[WWE intro music playing]
[overlapping garbled voices]
[music intensifies]
[music fades]
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In a cage match with Kurt Angle,
I did a Spear off the top rope and I tore up my shoulder pretty bad.
Bad enough that the doctor said I need surgery,
and I'm not gonna be around for a little while.
But if you're asking yourself, "Is Edge gonna come back?"
[crowd cheering]
I tell you, you're damn right, I will.
[crowd cheering]
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
Oh, poor "wittle" Edge,
I'm so sad that Edge hurt his "wittle" shoulder.
You forfeited this match tonight.
That makes me the winner and you the loser.
So, come on, loser, raise my hand.
[Cole] Oh, Edge with a left hand.
Edge has had enough of Jericho
and now Chris Jericho, and look at him, going right for the injured arm of Edge.
-Oh wow! -And the pain has got to be excruciating.
Edge has got a shoulder ripped out of a-- out of its socket
and now Jericho continues to pound on it.
-Edge is hurt. -Someone stop this. Edge is helpless.
[Tazz] This is straight-up real,
Edge is hurt. Jericho's going too far here.
-Stop this! -Oh!
Come on!
What is wrong with him?
-And Hogan thrown on those steel steps. -Oh no.
Oh my God, not this.
No.
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
[Cole] Who the hell is this?
-♪ Come on ♪ -♪ Jericho ♪
♪ You know I got ya, yeah! ♪
♪ Break the wall down Break down the walls ♪
-[Cole] Who the hell is this? -[Tazz] It's Edge.
-Edge is back! -[crowd cheering]
Jericho looks like he's seen a ghost.
Jericho has nowhere to run. Oh!
[Cole] Knockdown by Edge to Jericho.
[Tazz] Big time revenge for Edge.
Uh-oh. Look at this. Spear!
Spear! Spear by Edge.
Edge will not forget.
[Cole] And Edge is back, shocking the world,
especially shocking Chris Jericho.
[rock music playing]
[Cole] The celebration,
Edge a lifelong Hulkamaniac, living his dream.
Edge is back with a vengeance.
["The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson playing]
♪ 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? ♪
♪ If you live with apes man It's hard to be clean ♪
[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Happy Independence Day, SmackDown,
in the birthplace of the American Revolution,
Boston, Massachusetts, The Fleet Center,
Michael Cole and Tazz at ringside.
And, partner, there's gonna be some fireworks tonight.
[Tazz] Absolutely.
Tonight, Edge teams with "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan
and they get a Tag Team Title shot against Billy and Chuck.
[Cole] Also tonight, the WWE Undisputed Title on the line.
The Undertaker to meet Kurt Angle tonight on SmackDown.
[Tony] Ladies and gentlemen, here to sing "America the Beautiful"
on our nation's birthday, WWE's own Lilian Garcia.
[crowd cheering]
♪ O beautiful ♪
♪ For spacious skies ♪
♪ For amber waves of grain ♪
♪ For purple mountain majesties ♪
♪ Above the fruited plain ♪
♪ America! ♪
♪ God shed his grace on thee ♪
♪ And crown thy good ♪
♪ With brotherhood ♪
♪ From sea to shining sea ♪
♪ America! ♪
[Lance] Stop the music. Stop the singing.
Stop all of this right now.
I don't mean to ruin
your little birthday celebration.
We've had all we can take
of this "America the Beautiful" crap.
Lilian, get out of that ring.
As a matter of fact, get out of this building.
Get out of here.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA!
Today, July the 4th,
America celebrates Independence Day.
Well, let me ask you all a question.
Do you even know why you're celebrating?
Well, considering the ignorance of the American youth,
you probably think of Independence Day
as the day Will Smith saved the world from a bunch of aliens.
But let me tell you what really happened.
America was founded as British colonies.
And in 1776,
American declared itself an independent country
and turned its back on Britain.
[crowd cheering]
Now, that's gratitude for you.
But America…
could only contain its aggression
within its own boundaries for so long.
Ultimately,
America released its warlike hostilities on the rest of the world.
There was the World War I,
World War II,
The Korean War.
Tell me, America,
what right did you have to be in Korea?
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd chants] Asshole!
What right did you have to be in Vietnam?
Vietnam is a bit of a touchy subject, isn't it?
Why? Because you were defeated.
You Americans are such hypocrites.
You don't like me out here telling you the truth.
You don't wanna hear what the rest of the world has to say.
It's funny
how that contradicts your very own constitution.
The First Amendment
speaks of freedom of expression,
of freedom of speech.
[crowd chanting] You suck!
But you Americans
don't really wanna hear
what other countries have to say about you.
Other countries say America
is the most hypocritical nation in the world.
The rest of the world hates America.
We hate America.
[crowd booing]
So for your birthday, America, dig this.
America sucks!
[crowd booing]
["You Look Fly 2 Day" by Owen Hunte playing]
[crowd cheering]
Well, Tazz, we knew that we had this match tonight,
Rikishi versus Lance Storm,
but we didn't know it was gonna happen right now.
[Cole] Back on SmackDown on this American Independence Day.
A group of Canadian Superstars have made brash anti-American statements,
Lance Storm, Christian, and Test speaking, in their words, for the rest of the world.
And it's Lance Storm and Rikishi one-on-one
in front of this partisan US crowd here in Boston.
Oh, a back body drop by Rikishi.
Some inflammatory statements, to say the least,
from Lance Storm and his colleague, Tazz.
[Tazz] Well, the way I see it is Storm,
Test and Christian don't like this country.
Do what the slogan says. "Get the F out."
[Cole] Rikishi, the 350-pounder
in control of the six-foot, 236-pound Lance Storm.
And, Tazz, you may not believe in Lance Storm's political view,
you may not like what Lance Storm had to stay here tonight,
but there is no denying that Lance Storm is one hell of an athlete.
[Tazz] Ain't no doubt about it, Lance Storm is a tremendous athlete.
-Look at this. -Oh!
Big clothesline by Rikishi on Storm off the top rope.
[Tazz] Storm, you know, I remember in ECW, he was a three-time ECW Tag Champ,
WCW, a two-time US Champion.
Storm's very successful, there's no doubt.
[Cole] And here's Storm whipped across the ring, into the corner by Rikishi.
And there's the strength of Rikishi.
He loves to have fun, but I have a feeling for Rikishi tonight,
-it's not about having fun. -There's no doubt.
Rikishi does not look like a happy camper and neither are the people in Beantown.
[crowd chanting] USA!
[Cole] The USA chants from this crowd here on SmackDown.
Storm rolling out of the way and a shot to the chin of Rikishi on-- from Storm.
Hook to the outside leg and Rikishi kicks out before the count of three.
[Tazz] Great height by Storm on that Scissor Kick.
[Cole] Well, he's got a 40-inch vertical leap, does Lance Storm.
What about the atmosphere here tonight, Tazz?
[Tazz] Oh, the atmosphere here tonight in Boston is great.
It's so patriotic. It's the birth of America, 4th of July.
[Cole] And don't forget, Storm's Canadian buddies,
Test and Christian, outside the ring like vultures.
And look, up over the top, Lance Storm--
[Tazz] Oh!
[Cole] Into the sternum, sucking the breath from Lance Storm.
And look at Christian on the apron now and a right hand by Rikishi.
Test up as well and a right hand to Test.
[Tazz] Rikishi is like a big old firecracker on the 4th of July,
with that venom spewing out.
[Cole] And Rikishi dragging the carcass of Lance Storm to the corner,
and Rikishi, perhaps,
is gonna put a Made In The USA stamp on Lance Storm here.
[Tazz] I'd love to see it right now, that big keister.
[Cole] And Christian up to the apron as well with the referee--
-Test with a boot in the face of Rikishi. -Talk about cheaters, huh?
[Cole] Storm into the cover
and Lance Storm steals one, thanks to this anti-American mob.
[Tony] Here is your winner, Lance Storm!
[Tazz] Well, it turned into a three-on-one Handicapped Match.
It just goes to show you that lethal boot of Test,
at any point in the matchup, from the apron
or the middle of the ring, can take a man out.
[Cole] These anti-Americans are hypocrites.
They say one thing, yet they practice another.
Let's take another look at what happened at the end of the matchup.
Rikishi going for the Banzai Drop, Christian had the ref distracted.
-Oh! -And check out the kick by Test.
[Tazz] That boot had to knock Rikishi out, which is not an easy thing to do.
Rikishi never seen Test's foot coming.
These three, talk about scruples.
[Tazz] These anti-Americans are quickly becoming a force.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Undisputed Champion, The Undertaker,
he defends the title against Kurt Angle tonight.
[Tazz] But you got to wonder the condition of The Deadman
after that Ladder Match with Jeff Hardy.
Tonight might be the night for Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Tonight on SmackDown from Boston,
Hulk Hogan and Edge versus Billy and Chuck for the Tag Titles.
The Undertaker meets Kurt Angle for the Undisputed Title.
But who will grab the spotlight?
Which new Superstar will shine tonight?
Remember what happened here last week,
rookie John Cena arrived on the scene
seizing an opportunity that only happens once.
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.
[Cole] Well, Tazz, I know this kid.
[Kurt] Who in the hell are you?
I'm John Cena.
What is the one quality that you possess
that makes you think you can walk out here,
and come into the ring, and face the very best in the business?
Ruthless aggression.
[Tazz] Holy stones.
[Cole] And Cena keeps taking Angle down and hammering away.
Ruthless aggression from Cena to Angle.
[Tazz] Looks like Cena's got that aggression part down pat.
-[Cole] Look at Kurt Angle. -There it is.
-For the ankle lock. -That's it.
Kurt Angle now putting on a clinic for the rookie, Cena.
[Tazz] Snap down.
[Cole] Shoulders are pinned and Kurt Angle has pinned John Cena.
-Cena gave Angle all he could handle. -[Tazz] He's got respect.
-[Cole] Look at Kurt Angle. -Angle just blew him off.
[crowd cheering]
-Yeah? -Hello.
Have you seen John Cena?
-Yeah, let me get him for you. -Okay. Thank you.
Mr. McMahon would like to see you in his office right now.
-Mr. McMahon's office? -Right this way.
-["Eyes of Righteousness" playing] -♪ Oh testify ♪
[Cole] What does Mr. McMahon want with the rookie, Cena?
♪ Please call my name ♪
[bell rings]
[Tony] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring with a combined weight of 532 pounds,
Reverend D-Von and Batista!
[Cole] Well, there is another look at that Man Mountain, Batista.
6'6", almost 310 pounds, look at the size of him.
[Tazz] Batista is a freak, period.
[Cole] We saw Batista's in-ring debut in the WWE last week in tag team action
and Batista almost drove Randy Orton through the mat to the floor below.
[Tazz] Look at the shoulders on Batista.
They look like cannonballs on the 4th of July.
["Blasting" by Peter Northcote playing]
[Tony] And at a combined weight of 484 pounds,
Randy Orton and The Big Valbowski!
[Cole] Randy Orton would only request this match once he's secured
that The Big Valbowski would be his tag team partner.
-You know where we are next week… -Where we at?
…for SmackDown, we are in Atlantic city.
And that means the return of The Rock next week on SmackDown.
[Tazz] AC, High rollers in Atlantic City, The Rock coming back home to SmackDown.
That'll be a rocket buster.
[Cole] And we now know that The Rock will meet The Undertaker,
July 21st, at Vengeance,
whether or not The Undertaker is still the champion,
following the big matchup against Kurt Angle here tonight.
[Tazz] I can't wait for that match tonight.
That's gonna be great.
Edge and Hogan getting a Tag Team Title shot against Billy and Chuck.
[Cole] Look at that man, Batista's staring down Randy Orton.
I believe Randy Orton thinks he has a score to settle here tonight
with Batista, who's gonna start things off against The Big Valbowski.
[Tazz] I wonder if he ran out of ink.
[Cole] You know, Valbowski, Tazz, is 6'3", 250 pounds,
but he is-- he's dwarfed by Batista.
[Tazz] Like I said, I wonder if the guy ran-- ran out of ink, the tattoo artist.
[Cole] Yeah, that dragon tattoo on his back.
Oh, Valbowski going for the back of the knee…
-That's a veteran for you. -…trying to take the big man off his feet.
Oh wow, what a clothesline, the impact to Valbowski from Batista.
[Tazz] Not just the size, and impact, and power of Batista,
but Batista has got a certain snap.
Everything he does in that ring is really impressive.
[Cole] I can't believe you took the opportunity today,
as D-Von comes in off the tag,
to try and sit down and get something out of this Batista guy.
-Did you get anything out of him? -Nothing. I went up to Batista.
I said, "Hey, uh--" Wait, check out this clothesline.
-[Cole] Oh, what impact. -Oh man.
I said, "Hey, Batista, tell me a little bit about yourself."
He said, "I've got nothing to say to you, Tazz."
And he walked away. "Okay. You got it. No problem."
[Cole] D-Von in control of The Big Valbowski.
In addition to being in Atlantic City for SmackDown next week,
the WWE Superstars in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday.
Savannah, Georgia Sunday.
Salisbury, Maryland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday.
Valbowski whipped across the ring and-- Oh, big boot to the face of D-Von.
[Tazz] Valbowski knows he's got to take it to D-Von.
D-Von's a heavy hitter, possesses a hell of a right hand.
He's got a hell of a back elbow by Valbowski.
[Cole] And D-Von slammed by Valbowski and Valbowski is feeling it.
Here off the ropes, a knee to the sternum.
Cover, hooks the outside leg, may have it--
and a kickout by D-Von after the count of two.
[Tazz] Mark of a veteran by Valbowski, hit a nice move then go for a pin cover.
[Cole] And here's the tag to the third generation Superstar,
Randy Orton, delivering the elbow to D-Von.
We had the opportunity to talk to Orton out here today--
and check out the vertical leap dropkick.
Here's the hook of the leg on D-Von, who kicks out.
And Orton was all about getting into this matchup against Batista
and securing a great partner like The Big Valbowski.
[Tazz] After what we've seen Batista do to Orton last week,
-I'm surprised Randy's out here tonight. -A shot to the kidney.
-Check this out. Check this out. -And D-Von
-with a Neckbreaker off the second rope. -Oh.
[Cole] And Randy Orton in La-La Land.
Here's the cover by D-Von and a kickout.
-I should ask D-Von to do that move to me. -Why?
Well, I might get something I don't have, some height.
[Tazz laughs]
[Cole] Orton off the turnbuckle and D-Von hammering away.
[Tazz] There's the heavy hitter.
That's what I'm saying, those big right hands of D-Von.
[Cole] The aggressive right hands from D-Von to Randy Orton.
Tag Team Titles on the line tonight.
Hulk Hogan teaming with Edge, will take on Billy and Chuck.
And Edge getting a chance to team with his longtime idol, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
[D-Von] Come on, boy!
[Tazz] D-Von just talking a little trash, Reverend style, to Randy Orton.
-"Come on, boy." -I don't think he was preaching to him.
No. Well, he's kind of preaching, testifying, hallelujah.
You know, hallelujah.
[Cole] A boot to the face from Randy Orton,
trying to get back into this matchup.
Second rope-- what a Bulldog, driving D-Von into the middle of the mat.
-D-Von was driving. -Wow.
[Cole] And Orton with a tag to Valbowski.
And Valbowski with a right hand.
The former Intercontinental Champion hammering away on "The Reverend" D-Von.
[Tazz] The ever intense Big Valbowski on a roll.
[commentators exclaiming]
[Cole] A big knockdown. Here's the reversal,
Valbowski off the ropes, and a shoulder takedown by Valbowski.
-D-Von is reeling. -And rocking, reeling and rocking still.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Valbowski in trouble.
Looks like D-Von may have been going for the sleeper hold.
-A spin-out Powerbomb. -Here's the cover.
[Cole] And Batista…
[Tazz] Batista almost ripping D-Von's leg out of its socket.
[Cole] You know, D-Von a tremendous tag-team athlete,
looked like he just taught Batista a trick or two.
Oh, what a slam off the tag.
Here's the cover by-- hook to the leg and D-Von kicks out.
[Tazz] High impact Power-- Scoop Powerslam by Randy Orton on D-Von.
[Cole] Randy Orton quick for a 6'4", 250-pound frame.
-He doesn't look that big in the ring-- -Blind tag right there, blind tag.
[Cole] Blind tag and Batista ran into Orton.
Oh, and D-Von hung up on the second rope.
-And look at this. -Oh no.
What's gonna happen to Randy Orton?
-Oh wow! -Oh man, driving Orton into the mat.
[Tazz] Fireman's Carry into a roll through by that freaky monster.
-[Cole] Look at the expression… -Oh, listen-- look.
…on the face of Batista, who goes shoulder-first into the steel post.
He just bent the ring.
-[Cole] Valbowski just nailed D-Von. -Oh damn!
What a clothesline.
[Tazz laughs] Oh man.
[Cole] Randy Orton, top rope, went for the crossbody, and nobody home.
Batista had him scouted.
-And Randy Orton down… -Same thing last week.
[Cole] What impact. Hook of the leg.
-Batista… -[bell ringing]
…is an animal.
The Man Mountain picks up the win.
[Tony] Here are your winners, Reverend D-Von and Batista.
[Cole] Batista is scary strong.
[Tazz] Well, Batista--
Obviously, Randy Orton scouted Batista a little bit from last week,
but Randy Orton couldn't scout that nasty Spinebuster by Batista.
[Cole] D-Von has discovered the power.
[Tazz] Amen!
Can you believe what happened to me, to me, Chris Jericho?
Huh, The King of the World?
When I looked up last week and I saw Edge standing there on me,
the way I hit him with that chair,
he should've been out a lot longer than three weeks.
And he came back just as I was about to end Hulkamania,
just as I was about to put out Hogan,
and he came back with my own ring music,
with my own ring entrance, with my own pose.
Who the hell does he think he is, huh?
-Huh? -You seem to be obsessed with Edge.
-Oh, I'm… I'm upset? -So I'll tell you what.
-No, I said obsessed. -Well, I'm upset too.
-So I'll tell you what. -What?
You're gonna get Edge just like you want him.
-Oh yeah? -In a one-on-one matchup at Vengeance.
[knocking]
-Come in. -[door opens]
-I mean-- Vince, I mean, that's… -Hey.
-You wanted to see me? -Yeah, John Cena.
-Yeah. -How are you doing?
-Good. -Don't be nervous. It's all right.
-All right. -Okay?
I just want to let you know how impressed I was with your performance last week.
You had a lot of that ruthless aggression I'm looking for.
Where are you from?
Actually, I'm from right here in the Boston area.
Oh yeah. Oh, excuse me.
John Cena, this is Chris Jericho,
the first-ever Undisputed WWE Champion.
Chris.
Who the hell do you think you are, huh?
First thing you're doing, you're coming into this office interrupting me?
I am the Undisputed Champion, the very first Undisputed Champion.
I think you should show me some respect.
You talk about ruthless aggression, pfft, ruthless aggression
with your green tights, nice little haircut.
What kind of ruthless aggression do you have, junior? Huh?
-Oh! [bleep] -[crowd cheering]
-What the hell? -[Jericho] Ow!
[door closes]
[McMahon] Chris?
[Cole] Well, moments ago on SmackDown,
Mr. McMahon had sent for rookie, John Cena.
Chris Jericho took exception to what Jericho thought was an interruption.
Who the hell do you think you are, huh?
First thing you're doing, you're coming into this office interrupting me?
I am the Undisputed Champion, the very first Undisputed Champion.
I think you should show me some respect.
You talk about ruthless aggression, pfft, ruthless aggression
with your green tights, nice little haircut.
What kind of ruthless aggression do you have, junior? Huh?
-Oh! [bleep] -[crowd cheering]
What the hell?
[Tazz] I think Cena just knocked out Jericho with a slap.
[Cole] Well, during the break, Jericho was livid.
You're right, Vince.
I do want Edge at Vengeance.
And I want this stupid SOB tonight.
I want that rookie right here tonight.
Do you understand?
Kurt Angle.
[crowd clamoring]
Tonight, you have a match with The Undertaker
for the WWE Undisputed Championship.
Tonight,
I'm a man of action,
the poster boy…
for ruthless aggression.
Here's something for you to think about.
Last week on SmackDown,
it took me a few minutes longer than it should have to defeat--
what the heck is his name?
Oh yeah, John Cena.
But not many people know this. Last week, I had the flu.
And tonight…
I'm feeling pretty good.
Oh yeah.
Tonight,
I will beat The Undertaker and become the Undisputed Champion
because I'm on a roll.
Have you seen my most recent highlight reel?
Check this out. This is unbelievable.
Two weeks ago on SmackDown,
in a non-title match against The Undertaker,
I pinned him one, two, three, right in the middle of the ring.
Oh yeah.
And then at King of the Ring,
I took "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan,
and for the first time in his career, his illustrious career, I made him tap.
I made him cry like a baby. Heh.
-And then last week on SmackDown… -This is as close as you'll ever come…
-I went face-to-face with The Undertaker. -…to having that title.
And I slapped the ankle lock on him so fast it made his head spin.
And I only held on just for a couple of seconds,
just to let him know what it's gonna feel like before he taps out tonight.
Oh yeah.
Now, let me ask you a question.
What better night than the 4th of July…
for Kurt Angle to become Undisputed Champion?
I mean, what better man to represent this country than yours truly?
I mean, I'm an Olympic Champion. I represented this country.
I'm an American hero.
I am red, white, and blue through and through.
This is my night.
What America doesn't need
is a man like The Undertaker,
a tattoo-laden fighting badass
to represent them.
What America needs to represent them is a man of intensity,
integrity,
and intelligence.
And you're looking at him.
You may think I'm cocky…
and I say, "What?"
But I'm not a bragging Olympic hero if I can back it up, huh?
Oh, it's true.
And you will see.
-Hey, you ready for tonight? -Hey. Yeah, I'm stretching my legs.
I mean, I'm a little sore from all the walking we did on Sunday.
Yeah, I know what you mean. Hey, but it's the 4th of July.
I know it sucks being cooped up in here all day, but, hey,
we're gonna make the best of it and we're gonna have our own picnic right here.
-All right. -Who wants hot dogs?
-Hey, hot dogs. -Yeah. How about that, huh?
-Oh, these are my-- these are my favorite. -Yeah?
-These are good. -Hey, nice buns.
Yeah.
[gasps]
What do you think you guys are doing?
Nothing.
This is disgusting.
Now, we have a match tonight, gentlemen, and we can't be loading up on hot dogs.
You broke my weenie.
We need to be serious.
We got Hogan and Edge tonight.
And this is the single greatest threat to the titles we've ever had.
Now, we need to prepare. So, come on!
Let's go.
[Cole] Billy and Chuck better prepare because coming up next,
the team of Edge and Hulk Hogan
meet Billy and Chuck, the Tag Titles on the line.
If you smell what The Rock is cookin'.
This jabroni holding the camera just whispered to The Rock,
he is going to win the Royal Rumble.
Give The Rock the camera.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
Does this jabroni look like a man who's going to win the Royal Rumble?
Wave to all your friends back home and then wave to your boyfriend, Mike.
♪ You think you know me ♪
[Cole] It will be simply electric next week on SmackDown,
the return of The Rock.
[Rob Zombie's "Never Gonna Stop" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Making his way to the ring from Toronto, Ontario,
weighing in at 241 pounds, Edge!
[Cole] Did this young man ever return with a vengeance last week on SmackDown!
And now we know, Edge and Chris Jericho, July 21st,
one-on-one at Vengeance.
[Tazz] Edge showed the world last week on SmackDown, he is ready,
willing and able for Jericho.
["Real American" by Rick Derringer playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Tony] And his partner, weighing in at 285 pounds,
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan!
[crowd cheering]
♪ If you hurt my friends Then you hurt my pride ♪
♪ I gotta lend a hand I can't let it slide ♪
♪ I am a real American ♪
♪ I fight for the rights of every man ♪
♪ I am a real American ♪
♪ And fight for what's right Fight for your life ♪
[Tazz] And this song, that's "Real American."
[Cole] How appropriate to hear this music today on the 4th of July,
for "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
And what a night for Edge,
he lives his dream to team with his idol, Hogan,
with the Tag Team Titles on the line.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] How cool is that for Edge to get handed the American flag
on the 4th of July by the one and only Hulk Hogan?
[Cole] There is no one quite as red, white, and blue as the Hulkster.
[Tazz] Well tonight, SmackDown
is being brought to us by Maxim Hair Color for guys.
Easy to do, hard to resist.
Great, I wanna go on WWE.com to win a Dinner with a Diva.
[Cole] And from Paramount Pictures, K-19: The Widowmaker
opens July 19th everywhere, rated PG-13.
[Tazz] And brought to you by Taco Bell. Think outside the bun.
Speaking of buns, Rico had a little problem
with Billy and Chuck's bun, and their hot dog a little while ago.
[song fades]
♪ You look so good to me ♪
[Tony] And being accompanied to the ring by Rico,
at a combined weight of 534 pounds,
they are the Tag Team Champions,
Billy and Chuck!
[Cole] Tazz, I don't quite think that I've ever seen "The Stylist"
Rico quite this serious tonight.
He hit the nail on the head.
This could be, or it is,
the toughest challenge to date that Billy and Chuck have had to face.
[Tazz] Absolutely.
I mean, we have a lot of fun with Rico, with his appearance
and the big old sideburns on his mug and all that,
but Rico-- but Rico is no dummy.
He realizes, like he said,
Hogan and Edge are a major threat to the title tonight,
the titles tonight and to Chuck and Billy.
[Cole] And Billy and Chuck have dominated the Tag Team Division for months.
And Edge knows, well, all about being a Tag Team Champion.
[Tazz] Seven-time, I believe, seven-time Tag Team Champion
and well, it was… now WWE,
Edge knows tag team wrestling in sports entertainment like nobody else.
[crowd chanting] Hogan! Hogan!
[bell ringing]
[crowd chanting] Hogan!
[Cole] This crowd at the Fleet Center in Boston
on its feet for "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
And Hogan is going to start things off against Chuck in this matchup.
[Tazz] And the Hulkster looks great, man. He always does.
But tonight, he's extra pumped up, man. It's the 4th of July.
[Cole] As I said before,
nobody quite as red, white, and blue as "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
Although, another red, white, and blue athlete, Kurt Angle,
takes on The Undertaker later on tonight for the Undisputed Title.
Now, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan sending Chuck back into the ropes…
[crowd cheering]
The veteran is taking the youngster Chuck to school.
[Tazz] Hogan better not tell Chuck to kiss his butt.
Chuck might do it.
[Cole] Tag Team Titles on the line in this matchup.
[crowd chanting] Hogan!
The legendary Hulk Hogan hearing it from the crowd.
Hogan has had so much success in this city, Cole,
in Boston for so many years.
All over the world, but Hogan in Boston…
Beantown pumped up for the Hulkster.
[Cole] But we cannot take anything away from Chuck and Billy.
We cannot take anything away from what they've accomplished
as a team over the past couple of months.
[Tazz] Great point.
I mean, Chuck here, I mean 6'5", 270, big-- Oh, big physical guy.
He's got a lot of youth on Hogan.
You know, Chuck [indistinct] was in the Navy, on an aircraft carrier.
[Cole] Yeah. But here's your first rule of thumb,
-never turn your back on Hogan! -[Tazz] From experience.
And Chuck paid for it and Hogan with the right hands to Chuck.
Whipped across the ring, here comes Hogan with a big knockdown to Chuck.
[crowd cheering]
And there's the big elbow to the sternum by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
[Tazz] Well, Hogan wearing the--
[Cole] Oh! Boot across the face, vintage Hogan.
[Tazz] Oh, Hogan knows some dirty tricks of his own.
He's been around the block.
[Cole] And the tag for Billy, another tag team veteran.
And an argument can be made that Billy
may be the greatest tag team wrestler of all time.
-[Tazz] True, very true. -Look at this, straight to the corner
and Edge with a right hand. And Billy, off the right hand from Hogan.
And Edge and Hogan working well as a team
in the early goings of this matchup. And here's the tag.
[crowd cheering]
Edge returned with a vengeance last week on SmackDown.
Chris Jericho thought he put out Edge for a while
with that steel chair to his shoulder,
but Edge returned to the surprise of everyone, including Jericho.
-And now Edge gets Jericho… -Wow.
-Oh, at Vengeance. -What power, whoa.
Here's a cover on Billy, Tag Titles on the line, and a kickout.
[Tazz] Tremendous strength shown right there by Billy pressing Edge.
You know, Billy is 6'5", 265,
he's fast too, but getting knuckle sandwiches.
[Cole] And Edge had the wherewithal
to feel Chuck behind him and Billy with a clothesline.
And there's that veteran Billy taking control of the matchup.
For someone like Edge, Tazz, what does it mean for Edge
to be in the same ring, on the same team,
with a chance for the Tag Team Titles, with his longtime idol, Hulk Hogan?
[Tazz] What does it mean for Hogan? Think about it,
not taking nothing away from Hogan, what does it mean for Hogan?
Edge has been-- as we pointed out,
extremely successful in the Tag Team Division.
If he could capture tag team gold, Hogan with Edge,
-I mean, what does it do for Hogan? -And Edge with the right hands.
[Tazz] And not for Hogan, Hulk Hogan has never been a Tag Team Champ in his life.
Great point, Tazz. And look at Chuck… oh wow!
[Tazz] Double underhook throw, beautiful by Chuck.
[Cole] Here's the cover by Chuck,
hook of the outside leg, and a kickout by Edge.
And you have to wonder, is that shoulder of Edge's quite 100% yet?
He's been medically cleared to compete, but is it 100%?
[Tazz] Well, if Edge's shoulder is not healed completely,
Edge ain't gonna tell nobody. He'd be stupid to do it.
[Cole] You talk about ruthless aggression.
There are very few athletes in the world in wrestling entertainment today
who show the aggression like Billy.
And there's the cheap shot from Chuck.
This is where Billy and Chuck are so dangerous.
[Tazz] Billy's smart. He draws Hogan in, referee goes to Hogan,
and then they double up, Billy and Chuck do on Edge.
[Cole] An absolutely historic night on SmackDown.
It's Billy Gunn, the suplex, hook of the leg on Edge.
Here's the cover and a kickout.
SmackDown comes to you from the Fleet Center in Boston
on this Independence Day, the 4th of July.
And still to come tonight,
the red, white, and blue, the Olympic Champion, Kurt Angle,
to meet The Undertaker for the Undisputed Title.
It all happens tonight on SmackDown.
[referee] Let's go, Chuck. Back off!
[crowd chanting] We want Hogan!
[Cole] A slam by Chuck to Edge.
This crowd is coming alive.
They wanna see Hogan in the matchup.
Here's Chuck hooking the outside leg. There's two and a kickout.
And look at Hogan.
Hogan on the apron, he wants in this matchup.
He's trying to will Edge on.
[Tazz] Well, Hogan feeds off the Hulkamaniacs
in every arena in this country and the world over.
And Hogan is feeding off the people of Boston,
the Hulkamaniacs right now.
[Cole] And Edge's feeding off these fans as well
with the right hands to Chuck.
Edge up over the top right out here in front of us and Edge is in trouble.
And Billy is not the legal man, but he's gonna go to work on Edge.
And Rico a kick and he hit-- he just nailed Billy!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Edge struggling to the apron.
Billy's been knocked out outside the ring.
-He was knocked out mere moments ago. -Here's Billy, here's Billy!
-Oh! -And head to the steel steps, of Edge.
[Tazz] Serious Bulldog into some steel, courtesy of Billy, onto Edge's face.
[Cole] For argument's sake, it is now a three-on-two matchup.
[Tazz] I think I agree with that. Check out this impact, man.
[referee] Now, let's go, come on.
[Cole] You can hear it echo through the arena.
Here's the cover by Chuck.
He's got it-- and Edge just somehow, somehow gets the shoulder up.
-Wow. -Edge is tough.
He's tough.
Edge has-- Edge has the Hulkamania, right?
That's what people-- That's supposed to be-- the Edge Hedge.
[Cole] And here, Billy,
that front facelock on Edge, applying the pressure.
[Tazz] Pointed it out last week when Angle had Cena in a front headlock--
Front facelock. Serious hold right here.
People are getting behind the Edge Hedge. They are getting behind Edge.
[Cole] "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, desperately wants in this matchup,
pacing like a caged animal, looking to be unleashed on his prey.
[Tazz] Good power right there by Edge with that front facelock,
but Billy's taking something out of Edge, I think.
[Cole] Well, Billy, as we mentioned before, no small man.
He goes 6'5", 265 pounds.
Billy trying to block the tag, can he do it? Can he do it?
Oh. Edge inches away, but can't quite get there.
The cover and a kickout by Edge.
Edge inches away from his-- [exclaims]
[Tazz] And then there you go, Billy just shoving Edge right back down.
[Cole] And here is a timely tag by Billy to Chuck.
Tremendous Tag Team Champions, Billy and Chuck.
[Tazz] They're a great team.
Billy and Chuck, great continuity, great team, a little weird, but great.
[Cole] And Edge-- uh-oh, Chuck lands on his feet and Edge…
There goes Chuck.
And now Edge needs to make a tag.
This could be the turning point of this match.
[Tazz] You think? Here it comes. Here it comes.
Hulkamaniacs are bouncing the roof off this place.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Hogan wants the tag.
Hogan needs the tag to save his team and Edge is crawling to the corner.
[Tazz] Edge needs to tag the Hulkster. Come on, Edge.
Chuck crawling as well. Here comes Billy.
-[crowd cheering] -And here comes Hogan!
[crowd] One! Two! Three!
[Cole] Listen to the Hulkamaniacs.
Chuck into the ring, Hogan with a right hand.
Hogan bleeding red, white, and blue on this Independence Day
hoping to win a Tag Team Title.
[Tazz] Double Noggin Knockers coming up, man, Hulkster style.
[crowd cheering]
-Oh! -The Tag Champs are in deep trouble.
-Oh, and a big boot to Billy. -[crowd cheering]
-[Tazz] Here it comes! -The Hulkamaniacs can feel it.
[Tazz] Hogan's calling for his leg drop. Oh!
[Cole] And Chuck with a boot to the chin of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
-[Tazz] Great save by Chuck. -Billy crawls into the cover.
The champs are gonna steal one.
-This is it, it's over! -And Hogan kicked out again.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Billy and Chuck with the double team to Hogan.
Hogan off the ropes, the double clothesline!
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] And Hogan's struggling. -Hogan might be hurting.
I don't know how he might have gotten hurt, but here comes Edge.
[Cole] The tag to Edge.
-Edge to top rope, Billy and Chuck-- -Flying!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The double clothesline, Edge returned by a tag by Hogan.
[Tazz] Absolutely, great time to make a tag to Edge.
And Edge is cooking right now.
And he plants Chuck!
-Chuck planted by Edge. -Billy doesn't see Edge.
[Cole] And look at Rico tripping up Edge from behind.
Edge didn't see Rico.
[Cole] Uh-oh. Rico doesn't see Hulk.
[crowd cheering]
And Hogan taking it out on The Stylist.
Hogan is not gonna miss the sideburns.
Oh, right on the hot dog!
[Tazz] There you go.
Mark of the Tag Team Champions. Billy just switched with Chuck.
[Cole] Billy, face first.
Edge has got to hit a move here and try and go for a pin cover.
Billy blocks it, kick to the midsection.
Billy going… Oh, a Spear!
A Spear by Edge, hook of the leg. And Chuck pulls Edge off his partner.
-Chuck saved the titles for his team. -We almost had new champions.
-Here's the Hulkster. -Hogan back into the ring.
The double team by Hogan and Edge.
Big Double Boot!
What a match.
[Tazz] Hogan calling for Edge to do the honors.
Leg drop.
-[crowd cheering] -The leg drop!
-Leg drop. -In Stereo!
-The cover, hook of the leg. -One, two, three!
[bell ringing]
[Cole] "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Edge have done it.
They win the Tag Team Titles.
[Tony] Here are your winners and the new WWE Tag Team Champions,
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Edge!
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat rock music playing]
[Tazz] Phenomenal, great victory.
Great victory for Edge and Hogan. Great night for Edge and Hogan.
[Cole] "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is red, white, and blue as anyone.
And how appropriate that Hogan wins his first Tag Team Title
on the 4th of July.
I believe a new era in tag team wrestling has begun on SmackDown.
It was Hogan orchestrating Edge
to drop the Big Leg.
[Tazz] The original bam!
[Cole] Hogan and Edge the new Tag Team Champions
and Edge must be living his dream.
["Real American" by Rick Derringer playing]
The memories of "Real American" are alive tonight on the 4th of July.
Still to come tonight,
WWE Divas undress again!
Bra & Panties, Stacy versus Torrie tonight.
[Tazz] And the Undisputed Title is on the line as The Undertaker
defends against Kurt Angle tonight.
[announcer] If you think these cover shots of Torrie Wilson are hot,
wait till you get a look at the photos and poster inside.
-[naughty laughter] -[camera shutter clicking]
[announcer] Ooh yeah!
[announcer 2] Raw magazine, available on newsstands everywhere.
[announcer] Look at that! Oh!
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
♪ You know I got ya ♪
♪ One, break the walls down ♪
♪ Break down the walls ♪
[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Approaching the ring from Winnipeg, Manitoba,
weighing in at 227 pounds, Chris Jericho!
[Tazz] Jericho is hot as hell.
He's hotter than a firecracker on the 4th of July.
[Cole] Well, this match came about here tonight.
Mr. McMahon had summoned the rookie, John Cena, to his office.
Well, Jericho was upset because he believed that Cena rudely interrupted him.
Jericho was in a meeting with McMahon.
You talk about ruthless aggression,
ruthless aggression with your green tights, nice little haircut.
What kind of ruthless aggression do you have, junior? Huh?
Oh!
What the hell?
[Cole] The kid's got some guts.
[Tazz] Guts? The kid's borderline bully.
I mean, you know, Jericho was punking out Cena, but…
Cena just slapping the taste out of Jericho's mouth.
[Tony] And from Boston, Mass, weighing in at 249 pounds, John Cena!
[Cole] Well, this rookie is just trying to become recognized,
-just trying to make a name for himself. -Oh, here we go.
-Wasting little time is Chris Jericho… -[bell rings]
…hammering away on the rookie, John Cena.
And if I know Chris Jericho, he's gonna wanna make an example of John Cena.
He's gonna punish Cena here tonight.
[Tazz] He's gonna hurt John Cena here tonight.
[Cole] Jericho with the elbow to the face of John Cena.
[Tazz] Jericho got some people's attention last week, Angle.
A slap to Cena.
Payback for an embarrassed Jericho.
[Cole] Double leg takedown by John Cena and the rookie hammering away
with the right hands to Chris Jericho. And I'll tell you,
Chris Jericho cannot look past John Cena here tonight
to his opponent at Vengeance, Edge.
Jericho needs to concentrate on this rookie, Cena.
[Tazz] That's the experience of Jericho--
Stop the momentum of Cena,
but Cena came out with that ruthless aggression, coming to get Jericho.
-Jericho wanted to regroup. -Well, for the second straight week,
John Cena taking it to one of the established Superstars here at WWE.
Cena hoping to seize the opportunity to make a name for himself.
Whoa, that's the first ever Undisputed Champion.
[Cole] Slamming Jericho off the turnbuckle and John Cena…
-…got Jericho off the Spinebuster. -Hey, we're looking at an upset.
-And a shoulder up from Chris Jericho. -I like this John Cena.
He ain't got no-- There's no stopping him.
-[Cole] Well, Cena is 6'1", 235 pounds. -[Tazz] Regrouping again, Jericho is.
[Cole] And Cena is one of those rookies we talked about,
making it up through the ranks of the WWE, but that may have been a rookie mistake.
[Tazz] Absolutely, it was a rookie mistake.
And Chris Jericho knew it.
He knew Cena was gonna come back out there and Cena just got banged in by Jericho.
[Cole] Oh, look out. Cena bouncing off the announce table.
This is the opportunity.
This is the point of the matchup where Chris Jericho can seize momentum
and really punish this rookie.
Chris Jericho is so dangerous, Tazz.
You know, he tried to end Edge's career.
And last week, he wanted to end Hogan's.
[Tazz] But don't be fooled by Jericho's-- by Jericho's flamboyant outlandish look.
Chris Jericho is a calculatingly cold guy with a killer instinct.
Jericho is extremely nasty.
[Cole] And you can see that nastiness coming out
as he works on Cena on the second rope.
Oh!
[Tazz] I mean, you know, Jericho besides being the first ever Undisputed Champion,
got those rugged good looks, but, yes, extremely dangerous.
[Cole] Well, Chris Jericho, he's pompous. We know that.
He's cocky and we know that.
And he took exception to the fact that this Cena kid,
interrupting him, you know, in his point of view.
Well, but look at the guts, look at the heart,
look at the resilience of this rookie Cena.
[Tazz] Cena, we know he ain't got no quit in him,
we know he don't stop rolling forward in a matchup, I like John Cena.
Oh! A nice dropkick to the chin of Jericho.
Cena is a great athlete too, Cole, all-American,
he played center at Springfield College,
National Body Building Champion, he's a stud.
[Cole] Well, the fans are behind him here at Boston.
He grew up not too far away from here.
What a clothesline to Jericho by Cena.
Cena off the ropes again and more impact to Chris Jericho.
Cena whipped across the ring.
Oh, and Cena…
-You said Cena. -…with a shot to the forehead.
Cena needs to hit a move, one more move and go for a pin cover right now.
[Cole] Well, he telegraphed that, Jericho with a boot to the face.
-And Cena-- Jericho off the slam. -Hook his leg!
Hooked his leg again! Cena can't. And Jericho gets the shoulder up.
Last week, Kurt Angle gave Cena the opportunity.
This week, Cena seized the opportunity, brought this opportunity upon himself.
And what a shot to Jericho.
And here's Cena, face-first goes Jericho again.
[Tazz] That's a page out of Jericho's book, Bulldog.
Another cover, another hook of the leg,
and again, Jericho kicks out.
And the first ever Undisputed Champion is being pushed here by Cena.
[Tazz] Well, Jericho might be feeling out Cena a little bit.
-Sunset… -Up over the top, could have him.
Jericho rolls out. What do you think Jericho [indistinct] to begin with?
I don't know, but here comes the Walls of Jericho, Cole.
-[Cole] And Cena desperately… -End is Near-- Oh, maybe not.
Cena countered it.
And there's Jericho in trouble, but he rolls out.
[Cole] Cena, who countered the ankle lock and the Angle Slam last week,
counters the Walls of Jericho this week.
[Tazz] This kid John Cena has done his homework, my man.
He's a student of the game, that's pretty obvious.
And I'll tell you what-- I'll tell you what, Cole.
Last week, he came out here and had a great attitude against Kurt Angle.
-tonight-- -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] He planted Jericho, a cover, a huge upset.
-Hook to the leg and… no. -Two, two.
Jericho just got the shoulder up.
A cover again, again the hook of the leg, and again, Jericho gets up.
[Tazz] That same tenacity Cena showed last week, showing it again here tonight.
People in our locker room are now gonna notice John Cena.
The people are gonna take notice that this guy knows what he's doing.
[Cole] One mistake by Cena, Bulldog to Jericho, from Jericho to Cena.
-Can Jericho capitalize? -Lionsault time right now.
And Cena rolls out of the way.
Jericho landing on his feet and he walked right into that.
And there's Cena, again cover, again hook to the leg.
-Oh! -And again, Jericho gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Oh man. Awesome. School Boy.
[Cole] He got him again. Does he have it?
Jericho pops out again.
[Tazz] A little bit of a quick count there by Mike Chioda.
[Cole] Again, did Chris Jericho underestimate this kid?
[Tazz] I think it's too late. Look at this, the Flashback.
[Cole] …the Flashback.
And look at Jericho using the ropes.
-And Jericho escapes with a victory… -[bell rings]
…using the Flashback and the ropes…
[Tony] Here's your winner, Chris Jericho!
[Cole] I tell you, Jericho gets a semblance of retribution tonight.
But you gotta hand it to John Cena.
[Tazz] But Jericho took Cena to school tonight.
[Cole] Oh, you're right.
Perhaps Chris Jericho did teach this kid John Cena a lesson.
But I think John Cena gained the respect of a lot of people,
not only in the locker room, but in this arena and watching at home.
Well, let's check this out.
Jericho wanting to shake his hand?
[Cole] We saw the Undispute-- Oh, look at that!
I thought for an instant that Jericho was gonna respect the kid.
-It was a sucker punch, but Cena… -[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And John Cena sending a message to Jericho.
[Tazz] I'm sure John Cena just learned a lesson just now, again, from Jericho.
You can't trust people in the WWE, especially when you're in that ring.
[Cole] John Cena learning the ropes the hard way,
but this rookie has guts.
This rookie took the first ever Undisputed Champion,
Chris Jericho, to the limit.
[Tazz] And this rookie has got ruthless aggression.
[heartbeat thumping]
[dramatic music playing]
If you smell what The Rock is cookin'.
Well, what are you waiting for, Vince?
Go kiss that ass.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
That's not the one you're gonna kiss.
[Ross] Oh my God! Look at the-- It's Rikishi!
[Lawler] Don't! He's a billionaire!
He owns this company.
-[Lawler screaming] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, Lucifer's lips on the biggest ass.
I cannot wait for the return of The Rock next week on SmackDown.
And we're all wondering about the return of Triple H.
He underwent a successful elbow surgery,
expected back in a couple of weeks
and I'm sure enjoying his 4th of July at home recovering.
Well, I'm pretty surprised The Game is not here tonight on SmackDown,
you know, being his competitive nature and all that.
But, you know, what I got in my mind is this past Monday on Raw,
the bombshell that Shawn Michaels and the NWO dropped.
You gotta check this out.
I got a big announcement to make. The NWO is a family.
Like all families, we're not the same when one of our family members is missing.
[Lawler] What's he talking about?
In the very, very near future,
you will see standing alongside
X-Pac, Big Show, Kevin Nash, and yours truly,
none other than the newest member
of the New World Order,
Triple H!
[Ross] What? Triple H? He can't be joining the NWO.
-[Lawler] Triple H? In the NWO? -Is Triple H indeed going to join the NWO?
Well, that was a shocker. And, you know, Shawn Michaels
has been known to tell some tall tales in his life.
Wait a minute. Triple H and Shawn Michaels
were part of probably the greatest unit in WWE history, DX, D-Generation X.
You, Mike-- You, yourself, my friend, have had problems with DX a few years ago.
And then Kevin Nash and Triple H's relationship, those guys are buddies.
I mean, could you imagine if Shawn Michaels was telling the truth,
the impact the NWO could have with The Game?
-Whoa! -I don't even wanna think about it.
But I do wanna think about this,
what we're gonna do is take you back to this past Saturday night.
It was Divas Undressed In New York City in New York City Thong-A-Thon.
The winner
of the first ever WWE
Golden Thong Award is…
Torrie!
[Cole] Torrie is first ever Golden Thong Winner.
And the rest of the divas don't look too happy.
Stacy, you just had to watch Torrie walk away with the Golden Thong Award.
You cannot be pleased.
Everybody in here knows that I should've won that, right?
-[crowd cheering] -Yeah.
I mean, the only reason why Torrie won
was because she's sleeping with one of the judges, Maven.
You know what, Stacy?
At least I'm not sleeping with my boss, who's 60 years older than me.
Well, you slept with one of the judges.
♪ There she is, Ms. Golden Thong ♪
♪ The dream of a million girls ♪
♪ Who are more than pretty Can come true in New York City ♪
[Cole] Well, this issue all started this past Saturday night,
Ms. Golden Thong, Torrie,
to take on the runner up, Stacy, Bra & Panties Match next.
Cheers to me.
Hey, baby. What's your size?
So, do you come here often? Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?
Have you ever seen an F this big?
[announcer] World Wrestling Entertainment, get the F out.
Thanks, I needed that.
[Cole] And the new Cruiserweight Champion, Jamie Noble,
has been living high on the hog, so to speak.
We understand he's been spending his money on his girl Nidia
since winning the title.
In fact, well, Jamie Noble bought Nidia a new crib.
Nice neighborhood.
-Come on out, my girl. -[Nidia] Okay.
Easy, baby. Watch your step.
-Now? -No. Not yet, baby. Here we go.
-Come over here. On three, okay? -Yeah.
-Are you ready? -Yes.
One, two, three.
[Nidia] Oh my God.
Oh, Jamie Noble, you did it again. I can't believe this.
-Is this for… -Yeah.
Oh, but baby, this too much. A truck, a trailer?
-We can't afford all this. -Shoot, girl. We can now.
-Besides, you know my old Aunt Edna? -Yeah?
That old hag, she finally kicked the bucket.
I got this place for a steal.
Oh God, Jamie, it's beautiful.
Lookie here, baby.
It's all ours.
What do you say we go inside and take a look?
Let's go.
-Oh, Jamie, this is perfect. -That ain't all, baby.
I mean, you ain't gotta worry about doing no shopping.
Aunt Edna, she left us all different types of furniture.
-Oh. -And, I mean, that old battle axe,
she left us all this food, all these groceries.
Baby, baby, baby, come here. Come here. Look here.
Running water.
I mean, it still takes it a few minutes to get hot,
but ain't no more going to the well,
ain't no more dipping it out of the rain barrel.
Baby, from here on out, everything's gonna be first class.
We got ourselves a permanent address.
Oh, and there's one more surprise, baby.
Oh, this is the best part. You're gonna love this one.
Come here, baby. Oh shoot!
-I'm sorry, baby. You okay? -Yeah.
Go ahead. Oh, you're gonna love this one, baby. [smacks]
Oh! Jamie. Oh my goodness.
-It fits a full-sized bed. -Yeah.
Oh, Jamie. Let's break it in, like, now.
[Tazz] 4th of July. [laughs]
[Cole] Fireworks in the Noble household.
[Tazz] What a shocker that is, huh?
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct]
[Cole] There she is, Ms. Golden Thong.
[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following is a Bra & Panties Match.
Making her way to the ring, Torrie Wilson!
[Cole] I love these matches. Actually, it's real simple.
If you strip your opponent down to her bra and panties, you win.
[Tazz] Oh, there also could be a lot of technique used in these matches,
-but we'll get into that in a moment… -Technique?
[Tazz] Oh yeah.
Subway presents WWE Vengeance.
Vengeance comes to you live Sunday, July 21st
from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Subway, fresh made sandwiches on fresh baked bread.
Subway, eat fresh.
A lot of technique, Cole.
Hammer locks, headlocks.
[Cole] Oh, be quiet.
[Tazz] I'm serious.
[Tony] And making her way to the ring, Stacy Keibler!
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] You know, the Bra & Panties Match,
basically, an American tradition.
[Cole] Well, Stacy checked out… [indistinct]
You know, it's like hot dogs, apple pies…
[Tazz] Hot dogs?
[Cole] You know… Oh, the slap from Stacy to Torrie.
-We're underway. -More like roller derby.
[Cole] You know, Stacy was all upset this past Saturday night
over the fact that Torrie actually won the Golden Thong Award.
[Tazz] I mean, that's a great prestigious award,
you can't expect Stacy not to be upset about it.
[Cole] Here is Stacy with a cartwheel across the ring.
Torrie with a shot to the midsection.
There goes Stacy.
You know, eight divas competed in a-- Well, three different competitions.
Oh, okay.
-Teddies, Free-For-All… -Right.
…and Bra & Panties.
So they fight with a bunch of teddies and teddy bears?
-Torrie, nice drop toehold. -I told you. There's technique in this.
Stacy's been working on a hell of a Fujiwara arm bar.
-I know she's been training over the-- -Will you stop it just once?
[Tazz] No, I'm telling you, okay, you don't believe me. Okay.
[Cole] There's Torrie up and over the top.
[Tazz] Sunset, whoa.
[Cole] I mean, there's no pinfalls in this matchup.
You have to strip your opponent down to bra and panties,
but I sort of liked that exchange.
[Tazz] Well, it's like a rolls through, rolls through,
happy 4th of July, America.
-Wow. -This could become a tradition.
You know, SmackDown has the Gravy Bowl on Thanksgiving.
Perhaps we'll have this on 4th of July.
[Tazz] Well, if Vince McMahon had it his way, which he does,
-he's the boss, we probably will. -Uh-oh.
-Stacy's in a little bit of trouble. -Slingshot coming up right here.
-Oh! -Oh man!
[crowd cheers and whistles]
Oh, there goes the-- You're right, Cole.
Torrie has removed the first bit of clothing from Stacy.
-[Tazz] So, Torrie, halfway won. -Right.
[Cole] If the shorts come off, Torrie will win.
Oh!
Whatever you do, Cole, don't take your shorts off.
[Cole] Torrie, the winner of the Golden Thong Award
is taking it to Stacy.
Come on.
They're hair-pulling, why doesn't the ref break this?
Look at this! Would you break it if you were the ref?
[Tazz] Look at the ref.
Talk about a bottle rocket!
Anyway, Stacy a little upset with the ref.
-You want to be a referee. -Of course, in this match here.
[Tazz] You're too small.
[Cole] You know what, Torrie's halfway to victory.
-[Tazz] Oh! -Wow!
Nice spin kick from Stacy. Great spin kick by Stacy.
Look at this. Oh, okay, gang.
Stacy, you've gotta remove clothing.
-What the… -Oh, I've been in a lot of matches, Cole.
-I've never done one of these and… -Thank God.
-Yes. -Oh!
How do you-- Okay. So that was a chin break.
-[Cole] How do you win? You strip… -I don't know how to call it.
I don't know how to call a match. What am I supposed to say?
-I don't know what to say. -You don't call it. Just watch it…
You just watch, let the people decide. I hear you.
[Cole] Stacy in trouble. Look at Torrie going for the victory.
-Whoa! -We got a winner!
-Not yet! She's gotta pull it off. -[crowd cheering]
-[bell ringing] -It's over.
-We're all winners. -Everybody's a winner.
[Tony] Here is your winner, Torrie Wilson!
[Tazz] "American the beautiful."
[Cole] Torrie reaps the Golden Thong Award
and she also wins the Bra & Panties Match.
[Tazz] All in the USA spirit move, there you go, bra and panties,
Torrie gets the duke. A great night on SmackDown.
[Cole] Torrie picks up the win and-- what is Torrie doing?
-What the… Happy Independence Day! -[crowd cheering]
-She loves the stars and stripes. -Here we go, Cole. Here we go. Ready?
♪ God bless America, land that I love ♪
[Cole] Well, up next, it's The Undertaker
versus Kurt Angle for the Undisputed Title.
And after all 'Taker has been through this week,
the title could be in jeopardy tonight.
[Ross] The Undertaker meets Jeff Hardy, a career defining match,
a Ladder Match for the Undisputed Championship.
There will be no pinfalls.
There will be no submissions.
There are no disqualifications nor countouts.
The first man to use a ladder, climb it and retain the belt is the champion.
Jeff Hardy's career could die here tonight
in this matchup or it could be maimed.
This is about Jeff Hardy trying to live his dream.
[Lawler] I think now you're seeing the dominance
of The Undertaker start to emerge.
[Ross] The Undertaker is so sadistic. I think he loves punishing people.
-He loves hurting people. -Jeff Hardy asked for this match.
-I know. -And he's giving it.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy trying to fight back.
He's giving The Undertaker everything he's got, everything he's got.
-Jeff Hardy is fighting back. -What the hell?
-Oh my… what the hell is this? -That's a big ladder.
That's a bigger ladder than they started with.
Go for it! Go for it, Jeff! Climb your ass up.
-He's touching the gold. -Oh my God!
What a vile shot to the spine by The Undertaker.
[Lawler] Oh! Now The Undertaker's gonna make him really famous.
[Ross] Oh, Jeff has a chair. He hit The Undertaker's head.
-[Lawler] He's still got that damn chair! -Oh, God almighty, a knockout shot!
Climb the ladder, kid. Make yourself famous.
He's inches away from immortality.
Oh God!
The Undertaker, almost out on his own feet.
And now he's climbing the ladder.
-Go on! -Oh, but Jeff Hardy is close.
Jeff-- Oh my God. No, no, no, no.
The chokeslam from the top of the ladder.
And The Undertaker with a chokeslam off the top of the ladder…
-[bell ringing] -…has won one hell of a fight.
-Jeff Hardy is getting back up. -You better stay down, kid.
-Jeff Hardy will not die. -Get down, boy.
Enough is enough, there's no reason for this.
-[Lawler] There is a reason. -Now The Last Ride.
Oh my God. I can't believe.
The Undertaker wins the match
and he's gotta comeback and punish this kid a little bit more.
Hey! You haven't broke me, 'Taker.
-I'm still standing. -[Ross] Cut the damn mic off.
That's enough. Throw the microphone.
You got nothing to-- nothing to prove, kid.
-Give us that microphone. -Jeff Hardy's [indistinct] here.
I shudder to think what The Undertaker is gonna do to this kid,
who gave us his heart and soul.
-Oh, look, look, look. -Oh, look at this.
[Ross] The Undertaker is raising Jeff Hardy's hand.
Jeff Hardy gave us his heart and his soul to become the Undisputed Champion
in this Ladder Match, but it was not to be against The Undertaker.
Undertaker, what a brutal match this past Monday night on Raw.
And also on Raw, Mr. McMahon gave you what you wanted,
a match with The Rock at Vengeance.
However, you seemed upset with Mr. McMahon when he qualified it
by saying, "You'd get the match whether you have the title or not."
You know, Marc Lloyd, I find you to be a very observant person.
You're damn right I'm upset.
You figure after 12 years of kicking people's faces in around here,
of all people, Vince McMahon would have a little bit more confidence
and faith in me.
I wasn't looking by Jeff Hardy Monday night
and I'm not looking by Kurt Angle tonight,
but I'd be lying if I didn't say I was a little preoccupied
about next week's SmackDown.
Do you know what happens next week?
Do you?
It's the return of The Rock to SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, that makes you happy?
Well, let me tell you what's not gonna make Rock happy.
At Vengeance, when I cram this soup bone about eight inches down his throat.
Yeah, he ain't gonna be too happy.
Now, Kurt Angle, tonight, I guess you've claimed
that you would be a better representative of WWE in America as champion.
Well, Kurt Angle, I happen to be a citizen
of this country too.
Maybe not a model citizen like Kurt Angle claims to be, but a citizen nonetheless.
Marc, let me ask you a question while we're here-- sitting here talking.
If you were in a fox hole and you're taking rounds from the enemy,
who would you rather have by your side,
a so-called American Hero
or a true to life American Badass?
[announcer] He's been surrounded by controversy.
[Triple H] They compromised our business.
[man] He took all the heat for what happened in The Garden.
[man 2] This goes back to the click. This goes back to Madison Square Garden.
-[Ross] …four years ago. -You're damn right it's four years ago.
And every day, it's eating a hole in my [bleep] stomach, JR.
[announcer] He sacrificed everything.
[Triple H] There is nobody that eats, sleeps,
or breathes this business more than me.
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If you smell what The Rock is cookin'.
-[Lawler] Watch it, Rock. -[Ross] Oh man.
The Undertaker just kicked The Rock's head off.
And The Rock back in.
The People's Champion unloading on The Undertaker.
Oh my!
Rock Bottom, Rock Bottom!
[Lawler] Here it comes, the most electrifying move
in sports entertainment today,
JR, The People's Elbow!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Next week on SmackDown, The Rock returns.
The People's Champion returns to SmackDown next week.
It is gonna be electric.
["Medal" playing]
[Cole] And the question is, who will be the Undisputed Champion
when The Rock returns?
Will it be The Undertaker or this man?
[crowd] You suck! You suck!
[crowd] You suck!
[fireworks popping]
[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Undisputed Championship.
Introducing the challenger from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 237 pounds, Kurt Angle!
[Tazz] Well, Kurt Angle pointed it out, Cole.
Tonight would be a great night to become the new WWE Champion.
I mean, it's July 4th.
Kurt Angle's a true American hero,
gold medal winner for this country in 1996.
Hey, Angle could win this thing tonight.
I mean, Hogan and Edge, Hogan made history earlier.
["Dead Man" playing]
♪ Dead Man Walking ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Tony] And from Houston, Texas, weighing in at 305 pounds,
he's the WWE Undisputed Champion,
The Undertaker!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] There are so many factors that come into play tonight
for The Undertaker's title defense.
One of them is how much gas does The Undertaker have left in his tank
following a hellacious Ladder Match on Raw this past Monday night.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] I'd seen that match this past Monday
that Jeff Hardy had against The Undertaker.
Jeff Hardy, man, you gotta take your hat off to him.
The kid threw up a hell of a fight and he took something to The Undertaker.
Undertaker probably feels some pain right now, tonight.
[Cole] This matchup set up last week.
Kurt Angle came directly down to the ring.
He looked The Undertaker in his eyes
and he challenged The Undertaker to this Undisputed Title Matchup.
And don't forget, Kurt Angle showed The Undertaker last week
how quickly, how easily he can slap on that submission hold, the ankle lock.
[Tazz] Oh, Angle threw The Undisputed Title in Undertaker's face
and then at will, Angle slapped on the ankle lock.
Well, tonight, 'Taker's expecting it, might be a different story.
[Cole] Referee Mike Chioda holding The Undisputed Gold high above his head.
This is what it's all about, folks,
Kurt Angle's opportunity to become Undisputed Champion.
Oh, and there's the power of the 6'11", 315-pound Undertaker.
The Undertaker, the Undisputed Champion, knows on July 21st at Vengeance,
that he has a date with The Rock, whether he's champion or not.
But he cannot look past Kurt Angle toward The Rock.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle wouldn't wanna match power with The Deadman.
And I don't believe 'Taker should try and outwrestle Kurt Angle.
And I think in my view, a headlock might be a little mistake by Undertaker.
[Cole] Undertaker, big shoulder knockdown and Kurt Angle,
who rolls out of the ring to regain his composure.
He's getting back up here.
Come on, Angle, bring it back to the ring.
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan made history earlier on tonight
winning the WWE Tag Team Titles for the very first time.
Can Kurt Angle win the Undisputed Title
for the first time in his career here tonight?
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Edge shocking the world
with a victory over Billy and Chuck.
And Kurt Angle, side headlock on The Undertaker.
[Tazz] See that? Angle missed the first headlock and aggressively,
just complete tenacity,
snatched that headlock right back from The Deadman.
[Cole] Kurt Angle beginning to get frustrated.
For Kurt Angle to win this match,
he's gonna have to do it by wrestling The Undertaker, outwrestling him.
For The Undertaker,
it's gonna be all about being physical, slowing down the pace.
[Tazz] You're absolutely right, but I don't think--
[Cole] Oh, look at this.
[Tazz] Nice single by Kurt Angle pulling the front headlock.
[Cole] Here's the cover on The Undertaker, with a kickout.
There's the wrestling technique we talked about from the Olympic gold medalist.
[Tazz] Well, it's a cat-and-mouse game now,
just feeling each other out.
Kurt, he's playing a little psyche, a little head game.
Angle is taking his time.
Let's go, Kurt. Bring it back to the ring.
[Cole] For The Undertaker, it's been over a decade
of outpowering his opponents,
of being stronger than them, of being bigger than them,
of punishing them, and that's what he hopes to do to Angle tonight.
[Tazz] So you think that Kurt has never faced anyone like that before?
[Cole] That's not what I'm saying.
What I'm saying is if Kurt Angle gets into the power game, though,
the advantage goes to the champion, The Undertaker.
Now ripping that left arm,
The Undertaker is going to work on Kurt Angle.
Undisputed Title is on the line.
Oh, nice drop toehold by Kurt Angle.
Undertaker face-first, walked into the arm drag.
[Tazz] Wrestling, wrestling, that's what Kurt needs to do,
-outwrestle The Undertaker. -But not celebrate prematurely.
[Tazz] Don't turn your back on The Undertaker either.
[Cole] A boot to the face knocking Angle out of the ring.
[Tazz] Kurt's getting a little cocky there.
[Cole] Angle may be able to get away with the premature celebrations,
with the cockiness against other opponents,
but not against someone like The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Undertaker has been around the block quite a few times
and he just nails people with those big soup bones.
Undertaker has seen it all.
Although I'm not quite sure he's seen a gold medalist like Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Nice takedown from The Undertaker.
And there's a clothesline, flooring Angle.
-A cover by The Undertaker and a kickout. -Let me tell you something.
People at home don't realize how fast Angle came with that double leg.
Oh!
But if you're someone like Kurt Angle
who came that quickly with the double leg,
but is still knocked down with a clothesline,
-[indistinct] do we begin to say it? -Right about now, I guess.
-But Kurt Angle… -Snake Eyes off the top turnbuckle.
-Boot! -A boot by The Undertaker.
We've seen The Deadman do that before, with that Snake Eyes.
[Cole] Cover by The Undertaker and a kickout by Kurt Angle.
A clinic being put on by The Undertaker,
but Kurt Angle continues to battle out.
[Tazz] The call came up.
Reversal. German!
[Cole] And that German to The Undertaker,
and not many people you see get that leverage,
use that technique on The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Once Kurt Angle, you know, locks his fingers and his hands
around someone's waist and pops those hips and arches back,
you're going for a ride no matter how big you are.
[Cole] Undertaker going for yet another ride.
A side suplex by Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] But Kurt's hurting. Kurt's hurting.
The power of The Undertaker, Angle's feeling it.
[Cole] He's absorbed a tremendous amount of punishment.
But here's the cover, hook of the leg on the champion,
but it's gonna take more than that to keep The Undertaker down.
[Tazz] That's what I love about Angle.
Even when he's hurting, he still has the mindset to go for the win.
He's conditioned, he's been trained to top someone and try and win.
[Cole] And now the right hands,
a vicious assault, the ruthless aggression from Kurt Angle to The Undertaker.
You heard Angle earlier on, he said he's the poster boy for ruthless aggression.
Come on! Stay off the throat.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's got a very mean, mean streak.
I'd like to point out I love his bald head too.
[Cole] Yeah, I love the way he quoted Kid Rock earlier on,
saying it ain't cocky if you could back it up.
That is a very true point
for Kurt Angle, he can back it up.
[Tazz] Angle's backing it up with that fierce front headlock right now.
He's got that bad boy in tight.
[Cole] Kurt Angle called himself a man of action tonight
and he is taking it to The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Look how Kurt just leans, he just leans into The Undertaker
as he puts that front headlock.
A simple hold, Angle makes it into a fierce submission hold.
[Cole] I was gonna say, nothing fancy, straight ahead simple.
And Kurt Angle with the right hands to the temple of The Undertaker,
the closed fists by Angle, as referee Mike Chioda admonishes him.
[Tazz] Well, Undertaker is probably feeling a little bit of,
of Jeff Hardy right now too from this past Monday.
[Cole] And The Undertaker is heading up.
And there are those body shots and the headshots by the champion.
If anybody was a poster boy for ruthless aggression,
it's The Undertaker.
[Tazz] For years and years, Deadman has been doing it.
[Cole] And flying through the air,
knocking Angle down with a shoulder knockdown.
But it's The Undertaker slowly to his feet.
But again, with the right hand off the nose of Kurt Angle, and another one.
[Tazz] Soup bones everywhere on July 4th for Kurt Angle.
-Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And planting Kurt Angle.
The Undertaker slides into the cover. Here it is.
There's two and Angle just gets the shoulder up.
And perhaps frustration now beginning to build in the mind of the champion.
[Tazz] Well, I'm a little surprised there, The Deadman, The Undertaker
didn't have the energy or wasn't thinking right
to hook a leg when he covered Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle up on top-- Oh, he reversed it.
And Undertaker, now a blow to the bald head of Kurt Angle.
[Cole] And again, The Undertaker lifting Angle up.
Oh boy, he's got him in a Tombstone Piledriver.
-The Tombstone… look at this. -But Kurt Angle countered.
He went for the ankle lock and he's got it locked in.
The ankle lock is locked in. The ankle lock is locked in.
Will The Undertaker tap out?
[Tazz] The ever deadly Kurt Angle countered the Tombstone.
[Cole] Kurt Angle made "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan tap out
for the first time in his career at King of the Ring.
Will The Undertaker tap out for the first time ever here tonight?
[Tazz] Undertaker tried to kick Kurt Angle off.
Kurt Angle, a pit bull, like a pit bull locked those--
that ankle lock, he wouldn't let go.
[Cole] If 'Taker taps, we have a new champion.
Kurt Angle will become Undisputed Champion if The Undertaker taps out.
And what a day on the 4th of July it would be for Angle.
[Tazz] The Undisputed-- look, counter!
[Cole] What a counter by The Undertaker. But what is the damage done?
[Tazz] I'm thinking it might have been done.
-[Cole] Kurt Angle countered. Look out. -Angle Slam.
Oh!
[Cole] The Angle Slam to The Undertaker,
-hook of the leg… -New champ!
…there's two, and Undertaker got his foot up on the rope.
The wily veteran knew where he was positioned in the ring.
[Tazz] Exactly, wily veteran, mat sense of The Undertaker.
[Cole] Kurt Angle, a split second away from being crowned Undisputed Champion.
-But Kurt Angle senses blood in the water. -Don't get cocky, Kurt. Just lock it in.
[Cole] The shock with the ankle lock in again.
And how much more can the champion take?
[Undertaker] No!
No! No!
[Cole] You hear those screams of agony.
-No! -What do you say?
[Cole] I've never heard The Undertaker scream like this before in pain.
-No! -What do you say, huh?
[Tazz] Kurt Angle cinching it, cinching the ankle lock in.
[Cole] You see the desperation in the face of the champion.
[Tazz] Angle is just about to-- "The Deadman" Undertaker
is just about in the middle of the ring.
[Cole] That ankle is twisted in different directions.
The pressure being applied by Angle, it could happen at any minute.
The tap-out could come at any minute. Oh!
But The Undertaker countered.
[Tazz] Yeah, but how much is Undertaker feeling that ankle right now?
-Look at this! -Walked into the chokeslam perhaps.
-Oh! -[Cole] The chokeslam!
But the damage may be done to the ankle of the champion
and Undertaker cannot capitalize.
[Tazz] Undertaker just about a one-legged chokeslam.
-He's gonna cover Angle. -Here's the cover on Angle.
There's two. And perhaps just a little too much time.
Angle got the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Talk about a main event on SmackDown for the Undisputed Title,
The Undertaker defending against Kurt Angle.
[Cole] The champion cannot believe he's not put Angle away,
but perhaps this time. The signal from The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Angle is on Dream Street.
-You know what time it is, Cole. -It could be time for The Last Ride.
-Exactly. -Kurt Angle is up high.
[Cole] And look at this, Kurt Angle-- Kurt Angle is--
It looks like he's countering.
[Tazz] He's got his legs locked.
-[Cole] His legs are locked. -It's a triangle choke!
[Tazz] That's a triangle choke. It's a jiu-jitsu hold.
[Cole] The Undertaker trying to combat the triangle choke.
The big right hand into a choke of his own by The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Almost got-- almost got the scissoring stance.
-Oh boy. -You wanna give it up?
[Cole] The pressure being applied by Kurt Angle to The Undertaker.
[Tazz] The Undertaker, his face turning a beet red.
The Undertaker trying to gain some leverage.
-Wait a minute. -He tapped out.
I think the-- No, I think The Undertaker just pinned Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Well, I don't know about that. I think The Undertaker just tapped out.
I think-- I think we might have a new Undisputed Champion in Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Well, I see your point. The Undertaker--
Well, it looked like he did tap out, but…
the referee was counting the one, two, three first and--
Well, I believe the pinfall-- well, the pinfall would take precedence.
[Tazz] Well, I see your point,
but where I'm from, once a man taps out, he is admitting he lost the match.
[Tony] The winner of this match is…
[Cole] I think referee Mike Chioda said, "Wait a minute."
[crowd clamoring]
I think the referee-- the referee is confused.
There's a lot of confusion,
-and there should be-- -This is a--
-I still think The Undertaker tapped out. -I made him tap.
Let's not-- Kurt Angle-- Kurt Angle believes he's won the title.
-That The Undertaker tapped out. -Hold on, I got to think about this.
Go away. Go away.
I made him tap. He tapped.
[indistinct chatter]
I had him cinched and he tapped.
[Cole] The Undertaker believes he won, that he pinned Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle had that triangle choke in there.
[Cole] We have real controversy on our hands.
-Who's the WWE Undisputed Champion? -He tapped.
[Cole] Mass confusion reigns
as our coverage continues here on SmackDown
with The Undertaker-Kurt Angle controversy.
We still do not know who is the Undisputed Champion.
It all happened moments ago,
the title on the line, let's show you what happened.
Was Kurt Angled pinned or did The Undertaker submit?
[Tazz] Right here you see one, two, and right there, three,
and then the tap out, big time confusion.
[Cole] The referees are huddling.
They're confused, trying to keep Kurt Angle away.
[overlapping chatter]
[Tazz] Man, Angle wants that title.
[Cole] The Undertaker wants to hold onto the title.
-[Tazz] Undertaker looks nervous. -I think Kurt Angle has won the title.
Mike Sparks claims Kurt Angle's won the title.
[Tazz] Well, there it is, 4th of July, Angle wins it.
But not so fast, referee Jimmy Korderas awards the match to The Undertaker.
[Tazz] What the hell is going on?
[Tony] Ladies and gentlemen, Referee Mike Chioda's official decision,
this match is a draw.
Therefore, still WWE Undisputed Champion,
The Undertaker!
[Cole] You can't argue with that call. No precedent has been set.
This has never happened in the history of the WWE.
-Oh! -And look at Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle is irate, attacking The Undertaker in the ankle lock.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle is hot! Angle's got a tremendous gripe
and a legitimate claim to that championship.
Angle made The Undertaker tap out. He feels he should be the champion.
Kurt Angle is irate.
-["Medal" playing] -I made you tap.
[crowd] You suck!
You suck!
I made you tap. I won the match.
[Cole] We have a controversy here and there's no right answer.
[Tazz] The Undisputed Title is in dispute. 's no right answer.