten it.
He sits there and he's-- he considers himself The Game.
You know, when I think of games,
I think of tiddlywinks and [bleep] like that.
You know, this ain't no game.
The World Wrestling Entertainment Championship means everything to me
and I've always said that if you're not in the World Wrestling Entertainment
to hold that belt, then I really don't know why you're here.
So, that's why I'm in the WWE,
and he's got that [bleep] and it will come back to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
If I got anything to do about it, and the fact of the matter is I do,
and that's gonna happen at No Mercy.
[Ross] Pretty ironic this pay-per-view
on October the 17th is called No Mercy, ain't it?
Yeah, yeah, it is, because after what he did to me,
-I ain't gonna give him no mercy. -[gun fires]
[Cole] The Rattlesnake ready for Triple H. Wait a minute.
What the hell's Triple H doing in that room full of poisonous snakes?
Look at him. What's he doing?
The WWE Champion is…
No!
He's opening-- Wait a minute.
Triple H is going into that snake tank.
♪ Well, well it's the Big Show ♪
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown
and here comes 7'2", 500 pounds of the Big Show,
and I'm Michael Cole at ringside and I'm partnerless.
The King had to go into the back to check on Miss Kitty
after that Mud Wrestling Match. Typical King.
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
making his way to the ring, he weighs in at 500 pounds,
the Big Show!
[Cole] The Big Show with a new mean streak,
learning some craft from The Undertaker.
The Undertaker has been suspended here on the World Wrestling Entertainment
by WWE chairman, Mr. McMahon.
And the Big Show in a foul mood as of late,
and he's gonna have his hands full on this one.
[Chimel] And his opponent, from Cobb County, Georgia,
weighing in at 312 pounds, the Big Boss Man!
[Cole] Well, folks, we'd like to take this opportunity
to update you on the condition of Droz.
As many of you know,
Droz was seriously injured earlier this week in a match.
He dislocated two vertebrae in his neck
and underwent surgery to stabilize it and realign his spine.
Now, doctors say they're working extremely hard to help Droz,
however, a prognosis for recovery won't be known for days.
And our thoughts here in World Wrestling Entertainment,
and our prayers go out to Droz, his fiancée and his entire family.
So, we're set for action. The Big Show to take on the Big Boss Man.
Nassau Coliseum has experienced one hell of a SmackDown
here on UPN tonight.
Still to come, The Rock takes on Val Venis.
That should be an extremely interesting matchup.
And look at the Big Show and the strength of the Show
as he tosses Boss Man into the corner and for a second time.
Oh my! Boot to the face.
And Boss Man follows it up with a right hand.
The Big Boss Man really taking it to the seven-footer here.
And the Big Show blocks himself in the corner
and Boss Man made sure this--
Look at the Big Show, the strength.
And Boss Man going for the ride.
A very strange image here on SmackDown.
We saw earlier on a sign on a-- apparently, a locker room door.
What a kick by the Big Show.
The sign said, "Warning. Poisonous snakes."
And then we saw those poisonous snakes inside tanks,
and, folks, before we went to break, the WWE Champion--
Oh man!
Triple H, walked into that room,
opened the top of one of the tanks and stuck his hand inside.
And my question is,
what the hell is Triple H doing in that room full of snakes?
And look at the Boss Man now hammering away.
Got the Big Show hung up on the top rope,
and Boss Man now, big lefts and rights.
Again, Jerry "The King" Lawler had to go back into the locker room
to check on Miss Kitty following that Mud Wrestling Matchup.
The Mud Wrestling Matchup
in which Ivory won after being duped into it by Jeff Jarrett.
Big Show reversal now.
Boss Man whipped into the ropes. Big Show misses.
And there's the quickness of the Boss Man.
Oh man!
Walked into that slam by the Boss Man,
and I think the Boss Man hurt his back that time
lifting that big 500-pounder off the ground.
Cover now by the Boss Man. Here's the count.
There's two, and the Big Show kicks out with authority.
No Mercy, folks, just ten days away on pay-per-view.
Big headbutt by the Big Show.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Oh man!
Extremely focused on the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship
and the champion, Triple H.
Boss Man whipped across the ring
and the Big Show now in complete control
of the big 300-pounder from Cobb County, Georgia.
Wait a minute, Boss Man with that nightstick
and he walked straight into this one, folks.
And look at the Boss Man, nightstick to the gut of the Big Show.
And the referee, Teddy Long, is gonna call for the bell here.
Boss Man is gonna be disqualified for using that nightstick.
-[bell rings] -And Boss Man continues the punishment.
What a shot.
You can hear those shots thundering throughout the arena
across the face of the Big Show.
And Big Show is stunned here
from those number of shots from the nightstick of the Boss Man.
And now he's gonna try to handcuff the Big Show.
But wait a minute.
The handcuffs aren't big enough
to go around those monster wrists of the Big Show.
And Boss Man in trouble now, and clear out La Guardia Airport,
because Boss Man is going for a ride!
♪ Well, well it's the Big Show ♪
What a chokeslam by the Big Show who wins via disqualification.
[Chimel] The winner of this match as a result of a disqualification,
the Big Show!
[Cole] The Big Show extremely impressive here on SmackDown on UPN.
And the Boss Man paid for using those nightsticks
on the 7'2", 500-pound Big Show.
And there's "The People's Champion," The Rock.
He's an action here tonight on SmackDown,
a huge score to settle with Val Venis.
[Triple H] So, Austin is off hunting with good ol' JR stuck to his ass, huh?
How are you doing, JR?
Sorry about that whole stomping a mud hole in your ass thing.
It wasn't really you.
You were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I was kind of thinking about Austin.
But, you know, Austin,
I might not be the great redneck hunter that you are,
but I'm a pretty good trapper myself.
And you see, I'm not afraid of snakes, not even a rattlesnake.
You know, they say the best way to kill one of these is to cut its head off.
That's too good for you, Austin.
At No Mercy…
I'm gonna one up that,
see, because what I'm gonna do, Austin, at No Mercy
is show you exactly that.
What I'm gonna do is take you in…
to a nice little cozy place.
You sure are fast, little guy, Austin.
You know, so small, so threatening, so deadly,
but most of it's a big show.
See…
all that rattling, all that noise, it's really just a big smokescreen.
You're really just scared.
But what I'm gonna do is…
I'm just gonna lay you down with a Pedigree, Austin.
I'm gonna finish what you said I should've done
and finished at SummerSlam.
I'll step away…
and I'm gonna get the thing that can get the job done.
I'm gonna finish what I should've started, Austin.
So, I'll…
come back to your little limp body.
I'm going to say goodbye to you, Austin, one last time.
-[Cole] No! What the hell is he doing? -[grunting]
Triple H is…
There's a snake inside that bag
and Triple H is hammering it with a sledgehammer.
-It's gonna be a bout, that is No Mercy. -The champion obviously
trying to send a message, making a point to the Texas Rattlesnake.
Yeah, it might not be that easy at No Mercy.
That's the end of it.
[Cole] He's sick.
♪ One, two, is this on? ♪
["My Time" playing]
[Cole] And here comes Triple H now.
♪ Hit me with that Triple H ♪
What is he coming out here for?
[Lawler] He's The Game.
[Cole] He's The Game, all right.
[Lawler] He can do absolutely anything he wants to, Michael Cole.
[Cole] And he's in the middle of a sadistic game here
directed towards "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
-[Lawler] Oh my God! -[Cole] He's sick.
Trying to make a point to Stone Cold when they meet in ten days at No Mercy,
but is doing what he just did making a point?
[Lawler] Well, are you…
I don't think impressed is the right word,
but when you look at that bloody bag, are you--
I think it makes a point. Yes, I do.
[Cole] And wasn't injuring Austin enough at SummerSlam?
One week from this Sunday,
October 17th, No Mercy,
-if you think this rattlesnake looks bad… -[Cole] Oh my God.
…wait 'til you see that one.
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] Oh, come on.
Because just like this rattlesnake,
at No Mercy, Steve Austin,
you too will be going back to Texas in a body bag.
-[Lawler] Wow! -[Cole] This has turned into a sick,
sadistic game for "The Game" Triple H.
Triple H, what kind of message are you trying to send to The Rattlesnake?
This disgusting display, Triple H?
Val Venis, Val Venis,
you're about to go one-on-one with The Great One.
Why do you continue to insult The Rock by wearing Mr. Rocko in your crotch?
Insult him?
Let me make one thing perfectly clear.
The Rock should be happy
he's even receiving a little extra exposure
courtesy of the Big Valbowski and Mr. Rocko.
But you know something?
A little earlier tonight,
The Rock asked the question,
does the Big Valbowski want to go one-on-one with The Great One?
Rock, I'm gonna take you to planet reality right about now,
because you see, you may be great, but you are not the greatest.
And tonight, after you receive the privilege
of climbing into the same ring at the same time as the Big Valbowski
and you look into these eyes,
you will realize, beyond any shadow of a doubt,
that you have just stepped into the ring
with the single, fastest, up-and-coming athlete
in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Lawler] Hey! Look at this nut!
[Cole] Look at Mankind!
Mankind hammering away.
And there's The Bulldog.
The Bulldog getting the best of Mankind.
And now Val and The Bulldog double teaming Mick Foley.
[crowd clamoring]
-[Lawler] Look at this, Michael! -[Cole] Look at this.
Bulldog and Val Venis attacking Mankind.
Here's Mankind trying to fight The Rock's battles again.
[overlapping chatter]
Come on, Mankind. Come on.
-What's wrong with you? -You all right?
Rock! Rock!
Just one time, you go out there
and you win one for the Micker.
Who in the hell is the Micker? Idiot.
-Mick. You wanna go? -Take your time.
♪ Hello, ladies ♪
[Cole] Win one for the Micker?
[Lawler] What have I been telling you?
[Cole] What a goof.
[Lawler] If he was just a little smarter, he'd realize how stupid he was.
[Chimel] …is scheduled for one fall,
making his way to the ring from Las Vegas, Nevada,
weighing in at 244 pounds,
Val Venis!
[Cole] You want to talk about strange, this guy is strange,
walking around with a sock in his pants with The Rock's image on it.
He's packing. What do you mean?
What's strange?
[Cole] Val Venis set to go one-on-one with The Great One
here tonight on SmackDown.
The challenge laid out by The Rock, accepted by Val Venis.
-You've got to admire a guy like Val. -[Cole] Why?
[Lawler] He gets more tail than a toilet seat. This guy is great.
♪ If you smell what The Rock is cookin' ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Chimel] And his opponent, from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
The Rock!
[Cole] This capacity crowd at Nassau Coliseum is on its feet.
[Lawler] Here comes The Great One!
[Cole] The most electrifying man in sports entertainment today.
He faces Val Venis tonight,
but in ten days, at No Mercy,
it's The Rock and The Bulldog on pay-per-view.
Boy, and The Rock is ready to lay the smackdown on the Big Valbowski.
You know, the Big Valbowski thinks,
he thinks the Big Valbowski is The Great One.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, King, despite what Mankind thinks,
I don't think The Rock is out here fighting Mankind's battles.
I think he's out here fighting the battle--
Oh, here we go now.
The Rock with a big right hand to the face of Val Venis.
And here goes The Rock.
The Rock extremely upset, embarrassed, humiliated
that Val Venis has got a picture of The Rock on that sock down his pants.
And here now, the cover.
Hook to the leg by The Rock and a kickout after two by Val Venis.
[Lawler] That picture of The Rock has been hanging
from the Big Valbowski's crotch for, well, a long time now.
[Cole] Rock has been insulted by it as well,
and The People's Champ taking out his frustration here on Val Venis.
[Lawler] You know, it's just, around the locker room,
whenever somebody walks up to Val, they say, "How's it hanging, Val?"
And he whips out The Rock.
[Cole] And Val now ducks underneath the right hand.
Rock, Val tossed over the top rope by The People's Champ.
Folks, this is a No Disqualification Matchup
between The Rock and Val Venis.
All on the line here
and Val Venis now counters with a right hand.
Oh, Val with another big right hand to The Rock.
You know, the Big Valbowski,
it may not really be the big one or "The Great One,"
but it is the great, big one. [laughs]
-You humor yourself, don't you? -Look out! Look out!
Look at Val Venis tossed over that barricade out in the crowd.
Again, this is all legal.
No disqualification and The Rock going right after it,
stomping away at the midsection of Val Venis.
[Lawler] Get up, Val.
Come on, rise to the occasion.
You can do it.
You're an up-and-comer.
[Cole] And The Rock sending a message here to The Bulldog
who he meets in ten days at No Mercy.
The Rock with a huge score to settle with The Bulldog.
Twice, The Rock screwed out of the WWE Title by The Bulldog.
And look at this now,
Val Venis tossed back into the ring by The People's Champ, The Rock.
And this capacity crowd come alive as The Rock has gained momentum here.
Swinging Neckbreaker caught him.
And The Rock now into the cover.
-This may be it. -Hooks the leg. Two.
Val Venis gets the shoulder up.
[Lawler] How would you feel, Michael Cole,
if, well, if Val Venis had a big picture of you hanging from his crotch?
[Cole] Embarrassed. Humiliated.
-[Cole] So would you. -[Lawler] Huh?
[Cole] And look at Rock now, kicks to the side of Val Venis.
You wouldn't like to get up close and personal with the Big Valbowski?
You saw earlier on, Val Venis, in an interview, attacked by Mankind.
Mankind believing that, "Hey, The Rock is fighting my battles.
I'm going to fight his."
But I don't think The Rock needs any help out here.
[Lawler] Well, The Rock wants to take care of Val Venis himself.
[Cole] And look at The Rock now.
Val Venis trying to battle to his feet.
Val, a tremendous athlete.
He delivers an elbow now to The Rock
and Val Venis tries to gain momentum, battling back with the big right hands.
The Big Valbowski off the ropes
and Rock caught him with an elbow.
Don't worry about it.
[Lawler] Val is a great athlete.
If you don't believe it, just ask some of the ladies that he starred in films with.
[Cole] The Rock now, kicks to the side of the head of Val Venis.
[Lawler] They love every inch of Val.
[Cole] And look at The Rock.
Into the turnbuckle goes Val, and Rock in control of this matchup now.
Rock with boots to the midsection.
Val Venis extremely weary at this point,
and The Rock is cruising, working on all cylinders.
And Val wisely slides out
to take a breath here to try to gain some momentum.
And Val Venis is saying enough.
Oh, wait a minute.
Here comes The Rock. Oh my!
Oh, The Rock just blindsided Val Venis!
You were talking earlier about Triple H. I'm gonna tell you something.
That was repulsive, what he did to the snake,
but I think it will be just as repulsive
what he's gonna do to The Rattlesnake, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Oh, watch this.
Like it wasn't repulsive enough knocking Austin
and out of action after SummerSlam with that knee injury,
that vicious attack with the chairs after that match.
[Lawler] But No Mercy is gonna be double repulsive.
-Whoa! -Oh man!
[Cole] Val Venis with a big clothesline.
Rock's head banging off that steel ramp there.
No disqualification in this one, folks.
And Val Venis has gained the advantage.
What a huge opportunity for the Big Valbowski.
Can you imagine, if he pulls a huge upset over The Rock here tonight?
What that would do for his career in World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Lawler] I'm not exactly sure it'd be an upset.
I've been singing the praises. Oh!
[Cole] Rock countered.
Suplex onto that steel ramp,
and that grating, shaking as Val Venis' back crashed into it.
[Lawler] No DQ. Everything is legal.
[Cole] Can you imagine the feeling of your back slamming against that steel?
As The Rock carries Val Venis back down,
back into the apron, follows it up with a clothesline,
and The Rock is cooking here.
[Lawler] And the people here are calling his name, Rocky! Rocky!
[Cole] Humiliated, embarrassed by the fact
that Mr. Rocko had been shoved down the pants of Val Venis.
And wait a minute now.
The Rock, into the barricade goes Val.
Val taking a tremendous amount of punishment, and The Rock now.
-Uh-oh. What are we doing here? -Look out, Val Venis.
Oh, and he countered. Val countered.
-Rock into the steel post. -Man!
And Val Venis now with the momentum,
with the edge, and the right hands.
[Lawler] I told you Val would rise to the occasion.
[Cole] Oh, he's rising to the occasion, all right,
and the Big Valbowski getting a second win here.
What a chop echoing through the Nassau Coliseum.
[Lawler] Wow!
And another stinging chop by Val Venis.
Oh my! My chest hurt just thinking about it.
What about The Rock?
-And The Rock now. -Oh no! Look out!
Val Venis into the stairs.
Into those steel stairs goes Val Venis.
-Uh-oh. -Man, oh man. What?
-[Lawler chuckles] -[Cole] What?
-I think The Rock is-- -I didn't do anything.
Stay here. Stay here.
[crowd clamoring]
Hey, Rock!
Val Venis was talking earlier about what you thought about,
well, Mr. Rocko getting to meet the Big Valbowski,
-up close and personal. -Is that right?
Well, The Rock says this, how about the Big Valbowski
get to meet a Mr. Table-oh.
Son of a bitch!
[crowd clamoring]
[Lawler] Look out! Oh my gosh!
Okay. Okay. Keep laying the smackdown.
Matter of fact, ask him yourself.
-Hey, Rocko! -Hey!
Hey, Val, what do you think about meeting Mr. Table-oh?
[crowd screams and gasps]
I guess it doesn't matter what he thinks about Mr. Table-oh.
-Look out! -Ooh.
This is really getting nasty,
but don't forget, that's the way Val Venis likes it.
-[Cole] King? -What?
Oh, it still works. Good. And look at The Rock.
Val Venis.
What a counter by Val!
The Rock walked right into this huge upset here.
Here's the cover, two and a kickout by The Rock.
-[Lawler] Man. -[Cole] Man, oh man.
So close for Val Venis.
What was Val Venis saying anyway?
[Lawler] It doesn't matter what he said.
[Cole] Look at this now.
Val hammering away, The Rock in trouble.
I'm gonna tell you something.
-Setting him up-- -What a suplex by Val!
[Lawler] Don't ever count Val Venis out.
[Cole] Here's the count, two, and again, The Rock gets the shoulder up.
Wow!
What action here on SmackDown.
And Val Venis is really applying the pressure here.
[Lawler] You got to be impressed with Val Venis.
I'm very impressed with Val Venis.
[Lawler] A lot of women are impressed with Val Venis.
[Cole] I'm impressed with him too.
I guess you've seen some of his films, that's why you're impressed.
-No, I haven't. -I know.
And here's Val now, Chin Lock.
And The People's Champ, he may be outta here.
And referee, Earl Hebner, is gonna check his arm
and if it goes down three times, folks, this one's over.
This is a No Disqualification Matchup.
Can end on submission though.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And The Rock may be out, King.
-I'm gonna tell you something. -What a huge win this will be.
[Lawler] Right. Huge is the word.
If The Rock is the most electrifying man
then I guess Val must be the most erectifying man.
[Cole] Well, The Rock got the arm up.
-Erectifying? -[Lawler] Yeah.
[Cole] The Rock got the arm up and The Rock is battling back now.
The People's Champ, the adrenaline is going.
Reversal by Val. Rock into the ropes.
-Val telegraphed it. -Oh no!
Good night!
Val into the mat.
And here comes The Rock now, kick to the midsection.
-Val is gonna go for the ride. -Oh no!
-He's got him hooked. -Look at the bridge now.
Cover, hook of the leg,
and Val just kicks out before the count of three.
What an athletic maneuver by The Rock.
I'll tell you, he's so quick.
He's so strong, tremendous agility for The People's Champion.
That was a pretty good athletic maneuver by the Big Valbowski to kick out of that.
It really was.
-Uh-oh. Here we go. -This has been a great matchup.
Reversal now, Rock off the ropes, Val Venis--
Oh, look at this. Rock floating up a DDT.
And here's the cover now. Hook of the leg!
Two, and again, Val Venis gets the shoulder up.
[Lawler] He's erectifying, all right.
[Cole] The Rock floating into the DDT that time
and somehow, Val Venis had the wherewithal kick out.
And The Rock now with the right hand.
Val Venis, reversal, Rock into the turnbuckle.
Here comes Val, boot to the face.
And, you know, The Bulldog is somewhere watching this, taking notes.
Oh, don't-- Oh man!
Rock walked into that one. Cover now.
-Upset. Upset. A kickout after two. -[Lawler] Wow!
[Cole] What a great matchup.
Tremendous action here on SmackDown.
And Val Venis senses it.
-He can feel it here, King. -Uh-oh.
Val Venis can feel it here.
[Lawler] Oh, I think The Rock is fixing to feel it here.
[Cole] This is perfectly legal.
There's no disqualification in this one.
Val Venis with a steel chair.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Here comes the cavalry!
-[Lawler] What does he think he's doing? -[Cole] Mankind--
[Lawler] It's The Rock and Sock Connection at its best here.
[Cole] And Mankind with the chair now.
And Val Venis. And here's Mankind.
Oh no! Oh no!
Mankind!
-Mankind hit his buddy with a chair. -What?
Val Venis into the cover.
The leg's hooked.
And Rock kicks out!
Somehow, The Rock kicked out.
[Lawler] Look at Mankind. He can't believe what he's done.
Now, what's he doing?
[Cole] Socko. Mandible Claw.
[Lawler shouts] Come on!
[Cole] Mankind almost cost The Rock the match, and Val Venis with a low blow.
Wait a minute!
Rock Bottom! The Rock Rock Bottomed Mankind!
[Lawler] Oh no!
[Cole] Rock bottom on Val Venis!
Cover, hooks the leg, it's over.
-[crowd cheering] -♪ If you smell… ♪
[Cole] Unbelievable match.
The Rock and Val Venis gave it their all.
[Chimel] Here's your winner, The Rock!
[Cole] But I'll tell you what, King,
Mankind almost cost The Rock that matchup.
[Lawler] I told you he's an idiot.
Uh-oh. Wait a minute now.
[Cole] And look at these two. Could this be the end?
Yes, could this be the end of The Rock and Sock Connection?
Look at these two.
Is The Rock and Sock Connection exploding?
-Is it exploding? -[Lawler] Yes! Look at this-- Connection?