-[dramatic theme music playing] -[indistinct chatter]
[music ends with echoing rumble]
[Triple H] You know, Show, you and I seem to have a little common problem.
So, I'll tell you what. You and I,
we're gonna team up against The Rock
and a partner of your choosing.
[Lawler] It's gonna be a Handicap Match
because I guarantee you, there is nobody back there
that will team up with The Rock after he called them all jabronis.
-Wait a minute. Wait a minute. -[Ross] That's Rikishi.
-[Lawler] What's he doing? -[Ross] The Rock's got a partner!
The Rock's got a partner, and it's Rikishi.
Hey, wait a minute, the New Age Outlaws,
the New Age Outlaws got Rikishi.
-[bell rings] -Oh!
And a low blow! The Big Show just dropped a 500-pound knee
right in The Rock's groin.
I knew there was gonna be carnage. I knew there was gonna be hell to pay.
Stephanie putting a steel chair in the ring.
Triple H just took down the referee.
-[crowd cheering] -Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
-Cactus Jack! -It's Cactus Jack with a two-by-four.
Cactus Jack with a two-by-four on The Big Show.
And Cactus Jack with a two-by-four into the groin of The Game.
The Rock and Cactus. The double-team! The trap was set.
The Game and Big Show
wanted to eliminate The Rock once and for all.
But thanks to Rikishi and Cactus Jack, King,
it didn't happen tonight.
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
-[popping explosions] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Three days ago on Raw, two strange alliances were formed.
Triple H and The Big Show, and Rikishi and The Rock.
Are these two forces on a collision course tonight on SmackDown?
Welcome to the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
I'm Michael Cole with Jerry "The King" Lawler at ringside.
-["Ass Man" playing] -♪ I'm an ass man ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Yeah, I'm an ass man ♪
[Cole] And here comes Mr. Ass, King.
One of the perpetrators in that DX attack
on Rikishi and The Rock this past Monday night.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, perpetrators?
He was one of the participants maybe, but…
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
weighing in at 269 pounds,
he is one half of the World Wrestling Entertainment
Tag Team Champion, Mr. Ass.
[Cole] So, BA Billy Gunn out here by himself to kick off SmackDown.
His partner, the Road Dogg, from the New Age Outlaws,
is sick with the flu.
[Lawler] Oh, he's way under the weather.
That felt really bad, I was--
I think they gave him some antibiotics.
[crowd cheering]
Now, Al Snow, if you think you got a shot in hell
at beating Mr. Ass, well,
we still have two words for you.
[crowd cheering] Suck it!
[Cole] Well, Mr. Ass set to go one-on-one.
Steve, Steve, did you hear the news?
After I beat Billy Gunn tonight,
we get a Tag Team Title shot on Monday.
What do you think?
Well, I'm glad to see you're finally concentrating on business.
I always do.
No. Your last brainstorm had 15,000 idiots last Monday
calling me "Head Cheese."
Look, I know you didn't like the Head Cheese idea,
that's why I've got a better one.
[claps] What do you think, huh?
Snow Bunnies.
Better hop back, here come the Snow Bunnies.
-You-- -Okay, okay, okay.
I see by your expression you obviously don't like that one either.
That's fine.
We'll just stick with Head Cheese.
[Cole] Snow Bunnies, King.
[Lawler] Ha. I like "Head Cheese." I think that's great.
[Cole] Well, Snow still trying to find a name,
a catchphrase for his tag team.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Lima, Ohio,
weighing in at 249 pounds, Al Snow.
[Cole] But did you hear the news? If Al Snow can beat Mr. Ass
in this one-on-one matchup,
he and Steve Blackman get a Tag Team Title shot
Monday on Raw against the New Age Outlaws.
[Lawler] Great. They could be--
Well, they could be the WWE Tag Team Champions.
It would be a great new team.
Let's see, he could-- Maybe Al Snow, with Head,
could put an evening gown on Blackman, they could go as "Head Dress."
[Cole] Will you stop?
Well, Al Snow, who's had problems in recent weeks playing with others,
seems to find somebody he gets along with, at least in the ring,
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
So a big matchup tonight.
Al Snow pulls off the win over BA Billy Gunn,
Al Snow and Blackman with a Tag Title shot on Raw Monday night
against the Outlaws.
And Al Snow starts it off center of the ring
against Billy Gunn, hammering away with the right hands.
You know, King, Outlaws are lucky they have the Tag Team Titles.
In my mind, they were defeated by The Hardy Boyz
this past Monday night on Raw
if it wasn't for the Dudleys' interference.
[Lawler] That was quite a matchup, all right.
Don't forget The Acolytes at the Royal Rumble.
Whoa, look out! Whoa, man!
[Cole] Nice crossbody, Billy Gunn. Cover, kickout after two by Al Snow,
and looks like Billy hurt his nose that time as he came flying across the ring
and ran into Al Snow.
What is going to happen tonight?
We talked about these-- referee counting the choke by Billy Gunn.
We talked about these two strange alliances that were formed, King.
Triple H and Big Show, which is obviously an alliance of convenience,
and also The Rock and Rikishi.
[crowd cheering]
Al whipped across the ring, nobody home.
Billy Gunn with a right hand. And Billy Gunn now,
Mr. Ass, hammering away on Al Snow.
Al Snow whipped into the corner.
A lot riding on this matchup for Al Snow and his partner,
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[Lawler] I bet you really, probably, Blackman would have rather been out here
and been the representative for the team.
[Cole] Oh, look out. Billy Gunn up over the top rope,
good maneuver by Al Snow.
[Lawler] The team is Head Cheese for sure, is that it?
[Cole] No, it's Al Snow and Steve Blackman, plain and simple.
[Lawler] Oh! Yeah, but Al Snow knows he needs a gimmick to get over,
and if anybody ever needed a gimmick, it's… well, it's Steve Blackman.
[Cole] Tell you, if Al Snow wins this match,
and then Al Snow and Blackman can defeat the Outlaws
on Raw Monday night,
they're not gonna need a gimmick to get over.
They're gonna be the Tag Team Champions.
Billy Gunn counter that time,
and now Al Snow into the restraining wall which surrounds the ring.
[Lawler] I tell you one thing, this would be a--
well, this would be an ideal night for Al Snow to pull an upset
with Road Dogg out with the flu.
[Cole] I mentioned earlier on, Road Dogg not here.
-[Lawler] Oh, look at this! -[Cole] Oh, Al Snow up over the top rope.
Tremendous maneuver by Mr. Ass.
And now, Al Snow looks to counter,
and a low blow by Al Snow.
-[Lawler] What about that, ref? -That was blatant.
Al Snow taking advantage of a prone Billy Gunn.
[Lawler] That just-- that just shows you how stupid Al is.
If he were to get disqualified,
there goes their shot at the Tag Titles.
Then that team of Head Cheese would be history.
[Cole] What a backbreaker by Al Snow on Mr. Ass.
And Al is in total control of this matchup.
Cactus Jack is here tonight on SmackDown.
We're gonna hear from Cactus a little bit later on.
Al Snow, top rope. Oh, misses with a leg drop
as Billy Gunn rolls out of the way.
[Lawler] Goodbye.
[Cole] That could be the mistake, the opening that Billy Gunn needs.
Tips Al up for the inverted atomic drop.
-[Lawler] And another one. -And now one from the other side.
[Lawler] Know what? You mentioned the fact that Cactus Jack is here, that worries me.
Nobody knows what Cactus Jack is capable of.
[Cole] Al Snow whipped into the ropes. Big back body drop by Billy Gunn.
Al Snow is in trouble.
So is his Tag Title shot on Monday.
[Lawler chuckles]
[Cole] Reversal, Mr. Ass into the ropes.
Al Snow telegraphed that one.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Watch this.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And check out the tremendous strength into the jackhammer.
[Lawler] Goodbye Tag Team Titles, Al.
[Cole] Billy Gunn lays into Al Snow.
And wait a minute, King. We've got company.
And wait a minute! The Lethal Weapon with a Kendo stick.
-What's he-- -And Billy Gunn reverses the tables.
-He now uses it on Al Snow. -[bell rings]
Blackman came into the ring with a Kendo stick.
Mr. Ass used it.
[Lawler] What is the referee saying here?
I think the referee is…
[announcer] The winner of this match as a result of a disqualification, Al Snow.
-What? He's disqualified? -Well, Billy Gunn was disqualified.
That means Al Snow won the match.
That means Al Snow and Blackman get a Tag Team Title shot
against the New Age Outlaws live Monday on Raw.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
Mr. Ass didn't bring that Kendo stick into the ring, Blackman did.
[Cole] But Mr. Ass used it.
-The referee's decision is final. -[Lawler] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
Damn it. This is not going the way we planned this.
I tell you, we're not gonna have another Monday night on our hands.
The way we went off the air Monday night was wrong.
It's not happening again here tonight.
It's okay. It's okay.
I mean, the Outlaws will have no problem defeating those guys.
What we really got to worry about is Rock and Rikishi.
What are we gonna do? Are they forming an alliance?
I'll tell you what we're gonna do with Rock and Rikishi.
There's gonna be no alliance. It's hard to have an alliance
when you're staring across the ring at each other.
Tonight, in that ring, those two are gonna get it on.
We're gonna end this right now.
[Cole] Wow.
-[knocking at door] -Come in.
-[Big Show] Hey, guys. Now, Hunter… -Hey.
Last Monday, you told me that if I got you proof
that I won the Royal Rumble, that you'd do me my favor.
You give me Rock one-on-one
then the winner gets to face you at WrestleMania for the WWE Title.
Now, I have got your proof.
-Let's see. -I've got tangible proof here on film.
-Let me see this. -You can clearly see,
though I'm a little bit higher than Rocky, the apron is across Rocky's back--
Rocky's feet are clearly touching the floor.
-Well, these are pretty fuzzy. -They're really fuzzy.
Well, I mean, you can definitely tell who's me and who's Rocky.
-Yeah. -Well…
Alright, these are pretty good.
I'm gonna need something a bit more solid and a little bit more conclusive.
I tell you what, can you get me, like, an eyewitness or something?
-Just an eyewitness would be perfect. -There you go.
You can get me an eyewitness, it's a done deal, man.
-An eyewitness. -It's a done deal.
I'll do you the favor if you get me that.
Hey, tell you what…
-Just one eyewitness? -One eyewitness.
Speaking of favors…
I'm gonna need a couple little favors from you tonight there,
uh, before I get to mine.
So, I tell you what, why don't you go get yourself suited up there, jumbo.
You're gonna be in action tonight.
All right. Just, uh…
I'll hold on to these.
-One eyewitness. -One eyewitness, big man.
-You really are The Game. -[chuckles] You know what?
I'm beginning to think he's right, maybe he did.
It's rough.
-["Everybody on the Ground" playing] -Uh-oh.
[Cole] We are awaiting the arrival of Cactus Jack.
What's on his mind?
What will the most aggressive Superstar in WWE history do next?
We are back on SmackDown.
And King, check out these covers of TV Guide.
-Oh yeah. -Presidential SmackDown.
They're sure to be collectibles.
-You got to have all four. -[Lawler] Oh, yes.
Collector's editions of TV Guide. WWE Superstars all over the cover.
[Cole] They're on newsstands now.
["Whole Lotta Groove" playing]
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
I was afraid of this.
[Cole] And here comes Cactus Jack.
And check it out, King, he's armed for bear.
He's in enemy territory.
[Lawler] Has he got barbed wire? Has he got nails?
-Oh, he's got a lead pipe! -He's got a lead pipe.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, making his way to the ring, Cactus Jack.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Cactus Jack and Triple H involved in perhaps
the most brutal title match in WWE history Sunday night,
a street fight at the Royal Rumble.
Both Superstars punishing one another, King,
pulling out all the stops.
[Lawler] I've never seen anything like it, Michael.
JR and I were sitting at ringside, our announce table was smashed to bits
and it was covered with blood.
Look at this. Oh my gosh.
I… They did it all, it was unbelievable.
[Cole] It was physically intense, emotionally challenging,
Sunday at the Rumble.
-[crowd cheering] -Okay.
Now, I may be Cactus Jack, but I am no idiot.
You see, there's about eight guys backstage who hate my guts,
so I did not come out alone.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler laughs]
I'd like to talk about the Royal Rumble just a little bit
and the return to action of Cactus Jack.
[crowd cheering]
In some ways, one of the greatest triumphs in my life
as we tore Madison Square Garden down.
Maybe one of the greatest matches in my professional life--
hell no, it was one of the greatest matches
of my professional life,
maybe one of the greatest in wrestling history.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Could have been.
But it was also a disappointment,
because I didn't bring home the WWE Championship.
[crowd buzzing]
You see, we saw a side of Triple H
that I didn't know existed on Sunday night.
A side just a little bit more sadistic,
a side just a little rougher,
and, yes, a side just a little tougher.
So, Triple H, with all due respect, you showed the world
you are the WWE Champion and you proved you are The Game.
[Lawler] That's right.
The Game took it up a notch, up several notches.
The Game took it to a new level, Michael.
But I proved that it doesn't really matter whether you win or lose,
it's how you maim The Game.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler exclaims]
Did he say "maim The Game"?
-[Cole] That's what he said. -Oh no.
You see, Triple H, you made some predictions
and they only halfway came true.
You said my blood was going to stain New York City.
Well, there was blood, and it did stain New York,
but it sure as hell wasn't mine.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Ha!
He's right, The Game was a bloody mess.
You see, Triple H, I busted you wide open
and I made your face into a crimson mask
and it was you, not me,
that was flirting with unconsciousness.
And when it was all said and done, the bottom line is
you looked like you just survived a trip through hell.
[crowd cheering]
And I looked like I just had a pretty good time.
And I think Baltimore, Maryland…
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
…and the entire SmackDown world deserves another good time.
[Lawler] Oh no, he wants to maim The Game again tonight!
So, what I'm saying, Triple H, is look around
and search and try to find the testicular fortitude
to enter this very ring, not tonight,
not in one hour, but right now.
[Cole] Cactus wants the champ here and now.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -The entire world is waiting.
Come on. Show me what you've got.
Bring it down.
[Lawler] He just wants The Game.
[Cole] Cactus Jack has called out Triple H, King,
here on SmackDown. Can you believe this?
[Lawler] He wants The Game to maim! That's all he wanted to do to him!
-["My Time" playing] -And here he comes,
Triple H, the champion, on his way.
It's gonna happen, King.
Cactus Jack, Triple H, one-on-one again.
Can you believe this?
[Lawler] No. I can't believe it. I don't…
Believe me, SmackDown is not ready for this.
[Cole] Cactus Jack called out the champ and…
-[Lawler] Ah! -[Cole] Wait a minute.
That's not The Game.
-It's… it's The Game's wife. -[Lawler] It's Mrs. Game.
[Cole] Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley on her way to the ring,
and what in the world is she doing coming out by herself, King?
["My Time" continues]
I'm not quite sure if that's a… if that's a wise decision
by Mrs. McMahon-Helmsley.
[Lawler] I don't know, but look at the expression on Stephanie's face.
She is cool, confident.
She got something on her mind, Michael.
[Cole] Well, she's definitely showing, uh, some courage here,
I guess you would call it.
And I don't think Cactus Jack believes what's going on here.
-No, he's confused. -This isn't quite what I had in mind.
[crowd buzzing]
[Lawler] You're confused as usual, right, Cactus?
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
You really are pathetic, aren't you?
Trying to salvage your reputation after my husband, Triple H,
beat you at your own game.
[Lawler] Whoa. Oh.
And Triple H, he wanted to come out here.
But we thought about it, and… why?
What's the point?
He already proved that he is just as crazy,
just as sadistic,
and just as tough as Cactus Jack.
[Lawler] Yeah, but be careful, Stephanie. He is crazy, sadistic. He's dangerous.
Don't get too close to him.
So you're gonna deny everybody around the world
of another go-around with Triple H and Cactus Jack?
What's the point?
We already proved
Triple H is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
Well, wait, let me…
[crowd buzzing]
Well, I'll admit, your husband is a hell of a man,
and taking a look at you, well, I got to admit
you look like a hell of a woman.
[Cole] Uh-oh.
But I'm afraid there's not going to be an heir
to the McMahon-Helmsley dynasty.
See, I'm not a doctor, but it seems like it would be a physical impossibility
for you to produce an heir,
seeing as how your husband has absolutely no testicles.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Oh! Whoa, man.
[Cole] Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley just slapped Cactus Jack.
[Lawler] He deserved it. Can you believe that remark?
[Cole] Stephanie smacked Cactus.
-And he liked it! -[Lawler] Ha!
My instinct right now, to be absolutely positive with you,
is to slap the taste right out of your mouth.
[Lawler] Oh, don't do it. He wouldn't.
But instead, Steph, we're going to play a little game.
It's called, "slap me again and find out what happens."
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
-Are you ready to play the game? -Don't do it, Stephanie!
-Don't do it! -Come on, Steph.
I'm not asking you to slap me, Stephanie.
I'm telling you, lay it in and find out what happens to you!
-One time. -[Lawler] No!
-I'm saying please… -[Cole] Don't do it!
-…please lay it in! Lay it in. -[Cole] Don't do it, Stephanie!
Bang, bang!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley sliding through the ropes.
-Cactus has lost it. -[Lawler] Thank goodness.
You know, what I feel like doing is following you back
to whatever hole you just crawled out from, find your husband,
and beat the living crap out of him.
[crowd cheering]
But the sight of you and Triple H,
the thought of the two of you kind of makes me sick.
So, what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna go against my better judgment.
I'm gonna get my bag and I'm gonna get the hell out of town
just this one time.
-[crowd booing] -[Lawler] Cooler heads have prevailed.
But you send a message to Triple H which is,
anytime he feels like finishing what I started.
I am ready.
Bang, bang!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, it's obvious Triple H isn't coming out here, King.
[Lawler] Well, he doesn't have to. He's The Game,
and one good thing about this is he's leaving.
Get out of town. Pack your bags.
Cactus Jack doesn't want anything to do with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
Cactus Jack has one man on his mind,
that man Triple H, The Game.
[announcer] He's been sidelined since November with a career-threatening injury.
Now, in his first television appearance since surgery,
Stone Cold speaks out live.
What's on the Rattlesnake's mind?
What's he got to say?
Plus, a look back at the eye-popping Miss Rumble Swimsuit Competition
and the incredible Tag Team Table Match.
Don't miss Halftime Heat this Sunday on USA.
[dramatic rock music playing]
[Cole] Moments ago here on SmackDown, Cactus Jack challenged Triple H,
but instead, Triple H's wife, Stephanie,
came down face-to-face with Cactus Jack.
It seems like it would be a physical impossibility
for you to produce an heir,
seeing as how your husband has absolutely no testicles.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Unbelievable. And Cactus Jack--
Anytime he feels like finishing what I started,
I am ready.
Bang, bang!
[Lawler] Well, you heard him. That was obviously a threat.
[Cole] Well, it's obvious Triple H isn't coming out here, King.
Cactus Jack doing, King, what he said he was going to do,
getting out of here if he can't get his hands on Triple H.
[Lawler] That was good.
We've seen all we needed to see of Cactus Jack.
And the family thinks that me and you need to be back together,
so, what do you say?
Mm, nah, I don't think so, cousin.
I mean, I got a new partner, Viscera.
I'm real happy and we're undefeated, so I don't think so.
Well, maybe how about if I just take out your new partner, Viscera?
[Cole] Whoa, King, you… you think maybe
Hardcore and Viscera are gonna get it on later tonight?
[Lawler] I don't know, but it looks like we've seen the last
of the Hollys as a tag team.
["You Think You Know Me" playing]
Crash got himself a new partner.
[Cole] That's right, Crash and Viscera.
Well, Edge and Christian are friends of The Hardy Boyz
and they had this to say about the Dudleys' sick attack
on Terri Monday night.
We just wanted to start off and say, Terri, we hope you're feeling better,
and that Matt and Jeff are here by your side
and that's where you need to be.
So, tonight we're hoping you're watching
because we're gonna defeat the Dudleys.
[Cole] So, tonight on SmackDown,
Edge and Christian hope to avenge the attack on Terri
at the hands of D-Von and Bubba Ray just three days ago.
And Edge and Christian will be extremely focused.
[artillery whistling sound effect]
[rumbling explosion]
["OIlie Stalefish" playing]
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
I'm gonna tell you something, Michael…
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 568 pounds,
Bubba Ray and D-Von, The Dudley Boyz.
[Lawler] Well, Edge and Christian are gonna have to be extremely focused
just to stay in the same ring with the Dudleys.
These guys…
-[Cole] Well… -Never seen anything like what they did.
[Cole] …it was cowardly, disgusting, heinous, sadistic,
The Dudley Boyz' attack Monday night on Terri.
Bubba Ray, for no reason, except he was upset that The Hardy Boyz
won the first ever Tag Team Table Match at the Rumble,
powerbombed Terri through a table.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something, D-Von started to slap her.
Instead, Bubba Ray said,
"Let's put her through a table," and that's what he did.
Look at the look of terror on the face of Terri.
Oh man.
[Cole] Terri was terrified before going through that table
at the hands of Bubba Ray Dudley.
We can tell you, King, Terri miraculously suffered no broken bones,
but she did suffer head, neck, and back trauma.
-[bell rings] -And here we go.
It's Edge and Christian hammering away on The Dudley Boyz.
Terri is an emotional wreck. She's emotionally distraught.
She suffered whiplash, and I can tell you this, King,
she ain't gonna be back anytime soon.
[Lawler] Well, I'm worried that she may never be back.
[Cole] Well, Edge tossed over the top rope,
and perhaps the two most hated men in World Wrestling Entertainment right now,
The Dudley Boyz,
are conducting a two-on-one assault of Christian.
[Lawler] Well, you know what, as tough a team as these Dudleys are,
there was another tough team that was about to be formed
and I'm talking about The Rock and Rikishi.
-Oh my gosh. -Edge from behind.
But it looks like-- It looks like Triple H
is gonna nip that in the bud here tonight.
[Cole] Yeah. Triple H, divide and conquer
as he tries to split Rikishi and The Rock apart.
What a dropkick by Edge.
Missile dropkick from behind, swinging neckbreaker by Christian,
and Edge and Christian are cooking now against The Dudley Boyz.
[Lawler] Got to hand it to Triple H and Stephanie, that's pretty smart.
It's like-like he said, it's hard for two guys
to be buddies and be friends and be partners
when they're looking at each other-- across the ring at each other.
[Cole] Kickout by two by D-Von after the cover by Christian.
The Rock and Rikishi will go one-on-one later on tonight
at SmackDown in a match set up by Triple H,
as Triple H tries to divide and conquer this strange alliance
between The Rock and Rikishi
which was formed on Raw Monday night.
[Lawler] You know what, I'd love to know
what "Stone Cold" Steve Austin thinks about this situation.
You know what, we may be able to find out on Halftime Heat Sunday night,
halftime of the Super Bowl.
-Look out, D-Von. Top rope. -Look out!
Referee's back was turned and D-Von connected
into the groin area of Christian.
[crowd buzzing]
And The Dudley Boyz in control.
-Look at Bubba Ray. -[Lawler] I'll tell you…
[Cole] Cover. There's two and a kickout.
Did you see the look on Bubba Ray's face Monday night
after he powerbombed poor Terri through that table?
[Lawler] Yeah. I mean, he's… I don't know how to describe it.
It was like euphoric or almost orgasmic.
It was just like, he was out there, brother.
These guys, I mean Bubba Ray and D-Von, what are-- they're half brothers, right?
They're half brothers.
I think they both fell out of the family tree
but they're capable of anything, Michael.
[Cole] Yeah. As we said earlier, King,
perhaps the most hated team in World Wrestling Entertainment.
And look at Bubba Ray hammering away.
And of course, that moniker put on The Dudley Boyz
after Raw Monday night, as you see Bubba Ray, who's insane,
is going after Christian.
Total disregard for the rules right in the referee's face.
And now Christian tries to battle back with right hands,
and Bubba Ray stops that.
[Lawler] Well, I tell you what, it's been some kind of week
since the Rumble.
You know, Edge, Edge got knocked out Monday night.
-He's lucky to be here too. -[Cole] Yeah.
Suffering a knockout at the hands of Steve Blackman,
who delivered a big kick off the top rope.
-Edge feeling a lot better on SmackDown. -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] There's Bubba Ray delivering a low blow to Christian,
using his forehead that time.
[Lawler] You know, it wasn't just Blackman.
-It was Blackman and Al Snow. -Right.
They get a Tag Team Title shot now Monday night on Raw.
[Lawler] I can't wait to see Head Cheese WWE Tag Team Champions.
Bubba Ray with a right hand to Christian who's having problems standing up
after taking a tremendous amount of punishment
at the hands of The Dudley Boyz.
King, you were talking about Halftime Heat.
You get a chance to see highlights of the Tag Team Table Match
from the Royal Rumble between The Dudley Boyz and the Hardys.
All comes up Sunday at halftime of the Super Bowl
on Halftime Heat on the USA Network.
I'll tell you what everybody wants to hear.
[Cole] Oh my God! A big back body drop.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
He needs a stewardess to go with him on a trip like that.
I'll tell you what everybody's waiting to hear, myself included,
they wanna hear from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
as to whether or not Stone Cold is ever gonna come back to wrestling in WWE.
[Cole] An exclusive interview, Halftime Heat
-Live with Stone Cold? -…Sunday night on the USA network.
That's right. To his feet is Christian.
Elbows to the midsection of Bubba Ray.
Oh, another elbow by Christian at the ropes, look at this.
Samoan drop by Bubba Ray Dudley.
Who's the man?
[Lawler] See? I've said it before. Stupidity should be painful.
Christian should have tagged out when he had the chance there.
[Cole] And Bubba Ray going to the second rope.
Christian really needs to make a tag to his brother, Edge.
And Edge now getting in the face of Bubba Ray Dudley.
-What was Bubba fixing to do there? -Oh, and Christian counters
with a low blow of his own. Referee's back was turned.
[Lawler] Whatever Bubba was gonna do, he took too long.
[Cole] And Christian trying to find some momentum,
trying to dig deep down inside, and he goes from the top rope.
[Lawler] Now, tag out, Christian.
[Cole] Can Christian get to Edge? Can Bubba Ray get to D-Von?
[crowd chatter]
The fans coming alive for the tag team of Edge and Christian
who are in this matchup to avenge the injuries
suffered at the hands of the Dudleys
to Terri this past Monday on Raw.
And the Hardys are right there at Terri's bedside, I'm sure.
Right now they're probably enjoying this.
[Cole] Big shoulder knockdown by Edge. Scoop slam on D-Von.
Bubba Ray misses. Edge-- Spinning heel kick to the face by Edge.
-Look out! -Plants D-Von with a DDT,
rolls into the cover,
hooks the leg, and a kickout after two by D-Von.
[crowd chatter]
Bubba Ray from behind, Edge reversal.
Bubba Ray into the ropes.
-Double-team. -Look at this. Oh!
Double-team by Edge and Christian.
Bubba Ray wisely rolling out of the ring.
-What's gonna happen? -Look out!
Christian flies and he takes out Bubba Ray Dudley.
[Lawler] Oh man. Watch your back.
[Cole] And D-Von from behind, trying to gain advantage on Edge,
whips him off the ropes. Edge ducks underneath.
Hits him with a spear. Spear by Edge, hooks the leg.
-It's over. -[bell rings]
Edge and Christian have defeated The Dudley Boyz.
Can you believe that?
But King, wait a minute. Christian hit the steps
and it allows Bubba Ray to come in from behind
and ambush attack on Edge.
-[bell rings] -[crowd chatter]
-Oh! -Oh no! 3D! Dudley Death Drop.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something.
You may get a victory occasionally over the Dudleys,
but you pay a hellacious price afterwards.
[Cole] Yes. Since the Royal Rumble, The Dudley Boyz have been hurting people.
And there's another 3D, Dudley Death Drop, to Christian.
[bell rings]
These Dudley Boyz are sore losers.
When things don't go their way, The Dudley Boyz snap.
-Oh no, look at this. -And where is he going?
[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] Edge and Christian are out. That's enough punishment.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Oh, please.
The Dudleys gonna take out their aggression again on the table.
-What are you doing? -The look on his face!
Don't ask him what he's doing. He might bring that table here, you idiot.
[Cole] Can you imagine if Terri is watching this from her hospital bed,
the thoughts which must be going through her mind?
Oh no, wait, look out. Look at this.
They're right out here in front of us, Michael.
[Cole] Edge is in la-la land. He can't even stand up straight.
[bell rings]
And what are they gonna do now?
[Lawler] Well, it's about one foot in front of us.
Why don't you get up there and stop this?
[Cole] What are they gonna do with Christian? These guys are sadistic.
-[bell rings] -The Dudley Boyz are evil.
They're not gonna do this.
-No, don't do this, Bubba. Stop it. -[Lawler] You're kidding!
[Cole] Stop it. Don't-- Oh no!
[crowd buzzing]
And there's the look again.
And what-- D-Von, what the hell are you doing?
-[Lawler] Did you see that? -[Cole] D-Von, get down.
-Get down. -[crowd buzzing]
-[Lawler] Oh, look at Edge. -[Cole] Edge is bleeding from the mouth.
Christian's out cold.
-Get outta here! -Lookin' at you!
[Cole] And you see the look again on the face of Bubba Ray Dudley.
[Lawler] Yeah. But look at Edge, he is hurt bad.
[indistinct chatter]
Bubba Ray powerbombing Christian through Edge,
and through a table at-- Bubba Ray Dudley in some sort of trance, King.
[Lawler] Never seen anything-- Look. Get some help, get these guys--
This is bad, Michael. This is bad.
[Cole] Edge and Christian may be out cold.
These Dudley Boyz are sick.
[Lawler] Out cold?
He's got some serious internal injuries.
[Cole] And we got to take another look, King,
at this powerbomb of Christian through Edge,
who was already on the table. Oh!
Can you imagine the impact, the force?
And then Bubba Ray in that trance.
[heavy rock music playing]
These Dudley Boyz are out there.
-There's something seriously wrong-- -Let's take another look at this.
Watch the force that he throws Christian,
not only through the table but right through Edge.
Oh man.
[Cole] What is wrong with The Dudley Boyz? They're sadistic.
Bubba Ray and D-Von are sick.
All right. Here. Calm down now. Calm down.
Just drink some water and calm down, all right?
Cactus is gone. He's left the building,
and it's a damn good thing he did
or I would beat him half to death for this.
What are you thinking about?
You can't just go out there and start slapping guys around.
-[loud thud] -What are you--
I want X-Pac,
and I want him tonight.
He isn't here, man. He's not here.
He's gone. All right?
You can have him Monday night. You want him?
You can have him Monday night, all right?
[breathing heavily]
[Stephanie] Well, wait just a second.
That is if you can defeat The Big Show tonight.
[crowd cheering]
All right.
-I'm feeling much better. -[chuckles]
[Cole] Well, King, we now know it's Kane versus The Big Show tonight
along with Rikishi versus The Rock.
Both matches set up by Triple H and Stephanie.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. This is--
It's gonna be the biggest SmackDown we've ever had!
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, weighing in at 496 pounds,
Viscera.
[Cole] Well, King, Hardcore Holly vowed to take out Viscera tonight.
Holly upset his cousin Crash is now teaming
with the 500-pound Viscera.
Let's take a look at this new team from this past Monday on Raw.
[Lawler] Yeah. Well, Too Cool thought they had a victory at hand
until 500-pound Viscera sat on the head of Grandmaster Sexay.
[Cole] And Crash and Viscera jubilant.
They work well as a team. They meshed.
[Lawler] Well, they're about the same size.
Ha! At least in Crash's mind.
-["Slow Death" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, here is the man who has vowed to take out Viscera tonight
and bring Crash into the family fold.
[announcer] His opponent from Mobile, Alabama,
weighing in at allegedly well over 400 pounds,
Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] Well, Hardcore's got a lot of motivation for this match.
You know, he wants-- or at least what he said,
what he told me, he wants to get the family back together.
He wants to put things right.
Make sure there's not a family feud between he and his cousin.
[Cole] Well, Hardcore Holly was involved in that Triple Threat Match
when we found the Undisputed Intercontinental Champion
at the Royal Rumble this past Sunday night.
A matchup which was won by Chris Jericho.
Then on Monday on Raw, Holly had another chance to win the title,
-but Chyna… -[bell rings]
…helped Chris Jericho out.
And Hardcore Holly set to go one-on-one
against the big man, Viscera.
Holly calls himself "The Big Shot," "The Big Shoot,"
or a "Super Heavyweight."
[Lawler] But wrong, he is. Oh!
Well, Holly, kick to the midsection, right hand to Viscera.
[Lawler] Can you believe Kane busted into the office of Triple H and Stephanie,
demanding to beat X-Pac?
And then he's gonna get the meeting,
but the only way he gets to meet him Monday night
is if he beats The Big Show here tonight. Wow.
[Cole] Big show, Kane, one-on-one.
Also, Triple H and Stephanie forcing Rikishi and The Rock
to team together later on tonight here on SmackDown.
Basically divide and conquer.
Triple H and Stephanie hoping to nip in the bud
this new alliance which has been formed between The Rock and Rikishi.
[Lawler] Oh, you got to admit, Michael, that's smart. That's why he's The Game.
[Cole] Hardcore whipped off the ropes. Viscera misses, big right hand.
Here comes Holly now, tries to knock the 500-pounder down,
can't do it on that try and Hardcore is gonna try it again.
He catches a heel kick to the face by the extremely agile Viscera.
[Lawler] What a move for a guy that size.
You got to give him credit.
You know what, The Big Show is even bigger than Viscera.
But Kane's gotta beat The Big Show to get his shot at X-Pac.
[Cole] A big shoulder knockdown by Viscera.
Up over the top of Hardcore Holly.
Hardcore with a standing dropkick,
knocks the big tree Viscera down.
[Lawler] Oh, he's mighty proud right now.
Instead of being proud, he should try to take advantage
of having the big man on the ground.
Instead, he's back to his feet.
And look-- hey, look who's wandering down the ramp.
-Crash Holly, and… -Cousin Crash.
Gonna be interesting to see where his allegiance lies, King.
[Lawler] If Viscera is his partner, what do you mean his allegiance?
[Cole] But Hardcore is his cousin.
-Yeah. Well… -[Cole] Well, it's true.
I mean, Hardcore and Crash have had their problems in the past.
One, two, three! Come on!
Hardcore trying to wear the big man down, trying to take the breath from Viscera.
[Lawler] And you heard what Crash said,
Crash and Viscera are undefeated, Michael.
-Or Hardcore, you could say. -Whipped into the corner.
Another one with authority by Viscera.
[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] Now, look out.
Viscera across the ring, and he just squashed Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] A little bit of look of--
[Cole] Samoan drop by Viscera, rolls into the cover.
This one should be over, hooks the leg, and it is.
Viscera, with a Samoan drop, defeats Hardcore Holly.
[announcer] Your winner… Viscera.
[Lawler] Usually, when somebody is pounding Hardcore,
Crash is getting a big belly laugh, but he looks a little concerned right now.
[Cole] Well, what's he gonna do here?
Hardcore still suffering from the Samoan drop, and--
Crash, wait a minute. Wait. Wait.
What's Crash doing? Crash is on the back of Viscera.
[Lawler] He's trying to restrain the 500-pounder. Uh-oh.
[Cole] And Hardcore Holly with a shot to the leg…
-Look. -…to knock the big man down.
And now the Hollys are double-teaming Viscera.
Hardcore and Crash.
Well, I guess family ties are stronger than tag team ties.
[Lawler] Blood's thicker than water, that's what they say. Look out.
[Cole] The Hollys knocking Viscera over the top rope.
Hardcore and Crash.
[Lawler] Ha! It looks like all is well that ends well.
The Hollys are back together.
Happy days are here again for the Hollys.
["Slow Death" playing]
[Cole] Now, Hardcore and Crash, the cousins,
do a number on Viscera.
I bet Grandma Holly--
-That good? -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
-Uh-huh. Want one? -Crunchy.
[Big Show] Hey. I came back here. I want to get my pictures back.
-All right. -I want my proof back.
You got to work on your focus, man, because these…
Yeah. Me and Kane tonight?
Yeah.
Remember one thing. I'm doing you a favor.
Remember that.
And don't-- and I'm telling you and I mean it--
don't abuse the privilege.
No problem.
[Cole] There's The Big Red Machine and his girlfriend, Tori.
Is he focused?
Kane must beat The Big Show tonight
to get his hands on X-Pac Monday.
Kane collides with The Big Show next.
Downtown Baltimore is still digging out from Tuesday's blizzard,
but it's red-hot inside the Baltimore Arena for WWE SmackDown.
We have Rock, Rikishi tonight.
But coming up next, it's The Big Show and The Big Red Machine,
Kane.
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["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
-[popping explosion] -[Lawler] Whoa!
["Out of the Fire" playing]
[Cole] Here comes The Big Red Machine
flanked by his girlfriend, Tori.
Kane set to go one-on-one with The Big Show
in a match that's been set up by Triple H.
-[Lawler] Well… -[bell rings]
…Kane wanted X-Pac tonight, but… X-Pac is not here.
[announcer] Making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Tori,
he weighs in at 326 pounds, Kane.
[Cole] The bottom line, King, is Kane has to beat The Big Show tonight
in order to get X-Pac live on Raw Monday night.
Now keep in mind, Kane is upset because he took on X-Pac
this past week on Raw, but X-Pac grabbed Tori
and forced himself on her.
[Lawler] Ha! He was playing tonsil hockey.
[Cole] Yeah. That set Kane off the deep end.
[Lawler] He stuck his tongue way down her throat.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Lawler] Whoa!
[crowd buzzing]
Boy, I'll tell you, Kane was awesome at the Royal Rumble,
probably would have won had it not been X-Pac-- Uh-oh.
-♪ It's The Big Show… ♪ -[Lawler] Man.
[announcer] And his opponent, he weighs in at 500 pounds,
The Big Show.
[Cole] The Big Show on his way to the ring.
Make no mistake about it, King. Big Show does not like Triple H.
But this little alliance that's been formed
is an alliance of convenience because The Big Show believes
that he actually won the Royal Rumble match Sunday night,
and not The Rock.
The Big Show says he can prove it.
He showed some pictures tonight, but Triple H wants some eyewitnesses.
[Lawler] I'd like to see those.
Triple H said they're a little fuzzy,
but, well, he wants a little more proof. I don't blame him.
You know, that's a big, big decision.
[both exclaim]
[Cole] Triple H says if The Big Show can…
-Look at this. -Here we go.
Kane and The Big Show going at one another
to kick things off in this matchup.
If The Big Show can prove that The Rock's feet
actually did touch the floor in that Royal Rumble match, King,
Triple H said he'd give Big Show a shot to take on The Rock
to see who's gonna meet the champ at WrestleMania.
Yeah, but did you hear the intensity in the voice of The Big Show
when he told Triple H, "Hey, I'm doing you a favor."
"Don't take advantage of it."
[Cole] Yeah, don't be abusing this little alliance that's been formed.
Kane whipped into the corner,
follows it up with a clothesline to The Big Show.
Big Show is 7'2", 500 pounds.
Kane goes 6'11", 325 pounds.
Kane's girlfriend Tori watching on at ringside.
And you know darn well Tori wants Kane to win this one
so Kane can get his hands on X-Pac Monday night
after the way X-Pac treated Tori this past week on Raw.
[Lawler] Oh, I don't know now.
We've all heard-- Michael, see you just-- you got--
you got a one-track mind.
We heard out of the mouth of Tori--
well, when X-Pac's tongue wasn't in there--
we heard Tori say that X-Pac was a perfect gentleman
over the Christmas holidays.
[Cole] Look at Big Show.
-Come on. -One, two…
[Cole] That big arm wrapped around the face of Kane on the second rope.
Kane needs to win this matchup to get a shot at X-Pac
Monday night on Raw.
[Lawler] That's what Kane wants more than anything.
He'd love to dismantle X-Pac.
He'd love to put X-Pac completely out of the picture
so he'd have no competition for Tori.
[Cole] Kane whipped into the ropes, Big Show misses big right hand.
Kane went for the kick to the midsection.
But he caught Show with an enzuigiri,
and did you hear his boot echoing off the skull of The Big Show?
[Lawler] Woo-hoo! Puppies.
Uh, let me just say this, you got to--
you got to admit one thing, Michael.
I mean, when you look at this Big Red freak
with his long, nasty, matted hair,
his face has been burned beyond recognition.
He's only got one good eye.
Sure, he's big and impressive, but, you know, for him to find
a hottie like Tori to even give him a second look,
sure, he's gonna-- he's gonna be real jealous.
[Cole] Well, King, The Big Red Machine is driven by emotion,
by his love for his first girlfriend, Tori.
I mean, he'll do anything that Tori tells him to do.
He has blind passion for her.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something, The Big Show is driven by emotion too.
He hates The Rock. He thinks he won the Royal Rumble fair and square.
[Cole] What a Russian leg sweep by The Big Show,
knocking The Big Red Machine down,
and Kane rolls out of the ring to try to gain some wind.
[crowd chatter]
You think this is a collision. Later on tonight, King,
Rikishi and The Rock, in a match set up by Triple H, will collide…
-Look at this! -…here on SmackDown.
-And Kane hung The Big Show up. -[man] Get inside the ring!
[Lawler] Oh, look at Tori. Look at those lips.
[Cole] Rock and Rikishi forming an alliance on Raw Monday night.
Triple H and Stephanie wanting to nip that one in the bud.
And will you please concentrate on the matchup?
[Lawler] Well, that was a short-lived alliance
thanks to Triple H and Stephanie, okay?
[Cole] Okay.
[Lawler] How can you concentrate? Look at those pouty lips.
Kane whipped into the ropes, Big Show tosses The Big Red Machine
over the top rope with one hand.
-That's the power of The Big Show. -[Lawler] Oh, yes.
[Cole] One hand putting Kane over the top rope.
[Lawler] I'm telling you, Kane is huge, but like I say,
he almost looks childlike next to The Big Show.
-[crowd chatter] -Uh-oh.
-What's he gonna do in there? -One more look at this.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Oh!
One hand over the top rope and then another one-hander
shoving Kane into the steel steps.
And The Big Show is in complete control of The Big Red Machine.
[Lawler] Like I said, that Big Red Machine is over 300 pounds
and nearly seven feet tall, but he's dwarfed by The Big Show.
[crowd chatter]
[Cole] Big Show on a mission.
He believes he should be going to WrestleMania.
He should be in the championship match, the main event.
-[man] Get outta there! -[crowd chatter]
[Lawler] Of course Kane is on a mission. He wants to get his hands on X-Pac.
He's jealous.
He's afraid that X-Pac is gonna steal his girl.
Can you believe the way The Big Show just picked Kane up like a rag doll
and shoved-- threw him in the middle of the ring?
-Oh, look at that. -Elbow! Misses, Kane rolls out of the way.
[Lawler] Boy, if he'd hit that, it's been all over.
[Cole] And now Kane gaining momentum,
right hands, and another one to the chin of The Big Show.
The big man is wobbly in the corner.
[Lawler] Look who's coming down.
-[crowd cheering] -I can't believe he's here.
[Cole] I thought he wasn't here tonight, X-Pac.
Kane distracted. And what-- Come on, X-Pac.
[Lawler] He must've just got here. Triple H doesn't lie.
-Hey, look. -[Cole] Oh, DDT by Kane.
-Leave her alone, X-Pac. -What's he doing?
[Cole] X-Pac better look out. Here comes Kane.
The Big Red Machine, from behind.
-X-Pac's getting his. X-Pac's getting his! -[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] Oh, and The Big Show.
Kane went for the chokeslam and The Big Show from behind.
And now X-Pac and The Big Show. Look at this.
Triple H and Billy Gunn, all of DX out here.
-They're all over Kane. -Four on one against Kane.
Referee was knocked down by Triple H.
-It's an ambush. -[crowd chatter]
[Cole] A blatant ambush by DX. It's four on one.
And look at Tori screaming in horror as she looks on.
-[Lawler] Oh, look out. -[Cole] Into the steel steps.
-[crowd chatter] -[Lawler] That did it. He's done.
[Cole] Come on. Leave her alone, X-Pac.
[Lawler] The referee should ring the bell, but the referee got blasted too.
-Hey, look at this. -[Triple H] Get up, fat boy!
[Cole] X-Pac chasing Tori around the ring.
Kane in the ring. And he knocks down Billy Gunn!
And Kane fighting for survival, with a steel chair to the head of Kane
from The Game.
[Lawler] Goodnight, Kane.
Look at Tori.
Kane is laid out. Kane.
[Cole] Tori's being forced to watch this.
Kane is her boyfriend. Imagine what's she's going through,
what she's thinking about as DX and The Show four-on-one Kane.
[Lawler] Oh, look at this.
[Cole] Look at the strength of The Big Show,
planting Kane with a chokeslam.
[Lawler] Look at her. She's being forced to-to-to…
just being forced to watch the man that she loves
get destroyed right in front of her very eyes.
[Cole] Look at X-Pac, talking to her, rubbing it in.
[Lawler] She can't do a thing about it.
She's helpless in this situation.
Two men-- Look at this. What're they gonna do now?
[Cole] What's Triple H doing now?
[Lawler] What… What he's gonna do with that rope, Michael?
[Cole] Tori looking on as her boyfriend is manhandled.
Tori in tears.
[Lawler] Oh, look. They're tying… They're tying Kane up.
[Cole] Triple H and DX are tying The Big Red Machine to the ring post.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
I'm afraid-- I'm afraid Kane is fixing to be forced to watch something.
Hey, Kane.
I'd like to tell you a little tale right now, buddy.
I think I'll call it "The X-Pac-Tori Christmas Story."
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[crowd cheering]
Now, let me fast forward to the hotel room scene
because that's where all the good stuff happened anyway.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
And after all, that's where your girl seduced me.
-[Lawler] What? -[crowd buzzing]
What?
Like, the way she looked at me when she started undressing,
taking all her clothes off piece by piece by piece,
until she was standing there totally nude.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] X-Pac is sick.
Look at Kane, he's trembling in anger.
And my, my, my, what a hottie body this one's got.
Let me tell you… Yeah, it is.
You just shut up.
And then how she walked over to me.
And let me tell you, this one likes it rough.
She ripped all my clothes off, every stitch.
-[Lawler] Oh my God. -[crowd chatter]
Do you believe this?
And then how you kissed my lips,
how she kissed my neck, how she kissed my…
Well, I don't think I'm gonna go there.
You did, but I won't.
[Lawler] Ah!
-[Cole] I can't believe this. -And yeah.
It was a wonderful Christmas for us.
Santa had a hell of a sleigh ride that night,
but it was nothing compared to the ride that Tori took.
And let me tell you what, it lasted until the break of dawn.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Can you imagine Kane having to listen to this?
-Tied up. -So, I hope you liked my little tale,
"The X-Pac and Tori Christmas Story."
And as for you, you can do anything you damn well want.
-[Lawler] What is this? -[Cole] No idea.
[crowd shouting]
[Lawler] What is Tori gonna do?
-[Cole] Kane is… -She's got to get help.
Kane is trembling in anger.
[Lawler] She's got to get somebody out here to stop this.
[Cole] She's gotta do something.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Well, she's gonna do it herself. Don't try it.
[Cole] Don't do it, Tori.
Just get out of the ring while you can.
[man] Kick his ass!
[crowd shouting]
-[Lawler] What is she doing? -[Cole] No idea.
What? Oh my God.
-[crowd cheering] -I'm not believing this.
[Lawler squeals]
The end.
[Cole] Tori just kissed X-Pac, King. I can't believe this.
-[Lawler] Right in front of Kane. -[Cole] Kane has been betrayed again.
Kane has been stabbed in the back by his-- by his girlfriend.
He's been forced to watch this.
[Lawler] What a… what a Christmas they must've had.
[Cole] Kane has been betrayed again.
King, Kane's first girlfriend has shattered his dreams
and he's been forced to watch.
We're back on SmackDown. And King, moments ago,
Tori and X-Pac just ruined Kane's world.
-Oh man. -I couldn't even believe it.
Tori planting a kiss on X-Pac
as her ex-boyfriend Kane looked on in horror.
[Lawler] Well, I heard-- I heard of people getting jilted.
I heard of "Dear John" letters. I heard of being kicked to the curb,
but I've never seen anybody have the bomb dropped on him like Kane.
Look at his reaction when he had to--
forced to stare at X-Pac's tongue down his girlfriend's throat.
-Oh, look at this. -[Cole] And King, during the break,
a heartbroken, emotionally wrecked man.
Kane leaving the Baltimore Arena, and he finds himself alone again.
[Lawler] Wait, wait, is he-- He didn't even bother to get dressed.
He's not taking his clothes, he's just leaving?
-He's-- he is-- he's demolished. -[Cole] He's distraught, King.
I mean, imagine what he's feeling.
Kane's girlfriend, his first girlfriend just left him for another man.
[Lawler] Where's he gonna go? What's he gonna do? Just wander off…
-[Lawler spluttering] -["The Ho Train" playing]
-Hey, is there a river around here? -[Cole] Why?
[Lawler] He may jump in.
Somebody better check on him.
[Cole] Well, The Godfather and D'Lo set for tag team action.
[Lawler] Hey, where are the ladies?
Where are the girls?
Woo-hoo!
Here they are! Oh yeah!
[crowd cheering]
Come on.
[Cole] And here come the ladies to SmackDown.
[Lawler] Woo! Oh my gosh.
[Cole] A whole bevy of them, King.
[Lawler] Baltimore's best.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 588 pounds,
D'Lo Brown and The Godfather.
♪ Man, pimpin' ain't easy ♪
♪ Ho train ♪
[Lawler] Have you heard--
It's hard for me to take my mind off of these lovely ladies,
but have you heard anything on Edge?
[Cole] Edge and Christian still being attended to by the EMTs
after that vicious table spot by The Dudley Boyz.
[announcer] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 438 pounds,
Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay, Too Cool.
[Cole] Edge was laying prone on a table as Bubba Ray Dudley delivered a powerbomb,
Christian through Edge, and we can tell you this, King,
Edge did need some stitches at the hands of The Dudley Boyz.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, look out. Look at Too Cool. They're getting it down.
They're getting it on.
Grandmaster Sexay.
You know what, I wouldn't be surprised if all of Godfather's and D'Lo's ladies
just went right over and fell in love with Too Cool.
[Cole] Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty's homie, King, Rikishi,
is set to go one-on-one a little bit later on tonight
against The People's Champ, The Rock.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
-Did you say "homie"? -[Cole] Yeah.
That's what they call Rikishi, their homie.
[Lawler] When did you drive by the hood in your station wagon?
[Cole] Well, that's what Grandmaster and Scotty say they call him.
You know, Rock and Rikishi set to go one-on-one
because of Triple H and Stephanie.
It's pretty simple why they're meeting, why Triple H set this match up.
It is divide and conquer.
Triple H does not want any other alliance
in World Wrestling Entertainment
as strong as the McMahon-Helmsley era or D-Generation X.
So he's trying to nip this little alliance between Rock and Rikishi in the bud.
[Lawler] Speaking of butts… pan down, cameraman. Woo-hoo.
[Cole] Scotty 2 Hotty and D'Lo starting things off
in what should be an entertaining tag team matchup.
-Scotty 2 Hotty, leapfrog up over D'Lo. -You suck!
[Cole] All four of these men were involved in the Royal Rumble match on Sunday,
ultimately won by The Rock, but being contested by The Big Show.
[Lawler] Well, that had to be the greatest Royal Rumble
I've ever been a part of.
[Cole] D'Lo misses right hand, Scotty kick to the midsection.
Setting D'Lo Brown up.
Nice suplex by Scotty 2 Hotty. And a kip-up.
[Lawler] Look at that hair. Look at Scotty's hair. [laughs]
Eat your heart out, Don King!
-[Cole] Scotty moonwalk… -Oh baby.
…as the ladies look on, and here comes Grandmaster Sexay.
And Too Cool looks to be in the mood to do some partying tonight.
A little bit of dancing, King. Uh-oh.
[Lawler] They're always in the mood to dance.
[Cole] Grandmaster Sexay off the ropes, crossbody lateral press on D'Lo Brown.
Didn't go for the cover as he pops back up.
Also still to come tonight, Chris Jericho, the Undisputed Intercontinental Champion--
Oh, what a kick by Grandmaster Sexay.
[Lawler] Did you hear that? D'Lo is on Dream Street.
And Grandmaster Sexay with that bulldog from the second rope on D'Lo.
And a little bit of dancing now.
-[Lawler] Oh yeah. -[crowd cheering]
Watch Scotty.
[Cole] Too Cool works so well together as a team.
[Lawler] I wanna see The Worm. Can we see The Worm?
[Cole] Oh, The Worm is great.
Uh-oh. Reversal, Scotty into the rope,
spinning heel kick by D'Lo Brown who can go with the best of them.
And here comes The Godfather, the power of the team.
[Lawler] That was-- kinda got something on a little lighter side.
I mean, this has been a--
This has been a hardcore night, if you ask me.
[Cole] Oh!
[Lawler] Cactus Jack out here.
I mean, people getting driven through tables.
[Cole] Oh, what a kick by The Godfather.
[Lawler] And poor Kane. Somebody better go look for Kane.
He's liable to do something bad for himself.
[Cole] Emotionally wrecked after Tori left him for X-Pac.
-[Lawler imitates train chugging] -[Cole] The Ho Train.
Scotty 2 Hotty rolls out of the way.
-Uh-oh. -[crowd cheering]
-And Scotty 2 Hotty… -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
You can't do The Worm now!
-[Cole] And there's The Worm. -He is doing The Worm now!
He asked The Godfather to hold back so he could do The Worm.
And here come the ladies.
-Look at Grandmaster Sexay. -The ladies up on the apron.
-What are they doing? -Hey, you know-- Hey.
-Hold on, hold on. -You know what, man?
We can fight any time. If party is what y'all want,
then party is what we're gonna do.
-Girls, y'all get in here! -Well, here we go, King.
Let's light this son of a gun up!
["The Ho Train" playing]
[Cole] King, sit down. He didn't invite you.
[Lawler] No, yeah. I got to go up there.
-Woo-hoo! -[Cole] Too Cool, The Godfather, and D'Lo
getting down with the ladies.
We got a party going on SmackDown.
[Lawler] I want to get down with one with JR's hat on.
[laughs]
Look at this.
-Even referee Timmy-- Wait! -Look at Scotty.
-["Ohh, Baby" playing] -What? Wait a minute.
-Well, you know what this means. -[Lawler] Oh no, please.
-Well, King, maybe… -Hold up. Hold up.
[Lawler] "Hold up" is right. What is this?
Hold up. Hold up, cut the music. Cut the music.
[Lawler] You have to hold her up.
It's Mark Henry and Mae Young.
I see everybody in here is in a joyous mood.
-[Lawler] She can't dance. -We have an announcement to make.
[Lawler] What?
Where else but WWE, than a party like this,
we have an announcement.
-[Lawler] What? -Mae, you tell them.
-No. You tell them. -[Lawler] She passed away?
Come on, Mae. Tell them.
You really want me to tell them?
Yes.
I'm pregnant!
-What? -We're pregnant!
-[Lawler] What? -[Cole] What did she just say?
[Lawler] Mae Young is pregnant?
[Cole] She said was pregnant?
Let's party!
-[Cole] Too Cool are shocked. -Everyone, they want to party.
Everybody is in a coma.
[Cole] Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty can't believe it.
The thousands here at the Baltimore Arena can't believe it.
Mae Young is pregnant, King.
[Lawler] What would the kid look like?
I can't believe this.
[Cole] Mae Young and Mark Henry have put a big damper on this big party.
-Mae Young's pregnant. -[Lawler screams]
We're back on SmackDown, and Michael, call the Pope.
Tell him there's been a miracle.
Moments ago, Mae Young made this revelation.
I'm pregnant!
Oh my God.
You guys realize-- do you realize what that baby is gonna look like?
-That's disgusting. -[overlapping chatter]
Hey, hot shot…
-What's he doing here? -What-- Who are you?
His name is "Tizz" or something. "Tizz" or "Pezz" or something like that.
-What's this guy's name? -I don't know. Whatever.
Napoleon, that's a good one.
Listen here, tough guy, nobody's starting a short man division in WWE.
-I don't understand. -Short man division.
No, no. You got it wrong.
It's a real man's division.
-A real man? -That's us, baby.
-That's us. -Right.
-Oh yeah? -Oh man!
Well, maybe you guys ought to be a part
of this short, real man division.
Yeah? What are you saying, you want one of us? Which one?
-Yeah, which one? -Choose one of us.
No, not one, all three of youse.
[laughs] All three?
You outta your mind? That beater thinks he's gonna get us.
[indistinct tittering]
We'll beat him right, man!
[Cole] Well, King, you know, maybe the Posse
could learn to keep its mouth shut sometimes.
-[Lawler] Ha! -["Blood" playing]
[Cole] They've challenged Tazz.
-[Lawler] That's not fair. -[Cole] Why?
[Lawler] Three members of the Posse against Tazz?
-Well, you know, Tazz… -What I mean is, that's unfair odds.
Posse needs to go out and get about three more guys.
[Cole] Well, Tazz made his debut at the Royal Rumble
and then on Raw this past Monday night.
On two consecutive nights, Tazz choked out Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] I couldn't believe it. Kurt Angle, undefeated here in WWE.
[announcer] The following match is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship.
Introducing the challenger, being accompanied by Luna.
He weighs in at 250 pounds, Gangrel.
[Lawler] Well, as I was saying, as far as I'm concerned,
let's face it, Kurt Angle is still undefeated here in WWE
because Tazz choked him out.
That's true. Not once, but twice.
But it was an illegal chokehold.
-["This is a Test" playing] -But nonetheless, he did leave Kurt Angle
laying a couple times.
[announcer] And his opponent, he weighs in at 282 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Champion.
-And here we go, Test and Gangrel… -[bell rings]
…Hardcore Championship on the line.
Test is the Hardcore Champion.
Well, you've got to give Test a lot of credit, King.
He has a tremendous amount of courage, resilience.
He never says die. I mean, he's had his nose broken
on a number of occasions by DX and--
-[Lawler] Look at Luna. -Look at Luna getting involved.
-Is she a part of this-- Oh! -Oh, and she just spewed
some red liquid into the eyes of Test
and Gangrel took advantage.
[Lawler] Hey, no disqualification in this kind of match.
Anything goes. Hardcore Title at stake.
No holds barred, falls count anywhere.
Hardcore Title on the line as Gangrel is whipped
into that steel barricade by the Hardcore Champion, Test.
[Lawler] Gonna be a hard head match too.
-Look out. [laughs] -[Cole] Oh man.
[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] Test, the Hardcore Champion, delivering a headbutt to Gangrel,
and this Hardcore Title match underway.
[Lawler] Need to give a hard hat to those fans out there.
This thing could go anywhere, all up in the…
-Oh man. -Luna still tossing things in from behind.
She's in pursuit of Test and Gangrel.
[Lawler] Referee, you need to do something about Luna
or this is gonna be a Handicap Match.
[Cole] There's no disqualifications, King. He can't do anything about it.
-Oh, look at-- look at this. -Whoa.
And Luna just took that table out of the hands of Test.
Gangrel, cover, hook of the leg, here's two,
and Test gets the shoulder up. Falls count anywhere.
No holds are barred in this Hardcore match.
[Lawler] Where they gonna go now?
[Cole] In the backstage area. That's out near the loading dock.
Test whipping Gangrel into that trash container.
Wait a minute. It's freezing, about 18 degrees here in Baltimore.
[Cole] Yeah, we can feel it in the arena, that wind whipping through that open door.
Gangrel out now into the parking lot of the Baltimore Arena.
-Baltimore-- -[Lawler] Look out!
Look. Luna with a two-by-four,
from behind, just slapped it over the back of Test,
and Test has had enough.
Luna into the back of a snowy pickup.
[Lawler] What the heck?
This is crazy.
[Cole] Now, Test having a hard time concentrating
on his opponent Gangrel because Luna keeps getting involved,
but again, that's perfectly legal.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Oh man.
Test into the phone booth. Phone for you.
[Lawler] Look at this guy.
"I'll call you back, honey."
[Cole] Test with right hands to Gangrel. Well…
Hey buddy, what's got small balls and hangs down? A bat.
What's got big balls and hangs up?
[Cole] Oh, Gangrel, low blow, and now he comes back on Test.
Test is the Hardcore Champion and the Hardcore Title is on the line.
[Lawler] I can't believe Test just stopped and made a phone conversation.
[Cole] Gangrel and Test back in the loading dock area.
Gangrel goes into that steel structure, and Test with a right hand.
They're out by the television truck out back in the loading dock area.
[Lawler] These guys are nuts. Oh no. What happened?
[Cole] Oh, fire extinguisher from Gangrel to Test. Test momentarily blinded.
Can Gangrel take advantage?
[Lawler] It's already cold enough.
He cooled him off with a fire extinguisher.
[Cole] Hardcore Title is on the line.
Falls count anywhere.
-[Lawler] Oh man. -[Cole] Oh, Test
into what looked to be a blackboard.
[grunting]
Oh! And Gangrel hammering away on those ribs of Test.
You got to give Test a lot of credit.
Tremendous heart and resilience.
He's been through the ringer at the hands of Triple H
and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley as of late,
but he keeps coming back for more.
[Lawler] They're tearing up everything back there.
[Cole] The Hardcore Champ in control.
Gangrel just hit his head on a piano.
-[Lawler] Look at that piano-- -Oh.
-Playing a tune, fatty? -[Cole] Man!
Test just said, "Playing a tune."
Oh, Gangrel in trouble.
[Lawler] Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire.
Look out.
-[grunts] -[Cole] Gangrel reversal.
Oh, he sends Test up, but Test counters.
Uh-oh. Out in this loading dock area, Luna from behind.
And Luna, she just cracked that shovel
over the top of the head of Gangrel.
And Test, he's not gonna do this.
[Lawler] Look out!
[Cole] He just powerbombed Luna into a piano.
Eat this, fat boy.
-[Lawler] Well, I don't think-- -Oh, and an elbow into Gangrel.
-Cover. -One!
-Hook of the leg. -Two! Three!
And Test retains the Hardcore Title.
Luna inadvertently hit Gangrel with a shovel.
[Lawler] I don't know if that shovel hitting--
the top of the shovel came off.
Probably would have cut his head off if it had hit him.
[Cole] Nonetheless, Gangrel tumbling off that concrete--
-[overlapping chatter] -Wait a minute.
I'm gonna pin Pezz.
Pezz? It's not-- it's Tizz, isn't it, or something?
-I'm pinning Pezz. -Whatever.
-Gas Mask tonight, I can feel it. -No. Why you?
-We're not going Gas Mask-- -Whatever.
I am going out there first and I am pinning him.
-That's the bott-- -No. It's time.
It's settled, right? Gas Mask. Come on.
-Gas Mask? -Gas Mask tonight. Come on.
[chattering indistinctly]
["Posse" playing]
[Cole] We are back on SmackDown from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore
and here comes the Mean Street Posse
who a few moments ago challenged Tazz to a three-on-one matchup.
-Not a good idea. -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.
[Cole] Phonefree.com presents WWE No Way Out,
live from Hartford, Connecticut, Sunday, February 27th.
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over the internet.
[Lawler] I can't believe that the Mean Street Posse had the audacity
to refer to Tazz as, what did they say, Pezz or Tizz or…
I think they're gonna know who he is after this match.
["If You Dare" playing]
-[popping explosion] -Oh.
[announcer] And their opponent from the Red Hook section of Brooklyn,
weighing in at 248 pounds, Tazz.
[Cole] King, he's from Brooklyn. He's stocky, he's a scrapper,
he's your classic overachiever. Tazz is a human fire plug.
-He's a bulldog. -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
What a wussy way to describe this guy.
A scrapper? This guy will tear your head off.
-He's been fighting the odds all his life. -This guy's vicious!
[Cole] And we saw Tazz at the Royal Rumble match,
his debut at a sold-out Madison Square Garden…
-[Lawler] A scrapper. -…take down Kurt Angle
and choking Kurt Angle out.
-Scrapper. -[bell rings]
[Cole] And then the next night on Raw,
Kurt Angle was running his mouth again,
Tazz came out to the ring and again,
for the second straight night, choked out the Olympic gold medalist.
[Lawler] I know it. The guy is a street--
He's a street animal. He's not a scrapper.
Now, this is a three-on-one Handicap matchup.
The Mean Street Posse must work as a tag team against Tazz.
Nice takedown on Rodney
who starts things off for the Mean Street Posse.
Still coming up tonight, Chris Jericho defends
his Intercontinental Championship, and The Rock goes one-on-one with Rikishi
in a match set up by Triple H and Stephanie
to divide that newly-formed union.
[Lawler] Look at this match, Mean Street Posse operating as a team--
they got to tag in and out--
against one man, against Tazz.
Like I said, I think the Posse should have found three or four more friends
to make this a fair match.
[Cole] Now, Pete Gas with that boot up underneath the chin of Tazz
and the Mean Street Posse, here's the double-team
by Rodney and Joey Abs.
Pete Gas wisely distracting the referee.
You know, the Posse still yet to win a tag team matchup here
in World Wrestling Entertainment, King.
-Come on, Gas. -Come on, Gas. Here we go.
[Cole] Tazz whipped off the ropes, ducks underneath the right hand of Pete Gas,
and he almost took Gas's his head off with that clothesline.
Rodney in now, right hand from Tazz.
Went to knock him over the top ropes, and Tazz just threw him down on the mat
like a rag doll.
[Lawler] I think Rodney is knocked out.
[Cole] Rodney may be out cold.
-Joey Abs is on-- Look at Tazz! -Hey, hey, watch this now.
[Cole] There's that maneuver.
The maneuver that choked out Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Right, you said it yourself, choke out.
-[bell rings] -Well, Pete Gas has said it.
He said, "I quit." Tazz has defeated the Posse.
-Here's your winner, Tazz. -That may be the smartest thing
Pete Gas ever did in his life, tapped out quick.
[Cole] Tazz is a human-- he's a human wrecking machine.
And Tazz defeating the Posse in this Handicap matchup.
[Lawler] He defeated them easily, too, Michael.
[Cole] Yeah, he did. Using the same maneuver
that he used to take out-- Wait a minute!
From behind, it's Kurt Angle, a blindside ambush on Tazz.
[Lawler] Hey, it's that Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle!
[Cole] Kurt Angle attacking, ambushing Tazz from behind
trying to get revenge for the Royal Rumble in Raw.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. Look at this. -Kurt Angle, oh!
What a takedown on Tazz.
And the Olympic gold medalist-- Now the gold medalist choking Tazz.
[Lawler] Man, that's not a choke.
That's a front chancery, a reverse chancery.
If JR was here, he'd know what it was.
[Cole] Oh, looks like a choke. He's got that arm up underneath the chin.
Come on! I'm tellin' you, let him go!
[Cole] Trying to choke the breath out of Tazz.
[Lawler] You just want it to be a choke.
Because Kurt Angle is showing one of the Three I's: intensity.
[Cole] Yeah, look at him celebrate.
He's celebrating an ambush, a blindside attack on Tazz
and Kurt Angle's proud of it.
[Lawler] He's an Olympic gold medalist. He's undefeated in WWE.
[Cole] Yeah. Okay.
You know, cuz, now that we're back together,
I hope you're not gonna be jealous of me tonight.
Why would I be jealous?
Because tonight, cuz, I'm going to do what you couldn't do.
I'm gonna win the Intercontinental Championship.
[Cole] Crash and Jericho, IC Title next.
[announcer] And now the Slam of the Week
presented by THQ's WWE WrestleMania 2000 for Nintendo 64.
This Christmas's hottest game is now back in stock.
[Ross] Chyna's in the ring. Chyna, what's she gonna do?
Pedigree and on the steel chair
and Jericho is still the Undisputed Intercontinental Champion.
-Chyna raising Jericho's hand. -[Lawler] What is this?
[bell rings]
[Cole] Well, thanks to Chyna, Hardcore Holly lost his shot
at the Intercontinental Title on Raw Monday night.
Tonight, Hardcore's cousin Crash gets a chance to win gold.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing the challenger,
being accompanied by Hardcore Holly.
He weighs in at allegedly well over 400 pounds,
Crash Holly.
[Cole] Well King, Crash and Hardcore back together again.
We saw earlier on tonight on SmackDown,
Crash talked about his relationship with Viscera,
but he rejoined his cousin, Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] Well, that's the way it should be.
-And here is the… -Family comes first.
-["Who I Am" playing] -♪ Don't treat me like a man ♪
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -Chris Jericho set to defend
the Intercontinental Title, but this is Chyna's music.
-What's Chyna doing coming out here? -What is that?
[announcer] …the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna.
[Cole] Chyna's got a bazooka, King.
♪ Don't treat me like a woman ♪
-[Lawler] I guess-- -[Cole] Chyna is armed and dangerous.
[Lawler] Say hello to her little friend.
What is-- what's the deal with the bazooka?
[Cole] I'll tell you, King, Chyna apparently has this tenuous relationship
with Chris Jericho that's built on a mutual respect.
-[crowd cheering] -[rumbling countdown beat]
And here comes the current Intercontinental Champion.
The Undisputed Intercontinental Champion
who won the title in a Triple Threat Match at the Royal Rumble.
[announcer] He's the World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho.
[Cole] You know what's odd, King,
Jericho and Chyna were adversaries a week ago,
but it seems mutual respect has brought the two together.
Welcome to Baltimore is Jericho.
[Lawler] "Baltimore is Jericho"?
And Hardcore, I don't blame you
for being jealous of your cousin.
I mean, I'd be jealous too if my cousin
was Saturday morning cartoon superstar Elroy Jetson.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Ha! Elroy Jetson.
He does look like Elroy.
[Lawler laughs]
But with all due respect to you, Elroy, and to George and Astro as well,
tonight, I am gonna give you
a horrible and savage beating
that you will never, ever forget.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Intercontinental Title on the line. And here we go.
Jericho against Crash, and there could be fireworks as well.
We got to watch the activity outside the ring, King.
The Ninth Wonder of the World Chyna and Hardcore Holly are out there.
[Lawler] I know they are.
[Cole] And Jericho hammering away on Crash Holly.
Tremendous opportunity for Crash Holly.
There's the speed of Crash, kicks to the midsection.
Jericho follows it up with a forearm of his own.
[Lawler] I still can't understand this relationship
between Jericho and Chyna.
I mean, we saw all sorts of hatred from the two of them
and then this past Monday night, Chyna, the Ninth Wonder of the World,
raises Jericho's hand
and puts the Intercontinental Championship on his shoulder.
[Cole] From what I understand, King, it has something to do with
mutual respect between the two--
Jericho, nice suplex on Crash Holly.
-What do you mean? Who told you that? -[Cole] A little birdie.
As Chyna looks on, the Ninth Wonder of the World.
Here's the cover on Crash. Shoulder up after two.
[Lawler] Little birdie? Oh boy.
[Cole] Still to come tonight, Rikishi and The Rock.
[Lawler] What a SmackDown this has been.
Can you believe that announcement from Mae Young?
Mae Young is pregnant? Oh my gosh.
We also saw Tori leave Kane for Kane's bitter enemy, X-Pac.
Jericho tossed over the top rope right out here in front of us.
[Lawler] Ha!
[Cole] And Hardcore Holly is taunting Y2J
as Chyna glares at Holly from across the ring.
And Crash taking advantage of Jericho.
Into that restraining barricade goes Chris Jericho again.
Reversal. Crash Holly on the steel steps.
His shoulder banging off the steps
after the reversal by Chris Jericho.
[indistinct shouting]
Head-first, Crash Holly.
Chris Jericho in total control in this Intercontinental Title matchup.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something, I can't wait to see The Rock and Rikishi.
A lot of people thought that-- well, even I thought
there were gonna be some sort of allegiance there,
but Triple H is gonna make sure that that will never happen.
[Cole] Yeah, Triple H nipping that in the bud.
Crash Holly takes control of Jericho.
What a huge upset this would be, King, if Crash Holly
could win the Intercontinental Title on SmackDown.
-[Lawler] Speaking of nipping-- -[Cole] What a maneuver from the top rope.
Crash Holly cover.
Could have a new champion-- And a kickout after two by Chris Jericho.
[Lawler] That was close.
Speaking of nipping something in the bud, what about this Mae Young pregnancy?
Something's gotta be done there.
I mean, according to the Old Testament, she's like 79 years old.
Remember, I think-- I remember reading about her.
She begat somebody. Begat-- Who is she gonna beget now?
[Cole] Mark Henry. Look out.
Crash, top rope. Jericho countered with a dropkick to the sternum.
And Y2J, the Intercontinental Title holder,
cooking against Crash Holly, delivers the right hands.
Crash off the ropes. Jericho, kick to the midsection.
Look out, here he comes. Oh my, face-first into the mat.
Cover. Hook of the leg.
There's one, there's two, and Crash kicks out.
And you got to give this young kid, this young Superstar Crash Holly
a tremendous amount of credit.
-[Lawler] Who, Elroy? -Resilience and heart for Crash Holly.
We saw it last Thursday night on SmackDown against Viscera.
We're seeing it tonight against Jericho.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -Look out.
Chris Jericho, oh man.
[Lawler laughs] Sorry there, Crash.
[Cole] Y2J in control.
-Hey, hey, hey-- -And what's Hardcore doing?
Hardcore just hit Jericho with the Intercontinental Title.
-Right in the head! -The referee never saw it.
-Jericho may be out, King. -We got a new champion.
[Cole] And Hardcore Holly with a boot to the face of Chyna.
We could have a new champion.
Hook of the leg. There's two.
And Jericho just gets the shoulder up.
[Lawler] How'd he do that?
[Cole] Hardcore Holly delivered the title blow to the face.
Crash Holly couldn't capitalize.
[Lawler] Chyna is down. She may be knocked out.
[Cole] Look out. Here it comes. Here it comes.
-[Lawler] And look at Chyna. -Walls of Jericho.
Chyna, outside the ring, plants Hardcore Holly.
The submission maneuver.
The Walls of Jericho on Crash Holly.
-[Lawler] He's got him! -[Cole] Crash Holly taps out.
[bell rings]
Chris Jericho retains the Intercontinental Title.
He wins by submission.
[announcer] Here is your winner, and still
World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
Chris Jericho.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, Michael. This is more than respect.
She's got some sort of twinkle in her eye there.
-She's smiling. -I don't know about that, King.
But Chyna once again aids Chris Jericho.
Hardcore Holly tried to deliver the victory for Crash.
-Crash couldn't get it done. -[Lawler] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
[Cole]Here comes The Rock.
The match set up by Triple H and Stephanie to divide and conquer
a growing allegiance.
The People's Champ The Rock on his way to the ring.
[Lawler] Ah! Oh my God, Michael. Look at this.
Is that a-- They got a close-up of your face.
Oh no. It's Rikishi!
[Cole] The Rock goes one-on-one with Rikishi.
Next on SmackDown.
[announcer] He's been sidelined since November with a career-threatening injury.
Now, in his first television appearance since surgery,
Stone Cold speaks out, live.
What's on The Rattlesnake's mind?
What's he got to say?
Plus, a look back at the eye-popping Miss Rumble Swimsuit Competition
and the incredible Tag Team Table Match.
Don't miss Halftime Heat this Sunday on USA.
[dramatic rock music playing]
♪ If you smell what The Rock is cooking ♪
["Know Your Role" playing]
[Cole] The Baltimore Arena has come unglued.
[Lawler] Oh my God.
♪ The Rock, The Rock says ♪
-[bell rings] -[Lawler] Listen to this.
[announcer] …has been scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 275 pounds, The Rock.
[Cole] And King, a week from Wednesday, February 9th,
The Rock guest stars in Star Trek: Voyager
right here on UPN.
[Lawler] People's Champ's gonna be kicking some alien ass!
[Cole] It doesn't matter, King, what The Big Show says,
The Rock officially won the Royal Rumble this past Sunday…
-Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. -…at Madison Square Garden…
Gonna get yourself in a drip bag, there, Michael.
That's gotta be proven to Triple H.
[Cole] The Rock is going to WrestleMania to face the champion.
[Lawler] Don't be so hasty.
[crowd roaring]
Listen to this. This is unbelievable.
[crowd cheering continues]
[Cole] The fans here at Baltimore have weathered a blizzard
to be a part of SmackDown to see The People's Champ, The Rock.
[Lawler] It's sold out here. Not a seat in the house.
They all want to see The Rock.
They want to smell what The Rock's cooking.
Oh! People's Eyebrow.
[crowd cheering]
Here it goes.
Finally, The Rock has come back to Baltimore.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler laughs]
Rikishi, The Rock says this.
He appreciates what you did for him on Raw,
coming out, being The Rock's tag team partner,
but The Rock says, tonight, a different night, a different show.
This is The Rock show, SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[indistinct overlapping chanting]
Which means you will come out here,
stand in the middle of The People's Ring, surrounded by the millions…
[crowd] And millions!
…and millions of Rock's fans all chanting The Rock's name.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, here we go.
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
And then over here, you have a seven-foot, 500-pound giant,
chanting this…
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] What's he chanting?
[man] Hip, hip, hooray!
"But, Rock, his feet hit the ground first."
"I've got pictures. I've got pictures of all that."
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler laughs]
Eh, be careful, Rock.
Big Show, you want to run your mouth at The Rock.
You want to do your little investigation.
Well, The Rock says this, if you wanna investigate something,
The Rock says, why don't you investigate
just how you're gonna take all those pictures of The Rock,
your fingerprints, the-- everything, and you take those things,
turn them sumbitches sideways,
and stick them straight up your candy ass.
-[Lawler] Ha! -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Investigate that, huh?
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[Lawler] Michael, you don't have to be chanting too.
If you smell-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-ow…
what The Rock…
[crowd] Is cooking!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Always good when he puts that extra little "la-la-la-la" in there.
-[Cole] You like that, huh? -[Lawler] Yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[Lawler laughs]
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
…is cooking.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh. What an ovation for The People's Champ, The Rock.
But, King, he's gonna have his hands full
against the well over 400-pound Rikishi here tonight.
[announcer] And his opponent, he weighs in at 424 pounds,
Rikishi Phatu.
[Cole] You know, King, Rock and Rikishi
were forced to go one-on-one in this matchup tonight by Triple H and Stephanie.
[Lawler] Well, they were partners last week,
but, you know, to be honest with you, Rock didn't know
that he and Rikishi were gonna be partners last week.
Rikishi just showed up,
I guess out of the goodness of his heart, to be Rock's partner.
[Cole] We believed it was gonna be Rock versus Triple H
and The Big Show in a Handicap Match,
and Rikishi came down to lend a hand to The Rock,
but tonight, they go one-on-one against one another
as Triple H and Stephanie hope to divide and conquer this alliance…
-That's right. -…that was formed on Raw.
[Lawler] You got to admit that's a brilliant strategy from the--
well, from the Stephanie McMahon
and the McMahon-Helmsley era, divide and conquer.
I mean, drive that wedge in there, make sure that these guys
never, ever are able to form a tag team.
[Cole] Well, Triple H and Stephanie want to make sure
no other alliance, no other union…
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. Look at the size of that r--
[Cole] …becomes as powerful as the McMahon-Helmsley era.
[Lawler] Looks like a rumposaurus.
[Cole] And Rock and Rikishi staring at each other across the ring.
Look at the intensity in the eyes of Rikishi.
[Lawler] Well, I don't think Rikishi is intimidated at all
by The Rock's reputation. And Rikishi knows if he beats--
Oh, if he were to sit with that on The Rock's face,
what a reputation he'd make for himself.
[Cole] And in no way is The Rock intimidated
by the well over 400-pound Rikishi Phatu.
-Rikishi tries for the right hand. -Here we go!
[Cole] Rock blocks it. Here we go.
People's Champ The Rock against Rikishi
one-on-one here on SmackDown.
And Rikishi with a lot power behind those right hands.
[Lawler] A lot of power. A lot of weight.
[Cole] Rikishi whipped off the ropes. Rock with a clothesline.
Knocks the big man off his feet.
[Lawler] Look at how quick Rikishi's up. Look at this.
[Cole] Up again, Rock with the right hands.
Reversal by Rikishi. Rock into the ropes.
Rikishi misses with a right.
And look at this Samoan drop by Rikishi.
Think about over 400 pounds crashing into your ribs
as your back hits the mat.
[Lawler] That could bust you all up inside.
But that's nothing compared to what that rear-end
sitting on your face could do to you. Oh man.
[Cole] Rikishi, shot to the face of The Rock, The People's Champ.
[girl chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
-[Cole] Wobbling. -Oh.
[Cole] And another one.
The Rock on his way to WrestleMania at this point
to face the champion, but The Big Show believes
that he actually won the Royal Rumble match and he's trying to prove it
to Triple H and Stephanie.
[Lawler] He had proo-- This is what I'm talking about.
[Cole] Uh-oh. Look out.
-Look out is right! -Rock moves out of the way.
The quickness of The Rock help him in this matchup.
-[Lawler] Oh, look at this. -Oh my!
-How'd he do that? -Spine buster.
Hook of the leg. Cover.
And a kickout by Rikishi after two.
Tremendous strength by the Brahma Bull.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something, this is…
The reaction from the crowd is just a little-- is so different
because I mean, these are two of the most popular guys.
Certainly The Rock, and then Rikishi
has become one of the most popular guys in WWE.
And now, they're being forced to fight each other here tonight.
[Cole] Yeah, being forced by Triple H and Stephanie
to fight each other.
Triple H and Stephanie along with DX, King,
they don't want any other alliance to get as strong as they are.
They don't want any other challenge from any other union
here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
-Brilliant. -Well, that was a good move.
[Lawler] Wait Rock. Wait a minute, Rock. Give me a break now.
-Rock going for Rikishi. -Even The Rock can't do that.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Rikishi countered into a suplex.
[Lawler] I told you.
[Cole] The small of Rock's back taking the majority of the blow
as Rikishi rolls into the cover and Rock kicks out after two.
I know you got to be impressed with Rikishi,
he's hanging with The Rock.
I'm impressed with Rikishi.
Can you imagine a win for Rikishi here, what that would do to elevate his career,
if he could knock off the Brahma Bull?
[crowd chanting "Rocky!"]
[Lawler] I'll tell you, we all saw right here on SmackDown.
-Oh my God! -Samoan drop of his own!
-Whoa! -Rock with a Samoan drop of his own.
Cover. Hooks the leg, and somehow Rikishi gets the shoulder up.
[Lawler] We all saw Rikishi take Triple H to the--
he almost beat Triple H for the WWE Title here on SmackDown not long ago.
I think that's one reason Triple H doesn't want this guy
to build up a big head of steam,
especially if he gets aligned with The Rock.
[Cole] Yeah. Rikishi could have won the Royal Rumble match as well.
It took six men, six Superstars to eliminate Rikishi
Sunday night in the Royal Rumble match.
He's so agile for his big, you know, his big body.
[Lawler] And his strength and his power, he floored The Rock there with one shot.
You don't see many people do that.
[Cole] Rock, kick to the midsection, plants Rikishi with a DDT.
But Rikishi popped right back up.
[Lawler] What a hard hit!
[Cole] And a kick to the face.
Did you see the way Rikishi popped up from that DDT?
[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] And then delivered the shot to the face.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Wait a minute.
I think I know what's on Rikishi's mind here.
[Cole] And Rock is in trouble.
[Lawler] Oh, look.
[Cole] What is Rikishi gonna do here?
[crowd buzzing]
-Your guess is good as mine. -Rock to his feet.
He's letting The Rock get up for some reason.
-Oh no. Look out. -He's not gonna try this.
He's not gonna try that sit-out piledriver, King!
Rock countered.
Rock Bottom.
Rock Bottom. Rock Bottom.
Wait a minute.
[Lawler] He couldn't do it. The weight was too much.
I think Rock's leg gave out.
-I think Rock-- You're right, King. -One!
-That was well over 400 pounds. -Two!
The Rock trying to Rock Bottom Rikishi.
-Three! -And both men are down.
-Trying to lift that 400-pounder… -Four!
…up over his head took so much out of The Rock.
[Lawler] I got to say that wasn't a smart move on the part of The Rock.
This guy, Rikishi, had already taken a lot out of Rock.
Then to try to do that move…
[Cole] Well, Rikishi trying to make it to his feet.
The Rock coming alive as well.
[Lawler] I see Rock's got a huge ego,
the same ego that he used to call all these guys--
[Cole] The Rock is going to try it. Not, again.
Now he got him! Now he got him!
Rock Bottom. Rock Bottom on Rikishi!
How in the world did The Rock do the Rock Bottom to Rikishi?
[Lawler] That just goes to show, you never tell The Rock he can't do something.
[Cole] The Brahma Bull to his feet again.
Another right hand. Rikishi in trouble.
Backing up Rikishi in the corner.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Laying the smack down--
[Cole] And one for good measure. The big man is down.
You think they got a room big enough for Rikishi
in the Smackdown Hotel? Oh!
Come on. Let him out.
[Cole] Rikishi into the turnbuckle.
-And look at the strength. -Oh, look out.
[Cole] And Rock into the referee. The referee is down.
-Belly to belly by Rikishi. -[Lawler] Earl Hebner's out.
[Cole] The referee's been knocked down.
-[Lawler] He got squashed. -[Cole] And Rikishi-- Oh no, King.
[Lawler] And now The Rock is gonna get squashed.
Ahh!
[Cole] Rikishi staring at The People's Champ
and he's dragging The Rock to the corner.
He can't do this. He's not gonna do this, King.
[Lawler] Sure he can do it.
[Cole] We saw Rikishi do it to Chyna on SmackDown last week,
but now he's gonna do it to The Rock.
[Lawler] You're fixing to see gravity rear its ugly head here.
[Cole] This is well over 400 pounds.
-And speaking of ugly-- -Climbing to the second rope.
[Lawler] What is Rock's face gonna look like after that massive bulbous butt?
[Cole] Four hundred twenty-four pounds from the second rope.
-There it is. -Onto the chest of the Brahma Bull.
Right into the chest of The Rock.
[Lawler] He got The Rock.
[Cole] Rikishi has this one won, but…
Wait a minute. The Big Show. The Big Show in the ring,
and he just knocked Rikishi for a loop.
-He almost took his head off. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Big Show screaming to The Rock, King,
"Now, you're mine."
-The Big Show came for The Rock. -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
The Big Show screaming to The Rock, "Now you're mine."
[Lawler] I'll tell you something, this is what The Big Show has wanted
ever since the Royal Rumble. He wanted another shot at The Rock.
-Look at this. -Chokeslam. Chokeslam.
-He got The Rock. -And here's Triple H.
The Game in the ring.
The champion, the WWE Champion, Triple H, Pedigree'd Rikishi.
A Pedigree to Rikishi,
a chokeslam to The Rock, and the assault continues.
[Lawler] And you've got Stephanie.
[Cole] Triple H's wife, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
with the championship belt, watches on as Triple H
and Big Show continue the carnage on The Rock and Rikishi.
And here comes Too Cool.
[Lawler] What is this?
[Cole] Rikishi's running buddies, Too Cool, into the ring.
And Big Show and Triple H
hammering away on Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty.
[Lawler] These guys are getting destroyed.
[Cole] This new alliance of Triple H and The Big Show
leaving carnage in the ring.
Oh no.
A Pedigree to Scotty 2 Hotty.
And Triple H is calling for a double chokeslam of Too Cool.
[Lawler] Look!
-Oh! -[Cole] Double chokeslam.
-Too Cool, The Rock… -[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
…Rikishi left laying at the hand of The Big Show and Triple H.
Destruction from The Big Show and Triple H.
The McMahon-Helmsley era has struck yet again.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh, Michael.
There's an alliance that could destroy everything in its path.
The Big Show and the McMahon-Helmsley era.
[Lawler yells]