[WWE intro music playing]
[overlapping garbled voices]
[music intensifies]
[music fades]
Whether you're an avid WWE fan or not, tonight, for the first time ever
on broadcast television, you'll witness two world-class athletes
attempt to raise the bar on their predecessors
and challenge those who would dare to follow.
Tonight, SmackDown presents the one-hour Iron Man Matchup.
Tonight, you'll see the first Olympic gold medalist in WWE history,
Kurt Angle, the champion challenged by Brock Lesnar.
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd cheering]
I just thought I'd take this time to reassure you,
I'm not here to interfere in your Iron Man Match.
I got too much respect for the championship for that,
but I got no respect for you.
[crowd cheering]
You see, I know it was you, Vince, that sent Brock after me
in my Title Match against Angle.
And you know me well enough, Vince.
I don't forgive and I sure don't forget.
[crowd cheering]
♪ It's been a long time ♪
["I Want It All" playing]
♪ Get it, get it, get it ♪
♪ Come on ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Ay, yo, it's my life, my time My rights, my rhymes ♪
♪ My grind, my struggle Hustle, sweat and my blood too ♪
♪ A predator smells fear And I smell a lot ♪
♪ My competitors fled scared, 'Cause they smelt I was hot ♪
♪ I want it all In excess ♪
♪ The sex and much success ♪
♪ Stress sucks I want it all ♪
♪ No less So, come on ♪
[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] There is a buzz inside the RBC Center on the campus
of North Carolina State, because tonight for the first time ever
on broadcast television,
SmackDown presents a 60-minute WWE Iron Man Match for the title.
It's Angle versus Lesnar.
[Tazz] And there's your tale of the tape, some facts that ain't on there.
The power advantage goes to Lesnar, the speed advantage goes to Kurt Angle.
Both athletes possess superior amateur backgrounds.
Sixty minutes, one-on-one.
Who's gonna leave North Carolina the champion?
["Booyaka 619" playing]
♪ Who's that jumpin' out the sky, R-E-Y Mysterio? ♪
[Cole] We welcome you to the season premiere of SmackDown
on UPN, kicking things off with the Cruiserweight Champion.
[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
From San Diego, California, weighing in at 175 pounds.
He's the Cruiserweight Champion,
Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] What an evening, Tazz. You can absolutely feel the electricity,
and I cannot remember a night that I've sat here
with as much anticipation as I have for Lesnar-Angle tonight.
[Tony] And his partner from Edmonton, Alberta,
weighing in at 229 pounds, Chris Benoit!
[Tazz] Well, no doubt about it, partner, all day long.
You could feel the angst, you could feel the tension.
60-minute Iron Man Match on television, Angle and Lesnar.
["Green Mist" playing]
[Tony] Making his way to the ring from Japan,
weighing in at 206 pounds, Tajiri!
[Cole] Big Tag Team Matchup tonight, but next, we've got SmackDown
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
[Cole] Tajiri meets Mysterio for their Cruiserweight Championship.
[Tazz] Well, it's got to be pointed out, Cole.
I mean, last week, Rey Mysterio got pinned in a Tag Team Match
by that man, Tajiri.
And next week, one-on-one for that Cruiserweight Championship.
Could Tajiri leave Philadelphia the new champ? We'll find out.
["Tusk" playing]
[Tony] And his partner from Detroit, Michigan,
weighing in at 275 pounds, Rhyno!
[Cole] So some interesting rivalry set for this Tag Team Matchup.
We've got the situation between the former friends Benoit and Rhyno,
and also this brewing situation between Tajiri and Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Absolutely and who could forget a couple of weeks back,
Rhyno goring Chris Benoit through that steel door to door,
went flying off the hinges.
[Cole] Don't forget a couple of weeks back, Tajiri spewing that Green Mist
-into the face of Mysterio… -[Tazz] That's right, that's right.
[Cole] …and then knocking Mysterio off of the championship last week.
And Benoit started things off against Tajiri in this Tag Team Matchup
here tonight on SmackDown.
What a chop by Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] Those crippling chops by The Wolverine.
[Cole] What do you think are going through the minds of Kurt Angle
and Brock Lesnar back in the locker room
as they prepare for 60-minute battle here tonight?
[Tazz] Well, Cole, they're staying off their feet.
Here comes the Tarantula.
[Cole] Tajiri looks to lock it in and Rey Mysterio being held back
by Referee Jimmy Korderas.
[Tazz] Referee doing the right thing, but the ref don't see
that Benoit's caught in the Tarantula.
[Cole] And look at Rhyno with a Spinebuster, planting Benoit.
-[Tazz] What a Spinebuster it was. -[Cole] Here's the cover.
Hook of the leg, shoulders down and Benoit just gets the shoulder up.
I don't believe there was ever a tag made between Tajiri and Rhyno
but it really didn't matter I guess.
[Tazz] I guess not. But you asked about what I think Angle and Brock Lesnar
are doing right now, probably staying off their feet in separate locker rooms,
relaxing, just relaxing, regroup, getting ready to go
into a battle for one hour.
[Cole] And here's a cover again by Rhyno and Benoit kicks out.
Never before in the history of broadcast television
has a match been scheduled to go this long,
60 minutes for the championship.
The person to pick up the most falls in an hour will win the title.
Will it be the champion Angle or the challenger Lesnar?
Here's Benoit!
[Tazz] Rhyno right there, sternum-first with Benoit,
-going for a back suplex maybe, Rhyno… -No!
[Cole] Great counter by Benoit.
Shoulders down, Rhyno kicks out before the count of three.
[Tazz] Benoit turned it into a crossbody in midair.
And there's the back suplex, that's what Rhyno had in mind
for Chris Benoit.
Benoit said, "Here's a back suplex again."
[Cole] And Benoit really needs to make a tag to his partner.
The Cruiserweight Champion, Rey Mysterio who heads into battle
next week to defend the title against Tajiri here on SmackDown.
Can Benoit make it to Mysterio? He does. And here comes the Cruiserweight Champ.
[Tazz] Here he goes to the top.
[Cole] You see the Senton off the top rope.
Rhyno's in trouble. Here comes the Cruiserweight Champion.
[Tazz] Reversal by Rhyno.
Put the breaks on by Mysterio, the back elbow.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio.
A Moonsault off the top rope
and Tajiri with a right hand from Mysterio.
[Tazz] What a standing Moonsault by Mysterio,
-made it look easy, unbelievable. -[Cole] But Mysterio's
distraction by Tajiri may have cost him.
No, it didn't. Here's the cover.
Hook of the leg and Tajiri breaks up the three-count for his team.
Benoit to the ring as well, knocking Tajiri down.
[Tazz] Referee needs to get some hold on this matchup.
Chris Benoit is very angry right now with Tajiri.
-[Cole] Rhyno setting Tajiri up… -[Tazz] Powerbomb. Powerbomb city!
[Cole] Rey Mysterio landing on his feet. Look at this!
The Mist! Mist to the eyes of Rhyno! Mysterio ducked!
[Tazz] Backfired!
[Cole] And Benoit with a clubby blow into a German suplex!
[Tazz] Benoit hanging on, but Tajiri smartly going to the rope.
[Cole] 619, the assist to Benoit!
Into the German suplex.
[Tazz] Great teamwork by Rey Mysterio and Chris Benoit there.
[Cole] 619! That may-- That may wake him up.
[Tazz] It could be driving the dime time, Cole!
[Cole] Mysterio drops the dime. Back of the neck, hooks the leg.
-Mysterio, Benoit, pick up the win! -[bell rings]
["Booyaka 619" playing]
[Tony] Here are your winners,
Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] What a way to kick off the season premiere of SmackDown.
[Tazz] Yeah, but Rey Mysterio has got his sights set on Tajiri.
[Cole] And Tajiri had his sights set on Mysterio.
[Tazz] Mysterio got out of the ring, Mysterio from the outside.
He was going to his partner Chris Benoit.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio, rolling, heading into his title defense
versus Tajiri next week.
But still to come tonight on SmackDown,
the WWE Tag Team Titles are on the line.
[Tazz] Oh, the Guerreros reunite, man. Chavo and Eddie
getting a title shot against the self-proclaimed World's Greatest Tag Team,
Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin.
[Cole] Also, the WWE Title is on the line in a 60-minute Iron Man Match.
[Tazz] Can't wait, can't wait, we've been talking about it already
and SmackDown just started.
This one will be an epic battle. Trust me, it will deliver.
Can't wait. Iron Man Match.
[Cole] The Rock's new movie is out a week from tomorrow
and he's even on the cover of GQ, he's everywhere.
[Tazz] Well, you know, GQ came to Tazz,
said, "Tazz, can you do the cover?" "No." So I said, "Hey,
let my boy The Rock do it." Rock looks cute. Look at him!
Looks sharper than Tazz.
[Cole] The Rock has been everywhere.
The Rundown coming your way in a couple of weeks,
and from GQ cover guy to Playboy cover girl, here comes Torrie.
[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following two-on-one Women's Match
is scheduled for one fall.
Making her way to the ring, Torrie Wilson!
[Cole] Torrie Wilson set for action tonight in a two-on-one matchup
that Shaniqua demanded last week.
Torrie is smiling now. She might not be in a couple of minutes.
[Tazz] Well, WWE SmackDown is brought to you by Limp Bizkit.
The new album, Results May Vary, in stores,
September 23rd. Free DVD while supplies last.
[Cole] And by WWE WrestleMania 19,
available now for the Nintendo GameCube.
[Tazz] And by The Rundown.
Cut to the chase September 26th, The Rundown.
[Cole] Let's cut to the chase right now.
Nidia and Torrie got their hands full tonight.
[Tazz] Yeah, Torrie's hot. Let's cut to that chase.
[Tony] And her partner, being accompanied by Dawn Marie,
Nidia!
[Cole] Nidia and Torrie teaming up tonight in this two-on-one matchup,
Dawn Marie out there to offer support.
Two weeks ago, Shaniqua cleaned house in the Bourbon Street Bikini Contest.
Last week, Dawn Marie challenged Shaniqua and Shaniqua put a hurting on Dawn Marie.
[Tazz] Well, Dawn Marie showed a lot of heart,
wanting to put a stop to Shaniqua, but I'll tell you what,
you better bring your lunch. It's an all-day job
as the expression goes.
[Cole] But Shaniqua didn't expect-- there's Torrie and Nidia coming
to Dawn Marie's aid to get a little something back from Shaniqua.
[Tazz] Yeah, the divas come on SmackDown, in our locker room,
[indistinct] these lovely divas coming together here
against this Amazon Shaniqua.
[Cole] Yeah, but a chair to the back of the neck
and Shaniqua still got up from it.
[Tazz] The Amazon, look.
Threw that chair like it was a javelin.
[Cole] And this matchup here tonight, Shaniqua demanded
two-on-one versus Torrie and Nidia.
[Tazz] A javelin's the thing they chuck, right?
-[Cole] Right. -[Tazz] Like a spear.
[Cole] Right.
["Dominatrix" playing]
[Tazz] Here comes Shaniqua.
[Tony] And making her way to the ring,
being accompanied by The Basham Brothers, Shaniqua!
[Cole] What kind of shape do you think Torrie and Nidia are gonna be in
when we head to Philadelphia next week for SmackDown?
Your old stomping grounds.
[Tazz] Yeah, I hear you, partner, but I'll tell you what,
I don't know if Nidia and Torrie are gonna survive
this Amazon, this Shaniqua, got a very, very dangerous role.
She's a tough young lady.
[Cole] Have you ever faced anybody as tough as Shaniqua
-in your career? -[Tazz] Actually I have, yeah.
[bell ringing]
[Cole] And look at Torrie and Nidia, two-on-one attack
to start things off against Shaniqua.
This is what Torrie and Nidia are gonna have to try to do in this matchup,
go two-on-one as much as they can despite the fact… Oh!
…they're gonna have to tag in and out of this matchup.
[Tazz] Yeah, great teamwork right there by Torrie and Nidia.
[Cole] And Torrie and Nidia really taking it to this Amazon Shaniqua
early on in the matchup.
Nidia with a shot to the kidney area, a shot again by Nidia,
and Torrie and Nidia along with Dawn Marie,
a huge score to settle here tonight.
[Tazz] Just trying to gain control amongst the divas
-and Nidia looking good… -Wow!
[Cole] Off the Powerslam, Shaniqua, and Torrie into the ring!
And a clothesline for her efforts.
[Cole] We call Shaniqua an Amazon, she goes well over six feet tall,
hook to the leg on Nidia who just kicks out.
-[Cole] And she towers over you. -[Tazz] Oh yeah.
[Tazz] Well, I mean a lot of people do, Cole. That's not really shocking.
[Cole] And Torrie, School Girl, shoulders down, Shaniqua just kicked out.
Stolen from your book there.
[Tazz] That's the idea. You see a woman and you make fun of me on national TV.
-That's great, Cole. -[Cole] Double clothesline.
Shaniqua taking control of this two-on-one matchup.
-Full body slam. -Look at the strength.
[Tazz] Over the top of her own partner, Torrie landing.
[Cole] Can you believe this woman, Shaniqua?
[Tazz] She's powerful, man, super powerful.
[Cole] Shaniqua demanded this matchup, and Torrie Wilson tossed
through the second rope and it leaves Shaniqua one-on-one with Nidia.
And Nidia better dial 911.
[Tazz] I'm telling you, this is getting ugly right now.
Shaniqua, we've seen Shaniqua nail this Powerbomb before on people.
We've seen her do it to a guy off a launch--
[Cole] Oh man! Just dropping Nidia through the mat.
[Tazz] Full force, straight into the mat.
Goodbye, Nidia, with that big, big Powerbomb.
[Tony] Here's your winner, Shaniqua!
[Cole] She's near six-foot-two, 200-pounder making quick work
of Nidia and Torrie in this matchup.
[Tazz] That's a bad girl right there, boy.
Unbelievable.
[Cole] I don't think Shaniqua's through yet.
-Dawn Marie suffering a boot to the face. -[bel ringing]
[Cole] I don't think Shaniqua--
She didn't forget Dawn Marie challenged her last week.
[Tazz] I'll tell you what, referee better get his ass out of the way,
because this is Shaniqua, she's taking no prisoners.
[Cole] This chick is a freak.
[Tazz] I'm telling you, Dawn Marie is in trouble right now.
[Cole] Oh mama.
Dawn Marie head-first into that steel post like a spear.
[referee] Get out!
[Tazz] It's Shaniqua, Cole, she's the real deal.
Straight up, real deal.
[Cole] Who the hell is gonna stop her?
[Tazz] Not me.
[Cole] Shaniqua's got The Bashams under her control and now
she just demolished Nidia and Torrie and Dawn Marie.
[Stephanie] That's right, first time ever on television, the Iron Man Match.
No, I'm not a big fan of Brock Lesnar, but I know it's gonna be
one hell of an exhibition.
-What do you think you're doing here? -I'll have to call you back.
I didn't bother knocking but--
Well, you never do, Dad.
That's because I don't have to, do I now?
You know, but I must say, I was surprised that your decision-making last week,
rather than quit, you actually chose to get into the ring
with Brock Lesnar.
Well, Dad, it might not have been the smartest thing to do,
but you can't make me quit.
Easy, Show, easy. I've got it.
I'll handle this and I am gonna make you quit.
That's the one thing I will do.
As a matter of fact, you wanna play rough?
-You kicked me in the groin last week. -Dad, why don't you just fire me
and get it over with?
Because I do what I do when I want to do it.
I don't wanna fire you, I want you to quit of your own volition.
Well, I'm not going to.
Oh, yes, you are.
You played rough last week, you kicked me in the groin,
I'm gonna start playing rough, and when I start playing rough,
one day, you're gonna wish, in fact, you may even beg me to quit.
[Cole] Playing rough.
[Tazz] Vince McMahon will tell you to do that if you wanna play dirty.
-You don't want to cross the boss. -[Cole] Well, still to come tonight,
the Tag Team Titles on the line.
Haas and Benjamin versus Los Guerreros tonight on SmackDown.
[Cole] SmackDown has come to North Carolina State,
the home of the Wolfpack.
Tonight the home of SmackDown, and still to come, the 60-minute
WWE Iron Man Match to determine the WWE Champion.
It's Brock Lesnar versus Kurt Angle.
And ladies and gentlemen, for the third time, Angle and Lesnar
will lock horns tonight.
[dramatic music playing]
[Cole] Brock Lesnar, he's climbing to the top rope.
[Tazz] I don't-- This ain't Brock. Brock doesn't do--
What the hell is this?
What the hell is Lesnar doing, Cole?
Oh my God!
[Cole] Brock Lesnar went for the Shooting Star Press.
[Tazz] How is Lesnar not dead right now?
Oh boy. F5, Cole.
F5 coming, here comes the pain!
[Cole] The F5 connects!
-Here's the cover. -[Tazz] One, two--
[Cole] We have a new champion.
Brock Lesnar is leaving WrestleMania as the WWE Champion.
In his first WrestleMania, Brock Lesnar has climbed to the top of the mountain.
[Cole] The champion-- Angle is in trouble.
[Tazz] Brock's on one leg though, Cole, for the F5. The F5!
[Cole] This time Angle counters with an ankle lock.
Ankle lock!
Ankle lock! It's locked in! It's locked in!
[Tazz] Lesnar, Lesnar, Lesnar's in trouble.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar is in no-man's-land. Brock Lesnar has nowhere to go.
Vince McMahon's telling him to roll through.
[Tazz] McMahon's freaking out! Lesnar is gonna tap.
-Is he gonna tap? -Brock Lesnar taps out!
[bell ringing]
[Cole] Kurt Angle is the champion.
The series is tied one apiece.
The Rubber Match is tonight.
Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, meeting number three,
a 60-minute Iron Man Match for the title.
[speaking Spanish]
Our match is next, bro.
[speaking Spanish]
-You gotta tell me one thing, homes. -What's that?
How'd you pull it off, ese?
I mean, getting us a World Tag Team Title shot tonight, ese?
[speaks Spanish]
-Hey, man, I went to Stephanie McMahon. -Yeah?
And I talked to her about Los Guerreros being back together…
[speaking Spanish]
You know what? She agreed and she gave us
-that title shot tonight. -Tonight, ese?
That's right, bro, we're next.
[speaking Spanish]
I'm proud of you, homes. I mean, thinking of La Familia…
[speaking Spanish]
I'm not only thinking of La Familia, I'm thinking about you, Eddie.
Why me?
-Because after tonight… -Yeah.
…you're not only gonna be the United States Champion,
you're also gonna be one half
of the WWE Tag Team Champions with moi.
-[indistinct] -Yeah, bro.
[speaking Spanish]
I think I could use some more gold, man.
I think I look good, ese.
Bro, you're gonna look great with more gold.
[speaking Spanish]
So I'll tell you what. Let's stop talking about it
and let's go out there and kick some butt,
and bring home that WWE Tag Titles to Grandma.
[speaking Spanish]
Los Guerreros right tonight!
[speaking Spanish]
[Tazz] Doing it for Grandma, that's cool.
[Cole] Will Los Guerreros get it done tonight?
Because coming up next--
[Tazz] Well, right now, that's right. Coming up next,
Los Guerreros gets in the ring, gets a title shot
against the Tag Team Champions, Haas and Benjamin.
[announcer] And now, the WWE Rewind
is brought to you by THQ's WWE WrestleMania 19.
Available now for Nintendo GameCube, rated T for Teen.
[Cole] Anything goes, Latino parking lot brawl.
[Tazz] Oh! Hey!
What the-- who the hell is that?
-Wait a minute! -Chavo!
[Cole] Frog Splash onto the hood of the car!
-[Tazz] One, two, three! -[Cole] Eddie Guerrero gets the win.
I believe that was Guerrero Family payback.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero gets the win.
[crowd clamoring]
I underestimated the Guerreros.
I don't know what to say, bro.
Those dudes are better at cheating than Ben Affleck is with JLo.
I don't got the US Title, but I ain't lose any steam.
Screw Ted Turner and the Braves.
I'm America's team.
John Cena's more American than silicone strippers.
Leaving cats dead in their tracks from heart attacks
like John Ritter.
And next week, John Cena fulfills his patriotic duty.
I'll be higher than hippies at 420 watching a Cheech and Chong movie.
And I'm an American thug standing on top of this building!
Leaving all opposition dead, like Saddam Hussein's children.
Word, life.
♪ Viva la raza! ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[Tony] And the challengers,
at a combined weight of 441 pounds,
Chavo and Eddie, Los Guerreros!
[Tazz] Hey, Cole, check it out, man.
Haas and Benjamin, the Tag Team Champs are ready in the ring.
[Cole] Chavo riding shotgun with Eddie Guerrero.
Remember, Tazz, a couple of months ago, four months ago
to be exact, Chavo Guerrero tore his bicep muscle
just days before a Tag Team Championship Matchup.
Eddie Guerrero got a new partner for the Tag Team Title.
Tonight, Chavo hopes to win the gold with his uncle Eddie.
[Tazz] Hopefully Chavo repairs his bicep with that car
bouncing around like that.
Pretty dangerous deal right before the match, [indistinct].
[Cole] Yeah, I did.
You know we're hitting the gun, right? Tell the people about the guns!
Yeah, Los Guerreros will be the Tag Team Champions
with the SmackDown Superstars from the Madison Square Garden
-this Saturday night. -[Tazz] The house that Tazz built?
I don't know, maybe.
New York City SmackDown Superstars, live this Saturday night.
[Tazz] Home of WrestleMania, baby.
Yeah, but right now,
Guerreros could be a threat right here [indistinct] for those championships.
[indistinct chatter]
[Tazz] Eddie and Chavo were tagging, tremendous outstanding chemistry.
Just do what he tells him to do before they did it.
Pose a big-time problem
for the Tag Team Champions, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin.
Talking about WrestleMania, tickets for WrestleMania
going on sale a week from Saturday, more on that at WWE.com,
as Los Guerreros get set to take on the self-proclaimed
World's Greatest Tag Team.
The Tag Team Titles are on the line,
and you think this crowd's behind Eddie Guerrero, the US Champion?
[Tazz] Yeah, they're all chanting "Eddie." I think they'd get behind him.
[Cole] How about Eddie saying, telling Chavo that,
"Hey, I could use a little bit more gold to go along with this US Title."
[Tazz] Hey, Eddie loves gold, you know, he hangs them
from his rear view mirror on his beautiful [indistinct] he's got over there.
That lowrider, "highrider," lowrider.
Seriously though, this matchup, Tag Team Titles on the line,
which team has the advantage in your estimation?
[Tazz] I gotta go with the Tag Champs.
We don't know the condition Chavo's in.
He's coming back off a big injury.
I myself have torn my bicep,
it takes a long time to come back from that.
Let's see if Chavo has missed a beat. Right now he looks pretty good.
[Cole] It was the left arm of Chavo Guerrero that he tore the biceps on
four months ago.
So far, the Guerreros don't seem to have too much rust as a team.
[Tazz] I don't know about that, just right there
Eddie had to tell Chavo, "Get back in,
let's do this back elbow together. This double back elbow."
In the past, when Chavo was back in swing with [indistinct],
he would've just been right in there with Eddie.
[Cole] And look at Charlie Haas taking advantage.
Referee Mike Chioda is gonna have his hands full with this one.
Charlie Haas with shots to the midsection, going to work on Eddie Guerrero.
Tag Team Titles on the line.
Here's Eddie with--
Into the corner, with authority by Charlie Haas.
[Tazz] Big-time. Eddie Guerrero's back ramming
into that top turnbuckle there.
Now here comes Shelton Benjamin, boot to the gut.
Eddie fighting back.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero trying to fight back, Latino Heat
with an elbow to Charlie Haas, another right hand to Shelton Benjamin
and Latino Heat getting over--
Upright suplex to Shelton Benjamin.
[Tazz] Beautiful duck under into that belly-to-belly suplex.
Great by Eddie Guerrero, and here comes Chavo Guerrero.
[Cole] Eddie rolling into the tag to his nephew, Chavo.
Chavo with the right hands to Shelton Benjamin,
and Chavo is all fired up!
[Tazz] Yeah, no signs of ring rust on Chavo right now.
I mean, Chavo's been wrestling since he was like six months old.
[Cole] Championship fever here tonight at North Carolina State--
-Nice Monkey Flip by Chavo… -[Tazz] Beautiful.
[Cole] …followed by a dropkick.
[Tazz] Nice extension on that dropkick by Chavo Guerrero.
[Cole] And Chavo walked into that one, but I think Shelton Benjamin did.
Wow!
[Tazz] What a Tilt-a-Whirl Spinning Headscissors by Chavo Guerrero.
Textbook right there.
[Cole] Tremendous respect by the fans here as Chavo goes up over the top,
and Eddie does as well,
and Los Guerreros manhandling the Tag Champs.
Will Los Guerreros be crowned
the new Tag Team Title holders here tonight?
I'll tell you what, they're looking pretty damn good.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] We're back on SmackDown from North Carolina State University.
The Tag Team Titles are on the line,
Los Guerreros doing some alliance of cheating
and stealing to get the upper hand of this matchup
against the Tag Team Champions.
-[Tazz] And that's shocking to you? -[Cole] Not at all.
[Cole] Eddie with a thumb to the eye, the US Champion looking to win
Tag Team Gold here tonight against the self-proclaimed
World's Greatest Tag Team.
On tonight, where we are moments away from Lesnar-Angle III,
60-minute Iron Man Match to crown the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] Chavo, nice stance, springing over the top rope
with a knee right in the back of Charlie Haas.
[Cole] Los Guerreros working well together here.
They haven't missed a beat--
[Cole] Hook to the leg-- Shelton Benjamin breaks up
the three-count for his team.
[Tazz] Guerreros, it looks like they have not missed a beat.
Except for this part now, where Charlie's beating up Chavo.
[Cole] And here's where Haas and Benjamin become so dangerous, in off the tag,
and they begin to double team their opponents,
Haas and Benjamin take control of the matchup.
[Tazz] Yeah, I think what the Tag Team Champions
are trying to do here, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin,
is single out Chavo Guerrero,
and Chavo knows that the Tag Champs
are trying to make him the sacrificial lamb
because he's been out for so many months.
[Cole] What an uppercut by Chavo Guerrero to Shelton Benjamin.
Eddie in off the tag and the US Champion continues to methodically pick apart here,
the Tag Team champs.
-[Tazz] A back suplex here-- -[indistinct yelling]
[Cole] Chavo Guerrero breaks up the three-count.
[Tazz] I am straight up, flat-out impressed with Chavo Guerrero.
This cat has not missed an inch, not missed a beat.
[Cole] And Chavo Guerrero helped Eddie win that parking lot brawl
-last week… -Sunset Flip!
[Cole] And a kickout by Shelton Benjamin.
And a double clothesline.
[Tazz] Both athletes with the same thing in mind in a double clothesline.
[Cole] Both men knocked down, center of the ring,
the Tag Team Titles hang in the balance here on SmackDown tonight.
Eddie Guerrero looking to make a tag to his partner Chavo.
Shelton needs to get to Charlie Haas.
[Tazz] Eddie's up on his feet. That's a good sign. Here comes Chavo.
And now here comes Charlie.
[Cole] Chavo, shot to the midsection. Chavo Guerrero has been
all fired up all night long in this matchup.
[Tazz] Yeah, no doubt. I mean, Chavo Guerrero
wrestling like he's trying to prove something out here.
[Cole] Oh, and what a kick by Shelton! Did you hear that?
[Tazz] How could you not? It's like a gun going off.
[Cole] Right into the-- I was gonna say the chest but I believe
Shelton may actually have pinpointed that injured bicep…
-[Tazz] Right there-- -[Cole] …Charlie is going to work on here.
[Tazz] Yeah, that will stretch your bicep out right there
and that's exactly right, Cole, they're pinpointing the bicep.
[Cole] You talked about having a biceps injury.
-You had a very serious biceps injury. -[Tazz] Yes, I did.
Is four months enough to heal that type of thing?
I know he was medically cleared but how-- how healed is that biceps here?
Everybody heals differently, honestly, Chavo had the surgery
on his bicep, I didn't, but I just let it heal and did physical therapy,
but Chavo, I'll tell you what,
the last thing you need is someone
pulling apart those muscles in your bicep.
-And look at this suplex… -Wow!
[Cole] Shoulders down and Chavo gets the opposite shoulder up.
[Tazz] That Hammerlock driven right into the mat.
[Cole] But again, Charlie Haas goes to work on an injured bicep,
and here's the tag to Shelton Benjamin.
[Tazz] You can see and you can feel how the pace has picked up
by Haas and Benjamin, because they sense it now.
They smell the blood, they feel that arm is hurt,
and they're gonna single it out.
And that's what this key lock is doing right here.
[Cole] I talked about it earlier on, just a couple of moments ago,
you could feel-- you could almost see the confidence building
in the eyes of Shelton Benjamin.
[Tazz] There's a tag right-- Here comes Charlie Haas now.
You know he's gonna go right back to that limb, to that arm.
[Cole] We got two all-Americans well-versed in submission maneuvers,
and they're going to work on that injured arm of Chavo.
[Tazz] That was an underarm spin, and almost looks like an arm drag,
but it's a freestyle move, it's an underarm spin.
[Cole] And again, all the pressure goes to the biceps.
[Tazz] Exactly right, and now Chavo, all heart, fighting back here--
[Cole] With the right hands.
Chavo Guerrero off the ropes, backing Charlie Haas down,
but Chavo needs to make a tag to Eddie Guerrero.
Tag Team Titles hang in the balance, Chavo not quite sure
where he is in the ring.
Now he realizes where he's at, but Charlie Haas has the ankles
and Shelton Benjamin cuts Chavo down!
[Tazz] I'll tell you what, you might hate these guys,
but they're the Tag Team Champs for a reason.
[Cole] Chavo makes the tag and here comes Eddie!
[Tazz] Referee Mike Chioda did not see the tag though.
[Cole] Great call, Tazz. Mike Chioda didn't see it,
and he's sending Eddie outside the ring
and allows the double team now.
[Tazz] Great strategy here, like it or not, I'm telling you.
[Cole] Wow! And Chavo with a dropkick.
[crowd cheering]
-[Tazz speaking indistinctly] -Shelton Benjamin doesn't realize
-and Chavo countered. -That's right.
-And a tag is made! Here comes Eddie! -[Tazz] Beautiful!
[Tazz] Eddie's gonna come in here like a house on fire.
-I'm telling you. -[Cole] Tag Team Titles on the line.
Eddie Guerrero, the US Champion, cleaning house.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero, man, he's boiling. Viva la raza!
[laughs]
[Cole] Big back body drop to Charlie Haas.
Latino Heat is all fired up.
Suplex!
[Tazz] Beautiful suplex floating over.
He's got some triple verticals, vintage Eddie Guerrero here.
[Cole] Look at Charlie Haas, a shot to the kidney area.
Chavo has been pretty much eliminated from this matchup
with that biceps injury.
Shoulders down. Here we go.
Cover and a kickout by Eddie before three.
[Tazz] I'll tell you what, Charlie Haas trying to stick Eddie Guerrero
with that German suplex and get a pin on him.
[Cole] Look at Shelton Benjamin, and he just kicked his partner
in the back of the head right by Eddie.
[Tazz] Right in the back of the bean there.
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero wants to take advantage on Shelton Benjamin.
Vintage Guerrero here.
Watch this. It's gonna be a problem, an arm drag here--
Possibly not. [yells indistinctly]
[Cole] The left arm drag and a Headscissors on the other side.
[Tazz] Tag Team Champions taken out by Latino Heat.
[Cole] And Eddie beginning to feel it.
[crowd cheering]
Eddie Guerrero going to the top rope, a chop from Benjamin on his feet.
Eddie with a right hand. Eddie Guerrero trying to fight back
against Shelton Benjamin.
[Tazz] Shelton breaking it up here.
[Cole] Shelton knocked off the top rope.
Eddie Guerrero up high.
[Tazz] Everybody's feeling froggy.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero rolled through.
I think he realized Charlie Haas was gonna move out of the way.
[Tazz] Exactly right.
[Cole] That's the veteran instinct of Eddie Guerrero there.
[Tazz] Not a good landing for Charlie Haas.
I'll tell you that right now.
[referee] Get up, get up!
Go.
[Cole] What the hell is Haas doing here?
He's trying to get a steel chair.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Not just one but two.
[Tazz] Now one. He didn't like the other one. This one he likes better.
[indistinct chatter]
[Cole] Charlie Haas with a steel chair in hand.
-[Cole] Shelton Benjamin-- -[Tazz] Haas took the other chair…
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero, distracted here.
Look out! A steel chair to Eddie Guerrero.
Elbow to the face.
And Chavo Guerrero takes out the knee of Shelton Benjamin.
The Tag Team Champions' title reign is in trouble here.
[Tazz] I'll tell you what, Chavo thinking on his feet, drop kicking
that chair right to that kneecap of Shelton Benjamin,
and you heard that pop.
He might have torn his knee up here. He might have popped his knee.
[Cole] And Charlie Haas realizing his partner is in trouble,
Shelton Benjamin down.
The Guerreros now begin the double team.
[Tazz] Talk about being a sacrificial lamb,
-Charlie Haas-- Oh my God! -[Cole] Oh my God!
Haas bent in half like a pretzel.
What the hell was that?
[Tazz] I don't know, but he's gotta go for a pin here.
Charlie Haas landed on his head.
That was not a good landing.
[Cole] Tag Team Titles on the line.
-Bam! -[Tazz] Suplex.
[Tazz] The Frog Splash is coming, baby.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Connects!
Shoulders are down.
One, two, three!
-[bell ringing] -Los Guerreros wins the Tag Team Titles!
["Viva La Raza" playing]
[Tony] Here are you winners,
and the new WWE Tag Team Champions,
-Los Guerreros! -[Tazz] What a match.
Haas and Benjamin trying to pull out all the stunts,
they tried to use steel chairs, but Los Guerreros still got the job done.
Tag Team Champions, Eddie Guerrero now the US Title holder as well.
Chavo's back, it's his second week, and him and his uncle
new Tag Team Champions right here on SmackDown.
[Cole] You believe this could possibly be an omen.
Could this be an omen for what's to come?
Will the WWE Championship change hands here tonight,
much like the Tag Team Titles did?
Let's show you what happened at the end of this matchup.
[Tazz] Right here, look at the way…
that Charlie Haas landed.
I think Haas was knocked out right there.
Haas with that dazed look on his face. Crossbody!
[indistinct]
Turn off the lights. [indistinct chatter]
Here's your new Tag Team Champions, Los Guerreros.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero said he could use some more gold, and well, he's got it.
Los Guerreros, the return of Chavo, four months on the injured reserve list
with a bicep injury comes back to win Tag Team Gold.
Do you think they're gonna be celebrating in El Paso tonight?
[Tazz] We'll see.
But I'll tell you what, that bad boy's hopping up and down.
[Cole] Well, coming up next, ladies and gentlemen, Angle-Lesnar,
60-minute Iron Man Match for the title.
Here are Tazz's keys to victory.
[Tazz] As far as Lesnar goes, I think Brock needs to stick
to that strong style he brings to the WWE, that violent attitude.
And I also feel that Brock needs to peel off as many F5's as he can,
as fast as he can, and as far as Lesnar directing his rage,
which I think he can-- if Lesnar can direct it right to Kurt,
Kurt's in trouble.
As far as Angle goes, if and when Angle hits that first ankle lock,
he needs to really twist up the ankle of Lesnar
and hurt Brock early.
Stick to the mat game, don't go out of the ring.
Keep in the ring if you're Angle.
And lastly, I mean, the way Kurt Angle goes for that Angle Slam,
it doesn't make it hard for Brock to counter into the F5.
Watch out for that Angle Slam. I wouldn't do it.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next for the first time
in broadcast television history,
an Iron Man Match for the WWE Title. Lesnar-Angle next!
[announcer] And now the WWE's Smack of the Night
presented by Clearasil, acne defense cleanser.
Clearasil, clearly looking better.
Brock Lesnar's gonna break you
in half and you deserve it!
[Cole] Brock's got Stephanie.
Stephanie leaping into that barricade.
-[Tazz] Lesnar, no! -[Cole] Wait a minute!
Brock Lesnar just tossed those steps.
Thank God for the ring post.
This animal has been unleashed by Mr. McMahon.
Lesnar's out of control.
Well, our General Manager Stephanie McMahon
showing a lot of guts last week, putting that really odd situation
by her father, either quit or face Brock Lesnar.
But Cole, what about what Mr. McMahon said earlier
to Stephanie McMahon, to his own daughter?
"I'm gonna make you quit. I'm gonna get rough."
What do you think the boss has got in mind?
I have no idea.
I have no idea, but nonetheless, ladies and gentlemen,
coming up next, the first time in broadcast television history
and for only the third time in the WWE.
The first was Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart.
The second was Triple H and The Rock.
Tonight, it is a 60-minute Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship.
Brock Lesnar versus the champion Kurt Angle and I cannot wait.
I'm telling you, I'm going out on a limb right now.
Everybody out there watching, this is gonna be a classic.
I can't wait. All day I've been waiting for this.
I could imagine what's going through Lesnar's mind
-and Angle's mind right now. -You're not the only one waiting.
They've been talking about it in the locker room.
The Superstars have all day long. And look at this.
-Taking it from the best. What do you got? -I got $200 on Brock.
-$200 on Brock? -$200 on Brock.
-I've got $50 on Brock. -$50 on Brock.
-Brock seems to be the favorite. -Yeah.
-[indistinct] -Here you go, guys.
-Two on Brock. -Two on Brock?
Hey, man. Where is [indistinct]?
[overlapping chatter]
We got a 60-minute Iron Man Match.
First time ever on broadcast TV.
You got Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist, WWE Champion
in one corner.
You got Brock Lesnar, youngest WWE Champion ever
in the other corner.
I guarantee you, somebody gonna get their ass kicked
in the next 60 minutes.
[all cheering]
["Next Big Thing" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following contest is a 60-minute Iron Man Match
and it is for the WWE Championship.
Making his way to the ring, the challenger,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 295 pounds, Brock Lesnar!
[Cole] For the first time in network television history,
a 60-minute Iron Man Match.
-[fireworks popping] -[crowd cheering]
And the rules of the matchup pretty simple, Tazz.
This matchup will last 60 minutes.
[Tazz] Grueling, grueling 60 minutes.
Conditioning's a major part of this.
And the Superstar with the most falls at the end of the 60 minutes
will become the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] That's right. Falls scored by pinfall
or submission, disqualification or a count-out.
[Cole] And after each fall there will be a 15 second designated
rest period, which, well, isn't too long.
[Tazz] Not long at all. It's nothing.
[music fades]
-["Medal" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Tony] And from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
he's the WWE Champion, Kurt Angle!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] This is the third matchup in this illustrious series
between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar won at WrestleMania.
Angle won at SummerSlam.
This is the Rubber Match here tonight.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle, no doubt about it.
A very proud, a very--
A great WWE Champion here on SmackDown.
And the challenger, right there, Brock Lesnar,
will do just about anything,
in my opinion, to take that title tonight
in this Iron Man Match from Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Only four other men in WWE history have competed in an Iron Man Matchup.
WrestleMania 12, 1996, Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart.
And at Judgment Day in the year 2000, Triple H and The Rock.
Tonight, Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar join that elite group.
[crowd cheering]
And you heard Mr. McMahon earlier tonight, Tazz.
Two world-class athletes hoping to raise the bar
for their predecessors, challenge those
who dare to follow that here tonight.
[crowd chanting]
[Tazz] Well, that's not gonna be easy to do, but if any two athletes
in the world can do it, in the WWE that can do it,
it'd be these two men, Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] This series tied, a game apiece.
The Rubber Match here tonight.
[Tazz] Oh, this is big. This is big.
[Cole] And look at Brock Lesnar, a cheap shot by "The Animal" Lesnar
to start off this matchup against the champion, Kurt Angle.
Yeah, some call it cheap, but you got to call it effective,
in my opinion.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar obsessed with winning the WWE Championship.
Looking to gain the upper hand in this matchup,
the clock is ticking down from 60 minutes.
The Superstar with the most falls at the end of one hour
will become champion.
And again, Tazz, we talked about the rules, pinfalls, submission,
count-out or disqualification.
[Tazz] There's that power by the challenger, Brock Lesnar,
driving that big shoulder into the stomach of Kurt Angle.
Now that huge boot,
which is an illegal maneuver, in the throat of Kurt Angle.
[Cole] You know, Tazz, we talked earlier on about your keys
to victory for both of these men.
But what about conditioning? What about stamina?
Which one of these athletes in your mind has the--
well, the key to victory in that department?
[Tazz] I would say both these athletes are very evenly matched.
-Look at this big Biel coming! -[Cole] Wow!
[Tazz] Both guys are evenly matched as far as conditioning.
The challenger, Brock Lesnar, carrying more body weight,
so as far as conditioning in the long run, you got to give it
to the champion, Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Kurt Angle with the right hands, but quickly a knee to the midsection
by Brock Lesnar, youngest champion in WWE history
looking to regain the gold here tonight.
Elbow from Kurt Angle, and the champion Kurt Angle follows it up
with a clothesline and the challenger's still on his feet.
And another clothesline by Angle.
[Tazz] Early in the matchup, [indistinct] will knock down Brock.
[Cole] And look at that! Angle, the speed of the champion,
taking out the legs of the big man, and again Brock Lesnar goes down
to the mat and you saw him grasp his knee there.
[Tazz] And a big belly-to-belly.
Nice throw, nice suplex by Kurt Angle.
[Cole] And Brock Lesnar gonna try to buy himself some time here.
Kurt Angle getting the upper hand in the early going of this matchup,
and perhaps Kurt Angle showing that he's gonna try to outwrestle Lesnar
in the early going.
That's what I was saying about the mat game.
Kurt, he's keeping on the mat and Brock Lesnar, well, you know,
not looking to get in there, I guess, go one-on-one, Brock.
Gonna take an easy way out here, Cole, on the outside.
[Cole] He better get back in the ring because if he's counted out,
Kurt Angle will go up one fall to nothing in this Iron Man Matchup.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar probably just regrouping,
but Kurt Angle standing his ground right in the middle of the ring.
Now Lesnar is in the ring also.
[Cole] Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist, 1996,
won the Olympic gold medal with a broken neck,
and now Brock Lesnar calling for time, seems to--
Seems that knee maybe bothering him there.
And look at Brock Lesnar again playing possum,
a cheap shot as he goes to work on the champion.
Lesnar baited the champion in and used a sneak attack
to take the upper hand in the matchup.
[Tazz] I thought Brock Lesnar was going into this match
in a pure athletic contest with Angle--
[Cole] Wow.
[Tazz] Nice arm drag but Brock taking some shortcuts here.
There's another arm drag, there's a third arm drag.
[Cole] And again, Brock Lesnar out of the ring and Kurt Angle
has the upper hand.
You talked about Brock Lesnar, you see the look of frustration
on his face. You talked about you believing
Brock was gonna go into this matchup, and strictly an athletic competitor,
but perhaps Lesnar realized at SummerSlam
he couldn't outwrestle Kurt Angle, and what the hell
is Lesnar doing with the steel steps?
He better be careful he's not disqualified here.
[Tazz] Yeah, that's a-- That's a really good way
to get disqualified too.
-[crowd clamoring] -Nine!
You never know what Lesnar's gonna do.
He's unpredictable. Breaking the count right there.
[Cole] Brian Hebner was at nine.
Brock Lesnar into the ring to break the count and again
Brock Lesnar trying to buy himself some time here, but what's the strategy
that the challenger is trying to employ?
[Tazz] I don't know.
I don't know. Lesnar's gonna get himself counted out
as you pointed out and that would be a fall in favor of the champion,
Kurt Angle.
[Cole] But why doesn't Lesnar just get in the ring
and wrestle Kurt Angle straight up one-on-one early going in this matchup?
Can't quite figure out the strategy of the challenger,
Brock Lesnar.
Kurt Angle wants Lesnar in the ring.
[Tazz] Kurt's frustrated.
Kurt's being patient standing his ground in there.
People here in the live crowd are not… behind Brock Lesnar.
-That's no shock. -[Cole] I don't blame them.
I was looking forward to 60 minutes of straight up wrestling here,
and Brock Lesnar is stalling, buying himself some time
in the early going.
[Tazz] You don't know, Cole, I mean, don't be so hard on Brock.
I mean, Brock, maybe this is his strategy obviously,
to frustrate the champion,
and I gotta say, maybe it's starting to work here.
Well, Kurt Angle sitting back, waiting for Lesnar to come back
into the ring, 55 minutes and counting here
in this Iron Man Matchup.
Neither Superstar with a fall yet. Most falls in an hour wins the title.
And Lesnar and Angle once again staring at each other,
center of the ring.
[Tazz] Brock's had that crazed look
and you never know what Brock's up to here.
Both men eyeing each other up and down here.
[Cole] Kurt Angle, the champion.
[Tazz] There's that low single right there, going for a single legging.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] And again, Brock Lesnar ducks out of this matchup.
[indistinct chatter]
[Tazz] Well, Brock noticed that Kurt was gonna shoot that
single-leg takedown and lock on that ankle lock.
Brock got himself out of the ring here.
[Cole] And again, I have to go back to SummerSlam and perhaps
Kurt Angle may have been instilled into the head of Brock Lesnar
that he can outwrestle "The Animal" Lesnar.
Look at this.
Brock Lesnar baited Angle in and Brock Lesnar taking control.
And again a shot to the midsection and here comes the challenger.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar, like it or not, picked his spot.
Illegally choking and springing Kurt Angle's throat
off that top rope.
Now again back to the illegal tactics,
standing on the champion-- the champion's throat there.
[Cole] Lesnar driving that boot into the throat then a straight shot
to the side of the head of Kurt Angle.
And there the confidence begins to build with that wide grin
on the face of Brock Lesnar, but Kurt Angle with a belly-to-belly,
and the champion looking to gain momentum here and again knocking
the challenger over the top rope and Brock Lesnar grabs
that injured knee yet again.
Lesnar writhing in pain.
I don't-- I'd like to get a replay there or something to see
what he did to that knee, if he tweaked it or hit the barricade
or what he did, but nonetheless, Lesnar could get counted out here.
[Tazz] That's why Kurt Angle is not going out after Brock Lesnar
because Brock can get counted out and that would count for a fall
for Kurt Angle, but actually, here comes Kurt.
[Cole] Wait a minute. Kurt Angle now stalking Brock Lesnar.
The champion with a right hand.
What is Angle's strategy here?
[Tazz] I'm not quite sure, I thought that Kurt would try and get a count-out,
but obviously Kurt Angle just wanted to inflict pain
while Brock's down…
[Cole] Perhaps the champion just wanting to continue
to inflict punishment on that injured knee,
and now the head bouncing off the steel steps.
The champion back into the ring, but again Kurt Angle breaks up the count.
[Tazz] Well, obviously, it's pretty obvious that Kurt is trying hurt,
to injure Brock Lesnar and that's what you need to do.
[Cole] You don't think Kurt Angle's gonna forget that sneak attack
that Brock Lesnar put on Angle and Undertaker a couple of weeks ago,
but Brock Lesnar now,
the challenger driving the small of the back into the apron.
Perhaps Brock Lesnar gonna take advantage
of what may have been a miscalculation by the champion.
[Tazz] Kurt's in trouble.
[Cole] Into the steel post, spine-first, goes Angle.
[Tazz] The champion is in a lot of trouble.
Brock Lesnar just broke the count-out.
Well, that knee looks like it's bothering Lesnar.
[Cole] But Lesnar is obsessed with winning a championship.
He'll do anything to get that gold around his waist.
We've seen the actions of this animal in recent weeks.
[Tazz] You wanna get counted out? Brock Lesnar,
you gotta get back to that ring.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar--
[crowd clamoring]
What the hell is he doing with a steel chair?
Brock Lesnar with a steel chair in hand.
[Tazz] What the hell is Lesnar doing? He'll get disqualified--
-[Cole] On the skull of Kurt Angle! -[bell ringing]
Lesnar's been disqualified, and now a viscous assault
with a chair on the champion!
[Tony] The winner of this fall by a disqualification, Kurt Angle!
[Cole] This is supposed to be an athletic competition.
What the hell did-- Where did steel chairs
come into this thing?
[Tazz] What? Brock Lesnar just gave up a fall.
What the hell is Lesnar doing here?
[Cole] This is for the WWE Title, an Iron Man Matchup.
This isn't a public mauling.
[crowd clamoring]
The ten-second rest period is underway.
Brock Lesnar just got himself disqualified and Kurt Angle's up
one fall to nothing. What the hell is Lesnar doing?
[Tazz] I'm shocked that Brock-- Why?
Why would you blatantly get disqualified?
[Cole] You talked about Lesnar channeling his rage as a key to victory.
I don't think he channeled his rage too well there.
[Tazz] Sure as hell didn't.
[Cole] Kurt Angle has been dealt by those steel chair shots.
And now Lesnar trash-talking,
humiliating the champion.
[Tazz] Well, Brock's feeling real cocky here now.
[Cole] I don't think Angle's quite regained his bearings yet
from those shots with that chair.
Hang on, Cole, where the hell is that?
That crack on the head with a steel chair by this animal.
[Cole] Angle's up one fall to nothing and look at--
-[Tazz] Uh-oh, F5. -[Cole] Brock Lesnar,
Kurt Angle up on his shoulders.
[Tazz] Oh no! This is bad.
[Cole] F5 connects for Lesnar!
[crowd cheering]
The champion is down. The champion may be out.
The cover, hook to the leg.
-Lesnar ties it at a fall apiece. -[bell rings]
[Tony] The winner of this fall by pin, Brock Lesnar!
[Tazz] I get it now, Cole. I get it now.
[Cole] You get what?
[Tazz] The blatant disqualification with the chair,
that was to weaken Kurt Angle.
That had to be, had to be Lesnar's strategy to keep Kurt down
so he could get a fall on him, injure him,
nail that F5 and get the choke on him in this match.
[Cole] Well, here is the steel chair that did the damage.
Lesnar disqualified, a fall down, but then the F5 by Lesnar ties things up.
So you're saying Lesnar used the chair, intentionally got himself disqualified,
so he could gain the upper hand and gain a quick fall on Kurt Angle?
[Tazz] And to weaken Angle for this-- the rest of this match.
-I'm thinking, in my opinion… -[bell rings]
…I'm thinking that was Brock and that is Brock's game plan.
[Cole] But what kind of game plan is that?
You've got an Olympic gold medalist in Kurt Angle,
you've got a National Champion in Brock Lesnar,
two tremendous mat wrestlers
in this great competition, a 60-minute Iron Man Matchup,
and Brock Lesnar has to gain the upper hand
with the use of a steel chair?
[Tazz] Hey, Cole, like I said earlier, ain't nobody gonna be thinking
that Brock's gonna fight fair.
Brock don't fight fair, Brock fights to win.
I'm telling you I'm shocked at the strategy of Brock Lesnar.
-[Cole] But you know what? -[Tazz] He's unpredictable.
[Cole] We've come to expect that out of Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Yup.
[Cole] We saw what Brock Lesnar's done to Spanky and Zach Gowen,
The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, even Stephanie in recent weeks.
And look at this!
Kurt Angle's signature move, the ankle lock.
[Tazz] And Brock has locked in and Kurt had no choice
but to tap to his own hold.
[Tony] The winner of this fall by submission,
Brock Lesnar!
[Cole] Less than 48 minutes to go.
[Tazz] Two to one!
[Cole] Brock Lesnar has taken control of the Iron Man Match.
[Cole] The champion Kurt Angle trying to battle back down
two falls to one in this Iron Man Matchup.
Kurt Angle, and look at the shot to the gut by Lesnar to Kurt Angle.
During the break, Brock Lesnar up two falls to one trying to
make it three to one using another one of Kurt Angle's moves,
the Angle Slam.
[Tazz] And right there, nailing it.
Lesnar nailing the Angle Slam.
[Cole] But again, Tazz, this valiant, this courageous champion,
Kurt Angle, refusing to die.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's got the heart of a damn lion.
[crowd cheering]
Kurt Angle ain't gonna go down easy.
That's for damn sure.
Kurt didn't win that gold medal for nothing, Cole.
[Cole] But again, the challenger Brock Lesnar's in control,
up to two falls to one in this 60-minute Iron Man Matchup.
Most falls in an hour gains that Superstar the WWE Championship.
And remember, Kurt Angle severely weakened.
Moments ago, Brock Lesnar using a steel chair.
He gave up a fall but he weakened the champion,
did Lesnar.
[Tazz] Now, we jumped all over Brock, we thought that was a bad strategy.
It was small strategy, I guess, and right now Brock Lesnar
headbutting Kurt Angle.
You got to figure maybe Kurt might have a slight concussion
of sorts after being attacked with that chair by Lesnar
in this matchup.
[Cole] Boots straight to the face of Kurt Angle.
You know, we were talking earlier on today about this
Iron Man Matchup and you compared it like running a marathon.
[Tazz] Yes, it's like running a marathon, except running marathon
while there's a Battle Royal going on and you're right
-in the middle of it. -Getting the crap kicked out of you.
-[Tazz] No kidding! -Look at Angle whipped into the corner.
Nobody home! There's the quickness of the champion.
One of your keys to victory, Angle's quickness.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's one of the fastest WWE Champions
in the history here.
[Cole] And the right hands by Kurt Angle.
Angle trails two falls to one, trying to battle back into this matchup.
Brock Lesnar, the challenger, whipping Angle into the ropes,
misses with a wild right hand and Kurt Angle knocks Lesnar down.
[Tazz] Yeah, Flying Forearm by Kurt Angle.
Going for a German.
[Cole] And he connects, and the wrists, the arms,
the hands still locked around the waist.
Lesnar trying to block by using the ropes, but couldn't do it.
[Tazz] Oh, we know Kurt's quick but how strong is Kurt?
Very powerful by Kurt Angle there.
[Cole] Once again, Lesnar trying to use the ropes and a third German,
this one released.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Brock's hurt now.
[Cole] Keep in mind, only a handful of people have ever been
in 60-minute matches.
This is the longest matchup
either one of these athletes has ever been in both professionally
and at the amateur ranks.
And look at Brock Lesnar, again tossing the champion
-through the second rope. -[Tazz] Again, another cheap shot.
Brock will do anything to get the advantage.
Brock ain't playing.
Brock ain't playing to make friends, that's for sure.
[Cole] Brock is obsessed with winning the WWE Championship.
Brock Lesnar is showing in the early going he will stop at nothing
to get the gold back.
Outside the ring now.
Angle whipped into the barricade.
[Tazz] A lot of force driven there.
Gotta watch that count-out rule here, Cole.
You got to watch it, Cole.
What the hell? Changed the name.
[Cole] Referee Brian Hebner counting the-- inside the ring.
Lesnar will break up the count-out now.
Brian Hebner's got his hands full in this matchup.
And Kurt Angle, the champion, with kick to the gut,
and here comes Angle.
[Tazz] Yeah, Brock fighting back, fighting hard with--
There you go. Brock shut him down.
-Sets him for the F5. -[Cole] And look at this!
An F5 outside the ring!
And make no mistake about it,
that is very little padding out there.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's down. Kurt is hurt.
-Brock trying to get up here. -[crowd chanting]
[Cole] Brock Lesnar trying to crawl his way back into the ring.
[Tazz] The referee's at the center, watch the count-out.
[Cole] Lesnar back into the ring. Kurt Angle's in trouble.
Kurt Angle has been counted out.
[Tony] The winner of this fall by count-out, Brock Lesnar!
[Tazz] I'll tell you what,
Kurt Angle is behind the eight ball in a big way.
[Cole] Look at this F5 outside the ring.
Kurt Angle is down three falls to one.
Can one of the most courageous champions in history
come back from a two-fall deficit?
[Cole] Back on SmackDown, the champion Kurt Angle down
three falls to one but showing signs of light.
This is how Angle got the advantage during the break, Tazz.
[Tazz] Yeah, Kurt Angle popping off not one but two textbook
belly-to-belly suplexes on the challenger, Brock Lesnar.
Straight out to a great pop of the hip by Kurt Angle on those suplexes.
[Cole] Reversal. Kurt Angle.
Oh, and what a shoulder knockdown by Lesnar.
[Tazz] That's the size difference, that very thick body,
the powerful body of that animalistic Brock Lesnar
with that back elbow.
[Cole] And Tazz, we gotta still discuss the fact as we take another look
at this powerful back elbow by Lesnar.
We gotta still talk about what happened earlier on in this matchup.
Kurt Angle may still be feeling the ill effects of that cheap shot
with a steel chair by Brock Lesnar.
Oh, I think that's a safe assessment right there, partner.
Kurt Angle in la-la land after that chair shot to the head,
and Brock Lesnar, the opportunist…
-Come on, stop choking-- -…hopping all over the opportunity.
[Cole] You see the clock ticking down, 35 minutes and counting.
Lesnar up three falls to one, 60-minute Iron Man Matchup
for the WWE Championship.
And Lesnar continues to drive his 295-pound frame into the champion.
Cover, hook to the leg, Kurt Angle just gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Every time Angle has to kick out, he's exerting more and more energy
to save himself from another fall.
Kurt Angle showing great heart and discipline and an intestinal fortitude
in this matchup.
[Cole] And Lesnar with a right hand.
The man who idolizes Mr. McMahon and that should say something
about the character of Brock Lesnar.
The man who shoved a-- a one-legged human being,
Zach Gowen with a broken leg down a set of stairs, but look at this.
-[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa! -[Cole] Kurt Angle. Angle Slam!
-Can Angle take advantage? -[Tazz] Kurt got all of that.
Hooks the leg, cover, got him!
[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
[Tony] The winner of this fall by pin,
Kurt Angle!
[Cole] Angle's cut it from three to two.
[Tazz] Yeah, Kurt getting a little bit closer now.
Brock Lesnar got nailed hard with that Angle Slam.
Now Kurt needs to try and capitalize on this
while he's got Brock Lesnar down.
[Cole] And I've just been handed a note, Tazz.
In the unlikely event of a tie in this matchup,
we've been granted permission by UPN to go to overtime here tonight.
[Tazz] That's big, that's big, good news right there.
[Cole] Good thing second rest period's over, and again, the champion Kurt Angle
wasting little time going on the advantage of Brock Lesnar.
And Angle realizes he has to seize the opportunity with the openings there
against this animal.
[Tazz] Now Kurt is starting to look like himself here.
Maybe he's starting to kick off the effects of that chair hit
early in the match, and its vicious attack by Lesnar.
Kurt Angle all over the challenger.
[Cole] Look at this, Kurt Angle brings a suplex to Brock Lesnar,
floats into the cover, hooks the leg, Lesnar's down and got the shoulder up.
I'll tell you one thing, Kurt Angle, who in my mind,
is one of the greatest champions in the history of the WWE,
down three falls to two, but beginning to stir a little bit here
with about 30 minutes left.
[Tazz] Well, Brock Lesnar trying to get a time-out, and well,
there's no time-outs in this game and Lesnar, I'm sure, he knows that.
[Cole] Well, Lesnar trying to beg off, but Kurt Angle
not gonna let Lesnar rest.
Angle will bring the fight to Lesnar.
The fighting champion Kurt Angle with a right hand to Lesnar.
And this is what we talked about earlier on, the heart, the courage
of Kurt Angle, and look at Lesnar, knee to the midsection,
and the challenger tries to battle back.
[Tazz] That's the size that-- Lesnar's got that thickness and size.
[Cole] Suplex!
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Nice German suplex applied by Kurt Angle.
[crowd cheering]
Here you go, snaps it down.
-[Cole] And you know what that means. -[Tazz] It could be another Angle Slam.
[Cole] Kurt Angle's primed and ready to tie this matchup at three falls apiece.
[Tazz] Here we go.
[Cole] Angle Slam time, but Lesnar counters, shot to the midsection.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. That's what I'm saying. Counter for Angle Slam
to the F5, look at that!
[Cole] And look-- Great leg sweep and Kurt Angle into the ankle lock.
Lesnar's in the ankle lock.
[Tazz] Lesnar's in trouble. Lesnar's in trouble here.
[Cole] Lesnar tapped from this at SummerSlam.
Will Lesnar tap tonight?
[Tazz] If he does, it'll be three to three.
[Cole] And look at this. Kurt Angle almost ran into the referee.
-That was close. -And Brock Lesnar
just laid out Brian Hebner!
The referee's been laid out.
[Tazz] Laid out?
Knocked out, dead as a doorknob, Hebner is.
[Cole] Angle Slam! Kurt Angle into the cover, hooks the leg,
referee's down.
Kurt Angle should have tied this matchup at three apiece right there.
And take another look, did Lesnar intentionally knock out the ref here?
What do you think?
[Tazz] I don't know, let's see this. Take a look at this.
Ah, probably. I mean, Brock could have maybe slow--
[Cole] And look at the blatant low blow by the challenger.
[Tazz] Well, that was definitely intentional.
[Cole] The Angle Slam and the cover should have tied this at three.
The low blow should have been a disqualification.
Kurt Angle should be up four falls to three here,
yet he's still down a fall.
[Tazz] The referee is down from that clothesline by Lesnar.
Brock getting out of the ring here.
I don't know what Brock's doing here, Cole.
[Cole] And the referee's out, Angle's out after the low blow.
I'll tell you what, Brock's circling around this area.
We gotta be careful here.
[Cole] And look at this. And that's uncalled for.
[Tazz] Brock right now is just--
[Cole] Brock Lesnar with the title in hand.
Brock Lesnar, a bit overbearing now, acting like a bully
to the ring crew.
-[Tazz] This could-- -And now with that title in his hand
off the skull of Kurt Angle!
Now the true colors of Brock Lesnar are coming out
in this crucial point of the matchup.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle has got to be knocked out cold.
Lesnar in complete control.
[Cole] Now, Brock Lesnar going to the referee,
disrespecting Brian Hebner,
tossing him across the ring to count the one, two, three here.
[Tazz] This is gonna be another fall here.
-There's one, there's two. -[Cole] But it's a damn shame
that Brock Lesnar's now up four to two.
[Tony] The winner of this fall by pin, Brock Lesnar!
[Tazz] Well, let's take a look at that shot to the head--
shot to the head with the WWE Title in hand.
-Look at this. -[Cole] Brock Lesnar,
the referee never saw it, even knocked down.
Lesnar's up four falls to two, less than 30 minutes to go
for the WWE Title.
[Cole] We are back on SmackDown.
Things did not look good for the champion, Tazz,
down four falls to two, 25 minutes left,
and here comes Angle!
[Tazz] That was-- that was crafty by Angle.
[Cole] Kurt Angle, the champion, right hand to Brock Lesnar.
And Kurt Angle trying to take it to Lesnar here.
Lesnar into the steel steps, shoulder-first.
[Tazz] A lot of impact right there.
A 295-pound body hitting those steps and Kurt Angle
rolling back in the ring, avoiding that count-out.
[Cole] Not only avoiding the count-out but buying him some time
to catch his breath here.
Kurt Angle's undergone a tremendous amount of punishment,
but what's Angle doing?
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] I don't know what Kurt's doing. This is not--
[overlapping yelling]
[Cole] Axe Handle to the back of the neck of Lesnar,
high-risk maneuver for the champion.
But perhaps Kurt Angle realizes with time ticking down,
under 27 minutes left, Angle needs to make a move now.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle pulling out something out of his playbook
-I've never seen Kurt do. -Kurt Angle pulling out all the stops.
Here's the cover, hook to the leg on Lesnar,
and Lesnar just gets the shoulder up.
Take another look at what you say you've never seen
Kurt Angle do before.
[Tazz] Yeah, Kurt Angle with that big Double Axe Handle and now Kurt
going back to the top rope here.
This is usually not in Kurt's arsenal, man.
Kurt's pulling out some different stuff.
[Cole] Look at this.
Missile Dropkick to the chin.
[Tazz] Oh man!
[Cole] Angle crawls into the cover, hook to the leg again, shoulders down,
there's two, and Lesnar kicked out again.
[Tazz] Kurt doing everything he could to pin Brock, hooking him,
realizing that Brock's near the ropes, holding his arm away from the ropes,
but Lesnar still has enough presence of mind
to kick out of that.
[Cole] Desperation or a sense of urgency for Angle?
[Tazz] A sense of urgency, I believe, Cole.
Kurt realizes this is the opportunity now
to try to get some falls over the challenger, Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] Kurt Angle, top rope, went for the Moonsault!
Lesnar rolled out of the way, and perhaps Kurt Angle
went to the well once too often there.
[Tazz] Well, in the past, Angle has done that Moonsault,
and right there crashed and burned.
Kurt Angle flat,
right in the middle of the ring, no Angle, no Lesnar on the bottom.
[Cole] Could that miss cost Kurt Angle the WWE Title?
Take another look.
[Tazz] Look at this impact.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The problem here is, Tazz,
is Angle had all the momentum going his way,
he misses with the Moonsault,
perhaps Lesnar's now in the driver seat.
[Tazz] Well, once Brock realizes that
Kurt's still down from that Moonsault,
trust me, Brock Lesnar, like a shark that smells
blood in water will go for the kill.
[Cole] Both men on their feet.
Lesnar misses, right hand, School Boy, they have it,
and Lesnar kicked out. Angle almost picked up a quick one,
and what a clothesline by Lesnar.
[Tazz] Talk about speed, not for nothing, Brock Lesnar
quick as a damn big cat, quick as hell, Lesnar.
What a clothesline, leveling Kurt Angle.
[Cole] And what a matchup this has been.
Brock Lesnar's used steel chairs.
He's used the Championship Title to gain the upper hand in this matchup,
but the valiant champion Kurt Angle holding on.
But what a throw by Lesnar, and now you're beginning to feel
a momentum shift again.
[Tazz] Yeah, Brock Lesnar with that big belly-to-belly
where he doesn't even arch back.
Power, power of Lesnar!
[Cole] Into the cover again, hook to the leg,
Angle's in trouble and just gets the shoulder up.
Angle in danger of falling down five falls to two there.
[Tazz] Kurt barely kicking out of that big belly-to-belly suplex
and that cover.
[Cole] Both men down, center of the ring yet again.
Crucial point of the matchup.
First man to his feet could gain the upper hand.
It needs to be Angle.
This is the conditioning part we were talking about
earlier in this matchup.
[Cole] And look at Angle, what a counter, ankle lock locked in again!
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Lesnar's in trouble. Ankle lock locked in for a second time.
-Wow! -[Cole] And look at
Brock Lesnar with another counter, but again, right to the injured knee.
[Tazz] Brock, Brock, again, getting out of that ankle lock.
I'll tell you what, Brock Lesnar had Kurt Angle scouted.
Like him or not, Brock did his homework here.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle's gotta get back into the ring off this counter.
If Angle's counted out, he's in deep trouble.
[Tazz] Brock's hurting, you know, he's hanging onto that ankle--
That left ankle.
[Cole] And you mentioned Lesnar, like a shark,
again on the attack of Kurt Angle.
And the champion driven into the steel steps.
[Tazz] Back to those steps,
Lesnar using everything outside this ring
as a weapon to gain the advantage on the champion.
[Cole] And this vicious, this violent, this aggressive challenger,
tossing the champion back into the ring.
Crawling toward a possible cover, hook to the leg.
Champion's shoulders down, and Angle kicked out again,
and now the frustration builds on the face of Lesnar, 20 minutes to go,
Lesnar up two falls.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar starting to get frustrated,
which could be a bad thing for Kurt Angle,
'cause the viciousness really comes out of Lesnar when he gets angry.
[Cole] And now, what's Lesnar doing?
Lesnar with the steel steps in hand here.
There's no room in this Iron Man Match for Lesnar
with steel stairs.
[Tazz] Go on and just get disqualified here, Brock.
And look at Kurt Angle with this-- and the steps bouncing off the skull
of Lesnar and it may have cost the challenger.
[Tazz] Great speed and heart displayed right there by Kurt Angle.
Brock Lesnar caught those steps right in the face.
[Cole] And now Kurt Angle, the champion, looks to take
advantage of the matchup quickly.
Lesnar tossed back to the ring, Kurt Angle quickly into the cover,
hooks the leg, shoulders down, Lesnar pops out.
Hook to the leg again, and again Lesnar gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle relentless, realizing he had an opportunity
to get a fall right there.
The aggressive Kurt Angle trying to capitalize on that dropkick
with those steps to the face. Went for the quick cover,
but he kicked out of it.
[Cole] Think guys like Zach Gowen, guys like Spanky
are sitting at home watching this matchup, rooting for Kurt Angle
after all Brock Lesnar's done to them?
[Tazz] I'm sure.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle with shots to the midsection, and now Kurt Angle
showing a bit of a vicious streak here, 18 and a half left.
Lesnar up four falls to two.
[Tazz] Time is definitely ticking away for Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle behind the ball here.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have to take our final commercial break. Cover!
Lesnar just got the shoulder up!
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, your scoreboard is not wrong.
Brock Lesnar is up five falls to two. During the break, this is what happened.
[Tazz] Yeah, right here, a humongous Superplex from the top there,
Kurt Angle landing so hard and Brock Lesnar topping Kurt Angle,
getting another fall over the champion.
[Cole] Again, this is the 60-minute
WWE Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship.
Brock Lesnar, the challenger, up five falls to two, 14 minutes to go.
Most falls in 60 minutes wins the title and Lesnar, Tazz,
is in the driver seat.
[Tazz] Yeah, that's not a good thing for Kurt Angle.
And look at Brock Lesnar again on the assault.
Remember how Lesnar got in the driver seat tonight, steel chair,
championship to the skull, and now Angle's skull bouncing off
the announce table.
Kurt Angle doesn't look good right here and then Brock don't look much better.
Both of these men are hurting right now, grueling matchup,
but now Lesnar some more--
[Cole] Oh no. Oh my God.
[Tazz] An F5 into that pole.
[Cole] Kurt Angle reversed it.
And Lesnar skull-first off the steel post and look at this!
[Tazz] Angle with an F5?
What the hell?
[Cole] Brock Lesnar's in trouble, Kurt Angle.
F5!
Lesnar's knee off the steel post!
Lesnar did that to Angle months ago.
Lesnar did that to Spanky and Zach Gowen,
some of his own medicine here tonight.
[Tazz] And Kurt again breaking the count.
[crowd chatter]
Kurt Angle's got his head together here, Brock still holding that right knee now…
between the left ankle and the right knee of Lesnar.
And he's got no legs, man, tables got no legs.
[Cole] And now this mean streak from the champion as Kurt Angle
looks to take advantage.
[Tazz] Brock's hurt, Cole, Brock's hurt, I'm telling you.
Brock is hurt, that knee is hurting him.
Everything's hurting Brock here. Oh!
[Cole] And check out Kurt Angle, single leg Boston Crab,
torquing that knee. Will Lesnar tap out?
Kurt Angle needs a tap out here.
[Tazz] That Boston-- that single leg Boston Crab is cinched in.
Angle sitting down on it, will Brock tap out?
[Cole] Lesnar's up five falls to two.
Angle needs a tap out here.
Lesnar crawling, pulling Angle across the ring,
trying to make it to the bottom rope.
[Tazz] And time is ticking away for the champion,
and Brock needs to get to that rope.
[Cole] And Lesnar gets to the rope,
but Kurt Angle with the ankle lock locked in.
[Tazz] Kurt cinching it back in, pulling Brock back to the middle.
This is the third time in this match Brock had this ankle lock
applied on his ankle by Angle.
[Cole] Lesnar trying to make it to the bottom rope.
Lesnar does but Kurt Angle keeps the ankle lock locked in.
Angle's got to be careful he's not disqualified.
The hold is broken, but the damage may be done,
and now the champion looks to continue to weaken the knee
in the ankle of Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's game plan is to take the base out of the big animal,
the big monster, Brock Lesnar, the knee, the ankle and the relentless attack--
-Uh-oh. -But Kurt Angle
perhaps a bit overzealous, an F5 connects.
On one knee, Brock Lesnar delivered the F5,
but can Lesnar take advantage?
If he does, the champion will be down six falls to two.
[Tazz] That's a good point.
Can Brock capitalize on that big F5 on Kurt Angle?
[Cole] Lesnar didn't know where he was, into the cover…
-[Tazz] Here we go! -Champion's shoulders down.
[Cole] Here's two and Angle kicked out!
You've got to give it up for the heart of the champion,
Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] And not for nothing Cole, in my opinion,
what about the challenger, Brock Lesnar?
Like this man or not, he's busting his ass in there,
but Kurt Angle,
just so much heart and guts to stick it out with Lesnar
after the attack in the beginning of the match with the steel chair.
[Cole] And Brock Lesnar out to the apron, you saw that look
on Brock Lesnar's face?
We've seen that look before, the look into the sadistic eyes
of the challenger, Lesnar.
And I think Lesnar believes, Tazz, he's got the champion on the ropes.
If Lesnar goes up six falls to two, this one could well be over,
but where's the challenger going?
It's the shades of WrestleMania when Lesnar crashed and burned.
Here comes Angle.
-[Cole] Wow! -[Tazz] A belly-to-belly.
[Cole] Off the top rope, cover,
-hook to the leg. -[Tazz] He's got it.
-[Cole] Angle got him! -[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
[Tony] The winner on this fall by pin, Kurt Angle!
[Cole] Brock Lesnar, his lead trimmed to five to three,
9:40 and counting left in this 60-minute Iron Man Matchup.
Most falls in an hour wins the WWE Title.
The 15-second rest period's over.
[Tazz] Yeah, the very short 15-second rest period,
and now Referee Brian Hebner counting the first man to stand up
if it was a count-out would get a fall here.
[Cole] Both men are spent, Tazz.
This is the fourth quarter for both the champion
and the challenger.
This is where stamina will come into play.
Both of these athletes superbly conditioned,
but who will dig deep down inside?
[Tazz] Well, Hebner is up to seven here.
Brock's got to just play good defense here.
He's still ahead by two falls.
[Cole] Under nine minutes to go.
The champion, Kurt Angle with a right hand.
What an epic battle did we ever deliver, did these two athletes
ever deliver on the season premiere of SmackDown here tonight.
[Tazz] No doubt, punch for punch, champion and challenger,
throwing down punch for punch, good old-fashioned fight right now.
[Cole] Kurt Angle with the right hands to the vicious Lesnar.
Angle backing Lesnar up in the corner, the champion beginning
to build some momentum, but is there enough time for Angle
to climb back into this thing?
[Tazz] If anybody could do it, it would be Kurt Angle.
After all this man's accomplished in his life through his career.
But he's got a tall mountain to get on top of,
and that mountain is Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] The USA chants from the crowd.
Brock Lesnar has built a five fall to three lead
mainly based on some shady tactics.
And then a suplex by Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Shady tactics or not, I personally think,
and I like the strategy that Lesnar has used across this match.
I thought it was a good strategy, a little low-ended but good.
[Cole] But Angle is getting all fired up, Tazz.
Straps are down by Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Well, Kurt Angle realized that the clock is ticking down.
Perhaps only seven minutes and 40 seconds left in his title reign.
Angle Slam-- Oh.
[Cole] And Brock Lesnar shoved the champion back into the ropes,
and a DDT by the challenger.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle landed right on his head.
[Cole] And Lesnar quickly into the cover, looks to hook the leg, he does--
-One, two-- -Shoulders down.
[Cole] There's two and Kurt Angle again perhaps on pure instinct cut--
he kicks out.
[Tazz] That would have been six to three, Cole, but under seven minutes here to go,
that would have been bad for Angle, real bad.
[Cole] Well, things aren't looking great for the champion now,
and it's five falls to three and now the challenger on his feet.
The challenger Lesnar beginning to feel it.
[Tazz] Brock stalking Kurt.
Kurt throwing a big right hand, another right hand,
there's another, Kurt bringing those fists up.
[Cole] But the challenger delivering the German suplex to Kurt Angle,
and Lesnar again buys himself some time, and Tazz,
each time a suplex is delivered by Lesnar, ten, 20, 30 seconds ticks off.
And that is not in favor of the champion, Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Well, Brock Lesnar does not have to get a pin, a submission,
a count-out, disqualification.
Brock doesn't need another fall.
Brock needs to just hurt Angle more and stay on defense.
That's what Brock needs to do and I'm sure Brock is--
That's what he's trying to do.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar gaining the upper hand in the beginning part
of this matchup with a shot with a steel chair.
He followed it up later on with a shot with the championship
to skull of Angle, and since that point in time,
the challenger has held the lead in this Iron Man Matchup.
[Tazz] What a battle.
What a battle, man.
[Cole] Under six minutes to go.
Lesnar five, Angle three, most falls in an hour wins the WWE Title.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle in the grasp right now of Brock Lesnar,
another German suplex blocked, standing switch, German!
[Cole] Wow! The champion's so quick, and in the blink of an eye,
Angle has regained an advantage here, but is there enough time, Tazz,
for Angle to wear down Lesnar?
[Tazz] Another German suplex possibly.
How many more suplexes can these bodies take?
Both men, both great athletes, world-class athletes,
as the boss put it at the top of the show,
leaving it all in the ring.
[Cole] These athletes have got to be thoroughly exhausted.
No other way to put it.
Blocked by Lesnar.
And a standing switch by Lesnar there.
-Kurt Angle, roll through. -Look at this.
[Tazz] Ankle, ankle, ankle!
[Cole] Ankle lock locked in. Will Lesnar tap out?
If Lesnar does, Angle will cut it to one fall.
[Tazz] Under five minutes left.
Brock, the fourth time in the match, he's caught in the ankle lock.
[Cole] And Lesnar's in no man's land, four and a half to go.
Will Brock Lesnar tap out?
The Ankle lock, torque in the ankle.
[Tazz] Can Brock's ankle take any more of these ankle locks?
Lesnar, Lesnar is in a lot of pain, and Angle relentless with that ankle lock.
[Cole] The intensity in the eyes of the champion,
trying to break the ankle,
get Lesnar to submit. Lesnar made the ropes.
Angle pulling him back to the center of the ring again.
-And Lesnar taps out! -[bell rings]
Angle has cut it to five falls to four.
[Tony] The winner of this fall by submission, Kurt Angle!
[Cole] Four minutes to go, the champion has cut it
to five falls to four.
[Tazz] Crunch time, baby,
crunch time for the champion, Kurt Angle.
[Cole] And keep in mind, we have permission from UPN
to send this match into overtime if we're tied at the end of 60 minutes,
and we could very well be heading that way.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar hanging on to that ankle, that left ankle.
Brock's in pain, Brock's hurting.
[Cole] Yeah, Brock's hurt, but can Kurt Angle take advantage?
How much does the champion have left? Three and a half minutes to go.
Angle is down five falls to four.
[Tazz] Both of these guys exhausted. Again, again.
[crowd cheering]
Another ankle lock.
[Cole] Will Brock Lesnar tap to the ankle lock this time?
Kurt Angle can tie the thing, and Angle bounces off the second rope.
Both men down again.
And again, Lesnar buys time, the clock ticking away,
Lesnar in the lead, can Angle capitalize?
[Tazz] Brock needs to try to stay away from Kurt,
and Kurt is stalking Angle-- stalking Brock.
[Cole] And look at this.
[Tazz] Well, that's the beginnings of a Bow and Arrow right there.
That's a freestyle hold if Kurt could throw it over,
clasp the head right there.
[Cole] You see Kurt Angle glancing up at the scoreboard here.
A huge clock in the scoreboard, Lesnar realized his time is ticking away.
Is this a smart maneuver to use with only 2:40 to go?
[Tazz] Yeah. I think it is smart by the champion Kurt Angle
to wear Lesnar down and keep Lesnar from going to the ropes.
That's what Kurt's doing here, immobilizing Brock Lesnar,
preventing Brock from grabbing the rope and just try
and stretch that body apart with that freestyle Bow and Arrow.
[Cole] The challenger up five falls to four, 2:20 and counting left
in this Championship Matchup.
If Lesnar holds on to the lead, he becomes the new champion.
If Angle can tie it, we'll send this thing to overtime.
[Tazz] Two minutes nine seconds, eight seconds ticking away here.
[Cole] And now Brock Lesnar rolls out of the ring and the challenger,
the challenger wants to run from the champion with two minutes to go.
Brock Lesnar wants to be the rabbit and run from the champion Kurt Angle.
Angle's got to get Lesnar back in the ring.
[Tazz] Ankle lock on the outside.
Brock Lesnar getting some of his own medicine here.
[Cole] But Angle's gotta get Lesnar back in the ring,
a minute forty and counting.
The time is running out for Angle, Lesnar back into the ring.
Kurt Angle quickly on the attack and again Lesnar rolls out.
Again, Lesnar running from the champion Angle.
Off the steel steps, head-first goes Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] How frustrating for Kurt Angle that Lesnar is ahead
and Lesnar keeps ducking and running,
trying to get out of the way here, but Kurt is all over Brock.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle, German suplex locked in, 1:12 to go.
Angle needs to tie this thing to send it to overtime.
-[Tazz] Another German possibly. -[Cole] Another German suplex.
[Cole] Hands locked around the waist, the challenger Lesnar in trouble.
We are less than a minute away from Angle losing his title
unless he can tie this thing.
[Tazz] Kurt's gotta go for a cover here, or hook a submission,
50 seconds!
[Cole] Kurt Angle the champion, desperate now.
Another German suplex.
Can Brock Lesnar hold on to this thing or can Kurt Angle put it away?
[Tazz] How many more suplexes are we gonna see by Angle here?
[Cole] Lesnar grabbing the referee out of desperation.
And a low blow, a damn low blow! Thirty seconds to go!
Lesnar's tactics may win him the title.
[Tazz] Not pretty tactics, not fair tactics by Lesnar.
-But wow, they were effective, Cole-- -Brock Lesnar made a mistake!
[Cole] Lesnar made a mistake! The ankle lock locked in!
Kurt Angle, desperate time for the champion.
[Tazz] He's still got ten seconds here, nine seconds.
Ankle lock's in! Is Brock gonna tap?
[Cole] Will Lesnar tap out? Will Lesnar tap out?
[Tazz] Five, four, three, two, is he gonna tap?
-[Cole] Damn it! Damn it! -[bell ringing]
Time has ran out on Kurt Angle.
[Tony] Here is your winner and new WWE Champion,
Brock Lesnar!
[Cole] Brock Lesnar came into this matchup with one game plan,
to cheat his way to the WWE Title,
and that last low blow with less than a minute to go
was the exclamation point.
[Tazz] What an effort by that man, Kurt Angle.
A valiant champion just ran out of time.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar had no intention of playing the game
of who's the better athlete here tonight.
Brock Lesnar never wanted to play that game.
Brock Lesnar wanted to cheat his way to the WWE Title.
Brock Lesnar did that here tonight.