-[dramatic theme music playing] -[indistinct chatter]
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
[fireworks exploding]
["Smack" continues]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael Cole] WWE Commissioner Mick Foley remains on a promotional tour
of Southeast Asia.
But he will leave a major mark tonight on SmackDown.
Welcome to the Oakland Coliseum on the bay in Northern California.
Over 17,000 have jammed this joint.
It's been sold out for four months for SmackDown.
["You Look Fly 2 Day" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry Lawler] And now, Michael, it's time to get down here on SmackDown.
[Cole] Kicking off SmackDown with a six-man tag team matchup.
Too Cool, Rikishi, on their way to the ring.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a six-man tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring,
at a combined weight of 861 pounds,
Too Cool and Rikishi.
[Cole] Well, King, Commissioner Mick Foley is 10,000 miles away…
-[Lawler] Oh my gosh. -[Cole] …from Oakland.
[Lawler] Yeah. I bet. He's 10,000 miles away,
but he might as well be here
for all these crazy matches he's ordered for tonight.
[Cole] Yeah, a number of matches set up by the Commissioner
for tonight on SmackDown, including, King, listen to this one…
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] …a no disqualification match.
Triple H against The Undertaker.
[Lawler] Right here, tonight, on SmackDown, a no disqualification…
That's like a death sentence for Triple H. That's not right.
[Cole] A retaliation for Triple H's action on Raw towards Y2J
this past Monday night.
["Emergency" playing]
[Lawler] Hey. Yahoo.
[announcer] Being accompanied to the ring by Trish Stratus,
at a combined weight of 858 pounds,
T & A
and the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
Val Venis.
[Lawler] Oh, a little T & A might put me in a good mood.
[Cole] Oh, here we go. Rikishi and Val Venis.
-[bell rings] -Too Cool and T & A.
Big six-man tag team matchup kicking us off on SmackDown.
Oh, look out.
Too Cool in trouble and a double clothesline by Rikishi on T & A.
[Lawler] That idiot, Mick Foley, this… the new commissioner.
He's done all kinds of things tonight.
That match, Triple H and The Undertaker with no disqualification.
That's not all he's ordered, Michael.
[Cole] Yeah, not at all.
Kane will take on Kurt Angle, here tonight on SmackDown,
ordered by Commissioner Foley.
And what about the big matchup for Fully Loaded in just ten days,
set up by Commissioner Foley as well.
[Lawler] Man, I'm telling you, I've said it before.
Foley is… He's drunk with power.
He's bombed.
[Cole] At Fully Loaded, The Undertaker will take on Kurt Angle.
That match set up this week by Commissioner Mick Foley.
And look at Test with a right hand to Grandmaster Sexay.
[Lawler] When I say Foley was inebriated with power,
that's what he is.
[Cole] Other matches set up tonight by Commissioner Foley:
Chyna and Eddie Guerrero will finally get their hands
on Chris Benoit in a handicap matchup.
[Lawler] Foley is looped, I'm telling you.
[Cole] Oh, what a kick by Grandmaster Sexay.
Nobody home for Test.
And Too Cool and Rikishi are kicking in the early going.
Oh! Missile dropkick.
[Lawler] A man could get smashed on power.
I'm telling you, Foley is just…
Oh, he's three sheets in the wind with it, Cole.
[Cole] Double team by Too Cool on Test.
Again, Commissioner Foley on a promotional tour of Southeast Asia,
but he's made sure he's made his mark here tonight on SmackDown.
Plus Edge and Christian will finally have to defend their Tag Team Titles
against the Number One Contenders, The Acolytes.
[Lawler] Another power-drunk move.
You know, your cousin was a town drunk. Now, Foley, he's the WWE drunk.
[Cole] Now, look at Scotty 2 Hotty hammering away with right hands to Test.
Reversal by Test, Scotty off the ropes, baseball slide between the legs,
-A dropkick to Test. -[Lawler] Man.
Didn't take him down though.
[Cole] Test misses with the right hand and Scotty knocks him down.
Here's a cover, hooks the leg,
and a kickout with authority by Test.
[Lawler] With authority is right.
Can you believe I even heard that Mick Foley made Edge and Christian go…
Oh! …and have physicals
to make sure they were in proper health for this matchup.
[Cole] Yeah, to make sure Christian was over that mysterious flu
he had suffered on Raw.
Give me a break.
[Lawler] Mysterious? The poor guy was sick as a dog.
[Cole] Albert into the ring off the tag.
Also tonight, Kane and Kurt Angle one-on-one.
So, not only does Kurt Angle have to meet The Undertaker
in ten days at Fully Loaded,
the Commissioner doing Kurt Angle no favors here tonight on SmackDown.
A cover by Albert, hooks the leg,
and Grandmaster Sexay breaks up the three count.
[Lawler] Doing Kurt Angle no favors.
I mean, that's just flat-out showing partiality.
I mean, it's a punishment for a great American hero like Kurt.
[both] Oh.
[Cole] Albert, kick to the midsection.
-[Lawler] That's a punishment. -[Cole] Hammering away on Scotty 2 Hotty.
Tell you, King, I cannot believe Triple H and The Undertaker,
no disqualification.
-[Lawler] That's like… -[Cole] Right here tonight.
[Lawler] That may be the biggest match we've ever had on SmackDown.
And I told you that, no disqualification for The Undertaker…
-It's like a… -[Cole] Ooh.
[Lawler] It's like a death sentence for Triple H.
It's not right. Oh my gosh.
[Cole] I agree with you there. Look at the strength of Albert,
350 pounder, dropping Scotty 2 Hotty face-first.
And look at this, Rikishi into the ring, caught by referee Teddy Long.
And it's gonna allow the double team.
And here's Val Venis now, going to work on Scotty 2 Hotty.
Chris Jericho, Y2J, convalescing as we speak
after that vicious, heinous, sledgehammer attack
at the hands on Triple H on Raw this past Monday night, King.
Perhaps Mick Foley set up this matchup
as retaliation for Triple H's actions on Raw this past week.
[Lawler] I was hoping that Triple H had finished Jericho off for good,
but now I understand that Jericho is gonna be okay for Fully Loaded.
[Cole] We're hoping he's gonna be 100% for his matchup
with Triple H at Fully Loaded. Cover by Val Venis.
A kickout by Scotty 2 Hotty as that witch, Trish Stratus, looks on.
[Lawler whistling]
[Lawler] Puppies.
Uh-oh.
[Cole] Albert in off the tag.
Val Venis, the Intercontinental Champion, delivers the elbow to Scotty 2 Hotty.
And Albert, part of the team of T & A
who Trish hopes will one day become Tag Team Champions.
[Lawler] I tell you, they have the opportunity of being
one of the greatest tag teams ever in the WWE.
-[Cole] Ooh! -[Lawler] These guys are gaining momentum.
Their timing is getting down to a tee. They're gonna be awesome.
Oh, look at that.
[Cole] What agility by Albert.
And Trish smiling with satisfaction outside of the ring.
[Lawler] Trish has a lot of agility too.
-Great balance. -[Cole] What do you mean?
[Lawler] What do you mean? Just look at that agility.
Oh man.
[Cole] And Test getting off the tag.
And a right hand to the face of Scotty 2 Hotty,
who desperately needs to make a tag to either Rikishi or Grandmaster Sexay,
as this crowd of 17,000 comes to its feet.
[audience clapping]
SmackDown has been sold out in Oakland for months.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -Scotty 2 Hotty ripped into the corner,
nobody home.
[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] Albert into the turnbuckle, 350 pounds.
-[Lawler] Oh. -[Cole] And follows up with a clothesline
to Scotty 2 Hotty.
[Lawler] Sorry about that, Scotty. Oh.
But your luck is fixing to go from bad to worse.
[Cole] Albert from the second rope. What's he gonna do here?
High-risk maneuver.
Oh, nobody home!
Scotty rolls out of the way.
Can he make a tag, though, to his partners?
[Lawler] Trish, Albert's got a boo-boo, you better rub it.
-Oh. -[Cole] Here comes Val Venis,
Intercontinental Champion.
-Here comes Rikishi. -[crowd cheering]
Rikishi and Val Venis.
Been an intense rivalry.
Rikishi with a double clothesline to T & A.
Kick to the face of Val.
[Lawler] Oh baby!
[Cole] Rikishi onto the sternum of Albert.
[Lawler] Four hundred pounds.
-Whoa, look out. -[Cole] Samoan Drop.
Crushing into the ribs of Test.
-[Lawler] Watch yourself, Rikishi. -[Cole] Val Venis with a clothesline.
Intense rivalry between Val Venis and Rikishi.
-Who'll ever forget the 424-- -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
-Ah! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Bulldog.
[Lawler] You know what we're about to see.
We're gonna see Scotty's Worm.
Here it goes.
[Lawler and crowd] W-O-R-M.
[Lawler] Here it comes. [cackling]
[Lawler and crowd] Whoo, whoo, whoo.
[Cole] The Worm delivered to the Intercontinental Champion
by Scotty 2 Hotty.
[Lawler] Trish doesn't like to see worms.
[Cole] Oh, look out.
I think Rikishi, King, is about to… about to back it up.
[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] Four hundred twenty-four pounds.
[Lawler] Referee, I think that's some sort of foreign object…
Uh-oh. Trish.
[Cole] Trish up on the apron.
[Lawler] That's not a good place to be.
[Cole] Wait a minute. Lita!
Lita, from behind,
pulling Trish off the apron.
[Lawler] What the hell? Lita, what are you doing?
[Cole] Along with The Hardy Boyz.
[Lawler] Look at this. What is Lita…
[Cole] Lita wants Trish.
Lita's got Trish, getting even.
As well as T & A outside the ring.
-[Lawler] Oh, good. -[Cole] To Trish's rescue.
[Lawler] Lita almost pulled Trish's hair out.
[Cole] But, King, that leaves Val Venis alone in the ring,
three-on-one, against Rikishi and Too Cool.
[Lawler] Oh no.
Look out, Val!
-[Cole] Rikishi. -[Lawler] Oh.
-[referee] One, two… -[Cole] The air drawn out of Val Venis.
-[bell rings] -It's over. Rikishi, Too Cool,
pick up the win.
[announcer] Here are your winners,
Too Cool and Rikishi.
[Cole] King, can you imagine 424 pounds crashing into your chest
from the second rope?
[Lawler] You'd be flat as a pancake, as flat as Val Venis.
[Cole] Check out what happened, King.
Trish, the witch, on the apron of the ring.
And look at Lita, from behind, pulling Trish Stratus off the apron.
The witch tried to get involved and she paid for it.
And then Rikishi, 424 pounds, onto the chest of Val Venis.
Too Cool and Rikishi pick up the victory.
["You Look Fly 2 Day" playing]
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Sunglasses on the big man.
[Lawler] And what… Wait a minute.
This could be trouble.
This could be a good one here.
[Cole] Oh, look out.
No, it-- It's gonna be a good one.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Cole] The sunglasses on Lita and the Hardys.
[Lawler] What?
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] They've all got shades.
[Cole] You know what the shades mean, King.
[Lawler] Wait. The Hardy Boyz don't dance.
They dive off top ropes.
They're daredevils. They're not dancers.
[crowd cheering]
Wait a minute.
Lita looks like she could bust a move or two.
[Cole] We're gonna find out right now on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Oh, I'm liking this kind of dancing.
["You Look Fly 2 Day" playing]
-[Lawler] What? -[crowd cheering]
Look at this.
[Cole] Rikishi and Too Cool.
[Lawler] Oh baby.
[Cole] The Hardys and Lita.
Getting down!
[Lawler] Oh. Let me-- Let me stand up here.
This-- Whoa.
Hey, Lita, look at me!
[Cole] What a night it's been already on SmackDown.
And still to come tonight, King,
The Undertaker and Triple H in a no disqualification matchup.
[Lawler] Lita, you need another dance partner.
Here I am!
[Cole] I don't think Kurt Angle is gonna be dancing tonight.
He's going one-on-one with Kane.
[Lawler] Look at Jeff Hardy.
[Cole] The Hardy Boyz are in action later on against DX.
[Lawler] What a night this is gonna be.
What a night it's already been.
[Lawler chuckles] Look at this.
[Cole] Listen to this crowd of over 17,000.
-[music stops] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Hey, it's Stephanie and Triple H.
This is gonna be interesting,
especially after what Triple H did to Chris Jericho
this past Monday on Raw.
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♪ Yo, Jimmy, hit me with that Triple H ♪
["My Time" playing]
♪ Yeah, you let the music keep playin' Mr. Dumb ♪
[Cole] Well, King, we know later on tonight
Triple H will take on The Undertaker
in a no disqualification matchup.
But he's on his way to the ring right now
with that infamous sledgehammer in hand.
[Lawler] Well, I was… I was hoping that maybe Triple H would come down
with a case of the flu or something,
so that Undertaker with the no disqualification stipulation match
wouldn't have to take place.
[Cole] It was on Raw Monday night.
Triple H with that vicious, heinous attack on Y2J, Chris Jericho,
with that sledgehammer,
that landed Jericho in a medical facility.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, making their way to the ring,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion,
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, and Triple H.
[Cole] Well, King, Y2J is convalescing, we understand,
and we're hoping he's gonna be 100% in ten days…
[Lawler] Wait. Wait a minute.
[Cole] …for his matchup with Triple H at Fully Loaded.
[Lawler] Who's hoping that? You?
-[Cole] I'm hoping. -[Lawler] Give me a break.
Even you got to admit… Look at that sledgehammer.
Even you got to admit what a great plan that was by Triple H and DX.
-[Cole] Huh? -[Lawler] It was great. Just admit it.
[Cole] Yeah, he fooled everybody. King, I admit it.
He fooled everyone.
[Lawler] Especially that idiot Y2J. He finally got what was coming to him,
but he still didn't get all he's gonna get.
You wait, at Fully Loaded.
[Cole] Well, for weeks, Triple H has been obsessed
with getting his hands on Y2J, Chris Jericho.
He finally did on Raw Monday night.
Well, actually, he didn't really get his hands on him.
He put that sledgehammer in the gut of Chris Jericho.
[Lawler] Well, you can't blame Triple H.
I mean, that idiot, that slobbery idiot Y2J, had stuck his tongue
so far down Stephanie's throat,
almost had to be pulled out with a crane.
That made Triple H obsessed!
[Cole] Then Triple H busting the head of Y2J, Chris Jericho.
You heard the sledgehammer thundering off the steel steps.
Can you imagine that thundering off the flesh of a human being?
[Lawler] It didn't come off, it went in and busted that head
of Jericho's like a melon.
It was a beautiful sight.
[crowd cheering]
It was just a brilliant plan.
I can't get over how smart The Game is.
I would suggest you bring that sledgehammer out
for that match with The Undertaker later.
You know, Steph, it's…
no secret that…
Mick Foley and I have never really gotten along.
I mean, we've never quite seen eye to eye on things.
So, it's no surprise…
that even 10,000 miles away,
Mick Foley is still trying to screw me.
His latest screw job, tonight,
Mick Foley has taken it upon himself
to book me…
in a no disqualification match…
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
…against none other…
than the American Bad [bleep],
The Undertaker.
[Lawler] Listen to these people, they love it.
[crowd cheering]
They're a bunch of sadists.
But, you know,
I've always been one step ahead of Mick Foley.
His whole career,
it didn't really matter if he was Mankind.
It didn't matter if he was Dude Love.
It didn't matter if he was Cactus Jack.
I always came out on top.
[Lawler] It's true.
You got to admit, Michael, that's true.
And now, even after I've beaten him up and retired him,
he's still trying to screw me over.
-[Lawler] Because he's been effective. -And the funny thing is…
[crowd chanting "Slut!"]
[Lawler] Oh, please.
Don't listen to what they're calling Stephanie.
You-- You peop-- These are like Oakland Raiders fans,
so what do you expect?
Do you realize he's got a sledgehammer in his hand?
Don't make him come out there.
Like their opinion matters.
[Lawler] Right, there you go, just…
But the funny thing about Foley is, now, even though he's the commissioner,
I'm still smarter than he is.
I'm still one step ahead.
And last Monday night on Raw was just more proof of that.
I knew Foley would wanna try to protect that little runt Chris Jericho.
Because of all people, Mick Foley knows what I can do when I'm mad.
And for Chris Jericho,
calling you what he's called you…
-[Lawler] Oh… -Mick Foley knows how damn mad I am.
So, he did the…
sensible thing and he tried to keep me away from Chris Jericho.
But Jericho was getting what was coming to him.
I made sure of that.
That's why…
I got so upset at Mick Foley's little stipulations.
That's why I pretended to be so mad at Road Dogg.
That's why we came up with the grand scheme to send…
you, my darling, to the ring…
to call out that little runt Jericho.
And when that failed, as planned…
[Lawler] Huh?
That's why we threw down that last great, big piece of cheese
to draw us one rat.
I'd like to show the world a little piece of footage
of some supreme acting done by myself…
and my best buddy, X-Pac.
-Man, you need to chill. -Yeah.
-How about you and I go at it, huh? -Hey.
-Come on. -What are you doing?
How about you and I go at it? I'm tired of this.
-I ain't the Brooklyn Brawler. -Brooklyn Brawler, huh?
-Hey, wait… -Oh, you want to bring that up?
-Come on, guys. -You and I are going tonight.
You and me.
I've gotta admit it, Steph,
that looks like we were really hot at each other, right?
[Lawler] Should've got an Oscar.
Everybody was fooled. I know they were all fooled.
[Lawler] You were fooled, weren't you, Michael?
But that was what sold it.
Right there, the match made between me and X-Pac.
And I knew Jericho couldn't resist.
So, we have our match.
And what a match it is.
And I'll tell you what,
X-Pac can whip out a hell of an [bleep] kicking.
But it was worth it.
Why don't you roll that next little piece of footage…
and let's see what happens.
[crowd cheering]
Here comes the rat to get his cheese.
But just when he thinks he's in the clear…
Oh no. What's that?
It's the cat, come back to claim the rat.
[Lawler] This was so great.
It was brilliant.
[Triple H] More like the Dogg.
And here comes Chris Jericho, getting what Chris Jericho deserves.
[Lawler] Jericho had run in so many times before.
They knew he was gonna do that, Michael.
[Triple H] Now, Jericho, you wanna talk trash?
[Lawler] Oh man.
-[Cole] This is sick, King. -[Triple H] You wanna talk about my wife?
Here's a ten-pound sledgehammer for your problems.
Chris Jericho, that was just the beginning.
At Fully Loaded,
if you can make it,
if somehow, Jericho,
you can find the guts to drag yourself up from wherever you're holed up
licking your wounds and make it to Fully Loaded,
I am gonna finish what I started Monday night on Raw.
[Lawler] Wow.
[Triple H] Chris Jericho,
if you wanna talk about my beautiful wife…
[crowd shouting]
…then you had better be ready to pay the ultimate price.
Now, as far as tonight goes,
and The Undertaker…
Undertaker…
you wanna play this Game?
Well, pal, I got one more piece of footage that I want you to take a look at,
and I want you to look at it real good.
[Lawler] What could this be?
[Triple H] This is what happens when you screw with me.
[indistinct chatter]
You get loaded into an ambulance…
[X-Pac laughs]
…and you get carried away.
-[crowd booing] -[Lawler laughs]
Undertaker…
this is no game.
And as of now, I'm no longer playing.
-[Lawler] Wow. -["My Time" playing]
[Cole] Well, King, Triple H may need that sledgehammer tonight.
He goes one-on-one with The Undertaker
in a no disqualification matchup.
[Lawler] Well, I was worried.
Yeah. Thanks to Foley, he made that stipulation,
but you heard The Game, he sounds confident.
He's no longer playing.
[Cole] Can you believe, Triple H and The Undertaker, tonight.
Hey, it's Road Dogg and Lita.
Well, this is interesting, King, because the Hardys and DX
meet in a tag team matchup next.
How dare you.
-Ow! -[Cole] Wait a minute!
Lita just slapped Road Dogg.
Hey, hey, hey.
[Cole] What was that all about? There are The Hardy Boyz.
Keep your dog on a leash.
Hey, come on, man.
[Cole] Some agents out there trying to separate these two teams.
[indistinct shouting]
This could explode!
Hardy Boyz, DX, next.
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[Cole] Moments ago, Road Dogg saying something to Lita that upset her,
and then the explosion between The Hardy Boyz and DX.
[arguing]
These two meet in a tag team matchup.
What a match. Coming up next.
♪ D-Generation X ♪
♪ The King of Rock, who? The King of Rock, what? ♪
[Cole] Well, King, you just saw moments ago,
Lita slapping the Road Dogg.
What in the world did Road Dogg do to Lita to deserve that?
[Lawler] I don't know. That Lita's got a hair trigger.
I mean, he could have been complimenting her hair or something,
and she slapped the taste out of his mouth.
Maybe he was telling her what a nice tattoo she has on her shoulder.
-It is a doozy, you know. -["The Kings" by Run-DMC playing]
[Cole] Coming up right now, DX is gonna take on The Hardy Boyz
in tag team action.
-[bell rings] -Look at Road Dogg, he's hot.
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
In the ring at a combined weight of 462 pounds,
X-Pac and the Road Dogg, D-Generation X.
[Cole] Well, X-Pac and the Road Dogg can be called the accomplices
for that brutal attack on Y2J
this past Monday night on Raw by Triple H.
[music continues]
[Lawler] What category were they? Best supporting actors, right?
[Cole] Right. They had me fooled.
They had you fooled. They had the whole world fooled.
-[Lawler] I suspected something. -Cut the music!
[Lawler] I knew Triple H had some sort of great plan.
Oakland, California, welcome to the Dogg House.
[cheering]
[Lawler] Some real barkers here.
Now, this goes to The Hardy Boyz and I emphasize the word "Boyz."
You keep your dog on a leash,
because this Dogg bites
and we're about to kick [bleep].
[crowd cheering]
["Loaded" playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, being accompanied to the ring by Lita,
from Cameron, North Carolina,
at a combined weight of 440 pounds,
Matt and Jeff, The Hardy Boyz.
[Cole] A little bit ago on SmackDown, we saw The Hardy Boyz and Lita
dancing and having fun.
Well, it's not about fun anymore.
The Hardy Boyz take on DX in a huge tag team matchup,
right here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] And I'm gonna tell you, Lita better understand right now.
See, the Road Dogg is not Trish Stratus.
She just can't go out here and start slapping people around
like she's done to Trish.
Road Dogg will bite.
[Cole] Well, Lita was obviously prompted by something Road Dogg said.
[Lawler] Oh, what can he say? Come on. Give me a break.
[Cole] Oh, I'm sure plenty of things, King.
Well, we've been told, King, that The Rock is here.
-He is here at the Oakland Arena and… -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] I'm wondering what kind of mood The Rock's gonna be in
following what happened on Raw this past Monday night
involving Chris Benoit.
[Lawler] Well, I can assure you that ever since last Monday,
Rock's had… he's had those Crippler Crossface nightmares.
He can't be in a good mood.
[Cole] The Road Dogg and X-Pac set to take on
Matt and Jeff, The Hardy Boyz, tag team action.
-[Lawler] Look! -[Cole] Oh!
And later on tonight, King, Tag Team Titles will be on the line
in a match set up by Commissioner Mick Foley.
The Number One Contenders, the Acolytes,
finally get their hands on the Tag Team Champs,
Edge and Christian.
[Lawler] Well, I'll tell you what, whoever wins this match,
this tag team would be in the running…
[Cole] Cover by Road Dogg and a kickout.
[Lawler] The winner of this match will be right into the running
for a shot at the WWE Tag Titles.
[Cole] Matt Hardy battling away on the Road Dogg.
What were you saying earlier on, King,
Mick Foley, forcing Edge and Christian to undergo a battery of medical tests?
[Lawler] Yeah. I mean, a complete physical.
-I mean, their temperature was taken. -[Road Dogg] Shut up!
[Lawler] Rectally. Ha!
I mean, it was everything you could imagine.
[Cole] Here's one for you.
Maybe the Commissioner didn't trust Edge and Christian?
Boot to the face by Matt Hardy on the Road Dogg.
Road Dogg's in trouble.
Matt Hardy off the top rope, knocking Road Dogg down,
hooks the leg… Two.
Kickout by Road Dogg.
DX and the Hardys, you make a good point.
Winner of this matchup will be in the running for the Tag Team Titles.
Double-team by The Hardy Boyz. Ooh!
Poetry in motion, Matt and Jeff Hardy, as Lita looks on.
Cover by Jeff. Two.
Kickout by the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] Speaking of motion, that Lita's got some nice motion.
Hey, don't forget that other match
that our brilliant commissioner has put together,
that handicap tag match.
[Cole] That's right, Eddie Guerrero and Chyna
finally get their hands on Chris Benoit here tonight.
[Lawler] Is that fair? Two against one?
-Oh! -[Cole] Yes, it is fair.
Considering what Benoit has done to Chyna in recent weeks.
-The Crippler Crossface. -[Lawler] You see that ill-fated flight?
The old risk-taker bit the dirt, didn't he?
[Cole] Into the ring, hammering away on Jeff Hardy, taking advantage.
X-Pac and Road Dogg,
part of that vicious attack on Chris Jericho
that landed Chris Jericho in a medical facility
this past Monday on Raw.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Cole] Great balance by Jeff Hardy.
[Lawler] Another that didn't work. Well, sort of did.
[Cole] X-Pac… Oh, look at this!
Good counter. Hurricanrana by Jeff Hardy.
Road Dogg in the ring, he catches a right hand.
[Lawler] This Jeff Hardy, all he can think about
is doing these wild, risk-taking maneuvers
to try to please the fans. Oh!
He could end up shortening his career doing that.
[Cole] Jeff Hardy is like a rubber band man, King.
He's elastic.
[Lawler] The what?
-[Cole] The rubber band man. -[Lawler] Rubber band man…
[Cole] Stretch him in all kinds of directions, he keeps coming back.
Matt Hardy with the right hands to X-Pac.
Whipped across the ring, and a boot to the back by Road Dogg,
followed up by a heel kick by X-Pac.
[Lawler] Now that's teamwork for you.
You don't have to go flying around all over the arena.
Just kick him in the back, kick him in the front.
[Cole] Well, Commissioner Foley set up another big matchup tonight.
[Lawler] More?
Your King of the Ring, your Olympic hero,
Kurt Angle, is gonna have to go one-on-one with Kane.
[Lawler] What was Foley thinking there?
Huh? You tell me.
[Cole] I sort of like the matchup.
[Lawler] Oh, I guess you do.
[Cole] Now, look at Road Dogg.
Referee sending Jeff Hardy back in his corner,
allows the Road Dogg to go to work on Matt Hardy.
[Lawler] I'm still trying to figure out what the Road Dogg said
that deserved that slap from Lita.
[Cole] Well, I'm sure it wasn't nice.
I'm sure it can't be repeated.
[Lawler] Maybe something about Jeff Hardy's hair.
[Cole] Oh, a shot there.
[Lawler] There's nothing nice you can say about that.
[Cole] Another by Matt Hardy.
And Matt off the ropes, Road Dogg ducks underneath the right hand.
Here comes the lefts from the Road Dogg.
[Lawler] Yes! You can jive, Road Dogg.
-[Cole] Right hand to Matt Hardy. -[Lawler] Did you hear that?
[Cole] Shake, Rattle and Roll time for the Road Dogg.
-[Lawler] That could do it. -[Cole] Cover on Matt Hardy, could be it.
There's two. Matt Hardy gets the shoulder up before the count of three.
[Lawler] I'm surprised Road Dogg didn't do that to Lita when she slapped him.
[Cole] Mick Foley setting up Triple H against The Undertaker, one-on-one,
no disqualification, later tonight.
What about Triple H, King, telling The Undertaker,
"This is no game."
"If you mess with me, you get carted off to a hospital."
[Lawler] Well, he made the example. Hey! Check it out.
-Ya-hoo! -[Cole] The Broncobuster!
X-Pac with the Broncobuster on Matt Hardy.
[cheering]
[Lawler] Oh yeah!
[Cole] And the celebration by X-Pac.
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] Come on, you gotta admit that was good.
[Cole] Yeah, perhaps premature, however, King.
[Lawler] What do you mean?
[Cole] These Hardy Boyz are never down and out.
[Lawler] I think Matt was just down.
[Cole] Matt Hardy into the corner, double-teamed by DX.
Oh no!
Clothesline to Road Dogg.
That's what I mean, the resilience of The Hardy Boyz,
as Lita cheers Matt on.
He needs to make a tag.
Come on, come on.
[Lawler] He needs to get a new hairdresser.
Get up, X-Pac.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Matt Hardy, can he get to his brother Jeff?
He does. Here comes Jeff Hardy.
[Lawler] Look at this.
-Look at him get into the ring. -[Cole] Over the top rope. Oh, look out.
Ooh! Double dropkick to DX.
And the daredevil Matt Hardy puts X-Pac into the corner.
Oh, look out. Here's Jeff now.
Oh, Jeff Hardy into the sternum.
The double-team continues for The Hardy Boyz.
Jeff again.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Look out.
Setting him up.
[Lawler] Twist of Fate!
[Cole] Twist of Fate by Matt Hardy.
Jeff Hardy, top rope, going for the Swanton Bomb.
Incoming!
[crowd cheering]
Jeff Hardy connects.
The cover. There's two…
Wait a minute.
No, X-Pac's still down.
The Hardys haven't won and Road Dogg got involved.
[Lawler] Look out.
[Cole] Oh, look out.
-[Lawler] Hey, hey, hey, hey. -[Cole] What's this now?
-T & A and Val Venis. -[Lawler] We got visitors.
[Cole] Along with that witch, Trish Stratus.
-[Lawler] Hey, Lita. -[Cole] Lita better turn around.
[Lawler] Here's the welcome wagon.
[Cole] Revenge time for Trish on Lita.
Matt Hardy going to Lita's aid.
[Lawler] She's choking her out.
[Cole] Trish has got Lita.
Trish is choking Lita.
[Lawler] Front facelock, that's great.
-Oh! -[Cole] Oh, look out!
Into the X-Factor.
Hooks the leg.
DX picks up the win.
[bell rings]
[Lawler] And Trish is picking up Lita, right off the ground.
-[Cole] The Hardy Boyz had this won, King. -[announcer] Your winners, D-Generation X!
[Lawler] What do you mean, they had it won?
["The Kings" playing]
[Cole] The Hardy Boyz had this matchup won.
Trish has got Lita.
♪ The King of Rock, what? The King of Rock, who? ♪
[Cole] DX is lucky here.
They pick up the victory over The Hardy Boyz.
[Lawler] A great victory for DX, you've got to admit.
[Cole] Well, this rivalry between DX and The Hardy Boyz, far from over.
And check it out, Trish coming on and grabbing Lita, King.
[Lawler] This is not over either.
Trish and Lita, I guarantee it. This is not over.
And while that was going on, look at this.
[Cole] Jeff Hardy, top rope, high-risk maneuver.
And Road Dogg, shoving Jeff Hardy into the X-Factor.
X-Pac picks up the win.
DX defeat The Hardy Boyz, but this rivalry is far from over.
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown, King.
Check it out, Charles Woodson, Tyrone Wheatley from the Oakland Raiders.
[Lawler] Yeah. I can remember when the Oakland Raiders were a good team.
But the big news is the XFL is coming to Los Angeles
and Las Vegas. What about that?
[Cole] Well, if the XFL is as hard-hitting as the Rock-Benoit rivalry,
look out.
[Shane McMahon] Chris Benoit is a man with deadly focus.
[Jim Ross] Benoit, the Crossface on The Rock.
[Shane] Chris Benoit is a man that is cold-hearted.
[Ross] Benoit rippin' and tearin' at The Rock.
[Shane] Chris Benoit is a man that is absolutely ruthless.
[Ross] The Rock has been punished.
The Rock has been tortured.
[Benoit] I'm the greatest technical wrestler
in the history of the WWE.
I'm asking The Rock to prove me wrong.
[Ross] The WWE Champion, The Rock, is standing tall.
Looking a hole in Benoit.
[The Rock] The Rock has no problem proving you wrong.
Just bring it, jabronies. Just bring it.
[Ross] The stakes are high for both Benoit and The Rock,
especially for Benoit.
Benoit wins tonight, he'll get The Rock for the WWE Title at Fully Loaded.
What the hell is going on? Shane McMahon just…
He just… Wait a minute.
Well, this is not fair.
-[Lawler] Oh, look out, Shane. -[Ross] This is not fair at all.
And The Rock chasing Shane McMahon right back into the ring
where the Wolverine is waiting, and down goes The Rock.
Benoit has got the Crossface on The Rock.
[Lawler] He's got it locked in. This is it!
[Ross] Could almost hear The Rock's neck and shoulder tearing.
Look at the strain on Benoit's face.
The Rock is writhing in pain.
The Rock trying to get to that bottom rope.
He's reaching for the rope.
-[Shane] Ring the bell! -[bell rings]
-[Ross] Ring the bell? -[Lawler] What?
And your winner and soon to be World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
as a result of a tap-out…
-[Lawler] "Tap-out"? -[Shane] …my friend, Chris Benoit.
-[Ross] That's not a tap-out. "Tap-out"? -[Lawler] Look at The Rock!
[Ross] The Rock was reaching for the rope. Come on!
[Lilian Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen, referee Earl Hebner has informed me
that due to outside interference,
the winner of this match on disqualification is The Rock.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] What?!
[Ross] Hebner reversed the decision.
What's Benoit gonna do, pick on Earl Hebner?
[Lawler] Look out! Oh!
[Ross] The Rock's up.
The Rock is up.
The Rock is trying to get to Benoit.
[Lawler] Oh, wait a minute.
[Ross] My God, The Rock has just Rock Bottomed the referee.
The Rock is a wounded animal
at the hands of Chris Benoit.
["Radicalz" playing]
[Cole] Well, King, we know The Rock is here tonight in Oakland
for SmackDown,
and I'm sure he viewed what happened this past Monday night on Raw.
[Lawler] You saw the look on The Rock's face.
That picture tells it all.
I mean, he is beside himself.
Oh baby. Speaking of being beside something.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Tampa, Florida,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
he's the World Wrestling Entertainment Light Heavyweight Champion,
Dean Malenko.
[Lawler] I'm starting to get a lot more respect for Dean Malenko.
He is truly a real ladies' man.
[Cole] You know, Dean Malenko likes to refer to himself
as James Bond-like.
-["What Does Everybody Want?" playing] -[Lawler] Oh no. Look at this idiot.
-Oh my gosh. -[announcer] And his opponent…
-[Cole] Oh, please. -…from Lima, Ohio…
[Lawler] He's a real ladies'-- Oh, look!
Watch it.
[announcer] …Al Snow.
[Lawler] That's the only kind of date Al Snow can get.
Inflatable. [cackles]
[Cole] He's obviously poking fun at Dean Malenko with the ladies
he brings to ringside, King.
[Lawler] No, he's not. Those are his real girlfriends.
[Cole] Oh, come on.
[Lawler] I can assure you.
Look at the mouth on that one.
[Cole] How do you know, King? You double dated?
[Lawler] What are you talking about?
Look at this.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, Al Snow, I'll tell you what.
[Lawler] I think he has some sort of latex fetish.
[Cole] You got to admit Al Snow is out there, but he's, uh… [laughs]
-He likes to have fun. -[Lawler] Oh, she fell down.
[Cole] He's enjoying what he's doing.
He's propping them… propping them up right at ringside,
like Malenko's ladies.
[Lawler] What are you talking about?
[Cole] I don't think Dean finds it too funny.
[Lawler] I don't think it's… It's not funny either. It's kind of sad.
[Cole] Well, Dean Malenko goes to work one-on-one against Al Snow,
who has returned, much to your dismay, King, to his persona of, uh…
Al Snow along with that mannequin head.
[Lawler] No, I mean, Al Snow has got a split personality.
-And I hate both of them. -[Cole] Yeah, he's Sybil-like.
Up over the top. Look at this. Dean Malenko with the cartwheels.
-And look out. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Al Snow in trouble.
He's… You saw the look on The Rock, King.
Oh, look out. Dean Malenko up over the top of Al Snow.
You saw the look on The Rock, King, following Raw this past Monday night.
[Lawler] Safe. Oh!
[Cole] The look in the eyes of The Rock as he stared back
at Chris Benoit and Shane McMahon.
And The Rock's had a couple of days
to digest what happened on Raw Monday night,
and you have to believe the People's Champ
is not in a pleasant mood.
[Lawler] Well, I'm telling you. I've heard that…
I've heard… My sources have told me that…
that this situation has got The Rock…
I mean, he's madder about this than anything he's been his entire career.
[Cole] Leapfrog by… Uh-oh. …Malenko, a block by Al Snow.
Tonight, Commissioner Mick Foley has set up a no disqualification matchup
between Triple H and The Undertaker.
Ooh.
Nice side Russian leg sweep by Al Snow.
[Lawler] Instead of Al Snow,
can we get a shot of Dean Malenko's lovely ladies?
[Cole] Oh. Kicks to the side of the head by Al Snow.
What about Al Snow's lovely ladies?
[Lawler] Oh, please.
Oh man.
[Cole] Right-hand clothesline, Al Snow knocking Malenko down.
Look out. Cover by Al Snow.
-One, two. -[Cole] There's two.
And Malenko kicks out.
[Lawler] Well, they might be your type.
At least they'd never have a headache.
[Cole] Oh, please.
Al Snow slamming Dean Malenko.
We talked about The Rock being here in Oakland.
Chris Benoit is here as well.
And he's gonna have his hands full
in a handicap matchup against Chyna and Eddie Guerrero.
You think The Rock's upset with Chris Benoit,
Chyna and Eddie Guerrero seething at the fact that Chris Benoit
has, a couple of times, placed that Crippler Crossface on Chyna.
[Lawler] Another one of those stupid Mick Foley matches
that he set up here tonight.
[Cole] Well, Mick Foley set up a couple of good matches here tonight.
Oh.
Malenko whipped into the corner.
[Lawler] Oh, the girls are down again.
Oh, look at this!
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole laughs]
[Cole] A little bit of inspiration for Al Snow.
[Lawler] I think that was a French kiss too.
[Cole] Malenko in trouble. Al Snow in control of this matchup.
Oh, look out.
[Lawler] Foley will probably hear about this. He's all the way over in Jakarta,
but he checks out wwe.com.
[Cole] Malenko with a nice counter and trying to set up Al Snow
for the Texas cloverleaf.
Can he get it locked in here?
Al Snow knows he's in trouble, trying to make his way to the ropes.
And look, Malenko's got the cloverleaf locked in,
and Al Snow wisely grabs the rope.
That's a veteran maneuver by Al Snow.
[Lawler] If Shane McMahon had been referee, that'd been a tap out.
[Cole] Of course it would have.
You know darn well The Rock never tapped out
on Raw Monday night to the Crossface.
[Lawler] Oh, come on. Really… I did…
In Shane's defense, I did see The Rock raise his hand up and come down
and tap on the mat.
[Cole] He was reaching for the rope and he missed it.
[Lawler] Well, that's a technicality.
You see that was… It was a judgment call.
[Cole] Wait a minute. Al Snow trying to set Malenko up,
and Malenko hammering away with the right hands.
[Lawler] Don't hit him in the head, Dean, that won't hurt him.
There you go. That'll do some damage.
Light Heavyweight Champion, Dean Malenko.
[Lawler] Can we get one shot of his girls, Dean's girls?
[Cole] Oh, look out.
[Lawler] I like the one in the pink, pretty in pink.
[Cole] Al Snow telegraphed that one.
-[alarm blaring] -Malenko knocked him down… Wait a minute.
Warning.
-[Lawler] What's this? -[Cole] It's Steven Richards.
[alarm continues]
And Steven Richards got Al Snow's dates.
[Lawler] What are you doing?
[crowd booing]
What is he doing?
Hey, he's getting--
[Cole] He's got Al Snow's dates and Malenko's ladies.
Wait a minute. Inside the ring,
Al Snow with a cover on Malenko and a kickout.
[Lawler] This Steven Richards is starting to get under my skin.
[Cole] He's a nuisance.
[Lawler] He's getting rid of all the skin on the show.
[Cole] Oh, look out. Malenko, bridge, cover.
Kickout.
[alarm stops]
[Lawler] Do these guys even realize their girls are gone?
[Cole] I think they do, but Steven Richards, King,
is the self-proclaimed censor of World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something.
Al Snow is gonna really be upset when he finds out his girls are gone.
He's gonna be all alone tonight.
[Cole] Well, Steven Richards has struck again.
Action continues in the ring.
Dean Malenko, dropkick to the back of the head of Al Snow.
I got to admit, King, that Steven Richards,
he's a nuisance. Nothing but a nuisance.
[Lawler] He's an idiot.
[Cole] Both men knocked down, center of the ring.
One.
[Cole] And referee Jack Doan begins the count.
And look at Dean Malenko, Light Heavyweight Champion to his feet
on the apron of the ring.
[Lawler] Where are the girls?
[Cole] That's all you're thinking about.
"Where are the girls?"
[Lawler] Steven Richards has ruined this whole match for me.
[Cole] And Al Snow hammering away with the right hands.
[Lawler] We had puppies, we had plastic puppies,
we had everything.
[crowd cheering]
-Oh my gosh! -[Cole] Al Snow, top rope.
-[Lawler shouts] -[Cole] Snow's got Malenko wrapped up.
-[bell rings] -Wait a minute now.
-[Lawler] Malenko had Al Snow. -[Cole] Malenko with a counter!
[announcer] …winner, the World Wrestling Entertainment Light Heavyweight Champion,
Dean Malenko.
[Lawler] Dean, your girls are gone.
[Richards] Cut the music.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
Here's that idiot.
Indecent women,
inflatable or not,
are still indecent women.
And that, ladies and gentlemen,
is totally unacceptable.
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] To you, maybe.
Whether you like it or not,
I will continue to censor material
that is inappropriate
because, ladies and gentlemen,
it is for your own good.
-[alarm blaring] -[Cole] What gives him the right, King,
to deem what's inappropriate?
[Lawler] I like indecent women, you moron.
[Cole] Steven Richards, the self-proclaimed censor of…
-Wait a minute. -It's almost time.
[indistinct muttering]
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero and Chyna
looking for sweet revenge on Chris Benoit.
[Lawler] Yeah. This is indecent, if you ask me.
Two against one.
What chance does Benoit have?
[Cole] Thanks to Commissioner Foley,
Eddie and Chyna take on Chris Benoit in a handicap matchup
tonight on SmackDown.
It's The Rock!
The Rock! An angry onlooker!
The Rock!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown, set for a handicap matchup.
Chris Benoit to take on Eddie Guerrero and Chyna.
But there's no doubt, King,
that Chris Benoit may be looking past this matchup.
He wants The Rock.
[Lawler] Yeah. He wants The Rock, all right,
but… he deserves The Rock, as a matter of fact.
But he better not look past Eddie Guerrero and Chyna.
That'd be a big mistake.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a handicap match scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
Chris Benoit.
[Cole] You're right, King, Chris Benoit better not look past
Latino Heat and Mamacita here tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] And tonight, SmackDown is brought to you
by the Lorillard Tobacco Company's Youth Smoking Prevention Program.
[Cole] And by Western Union Money Transfer,
the fastest way to send money worldwide.
[Lawler] And by Nike.
I'll tell you what, it's plain and simple.
♪ Mamacita ♪
[Lawler] Mamacita is on her way. But Chris Benoit beat The Rock.
And then The Rock accepted the terms and conditions for the matchup,
so he deserves a shot, right?
[Cole] Well, I'll tell you what, King.
[announcer] …Chyna
and the World Wrestling Entertainment European Champion, Eddie Guerrero.
[Cole] I'll tell you, Mick Foley is looking into the situation
concerning The Rock and Chris Benoit,
and hopefully Mick Foley will clarify it this coming Monday night on Raw.
But right now, Benoit has to worry about Eddie and Chyna.
[Lawler] Oh yeah.
[Cole] They cannot wait to get their hands on The Rabid Wolverine,
Chris Benoit.
Chyna locked not once, but twice in the Crippler Crossface by Benoit.
[Lawler] Speaking of faces, look at Benoit's. He's not intimidated.
He's not backing up. He's not afraid.
[Cole] This is a handicap matchup.
[crowd cheering]
[music fades]
Chris Benoit, words came out of his mouth, King, last week.
-He has no compassion. He has no feelings. -[Lawler] Right?
[Cole] He doesn't care about anybody but himself.
[Lawler] And those are his good points. I kinda like that in an individual.
Earl Hebner, why don't you shut your mouth, get out of the way,
and let Benoit take care of business.
[Cole] Well, it was Earl Hebner who reversed the decision, wisely,
on Raw this past Monday night in the Chris Benoit-Rock matchup.
[Lawler] Idiot.
[Cole] It was a disqualification, plain and simple.
-[Lawler] You gotta get… -[Cole] The Rock never tapped out.
Look out. Benoit from behind to Eddie Guerrero.
[Lawler] I said it before, it was a judgment call.
Shane used his proper judgment, he called it like he saw it.
[Cole] What an elbow by Chris Benoit.
He made it certain, this vicious Rabid Wolverine,
he wants The Rock.
He wants the WWE Championship.
He came out here last week and said it, King,
he wants the World Wrestling Entertainment Title.
[Lawler] And I got a feeling he's gonna get it.
I don't think I've ever seen anybody in the WWE
that's any more vicious than Chris Benoit.
He's a man on a mission, all right. Look out.
[Cole] Hurricanrana by Eddie Guerrero.
And Eddie Guerrero with a boot to the face of Chris Benoit,
and the European Champion Eddie Guerrero hammers away on Benoit.
[Lawler] I know what Guerrero wants to do.
He wants to soften Benoit up a little bit and then turn him over to Chyna.
[Cole] Chyna cannot wait to get her hands on Chris Benoit.
Look out. Eddie Guerrero up over the top rope into the chest of Benoit.
[Lawler] Flying headbutt that was.
[Cole] Commissioner Mick Foley setting up this matchup
from some 10,000 miles away.
Oh, look out, Benoit outside the ring,
and Chyna and Benoit in a stare-down.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Yeah, Chyna. Oh, look out!
[exclaiming]
-Did you see that? -[Cole] Into the steel steps!
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] And the Ninth Wonder of the World, forearm to Benoit.
[Lawler] That should be a disqualification.
[Cole] Chyna's getting hers.
Benoit into the steps.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Chyna.
[Cole] Chyna, with a kick to the kidney.
[Lawler] Where's Earl Hebner when you… Hey, you Hebnerites.
Hebner, look at this.
[Cole] And sending the scraps in of Chris Benoit to Eddie Guerrero.
Guerrero cover.
There's one, there's two.
-Benoit kicks out. -[Lawler] I know it's two against one,
I know that's the way Mick Foley set this up,
but you're supposed to tag in and out, Guerrero and Chyna.
[crowd chanting "Mamacita"]
Oh, listen, "Mamacita."
[Cole] Over 17,000 here in Oakland
in the corner of Eddie Guerrero and Chyna on this one.
Oh, look out. Eddie Guerrero, reversal.
Oh, look at that, face-first.
And Benoit, cold and calculating.
[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] With a powerbomb to the European Champion Eddie Guerrero.
[Lawler] Chyna better be lucky that wasn't her.
[Cole] Benoit is ruthless.
He's vicious.
He calls himself the best technical wrestler
in World Wrestling Entertainment today.
[Lawler] Chyna was reaching her hand out, she wants in,
she wants a tag. She hasn't been in there legally yet.
[Cole] Here's a cover. Two. Guerrero kicks out
following the snap suplex, as Chyna looks on.
What do you think, King?
Benoit the best technical wrestler today?
[Lawler] I think he's a future WWE Champion.
I've said it before.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Oh man.
Frequent flyer miles for Eddie Guerrero.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, Chris Benoit…
-[Lawler] He wants a little bit of Chyna. -[Cole] …may one day be WWE Champion,
especially based on this new friendship with Shane McMahon.
[Lawler] That's all it is, a friendship.
You can't understand it because you don't have any friends.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero whipped into the corner by Chris Benoit.
Meticulous.
Ooh. What a shot, echoing throughout the Oakland Arena.
Listen to this.
-Ooh! -[Lawler] Man.
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero, down to his knees.
[Lawler] We're seeing the European Champion Eddie Guerrero
against the future WWE Champion.
The Rabid Wolverine, Chris Benoit.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero into the turnbuckle…
and Benoit is picking apart the European Champion.
[Lawler] I'm afraid these people can chant "Eddie" all they want to,
or maybe even some Latino Heat.
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero trying to gain some momentum.
Off the second rope, tornado DDT.
Benoit's in trouble as Chyna cheers Eddie Guerrero on.
[crowd cheering]
What action here on SmackDown tonight.
Still to come, Triple H and The Undertaker.
No disqualification.
[crowd cheering]
What chops by Eddie Guerrero.
[Lawler] I'm sure that Shane McMahon is concerned for his friend right now.
[Cole] Oh, tilt-a-whirl into a backbreaker by Chris Benoit.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. Look at Benoit. -[Cole] And Benoit says that's it.
[Lawler] And when Benoit says that's it, you can take it to the bank.
[Cole] Wait a minute. Eddie Guerrero. Benoit a bit premature.
-Eddie Guerrero cuts him off at the pass. -[Lawler] It was not it.
I can't believe he said that's it, it wasn't it.
[Cole] Oh, look out, superplex, top rope.
And Guerrero took plenty out of himself as well
as both men thump into the canvas.
[Lawler] I tell you… Look at this.
-[Cole] Oh yeah. -[Lawler] The giant killer.
[Cole] His new buddy. Chris Benoit's new buddy Shane McMahon.
[Lawler] I didn't even know Shane was gonna be here.
-Nice to see Shane here. -[Cole] It's nice to see Shane.
What's he doing out here?
[Lawler] Wait a minute. He's not out here, he's in there.
[Cole] Wait a minute, Shane and Earl Hebner got into it Monday night.
-[crowd cheering] -Chyna in the ring, a forearm to Benoit.
[Lawler] Get her outta there. I didn't see a tag.
Get out! Go!
[Cole] And Earl Hebner forcing Chyna out of the ring.
One, two…
[Cole] I saw it, King. It was an obvious tag.
[Lawler] Hebner-- You're not the referee.
-Hebner didn't see it. -[Cole] She made the tag.
[Lawler] You can't call what you don't see.
[Cole] And Shane McMahon had the referee distracted.
Benoit's pal, Shane, getting involved again.
[crowd chanting]
[Lawler] Listen to these people.
A derogatory remark.
-[Cole] And, King… -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] What is Shane doing?
He's sneaking around. Wait a minute.
Shane just grabbed the leg of Chyna,
and she bounced off the apron.
-Eddie Guerrero with a dropkick! -Shane! Shane!
[Cole] Shane McMahon into the announce table.
[Lawler] Look at this. Are you all right?
[Cole] Guerrero and Benoit going at it
inside the ring. Wait a minute!
Benoit, trying to lock it in.
[Lawler] Get it.
-And he's got it locked in. -[Lawler] Shane…
[Cole] Crippler Crossface to Eddie Guerrero.
Benoit with the Crossface to Eddie Guerrero.
[Lawler] Look at Shane. I think Shane's hurt.
[Cole] Well, wait a minute. Guerrero has got the rope, King.
-No. Ring the bell. -[Cole] The referee…
[bell rings]
The referee calling for the bell.
Guerrero screaming.
[Lawler] Shane, watch your back.
[Cole] Benoit won't break the hold. Benoit won't break the damn hold.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Shane, with the European Title to the back of Chyna.
[Lawler] What?
[announcer] The winner of this match,
as a result of a disqualification,
Chyna and Eddie Guerrero.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Guerrero made it to the ropes.
But this Rabid Wolverine, Chris Benoit-- Wait a minute.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Cole] Benoit's got Hebner.
-He's got Hebner. -[Lawler] Yes!
[Cole] Look at the tough guy now, King.
This is sick.
[Lawler] This has been well-deserved.
[Cole] What do you mean? Benoit's real tough here.
The Crossface on the referee.
[Lawler] Look at Benoit.
[Cole] This is ridiculous.
What is Benoit doing?
[Lawler] What do you mean? Can't you see?
It's the Crippler Crossface.
[Cole] Look at Shane McMahon, the cheerleader.
-[raucous cheering] -Wait a minute!
-[Cole] The Rock… The Rock is here. -[Lawler] Look out, Shane!
-[Cole] The Rock's got Shane. -[Lawler] Oh my God.
-[Cole] The Rock's got Shane. -[Lawler] Yo!
[Cole] The Rock wants Benoit.
A right hand at Benoit. The Rock has got Benoit.
[Lawler] Get away.
[Cole] The Rock would have picked Benoit apart.
-[Lawler] What is this? -[Cole] Spinebuster.
-[Lawler] What are they doing? -[Cole] And Christian… Rock Bottom.
The Tag Champions trying to help Shane and Benoit.
A spinebuster, a Rock Bottom.
The Rock wants Benoit.
[Lawler] The Rock has come in and laid the smackdown on Benoit and Shane,
and Edge and Christian.
[Cole] He wants Benoit so bad, he can taste it.
Rock Bottom to Edge.
The Tag Team Champions have been decimated by the People's Champ.
[Lawler] Come on, Rock, you can't do the Tag Team Champions that way.
["If You Smell" playing]
Look at this.
[Cole] The Rock wants Chris Benoit.
♪ The Rock says ♪
[Cole] The wounded animal, The Rock, retaliated.
[Lawler] He sent a message to Benoit.
Look at Edge and Christian. They're left lying in the heap.
[Cole] The Rock wants Benoit so bad he can taste it.
[voiceover] And now, get ready for some maximum power delivered by
RC Edge Maximum Power Cola.
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] Benoit's got Hebner!
-[Lawler] Yes! -[Cole] Look at the tough guy now, King.
This is sick. Wait a minute!
-[Lawler] Wa-hoo! -[Cole] Wait a minute.
The Rock! The Rock is here.
The Rock wants Benoit so bad he can taste it.
[voiceover] RC Edge, not just cola, power cola.
[Cole] Moments ago at the sold-out Oakland Coliseum,
crowd was on its feet, King,
as the wounded animal, The Rock, tried to exact revenge on Chris Benoit.
[Lawler] Well, you got that right. But he didn't get the job done.
We saw Benoit deliver some serious damage to Earl Hebner.
Hey, and I think Kevin Kelly's standing by with The Rock.
Rock, I would imagine you've had all you can stomach
of the Rabid Wolverine. And…
Chris Benoit, it's as simple as this.
After running from The Rock,
after attacking The Rock from behind like a coward,
The Rock has come to one simple conclusion,
and that is you are not the most technical wrestler in the WWE,
you are not the Rabid Wolverine,
but what you are is, without a shadow of a doubt,
the biggest chicken [bleep] The Rock has ever seen.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Whoa.
[Lawler] I can't believe that.
That's why, Chris Benoit, in ten days, at Fully Loaded,
despite the fact you didn't get the job done on Monday night,
The Rock is still putting his WWE Title on the line,
not because you've earned it, not because you deserve it,
but because, quite frankly, Chris Benoit, you've made it personal.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Rock-Benoit at Fully Loaded.
That's why at Fully Loaded, Chris Benoit,
The Rock is personally gonna give you the beating of a lifetime.
And as a special added bonus,
The Rock is gonna take his boot… No, take both his boots,
turn them sum-[bleep] sideways,
and stick them straight up your candy [bleep].
[Lawler] Oh God.
[crowd cheering]
If you smell…
[Cole] Wait a minute. It's Benoit.
Chris Benoit from behind.
[Lawler] Look at this.
-Ambush on The Rock from behind. -That's it, Rocky.
Yeah, that's it. Scream, baby. Scream.
I can't smell what you're cooking now, Rock.
I can't smell what you're cooking. No.
No. But… You know, I can't hear you, Rock.
What's that? I can't hear you.
I can't… Oh, but you know what?
I know what you're thinking, Rocky. That's it.
I know what you're thinking, Rock.
You're thinking… No. No.
I'm starting to get that whiff.
I'm starting to get that vibe.
Rock, I know that you can smell…
that Chris Benoit…
will be the next World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
What do you think about that, Rock? Yeah!
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. Look at this!
[Cole] Finally they're trying to pull Chris Benoit off The Rock.
Benoit has taken out The Rock, King.
Benoit, from behind, has taken out The Rock.
[Cole] Chris Benoit didn't want to wait until Fully Loaded
to get to The Rock, King.
Gutless Benoit attacked The Rock from behind.
[Lawler] Unbelievable.
And as a special added bonus,
The Rock is gonna take his boot… No, take both of his boots,
turn them sum-[bleep] sideways,
and stick them straight up your candy [bleep].
[crowd cheering]
If you smell…
[Cole] And there's Chris Benoit with that gutless attack from behind.
And once again, King, locking the Crippler Crossface into The Rock.
-That's it, scream, baby. -[Lawler] Listen to Shane.
I can't smell what you're cooking now, Rock.
I can't smell what you're cooking. No.
No. But… You know, I can't hear you, Rock.
What's that? I can't… I can't hear you.
I can't… Oh, but you know what? I know what you're thinking, Rocky.
That's it.
I know what you're thinking, Rock.
You're thinking… No. No.
I'm starting to get that whiff.
I'm starting to get that vibe.
Rock, I know that you can smell…
that Chris Benoit…
will be the next World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
What do you think about that, Rock? Yeah. Yeah!
[indistinct shouting]
Get out of here.
That's it. Come here.
Yeah, that's it.
[Cole] Well, King, moments ago, after that attack,
Chris Benoit, the coward, along with Shane McMahon, leaving the building.
How brave is this?
[Lawler] What do you mean, coward?
They probably got a meeting to go to or something.
-[Cole] A meeting? -[Lawler] He's the future WWE Champion.
[Cole] They wasted no time getting out of Oakland.
Chris Benoit and Shane McMahon. They're gutless cowards, plain and simple.
[Lawler] Better watch your mouth.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first, the challengers,
at a combined weight of 578 pounds…
Bradshaw and Faarooq, the Acolytes.
[Cole] The Acolytes finally get their Tag Title shots here tonight.
They were supposed to get them on Raw Monday.
Christian came down with a flu,
leading to Edge versus Bradshaw.
[voiceover] And now the WWE Whack of the Night,
presented by the Lorillard Tobacco Company's
Youth Smoking Prevention Program.
-[Lawler] Look out. -[Ross] Bradshaw has got Edge beat.
-Hey, wait a minute. -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Ross] Christian just brought the ring bell in.
Oh, right between the eyes.
The ring bell between the eyes.
-The referee back in the ring. -[Lawler] What a valiant effort.
[Ross] Edge doesn't even realize he's won.
[dramatic music playing]
["Acolytes" playing]
[Cole] Well, following that, King, the Acolytes get their hands
on Edge and Christian here tonight on SmackDown.
The Number One Contenders finally get their title shots.
[Lawler] Well, I just hope that Edge and Christian are 100%.
Could be a lingering illness for Christian.
[announcer] From Toronto, Canada…
-[Lawler] He could have a relapse. -[announcer] …weight of 455 pounds,
they are the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
Christian and Edge.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Wait a minute.
[Cole] What is this?
[crowd booing]
Now, being the fightingest Tag Team Champions
in World Wrestling Entertainment history,
we were so ready to defend our titles tonight against the Acolytes.
[Lawler] "Were so ready"?
Unfortunately, due to the disprofessionality of The Rock…
[Lawler] "Disprofessionality"?
…I have totally suffered a back injury…
[Lawler] Uh-oh. He's hurt.
…as a result of a devastating spinebuster and a Rock Bottom.
[Lawler] Well, you saw that.
He needs medical attention.
I am in bad shape.
I mean, I am in Golden State Warriors bad shape. [groans]
[Lawler] Oh man. He's hurt.
[Cole] He wasn't in bad shape enough not to dis this crowd, King.
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] What do you mean?
So, there will be no Tag Team Title match tonight.
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] It's only fair, the man is hurt. He can't defend his title.
There will be no five-second pose.
[Lawler] Oh no!
But I will defend our honor…
[Lawler] Oh man.
…in a good, clean,
100%…
non-title singles match.
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] Well, that's good, but no five seconds of photography?
["You Think You Know Me" playing]
♪ You think you know me ♪
[Lawler] Thanks to The Rock.
He's hurt Edge and now they're not gonna be able to defend the Tag Titles.
[Cole] So, Christian's going one-on-one with one member of the Acolytes.
I can understand the spinebuster and the Rock Bottom, King, to Edge but…
[Lawler] Right, okay. Don't even say any more.
It's a legitimate injury. Case closed.
[music drowns out speech]
[Cole] Well, Christian supposedly suffered the sniffles,
-I mean, the flu… -[Lawler] Yeah.
[Cole] …this past Monday on Raw,
but, as you mentioned, Commissioner Foley, King,
forced Edge and Christian to undergo
a battery of medical tests before this matchup.
[Lawler] Right.
[Cole] That, of course… Wait. Christian and Faarooq one-on-one.
Here's a cover and kickout after one.
[Lawler] Earlier, Edge and Christian were in great physical condition
till The Rock got his hands on Edge.
[Cole] Oh, look at this!
Wait a minute. Cover on Faarooq, kickout after two.
But I want to know, King, when the Acolytes,
who are the Number One Contenders,
are gonna get their Tag Team Title shots.
I mean, they earned the right.
[Lawler] They're getting to fight Edge and Christian.
[Cole] Not with the Tag Titles on the line.
That's what it's all about.
-Look at that. -[crowd cheering]
Shot to the ribs by Faarooq.
[Cole] Christian may rue the day that he decided to get involved
in this matchup with Faarooq.
[Lawler] Yeah. But it's a 100% non-title match.
[Cole] Oh!
Hopefully, we'll get an update a little bit later on
-on the condition of The Rock. -[Lawler] Look at this.
-See, this is what's bad. -[Cole] Look out.
[Lawler] The Acolytes have absolutely no regard for the rules.
[Cole] Steel steps to the back of Christian.
[Lawler] Speaking of no regard for the rules,
what about The Undertaker later on?
[Cole] Yeah. No, disqualification match against Triple H.
[Lawler] There'll be no rules.
[Cole] A match set up by Commissioner Mick Foley.
Here's a cover by Faarooq to Christian.
There's two, and Christian gets the shoulder up.
Well, we hope to get an update on the condition of The Rock, King,
suffering the Crippler Crossface yet again
at the hands of a cowardly Chris Benoit.
Backbreaker by Faarooq.
Cover on Christian and a kickout.
[Lawler] My sources tell me that EMTs are looking at The Rock right now.
No matter what… I mean, you got to…
You got to realize that… how many times now
has that Crippler Crossface been applied to The Rock?
[Cole] A number of times.
[Lawler] Well, every time that it is, it does more and more damage.
Each time. Oh! You can actually hear those tendons…
[Cole] Hook of the leg, cover, two, and a kickout.
[Lawler] It pulls those tendons in your shoulder and in your neck.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And that leads us to the question of what kind of shape
is The Rock gonna be in in ten days at Fully Loaded,
when he defends the title against Chris Benoit?
[Lawler] Let me tell you, Benoit was like a rabid wolverine.
He was bleeding.
-[Cole] He tasted his own blood. -[Lawler] Right.
And that just makes him crazy.
[Cole] Look at the bear hug by Faarooq on Christian.
Kick to the midsection after the shot to the eyes.
Oh, look at this.
Edge on the apron.
[Lawler] Watch your back, man.
[Cole] That must have taken a lot of strength to climb up on the apron
with an injured back, King.
[Lawler] He probably had a back spasm is the reason he got up there.
[Cole] Look at that DDT by Christian.
The Tag Team… Wait a minute.
-[Lawler] What is Edge… -[Cole] What is Edge doing?
-Got the ring bell. -He's got the ring bell.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] Bradshaw from behind.
[Lawler] Watch his back, Bradshaw.
[Cole] Bradshaw with a right hand to Edge.
[Lawler] That's our Tag Team Champion, he's got a bad back.
[Cole] Now look at Christian. Ring bell.
Faarooq counters, slamming Christian down.
-[Lawler] Hey. That's not right. -[Cole] Here's the cover.
-[crowd cheering] -["Acolytes" playing]
[Lawler] There's no bell to ring.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Faarooq.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Oh, look at this.
Hey, wait a minute. King, Edge…
-There's nothing wrong with Edge. -[Lawler] What? Look at his back!
He's writhing in pain.
[Cole] He had no problem climbing into the ring and knocking over Faarooq.
[Lawler] What a valiant effort. Somehow. It's almost super human.
Look at him.
-Oh, he's collapsing. -[Cole] Oh, come on now.
[Lawler] Collapsed in pain.
[Cole] Edge picked up the ring bell and walked into the ring.
The ring bell worked for Edge and Christian on Raw Monday,
it didn't work tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] You know how much his chiropractor bill is gonna be?
[Cole] There's nothing wrong with Edge.
[Lawler] His back… Ah!
[Cole] It's The Big Red Machine, Kane,
awaiting his opportunity, next, on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Oh my God.
[Cole] …versus Kurt Angle, Olympic champion, the King of the Ring.
[Lawler] Kurt, this is not good.
Look at the look on Kurt's face.
[Cole] Well, King, you've heard of dead man walking?
[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] How about dead Olympic hero walking?
Angle-Kane, next.
[Vince McMahon] It's time for the XFL.
Football… back to the fans.
It's time for the XFL.
Football… back to Los Angeles.
[man] I'd like to welcome the XFL to Las Vegas.
The XFL will present to the fans an interactive live experience
that they have never had before.
The XFL will open up the game of football
like Popeye opens up a can of spinach.
And if there's a real lousy call by a coach,
there's gonna be someone right there to say to the coach,
"That was stupid, wasn't it?"
See, what we wanna do is capture the real action of the game.
For each and every game there will be a $100,000 bonus pool
to be distributed among the players on the winning team.
The players are paid to play.
They're just paid more to win.
[Vince] We, as football fans, have the opportunity to experience the game
as we've never experienced it before.
[pyrotechnics exploding]
-[Cole] Whoa! -[Lawler] Oh man.
[crowd cheering]
Oh man.
["Out of the Fire" playing]
This is strong. I tell you, the XFL is gonna be strong too, Michael.
Did you see Vince McMahon? He was all over the all-star game Tuesday night,
telling everybody about the XFL. It's coming.
And so is Kane!
[Cole] It's Kane and Kurt Angle, one-on-one.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, and weighing in at 326 pounds…
Kane!
[Cole] Well, this matchup, King, was made by Commissioner Mick Foley.
[Lawler] The rat.
[Cole] Kurt Angle is about to walk into hell tonight.
[Lawler] Did you see the look on Kurt's face?
Everybody's heard the expression "deer in the headlights."
I mean, that was the look on Kurt's face.
-Ah! -[pyrotechnics pop]
[Cole] Do you blame him?
[Lawler] No.
[Cole] King of the Ring or not,
Kurt Angle has got to go one-on-one with that monster, Kane.
[Lawler] It's just not right.
-[music continues] -[indistinct muttering]
Why me? Why does this happen to me?
This is so unfair.
Stephanie, boy, am I glad to see you.
Do you hear that music?
I know, it's Kane.
I have a match against Kane right now.
I know. That's… I was gonna say good luck.
I mean, it's bad enough that Commissioner Foley books me
in a match against The Undertaker at Fully Loaded,
but tonight with Kane?
I… I know…
First of all, nobody wants to see me and The Undertaker go at it.
But now I have Kane. This is completely unfair.
Well, you know, Foley is unfair.
I know.
You know, can I have a hug?
-Thank you. -What… Oh.
-Thank you very much. -[chuckling] Oh…
I gotta go. I have a match.
What the hell is that?
Kurt forced himself on me.
-He what? -I was just walking by
and he grabbed me.
And he forced himself on me.
Son of a…
[Lawler] I don't know, but Kurt, all he wanted was a hug.
I mean, it's like out of the frying pan and into the fire for poor Kurt.
["Medal" playing]
[Cole] And Kurt Angle, a grown man, needs a hug before a match?
Please.
[Lawler] Well, I can understand that.
[announcer] His opponent,
making his way to the ring, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 237 pounds,
he's the 2000 King of the Ring,
Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Well, Kurt Angle is looking over one shoulder for Triple H,
who just caught Kurt Angle hugging his wife, Stephanie.
And now he's facing The Big Red Machine.
[fireworks popping, whistling]
And Kurt Angle's own fireworks
just scared him out of his boots, King.
[Lawler] This is not good.
[Cole] Kurt Angle has got Triple H upset with him.
He's got Commissioner Mick Foley putting him in this matchup against Kane.
[Lawler] He's got The Undertaker… He's got The Undertaker at Fully Loaded,
and now he's got Kane staring him right in the face.
-This is awful. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Kurt Angle knocked down with a right hand by Kane.
And here we go.
Kane and Kurt Angle, one-on-one,
in a matchup set by Commissioner Mick Foley.
-Mick Foley is not here tonight. -[Lawler] Right.
[Cole] Ten thousand miles away on a promotional tour.
[Lawler] In Jakarta or somewhere.
I hope Foley ends up in a Jakarta jail.
[Cole] But you got to admit though,
Mick Foley's mark has been made here tonight on SmackDown.
-[Lawler] No kidding. -[Cole] You mentioned a big announcement
earlier on this week by Mick Foley.
Kurt Angle and The Undertaker in ten days at Fully Loaded.
Kane with a big right hand to Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Believe me, Kurt, you cannot slug it out with Kane.
You got to get him off his feet.
[Cole] Oh, look at the strength of Kane, the power,
holding Kurt Angle in the air some five seconds.
A vertical suplex by The Big Red Machine.
[Lawler] Oh, and Kurt's blood rushing through his head like that.
It's just not right.
This is all a misunderstanding, you know?
That was a misunderstanding.
He didn't mean anything by hugging Stephanie.
Triple H misunderstood.
[Cole] But why does a grown man need a hug before a match?
He's supposed to be the King of the Ring, the Olympic hero.
Why would he need a hug before this match?
[Lawler] Come on. Kurt didn't mean to…
[Cole] Hook of the leg, there's two. Kickout by Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] He didn't mean to mess Undertaker's motorcycle up.
It was just an accident. That's a big misunderstanding.
[Cole] I have feeling this is what it's gonna be like at Fully Loaded.
A preview for Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Oh no. I think it'll be a lot worse than this.
[Cole] And look at Kane and Angle,
the big King of the Ring, the coward begging off.
[Lawler] No, he's not. He's negotiating.
-[Cole] Negotiating? -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] There's your negotiation.
[Lawler] You can't negotiate with a big, fried freak like that. Oh!
[Cole] And Kane with massive right hands to the face of Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Oh, Kurt.
[Cole] It serves him right.
Kurt Angle, the egomaniac.
Shot to the back of the head of Kane by Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Oh, they're good shots. Come on. Come on, King Kurt.
Lift him.
Put all your Olympic effort in it.
[Cole] Kurt Angle trying to waist-lock Kane,
but Kane would have nothing of it.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Look at Kane.
Look at the strength of the 325-pounder.
A military press. Look at this, King.
[Lawler] He's doing exercises with the Olympic hero.
[Cole] Can you believe Kane, military pressing a human being?
[Lawler] What's this?
Oh, that big, fried freak is gonna fly.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle is in trouble.
-Kane, top rope. -[Lawler] In trouble?
Is that all you can say? Oh!
[Cole] Kane flies, almost decapitating Angle.
[Lawler] Oh no. Not this.
[Cole] Kane is fully loaded tonight on SmackDown.
[Lawler] Kurt, it's time to leave.
[Cole] Kurt Angle's gonna go for a ride.
-[Lawler] There you go. -[Cole] A shot to the leg.
Angle, trying to go low to Kane, blocking the chokeslam.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
There you go. Take his leg out.
Oh, he still didn't go down.
[Cole] Kurt Angle wisely trying to knock the big man off his feet,
but Kane is still up.
[Lawler] Don't give up. Go back to those legs.
[Core] Angle going to the left knee again of Kane.
[Lawler] Remember those three I's: intensity, intelligence…
-What's the other one? -[Cole] Integrity.
-[Lawler] Yeah. -[Cole] Which he has none of, mind you.
[Lawler] What are you talking about?
[Cole] And Kane with a big clothesline to Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Come on, King Kurt.
Don't let us Kings down.
[Cole] Well, King, after what we're seeing here,
how in the world is Kurt Angle gonna be able
to contend with The Undertaker in ten days on pay-per-view?
[Lawler] Well, this is why Kurt Angle himself said
nobody would want to see The Undertaker against Kurt Angle.
Not a popular match.
[Cole] Commissioner Foley thought a lot of people,
including myself, wanted to see Kane and Kurt Angle here tonight
-on SmackDown. -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] Oh, look out. Kurt Angle is in trouble.
-[Lawler] Get away. -[Cole] Counter on Kane…
Oh, look out.
Kurt Angle, drop toehold, Kane into the second rope.
[Lawler] Okay. You got him down. You got him down.
Oh, don't let him… He's back up.
[Cole] He wasn't down for that long.
A dropkick to the knee again by Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Now he's down good.
[Cole] And Kane is down as Angle goes to work on that knee
of The Big Red Machine.
[Lawler] Keep him down. Keep him down.
Look at this. This is intensity and intelligence.
[Cole] Kurt Angle with the kicks to the knee of The Big Red Machine.
Kurt Angle is fighting for his life here, King.
[Lawler] Hey, remember what you said a while ago, preview boy?
This could be a little preview of what could happen to The Undertaker
-at Fully Loaded, you know. -[Cole] Kurt Angle…
-Kane in trouble. -[Lawler] Look!
[Cole] Oh, Kane's knee wrapped around that steel post.
[referee] Get inside!
[Cole] Kurt Angle, now he's trash talking.
Oh, look out.
Kane… Wait a minute.
It's Triple H, The Game.
[Lawler] Kurt… No. Triple H, it was a misunderstanding.
-Look out. -[Cole] Kurt Angle into the steel steps.
[Lawler] Oh, no.
He didn't mean…
[Cole] Triple H caught Kurt Angle hugging his wife.
[Lawler] It wasn't a real hug.
It was…
[Cole] Real hug or not, Triple H is livid.
[Lawler] It was a platonic hug, just a friendly hug. Ah!
[Cole] Chokeslam to Kurt Angle.
One-handed chokeslam by Kane.
It's over.
-[bell rings] -[Lawler] That wasn't very platonic.
["Out of the Fire" playing]
[Cole] Kane picks up the win.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Kane.
[Cole] With an unlikely assist from Triple H.
-Triple H was livid… -[Lawler] Oh, my God.
[Cole] …that Kurt Angle had hugged his wife, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
Triple H getting back at Kurt Angle.
[voiceover] wwe.com.
New graphics.
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[Cole] Back on SmackDown, King. Just as it seemed Kurt Angle
was about to take out Kane,
a jealous Triple H turned the tables.
[Lawler] I couldn't believe this. It was a misunderstanding.
Oh, no.
[Cole] Misunderstanding?
Kurt Angle had hugged Triple H's wife, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
And a jealous Triple H took advantage.
[Lawler] And then Kane, Kane took advantage of what Triple H,
the damage Triple H did to Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Shades, perhaps, of The Undertaker
when The Undertaker meets Kurt Angle in ten days
at Fully Loaded on pay-per-view.
["Slow Death" playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger, from Mobile, Alabama,
weighing in at, allegedly, well over 400 pounds…
Crash.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Well, the WWE presents Fully Loaded.
Fully Loaded will be live in just ten days,
Sunday July 23rd,
from the sold-out Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas,
exclusively on pay-per-view.
[Cole] Three huge matches for Fully Loaded.
The Rock takes on Chris Benoit, with the WWE Title on the line.
Triple H takes on Y2J, and Kurt Angle versus The Undertaker,
all in ten days on pay-per-view.
[announcer] Weighing in at 246 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Champion,
the Lethal Weapon,
Steve Blackman.
[Cole] Well, it's the only title in World Wrestling Entertainment
defended 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
No holds barred, falls count anywhere,
as Crash Holly looks to get his Hardcore Title back
against Steve Blackman.
[Lawler] Blackman, you better pay attention.
You're probably the most dangerous champion we've ever had,
but watch out for Crash.
Oh! Don't underestimate him.
He'll hit you with a Spacely Sprocket.
[Cole] Look at the martial arts expert, the Lethal Weapon, Steve Blackman,
taking that leather strap from Crash Holly and going to work on Crash.
You hit it right, King, the complexion of the Hardcore division
surely has changed.
Look at this.
Crash Holly, by his neck, whipped across the ring.
[Lawler] Very dangerous.
[Cole] The complexion of the division surely has changed
since Steve Blackman became champion.
You know, a lot of the Hardcore Champions look for weapons,
Steve Blackman is one of those guys who carries them
in a duffle bag all the time.
[Lawler] Plus, he is a weapon.
That's his name, you know, Lethal Weapon, duh.
Poor Crash, he loves that Hardcore Championship
better than a kid loves candy.
Ow! Where'd that hit him? Oh!
[Cole] Shot to the back of the head with that trash container lid
by Steve Blackman.
[Lawler] Crash loves…
[Cole] Cover by Blackman. Two, kickout.
[Lawler] Crash loves the Hardcore Title better than…
better than JR loves barbecue sauce.
[Cole] Well, King, at the conclusion of this matchup,
we're gonna get you an update on the condition of The Rock,
the People's Champion, ambushed, attacked from behind
by Chris Benoit earlier on and, once again,
locked in the Crippler Crossface.
[Lawler] Rock's got to be in bad shape. Speaking of bad shape…
Look at this, this leather strap is so tight around the neck,
he can't get it off.
Now, you got him.
Oh. I believe Blackman actually escaped.
[Cole] Again, following this matchup, an update on the condition of The Rock.
And what about those cowards Shane and Benoit leaving Oakland,
feeling the Oakland Arena immediately following that attack.
[Lawler] Check this out.
They're busy.
-Oh! Oh. Ow, ow, ow! -[Cole] Look at this.
[Lawler] That hurt. That'll leave a mark.
[Cole] Blackman with that Kendo stick.
Keep in mind he's a martial arts expert.
Crash Holly may be out of his league here.
[Lawler] Man, this looks like Return of the Jedi.
[Cole] But they aren't lightsabers.
[Lawler] And Crash ain't Obi-Wan Kenobi, either.
-[Cole] Oh, look at this. -Oh man.
[Cole] Shot to the midsection. Steve Blackman, so quick, quick as a cat.
[Lawler] I wanna tell you something.
[Cole] A living, breathing, lethal weapon, Steve Blackman.
[Lawler] Stay in the ring, Crash.
You can't come over here by us.
[Cole] Coming up next, King,
Triple H, The Undertaker, one-on-one,
-no disqualification. -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
Where is Crash? Where'd he go?
[Cole] Crash Holly with a fire extinguisher.
[Lawler] Oh man.
That's the only way you cool off the Lethal Weapon.
[Cole] Crash Holly with that leather strap.
Once again, the Hardcore Champion, Steve Blackman, is in trouble.
Now, Blackman is on the other end of the strap.
[Lawler] Blackman needed to chill out, anyway. Oh, wow.
[Cole] Into those barricades goes Blackman.
[Lawler] I thought I was watching a tennis match.
[Cole] Oh, look out.
[Lawler] Gonna serve him up. Ooh.
Oh man.
[Cole] Trash container lid twice to the head of Steve Blackman.
We could see this type of action coming up next, King,
because there's no disqualification
when The Undertaker takes on Triple H.
[Lawler] That's what's so bad about that Mick Foley.
I said this before, he can't grin from ear to ear 'cause he's only got one ear,
but he's gotta be happy about that stipulation.
[Cole] Would you call it a death sentence for Triple H?
[Lawler] Right.
I mean, The Undertaker,
the American Badass with no disqualification rules, huh?
[Cole] The Game, Triple H, telling The Undertaker,
"You mess with me, you'll go to the hospital."
And Crash's head bouncing off those steel steps.
[Lawler] Did you see… [chuckles]
-[Cole] I saw it, all right. -[Lawler] Oh my gosh, Crash.
I'd just throw in the towel.
See if he can find a towel under there, throw it in.
Look at Crash, he won't quit.
[Cole] Steve Blackman, the Hardcore Champion, in control.
Want to remind the fans in Kansas City,
great WWE live action headlined by The Undertaker
this coming Saturday night, King.
-[Lawler] Oh! That's right. -[Cole] Undertaker,
Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, all on that huge card in Kansas City,
Saturday night.
[Lawler] It's gonna be an extravaganza at the Kemper Arena.
King Kurt Angle is gonna be there. Uh-oh.
-[Cole] Look out. -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] Yeah, there's Blackman's duffle bag and there are those nunchucks.
[Lawler] Oh, this is not fair.
Like I say, brings his weapons… Oh!
[Cole] Oh, look at this. Blackman, a master with those nunchucks,
going to work on Crash Holly.
We gotta hand it to Crash Holly, he's not gonna quit.
But after that shot to the face, he's in all kinds of trouble.
[Lawler] Oh, that whole Holly family, they've always had more guts than brains.
[Cole] Hardcore Holly, Crash's cousin, out with a broken arm,
suffered at the hands of Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Yeah, how much brains did he have?
He had his arm broken, he continued on, finished the match.
[Cole] How shameless was Kurt Angle celebrating that victory?
-[Lawler] Oh no, what's this? -[Cole] Look at this.
Crash Holly is in La La Land,
and the Lethal Weapon, the martial arts expert…
[Lawler] This can't be good.
[Cole] What a kick to the face.
Crash Holly bouncing off that trash container.
-[Lawler] Oh boy. -[Cole] And a cover by Blackman.
-It's over. -[bell rings]
The Lethal Weapon, so dangerous, impressive as he retains his title.
[announcer] Here's your winner
and still World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Champion,
the Lethal Weapon,
Steve Blackman.
[Cole] So Steve Blackman retains the Hardcore Championship.
Well, King, we were talking about it, earlier on tonight,
Chris Benoit with a shameless ambush from behind on The Rock,
attacking The Rock during this interview.
The Rock is gonna take his boot… No, take both his boots,
turn them sum-[bleep] sideways,
and stick them straight up your candy [bleep].
[crowd cheering]
If you smell…
[Cole] And watch Chris Benoit, the attack from behind.
Once again locking in the Crippler Crossface
-to the People's Champion, The Rock. -That's it, Rocky. Yeah, that's it.
Scream, baby. Scream.
I can't smell what you're cooking now, Rock.
I can't smell what you're cooking. No. No.
[Cole] Kevin Kelly is standing by now
with an update on the condition of The Rock.
I know what you're…
As you just saw, Chris Benoit and Shane McMahon
brutally attacked The Rock during an interview.
Now, this is not the first time that The Rock has suffered injury
at the hands of Benoit's Crippler Crossface,
but if there was ever a line for Benoit and Shane to cross,
it was tonight.
As I saw The Rock leave the building,
I saw a fire in his eyes I have never seen before.
Clearly, the next time these two men cross paths,
there's going to be hell breaking loose.
[Cole] Well, King, I'll tell you, whose paths are crossing next?
[Lawler] Oh boy.
[Cole] The Game, Triple H, sledgehammer in hand,
heads into a no disqualification matchup against The Undertaker.
[Lawler] Oh no.
[engine revving]
Somebody's gonna get hurt bad here tonight, Michael.
[Cole] The Undertaker, revving the motorcycle.
Undertaker-Triple H, no disqualification, next.
[Cole] And Thursday, it's SmackDown on UPN
and if you're in New York, where's the place to be?
[Lawler] WWE New York, where else?
Who's the bald guy?
Lose the bald guy out of the shot.
WWE New York, that's the place to be on Thursday.
-["My Time" playing] -Uh-oh.
♪ Tell me whose time it is now ♪
[Lawler] Here we go.
♪ You don't know what trouble is ♪
[Cole] Another match set up by Commissioner Mick Foley.
♪ Here comes trouble ♪
♪ Not gonna listen to anybody ♪
[Cole] Triple H to take on The Undertaker.
And, King, Triple H with that sledgehammer in hand,
and you saw the damage that Triple H did with that sledgehammer
this past Monday night on Raw.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something,
this may backfire right in the face of Mick Foley.
He's the one that put a no disqualification stipulation.
And look at The Game, he's bringing the sledgehammer with him.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a no disqualification match.
Introducing first, making his way to the ring,
being accompanied by the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion,
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing in at 260 pounds,
Triple H!
[Cole] In ten days on pay-per-view at Fully Loaded,
Triple H takes on Y2J, Chris Jericho.
And, King, speaking of Fully Loaded,
Commissioner Mick Foley, this coming Monday night on Raw,
will be back, following his promotional tour of Southeast Asia.
And we understand the Commissioner has some major announcements
concerning Fully Loaded.
[Lawler] That's the worst news I've heard all night,
Foley's gonna be back Monday. Drat.
[Cole] Mick Foley was not here tonight, but he's left his mark on SmackDown,
including putting Triple H into this no disqualification matchup
against The Undertaker.
["You're Gonna Pay" playing]
[The Undertaker] Dead man walkin'.
♪ You've done it now ♪
♪ You've gone and made a big mistake ♪
♪ And I can't allow ♪
[announcer] And his opponent, from Houston, Texas,
weighing in at 330 pounds,
the American Badass,
The Undertaker.
[Lawler] It's time to be scared, Michael.
It's time to be very scared.
[Cole] Almost 17,000 people on their feet.
Listen to the ovation for The Undertaker.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] Ten days, at Fully Loaded,
The Undertaker takes on Kurt Angle,
but tonight, he meets Triple H, no disqualification.
The Undertaker and The Game.
♪ Always kicking… ♪
[Lawler] This is could be a pay-per-view main event right here, Michael.
Stephanie, be careful.
He'll run you down with that motorcycle.
♪ You're gonna pay, you're gonna pay ♪
[Cole] Triple H knows what's awaiting him in this matchup.
The American Badass, The Undertaker,
in no disqualification,
and Triple H thinking twice about starting this one right now.
[Lawler] You can't blame him, can you?
♪ You're gonna pay, you're gonna pay ♪
[Cole] And The Game, Triple H,
tried to ambush The Undertaker from behind.
And The Undertaker with the right hands to The Game, Triple H.
[Lawler] And just remember, The Undertaker can do
absolutely anything he wants to. There's no disqualification in this match.
[both] Oh!
[Cole] Both men involved in ten days at Fully Loaded on pay-per-view.
Triple H and Chris Jericho, Undertaker and Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Man, what a pay-per-view that Fully Loaded is gonna be.
[Cole] Look out, cover by The Undertaker.
There's two, Triple H kicks out.
What about, we heard tonight, The Rock and Chris Benoit
for the WWE Championship at Fully Loaded.
[Lawler] Boy, after what we saw Benoit do to The Rock,
what a match that's gonna be. Oh man!
-[Cole] And The Undertaker… -[Lawler] Look out.
[Cole] Measuring Triple H with a right hand, knocking The Game down.
[Lawler] Right hand by The Undertaker, right into Triple H's nose.
That's a big target.
-Look out. -[Cole] Whipped across the ring,
The Game into the corner, and an elbow to The Undertaker.
Triple H trying to battle back.
Walks right into the side slam from The Undertaker.
-Cover. One, two. -[Stephanie] Come on, Hunter!
[Cole] Triple H somehow kicks out.
[Lawler] Stephanie… Stephanie is screaming encouragement for her husband there.
[Cole] Well, King, Triple H has not been the same
since losing the World Wrestling Entertainment Title
at the King of the Ring.
[Lawler] You heard him say it means more to him than anything in the world.
[Cole] Triple H hasn't been the same since the antics of Chris Jericho, Y2J.
And look at this, great counter.
A neckbreaker by Triple H.
Do you think that Triple H exorcised some of those demons from him
when he attacked Chris Jericho,
that vicious attack with a sledgehammer on Raw?
[Lawler] Jericho is the cause of all this.
Jericho is the cause of Triple H being upset like he is.
Everything was fine when Triple H was the champion.
[Cole] Well, Y2J, convalescing, lost a lot of blood Monday night on Raw.
We're hoping he's gonna be 100% come Fully Loaded in ten days
on pay-per-view.
Reversal by The Undertaker.
Big boot to the face of The Game, Triple H.
[crowd cheering]
The Undertaker and Kurt Angle.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Oh, look out.
Undertaker trying to set Triple H up,
and Triple H wisely scoots out of the ring.
Keep in mind, no disqualification, King.
[Lawler] I know, 'cause Triple H was fixin' to go for a Last Ride…
Uh-oh, watch it.
[Cole] And The Undertaker in pursuit of The Game from behind with a clothesline.
And Triple H onto that steel ramp.
[Lawler] Referee can't do a thing about this.
He's got to let anything go.
[Cole] And can't be counted out, neither of these men.
It's a no disqualification matchup.
[Lawler] Be careful, don't touch that motorcycle,
he's really touchy about that.
[Cole] The Undertaker in pursuit of Triple H, The Game.
[Lawler] Watch it! Oh man.
[Cole] Bouncing off those steel steps.
The head of Triple H. That is legal in this matchup.
Remember, King, it's no disqualification, and The Undertaker…
Oh, what a shot.
A right hand to the head of Triple H.
I think The Undertaker hurt his own knuckles.
Oh man.
Oh, look out. King, look out.
-Not here. -[Lawler] No, please.
[Cole] Into the announce table goes Triple H.
[Lawler] This is bad.
Oh, watch it, watch it.
[Cole] Triple H manhandled by The Undertaker.
[Lawler] This is real bad.
[Cole] And The Undertaker with a right hand to Triple H.
[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] The Undertaker choking the life…
-[Lawler] Stephanie, don't do it! -[Cole] What's Stephanie doing?
Stephanie from behind with a handful of Undertaker's hair.
-[Lawler] Stephanie, what are you doing? -[Cole] The Undertaker's got Stephanie!
[crowd cheering]
A right hand to Triple H.
[Lawler] Stephanie, get away.
[Cole] What in the world is Stephanie thinking about?
[Lawler] I don't know.
[Cole] And look at this. Triple H.
Oh! With a steel chair to the ribs
of The Undertaker, and across the spine, his back.
-[Lawler] No problem, that's legal. -[Cole] The Game, Triple H.
[Lawler] No disqualification, thanks to the Commish. [laughs]
[Cole] No disqualification in this matchup
and Triple H is in control of The Undertaker.
[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] Into those steel steps goes The Undertaker,
-and The Game in control. -Move!
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Oh, look out.
Into the bell table.
[crowd cheering]
And Triple H being forced back by the referee.
[Lawler] What are you doing, ref?
No disqualification. Let him go.
[Cole] The Undertaker tossed back into the ring by The Game, Triple H.
Very few men, King, can stand toe-to-toe with The Undertaker.
But Triple H is doing it.
[Lawler] That's the smartest thing you've said all night.
That's because Triple H is The Game!
[Cole] Well, he is The Game, I'll give you that, King.
[Lawler] That's right. Either agree with me or be wrong.
Look at this.
[Cole] I don't agree with Triple H's actions,
but Triple H is doing a number on The Undertaker.
The Undertaker trying to make it to his feet.
[Lawler] How proud is Stephanie of her husband?
[Cole] And The Undertaker fighting back,
rights and lefts to the midsection.
[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] A right hand to the face of Triple H.
[Lawler] This is looking bad again.
[Cole] Reversal by Triple H. Undertaker.
Look at the knee to the face by Triple H.
And here's the cover.
There's one, there's two.
Undertaker kicks out before the count of three.
[Lawler] You gotta give Triple H all the credit in the world.
He's fighting back. He never asked for this match.
He was forced into it,
and then that stipulation, no disqualification, added,
still The Game is standing tall.
[Cole] He's that damn good, King, I'll give you that.
The Game, toe-to-toe with The Undertaker.
A match made by Commissioner Mick Foley.
Was it retaliation for Triple H's actions on Raw Monday night
against Chris Jericho?
[Lawler] Triple H, I think you can actually slap the referee
and get away with it.
I don't think he can do anything to you about it.
[Cole] He can't, it's no disqualification.
[Lawler] Then hit the ref.
[Cole] Triple H, right hand to The Undertaker.
Another right hand by The Game.
And The Undertaker battling back with a right hand of his own,
getting Triple H to his knees.
And Triple H battling back as well.
Another right hand by The Undertaker.
[Lawler] Those shots are huge.
Man.
[Cole] What a physical matchup,
as The Undertaker and Triple H exchange blows.
[Lawler] How're they staying on their feet?
[crowd cheering]
Triple H is not gonna be for long!
[Cole] The Undertaker with those body shots,
taking the wind out of Triple H.
[Lawler] Referee, get in there and do something,
stop The Undertaker.
[Cole] This is a war.
[crowd cheering]
Undertaker slams.
-Cover, there's two. -[Lawler] No.
[Cole] Almost three. Somehow Triple H got his shoulder up.
[Lawler] Oh, that was as close as I've ever seen.
[Cole] How in the world did Triple H get his shoulder up on that one?
[Lawler] Because he's The Game, that's why.
Come on, Triple H.
[Cole] Oh, look out.
Oh, facebuster.
Triple H counters the Undertaker.
-[Lawler] Well, look at this. -[Cole] It's Kurt Angle!
Oh, look out, Triple H is trying to set The Undertaker up.
-Wait a minute, counter by The Undertaker. -[crowd cheering]
Look at Kurt Angle.
What is he doing out here?
Undertaker, going for a chokeslam.
[Lawler] He's… Wait. Kurt's gonna hit Triple H.
[Cole] Kurt Angle caught The Undertaker.
That sledgehammer was meant for Triple H.
And Kurt Angle hit The Undertaker.
[crowd booing]
Kurt Angle…
The cover.
-It's over! -[bell rings]
Triple H wins.
["My Time" playing]
-[announcer] Here's your winner, Triple H. -[Lawler] Oh my gosh, Kurt.
[Cole] That may have been a fatal error by Kurt Angle, King.
[Lawler] What do you mean, "may have been"?
I can't believe what I saw.
[Cole] Kurt Angle was coming for Triple H.
Kurt Angle hit The Undertaker.
Write this down.
Kurt Angle is on The Undertaker's most wanted list.
Triple H steals one.
Let's take another look, King.
Kurt Angle, sledgehammer in hand.
[Lawler] He was fixin' to nail Triple H in his back and…
Oh my gosh!
He wound up plowing that sledgehammer right into the…
right into the throat of The Undertaker.
Look at his reaction.
He can't believe what he's done. I can't believe it either.
[Cole] Well, King, Kurt Angle is right where he doesn't wanna be,
in The Undertaker's sights.
The Undertaker will be fully loaded,
and Kurt Angle is his direct target. t where he doesn't wanna be,