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[indistinct transmission]

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[gentle electronic music playing]

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[low growling]

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[music fades]

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[dramatic music playing]

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[McMahon] It's time to shake up Raw…

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time to shake up SmackDown,

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time to shake up the entire
World Wrestling Entertainment brand,

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and by God,
the shakeup begins right here tonight.

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I've hired two new general managers.

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One general manager for Raw,

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another general manager for SmackDown.

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Allow me to introduce you
to the new general manager of Raw…

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[dramatic music playing]

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…Eric Bischoff!

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[Lawler] I cannot believe this.

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[Ross] I am at a complete loss.
This is so surreal.

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[Bischoff] I am here to put the E in WWE.

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And we're gonna kick it off this Sunday
at Vengeance,

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because it's not going to be
the NWO that signs Triple H,

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that would be me.

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[Ross] And there's a lot
of mixed reactions, I'll tell you,

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about the fact that Eric Bischoff
is our new boss here on Raw.

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[Lawler] Some of these guys
wish he would get the F out already.

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Listen, Rock.

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Don't know if you're watching Raw.
Hopefully, but if you haven't heard,

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Vince McMahon has made me
the new general manager for Raw.

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I am a huge fan.

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I mean, a huge fan,

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and I really believe
that Raw needs The Rock.

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I hate leaving messages,
so I'm really looking forward

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to talking to you Thursday at SmackDown.

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Maybe we can get some business done.
See you there.

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[Ross] What the hell is this about?
Can he do that?

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[Lawler] He's raiding SmackDown.

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[dramatic musical sting]

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["The Beautiful People"
by Marilyn Manson playing]

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♪ The beautiful people ♪

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[song distorts]

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[Manson vocalizes]

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♪ The beautiful people
The beautiful people ♪

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♪ Hey you, what do you see? ♪

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♪ Something beautiful or something free? ♪

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♪ Hey you, are you trying to be mean? ♪

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♪ If you live with apes, man
It's hard to be clean ♪

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[glass shattering]

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[popping explosions]

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[Manson vocalizes]

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[crowd cheering]

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[Cole] We are just 72 hours away,

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three days from Vengeance on pay-per-view,

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but the question tonight,

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who is the new general manager
of SmackDown?

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We're sold out
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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at the First Union Arena.

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And what a main event!

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[Tazz] The Rock will go against
Kurt Angle tonight

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in the main event on SmackDown.

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[Cole] And also tonight,

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the owner
of World Wrestling Entertainment,

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Mr. McMahon, will introduce us all

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to the new general manager
for SmackDown here tonight.

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-[countdown droning]
-[crowd cheering]

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[Tazz] Hey, you know what, Cole?
Tomorrow is Ozzfest.

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-[Cole] Yeah.
-And you know,

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Jericho has got ties to that band Fozzy.

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Could you imagine

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if Jericho were to bump into
or run into Ozzy Osbourne?

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[Cole] Listen to this,
good tickets available

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in the New York City area
for Ozzfest Saturday

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at the PNC Bank Arts Center.

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[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

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Approaching the ring,
from Winnipeg, Manitoba,

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weighing in at 227 pounds, Chris Jericho!

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[Cole] And as we mentioned,

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speculation running rampant
over who will be in charge of SmackDown.

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And standing by outside,

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awaiting the arrival
of the new general manager is Marc Lloyd.

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Well, Michael, on Monday,

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we found out that Eric Bischoff
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So, tonight,
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of the new general manager here
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Who is it?

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Well, we're about to find out.

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["Break the Walls Down" playing]

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[Cole] Who do you think it is, Tazz?

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[Tazz] I've been snooping around,
talking to my people all day,

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I can't find out.

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I don't know. I'm pumped up to find out.

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At least it ain't going to be
Eric Bischoff.

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[Cole] Chris Jericho demanded this match
against the rookie tonight.

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[announcer] And from Boston, Mass,
weighing in at 249 pounds,

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John Cena!

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[Cole] The young up-and-comer John Cena
teaming with The Undertaker

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against Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle
in tag action last week.

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And Cena, the young upstart,
surprising Chris Jericho.

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Jericho was embarrassed and humiliated

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when he lost to the rookie
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[Tazz] He lost to the rookie with
an Oklahoma Roll but The Undertaker…

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-[bell ringing]
-[Tazz] …cost that match.

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Undertaker blasting Jericho
with a soup bone and Y2J capitalized.

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-[Cole] Yeah, Chris Jericho was not done.
-[bell ringing]

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As we mentioned,
embarrassed and humiliated,

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Jericho beat the hell out of the rookie,
John Cena.

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And Jericho is so angry

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that he wants to get the job done here
tonight against the rookie, Cena,

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to teach the rookie a lesson
as we kick off SmackDown.

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[no audible dialogue]

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[Cole] And the trash talking has begun.

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[Tazz] Oh, Jericho
is the master at talking trash.

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-But one--
-Cena ain't impressed.

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-But one thing we had-- Uh-oh.
-[Tazz] Oh.

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-There's a slap by Jericho to Cena.
-[bell ringing]

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[Cole] Cena slapping Jericho
a couple of weeks back,

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and the rookie wasting little time,
getting things started against Jericho.

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[Tazz] Jericho, I spoke
to him earlier today, Cole, and…

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Oh!

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…and of course, Jericho seething
to get his hands on Cena.

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Couldn't wait for this match.

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[Cole] Jericho up…

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Oh, and a [indistinct] spinebuster
by Cena.

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Quickly into the cover, hook of the leg,
Jericho with the shoulder up.

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And John Cena hopes tonight's the night
to make it two in a row

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against Chris Jericho.

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[Tazz] That's easier said than done.

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Jericho the first ever
Undisputed Champion! Uh-oh.

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[Cole] John Cena up over the top

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and there is the veteran poise
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as he looks to take control
of the rookie, Cena, in this matchup.

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There's no denying though, Tazz, how…

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Oh, wow!

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…how impressive John Cena
has been here in recent weeks.

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[Tazz] John Cena
has been more than impressive.

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He's been opening up some eyes around here
in the WWE and on SmackDown especially,

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and Jericho has got a point to prove.

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Jericho's hot at this kid
and he wants to hurt him and beat him,

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maybe not in that order.

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[Cole] Well, Chris Jericho,

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as we've mentioned it
a number of times here,

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embarrassed and humiliated

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by the fact that Cena pinned him
in a tag match last week.

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[Tazz] But you can't f--

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-Oh.
-[Cole] A [indistinct] by John Cena.

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[Tazz] Well, thanks to The Undertaker,
and Undertaker teamed with Cena

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because The Undertaker respects Cena.

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[Cole] And Cena with the forearms
to Chris Jericho,

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and the rookie taking it to the veteran
here in this matchup tonight.

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Cena knocking Jericho down,
forearm to the forehead,

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and look out, Jericho in trouble
with a suplex by Cena.

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Cena into the cover,
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may have him-- And a kickout by Jericho.

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[Tazz] Jericho landed really high
on that German.

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[Cole] Here is the reversal,
Cena whipped into the corner,

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and Jericho went for the clothesline
and Cena ducked underneath it.

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And there's the belly-to-belly
as he plants Jericho.

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Cover again, and again,
Jericho with the shoulder up.

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[Tazz] That's what I like about John Cena,
he's relentless.

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He keeps going for pin covers,
and that's how you win matches.

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[Cole] Oh, look at this,
Jericho rolls Cena up

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and perhaps into the Walls of Jericho.

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John Cena battling,

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trying to prevent from being rolled over--
And a stomach and a great counter.

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[Tazz] I'm telling you, Cole,
Jericho has got Cena on the brain.

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[Cole] Oh, Jericho is flustered!
Off the DDT.

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Cover by Cena, and Jericho
just gets the shoulder up.

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Jericho has been consumed
with this rookie.

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And the fact
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and may have the number again this week
with Jericho, prevents…

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Oh, look out, lionsault.

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-[Tazz] Oh!
-[Cole] Cena moves out of the way.

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-Could this be Cena's night again?
-[Tazz] Oh, look at this.

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[Cole] Jericho rolls up, he's got him.
No, Jericho just, just kicked out.

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[Tazz] My God, that was close,
one second away.

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[Cole] Oh!

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-[bell ringing]
-And a blatant low blow by Jericho.

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[crowd booing]

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[announcer] The winner of this match,
at a result of a disqualification,

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John Cena!

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[Tazz] I guess Jericho didn't want
a repeat from last week.

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[Cole] And now, Chris Jericho,
not only a sore loser, but now a mad man,

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with the Walls of Jericho
locked into the rookie.

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[Tazz] This John Cena has got
established Superstars threatened.

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-[screaming]
-No!

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You cannot make me!

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[Cole] And Chris Jericho,

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humiliated and embarrassed
by the rookie again tonight.

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[Tazz] We've seen Jericho snap.
We know he's got a sick dark side

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And we're seeing it again right here.

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[Cole] I believe Chris Jericho got himself
intentionally disqualified here tonight.

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I don't believe Jericho thinks tonight
was his night.

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No excuses for Jericho tonight.

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He was having all the problems
he could handle with the rookie, Cena.

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[Tazz] You know what they say, Cole,
time is everything

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and this just wasn't the time
for Jericho to finish the match.

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[Cole] And Jericho with a steel chair.

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Jericho is consumed
with humiliating this rookie.

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[Tazz] Oh!

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Jericho is obsessed with this kid

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because this kid,
John Cena, has countered…

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[Cole] Oh-ho-ho!

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[Tazz] …has countered everything
Jericho has thrown at him.

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[Cole] Well, this rookie, Cena,

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has embarrassed
and humiliated Chris Jericho.

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-[Cole] And tonight…
-Oh!

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…Jericho wants to turn the tables
on Cena.

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-Bam!
-[Tazz] Payback is an SOB, man.

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[Cole] Whoa.

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[crowd exclaiming]

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[Cole] Vicious shots with the chair
by Jericho.

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["Break the Walls Down" playing]

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[Tazz] I guess John Cena brought the worst
out of Chris Jericho.

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[Cole] Chris Jericho, a raving lunatic,

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all brought on by the young upstart, Cena.

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Well, folks, this must be
the new general manager on SmackDown,

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and I'll tell you what,
what a big moment as we…

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Eric Bischoff?

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[crowd booing]

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I don't understand. I mean…

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Why is the general manager
of Raw here on SmackDown?

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[booing continues]

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["Downfall" by Trust Company playing]

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[Cole] Three days from Vengeance
in Detroit,

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live on pay-per-view,
home satellite, or WWE.com.

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Registration is underway now
to see Vengeance at WWE.com.

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Have your credit cards ready
for Vengeance.

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Hey, Randy Orton.

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Eric Bischoff, new GM, Raw.
How you doing, man?

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-Good to meet you, sir.
-Looking good, but tell me,

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I heard Hulk Hogan's dressing room
is here somewhere?

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-Know where?
-Right around the corner.

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-Keep up the good work. Looking good.
-Thank you very much.

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[sighs]

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[crowd buzzing]

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Hulk Hogan, I presume.

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[crowd cheering]

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Well, look what the cat drug in.

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[Bischoff laughs] Cat drug in?

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What? No handshake? No hug?
Where's a little hug, brother?

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It's nice to see you, Eric.

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Good to see you.

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Did you hear the news?

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You're looking at the new GM for Raw.

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Carte blanche from Vince McMahon,
change anything I want to change.

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Take that show to number one.
Make it bigger than it's ever been.

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This is going to be
kinda like old times, brother.

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I mean, I'm gonna do everything
but reinvent the wheel,

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and you know I can do it.

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I mean, I'm going
to go right for the throat.

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Right for the top. Sign the best talent.

250
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Yeah. I heard you're trying
to sign Triple H.

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Yeah, of course. I mean--

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Well, I don't know
how you're gonna do that here, Eric,

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because this isn't
down south, power trip…

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-Whoa.
-…pulling strings, brother.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

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You always taught me,
cover your own back, and I have.

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I got it covered.
No problem. No sweat.

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I know why you're here, Eric.

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You're here to see The Rock, brother,
not me, okay?

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I'd like to see The Rock
but then I'd like to see you too.

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But hey, what about Edge?
Is he here?

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I mean, this guy is fresh.
He's fast, he's strong, he's young.

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Is he around?
I mean, are you guys a package?

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We negotiating?

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[laughs] That's the other thing
you always taught me, man.

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Always negotiating.

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Always negotiating.

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[crowd cheering]

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Negotiate my [bleep].

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-♪ Stand back ♪
-[Tazz] Exactly.

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♪ There's a hurricane coming through ♪

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[Cole] The relationship between Bischoff
and Hogan has always been controversial

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but the fact of the matter is this.

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How can Eric Bischoff
run around negotiating, so to speak?

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I mean, Hulk Hogan's signed to SmackDown.
How could Bischoff bring him to Raw?

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[bell ringing]

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[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

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In the ring, weighing in at 215 pounds,
The Hurricane!

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[Cole] Tazz, SmackDown, coming
from Indianapolis, Indiana next week,

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and by the time
we get to SmackDown in Indianapolis,

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we're gonna have a new general manager.

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And who the-- who the hell
is that new general manager gonna be?

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I guess we're gonna find out tonight.

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[Tazz] Mr. McMahon said
it would happen tonight.

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Can't wait to find out.
Wondering who it's gonna be.

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[announcer] And from El Paso, Texas,

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weighing in at 213 pounds, Chavo Guerrero!

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[Cole] You know, Tazz,
Eric Bischoff said on Raw Monday night

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that he would be at SmackDown,

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that he would be here to try
to pry The Rock away from SmackDown

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and bring him to Raw.

292
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But honestly, I never really thought
Bischoff would show up here tonight.

293
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[Tazz] Well, Bischoff,
I don't really know the guy.

294
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I've only heard nothing
but negative things about him,

295
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so I'm the type of guy
that listens to my friends,

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so if they don't like him,
I don't like him.

297
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So, uh, the hell with Bischoff,
let him stay on Raw.

298
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[Cole] Eric Bischoff
has always been brash,

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and he called himself ruthless
on Raw this past Monday night.

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Gonna be interesting to see
who his counterpart is going to be

301
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to run things here on SmackDown,
and to find out

302
00:14:44,283 --> 00:14:46,685
what that counterpart thinks
of Eric Bischoff

303
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running around in the locker room area,

304
00:14:48,821 --> 00:14:51,056
trying to recruit SmackDown talent
for Raw,

305
00:14:51,123 --> 00:14:54,193
as Hurricane starts things off
against Chavo Guerrero.

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00:14:54,260 --> 00:14:58,697
[Tazz] Chavo didn't wanna shake no hands
and now The Hurricane, he's posing weird.

307
00:14:58,764 --> 00:15:01,700
[Cole] Hurricane up over the top.
As these two Cruiserweights go at it.

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00:15:01,767 --> 00:15:04,637
Of course again, tonight, folks,
The Rock and Kurt Angle

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one-on-one in a huge matchup
just three days away

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from the triple threat match
at Vengeance on pay-per-view.

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Here's Chavo, whipped off the ropes and…

312
00:15:13,646 --> 00:15:16,749
Oh! Big back body drop
by The Hurricane.

313
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You know, you talk about Vengeance
on pay-per-view,

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as The Hurricane takes to the top ropes.

315
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-[Tazz laughs] Nice.
-[Cole] Crossbody and lateral press.

316
00:15:24,123 --> 00:15:26,492
Hook of the leg. Chavo kicks out.

317
00:15:26,558 --> 00:15:29,561
You know, the entire complexion
of World Wrestling Entertainment, Tazz,

318
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could change Sunday at Vengeance.

319
00:15:31,163 --> 00:15:33,632
Well, it will change
because Eric Bischoff claims

320
00:15:33,699 --> 00:15:35,100
that he is going to bring Triple H…

321
00:15:35,167 --> 00:15:36,235
-[Tazz] Oh!
-[Cole] Oh!

322
00:15:36,302 --> 00:15:40,939
…from SmackDown to Raw,
Sunday at the pay-per-view Vengeance.

323
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[Tazz] Well, if Bischoff
can do that, if…

324
00:15:43,642 --> 00:15:45,678
Oh, Hurricane might be hurt here.

325
00:15:45,744 --> 00:15:47,446
-Hold on.
-Hold on, let's check this out.

326
00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:50,382
Hurricane, he might have blew a knee
out here, and look at Chavo.

327
00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:52,952
[Cole] Chavo gonna show little compassion.

328
00:15:53,018 --> 00:15:55,921
No sportsmanship as he goes to work
on that injured leg of Hurricane.

329
00:15:55,988 --> 00:15:57,289
[Tazz] Move for suppression.

330
00:15:57,356 --> 00:15:59,591
In this industry,
there's no such thing as timeout.

331
00:15:59,658 --> 00:16:01,727
You're hurt, suck it up, try and finish,

332
00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:03,729
or else a guy like Chavo will
hurt you more.

333
00:16:03,796 --> 00:16:07,232
[Cole] Chavo Guerrero has his eyes set
on that Cruiserweight Title,

334
00:16:07,299 --> 00:16:10,069
which of course, the champion, Jamie Noble

335
00:16:10,135 --> 00:16:12,471
puts on the line against Billy Kidman
at Vengeance Sunday.

336
00:16:12,538 --> 00:16:13,973
But look at Chavo Guerrero,

337
00:16:14,039 --> 00:16:16,842
we saw this on Velocity
this past Saturday night.

338
00:16:16,909 --> 00:16:18,711
Guerrero loves to pick a body part

339
00:16:18,777 --> 00:16:21,413
and then go to work at it
throughout the entirety of the matchup

340
00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:22,581
and that's what he's doing.

341
00:16:22,648 --> 00:16:25,217
[Tazz] Hey, Cole, who do you think Chavo
is trying to impress more?

342
00:16:25,284 --> 00:16:28,320
Bischoff or the new GM on SmackDown?

343
00:16:28,387 --> 00:16:30,389
Because he's impressing
the hell out of me.

344
00:16:32,191 --> 00:16:35,127
[Cole] And Chavo again to that injured
left knee of The Hurricane.

345
00:16:35,194 --> 00:16:37,696
[Tazz] This is…
This is just, you know, Wrestling 101.

346
00:16:37,763 --> 00:16:40,432
Pick a part, a body part,
especially a limb.

347
00:16:40,499 --> 00:16:42,768
It's like a table with, you know,
three legs, it don't stand.

348
00:16:42,835 --> 00:16:45,070
[Cole] And just like his Uncle Eddie
from Raw,

349
00:16:45,137 --> 00:16:47,773
Chavo Guerrero with a mean streak.

350
00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,274
-And here's Chavo. Look out.
-[Tazz] Oh!

351
00:16:49,341 --> 00:16:52,378
[Cole] He walked right into The Hurricane,
perhaps going for the big chokeslam here.

352
00:16:52,444 --> 00:16:54,146
And Chavo with an elbow
to the back of the head.

353
00:16:54,213 --> 00:16:55,381
[Tazz] Oh, nice.

354
00:16:55,447 --> 00:16:57,383
[Cole] And, oh, what a takedown
by Chavo Guerrero.

355
00:16:57,449 --> 00:16:59,385
[Tazz] Modified drop toehold, very nice.

356
00:16:59,451 --> 00:17:02,855
[Cole] Talking about SmackDown
being in Indianapolis next week,

357
00:17:02,921 --> 00:17:05,958
SmackDown debuts in Seattle next month.

358
00:17:06,024 --> 00:17:08,994
"The Big Red Machine" Kane
will be at the box office

359
00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:13,298
at the KeyArena
this Saturday morning at 10:30

360
00:17:13,365 --> 00:17:17,469
as tickets go on sale
for SmackDown at the KeyArena.

361
00:17:17,536 --> 00:17:21,540
And Hurricane trying to battle back
as Chavo keeps up the pressure.

362
00:17:22,408 --> 00:17:25,911
[Tazz] Looking at Chavo who's just
dissecting the left knee of Hurricane,

363
00:17:25,978 --> 00:17:27,780
but Hurricane still fighting back.

364
00:17:28,414 --> 00:17:30,983
[Cole] And Hurricane knocking Chavo
out of the corner.

365
00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:32,017
Favoring that left knee.

366
00:17:32,084 --> 00:17:33,519
And what a shot to the back of the head.

367
00:17:33,585 --> 00:17:35,754
[Tazz] Hurricane calls that
the Japanese Shining Wizard Kick.

368
00:17:35,821 --> 00:17:37,790
[Cole] Here's the cover
and Chavo kicks out.

369
00:17:37,856 --> 00:17:41,894
And again, Hurricane favoring that knee
that Guerrero is just picking apart.

370
00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:43,962
[Tazz] You don't kick a guy
after you work on your knee,

371
00:17:44,029 --> 00:17:45,931
but that's Hurricane, he's a superhero.

372
00:17:47,032 --> 00:17:49,501
Hurricane-- Hurricane's
gonna go flying a little bit more.

373
00:17:49,568 --> 00:17:50,469
Oh!

374
00:17:50,536 --> 00:17:54,106
[Cole] Great takedown by Hurricane,
action you'll only see on SmackDown.

375
00:17:54,173 --> 00:17:57,109
The Cruiserweight division.
Hurricane crawling,

376
00:17:57,176 --> 00:17:59,878
desperately trying
to finish this matchup quickly.

377
00:17:59,945 --> 00:18:03,282
Hook of the leg and Chavo gets his foot
on the bottom rope.

378
00:18:03,348 --> 00:18:04,917
The longer this match goes on

379
00:18:04,983 --> 00:18:07,519
the more of an advantage
it is for Guerrero.

380
00:18:07,586 --> 00:18:10,823
[Tazz] Abso-- I mean, look, look, no,
Hurricane is a one-legged man right now.

381
00:18:10,889 --> 00:18:13,492
Chavo is showing a lot of intensity here.

382
00:18:13,559 --> 00:18:15,794
And then Chavo is coming back,
he's going back to the…

383
00:18:15,861 --> 00:18:17,296
-Look at this.
-[Cole] Oh!

384
00:18:17,362 --> 00:18:20,232
Chavo picking apart that left knee
of The Hurricane.

385
00:18:21,266 --> 00:18:23,735
-Here's a unique maneuver.
-What do you say, Hurricane?

386
00:18:23,802 --> 00:18:26,872
[Tazz] Just completely twisting
the ligaments and cartilage on Hurricane.

387
00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:29,775
Hurricane grabbing the rope
but Chavo could care less about the rope.

388
00:18:29,842 --> 00:18:32,010
[Cole] Chavo closing back
into the center of the ring

389
00:18:32,077 --> 00:18:34,680
and continues the pressure
on the left knee of The Hurricane.

390
00:18:34,746 --> 00:18:36,181
[Tazz] Oh, look at that.

391
00:18:36,248 --> 00:18:37,583
-Oh!
-[Cole] Oh, wow!

392
00:18:37,649 --> 00:18:40,018
Just tweaking that knee at every turn.

393
00:18:40,085 --> 00:18:41,220
[Tazz] STF right here.

394
00:18:41,286 --> 00:18:43,689
[Cole] Stepover Toehold Facelock by Chavo.

395
00:18:43,755 --> 00:18:46,492
[Tazz] That's what I just said,
Joe Play-by-play. STF.

396
00:18:48,026 --> 00:18:49,394
-Will The Hurricane tap?
-He's tapping.

397
00:18:49,461 --> 00:18:51,163
-[Cole] And he did tap out.
-[bell ringing]

398
00:18:51,230 --> 00:18:54,533
Chavo Guerrero
making The Hurricane tap

399
00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,401
as he continues the pressure.

400
00:18:56,468 --> 00:19:00,105
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Chavo Guerrero.

401
00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:03,509
[Tazz] STF,
extreme dangerous submission hold,

402
00:19:03,575 --> 00:19:05,944
and Chavo, he's got that bad boy
down pat.

403
00:19:06,011 --> 00:19:07,613
[Cole] Well, The Hurricane
was injured early.

404
00:19:07,679 --> 00:19:10,482
It showed a lot of guts from The Hurricane
to continue in this matchup.

405
00:19:10,549 --> 00:19:12,050
[Tazz] Chavo has got something
to say here.

406
00:19:12,117 --> 00:19:13,719
Excusa me.

407
00:19:13,785 --> 00:19:15,454
Excusa me.

408
00:19:15,521 --> 00:19:18,490
[crowd booing]

409
00:19:19,725 --> 00:19:21,760
Damas y caballeros…

410
00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:27,699
I am the premiere
Latin-American Cruiserweight

411
00:19:27,766 --> 00:19:29,301
in the WWE.

412
00:19:29,368 --> 00:19:31,169
[crowd booing]

413
00:19:31,236 --> 00:19:33,038
[Tazz] He just proved that.

414
00:19:33,105 --> 00:19:36,608
Yet, every time I turn around,

415
00:19:36,675 --> 00:19:40,646
all I see is propaganda

416
00:19:40,712 --> 00:19:45,184
on Rey Mysterio Jr.

417
00:19:45,250 --> 00:19:48,253
[crowd cheering]

418
00:19:49,621 --> 00:19:51,523
"He's coming. He's coming."

419
00:19:51,590 --> 00:19:54,059
"He's coming. He's coming. He's coming."

420
00:19:54,126 --> 00:19:56,762
He's not! I'm sick of it!

421
00:19:58,797 --> 00:20:00,832
I'm here right now,

422
00:20:00,899 --> 00:20:03,969
so what I say is that next week,

423
00:20:04,503 --> 00:20:06,505
right here on SmackDown…

424
00:20:09,041 --> 00:20:11,543
Rey Mysterio

425
00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:18,116
makes his big in-ring debut against me,

426
00:20:18,183 --> 00:20:20,152
Chavo Guerrero.

427
00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:22,154
[crowd cheering]

428
00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:26,858
[Cole] Rey Mysterio Jr. debuts next week
on SmackDown in Indianapolis.

429
00:20:26,925 --> 00:20:32,698
Will he accept Chavo Guerrero's challenge
next week?

430
00:20:32,764 --> 00:20:35,534
[funky music playing]

431
00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:39,004
[Tazz] Does anybody take a taxi anymore?

432
00:20:41,106 --> 00:20:43,175
Well, this must be
the new general manager here

433
00:20:43,242 --> 00:20:44,476
on SmackDown.

434
00:20:44,543 --> 00:20:46,912
Let's hope it… Mr. McMahon?

435
00:20:46,979 --> 00:20:48,080
[crowd cheering]

436
00:20:48,146 --> 00:20:50,749
We were expecting
the new general manager here on SmackDown.

437
00:20:50,816 --> 00:20:51,917
Oh, really?

438
00:20:51,984 --> 00:20:55,287
Well, maybe the general manager
of SmackDown is already here.

439
00:20:55,354 --> 00:20:58,256
Well, did you know
that Eric Bischoff is here?

440
00:20:58,323 --> 00:20:59,691
Really?

441
00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:02,628
Well, then this is gonna make
for a very interesting evening.

442
00:21:02,694 --> 00:21:03,996
If you'll excuse me.

443
00:21:04,062 --> 00:21:06,064
[crowd cheering]

444
00:21:08,133 --> 00:21:12,004
And might I add,
you are so impeccably dressed,

445
00:21:12,070 --> 00:21:17,042
but if you're ever in need of my services,
please don't hesitate to call me.

446
00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:19,478
Yeah, I'll keep that in mind.
But listen, I'm looking for The Rock.

447
00:21:19,544 --> 00:21:21,146
Do you know where his dressing room is?

448
00:21:21,213 --> 00:21:23,315
It's down the hallway,
then to your right, Mr. Bischoff.

449
00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:24,650
-All right, man. Thanks.
-Okay.

450
00:21:25,584 --> 00:21:26,518
[crowd exclaiming]

451
00:21:26,585 --> 00:21:28,620
-Oh.
-Whoa!

452
00:21:29,721 --> 00:21:31,657
Eric, uh, good to see you.

453
00:21:31,723 --> 00:21:33,725
I was told that you were here tonight.

454
00:21:35,994 --> 00:21:37,996
Had to stop by
and check it out, Vince.

455
00:21:38,063 --> 00:21:39,164
Yeah, is that right?

456
00:21:39,998 --> 00:21:44,770
Well, you are aware that I'm gonna name
a new general manager very shortly

457
00:21:44,836 --> 00:21:47,439
for SmackDown tonight, right?

458
00:21:47,506 --> 00:21:50,309
Yeah, I'm aware of that
and I'm sure you're aware

459
00:21:50,375 --> 00:21:53,111
that there's nothing like
checking out the competition live,

460
00:21:53,178 --> 00:21:55,614
in person, face-to-face.

461
00:21:55,681 --> 00:21:57,182
Not that concerned then, huh?

462
00:21:57,249 --> 00:21:59,051
Not at all, because you and I both know,

463
00:21:59,117 --> 00:22:02,554
it really doesn't matter
who the new GM is for SmackDown

464
00:22:02,621 --> 00:22:04,423
because there's nothing
he's gonna be able to do

465
00:22:04,489 --> 00:22:09,227
to keep me from signing Triple H
this Sunday at Vengeance.

466
00:22:09,294 --> 00:22:12,464
Now, you wanted
to see ruthless aggression?

467
00:22:14,399 --> 00:22:16,435
I'm gonna give you ruthless aggression.

468
00:22:16,501 --> 00:22:17,669
You wanted to see competition?

469
00:22:17,736 --> 00:22:19,204
I'm gonna give you competition.

470
00:22:19,271 --> 00:22:21,907
I'm gonna show you what a GM is all about

471
00:22:21,973 --> 00:22:23,275
because in this talent rate…

472
00:22:25,043 --> 00:22:29,815
Triple H is number one
but not the last one.

473
00:22:31,783 --> 00:22:33,518
I'm on my way to see The Rock.

474
00:22:33,585 --> 00:22:35,320
-Well…
-Excuse me, sir.

475
00:22:35,387 --> 00:22:36,755
Good luck.

476
00:22:36,822 --> 00:22:37,923
[Bischoff] Thanks.

477
00:22:39,958 --> 00:22:40,859
He's a weasel.

478
00:22:40,926 --> 00:22:45,030
Can you believe Bischoff
had the guts or the stupidity

479
00:22:45,097 --> 00:22:48,533
to put his hands on Mr. McMahon
in a… this type of fashion?

480
00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,269
You know, this Bischoff, he's just
floating around, wants to get his…

481
00:22:51,336 --> 00:22:54,840
get his hands or his voice on The Rock.
Gotta wonder if it's going to happen.

482
00:22:54,906 --> 00:22:56,441
He says he's going
to speak with The Rock

483
00:22:56,508 --> 00:22:58,143
but The Rock
has other things on his mind.

484
00:22:58,210 --> 00:22:59,845
Later on tonight on SmackDown,

485
00:22:59,911 --> 00:23:03,949
The Rock goes one-on-one with Kurt Angle.

486
00:23:04,015 --> 00:23:06,385
What an extraordinary main event!

487
00:23:06,451 --> 00:23:10,655
This matchup just three days
from Vengeance on pay-per-view,

488
00:23:10,722 --> 00:23:15,127
where The Rock and Kurt Angle
will be involved in the main event.

489
00:23:15,193 --> 00:23:18,363
[Tazz] Triple threat
for the WWE Undisputed Championship.

490
00:23:18,430 --> 00:23:24,069
The Rock, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle
all going for the Undisputed Championship.

491
00:23:24,136 --> 00:23:25,904
[Cole] Well, we mentioned
The Rock and Kurt Angle.

492
00:23:25,971 --> 00:23:29,141
Tonight, The Undertaker
is here on SmackDown as well.

493
00:23:29,207 --> 00:23:31,810
Earlier today,
I had the opportunity to sit down

494
00:23:31,877 --> 00:23:34,713
with the WWE Undisputed Champion.

495
00:23:34,780 --> 00:23:37,716
A poignant, in-depth interview
with The Undertaker,

496
00:23:37,783 --> 00:23:41,353
and he had a lot of things to say about
Kurt Angle and The Rock.

497
00:23:44,222 --> 00:23:47,959
Undertaker, we certainly appreciate you
taking the time to sit down here today

498
00:23:48,026 --> 00:23:50,495
and speak with us
about a variety of issues,

499
00:23:50,562 --> 00:23:53,732
including your title defense
this coming Sunday

500
00:23:53,799 --> 00:23:57,235
at Vengeance
of WWE Undisputed Championship,

501
00:23:57,302 --> 00:24:02,040
in a triple threat match versus
The Rock and Kurt Angle.

502
00:24:02,841 --> 00:24:04,142
Well, Michael Cole,

503
00:24:04,209 --> 00:24:06,211
we wouldn't be taking this time
if I didn't think

504
00:24:06,278 --> 00:24:07,546
I had something to say about it.

505
00:24:09,014 --> 00:24:10,315
So you've done your job…

506
00:24:11,550 --> 00:24:14,352
so may I suggest you set back now
and pay attention?

507
00:24:15,954 --> 00:24:18,323
Because there's a few facts I think
I need to get straightened out

508
00:24:18,390 --> 00:24:19,791
about The Undertaker…

509
00:24:21,159 --> 00:24:22,360
and the Undisputed Title.

510
00:24:23,728 --> 00:24:25,764
You see, I am the Undisputed Champion,

511
00:24:25,831 --> 00:24:28,500
and I am so
not because I kissed anybody's [bleep].

512
00:24:29,634 --> 00:24:32,804
Nor have I been protected
since I won the title.

513
00:24:33,438 --> 00:24:38,143
I have defended the title
against anybody and everybody

514
00:24:38,210 --> 00:24:40,812
who stepped up,
in any kind of match they wanted.

515
00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:46,485
The reason I am the Undisputed Champion…

516
00:24:47,986 --> 00:24:49,621
and this is the part that's important,

517
00:24:50,522 --> 00:24:51,957
I am the Undisputed Champion

518
00:24:52,023 --> 00:24:57,195
because there's nobody
that can beat me in a championship match.

519
00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:02,834
Now you take The Rock,
"The People's Champ,"

520
00:25:03,869 --> 00:25:07,973
at King of the Ring, he decided to step up
and take his shot at me.

521
00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:10,308
And he chose King of the Ring

522
00:25:10,375 --> 00:25:15,680
because he knows deep down
that one-on-one, face-to-face…

523
00:25:17,616 --> 00:25:18,783
he can't beat me.

524
00:25:20,852 --> 00:25:23,121
And he also realizes-- He's smart.

525
00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:27,292
He also realizes that that would be
the best way to get my attention.

526
00:25:29,060 --> 00:25:30,662
But what Rock has to realize…

527
00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:33,732
when he gets my attention…

528
00:25:35,233 --> 00:25:36,735
he needs to expect my wrath.

529
00:25:38,136 --> 00:25:39,971
And, Cole, you know,
here's something for you

530
00:25:40,038 --> 00:25:41,439
and everyone else to think about.

531
00:25:41,506 --> 00:25:43,775
Let's go back to last week
right here on SmackDown

532
00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:46,311
when Kurt Angle and The Rock
were having their little catfight.

533
00:25:46,378 --> 00:25:50,649
Big dog came down,
saw what was in the yard,

534
00:25:50,715 --> 00:25:53,051
and kicked both their [bleep].

535
00:25:54,719 --> 00:25:56,221
That's all I got to say about The Rock.

536
00:25:58,056 --> 00:25:59,925
But that does bring Kurt Angle up now.

537
00:26:01,092 --> 00:26:03,828
The third dance partner
in the triple threat.

538
00:26:05,163 --> 00:26:06,398
You see, Kurt Angle,

539
00:26:07,265 --> 00:26:11,336
he's living in a world
of a delusional state, I think, right now.

540
00:26:12,671 --> 00:26:15,073
You know, he got
some little half-assed victory over me

541
00:26:15,140 --> 00:26:16,508
a few weeks back on SmackDown.

542
00:26:17,709 --> 00:26:18,977
Non-title match.

543
00:26:19,844 --> 00:26:21,713
Now he's been jumping around and claiming

544
00:26:21,780 --> 00:26:23,581
that he's the greatest thing
the world's ever seen.

545
00:26:24,582 --> 00:26:27,519
And then on top of that,
he thinks he made me tap.

546
00:26:29,621 --> 00:26:31,356
Michael Cole, how should I put this?

547
00:26:32,490 --> 00:26:37,362
If Kurt Angle and I had 1,000 matches
in 1,000 consecutive days,

548
00:26:37,429 --> 00:26:39,664
Kurt Angle could not make me tap.

549
00:26:41,199 --> 00:26:45,737
The bottom line is, is I stacked him up
and I pinned him, one, two, three.

550
00:26:46,972 --> 00:26:49,774
And if anything else
would've happened that night,

551
00:26:49,841 --> 00:26:52,610
I would not be the Undisputed Champion,

552
00:26:52,677 --> 00:26:55,480
nor would I have the Undisputed Title
with my name on it.

553
00:26:57,215 --> 00:26:58,450
It would say "Kurt Angle."

554
00:27:00,819 --> 00:27:03,555
So I don't know what his problem is…

555
00:27:04,823 --> 00:27:06,825
but Sunday at Vengeance,

556
00:27:06,891 --> 00:27:08,526
we're gonna get a lot of things straight.

557
00:27:11,029 --> 00:27:14,899
One thing being The Rock and Kurt Angle
both

558
00:27:14,966 --> 00:27:19,037
are gonna find out why
I am The American Badass,

559
00:27:19,871 --> 00:27:23,508
and why that ring over there is my yard.

560
00:27:24,776 --> 00:27:26,144
I'm coming to take the yard.

561
00:27:27,278 --> 00:27:29,681
If you're caught in it, you're gonna pay.

562
00:27:34,019 --> 00:27:39,324
♪ You look so good to me ♪

563
00:27:39,391 --> 00:27:43,628
[Cole] Back on SmackDown from the sold-out
First Union Arena in Wilkes-Barre.

564
00:27:43,695 --> 00:27:45,330
Hey, check it out.

565
00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:47,999
See behind
Billy and Chuck up there, the, uh,

566
00:27:48,066 --> 00:27:49,434
little advertisement for Velocity,

567
00:27:49,501 --> 00:27:51,336
our hot new show on Saturday night
on the new TNN.

568
00:27:51,403 --> 00:27:52,504
[bell ringing]

569
00:27:52,570 --> 00:27:56,174
[announcer] The following tag team contest
is scheduled for one fall.

570
00:27:56,241 --> 00:27:58,176
Being accompanied to the ring by Rico,

571
00:27:58,243 --> 00:28:02,480
at a combined weight of 534 pounds,

572
00:28:02,547 --> 00:28:04,649
Billy and Chuck!

573
00:28:04,716 --> 00:28:06,584
[Tazz] And you've just seen
Chuck right there, Cole,

574
00:28:06,651 --> 00:28:09,020
doing a special version
of the Chucky Shuffle.

575
00:28:10,121 --> 00:28:11,656
[Cole] Yeah, the Chucky Shuffle?

576
00:28:11,723 --> 00:28:13,158
[Tazz] That's his little dance he does.

577
00:28:13,224 --> 00:28:15,560
Dancing around like a silly little freak.
That's his thing.

578
00:28:15,627 --> 00:28:17,796
[Cole] Well, this is an important matchup
for Billy and Chuck

579
00:28:17,862 --> 00:28:20,131
after losing the Tag Team Titles
a couple of weeks back.

580
00:28:20,198 --> 00:28:21,699
And check out Billy.

581
00:28:21,766 --> 00:28:24,569
[Tazz] Yeah. What the… What is he doing?

582
00:28:24,636 --> 00:28:26,137
[Cole] I have no idea.

583
00:28:27,706 --> 00:28:30,542
[Tazz] Well, Subway
presents WWE Vengeance.

584
00:28:30,608 --> 00:28:34,746
Vengeance will be live this Sunday
from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit,

585
00:28:34,813 --> 00:28:36,881
and exclusively on pay-per-view.

586
00:28:36,948 --> 00:28:39,284
Fresh-made sandwiches
on fresh-baked bread.

587
00:28:39,350 --> 00:28:41,886
-Subway. Eat fresh.
-♪ How do you like me now? ♪

588
00:28:41,953 --> 00:28:43,655
[crowd cheering]

589
00:28:43,722 --> 00:28:48,259
[announcer] And at a combined weight
of 478 pounds,

590
00:28:48,326 --> 00:28:52,297
Hardcore Holly and The Big Valbowski.

591
00:28:52,363 --> 00:28:54,399
[Cole] And if you can't be
in Detroit for Vengeance,

592
00:28:54,466 --> 00:28:57,936
the second best place to be,
The World in Times Square,

593
00:28:58,002 --> 00:28:59,571
live Vengeance Sunday night.

594
00:28:59,637 --> 00:29:00,872
Guess who's gonna be there?

595
00:29:00,939 --> 00:29:04,576
Torrie and Dawn Marie live at The World.

596
00:29:05,677 --> 00:29:07,679
[Tazz]
That's our old stomping ground, Cole.

597
00:29:07,745 --> 00:29:09,347
My hometown, New York City.

598
00:29:11,282 --> 00:29:13,118
[Cole] Talked about
the Undisputed Title match,

599
00:29:13,184 --> 00:29:17,922
triple threat match in Vengeance between
The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, and The Rock.

600
00:29:17,989 --> 00:29:21,092
And after looking
in The Undertaker's eyes earlier today,

601
00:29:21,159 --> 00:29:23,161
seeing the emotion in his face,

602
00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:26,030
seeing how focused
he is on keeping the title Sunday,

603
00:29:26,097 --> 00:29:28,600
I have to believe that The Undertaker

604
00:29:28,666 --> 00:29:32,003
is indeed going to keep
the Undisputed Title at Vengeance.

605
00:29:32,070 --> 00:29:35,140
[Tazz] Well, wouldn't it be nice
if you asked me, your partner, Tazz,

606
00:29:35,206 --> 00:29:36,074
who I pick?

607
00:29:36,141 --> 00:29:38,710
-[Cole] Oh, yeah. Who do you pick?
-[Tazz] Thanks for asking. Kurt Angle.

608
00:29:38,776 --> 00:29:40,278
I think Kurt's gonna win the whole thing.

609
00:29:40,345 --> 00:29:43,114
[Cole] But on, you know, second thought,
how about "The Brahma Bull" The Rock?

610
00:29:43,181 --> 00:29:46,684
The Rock is back, he's raring to go,
he wants to win the title Sunday.

611
00:29:46,751 --> 00:29:48,386
You know, matter of fact,

612
00:29:48,453 --> 00:29:52,123
all three of these Superstars could
stake claim to winning the championship,

613
00:29:52,190 --> 00:29:53,358
Sunday, at Vengeance.

614
00:29:54,459 --> 00:29:58,196
And Billy with the right hands
to Hardcore Holly.

615
00:29:58,263 --> 00:30:00,465
Chuck and Billy believe
they have something to prove

616
00:30:00,532 --> 00:30:03,368
after losing the Tag Team Titles
a couple of weeks back.

617
00:30:05,069 --> 00:30:07,939
Oh, what a right hand by Hardcore Holly.

618
00:30:08,773 --> 00:30:12,510
I'll tell you, this team of Hardcore Holly
and The Big Valbowski has been impressive,

619
00:30:12,577 --> 00:30:14,279
as Billy whips Hardcore off the ropes.

620
00:30:14,345 --> 00:30:16,948
And a big shoulder knockdown
by Hardcore Holly.

621
00:30:17,015 --> 00:30:19,217
Hardcore Holly is… He's put together.

622
00:30:19,284 --> 00:30:20,385
And what an athlete Billy is.

623
00:30:20,451 --> 00:30:21,586
-[Tazz] Oh!
-[Cole] Oh!

624
00:30:21,653 --> 00:30:24,155
[Tazz] Best dropkick in the business
right there, Hardcore Holly.

625
00:30:24,222 --> 00:30:25,957
[Cole] Up underneath the chin
for Hardcore Holly,

626
00:30:26,024 --> 00:30:28,059
and Billy's reeling,
but there's the reversal.

627
00:30:28,126 --> 00:30:32,530
Off the ropes goes Hardcore.
Up over the top, Billy and Hardcore Holly.

628
00:30:33,765 --> 00:30:34,999
Oh, Billy doing a little bit--

629
00:30:35,066 --> 00:30:37,001
-Oh, here we go.
-[Cole] Looked like celebrating.

630
00:30:37,068 --> 00:30:38,870
[Tazz] This might not even hurt Billy.

631
00:30:39,604 --> 00:30:42,340
-Oh!
-Oh, and a shot to the lower extremities.

632
00:30:42,407 --> 00:30:43,942
[Tazz] I guess I was wrong. Oh!

633
00:30:44,008 --> 00:30:46,177
[Cole] And a clothesline by Hardcore,
quickly into the cover.

634
00:30:46,244 --> 00:30:49,514
Hooks the outside leg.
And Billy just gets the shoulder up

635
00:30:49,581 --> 00:30:51,816
and quickly makes a tag
to his partner, Chuck.

636
00:30:51,883 --> 00:30:52,884
[grunting]

637
00:30:52,951 --> 00:30:55,520
[Cole] Oh, and Chuck right into
the inverted atomic drop.

638
00:30:55,587 --> 00:30:57,488
Here's the tag to The Big Valbowski.

639
00:30:57,555 --> 00:31:00,592
And a right hand from Valbowski to Chuck.

640
00:31:00,658 --> 00:31:03,695
[Tazz] Talk about put together.
All four of these guys are put together.

641
00:31:03,761 --> 00:31:05,430
Some big, beefy dudes in there.

642
00:31:05,496 --> 00:31:07,265
[Cole] Oh, whipped into the corner
goes Valbowski,

643
00:31:07,332 --> 00:31:10,568
and a boot to the face with authority
to Chuck.

644
00:31:10,635 --> 00:31:11,803
And oh, there's an elbow.

645
00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:14,272
[Tazz] Nice forearm shiver, actually.
Beautiful.

646
00:31:14,339 --> 00:31:16,774
[Cole] Oh, and Valbowski
with a boot as well.

647
00:31:16,841 --> 00:31:18,943
Off the ropes, and Chuck knocks him down.

648
00:31:19,010 --> 00:31:20,211
[Tazz] Bipped him down.

649
00:31:20,278 --> 00:31:22,947
[Cole] The new general manager
for SmackDown

650
00:31:23,014 --> 00:31:24,782
will be announced here tonight.

651
00:31:24,849 --> 00:31:27,185
The Raw general manager, Eric Bischoff,

652
00:31:27,252 --> 00:31:30,922
is running around trying to recruit
SmackDown talent.

653
00:31:30,989 --> 00:31:32,957
[Tazz] You know,
maybe this Bischoff is a little…

654
00:31:33,024 --> 00:31:34,259
-Oh!
-[Cole] Oh!

655
00:31:34,325 --> 00:31:35,927
Here's the cover by Valbowski.

656
00:31:35,994 --> 00:31:37,395
Hook of the leg and a kickout.

657
00:31:37,462 --> 00:31:40,331
Maybe this Bischoff's a little smarter
than I gave him credit for, Cole.

658
00:31:40,398 --> 00:31:43,735
[Cole] Well, you know, Bischoff made
his name raiding Mr. McMahon's talent.

659
00:31:43,801 --> 00:31:45,536
He seems to be up to his old tricks,

660
00:31:45,603 --> 00:31:47,705
but you make a great point
about it being smart.

661
00:31:47,772 --> 00:31:50,108
[Tazz] Well, no, what I mean
is he's spending his Thursday…

662
00:31:50,174 --> 00:31:52,043
-I mean, Bischoff--
-[Cole] Wow!

663
00:31:52,110 --> 00:31:54,245
[Tazz] Bischoff's spending
his Thursday nights

664
00:31:54,312 --> 00:31:55,546
recruiting SmackDown talent.

665
00:31:55,613 --> 00:31:58,449
You know, because SmackDown,
we're better than Raw.

666
00:31:58,516 --> 00:31:59,684
[Cole] Oh!

667
00:31:59,751 --> 00:32:01,286
[Tazz] SmackDown's got better action,

668
00:32:01,352 --> 00:32:03,221
better announcers,
and it's because we're…

669
00:32:03,288 --> 00:32:04,889
-[Cole] Oh!
-[Tazz] …we have a better show.

670
00:32:04,956 --> 00:32:07,191
You know what, if JR and King
got a problem with me saying that…

671
00:32:07,258 --> 00:32:09,761
[Cole] Here's the cover off the suplex,
kickout by Hardcore.

672
00:32:09,827 --> 00:32:12,330
[Tazz] …I'll be the guy in the orange
and black suit sitting ringside

673
00:32:12,397 --> 00:32:13,698
on Thursday nights.

674
00:32:13,765 --> 00:32:17,168
[Cole] And Rico, the stylist,
looks on with a sense

675
00:32:17,235 --> 00:32:21,706
of, well, anticipation that Chuck
and Billy may pick up the victory here.

676
00:32:21,773 --> 00:32:25,910
But Hardcore Holly reverses things
with a suplex of his own.

677
00:32:26,477 --> 00:32:29,547
And Hardcore needs to make a tag
to his partner.

678
00:32:30,048 --> 00:32:31,482
The momentum could shift.

679
00:32:31,549 --> 00:32:32,684
[Tazz] Well, Chuck too.

680
00:32:32,750 --> 00:32:36,220
Chuck needs to slip on over there
and get his partner, Billy, in.

681
00:32:36,287 --> 00:32:40,558
Billy don't want the people making noise
because Hardcore's feeding off of it.

682
00:32:42,193 --> 00:32:46,931
[Cole] Sold-out crowd in Wilkes-Barre,
as Chuck makes the tag to Billy.

683
00:32:46,998 --> 00:32:50,168
And Hardcore gets to The Big Valbowski.
And here we go!

684
00:32:52,503 --> 00:32:56,007
Valbowski with the right hands,
Billy with the reversal.

685
00:32:56,074 --> 00:32:58,343
-[Tazz] Oh!
-And Valbowski with a big shoulder tackle.

686
00:32:58,409 --> 00:33:01,079
-And a shot to Chuck as well.
-[Tazz] Nice.

687
00:33:01,145 --> 00:33:03,181
[Cole] Valbowski
with a dropkick under the chin.

688
00:33:03,247 --> 00:33:05,216
[Tazz] Speed and size. Valbowski!

689
00:33:05,283 --> 00:33:07,585
-[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Chuck cleared out of the ring.

690
00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:09,153
Billy misses right hand.

691
00:33:09,721 --> 00:33:11,556
-[Tazz] Oh!
-[Cole] There's that spin-out powerbomb.

692
00:33:11,622 --> 00:33:14,892
Cover. One, two, and Chuck
breaks up the three count.

693
00:33:14,959 --> 00:33:16,594
[Tazz] Awful great tag team.

694
00:33:17,528 --> 00:33:19,330
[Cole] Hardcore coming
to his partner's aid.

695
00:33:19,397 --> 00:33:21,132
Chuck knocked out of the ring.

696
00:33:21,199 --> 00:33:24,435
And referee Jimmy Korderas
becoming heavily involved in the matchup.

697
00:33:24,502 --> 00:33:25,570
[Tazz] So is Rico.

698
00:33:25,636 --> 00:33:28,072
[Cole] And the stylist
with a heel kick to the chin.

699
00:33:28,139 --> 00:33:30,174
-[crowd cheering]
-And Hardcore makes him pay for it.

700
00:33:30,241 --> 00:33:32,343
[Tazz] Hardcore punched him
dead in the mouth.

701
00:33:32,944 --> 00:33:34,345
[Cole] Chuck pulling Hardcore out.

702
00:33:34,846 --> 00:33:36,347
Billy shoves the referee.

703
00:33:36,414 --> 00:33:39,150
Down for the pinfall,
and a kickout by Valbowski.

704
00:33:39,217 --> 00:33:40,651
[Tazz] Hell of a tag match.

705
00:33:41,386 --> 00:33:42,987
[Cole] Billy thought
he had the three count,

706
00:33:43,054 --> 00:33:44,622
the referee signals two.

707
00:33:46,357 --> 00:33:48,860
[Tazz] No wonder why Bischoff's trying
to steal SmackDown talent.

708
00:33:48,926 --> 00:33:51,195
[Cole] Well, Billy was gonna set up
Valbowski for the Famouser!

709
00:33:51,262 --> 00:33:52,430
[Tazz] Oh.

710
00:33:52,497 --> 00:33:54,799
[Cole] But he walked into
the Alabama Slam.

711
00:33:54,866 --> 00:33:55,767
[crowd cheering]

712
00:33:55,833 --> 00:33:57,502
[Tazz] Here goes Valbowski.

713
00:33:57,568 --> 00:33:59,036
He's gonna go flying.

714
00:34:02,206 --> 00:34:03,741
[Cole] The money shot.

715
00:34:05,343 --> 00:34:07,211
-Valbowski and Holly win.
-[bell ringing]

716
00:34:07,278 --> 00:34:09,781
[funky music playing]

717
00:34:09,847 --> 00:34:15,486
[announcer] Here are your winners,
Hardcore Holly and The Big Valbowski.

718
00:34:15,553 --> 00:34:17,789
[Tazz] Cole, you got to call an upset.

719
00:34:17,855 --> 00:34:21,859
Valbowski and Hardcore have not been
tagging nowhere near as long

720
00:34:21,926 --> 00:34:22,994
as Billy and Chuck.

721
00:34:23,060 --> 00:34:27,165
And with Billy and Chuck's success
as former champions, this was an upset.

722
00:34:27,231 --> 00:34:32,737
[Cole] You got to be impressed with Holly
and Valbowski here tonight on SmackDown.

723
00:34:32,804 --> 00:34:35,706
[Tazz] I'm still amazed that Rico's up
after getting punched

724
00:34:35,773 --> 00:34:38,743
dead in the face by Hardcore Holly.

725
00:34:40,411 --> 00:34:43,214
[Cole] It has been a wild night already.

726
00:34:43,281 --> 00:34:47,618
And still to come, as Valbowski
and Hardcore Holly celebrate,

727
00:34:49,020 --> 00:34:52,056
the owner
of World Wrestling Entertainment,

728
00:34:52,123 --> 00:34:56,861
Mr. McMahon, will name
SmackDown's new general manager

729
00:34:56,928 --> 00:34:58,763
still to come tonight.

730
00:34:59,764 --> 00:35:03,134
But, Tazz, coming up next,
huge six-man action.

731
00:35:03,201 --> 00:35:05,503
[Tazz] "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Edge,
Rikishi

732
00:35:05,570 --> 00:35:09,540
go up against Christian, Storm, and Test.

733
00:35:09,607 --> 00:35:11,209
["The Beautiful People" playing]

734
00:35:11,943 --> 00:35:14,078
[announcer] And now,
the Extreme Blast of the Night

735
00:35:14,145 --> 00:35:18,282
rocked by JVC's Tower of Power,
with 460 watts of mind-numbing sound,

736
00:35:18,349 --> 00:35:22,086
dual eight-inch subs, and MP3 playback
to keep the party rocking all night long.

737
00:35:22,153 --> 00:35:23,888
The Tower of Power by JVC,

738
00:35:23,955 --> 00:35:26,858
the only system big enough
to crush the competition.

739
00:35:26,924 --> 00:35:28,893
[rock music playing]

740
00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:32,430
[Cole] And Rikishi,
the Samoan Drop to Test.

741
00:35:32,497 --> 00:35:35,566
The cover by Rikishi.
Hook of the leg and it's over.

742
00:35:35,633 --> 00:35:39,103
Rikishi steals one, and here come
the vultures, the three-on-one.

743
00:35:39,170 --> 00:35:40,872
-[Tazz] Look-- Oh, whoa!
-[Cole] And it's Edge.

744
00:35:40,938 --> 00:35:42,173
-[Tazz] Spear!
-[Cole] A spear!

745
00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:44,909
[Tazz] And Hogan
coming to the aid of Rikishi.

746
00:35:44,976 --> 00:35:46,911
[announcer] JVC's Tower of Power.

747
00:35:47,712 --> 00:35:50,548
[Cole] We are sold out in Wilkes-Barre
for SmackDown.

748
00:35:50,615 --> 00:35:53,117
And tonight, The Rock meets Kurt Angle,

749
00:35:53,184 --> 00:35:57,088
plus the new general manager for SmackDown
will be announced.

750
00:35:57,154 --> 00:36:00,224
But the Raw general manager,
Eric Bischoff, Tazz,

751
00:36:00,291 --> 00:36:02,960
is running around on a recruiting mission.

752
00:36:03,027 --> 00:36:04,529
[Tazz] More like sliming
around back there.

753
00:36:04,595 --> 00:36:06,230
He's just trying to hook everyone.

754
00:36:06,297 --> 00:36:07,398
Oh-ho!

755
00:36:07,465 --> 00:36:10,201
["Voodoo Child" playing]

756
00:36:16,474 --> 00:36:18,743
[crowd cheering]

757
00:36:28,252 --> 00:36:29,487
[bell ringing]

758
00:36:29,554 --> 00:36:32,723
[announcer] The following
is a six-man tag team match scheduled

759
00:36:32,790 --> 00:36:34,358
for one fall.

760
00:36:34,425 --> 00:36:39,931
Making their way to the ring
at a combined weight of 871 pounds,

761
00:36:39,997 --> 00:36:44,669
Rikishi and the Tag Team Champions,

762
00:36:44,735 --> 00:36:49,540
Edge and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan!

763
00:36:51,709 --> 00:36:53,311
[Cole] Well, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan

764
00:36:53,377 --> 00:36:56,647
did not seem to be
the least bit interested

765
00:36:56,714 --> 00:37:00,551
in negotiating with Eric Bischoff.

766
00:37:00,618 --> 00:37:04,422
Bischoff did mention Edge as someone
he'd love to recruit to Raw.

767
00:37:04,488 --> 00:37:07,525
Perhaps, Rikishi
would be on that shortlist as well.

768
00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:11,095
But I still can't figure out, Tazz,
what gives Bischoff

769
00:37:11,162 --> 00:37:15,099
the power to run around,
try to negotiate contracts?

770
00:37:15,166 --> 00:37:17,835
These three guys,
they're signed to SmackDown.

771
00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:19,971
[Tazz] I don't get it either,
what Bischoff's doing.

772
00:37:20,037 --> 00:37:21,906
I don't know what gives him
the right either.

773
00:37:21,973 --> 00:37:23,407
I don't really… I don't know.

774
00:37:27,411 --> 00:37:29,380
[crowd cheering]

775
00:37:29,447 --> 00:37:33,117
[Tazz] Tonight, SmackDown is being brought
to you by Maxim hair color for guys.

776
00:37:33,184 --> 00:37:35,286
Easy to do, hard to resist.

777
00:37:35,353 --> 00:37:39,290
Play I Wanna Go! on WWE.com
to win a Dinner with a Diva.

778
00:37:40,424 --> 00:37:43,527
[Cole] And by the new Above the Rim
collection from Reebok,

779
00:37:43,594 --> 00:37:45,329
in stores now.

780
00:37:46,731 --> 00:37:47,965
[Tazz] And by Subway.

781
00:37:48,032 --> 00:37:50,134
Fresh-made sandwiches
on fresh-baked bread.

782
00:37:50,201 --> 00:37:51,836
Subway. Eat fresh.

783
00:37:51,902 --> 00:37:55,006
[crowd cheering]

784
00:37:57,308 --> 00:38:00,044
["We Salute" playing]

785
00:38:00,111 --> 00:38:01,779
[Tazz] Talk about the mood changing.

786
00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:07,518
[announcer] And at a combined weight
of 736 pounds,

787
00:38:07,585 --> 00:38:11,689
Test, Christian, and Lance Storm.

788
00:38:11,756 --> 00:38:14,458
[Cole] Well, this Sunday at Vengeance
on pay-per-view,

789
00:38:14,525 --> 00:38:19,363
Lance Storm and Christian
will meet "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan

790
00:38:19,430 --> 00:38:24,135
and Edge for the WWE Tag Team Titles.

791
00:38:24,201 --> 00:38:26,270
And talk about a trio here,

792
00:38:26,337 --> 00:38:30,908
these Anti-Americans
who have a huge chip on their shoulder.

793
00:38:31,475 --> 00:38:34,145
[Tazz] Yeah, and that chip
ain't red and white and blue either.

794
00:38:37,248 --> 00:38:41,052
[Cole] Six-man tag team matchup
set to get underway.

795
00:38:41,118 --> 00:38:43,688
And don't forget, Edge and Christian,

796
00:38:43,754 --> 00:38:46,057
who will be on opposite sides,
you mentioned,

797
00:38:46,123 --> 00:38:48,159
are brothers and also part of perhaps

798
00:38:48,225 --> 00:38:51,395
the most successful tag team
in WWE history.

799
00:38:51,462 --> 00:38:54,699
[crowd chanting indistinctly]

800
00:38:54,765 --> 00:38:58,836
[Cole] This sold-out crowd coming
to its feet for "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan,

801
00:38:58,903 --> 00:39:02,373
but the 350-pound Rikishi
wants to start this matchup

802
00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:05,509
after that three-on-one assault
at the hands

803
00:39:05,576 --> 00:39:07,144
of The Anti-Americans last week.

804
00:39:07,845 --> 00:39:10,181
[Tazz] Yeah, Rikishi will beat
the tar out of somebody,

805
00:39:10,247 --> 00:39:12,717
and looks like Christian's
gonna get some of that.

806
00:39:12,783 --> 00:39:14,919
[Cole] And the right hands
by Rikishi to Christian.

807
00:39:14,985 --> 00:39:16,987
Christian whipped across
the ring, this crowd…

808
00:39:17,054 --> 00:39:18,055
[Tazz] Oh!

809
00:39:18,122 --> 00:39:22,059
[Cole] This sold-out crowd in Wilkes-Barre
is in a frenzy here tonight

810
00:39:22,126 --> 00:39:24,395
and, of course, waiting in anticipation,

811
00:39:24,462 --> 00:39:27,498
for not only The Rock and Kurt Angle
but the announcement

812
00:39:27,565 --> 00:39:30,401
of a new SmackDown general manager
here tonight.

813
00:39:30,468 --> 00:39:32,103
Oh! What a double clothesline!

814
00:39:32,169 --> 00:39:34,071
[crowd cheering]

815
00:39:35,206 --> 00:39:36,674
And the tag to Edge.

816
00:39:36,741 --> 00:39:38,342
And Edge up to the top ropes.

817
00:39:39,210 --> 00:39:42,913
Oh, and knockdown!
The flying clothesline to Lance Storm.

818
00:39:42,980 --> 00:39:45,383
And there goes Christian
sailing over the top rope.

819
00:39:45,449 --> 00:39:47,585
Test misses, and a knockdown by Edge.

820
00:39:47,651 --> 00:39:49,053
[Tazz] There's no brotherly love there.

821
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:50,855
Whoa! What a forearm by Edge.

822
00:39:50,921 --> 00:39:54,759
[Cole] Edge has been all fired up
since returning from that shoulder injury

823
00:39:54,825 --> 00:39:56,861
at the hands of Jericho a couple
of weeks back, and Test…

824
00:39:56,927 --> 00:39:59,330
-[Tazz] Test… Test tripped him up.
-[Cole] Referee never saw it.

825
00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:01,465
Had his back turned
and now The Anti-Americans

826
00:40:01,532 --> 00:40:05,169
begin to pick apart one half
of Tag Team Champions.

827
00:40:05,236 --> 00:40:08,105
Cover, hook of the leg by Storm,
and a kickout.

828
00:40:08,172 --> 00:40:12,743
[Tazz] Love Storm or hate Storm,
he's a tremendous in-ring competitor.

829
00:40:12,810 --> 00:40:14,979
Phenomenal, phenomenal athlete.

830
00:40:15,045 --> 00:40:17,415
[crowd chanting indistinctly]

831
00:40:18,783 --> 00:40:23,554
[Cole] Thousands of Hulkamaniacs
on their feet as "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan

832
00:40:23,621 --> 00:40:24,822
wants into the matchup.

833
00:40:24,889 --> 00:40:27,091
And Christian hammering away on Edge.

834
00:40:27,158 --> 00:40:30,895
This six-man tag action continues
when we come back.

835
00:40:33,497 --> 00:40:37,902
We are back on SmackDown in front
of a sold-out crowd in Wilkes-Barre.

836
00:40:38,936 --> 00:40:40,671
Six-man tag action,

837
00:40:40,738 --> 00:40:46,710
The Anti-Americans
against Hulk Hogan, Edge, and Rikishi.

838
00:40:49,914 --> 00:40:54,552
Oh, and a knockdown by Test to Edge,
and Test continues the assault on Edge

839
00:40:54,618 --> 00:40:57,054
who's been in the ring
for an extraordinary amount of time.

840
00:40:57,121 --> 00:40:59,857
[Tazz] These Anti-Americans
have been putting it to Edge.

841
00:40:59,924 --> 00:41:04,929
Edge needs to get a tag over to Rikishi
or his tag partner, Hogan.

842
00:41:05,696 --> 00:41:09,233
[Cole] Test continues the pressure.
Edge's arm down one time.

843
00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:12,269
Referee Brian Hebner begins the count.

844
00:41:12,336 --> 00:41:14,405
There's two.
If it goes down a third time, it's over.

845
00:41:14,471 --> 00:41:16,073
[Tazz] But a guy the size of Test…

846
00:41:16,140 --> 00:41:18,609
Oh. Edge stomping his own hand.

847
00:41:18,676 --> 00:41:21,111
Got a guy size of a guy like Test
in a rear chinlock,

848
00:41:21,178 --> 00:41:24,482
could choke a guy like Edge out,
but Edge coming back.

849
00:41:24,548 --> 00:41:26,417
[Cole] And listen to this electric crowd.

850
00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:29,420
Sold out in Wilkes-Barre on SmackDown.

851
00:41:29,487 --> 00:41:32,823
Edge battling out, and Test
with a knee to the midsection.

852
00:41:32,890 --> 00:41:36,660
And the powerful Test setting Edge up
for the pumphandle.

853
00:41:36,727 --> 00:41:39,663
-[Tazz] Deadly pumphandle. Slam! Wow!
-[Cole] And he plants Edge.

854
00:41:39,730 --> 00:41:44,235
[Tazz] Seeing Test do that now,
Test is going for that big deadly boot.

855
00:41:44,301 --> 00:41:45,870
Look at the look on Test's face.

856
00:41:46,737 --> 00:41:48,973
-[Cole] Edge struggling to his feet.
-[Tazz] Look at that face.

857
00:41:49,039 --> 00:41:50,774
[Cole] Test looking
for the finishing blow.

858
00:41:50,841 --> 00:41:52,376
-Here it comes.
-[Cole] Misses with a boot.

859
00:41:53,110 --> 00:41:54,378
-And Edge!
-[Tazz] Face plant!

860
00:41:54,445 --> 00:41:58,549
[Cole] Face-first goes Test
and now Edge needs to make a tag.

861
00:41:58,616 --> 00:42:01,685
This is the point of the match
where the momentum could shift,

862
00:42:01,752 --> 00:42:04,421
where the match could be decided.

863
00:42:04,488 --> 00:42:06,223
[Tazz] The people, listen,
really can feel it.

864
00:42:06,290 --> 00:42:08,659
Rikishi and Hogan can feel it.

865
00:42:08,726 --> 00:42:11,996
And so can Storm and Christian.
Storm and Christian need Test.

866
00:42:12,630 --> 00:42:14,398
[crowd cheering]

867
00:42:16,133 --> 00:42:18,335
[Cole] Edge crawling to the corner,

868
00:42:18,402 --> 00:42:21,672
trying desperately
to reach his tag team partner.

869
00:42:21,739 --> 00:42:24,174
Christian in, knocking Hogan down.

870
00:42:24,241 --> 00:42:26,977
[Tazz] Great tag team work
right there by Christian.

871
00:42:27,044 --> 00:42:30,080
One reason why he's been
so successful in tag team division.

872
00:42:30,147 --> 00:42:32,850
[Cole] And it draw…
It drew Hogan and Rikishi into the ring

873
00:42:32,917 --> 00:42:37,154
and allowed a three-on-one assault
at the hands of The Anti-Americans.

874
00:42:37,221 --> 00:42:40,224
[Tazz] That's what the quality
of being a Tag Team Champion is made of.

875
00:42:40,291 --> 00:42:42,026
Even though Hogan
is a Tag Champ right now,

876
00:42:42,092 --> 00:42:44,495
Christian knocking Hogan off the apron.

877
00:42:44,562 --> 00:42:46,330
You have to believe
that the Raw general manager,

878
00:42:46,397 --> 00:42:47,865
Eric Bischoff's in the back,

879
00:42:47,932 --> 00:42:51,302
mightily impressed with the work of Storm,
Christian, and Test.

880
00:42:51,368 --> 00:42:53,604
-[Tazz] Look at Storm.
-[Cole] Oh, and what a counter!

881
00:42:53,671 --> 00:42:55,639
A desperation counter by Edge.

882
00:42:55,706 --> 00:42:57,575
-And now, Edge makes the tag.
-[Tazz] Oh!

883
00:42:57,641 --> 00:43:00,177
[Cole] And here comes Hogan.

884
00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:03,213
[crowd cheering]

885
00:43:04,114 --> 00:43:05,416
[Tazz] Oh.

886
00:43:09,019 --> 00:43:11,922
[Cole] And "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan
is cleaning house.

887
00:43:11,989 --> 00:43:14,124
[Tazz] Hulkamania's running wild.

888
00:43:14,825 --> 00:43:16,393
[Cole] And Test from behind.

889
00:43:16,460 --> 00:43:18,829
Edge back into the ring. Rikishi as well.

890
00:43:18,896 --> 00:43:21,966
All six men are involved in the matchup.

891
00:43:22,032 --> 00:43:24,301
[Tazz] Storm's alone with Hogan.
Hogan don't see Storm.

892
00:43:24,368 --> 00:43:27,905
[Cole] And a savate kick to the chin!
Cover by Storm.

893
00:43:27,972 --> 00:43:29,907
-[Tazz] Upset.
-[Cole] Oh, and Hogan kicked out.

894
00:43:29,974 --> 00:43:32,476
[Tazz] What a coup that would've been
for Storm, but look at Hogan.

895
00:43:32,543 --> 00:43:34,912
[crowd cheering]

896
00:43:35,479 --> 00:43:36,914
[Tazz] Hulk Up Time.

897
00:43:36,981 --> 00:43:38,048
It's coming.

898
00:43:40,918 --> 00:43:42,319
[Cole] Storm's right hands…

899
00:43:42,386 --> 00:43:44,388
-Here we go! Look--
-[Cole] …seem to have no effect.

900
00:43:44,455 --> 00:43:46,357
[Tazz] Oh! I love this.

901
00:43:53,063 --> 00:43:55,599
Say your prayers, Storm,
and need some vitamins.

902
00:43:56,800 --> 00:43:58,902
[Cole] Storm realizes
he could be in trouble.

903
00:43:58,969 --> 00:44:00,270
Hogan with a right hand!

904
00:44:01,572 --> 00:44:03,741
[Tazz] Might be. He's in there with Hogan.

905
00:44:03,807 --> 00:44:05,175
[Cole] And here's the tag to Edge.

906
00:44:05,242 --> 00:44:06,644
Storm whipped into the corner.

907
00:44:06,710 --> 00:44:09,480
Off the clothesline.
Edge with a spear to the gut.

908
00:44:09,546 --> 00:44:10,948
[crowd cheering]

909
00:44:11,015 --> 00:44:11,882
[Cole] Uh-oh.

910
00:44:11,949 --> 00:44:14,785
[Tazz] 6'2", 350 underway, baby.

911
00:44:14,852 --> 00:44:16,286
[Cole] Backing it up.

912
00:44:18,122 --> 00:44:20,090
[Tazz] And look at Test pulling Edge out.

913
00:44:20,157 --> 00:44:21,291
Christian pulled Hogan out.

914
00:44:21,358 --> 00:44:22,426
[Tazz] Oh-ho! Look at this.

915
00:44:22,493 --> 00:44:24,161
[Cole] But Lance Storm--

916
00:44:24,228 --> 00:44:26,797
[Tazz] I'd say that Lance ain't
no Canadian bacon here.

917
00:44:26,864 --> 00:44:29,733
[Cole] And a boot to the chin of Rikishi.

918
00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:31,602
A thunderous boot by Test.

919
00:44:34,538 --> 00:44:35,839
Now Hogan back in.

920
00:44:37,941 --> 00:44:40,177
A boot from Hogan to Test!

921
00:44:40,244 --> 00:44:42,346
A bit of Test's own medicine.

922
00:44:42,980 --> 00:44:44,314
[Tazz] You know what time it is!

923
00:44:45,683 --> 00:44:47,951
Time for Christian to stop Hogan. Wow!

924
00:44:48,018 --> 00:44:49,787
[Cole] Christian plants
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.

925
00:44:49,853 --> 00:44:51,422
Spear! Spear from Edge!

926
00:44:52,456 --> 00:44:54,591
[Tazz] Little brother just got some spear!

927
00:44:55,292 --> 00:44:57,861
[Cole] Blocked a kick. Edge, look out.

928
00:44:57,928 --> 00:45:00,497
Edgecution! Edgecution!

929
00:45:00,564 --> 00:45:02,900
Cover, hook of the leg. It's a-- Oh!

930
00:45:02,966 --> 00:45:04,601
-[bell ringing]
-[Tazz] What a match!

931
00:45:06,036 --> 00:45:11,108
[announcer] Here are your winners,
Rikishi, Edge, and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.

932
00:45:11,175 --> 00:45:15,746
[Tazz] No wonder why Bischoff's back there
trying to scout SmackDown talent.

933
00:45:15,813 --> 00:45:19,283
Now, that's a SmackDown match right there.
Big time rockin'.

934
00:45:19,349 --> 00:45:21,051
[Cole] Edge pinning Lance Storm.

935
00:45:21,118 --> 00:45:26,490
Will the same thing happen Sunday
at Vengeance on pay-per-view

936
00:45:26,557 --> 00:45:28,792
when "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Edge

937
00:45:28,859 --> 00:45:33,964
defend against The Anti-Americans,
Lance Storm and Christian?

938
00:45:34,031 --> 00:45:38,435
[Tazz] The look on Test's face.
Anti-Americans are furious.

939
00:45:39,036 --> 00:45:43,207
[Cole] Test making sure
that Hogan, Edge, and Rikishi

940
00:45:43,273 --> 00:45:46,009
realize this is far from over.

941
00:45:46,076 --> 00:45:48,312
["Never Gonna Stop" playing]

942
00:45:49,980 --> 00:45:52,983
[crowd cheering]

943
00:45:56,854 --> 00:45:59,723
There he is, The People's Champion!

944
00:46:03,127 --> 00:46:04,161
Rock…

945
00:46:04,962 --> 00:46:06,130
Eric Bischoff.

946
00:46:08,232 --> 00:46:09,733
New GM for Raw.

947
00:46:11,034 --> 00:46:13,537
Now, listen, I don't know if you got
any of my messages Monday night,

948
00:46:14,271 --> 00:46:15,906
but I'm gonna get right to the point.

949
00:46:17,040 --> 00:46:21,278
I want you at Raw Monday nights, live.

950
00:46:22,679 --> 00:46:25,949
Now, listen, think about this.

951
00:46:26,683 --> 00:46:30,154
Nothing personal, because I know
you're a really talented guy.

952
00:46:31,522 --> 00:46:37,728
All right. But The Rock and Eric Bischoff,
together on the same show,

953
00:46:37,795 --> 00:46:41,165
on the same team,
pulling in the same direction.

954
00:46:41,231 --> 00:46:43,600
I mean, think about it,
put this in your head,

955
00:46:44,501 --> 00:46:48,005
my creative direction, and The Rock,

956
00:46:48,071 --> 00:46:50,707
I can take you places
where you've never been before.

957
00:46:50,774 --> 00:46:54,611
I can take you places where no one's
ever been before in this industry.

958
00:46:54,678 --> 00:46:55,812
What do you think?

959
00:46:55,879 --> 00:46:58,048
[crowd jeering]

960
00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:08,792
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!

961
00:47:08,859 --> 00:47:12,696
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!

962
00:47:12,763 --> 00:47:16,266
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!

963
00:47:16,333 --> 00:47:22,506
Finally, The Rock has come back
to Wilkes-Barre!

964
00:47:22,573 --> 00:47:24,141
[crowd cheering]

965
00:47:24,842 --> 00:47:27,344
You say you want The Rock live
this Monday night on Raw?

966
00:47:27,411 --> 00:47:28,879
-Absolutely.
-Is that what you want?

967
00:47:28,946 --> 00:47:32,583
-That's what I want.
-Well, The Rock says this, he'll be there.

968
00:47:33,150 --> 00:47:35,786
Yes! Yes!

969
00:47:35,853 --> 00:47:37,387
And let me tell you something, Rock,

970
00:47:37,454 --> 00:47:39,056
the first thing we do
when we sign our deal--

971
00:47:39,122 --> 00:47:40,390
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

972
00:47:40,457 --> 00:47:43,927
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

973
00:47:45,229 --> 00:47:46,730
The Rock is not signing anything.

974
00:47:47,297 --> 00:47:49,866
You think The Rock is gonna go to Raw
just because of you?

975
00:47:49,933 --> 00:47:51,201
No. No. No. No. No. No.

976
00:47:51,268 --> 00:47:54,171
The Rock is going to Raw,
live this Monday night,

977
00:47:54,238 --> 00:47:56,974
but it's gonna be because of what The Rock
does at Vengeance

978
00:47:57,040 --> 00:47:58,375
this Sunday night.

979
00:47:59,109 --> 00:48:01,245
You see, The Rock
is in a triple threat match.

980
00:48:01,311 --> 00:48:03,213
The Undertaker, Kurt Angle,

981
00:48:03,280 --> 00:48:06,450
The American Badass,
the American bald ass!

982
00:48:06,516 --> 00:48:08,886
[crowd cheering]

983
00:48:08,952 --> 00:48:11,588
And when all the dust is settled,
all the smoke…

984
00:48:12,389 --> 00:48:13,523
oh, has cleared,

985
00:48:13,590 --> 00:48:16,460
and all the grade A smacketh
has been laid down,

986
00:48:16,526 --> 00:48:20,030
The Rock is walking out of Vengeance
Undisputed Champion!

987
00:48:20,097 --> 00:48:21,832
[crowd cheering]

988
00:48:21,899 --> 00:48:23,133
-And you know what that means?
-Yes!

989
00:48:23,200 --> 00:48:24,568
-Yes! You like that?
-I love it.

990
00:48:24,635 --> 00:48:26,236
You're gonna love this.
Know what that means?

991
00:48:26,303 --> 00:48:28,272
Well, The Rock can go on any show,

992
00:48:28,338 --> 00:48:32,676
any show, and The Rock means any show!

993
00:48:32,743 --> 00:48:36,446
The Rock can go on Raw,
The Rock can go on SmackDown,

994
00:48:36,513 --> 00:48:39,950
The Rock can go on The Osbournes,
The Rock can go on The Sopranos,

995
00:48:40,017 --> 00:48:43,520
The Rock can go on Frasier and kick him
right in the nuts if he wanted to.

996
00:48:43,587 --> 00:48:46,089
-[crowd cheering]
-[Tazz laughs] That'd be good.

997
00:48:46,156 --> 00:48:48,592
"Oh, oh, oh, I say, Niles. This lat--"

998
00:48:48,659 --> 00:48:50,193
Oh, shut your mouth, jabroni!

999
00:48:50,260 --> 00:48:52,362
Wham! [grunts]

1000
00:48:53,130 --> 00:48:55,065
[laughter]

1001
00:48:56,300 --> 00:49:00,570
You're… you're killing me, man.
You-You definitely are the star.

1002
00:49:00,637 --> 00:49:03,240
And if I would have had you at Nitro
a couple years ago, you and me…

1003
00:49:03,307 --> 00:49:05,075
-I mean, can you--
-The Rock on Nitro?

1004
00:49:05,142 --> 00:49:07,044
The Rock would have loved
to have been on Nitro.

1005
00:49:07,110 --> 00:49:08,845
Can you imagine, The Rock,

1006
00:49:08,912 --> 00:49:12,316
the most electrifying man in sports
and entertainment on Nitro?

1007
00:49:13,317 --> 00:49:14,284
But you know what happened?

1008
00:49:14,351 --> 00:49:15,652
While you were on Nitro,

1009
00:49:15,719 --> 00:49:17,421
and you were giving
all your creative genius,

1010
00:49:17,487 --> 00:49:19,589
all your creative input to WCW…

1011
00:49:21,725 --> 00:49:24,728
The Rock was doing his part about
putting your company out of business.

1012
00:49:24,795 --> 00:49:27,798
[crowd cheering]

1013
00:49:31,401 --> 00:49:32,669
It's nothing personal.

1014
00:49:36,273 --> 00:49:42,179
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!

1015
00:49:43,213 --> 00:49:45,482
[announcer] And now,
the WWE Burn of the Night

1016
00:49:45,549 --> 00:49:48,518
is brought to you by STACKER 2,
the world's strongest fat burner.

1017
00:49:48,585 --> 00:49:52,055
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or visit STACKER2.com.

1018
00:49:52,122 --> 00:49:56,360
Allow me to introduce you
to the new general manager of Raw,

1019
00:49:56,426 --> 00:50:00,364
his name is Eric Bischoff!

1020
00:50:00,430 --> 00:50:01,965
[Lawler] I cannot believe this.

1021
00:50:02,032 --> 00:50:05,235
JR, I used to sit
in the same broadcast booth with Vince

1022
00:50:05,302 --> 00:50:07,070
when he would wish death
upon Eric Bischoff.

1023
00:50:08,438 --> 00:50:11,141
["No Chance in Hell" playing]

1024
00:50:13,043 --> 00:50:14,277
♪ No chance ♪

1025
00:50:14,344 --> 00:50:16,813
[Cole] If Mr. McMahon
would go to that extreme

1026
00:50:16,880 --> 00:50:20,050
to bring in Eric Bischoff
as general manager of Raw,

1027
00:50:21,051 --> 00:50:25,422
what could Mr. McMahon have in store
for us here on SmackDown?

1028
00:50:27,190 --> 00:50:29,126
[Tazz] Vince McMahon
said he's gonna shake up

1029
00:50:29,192 --> 00:50:31,595
some stuff on Raw and SmackDown

1030
00:50:31,661 --> 00:50:35,298
and, as usual, Mr. McMahon delivered.

1031
00:50:37,801 --> 00:50:38,835
Oh, boy.

1032
00:50:38,902 --> 00:50:40,337
Never before…

1033
00:50:42,773 --> 00:50:44,808
Never before have I seen such angst,

1034
00:50:44,875 --> 00:50:49,246
such concern on the faces
of WWE Superstars.

1035
00:50:49,312 --> 00:50:54,017
All I did was make one simple announcement
last Monday night.

1036
00:50:54,084 --> 00:50:58,155
There'd be a new GM for Raw
and a new GM for SmackDown.

1037
00:51:00,357 --> 00:51:01,958
I can say this…

1038
00:51:02,025 --> 00:51:05,295
To all the Superstars on Raw,
if you're that concerned,

1039
00:51:05,362 --> 00:51:08,365
if you think the grass is greener
on the other side,

1040
00:51:08,432 --> 00:51:12,202
over here on SmackDown,
you are free to negotiate

1041
00:51:12,269 --> 00:51:13,937
with the new GM of SmackDown.

1042
00:51:14,004 --> 00:51:15,138
[crowd booing]

1043
00:51:15,205 --> 00:51:16,339
[Tazz] Who it is?

1044
00:51:16,406 --> 00:51:19,876
Likewise,
all the Superstars of SmackDown,

1045
00:51:19,943 --> 00:51:23,780
if you think the grass is greener
over on Raw,

1046
00:51:23,847 --> 00:51:27,484
hey, you can go ahead and negotiate
with Raw's new GM.

1047
00:51:27,551 --> 00:51:29,519
[crowd] What?

1048
00:51:30,287 --> 00:51:32,856
I'm sure many of you thought
I lost my mind

1049
00:51:32,923 --> 00:51:37,394
when I named Eric Bischoff
general manager of Raw.

1050
00:51:37,461 --> 00:51:39,629
[crowd booing]

1051
00:51:39,696 --> 00:51:44,401
I assure you I have complete control
over all of my mental faculties.

1052
00:51:44,468 --> 00:51:45,869
I know you're thinking,
"Wait a minute."

1053
00:51:45,936 --> 00:51:49,539
"Eric Bischoff tried to put you
out of business, McMahon."

1054
00:51:49,606 --> 00:51:51,541
[crowd] What?

1055
00:51:52,342 --> 00:51:54,444
Yeah. He tried.

1056
00:51:54,978 --> 00:51:57,681
But I named Eric Bischoff
general manager of Raw

1057
00:51:57,747 --> 00:52:00,584
because he's the best person for the job,

1058
00:52:00,650 --> 00:52:04,087
and because he is innovative,
and because unquestionably,

1059
00:52:04,154 --> 00:52:06,790
he enjoys ruthless aggression.

1060
00:52:06,857 --> 00:52:08,692
[crowd] What?

1061
00:52:08,758 --> 00:52:11,361
Which would then bring us
to tonight's announcement

1062
00:52:11,428 --> 00:52:15,232
and the announcement
of your SmackDown general manager.

1063
00:52:15,298 --> 00:52:16,633
[crowd] What?

1064
00:52:16,700 --> 00:52:22,205
Likewise, this general manager
is the best person for the job.

1065
00:52:22,739 --> 00:52:27,410
Much like Bischoff, this person, as well,
tried to put me out of business,

1066
00:52:27,477 --> 00:52:31,948
and also has a history
of ruthless aggression.

1067
00:52:32,015 --> 00:52:33,617
[crowd] What?

1068
00:52:33,683 --> 00:52:38,388
The only difference between Bischoff
and the new GM of SmackDown,

1069
00:52:38,455 --> 00:52:40,790
as I said to the Raw audience,

1070
00:52:40,857 --> 00:52:44,761
they truly deserve Eric Bischoff
as their general manager.

1071
00:52:44,828 --> 00:52:48,031
I'm not so sure that all of you people,

1072
00:52:48,098 --> 00:52:52,369
the SmackDown audience actually deserve
your new general manager.

1073
00:52:52,435 --> 00:52:54,004
[crowd] What?

1074
00:52:54,070 --> 00:52:56,006
[crowd booing]

1075
00:52:59,176 --> 00:53:00,644
[Tazz] Who's it gonna be?

1076
00:53:00,710 --> 00:53:02,312
So, with that in mind,

1077
00:53:03,113 --> 00:53:08,652
allow me to introduce you
to the new general manager of SmackDown…

1078
00:53:10,253 --> 00:53:12,122
Stephanie McMahon!

1079
00:53:12,189 --> 00:53:13,390
[Tazz] Whoa.

1080
00:53:13,456 --> 00:53:16,293
["All Grown Up" playing]

1081
00:53:16,359 --> 00:53:20,063
[Cole] You mean Mr. McMahon's daughter
Stephanie McMahon.

1082
00:53:20,130 --> 00:53:21,965
[Tazz] That'd be the one, my man.

1083
00:53:22,032 --> 00:53:25,769
There's only one Stephanie McMahon,
and you're looking at her.

1084
00:53:25,835 --> 00:53:27,203
She's our new boss!

1085
00:53:28,772 --> 00:53:31,608
[Cole] And the SmackDown Superstars
in the back…

1086
00:53:33,643 --> 00:53:36,146
I don't think any of them
can believe what's going on.

1087
00:53:36,746 --> 00:53:38,081
[Tazz] Ruthless aggression?

1088
00:53:38,815 --> 00:53:42,619
Steph McMahon has got
ruthless aggression in her bloodline.

1089
00:53:42,686 --> 00:53:46,056
[crowd booing]

1090
00:53:49,259 --> 00:53:52,796
Welcome to my show…

1091
00:53:52,862 --> 00:53:54,397
SmackDown!

1092
00:53:54,464 --> 00:53:56,633
[crowd booing]

1093
00:53:57,767 --> 00:54:01,271
Eric Bischoff is a parasite,

1094
00:54:01,338 --> 00:54:02,606
Shane was right.

1095
00:54:03,306 --> 00:54:05,942
But the one thing
my brother was wrong about

1096
00:54:06,009 --> 00:54:10,780
was when he said that
he was going to screw Vince McMahon,

1097
00:54:11,548 --> 00:54:15,018
screw this company, and screw my family,

1098
00:54:15,085 --> 00:54:17,554
because I won't let that happen.

1099
00:54:18,622 --> 00:54:21,224
And I won't allow Eric Bischoff

1100
00:54:21,291 --> 00:54:25,428
to steal your SmackDown Superstars
from you.

1101
00:54:27,364 --> 00:54:30,567
Those Superstars include The Rock!

1102
00:54:32,736 --> 00:54:34,638
They include Hulk Hogan.

1103
00:54:35,605 --> 00:54:36,840
They include Edge,

1104
00:54:36,906 --> 00:54:42,012
and they include the man who Bischoff
says would have made WCW a success,

1105
00:54:42,712 --> 00:54:44,381
the man who Bischoff

1106
00:54:44,447 --> 00:54:48,251
knows to be the greatest ring general
in the world today,

1107
00:54:49,119 --> 00:54:52,255
the man who has truly earned
the moniker "The Game,"

1108
00:54:52,956 --> 00:54:54,190
Triple H.

1109
00:54:55,392 --> 00:54:57,327
[Cole] That's her soon-to-be ex-husband.

1110
00:54:57,394 --> 00:54:59,863
Bischoff claimed
that his first official act

1111
00:54:59,929 --> 00:55:03,033
as the general manager
was going to be at Vengeance

1112
00:55:03,099 --> 00:55:05,301
when he signed Triple H to Raw.

1113
00:55:06,136 --> 00:55:08,605
So, Bischoff, at Vengeance,

1114
00:55:08,672 --> 00:55:12,142
if you want Triple H
to go down to that very ring

1115
00:55:12,208 --> 00:55:15,445
and choose between Raw or SmackDown,

1116
00:55:15,512 --> 00:55:17,247
I don't have a problem with that

1117
00:55:18,048 --> 00:55:21,584
because the egg
is gonna be on your face Bischoff

1118
00:55:22,085 --> 00:55:26,222
when you're left standing there,
and Triple H leaves Vengeance,

1119
00:55:26,289 --> 00:55:30,593
and comes back home
to his fans at SmackDown.

1120
00:55:30,660 --> 00:55:33,697
[crowd cheering]

1121
00:55:35,965 --> 00:55:39,803
Now, I am the general manager
of SmackDown

1122
00:55:39,869 --> 00:55:42,339
with the full support of Vince McMahon,

1123
00:55:42,405 --> 00:55:46,176
the same way you, Bischoff,
are the general manager of Raw.

1124
00:55:47,043 --> 00:55:51,915
But the only advantage you have over me,
Bischoff, is about three days.

1125
00:55:53,149 --> 00:55:55,251
Now, you said your official act,

1126
00:55:55,318 --> 00:55:59,122
your first official act
was going to take place at Vengeance,

1127
00:55:59,856 --> 00:56:04,661
well, my first official act
as general manager of SmackDown

1128
00:56:04,728 --> 00:56:07,497
is gonna take place right now

1129
00:56:07,564 --> 00:56:11,067
when I throw you
the hell out of my building!

1130
00:56:11,134 --> 00:56:12,102
[Tazz] Whoa!

1131
00:56:12,168 --> 00:56:15,605
Well, no warming up in the ball pit
for Stephanie.

1132
00:56:16,239 --> 00:56:18,074
She's chucking Bischoff.

1133
00:56:18,141 --> 00:56:21,177
[Cole] Stephanie McMahon,
all business, and she claimed

1134
00:56:21,244 --> 00:56:23,780
she's gonna throw Eric Bischoff
out of the building.

1135
00:56:23,847 --> 00:56:25,148
[Tazz] Cole, Cole, right now.

1136
00:56:25,215 --> 00:56:27,650
Camera's following her through the…

1137
00:56:27,717 --> 00:56:29,652
I don't believe this.
Where is she going?

1138
00:56:29,719 --> 00:56:31,054
What's up for her…

1139
00:56:31,121 --> 00:56:32,922
She's gonna look for Bischoff, I guess.

1140
00:56:35,158 --> 00:56:37,594
[crowd buzzing]

1141
00:56:45,435 --> 00:56:47,370
[indistinct chatter]

1142
00:56:47,437 --> 00:56:48,671
You better turn around.

1143
00:56:59,482 --> 00:57:02,252
You have two choices, Eric.

1144
00:57:03,319 --> 00:57:08,124
You can either walk your little self
out of my building

1145
00:57:08,658 --> 00:57:12,195
or I will have you thrown out.

1146
00:57:12,262 --> 00:57:14,531
[crowd cheering]

1147
00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:18,735
You want me out of the building?

1148
00:57:18,802 --> 00:57:19,836
Oh yeah.

1149
00:57:19,903 --> 00:57:21,337
I'll be out of the building.

1150
00:57:21,404 --> 00:57:23,339
But let me tell you something, Steph…

1151
00:57:24,741 --> 00:57:27,610
a lot can happen between now and Sunday.

1152
00:57:27,677 --> 00:57:29,179
Oh, you're right.

1153
00:57:31,147 --> 00:57:32,782
I'll see you at Vengeance.

1154
00:57:38,455 --> 00:57:40,857
[announcer] And now,
the WWE Slam of the Week

1155
00:57:40,924 --> 00:57:43,726
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1156
00:57:43,793 --> 00:57:45,328
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1157
00:57:45,395 --> 00:57:48,665
[Cole] Billy Kidman tossing Noble
back into the ring.

1158
00:57:48,731 --> 00:57:50,166
-Uh-oh.
-And be… Oh.

1159
00:57:50,233 --> 00:57:54,437
[Cole] And Nidia knocking Kidman down,
and shot to the kidney by Kidman to Noble.

1160
00:57:54,504 --> 00:57:55,972
-Whoa!
-Oh!

1161
00:57:56,039 --> 00:57:57,707
[Cole] Off the top rope, he got him.

1162
00:57:57,774 --> 00:58:00,343
Kidman pins the Cruiserweight Champion.

1163
00:58:00,410 --> 00:58:03,012
[dramatic music playing]

1164
00:58:06,316 --> 00:58:08,284
[Cole] Set for Cruiserweight
action on SmackDown

1165
00:58:08,351 --> 00:58:11,988
but this crowd is still abuzz,
and frankly, I'm shocked, Tazz,

1166
00:58:12,055 --> 00:58:14,123
with what transpired a few moments ago.

1167
00:58:14,190 --> 00:58:16,426
Mr. McMahon naming his own daughter,

1168
00:58:16,493 --> 00:58:18,661
the daughter
that tried to put him out of business,

1169
00:58:18,728 --> 00:58:22,031
Stephanie,
as new general manager of SmackDown.

1170
00:58:23,099 --> 00:58:24,167
Shocking.

1171
00:58:24,234 --> 00:58:26,536
Stephanie is our new boss,
new GM of SmackDown.

1172
00:58:26,603 --> 00:58:30,773
But check this out, during the break,
a little birdie just told me something,

1173
00:58:31,508 --> 00:58:34,944
"The Game" Triple H,
reportedly, he's in the area.

1174
00:58:35,011 --> 00:58:36,112
Triple H?

1175
00:58:36,179 --> 00:58:37,480
Someone spotted him in the area.

1176
00:58:37,547 --> 00:58:39,349
There's a good chance
he might pop up around here.

1177
00:58:39,415 --> 00:58:41,217
Well, that leads
to an interesting question,

1178
00:58:41,284 --> 00:58:43,586
what's Triple H
gonna do come Sunday at Vengeance?

1179
00:58:43,653 --> 00:58:46,856
Sign with Bischoff at Raw
or Stephanie at SmackDown?

1180
00:58:46,923 --> 00:58:49,025
[Tazz] Well, speaking of Vengeance.

1181
00:58:49,092 --> 00:58:51,261
[Cole] The Cruiserweight Title
will be on the line

1182
00:58:51,327 --> 00:58:52,862
Sunday on pay-per-view.

1183
00:58:52,929 --> 00:58:57,767
Billy Kidman, who you saw moments ago
pinned Jamie Noble in a tag team matchup,

1184
00:58:57,834 --> 00:59:00,770
beats Noble
for the Cruiserweight Championship,

1185
00:59:00,837 --> 00:59:03,773
Sunday at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

1186
00:59:04,307 --> 00:59:07,443
[Tazz] Cole, I'm being told right now
by my people

1187
00:59:07,510 --> 00:59:10,046
that Eric Bischoff has left the building.

1188
00:59:10,113 --> 00:59:11,714
-Thank God.
-[bell ringing]

1189
00:59:11,781 --> 00:59:14,584
[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1190
00:59:14,651 --> 00:59:16,519
Marching the ring, from Japan,

1191
00:59:16,586 --> 00:59:21,257
weighing in at 206 pounds, Tajiri!

1192
00:59:21,324 --> 00:59:25,228
[Cole] I guarantee we'll see Eric Bischoff
again this Monday night on Raw

1193
00:59:25,295 --> 00:59:27,630
live from Grand Rapids.

1194
00:59:27,697 --> 00:59:32,835
But boy oh boy, the gauntlet
has been thrown down here tonight.

1195
00:59:35,071 --> 00:59:38,408
[Cole] The new SmackDown general manager
Stephanie McMahon

1196
00:59:38,474 --> 00:59:42,912
vows that she will not allow
Eric Bischoff to steal SmackDown talent.

1197
00:59:42,979 --> 00:59:45,214
In fact, her first order of business?

1198
00:59:45,281 --> 00:59:47,150
Throwing Eric Bischoff
out of the building.

1199
00:59:47,216 --> 00:59:50,219
[Tazz] Well, Stephanie McMahon,
not surprising--

1200
00:59:50,286 --> 00:59:51,921
[Cole] Oh, wow! Counter by Kidman.

1201
00:59:51,988 --> 00:59:54,023
[Tazz] Not surprising,
Stephanie making her presence known

1202
00:59:54,090 --> 00:59:56,926
here on SmackDown
as the new general manager.

1203
00:59:56,993 --> 00:59:58,061
-Oh!
-[Cole] Oh!

1204
00:59:58,127 --> 01:00:00,430
[Tazz] And letting Eric Bischoff
see who's the boss

1205
01:00:00,496 --> 01:00:02,031
around these parts here on SmackDown.

1206
01:00:02,098 --> 01:00:04,667
Well, what about this startling news,
the fact that Mr. McMahon,

1207
01:00:04,734 --> 01:00:07,136
the owner of World Wrestling
Entertainment,

1208
01:00:07,203 --> 01:00:10,039
has basically said that
there will be an open season

1209
01:00:10,106 --> 01:00:12,141
on all talent here at WWE.

1210
01:00:12,208 --> 01:00:13,476
-The fact that…
-[Tazz] Oh!

1211
01:00:13,543 --> 01:00:15,745
[Cole] …all contracts are now open

1212
01:00:15,812 --> 01:00:18,815
so all SmackDown stars
can negotiate with Raw.

1213
01:00:19,382 --> 01:00:22,385
Raw stars can negotiate with SmackDown.

1214
01:00:22,452 --> 01:00:24,654
And there's gonna be a bidding war.

1215
01:00:24,721 --> 01:00:27,724
Nasty business propositions
could be on the way.

1216
01:00:28,391 --> 01:00:29,826
-[Tazz] Well, I bet you--
-[Cole] Oh!

1217
01:00:29,892 --> 01:00:32,662
[Tazz] I bet you a guy like Bischoff
would love a guy like Kidman.

1218
01:00:32,729 --> 01:00:34,297
He had Kidman at WCW,

1219
01:00:34,364 --> 01:00:36,733
kind of dropped the ball on him,
in my opinion,

1220
01:00:36,799 --> 01:00:38,868
especially if Kidman
can get that Cruiserweight Title

1221
01:00:38,935 --> 01:00:40,036
at Vengeance from Noble.

1222
01:00:40,103 --> 01:00:41,371
[Cole] Oh, went for the Tarantula,

1223
01:00:41,437 --> 01:00:44,407
great counter by Kidman,
and a shot to the ribs by Tajiri.

1224
01:00:44,474 --> 01:00:46,743
Such an important matchup
for Billy Kidman.

1225
01:00:46,809 --> 01:00:49,712
And here is the Tarantula,
locked in by Tajiri to Kidman.

1226
01:00:51,147 --> 01:00:55,151
Billy Kidman can ill afford to get injured
here in this matchup tonight Tazz.

1227
01:00:55,218 --> 01:00:57,520
He has a date with Noble
for the title Sunday.

1228
01:00:57,587 --> 01:00:59,922
[Tazz] And if-- The Tarantula
does not have to be applied--

1229
01:00:59,989 --> 01:01:02,191
[Cole] And here's the cover on Kidman
and a kickout.

1230
01:01:02,258 --> 01:01:04,293
[Tazz] The Tarantula
does not have to be applied long

1231
01:01:04,360 --> 01:01:06,863
to have some pain through your body
with that move.

1232
01:01:06,929 --> 01:01:08,398
It's dangerous, it really hurts.

1233
01:01:08,464 --> 01:01:10,933
[Cole] Well, you know,
Tajiri has an extremely close relationship

1234
01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:13,236
with the Cruiserweight Champion
Jamie Noble.

1235
01:01:13,302 --> 01:01:14,804
-[Tazz] And Nidia.
-And Nidia as well.

1236
01:01:14,871 --> 01:01:17,540
And do you think perhaps
the three of them got together

1237
01:01:17,607 --> 01:01:20,243
maybe earlier on today,
and maybe Noble and Nidia said,

1238
01:01:20,309 --> 01:01:21,911
"Hey, Tajiri, do us a favor."

1239
01:01:21,978 --> 01:01:24,080
"Soften up Billy Kidman
a little bit for Sunday."

1240
01:01:24,147 --> 01:01:25,248
[Tazz] I'm sure that happened.

1241
01:01:25,314 --> 01:01:28,384
I mean, Tajiri's like
the fifth wheel with Nidia and Noble,

1242
01:01:28,451 --> 01:01:30,186
if you smell what I'm cooking.

1243
01:01:30,253 --> 01:01:31,154
No pun.

1244
01:01:31,220 --> 01:01:34,957
[Cole] Both of these Superstars
are former Cruiserweight Champions.

1245
01:01:35,024 --> 01:01:37,026
And speaking
of the Cruiserweight division,

1246
01:01:37,093 --> 01:01:40,329
will Rey Mysterio Jr.
who makes his debut right here

1247
01:01:40,396 --> 01:01:41,831
next week on SmackDown,

1248
01:01:41,898 --> 01:01:44,901
accept the challenge
laid out by Chavo Guerrero

1249
01:01:44,967 --> 01:01:46,035
earlier on tonight?

1250
01:01:46,102 --> 01:01:48,271
[Tazz] A lot of people around here,
even yours truly,

1251
01:01:48,337 --> 01:01:52,642
very excited about Mysterio
coming to WWE, especially on SmackDown.

1252
01:01:52,709 --> 01:01:56,579
He's gonna make some impact here for sure,
especially in the Cruiserweight division.

1253
01:01:56,646 --> 01:01:58,614
Think you've seen high-flying,
you ain't seen nothing.

1254
01:01:58,681 --> 01:02:01,184
[Cole] Look at this.
Kidman, with a shot to the kidneys,

1255
01:02:01,250 --> 01:02:05,021
and a desperation dropkick
by Billy Kidman.

1256
01:02:05,555 --> 01:02:07,590
[Tazz] Beautiful counter
by Kidman for that…

1257
01:02:07,657 --> 01:02:09,859
for that handspring elbow by Tajiri.

1258
01:02:09,926 --> 01:02:11,661
[Cole] I still can't
stop thinking about it.

1259
01:02:11,727 --> 01:02:16,332
How Stephanie is gonna be able
to negotiate with her…

1260
01:02:16,399 --> 01:02:18,167
well, soon-to-be ex-husband Triple H.

1261
01:02:18,234 --> 01:02:19,635
They probably haven't… haven't spoken--

1262
01:02:19,702 --> 01:02:21,838
-[Tazz] Oh!
-[Cole] Wow! What a neckbreaker!

1263
01:02:21,904 --> 01:02:22,939
Here's the cover by Kidman.

1264
01:02:23,005 --> 01:02:25,007
-[Tazz] Got to be it.
-Hook of the leg and a kickout.

1265
01:02:25,074 --> 01:02:27,376
You realize Stephanie and Triple H
probably haven't spoken…

1266
01:02:27,443 --> 01:02:29,812
-[Tazz] I don't know.
-…unless through attorneys in months.

1267
01:02:29,879 --> 01:02:31,380
[Tazz] I don't even wanna go there.

1268
01:02:31,447 --> 01:02:32,348
[Cole] Look at this.

1269
01:02:32,915 --> 01:02:35,985
Kidman misses with a big clothesline,
and a kick by Tajiri.

1270
01:02:36,652 --> 01:02:38,254
[Cole] Wow. That was unique.
Here's the cover.

1271
01:02:38,321 --> 01:02:40,890
Hook to the leg and Kidman
who gets the shoulder up.

1272
01:02:40,957 --> 01:02:42,825
[Tazz] Hell of a matchup here.
Great matchup.

1273
01:02:42,892 --> 01:02:46,095
But we're talking told about
Stephanie being the new general manager,

1274
01:02:46,162 --> 01:02:48,164
but yet, let's not take away
from Tajiri, Kidman,

1275
01:02:48,231 --> 01:02:50,600
phenomenal matchup right now.

1276
01:02:50,666 --> 01:02:53,202
[Cole] Well, Tajiri,
"The Japanese Buzzsaw," lands on his feet.

1277
01:02:53,269 --> 01:02:55,772
Tremendous balance. But Kidman counters.

1278
01:02:55,838 --> 01:02:56,873
-[Tazz] Oh!
-[Cole] And here…

1279
01:02:56,939 --> 01:02:58,641
Well, I thought
he was gonna go for the cover.

1280
01:02:58,708 --> 01:02:59,842
[Tazz] So did I.

1281
01:02:59,909 --> 01:03:03,279
[Cole] But perhaps he's setting Tajiri
up for the Shooting Star Press.

1282
01:03:03,346 --> 01:03:05,181
-I love this.
-[Cole] Kidman's favorite maneuver.

1283
01:03:05,248 --> 01:03:07,083
[Tazz] I love the way
Kidman does this move.

1284
01:03:07,150 --> 01:03:08,551
Shooting S coming up.

1285
01:03:08,618 --> 01:03:09,952
[Cole] And connects!

1286
01:03:10,019 --> 01:03:11,788
Kidman hooks the leg.

1287
01:03:11,854 --> 01:03:15,892
And if he connects Sunday,
Kidman will win the Cruiserweight Title.

1288
01:03:15,958 --> 01:03:19,428
[announcer]
Here's your winner, Billy Kidman.

1289
01:03:19,495 --> 01:03:21,030
[Tazz] Look at this. That's Noble.

1290
01:03:21,097 --> 01:03:23,666
[Cole] Hey, that's Jamie Noble,
the Cruiserweight Champion.

1291
01:03:24,867 --> 01:03:28,004
An ambush on Kidman,
but Kidman is trying to…

1292
01:03:29,105 --> 01:03:31,140
[Tazz] Kidman's on fire tonight, man.

1293
01:03:31,207 --> 01:03:32,808
[Cole] And a… Oh, he missed.

1294
01:03:33,342 --> 01:03:35,711
Tajiri with a miss to eyes
of Billy Kidman.

1295
01:03:35,778 --> 01:03:37,046
[Tazz] Oh-ho!

1296
01:03:37,113 --> 01:03:39,615
[Cole] And Jamie Noble,
the Cruiserweight Champion

1297
01:03:39,682 --> 01:03:41,050
sending a message.

1298
01:03:41,117 --> 01:03:42,718
[Tazz] And here comes Nidia.

1299
01:03:42,785 --> 01:03:45,221
She's gonna give
a little message too to Kidman.

1300
01:03:47,190 --> 01:03:48,991
Hey, come and get it, punk.

1301
01:03:49,058 --> 01:03:50,092
[Tazz] Oh.

1302
01:03:50,626 --> 01:03:51,894
You got to wonder

1303
01:03:51,961 --> 01:03:54,730
what the new GM of SmackDown,
Stephanie McMahon,

1304
01:03:54,797 --> 01:03:59,268
thinks of the lovely duo
of Nidia and Noble.

1305
01:04:00,503 --> 01:04:02,471
[Cole] Sunday at Vengeance
on pay-per-view,

1306
01:04:02,538 --> 01:04:06,776
Jamie Noble defends
the Cruiserweight Title

1307
01:04:06,843 --> 01:04:08,978
against Billy Kidman.

1308
01:04:10,846 --> 01:04:13,883
[crowd booing]

1309
01:04:19,622 --> 01:04:21,224
Steph-- Stephanie!

1310
01:04:22,291 --> 01:04:25,561
-Hey, Chris.
-Oh, it's so great to see you again.

1311
01:04:25,628 --> 01:04:27,230
Hey. It's great to see you too.

1312
01:04:27,296 --> 01:04:28,531
Oh, congratulations.

1313
01:04:28,598 --> 01:04:30,333
I mean, you're the general manager
of SmackDown.

1314
01:04:30,399 --> 01:04:31,667
-You're the boss.
-That's right.

1315
01:04:31,734 --> 01:04:32,568
You're the boss.

1316
01:04:32,635 --> 01:04:35,605
Of all the people I would've chosen
to be the boss of SmackDown,

1317
01:04:35,671 --> 01:04:36,939
you're at the top of the list.

1318
01:04:37,006 --> 01:04:38,808
And I really, really mean that.

1319
01:04:39,442 --> 01:04:41,577
-I can tell you mean that, Chris.
-I really do.

1320
01:04:41,644 --> 01:04:43,913
But you know,
you're always so complimentary to me.

1321
01:04:43,980 --> 01:04:45,481
-You deserve it.
-Well, thank you.

1322
01:04:45,548 --> 01:04:47,850
But I feel you deserve compliments too.

1323
01:04:47,917 --> 01:04:48,818
-Me?
-Yes.

1324
01:04:48,884 --> 01:04:50,753
And when I was watching
SmackDown last week,

1325
01:04:50,820 --> 01:04:52,521
I was overwhelmed.

1326
01:04:53,022 --> 01:04:55,157
You were so unselfish.

1327
01:04:55,224 --> 01:04:58,794
I mean, you gave up the match
that you wanted most.

1328
01:04:58,861 --> 01:05:03,799
You gave up Chris Jericho versus Edge,
one of the main events at Vengeance.

1329
01:05:04,567 --> 01:05:08,471
And you gave it up so that Edge and Hogan

1330
01:05:08,537 --> 01:05:10,640
could defend their Tag Team Titles.

1331
01:05:10,706 --> 01:05:14,076
-Yeah.
-I mean, your generosity is overwhelming

1332
01:05:14,143 --> 01:05:16,145
and I feel it deserves a reward.

1333
01:05:16,879 --> 01:05:19,915
That's why next week,
right here on SmackDown,

1334
01:05:19,982 --> 01:05:22,018
I'm gonna give you what you want.

1335
01:05:22,084 --> 01:05:23,019
Really?

1336
01:05:23,085 --> 01:05:26,255
I'm gonna give you the match
that you gave up for Vengeance.

1337
01:05:26,322 --> 01:05:27,590
Next week on SmackDown,

1338
01:05:27,657 --> 01:05:31,360
it's gonna be you, Chris Jericho,
versus Edge!

1339
01:05:31,427 --> 01:05:33,362
[crowd cheering]

1340
01:05:33,429 --> 01:05:35,498
-Me versus Edge?
-You versus Edge.

1341
01:05:36,065 --> 01:05:38,467
That's great to me. That's…

1342
01:05:38,534 --> 01:05:40,002
It's just what I was hoping for.

1343
01:05:40,069 --> 01:05:41,437
You're welcome.

1344
01:05:41,504 --> 01:05:42,471
Thanks, Steph.

1345
01:05:43,205 --> 01:05:44,440
Welcome back, boss.

1346
01:05:46,475 --> 01:05:47,810
Me versus Edge.

1347
01:05:49,211 --> 01:05:50,980
Jericho versus Edge, huh?

1348
01:05:51,047 --> 01:05:52,248
[Stephanie] Shut the door.

1349
01:05:53,015 --> 01:05:54,850
[crowd cheering]

1350
01:05:56,052 --> 01:05:57,186
[bleep]!

1351
01:06:02,992 --> 01:06:05,928
[eerie music playing]

1352
01:06:13,970 --> 01:06:16,872
["619" playing]

1353
01:06:32,955 --> 01:06:34,423
[Tazz] Mysterio next week.

1354
01:06:34,490 --> 01:06:36,525
[Cole] Oh, there's "The Brahma Bull"
The Rock.

1355
01:06:36,592 --> 01:06:39,195
Fresh off telling Eric Bischoff
where to go,

1356
01:06:39,261 --> 01:06:42,064
he now turns his focus to the main event.

1357
01:06:42,131 --> 01:06:44,567
Coming up next,
The Rock versus Kurt Angle.

1358
01:06:44,633 --> 01:06:47,136
With the general manager
of Raw, Eric Bischoff,

1359
01:06:47,203 --> 01:06:49,939
the new general manager of SmackDown,
Stephanie McMahon,

1360
01:06:50,006 --> 01:06:52,108
Triple H is up for grabs.

1361
01:06:52,174 --> 01:06:54,276
Wow, Vengeance takes on a new meaning now.

1362
01:06:54,343 --> 01:06:57,213
Vengeance will be off the charts now,
for sure,

1363
01:06:57,279 --> 01:06:59,148
as if it wasn't gonna be already.

1364
01:06:59,215 --> 01:07:00,082
[Cole] Listen to this.

1365
01:07:01,083 --> 01:07:02,018
[Tazz] All right.

1366
01:07:02,084 --> 01:07:04,553
[Cole] That's "Downfall."
Trust Company's "Downfall,"

1367
01:07:04,620 --> 01:07:07,356
the official theme song from Vengeance.

1368
01:07:07,423 --> 01:07:11,193
And the main event
Sunday on pay-per-view from Detroit,

1369
01:07:11,260 --> 01:07:13,562
the Undisputed Title,
a triple threat match,

1370
01:07:13,629 --> 01:07:16,132
The Rock, Kurt Angle, and The Undertaker.

1371
01:07:16,198 --> 01:07:19,268
[Tazz] The Gold Medalist,
The Great One, and The American Badass.

1372
01:07:19,335 --> 01:07:21,504
Only one can leave Undisputed Champion.

1373
01:07:21,570 --> 01:07:23,305
[Cole] Tag Titles on the line,

1374
01:07:23,372 --> 01:07:26,142
Hogan, Edge
versus Lance Storm and Christian.

1375
01:07:26,208 --> 01:07:28,210
[Tazz] This is bigger
than political philosophies

1376
01:07:28,277 --> 01:07:31,147
as the Tag Team Titles are on the line.

1377
01:07:31,213 --> 01:07:32,615
["Downfall" by Trust Company playing]

1378
01:07:32,681 --> 01:07:34,884
[Cole] Also, a huge decision.

1379
01:07:34,950 --> 01:07:38,354
Will Triple H choose Raw or SmackDown?

1380
01:07:38,421 --> 01:07:41,057
[Tazz] The balance of power
will be decided.

1381
01:07:41,123 --> 01:07:45,428
Between SmackDown and Raw,
which way will The Game go?

1382
01:07:45,494 --> 01:07:49,632
[Cole] No disqualification, no count out,
The Big Show and Booker T.

1383
01:07:49,698 --> 01:07:52,067
[Tazz] This is simple,
It's the Spinaroonie

1384
01:07:52,134 --> 01:07:54,770
head up against the chokeslam.

1385
01:07:54,837 --> 01:07:57,039
[Cole] A tag team table match
at Vengeance,

1386
01:07:57,106 --> 01:08:01,143
Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley
against Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero.

1387
01:08:01,210 --> 01:08:04,313
[Tazz] Master of the crossface tease
with Latino Heat,

1388
01:08:04,380 --> 01:08:07,850
and the Dudleys wanna put them
both through tables.

1389
01:08:07,917 --> 01:08:10,152
[Cole] The Intercontinental Title
on the line.

1390
01:08:10,219 --> 01:08:14,123
The champion, Rob Van Dam,
the challenger, Brock Lesnar.

1391
01:08:14,190 --> 01:08:18,594
[Tazz] The Next Big Thing is going
for the Intercontinental Championship,

1392
01:08:18,661 --> 01:08:20,963
but Rob Van Dam is in his way.

1393
01:08:23,265 --> 01:08:25,601
[Cole] Plus the Cruiserweight Title
on the line,

1394
01:08:25,668 --> 01:08:29,038
Jamie Noble and Billy Kidman will…

1395
01:08:29,104 --> 01:08:30,172
[Tazz] What the hell?

1396
01:08:30,239 --> 01:08:32,074
["Medal" playing]

1397
01:08:32,141 --> 01:08:34,610
[Cole] It looks like Kurt Angle…

1398
01:08:35,177 --> 01:08:36,745
[crowd] You suck!

1399
01:08:36,812 --> 01:08:39,081
[Cole] …doesn't wanna wait
to get the main event started.

1400
01:08:39,815 --> 01:08:41,717
[crowd] You suck!

1401
01:08:41,784 --> 01:08:43,586
You suck!

1402
01:08:44,420 --> 01:08:45,921
You suck!

1403
01:08:45,988 --> 01:08:48,424
[popping explosions]

1404
01:08:51,627 --> 01:08:54,530
[Cole] Sunday on pay-per-view
at Vengeance, Kurt Angle,

1405
01:08:54,597 --> 01:08:57,666
The Undertaker,
and The Rock in a triple threat match.

1406
01:08:58,234 --> 01:09:00,402
This Sunday at Vengeance,

1407
01:09:01,604 --> 01:09:05,341
I will become
the next Undisputed Champion.

1408
01:09:05,407 --> 01:09:07,910
[crowd jeering]

1409
01:09:08,944 --> 01:09:11,247
It's practically a foregone conclusion.

1410
01:09:12,948 --> 01:09:17,086
See, everybody, I already made
The Undertaker tap.

1411
01:09:17,153 --> 01:09:18,787
[crowd] What?

1412
01:09:18,854 --> 01:09:22,424
And tonight, right here on SmackDown…

1413
01:09:22,491 --> 01:09:24,793
Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Keep cheering.

1414
01:09:25,828 --> 01:09:29,665
Your Olympic hero,
and next Undisputed Champion,

1415
01:09:29,732 --> 01:09:33,802
can and will make The Rock tap too.

1416
01:09:33,869 --> 01:09:35,738
Oh, it's true.

1417
01:09:35,804 --> 01:09:37,706
[crowd booing]

1418
01:09:37,773 --> 01:09:40,576
[Cole] Will Kurt Angle make The Rock tap?

1419
01:09:40,643 --> 01:09:42,444
["You're Gonna Pay" playing]

1420
01:09:42,511 --> 01:09:46,048
[Tazz] What the heck? Deadman! Taker.

1421
01:09:46,115 --> 01:09:48,817
[Cole] It's supposed to be Kurt Angle
and The Rock.

1422
01:09:50,319 --> 01:09:52,521
But ladies and gentlemen,

1423
01:09:52,588 --> 01:09:55,191
this is the Undisputed Champion…

1424
01:09:56,859 --> 01:09:58,227
The Undertaker.

1425
01:09:59,528 --> 01:10:03,399
[no audible dialogue]

1426
01:10:05,668 --> 01:10:08,604
[Tazz] You got to wonder
what the hell Taker's doing out here.

1427
01:10:08,671 --> 01:10:11,173
I mean, granted
he's the Undisputed Champion,

1428
01:10:11,240 --> 01:10:13,876
and he's in that main event
against Angle and Rock

1429
01:10:13,943 --> 01:10:15,277
come this Sunday at Vengeance,

1430
01:10:15,344 --> 01:10:18,747
but Kurt Angle is gonna wrestle
The Rock right now.

1431
01:10:18,814 --> 01:10:22,518
[Cole] The parameters of this match
have drastically changed.

1432
01:10:22,585 --> 01:10:25,554
It's The Rock versus Kurt Angle next.

1433
01:10:25,621 --> 01:10:30,893
But what is the Undisputed Champion,
The Undertaker, doing out here?

1434
01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:34,997
What's the purpose
of the champ at ringside?

1435
01:10:37,900 --> 01:10:39,935
[crowd cheering]

1436
01:10:40,002 --> 01:10:41,537
We are back on SmackDown.

1437
01:10:41,604 --> 01:10:45,040
Kurt Angle set to meet The Rock,
but the Undisputed Champion,

1438
01:10:45,107 --> 01:10:49,612
The Undertaker's at ringside,
and the question remains, why?

1439
01:10:49,678 --> 01:10:51,513
Well, I'm not gonna ask him why.
He can do what he…

1440
01:10:51,580 --> 01:10:53,415
Take a look.
That's what they're fighting about.

1441
01:10:53,482 --> 01:10:55,150
That's it. That's what
they're fighting about.

1442
01:10:55,217 --> 01:10:58,087
You heard it, right here,
Undisputed Title, right in front of us.

1443
01:10:58,153 --> 01:11:00,155
♪ If you smell ♪

1444
01:11:00,222 --> 01:11:02,625
♪ What The Rock is cooking ♪

1445
01:11:02,691 --> 01:11:04,760
[crowd cheering]

1446
01:11:04,827 --> 01:11:06,695
["If You Smell" playing]

1447
01:11:07,396 --> 01:11:08,797
[Cole] And The Brahma Bull…

1448
01:11:08,864 --> 01:11:10,633
-[Tazz] Beeline.
-[Cole] …wasted little time.

1449
01:11:10,699 --> 01:11:13,135
-[Tazz] Beeline, beeline.
-[Cole] Back in action on SmackDown.

1450
01:11:13,202 --> 01:11:15,437
[Cole] The Rock and Angle,
three days from Vengeance,

1451
01:11:15,504 --> 01:11:17,406
getting it on tonight.

1452
01:11:17,973 --> 01:11:20,242
-[Tazz] Well, Rock hasn't lost a beat.
-[Cole] Wow!

1453
01:11:21,010 --> 01:11:23,145
Big knockdown
by The Rock to Kurt Angle.

1454
01:11:23,212 --> 01:11:26,081
And The Rock
came out of the chute snorting.

1455
01:11:26,148 --> 01:11:27,650
[Tazz] You ain't lying, man.

1456
01:11:27,716 --> 01:11:30,319
Snorting,
that's the best way to put it, my man.

1457
01:11:30,386 --> 01:11:32,988
[Cole] The Undisputed Champion,
The Undertaker,

1458
01:11:33,055 --> 01:11:37,326
here with us at ringside
as The Rock drills Kurt Angle

1459
01:11:37,393 --> 01:11:39,928
head first into the steel steps.

1460
01:11:41,397 --> 01:11:44,600
The Undertaker placed the Undisputed Title
down here on the table.

1461
01:11:44,667 --> 01:11:46,902
He said, "This is what
they're fighting about."

1462
01:11:46,969 --> 01:11:48,137
And it's a tremendous point

1463
01:11:48,203 --> 01:11:50,739
because The Rock, Kurt Angle,
even The Undertaker

1464
01:11:50,806 --> 01:11:52,574
will battle for the title

1465
01:11:52,641 --> 01:11:55,210
in a triple threat match Sunday
on pay-per-view.

1466
01:11:55,711 --> 01:11:57,179
[Tazz] Right on Taker's bike.

1467
01:11:57,246 --> 01:12:00,382
And you can see the look on Taker's face.
He ain't a happy Deadman.

1468
01:12:01,116 --> 01:12:03,852
[Cole] The Undisputed Champion
earlier on tonight

1469
01:12:03,919 --> 01:12:05,321
in an interview told us all…

1470
01:12:05,387 --> 01:12:06,455
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa!

1471
01:12:06,522 --> 01:12:08,924
[Cole] …what the Undisputed Title
means to him.

1472
01:12:08,991 --> 01:12:12,928
The Rock showing you tonight
what the title means to him.

1473
01:12:12,995 --> 01:12:15,531
Hoping to take Kurt Angle
out of the equation

1474
01:12:15,597 --> 01:12:17,299
before Vengeance Sunday.

1475
01:12:18,233 --> 01:12:21,837
[Tazz] I mean, The Rock does one more
of those back suplexes on that steel ramp,

1476
01:12:21,904 --> 01:12:24,540
we might not see Angle again ever.

1477
01:12:25,140 --> 01:12:26,375
Oh man.

1478
01:12:26,442 --> 01:12:27,710
[Cole] Oh, look out. Rock missed.

1479
01:12:27,776 --> 01:12:30,779
And Kurt Angle flooring The Rock,
and Angle going to work on him.

1480
01:12:30,846 --> 01:12:31,947
[Tazz] No!

1481
01:12:32,014 --> 01:12:34,483
[Cole] Head first off the steel post.

1482
01:12:34,550 --> 01:12:36,452
[Tazz] The Rock looked like a torpedo.

1483
01:12:36,518 --> 01:12:39,588
Angle just [indistinct] him
face-first into the steel.

1484
01:12:40,656 --> 01:12:42,858
[Cole] Kurt Angle trying to buy some time.

1485
01:12:42,925 --> 01:12:45,627
Suplex done to that unforgiving steel
on the ramp.

1486
01:12:46,395 --> 01:12:48,130
[Tazz] I mean, Angle landed hard
on that steel.

1487
01:12:48,197 --> 01:12:51,400
He's still feeling the effects of it
on the back of his head on that ramp.

1488
01:12:51,467 --> 01:12:54,203
[Cole] And Kurt Angle
showing you the competitor he is,

1489
01:12:54,269 --> 01:12:56,705
rolling in to break the ten count.

1490
01:12:56,772 --> 01:12:58,674
He wants this match to continue.

1491
01:12:58,741 --> 01:13:03,212
He wants to make good on his vow
to make The Rock tap here tonight.

1492
01:13:03,278 --> 01:13:05,814
[Tazz] Exactly. He wants The Rock to tap.

1493
01:13:05,881 --> 01:13:09,051
He wants to break The Rock's ankle,
does Angle.

1494
01:13:09,118 --> 01:13:12,688
[Cole] And Kurt Angle
could be considered an odds-on favorite

1495
01:13:12,755 --> 01:13:14,757
to win the title Sunday at Vengeance.

1496
01:13:14,823 --> 01:13:17,693
And look at the vicious aggressiveness
of Angle.

1497
01:13:18,560 --> 01:13:22,264
[Tazz] You don't win a gold medal, Cole,
just by technique and training.

1498
01:13:22,331 --> 01:13:24,199
You win them
because you have a mean streak.

1499
01:13:24,833 --> 01:13:26,668
[Cole] Kurt Angle with words
to The Undertaker.

1500
01:13:26,735 --> 01:13:29,037
But think about what Kurt Angle
has accomplished in recent weeks.

1501
01:13:29,104 --> 01:13:30,606
[Tazz] Oh, nice.

1502
01:13:30,672 --> 01:13:33,008
[Cole] Kurt Angle, off the suplex.
The cover.

1503
01:13:33,075 --> 01:13:34,510
Hook of the leg, and Rock kicks out.

1504
01:13:34,576 --> 01:13:37,780
At King of the Ring, Kurt Angle
made "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan tap out

1505
01:13:37,846 --> 01:13:39,248
to the ankle lock.

1506
01:13:39,314 --> 01:13:42,684
It was the first time in history.
Then, just a couple of weeks ago,

1507
01:13:42,751 --> 01:13:45,320
Kurt Angle made The Undertaker tap.

1508
01:13:45,387 --> 01:13:48,157
One, two, three to the triangle choke.

1509
01:13:48,223 --> 01:13:52,227
Will Angle make The Rock tap here tonight,
and make it a trifecta?

1510
01:13:52,294 --> 01:13:54,563
[Tazz] Look at these vicious blows
by Kurt Angle

1511
01:13:54,630 --> 01:13:56,532
all over Rock.

1512
01:13:56,598 --> 01:13:59,168
You got to wonder
the condition of The Rock,

1513
01:13:59,234 --> 01:14:01,470
the in-ring conditioning of The Rock.

1514
01:14:01,537 --> 01:14:03,906
He's been out of the ring for four months,

1515
01:14:03,972 --> 01:14:06,475
and Angle has been
on an active, full schedule.

1516
01:14:06,542 --> 01:14:08,677
[Cole] Oh, what a chop by Kurt Angle.

1517
01:14:08,744 --> 01:14:11,547
But you got to wonder
what is going through the mind

1518
01:14:11,613 --> 01:14:14,283
of the Undisputed Champion,
The Undertaker, at ringside.

1519
01:14:15,050 --> 01:14:19,054
Triple-- Oh, look at The Rock reversing
and The Rock, "The Brahma Bull"

1520
01:14:19,121 --> 01:14:20,889
taking it to Kurt Angle!

1521
01:14:20,956 --> 01:14:23,592
[Tazz] The Rock's got
that never-say-die attitude.

1522
01:14:23,659 --> 01:14:24,626
He's all heart.

1523
01:14:25,527 --> 01:14:28,297
[Cole] Uh-oh. Do-si-do as The Rock
shoves Angle across the ropes.

1524
01:14:28,363 --> 01:14:29,498
-Look at this!
-[Tazz] Whoa!

1525
01:14:29,565 --> 01:14:31,500
[Cole] A tremendous throw by The Rock.
Into the cover.

1526
01:14:31,567 --> 01:14:34,002
Quick as a cat. Hook of the leg
and Angle gets the shoulder up.

1527
01:14:34,069 --> 01:14:35,704
[Tazz] Talk about some
ruthless aggression.

1528
01:14:35,771 --> 01:14:37,372
The Rock's got it and always had.

1529
01:14:37,439 --> 01:14:39,608
[Cole] Looking over the shoulder
of the Undisputed Champion

1530
01:14:39,675 --> 01:14:42,678
who is in tremendous jeopardy
come Vengeance Sunday.

1531
01:14:42,744 --> 01:14:43,679
[Tazz] German!

1532
01:14:43,745 --> 01:14:45,314
[Cole] German by Angle to The Rock.

1533
01:14:45,380 --> 01:14:47,983
Keep in mind,
the Champion, The Undertaker,

1534
01:14:48,050 --> 01:14:49,718
under triple threat rules,

1535
01:14:49,785 --> 01:14:52,621
does not have to be pinned
or submit to lose the title.

1536
01:14:52,688 --> 01:14:55,991
He doesn't have to be involved
in the decision, The Undertaker.

1537
01:14:56,058 --> 01:15:00,229
If Kurt Angle could pin The Rock,
Angle would become champion or vice versa.

1538
01:15:00,295 --> 01:15:02,264
And look at Angle pointing
over at "The Deadman,"

1539
01:15:02,331 --> 01:15:04,500
saying, "Watch this.
This is you on Sunday."

1540
01:15:04,566 --> 01:15:08,237
[Cole] Wow! We saw Kurt Angle deliver
a German to The Undertaker last week.

1541
01:15:08,303 --> 01:15:11,039
-[Tazz] Oh!
-There's a second one to The Brahma Bull.

1542
01:15:11,907 --> 01:15:13,976
[Tazz] And Undertaker's
got the best seat in the house.

1543
01:15:14,042 --> 01:15:15,644
-[Cole] Wow!
-[Tazz] Scouting…

1544
01:15:15,711 --> 01:15:17,012
Undertaker's scouting Angle.

1545
01:15:17,079 --> 01:15:19,581
[Cole] Kurt Angle, cover, hook of the leg.
Rock gets the shoulder up.

1546
01:15:20,749 --> 01:15:23,018
[Tazz] Undertaker just bearing
a hole in that ring,

1547
01:15:23,085 --> 01:15:26,054
just staring at both guys,
both Rock and Angle

1548
01:15:26,121 --> 01:15:28,724
watching what's coming this Sunday
at Vengeance.

1549
01:15:28,790 --> 01:15:32,027
[Cole] You know, The Undertaker said
it in an interview earlier tonight, Tazz,

1550
01:15:32,094 --> 01:15:34,997
how much the Undisputed Title
means to him.

1551
01:15:35,063 --> 01:15:38,867
He realizes that these two men
are gunning for that title.

1552
01:15:38,934 --> 01:15:43,171
And The Undertaker out here to watch
two of the best athletes in the business

1553
01:15:43,238 --> 01:15:45,307
go at it here on SmackDown tonight.

1554
01:15:45,374 --> 01:15:48,677
[Tazz] Well, both Angle and Rock
are both former WWE Champions

1555
01:15:48,744 --> 01:15:50,679
but never Undisputed Champion.

1556
01:15:50,746 --> 01:15:53,181
And they want this title badly.

1557
01:15:53,248 --> 01:15:55,784
[Cole] And look at the confidence
in the face of Kurt Angle,

1558
01:15:55,851 --> 01:15:58,720
allowing The Rock to just,
to pull himself,

1559
01:15:58,787 --> 01:16:01,256
to crawl up the singlet of Angle

1560
01:16:01,323 --> 01:16:03,892
and then the one right hand
to knock The Brahma Bull down.

1561
01:16:03,959 --> 01:16:05,894
[Tazz] Angle's picking apart The Rock.

1562
01:16:08,397 --> 01:16:12,334
[Cole] Oh, Rock blocked the right hand
and The Brahma Bull trying to battle back.

1563
01:16:12,868 --> 01:16:14,002
Sold-out crowd at Wilkes-Barre.

1564
01:16:14,069 --> 01:16:15,137
-Coming to watch--
-[Tazz] Oh!

1565
01:16:15,203 --> 01:16:17,005
[Cole] Telegraphed that one,
shot to the chest.

1566
01:16:17,072 --> 01:16:18,774
-[Tazz] Whoa!
-[Cole] Knockdown by The Rock.

1567
01:16:19,474 --> 01:16:21,109
[Tazz] Look at the speed of these guys.

1568
01:16:21,176 --> 01:16:23,445
[Cole] And a Samoan Drop,
cover, hook of the leg.

1569
01:16:23,512 --> 01:16:24,746
-Rock's got him here.
-[Tazz] No!

1570
01:16:24,813 --> 01:16:26,348
[Cole] And Angle just got the shoulder up.

1571
01:16:26,415 --> 01:16:28,250
[Tazz] Woo, that was a second away.

1572
01:16:29,384 --> 01:16:31,119
[Cole] If you're The Undertaker, Tazz,

1573
01:16:31,186 --> 01:16:33,555
and you're scouting
these two men at ringside,

1574
01:16:33,622 --> 01:16:35,357
what is running through your mind?

1575
01:16:35,424 --> 01:16:36,992
[Tazz] Well, if I'm The Undertaker
right now,

1576
01:16:37,059 --> 01:16:39,761
I'm watching Kurt Angle
put some serious, hard-hitting,

1577
01:16:39,828 --> 01:16:41,863
smash-mouth offense on The Rock,

1578
01:16:41,930 --> 01:16:44,433
if I'm The Deadman,
I'm a little concerned right now.

1579
01:16:44,499 --> 01:16:46,902
[Cole] And you got to be concerned.
We talked about it earlier.

1580
01:16:46,969 --> 01:16:48,704
Angle has made Hogan tap out.

1581
01:16:48,770 --> 01:16:51,807
The Undertaker knows
what it's like to tap out to Kurt Angle

1582
01:16:51,873 --> 01:16:54,810
and now Angle,
putting a hurt on The Brahma Bull.

1583
01:16:54,876 --> 01:16:56,244
[crowd buzzing]

1584
01:16:56,311 --> 01:17:00,115
[indistinct chatter]

1585
01:17:00,182 --> 01:17:02,284
[Tazz] But Angle's taunting
The Undertaker. Oh!

1586
01:17:02,351 --> 01:17:04,686
[Cole] He just told
The Undertaker to, "Watch this."

1587
01:17:04,753 --> 01:17:06,488
[Tazz] Undertaker's
been watching everything.

1588
01:17:06,989 --> 01:17:10,792
[Cole] Can you see the confidence
just oozing from the eyes of Kurt Angle?

1589
01:17:10,859 --> 01:17:12,728
[Tazz] Why shouldn't Angle be confident?

1590
01:17:12,794 --> 01:17:14,896
[Cole] Every blow…
Every blow he delivers--

1591
01:17:14,963 --> 01:17:18,000
[Tazz] No, he's beating the hell
out of The Rock, Kurt Angle is,

1592
01:17:18,066 --> 01:17:19,735
and doing it
in front of all of these people,

1593
01:17:19,801 --> 01:17:21,770
millions at home
and the Undisputed Champion

1594
01:17:21,837 --> 01:17:23,171
is ringside watching.

1595
01:17:23,238 --> 01:17:25,774
[Cole] I don't believe,
following this industry, Tazz,

1596
01:17:25,841 --> 01:17:29,511
that I've ever seen anyone
on the roll that Kurt Angle

1597
01:17:29,578 --> 01:17:31,346
has been on over the past month.

1598
01:17:32,848 --> 01:17:35,250
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's been on a roll,
but Deadman don't sweat nobody,

1599
01:17:35,317 --> 01:17:36,818
and here comes The Rock, man!

1600
01:17:36,885 --> 01:17:37,719
The Rock battling back.

1601
01:17:37,786 --> 01:17:39,988
Angle turning his attention
to The Undertaker,

1602
01:17:40,055 --> 01:17:42,057
causing a distraction. Knockdown!

1603
01:17:42,124 --> 01:17:44,593
Rock rolls into the cover,
and a kickout by Angle.

1604
01:17:45,293 --> 01:17:48,664
Kurt Angle cannot allow The Undertaker
to distract him in this matchup.

1605
01:17:49,264 --> 01:17:50,966
And he did it for a split instant

1606
01:17:51,033 --> 01:17:53,535
but Angle back on top
with the advantage again.

1607
01:17:53,602 --> 01:17:56,505
[Tazz] Angle just pancaking
The People's Champ

1608
01:17:56,571 --> 01:17:58,340
with that stiff clothesline.

1609
01:17:59,441 --> 01:18:00,809
Man, what a shot!

1610
01:18:00,876 --> 01:18:05,747
[Cole] Kurt Angle may not be pretty.
He is a blue-collar worker in the ring.

1611
01:18:05,814 --> 01:18:07,182
[Tazz] It's a… Oh! Whoa!

1612
01:18:07,249 --> 01:18:08,684
[Cole] But by suplexes like that,

1613
01:18:08,750 --> 01:18:12,921
Kurt Angle may become
the next Undisputed Champion

1614
01:18:12,988 --> 01:18:14,523
Sunday in Detroit.

1615
01:18:15,323 --> 01:18:17,325
[Tazz] He is my pick, Angle is.

1616
01:18:17,392 --> 01:18:19,494
[Cole] I agree with you.
That is a great pick.

1617
01:18:19,561 --> 01:18:20,796
Check this out.

1618
01:18:21,596 --> 01:18:22,931
[Tazz] Man! Wow!

1619
01:18:23,532 --> 01:18:25,000
Hell of a clothesline!

1620
01:18:25,634 --> 01:18:27,069
[Cole] And The Rock…

1621
01:18:27,135 --> 01:18:29,571
Oh, look out now, belly-to-belly by Angle.

1622
01:18:31,473 --> 01:18:33,508
The cover, hook of the leg
on The Rock. He's--

1623
01:18:33,575 --> 01:18:34,876
-[Tazz] No!
-[Cole] The Rock.

1624
01:18:34,943 --> 01:18:36,678
The Rock, the guts of The Brahma Bull,

1625
01:18:36,745 --> 01:18:41,249
the never-say-die attitude,
but is it just a matter of time

1626
01:18:41,316 --> 01:18:43,351
for Kurt Angle to put away The Rock?

1627
01:18:43,418 --> 01:18:46,588
[Tazz] Angle's picking apart
the lower back of The Rock.

1628
01:18:46,655 --> 01:18:50,859
Seventy-two hours, that's all Rock has
to recover from this beating he's getting,

1629
01:18:50,926 --> 01:18:52,494
till Vengeance Sunday.

1630
01:18:53,595 --> 01:18:57,165
And now, Kurt Angle
seems to be in a tight rear chinlock,

1631
01:18:57,232 --> 01:18:59,301
wearing down The People's Champ.

1632
01:18:59,367 --> 01:19:01,436
[Cole] As The Undertaker
intently looks on.

1633
01:19:01,503 --> 01:19:04,740
The Undertaker, a 12-year WWE veteran

1634
01:19:04,806 --> 01:19:06,074
who is the Undisputed Champion.

1635
01:19:06,141 --> 01:19:07,209
[Tazz] Look at that look.

1636
01:19:07,275 --> 01:19:09,144
[Cole] And you know
he's making mental notes

1637
01:19:09,211 --> 01:19:12,013
of everything that is transpiring
in this matchup

1638
01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:13,882
of how to combat Kurt Angle

1639
01:19:13,949 --> 01:19:15,917
who's now using the ropes
in unfair advantage.

1640
01:19:15,984 --> 01:19:18,320
[Tazz] It's unfair, absolutely.
Extra leverage. But know what?

1641
01:19:18,386 --> 01:19:21,389
If the ref ain't looking,
and you can get away with it, go for it.

1642
01:19:21,456 --> 01:19:24,025
[Cole] Referee Mike Chioda,
one of the best in the business

1643
01:19:24,092 --> 01:19:26,061
but he has his hands full here tonight.

1644
01:19:27,062 --> 01:19:28,563
And just think of the referee

1645
01:19:28,630 --> 01:19:30,398
how his hands
are gonna be full at Vengeance…

1646
01:19:30,465 --> 01:19:31,600
[Tazz] There it is.

1647
01:19:31,666 --> 01:19:33,168
[Cole] …with these three men
in the ring.

1648
01:19:33,235 --> 01:19:35,971
[Tazz] There is the shot right there.
You see The Undertaker watching Angle

1649
01:19:36,037 --> 01:19:37,973
and just wearing down The Rock.

1650
01:19:38,840 --> 01:19:40,842
Look at the eyes on The Deadman.

1651
01:19:42,310 --> 01:19:44,780
And this is what it's all about,
the Undisputed Title,

1652
01:19:44,846 --> 01:19:46,581
the WWE Undisputed Title.

1653
01:19:46,648 --> 01:19:49,818
[Cole] Kurt Angle continuing the pressure.
The Rock's arm goes down one time.

1654
01:19:49,885 --> 01:19:53,755
Three times the charm for Angle.
Twice now and The Rock looks out of it.

1655
01:19:53,822 --> 01:19:55,123
[Tazz] Choking The Rock out.

1656
01:19:55,657 --> 01:19:56,992
[Cole] And The Rock in trouble.

1657
01:19:57,058 --> 01:19:58,527
-Oh!
-[Tazz] Oh!

1658
01:19:58,593 --> 01:20:01,029
[crowd cheering]

1659
01:20:03,899 --> 01:20:06,701
[Tazz] And also brings Angle
cinching that rear chinlock even tighter.

1660
01:20:06,768 --> 01:20:07,903
He tightened his grip.

1661
01:20:08,436 --> 01:20:11,339
[Cole] We talked about Angle's prowess
but what about the heart,

1662
01:20:11,406 --> 01:20:13,909
what about the guts,
what about the resilience

1663
01:20:13,975 --> 01:20:18,513
The Brahma Bull has shown
in all his years here in the WWE.

1664
01:20:18,580 --> 01:20:21,883
[Tazz] No one's got a fight in him
like The Brahma Bull, like The Rock,

1665
01:20:21,950 --> 01:20:25,220
and he's [indistinct] that on Kurt Angle.

1666
01:20:25,287 --> 01:20:26,621
[Cole] The Rock with the right hands.

1667
01:20:26,688 --> 01:20:28,190
Kurt Angle… Uh-oh.

1668
01:20:28,256 --> 01:20:29,758
-[Tazz] Angle Slam!
-[Cole] Angle Slam!

1669
01:20:29,825 --> 01:20:31,860
-[Tazz] Oh my God!
-[Cole] And he connected.

1670
01:20:31,927 --> 01:20:33,461
[Tazz] That was a high and tight one.

1671
01:20:33,528 --> 01:20:35,363
-[Cole] Kurt Angle connected.
-[Tazz] Whoa!

1672
01:20:35,430 --> 01:20:37,365
[Cole] Watch out for The Brahma Bull.

1673
01:20:37,432 --> 01:20:38,433
Oh no!

1674
01:20:38,500 --> 01:20:41,536
The Rock got the shoulder up somehow.

1675
01:20:41,603 --> 01:20:45,874
And The Undertaker has to be impressed
with The Rock kicking out of this.

1676
01:20:45,941 --> 01:20:48,944
[Tazz] Look at this.
Angle Slam, look at that!

1677
01:20:49,010 --> 01:20:51,546
He got some serious altitude
onto The Rock.

1678
01:20:52,214 --> 01:20:54,115
What impact on The Rock's head!

1679
01:20:54,182 --> 01:20:56,251
[Cole] The Rock kicking out, all instinct.

1680
01:20:56,318 --> 01:21:00,188
Kurt Angle arguing but it's allowing
The Rock valuable time…

1681
01:21:00,255 --> 01:21:02,123
-Don't lose your cool.
-…to try to catch his breath.

1682
01:21:02,190 --> 01:21:04,559
Don't lose your cool, Kurt.
Go in for the kill. Go in for the kill.

1683
01:21:04,626 --> 01:21:05,861
[Cole] Kick to the midsection.

1684
01:21:05,927 --> 01:21:07,596
Rock countered,
leg lace takedown by The Rock.

1685
01:21:07,662 --> 01:21:11,399
And The Rock setting Kurt Angle up
for perhaps the sharpshooter.

1686
01:21:11,466 --> 01:21:13,935
It's locked in,
the sharpshooter locked in.

1687
01:21:14,002 --> 01:21:15,370
Will Kurt Angle tap?

1688
01:21:15,437 --> 01:21:17,372
[Tazz] Where did The Rock get this from?

1689
01:21:17,439 --> 01:21:19,474
Where did he get the energy
to pull this out?

1690
01:21:20,008 --> 01:21:22,344
[Cole] And Kurt Angle
makes it to the ropes,

1691
01:21:22,410 --> 01:21:24,546
and notice how he crawled on his elbows

1692
01:21:24,613 --> 01:21:28,483
so there'd be no confusion
to whether Angle was tapping out.

1693
01:21:30,418 --> 01:21:31,920
[Tazz] The Rock has been getting…

1694
01:21:31,987 --> 01:21:34,990
The Rock's been getting his ass kicked
for the past few minutes out here.

1695
01:21:35,056 --> 01:21:37,158
He sucking wind, he's hurting and he's--

1696
01:21:37,225 --> 01:21:39,060
[Cole] And he's stalking Angle.

1697
01:21:39,127 --> 01:21:41,563
Went for the Rock Bottom.
Angle countered.

1698
01:21:42,297 --> 01:21:46,001
And a big clothesline,
almost knocking the head off The Rock.

1699
01:21:46,067 --> 01:21:48,803
[Tazz] Completely just almost decapitated.

1700
01:21:48,870 --> 01:21:50,772
[Cole] And Kurt Angle,
he can feel it now, Tazz.

1701
01:21:51,406 --> 01:21:52,574
Oh, The Rock gets up!

1702
01:21:52,641 --> 01:21:54,409
[Tazz] Oh, look at this!

1703
01:21:54,476 --> 01:21:56,444
He's coming back.
The Rock! Comes a good punch.

1704
01:21:56,511 --> 01:21:58,480
[Cole] And a right hand to Kurt Angle.

1705
01:21:58,546 --> 01:22:00,916
[crowd cheering]

1706
01:22:01,583 --> 01:22:03,285
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's right in front of us.

1707
01:22:03,351 --> 01:22:05,820
[Cole] Kurt Angle
knocked over the top rope.

1708
01:22:05,887 --> 01:22:07,589
[Tazz] The Rock's coming out to meet him.

1709
01:22:07,656 --> 01:22:09,024
[Cole] And here comes The Brahma Bull.

1710
01:22:09,691 --> 01:22:11,760
The Brahma Bull
with a right hand to Angle.

1711
01:22:12,560 --> 01:22:14,796
[Cole spluttering] Oh, Kurt Angle.

1712
01:22:15,430 --> 01:22:16,264
Oh, look out.

1713
01:22:16,831 --> 01:22:18,633
The Undertaker, the champ.

1714
01:22:18,700 --> 01:22:20,735
And The Rock clearing The Undertaker out!

1715
01:22:21,336 --> 01:22:25,273
Went for Angle, hit The Undertaker,
and now Kurt Angle takes advantage.

1716
01:22:25,840 --> 01:22:27,375
[Tazz] Right here on the table.

1717
01:22:28,910 --> 01:22:32,447
[Cole] The Rock bouncing off the table.
Kurt Angle in control.

1718
01:22:33,615 --> 01:22:34,716
[Tazz] Ow!

1719
01:22:34,783 --> 01:22:37,118
[Cole] And the trash talking
from Angle to The Brahma Bull.

1720
01:22:37,185 --> 01:22:39,120
Back into the ring.
The ten count broken up.

1721
01:22:39,187 --> 01:22:44,292
Kurt Angle now stalking The Rock,
and I think Kurt Angle believes the…

1722
01:22:44,359 --> 01:22:46,061
There! The ankle lock!

1723
01:22:46,127 --> 01:22:47,796
-This is the end.
-The ankle lock is locked in.

1724
01:22:47,862 --> 01:22:49,597
-[Tazz] Counter!
-[Cole] And counter by The Rock.

1725
01:22:49,664 --> 01:22:51,666
[crowd cheering]

1726
01:22:53,535 --> 01:22:55,837
And here is The Rock off the ropes.
Kurt Angle…

1727
01:22:55,904 --> 01:22:56,972
-Uh-oh.
-[Tazz] No!

1728
01:22:57,038 --> 01:22:58,273
[Cole] A DDT!

1729
01:22:58,340 --> 01:23:01,810
The Rock floated over and connected.
Cover, hooks the leg, and got it.

1730
01:23:01,876 --> 01:23:03,712
-[Tazz] This is it!
-[Cole] No!

1731
01:23:03,778 --> 01:23:05,380
Oh, wait a minute.

1732
01:23:06,314 --> 01:23:09,517
The champ on the apron.
And goes for the right hand.

1733
01:23:09,584 --> 01:23:10,685
[Tazz] There goes The Deadman.

1734
01:23:12,387 --> 01:23:16,091
[Cole] Spinebuster! Spinebuster!
Here it comes.

1735
01:23:16,157 --> 01:23:19,160
[crowd cheering]

1736
01:23:23,798 --> 01:23:25,934
-[Cole] Going for the People's Elbow.
-[Tazz] Takedown!

1737
01:23:26,001 --> 01:23:29,537
[Cole] And he ran into
The Undertaker's clothesline.

1738
01:23:29,604 --> 01:23:31,873
[Tazz] Undertaker like a middle linebacker

1739
01:23:31,940 --> 01:23:34,943
just picking The Rock
right off with that clothesline.

1740
01:23:35,010 --> 01:23:38,747
[Cole] And the Undisputed Champion,
The Undertaker, thunderous right hands.

1741
01:23:38,813 --> 01:23:41,716
[Tazz] The Undertaker
beating the snot out of The Rock.

1742
01:23:42,283 --> 01:23:45,553
[Cole] These two and Angle will be
in the triple threat match Sunday.

1743
01:23:45,620 --> 01:23:47,455
-[crowd cheering]
-[man] Rocky!

1744
01:23:48,423 --> 01:23:49,491
[Cole] Oh, wait a minute.

1745
01:23:49,557 --> 01:23:51,993
Kurt Angle, steel chair.

1746
01:23:52,560 --> 01:23:54,529
The Rock and Undertaker oblivious.

1747
01:23:54,596 --> 01:23:55,630
[Tazz] Taker don't see him.

1748
01:23:55,697 --> 01:23:57,899
-[Cole] Oh! To the back of The Undertaker.
-[Tazz] Oh man!

1749
01:23:59,300 --> 01:24:00,402
Whoa.

1750
01:24:00,468 --> 01:24:03,071
[Cole] Now, Rock with a clothesline.

1751
01:24:03,671 --> 01:24:06,541
The Brahma Bull knocking Angle down,
went for the Rock Bottom.

1752
01:24:06,608 --> 01:24:07,475
[Tazz] No!

1753
01:24:07,542 --> 01:24:09,344
-[Cole] And Kurt Angle,
-Kurt Angle ankle lock!

1754
01:24:09,411 --> 01:24:11,679
-[Tazz] Beautiful!
-[Cole] Ankle lock, Kurt Angle.

1755
01:24:11,746 --> 01:24:13,181
Wants to break the ankle.

1756
01:24:13,248 --> 01:24:15,150
The Rock tapping to the ankle lock.

1757
01:24:15,216 --> 01:24:17,318
[Tazz] He's tapping.
He was tapping, all right.

1758
01:24:17,385 --> 01:24:19,320
[Cole] Kurt Angle
vowed to make The Rock tap.

1759
01:24:19,387 --> 01:24:21,189
And The Brahma Bull tapping out.

1760
01:24:21,256 --> 01:24:23,058
Even though this match is over with,

1761
01:24:23,124 --> 01:24:26,094
Kurt Angle proving that
he could make The Rock tap.

1762
01:24:26,628 --> 01:24:30,665
[Tazz] Come Sunday at Vengeance,
if Kurt Angle makes The Rock tap,

1763
01:24:31,332 --> 01:24:33,768
that triple threat
may go right in the hands of Angle

1764
01:24:33,835 --> 01:24:35,236
and Angle will be the new champ.

1765
01:24:35,303 --> 01:24:37,338
[Cole] Yeah, he may be
one of two challengers

1766
01:24:37,405 --> 01:24:39,407
but he may be the man to beat.

1767
01:24:39,474 --> 01:24:43,711
Three men, one goal, an Undisputed Title,

1768
01:24:43,778 --> 01:24:47,048
Sunday at Vengeance on pay-per-view.

1769
01:24:47,115 --> 01:24:48,416
I tell you. I saw, I saw.

1770
01:24:49,050 --> 01:24:52,387
There. Triple H! Triple H!

1771
01:24:52,954 --> 01:24:56,124
Triple H, one question,
who are you going to sign with?

1772
01:24:56,191 --> 01:24:58,159
-Is it going to be Raw or SmackDown?
-Hunter.

1773
01:24:58,226 --> 01:25:01,229
[crowd cheering]

1774
01:25:03,064 --> 01:25:05,133
Can I have a minute? A couple minutes.

1775
01:25:05,200 --> 01:25:06,835
I need-- I really need to talk to you.

1776
01:25:11,406 --> 01:25:12,307
-Hunter--
-What?

1777
01:25:12,373 --> 01:25:15,944
This is… This is strictly business,
no tricks, no nothing.

1778
01:25:16,778 --> 01:25:19,214
If I could just get you alone
and sit you down

1779
01:25:19,280 --> 01:25:21,349
and if we could just hash some things out.

1780
01:25:22,917 --> 01:25:24,052
Please.

1781
01:25:24,119 --> 01:25:26,154
Oh, you… you sure
you wanna do that alone?

1782
01:25:26,221 --> 01:25:28,623
You sure you don't want
to have your, uh, your lawyer there?

1783
01:25:29,491 --> 01:25:32,494
Sure you don't want your lawyer there
to do your business for you?

1784
01:25:32,560 --> 01:25:34,662
That seems the way
it's been recently between us.

1785
01:25:35,830 --> 01:25:37,065
I deserve that.

1786
01:25:39,200 --> 01:25:40,401
But this is business.

1787
01:25:41,436 --> 01:25:44,339
Sunday, this Sunday,

1788
01:25:44,405 --> 01:25:47,342
I will hear everything
that you have to say.

1789
01:25:47,408 --> 01:25:49,477
I will hear it all from all sides,

1790
01:25:50,378 --> 01:25:53,148
and I'll make my decision
this Sunday at Vengeance.

1791
01:25:58,486 --> 01:25:59,454
But, uh…

1792
01:26:14,869 --> 01:26:16,037
You gaining weight?

1793
01:26:16,104 --> 01:26:17,172
[crowd roaring]

1794
01:26:17,238 --> 01:26:18,306
Ha.

1795
01:26:26,548 --> 01:26:28,349
-That's nice.
-[laughing]

1796
01:26:28,416 --> 01:26:32,620
Hey, but don't worry, Steph,
I think you look great.

1797
01:26:32,687 --> 01:26:35,256
[laughing]

1798
01:26:35,323 --> 01:26:38,026
See you Sunday! [laughing]

1799
01:26:38,092 --> 01:26:40,328
You bastard!
y! [laughing]