-[dramatic theme music playing] -[indistinct chatter]
[music ends with echoing rumble]
[indistinct chatter]
Excuse me.
Excuse me. Attention, please.
Can I have everybody's attention just for a second, please?
This should only take a couple minutes.
I've been here quite a while.
I'd like to think I have at least the respect of a lot of you
and your attention for a couple of minutes while I address something
that's going on that I know I don't like,
I don't think many of you care for either,
and I'm talking specifically about the McMahon-Helmsley error
in the WWE.
-Yeah. That's right. -[crowd murmuring]
Frankly, I think this new era stinks.
[chatter]
And I'm probably not the only one who walked away
from the arena on Monday night saying,
I'm feeling a little bit foolish
for letting Triple H order me to have a match.
I mean, who the hell is Triple H or Stephanie McMahon
to order any of us to have matches, right?
Look at what the new McMahon-Helmsley era has done.
Matt Hardy, one the most talented young wrestlers
in this company, just called from the hospital.
He had a cracked cheek bone and a broken nose.
We don't know when he'll wrestle.
Test, you've got a broken nose of your own.
Enough said, right?
Mark Henry, Mark, is there any excuse for what happened to Mae Young?
-Not at all. -On Monday night. You're damn right.
There's no excuse for what happened to Mae Young.
Then we got this Top Rope Topless match going on.
To me, it's just a cheap excuse
to see how much cleavage from Terri Runnels and Phoebe.
-[cheers and applause] -[Mankind chuckles]
Alright, that one was pretty cool.
But I think we're all in agreement that, do any of us really need to see
the Mean Street Posse seven times in a single evening?
-[all] No! -They're horrible!
That's worse than Bradshaw.
Hey, Pete, Rodney, no offense,
but you guys should probably be cutting our lawns
about this stage in your career, okay?
[woman] Absolutely. Yeah.
So what I guess I'm saying
is I feel pretty much the same way that probably a lot of you do,
the same way Dee Snider probably felt all those years ago when he said,
"We're not going to take it. No, we're not going to take it."
-"We're not going to take it…" -[all] Anymore.
-You're damn right we're not. -Yeah.
So I'd say we've got a new era in wrestling…
Wait, wait. Wait, we've got a guest here, a party crasher.
Steph, I see that stern look on your face
but with all due respect to your parents and your brother, Shane,
what the hell are you doing at our meeting?
What the hell am I doing here?
What the hell are you doing here? What the hell are all of you doing here?
-Well, I think it's called a mutiny. -What, some kind of mutiny?
I think it's called a mutiny. You're damn right it is.
-We don't like the way things are going. -Know what?
We're not going to take it. What?
Well, you know what? This happens to be my company.
This is my family's company, with all due respect to all of my family.
So, Mick, excuse me, please step aside, I need to explain a couple of things.
I've only been in control for about two weeks
and I've made some mistakes.
Some mistakes, yeah.
My biggest mistake has been listening to Triple H.
-[woman] You got that right. -But that is no longer.
This is no longer the McMahon-Helmsley era,
this is the McMahon era.
It's back to business. So first of all--
We are supposed to believe you?
It doesn't matter. I don't care if you believe me or not.
-I'm going to prove it. -How?
Test, tonight, you're going to take on the Road Dogg.
-Alone? -Alone.
They have a habit of-- DX has a habit of kind of sticking together, don't they?
Well, you're going to have to wait and see.
The Rock is going to take on Al Snow.
That's great but we saw that match Monday
and we got half the roster involved at the end of it.
Well, it wasn't in a steel cage.
-Tonight's matchup is in a steel cage. -Steel cage? Okay.
-And, Mick. -No interference. Yeah?
Hunter and I have taken out a lot of abuse on you.
-You're gonna face-- -Including you slapping me, right?
Yup. You called me a ho, you deserved it.
You're gonna take on The Big Show tonight, championship match.
[murmuring]
The match is not only for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship,
but just to prove that there is no allegiance between Hunter and I,
he'll be suspended 15 feet above the ring in his own personal cell.
[woman] Yeah, I like that.
[cheers and applause]
Mick, Big Show, whatever is left of you guys,
whoever is the champion, it doesn't matter,
you can have at it with Hunter.
And there will be five invitees,
Test, Edge and Christian, and The Hardy Boyz.
And whatever's left, you can pick up the scraps.
-[murmuring] -[man] Wow.
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
[cacophonous popping explosions]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, you heard it, folks, The Rock is scheduled to meet Al Snow in a cage.
Mankind ready to take on The Big Show with the WWE Title on the line,
and Triple H watching the match from a private cell.
We welcome you to WWE SmackDown on UPN.
Happy holidays, everybody.
Michael Cole, Jerry "the King" Lawler at ringside.
And, King, can we believe Stephanie McMahon?
-[eerie music playing] -[Lawler] Uh-oh, wait a minute.
-Look out, Michael. Watch it. -[crowd cheering]
Oh.
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
[Cole] He's the Intercontinental Champion, "Y2J" Chris Jericho,
kicking off SmackDown from the sold out Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.
[Lawler] Well, I'll tell you, Michael, you talked about the big matches
we're going to have here on SmackDown tonight,
but the most important thing is, we almost had a mutiny.
I mean, Stephanie McMahon had to step in to quell the… to quell the uprising.
Now, that we're in the midst of the holiday season,
Burl Ives tells us to have a "Holly Jolly Christmas."
Well, there ain't going to be nothing jolly
about Bob Holly's Christmas
after he receives a yuletide beating
from the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla!
[crowd cheering]
Because tonight, I'm going to deck these halls
with the goofballs of Holly.
-[Lawler laughs] -[crowd cheering]
[heavy rock entrance music playing]
[Cole] Intercontinental Championship's on the line,
Chris Jericho to defend against Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] Well, I think Chris Jericho may have a future with Hallmark someday.
That could be the inside of a Christmas card.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it's for the World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing the challenger, being accompanied by Crash,
from Mobile, Alabama,
weighing in at well over 400 pounds, Hardcore Holly.
[Cole] King, while you were off gallivanting throughout Los Angeles
at the movie premiere on Monday night,
Hardcore Holly defeated Val Venis
to gain the shot at this Intercontinental Championship.
This is a match which was made by Triple H on Raw, Monday night.
Speaking of Triple H, I wonder how he's going to react to what we just heard,
the bombshell dropped by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
[Lawler] Could be their first spat.
[bell dings]
So it's Jericho against Hardcore Holly to kick things off on SmackDown.
But, folks, what a shocker.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley has signed some huge matches tonight
and obviously, there's been some problems over the past couple of days
between Stephanie and her husband, Triple H.
Holly now, off the ropes,
Jericho with a leapfrog and Jericho with a nice elbow.
The Intercontinental Champion in early control here in this matchup.
Come on, Holly!
[Lawler] It's a shame to see Stephanie and Triple H
having problems here at the holidays.
It's got to be pretty serious, though, Michael.
[Cole] Well, Stephanie distancing herself from Triple H as we kicked off SmackDown.
I don't know quite what she's doing, King, but I have to admit,
she signed some big matches here tonight, but can we believe Stephanie?
I guess she has a chance to prove herself here tonight,
especially in that big match, Mankind versus The Big Show for the title.
Triple H in a cell above the ring.
[Lawler] That is big, Michael, and you're right,
what does Triple H think about that? I can't wait to find out.
[Cole] Hardcore Holly stomping away
on the Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho.
Also, Stephanie McMahon saying
that Test is going to take on the Road Dogg tonight,
promising no interference from the New Age Outlaws.
The Rock will take on Al Snow inside a steel cage.
[Lawler] Boy, Test looking for a lot of retribution there.
He's still sporting that broken nose. Oh.
[Cole] Jericho with a forearm to the face. There's another one to Hardcore Holly.
Tremendous opportunity
by a former Hardcore Champion, Hardcore Holly.
But a rake of the eyes that time by Holly
and he's going to set Jericho up here.
Holly, tremendous strength, showing it with a suplex on Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
Stephanie McMahon, admitting that she made some mistakes
her first couple of weeks here in charge,
quelling the attempted mutiny by Mankind and some other Superstars here in the WWE.
Hardcore Holly top rope, Jericho counters.
[Lawler] Michael, it does take a big person to admit their mistakes
and Stephanie seems certainly sincere to me.
I mean… Oh.
[Cole] Holly now knocking Jericho off the top rope.
[Lawler] I just hope she doesn't regret it when Triple H finds out
what she said to the guys.
[Cole] Jericho counters, boot to the face.
And the Intercontinental Champion, title's on the line here,
trying to take control as Crash Holly looks on at his fallen cousin, Hardcore.
[Lawler] It is nice to see right here at Christmas time
the Holly Cousins together.
[Cole] Can you imagine Christmas in that household?
Holly whipped off the ropes, Jericho misses right hand.
But delivers an elbow to the face of Hardcore Holly.
Jericho is cooking here tonight on SmackDown.
Sold out Reunion Arena in Dallas,
and what a bombshell dropped as we kicked off the show.
-There's a bombshell. -Cover now.
[Cole] Hooks the leg, Holly's got his leg on the bottom rope.
[Lawler] Oh, that was close.
[Cole] Smart move by Hardcore Holly.
-And, King-- -Watch Crash. What's he up to?
[Cole] Hardcore whipped into the corner.
Jericho, bulldog off the rope.
Face-first goes Hardcore Holly into the center of the ring.
And we've seen this before, baseball slide.
[crowd cheering]
Crash knocked down and Hardcore, though, takes advantage.
King, what's the relationship between Chyna and Chris Jericho?
We've seen Chyna help Jericho win some matches in recent weeks including…
-Uh-oh, here we go. -…on Raw, Monday.
Look at this now,
Y2J trying to get the Walls of Jericho on Hardcore Holly.
-And Crash Holly from behind. -[bell dings]
And Referee Mike Chioda calls for the bell here,
-[Cole] And look out, speak of the devil. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[Cole] Here comes the 9th Wonder of the World, Chyna,
as the Hollys double-team Jericho.
[Lawler] What do you mean? She's not the devil.
[Cole] And Chyna now, coming to Jericho's aid.
-I can't believe it. -What is going on here?
[Lawler] Look out! Whoa!
[Cole] Crash over the top rope.
And again, King, Chyna has come to the aid of Chris Jericho.
Yeah. And now there's The Kat down here at ringside.
What is Chyna doing?
[Cole] I have no idea, but again, Chyna has come to the aid
of the Intercontinental Champion.
For what purpose? For what reason?
[Lawler] I don't know, Michael.
I don't understand this relationship or…
I mean, is there a relationship? What's going on?
[Cole] Look at the look now on Y2J's face. He's as puzzled as we are, King.
He doesn't have a clue what Chyna's doing.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Uh-oh.
Stephanie is no good, and we've been telling you that.
She's got me in a match with Test tonight by myself.
And there's no telling what she's got in store for me,
let alone, you, 15-foot all by yourself in that cage.
You should be going after the World Wrestling Entertainment Title.
You're married to the girl, ain't you?
Yeah. Well, marriage is marriage. This is business.
Just let me think, okay? There's got to be a way out of this.
Just let me think. I got to come up with something.
Let me think.
[announcer] And now, the WWE Slam of the Week,
presented by the WWE Slam Cam.
Put yourself in the action.
[Ross] Kane must win or Tori must spend the holidays with X-Pac.
Uh-oh, look at that. He's on the move.
-Look out. Powerbomb. -What? No! Oh God.
[Ross] My God, Kane may be broken in half.
For God's sakes!
-There's a cover. It's falls anywhere. -One, two, three.
And The Big Show retains the title.
And Tori spends Christmas with X-Pac.
[announcer] That was the WWE Slam of the Week,
presented by the WWE Slam Cam.
Put yourself in the action.
Well, King, the bottom line is, because Kane had to beat The Big Show,
he didn't get the job done
and Tori's spending the holidays with X-Pac.
Oh my gosh. She could really be having some happy holidays.
Now, I realize why X-Pac was wearing that mistletoe belt buckle.
[chuckles] Oh, this is going to be something.
Happy holidays for Tori. How in the world can you say that?
Well, I'm just telling you, it could be really something.
[Cole] Hey.
…because I want to help you but I need you to help me.
Monday night, you can have X-Pac in any type of match that you want.
You can have any member of DX for that matter,
but I've got to make it to Monday night.
I know DX is going to come after me, I know Hunter is going to come after me.
I need you to stay by my side. I need you to be here to protect me.
I mean, I know what you must be going through.
God only knows what that degenerate X-Pac has been doing to Tori.
And I can just imagine, he must be violating her very being.
Her skin must be crawling every time X-Pac even goes near her, touches her,
gropes her, whispers in her ear.
-[Cole] Oh. -I…
I can only imagine, but Kane, I need you to help me tonight
and then you can have X-Pac.
Will you do it?
[Cole] King, Stephanie's recruited Kane to help protect her
from Triple H and DX here tonight.
Probably a wise move.
[Lawler] What a recruitment speech. Wow.
-[Cole] Speaking of wow. -[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, weighing at 424 pounds…
Rikishi Phatu.
[Cole] King, you know, I have to admit, I'm a bit skeptical
of Stephanie's actions here tonight.
I mean, she hasn't been a calm, gentle leader recently,
but she has signed some pretty big matches here tonight
and it looks like…
Yeah-- Hey.
[eerie music playing]
Well, there's that orange lighting and that weird symbol on the Ovaltron.
[Lawler] Look at your face, you're orange.
-I know, you are too. -Huh?
[Cole] This is odd.
[Lawler] Everything in here is orange.
[Cole] Somebody or something trying to make a statement, but nonetheless--
[Lawler] Even mousse in your hair's orange.
[Cole] It's Mankind versus The Big Show, title on the line.
You're also going to see The Rock and Al Snow inside a steel cage
and Test and the Road Dogg one-on-one.
So it's Rikishi Phatu against this man.
[announcer] He weighs in at 496 pounds, Viscera.
[Cole] King, Rikishi has a huge score to settle with Viscera
from what happened at Armageddon earlier this month.
It was Viscera and Rikishi against the Hollys.
[Lawler] Yeah, and things didn't go exactly right for the huge tag team.
You saw Viscera causing Rikishi to lose that.
And then things went downhill from there.
Yeah. Rikishi followed with that big kick to the face of Viscera.
And these two behemoths battled it out at Armageddon. And here we go.
Wasting little time on SmackDown. Viscera, 500 pounds.
Rikishi, well over 400.
That's nearly a thousand pounds of meat in that ring.
Into the barricade.
[Lawler] These guys have picked up right where they left off.
[Cole] And look at Viscera now with those huge right hands
to the back of Rikishi, who battles back now.
-Oh my gosh. -And look out.
-King, look out, incoming! -Oh no, please!
[Cole] Again, into the announce table goes Rikishi.
[Lawler] This table's not made to withstand those.
[Cole] Viscera with an aggressive attack on Rikishi here in the early going.
Man, oh man.
Oh. Rikishi, flying through the air.
Viscera knocks him down and Viscera with the upper hand early on.
Look out now, 500 pounds.
-Oh, what a splash on Rikishi. -That's it.
[Cole] And Viscera didn't want the cover there.
[Lawler] He wants to punish him, I think.
He wants to give him some more of the same.
Look out! Oh!
[Cole] Missed that time, went to the well once too often.
Big 747 grounded.
And Rikishi now battles back, the right hands from Rikishi Phatu.
[Lawler] These two guys in the ring is like having a two-man Battle Royal.
[Cole] Viscera whipped into the corner.
And look out now, Rikishi-- Oh my!
Can you imagine, King, the impact?
[Lawler] I don't want to imagine that.
[Cole] And Viscera out of the corner now. Look at Rikishi!
Viscera countered, too much weight.
And Rikishi kicks out after two.
Viscera thought he had him.
Going to be a collision tonight
when The Big Show, the WWE Champion, meets Mankind.
[Lawler] Look at these two.
These guys are what a cannibal would love to get for Christmas.
[Cole] What did Stephanie McMahon mean
when she said the Hardys, Edge and Christian, and Test
will be there to pick up the scraps of Triple H?
What a kick by Rikishi!
[Lawler] I don't know, but it doesn't sound too good.
-[Cole] This doesn't look too good. -[Lawler] Viscera!
-Rikishi from the second rope. -Look out Viscera!
[Cole] Oh man!
From the second rope, Rikishi defeats Viscera.
[Lawler] Oh man.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Rikishi Phatu.
[Cole] And check it out, King.
This rivalry's far from over, but the fun's just beginning.
Check it out, it's Too Cool.
[Lawler laughs] This is cool.
[Cole] Scotty 2 Hotty in a Santa hat
and Grandmaster Sexay trying to coax Rikishi to do some dancing.
[Lawler] Look. These guys are like-- Uh-oh, wait a minute.
Don't let him get away.
These guys are more welcome than the big fat man in the red suit.
[Cole] They are on their feet, Reunion Arena.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Come on, let's get down.
He could never get down a chimney, could he?
He needed the sunglasses.
-That's what it was. -Oh, okay.
-Oh, here we go. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Gettin' jiggy with it.
[Lawler] Look! [laughs]
[funky hip-hop music playing]
[Cole] Rikishi and Too Cool.
[Lawler] I love jiggy. This is so-- Oh.
That's a new one.
-They've been working on their… -Look out. Oh.
-…choreography. -Look at this!
The centipede from Scotty 2 Hotty. And what do we get from Rikishi?
-The double I-don't-know-what. Something! -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler laughs]
[Cole] Rikishi with a win over Viscera.
-Hey. -I still don't know what to say.
This is really awkward for me right now.
Well, you know what? It's awkward for me too.
You know, I don't know what you're up to tonight.
I don't know what you said.
But, phew, I don't know if I'm buying any of it.
It really doesn't matter if you're buying any of it or not
because this is my company.
I thought I covered everything in the meeting.
Maybe you'll buy it when DX doesn't interfere in your match tonight.
-You're next. Good luck. -Yeah, we'll find out.
[Lawler] Test and Road Dogg, next.
[Cole] Reunion Arena in Dallas is sold out,
and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley is running things solo.
She signed The Rock to meet Al Snow inside a steel cage here on SmackDown.
-Wow. -Right now, standing by,
our new broadcast colleague,
Jonathan Coachman, the Coach, with the People's Champ, The Rock.
You know Rock, after what happened to you on Monday night,
you have to have retribution--
[crowd cheering]
Finally, The Rock has come back to Dallas.
[crowd cheering]
As we look back on the millennium
and some of the greatest days that have taken place.
The day Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity with his kite.
The day Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon.
And the day The Rock turned his head and raised the People's Eyebrow.
[crowd cheering]
Thus, declaring The Rock now and forever…
the People's Champion.
[crowd cheering]
And as we look back on some of the worst days
on that fateful dreaded night,
the night Mrs. Snow gave birth to Al Snow,
one of the biggest pieces of monkey crap walking God's green earth.
Al Snow, The Rock says this,
it took not one, not two,
but three jabronis to beat The Rock last Monday on Raw.
But The Rock says that's okay.
Tonight's a different night and a different show.
This is SmackDown, The Rock's show.
So The Rock says…
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
This is SmackDown, The Rock's show.
The Rock says he's going to do to you exactly what he does best
inside of a 15-foot steel cage, the People's Cage.
The Rock says, he's going to layeth the smacketh down on your candy ass.
And The Rock says, he will deliver
the most electrifying move in sports entertainment,
the People's Elbow, one, two…
-[crowd] Three! -…three.
Merry Christmas, jabroni.
[crowd cheering]
if you smell… [trills tongue]
…what The Rock…
[crowd] Is cooking!
[crowd cheering]
…is cooking.
["Oh, You Didn't Know?" playing]
♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
♪ Your ass better call somebody ♪
[Cole] Well, King, get ready for an emotionally-charged matchup.
[Lawler] Oh yeah.
[Cole] Here is one of the men directly responsible…
Dallas, Texas, you're damn right!
[Cole] …for breaking Test's nose.
Let's take you back to SmackDown this past Thursday night.
Stephanie McMahon luring Test to the top of the stage.
It was an ambush.
An attack by DX, and they broke Test's nose for a third time.
[Lawler] I'm telling you something, look at this.
They were all over him.
The entire group of DX, and look, they measured off that nose
and bang!
Once again, nose broken.
[Cole] Well, apparently that was a happier time
for Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Triple H, and DX.
-Stephanie's running things solo tonight. -Cut the music.
[music stops]
Dallas, Texas, welcome to the Dogg House!
[crowd cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages,
D-Generation X proudly brings to you,
one-half of its WWE Tag Team Champions of the world…
The "Road Dogg" Jesse James!
And I represent the New Age Outlaws.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] These people seem to be down with that.
["This is a Test" playing]
[Cole] Well, this is a match that's been set up
by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and a shocker.
And Stephanie promised no interference in this one.
So this is an opportunity for Stephanie to cure some doubting Thomases.
She promised no interference, let's see what happens.
[Lawler] Michael, if he's too emotional here, he'll blow it.
That was a smart move, though, by the Road-- Oh, look at that!
-[bell dings] -Woo.
[Cole] Here we go now, Test and the Road Dogg.
Test is emotionally charged.
He's been an emotional wreck in recent weeks.
What a sidewalk slam by Test.
Of course, you see the protective covering on his nose.
This past Monday night on Raw,
Test forced into a Handicap Match against the New Age Outlaws.
The Outlaws ripped that protective covering off
and Billy Gunn delivered the Famouser to Test, nose-first into the mat.
[Lawler] Test is emotionally charged. What would you be, Michael,
if you'd had your nose spread all over your face
not once, not twice, but now three times?
[Cole] And how would you act, King,
if you were going to marry Stephanie McMahon just a short month ago,
only to have that be this huge trick,
this dirty ruse we found out about in recent weeks?
[Lawler] That's why I say th-- Oh!
You're right, this is a very emotional young man.
He needs to calm down, he needs to stay focused on the business at hand.
If he doesn't, he's going to get himself hurt a lot worse than a broken nose.
[Cole] Well, the Road Dogg needed to weather the storm.
Oh my! Right hand right to the nose, that protective covering of Test.
And look at this now, Road Dogg tossing Test back into the ring.
And Road Dogg's in control.
You can't go out there.
I'm telling you, I haven't figured this thing out yet, all right?
So let's just wait, let's just see how-- Dogg can handle himself.
Right? Let me figure it out.
[Cole] Triple H and Billy Gunn, Road Dogg's partner, looking on.
And Triple H sounds like he's trying to figure out
what's going on with his wife, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
[Lawler] Triple H in a bit of a quandary but I can assure one thing Michael--
Did you see that?
[Cole] What a boot by Test to the nose of the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] Just let me say this, Triple H will come up with something.
He's got too devious of a mind.
He'll devise a plan, Michael, trust me.
[Cole] Well, Mankind and company earlier on tonight threatened a mutiny.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley admitted that she made some mistakes in recent weeks.
And one of those mistakes, the biggest, was listening to her husband, Triple H.
She's trying to make amends here tonight on SmackDown
and she booked this match between Test and Road Dogg.
Look out!
What a maneuver by Test. Road Dogg's in trouble.
[Lawler] Oh man. What a Powerbomb. Uh-oh, look out.
And look at Road Dogg now, whipped off the ropes by Test,
misses the left hand and Road Dogg with those lefts to the face of Test.
[Lawler] He's reeling, he's rocking.
[sings] ♪ Rocking around the Christmas tree ♪
-Uh-oh. -[Cole] Misses.
And Test with a right hand of his own.
-Hey, he loves that protective mask. -He just used that protective mask, King.
And Test now giving Road Dogg a little of his own medicine.
-Look out. -And look out now.
[Cole] Road Dogg in trouble, center of the ring.
Test, climbing the ropes.
He's not going to deliver an elbow from there.
Road Dogg's halfway across the ring.
-Look out! -He got him.
Test got him.
Hook the leg, it's over.
[bell dings]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Test.
As Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley promised, no outside interference.
And on this night, Test was a better man over the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] What's happening now?
[Cole] And here's all that pent-up frustration, that emotion.
A steel chair for Test.
He's reached a boiling point,
and the Road Dogg's hightailing it.
It was like a shot of adrenaline by Test,
and Test needed this win emotionally.
And he's still going to work on the Road Dogg.
And, King, maybe Test a believer in Stephanie now,
but Stephanie still has a lot more to prove here tonight
to a bunch more WWE Superstars.
There's a long way to go in SmackDown and plenty to prove.
This is too much. I can't take this. We got to go.
-Come on, man. -Let's go right now.
We're going to have a little confrontation with Mrs. Helmsley-McMahon.
-[Cole] Oh no. -[continues indistinctly]
[Lawler] Oh no, look out.
[knocks on door]
I wonder who that could be.
Come in.
-Oh, it's my husband. -Hey, baby.
-Whoa. Hey, hey, hey. -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I'll keep my end of the bargain.
You get X-Pac on Monday, but you keep yours.
Tonight, you can face Billy.
-You can have Billy, okay? -What? What?
Come on. We're the tags champs. Tag.
Let me talk to her. Just let me talk, all right?
-[Billy sighs] -Let me talk, I'll take care of this.
Come on. Talk to me, honey.
Thank you. Come on. Come here. Come here.
Sit. Sit with me, please? Just sit with me, all right?
Come here.
Listen, we don't need to go here, all right?
I don't need to be put in a cage
and hung above the ring 15 feet, all right?
Okay. I might've made some mistakes. I pushed the boys too hard, all right?
I pushed the envelope a little too far,
but that's what you do when you have power.
You can't put me in a cage,
lower me down and let seven guys eat me alive tonight.
Let me just say something first, okay?
This isn't personal. Our personal life is great.
I mean, the sex with you is great.
But this is business. Okay?
This is no longer the McMahon-Helmsley era.
This is the McMahon era.
And you're going to have to deal with that.
You cannot put me in a cage
and let seven guys, including Big Show and Mick Foley, eat me alive.
You're right. Maybe there's nothing I can do about it.
-But… -Where are you going?
Don't walk away from me. I'm not done talking to you.
I'll be right back.
Come on, guys.
-Cops? -Maybe they can.
-Cops? We need cops? -Enforcement.
-They're going to ensure-- -Listen, I am not doing this.
I am not getting in a cage,
I'm not getting put above the ring.
Oh, you're not?. Well, they're going to make sure that you do.
I'm not leaving this room.
They're gonna make sure that not only do you go to your locker room
and sit there and wait,
but they're going to make sure that you get into that personal cell
and that you are suspended 15 feet above the ring.
-I am not doing anything. -Gentlemen.
I am your husband and-- Hey!
-I am your husband. -[Stephanie] Bye, honey.
-See you out there, sweetie. Bye! -I am your husband, you can't do this.
[Lawler] Look!
[Cole] King, we know their personal life is fine according to Stephanie
but obviously, business-wise, they're not seeing eye-to -ye.
[Lawler] I knew this marriage wasn't going to work out.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 237 pounds,
he is the only Olympic gold medalist
to grace a World Wrestling Entertainment ring
and the most celebrated real athlete in the WWE, Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Well, he's undefeated here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Would you people please, please hold your applause, please.
[Cole] What a gesture.
Now, I--
[crowd buzzing]
[Lawler] Guy's bigger than Troy Aikman, bigger than Brett Hull,
and he doesn't even seek the adulation.
I always love coming down
to the great state of Texas for two reasons.
This state is known for its intensity
and, obviously, this state is known for its integrity.
[Lawler] Well, except for The Cowboys. [chuckles]
But unfortunately, the people of this great state
aren't the smartest people in the world.
-[crowd booing] -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Wait-- Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. Wait a minute.
That doesn't necessarily mean the people here in Dallas.
But if you work hard enough,
maybe someday this state could be known
for its intelligence, it could.
[crowd buzzing]
[Cole] I'm sure they'll take that to heart here in Dallas.
-["You Think You Know Me" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And his opponent from Toronto, Canada,
weighing in at 240 pounds, Edge!
[Cole] It's Edge against Kurt Angle and Edge is looking forward
to his trip to the Carolinas this weekend.
Big WWE live event in Charlotte on Sunday, the day after Christmas.
[Lawler] I'll be there.
[Cole] And Raw comes to Greensboro on Monday night.
Good seats still available, make great Christmas gifts.
As Edge gets set to go to work on Kurt Angle.
And here's the guy-- Look out now.
Edge hammering away on Kurt Angle.
Here's a guy who has really felt the wrath
of the, well, the former I guess, McMahon-Helmsley era.
[Lawler] Tell you one thing, look out, Edge.
That's no way to treat an Olympic gold medalist.
[Cole] Edge has been forced in recent weeks to battle in a cage,
to fight his brother Christian,
to team against his brother Christian.
And look at this now, nice arm drag takedown by Edge.
Hip toss as well.
[Lawler] Speaking of cages, I mean, Stephanie was pretty emphatic.
I mean, Triple H is going to have to be put in a cage
and suspended above the ring here tonight.
[Cole] Edge will be one of the invited guests,
as Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley calls them,
who are going to be able to pick up the scraps, in her words.
Look at the belly-to-belly of Kurt Angle.
To pick up the scraps of Triple H, whatever that means.
[crowd booing]
Edge was involved on that big tag match on Monday night.
Edge and Matt Hardy against Jeff Hardy and Christian
in which Matt Hardy had his nose broken.
[Lawler] Stephanie's actions mean that things are just not going--
[Cole] Look out now. Cover, King. Hook of the leg and a kick-out.
Things are not going well in their marriage.
I knew it wouldn't, she's an earth sign and Hunter's a water sign.
Together they make mud. This thing has just gone sour.
[Cole] King, I still have to question, though,
why the sudden change of heart by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley?
I'm still a little skeptical.
I mean, she's put a lot of people through the ringer as of late,
including this man, Edge.
Look at the elbows.
Nice side Russian leg sweep.
[Lawler] That's a real complex relationship.
I can't figure it out for the life of me.
[Cole] Well, Triple H, we know, has been escorted, so to speak,
back to his locker room by armed security.
[Lawler] Escorted?
[Cole] And Stephanie has, I guess, hired Kane for the evening
to protect her from D-Generation X. Oh man.
And look at Edge now.
Great counter on the undefeated Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle.
And Edge looking to put a blemish on Kurt Angle's unbeaten streak.
And Edge misses off the top rope
but he lands on his feet, Angle didn't realize it.
Kick to the midsection. DDT by Edge.
-Floats into the cover, hooks the leg… -You may be right about the blemish.
Almost had him, and Angle got the shoulder up.
One of the big matches signed tonight
by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley coming up next, King.
The Rock, Al Snow inside a steel cage.
[Lawler] Telling you, this place will go crazy when The Rock comes.
Look out! Nobody home.
[Cole] Slide by Edge, Angle's going to pay for it.
And the Olympic gold medalist should be wearing a gold cup.
Oh!
Into the steel post goes Angle.
[Lawler] There might not be any more little Olympians in the future.
[Cole] Edge putting on a clinic here for Angle, who's upset with the referee.
[Lawler] Watch for the spear.
[Cole] And here it comes.
Edge missed with the spear, almost hit the referee.
Angle, dropkick from behind,
right into referee Teddy Long.
And the referee's been knocked down.
-Come on, Kurt. -King, look out--
-Look. King. We got company. -What?
Uh-oh, look out.
Steve Blackman, sometimes partner, sometimes rival of Kurt Angle,
has a Kendo stick in hand.
And Blackman just clocked Edge with a Kendo stick!
Reminiscent of what happened on Raw Monday night.
And Angle counters.
[Lawler] Who was Blackman trying to hit? I couldn't tell.
-[Cole] Hooks the leg. -[Lawler] Yes.
[Cole] And Angle remains undefeated.
Well, Monday night on Raw, it was apparent that Steve Blackman…
[announcer] Here is your winner, Kurt Angle.
[Cole] …wanted to hit Viscera to help Angle pick up the win
but tonight, Blackman clocked Edge and what in the world's going on?
[Lawler] Not sure, but that Kendo stick could've been meant for Kurt Angle too.
[Cole] Is this the second time this week that Blackman's helped Angle?
-Watch this. -[crowd gasping]
[Cole] Well, Angle ducking out of the way, Kendo stick to the face of Edge.
Is this the second time this week that Blackman's helped Angle?
What the hell do you think you're doing interfering in Kurt Angle's match?
You told me last Monday…
Listen, don't you point at me, all right?
I told you last Monday, tonight's Thursday.
You stay out of Kurt Angle's business.
It's my business, stay out of it.
[Cole] Well, is Stephanie turning over a new leaf?
Well, she has a chance to prove it to The Rock.
Next, The Rock meets Al Snow in a cage.
I am just not getting this.
I mean, Monday night I beat The Rock in his own match.
A Brahma Bull Rope Match, I embarrassed him.
I beat him fair and square, one, two, three.
That is an event that is worthy of number one contendership.
I should be facing the WWE Champion, but… I'm not.
I'm facing The Rock again tonight in a cage match.
And Mick is facing the WWE Champion.
I mean, why is Mick facing the WWE Champion and not me?
I don't get it.
Are there some politics going on here?
I think there are politics in everything, and you can start by lowering your voice.
You don't need to yell at me.
You don't demand anything from me.
I'll give you a title shot on Monday
if you defeat The Rock tonight in the steel cage.
I guarantee you, I'll beat The Rock.
And I won't just beat him, I'll cripple him.
-I'll break whatever I need to break. -Great.
-And I'll move on to Mick. -Great.
And after I move on to Mick, I'll move on to the WWE Champion.
Thank you, Mrs. Helmsley.
[Cole] Whoa.
So, King, if Al Snow wins the Steel Cage Match against The Rock,
he gets a title shot.
Let's show you what happened on Monday night on Raw.
It was Rock versus Al Snow in a Brahma Bull Rope Match,
The Rock's specialty, and The Rock was cooking.
[Lawler] Well, Rock had things well in hand
until DX showed up, the New Age Outlaws.
But The Rock took care of those guys.
[Cole] Yeah. The Rock battling the Outlaws as well.
It was really a three-on-one-situation,
but the People's Champion was going for the People's Elbow
and the win over Al Snow.
[Lawler] He was ready to lay the smack down
but the smack got laid onto the back of The Rock,
courtesy of the New Age Outlaws but… [giggles]
[Cole] Of course, there is no Rock giving in.
And The Rock delivering the Rock Bottom to the Road Dogg,
but Billy Gunn coming in from out of nowhere,
delivering the Famouser to The Rock.
And because of Billy Gunn's Famouser, Al Snow picked up a huge win
over the People's Champ.
[electronic entrance music playing]
[Lawler] I don't even know how Al Snow can claim a victory like that.
[Cole] Well, he says he won fair and square.
[announcer] The following's a Steel Cage Match.
Making his way to the ring from Lima, Ohio,
weighing in at 246 pounds, Al Snow!
[Lawler] Al Snow thinks that was a real victory over The Rock?
[Cole] You just heard him say that to Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
who, of course, is being protected by Kane because of a threat of D-Generation X
tonight on SmackDown.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley signing the matches,
claiming that, yeah, she made some mistakes,
the biggest was listening to her husband, Triple H.
So tonight, she's trying to give some Superstars
who've been wronged in the past couple of weeks
some right here tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] A little early Christmas present, a little holiday goodwill.
[Cole] But, King, can we buy into all this?
I mean, I understand what Stephanie's done here tonight
but she still has a lot to prove not only to me but to other Superstars.
If you smell what The Rock is cooking.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Listen to this.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 275 pounds…
[Cole] Look out now! Al Snow and The Rock.
Al wasting little time to go after the People's Champ on the ramp
and here we go, King.
Al Snow tastes steel first in this one.
[Lawler] I told you he wasn't too bright.
[Cole] If Al Snow can beat The Rock somehow in this Steel Cage Match,
he gets a title shot on Raw Monday night.
But The Rock is cooking.
Into the barricade, the People's Champ puts Al Snow.
This match hasn't even officially started yet.
It's a Steel Cage Match.
Both men have got to be inside that cage.
And Al Snow-- Here is The Rock now with the counter.
Right hand to Al Snow's face, and another one again.
Now, look out, King.
Al Snow, in the barricade.
Rock with a chair, misses as he hits the cage.
[Lawler] Watch it, uh-oh.
[Cole] And Al Snow counters, kick to the midsection.
Rock goes face first into the cage.
Al Snow with the chair as well, and he misses.
That could've decapitated The Rock.
[Lawler] There he goes, Al Snow's in the cage.
And look at this.
[Cole] The Rock's going in as well and he's bringing the chair with him.
[Lawler] Ha! A little stocking stuffer for Al there.
[Cole] And the match has officially started, folks.
There's a couple of ways to win this Steel Cage Match.
You can win by pinfall, you can win by submission,
or you can win by escaping the cage,
either over the top or through the door and both feet must touch the floor.
And Rock stomping away now on Al Snow,
revenge on the mind of the Brahma Bull, The Rock, the People's Champ.
You saw the interference by the Outlaws on Raw Monday night, King.
I guarantee you, there won't be any in this one.
Steel cage surrounding the ring.
[Lawler] Well, Stephanie McMahon put this match together,
I'm sure much to the delight of The Rock.
But Al Snow promised Stephanie
that somehow, someway he'd win this match.
[Cole] Sell-out crowd at Reunion Arena in Dallas looks on.
Al Snow trying to get out of the cage. Title shot on the line for Al.
He'll meet the champion on Raw if he can get out
but The Rock counters.
And Al Snow trying desperately to hang on to the top of the cage, and he won't.
And here comes The Rock unloading with those big right hands.
-Uh-oh. -And a smack for good measure.
[Lawler] Smack is laid down on SmackDown by The Rock.
I think the smack's being laid down
by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley here tonight.
And look out, Al Snow, telegraph.
Rock countered with a swinging neckbreaker.
And Al Snow's head at the back of it, bouncing off the mat.
And now Al's going to go for the steel chair.
-Uh-oh. -No disqualifications in this match.
Pinfall, submission, or out of the cage and you win it.
[Lawler] He got The Rock with the chair.
[Cole] Chair to the gut, Al Snow wobbling.
Going to climb the ropes again
as he attempts to get out of this steel cage.
A title shot riding on it if Al Snow can get out.
And again, The Rock makes the save.
[Lawler] Well, not quite. Al's still teetering.
[Cole] Can The Rock pull him in?
And he does, and the People's Champ and Al Snow now, top-- Oh!
Elbow to the face of The Rock.
Al Snow, close to getting out of this cage,
close to getting the title shot he desperately thinks he deserves.
Taking way too much time here.
-He's got a crazed look in his eyes, King. -Huh, no kidding.
[Cole] And he misses.
Rock counters, plants him with a DDT.
[Lawler] That's it.
[Cole] And The Rock rolls into the cover now.
Keep in mind, pinfall will win this.
Referee into the ring, there's two,
almost three, and Al Snow gets his shoulder up.
[Lawler] Come on, ref, what took you so long to get in the ring?
Why does the ref have to stay out of the cage? Can't he stay in?
[Cole] Referee needs to be outside the cage, King,
in case one of these Superstars tries to go over the top and touch the floor.
[Lawler] He needed to be inside there. Rock would've won this thing by now.
[Cole] He also has to work the door in case a Superstar wants to go out the door.
And The Rock's going to try to go over the top now.
The People's Champ, trying to get out of this cage
and end this match against Al Snow.
-And Al Snow counters, and look out. -[Lawler] Here we go-- Oh no!
Ugh.
[Cole] Hung up on the top rope. Steel chair to the forehead of The Rock.
And The Rock may be out cold, King,
and Al Snow, if he can pick up a cover here,
is going to get a title shot. Can you believe it?
Hooks the leg.
-[Lawler] I can't believe it. -[Cole] Referee into the ring.
Here we go now, Al Snow may face the champion--
And no, The Rock gets a shoulder up again.
And, King, again this match was set up by Stephanie.
Apparently, a Christmas gift for The Rock
and so far tonight, Stephanie has been making good on her promises.
She's probably got some people believing in her now
and she has the opportunity to prove some things to Kane later on tonight.
Kane set to take on BA Billy Gunn
and Mankind gets a title shot against The Big Show.
-Look out! Look out now! -[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[Cole] Al Snow is close to getting out of that cage.
Al Snow, teetering on the top of the cage. The Rock to his feet.
-Can Al Snow get down? -[Lawler] His hair.
[Cole] The Rock's got Al Snow by the hair.
-How'd you know that? -It's the only thing left to grab.
[Cole] And look at this now, Al Snow with right hands to the People's Champ.
Al Snow is teetering. The Rock's got Al Snow by his hair.
Look at the strength of the People's Champ.
He's trying to bring Al Snow back into the ring.
Al Snow on top of the cage.
[Lawler] Pull, pull it out by the roots if you have to, Rock!
[Cole] Al Snow is back in the cage
and The Rock now setting him up top rope, face-first.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Again.
A third time.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -Oh no, not this.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] Suplex, top rope, plants Al Snow.
[Lawler] He folded him up like an accordion.
[Cole] I mean, that fall took a lot out of The Rock as well, King.
Which one of these Superstars has anything left?
Pinfall, submission, or out of the cage and you win this one.
Another look, King, at this tremendous suplex by The Rock.
[Lawler] Watch the back of Snow's head hit that mat hard.
[Cole] The impact thundering throughout the Reunion Arena.
The Rock to his feet, Al Snow to his feet.
And The Rock now with a right hand and another one.
And a rake of the eyes by Al Snow.
Again, no disqualification on this one, folks.
Al Snow hammering away, right hands to The Rock.
-Al Snow is nuts. -[Lawler] No kidding!
[Cole] He's been extremely jealous of The Rock
ever since The Rock 'n' Sock Connection was formed.
Al Snow believing The Rock took his best friend away.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, I've seen this before. Watch yourself, Rock.
[Cole] Al Snow off the chair,
and Rock caught him with a clothesline
in the small of the back of Al Snow, right through that steel chair.
[Lawler] What-- Let me borrow your line. What a maneuver!
That was great.
The Rock catching Al Snow with a forearm.
Al Snow's small of his back crashing through the chair,
almost splitting that steel chair in half.
[Lawler] Speaking of split in half, did you see that?
[Cole] Al Snow with a low blow and then a right hand.
How is Al Snow still standing
after the impact of that chair to spine?
Look out now! Oh man!
The Rock counters into the steel chair.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] The smack being laid down properly. [chuckles]
And you know, Michael, Merry Christmas, everybody.
Coming down your chimney, the People's Elbow. Woo-hoo!
[Cole] Rock connects.
[Lawler] What an electrifying new year we're gonna have.
[Cole] Hooks the leg, referee's in.
-And The Rock defeats Al Snow. -[bell dings]
-[crowd cheering] -If you smell what The Rock is cooking.
[announcer] Here is your winner, The Rock!
[Cole] The Rock got his revenge on Al Snow
and Al Snow will not get his title shot.
The People's Champ with the People's Elbow and a Christmas present for Mr. Snow.
Check this out, you guys. Check what I found.
They are building a stupid pool for us to fight in.
-A pool? -Yeah, for slop.
Like pudding and fudge, and whatever they dream up.
Gravy and swimming pool stuff.
I worked a long, hard time to get my butt on the canvas to wrestle.
That's right. Well, listen.
You guys, if we ever wanna fight again in the ring, real wrestling,
if you wanna lace up your boots again, we got to do something now.
For the sake of a Women's division, we got to do it now, it's getting serious.
[Ivory entrance music playing]
[Cole] So, King, we're back here on SmackDown
and that's the music for the former WWE Women's Champion, Ivory.
We saw before the break that Ivory said
somebody has to do something to save the Women's division.
What was she talking about?
[Lawler] I think she's trying to spearhead some sort of movement.
[announcer] Making her way to the ring, Ivory.
[Cole] Think she's upset that she lost the Women's Title
on that Evening Gown Match in a pool at Armageddon?
Yeah. She's trying to start a movement.
Like most movements, it might need to be bloody.
Why does it seem like every time I come out here
I have to talk about thingies?
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Talk about what? -[Lawler] Those?
Well, this time I'm taking this stuff personal
because what Miss Kitty did at Armageddon, well, that just is a little too much.
[Lawler] Hey, it's The Kat to you.
This, WWE, is a sports entertainment show, not adult entertainment!
[crowd booing]
And I have worked way too hard to establish a real Women's division.
I am the class and dignity champion.
[Lawler] You're not-- What? She's not the champion.
And all that Miss Kitty is doing to this title…
is wiping her smut all over it.
[Cole] Whoa.
I am the Women's Wrestling Champion.
Miss Kitty, you come out here and let's wrestle.
-[Lawler] A challenge? -[Cole] A challenge from Ivory
to the champion.
Come on, anything goes!
Any stipulation you want
as long as it's in a wrestling ring and we're wrestling.
Come on, what have you got?
[Lawler] Does that mean no pudding match?
I don't think Miss Kitty is gonna be too pleased
that Ivory's not calling her The Kat.
-["As I Am" playing] -[Lawler] Uh-oh. Here we go.
[Cole] I guess The Kat has accepted Ivory's challenge.
[Lawler] Oh baby.
[Cole] Or perhaps she's gonna have some words for Ivory.
[Lawler] Come on, come on. What's new, pussycat?
Woo!
[Cole] Merry Christmas.
[Lawler] Oh, what ring wrestling attire.
[Cole] You think Santa would want an elf like that?
[Lawler] That would make Santa Claus leave Mrs. Claus, wouldn't it?
Oh, the Women's Champion, The Kat,
accompanied by Chyna, on their way to the ring.
[Lawler] Like to stuff their stockings.
Look at this.
[Cole] Happy holidays, folks.
Ivory's laid out a challenge,
she wants to go one-on-one with the Women's Champion, The Kat,
here tonight on SmackDown.
♪ Don't treat me like a man Don't treat me like a woman, either ♪
[Cole] Ivory doesn't care, King, what kind of stipulations there are.
She just wants it to take place inside the ring
and… The Kat trying to drag Chyna into the ring,
but Kat's doing it on her own there.
[Lawler] Chyna's, I think she's telling The Kat to go in on her own, you're right.
[Cole] Well, she is the Women's Champion. She won the title at Armageddon.
[crowd cheering]
-Uh-oh. -Let me get this straight,
You want a match with me tonight, in this ring?
-In this ring, yes! -Anything goes?
Anything goes. Come on! Let's go!
How about no DQ?
-Fine, let's do it. Come on. -[Lawler] No disqualification?
How about no count out?
No count out, fine. Let's do it. Wrestling, right now, let's go! Come on!
All right. Fine, hotshot, you got it.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Cole] The Kat has accepted the challenge, no disqualification, no count out
for the Women's Championship.
[Lawler] You gotta be kidding me.
Here comes the referee into the ring, and we're gonna have a match here, King.
[Lawler] Watch yourself.
[Cole] It wasn't scheduled but we've got a match, It's Kat versus Ivory.
-[Lawler] Anything goes? -[Cole] Anything goes.
-[Lawler] No disqualification? -[Cole] Falls count anywhere.
Chyna now perhaps giving The Kat some strategy.
-Wait a minute. -Kat wanna get in a few good licks.
-Look out, King. -What?
-Chyna's in the ring. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What's up with this? The 9th Wonder of the World?
[Cole] Ivory and Chyna face to face in the ring.
[Lawler] I don't think this is what Ivory had in mind.
[Cole] I don't think so either.
She wanted to go one-on-one with The Kat, and I think she's getting Chyna.
King, there's no disqualification.
[crowd chanting] Chyna! Chyna! Chyna! Chyna! Chyna!
[Lawler] Well, Ivory wanted it.
-Ivory better do something. -There she goes!
[Lawler cackles]
[Cole] She tried for the right hand and Chyna…
[Ivory grunting]
-Oh, what a clothesline! -[Lawler] Pow!
[Cole] Ivory agreed to the stipulations, but Chyna's laughing about it.
No DQ, no count out, falls count anywhere.
Well, Chyna goes six-foot, maybe 200 pounds, King,
and Ivory's going for a ride here, the Pedigree.
Chyna rolls her over and just called The Kat into the ring.
[Lawler] Look at The Kat.
[Cole] Oh man.
Here's the cover on Ivory,
-The Kat retains the title. -[bell dings]
-Ivory agreed to the stipulations. -Here's your winner,
and still World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion…
The Kat.
[Cole] Well, The Kat and Chyna had something up their sleeve all along.
Give Chyna the assist and Kat's still the champ.
[Lawler] Good lesson for Christmas.
Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.
[Cole] Well, Ivory's Christmas wish was the title.
She ain't getting it on SmackDown.
-[Lawler] Here kitty, kitty, kitty. -Hey, tough guys.
-How you doing? -What's up there, gentleman?
We heard that you have a match with Jeff Hardy and Christian tonight.
-Is that right? -Yes.
Well, you guys are in luck because we've been scouting them
and we can tell you how to beat them.
-We know how to beat them. -You know what these guys are saying?
Listen, guys, do you understand what I'm saying?
-I'll talk slow if you want. -Yeah.
First thing you got to do is relax.
-Relax. -Okay.
Relax. Relax.
We know how you Chinese guys are before matches.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, we are not Chinese. We are Japanese.
-What? -Guys, listen…
-Japanese. -Chinese, Japanese. Whatever.
Sit down. Just sit down, get your chopsticks, a little rice,
get off your feet, and there'll be no problems.
-Relax. Just relax. -Jeff Hardy. Jeff Hardy, big highflier.
[rock entrance music playing]
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown at the Reunion Arena in Dallas.
So much for the McMahon-Helmsley era.
It's the Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley era here tonight on SmackDown.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Toronto, Canada, weighing in at 215 pounds…
Christian.
[Cole] Christian set to team up with Jeff Hardy
against Kai En Tai here tonight on SmackDown.
It should be a high-flying matchup.
-[rock entrance music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And his tag team partner,
being accompanied to the ring by Terri,
from Cameron, North Carolina, weighting in at 213 pounds, Jeff Hardy.
[Lawler cheers]
[Cole] Well, King, we first saw this team event,
Jeff Hardy and Christian on Raw Monday night
when they were forced by Stephanie and Triple H
to take on Matt Hardy along with Edge.
Matt Hardy ended up in the hospital with a broken nose and a broken cheekbone.
[Lawler] Oh, Terri.
[Cole] Now, folks, tonight, WWE SmackDown is brought to you
by Western Union Money Transfer,
the fastest way to send money worldwide.
[Lawler] And by 1-800-Collect, the easy way to save.
And by Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation from Eidos Interactive.
[Lawler] I'd like a little revelation from Terri.
-["Posse (Mean Street Posse)" playing] -Wait a minute. What is this?
[Cole] Kai En Tai set for the matchup.
[announcer] And their opponents,
being accompanied to the ring by the Mean Street Posse,
at a combined weight of 388 pounds,
Taka Michinoku and Funaki, Kai En Tai!
[Lawler] I knew something was up here, Michael.
We saw the Mean Street Posse huddling up there,
trying to give Kai En Tai some advice.
I think that advice is gonna extend right on into the match.
[Cole] This a strange relationship, the Posse and Kai En Tai.
[Lawler] I don't think there's any relationship.
Come on, the Mean Street Posse thought these guys were Chinese.
[Cole] So as Kai En Tai get set to take on Jeff Hardy and Christian, folks.
-Big week of WWE live events on the way. -[bell dings]
Sunday, we're in Charlotte,
Monday Raw, we're in Greensboro, and Wednesday and Thursday,
Nashville and Memphis, down in your neck of the woods
and you're gonna be there.
[Lawler] Right there battling it out, Nashville and my hometown of Memphis.
[Cole] Good seats still available. What a great Christmas gift.
As Taka Michinoku now goes to work. Big right hand to Christian.
-[Lawler] Oh! -Jeff and Christian picking up the victory
over Edge and Matt Hardy being forced into that matchup on Raw
by Stephanie and Triple H but…
[Lawler] Look at this.
[Cole] Oh, what a difference a few days can make, King.
Triple H and Stephanie having serious problems here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] I'll tell you somebody not having any problems, the Posse.
They're so jovial. They're real proud of their coaching.
Taka-- Kick-out by Christian.
One of the matches set up
by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley here tonight,
Big Show, Mankind, WWE Title will be on the line.
Cover by Christian, hook of the leg and a kick-out.
You know, Triple H is gonna be suspended
in a personal cell 15 feet above the ring in that one.
[Lawler] I can't wait to see. [splutters]
Triple H has got to come up with something on this, some sort of plan,
something to offset this being suspended above the ring.
[Cole] He's in his locker room now.
Armed security making sure he doesn't get out and go after Stephanie.
[Lawler] No good. I had it happen to me once--
[Cole] Look out now! Christian from the top rope.
[Lawler] Evel Knievel wouldn't even have tried that jump.
[Cole] And Taka with a kick to the chest.
Who you talking about? Evel who?
And look at this now. Oh man!
I think you're talking about Robbie Knievel, right?
Taka off the second rope, knocking down Funaki.
[Lawler] What'd he ever jump? Look at this!
-[Cole] Oh man. -[Lawler] There's a jump for you.
[Cole] Jeff Hardy and this team of Christian and Jeff, impressive.
You know, King, Jeff Hardy and Christian gonna be among the "invited guests,"
as Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley calls 'em,
to, as she said, pick up the scraps of Triple H.
-What does that mean? -I have no idea.
We know Triple H is gonna be in a personal cell above the ring
for that title match.
[Lawler] That's no fun. I had that happen to me.
-I got a nosebleed. -And look at this now. Oh my!
Big leg drop, top rope.
Jeff Hardy with the cover now on Funaki
and a kick-out after two.
Speaking of nosebleeds, Test is supposed to be invited too
to pick up pieces of whatever.
[Cole] Well, Test got a piece of the Road Dogg earlier on.
Stephanie promised no interference in the matchup, there wasn't any.
Test picked up the win.
-[Lawler] Look out here. -[Cole] Oh, Jeff Hardy.
And look out, Christian now, reminiscent to The Hardy Boyz.
Christian and Jeff working together.
[indistinct yell]
[Cole] And Funaki in La La Land in the middle of the ring.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, these guys are having a little, uh--
-That was a spat between the two. -[Lawler] A miscommunication.
[Cole] Funaki and Taka made them pay.
Terri looking on with concern at ringside and the double-team now by Kai En Tai--
That was odd. They were working so well as a team and all of a sudden…
Oh, nice leg sweep by Taka, Funaki follows it up.
We've seen this before.
Taka, dropkick to the forehead.
[crowd jeering]
And look at this, Christian.
Taka in trouble, plants him center of the ring
and Christian needs to make a tag to Jeff Hardy.
Go! Let's go! Make the tag. Come on!
[Cole] Taka heading for Funaki.
[Lawler] Christian and Hardy gotta get back on the same page.
Looks like maybe they have.
[Cole] And Jeff now right hand at Funaki, right hand at Taka.
-Another one by Jeff. -[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Oh man.
Low blow, so to speak, for Jeff.
And here's Funaki now, into the corner, and what's Jeff gonna do here?
Look at this. Oh my!
An innovator of offense,
Jeff Hardy had the cover and Taka broke up the three count.
[Lawler] Got 'em all in the ring now, Michael.
[Cole] All four men in the ring,
Terri on one side of the ring, the Posse on the other.
-Jeff Hardy up, go over the rope, -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Cole] Funaki.
Taka.
Funaki again with a right hand to Christian, and look out now!
Jeff just rolled the barricade and took out Taka Michinoku.
[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] And Christian now in the ring.
Look out now. Plants Funaki face-first.
Jeff Hardy, top rope. Here he comes.
Senton bomb!
Jeff Hardy hooks the leg. Forget about it.
[bell dings]
[crowd cheering]
Hardy and Christian pick up the win! The Posse's advice didn't work.
[Lawler] Merry Christmas, Terri.
Look at the Posse though. They are certainly not happy.
[Cole] Well they gave the advice, it backfired.
And Kai En Tai and the Posse having some words.
[Lawler] What do you mean advice backfired?
I think the Kai En Tai guys are responsible.
-More excuses, Michael. -Whatever!
[Cole] Well, the Posse not too happy.
-Now, it's Kai En Tai from behind. -Look at this! What?
Taka and Funaki with dropkicks to the Posse
and the Posse, from the mean streets of Greenwich,
taking off after Kai En Tai.
-[Lawler] Look at them-- -Watch out!
Now, Mick, I have nothing to go on here.
Based on what I've seen tonight, nothing to go on.
My gut tells me that maybe we do not get involved
in this Stephanie McMahon thing.
I think you need to be dang careful out there against The Big Show tonight.
JR, I'm gonna have my eyes wide open, but I'm really focused,
not on Stephanie McMahon but on The Big Show.
I'll tell you what. Gonna be a heck of a Christmas
if Mrs. Foley's little boy comes home wearing gold, if you know what I mean.
-Sure will. -But thanks for the tip.
-Good luck to you, Mick. -Thanks, JR.
[Cole] You know, King, JR is always skeptical, but I have to admit,
Stephanie's proving herself to me, she can prove herself to Kane.
It's Kane one-on-one with Billy Gunn next.
Welcome back to SmackDown.
Stephanie has her husband Triple H under house arrest.
He's not thinking about this. He's thinking about Tori.
You should focused and you take him down, all right?
Use your speed.
-He's fixing to have a meltdown. -Damn right.
Go get him, Dogg.
[Cole] Well, folks--
-["Burned" playing] -Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I think I saw Road Dogg saying a praying for Mr. Ass.
[Cole] He's gonna need it.
[Lawler yells]
[Cole] It has not been a good holiday week to say the least for Kane.
His girlfriend, Tori,
has spent the past couple of days with X-Pac.
[Lawler] And she's got more days to spend.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, he weighs in at 326 pounds, Kane!
[Cole] You know, on Raw Monday night, King,
Kane was, in a sense, screwed by Stephanie and Triple H as they made up stipulations
as his match against Big Show went on.
Kane lost his title shot
and he also lost Tori when he lost the match.
And, you know, he can't get to X-Pac
but he gets to one of the Outlaws here tonight.
[Lawler] Watch it.
[Lawler and Cole exclaim]
[Lawler] Let's face it, he's only lost it for the holidays, Michael.
[Cole] Oh, "only."
The most important time of the year for a relationship, right?
-[Lawler] Oh, come on. -["Ass Man" playing]
What could he have gotten Tori for Christmas?
Can you imagine Kane out Christmas shopping?
[announcer] And his opponent, he weighs in at 269 pounds…
Mr. Ass!
-And here we go now. -Look at this.
[Cole] Mr. Ass wasted little time.
The speed, and took his advantage over Kane.
The strength, of course, to the big seven-footer.
And they're hammering away on each other in the middle of the ring.
Kane with a knife edge chop to BA Billy Gunn.
[Lawler] That little pep talk from Hunter really had motivated Mr. Ass
but I don't really know who Hunter was trying to convince,
Mr. Ass or himself.
[Cole] Kane's motivation is that Tori's spending the holidays with X-Pac
thanks in part to D-Generation X.
Well, thanks solely to DX.
As Kane now hits the turnbuckle and Mr. Ass reverses the table.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh, look at this. -Get-- Oh!
[Cole] Triple H and Road Dogg.
-Jeez! Oh! -Oh. Oh no.
[Cole] Triple H and Road Dogg looking on, a lot at stake for them as well.
Triple H will be suspended inside a personal cell above the ring tonight.
[Lawler] What do you think X-Pac and Tori are doing right at this minute?
[Cole] I shudder to think.
Big boot by Kane.
[Lawler] It's the holidays, probably get her in the Christmas spirit
and they'll settle down for a long winter's nap. [laughs]
[Cole] And look out now.
BA Billy Gunn about to stumble in to the big hand of Kane.
-And look at this now. Chokeslam! -[Lawler exclaims]
Merry Christmas, Mr. Ass
-Hooks the leg, it's over. -[bell dings]
Kane picks up the win over BA Billy Gunn in another matchup set by Stephanie.
[announcer] …Kane.
[Lawler] A little bit of revenge and maybe satisfaction,
but not much for Kane.
[Cole] King, Stephanie promised Kane a matchup on Raw Monday against X-Pac.
That will be live in Greensboro.
And about BA Billy Gunn, he better start hightailing it
because Kane's not through yet.
-Oh no. -[grunts]
All that pent-up frustration, the emotional--
Oh my! Went for the Tombstone.
BA Billy Gunn countered
and Billy Gunn now heading out through the crowd and Kane is in pursuit.
Let's go. Oh, come on, help him. He needs help.
[Cole] King, they're going to help Billy Gunn.
Get him! Go!
-[Cole] Wait a minute. -What are you doing?
[clamoring]
Can't leave my own damn locker room?
No! We got orders.
-[Cole] Just as the cops stop Triple H. -[grunts] Sons of--
[Cole] Triple H is under house arrest, setup by his wife, Stephanie.
And Kane taking it out on Billy Gunn.
I'll tell you, Stephanie's living up to her promises, King.
Stephanie stepping up.
[Lawler] Where are they going now?
[Cole] Ooh!
Kane and BA Billy Gunn battling back through the crowd
and Kane trying to send a message,
make an example of Mr. Ass here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] I can't believe Kane has got such evil intentions here at the holidays.
-Evil intentions? -Yes.
[Cole] Can you blame him?
His girlfriend's being forced to-- Wait a minute.
-Wait a minute. Hold it. -I know where she is.
I know where Tori is. I know where she is.
-[Kane grunts] -She's at the airport.
The Marriott Hotel!
[murmuring]
[Cole] Road Dogg just telling Kane where Tori was.
-Kane, Kane is going after Tori. -Billy. You okay?
-[Lawler] He gave up X-Pac. -You okay?
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown and, King, on Monday night on Raw,
Stephanie McMahon and Triple H
forced Moolah and Mae Young into a Triple Threat Match
against The Dudley Boyz and Acolytes.
As Mark Henry looked on, The Dudley Boyz showed no mercy.
[Lawler] No. It was rest home wrestling at its best.
I loved it.
The Dudley Boyz went right after Mae and Moolah.
It was terrific.
[laughs] Oh man.
But then Mark Henry showed up.
[Cole] Sexual Chocolate taking out his frustrations
for his girlfriend, Mae Young, on The Dudley Boyz.
And it's revenge time tonight on SmackDown for Sexual Chocolate.
["Sexual Chocolate" playing]
♪ Yeah, right on ♪
♪ I'm right here for you ♪
[Cole] And check this out, King.
Mark Henry accompanied by Moolah and Mae Young.
-[bell dings] -Oh boy.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring
and being accompanied by the Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young,
from Silsbee, Texas, weighing in at 380 pounds…
"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry!
[Lawler] I'll tell you, this is appropriate here at Christmastime
because Mae and Moolah's first teachers were the Three Wise Men. [laughs]
-[Cole] Stop. -I'm telling you.
I saw her yearbook. Mary and Joseph were voted cutest couple.
[laughs]
[Cole] So, "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry set for action.
You know, this is a strange and a bizarre relationship, King,
but you have to admit, over the past couple of weeks,
Mark Henry has been extremely focused on business.
-Wait. -He's a one-woman man.
[Lawler] Did you say this is a strange relationship?
[Cole] Yeah.
Now, y'all don't know but my baby loves surprises.
So, let me get right down to it.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
I thought up a little poem and I thought I'd read it to you.
[Lawler] He is smitten.
[Cole] He's in love.
We've played once or twice Which is truly nice
I'm so happy to have you in my life
All the hot nights that we've spent Since our first date
Makes me so proud to be in my home state
[Lawler] I think she got visited by the Wrinkle Fairy.
[Lawler exclaims]
[Cole] Mark Henry, of course, from Texas
with a little Christmas hug for his honey, Mae.
[heavy rock entrance music playing]
Well, the lovin' is about to start.
-[announcer] And his opponent-- -Hey.
I'm begging you.
Shut your mouth, you big idiot!
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[crowd jeering]
I think I'm gonna throw up all over myself.
Mark Henry, you're nothing
but a big dumb Olympic failure!
And you're a disgrace to this state.
[Lawler] I heard of cradle robbing
but Mark Henry is almost a cemetery robber.
Mae Young, you're old, you're wrinkly,
and you smell like a bedpan at an old folks' home.
[Lawler] That's true, and that's bad.
[Cole] Not even right.
[Lawler] I… I knew I smelled something over here, Michael.
And as far as you people are concerned,
I've never seen so many white trash, inbred,
tobacco chewing,
pickup truck driving losers in my life!
[crowd booing]
-Well… -He's making plenty of friends in Dallas.
[Lawler] When you're right, you're right.
-Oh. -And you know what else?
Your football team sucks.
[crowd booing]
Oh my! Right hand from Mark Henry.
And Sexual Chocolate going to work on Bubba Ray Dudley.
Moolah and Mae Young in their Christmas best
looking on at ringside.
And here comes Mark Henry for the love of his girlfriend, Mae Young.
I think Mae is actually chewing
some of that tobacco Bubba Ray was talking about.
And D-Von from behind now,
and there's Bubba Ray with a right hand to the near 400-pounder.
Tremendous suplex, dropping Mark Henry on the back of his head.
[Lawler] You're not kidding.
I was wondering how many paper bags Mark Henry goes through
in one of those hot weekends with Mae.
[Cole] Well, Mae Young's concerned about Sexual Chocolate.
[Lawler] You know, she's definitely a two-bagger.
[Cole] Will you ever admit that maybe they enjoy being with each other?
-[Lawler laughs] -[Cole] What are you laughing at?
[Lawler] I can't even-- I can't even think about it.
[Cole] Bubba Ray backing Mark Henry into the corner.
[Lawler] Bad visual.
[Cole] It may be a bad visual coming up next for Triple H.
[Lawler] That makes sugar plums dance in my head
and all that sort of stuff, Michael.
Uh-oh.
[Cole] Triple H will be suspended in a cell above the ring
as Mankind takes on The Big Show next with a WWE Title on the line.
And Sexual Chocolate now with big right hands to Bubba Ray Dudley.
[Lawler] Look at Mae.
I was gonna bring her a fruitcake out here for Christmas,
then I remembered she's a test pilot for Polident.
[Cole] Big elbow by Bubba Ray to the face of Mark Henry. Second rope now.
[Lawler] Watch yourself, Sexual Chocolate!
Mark Henry turns his intentions to clothesline.
The big tree's off his feet as D-Von--
Speaking of D-Von, up on the top rope now.
D-Von is not involved in this matchup. And look out!
-[Lawler] Lookit, lookit. -[Cole] Mae Young on the apron.
Mae Young! Mae Young!
[Lawler] She's… she's staggering, she's stumbling.
Mae Young coming to the aid of her boyfriend Mark Henry.
-Look at this. -And Mae Young and Moolah are relentless.
[Lawler] Hey, don't pull those-- Don't pull those wigs off.
[Cole] And Mark Henry now takes advantage.
Bubba whipped into the corner.
And look at this strike of Mark Henry! Face-first goes Bubba Ray.
[Lawler] Let him go, Mae.
[Cole] And the splash by Sexual Chocolate.
Hook of the leg.
-It's over. -[bell dings]
Give the assist to Moolah and Mae.
Mark Henry chalks up one for his girlfriend.
[announcer] …"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry.
[Lawler] I wish Bubba had pulled that wig.
They don't even remember what their original hair color was.
[Cole] You know, King, love does weird things to people,
-and for Mark Henry… -So does Father Time.
…it's caused him to be extremely focused.
-Mae Young has got Mark smitten. -Uh-oh.
This is not gonna be easy, okay?
Hunter does not want to get in that cell. You have to make him go, okay?
-Yes, ma'am. -Let's do it.
Let's go.
[Stephanie] It's time.
I'm not going anywhere.
-Steph, I'm not going. -I think you are.
They better be more than two of you when we got out of here.
[clamoring]
I'm not going anywhere!
Yes, you are.
Come on!
[Cole] Mankind takes on The Big Show for the title.
-Triple H in a cell above the ring. Next. -I'm not going anywhere!
You're not putting me in a cage!
[announcer] And now, the WWE Boot of the Week, brought to you by Lugz.
Tough boots built for the city. That's Lugz.
[man] I don't envy anyone in a boiler room brawling Mankind,
much less Santa Claus.
[Ross] Mankind has been assaulted here by two more Santas.
[grunting]
Oh no!
I got two words for all.
Suck it!
[announcer] That was the WWE Boot of the Week, brought to you by Lugz.
Boots and jeans with attitude.
Lugz. Decide and conquer.
-["My Time" playing] -♪ One, two, is this on? ♪
[Cole] Well, folks, there is the personal cell
which Triple H will be placed in tonight.
It will be suspended 15 feet above the ring
for the WWE Championship match between The Big Show and Mankind.
[Lawler] You know, somehow, Michael, I didn't think it would come to this.
I thought that maybe Triple H and Stephanie
would be able to work out their differences.
[announcer] Making her way to the ring, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
and Triple H.
[Cole] Well, Stephanie's husband
is being manhandled by that armed security.
-They're dragging him out here. -Taking him down to the ring
And Stephanie is gonna personally see to it
that Triple H is put in that cage
so he cannot interfere in this matchup between Mankind and The Big Show.
You just saw, King, in the Lugz Boot of the Week,
Triple H is interfering in that matchup he set up between Mankind and Santa Claus.
[Lawler] Oh, I know it.
Look at this. I can't believe it.
[Cole] Triple H is fighting tooth and nail…
but so far tonight, King,
all throughout the evening,
Stephanie McMahon has done what she said she was gonna do.
[Lawler] Get away! Don't get in there, Hunter!
I'm telling you, that's no place to be.
[Cole] She's putting her husband in that personal cell
that's being locked by the security.
And look at this, King, referee Timmy White
with a steel chain being locked to the door with Triple H inside.
[Lawler] Why do women always have to have their way?
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
[Cole] Well, Triple H will be raised above the ring.
And now coming to the stage, King,
the invitees on their way down here, Test, Edge, Christian, and Jeff Hardy.
[announcer] Making their way to the ring, Test, Edge, Christian,
and Jeff Hardy!
[Lawler] We're missing Matt Hardy.
[Cole] Matt Hardy finds himself in the hospital
with a broken nose, broken cheekbone,
thanks to the now-defunct McMahon-Helmsley era.
-That happened on Raw Monday night. -["Big" playing]
♪ Well, it's the big show ♪
[Lawler] I'll tell you one thing, Michael, he's not from Texas,
but they don't grow 'em any bigger, anyway,
than 7'2", 500 pounds, The Big Show.
[bell dings]
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Making his way to the the ring, he weighs in at 500 pounds
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, The Big Show!
[Cole] The Big Show mocking Triple H inside that cell.
It's the Show and Mankind coming up
And, folks, 1-800-Collect presents the Royal Rumble 2000.
1-800-Collect, the easy way to save.
The Royal Rumble will be live January 23rd on pay-per-view
from the sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York City.
♪ Then you'll never know ♪
[woman in crowd] Big Show!
-["Wreck" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I'll tell you something, this has got to be humiliating for Triple H.
[announcer] And the challenger, he weighs in at 287 pounds…
Mankind!
[Cole] What a Christmas gift for Mankind
as he tries to become a four-time WWE Champion.
And you know how Mick Foley, "Mankind" likes the holidays,
how he loves Christmas,
and what a Christmas gift it would be
if he could win the title tonight from The Big Show.
[Lawler] Oh, I can imagine the Mankind household.
All those stupid little Sockos hung by the chimney with care
and that WWE Title belt on his mantel.
That would be a perfect Christmas for that idiot.
[Cole] Well, King on Raw Monday night, Mankind coming to JR's aid,
only to be slapped in the face by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
-[Lawler] Look out -[Cole] And Triple H now…
[Lawler] He's being… He's being raised into the air.
[Cole] Fifteen feet above the ring
to ensure there will be no interference from Triple H tonight.
[Lawler] I don't think he likes heights, Michael.
[Cole] And being sent up to the stage,
Edge, Christian, Jeff Hardy and Test, the invitees, to watch this matchup.
And joining us now, what a surprise, here at ringside,
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
-Stephanie, thank you for joining us. -Well, thank you, Michael.
And I have to admit, I mean, I admire what you've done so far tonight.
-All these matches you've set up are-- -That's great.
I care that you admire.
Well, anyhow, it's Stephanie waving to Triple H,
who's suspended in that cell above the ring.
[Stephanie] There is no allegiance between Hunter and I in business.
It's the McMahon era, not the McMahon-Helmsley era.
[Cole] As Show and Mankind set to go to work now for the title.
Stephanie, what did you mean earlier on
when you said that you were gonna allow these invitees,
Edge, Jeff Hardy, Test and Christian, to pick up the scraps of Triple H?
[Stephanie] Who's ever the champion after this match, it doesn't matter,
if there's anything left--
Gonna get their hands on Triple H?
They're gonna get their hands on Triple H and then the rest of these guys
can pick up the scraps.
[Cole] You're actually gonna throw your husband to the wolves here tonight?
[Stephanie] It appears that way.
[Lawler] Do you have any compassion? Look at him, he's screaming for help.
That's a long way up there, Stephanie.
-Sure is, 15 feet. -[Cole] And look at this now.
[Lawler] Oh, look out, look out.
[Cole] Sidewalk slam by the champion, The Big Show, on Mankind.
Hooks the leg, could have a winner here. And a kick-out after two.
What a golden opportunity for Mankind
as the invitees, as Stephanie called them, looked on.
[Stephanie] You know, Hunter happens to be afraid of heights too.
[Lawler] I know it. It's-- He could get a nose bleed up there.
-[Stephanie chuckles] -Big Show misses right hand.
Mankind now goes to the leg, trying to knock this big sequoia off his feet.
Right hand again.
In Hunter's case, a nosebleed could be terminal.
-[Mankind grunts] -And look out, headbutt by Mankind.
Stephanie, would you care to explain
what's happened between you and Triple H
over the past few days since Raw Monday night?
-Would I care to explain? No. -Oh, look at this.
-Oh, watch it. -Okay.
Well, Big Show knocked out of the ring by Mankind right out here in front of us.
WWE Title is on the line.
This match set up by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
[Stephanie] And let me just tell you something, Michael,
you have no right to ask me about my personal business, okay?
[Cole] I'm sorry. Oh!
And Mankind now going to work on The Big Show.
It was Mankind who when SmackDown went on the air had threatened a mutiny.
And look out now!
Big Show tossing Mankind's spine into that steel post.
Mankind had threatened a mutiny here earlier on tonight as we went on the air.
[Stephanie] Michael Cole, there is gonna be no mutiny, okay?
-You can stop talking about a mutiny. -Look out.
-Oh my God. -I'm in control of this company.
This is my company.
[Lawler] Did you see that the chair crash across Mick Foley's back?
How does he take that?
[Cole] The invitees look on. Big Show battles Mankind for the title.
Triple H suspended 15 feet above this ring inside a steel cell.
[Lawler] I know you said Mick Foley deserves this
but, Stephanie, do you have any preference?
Do you care which one of these guys get their hands on Triple H
after this match?
[Stephanie] I think both of them probably want to.
[Cole] Oh! Big Show with a headbutt to Mankind.
Well, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley has promised no interference
in any of these matchups tonight.
-And have you seen any? No. -We haven't seen any. None.
[Lawler] Can you tell us-- I mean, is this what's gonna happen?
When this match is over, the winner is declared,
that cage is gonna be lowered down
and whoever's won gets their way with Triple H?
[Stephanie] It doesn't even matter who wins.
They both get their hands on Hunter and then so do the invitees.
-Everybody at once? -Everybody.
[Cole] That's an assassination, an execution.
-Look at him pleading. -Well, I guess.
[Stephanie] He does look kind of helpless up there.
[Cole] Look at this now, Mankind biting the nose of The Big Show.
Big Show at a bear hug. There it is again.
Slams Mankind into the center of the mat.
That back again that was just slammed into that steel post.
The Big Show working on the small of the back of Mankind,
who slowly tries to roll out of the ring to catch a breath.
[Lawler] Oh, look at that shot. Oh…
[Cole] That, folks, you're looking from the inside of that personal cell
that Triple H has been locked in.
[Lawler] And look at that, a dead man hanging right there.
You're telling me, Stephanie, that all of these guys
are gonna get their hands on Triple H when this is over?
[Stephanie] How many times do I have to tell you, King?
I can't believe it. Oh, look at this!
[Cole] Steel chair meets steel steps and the Show is down.
You shut up!
-[Cole] Oh my! -You shut up!
Show quickly back up, takes a chair to the midsection…
-Look out here. -What is Mankind doing?
He's on the table here with a steel chair.
-[crowd gasps] -Oh man!
-Just like that. -Steel chair over the head of Big Show.
The WWE Title is on the line.
We're fittin' to have a new champion, Michael.
[Cole] What an impact, chair meets skull.
[Lawler] That's bad what happened to The Big Show.
I'm really concerned about what's gonna happen to Triple H when this is over.
[Stephanie] Listen, Hunter understands that business is business
and personal is personal. They're two completely separate things.
[Lawler] But there might not be a personal Hunter left
after he gets through with your business.
[Cole] And look at this, Mankind with a sleeper on The Big Show.
The title is on the line.
[Lawler] Look at-- Look at Hunter. He's pleading with you, Stephanie.
[Stephanie] Yeah, I see him.
[Cole] Sleeper still on The Big Show. The arms down, King.
Come on!
-[Lawler] This could be it. -Mankind has it locked in to The Big Show.
-Uh-oh. -And The Big Show keeps the arm up.
[Lawler] There's some life left there.
[Cole] The champion battling for everything he's got.
-Look at this. -Look at the strength.
[Cole] Oh, not again! Five hundred pounds crashing into Mankind
and the back of Mankind could be crushed.
[Lawler] That did it, I think. What do you think, Stephanie?
I don't even think these guys are gonna be able to do anything to Triple H.
Yeah, but you still got those "invitees" staring a hole in Triple H back there.
-That's right. -They can't wait.
[Cole] Show is calling for it.
Mankind, a valiant warrior, struggling to his feet, aid of the rope.
And here he comes, and Mankind with a low blow.
Mankind plants the champion with a DDT.
-The cover. New champion. -Do we have a new champion?
[Cole] Two, almost three.
And Show kicked out.
[Lawler] Triple H doesn't care about that.
He just thought that cage was fittin' to be lowered-- Oh no!
[Cole] And look at this, King. It's Socko time. It's Mr. Socko time.
We can crown a new champ right here on SmackDown.
I thought that stupid sock was hanging by the chimney with care, but it's here. Oh!
[Cole] And he's got it locked in.
The Mandible Claw on The Big Show, courtesy of Socko.
-Ha! Oh no, look out. -And Show over the top rope.
Mankind as well.
And both men down outside the ring, WWE Title on the line.
-[Stephanie] Hey! -[Cole] Wait a minute.
[Lawler] Hey, wait, the--
-The cage is being lowered. -That cell is being lowered.
-Stephanie, what's going on? -I don't know.
-What's going on? -I don't know.
Now the invitees are coming down and what's happening?
-Hope they're coming. -Test, Edge, Christian--
Wait a minute! King, wait a minute!
-From behind! -Stephanie what's going-- Prince Albert.
-Stephanie, what's going on? -Where is Stephanie going?
[Cole] Big Show, Test, Edge, Christian on attack, and Triple H has got a key.
King, Stephanie better get the hell out of there.
God knows what Triple H is capable of if he gets out of that cell.
The invitees, Stephanie trying to stop Triple H from getting out of that cell.
Stephanie realizes she could be in danger, King,
if Triple H gets out of that cell.
[Lawler] What is going on?
[Cole] Well, Stephanie's struggling, trying to keep Triple H inside that cage.
-No, it's undone. -And look at this.
-He's out! -Oh no.
Triple H is out, King.
He wanted to destroy Stephanie, but Mankind was in there.
And look at this coward, using Stephanie as a shield.
Mankind telling Triple H to get Stephanie out of there.
Wait a minute. Stephanie just kicked Mankind.
She's frightened. She just struck at Mankind.
Friend or foe, she's scared in there.
Oh! Triple H with a chain to the ref and a chain in the skull of Mankind.
-What is happening here? -Again! Wait a minute.
King, here come The Outlaws, Billy Gunn and Road Dogg!
[Lawler] And they're all over The Big Show out here.
[Cole] The vultures picking apart The Big Show.
And, you know, King, who the hell knows what Triple H is capable of.
He was under house arrest for two hours tonight.
Oh no! That steel chain into the forehead of Mankind.
And Stephanie… Stephanie's in shock.
Triple H dismantling Mankind into the cell.
My God.
Oh no.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. Now, here we go.
[Cole] Triple H has Stephanie right where he wants her.
Mankind's been eliminated. Oh, what?
-Look at this! -Wait a minute.
What the hell is this?
-No. -[crowd booing]
The… What?
-King? -I don't know, Michael.
-I'm just-- -Can you believe this?
What have they done?
-Listen to these people. -What have they done to Mankind?
I can't believe this, King. It's a damn trick.
We've been had.
We've been had by Triple H and Stephanie.
[crowd yelling]
In this joyous holiday season…
we've only got two words for you.
[crowd yells indistinctly]
[both] Merry Christmas.
[Cole] What else is Triple H,
but more importantly, what else is Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley capable of?
What's gonna happen next in the WWE? ephanie McMahon-Helmsley capable of?