[WWE theme music playing]
["Everybody on the Ground" playing]
[fireworks crackling]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] For the second time this week,
the WWE invades Phoenix, Arizona.
And for the second time this week,
the America West Arena is sold out.
And this crowd is jacked for WWE SmackDown.
Hello again, everybody.
I'm Michael Cole along with Jerry "The King" Lawler at ringside.
-["Wreck" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] A tremendous ovation
for the commissioner of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And, King, what a night it's going to be,
Rikishi and Too Cool
against Right to Censor and its newest member, Val Venis.
[Lawler] I can't believe it, but I also can't believe
that Mick Foley has not worn out his welcome here in Phoenix.
[announcer] In the ring,
the commissioner of World Wrestling Entertainment, Mick Foley.
[Cole] Also tonight, Y2J and the Hardys take on X-Pac and Edge and Christian.
Plus The Rock, Triple H, Kurt Angle,
Kane, Undertaker, Chris Benoit, all here tonight on SmackDown.
-[Lawler] What a night! -[crowd cheering]
All of that unbelievable talent here tonight
and we start off with Mick Foley?
[Cole] He's a legend, King.
Now, I know a few months ago,
when Vince McMahon left to become a Genetic Jackhammer…
[Lawler] Oh, please.
-[Cole] Well, he did. -[Lawler] Yeah.
…and his wife Linda made me the WWE commissioner.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] What a move that was. -Thank you.
Now, a lot of people thought I had absolute power
and answered to nobody.
And while that's largely true,
it's not exactly true, because I do answer to somebody,
and that somebody are the fans of World Wrestling Entertainment.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And that's why he's been a great commissioner.
[Lawler] Yeah, he's a fan-friendly commish.
And believe me, I'm not just saying that to suck up
-because if I wanted to suck up, I'd say… -[Lawler] Uh-oh, here--
…that somebody includes the fans right here in Phoenix, Arizona!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Boy, he loves to get the cheap pop.
That is sucking up too.
So, in listening to the fans
and in giving them what I thought they wanted to see,
on Monday night, I set two matches for Unforgiven.
One, Triple H versus Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Oh yeah.
[crowd cheering]
With your WWE commissioner as special referee.
[Cole] Unforgiven just ten days away, King.
-[Lawler] Look at his ear. -And second,
I made a Fatal Four-Way match involving Kane,
The Undertaker, Chris Benoit, and The Rock.
[Cole] What a war that's gonna be for the WWE Championship.
[Lawler] Yeah. Okay. Great.
But you're getting ear-ritating now, Mick.
-"Ear-ritating"? -That sounds great.
There's only one problem. You see,
I don't think the participants in those two matches
can keep their hands off each other until Unforgiven.
I think Triple H, Kurt Angle,
Benoit, Kane, The Undertaker,
and The Rock would tear each other apart.
[Cole] Well, no doubt about that. Right.
[Lawler] That's obvious.
Thereby ruining our pay-per-view and putting me in a position
where I would be forced to have Al Snow in our main event.
-[Cole] What? -[Lawler] Oh my gosh. Wait a minute.
That would be drastic.
And no one… And The Mick means no one!
…wants to see that happen.
[Lawler] Well, maybe over in Europe.
So what I've done is I have come up with a special plan,
a foolproof plan
to ensure that all the participants make it to Unforgiven.
And I'd like to express that plan to everybody right now.
-["Electrifying" playing] -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
-[crowd cheering] -What the…
[Cole] Is this part of the plan, King?
[Lawler] I don't think so.
[Cole] The WWE Champion The Rock on his way to the ring.
He defends the title in ten days in a Fatal Four-Way against Kane,
The Undertaker, and Chris Benoit.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something. Look at the look on The Rock's face.
He doesn't look like he's in too good a mood, does he?
[Cole] Feel the electricity of the America West Arena
for The People's Champion, the WWE Champion.
But you're right, King,
The Rock does not look like he's in a pleasant mood here tonight.
[Lawler] Anybody that knows he's got to face The Undertaker,
Kane, and Chris Benoit
can't be feeling too good.
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[Lawler] Oh, they love The Rock here.
Second sellout in a week here in Phoenix on its feet for The Rock.
[Lawler] Isn't it unbelievable?
[crowd cheering]
Say something about Foley's ear, Rock. [laughs]
[Cole] There is nothing like it. Wish you could be here to experience it.
[Lawler] Yeah, it's a work of art.
Seeing as The Rock didn't say it on Monday night,
he's saying it tonight.
Finally, The Rock has come back to Phoenix!
-[Lawler chuckles] -[crowd cheering]
People just love it when you mention their hometown.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[Cole] This is amazing.
Now, Mick Foley, The Rock will make this short and sweet.
If you think that going into Unforgiven, The Rock is a targeted man,
well, you're absolutely right.
But if you think that The Rock isn't gonna make it to Unforgiven,
you're wrong.
Do you actually think that The Rock is gonna get taken out
before Unforgiven and unable to defend his WWE Title?
Is that what you think?
[Lawler] It is a possibility, you know. Could happen.
Well, Mick Foley, with all due respect,
The Rock wipes a lobster's left testicle with what you think.
[Cole] Oh boy.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What? A lobster's left testicle?
The only thing that matters is that you get The Undertaker,
get Kane, get Chris Benoit,
and The Rock will do exactly what he does best,
and that's layeth the smacketh down on all their candy [bleep].
[Cole] The Rock is all business facing the greatest challenge
in his career ten days away at Unforgiven.
[Lawler] Listen to what he's saying. Don't forget about that four-hole match.
Something you just said has me a little bit concerned
and that is lobsters don't have testicles, Rock.
[Lawler] What?
And I know because I have looked.
[Lawler] Oh no!
Speaking of looking, I want you to look up there at some footage
that I saw in the back on Monday night that concerns us all.
[Lawler] What's he talking about?
Now, we're not friends, we probably never ever will be friends.
So you tell The Rock, tonight…
How's it gonna be?
[spits]
Let me tell you how it's gonna be.
You're right, we ain't friends. But I'll be there for you.
And when Foley, he announces the Number One Contender,
I'm gonna be there for you then too.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Whoa. That was strong.
Now, you saw it too, Rock.
There is a look about The Undertaker,
and I can't explain exactly what it is, but I know it scares the hell out of me,
and I know it's the same look he had in June of 1998
when he threw me off the top of the Hell in a--
-["You're Gonna Pay" playing] -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
-[Cole] Oh boy! -[crowd cheering]
♪ You've done it now ♪
♪ You've gone and made a big mistake ♪
[Cole] King, the American West Arena is about to explode.
Here comes The Undertaker!
["You're Gonna Pay" continues]
The man who wants The Rock's WWE Title.
[Lawler] You can hear these fans.
Business is about to pick up, Michael.
[Cole] We got an explosion right here tonight on SmackDown, King,
one week to Unforgiven.
This is the type of situation
that Commissioner Mick Foley was hoping to avoid tonight.
And now the commissioner has his hands full.
[Lawler] You think The Undertaker wants a little piece of The Rock right now?
-[Cole] Oh, I'm sure he does. -[Lawler] Oh-ho!
What are you gonna do about this, Foley?
[Cole] The Undertaker and The Rock in the same ring at the same time.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Better get between them, Foley.
[Cole] Would you?
[Lawler] That's Foley's job.
You know, Foley,
I ain't the kind of guy that hides his feelings well.
And just because me and The Rock, we ain't friends,
-that doesn't mean I'm gonna take him out. -[Cole] Oh.
Just because me and Austin never seen eye-to-eye
doesn't mean that I'm gonna mow him down with a car.
But make no mistake about it.
I am the kind of guy that gets what he wants.
And what I want right now…
you have.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. I knew it. -[Foley] Wait, wait, wait.
-[Lawler] I knew it. Here we go. -Hey, hey.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -Taker…
You will get a chance to get what he's got,
but not until Unforgiven.
[crowd clamoring]
At Unforgiven,
you'll step in the ring with The Rock
and you feel free to battle for the richest prize in our sport.
["Whatever" playing]
-[Cole] Now what? -[Lawler] What the heck?
[Cole] "The Rabid Wolverine" Chris Benoit,
another participant in the Fatal Four-Way match ten days away at Unforgiven.
[crowd cheering]
Oh boy, this is not a good situation, King.
[Lawler] And don't think for one minute
that Benoit is not the kind of guy that will try--
that won't try to take somebody out before a big match.
[Cole] Well, Benoit is a loose cannon, we know that.
He has no compassion for anyone,
so why should he start here tonight?
[Lawler] Well, in my opinion,
he's the best technical wrestler in this Fatal Four-Way.
[Cole] I agree with you there.
Hey, Foley.
Before you start rattling off your, uh, master plan,
I can tell you that whatever it is,
it's gonna suck.
[Lawler] Ha!
Look, that tooth is still missing, like Foley's ear.
It's gone.
Last Monday night, we had a tag team match,
Rock and Undertaker against me and Kane.
And what was the end of that match?
[Lawler] I remember.
Well, since you obviously have a very short memory,
let me show you.
[Lawler] Oh, watch this, Michael.
[Cole] This is from Raw this past Monday night,
Rock and The Undertaker against Chris Benoit and Kane.
[Benoit] Reverse jackknife, one, two, three.
[bell ringing]
That's right, it was me pinning Undertaker.
And what was the reward for that match?
A Fatal Four-Way?
Well, that's great, Mick. That makes a lot of sense.
[Lawler] He's got a point.
Out of all the participants in that match,
I was the better wrestler…
and either you,
Undertaker or Rock, can prove me wrong.
-[booming] -[Cole] Oh no!
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -["Burned" playing]
[Cole] This is not good.
"The Big Red Machine" Kane on his way to the ring, King,
the fourth and final participant in that Fatal Four-Way matchup.
[Lawler] I see him. There he is.
[Cole] And I don't think words from Commissioner Mick Foley or anyone
are gonna stop Kane from tearing apart The Rock.
He wants what The Rock has.
Benoit.
I'm not interested in proving you wrong.
What I'm going to do is to all the people who call me inhuman…
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
Who call me a freak…
-[Lawler] You've said that. -Who call me a monster…
I'm gonna prove them right.
-[Lawler] Whoa. -[Cole] Prove them right?
[Foley] Okay. Hold on, hold on.
All I've been trying to do out here is explain my plan.
Now, if I may proceed without any interruptions…
[Lawler] Well, here comes Kane, and that's one big interruption.
What I'd like to do is this.
[Lawler] Oh boy.
I'd like to take the members--
-["Medal" playing] -[Lawler] What the heck?
[Cole] What is going on now?
Kurt Angle?
What business does he have out here with these four individuals?
[Lawler] I don't know, but Mick Foley hasn't got to reveal his plan yet.
[Cole] Well, how can he?
Kurt Angle meets Triple H at Unforgiven.
Mick, I'm sorry to interrupt, but all of this is nonsense.
-I mean… -[Lawler] What?
WWE Championships can be won and lost at any time.
It's not like, say…
Olympic gold medals…
-[Lawler] Oh. -…which can forever brand you as a winner.
[Cole] Or a whiner.
What I'm trying to say is, although all of this is important,
it pales in comparison to the bigger issue here,
and that is the health of Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
-[Lawler] Hey, he's got a point. -Last Monday night,
Stephanie was brutally attacked again by her husband Triple H.
Let's take a look at what I mean.
Now, look at this. This is terrible.
-[Cole] Triple H wasn't aware. -[Angle] Mick, look at that.
You talk about outrageous.
Now, I know I can control myself until Unforgiven,
but I seriously have my doubts about Triple H.
I mean, he says he loves his wife Stephanie,
but look what he did to her there.
It's true, it's true.
-[Cole] It was an accident. -Oh no.
-["My Time" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What in the…
[Cole] They may have to call in the National Guard.
It's "The Game" Triple H on his way to the ring, making a beeline,
walking with a purpose towards Kurt Angle.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. Watch it, Kurt. -[Cole] Oh, look out.
And Commissioner Mick Foley restraining Triple H.
[Foley] Triple H, come on. Hold on, hold on.
Damn it, hold on.
Hold on.
I do have a plan and it's a good one.
And just let me say it.
[Lawler] I don't think he'll ever get to say it.
I know you wanna tear Kurt Angle apart
and believe me, I don't blame you.
And if you two, and if all of you, wanna destroy each other at Unforgiven,
that's great.
But to ensure that it won't happen until then,
to ensure that you won't destroy each other tonight,
-you will team up with each other. -[Lawler] What?
-[Cole] What's he talking about? -Is he crazy?
No, it's the only way.
So I propose… no, I'm not proposing.
I am saying there will be a series of matches with the team of T & A
facing the team of Triple H and Kurt Angle.
[Cole] T & A versus Triple H and Kurt Angle tonight?
[Lawler] Foley is like a mad scientist creating this match.
And the team of Kane and Benoit
taking on the Acolytes.
[Cole] Kane and Benoit versus the Acolytes?
[Lawler] Kane and Benoit will murder each other.
[Foley] And that match will be an Acolytes rules match
which means, pretty much, there are no rules.
[Lawler] What the--
Foley's lost it.
Undertaker, Rock, the two of you also will team up one more time
right here in Phoenix, Arizona.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What a time for another cheap pop.
[inaudible]
[Foley] And you will be taking on the tag team
of The Dudley Boyz.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Oh my gosh!
[Lawler gasps]
And because there seems to be an awful lot of aggression here
-in this ring… -[Lawler] Right.
…I'm gonna make that match a table match.
[Cole] Rock, Undertaker versus the Dudleys in a table match?
If any of you refuse to work together as a team,
and if there's anyone who decides to get physical with their partner
during their match,
that person is out of their match at Unforgiven.
That's the way it's going to be and that, Kurt Angle, is final.
You know something, Mick, that's fine with me.
But I'd like for you to add an amendment to that.
Not only should we not have any physical contact with each other,
but I don't think anyone and their spouses
should have any contact with each other as well,
because let's face it, it can only lead to trouble,
if you know what I mean.
[Cole] He's talking about Stephanie and Triple H.
Triple H wants to tear Kurt Angle apart.
But, King, tonight,
The Rock and The Undertaker take on The Dudley Boyz in a table match.
Triple H and Kurt Angle will team together against T & A.
And Kane and Chris Benoit meet the Acolytes in an Acolytes rules match.
And look out!
Chris Benoit and The Rock going at it. Kane as well.
And Kane and Chris Benoit double-teaming "The People's Champion" The Rock.
[Lawler] Well, Foley didn't say anything about this sort of contact.
[Cole] Not at all. Kane and Chris Benoit hammering away on the WWE Champion.
[Lawler] Undertaker, that's your partner!
[Cole] Undertaker is walking away.
-[Lawler] The Rock is your partner, Taker. -Dang.
[Cole] The Undertaker and Rock team together tonight.
-And here comes The Undertaker. -[Lawler] And I'm waiting.
[Cole] The Undertaker is doing the right thing,
coming to the aid of The Rock.
The Undertaker sending Chris Benoit through the ropes.
These four men will meet in a Fatal Four-Way
in ten days at Unforgiven.
[Lawler] We got a Phoenix four-way going right now.
Now, wait. There goes Undertaker again.
[Cole] Look at Kane stalking The Rock, King.
Kane is stalking The Rock after The Undertaker made it one-on-one.
The Rock is in trouble. The champion is in trouble.
[Lawler] Oh no.
Undertaker, look at this.
[Cole] Chokeslam to The Rock.
Kane planted The Rock.
Kane sending a message to the WWE Champion.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. What does this mean?
[Cole] Kane with a brutal chokeslam
to the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
The Rock, down and out.
King, SmackDown is scorching in the desert tonight.
Back on SmackDown, King,
just ten days away from the Fatal Four-Way matchup at Unforgiven,
an explosion here tonight on SmackDown,
as The Undertaker left the ring, King,
the vultures jumped on The Rock.
[Lawler] And you can see The Undertaker,
he didn't really wanna go back and help The Rock,
but as long as it was two-on-one,
I guess his conscience got the better on him.
And The Undertaker came back, well, to help out his partner here.
-At least his partner for the night. -[Cole] He did the right thing.
He evened the playing field for The Rock against Kane and Benoit,
but then Undertaker left Rock one-on-one,
and Kane delivered a devastating chokeslam.
Kane sending a message.
Kane wants what The Rock has in the big--
-[light music playing] -Wait a minute, King.
It's Eddie Guerrero, Latino Heat.
What in the world is Eddie Guerrero up to now?
["Protection" playing]
Where was he? Where was Eddie Guerrero?
Well, here we go
with the first of what we can term zero tolerance matches here tonight
set up by Commissioner Mick Foley.
-[Lawler] I like that, zero tolerance. -[bell ringing]
-Like Indiana University, right? -And Bobby Knight.
[announcer] …Acolytes rules tag team match,
making their way to the ring at a combined weight of 578 pounds,
Bradshaw and Faarooq, the Acolytes.
[Cole] So, the Acolytes taking on the team of Chris Benoit and Kane,
and remember what Commissioner Foley said,
if Chris Benoit and Kane fight each other during this matchup,
they're out of the Fatal Four-Way match at Unforgiven.
[announcer] And their opponents,
first from Edmonton, Alberta weighing in at 225 pounds,
Chris Benoit.
[Lawler] I thought I'd never say this,
but I almost feel sorry for Mick Foley. He's got all sorts of problems.
I mean, what a-- what a world of problems he's got here tonight.
Not to mention, he haven't even said anything about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
That's gonna be another huge problem for him at Unforgiven.
[Cole] And here we go, Chris Benoit to take on Faarooq and Bradshaw.
Benoit still waiting for his partner, "The Big Red Machine" Kane.
Keep in mind, King, this is an Acolytes rules matchup,
which means anything goes, you got no holds barred.
[Lawler] That means there are no rules, I guess.
[Cole] Think Chris Benoit's partner, Kane, is gonna show up for this matchup?
[explosion booming]
-That answered our questions. -[Lawler] I guess so.
And here comes Kane to team with Chris Benoit against the Acolytes.
And Kane is all about business, King.
He's got his eyes, his sights set on The Rock at Unforgiven.
[Lawler] Look at this guy. I mean, he's scary.
How can he not be the next WWE Champion? Watch it.
[Cole] Bradshaw with the right hand to Kane,
and Bradshaw, who's no small man, being dwarfed by Kane here.
Oh, and look at Kane with a right hand knocking Bradshaw out of the ring.
And Faarooq knocked down. What a forearm by Kane.
[Lawler] Yeah, one shot knocked Faarooq down
and Bradshaw must have hit Kane with four or five of those big rights
and didn't knock Kane off his feet.
-Uh-oh. -[Cole] Benoit is in trouble. Look out.
Oh, what a counter by the Rabid Wolverine.
Chris Benoit with a German suplex to Faarooq
as Bradshaw and Kane go at it outside the ring.
[Lawler] They're right in front of us. Bradshaw has got that ring bell.
[Cole] Oh, Bradshaw had the ring bell!
This is Acolytes rules. There are no rules, no holds barred.
[Lawler] Bradshaw just got his bell rung by Kane.
[Cole] And Benoit reversed by Faarooq off the ropes.
Look at Benoit, quick as a cat, trying to lock it in,
trying to lock in the Crippler Crossface on Faarooq.
[Lawler] I don't think he's got him.
Oh, Kane, his head bouncing off the steel steps,
Bradshaw into the ring
and a kick to the back of Benoit breaking the Crossface.
[Lawler] I don't think Benoit actually had the Crossface all the way in there,
but whether he did or not, that Bradshaw's boot was--
[Cole] Oh, what a powerbomb to Benoit by Bradshaw.
Here's the cover by Bradshaw.
There's one, there's two, and Kane pulls Bradshaw out of the ring.
[Lawler] Hey, that is teamwork.
[Cole] Two other zero tolerance matches here tonight,
Rock and Undertaker against the Dudleys in a table match,
and T & A to take on Triple H and Kurt Angle.
And I have no idea how Triple H and Kurt Angle
are gonna be able to function tonight.
Spinebuster, cover, and Kane breaks up the three-count.
And that is twice that Kane has helped Chris Benoit to stay away from a pin.
[Lawler] Well, I was taught early on in my wrestling career
that teamwork is essential.
It always allows you to blame someone else
and plus, oh, you easily win matches that way.
[Cole] Oh, look at Kane. Faarooq is in trouble and Kane.
Look at the strength into that backbreaker on Faarooq
-by The Big Red Machine. -[Lawler] Hey, look.
Where's-- What's Benoit doing?
[Cole] The Rabid Wolverine is walking up the ramp.
Where is he going?
[Lawler] Not exactly teamwork.
[Cole] Not at all. And Bradshaw capitalizes as Kane was distracted,
and it allows the Acolytes to double-team.
[Lawler] Well, now, you know what? This--
If you just think about it. Look.
Benoit is not actually breaking Foley's rules because he's just…
-He's just leaving. -[Cole] Oh, double clothesline by Kane.
And did you see that sick smile moments ago on the face of Chris Benoit?
He's not smiling now as Kane is cleaning house with the Acolytes.
Oh, what a boot to Faarooq by The Big Red Machine.
[Lawler] Look at Kane. He's sending a message there to Benoit.
Do you think Kane can beat the Acolytes by himself?
[Cole] Kane better turn around. Here comes Bradshaw
with a shoulder block off the top rope.
I'll answer your question, if anybody can beat the Acolytes
by themselves, it's Kane.
-[Lawler] You got that right. -[Cole] Here's the double-team.
[Lawler] Oh no. Ooh, wow.
[Cole] What power by the Acolytes on The Big Red Machine.
-Kane-- Oh, look out. -[Lawler yelps]
[Cole] Kane sat up and grabbed Bradshaw in the process.
[Lawler] Oh, watch your back, Kane, there's Faarooq.
[Cole] Wise maneuver,
going to the legs of Kane to try to knock the big man off his feet.
And a Clothesline from Hell, cover by Faarooq.
A double cover by the Acolytes.
-[bell ringing] -And the Acolytes defeat Kane.
And look at the smile on Benoit's face.
-[announcer] Your winners, the Acolytes. -[Cole] Oh no.
Oh, Benoit better hightail it, because Kane is not pleased.
[Lawler] Wait, Kane, remember, zero tolerance.
-You can't-- Well, wait a minute. -[Cole] King, the match is over.
[Lawler] Yeah, but still. Kane, be careful.
["Protection" playing]
Foley. Foley. What the hell is going on? Huh?
I don't know why I held you back. I thought you were going after Kurt.
-You were gonna screw up our show. -I don't care. Okay?
I don't care about that. I don't care about you and me mixing it up.
What I do care about is what you've done for later tonight.
Mick, I cannot get in the ring with Kurt Angle as my tag team partner.
I mean, I know you've got head trauma.
Hell, I've caused most of your head trauma,
but even you have to realize after what happened Monday,
after my wife getting bruised and beaten,
I cannot get in the ring with Kurt Angle
-as my partner without tearing him apart. -Well, I want you to tear him apart.
I'm sick of Kurt Angle as well, but nonetheless, if you interfere,
if you get physical with Kurt, you're out of your match at Unforgiven.
-Why? -Why?
Because it's gonna be a match I wanna referee in.
It will be that damn good. It's a match I want our fans to see.
Maybe I stepped in and messed with your marriage, maybe I'm to blame,
but nonetheless, it's got to be that way
because I'm the commissioner and because I said so.
-[crowd cheering] -Tear him apart.
[Cole] For the second time this week,
the WWE has invaded Phoenix in sold-out America West Arena.
Tonight, bracing for Triple H and Kurt Angle,
and The Rock and Undertaker,
forced into work as partners in separate matches.
[Lawler] Unbelievable. But, Michael, let's talk about Mamacita and Latino Heat.
You think the people on Days of Our Lives
or Young and the Restless got some screwed-up relationships?
That's nothing compared to Eddie and Chyna.
Mami, you just get to realize something, okay?
I know I lost it out there.
[Cole] Wait a minute, another shot to the back of the head.
What the hell has got into Eddie Guerrero?
I'm so sorry.
You're everything to me.
I love you more than life itself.
I love you more than myself, more than anything in my life.
And more than I want a partner in the ring,
I want a partner in life.
Eddie, I already forgave you.
What you say we celebrate, okay? Come on.
Come on, Mami, let's go dance. Okay? Let's go dance and kick some--
Yeah?
All right. Who?
-Who are we gonna beat up? -Let's beat up Too Cool!
Who cares about winning or losing?
As long as we all dance afterwards.
[Cole] Eddie's gonna make a tag. What's Eddie doing?
Got the big bulldog! Oh man.
[overlapping chatter]
-Up on top! -[Lawler] Contact.
[Ross] And a Hip Hop Drop! And Too Cool with it.
How's Eddie Guerrero gonna take this, King?
He's ready to dance, King.
[Lawler] Get down! Eddie wearing the glasses.
[Ross] Hey, where's Eddie?
-Oh, wait a minute, Eddie. -[Lawler] Wait a minute. Wait, wait!
[Ross] Oh, Eddie Guerrero with the Intercontinental Belt!
-[Lawler] What's he doing? -Eddie assaulting Too Cool.
I don't know what you're mad about. I was only trying to take care of you.
You promised me you could control your temper.
I was controlling my temper!
Mami, I was just trying to take care of you.
By the way, have I told you how beautiful you look tonight, Mami?
Yes, Eddie, about ten times.
Mmm, man, you look so fine, you should be in pictures, baby. Whoo!
Yeah, Mami.
Well, actually, Eddie, I am in pictures.
I'm gonna be on the cover of Playboy.
You're not talking about nude pictures, are you?
-Of course they're nude pictures. -What? What are you talking about?
What do you mean nude pictures?
Oh, wait, wait a minute. You're my Mamacita.
No, no, no, but… no, no, I cannot stand this.
Nude pictures my butt!
I don't care what I'm gonna do, storm the palace, or whatever it is,
go beat up Hugh Hefner or myself!
Stop the presses, baby! Nobody's gonna see you!
Eddie, don't ruin this for me.
[upbeat Latin music playing]
-Good morning, man. -What's going on, man?
[music stops]
Ah…
Ooh, Hefner's place. Órale.
I'm gonna take care of some business, ese.
[knocking]
Nice crib.
-Can I help you? -You sure can, ese.
I like to talk to the man in charge. You know, the boss man,
the buddy man, Hefner, okay.
I wanna talk to him about Mami's pictures coming out in his magazine.
Look, sir, I don't know how old your mother is, but I can guarantee you,
-Mr. Hefner is not… -No, no, no.
-…gonna have her in his… -You're misunderstanding me. Okay?
I'm not talking about my mommy, I'm talking about Mami, Mamacita. Okay?
There's a big difference.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Look, ese, Lurch, just do your job. Okay?
Go get me a Pepsi, go call Mr. Hefner, okay,
and there won't be a problem between me and you. All right?
-Look, sir, you're gonna have to leave. -[chuckles]
No, maybe, maybe you just don't understand who I am, ese.
You're talking to the WWE Intercontinental Champion. Okay?
So show me the respect that I deserve, okay, and go get Mr. Hefner ASAP, man,
because I am running short of time and I need to talk him right now.
-You're running out of time? -Yeah, that's right.
-You're about to die or something? -I tell you something.
Maybe you are. Okay? Or somebody that stands in my way, okay,
because Chyna, my sweet Chyna's picture is gonna come out all over the world,
and I can't have that. Okay?
You mean Chyna, the Ninth Wonder of the World?
-Yes. -The great…
Chyna, the Ninth Wonder of the World, my Mamacita, my Mamacita. Okay? Yes.
We've got a problem at the front gate.
Look, buddy, you're gonna have to leave or I'm gonna escort you out myself--
You want some of me?
You want some Latino Heat, ese? Órale, ese. Bring it on, man.
Because, you know, as far as I'm concerned, nobody is gonna stop me.
I'm gonna stop those pictures from coming out,
because nobody is gonna see Mamacita naked. Okay?
Now I got until the 25th to do this, okay, and I'm gonna take care of it right now,
so don't stand in my way. Okay?
-Is there a problem here? -Oh, obviously there is.
You can see there is. Okay? The problem is… a giant problem, man.
The problem is Chyna, I mean, her picture's gonna be all over the world,
I mean, every man is gonna be able to see her naked
and I can't handle that. Okay?
And I only got until the 25th of September to take care of this,
so I have to take care of it now, that's what my problem is, okay, buddy?
And if you try and stop me,
there's gonna be even a bigger problem 'cause I'm gonna rip your heads off!
Better calm down or else I'm gonna have to call the proper authorities, all right?
-Okay. Okay. -Huh?
-Take it easy. -It's time for you to leave the premises.
Take it easy. I'll leave… Right now-- [grunting] Chyna!
I can't let her pictures-- Nobody can see her naked, man!
[grunts]
[grunting]
Whoa.
Okay. It's cool. It's cool.
[huffs]
[Cole] Eddie in Los Angeles,
and we're back here in Phoenix now and there is Chyna,
obviously visibly shaken by Eddie Guerrero going to the Playboy Mansion.
And Chyna is scheduled to join us a little bit later on,
but where is she going?
Chyna, with Eddie's most recent actions,
do you see your relationship coming to an end?
I can't believe you.
[Cole] Well, King, Chyna is visibly upset. I mean, can you blame her?
Eddie embarrassed her.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Oh boy.
["Censorship (Right to Censor)" playing]
[Lawler] You know, I was hoping that maybe just one night
we could get by one SmackDown without these jerks.
I said, cut our music.
[Cole] There's Right to Censor's newest member, Val Venis.
[Lawler] Wouldn't call that music.
There has been a lot of talk about who hit "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Lawler] Right, a lot of talk.
A man we can thank for the moral demise of World Wrestling Entertainment
with his finger gestures, beer-swilling, and vulgar mouth.
And although we were not sorry to see Stone Cold go,
I can assure all of you that we had absolutely nothing to do with it.
[Lawler] Oh, I'd love to see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
-interrogate these guys. -As well as other things.
[Lawler] What's he talking about?
[Cole] And here is Right to Censor's newest member, Val Venis.
You all think I was brainwashed, don't you?
-[Lawler] Yeah, I do. -Well, I wasn't.
You see, there was something missing from my life
and I didn't know exactly what that something was until I met Steven.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
I'm not proud of the things I've done or the examples I've set,
and when I was told by Steven to look back at the things I did in order to get ahead
or to be popular or to put gold around my waist…
I was asked two very simple questions.
Number one, did the choices I made in life help me to become a better person?
And number two…
[crowd chanting] Save the hoes!
…did my actions help to make the world a better place?
The answer to these two questions was simply no.
[Lawler] Listen, they're trying to shout him down.
"Save the hoes!" [laughs]
[Cole] Freedom of expression, King.
The Right to Censor helped to open my eyes wide for the very first time
and I realized that selective censorship is not wrong,
but turning your back on the ills of this world is wrong.
[Cole] What has gotten into him?
-[crowd booing] -"Selective censorship is not wrong"?
Is that what this idiot is saying?
You see, I was so caught up in the happenings of my own life,
I couldn't even see the evils in which grew around me,
so as long as there is breath in these lungs
and blood pumping through these veins,
I will stand side by side with my brothers
and we will fight the good fight against violence,
fight the good fight against vulgarity,
and, of course, fight the good fight against scantily-clad women.
-[crowd booing] -[Lawler] Oh boy.
You went overboard there.
[crowd booing]
World Wrestling Entertainment is going to change
whether it likes it or not.
-[crowd booing] -[Lawler] I can't believe this.
So, the reality in this situation is this, the Right to Censor has a new member.
So Rikishi, Too Cool, why don't you come down here and meet him?
[Cole] I'll tell you, what's frightening
is Steven Richards actually got someone else to join his cause.
That someone being Val Venis, that's what's frightening about this guy.
-[crowd cheering] -["U Look Fly Today" playing]
[Lawler] Well, Too Cool may come out here and join now Right to Censor,
-but not the way they want them to. -[Cole] No, Rikishi as well.
[Lawler] Yeah.
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[Cole] And don't forget, King, with Rikishi and Too Cool,
The Goodfather's ex-ladies, Mandy and Victoria, are at ringside.
[Lawler] Oh baby! Yeah!
[Cole] So set for six-person tag team action, Too Cool and Rikishi
against Right to Censor and its newest member, Val Venis,
and Grandmaster Sexay suffering an injury to his ear
this past Monday night on Raw, King, required 14 stitches…
-[bell ringing] -…to close a gash in his ear
as Bull Buchanan goes to work on Scotty 2 Hotty.
That gash left on Grandmaster Sexay's ear by Eddie Guerrero.
[Lawler] When Eddie whacked Grandmaster in the back of the head with that belt.
[Cole] Cover by Scotty 2 Hotty and a kickout.
[Lawler] He almost gave Grandmaster a Mick Foley ear.
[Cole] I can't believe Eddie Guerrero with his Latino temper
storming into the Playboy Mansion
demanding that Hugh Hefner stop the presses in Chyna's Playboy cover
which comes out September 25th.
[Lawler] That happened earlier today, but I don't think he actually--
he didn't actually make it in, did he?
Ol' Hef has got some pretty tough security guards there.
[Cole] Chyna was scheduled to join us, but apparently she has left the building,
blowing by Kevin Kelly after that attempted interview, King.
Can you blame her?
Chyna was visibly shaken, and here's a cover by Val Venis and a kickout.
[Lawler] You know, as strong and as powerful Chyna is,
let's face it, she's still a woman,
and there were tears coming down her face there.
[Cole] Scotty 2 Hotty, boot to the face of Val Venis.
[Lawler] Oh man!
[Cole] Still to come tonight, two more zero tolerance matches,
Triple H and Kurt Angle forced to team together against T & A,
and The Rock and Undertaker forced to team together
against The Dudley Boyz in a table match.
And here comes Rikishi. And getting to work on Val Venis.
[Cole] I would think Foley'd spend less time on these zero tolerance matches
and more time on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Cole] Samoan drop to Val Venis, and Rikishi,
all 424 pounds plowing through Right to Censor.
Now, off the ropes, look out, Val Venis and Rikishi, tremendous…
-Oh! -[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] And into the sternum of Val Venis.
Here comes Grandmaster Sexay.
Grandmaster with the flying goggles on.
[Lawler] He's gonna hurt the ear. Ooh!
[Cole] A Hip Hop Drop to Val Venis, cover,
there's two, and Bull Buchanan breaks up the three-count.
Oh, look out.
-And a kick to the face of Goodfather. -[Lawler] That was beautiful.
[Cole] Rikishi sending a message to Right to Censor
who's wanted to censor his backside in the past.
[Lawler] Speaking of backsides, here we go.
[Cole] Grandmaster into Bull.
Rikishi following it up with a big old clothesline.
-Here comes Scotty, bulldog. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Hey, this is a red hot worm right here in Phoenix.
This is another thing that Steven Richards wants to censor.
But he's gonna have to witness it firsthand.
[crowd chanting] W-O-R-M! Worm!
[Cole] Steven Richards calls this disgusting.
I find it funny as hell.
Scotty 2 Hotty! Oh, what a chop to Bull Buchanan.
[Lawler] Hang on, here we go.
[Cole] And Steven tossed into the ring, and the ringleader.
-[Lawler] White socks and all. -[Cole] Ooh!
Rikishi backing it up.
Oh boy.
[Lawler] Yes! Censor this, Richards!
[Cole] Steven Richards about to see the backside
that he wants to censor, up close and personal!
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Stinkface, yeah! Stinkface to Steven Richards.
[Lawler] Oh, look at hoes, they love it.
[Cole] Oh, Mandy and Victoria love it.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Oh.
Uh-oh. The Goodfather and Bull Buchanan pulling Too Cool out of the ring.
-[Lawler] Watch it here. -[Cole] Oh, look out.
Watch out, it's Eddie Guerrero! King, it's Eddie Guerrero!
The Intercontinental Champion!
-[Lawler] What the heck is this? -[Cole] Wait a minute!
He just-- He just sprayed something in Rikishi's face!
What is that?
[Lawler] Looks like he's spraying mace in his face.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero with an attack on Rikishi, right in the eyes with that…
[Lawler] Is that mace or pepper spray?
[Cole] It's something, but Scotty has got Eddie Guerrero,
Val Venis from behind.
-[Lawler] Look out. -[Cole] Oh, what a powerbomb.
-Val Venis with a cover on Scotty. -[Lawler] What's this?
-[Cole] Right to Censor steals one. -[bell ringing]
Thanks to Eddie Guerrero.
And Eddie Guerrero continues the assault of Rikishi.
[announcer] Your winners, Right to Censor.
[Cole] What is wrong with Eddie Guerrero?
[Lawler] He's the Intercontinental Champion,
but he's lost it, he's gone nuts.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero has gone off the deep end as Right to Censor celebrates.
[Lawler] It seems the thought of Mamacita
being seen naked by the world has drawn Eddie Guerrero
into the deep end.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero attacking Too Cool and Rikishi on Raw on Monday night,
continuing the attack on Rikishi tonight.
[Lawler] What about Rikishi's eyes? Can he see?
[Cole] Hey.
We have a chance to kick the [bleep] of four-time WWE Champion Triple H.
You know, the guy that stole your wife?
No, the guy who got my leftovers.
And we're gonna go out there and we're gonna kick their [bleep].
And not only a champion, but an Olympic gold medalist.
[Cole] King, I'll tell you, T & A and Trish mean business.
We're gonna take the gold and his pride,
and we're gonna show him what T & A is all about.
And if that Stephanie gets involved, I will personally take her down.
Let's get this done.
["Everybody On The Ground" playing]
[Cole] Kurt Angle on his way to the ring, forced to team up with Triple H,
coming up next against T & A on SmackDown.
[Cole] Back on SmackDown, King.
Rikishi had just given Steven Richards what he deserved, a stinkface.
But Eddie Guerrero, who's out of control, hit the ring.
[Lawler] I couldn't believe it. We'd seen Eddie Guerrero earlier today,
he invaded the Playboy Mansion looking for Hugh Hefner,
and then he comes back and sprays,
I guess, that police pepper spray or mace or something
-right into the eyes of Rikishi. -["My Time" playing]
[Cole] Well, King, Chyna would have been disgusted with Eddie Guerrero's action,
and perhaps [indistinct] and Chyna left the arena earlier tonight.
He is "The Game" Triple H, who meets Kurt Angle in ten days at Unforgiven
with Commissioner Mick Foley as special guest referee.
But tonight, Triple H being forced to team with Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Boy, and what's wrong with that picture, Michael?
It's just-- I mean, it doesn't look right.
He looks-- Triple H actually looks naked without Stephanie by his side.
[Cole] Triple H's wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley is here tonight,
but Stephanie cannot be in any condition to be out here
after what happened this past Monday night on Raw, King.
Stephanie was playing peace-keeper between Kurt Angle and Triple H
who were laying waste to referees.
Triple H thinking Stephanie was a referee
and an inadvertent elbow to his wife Stephanie.
But the battle between Triple H and Kurt Angle would not end there.
Kurt Angle could not resist taking a cheap shot on Triple H,
as Triple H carried his wife to safety.
Triple H and Kurt Angle's rivalry continues
and stuck in the middle is Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Triple H's wife,
Kurt Angle's supposed friend.
And once again, Kurt Angle coming between Stephanie and Triple H.
As we mentioned, Stephanie is here tonight,
but, King, she can't be in any condition to be out here.
[Lawler] Well, I mean, she got banged around so bad, it was just--
I'm surprised she didn't spend a few days in the hospital.
["Medal" playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring
from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, weighing in…
at 237 pounds, the 2000 King of the Ring, Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Well, King, Triple H and Kurt Angle must work together tonight,
but in ten days, they go one-on-one at Unforgiven,
and remember the law set forth,
the zero tolerance policy by the commissioner tonight.
No physicality between these two men or that match at Unforgiven is off.
-Period. -[Lawler] Right.
-["Emergency" playing] -[crowd cheering]
These guys can both lose a lot of money, a lot of prestige.
[announcer] And their opponents being accompanied to the ring by Trish Stratus,
at a combined weight of 614 pounds, T & A.
[Cole] And you know, King, ironically,
T & A has been in the middle of this Stephanie,
Kurt Angle, Triple H love triangle in recent weeks.
And it was Test admitting that he had called the cops on Triple H,
payback for Test's failed wedding to Triple's now-wife Stephanie.
[Lawler] Oh baby, look at that little desert flower.
[Cole] You know, Test admitted that he wanted to marry Stephanie
for the power, the money,
the top spot here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
He resents Triple H, Test does, that Triple H actually got to marry
into the McMahon family.
[Lawler] It's a good thing Stephanie's not out here
because you heard what Trish said earlier.
She'd take Stephanie down herself. Stephanie couldn't take that tonight.
[Cole] Kurt Angle wanted to start things off
and Triple H said, fine, go right ahead.
[crowd chatter]
And words being exchanged by these two men--
There's Albert, the 350-pounder.
Delivers a clothesline and a right hand to Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] I'm sure this is not the way-- the start of the match
Kurt had in mind. Putting a smile on the face of Triple H.
[Cole] Look at the elbows by Albert, off the ropes
-and what a drop toe hold by Kurt Angle. -[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] Into the front facelock. I'll tell you, King,
do you think we've ever had a more emotional pay-per-view event
that we're gonna have in ten days in Unforgiven?
[Lawler] Well, just like I said, you know, none of these guys,
Kurt Angle, Triple H, none of these guys wanna lose their shot at Unforgiven,
so they're gonna really need to work together here tonight.
[Cole] Look at Triple H, Triple H applauding Albert
who is going to work on Kurt Angle.
I guess Triple H found that if he can't lay his hands on Kurt Angle tonight,
-why not let T & A do it? -[Lawler] Yeah.
And Test into the ring and here's the double-team.
[Lawler] I'm not sure if Kurt Angle wants the match at Unforgiven
nearly as bad as Triple H.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle, he tags Triple H with authority, King.
-[Lawler] What a tag. -[Cole] And The Game into the ring.
And words being exchanged, but keep in mind,
they cannot have physical contact with one another during this matchup.
And Test delivers the right hand.
King, talk about the emotions at Unforgiven.
I mean, Tripe H and Kurt Angle can't stand each other.
All over Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. What a knee by Triple H.
You got Kane, and Chris Benoit,
and The Rock, and The Undertaker all want the WWE Championship.
And you got "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
who is now just ten days away from Unforgiven.
-His attacker has just ten days… -[Lawler] Oh, hey, wait.
[Cole] …to reveal himself.
-[Lawler] Was that a hit or a tag? -[Cole] It was a tag.
-[Lawler] That was a chop tag. -[Cole] A hard tag.
[Lawler] Oh man.
-[Cole] Test with a right hand. -Just because these matches
are called zero tolerance,
that doesn't mean they can't go awry at any minute.
-You know, old Bobby Knight… -[Cole] Oh, look out.
[Lawler] He had a zero tolerance and he snapped, and he lost the job.
[Cole] But if they do go awry, then Triple H and Kurt Angle
will not have a chance to go at one another at Unforgiven.
And look at the aggressive nature Kurt Angle is going after Test.
[Lawler] What would Mick Foley do?
These guys go at each other here tonight,
they'll screw up Unforgiven, Mick Foley will really… he'll panic.
[Cole] Well, Kurt Angle is going for the knee of… Ooh!
And look at that, Test reversed Kurt Angle right into the foot of Triple H.
[Lawler] Now, wait a minute, did Triple H… H is laughing, here we go.
-[Cole] Kurt Angle with a… -Hey, Foley, are you watching this?
[Cole] Well, that was a double-handed tag. Triple H can't hit him.
-He can't hit him. -[Lawler] Oh.
[Cole] And Test takes advantage.
Oh boy.
Emotions running high in this matchup. You can feel it, King.
You can feel Triple H and Kurt Angle just wanting to tear each other apart.
[Lawler] Yeah, mostly Triple H wanting to tear Kurt Angle apart,
but if he touches him here tonight…
[Cole] And Triple H into the corner,
he's got Kurt Angle just begging Triple H to hit him.
Kurt Angle was begging Triple H to haul off and belt it.
[Lawler] Well, that means there's no match at Unforgiven between the two.
[Cole] The Game with a right hand to Albert.
Oh, look out, Triple H off the ropes.
And look at the facebuster.
What it means, King, let's be honest about it.
Kurt Angle does not wanna face Triple H at Unforgiven.
As Trish grabs the leg of Triple H.
[Lawler] What are you doing, Trish?
[Lawler] What's he doing?
[Cole] A big boot to Triple H.
Trish grabbing the leg of Triple H allowed Albert to deliver the boot and…
-[Lawler] Look at this. What? -[Cole] Wait a minute.
Stephanie, Triple H's wife, on her way to the ring and she can't be right,
she can't be a hundred percent after Raw Monday night.
[Lawler] Oh, that poor little princess is badly hurt, what-- why is Kurt smiling?
[Cole] Well, he's smiling about something.
Well, they're friends, King. Triple H and--
I mean, it seems like Kurt Angle and Stephanie are friends.
[Lawler] Stephanie's hurt. She certainly shouldn't be out here.
[Cole] Of course not.
Test, look out, Triple H is in trouble.
-Oh, what a slam by Test. -[Lawler] Oh, wait.
[Cole] Here's the cover, hook to the leg, there's two,
Triple H kicks out before the count of three.
-[Lawler] Oh boy. -Stephanie looking on with concern
as Test hammers away on her husband Triple H.
[Lawler] And if T & A were to win here, this should be the upset of a lifetime.
[Cole] You heard what Trish said, King, a little bit ago,
Stephanie better stay out of her way.
[Lawler] I guess Stephanie was probably watching back there.
When she saw Trish interfere, that brought Stephanie out here,
but I don't know if that's a wise decision.
[Cole] Triple H with a right hand to Test, and then to Albert as well.
And Triple H in control of T & A.
-Albert into the ring from behind. -[Lawler] Look.
Can you see Stephanie? She's got bruises.
She got little bruises all over her body, bless her heart.
Sidewalk slam by Test to "The Game" Triple H.
Albert takes advantage. T & A with a double-team and Kurt Angle,
not lifted a hand, can help out at all, King.
[Lawler] Well, he don't really have to, but he just can't let the--
[Cole] Look at Stephanie. Test just got caught.
And Trish from behind!
Trish just tossed Stephanie down from behind.
And Kurt Angle chasing Trish away and, oh,
delivers the clothesline to Test.
[Lawler] Trish said she'd take Stephanie down herself
if Stephanie came out here.
[Cole] The right hand to Albert, knocked him out of the ring.
And look at Kurt Angle.
-Kurt Angle consoling… -Hey, wait.
-…Stephanie and Triple H… -[Lawler] He can't do this!
[Cole] Triple H has had enough.
He can't hit him.
Triple H can't hit Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle begging Triple H to hit him.
[Lawler] When is Triple H gonna blast him?
[Cole] Kurt Angle wants no part of Triple H at Unforgiven.
[Lawler] If you do it… if you do it, Triple H, if you do it…
[Cole] Triple H wants him bad, and Test from behind.
Ooh!
-And here's the cover by Test… -[bell ringing]
T & A defeat Triple H and Kurt Angle.
-[announcer] Here are your winners, T & A. -[Cole] What an upset!
[Lawler] This is gonna be the biggest victory in the lives of T & A.
[Cole] But ironically, Test may have saved Triple H's match at Unforgiven.
It looked like Triple H was gonna haul off and nail Kurt Angle
before Test grabbed him from behind.
How ironic is that?
[Lawler] Oh my God, Stephanie, see what's happened?
You should have stayed in the back.
[Cole] I mean, Stephanie shouldn't even be here, King, quite frankly.
As she attends to her husband Triple H in the ring.
[Lawler] Oh no, look at this.
What's this idiot doing still here?
Tazz, how are you? Has the mood changed yet?
No, the mood hasn't changed.
Listen. I want out. I'm done with it.
I want my contract done.
I want my unconditional release.
-I want out of this place. -We'll get to that later.
But first off, I wanna ask you what you think about this.
This is my children's book.
You see, Kane, the elf's looking at him, and he's so scared,
he's actually making a little bit of pee-pees right there.
-[Lawler] Look at that. -This is exactly what I'm talking about.
This is exactly what I mean. I'm sick of this.
I'm sick of you not doing your job when it comes to me,
your stupid books, your stupid office, your stupid hats.
I'm sick of this. I'm gonna spell it out for you.
I quit. Q-U-I-T.
[Lawler] Hear that?
Tazz, I don't think my book is stupid.
And second off, I kid around with you because I like you.
I may be the only one, but I like you, and I'll tell you what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna book a match with you and the King, one-on-one at Unforgiven.
How does that hit you?
It don't hit me because the same thing is gonna happen again.
Someone is gonna interfere. I'm gonna get screwed.
-I'm sick of it. I want out. I quit. -Wait, wait, wait.
No. No. I'm gonna do you one better.
I'm gonna guarantee, you and Lawler at Unforgiven,
that you can't touch the King until the match
and the King can't touch you.
In other words, no one's gonna screw with you.
Does that sound good?
-It sounds all right. -One more thing…
[as Darth Vader] Tazz, I am your father.
[laughs]
That's great. I like that.
-No touching, right? -No touching.
Deal.
King, you and Tazz at Unforgiven. But you can't touch him beforehand.
I thought that idiot had quit the company.
Well, he wants me at Unforgiven, that's fine with me.
I love it.
[Cole] Back on SmackDown. Moments ago,
Triple H and Kurt Angle forced to team together against T & A.
Stephanie battered and bruised, courageously came to ringside.
And then, Trish Stratus, I mean, she threw Stephanie right down on her back,
and then Kurt Angle was just-- I mean, Triple H went crazy,
but Kurt was begging him, begging Triple H to blast him right in the face
and that cost Triple H the match. Look at this.
[Cole] And plain and simple, Kurt Angle cost his team the matchup and he liked it.
Because Triple H lost the match, Kurt Angle was happy about it.
-He was smiling about it, King. -[Lawler] Right.
-["You Think You Know Me" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] But here come the Tag Team Champions, Edge and Christian,
who a week from Sunday at Unforgiven,
meet The Hardy Boyz with the Tag Team Titles on the line.
And we just learned, King, that also at Unforgiven,
it's gonna be you and Tazz, one-on-one.
[Lawler] I can't wait. I was hoping,
I was praying that that thug would just quit the WWE,
go back to that Extremely Crappy Wrestling
that he came from and forget about me.
[Cole] Well, what about the stipulation? You can't lay your hands on Tazz,
he can't lay his hands on you until Unforgiven in ten days.
[Lawler] I don't-- I don't care if I ever lay my hands on him,
but I will at Unforgiven.
[crowd chatter]
Oh, these guys reek of coolocity.
Greetings to all of our fans in Phoenix.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Look at those sunglasses.
-[Cole] They're disingenuous, King. -Now, we realized,
having endured the likes of the Suns,
the Cardinals, and the Diamondbacks…
[Lawler] Phoenix sports teams.
…it must be nice to actually have some winners within your state boundaries.
[crowd booing]
[Edge] That was funny.
But on a serious note, we just wanted to come out here
and say that we totally had nothing to do with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin…
[crowd cheering]
…being hit by a car last November.
[Lawler] You believe him? I do.
That was heinosity to the max.
-[Lawler] Heinosity? -And if we had a time machine,
we would go back and stop it from taking place
because that's the kind of guys that we are.
-[Cole] I doubt that. -Edge…
I'm sorry to interrupt you, but, uh, don't you remember?
We do have a time machine.
-[Lawler] What? -Dude, I completely forgot.
Yeah. And seeing how at Unforgiven,
after we beat The Hardy Boyz, yet again…
[Lawler] Yeah, dude.
…and retain our Tag Team Titles,
I figure we might as well put that time machine to use
and bring back The Hardy Boyz of the future.
-[Lawler] What? -Why?
So we can see if they've learned anything from a lifetime of embarrassment
and beatings by us?
No. To see if they finally learned how to talk.
-[Lawler laughs] -[Cole] What are they talking about?
So, without further ado,
straight from the year 2050,
I give to you The Hardy Boyz.
[Cole] 2050?
What are they up to now?
[Lawler] Yeah, 50 years from now. It's their time machine, dude.
Don't you get-- Hey, wait a minute.
["Loaded" playing]
[Cole] Oh no.
[Lawler] It's the-- it's the Hardys from the future!
-[Cole] Give me a break. -[Lawler] Hair's…
Jeff has still colored his hair weird.
Oh, look. Matt is taken to wearing glasses.
[Cole] This is embarrassing for the Hardys. It's humiliating, King.
Not only has-- Not only has Edge and Christian kicked their butts,
so has Father Time. [laughs]
-[Cole] Do you think this is funny? -Well, come on.
Lighten up, I said.
[Edge] Holy future shock, Christian!
Hardys of the future.
It's a… it's a pleasure to see you.
How are you feeling?
How do I feel? Too extreme. [coughs]
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -Oh boy.
[Lawler] He's got asthma.
It's nice to see things having changed, but Hardy Boyz, I have a question for you.
Are they still spelling things with Z's instead of S's in the future?
I'm kinda cold and hungry.
[Lawler] What?
I bet. Hungry for action, that is.
What do you say we practice the spear for old time's sake?
[Lawler] Oh, wait a minute. You'll break-- you'll break their hip.
-Hey. -[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Oh, wait a minute. -[Cole] It's Lita, King.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. I guess, she doesn't like the-- Enough of this-- Hang on.
-[Cole] Oh. -[Lawler squeals]
Oh, hey, it's Lita from the future!
[Cole] Oh, stop the pain!
[Lawler] Oh, look at those flabby arms.
Oh, wave 'em, baby. They're flapping in the wind.
[Cole] Is she wearing a T-back?
-She's not wearing a T-back, is she? -[Lawler] Lita is still wearing--
But now it's a T-back Depends! [laughs]
A T-back Depends!
[Cole] This is just… this is embarrassing.
[Lawler] Oh, I wanna see her do a moonsault.
[Cole] Look at the tattoo on her arm.
[Lawler] Yeah, it's even aged.
That's Lita, all right.
[upbeat music playing]
[Lawler] I'm afraid that Lita's body has been introduced to gravity.
Oh man.
Oh, that's Lita, all right.
-I'd recognize that smile anywhere. -Lita of the future.
Time sure beat you down and dragged you through the mud.
I didn't realize you were here.
I love prunes!
[Lawler] Prunes? [laughs]
Oh, well, Christian, you know what they say.
[Lawler] Prunes?
Lita will do a Hardy for anything.
-[Lawler] Whoa, man. -I mean…
Lita will do anything for a Hardy. My bad.
[Lawler] There you go.
-Now she'll doing anything for prunes. -Dude, dude, time travel rules.
Yeah. What do you say?
-Let's spear them for real. -Yeah.
-[Lawler] Yeah, dude. -[Cole] Oh, come on, now. Stop this.
-This is gonna be funny. -Uh-oh.
Oh, well, finally, some sanity.
Commissioner Mick Foley.
["Wreck" playing]
[Lawler] How can you say sanity and Foley in the same sentence?
I was hoping we'd see the Foley from the future.
Or maybe in the future, there is no Foley. That would be nice.
Edge or Christian, that was definitely awesome.
But I happen to know for a fact
that those are not the real Hardys of the future.
[Christian] And how do you know that?
Because if they were, they would have been able to tell you
that not only did they take you on at Unforgiven,
but that they did so within the confines of the unforgiving, bone-breaking,
15-foot-high steel cage.
-[Cole] What? -[Lawler] Wait a minute now.
[crowd cheering]
-You're making that a steel cage match? -[Cole] Edge and Christian are livid.
Let's just say-- Let's just assume for a second
that those were the real Hardys of the future,
and even though I know this may be a major break in the space-time continuum,
what I'd like to do right now is introduce you to the Hardys
and Lita of the present.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Oh boy.
-["Loaded" playing] -I hope they have a sense of humor.
[Cole] I don't think The Hardy Boyz have a sense of humor,
because here come Matt and Jeff, beeline to the ring.
-[Lawler] Get ready. -[Cole] Lita behind.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Yeah, but look at Edge and Christian.
[Cole] The Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian
will meet in ten days inside a steel cage at Unforgiven.
And Jeff and Matt Hardy hammering away at Christian.
[Lawler] They're meeting right now. This is not fair.
[Cole] And Edge off the turnbuckle.
[Lawler] Come on, Edge and Christian just out here having little fun.
You got to admit that…
[Cole] Well, The Hardy Boyz are having fun here too.
-Oh no. There's Lita. -[Lawler] Look at Lita.
[Cole] Oh man.
A triple suplex to Edge and Christian by The Hardy Boyz and Lita.
["Loaded" playing]
You got to admit that Jeff's from the future hair looks
better than the present Jeff.
[Cole] Edge and Christian hightailing it,
but there will be nowhere to run for Edge and Christian at Unforgiven.
They'll be locked inside the steel cage in ten days.
The Tag Titles on the line.
-[Lawler] Can't you Hardys take a joke? -[Cole] Against The Hardy Boyz.
Back on SmackDown. And Perry Saturn set for action.
And, King, we understand that Terri and Perry were at WWE New York
this past Monday night watching Raw and they were a bit cozy.
So much for a strictly business relationship.
But Perry Saturn lost his European Title a few weeks ago.
Well, tonight he has the chance to win gold again.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship.
Introducing our challenger being accompanied to the ring by Terri,
from Boston, Mass., weighing in at 241 pounds, Perry Saturn.
[Cole] King, what do you make of this relationship
between Perry Saturn and, of course, Terri?
Well, I got to be honest with you. I feel a little bit jealous.
I mean, just look at Terri. That horny little she-devil.
I mean, how great does she look, huh?
[Cole] Well, Perry getting set to take on Steve Blackman.
Hardcore Title is on the line here tonight on SmackDown.
[Tazz] You're in my seat, buddy.
-Get up. -King.
-What? -You're in my seat, get up.
-[Cole] He look familiar? -All right.
Hey, what's up, King?
-Good old, MC. What's up, buddy? -What are you doing out here?
-Hey, Mom! I'm on SmackDown. -Oh, stop the pain.
I made it, Mom! I'm on SmackDown.
-Hey, what's up? -What is he doing out here?
["Drums In the Night" playing]
Thug life dead! SmackDown!
[indistinct chatter]
[announcer] His opponent from Annville, Pennsylvania, weighing in at 246 pounds,
he is the Hardcore Champion, "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, Tazz with the front row seat for SmackDown.
And, King, remember… King, remember, keep your--
[Lawler] You wanna keep throwing that--
Why don't you come over here and throw it, huh?
[Cole] King, sit down. No physical contact.
[bell ringing]
And Steve Blackman and Perry Saturn get underway
with the Hardcore Title on the line…
[Lawler] I can't sit here with this idiot behind me.
[Cole] No physical contact between you and Tazz before Unforgiven.
Keep that in mind.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Oh, did you see that?
[Cole] Well, Steve Blackman just laid out Perry Saturn.
-[Cole] Keep in mind as… -It's party time!
-…we try to call a match here. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I can't even watch the match with this moron over my shoulder.
-Why don't you shut up? -[Tazz] You shut up, King.
[Lawler] You shut up.
[Cole] What a shot by Blackman.
-[Tazz] Blackman is tough. -I'm not done yet.
[Tazz] I lost to Blackman. Yeah, he's big.
[Lawler] What is that? What is this?
[Cole] Oh, look at Terri.
Terri on the back of "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman and…
[Lawler] Oh boy. Look at this!
[Tazz] This is gonna be a slaughter!
[Cole] Oh, and Perry Saturn to the back of Blackman's head.
-[Lawler] Will you shut up? -[Tazz cackling]
I'm sorry about that, buddy. Oh, I didn't mean that.
-[Cole] Now, Perry Saturn-- -[Tazz] What are you looking at?
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something.
I don't care what Mick Foley says, if this idiot doesn't shut up,
I'm gonna stick my fist right down his throat.
[crowd chatter]
[Cole] And Perry Saturn with a shot to Steve Blackman.
Hey, Lawler!
-Well, I'm gonna have to punch him. -[Cole] You can't!
-No physical contact. -[Tazz cackling]
[Cole] Oh, look out, Steve Blackman,
the Hardcore Champion with a kick to Perry Saturn.
-[Tazz chattering] -[Cole] Blackman's hurt his leg.
-Blackman may have hurt his knee… -[Tazz] Mom, look!
-I got another record, Mom! -[Cole] …with that shot from Saturn.
[crowd cheering]
This is ridiculous.
Can somebody do something about this guy?
[Lawler] Yeah. Why don't you go visit your mommy, you idiot?
-Excuse me. -Back to Brooklyn.
[overlapping chatter]
Have some popcorn.
Your mom is probably on a street corner somewhere.
[Cole] King, worry about the match.
I can't with this idiot right behind me!
You're gonna get your shot at Tazz at Unforgiven.
As Blackman sets up that trash container, Perry Saturn's in trouble.
Remember, Hardcore Title's on the line.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh, whoa! -[Cole] Oh, look out.
[Lawler] Nobody there.
[Cole] And Saturn and Blackman bounces off the garbage can.
Trying to call a match here.
Look out! Perry Saturn could win the Hardcore Title,
and a kickout by Blackman.
Northern Lights Suplex. How are you doing, buddy?
-What's your problem? -Come over here.
-[Cole] Get over here, King. -[Lawler] Watch it.
-[Cole] Blackman tossed out of the ring… -This is why I love SmackDown.
[Cole] And look at Terri! Oh, look out.
Terri just waistlocked Steve Blackman and Saturn, and Blackman down.
[Tazz] This is a dining club. This is a dining club.
It's a slobberknocker, Lawler. Slobberknocker!
[crowd chatter]
-[Cole] I wish somebody would hit him-- -[Lawler] I will, I will.
I'll do it right now.
[Cole] Well, take another look at this. Look at Terri.
Grabbing Steve Blackman and Terri sailing off the apron.
[Lawler] I'm sorry. How can you concentrate on this match?
-[Cole] I can't. -[Tazz] Come on, Perry.
[Cole] Oh. What a shot by Blackman to Perry Saturn.
-The Hardcore Champion… -[Tazz] He's down!
[Cole] Hooks the leg and it's over.
Steve Blackman retains the Hardcore Title.
[announcer] Here's your winner…
Tazz, why don't you and I get up there, huh?
[announcer] "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[Cole] Well, Steve Blackman retains the Hardcore Title.
I'll tell you one thing--
-Come on. Just come right over this side-- -I see you. That's right, King.
-Come on. Right now. -I'm just watching the matches.
I'm just watching the matches.
-We want Hardcore match. -Will you stop?
King, settle down.
Don't touch me. No touching. My sign.
Give me my sign before I choke your ass out.
You can't touch him.
Undertaker, after everything that's happened now,
clearly there's animosity between you and The Rock.
[crowd cheering]
It's no secret.
Rock and I, we're just not friends.
Hell, we don't even like each other.
That's not gonna stop me tonight from being a professional
and getting the job done with The Rock as my partner.
But you know what?
For The Rock's sake,
he just better hope he doesn't [bleep] me off.
[announcer] And now, get ready for some maximum power
delivered by RC Edge Maximum Power Cola.
[Ross] And the pressure on Lita here.
-[Lawler] Oh. -[Ross] Enzuigiri by Lita.
Uh-oh, look out.
Oh, Lita with Twist of Fate on Ivory.
-Wait a minute here. -Looking to put Ivory away.
Can she hit this moonsault?
[Lawler] Oh, right across the chest. Lita does it again.
RC Edge. Not just cola, Power Cola.
["You Think You Know Me" playing]
[Cole] And the Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian set for action.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] I love these guys.
[Cole] And we're still being joined behind us from the crowd by Tazz.
[indistinct chatter]
[Cole] Edge and Christian on their way to the ring
-set for six-man tag team action and… -[indistinct chatter]
[Lawler] You know what, why don't Mick Foley get out here and watch this?
-Yeah, I'd love him out here. -What's up?
-I got to go? -Go.
[crowd chatter]
[Cole] Well, security is throwing Tazz out of here.
[indistinct chatter]
Here's some popcorn for you guys. Do your job.
[crowd chatter]
[Cole] King, that's enough.
While King and Tazz argue,
we'll show you what happened earlier on tonight.
Edge and Christian pushing the envelope with their opponents at Unforgiven.
Edge and Christian poking fun at The Hardy Boyz and Lita
by putting them through their little time machine and taking us into the future
to show us the old Hardys and Lita.
Well, Commissioner Mick Foley spoiled Edge and Christian's fun announcing
that The Hardy Boyz will meet Edge and Christian at Unforgiven
inside a steel cage with the Tag Titles on the line.
But thank goodness that idiot's out of here.
-Man oh man. -["Make Some Noise" playing]
[Lawler] I'm telling you, this zero tolerance stuff is not a good idea.
[Cole] Well, I applaud you for your restraint.
You'll get Tazz in ten days at Unforgiven.
[Lawler] I'd love to punch his lights out right now, but if I did…
-You're right, I can get him in ten days. -The following is a six-man tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Minneapolis, Minnesota
weighing in at 222 pounds, X-Pac.
[Cole] Well, King, Y2J was a victim of a vicious attack by this man,
X-Pac on Raw.
Both men went back and forth interfering in each other's matches,
but X-Pac took it a bit too far.
Y2J had cost X-Pac the Hardcore Title and look at the attack,
look at that chop by X-Pac on Jericho.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something. I saw Jericho later.
X busted Jericho's head wide open.
And this is some of the stuff we didn't see on Raw.
I mean, this fight went on and on,
they could not get these two guys separated.
[Cole] Chris Jericho suffered lacerations to his forehead and his face
after this vicious attack by X-Pac.
And my question to you is this,
what has gotten into X-Pac here in recent weeks?
A vicious assault on Chris Jericho.
-["Break the Walls Down" plays] -[Lawler] I don't know.
I can't explain it, Michael.
You're gonna have to go and ask X-Pac.
[crowd cheering]
Watch it here.
[Cole] Well, Chris Jericho is gonna get himself some of X-Pac here tonight
in this six-person tag team matchup.
It's Jericho and the Hardys to take on Edge and Christian--
Wait, King! King, look at this!
Right out in front of us!
-It's The Hardy Boyz and Chris Jericho. -[bell ringing]
[Lawler] Everybody's coming out of the crowd tonight.
[Cole] Jericho wants X-Pac, The Hardy Boyz want Edge and Christian.
Y2J, the emotion running high after that severe attack on Jericho
by X-Pac on Raw.
[Lawler] What did these guys do, buy tickets?
I thought this thing was sold out.
[Cole] Y2J tasted his own blood Monday night at the hands of X-Pac.
-And Jericho wants revenge in a bad way. -[crowd cheering]
This is a six-man tag team matchup and Christian goes to work
on "Y2J" Chris Jericho.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. That's just knocked the… -[Cole] Ooh.
X-Pac right off the edge of the ring.
Jericho with a flying forearm knocking Christian down.
What a wild night it's been already.
Chris Benoit left Kane high and dry.
Kurt Angle basically cost Triple H their tag team matchup.
-And still to come tonight, a table match. -[Lawler] Oh man.
-[Cole] The Rock and The Undertaker… -Look out.
Against the Dudleys, and what a bulldog by Jericho.
[Lawler] Boy, Jericho, look at him now.
He is… he is obsessed.
-[Cole] Can you blame him? -[Lawler] You know what?
There's no zero tolerance in this match.
[Cole] None at all.
And here's Matt Hardy, the big leg drop across the sternum of Christian.
And Matt Hardy didn't even go for the cover,
he wants to hammer away on Christian, and there's a shot to Edge.
[Lawler] No sense of humor. Edge and Christian,
these aren't the Hardys from the future.
[Cole] Edge and Christian meet the Hardys of the present in ten days at Unforgiven
inside a steel cage, and here comes X-Pac.
[Lawler] You know, I got to think that Mick Foley may have a…
he's a bit of a sadist for putting these four guys in a cage.
[Cole] Matt Hardy is in trouble.
X-Pac setting him up for the Bronco Buster perhaps.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] And here it comes, Bronco Buster to Matt Hardy.
What has gotten into X-Pac, King?
I mean, ever since his falling out with Road Dogg, he's been out of control.
[crowd cheering]
He's been targeting Chris Jericho, you saw on Raw Monday night.
X-Pac even got into a shoving match with one of his best friends, Triple H.
[Lawler] Well, it all started with that friendly rivalry.
X-Pac wanted to show his buddy Road Dogg who was the better man
and I think X-Pac now is intent on showing
the entire World Wrestling Entertainment that he's the better man.
[Cole] Well, it's all about himself or X-Pac in recent weeks,
as Matt Hardy shoves Edge down and Edge and Matt Hardy, look out.
Oh, what a slam by Edge off the top rope.
Oh. Look at from behind, it's Lita. Lita from behind.
-[Lawler] Oh no! -[Cole] Into the steel post.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] He may not have any more little Edges after that.
[Cole] Lita's laughing about it.
Come on, Matt. Get up.
[Cole] Lita the Women's Champion successfully defended her title on Raw.
[Lawler] You heard what Edge said, she'll do anything for a Hardy.
[Cole] And here comes X-Pac, and here comes Jericho.
-And Jericho wants X-Pac in a bad way. -[Lawler] Oh.
[Cole] Y2J wants X-Pac.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, what a clothesline by Jericho,
and Jericho is crazed here on SmackDown.
[Lawler] You see these two guys maybe one-on-one at Unforgiven
or, a matter of fact, anywhere.
[Cole] Oh, look at this. X-Pac is in trouble.
Setting him up for the Walls of Jericho.
[Lawler] Look out from behind!
[Cole] Oh, look out.
And Edge from behind knocking Chris Jericho down.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -Jeff Hardy!
He calls that the Whisper in the Wind.
Whisper in the Wind from Jeff Hardy.
And here's Christian and Edge, the double-team on Jeff Hardy.
-[Lawler] Whisper into what? -[Cole] That's what he calls it.
-The double dropkick by Jeff Hardy. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I'd call that something other than Whisper in the Wind. Maybe suicide.
[Cole] I tell you what you're about to see now,
Poetry in Motion from The Hardy Boyz.
[Lawler] They got like a stupid name for everything they do?
[Cole] I wouldn't call it stupid, but here's Poetry in Motion again.
[Lawler] That Whisper in the Wind sounds more like an air freshener.
[Cole] Here comes another one.
This is Twist of Fate to Christian.
-[Lawler] Man! -[Cole] Jeff Hardy, top rope.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Swanton Bomb by Jeff Hardy.
But X-Pac into the ring.
King, I believe X-Pac is the legal man.
X-Factor hooks the leg.
Oh, and Edge and Christian win.
[announcer] Here are your winners…
[Cole] The Hardys lost track of who the legal man was.
-…Christian and Edge and X-Pac. -[Lawler] And the win just got…
[Cole] Let's take another look
at what happened at the end of this matchup.
It was Matt Hardy with a Twist of Fate on Christian,
and then the high-flyer, Jeff Hardy, would follow it up with a Swanton Bomb.
But there was one major problem.
Christian was not the legal man.
The legal man was X-Pac.
And X-Pac with the X-Factor.
X-Pac and Edge and Christian get the win over The Hardy Boyz and Chris Jericho.
Well, King, how about this Smackdown Challenge?
The WWE and its fans have challenged presidential contenders Governor Bush
and Vice President Al Gore to debate on SmackDown in the month of October.
And Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura has agreed to be the moderator.
Well, WWE fans we talked to in Phoenix at voter registration booths today,
talked about the Smackdown Challenge.
I think the Smackdown Challenge is quite honestly an outstanding opportunity
for both Al Gore and George Bush
to present their view to the youth of America.
The youth of America has really been underrepresented in the… in past elections
and we have a very strong voice.
And I think this would be a great way to let the candidates know
that it's time we want our voice heard.
And let's be honest, they're not gonna stay up and watch Nightline tonight.
They're watching SmackDown,
they're watching Raw, watching these types of shows,
and this is the best way to reach those voters.
I think Bush and Gore should accept the Smackdown Challenge,
so that they can get the younger voters involved.
And so, these voters will be prepared for their futures
and be able to make a difference for our country.
[Cole] They're now part of a big campaign to get WWE fans to register to vote.
Already over 60,000 new voters
-have been registered. -[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] King, there's an online petition going on right now
having to do with the Smackdown Challenge.
[Lawler] Yeah. Just go to wwe.com and cast…
Well, put your signature right on there.
We wanna get Gore and Bush right here on SmackDown.
Not to mention Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
[Cole] Well, still to come tonight, the table match.
The Rock and The Undertaker forced to work together
against The Dudley Boyz in a table match.
[Lawler] Unbelievable.
[Cole] It's Thursday night in the heart of Times Square.
WWE New York, the place to be for SmackDown.
It is a video, audio, amusement park in the heart of Times Square,
the place to watch SmackDown. Over a hundred TV screens and a TitanTron.
Rock, tension is clearly mounting between you and The Undertaker.
Now, do you think you can trust him tonight as your tag team partner?
You know, you ask The Rock the question, can The Rock trust The Undertaker?
When The Undertaker comes out here and he shouldn't be worried
about whether or not The Rock [bleep] him off.
The Undertaker should be worried though at the simple fact
that The Undertaker has already [bleep] off The Rock.
[crowd cheering]
So, as far as for tonight's tag team match,
The Rock has no problem with the match tonight.
Because whether it's tonight, tomorrow,
whether it's Unforgiven,
The Rock has already made up his mind that he can't trust The Undertaker.
The only person The Rock can trust is himself.
The Rock can't trust The Undertaker, can't trust Kane,
can't trust Benoit, can't trust this goof holding the camera,
can't trust this chick looking and gawking at The Rock.
The Rock can't even trust you, Lilian.
Let The Rock ask you a question, Lilian.
Do you like pie?
[cheering]
Yeah. I do.
Just like The Rock thought.
If you smell what The Rock is cooking.
[Cole] Rock, Undertaker versus the Dudleys.
A table match on the way, next.
[Lawler] I knew it. I knew it all along.
[Cole] Back on SmackDown, and who will ever forget Survivor Series last year?
The day "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was run down in a hit-and-run attack.
[Lawler] I'll never forget it nor will "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
He wants to find out who was driving that car right there.
Look at that. Unbelievable.
[Cole] Well, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's been out of action almost ten months
and he's giving the man who ran him over last year at Survivor Series
just ten more days to come forward.
If he doesn't, then the interrogation will begin at Unforgiven
-for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. -[Lawler] Oh man. Unbelievable.
[crowd cheering]
["Ollie Stalefish" playing]
And what has been wild night in a sold out America West Arena in Phoenix
-is about to get even more wild. -[Lawler] Oh no.
The Dudley Boyz, in a table match against The Rock and The Undertaker.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following is a tag team table match.
Making their way to the ring at a combined weight of 565 pounds,
Bubba Ray and D-Von, The Dudley Boyz.
[Cole] Well, King, another match
in a zero tolerance series set up by Commissioner Mick Foley tonight.
The Rock and The Undertaker can't get physical with one another
or forget about that Fatal Four-Way at Unforgiven.
-["You're Gonna Pay" playing] -[Lawler] Somehow, during this match,
The Rock and The Undertaker have to co-exist.
[Cole] Well, tonight, The Undertaker must team with The Rock.
But a week from Sunday at Unforgiven,
he'll be involved in a Fatal Four-Way matchup
for the WWE Title against The Rock,
Chris Benoit, and his brother, Kane.
[crowd cheering]
What an ovation for The Undertaker.
-[Lawler] Oh man. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] I guarantee you, there has never been a more emotional pay-per-view
than what we're about to see in ten days at Unforgiven.
[Lawler] That's right, and RC Edge presents Unforgiven live in just ten days.
Sunday, September 24, from the sold out First Union Center in Philadelphia.
RC Edge, not just cola, it's Power Cola.
Oh, look at The Undertaker.
[The Rock] If you smell what The Rock is cooking!
["If You Smell" playing]
[announcer] And his tag team partner, from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 270 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, The Rock.
[Cole] Will this be The Rock's last ten days as champion?
His back is against the wall at Unforgiven with three men gunning for his WWE Title.
But tonight, King, The Rock must work with one of his opponents at Unforgiven.
The Undertaker in The Dudley Boyz' specialty, a table match.
[Lawler] Oh man.
The Dudley Boyz, they're not friends with anybody.
[Cole] Well, The Dudley Boyz haven't lost many table matches in their career.
And the object of the match is simple,
first team to put their opponents on the table, wins.
[Lawler] Monday night, I had dinner with Charles Barkley
and he thinks The Rock…
Charles Barkley thinks that The Rock
is gonna be able to retain his title at Unforgiven.
I don't think Charles knew Monday night
about this little zero tolerance match tonight.
[Cole] Well, you can feel the electricity in a match of the electricity Sunday
at Champaign, Illinois.
The Rock headlined a huge card there,
just like The Undertaker in Moline, Illinois this Saturday night.
[Lawler] There's tension for you right there.
[Cole] The Undertaker and Rock better not let tension get the best of them.
-[bell ringing] -This is a zero tolerance matchup.
If The Rock and Undertaker engage in physicality against each other
in this match, there's gonna be no Fatal Four-Way at Unforgiven.
And we saw a zero tolerance match earlier on with Kane and Chris Benoit
in a tag team matchup, and Chris Benoit left Kane high and dry.
And what about what happened when Triple H and Kurt Angle
were forced to work together?
[Lawler] Kurt Angle walked out Kurt Angle with a huge smile on his face.
[Cole] And now it's The Rock and The Undertaker
teaming together in a table match against the Dudleys.
And The Rock locks up in the center of the ring against Bubba Ray Dudley.
And, King, you have to believe
The Rock may be looking to leave behind the next ten days.
It could be his last ten days as champion.
What a clothesline by The Rock.
-It could be, but… Oh man. -[Lawler] Oh.
[Cole] And Bubba Ray Dudley turning the tables,
no pun intended, on The Rock,
the Brahma Bull, and what a chop by Bubba Ray Dudley.
[Lawler] Don't mention tables when these guys are this close to us.
[Cole] Well, the Dudleys, an extremely popular team,
of course, forced into this matchup against The Rock and The Undertaker
by Commissioner Mick Foley. Oh, look out.
Rock with the right hand to Bubba Ray Dudley.
Hammering away.
[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] Unforgiven Fatal Four-Way in just ten days.
We also learned tonight that King will take on Tazz.
We learned The Hardy Boyz will take on Edge and Christian in a steel cage match.
All at Unforgiven.
What a right hand. The strength, the power of The Undertaker,
who would like nothing better than to put the title around his waist
in Philadelphia a week from Sunday.
[Lawler] Did you see when The Rock tagged The Undertaker?
That was almost-- That was reminiscent of Kurt Angle and Triple H
having a pretty hard tag, and mind you…
[Cole] Well, King, amazing balance.
-This is vintage Undertaker. -[Lawler] Look at that!
[indistinct] 330 pounds into Bubba Ray Dudley.
And The Undertaker with a clothesline to Bubba Ray Dudley
and here comes D-Von, and he just runs into a cement wall.
But it causes The Undertaker to be distracted for just a moment.
And Bubba Ray Dudley takes control in this table matchup.
[Lawler] Man, these table matches. These damn Dudleys, it's their specialty.
-And you talk about them being popular. -[Cole] Ooh!
[Lawler] Popularity doesn't even come in to play
when you're in the ring with The Rock and The Undertaker.
-You just got to try to survive. -[Cole] You got it. Survival.
Bubba Ray Dudley suplex on The Undertaker.
And Bubba Ray with the tag to D-Von.
The Brahma Bull looking on as The Undertaker
backs into the ropes by D-Von Dudley
and look at D-Von with the elbow to the face of The Undertaker.
-Come on, boy. -[Cole] The object of the matchup,
to put your opponent through a table to win it.
[Lawler] I don't think I'd be calling The Undertaker boy if I were D-Von.
[Cole] Undertaker whipped across the ring.
Oh, and what a boot to the face of D-Von Dudley,
and here comes The Undertaker with a clothesline to D-Von.
[Lawler] And this entire audience now they're chanting, "We want tables."
[Cole] A tag from The Undertaker to The Rock.
They worked well together that time, King.
D-Von off the ropes, Rock misses right hand.
Oh, and D-Von Dudley knocking down the Brahma Bull.
[Lawler] I tell you what, these people are something else.
They don't care who goes through a table.
They just wanna see somebody go through a table.
[Cole] Rock off the ropes, double-team by The Dudley Boyz.
And double-team on The Undertaker as well.
I don't know if that was wise, knocking The Undertaker down.
[Lawler] These people here in the arena are kinda like me.
I just wanna see somebody go through a table.
[Cole] Bubba Ray Dudley stomping away at The Rock.
The Brahma Bull in trouble. The WWE Champion in trouble in the ring.
Oh, look out. Watch Bubba Ray's face. And listen.
Wassup?
-[Cole] D-Von Dudley, top rope. -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] Into the lower extremities of the champion.
[Lawler] Man.
Hey. He's having fun.
And I think we're gonna see-- Listen.
[inaudible]
"Get the tables."
[Cole] Bubba Ray calling for the tables.
And The Dudley Boyz want to put an end to this matchup.
And what a big upset this would be
for the Dudleys over The Rock and The Undertaker, King.
-The Rock, the WWE Champion. -[Lawler] Wait, how could you say
the Dudleys winning the table match would be an upset?
[Cole] Well, you do have a point there.
But The Undertaker just stopped the use of the table by the Dudleys
and look at the Brahma Bull and The Undertaker working together.
[Lawler] Guys are a real true team right here, for the moment.
[Cole] The Rock and Undertaker feel that they've got to work together.
Either one of them don't wanna go through a table.
-[Lawler] Ooh. -[Cole] As The Rock wears down D-Von.
-Look out. -[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] And look at that. D-Von almost went through a table, Bubba Ray Dudley.
-[Lawler] That would've ended the match. -[Cole] It would have.
Bubba Ray Dudley knocking D-Von down.
[Lawler] They didn't do it intentionally.
Bubba Ray was thrown in to D-Von by The Undertaker.
Well, this timing by The Undertaker and The Rock
as The Undertaker sets up one table, The Rock's going for the other.
[Lawler] Oh. Two tables for two.
[Cole] Only one man has to go through the table, King,
for the other team to win.
Well, if The Rock or Undertaker could put Bubba Ray or D-Von through a table,
they win the matchup.
[Lawler] And look at this cooperation between The Rock and The Undertaker.
[Cole] Great teamwork.
And The Rock with a clothesline to Bubba Ray Dudley.
[Lawler] They're setting the table.
[Cole] The table's set up, middle of the ring,
and D-Von with a low blow to The Undertaker.
Look out. The Rock setting up Bubba Ray for the-- Oh!
-And D-Von moved the table out of the way. -[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] Almost Rock Bottomed through the table
and D-Von had the wherewithal to move the table.
Undertaker suplex.
[Lawler] That was a smart move by D-Von, but not too smart,
but back right into the arms of The Undertaker.
[Cole] He saved his team the matchup.
At least, for now. And Rock and Undertaker again working together.
Again setting up the table.
[Lawler] I'm really surprised at this to be honest with you.
[Cole] You know… I mean, they're trying to survive, King.
Neither The Rock or Undertaker wanna go through a table here.
[Lawler] If I were The Rock,
I don't think I'd wanna face Undertaker at Unforgiven.
I might just… I might just punch him right here tonight.
[Cole] The Rock never backs down from a challenge, you know that.
And it's the biggest challenge in his career.
Undertaker going for the chokeslam and The Rock ran in to him inadvertently.
[Lawler] Again, I think The Rock was thrown into him.
[Cole] The Rock went for a Rock Bottom again,
and Rock knocked over the top rope.
And The Rock back-- And, King, look out!
[Lawler] Knocked over the table.
[Lawler] Bubba Ray! Bubba Ray counters!
Undertaker with the right hand to Bubba Ray Dudley.
And Undertaker calling for The Rock.
-He's down and out… And 3D! -[bell ringing]
Undertaker 3D through a table!
-The Dudley Boyz win! -[announcer] Here are your winners,
The Dudley Boyz.
[Lawler] The Dudleys have beat The Undertaker and Rock.
[Cole] A 3D through a table by The Dudley Boyz to The Undertaker.
And the Dudleys have won the table match.
This could-- The biggest victory of the Dudleys' career, King.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh. Look at this.
Look at the look on Bubba. I don't know if he believes it.
[Cole] King, let's take another look. Undertaker going for the chokeslam.
Bubba Ray Dudley tossing The Rock into The Undertaker.
But look at the look on The Undertaker's face.
Did The Undertaker believe that The Rock ran in to him on purpose?
Well, Bubba Ray Dudley tossing The Rock outside the ring.
It allowed The Dudley Boyz to pick up a huge upset over The Undertaker.
[Lawler] 3D through the table.
[Cole] And the Dudleys winning the biggest victory of The Dudley Boyz' career.
As The Undertaker struggles to his feet
and The Rock does as well out here at ringside.
The Rock almost went through our announce table right here
when he was thrown out of the ring.
The Undertaker was waiting for The Rock to get back in the ring,
but The Rock was out of it. There was no way--
[Cole] Wait a minute!
Chokeslam through a table!
The Undertaker chokeslammed The Rock through a table!
[Lawler] What the…
[Cole] The Undertaker chokeslammed the WWE Champion!
And, King, if that happens at Unforgiven, The Undertaker could be the new champion.
[Lawler] And I guess… I guess, officially, this match is over.
So, no reciprocating for The Undertaker here.
[Cole] That's right. The Rock must face three men with his title
on the line at Unforgiven.
And Unforgiven is the biggest challenge of The Rock's career.
The Rock is about to go through a living hell at Unforgiven.
[Lawler] The Undertaker may ride out of Unforgiven the new WWE Champion.
["You're Gonna Pay" playing] ide out of Unforgiven the new WWE Champion.