-[dramatic theme music playing] -[indistinct chatter]
[Triple H] The Game will go one-on-one
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship
with The Big Show.
And I will become the three-time
World Wrestling Entertainment Champion
because I am that damn good.
[Cole] He's a 500-pound monster, is The Big Show.
[Lawler] Just one shot from that big massive fist of The Big Show
could knock you completely out.
-Oh my God! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Again, raw, unmitigated power and strength
by the 500-pound WWE Champion.
[Lawler] He lost it. Now, he wants it back.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] The chokeslam. The chokeslam.
It's gonna be over. That's it. That's it.
Oh, Triple H too close to the ropes.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Ross] Here comes the DX.
I knew it. I knew they were coming.
Wait a minute, he got stopped in his tracks.
Oh no! Big Show just countered Triple H.
Oh Lord!
There's the low blow by Triple H. The Pedigree.
-The Pedigree. -[Lawler] He got it!
-He got it! -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Triple H has done it.
-Triple H has pinned The Big Show. -[Lawler] Unbelievable.
[Ross] Triple H is the new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
And whether we like it or not, he did it without the help of DX.
[Lawler] It's like New Years all over again, JR.
It's a celebration of the millennium.
[Ross] Triple H is once again the man.
Last Monday night was a very proud moment
in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment
when Triple H became the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
But let's face it, it wasn't incredibly proud for all of DX, now was it?
The three of you couldn't defeat The Rock?
You couldn't get The Rock fired?
I mean, granted, you know, Mick Foley, he ran in,
but the three of you couldn't do it anyway?
Now, DX is all about perfection,
and certainly we can all strive to do better.
Now, I'm taking care of Mick Foley.
Hunter and I have a warrant out for his arrest
should he trespass tonight.
But that leaves the rest of you.
Roadie, we haven't quite figured out what we're going to do for you,
but we'll let you know.
Oh. Thank you. [scoffs]
X-Pac, you'll have the chance to redeem yourself
when you take on The Big Show.
-The Big Show? -[Triple H] Hey.
What the hell are you talking about, The Big Show?
What about Thursday?
Big Show? What's the problem?
-I went out against him, one-on-one. -Yeah?
I beat him for the title. You're every bit as good as I am.
Do you have a problem with that?
Beat his ass, that's what you do.
That's what we do.
As another example…
Billy, I know that you and Road Dogg,
you've kind of tried to save the Acolytes for the Royal Rumble,
but tonight, you'll have the opportunity to soften
both of the Acolytes up.
You'll take them on in a handicap match.
[laughs] Whoa. Whoa. You're--
Me in a handicap match against the Acolytes?
-Yes. -Oh. Oh. Oh, oh, oh.
-Relax. Just relax. -What?
-What is going on here? -Get this job done.
You guys think you're the only one that's gonna sacrifice?
-That's right. -Think you're the only one
that's gonna walk in the ring tonight and sacrifice
for the betterment of this whole group?
-I am too. -That's right.
-[scoffs] -Tonight… history is being made.
Never before has a WWE Champion entered himself
into a random lottery, random drawing.
This is too much.
[Stephanie] It could even be one of you facing Triple H tonight.
Anybody, anybody here could get a shot tonight.
That's never been done before.
It's never been done. And you know what,
-I'm so incredibly proud of you. -Oh God.
I'm proud too. I'm proud to be a member of DX
and I'm proud to be part of the McMahon-Helmsley era.
["Everybody On The Ground" playing]
[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] It's tough love from Triple H and Stephanie for DX
as we kick off the first SmackDown of the new millennium.
X-Pac meets The Big Show.
Billy Gunn takes on both Acolytes tonight,
from the sold-out O-Rena in Orlando, Florida.
Michael Cole, Jerry "The King" Lawler at ringside.
-♪ Well it's The Big Show ♪ -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And, King, I'll tell you what,
you couldn't give me all the money in the world to be X-Pac tonight,
because think about the mood that The Big Show is in.
-[Lawler] Oh my gosh. I can't believe it. -[bell rings]
Did you see the look on the face of X-Pac
when he was told he was gonna face this man?
[announcer] Making his way to the ring, he weighs in at 500 pounds,
The Big Show!
[Cole] The Big Show losing the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship
to Triple H just three nights ago on Raw is War.
It was a battle. Triple H single-handedly picking up the victory
and a distraught Big Show left the building.
You know what the title meant to this man.
[Lawler] Oh, without a doubt.
I just hate to think what he's gonna do to X-Pac tonight.
♪ Make some noise! X-Pac! ♪
[Cole] I can guarantee you.
♪ You think you can tell us what to wear? Yeah ♪
♪ You think that you're better? ♪
♪ Well, you better get ready To bow to the masters ♪
♪ Suck it! ♪
[announcer] And his opponent from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 222 pounds, X-Pac!
[Cole] King, I can guarantee you,
the issue between The Big Show and Triple H is far from over.
Big Show can start down that path to revenge
by picking apart X-Pac here tonight.
You're right about that, Michael.
The good news is Triple H is the WWE Champion,
but the bad news is Triple H
hasn't seen the last of The Big Show, that's for sure.
[Cole] I guess X-Pac and the rest of DX being punished, in a sense,
by Triple H and Stephanie for not getting the job done on Raw
in that You're Fired handicap match against The Rock, Monday night.
[Lawler] What did you call it, tough love?
-Tough love. -You're not kidding.
[Cole] And look out, The Big Show.
And look at the look in his eyes as he delivers a headbutt to X-Pac
to kick things off on SmackDown.
The strength of the 500-pounder, tossing X-Pac over the top rope.
And Big Show is all business.
Face first into the center of the ring,
and Big Show with a chop across the chest,
almost knocking X-Pac out of his boots.
-[Lawler] Look at this. Look out! -Oh!
[Cole] Think about that big ham of a hand
slamming down into your chest, King.
And look at the elbow across the back of the head of X-Pac.
[Lawler] If I was X-Pac, I think I'd try to get out of there right now.
You know, get a breather.
[Cole] Triple H says he'll be in action later tonight,
sacrificing himself for the better… betterment of D-Generation X.
-What a slam by The Big Show. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] That's just the kind of man Triple H is.
I mean, he took a beating himself. I mean, The Big Show just…
He… he manhandled even Triple H, but somehow Triple H came out on top.
-[grunts] -I just don't see how Triple H
is gonna be in any shape to defend the title tonight.
[Cole] Triple H, for the first time ever, a champion will take on the winner
of a random drawing here tonight on SmackDown.
And The Big Show choking the life out of X-Pac
and shoving Referee Mike Chioda across the ring.
-[bell ringing] -And the referee calling for the bell.
-[Lawler] What? -[crowd clamoring]
Uh-oh. Look out, The Big Show's out of control.
[Lawler] Hey, you can't do that!
-The Big Show… -You can't do that!
-[Cole] No! -[Lawler] Look out!
The Big Show choke slamming the referee.
And X-Pac… X-Pac with a steel chair from behind
-hardly even moved The Big Show. -[Lawler] Aah!
-[crowd cheering] -The Big Show with a fist to the chair,
knocking X-Pack down.
-Yeah! -Oh!
The Big Show on an emotional rollercoaster all week long,
following the loss of his coveted WWE Title.
And now, X-Pac…
The Big Show is uncontrollable. He's in a rage.
Get some help. Oh, look out. Get away, get away!
Big Show just cleared the ring of all the referees and officials.
[crowd cheering]
Go in there, Michael. Stop him.
♪ Well, well it's The Big Show ♪
-Look at this! -He just shoved the referee
through the ropes with one hand.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Big Show emotionally destroying X-Pac.
[Lawler] This is scary.
[Cole] We got to take another look at the strength
of the 500-pound Big Show.
I've never seen any power like this before, Michael.
I mean, he tossed him like he was a rag doll.
-Look at… look at him. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] That ham of a hand, the fist into the steel chair,
bouncing off the head of X-Pac.
The Big Show is disqualified, but he makes his point.
Listen, the last thing I wanna do is be your partner,
either with this belt or in the ring. This is ridiculous.
This is a faith worse than death to be with you
and your little ridiculous looking buddy here.
-I don't give a damn what you want. -These two better get it together.
They meet the Hollys coming up next here on SmackDown.
-But you just might need me. -Listen.
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown
and police officers are surrounding the Orlando Arena.
Mankind, a fired Mankind will be arrested for trespassing
if he shows up here tonight.
I don't wanna have anything to do with this tag team.
This is a ridic-- I want you to stand on the apron side…
Shut your mouth. Stand on the apron side
and do what you do best, which is look good.
I doubt you could even do that.
I'm gonna do all the work inside the ring as always, as usual.
-I don't want you to tag in. -[theme music playing]
[Cole] King, they better get their act together.
They're taking on the Hollys here tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] This is unbelievable.
Chris Jericho and Chyna, co-champ, co-Intercontinental Champion.
[announcer] Making their way to the ring from Mobile, Alabama,
at a combined weight of allegedly well over 800 pounds,
Crash and Hardcore Holly!
[Cole] So the Hollys set to take on Chris Jericho and Chyna right here
at the O-Rena in Orlando for SmackDown.
And, King, tonight, we can tell you that WWE SmackDown
is brought to you by WWE The Music, Volume 4.
Get the latest and greatest,
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[Lawler] And by WrestleMania XV from WWE Home Video,
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[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And their opponent, first,
being accompanied to the ring by the Kat,
she is one of the World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Champions, The Ninth Wonder of the World,
Chyna!
[Lawler] I'll tell you one thing,
I know that Chris Jericho can't stand Chyna,
and I know that Chyna hates Jericho's guts,
but they're gonna have to co-exist here tonight.
Chris Jericho telling… telling Chyna to just stand on the apron,
he may be cutting off his nose to spite his face.
[Cole] They're not only tag team partners, King,
they're co-holders of the Intercontinental Championship
because of the controversy
we saw right here on SmackDown last week, that double pin.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley ruling on Raw Monday night
that both Chyna and Jericho will hold the Intercontinental Title.
[Lawler] Never seen anything like that in my life.
Oh, hold your ears!
-[loud explosion] -Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And her tag team partner from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing in at 227 pounds,
he's one of the World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Champions,
Chris Jericho!
[Lawler] Another first here at the WWE,
co-Intercontinental Champion.
[Cole] You know what's unique about this situation.
Say, for instance, like we saw on Raw Monday night.
If Chyna defends the Intercontinental Championship,
if she wins, they both retain the title.
But if she were to lose, then they both lose the title.
On Raw Monday night, Chyna took on Hardcore Holly.
Jericho aided Chyna into victory, allowing this team,
so to speak, to keep the championship.
[Lawler] Well, and they are… and then not only that,
Jericho ran and grabbed the title belt and… and took off.
Look at… They're about to go at it right now.
[Cole] Jericho and Chyna, nose to nose, center of the ring.
You heard what Jericho said as he walked out here, King.
He told Chyna to stand on the apron and look pretty.
They don't realize they need each other. Look!
-[bell rings] -And Hardcore Holly goes to work on Y2J.
You know, King, Holly's had some problems
with both Jericho and Chyna in recent weeks.
See, Hardcore Holly,
he thinks he should be the Intercontinental Champion.
He said so this past Monday.
You saw those police officers surrounding the… the O-Rena here in Orlando.
We have to assume that they're out there to keep an eye out for Mankind.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
saying that Mankind would be arrested for trespassing
if the fired Mankind shows up here tonight.
[Lawler] Well, for once in my life, I hope he does show up.
I'd like to see him go to jail.
[Cole] Hardcore Holly, beautiful dropkick to Y2J, Chris Jericho.
And Chyna with a mock look of concern on her face
for her co-title holder.
[Lawler] You know, Mankind, he hadn't had much…
he hadn't had much luck in the unemployment line.
Maybe he'll be more successful in the… in the jailhouse.
He'd be real popular there with all that long hair of his.
[Cole] Crash, kick to the ribs on Jericho,
whipped across the ring, into the corner, here comes Crash!
-Nobody home, boot to the face. -[cheering]
[Lawler] Chyna's standing on the corner, looking… looking good, looking pretty.
[Cole] Oh! Jericho told her to do that, King. And look at this, Walls of Jericho.
He's got Crash Holly in the Walls of Jericho,
and Hardcore Holly from behind.
[Lawler] Look at her looking pretty. Look at the Kat over there.
[crowd cheering]
She wants to watch this match. Hi, Kat.
I got the best seat in the house, my lap. Come over here.
[Cole] Jericho's going for a tag with Chyna.
Chyna turning her back on Jericho, as Hardcore Holly enters the ring.
[Lawler] Well, he told her he wasn't gonna need her.
[Cole] Talking about titles, later tonight,
Triple H, for the first time ever, will take on the Superstar
who wins a random drawing here tonight on SmackDown.
Oh, Jericho, nice backbreaker,
knocks Hardcore Holly over the top rope, and Jericho's cruising now.
Will Triple H be in any shape to defend the championship
after that war he was in with The Big Show Monday night on Raw?
[Lawler] Speaking of any shape, what kind of shape is poor badass
Billy Gunn gonna be in? He's got to take on both the Acolytes.
[Cole] The teamwork of Hardcore Holly and Crash.
[Lawler] And the non-teamwork of Chris Jericho and…
-Oh, wait, maybe she's gonna help him. -[crowds cheering]
-Chyna's gonna… -He doesn't get counted out at least.
[Cole] Jeri-- He doesn't want any help with this and Chyna with a clothesline.
[crowd cheering]
-They're supposed to be partners. -They're partners.
[Cole] They're supposed to be co-holders of the Intercontinental Title.
[Lawler] They're co… they're co-champions.
[Cole] Kick to the midsection, Hardcore Holly, Y2J lifted up.
Suplex time! Oh my.
Hardcore Holly, rolls over, hooks the leg, this one is over.
[bell ringing]
-Can you believe that? -Well, the Hollys showed teamwork.
Chyna and Jericho didn't.
[announcer] Crash and Hardcore Holly!
[Lawler] Chyna just said, "Give me my belt." She's got it.
[Cole] But Chyna with the championship…
[Lawler] Boy, Chyna and… Chyna and Jericho being co-champions
is like having custody of children.
You get them one weekend, I get them the next.
[Cole] Hollys pick up the win.
Chyna and Jericho can't work together in tag team,
how are they gonna hold the title together?
Boy, it sure is great to be here at Universal Studios in Florida.
You know, this is just the thing to cheer me up,
be surrounded by all of my great fans.
There's one. Hey, little buddy, how'd you like an autograph?
-No, how about a hug? Give me a hug. -Hey, stay away from the kids.
Oh, I remember you.
You bought a lot of my books, you already got my autograph.
[stutters] Have a bad day. Have a bad day.
What's Mick Foley doing in Orlando?
He's such an idiot. I hope he comes here. I really do.
I hope he comes here and gets arrested.
-That would be very nice. -[knocks on the door]
Yeah. I'll get it. I got to run anyways.
You go take care of that stuff.
[Triple H] Oh, Tori…
So I hate to bother you, but this is…
It's… it's a little embarrassing. [sighs]
All the bathrooms seem to be a little occupied.
Do you… Is there one…
-Tori, no problem. Please. -Yeah?
-Go ahead. Feel free. -Thank you.
Sorry. I won't be long.
No problem. Take your time.
[Cole] This can't be good for Mr. Ass, King.
It's tough love time and it doesn't get any tougher than this.
The Acolytes in a handicap match against Billy Gunn, next…
Stephanie, do you know what I'm doing?
Do you know what my punishment is for tonight?
First of all, Roadie, you're not being punished,
but no, I'm not the one making that decision.
-Hunter said he wants it. -It's his decision.
-Where's he at? So I can… -Well, I… I think he's changing.
He's… he's in the bathroom.
Well, I'll get to the bottom of it right now then. Hunter.
-Hunter. -[Tori screams]
Steph! Stephanie, why didn't you tell me Tori was in there?
-[Stephanie] I forgot. -You forgot? Hell!
You're forgetting a lot of stuff lately.
-A woman's entitled to forget. -["Protection" playing]
[Lawler] What about that, Michael?
[Cole] What about this?
[Lawler groans]
[Lawler] Something is up. Something is definitely up.
[Cole] Here come the Acolytes.
[announcer] The following handicap match is scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 578 pounds,
Bradshaw and Faarooq, the Acolytes!
[Cole] King, an off-the-cuff statement by Faarooq on Raw
gave Triple H and Stephanie the idea
of forcing the Acolytes into a One Hand Tied Behind the Back Match
-against the Posse. -[Lawler] That's right.
[Cole] And the Posse and the Dudleys, combined,
did a number on the Acolytes.
They left them laying with a heck of a beating.
You need to give those Dudley Boyz a bonus.
[overlapping chatter]
-You know. [laughs] -'Cause they deserve a bonus.
[Cole] Give The Dudley Boyz a bonus?
Somebody wants the Acolytes taken out of business.
♪ I'm an ass man ♪
[Lawler] I think somebody wanted the Road Dogg
to bust in on Tori there… if you ask me.
-[Cole] Yeah, what is up with that? -[announcer] And their opponent,
he weighs in at 269 pounds, Mr. Ass!
[Cole] King, you know the New Age Outlaws, of which Billy Gunn's a part of,
they've been trying to get rid of the Acolytes,
trying to knock them out of commission before the Royal Rumble,
which is about two and a half weeks away.
-And here comes Billy Gunn now… -[bell ringing]
…handicap match against the Acolytes.
Keep in mind, this is tough love for the "betterment of D-Generation X."
Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, and X-Pac on Raw Monday night,
failing to get rid of The Rock in that, You're Fired handicap match.
And so now, they're suffering the consequences at the hands…
I guess they're being punished, so to speak,
even though Stephanie denied that.
It's one of those things,
"This is gonna hurt you worse than it does me."
Uh. And oh! This is the match that resulted from it.
Poor Mr. Ass here, having to take on the Acolytes by himself.
Did you see him run to the ring?
That would've been the slowest walk I'd ever made in my life to this ring.
[Cole] Well, perhaps he wanted to get this punishment over with,
as Bradshaw and Faarooq are hammering away on Billy Gunn.
Again, two and a half weeks away from the Royal Rumble,
where the New Age Outlaws will take on the Acolytes.
And perhaps it was a prophecy of sorts, King.
[Lawler] Road Dogg saying on Sunday Night Heat this past week,
that's if the Acolytes make it to the Royal Rumble.
[Cole] The Tag Team Titles will be on the line in about two and a half weeks,
Acolytes and Outlaws at the rumble.
[Lawler] Now, I'm wondering if Billy Gunn's
gonna make it to the Royal Rumble. Oh!
[Cole] Earlier tonight, it was The Big Show dismantling X-Pac.
Now, it's the Acolytes trying to take out Billy Gunn,
all for the "betterment of DX."
-Did you see that? -What a clothesline.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] The Clothesline from Hell by Bradshaw,
knocking Billy Gunn just about out of his boots.
[Lawler] Is Billy's head still on? Is it still attached?
-Wow! -Faarooq and Bradshaw making a point.
[Cole] Later tonight, Triple H will try to make a point defending
the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship
against the lucky winner of a random drawing.
[Lawler] How innovative is that?
I mean, you got to admit, Triple H is gonna make a great champion.
[Cole] Oh man, what a double-team.
Faarooq and Bradshaw, the Acolytes.
[Lawler] Triple H leading the WWE into the new millennium.
Meanwhile, cops are all throughout this building.
-Hey! -Hey, wait a minute.
Wait a minute. The cavalry is arriving for Billy Gunn.
-It's the Road Dogg. -[bell rings]
Billy's tag team partner from the Outlaws,
taking down Bradshaw and now working on Faarooq.
[Lawler] Uh-oh!
[Cole] And the Road Dogg, shake, rattle and roll time,
-with the left hands to Faarooq. -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Cole] And the Road Dogg is cooking, and he walked right into it.
-[crowd cheering] -Walked right into it.
The Outlaws will meet the Acolytes at the Royal Rumble.
Tag Team Titles on the line.
We're getting a preview of it right now, Michael.
[Lawler] And it doesn't look too good for the Outlaws, does it?
Where are they going?
[Cole] Faarooq, Road Dogg, Bradshaw,
Billy Gunn battling into the crowd.
Hold on, Big Red, hold on. Look at this.
[scoffs] Unbelievable.
I tell you what, Acolytes versus the Outlaws at the Royal Rumble,
that is gonna be one hell of a match.
Hey, easy.
I want a match
with that pervert Road Dogg now!
-What the hell is saying all that about? -You got it, Kane, you got it.
What's his problem with Road Dogg?
I don't know, but it's gonna be one hell of a match.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. Did you hear that, Michael?
[Cole] Yeah, I heard it, King.
And there are the cops looking for Mick Foley.
If he shows up here tonight, he's gonna be arrested.
Well, you guys are gonna tear it up at the rumble.
And I can appreciate what you just did for Billy,
but if Billy interferes in your match tonight--
-My match? -I'm gonna have to let him go.
-My match? -Yup, right now, against Kane.
Right… Against Kane?
This is your… You told him, didn't you?
-Back off. -This is…
-Back off. -I…
-You told him… -Back off.
You know what?
-[indistinct] -What is he talking about?
What is he talking about, "You told him"?
I have no idea.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Billy Gunn cannot interfere in this match
or Triple H said that he's gonna let him go.
[Lawler] He'll be fired?
[Cole] It's what he said.
[Lawler] Well, let's face it.
I mean, that's something.
Road Dogg walks in on Tori while she's in the bathroom.
I'm the King. I don't like to be caught on the throne.
[Cole] There are serious games being played here tonight on SmackDown.
[announcer] Making his way to the ring being accompanied by Tori,
he weighs in at 326 pounds,
-Kane! -[Cole] And did you see Kane's emotion
when he found out that the Road Dogg had inadvertently…
it was an accident, walked in on Tori in the bathroom?
Yeah, he actually put a whole sentence together.
I could understand him. Ah!
[Cole] Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley knew Tori was in the bathroom,
but she told Road Dogg that Triple H was in there.
What is going on here tonight?
["Oh, You Didn't Know?" playing]
♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
♪ Your ass better call somebody ♪
[Lawler] If I didn't know better,
I'd think that "D" in DX is starting to stand for dissension.
[Cole] And Road Dogg's ass better call an EMT.
-Road Dogg and Kane one-on-one. -Orlando, Florida, you damn right!
You see it's me.
It's me.
It's the D-O-double G.
And The Big Red Machine wasting little time,
he's going up the ramp after the Road Dogg.
Kane is driven by this blind,
this unconditional love for his girlfriend Tori.
Tori's got him an emotional wreck.
He is so blind with love for this woman, King,
he'll do anything for her.
We've seen it in recent weeks
and now he's taking out his… his emotion on the Road Dogg.
Yeah, we've seen what he'll do for Tori,
but we're also seeing what Tori's doing to him.
I think she's creating some of these situations,
-if you ask me, Michael. -[Cole] Yeah, what is Tori's deal?
Road Dogg inadvertently walked in on her in the bathroom
and she was… she was screaming bloody murder.
[Lawler] Well, she hasn't been the same since that wonderful weekend
during the holidays with X-Pac.
[Cole] And what a sentence played out here for the Road Dogg.
This match set up by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. Look at that.
[Cole] For the "betterment of D-Generation X,"
because the Outlaws and X-Pac couldn't defeat The Rock on Raw
in that You're Fired handicap match.
[Lawler] Road Dogg's always talking about calling somebody,
right now, he wishes he knew the number to Dial-A-Prayer.
-Road Dogg tossed back into the ring. -[bell ringing]
And finally, this match is officially underway.
Road Dogg with right hands,
hardly even… even moving Kane.
Kane coming right into the right hands of the Road Dogg.
-Did you hear that? -And this seven-footer…
If you can only see the look in his eyes under that mask.
[Lawler] You mean in his eye. He only has one good eye.
[Cole] And Kane laying out the Road Dogg with a right hand.
You know, I understand tough love, King, and punishment,
but this is ridiculous.
Well, I'll tell you what, you talk about love, this is what love does.
It messes everything up. Tori and Kane, in love with each other.
Now that… I mean, you know, look at… look at him.
[indistinct shouting]
I said it before, King.
It's this… this blind, unconditional love that Kane has for Tori.
No matter what Tori says, no matter what she feels,
Kane listens to her. Oh!
[Lawler] Speaking of blind, we've got that big blind lottery…
blind drawing in that lottery
that Triple H is gonna be wrestling somebody.
He's gonna be defending the WWE Title here tonight
and I can't believe that he's doing that
after the beating he took at the hands of The Big Show,
but Triple H did defeat The Big Show single-handedly, I might add.
Who do you think the lucky Superstar is gonna be?
-I mean, it could be anybody. -One, two, three!
Kane just raking the eyes of the Road Dogg,
punishing the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] There's actually a smile on the face of Tori over there.
[Cole] Well, Road Dogg was just engaged with the Acolytes a few moments ago.
One, two, three, four! Come on!
I hope Mankind does show up here tonight looking for a job again.
[Cole] Why? So he can be arrested and go to jail?
[Lawler] Yeah. He'll get a job on…
Do they still have those… What do they call those?
-Chain gangs? -Yeah, yeah.
They have those here in Florida, don't they?
[Cole] Kane with Road Dogg bent over that top rope.
[Lawler] Boy, that would be an upgrade in clothing for Mankind,
those one-size-fits-all orange coveralls.
[Cole] Triple H and Stephanie, King,
claimed that they're doing this
for the betterment of DX, to make D-Generation X stronger
to make it a tighter group as the McMahon-Helmsley era
moves into the new millennium.
This is a little overboard.
[Lawler] Don't let a dog guard your food
and don't ever believe somebody when they tell you
they're doing something for your own good.
[Cole] Wouldn't it be funny,
King, if later on tonight it was one of these members of DX,
if there's any of them left,
who would defeat Triple H for the World Wrestling Entertainment Title?
[Lawler] Yeah, right. One of these guys could be wrestling Triple H tonight.
[Cole] Yeah, what if Triple H pulls Billy Gunn's name out of that tumbler?
Nice elbow to the face by Kane,
The Big Red Machine systematically tearing apart the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] Oh, what if Triple H pulled out Kane's name?
-[Cole scoffs] -Or The Big Show's?
-Oh my gosh. I didn't think about that. -Oh yes.
[Cole] You saw the intensity in The Big Show earlier on tonight.
Imagine if he could get his hands on Triple H on SmackDown.
-Oh! -Leg across the forehead
of The Road Dogg, nearly driving his head through the mat.
[Lawler] I'll tell you what, Road Dogg must have got to see an awful lot.
I hope it was worth it.
[Cole] Kane has tunnel vision and he's extremely focused
-that tunnel on the Road Dogg. -[grunts]
And Road Dogg just desperately, for survival,
trying to battle back against The Big Red Machine.
Does he have anything left?
Reversal.
Kane misses, Road Dogg catches a boot to the face.
[Lawler] He didn't miss that one.
I'm telling you, Tori has really changed Kane for the worse, if you ask me.
[Cole] Hand it to the Road Dogg, King.
Like him or not, he's not laying down, but he may be laid out after this.
-[Lawler] Kane's gonna fly! -[Cole] Three hundred twenty-five pounds
through the air, nearly decapitating the Road Dogg!
[crowd cheering]
-And I have a feeling… look out. -Hey!
Well, keep in mind,
Triple H said Billy Gunn couldn't interfere in this match.
He said nothing about X-Pac. And there's Road Dogg's buddy.
[Lawler] Wait a minute now.
X-Pac, you know, I think he's still making eyes.
That's a wishful wink he gave Tori there.
And look at this!
[Cole] He goes low from behind, Road Dogg with the low blow.
And then the DDT onto the steel ramp on the Red Big Machine.
[Lawler] And I think… I think Tori's still making eyes at X-Pac.
[Cole] Well, Tori said she had a wonderful time over the holidays with X-Pac.
He was a complete gentleman.
And that seemed to be the beginning of-- of Tori's strange,
bizarre behavior over recent weeks.
[Lawler] She's been freaking out ever since but… I don't know.
That was sort of a lustful look she had there
when she saw X-Pac.
[Cole] Road Dogg with the advantage now.
The southpaw goes to work with the left hand.
There's two, followed by a third.
Road Dogg, shake, rattle and roll time with the right hand.
Can he knock the big tree down?
[Lawler] He can't believe it. He didn't go down.
[Cole] Off the ropes and he got him!
[Lawler] That got him.
[Cole] What happened to Tag Team Champions,
who will defend at the Royal Rumble?
-Oh! -The Road Dogg was cooking,
but Kane sat up, nobody home for the knee.
And Road Dogg better get his frequent flyer miles intact,
-he's going for a ride. -He wishes he went home.
-Chokeslam by Kane. -[crowd cheering]
-Uh-oh. -Oh no.
As if that wasn't enough.
[Lawler] I'm afraid this is it, Michael.
[Cole] Setting the Road Dogg up.
[Lawler] Tombstone time.
-Oh! -[Cole] Tombstone Piledriver.
-[Lawler] Look at Tori. -[Michael] Look at Road Dogg.
His eyes rolled into the back of his head.
-[bell ringing] -And Kane picks up the win,
much to the joy of his girlfriend Tori.
-[announcer] Kane! -[Lawler] Looks like Tori
just had a special moment, looks like she needs a cigarette or something.
[Cole] That wasn't tough love, King.
That was a massacre, plain and simple.
[crowd cheering]
Wow.
-Road Dogg is a victim. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] And there you can see The Rock, he's in his gear.
-[crowd cheering] -He's ready at the O-Rena.
But, King, who's he facing tonight?
[Lawler] It could be Triple H. It could be Triple H.
[crowd cheering]
-Who's The Rock facing tonight? -The Rock?
Oh, The Rock's got a hell of a match.
The Rock is gonna face the…
until now, undefeated Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle?
-Kurt Angle. -[scoffs] Great.
Boy, let me tell you, before Triple H fired me,
I was somebody.
I wasn't afraid of anything.
I jumped off on top of the Hell in a Cell.
The Undertaker almost killed me, but was I afraid? No.
Can you hear me? No, I was not afraid because I'm Mankind.
I am the fearless, most crazy wrestler
in the entire history of professional wrestling.
There isn't anything that frightens me.
There isn't one thing in this entire world that I'm scared of,
little mister, do you hear me?
I don't know what you people are thinking, but I know it's…
-[screams] -Oh my God.
Oh my God. Oh my God.
-Oh my God. Oh my God! -[explosion]
Oh my God, a shark.
What was that? Oh my God.
[breathes heavily]
Oh boy, I sure am not scared of that anymore.
[announcer] And now, the WWE Slam Of The Week presented by 1-800-Collect,
the easy way to save.
Tonight, if you hit Kane with that Kendo stick, you're fired.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. What's up with this?
There's Steve Blackman and he…
[Lawler] He's gonna get fired. He was warned.
-He just leveled [indistinct]. -[bell ringing]
I think Kurt Angle might have a little bit of a headache,
but he is still undefeated.
-♪ If you smell what The Rock is cookin' ♪ -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The O-Rena has just come unglued.
He is the most electrifying man in sports entertainment today.
Oh, Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway combined
never got this kind of ovation in the same building, Michael Cole.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
In the ring from Miami, Florida, weighing in at 275 pounds,
-The Rock! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And so The Rock Says,
The Rock's autobiography on sale everywhere, King.
I'm telling you, it is a great book,
personal reflection on the life of The Rock.
It includes a look at his childhood, a look at his football career
at the University of Miami.
I read my copy. He even signed it for me.
[Lawler] He even signed it for you, huh?
-Yeah. -Now, all you got to do
is get somebody to read it to you, Michael Cole.
[Cole] The Rock Says, on sale everywhere and it is selling like crazy.
And speaking of crazy, this place is nuts for The Rock.
The Rock survived in the first ever You're Fired handicap match
Monday night on Raw and he's back on SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] You know what, Michael, I just… I just realized something,
that The Rock probably doesn't even realize
what he's doing here tonight.
The Rock is on a mission and doesn't even know it.
He's out here to defeat Kurt Angle because, well, simply,
because Stephanie thinks that Kurt Angle's cute
and Triple H has made this match.
Finally, The Rock has come back to Orlando!
[crowd cheering]
I didn't think he was gonna be able to come back anywhere.
I thought Rock was gonna be fired Monday night.
Last week on Raw is War,
Triple H, you threw them all at The Rock.
You threw every member of the Roody-Poo Crew at The Rock.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Rock had to defeat all three members of DX
in order to keep from getting fired.
But like the Great One that The Rock is, The Rock came out on top one, two…
-[audience] Three! -…three.
[Lawler] Yeah, well, thanks to the fired Mankind.
So The Rock says, thus declaring him,
thus declaring this the millennium of The Rock,
damn it, declaring The Rock the People's Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[audience chanting] Rocky!
[Lawler] They're chanting The Rock's name.
[chanting continues]
So The Rock says, "Do you see it?"
[Lawler] See what?
The Rock says, "Do you taste it?"
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Do we taste what?
The Rock says, "Do you smell it?"
[crowd cheering]
I thought that was you, Michael Cole. What's… what's that smell?
If you smell what The Rock…
[audience] …is cooking!
…is cooking.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Rock, set to go one-on-one with former Olympian
Kurt Angle.
Will Angle's undefeated streak come to an end on SmackDown?
[Lawler] Well, if we have to say it in one word, Michael.
-Yes. -I stand before you tonight.
Please.
I stand before you tonight as an Olympic Champion.
-[Lawler] And undefeated. -An American hero.
-[Lawler] That's true. -A representative of this great nation.
[Lawler] Show some respect!
A man who has gone and done battle in the Olympic games
and came out a winner.
[Lawler] And he never lies, Michael, he's so forthright.
Not to mention, I am still undefeated
here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
That's right!
[Lawler] And he's also a favorite of Stephanie McMahon's.
And as you know…
-[Lawler] She thinks he's cute, Michael. -…I am a man of intensity,
integrity,
and intelligence.
[Lawler] The three I's!
So I feel that I should be the People's Champion.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
He wants to claim the title of the People's Champion?
[Cole] Oh boy.
[Kurt] You mean to tell me that you would prefer to pronounce
this GQ smooth-talking…
[crowd cheering]
…smart aleck as your People's Champion?
Give me a break!
[Cole] Um, I don't know if that was too wise.
-[Lawler] Got The Rock all fired up. -[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] So is the Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle,
set to take on The Rock, but The Rock's not through yet.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Oh boy!
The Rock says, you come down here, and you run your mouth…
and you managed to do something you never should have done,
and that is annoy The Rock.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, The Rock's annoyed.
So The Rock says this, you are no doubt a true American hero.
[Lawler] Giving him his props… got the gold medals.
And upon realizing this,
The Rock couldn't help but notice all your gold medals.
-Uh-oh. -Oh boy.
[Lawler] I think I know where this is going.
They're already shiny, Rock.
Well, tonight in Orlando…
[crowd cheering]
…The Rock would like you to do something very special
with those medals.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler laughs]
Mickey Mouse might be watching.
Something you probably have never done with medals.
The Rock wants you to take an All-American cloth,
he wants you to take some All-American wax…
-[Lawler] Wax? -[Cole laughs]
And The Rock wants you to shine those medals up real nice.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, Rock, those are Olympic gold medals.
Shine them up real good because you're very special.
So The Rock says when you're done shining,
put the medals down, do about 13 jumping jacks…
-[Lawler] Huh? -…do about 27 sit-ups,
do some squats, take those medals…
[Lawler] Oh no.
…turn those sum' [bleep] sideways
and stick them straight up your Olympic ass!
-[Lawler] His Olympic-- -[Cole] Oh boy.
So here we go. The Rock versus Kurt Angle.
-[bell ringing] -And we're underway.
Rock with the right hands
hammering away on the Olympian, Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Kurt Angle is not used to this kind of abuse.
-[crowd cheering] -Oh!
[Cole] Two of the WWE's brightest young stars in this one.
Kurt Angle's undefeated but the streak could end tonight.
And Kurt Angle getting out of Dodge quickly.
[Lawler] He's showing one of those I's, intelligence.
[Cole] You know, King, Triple H and Stephanie are in this… this game.
Stephanie thinks Kurt Angle is cute,
wants his undefeated streak to remain intact.
-But Triple H-- -[Lawler screams] Look out!
And what a clothesline by The Rock on the steel stage.
[Lawler] That's no way to treat an Olympian,
especially not an Olympic gold medal winner.
-No! -There you go, there's a block.
Kurt Angle, can he finish? Nice suplex by Kurt Angle.
The Rock's back crashing into that steel.
I got to say, The Rock may have underestimated Kurt Angle.
[audience chanting] Rocky!
And how do you underestimate an Olympic gold medalist?
He had never been beaten, King.
Albeit, Steve Blackman's had a role
in some of Kurt Angle's recent victories, but nonetheless, Angle is undefeated.
[Lawler] I think that Blackman thing surely is just a coincidence.
But I know one thing that's not a coincidence, Stephanie McMahon…
Stephanie McMahon thinks that Kurt Angle is cute.
[Cole] You think Triple H may be a little jealous?
[Lawler] What do you think of Kurt?
[Cole] He's a tremendous athlete, an Olympic gold medalist.
-How does he look to you? -[Cole] Oh, please.
Rock, right hands.
Kurt Angle backs up against the ropes.
Reversal by Angle.
-[Cole] Look at this, on the belly. -[Lawler] Oh, bam!
[Cole] Kurt Angle hooks the leg of The Rock.
There's two. He almost had him, and a kick-out by The Rock
after a count of two.
Kurt Angle almost pulled a huge upset here on SmackDown.
He was one count away from beating The Rock right here in Orlando.
-Oh! -Tremendous belly to belly,
and Angle now with the upper hand.
Right hands to The Rock,
the side of The Rock's head and the People's Champ in trouble.
[crowd chanting] Asshole!
[Lawler] Look at this.
[Cole] Angle stomping away into the chest of The Rock.
[chanting continues]
[Lawler] Is this how the people treat an Olympic gold medal winner?
A champion that represented our entire country
with chants like that, Michael?
He may be an Olympic gold medal winner, but he's not the People's Champion.
As The Rock hammers away,
reverses the tie and another counter by Angle.
Swinging Neckbreaker by The Rock.
Rolls Angle over, hooks the leg,
there's two and Angle gets his shoulder up.
[Lawler] Well, I get the feeling you're a frontrunner.
-What do you mean I'm a frontrunner? -Well, I mean, you… Oh, Angle!
[Cole] Rock walked into that one and Angle countered.
It's all right for you to cheer for Kurt Angle
just because he's probably the underdog in this match.
-I'm not cheering for anybody. -He's an American hero.
[Cole] This has been a tremendous matchup.
Kurt Angle looking great in this one against The Rock.
A good accounting of himself.
Walked into that one, Rock planted him, DDT!
Floats into the cover, hooks the leg,
two, and again, Angle somehow gets his shoulder up.
[Lawler] Boy, I'll tell you, you just don't go this long
in World Wrestling Entertainment and stay undefeated without being great.
[Cole] Rock with right hands…
and one for good measure!
And Angle knocked off his feet in the corner.
[Lawler] He's hurting now.
-Look at this! -[Cole] The Rock, Samoan Drop!
Samoan drop, hooks the leg, there's one, there's two,
and again, Angle gets the shoulder up and we've got company.
The Lethal Weapon, Kendo stick in hand,
and The Rock knocks him off the apron.
That was just a coincidence. And Angle… wait a minute.
Blackman on the apron again, and he comes in the hard way.
[Lawler] What are you doing, Rock?
-Get him out of there. -[Cole] Oh no!
Rock's… Rock's got that Kendo stick, King,
and he cracks it across the head of Blackman and then uses it on Angle.
-[Lawler] Wait, he can't do that. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] Well, he just did it. And the referee is calling for the bell.
[Lawler] Rock, you can't-- That's illegal!
[Cole] The referee… King, the referee is disqualifying The Rock
for using that Kendo stick.
[Lawler] That means Kurt Angle won!
[Cole] The Rock pulled Blackman and the stick into the ring
and then he used it.
[Lawler] Kurt Angle's still undefeated. Oh no!
[Cole] Rock Bottom to Blackman!
Kurt Angle is still undefeated.
-The Rock was disqualified. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] And Stephanie thinks he's still cute, I bet.
[Cole] A tremendous matchup.
[announcer] The winner of this match as a result of a disqualification,
Kurt Angle!
[Cole] A great match between Kurt Angle and The Rock.
And, King, check this out,
Angle celebrating like he won the gold again.
He won by disqualification. Give me a break.
[Lawler] He got a win over The Rock. Oh, that's huge.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] I don't think The Rock is too pleased that Angle is celebrating
at his expense, King. And here comes the Brahma Bull!
-[Cole] Kurt… -[Lawler] And there goes Kurt Angle!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And you know what's coming next?
[Lawler] Oh, I'm afraid I do.
-[crowd cheering] -I'm afraid, Michael,
we're about to see it and Kurt Angle is about to feel it.
The most electrifying move in sports entertainment tonight,
-the People's Elbow! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Rock delivering the People's Elbow.
♪ If you smell what The Rock is cookin' ♪
The Brahma Bull not taking too kindly to the fact
Kurt Angle was celebrating at The Rock's expense
and Angle paid for it.
But, King, Kurt Angle remains undefeated.
[Lawler] Yeah, but he certainly doesn't look much like a winner right now.
But I wonder if Stephanie thinks he's still cute.
Well, I guess since The Rock was disqualified,
that still means that Kurt Angle is undefeated.
So much for your resolution.
-Damn, that Rock. -[tumbler rolling]
[Cole] And there you see it, King.
Coming up, names of WWE Superstars have been placed in that tumbler.
Whose name will be picked out to face Triple H
for the title tonight?
I can guarantee you it won't be Mick Foley.
Cops are searching for the fired Mankind.
If he shows up tonight, he's gonna be arrested.
♪ You think you know me… ♪
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown.
Edge and Christian set for a big six-man tag team matchup
as they make their way into the ring.
And, King, this crowd here in Orlando has been electric tonight.
[up-tempo theme music plays]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following six-man tag team match is scheduled for one fall.
In the ring from Toronto, Canada,
at a combined weight of 465 pounds,
Edge and Christian!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And their tag team partner, being accompanied to the ring
by Terri and Matt Hardy,
he weighs in at 217 pounds, Jeff Hardy!
[Cole] So, Jeff Hardy joins Edge and Christian tonight.
And you can see the bandaged fingers of Matt Hardy,
injured during the cage match Monday night between Jeff and Al Snow.
Matt had his fingers locked in the cage
when Al hit him with a chair.
You mean with Terri running around here dressed like that,
you can see somebody's fingers?
Oh baby! Yeah. Hello!
[dramatic theme music builds]
[announcer] And their opponents, first, from Lima, Ohio,
weighing in at 249 pounds, Al Snow!
[Cole] Well, King, twice in the past week,
Jeff Hardy has defeated Al Snow,
depriving Al of getting a promised bonus from Triple H
if he could eliminate Jeff.
The first was on SmackDown last Thursday,
when the injured Matt Hardy helped his brother out.
-[bell ringing] -Well, and then the other champs
came in the big cage match.
[crowd cheering]
And Al Snow didn't quite get the job done once again.
Matter of fact,
he was used as a springboard for the Hardy boy
-to escape and win the match. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] He is a certifiable lunatic.
[Lawler] How… how long have I been telling you that?
Man, can you believe the bonus that DX is giving us?
Al Snow as a partner?
Man, come on, let's do this.
[Lawler laughs] These guys aren't too happy with the fact
that Al Snow is their bonus.
[Cole] Well, the bonus The Dudley Boyz are talking about
is the fact that on Raw Monday night,
they helped the Posse basically pick apart the Acolytes
in that one hand tied behind your back match.
[announcer] Tag team partners,
at a combined weight of 565 pounds,
Bubba Ray and D-Von, The Dudley Boyz.
[Lawler] The thanks the Dudleys get is Al Snow as a partner.
[Cole] So this great six-man tag team matchup
should provide us with tremendous action here on SmackDown.
[rock theme music playing]
What kind of bonus is this?
What kind of bonus are you?
We want money.
You're just a crazy person, huh!
[Cole] Dudley Boyz and Al Snow set to take on Jeff Hardy,
Edge and Christian in a six-man tag team matchup.
And, King, I don't know about you, but it seems pretty obvious to me
that Triple H and Stephanie continue to try
and eliminate those tag teams who seem to be a threat
to the New Age Outlaws and the Tag Team Title.
Triple H says he's even sacrificing himself a little bit later on tonight.
[Lawler] Well, that is true.
I can't believe that The Game is going up against…
well, who knows who, defending his title just soon after winning it.
[Cole] It's Christian and D-Von Dudley.
Here's the tag to Jeff Hardy, and Al Snow,
who is just completely nuts, comes into the ring, no tag was made,
attacks Jeff Hardy, and here the double-team
by Bubba and D-Von on Jeff Hardy.
Referee's back was turned.
Al Snow is certifiable.
As I said before, King, the guy is out of control.
First off, he's happy that his ex-buddy Mankind was fired
-from World Wrestling Entertainment. -Wait a minute.
What's wrong with that? That didn't make him crazy.
[Cole] Now he's on this mission, this vendetta to eliminate
World Wrestling Entertainment of Jeff Hardy.
Jeff's brother, Matt's already injured.
-Look at the strength of Bubba Ray. -How about the hang time?
Oh, he hung up there too long.
[Cole] Tremendous balance by Jeff Hardy,
trying to whip Bubba Ray across the ring, can't do it.
Oh, nobody home. Jeff Hardy though knocks both men off the apron,
and Bubba Ray counters.
Speaking of Mankind, those cops are still out around the building,
keeping an eye out for Mankind.
If he shows up, he's gonna be arrested.
-Well, you know what, that-- Oh, my gosh! -[thud]
[Cole] Jeff Hardy went to the well once too often, and once again,
Al Snow, who's completely out there, is a raging lunatic,
jumping into the ring without a tag, referee distracted,
and the triple team by The Dudley Boyz and Al Snow,
really putting a hurtin' on Jeff Hardy.
[Lawler] Speaking of putting a hurtin',
I can't believe that Triple H has volunteered himself for this…
I mean, this is a first ever…
He's put himself into a blind…
Oh my God! A blind drawing.
Everybody, all the WWE Superstars names,
will be put in this big… this big tumbler,
somebody's name is gonna be drawn,
and Triple H is gonna defend the title against him.
[Cole] Who could it be? Perhaps, it's gonna be one of The Dudley Boyz.
-[Lawler] It could be anybody. -[Cole] Big Show, state of mind,
we saw The Big Show earlier on.
-Triple H better head for the hills. -It could be The Rock.
[Cole] Jeff Hardy trying to turn the corner and he does.
Hurricanrana on Bubba Ray, who's on Dream Street.
[Lawler] You know what they say, what don't kill you makes you stronger.
[Cole] Here comes Edge, a tag was made and Edge is on fire.
Al Snow into the ring, dropkick by Christian.
Jeff Hardy getting a much needed breather
as Edge and Christian go to work on The Dudley Boyz.
Both D-Von and Bubba Ray backed into the corner.
Al Snow's got his eyes set on Terri, King.
And Jeff Hardy makes him pay, leaping over the top rope.
Nothing wrong with having your eyes set on Terri, but you got to… Oh!
Edge walked right into the right hand of Bubba Ray Dudley,
and look out, Christian.
[Lawler] I didn't really see that because I got my eyes set on Terri.
[Cole] Edge as Christian about to go for the ride…
Edge with a spear on D-Von!
Christian keeps his balance,
Bubba Ray planted in the center of the ring!
-[thud] -Oh! Edge plants D-Von face-first,
Downward spiral, hook to the leg!
Edge, Christian and Jeff Hardy have defeated Al Snow and the Dudleys.
-[crowd cheering] -[announcers] Here are your winners,
Christian, Edge and Jeff Hardy!
[Lawler] Where is that idiot, Al Snow?
The poor old Dudley's,
they thought they were gonna get a big cash bonus tonight,
instead their bonus turned out to be that idiot as a partner.
[Cole] Well, once again, Al Snow cannot get this job done
of trying to eliminate Jeff Hardy.
And look at this nut, now he's going after The Dudley Boyz with Head.
[Lawler] What?
He's not making any friends tonight, is he?
[Cole] Well, Al Snow has now, I think, completely alienated himself
from every Superstar in World Wrestling Entertainment.
The Dudley Boyz perhaps the only group to be nuts enough to hang out with him,
and now they're not even his buddies.
-Why don't you pal around with 'em? -You were supposed to help me!
Boy oh boy, Woody's Nuthouse.
I remember the kids used to love this.
This was their favorite ride.
If anything could cheer me up, this will do it.
I'm gonna go on this and I'm not taking no for an answer.
Oh, the kids sure did love this ride. It was great…
Hello, I'm Mankind, a former WWE Champion.
I wanna go on Woody's Nuthouse rollercoaster.
Sorry. The ride is closed. You're gonna have to exit the park, sir.
But you don't understand. I'm Mankind, former WWE wrestler.
I wanna go on the rollercoaster.
Can't change the rules for anybody. You're gonna have to exit the park.
Well, wait, would… would this change your mind?
-[walkie beeps] -Control, we've got a security problem.
We've got a large masked guest offering me a bribe.
Hey, is that Woody Woodpecker?
Where, where?
-[beeps] -Control, he's loose in the park,
large masked guest with a coin.
[Cole] As the farce of a Mankind runs around Universal Studios,
cops are waiting for the real Mankind at the Orlando Arena.
Will he show up? Will he be arrested?
♪ This is a Test, Test, Test… ♪
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown.
And, King, let's just lay it all on the line.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley has done a hell of a job
in softening up this man Test in recent weeks.
[Lawler] What do you mean softening him up?
How could you say softening him up?
Let's take a look at a few examples.
First, last week on SmackDown,
Stephanie and Triple H put Test in a handicap tag team match
against Prince Albert and the Big Boss Man.
And Test, broken nose and all was humiliated,
beaten and battered by Prince Albert and the Big Boss Man.
-[grunts] -But the humiliation didn't end there.
On Raw, Test, Moolah and Mae Young in a tag team match
against Prince Albert and the Boss Man, and Test was destroyed again.
And Test, of course, has had his nose broken
on three different occasions,
still wearing that protective nose gear.
-It's gonna come in handy tonight. -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Cobb County, Georgia,
weighing in at 305 pounds, the Big Boss Man!
[Cole] And, King, to use the old adage, how quickly things change.
I mean, it was just a few short weeks ago that Test and Stephanie were…
Yes, engaged to be married.
And now, Triple H and Stephanie are putting Test through a living hell.
[Lawler scoffs] Poor Test.
[Lawler] You know what most people… most men, at least, say about marriage.
[Cole] What's that?
-[Lawler] It's a living hell. -[bell rings]
[Cole] So Big Boss Man hopes for easy pickings tonight
in this non-title match between the Boss Man and Test.
As we mentioned, Test softened up in recent weeks
at the hands of not only the Boss Man and Prince Albert,
but of Stephanie McMahon's husband, Triple H,
and of course, D-Generation X.
[crowd clamoring]
[Lawler] It's a big break for Test because this could've been made a…
This could've been a hardcore match, hardcore rules,
then Test would've really been in trouble.
[Cole] Boss Man whipping Test off the ropes.
Here comes Test now, walked right into that.
Look at the strength of the Boss Man, neckbreaker on Test.
[Lawler] I think Test is in a lot of trouble anyway.
[Cole] Talking about Triple H, later on tonight,
Triple H will put the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship
on the line against… we don't know who yet.
A lucky Superstar will have his name drawn out of a tumbler
to face Triple H here on SmackDown.
And here comes Test now.
[Lawler] Could be one of these two guys, could be Test, could be Big Boss Man.
-It could be. -It's a blind drawing.
[Cole] Could you imagine Test having the opportunity
to get his hands on Triple H after everything
Triple H has put Test through in recent weeks?
-[grunts] -[Lawler] That's not a pretty thought.
[grunts]
It's not a pretty sight either right now, is it?
[Cole] No. Boss Man working on Test,
and now he takes off that protective nose gear.
And look who's coming, Boss Man's accomplice in crime, Prince Albert.
Test is gonna have one of those Roman noses.
It's gonna be "Roman" all over his face when Boss Man gets through with him.
[Cole] What business does Prince Albert have out here?
Hasn't Test endured enough in recent weeks?
And look at Prince Albert.
I wouldn't doubt that he was sent out here by Triple H.
[Cole] Yeah, the buzzard.
Over here picking up the scraps the Boss Man left for him.
You know, you got to give Test credit, King.
He keeps coming out here night after night, week after week,
taking this punishment when all odds are against him.
But this is ridiculous.
Again, that nose… that nose that's been broken three times
is subject of attack by Prince Albert.
-Okay. -And look, a knee to the nose
by the Boss Man.
-[Cole] He may have that broken again. -[Lawler] I'll give you credit.
I think you're right about one thing.
-Test is no quitter. Got an ugly nose. -[Cole] He isn't.
-Face-first! -[Lawler] Getting worse by the minute.
[Cole] Boss Man continues to go
after the broken nose of Test as does Prince Albert.
[Lawler] What kind of doctor is it that works on broken noses?
[Cole] I don't know.
[Lawler] The one in the house?
[Cole] Boss Man jumping back into the ring.
Prince Albert just trash talking Test.
Test has been through physical…
and not to mention the-- the emotional hell.
And look at Boss Man, again working on that nose of Test.
He's gonna crush it, King.
[Lawler] That's sadistic, isn't it?
[Cole] Give me a break.
And Prince Albert, upstanding citizen he is.
You're talking about his nose again?
[Cole] Test trying to battle back, whips Boss Man into the corner,
momentum now, but an elbow to the face.
And Test is still on his feet! And a boot to the face of Boss Man!
What heart in Test.
[Lawler] What a shot right there to the face of Boss Man.
That may have broken Boss Man's nose.
-[grunts] -[Cole] Can Test gain any momentum?
Does he have anything left?
[Lawler] Speaking of noses, look at that piercing in Prince Albert's nose.
[Cole] Test with a right hand, Boss Man staggering a bit.
Test battling.
-Reversal, Test off the rope. -Uh-oh.
Boss Man! Oh! Test planted him.
DDT, rolls into the cover, hooks the leg,
and a kick-out after two by Boss Man.
What a tremendous upset it would be for Test,
considering what he's been through in recent weeks.
Boy, and how… speaking of upset.
How upset would that make Stephanie?
Oh, double-boot to the face and Test somehow still on his feet, King.
And the wherewithal with a slam!
And Prince Albert on the apron that pays for it.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] How is Test still standing?
Oh, please. Prince Albert.
-Oh! -And he just hit the Boss Man.
-Oh my God. Oh my God. -Bicycle kick to Boss Man.
-[Lawler] Right in the face of Boss Man. -Test with a cover.
-Wait! No, wait! -[Cole] Test just… he wins!
-[Cole] Test wins. Woo! -[bell ringing]
[Lawler] Wait a minute. That was…
[announcer] Here's your winner, Test!
[Cole] Test sticking it not only to Prince Albert and Boss Man,
but Test sticking it to Triple H and Stephanie.
[Lawler] It was a mistake!
It was an accident.
[Cole] Believe it or not, Test gets a victory.
Prince Albert bicycle kicked his own partner, Boss Man.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] And Boss Man is furious.
[Lawler] I know this was gonna happen.
[Cole] What a win by Test.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. I think it was an accident.
-[Cole] An accident? -[both shouting]
Look at these two big bullies going at it in the ring.
[Lawler] They're nose to nose and…
That is a hell of an upset.
Who would've ever thought Test would beat the Big Boss Man?
I guess he wouldn't have if it weren't for that stupid Prince Albert.
Well, let's just make sure that you don't get upset tonight.
Me get upset?
I'll tell you what. I don't care who it is on that roster.
It does not matter.
I am The Game and nobody…
I mean nobody is gonna beat me tonight.
Why? Because I am that damn good.
[whispers] That's why.
I like it when you talk like that.
[Cole] And who will meet Triple H
with the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship on the line?
WWE Superstars' names tumbling around in the bin.
Whose name's gonna be called to meet Triple H?
Oh no. That guy isn't following me anymore.
This place sure does close up quick.
You know what, I'm sure I've got one… I've got time for one more ride.
I know what it is, Back to the Future, the ride.
That will do it. I'll set the hands of time back to December 28th, 1998,
when I won my first World Wrestling Entertainment heavyweight title.
But, no, better yet,
I'll set the clock back to March 15th, 1982,
the last time my wife found me attractive and let me have sex with her.
Boy, that sure was a great day.
I know that'll work. That's gonna do the trick.
[Lawler] Take a look at that, Michael.
Usually, Mankind is on America's most unwanted list, but not tonight.
-These cops want him! -[Cole] Yeah.
And if he shows up, King, he's gonna be arrested for trespassing.
Oh boy. Here come the Posse.
-[crowd cheers and boos] -[mellow theme music plays]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a handicap tag team match,
scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring from Greenwich, Connecticut,
at a combined weight of 766 pounds,
Rodney, Pete Gas, and Joey Abs, the Mean Street Posse!
Hey, what's with the Posse going into the ring?
Uh, I thought I'd reward them, you know, give them possibly
their first tag team win.
[Cole] So the Posse are being rewarded, I guess, King,
for… well, I guess their role on Monday night
in the dismantling of the Acolytes.
[Lawler] Oh, check this out.
[announcer] And their opponents from Japan,
at a combined weight of 388 pounds,
Sho Funaki and Taka Michinoku, Kai En Tai!
[Cole] It all seems to be part of Triple H's plan
to eliminate the Acolytes
because the Acolytes take on the New Age Outlaws
in less than three weeks at the Royal Rumble.
[Lawler] Well, let me just say, these guys…
[Cole] Oh, wait a minute.
-[bell ringing] -And the Posse wasting little time
in this handicap matchup
to take on Taka and Funaki of Kai En Tai.
Do you recall what happened a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown, King?
[Lawler] Yeah, I do. That's what I was gonna tell you a second ago.
-Look out! -Look at this!
[Cole] Taka wiping out all three members of the Mean Street Posse.
[Lawler] Well, the Posse actually had…
they were partners with Kai En Tai.
Well, they were giving Kai En Tai some advice
before Kai En Tai went into the big tag team matchup there.
[Lawler] And they were sort of being mentors or coaches for them.
Unfortunately, they thought Kai En Tai were Chinese
and told them to "rerax" before the match.
[Cole] Kai En Tai ended up losing and the advice from the Posse backfired.
Taka and Funaki really taking it to Joey Abs.
And look at Funaki go.
Kai En Tai on a roll against the Posse.
King, remember, this match was set up by Triple H.
[Lawler] I guess Triple H thinks that since the Posse is "O for life,"
they may get their first win here tonight.
-I think they might too. -[Cole] Now, look out.
Joey Abs! Nice counter off the top rope, Funaki.
Face-first goes Joey Abs.
And Kai En Tai is cooking.
[Lawler] See, this just shows you that Triple H is fair and he's generous.
Not to mention the fact that he's gutsy,
the way he's defending that WWE Title tonight in that blind drawing.
-Oh, look at this! -Rodney with a knee to the back of Funaki.
[Cole] Joey Abs with a tremendous suplex.
These two guys will have to go back home,
Kai En Tai, and try to climb the great wall and…
[Cole] Oh! Joey Abs rolls into the cover, there's two and a kick-out.
They're not Chinese, King. They're Japanese for the final time.
And Rodney off the tag by Joey Abs.
And the Posse putting on a clinic here against Funaki,
doing a nice job isolating him from his partner, Taka Michinoku.
[Lawler] Yeah. Well, what do you expect?
Do you expect something less from them… from the Posse?
These guys have not let failure go to their heads.
[Cole] This match, of course, set up by Triple H
-as a reward for… -Oh man! Boom!
[Cole] Rodney, Joey Abs. And look at that.
That's the Stock Exchange called by the Posse.
-And Referee Teddy Long… -[Lawler] Look at…
Pete Gas wants to finish him off. That's cool. I like that.
Joey Abs went for the cover, but Pete Gas said, "I wanna finish him."
And now, Pete Gas is in.
Joey's a good guy. It's yellow sweater night, look.
-[Cole] Know what he calls this, King? -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] This is the Gas Mask.
Oh! Pete Gas, cover,
there's two, Funaki gets the shoulder up!
[Lawler] He kicked out on the Gas Mask?
[Cole] So we saw the Stock Exchange between Rodney, Joey Abs,
and then the Gas Mask, but still, Funaki has something left.
[Lawler] Where do you get all this Gas Mask and Stock Exchange?
-They told me about it! -[thud]
Rodney went for the High Society and knocked down Gas.
-The what? What in the world was that? -The High Society.
Well, that's what he went for…
Do you hang out with the Posse or something?
[Cole] Rodney just knocked Pete Gas down as he went for the High Society.
No, I don't hang out with them. I just do my homework before the match.
[Cole] Something you should do.
-Oh, Taka Michinoku! -Look at this.
[Cole] Funaki rolls him over.
-He may have… and it's over! -[bell ringing]
Kai En Tai picks up a quick win over the Posse.
-What a surprise. -[announcer] Here are your winners,
Kai En Tai!
[Cole] The Posse dominated the whole matchup, King.
[Lawler] You mean after the… what, with the Gas Mask
and the High Society and the Stock Exchange?
-[Cole] Right. Yeah, they still lost. -[Lawler] They still lost?
You know, you give some people a chance and they just blow it.
Well, speaking of chances,
I wonder who's gonna have a chance at you tonight.
Well, I'll tell you what. It's right about time to go find out.
[Cole] Well, coming up next,
we're gonna find out the answer to that question.
Which lucky Superstar's gonna get a chance of a lifetime,
a chance to meet Triple H for the title?
[Cole] We're at the O-Rena in Orlando, Florida,
the home of the NBA's Magic.
And tonight, the home of SmackDown.
And, King, we're anxiously awaiting to find out
who will face Triple H for the WWE Title here tonight.
[Lawler] Something else we're anxiously awaiting.
1-800-Collect presents the Royal Rumble.
1-800-Collect, the easy way to save.
The Royal Rumble will be live January 23rd
from the sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York City.
[indistinct chatter]
Can I have your attention, please?
[crowd chatter]
Can I have your attention?
[crowd chatter continues]
Damn it! I said, can I have your attention please?
-Thank you very much. -[audience cheering]
This concerns each and every one of you, because tonight,
one of you will have the chance to face
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
my husband, Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Never before in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment
has there been a champion with such honor and dignity
to defend his title in a random drawing against one of you.
[Stephanie] All of your names have been entered
and only one will be chosen.
But Triple H will defend against all-comers.
He is a champion with-- with spirit,
he is a champion with-- with pride,
and I'm honored to be his wife.
Now, I'm honored to introduce, not only my champion,
but your champion,
Triple H, Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[applause]
All right, brother.
-[scattered applause] -[laughter]
All right. I'm sure all of you are, you know, proud to have me
as your World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
and I'm proud to be your World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
I look at this as an opportunity to be a leader,
to be a leader for all of you and to be a role model for all of you.
Because… it could be any one of you in this room,
that when I retire, could take my place
and become the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
Become a leader to everybody here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
I want that person, like I said, it could be any of you,
to take notice to what we're about to do.
Never before in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment
has a champion gone to the lengths
and defend his title as to have a random drawing where anybody,
anybody here can have a chance to be champion.
So, without further ado, Steph,
let's see who it is.
[Lawler] This is it, Michael.
We're gonna find out who gets the shot at Triple H.
[Cole] Who will face Triple H for the title tonight?
[Lawler] Those guys back there are nervous.
[Cole] What an opportunity, King.
-Keep it down. -[Lawler] We know it won't be Mankind,
he's fired.
[man] Read it!
-Hold on. -[man 2] Who is it?
You're about to find out.
All right.
Look, this is for real, all right? André The Giant.
-[man 3] Oh no. -[Lawler] André The Giant?
I don't know who did this. But, uh, this is the real deal here, all right?
If André The Giant were here, I'd kick his ass, but he's not, so…
-[Lawler] Somebody… -Pick another one.
-Somebody must be making a joke, Michael. -Yeah, somebody's playing a ha-ha.
-Always gotta be a ribber in the group. -Yeah.
[Lawler] André The Giant.
-[Lawler] Whoa. -Oh.
-[groans] -[Cole] Who's it gonna be?
-[Lawler] Nobody's perfect. -Big winner here.
[sighs] All right, here.
-With all due respect to you, Moolah… -[Lawler] Moolah?
-[wrestlers clamoring] -What a match!
This is the real deal, and I mean, I'm sure if you got in the ring with me,
it would be one for the ages, let's say.
But I'm looking for a little bit more serious a challenger here and…
-You can say that again. -…you can tell a little bit
by the grumbling, people aren't, uh, buying this.
So, I tell you what, I'm gonna have somebody…
that doesn't have anything to do with this draw this.
-Howard. -Me?
-Yes. -Howard…
-Oh, Howard. -You… you draw the name.
-Go, Howard. -[Lawler] Look at this idiot!
-Howard Finkel. -[Stephanie] Howard…
-Howard. -[Stephanie] Howard…
Howard!
[Triple H] Damn it, Howard, your balls fell over the place now.
-Well, pick one, Howard. -I will pick one right here.
-[Stephanie] Howard… -Just…
[man 4] Pick them up, Howard, come on!
-Sorry. Sorry. -You picked one up off the floor?
-[overlapping chatter] -[Cole] What a buffoon.
-[overlapping chatter continues] -Jeez!
-Come on! -[Cole] He's nervous.
-It's Rikishi. Rikishi. -[Lawler] What?
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[crowd chanting] Rikishi!
Rikishi!
[Cole] King, I don't think Triple H was expecting this.
[Lawler] That idiot Howard, he picked the wrong ball.
[chanting continues]
[Cole] Wait a minute.
Oh boy, that's got to be the trick. I feel sick to my boot.
Giant, huge belly. I hope Colette's wearing something nice…
-Hey! -[Cole] Hey, King!
-King, is that the real Mankind? -Are you talking about my wife?
I said, are you talking about my family?
-Triple H-- -You tell Triple H… you tell Triple H…
-[Cole] King, that's Mick Foley. -You tell Triple H…
-[Mankind grumbling] -[Cole] Oh man!
[Cole] The real Mankind taking the fake Mankind out!
[grunting]
And Mick Foley's had enough.
You talk about my family? [shouts and grunts]
-[Cole] A fired Mick Foley has snapped! -[grunting]
Come back, you!
[Cole] Mankind has had enough of Triple H and all these games.
It was Triple H and Stephanie who had Mankind fired.
-[thud] -But now they've gone too far.
This cruel joke of someone just poking fun at Mick Foley
has sent Mick Foley over the edge.
Have a nice day, you son of a [bleep].
[Cole] Oh man!
[Cole] Folks, a few moments ago, it was a shocker at Universal Studios
here in Orlando.
The real Mick Foley running into his impostor.
That fake Mankind who's been poking fun at Mick Foley
over the past few days since Mankind was fired
-at the hands of Triple H and Stephanie. -[thud]
And this was a more vicious Mick Foley.
Real frustration setting in at the… the fact
that he was fired a few weeks ago by the McMahon-Helmsley era.
He was vicious, perhaps Triple H and Stephanie,
they have finally sent Mick Foley over the edge.
And folks, we now know who will face Triple H tonight
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
It looked like a farce of a drawing
until Howard Finkel spoiled Triple H's plans.
Check out what happened just a few moments ago.
-It's Rikishi. Rikishi. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] To the surprise and shock of Triple H,
it was Rikishi Phatu who won the lottery, won the drawing.
Did this suspect drawing backfire in Triple H's face?
We're gonna find out now.
-[crowd cheering] -[funky theme music playing]
We are back on SmackDown,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship is on the line, King.
Triple H is gonna have to defend against the lucky winner
of that suspect lottery, this man, Rikishi.
[Lawler] How can you even say that the lottery was suspect
when this man wins the blind drawing?
Do you think for one minute that Triple H is relishing the fact
that he's gotta get in the ring with Rikishi?
-[Cole] No. -[Lawler] Right.
[announcer] And it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Introducing first the challenger,
being accompanied to the ring by Too Cool,
he weighs in at 424 pounds, Rikishi Phatu!
[Cole] Rikishi having a word with Too Cool and…
King, it looks like he wants to do this on his own.
It's a tremendous opportunity for Rikishi Phatu.
[Lawler] Mi… Michael, you know what Rikishi's favorite expression is?
-[Cole] What? -[Lawler] My ass in your face.
-[Cole] What do you mean your ass? -[Lawler] No, his.
-[Cole] Oh, his. Okay. -[Lawler laughs]
[Cole] Well, this man who weighs well over 400 pounds…
[Lawler] But I think 300 of it is his… right there. You're gonna see it.
[Cole] It doesn't matter. It's extremely effective.
He's gonna go face-to-face with Triple H,
and considering the match that Triple H had Monday night
against a 500-pounder, The Big Show…
♪ Is this on? ♪
This is gonna be a war.
♪ Yo, Jimmy, hit me with that Triple H ♪
["My Time" theme music playing]
[announcer] And his opponent,
being accompanied to the ring by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
from Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing in at 260 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, Triple H!
[Cole] He is a three-time World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
winning the title single-handedly Monday night.
No interference from D-Generation X,
a low blow and a Pedigree defeating The Big Show on Raw.
But, King, three days removed from the war he was involved in
with the WWE… former WWE Champion, The Big Show,
I have to believe the last person
Triple H would wanna face tonight would be Rikishi.
[Lawler] You've got that right, Michael. But that just proves a point.
Triple H is The Game, Triple H is a true fighting champion.
I mean, to even put the title on the line against anybody--
Hey, what's this?
The police just pointed over here towards us
and I think we're gonna be joined by Stephanie McMahon,
or Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
-Welcome. -[Cole] Stephanie, it seems to me,
just from my observation that… that drawing there…
that random drawing seemed to be a bit suspect,
that perhaps it backfired when Howard Finkel bumbled into the tumbler?
Backfired? Are you kidding me?
It was completely on the level. How else would this match have been made?
[Lawler] That's what I tried to tell him.
Like Triple H is relishing the fact
that he's gotta face a over 400-pound Rikishi Phatu?
-Look at this though. -[Stephanie] Oh yeah!
-[bell rings] -Triple H going to work quickly
on Rikishi, backing the over 400-pounder into the corner
and hammering away with the right hands.
Stephanie, Triple H cannot be a hundred percent after that war
he was involved in Monday night against The Big Show.
[Stephanie] That's probably true.
But this just goes to show the kind of champion he is.
[Cole] Rikishi… Oh! And a Knife-Edge Chop up underneath the chin!
And then a shot to the head,
and Rikishi is cooking against the champion.
[Lawler] This is not looking too good right now.
[Stephanie] No, but he is a fighting champion.
[Cole] Big back body drop.
He indeed is a fighting champion defending the title,
just three days removed from defeating The Big Show on Monday night. Oh!
-[Stephanie] Oh! -[Cole] The toll that Triple H's body
went through on Raw against The Big Show,
and now being subjected to these blows of Rikishi.
Stephanie, how does that make you feel? You can actually feel
the floor move, this building
is actually shaking from the impact that your husband is suffering.
[Stephanie] Well, I'm certainly concerned for his health.
-Oh man! -Oh!
[Cole] Rikishi slamming the champion down outside the ring.
-[Stephanie screams] -Drop!
[Cole] That is over 400 pounds crashing down on the champion!
Well, that certainly concerns me.
[Lawler] I don't think this is exactly the way you wanted
the McMahon-Helmsley era to kick-off, is it, Stephanie?
Oh no, no! Look at this, look at this!
[Cole] Nice reversal by Triple H, Rikishi into the steel steps.
[Stephanie] Match wasn't over yet.
-He is The Game, he truly is The Game. -He is The Game.
And I have faith in my husband.
[Lawler] Well, you've mentioned the words earlier, spirit and pride.
You got to be awfully proud of him right now.
[Stephanie] I am. I couldn't be more proud.
[Cole] Rikishi's head banging off those steel steps,
the champion in control.
-But what an opportunity… -[Stephanie] Bring him right here.
-Whoa! -Rikishi, the announce table buckling,
as Rikishi's weight-- down in and again by the champion.
[Stephanie] See, there? That's the way it's done.
[Cole] A kiss of good luck from Stephanie to her husband.
And Rikishi tossed into the ring.
[Stephanie] Rikishi does have, uh, an ugly posterior, that is for sure.
[Cole] And Rikishi, two right hands to the champion, reversal now,
Rikishi whipped off the ropes.
Hunter, Triple H, with a shot to the midsection.
-[Lawler] Did you say ugly posterior? -[Stephanie] I did say ugly posterior.
-[Lawler] Wait, what's this? -[Cole] Oh, look at DX.
-[Stephanie] Oh yeah! -[Cole] DX is looking on.
-[Stephanie] Hunter is taking control. -[Cole] Cover by Triple H on Rikishi,
two… elbows at three and Rikishi got his shoulder up.
And speaking of DX, Stephanie,
what about this tough love,
this punishment that you and your husband…
[Stephanie] Michael Cole, it was not punishment, okay?
-DX strives for perfection. -[Cole] Oh!
What a clothesline! Rikishi spinning through the air!
[Stephanie] As sheer evidence of Hunter defending the title…
[Cole] Two, and a kick-out.
Michael, would you shut your mouth when Stephanie's trying to talk?
I was just excited about this great match.
[Stephanie] Well, as sheer evidence of Hunter defending the title tonight,
we are all about sacrifices and about being fair.
[Cole] Sacrifice? It looked to me like you sacrificed Road Dogg to Kane,
and Billy to the Acolytes and X-Pac to The Big Show.
That's the way it looked to you, did it?
Well, you certainly don't understand anything about perfection, do you?
-'Cause you are far from it. -[Lawler] Right.
-[Lawler laughs] -[overlapping chatter]
Look at that rear end!
I-- I've seen baboons with better looking asses than that.
You were the one earlier on, King, saying you smelled something fishy tonight.
[Cole] And look at this reversal.
Oh no!
Triple H into the barricade and a clothesline by Rikishi.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Sit down, Stephanie.
He'll be all right. He's The Game.
I know he's The Game.
[Cole] Stephanie, you said earlier on that that drawing, it wasn't rigged.
Maybe you guys should have rigged it after the beating that Triple H
has been taking at the hands of Rikishi.
-We don't rig things and it does… -Are you trying to suggest… what?
[Cole] I'm not suggesting anything.
[Lawler] I apologize, Stephanie, for his ignorant behavior out here tonight.
Well, thank you. Michael, you should apologize…
[Lawler] Look at this. This is what we're talking about. Oh!
[Cole] That posterior into the midsection of Triple H.
Look out, Samoan Drop!
Rikishi could win the championship!
Rolls into the cover, there's two, tap three,
and Triple H kicked out.
[Lawler] Look at this, Stephanie. DX is back there smiling.
Well, after what they've been through tonight,
I guess you can't blame them.
They're just happy to be alive. Right there…
Rikishi-- the belly on the champion!
Rikishi twice has been within a breath of winning the title.
-Come on, Hunter! -Wait, he's not gonna do this, is he?
-[crowd cheering] -Please don't drag him over the…
Stephanie, do you know what he's trying to do?
I hope he's not gonna do it. Oh my God.
-[Cole] Sure looks like it. -[Lawler] He is gonna do it.
-[Cole] Rikishi's gonna climb the rope. -No, no, no, no. No!
-No! -[Cole] Triple H is about to be…
My God, no, please!
No, no!
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] It's over!
We're gonna have a new champion! There's two!
-Almost had him, and Triple H kicked out. -[crowd cheering]
-Oh my! -[Stephanie] He did-- he did kick out.
-He did kick out. -Two and a half.
How in the world, King, did Triple H kick out from that?
Because he's The Game, Michael Cole,
that's what I've been telling you this entire time,
but you don't listen too well, do you?
[Lawler] I think Howard Finkel should be fired for drawing Rikishi's name out.
[Cole] Over 400 pounds crashing into the chest of Triple H.
-[grunts] -Oh, he's not through yet.
-Triple H, watch your back! -Triple H the champion…
[Stephanie] He truly is a fighting champion.
[Cole] Oh no. Not this.
King, this is that Sit-Out Piledriver, a devastating maneuver.
[Lawler] Stephanie, don't look.
And Triple H countered, kick to the midsection.
Stand up, Rikishi!
Pedigree time, Pedigree time! And he countered.
A counter by Rikishi, back body drop.
[crowd cheering]
-[Stephanie] Oh, Hunter… -And the champ's in trouble.
Kick to the face, cover by Rikishi,
we've got a new champion.
-No! -Hunter gets the shoulder up again.
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] Rikishi giving the champion
-everything he's got. -Come on, Triple H!
-No, not again. -Come on, Triple H!
-No, no, no! -Oh no!
I don't know if he can survive another one.
-And Triple H moved out of the way. -I got to do something.
-Stephanie… -Where is she going?
Stephanie, watch out, be careful!
[Cole] Triple H has been put through the ringer at the hands of Rikishi.
How much more can the champion take?
And there, the wife helping the husband.
Steel chair to Triple H.
Stephanie on the apron. Chair to the head by Triple H
and Rikishi flattens.
Referee never saw it. The referee never saw it.
Stephanie distracted him.
Hook to the leg…
-That's why he's The Game. -There's two and a kick-out!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Rikishi got the shoulder up, King.
Rikishi got the shoulder up.
[Lawler] He can't… Huh? He can't do that. He can't get his shoulder up.
-Triple H hit him with a chair! -He got his shoulder up, all right.
[Lawler] He's sitting up.
[Cole] What a tough man Rikishi is, King. Can you believe it?
He's getting up after a shot to the head with a steel chair.
I think… I think Stephanie [indistinct] after the WWE…
[Cole] And now the championship, the championship,
the gold in Triple H's hand.
Rikishi…
-Oh! -Shot to the face with the championship!
[Lawler] That did it.
-[bell ringing] -That's a blatant disqualification,
just to save his championship, just to save the title.
Rikishi wouldn't stay down.
Triple H didn't finish him. A blatant disqualification.
-And Rikishi's up again! -Look at this!
-[Lawler] How does he keep getting up? -[crowd cheering]
-[crowd chanting] -[Cole] Rikishi again to his feet.
Triple H…
[Lawler] Another… another chair shot?
[Cole] How is Rikishi standing up?
Chair to the midsection, across the big back of Rikishi.
[Lawler] That did it. He's down now.
[Cole] A couple of shots with a chair has laid out Rikishi.
And The Game now trash talking.
-And he's standing up again. -[Lawler] What is this?
[Cole] Triple H has saved his title, but Rikishi on his feet again.
What a tough man.
Guy's like a pimple on prom night, he keeps popping up!
[announcer] The winner of this match as a result of a disqualification,
Rikishi Phatu!
[Cole] Rikishi picks up the win via disqualification
and he wants some more.
[Lawler] He wants more of Triple H.
[Cole] D-Generation X looking on. Listen.
-I wasn't gonna help him, were you? -I'm sitting right here, you see me.
[Cole] Triple H is beaten and battered, King.
-Did you hear what DX was saying though? -Yeah.
-They were gonna sit right there… -It's not over!
-They were not gonna help Triple H. -Can you blame them?
Rikishi, I gotta-- I'll hand it to him.
He looked, well, let's face it, he looked pretty cool tonight.
[Cole] And Rikishi gonna celebrate with Too Cool.
-[Lawler] What? -Check it out, gettin' jiggy with it!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Oh man. Look at Triple H, can't stand this.
[funky music playing]
[Cole] Stephanie and Triple H are furious.
Rikishi and Too Cool are getting down!
Triple H is beaten and battered, but Triple H still is champion. see me.