-You want some of me? -Let me tell you something, Earthquake.
You take a cheap shot at WrestleMania again,
but tonight, on Monday Night Raw, revenge is mine!
Well, we're face to face now. Let's do it, do it now!
[both shouting indistinctly]
We'll do it right now!
Bring it on!
-Any time, any place! -Let's do it now!
[intro music playing]
-[music stops] -[audience cheering]
[Vince McMahon] What a match-up that's gonna be here tonight!
Adam Bomb squaring off against the mighty Earthquake
in a rematch from WrestleMania X.
We're jam-packed to the rafters,
ready for action tonight on Monday Night Raw.
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Monday Night Raw.
I'm Vince McMahon along with the all-time great Hall of Fame bomb,
Gorilla Monsoon.
What about it?
Will the Earthquake give the big one again to Adam Bomb?
Well, Adam Bomb claimed it was a fluke at WrestleMania X, I don't think so.
We'll find out.
And what about the prediction? in the 10-man tag team match-up tonight?
Earlier on, I happened to be in the locker room.
These guys are focused. They're ready.
It's gonna be mayhem.
In action tonight as well will be Razor Ramon,
the reigning Intercontinental champion.
plus the former World Wrestling Entertainment champion,
the Mighty Yokozuna.
We'll see Shawn Michaels tonight debuting a Heartbreak Hotel, plus…
Marge Schott wanted me to give you this in honor of baseball opening last night.
Thank you very much.
I'll put this right on my mantel, right next to the banana phone.
-[McMahon] Wait a minute. -[bell rings]
The earth is starting to shake, and for good reason.
Take a look.
[Howard Finkel] …from Vancouver, British Columbia, weighing 468 pounds,
Earthquake!
[McMahon] Take a look at the size of this man.
The Earthquake squaring off against Adam Bomb.
As we said before, a rematch from WrestleMania.
This will be the first time they clash since then
and the first time Harvey Wippleman has seen Howard Finkel, our ring announcer.
-They have a problem as well, Gorilla. -[Monsoon] Boy, they certainly do.
Last time they looked at each other in the kisser,
well, the little rump tried to disrobe Howard.
[McMahon] Yeah.
And Howard Finkel has shoved Harvey Wippleman on his keister
at WrestleMania.
Adam Bomb took exception and went after Howard Finkel
and then from there Earthquake went after Adam Bomb.
And in no time at all, almost a record time,
that man was defeated.
However, now, he will not be distracted by anything.
[Monsoon] Boy, he's focused. You see the look on his kisser?
[McMahon] Yeah.
You see that little runt there coming behind him.
Harvey Wippleman and Howard Finkel's getting at a dodge too.
[Monsoon] Not a bad idea.
[McMahon] Here comes Adam Bomb!
-Adam Bomb with a hard right hand. -[bell rings]
A kick to the midsection.
Look at this, Adam Bomb wasting no time at all
and taking it to the Earthquake.
[Monsoon] Well, Adam Bomb claiming it was a fluke at WrestleMania X.
[McMahon] We're gonna find out.
Yo, reversal, coming off the rope now.
Adam Bomb hiptossed by Earthquake.
Adam Bomb on his feet.
A clothesline, and Adam Bomb all the way to the outside.
[Monsoon] Three-sixty and out of there.
[McMahon] Adam Bomb beside himself.
This match means so much to Adam Bomb's career.
A little advise there from Harvey Wippleman.
[Monsoon] You know, Vince, Earthquake has been so focused
since returning to the World Wrestling Entertainment,
-he wants some gold. -[McMahon] Indeed.
A tackle, no one goes and he-- whoa!
[Monsoon] Excuse me.
[McMahon] Yeah, I guess, and another one.
Adam Bomb can't get the big man down.
A roundhouse right, oh, what a clothesline by earthquake.
And Adam Bomb now trying to collect himself.
[Monsoon] He better go look for a little instruction.
[McMahon] And if he doesn't find it from Harvey Wippleman,
maybe he can find it from North Korea.
They seem to have the goods over there these days.
[Monsoon] Well, they got a couple of them.
[McMahon] Adam Bomb with a right hand as Earthquake was distracted
and snapped off the top rope.
[Monsoon] Well, that'll slow you down. I don't care how big you are.
[McMahon] Adam Bomb now trying to set up the Earthquake. Watch this.
Whoa. Slingshot nicely done.
[Monsoon] Tremendous agility.
[McMahon] And Adam Bomb is coming off the rope
and drops the elbow on the mighty Earthquake.
A cover there. Count, ref, and two and…
no.
[Monsoon] Close but no cigar.
[McMahon] Adam Bomb getting a first near fall
on the mighty Earthquake.
And once he had a big man like-- a clothesline right now.
Uh-oh.
Earthquake locked in the rope. That's bad news for Earthquake.
Adam Bomb, the opportunist.
[both] Uh-oh. Wait a minute.
[McMahon] Harvey Wippleman taking a page from Madonna's book
on The Late Show.
He's putting a bad mouth on Howard Finkel.
[Monsoon] Meanwhile, Earthquake is-- Uh-oh.
-Oh! -[McMahon] Look at this.
Howard swelled up like a big peacock.
[Monsoon] Boy, and this is the Fink with no hair
as compared to the Fink that we saw Sy Sperling put together
at WrestleMania, with hair.
Uh-oh.
[McMahon] And-- oh, no, he missed.
Adam Bomb trying to put the final touches there
on the Earthquake and now,
you don't want the big man to get back up, but he is up.
And no!
[Monsoon] Won't take too many misses like that to be the end of this one.
[McMahon] And going up now, ladies and gentlemen, yes, Adam Bomb,
all the way up to the top.
Adam Bomb setting out to pounce on Earthquake and what's--
He's waiting for his opportunity, a high risk maneuver coming up.
Here comes the Bomb.
-Oh, wow. -[Monsoon] Oh, he nailed him.
And this could be all over.
[McMahon] A cover, and no, hook to the leg,
and a kick-out by the Earthquake.
[Monsoon] Fink must state, "Didn't finish the move off."
[McMahon] When you make reference to the big guy,
it's tough to tell which one of these two you'd be talking about.
They're both huge.
[Monsoon] They are enormous.
This is a rematch from WrestleMania X.
[McMahon] Oh, my.
[Monsoon] Speaking of WrestleMania, ladies and gentlemen,
there's a WrestleMania--
A worldwide WrestleMania revenge tour going on as we speak.
You don't wanna miss that live.
[McMahon] Uh-oh, but look at that.
And Adam Bomb runs right in the size 16.
[Monsoon] Earthquake now back with the momentum
and belly-to-belly.
[McMahon] Nicely-- what a suplex.
[Monsoon] Well-executed by Earthquake. I love it.
[McMahon] Took something out of his back, however,
this match-up see-saw back and forth.
And this time, the elbow lands.
[Monsoon] Didn't miss that one.
[McMahon] And now, will Adam Bomb feel the effect of the big one?
Here we go again, Earthquake drops the leg.
[Monsoon] Adam Bomb in big trouble.
[McMahon] And Harvey Wippleman-- Oh, look at his kisser.
He can't believe what's going on.
[Monsoon] He can sense going home with the loser's share of the purse money.
[McMahon] And that's just about gonna go and I think yes, the tremors are starting.
Adam Bomb running on the canvas and look out.
Yes. The big one.
That was-- what would you say on the Richter scale?
What was that, Gorilla?
[Monsoon] 6.5 for sure.
[McMahon] A 6.5, Gorilla said, for the Richter scale.
Adam Bomb once again defeated,
and this time decidedly so at the hands of the Earthquake.
However, right now, let's take you to WrestleMania X, Madison Square Garden,
the setting, as Lex Luger and Yokozuna.
Mr. Perfect is a guest referee.
[man 1] A slam and look out, here he comes.
[man 2] Hiptoss. Illegal!
[man 1] Here it comes, here comes the forearm.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, no. Yes!
[man 2] Look out!
[man 1] Whoa. Yokozuna is unconscious.
Jim Cornette…
hammered.
Mr. Fuji is coming into the ring as well.
He crumbles down.
[man 2] Luger pulls him into the ring.
[man 1] Cover him.
[crowd cheering]
What's going on?
[man 2] What's happening to the match? Look at those guys in the ring.
[man 1] Turn around. Turn around.
Come on.
[man 2] Get Cornette out of there. Get Fuji out.
[man 1] Wait a minute. What's he doing to Fuji?
[man 2] Because Lex Luger pulled him in the ring,
they're not supposed to be in there.
What are you doing, Luger?
[man 1] There is-- cover him. Cover him. Right there, cover him.
[man 2] He put his hands on Mr. Perfect.
[man 1] What is going on?
[bell rings]
-[man 1] Wait a minute. -[man 2] What is he doing?
[man 1] What is going on?
[audience booing]
[man 2] He's disqualified Lex Luger!
[man 1] He what?
[man 2] I think he's disqualified Lex Luger.
[man 1] Let's get the ring announcement.
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this bout
as a result of a disqualification
-and still… -[crowd cheering]
…World Wrestling Entertainment champion, Yokozuna!
[crowd cheering]
-[man 1] Yokozuna victorious. -[man 2] This is great!
Finally! Finally, there is some justice in World Wrestling Entertainment.
[man 1] There is nothing but carnage. There's carnage in the ring.
-[man 2] Finally some justice. -[man 1] I can't believe…
[man 2] And finally a perfect referee. [laughs]
[man 1] Lex Luger stands disqualified?
Now, I can do something about you, Mr. Perfect,
because I have a big problem with your officiating.
You had a personal grudge against me,
and instead of coming to me man-to-man, face-to-face beforehand set on it,
you picked the time of my crowning achievement
of my athletic career to take that grudge out on me
when I had the world champion pinned,
so, Mr. Perfect, I can't wait until you get out of that suit
and you step into that ring,
because then you're gonna be all mine.
-[upbeat music playing] -[man 1] Obviously, Mr. Perfect
in deep trouble because Lex is focused.
[man 2] And when we return,
Gorilla Monsoon will interview Mr. Perfect.
[crowd cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen, millions of people all over the world
witnessed the tremendous extravaganza, WrestleMania X.
[crowd cheering]
Millions of fans witnessed and saw once again
one of the premiere athletes of all time,
an individual who has returned here in World Wrestling Entertainment,
one of the greatest, please welcome along with me,
he's back, Mr. Perfect.
Mr. Perfect, sure, he's one of the all-time greats.
No doubt about that.
But with what he did to Lex Luger,
oh, let me just say I hope he has a better explanation for his action
than Darryl Strawberry did concerning his whereabouts as of late.
Mr. Perfect single-handedly cost Lex Luger his dream.
He shattered Lex Luger's dream.
[Monsoon] Lex Luger so badly wanted to be
the World Wrestling Entertainment champion.
[crowd booing]
Not a very warm welcome, was it?
-I thought it was an excellent welcome. -You did?
I am very surprised.
Everyone's aware that prior to WrestleMania,
not only Yokozuna, but Lex Luger as well,
both of those individuals
along with World Wrestling Entertainment President Jack Tunney,
had to agree upon the special guest referee.
Obviously, that agreement was made because
you were a man of integrity.
-Exactly. -You are a man of class.
Yes.
You are a man beyond reproach.
Still am.
Obviously, some of those characteristics were lacking at WrestleMania X.
For example, when Lex Luger had Yokozuna sprawled out,
flat as a pancake on the mat,
you could have counted to 500, at that particular point in time,
you were pretty disposed in eliminating some garbage
that had gathered at ringside.
Oh, let's get…
[crowd cheering]
Let's get one thing straight.
Special referee WrestleMania X,
I have nothing against Lex Luger, nor do I have anything against Yokozuna.
I called the match the way I saw it, perfectly, right down the middle.
-Now-- -[crowd booing]
What happened is, Lex Luger, you had the man beaten.
He was knocked out, but you went up and you grabbed one of the managers
and dragged him inside the ring.
Then you went over after I let that go,
goes over and grabs Mr. Fuji and pulls Fuji inside the ring.
Now, I understand it's a championship match,
so I let it slide.
But then, when you had--
Wait a minute. Those two individuals
just magically appeared on the ring apron.
Luger pulled them into the ring.
I let it go.
I was trying to be biased,
but when I went to roll Mr. Fuji and Mr. Cornette out,
Lex Luger came up from behind and touched me on the shoulder
and turned me around, number one mistake.
I let it slide, championship match.
Second of all, Luger, after I tried to roll Fuji out,
you turned me around and you pushed me.
-Now-- -[crowd booing]
I was an appointed official and as an official,
I have to go by the rules and the rules are as such,
if an official is touched during a wrestling match by a wrestler,
he is disqualified.
So if you and millions of other people have a problem
with the call that I made at WrestleMania,
then you people are the ones with the problem.
Oh, I have a problem with that.
I certainly have a problem with that, Mr. Perfect.
It is obvious to me and I'm sure obvious to millions of people elsewhere
that you obviously had something else on your mind.
You obviously have some kind of a vendetta perhaps, for Lex Luger.
I've got a lot of things on my mind and you only know five percent of it.
The bottom line is, Luger, you remember this,
when you touch Mr. Perfect, you're gonna pay for it.
[Monsoon] No, no, no. Excuse me.
Excuse me, Mr. Perfect. Excuse me.
I think the bottom line is this,
on the back of your jacket, you have Mr. Perfect.
I think by the time it is all over between you and Lex Luger,
you will have another saying on the front of you,
that says, "Made in the USA."
-[crowd cheering] -[man laughs]
You're out of here.
[man] Oh, yeah.
It's Lex Luger's victory snap,
it could be imprinted permanently on the pectoral area of one Mr. Perfect.
What a match-up that's gonna be, Perfect against Lex Luger.
We'll be back as we continue with more Monday Night Raw.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] Don't touch that dial,
'cause coming up next, the bad guy.
[McMahon] Welcome back to more Monday Night Raw.
Vince McMahon along with Gorilla Monsoon and a tremendous interview, Gorilla,
with Mr. Perfect, and he made a bit of Freudian slip there
when he talked about being biased, didn't he?
[Monsoon] Well, he certainly did.
The referee is supposed to be unbiased and impartial.
And he certainly wasn't that, was he?
[McMahon] No, indeed. And take a look, ladies and gentlemen,
the reining intercontinental champion.
The undisputed intercontinental champion has resolved unquestionably
one of the all-time great matches in the history of WrestleMania,
the ladder match with Shaw Michaels.
[Monsoon] Boy, was it ever a classic,
one of the greatest matches I've ever witnessed in my entire career.
He wants to be known now, Vince, as The Ladder Man.
[McMahon laughs]
[Monsoon] Shawn Michaels is going to join us later on
with a Heartbreak Hotel and we'll have this action in a moment.
Promotional consideration paid for by the following.
[upbeat music playing]
[man grunting]
[music continues]
[man grunting]
[music stops]
[McMahon] We're back here ready for the match-up,
non-title with Razor Ramon.
We've mentioned Shawn Michaels earlier on in that ladder match.
Unfortunately for Diesel,
-the seven foot Diesel was eliminated… -[bell rings]
…from Madison Square Garden at WrestleMania.
He was thrown out of there, Gorilla.
[Monsoon] Well, he clotheslined the bad guy on the outside.
That will get you tossed out in a hurry.
[McMahon] Sure will.
And sooner or later, however,
Razor is gonna have to meet up--
oh, my goodness, with the seven foot--
-Oh, my! -[Monsoon] Wow, what a shot.
[McMahon] The seven-foot Diesel. Austin Steele for the ride.
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Austin Steele having his problems. And, oh, my.
Razor Ramon is really on a tear.
Look at that, with authority.
[Monsoon] Well, Vince, that's one thing you won't see
on the Worldwide WrestleMania Revenge tour,
that guy will not be throwing Diesel around like that.
[McMahon] No one can throw Diesel around like that.
Austin Steele definitely having his problems with Razor Ramon
who looks like he's having some fun in there.
-Submission here. -[Monsoon] Yeah.
[McMahon] Well, speaking of having some fun,
what about you and Johnny Polo,
it seems to me that you and Polo have all the fun in the world
on WWE All-American here on USA
every Sunday at 12:00 noon Eastern and Pacific.
[Monsoon] Well, it may seem like fun to you, Vince.
-You dumped that little parasite on me… -[McMahon laughs]
…and anyone over there to Todd Pettengill
and auditioned to be co-host of Mania.
[McMahon] Yeah. I don't think he's gonna make that either. Oh, my.
Steele may not make it through this match.
There is some speculation that
Jimmy Johnson might be joining Todd Pettengill on WWE Mania.
-[Monsoon] Jimmy Johnson? -[McMahon] Yeah.
-[Monsoon] Well, that would be something. -[McMahon] Looking for a job.
Abdominal stretch and a beauty here by the Ladder Man.
[crowd cheering]
-And, razor-- -[Austin screams]
[McMahon chuckles] Oh, listen to Austin Steele scream.
-Oh, my. -[crowd cheering]
[Monsoon] You know, Vince, it wasn't all that long ago
that President Jack Tunney came just that close
-to signing John Madden. -[McMahon] Yeah.
[Monsoon] Maybe he can get-- Hey, I'll take him on All American anytime.
[McMahon] That'd be great combination.
Gorilla Monsoon and Jimmy Johnson on WWE All American,
-here on USA. -[Austin groaning]
And for a little color, we could throw in Austin Steele here
for a few screams or whatever.
[Monsoon] Boy, Steele's in deep trouble here.
[McMahon] Oh, I'll say.
[Monsoon] Bad Guy having a good time.
[McMahon] Oh, my.
[crowd cheering]
Razor Ramon destined to meet the seven-foot Diesel
for the Intercontinental Championship.
[crowd cheering]
But until then, Razor asserting himself here on Austin Steele.
However, speaking of championships, what about the tag team championship
changing hands not once but twice recently
in the Worldwide WrestleMania Revenge tour.
It was last Tuesday, Royal Albert Hall, the setting.
As you know, Gorilla,
the Men on a Mission became tag team champion.
[Monsoon] Boy, did they ever, and Royal Albert Hall literally exploded,
and then just two days later on a Thursday in Sheffield,
those guys cheated once again, Vince, and got the belts back.
The Quebecers are once again tag team champions.
[McMahon] And Austin Steele looks to be anything but a champion right now.
[Monsoon] Boy, is he spent?
I think it's all over.
[McMahon] Oh, my.
You signed on for a match with Razor Ramon,
you are signing on with unquestionably one of the roughest, toughest men
in all of the WWE.
[Monsoon] He said that's it!
[crowd cheering]
We're about to see a razor's edge.
[McMahon] Austin Steele being set up now.
[crowd cheering]
And you wonder if Shawn Michaels,
who's gonna join us later on along with Diesel,
I wonder if they're watching this.
[crowd cheering]
[Monsoon] Boy, once he gets you up in this position, it's too late.
[McMahon] There's only one way to go and that's down.
[crowd cheering]
Razor Ramon
with the lifeless Steele and this one's history officially.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell rings]
All right.
[ambient music playing]
[Finkel] Here's your winner, the World Wrestling Entertainment…
[McMahon] Razor Ramon victorious.
[Finkel] …intercontinental champion Razor Ramon.
[Monsoon] Imagine, Vince, what kind of power you're gonna have to have
to get Diesel up there.
[McMahon] I don't know if razor has that kind of power.
He may!
He just may have it all.
Speaking of having it all,
The Quebecers once again tag team champions.
They are gloating.
-I mean, I don't even know… -Don't mess with The Bad Guy.
[McMahon] Whatever you say, Raze.
Let's take you back now to last weekend, back to The Quebecers.
[cheering]
Well, there you have it, you know, I understand that you have
gone out on national television, you have challenged all the other tag teams
in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Teams like The Smoking Gunns, teams like Men on a Mission,
-teams like even The Bushwhackers. -Whoa, whoa, look at this.
Is that true and does that challenge stand?
-[Jacques] Of course. -[McMahon] Here's Captain Albano.
[Jacques] The challenge stands.
Wait a minute.
What's this old cook doing out here?
Captain Louis Albano,
why are you interrupting this interview?
Hey, hold it.
Johnny Polo, Quebecers, Jim Cornette.
Have you accepted the challenge?
What do you want, Captain Crunch?
Have you accepted the challenge?
-[laughs] -[Cornette] Johnny?
Of course we've accepted. We'll take any challenge.
I told you, we're the World Wrestling Entertainment
tag team champions.
All right. Then I'll go get them.
[Johnny] Hey, wait a minute. Go get who?
[McMahon] Just who-- Lou Albano…
Don't you forget your Metamucil too, you old fossil.
[McMahon] …has assembled?
[Johnny] We're just gonna get Marty Jannetty? [laughs]
[McMahon] Lou Albano…
[Cornette] He's managed a lot of tag teams.
[McMahon] …the maker of more tag team champions than anyone… whoa!
Not them!
He can't bring them.
What are they doing out here? Not them! No! Wait!
What is this?
-What is this? -[Cornette] The Headshrinkers.
It's The Headshrinkers, Johnny.
[Johnny] What is this?
Well, ladies and gentlemen, Captain Louis Albano is still,
as we speak, lobbying Jack Tunney for a tag team championship match-up
with The Quebecers against The Headshrinkers.
Meanwhile, however, Tunney has ordered a championship match-up.
Well, regardless of what happens, Polo won't be happy.
And I could tell you, standing by right now, allegedly,
The Quebecers along with Johnny Polo, and yes,
next week they must defend the tag team championship.
It will be against The Headshrinkers,
but it's gonna be against tremendous competition.
What a line up and there we have them.
-Johnny, can you hear me? -Yeah, Vic.
[McMahon] Next week, you're facing one of three tremendous teams.
What about them?
You know what, it doesn't matter, we'll take 'em all.
I mean, let's face it, there are some great teams out there,
but Jacques and Pierre are scared of no one.
I mean, The Smoking Gunns, they're pretty tough, right?
Yeah. They're quick and they're fast.
They're a good team, but we'd take them on.
How about-- How about The Bushwhackers?
[speaking Quebecois French]
[laughing]
And, uh, Men on a Mission,
they gave us a run for our money at WrestleMania X,
but we can fight them again even though they're really good, right?
-Whoops, there it was. -[all laugh]
-That's how they are, yeah? -[laughing]
it don't matter, they're all great teams, but we are the greatest.
We're the World Wrestling Entertainment tag team champions
and we'll take anybody on, Vic.
[upbeat music playing]
[McMahon] That's Vince.
Nonetheless, this is your opportunity, ladies and gentlemen,
to cast your vote.
Your opportunity to be the matchmaker.
Just who will face The Quebecers?
Will it be The Bushwhackers,
Men on a Mission, or Smoking Gunns?
Pick up the phone and dial the number.
Cast your vote. Make that match.
1-900-420-VOTE.
The call costs $1.49 for the first minute
and 99 cents for each additional minute.
And, kids, please, you must be 18 years old
or have your parents' permission before calling.
Again, your opportunity to be the matchmaker.
The Quebecers will face either The Bushwhackers,
Men on a Mission, or Smoking Gunns.
Once again, the number, 1-900-420-VOTE.
Cast your vote now.
That's next week when the tag team title will be up for grabs
next week right here on Monday Night Raw.
-Let's take you back, now. -[all conversing indistinctly]
This is from WrestleMania X exclusive footage.
Members of the 10-man tag team match
couldn't decide on who should be the captain of the team.
We ran out of time,
that's why tonight exclusively on Monday Night Raw,
we will present to you the 10-man tag team match-up
you did not see at WrestleMania.
-[bell rings] -And here we go.
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen,
this is a 10-man tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
[McMahon] Double J Jeff Jarrett, you can hear his music playing
here he comes.
[Mike Rotunda] I know one thing.
I know one thing for sure.
This tag team has nothing in common with you,
because we all pay our taxes.
[McMahon laughs]
[Finkel] At a total combined weight…
[McMahon] They all pay their taxes, huh?
…of 1,291 pounds, Double J Jeff Jarrett…
[McMahon] A couple things happened today,
speaking of the government, the White House,
Bill Clinton, President of United States, throwing out the first ball,
and The Bushwhackers,
appropriately along with Doink and Dink,
were tossing eggs over in the south lawn of the White House.
[Monsoon] I understand that they were consuming some as well, Vince.
[McMahon] Well, yeah. I imagine so.
I can't take those guys anywhere.
[Monsoon chuckles] The Bushwhackers.
Imagine The Bushwhackers in the White House,
imagine them running things, huh?
[McMahon] They could do any worse.
We'll be back with the 10-man tag. Stay with us.
We are back and ready for our 10-man tag team action.
We're happy you joined us here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
And look who's coming to town,
Native American Tatanka and his whole crew.
[Monsoon] What a tremendous ovation,
standing ovation here for this team, and rightly so.
[McMahon] Smoking Gunns, 1-2-3 Kid,
along with Native American Tatanka and Sparky.
-[crowd cheering] -[Finkel] The 1-2-3-Kid.
[Monsoon] You know, Vince, at WrestleMania X,
these guys have it all together.
We're waiting with waited breath for that match-up.
I think it was Afa who really threw the monkey wrench in for the other side.
[McMahon] Yeah, but sort of-- I'm trying to understand Afa,
that maybe he threw the rest of the guys--
then again Double J danced a little bit like Afa.
[Monsoon] Well, he's never satisfied, Double J.
[McMahon] Oh, okay.
[rock music playing]
[Monsoon] I saw what happened to him this past week on WWE Superstars…
-[McMahon chuckles] -…the big crybaby.
I had a problem with Sparky, that's for sure.
And Doink and Dink were involved too.
-[bell rings] -Got humiliated.
[McMahon] Yeah.
IRS unable to collect what he claims is a gift tax
on the beautiful ceremonial headdress possessed by Tatanka.
It could be Tatanka collecting here tonight,
on Monday Night Raw.
Getting closer and closer, Gorilla, to April 15, the count in is on.
[Monsoon] Boy, are we ever. We certainly are.
I'd like to see Irwin's return.
[McMahon] I'd like to see that myself. Listen.
[Monsoon] Irwin, listen.
[McMahon] Can you imagine that, going through life,
-who doesn't like his name? -[crowd cheering]
Samu, in there right now with Billy Gunn.
Billy off the rope.
Nice hiptoss, nicely done.
[Monsoon] Whoa, elevation. Beauty.
[crowd cheering]
Important thing here, stay out of the opposition's corner.
The Headshrinkers, ladies and gentlemen,
would love that-- oh, my.
Oh, look at this.
[McMahon] Whoa.
Headshrinkers missing with the roundhouse right
and…
Oh, my!
Goodness, what a clever maneuver--
[Monsoon] Whoa. What a bridge!
[McMahon] Unbelie-- Look at this.
One, two, no.
My goodness, what action here at the 10-man tag.
Armdrag take down.
Billy Gunn and Samu.
tremendous action, tremendous athletes. And they're proving it.
And this time a leapfrog-- oh!
What a clothesline, that turned him upside down and wrong side up.
Oh, my.
Samu and Fatu would like nothing better than a victory here
unless it's a match with The Quebecers.
Double headbutt.
[Monsoon] I'll tell you what, Vince, as soon as they meet The Quebecers,
they will be the new tag team champions.
[McMahon] Well, maybe not, because when they get their shot at The Quebecers,
it could very well be
that The Quebecers are no longer tag team champions.
We'll find out-- ooh! Out next week.
Double J on the outside. They're having a good time.
Why not?
[Monsoon] Here's comes the crybaby.
[McMahon] Double J Jeff Jarrett.
setting up Billy Gunn and drops him down.
[Monsoon] You know, Vince, in that match with Sparky,
it definitely was the referee's fault.
He was out of position, made the three count,
didn't see the foot on the ropes, but so what?
Those things happen in life.
[McMahon] Sure they do. Mistakes happen.
Oh, what a maneuver!
[crowd cheering]
What a maneuver that was.
[Monsoon] Double J came right down on his cranium.
[McMahon] And now Double J back in the corner.
Native American Tatanka is gonna pull him out.
Let's have some action. Oh, look at that. Double J was playing possum.
-Double J crafty, clever. -[Tatanka yells]
Double J now with Native American Tatanka,
reversal, coming off the rope, and Tatanka takes him over the hip.
[crowd cheering]
Tatanka scoops up Double J, slams Double J.
[crowd cheering]
Tatanka again setting up Double J for the ride coming off now, and…
What a maneuver, what a takedown.
[crowd cheering]
[Monsoon] Double J had an opportunity to tag there, chose not to,
Could be a mistake.
[McMahon] He was so stunned.
I don't think he knew where he was. Uh-oh. Bart Gunn coming in.
Bart now with Double J. What a 10-man tag this is.
[Monsoon] If you don't have some kind of continuity in this match,
you're a loser.
[McMahon] Indeed. This is not an individual effort.
This is a tag team coordinated effort.
Off the rope, Bart Gunn, collision.
Look at this. No.
One, two, and-- No, he can't quite get him.
[Monsoon] Bart with a dropkick, nicely done.
Oh, beauty. Right in the kisser.
Bart winding up.
Uh-oh. Took a little too much time there.
You can't do that with a man as crafty as Double J Jeff Jarrett.
Jarrett wants to use the World Wrestling Entertainment
to catapult himself not only to the top of the WWE,
but to the top of the country music business as well.
-[Monsoon] Tag made. -[McMahon] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
-[Monsoon] Here comes trouble. -[McMahon] IRS
[crowd cheering]
The most unpopular athlete in all of the WWE.
Look at this. Bart coming off the rope. Yes. IRS is having problems.
IRS is gonna have big problems. Yes. Look at this. What a match-up.
We'll be back. One--
[McMahon] IRS stays, having his problems.
We're back now. Sparky has just tagged in.
And, boy, is he ever tagging IRS.
-A wick in the face there by Irwin. -[Monsoon] Whoa.
Irwin now with Thurman Plugg. His friends call him Sparky.
And, oh, all of a sudden, The Model wants to get into the action.
[Monsoon] Well, The Model Rick Martel, fresh on the outside
and what an athlete he is.
[McMahon] Yeah, but look at this.
Sparky takes it to The Model, winds him up.
Thurman Plugg winding up The Model Rick Martel.
And Martel trying to set him up, does indeed off the rope now.
Elbow misses. Sparky off, and nice wide crossbody.
-Referee out of position. -[Monsoon] Way out of position.
[McMahon] And winding up again, Sparky.
Yet to come here on Monday Night Raw,
Yokozuna is in action and he is one angry 568 pounder.
[Monsoon] Boy, is he ever.
I think you might find him a little bit leaner this week.
[man yelling] Come on, Sparky.
[McMahon] Also yet to come on Monday Night Raw, Shawn Michaels
in some sort of a Heartbreak Hotel, whatever that is.
It should be most interesting nonetheless.
[Monsoon] I'll tell you what's gonna be interesting, Vince,
If we get to see here in this 10-man,
Irwin step in there with the Native American.
[McMahon] Oh, yeah. Irwin reaching for the tag.
[Monsoon] Now, Irwin's still claiming that Tatanka has to pay
some kind of a gift tax on that new headdress.
[McMahon] Well, Irwin wants everyone to pay.
You been listening to his tax tips as of late, Gorilla?
[Monsoon] Well, i heard about six of them, that was enough for me.
[McMahon] Well, he has a whole bunch.
Missing with the elbow there.
And Thurman Plugg winding up The Model, Rick Martel.
[Monsoon] Sparky's quick, Vince, isn't he?
[McMahon] He is lighting-like quick.
He really has a future in the WWE.
Sparky with the armbar on The Model, Rick Martel.
[Monsoon] Well, Martel looking to get out of there.
Looking over to the corner for a little help.
[McMahon] One of the perennial greats here in the WWE, The Model sets up Sparky.
-Oh, come on. Did you see that? -[Monsoon] Oh, look at that.
[McMahon] And look, we've got Irwin with a big smile on his face.
He got away with something.
The official didn't see Irwin with the knee and to back up Sparky.
And look what Irwin's doing now.
-And drops-- No. -[Monsoon] Whoa!
-[crowd cheering] -[McMahon] Sparky.
Luckily tagging in, and here comes The Kid.
The Kid railing away.
The Kid maybe too much for IRS.
The Kid-- Oh, yeah-- No.
Irwin caught-- Oh, no, he didn't.
[Monsoon] Nice counter move by The Kid.
Covering.
[man yelling] 1-2-3
The Kid has Irwin by the tie.
-And, oh, my goodness. -[Monsoon] Holy mackerel!
1-2-3 Kid now trying to time this one perfectly.
Irwin, look at that.
[Monsoon] What a clothesline. Picture perfect, cover. One… two…
[McMahon] Hook to the leg.
[both] Oh!
[Monsoon] You're not gonna beat Irwin that way.
[McMahon] 1-2-3 Kid, high-risk maneuver coming up here.
The Kid-- all across Irwin.
One, two and-- Uh-oh. Uh.
-[Monsoon] Oh, look out. -[McMahon] Oh, it's mayhem now.
[Monsoon] This was bound to happen. This was bound to happen.
[McMahon] It's at Pier 6!
The official has lost complete control of this match.
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Meanwhile, Irwin and the 1-2-3 Kid,
the two legal men in the ring.
Everyone else is on the outside railing away.
Whoa, what a maneuver. What a maneuver by The Kid.
[Monsoon] Oh, no.
[McMahon] And The Kid-- Wait a minute. One, two…
-[Monsoon] He got him. -[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Well, Irwin R. Schyster.
[Finkel] Here are the winners. The team…
[McMahon] They're still going at it on the outside.
of Double J Jeff Jarrett, IRS,
-The Model, Rick Martel. -Greatest wrestler in the world.
Right here. The greatest wrestler in the world today.
[Finkel] The Headshrinkers.
[Monsoon] Well, we told you it was gonna be a barn-burner, and it was.
[McMahon] It certainly was.
[crowd cheering]
And The Kid maybe injured. I'm not-- No, he's all right.
What a victory for Irwin R. Schyster and his crew.
The 10-man tag team match.
Look at the smile on Irwin's kisser.
[Monsoon] Holy mackerel. What a tremendous match-up.
Kid made one mistake and it was all over.
[McMahon] Speaking of match-ups and tag teams,
however, we remind you that you are the matchmaker,
ladies and gentlemen, right here next week on Monday Night Raw.
You will determine who will face the Quebecers for the championship.
Will it be The Bushwhackers, Men on a Mission, or The Smoking Gunns?
And to cast your vote, all you have to do is dial the number
1-900-420 vote and remember
the call cost $1.49 for the first minute,
99 cents for each additional minute.
And, kids, please, you must be 18 years old
or have your parents' permission before calling.
Just who should the Quebecers defend their title against next week?
The Bushwhackers, they'd make great tag team champions.
Men on a mission, well, they've already defeated the Quebecers once.
And then again, you've got The Smoking Gunns
whom we just saw in action.
You are the matchmaker. You make the call.
Pick up the phone and dial the number, 1-900-420-vote,
and you determine just who will face the Quebecers next week
right here on Monday Night Raw.
[upbeat music playing]
Ladies and gentlemen…
Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel.
[McMahon] What is this?
The home of the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels
[McMahon] And look at that lamp.
-Oh, boy. -[crowd cheering]
Now, I want you to know that superstars in World Wrestling Entertainment
have been booking reservations well in advance just to be a part
of the hottest show in town.
But I have to tell ya, there are absolutely no vacancies here
at the Heartbreak Hotel.
We are booked solid.
[crowd cheering]
-[McMahon] Look at that bed, Gorilla. -Now, Shawn Michaels…
[Monsoon] Don't look very comfortable, does it?
…is the sole proprietor of this fine establishment.
And Big Daddy Cool, Diesel is the manager.
-[Monsoon] hmm. -So, I want everybody to understand.
that there will be no pilfering of towels,
no five fingering of ashtrays because if there is,
you're gonna have to deal with Big Daddy Cool.
-[crowd cheering] -[McMahon] Big Daddy Cool.
Now, I want you to take a look at this fine room.
Who wouldn't jump at the chance
to take a seat next to the Heartbreak Kid?
-[McMahon] A bed? Huh. -Right you are, sir, yes.
[McMahon] A bed shaped like a heart?
-Take a look-- Oh. -[McMahon] Pillow cushions…
-…at this beautiful… -[McMahon] …like lips.
…beautiful luxurious room. Is this nice or what?
That's classy.
You know something, here on my own show,
where I've been given valuable television time, why?
-'Cause I'm worth it. -[Monsoon] Hmm.
I'm gonna take a couple of seconds to get onto a more serious point.
And that is you, Razor Ramon.
[crowd cheering]
You didn't think for a second that Big Daddy Cool Diesel and I
were just gonna dry up and blow away, did you?
We haven't even begun to start with you.
So, Razor Ramon, if you, my friend, have got what it takes,
Big Daddy Cool Diesel would like to challenge you
for your World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship belt.
and bring it back to where it belongs…
The Heartbreak Hotel.
[crowd cheering]
Razor Ramon, here, you can check out,
but you my friend, can never ever leave.
-[McMahon] The Heartbreak Hotel, huh. -Turn out the lights.
It's checkout time.
-[upbeat music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] The Heartbreak Hotel. We'll be back with Yokozuna.
-[crowd cheering] -Welcome to WrestleMania X.
[upbeat music playing]
WrestleMania X, the best.
The best athletes in the world.
[man speaking indistinctly]
Unbelievable.
[McMahon] Unbelievable.
Red hot, wow.
We gonna take on…
Bret Hart is number one, baby. Number one.
[crowd cheering]
We have a new champion.
I've never seen anything like that before in my life.
It's unbelievable.
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Oh, yes, indeed. It is that and more.
Unbelievable. Back here on Monday Night Raw
and look who's coming to town. [chuckles]
By the way, The Heartbreak Hotel, we just saw it moments ago,
The Heartbreak Hotel, we are told, will be on the air again
this coming weekend on WWE Superstars where it will make its permanent home
and apparently, Gorilla, this weekend on The Heartbreak Hotel,
Shawn Michaels cast will be the man who defeated Yokozuna
for the WWE Championship.
We're talking The Hitman, Bret Hart.
Can't wait to see the Excellence of Execution
at The Heartbreak Hotel.
And Yokozuna, ladies and gentlemen,
Weight, not riding on his shoulders at WrestleMania.
He was ready to banzai splash The Hitman when he lost his balance
on the rope, fell down, and The Hitman, the opportunist,
became the champion at WrestleMania.
-[bell rings] -[McMahon] We're back,
and that'll crack you up, that's for sure.
Look at this man with a tennis racket, [chuckles] Jim Cornette.
Cornette and Mr. Fuji certainly saved Yokozuna
from obvious defeat at the hands of Lex Luger
in the first championship match-up.
But they couldn't save him when lady luck was riding
on The Hitman shoulders in the final championship match-up
at WrestleMania.
[Monsoon] Well, you know, Vince, just to go to the defense
of the big guy a little bit, that was the final match of the evening.
The ring ropes at that point looked to me to be a little bit loose.
[McMahon] Ring ropes were loose and therefore,
that's why Yokozuna lost his balance?
[Monsoon] He might have lost--
You know, that first match that he had with Lex Luger,
that took a lot out of him too.
-He was down like a beached whale. -[McMahon] Oh, my.
[crowd cheering]
[Monsoon] He looks a little thinner to me this week.
I think he looks heavier. He certainly looks meaner,
that's for sure. And Scott Powers is having his problems
as anyone would one on one with Yokozuna.
[Monsoon] Well, I think not only Cornette, but Fuji has told this guy,
"pull out all the stops, do it."
[crowd yelling]
[McMahon] By the way, here on USA, ladies and gentlemen,
an opportunity mentioned to you.
There's only one place to spend your Saturday night,
with Kid and Play at their outrageous House Party,
the USA movie, Saturday night at eight o'clock, 7:00 central.
[crowd cheering]
Speaking of USA,
I mean, how about, Gorilla, Charles Carrel joining you,
instead of Johnny Polo on WWE All American.
-Carrel just retired. -[Monsoon] Well, he certainly did.
I'd love to have that. But, you know, we've got Rowdy Roddy Piper, Vince,
he has his own segment.
[McMahon] How did you pull that off?
Gorilla Monsoon went out and somehow convinced Roddy Piper
to join him exclusively on All American,
It's called the bottom line.
[Monsoon] Bottom line, indeed. And people are gonna love it,
because The Hot Rod tells it like it is.
-[McMahon] Oh, my goodness. -[Monsoon] Whoa!
[Monsoon] Goodnight, nurse.
Yokozuna… more aggressive than ever.
-And I think… -[Monsoon] More than-- I think he's trying
to terminate a lot of careers, Vince.
[McMahon] Well, I think Yokozuna has been told by Mr. Fuji that,
"right now, you have to pull out all the stops
in order to be the WWE champion again.
Make an even bigger name for yourself if that's possible."
Well, this is a move that got him in trouble.
[McMahon] Ah, look. Did you see that? Yokozuna just pulled at the ropes.
He's checking them out. These ropes don't seem to be loose at all.
-It's got power-- Oh! -[Monsoon] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] My goodness.
-five-hundred-sixty-eight pounds… -[bell rings]
…of this mammoth athlete.
[Finkel] Here's your winner…
-Yokozuna. -[Monsoon] Boy, is he focused.
[McMahon] The Polynesian, former WWE champion, Yokozuna.
Imagine all that weight right on that man's chest.
Come on, get him up, ref. Come on, get him up.
Taking his sweet time.
-[Monsoon] Making the youngster suffer… -[bell rings]
…that's what it's all about.
-[flute music playing] -[McMahon] Yokozuna, victorious.
And, ladies and gentlemen, we'll be right back
with a further word on the tag team Championship match
of next week.
The tag team championship up for grabs for grabs right here
next week on Monday Night Raw.
The Quebecers will meet one of three teams,
the team that you will choose to perhaps be
the next tag team champions.
But what about the Men on a Mission as tag team champions?
Well, Men on a Mission, no.
What a hit they were in England. Royal Albert Hall literally exploded
-when they beat the Quebecers, but then-- -[McMahon] Can they do it again?
And next week, ladies and gentlemen,
maybe it's The Bushwhackers who have a shot, most unorthodox.
How on earth can you prepare for that team? It's impossible.
And then The Smoking Gunns could be tag teams champions.
Smoking Gunns will be tremendous representatives
for the World Wrestling Entertainment tag team belts.
And by the way, Darryl Strawberry wanted me to give you this one.
-Oh. -Now, you have quite a collection
to go along with the Marge Schott ball, huh?
-I love it. -Yeah, how about that.
Join us next week for more Monday Night Raw. o give you this one.