[Tazz] Cruiserweight Championship time.
Rey Mysterio, Matt Hardy.
[Cole] What a night for Rey Mysterio!
And now, Rey Mysterio's family looking on, cheering Daddy on here tonight.
[Tazz] Great moment for the Mysterio family.
[Cole] Think about the obstacles
that Rey Mysterio has had to overcome to get to this point.
Mysterio lost to Matt Hardy at WrestleMania
when Matt Hardy used the ropes to pick up the victory.
Mysterio strapped to that stretcher.
Big Show looked like a baseball bat whipping Mysterio into a steel post.
And then of course, Rey Mysterio ripped that groin a couple of weeks ago
when he defeated both Shannon Moore and Crash
to get this Cruiserweight shot here tonight.
[Tazz] No doubt Rey has earned this opportunity.
[Cole] If he wins this title here tonight, it will be the crowning moment
in an already shining career for Rey Mysterio.
Rey Mysterio. Oh!
-And he was caught by Matt Hardy. -[Tazz] Wow!
The MFers, the Mattitude Followers, going to work on Mysterio
and referee Brian Hebner trying to keep control.
[Tazz] And now Hebner is doing the right thing.
[Cole] He's sending Crash and Shannon back to the locker room.
-[Tazz] Matt ain't happy. -[Cole] The 619.
-[Tazz] He's on one leg. 619! -[Cole] Rey connects!
Rey Mysterio seconds away perhaps from winning the Cruiserweight Title.
-Mysterio-- -[Tazz] He did it.
-He can do it. -[Cole] And he was caught by Matt Hardy.
-[Tazz] Whoa. -[Cole] And both men sent out of the ring.
[intense music playing]
[Cole] This is desperation time.
The referee at six.
If he gets to ten, this match is over and Matt Hardy will retain the title.
[Tazz] Mysterio got in.
[Cole] Matt Hardy just grabbed the Cruiserweight Title.
-Hey, look at this. -[Tazz] Whoa! Whoa!
[Cole] Crash and Shannon are back out here.
The referee's in a tug of war with Matt Hardy with the gold.
And Matt Hardy, he's going to steal this match.
And here's the cover.
-What a way to lose a match. -Damn shame!
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Cole] Mysterio kicked out.
[Tazz] Matt Hardy is beside himself right now.
[Cole] Going for the Twist of Fate. Look at Mysterio.
[Tazz] Double leg.
Here's the cover. Shoulders down.
-[Tazz] Oh no. -He got him! He got him!
Mysterio wins the title!
Mysterio wins the Cruiserweight Title!
[triumphant music playing]
["I Want It All" playing]
♪ Uh, uh! Yeah, yeah, yeah, c'mon ♪
-♪ Uh ♪ -♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ C'mon ♪
♪ Ay yo, it's my life My time, My rights ♪
♪ My rhymes, My grime My struggle, hustle ♪
♪ Sweat and my blood too ♪
♪ My predator smells fear ♪
♪ And I smell a lot ♪
♪ My competitors fled scared ♪
♪ 'Cause they smelt I was hot ♪
♪ I want it all in excess, the sex ♪
♪ And much success ♪
♪ Stress sucks I want it all, no less, so come on ♪
[popping explosions]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Tonight, another chapter will be written in the ferocious rivalry
between Brock Lesnar and The Big Show with the title on the line.
Welcome to SmackDown from Orlando, Florida.
Michael Cole and Tazz at ringside.
[Tazz] And, Cole, in the words of the late, great Gorilla Monsoon,
it's the Irresistible Force meets the Immovable Object
for the championship tonight.
["619" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Who's that jumpin' out the sky ♪
♪ R-E-Y Mysterio Here we go ♪
♪ When the mask out The girls, they pass out ♪
♪ The boys just black out, Better tap out ♪
-♪ Go ♪ -♪ Off the top ropes, look out below ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and is for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
Approaching the ring, from San Diego, California,
weighing in at 175 pounds,
the Cruiserweight Champion, Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] What an emotional night it was last Thursday.
Rey Mysterio defeating Matt Hardy for the Cruiserweight Championship.
[Tazz] Hey, Cole, it's the first of two championship matches tonight.
Later, it's Show and Lesnar.
You're gonna get that Cruiserweight Title back from Rey, tonight.
There is no way that Rey Mysterio could have beat Matt Hardy
if it wasn't for you two screwing up.
What do you mean?
If it wasn't for you screwing up and you screwing up.
-You understand? -What're you talking about?
So tonight, neither one of you will be going to the ring with me.
-[thud] -[Tazz] Oh!
-Oh! -[Cole] Oh man!
[crowd jeering]
[Tazz] Well, Matt Hardy is all business.
[Cole] I guess no Shannon Moore and Crash to be accompanying Matt Hardy
in his rematch tonight.
[Tazz] I respect that Matt Hardy.
Come out here and get that gold back on your own, Matt.
That's cool.
["Live For The Moment" playing]
[announcer] And the challenger, from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing in at 220 pounds, Matt Hardy Version 1.0.
[Cole] And look at the eyes of Matt Hardy,
wasting little time exercising the return match clause
in his contract.
He's been furious all week, Matt Hardy is.
Matt Hardy embarrassed and humiliated
that he lost to Mysterio and lost the gold last week.
[Tazz] Matt Hardy holding that championship and staring at,
but Rey Mysterio capitalizing on Hardy not paying attention.
Matt Hardy should look in the mirror
instead of blaming Shannon and Crash for that loss last week.
Matt Hardy trying to regain Cruiserweight gold
here on SmackDown.
[Tazz] It was a great championship matchup last week, Cole, as you pointed out.
And I'll tell you what, kicking off SmackDown… Whoa!
[Cole] Nice drop toehold by Rey Mysterio
who won that Cruiserweight Title with a groin injury last week
in front of his family and friends in Anaheim.
[Tazz] 619 coming already.
[Cole] And Matt Hardy ducked underneath that.
Mysterio scouted it quickly, gains control of the matchup.
Matt Hardy, the 220-pounder into the cover,
hook of the leg, and Mysterio gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] You can feel the desperation in Matt Hardy right now.
Matt Hardy Version 1.0 wants to be the Cruiserweight Champion again.
Mysterio is gonna be a tough customer to beat though.
[Cole] What a night it's gonna be.
"Piper's Pit" here tonight.
Mr. McMahon and Zach Gowen in an arm wrestling challenge.
If Zach Gowen defeats Mr. McMahon, Zach Gowen has a contract in the WWE.
[Tazz] Yes, look but this. Maybe a neck…
Was going for a neckbreaker after the second turnbuckle.
Mysterio fighting out of it.
[Cole] Mysterio with a great counter. Rey Mysterio…
[Tazz] Could be a bulldog. It is!
[Cole] …top rope, planting Matt Hardy.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Both men down right now.
You got to wonder if Mysterio's feeling it in his groin.
One!
[Tazz] Mysterio's grabbing his tailbone or his rear end area there.
Mysterio got jolted there.
[Cole] Important point of the matchup as we take another look
at Rey Mysterio's bulldog from the top rope.
[Tazz] Mysterio landing right on his hip, right on his rear end
and that just sends a shock through your spine, Cole.
You can't explain it to people.
I myself when I wrestled landed on my butt sometimes.
I'm telling you, it just sends a shock right through your spinal cord.
[Cole] Will it be Rey Mysterio or Matt Hardy
as the Cruiserweight Champion when the WWE heads to
Odessa, Lubbock, and Corpus Christi, Texas this weekend.
And look at the Side Effect by Matt Hardy.
It may be Matt Hardy. Championship…
-[Tazz] Yeah. Oh! -[Cole] …on the line.
[Cole] And Mysterio again powers out.
And perhaps now, the frustration is beginning
to build in Matt Hardy, the challenger.
[Tazz] That's what I was…
I'm telling you, that frustration was seen in Hardy earlier.
Matt Hardy has got Mysterio hooked right here.
[Cole] Went for the Side Effect again. Rey Mysterio great counter.
-Shoulders down! -[Tazz] Beautiful.
And Matt Hardy kicks out before the count of three.
[Tazz] Rey Mysterio is so quick.
He can just counter a move on you so quick,
go for a near fall on you.
[Cole] Mysterio, 175 pounds, a dynamite, the unorthodox offense.
Mysterio top rope. [indistinct]
Connects. Shoulders down, and Matt Hardy reverses.
Shoulders down again. And Mysterio just kicked out.
Oh, so close. Matt Hardy a half second away.
[Tazz] Well, Mysterio's going for that West Coast Pop
but instead, nailed that senton.
Both men nailing each other with haymakers.
[Cole] And Matt with a shot to the chin of Rey Mysterio.
Mysterio, the champion, into the reversal. Matt Hardy hangs on.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Cole] Look at that.
May have tweaked the groin.
[Tazz] Well, exactly what I was talking about earlier when he hit that bulldog.
We don't know what it might have done to his groin when he landed.
And Matt Hardy, seething right now, knows that he's got Mysterio hurting.
-Ooh! -[Cole] Went for a low blow.
Rey Mysterio counters with a dropkick of his own.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Went for that 619.
How much has he got left in the tank? And-- Oh, he got it.
[Cole] 619 connects.
[Tazz] I thought that groin injury would affect him.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio perched on the apron.
[Tazz] Might be going to Drop Da Dime, Cole, that big leg drop.
[Cole] Across the back of the neck.
Mysterio Droppin' Da Dime but also hurt that groin again.
[Tazz] That's all right. He's gotta cover here. Gotta cover!
[Cole] Hooks the outside leg! And Matt Hardy.
[Tazz] Oh-ho-ho.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] What action!
Cruiserweight Championship kicking us off here on SmackDown.
[Tazz] Hey, we ended SmackDown last week with it,
we're kicking it off with it again.
[Cole] Matt Hardy, shot to the midsection.
Rey Mysterio in all kinds of trouble.
[Tazz] Looking for a powerbomb, Mysterio's fighting out though.
[Cole] Matt Hardy…
Oh, look at Mysterio, great balance, but again,
the groin gave way and Matt Hardy took advantage.
[Tazz] Matt Hardy going for that Splash Mountain Bomb
that Matt tried last week, but didn't nail.
[Cole] And he nails it tonight!
-[Cole] Shoulders down. For the champ-- -[Tazz] He got it back!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Wow! You got to admire the guts and the heart of this Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] That's a high impact move that Mysterio just got nailed with.
And Hardy knows it.
Hardy wants to go in for the kill now.
[Cole] Well, Matt Hardy, the frustration has reached a fever pitch here.
Matt Hardy setting up Mysterio for a Twist of Fate.
-[Tazz] Hang on. -[Cole] Mysterio countered.
He slides underneath Matt Hardy.
[Tazz] Quickness by Hardy.
-[Cole] Again, goes for the Twist of Fate. -[Tazz] Whoa!
[Cole] Mysterio, hook onto the top rope. What a counter!
[Tazz] Big time. Smart, use the ring as your ally by Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] And look at Mysterio.
[Tazz] Watch your back, Matt. Watch your back.
[Cole] Top rope for Mysterio.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Look at this!
-[Tazz] West Coast Pop! -From the top rope!
And the shoulders down, it's over.
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Mysterio retains the title.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here is your winner and still Cruiserweight Champion,
Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] A unique West Coast Pop from the top rope.
[Tazz] Absolutely. Great matchup right there.
Rey Mysterio retaining the championship.
Matt Hardy got caught with the West Coast Pop.
["619" playing]
[Cole] Let's take another look
at Rey Mysterio's tremendous counter of the Twist of Fate.
[Tazz] Very smart. I don't think I've ever seen anybody do this.
Mysterio knows where he was in that ring, ring presence, using the ring as his ally,
and then that West Coast Pop, hook the leg.
All over but the shouting.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio proving, Tazz, last week was not a fluke.
[Tazz] I wonder what Shannon and Crash are thinking.
They might still be laid out.
[Cole] Well, tonight, aspiring one-legged wrestler,
Zach Gowen's future hangs in the balance.
For a contract, Zach must beat Mr. McMahon in an arm wrestling contest.
[Tazz] Yeah. Will Zach's dreams come true tonight, Cole?
We'll see.
[Cole] We are back on SmackDown, and it's time for "Piper's Pit."
[Piper] Yes, ladies and gentlemen.
How are ya?
Huh? [laughs]
Welcome to "International Piper's Pit."
-[Cole] International? -You betcha.
-[Tazz] Well, it is Florida. -We spare no expense on SmackDown.
And without further ado,
it is my pleasure and yours too,
please welcome
the WWE Tag Team Champions,
Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri!
["Viva La Raza" playing]
[Cole] Well, they are an unlikely tag team,
an odd couple, so to speak,
but great champions. And check out the ride.
[Tazz] Great champions. They always got a great ride.
Look at that '65 Impala, I think that is, Cole.
-[Cole] How do you know? -[Tazz] I got an orange one.
With a black interior. Of course I know.
I know everything about cars.
[Cole laughs] I'll tell you.
[Tazz] It's bouncing--
[Cole] This unusual tag team really clicked, didn't it?
[Tazz] Oh, they do. They definitely click. I mean…
Very odd. I mean, some would say
they're a makeshift tag team, Tajiri and, uh, and Eddie Guerrero,
but tell you what, makeshift or not,
these guys get it done in the squared circle, no doubt.
That's why they're champs.
[Cole] Tajiri's learning the lying and cheating and stealing,
the family tradition.
You think they stole the car?
[Tazz] Well… [laughs]
You can't be accusing people of pulling grand theft auto, Cole.
-[Cole] What? -Come on, come on.
[Tazz] Sean O'Haire's having a little sip of olive oil, I think.
You like olive oil, right, Cole?
You're slippery all the time, you silly…
[Cole] This is gonna be fun. Eddie and Tajiri in "Piper's Pit."
Looks like an international buffet set up in the center of the ring.
[Tazz] Oh, he's got little Mexican cowboy hats out there.
-[Cole] They're sombreros. -[Tazz] Yeah, they got those too.
And they got the little Chinese hats.
The little cornbread hat, whatever you call that.
[Tazz] Maybe Piper should have JR's cookbook out here,
get some recipes.
Hello.
[crowd chanting] Eddie! Eddie! Eddie! Eddie! Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!
[overlapping chanting]
[speaking Spanish]
Man, check it out. "Piper's Pit," Tajiri!
Ese, I'm so excited, man!
I've always wanted to be on "Piper's Pit."
I'm a great admirer of yours, homes.
And check it out, man, you're a gracious host too.
You have sushi.
-Yes, I have sushi for you. -Yeah.
-And you have tacos and burrito, yeah. -Tacos for you, huh?
This, maybe you recognize. Just something from home?
-Hey, Rowdy, Rowdy, Rowdy, Rowdy. -Yeah.
You're not going to do the loaded burrito gimmick, are you?
You know, like the coconut to the head, huh?
No! No, no, no. Way too much respect for you.
-Oh, thank you. -Way too much respect.
But because you're a tag team,
and what you pride yourself on is lying,
cheating, and stealing, right?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] It's a family tradition.
Well, homes…
at least we're honest.
[Tazz laughs]
Well, speaking of honesty,
you know, this will be the next World Champion,
if anything, he wants to be, Mr. Sean O'Haire.
Why don't you just let him,
just for a second, be a sport and hold that tag team belt?
Let him know what it feels like.
Hey, no, no, no, homes.
The only thing you can hold is my maracas, vato, but you ain't gonna hold my belt.
[Tazz laughs]
You're not gonna hold Tajiri's belt and there's nothing you can say or do
to change our minds, homes.
Sushi.
-Sushi, Eddie. Sushi. -Sushi? Sushi, you like…
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
What are you talking about? What do you mean "sushi"?
Yo, you like sushi? Yeah, me too.
Belt, show him belt.
Belt, sushi.
-Tajiri, what are you doing? -There you go.
-[speaking Spanish] -Enjoy, enjoy.
Take a look at the next champion.
-[laughs] -Oh, oh, yeah, yeah.
-That's good. Okay. -Yeah, honest.
He got his sushi, you got to touch the belt.
Now, give me the belt back.
Hey, ese, guess what?
-What? -We lied.
What are you gonna do about it?
[laughs] What am I gonna do about it?
Oh, oh, well, I'll show you what I'm gonna do about it.
[Tazz] Oh!
-[Cole] Oh, boy. -[Tazz] It's heating up.
[speaking Japanese]
-Drink. Drink, drink. You and me. -You want a drink?
Well, hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.
Pour one. Pour one. Pour one, quick.
Pour one, quick.
How about drink for you?
That's a big one for me. Big one. Big one. Big one.
-[Cole] Is that tequila? -Kanpai. To friends, almost.
[laughs]
[man shouting]
Damn!
[crowd chatter]
There we go. You like sushi?
-[Cole] Whoa. -[Tazz] Whoa.
Sake in the eye.
[Cole] So much for the green mist.
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Cole] Table to the head.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Piper's head. It is over.
[Tazz] You got to watch it, man, with the Tag Team Champs.
They lie, they cheat, they steal.
You ain't pulling the wool over their eyes.
Not even Piper could get that done.
[Cole] Who says Tajiri needs the green mist?
All he needs is a little tequila. Hope he didn't swallow the worm.
[Tazz] Ew, what the hell? Worm?
It's a family show, Cole, for God's sake, and it's a family tradition,
the lying, the cheating, and the stealing.
And I think it might've been sake.
[Cole] They are a unique tag team, Eddie and Tajiri,
but yes indeed, they are Tag Team Champions
getting the last laugh in "Piper's Pit" here tonight.
♪ Everybody wants to fight us ♪
["Viva La Raza" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[door opens, closes]
Oh. Hi, Stephanie.
-Hi, Sable. -Um…
I was just looking for Zach Gowen's contract.
Oh, did you find it?
No. I didn't find his contract,
but I did see you were bringing back the US Title.
Yes, that's right.
I am bringing back the US Title to SmackDown,
and thank you for ruining the surprise.
And, uh, Sable, listen,
you might try to sweet-talk me or try to lie to me
and say that you were just looking for Zach Gowen's contract,
but I don't trust you.
But, Stephanie, I'm your assistant. I'm only here to help.
Sable, that's so sweet, you know,
but I know my dad assigned you to be my assistant,
but let's get this straight, okay?
I don't need an assistant,
I don't want an assistant, particularly not you.
And if you think you can out-manipulate or out-connive me, Sable…
you've got another thing coming.
[crowd buzzing]
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] There we go.
["Need a Little Time" playing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome your special guest ring announcer,
WWE Diva, Torrie Wilson!
[Cole] Hey, do you think you're a Diva?
[Tazz] Uh, no, not, not--
[Cole] I don't mean you, I mean our great female fans.
Well, show us the goods.
We're looking for fans who believe that they have the goods.
And June is Divas Search month.
We're gonna pick four finalists, fly you to Phoenix.
For more information, head to divasearch.com.
[Tazz] Speaking of Divas, I mean, you…
I mean, any fan could become like Torrie Wilson,
any fan could become a Diva?
[Cole] Any fan could be like you.
[Tazz] Well, I'm not a Diva, goof.
Torrie Wilson's a Diva. A Diva's gotta be a female, Cole, come on.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the following contest has been scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Boston, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 350 pounds, and, ladies,
he is a dreamboat if you like a bald man with massive back hair.
-[Tazz laughs] Just your type, Cole. -A-Train.
-[bell rings] -This is a treat.
We weren't expecting Torrie Wilson
to be the guest ring announcer for this matchup
that we now know A-Train's involved in.
[Tazz] Well, I'll tell you what,
Torrie Wilson should come out with a different color every week
and be the special guest ring announcer on every match.
[Cole] Well, Torrie's nemesis, Sable, has been busy.
How about the bombshell she just dropped
that Stephanie's bringing the US Title back?
[Tazz] United States Championship on SmackDown!
That's heavy duty, man. Big-time news.
I don't think Stephanie McMahon,
our general manager's too happy it got out this way,
but that's another story.
[Cole] I don't think our general manager, Stephanie McMahon's too happy
with her new assistant.
Mr. McMahon assigning Sable to that role last week.
[Tazz] Why would A-Train give Torrie Wilson a dirty look?
What's that about? You gotta smile at her. [mumbles]
Torrie said something about his back hair.
Oh, okay.
[crowd chanting] Shave your back! Shave your back!
Shave your back! Shave your back! Shave your back!
[Tazz] Shave your back?
And introducing his opponent tonight,
weighing in at a very chiseled 265 pounds,
making his return to SmackDown,
and in my opinion has the best buns in the business…
[Cole] Wow.
…Billy Gunn.
[Tazz] Whoa!
["Ass Man" playing] ♪ I'm an ass man ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Yeah, I'm an ass man ♪
-[Cole] Billy Gunn… is back. -[Tazz] Oh, ho! He's back
Oh man, I love Billy Gunn.
Man, he looks great.
[Cole] Billy missed eight months of action with a rotator cuff surgery,
but you hit the nail on the head.
He looks phenomenal.
[Tazz] God! Man, he does.
What condition!
Billy Gunn is still his crazy, wacky self.
[Cole] He's the ultimate showman, isn't he?
Torrie Wilson just walked by us, Cole. Just gotta point that out.
[Cole] And she's sitting right next to us.
-Well, she's not really next to us. -Closer to me actually.
[Tazz] Well, closer to Chimel which is dangerous.
Oh, look at Billy Gunn.
[Cole] Well, Billy Gunn, what a test too in his return match here to SmackDown.
Billy Gunn to take on the 350-pound A-Train.
[Tazz] Torrie is all smiles about it.
I don't think A-Train's smiling. A-Train ain't smiled in years.
[Cole] A-Train with a big right hand to Billy Gunn.
Billy Gunn, what a résumé, ladies and gentlemen.
If you're not familiar with him,
former Intercontinental Champion, King of the Ring,
Hardcore Champion, and ten-time Tag Team Champion.
Oh, look at Billy Gunn.
Oh, what an elbow from the A-Train as Torrie looks on.
[Tazz] Holy lollipop!
Get up!
-[Cole] A-Train measuring Billy Gunn. -[Tazz] Oh my!
-[grunts] -[Cole] Oh, wow.
Billy Gunn. What a clothesline!
And Billy Gunn starting to build momentum.
[Tazz] Oh, Billy is picking up the pace right now.
Billy Gunn has got A-Train on the ropes here.
[Cole] A-Train whipped into the corner.
Billy Gunn, the 265-pounder collides with the A-Train.
Tell you what, you talked of [indistinct] stamina.
-Billy Gunn looks pretty good. -[Cole] Oh!
Billy Gunn looked like he was going for the Famouser.
Walked right into that kick. Here's the hook of the leg.
And Billy Gunn just gets the shoulder up. A-Train can't believe it.
[Tazz] Well, I'll tell you what, big toughness from Billy Gunn
kicking that left… that big bicycle kick there.
-Now A-Train all over Billy Gunn. -Get up! Get up!
-[Cole] A-Train… -Get up!
[Tazz] Looking for that derailer there, signaling for it, the A-Train is, Cole.
[Cole] Billy Gunn to his feet.
[Tazz] Billy Gunn is gonna be down and out. Oh!
[Cole] Shot to the midsection by Billy Gunn. Off the rope.
[Tazz] Heads-up. Heads-up.
[Cole] Famouser connects!
-Here's the cover, hook of the leg. -[Tazz] Gonna get him!
-[Cole] Billy Gunn is back! -[bell rings]
♪ I'm an ass man ♪
["Ass Man" playing]
♪ Yeah, I'm an ass man ♪
And your winner, Billy Gunn!
[Tazz] Torrie is just phenomenal-looking.
And Billy Gunn getting the win.
Makes his return successfully to SmackDown.
Where is Torrie going?
-Whoa. -[Cole] Wow.
[Tazz] You gotta love turquoise, Cole.
Gotta love turquoise!
[Cole] What a great win for--
-Wow! -[Tazz] Wow.
-[Tazz] What the hell? -[Cole] Whoa. Torrie's happy.
[Tazz] I think Billy might be.
[Cole] Wait a minute.
[Tazz] Come on, Cole. Wait a minute here.
♪ Yeah, I'm an ass man ♪
[Tazz] Look at this.
Do it, Billy.
[Cole] No!
How does he get so lucky?
[Tazz] Well, Torrie looks like she might've been digging that.
Billy Gunn gets the win and he gets the girl.
♪ So many asses ♪
[Cole] Billy Gunn's been back for ten minutes…
[Tazz] Gotta love her.
[Cole] …beats the A-Train and he walks out of here with Torrie Wilson.
Hey, when your name's Billy Gunn every day is a holiday, Cole,
you know what I'm saying?
[Cole] Some guys got all the luck.
[Tazz] Yeah. You sure as hell don't. Look at this.
[Cole] Well, I don't see you prancing out of the arena with that Diva.
[Tazz] Well, it's 'cause I'm trying to do a show out here.
♪ Yes, I'm an ass… ♪
[Tazz] Billy and Torrie looking hot. Big win for Billy Gunn.
[Cole] Still to come tonight, the WWE Title is on the line.
And earlier tonight, Brock Lesnar, the champion, arrived.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah. Brock looking kind of confident but yet concerned.
But should Brock be confident?
[Cole] Great question. Lesnar looks relaxed.
The loose champion Brock Lesnar collides with The Big Show
with the title on the line tonight.
[announcer] And now, the WWE Smack of the Night
is brought to you by Subway.
Fresh-made sandwiches on fresh-baked bread.
Subway. Eat fresh.
[Cole] Undertaker fighting off The Full Blooded Italians.
-[Tazz] Nunzio's going for a ride. -[Cole] The Undertaker just got whacked!
[Tazz] Nunzio's coming out and getting a steel chair.
He might need a couple of those. Oh man!
And Undertaker with a boot to the face!
Big Evil regaining control over his yard!
["You're Gonna Pay" playing]
♪ Deadman walking ♪
♪ You've done it now ♪
♪ You've gone and made a big mistake ♪
♪ And I can't allow ♪
♪ You to think you can just walk away ♪
♪ So turn around ♪
♪ And face the piper ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Houston, Texas,
weighing in at 305 pounds,
The Undertaker.
[Cole] The Big Dog heading for his yard.
He's headlining huge shows in his home state of Texas,
Saturday in Odessa, Sunday in Lubbock,
Monday in Corpus Christi, and Tuesday in San Antonio.
[Tazz] Yeah, Lone Star State, get ready.
[indistinct] Big Evil will be up in Texas.
[crowd cheering]
♪ You're gonna pay, you're gonna pay ♪
[Tazz] What an ovation. What an ovation.
♪ You're gonna pay, you're gonna pay ♪
♪ It's my business, your mind ♪
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[Tazz] And by the Hulk.
On June 20th, experience the incredible.
Speaking of Hulk, Cole, don't make me angry.
You won't like me when I'm angry.
[Cole] Oh, what a shock. You're always angry.
["Full Blooded Italian" playing]
[announcer] And being accompanied to the ring by FBI members
Nunzio and Chuck Palumbo, weighing in at 250 pounds,
Johnny Stamboli!
[Cole] I tell you, these Full Blooded Italians
have really been getting under-- Look at The Undertaker!
Wasting little time going to work on The Bull,
throwing hands early.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah. Big [indistinct] there by Big Evil.
Johnny "The Bull" Stramboli don't know what hit him.
Stamboli, Stramboli. I can't get his last name right.
I tell you, The Undertaker has fared well on one-on-one contest against the FBI,
but when it becomes a three-on-one situation, The Undertaker--
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Cole] Remember, Full Blooded Italians
put Undertaker out of action for a month with an assault back in April,
and also took out The Undertaker's protégé, Nathan Jones.
[Tazz] Yeah, Undertaker had to have elbow surgery.
But watch out. Watch out, Taker.
[Cole] That's what I'm talking about, the distraction.
And The Bull takes advantage with a dropkick from behind
and like hyenas or a pack of wolves, the FBI…
-Oh! -[Tazz] Oh!
[Cole] Look out, Palumbo right off the announce table.
-And Nunzio looking at it from behind. -[Tazz] Uh-oh. Oh my God. Oh my God.
-Nunzio needs a lot of help. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And look at The Bull. Left hand.
Ooh, an uppercut by The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Couple of left jabs right there.
Look at Nunzio. Nunzio's in a world of hurt.
Oh my God. Nunzio needs help from the family, Cole.
-[Cole] Look at The Undertaker. -[Tazz] Oh!
[Cole] Hung up on the top rope.
The Undertaker taking matters into his own hands.
[Tazz] It's like a damn handicap match and the FBI is the handicap.
-Look at Nunzio. -He's trying to hide under the ring.
Nunzio is heading back to Queens or Brooklyn, wherever the hell he's from.
[Cole] The Bull knocking The Undertaker down off the dropkick.
[Tazz] I mean FBI. I mean, they've been just a big-time--
-[Cole] Check out Palumbo! -[Tazz] Oh!
[Cole] Undertaker got whacked.
You can see him coming out of nowhere, that big chump Palumbo,
with that big kick right in the mush of Big Evil.
[Cole] And these Full Blooded Italians
really getting under the skin of The Undertaker as of late.
[Tazz] Well, that's right. There, see, Johnny "The Bull"
getting help from his goombahs right there,
Nunzio and Palumbo
who put the hurting on Undertaker so that The Bull can capitalize.
[Cole] Look at Johnny "The Bull"
go up over the top with a leg drop across the head.
Here's the cover.
The Bull hooks the leg on The Undertaker who powers out.
You know, people don't realize this about Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli,
he is a powerhouse.
[Tazz] Well, we, you know, we tell people how strong this guy is,
this Johnny "The Bull," but he really is. I mean, a big-time, powerful monster,
hence the nickname "The Bull."
If you're not strong, you won't get a nickname like "The Bull."
But I don't know if he wants to exchange hands,
The Bull that is, with The Undertaker.
That might be a bad move.
[Cole] Well, taking it to The Undertaker here as we get set,
ladies and gentleman, coming up next, Mr. McMahon, Zach Gowen,
the arm wrestling challenge for Zach Gowen's contract.
Wow. Look at the power!
[Cole] And that's the strength we're telling you about.
[Tazz] Slight delay in that vertical suplex.
Big-time power.
Cover again, hook of the leg. Undertaker's in trouble.
[Cole] And The Bull almost had The Undertaker. That'd be a huge upset.
[Tazz] The Undertaker scouts any wrestler he gets in there with.
Believe me, The Undertaker knows how powerful this guy is, The Bull.
Don't delay this. Don't delay 'cause that's what happens.
[Cole] Playing to the crowd, The Undertaker took advantage.
The veteran Undertaker rolled out of the way.
[Tazz] When you get a guy like a Superstar, an athlete
like The Undertaker down, you got to stay on The Undertaker.
You cannot hesitate.
Go for the kill quick with 'em.
-[Cole] The Bull back to his feet. -Uh-oh. Here we go.
[Cole] The rights, and the lefts. The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Body shots galore right here.
[Cole] And an uppercut.
[Tazz] Undertaker hitting The Bull with so many lefts,
he's begging for a right.
[Cole] Bull looked like De Niro in Raging Bull.
[Tazz laughs] "You talkin' to me?"
[Cole] Oh, what a shot to the midsection. No effect.
Undertaker missed right hand. Look at The Bull.
Oh, great counter by The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Oh man, Bruiser City!
[Cole] Palumbo on the apron and knocked off the apron.
[Tazz] Like a battering ram. Uh-oh.
Someone might be going for a ride!
Sicily style.
Oh man, Last Ride's in the house, Cole.
[Cole] The Last Ride connects!
-Cover. -One, two, three!
-[Cole] Undertaker wins. -[bell rings]
["You're Gonna Pay" playing]
[announcer] Here's your winner, The Undertaker!
[Tazz] Even the numbers game couldn't beat Big Evil right there.
Big win right there. In my opinion, damn near a handicap match,
Undertaker getting a win over The Bull of The Full Blooded Italians.
-Uh-oh. -I don't think Big Evil's done yet.
[Tazz] Oh, [inaudible].
[Cole] And from behind, Palumbo.
[Tazz] I tell you, Palumbo's been suckering,
suckering The Undertaker left and right here.
[Cole] And Palumbo, now with the assault outside the ring.
Undertaker thrown back into the ring,
and here, Chuck Palumbo is going to work on The Undertaker.
Undertaker won the one-on-one affair again,
but now he has problems with the rest of the FBI.
Or I should say…
-[inaudible] -[crowd roaring]
[Tazz] Here we go!
Chokeslam is coming, Cole.
-[Cole] Palumbo planted! -[Tazz] Wow!
[Cole] Undertaker taking care of business tonight.
[Tazz] Who runs the yard? Who runs the yard?
His name is Big Evil.
[Cole] I don't think he's through yet.
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Nunzio's out here with a… He's got…
Nunzio's got a steel chair. Tell them-- [splutters]
[Cole] On the skull of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Nunzio really just saved Palumbo in a big way.
That Last Ride will put a man down and out.
[Cole] Well, Nunzio's a big man now.
-[Tazz] What's Nunzio doing? -[Cole] He is a big man now.
Rubbing it into The Undertaker
after he just clocked The Undertaker with a steel chair.
[Tazz] Nunzio feeling cocky.
I don't know if he should stay in that ring too long.
Attaboy, get out of there.
You wanna be careful with The Deadman.
[Cole] Again tonight, The Full Blooded Italians
get the last laugh on The Undertaker after the matchup.
[Tazz] Look at that, look at the eyes right there of The Undertaker.
Look at that look, man. That's a dangerous glare.
My throat!
["Full Blooded Italian" playing]
-[Cole] Mr. America and Zach Gowen. -Come on, big brother.
Pump up those patriots, dude.
Because in just a couple minutes,
you're gonna be arm wrestling Vince McMahon for your WWE contract.
So, turn that shoulder, twist that wrist,
and then snap that big arm of Vince McMahon, brother.
[inaudible] going out there.
One bond, one friendship, the American spirit.
Let's do it, brother.
[Tazz] I don't know, I think Zach's in trouble, Cole.
This kid's in trouble.
["All Grown Up" playing]
Well, we are back on SmackDown,
and, well, apparently everyone wants to be part
of this Mr. McMahon-Zach Gowen arm wrestling contest,
even our general manager.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the general manager of SmackDown,
Stephanie McMahon!
[Tazz] Well, Stephanie's the boss, she's the general manager.
Stephanie can do whatever she wants to do out here, Cole. You know that.
[Cole] And you know, Stephanie's been very, very supportive of Zach Gowen
and his dreams of one day becoming a WWE Superstar.
[Tazz] Well, Zach's got humongous dreams, no doubt about it.
And Stephanie, I think you're right,
she would love to let those dreams come true for that kid.
This kid has accomplished so much in his life, but tonight,
he's gonna have his hands full, literally.
As your general manager of SmackDown,
I am here to oversee the arm wrestling contest
between Zach Gowen and Mr. McMahon.
Now, should Zach Gowen be victorious
and defeat Mr. McMahon,
then Zach Gowen will win his first ever SmackDown contract right here tonight.
So, without further ado, allow me to introduce you
to the most extraordinary young man to ever step--
["Wild Cat" playing]
[Tazz] Whoa.
[Cole] This isn't Zach Gowen.
[Tazz] Uh… no, that's definitely not Zach Gowen.
Wow!
[Cole] That's Stephanie's assistant, Sable.
[Tazz] Sable looking hotter than ever.
Stephanie's not too happy.
[Cole] Well, Sable just interrupted the general manager.
And remember, earlier tonight,
Sable blew Stephanie's surprise, saying that Stephanie's gonna bring back
the United States Heavyweight Championship to SmackDown.
[Tazz] I mean, you know, Sable is Stephanie's assistant.
I mean, new assistant. Vince McMahon appointed her.
Sable, um, how nice of you to interrupt.
How can I help you?
Well, Stephanie, I am--
-Never mind. -[Tazz laughs]
-All right. -[Cole] Oh, big-time diss.
Now, before I was so rudely interrupted,
allow me to introduce the first contestant.
The most extraordinary young man I have ever met,
being accompanied to the ring by Mr. America.
Ladies and gentlemen, Zach Gowen.
["Real American" by Rick Derringer playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] What a night for Mr. America's biggest fan.
Tazz, this kid, Zach Gowen…
A huge heart, a big smile,
and he's overcome a tremendous amount of obstacles in his life.
Zach Gowen lost a leg to cancer,
but tonight, if Zach Gowen can defeat the chairman of the board of this company,
in an arm wrestling contest, Zach Gowen will be a Superstar.
Zach Gowen will be a sports entertainer right here on SmackDown.
[Tazz] No doubt about it, Cole.
I mean, Zach Gowen waited his whole life,
waited his whole life for an opportunity like this.
And I'm telling you, in my opinion, my view,
I just don't see this kid beating Mr. McMahon in arm wrestling contest.
I just don't see it happening.
[Cole] Before tonight, I didn't think so either,
but the fact that Mr. America's out here with him--
And his opponent, The Chairman of the Board,
Mr. McMahon.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Oh, here comes the boss.
["No Chance in Hell" playing]
-[Tazz] Wow! -[Cole] Oh-ho-ho.
-[Tazz] Somebody's in shape. -[Cole] Somebody's been at the gym.
[Tazz] Damn.
[Cole] Mr. McMahon…
-[Tazz] Well… -…he's had it in for this kid, Zach Gowen
ever since Zach Gowen and Mr. America became great friends
because Mr. McMahon believes Mr. America is Hulk Hogan.
[Tazz] Look at the biceps and triceps on Mr. McMahon.
[indistinct] Mr. McMahon toughened up.
Zach Gowen, does he look nervous to you?
Does Zach look nervous to you?
[Cole] Zach Gowen is… He'll never, ever look nervous to me.
He's been through so much in his life. I don't know if nervous is the right word.
I understand. Well, maybe in your opinion he's not.
In my opinion-- I know the kid's been through a lot.
Zach Gowen, in my opinion, is nervous right now.
And Mr. McMahon, he ain't nervous.
He's calm. He's cool. He's collected.
The boss is in charge. That kid's nervous, Cole.
-He looks scared to death, actually. -He does.
He's been through hell in his life, no doubt, but he's nervous.
And he should be.
[Cole] Yeah, his future hangs in the balance right here.
[Tazz] Zach Gowen must beat Mr. McMahon to get a contract on SmackDown,
plain and simple.
Well, let me tell you something, brother.
[crowd cheering]
Number one, you're in the wrong war zone.
This is the red, the white, and the blue of Orlando, Florida, brother.
[crowd cheering]
And you're definitely fighting the wrong battle
because Hulk Hogan is sitting at home watching, brother.
And Zach Gowen is not in your battle sights.
The problem you have, brother, is with Mr. America.
And this is between you and me.
So, I suggest you put that skinny little spaghetti string
up on the table
so, I can break it in half with this 24-inch patriot, brother.
[Cole] Mr. America has just challenged Mr. McMahon.
I don't know about spaghetti.
That's one big piece of linguine, trust me.
[Cole] That's spaghetti? How big are my arms?
[Tazz] Well, I tell you what, right there, Mr. America wanting to take on the boss.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Cole] "USA" chants have filled the Orlando Arena here.
Wait a minute. Let me get this straight.
You think I'm afraid of you?
Me?
I'm Vince McMahon.
I've got billion-dollar bicep, pal.
[crowd booing]
You wanna take me on?
Your answer is no!
[crowd booing]
No way.
No way, because I didn't sign to arm wrestle you.
I signed to arm wrestle that little kid right there.
[crowd] What?
No.
Now, get out of the ring.
[crowd] What?
[Tazz] What's this?
[crowd chatter roaring]
The hell's going on here?
I'll tell you what.
[inaudible]
All right. I'll tell you what I'll do.
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck! You suck! You suck!
You suck! You suck! You suck! You suck!
You're telling me Mr. America sucks?
[crowd booing]
I agree with you. But I'll tell you what, Hogan, you're on.
I'll arm wrestle you und…
Well, gotta be two little stipulations, though, before we get started.
Number one, we're not arm wrestling for Zach Gowen's contract.
That's between me and Zach Gowen.
[crowd] What?
And the second stipulation, Hogan, is not when,
but after I jam your arm down, after you lose…
[crowd] What?
…you leave the premises, Hogan.
-[crowd] What? -What do you say?
[crowd] What?
I say, put that skinny little arm down there, brother.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, Mr. America with a lot on the line here.
Mr. America loses, he's out of the arena.
[inaudible]
[Cole] What do you think?
If you were an odds maker, who you betting on?
[Tazz] I don't know. I don't know who I'd bet on.
This will be one hell of a…
[crowd chanting] USA!
[Tazz] I don't know, Cole. I…
I gotta, you know, all due respect to the boss, maybe Hogan…
No, no, I gotta go with Mr. McMahon. I don't know.
McMahon, you will start on my word, "Go."
On your mark…
[Tazz] They're using their left hands too, Cole.
…get set, go.
-[screams] -[grunts]
[Cole] And we're underway.
[Tazz] It's a stalemate right now.
Oh man.
Mr. McMahon's struggling here.
[Cole] This could be good for Zach Gowen if Mr. America could wear out Mr. McMahon.
[Tazz] Good point, but look at Mr. America. He's…
What the hell?
[Cole] Having some fun with Mr. McMahon.
-Wait a minute. Wait a minute. -[Cole] Wait a minute.
He's cheating. He's cheating.
What are you talking about?
Sable, if you so much as lay a hand on another contestant,
I will call this a disqualification and declare Mr. America the winner.
[Cole] How was Mr. America cheating?
I don't know how she's saying cheating. I don't get it.
[crowd roaring]
I had him, damn it.
You stay out of this. I had him.
Mr. McMahon just told Sable, "I had him."
[Tazz] Well… well… don't know about that.
This time we're gonna do it with righty, pal.
[Cole] Now we're going to right hands.
[Tazz] I heard.
Come on. Come on.
I'm gonna break that damn right arm in half, brother.
Well, come on, let's try it. Come on.
-[Tazz] Here we go. -Mark, get ready, set, go.
-[screams] -[Tazz] Oh man.
Mr. McMahon's trying but he ain't getting far.
-[Cole] Mr. America-- -[screams]
[Tazz] Well, look, what… Damn it, Cole.
-[grunts] -[Tazz] Look.
[grunts]
[Cole] Mr. America's almost got him.
[Tazz] Yeah, somehow just getting it.
[Cole] Whoa! Did you see that?
Sable just flashed Mr. America.
Mr. McMahon won.
[Tazz] Whoa!
[Cole] Mr. America did what any…
anybody would do and looked at Sable and Mr. McMahon took advantage.
[Tazz] Look how speechless.
-Did you see that? -All right.
Ring announcer, who won this?
[announcer] Here is your winner, Mr. McMahon.
[Cole] Oh, give me a break.
[Tazz] Well, Mr. McMahon won fair and square, I guess.
That means, Hogan, Hogan…
[crowd shouting]
[Cole] Mr. America is furious.
[Tazz] Well, you know the stipulations.
Go ahead.
Go ahead, nail me.
Go ahead, hit me.
That son of a [bleep] will never get a shot. Go ahead.
Go ahead, hit me.
I'll never let him get a shot ever, no matter what.
He'll never get a contract.
So, you gonna live up to your word now and get out of the ring
and let this kid have a shot?
Or is Mr. America selfishly going to get his ass kicked by Mr. McMahon?
[Cole] Wow!
Why don't you get out of here
and take the general manager of SmackDown with you?
[crowd shouting]
I would suggest you take your leave, Stephanie.
And take the loser with you.
And, uh, by the way, just for the record…
Sable, uh, I would just like to state
that you have the most beautiful set…
the most beautiful set of eyes I think I've ever seen.
I thank you very much.
[crowd booing]
Hold the rope for her.
And thanks for the advice.
[crowd booing]
Well, now then.
Looks like it's gonna be
old Zach Gowen and Mr. McMahon, huh? How 'bout that?
[crowd jeering]
Kid, you don't have a prayer winning this event.
[crowd booing]
Come on, kid, lost your nerve? Come on.
Let's go.
[crowd buzzing]
Hell, I'll even take you with my bad arm.
Come on.
This is only about your dreams coming true.
You're not getting nervous, are you? Huh?
All right, come on.
All right.
Let's go.
Come on. Watch him, ref. Watch him, ref.
[referee mumbles]
Zach, Mr. McMahon, on "go."
On your mark, get ready, set, go!
[laughs]
[Tazz] Oh. Oh, look at this.
[Cole] Look at this.
I think Mr. McMahon could ruin this kid.
-Eh, he's got him. Mr. McMahon's got him. -[laughs]
Oh, we're coming back this way.
Yeah, we are.
We're coming. Almost. Almost. Almost.
Oh, whoa-ho-ho!
Hey. Hey, lighten up, kid.
Hey?
Hey, kid, I said lighten up.
He's cheating, Gavin. He's cheating.
He's cheating!
[Tazz] Look at this kid go! Look at this kid go!
-Come on, Zach! -Look! Kid's got him.
-Come on, Zach. -He's got him.
Look at this kid.
-Oh! -[Cole] Oh my.
That is downright despicable.
[crowd booing]
I can't believe this.
[Tazz] Kicked him in that prosthetic leg, Cole. That was--
Well, uh… I'd like to say…
I'd like to say good try.
I'd like to, but…
I guess, maybe, Zach, you didn't quite make it.
I'm wondering what you're thinking right about now.
[crowd] What?
So, uh…
you gonna cry, Zach?
[crowd shouting]
You gonna cry?
Just 'cause your dreams went up in smoke, Zach?
You gonna cry, Zach?
Get out of my ring! Get!
Get the hell out of my ring!
You don't deserve to be in my ring.
You never deserved to be in my ring.
I need athletes in here, not some freak.
Now, get the hell out of here.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] Asshole! Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!
Asshole! Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] What is wrong with him?
Zach Gowen's dreams have been crushed.
Zach Gowen's hopes of becoming a WWE Superstar
have gone up in smoke.
All right. Now hit my music.
["No Chance in Hell" playing]
[Cole] Mr. McMahon, I can't believe I saw it.
Mr. McMahon just kicked Zach Gowen in his prosthetic leg.
This aspiring one-legged wrestler is not gonna live his dream.
And now, Mr. McMahon is mocking the kid.
[Tazz] Well, I don't think that bothers the kid as much as the fact
that Zach Gowen's dream has been shattered.
He's not getting a WWE contract.
Mr. McMahon is cocky, and pompous, and proud about it.
[Cole] Zach Gowen had him defeated.
Zach Gowen had that arm wrestling challenge won,
and Mr. McMahon kicked him in that prosthetic leg.
♪ No chance ♪
[Cole] It has been a shocking night in Orlando, Florida.
Welcome back to SmackDown, everybody.
And still to come tonight, the WWE Title is on the line,
Brock Lesnar defends against The Big Show.
[Tazz] That's gonna be intense, man.
[Cole] But moments ago,
the dreams of once aspiring one-legged wrestler Zach Gowen were crushed.
First, Mr. America and Mr. McMahon in an arm wrestling contest
and Sable paying immediate dividends.
[Tazz] Well, watch Mr. McMahon here about to lose
and then all of a sudden, Sable.
Mr. America had no choice but to lose his concentration there.
-[Cole] Did you see that? -[Tazz] Yeah. Yeah, I did.
[Cole] And then Mr. McMahon in trouble, Zach Gowen battling for his contract,
left alone in the ring when this happened.
[Tazz] This was just a despicable act
by the chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment,
Mr. McMahon. Let's take another look at this.
I guess we have to. I mean, just… How do you--
-[Cole] Cheap shots of all cheap shots. -[Tazz] Look at this.
I mean, this young man dreaming to have a contract here in this company
and Mr. McMahon just kicking Zach in that prosthetic,
forced him to lose his balance.
[crowd cheering]
You know, kid, I got two words for you.
Forget it.
[Cole] You know, Big Show better be worried about Brock Lesnar
and not Zach Gowen.
Big Show's got a title match tonight.
["Whatever" by Our Lady Peace playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Approaching the ring, from Edmonton, Alberta,
weighing in at 229 pounds, Chris Benoit!
[Cole] I… I'm still in shock.
[Tazz] Yeah, I know, me too.
I can't get over what we seen Mr. McMahon do to that kid.
[Cole] We've seen Mr. McMahon do some pretty low and despicable things.
Nothing ever like that.
["Tusk" playing]
[announcer] And his partner, from Detroit, Michigan,
weighing in at 275 pounds, Rhyno.
[Cole] Rhyno, of course, from…
well, what used to be Hockeytown USA, Detroit,
Jersey is Hockeytown now.
Congratulations to the Devils.
Had to rub it into Rhyno a little. But what a tag team here.
That was good. That was a good rubbing.
That was real funny.
[Cole] Rhyno and Benoit, what a tag team.
[Tazz] They're a great tag team, no doubt about it.
Good friends and a lot in common.
["Toe Jam" playing]
[Tazz] These two guys, The Bashams.
Man, I dig The Bashams. Cocky little feel to these guys.
[announcer] And making their way to the ring…
being accompanied by Shaniqua,
from Columbus, Ohio, weighing in at 492 pounds,
The Basham Brothers.
-[Tazz] Wait a minute, Cole. -[Cole] Shaniqua?
[Tazz] That's Linda Miles. What the hell happened to Linda Miles?
She won Tough Enough.
What the? Shaniqua?
[Cole] Well, she's Shaniqua now, and decked out in in leather,
and is that a, uh, a whip?
[Tazz] You think that's how she won Tough Enough?
[Cole] I asked if that was a whip.
[Tazz] Yeah, I think it's a riding crop, they call that.
Funny Cide should have had…
The jockey should have had a bigger one. He may have won the race.
[Cole] Keep them in your closet, don't you?
[Tazz laughs] Yeah, I got orange whips in my closet, Cole.
[Cole] Well, I'd like to know what this relationship is--
[Tazz] Actually orange whip. Orange whip.
I just got that. The orange whip, get it? That's an ice cream.
[Cole] Nonetheless, I'd like to know what Shaniqua's relationship
is with The Basham Brothers.
First two weeks they were in the WWE,
didn't see Shaniqua accompany them to ringside.
But nonetheless, it's Rhyno starting things off here against Doug Basham.
Come on, Rhyno!
[Cole] Benoit and Rhyno both former United States Heavyweight Champions
and you heard the news earlier…
[Tazz] That's right.
…that title coming back here to SmackDown.
-[Tazz] That's big news, man. -Come on!
[Tazz] And Rhyno with a big clothesline on Doug Basham,
with a big right hand to mat.
[Cole] 275-pounder from Detroit, Michigan
takes a knee to the back from Danny Basham.
[Tazz] Well, The Man Beast tough as hell, no doubt.
[Cole] Oh! Neckbreaker.
I'll tell you, I've been impressed with these Bashams.
Cover, hook to the inside leg, and a kickout.
-[grunting] -Come on!
[Cole] And Doug Basham going to work on Rhyno.
[Tazz] With that tight rear chinlock in there
with the arm across the top of the head.
We were talking last week about…
talking to Danny Basham and how he was a little off his rocker.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah.
I had a talk with Doug Basham in the back today.
Well, he's not too far away from Danny.
Doug's a little out there as well.
[Tazz] You think Shaniqua keeps these guys in line, Cole?
[Cole] With that whip, who knows?
-[Shaniqua] Come on! -[Cole] Look at Rhyno.
What do you think she does with that thing?
Cole, we know about your past.
-Don't start acting, you know-- -[Cole] My past?
[Tazz] Oh, come on, you little moron. You're a freak.
Come on, fess up. We're on TV, tell the world.
[Cole] She looks great.
[Tazz] She does. She looks phenomenal. So does Doug right now.
He's got Rhyno run on the ropes here.
Doug with the right hands to "The Man Beast" Rhyno.
Reversal. Doug Basham whipped into the corner.
Shoulder to the gut.
Soften up Basham for a possible Gore. Wow!
[Tazz] Big back suplex.
Man, did you see when Doug Basham bounced off that mat
like a rubber ball right there?
[Cole] Rhyno's had a lot taken out of him.
Trying to get to the corner to tag his buddy, Benoit.
Shaniqua looks like she's getting mad, Cole.
[Shaniqua] Come on!
[Cole] Rhyno crawling to the corner.
-The tag to The Rabid Wolverine. -Wolverine's in the house!
-Bam! -[Cole] Danny Basham in.
They never made a tag, The Basham Brothers, did they?
[Tazz] I don't think so. I-- Oof.
[Cole] Doesn't matter to Benoit, he's picking apart both Bashams--
-[Tazz] Big snap suplex. -[Cole] Wow. Cover.
And Danny Basham saves the matchup for his team.
No, wait, tag wasn't made. Doug Basham still the legal man.
Don't matter. Benoit will hit whatever's moving, not moving, he don't care.
Oh, Rhyno, nice double-team move there.
[Cole] Look at this. Wow!
[Tazz] Oh, now he's heading over to a side suplex there.
[Cole] Rhyno and Benoit taking it to The Bashams.
Here's Doug Basham whipped into the corner.
-Chris Benoit-- -[Tazz] Oh, my God!
[Cole] German suplex released.
[Tazz] Man, what a German right there by Benoit.
[Cole] Boy, he landed high, didn't he?
[Tazz] Well, Wolverine's going to fly, Cole. Here we go.
[Cole] Chris Benoit heading up to the top rope.
-Hey! Hey! -[Cole] Check out…
-Look at that, -Shaniqua distracted Benoit for a moment.
[Tazz] She grabbed Benoit's ankle right there.
-Oh! -[Cole] Oh! And rolling out of the way.
I think that's all it took, Cole, that little pull on the foot
by Shaniqua on Benoit's boot.
[Cole] It distracted him for a moment, allowed Basham to regain himself.
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Cole] Look at this. Crossface.
[Tazz] And it's a crossface right there.
[Cole] Crossface locked in.
Will Doug Basham tap out to the crossface?
[Tazz] Doug Basham ain't gonna have an option but to t-- What the hell?
And Danny with the kicks to the back of the neck,
forces Benoit to release the crossface.
Rhyno back into the ring as well.
[Tazz] Well, like it or not,
good move by Danny Basham to save his partner and brother. Oh!
[Cole] This matchup has broken down. All four men are in the ring.
[Tazz] Well, Hebner is trying to get some control,
but there's Shaniqua on the… on the apron.
[Cole] Rhyno just cracked his partner.
Oh, and look at that.
Here's the cover, hook of the leg. The Bashams steal it.
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[bell rings]
[Cole] Rhyno inadvertently struck Benoit, The Bashams steal one.
[announcer] Here are your winners, The Basham Brothers.
[Tazz] I'll tell you, from where I sit,
that's a big-time upset and a humungous win for The Bashams.
[Cole] But for the second time in-in two weeks,
Rhyno has cost Benoit a matchup by inadvertently striking him.
And Benoit is not happy.
But you're right. What a huge win for The Bashams.
[Tazz] Well, Benoit ain't happy.
[inaudible]
[Tazz] Look at this. Explosion right here.
[Cole] Friends are nose to nose.
Moments ago, a huge win for The Basham Brothers.
A strange sequence, as Shaniqua, well, distracted Benoit for just a moment.
[Tazz] Just enough-just enough of a moment for her man
to get out of the way here.
Wanted The Basham Brothers to move for that big headbutt,
but then, right here, just…
You'll see in a moment where Rhyno just…
Benoit's going for a German suplex, then bingo,
Rhyno accidentally just clocking Chris Benoit.
[Cole] Yeah, second time in a week Rhyno inadvertently hit his buddy.
If Benoit and Rhyno…
Wait a minute. We're being told there's something going on in the back.
-Explain yourself. -Explain myself?
-Explain yourself. Two times. -I made a mistake, Chris.
-Two times, two weeks in a row. -Yeah, Chris, I made a mistake.
-What the hell is that about? -I didn't mean to hit you.
If I meant to hit you, I'd punch you right in the nose right now.
I'm supposed to trust you.
You're supposed to trust me. I didn't mean it.
You're supposed to have my back out there.
Look in my eyes, Chris.
Look in my eyes. I respect you.
Everything we've been through. Together.
You need to look in your own eyes.
[grunts]
[Cole] Wow!
[Tazz] That's heavy, man.
["Basic Thuganomics" by John Cena and Tha Trademarc playing]
[crowd cheering]
Word life!
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Approaching the ring, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 248 pounds, John Cena.
And from Japan, weighing in at 280 pounds, Funaki.
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
Yo…
I'm that ill cat with more cork in his bat than Sammy Sosa.
[crowd cheering]
I'm too ghetto for merchandise, so kids make they own posters.
Orlando fans are in the stands throwing up them double hands.
After the show, Michael Cole's going to chase some boy bands.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] That's nice, John.
And, Tazz, Tazz, calm down your man.
You got to tell him to slow down.
He's got them weird posters of NSYNC and he's fallen in love with O-Town.
-[crowd exclaiming] -[Tazz laughing]
Funaki-san, reconsider.
I'm more than you can handle, bro.
I'll cut your two-tone mullet and kick you dead in the camel toe.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz laughing]
You… Hey.
You should go back to announcing.
This whole match is a waste, man.
I don't need to wrestle you.
You're choking yourself with your waistband.
I ain't from Orlando, but I got the magic stick.
That means I'll represent your city when I grab my…
[crowd yelling]
[Cole] Come on. I'm Shoelace.
[Tazz] Yeah, well, Cena thinks
your, uh, knot's a little loose there, Shoelace.
♪ Bye, bye, bye ♪ [laughs]
-[Cole] That was great. -[Tazz laughs]
What up, dawg?
Hold on, please. Hold on, please. Shh, shh, shh.
U-G-L-Y,
you ain't got no alibi, you ugly!
Yo, yo, you ugly! Yo, yo, you ugly!
Yo, yo, you ugly. Yo.
[Tazz] What's "o-we"? What is that?
[Cole] Ugly!
[Tazz] No, he said "o-we." "O-we." What's "o-we"?
[Cole] He's got an accent.
-[Tazz laughs] He's a robot. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Oh! It's not wise to tick off Cena.
-[Tazz] Three times over. -[Cole] I'm still upset.
I thought John Cena and I were down, and we were boys. I mean, I'm Shoelace.
-He didn't get that. -[Tazz] Oh, Shoelace, all right.
[Cole] Oh! And what a shot to the face by Funaki.
John Cena may have underestimated Funaki here.
Right hand and Funaki has Cena reeling, or had Cena reeling.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. Wow! -[Cole] Oh!
And here's John Cena with the elbows to Funaki.
And with all due respect to Funaki, this is a little bit of a mismatch.
Mismatch, John Cena, too strong right now.
-[Cole] Look at this. -[Tazz] Here comes the F-U right here.
[inaudible]. Check this out. Bam!
[Cole] And connects the F-U! Hook of the leg.
-Two, three! -[Cole] John Cena picks up the win.
[Tazz] No broke [inaudible].
[announcer] Here is your winner, John Cena.
[Cole] Well, you know, Tazz, you can't spell Funaki without F-U.
[Tazz] That's really good, Shoelace. That's… [laughs]
[Cole] A lesson learned tonight. Moral of the story:
Don't mock John Cena. As we take a look at this ferocious shot.
[Tazz splutters, mutters]
You like a [inaudible]. What the hell was that?
[Cole] And then the F-U delivered to Funaki.
[Tazz] Big-time impact right there.
Big-time move by big-time player John Cena.
[Cole] Why are all these rappers so angry all the time?
[Tazz] Well, he's not that angry.
[Cole] He's not?
-And there is Kurt Angle. -[Tazz] Whoa-ho!
[Cole] Kurt Angle is back.
[Tazz] Gold medals are looking shiny.
Kurt's on his way to the ring, I guess.
Maybe Kurt's got a statement, Cole.
[funky horn music playing]
[announcer] And now, the Extreme Blast of the Night,
lit by JVC's Tower of Power,
cranked by 540 watts of turbo-charged sound,
dual 8'' subs, five-disc CD player, and MP3 playback.
The only system that deserves a warning label.
Brock, when I was laid up in the hospital,
all the phone calls from you were being a genuine friend, Brock.
I just wanna say one thing.
Thank you.
But just for the record,
I wouldn't doubt if The Big Show beat you
for the WWE Title right here on SmackDown.
When I beat Big Show next week,
if you want a shot at this title, I say it's on.
[announcer] The Tower of Power by JVC.
Real logic. Real turbo. Real loud.
["Medal" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] ♪ You suck ♪
♪ You suck ♪
[popping explosions]
♪ You suck ♪
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Kurt Angle!
[Cole] You know, Tazz, later tonight,
Brock Lesnar and Big Show meet for the WWE Title.
Kurt Angle will face the winner.
As Angle makes his triumphant return from neck surgery.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle looks phenomenal coming back from that neck surgery.
Great comeback last week to SmackDown.
A great homecoming for the only Olympic gold medalist
in WWE history, Kurt Angle.
[crowd cheering]
Thank you.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Angle! Angle! Angle! Angle! Angle! Angle!
Angle! Angle! Angle! Angle! Angle!
You guys have no idea how great it felt to come back last week.
[crowd cheering]
And as much as I was looking forward to coming back last week…
[crowd] What?
…I'm looking forward even more…
[crowd] What?
…to the big matchup tonight
between Brock Lesnar and The Big Show for the WWE Championship.
[crowd cheering]
Because last week, I issued a challenge
to the winner of that match.
[crowd] What?
So, your Olympic hero…
[crowd] What?
It's not gonna take too long for your Olympic hero
to have championship gold around his waist once again.
[crowd cheering]
And tonight, I'm here to talk about some unfinished business.
[crowd] What?
Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Team Angle,
I want you to come out here right now. We need to talk.
[crowd booing]
["Medal" playing]
[Cole] Well, this should be good.
[Tazz] Well, last week Team Angle called in sick.
They called in sick.
-I've never heard such a thing and… -[Tazz] Yeah.
[Cole] …they called in sick on the day Kurt Angle returned to the WWE.
[crowd] ♪ You suck ♪
♪ You suck ♪
[Tazz] Well, Haas and Benjamin, uh, they're kind of dejected.
They look like they're going to the principal's office,
if you know what I'm saying.
[Cole] Well, the fans chanting "you suck" mean it directed at Team Angle.
[Tazz] Well, you don't know that. How can you say that? How do you…
[Cole] I can feel it.
[Tazz] I guess Kurt's a forgiving captain.
[crowd cheering]
It's good to see you guys.
You know, guys, I understand why you didn't call me
when I was in the hospital having surgery.
[Cole] They didn't call?
I mean, you're athletes, world-class athletes.
But what I don't get
is last week in my big return…
[crowd] What?
…you guys were nowhere to be found.
[crowd] What?
I mean, where the heck were you guys?
[crowd] What?
You call in sick?
[crowd] What?
We were sick, Kurt.
We were sick.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Both of them?
Yeah, we were sick.
[Tazz] Well, they're a team, Cole. I mean, they'd stick together, I guess.
-Sick of being in your shadow. -[Tazz] Oh!
[crowd booing]
We're supposed to be a team, Kurt.
But all you can think about is yourself.
I mean, it's because of you that we lost our titles in the first place.
[crowd booing]
Where were you when we had to defend our titles in a ladder match?
A ladder match, Kurt.
Where were you when we come out here night after night after night,
fighting to keep your name alive?
-[crowd booing] -Yeah, where were you?
You weren't there for us, Kurt.
You let us down.
-And I, for one, think that you-- -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold on a second.
[crowd shouting]
I think I'm sick too.
Sick of hearing you guys go from world-class athletes
to world-class whining little [bleep].
[crowd cheering]
There!
Was I gone that long?
You're supposed to be Team Angle.
Team Angle!
Not "Team Wahh-ngle."
Come on, guys.
You have a setback, you look for an opportunity,
and you get the job done, it's that simple.
So, what we need to do is we need to sit down
and discuss our options,
and figure out how you're gonna win the Tag Team Titles back.
All right? Now, let's go.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on, Kurt.
You know, it seems that you've been doing a lot of talking lately.
As a matter of fact, you're all talk and no action.
Let's go back to WrestleMania XIX,
Brock Lesnar versus Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship.
The outcome? You lost, and you broke your neck.
Shelton and I, we were victorious at WrestleMania XIX.
And hell, we've both faced Brock Lesnar before,
but we haven't broken our necks.
Kurt, you taught us one thing as a team,
that you're only as strong as your captain.
Well, you're not our captain anymore.
You're a loser!
[crowd booing]
[Tazz] Oh.
We're tired of your speeches, we're tired of your advice,
and we're tired of every one of these people chanting "You suck"
every time we walk out of here.
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck!
You suck! You suck! You suck! You suck!
You suck! You suck! You suck!
You're tired of these people chanting "You suck"?
[Haas] I'm tired of it.
Let me tell you something, Charlie.
You don't deserve to hear these people chant "You suck."
[crowd cheering]
Do you have any idea
why these people chant "You suck" to me every night?
Why?
For one reason and one reason only.
[crowd] You suck!
I earned it.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole laughing]
Four years in the WWE, winning title after title,
I earned that right.
So, if you want to break up Team Angle, that's fine with me--
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on.
We're not talking about breaking up Team Angle, Kurt.
Hell, Team Angle hasn't even begun to scrape the tip of the iceberg.
We just feel that we need a change in leadership.
So, Shelton and I have come down here to vote ourselves as co-captains.
-[Tazz] Co-captains? -Now, Kurt, you're still in Team Angle.
It's just now we're your leader.
[crowd buzzing]
[indistinct chatter]
Well, as founder of Team Angle…
I am the founder, right?
Right.
And since I'm the founder, I'm the head of making decisions, right?
For now.
Well, on behalf of Team Angle, Charlie, you're out of here!
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Kurt Angle-- -You can't kick him out.
-All right. You're out of here. -What?
[Tazz] Oh man!
You're both out of here.
[Tazz] What the hell? He's kicking the dirt on them.
Are you kidding me?
-Let's go! -Are you kidding me?
-You can't throw us outta here! -You can't throw us out!
-This is ours! -We started this shit!
[crowd chanting] Angle! Angle! Angle! Angle! Angle!
Angle! Angle!
Oh, you don't like the "You suck" chant?
Well, I have a new tune for you.
♪ Na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
-♪ Goodbye ♪ -Shut up.
♪ Na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, goodbye ♪
♪ Na, na, na, na ♪
♪ Kiss my ass ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Kiss my ass ♪
["Medal" playing]
[Cole] Kurt Angle has just fired Team Angle.
[Tazz] Well, they… Haas and Benjamin pushed Kurt Angle too far
and Kurt Angle said, "Hasta la vista."
"Kiss my ass while you're at it."
[Cole] Well, one thing is for sure.
Kurt Angle is no loser
like Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas claim.
[Tazz] Yeah, and he earned those "You suck" chants too, Cole.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up in moments, Brock Lesnar,
The Big Show for the title.
[Tazz] Well, it's not often that Lesnar gives up size in a match.
But if… As you can see by looking at the numbers, The Big Show,
The Big Show is the larger athlete.
Brock Lesnar is gonna have his hands full here in this one
and the championship is on the line.
[Cole] Lesnar, Big Show for the title tonight!
Ladies and gentlemen, during the commercial, breaking news.
Kurt Angle confronted by Haas and Benjamin.
Kurt, let's rethink this.
Come on. We got to keep Team Angle together.
Did you guys not hear me before?
You blew it. It's over.
[Cole] Well, Tazz, Haas and Benjamin
not taking lightly the fact they were basically fired.
[Tazz] Oh yeah, no doubt about it.
-Haas and Benjamin just ambushing… -Take Team Angle and shove it!
[Tazz] …jumping Kurt Angle, saying, "Shove Team Angle."
Team Angle with absolutely no respect.
I mean, you get fired, is that how you treat your boss?
You go around beating him up?
Well, yeah. I did in the past.
Well, nonetheless, Kurt Angle, of course, ambushed by Team Angle.
And Kurt Angle has a vested interest, remember, in our next matchup.
It's Big Show and Brock Lesnar with the WWE Title on the line.
Kurt Angle gets the winner.
["Big" playing] ♪ Well, it's The Big Show ♪
[Tazz] Whoa!
[Cole] Big Show is looking to become
a three-time WWE Champion tonight.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Championship.
Introducing the challenger, weighing in at 500 pounds,
The Big Show.
[Cole] The Big Show with a huge opportunity.
It's Big Show versus Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title, next.
Can The Big Show beat Brock Lesnar again?
Can Big Show win the WWE Title? We'll find out right now.
["Next Big Thing" playing]
[Tazz] Well, here comes the pain.
[announcer] And from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 295 pounds,
it's the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] It is eerie how confident Brock Lesnar has been all day.
He's been focused. Lesnar is loose.
-He's ready to go. -[Tazz] Yeah.
As you pointed out earlier in the show, Cole, how confident should--
Whoa!
How confident real-- should Brock Lesnar really be though?
Brock Lesnar's got to get in there right now with The Big Show.
The Big Show, as you pointed out earlier in the show too,
might have Brock's number.
[Cole] Well, who will be champion
when SmackDown comes to San Antonio next week?
[Tazz] Well, the Lone Star State,
SmackDown, the 200th episode, ain't that right, Cole?
[Cole] That's right. And don't forget, Big Show's got a pretty good possibility
to win the title.
He owns two pinfall victories over Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz mutters] Whoa!
Look at Brock Lesnar driving the big man into the corner,
and big shoulders of the champ.
[Tazz] By any means necessary. That's why Brock's the champion.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Tazz] Do what you got to do in there.
[Cole] Quick cover, quick hook of the leg, Big Show going for the quick cover.
Hopefully he had stunned Lesnar for just a moment.
[Tazz] Very smart.
Put that big massive body weight across the champion's chest.
Look at this. Trying to go for a belly-to-belly.
And Big Show with that big noggin.
-A headbutt. -A headbutt.
A headbutt to…
Headbutt to get out of that body lock right there of Lesnar.
[Cole] And if he's able to, we don't know the condition of Kurt Angle, but…
[Tazz] Oh!
[Cole] …if he's able to, Angle's gonna be watching this matchup.
Kurt Angle, as it stands right now, gets the winner,
either Big Show or Brock Lesnar, for the title.
[Tazz] Listen to-- What-- Listen.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Tazz] Oh my God.
[Cole] His palms are huge. They're about the size of my head.
[Tazz] You can't explain that, man, to people sitting
that never met The Big Show.
Ladies and gentlemen, you see The Big Show up close and personal,
trust me, he's a monster.
He's a freak with those big paws.
They get the opportunity to see Big Show and Brock Lesnar
up close and personal in Odessa, Lubbock, Corpus Christi, San Antonio
over the next few days in Texas.
And look at Big Show up over the top rope.
Dropped to the floor below.
The champion is in control.
[Tazz] Well, poise.
Right there, that's poise by Brock Lesnar waiting for Big Show to make a mistake.
Big Show a little overzealous right there and got caught.
It hurt The Big Show by getting-- throwing himself over the top rope right there.
-Got to ask you a question. -What?
[Cole] You think it's a mistake by the champion
to come out and go on the attack of Big Show?
[Tazz] No, I don't think…
Everybody says, "You only win the match in the ring."
That's a bunch of BS.
Let me tell you something, you get some licks on the guy on the outside,
beat him down a little bit, soften him up,
that's how you win a match. Then get them in the ring.
[Cole] Well, there is the mistake.
Brock Lesnar driven into the steel steps.
And Big Show…
-Slow… -[Tazz] Oh man. Oh man.
-[Cole] Big Show. -[Tazz] Bad intentions.
[Cole] And look it, back into the ring to break up the count.
[Tazz] Smart, smart, very smart.
Bad intentions on The Big Show's mind, that's for damn sure.
[Cole] Well, Big Show realizes he can't win the title outside the ring.
He's got to either make the champion submit or pin Brock Lesnar.
Big Show tossing the champion back in the ring.
It's all about the title here tonight for The Big Show.
[crowd chanting]
-[Tazz] Ooh. -Brock Lesnar, shot to the midsection.
These two big clydesdales writing another chapter
in this storied history tonight.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. Uh-oh. -[Cole] Look out Brock Lesnar.
-[Tazz] Side slam! -[Cole] Sidewalk slam.
-[Tazz] That's a big-- -Cover.
Hook of the leg, shoulders down and Brock Lesnar kicks out.
[Tazz] Sidewalk slam by an average wrestler
is about a three-foot drop.
By a man the size of Big Show's size,
it's about a six-foot drop and it hurts like hell.
[Cole] You got to ask the question, how does Brock Lesnar
keep The Big Show down?
Big Show pinned Lesnar a couple of weeks ago
in that Stretcher Match at Judgment Day.
[Tazz] Look at this.
[Cole] Lesnar carted The Big Show out on a forklift.
[Tazz] Single leg Boston crab, half crab by The Big Show.
-This is a submission maneuver. -Wow!
Well, some say it's a great move by Big Show, which I think it is,
but Brock Lesnar, he's a consummate mat wrestler.
He's a wrestler.
He's a pin wrestler and he's trying to get to the rope
right now to get that hold off.
[Cole] But he's gotta pull a 500-pounder as he's trying to get to the ropes.
[Tazz] If anybody can do it, I think it would be Lesnar, Cole.
We've seen how powerful this freak Brock Lesnar is.
[Cole] And look at Brock Lesnar literally doing a push-up
with a 500-pound man on his back.
Look at Lesnar crawling to the rope. Can he get there?
-Close. -Can Lesnar get there?
-He does. -[Tazz] He did it.
And that's great.
That's great for Brock, but how much did that take out of Brock?
And that was probably the strategy Big Show was thinking.
Let Brock wear himself out and run the tank out of gas.
Very smart by the… by The Big Show.
[Cole] And shots by Big Show to the midsection.
Remember, Brock Lesnar suffered a broken rib a few months back
and Brock Lesnar will admit that that rib gives him problems on occasion.
You get a floating rib injury, that thing never goes away.
That'll haunt you forever, especially a guy like Lesnar
who's doing all the live events he's at and the matches he's wrestling.
[Cole] And Brock Lesnar, Big Show perhaps made a mistake.
Lesnar with the clubbing blows to the back of the head
trying to knock this big sequoia down.
[Tazz] Takes a lot.
Takes a lot of energy to take The Big Show down.
[Cole] Oh, look at this.
Lesnar trying to go behind The Big Show.
-What the hell is this? -Oh my God!
-[Cole] A German suplex. -[Tazz] German?
[laughs] That's all of Europe. That was humongous.
[Cole] But how much did it take out of the champion?
Lesnar trying to make it to his feet and build on momentum here.
And just like we saw at Judgment Day,
Lesnar could kick it into another gear right now.
[Tazz] Looks like Brock is, like you said,
second gear, the fourth quarter,
the ninth inning, all those crazy clichés.
The bottom line is Brock Lesnar is ready to go
and Big Show's in trouble here.
[Cole] Shot to the midsection.
-Lesnar going for the F5. And falls. -[Tazz] Oh man.
[Cole] Lesnar just could not hold the 500-pounder up there.
Again, the back, the rib area that Big Show worked on earlier.
[Tazz] Well, when you have to lift a man 500 pounds,
a giant 500 pounds, for an F5 in a final count situation,
you have to use the middle of your body, and Brock's middle of his body's hurt.
[Cole] But if Lesnar can't F5 The Big Show,
how the hell does he beat the guy?
[Tazz] Well, I don't think, Cole,
that Brock Lesnar's only move to pin a guy is the F5.
-But-- -It is the most effective.
[Tazz] Yes, it is, but he could hook a choke on a guy, a submission.
He could hit him with a high, tight suplex on the head.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Tazz] Oh!
[Cole] What a clothesline!
Did you feel that impact?
[Tazz] That was some shot right there, man.
[Cole] And I think Big Show believes he's seconds away from becoming champion.
[Tazz] What a clothesline.
Brock Lesnar's in trouble now. Gonna get chokeslammed here.
[Cole] Oh, Brock Lesnar reversed it.
Shot to the midsection again,
and another one by the champion, Brock Lesnar.
-Walked into a boot by The Big Show. -[Tazz] Oh man!
-Oh no. -Watch out. Heads up.
-Watch the leg. -[Cole] 500-pound leg drop.
[Tazz] Oh man, Lesnar might be done.
-New champ. -Title's on the line.
-New champ! -Could we crown a new champ?
Oh! Not right now.
Lesnar with enough to get the shoulder up,
but that had to take a lot out of the champion.
[Big Show screams]
[Tazz] Tell you what, the confidence is raging
through The Big Show's body right now.
Don't wait too long, big man. Don't wait too long.
[Cole] Lesnar walks into the big hand of The Big Show.
[Tazz] He's got the [inaudible]!
[Cole] Look at the-- the look of the champion.
-He's in trouble. Chokeslam! -[Tazz] Whoa!
[Cole] Lesnar's planted. Big Show.
[Tazz] Big Show's gonna pin Lesnar again.
-Hook of the leg. -[Tazz] He's got it! Two, three--
[Cole] And Brock Lesnar, again, got the shoulder up.
And a look of disbelief on The Big Show's face.
[Tazz] How tough is Lesnar?
What do you got to do to beat this freak?
[crowd shouting]
[Cole] Big Show.
[Tazz] Big Show's in control right now.
[Cole] But he hasn't been able to pin the champion.
-Oh, not another one. -[Tazz] Going for it again.
I think that's a great move right there by Lesnar--
by Big Show, go for another chokeslam.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Where the hell is he…
Where is Big Show taking Lesnar?
[Tazz] I don't know what he's doing, Big Show's doing here.
[Cole] Big Show with that hand wrapped around the neck of Lesnar, but…
[Tazz] Tough to break that grip when you have the tar beat out of you.
Where the hell is Big Show going?
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, Big Show ain't no cruiserweight.
He's 500 pounds.
-Cruiserweight? -Where is he going?
-Oh. -[Tazz] Oh, look at that.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar desperately, Big Show got caught up on the top turnbuckle.
[Tazz] Well, The Big Show's in a land where he doesn't belong, on those ropes.
[Cole] And Brock Lesnar looks to take advantage.
[Tazz] Well, here comes Brock now. Here comes Brock.
-[Cole] The champion. -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa.
-[Cole] Wait a minute. Oh my God. -[Tazz] No. No.
[Cole] Lesnar with a… [inaudible] close to the back.
[Tazz] No freaking way.
-[Cole] Is he setting Big Show up for-- -Superplex?
-[Cole] No, he can't do it. -That's a 500-pound superplex.
-[Cole] Brock Lesnar into the top rope. -[Tazz] No!
Top rope, a 500-pound super--
-[Cole] Superplex! Oh my God! -[Tazz] Holy [bleep]!
What the hell?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The ring just imploded!
The ring blew up.
[cheering]
Brock Lesnar and Big Show are down and out.
A superplex, including the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Oh my God!
[Cole] Referee Mike Chioda stunned for a moment.
He's trying to figure out what to do here.
[Tazz] How much impact?
[Cole] And referee Mike Chioda calling for EMTs.
Both men… Tazz, both men are out.
Brock Lesnar and Big Show have not moved.
[Tazz] Just about 800 pounds, a top rope superplex.
[crowd chanting] Holy shit!
[Tazz] Oh my God!
[Cole] Trainers, EMTs, referees down.
This does not look good.
The high-risk maneuver from Brock Lesnar,
the superplex from the top rope exploded this ring.
[Tazz] When you do a suplex, especially from the ropes,
a superplex, especially a top rope superplex,
you take a lot of that impact.
You land on your own head and your back sometimes and--
[Cole] I'd love to get another shot when we get a chance here.
Oh, here we go.
[Tazz] This is a--
-[booming thud] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] I've nev…
I've never seen anything like this.
[Tazz] Look at this. Look at this angle right here, this shot right here.
You'll see the whole ring concave here.
Look at that, 800 pounds.
-[crowd cheering] -Oh man.
Get another look. Look at this, this straight-up angle here.
-[booming thud] -Oh!
[Cole] I wonder what Brock--
I wonder what that registered on the Richter scale.
[Tazz laughs] That's like an earthquake.
-I hope they're both… -Amazing.
…Brock Lesnar and The Big Show are okay here.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, running out of time here, but it…
You know, it's a damn shame that the…
that this championship match,
a hell of a match had to end in this manner.
-I don't know what to say. -[Tazz] It's not much to say.
We just hope both Big Show and Brock Lesnar's health, they're intact.
I mean, a lot of medical personnel out there.
-[Cole] Again… -[Tazz] Let's take one more look.
…I've never, ever seen anything like this.
[Tazz] This is amazing. Let's just listen to it.
-[booming thud] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Wow!
[Tazz laughs] Wow! That's amazing.
[Cole] What a night! Good night from Orlando.
[crowd cheering] ht! Good night from Orlando.