[dramatic theme music playing]
[music fades]
[woman] Look at this poor, defenseless woman!
She was an innocent victim, and it was you.
It was all of you that made Kane react the way he did.
Kane was going to do the right thing.
You make me sick.
And it was your reaction that made him…
[echoing] …Tombstone, Tombstone, Tombstone Tori.
Look at the suffering that you've caused.
Well, if it's suffering you want, suffering you'll get tonight.
[Triple H] Now, that brings me to The Rock.
You're looking so forward to your match with The Big Show
at No Way Out, but I hate to disappoint you, Rock.
You probably won't make it, because tonight, you will go
one-on-one with The Crippler, Chris Benoit.
For God's sakes, look who's coming.
-[Ross] The Big Show. -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] He just threw The Rock on the outside.
Benoit with a belly-to-back suplex on The Rock.
-He's got the bridge. -[Lawler] Rock's out.
[Cole] The Big Show did the damage, and Benoit capitalized.
Thanks to The Big Show, Chris Benoit has just beat The Rock.
There goes The Rock.
-Getting in The Big Show's face. -[Lawler] Look out, Rock!
[Cole] Now, there's Benoit and Guerrero.
And now The Big Show manhandling The Rock.
-[Lawler] Oh! Look out! -[Cole] Boom.
He has come to tear right into the heart of The Rock.
There's going to be hell to pay at No Way Out.
Which brings me back to Kane.
I know that you want one more No Holds Barred match with X-Pac
at No Way Out.
All you've got to do, Kane, is you've got to beat me
and the partner of my choosing
in a no-disqualification handicap match tonight.
[Ross] A handicap matchup in itself is not fair,
but when you've got a partner that's seven-two, apparently,
and 500 pounds, this damn sure isn't right.
Kane has got to win this match to get his No Holds Barred match
with X-Pac at No Way Out.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -It's The Rock.
What's he doing there?
[Ross] The Rock, he whooped on The Big Show.
[Lawler] Oh, The Rock!
[Ross] He has touched down The Rock,
almost all the way to hell.
The Big Show and X-Pac double-teaming Kane.
-It's Cactus Jack! -[Lawler] Tori, look out behind you!
-It's that idiot. -[Lawler] It's Cactus Jack!
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Ross] Cactus Jack!
Not waiting for Hell in a Cell!
-The Rock is-- -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Ross] Look at that! Shot right to the spine of The Big Show.
Is The Big Show going for a ride?
He is! There's the cover.
-Kane won. -[Lawler] How did he do it?
Kane is gonna get X-Pac!
No Holds Barred at No Way Out.
[Lawler] JR, it's the most electrifying move in--
Oh!
[Ross] Triple H just tripped The Rock.
The Rock being double-teamed by The Game and The Big Show.
-And Cactus has got a weapon. -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Ross] It's Hell in a Cell. It's hell here tonight.
[Lawler] Stay back, ladies.
[Ross] The McMahon-Helmsley Era can't believe it.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Ross] My God.
Can you imagine what's going to happen at No Way Out?
["Smack" by Jim Johnston playing]
[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] With No Way Out only just ten days from now,
personal animosity will be settled there.
But tonight, on WWE SmackDown, will these extremely personal issues
explode onto an entirely new level?
We come to you from a sold out
Selland Arena in Fresno, California.
Michael Cole. The King, Jerry Lawler.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. [laughs]
They're coming in in busloads
for SmackDown tonight, Michael!
[Cole] We are sold out at the Selland Arena in Fresno,
and what in the world is this?
[Lawler] Hey, look.
[Cole] "The DX Express"?
[Lawler] Ha! They're riding in style tonight.
They're on the top of the world, Michael.
[Cole] The McMahon-Helmsley Era, how about a…
There's X-Pac, and oh, poor Tori. Tori.
D-Generation X, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
her husband, the champion, Triple H, are riding in style on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Man, they're like huge rock stars.
That's like a quarter of a million dollar customized bus there, Michael.
-Wow. -Well, King, DX is here
tonight on SmackDown, and things didn't quite go as planned
as DX thought this past Monday night.
You know what that means? That means somebody's gonna
pay the price here tonight.
-I guarantee you. -Man oh man.
What a night it's going to be.
Here they come.
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] A cold reception for D-Generation X here on SmackDown,
and, King, how are things going to go for DX
in ten days at No Way Out?
You know, when Triple H takes on Cactus Jack
in a Hell in a Cell match with the title on the line,
we know the New Age Outlaws have to take on
the Dudleys for the Tag Team Titles on the line, and we now know
that X-Pac meets Kane No Holds Barred.
[Lawler] Wow.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, making their way to the ring,
D-Generation X.
[Lawler] You know, if JR were here, I'd say right now he'd say
business is about to pick up.
Something's gonna happen now, Michael.
[Cole] And Tori still with that neck brace.
[Cole] What do you expect? Not only did she get Tombstoned
by that-- that idiot Kane, she got steamrolled by Cactus Jack.
[Cole] I have to agree with that, King.
The Big Red Machine Kane certainly showed no remorse
last week right here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. What's this?
[Cole] And I don't think Kane's going to show any remorse
against X-Pac in ten days at No Way Out.
[Lawler] There's The Game.
[Cole] And his wife, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
And what are the McMahon-Helmsley Era
going to have in store for us here tonight, King?
[Lawler] Who knows? But I guarantee it's going to be good.
[Cole] Words of wisdom, I'm sure.
Now, at No Way Out, the New Age Outlaws
will put the Tag Team Championship on the line
against D-Von and Bubba Dudley.
Now, you guys think you're impressing people
by putting chicks through tables. Let me assure you,
it'll take a lot more than that.
Now, let me aim my barrage of verbal weaponry
at The Dudley Boyz, as well.
You see, I'm not Terri Runnels, and he's no bleach-blond EMT,
and we were putting people through tables
before they brought you up from the minor leagues.
[Lawler] Wow. Whoa-ho.
So, D-Von and [stammering] Bubba,
your chances at getting these titles from around our waist
at No Way Out are that of a snowball's chance in hell.
[crowd cheering, clamoring]
You know, as for No Way Out,
thanks to you, my good friend,
I've got Kane in a No Holds Barred match.
[Cole] X-Pac is hot at Triple H.
[Lawler] What do you expect? He's got to face Kane by himself.
Well, regardless, Kane, of whatever kind of match you got,
you will not get retribution
for me taking what was yours and now is mine.
[Cole] That match is No Holds Barred, King.
X-Pac, Kane at No Way Out.
[Lawler] Look at Tori.
So thanks a lot, buddy.
[Lawler] Whoa, man. Dissension in DX?
Well, Triple H has the power. Be careful there, X-Pac.
[Cole] Well, King, Triple H losing that handicap matchup
against Kane on Raw this past Monday night,
which forced X-Pac into that match against Kane
at No Way Out.
[Triple H] Cactus Jack…
No Way Out, Hell in a Cell.
You know, Cactus, it wasn't that long ago you and I
were face-to-face at the Royal Rumble
in probably one of the greatest fights of all time…
I left my blood, I left parts of my body in New York City.
You and I, we went through hell.
Well, at No Way Out,
hell will be contained
in a cell.
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Hell will start for you at No Way Out,
and it will continue from there on out because
real hell for you will be every day
after that when you step out of bed too beaten up to walk straight,
too crippled to play with your children,
your brain too scrambled to remember where the hell you live.
[Lawler] Wow.
And there will be no fans to cheer for you.
There will be none of these morons lifting you up,
telling you it's okay.
Cactus Jack, you say that you have a dream.
Mick Foley, you tell the world about your dream
to win the WWE Title from me and to go on
to WrestleMania as the main event.
Well, I have a dream too.
My dream, Cactus Jack,
is to be in World Wrestling Entertainment without you in it.
[Lawler] Oh-ho, wow.
And that'll come true February 27th.
It'll be the last time we'll ever see Cactus Jack.
Cactus Jack, savor the last bit of time you have
as a World Wrestling Entertainment superstar,
because your days are numbered.
Cactus Jack, Hell in the Cell, No Way Out,
I will put an end to your career once and for all.
[Lawler] Ten days, Cactus. Think about it. That's all you got left.
[crowd cheering]
Now, I've said this to you already,
and I'm gonna say it again.
I am sorry about what happened Monday night.
I had no idea that The Rock and Cactus Jack
were gonna get involved in that match.
I had a plan. It went awry.
I'm sorry.
But… just to show you the kind of guy I am,
to show you that you and I are like this,
just like always, brothers, man,
that's me and you to the end,
I am gonna take care of your problem tonight.
At No Way Out, you face Kane.
Well, tonight, in this ring, I will take care of your problem,
because I am going to go one-on-one with The Big Red Machine.
[Lawler] Whoa. What?
[Cole] Triple H and Kane tonight.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, Triple H. You might want to reconsider that.
Well, to be honest with you, man, I'm not impressed.
That don't really do much for me.
You know what would do something for me?
Maybe if you put the WWE Title on the line, man.
How 'bout you do that?
[Lawler] What? Wait a minute.
[Cole] Tonight, Triple H and Kane, one-on-one.
Yeah. Put the belt on the line, then you'll be doing something.
[Lawler] He gave you a public apology, then he offered
to take care of Kane singlehandedly.
-What do you say? -[Lawler] He wants more.
All right, I'll tell you what.
If that'll impress you, if that'll get the job done
to show you the kind of guy I am,
that's just what I'll do.
I will put the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship
on the line in this ring tonight against The Big Red Machine,
and I will take him out for you.
[Cole] Triple H and Kane with the title on the line on SmackDown!
[Lawler] Oh no!
Now I'm impressed.
Now I'm impressed, man.
And so you know what I'm gonna do for you?
I'm gonna take care of your problem at No Way Out.
Tonight, I'm gonna kick Cactus Jack's ass
right in the middle of the ring.
-[Cole] X-Pac challenging Cactus Jack? -[Lawler] What is going--
Well, see, you want to talk about impressing people,
that's a pretty serious challenge, but I'm not that impressed.
I mean, I don't know, do you remember exactly what it is
Cactus has done to all of us?
Me at the Rumble, look at Tori.
I mean, Monday night, do you remember?
I'll refresh your memory. Kevin Dunn, roll that footage
from the truck and show him what Cactus Jack did
Monday night to Tori.
[Lawler] Kevin Dunn? Oh, look at this.
Boom!
[Cole] Cactus Jack bulldozing over Tori on his way to the ring.
[Lawler] On purpose.
-He did it on purpose. -[Cole] You don't know that.
[Lawler] You can tell from the footage!
Oh, is she all right?
[Cole] Oh, will you stop, is she all right.
I don't know about you, but it gets me hot
when I see Cactus Jack run down the ramp
and tackle an innocent-looking waif like Tori.
-[Cole] Innocent? -[Lawler] Waif?
Now, if you really wanted to get the job done and end this,
you would take on Cactus Jack
in a Falls Count Anywhere Hardcore Match.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Come on, now.
That would be suicide for X-Pac, King.
[Lawler] Right.
-I don't know how this… -[Cole] There's no way.
Hunter, Falls Count Anywhere Hardcore you want, man?
Well, Hardcore you got!
-[Cole] Is X-Pac nuts? -[Lawler] He's gonna do it!
[Cole] One-on-one with Cactus Jack in a Hardcore match?
All right, now since we're talking about impressing people,
the two of you are going to impress us tonight
because you are gonna put
the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Titles on the line tonight
against the very formidable tag team of The Rock…
[Cole] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] What's he doing? -[Cole] He almost can't believe it.
[Lawler] He kissed the belts goodbye. What's he trying to do here?
They're all trying to outdo each other.
[chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
DX is all trying to outdo one another.
[Lawler] Yeah, but this one-upmanship can-- it can destroy DX.
Hold on. Hold on.
And his tag team partner, The Big Show.
[Cole] Ah, please.
The Rock and The Big Show? That's not right, King.
The Rock and The Big Show can't stand each other.
[Lawler] I like that team.
The Rock and The Big Show, what more could The Rock want?
Now, in just a few moments, Kane, you and I are going to
step into this ring, and we are going to go one-on-one
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
And I guarantee you this, when you leave this ring,
you will feel like you got hit by a bus.
["Break It Down" playing]
[Lawler] The bus! The DX Express!
[Cole] So this DX game of one-upmanship continues,
and tonight on SmackDown, X-Pac takes on Cactus Jack
and in Cactus' specialty, a Hardcore match.
[Lawler] Yeah, but what about the WWE Tag Team Title Match?
You ain't talking about putting your titles on the line
against The Rock and probably the greatest partner
he could ever have, seven-foot, 500 pounds, The Big Show.
[Cole] Speaking of titles, Triple H and Kane
with the WWE Championship on the line.
[Lawler] Unbelievable.
[Cole] And also, later on tonight,
Chyna goes one-on-one with Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] What a night on SmackDown!
Wow.
-…wonderful baby. -You want some cream in your coffee?
No, sweetheart, you know that.
Oh, I know you like your coffee black.
You better believe I like it black.
Oh, cousin, this is disgusting.
-They should be ashamed of themselves. -This is ridiculous.
All this lovey-dovey stuff, this has got to stop.
And especially last Monday night on Valentine's Day?
The edible panties? That makes me sick.
Well, it will make you sick if you eat a lot of 'em.
-[Lawler] Oh my God! -[Cole chuckles]
Don't pay no them no mind.
Besides, y'all two all pent up 'cause obviously y'all not gettin' none.
[Lawler] Ha!
Gettin' none of that? I wouldn't want that.
She's had more hands on her than a doorknob.
She ain't nothing but trailer park trash.
-[Cole] Uh-oh. -Look.
You need to watch your mouth.
-Me watch my mouth? -Yeah.
You need to watch your mouth.
You need to watch this, pal.
-[Cole] Oh! Wait a minute. -[Lawler] Oh, look at Mae!
[Cole] Hardcore Holly just clobbered Mark Henry.
[Lawler] And Mae Young got knocked down, and she's-- she's pregnant!
[Cole] Crash and Hardcore hammering away at Mark Henry.
Mark Henry taking offense to a comment about Mae Young.
[Lawler] Somebody check on Mae Young's baby. Ah!
[Cole] Somebody check on Mark Henry.
He and Mae Young have been ambushed
at the hands of Hardcore and Crash.
[Lawler] Oh my.
[upbeat theme music playing]
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown.
King, moments ago, Mark Henry took offense
to the Hollys' verbal treatment of his pregnant honey, Mae Young.
[Lawler] I guess so. Hardcore said that Mae had
had more hands on her than a doorknob.
You need to watch your mouth.
-Me watch my mouth? -Yeah.
You need to watch your mouth.
You need to watch this, pal.
[Cole] And it was Hardcore Holly with a right hand to Mark Henry,
and then the double-team with his cousin, Crash.
[Lawler] But what about the fact that poor old Mae Young,
who happens to be preggers, got knocked on her--
well, her backside.
["Burned" by Jim Johnston playing]
Oh no.
This is not gonna be good.
Oh!
[Cole] What a way to kick off SmackDown,
and what a tremendous opportunity for The Big Red Machine, Kane.
King, Kane takes on Triple H
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
[Lawler] I know. I just-- I don't like this.
[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall, and it is for
the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger, being accompanied
by Paul Bearer. He weighs in at 326 pounds, Kane!
[Lawler] Look at that-- look at that sadistic smile
on the face of Paul Bearer.
He realizes that his son, Kane, could become the WWE Champion
here tonight and then go on to No Way Out
and just destroy X-Pac too.
Uh-oh, look out.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] PhoneFree.com presents No Way Out.
PhoneFree.com, free long distance calls over the internet.
No Way Out will be live in ten days
from the sold out Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
And one of the big matches, Kane and X-Pac, No Holds Barred.
["My Time" playing]
[Lawler] And it could be for the title.
If Kane wins this match here tonight.
[announcer] And his opponent, being accompanied
by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
from Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing in at 260 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, Triple H!
[Lawler] I-- I got a bad feeling about this.
All that one-upmanship, bravado, you know, that's--
that's all right until it gets taken too far.
-This has gone too far. -[Cole] Well, King, Triple H
volunteered himself for this matchup, publicly apologizing
to X-Pac for letting him down in that handicap match Monday night.
[Lawler] Yeah, that should have been enough.
[Cole] But Triple H took X-Pac one step further, agreeing with X-Pac
to put the World Wrestling Entertainment Title on the line
against Kane here tonight.
[Lawler] Well, I'll tell you something.
I know Triple H is The Game, and he's the WWE Champion,
but my God, he's only one man. He can't do everything.
[Cole] And you know, King, Cactus Jack is going to be looking on
with great interest in this matchup.
Cactus Jack's set to take on Triple H in ten days
at No Way Out, Hell in a Cell.
[Lawler] Speaking of Cactus Jack, what happened Monday night,
it wasn't The Game's fault that it-- that that match wasn't won.
It was Cactus Jack and The Rock coming down there.
[Cole] Triple H staring across the ring at The Big Red Machine,
Kane, who has a score to settle not only with X-Pac
but with all members of DX for the psychological hell
that DX put Kane through a few weeks ago
when the revelation came out that Tori and X-Pac were lovers.
[Lawler] Look out. Look out here.
And Kane misses with the right hand, and Triple H,
WWE Title is on the line.
It doesn't get any bigger than this here on SmackDown.
And Kane whipped across the ring.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -No, reversal. Triple H into the corner.
And what an elbow to the face by the champion, Triple H.
And a clothesline from Kane.
Later on tonight, King, the New Age Outlaws
put their Tag Team Titles on the line against
The Rock and The Big Show, and it smells awfully fishy to me,
The Rock and The Big Show being forced to team together.
[Lawler] Let me just tell you what-- Oh.
[Cole] Kane hammering away.
[Lawler] Referee's got to put a stop to that.
But, you know, if it were a perfect world, what I would
visualize would be that, well, that Triple H would do away
with Kane once and for all here tonight, and then, at No Way Out,
he'd get rid of that moronic Cactus Jack forever.
[Cole] You know what worries me, King, if you're a Triple H fan, that is,
is the fact, that Triple H in a handicap match
on Raw couldn't get rid of The Big Red Machine
this past Monday night.
[Lawler] Well, like I said before, that's Cactus and Rock's fault.
-[Cole] Watch out. -[Lawler] Stephanie--
[Cole] Triple H, Kane into the announce table ringside.
And Kane counters, and Triple H almost in our laps.
[Lawler] Almost.
[Cole] World Wrestling Entertainment Title on the line.
The Big Red Machine trying to choke the life out of The Game.
[Lawler] Come on, ref. Do something.
[Cole] And referee Timmy White trying to admonish Kane.
And you know, The Big Red Machine does not want
to get disqualified here, King. The title's on the line.
-[Lawler] Oh, look out! -[Cole] Oh man.
Kane just ripping Triple H off the announce table onto that--
-onto that floor. -[Lawler] That could break his back.
[Cole] World Wrestling Entertainment Title on the line.
Triple H against The Big Red Machine, Kane.
[Lawler] The Big Red Retard.
I mean, you can see Kane doesn't care what happens to Triple H,
and he doesn't care if he gets disqualified.
[Cole] Kane's six-foot-eleven, whipping Triple H off the ropes.
-[Lawler] Here we go. -[Cole] Triple H countered with a DDT.
[Lawler] There you go.
And the champion, The Game trying to get control,
-but Kane sat up. -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] The Big Red Machine sat up from that DDT.
And Triple H's right hand didn't-- didn't stun Kane at all, King.
[Lawler] Huh? What kind of threshold for pain does this--
this moronic Kane have?
-Get away! -[Cole] No other human being has.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] And Kane battling back
with right hands of his own.
The WWE Champion's in trouble.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Sidewalk slam by Kane!
We could have a new Champion right here tonight on SmackDown, King.
I can feel it.
The Big Red Machine, top rope.
[Lawler] I knew I had a bad feeling about this.
[Cole] The Game in trouble! What a clothesline!
-Kane goes airborne. -[Lawler] I'm afraid it's over.
[Cole] Oh, wait a minute. Here comes the cavalry.
The New Age Outlaws into the ring.
X-Pac there as well.
It's X-Pac against Kane at No Way Out,
and X-Pac, X-Factor to Kane.
And if X-Pac hits that at No Way Out in ten days, King,
it's going to be all over. And look at the vultures
circling around a fallen Big Red Machine.
[Lawler] Stay back, Stephanie. Be careful.
He's still dangerous.
[Cole] X-Pac has Kane in ten days at No Way Out,
and X-Pac trying to soften up The Big Red Machine here on SmackDown.
And look at the aggressiveness of X-Pac.
[Lawler] Well, X-Pac and Kane is going to be No Holds Barred,
so you might as well get Kane used to it.
That's what you got right now, no holds barred.
-[Cole] And X-Pac after Paul Bearer. -[Lawler] Oh, look at this!
[Cole] Oh, and a right hand. That's not right.
[Lawler] What do you mean?
-[Cole] He was an innocent bystander. -What's he doin' here, anyway?
[Cole] X-Pac assaulting Paul Bearer.
[Lawler] Anybody that ugly needs to be slugged in the face.
[Cole] Kane left lying in the ring
as the X-Pac assault continues on Paul Bearer.
-And Kane… -[Lawler] Oh my God.
-[Cole] Kane is up, King. -[Lawler] He is up.
How'd he get up?
[Cole] DX continuing the assault.
-[Lawler] Where are they goin'? -[Cole] X-Pac--
X-Pac's livid. He's out of control.
[Lawler] Look out, Triple H! Kane's coming.
[Cole] Where are they taking Paul Bearer?
[Lawler] What are they doin'?
[Cole] They're taking him out of the arena.
-Where the hell are they going? -[Lawler] Huh? Like I know.
[Cole] Triple H, the Outlaws, X-Pac, DX,
they're taking Paul Bearer out of the Selland Arena.
[whooping]
[Lawler] What-- Are they taking him hostage?
He's running into that door. Oh, they're out the door.
What the…
-Come on. -[Cole] They're outside the arena.
-Come on. -[Lawler] Oh.
Put the fat [bleep] in the trunk.
-[Lawler] Oh my God! -[Cole] Oh man.
Put him in there.
-[Cole] This isn't right. -[Lawler] Look at that!
They're lugging him into the baggage compartment of the bus.
Oh no, there's-- there's Kane.
[Cole] Oh my goodness. Big Red Machine cleaning house with the Outlaws.
But now the four-on-one, is too much for The Big Red Machine,
and a low blow from X-Pac.
The second low blow from X-Pac to Kane.
I don't even know if Kane-- Wait!
[Lawler] What the heck?
[Cole] They just shoved Kane into the baggage compartment with Paul Bearer.
Hey.
Help!
-Get 'em out of here. -Let's go.
[Cole] That's the DX Express. Kane and Paul Bearer
have been abducted by DX on the DX Express.
[Lawler] Where are they going?
[Cole] Where the hell are they taking Kane and Paul Bearer?
Moments ago, a shocking development here on SmackDown, King.
DX had Paul Bearer in tow.
They abducted him and put him in the DX Express bus.
[Lawler] That's right, and then Kane followed or was lured out there,
and he suffered the same fate. Kane's stuffed into
the baggage compartment of that-- that quarter of a million dollar
tour bus, and they went on tour.
Where did they go?
[Cole] Where did they go? Where were they taking them?
Kane and Paul Bearer have been abducted by DX.
[Lawler] What's the closest city?
We're all over this story. We hope to give you an update.
[announcer] Scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 237 pounds, he's an Olympic gold medalist
and the World Wrestling Entertainment European Champion, Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] I've give you a little update, Michael.
The European Champion
in ten days is going to be the Intercontinental Champion.
[Cole] On Raw, Angle challenged Chris Jericho
to the Intercontinental Championship, then all hell broke loose.
Jericho and Angle going at it
before Chyna, Jericho's newfound friend, came down and delivered
a DDT to Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Why don't you add that it was from behind?
Cheap shot, you got to admit it.
["Medal" playing]
It is to my understanding…
[crowd clamoring]
[Lawler] Please, a little respect!
Please.
It is to my understanding that late Monday night,
millions of children went to bed crying their eyes out
because of the cowardly attack your Olympic hero suffered
at the hands of Chyna.
-[Cole] Oh, please. -It's true. It's true.
And this is how I know.
Parents have called me saying--
saying this, that their children
were having nightmares about Chyna attacking them as well.
-[Cole] What? -[Lawler] I heard the same thing myself.
Now, that's pretty horrifying as it is, but to even have Chyna
in your dreams is bad enough. I don't even like to think about it.
But I just want to say to all of you, my fans, and also,
my fans in Luxembourg, Denmark, and especially Belgium…
[Lawler] European fans.
…that your European Champion is A-OK.
-[Lawler] Thank goodness. -[crowd boos]
-What's wrong with these people? -Now, I have more good news.
After I defeat Chris Jericho at No Way Out,
your Olympic hero
will once again represent the United States of America
and become the Intercontinental Champion.
[Lawler] Oh, I can't wait for that.
-It'd be a great day. -[Cole] Before he sets his sights
on Jericho in ten days at No Way Out,
he's got to take on a former
Intercontinental Champion here tonight, Chyna.
-[Lawler] Oh no! -["Who I Am" by Jim Johnston playing]
Uh-oh.
She's got that big C-2000 with her.
-[Cole] Chyna in a fighting mood. -[Lawler] Oh, lookee here!
[Cole] The Ninth Wonder of the World.
Angle challenged Chyna after what happened to him on Monday night.
[announcer] And his opponent, she is the Ninth Wonder of the World,
Chyna.
[Cole] So it's Kurt Angle versus Chyna in what should be
a very interesting matchup.
Kurt Angle was extremely upset, also very embarrassed, King,
after Chyna delivered that DDT to Angle on Monday night.
But you've got to give the Ninth Wonder of the World credit.
She did accept Angle's challenge here on SmackDown.
She is a former Intercontinental Champion.
[Lawler] I know, and I can't imagine what would happen
if an Olympic gold medalist lost to a woman.
Oh my gosh.
[Cole] So Chyna set to lock up with Kurt Angle.
Chyna-- Oh, nice fireman's carry by Angle.
Whoo!
[Cole] Well, Chyna's developed this new friendship
built out of mutual respect with Y2J, Chris Jericho.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
You can call it mutual respect if you want to.
I think there's something more than meets the eye
to that relation-- Whoa!
[Cole] Arm drag by Kurt Angle.
Putting on a clinic with Chyna here in the early going on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Chyna, you might be a little out of your league now.
[Cole] Again, folks, we're following that huge story trying to get
information to you on the whereabouts-- where the DX--
the DX Express bus has gone with an abducted Kane and Paul Bearer.
I still can't believe that.
Paul Bearer shoved into the baggage compartment of the bus
and Kane lured out there, as well.
[Lawler] If they're headed for that 101 freeway,
they might wind up in San Francisco.
[Cole] And Chyna, nice reversal on Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Cole] Chyna with a hammerlock,
and Kurt Angle wisely makes it to the ropes.
[Lawler] How'd she do that?
[Cole] Tremendous athlete.
[Lawler] That's an escape there for Chyna.
[Cole] And Chyna's stari-- Look out!
Angle over the top rope, and here comes Chyna.
And now Chyna, a boot to the ribs of Kurt Angle.
This is Chyna's style, King.
[Lawler] You're not kidding. Kurt's not used to this.
I don't like this! Oh my gosh!
[Cole] Oh, into the steel post.
[Lawler] He hit his head!
[Cole] This'll be a huge upset on SmackDown if Chyna can defeat
the European Champion Kurt Angle.
And can you believe Chyna dropping him on that barricade?
[Lawler] He won't be able to show his face in Prague.
Come on, Kurt! Ah!
[Cole] Into the steel steps shoulder-first.
Chyna really taking it to Kurt Angle.
Angle in ten days at No Way Out has to take on Chris Jericho
for the Intercontinental Title if he gets through this match tonight.
[Lawler] And, Chyna, might not wanna turn your back! Look out!
[Cole] Angle just clocked Chyna with the European Championship.
He just hit the Ninth Wonder of the World with the European Title,
and the referee's called for the bell.
[Lawler] Does that surprise you,
that he would hit Chyna with the European Title?
[Cole] Well, he claims he has the morals of an Olympic Champion.
Some morals that is.
-[Lawler] Well, he did suplex Mae Young. -[Cole] Look out!
Here comes some help! Y2J Chris Jericho from behind!
Angle with the attempt to hit Chyna, and Jericho helping her out.
[Lawler indistinct]
[Cole] And Angle with a reversal on Y2J.
Uh-oh. Premature celebration.
Low blow by Chyna.
[Lawler] What about that, Michael?
Well, this relationship based on mutual respect
between Chris Jericho and Chyna paying dividends, King.
[announcer] The winner of this match as a result of a disqualification,
the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna.
[Lawler] Ah! Chyna wins!
[Cole] At No Way Out, the Intercontinental Championship
on the line, Chris Jericho goes one-on-one with Kurt Angle.
What a battle that's going to be.
[Lawler] Unbelievable.
Uh-oh.
Yeah?
Hey, you guys are a protection agency, right?
Yeah, what you want, man?
Look, man. I need y'all to watch my woman for me.
She's with child.
I mean, she's a little free-spirited and everything,
but I got some unfinished business down at the ring,
and I don't need her down there.
[chuckles] Well, I'll be damned.
Man, you got money? This is a business, now.
Yeah, man. I got plenty, man.
I just-- I just need you to take care of her while I'm gone.
Let's-- let's see it.
It'd be worth every penny to me.
Yeah. Okay. All right. Leave her here.
Go ahead. We got it.
-Later, I'll be right back. -Oh, Mark.
Oh.
[Lawler] Check that out.
The Acolytes!
[Cole] They've been hired to protect Mae Young.
And, King, if you haven't seen this new show on UPN,
you got to watch next Tuesday night.
One guy tries to land his plane on a van that's driving down the highway.
I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge, Tuesday 8:00, 7:00 Central,
right here on UPN.
-Oh, unbelievable. -Man, I Dare You.
What a-- Wait a minute.
[Lawler] I dare you to guess who's in that.
[Cole] The DX Express bus is back.
We saw Kane and Paul Bearer shoved into the baggage
compartment of that bus a little bit earlier on tonight.
[Lawler] What are they bringing them back here for?
[Cole] Perhaps they just took them out on a joyride.
[Lawler] Yeah. There's a lot of joy in a baggage compartment of a bus.
-Uh-oh. -Game. Yeah.
That's what I'm talking about.
Hey. How 'bout lettin' me play a hand?
Can you play?
Oh, I've been known to play a hand or two.
Darling, we play for money around here.
You got any money?
Have I got money?
Sure, I got money.
Hell you waitin' on? Deal the lady in.
Sit down. Sit down.
-You get five cards. -Let me get that for you.
We'll explain the rules to you later.
Don't worry about the rules.
-Right there. -Yeah, just-- yeah.
Is that all the money you got?
-Good. -You okay?
-We're gonna get along real well. -Are you comfortable?
-Mark's going to be gone a while. -Yeah.
["If You Dare" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Lawler] Mae Young's playin' games with The Acolytes.
[Cole] The Acolytes have been hired by Mark Henry
to protect Mae Young.
And speaking of Mark Henry, folks, we understand
that Mark Henry has challenged the Hollys
to a handicap, no disqualification match later on tonight.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
["If You Dare" continues playing]
Mae Young playing cards back there?
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
from the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York,
weighing in at 248 pounds, Tazz.
[Cole] Here comes Tazz, the street fighter.
He's been described as a street animal.
Tazz set to go one-on-one with Gangrel.
[Lawler] Street thug, if you ask me, is what this guy is.
[Cole] He's been impressive since his debut at the Royal Rumble.
[Lawler] Scary.
["The Brood" playing]
Uh-oh. Speaking of scary.
[announcer] And his opponent.
He weighs in at 250 pounds, Gangrel.
[Cole] Well, as Gangrel makes his way to the ring to go one on one
with Tazz, we want to remind everybody, King, that this
coming Monday night, Raw Is War
comes your way live from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
[Lawler] Oh yeah. Can't wait.
[Cole] Great seats are still available in Atlanta for Raw Is War.
The last time we invaded the Georgia Dome,
over 35,000 fans were in attendance.
[Lawler] And, well that's-- that's this coming Monday night,
but you know what? I've just heard that following
this match, there's going to be an exclusive interview
with Cactus Jack.
[Cole] And Cactus Jack goes one-on-one with X-Pac
in a Hardcore match later on tonight on SmackDown.
Why in the world would X-Pac agree to a Hardcore match
against the King of Hardcore, Cactus Jack?
[Lawler] I just wonder why in the world we even got to hear from Cactus Jack.
That guy's going to be out of the business in ten days.
[Cole] That's right, King, 'cause in ten days, Cactus Jack meets
Triple H, Hell in a Cell for the WWE Title at No Way Out
and Cactus Jack's career is on the line and that--
Look out!
Gangrel quickly starting things off against Tazz,
and there's the big back body drop by Tazz.
Boot to the ribs. Oh man.
Tazz with a right hand to Gangrel, and he's the classic
overachiever, Tazz is, King.
And what a debut over this-- well, the last month
here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Lawler] Oh, a classic overachiever, all right.
Anybody that becomes a success after living in Brooklyn
has to be an overachiever.
[Cole] I like to describe Tazz, as we said, he grew up
in the streets of Brooklyn as a Rottweiler, but Gangrel,
a pit bull of his own…
[Lawler] Yeah, where is he from?
[Cole] …taking it to Tazz.
[Lawler] Gangrel from the other side of darkness,
this guy is scary himself.
[Cole] And Gangrel picks Tazz up.
Tremendous suplex by Tazz.
Here's the bridge. There's two.
Shoulder up for Gangrel.
And Tazz follows it up with a clothesline and almost takes
Gangrel's head off, and there's the leg sweep.
Come on! Come on!
[Lawler] Oh, look at this! Oh! Ow!
[Cole] And those big forearms to the face of Gangrel by Tazz.
[Lawler] Watch your fangs there. This guy's sadistic.
[Cole] He's relentless.
Always going at 100%.
-Man. -[Lawler] Oh man.
Oh man! Look at this.
[Cole] Cover by Tazz. Hook of the leg on Gangrel.
And just gets the shoulder up before the count of three.
[Lawler] I'll tell you something, you got to hand it to Gangrel.
I've never seen anybody take a suplex like that and kickout.
-Uh-oh. -[Cole] He walked into that one.
There's the Tazzmission.
The Tazzmission's been locked in by Tazz and Gangrel is tapping out.
[bell rings]
The Tazzmission claims another victim.
This time, it's Gangrel.
[announcer] Tazz!
[Lawler] I'll tell ya, this Tazz is dangerous, Michael.
He's dangerous, and you better not forget it.
[Cole] The Tazzmission takes care of Gangrel
in this matchup on SmackDown.
Standing by, Lilian Garcia with the one and only Cactus Jack.
Cactus Jack, you're just ten days away from being in
a Hell in a Cell match at No Way Out,
which is gonna determine if your career continues
in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Ten days, Lilian.
That's all it is.
Ten days until we find out
whether I go on to WrestleMania
or whether I'm done for good.
And you see, I've got two things
that keep my mind occupied
nonstop, all the time.
One of them is doing the one thing I never have before…
Winning the WWE Title and going on to WrestleMania.
But you see, what Triple H did
is he just hit me with the truth, and the truth does hurt.
I do hurt when I get up in the morning.
Sometimes, my brains do feel like scrambled eggs.
And sometimes, I sure as hell can't remember where I live.
So I'm not about to come out here and guarantee victory.
I'm not about to come out here and tell you it won't be
the last time I ever lace up my boots and walk down the aisle.
But what I will guarantee beyond a shadow of the doubt
is that win or lose, Hell in a Cell
will be the damnedest thing you've ever seen.
So, Triple H, wherever you are,
you listen up and you listen up close!
And you'll realize I've got some very bad thoughts
running through my head.
And foremost in that is I will guarantee that I will
one more time go up to the top of the cage and fly off.
But it won't be a damn table I crash through at Hell in the Cell.
It will be your body! So you think about that, Triple H.
You think about it.
No, I can't guarantee that I will ever compete
in the WWE again, but Triple H,
I will guarantee that you suffer.
Well, Cactus Jack, with so much on your mind,
I mean, no offense, but are you prepared
to face X-Pac tonight in a Hardcore match?
I don't want to wrestle X-Pac.
I don't want anything to do with X-Pac.
As good as he is, I don't even want to look at X-Pac.
I'm not planning on X-Pac.
I'm not planning for X-Pac, so what I will do
is rely on my instincts.
And you know what my instincts are?
Do you know what my instincts are, Lilian?
They are to kick his teeth into all different parts of Fresno.
So why don't you just sit back and beware of flying molars.
Bang! Bang!
[Cole] Coming up next, Cactus Jack takes on X-Pac…
-[Lawler] I don't like this. -An X-Pac, Cactus Jack, Hardcore match.
[Lawler] I don't like this. Oh!
I got this.
You should be ashamed of your cards.
What you got, darlin'?
Oh boy.
I got three threes and two twos.
I win, don't I?
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
Oh boy. I really enjoy doing this.
This is a lot of fun.
Oh boy, aren't you guys enjoying this too?
-This is great. -Damn.
I bet you enjoy playin' with me, don't you?
I beat you, did I?
-Yeah, that wins. -Oh, thank you.
Let's play some more.
["Whole Lotta Groove" playing]
[Lawler] Could you believe that? I thought Mae Young
would be playin' her typical games like musical recliners
or hide-and-go-pee, but she beat The Acolytes at poker.
-[laughs] -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following falls-count-anywhere
Hardcore match is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
weighing in at 287 pounds, Cactus Jack.
[Cole] Well, King, you heard in the interview,
Cactus Jack doesn't want anything to do with X-Pac.
But he has to meet X-Pac one-on-one right here
tonight Hardcore-style.
No Holds Barred, falls count anywhere.
[Lawler] Well, that's good in a sense, because maybe--
maybe Cactus Jack will be looking past X-Pac.
Maybe he'll take X-Pac for granted.
Cactus is the King of Hardcore, as DX continues
its plan to soften up Cactus Jack before No Way Out.
♪ Think you can tell us what to do? ♪
♪ You think you can tell us What to wear? ♪
♪ You think you're better, yeah ♪
♪ You better get ready To bow to the masters ♪
[announcer] And his opponent, being accompanied
to the ring by Tori, from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 222 pounds, X-Pac.
[Lawler] You know, King, in ten days, at No Way Out, X-Pac takes on
Kane in No Holds Barred match.
Tonight, he's gonna get a little taste of it
against the King of Hardcore.
[Lawler] Well, I'm not worried about No Way Out,
I'm worried about him right now,
but at least he has enough brain in his head
to send Tori back and not-- not subject her to some more abuse
by this idiot, Cactus Jack. It's too dangerous out here.
-[bell rings] -[Cole] It's a Hardcore match,
Cactus against X-Pac, and here we go.
Falls count anywhere. No Holds Barred.
And Cactus Jack hammering away on X-Pac,
the King of Hardcore.
[Lawler] Well, I'll tell you what, this match did not have to happen.
DX just-- it was too much bravado.
Too much machismo-- Oh!
[Cole] Oh my! Knee to the face of X-Pac.
[Lawler] I think I saw a molar fly.
[Cole] Well, X-Pac said he was going to do Triple H a favor.
Oh, look at Cactus Jack.
Perhaps the most aggressive, most dangerous superstar
in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Lawler] He's trying to maim X-Pac. I think Cactus Jack would like
everybody to be deformed and as ugly and hideous-looking as he is.
[Cole] Both men out of the ring.
Cactus Jack may also soon be
the new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion
in ten days at No Way Out.
[Lawler] Oh, get ready, Michael. Get out of the way.
[Cole] Right hand by Cactus Jack.
Remember, No Holds Barred, falls count anywhere.
And X-Pac turned the tables.
The echo of that steel chair thundering throughout the arena.
The chair across the back of Cactus Jack.
It doesn't even faze him!
That chair didn't even faze him!
-And right in our lap goes X-Pac. -[Lawler] Wait a minute!
[Cole] And here comes Cactus Jack hammering away on X-Pac.
Good grief!
Come on, referee, do something.
[Cole] This is assault by Cactus Jack.
Oh no, King. Look out.
What's he doing? That's my chair.
No, that's Michael's chair.
Look out, X-Pac! Oh!
Referee, you're going to have to do something here.
I think more brain cells destroyed.
Oh! We got a count. Falls count anywhere, Michael.
-Are you back on? -[Cole] Yeah, I'm back on.
Cactus Jack almost had the pin fall, and a kickout after two
somehow by X-Pac.
Cactus Jack can control and, King, I'll tell you what.
I've got to ask the question.
Why in the world would X-Pac agree to this type of matchup
against the King of Hardcore?
Oh, what a heel kick to the face!
And X-Pac, with a kick to the face of Cactus Jack,
now in control.
King, why would X-Pac agree to this type of matchup?
[Lawler] Well, maybe we're seeing why right now.
Maybe X-Pac is counting on the fact that Cactus Jack
is thinking about No Way Out.
[chuckles] Oh! He went in for the Bronco Buster, but nobody home.
Cactus, spinning out of the way.
[Lawler] Please stay in the ring.
[Cole] X-Pac's in the ring, but for how long?
Oh no!
[Lawler] Look at this sick, sadistic, evil Cactus Jack.
You know what? I'm so sick of hearing him--
about his lifelong dreams of being a WWE Champion.
Nobody cares. He needs to be out of wrestling.
He needs to be out of the WWE.
-Look at this! -[Cole] Oh!
X-Pac bouncing off the steel step.
No doubt Triple H is watching this match, King,
and he's got to be cringing.
[Lawler] You know who else is watching tonight?
I can't help but feel for poor Tori.
-Oh no! -[Cole] Uh-oh.
Cactus going to climb the ropes. This is suicidal.
-[Lawler] There you go. -[Cole] Where's X-Pac going?
Well, heading out of Dodge, I would think.
Perhaps X-Pac's realizing that…
[Lawler] Well, I'll tell you one bad thing, falls count anywhere.
There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
[Cole] And Cactus Jack relentless. He's in pursuit, chasing X-Pac
-all throughout the arena. -[Lawler] Look at him hobble.
He's been damaged.
[Cole] He may be damaged, but he may be champion.
-He just-- Oh man! -[Lawler laughs]
[Cole] There goes X-Pac.
A sneak attack with that table, but Cactus Jack still won't go down.
[Lawler] Hit him with something else.
[Cole] You got to give Cactus Jack credit, King.
-All the heart over the years. -[Lawler] Look at this!
I'm not giving Cactus Jack credit for anything
other than being sick and sadistic.
Where's he going? Oh, look at this!
[Cole] X-Pac with a steel chair to the face.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] And X-Pac trying to stay away.
[Lawler] That's all right, that was legal.
No Holds Barred. Falls count anywhere.
[Cole] Oh, wait a minute!
Triple H! It's Triple H!
X-Pac lured Cactus Jack in.
[Lawler] Can you imagine that? [laughs]
[Cole] And the New Age Outlaws look on as Triple H pounds away
on the man he'll meet at No Way Out
inside a cell.
[Lawler] This was a brilliant plan, you got to admit.
Open up that door.
Triple H-- Oh man!
Is that the DX Express bus again?
[Lawler] Of course it is.
[Cole] And Cactus Jack trying to battle back.
[Lawler] You know that's the DX Express.
How many other quarter-million-dollar buses
are sitting out in the parking lot, Michael?
[Cole] I take it Cactus Jack is fighting inside the bus.
[fighting grunts]
[Lawler] Hey, wait a minute. That's an expensive bus.
[Cole] Cactus Jack and Triple H just hammering away on each other
inside the DX Express.
[Lawler] I can't believe it. Watch it!
[Cole] It was a setup.
X-Pac luring Cactus Jack to the parking lot…
[Stephanie] Kick him!
[Lawler] I wish they'd put him through the windshield.
[Cole] Into a waiting ambush by DX. And look at the four-on-one,
spearheaded by The Game, Triple H.
-[Lawler] Even Stephanie's out there. -[Stephanie] Toss him in there!
[Cole] They're throwing Cactus into the bus.
[Triple H] Get in.
[Cole] Kane and Paul Bearer were abducted earlier, and…
[Lawler] Slam it! Slam it shut!
[Cole] Now Cactus is in the baggage compartment!
There's no way out. [laughs]
What is DX doing?
[Lawler] This is great.
[Cole] What are they doing? He's in the bus.
Cactus is in the bus. Where's it going?
[laughter]
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown. King, moments ago, Cactus Jack,
the latest victim of a DX ambush.
[Lawler] I couldn't believe it.
They were fighting on that quarter-million-dollar
DX Express bus.
Finally, Jack was knocked off the bus unceremoniously,
and then DX, Triple H, New Age Outlaws and X-Pac proceeded
to load this excess baggage…
[laughs] …right into the luggage rack.
[Cole] Yeah, Cactus Jack suffering the same fate as Kane
-and Paul Bearer earlier tonight. -[Lawler] Where are they?
[Cole] Abducted on the DX Express bus.
I don't know where Kane and Paul Bearer are,
but X-Pac's luring Cactus Jack to an ambush in the parking lot.
And, King, I'll tell you, you really have to feel for Cactus Jack.
In ten days, at No Way Out, his career is on the line.
And tonight, he's lured into this ambush by X-Pac and DX.
-[Lawler] I don't feel anything at all. -[Cole] Put the hurt on Cactus Jack.
[Lawler] I have no feelings whatsoever for Cactus Jack.
["U Look Fly Today" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Well, it's time to get down on SmackDown.
[Lawler] These two guys are different stories.
You gotta feel good when you see Too Cool. [laughs]
Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty.
At No Way Out, they'll team up with Rikishi.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 438 pounds,
Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay, Too Cool!
[Cole] It's Scotty 2 Hotty, Grand Master Sexay and Rikishi
in a six-man tag team matchup at No Way Out, King,
against Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit.
[Lawler] What a matchup that's gonna be. Oh!
[Cole] Tonight, WWE SmackDown is brought to you by milk.
Gulp down milk and get this collectible super-sized
milk mustache poster of The Rock.
Go to wwe.com for details.
[Lawler] And by WWE ShopZone,
the official online store of the WWE.
[Cole] And by Honda Motorcycles.
Get great deals on customs and gold wings
during the Road to Savings.
[Lawler] Come on.
Come on, Michael. Bust a move.
[Cole] I'm trying.
["Radicalz (The Radicalz)" playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 452 pounds,
Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko.
[Cole] On Raw Monday night, King, Saturn and Malenko
were in a handicap match against Rikishi Phatu.
And the big man was in control until Eddie Guerrero got involved.
[Lawler] Yeah, Eddie Guerrero showed up with some sort of lead pipe or--
I don't know what it was, but it did a number
on the ankle of Rikishi.
[Cole] And they tried to break the ankle of Rikishi Phatu
before Too Cool came in to help out their running buddy.
So, Too Cool goes for revenge tonight
against Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko.
[Lawler] And speaking of revenge, I don't really get this, but also,
understand that Rikishi has been challenged by Eddie Guerrero.
[Cole] Can you believe that? Eddie Guerrero, dislocated elbow and all…
[bell rings]
…is gonna take on Rikishi Phatu.
[Lawler] That's just the kind of guy Eddie Guerrero is. I'm telling you.
Well, that's tonight, and is it bravado or stupidity
as Perry Saturn delivers the knees to the face of Scotty 2 Hotty?
Should be a great tag team matchup
between four great superstars.
-[Lawler] Wow. Look at this. -[Cole] Oh my.
-[Lawler] Look at that! -[Cole] Takedown by Scotty 2 Hotty.
And look at Perry Saturn, Scotty 2 Hotty.
-Oh my! Wow. -[whooping]
And Dean Malenko suffers at the hands of Scotty 2 Hotty,
but Perry Saturn from behind.
[Lawler] I'm just thinking about Chris Benoit…
Wow, that almost took Scotty's head off.
Of course, Benoit's got a new baby and a new job,
big contract, thanks to Triple H.
[Cole] Yeah, huge contract. These four men turning their backs
on Cactus Jack a couple of weeks ago.
[Lawler] And you can't forget that Chris Benoit got a huge victory over him.
[Cole] Oh. Whoa!
And look at the reversal by Scotty 2 Hotty.
Uh-oh. And now Grand Master Sexay in the ring, doing the dance.
-[Lawler] Look at Grand Master. -[Cole] Off the ropes.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] And a hip toss.
That's talent by Grand Master Sexay.
[Lawler] What a slam.
[Cole] And Grand Master Sexay, second rope.
[Lawler] Is he gonna fly? Look out!
[Cole] Oh, what a dropkick from behind.
Malenko in trouble. Rolls into the cover.
One, two.
And Perry Saturn breaks up the three-count.
[Lawler] Hey, look out there!
Oh.
Oh man.
[Cole] You were talking about Chris Benoit's big win
over The Rock Monday night.
You gotta give The Big Show the assist in that one.
Big Show helping Benoit out-- Oh my.
Now, look at Dean Malenko, in control right now
of Grand Master Sexay.
[Lawler] Well, maybe The Big Show will try to make things up
to The Rock tonight, his partner in that big match tonight.
[Cole] Yeah, against the New Age Outlaws.
That smells awfully fishy to me. Oh my.
-That team set up by Triple H. -[Lawler] Smell something fishy?
[Cole] Yeah, The Rock-Big Show partnership.
[crowd clapping rhythmically]
Fans starting to come alive,
trying to get some momentum for Too Cool.
A reversal.
Malenko into the corner, but Perry Saturn counters.
[Lawler] Look at this! Oh!
[Cole] Saturn meets Malenko.
Oh man.
Grandmaster Sexay trying to take advantage,
and he plants Dean Malenko with a DDT.
[Cole] Listen. They're going nuts for Too Cool.
-[Cole] Scotty's feeling it. -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] He gets the tag from Grand Master Sexay.
And here we go. Scotty 2 Hotty with the right hands.
Reversal off the ropes.
Uh-oh. Got him, sunset flip. Oh, nice counter by Malenko.
[referee] One…
[Cole] He was going for the Texas Cloverleaf there.
Scotty 2 Hotty countered,
and Saturn breaks up the two-count again.
[Lawler] Oh, that was close.
[Cole] What action between Too Cool and Saturn and Malenko.
[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] Double team, double elbow.
And Malenko suffers from the double dropkick.
Oh my.
Atomic drop.
Oh, what a kick!
[Lawler] Gonna tell you something, you gotta admit,
Too Cool is looking-- they're looking great here tonight!
[Cole] Yeah, plenty on their mind, trying to get revenge.
Oh man!
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Here it comes.
[Cole] Uh-oh. Scotty's feeling it, King.
[Lawler] I do too. [laughs]
[Cole] Getting pumped for this capacity crowd.
[Lawler] It's the worm! It's the worm!
[crowd chanting] Ooh, ooh, ooh!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Yes, Scotty 2 Hotty in control, as is Grand--
-Oh, wait a minute. -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Lawler] Wait a minute. Look at this. Look who's here.
-[Cole] Yeah, it's Eddie Guerrero. -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Guerrero just clocked Scotty 2 Hotty with that weapon.
And a cover by Malenko, and it's over.
[bell rings]
["Radicalz (The Radicalz)" playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko!
[Cole] The referee never saw Eddie Guerrero sneaking in,
like a thief in the night.
[Lawler] You gotta admit, Eddie Guerrero's got to have something
-to defend himself with. -[bell rings]
He's got a-- he's got a dislocated elbow.
[Cole] Oh, come on! And Guerrero with that weapon again.
-Hey, here he comes! -[Lawler] Hey!
Look at this!
[Cole] It's Rikishi, injured ankle and all, on his way to the ring.
[Lawler] He's limping down here.
[Cole] Too Cool have been laid out by Eddie Guerrero and that weapon.
[Lawler] He might be-- he might be here by next Thursday.
[Cole] It was Saturn and Malenko who did damage.
[crowd chanting] Rikishi!
[Lawler] Look at Saturn up there mocking Rikishi.
[Cole] And Saturn and Malenko…
And Rikishi trying to battle back.
He's fighting on one leg.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] Saturn into the steps!
Rikishi on one leg, coming to the aid of his fallen comrades.
Oh no!
Samoan drop!
[Lawler] Wow!
[Cole] Too Cool is still suffering the effects of that attack.
-[Lawler] I think Rikishi hurt himself. -[Cole] Oh no! Come on!
Eddie Guerrero with that weapon again, right on Rikishi's ankle.
They're gonna break that ankle, King.
And that looks like the same weapon that Eddie Guerrero used
on Rikishi on Raw Monday night,
and Saturn has that chair locked into the ankle.
Saturn, Malenko, and Guerrero are nothing but thugs.
[Lawler stammers]
What are they doing with those metal stairs in there?
[yelling]
[Cole] What are they gonna do with the steel steps?
Too Cool has been pummeled.
They're lifeless in the ring.
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] No!
-[Lawler] No way! -[Cole] Oh man!
They may have snapped Rikishi's ankle in half.
[Lawler] Well, there goes his dancing career.
[laughs] It's over!
Man oh man, did you see that?
[Cole] Guerrero, Saturn, and Malenko
with a vicious attack on Rikishi and Too Cool.
The agents-- the referees trying to separate the Radicalz.
["Radicalz (The Radicalz)" playing]
[Lawler] Wait!
[Cole] And now they're mocking Too Cool!
The audacity of those three men.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, come on!
You got to have a sense of humor, Michael!
[Cole] A sense of humor?
How about a sense of decency, King?
These four men who were looking for jobs
just a couple of weeks ago
may have ended a man's career here tonight.
And Malenko mocking Rikishi as the EMTs
are out checking on an ankle which could be shattered.
Rikishi's hurt.
We're back on SmackDown, and, King, moments ago,
a vicious attack by the Radicalz on Too Cool.
Too Cool's buddy, Rikishi, came in to help them out.
[Lawler] Well, and then he got it again at the hand of Eddie Guerrero.
Some sort of metal weapon there.
And then the coup de grâce,
the dance career ended by the Radicalz when those metal stairs
were dropped on the ankle of Rikishi.
[Cole] Well, Rikishi may have a shattered ankle.
-[Lawler] May? -[Cole] You can see he's been immobilized.
As the EMTs take him to a-- to an ambulance.
That ankle was injured by the hands of the Radicalz on Monday night on Raw.
[man] Let's go! Come on!
Do you-- do you think it's broke?
[man] Don't worry, man. Come on, come on.
[Cole] Rikishi being loaded in, King, we got to take one more look
-at this-- -[Lawler] I want to see it again.
These steps got to weigh about 250 pounds.
Boom!
Dropped right onto the ankle
which was, by the way, encased in a metal folding chair.
That's it for Rikishi. You know that's it for Rikishi.
[Cole] And what the hell is Eddie Guerrero doing out here now?
Come on!
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Guerrero insists
that I announce him as the winner of this match by forfeit.
Raise my hand. Yes!
-[Cole] Oh, and he's happy about it. -I did it!
[Lawler] Of course! He got a huge win over Rikishi.
[Cole] Oh, will you stop?
Rikishi's on his way to a local medical facility,
possibly with a shattered ankle.
-[Lawler] Man! -[Cole] Thanks to that man,
Eddie Guerrero, and he's celebrating a forfeit win,
and look who's coming down to join him.
[Lawler] There's not too many people that could--
that could beat Rikishi.
I did it! I did it!
[Lawler] That could have a victory over Rikishi.
-I did it! -[Cole] Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn
celebrating with Guerrero, as well.
Well, perhaps this issue will be settled at No Way Out in ten days.
Saturn, Malenko, and Chris Benoit
to take on Too Cool and Rikishi
in a six-man tag team matchup.
Hit me.
I'd love to.
Say, you wouldn't happen to have an extra cigar, would you?
-What? -You want a cigar?
-Here. -Love to have one.
-Here, take this. Here you go. -Oh, thank you.
Mmm…
Light me.
Damn, man.
You're not supposed to inhale.
What's that?
Tonight, Rock, you and The Big Show.
Your lives thrust together.
How ironic, as we get closer and closer…
[crowd roaring]
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
[chanting continues]
Finally, The Rock has come back to Fresno.
[crowd cheering]
The Rock says this.
There are certain things that go together.
Salt and pepper, bacon and eggs,
The Big Show and… [yelling and groaning]
And The Rock and WrestleMania.
For The Rock says this.
Big Show, The Rock realizes what type of task he has at No Way Out.
Big Show, The Rock realizes that this is going to be,
without a shadow of a doubt, one of the biggest and hardest matches
in The Rock's career, but The Rock says this, Big Show.
The Rock is gonna walk into No Way Out.
The Rock isn't gonna run.
The Rock is gonna walk into No Way Out and beat your candy ass
from pillar to post.
[crowd cheering]
One, two, three.
And The Rock…
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
And The Rock is going to WrestleMania,
and The Rock is becoming the next WWE Champion.
How ironic, DX looks to derail those plans by--
As for tonight, DX, you think you're real cute.
You think you've got all the answers by goin' ahead
and booking a match with The Rock against the Outlaws
with The Rock's tag team partner as The Big Show.
Well, The Rock says this…
Big Show, The Rock does not want you as a partner.
The Rock does not need you as a partner,
and the fact of the matter is this, Big Show.
DX, The Rock has already got a partner.
The Rock has already got a partner, Big Show, in which you can never have.
The Rock has a partner in which you will never have,
and The Rock's partner tonight is…
the people.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
So, you see, Big Show, The Rock says this.
If you even come down to the ring, if you even entertain the thought,
the notion, of coming within ten feet of The Rock, then The Rock says
The Rock is gonna give you the biggest SmackDown
your seven-foot, 500-pound, big, fat candy ass has ever seen.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
If you smell what The Rock is cooking!
["Know Your Role" playing]
[announcer] And now the Fastest Slam of the Week,
brought to you by Western Union.
The fastest way to send money worldwide.
-[Lawler] No! -[Ross] Oh, dear God
Off the apron, a hurricanrana by Essa Ríos.
[Lawler] What's she doin'?
[commentators laughing]
[Lawler] She did the same thing Essa Ríos did.
[Ross] Mercy!
And Lita! Oh my God.
He just got beat by another woman.
[Lawler] He got The Big L right on his forehead.
[Cole] King, it's the DX Express bus.
It's back!
[Lawler] What?
Where have they been? What are they--
[Cole] Already tonight, Kane, Paul Bearer and Cactus Jack have been
abducted by DX and tossed into that bus.
[Lawler] Think they're still in there?
Two pair. Finally. 'Cause I'm tired of it.
-So, you won then. -You're damn right.
-Here's some. Get it all. -What? Oh.
Take all this back there. Jesus.
It's just about time.
Man, I'm kind of thirsty. You guys wouldn't happen to have
an extra beer, would ya?
Oh, hold it there.
You know, you with child, and that wouldn't be good for the baby.
You don't think the baby would mind just one, do ya?
[sighs]
-I hate her. -What's wrong with this woman?
Hold that, babe.
♪ You think you know me ♪
[Cole] Mark Henry hired The Acolytes to protect Mae Young,
maybe The Acolytes need protection, uh, from Mae Young.
[Lawler] She was smoking and drinking and pregnant.
-She's Jerry Springer material. -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Approaching the ring from Toronto, Canada,
at a combined weight of 455 pounds,
Christian and Edge!
[Cole] In ten days at No Way Out, Edge and Christian
will take on The Hardy Boyz in a match to determine
the number one contender
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Title.
[Cole] Oh, and you've seen the matches between those two teams in the past.
The first one that comes to mind is that ladder match.
You can imagine what they'll do
to each other with the stakes being that high.
[announcer] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 652 pounds,
Prince Albert and The Big Boss Man.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. I may have spoken too soon.
Edge and Christian may not make it to No Way Out.
[Cole] Oh, just a reminder, folks, this Monday, Raw is War
comes to you live from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Still plenty of good seats available, and remember, King,
the last time we were there,
over 35,000 fans jammed the Georgia Dome.
[Lawler] Yeah, I know. You know, good old JR
is lookin' forward to going back to Atlanta.
I don't know exactly why.
[Cole] So, Boss Man and Prince Albert teaming up yet again,
to take on Edge and Christian, and the relationship between
those two gentlemen is, uh, very unique, so to speak.
[Lawler] Well, they've had their differences,
but like mature adults, they've worked things out.
[bell rings]
[Cole] Hopefully for Boss Man and Prince Albert,
they did work things out, as Boss Man locks up with Christian
in the center of the ring.
[Lawler] Heard any more about the , the DX Express?
-[Cole] No, I know the DX… -[Lawler] I mean, it's back.
Well, is it empty, or are those guys still in the baggage compartment?
Well, I don't think-- I don't think Kane was in there
when they-- Well, I don't know. I don't know where they are.
Where have they taken them if they're not in there?
[Cole] We saw DX, uh, throw Kane and Paul Bearer into
the baggage compartment, but then when they put Cactus Jack in later on…
[Lawler] I don't think Kane was in there.
[Cole] I don't know.
And look at Prince Albert
lifting Edge high above his head, and oh man!
Edge landed on his feet, and what a dropkick!
Tremendous athletic maneuver by Edge.
Christian follows it up as well.
[Lawler] If they're not in the bus, that means they've been taken somewhere.
Where do you think that would be?
[Cole] I have no idea. I shudder to think.
[Lawler] Kane, Paul Bearer, and Cactus Jack
have been taken on a little trip.
-[grunting] -Ooh.
[Cole] First, it was Triple H and DX
taking Paul Bearer, luring Kane to the parking lot.
Then it was X-Pac luring Cactus Jack to the parking lot,
and all three men abducted at the hands of DX.
[Lawler] Maybe they're getting taken on a nice little tour of, uh, wine country.
-A little joyride? -[Cole] Uh, maybe not.
Big Boss Man tossing Edge into the corner,
following it up with those right hands.
And Edge trying to battle back. Great tag team action!
[crowd chanting] Boss Man sucks!
[Cole] Boss Man into the corner.
-[Lawler] Would you tell these-- -[Cole] Whoa!
[Lawler] Would you tell these people that the Boss Man does not suck?
[Cole] Boss Man quickly slides underneath the bottom rope,
and he's trying to break the wrist of Edge,
wrapping it around the steel posts.
And Christian, off the apron.
-Christian and Boss Man-- -[Lawler] Oh, look at this.
-Look at this. -[Cole] Oh, look out!
Oh my!
[Lawler] Wow! That'll take your head off.
He could've taken your head off. I fully expect Mark Henry
to try to take two heads off when he faces the Hollys.
By the way, that's coming up next, you know.
[Cole] Yeah, Mark Henry challenging the Hollys
to a no-disqualification handicap matchup
after the Hollys disrespected Mark Henry's pregnant girlfriend, Mae Young,
earlier on tonight.
And look at Boss Man. Oh!
[Lawler] Did you say "girlfriend"?
She hadn't been called a girl since the Civil War.
[Cole] And also, the New Age Outlaws put the Tag Titles on the line
against the unlikely team of The Rock and The Big Show.
Triple H forcing The Rock and Big Show to team up.
Something isn't right there.
Oh man!
Oh!
Boss Man right hands to the face of Edge.
Reversal. Oh man! Edge into the turnbuckle.
[Lawler] And, look… Uh-oh, right--
I think the back of Edge's head hit Boss Man right in the nose.
[Cole] And it gives Edge an opening. Boot to the face.
Edge with a heel kick to the face of Boss Man,
and Edge needs to make a tag to his brother, Christian.
[Lawler] I'll tell you one thing. I know for a fact,
I spoke with him earlier, Boss Man and Prince Albert
felt a little bit disrespected because of Edge and Christian
facing the Hardys to see who's the number one
contenders for the Tag Titles.
Boss Man and Prince Albert think they should be number one contenders.
[Cole] That'll take place in ten days at No Way Out.
Here comes Christian. Here comes Prince Albert,
and Christian with right hands to Prince Albert.
[grunting]
[Lawler] And if Boss Man and Prince Albert win this match,
they'll send a message that they should be number one contenders.
[Cole] Two young tremendous athletes.
Look at-- Oh man!
What strength by Prince Albert,
and Christian, somehow, still hammering away
and manages to land on his feet.
Whipped into the corner. Nobody home!
Wow. Christian to the second rope.
Prince Albert in trouble.
[Lawler] What about the strength of Prince Albert?
[Cole] Oh man! Whoo!
Edge with a spear to Boss Man, and then Christian with the cover.
-And a kickout after two with authority! -[Lawler] What a kickout!
[Cole] What power by Prince Albert!
Boss Man and Edge going at it outside the ring.
It's Christian and Prince Albert, the legal man.
Sunset flip. Can he get him over?
[Lawler] No! Albert trying to get to the ropes.
-Trying to get to Boss Man. -[Cole] Now look at Edge! Top rope!
Missile dropkick!
-Christian has got Prince Albert. -Two, three!
-[bell rings] -[Cole] It's over!
[Lawler] He drop-kicked Prince Albert right in the face!
[announcer] Your winner, Christian and Edge!
[Cole] Edge and Christian pick up the win,
but the Boss Man and Prince Albert, sore losers,
taking it out on Edge and Christian.
[Lawler] They got trouble now.
-Oh Lord! -[Cole] Oh, Edge going for a ride.
-[Lawler] Oh man! Look at this! -[Cole] The power of Prince Albert.
And a Boss Man boot to Christian.
Oh, look out.
Prince Albert, Christian over his shoulder.
[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] And Edge and Christian left lying at the--
Oh, what's he gonna do here?
This is enough. Oh! Nightstick to the face.
A defenseless Edge and Christian.
[Lawler] Well, you'd leave it to Big Boss Man
to put the exclamation on this sentence.
[Cole] And Prince Albert holding a defenseless Christian again,
and a nightstick from the Boss Man.
Ridiculous.
[Lawler] Not that bad.
[Cole] Edge and Christian won the matchup.
[Lawler] Yeah, Edge and Christian won the matchup,
but they sure don't look like number one contenders to me.
[Cole] The Boss Man and Prince Albert, nightstick and all,
taking it out on Edge and Christian.
-I'll call her ten. -You're on a roll now.
Oh, look, a straight flush. Read 'em and weep.
-Damn! -Damn!
Read 'em and weep, baby. Read 'em and weep.
Hey, hey, hey. I got one.
-Straight flush. -Hold on.
-Straight flush. -All right, hold it.
Now, you smoked all our cigars.
You drank all our beer.
And won all our money.
All our money.
What could you possibly want?
What could I possibly want?
Here, take all this money back. Take it all back.
You can have it all. And come with me.
-Come on. Come with me. -What?
Get the money, man. Get all of it.
-[Lawler] What's this? -Come on.
Just come with me.
-What's she even doing? -Just follow me.
[Lawler] I wouldn't go.
Don't do it!
It's your first baby and your future. Don't go!
[announcer] And now, the WWE Smack of the Night, presented by milk,
with nine essential nutrients for active bodies.
Got milk? Gulp it down.
You need to watch your mouth.
-Me watch my mouth? -Yeah, you need to
-watch your mouth. -You need to watch this, pal.
[Cole] Oh, wait a minute!
[Lawler] Oh, look at that!
[Cole] Hardcore Holly just clobbered Mark Henry.
Mark Henry taking offense to a comment about Mae Young.
[Lawler] Yeah, and she's-- she's pregnant!
[Cole] So, the Hollys in a handicap match, no disqualifications,
against Mark Henry in a matchup that is extremely personal.
It all took place tonight when the Hollys decided to disrespect
Mark Henry's girlfriend, Mae Young.
-["Sexual Chocolate" playing] -♪ It's sexual, baby ♪
[Lawler] Where do you think Mae Young is taking those Acolytes?
[Cole] I-- I shudder to think.
[announcer] Their opponent, from Silsbee, Texas,
weighing in at 380 pounds of Sexual Chocolate, Mark Henry!
[Lawler] Look at him! He's hot!
[Cole] Mark Henry is 400 pounds of bad mood,
and the Hollys hammering away on Sexual Chocolate.
Handicap matchup.
Crash and Hardcore against Mark Henry.
I'll tell ya, Mark Henry has been a new man
ever since he's been with Mae Young, King.
[Lawler] What?
[Cole] He has been. He's been focused.
Hardcore and Crash double-team on Mark Henry.
Flipped off the ropes.
Oh, what a standing dropkick from Hardcore Holly,
and Crash follows it up with boots to the back.
[Lawler] Mark Henry don't look too focused right now.
[Cole] I'll tell you who better be focused, the New Age Outlaws.
Because up next, they have to take on The Rock and The Big Show.
And the Hollys doing a number on Mark Henry.
Off the ropes. Oh, a double clothesline
-takes Crash and Hardcore down. -[Lawler] Wow!
[Cole] Oh!
Mark Henry, nearly 400 pounds,
and there's the strength of Sexual Chocolate.
[Lawler] You said it, the World's Strongest Man is in a bad mood.
What's he doing?
[Cole] The Acolytes being sent down to the ring by Mae Young.
Oh, and Bradshaw taking out Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] Mae, wait, don't run!
[Cole] Keep in mind, it's no disqualification, King.
[Lawler] Oh, that's right.
And Faarooq on Crash.
Oh man!
APA, Acolyte Protection Agency!
[Lawler] Oh no!
[Cole] Doing a number on Crash and Hardcore!
And Mark Henry, the cover.
-It's over. -[bell rings]
No disqualification, Mark Henry wins!
[Lawler] Look at Mae!
[announcer] Here's your winner, Sexual Chocolate, Mark Henry!
[Lawler] She's-- She's so happy.
She's… Well, I don't want to say it.
She's almost orgasmic.
Right? Look at that.
[Cole] The Rock says he doesn't want a partner,
especially not The Big Show.
The Rock says he wants to go it alone,
but he's been forced to team with The Big Show here tonight.
It's The Rock and that man taking on the New Age Outlaws.
Tag Titles are on the line, next!
[announcer] He's the most electrifying man in sports entertainment today.
In the ring…
On the mic…
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[Ross] Oh! Oh!
Oh, what a spear by Edge.
He was aiming for D-Von, but he hit Jeff Hardy.
-And D-Von… -[Lawler] Ooh!
[Ross] Reverse DDT!
And D-Von Dudley wins it!
The Dudleys beat the Outlaws at No Way Out.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh!
PhoneFree.com. Let freedom ring.
["Oh You Didn't Know" by Jim Johnston playing]
♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
♪ Your ass better call somebody ♪
Fresno, California!
You damn right!
You see, it's me! It's me!
It's the D-O-double-G,
mobbing once again with Sweet Billy G.
[Cole] So, the New Age Outlaws put the Tag Team Titles on the line
tonight against an unlikely team of The Rock and Big Show.
[Lawler] Well, you know, you say that like it's a bad thing.
How could The Rock ask for a better partner than The Big Show?
[Cole] They don't like each other, King.
They hate each other.
Cut the music.
[Lawler] This is business, though.
You got to put personal feelings aside.
Take care of business. Be a professional.
Welcome to the Dogg House!
[crowd barking, cheering]
Gear me up. If you can hear me, pump.
Let's make a little noise up in this…
[crowd] Bee-yotch!
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages,
D-Generation X proudly brings to you its WWE Tag Team
Champions of the World!
The "Road Dogg" Jesse James, the "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn,
those New Age Outlaws!
[crowd cheering]
And of course, if you're not down with that,
we got two words for ya!
[crowd] Suck it!
[crowd cheering]
♪ If you smell what The Rock is cooking ♪
[Lawler] Got two words for DX… The Rock!
[Cole] Listen to this ovation for The People's Champion.
[Lawler] Every person in this arena is standing.
-Oh, here we go! -[Cole] And here we go now!
The Tag Team Titles are on the line, but The Rock not waiting
for his partner, The Big Show, to get things started.
New Age Outlaw sandwich, right hand from The Rock, and here we go!
[Lawler] Well, The Rock said he didn't want or need a partner,
and I guess he's gonna try to prove that to us.
[Cole] We've already seen DX take out Kane and Paul Bearer,
Cactus Jack tonight.
The Outlaws set their sights on The Rock.
Uh-oh. Look out, Rock!
Oh, nice float-over into a DDT.
Could be a quick one. And a hook to the leg!
And Road Dogg breaks up the three count.
The Rock could've been Tag Team Champion there.
The People's Champ with a right hand of his own.
Uh-oh, look at this.
Oh my. Mr. Ass, nice counter on The Rock
with The Rock's head bouncing off the mat.
[Lawler] I really don't blame The Big Show for not being down here.
The Rock said if he got near him, he was gonna get all over him.
[Cole] Well, Triple H forcing The Rock and Big Show
to team together, and The Rock and Big Show hate each other.
[Lawler] The funny thing is, I didn't hear The Big Show crying
-or whining or griping about it. -[Cole] Not at all.
And Mr. Ass with right hands to The People's Champ.
[Lawler] I bet Rock wishes he had a partner right now.
[Cole] This is the most unlikely Tag Team Title Match ever
on SmackDown, with perhaps the greatest
tag team in the history of the WWE in control.
[Lawler] Right, and how would anybody expect to be able to beat
the New Age Outlaws single-handedly, even if he is The Rock?
[Cole] It's tough enough to beat him when you have a partner.
And Road Dogg with a right hand to the face of The Rock.
The New Age Outlaws teeing off on The People's Champion.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] And a clothesline by Mr. Ass on The People's Champ.
[referee] Get out! Get out!
[Lawler] And Road Dogg goes over for the cover.
Here it is! There's two, and a kickout by The Rock.
King, can you imagine if The Rock could do the unthinkable?
What an accomplishment to win the Tag Team Titles by yourself.
[Lawler] You are dreaming now, Michael.
Sure, The Rock's great. I like The Rock as well
as the next guy, but nobody's gonna be able to do that.
Nobody could win the Tag Title single-handedly.
[Cole] You hear The Rock's partner, the people, trying to help him out
as he battles back with right hands to the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] Oh, I forgot about that! The people!
[Cole] Yeah, he's The People's Champ.
[Lawler] That's important here tonight. The people!
-[Cole] And here comes the southpaw. -[Lawler] Tag the people!
Tag the people, Rock!
[Cole] Shake, Rattle, and Roll to The Rock.
And some jukin' and jivin' from the Dogg.
-Don't worry, the people will save you. -[Cole] Cover on The Rock. Two.
And The Rock gets the shoulder up again.
[Lawler] I didn't see anybody from the crowd come in
and try to pull the Road Dogg off. Where are you, people?
People, where are ya?
[Cole] The New Age Outlaws against The Rock,
Tag Team Titles on the line.
Road Dogg walked into it, and Rock countered with a suplex.
[Lawler] They're chanting "Rocky," but big deal.
[Cole] Samoan Drop on Mr. Ass.
Desperation move by The Rock.
It was supposed to be The Rock and Big Show teaming together,
but The Rock's doing it by himself.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, let me ask you this.
Suppose the unthinkable does happen.
Suppose Rock does win this. Does that make him the--
the Tag Team Champions?
-By himself? -[Cole] Of course it would.
-[Lawler] How can you do that? -[Cole] It's been unprecedented,
but why wouldn't he win them?
Double-team by the Outlaws, off the ropes,
here comes The Rock, double clothesline!
[Lawler] Is he gonna give the other title to all these people?
[Cole] This is an amazing feat by The Rock.
What a performance by The People's Champ!
-[Lawler] Aah! -[Cole] Oh! Spinebuster!
Here it comes! Rock Bottom! Rock Bottom!
History in the making!
-["Crank It Up" playing] -Hook of the leg! We have a new champion!
And wait a minute.
The Rock's tag team partner,
seven-foot-two, 500 pounds of The Big Show.
[Lawler] Look at this!
[Cole] And The Rock making a beeline for The Big Show.
[Lawler] There's some serious hatred here between partners.
[Cole] Can you blame The Rock after the way The Big Show
demolished him on Raw Monday night?
[Lawler] Come on, Rock! Can't we just get along?
The guy was trying to be your partner.
[Cole] And now a three-on-one attack by The Big Show and the Outlaws.
[Lawler] You got to admit, Rock brought that on himself.
[Cole] Oh, into the steel post.
Big Show was supposed to be The Rock's partner tonight.
[Lawler] Well, he was coming out here to be his partner.
-[Cole] Yeah, it's another ambush. -[Lawler] Another ambush?
[Cole] And look at The Big Show.
How humiliating, carrying The Rock over his shoulder.
[Lawler] Look at this. The Rock is six-foot-six.
[Cole] Where are they going, King?
[Lawler] I don't know. What do you mean where are they going?
[Cole] Where in the world is The Big Show taking The Rock?
[Lawler] Wherever it is, he's taking him there with ease.
Look at the strength of The Big Show.
[Cole] I mean, he's 500 pounds, and he's carrying The Rock out
like he's a sack of potatoes.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
They're going through that same door.
[Cole] Oh no.
The New Age Outlaws and Big Show
leading The Rock outside the arena.
We saw it happen with Paul Bearer, with Kane.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh! -[Cole] The Rock trying to battle back!
The Rock-- Big Show into the concrete wall!
[Lawler] It don't look like they're gonna take The Rock for a ride.
[Cole] The Rock is fighting for his life.
He's got the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
[Cole] There's the bus, the DX Express bus.
Road Dogg into the side of the bus.
And no! Another ambush!
-Here. -[Lawler] That bus has been moved.
[Cole] Another ambush!
[Lawler] They're all ganging up on The Rock.
[Cole] They're all there! X-Pac, Triple H, the Outlaws.
Rock is fighting for his life!
King, it's a five-on-one!
[indistinct chatter]
[Stephanie] Get in there!
[Cole] We saw this happen to Paul Bearer and Kane,
to Cactus Jack, and now to The Rock.
[Lawler] The Rock refuses to go in that bus.
[Cole] Another DX ambush. Oh man.
[Lawler] I'll tell you one thing, if DX has their way,
Rock's going to go in there feet first.
[Stephanie] Throw him in there!
A five-on-one and The Rock's in trouble.
-[Lawler] Guys on the other side. -Get him in there!
[Lawler] He's fighting for his dear life.
[Cole] The Rock is trying to battle back, and they're trying to put
Rock in the other baggage compartment, King.
Oh man.
[Lawler] I think they got him down now, Michael.
[Cole] No. He's still fighting back.
The Rock, five-on-one, is still fighting.
How in the world is The Rock still standing?
[Stephanie] Come on!
[Cole] And The Big Show and X-Pac delivering shots to the ribs.
[Lawler] It looks like he's got him now.
[Cole] And there goes The Rock! The Rock…
-Woo! -[Lawler] He's on the bus!
-That's what I'm talking about! -[Cole] Locked into the bus.
There's no way out!
[Cole] What are they gonna do with The Rock, King?
[Lawler] I don't know, but I guarantee it ain't gonna be good.
[Cole] What has DX done with Kane and Cactus Jack?
What is DX planning for The Rock?
The Rock's been shoved in the DX Express
-by The Big Show and Triple H. -[Big Show] There's no way out.
There's no way out, Rocky.
[Lawler] The bus is loaded. It's departing.
[Cole] DX, the DX Express…
[Lawler] They're headed for parts unknown!
[Cole] Driving off with The Rock inside.
An ambush by DX in the-- Wait a minute!
Wait a minute! It's The Rock!
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] A two-by-four!
-A two-by-four! -[Lawler] How'd he get out?
[Cole] The Rock with an equalizer.
He's got revenge on The Big Show.
♪ If you smell what The Rock is cooking ♪