[McMahon] Seven weeks ago here on Monday Night Raw,
Shawn Michaels became the first victim
of Ted DiBiase's diabolical plot to acquire the WWE Championship.
The shortest distance to Diesel's title
was a straight line right through his best friend, Shawn Michaels.
The trap was set when Shawn Michaels' own bodyguard,
Sycho Sid, who secretly had sold out to Ted DiBiase,
lowered the boom! WWE Champion, Diesel,
stopped the onslaught, preventing, perhaps, a premature end
to Shawn Michaels' illustrious career.
Tonight, Shawn Michaels' career resumes.
But for how long?
Tonight, Ted DiBiase sends the 440-pound King Kong Bundy
into the ring to finish the job on Michaels
that Sycho Sid started.
Can the flamboyant "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels rise to the occasion?
Or will he be crushed once and for all
under the oppression of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Team?
[intro music playing]
-[siren blaring] -[McMahon] Millions of fans
have turned out tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
all over the United States for Monday Night Raw,
to witness the return of the man known as The Heartbreak Kid!
It's Shawn Michaels one-on-one
with King Kong Bundy!
-[siren blaring continuously] -[crowd cheering]
Hello, everyone, I'm Vince McMahon along with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
What a match-up tonight!
That's right. And don't ever let me hear you say
that "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase is not a compassionate man.
He is. Because, you see,
Shawn Michaels would love to have his hands on Sid!
[chuckles] But The Million Dollar Man didn't do that to him. You know why?
He's going to let him go against 440 pounds
-of King Kong Bundy! [cackles] -[McMahon] What a matchup.
And it is going to be The Allied Powers joining us.
And by the way, I wouldn't be smiling if I were you…
-[Lawler] Why? -…because "The Hitman" Bret Hart
is living up to his promise.
He is here, and that means he's likely to be in your face
-at any moment. -You gotta be kidding me.
"The Hitman" Bret Hart wants some more of me, after what I did to him?
I tell you this, if he shows up here,
I can't be held responsible for my actions.
Come on, Hitman.
["Bad Boy" playing]
Here comes "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one-fall.
Introducing first, and accompanied to the ring
by Caribbean legend, Savio Vega,
from Miami, Florida, weighing 287 pounds,
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon!
[McMahon] Yes, it has been a tremendous weekend
for Razor Ramon,
qualifying for the WWE King of the Ring Tournament
with a defeat over Jacob Blu. And by the way,
it's a good thing that Savio Vega
was in The Bad Guy's corner this past weekend.
Just as he was, ladies and gentlemen,
In Your House, this is after the match was official over.
Savio Vega came in.
He could not stand by idly and see Double J,
and see Roadie continue to punish Razor Ramon. In Your House,
Savio Vega, ladies and gentlemen.
Yes! Rammed both Double J and Roadie!
And then from there, summarily cleaned house!
Savio Vega, we had no idea who he was at the time!
We knew he was somebody very, very special.
And we certainly found out later
he's a good friend of "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
[Lawler] Yeah, well, this "Caribbean Legend" Savio Vega
has made a couple of enemies
that may come back to haunt him in Double J and The Roadie.
-[crowd cheering] -[McMahon] We mentioned earlier
that The Bad Guy has qualified
for the King of the Ring Tournament this past weekend.
But also this past weekend, believe it or not,
on Friday night in Montreal,
Razor became the only three-time Intercontinental Champion once again.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, McMahon. Not the only.
Just the first three-time Intercontinental Champion.
Because just last night in Three Rivers, Canada…
-[bell ringing] -…Double J regained the title.
[Lawler cackles]
And you know what? Savio Vega was nowhere around.
They wouldn't even let burrito breath cross the border.
[McMahon] Well, uh, unquestionably a very busy weekend
for "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
Razor ready for action as he is on any occasion,
locking up with Mike Bell, on Monday Night Raw.
Razor backed to the corner.
Razor. Cool, calm and collected until he loses it.
And when he loses it, look out!
[Lawler] I can't believe that he's actually qualified
for the King of the Ring Tournament.
Could you imagine? He couldn't even wear a crown, McMahon.
[McMahon] What are you talking about?
[Lawler] Probably would slip right off that greasy head of his.
[McMahon] King Ramon has a nice ring to it.
-The again, how about King Mabel? -[Lawler] What?
[McMahon] Or, King Holly.
All three individuals have qualified, ladies and gentlemen.
-[crowd booing] -[McMahon] Razor, Bob Holly,
and Mabel have all qualified.
And tonight, either Shawn Michaels or another King,
King Kong Bundy, will qualify.
[Lawler] Now, of course, Bundy, so far, out of all the names you've mentioned,
is the only man that I truly feel deserves to be a king.
[McMahon] Yeah, I'm sure.
[crowd chanting] Razor! Razor! Razor!
[McMahon] And the crowd chanting for "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
Nice reversal there by Mike Bell.
Razor, looking for an escape? No. Nice reversal.
Ooh. Elbow right in the butt of… Oh, and a slap! Wow.
Razor Ramon, qualifying earlier this weekend, beating, uh, Jacob Blu.
And Savio Vega, by the way,
squares off against Eli Blu on the Action Zone this Sunday.
-But wait a minute. Look at this. -[referee] One!
[McMahon] Mike Bell mounting an offense now.
-[Lawler] Yeah! -[McMahon] Mike Bell coming on strong
-against The Bad Guy. -[Lawler] I like it!
Wait a minute. Now Razor, turning Mike Bell around!
And here we go!
[crowd cheering]
Vicious chop by The Bad Guy!
Razor Ramon lays 'em in. And Mike Bell goes for the ride!
[crowd cheering loudly]
Razor Ramon needs this victory.
Razor Ramon has had a topsy-turvy roller-coaster ride
over these last four days. Look out!
Razor now, look at… All over Mike Bell.
[Lawler] Yeah, look at him slap his face.
You know, that's exactly what I'll do to Bret "The Hitman" Hart
if that spineless pansy shows his face out here.
-I'll slap him, McMahon. -[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Oh, you can bet The Hitman's gonna come out here.
-I mean, you can bet-- -[Lawler] Uh… Are you serious?
Do you think he really will?
[McMahon] Listen, Bret Hart suffered the most embarrassing defeat.
-of his long and illustrious career. -[Lawler] What?
-What? -[McMahon] Uh, yeah. Absolutely!
[Lawler] Oh, come on. You mean losing to me?
All he did was join a long and impressive list
of some of the top names of talent that's ever stepped through the ropes
that have been humbled at feet of The King.
[McMahon] Yes, but I mean, it's one thing what you did to The Hitman on March 13,
-back here on Monday Night Raw. -[Lawler] Right.
[McMahon] That was a victory via count-out,
thanks to Bull Nakano and Hakushi. But then from there,
what you and Hakushi and Shinja did In Your House is…
[crowd cheering]
-[McMahon] …is dastardly. -[Lawler laughs]
[McMahon] I mean, actually pinning "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
[Lawler] That's right. I pinned him, in a match that he had dedicated
to his wrinkled-up old mother.
[McMahon] Wait a minute. Just to his mom. It was Mother's Day.
-[Lawler chuckling] That's right. -[McMahon] And you and your mother,
give me a break, Jerry Lawler.
-[Lawler] She was so proud. -[McMahon] How low can you go?
That wasn't… That wasn't your mother.
[Lawler] That was my mother, McMahon.
[McMahon] Yeah, well, you're about to get the mother… Oh, my goodness!
Look at that. You're about to get the mother of all face-offs
because "The Hitman" Bret Hart is watching,
-as we speak! -[Lawler] I hope so.
You know, all this talk about mothers, I read in the paper that…
I finally figured out what's wrong with Bret Hart.
I read in the paper today that ugly babies get less love from their mothers,
and that… [chuckling] That's what happened to Bret.
[McMahon] I… What?
[Lawler] Ha. He was such an ugly baby
he didn't get all the affection that he needed from Helen.
[McMahon] Mike Bell's on the top rope, ladies and gentlemen.
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon sets him up!
-[crowd cheering loudly] -[McMahon] Yes! Suplex from the top,
and I think that's just about gonna do it.
-What do you think? -[all cheering]
[McMahon] The Bad Guy, will ya finish him off?
[all cheering loudly]
[Lawler] Sit down, you little idiots!
[McMahon] Razor with Mike Bell.
Savio Vega. From the Bronx,
New York, looking on. Gets the nod.
Savio, and… Well, no, maybe not. Huh?
That's… [laughing]
Oh. "Bad Guy" Razor Ramon victorious, having a little, uh,
-sympathy, perhaps, for Mike Bell. -[announcer] The winner of the match,
-Razor Ramon! -[Lawler] I wish I had been
-in there with him. -[crowd cheering]
-["Bad Boy" playing] -[McMahon] I do too. Hey,
I wish you'd get in there with "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
-That's what I wish. -[Lawler] Well, let him show his face.
That's all he's got to do.
[McMahon] I don't think you really want that.
[Lawler] That ugly face of his. He was so ugly as a baby
that for the first six months, Helen diapered the wrong end. [cackles]
[crowd cheering continuously]
[McMahon] All right. "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon victorious,
ladies and gentlemen.
Shawn Michaels makes his return here tonight on Monday Night Raw
to square off against King Kong Bundy
in another King of the Ring Qualifying match-up.
The Bad Guy, leaving the ring victorious.
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon,
the first ever three-time WWE Intercontinental Champion.
They love him here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[crowd cheering loudly]
-[McMahon] Here… Here comes… -[Lawler] Huh?
[McMahon] Here comes Bret Hart!
[Lawler] Hey, I told you I'm not gonna be responsible for what happens.
[loud cheering]
Bret "The Hitman" Hart coming out to get right into your face no doubt!
What? What do you want?
[crowd cheering]
[speaking indistinctly]
He's got no business being out here!
I thought you would've seen enough of me by now, Hitman.
Why don't you take a hike?
Jerry Lawler.
[mixed cheers and boos]
[crowd booing]
You know, I've been walking around all day.
And I still can't get over…
You know, I hate, I just despise…
I hate people that have excuses all the time.
And I hate to have excuses.
Because I got to ask myself, "How in the hell did I lose to you?"
What…
What do you mean?
You worthless little scum.
[Lawler] Hey, hey, hey.
How did I lose to you?
I have to ask myself today whether or not I am a failure
on account of you. It was bad enough…
that I lost my championship belt.
I've gone through enough… stuff
that I don't need a little parasite maggot like you,
Jerry Lawler, coming out here and saying that you're better than me!
[crowd cheering loudly]
McMahon, get rid of him right now!
Get him out of here.
You will never, ever be better than me.
And the fact that you cheat so well…
You know, Jerry Lawler, I hate excuses.
And I have to ask myself how it is that I can look at my mother,
who I asked with my whole damn family to watch me…
kick your lousy, stinking butt. And you know what?
I let everybody down, didn't I?
[crowd cheering]
-You got beat. Big deal! -So, you got me, Jerry Lawler.
You got me right where you want me.
You've humiliated me.
You've trashed me.
You've embarrassed me like I've never, ever in my whole life been embarrassed.
And I just want to ask you one thing.
One simple thing.
What is it gonna take…
for me to get your lousy, stinking butt back in that ring one more time,
so I can destroy you once and for all?
[loud cheering]
Well, what about it?
What about what?
Well, you've been crowing out. But then, what about it?
What about it? What about it?
-Give him a rematch! -[Bret] What's it gonna take?
-You… -Anything you want.
Any kind of match. Any kind of terms.
I want one more match, Jerry Lawler.
You got it. Anything in the world that you can possibly dream of.
I want one more match.
One. More. Match.
What is it going to take?
[crowd cheering and shouting]
Look, McMahon, why don't you tell him that he has suffered enough humiliation?
He's looked like a fool in front of his family.
He's looked like a fool in these eyes of these idiots right here.
-You don't want that again. -Fool in front of my family?
Did I hear you say that I made a fool of myself in front of my whole family?
-What is it going to take, you lousy rat? -[Lawler] Let go of me.
-[Bret] What is it gonna take? -[McMahon] Bret…
[Bret] Come on, you son of a…
-Get in the ring right… -Come on.
-Come on, McMahon. -What's it gonna take?
-Bret. No. -Come on, hot shot.
-What is gonna take? -Come on, McMahon. Get him out of here.
[Bret] You know what you are?
-I'm trying to be a commentator. -You know what you are?
You are lower than… [bleep]
[McMahon] Bret, don't.
-[Lawler] Hey! -[McMahon] Don't, don't. Bret.
Bret. No!
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct yelling]
[Bret] What is it going to take?
[indistinct yelling]
[Bret] Come on. What kind of match you want?
What kind of match you want.
Let's have a match.
What kind of match you want, you scum?
What kind of match?
-Huh? -Brett. No! Come on! Stop it!
[McMahon] Hey! No! Bret, no!
[crowd cheering]
[imperceptible]
-[bell ringing] -[McMahon] Welcome back, everyone,
to more Monday Night Raw. Vince McMahon and Jerry "The King" Lawler.
You might say a… A bloody Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Your nose is starting to bleed out of that one nostril.
Your hair is all disheveled and… the look on your face, Jerry Lawler.
[Lawler] You think it's funny, don't you, McMahon?
-[McMahon] Yeah. -[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something.
You're the Connie Chung of this team. You realize that?
You can be replaced, and you obviously should be replaced!
You didn't even lift a finger to help me!
-[McMahon] Help you? -[Lawler] That's right!
Do you not realize how important I am to this broadcast team of you and I?
You're only out here to make me look good.
And you should have jumped up there.
And you should have got him off of me, McMahon.
[McMahon] All right, ladies and gentlemen, John Crystal in the striped tights
against this, uh, most unusual athlete. Give the credit in terms
of his athletic prowess to Hunter Hearst-Helmsley,
making his debut here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[Lawler] Here's a guy with some class, McMahon.
-[McMahon] Yes. -[Lawler] Unlike Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
He really showed his true colors out here. He made a complete fool out of himself.
[McMahon] To a certain extent, I was… I was concerned
that The Hitman would do just that.
I think he stopped just short, however.
Bret Hart obviously very, very upset over what he called
"the most humiliating defeat of his life."
[Lawler] Yeah. And you, McMahon, sitting there,
uh, with that deer-in-the-headlights look on your face.
[McMahon] Well, why not? I had no idea what Bret was gonna do.
[Lawler] I think you slipped in a cheap shot there
in my ribs. Did you hit me in the ribs?
[McMahon] I didn't hit you in… Please.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, going for the ropes.
That's one way to break the hold.
[crowd booing]
[McMahon] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, ladies and gentlemen, an American blueblood.
Thinks he's a little bit better than, uh, most other Americans. By the way,
why don't you tell us what's going to come up here on USA on Wednesday night?
[Lawler] Well, I will, because Wednesday on USA,
an unholy confession becomes a priest's ultimate test of faith.
Christopher Reeve stars in Mortal Sins, a USA pictures original.
Wednesday night at 9/8 Central, here on USA.
You know, that's exactly what Bret "The Hitman" Hart committed,
a mortal sin by coming out here and doing what he did tonight.
When I get through with him, he's going to need a priest too.
[McMahon] Oh, my goodness!
A series of forearm uppercuts by Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
Hunter knows what he's doing in the squared circle.
We have been looking forward to this…
Oh, my! WWE Monday Night Raw debut for some time.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, right back.
What a vicious individual.
What an aggressive athlete this Hunter Hearst-Helmsley is.
That's right.
[Lawler] I like the looks of this guy.
[McMahon] Rubbing the forearm across the facial area
of his opponent, John Crystal.
Crystal thus far,
-at the moment, outclassed. -[Lawler] He's got manners. Manners too.
-Look at that. -[crowd booing]
[Lawler] However, I would suggest that these peons in the…
In the peanut gallery out there don't deserve to be bowed to.
[McMahon] Snap suplex, nicely executed by Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
At the conclusion of this match-up, ladies and gentlemen,
uh, we will hear, uh, a statement of sorts
as it relates to the political career…
or potential political career of one two-time
former WWE Champion Bob Backlund.
-[Lawler] The future president. -[referee] Two.
-[McMahon] Oh, I don't know about that. -[Lawler] Not of the WWE,
-of the United States. -[McMahon] Off the rope, and Crystal,
down across the knee.
Again, very impressed
by the athleticism of Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
[Lawler] The way he walks around the ring.
-That's class, McMahon. -[McMahon] That's class?
-[Lawler] Yes. -[McMahon] Uh, I don't think so. I…
I describe it as something else… Words defy at the moment
to describe-- Oh! A right hand by Crystal, missed.
And a… Oh! Look, a back maneuver, would you?
[McMahon] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley shoots the half, the cover, the count.
-And a pretty easy victory. -[bell ringing]
["Blue Blood" playing]
[McMahon] A surprisingly pretty easy victory by Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
I thought he might be all talk
and, uh, not a great deal of athleticism.
We have all been surprised,
I think, by the skills displayed of Hunter Hearst-Helmsley,
the American blueblood. But speaking of great Americans,
stand by, ladies and gentlemen, for the man who would be the president.
-[muffled drums beating] -[muffled fireworks bursting]
Although the plebeians have a tremendous amount of abomination
for Mr. Bob Backlund,
I always knew that you agreed with my viewpoints.
[light military music playing]
The ecosystem in education in the United States is running amok.
And one of the first things I would do as president
is make sure that every individual out there gets a job,
and has the ability to save enough money
so he can purchase a dictionary and augment his ability to read.
[light military music continues playing]
I'm going to demand that everyone get motivated
to read at least one classic American novel each week,
I advocate the abolishment of the spell check.
Under my administration, there'd be no more calculators in the school system.
The plebeians need to learn to work with their minds.
And remember, a computer society is a defunct society mentally.
The educational system is regressing, ladies and gentlemen.
Our youth aren't receiving the education that they should be getting.
They are illiterate.
The Japanese people have 100% literacy!
[shouting] Therefore, I'm demanding
that our youth go to school 12 months out of the year!
And there will be no summer vacations.
[Lawler] And tonight's going to be no vacation for Shawn Michaels.
I'm told right now in the back,
we have a camera with Ted DiBiase and King Kong Bundy. Let's listen.
Bundy,
Diesel's little buddy, Shawn Michaels, has crawled out of his hole.
And I want you to take him, and I want you to shove him right back
in the hole he came out of!
Boss, I'm gonna take that little runt and I'm gonna squash him like a grape!
-[growls] -That's… That's it.
That's just what I want.
[McMahon] Let's take you to Orlando, Florida,
and witness Stephanie Wiand presenting the keys to this $150,000 vacation home
to 11-year-old Matt Pomposelli and his parents.
-Hi! -[Matt] Hi.
-And you must be Matt. -Yes.
Matt. Stephanie Wiand.
-Hi. -Nice to meet you. Congratulations.
I have some housewarming gifts
-for you guys. -Oh, thank you.
Okay. This is the most important part.
-The key to your house. -All right.
Wait until you see the inside. And Matt, I've got a real big surprise for you.
-I can't wait. -[Matt] I can't wait either.
Yeah? I think I'm as excited as you are.
Here we go. Cool.
Wow. Look at this house.
[indistinct chatter]
-This is amazing. -Wait till you see the rest of it.
But now, this is the best part of the kitchen.
-All right. -Want to take a look?
-Okay. -Why don't you come with me?
I need you to help me open the door.
Because this is my favorite part of the kitchen. Ready?
-[both yelling] Yay! -[Matt shrieks]
-[Stephanie laughs] -Whoa! Good day, Matt!
-[Stephanie giggles] -Welcome to your house, Matt!
-Okay. Matt. You ready? -Yeah, I'm ready.
All right. Here you go.
Your very own porch,
which leads to your very own pool,
-your own screened-in pool. -Whoa.
-Isn't that gorgeous? -Yeah.
I mean, how many 11-year-olds
-do you know with their very own pool? -None.
-[bell ringing] -[McMahon] Matt Pomposelli,
ladies and gentlemen. Yes,
proud as he can be, as well he should be.
Here comes two very, very proud individuals joining forces,
-known as the Allied Powers. -[crowd cheering]
Yes, led by flag bearers.
Here comes Lex Luger, along with "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith!
[Lawler] Yeah, take a look at those flag bearers, McMahon.
It won't be long until you see a scene like that,
right down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Flag bearers,
leading President Bob Backlund to the White House.
[McMahon] Now, wait a minute. Bob Backlund hasn't decided officially
whether or not he's actually going to run for president.
But I'm sure there are those out there, however,
who would vote for him, no question about it.
[crowd cheering]
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-[Lawler] I can feel it now, McMahon. -[McMahon] What's that?
[Lawler] A ground swell throughout America.
Bob Backlund for president.
[crowd continues cheering]
[Lawler] Look, Connie…
-[bell ringing] -…another trick like that,
and I'm gonna drop you like a bad habit.
[McMahon] Well, all right. I apologize. I was just having a little fun there.
I just thought… You should have seen…
Oh, my goodness! I wish we had the cameras on your face.
You should have seen, ladies and gentlemen,
the look on The King's face
when I mentioned the name of Bret Hart.
And by the way, you should have seen the look on Mabel's face.
So, let's go back and take a look at it.
Look at this!
This was on the Action Zone.
And look, yes, Davey Boy Smith
underneath huge, monstrous Mabel. And actually stands up
all the way with Mabel until he comes crashing down!
[Lawler] Okay, I'll admit, McMahon. That's pretty impressive.
He lifted over 515 pounds there,
but that's not nearly as impressive, uh, as I'm gonna be
if Bret "The Hitman" Hart comes back out here.
[McMahon] All the way up! Nicely done. What are you talking about?
And now, a nice arm drag by The British Bulldog.
Davey Boy Smith and Lex Luger, unquestionably…
the most powerful tag-team combination ever assembled in the WWE to date.
And by the way, getting back to Bret Hart since you brought up his name,
as we see the reversal there, off the rope, and, uh… Oh, boy.
DeVito's gonna go for the ride.
What about giving Bret Hart the rematch he asked for?
What about it, Jerry Lawler?
[Lawler] Why does he even deserve a rematch?
[McMahon] Whoa! What do you mean?
[Lawler] He's a three-time loser. You know…
People don't realize every time I've stepped in the ring
with Bret "The Hitman" Hart, I've come out the winner.
[McMahon] Well, just give him this one more rematch.
Double back body drop!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Give me one reason I should.
-[McMahon] One reason? -[Lawler] Yes.
[McMahon] Well, uh, does the movie title
Die Hard: With a Vengeance ring a bell?
[Lawler] What are you trying to imply there now?
[McMahon] Hey, take it for what it's worth.
Come on, let's see it one more time!
I mean, "The Hitman" Bret Hart deserves an opportunity, for sure,
to right the biggest wrong…
-[Lawler] Come on. -…the biggest blot on his career.
[Lawler] All he was doing was out here trying to show off
in front of all of these morons.
He doesn't really want any more of me, McMahon.
[McMahon] He dedicated this match-up to his mother,
-and look what happened. -[Lawler] Yeah. She didn't even show up.
She was at home somewhere, putting tenderizer on her applesauce,
and she knew what was going to happen.
She knew that I was going to beat The Hitman.
She didn't want to be there to see it.
But my mother was there.
[McMahon] Let's, please, not get into your mother.
Off the rope, and Payne going down to the canvas. Bill Payne,
having problems as you would suspect anyone would…
against this extraordinary team. Headbutt.
[Lawler] You know, McMahon,
you and I better both vote for Bob Backlund
-if he decides to run. -[McMahon] And why is that?
[Lawler] Well, because he's promised me that one of the things on his platform
will be that he'll make it tougher for riff-raff like Davey Boy Smith
and this Canadian, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, to cross our borders.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. They let you out of Memphis earlier today, didn't they?
[Lawler] What?
-[McMahon] And down! -[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Powerslam. The cover.
One-count, and a two-count and a three!
-[bell ringing] -[Lawler] What'd you mean by that remark?
-[loud cheering] -[McMahon] There you have it,
ladies and gentlemen, The Allied Powers victorious.
-Wait a minute! Here comes Bret Hart! -[Lawler] Hey…
[McMahon] No, no, I'm only teasing. I'm only teasing.
[Lawler] You're gonna get it, McMahon.
[McMahon] No, you're gonna get it.
From "The Hitman" Bret Hart!
All right, ladies and gentlemen,
let's take you back now to last week.
Ted DiBiase coming into the building, earlier that afternoon.
I've got a real good idea, and I think, Irwin, you'll agree with this.
Why don't you, since you seem to be so chummy-chummy now
with your newfound friend, Diesel,
why don't the two of you get together and form a tag-team combination?
Because I've got a team in mind.
They would just love to face you.
His name is Sid, and "Native American" Tatanka.
Because you see, Bam Bam, if it weren't for you,
Sid would be World Wrestling Entertainment Champion right now!
-So… [continues indistinctly] -[McMahon] And Bam Bam awaited
the presence of Irwin R. Schyster.
It did not take Bam Bam Bigelow very long to respond to Ted DiBiase.
I'd like to introduce to you
a man that's gonna be in my corner,
a man that I would be proud to be tag teamed with!
Big Daddy Cool!
[loud cheering]
[McMahon] Yes, it was the WWE Champion, Diesel.
And it did not take Big Daddy Cool very long for his presence to be felt.
Look what he did. He eradicated the presence… [chuckles]
…of one Ted DiBiase, running like a scared rabbit,
running back to the dressing room.
Furthermore, Diesel prevented IRS
from a cheap victory there over Bam Bam Bigelow,
bringing to the official's attention that the IRS's feet were on the ropes.
And then, Bam Bam Bigelow one-on-one, a fair fight and a victory…
-[bell ringing] -…for The Beast from the East.
[announcer] The winner of the match, Bam Bam Bigelow!
[McMahon] However, Ted DiBiase returned to ringside with Sid,
with Tatanka, to get a good look
at the team they unquestionably will face sometime,
someplace, somewhere, in the future.
[Lawler] And when that happens, McMahon, you'll see Diesel
and Bam Bam bite the dust,
just like the New York Knicks did.
[cackling]
[McMahon] Yet to come in action,
it's Kama "The Supreme Fighting Machine."
And then from there, Yes, a busy evening for Ted DiBiase,
King Kong Bundy one-on-one with "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels!
[narrator] The Undertaker.
The man from the dark side wants to add a little light to his life,
the sparkle from a king's crown.
Jeff Jarrett.
Double J loves the glitter of gold.
And in the King of the Ring,
he feels he'd have the Midas touch.
The greatest meets the gravest
in a King of the Ring qualifying match
next week, on Monday Night Raw.
-[bell ringing] -[McMahon] And what a match
that's gonna be. Jerry Lawler, pick a winner.
Can you imagine The Undertaker
in the King of the Ring Qualifying Tournament?
-[Lawler] Want me to pick the winner? -[McMahon] Yeah.
[Lawler] I'll tell you right now. Double J.
[McMahon] Ah, come on. Double J is lucky to have his title back.
[Lawler] Well, there's the reason right there.
You saw what Ted DiBiase just took from Kama.
That new and improved urn.
Without the urn, The Undertaker is nothing.
[McMahon] Kama "The Supreme Fighting Machine," joining us this week.
And, yes, no love lost between The Undertaker
-and this extraordinary athlete, Kama. -[bell ringing]
Horowitz, trying his luck against Kama.
[Lawler] Look at that, Kama is starting to look like a walking art gallery.
[McMahon] Kama, using his feet, uh, as well as his hands.
Can mix it up in any fashion.
But, uh, right there,
going for a wristlock. Top wristlock now applied
by Barry Horowitz and… Oh, my goodness! Whoa, baby!
[Lawler] The look on Horowitz face.
He couldn't believe he was out of that hold with ease.
[McMahon] Yeah, almost like the look on, uh,
-your face earlier on… -[Lawler] Don't start! Don't start!
[McMahon] …when "The Hitman" Bret Hart came out here.
And again, I believe the public deserves an answer,
and certainly Bret Hart deserves an answer
as to whether or not you will accept a rematch from The Hitman,
and whatever those terms and conditions might be.
[Lawler] You mean he's saying I could have any kind of match with him?
Any sort of stipulation? He'll agree to anything?
[McMahon] Oh! Uh, a right hand there to the top of the head!
Forearm uppercut. And…
Uh, well, it didn't faze Kama, did it?
Kama, look out.
Oh, over that top, he missed!
[McMahon] Barry Horowitz pats himself on the back, maybe not for long.
Kama keeps Horowitz on the outside now.
And one hard right hand in the midsection doubles up Barry Horowitz,
who is yet to win a match here on Monday Night Raw.
[Lawler] You know, all I have to do, McMahon, is just, uh,
think of something that would be really some sort of stipulation
that would be really humiliating, really embarrassing for Bret Hart.
There's no doubt I would win the match
so I could just I could just come up with anything, right?
[McMahon] Well, if you feel confident, my goodness, another left hand.
The WWE spanning the globe later this week.
As a matter of fact, WWE action in Manila, the Philippines,
this Wednesday night,
and Thursday and Friday, The WWE, appearing in Canada,
in Edmonton on Thursday night, the 25th of May,
and in Calgary, Alberta, on Friday night.
This coming Friday night, the 26th.
Calgary, of course, The home of the one and the only "Hitman" Bret Hart.
[Lawler] Yeah, also the home of his parents, Stu and Helen Hart.
the couple that are so old, they have hieroglyphics on their birth certificate.
-[McMahon] You know what? -[Lawler] What?
[McMahon] If you ever do accept a rematch from Bret Hart,
well, I think Bret Hart will not be responsible for his actions.
[Lawler] Oh, is that so? I'd like to do that to him, right there.
[McMahon] Look at that, submission maneuver,
ladies and gentlemen, and an easy victory
by Kama as Ted DiBiase reaches for what used to be, the urn,
DiBiase and Kama had it melted down into a necklace.
Kama victorious.
Hey, folks. Todd Pettengill here,
just taking a quick timeout, and then we'll get you
to that King of the Ring qualifying matchup between Shawn Michaels
and King Kong Bundy, but speaking of King of the Ring,
the second annual World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame
banquet will happen the night before the King of the Ring spectacular,
in Philadelphia.
We're talking about Saturday night, June, the 24th, reception, dinner,
and then the actual induction ceremony at 8:15
in the beautiful Grand Ballroom of Philly's new Marriott Hotel.
You can get your tickets by calling Ticketmaster
in Philadelphia at 215-336-2000,
in Jersey, it's 609-984-2000,
and, in Delaware, it's, 302-665-2500.
Very important, make sure you call right away if you're going to attend,
because tickets must be purchased in advance
and before June, the 22nd, in the weeks to come here on Raw,
we'll be announcing this year's honorees.
I'd like to begin this week by congratulating Antonino Rocca,
former wrestler and broadcaster from the mid-70's,
among the first names of Superstars who will be inducted
into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame this year.
Let's get you back to ringside.
Vince McMahon and "The King" Jerry Lawler.
[McMahon] Antonino Rocca, truly one of the greats.
[Lawler] McMahon, how old were you in that picture?
I just wondered if you've been drinking the same water as Helen Hart,
[McMahon] Let's take you over to Barry Didinsky. Barry.
Thanks a lot, Vince.
You know, Shawn Michaels is gonna be coming into the ring in just a moment.
And to celebrate that, take a look at the brand new Shawn Michaels T-shirt.
They call this one the "all over" T-shirt because the print is all over the T-shirt.
We're gonna take a real good look at the front of the T-shirt.
And we're going to flip it around.
And show you the back of the T-shirt because it's printing all over it.
1-800-8808-Raw gets you the brand new Shawn Michaels T-shirt for only $20.
One size does fit all.
You get it here today on Raw, 1-800-8808-Raw.
And take a look real quick at the Monday Night Raw T-shirt available today.
-[music playing] -Uh-oh. Wait a minute.
That's King Kong Bundy in the Corporation.
-Hey, I'm out of here! -[McMahon] I guess so.
King Kong Bundy means business.
He means Million Dollar team business.
[Lawler] Yeah, they made that T-shirt
after what he's gonna do to Shawn Michaels.
He's gonna be all over him.
[McMahon] This is who has qualified thus far in the King of the Ring tournament.
Mabel, Bob Holly, and The Bad Guy.
Now, will it be Bundy who qualifies?
Or his opponent, Shawn Michaels?
[Lawler] Everybody wants to be the king, McMahon.
As I said last week, takes a King to know a king.
Now that Elvis is gone, I'm the only one left.
But I'm gonna put my money on that king right there, tonight.
[McMahon] Stay tuned, everybody, we'll be right back.
King Kong Bundy,
avoiding the presence of Shawn Michaels, the Heartbreak Kid, and you sort of wonder
what sort of reception, we're going to find out right now!
-["Sexy Boy" playing] -[crowd cheering]
Here he comes, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[announcer] "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels!
[McMahon] Well, it's indeed about this, King, a standing ovation
for the charismatic, controversial, Shawn Michaels,
[Lawler] Yeah, look at him, he's loving it.
He's eating it up with a spoon.
I can't believe it.
[McMahon] A standing ovation. Yes, indeed,
for truly one of the great athletes in the history of the WWE, Shawn Michaels,
to meet this mammoth, monstrous King Kong Bundy.
The question is, whether or not Michaels physically
is ready to face an individual the size of King Kong Bundy.
It was only seven weeks ago.
Look at him, behind!
And, man, look at Michaels conquering King Kong Bundy…
Bundy, attacking from behind, Michaels,
with a leap to the outside, the match,
not even officially underway and Michaels is electrifying
this capacity crowd.
[music continues playing]
[Lawler] We're back. Ted DiBiase, look out behind you.
[McMahon] Michaels is tapping him on his back.
He just scared Ted DiBiase.
Shawn Michaels, having some fun and and they're only two reasons
why someone would do that.
Either they're big enough to back it up or they just don't care. Whoa!
Michaels, taking it to the 440-pound King Kong Bundy.
Shawn Michaels beating the count, jumping right back in.
Can you believe the performance thus far of "The Heartbreak Kid"
Shawn Michaels?
He is rocking the house.
[Lawler] He may get overconfident, McMahon.
He's been off for a while.
He may look good early, but the longer this match goes,
he may start to wear down.
[McMahon] Time will tell,
you have to wonder what kind of condition Shawn Michaels is truly in.
Has the back healed up 100%?
[Lawler] I don't think you ever completely heal after three powerbombs from Sid.
[McMahon] Maybe not. A handshake? I don't think so.
Bundy caught off guard by the… Ooh, yes, in your face.
Ha-ha!
[Lawler] This little strategy of Shawn Michaels may backfire,
he's trying to act real cute, see, there you go.
[McMahon] Goodness, and Bundy turning the tide now.
Michaels to the rope from the far side underneath the roundhouse,
look out, he's safe!
Oh, tagging the belly, a tag to the chin,
Michaels… away on big King Kong Bundy.
Take a look at this!
Michaels on Bundy way above…
-[speaks indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
Bundy, shoving Michaels down on to canvas.
Michaels, look up!
Where's he going? What about-- Look at that!
[Lawler] Look out, Ted!
[McMahon] Ted DiBiase again foiled by the skills of Shawn Michaels,
going up to the top rope now.
Michaels, a-ha! Down in the back of the huge carcass of Bundy.
Michaels, a hard right hand by the jaw. Shawn Michaels, what tremendous momentum.
Michaels, now with this behemoth, let's see what can happen here now.
Reversal to the buck--
-Oh, my goodness! -[Lawler] There you go.
Shawn Michaels is a great athlete, McMahon,
but all great athletes come to the end of the line.
Just like Charles Barkley said this weekend,
he's played his last basketball game.
If he makes Bundy mad, Shawn Michaels may be wrestling in his last match.
[McMahon] Oh, no! It's on the outside and Bundy now going to work on the back.
-[Lawler] That's right, on the back. -[McMahon] King Kong Bundy.
The biggest monster in the entire
Million Dollar team against Shawn Michaels.
Bundy, handpicked by Ted DiBiase, to finish the job.
Sycho Sid started. Can he do it?
[Lawler] He stays on his back. There he goes.
[McMahon] One huge forearm and Shawn Michaels down to the canvas.
Last week, ladies and gentlemen, it was Bam Bam Bigelow against
another Million Dollar team member, IRS. Big Daddy Cool was on hand.
Wait a minute. Look at that!
Unbelievable. That could be it.
[Lawler] Cover him!
[McMahon] Big Daddy Cool was watching Bam Bam's back.
You have to wonder whether not-- Oh, no!
…Diesel is looking on.
There must be something, Oh, no!
Come on, ref. Get in there!
440 pounds standing on the back of your neck.
And look at this now DiBiase screaming at Shawn Michaels.
[Lawler] That's right. Look at that.
There's all the showboating, all the hot-dogging
coming back to haunt Shawn Michaels, now, isn't it?
And Michaels in a world of hurt
as King Kong Bundy applies pressure on the bear hug,
continuing to attack the back area,
the vulnerable back area of Shawn Michaels.
We said before, you have to wonder whether or not Diesel is looking on.
There must be some reason why we have not seen
the other Million Dollar team members down around ringside.
Especially that psycho.
[Lawler] I think that The Million Dollar Man feels confident
in the abilities of King Kong Bundy.
He thinks Bundy is going to be able to handle Shawn Michaels, by himself.
[McMahon] Michaels with an uphill battle
against the hand-chosen monster known as King Kong Bundy.
Look at Bundy pour it on now.
Shawn Michaels, often controversial,
always charismatic, trying to come down the huge back, Bundy trying…
Oh, no, oh…
Devastating. That should do it.
Two, and the count of three…
No, he didn't.
Michaels got the right shoulder up.
Shawn Michaels barely kicking out of that maneuver.
And look at DiBiase.
-[Lawler] Put the pressure on him. -[McMahon] That shifty-eyed millionaire.
DiBiase thinks he can buy anything and anybody.
DiBiase buying the services of Sycho Sid even before Sid declared himself
a Million Dollar team member. Buying the services of Sycho Sid,
when he was actually the bodyguard of Shawn Michaels.
-[Lawler] What do you mean, "shifty-eyed"? -[McMahon] You've got it.
[Lawler] I like how his eyes can look down on you while his nose is still pointing up
Uh-huh. Michaels now, trying to find a measure of escape.
Big King Kong Bundy. Imagine 440 pounds riding down on you.
Bundy, pouring it on, and you have to wonder
whether or not Michaels let his ego get in the way
once again, you have to wonder whether or not Michaels
should have waited a little longer
to make his comeback. Seven weeks, maybe not long enough to recover.
If anyone ever really does recover. Wait a minute.
[Bam Bam] Get away from that big guy.
[McMahon] Look at this, Bam Bam and Diesel
watching the match-up in the locker room area,
you have to wonder who's watching Diesel?
Who's watching Bam Bam?
What sort of plot is going to unfold here
from the Million Dollar-- Michaels down to the canvas.
[Bam Bam] Too big, man.
[McMahon] Loop de loop, oh, nobody home!
[McMahon] We're back! Yes, Diesel and Bam Bam
looking on as Michaels has been taking it to this monstrous King Kong Bundy.
High-risk maneuver after high-risk maneuver,
but will it pay off?
On the top end, yes! Bundy, falling like a giant building down on the canvas.
[Lawler] Get up, get up.
[McMahon] He's up, but not for long.
Superkick and cover.
-[Lawler] No! -[McMahon] Yes!
[bell ringing]
Imagine that. Shawn Michaels, victorious.
Imagine the dejection of The Million Dollar Man,
Ted DiBiase, and Michaels has proved his point.
["Sexy Boy" playing]
Diesel and Bam Bam.
Heading out to the ringside area.
You have to wonder what sort of relationship,
what are we going to see here between Michaels and "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel?
This will be the first time in public that we'll get some idea
as to whether or not Michaels holds any resentment whatsoever
to the WWE Champion, Diesel.
[Lawler] I'm interested to see if they're really the bosom buddies
that Diesel claims they are.
I don't think so.
[McMahon] Big Daddy Cool and Bam Bam Bigelow
making their way to the ringside area,
no doubt to congratulate Shawn Michaels. What an unbelievable comeback.
Can you imagine?
Michaels victorious over King Kong Bundy!
That makes a statement, no question about it.
Wait a minute, Michaels…
Taking a look at Bam Bam and Big Daddy Cool for the first time.
Let's see what's going to happen here.
[crowd cheering]
Diesel would like very much to shake hands.
We see a reluctant Shawn Michaels.
What's going on in Michaels' head right now?
[Lawler] I told you there's still some animosity here.
[McMahon] The handshake or not?
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] I don't think so.
No, he's backing up. He says no.
[Lawler] See, Shawn Michaels, he don't need anybody.
-[McMahon] Wait a minute. -[Lawler] What does that mean?
That says, I believe, yes to… This is what they used to do.
I think I know where you're going. Yes. Here we go!
Put it up there!
All right. Michaels is going to get a head of steam up,
and yeah, nothing but net.
Michaels and "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel!
[laughs]
[Lawler] Well, let's all just have a big group hug.
[McMahon] There can be no doubt now. Back together again.
Shawn Michaels, the WWE Champion and the Beast from the East.
Oh, yeah!
What a reunion.
What a victory for Shawn Michaels, and he did it all by himself.
However you can bet we have not heard the last of Ted DiBiase, Sycho Sid,
"Native American" Tatanka, or the other Million Dollar team members.
Welcome back everyone to Monday Night Raw, Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler.
And, by the way, joining us next week, can you imagine this,
in this squared circle will be the man many of you call Sycho Sid.
In addition to Sycho Sid, ladies and gentlemen, also in action
will be the modern day kamikaze, Hakushi.
But before we go on, one last time,
Jerry Lawler, will you accept a return match with Bret Hart?
I'm gonna tell you this right now, McMahon
and I'm gonna…
[wheezing]
-What's the matter… -Can't--
Something stuck in my throat!
I don't think we're going to get an answer from the King, ladies and gentlemen.
But unquestionably a number of questions will be answered next week.
Imagine this. Double J Jeff Jarrett, one-on-one with The Undertaker.
Unbelievable.
What a match up next week, right here on Monday Night Raw.
And let's take you, ladies and gentlemen,
the comments from The Undertaker. You all right?
Next week, on Monday Night Raw
-my Undertaker versus Double J. -[The Undertaker] Throughout the ages,
The Undertaker has been the king of darkness.
Next Monday night, Double J,
I go through you to become King of the Ring.
[narrator] The World Wrestling Entertainment, for over 50 years,
the revolutionary force in sports entertainment. over 50 years,