1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,269 [WWE intro music playing] 2 00:00:03,336 --> 00:00:05,739 [overlapping garbled voices] 3 00:00:09,576 --> 00:00:11,778 [music intensifies] 4 00:00:13,646 --> 00:00:14,714 [music fades] 5 00:00:20,387 --> 00:00:25,158 Whether you're an avid WWE fan or not, tonight, for the first time ever 6 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:29,596 on broadcast television, you'll witness two world-class athletes 7 00:00:29,662 --> 00:00:32,732 attempt to raise the bar on their predecessors 8 00:00:32,799 --> 00:00:35,502 and challenge those who would dare to follow. 9 00:00:35,568 --> 00:00:40,540 Tonight, SmackDown presents the one-hour Iron Man Matchup. 10 00:00:40,607 --> 00:00:46,413 Tonight, you'll see the first Olympic gold medalist in WWE history, 11 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:51,885 Kurt Angle, the champion challenged by Brock Lesnar. 12 00:00:51,951 --> 00:00:54,921 [crowd clamoring] 13 00:01:01,227 --> 00:01:04,230 [crowd cheering] 14 00:01:07,367 --> 00:01:11,738 I just thought I'd take this time to reassure you, 15 00:01:11,805 --> 00:01:14,607 I'm not here to interfere in your Iron Man Match. 16 00:01:15,075 --> 00:01:18,344 I got too much respect for the championship for that, 17 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:21,748 but I got no respect for you. 18 00:01:21,815 --> 00:01:22,849 [crowd cheering] 19 00:01:22,916 --> 00:01:26,519 You see, I know it was you, Vince, that sent Brock after me 20 00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:28,721 in my Title Match against Angle. 21 00:01:29,956 --> 00:01:32,659 And you know me well enough, Vince. 22 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:38,865 I don't forgive and I sure don't forget. 23 00:01:39,566 --> 00:01:41,935 [crowd cheering] 24 00:01:44,471 --> 00:01:46,573 ♪ It's been a long time ♪ 25 00:01:46,639 --> 00:01:48,808 ["I Want It All" playing] 26 00:01:48,875 --> 00:01:50,443 ♪ Get it, get it, get it ♪ 27 00:01:50,510 --> 00:01:51,644 ♪ Come on ♪ 28 00:01:53,246 --> 00:01:54,314 ♪ Yeah ♪ 29 00:01:56,516 --> 00:02:00,253 ♪ Ay, yo, it's my life, my time My rights, my rhymes ♪ 30 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,556 ♪ My grind, my struggle Hustle, sweat and my blood too ♪ 31 00:02:03,623 --> 00:02:06,259 ♪ A predator smells fear And I smell a lot ♪ 32 00:02:06,326 --> 00:02:09,562 ♪ My competitors fled scared, 'Cause they smelt I was hot ♪ 33 00:02:09,629 --> 00:02:11,231 ♪ I want it all In excess ♪ 34 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:13,533 ♪ The sex and much success ♪ 35 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:14,934 ♪ Stress sucks I want it all ♪ 36 00:02:15,001 --> 00:02:16,803 ♪ No less So, come on ♪ 37 00:02:17,937 --> 00:02:20,874 [fireworks popping] 38 00:02:23,643 --> 00:02:25,245 [crowd cheering] 39 00:02:32,585 --> 00:02:36,389 [Cole] There is a buzz inside the RBC Center on the campus 40 00:02:36,456 --> 00:02:40,627 of North Carolina State, because tonight for the first time ever 41 00:02:40,693 --> 00:02:42,262 on broadcast television, 42 00:02:42,328 --> 00:02:48,234 SmackDown presents a 60-minute WWE Iron Man Match for the title. 43 00:02:48,301 --> 00:02:50,470 It's Angle versus Lesnar. 44 00:02:50,537 --> 00:02:53,473 [Tazz] And there's your tale of the tape, some facts that ain't on there. 45 00:02:53,540 --> 00:02:57,977 The power advantage goes to Lesnar, the speed advantage goes to Kurt Angle. 46 00:02:58,044 --> 00:03:01,814 Both athletes possess superior amateur backgrounds. 47 00:03:01,881 --> 00:03:03,550 Sixty minutes, one-on-one. 48 00:03:03,616 --> 00:03:06,519 Who's gonna leave North Carolina the champion? 49 00:03:06,586 --> 00:03:09,255 ["Booyaka 619" playing] 50 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:15,028 ♪ Who's that jumpin' out the sky, R-E-Y Mysterio? ♪ 51 00:03:15,094 --> 00:03:19,032 [Cole] We welcome you to the season premiere of SmackDown 52 00:03:19,098 --> 00:03:22,802 on UPN, kicking things off with the Cruiserweight Champion. 53 00:03:22,869 --> 00:03:24,404 [bell ringing] 54 00:03:24,470 --> 00:03:28,775 [Tony] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. 55 00:03:28,841 --> 00:03:33,846 From San Diego, California, weighing in at 175 pounds. 56 00:03:33,913 --> 00:03:36,349 He's the Cruiserweight Champion, 57 00:03:36,416 --> 00:03:38,985 Rey Mysterio! 58 00:03:39,052 --> 00:03:42,221 [Cole] What an evening, Tazz. You can absolutely feel the electricity, 59 00:03:42,288 --> 00:03:44,958 and I cannot remember a night that I've sat here 60 00:03:45,024 --> 00:03:49,162 with as much anticipation as I have for Lesnar-Angle tonight. 61 00:03:49,228 --> 00:03:51,431 [Tony] And his partner from Edmonton, Alberta, 62 00:03:51,497 --> 00:03:56,102 weighing in at 229 pounds, Chris Benoit! 63 00:03:56,169 --> 00:03:58,771 [Tazz] Well, no doubt about it, partner, all day long. 64 00:03:58,838 --> 00:04:02,175 You could feel the angst, you could feel the tension. 65 00:04:02,775 --> 00:04:07,347 60-minute Iron Man Match on television, Angle and Lesnar. 66 00:04:07,413 --> 00:04:10,116 ["Green Mist" playing] 67 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:12,518 [Tony] Making his way to the ring from Japan, 68 00:04:12,585 --> 00:04:16,556 weighing in at 206 pounds, Tajiri! 69 00:04:16,623 --> 00:04:19,626 [Cole] Big Tag Team Matchup tonight, but next, we've got SmackDown 70 00:04:19,692 --> 00:04:21,127 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 71 00:04:21,194 --> 00:04:25,198 [Cole] Tajiri meets Mysterio for their Cruiserweight Championship. 72 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:27,166 [Tazz] Well, it's got to be pointed out, Cole. 73 00:04:27,233 --> 00:04:31,571 I mean, last week, Rey Mysterio got pinned in a Tag Team Match 74 00:04:31,638 --> 00:04:33,306 by that man, Tajiri. 75 00:04:33,373 --> 00:04:36,676 And next week, one-on-one for that Cruiserweight Championship. 76 00:04:36,743 --> 00:04:39,779 Could Tajiri leave Philadelphia the new champ? We'll find out. 77 00:04:42,682 --> 00:04:45,985 ["Tusk" playing] 78 00:04:46,052 --> 00:04:48,921 [Tony] And his partner from Detroit, Michigan, 79 00:04:48,988 --> 00:04:53,259 weighing in at 275 pounds, Rhyno! 80 00:04:53,326 --> 00:04:56,229 [Cole] So some interesting rivalry set for this Tag Team Matchup. 81 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:59,666 We've got the situation between the former friends Benoit and Rhyno, 82 00:04:59,732 --> 00:05:04,170 and also this brewing situation between Tajiri and Rey Mysterio. 83 00:05:04,237 --> 00:05:07,840 [Tazz] Absolutely and who could forget a couple of weeks back, 84 00:05:07,907 --> 00:05:12,345 Rhyno goring Chris Benoit through that steel door to door, 85 00:05:12,412 --> 00:05:13,913 went flying off the hinges. 86 00:05:13,980 --> 00:05:16,883 [Cole] Don't forget a couple of weeks back, Tajiri spewing that Green Mist 87 00:05:16,949 --> 00:05:19,218 -into the face of Mysterio… -[Tazz] That's right, that's right. 88 00:05:19,285 --> 00:05:21,721 [Cole] …and then knocking Mysterio off of the championship last week. 89 00:05:21,788 --> 00:05:25,191 And Benoit started things off against Tajiri in this Tag Team Matchup 90 00:05:25,258 --> 00:05:26,959 here tonight on SmackDown. 91 00:05:27,026 --> 00:05:29,062 What a chop by Chris Benoit. 92 00:05:29,128 --> 00:05:32,065 [Tazz] Those crippling chops by The Wolverine. 93 00:05:32,932 --> 00:05:35,335 [Cole] What do you think are going through the minds of Kurt Angle 94 00:05:35,401 --> 00:05:37,203 and Brock Lesnar back in the locker room 95 00:05:37,270 --> 00:05:40,640 as they prepare for 60-minute battle here tonight? 96 00:05:40,707 --> 00:05:42,508 [Tazz] Well, Cole, they're staying off their feet. 97 00:05:42,575 --> 00:05:43,609 Here comes the Tarantula. 98 00:05:43,676 --> 00:05:46,746 [Cole] Tajiri looks to lock it in and Rey Mysterio being held back 99 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:48,114 by Referee Jimmy Korderas. 100 00:05:48,181 --> 00:05:50,349 [Tazz] Referee doing the right thing, but the ref don't see 101 00:05:50,416 --> 00:05:52,385 that Benoit's caught in the Tarantula. 102 00:05:52,452 --> 00:05:56,289 [Cole] And look at Rhyno with a Spinebuster, planting Benoit. 103 00:05:56,356 --> 00:05:58,791 -[Tazz] What a Spinebuster it was. -[Cole] Here's the cover. 104 00:05:58,858 --> 00:06:02,795 Hook of the leg, shoulders down and Benoit just gets the shoulder up. 105 00:06:02,862 --> 00:06:05,331 I don't believe there was ever a tag made between Tajiri and Rhyno 106 00:06:05,398 --> 00:06:07,433 but it really didn't matter I guess. 107 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:11,704 [Tazz] I guess not. But you asked about what I think Angle and Brock Lesnar 108 00:06:11,771 --> 00:06:15,308 are doing right now, probably staying off their feet in separate locker rooms, 109 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:18,745 relaxing, just relaxing, regroup, getting ready to go 110 00:06:18,811 --> 00:06:20,613 into a battle for one hour. 111 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,483 [Cole] And here's a cover again by Rhyno and Benoit kicks out. 112 00:06:23,549 --> 00:06:26,119 Never before in the history of broadcast television 113 00:06:26,185 --> 00:06:29,088 has a match been scheduled to go this long, 114 00:06:29,155 --> 00:06:31,524 60 minutes for the championship. 115 00:06:31,591 --> 00:06:35,228 The person to pick up the most falls in an hour will win the title. 116 00:06:35,294 --> 00:06:37,797 Will it be the champion Angle or the challenger Lesnar? 117 00:06:37,864 --> 00:06:38,831 Here's Benoit! 118 00:06:38,898 --> 00:06:41,434 [Tazz] Rhyno right there, sternum-first with Benoit, 119 00:06:41,501 --> 00:06:43,936 -going for a back suplex maybe, Rhyno… -No! 120 00:06:44,003 --> 00:06:45,338 [Cole] Great counter by Benoit. 121 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:47,440 Shoulders down, Rhyno kicks out before the count of three. 122 00:06:47,507 --> 00:06:49,642 [Tazz] Benoit turned it into a crossbody in midair. 123 00:06:49,709 --> 00:06:52,512 And there's the back suplex, that's what Rhyno had in mind 124 00:06:52,578 --> 00:06:53,980 for Chris Benoit. 125 00:06:54,046 --> 00:06:56,449 Benoit said, "Here's a back suplex again." 126 00:06:56,516 --> 00:06:58,818 [Cole] And Benoit really needs to make a tag to his partner. 127 00:06:58,885 --> 00:07:01,320 The Cruiserweight Champion, Rey Mysterio who heads into battle 128 00:07:01,387 --> 00:07:04,891 next week to defend the title against Tajiri here on SmackDown. 129 00:07:04,957 --> 00:07:08,094 Can Benoit make it to Mysterio? He does. And here comes the Cruiserweight Champ. 130 00:07:08,161 --> 00:07:09,429 [Tazz] Here he goes to the top. 131 00:07:09,495 --> 00:07:11,297 [Cole] You see the Senton off the top rope. 132 00:07:11,364 --> 00:07:13,633 Rhyno's in trouble. Here comes the Cruiserweight Champion. 133 00:07:14,267 --> 00:07:15,601 [Tazz] Reversal by Rhyno. 134 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:18,771 Put the breaks on by Mysterio, the back elbow. 135 00:07:19,305 --> 00:07:20,873 [Cole] Rey Mysterio. 136 00:07:20,940 --> 00:07:22,275 A Moonsault off the top rope 137 00:07:22,341 --> 00:07:24,710 and Tajiri with a right hand from Mysterio. 138 00:07:24,777 --> 00:07:27,146 [Tazz] What a standing Moonsault by Mysterio, 139 00:07:27,213 --> 00:07:29,248 -made it look easy, unbelievable. -[Cole] But Mysterio's 140 00:07:29,315 --> 00:07:31,217 distraction by Tajiri may have cost him. 141 00:07:31,284 --> 00:07:32,952 No, it didn't. Here's the cover. 142 00:07:33,019 --> 00:07:35,922 Hook of the leg and Tajiri breaks up the three-count for his team. 143 00:07:35,988 --> 00:07:38,157 Benoit to the ring as well, knocking Tajiri down. 144 00:07:38,891 --> 00:07:41,727 [Tazz] Referee needs to get some hold on this matchup. 145 00:07:41,794 --> 00:07:45,431 Chris Benoit is very angry right now with Tajiri. 146 00:07:46,465 --> 00:07:49,368 -[Cole] Rhyno setting Tajiri up… -[Tazz] Powerbomb. Powerbomb city! 147 00:07:50,336 --> 00:07:52,872 [Cole] Rey Mysterio landing on his feet. Look at this! 148 00:07:52,939 --> 00:07:55,741 The Mist! Mist to the eyes of Rhyno! Mysterio ducked! 149 00:07:55,808 --> 00:07:57,109 [Tazz] Backfired! 150 00:07:57,176 --> 00:08:00,813 [Cole] And Benoit with a clubby blow into a German suplex! 151 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,883 [Tazz] Benoit hanging on, but Tajiri smartly going to the rope. 152 00:08:03,950 --> 00:08:06,252 [Cole] 619, the assist to Benoit! 153 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:07,687 Into the German suplex. 154 00:08:07,753 --> 00:08:11,557 [Tazz] Great teamwork by Rey Mysterio and Chris Benoit there. 155 00:08:11,624 --> 00:08:14,861 [Cole] 619! That may-- That may wake him up. 156 00:08:15,595 --> 00:08:18,231 [Tazz] It could be driving the dime time, Cole! 157 00:08:18,297 --> 00:08:21,434 [Cole] Mysterio drops the dime. Back of the neck, hooks the leg. 158 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:24,136 -Mysterio, Benoit, pick up the win! -[bell rings] 159 00:08:24,203 --> 00:08:25,738 ["Booyaka 619" playing] 160 00:08:25,805 --> 00:08:27,340 [Tony] Here are your winners, 161 00:08:27,406 --> 00:08:31,510 Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio! 162 00:08:32,578 --> 00:08:36,215 [Cole] What a way to kick off the season premiere of SmackDown. 163 00:08:36,282 --> 00:08:39,051 [Tazz] Yeah, but Rey Mysterio has got his sights set on Tajiri. 164 00:08:39,118 --> 00:08:41,888 [Cole] And Tajiri had his sights set on Mysterio. 165 00:08:41,954 --> 00:08:45,291 [Tazz] Mysterio got out of the ring, Mysterio from the outside. 166 00:08:45,358 --> 00:08:47,426 He was going to his partner Chris Benoit. 167 00:08:47,493 --> 00:08:50,863 [Cole] Rey Mysterio, rolling, heading into his title defense 168 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:53,132 versus Tajiri next week. 169 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:55,601 But still to come tonight on SmackDown, 170 00:08:55,668 --> 00:08:58,738 the WWE Tag Team Titles are on the line. 171 00:08:58,804 --> 00:09:02,608 [Tazz] Oh, the Guerreros reunite, man. Chavo and Eddie 172 00:09:02,675 --> 00:09:06,812 getting a title shot against the self-proclaimed World's Greatest Tag Team, 173 00:09:06,879 --> 00:09:08,447 Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin. 174 00:09:08,514 --> 00:09:13,152 [Cole] Also, the WWE Title is on the line in a 60-minute Iron Man Match. 175 00:09:13,219 --> 00:09:15,588 [Tazz] Can't wait, can't wait, we've been talking about it already 176 00:09:15,655 --> 00:09:17,023 and SmackDown just started. 177 00:09:17,089 --> 00:09:21,060 This one will be an epic battle. Trust me, it will deliver. 178 00:09:21,127 --> 00:09:22,962 Can't wait. Iron Man Match. 179 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:27,066 [Cole] The Rock's new movie is out a week from tomorrow 180 00:09:27,133 --> 00:09:28,901 and he's even on the cover of GQ, he's everywhere. 181 00:09:28,968 --> 00:09:31,003 [Tazz] Well, you know, GQ came to Tazz, 182 00:09:31,070 --> 00:09:33,406 said, "Tazz, can you do the cover?" "No." So I said, "Hey, 183 00:09:33,472 --> 00:09:36,075 let my boy The Rock do it." Rock looks cute. Look at him! 184 00:09:36,142 --> 00:09:37,843 Looks sharper than Tazz. 185 00:09:37,910 --> 00:09:39,278 [Cole] The Rock has been everywhere. 186 00:09:39,345 --> 00:09:41,080 The Rundown coming your way in a couple of weeks, 187 00:09:41,147 --> 00:09:45,952 and from GQ cover guy to Playboy cover girl, here comes Torrie. 188 00:09:46,652 --> 00:09:47,753 [bell ringing] 189 00:09:47,820 --> 00:09:50,423 [Tony] The following two-on-one Women's Match 190 00:09:50,489 --> 00:09:52,291 is scheduled for one fall. 191 00:09:52,358 --> 00:09:56,395 Making her way to the ring, Torrie Wilson! 192 00:09:56,462 --> 00:10:00,166 [Cole] Torrie Wilson set for action tonight in a two-on-one matchup 193 00:10:00,232 --> 00:10:02,969 that Shaniqua demanded last week. 194 00:10:03,035 --> 00:10:06,672 Torrie is smiling now. She might not be in a couple of minutes. 195 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:11,110 [Tazz] Well, WWE SmackDown is brought to you by Limp Bizkit. 196 00:10:11,177 --> 00:10:13,980 The new album, Results May Vary, in stores, 197 00:10:14,046 --> 00:10:16,983 September 23rd. Free DVD while supplies last. 198 00:10:17,049 --> 00:10:19,285 [Cole] And by WWE WrestleMania 19, 199 00:10:19,352 --> 00:10:22,421 available now for the Nintendo GameCube. 200 00:10:22,922 --> 00:10:25,291 [Tazz] And by The Rundown. 201 00:10:25,358 --> 00:10:29,128 Cut to the chase September 26th, The Rundown. 202 00:10:29,195 --> 00:10:30,830 [Cole] Let's cut to the chase right now. 203 00:10:30,896 --> 00:10:32,965 Nidia and Torrie got their hands full tonight. 204 00:10:33,032 --> 00:10:35,134 [Tazz] Yeah, Torrie's hot. Let's cut to that chase. 205 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:40,506 [Tony] And her partner, being accompanied by Dawn Marie, 206 00:10:40,940 --> 00:10:42,641 Nidia! 207 00:10:43,376 --> 00:10:46,278 [Cole] Nidia and Torrie teaming up tonight in this two-on-one matchup, 208 00:10:46,345 --> 00:10:48,180 Dawn Marie out there to offer support. 209 00:10:48,247 --> 00:10:51,517 Two weeks ago, Shaniqua cleaned house in the Bourbon Street Bikini Contest. 210 00:10:51,584 --> 00:10:56,122 Last week, Dawn Marie challenged Shaniqua and Shaniqua put a hurting on Dawn Marie. 211 00:10:56,188 --> 00:10:57,823 [Tazz] Well, Dawn Marie showed a lot of heart, 212 00:10:57,890 --> 00:11:00,493 wanting to put a stop to Shaniqua, but I'll tell you what, 213 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,528 you better bring your lunch. It's an all-day job 214 00:11:02,595 --> 00:11:03,996 as the expression goes. 215 00:11:04,063 --> 00:11:06,732 [Cole] But Shaniqua didn't expect-- there's Torrie and Nidia coming 216 00:11:06,799 --> 00:11:09,669 to Dawn Marie's aid to get a little something back from Shaniqua. 217 00:11:09,735 --> 00:11:12,672 [Tazz] Yeah, the divas come on SmackDown, in our locker room, 218 00:11:12,738 --> 00:11:15,408 [indistinct] these lovely divas coming together here 219 00:11:15,474 --> 00:11:17,610 against this Amazon Shaniqua. 220 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:19,412 [Cole] Yeah, but a chair to the back of the neck 221 00:11:19,478 --> 00:11:21,013 and Shaniqua still got up from it. 222 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:22,314 [Tazz] The Amazon, look. 223 00:11:22,381 --> 00:11:24,550 Threw that chair like it was a javelin. 224 00:11:24,617 --> 00:11:27,086 [Cole] And this matchup here tonight, Shaniqua demanded 225 00:11:27,153 --> 00:11:30,022 two-on-one versus Torrie and Nidia. 226 00:11:30,089 --> 00:11:32,058 [Tazz] A javelin's the thing they chuck, right? 227 00:11:32,124 --> 00:11:33,959 -[Cole] Right. -[Tazz] Like a spear. 228 00:11:34,026 --> 00:11:35,094 [Cole] Right. 229 00:11:35,161 --> 00:11:37,863 ["Dominatrix" playing] 230 00:11:37,930 --> 00:11:39,665 [Tazz] Here comes Shaniqua. 231 00:11:40,299 --> 00:11:42,768 [Tony] And making her way to the ring, 232 00:11:42,835 --> 00:11:47,273 being accompanied by The Basham Brothers, Shaniqua! 233 00:11:47,339 --> 00:11:49,875 [Cole] What kind of shape do you think Torrie and Nidia are gonna be in 234 00:11:49,942 --> 00:11:52,445 when we head to Philadelphia next week for SmackDown? 235 00:11:52,511 --> 00:11:53,779 Your old stomping grounds. 236 00:11:53,846 --> 00:11:56,182 [Tazz] Yeah, I hear you, partner, but I'll tell you what, 237 00:11:56,248 --> 00:11:59,218 I don't know if Nidia and Torrie are gonna survive 238 00:11:59,285 --> 00:12:03,589 this Amazon, this Shaniqua, got a very, very dangerous role. 239 00:12:03,656 --> 00:12:04,857 She's a tough young lady. 240 00:12:04,924 --> 00:12:06,859 [Cole] Have you ever faced anybody as tough as Shaniqua 241 00:12:06,926 --> 00:12:09,061 -in your career? -[Tazz] Actually I have, yeah. 242 00:12:09,128 --> 00:12:10,096 [bell ringing] 243 00:12:10,162 --> 00:12:12,098 [Cole] And look at Torrie and Nidia, two-on-one attack 244 00:12:12,164 --> 00:12:13,532 to start things off against Shaniqua. 245 00:12:13,599 --> 00:12:16,335 This is what Torrie and Nidia are gonna have to try to do in this matchup, 246 00:12:16,402 --> 00:12:19,205 go two-on-one as much as they can despite the fact… Oh! 247 00:12:19,271 --> 00:12:21,607 …they're gonna have to tag in and out of this matchup. 248 00:12:21,674 --> 00:12:24,243 [Tazz] Yeah, great teamwork right there by Torrie and Nidia. 249 00:12:24,877 --> 00:12:27,880 [Cole] And Torrie and Nidia really taking it to this Amazon Shaniqua 250 00:12:27,947 --> 00:12:28,914 early on in the matchup. 251 00:12:28,981 --> 00:12:32,151 Nidia with a shot to the kidney area, a shot again by Nidia, 252 00:12:32,218 --> 00:12:33,919 and Torrie and Nidia along with Dawn Marie, 253 00:12:33,986 --> 00:12:35,855 a huge score to settle here tonight. 254 00:12:35,921 --> 00:12:39,258 [Tazz] Just trying to gain control amongst the divas 255 00:12:39,325 --> 00:12:41,360 -and Nidia looking good… -Wow! 256 00:12:41,427 --> 00:12:44,563 [Cole] Off the Powerslam, Shaniqua, and Torrie into the ring! 257 00:12:44,630 --> 00:12:46,732 And a clothesline for her efforts. 258 00:12:46,799 --> 00:12:50,169 [Cole] We call Shaniqua an Amazon, she goes well over six feet tall, 259 00:12:50,236 --> 00:12:52,972 hook to the leg on Nidia who just kicks out. 260 00:12:53,038 --> 00:12:55,274 -[Cole] And she towers over you. -[Tazz] Oh yeah. 261 00:12:55,341 --> 00:12:59,245 [Tazz] Well, I mean a lot of people do, Cole. That's not really shocking. 262 00:12:59,311 --> 00:13:02,882 [Cole] And Torrie, School Girl, shoulders down, Shaniqua just kicked out. 263 00:13:02,948 --> 00:13:04,216 Stolen from your book there. 264 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:08,320 [Tazz] That's the idea. You see a woman and you make fun of me on national TV. 265 00:13:08,387 --> 00:13:10,589 -That's great, Cole. -[Cole] Double clothesline. 266 00:13:10,656 --> 00:13:13,592 Shaniqua taking control of this two-on-one matchup. 267 00:13:14,894 --> 00:13:16,829 -Full body slam. -Look at the strength. 268 00:13:16,896 --> 00:13:19,298 [Tazz] Over the top of her own partner, Torrie landing. 269 00:13:19,899 --> 00:13:22,034 [Cole] Can you believe this woman, Shaniqua? 270 00:13:22,101 --> 00:13:24,570 [Tazz] She's powerful, man, super powerful. 271 00:13:25,137 --> 00:13:28,741 [Cole] Shaniqua demanded this matchup, and Torrie Wilson tossed 272 00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:32,745 through the second rope and it leaves Shaniqua one-on-one with Nidia. 273 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:34,246 And Nidia better dial 911. 274 00:13:34,313 --> 00:13:36,882 [Tazz] I'm telling you, this is getting ugly right now. 275 00:13:36,949 --> 00:13:41,287 Shaniqua, we've seen Shaniqua nail this Powerbomb before on people. 276 00:13:41,887 --> 00:13:43,789 We've seen her do it to a guy off a launch-- 277 00:13:43,856 --> 00:13:47,059 [Cole] Oh man! Just dropping Nidia through the mat. 278 00:13:47,126 --> 00:13:49,995 [Tazz] Full force, straight into the mat. 279 00:13:50,062 --> 00:13:53,732 Goodbye, Nidia, with that big, big Powerbomb. 280 00:13:53,799 --> 00:13:57,036 [Tony] Here's your winner, Shaniqua! 281 00:13:57,102 --> 00:14:01,473 [Cole] She's near six-foot-two, 200-pounder making quick work 282 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:03,876 of Nidia and Torrie in this matchup. 283 00:14:03,943 --> 00:14:05,844 [Tazz] That's a bad girl right there, boy. 284 00:14:08,380 --> 00:14:09,348 Unbelievable. 285 00:14:09,415 --> 00:14:11,517 [Cole] I don't think Shaniqua's through yet. 286 00:14:11,584 --> 00:14:14,687 -Dawn Marie suffering a boot to the face. -[bel ringing] 287 00:14:15,821 --> 00:14:17,189 [Cole] I don't think Shaniqua-- 288 00:14:18,290 --> 00:14:21,093 She didn't forget Dawn Marie challenged her last week. 289 00:14:22,127 --> 00:14:24,563 [Tazz] I'll tell you what, referee better get his ass out of the way, 290 00:14:24,630 --> 00:14:26,799 because this is Shaniqua, she's taking no prisoners. 291 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:28,601 [Cole] This chick is a freak. 292 00:14:28,667 --> 00:14:30,870 [Tazz] I'm telling you, Dawn Marie is in trouble right now. 293 00:14:30,936 --> 00:14:31,837 [Cole] Oh mama. 294 00:14:31,904 --> 00:14:37,042 Dawn Marie head-first into that steel post like a spear. 295 00:14:37,643 --> 00:14:38,711 [referee] Get out! 296 00:14:39,278 --> 00:14:41,847 [Tazz] It's Shaniqua, Cole, she's the real deal. 297 00:14:41,914 --> 00:14:43,749 Straight up, real deal. 298 00:14:43,816 --> 00:14:45,284 [Cole] Who the hell is gonna stop her? 299 00:14:45,351 --> 00:14:46,619 [Tazz] Not me. 300 00:14:47,286 --> 00:14:50,823 [Cole] Shaniqua's got The Bashams under her control and now 301 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:55,060 she just demolished Nidia and Torrie and Dawn Marie. 302 00:14:56,061 --> 00:15:00,399 [Stephanie] That's right, first time ever on television, the Iron Man Match. 303 00:15:00,933 --> 00:15:04,536 No, I'm not a big fan of Brock Lesnar, but I know it's gonna be 304 00:15:04,603 --> 00:15:06,672 one hell of an exhibition. 305 00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:09,141 -What do you think you're doing here? -I'll have to call you back. 306 00:15:09,842 --> 00:15:11,143 I didn't bother knocking but-- 307 00:15:11,210 --> 00:15:12,611 Well, you never do, Dad. 308 00:15:12,678 --> 00:15:14,580 That's because I don't have to, do I now? 309 00:15:14,647 --> 00:15:18,884 You know, but I must say, I was surprised that your decision-making last week, 310 00:15:18,951 --> 00:15:21,620 rather than quit, you actually chose to get into the ring 311 00:15:21,687 --> 00:15:22,755 with Brock Lesnar. 312 00:15:23,389 --> 00:15:26,525 Well, Dad, it might not have been the smartest thing to do, 313 00:15:26,592 --> 00:15:28,627 but you can't make me quit. 314 00:15:31,030 --> 00:15:33,966 Easy, Show, easy. I've got it. 315 00:15:34,033 --> 00:15:37,002 I'll handle this and I am gonna make you quit. 316 00:15:37,803 --> 00:15:39,305 That's the one thing I will do. 317 00:15:42,007 --> 00:15:43,943 As a matter of fact, you wanna play rough? 318 00:15:44,009 --> 00:15:46,879 -You kicked me in the groin last week. -Dad, why don't you just fire me 319 00:15:46,945 --> 00:15:47,980 and get it over with? 320 00:15:49,114 --> 00:15:52,851 Because I do what I do when I want to do it. 321 00:15:52,918 --> 00:15:56,121 I don't wanna fire you, I want you to quit of your own volition. 322 00:15:56,188 --> 00:15:57,589 Well, I'm not going to. 323 00:15:57,656 --> 00:15:59,024 Oh, yes, you are. 324 00:15:59,858 --> 00:16:02,261 You played rough last week, you kicked me in the groin, 325 00:16:02,328 --> 00:16:05,097 I'm gonna start playing rough, and when I start playing rough, 326 00:16:05,164 --> 00:16:10,536 one day, you're gonna wish, in fact, you may even beg me to quit. 327 00:16:13,672 --> 00:16:14,973 [Cole] Playing rough. 328 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,509 [Tazz] Vince McMahon will tell you to do that if you wanna play dirty. 329 00:16:17,576 --> 00:16:20,079 -You don't want to cross the boss. -[Cole] Well, still to come tonight, 330 00:16:20,145 --> 00:16:21,680 the Tag Team Titles on the line. 331 00:16:21,747 --> 00:16:26,952 Haas and Benjamin versus Los Guerreros tonight on SmackDown. 332 00:16:29,788 --> 00:16:31,957 [Cole] SmackDown has come to North Carolina State, 333 00:16:32,024 --> 00:16:33,225 the home of the Wolfpack. 334 00:16:33,292 --> 00:16:36,261 Tonight the home of SmackDown, and still to come, the 60-minute 335 00:16:36,328 --> 00:16:40,232 WWE Iron Man Match to determine the WWE Champion. 336 00:16:40,299 --> 00:16:42,935 It's Brock Lesnar versus Kurt Angle. 337 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:47,339 And ladies and gentlemen, for the third time, Angle and Lesnar 338 00:16:47,406 --> 00:16:49,675 will lock horns tonight. 339 00:16:51,810 --> 00:16:53,345 [dramatic music playing] 340 00:16:54,446 --> 00:16:56,982 [Cole] Brock Lesnar, he's climbing to the top rope. 341 00:16:57,049 --> 00:16:59,451 [Tazz] I don't-- This ain't Brock. Brock doesn't do-- 342 00:16:59,518 --> 00:17:01,053 What the hell is this? 343 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,088 What the hell is Lesnar doing, Cole? 344 00:17:03,155 --> 00:17:04,923 Oh my God! 345 00:17:04,990 --> 00:17:07,559 [Cole] Brock Lesnar went for the Shooting Star Press. 346 00:17:07,626 --> 00:17:09,795 [Tazz] How is Lesnar not dead right now? 347 00:17:10,462 --> 00:17:12,531 Oh boy. F5, Cole. 348 00:17:12,598 --> 00:17:15,134 F5 coming, here comes the pain! 349 00:17:15,934 --> 00:17:17,636 [Cole] The F5 connects! 350 00:17:17,703 --> 00:17:20,272 -Here's the cover. -[Tazz] One, two-- 351 00:17:20,339 --> 00:17:21,874 [Cole] We have a new champion. 352 00:17:21,940 --> 00:17:26,412 Brock Lesnar is leaving WrestleMania as the WWE Champion. 353 00:17:26,478 --> 00:17:31,717 In his first WrestleMania, Brock Lesnar has climbed to the top of the mountain. 354 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,589 [Cole] The champion-- Angle is in trouble. 355 00:17:37,656 --> 00:17:40,559 [Tazz] Brock's on one leg though, Cole, for the F5. The F5! 356 00:17:41,026 --> 00:17:43,896 [Cole] This time Angle counters with an ankle lock. 357 00:17:44,363 --> 00:17:45,464 Ankle lock! 358 00:17:45,531 --> 00:17:49,001 Ankle lock! It's locked in! It's locked in! 359 00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:51,970 [Tazz] Lesnar, Lesnar, Lesnar's in trouble. 360 00:17:52,037 --> 00:17:53,439 Lesnar's in trouble. 361 00:17:53,505 --> 00:17:57,309 [Cole] Brock Lesnar is in no-man's-land. Brock Lesnar has nowhere to go. 362 00:17:57,376 --> 00:17:58,911 Vince McMahon's telling him to roll through. 363 00:17:58,977 --> 00:18:01,580 [Tazz] McMahon's freaking out! Lesnar is gonna tap. 364 00:18:01,647 --> 00:18:03,782 -Is he gonna tap? -Brock Lesnar taps out! 365 00:18:03,849 --> 00:18:05,117 [bell ringing] 366 00:18:05,584 --> 00:18:07,653 [Cole] Kurt Angle is the champion. 367 00:18:14,226 --> 00:18:16,562 The series is tied one apiece. 368 00:18:16,628 --> 00:18:18,597 The Rubber Match is tonight. 369 00:18:18,664 --> 00:18:21,934 Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, meeting number three, 370 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,070 a 60-minute Iron Man Match for the title. 371 00:18:26,905 --> 00:18:29,942 [speaking Spanish] 372 00:18:30,008 --> 00:18:31,076 Our match is next, bro. 373 00:18:31,143 --> 00:18:32,744 [speaking Spanish] 374 00:18:32,811 --> 00:18:34,680 -You gotta tell me one thing, homes. -What's that? 375 00:18:34,746 --> 00:18:35,848 How'd you pull it off, ese? 376 00:18:35,914 --> 00:18:39,451 I mean, getting us a World Tag Team Title shot tonight, ese? 377 00:18:39,518 --> 00:18:40,619 [speaks Spanish] 378 00:18:40,686 --> 00:18:42,688 -Hey, man, I went to Stephanie McMahon. -Yeah? 379 00:18:42,754 --> 00:18:44,857 And I talked to her about Los Guerreros being back together… 380 00:18:44,923 --> 00:18:46,792 [speaking Spanish] 381 00:18:46,859 --> 00:18:48,827 You know what? She agreed and she gave us 382 00:18:48,894 --> 00:18:51,263 -that title shot tonight. -Tonight, ese? 383 00:18:51,330 --> 00:18:52,764 That's right, bro, we're next. 384 00:18:52,831 --> 00:18:54,166 [speaking Spanish] 385 00:18:54,233 --> 00:18:57,469 I'm proud of you, homes. I mean, thinking of La Familia… 386 00:18:57,536 --> 00:18:58,904 [speaking Spanish] 387 00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:02,407 I'm not only thinking of La Familia, I'm thinking about you, Eddie. 388 00:19:04,076 --> 00:19:05,010 Why me? 389 00:19:05,077 --> 00:19:06,378 -Because after tonight… -Yeah. 390 00:19:06,445 --> 00:19:08,714 …you're not only gonna be the United States Champion, 391 00:19:08,780 --> 00:19:10,716 you're also gonna be one half 392 00:19:10,782 --> 00:19:15,087 of the WWE Tag Team Champions with moi. 393 00:19:15,687 --> 00:19:17,623 -[indistinct] -Yeah, bro. 394 00:19:17,689 --> 00:19:19,024 [speaking Spanish] 395 00:19:19,591 --> 00:19:21,793 I think I could use some more gold, man. 396 00:19:21,860 --> 00:19:23,095 I think I look good, ese. 397 00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:24,863 Bro, you're gonna look great with more gold. 398 00:19:24,930 --> 00:19:26,498 [speaking Spanish] 399 00:19:26,565 --> 00:19:28,333 So I'll tell you what. Let's stop talking about it 400 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,168 and let's go out there and kick some butt, 401 00:19:30,235 --> 00:19:33,305 and bring home that WWE Tag Titles to Grandma. 402 00:19:33,372 --> 00:19:38,010 [speaking Spanish] 403 00:19:38,076 --> 00:19:40,712 Los Guerreros right tonight! 404 00:19:40,779 --> 00:19:42,114 [speaking Spanish] 405 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:43,815 [Tazz] Doing it for Grandma, that's cool. 406 00:19:43,882 --> 00:19:45,617 [Cole] Will Los Guerreros get it done tonight? 407 00:19:45,684 --> 00:19:46,985 Because coming up next-- 408 00:19:47,052 --> 00:19:49,254 [Tazz] Well, right now, that's right. Coming up next, 409 00:19:49,321 --> 00:19:52,224 Los Guerreros gets in the ring, gets a title shot 410 00:19:52,291 --> 00:19:55,928 against the Tag Team Champions, Haas and Benjamin. 411 00:19:58,163 --> 00:20:00,532 [announcer] And now, the WWE Rewind 412 00:20:00,599 --> 00:20:04,336 is brought to you by THQ's WWE WrestleMania 19. 413 00:20:04,403 --> 00:20:07,506 Available now for Nintendo GameCube, rated T for Teen. 414 00:20:07,573 --> 00:20:10,475 [Cole] Anything goes, Latino parking lot brawl. 415 00:20:10,542 --> 00:20:11,710 [Tazz] Oh! Hey! 416 00:20:11,777 --> 00:20:13,345 What the-- who the hell is that? 417 00:20:13,412 --> 00:20:14,846 -Wait a minute! -Chavo! 418 00:20:14,913 --> 00:20:18,317 [Cole] Frog Splash onto the hood of the car! 419 00:20:18,383 --> 00:20:21,520 -[Tazz] One, two, three! -[Cole] Eddie Guerrero gets the win. 420 00:20:21,587 --> 00:20:24,056 I believe that was Guerrero Family payback. 421 00:20:24,122 --> 00:20:25,691 [Tazz] Eddie Guerrero gets the win. 422 00:20:31,196 --> 00:20:32,297 [crowd clamoring] 423 00:20:32,364 --> 00:20:34,199 I underestimated the Guerreros. 424 00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:36,034 I don't know what to say, bro. 425 00:20:36,535 --> 00:20:39,605 Those dudes are better at cheating than Ben Affleck is with JLo. 426 00:20:41,473 --> 00:20:45,177 I don't got the US Title, but I ain't lose any steam. 427 00:20:46,144 --> 00:20:48,146 Screw Ted Turner and the Braves. 428 00:20:48,213 --> 00:20:49,615 I'm America's team. 429 00:20:50,382 --> 00:20:54,620 John Cena's more American than silicone strippers. 430 00:20:55,420 --> 00:20:58,056 Leaving cats dead in their tracks from heart attacks 431 00:20:58,123 --> 00:20:59,324 like John Ritter. 432 00:20:59,891 --> 00:21:04,830 And next week, John Cena fulfills his patriotic duty. 433 00:21:05,664 --> 00:21:10,602 I'll be higher than hippies at 420 watching a Cheech and Chong movie. 434 00:21:11,603 --> 00:21:14,840 And I'm an American thug standing on top of this building! 435 00:21:16,575 --> 00:21:21,179 Leaving all opposition dead, like Saddam Hussein's children. 436 00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:23,482 Word, life. 437 00:21:26,218 --> 00:21:28,520 ♪ Viva la raza! ♪ 438 00:21:28,587 --> 00:21:31,056 [indistinct chatter] 439 00:21:31,723 --> 00:21:34,293 [Tony] And the challengers, 440 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,829 at a combined weight of 441 pounds, 441 00:21:37,896 --> 00:21:41,633 Chavo and Eddie, Los Guerreros! 442 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:43,268 [Tazz] Hey, Cole, check it out, man. 443 00:21:43,335 --> 00:21:46,438 Haas and Benjamin, the Tag Team Champs are ready in the ring. 444 00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:51,410 [Cole] Chavo riding shotgun with Eddie Guerrero. 445 00:21:51,476 --> 00:21:54,179 Remember, Tazz, a couple of months ago, four months ago 446 00:21:54,246 --> 00:21:57,616 to be exact, Chavo Guerrero tore his bicep muscle 447 00:21:57,683 --> 00:22:01,286 just days before a Tag Team Championship Matchup. 448 00:22:01,353 --> 00:22:04,890 Eddie Guerrero got a new partner for the Tag Team Title. 449 00:22:04,956 --> 00:22:08,427 Tonight, Chavo hopes to win the gold with his uncle Eddie. 450 00:22:08,493 --> 00:22:11,296 [Tazz] Hopefully Chavo repairs his bicep with that car 451 00:22:11,363 --> 00:22:12,831 bouncing around like that. 452 00:22:12,898 --> 00:22:15,267 Pretty dangerous deal right before the match, [indistinct]. 453 00:22:15,333 --> 00:22:16,601 [Cole] Yeah, I did. 454 00:22:17,903 --> 00:22:20,605 You know we're hitting the gun, right? Tell the people about the guns! 455 00:22:20,672 --> 00:22:23,742 Yeah, Los Guerreros will be the Tag Team Champions 456 00:22:23,809 --> 00:22:26,478 with the SmackDown Superstars from the Madison Square Garden 457 00:22:26,545 --> 00:22:28,780 -this Saturday night. -[Tazz] The house that Tazz built? 458 00:22:28,847 --> 00:22:29,948 I don't know, maybe. 459 00:22:30,015 --> 00:22:33,585 New York City SmackDown Superstars, live this Saturday night. 460 00:22:34,252 --> 00:22:35,887 [Tazz] Home of WrestleMania, baby. 461 00:22:35,954 --> 00:22:37,289 Yeah, but right now, 462 00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:41,393 Guerreros could be a threat right here [indistinct] for those championships. 463 00:22:42,127 --> 00:22:43,562 [indistinct chatter] 464 00:22:43,628 --> 00:22:47,833 [Tazz] Eddie and Chavo were tagging, tremendous outstanding chemistry. 465 00:22:48,934 --> 00:22:51,937 Just do what he tells him to do before they did it. 466 00:22:52,003 --> 00:22:53,672 Pose a big-time problem 467 00:22:53,739 --> 00:22:56,608 for the Tag Team Champions, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin. 468 00:22:57,242 --> 00:22:59,077 Talking about WrestleMania, tickets for WrestleMania 469 00:22:59,144 --> 00:23:03,348 going on sale a week from Saturday, more on that at WWE.com, 470 00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:07,452 as Los Guerreros get set to take on the self-proclaimed 471 00:23:07,519 --> 00:23:08,854 World's Greatest Tag Team. 472 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,689 The Tag Team Titles are on the line, 473 00:23:10,756 --> 00:23:13,925 and you think this crowd's behind Eddie Guerrero, the US Champion? 474 00:23:13,992 --> 00:23:17,529 [Tazz] Yeah, they're all chanting "Eddie." I think they'd get behind him. 475 00:23:17,596 --> 00:23:19,398 [Cole] How about Eddie saying, telling Chavo that, 476 00:23:19,464 --> 00:23:22,033 "Hey, I could use a little bit more gold to go along with this US Title." 477 00:23:22,100 --> 00:23:24,002 [Tazz] Hey, Eddie loves gold, you know, he hangs them 478 00:23:24,069 --> 00:23:27,506 from his rear view mirror on his beautiful [indistinct] he's got over there. 479 00:23:27,572 --> 00:23:30,809 That lowrider, "highrider," lowrider. 480 00:23:30,876 --> 00:23:33,945 Seriously though, this matchup, Tag Team Titles on the line, 481 00:23:34,012 --> 00:23:36,148 which team has the advantage in your estimation? 482 00:23:36,214 --> 00:23:38,150 [Tazz] I gotta go with the Tag Champs. 483 00:23:38,216 --> 00:23:39,818 We don't know the condition Chavo's in. 484 00:23:39,885 --> 00:23:41,319 He's coming back off a big injury. 485 00:23:41,386 --> 00:23:43,021 I myself have torn my bicep, 486 00:23:43,088 --> 00:23:45,223 it takes a long time to come back from that. 487 00:23:45,290 --> 00:23:49,127 Let's see if Chavo has missed a beat. Right now he looks pretty good. 488 00:23:49,194 --> 00:23:52,898 [Cole] It was the left arm of Chavo Guerrero that he tore the biceps on 489 00:23:52,964 --> 00:23:53,965 four months ago. 490 00:23:55,333 --> 00:23:58,470 So far, the Guerreros don't seem to have too much rust as a team. 491 00:23:58,537 --> 00:24:00,639 [Tazz] I don't know about that, just right there 492 00:24:00,705 --> 00:24:02,040 Eddie had to tell Chavo, "Get back in, 493 00:24:02,107 --> 00:24:04,709 let's do this back elbow together. This double back elbow." 494 00:24:04,776 --> 00:24:08,113 In the past, when Chavo was back in swing with [indistinct], 495 00:24:08,180 --> 00:24:10,882 he would've just been right in there with Eddie. 496 00:24:10,949 --> 00:24:13,418 [Cole] And look at Charlie Haas taking advantage. 497 00:24:13,485 --> 00:24:15,887 Referee Mike Chioda is gonna have his hands full with this one. 498 00:24:15,954 --> 00:24:18,990 Charlie Haas with shots to the midsection, going to work on Eddie Guerrero. 499 00:24:19,057 --> 00:24:20,358 Tag Team Titles on the line. 500 00:24:20,425 --> 00:24:21,460 Here's Eddie with-- 501 00:24:21,526 --> 00:24:24,129 Into the corner, with authority by Charlie Haas. 502 00:24:24,196 --> 00:24:26,164 [Tazz] Big-time. Eddie Guerrero's back ramming 503 00:24:26,231 --> 00:24:27,933 into that top turnbuckle there. 504 00:24:27,999 --> 00:24:30,535 Now here comes Shelton Benjamin, boot to the gut. 505 00:24:30,602 --> 00:24:32,003 Eddie fighting back. 506 00:24:32,070 --> 00:24:34,039 [Cole] Eddie Guerrero trying to fight back, Latino Heat 507 00:24:34,105 --> 00:24:36,541 with an elbow to Charlie Haas, another right hand to Shelton Benjamin 508 00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:37,776 and Latino Heat getting over-- 509 00:24:37,843 --> 00:24:39,611 Upright suplex to Shelton Benjamin. 510 00:24:39,678 --> 00:24:42,247 [Tazz] Beautiful duck under into that belly-to-belly suplex. 511 00:24:42,314 --> 00:24:44,749 Great by Eddie Guerrero, and here comes Chavo Guerrero. 512 00:24:44,816 --> 00:24:46,885 [Cole] Eddie rolling into the tag to his nephew, Chavo. 513 00:24:46,952 --> 00:24:48,720 Chavo with the right hands to Shelton Benjamin, 514 00:24:48,787 --> 00:24:50,622 and Chavo is all fired up! 515 00:24:50,689 --> 00:24:53,959 [Tazz] Yeah, no signs of ring rust on Chavo right now. 516 00:24:54,759 --> 00:24:57,295 I mean, Chavo's been wrestling since he was like six months old. 517 00:24:57,362 --> 00:25:00,265 [Cole] Championship fever here tonight at North Carolina State-- 518 00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:02,000 -Nice Monkey Flip by Chavo… -[Tazz] Beautiful. 519 00:25:02,067 --> 00:25:03,401 [Cole] …followed by a dropkick. 520 00:25:03,468 --> 00:25:05,670 [Tazz] Nice extension on that dropkick by Chavo Guerrero. 521 00:25:06,838 --> 00:25:09,674 [Cole] And Chavo walked into that one, but I think Shelton Benjamin did. 522 00:25:09,741 --> 00:25:10,575 Wow! 523 00:25:10,642 --> 00:25:14,880 [Tazz] What a Tilt-a-Whirl Spinning Headscissors by Chavo Guerrero. 524 00:25:14,946 --> 00:25:16,081 Textbook right there. 525 00:25:16,147 --> 00:25:19,451 [Cole] Tremendous respect by the fans here as Chavo goes up over the top, 526 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:21,486 and Eddie does as well, 527 00:25:21,553 --> 00:25:24,356 and Los Guerreros manhandling the Tag Champs. 528 00:25:25,924 --> 00:25:27,592 Will Los Guerreros be crowned 529 00:25:27,659 --> 00:25:30,195 the new Tag Team Title holders here tonight? 530 00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:32,964 I'll tell you what, they're looking pretty damn good. 531 00:25:35,567 --> 00:25:37,836 [crowd cheering] 532 00:25:38,603 --> 00:25:41,439 [Cole] We're back on SmackDown from North Carolina State University. 533 00:25:41,506 --> 00:25:43,441 The Tag Team Titles are on the line, 534 00:25:43,508 --> 00:25:45,844 Los Guerreros doing some alliance of cheating 535 00:25:45,911 --> 00:25:47,712 and stealing to get the upper hand of this matchup 536 00:25:47,779 --> 00:25:49,014 against the Tag Team Champions. 537 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,383 -[Tazz] And that's shocking to you? -[Cole] Not at all. 538 00:25:51,883 --> 00:25:54,819 [Cole] Eddie with a thumb to the eye, the US Champion looking to win 539 00:25:54,886 --> 00:25:57,255 Tag Team Gold here tonight against the self-proclaimed 540 00:25:57,322 --> 00:25:59,057 World's Greatest Tag Team. 541 00:25:59,124 --> 00:26:03,094 On tonight, where we are moments away from Lesnar-Angle III, 542 00:26:03,161 --> 00:26:07,065 60-minute Iron Man Match to crown the WWE Champion. 543 00:26:07,132 --> 00:26:09,401 [Tazz] Chavo, nice stance, springing over the top rope 544 00:26:09,467 --> 00:26:12,337 with a knee right in the back of Charlie Haas. 545 00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:14,239 [Cole] Los Guerreros working well together here. 546 00:26:14,306 --> 00:26:15,507 They haven't missed a beat-- 547 00:26:15,573 --> 00:26:17,375 [Cole] Hook to the leg-- Shelton Benjamin breaks up 548 00:26:17,442 --> 00:26:18,610 the three-count for his team. 549 00:26:18,677 --> 00:26:20,979 [Tazz] Guerreros, it looks like they have not missed a beat. 550 00:26:21,947 --> 00:26:24,683 Except for this part now, where Charlie's beating up Chavo. 551 00:26:24,749 --> 00:26:29,921 [Cole] And here's where Haas and Benjamin become so dangerous, in off the tag, 552 00:26:29,988 --> 00:26:31,990 and they begin to double team their opponents, 553 00:26:32,057 --> 00:26:33,892 Haas and Benjamin take control of the matchup. 554 00:26:33,959 --> 00:26:35,961 [Tazz] Yeah, I think what the Tag Team Champions 555 00:26:36,027 --> 00:26:38,263 are trying to do here, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, 556 00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:40,198 is single out Chavo Guerrero, 557 00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:42,534 and Chavo knows that the Tag Champs 558 00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:44,669 are trying to make him the sacrificial lamb 559 00:26:44,736 --> 00:26:46,438 because he's been out for so many months. 560 00:26:46,504 --> 00:26:49,307 [Cole] What an uppercut by Chavo Guerrero to Shelton Benjamin. 561 00:26:49,374 --> 00:26:54,212 Eddie in off the tag and the US Champion continues to methodically pick apart here, 562 00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:55,447 the Tag Team champs. 563 00:26:56,581 --> 00:26:59,317 -[Tazz] A back suplex here-- -[indistinct yelling] 564 00:26:59,384 --> 00:27:01,119 [Cole] Chavo Guerrero breaks up the three-count. 565 00:27:01,186 --> 00:27:05,357 [Tazz] I am straight up, flat-out impressed with Chavo Guerrero. 566 00:27:05,423 --> 00:27:09,294 This cat has not missed an inch, not missed a beat. 567 00:27:09,361 --> 00:27:11,997 [Cole] And Chavo Guerrero helped Eddie win that parking lot brawl 568 00:27:12,063 --> 00:27:13,798 -last week… -Sunset Flip! 569 00:27:13,865 --> 00:27:15,800 [Cole] And a kickout by Shelton Benjamin. 570 00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:17,802 And a double clothesline. 571 00:27:17,869 --> 00:27:20,705 [Tazz] Both athletes with the same thing in mind in a double clothesline. 572 00:27:20,772 --> 00:27:22,540 [Cole] Both men knocked down, center of the ring, 573 00:27:22,607 --> 00:27:26,678 the Tag Team Titles hang in the balance here on SmackDown tonight. 574 00:27:26,745 --> 00:27:29,080 Eddie Guerrero looking to make a tag to his partner Chavo. 575 00:27:29,147 --> 00:27:31,049 Shelton needs to get to Charlie Haas. 576 00:27:32,450 --> 00:27:35,587 [Tazz] Eddie's up on his feet. That's a good sign. Here comes Chavo. 577 00:27:35,654 --> 00:27:36,988 And now here comes Charlie. 578 00:27:37,055 --> 00:27:39,758 [Cole] Chavo, shot to the midsection. Chavo Guerrero has been 579 00:27:39,824 --> 00:27:42,260 all fired up all night long in this matchup. 580 00:27:43,261 --> 00:27:45,130 [Tazz] Yeah, no doubt. I mean, Chavo Guerrero 581 00:27:45,196 --> 00:27:47,432 wrestling like he's trying to prove something out here. 582 00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:50,168 [Cole] Oh, and what a kick by Shelton! Did you hear that? 583 00:27:50,235 --> 00:27:52,504 [Tazz] How could you not? It's like a gun going off. 584 00:27:53,471 --> 00:27:57,175 [Cole] Right into the-- I was gonna say the chest but I believe 585 00:27:57,242 --> 00:27:59,644 Shelton may actually have pinpointed that injured bicep… 586 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:01,980 -[Tazz] Right there-- -[Cole] …Charlie is going to work on here. 587 00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:04,182 [Tazz] Yeah, that will stretch your bicep out right there 588 00:28:04,249 --> 00:28:06,751 and that's exactly right, Cole, they're pinpointing the bicep. 589 00:28:06,818 --> 00:28:08,486 [Cole] You talked about having a biceps injury. 590 00:28:08,553 --> 00:28:10,588 -You had a very serious biceps injury. -[Tazz] Yes, I did. 591 00:28:10,655 --> 00:28:12,924 Is four months enough to heal that type of thing? 592 00:28:12,991 --> 00:28:16,061 I know he was medically cleared but how-- how healed is that biceps here? 593 00:28:16,127 --> 00:28:19,264 Everybody heals differently, honestly, Chavo had the surgery 594 00:28:19,330 --> 00:28:23,101 on his bicep, I didn't, but I just let it heal and did physical therapy, 595 00:28:23,168 --> 00:28:25,403 but Chavo, I'll tell you what, 596 00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:28,173 the last thing you need is someone 597 00:28:28,239 --> 00:28:30,241 pulling apart those muscles in your bicep. 598 00:28:30,308 --> 00:28:32,177 -And look at this suplex… -Wow! 599 00:28:32,243 --> 00:28:35,246 [Cole] Shoulders down and Chavo gets the opposite shoulder up. 600 00:28:35,313 --> 00:28:37,449 [Tazz] That Hammerlock driven right into the mat. 601 00:28:37,515 --> 00:28:40,185 [Cole] But again, Charlie Haas goes to work on an injured bicep, 602 00:28:40,251 --> 00:28:41,953 and here's the tag to Shelton Benjamin. 603 00:28:42,020 --> 00:28:44,923 [Tazz] You can see and you can feel how the pace has picked up 604 00:28:44,989 --> 00:28:48,760 by Haas and Benjamin, because they sense it now. 605 00:28:48,827 --> 00:28:51,830 They smell the blood, they feel that arm is hurt, 606 00:28:51,896 --> 00:28:53,131 and they're gonna single it out. 607 00:28:53,198 --> 00:28:54,999 And that's what this key lock is doing right here. 608 00:28:55,066 --> 00:28:58,036 [Cole] I talked about it earlier on, just a couple of moments ago, 609 00:28:58,103 --> 00:29:00,472 you could feel-- you could almost see the confidence building 610 00:29:00,538 --> 00:29:01,873 in the eyes of Shelton Benjamin. 611 00:29:04,075 --> 00:29:06,244 [Tazz] There's a tag right-- Here comes Charlie Haas now. 612 00:29:06,311 --> 00:29:08,613 You know he's gonna go right back to that limb, to that arm. 613 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,683 [Cole] We got two all-Americans well-versed in submission maneuvers, 614 00:29:11,750 --> 00:29:14,753 and they're going to work on that injured arm of Chavo. 615 00:29:14,819 --> 00:29:17,288 [Tazz] That was an underarm spin, and almost looks like an arm drag, 616 00:29:17,355 --> 00:29:19,491 but it's a freestyle move, it's an underarm spin. 617 00:29:19,557 --> 00:29:21,626 [Cole] And again, all the pressure goes to the biceps. 618 00:29:21,693 --> 00:29:24,729 [Tazz] Exactly right, and now Chavo, all heart, fighting back here-- 619 00:29:24,796 --> 00:29:25,797 [Cole] With the right hands. 620 00:29:25,864 --> 00:29:28,766 Chavo Guerrero off the ropes, backing Charlie Haas down, 621 00:29:28,833 --> 00:29:30,835 but Chavo needs to make a tag to Eddie Guerrero. 622 00:29:30,902 --> 00:29:33,037 Tag Team Titles hang in the balance, Chavo not quite sure 623 00:29:33,104 --> 00:29:34,105 where he is in the ring. 624 00:29:34,172 --> 00:29:36,875 Now he realizes where he's at, but Charlie Haas has the ankles 625 00:29:36,941 --> 00:29:39,277 and Shelton Benjamin cuts Chavo down! 626 00:29:39,344 --> 00:29:41,379 [Tazz] I'll tell you what, you might hate these guys, 627 00:29:41,446 --> 00:29:43,414 but they're the Tag Team Champs for a reason. 628 00:29:43,481 --> 00:29:45,283 [Cole] Chavo makes the tag and here comes Eddie! 629 00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:48,019 [Tazz] Referee Mike Chioda did not see the tag though. 630 00:29:48,086 --> 00:29:50,255 [Cole] Great call, Tazz. Mike Chioda didn't see it, 631 00:29:50,321 --> 00:29:51,823 and he's sending Eddie outside the ring 632 00:29:51,890 --> 00:29:53,558 and allows the double team now. 633 00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:56,561 [Tazz] Great strategy here, like it or not, I'm telling you. 634 00:29:56,628 --> 00:29:58,463 [Cole] Wow! And Chavo with a dropkick. 635 00:29:58,530 --> 00:29:59,531 [crowd cheering] 636 00:29:59,597 --> 00:30:02,433 -[Tazz speaking indistinctly] -Shelton Benjamin doesn't realize 637 00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:03,902 -and Chavo countered. -That's right. 638 00:30:03,968 --> 00:30:06,638 -And a tag is made! Here comes Eddie! -[Tazz] Beautiful! 639 00:30:07,172 --> 00:30:09,374 [Tazz] Eddie's gonna come in here like a house on fire. 640 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,509 -I'm telling you. -[Cole] Tag Team Titles on the line. 641 00:30:11,576 --> 00:30:14,145 Eddie Guerrero, the US Champion, cleaning house. 642 00:30:14,579 --> 00:30:18,550 [Tazz] Eddie Guerrero, man, he's boiling. Viva la raza! 643 00:30:18,616 --> 00:30:19,484 [laughs] 644 00:30:19,551 --> 00:30:21,352 [Cole] Big back body drop to Charlie Haas. 645 00:30:21,419 --> 00:30:23,188 Latino Heat is all fired up. 646 00:30:24,022 --> 00:30:25,056 Suplex! 647 00:30:25,123 --> 00:30:27,158 [Tazz] Beautiful suplex floating over. 648 00:30:27,225 --> 00:30:30,829 He's got some triple verticals, vintage Eddie Guerrero here. 649 00:30:30,895 --> 00:30:33,765 [Cole] Look at Charlie Haas, a shot to the kidney area. 650 00:30:33,831 --> 00:30:36,134 Chavo has been pretty much eliminated from this matchup 651 00:30:36,201 --> 00:30:37,602 with that biceps injury. 652 00:30:37,669 --> 00:30:39,037 Shoulders down. Here we go. 653 00:30:39,103 --> 00:30:40,805 Cover and a kickout by Eddie before three. 654 00:30:40,872 --> 00:30:43,374 [Tazz] I'll tell you what, Charlie Haas trying to stick Eddie Guerrero 655 00:30:43,441 --> 00:30:46,010 with that German suplex and get a pin on him. 656 00:30:47,378 --> 00:30:50,181 [Cole] Look at Shelton Benjamin, and he just kicked his partner 657 00:30:50,248 --> 00:30:51,783 in the back of the head right by Eddie. 658 00:30:51,850 --> 00:30:53,651 [Tazz] Right in the back of the bean there. 659 00:30:53,718 --> 00:30:56,221 [Cole] And Eddie Guerrero wants to take advantage on Shelton Benjamin. 660 00:30:56,287 --> 00:30:57,455 Vintage Guerrero here. 661 00:30:57,522 --> 00:30:59,490 Watch this. It's gonna be a problem, an arm drag here-- 662 00:30:59,557 --> 00:31:01,593 Possibly not. [yells indistinctly] 663 00:31:01,659 --> 00:31:04,462 [Cole] The left arm drag and a Headscissors on the other side. 664 00:31:04,529 --> 00:31:07,732 [Tazz] Tag Team Champions taken out by Latino Heat. 665 00:31:07,799 --> 00:31:09,400 [Cole] And Eddie beginning to feel it. 666 00:31:10,902 --> 00:31:12,437 [crowd cheering] 667 00:31:16,174 --> 00:31:19,177 Eddie Guerrero going to the top rope, a chop from Benjamin on his feet. 668 00:31:19,244 --> 00:31:21,412 Eddie with a right hand. Eddie Guerrero trying to fight back 669 00:31:21,479 --> 00:31:22,880 against Shelton Benjamin. 670 00:31:23,915 --> 00:31:25,717 [Tazz] Shelton breaking it up here. 671 00:31:25,783 --> 00:31:27,485 [Cole] Shelton knocked off the top rope. 672 00:31:27,552 --> 00:31:29,120 Eddie Guerrero up high. 673 00:31:29,654 --> 00:31:31,189 [Tazz] Everybody's feeling froggy. 674 00:31:32,056 --> 00:31:34,092 [Cole] Eddie Guerrero rolled through. 675 00:31:34,158 --> 00:31:36,394 I think he realized Charlie Haas was gonna move out of the way. 676 00:31:36,461 --> 00:31:37,762 [Tazz] Exactly right. 677 00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:40,064 [Cole] That's the veteran instinct of Eddie Guerrero there. 678 00:31:40,131 --> 00:31:41,899 [Tazz] Not a good landing for Charlie Haas. 679 00:31:41,966 --> 00:31:43,401 I'll tell you that right now. 680 00:31:43,468 --> 00:31:45,270 [referee] Get up, get up! 681 00:31:45,336 --> 00:31:46,237 Go. 682 00:31:46,304 --> 00:31:47,805 [Cole] What the hell is Haas doing here? 683 00:31:47,872 --> 00:31:49,474 He's trying to get a steel chair. 684 00:31:49,540 --> 00:31:51,376 -[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Not just one but two. 685 00:31:51,442 --> 00:31:54,345 [Tazz] Now one. He didn't like the other one. This one he likes better. 686 00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:55,747 [indistinct chatter] 687 00:31:55,813 --> 00:31:58,082 [Cole] Charlie Haas with a steel chair in hand. 688 00:31:58,149 --> 00:32:00,918 -[Cole] Shelton Benjamin-- -[Tazz] Haas took the other chair… 689 00:32:00,985 --> 00:32:03,321 [Cole] Eddie Guerrero, distracted here. 690 00:32:03,388 --> 00:32:05,657 Look out! A steel chair to Eddie Guerrero. 691 00:32:05,723 --> 00:32:06,958 Elbow to the face. 692 00:32:07,025 --> 00:32:10,762 And Chavo Guerrero takes out the knee of Shelton Benjamin. 693 00:32:10,828 --> 00:32:13,831 The Tag Team Champions' title reign is in trouble here. 694 00:32:13,898 --> 00:32:16,734 [Tazz] I'll tell you what, Chavo thinking on his feet, drop kicking 695 00:32:16,801 --> 00:32:20,204 that chair right to that kneecap of Shelton Benjamin, 696 00:32:20,271 --> 00:32:21,506 and you heard that pop. 697 00:32:21,572 --> 00:32:24,075 He might have torn his knee up here. He might have popped his knee. 698 00:32:24,142 --> 00:32:26,678 [Cole] And Charlie Haas realizing his partner is in trouble, 699 00:32:26,744 --> 00:32:28,179 Shelton Benjamin down. 700 00:32:28,246 --> 00:32:30,948 The Guerreros now begin the double team. 701 00:32:31,015 --> 00:32:33,117 [Tazz] Talk about being a sacrificial lamb, 702 00:32:33,184 --> 00:32:36,955 -Charlie Haas-- Oh my God! -[Cole] Oh my God! 703 00:32:37,021 --> 00:32:38,923 Haas bent in half like a pretzel. 704 00:32:39,957 --> 00:32:41,459 What the hell was that? 705 00:32:41,526 --> 00:32:43,795 [Tazz] I don't know, but he's gotta go for a pin here. 706 00:32:43,861 --> 00:32:45,964 Charlie Haas landed on his head. 707 00:32:46,030 --> 00:32:47,365 That was not a good landing. 708 00:32:47,432 --> 00:32:49,000 [Cole] Tag Team Titles on the line. 709 00:32:49,067 --> 00:32:50,368 -Bam! -[Tazz] Suplex. 710 00:32:50,435 --> 00:32:52,971 [Tazz] The Frog Splash is coming, baby. 711 00:32:53,037 --> 00:32:54,172 [crowd cheering] 712 00:32:54,238 --> 00:32:55,673 [Cole] Connects! 713 00:32:56,541 --> 00:32:58,209 Shoulders are down. 714 00:32:58,276 --> 00:32:59,944 One, two, three! 715 00:33:00,011 --> 00:33:03,281 -[bell ringing] -Los Guerreros wins the Tag Team Titles! 716 00:33:03,348 --> 00:33:04,983 ["Viva La Raza" playing] 717 00:33:05,049 --> 00:33:06,417 [Tony] Here are you winners, 718 00:33:06,484 --> 00:33:12,590 and the new WWE Tag Team Champions, 719 00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:15,994 -Los Guerreros! -[Tazz] What a match. 720 00:33:16,060 --> 00:33:18,563 Haas and Benjamin trying to pull out all the stunts, 721 00:33:18,629 --> 00:33:23,001 they tried to use steel chairs, but Los Guerreros still got the job done. 722 00:33:23,067 --> 00:33:28,339 Tag Team Champions, Eddie Guerrero now the US Title holder as well. 723 00:33:28,406 --> 00:33:31,676 Chavo's back, it's his second week, and him and his uncle 724 00:33:31,743 --> 00:33:34,712 new Tag Team Champions right here on SmackDown. 725 00:33:34,779 --> 00:33:37,048 [Cole] You believe this could possibly be an omen. 726 00:33:37,115 --> 00:33:39,484 Could this be an omen for what's to come? 727 00:33:40,885 --> 00:33:44,622 Will the WWE Championship change hands here tonight, 728 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:47,625 much like the Tag Team Titles did? 729 00:33:47,692 --> 00:33:50,361 Let's show you what happened at the end of this matchup. 730 00:33:50,428 --> 00:33:52,063 [Tazz] Right here, look at the way… 731 00:33:52,964 --> 00:33:55,099 that Charlie Haas landed. 732 00:33:55,166 --> 00:33:56,968 I think Haas was knocked out right there. 733 00:33:57,034 --> 00:34:00,738 Haas with that dazed look on his face. Crossbody! 734 00:34:01,139 --> 00:34:02,240 [indistinct] 735 00:34:02,306 --> 00:34:05,109 Turn off the lights. [indistinct chatter] 736 00:34:05,176 --> 00:34:07,945 Here's your new Tag Team Champions, Los Guerreros. 737 00:34:08,012 --> 00:34:11,949 [Cole] Eddie Guerrero said he could use some more gold, and well, he's got it. 738 00:34:12,016 --> 00:34:16,120 Los Guerreros, the return of Chavo, four months on the injured reserve list 739 00:34:16,187 --> 00:34:20,425 with a bicep injury comes back to win Tag Team Gold. 740 00:34:20,491 --> 00:34:23,227 Do you think they're gonna be celebrating in El Paso tonight? 741 00:34:24,062 --> 00:34:24,996 [Tazz] We'll see. 742 00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:27,432 But I'll tell you what, that bad boy's hopping up and down. 743 00:34:27,498 --> 00:34:31,335 [Cole] Well, coming up next, ladies and gentlemen, Angle-Lesnar, 744 00:34:31,402 --> 00:34:33,071 60-minute Iron Man Match for the title. 745 00:34:33,137 --> 00:34:35,940 Here are Tazz's keys to victory. 746 00:34:36,007 --> 00:34:38,309 [Tazz] As far as Lesnar goes, I think Brock needs to stick 747 00:34:38,376 --> 00:34:42,046 to that strong style he brings to the WWE, that violent attitude. 748 00:34:42,113 --> 00:34:45,349 And I also feel that Brock needs to peel off as many F5's as he can, 749 00:34:45,416 --> 00:34:49,153 as fast as he can, and as far as Lesnar directing his rage, 750 00:34:49,220 --> 00:34:52,290 which I think he can-- if Lesnar can direct it right to Kurt, 751 00:34:52,356 --> 00:34:53,558 Kurt's in trouble. 752 00:34:53,624 --> 00:34:56,828 As far as Angle goes, if and when Angle hits that first ankle lock, 753 00:34:56,894 --> 00:35:00,531 he needs to really twist up the ankle of Lesnar 754 00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:02,266 and hurt Brock early. 755 00:35:02,333 --> 00:35:05,002 Stick to the mat game, don't go out of the ring. 756 00:35:05,069 --> 00:35:06,904 Keep in the ring if you're Angle. 757 00:35:06,971 --> 00:35:10,708 And lastly, I mean, the way Kurt Angle goes for that Angle Slam, 758 00:35:10,775 --> 00:35:14,712 it doesn't make it hard for Brock to counter into the F5. 759 00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:16,614 Watch out for that Angle Slam. I wouldn't do it. 760 00:35:16,681 --> 00:35:19,116 [Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next for the first time 761 00:35:19,183 --> 00:35:21,152 in broadcast television history, 762 00:35:21,219 --> 00:35:26,991 an Iron Man Match for the WWE Title. Lesnar-Angle next! 763 00:35:31,462 --> 00:35:34,198 [announcer] And now the WWE's Smack of the Night 764 00:35:34,265 --> 00:35:37,001 presented by Clearasil, acne defense cleanser. 765 00:35:37,068 --> 00:35:38,703 Clearasil, clearly looking better. 766 00:35:38,769 --> 00:35:40,171 Brock Lesnar's gonna break you 767 00:35:40,238 --> 00:35:41,973 in half and you deserve it! 768 00:35:42,039 --> 00:35:43,474 [Cole] Brock's got Stephanie. 769 00:35:43,541 --> 00:35:45,843 Stephanie leaping into that barricade. 770 00:35:45,910 --> 00:35:47,445 -[Tazz] Lesnar, no! -[Cole] Wait a minute! 771 00:35:47,512 --> 00:35:49,347 Brock Lesnar just tossed those steps. 772 00:35:49,413 --> 00:35:50,982 Thank God for the ring post. 773 00:35:51,048 --> 00:35:53,384 This animal has been unleashed by Mr. McMahon. 774 00:35:53,451 --> 00:35:54,752 Lesnar's out of control. 775 00:35:57,288 --> 00:35:58,990 Well, our General Manager Stephanie McMahon 776 00:35:59,056 --> 00:36:02,160 showing a lot of guts last week, putting that really odd situation 777 00:36:02,226 --> 00:36:05,363 by her father, either quit or face Brock Lesnar. 778 00:36:05,429 --> 00:36:07,298 But Cole, what about what Mr. McMahon said earlier 779 00:36:07,365 --> 00:36:09,133 to Stephanie McMahon, to his own daughter? 780 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:11,402 "I'm gonna make you quit. I'm gonna get rough." 781 00:36:11,469 --> 00:36:13,004 What do you think the boss has got in mind? 782 00:36:13,070 --> 00:36:14,105 I have no idea. 783 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:16,340 I have no idea, but nonetheless, ladies and gentlemen, 784 00:36:16,407 --> 00:36:19,844 coming up next, the first time in broadcast television history 785 00:36:19,911 --> 00:36:22,613 and for only the third time in the WWE. 786 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:24,549 The first was Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. 787 00:36:24,615 --> 00:36:26,317 The second was Triple H and The Rock. 788 00:36:26,384 --> 00:36:31,289 Tonight, it is a 60-minute Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship. 789 00:36:31,355 --> 00:36:35,526 Brock Lesnar versus the champion Kurt Angle and I cannot wait. 790 00:36:35,593 --> 00:36:37,428 I'm telling you, I'm going out on a limb right now. 791 00:36:37,495 --> 00:36:40,164 Everybody out there watching, this is gonna be a classic. 792 00:36:40,231 --> 00:36:42,166 I can't wait. All day I've been waiting for this. 793 00:36:42,233 --> 00:36:44,302 I could imagine what's going through Lesnar's mind 794 00:36:44,368 --> 00:36:46,771 -and Angle's mind right now. -You're not the only one waiting. 795 00:36:46,837 --> 00:36:48,673 They've been talking about it in the locker room. 796 00:36:48,739 --> 00:36:51,108 The Superstars have all day long. And look at this. 797 00:36:51,175 --> 00:36:53,544 -Taking it from the best. What do you got? -I got $200 on Brock. 798 00:36:53,611 --> 00:36:54,779 -$200 on Brock? -$200 on Brock. 799 00:36:54,845 --> 00:36:56,447 -I've got $50 on Brock. -$50 on Brock. 800 00:36:56,514 --> 00:36:58,149 -Brock seems to be the favorite. -Yeah. 801 00:36:58,216 --> 00:37:00,051 -[indistinct] -Here you go, guys. 802 00:37:00,117 --> 00:37:02,420 -Two on Brock. -Two on Brock? 803 00:37:02,486 --> 00:37:04,922 Hey, man. Where is [indistinct]? 804 00:37:04,989 --> 00:37:08,359 [overlapping chatter] 805 00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:10,695 We got a 60-minute Iron Man Match. 806 00:37:10,761 --> 00:37:12,997 First time ever on broadcast TV. 807 00:37:13,064 --> 00:37:16,834 You got Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist, WWE Champion 808 00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:17,902 in one corner. 809 00:37:17,969 --> 00:37:20,304 You got Brock Lesnar, youngest WWE Champion ever 810 00:37:20,371 --> 00:37:21,472 in the other corner. 811 00:37:21,539 --> 00:37:24,809 I guarantee you, somebody gonna get their ass kicked 812 00:37:24,875 --> 00:37:27,044 in the next 60 minutes. 813 00:37:27,111 --> 00:37:29,113 [all cheering] 814 00:37:31,048 --> 00:37:34,352 ["Next Big Thing" playing] 815 00:37:41,292 --> 00:37:42,627 [bell ringing] 816 00:37:42,693 --> 00:37:46,264 [Tony] The following contest is a 60-minute Iron Man Match 817 00:37:46,330 --> 00:37:49,900 and it is for the WWE Championship. 818 00:37:49,967 --> 00:37:52,670 Making his way to the ring, the challenger, 819 00:37:52,737 --> 00:37:54,472 from Minneapolis, Minnesota, 820 00:37:54,538 --> 00:37:59,810 weighing in at 295 pounds, Brock Lesnar! 821 00:37:59,877 --> 00:38:03,414 [Cole] For the first time in network television history, 822 00:38:04,281 --> 00:38:07,451 a 60-minute Iron Man Match. 823 00:38:08,786 --> 00:38:10,788 -[fireworks popping] -[crowd cheering] 824 00:38:13,157 --> 00:38:16,127 And the rules of the matchup pretty simple, Tazz. 825 00:38:18,129 --> 00:38:21,299 This matchup will last 60 minutes. 826 00:38:21,365 --> 00:38:23,868 [Tazz] Grueling, grueling 60 minutes. 827 00:38:24,335 --> 00:38:26,537 Conditioning's a major part of this. 828 00:38:26,604 --> 00:38:29,340 And the Superstar with the most falls at the end of the 60 minutes 829 00:38:29,407 --> 00:38:31,308 will become the WWE Champion. 830 00:38:31,375 --> 00:38:33,377 [Tazz] That's right. Falls scored by pinfall 831 00:38:33,444 --> 00:38:36,380 or submission, disqualification or a count-out. 832 00:38:36,447 --> 00:38:39,950 [Cole] And after each fall there will be a 15 second designated 833 00:38:40,017 --> 00:38:43,020 rest period, which, well, isn't too long. 834 00:38:43,087 --> 00:38:44,655 [Tazz] Not long at all. It's nothing. 835 00:38:47,925 --> 00:38:48,993 [music fades] 836 00:38:50,394 --> 00:38:52,697 -["Medal" playing] -[crowd cheering] 837 00:38:52,763 --> 00:38:55,866 [Tony] And from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 838 00:38:55,933 --> 00:38:58,336 weighing in at 240 pounds, 839 00:38:58,402 --> 00:39:03,574 he's the WWE Champion, Kurt Angle! 840 00:39:06,577 --> 00:39:08,813 [crowd cheering] 841 00:39:15,086 --> 00:39:18,789 [Cole] This is the third matchup in this illustrious series 842 00:39:18,856 --> 00:39:20,825 between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar. 843 00:39:20,891 --> 00:39:22,526 Lesnar won at WrestleMania. 844 00:39:22,593 --> 00:39:24,462 Angle won at SummerSlam. 845 00:39:24,528 --> 00:39:27,231 This is the Rubber Match here tonight. 846 00:39:31,869 --> 00:39:34,205 [Tazz] Kurt Angle, no doubt about it. 847 00:39:34,271 --> 00:39:36,607 A very proud, a very-- 848 00:39:36,674 --> 00:39:41,245 A great WWE Champion here on SmackDown. 849 00:39:41,312 --> 00:39:43,781 And the challenger, right there, Brock Lesnar, 850 00:39:45,049 --> 00:39:46,517 will do just about anything, 851 00:39:46,584 --> 00:39:50,187 in my opinion, to take that title tonight 852 00:39:50,254 --> 00:39:53,257 in this Iron Man Match from Kurt Angle. 853 00:39:53,324 --> 00:39:57,828 [Cole] Only four other men in WWE history have competed in an Iron Man Matchup. 854 00:39:58,529 --> 00:40:03,367 WrestleMania 12, 1996, Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. 855 00:40:03,434 --> 00:40:08,305 And at Judgment Day in the year 2000, Triple H and The Rock. 856 00:40:08,372 --> 00:40:13,477 Tonight, Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar join that elite group. 857 00:40:13,544 --> 00:40:15,579 [crowd cheering] 858 00:40:15,646 --> 00:40:18,716 And you heard Mr. McMahon earlier tonight, Tazz. 859 00:40:18,783 --> 00:40:22,887 Two world-class athletes hoping to raise the bar 860 00:40:22,953 --> 00:40:25,856 for their predecessors, challenge those 861 00:40:26,590 --> 00:40:28,426 who dare to follow that here tonight. 862 00:40:28,492 --> 00:40:30,161 [crowd chanting] 863 00:40:30,594 --> 00:40:34,532 [Tazz] Well, that's not gonna be easy to do, but if any two athletes 864 00:40:34,598 --> 00:40:38,169 in the world can do it, in the WWE that can do it, 865 00:40:38,235 --> 00:40:41,105 it'd be these two men, Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar. 866 00:40:42,139 --> 00:40:45,776 [Cole] This series tied, a game apiece. 867 00:40:45,843 --> 00:40:47,411 The Rubber Match here tonight. 868 00:40:47,478 --> 00:40:49,280 [Tazz] Oh, this is big. This is big. 869 00:40:49,346 --> 00:40:53,117 [Cole] And look at Brock Lesnar, a cheap shot by "The Animal" Lesnar 870 00:40:53,184 --> 00:40:56,654 to start off this matchup against the champion, Kurt Angle. 871 00:40:56,720 --> 00:40:59,924 Yeah, some call it cheap, but you got to call it effective, 872 00:40:59,990 --> 00:41:01,158 in my opinion. 873 00:41:01,959 --> 00:41:06,397 [Cole] Brock Lesnar obsessed with winning the WWE Championship. 874 00:41:06,464 --> 00:41:08,999 Looking to gain the upper hand in this matchup, 875 00:41:09,066 --> 00:41:11,702 the clock is ticking down from 60 minutes. 876 00:41:11,769 --> 00:41:15,239 The Superstar with the most falls at the end of one hour 877 00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:16,674 will become champion. 878 00:41:16,740 --> 00:41:20,277 And again, Tazz, we talked about the rules, pinfalls, submission, 879 00:41:20,344 --> 00:41:22,379 count-out or disqualification. 880 00:41:24,014 --> 00:41:28,085 [Tazz] There's that power by the challenger, Brock Lesnar, 881 00:41:28,152 --> 00:41:31,121 driving that big shoulder into the stomach of Kurt Angle. 882 00:41:31,188 --> 00:41:33,257 Now that huge boot, 883 00:41:33,324 --> 00:41:37,495 which is an illegal maneuver, in the throat of Kurt Angle. 884 00:41:37,561 --> 00:41:40,397 [Cole] You know, Tazz, we talked earlier on about your keys 885 00:41:40,464 --> 00:41:42,132 to victory for both of these men. 886 00:41:43,067 --> 00:41:45,636 But what about conditioning? What about stamina? 887 00:41:45,703 --> 00:41:48,405 Which one of these athletes in your mind has the-- 888 00:41:48,472 --> 00:41:50,875 well, the key to victory in that department? 889 00:41:50,941 --> 00:41:53,577 [Tazz] I would say both these athletes are very evenly matched. 890 00:41:53,644 --> 00:41:55,913 -Look at this big Biel coming! -[Cole] Wow! 891 00:41:55,980 --> 00:41:58,916 [Tazz] Both guys are evenly matched as far as conditioning. 892 00:41:58,983 --> 00:42:01,886 The challenger, Brock Lesnar, carrying more body weight, 893 00:42:01,952 --> 00:42:04,421 so as far as conditioning in the long run, you got to give it 894 00:42:04,488 --> 00:42:05,689 to the champion, Kurt Angle. 895 00:42:05,756 --> 00:42:08,526 [Cole] Kurt Angle with the right hands, but quickly a knee to the midsection 896 00:42:08,592 --> 00:42:12,630 by Brock Lesnar, youngest champion in WWE history 897 00:42:12,696 --> 00:42:14,465 looking to regain the gold here tonight. 898 00:42:14,531 --> 00:42:16,800 Elbow from Kurt Angle, and the champion Kurt Angle follows it up 899 00:42:16,867 --> 00:42:19,770 with a clothesline and the challenger's still on his feet. 900 00:42:19,837 --> 00:42:21,272 And another clothesline by Angle. 901 00:42:21,338 --> 00:42:24,241 [Tazz] Early in the matchup, [indistinct] will knock down Brock. 902 00:42:24,308 --> 00:42:27,378 [Cole] And look at that! Angle, the speed of the champion, 903 00:42:27,444 --> 00:42:31,482 taking out the legs of the big man, and again Brock Lesnar goes down 904 00:42:31,549 --> 00:42:34,218 to the mat and you saw him grasp his knee there. 905 00:42:34,752 --> 00:42:36,186 [Tazz] And a big belly-to-belly. 906 00:42:36,253 --> 00:42:39,557 Nice throw, nice suplex by Kurt Angle. 907 00:42:39,623 --> 00:42:43,794 [Cole] And Brock Lesnar gonna try to buy himself some time here. 908 00:42:44,795 --> 00:42:48,232 Kurt Angle getting the upper hand in the early going of this matchup, 909 00:42:48,299 --> 00:42:53,470 and perhaps Kurt Angle showing that he's gonna try to outwrestle Lesnar 910 00:42:53,537 --> 00:42:54,438 in the early going. 911 00:42:54,505 --> 00:42:56,073 That's what I was saying about the mat game. 912 00:42:56,140 --> 00:43:00,644 Kurt, he's keeping on the mat and Brock Lesnar, well, you know, 913 00:43:00,711 --> 00:43:05,015 not looking to get in there, I guess, go one-on-one, Brock. 914 00:43:06,150 --> 00:43:08,919 Gonna take an easy way out here, Cole, on the outside. 915 00:43:08,986 --> 00:43:11,355 [Cole] He better get back in the ring because if he's counted out, 916 00:43:11,422 --> 00:43:14,792 Kurt Angle will go up one fall to nothing in this Iron Man Matchup. 917 00:43:14,858 --> 00:43:17,494 [Tazz] Brock Lesnar probably just regrouping, 918 00:43:18,062 --> 00:43:21,231 but Kurt Angle standing his ground right in the middle of the ring. 919 00:43:21,298 --> 00:43:22,700 Now Lesnar is in the ring also. 920 00:43:22,766 --> 00:43:26,003 [Cole] Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist, 1996, 921 00:43:26,070 --> 00:43:28,238 won the Olympic gold medal with a broken neck, 922 00:43:28,305 --> 00:43:31,742 and now Brock Lesnar calling for time, seems to-- 923 00:43:32,242 --> 00:43:34,478 Seems that knee maybe bothering him there. 924 00:43:35,879 --> 00:43:40,017 And look at Brock Lesnar again playing possum, 925 00:43:40,084 --> 00:43:43,320 a cheap shot as he goes to work on the champion. 926 00:43:43,787 --> 00:43:47,224 Lesnar baited the champion in and used a sneak attack 927 00:43:47,291 --> 00:43:49,360 to take the upper hand in the matchup. 928 00:43:49,426 --> 00:43:52,496 [Tazz] I thought Brock Lesnar was going into this match 929 00:43:52,563 --> 00:43:54,632 in a pure athletic contest with Angle-- 930 00:43:54,698 --> 00:43:55,566 [Cole] Wow. 931 00:43:55,633 --> 00:43:58,302 [Tazz] Nice arm drag but Brock taking some shortcuts here. 932 00:43:58,369 --> 00:44:00,804 There's another arm drag, there's a third arm drag. 933 00:44:00,871 --> 00:44:04,408 [Cole] And again, Brock Lesnar out of the ring and Kurt Angle 934 00:44:04,475 --> 00:44:06,043 has the upper hand. 935 00:44:07,811 --> 00:44:10,547 You talked about Brock Lesnar, you see the look of frustration 936 00:44:10,614 --> 00:44:12,883 on his face. You talked about you believing 937 00:44:12,950 --> 00:44:16,920 Brock was gonna go into this matchup, and strictly an athletic competitor, 938 00:44:16,987 --> 00:44:19,723 but perhaps Lesnar realized at SummerSlam 939 00:44:19,790 --> 00:44:22,526 he couldn't outwrestle Kurt Angle, and what the hell 940 00:44:22,593 --> 00:44:25,029 is Lesnar doing with the steel steps? 941 00:44:25,663 --> 00:44:28,032 He better be careful he's not disqualified here. 942 00:44:28,098 --> 00:44:30,100 [Tazz] Yeah, that's a-- That's a really good way 943 00:44:30,167 --> 00:44:31,735 to get disqualified too. 944 00:44:32,202 --> 00:44:34,038 -[crowd clamoring] -Nine! 945 00:44:34,104 --> 00:44:35,606 You never know what Lesnar's gonna do. 946 00:44:35,673 --> 00:44:38,142 He's unpredictable. Breaking the count right there. 947 00:44:38,208 --> 00:44:40,044 [Cole] Brian Hebner was at nine. 948 00:44:40,110 --> 00:44:42,680 Brock Lesnar into the ring to break the count and again 949 00:44:42,746 --> 00:44:47,851 Brock Lesnar trying to buy himself some time here, but what's the strategy 950 00:44:47,918 --> 00:44:50,287 that the challenger is trying to employ? 951 00:44:50,354 --> 00:44:51,255 [Tazz] I don't know. 952 00:44:51,321 --> 00:44:53,924 I don't know. Lesnar's gonna get himself counted out 953 00:44:53,991 --> 00:44:57,361 as you pointed out and that would be a fall in favor of the champion, 954 00:44:57,428 --> 00:44:58,595 Kurt Angle. 955 00:44:58,662 --> 00:45:00,464 [Cole] But why doesn't Lesnar just get in the ring 956 00:45:00,531 --> 00:45:04,168 and wrestle Kurt Angle straight up one-on-one early going in this matchup? 957 00:45:04,234 --> 00:45:07,071 Can't quite figure out the strategy of the challenger, 958 00:45:07,137 --> 00:45:08,305 Brock Lesnar. 959 00:45:11,008 --> 00:45:13,310 Kurt Angle wants Lesnar in the ring. 960 00:45:13,377 --> 00:45:14,545 [Tazz] Kurt's frustrated. 961 00:45:14,611 --> 00:45:17,648 Kurt's being patient standing his ground in there. 962 00:45:18,382 --> 00:45:23,153 People here in the live crowd are not… behind Brock Lesnar. 963 00:45:23,220 --> 00:45:25,255 -That's no shock. -[Cole] I don't blame them. 964 00:45:25,322 --> 00:45:28,459 I was looking forward to 60 minutes of straight up wrestling here, 965 00:45:28,525 --> 00:45:31,795 and Brock Lesnar is stalling, buying himself some time 966 00:45:31,862 --> 00:45:33,063 in the early going. 967 00:45:33,130 --> 00:45:35,799 [Tazz] You don't know, Cole, I mean, don't be so hard on Brock. 968 00:45:35,866 --> 00:45:38,869 I mean, Brock, maybe this is his strategy obviously, 969 00:45:38,936 --> 00:45:40,938 to frustrate the champion, 970 00:45:41,004 --> 00:45:43,640 and I gotta say, maybe it's starting to work here. 971 00:45:43,707 --> 00:45:46,910 Well, Kurt Angle sitting back, waiting for Lesnar to come back 972 00:45:46,977 --> 00:45:49,947 into the ring, 55 minutes and counting here 973 00:45:50,013 --> 00:45:51,381 in this Iron Man Matchup. 974 00:45:51,949 --> 00:45:56,920 Neither Superstar with a fall yet. Most falls in an hour wins the title. 975 00:45:58,055 --> 00:46:01,859 And Lesnar and Angle once again staring at each other, 976 00:46:01,925 --> 00:46:02,960 center of the ring. 977 00:46:03,026 --> 00:46:04,495 [Tazz] Brock's had that crazed look 978 00:46:04,561 --> 00:46:06,163 and you never know what Brock's up to here. 979 00:46:06,230 --> 00:46:08,599 Both men eyeing each other up and down here. 980 00:46:08,999 --> 00:46:10,667 [Cole] Kurt Angle, the champion. 981 00:46:11,435 --> 00:46:14,772 [Tazz] There's that low single right there, going for a single legging. 982 00:46:14,838 --> 00:46:15,672 [crowd booing] 983 00:46:15,739 --> 00:46:18,842 [Cole] And again, Brock Lesnar ducks out of this matchup. 984 00:46:18,909 --> 00:46:21,645 [indistinct chatter] 985 00:46:21,712 --> 00:46:27,451 [Tazz] Well, Brock noticed that Kurt was gonna shoot that 986 00:46:27,518 --> 00:46:30,454 single-leg takedown and lock on that ankle lock. 987 00:46:30,521 --> 00:46:32,656 Brock got himself out of the ring here. 988 00:46:34,158 --> 00:46:36,927 [Cole] And again, I have to go back to SummerSlam and perhaps 989 00:46:36,994 --> 00:46:40,164 Kurt Angle may have been instilled into the head of Brock Lesnar 990 00:46:40,230 --> 00:46:42,232 that he can outwrestle "The Animal" Lesnar. 991 00:46:42,299 --> 00:46:43,400 Look at this. 992 00:46:43,467 --> 00:46:47,471 Brock Lesnar baited Angle in and Brock Lesnar taking control. 993 00:46:47,538 --> 00:46:51,241 And again a shot to the midsection and here comes the challenger. 994 00:46:52,376 --> 00:46:55,913 [Tazz] Brock Lesnar, like it or not, picked his spot. 995 00:46:56,947 --> 00:47:00,350 Illegally choking and springing Kurt Angle's throat 996 00:47:00,417 --> 00:47:01,885 off that top rope. 997 00:47:01,952 --> 00:47:04,855 Now again back to the illegal tactics, 998 00:47:04,922 --> 00:47:08,125 standing on the champion-- the champion's throat there. 999 00:47:08,192 --> 00:47:10,761 [Cole] Lesnar driving that boot into the throat then a straight shot 1000 00:47:10,828 --> 00:47:12,930 to the side of the head of Kurt Angle. 1001 00:47:12,996 --> 00:47:15,833 And there the confidence begins to build with that wide grin 1002 00:47:15,899 --> 00:47:19,303 on the face of Brock Lesnar, but Kurt Angle with a belly-to-belly, 1003 00:47:19,369 --> 00:47:22,973 and the champion looking to gain momentum here and again knocking 1004 00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:26,410 the challenger over the top rope and Brock Lesnar grabs 1005 00:47:26,476 --> 00:47:28,045 that injured knee yet again. 1006 00:47:31,448 --> 00:47:33,183 Lesnar writhing in pain. 1007 00:47:33,250 --> 00:47:35,452 I don't-- I'd like to get a replay there or something to see 1008 00:47:35,519 --> 00:47:37,754 what he did to that knee, if he tweaked it or hit the barricade 1009 00:47:37,821 --> 00:47:41,124 or what he did, but nonetheless, Lesnar could get counted out here. 1010 00:47:41,191 --> 00:47:44,828 [Tazz] That's why Kurt Angle is not going out after Brock Lesnar 1011 00:47:44,895 --> 00:47:47,798 because Brock can get counted out and that would count for a fall 1012 00:47:47,865 --> 00:47:50,500 for Kurt Angle, but actually, here comes Kurt. 1013 00:47:50,567 --> 00:47:53,303 [Cole] Wait a minute. Kurt Angle now stalking Brock Lesnar. 1014 00:47:53,370 --> 00:47:54,972 The champion with a right hand. 1015 00:47:55,038 --> 00:47:56,640 What is Angle's strategy here? 1016 00:47:57,274 --> 00:48:00,510 [Tazz] I'm not quite sure, I thought that Kurt would try and get a count-out, 1017 00:48:00,577 --> 00:48:03,614 but obviously Kurt Angle just wanted to inflict pain 1018 00:48:04,448 --> 00:48:06,250 while Brock's down… 1019 00:48:06,316 --> 00:48:08,685 [Cole] Perhaps the champion just wanting to continue 1020 00:48:08,752 --> 00:48:10,621 to inflict punishment on that injured knee, 1021 00:48:10,687 --> 00:48:13,156 and now the head bouncing off the steel steps. 1022 00:48:13,223 --> 00:48:18,161 The champion back into the ring, but again Kurt Angle breaks up the count. 1023 00:48:18,228 --> 00:48:22,633 [Tazz] Well, obviously, it's pretty obvious that Kurt is trying hurt, 1024 00:48:22,699 --> 00:48:25,402 to injure Brock Lesnar and that's what you need to do. 1025 00:48:25,469 --> 00:48:27,871 [Cole] You don't think Kurt Angle's gonna forget that sneak attack 1026 00:48:27,938 --> 00:48:31,341 that Brock Lesnar put on Angle and Undertaker a couple of weeks ago, 1027 00:48:31,408 --> 00:48:32,542 but Brock Lesnar now, 1028 00:48:32,609 --> 00:48:36,013 the challenger driving the small of the back into the apron. 1029 00:48:36,079 --> 00:48:38,749 Perhaps Brock Lesnar gonna take advantage 1030 00:48:38,815 --> 00:48:41,318 of what may have been a miscalculation by the champion. 1031 00:48:41,385 --> 00:48:42,286 [Tazz] Kurt's in trouble. 1032 00:48:42,352 --> 00:48:46,390 [Cole] Into the steel post, spine-first, goes Angle. 1033 00:48:46,857 --> 00:48:48,892 [Tazz] The champion is in a lot of trouble. 1034 00:48:48,959 --> 00:48:50,894 Brock Lesnar just broke the count-out. 1035 00:48:52,362 --> 00:48:55,198 Well, that knee looks like it's bothering Lesnar. 1036 00:48:56,333 --> 00:48:58,902 [Cole] But Lesnar is obsessed with winning a championship. 1037 00:48:58,969 --> 00:49:01,371 He'll do anything to get that gold around his waist. 1038 00:49:01,438 --> 00:49:04,441 We've seen the actions of this animal in recent weeks. 1039 00:49:04,508 --> 00:49:06,410 [Tazz] You wanna get counted out? Brock Lesnar, 1040 00:49:06,476 --> 00:49:08,178 you gotta get back to that ring. 1041 00:49:09,112 --> 00:49:10,547 [Cole] Brock Lesnar-- 1042 00:49:10,614 --> 00:49:11,615 [crowd clamoring] 1043 00:49:11,682 --> 00:49:13,917 What the hell is he doing with a steel chair? 1044 00:49:14,284 --> 00:49:17,087 Brock Lesnar with a steel chair in hand. 1045 00:49:17,154 --> 00:49:19,489 [Tazz] What the hell is Lesnar doing? He'll get disqualified-- 1046 00:49:19,556 --> 00:49:21,525 -[Cole] On the skull of Kurt Angle! -[bell ringing] 1047 00:49:21,591 --> 00:49:24,995 Lesnar's been disqualified, and now a viscous assault 1048 00:49:25,062 --> 00:49:27,230 with a chair on the champion! 1049 00:49:27,297 --> 00:49:32,202 [Tony] The winner of this fall by a disqualification, Kurt Angle! 1050 00:49:32,269 --> 00:49:34,671 [Cole] This is supposed to be an athletic competition. 1051 00:49:34,738 --> 00:49:36,907 What the hell did-- Where did steel chairs 1052 00:49:36,973 --> 00:49:38,108 come into this thing? 1053 00:49:38,175 --> 00:49:41,178 [Tazz] What? Brock Lesnar just gave up a fall. 1054 00:49:41,244 --> 00:49:43,547 What the hell is Lesnar doing here? 1055 00:49:43,613 --> 00:49:47,384 [Cole] This is for the WWE Title, an Iron Man Matchup. 1056 00:49:47,451 --> 00:49:49,286 This isn't a public mauling. 1057 00:49:49,353 --> 00:49:51,488 [crowd clamoring] 1058 00:49:52,422 --> 00:49:55,258 The ten-second rest period is underway. 1059 00:49:55,325 --> 00:50:00,297 Brock Lesnar just got himself disqualified and Kurt Angle's up 1060 00:50:00,364 --> 00:50:03,834 one fall to nothing. What the hell is Lesnar doing? 1061 00:50:05,168 --> 00:50:09,506 [Tazz] I'm shocked that Brock-- Why? 1062 00:50:09,573 --> 00:50:12,442 Why would you blatantly get disqualified? 1063 00:50:13,176 --> 00:50:16,813 [Cole] You talked about Lesnar channeling his rage as a key to victory. 1064 00:50:16,880 --> 00:50:18,982 I don't think he channeled his rage too well there. 1065 00:50:19,049 --> 00:50:20,684 [Tazz] Sure as hell didn't. 1066 00:50:23,286 --> 00:50:26,890 [Cole] Kurt Angle has been dealt by those steel chair shots. 1067 00:50:27,391 --> 00:50:30,660 And now Lesnar trash-talking, 1068 00:50:32,162 --> 00:50:34,498 humiliating the champion. 1069 00:50:34,564 --> 00:50:37,167 [Tazz] Well, Brock's feeling real cocky here now. 1070 00:50:38,535 --> 00:50:41,271 [Cole] I don't think Angle's quite regained his bearings yet 1071 00:50:41,338 --> 00:50:43,173 from those shots with that chair. 1072 00:50:43,240 --> 00:50:45,308 Hang on, Cole, where the hell is that? 1073 00:50:46,076 --> 00:50:49,446 That crack on the head with a steel chair by this animal. 1074 00:50:49,513 --> 00:50:52,449 [Cole] Angle's up one fall to nothing and look at-- 1075 00:50:52,516 --> 00:50:54,451 -[Tazz] Uh-oh, F5. -[Cole] Brock Lesnar, 1076 00:50:54,518 --> 00:50:55,986 Kurt Angle up on his shoulders. 1077 00:50:56,053 --> 00:50:58,088 [Tazz] Oh no! This is bad. 1078 00:50:58,155 --> 00:51:00,323 [Cole] F5 connects for Lesnar! 1079 00:51:00,390 --> 00:51:01,958 [crowd cheering] 1080 00:51:02,025 --> 00:51:06,596 The champion is down. The champion may be out. 1081 00:51:07,064 --> 00:51:09,566 The cover, hook to the leg. 1082 00:51:10,333 --> 00:51:13,136 -Lesnar ties it at a fall apiece. -[bell rings] 1083 00:51:13,203 --> 00:51:17,140 [Tony] The winner of this fall by pin, Brock Lesnar! 1084 00:51:17,207 --> 00:51:20,710 [Tazz] I get it now, Cole. I get it now. 1085 00:51:20,777 --> 00:51:21,912 [Cole] You get what? 1086 00:51:22,679 --> 00:51:25,015 [Tazz] The blatant disqualification with the chair, 1087 00:51:25,916 --> 00:51:27,818 that was to weaken Kurt Angle. 1088 00:51:27,884 --> 00:51:32,923 That had to be, had to be Lesnar's strategy to keep Kurt down 1089 00:51:32,989 --> 00:51:35,559 so he could get a fall on him, injure him, 1090 00:51:35,625 --> 00:51:38,829 nail that F5 and get the choke on him in this match. 1091 00:51:38,895 --> 00:51:41,565 [Cole] Well, here is the steel chair that did the damage. 1092 00:51:41,631 --> 00:51:48,605 Lesnar disqualified, a fall down, but then the F5 by Lesnar ties things up. 1093 00:51:49,439 --> 00:51:53,910 So you're saying Lesnar used the chair, intentionally got himself disqualified, 1094 00:51:53,977 --> 00:51:57,080 so he could gain the upper hand and gain a quick fall on Kurt Angle? 1095 00:51:57,147 --> 00:52:00,083 [Tazz] And to weaken Angle for this-- the rest of this match. 1096 00:52:00,150 --> 00:52:02,252 -I'm thinking, in my opinion… -[bell rings] 1097 00:52:02,319 --> 00:52:05,655 …I'm thinking that was Brock and that is Brock's game plan. 1098 00:52:05,722 --> 00:52:08,225 [Cole] But what kind of game plan is that? 1099 00:52:08,291 --> 00:52:11,061 You've got an Olympic gold medalist in Kurt Angle, 1100 00:52:12,496 --> 00:52:15,398 you've got a National Champion in Brock Lesnar, 1101 00:52:15,465 --> 00:52:17,601 two tremendous mat wrestlers 1102 00:52:17,667 --> 00:52:21,705 in this great competition, a 60-minute Iron Man Matchup, 1103 00:52:21,771 --> 00:52:24,207 and Brock Lesnar has to gain the upper hand 1104 00:52:24,274 --> 00:52:25,976 with the use of a steel chair? 1105 00:52:26,042 --> 00:52:29,279 [Tazz] Hey, Cole, like I said earlier, ain't nobody gonna be thinking 1106 00:52:29,346 --> 00:52:31,581 that Brock's gonna fight fair. 1107 00:52:31,648 --> 00:52:34,818 Brock don't fight fair, Brock fights to win. 1108 00:52:34,885 --> 00:52:40,290 I'm telling you I'm shocked at the strategy of Brock Lesnar. 1109 00:52:40,357 --> 00:52:42,626 -[Cole] But you know what? -[Tazz] He's unpredictable. 1110 00:52:42,692 --> 00:52:44,694 [Cole] We've come to expect that out of Brock Lesnar. 1111 00:52:44,761 --> 00:52:45,662 [Tazz] Yup. 1112 00:52:45,729 --> 00:52:49,666 [Cole] We saw what Brock Lesnar's done to Spanky and Zach Gowen, 1113 00:52:49,733 --> 00:52:52,536 The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, even Stephanie in recent weeks. 1114 00:52:52,602 --> 00:52:53,904 And look at this! 1115 00:52:53,970 --> 00:52:56,673 Kurt Angle's signature move, the ankle lock. 1116 00:52:56,740 --> 00:52:59,075 [Tazz] And Brock has locked in and Kurt had no choice 1117 00:52:59,142 --> 00:53:01,044 but to tap to his own hold. 1118 00:53:01,111 --> 00:53:03,880 [Tony] The winner of this fall by submission, 1119 00:53:03,947 --> 00:53:05,815 Brock Lesnar! 1120 00:53:06,550 --> 00:53:08,685 [Cole] Less than 48 minutes to go. 1121 00:53:08,752 --> 00:53:09,853 [Tazz] Two to one! 1122 00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:15,025 [Cole] Brock Lesnar has taken control of the Iron Man Match. 1123 00:53:16,927 --> 00:53:19,596 [Cole] The champion Kurt Angle trying to battle back down 1124 00:53:19,663 --> 00:53:21,665 two falls to one in this Iron Man Matchup. 1125 00:53:21,731 --> 00:53:25,535 Kurt Angle, and look at the shot to the gut by Lesnar to Kurt Angle. 1126 00:53:25,602 --> 00:53:28,538 During the break, Brock Lesnar up two falls to one trying to 1127 00:53:28,605 --> 00:53:32,142 make it three to one using another one of Kurt Angle's moves, 1128 00:53:32,209 --> 00:53:33,710 the Angle Slam. 1129 00:53:33,777 --> 00:53:35,345 [Tazz] And right there, nailing it. 1130 00:53:35,412 --> 00:53:37,981 Lesnar nailing the Angle Slam. 1131 00:53:38,515 --> 00:53:41,918 [Cole] But again, Tazz, this valiant, this courageous champion, 1132 00:53:41,985 --> 00:53:44,521 Kurt Angle, refusing to die. 1133 00:53:44,888 --> 00:53:47,724 [Tazz] Kurt Angle's got the heart of a damn lion. 1134 00:53:47,791 --> 00:53:48,925 [crowd cheering] 1135 00:53:48,992 --> 00:53:51,027 Kurt Angle ain't gonna go down easy. 1136 00:53:51,094 --> 00:53:52,596 That's for damn sure. 1137 00:53:52,662 --> 00:53:54,731 Kurt didn't win that gold medal for nothing, Cole. 1138 00:53:54,798 --> 00:53:57,267 [Cole] But again, the challenger Brock Lesnar's in control, 1139 00:53:57,334 --> 00:54:00,303 up to two falls to one in this 60-minute Iron Man Matchup. 1140 00:54:00,370 --> 00:54:05,241 Most falls in an hour gains that Superstar the WWE Championship. 1141 00:54:05,308 --> 00:54:08,211 And remember, Kurt Angle severely weakened. 1142 00:54:08,278 --> 00:54:12,082 Moments ago, Brock Lesnar using a steel chair. 1143 00:54:12,682 --> 00:54:15,619 He gave up a fall but he weakened the champion, 1144 00:54:15,685 --> 00:54:16,786 did Lesnar. 1145 00:54:16,853 --> 00:54:20,657 [Tazz] Now, we jumped all over Brock, we thought that was a bad strategy. 1146 00:54:20,724 --> 00:54:23,660 It was small strategy, I guess, and right now Brock Lesnar 1147 00:54:23,727 --> 00:54:25,161 headbutting Kurt Angle. 1148 00:54:25,228 --> 00:54:27,597 You got to figure maybe Kurt might have a slight concussion 1149 00:54:27,664 --> 00:54:32,035 of sorts after being attacked with that chair by Lesnar 1150 00:54:32,102 --> 00:54:33,503 in this matchup. 1151 00:54:33,570 --> 00:54:35,538 [Cole] Boots straight to the face of Kurt Angle. 1152 00:54:35,605 --> 00:54:38,208 You know, we were talking earlier on today about this 1153 00:54:38,274 --> 00:54:41,711 Iron Man Matchup and you compared it like running a marathon. 1154 00:54:41,778 --> 00:54:44,180 [Tazz] Yes, it's like running a marathon, except running marathon 1155 00:54:44,247 --> 00:54:46,716 while there's a Battle Royal going on and you're right 1156 00:54:46,783 --> 00:54:48,852 -in the middle of it. -Getting the crap kicked out of you. 1157 00:54:48,918 --> 00:54:50,987 -[Tazz] No kidding! -Look at Angle whipped into the corner. 1158 00:54:51,054 --> 00:54:53,723 Nobody home! There's the quickness of the champion. 1159 00:54:53,790 --> 00:54:56,526 One of your keys to victory, Angle's quickness. 1160 00:54:56,593 --> 00:54:58,895 [Tazz] Kurt Angle's one of the fastest WWE Champions 1161 00:54:58,962 --> 00:55:00,196 in the history here. 1162 00:55:00,263 --> 00:55:02,465 [Cole] And the right hands by Kurt Angle. 1163 00:55:03,066 --> 00:55:07,037 Angle trails two falls to one, trying to battle back into this matchup. 1164 00:55:07,103 --> 00:55:09,673 Brock Lesnar, the challenger, whipping Angle into the ropes, 1165 00:55:09,739 --> 00:55:12,876 misses with a wild right hand and Kurt Angle knocks Lesnar down. 1166 00:55:12,942 --> 00:55:15,145 [Tazz] Yeah, Flying Forearm by Kurt Angle. 1167 00:55:15,211 --> 00:55:16,446 Going for a German. 1168 00:55:16,513 --> 00:55:19,482 [Cole] And he connects, and the wrists, the arms, 1169 00:55:19,549 --> 00:55:21,351 the hands still locked around the waist. 1170 00:55:21,418 --> 00:55:24,321 Lesnar trying to block by using the ropes, but couldn't do it. 1171 00:55:24,387 --> 00:55:27,123 [Tazz] Oh, we know Kurt's quick but how strong is Kurt? 1172 00:55:27,190 --> 00:55:29,025 Very powerful by Kurt Angle there. 1173 00:55:29,092 --> 00:55:31,895 [Cole] Once again, Lesnar trying to use the ropes and a third German, 1174 00:55:31,961 --> 00:55:33,630 this one released. 1175 00:55:33,697 --> 00:55:36,099 -[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Brock's hurt now. 1176 00:55:37,534 --> 00:55:40,303 [Cole] Keep in mind, only a handful of people have ever been 1177 00:55:40,370 --> 00:55:41,705 in 60-minute matches. 1178 00:55:41,771 --> 00:55:43,673 This is the longest matchup 1179 00:55:43,740 --> 00:55:47,344 either one of these athletes has ever been in both professionally 1180 00:55:47,410 --> 00:55:48,945 and at the amateur ranks. 1181 00:55:49,012 --> 00:55:53,183 And look at Brock Lesnar, again tossing the champion 1182 00:55:53,249 --> 00:55:55,585 -through the second rope. -[Tazz] Again, another cheap shot. 1183 00:55:55,652 --> 00:55:58,221 Brock will do anything to get the advantage. 1184 00:56:00,290 --> 00:56:01,925 Brock ain't playing. 1185 00:56:01,991 --> 00:56:04,994 Brock ain't playing to make friends, that's for sure. 1186 00:56:05,929 --> 00:56:10,066 [Cole] Brock is obsessed with winning the WWE Championship. 1187 00:56:10,133 --> 00:56:13,536 Brock Lesnar is showing in the early going he will stop at nothing 1188 00:56:13,603 --> 00:56:15,171 to get the gold back. 1189 00:56:15,572 --> 00:56:16,740 Outside the ring now. 1190 00:56:16,806 --> 00:56:18,908 Angle whipped into the barricade. 1191 00:56:19,542 --> 00:56:21,277 [Tazz] A lot of force driven there. 1192 00:56:21,344 --> 00:56:23,613 Gotta watch that count-out rule here, Cole. 1193 00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:25,448 You got to watch it, Cole. 1194 00:56:25,515 --> 00:56:27,650 What the hell? Changed the name. 1195 00:56:27,717 --> 00:56:32,021 [Cole] Referee Brian Hebner counting the-- inside the ring. 1196 00:56:32,088 --> 00:56:34,257 Lesnar will break up the count-out now. 1197 00:56:34,324 --> 00:56:37,026 Brian Hebner's got his hands full in this matchup. 1198 00:56:37,093 --> 00:56:39,496 And Kurt Angle, the champion, with kick to the gut, 1199 00:56:39,562 --> 00:56:40,764 and here comes Angle. 1200 00:56:41,798 --> 00:56:44,467 [Tazz] Yeah, Brock fighting back, fighting hard with-- 1201 00:56:44,534 --> 00:56:46,503 There you go. Brock shut him down. 1202 00:56:46,569 --> 00:56:49,038 -Sets him for the F5. -[Cole] And look at this! 1203 00:56:49,105 --> 00:56:51,441 An F5 outside the ring! 1204 00:56:51,508 --> 00:56:53,376 And make no mistake about it, 1205 00:56:53,443 --> 00:56:55,845 that is very little padding out there. 1206 00:56:57,480 --> 00:57:00,316 [Tazz] Kurt Angle's down. Kurt is hurt. 1207 00:57:00,383 --> 00:57:03,620 -Brock trying to get up here. -[crowd chanting] 1208 00:57:03,686 --> 00:57:06,856 [Cole] Brock Lesnar trying to crawl his way back into the ring. 1209 00:57:06,923 --> 00:57:09,192 [Tazz] The referee's at the center, watch the count-out. 1210 00:57:10,426 --> 00:57:14,631 [Cole] Lesnar back into the ring. Kurt Angle's in trouble. 1211 00:57:14,697 --> 00:57:16,933 Kurt Angle has been counted out. 1212 00:57:17,767 --> 00:57:22,505 [Tony] The winner of this fall by count-out, Brock Lesnar! 1213 00:57:22,572 --> 00:57:23,673 [Tazz] I'll tell you what, 1214 00:57:23,740 --> 00:57:27,177 Kurt Angle is behind the eight ball in a big way. 1215 00:57:27,243 --> 00:57:29,579 [Cole] Look at this F5 outside the ring. 1216 00:57:30,413 --> 00:57:33,383 Kurt Angle is down three falls to one. 1217 00:57:33,450 --> 00:57:36,019 Can one of the most courageous champions in history 1218 00:57:36,085 --> 00:57:39,155 come back from a two-fall deficit? 1219 00:57:41,224 --> 00:57:43,359 [Cole] Back on SmackDown, the champion Kurt Angle down 1220 00:57:43,426 --> 00:57:45,595 three falls to one but showing signs of light. 1221 00:57:45,662 --> 00:57:48,998 This is how Angle got the advantage during the break, Tazz. 1222 00:57:49,499 --> 00:57:54,070 [Tazz] Yeah, Kurt Angle popping off not one but two textbook 1223 00:57:54,137 --> 00:57:58,074 belly-to-belly suplexes on the challenger, Brock Lesnar. 1224 00:57:58,741 --> 00:58:02,679 Straight out to a great pop of the hip by Kurt Angle on those suplexes. 1225 00:58:02,745 --> 00:58:03,980 [Cole] Reversal. Kurt Angle. 1226 00:58:04,047 --> 00:58:07,050 Oh, and what a shoulder knockdown by Lesnar. 1227 00:58:07,116 --> 00:58:10,286 [Tazz] That's the size difference, that very thick body, 1228 00:58:10,353 --> 00:58:13,890 the powerful body of that animalistic Brock Lesnar 1229 00:58:13,957 --> 00:58:15,625 with that back elbow. 1230 00:58:15,692 --> 00:58:19,362 [Cole] And Tazz, we gotta still discuss the fact as we take another look 1231 00:58:19,429 --> 00:58:21,831 at this powerful back elbow by Lesnar. 1232 00:58:22,332 --> 00:58:25,668 We gotta still talk about what happened earlier on in this matchup. 1233 00:58:25,735 --> 00:58:30,039 Kurt Angle may still be feeling the ill effects of that cheap shot 1234 00:58:30,106 --> 00:58:32,575 with a steel chair by Brock Lesnar. 1235 00:58:32,642 --> 00:58:36,279 Oh, I think that's a safe assessment right there, partner. 1236 00:58:36,346 --> 00:58:40,350 Kurt Angle in la-la land after that chair shot to the head, 1237 00:58:41,084 --> 00:58:44,187 and Brock Lesnar, the opportunist… 1238 00:58:44,254 --> 00:58:47,123 -Come on, stop choking-- -…hopping all over the opportunity. 1239 00:58:47,190 --> 00:58:50,660 [Cole] You see the clock ticking down, 35 minutes and counting. 1240 00:58:50,727 --> 00:58:54,230 Lesnar up three falls to one, 60-minute Iron Man Matchup 1241 00:58:54,297 --> 00:58:56,733 for the WWE Championship. 1242 00:58:56,799 --> 00:59:02,272 And Lesnar continues to drive his 295-pound frame into the champion. 1243 00:59:02,338 --> 00:59:05,975 Cover, hook to the leg, Kurt Angle just gets the shoulder up. 1244 00:59:06,042 --> 00:59:10,246 [Tazz] Every time Angle has to kick out, he's exerting more and more energy 1245 00:59:10,313 --> 00:59:12,615 to save himself from another fall. 1246 00:59:12,682 --> 00:59:17,553 Kurt Angle showing great heart and discipline and an intestinal fortitude 1247 00:59:17,620 --> 00:59:18,755 in this matchup. 1248 00:59:18,821 --> 00:59:20,690 [Cole] And Lesnar with a right hand. 1249 00:59:20,757 --> 00:59:25,028 The man who idolizes Mr. McMahon and that should say something 1250 00:59:25,094 --> 00:59:27,330 about the character of Brock Lesnar. 1251 00:59:27,830 --> 00:59:31,467 The man who shoved a-- a one-legged human being, 1252 00:59:31,534 --> 00:59:34,971 Zach Gowen with a broken leg down a set of stairs, but look at this. 1253 00:59:35,038 --> 00:59:38,241 -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa! -[Cole] Kurt Angle. Angle Slam! 1254 00:59:38,308 --> 00:59:40,577 -Can Angle take advantage? -[Tazz] Kurt got all of that. 1255 00:59:40,643 --> 00:59:42,745 Hooks the leg, cover, got him! 1256 00:59:42,812 --> 00:59:44,213 [bell ringing] 1257 00:59:44,280 --> 00:59:46,115 [crowd cheering] 1258 00:59:46,182 --> 00:59:48,551 [Tony] The winner of this fall by pin, 1259 00:59:48,618 --> 00:59:50,119 Kurt Angle! 1260 00:59:50,186 --> 00:59:51,921 [Cole] Angle's cut it from three to two. 1261 00:59:51,988 --> 00:59:53,990 [Tazz] Yeah, Kurt getting a little bit closer now. 1262 00:59:54,524 --> 00:59:57,460 Brock Lesnar got nailed hard with that Angle Slam. 1263 00:59:57,927 --> 01:00:00,229 Now Kurt needs to try and capitalize on this 1264 01:00:00,296 --> 01:00:02,565 while he's got Brock Lesnar down. 1265 01:00:02,632 --> 01:00:04,901 [Cole] And I've just been handed a note, Tazz. 1266 01:00:04,968 --> 01:00:07,537 In the unlikely event of a tie in this matchup, 1267 01:00:08,071 --> 01:00:12,008 we've been granted permission by UPN to go to overtime here tonight. 1268 01:00:12,075 --> 01:00:14,510 [Tazz] That's big, that's big, good news right there. 1269 01:00:14,577 --> 01:00:18,181 [Cole] Good thing second rest period's over, and again, the champion Kurt Angle 1270 01:00:18,247 --> 01:00:21,317 wasting little time going on the advantage of Brock Lesnar. 1271 01:00:21,384 --> 01:00:25,655 And Angle realizes he has to seize the opportunity with the openings there 1272 01:00:25,722 --> 01:00:26,956 against this animal. 1273 01:00:27,023 --> 01:00:29,392 [Tazz] Now Kurt is starting to look like himself here. 1274 01:00:29,459 --> 01:00:32,261 Maybe he's starting to kick off the effects of that chair hit 1275 01:00:32,328 --> 01:00:35,398 early in the match, and its vicious attack by Lesnar. 1276 01:00:35,465 --> 01:00:38,334 Kurt Angle all over the challenger. 1277 01:00:38,401 --> 01:00:40,937 [Cole] Look at this, Kurt Angle brings a suplex to Brock Lesnar, 1278 01:00:41,004 --> 01:00:45,208 floats into the cover, hooks the leg, Lesnar's down and got the shoulder up. 1279 01:00:45,274 --> 01:00:48,144 I'll tell you one thing, Kurt Angle, who in my mind, 1280 01:00:48,211 --> 01:00:51,514 is one of the greatest champions in the history of the WWE, 1281 01:00:51,581 --> 01:00:56,119 down three falls to two, but beginning to stir a little bit here 1282 01:00:56,185 --> 01:00:58,021 with about 30 minutes left. 1283 01:00:59,022 --> 01:01:02,025 [Tazz] Well, Brock Lesnar trying to get a time-out, and well, 1284 01:01:02,091 --> 01:01:05,428 there's no time-outs in this game and Lesnar, I'm sure, he knows that. 1285 01:01:05,928 --> 01:01:08,598 [Cole] Well, Lesnar trying to beg off, but Kurt Angle 1286 01:01:08,665 --> 01:01:10,466 not gonna let Lesnar rest. 1287 01:01:10,533 --> 01:01:12,769 Angle will bring the fight to Lesnar. 1288 01:01:13,302 --> 01:01:16,572 The fighting champion Kurt Angle with a right hand to Lesnar. 1289 01:01:16,639 --> 01:01:21,010 And this is what we talked about earlier on, the heart, the courage 1290 01:01:21,077 --> 01:01:24,380 of Kurt Angle, and look at Lesnar, knee to the midsection, 1291 01:01:24,447 --> 01:01:27,283 and the challenger tries to battle back. 1292 01:01:27,350 --> 01:01:30,219 [Tazz] That's the size that-- Lesnar's got that thickness and size. 1293 01:01:30,286 --> 01:01:31,821 [Cole] Suplex! 1294 01:01:31,888 --> 01:01:33,356 [crowd cheering] 1295 01:01:34,624 --> 01:01:38,227 [Tazz] Nice German suplex applied by Kurt Angle. 1296 01:01:38,294 --> 01:01:39,829 [crowd cheering] 1297 01:01:39,896 --> 01:01:41,264 Here you go, snaps it down. 1298 01:01:41,330 --> 01:01:44,100 -[Cole] And you know what that means. -[Tazz] It could be another Angle Slam. 1299 01:01:44,167 --> 01:01:48,604 [Cole] Kurt Angle's primed and ready to tie this matchup at three falls apiece. 1300 01:01:48,671 --> 01:01:49,505 [Tazz] Here we go. 1301 01:01:49,572 --> 01:01:53,209 [Cole] Angle Slam time, but Lesnar counters, shot to the midsection. 1302 01:01:53,276 --> 01:01:55,678 [Tazz] Uh-oh. That's what I'm saying. Counter for Angle Slam 1303 01:01:55,745 --> 01:01:57,146 to the F5, look at that! 1304 01:01:57,213 --> 01:02:00,383 [Cole] And look-- Great leg sweep and Kurt Angle into the ankle lock. 1305 01:02:00,450 --> 01:02:02,118 Lesnar's in the ankle lock. 1306 01:02:02,185 --> 01:02:05,988 [Tazz] Lesnar's in trouble. Lesnar's in trouble here. 1307 01:02:06,055 --> 01:02:08,124 [Cole] Lesnar tapped from this at SummerSlam. 1308 01:02:08,191 --> 01:02:10,393 Will Lesnar tap tonight? 1309 01:02:10,460 --> 01:02:12,261 [Tazz] If he does, it'll be three to three. 1310 01:02:13,262 --> 01:02:15,832 [Cole] And look at this. Kurt Angle almost ran into the referee. 1311 01:02:15,898 --> 01:02:17,200 -That was close. -And Brock Lesnar 1312 01:02:17,266 --> 01:02:19,535 just laid out Brian Hebner! 1313 01:02:19,602 --> 01:02:21,771 The referee's been laid out. 1314 01:02:21,838 --> 01:02:23,072 [Tazz] Laid out? 1315 01:02:23,139 --> 01:02:25,575 Knocked out, dead as a doorknob, Hebner is. 1316 01:02:25,641 --> 01:02:30,346 [Cole] Angle Slam! Kurt Angle into the cover, hooks the leg, 1317 01:02:30,413 --> 01:02:31,948 referee's down. 1318 01:02:32,682 --> 01:02:36,719 Kurt Angle should have tied this matchup at three apiece right there. 1319 01:02:37,720 --> 01:02:42,024 And take another look, did Lesnar intentionally knock out the ref here? 1320 01:02:42,091 --> 01:02:43,092 What do you think? 1321 01:02:43,159 --> 01:02:45,361 [Tazz] I don't know, let's see this. Take a look at this. 1322 01:02:45,428 --> 01:02:48,965 Ah, probably. I mean, Brock could have maybe slow-- 1323 01:02:49,031 --> 01:02:52,702 [Cole] And look at the blatant low blow by the challenger. 1324 01:02:52,769 --> 01:02:54,437 [Tazz] Well, that was definitely intentional. 1325 01:02:54,504 --> 01:02:57,573 [Cole] The Angle Slam and the cover should have tied this at three. 1326 01:02:57,640 --> 01:03:00,343 The low blow should have been a disqualification. 1327 01:03:00,409 --> 01:03:03,513 Kurt Angle should be up four falls to three here, 1328 01:03:03,579 --> 01:03:05,381 yet he's still down a fall. 1329 01:03:07,817 --> 01:03:11,220 [Tazz] The referee is down from that clothesline by Lesnar. 1330 01:03:12,121 --> 01:03:14,123 Brock getting out of the ring here. 1331 01:03:15,258 --> 01:03:17,460 I don't know what Brock's doing here, Cole. 1332 01:03:17,527 --> 01:03:20,797 [Cole] And the referee's out, Angle's out after the low blow. 1333 01:03:21,964 --> 01:03:24,133 I'll tell you what, Brock's circling around this area. 1334 01:03:24,200 --> 01:03:25,568 We gotta be careful here. 1335 01:03:26,969 --> 01:03:30,273 [Cole] And look at this. And that's uncalled for. 1336 01:03:31,207 --> 01:03:33,109 [Tazz] Brock right now is just-- 1337 01:03:34,944 --> 01:03:37,513 [Cole] Brock Lesnar with the title in hand. 1338 01:03:37,580 --> 01:03:40,817 Brock Lesnar, a bit overbearing now, acting like a bully 1339 01:03:40,883 --> 01:03:41,951 to the ring crew. 1340 01:03:42,018 --> 01:03:44,153 -[Tazz] This could-- -And now with that title in his hand 1341 01:03:44,220 --> 01:03:46,389 off the skull of Kurt Angle! 1342 01:03:46,455 --> 01:03:50,526 Now the true colors of Brock Lesnar are coming out 1343 01:03:50,593 --> 01:03:52,228 in this crucial point of the matchup. 1344 01:03:52,295 --> 01:03:55,932 [Tazz] Kurt Angle has got to be knocked out cold. 1345 01:03:56,832 --> 01:03:59,035 Lesnar in complete control. 1346 01:03:59,936 --> 01:04:03,206 [Cole] Now, Brock Lesnar going to the referee, 1347 01:04:03,272 --> 01:04:05,541 disrespecting Brian Hebner, 1348 01:04:05,608 --> 01:04:09,312 tossing him across the ring to count the one, two, three here. 1349 01:04:09,846 --> 01:04:11,747 [Tazz] This is gonna be another fall here. 1350 01:04:11,814 --> 01:04:15,585 -There's one, there's two. -[Cole] But it's a damn shame 1351 01:04:15,651 --> 01:04:17,920 that Brock Lesnar's now up four to two. 1352 01:04:17,987 --> 01:04:22,158 [Tony] The winner of this fall by pin, Brock Lesnar! 1353 01:04:22,225 --> 01:04:24,927 [Tazz] Well, let's take a look at that shot to the head-- 1354 01:04:24,994 --> 01:04:27,263 shot to the head with the WWE Title in hand. 1355 01:04:28,130 --> 01:04:29,565 -Look at this. -[Cole] Brock Lesnar, 1356 01:04:29,632 --> 01:04:32,501 the referee never saw it, even knocked down. 1357 01:04:32,568 --> 01:04:36,806 Lesnar's up four falls to two, less than 30 minutes to go 1358 01:04:36,873 --> 01:04:39,008 for the WWE Title. 1359 01:04:40,276 --> 01:04:41,944 [Cole] We are back on SmackDown. 1360 01:04:42,011 --> 01:04:43,913 Things did not look good for the champion, Tazz, 1361 01:04:43,980 --> 01:04:46,716 down four falls to two, 25 minutes left, 1362 01:04:46,782 --> 01:04:48,084 and here comes Angle! 1363 01:04:48,150 --> 01:04:50,586 [Tazz] That was-- that was crafty by Angle. 1364 01:04:51,854 --> 01:04:54,357 [Cole] Kurt Angle, the champion, right hand to Brock Lesnar. 1365 01:04:54,423 --> 01:04:57,627 And Kurt Angle trying to take it to Lesnar here. 1366 01:04:57,693 --> 01:05:00,596 Lesnar into the steel steps, shoulder-first. 1367 01:05:02,064 --> 01:05:04,367 [Tazz] A lot of impact right there. 1368 01:05:04,433 --> 01:05:08,704 A 295-pound body hitting those steps and Kurt Angle 1369 01:05:08,771 --> 01:05:11,507 rolling back in the ring, avoiding that count-out. 1370 01:05:11,574 --> 01:05:14,310 [Cole] Not only avoiding the count-out but buying him some time 1371 01:05:14,377 --> 01:05:15,811 to catch his breath here. 1372 01:05:16,712 --> 01:05:19,248 Kurt Angle's undergone a tremendous amount of punishment, 1373 01:05:19,315 --> 01:05:20,783 but what's Angle doing? 1374 01:05:20,850 --> 01:05:21,784 [crowd chatter] 1375 01:05:21,851 --> 01:05:23,686 [Tazz] I don't know what Kurt's doing. This is not-- 1376 01:05:23,753 --> 01:05:26,022 [overlapping yelling] 1377 01:05:26,088 --> 01:05:29,091 [Cole] Axe Handle to the back of the neck of Lesnar, 1378 01:05:29,158 --> 01:05:30,993 high-risk maneuver for the champion. 1379 01:05:31,060 --> 01:05:34,063 But perhaps Kurt Angle realizes with time ticking down, 1380 01:05:34,130 --> 01:05:37,400 under 27 minutes left, Angle needs to make a move now. 1381 01:05:37,466 --> 01:05:40,102 [Tazz] Kurt Angle pulling out something out of his playbook 1382 01:05:40,169 --> 01:05:43,606 -I've never seen Kurt do. -Kurt Angle pulling out all the stops. 1383 01:05:43,673 --> 01:05:45,942 Here's the cover, hook to the leg on Lesnar, 1384 01:05:46,008 --> 01:05:48,644 and Lesnar just gets the shoulder up. 1385 01:05:50,946 --> 01:05:53,249 Take another look at what you say you've never seen 1386 01:05:53,316 --> 01:05:54,550 Kurt Angle do before. 1387 01:05:54,617 --> 01:05:57,553 [Tazz] Yeah, Kurt Angle with that big Double Axe Handle and now Kurt 1388 01:05:57,620 --> 01:05:58,888 going back to the top rope here. 1389 01:05:58,955 --> 01:06:01,924 This is usually not in Kurt's arsenal, man. 1390 01:06:01,991 --> 01:06:03,993 Kurt's pulling out some different stuff. 1391 01:06:04,060 --> 01:06:05,127 [Cole] Look at this. 1392 01:06:05,194 --> 01:06:06,529 Missile Dropkick to the chin. 1393 01:06:06,595 --> 01:06:07,797 [Tazz] Oh man! 1394 01:06:07,863 --> 01:06:11,000 [Cole] Angle crawls into the cover, hook to the leg again, shoulders down, 1395 01:06:11,067 --> 01:06:13,936 there's two, and Lesnar kicked out again. 1396 01:06:14,003 --> 01:06:17,273 [Tazz] Kurt doing everything he could to pin Brock, hooking him, 1397 01:06:17,340 --> 01:06:20,676 realizing that Brock's near the ropes, holding his arm away from the ropes, 1398 01:06:20,743 --> 01:06:24,747 but Lesnar still has enough presence of mind 1399 01:06:24,814 --> 01:06:26,048 to kick out of that. 1400 01:06:26,115 --> 01:06:28,284 [Cole] Desperation or a sense of urgency for Angle? 1401 01:06:28,351 --> 01:06:30,619 [Tazz] A sense of urgency, I believe, Cole. 1402 01:06:32,154 --> 01:06:34,690 Kurt realizes this is the opportunity now 1403 01:06:34,757 --> 01:06:37,259 to try to get some falls over the challenger, Brock Lesnar. 1404 01:06:37,326 --> 01:06:39,161 [Cole] Kurt Angle, top rope, went for the Moonsault! 1405 01:06:39,228 --> 01:06:41,430 Lesnar rolled out of the way, and perhaps Kurt Angle 1406 01:06:41,497 --> 01:06:43,899 went to the well once too often there. 1407 01:06:44,500 --> 01:06:47,570 [Tazz] Well, in the past, Angle has done that Moonsault, 1408 01:06:47,636 --> 01:06:50,606 and right there crashed and burned. 1409 01:06:50,673 --> 01:06:52,842 Kurt Angle flat, 1410 01:06:52,908 --> 01:06:56,545 right in the middle of the ring, no Angle, no Lesnar on the bottom. 1411 01:06:56,612 --> 01:07:00,049 [Cole] Could that miss cost Kurt Angle the WWE Title? 1412 01:07:00,116 --> 01:07:01,317 Take another look. 1413 01:07:01,384 --> 01:07:02,685 [Tazz] Look at this impact. 1414 01:07:02,752 --> 01:07:03,753 [crowd cheering] 1415 01:07:03,819 --> 01:07:05,388 [Cole] The problem here is, Tazz, 1416 01:07:05,454 --> 01:07:07,890 is Angle had all the momentum going his way, 1417 01:07:07,957 --> 01:07:09,325 he misses with the Moonsault, 1418 01:07:09,392 --> 01:07:11,794 perhaps Lesnar's now in the driver seat. 1419 01:07:12,595 --> 01:07:14,230 [Tazz] Well, once Brock realizes that 1420 01:07:14,296 --> 01:07:16,766 Kurt's still down from that Moonsault, 1421 01:07:16,832 --> 01:07:20,169 trust me, Brock Lesnar, like a shark that smells 1422 01:07:20,236 --> 01:07:23,272 blood in water will go for the kill. 1423 01:07:23,339 --> 01:07:24,607 [Cole] Both men on their feet. 1424 01:07:24,673 --> 01:07:26,709 Lesnar misses, right hand, School Boy, they have it, 1425 01:07:26,776 --> 01:07:29,211 and Lesnar kicked out. Angle almost picked up a quick one, 1426 01:07:29,278 --> 01:07:31,580 and what a clothesline by Lesnar. 1427 01:07:31,647 --> 01:07:34,750 [Tazz] Talk about speed, not for nothing, Brock Lesnar 1428 01:07:34,817 --> 01:07:38,754 quick as a damn big cat, quick as hell, Lesnar. 1429 01:07:39,355 --> 01:07:42,058 What a clothesline, leveling Kurt Angle. 1430 01:07:42,691 --> 01:07:45,094 [Cole] And what a matchup this has been. 1431 01:07:45,161 --> 01:07:46,495 Brock Lesnar's used steel chairs. 1432 01:07:46,562 --> 01:07:51,233 He's used the Championship Title to gain the upper hand in this matchup, 1433 01:07:51,300 --> 01:07:53,769 but the valiant champion Kurt Angle holding on. 1434 01:07:53,836 --> 01:07:57,073 But what a throw by Lesnar, and now you're beginning to feel 1435 01:07:57,139 --> 01:07:58,707 a momentum shift again. 1436 01:07:58,774 --> 01:08:01,343 [Tazz] Yeah, Brock Lesnar with that big belly-to-belly 1437 01:08:01,410 --> 01:08:03,145 where he doesn't even arch back. 1438 01:08:03,212 --> 01:08:04,713 Power, power of Lesnar! 1439 01:08:04,780 --> 01:08:06,715 [Cole] Into the cover again, hook to the leg, 1440 01:08:06,782 --> 01:08:09,919 Angle's in trouble and just gets the shoulder up. 1441 01:08:09,985 --> 01:08:14,857 Angle in danger of falling down five falls to two there. 1442 01:08:14,924 --> 01:08:19,028 [Tazz] Kurt barely kicking out of that big belly-to-belly suplex 1443 01:08:19,095 --> 01:08:20,596 and that cover. 1444 01:08:20,663 --> 01:08:24,366 [Cole] Both men down, center of the ring yet again. 1445 01:08:24,433 --> 01:08:26,168 Crucial point of the matchup. 1446 01:08:26,235 --> 01:08:28,637 First man to his feet could gain the upper hand. 1447 01:08:28,704 --> 01:08:30,005 It needs to be Angle. 1448 01:08:30,072 --> 01:08:32,007 This is the conditioning part we were talking about 1449 01:08:32,074 --> 01:08:33,576 earlier in this matchup. 1450 01:08:33,642 --> 01:08:37,446 [Cole] And look at Angle, what a counter, ankle lock locked in again! 1451 01:08:37,513 --> 01:08:38,781 [crowd cheering] 1452 01:08:38,848 --> 01:08:42,218 [Tazz] Lesnar's in trouble. Ankle lock locked in for a second time. 1453 01:08:42,785 --> 01:08:44,153 -Wow! -[Cole] And look at 1454 01:08:44,220 --> 01:08:47,823 Brock Lesnar with another counter, but again, right to the injured knee. 1455 01:08:48,858 --> 01:08:53,896 [Tazz] Brock, Brock, again, getting out of that ankle lock. 1456 01:08:54,964 --> 01:08:57,700 I'll tell you what, Brock Lesnar had Kurt Angle scouted. 1457 01:08:58,901 --> 01:09:01,170 Like him or not, Brock did his homework here. 1458 01:09:01,237 --> 01:09:04,673 [Cole] And Kurt Angle's gotta get back into the ring off this counter. 1459 01:09:04,740 --> 01:09:07,343 If Angle's counted out, he's in deep trouble. 1460 01:09:09,078 --> 01:09:12,114 [Tazz] Brock's hurting, you know, he's hanging onto that ankle-- 1461 01:09:12,181 --> 01:09:13,582 That left ankle. 1462 01:09:13,649 --> 01:09:15,518 [Cole] And you mentioned Lesnar, like a shark, 1463 01:09:15,584 --> 01:09:17,386 again on the attack of Kurt Angle. 1464 01:09:17,453 --> 01:09:20,156 And the champion driven into the steel steps. 1465 01:09:20,222 --> 01:09:21,624 [Tazz] Back to those steps, 1466 01:09:21,690 --> 01:09:24,393 Lesnar using everything outside this ring 1467 01:09:24,460 --> 01:09:27,663 as a weapon to gain the advantage on the champion. 1468 01:09:27,730 --> 01:09:32,001 [Cole] And this vicious, this violent, this aggressive challenger, 1469 01:09:32,067 --> 01:09:34,136 tossing the champion back into the ring. 1470 01:09:34,203 --> 01:09:37,239 Crawling toward a possible cover, hook to the leg. 1471 01:09:37,306 --> 01:09:40,376 Champion's shoulders down, and Angle kicked out again, 1472 01:09:40,442 --> 01:09:44,980 and now the frustration builds on the face of Lesnar, 20 minutes to go, 1473 01:09:45,047 --> 01:09:46,815 Lesnar up two falls. 1474 01:09:48,651 --> 01:09:51,320 [Tazz] Brock Lesnar starting to get frustrated, 1475 01:09:51,387 --> 01:09:53,989 which could be a bad thing for Kurt Angle, 1476 01:09:54,056 --> 01:09:58,060 'cause the viciousness really comes out of Lesnar when he gets angry. 1477 01:09:58,127 --> 01:10:00,196 [Cole] And now, what's Lesnar doing? 1478 01:10:00,796 --> 01:10:03,766 Lesnar with the steel steps in hand here. 1479 01:10:04,567 --> 01:10:08,771 There's no room in this Iron Man Match for Lesnar 1480 01:10:08,837 --> 01:10:10,272 with steel stairs. 1481 01:10:10,339 --> 01:10:12,541 [Tazz] Go on and just get disqualified here, Brock. 1482 01:10:12,608 --> 01:10:16,111 And look at Kurt Angle with this-- and the steps bouncing off the skull 1483 01:10:16,178 --> 01:10:18,948 of Lesnar and it may have cost the challenger. 1484 01:10:19,448 --> 01:10:23,452 [Tazz] Great speed and heart displayed right there by Kurt Angle. 1485 01:10:23,519 --> 01:10:26,622 Brock Lesnar caught those steps right in the face. 1486 01:10:26,689 --> 01:10:29,558 [Cole] And now Kurt Angle, the champion, looks to take 1487 01:10:29,625 --> 01:10:31,093 advantage of the matchup quickly. 1488 01:10:31,160 --> 01:10:33,929 Lesnar tossed back to the ring, Kurt Angle quickly into the cover, 1489 01:10:33,996 --> 01:10:36,832 hooks the leg, shoulders down, Lesnar pops out. 1490 01:10:36,899 --> 01:10:40,402 Hook to the leg again, and again Lesnar gets the shoulder up. 1491 01:10:40,469 --> 01:10:43,205 [Tazz] Kurt Angle relentless, realizing he had an opportunity 1492 01:10:43,272 --> 01:10:45,074 to get a fall right there. 1493 01:10:45,140 --> 01:10:49,878 The aggressive Kurt Angle trying to capitalize on that dropkick 1494 01:10:49,945 --> 01:10:53,182 with those steps to the face. Went for the quick cover, 1495 01:10:53,249 --> 01:10:54,283 but he kicked out of it. 1496 01:10:54,350 --> 01:10:56,986 [Cole] Think guys like Zach Gowen, guys like Spanky 1497 01:10:57,052 --> 01:11:00,356 are sitting at home watching this matchup, rooting for Kurt Angle 1498 01:11:00,422 --> 01:11:02,258 after all Brock Lesnar's done to them? 1499 01:11:02,324 --> 01:11:03,559 [Tazz] I'm sure. 1500 01:11:05,227 --> 01:11:08,797 [Cole] And Kurt Angle with shots to the midsection, and now Kurt Angle 1501 01:11:08,864 --> 01:11:12,301 showing a bit of a vicious streak here, 18 and a half left. 1502 01:11:12,368 --> 01:11:14,703 Lesnar up four falls to two. 1503 01:11:15,237 --> 01:11:18,440 [Tazz] Time is definitely ticking away for Kurt Angle. 1504 01:11:18,507 --> 01:11:20,609 Kurt Angle behind the ball here. 1505 01:11:21,510 --> 01:11:25,414 Ladies and gentlemen, we have to take our final commercial break. Cover! 1506 01:11:25,481 --> 01:11:27,549 Lesnar just got the shoulder up! 1507 01:11:28,917 --> 01:11:31,820 [Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, your scoreboard is not wrong. 1508 01:11:31,887 --> 01:11:36,525 Brock Lesnar is up five falls to two. During the break, this is what happened. 1509 01:11:36,592 --> 01:11:40,562 [Tazz] Yeah, right here, a humongous Superplex from the top there, 1510 01:11:41,263 --> 01:11:47,403 Kurt Angle landing so hard and Brock Lesnar topping Kurt Angle, 1511 01:11:47,469 --> 01:11:50,673 getting another fall over the champion. 1512 01:11:51,240 --> 01:11:53,642 [Cole] Again, this is the 60-minute 1513 01:11:53,709 --> 01:11:58,147 WWE Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship. 1514 01:11:58,213 --> 01:12:02,451 Brock Lesnar, the challenger, up five falls to two, 14 minutes to go. 1515 01:12:02,518 --> 01:12:07,056 Most falls in 60 minutes wins the title and Lesnar, Tazz, 1516 01:12:07,122 --> 01:12:08,924 is in the driver seat. 1517 01:12:08,991 --> 01:12:12,795 [Tazz] Yeah, that's not a good thing for Kurt Angle. 1518 01:12:12,861 --> 01:12:15,898 And look at Brock Lesnar again on the assault. 1519 01:12:15,964 --> 01:12:19,535 Remember how Lesnar got in the driver seat tonight, steel chair, 1520 01:12:19,601 --> 01:12:22,838 championship to the skull, and now Angle's skull bouncing off 1521 01:12:22,905 --> 01:12:24,106 the announce table. 1522 01:12:25,407 --> 01:12:28,877 Kurt Angle doesn't look good right here and then Brock don't look much better. 1523 01:12:28,944 --> 01:12:33,182 Both of these men are hurting right now, grueling matchup, 1524 01:12:33,248 --> 01:12:35,551 but now Lesnar some more-- 1525 01:12:35,617 --> 01:12:37,353 [Cole] Oh no. Oh my God. 1526 01:12:37,419 --> 01:12:39,488 [Tazz] An F5 into that pole. 1527 01:12:39,555 --> 01:12:40,823 [Cole] Kurt Angle reversed it. 1528 01:12:40,889 --> 01:12:45,260 And Lesnar skull-first off the steel post and look at this! 1529 01:12:45,327 --> 01:12:46,628 [Tazz] Angle with an F5? 1530 01:12:46,695 --> 01:12:47,996 What the hell? 1531 01:12:48,063 --> 01:12:50,299 [Cole] Brock Lesnar's in trouble, Kurt Angle. 1532 01:12:50,366 --> 01:12:51,567 F5! 1533 01:12:51,633 --> 01:12:53,602 Lesnar's knee off the steel post! 1534 01:12:54,436 --> 01:12:57,239 Lesnar did that to Angle months ago. 1535 01:12:57,306 --> 01:12:59,908 Lesnar did that to Spanky and Zach Gowen, 1536 01:12:59,975 --> 01:13:02,444 some of his own medicine here tonight. 1537 01:13:02,511 --> 01:13:05,013 [Tazz] And Kurt again breaking the count. 1538 01:13:05,080 --> 01:13:06,048 [crowd chatter] 1539 01:13:06,115 --> 01:13:10,552 Kurt Angle's got his head together here, Brock still holding that right knee now… 1540 01:13:11,220 --> 01:13:14,723 between the left ankle and the right knee of Lesnar. 1541 01:13:14,790 --> 01:13:18,193 And he's got no legs, man, tables got no legs. 1542 01:13:18,260 --> 01:13:21,897 [Cole] And now this mean streak from the champion as Kurt Angle 1543 01:13:21,964 --> 01:13:23,298 looks to take advantage. 1544 01:13:23,365 --> 01:13:25,601 [Tazz] Brock's hurt, Cole, Brock's hurt, I'm telling you. 1545 01:13:25,667 --> 01:13:28,537 Brock is hurt, that knee is hurting him. 1546 01:13:28,604 --> 01:13:31,340 Everything's hurting Brock here. Oh! 1547 01:13:31,407 --> 01:13:34,009 [Cole] And check out Kurt Angle, single leg Boston Crab, 1548 01:13:34,076 --> 01:13:36,478 torquing that knee. Will Lesnar tap out? 1549 01:13:36,545 --> 01:13:38,247 Kurt Angle needs a tap out here. 1550 01:13:39,882 --> 01:13:43,452 [Tazz] That Boston-- that single leg Boston Crab is cinched in. 1551 01:13:43,519 --> 01:13:47,923 Angle sitting down on it, will Brock tap out? 1552 01:13:47,990 --> 01:13:50,559 [Cole] Lesnar's up five falls to two. 1553 01:13:50,626 --> 01:13:52,528 Angle needs a tap out here. 1554 01:13:52,594 --> 01:13:55,964 Lesnar crawling, pulling Angle across the ring, 1555 01:13:56,031 --> 01:13:58,066 trying to make it to the bottom rope. 1556 01:13:58,133 --> 01:14:00,235 [Tazz] And time is ticking away for the champion, 1557 01:14:00,302 --> 01:14:02,004 and Brock needs to get to that rope. 1558 01:14:02,070 --> 01:14:03,472 [Cole] And Lesnar gets to the rope, 1559 01:14:03,539 --> 01:14:06,208 but Kurt Angle with the ankle lock locked in. 1560 01:14:06,275 --> 01:14:10,212 [Tazz] Kurt cinching it back in, pulling Brock back to the middle. 1561 01:14:11,713 --> 01:14:15,184 This is the third time in this match Brock had this ankle lock 1562 01:14:15,250 --> 01:14:17,152 applied on his ankle by Angle. 1563 01:14:17,219 --> 01:14:19,021 [Cole] Lesnar trying to make it to the bottom rope. 1564 01:14:19,087 --> 01:14:21,924 Lesnar does but Kurt Angle keeps the ankle lock locked in. 1565 01:14:21,990 --> 01:14:24,993 Angle's got to be careful he's not disqualified. 1566 01:14:25,060 --> 01:14:27,996 The hold is broken, but the damage may be done, 1567 01:14:28,063 --> 01:14:31,600 and now the champion looks to continue to weaken the knee 1568 01:14:31,667 --> 01:14:34,102 in the ankle of Brock Lesnar. 1569 01:14:34,169 --> 01:14:38,707 [Tazz] Kurt Angle's game plan is to take the base out of the big animal, 1570 01:14:38,774 --> 01:14:44,413 the big monster, Brock Lesnar, the knee, the ankle and the relentless attack-- 1571 01:14:44,480 --> 01:14:45,547 -Uh-oh. -But Kurt Angle 1572 01:14:45,614 --> 01:14:48,917 perhaps a bit overzealous, an F5 connects. 1573 01:14:48,984 --> 01:14:52,788 On one knee, Brock Lesnar delivered the F5, 1574 01:14:52,855 --> 01:14:54,890 but can Lesnar take advantage? 1575 01:14:54,957 --> 01:14:59,761 If he does, the champion will be down six falls to two. 1576 01:14:59,828 --> 01:15:01,263 [Tazz] That's a good point. 1577 01:15:01,330 --> 01:15:05,834 Can Brock capitalize on that big F5 on Kurt Angle? 1578 01:15:05,901 --> 01:15:08,570 [Cole] Lesnar didn't know where he was, into the cover… 1579 01:15:08,637 --> 01:15:10,606 -[Tazz] Here we go! -Champion's shoulders down. 1580 01:15:10,672 --> 01:15:13,542 [Cole] Here's two and Angle kicked out! 1581 01:15:15,310 --> 01:15:19,848 You've got to give it up for the heart of the champion, 1582 01:15:19,915 --> 01:15:20,883 Kurt Angle. 1583 01:15:20,949 --> 01:15:23,218 [Tazz] And not for nothing Cole, in my opinion, 1584 01:15:23,285 --> 01:15:25,487 what about the challenger, Brock Lesnar? 1585 01:15:25,554 --> 01:15:28,790 Like this man or not, he's busting his ass in there, 1586 01:15:28,857 --> 01:15:30,192 but Kurt Angle, 1587 01:15:30,259 --> 01:15:34,162 just so much heart and guts to stick it out with Lesnar 1588 01:15:34,229 --> 01:15:37,566 after the attack in the beginning of the match with the steel chair. 1589 01:15:37,633 --> 01:15:41,403 [Cole] And Brock Lesnar out to the apron, you saw that look 1590 01:15:41,470 --> 01:15:43,071 on Brock Lesnar's face? 1591 01:15:43,138 --> 01:15:47,109 We've seen that look before, the look into the sadistic eyes 1592 01:15:47,175 --> 01:15:48,510 of the challenger, Lesnar. 1593 01:15:48,577 --> 01:15:52,414 And I think Lesnar believes, Tazz, he's got the champion on the ropes. 1594 01:15:52,481 --> 01:15:56,451 If Lesnar goes up six falls to two, this one could well be over, 1595 01:15:56,518 --> 01:15:58,120 but where's the challenger going? 1596 01:15:58,186 --> 01:16:01,223 It's the shades of WrestleMania when Lesnar crashed and burned. 1597 01:16:01,290 --> 01:16:02,891 Here comes Angle. 1598 01:16:02,958 --> 01:16:06,061 -[Cole] Wow! -[Tazz] A belly-to-belly. 1599 01:16:06,128 --> 01:16:07,729 [Cole] Off the top rope, cover, 1600 01:16:07,796 --> 01:16:09,231 -hook to the leg. -[Tazz] He's got it. 1601 01:16:09,298 --> 01:16:11,066 -[Cole] Angle got him! -[bell ringing] 1602 01:16:11,133 --> 01:16:12,701 [crowd cheering] 1603 01:16:12,768 --> 01:16:17,272 [Tony] The winner on this fall by pin, Kurt Angle! 1604 01:16:17,339 --> 01:16:21,843 [Cole] Brock Lesnar, his lead trimmed to five to three, 1605 01:16:22,344 --> 01:16:27,182 9:40 and counting left in this 60-minute Iron Man Matchup. 1606 01:16:27,249 --> 01:16:31,286 Most falls in an hour wins the WWE Title. 1607 01:16:32,054 --> 01:16:34,756 The 15-second rest period's over. 1608 01:16:34,823 --> 01:16:37,659 [Tazz] Yeah, the very short 15-second rest period, 1609 01:16:37,726 --> 01:16:42,998 and now Referee Brian Hebner counting the first man to stand up 1610 01:16:43,398 --> 01:16:47,302 if it was a count-out would get a fall here. 1611 01:16:47,369 --> 01:16:49,137 [Cole] Both men are spent, Tazz. 1612 01:16:49,204 --> 01:16:52,107 This is the fourth quarter for both the champion 1613 01:16:52,174 --> 01:16:53,442 and the challenger. 1614 01:16:53,508 --> 01:16:56,311 This is where stamina will come into play. 1615 01:16:56,378 --> 01:16:59,548 Both of these athletes superbly conditioned, 1616 01:16:59,615 --> 01:17:02,250 but who will dig deep down inside? 1617 01:17:02,317 --> 01:17:04,353 [Tazz] Well, Hebner is up to seven here. 1618 01:17:04,920 --> 01:17:07,556 Brock's got to just play good defense here. 1619 01:17:08,123 --> 01:17:10,158 He's still ahead by two falls. 1620 01:17:10,225 --> 01:17:11,760 [Cole] Under nine minutes to go. 1621 01:17:11,827 --> 01:17:13,662 The champion, Kurt Angle with a right hand. 1622 01:17:13,729 --> 01:17:17,332 What an epic battle did we ever deliver, did these two athletes 1623 01:17:17,399 --> 01:17:20,936 ever deliver on the season premiere of SmackDown here tonight. 1624 01:17:21,003 --> 01:17:24,573 [Tazz] No doubt, punch for punch, champion and challenger, 1625 01:17:24,639 --> 01:17:29,578 throwing down punch for punch, good old-fashioned fight right now. 1626 01:17:29,644 --> 01:17:32,080 [Cole] Kurt Angle with the right hands to the vicious Lesnar. 1627 01:17:32,147 --> 01:17:35,250 Angle backing Lesnar up in the corner, the champion beginning 1628 01:17:35,317 --> 01:17:38,820 to build some momentum, but is there enough time for Angle 1629 01:17:38,887 --> 01:17:40,956 to climb back into this thing? 1630 01:17:42,424 --> 01:17:45,527 [Tazz] If anybody could do it, it would be Kurt Angle. 1631 01:17:45,594 --> 01:17:48,730 After all this man's accomplished in his life through his career. 1632 01:17:49,431 --> 01:17:51,833 But he's got a tall mountain to get on top of, 1633 01:17:51,900 --> 01:17:54,102 and that mountain is Brock Lesnar. 1634 01:17:54,169 --> 01:17:56,605 [Cole] The USA chants from the crowd. 1635 01:17:56,672 --> 01:18:00,242 Brock Lesnar has built a five fall to three lead 1636 01:18:00,308 --> 01:18:02,778 mainly based on some shady tactics. 1637 01:18:02,844 --> 01:18:04,913 And then a suplex by Kurt Angle. 1638 01:18:04,980 --> 01:18:07,549 [Tazz] Shady tactics or not, I personally think, 1639 01:18:07,616 --> 01:18:11,653 and I like the strategy that Lesnar has used across this match. 1640 01:18:11,720 --> 01:18:15,524 I thought it was a good strategy, a little low-ended but good. 1641 01:18:15,590 --> 01:18:18,293 [Cole] But Angle is getting all fired up, Tazz. 1642 01:18:18,360 --> 01:18:20,629 Straps are down by Kurt Angle. 1643 01:18:20,696 --> 01:18:23,265 [Cole] Well, Kurt Angle realized that the clock is ticking down. 1644 01:18:23,331 --> 01:18:27,569 Perhaps only seven minutes and 40 seconds left in his title reign. 1645 01:18:27,636 --> 01:18:28,670 Angle Slam-- Oh. 1646 01:18:28,737 --> 01:18:31,039 [Cole] And Brock Lesnar shoved the champion back into the ropes, 1647 01:18:31,106 --> 01:18:33,075 and a DDT by the challenger. 1648 01:18:33,141 --> 01:18:35,677 [Tazz] Kurt Angle landed right on his head. 1649 01:18:35,744 --> 01:18:39,181 [Cole] And Lesnar quickly into the cover, looks to hook the leg, he does-- 1650 01:18:39,247 --> 01:18:40,649 -One, two-- -Shoulders down. 1651 01:18:40,715 --> 01:18:45,387 [Cole] There's two and Kurt Angle again perhaps on pure instinct cut-- 1652 01:18:45,454 --> 01:18:46,888 he kicks out. 1653 01:18:46,955 --> 01:18:51,793 [Tazz] That would have been six to three, Cole, but under seven minutes here to go, 1654 01:18:51,860 --> 01:18:54,730 that would have been bad for Angle, real bad. 1655 01:18:54,796 --> 01:18:57,065 [Cole] Well, things aren't looking great for the champion now, 1656 01:18:57,132 --> 01:19:01,269 and it's five falls to three and now the challenger on his feet. 1657 01:19:01,336 --> 01:19:03,839 The challenger Lesnar beginning to feel it. 1658 01:19:05,173 --> 01:19:06,608 [Tazz] Brock stalking Kurt. 1659 01:19:06,675 --> 01:19:09,845 Kurt throwing a big right hand, another right hand, 1660 01:19:10,645 --> 01:19:14,116 there's another, Kurt bringing those fists up. 1661 01:19:14,182 --> 01:19:18,086 [Cole] But the challenger delivering the German suplex to Kurt Angle, 1662 01:19:18,153 --> 01:19:21,723 and Lesnar again buys himself some time, and Tazz, 1663 01:19:21,790 --> 01:19:27,262 each time a suplex is delivered by Lesnar, ten, 20, 30 seconds ticks off. 1664 01:19:27,329 --> 01:19:30,599 And that is not in favor of the champion, Kurt Angle. 1665 01:19:30,665 --> 01:19:33,935 [Tazz] Well, Brock Lesnar does not have to get a pin, a submission, 1666 01:19:34,002 --> 01:19:36,004 a count-out, disqualification. 1667 01:19:36,071 --> 01:19:37,773 Brock doesn't need another fall. 1668 01:19:37,839 --> 01:19:41,810 Brock needs to just hurt Angle more and stay on defense. 1669 01:19:42,677 --> 01:19:45,113 That's what Brock needs to do and I'm sure Brock is-- 1670 01:19:45,180 --> 01:19:46,648 That's what he's trying to do. 1671 01:19:46,715 --> 01:19:49,217 [Cole] Brock Lesnar gaining the upper hand in the beginning part 1672 01:19:49,284 --> 01:19:52,254 of this matchup with a shot with a steel chair. 1673 01:19:52,320 --> 01:19:55,624 He followed it up later on with a shot with the championship 1674 01:19:55,690 --> 01:19:58,593 to skull of Angle, and since that point in time, 1675 01:19:58,660 --> 01:20:02,898 the challenger has held the lead in this Iron Man Matchup. 1676 01:20:05,467 --> 01:20:06,935 [Tazz] What a battle. 1677 01:20:07,002 --> 01:20:08,603 What a battle, man. 1678 01:20:09,504 --> 01:20:11,473 [Cole] Under six minutes to go. 1679 01:20:11,540 --> 01:20:17,646 Lesnar five, Angle three, most falls in an hour wins the WWE Title. 1680 01:20:18,647 --> 01:20:23,385 [Tazz] Kurt Angle in the grasp right now of Brock Lesnar, 1681 01:20:23,451 --> 01:20:27,856 another German suplex blocked, standing switch, German! 1682 01:20:27,923 --> 01:20:33,195 [Cole] Wow! The champion's so quick, and in the blink of an eye, 1683 01:20:33,261 --> 01:20:38,166 Angle has regained an advantage here, but is there enough time, Tazz, 1684 01:20:38,233 --> 01:20:40,869 for Angle to wear down Lesnar? 1685 01:20:41,503 --> 01:20:44,005 [Tazz] Another German suplex possibly. 1686 01:20:44,072 --> 01:20:47,843 How many more suplexes can these bodies take? 1687 01:20:49,110 --> 01:20:52,948 Both men, both great athletes, world-class athletes, 1688 01:20:53,014 --> 01:20:55,684 as the boss put it at the top of the show, 1689 01:20:55,750 --> 01:20:58,253 leaving it all in the ring. 1690 01:20:59,187 --> 01:21:02,591 [Cole] These athletes have got to be thoroughly exhausted. 1691 01:21:03,325 --> 01:21:04,659 No other way to put it. 1692 01:21:04,726 --> 01:21:05,994 Blocked by Lesnar. 1693 01:21:06,061 --> 01:21:07,829 And a standing switch by Lesnar there. 1694 01:21:07,896 --> 01:21:10,031 -Kurt Angle, roll through. -Look at this. 1695 01:21:10,098 --> 01:21:11,533 [Tazz] Ankle, ankle, ankle! 1696 01:21:11,600 --> 01:21:14,436 [Cole] Ankle lock locked in. Will Lesnar tap out? 1697 01:21:14,502 --> 01:21:17,772 If Lesnar does, Angle will cut it to one fall. 1698 01:21:19,441 --> 01:21:21,476 [Tazz] Under five minutes left. 1699 01:21:21,543 --> 01:21:25,780 Brock, the fourth time in the match, he's caught in the ankle lock. 1700 01:21:25,847 --> 01:21:28,817 [Cole] And Lesnar's in no man's land, four and a half to go. 1701 01:21:28,884 --> 01:21:30,485 Will Brock Lesnar tap out? 1702 01:21:30,552 --> 01:21:32,787 The Ankle lock, torque in the ankle. 1703 01:21:32,854 --> 01:21:35,690 [Tazz] Can Brock's ankle take any more of these ankle locks? 1704 01:21:35,757 --> 01:21:42,163 Lesnar, Lesnar is in a lot of pain, and Angle relentless with that ankle lock. 1705 01:21:42,230 --> 01:21:44,032 [Cole] The intensity in the eyes of the champion, 1706 01:21:44,099 --> 01:21:45,700 trying to break the ankle, 1707 01:21:45,767 --> 01:21:48,003 get Lesnar to submit. Lesnar made the ropes. 1708 01:21:48,069 --> 01:21:50,472 Angle pulling him back to the center of the ring again. 1709 01:21:51,439 --> 01:21:53,441 -And Lesnar taps out! -[bell rings] 1710 01:21:53,508 --> 01:21:56,177 Angle has cut it to five falls to four. 1711 01:21:56,244 --> 01:22:00,015 [Tony] The winner of this fall by submission, Kurt Angle! 1712 01:22:00,081 --> 01:22:03,051 [Cole] Four minutes to go, the champion has cut it 1713 01:22:03,118 --> 01:22:05,120 to five falls to four. 1714 01:22:05,186 --> 01:22:06,254 [Tazz] Crunch time, baby, 1715 01:22:06,321 --> 01:22:08,290 crunch time for the champion, Kurt Angle. 1716 01:22:08,356 --> 01:22:10,392 [Cole] And keep in mind, we have permission from UPN 1717 01:22:10,458 --> 01:22:16,431 to send this match into overtime if we're tied at the end of 60 minutes, 1718 01:22:16,498 --> 01:22:19,668 and we could very well be heading that way. 1719 01:22:19,734 --> 01:22:25,473 [Tazz] Brock Lesnar hanging on to that ankle, that left ankle. 1720 01:22:26,541 --> 01:22:28,443 Brock's in pain, Brock's hurting. 1721 01:22:28,510 --> 01:22:30,779 [Cole] Yeah, Brock's hurt, but can Kurt Angle take advantage? 1722 01:22:30,845 --> 01:22:33,782 How much does the champion have left? Three and a half minutes to go. 1723 01:22:33,848 --> 01:22:36,284 Angle is down five falls to four. 1724 01:22:36,351 --> 01:22:39,521 [Tazz] Both of these guys exhausted. Again, again. 1725 01:22:39,587 --> 01:22:40,588 [crowd cheering] 1726 01:22:40,655 --> 01:22:41,990 Another ankle lock. 1727 01:22:42,057 --> 01:22:44,592 [Cole] Will Brock Lesnar tap to the ankle lock this time? 1728 01:22:44,659 --> 01:22:48,229 Kurt Angle can tie the thing, and Angle bounces off the second rope. 1729 01:22:48,296 --> 01:22:49,798 Both men down again. 1730 01:22:49,864 --> 01:22:53,802 And again, Lesnar buys time, the clock ticking away, 1731 01:22:53,868 --> 01:22:57,205 Lesnar in the lead, can Angle capitalize? 1732 01:22:57,272 --> 01:22:59,908 [Tazz] Brock needs to try to stay away from Kurt, 1733 01:22:59,974 --> 01:23:03,778 and Kurt is stalking Angle-- stalking Brock. 1734 01:23:03,845 --> 01:23:05,313 [Cole] And look at this. 1735 01:23:05,380 --> 01:23:07,916 [Tazz] Well, that's the beginnings of a Bow and Arrow right there. 1736 01:23:07,983 --> 01:23:11,987 That's a freestyle hold if Kurt could throw it over, 1737 01:23:12,053 --> 01:23:13,688 clasp the head right there. 1738 01:23:13,755 --> 01:23:16,524 [Cole] You see Kurt Angle glancing up at the scoreboard here. 1739 01:23:16,591 --> 01:23:20,428 A huge clock in the scoreboard, Lesnar realized his time is ticking away. 1740 01:23:20,495 --> 01:23:23,898 Is this a smart maneuver to use with only 2:40 to go? 1741 01:23:23,965 --> 01:23:26,768 [Tazz] Yeah. I think it is smart by the champion Kurt Angle 1742 01:23:26,835 --> 01:23:30,705 to wear Lesnar down and keep Lesnar from going to the ropes. 1743 01:23:30,772 --> 01:23:34,976 That's what Kurt's doing here, immobilizing Brock Lesnar, 1744 01:23:35,043 --> 01:23:38,580 preventing Brock from grabbing the rope and just try 1745 01:23:38,646 --> 01:23:41,750 and stretch that body apart with that freestyle Bow and Arrow. 1746 01:23:41,816 --> 01:23:45,387 [Cole] The challenger up five falls to four, 2:20 and counting left 1747 01:23:45,453 --> 01:23:46,721 in this Championship Matchup. 1748 01:23:46,788 --> 01:23:49,457 If Lesnar holds on to the lead, he becomes the new champion. 1749 01:23:49,524 --> 01:23:52,827 If Angle can tie it, we'll send this thing to overtime. 1750 01:23:53,928 --> 01:23:56,998 [Tazz] Two minutes nine seconds, eight seconds ticking away here. 1751 01:23:57,065 --> 01:24:00,969 [Cole] And now Brock Lesnar rolls out of the ring and the challenger, 1752 01:24:01,036 --> 01:24:05,173 the challenger wants to run from the champion with two minutes to go. 1753 01:24:06,041 --> 01:24:10,612 Brock Lesnar wants to be the rabbit and run from the champion Kurt Angle. 1754 01:24:10,678 --> 01:24:13,581 Angle's got to get Lesnar back in the ring. 1755 01:24:13,648 --> 01:24:16,151 [Tazz] Ankle lock on the outside. 1756 01:24:17,318 --> 01:24:19,888 Brock Lesnar getting some of his own medicine here. 1757 01:24:19,954 --> 01:24:22,223 [Cole] But Angle's gotta get Lesnar back in the ring, 1758 01:24:22,290 --> 01:24:24,426 a minute forty and counting. 1759 01:24:24,492 --> 01:24:27,629 The time is running out for Angle, Lesnar back into the ring. 1760 01:24:27,695 --> 01:24:30,932 Kurt Angle quickly on the attack and again Lesnar rolls out. 1761 01:24:30,999 --> 01:24:34,469 Again, Lesnar running from the champion Angle. 1762 01:24:34,536 --> 01:24:37,472 Off the steel steps, head-first goes Brock Lesnar. 1763 01:24:37,539 --> 01:24:41,409 [Tazz] How frustrating for Kurt Angle that Lesnar is ahead 1764 01:24:41,476 --> 01:24:43,278 and Lesnar keeps ducking and running, 1765 01:24:43,344 --> 01:24:48,049 trying to get out of the way here, but Kurt is all over Brock. 1766 01:24:48,116 --> 01:24:52,120 [Cole] And Kurt Angle, German suplex locked in, 1:12 to go. 1767 01:24:52,187 --> 01:24:54,789 Angle needs to tie this thing to send it to overtime. 1768 01:24:56,324 --> 01:24:59,427 -[Tazz] Another German possibly. -[Cole] Another German suplex. 1769 01:24:59,494 --> 01:25:03,231 [Cole] Hands locked around the waist, the challenger Lesnar in trouble. 1770 01:25:03,298 --> 01:25:06,734 We are less than a minute away from Angle losing his title 1771 01:25:06,801 --> 01:25:08,503 unless he can tie this thing. 1772 01:25:08,570 --> 01:25:12,073 [Tazz] Kurt's gotta go for a cover here, or hook a submission, 1773 01:25:12,140 --> 01:25:13,475 50 seconds! 1774 01:25:13,942 --> 01:25:16,644 [Cole] Kurt Angle the champion, desperate now. 1775 01:25:16,711 --> 01:25:18,313 Another German suplex. 1776 01:25:18,780 --> 01:25:23,351 Can Brock Lesnar hold on to this thing or can Kurt Angle put it away? 1777 01:25:23,418 --> 01:25:26,287 [Tazz] How many more suplexes are we gonna see by Angle here? 1778 01:25:26,354 --> 01:25:28,823 [Cole] Lesnar grabbing the referee out of desperation. 1779 01:25:28,890 --> 01:25:34,129 And a low blow, a damn low blow! Thirty seconds to go! 1780 01:25:34,195 --> 01:25:37,599 Lesnar's tactics may win him the title. 1781 01:25:38,399 --> 01:25:42,036 [Tazz] Not pretty tactics, not fair tactics by Lesnar. 1782 01:25:42,737 --> 01:25:46,307 -But wow, they were effective, Cole-- -Brock Lesnar made a mistake! 1783 01:25:46,374 --> 01:25:48,877 [Cole] Lesnar made a mistake! The ankle lock locked in! 1784 01:25:48,943 --> 01:25:51,713 Kurt Angle, desperate time for the champion. 1785 01:25:52,614 --> 01:25:55,116 [Tazz] He's still got ten seconds here, nine seconds. 1786 01:25:55,183 --> 01:25:57,585 Ankle lock's in! Is Brock gonna tap? 1787 01:25:57,652 --> 01:26:00,054 [Cole] Will Lesnar tap out? Will Lesnar tap out? 1788 01:26:00,121 --> 01:26:02,157 [Tazz] Five, four, three, two, is he gonna tap? 1789 01:26:02,223 --> 01:26:04,259 -[Cole] Damn it! Damn it! -[bell ringing] 1790 01:26:04,325 --> 01:26:06,694 Time has ran out on Kurt Angle. 1791 01:26:12,467 --> 01:26:18,273 [Tony] Here is your winner and new WWE Champion, 1792 01:26:18,339 --> 01:26:21,109 Brock Lesnar! 1793 01:26:21,175 --> 01:26:24,479 [Cole] Brock Lesnar came into this matchup with one game plan, 1794 01:26:24,546 --> 01:26:28,183 to cheat his way to the WWE Title, 1795 01:26:28,249 --> 01:26:31,486 and that last low blow with less than a minute to go 1796 01:26:31,553 --> 01:26:33,154 was the exclamation point. 1797 01:26:34,255 --> 01:26:37,258 [Tazz] What an effort by that man, Kurt Angle. 1798 01:26:37,325 --> 01:26:40,662 A valiant champion just ran out of time. 1799 01:26:40,728 --> 01:26:44,699 [Cole] Brock Lesnar had no intention of playing the game 1800 01:26:44,766 --> 01:26:47,101 of who's the better athlete here tonight. 1801 01:26:47,168 --> 01:26:49,904 Brock Lesnar never wanted to play that game. 1802 01:26:49,971 --> 01:26:55,043 Brock Lesnar wanted to cheat his way to the WWE Title. 1803 01:26:55,109 --> 01:26:57,545 Brock Lesnar did that here tonight.