[narrator] The World Wrestling Entertainment,
for over 50 years,
the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
["Sexy Boy" playing]
♪ Oh, oh, Shawn ♪
♪ I think I'm cute… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Many call "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
the most flamboyant Superstar to ever grace
a World Wrestling Entertainment ring.
With the heart of a lion and the determination of a champion,
the resiliency of Michaels has once again put him back on top of the WWE.
-[theme song stops] -But last week on Monday Night Raw,
something happened that may jeopardize the future
of the Intercontinental Champion.
At the hands of the unruly King Mabel,
Michaels suffered a costly injury,
an injury that may indeed put his gold at risk at SummerSlam.
Tonight on Monday Night Raw,
can Shawn Michaels recover from his injuries in time
to survive the challenge
by yet another self-proclaimed member of royalty?
Tonight, Shawn Michaels "The Heartbreak Kid" faces
the cagey, the crafty, the ring veteran, Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Shawn Michaels,
you're gonna have these people thinking you're Superman.
After what happened last week here on Raw, I'm surprised that you're back.
But I know you're a resilient man.
You can take a licking and keep on ticking.
But I also know the truth.
You may be only one well-aimed blow away from the end of your career!
What King Mabel started last week,
King Lawler is gonna finish tonight!
["Monday Night Raw" playing]
-[alarm blaring continuously] -[crowd cheering]
[fireworks bursting]
[Mr. McMahon shouting] Welcome, everybody!
Welcome to Worcester, Massachusetts!
[all cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome to the Worcester Memorial Auditorium!
Welcome to Monday Night Raw!
[continuous alarm blaring]
Oh, we are live!
Yes, we are a rowdy bunch and we are raucous here tonight!
Hello, everyone, I'm Vince McMahon,
along with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase,
stepping in to fill in the shoes of Jerry "The King" Lawler,
who will be in this ring in action against Shawn Michaels!
Well, let's talk about that match tonight, Vince McMahon.
I just left Sid back in the back.
He is livid. He is beside himself.
And I will not be held responsible for what he might do
if he decides to interject himself into that match tonight.
You know and everybody knows he was ripped off.
He should have had the Intercontinental Title match
against Shawn Michaels.
But thanks to a new president, Gorilla Monsoon, that's not happening.
I'm not responsible!
I don't think this crowd would agree with you!
-["Doinkin' Around" playing] -But right now, here comes some fun
and some games!
Here comes Doink the Clown!
[crowd cheering]
[bell dinging]
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one-fall.
Introducing first, weighing in at 243 pounds,
-Doink the Clown! -[Mr. McMahon] He is the prince of pranks,
Doink the Clown!
["Doinkin' Around" continues]
[Mr. McMahon] You have to wonder what's going to happen
when Waylon Mercy, ladies and gentlemen, steps into this squared circle.
Waylon Mercy against Doink the Clown
to kick things off tonight, live, on Monday Night Raw.
Hey, pal, how're you doing?
All right.
-[DiBiase] Stay away from me. -[Mr. McMahon] I like that hair.
[faint cheering from crowd]
[Mr. McMahon] Nice green tint, huh?
[DiBiase] Yeah, I don't think he's very funny. Never have.
[Mr. McMahon] Anna Nicole Smith's favorite WWE Superstar.
There he is.
Yeah, Doink the Clown!
[DiBiase] Waylon Mercy, on the other hand, McMahon, is my kind of man.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, I would suggest so.
["Lives Are Going to Change" playing] ♪ Lives are going to be ♪
-♪ in Waylon Mercy's hands ♪ -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] And take a look at, if you would, at this con man.
-[DiBiase] Con man? -[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, exactly,
-a con man. -[announcer] His opponent,
from Griffin, Georgia,
-weighing 290 pounds… -[Mr. McMahon] Waylon Mercy…
[DiBiase] I don't believe he's been beaten since he's been here, has he?
[Mr. McMahon] …who shows no mercy on his opponents whatsoever.
[DiBiase] That's exactly why I like him.
-["Lives Are Going to Change" continues] -[crowd continues cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Ted DiBiase making reference to, uh,
-Sycho Sid a little bit earlier on… -[DiBiase] Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
I… I take offense to you calling him "psycho," McMahon.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Uh, listening to, uh,
to Ted DiBiase speak of, uh, just plain Sid, not Sycho Sid.
[DiBiase] I'm telling you, McMahon, he is beside himself.
I've never seen him like this.
This is one time I might agree with you. He is a little bit psycho.
[Mr. McMahon] And Waylon Mercy…
[speaking indistinctly]
[Mr. McMahon] Well, I mean, he's trying to shake Doink's hand now.
[crowd yelling]
-[crowd jeering] -[crowd booing]
[Mr. McMahon] Those of you who have seen Wayland Mercy
-in action know that he does not mean-- -[bell dinging]
[Mr. McMahon] …a friendly handshake.
And I can't believe Doink is gonna fall…
No. Taxi! Take a taxi! There you go.
Uh-oh. Waylon Mercy, arm drag!
Mercy up again, down again!
And Doink the Clown, ladies and gentlemen,
despite that extraordinary look, a very accomplished wrestler.
And Waylon Mercy knows what Doink the Clown means.
Doink means action here tonight, live on Monday Night Raw.
[DiBiase] Waylon's just taking his time, McMahon.
-[referee] Two! -[Mr. McMahon] Well…
By the way, in action here tonight as well,
will be one hog farmer by the name of Henry O. Godwinn.
And I might add, uh, another member of the Million Dollar Corporation,
-Mr. DiBiase. -[DiBiase] No. Now, wait a minute, man.
He is not a member of The Corporation.
[Mr. McMahon] Henry God-- Wait a minute. Look at that!
And Waylon Mercy is getting angry and Doink's having a few…
Look at the look on that man's face. Oh, my.
Henry Godwinn is not a member of The Corporation?
[DiBiase] I repeat, McMahon, there's no way
that Henry Godwinn would be a member of my corporation.
I mean, give me a break.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute. Henry has done
a number of services for you, has he not?
-[Doink exclaims] -[Mr. McMahon] Oh, look at that maneuver!
[DiBiase] Well, of course. I hired him. You hire a dirty man
to do a dirty job, and I hired him.
As a matter of fact, he, uh, came rather cheap, I might add.
[crowd murmuring]
Henry Godwinn, hog farmer from Arkansas in action. And, uh,
I would suggest that, uh, Henry Godwinn is going to be a little upset,
perhaps over these remarks you're making, Ted DiBiase.
-[DiBiase] No, no, no. -[Mr. McMahon] Holding the rope now
for Doink the Clown, and… look.
[referee yelling indistinctly]
[DiBiase] I believe in hiring cheap labor, and he was pretty cheap.
Old BLT breath. [cackling]
-[man in crowd] Doink, come on! -[crowd chatter]
[Mr. McMahon] Nonetheless, Henry Godwinn has done, uh, a number of favors for you,
and quite an accomplished wrestler in his own right.
Doink the Clown now, going to work on Waylon Mercy.
And Doink, Waylon Mercy, going to the midsection here.
Feet, hands, everything.
The official trying to get Doink the Clown to back off a bit.
[DiBiase] Now Waylon Mercy, there's a possible--
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh, and a left hand! -[DiBiase] …Ooh. Like I said.
[referee] Come on.
[Mr. McMahon] And a clothesline! A vicious clothesline at that.
Waylon Mercy pouring it on here.
Waylon Mercy!
Against Doink the Clown.
[DiBiase] Well, that's really absurd, McMahon.
I can't believe that you would even suggest
that Henry Godwinn would be a member of my corporation.
I mean, have you got a whiff of him lately?
-[crowd cheering] -[Mr. McMahon] Wow. Look at this!
[Mr. McMahon] Waylon Mercy, ladies and gentlemen,
with a sleeper hold on Doink the Clown!
And the look on Waylon Mercy's face pretty much tells the entire story!
[crowd rallying]
[DiBiase] Take a look at that kisser.
[DiBiase laughs wickedly]
[Mr. McMahon] And Waylon Mercy just might be someone…
high on the list of acquisition
as far as Ted DiBiase is concerned!
[crowd chanting] Kill the clown!
[DiBiase] Willing to show no mercy.
That is definitely a possibility.
[crowd chanting] Kill the clown! Kill the clown!
[DiBiase] Listen to these nickel-and-dime peons.
[crowd chanting] Kill the clown! Kill the clown!
Kill the clown! Kill the…
Waylon Mercy, with a sleeper hold
on Doink the Clown. And Doink is gonna go nighty-night.
-[bell ringing] -[Mr. McMahon] The official giving
the signal to ring the bell.
-[DiBiase] He never looked better. -[crowd cheering]
["Lives Are Going to Change" playing]
[announcer] The winner of the match by submission,
-Waylon Mercy! -[DiBiase] One more time…
-[Mr. McMahon] Waylon Mercy. -[DiBiase] …of being undefeated.
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, indeed. Gets to do it.
And yet to come, ladies and gentlemen, hog farmer Henry Godwinn
along with The Smoking Gunns, will be in action.
We will visit Dean Douglas as well.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley will be in action. And, of course, the big one, indeed.
It's Shawn Michaels, one-on-one
-against Jerry "The King" Lawler. -[crowd cheering]
["Lives Are Going to Change" continues]
[Mr. McMahon] However, on his way just might be someone
you would be interested in, uh…
Take a look, if you would, Ted DiBiase,
-at Goldust. -[shouting indistinctly]
[inhales deeply]
[exhales]
[softly] Beautiful.
[soft mystical music playing]
Hollywood.
[inhales deeply]
[breathily] Land of the stars, the homeplace of the rich…
and famous.
A corner of the world in Southern California,
where dreams are made
and lives are shattered.
Many people have come into this magical town
and made quite a name for themselves.
You've got Dean.
And you've got Bogart.
And your Cagney, your Peck.
[scoffs] Goldust.
And my favorite, Marilyn Monroe.
The Tinseltown roll call goes on, and on, and on.
However… [chuckles]
…there is a difference between these stars,
and the legend…
[soft mystical music continues playing]
…of Goldust.
You see, these celluloid gods and goddesses… were fabricated.
They were cloned into stardom
by teams of writers, producers, and directors.
They learn…
their craft.
They spend many summer days in acting 101.
That's the difference.
And that is the difference.
Look into my eyes.
That is the difference between them and…
[inhaling deeply]
[whispering] Goldust.
You see, I was born a star.
It was a gift from that great one in the sky.
No editing. Just pure talent.
Superstars…
of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
Goldust comes onto the scene.
[chuckles softly]
[softly] You're going to realize quickly that you're not in Kansas any longer.
When I defeat your Diesel champion and they put more gold around my waist,
I'm going to invite you to be my personal guest
at the biggest…
Hollywood premiere of your life.
Oscar, step aside. Goldust…
[inhales deeply]
[whispering] I'm talking hot…
has entered the building.
-[dramatic music playing] -[blows kiss]
[crowd cheering]
Well, I think that might be someone you'd be interested in. What about it?
I tell you what. Unlike old bacon breath, Henry Godwinn,
there's a man with some class. I mean, just think about it.
Goldust, it even sounds like
-a million-dollar man. -Wait a minute.
Uh, Henry Godwinn on his way to the ring…
-What? -…right now, ladies and gentlemen.
And he's not scheduled to, uh, compete…
-[DiBiase] Oh, oh. -[Mr. McMahon] …until a bit later on.
[DiBiase] Henry.
Come on down, Henry.
Henry looks like he's…
[DiBiase] Oh… Oh, wait a minute.
[scattered cheering from crowd]
-[Mr. McMahon] Henry Godwinn-- -[Henry] Are you talking about me, boy?
[DiBiase] Hey, now, wait a minute, Henry.
-What'd you say, boy, huh? -Don't get upset. Don't overreact now.
-[Henry] What'd you say? -Don't… No, no, don't, don't.
Don't, don't… Calm down, Henry.
[crowd cheering]
Don't… Don't overreact.
-And what'd you say about me? -Don't… Don't worry. Don't… Don't…
[imperceptible]
-Huh? -[pleading indistinctly]
-[crowd clamoring] -[crowd cheering]
Why don't we go back here?
Why don't we get back here and find somebody…
-[crowd clamoring] -[crowd cheering]
[yelling] You get on your knees, boy!
-You get on your knees right now! -[DiBiase] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa…
-You get on your knees right now! -[crowd yelling in encouragement]
[pleading indistinctly]
[Henry yelling] Get down on your knees and…
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm going. Henry, don't.
[pleading indistinctly]
-Okay, I'm going. Henry, don't… -[crowd yelling and booing]
Listen… I've done what you've asked me. Now what?
Now, I want you to squeal like a pig, boy!
[DiBiase] What?
-You squeal like a pig, boy! -[Mr. McMahon] Unbelievable!
Nobody tells me--
-You squeal like a pig! -Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
[crowd yelling]
-[DiBiase] Hey! -[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no!
-[crowd screaming and cheering loudly] -Now you'll learn!
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd applauding]
[Mr. McMahon] Unbelievable!
[crowd cheering and screaming]
[Mr. McMahon] Ted DiBiase!
[Henry Godwinn's theme song playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Look at this!
I've heard of being slimed before! I've never heard of being slopped!
Welcome back everyone, to more Monday Night Raw!
Now, take a look! Ted DiBiase, with a smile on his face
that will quickly change.
Because, yes, the big hog farmer from Arkansas heard everything
that he said, heard every disparaging remark!
And look, he says, "No, please. Do not slop me. Don't throw that down."
And then the hog farmer went ahead and did it!
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Look at that!
Ted DiBiase can't believe it!
And another look at it now!
The hog farmer from Arkansas, Henry Godwinn, had heard enough…
-Oh! -[muffled cheering from crowd]
[Mr. McMahon] Look at that!
Unbelievable!
Anything can happen on Monday Night Raw,
and that just proves it.
Yes, we're back and ready for more action, ladies and gentlemen.
And, uh, there's a look at the, uh, slop.
And speaking of slop… Well, no.
No, here's my partner right here, ladies and gentlemen,
on WWE Superstars, Dok Hendrix, who's, uh, jumped out here,
and I guess Ted DiBiase's a little busy getting his suit cleaned.
Very much so, Johnny-on-the-spot.
And you know, when I was a Boy Scout, I was the best of my troop.
And that motto, "Always be, uh…"
Well, I could never remember that motto, but I tell you,
somebody's gonna remember something.
-It's gonna be Shawn Michaels! -["Smokin'" playing]
[Dok] Sycho Sid! He's redlined!
-[bell dinging] -[Dok] He's back there! He's going nuts!
He's a basket case. The lights are on,
no one's home! Something's gonna happen tonight
between Jerry Lawler and The Heartbreak Kid!
[announcer] At a total combined weight of 512 pounds…
-[Mr. McMahon] All right… -…Billy and Bart, The Smoking Gunns!
[Mr. McMahon] According to Dok Hendrix, Sycho Sid is really wired.
Well, right now,
we got one of the great tag team combinations.
Yeah, one of the ladies' favorites when it comes to action.
These two, The Smoking Gunns, have been just that as of late.
They've been smokin'!
-["Smokin'" continues playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Dok] …at SummerSlam,
The Smoking Gunns against the Blu Twins!
-[Mr. McMahon] I beg your pardon? -I said, "The Smoking Gunns,"
follow me slowly, "against the Blu Twins."
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, indeed. What a match-up that's going to be at SummerSlam.
Billy and Bart, The Smoking Gunns, former WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Dok] Thought it was Bob and Ben.
-[Mr. McMahon] No, Billy and Bart. -[bell dinging]
[Dok] Okay.
[Mr. McMahon] And I must say, ladies and gentlemen, that, uh,
right in front of our announce position is the…
that slop, which… Well, in any event, a bit more on that later on.
A reversal, and Bill Garrett in there, trying his luck with Bart.
Bart and Billy, a tenacious tag-team combination,
if there ever was one here in the history of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Bart now, over Garrett, from the other side.
Over the hip. No. Nice reversal.
And down he goes!
And Garrett weighs a ton.
And a dropkick by Bart!
The Smoking Gunns,
would, uh, very much like to be WWE Tag Team Champions once again,
given the opportunity. Here comes Billy.
-Billy and Bart. -[man from crowd] Ya-hoo!
[Mr. McMahon] We'll see, I would imagine, a number of quick tags.
Great deal of tag-team coordination possessed by The Smoking Gunns.
[Dok] Yes. And that… that's exactly that tag-team coordination
that took them to the top of the WWE Tag Team scene,
you know, some months ago, back in January.
[Mr. McMahon] Cody Wade, coming in now. He's going to try his luck against Billy.
Uh, uh… Any number of things can happen
and have already happened here tonight on… on Monday Night Raw.
-[chuckles sheepishly] -[Dok] I'm telling you,
you should have seen Sycho Sid back in the dressing room.
Matter of fact, no, you shouldn't have.
You're better off out here.
[Mr. McMahon] Bart now, back in there, Bart against Cody Wade.
Sets up for the ride.
[Bart yelling]
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, wait a minute! Take a look at this!
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] From the top!
Wow! What a maneuver by Billy Gunn!
A cover, a count, and a victory!
-[bell dinging] -[Dok] Wow!
-[crowd cheering] -["Smokin'" playing]
-[Mr. McMahon] The Smoking Gunns! -[announcer] The winner of this match,
The Smoking Gunns!
-[crowd continues cheering] -["Smokin'" continues]
[Mr. McMahon] Billy and Bart continue their winning ways.
On their way, now, to SummerSlam to see if they can do the same
against the tag-team combination of twins,
The Blu Twins!
Standing by right now, ladies and gentlemen, with a,
well, a classroom critique is The Dean.
I believe he's going to critique "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
[chalk writing on chalkboard]
[soft indistinct chatting in classroom]
[clears throat]
[chatter continues]
Ahem! Ahem…
[chatting continues]
[scratching]
[chatting stops]
Now then…
Definition for today's lesson.
"Execution."
[Dean reading]
[continues reading]
[taps on chalkboard]
So, that definition brings us
to one World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar,
Mr. Hart.
The Hitman.
The self-professed Excellence of Execution.
Witness, if you will.
Mr. Hart has climbed the ropes.
While his opponent…
is lying helpless on the mat.
Mr. Hart, that is not an act of excellence.
Indeed, it's an act of cowardice.
If we continue.
[crowd noise on TV]
[crowd cheering on TV]
[playback stops]
Mr. Hart,
The Hitman,
the self-professed Excellence of Execution,
makes a major elementary mistake.
He fails to grapevine either of his opponent's legs.
-Excellence? I think not. -[crowd noise on TV]
And then from there,
The Hitman goes face-to-face,
in argument with a World Wrestling Entertainment official.
Mr. Hart,
that is hardly
the Excellence of Execution. No.
Upon close review and critique,
in my classroom,
Dean Douglas is forced to give a grade.
And the grade that I give is…
An F.
No, Mr. Hart.
The Excellence of Execution,
I think not.
How about the Foundation of Failure?
[chuckles softly]
So, class…
until next week,
you're dismissed.
[chalk writing]
[scratching on chalkboard]
-Ah! -That is the most gyrating sound.
Accompany that, plus the slop,
who knows what else is going to happen here tonight?
Shawn Michaels is going to be with us. As a matter of fact,
Shawn Michaels, I believe, is standing by. Shawn, can you hear us?
[Shawn] Yes, I can hear you, Mickiddy Mannequin!
-[crowd cheering] -[Mr. McMahon] A-ha! One-on-one
with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
How are the ribs doing? Have you recovered from last week?
Well, you know, I heard Jerry Lawler asking
and saying how the Heartbreak Kid should be concerned
with how he's feeling. Kingfish,
you shouldn't be concerned with me and how I'm feeling.
You should be more concerned with you and how you're gonna be feeling.
Between Humpty Dumpty last week, and The Burger King this week,
boys, I've only got one thing to say.
All the King's horses and all the King's men
can't keep the Heartbreak Kid from gyrating again.
-Oh! -[Mr. McMahon] All right! Yeah!
-Stay with us, ladies and gentlemen! -["Monday Night Raw" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels, one-on-one with Jerry "The King" Lawler!
Lots more action coming up your way tonight on Raw!
[narrator] The Undertaker.
Before he faces Kama at SummerSlam,
he wants to show Ted and the boys the power of the dark side.
Tatanka,
a fellow Corporate member, stole The Undertaker's power source.
Now, the question is, "Can Tatanka cash in?"
The Undertaker takes on Tatanka,
next week on Monday Night Raw.
["Blue Blood" playing]
-[bell dinging] -[Mr. McMahon] What a match-up that'll be!
The Undertaker against "Native American" Tatanka
next week on Raw.
[Dok] I like both those guys! That's gonna be one fantastic match-up.
Man, when them lights come down, and then it gets real cool in here…
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, boy, does it ever.
[Dok] I like this guy.
[Mr. McMahon] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, an American blue blood,
hailing from, uh, Greenwich, Connecticut.
I think maybe Hunter has been smelling some of the slop that's been cleaned up.
Has his nose up in the air for some reason.
[Dok] I'll tell you, if he was this close to it,
-he'd really walk away from it. -[Mr. McMahon laughs]
[Mr. McMahon] Look at the polite applause, ladies. Of course.
By the way, ladies and gentlemen, Thursday, he's a heck of a cop,
and, uh, with one hell of a mom. Sylvester Stallone and Estelle Getty
take aim at LA in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot,
the USA Movie, Thursday night at 9:00, 8:00 Central.
And here we go with Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Hunter against Jeff Hardy and take a look at…
Arm drag takedown. But look at the outfit on Hardy.
-Hello, Dok. Are you there? -[Dok] Yeah, I'm just--
[Mr. McMahon] You mesmerized by that outfit?
[Dok] No, I was wondering if he's, you know, a throwback
to the old Partridge Family days or what?
[Mr. McMahon] I don't know, it… Earlier on, that…
I heard someone make reference to the '80s.
-[Dok] Hey, hey, hey! -[Hardy grunts]
-[Mr. McMahon] I don't have to go there. -[Dok] No, you don't.
[Mr. McMahon] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, thus far undefeated here
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
A tenacious competitor,
and a man, unquestionably, who has, uh…
-Ooh, my goodness. -[Dok] Oh, yes!
[Mr. McMahon] A great… Ooh, my goodness. Deal of scientific knowledge
that he will display from time to time.
But he can mix it up almost in any fashion.
Goodness. Hardy, nice maneuver.
Dropkicking Hunter Hearst-Helmsley to the buckle.
And Hunter Hearst-Helmsley on the receiving end of a right hand,
a succession of them now.
And Hunter for the ride. No, a rever-- How about that maneuver?
Nicely done by Hardy!
-[Dok] Look at this, he… -[Mr. McMahon] Hardy, high-risk maneuver,
-and nobody there. -[crowd exclaims]
[Dok] Uh-oh. He's gonna be in trouble now.
[Mr. McMahon] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
Oh, my goodness, with a kick to the abdominal area!
[Dok] Is, uh, Helmsley your neighbor there in, uh, Greenwich?
[Mr. McMahon] Certainly not my neighbor.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, pouring it on.
[Dok] Look at him, he's switching gears.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, which he has been known to do.
[Dok] Into overdrive.
[Mr. McMahon] And, Dok, speaking of overdrive, speaking of being online.
-Uh, we were speaking of it, weren't we? -[Dok] Well, I guess so.
[Mr. McMahon] America Online, ladies and gentlemen.
Yes, there's the number, 1-800-916-9966.
If you have a computer, that's the number you want to dial
to be online, because next week, right after Raw, guess what?
Yours truly is going to be online.
-[mix of cheers and boos] -[Dok] You?
[Mr. McMahon] Looking forward to it.
[Dok] Speaking of online, that elbow just caught Jeff Hardy,
right on line, on target.
-[crowd booing] -[crowd jeering]
[Mr. McMahon] And, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley with things… Oh, no.
Wait a minute. Here it comes. The Pedigree!
-And… down! -[Dok] Yes, siree, Bob.
[Mr. McMahon] Shoots the half, hooks the leg.
-The cover, the count, the victory. -[bell dinging]
-["Blue Blood" playing] -[Dok] Bob Holly,
at SummerSlam, I hope you're paying attention.
-I hope you had record on the videotape. -[announcer] …Hunter Hearst-Helmsley!
[Mr. McMahon] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley on his way to SummerSlam.
[all cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] In approximately two weeks, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley to lock up
with the, uh, speedster Bob Holly.
Standing by right now, Todd Pettengill, with our SummerSlam Insider.
[upbeat instrumental music]
[narrator] Super-sized Stridex pads presents WWE SummerSlam Insider.
Bigger is better.
And Hunter Hearst-Helmsley has got the biggest attitude
in Connecticut, and that's big.
However, not as big as SummerSlam from Stridex
and the World Wrestling Entertainment.
I'm Todd Pettengill, counting down the days till August 27th,
when we hit The Igloo in Pittsburgh 7:00 Eastern, 4:00 Pacific.
Totally live on pay-per-view.
We'll see the WWE Champion "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel defend the title
against the 568-pound royal, King Mabel.
Of course, last week here on Raw,
we saw Diesel defeat Mo.
with the patented Jackknife.
But then, of course, Mabel came on and attacked Big Daddy.
Then Shawn Michaels came to Diesel's defense,
and he paid the price for that.
And if there's one thing that ticks off Diesel,
it's people messing with his friends.
We're going to hear from Big Daddy next week here on Monday Night Raw.
Oh, and speaking of Shawn Michaels,
he'll be defending the Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam,
when he squares off against "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon
in an extremely physically-demanding Ladder Match.
Let's hope that Shawn has fully recovered
from the injuries he suffered here last week
at the hands of King Mabel.
Because The Heartbreak Kid faces "The Burger King" Jerry Lawler,
live here tonight on Raw.
All right, let me jump back to the Insider.
Because sources tell me that Isaac Yankem D.D.S.
is preparing his Novocaine in preparation for his appointment
with Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
That's right, the legendary pink and black of The Hitman
takes on Jerry Lawler's demented dentist, Isaac Yankem D.D.S.,
a man who is rumored to be as big or bigger than Sycho Sid.
And, of course, he's being led around by the incisors
by Jerry Lawler.
Now, another match at SummerSlam this year
is the Women's Championship.
Alundra Blayze defends the title
against her long-time nemesis, Bertha Faye.
Now, Alundra has been waiting a long time to pay Bertha back
from this attack from behind. And at SummerSlam,
she'll get that shot, thanks to Interim WWE President,
Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon,
who put this one on the card strictly for the fans.
Now, we will also see the awesome Undertaker lock up
with Million Dollar Corporation member, Kama.
The Supreme Fighting Machine better hope his conscience is clear,
as he certainly comes face-to-face with his own mortality.
Plus, there is more news from the office of Gorilla Monsoon.
Check out these two incredible matches added to the card at SummerSlam.
Barry Horowitz will face Skip of The Bodydonnas.
Check this out. Over the weekend on WWE Superstars,
Skip challenged Barry to a ten-minute time limit match.
-Barry accepted and lasted… -[bell dinging]
-[screaming] -…the ten minutes,
which means he defeated Skip for the second time.
Now, they will meet at SummerSlam.
Can you believe it? Barry Horowitz in a WWE pay-per-view event.
Man! Plus, we will see the high-flying 1-2-3 Kid square off
against "The Modern-Day Kamikaze" Hakushi.
There is no doubt Interim WWE President Gorilla Monsoon
is throwing "politics as usual" out the window.
He's running that office the way we would, the fans.
Do not miss the greatest SummerSlam ever.
Sunday night, August the 27th, at 7:00 Eastern, 4:00 Pacific,
totally live from The Igloo in Pittsburgh on pay-per-view.
All right, let's get you back to ringside now
with Vince and Dok Hendrix.
And Dok, how does it feel to be on the hottest cable show of the '90s?
-What about it, Dok? -That's the '90s, Dok, not the '80s.
-I think he heard as well. -Oh, all right.
See what you started, Vinny Mac?
Okay. A thousand comedians out of work,
and Pettengill tries to audition his standup routine.
-I tell ya, no respect here! -[Henry Godwinn's theme song playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Hey, talk about a man who got no respect,
but certainly turned things around here tonight.
The disparaging remarks of Ted DiBiase did not fall on deaf years.
-[inaudible] -[Mr. McMahon] Henry Godwinn slopped
The Million Dollar Man! And he's ready to lock up with his opponent
when we return with more Monday Night Raw!
[crowd cheering]
[muffled explosion]
[Mr. McMahon] World Wrestling Entertainment programming
kicking off the new fall season, ladies and gentlemen.
Check your local listings. Yes, we're gonna begin…
-[bell dinging] -…with WrestleMania, The Special.
But, tonight, this is live. And this is Monday Night Raw!
[Dok] You don't reckon he's got any more slop in that bucket, do you?
[Mr. McMahon] Well, I would suggest he has quite a bit.
[Dok] Well, it wouldn't look good on my white suit.
[announcer] His opponent from Bridgeport, Connecticut,
weighing 230 pounds, Russ Greenburg!
[Mr. McMahon] …looking to beat Greenburg. Shawn Michaels is warming up.
He's ready for action against Jerry "The King" Lawler!
And we're set for action here momentarily.
[Henry Godwinn's theme song continues]
[Mr. McMahon] We're back, and this match has already begun.
Greenburg, apparently trying to take a page out of the, uh, Ted DiBiase book,
attacking Henry Godwinn from behind, but to no avail.
Henry missing with that roundhouse but caught Greenburg in midair.
-[Dok] Look at that power. -[Mr. McMahon] And this is a big,
strong ornery hog farmer. A cover here, and not much of one.
[Dok] But you've got to imagine now, this… this unprovoked attack that he did
-to DiBiase… -Oh! "Unprovoked attack"? You heard
-what Ted DiBiase had to say, did you not? -[Dok] Well, yeah. But, you know, he…
he didn't have to go all the way there. I'm saying,
they're not going to forget about this. I mean, come on,
I like Hank Godwinn, but he ain't the quickest bunny in the forest.
[Mr. McMahon] Well, uh, maybe not. He may be missing a few teeth.
He may be missing a few marbles upstairs.
But nonetheless, he certainly has, uh, made a name for himself here tonight.
-[Dok] Yes, he has. He delighted you. -[Mr. McMahon] A kick to the midsection.
-[Mr. McMahon laughs] -[Dok] But wait a minute, here he goes!
[Mr. McMahon] Oh! The Slop Drop! And that should…
Wait a minute. What's he… Uh, I guess so. Yes, sir.
-[bell dinging] -[Mr. McMahon] Three count.
[Dok] He's still a marked man. I don't care what you say.
The Million Dollar Corporation will be after him.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, you can bet we have not heard the last of Ted DiBiase.
-Not on that issue. No, sir. -[Dok] Okay. Easy now.
Easy now. Don't say nothing.
-He's getting that slop. Be quiet. -[announcer] …Henry Godwinn!
[Mr. McMahon] Over here, Hank! [Dok] Shh, shh! Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Yeah, yeah. Hey, Hank!
-[Mr. McMahon] Come on, Henry! -[Dok] Ho-ho, yeah! Ho, Hank!
[Mr. McMahon] Let's take you from the hog farm, ladies and gentlemen.
Standing by, we're going to take you to a…
-[Dok] What's he going to do? -[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no! No!
[Dok] Yes!
[Mr. McMahon] Unbelievable!
Well, [chuckling] anything can happen here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Dok] And does!
[Mr. McMahon] Oh. Unbelievable.
Let's take you from the hog farm,
ladies and gentlemen, to the dentist's office.
We're talking, of course, about, uh, Isaac Yankem D.D.S.
-[drilling] -[woman] Ow!
-[cackling wickedly] -[woman] Ow!
-[drilling continues] -Been neglecting our dental hygiene,
-haven't we? -[Lawler] Uh-huh.
-[woman] Ow! Ow! -Look, look. She can't take it!
-[Isaac sadistically] Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. -Ow! Ow! That hurts!
-[cackles] -"It hurts!"
[growling] Oh!
Then you need some more of this.
-Oh. -[laughs wickedly]
-Ooh, yeah. -Just like The Hitman's gonna be screaming
-at SummerSlam! -[exclaiming in disgust]
-[Isaac grunting sadistically] -Ugh!
-[woman groaning] -[Lawler] He's gonna be screaming,
"It hurts!" But don't give him any Novocaine.
Nothing to deaden the pain for The Hitman.
-We want him to suffer. -[chuckles maliciously]
We want him to hurt real bad.
-Open wide! -Bret Hart, get ready.
-SummerSlam! -[grunting sadistically]
-[woman screaming] -[cackling wickedly]
-[continuous drilling] -Isaac Yankem!
-D.D.S.! -[laughs sadistically]
[Lawler] He's gonna drill his way to the top
-of the World Wrestling Entertainment! -[woman groaning in pain]
-[Lawler] Starting with you, Hitman! -[woman screaming in agony]
-[Lawler] Ooh, get it! -[woman screaming]
[Mr. McMahon] I don't think anyone would want to be Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
["The Great Gates Of Kiev" playing]
Not at SummerSlam, not to face that… that monster dentist!
[Dok] Sit down, Vince. You don't have to stand up for Lawler.
[Mr. McMahon] Here he comes, ladies and gentlemen!
-[crowd cheering] -["The Great Gates Of Kiev" continues]
[Mr. McMahon] Jerry "The King" Lawler!
One of the shrewdest individuals in the history
of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
What kind of tricks does Lawler have up his sleeve here tonight?
[Dok] I'll tell you this much, in the back,
I did see him and Sycho Sid talking.
-[Mr. McMahon] I beg your pardon? -[Dok] I can't tell you.
-Just one time. That's it. -[Mr. McMahon] All right.
Standing by right now, ladies and gentlemen,
Barry Didinsky, I believe, uh, back with a number of WWE Superstars.
-Barry, are you there? -Yeah, Vince, I am.
You know, I'm back here in the locker room,
and I'm with the 1-2-3 Kid and Savio Vega.
Guys, come on. I need the Mat Caps back.
-I need to go to ringside. -[indistinct arguing]
-[arguing indistinctly] -Come on. I need them… All right.
Vince, we'll just have to talk about something a little different.
Take a look at this.
It's an uncut sheet of Mat Caps.
You know, the only thing that's probably hotter
than the Mat Caps themselves
is an uncut sheet of Mat Caps.
Now, this Mat Cap uncut sheet has 66 Mat Caps on it.
Also included is this 18-carat gold-plated slammer,
and the neoprene board.
Now, Vince, you always say to me, "What else do we have?"
-Well, here it is. Take a look at it. -[Mr. McMahon] Here we go.
It's WWE Magazine.
A free three-month subscription comes along
with the uncut sheet of Mat Caps.
By dialing 1-800-Titan-91 for only $19 .
And by the way, guess what?
If you have a subscription already, we'll just tack three months on for you.
Back to you guys at ringside.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Thank you very much.
Barry Didinsky, uh, it looks like that
a number of individuals don't care whether or not, uh,
Jerry "The King" Lawler commands much attention.
But you can bet…
the house is gonna shake
when Shawn Michaels comes to the ring!
-He's on his way, ladies and gentlemen! -[Dok] All right!
[Mr. McMahon] Tonight, Monday Night Raw is brought to you
by new, bigger Stridex medicated pads!
It's simple pimple control.
Dok?
["The Great Gates Of Kiev" continues]
-Dok. -[chuckles sheepishly]
Just, just… [mumbles indistinctly]
What's the camera doing on me?
-[Mr. McMahon] Well, this is a… -Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
-…for a sensitive guy, right? -Hey, hey, hey!
-All right, in any event… -All right.
-…Jerry "The King" Lawler. -["Sexy Boy" playing]
-Hey! -Oh, my goodness! Here we go!
♪ I think I'm cute… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Here he comes, ladies and gentlemen! Yes!
♪ I got the looks… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] The man who's going to electrify
-this capacity crowd! -[bell dinging]
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah! Shawn Michaels!
♪ Up and down their spine ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels ready for action against Jerry "The King" Lawler!
Whoa! There go the glasses!
[announcer] "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels!
[Mr. McMahon] Michaels on his way to SummerSlam!
On his way to lock up with "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon
in the Ladder Match!
♪ Their knees get weak ♪
♪ Whenever I'm around… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, yeah! Can this man electrify a crowd or what?
♪ They hear me talk ♪
-♪ I make them feel ♪ -[crowd cheering]
♪ Like they're on Cloud nine ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels has this capacity crowd rocking
in Worcester, Massachusetts!
They're rocking all over the world!
[Dok] Work it, baby, work it!
♪ I'm not your boy toy… ♪
[Dok] Taught him everything he knows. He makes me proud.
Chip off the old block. Yes!
♪ Eat your heart out girls… ♪
[Dok] Don't forget, Sycho Sid's back there.
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, indeed.
Everyone will be watching this match-up.
You can bet Razor Ramon will be watching.
And, as we said before,
Sid is beside himself!
Sycho Sid, who was pulled out of the match after it was announced,
with Shawn Michaels at SummerSlam,
by the Interim WWE President, Gorilla Monsoon.
Monsoon made the match everybody wanted to see,
yes, the Ladder Match.
Everybody remembers WrestleMania X,
-Madison Square Garden. -[bell dinging]
[Mr. McMahon] And that match, the Ladder Match,
unquestionably going down in the annals of WWE history,
as one of the all-time great matches.
And I would suspect the return match
of the same kind at SummerSlam will be the same
-in terms of extraordinary-- -[Dok] It's going to be worse.
[Mr. McMahon] I don't know.
-[Dok] It is. -Jerry "The King" Lawler now.
Let's see what Lawler's gonna do against Shawn Michaels.
Non-title match-up here.
Going downstairs. Didn't expect a clean break.
Coming off the rope, from the near side. Oh!
Nice… Look at the maneuver by Michaels.
And right back in!
-[crowd cheering] -[Dok laughs]
[Mr. McMahon] You never can tell what Shawn Michaels is going to do.
Where's he going?
Oh, wait a minute. Whoa!
-[Mr. McMahon laughing] -[Dok] A little round of high fives.
[Mr. McMahon] And Michaels right back in.
We spoke earlier on of this man's resilience.
Just remember, it was last week
when Mabel rammed him into the ring post.
I mean, Michaels can take an extraordinary sum of punishment
and keep coming right back on you.
[Dok] Take a licking, keep on ticking.
But this is a great psychological ploy
because I'd seen him holding the ribs back…
back in the back before I came out here.
[Dok] See? I… I'm very observant. I watch everything.
-[Mr. McMahon] I'm sure you are. -[Dok] Keep this in mind.
Since this is not a title match, Lawler doesn't care if he wins.
He's got an ulterior motive.
[Mr. McMahon] He might. We'll find out.
And look at this, putting on the brakes is Michaels.
Oh, yeah!
[crowd cheering loudly]
[Mr. McMahon] And Shawn Michaels, Mr. Flamboyance!
[crowd continues cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] There are two individuals who can get away
with those kind of actions.
Somebody like "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel, who's a monster, 7-footer and 300 pounds.
-[Dok] Yes, he is. -[Mr. McMahon] Or somebody
like a Shawn Michaels, who doesn't care about the consequences!
[Dok] Or somebody like King Mabel, at 568 pounds.
-[Mr. McMahon] All right. -[crowd chanting]
-[crowd] Heartbreak Kid! -[Mr. McMahon] All right. Uh-oh.
[Mr. McMahon] You hear the chant?
The official asking Michaels to knock it off!
Sure he is!
[Dok] You know, what I hear is a grain of sand,
dropping through the hourglass. It's just a matter of time
before Sycho Sid appears.
Here's a whopper for ya!
[Mr. McMahon] And a right… No, look at this!
A right hand missed! Michaels setting up Jerry Lawler now.
Puts him to the ropes, coming off. Back body drop!
[crowd cheering loudly]
[loud cheering continues]
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels with things well in hand!
Off the rope and… No, no, no! Wait a minute! Look at this!
-[Dok] Uh-oh. -[Mr. McMahon] Piledriver coming!
-[Dok] I told you. -[Mr. McMahon] Face down. No!
-He never got the piledriver! -[Dok] I told ya.
[Mr. McMahon] A right hand! Wait a minute. Sycho Sid is coming out at ringside.
-[Dok] Uh-oh. -[Mr. McMahon] And that, if nothing else,
will be a distraction.
-Oh, no. -[Dok] He's got the belt.
[Mr. McMahon] Michaels whipped to the buckle.
He's being distracted by the presence of Sid,
and Sid is holding in his hands
the Intercontinental Title. Look at that!
[Dok] I told you. You wouldn't listen.
[Mr. McMahon] And Sid, peering down now on Michaels.
-[crowd chatter] -[crowd yelling]
[Mr. McMahon] We said before, Michaels, resilient.
But… Oh, my.
We're back, ladies and gentlemen!
Yes, we're back live in Worcester, Massachusetts!
And Shawn Michaels has been taking a drubbing for sure.
And as Michaels… taking a drubbing on the inside of the ring,
he continues to be distracted by that man there, Sycho Sid.
Who is carrying with him…
Oh, my goodness! Look at that!
-What a suplex. -[Dok] Wow! What a suplex!
And I'm telling you, they haven't played their trump card yet.
-[crowd booing] -[Mr. McMahon] The what?
[Dok] Their trump card. They haven't played it yet.
I can't reveal what it is.
But just imagine.
What if Razor Ramon came out here and took advantage of this?
[Mr. McMahon] Oh! And a hard right hand by Jerry "The King" Lawler.
[Dok] They don't call him "The Bad Guy" for nothing.
[Mr. McMahon] This could be the turning point,
as Lawler said, in Shawn Michaels' career.
It's Jerry "The King" Lawler on the inside.
And on the outside, it's this Sycho Sid,
who still has in his possession
the Intercontinental Championship belt,
a belt, I believe, that he thinks he would have won had the match
with Shawn Michaels taken place at SummerSlam,
[Dok] Well, you can't say that he wouldn't have.
He didn't get the opportunity.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute! Look at this! This could be it.
Has Michaels had enough? DDT! That could do it!
Non-title match-up here.
But it's about the title that Sid is holding in his hands.
-[crowd booing loudly] -[Dok] Hello, Vinny Mac.
They don't want to beat Shawn Michaels, one, two, three,
-right here. -[Mr. McMahon] What do you mean?
-[yelling] Finish him! -[Dok] Well, Hello, McFly!
[Mr. McMahon] One, two, and the count of… Oh, no.
-[crowd cheering] -[Mr. McMahon] Of course they would.
[Dok] They want to hurt him. They want to…
[Mr. McMahon] Jerry "The King" Lawler would love to have a victory
over Shawn Michaels. Make no mistake about that.
Lawler now, with Michaels back on his feet.
Maybe not for long. A scoop…
and a slam!
And maybe Michaels has bitten off a bit more than he can chew.
Maybe… Maybe he's not healed from last week,
when Mabel rammed his back to the ring post! Lawler from the top!
Nobody there!
[crowd cheering loudly]
[loud cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Jerry "The King" Lawler…
[Dok] Uh-oh, the kip-up!
[crowd cheering loudly]
[Mr. McMahon] A right hand blocked! Michaels! Look at this!
Michaels peppering away at the butt of the jaw!
Setting up Jerry "The King" Lawler for the ride, to the buckle!
Oh, yeah!
[crowd cheering loudly]
[Mr. McMahon] And Michaels somehow has himself back up on top!
Michaels with a boot!
Shawn Michaels, with momentum.
Michaels now, the reigning Intercontinental Champion
with a body slam!
Michaels trying to go to SummerSlam
with some momentum…
to defend the title against Razor Ramon!
Look at this! On the rope!
Nobody does this like Michaels! Yes!
[crowd cheering]
[Dok] Uh-oh. Sweet Chin Music.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] And here we go! Yes!
[Dok] Cranking it up!
[Mr. McMahon] Michaels is gonna lay out Jerry Lawler!
-And a boot, yes! -[crowd cheering loudly]
-[Dok] Uh-oh. Here it comes. -[Mr. McMahon] Wait. Wait a minute.
Look out! Sid in there!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell dinging]
Sid! Interfering in the match!
Oh, no!
-[crowd murmuring disgruntledly] -[crowd booing]
-[bell dinging] -[Dok] Uh-oh. Not a…
You don't think he'll powerbomb him, do you?
[crowd booing]
-[Mr. McMahon] Sid! -[booing continues]
[Mr. McMahon] Hammering away on Michaels!
Screaming at him now. Sets him up.
-Boot to the ribs! -[bell dinging]
[bell continues dinging]
[Mr. McMahon] And another one!
This man has no business being in there at all!
Oh, no!
Michaels was in trouble last week! He's in more trouble this week!
Sycho Sid,
the reason for the disqualification.
[crowd booing loudly]
[Mr. McMahon] And Sid… Wait a minute.
-Razor Ramon! -[Dok] The powerbomb.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell dinging]
[Mr. McMahon] Here comes the powerbomb!
[crowd cheering loudly]
[Mr. McMahon] Yes!
[Dok] What's he doing here?
-He should have let it happen! -[loud cheering]
No, no! Razor! You're blowing your opportunity, baby!
[Mr. McMahon] Razor Ramon making certain that Sid didn't do any damage to Michaels!
I think Razor wants Michaels… Oh, my goodness! …in his own match!
-[Mr. McMahon] Yes! Here we go! -[crowd cheering]
Lawler back in, pulling Sid down!
[Dok] It's hard to keep up with him.
[Mr. McMahon] And Jerry "The King" Lawler,
escorting Sid back to the locker room.
Razor Ramon coming into the ring just in the nick of time.
Michaels was going to be powerbombed for sure!
[Dok] What was he thinking?
If he had powerbombed him, just imagine what shape Shawn would be in
when he got to SummerSlam. Uh-oh. Watch it. Oh-ho-ho-ho.
[Mr. McMahon] And that belt is what it's all about.
These two men will actually face each other
at SummerSlam.
Hey, wait a minute.
Is it gonna go to Razor?
[Dok] Looks good there.
[Mr. McMahon] It's gonna be the Ladder Match!
[yelling indistinctly]
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute! Michaels wants it back!
-Oh, no! -[Dok] Oh, ho-ho!
We're back in, and Razor Ramon and Michaels have lost their temper!
[Dok] Get out of the way, Diesel! Let them go! Let them go, baby!
[Mr. McMahon] WWE Champion Diesel coming in. He's friends with both of them!
Trying to calm the tempers down!
The tempers have flared here
-between Michaels and Razor! -[Dok] Hit him!
-[Mr. McMahon] Stay with us! -[Dok] Hit him! Hit him!
We're back, and, ladies and gentlemen,
let's take you back to some of the action we missed earlier on. Yes.
Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels having had it.
-["Monday Night Raw" playing] -I mean, these two individuals
can't wait for SummerSlam.
What a match-up it's going to be!
And speaking of a match,
Undertaker versus Tatanka here next week! se two individuals