-[dramatic theme music playing] -[indistinct chatter]
[music ends with echoing rumble]
Mankind, Rock, this place isn't big enough for all of us.
Somebody's gonna leave tonight…
in that very ring.
The two of you will fight each other
in a Pink Slip on a Pole match.
[Ross] It is a Pink Slip on a Pole.
The man that climbs the pole and retrieves the pink slip keeps his job.
The loser gets fired.
[Lawler] A public firing, JR.
[Ross] Mick's gonna do whatever he can do, same as The Rock, to keep their job here.
Hey, wait a minute. There's Al Snow.
-[Lawler] What's he doing? Oh! -[Ross] Al Snow with him.
He just nailed The Rock.
The Rock is gonna be fired here if Mankind grabs that pink slip.
[Lawler] I can't-- I can't believe The Rock's fired. Look at this!
[Ross] Mankind didn't want it that way! Mick Foley didn't want it that way!
Mankind with the sock.
Mandible Claw on The Rock.
[Lawler] Oh, Rock's gonna get fired because of a stinking, smelly sock.
[Ross] The Rock is down.
Can Mankind go up and snatch that pink slip?
It's gonna be over in a matter of seconds. It's almost over.
He's turning. He-- Uh-oh.
Oh God, he's on that top turnbuckle.
-[Ross] Anything can happen here. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Ross] Mankind, his head just smacked off that steel pole.
[Lawler] Oh, again!
[Ross] Oh my God! Oh Jesus. The Rock…
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] He's got it.
-[Ross] Damn! -[bell dings]
[Ross] It's over, it's over, and Mankind is fired.
[Lawler] He is fired. You're out of here!
[Ross] DX is happy about it, but The Rock is not.
[Mankind] Without bragging, I think I've given America and the World
a hell of a lot to remember me by.
Remember that I loved every minute of the last 15 years.
Everybody, have a nice day.
[Ross] Mick Foley is getting a standing ovation.
And my God, he deserves it.
-You are fired. Get out! -Get out!
-Do you understand?
-Fired, Mick. -Security.
Fired, get out.
[Ross] This is a damn shame. Nothing but a damn shame.
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
[cacophonous popping explosions]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Hello, everybody, and welcome to SmackDown on UPN.
We're wrapping up 1999 WWE-style.
And we come to you from the sold-out Richmond Coliseum
in Richmond, Virginia.
We're just three days removed
from the shocking firing of Mick Foley "Mankind."
And tonight, we'll look back on his spectacular career.
[Triple H] Mmm.
-[Triple H whispering indistinctly] -[Stephanie giggles]
[speaking indistinctly]
As long as we're running things.
With our mind, I don't think we can go wrong.
-[knocks on door] -Come in.
Okay.
Hey, easy now. [mumbles]
Look I asked you to come here
because I need you to help us out a little bit, Kane. All right?
I know this whole Mick Foley thing has got everybody wound up,
but, hey, Mick Foley got what he deserved, all right?
To tell you the truth, we're damn proud to fire Mick Foley.
He deserved it.
But we're not trying to throw our weight around,
we're not trying to make threats at people and threaten people into doing things.
But you have to remember something, we did you a huge favor Monday night.
We gave you Test.
And hell, I don't blame you for wanting him.
If Test did to her what he did to Tori,
I would have done a whole lot worst to him than what you did Monday.
What I need you to do, I need you to do me a favor.
I need you to get in the ring tonight, no holds barred…
with The Rock.
[crowd cheering]
And, you know, I'm not trying to stir things up,
but I see the way Rock looks at her. I know you see it.
No, I know you know Rock's reputation with women, and…
He burns a hole in her, Kane, every time he's looking at her.
-Tori, you must feel it. -That's gotta be eating you alive.
So, I mean, you know, I'm not really looking at this
so much as you doing me a favor.
I'm looking at it like I'm doing you a favor.
You can nip this whole thing in the bud right now.
What do you say? You in?
What I thought.
This stuff's so easy.
["This Is A Test" playing]
Well, King, Test is kicking us off here on SmackDown,
but it's gonna be Rock, Kane, no holds barred,
and after what Triple H said to Kane about The Rock looking at Tori, man.
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
Making his way to the ring, weighing in at 282 pounds, Test!
[Lawler] My gosh, Michael. I can't believe it. I mean…
Triple H implied that Rock had the hots for Tori. Kane's liable to kill him.
[Cole] You see Test wearing that nose protector.
He's had his nose broken on several occasions
at the hands of D-Generation X.
And his opponent in this Handicap match, at a combined weight of 652 pounds…
Prince Albert
and the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Champion, The Big Boss Man!
[Lawler] Look at this. I don't… I don't think Test realizes…
He didn't know this was gonna be a Handicap match, did he?
[Cole] And it's not just any Handicap match,
he's got to go against The Big--
Wait a minute.
I've got to admit it. It does give me some kind of pleasure
to see Test getting the crap beat out of him week after week after week.
-I love that about you. -[snickers]
But I mean, after all, what else is he gonna do?
I mean, is he gonna get fired?
-[laughs] I guess you have a point. -Right.
Nice thing he's wearing too. What a dork.
[Cole] King, the bottom line here is, Test has to fight or be fired.
-[bell dings] -Come on, man! Come on, man!
-Come on, man. Huh? -Hey. Hey!
All right.
[Cole] It's gonna be the 350-pound Prince Albert
locking up in the center of the ring against Test in this Handicap matchup.
You just heard the huge news from Triple H.
Tonight, The Rock and Kane, no holds barred,
but also on the agenda tonight, King,
X-Pac takes on The Big Show in a non-title matchup.
[Lawler] Well, that's a huge match,
but I don't really understand why it's a non-title match.
Something doesn't seem right there
especially after what happened on Raw this past Monday night
between Triple H and The Big Show.
Big Show retaining the title after a fired Mankind reappeared on Raw.
-Boss Man with a knee to the back. -[Lawler] Look at that!
[Cole] And Test makes the Boss Man pay.
But here are the handicap odds for the Boss Man and Prince Albert.
Test over the top rope.
Also tonight, Chyna and Chris Jericho,
Intercontinental Championship on the line in that one,
and a very special interview with Mankind.
[yelling indistinctly]
-[Cole] I can't wait-- -[Lawler] Mankind? I thought he's fired?
[Cole] He is fired. Jim Ross, though,
having the opportunity to sit down with Mick Foley.
We'll have that interview a little bit later on tonight on SmackDown.
And look at Boss Man now.
-Get the hell away! -[man] Get him, Boss Man!
[Lawler] It's just like Jim Ross to go down to the unemployment line
and talk to Mick Foley.
That would be embarrassing. Oh my.
-[Cole] Test into the barricade. -[crowd cheering]
And The Big Boss Man and Prince Albert putting a hurting on Test.
[Lawler] Might wanna put that nose cover on his back.
[Cole] Test tossed back into the ring. Prince Albert into the cover.
The count, and a kick-out after two.
Test with right hands to Prince Albert.
Test forced into this Handicap match
against Prince Albert and the Boss Man by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
They wanna make Test's life a living hell.
And they've done so in recent weeks.
[Lawler] Well, that's what so great about the McMahon-Helmsley era.
And what a better way to go into the new millennium.
Look at this!
[Cole] Prince Albert, second rope.
Nobody home as Test rolls out of the way.
[Cole] On Raw Monday night, King, Test was forced into a match against Kane
after Tori, Kane's girlfriend, claimed that Test had violated her.
I didn't see it that way.
[Lawler] Well, you better open your eyes.
I think there was some hanky-panky going on there.
[grunts]
[Cole] Test off the ropes.
Prince Albert lifts him up, Test lands on his feet again.
Whipped into the ropes, went for the hip toss.
Blocked by Prince Albert, and Test with a swinging neckbreaker.
Great counter by Test.
Into the cover, hook of the leg again. There's two.
Did he get him? No.
Prince Albert gets the shoulder up.
[Lawler sighs in relief] That was close.
Look at Boss Man, he's hopping mad. He wants in there.
[Cole] Test whipped into the ropes.
Prince Albert telegraphed it.
Test again with a kick to the midsection.
And there's that pumphandle. Oh my!
Couldn't quite get Prince Albert over.
But can he take advantage? Hooks the leg.
Boss Man stealing the three count.
And Boss Man hit his own partner.
And Test with the inverted atomic drop to Boss Man.
A right hand of his own.
And Test is cooking in this Handicap matchup.
[Lawler] You know, this is not going exactly right.
[Cole] And there's that bicycle kick, scissors kick to the face of Test.
-One, two, three! -[Cole] Hooks the leg.
[Cole] Got him!
-[bell dings] -Two men were just too much for Test.
[Lilian] Here is your winner, Prince Albert and The Big Boss Man.
[Lawler] Now all is right with the McMahon-Helmsley era.
[Cole] You know Triple H and Stephanie had to like what they saw in this one.
The scissors kick by Prince Albert, putting Test down for the count.
[Lawler] I bet he rued the day he ever proposed to Stephanie McMahon.
[Cole] Test has rued the day for weeks and weeks now.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
Nice tie. I like when you wear ties. It's sexy.
You bought it for me.
-Have this tie on before? It's déjà vu. -[chuckles]
I remember this tie from another time.
-[clears throat] -Excuse us, please.
You sent for us, so here we are.
And just for the record,
I'd just like to say that Mick Foley is a dear friend of ours.
Well, you know what, just for the record,
you two are an embarrassment to World Wrestling Entertainment.
Hunter and I are watching Monday night on Raw
and you attack an innocent fan for making a comment to Mark Henry?
-You should be ashamed of yourself. -[Stephanie] Ashamed.
We have a legacy to uphold.
This is World Wrestling Entertainment. You're an embarrassment.
You know what, if you feel like fighting so much,
then maybe tonight you should have a match.
Know what? [whispers inaudibly]
That's good.
Tonight, you two will be in tag team action against the Hollys.
-[both] The Hollys? -[crowd cheering]
Well, I mean, if you don't want to, you can just be fired.
Just like your friend Mick.
-We'll take it. -Yeah. That's what I thought.
We'll take it.
2[Mankind] When Jimmy Snuka came off the top of the cage
and I saw people stand up
and I saw people cheer
and I knew I wasn't the only person whose life was changed in that arena.
And I realized, Jimmy, that I wanted to do the same thing.
[melancholy music playing]
I wanted to hear people cheer for me
because of some act of bravery that I committed.
I wanted to see people's emotions,
I wanted to see children cry out of love for me
and the things I could do inside a ring.
So I ascended up onto my friend's roof…
and I dove off.
At time, one of us will be 50, 60, 70 feet in the air.
-[screaming] -[indistinct] Unbelievable!
[Vince] Wait a minute.
-Mankind, Mankind is back in. -[Lawler] Look at this!
McMahon, you got two creatures of the night there.
Mankind is burying The Undertaker. Look out!
-[Vince] Look out, down below, look out. -[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
Got that classic four-finger, McMahon,
and he's shoving it down The Undertaker's throat.
This guy is not human, McMahon.
[grunts]
[Vince] We knew he'd be deranged, but not this sick.
I cannot even begin to find the words to express how happy I am,
overjoyed that Mick Foley has been fired.
Great.
I mean, I went out there Monday night, Hunter, to save him,
to sacrifice myself, and he turned on me.
And then The Rock got the pink slip and he got fired.
I think he got exactly what he deserved for turning his back on me.
I'm here-- I guess, I'm sure you realize I'm here for something, I want something.
I want Mick's spot.
He's gone. I'm here.
-You want Mick Foley's spot? -There you go.
-I want Mick Foley's spot. -All right.
Well, I'll tell you what.
-If Mick Foley were here… -But he's not.
-If he was here… -Yes?
…we would have Mick Foley wrestle against Jeff Hardy.
Reason being, Matt Hardy is already on the shelf.
-He's injured. -Yes.
I would make Mick Foley take out Jeff Hardy
so we can just eliminate that tag team altogether.
-So, you want me to cripple Jeff Hardy? -Exactly.
And if you're successful, we'll throw in a bonus.
-Really? -Oh yeah.
[laughs] So, I've got Mick's spot.
I've got Mick's spot!
[Cole] So, King, let me get this straight.
If Al Snow takes out Jeff Hardy tonight, he's getting a big old fat bonus.
Sort of like a mercenary, so to speak.
-[Lawler] Yeah. What a great deal, huh? -[Cole] Great deal?
["U Look Fly Today" playing]
[Lawler] Start to get a little respect for Al Snow,
he's turning out to be quite an entrepreneur.
Hey, look at these guys.
Too Cool and Rikishi on their way to the ring.
[bell dings]
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
being accompanied by Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay, Too Cool,
weighing in at 423 pounds, Rikishi Phatu!
[Cole] Too Cool, one of the hottest young tag teams
in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Had a chance to win the Tag Team titles on Raw Monday night.
But thanks to DX, X-Pac I should say, the Outlaws got the job done.
[Lawler] Well, I guarantee you one thing. These guys are future champions.
What a team. They are so cool.
You just can't relate to how cool they are because you're so uncool, Michael Cole.
[Cole] Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty
call Rikishi their homeboy.
-[Lawler] Know what they call you? -[Cole] What?
-[Lawler] Mickey Picky. -[Cole] What's that mean?
[Lawler laughs] See, you're not cool. You're just not cool.
[Cole] The crowd really into it today at the Richmond Coliseum.
Rikishi set for one-on-one action in a matchup that was set up by Triple H.
-[Lawler] Wait. -[Cole] And check it out.
[Lawler] They're gonna get Rikishi to dance right now.
He got the shades.
Here we go.
-[Lawler] Get down. -[Cole] Get down, King.
-[Lawler laughs] -Getting jiggy with it.
[Lawler] Look at this.
[Cole] Rikishi and Too Cool.
[Lawler] Look at this shot.
Oh my… [laughs]
[Cole] On a night where X-Pac meets The Big Show in a non-title matchup…
-["Medal" playing] -…and The Rock takes on Kane,
no holds barred,
we got Rikishi doing some jamming early on.
[Lilian] And his opponent, weighing in 237 pounds,
from Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania.
The only Olympic gold medalist to ever grace the WWE ring
and the most celebrated real athlete in WWE history,
Kurt Angle!
[Lawler] I'll tell you, Michael,
I've been singing the praises of Kurt Angle.
He is a true American hero,
but his undefeated streak is really in jeopardy here tonight.
He's gonna go against Rikishi, one-on-one, look at that.
More dimples than a golf ball. Oh!
[Cole] So, Kurt Angle set to go one-on-one with Rikishi.
Should be interesting.
Richmond, Virginia.
What I would like to do for you tonight,
if you would allow me to, is I, Kurt Angle…
[crowd booing]
…Olympic champion, American hero…
[Lawler] Yes.
…a man of intensity, integrity,
and intelligence…
[Lawler] The Three I's.
-I could be your honorary hometown hero. -[Lawler] What?
If I had a son, I'd want him to grow up to be just like Kurt Angle.
-[booing] -Wouldn't you, Michael?
-Yours turned out to be a grandmaster. -What?
-What is this? -[funky music playing]
This is the music of the lethal weapon, Steve Blackman,
who's aided Kurt Angle in recent weeks to keep his undefeated streak alive.
[Lawler] What's he doing out here?
[Lilian] Making his way to the ring, Steve Blackman,
who will be handcuffed to the ring post.
[Cole] Steve Blackman will be handcuffed to the ring post.
[Lawler] I think maybe this is Triple H's idea, huh?
[Cole] Basically Stephanie McMahon, well, she thinks Kurt Angle's cute
and I think maybe Triple H is a little bit jealous of that.
Wait a minute, that's a rumor.
-What the hell is this? -[Lawler] Oh, look.
What?
You're having him handcuffed?
You said Blackman wasn't gonna get involved,
I'm just making sure.
[tuts]
[Cole] So Triple H admits he's making sure that Steve Blackman
does not get involved in this matchup.
So it's Angle against Rikishi, one-on-one,
and I have to say Rikishi is, well, way out of Kurt Angle's weight class.
Angle into the ropes and a big knockdown by the over 400-pound Rikishi.
Slammed into the turnbuckle
and Kurt Angle's undefeated streak could come to a crashing halt here on SmackDown.
-Look out. -[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
-[Cole] Oh boy! -[Lawler screams]
He should have to start beeping before he backs into you like that.
-[Cole] King, look at this. -What?
[Cole] Steve Blackman unlocked himself with some sort of key.
He's no longer handcuffed and he's got nunchucks.
And he just clocked Rikishi with nunchucks.
How the hell did Blackman have a key?
And now he's locking himself back up.
[Lawler] I don't think Kurt Angle even knows what hit Rikishi.
[Cole] Well, Angle hooks the leg.
And Kurt Angle remains undefeated, thanks again to Steve Blackman.
[Lilian] Here is your winner, Kurt Angle!
[Lawler] I'm not sure of exactly what I saw.
[Cole] I know exactly what I saw.
Steve Blackman had a key
and then unhooked himself from those handcuffs.
But how did Blackman get a key?
Where the hell did he get a key?
I don't know. He's very resourceful.
But I guess that means that Kurt Angle is still undefeated
and will remain so at the end of the century.
That's unbelievable. I can't believe you.
What's the deal with that?
I had nothing to do with this.
-You had nothing to do with that? -I had nothing to do with it.
[Vince] Mankind up on the top rung.
-[crowd cheering] -What's he doing?
Good Lord, 300 pounds off the top!
Same like Jimmy Snuka and the Magnificent Muraco.
[crowd cheering]
[thuds]
-Hello. Hi, Tori. -Hey.
I just wanted to come to you
because I have something I needed to tell you about The Rock.
And I wanted to tell you away from Kane, so Kane didn't get upset,
and also so you didn't get embarrassed.
And in fact, it's a little awkward for me to tell you.
Just say it. Say it.
Well, I don't know for a fact, but I've heard that The Rock likes to…
to violate women.
Why are you telling me this? Why?
Because I think you should know I've seen the way he looks at you.
I mean, he bores holes through you.
-No, no, no, no, no… -He looks at you lasciviously.
And he clenches his hands as if he's groping your body.
No.
And it-- Uh… Tori…
I just thought you should know, from one woman to another.
-Just because I'd want to know. -Okay.
[Cole] King, you know, honestly, that doesn't sound like The Rock.
-["Loaded" playing] -[Lawler] Well…
I guess I agree with you on that.
I don't really know what The Rock's doing when he raises that People's Eyebrow.
[Cole] We know tonight he's gonna take on Kane
in a no-holds-barred matchup
and if Kane gets wind of what Stephanie just said, well, look out, Rock.
-Oh my. -[bell dings]
[Lilian] he following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Terri,
weighing in at 217 pounds, Jeff Hardy!
[Cole] King, tonight WWE SmackDown is brought to you by Capcom.
Some secrets come back to haunt you. Resident Evil III.
It's in your blood
[Lawler] And by Austin vs. McMahon from WWE Home Video.
Available wherever videos are sold.
And by The Hurricane from Universal Pictures.
Starring Denzel Washington. Now playing at selected theaters.
Rated R.
["Snow-Man" playing]
[Lawler] Hey, I think your eyes are borin' holes through Terri there.
[Lilian] …from Lima, Ohio,
weighing in at 227 pounds, Al Snow!
[Cole] Well, the bottom line here is this, Triple H tells Al Snow,
"If you can knock Jeff Hardy out of action
so Jeff can join his brother, Matt, on the injured list,
you're gonna get a huge bonus."
[Lawler] And Al Snow said that he was glad that Mick Foley was fired.
What is this tonight with all these Mick Foley moments?
I mean, is this The Mick Foley Hour all of a sudden?
I thought he was fired?
[Cole] Remembering a legendary career,
a 15-year career of a great competitor, a great man, Mick Foley.
[Lawler] You're wasting valuable airtime on the guy.
If there was a wrestlers' old folks' home, he'd be out there cutting the grass.
Al Snow one-on-one with Jeff Hardy, and can you believe Al Snow?
And look at aggressiveness in Al Snow as he goes to work on Jeff Hardy.
Al Snow is glad that Mick Foley's gone.
Perhaps the only in the back who's glad
that Mick Foley's no longer with us in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Up over the top, Jeff Hardy, and a kick to the back of the head.
Mankind, of course, losing to The Rock on Monday night
on Raw in that Pink Slip on a Pole match.
Al Snow actually came out, took out The Rock,
trying to help Mick Foley win.
Mick Foley didn't wanna win it that way.
He wanted to do it by himself.
-[Lawler] Are you through? -[Cole] Yes.
[Lawler] Thanks.
Because I just want to correct you on something you said that's very stupid.
-[Cole] What? -[Lawler] You said that Mick--
You said that Al Snow is probably the only one in the back
that's glad that Mick Foley was fired.
[Cole] One of the only ones.
[Lawler] Oh yeah, you forgot about Triple H, Stephanie, Road Dogg,
Mr. Ass, me, X-Pac.
There's a lot of people glad. Look!
The balance by Jeff Hardy as he takes off Al Snow.
Tremendous balance off the barricade by Jeff Hardy.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
Doesn't it seem like everybody's walking around on eggshells backstage?
No one knows when they're gonna be fired, if they're gonna be fired.
[Lawler] Yeah. That's total [indistinct].
Already tonight, Triple H has threatened Test with being fired.
He's threatened Moolah and Mae Young with being fired.
He fired Mick Foley on Monday night
and, King, you and I better watch our step.
[Lawler] What? Hey, speak for yourself.
I'm not getting fired.
I gave them a beautiful wedding present.
[Cole] What, a toaster?
[Lawler] It was a gold plated monogrammed toaster.
[Cole] And Al Snow in control of Jeff Hardy
and Al gonna climb the ropes.
Al Snow setting-- nobody home as Jeff Hardy rolls out of the way.
Matt Hardy out, of course, with a broken nose, broken cheekbone.
[Lawler] See, Al Snow, he can't be content to just win this match,
he's got to to put this Hardy Boy out of commission.
That may do it.
[Cole] Al Snow with a dropkick to the back.
Matt Hardy out of action thanks to DX.
DX, with Al Snow's help, trying to put Jeff Hardy out of action.
It seems to, King, that perhaps DX is trying to eliminate the Hardys
because they're such strong competition for the New Age Outlaws
and the Outlaws' Tag Team Titles.
Wait a minute.
[Lawler] Well, eliminate your competition, that's smart in business.
What Walmart did. Whoa! Did you see that?
Jeff Hardy favoring that left leg.
And Al Snow, like a piranha, going to work on the weak spot.
[Lawler] I think Al Snow's gonna get a big bonus.
He'll be able to pay off all his Christmas credit card debts.
[Cole] Well, X-Pac gets a big, I don't know if you'd call it a bonus,
he gets The Big Show in a non-title match.
Look at this, Al Snow really wrenching the knee of Jeff Hardy.
[Lawler] Come over here, Terri, I'll console you.
I can't believe that Moolah and Mae Young
are actually gonna have to wrestle the Hollys.
This is gonna be great.
Can you believe that?
[Cole] Tried to wrestle a woman on Monday, Chyna--
Oh! He was manhandled.
And Jeff Hardy sending Al Snow through the second rope.
Talking to Chyna later on tonight.
[Lawler] Chyna's not a woman, she's the Ninth Wonder of the World.
[Cole] Jeff Hardy, tremendous maneuver and takes Al Snow out.
Later on tonight, Chyna goes one-on-one with Chris Jericho,
Intercontinental Title on the line,
and, of course, we'll have that big interview.
Jim Ross and Mankind, a look back at a great career.
-[Lawler] Look at-- -[Cole] Oh man!
Jeff Hardy tried to gain his balance, but that left leg gave out, King.
He can put no pressure on that left leg.
Normally, that's second nature to Jeff Hardy.
He can do that maneuver in his sleep. Couldn't do it there.
[Lawler] I think it's bonus time.
Bonus time for Al Snow.
What do you think the bonus will be? Monetary, I guess, huh?
[Cole] Look at him. Look in the eyes of Al Snow.
Steel chair. Bringing it into the ring.
Jeff Hardy really favoring that left leg.
[Lawler] This will help do a Hardy Boy in.
[Cole] Matt Hardy is already out of action.
Al Snow trying to put Jeff Hardy out of action.
[Lawler] What is he-- Look!
[Cole] Oh my! Went for the move, fell off with a chair from the top rope,
and Jeff Hardy luckily rolled out of the way.
Jeff Hardy to his feet, basically--
Look at this maneuver. Rolls Al Snow over.
Hooks the leg. There's two.
-Almost had him. -Whew, that was close.
How is Jeff Hardy doing it on one leg?
Al Snow, again, wrenching the left leg of Jeff Hardy.
[Lawler laughs] That did it right there.
Look at Terri.
She's definitely gonna need to be consoled after this.
-[Cole] Oh my. -[Lawler] I'm just the man for the job.
[Cole] Face-first into the mat.
You could see Jeff Hardy's forehead bouncing off the center of the ring.
And what is this sick man, Al Snow, gonna do now?
[Lawler] Gonna get a big bonus, that's what he's gonna do.
[Cole] Steel chair locked into the leg. Oh no.
[Lawler] Cha-ching! Cha-ching!
[Cole] The referee's got to get that chair off Jeff Hardy's leg
and Jimmy Korderas is attempting to do that.
[Lawler] It's honest day's pay for an honest day's work.
[Cole] The referee can't get that chair unhooked.
And what's this? What's this now?
-[Lawler] What is this? -[Cole] Hey! Oh man!
From behind! It's Matt Hardy.
-[Cole] That's Jeff's brother, Matt. -[Lawler] Wait!
[Cole] With the chair. Hook of the leg.
-Jeff Hardy picks up the win. -[bell dings]
[Lawler] No, wait.
[Lilian] Here is your winner, Jeff Hardy!
[Lawler] He'll get fired for this. I guarantee you.
[Cole] Matt Hardy with a steel chair to the back of Al Snow.
Jeff picks up a huge win. He wins it on one leg,
and Triple H does not get his wish.
The Hardy Boyz, Jeff Hardy is still intact.
[Lawler] It's "bye-bye, bonus" for Al Snow.
Look at this, Al Snow was already… he was waiting
and all of a sudden, that idiot Matt Hardy comes from nowhere.
[Cole] The brothers' bond is thick.
Jeff Hardy with a huge win over a distraught Al Snow.
-Look at that. -I had him!
[Ross] And apparently, Hell in a Cell match
is officially underway.
Undertaker fighting back. Look out!
-[Lawler] Oh no! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Good God, almighty! Good God almighty! King!
Oh my God.
As God is my witness, he is broken in half.
-Look! -And look at him!
-[Lawler] You're kidding me! -[Ross] How in the hell is he standing?
-[crowd cheering] -Good God!
-That's it, he's dead.
It seems like, now, that Mankind is enjoying himself.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Ross] He is smiling.
[Lawler] The Rattlesnake is here! Look out!
Oh, Stone Cold with a chair!
[crowd cheering]
He pulls Mankind on The Rock!
No! No!
Don't do it!
[bell dings]
Mankind did it.
Mick Foley did it.
Mankind has achieved his dream
and the dream of everyone else who's been told you can't do it.
He's been known as Dude Love, Cactus Jack, Mankind,
but tonight he is champion.
[Cole] Back on SmackDown, outside The Rock's locker room.
Michael Hayes standing by, hoping to get a word with The Rock
who meets Kane tonight, no holds barred.
["Slow Death" playing]
[Lawler] Uh-oh, here we go, Michael. This is what I've been waiting for.
Finally, those two old battle axes are gonna get theirs.
[Cole] This match was set up by Triple H.
[Lilian] …tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring,
weighing in at allegedly well over 800 pounds…
Hardcore and Crash, the Hollys!
[Lawler] I got to take my crown off to Stephanie McMahon on this one.
She told the truth.
She said that Moolah and Mae Young were an embarrassment to the WWE.
Well, Moolah and Mae Young don't wanna be in this matchup,
but they were threatened with being fired
by the McMahon-Helmsley era.
They had no choice. They have to go into this action--
[Lawler] They've been fired before.
They got fired once when they were working on the pyramids.
["Ohh Baby" playing]
♪ Oh baby ♪
-[Lawler] Look. Wait a minute! -[Lilian] And their opponents.
First, the Fabulous Moolah being accompanied by Harvey Wippleman,
and Mae Young being accompanied by "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry.
[Cole] Well, King, we know that Mark Henry's in love with Mae Young,
that's been well-documented.
But the rumors I've heard over the past couple of days
back in the locker room
is that the Harvey Wippleman has fallen head over heels in love with Moolah.
[Lawler] I thought sh-- Look at this.
Is it my imagination or does Mae have a truck driver tan?
[Cole] So, it's Mae Young and Moolah
going against Hardcore and Crash, the Hollys, here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Watch your step. They can make it up?
I can-- You know, sometimes I sort of see what Mark Henry sees in Mae.
Maybe it's that nice little tattoo on her left forearm.
[Cole] Can you stop? They're in love.
[crowd cheering]
-Look at the reaction to Mae Young. -[Lawler] Yeah.
[Cole] We were talking about Mark Henry being a new man
ever since he'd been in love with Mae.
Mae Young has got more of a spring in her step these days
ever since her new love with Mark Henry.
[Lawler] What about the double date they went out on
with Mark Henry and Harvey Wippleman?
The last time Moolah and Mae went on a double date,
it was with Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble.
Ow! [laughs]
[Cole] And Hardcore shoving Moolah down,
and Crash is getting a big old kick out of this.
Tonight, X-Pac, Big Show, non-title matchup on SmackDown.
[Lawler] let's see if Crash can make up
for what happened to him Monday against Chyna. Look at this!
[Cole] Moolah with a big take down of Crash Holly.
[Lawler] How embarrassing.
[Cole chuckles] And there was the tag to Mae Young.
-[Lawler] That was a tag? -[Cole] Yeah, I guess so.
-[Lawler] What's this? -[Cole] Double-team.
Crash off the ropes.
Oh! Manhandling Mae Young.
Can't take them down like that.
[Cole] Did you see Mark Henry grimace when Mae was tossed to the center of the ring?
Mark Henry and Harvey Wippleman trying to cheer Mae and Moolah on from ringside.
[Lawler] I think the next time they take Moolah and Mae somewhere,
it might be the cemetery. Look at this.
[Cole] Hip toss by Crash, kick to the midsection.
[Lawler] Hip toss?
-[Cole] Looked like. -That's a break-a-hip toss.
Oh no. You're not gonna slam her.
-Oh! -[Cole] He did.
And the Hollys…
-[Cole] Crash gonna climb the ropes. -[Lawler] Be careful.
Don't slam her. I think she had prunes for lunch.
[Cole] And look at Moolah! Moolah shaking the top rope!
-Crash paid for it. -[Lawler] What's happened?
[Cole] And Mae Young now! No!
-[Cole] Don't tell me, King. -[Lawler] No!
-[Cole] Bronco buster! Bronco buster! -[Lawler laughs]
That's the Bronco?
[Cole] Mae Young and Moolah! And look at Mark Henry.
-[Lawler] Oh my God! -[Cole] Oh my!
Can you believe it?
-[Lawler] No. I can't believe it. -[Mark Henry] Mae!
[Cole] The Bronco Buster.
[clamoring]
From Mae Young to Crash Holly.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Oh my!
Hardcore almost decapitated Mae.
-[Lawler] Thank you. -[Cole] That's not right, King.
That is pathetic.
Hardcore Holly almost taking Mae Young's head off.
[referee] Hey! Outside!
Now Crash is gonna take advantage.
[Lawler] You heard them, they agreed to this match. Look out!
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Power Slam.
-[Cole] Hook of the leg by crash. -One, two, three!
[Cole] It's over.
I'm sure that-- Wait a minute!
[Lawler] Look out.
[Cole] Moolah. Oh no.
-[Lawler] Hey, look at this. -[Cole] Sexual Chocolate in there.
Taking offense to the way that Crash manhandled Mae Young.
Here's the double-team by the Hollys.
It's Sexual Chocolate.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Look out. Harvey--
Harvey Wippleman, he's not gonna take much of this.
[Cole] Shedding his jacket.
-[Lawler] Oh boy! -[Cole] Not the shirt. Not the shirt!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Look out, everybody!
♪ Here he comes to save the day ♪
Punch him!
[Cole] Can you believe Harvey's in Hardcore's face?
Oh, look at this!
[Lawler screams]
[Cole] Oh my!
Moolah may not like that too much.
["Slow Death" playing]
[Lawler] I don't think there'll be a double date tonight.
[Cole] The Hollys laying waste…
to Moolah, Mae, Mark Henry, and Harvey.
[Lawler] Those two were a building, they'd be condemned.
[Cole] Well, nonetheless, standing by outside The Rock's locker room,
waiting to speak with the People's Champ, is Michael Hayes.
Well, guys, quite frankly, The Rock has refused to answer
any questions about whether The Rock has eyes for Tori or not.
Michael, I'm convinced. I absolutely believe what I've been told.
Stop running your mouth, jabroni. The Rock never refused
to answer any of your questions. You want the Brahma Bull--
[Tori screams]
Oh no.
-What's wrong with you? -[screams]
Oh no. Just leave me alone, leave me…
Leave you alone?
-What are you-- What did you do to her? -I didn't do nothing.
-What the hell is the matter with her? -I don't know.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Lawler] What's up with that? What's wrong with Tori?
Mankind, my main Mandible! Up high, big man! Down-- Oh!
You're too slow. [laughs]
Mankind, good to have you at the Love Shack.
Hi, dude. Thanks for having me here.
The pleasure is all mine.
You really are eye candy for the chicks, dude.
That much I know, Daddy.
But you got to tell me about this wacky match.
Falls count anywhere.
Dude, as much as I've dreamed about destroying Hunter Hearst Helmsley…
I know you have.
…as many horrible things I'd like to do to him…
I know you can.
…I know someone who dreams about it even more.
Who is it, Manny?
Someone who's willing to do even worse things than I am.
Oh no.
Are you thinking what I think you're thinking?
I think I am thinking what you think I think you're thinking.
Can you bring him out, Manny?
-Here he comes. -Where is he?
Cactus Jack is back!
Somebody spank me.
-I thought he was dead. -He's alive.
-Helmsley… -He's alive!
…it may be the darkest day of your life
because it's Madison Square Garden,
and Mrs. Foley's little boy is finally home.
-Bye, Hunter! Have fun! -Bang bang!
Oh, have mercy.
[Lawler] There's only one Cactus Jack.
-He was a weirdo. -[Cole] Speaking of weird.
What about what happened a few moments ago on SmackDown?
Michael Hayes was set to interview The Rock
but Tori was there and she acted like she'd seen a ghost.
I absolutely believe what I've been told.
Stop running your mouth, jabroni. The Rock never refused
to answer any of your questions. You want the Brahma Bull--
[Tori screams]
Oh no.
-What's wrong with you? -[screams]
Oh no. Just leave me alone, leave me…
Leave you alone? What do--
[Cole] Tori's strange behavior continues, King.
-["Burned" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Oh my God.
So here we go, no holds barred. Kane versus The Rock.
And this match was set up after Triple H asked Kane to do a favor for him.
It was Triple H, Monday night on Raw, who did a favor for Kane,
allowing Kane to take on Test
after Kane's girlfriend Tori claimed that Test had violated her.
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and is a no-holds-barred match.
Introducing first, being accompanied by Tori,
weighing in at 326 pounds, Kane!
[Lawler] I'll tell you, Michael, no holds barred.
That means these two guys have a license to do absolutely anything to each other.
-Oh, watch it. [laughs] -[Cole] Oh!
And you heard earlier on,
Stephanie McMahon claiming The Rock has been ogling Tori.
With that in mind, who knows what Kane is capable of here tonight.
[Lawler] Hey, you better quit undressing her with your eyes.
-["Know Your Role" playing] -If you smell what The Rock is cooking.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Richmond Coliseum has come unglued.
[Lilian] …from Miami, Florida, weighing in at 275 pounds…
The Rock.
[Lawler] I've never heard anything quite like this, Michael.
I mean, the roof is just about to blow off this place.
[Cole] Kane, I-- King, I should say.
I have to say that I find it hard to believe.
It just seems so out of character for The Rock
to be doing the things to Tori
that Stephanie McMahon claimed that he was doing.
I just find it hard to believe.
[Lawler] Well, I'm a little puzzled by it myself, but--
Uh-oh, look at those eyes.
Was he looking at Tori?
You know, everybody has a dark side.
♪ The Rock says, The Rock says ♪
[Cole] And keep in mind, this is no holds barred.
Kane versus The Rock.
And, King, the state of mind that Kane has been in over the past week,
you saw what Kane did to Test on Raw on Monday night.
Can you imagine what Kane could do to The Rock
and his career tonight in this no-holds-barred match?
[Lawler] Well, he's consumed by jealousy.
He can't stand the fact that anybody would even look at his woman.
Uh-oh, look at this.
[Cole] And here we go.
The Rock and Kane.
The Rock was forced into this match, King.
Much like he was forced
into the Pink Slip on a Pole match Monday night.
A match that The Rock won, forcing Mankind to be fired.
-Oh, look at this. -[Cole] Rock off the ropes.
Kane misses right hand,
with a right hand of his own.
No holds barred, folks.
Anything goes in this one on SmackDown.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] Oh!
What a right hand by Kane.
You know, when Mankind was fired on Monday night,
Tripe H was heard saying, King, that one down, one to go.
He got rid of one thorn in our side, The Rock is the second thorn.
And perhaps here tonight--
Well, no perhaps. It's Kane's job to eliminate The Rock.
[Lawler] Well, you know, when you look as good as Tori does, I guess you-- Whoa!
[Cole] Swinging neckbreaker by the People's Champ.
Kane sat right back up, King.
[Lawler] And then sat up from that-- Oh, stood up.
[Cole] Rock knocking Kane over the top rope.
Kane landed on his feet.
The Brahma Bull, the People's Champ battling up the ramp.
Battling for survival.
This is about survival for The Rock against The Big Red Machine.
[Lawler] No holds barred, Michael. They can do anything here.
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
[Cole] Kane with a right hand as this crowd,
this capacity crowd, comes alive.
It's gonna sound much like this Monday night, King.
Raw Is War in The Rock's hometown of Miami, American Airlines Arena.
And The Rock into that steel girder up on the stage.
[Lawler] I can't wait to get to Miami Monday.
And, you know what, there'll be no Mick Foley. [laughs]
[Cole] And make no mistake about it, King.
Kane may be doing this for Triple H. Look out now!
Setting Kane up for the Rock Bottom,
and Kane countered.
Oh, a low blow by Kane to the People's Champ.
That's a legal move, no holds are barred.
But as I was saying, King.
You know, Kane may be doing this for Triple H,
but he's doing this more for Terri.
I mean, I should say Tori.
Kane is love-crazed. Look out now. Look at this.
And Rock counters and with a right hand of his own.
People's Champ pounding away on The Big Red Machine.
Kane is close to the edge of that stage.
-[Lawler] Look at that! -[Cole] Kane knocked off the stage.
Kane knocked off the stage, crashing to the floor below.
The Rock… And look at Kane and Tori.
Tori can't believe it.
A right hand by The Rock
sending The Big Red Machine crashing off the stage.
And The Rock is going after him. No holds barred.
Anything goes, as Tori looks on at her fallen boyfriend, Kane.
Rock was forced into this matchup.
-Triple H asked Kane to do him a favor. -Get out of the way!
[Lawler] Tell you one thing,
whether The Rock was forced into this match or not,
now he's just trying to survive.
Oh, look at this!
[Cole] Kane countered, no holds barred.
All this is legal, folks.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Oh no. He's not gonna do this.
No, no!
Chokeslam through the table. Oh my gosh.
[Cole] Rock crashing through the table, following a chokeslam from Kane.
[Lawler] Did you see the smile on Tori's face?
[Cole] Tori pleased with the damage done.
[Lawler] I bet she's not the only one smiling.
I bet Stephanie McMahon and Hunter Hearst Helmsley
have a huge smile on their face.
[Cole] The Rock forced into this match, simply trying to survive,
Just like he had to survive Monday night
when he took on Mankind in the Pink Slip on a Pole match.
Rock is trying to survive, no holds barred,
against the love-crazed Kane.
[Lawler] I'm a big Rock fan, but I don't see how he can come back from this.
[Cole] The Big Red Machine, driven by love,
driven by those rumors that The Rock had been looking at Tori the wrong way.
[Lawler] Not just looking at her, undressing her with his eyes.
[Cole] Kane is easily manipulated, King.
We've seen it in the past.
We've seen it many, many times before.
[man] Come on, Rock!
[Lawler] What do you mean, you're saying he's gullible?
[Cole] And look at this. Reversal into the steel steps
and The Rock tries to come alive.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] Momentum shift perhaps here for the People's Champ
as a worried Tori looks on.
[Lawler] She's right here in front of us.
I'm telling you, Michael, when you look as good as Tori does,
I guess you got to assume that every man is looking at you kind of funny.
-[Cole] Rock with a steel chair. -[Lawler] Watch it, Tori. Come over here.
[Cole] I guess you have to assume, that this is--
-[Lawler] Look! -[Cole] Wait a minute.
-Tori has that chair. -She's trying to protect her man.
Oh! The Rock just dragged her right in the ring.
[Cole] Rock dragging Tori into the ring with a steel chair.
Oh, Tori knocked down. Uh-oh.
Rock with a right hand. Countered Kane.
Kane's backpedaling.
-But Kane being driven by emotion… -[Lawler] Look at Tori.
…by love for his girlfriend.
And Kane just ran over Tori.
[Lawler] I don't believe it.
[Cole] And Rock with the chair.
[Lawler] Tori shouldn't have been in there any-- Oh!
[Cole] Rock with a chair to the skull of Kane.
[crowd cheering]
-Look out. Rock Bottom time! -[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] He got him on the chair! -[Cole] Rock Bottom!
Plants him on the chair. Hooks the leg.
-The Rock survives! -[bell dings]
-[crowd cheering] -["Know Your Role" playing]
[Lilian] Here is your winner, The Rock!
[Cole] Triple H's plan has backfired.
Kane inadvertently knocking his girlfriend Tori down.
The Rock, using a chair Tori brought into the ring,
picks up the win over Kane.
[Lawler] Unbelievable.
[Cole] Uh-oh.
♪ The Rock says ♪
♪ The Rock… ♪
-The Rock survives again. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Look at Kane.
He's still concerned with nothing but Tori.
[Cole] Kane apologetic, extremely concerned.
Inadvertently knocking Tori down,
And, King, we gotta take another look.
[Lawler] Oh, well, I think it was in-- It had to be in--
-Oh my gosh! Kane leveled Tori! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Rock took advantage
following up a chair shot to the skull
with a Rock Bottom into that steel chair, and The Rock survives another one.
Well, folks, a very special interview on the way.
Good ol' JR sits down with a legend.
JR goes one-on-one with the recently fired Mick Foley.
Coming up next.
I don't want any damn visitors! I don't want any visitors!
Turn that frown upside down.
-Vince, it's me. -How did you find me?
I saw what happened and I felt really bad
so I brought you some presents
And some candy. I know that you like the sweet stuff.
Vinny's got a sweet tooth.
I brought you some female entertainment, and I think you know what I mean.
She does a trick with the dog that you won't believe.
Vince McMahon, say hello to Yurple!
-[Mankind humming] -Hey,Vinny, how you doing?
I came to make you feel better, Vinny.
I sure did. Here's a rainbow for you.
What the hell are you doing?
It's Mr. Socko! [laughs]
Say hello to Mr. Socko.
Mr. Socko knows you've been feeling mighty bad,
-He's gonna give your boo-boo a big kiss. -Nurse.
-[laughs] -You're gonna what?
-[kissy noises] -Hey, hey-- Ah! No, Mick, please.
Please. Damn it, leave. And take this crap with you.
Take it out. Take it all out.
Mr. Socko.
[Cole] SmackDown comes to you from Richmond
on a night where X-Pac meets The Big Show in a non-title match
and Chris Jericho meets Chyna for the Intercontinental Title.
[Lawler] And later on, Jim Ross travels to the home
of a fired Mick Foley to get some comments from him.
But first, let's show you how this all came about.
Mankind, Rock, tonight, the two of you will fight each other
in a Pink Slip on a Pole match.
[Ross] It is a Pink Slip on a Pole.
The man that climbs the pole and retrieves the pink slip keeps his job.
The loser gets fired.
[Lawler] A public firing, JR.
[Ross] Mick's gonna do whatever he can do, same as The Rock, to keep their job here.
Hey, wait a minute, there's Al Snow.
-[Lawler] What's he doing? -[Ross] Al Snow with--
Oh! He just nailed The Rock.
The Rock is gonna be fired here if Mankind grabs that pink slip.
[Lawler] I can't believe The Rock's fired. Wait, look at this.
[Ross] But Mankind didn't want it that way.
Mick Foley didn't want it that way.
Mandible Claw on The Rock.
The Rock is down.
It's gonna be over in a matter of seconds. It's almost over.
-[Lawler] He's got it. -[Ross] He's trying-- Uh-oh.
Anything can happen here.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Ross] Oh, Mankind.
-His head just smacked off the steel pole. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Oh, again. Oh!
[Ross] Oh my God. Jesus. The Rock.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] He's got it! -[Ross] Oh, damn!
It's over. It's over and Mankind is fired.
Mick, I know that your wife, Colette, little Noelle, and our pal Dewey
were watching Monday night live on Raw,
and how did you explain this whole scenario,
this situation to them?
I had been preparing my kids for the day that I'd be leaving wrestling.
And I remember at one time I told my daughter, um,
"You know, Daddy's not gonna be wrestling much longer."
And when I asked her how she felt about that, she said,
"Well, Daddy, if you don't wrestle, we can't eat and we're going to die."
So, JR, you know me pretty well.
You know, I've been saving my money for a long time
and so I had a little talk with my daughter
about the effects of compounding interest
and that the Foleys were probably going to be okay for a little while.
But they're very sad.
I was my children's hero, their action hero.
I hope to continue to be their hero
but as Dad instead of as Mankind.
[Ross] You talked about going out on your own terms.
In a perfect world, what would have been that scenario?
That would be real simple.
It's something I had my eyes on last year as well.
I'd like to retire in the main event of WrestleMania.
The one goal that's eluded me my career here in WWE.
And I'd like to go out as the WWE Champion in a perfect world.
After what happened Monday night,
do you harbor any bitterness toward The Rock
over that Pink Slip on a Pole match?
I'm not bitter in any way about what happened
as it stands with Rock
because the truth is, if I've had won this match,
I'd probably be the most hated guy in the WWE right now.
I-I'm pretty realistic about my role in wrestling.
I think I'm a very, very valuable part of the WWE, I think still am,
uh, but The Rock right now is the man,
and he is the future of the WWE.
And if you put he and I side by side,
one of us has his best days behind him
and one of us has his best days in front of him.
And I think that Rock will continue to electrify audiences for a long time.
So I'm not-- I'm not bitter towards him at all.
We were both put in a pretty bad position.
Of all the great things that you've accomplished in the WWE,
what do you consider your finest hour, your proudest moment in this company?
You know, I was joking around with one of our production guys
as we're, you know, setting up the lights here
and talking about when I went in on The Peep Show,
uh, went in looking for one of the guys
and end up yanking out one of the patrons who had his pants down at his ankles.
And I don't think anyone will remember that one, specifically,
as one of my greatest moments,
but as a whole, I'd like to think I've provided
some of the most ridiculous, sophomoric, just funny moments in WWE history.
And as a in-ring performer, I'd like to be remembered…
[swallows, smacks lips]
…uh, probably for the return of Cactus Jack
at Madison Square Garden a couple of years ago,
and for winning my WWE Championship for the first time
in Worcester, Massachusetts almost exactly one year ago.
[Ross] What's really going on inside… in your head right now?
Oh, JR, it's a mixed-- it's a mixed feeling.
On one hand, I'm so happy that I'm going to be home with my kids.
That my wife, who's wanted me to stop wrestling
for the past year and a half, has gotten her wish.
But she knows this isn't the way I wanted to go out.
I mean, I had a beautiful image in my head
and what happened to me Monday night was far from beautiful.
It was humiliating.
It's not the way I wanted to go out.
I just think that it's damn pretentious of Triple H and Stephanie
to just finish a career
because they personally get off on playing with people's lives,
playing with their dreams and their emotions,
and in this case, with their families.
And I think that their ability
to write my final chapter is woefully inept.
And I think that I'm the person
who's going to decide how Mick Foley goes out,
and I'll be damned
if I'm gonna take the sentence they handed down sitting down.
And I'm composing myself out of respect for you and the crew
and my family, but I'm not happy about it.
And I will do something about it in some way at some time.
And that's about all I really wanna say.
[chuckles] Oh, Mick Foley. Man, he's funny.
-It's not funny. -Oh, I feel so sorry for him.
-[laughs] -It's not funny.
And don't feel sorry for him.
Mick Foley and his damn sympathy. This thing is killing me!
I'm just getting so frustrated with it.
Easy, man.
I'll tell you what.
You're gonna take my frustrations out tonight on The Big Show.
Yeah.
I want you to beat his ass like it's never been beaten before.
Do you understand me?
Have no sympathy for him at all
because I've got no sympathy for him.
I've got no sympathy for him. I've got no sympathy for Mick Foley.
I've got none for anybody.
As a matter of fact, if you don't beat him tonight,
you're fired.
[crowd cheering]
You're gonna fire me?
After all the crap we've been through, all our history, you're gonna fire me?
Yeah, you'll be fired.
[scoffs] Whatever, man.
Don't think I won't do it.
[Cole] Big Show is set for a non-title match
against X-Pac later tonight.
And what about Triple H's announcement that if X-Pac doesn't win, he's fired?
Well, up next, Y2J Chris Jericho
defends his Intercontinental Title against Chyna.
[Ross] Well, Chyna is gonna prove to the world
that she is a worthy Intercontinental Champion.
Oh no, wait a minute, what's this?
[Lawler] Is she going for what I think she's going for?
[Ross] There's no-- Yes!
Chyna hit the Pedigree from the top rope.
-[Lawler squeals] -[Ross] And Chyna has defeated Jericho.
And Chyna held on long enough
to retain her coveted Intercontinental Title against Y2J.
[Lawler] Jericho is almost over the edge.
If he doesn't win tonight, that will be it for him.
[Ross] And how badly does Jericho wanna be the Intercontinental Champion?
Jericho has got the Walls of Jericho.
[Lawler] Look at Chyna. How is she able to withstand that pain?
[Ross] The Intercontinental Title hangs in the balance here.
-[Lawler] Who's gonna… -[Ross] And Chyna taps out.
She tapped out.
And we have a new Intercontinental Champion.
I was the better wrestler last month, you're the better wrestler tonight.
Congratulations.
[Lawler] What?
[upbeat, funky music playing]
[speaks indistinctly]
Here we go. Come on. You ready? Come on. Let's go. Come on. Come on.
Wow.
-["Who I Am" playing] -♪ Don't treat me like a woman ♪
♪ Don't treat me like a man… ♪
[Cole] So for the third time in a little over a month,
Chyna will take on Chris Jericho
with the Intercontinental Title on the line
and it happens on SmackDown.
[Lawler] I'll tell you something, Michael, I've been waiting on this match for weeks.
[bell dings]
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it's for the World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Championship.
Making her way to the ring, the challenger,
being accompanied by the World Wrestling Entertainment
Women's Champion, The Kat,
the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna!
[Cole] King, many unanswered questions.
Why has Chyna been interfering in Chris Jericho's matches
over the past few weeks, helping Jericho win many of those events?
[Lawler] Well, I know all the answers, but I very seldom get asked the questions.
But that's one that I don't even know.
The Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna, the former Intercontinental Champion,
losing to Chris Jericho a few weeks ago at Armageddon.
Successfully defending the Intercontinental Title
against Chris Jericho at Survivor Series last month.
[Lawler] Hey. Listen up now.
[crowd cheering]
I know there has been a lot of speculation, a lot of rumors
as to why I've been pulling your ass out of the fire now
week after week, Chris Jericho.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
I'd like to set a few of those rumors straight.
It is not because of admiration.
It is not because of mutual respect.
It is, quite frankly, because, Chris, I've been biding my time
while a reconstructed thumb has been healing.
Well, it's all healed up now, Chris.
I'm ready tonight.
I want you to come out here…
and we're gonna see who the true champion is.
That's you, all the way! You!
[Cole] So that's why she's been doing it.
Allowing that thumb injured by Jericho time to heal.
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[Lawler] I get it.
Uh-oh.
-[Lawler gasps] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] He's the Intercontinental Champion.
["Break the Walls Down" continues]
Chris Jericho set to defend against the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna.
[Lawler] Yeah, but that's what Chyna was all about.
She's been making sure
that Chris Jericho remains the Intercontinental Champion
until this moment.
[Cole] So she could get some revenge.
[Lawler] And get the Intercontinental Title again.
Chyna, how dare you come down here and lie to all of these Jerichoholics.
[crowd cheering]
You didn't come down to the ring all those times to save me.
You came down to the ring to get close to me
because you've got a crush on Y2J, don't you?
[crowd cheering]
-Yeah. -[Lawler] I think she'd like to crush him.
But unfortunately, sister, I don't feel the same way about you.
[Cole] Chris, I think the feeling is mutual.
King, Chyna wants Jericho here tonight.
[Lawler] Oh, this is gonna be good, Michael.
[Cole] Y2J Chris Jericho one-on-one
with the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna, Intercontinental Title on the line.
This is the rubber match, King.
Third match in a series, basically tied at one match apiece.
[Lawler] Boy, this is… this is it.
There's more than an intense hatred here between these two.
[Cole] They've had tremendous matches in the past
at Survivor Series and Armageddon.
They hook it up in the center of the ring.
Chyna and Y2J Chris Jericho.
Jericho starts up with a side headlock.
Later on tonight on SmackDown, startling revelation from Triple H.
X-Pac will be fired if X-Pac does not beat The Big Show in a non-title match.
-[Lawler] Look at this! Oh! -[Cole] Knocked down by Chris Jericho.
Jericho up over the top
and Chyna catches him with an elbow of her own.
King, we were talking about walking around on eggshells,
everybody worried about being fired here
in World Wrestling Entertainment by Stephanie and Triple H.
If Triple H has threatened to fire his best buddy X-Pac,
who knows what he's capable of.
-[crowd cheering] -Oh!
Great athleticism by Chyna delivering the elbow.
Kicked to the midsection. Plants Jericho with a DDT.
Into the cover, hooks the leg. New champion?
No, kick-out after two.
[Lawler] Wow.
Boy, there's so much riding on this, Michael.
I mean not just the Intercontinental Championship,
but the whole, you know, male-female thing.
[Cole] Y2J wrapped up between the second and top rope
-[Cole] Chyna looking to take advantage. -[Lawler] Uh-oh, look out…
[Cole] Jericho moving in the nick of time, and Chyna up over the top rope.
[Lawler] Right out here in front of us.
[woman] Chyna! Chyna!
The Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna, struggling to get back into the ring.
Y2J, look at the balance, look at the dropkick, from the top rope.
Chyna's back crashing into the apron of the ring.
-[crowd cheering] -Come on! Come on, Chyna!
Come on! Huh! Come on!
[Lawler] Oh, watch it here.
[Cole] You can hear Jericho trash talking Chyna.
Absolutely no mercy.
Tosses her back in the ring.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you, Jericho showing absolutely no mercy.
[crowd cheering]
He's pulling out all the stops.
He wants-- Hey, look at Miss Kitty!
-Or The Kat. -[Cole] The Kat. The Kat on the apron.
Jericho, top rope. Jericho--
And Chyna with a low blow, catching Jericho off the top rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I don't think the referee saw it. He's got his eyes glued to The Kat.
[Cole] Intercontinental Championship on the line. Chyna--
-Look out! -[Cole] Swinging Neckbreaker.
Y2J in trouble. Hooks the leg.
And a kick-out again after two.
[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] Chyna the former champion, Jericho the current champion.
[crowd cheering]
Here's a reversal. Chyna whipped into the corner.
Jericho, bulldog, off the rope, caught her face-first.
-[crowd cheering] -Oh my.
Jericho loves to use the rope.
Asai moonsault, second rope, caught Chyna with a boot to the gut.
-Hooks the leg, two… -Kick-out!
[Cole] …and almost three.
Somehow, Chyna had to wherewithal to get a shoulder up.
[Lawler] They don't call her the Ninth Wonder of the World for nothing.
[Cole] Y2J in control, a right hand delivered to Chyna.
-Jericho off the rope. -Look out! Oh my God.
Caught her with a spinning heel kick, and the referee was knocked down.
Jimmy Korderas was caught by Chyna.
And Chyna's out and Chris Jericho now looks to take advantage.
[Lawler] What's he doing?
[Cole] Jericho with a steel chair.
[Lawler] Well, opportunity seems to be knocking here.
[Cole] What's he gonna do with this?
Jericho, steel chair.
[Lawler] What? Oh, look at this!
[Cole] Swings and misses. Chyna, kick to the midsection.
[Lawler] Oh no!
[Cole] Setting him up. Chyna going for the Pedigree.
-[Lawler] She's got him. -[Cole] Pedigree on Jericho.
Folks, this could be over. We have a new champion.
-[Lawler] Where's the ref? -[Cole] The referee is knocked down.
Get him over there, Kat.
Chyna has won the championship.
Another referee in. There's two…
and Jericho gets the shoulder up at the last moment.
[Lawler] What a bad break for Chyna. I mean, that was forever.
[Cole] And Chyna in control. Jericho reversal.
Chyna misses.
Jericho suplex on that steel chair.
[Lawler] Oh, on the chair, both of them.
-One, two, three! -Double-count.
-[bell dings] -What?
-[Cole] Who won? -[Lawler] Chyna!
[Cole] Wait. One referee holding Chyna's hand up,
and the other referee Jericho.
-Chyna's the-- -Jericho's the--
[arguing indistinctly]
Chyna is the winner.
…wrestle, and Chyna is the winner!
[Lawler] I think Chyna's won.
-Chyna's the winner. -[Lawler] Chyna's won!
-Chyna… -[crowd cheering]
-Yes! We won! -[Lawler] What?
We won!
[Lawler] Wait a minute. What?
[Cole] King, there's a disputed decision here
as more officials come down to the ring.
Chyna believes she won, Jericho believes he won.
[Lawler] And possession is nine-tenths of the law, it looks like--
Well, Chyna had the belt.
[Cole] That's referee Timmy White, the senior official out here.
And Jericho going after Chyna again.
And Chyna and Jericho…
[clamoring]
…going at one another, center of the ring. Who won?
[Lawler] Who's won? That's what I wanna know.
What's their decision?
[Cole] The officials trying to separate Chyna and Jericho.
[Lawler] Who's the Intercontinental Champion?
[Ross] This is going to be something very special.
The Rock, Mankind
against The Undertaker and The Big Show, Tag Titles on the line.
Wait a minute. Is The Undertaker turning his back on his tag partner?
[Lawler screams]
[Ross] Mankind's got Socko on The Big Show.
-[crowd cheering] -Oh my God.
Oh my God.
[Lawler] You're kidding?
It's the most electrifying…
-[Lawler splutters, squeals] -[Ross] Another People's Elbow!
-The Rock's got the cover. Can he… -[crowd] One, two…
-[Ross] Yes! -[bell dings]
Mankind and The Rock are the new Tag Team Champions.
[Lawler] Well, Michael, that's one thing we won't ever have to endure again,
The Rock 'n' Sock Connection, it's dead. Kaput. History.
[Cole] Speaking of the Tag Team Titles,
this duo here will meet the New Age Outlaws,
the current Tag Team Champs,
in a little more than three weeks at the Royal Rumble.
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Bradshaw,
weighing in at 276 pounds,
one half of The Acolytes, Faarooq!
[Cole] Well, King, on Raw Monday night, The Acolytes were in a Four Corners match.
The Posse, though, were ring announcers, timekeepers, and referees.
Faarooq was in control
when the Posse jumped Bradshaw outside of the ring.
[Lawler] Boy, I'll tell you, we need more timekeepers and referees like this.
They did a mighty fine job, if you ask me.
I mean, they suckered The Acolytes big time.
[Cole] And Bubba Ray Dudley capitalized the Dudley Death Drop
and Bubba Ray pins Faarooq.
Hence the reason for this one-on-one matchup,
revenge time for Faarooq.
[Lilian] …weighing in at 325 pounds, Bubba Ray Dudley.
[Lawler] Hey, that's Du-Du-Du-Dudley to you.
[Cole] King, later on,
X-Pac goes one-on-one with The Big Show in a non-title matchup.
Triple H claims that if X-Pac doesn't win,
yes, X-Pac, Triple H's buddy, that he'll be fired.
-Wait a minute. -[Lawler] Hey, wait.
["Posse" playing]
[Cole] No.
[Lawler] What?
[Cole] What business do the Posse have in this matchup?
Rodney, Pete Gas, and Joey Abs looking on from the stage
as Bubba Ray takes advantage of Faarooq.
[Lawler] Well, they're former referees, timekeepers, and ring announcers.
Maybe they wanna observe and make sure this referee does a good job.
[Cole] They've also been current punching bags for The Acolytes,
the Posse that is.
Faarooq goes to work on Bubba Ray.
But can you get over the fact that X-Pac's gonna be fired
by his buddy Triple H
if he can't knock off The Big Show here tonight?
[Lawler] I'm telling you, Triple H is frustrated
and he's gonna take those frustrations out on whoever is closest to him.
Well, other than Stephanie.
[Cole] I still can't understand why Triple H didn't make this a title matchup.
I mean, maybe what Mick Foley said on Monday night was right.
Triple H only cares about himself winning the title.
He doesn't care about anyone else getting the title shots.
Not even a member of DX.
Stay out of my face!
[Lawler] Look at Bubba Ray here.
[Cole] In control of Faarooq.
[Lawler] He's lost his glasses.
[Cole] Lifts Faarooq, slams him down.
Bubba Ray Dudley, one tough customer, delivers the elbow to the sternum.
Rolls into the cover, hooks the leg. There's two.
And Faarooq kicks out.
The Posse look on, tremendous interest
in this matchup between Bubba Ray and Faarooq.
Bubba Ray off the ropes.
Look at Faarooq. Made him pay.
Power by Faarooq, hooks the leg.
What's D-Von doing in the ring? This isn't a tag team matchup.
Here comes Bradshaw.
It all-- Hey, wait a minute. The Posse…
The Posse with clubs in hand, clubbing away!
-Oh my gosh! -And Faarooq…
Their weapons, with the Posse…
just hammering Faarooq and Bradshaw.
They've got everything.
Hey!
Gotta go over there!
[Cole] They've come hunting bear.
[Lawler] They are brutalizing The Acolytes.
Look at this.
[Cole] And Rodney-- Oh man!
Rodney calls it the High Society
and the Posse, with weapons, mugging The Acolytes.
They're assaulting The Acolytes and the Dudley Boyz.
This is a five-on-two.
The Posse with those weapons are just assaulting,
mugging The Acolytes with the help of the Dudley Boyz.
[Lawler] The Acolytes just got taught a good old Greenwich lesson.
[Cole] The Posse and the Dudley Boyz with an all-out assault on the acolytes.
[Lawler] I never-- Uh-oh.
Well, they are from the mean streets of Greenwich.
I knew if we gave those guys enough shots with The Acolytes…
[laughs]
…sooner or later, they'd come out on top.
-I'm pretty impressed. -I am too.
Not bad.
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
[Cole] Michael Hayes again outside The Rock's locker room,
hoping to get a word with the People's Champ, coming up.
Hey, I know what I did and I've got to live with it.
So I stayed up all last night thinking of a way to make it up to The Rock.
This is your life!
-[playful music playing] -[Ross] What?
This is…
[Lawler] What'd he say-- What?
This is Rock's life?
Your sixth grade home economics teacher, Mrs. Betty Griffith.
That's right, Rock. Come on down here.
♪ I'll be a hero ♪
And his coach, Everett Hart, of the Freedom High School Warriors.
The Rock's high school sweetheart, Ms. Joanne Imbriani.
We are going to open up the People's Presents.
"Do you smell what The Sock is cooking?"
"Know your role."
[Yurple sings] ♪ Happy birthday, dear Rock ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
[Mankind] Yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[Mankind] What I'd like everybody to do this Sunday here in California
and around the country
is go down your local store and pick up The New York Times.
I want you to look at the Bestseller section.
Well, we got a couple of ex-presidents,
we've got two Pulitzer Prize winners, and at the very top of that list…
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] The top?
At number one…
well, you got a first-time author named Mick Foley, and he's kicking their asses!
[crowd cheering]
So he said you lose your fight-- he threatened to fire you if you lose?
Fired.
Yeah, what's with that, man?
It doesn't make no sense.
You know, I mean, I know how he is.
He likes to be boss of everything, and everything,
but he isn't supposed to treat us like that.
He thinks this McMahon-Helmsley thing is real.
-It's real. -I guess it is.
And plus, he's doing it to us.
Yeah, but, it's--
Everybody else, fine, but not us.
Yeah, fire everybody else.
But tonight, man, if I don't beat Big Show…
I could be fired, dude.
That's embarrassing.
Embarrassing. Plus, I like the money.
-What is going on in his head? -Too much.
[Cole] Michael Hayes still hoping to get a word with The Rock.
And X-Pac hit the nail on the head, King.
He will be fired tonight if he doesn't beat The Big Show
in a non-title matchup.
-[Lawler] I still can't believe it. -["Blood" playing]
[Cole] So Viscera and Jacqueline in the ring,
getting set for this intergender tag team matchup.
[Lilian] And their opponent, the team of Luna and Gangrel.
[Lawler] Yeah, they're pretty weird, all right.
She's pretty, he's weird.
Well, whatever you wanna say.
One of these alternative lifestyles everybody likes to talk about.
Gothic.
[Cole] So Luna and Gangrel set for action
in this intergender tag team matchup to take on Viscera and Jacqueline.
And again, Michael Hayes standing by outside The Rock's locker room,
still hoping to get a word with the People's Champ, The Rock.
But I still can't get over the fact, King,
that Triple H is planning on firing one of his best friends, X-Pac,
if X-Pac can't defeat The Big Show here in a non-title matchup.
[Lawler] Boy, X-Pac could be heading into the new millennium looking for a job.
[Cole] If Triple H is willing to fire his best buddy, X-Pac,
who knows what the McMahon-Helmsley era is capable of.
[Lawler] Well, I know one thing that they are.
The McMahon-Helmsley era is results-oriented.
That's all they want, that's all they look for,
and that's all they demand.
[Cole] They tried to take out Jeff Hardy tonight,
tried to take out The Rock.
Set for action, it will be Jacqueline and Luna starting things off.
[Lawler] Here we go.
Luna and Jacqueline hammering away on each other, center of the ring.
Luna knocked down by the fireball, the little piston like Jacqueline.
[Lawler] Boy, these two can really get it on, Michael.
[Cole] Jacqueline whipped into the corner.
Shot to the chest by Jacqueline, and Luna knocked down.
And Jacqueline with a big clothesline.
[Lawler] Oh, look out.
[Cole] I still can't understand
why Triple H made this X-Pac-Big Show match a non-title match.
Why not put the title on the line?
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Great maneuver by Luna.
Well, perhaps what Mick Foley said Monday night was right, King,
that Triple H is only concerned about himself winning the championship.
He doesn't care about the other members of DX.
Wait a minute, Jacqueline rolls Luna over.
Referee's back's turned and Luna kicks out.
-[Lawler] Know what you're gonna do? -[Cole] What?
You're gonna talk yourself out of a job if you're not careful.
-You just shut up about that. -Just asking questions.
Speaking of questions, King, the big question
is who's the Intercontinental Champion?
Is it Chris Jericho or is it Chyna?
Officials are convening back in the locker room area as we speak.
Wait a minute. Luna…
Oh my, nobody home.
And if there's any decision made
in the Intercontinental Championship situation,
hopefully we'll have that for you before SmackDown goes off the air.
And rake of the eyes by Luna.
[Lawler] Boy, look at Luna and Gangrel. They are the perfect couple.
[Cole] They claim they're in love.
And here comes Big Vis.
And if Luna knows what's good for her, she's heading for the hills.
[Lawler] Or at least tag.
[Cole] The near 500-pound Viscera.
[Cole] It seems like Gangrel would wanna get in there.
But he doesn't seem too anxious.
Luna trying to climb the back of Viscera, hardly moving this big behemoth.
Again, now Luna is up on him.
What's Viscera gonna do here? Oh my!
Snapmare off his back, brings Gangrel into the ring
and Gangrel and Viscera hammering away.
Off the rope is Gangrel--
Look at that Samoan drop by Viscera.
Flattened Gangrel.
[Lawler] Break all your ribs.
[Cole] Again, Luna is legal.
She never made the tag to Gangrel and Viscera gonna take it out on Luna.
-Well, it-- -No, he can't do this.
-What's he doing here? -[crowd cheering]
Come on now, Viscera.
[Lawler] I don't know, but he can break Luna right in half here.
-He did it. Oh, he did it. -Oh man.
-Oh, 500 pounds crashing down on Luna. -One, two, three!
[bell dings]
-[Cole] I mean Luna can't weigh a buck 25. -[Lilian] Here's your winners…
Jacqueline and Viscera.
-Oh no! -[Cole] He's not gonna do this.
Referee Teddy Long gallantly stepping in the way.
And Luna's injured after that slam by Viscera.
[Lawler] Look at Viscera's eyes.
[Cole] Teddy Long, the referee, calling for help.
Paramedics, EMTs on their way to the ring.
Luna, she may be out cold, King.
Near 500 pounds of Viscera crashing down on Luna in the center of the ring.
[Lawler] That had to crush her rib cage.
Stay back, man!
[Cole] Despicable actions by Viscera.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, it's an intergender match.
They knew what risk they were taking going in there.
[Cole] Take another look.
[Lawler] Luna should have tagged out.
[Cole] Full force on Luna. And one more look.
Watch the force driving Luna into the-- Oh!
[Lawler] Nearly 500 pounds right down on her chest.
[bell dings]
[Cole] Viscera and Jacqueline pick up the win.
But of more concern here is the state of Luna.
Hey, take it easy!
[Cole] She could have internal injuries.
I got her neck.
[Cole] We're not doctors. We really don't know.
But you have to believe that near 500 pounds crashing down on Luna.
[crowd cheering]
Well, King, Michael Hayes still standing by
outside The Rock's locker room, waiting for the People's Champ.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -Rock, I've been waiting to ask you.
Is it weighing on your conscience
that by virtue of your victory Monday night
that you got Mick Foley fired?
[Cole] Uh-oh.
I think Rock took exception to that.
And the People's Champ is on his way back.
This doesn't look good, King.
What did you say to The Rock?
I think I worded that wrong. That's not quite how I meant--
You did word that wrong.
Let The Rock tell you right here, right now
that it wasn't because of The Rock that Mick Foley was fired.
It was because of Stephanie and Triple H
making the candy-ass stipulation on Raw Is War.
The Rock just went out there and did exactly what he had to do
to win the match.
And now tonight, The Rock had to face The Big Red [muted]
in a no-holds-barred match? Why?
Because of his schizophrenic, goofy girlfriend
who The Rock wouldn't even waste an ounce of muscle on to look at?
And back to Mick Foley,
a man who's given his blood and his sweat for the past 15 years in this business,
the very business in which The Rock grew up in.
Two-time WWE Tag Team Champions with The Rock.
Three-time WWE Champion, a family man.
Absolutely not!
The Rock is not happy that a man like Mick Foley is fired
over a candy-ass stipulation like that.
And you make no mistake about it, jabroni.
Don't you ever, and The Rock means ever,
come at The Rock and ask him a question like that again,
or else The Rock will knock your teeth so far down your throat
you'll stick a toothbrush up your ass to brush them.
[crowd cheering]
[man] And now, the WWE Slam of the Week,
presented by 1-800-collect, the easy way to save.
[Ross] Chair was dented into the skull of The Big Show.
Triple H had the Pedigree, stood up,
but Mankind came in with a chair shot and a chokeslam!
Big Show, with an assist from the fired Mankind,
climbed the mountain
and the McMahon-Helmsley era's attempt failed.
["Make Some Noise" playing]
-♪ You think you can tell us what to do? ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ You think you can tell us What to wear? ♪
-♪ You think you're better? ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Well, you better get ready To bow to the masters ♪
♪ Suck it ♪
♪ Degenerate into something, fool… ♪
[Cole] The bottom line here, King, is this.
If X-Pac does not defeat The Big Show, he's fired and X-Pac is coming out alone.
[Lawler] Unbelievable.
I mean, let's face it.
I'll be the first person to admit X-Pac is one great wrestler.
But him against The Big Show one-on-one?
I don't like his chances, and his job is on the line.
♪ Make some noise ♪
-♪ D-Generation X ♪ -♪ Who's gonna kick your ass? ♪
♪ D-Generation X ♪
-♪ Who's gonna kick your ass? ♪ -[Cole] Wow.
1-800-Collect presents, The Royal Rumble.
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.
["Big" playing]
He's 7'2", 500 pounds,
and he's the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
[Lilian] The following non-title match is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, weighing in at 500 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, The Big Show!
[Lawler] I'll tell you, he is The Big Show,
but the show tonight could be the public firing of X-Pac.
Let's face it, if X-Pac doesn't defeat
that huge individual right there in this match,
he's gonna be publicly fired just like Mick Foley did.
His family's watching at home.
It'll be so embarrassing and…
Well, it'll be awful.
-Oh! -[Cole] Oh!
King, as far as X-Pac is concerned, this isn't about titles.
-Wait a minute. -["My Time" playing]
Oh no.
What the heck? I think we're about to be graced…
♪ Yeah, you let the music Keep playing, Mr. Dunn ♪
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. I hope they're not gonna put more stipulations on X-Pac.
[Cole] The McMahon-Helmsley era in full force, Triple H and Stephanie.
[Lawler] Looks like some more frustrations are about to be taken out.
♪ Not tryin' to be like everybody… ♪
[Cole] X-Pac did not ask for this matchup. Big Show didn't ask for it.
It was set up by Triple H
as this results-oriented McMahon-Helmsley era continues.
-[crowd cheering] -And Triple H and Stephanie
taking their seat in that recliner
that has been ever present the past few weeks on the stage.
[Lawler] Got to give it to X-Pac. He's not--
At least he doesn't appear to be intimated.
X-Pac giving away over 250 pounds to The Big Show.
And a 500-pounder with those ham-like hands right to the chest,
and now the big boots to the gut of X-Pac.
-[Lawler] Oh my God. -[Cole] Oh man.
Like a sack of potatoes, X-Pac thrown across the ring.
The Big Show with extreme intensity.
[Lawler] Intensity? That's putting it mildly.
Look at The Big Show. He's…
He's like a mad man.
[Cole] And keep in mind, X-Pac has to win
or he will be fired by Triple H tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Poor X-Pac, he's got a 500-pound monster
trying to devour him. Oh!
[Cole] Speaking of intensity. Did you see the look on Triple H's face?
What a slam by The Big Show.
As you saw on the 1-800-Collect Slam of the Week, King,
Triple H upset after what happened to him
at the hands of The Big Show and Mankind Monday night.
-Show, ho-ho-ho-ho-hold on. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
Before you do something you're gonna regret,
let me inform you that this match…
is a Handicap match.
So let me introduce to you to his partner, Road Dogg.
-[Cole] What? -["Oh, You Didn't Know?" playing]
-[Lawler] Handicap match? -[crowd] Oh, you didn't know?
[Cole] That's what he said. I mean…
[Lawler] So now it's X-Pac and Road Dogg against The Big Show? Look.
Big Show doesn't seem to care.
[Cole] Well, it smells awfully fishy to me.
And the double-team now begins.
X-Pac with kicks to the head.
Now to the gut of the champion, The Big Show.
It's a Handicap match.
Triple H making up the rules as we go along.
[Lawler] Well, at least Triple H had some compassion for X-Pac.
He didn't just throw him to the wolves by himself.
And here's the cover, double cover.
And a kick-out with authority,
What power by the 500-pound Big Show.
My God, he threw both men across the ring.
[Lawler] Like rag dolls.
Can you believe that?
-[ref] Whaddaya say? -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
-[Cole] Road Dogg hobbling on one leg. -[Lawler] He's hurt.
[Cole] The double-team between X-Pac and Road Dogg.
The Show, off the rope.
-Double Clothesline. -[crowd cheering]
Wow, 500 pounds soaring through the air like a 747.
Headbutts to Road Dogg and X-Pac.
-And The Show in control. -[grunts]
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] Oh, a double headbutt!
Triple H and Stephanie look on, obviously concerned.
Plan not going well here.
-Double chokeslam. -[crowd cheering]
Hold on!
-Show, hey! -[Cole] What?
Hold on one second.
Before you get all full of yourself…
it is a Handicap match
and they just happen to have a partner too.
So let me introduce you to Bad Ass Billy Gunn.
-[Cole] What? Come on. That isn't right! -Another partner?
["Ass Man" playing]
[Cole] And here comes Billy Gunn.
♪ Yeah, I'm an ass man ♪
[Cole] Billy Gunn slides into the ring, and here we go.
-[Cole] It's a three-on-one, King. -[Lawler] Yes.
[Cole] X-Pac, Billy Gunn, and the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] Gonna tell you, Road Dogg's hurt.
[Cole] DX picking away at The Big Show.
Triple H's plan being carried out.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Cole] Oh man.
-[Lawler] Oh no, Michael! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] All three men sandwiched
by the 500-pound champion, and Triple H cannot be pleased.
[Lawler] Chokeslam coming!
[Cole] Road Dogg for the ride.
And Billy Gunn with a low blow.
And a kick to the head by X-Pac.
You know, King, it was Monday night, Triple H had a chance to be champion.
The perfectly laid plan, though, backfired when Mankind got involved.
When a fired Mankind got involved in that matchup, King.
Well, DX has finally got Big Show down.
Before you guys go and think you can have all the fun around here…
this is a Handicap match and you've got another partner.
So let me introduce you to him…
-Me. -[Cole] Oh, come on.
[Lawler] What?
[Cole] Now it's a four-on-one. This is ridiculous.
Big Show is down.
It's a three-on-one
and Triple H is gonna make the odds even worse for the champion.
-[Lawler] What a plan, Michael. -[Cole] "What a plan"?
-[Lawler] It's brilliant. -[Cole] This is an assassination.
Triple H and his DX buddies are assassinating The Big Show.
[Lawler] Okay, okay. So he's an evil genius.
[Cole] Look at this.
Road Dogg with a steel chair.
[Lawler] Oh boy.
Things are fixing to get really interesting for The Big Show.
[Cole] This is an execution of the WWE Champion.
A steel chair for Triple H.
He's not gonna do this.
[Lawler] He is gonna do this!
-[both] Oh! -[crowd gasps]
[Lawler] Look at that chair.
[Cole] Chair to the skull of Big Show as Stephanie roars her approval.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
He bashed his brains out. Look at that.
[Cole] This is a four-on-one assault…
-Get him! -…of the WWE Champion.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Triple H shouting indistinctly]
You want to screw with us?
[Cole] And Stephanie McMahon.
[Lawler] Oh, look at that.
[Cole] The Big Show has no allies.
The Rock left the building in disgust. He's not even here now.
As Billy Gunn hammers away.
Mankind has been fired.
The Big Show left to the wolves and the wolves are D-Generation X.
[Lawler] They wanna let The Big Show taste some more of that steel chair.
He can't barely get to his feet.
-[Cole] This is sick. -[cheering]
-[Cole] This is an execution. -[Lawler] Famouser!
[Cole] To the chair. Famouser to the steel chair.
[Lawler] Look at Stephanie McMahon. She is loving this.
[Cole] The Big Show, the champion is out.
-[Lawler] She is radiating power. -[Stephanie claps]
[Cole] Look at her clapping. Look at that evil smile.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. This is the way it's supposed to be done.
-Yahoo! -[Cole] Oh, the buster.
I don't even know if Big Show knows where he is, King.
Bronco buster, baby!
[Cole] It was a chair to the head by Triple H, a Famouser by Billy Gunn,
a bronco buster by X-Pac.
What the hell is gonna be next?
-[Cole] No! -[Lawler] Yeah, how about a Pedigree?
-[Cole] Oh, please. -[Lawler laughs]
[Cole] Not this.
-[Cole] No! -[Lawler] Yes!
A Pedigree by Triple H to The Big Show.
[Stephanie] All right!
[Cole] Yeah, all right.
[Lawler] Wait. This is it.
[Cole] Yeah, it's over.
-[Lawler] He did it. -[Cole] Yeah, he did it.
[Lawler] X-Pac has pulled the upset of the century!
-[Lawler] He's beaten The Big Show! -[Cole] Calm down!
Yeah, we know he kept his job, but that was an assassination,
a setup, an execution of the champion by D-Generation X.
[Lawler] Just think if the title had been on the line,
we'd have a new champion.
X-Pac has beaten The Big Show, against all odds.
I knew you could do it!
[Cole] And Stephanie McMahon congratulating her husband,
her power-hungry counterpart, Triple H.
It was a plan,
a setup to eliminate The Big Show from the beginning.
[Lawler] Take a look at this.
Your WWE Champion's been left in a bloody mess by Triple H.
You see, it's as simple as this.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
If you mess with us…
you've got two choices.
You either get your ass kicked.
Or…
You get your ass fired!
[Lawler] Wow!
[Cole] The edict has been handed down by the McMahon-Helmsley era.
[Lawler] It can't get put any plainer than that, Michael.
[Cole] Stephanie and Triple H have fired Mankind.
They put the champion through hell tonight.
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