[WWE signature intro playing]
["The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson playing]
♪ The beautiful people ♪
♪ The beautiful people The beautiful people ♪
♪ Hey, you, what do you see? ♪
♪ Something beautiful or something free? ♪
♪ Hey, you, are you trying to be mean? ♪
♪ You live with apes, man It's hard to be clean ♪
-[glass shatters] -[fireworks booming, crackling]
[song continues]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] With WWE owner Mr. McMahon already at ringside,
one can only imagine what surprises are in store for us tonight.
We're at Chicago's Allstate Arena, Michael Cole and Tazz at ringside.
And Tazz, one hell of a main event.
[Tazz] You're right.
Hollywood Hulk Hogan goes up against Chris Jericho
tonight, right here on SmackDown.
[male announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, WWE chairman, Mr. McMahon.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Mr. McMahon couldn't wait to get out here.
Hanging out at ringside as we went on the air,
and I can only imagine what this is about.
[Tazz] Big grin.
Allow me to introduce you to my friend.
Allow me to introduce you to the man
who at the King of the Ring made Hulk Hogan submit to the Ankle Lock.
Allow me to introduce you to
the only Olympic gold medalist
in World Wrestling Entertainment history,
he is Kurt Angle.
[crowd cheering]
[Jim Johnston's "Medal" playing]
[crowd chanting "You suck!"]
[Cole] It was a stirring victory,
an incredible match this past Sunday
at King of the Ring on pay-per-view.
Kurt Angle getting Hollywood Hulk Hogan to tap out
to the Ankle Lock and the embrace by Mr. McMahon.
[Tazz] And look at how happy Mr. McMahon is about Kurt Angle
-making Hogan tap at the King of the Ring. -[Cole] And it's pretty obvious
that Mr. McMahon cannot stand
Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
[crowd booing]
Ladies and gentlemen, I might as well be
the poster boy for ruthless aggression.
Oh, it's true. It's true.
[crowd cheering]
At King of the Ring, I made the immortal Hulk Hogan tap out.
[crowd booing]
Last week on SmackDown,
I beat The Undertaker, one, two, three, right in the middle of this ring.
[crowd booing]
And yet, no matter how much I accomplish, I still have to deal with the fact
that you people are unappreciative of my greatness.
[crowd chanting "Hogan!"]
People, quite frankly, I'm not the one that sucks, you do.
[crowd booing]
All you do is mock me, make fun of me,
try to break my concentration.
[crowd] What?
Well, it's not gonna work anymore.
[crowd] What?
Oh, I'm sure you people find it real funny that I'm bald, right?
[crowd cheering]
Well, try this on for size.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Whoa! Let it shine, Kurt, let it shine.
[crowd cheering]
You got something to say now?
You find it funny now?
Was it funny when I made Hulk Hogan submit?
Was it funny when I proved my superiority over The Undertaker
and whooped his [bleep]?
Oh, I find it all funny, hysterical, a barrel of freaking monkey.
Well, none of you, none of you, not even all of you can ruin my mood.
I'm on a roll.
As a matter of fact, tonight,
I'm in the mood to show someone here, right here tonight
what ruthless aggression is all about.
[Tazz] And he's the poster boy, he said it, ruthless aggression.
In fact,
I am issuing a challenge to anyone in that locker room
that I've never wrestled before to come down here and face Kurt Angle.
[crowd chanting "You suck!"]
Come on, guys, there's got to be somebody back there
that wants to seize the moment.
[Tazz] It's a great opportunity.
Now, listen up.
There are a lot of young guys back there, future Superstars
that wanna climb that ladder to success.
Well, now is your chance to become a sensation just like me.
Come on, somebody back there gotta, wanna, wanna, wanna face Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Someone's got to step up to the plate here.
Angle's giving an opportunity.
Listen, don't be scared.
I will take it easy on you.
But there's got to be somebody back there that 50 years from now…
[Jan Cyrka's "Machine War" playing]
[Cole] Well, apparently…
someone has accepted his challenge.
[Tazz] Let's see who it is.
[Cole] Tazz, I know this kid.
This is-- This is John Cena.
-We've heard a little bit about him. -[Tazz] Yeah.
[Cole] He's one of those many young talents,
that's been working his way through the WWE system,
one of the many young talents who, well,
could be looking to knock on the door of opportunity.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Kurt doesn't look impressed.
Who in the hell are you?
I'm John Cena.
[crowd clamoring]
-John Cena, huh? -Yeah.
Well, you tell me,
what is the one quality that you possess
that makes you think
that you can walk out here and come into the ring
and face the very best in the business?
Ruthless aggression.
-[Cole] Oh! Holy… -[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Cole] This Cena kid holding Angle down and hammering away
with the right hands to the Olympic Champion.
-[Tazz] Well, I guess Mr. McMahon's-- -[Cole] Whoa!
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Cole] Kurt Angle's been taken off-guard and this kid
is going right after Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] I guess Mr. McMahon's speech on Raw inspired young John Cena.
[Cole] Mr. McMahon told these young Superstars to seize the opportunity
and this is what Cena is trying to do tonight against Angle.
[Tazz] He's bringing it to Kurt.
Kurt-- Look at-- Oh!
[Cole] A body drop by Cena to Kurt Angle with a clothesline. And another one.
Ruthless aggression from Cena to Angle early on.
[Tazz] Looks like Cena's got that aggression part down pat.
[Tazz] This Cena is a rookie.
He's a prospect here at World Wrestling Entertainment.
-Cover, hook to the leg. -[Tazz] Does have it?
[Cole] And Kurt Angle kicks out.
Check out the first clothesline, Tazz.
[Tazz] Wow, just cleaning Angle's clock.
[Cole] Cena's one of the kids at the--
in the World Wrestling Entertainment here
basically, Tazz, hoping to seize an-- Oh, look at Kurt Angle.
-[Tazz] There it is. -[Cole] Quick as a cat for the Ankle Lock.
[Tazz] That's the end of it, but look--
[Cole] And Cena countered.
[Tazz] Although Cena had Angle scouted-- Look at the German--
[Cole] And a German suplex from Kurt Angle to John Cena.
[Tazz] This guy looks good.
I mean, Cena, in my view, it seems like he had Angle scouted.
We don't know a lot about John but we're just seeing a lot of him.
[Cole] We've heard a little bit about Cena and one of the young talents
working their way through the system.
And Kurt Angle now putting on a clinic for the rookie, Cena.
[Tazz] This might be the end coming up right now.
I mean, this guy, Cena, John Cena caught Angle off-guard
and now Kurt Angle is gonna pick him apart.
[Cole] Do you have to question Cena's logic, Tazz?
I mean, you only have one chance to make your first impression.
Oh! And is Kurt Angle, the person you wanna make
that impression against? But Angle's taking it to him right now.
[Tazz] Well, John Cena has nothing to lose in my opinion.
I mean, he comes out and gets an opportunity from Kurt Angle.
-Look at this, look at this counter. -[Cole] Oh, look at the counter!
He's got Angle. He's got him-- No, and a kickout.
This kid has got the guts.
He certainly has a will to win as he's demonstrated here.
[Tazz] Mr. McMahon said it from day one, opportunity's always there
in the WWE and John Cena, God bless him, he stepped up
to the plate, but it might a little too much, you know, for…
[Cole] And Kurt Angle begins the trash talking to Cena.
Perhaps Angle took Cena a bit lightly in the early going of this matchup
and now it may be punishment time for the youngster.
[Tazz] John Cena seems-- It looks like he's in great condition.
Oh, wow, listen to that slap.
[Cole] Kurt Angle, the man who made Hollywood Hulk Hogan
tap to the Ankle Lock.
Tap out for the first time in Hogan's career
at King of the Ring Sunday.
Off the suplex, the hook to the leg on Cena.
[Tazz] Cena got the shoulder up.
That Cena is tough. He looks tough early on right here.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle,
I thought I… I saw… Oh.
…a weird look in his eyes.
He looked to be a bit perplexed.
I don't think I've ever seen that from Angle.
[Tazz] Well, look at this front facelock right here by Kurt Angle
wearing down John Cena.
You gotta think if Cena's nervous out here which,
you know, takes your endurance away from you, this front headlock
just cutting the blood off to Cena's brain and when Angle
locks the front headlock, you can choke out with it.
[Cole] It's a punishing move is what you're saying.
[Tazz] Absolutely, a front facelock is a fundamental move but yet
extremely dangerous--
Dangerous, especially from a guy like Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Well, Cena's trying to make it to his feet,
trying to get some sort of leverage on Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] You got it all wrong, Angle's got another--
[Cole] Oh, look out. Angle's in trouble.
Whoa, and what a desperation counter by John Cena.
And you can feel the crowd starting to get with the kid a little bit, Tazz.
-[Tazz] Yeah, be-- -[Cole] This crowd may be starting
to believe that Cena-- Cena has a real chance in this matchup.
[Tazz] Well, but Cena's got to believe it.
John Cena's gotta be positive about himself that he can
take out Kurt Angle, but Cena got a lot taken out of him
by that front facelock by Kurt.
[Cole] I think Cena does believe he can beat Angle.
That's why he's out here. That's why he's battling with--
he's battling it out like he's a world-class athlete.
[Tazz] I agree with you. He is.
I just think he might be overmatched. Let's face it.
[Cole] Oh, a big knockdown by Cena to Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] This guy looks great. You gotta face it.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle is reeling
Oh, wow, the cover.
-He's got him. -[Tazz] This could be it.
-[Cole] He's got him. -[Tazz] No.
[Cole] Angle just got the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Big up to John Cena. This guy looks awesome.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle with a rake of the eyes.
That is all desperation for Angle.
[Tazz] Angle Slam, look at this.
[Cole] Went for the Angle Slam, Cena countered,
kick to the midsection right at Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Cover him, cover him!
-[Cole] He's got him this time. -[Tazz] You got him, kid.
[Cole] Outside leg hooked and Angle got the shoulder up again.
Again a cover. Again the outside leg hooked in again and kicked out.
[Tazz] Ruthless aggression, there it is.
[Cole] A cover again and Angle kicks out a third time.
[Tazz] Ruthless aggression, tenacity by John Cena.
That's what wins matches.
[Cole] Cena has countered the Ankle Lock.
He has countered the Angle slam, into the corner.
[Tazz] Oh, my God.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle shoulder-first into the steel post.
He could have him here. Does he have him?
No, Angle kicked out. Once again.
-[Tazz] Small package. -[Cole] The small package.
He's got him. And Angle again kicks out.
John Cena giving Kurt Angle
all he can handle and then some.
[Tazz] A hell of a match this is!
[Cole] Reversal.
Angle whipped across the ring, slam by Cena.
[Tazz] Hook his leg.
[Cole] Again a cover.
He's got him this time and Angle--
Angle just got the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Cover's still going.
[Cole] He's got him.
[Tazz] Oh, Angle again got the shoulder up.
What does Cena have to do to keep Angle down?
[Tazz] He's gotta pin him.
Do you think-- Look at that snap down,
double check and look at Kurt floating over.
[Cole] Shoulders are pinned and,
-Kurt Angle has pinned John Cena. -[bell rings]
[Jim Johnston's "Medal" playing]
[male announcer] Here is your winner, Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Angle got the goof, but you think Angle might've regretted
calling somebody out here and that somebody being John Cena>
Great effort by Cena.
[Cole] Kurt Angle doesn't necessarily look like a winner.
I'll tell you, Cena gave Angle all he could handle and then some.
[Tazz] My opinion,
I don't think Kurt Angle would be offended if he never sees Cena again.
[Tazz] Is that respect?
[Cole] That's all about class. It's all about sportsmanship
and look at Kurt Angle.
Angle didn't just blow him off. Angle don't care.
[Cole] Come on, Angle, give the kid some props.
[Tazz] He gave the kid an opportunity. What more do you want Kurt to do?
[Cole] A little bit of props. The kid-- The kid battled his heart out.
[Tazz] John Cena's lucky his head didn't get snapped off.
John Cena had it great outing. What an-- Cocky, I like it.
[Cole] We haven't heard the last of John Cena.
[Tazz] You think?
[Cole] But for Kurt Angle, he's a world-class athlete
with absolutely no class.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's an international superstar, but you're right,
he's a little lower class.
I think Kurt is wondering why this guy's smiling.
[Cole] Angle cannot believe it.
-You got to love-- -[Tazz] Look at this.
[Cole] …the confidence in this kid.
[Tazz] I think Angle wants some more. Angle's gonna give Cena some more
and Cena ain't backing down.
It's showtime! McMahon's around.
[Cole] Kurt Angle and John Cena gonna go at it again here tonight.
-[Tazz] I'd pay to see it again, -[Cole] Cena is ready.
Ah-ha. Look at Kurt.
Kurt Angle wants nothing to do with John Cena.
What a great accounting for this kid here tonight.
[Tazz] I like John Cena.
He looked good out here, but Kurt Angle is the man.
[Cole] Ruthless aggression.
-You really took it to Kurt. -Thanks, bro.
Hey, man, way to go out there and put it down, man.
-Thanks, big dog. -You're gonna be a great Superstar.
Thanks, man. I appreciate it.
Way to go, man. Hell of a debut.
-Thanks, man. -Way to go.
Just tried to give it my all, man. Thanks.
-Oh. -What?
-Well, you have a nice day now. -Yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh-ho.
What's your name, kid?
John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
Nice job.
[Tazz] A great endorsement for John Cena
by the cornerstone of the WWE, The Undertaker.
[Jim Johnston's "You Look So Good To Me" playing]
[bell ringing]
[male announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Making their way to the ring, being accompanied by Rico,
at a combined weight of 534 pounds,
the Tag Team Champions, Billy and Chuck.
[Cole] I'll tell you, a big smile on John Cena's face.
That's the Undisputed Champion
congratulating him after a tremendous matchup.
[Tazz] Well, tonight's SmackDown being brought to you by your
neighborhood 7-Eleven stores,
"Oh thank heaven for 7-Eleven."
[Cole] And by Greyhound, with over 3,700 destinations.
Call, walk up, or log on to greyhound.com for tickets.
[Tazz] And by Blockbuster. Make it a Blockbuster night.
[Cole] It's already been a blockbuster night here tonight.
[Tazz] And a rocket buster.
[Jim Johnston's "How Do You Like Me Now" playing]
[male announcer] And the challengers,
at a combined weight of 478 pounds,
Hardcore Holly and The Big Valbowski.
[Cole] When I heard this matchup was gonna take flight today,
I was really excited over the fact that Valbowski and Hardcore Holly
were gonna team up for the chance to win the Tag Team titles.
Folks, coming up Saturday on sale in Detroit, tickets for our
next pay-per-view event, Sunday, July 21st in the Joe Louis Arena,
it's Vengeance, tickets are on sale at Detroit, the Motor City, on Saturday.
Well, you know, Tazz, Big Valbowski and Hardcore Holly
have been talking about teaming up for years…
[bell rings]
…and, well, finally they've done it.
Looks like two big tough guys in the ring and this should be
an exciting Tag Team.
[Tazz] Well, Valbowski and Hardcore Holly both extremely experienced veterans
in that ring, both in their prime, both of them have a lot in common,
should make a good Tag Team, a good team here.
[Cole] As I said, two of the toughest men in World Wrestling Entertainment today.
What a leapfrog by Billy. Shot to the midsection.
And here's Billy now up over the top of Hardcore Holly,
Tag Team titles are on the line and a dropkick on the bottom
from Hardcore Holly.
[Tazz] Best dropkick in the business, Hardcore Holly.
[Cole] And here's the tag to Chuck and Chuck into the ring,
and into the corner The Big Valbowski delivers a right hand,
in off the tag from Hardcore.
Again, now, it's a drop toehold by Valbowski.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how Valbowski
and Hardcore Holly are gonna team together.
Two of the most intense men. Can they get it into the ring?
[Tazz] They'll be a hell of a team. They look good together.
[Cole] They have an opportunity to win the Tag Team titles here,
tonight on SmackDown.
Oh, what a shot to the face by The Big Valbowski and Chuck
with a forearm after Valbowski--
Oh, and Valbowski with a counter, foot to the face and knocked down by Chuck.
Don't forget the stylist, Rico.
You see him there hanging out at ringside.
[Tazz] How could you forget Rico with the big, you know,
lawnmower type of chops on the side of his mug.
You can't forget that guy, Rico with, a big [indistinct]
[Cole] A big elbow from Valbowski to Chuck.
Don't forget the big main event here tonight, folks,
Chris Jericho, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, one-on-one.
Oh, on top. What a big knee drop.
Here's the hook of the leg,
and a kickout with the tag titles on the line.
[Tazz] Valbowski and Hardcore Holly starting at the top.
Billy and Chuck, Tag Team champs.
[Cole] The challengers are in control though in this matchup.
Valbowski delivers the elbow to the sternum and Hardcore
and Valbowski working well as a team.
[Tazz] Pretty nice teamwork.
-[Cole] And Chuck got Hardcore-- -[Tazz] But first--
[Cole] Oh, a dropkick from Billy.
The illegal man, Billy, doing the damage.
[Tazz] Hardcore getting a little taste of his own medicine
and a big dropkick by Billy.
[Cole] You know, I cannot get over how impressive
this team of Chuck and Billy is.
[Tazz] Chuck and Billy have been Tag Team Champions here at the WWE
for quite a few months,
extremely successful at Tag Team Division,
extremely hard to defeat is Chuck and Billy.
[Cole] Oh, look at this. Billy doing the damage on Hardcore
outside the ring, behind the referee's back, yet again.
[Tazz] Oh, that's what it takes I guess to be successful as Billy
and Chuck in the Tag Team Division.
[Cole] And here's the tag made on Billy.
I'll tell you, Billy has done wonders for Chuck as a wrestler.
I'll tell you that.
[Tazz] Kind of like the wonders I'm doing for you, Cole,
in the broadcast booth.
[Cole] Now, look at this blatant Chokehold in front of the referee,
Jimmy Korderas.
The Tag Team Champions in control in this matchup against
Hardcore Holly and The Big Valbowski.
[Tazz] Well, Billy and Chuck have singled out Hardcore Holly,
which Hardcore is not used to. Here's Hardcore fighting back.
That's not a shock.
[Cole] Chuck driven into the corner, Hardcore Holly perhaps the
toughest man in WWE.
Oh, upper side suplex, desperation maneuver by Hardcore
who needs to make a tag to his partner.
[Tazz] Could be the turning point right here in the match.
Hardcore gets The Big Valbowski in, and Valbowski wants some of Chuck.
[Cole] The Big Valbowski wants in this matchup.
Rico trying to will Chuck to Billy.
Here's the tag to Billy.
A tag to Valbowski as well and The Big Valbowski,
who did extremely well in the King of the Ring tournament
turning it on here tonight.
Valbowski with a knockdown.
[Tazz] Big shoulder block.
[Cole] A knockdown as well to Chuck, Tag Team titles on the line
in what has already been an explosive night on SmackDown.
-[Tazz] We still got… -[Cole] Oh!
[Tazz] …Hogan and Jericho going later on.
[Cole] Valbowski with a forearm to the chin and again to Chuck.
Valbowski intense in this matchup.
Spinebuster, planting Chuck.
Billy into the ring again.
[Tazz] Valbowski is on fire, man, here comes that Fisherman.
Well, he was gonna set up for the Fisherman,
he was distracted by the Stylist.
[Cole] Rico has no business being in the ring.
[Tazz] Oh-ho! Rico. Goes after Chuck!
[Cole] The Alabama Slam to Rico.
[Tazz] Oh, no.
[Cole] Savate kick to the-- to the face of The Big Valbowski
and a spinebuster by Billy.
The referee didn't see any of it.
Hook to the leg and Chuck and Billy retain the tag title.
[bell ringing]
[Jim Johnston's "You Look So Good To Me" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[male announcer] Here are your winners
and still WWE Tag Team Champions,
Billy and Chuck.
[Tazz] That's all it takes, Cole, one second, one little screw-up
by Rico coming in and Billy and Chuck retain the WWE Tag Team title.
[Cole] You got to be impressed with this team.
[Tazz] Absolutely.
[Cole] Hardcore Holly and The Big Valbowski,
a tremendous accounting for themselves here tonight.
[Tazz] That is Torrie Wilson.
[Cole] And we understand that Torrie's gonna sell off
some of those outfits she's gonna wear in the Divas: Undressed special.
[Tazz laughs]
[Cole] That's been rescheduled to Saturday Night
but tonight, a little sneak peek.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah, talking about a rocket buster, huh.
[Jim Johnston's "Need A Little Time" playing]
[male announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
in a preview of Saturday night's WWE Divas: Undressed,
please welcome, the gorgeous Torrie Wilson.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, gorgeous is right.
Divas: Undressed, Saturday night, midnight, 11:00 Central at the new TNN,
a New York City, well, Thong-Athon.
[Tazz] What's a Thong-Athon? What is that?
Look at that.
What is that? What is a Thong-Athon?
[Cole] Eight of our divas are gonna compete to win the Golden Thong Award.
[Tazz] Hey, Cole, Nidia is gonna be in Divas: Undressed.
[Cole] Well, earlier today our cameras caught Nidia with Jamie Noble and Tajiri,
preparing for a Tag Match later tonight.
You like that, don't you, boy?
[speaking Japanese]
Huh, yeah?
[speaking Japanese]
-I see you over looking at her. -Huh?
I see you looking at her, boy.
[speaking Japanese]
She looks good, don't she?
[speaking Japanese]
You want a taste?
Huh, you want a taste, boy?
[speaking Japanese]
-Oh, no, go ahead, go ahead, baby. -[speaking Japanese]
Give him a taste, baby, show him what it's like.
-[speaking Japanese] -No.
[speaking Japanese]
Yeah, yeah! Hey, hey, look here, boy.
If we win tonight, there'll be a lot more of that coming your way.
[speaking Japanese]
-Wow. -Well, Jamie Noble will be in action,
Nidia will be out here as well later on tonight,
but someone who will be missing in action is Triple H.
The Game, well, he underwent elbow surgery earlier this week
because of this attack by The Undertaker a couple of weeks back.
The steel chair to the head of The Game and The Undertaker's vicious assault
would continue outside the ring.
[Tazz] Well, Big Evil just taking apart The Game with a steel chair,
but here's the killing blow.
Look at that right there, right on the elbow of Triple H,
a cold, calculating attack by The Undertaker.
Triple H, well, he actually battled for a few weeks
with that injured elbow.
Even went through the King of the Ring title match
this past Sunday with that injury,
underwent surgery this week and is expected to be out
two to three weeks for The Game.
Well, Cole, if I know The Game, and I think I know The Game pretty good,
I got a funny feeling that The Game might show up right here
on SmackDown next week.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
Hogan meets Jericho tonight.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
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America itself
is prejudiced towards Canada
and every other country in this world.
America sucks.
[crowd booing]
[Jim Johnston's "We Salute" playing]
[Cole] We are back on SmackDown in Chicago and this man,
Lance Storm, has turned a few mistakes by referees
into an international incident.
[Tazz] This isn't Kashmir for God's sake.
[Cole] Well, earlier tonight, Lance Storm continued to make some poignant points.
On behalf of the citizens of the world and on behalf
of the citizens of my homeland, the great country of Canada,
I vow to all of you that I will accomplish what you want me
to do this evening.
I, Lance Storm, will beat an American.
[Cole] Lance Storm thinks he's representing the world.
["Start Rockin" playing]
[bell ringing]
[male announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, weighing in at 353 pounds,
"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry.
[Cole] He is indeed the world's strongest man.
Mark Henry added again earlier this week another feat of strength
at the gathering of strong men from all over the country.
I'm at Saddle Brook, New Jersey,
at the annual Strongman Barbell Association dinner.
My goal today was to attempt to lift something that no man has ever done.
The Inch Dumbbell was built in 1898. The dumbbell is 172 pounds in weight
and the handle is two and a half inches in diameter, so it's a combination
of the weight of it and the thickness of the handle
that makes it very, very hard to lift.
[yells]
-[man] Come on, brother. -[shouting]
[crowd applauding]
The lift Mark made tonight was truly incredible.
No one has ever taken it from the floor to the shoulder in one movement.
I'm pretty pleased with myself.
There's a lot of wonderful and experienced strong men,
you know, it's just an honor to be able to go and surpass history.
[Tazz] A hundred and seventy-two pounds in one hand over your head
with that big thick handle on two and a half inches,
you got to have some hooks on your hands.
-Mark Henry, man. -[bell ringing]
He just keeps getting stronger.
[Cole] Well, he is the world's strongest man.
He does represent America and there is the strength of Mark Henry.
Been an Olympian in 1996 and Mark Henry, I think, is fed up
with the comments that Lance Storm made earlier on.
[Tazz] And Lance Storm has got to prevent the strength of Mark Henry
by the speed, the agility and the intelligence that Lance possesses.
Forget about America and Canada, Storm's got the speed advantage for this.
[Cole] Look at this. The power.
A huge hand wrapped around Storm.
That'll break a wrist, that'll break a hand.
-[Tazz] Storm's gave up lot of-- -[Cole] Oh, my.
[Tazz] Storm's gave up a lot of size as we could see him with the…
[Cole] And Lance Storm, a right to counter.
[Tazz] I think he raked Henry's eyes.
[Cole] That's near 400 pounds and you know how difficult this is?
To lift him head-up like that?
[Tazz] He just-- And the people just realized how tough he is,
he just lifted Lance Storm off his back--
[Tazz] Oh, what a shot!
From Mark Henry to Lance Storm.
We can hear the trash talking.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, my God.
[Tazz] I've never seen that before. Mark Henry just bailed Lance Storm
over the top rope from the ground.
[Cole] Look at that big old grin on Mark Henry's face.
Well, he was figuring he was in control of the matchup
but a thumb to the eyes of Storm.
[Tazz] That's a feat of strength in itself.
Storm's gotta try and get Henry off of his feet.
Henry is over 330 pounds.
[crowd gasping]
[Cole] Man, that's like, running into a brick wall.
[Tazz] An American brick wall, look at this.
-How do you describe that? -[Cole] One hand.
And Mark Henry in control of Lance Storm, The World's Strongest Man.
An Irish Whip across the ring into a bear hug
as Mark Henry-- and then Lance Storm in desperation--
[Tazz] Biting the head of Mark Henry.
I don't know if Lance Storm learned that
in the Dungeon of Stu Hart in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
but Storm is extremely technically sound, very intelligent.
[Cole] Into the steel post. But can "technically sound" get him
through the battle with The World's Strongest Man?
[Tazz] It hasn't worked yet. We'll see.
[Cole] Oh, what a power by Mark Henry. Oh, boy.
[Tazz] Storm, you got to move or you're gonna be
one Canadian pancake squished.
[Cole] That's over 350 pounds.
Nobody home, Lance Storm rolling out of the way
and Lance Storm looks to take advantage.
[Tazz] Mark Henry's got a great agility for a big man.
[Cole] Oh, Storm with a dropkick to the jaw of Mark Henry
and Lance Storm's stalking Mark Henry,
and here comes the brains you were talking about.
[Tazz] Here's the technique I was talking about.
[Cole] The shot to the chin,
-the knockout shot by Lance Storm. -[bell ringing]
He makes good on his promise to beat an American.
[male announcer] Here is your winner, Lance Storm.
[Tazz] Lance Storm said he was gonna do it,
and he did it, he took out an American.
A 1996 Olympian. How 'bout that?
Lance Storm just defeated The World's Strongest Man.
[Jim Johnston's "We Salute" playing]
[Cole] And there is his fellow Canadian Christian
out to applaud and congratulate his countryman Lance Storm.
I'll tell you, something's brewing here, and it don't smell good.
[Tazz] Maybe Christian's gonna be in America.
I don't know.
These guys love all the American money. I guess that's not important.
Huh?
[Cole] Big Evil, Red Devil, the Undisputed Champion.
[heavy metal playing]
Oh, my. Could The Undertaker be on his way out here?
[Tazz] I'm sure he is. Deadman in. Coming out here on SmackDown.
Don't go nowhere.
[announcer] And now the WWE Slam of the Week is brought to you by
the science fiction thriller, Eight Legged Freaks
from Warner Bros. Pictures. In theaters July 19th.
-[splatting] -[yelling]
-Taker. -[Undertaker] What?
You beat my [bleep] time and time again.
I want a match for the WWE Undisputed Championship.
A ladder match.
[Cole] I think The Undertaker just accepted, King.
[Jim Johnston's "Dead Man" playing]
[Cole] That is gonna be something, Monday night on Raw.
From Manchester, New Hampshire,
Undertaker, Jeff Hardy in a ladder match for the title.
[male announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the WWE Undisputed Champion,
The Undertaker!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Sunday, the King of the Ring on pay-per-view,
The Undertaker successfully retaining the Undisputed title.
[Tazz] Everybody knows Taker is a bad, bad man.
That's no secret.
Six-ten and half, over 315 pounds,
Undertaker is a bad apple.
[Cole] I sure hope that Jeff Hardy knows what he's getting into
come Monday night on Raw.
We know the ladder match are the Hardys' element
but perhaps Hardy's gonna be out of his element
in the ring against the champion.
[Tazz] But, Cole, The Undertaker has never been in a ladder match.
And all's Hardy has to do is climb the ladder and grab the gold.
Hardy does not have to pin The Undertaker.
[crowd cheering]
Now, I'm out here because I think I need to get a few things straight.
You see, this right here
is the WWE Undisputed Title.
[crowd cheering]
And if you look real close, that right there is my name.
[crowd cheering]
So that must make me the WWE
Undisputed Champion.
[crowd cheering]
And what that means is that no other man
can lay claim to that title.
Now, at King of the Ring,
I was due to defend my title against Triple H.
[crowd cheering]
One-on-one.
Mano a mano.
Deadman, Inc.
versus The Game.
[crowd cheering]
Well, as a result of that match, Triple H is laying in
a hospital bed right now after having an elbow surgery
to repair the damage that I did to him.
[Cole] Triple H is actually out of the hospital now.
You ain't gonna like it, but you know it's true.
Now, I'm gonna get back to my point.
It was Triple H versus The Undertaker,
so where in the hell does The Rock think
he can get involved in my match?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Rocky!"]
Look, I'm not gonna tell you what happened
but I did bring some footage so I think you can take a look
and see what happened for yourself.
[Cole] It was this past Sunday The Rock doing commentary
during The Undertaker and Triple H Undisputed Title Match.
And Undertaker, cheap shot to The Rock, drew The Rock into the ring
and then the Rock Bottom to the champion.
Not only did he get involved, but he almost cost me the title.
Now, then…
Now I got some good news and I got some bad news.
[crowd chanting "Rocky!"]
The good news is…
on July 11th, you need to set your VCRs.
Because on July 11th right here on SmackDown,
will be the return of The Rock.
[crowd cheering]
But now for the bad news.
On July 11th, right here on SmackDown,
I am gonna beat The Rock down and make him pay forever.
Sticking his nose in my business.
Now, I'm sure right now The Rock's out there in Hollywood,
probably at Gold's Gym in Venice, working out, plucking his eyebrow,
getting ready for that big return.
Rock, I hope you can take time
to watch Raw on Monday night.
Because I want you to see
what I do to Jeff Hardy and what I do to him with a ladder.
Because that's just a sample of the brutality that I will lay upon you
when you return July 11th to SmackDown.
[Jim Johnston's "Medal" playing]
[Cole] What is this?
[Tazz] We've seen Kurt Angle before. He had a victory over
the young star John Cena, but…
[crowd chanting "You suck!"]
What's Angle's beef with Taker?
[Cole] Kurt Angle defeated The Undertaker last week here on SmackDown.
It was an untitled matchup, but what brings Kurt Angle down here now?
Look at the smug look in the face of Angle.
You talk about a blowhard.
"I am this, I am that, I did this, I did that."
All you do is talk, talk, talk, talk, talk.
[crowd cheering]
Well, Undertaker, I'm a man of action.
Oh, it's true.
No, Kurt, you're a punk.
-[Tazz laughs] -[Cole] Oh!
Okay.
You're not gonna break my concentration, oh, no.
I'm out here for one reason. You have a match Monday night
on Raw, a ladder match for the title against Jeff Hardy.
[crowd cheering]
Why you would accept that, I have no idea.
But if you can get by Jeff Hardy, I'm asking you.
[crowd] What?
Will you accept my challenge to a match with the title on the line
next week on SmackDown?
-[Cole guffaws] -[crowd cheering]
You and me…
for the title on SmackDown?
[inaudible]
Well, Kurt, I got a motto and it goes something like this,
"Why put off kicking somebody's ass next week,
when I can do it right now?"
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Whoa. Here we go.
You know The Undertaker means every word he says.
[Tazz] Kurt ain't gonna back down.
Well, Taker, I just had a tune-up match and I'm not really ready, you know,
-for a match tonight. -[Tazz] I guess I was wrong.
I just had a match before.
[Cole] Tune-up?
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
[Cole] He's slick.
-A tune-up match? -Yeah.
-That's what you call that? -Yeah.
Hell, boy, you almost got beat by a damn rookie!
[crowd cheering]
Hold on a second, don't change the subject.
I'm talking about a match against you next week
on SmackDown for the title.
Will you accept my challenge or not?
[crowd clamoring]
Let me make this real clear.
Anytime, anywhere, anyhow.
It's on, man.
[Tazz] That's pretty clear.
[crowd cheering]
Okay. Well, now that we have that out of the way,
let's put all hostilities aside, okay?
I just want to know if you'll give me the opportunity to touch the title.
I just want to know what I'm fighting you for, that's all.
May I?
May I, and I'm asking you, Taker, may I hold the WWE title?
[Tazz] Kurt loves gold. He just loves to touch gold.
You've never seen it before?
Never had it in your hand?
Well, I'll tell you what I normally wouldn't do this, Kurt,
but, uh, feel free.
Because…
that right there is as close
as you'll ever come to having that title.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, look at Kurt Angle. The Ankle Lock is locked in.
[Tazz] Angle with a message to The Undertaker that he can slap on
that Ankle Lock at anytime.
[Cole] But The Undertaker was caught by surprise by Kurt Angle.
It's The Undertaker and Kurt Angle for the Undisputed Title
next week on SmackDown from Boston.
[Tazz] That's if The Undertaker is still champion after that ladder match
this coming Monday on Raw against Jeff Hardy.
[Cole] A wild ride, a chaotic night in Chicago on SmackDown.
[Tazz] And still to come, Hollywood Hulk Hogan meets Chris Jericho tonight.
[Cole] What else is gonna happen?
[Tazz] We've seen a lot already. Jericho, Hogan a little while.
[Jim Johnston's "Need A Little Time" playing]
[Cole] Well, speaking about seeing a lot.
[crowd cheering]
[male announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
a preview of Saturday night's WWE Divas: Undressed,
the luscious Torrie Wilson.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Oh, my.
Divas: Undressed, midnight, 11:00 Central, Saturday night on TNN.
Three categories. Eight divas are gonna compete in. Bra and panties.
-[Tazz] Right. -[Cole] A teddy competition.
-[Tazz] Right. -[Cole] And a Fantasy Free For All.
[Tazz] Like a group effort? Is that a group thing or--
[Cole] You can call it that. Girls can wear whatever they wanna wear.
Can you imagine?
Uh, I guess I could imagine.
I don't know.
It seems like you're an expert on this, Cole.
I mean, tell us more about the Thong-Athon,
the trophies with the thongs and--
It's a New York City Thong-Athon, and if you win,
you get the Golden Thong Award.
And Torrie's doing a pretty good job swaying this judge,
I'll tell you that.
[Tazz] Swaying?
[bell ringing]
[male announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
weighing in at 282 pounds, Test!
[Cole] An impressive King of the Ring tournament for this young man, Test.
He went head-to-head in a tremendous matchup
with the eventual King of the Ring winner, Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Well, Test, loaded with size and speed and youth.
Tremendous future to do tremendous things in the WWE
and not only that, he's another angry Canadian, Michael.
-[Owen Hunte's "U Look Fly Today" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[male announcer] And weighing in a 350 pounds,
Rikishi!
[Cole] For 350 pounds, this Rikishi is as quick as a cat.
Folks, you just heard it.
If The Undertaker gets by Jeff Hardy on Raw Monday night,
The Undertaker will meet Kurt Angle with the Undisputed Title on the line
next week on SmackDown from the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
[Tazz] Beantown, and we'll be banging heads on SmackDown, so check it out.
It's gonna be nice. Undertaker and lots of fun, big surprises.
The ladder match as you said, Undertaker and Angle.
-[Cole] Oh, Test wastes little time. -[bell rings]
Rikishi ducks underneath the right hand.
Two great young athletes going at it in this matchup
and there is the strength of the six-foot-six, 280-pound Test.
[Tazz] Looks like it'll be pretty entertaining.
Be some smash-mouths, straight up fight by the big bad--
-Big Bad Man in the ring. -[Cole] Belly-to-belly by Rikishi.
Rikishi outweighing Test by about, I don't know, 70 pounds and--
But I think Rikishi may be a little bit quicker.
[Tazz] Rikishi's quick, he'd make a hell of a nose guard
in the NFL, don't you think?
[Cole] Oh, look at that, Test. Oh, what a clothesline.
You can feel that impact out here.
Wow.
[Tazz] Test is just totally always intense.
If you see this guy backstage, he's intense
and Rikishi fast, big, strong.
[Cole] Oh, man. Look at the intensity.
[Tazz] The referee, you know, we've seen Test in the past
that he calls referees.
[Cole] He's right in the face of referee Mike Chioda.
[Tazz] I never liked Chioda. Smack Chioda, Test.
[Cole] I'll tell you one thing,
Mr. McMahon talking about ruthless aggression--
-And look, the referee-- -[Tazz] What, is he nuts?
[indistinct chatter]
[Cole] Test, the referee is just trying to do his job.
And Rikishi with the right hand as well.
[Tazz] I don't understand what just happened.
The referee stops Test from throwing a punch.
Stop Rikishi from throwing a punch.
[Cole] Oh, missed with a kick, Test ducked underneath it.
Look at this.
[Cole] That's 350 pounds that Test just dropped to the canvas.
[Tazz] That's a lot of power.
The lower back of Test is feeling Rikishi's tremendous body weight.
[Cole] Mr. McMahon talked about ruthless aggression.
Test is ruthless aggression, looking for the big boot here.
He might knockout Rikishi.
[Cole] Missed the big boot. Rikishi ducked underneath.
A boot of his own to the face of Test, and Rikishi
drops into the cover, hooks the leg.
-[Tazz] This might be it. -[Cole] Two and Test got his shoulder up.
[Tazz] I don't see Test get knocked off his feet too often
but Rikishi just did it. Look at this.
[Tazz laughs]
[Cole] Rikishi dragging the carcass of Test towards the corner.
[Tazz] The bottom might fall out.
[Cole] The 350-pounder up to the second rope,
[Tazz] Bottom might fall out on the Canadian and Test.
[Cole] Test is in all kinds of trouble. Rikishi! And Test countered.
Test countered.
A low blow, knees to the lower abdomen and a clothesline,
spinning Rikishi like a top.
Cover, hook to the leg by Test and right shoulder up.
[Tazz] How physical is Test, turning Rikishi inside out with a clothesline.
[Cole] And Test again in the face of referee Mike Chioda
and look at this, threatening Mike Chioda and laughing at him.
[Tazz] Test needs to focus on Rikishi.
I know he's having fun with Chioda.
[Cole] He's a bully. That's all he is.
-[Tazz] Oh, he is. -[Cole] Look at this.
Rikishi shoving Test into the referee.
And Test, big boot to Rikishi.
The cover by Test.
[bell ringing]
Referee Mike Chioda calling for the bell.
[male announcer] The winner of this match, as a result of a disqualification,
Rikishi.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Test can't believe it.
[Tazz] Referee Chioda made a judgment call--
What are you talking about?
[Cole] Test was disqualified.
[indistinct]
[Tazz] Oh, wow.
[Cole] It was a judgment call by referee Mike Chioda.
He'd apparently had enough of Test's actions.
And look at this bully Test now, picking on a referee.
[Tazz] Oh, Mike Chioda--
[Cole] Oh, Rikishi backing it up.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] A bad call will pay for it
Now Test might pay for it from Rikishi.
[Cole] Oh, no.
Oh, no.
[Tazz] This ain't Canadian bacon! He's gonna taste…
[Cole] The Stinkface!
And look at Christian with a Savate kick to the face.
[Tazz] And Storm-- oh.
[Cole] Oh, Lance Storm thinking twice about it.
You mentioned it earlier on.
Test, perhaps another one of these angry Canadians
and Test is irate.
He's furious.
[Tazz] Well, Test just smelled what Rikishi has eaten today,
so you can't blame Test for being upset.
[Cole] Referee Mike Chioda disqualified Test.
It was a judgment call but a call nonetheless,
and Test is upset.
He just got a face full of stink from the big old Rikishi.
[Tazz] Well, the red and white of Canada are ain't too happy
in the WWE ring right now.
[crowd cheering]
You wanted to see me?
I'm getting ready for my match with Jericho right now.
Yeah. Calm down, will you?
Look, I asked you to come here because I got something to tell you.
On behalf of Hulkamaniacs all over the world,
I wanna let you know something.
I wanna let you know how personally upset I was
over your loss to Kurt Angle at King of the Ring.
I mean, I've seen you in a lot of matches,
but I've never ever seen you submit.
I mean, I could only imagine
the pain you must have been in.
I mean, I can only imagine how--
How that had to hurt.
As a matter of fact,
I was looking in your eyes and…
I thought that painful Ankle Lock was hurting so badly that…
I thought you were gonna cry.
[crowd cheering]
Which leads me to tonight.
I mean… as the man who personally built Hulkamania,
I would hate--
[crowd booing]
I would hate to see you tap out once again,
but this time to Chris Jericho in the Walls of Jericho.
One day…
[grunts]
One day, Vince.
[crowd cheering]
[Christian] They screwed another Canadian.
-I can't believe it. -You know what, I can.
This is exactly what I had been talking about,
all the officials in World Wrestling Entertainment,
they're prejudiced.
Oh, it's not just all the officials.
It's all-- It's all these freaking Americans.
[crowd booing]
America likes to stick her ass in the face of the rest of the world
just like Rikishi-- Oh.
Just like Rikishi did to me.
You know what, just like the rest of the world,
I don't like the smell that's on my face, guys, but Lance,
you were right about something.
America?
America sucks.
Damn right, it does.
[crowd booing]
["2 Z' Top" playing]
[Cole] What the hell is going on?
These guys lost their minds?
I mean, referee Mike Chioda made a judgment call.
Rikishi was just having fun. I don't get it.
[bell ringing]
[male announcer] The following Tag Team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Approaching the ring with his girlfriend Nidia,
weighing in at 210 pounds,
the Cruiserweight Champion, Jamie Noble.
[Cole] Not only does Noble have the Cruiserweight Title, he's got Nidia.
[Tazz] Well, Noble's got two great possessions as you just pointed out.
I wonder which part he likes more, Nidia or that new Cruiserweight Title.
[male announcer] And his partner from Japan,
weighing in at 206 pounds,
Tajiri!
[Cole] And remember what happens if Tajiri and Noble win this matchup.
[Tazz] Yeah, Tajiri gets more of Nidia's gum, if you get what I'm saying.
[Tazz chuckles]
[Cole] Noble and Nidia.
[rock music playing]
Talk about sickos.
[male announcer] Making his way to the ring
from Allentown, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 215 pounds, Billy Kidman.
[Cole] One of the great young Cruiserweights, Billy Kidman
set for Tag Team action here tonight on SmackDown.
♪ Stand back ♪
♪ There's a Hurricane coming through ♪
[Jim Johnston's "Eye of The Hurricane" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[male announcer] And his partner,
weighing in at 215 pounds, The Hurricane.
[Tazz] The poor Hurricane.
First he loses a gorgeous tomato like Nidia,
dumps her, of course kicks her to the curb,
then he loses his Cruiserweight Championship
to Jamie Noble. Not a good time to--
[Cole] You saw how he lost the title, thanks to Nidia.
The Hurricane was in a pinning predicament.
He got his leg on the bottom rope but that witch Nidia
knocked his leg off the rope.
[Tazz] Maybe The Hurricane should realize that Nidia is a loyal girlfriend.
-[bell rings] -That's what Nidia is,
and Hurricane dropped the ball.
[Cole] Loyal girlfriend? She's classless.
[Tazz] I'm telling you she's not like that, she's a loyal chick, man.
The Japanese Buzzsaw, Tajiri,
against the former Cruiserweight Champion Hurricane, in fact,
we got two Cruiser-- Two former Cruiserweight Champions
in the ring right now, in Hurricane and Tajiri.
Oh, what a slam by the Japanese Buzzsaw.
And Jamie Noble, the new champ wants in to this matchup.
[Tazz] Oh, no, look at this.
[Cole laughs] Oh.
The Hurricane knocking Noble down,
and The Hurricane in pursuit of Jamie Noble.
And then a knockdown by The Hurricane.
The Hurricane was not pleased that he lost his
Cruiserweight Championship at the King of the Ring
this past Sunday.
Jamie Noble, the new champion knocked down.
[Tazz] Oh, it's gotten personal between Hurricane and Noble.
A win will do that. Win will do it.
[Cole] Here's the cover. Hook to the leg and Noble kicks out.
We, of course, learned that Nidia was The Hurricane's stalker.
Noble and Nidia also stole
The Hurricane's mask and cape at one point.
And Jamie Noble. Very impressed of the athletic ability
of this young man.
[Tazz] You know, Tajiri and Noble got a lot in common.
-[Cole] What? -[Tazz] Well, they both think that
Nidia is hot, you know, they think she's…
-Oh, look-- -[Cole] Oh, look at this.
Double-team by Noble and Tajiri onto Hurricane.
Hurricane bounces right back up to his feet and a double bulldog
to Noble and Tajiri.
[Tazz] Hurricane is on his game here tonight.
Here comes Kidman. He's always on his game.
[Cole] Tag in to Billy Kidman, the high-flyer.
And here's the double-team by Kidman and Hurricane,
Double Hip Toss.
Hurricane off the ropes.
Oh, there's the double-team for you, you need teamwork.
Cover by Kidman, the legal man.
Kickout by Tajiri.
[Tazz] Kidman using The Hurricane as a human body attack type thing,
hip tossing him on top of Tajiri.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Kidman recovered himself, into Snake Eyes,
and a nice unique counter into the arm drag.
Tajiri off the rope, elbow into the face of Billy Kidman.
Tajiri goes for the tag to Jamie Noble, the Cruiserweight Champion.
This is something that's totally exclusive to SmackDown,
ladies and gentlemen, for the Cruiserweight division.
What impact, cover by Kidman and a kickout by Jamie Noble.
[Tazz] Every time Cruiserweights are in the ring it's always a kick-ass match.
[Cole] Kidman off the rope.
Noble just pulled the referee and it allowed Tajiri with
an illegal kick from the apron to Billy Kidman.
And now the double-team by Tajiri and Noble.
Great teamwork.
The feet of Tajiri to the temple of Billy Kidman.
Mr. McMahon a little earlier on,
stirring a pot for Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
Hogan is set to meet Jericho later on tonight.
[referee] Come on.
[Cole] Hogan saying, "One day, Vince, one day."
[referee] One, two--
[Tazz] Kidman lighting up Tajiri in the chops.
[Cole] Tajiri into the corner, Kidman in trouble.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] The Tarantula.
Locked in. It's locked in.
[Cole] It's illegal.
Tajiri breaks the count before the count of five.
[Tazz] It only takes a few seconds for that Tarantula
to do some pain to your body.
[Cole] Referee Mike Sparks doing a great job that time.
[Tazz] I love Tajiri's style, just before he dropped that knee
on Kidman, he said-- He smiled over at Hurricane,
"I made out with your ex-girlfriend." [laughs]
[Cole] Tajiri up over the top of Billy Kidman.
Kick to the midsection and Tajiri. Look at this.
-[Tazz] Swinging DDT. -[Cole] Oh, Kidman countered.
-I can't believe that Noble-- -[Nidia chattering]
[Tazz] You heard him. You're gonna share his woman.
[Cole] If they win.
And Hurricane knocking Tajiri down.
Hurricane with a big old chip on his shoulder
following King of the Ring.
[Tazz] Okay, now, a kick followed by-- Whoa!
[Cole] The Cruiserweight Champion in, Hurricane with a right hand.
And The Hurricane pounding away on Jamie Noble.
Oh, and a right hand to Tajiri and another one.
Hurricane all fired up here tonight.
[Tazz] Hurricane taking apart both Noble and Tajiri by himself right now.
[Cole] Noble, Cruiserweight Champ--
Oh, over the top rope, and a-- Oh, and a shot to the chin!
You can hear that echo throughout the arena.
Cover, hooks the leg and Hurricane kicks out.
[Tazz] I thought that was the end right there.
[Cole] So close for Tajiri.
[Tazz] Big time impact, those lethal kicks of Tajiri.
[Cole] The Hurricane, he elbows the side of the cheek.
Blind tag made by Kidman.
The Hurricane-- Tajiri is in trouble.
-[Tazz] Chokeslam. -[Cole] Chokeslam to Tajiri.
Kidman the legal man. Hurricane takes out Noble.
Kidman top rope.
Shooting Star Press!
Cover, Kidman, Hurricane win.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[male announcer] Here are your winners, Billy Kidman and The Hurricane.
[Tazz] In my time, I've seen a lot of people do that Shooting Star Press.
I'm going on a wrestling ride now,
nobody does the Shooting Star like Billy Kidman.
Noble still the Cruiserweight Champ though.
[crowd cheering]
Um, what are you doing?
What does it look like I'm doing?
It looks like you're getting ready to go out there in your lingerie
and try to steal my spotlight.
Well, consider your spotlight stolen.
I think the only fair thing is to let the people decide
who looks better in their naughty best, deal?
Deal.
[chuckles]
[Tazz] Are they both coming out here?
[Jim Johnston's "Need A Little Time" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[male announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
wearing her Fantasy Free For All outfit,
A pink gingham pattern, off-the-shoulder top,
and matching ruffle bottom,
here is the appetizing Torrie Wilson.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] I'd say--
[Tazz] Not much to say here, Cole.
[Cole] Well, this is a preview of WWE Divas: Undressed.
Saturday night, midnight, 11:00 Central. Wait a minute.
[Tazz] Spotlight's getting stolen there, Torrie.
[Cole] Torrie's got a little competition.
Stacy Keibler.
Torrie's not too pleased that Stacy is stealing the spotlight.
Oh, I cannot wait for the Fantasy Free For All Saturday night.
[Eric Klein & Phraze's "Phat Props" playing]
[Tazz] What's this?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, man, that's Dawn Marie.
[Tazz] The hair braids.
Now, ladies, don't be jealous of me
because I'm so much more desirable and sexier
than the both of you put together.
And I'm gonna prove it to all of you.
[crowd cheering]
And all of you this Saturday night on Divas: Undressed.
[Cole] Hey.
Oh, Torrie just slapped Stacy!
Oh, Dawn Marie started the damn thing. And now Stacy and Torrie are going at it.
-[Tazz] Look at this! -[Cole] Wait a minute.
["Need A Little Time" playing]
[Cole] Stacy just tried to throw her off the damn stage.
[Tazz] Well, Stacy shouldn't have shook Torrie.
[Cole] I can't wait to see what's gonna happen when these three divas
and five others get together Saturday night.
-Chris Jericho. -[crowd booing]
Your thoughts tonight on your match with Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
Before I address the almighty
Hulk Hogan, I wanna see the now-legendary footage
of the night that I changed Edge's life forever.
[Cole] This was three weeks ago on SmackDown.
The hellacious, the ruthless attack by Jericho on a one-armed Edge.
Oh!
And then Jericho crossed the line.
I'm the king of the world!
[crowd booing]
So looks like I have a bit of a decision tonight, huh?
A choice.
Maybe I'll just put Hogan into the Walls of Jericho and make him
submit or maybe I'll hit him with my world-famous Lionsault
and pin him one, two, three.
Or maybe, just maybe I'll finish off
Hulk Hogan the exact same way I finished off Edge.
[crowd booing]
[dramatic music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[man] Oh, testify!
[Jim Johnston's "Eyes of Righteousness" playing]
[bell ringing]
[male announcer] The following Tag Team contest
is scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring
at a combined weight of 522 pounds,
Reverend D-Von and Batista.
[Cole] Oh, my God. Look at Batista.
We've always seem him out here with a suit and a tie.
This guy is a monster.
[Tazz] Who the hell is this strength coach at D-Von's house of worship?
-Oh, man! -[Cole] What a physical specimen.
Taking Batista in action for the first time here tonight.
[Tazz] That's a scary human being, Cole, if he is a human being.
Another church wall. Another church wall.
[laughs]
♪ Well, I'll be damned ♪
[Jim Johnston's "Protection" playing]
[male announcer] And at a combined weight of 518 pounds,
Faarooq and Randy Orton.
[Cole] This is a unique team. The veteran and the rookie,
Faarooq and Randy Orton set to go up against D-Von
and that monster, Batista.
[Tazz] Monster?
How much do you think that guy weighs?
What do you think Batista weighs? What do you think?
-[Cole] You know what Faarooq said? -[Tazz] What?
[Cole] "I'll be damned," when he looked at him.
Yeah, damn. Batista's gotta go at least 300.
[Tazz] Yeah, easy 300.
He must lift a-- Lifted up a lot of cases of good books in his day.
[Cole] Now, folks after this exciting matchup, we're gonna
tell you how you're gonna get the opportunity to get a free
WWE ShopZone catalog.
And coming up after the matchup as
D-Von goes to work on the third-generation Superstar Randy.
What a hip toss by Randy Orton into the arm drag.
Orton has been extremely impressive and I'll tell you,
wrestling is in Orton's genes.
Here's the cover, hook to the leg and a kickout.
[Tazz] Yeah, Randy Orton has got no choice but to be a ringer
in the rings in the WWE because of his bloodline.
[Cole] Bob Orton, of course, "Cowboy" Bob, Randy Orton's father
as D-Von delivers the dropkick to the chin of Randy Orton.
I cannot wait to see this Batista in the ring.
[Tazz] Yeah, he's bloating with size, that's for sure.
He's a monster.
[Cole] Oh, an elbow to the chin of Randy Orton by D-Von.
[Tazz] Yeah, but D-Von is showing some ruthless aggression out here.
[Cole] I'll tell you, you can set up Batista at a drive-in movie theater
and show the film off his back. Look at the size of that thing.
[Tazz] He's as big as a lion. He's about as big as your mouth.
[Cole] And D-Von extremely aggressive, vicious.
We've seen a lot of Superstars tonight perhaps taking to heart
what Mr. McMahon's said on Monday,
"Seize the opportunity with ruthless aggression."
And look at D-Von. Randy Orton is in trouble.
[Tazz] D-Von, look at this move.
This is Bob-- "Cowboy" Bob Orton's famous move,
the Superplex, trying to hit Randy.
[Cole] Oh, Randy knocking D-Von down.
Oh, bulldog!
D-Von's head just slammed into the mat.
[Tazz] Randy gets Faarooq in there. There you go, attaboy.
[Cole] And here comes the veteran Faarooq, couple right hands to D-Von.
And Faarooq is turning it up against D-Von.
Oh, what a back body drop.
This Faarooq is a hell of an athlete.
[Tazz] No doubt. Florida State.
[Cole] Oh, what a slam. Hook to the leg by Faarooq
on D-Von and just gets the shoulder up before the count of three.
[Tazz] Damn.
Power. Look at the power.
[Cole] Looking for the gut wrench and D-Von countered with a kick
to the midsection and a DDT, planting Faarooq.
And D-Von needs to try to get to Batista if he can.
[Tazz] Get that big man in there, think of Batista.
I wanna see what he's got. I wanna see what he's got.
I wanna see, think of Batista taking apart Faarooq, but I guess
it's not gonna happen right now.
[Cole] D-Von heading up to the top rope.
Faarooq is in trouble. D-Von's gonna fly high.
Nobody home for the headbutt as Faarooq crawls out of the way.
Faarooq makes the tag to his partner Randy Orton going up top.
We've seen the kid fly before. Orton, Crossbody.
What elevation, lateral press, hook to the leg and D-Von just scoots out.
[Tazz] That was a close one.
[Cole] Randy Orton, who's highly athletic for a kid his size--
-What a dropkick. -[Tazz] Great dropkick.
[Cole] Hook to the leg again and then D-Von again
just gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Batista stewing on that apron. Get the big man in there, D-Von.
[Cole] D-Von off the ropes.
Orton misses right hand. A blind tag was made
and you've got your wish.
Here's Batista and Orton hanging him on the top rope
and Orton with a clothesline.
Oh, man! What a clothesline.
[Tazz] What impact. And then going to Faarooq as well.
Oh, my God. What a shot on Randy--
[Cole] Look at the size of him. He just lifted Orton up
like he was a sack of potatoes.
[Tazz] Batista just talking smack right to Randy Orton.
-[Cole] And Batista-- -[Tazz] Oh, my God!
[Cole] Driving his spine into his gut, hook to the leg.
-This is over. -[bell rings]
[Tazz] What an athlete.
[Jim Johnston's "Eyes of Righteousness" playing]
[male announcer] Here are you winners,
Reverend D-Von and Batista.
[Tazz] Talk about ruthless aggression. Hello, Batista.
[Cole] Batista and D-Von impressive.
Guy's the size of a house.
[Tazz] Batista is a player, Cole. Pretty obvious.
[Cole] Man, wow.
Gonna take another look at the extreme power of Batista.
[Tazz] Listen here, you can hear that scream, that lion-like,
bear-like scream. Batista is an animal.
[Cole] Now, we've been talking about the WWE ShopZone catalog.
First off, check out the cover of this thing.
-Look at that. It's Stacy. -Stacy in a thong.
Look, that looks like your face.
Folks, if you wanna get your free catalog just write to
ShopZone catalog, 50 Commerce Drive, Trumbull, Connecticut, 06611.
[Tazz] It's free, Cole.
That's a lot of free merch in here, man.
This is a really, really cool catalog.
[Cole] An impactful catalog.
And speaking of impact, what about the impact The Rock made
at King of the Ring this past Sunday?
He was out here doing commentary, well, Undertaker
got him involved in the matchup.
And The Rock, well, he made an impact.
Rock Bottom to The Undertaker.
You know, when The Rock said-- When The People's Champ said
he'd be in the King of the Ring, you knew-- you knew it'd be impactful.
That's what The Rock is about, impact.
Yeah, how about July 11?
How about Atlantic City, New Jersey?
How about the return of The Rock to SmackDown?
[Tazz] This will be off the hook, off the chart, rocket buster, damn, man,
anything you we wanna call it, The Rock comes back to SmackDown
where he belongs, July 11th.
[Cole] Talk about off the hook, how about Jericho, Hogan up next.
And Jericho vows to take out Hogan the same way he took out Edge.
[crowd cheering]
[Jim Johnston's "Voodoo Side of Life" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[male announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Weighing in at 285 pounds,
Hollywood Hulk Hogan!
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[fireworks booming]
[crowd cheering]
[male announcer] And from Winnipeg, Manitoba,
weighing in at 227 pounds,
Chris Jericho!
[Cole] Chris Jericho said it earlier on,
he plans to punish Hollywood Hulk Hogan tonight, one way or another.
[Tazz] Well, if Jericho says he's gonna punish Hollywood Hulk Hogan,
I'm sure that's exactly what's gonna happen.
Jericho has been on a pretty good roll lately, Cole.
[Cole] The King of the Ring was seen in over 100 countries this past Sunday.
And in my mind, one of the matches that the stole the show,
the semifinal tournament match between Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho,
and Jericho ambushing, attacking Hogan from behind.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd boos]
And Jericho looking to make a statement here tonight.
[crowd clamoring]
These Hulkamaniacs on their feet in Chicago
as Chris Jericho hopes to end this early.
[Tazz] Well, if you wanna make a statement,
Hogan is the guy to do it against.
[Cole] Just like Kurt Angle made a statement against Hogan,
Sunday at King of the Ring. Oh!
Hogan knocking down Jericho and knocking him down again
and you have to wonder-- You have to wonder the condition of Hogan's ankle.
Kurt Angle's Ankle Lock forcing Hogan to tap out
for the first time in his career, Sunday,
at King of the Ring.
[Tazz] Hogan is looking good right now.
Let's see how long that lasts, though.
[Cole] Hogan, off Jericho, hoped to deliver the elbow to the sternum.
And did Hogan look a bit ginger to you as--
[Tazz] Yeah, he did.
[Cole] …he moved around the ring that time?
[Tazz] He absolutely did. Jericho probably noticed it.
If we can see it here, Jericho is in that ring,
I'm sure he spotted it.
[Cole] Of course, that Ankle Lock by Kurt Angle forcing Hogan to tap out
for the first time in his career at King of the Ring.
And anybody that's had an Ankle Lock on them can tell you,
the effects do not go away in a day.
Oh, look at Jericho.
[Tazz] He's skinning the cat right here.
[Cole] Jericho, skinning the cat.
And Hogan had it scouted beautifully.
And a right hand to Jericho by Hogan.
[Tazz] People starting to get behind the Hulkster.
And Hogan came back and just got Jericho reeled and rocking.
[Cole] But what a pleasure it was to watch Hogan, to watch Angle
do battle Sunday at King of the Ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] We're in Chicago. There you go.
[crowd counting]
[Cole] And it's amazing to me every week on SmackDown.
Oh, look at the low blow, a blatant low blow by Jericho.
The referee didn't see it.
[Tazz] Chioda turned his back.
Because Hogan-- Hogan went to pop Chioda for some reason.
I guess, well, and, you know, Jericho, the opportunist.
[Cole] And now the pompous grandstanding by Chris Jericho.
[Tazz] Jericho might be pompous but he's the first ever
Undisputed Champion, he gets it done in there. Whoa!
[Cole] He's a great athlete. There's no doubt about it.
Chris Jericho is one of the cornerstones to the future of this company.
But look at this. This nonchalant cover.
[Tazz] Jericho, another product of the Stu Hart Dungeon
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Jericho, well-rounded in that ring, technically sound,
and he's really cocky.
[Cole] He's cocky, all right.
The embarrassment and humiliation to Hogan of that
nonchalant cover and now, using those ropes to his advantage.
[Tazz] He's on fire, baby.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] I don't like the way he goes about his business
but there's no denying his success.
[Tazz] His success is around the corner.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz continues indistinctly]
I tell ya, he's a tough kid.
[Cole] Crowd all over Chris Jericho.
Now he's mocking Hogan again.
Mr. McMahon made this match knowing that Hollywood Hulk Hogan
was not a hundred percent after that matchup against Angle
at King in the Ring, and Hogan battling back.
[Tazz] Hogan knows he is not hundred percent.
[Cole] Jericho planted Hogan.
Cover, hook to the leg and Hogan kicks out.
Well, I'm not saying that. Make no bones about it.
Hollywood Hulk Hogan is not gonna come out here
and make an excuse.
He never has in his career and he's not gonna start tonight.
[Tazz] Well, let's face it. Hogan is hurting right now.
Jericho's got the youth on him.
He's got the-- He's probably getting the strength of him right now
because Hogan is out of energy.
[Cole] But Hulk Hogan has the sixth man.
He has the Hulkamaniacs in his corner.
[Tazz] That's a good point. I'll give you that one.
Abdominal stretch right here.
Bending Hogan's body, contorting it, taking the wind right out of him.
[Cole] If our fans are not familiar with this,
this really wrenches the gut.
[Tazz] Absolutely.
It pulls your rib cage. Separates the rib cage a little bit
and it stops you from breathing the right way--
[Cole] Look at this! Jericho using the ropes.
Unfair advantage for Chris Jericho.
[Tazz] Some may say unfair, some may say Jericho's
using the ring to his advantage.
-[Cole] Some may simply say cheating. -[Tazz] Yeah, well, you're right.
He is cheating, but the ref don't see it.
[Cole] And this is why Chris Jericho is so good.
[Tazz] Well, the people giving a little to Jericho
and Jericho is not letting the people get inside his head.
Jericho is sticking to his game plan.
[Cole] Chris Jericho would love to make Hogan tap.
Would love to make him submit for the second time this week,
but Hogan reverses.
But how much did that take out of Hogan?
[Tazz] That's what that sixth man
that you pointed out, the people bring it out,
the Hulkamaniacs seem to bring it out to Hulk Hogan.
[Cole] Hogan reaching deep down.
You got to believe that ankle is throbbing in pain
but Hogan taking it to Jericho, reversal, into the corner.
Jericho shoulder to post.
[Tazz] Hogan knows he's got fans.
Here he comes. He's got to get onto Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The veteran hoping to seize the moment, to take advantage.
[Tazz] Hogan went for-- Went for the boot.
[Cole] Hogan missed with the boot and Jericho-- Jericho into the Walls,
Jericho went for the Walls.
Looking to make Hogan tap. Looking to make Hogan tap again.
[Tazz] Jericho is gonna make himself famous right now.
He's gonna make Hogan tap. Whoa.
[Cole] Hogan with a great, great counter, the leg strength of Hogan.
And Hogan taking it to Jericho again.
The veteran. Oh, he telegraphed it.
[Tazz] And he paid for it. Hogan paid for that kick.
-Look at this. -[Cole] Bulldog by Jericho.
And Hogan looks like he doesn't have much left.
[Tazz] If Jericho nails this Lionsault here-- Look at this!
[Cole] The Lionsault connects.
Jericho hooks the leg on Hogan who kicks out.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] He's gonna Hulk up, Cole.
-[Cole] The legend has had enough. -[Tazz] He's gonna Hulk up!
[Cole] Jericho realizes he's in trouble.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] The place is going nuts.
[crowd shouts "You!"]
[Cole] And the right hand by Hogan and another.
[crowd counting]
Oh, the face! Right on the nose of Jericho.
[Tazz] Jericho spun, getting out of Dodge.
-[Cole] Getting out of Dodge? -[Tazz] Smells the end might be near.
Jericho's got a chair.
[Cole] A steel chair to the forehead of Hogan.
-[bell rings] -The referee calls for the bell.
Jericho is disqualified.
A blatant, intentional shot with the chair.
[crowd booing]
[Tazz] Just when you think you got all the answers,
Jericho changes the questions.
[Cole] "I'm the king of the world."
If that makes him king, I don't want anything to do with the guy.
[Tazz] Jericho's larger than life, he says--
Oh, boy.
[Cole] Jericho pulling the steel steps. We've seen this before.
Jericho stalking his prey.
What in the world could be going through Jericho's mind?
Hogan tossed out of the ring.
The legend's brain has been scrambled with the chair shot.
And a shot to the spine!
And Hogan crawling on those steel steps.
You are finished.
[Cole] Hogan is helpless.
[Tazz] Don't do it, Chris.
[fan] Hogan, get up.
[Tazz] Oh, no.
[Rob Zombie's "Never Gonna Stop" playing]
[Tazz] What the hell is this?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Who the hell is this?
-[Tazz] It's Edge! -[Cole] Edge is back!
Jericho looks like he's seen a ghost.
[Tazz] I feel like I'm looking at a ghost! Edge is back!
[Cole] And Jericho has nowhere to run.
Hogan has a chair. Cut Jericho off at the pass!
[crowd cheering]
It was Jericho who put Edge on the shelf with a vicious chair shot.
And Edge hasn't forgotten.
Off the table goes Jericho.
[Tazz] Hogan is feeding Jericho to the vengeful Edge.
Jericho's gonna be in a world of hurt.
[Cole] Hogan just tossed Jericho to Edge, shoulder to the gut.
Flying kick into the face.
[Tazz] Big time revenge from Edge.
[Cole] Jericho trying to get the hell out of Dodge.
But the Hulksters all love that Jericho's pinned.
Uh-uh!
[Cole] Not so fast, Chris.
[Tazz] Hogan sending up Jericho yet again!
[Cole] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Look at this, spear! Spear! Spear by Edge.
Edge will not forget.
[crowd cheering]
Get the hell up, Chicago! Come on!
[Cole] Edge with an explosive return.
[Jim Johnston's "Voodoo Side of Life" playing] e.