-[WWE intro music plays] -[rapid chatter]
[soft, ominous piano music plays]
[Cole] The United States Championship is on the line.
John Cena defends against Booker T.
John Cena with a clothesline to Kurt Angle.
The General Manager's been knocked down.
-[Tazz] That was an accident though. -[Cole] Booker T is up high.
-[Tazz] FU. -[Cole] This one's over.
-And Luther Reigns from behind. -[bell rings]
[Angle] I warned you, Cena.
The members of the board said if you ever touched me again,
there will be severe consequences.
So let it be known that I, Kurt Angle,
hereby strip John Cena
of the United States Championship.
[music fades]
♪ It's been a long time ♪
-♪ I won't stop ♪ -♪ Uh, uh ♪
♪ It's been a long time ♪
♪ Come on ♪
♪ No, you won't take this from me ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I work too hard ♪
♪ 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, excess ♪
♪ The sex and much success ♪
♪ Stress sucks I want it all, no less, so come on ♪
[crowd cheering]
["I Want It All" playing]
[Cole] Providence, Rhode Island, is bracing for a fight.
A fight inside a steel cage for the WWE Title.
Welcome to SmackDown from the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
I'm Michael Cole with Tazz at ringside.
[Tazz] Check it out, Cole. It does not get any bigger than this.
WWE Championship is on the line in a steel cage tonight.
JBL and Guerrero will be in that cage battling for the championship.
[Cole] And for the first time in SmackDown history,
the WWE Championship will be decided inside a steel cage,
and it happens tonight.
["Can You Dig It" playing]
♪ Can you dig it, sucka? ♪
[Chimel] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Booker T.
[Cole] Booker T in a battle last week versus John Cena
for the United States Championship.
Cena stripped of that title by General Manager Kurt Angle
after Cena inadvertently made physical contact with Angle.
[Tazz] Look, you gotta give Booker props though, Cole.
He had a great match last week.
Almost won the championship, but as you pointed out,
because of a previous situation with Angle and Cena,
Cena was stripped of the Championship.
[Cole] Now we're about to hear from Booker T.
Yo, listen up.
[crowd booing]
See, Booker T is all about championships.
After all,
I am the five-time, five-time,
five-time, five-time…
[crowd weakly] Five-time…
-[crowd boos] -What the hell?
Check it out. I know for a fact
that none of you people are a five-time WCW Champion.
[crowd boos]
Not one of you.
So when I, Booker T,
talk about me being a five-time WCW Champ,
show some respect and shut your mouth.
[crowd boos]
See, I didn't come out here for you.
I came out here to get what I deserve.
And that is the United States Championship.
You see, last week I wrestled John Cena.
I didn't lose.
So therefore, the title should be mine.
[crowd boos]
As simple as that.
But check it out. I know Kurt Angle had a lot on his mind last week,
getting attacked by John Cena.
You see, that's the reason he didn't award me the title that night.
But I tell you what,
tonight, I'm more than ready to accept what's rightfully mine.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena!
So, Kurt Angle…
[chanting continues]
Kurt Angle, would you please come out here
and present me with the United States Championship?
[crowd boos]
[Tazz] Well, this is pretty cool.
Kurt Angle comes out here, awards the title,
the United States Title, to Booker T.
-That would… -["Final Force" playing]
-[Cole] Wait a minute. -[Tazz] This is-- this is not Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Very observant. It's René Duprée, the…
[Tazz] That is Fifi next to him.
[Cole] René Duprée, "The French Phenom."
Booker T looks a bit aggravated, doesn't he?
[music fades]
Booker. Booker, you're absolutely right.
John Cena should not have the U.S. Championship,
but neither should you.
You see, it's a known fact that Americans just can't cut it as U.S. Champions.
I mean, they have no culture.
I mean, there certainly isn't any culture here
in Providence, Rhode Island.
[crowd boos]
I mean, really, you people name your arena after a donut.
-[Tazz] And coffee. -[Cole] It's the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
That's true.
-Here, hold my Fifi. -[Tazz] What the-- "Hold my Fifi"?
Booker, let me explain something to you.
The next U.S. Champion needs culture…
[crowd chanting] USA! USA!
As I was saying, Booker,
the next U.S. Champion needs class and culture.
The next U.S. Champion needs to be…
French.
[crowd boos]
The next U.S. Champion
needs to be "The French Phenom" René Duprée.
[inaudible]
[René] Excusez-moi?
Oh, you disagree?
All right, Mr. Smarty Pants.
Who should be the next U.S. Champion?
[inaudible]
["War Robe" playing]
-[Tazz] Who do you think, Cole? -[Cole] Wait a minute.
[Tazz] And it's still not Kurt Angle.
-[Cole] The Bronze Warrior. -[Tazz] Kenzo Suzuki.
[Cole] And Hiroko, his translator,
because we know Suzuki doesn't speak or understand English.
[Tazz] Oh yeah, I get that, but why is Suzuki coming out here?
Booker and Duprée are both perplexed.
They don't get why the man's out here either.
[Cole] Well, Booker T is, uh, becoming extremely annoyed.
He was expecting Kurt Angle to come out here and present him
with the U.S. Championship.
First, he got René Duprée and now Kenzo Suzuki.
[Tazz] Well, I mean, where is the man that Booker T wants,
and that's the General Manager Kurt Angle?
[Cole] Well, we know he's here. Kurt Angle is here.
We saw him earlier tonight.
[Tazz] Well, what's gonna happen here? What's the deal here?
-Hiroko has a microphone. -[music fades]
[speaking in Japanese]
[speaking in French]
Booker, I mean, I speak with an accent, but what the hell did he just say?
Check it out, man, you French aren't as smart as you think, huh?
Look, man, I speak fluent Japanese.
You want me to tell you what he said?
Kenzo said Booker T
should be the U.S. Champion.
[crowd boos]
Domo, you are very wise, my friend.
[Hiroko clicking her tongue]
No, no, no.
Kenzo said that the person
who's the new U.S. Champion
should be love the United States of America.
And no one,
no one loves America more than Kenzo Suzuki.
[Cole laughs] What?
[crowd boos]
[Booker T] Love America?
Look, you can't even speak English.
Go ahead, say something in English.
I'm begging you. Say something, anything.
Can you dig it…
sucka?
-[crowd cheers] -[Tazz laughs] Well, that's American.
Tell me you didn't just say that.
You didn't just say that.
[Cole] Oh, I believe he did.
[crosstalk]
What about me?
["Basic Thuganomics" by John Cena & The Trademarc playing]
[crowd cheers]
[Tazz] Well, here's The Doctor, Cole. The former United States Champion.
[Cole] And the man in my mind who should still be United States Champion.
♪ This is ba-- basic thuganomics Word life ♪
[Tazz] What an ovation for Cena here in Providence.
♪ I'm untouchable But I'm forcin' you to feel me ♪
♪ Word life, this is bas-- Basic thuga-- thuga-- thuganomics ♪
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
[crowd cheers]
What in the hell are y'all doin'?
What… what is this, some kind of
"We Are The World" Mixtape Reunion Tour or something?
[crowd cheers]
Oh, no, no, no, no.
These cats are battlin' it out for the worst haircut on SmackDown.
-[crowd cheers] -[Cole laughs]
Oh, no.
I see y'all. I see y'all.
They out here trying to recreate The Wizard of Oz.
[crowd cheers]
It's true, we got everybody. We got Toto, we got Dorothy.
She… she went a little heavy on the makeup. I ain't gonna front.
We got Booker.
Booker, you're like the dumbest dude I ever seen.
[crowd cheers]
No, I know you got no brain.
You'd make a great Scarecrow, bro.
Come up here and say that.
We got Kenzo.
I don't know about your heart,
but I know you got no testicles.
[crowd cheers]
He'd make a hell of a Tin Man.
Oh, yo, we got Michael Cole
representing the Lollipop Kids.
-[crowd cheers] -That's nice.
[Tazz] You do like Blow Pops.
And of course, uh…
-The Cowardly Frenchman. -I'll show you a Cowardly Frenchman.
You get over here.
-Come here! -Calm down, bro.
What'd you want us to name the place? The Croissant Arena?
I'll show you a-- Come here, you son of a…
Y'all gotta realize you ain't in Kansas anymore.
You in John Cena Country.
[crowd cheers]
We keep it rough like the PJs on Marble Hill.
This is Providence, Rhode Island.
[crowd cheers]
And the champ is here!
[crowd cheers]
Because the champ is John Cena.
[crowd cheers]
Y'all can argue and click your heels and wish to go home.
Auntie Em ain't gonna save your [bleep].
I'm here to see the wonderful wizard of SmackDown.
[crowd cheers]
Kurt Angle.
[crowd boos]
You see, last week,
Kurt done took something that was mine.
And I want it back.
So, uh, since he didn't join your little parade here,
I'm gonna take my fine [bleep] down that Yellow Brick Road right there…
straight to his office,
and if he don't give me my title back,
then your boy just gonna take it back.
[crowd cheers]
-[Cole] Oh my. -[Tazz] Cena better be careful.
He might be stepping over the bounds even more than--
I mean, right now the General Manager, Kurt Angle, can't stand Cena.
-That's… -[crosstalk]
[Cena] Meanwhile in the ring, Booker T, Kenzo, and René Duprée
still having words, but the bottom line is, John Cena,
and there you see him, is gonna head for Kurt Angle.
Angle, where you at?
-[Cole] And Kurt Angle is here tonight. -[Tazz] He's in hot pursuit, Cole.
Cena's in hot pursuit of Kurt Angle right now.
[Cole] Cena wants his United States Championship back
that was stripped from him by the general manager last week.
What's up, baby?
All right…
[Tazz] He's going in, I guess. Cena's going in here.
-The door's locked though. -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Oh! Well, not for long. -[Tazz] I'm telling you.
You got something that belongs to me, baby.
Cena, Cena. Listen. I know-- I know you're angry, okay?
Angry?
I know you blame me for you being stripped of the U.S. Title.
But-But-But, Cena, you did it to yourself.
No, no, no, Cena, Cena,
you… hold up.
You wouldn't hit me again, would you?
-[chuckles] -I mean, Cena, I'm a-- I'm a handicap.
You wouldn't hit a man in a wheelchair.
-[gasps] Easy! -You're not in a wheelchair now.
-[grunts] -[Tazz] Oh!
[Angle] Get him. Get him, Luther. Security! Security!
Get in here!
This is my house!
Next time, wipe your feet before you get here.
-Security, get a hold of him. -Oh, you son of a…
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, John. -[overlapping shouting]
-Calm down. Take a deep breath. -You bad punk!
-Punk! You ain't nothing. -Hey! You listen to me, Cena.
What?
Tonight will be a night that no one will ever forget, especially you, Cena.
Get him out of my office! Get him out!
Come on. Come on, come on.
[man] John, take it easy.
Luther. Luther!
[Angle panting]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, moments ago, an irate John Cena
stormed into Kurt Angle's office and this happened.
I'm a-- I'm a handicap.
You wouldn't hit a man in a wheelchair.
-[gasps] Easy! -You're not in a wheelchair now.
Get him. Get him, Luther.
Security! Security! Get in here!
This is my house! Next time, wipe your feet before you get here.
-Security, get a hold of him. -Oh, you son of a…
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, John. -[overlapping shouting]
-Calm down. Take a deep breath. -You bad punk!
-Punk! You ain't nothing. -Hey! You listen to me, Cena.
What?
Tonight will be a night that no one will ever forget, especially you, Cena.
["619" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Cole] Kurt Angle saying tonight will be a night that no one will ever forget,
especially John Cena. What does he mean by that?
[Tazz] I don't know. I was just gonna ask you that, partner.
[Cole] You see Cena throw Luther Reigns through that wall?
[Tazz] Amazing.
[bell rings]
[Chimel] The following tag-team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 325 pounds,
Spike Dudley
and the Cruiserweight Champion, Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] A direct threat aimed at John Cena from Kurt Angle,
and we've got JBL and Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Title in a steel cage.
All that, tonight.
♪ R-E-Y Mysterio ♪
[Tazz] Well, tonight, WWE SmackDown is being brought to you by Coinstar.
You give us the coins, we give you the cash.
[Cole] And by Warner Bros.' new motion picture, Catwoman.
In theaters everywhere July 23rd, rated PG-13.
[Tazz] And by Burger King who remind you to "Have It Your Way."
[Cole] Looks like Kurt Angle wants to have things his way.
I'm telling you, he is the general manager.
["Chavito Ardiente" plays]
[Chimel] At a combined weight of 413 pounds,
Jamie Noble and Chavo Guerrero.
[Cole] A rematch of sorts from last week.
A six-man match where, when the smoke cleared,
Jamie Noble would get the better of Spike Dudley.
[Tazz] Yeah. A hell of a contest here. Going for a Dudley Dog,
switches it into a swinging neckbreaker
then this Tiger Driver with a sit-out by Jamie Noble.
-Wasn't a good night for the Dudleys. -[Cole] Yeah.
All in all, not a good night for the Dudley family.
Bubba and D-Von losing their Tag Team Titles,
and Spike losing in the six-man match.
Second week in a row Spike turned down an offer, though,
of help from his brothers Bubba and D-Von.
[Tazz] Maybe if Spike would listen to his big brothers Bubba
and D-Von, he would've been victorious last week.
But, no, Spike wants to be a hero and do it on his own.
[Cole] Spike's gonna start things off
teaming with the Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio here tonight
against Jamie Noble and Chavo Guerrero,
which should be a thrilling cruiserweight matchup.
I'll tell you, you see that steel cage
still hanging ominously over the ring here tonight.
That will, uh, will surround the ring in a bit.
JBL, Eddie Guerrero, inside a steel cage for the WWE Title
and perhaps the biggest match we have ever had here on SmackDown.
[Tazz] I mean, I agree with that, Cole.
I mean, humongous match tonight in a steel cage for the title.
[Cole] Drop toehold by Spike Dudley. Chavo in trouble.
Check this out. Look at this.
Small package, shoulders down, and Chavo kicks out
before a count of three.
And Spike Dudley extremely aggressive in the early going here tonight.
Perhaps a bit stung by that loss last week.
[Tazz] Maybe or maybe he just wants to win.
You know, maybe he wants to, you know, defeat Chavo Guerrero and Jamie Noble.
Sometimes you do that.
Come out here, you know, get your spirits going, your fire up.
[Cole] Spike knows all about tag team wrestling.
In fact, you and Spike were Tag Team Champions at one time.
[Tazz] Yes, yes, we were. That was a long time ago.
[Cole] Spike up over the top.
Look at Chavo Guerrero planting Spike Dudley.
Here's the hook of the leg
and Rey Mysterio in to break up the three-count.
[Tazz] Smart by Rey Mysterio to come in and break up that three-count
because Spike Dudley, I think, might've been done there. Look at this.
[Cole] Jamie Noble with a cheap shot knocking Mysterio down.
Went for the double-team. Referee Charles Robinson though doing a great job.
[Tazz] There was a tag there between Noble and Chavo.
I don't think Robinson knows.
Robinson's trying to get Rey Mysterio out of the ring.
[Cole] Well, just one note. Charles Robinson back in action this week.
-[Tazz] Oh, look at this. -And look at Rey Mysterio.
There's the crossbody knocking Noble and Chavo Guerrero down.
And a double dropkick by Spike and Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] That's definitely not legal, but it was impressive. Look at this.
[Cole] Bucking Bronco and a little feet to the face.
[Tazz] Watch your mouth, Cole.
Yeah, but I'm telling you, Mysterio and Spike look good out here.
-Let's go! -[Tazz] Now what? What's this?
[Cole] Mysterio and Spike-- Look at that!
A torpedo-like maneuver through the middle rope from Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Yeah. Suicide-like plunge. Couldn't quite see what Spike did
on the other side, but effective.
[Cole] Spike Dudley just ramming Chavo's face off the apron.
And now Jamie Noble tossed back in the ring.
Spike and Jamie Noble, the legal men.
[Tazz] Front headlock applied by Spike.
Now, Spike trying to get Rey Mysterio in.
Rey comes in. Check out little Rey here.
That suicide plunge there.
Beautiful dive. And now Jamie Noble, General Lee tights and all,
-getting beat up here by Mysterio. -[Cole] Mysterio dropping a leg there.
[crowd chanting] 619!
[Cole] On the attack of Jamie Noble.
[Tazz] "619" chants echoing through the Dunkin' Donuts Center here.
[Cole] Look, Mysterio over the top, lands on the apron,
great balance by the Cruiserweight Champ. But Chavo Guerrero, from behind.
Mysterio bouncing off the apron.
[Tazz] Very impressive by Chavo there.
[Cole] That's why Chavo is a former Cruiserweight Champion.
Jamie Noble, a former Cruiserweight Champ as well.
And Noble now, going to take advantage of the damage done by Chavo Guerrero.
[Tazz] Smart thing right there. Get the man in the ring.
You can't beat the man on the outside.
That's the oldest cliché in the book around these parts here but…
-Look at that. Nice. -Chavo with a boot right to the jaw.
And now a kick to the back of Mysterio.
[Tazz] Rey Mysterio is hurting right here.
We've seen, Cole, so many classic battles
between Chavo and Rey Mysterio in the past, but now, here comes Noble.
[Cole] I tell you. Speaking of classic, Noble and Chavo,
classic tag team wrestling in the early going of this matchup,
but Mysterio battling back. Look at this.
Planting both Chavo and Noble with the bulldog.
[Tazz] Two for the price of one, and Spike Dudley wanting to get in.
[Cole] And Spike Dudley's in off the tag, and here comes Spike Dudley.
A big right hand to Chavo, another to Jamie Noble.
And Spike Dudley all fired up, determined to win this matchup here tonight.
[Tazz] Spike Dudley, a house of fire, big back drop.
[Cole] Back body drop planting Chavo. Here's the reversal.
Spike Dudley off the ring. Look at this.
Great leg scissors by Spike.
There's a dropkick, Chavo through the second rope.
Inverted atomic drop and a big clothesline.
[Tazz] Nice. Cover. Cover.
[Cole] Hook of the leg, shoulders down, Noble just managed to kick out.
Spike thought he had a count of three.
[Tazz] Veteran Spike Dudley there, landing a few high-impact moves,
going for a pin cover real quick, couldn't get the win though.
[Cole] Look at that boot to the jaw.
[Tazz] Uh-oh, watch this.
-[Cole] Oh, right into the abdomen! -Oh man, he's gonna get him.
[Cole] Cover, hook of the leg,
Chavo Guerrero had the wherewithal to save the matchup.
[Tazz] Chavo Guerrero doing the right thing right there for his partner.
-Now what? -[Cole] Spike in all kinds of trouble.
Great backbreaker.
[Tazz] We've seen Chavo do that where he drops to his knees--
-[Cole] Rey Mysterio with a dropkick. -[Tazz] How quick.
619, Cole.
[Cole] 619 connects.
Call goes through.
Shoulder to the midsection.
Mysterio…
Jamie Noble in position.
[Tazz] This Rey Mysterio is amazing.
Man, I'm telling you.
[Cole] And Chavo from behind grabs the leg of Mysterio and pays for it.
And Mysterio, nobody home as Chavo rolled out of the way.
Spike Dudley in the ring.
-Look at Noble in trouble. -[Tazz] Dudley Dog.
[Cole] Spike Dudley's gonna do it here.
Hook of the leg, shoulders down,
there's two, and Chavo pulls Spike off the cover.
[Tazz] What a match here.
[Cole] And Spike, reversal.
Chavo into the barricade.
[Tazz] Landed hard there.
Chavo landed hard, Cole, in that-- to that barricade there.
[Cole] Spike is on a mission tonight.
[Tazz] Oh.
[Cole] And look at Noble, gonna set Spike Dudley up for that Tiger Driver.
-[Tazz] Shades of last week, man. -Connecting.
-Spike Dudley in trouble. -[Tazz] Got it.
-[Cole] And look, it's D-Von! -What the hell?
[Cole] D-Von on the apron. That's Spike's brother.
[Tazz] D-Von's gonna help his brother regardless.
[Cole] Hey, from behind, there's Bubba Ray…
-[Tazz] Oh my God! -[Cole] A low blow!
The referee didn't see Bubba enter the ring.
[Tazz] What a shot right there by Bubba.
-[Cole] Spike Dudley gonna take advantage. -[Tazz] Oh my God.
[Cole] Spike and Rey pick up the win.
I don't think Spike knows Bubba helped out.
[Chimel] Here are your winners,
-Spike Dudley and Rey Mysterio. -["Ollie Stalefish" playing]
[Tazz] Well, the way I see it,
Spike Dudley ought to go give his brothers a hug and kiss.
Great job!
[Cole] I think Spike Dudley now realizes that Bubba and D-Von got involved.
[Tazz] Well, let's check out the replay and see what happened here, Cole.
[Cole] Jamie Noble distracted by D-Von.
-What a low blow. -[Tazz] Oh man, that hurts.
[Cole] And now, Spike comes to, to take advantage.
-[Tazz] Yeah, Spike picking up the… -Leave me alone!
Spike screaming, "Leave me alone. I don't want no help."
[Cole] I tell you, the Dudleys have been volunteering their help
to Spike for weeks.
And Spike doesn't seem want to it,
but it seems to me the Dudleys are making Spike Dudley take it.
[Tazz] Spike should be happy. The Dudleys helped him.
Get out!
[soft music playing]
No one lost more last night than I did.
Eugene cost me the World Heavyweight Championship.
When Eugene walks through that door,
you all follow my lead.
[knocking]
[sobbing]
[Eugene] Triple H, I-I-I messed up last night. I made a mistake.
Evolution, guys, I'm-I'm-I'm sorry.
[Triple H] What are you talking about, Eugene? Don't worry about it.
Everybody makes mistakes.
I admit. The guys are, you know, a little bit angry.
But you know what, Eugene, the important thing is
friends are friends.
Unfortunately, I do know somebody that is really mad at you, Eugene.
[Eugene] Uncle Eric, are-are you mad at me?
I'm mad as hell that everybody's blaming you, Eugene,
for the fact that Triple H lost to Chris Benoit last night.
I couldn't be more proud of you.
You do belong in this business.
So you know what I'm gonna do tonight?
I'm gonna have a match.
It's gonna be Eugene
versus…
Chris Benoit.
It's for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Ross] Look out. Rock Bottom! The Rock Bottom by Eugene!
He's got the leg hooked. It's over. Oh, no, wait.
Eugene celebrating but Eugene not aware that Benoit's foot was on the bottom rope.
-Wait a damn minute. -[Lawler] Evolution is coming out.
Eugene thinks he's fixing to have a big celebration party.
Oh!
[Ross] But Triple H with a straight right hand on Eugene.
[Lawler] Boy, evolution doing some serious damage at the moment.
[Ross] How is this right?
Somebody tell me how this could be one iota of being right.
[dramatic music playing]
And there's the Pedigree.
Eugene has been battered, fried, and brutalized by Evolution.
Left in a bloody heap, and damn it to hell, it's not right.
[Tazz] Check it out, Cole. Tonight, man. Tonight, the main event.
Eddie Guerrero, JBL, WWE Championship on the line in a steel cage.
[Cole] It will be in a steel cage.
It's for the title that JBL won in a controversial matchup
with Eddie Guerrero at The Great American Bash.
[jet soaring]
[Chimel] The following contest is a Texas Bullrope Match
for the WWE Championship.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero versus JBL, round two.
We are at three and three.
The next person to touch the turnbuckle will win the title.
-Eddie Guerrero. -[Tazz] Eddie did it! Oh!
-[Cole] Eddie got it! -[Tazz] He got it!
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero retains the WWE Championship.
Eddie, Eddie.
As you can see, Eddie,
John Bradshaw Layfield's shoulder touched before your hand touched.
I have to announce
that the winner of this match
is the new WWE Champion,
John Bradshaw Layfield.
[JBL] It's morning again in America
because I am the WWE Champion.
This is El Gran Luchadore.
The champion of Mexico.
The outcome of this match is certain.
A massacre.
-[Tazz] The hell? -[Cole] It's another El Gran Luchadore.
[tense music playing]
-JBL's trying to figure this out. -[Tazz] Hey, ref. Look at--
They're both under the ring here.
[Cole] Well, one El Gran Luchadore, here's the second one.
[Tazz] The second one, yeah.
[Cole] JBL has had enough and…
[Tazz] Yeah, but JBL doesn't realize that this guy--
-Whoa, whoa! -[Cole] Wait a minute.
Back body drop, and here comes El Gran Luchadore.
-The WWE Champion is in trouble. -[Tazz] This is a travesty!
-[Cole] El Gran Luchadore is firing up. -[Tazz] That's not El Gran Luchadore!
You may be able to run right now, ese. But I promise you, next week,
you're not gonna be able to run
from Eddie Guerrero.
He's gonna climb up that steel cage
and he's gonna give you the biggest frog splash
you've ever seen, homes,
and become the new WWE Champion!
Órale.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Well, you heard it right there, Cole. Eddie Guerrero said it last week.
He's gonna give JBL, climb to the top of the cage, give him the biggest frog…
-[Cole] No, El Gran Luchadore said it. -Yeah. Okay, Cole, right, well…
[Cole] Well, nonetheless, later on tonight, we hope to be able
to get an interview with Eddie Guerrero before his steel cage matchup.
[Angle] Is he gonna be all right?
Larry, Larry, is he gonna be all right?
Sir, he just got thrown through a wall.
-So give us a second to… -I know he did.
Hey, hey, hey, I think I tweaked my knee when Cena picked me up.
I felt my knee pop backward. I mean…
-In the cast? -Yeah.
I… It'll probably give me a problem sleeping tonight.
Okay.
-Is he all right? -Yeah. Luther.
Listen, Luther. Listen to me. Hey, hey, shut your mouth.
Luther, listen. Cena is gonna pay for this.
He wants a fight, he got a fight.
I'd do it myself but I'm probably gonna be in this wheelchair the rest of my life.
Cena wants a fight.
He's got one, three-on-one tonight.
Cena is gonna face Booker T, René Duprée, and Kenzo Suzuki.
Luther, tonight will be a night
that no one will ever forget.
[indistinct chatter from paramedic]
[Al] Welcome, everyone, to the official start of the Summer Games,
where the world's greatest athletes
have gathered to compete and showcase their talent.
[man] That's right, Al.
We're here live at the main stadium with a particularly festive crowd
preparing to witness the time-honored tradition,
the ceremonial lighting of the torch.
[Al] The flame's long international journey just about over.
Now, be careful, Eugene. This is a very sacred tradition.
-Now, do your best. Come on. -[man] This is it, Al.
[triumphant music playing]
Very good.
[Al] What a spectacular evening.
The capacity crowd is fired up for what is sure to be one unforgettable summer.
[fireworks whistling, popping]
[man] He's-He's been lit on fire, Al.
[Al] Oh no.
I hope it-- Oh, it seems that--
[man] And, oh my goodness. I--
Oh, we're gonna need some help.
[Al] We'll be right back.
[narrator] Raw and SmackDown present WWE SummerSlam
live Sunday, August 15th, only on pay-per-view.
[Eugene chuckles]
Stop, drop, and roll.
[Cole] And there is that 15-foot-high steel cage which will hold
JBL and Eddie Guerrero tonight for the WWE Title.
[Tazz] And the rules are this, Cole,
you win the match by pinfall or submission
or climb over the top of that steel cage and both feet have to touch the ground.
[Cole] And the door will be chained and locked for the match later tonight.
[Chimel] Following contest is a three-on-one handicap elimination match.
In the ring, from Houston, Texas, weighing in at 256 pounds, Booker T.
And from Paris, France, weighing in at 260 pounds, René Duprée.
["War Robe" playing]
Making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Hiroko,
from the Land of the Rising Sun, weighing in at 250 pounds,
Kenzo Suzuki.
[Cole] Well, the Bronze Warrior is one man who can't wait to get
his hands on John Cena, seeking revenge after Kenzo believes
that he was dishonored by John Cena a couple of weeks ago.
[Tazz] Well, a good thing is, I mean, Suzuki can speak a little English.
He did say, "Can you dig that, sucka?"
[Cole] Last week, he said, "God bless America."
He's a real patriot now, isn't he?
[Tazz] The man loves America. I mean, what's wrong with that?
-[Cole] How do you know? -Because I heard the man say it.
I can't trust the man? He's got trusting eyes. Kinda.
[Cole] You know, do your job.
[Tazz] Okay. YJ Stinger, the Extreme Energy Drink,
presents WWE SummerSlam,
a production of both SmackDown and Raw.
SummerSlam will be live Sunday, August 15th, from the sold-out
Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and exclusively on pay-per-view.
YJ Stinger, the Extreme Energy Drink.
Catch the buzz, feel the sting. That ain't no bull.
Should be long enough.
[Cole] So Kenzo Suzuki, Booker T, and René Duprée
actually on the same side tonight, three-on-one against John Cena.
[Tazz] Can you imagine Suzuki bringing the United States Championship,
even though it's not on the line here,
to, uh, to Tokyo-- to Japan, could you imagine that?
-[Cole] No. -Okay. Thanks.
["Basic Thuganomics" by John Cena & Tha Trademarc playing]
[Chimel] Making his way to the ring, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 248 pounds,
John Cena.
♪ Basic thuganomics, word life ♪
[Cole] Well, this is punishment after what happened earlier tonight.
John Cena, after being stripped of the United States Championship last week
after inadvertently running into General Manager Kurt Angle,
Cena demanded his U.S. Championship back tonight.
And when he confronted Kurt Angle, this is what happened.
I'm a-- I'm a handicap.
You wouldn't hit a man in a wheelchair.
♪ An ass-kickin' anthem Heavyweight or bantam ♪
-Easy. -You're not in a wheelchair now.
[Luther grunts]
Get him. Get him, Luther.
Security! Security! Get in here!
This is my house! Next time, wipe your feet…
[Cole] And remember what Mr. Angle said.
"This will be a night that no one will ever forget, especially John Cena."
[Tazz] John Cena, I hope he brought his lunch.
He has to face three tremendous athletes in their prime.
[Cole] It is a three-on-one handicapped elimination matchup.
Kurt Angle, once again, trying to stick it to John Cena here tonight.
[Tazz] Correct me if I'm wrong, did Kurt Angle-- not-- Listen.
Did he pick up the man, General Manager Kurt Angle, out of a wheelchair and say,
"You're not in a wheelchair no more," and go to punch him in the face?
[Cole] You know, I'm not, uh, I'm not an advocate of people beating up
people in wheelchairs, but I think John Cena had every right
to do what he did earlier today.
John Cena was stripped of the United States Championship
last week by Kurt Angle.
Angle couldn't get any of these Superstars to do it in the ring,
so he had to strip John Cena after Cena inadvertently ran into the man.
[Tazz] It's because of a previous incident.
The board of directors gave Kurt Angle
the authority to strip Cena of the U.S. Title.
Cena has been on probation anyway from Kurt Angle.
[Cole] So again, this is an elimination matchup.
René Duprée, Booker T, and Kenzo Suzuki must tag in and out of the matchup.
And Duprée on the attack of John Cena.
Now, René Duprée was out here earlier saying that Americans can't cut it
as United States Champions.
Well, last time I checked, there was an American who actually won
the Tour de France five different times.
[Tazz] We're not talking-- we're not talking about boat racing right now, Cole.
This is Smack-- What are you laughing at?
[Cole] That's bike riding, but nonetheless, the USA chants have begun.
John Cena trying to battle out of this major predicament he's in tonight.
Shoulder knockdown. John Cena is rolling.
This match continues when we come back.
[Tazz] Got him hooked up with a fisherman suplex there.
[Cole] John Cena battling back in this three-on-one handicap elimination matchup.
Duprée whipped across the ring. Look out. Whoa.
[Tazz] Only thing Cena's got in his favor is
he's the hometown boy, he lives right down the road
in West Newbury, Massachusetts.
[Cole] And here's Kenzo Suzuki who was dissed in a rap
by John Cena a couple of weeks ago.
And Kenzo vows revenge, says he was dishonored by John Cena.
[Tazz] Did Kenzo just say, "God bless America," again?
[Cole] I don't know.
[Tazz] "God bless America," something like that.
[Cole] I'm sure he believes that as well.
Oh, look at-- the lock-up, center of the ring.
John Cena with that side headlock on Kenzo Suzuki,
who's been very impressive since debuting here.
[Tazz] Yeah. We've seen Suzuki go before in this ring.
Very well-versed in martial arts, those deadly chops that he delivers,
but Cena has got a well-applied side headlock.
[Cole] Suzuki with a big chop, flooring Cena.
[Tazz] Those chops that-- I'm telling you, Suzuki, the Bronze Warrior,
has got those deadly chops.
[Cole] And John Cena with the right hand,
trying to get that pounding ground attack going from the man from Tokyo.
Here's John Cena. Look at that slam.
Cena cover, hooks the leg, shoulders down.
Kenzo Suzuki gets the shoulder out.
[Tazz] Suzuki was trying to prevent Cena hoisting him up for that full body slam,
but John Cena not having it. Very strong athlete, John Cena.
[Cole] Backed into the ropes, John Cena. Here's the reversal.
Kenzo Suzuki whips Cena across the ring. Shoulder knockdown by Cena.
[Tazz] John Cena, right now-- Oh!
[Cole] And Duprée with a knee to the small of the back.
[Tazz] Well, John Cena deserved that.
Before, Duprée got knocked out of that ring.
You don't knock the Phenom out of the ring.
[Cole] And Suzuki nearly running Cena over.
[Tazz] Like he went for that Shining Wizard--
that kick, that running flying kick a lot of athletes do over in Japan.
[Cole] We saw Duprée with the knee to the back.
Now, the numbers game perhaps will start to come into play.
This is three-on-one, it's an elimination matchup, but it's a handicap matchup.
And look at Kenzo. That is a blatant choke right in front of referee Nick Patrick.
And the referee doing his job, getting to a five-count.
[Tazz] Very blatant. No doubt the referee is doing his job.
And now, John Cena might be in trouble here. Oh, look at this.
[Cole] Suzuki looks hell-bent on making Cena pay
for those remarks he made a couple of weeks ago.
[Tazz] Now, Cena's caught up here in this tree of woe.
-[Cole] What's he doing? -[Tazz] He's stripping…
[Cole] Oh, come on now. What's he gonna do with that?
He's using that scarf to choke John Cena.
Blatant choke.
Referee Nick Patrick with the count here.
[Tazz] That's pretty dangerous. The ref doing the right thing.
-[Cole] Referee's gonna call for the bell. -[bell rings]
Kenzo Suzuki, I believe, has been disqualified.
[Tazz] The problem is the ref wasn't counting in Japanese.
Ichi, ni, san, shi.
I'll tell you what, Suzuki better not put his hands on that referee.
[Cole] Well, look at René Duprée.
John Cena, trying to recover from that blatant choke by Kenzo Suzuki.
Suzuki has been eliminated off the disqualification,
but it is still two-on-one in this match.
[Tazz] Well, it just-- I don't know if it got bad or worse for Cena,
but Suzuki is eliminated. That's a French Tickler, Cole, by the way.
French Tickler, one of your favorite moves, the Tickler.
[Cole] Why do you sing about it every week and praise it?
Now, look at John Cena.
Cena trying to get back into this. He's already got one man eliminated.
René Duprée, gut to the turnbuckle,
rolls Duprée up, shoulders down.
-John Cena has eliminated Duprée. -[bell rings]
[Tazz] Well, his head hit the top turnbuckle post,
head-first into the steel post went Duprée.
[Cole] We're now down to a one-on-one match.
Cena and Booker T, as Duprée and Kenzo Suzuki have been eliminated.
[Tazz] Nice right hand by Booker there.
[Cole] Booker really taking advantage of the situation, going to work on Cena.
[Tazz] We know Booker T is an opportunist.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena!
[Cole] Here's the cover, hook of the leg, shoulders down,
and John Cena just got the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Man, the Book-man looking real focused tonight.
[Cole] Oh, what a kick into the jaw of Cena.
And Booker T in control of John Cena.
Remember, John Cena has eliminated Kenzo Suzuki via disqualification
and Rene Duprée.
Booker T extremely fresh now in this matchup.
[Tazz] Booker T has been putting on John-- putting something on John Cena.
Snapmare right there.
[Cole] Twisting the neck with authority.
Booker T off the ropes, taking his time.
-[Tazz] What's this? What's-- -Dropping a knee right to the throat.
[crowd booing]
[Tazz] Booker T, now, cover, here, look at this.
[Cole] Hook of the leg, shoulders down, and a kickout by John Cena.
[Tazz] See, Booker, not just a cover, cradling that leg,
and now a rear naked choke applied,
and a rear chinlock, trying to choke out John Cena.
[Cole] Booker T came out here as the show went on the air tonight,
demanding-- well, asking Kurt Angle to bring him
the United States Championship, believed he should be crowned champion.
What he got was this matchup, and he's now in control of John Cena,
and a win here may put Booker T in the driver's seat for that title.
[Tazz] I think that would definitely go down
if Booker were to be victorious in the matchup tonight here.
[Cole] John Cena with the right hand and another right hand.
John Cena battling back. Look out.
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Cole] Spinebuster!
Booker T plants Cena, cover,
hooks the leg, shoulders down, may have him here,
and John Cena rolled the shoulder out again.
[Tazz] I don't think Booker got all of that jackknife cover,
trying to flip over to the other side of his body to put all of Cena's
lower body weight on the back of his own neck to pin him.
[Cole] Booker T made a really good point.
He did not lose to John Cena last week in that championship matchup.
[Tazz] And I'll tell you, Booker T looked great.
But now, what's Booker gonna do to Cena? What else can Booker do to Cena?
[Cole] John Cena slowly to his feet. Booker T measuring his opponent.
Cena doesn't know where he's at.
Oh, what a thrust kick to the-- right to the chest.
[Tazz] Yeah, John Cena went down like a ton of bricks. This might be it, Cole.
[Cole] I think this is it. Hook of the leg,
shoulders down. John Cena again.
The heart and resilience of this kid, John Cena.
[Tazz] Oh, I tell you. Like I said earlier in this matchup,
we've never seen John Cena more or less give up. The guy don't quit, man.
-Small package. -Look at this, small package,
shoulders down, and Booker T just kicks out.
But the attack continues, and you must believe
that General Manager Kurt Angle is smiling backstage at this assault by Booker T.
[Tazz] Cole, wouldn't you be? If someone pulled you out of a wheelchair,
was gonna beat the tar out of you, and then, you know,
I mean, your bodyguard tries to save you.
Wouldn't you be happy if the guy was getting beat up
after he tried to beat you up while you're handicapped?
[Cole] Perhaps if I was Kurt Angle, I would be.
Oh, and John Cena with a right hand to the man
that John Cena called the Scarecrow earlier on, Booker T.
And now, both men exchanging rights.
John Cena with another right hand. Booker T on his heels.
[Tazz] There it is, John Cena building momentum here.
-Back elbow right there. -[Cole] John Cena, shoulder knockdown.
Booker T is in trouble.
Here comes Cena, feeding off this crowd in Providence.
Side slam, cover, inside leg hooked,
-and a kickout by Booker T. -[Tazz] That was close. That was close.
John Cena put a lot into that side slam, not getting the one, two, three though.
[Cole] Say what you want Booker T,
he's got a hell of a lot of resilience as well.
From those mean streets of Houston, Texas. There's the bulldog by John Cena.
John Cena could be moments away from a huge upset.
The odds were stacked three against one.
John Cena may be about to win this and rub it in the face of Kurt Angle.
You can't see me.
[Tazz] Telling him, "You can't see me," and you know what this is, Cole,
Five Knuckle Shuffle.
[Cole] Connecting. It's over. Cena's gonna do it.
Hook of the leg,
and there's Booker T again with a kickout.
[Tazz] Booker T, man, pretty tough for a, uh, Scarecrow, as Cena alluded to,
but… now pumping it up, Cole, pumping it up.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] John Cena wasting little time now.
Look at Booker T tossing Cena out the ring.
[Tazz] Veteran, baited the man into the rope.
Booker T buying himself some time here.
[Cole] Hey! That's Luther Reigns.
Into the steel post goes John Cena.
That's Kurt Angle's assistant who was put through the wall by Cena.
That's Luther Reigns, and the referee didn't see the attack.
[Tazz] Oh, Luther getting even, I guess, huh?
Pretty tough for that man to come back from getting put through a wall.
[Cole] John Cena just bounced head-first off a steel post
at the hands of that man, Luther Reigns.
And Booker T, he looks like he's gonna reap the reward here.
[Tazz] That would be too easy for Booker right here, Cole.
[Cole] Scissors kick to the back of the head.
-[Tazz] Wow. Hell of a fight. -[Cole] Booker T, into the cover.
Hook of the leg, shoulders down.
And thanks to Luther Reigns, Booker T wins.
-["Can You Dig It?" playing] -[crowd booing]
[Chimel] Here's your winner, Booker T.
[Tazz] Well, by hook or crook, Cole, the Book-man got the victory.
John Cena, give the man credit, he fought his rear end off out here
against three men in a handicap match.
[Cole] Kurt Angle promised this would be a night
that no one would ever forget, especially John Cena.
Kurt Angle is absolutely out of control
after sending his henchman out there to cost Cena the matchup.
[Tazz] Well, I don't know, it just goes to show me,
last week, Cena getting stripped of his United States Title
by General Manager Kurt Angle,
and this week, now look at this, Booker T finishing off John Cena.
This week, Kurt sending out Luther Reigns to finish off John Cena.
Kurt Angle, I think, just got even big-time with John Cena.
[Cole] John Cena suffering the wrath of the General Manager Kurt Angle
and his assistant Luther Reigns here tonight.
But, ladies and gentlemen, still to come, Eddie Guerrero
versus JBL for the WWE Title inside a steel cage.
[Tazz] Cole, big-time match with big-time players.
The WWE Champion JBL defends his championship
in a steel cage, and that is tonight.
My name is Heidenreich.
[echoing] Heidenreich.
[grim music playing]
No one has ever given me a chance.
Constantly denied opportunity. My coach just said I was too competitive.
My teachers feared my temper.
No one wanted to give me a chance. No one.
[echoing] No one.
Until now.
I've met a man of vision, a vision for me.
Heidenreich. Heidenreich.
This man will benefit from my gratitude for the rest of my life.
Heidenreich.
[grim music continues]
[music ends]
[crowd cheering]
Eddie, tonight you have the opportunity to regain the WWE Championship,
but before we talk about tonight's Steel Cage Match,
how would you address the controversy that's surrounding yourself
and El Gran Luchadore from last week on SmackDown?
Controversy?
El Gran Luchadore? Oh, yeah, yeah.
Órale, homes, I know what you're talking about.
You know, I really like his style, homes.
You know, that probably explains why I became friends with him.
I mean, we're like this, homes.
I even patterned my whole style after him, homes, which is why,
I can understand why people confuse me and him all the time.
You know, it's not the first time it happens.
You know what, he's an amazing wrestler.
He's so amazing… JBL ran from him.
But you know what, ese, homes,
JBL, he's not gonna be able to run away tonight, ese vato. Oh no.
No, homes. See, there's a steel cage around JBL and Latino Heat tonight, ese.
And it's do or die, homes.
There's nothing but fear,
anxiety,
pain,
and the WWE Championship, homes.
There's nothing but that tonight in it for me tonight, ese.
Woo! Can you understand, ese?
What a high, vato loco. Órale, what a high.
Tonight, I am gonna get high!
Tonight I am gonna be the WWE Champion!
¡Viva mi raza!
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[Cole] The Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island,
from SmackDown tonight,
where the WWE Title is on the line inside a steel cage,
Eddie Guerrero versus JBL,
and arguably the greatest main event in the history of SmackDown.
[Tazz] I'll tell you, Cole, I'm amped up for it, I'm fired up for it.
I'm sure these two men gotta be fired up for it!
[Cole] And anything can happen on SmackDown,
just like you saw last week, the crowning of new Tag Team Champions.
The Dudleys in control of Billy Kidman and Paul London.
[Tazz] Well, I'm going out here on a limb, well, not a limb,
I'm just making a point to say this was a fluke.
I mean, London and Kidman
becoming the Tag Team Champions and defeating the Dudley Boyz?
Come on, it was a fluke, but they did it. Gotta give them their credit.
They did it right there with that Shooting Star Press by Billy Kidman.
[Cole] It was perhaps the upset of the year thus far
here on SmackDown
and what about the celebration that took place backstage as well?
I'll tell you, Superstars were mobbing
the New Tag Team Champions and rightfully so.
What a big win. The Dudleys can't be happy this week.
[Tazz] I don't think so. Look, do they look happy?
["We're Coming Down" playing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Bubba Ray Dudley,
weighing in at 262 pounds,
D-Von Dudley.
[Cole] I was actually shocked that the Dudleys shook the hands
of Paul London and Billy Kidman last week after that victory backstage.
[Tazz] Yeah, well, I was a little shocked too.
When you get a team like the Dudley Boyz, so decorated,
and they go out there and give props to the new champions,
that's a sign of respect.
[Chimel] And making his way to the ring,
being accompanied by one half of the new Tag Team Champions, Billy Kidman,
from Austin, Texas,
weighing in at 200 pounds,
he is one half of the new Tag Team Champions,
Paul London.
[Cole] I'm sure you were talking to Bubba Ray Dudley earlier today.
Bubba Ray Dudley just came up to the table and said, "Last week was a total fluke."
[Tazz] I talk to Bubba and D-Von all the time.
I mean, yeah, we did talk. So what?
You know, and it was a fluke, I mean, I agree with the Dudleys on that.
Now it's a singles match.
[Cole] Yeah, one-on-one matchup, D-Von Dudley against Paul London,
and D-Von's starting this matchup rather aggressively here tonight.
Wow.
[Tazz] I'll tell you what, Paul London is earning being one half
of the Tag Team Champions right now.
[Cole] Tell us about Billy Kidman and Paul London,
now they're the new Tag Team Champions.
What do they have in store for them
from the other Superstars here on SmackDown?
[Tazz] The old proverbial, once you get to the top of the mountain,
you gotta stay there, and just right there, I saw--
-[Bubba] …take somebody's head off. -[Tazz] I got it, Bubby.
And I'll tell you what, D-Von did damn near take off
Paul London's head there with that clothesline.
[Cole] Suplex. D-Von, looking to make quick work of Paul London, but a kickout.
[Bubba] D-Von, these young punks don't deserve it. Let's go!
[Cole] Bubba Ray very talkative here tonight.
[Tazz] Maybe he needs a headset. [indistinct] a headset.
-[Cole] Watch this impact. -[Tazz] Listen to the impact.
[Cole] D-Von Dudley up over the top. London in trouble.
-Cover again. -[Tazz] Nice neck snap.
[Cole] Shoulders down, hook of the leg. Paul London kicks out.
[Tazz] Well, Paul London, let's see how tough he is.
Let's see how much heart he's got. Cross-face right there.
Billy Kidman trying to get Providence behind his partner.
[Cole] We can tell you this, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
the WWE Championship is on the line.
-[Tazz] Oh yeah. Oh yeah. -[Cole] JBL versus Eddie Guerrero
inside a 15-foot-high steel cage.
-[referee] Bubba, stay off the ring! -[Bubba] Shut up, ref.
[Tazz] Billy Kidman again here trying to be that 12th man
or maybe second man for Paul London here.
[Cole] Think Eddie Guerrero is gonna have the 12th man, so to speak,
with his crowd here in Providence in the title match tonight?
Wow, what a slam by D-Von, hook of the leg again,
shoulders down, kickout by London.
[Tazz] That interview with Josh Mathews,
Eddie Guerrero looked pretty fired up. I mean, I think he'll have the 12th man.
But I don't think Eddie needs it. Eddie looks pretty focused.
Can Eddie walk out of Providence with the title tonight in a steel cage?
-We'll find out. -[Cole] You think Eddie with his style
may actually have the upper hand,
-be the favorite in a Steel Cage Match? -[Tazz] I didn't say that.
[Cole] I asked you if you think that.
[Tazz] I don't know. I'll tell you during the match.
[Cole] London, forearms, battling back against D-Von Dudley.
-Here's the reversal. Look at D-Von. -Nice break of that-- Look at this.
[Cole] London lands on his-- thought he landed on his feet.
Off his feet, but he's able to make the counter off the dropkick.
Oh, and an enzuigiri to the back of the head.
[Tazz] Flying enzuigiri, first that moonsault-like, that dropsault
that some people call it.
[Cole] Here's the cover, hook of the leg, and a kickout.
[Tazz] When a guy does a dropkick, almost lands on his stomach, like a moonsault,
it's called a dropsault, Cole. Do your homework, son.
[Cole] And here's Paul London up over the top.
Lands outside the ring and that's no man's land.
Bubba Ray Dudley just took that belt off his waist.
And Bubba Ray Dudley cleaning the clock of not only London, but Billy Kidman.
[Tazz] Well, you wanna be on top of that mountain. That's what I say.
D-Von, do it. Pick him up and [indistinct]
-Give it to him. -Get off the apron.
[Tazz] Bubba saying, "Give it to him." I don't know what he's talking about.
-An inverted superplex. Oh, counter. -[Cole] London landed on his feet.
[Cole] Bubba Ray knocked-- I thought he was knocked off the apron,
hung on, now look at Bubba Ray. He's got D-Von's hands here.
-[Tazz] Hanging on, he's hanging on. -But Billy Kidman, Bubba Ray to the apron.
London rolling D-Von. He's got him!
-[bell rings] -London did it!
London picked up the win.
["New Rockers" playing]
[Chimel] Here is your winner, Paul London.
[Tazz] Well, maybe last week wasn't a fluke, Cole.
[Cole] Billy Kidman and Paul London are for real.
Maybe last week, as you said, wasn't a fluke.
Maybe it wasn't an upset at all.
What a win by Paul London with the help of Kidman tonight.
[music fades]
-Are you sure you're all right? -I'm fine.
Listen, I promised that tonight would be a night that no one would ever forget.
I guarantee that John Cena will never forget this night the rest of his life.
He'll regret the fact that he ever tried to cross me, Kurt Angle,
and he will regret ever putting you through that wall.
-I want him, Mr. Angle. -I know.
I want John Cena. You have got to give him to me.
I swear, I'll put him in the hospital.
I know you will. Be patient.
Listen, Luther, you're not gonna get him tonight,
but come next week, you're gonna get the match you want.
Next week on SmackDown, it's gonna be Luther Reigns versus John Cena.
And not only do I want you to win that match,
I want you to end his career.
Oh, when I'm finished with that match next week, there won't even be a John Cena.
Now, that's what I'm talking about. It's time, Luther.
The WWE Championship match. Now, this is gonna be brutal.
Tonight will truly be a night that no one will ever forget.
[soft, tense music playing]
[exhales sharply]
[Tazz] Here it comes, Cole.
[Cole] For the first time in SmackDown history,
the WWE Title will be decided inside a steel cage.
[bell rings]
[Chimel] Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest
is the Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship.
Now, in this match, the door will be chained shut.
The only way to win is by pinfall, submission,
or escaping the cage over the top
and having both feet land on the arena floor.
[Cole] That 15-foot-high steel cage surrounding the ring.
-And, ladies and gentlemen… -Here comes the champ.
-[Cole] …here comes JBL. -["Longhorn" playing]
[Tazz] Here it is, baby. Longhorn, big, white, super stretch limo.
Texas style as usual, Cole.
Not too far from New York City, though, JBL's hometown.
[Chimel] Making his way to the ring, from New York City,
weighing in at 297 pounds,
he is the WWE Champion,
John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
[Cole] JBL desperately trying to change his image.
I believe a bit disingenuous, but nonetheless.
[Tazz] What are you talking about?
What do you mean, disingenuous? What are you saying?
[Cole] I'm saying that I don't believe JBL is into this handshaking
and this kissing babies,
but he is the WWE Champion,
as JBL shows his concern as he looks at the steel cage.
[Tazz] Well, now, look at JBL, Cole. Come on, how can you say that?
The man is shaking kids' hands. He's looking forward to this.
[Cole] I don't think JBL means it.
The WWE Champion heading to the ring and heading to a steel cage.
Tonight the champion perhaps in an element that may indeed favor the challenger.
But I don't believe JBL means this.
I believe he's disingenuous, all this handshaking with the fans.
[Tazz] That's your opinion, Cole. You're entitled to it.
[Cole] Nonetheless, coming up next, JBL defends the WWE Title
against Eddie Guerrero inside a steel cage.
[Al] Welcome, everyone, to the Summer Games 2004,
where the world's greatest athletes have gathered to compete.
[Jim] And we take you live to the gymnastics arena
where the rings event is already in progress.
[Al] And Chavo Classic has been holding the iron cross pose
since well before the commercial break, Jim.
[Jim] You know, Al, that's gotta be the most difficult position in gymnastics.
[Al] What's his secret?
[Jim] Oh, I don't think the judges would approve of that.
[rope whipping]
[gasps]
[Al] Oh, rather unclassic dismount, Chavo.
[narrator] Raw and SmackDown present WWE SummerSlam
live, Sunday, August 15th, only on pay-per-view.
[Al] Well, you can see that Chavo Classic has indeed struck out with the judges.
[Jim] Ah, spilled milk, Al. Chavo Junior struts off with a ten.
[Cole] "Eddie" chants fill the Dunkin' Donuts Center
in Providence, Rhode Island.
The Champion JBL in the ring inside a steel cage.
♪ Viva la raza ♪
["Viva La Raza" playing]
[Cole] And here comes the challenger.
♪ I lie, I cheat, I steal ♪
[Tazz] Enormous ovation, Eddie Guerrero coming out.
[Chimel] Making his way to the ring, the challenger, from El Paso, Texas,
weighing in at 228 pounds,
Eddie Guerrero.
[Cole] JBL said that Eddie Guerrero would never get a title shot.
But Eddie Guerrero had a rematch clause in his contract,
one where Eddie got to choose the stipulation.
That stipulation, Eddie versus JBL
for the title inside a steel cage.
[Tazz] But can Eddie Guerrero do it tonight, Cole?
Can Eddie Guerrero become WWE Champion again?
That is the question.
And he has to do it in that steel cage.
That unforgiving cage.
[Cole] And the rules are simple,
as we take a look at whether Eddie Guerrero will be the WWE Champion
next week when SmackDown heads to Philadelphia.
But the rules again are this.
You can win this matchup by escaping over the top of the cage
and both feet hitting the floor or by pinfall or submission.
[Tazz] But I'll tell you, if I'm Eddie Guerrero,
I might wanna utilize my speed in this matchup.
JBL is a much bigger athlete, heavier, stronger.
Conditioning might play a part.
Guerrero has got to use his speed to try and scurry over that top of that cage.
[Cole] And we were told earlier today that the door at ringside--
there you see referee Nick Patrick-- will be chained and locked.
So, the only way out of the cage is over the top,
or you can win, as we mentioned, by pinfall or submission.
[Tazz] The ring announcer said it also, about the door being locked up.
Let's see what's gonna go down here.
Who do you give the advantage? Pick 'em time, Cole, come on.
You always make me pick. Who do you think's gonna win this matchup?
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero. I think Eddie Guerrero has the momentum.
I think a steel cage plays more to Eddie Guerrero's element.
It's Eddie Guerrero's match. He chose the stipulation.
Eddie Guerrero is gonna win the title here tonight.
[Tazz] Okay, okay. I'll respect that.
But I'll tell you what, that JBL, his eyes,
it's not often he looks a little…
He's thinking about this thing here.
[Cole] And do you think Eddie Guerrero's fired up?
[Tazz] He is, man. He's got the people here in Providence behind him, Eddie does.
And if you go into this thing and you got [indistinct]
you're souped-up and amped up the proper way,
and that's half the battle, that confidence and cockiness,
which Eddie exemplifies more than just about anybody here.
[Cole] And that's what it's all about, the WWE Championship.
A title that Eddie Guerrero lost to JBL in a controversial match
at The Great American Bash, and JBL looks like he may be a bit concerned
that that door is actually chained and locked shut.
[crowd chanting] Eddie! Eddie!
[Tazz] These "Eddie" chants are deafening, Cole.
-[Cole] JBL… -Oh, well, he hates it.
[Cole] I don't think he has any mind of battling Eddie Guerrero in a cage.
[Tazz] I think maybe he's just checking the strength of the cage,
want to make sure that link-- that steel is strong enough.
I don't know what he's doing.
[Cole] And here, Eddie Guerrero, kick to the midsection,
poke to the eyes by Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] And JBL is not an animal.
He doesn't like being in a cage. He's a champion, Cole.
-He's a classy man. Oh no! -[Cole] JBL hung on,
and trying to go head-first is Eddie.
JBL preventing his skull from being, uh,
thrust into that steel cage.
[Tazz] JBL spends a lot of money at Club Fodera, Salon Fodera,
getting his facials, you know what I'm saying?
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero is gonna rearrange those facial features
with those right hands.
"Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero.
And JBL again preventing himself from going head-first into the steel.
And again, JBL's strength and power coming into play.
[Tazz] Oh, this right here, look at this.
Back suplex, yeah, back suplex by Eddie Guerrero, trying to weaken…
[Cole] Here's the cover, shoulders down. You can win by pinfall or submission
and also going over the top with both feet hitting the floor.
[Tazz] I don't think Eddie thought he was gonna get a win there.
He's just trying to wear down JBL.
-Nice duck there of that boot. -Well, conditioning could be a factor.
And Eddie Guerrero bounces head-first off the steel.
And JBL with the first use of the steel cage
-as a weapon in the matchup. -[Tazz] It is a weapon.
Now, look at JBL. Smart.
First high-impact move using the cage as a weapon.
Get out. JBL is gonna retain here, Cole.
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero grabbing the leg of JBL as the champion
looked to go over the top of the cage.
And Eddie Guerrero hanging on here in the early goings of this match.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero definitely hanging on,
and looks like JBL might have to-- Is he gonna head down?
He's got no option here because Guerrero's pulling him.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero has got the tights of JBL.
Kicking at the calves of JBL. And the champion back in the ring.
Let me ask you, partner. You've been in Steel Cage Matches.
What's the best way to go about this?
The pinfall or submission route or getting out of the cage?
[Tazz] Well, I think-- I think getting out of the cage.
If you could wear down your man, hit him with some strong stuff
during that matchup and climb over the top,
that's the quickest way. Uh-oh, what's this?
[Cole] Bradshaw, fallaway slam connecting.
[Tazz] See, that's what I'm saying. You use the power if you're JBL.
If you hit a couple of those, hit a couple big, strong vertical suplexes,
a German suplex or something, and then try and climb out.
-That's what JBL is trying to do. -[Cole] JBL said, "Enough of this."
Eddie Guerrero's in trouble.
-JBL up to the top rope. -Here he goes.
[Cole] JBL trying to climb onto the top of that cage
and get both feet to hit the floor.
[Tazz] Eddie's starting to show signs of life, up on his feet.
[Cole] JBL, Eddie Guerrero, again, hanging onto that one leg.
The champion desperately trying to loosen the grip of Eddie Guerrero.
Guerrero has been knocked off.
-JBL is up on top of the cage. -[Tazz] Oh man.
If JBL is up there, he's…
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero has got to keep the champion in the cage here.
[Tazz] Well, I don't know if JBL is hanging on for dear life,
or if he's trying to get out here. But Eddie Guerrero has got control.
[Cole] I think he's trying to do both. Hang on for dear life and get out.
But Eddie Guerrero once again with JBL on that top rope.
Right hand by JBL, and another to the ribs of Eddie Guerrero.
Those body shots. And JBL bouncing head-first off that steel.
[Tazz] Yeah, face and head-first into that…
-[Cole] And again. -…that steel truss right there. Oh!
-[Cole] No give at all. -Look at Eddie. Eddie might climb out now.
-[Cole] Eddie Guerrero can… -[Tazz] What's he gonna do?
[Cole] …can take advantage of JBL.
-[Tazz] Oh man, look at this. -[Cole] Frog splash. Nobody home.
High-risk maneuver for the challenger Eddie Guerrero,
and the champion with the wherewithal to roll out of the way.
[Tazz] Yeah, I think Eddie Guerrero might be hurt
after missing that big frog splash from the top rope.
[Cole] JBL hurt as well.
The champion trying to make it back to his feet as this crowd comes alive.
[Tazz] Humongous "Eddie" chants here in Providence, Rhode Island.
[Cole] Referee Brian Hebner right there checking on Eddie Guerrero.
Look at Bradshaw trying to make it to that-- to the ropes.
Champion trying to climb out of the cage, yet again.
Eddie Guerrero, the challenger, is stirring.
[Tazz] Right here now, JBL using his brain trying to get out of this ring here.
Looks like he's trying to just get away from Guerrero.
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero,
and JBL caught up on the top rope.
[Tazz] I'll tell you, he landed hard, JBL, and he's holding that hamstring there.
[Cole] He may have injured the hamstring as he came off that top rope.
Here's the champion. Hook of the legs. Shoulders down.
And JBL just managed to kick the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Well, JBL, like the man or not, he's a proud champ.
But Eddie Guerrero, speaking of proud,
that man, he just exemplifies what being proud is about.
With his Latino heritage… Latino Heat, and those Latino forearms.
[Cole] Elbow to the back of the head, Eddie Guerrero starting to fire up here.
Another right hand knocking JBL down. And JBL really favoring the hamstring.
Remember, if he's injured that hamstring severely,
it's gonna prevent him from getting out of the cage.
-[Tazz] Yes, that's right… -Oh, nice suplex
by Eddie Guerrero, going for the Three Amigos from that.
[Tazz] He's spinning those hips, Guerrero is. Now, maybe, can he get two?
Yeah. Boom. There's dos. Uno, dos.
Let's see if he can get the third one, tres.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero really trying to wear JBL down.
Again, a third one, connecting.
-Both men down, center of the ring. -[Tazz] Eddie's on, Cole.
Eddie is on tonight. He looks great.
-[Cole] You think? -[Tazz] Yeah, man.
[Eddie screaming]
[Cole] There's the smile of Eddie Guerrero when the confidence is brewing.
[Tazz] If you're JBL, you don't want that. Now, where's Guerrero going?
Gonna climb out? I don't know what he's doing.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero out to the apron, going to the top rope.
JBL back to his feet.
JBL knocking Eddie off balance off that top rope.
-Another right hand by JBL. -[Tazz] A huge right hand by JBL there.
Another one. Eddie's hurting on that rope there.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero really hurting.
Eddie Guerrero in trouble. JBL to the top rope.
-They are way up there! -[Tazz] Now what?
[Cole] On the top rope. Eddie Guerrero in trouble.
JBL, a superplex from the top rope.
JBL may have injured himself as well.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Steel Cage Match for the WWE Title continues
when we return to SmackDown.
JBL in control as we welcome you back to SmackDown, inside a steel cage,
JBL versus Eddie Guerrero with the WWE Title on the line,
and JBL has suddenly taken control of this matchup.
[Tazz] JBL's lifting that arm up showing, who knows, he might be going
for that Clothesline from Hell that he's done…
[Cole] Well, if JBL hits that, it's over. JBL off the ropes.
Eddie Guerrero with a dropkick!
-[Tazz] Beautiful counter! -[Cole] From out of nowhere!
[Tazz] The challenger Guerrero, what a counter there.
[Cole] And this is the part of the matchup where stamina will become a huge role.
Both men have been going at it, using the cage as a weapon,
trying to climb in and out of the cage,
as the "Eddie" chants begin again here in Providence.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero, JBL, they've been battling hard in this cage.
What a low--
-That is all legal. -That's legal, that's right.
The only way to win is pinfall or submission
or getting out of the cage.
Here's the cover, shoulder, and a kickout by JBL.
[Tazz] So smart. Guerrero so, so smart. Yeah, lying, cheating, and stealing, man.
That's the man's credo. Perfect right there.
[Cole] Again, let's reiterate the rules.
You win by pinfall or submission or by climbing out of the cage
over the top with both feet hitting the floor.
The door is locked with a steel chain.
You cannot exit the door in this matchup.
[Tazz] That's Eddie's choice. And now…
[Cole] And look at JBL. Here's the reversal.
Eddie whipped across the ring. JBL planting Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Well, this match was Eddie Guerrero's choice.
This Steel Cage Match, he picked this.
And I'll tell you what, right there in that spinebuster--
[Cole] Here's JBL, into the cover… Shoulders down, kickout by Eddie.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero was looking good most of this matchup here.
But it's been just a hell of a battle.
[Cole] JBL, the champion…
[crowd chanting] Eddie! Eddie!
…may have had enough.
JBL to the second rope. JBL trying to climb out of the cage.
He can win if he gets out of the cage and both feet hit the floor.
But Eddie Guerrero again on the attack.
[Tazz] Well, Guerrero again here, preventing JBL from leaving Providence
with his championship around his waist.
[Cole] The champion trying to get out of the cage,
Eddie Guerrero trying to prevent it.
-Eddie, playing defense here. -No. Look at this, Cole.
[Cole] Look at Eddie Guerrero, top rope. Oh my!
-[Tazz] I think it was… -[Cole] A Russian leg sweep, I believe.
-[Tazz] I've never seen that done before… -[Cole] Off the top rope.
Both men are down, center of the ring.
And now, you can see that stamina beginning to come into play.
[Tazz] Yes, but that just showed me personally,
Eddie Guerrero doing something like that,
you put yourself at risk when you do a move like that.
How bad does Guerrero wanna leave Providence, Rhode Island,
with the WWE Championship? I respect Guerrero for that.
[Cole] That's what Eddie Guerrero-- that's what Eddie Guerrero is all about,
about representing SmackDown, representing the WWE as champion.
The frenzied fans in the corner of Eddie Guerrero here tonight,
as Eddie with the right hands.
JBL, the champion. Reversal. Eddie off the ropes.
And here is a sleeper hold. If Eddie passes out or submits,
JBL retains the title.
[Tazz] JBL looks like he's got all of that sleeper there.
What's JBL doing now?
He's choking him with something. His tape, I think, which is legal.
That's his tape he's using.
[Cole] Yeah, using the tape to choke Eddie Guerrero.
And remember at The Great American Bash, Eddie arguably bested JBL,
in JBL's match, the Bullrope Match.
Tonight, JBL is trying to beat Eddie in his match.
[Tazz] I see why Eddie picked the steel cage. He's good in it, but…
JBL is using that tape around the throat,
which you can't see right now, but it's happening with Eddie Guerrero.
[Cole] He's choking Guerrero with that tape.
And Eddie Guerrero beginning to fade.
Latino Heat, you can his, uh, his face turning that beet red
as Eddie Guerrero perhaps struggling to…
[Tazz] Oh, Eddie's running, trying to get the blood flow back to his legs.
[Cole] And it's JBL bouncing off that cage
as Eddie Guerrero did what he had to do to release that hold.
[Tazz] A veteran move by a great veteran wrestler Eddie Guerrero,
world-class athlete that he is, went running into circles,
spinning, getting momentum going,
that just shook the man off of that sleeper.
Check it out. You see, he's building momentum right there.
And then he just ducks down, goes to a knee,
and then the man gets off the choke, goes into the cage.
[Cole] Many times we take for granted what Eddie Guerrero does in the wrestling ring.
That was a perfect example of why Eddie Guerrero was a tremendous
WWE Champion and why he wants to win the title again here tonight.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh, man, look at this! -[Cole] JBL, this time,
that million-dollar face, face-first off the cage.
[Tazz] JBL not having a good night here. Look at this.
[Cole] Hook of the leg, shoulders down,
JBL, and a count of two and a half.
A split second away from regaining the title is Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Well, that steel cage picks apart your body,
which I've said in the past, which picks apart your career.
And JBL getting driven head-first, face-first into that steel by Guerrero.
-Again here. Look at this. -[Cole] And again. And you can feel it.
Can you feel it?
That feel-- Eddie Guerrero beginning to build momentum. The confidence is brewing.
Latino Heat starting to get ready. Here's the cover. Hook of the leg.
We may have a new champion, but not right now.
[Tazz] Cole, you know what Eddie Guerrero is doing that JBL is not,
is Eddie is using the cage as a weapon, as you pointed out earlier,
'cause the cage is a weapon. It's legal to use it. Utilize it.
And that's what Guerrero is doing again here.
[Cole] JBL, he hates this type of matchup. He realizes he's not good at it.
This is Eddie Guerrero's playground.
[Tazz] Well, JBL has never claimed to be a barbarian by sorts, and--
-Oh, look at this. -[Cole] And now, Eddie Guerrero
bouncing into the steel.
But Eddie, I believe his foot-- his boot hit the back of the head of JBL.
-Both men are down. -[Tazz] Well, JBL, a thinking man--
Like the man or not, like the man or not, that was smart what JBL did there.
[Cole] I don't think JBL is thinking it too much
'cause he just got kicked in the back of the head.
[Tazz] Like crashed and burned there. Well, there's cover, cover, cover.
-[Cole] JBL cover, hook of the leg. -Did he get it?
[Cole] But Eddie Guerrero just managed somehow to kick out.
[Tazz] Cole, every pin cover is just fatal, could be fatal.
I mean, it's just so close to losing in there in this type of…
[Cole] Eddie with a right hand. Both men exchanging blows.
The champion and the challenger.
[Tazz] I think Eddie's got a little bit more sting,
a little more muster behind those punches than JBL. Whoa.
[Cole] Missed with a right hand. JBL.
Oh, and he hit the Clothesline! He hit the Clothesline!
Can JBL capitalize?
-Did you hear the impact? -[Tazz] How could you not?
-[Cole] Here's the cover. Shoulders down. -That's two… three.
[Cole] And, oh! Eddie Guerrero kicked out!
And we promise you this is our last scheduled break.
The Steel Cage Match for the title concludes next.
Back on SmackDown, the champion JBL trying to get out of the steel cage
in this championship matchup against Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] That's right. Title's on the line. Eddie Guerrero, I don't know where he is.
-JBL's gonna climb up here. -JBL trying to retain the title.
-Eddie Guerrero… -What the hell?
…desperately holding onto the champion,
desperately holding onto JBL, trying to bring him back into the ring.
[Tazz] JBL… with every time he tries, Cole,
to just make that next step over that cage,
Guerrero prevents him. Wow.
[Cole] And JBL and Eddie Guerrero perched on the top rope.
An elbow by JBL as we continue with his marathon Steel Cage Match
for the WWE Championship.
And, ladies and gentleman, we'll promise you this,
we will stay with this matchup until it is over.
We apologize for what was the final commercial break of the evening
a few moments ago. But what a matchup this has been.
[Tazz] Unbelievable. Tremendous match. Look at this now.
JBL has Guerrero right where he wants him. What's he gonna do with him?
-[Cole] What is he gonna do? -I don't know.
-[Cole] Oh my. Not this. -No, no. I know what he's gonna do…
[Cole] Oh, oh, look at Eddie!
What a counter. It looked like a fallaway slam to the cage,
and Eddie countered with a DDT.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero, I think, not only saving himself from
not becoming champion, but might be saving his own life there.
[Cole] Both men again down,
as this steel cage begins to take its toll.
Here's the cover. Will we have a new champion?
And JBL just kicks out.
[Tazz] God, man. I'll tell you what,
both athletes leaving it in that cage, in that ring,
right here on SmackDown tonight.
[Cole] Latino Heat.
-What's he doing? -[Tazz] I don't know.
[Cole] The challenger. Where is he going?
[Tazz] I mean, Eddie-- Eddie's going out. He's going up, Cole.
He wants the title.
[Cole] The challenger trying to get out of the steel cage.
-[Tazz] He's going. -[Cole] JBL realizing.
His championship is in jeopardy. Come on, Eddie. One more leg, Eddie.
[Tazz] He's hanging by-- He's hanging on by the ankle.
[Cole] JBL. A right hand by Guerrero.
If he gets that final leg over, he'll win the title back.
[Tazz] Can Eddie shake him off him? Can he get JBL off him?
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero trying to get that, that last leg.
[Tazz] Gonna rip his knee up here.
-[Cole] JBL hanging on. His championship… -[Tazz] Yeah.
I don't think he'd care if he landed on his head, Cole,
as long as he landed before JBL, 'cause he'd be champion.
[Cole] But Eddie Guerrero being brought back into the ring,
and JBL survives for now.
Again, you win by pinfall, submission, or climbing off the top of the cage
and putting both feet on the floor below.
[Tazz] What a matchup. I keep saying it. Uh-oh. JBL saying, "X marks the spot."
[Cole] JBL saying, "It's all over."
Eddie Guerrero, powerbomb.
And did you see Eddie's back buckle when he hit the mat?
[Tazz] JBL is gonna leave… He's gonna win it.
[Cole] Here's the cover. The toothy grin.
And Eddie Guerrero rolled the shoulder out.
JBL cannot believe it.
[Tazz] JBL can't believe it? I can't believe it.
I'll tell you what, JBL sticking Eddie Guerrero with that powerbomb.
How the hell did Guerrero kick out?
[Cole] Well, JBL had that toothy grin on his face after the powerbomb.
I think the champion thought it was over.
[Tazz] How did Guerrero earlier kick out of that Clothesline from Hell?
[Cole] Look at JBL. JBL up to the top rope.
-JBL trying to escape the cage again. -Well, it's not gonna matter.
JBL is gonna go over that top, but here comes Guerrero again.
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero catching up to JBL
as the champion is on that top rope.
-[Tazz] Now what? Now what? -[Cole] Guerrero…
-What's he gonna do? -Trying to balance himself.
-Shoulder, shot to the gut by Guerrero. -Shoulders into the gut. JBL hanging on.
[Tazz] I think Guerrero is trying to just…
[Cole] JBL knocked off the top rope.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. Uh-oh, Cole. -[Cole] Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Eddie's looking good.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Eddie's gonna win the championship here!
-[Tazz] He's close. -[Cole] Eddie Guerrero. JBL is not moving.
[Tazz] Go for it, Eddie, man! Go for it!
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero is gonna win it right here!
[Tazz] Eddie's gonna climb over, baby.
-What's this? -[Cole] Wait a minute.
[crowd chanting] Eddie!
-[Tazz] Oh no. -[Cole] Oh my God.
Eddie, don't do this. Eddie, that's 15 feet high, that cage.
-[Tazz] No, no. No, wait. Eddie, no. -Don't do it, Eddie!
-Eddie, don't do it! -[Tazz] No! No, Eddie! No!
-Don't do-- No way, no way! -[Cole] Oh my God! Frog splash!
Frog splash!
[Tazz] From the top of the cage, Cole. Frog splash.
[Cole] But can Eddie Guerrero capitalize?
How much did the frog splash take out of Eddie Guerrero?
[Tazz] Oh my God. I can't believe what I just saw.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero with a frog splash from the top of the cage.
[Tazz] He had to bust his ribs. Let's check this out.
[Cole] Just listen to this.
[heavy thud]
-Wow! -[Tazz] Oh my God.
Look at this, look at this other angle here, this other view.
-Bam! Wow! -[Cole] Fifteen feet high.
-[Tazz] Wow, wow, wow! -[Cole] Eddie Guerrero connecting.
But can Eddie Guerrero take advantage? I believe the champion's down and out.
[Tazz] Eddie might've hurt himself as much as Bradshaw. Might have broken ribs.
[Cole] Guerrero crawling into the cover.
-[Tazz] One, two… -[Cole] Shoulders down. He's got him.
New champion. No!
-JBL kicked out. -[Tazz] Whoa!
Wow. Gotta give JBL a credit, Cole. I am.
[Cole] But it just took Eddie Guerrero too long to cover JBL
as Eddie was recovering from what that frog splash did to him.
[Tazz] Eddie just jumped off the top of the cage, damn near 15 feet.
Shades of-of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka from Madison Square Garden years ago.
[Cole] But look at JBL. I think JBL kicked out on total instinct.
When he heard the referee's hand hit the mat,
JBL just, out of instinct, kicked out.
-He's barely moving, is the champion. -[Tazz] JBL is toast, Cole.
And I think-- I think, uh, Eddie Guerrero's close to being toast.
Both these men, how much more do they have from a physical standpoint left?
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero crawling, crawling toward the ropes.
[crowd chanting] Eddie!
I'll tell you, this is the turning point.
The first man to his feet in this part of the matchup
is gonna win the title or regain the title.
[Tazz] I've always liked Eddie most of the time.
But I'll tell you what, I've got a new respect for Eddie Guerrero right now.
How do you not have respect for this guy?
[Cole] This crowd in Providence trying to will Eddie on. Eddie back to his feet.
-And look at that, JBL… -[Tazz] How do you do that, Cole?
-…countered Eddie Guerrero with a DDT. -[Tazz] Always thinking.
[Cole] Take another look, though, at the frog splash
which almost won Eddie the championship, and still might, as it's wearing JBL down.
[Tazz] Look at how high. Look at that.
Eddie Guerrero had the wherewithal to open up in midair with the frog splash.
Man, oh Manischewitz. What a shot. What a match. What a SmackDown.
[Cole] What a counter by JBL on that DDT,
allowing the champion to get new life,
as JBL tries to pull himself up to the ropes.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle said it'd be a night we'd never forget, Cole.
Kurt Angle was dead-on with that. He was right on that.
-[Cole] JBL, the champion. -[Tazz] What a match, man.
[Cole] JBL gonna use the ropes.
JBL trying to climb to the top of the cage.
[Tazz] He's going, baby. He's hurt though.
[Cole] You can see him favoring the ribs off the frog splash.
[Tazz] JBL's hurt, Cole. He's definitely hurt.
[Cole] JBL to the top rope. JBL trying to climb out of the cage.
Eddie Guerrero to the-- to the ropes as well.
-And now, it could be a race. -[Tazz] This is a race.
-Eddie's going up. Look at JBL. -JBL over the top of the cage as well.
-Eddie Guerrero to the top of the cage. -They're both on the top, Cole.
Guerrero and JBL.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero, JBL, 15 feet high.
This is all about the WWE Title.
If one of these men can climb out and touch the mat,
the floor below, they'll win this thing.
[Tazz] Both men are trying to go--
-What the hell? -[Cole] Hey! Wait a minute.
-[Tazz] Who is that? -[Cole] Who was that?
[Tazz] Who is that?
[Cole] That's that-- Eddie's buddy, that El Gran Luchadore guy.
-[Tazz] That's-- -[Cole] El Gran Luchadore.
-[Tazz] Wait a minute. -[Cole] He just grabbed Eddie Guerrero.
-El Gran Luchadore? -[Tazz] Is that the same guy
that was under the ring with Guerrero back and forth last week?
[Cole] Yes, it looks like him. But JBL is climbing out of the cage.
[crowd booing loudly]
-JBL's climbing out of the cage. -[bell rings]
JBL has retained the championship!
["Longhorn" playing]
[Tazz] And look at that.
[Cole] Eddie's been tossed by El Gran Luchadore.
[Chimel] Here's your winner and still WWE Champion,
John Bradshaw Layfield.
[Cole] I cannot believe what's going on here.
[crowd booing]
El Gran Luchadore?
[Tazz] Is that the same guy, Cole?
[music ends]
[Cole] I have no idea.
-[Tazz] I… -[Cole] I don't get it.
Last week, this El Gran Luchadore guy was helping Eddie.
[Tazz] Last week, El Gran-- Why would he help him one week
and then hurt him the next, El Gran Luchadore?
-Why would-- -[Cole] I don't know.
Well, he's not gonna head out that way because the door is locked.
[Tazz] This is shocking. I don't know what the hell--
I don't know what's going on here.
[Cole] El Gran Luchadore calling for the… for the door.
[Tazz] He's trying to get out, I guess, but it's locked.
Is that the same…
[Cole] I don't know, Tazz. I'm perplexed.
[Tazz] El Gran Luchadore, if that's who it is, is getting the hell out of Dodge.
[Cole] Well, it's too damn bad that this match had to end this way
because this guy screwed Eddie.
And look at Eddie Guerrero. And this guy's gonna get what he deserves.
Eddie Guerrero is gonna give this El Gran Luchadore
-what he deserves right here. -No doubt about it.
And he sure as hell is!
Gotta [indistinct]
[Cole] Eddie desperately-- Come on. Get him back in there, Eddie.
Beat the hell out of this guy.
Eddie Guerrero just…
Look, look… E-E-Eddie's got the mask.
[Tazz] He's got the mask in his hand, but who--
-[Cole] Oh my God! -[Tazz] What the hell?
[Cole] That's the General Manager Kurt Angle!
[crowd booing]
[Tazz] He realizes that he's unmasked!
[Cole] Kurt Angle screwed Eddie Guerrero out of the WWE Title.
Our general manager!
[Tazz] Did he screw himself, Cole? Did Kurt Angle screw himself here?
[Cole] Angle screwed everyone!
[Tazz] He had me fooled. I thought Angle was done from wrestling.
I thought he was hurt. I thought he was handicapped forever.
-He had everybody fooled. -[Cole] Kurt Angle screwed everybody.
The fans, the locker room, the board of directors.
This isn't gonna sit well with anyone.
But most of all, Kurt Angle screwed Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Angle pulled the wool over everyone's eyes.
He screwed Eddie Guerrero out of the WWE Title.
[Cole] Well, truly this was a night we would never forget.
The night Angle screwed Eddie out of the title and exposed himself.
Kurt Angle is a fraud!