[narrator] The World Wrestling Entertainment.
For over 50 years,
the Revolutionary Force in Sports Entertainment,
[Vince] Why did "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel and Bret "The Hitman" Hart,
go toe to toe at a melee In Your House?
We'll find out tonight.
Plus tonight,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Championship
up for grabs, Alundra Blayze plays against Bertha Faye, tonight.
Plus a 20-man over the top rope battle Royal,
the winner of which will receive a shot at the Intercontinental Championship.
The mass of humanity beginning to fill up
the squared circle live tonight, from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
Plus, tonight we'll bring you up to speed on the medical condition of Shawn Michaels
who was forced to forfeit the Intercontinental title to Dean Douglas,
who was then forced to defend the Intercontinental title against Razor Ramon
and The Bad Guy, and an unprecedented fourth vacation
became the Intercontinental champion.
All that and more Tonight live on Monday Night Raw.
[Raw intro music playing]
[Vince] Welcome, everyone, to Brandon, Manitoba.
Welcome everyone, to, Monday Night Raw.
Vince McMahon here, along with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Yes, the 20-man, over the top rope Battle Royal ready to get in the way, plus
Bertha Faye against Alundra,
A look at a newcomer Avatar, all kind of action here, live tonight.
You know, McMahon, I only wish you had enough talent,
to handle this commentary by yourself because I would love to climb
into that ring with those 20 superstars and come out victorious and have a chance
to face Razor Ramon.
-[Lawler] I would like-- -[Vince] Yeah, The Bad Guy.
The Bad Guy is gonna join us as well, ladies and gentlemen,
here comes Sycho Sid.
["Psycho-Dance" playing]
[Vince] Unquestionably, one of the favorites, to win
the spot at Royal, Sycho Sid.
We had an occasion to chat with Sycho Sid and Marty Jannetty
Everybody wants to win this Battle Royal.
Here we have these pre-recorded comments from earlier today.
[Sycho Sid mumbling]
See, the winner of the Battle Royal,
he meets Razor Ramon.
What does that mean?
Battle Royal, group of guys, one guy.
One super predator, one alpha wolf.
Yeah, one man, the master,
the ruler of the world.
I keep trying to tell you, it's like this and like that, and as a matter of fact,
MJ is most definitely back, and tonight, the winner of a 20-man Battle Royal
gets a shot at you, Razor Ramon, next week, so, I'll see you next week.
[Vince] Here we go, oh-oh, well, look at this.
I suggest you would say this man is the favorite to win…
-[Lawler] Oh yes, my man. -[Vince] …the Battle Royal.
[Lawler] My very own personal dentist.
Take a look at my teeth, McMahon.
He's responsible for that.
[Vince] And, the last man in, as soon as Isaac Yankem steps through those ropes,
the referee will give the decision or rather the, uh--
signal and the bell, here we go.
-[Lawler] Woo-hoo. -[Vince] Good action
[Vince] 20 men, going at it.
Anything goes.
Friend against friend,
foe against foe, here we go.
Who's going to be the first man out?
[Lawler] Take a look at Isaac over there.
-Wait a minute. -[Vince] Bundy's already out.
Look at this, Bundy,
They ganged up on Bundy and Bundy went flying out.
[Lawler] Look out for Skip.
Save yourself, Skip, get back in.
[Vince] This is an over-the-top-rope Battle Royal,
that's the process of elimination.
You must be thrown over and your feet must land on the floor.
And if that happens, you're out of here.
Look at the 1-2-3 Kid in there.
A Battle Royal, in normal circumstances would favor the large men,
the heavy men, but,
Unfortunately for Bundy, he was the biggest man in the Battle Royal.
He was ganged up, upon and thrown right out at Owen Hart,
almost ready to go out.
[Lawler] Hang on, Owen.
You realize next Intercontinental Champion could be in this ring right now.
[Vince] Promotional decision by Gorilla Monsoon,
and by the way, ladies and gentlemen,
Jim Ross will speak with Shawn Michaels later on here.
This week, as a matter of fact…
Oh, my, look at the--
Fatu with a headbutt.
Fatu and Sycho Sid going at it.
On the far side. On the near side.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley was pummeled a moment ago.
[Lawler] They're cheating, it's two-on-one on Hunter.
[Vince] And, Kama, almost ready to go out.
-[Vince] Not yet, I guess. -[Lawler] That's right.
[Vince] Everyone wanting to have a shot at the Intercontinental Championship,
wanting to have a shot at The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon
Apparently, Aldo Montoya has been eliminated.
And here we go, Aldo Montoya eliminated by Skip, over the top.
Back to live action.
And, things settling down here a little bit,
You can't settle down at the Battle Royal, Isaac
Bam Bam Bigelow,
One of the favorites to win the Battle Royal.
[Lawler] Cause it'd be awful tough to lift him up,
and over that top rope.
[Vince] You can bet Razor Ramon is watching
this Battle Royal. The Bad Guy will soon know, whom he will face, next week.
For the championship, the title up grabs next weekend, Razor,
-with an unprecedented occasion. -[Lawler] Look out, Hunter.
[Vince] Razor, making WWE history last night, In Your House.
-[Vince] And, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, no. -[Lawler] No! Nope, no.
-[Vince] He did not go all the way out. -[Lawler] Look at that idiot, Bam Bam.
[Lawler] He didn't even finish him, he didn't make sure his feet hit the floor
Get that Horowitz out of there.
[Vince] And, uh-oh.
Owen Hart, oh, pummled.
[Lawler] That's not fair, you hold a man and the other guy hit him.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley is rocking but, even if he goes out,
he would go out between the ropes and he would not officially be eliminated.
Fatu, oh my goodness, and Hunter, going at it, as just they did last night.
[Lawler] Look at the 1-2-3 Kid going after Hakushi.
[Vince] Action all over the place.
[Lawler] Now, The Kid's trying to get the hog man out.
Look out, Kid,
You get under that arm, you'll faint.
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid in the corner with Jannetty.
Kama, Skinner, 20-man, over the top rope, Battle Royal.
[Lawler] Whoa! Who we got upside down over there?
It's Owen.
[Vince] Owen's out, no, not quite. Yup.
[Lawler] He's upside down.
[Vince] And Owen hanging on by a thread,
[Lawler] Look how smart he is, he's got those feet locked--
Oh, lookout Owen.
[Vince] Bob Holly just eliminated.
Why, was he ever, he went flying over the top rope.
[Lawler] Spun out.
-[Vince] Hit the wall. -[Lawler] Ha-ha.
-[Lawler] Whoa. -[Vince] Who knows who's gonna win,
this Battle Royal, anything can happen.
-[Lawler] Look at the Kid, -[Vince] That's true.
[Lawler] Did you see The Kid with both feet in the chest of Skip there?
It must have felt like a mosquito landed on him.
[Vince] And Owen Hart being double teamed.
Nope, can't get him out yet.
Hakushi trying, and hog man, on the other end.
Lookout, Sycho Sid, and Dumpster, eliminated.
Sycho Sid with a head of steam,
and he kicked The Dumpster right in the kisser all the way over to the outside.
I wonder whether or not we're going to see
some sort of allegiance formed here by a number of individuals.
Anything can happen in this Battle Royal.
[Lawler] This is reminiscent of the big summit at the United Nations.
[Vince] Well, some of them didn't get along, however, but not quite like this.
[Lawler] Castro wanted to enter this Battle Royal tonight, but he was busy.
[Vince laughs]
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Vince] And, lookout, Hakushi.
Eliminated by Skip. And Horowitz, right there on Skip.
[Lawler] Well, I think, Oh, I thought it was Kama but it's somebody else.
[Vince] Skip and Horowitz going at it, and, meanwhile, hog man,
looking for somebody to take on.
-[Lawler] I just had a horrible thought. -[Vince] What?
[Lawler] What if at the end of this Battle Royal,
we have to say Horowitz wins, Horowitz wins. It'd make me sick.
[Vince] Anything can happen.
And Fatu, apparently eliminated by Kama.
-Yes. -[Lawler] Whoa.
[Vince] Was he ever.
So, now…
-[Lawler] Come on, Big Sid. -[Vince] …we are dwindling down.
[Lawler] My two favorites, my three, my four, my uh--
-[Vince] How many favorites do you have? -All my favorites are still there.
[Vince] Wait a minute, Jannetty.
He's hanging onto the rope.
[Lawler] Look at Isaac!
[Vince] Isaac, trying to get The Kid over the top.
[Lawler] Get those skinny legs--
[Vince] Skip was just eliminated by Barry Horowitz.
Yes, Horowitz wins, Horowitz wins, stay with us ladies and gentlemen.
The Battle Royal will continue on more Monday Night Raw.
[Vince] We are back, we are live.
[Lawler] This thing's been boiling like a house on fire.
-Let me say it first. -[Vince] Go ahead.
[Lawler] Horrible-awitz is out. Horowitz is out.
So is the 1-2-3 Kid, who else?
[Vince] Henry Godwin gone.
In fact, here are some of the individuals who went flying over
during the commercial break.
Hog man,
over, finally,
-and he was a tough man to get out. -[Lawler] Yes.
[Vince] And, uh, Rad Radford, also.
-[Lawler] Look at that. -[Vince] Oh, my god.
[Lawler] There he went, back in the back.
[Vince] Yeah, back there with Bam Bam Bigelow.
And, Kama also.
A number of individuals have left the area.
And, meanwhile…
[Lawler] What about Horowitz? Horowitz. [laughs]
[Vince] Very happy about Horowitz, are you?
[Lawler] Yeah.
-[Vince] And, wait a minute, Yankem, -[Lawler] No!
[Vince] Whoa! Way over the top.
-[Lawler] What're you doing? -[Vince] What's going on?
-[Lawler] No. -[Vince] Yeah!
-[Vince] Owen's going out, -[Lawler] Not Owen too.
[Vince] nothing's gonna stop him now.
Owen's hanging on to the rope, look at this.
Savio can't quite get Owen Hart out.
Owen, hanging on in.
Oh, and well, that will break things up right there.
[Lawler] Jean Pierre Lafitte, with the feet to action.
[Vince] A 20-man, over the top rope, Battle Royal dwindelling down,
here to, one, two, three, four, five, some six individuals.
-[Vince] Here we go, Isaac Yankem. -[Lawler] Come on, Owen.
-I can't believe it. -[Vince] Whoa!
[Lawler] Two of my favorites, Sid threw out Isaac Yankem.
[Vince] All right, down to six.
[Vince] One of these individuals, will face Razor Ramon, next week,
here on Monday Night Raw for the privilege of being the Intercontinental Champion.
[Lawler] Jannetty going for a pin in there. Is he brain damaged?
Look out, Owen.
[Vince] Jean Pierre Lafitte and Savio are going at it in one corner,
Bam Bam and Sid in the other, meanwhile, Owen Hart,
locked up with Marty Jannetty.
And standing by, ladies and gentlemen, watching this one.
-[Lawler] Oh, no! -[Vince] Wait a minute, Sycho Sid, yes.
Sid has been eliminated.
[Lawler] You got to be kidding me.
[Vince] Razor Ramon is watching, nice maneuver.
The Bad Guy enjoying the action, would suggest, yes there he is.
A four-time, World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion.
just last night making history,
and next week he'll face one of these five individuals in the squared circle.
Will it be Owen Hart? Will it be Savio Vega?
Will it be Jean Pierre Lafitte, Bam Bam Bigelow or Marty Jannetty?
[Lawler] Was Razor sweating bullets,
or was that the grease from his hair dripping down his forehead?
[Vince] Savio Vega, now in control.
Wait a minute, we have to take another commercial break.
Bear with us, everyone.
Coming up, and, oh my goodness.
[Vince] Welcome back, everyone,
Monday Night Raw, live, from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada,
and the Battle Royal continues.
It started out with 20 men, we are down to four individuals now.
one of whom will square off against Razor Ramon, next week
for the Intercontinental Championship.
Let's take you now, here we go, Bam Bam Bigelow, eliminated
by Jean Pierre Lafitte, was he ever. Over the top rope, and to the outside.
-[Lawler] And Owen! -[Vince] No, Owen was thrown
through the ropes and nonetheless, did not go out.
Jean Pierre Lafitte on Savio Vega now.
We're down to four.
[Lawler] Pound him. Pound him on the ground like a tin stake.
[Vince] Owen Hart, Marty Jannetty on the far side.
[Lawler] Lookout, Jannetty's got the sleeper on Owen.
[Vince] And, Savio Vega having his problems with Jean Pierre Lafitte.
-[Lawler] Look at Owen. -[Vince] And there goes Jannetty.
[Vince] Jannetty is going out, no, wait, Jannetty has his feet locked in the rope.
[Lawler] He's trying to-- get him, Owen.
[Vince] Jannetty.
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Vince] And, uh-oh, here goes… Here he goes, Jannetty going up this time.
[Lawler] Look at him, he's wrapping himself around him like a grape vine.
[Vince] Jannetty using those ropes to his advantage,
and, Savio Vega, likewise.
Staying very much in this encounter. Savio Vega and Jean Pierre Lafitte.
What a match it would be next week, if Savio Vega,
one of Razor's closest friends, would be facing--
My goodness, look at this.
[crowd] seven, eight, nine, ten…
Oh!
DDT applied on Jean Pierre Lafitte, meanwhile,
Jannetty doing everything he can to get Owen Hart out of there.
-[Lawler] Oh, no, no. -[Vince] Here we go.
[Lawler] You gotta get your feet back on the ground, got a bit.
-[Lawler] Lookout! -[Vince] And, Jean Pierre Lafitte, no.
[Vince] Opposite sides of the ring, action going on,
Jean Pierre Lafitte almost out, Owen Hart almost out,
-somebody's gonna go. -[Lawler] There goes Owen.
[Vince] No, but not all the way out. Owen's still in the match up.
[Lawler] Whoo!
Owen, go help Jean Pierre.
[Lawler] There you go.
[Vince] My goodness. Owen Hart, taking the knee,
of Savio Vega, right out. My goodness.
Wait!
-[Lawler] Almost got him. -[Vince] I'll say.
Jannetty's hurt.
And now Savio Vega, wait a minute, Pierre trying to get Vega out.
-[Lawler] Look at the strength of Jean-- -[Vince] Vega's hanging on.
Savio Vega!
[Lawler] Rock him!
[Vince] No, Vega, there he goes, between the ropes.
And somehow manages to hang on.
[Lawler] Come on, you guys, double team Vega, Get rid of him
[Vince] Razor Ramon, the reigning Intercontinental champion.
Oh, lookout.
Yes!, that's how it's done.
Watching this match up, you can bet Shawn Michaels watching as well.
Michaels as a result of a severe concussion,
unable to compete last night and thus Gorilla Monsoon,
in a very controversial decision awarding the championship belt
to Dean Douglas, who then promptly lost-- Wait a minute.
Jannetty hanging on, Jannetty, hanging onto the ropes,
-[Vince] Oh no! -[Lawler] Oh, look at this.
[Vince] Vega, what a maneuver there by Marty Jannetty!
Heads-up, look out, Jean Pierre Lafitte.
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Vince] And, now, it's down to two. And, Owen Hart goes for him, yes.
-[Vince] Oh my god, almost outside. -[Lawler] Whoa!
Owen Hart and Marty Jannetty,
Jannetty with a tremendous comeback here, in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
What a story that would be.
-[Vince] Goodness! -[Lawler] Whoa!
And, if Jannetty faces Razor Ramon, what a great match that would be,
-[Vince] here next week, look at that. -[Lawler] He got him! Oh no!
[Vince] Owen Hart. Hanging on
for dear life Jannetty, just hammering off the rope.
[Lawler] Whoa!
He's got to be figuring what's it gonna take?
Hold on, Owen,
hold on.
[Vince] Look at Owen hanging on.
[Lawler] No, ropes, get in there. Get inside the ring,
[Vince] My goodness, whoa!
What does Jannetty have to--
Here we go.
Good bye. No!
[Lawler] Slide him back in, Cornette.
[Vince] Owen Hart, hanging on for dear life and now, Jannetty.
Trying to get Owen off the apron.
Marty Jannetty now with Owen Hart Somebody's gonna be--
[Lawler] Beautiful move, beautiful.
And that was a clever maneuver on the part of Owen Hart.
Owen Hart happily calling himself the, my goodness, The King of Harts.
Owen Hart, a tremendous technical wrestler but obviously you know,
he will break the rules and Jannetty now is in trouble.
Marty Jannetty,
in a world of trouble.
[Lawler] Man, I cannot believe it!
[Vince] Marty Jannetty.
Giving it his all here.
[Lawler] Both of both of these guys can taste that intercontinental title.
No, no, no, no. That was only two.
He was not eliminated.
It was through the ropes.
[Lawler] What? His feet are on the floor!
He went flying through the ropes, not over the top.
Wait a minute.
[Lawler] What's he gonna do?
[Vince] Cornette got too close with that tennis racket.
[Lawler] Come on, referees!
These referees are fine as the au pairs of the World Series.
[Vince] What is he doing?
British Bulldog outside with Marty Jannetty.
Bulldog has no business being here at all.
Everything British Bulldog has passed …
Toe to toe with "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
Achieved a victory over Diesel
… interfere with the match-up.
[Lawler] You wanted him back in, there he is.
[Vince] Yes, but in what condition?
Fatigue setting in unquestioningly on both individuals.
And Jannetty just pummeled on the outside by the Bulldog.
[Lawler] He's got nothing left, McMahon.
The Bulldog and Owen Hart brother-in-laws,
ooh, and a chop.
Jannetty still has something left.
I've got a feeling, Jannetty's gonna win this thing.
[bell dinging]
[Lawler] You were saying?
[announcer] The winner of the Battle Royal…
[Vince] Owen Hart, ladies and gentlemen.
It'll be Owen Hart
to face The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon, right here,
next week for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Lawler] Look, man, I'm gonna go see if I can get a word with Owen Hart.
Yes, The King on his way to get a word with Owen Hart.
And we're going to have that interview when we the return in only 30 seconds.
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[Vince] Before we take you to King,
here we go, with the British Bulldog coming in.
He had no business at all being involved in this Battle Royal.
He saw a shot there with Jannetty.
And trying to help the odds, if you would, for his brother-in-law, Owen Hart.
And did he ever, the British Bulldog, doing a number on Marty Jannetty.
All right, let's take you now to Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Somewhere his Jurassic Park parents have got to be so proud of this man.
The true king of hearts, Owen Hart.
Now, Owen, next week,
right here on Raw,
you get your shot at Razor Ramon and the Intercontinental title.
I did it. I beat everybody
the WWE had to offer, the best of the best.
And the cream of the crop is standing right here. Next week,
Razor Ramon, The Bad Guy,
we're gonna find out who the real bad guy is.
Intercontinental Title match, Razor Ramon, I'm gonna beat you
just like I beat every man here in the WWE.
And I am going to take the Intercontinental title
because I am the best there is,
the best there was and the best there ever will be.
Yes! [laughs]
Eat your heart out, Hitman. Here is the next Intercontinental Champion.
Back to you, McMahon, what do you think?
[Vince] And there he is.
He could very well be the next Intercontinental Champion. Owen Hart.
All right, ladies, gentlemen,
it comes to you at the Survivor Series.
The Hitman, Bret Hart, one-on-one with "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
What a match-up that is going to be. Let's take you back to last night.
In Your House, and show you what happened here.
Look at this. The bulldog drop kicking
Big Daddy Cool lost his balance right into…
Oh, my goodness. And there you saw.
Diesel shoving "The Hitman" Bret Hart, and it was just an instinctive maneuver.
And then Diesel running to the ring post,
the Bulldog waiting for the broadcast, watch what he did there.
The bulldog takes a cheap shot at Bret Hart,
what does Bret Hart do?
Bret Hart loses his cool and comes in and starts pummeling away.
But obviously, Big Daddy Cool lost the match
as a result of a disqualification because of Bret Hart's interference
and look, this is what happened.
Yes, a melee developing and a bad bit of bad blood there,
if you want, between Big Daddy Cool Diesel and Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
Further commentary on that later on.
Right now, stand by, Mark Hendricks
is ready to tell you about the Survivor Series
in the Slam Jam.
[narrator] Milton Bradley Karate Fighters presents
the World Wrestling Entertainment Survivor Series,
Slam Jam.
All right, Vinny Mac and Kingster,
do I have news about Survivor Series '95.
Everybody is now waiting for the match-up.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart gets Big Daddy Cool for the WWE title.
But check this out.
Interim president, Gorilla Monsoon, fan-friendly president
has come up with a wild card match.
And wild is the operative word.
You know, we always have eight-man tag elimination matches
where the object is to eliminate everybody from the other team.
I can leave 4-on-1, 2-on-3 weird possibilities.
But check out these two teams on one team
and will be captained by none other than the Heartbreak Kid,
Shawn Michaels, but his partners, check this out.
His first partner is his former bodyguard, Sycho Sid.
Yes, Sycho Sid. Another partner on his team,
The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith. His last partner is Ahmed Johnson.
Now on the other side of the coin, that team will be captained by Dean Douglas.
On that team will be Yokozuna, Owen Hart
and the new Intercontinental champion Razor Ramon.
Razor might have more trouble on his team than against the other team.
Wait. What's going on back there, Vince, what's going on?
[Vince] There's something going on here in the arena.
It looks like Bob Backlund is out here campaigning.
We're in Canada.
Bob Backlund.
If we can pick up some comments from Bob Backlund,
who is contemplating running for president,
take you back now, a lot more happening with you.
Obviously a lot going on there in the arena, a lot going on here at Slam Jam.
But anything can happen.
This is the World Wrestling Entertainment, and this is Raw.
What about those wild card pairings?
Is that unbelievable? And what about Ahmed Johnson?
The only two things we know about him is that he's big and bad.
And this is his first WWE pay-per-view.
Well, here is Mr. big and bad, Ahmed Johnson.
Survivor Series.
Shawn, don't even sweat it, G.
I got your back.
Sid, Bulldog,
if you think for one minute you're gonna play that tag game,
you're not gonna be there for us, brother,
I will show you the true meaning of medieval.
[Vince] My goodness, Bob Backlund continuing to campaign.
Ladies and gentlemen, more action coming up here, live from Manitoba.
Yes, Avatar is going to join us, a newcomer here in the WWE.
And, of course, the WWE title up for grabs in the women's division.
Yes, Alundra Blayze against Big Bertha Faye.
♪ Please grant all my wishes ♪
♪ And never, ever stop blowing me all those… ♪
[announcer] Making his debut with the WWE,
weighing 235 pounds, Avatar!
[Vince] Newcomer, Avatar.
Shawn Michaels,
for those of you who do not know, viciously attacked by a mob,
outside a Syracuse nightclub and sustained a severe concussion.
That's currently being investigated.
By the proper authorities, and Michaels, of course,
hoping to return soon to action.
And this is most unusual.
-Avatar. -[Lawler] Putting the mask on now.
[Vince] Going through a bit of a metamorphosis here.
[Lawler] Looks like a karate fighter to me.
[Vince] Avatar against Brian Walsh. Let's see what happens here.
Avatar making his debut on Raw.
Alundra Blayze in the locker room, warming up, hoping to once again
regain the WWE women's championship.
And look at this Avatar from behind Brian Walsh, nice takedown.
And Walsh, quickly to the ropes.
[Lawler] Nice leg drag.
And a nice nip up there by Brian Walsh.
There you go.
And King, how does it feel to wear a mask?
-[Lawler] What? -[Vince] That's not that's not yours…
You've never worn a mask before?
-[Lawler] Halloween's next week, McMahon. -[Vince] I see.
In any event, I would think it would be sort of difficult
to wear a mask in the squared circle.
[Lawler] Well, I don't know. From the looks of Avatar's face
walking to the ring, he needs to wear it 24 hours a day.
-[Vince] Think it's an improvement? -[Lawler] Yes.
[Vince] Look at this, from the other side, Avatar!
Brian Walsh finishing with a move nice maneuver and… uh-oh.
Avatar, whoa! Very quick.
Avatar with Brian Walsh.
Walsh trying to get out of the ring.
-[Lawler] I don't blame him. -[Vince] I guess not.
And Avatar going up to the top.
And lost his balance.
-Avatar now trying to… look at this! -[Lawler] Oh! [exclaims]
[Vince] Maybe he didn't lose his balance. Maybe he knew what he was doing all along.
Brian Walsh on the receiving end of that most unusual maneuver there
by Avatar. A risk taking individual.
When was the last time you did something like that, King?
[Lawler] My last match.
[Vince] Really? I didn't see that. You jumped from the top rope?
[Lawler] The last risk I took was signing a contract to sit here next to you.
-[Vince] My goodness. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Vince] And nobody there.
Avatar.
Against Brian Walsh, and nice move
on the part of Brian Walsh.
And--
Walsh now with a series of clotheslines,
had quite an effect on Avatar.
What do you know about Avatar, King?
[Lawler] Well, this is my first time to see him. Just like you.
I've heard a lot about him. He's a great martial arts expert.
We'll see.
[Vince] Avatar, puts on the brakes, and Brian Walsh, clothesline.
Brian Walsh, I believe, is sort of running out of gas here.
[Lawler] I think he partied last night with his cousin, Joe Walsh.
Look at this. Watch this.
[Vince] That's a nice maneuver.
Very athletic, Avatar.
Oh, my goodness! Hooks the leg.
Does he get him? Yes.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The winner of the match, Avatar.
[Vince] Avatar, victorious.
Making his debut in the WWE.
Nice looking young man. What's the matter with you?
[Lawler] Nice looking young man?
-[Vince] Yeah. -[Lawler] Whoo.
[Vince] All right, standing by somewhere out here in the arena,
Barry Didinsky!
Barry, where are you?
I'm over here, and I'm with Shawn Michaels and I'm with Bret Hart.
Well, not really. I wish I was. As a matter of fact,
I wish everybody at home probably wishes they were
with Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, too.
The problem is, let's be realistic, folks.
What's the chance of them coming
to your home? Well, if you dial 1-800, type 91, it's very good.
For only $25, you can get either Shawn Michaels
or Bret Hart in a cut out version. As a stand up. It's only $25.
1-800, type 91.
And if you call tonight, we'll throw in the WWE Classic videotape,
absolutely free.
Imagine Shawn Michaels, in your home.
Imagine Bret Hart at your dinner table.
It's unbelievable.
Only in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Back to you guys at ringside.
[Vince] Thanks, Barry. Coming up, ladies and gentlemen,
when we return, yes, the WWE Women's Championship
up for grabs.
Big Bertha squaring off against the former champ Alundra Blayze.
Alundra Blayze, there she is, back there, warming up.
Talk about martial arts.
She is ready for action.
We will be as well.
Stay with us.
Tonight, Raw being brought to you by Karate Fighters,
by Milton Bradley, the real hand to hand combat game.
Next week, it's going to be The Bad Guy,
Razor Ramon against Owen Hart, the winner of the Battle Royal.
Whoever thought Owen Hart would win the Battle Royal.
I thought it, he was my favorite.
And next week finally, Owen Hart can bring some pride back to the Hart family.
Pride back in the Hart family?
Yeah, Bret Hart has been a disgrace.
I see.
Yet to come, ladies and gentlemen, commentary from Shawn Michaels.
Certainly everyone wanting to know what's on the Heartbreak Kid's mind
and I must say his heart was somewhat broken
just yesterday, when Gorilla Monsoon
stripped him off the Intercontinental Championship.
I loved it.
It's the right decision. You gotta admit.
All of that
and a great deal more next week, including the Battle of the Legends.
[narrator] He's glamorous, exotic and definitely one of a kind.
He is the WWE's most bizarre superstar.
Witness the broadcast television premiere of Goldust, next week on Raw.
[Vince] My goodness, Goldust.
Bizarre beyond belief, making his broadcast debut
just last night with a victory over Marty Jannetty.
And here it comes now.
[bell dings]
Big Bertha Faye.
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one fall
and it's for the WWE Women's Championship.
[Vince] Harvey singing to Big Bertha, sort of serenading her.
[announcer] From Walls, Mississippi,
weighing 230 pounds, WWE Women's champion…
[Lawler] Now Harvey, he's a real chick magnet.
-[Vince] A chick magnet? -[Lawler] Yeah, he got Bertha.
Yeah, they got a… they got a…
nice trailer. See, Harvey's trailer park overlooks a miniature golf course.
Country club living at 1/24 the price.
[Vince] Harvey weighing 138 pounds
and Bertha, outweighing Harvey by 100 pounds, 238 pounds.
Let's go back now
and show you the way Bertha Faye defeated Alundra Blayze.
-[Lawler] Oh, yeah. -[Vince] And look at this.
That was a devastating maneuver after a grueling match-up.
Manny was just kissed, our ring announcer just by Bertha Faye.
[Lawler] Harvey's a little on the jealous side there.
[Vince] I think he is.
Harvey's gonna go after, Harvey had some problems with Howard Finkel once before,
because he can't get along with ring announcers.
All right… Whoa!
[announcer] The challenger from Tampa, Florida, weighing 140 pounds,
Alundra Blayze!
[Vince] A tremendous competitor in every sense of the word, Alundra Blayze,
an extraordinary athlete.
Alundra, yeah, a lot of fans here.
Alundra preparing to take the title back
from Big Bertha Faye.
Stay with us, ladies and gentlemen, the match will be here when you return.
[Vince] We're back. Alundra against Big Bertha.
What are the chances of Alundra regaining the title, King?
[Lawler] I'm not going to use the old cliche slim to none.
Can't say anything slim about Bertha. But…
[Vince] That's what it's all about, right there.
[Lawler] Let me just say Bertha is my favorite in this match.
Alundra Blayze, she rode up here on the motorcycle.
She's a biker.
[Vince] She happens to ride a motorcycle.
-Yeah. What's wrong with that? -[Lawler] I'm a biker.
-[Vince] You're a biker? -[Lawler] I got a spin parked outside.
-[Vince] Off the rope now, whoa! -[Lawler] Whoa!
Big Bertha just way too much in the way of girth for Alundra Blayze.
[Lawler] Look at this.
She may make short work of her, McMahon.
[Vince] I know. Look at that. That is power. Whoa!
Polka dots and all.
Bertha, blowing a kiss to Harvey, I believe.
And Alundra Blayze slammed to the canvas.
Alundra… Oh, no!
Alundra's gonna have to start moving or she's not going to be in this…
Count it!
[Vince] Count of one is all Big Bertha can get.
Nonetheless, she is really dishing out the punishment here
against Alundra Blayze.
Ooh. By the way, ladies and gentlemen,
certainly everyone wanting to know what's on the mind of "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel
considering everything that went down last night.
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel and Bret Hart having words.
And there you see the WWE Superstar Line 1907-377 for WWE, $1.49 a minute.
You must be 18 years of age
or have your parent's permission before calling.
However, the billing does not begin until you choose your option.
-Look at that maneuver! -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Lawler exclaims]
[Vince] And that's option number four, by the way,
on the Superstar line to hear the comments
of "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel, who has an awful lot to say concerning Bret Hart.
[Lawler] Yeah, I've already heard what he said, I can't believe it.
[Vince] Oh, I thought it was over right there.
[Lawler] You've got to hear what Diesel says about Bret Hart.
Diesel's fast becoming my favorite wrestler.
[Vince] That's trouble.
[Lawler] Anybody that wrestles Bret Hart is my favorite wrestler.
[Vince] I see. Bertha Faye, yank of the hair. Come on, ref.
[Lawler] Look at Bertha's hair. It looks nice.
[Vince] I think the bows are sort of cute.
[Lawler] Go ahead. You gotta admit her face is cute too.
Okay, she's a pound or two overweight, but she got a cute face.
[Vince] I beg your… a pound or two?
[Lawler] Just as opposed to Alundra Blayze.
I mean, she looks like a linebacker in a cheap wig.
[Vince] Alundra Blayze.
Look at this!
[Vince] In quite a bit of trouble.
We had hoped that Alundra would resort to her mobility and her scientific skill.
We haven't seen a great deal of that here in this match-up.
Alundra trying to slug it out with Bertha Faye.
Trying to match her in terms of aggressiveness,
and I believe that's what cost her a title to begin with.
Oh, wow!
Goodness, Bertha really pouring it on.
We're going to take this break and we will return. Stay with us.
We're back, we're live, ladies and gentlemen from Brandon,
Manitoba, Canada, and things have reversed.
Alundra Blayze with the Boston Crab, Alundra Blayze and Big Bertha.
Bertha now, the look on her face.
Let's go back and show you what happened during the break.
Watch this maneuver now
by Big Bertha Faye. Oh!
That was the maneuver which defeated Alundra Blayze for the WWE championship.
Obviously, Alundra kicking out of it.
And Bertha driving the shoulder now into Alundra Blayze.
Blayze being set up, whipped to the far side, whoa!
Hang on, look at this.
-Whoa, look out! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] And Bertha to the post.
Oh!
[Lawler] She's trying to break her nose, McMahon.
Bertha in trouble. Alundra Blayze.
Look at-- yes!
Bertha to the buckle!
Look out! Hip toss!
And Bertha's down.
Alundra-- What's Alundra doing now?
Going to the buckle. She's on a roll with a dropkick.
One! Two…
Not enough. No, no. Big Bertha Faye. Rugged.
[Lawler] The more I look at Alundra, she ought to stay in Canada.
-[Vince] What do you mean? -[Lawler] She could become a goalie.
She'd look a lot better with a hockey mask on.
And Bertha Faye in more trouble.
The momentum shifting back to Alundra Blayze.
Here we go, another cover. Another kick-out.
[Lawler] Look at that nose on Alundra. Reminds me of Bullwinkle, the moose.
A lot of meese here in Canada, too, isn't it?
[Vince] Ooh, here we go.
Let's show you that dropkick from the top.
Back to live action.
[Lawler] Didn't get the job done.
[Vince] And a hurricanrana on it's way!
[Lawler] That's not fair.
-[Lawler] Again… -[Vince] There we go,
using her feet as well as her hands.
Alundra Blayze. You get the impression
she doesn't quite know what to do with Bertha.
Can't put her away.
-Coming off the rope now. -[Lawler] So she's resorting
to every cheating tactic she knows. With the hairpulling.
[Vince] Blayze, and another cover! One, two…
No, only count of one.
No, no, no.
[Lawler] Everybody in the trailer park
is watching this match with great interest right now.
[Vince] Hard to … polka dots there on Bertha, who looks like
maybe she could use a new pair of hose.
Oh, no!
What? You don't think? You don't think Alundra can… No way.
-You don't think she can…? -[Lawler] Forget about it, Blayze.
[Vince] Can she get her arms around? Wait a minute and… No.
[Lawler] You gotta call for a crane in here if you're gonna try to lift that.
[Lawler exclaims]
Alundra Blayze. Oh, my, look at the look on Harvey's face.
Harvey and Alundra, adversaries and my goodness, Harvey believes
that Bertha is far superior to Alundra
not only in wrestling skill, but also in looks.
[Lawler] Look at Harv--
Look at Harvey, he's got a good tan, too, doesn't he?
[Vince] Look out.
Bertha, ready to pounce on Alundra Blayze.
Get on her!
Whoa!
Those are some strong ropes.
[Lawler exclaims]
[Vince] Wait a minute, … maneuver. Oh!
[Lawler] The whole village just shook.
[Vince] Harvey!
Harvey with the hair pull! Look out!
-[Lawler] Look out, Harvey! -[Vince] Uh-oh.
[Lawler exclaims]
-[Lawler exclaims] -[Vince] One, two, three!
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The winner of the match,
World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion, Alundra Blayze!
[Vince] Can you believe it? Alundra Blayze!
Winning the WWE Women's Championship here on Raw.
Harvey and Bertha may have words.
Wait a minute. Whoa!
My goodness. Here she comes.
She's blaming Harvey for her loss.
-[Lawler] Look out, Harvey! -[Vince] Whoa!
-Harvey's gonna be in a world of hurt. -[Lawler] The trailer park to the left!
Look at her.
[Vince] Alundra Blayze, once again, the WWE Women's Champion.
Let's go back and take another look at the way Alundra Blayze polished off Bertha.
Oh, my goodness.
As Bertha, look at the German suplex what a bridge.
Tremendous athleticism, great strength, great balance.
And yes, Alundra Blayze, victorious!
Stay with us, ladies and gentlemen, still to come,
Jim Ross, will indeed speak with the Heartbreak Kid.
Shawn Michaels, we'll be right back.
Welcome back, everyone to Monday Night Raw.
Next week, we will see Savio Vega going up against Goldust,
who makes his broadcast television premiere.
It's a battle actually of two legends, Lawler.
[Lawler] That's right, and you know the two words
that come on the screen as every movie is over, "The End"
and that's going to be the end of the career of Savio Vega.
Oh, really? And what about the Intercontinental title
being up for a grabs? The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon,
one-on-one with Owen Hart.
[Lawler] Well, I would suggest
that the Razor have his photograph made with that belt
as often as possible because he can kiss it goodbye next week.
We'll find out and standing by right now,
ladies and gentlemen, Jim Ross with a rather subdued,
I would suggest, Shawn Michaels.
Last night I know that you were mentally ready to step in the ring and defend
the Intercontinental Championship.
But due to your injuries, WWE officials
and the medical personnel I would not allow you to compete.
I got to know. How did it feel to have to forfeit
your Intercontinental Championship to Dean Douglas?
JR, you've known me since the day I broke into this sport.
I would never claim to be the toughest,
and nowadays the last thing I would claim to be is the most popular.
But I think as far as work ethic is concerned,
there aren't a whole lot of guys that have worked harder
than I have. I've worked very hard to get where I'm at, and I earned
the Intercontinental Championship for the third time.
Getting beat up by nine guys in Syracuse, to me,
there's not a whole lot of shame in.
You know, that kind of stuff just sort of happens to me.
But to have to walk out and give somebody who I think is extremely overrated,
and really undeserving of my belt that I worked day and night for since
I was 12 years old to get, it was the hardest thing I ever did.
And the only good thing about it is that he didn't get it for long.
And Razor Ramon's got it.
It seems like bad luck is following you around.
We just find out here tonight on Raw
that you're going to be involved in the Survivor Series
in this wildcard situation, you're going to be teaming
with a relative unknown in Ahmed Johnson, but also your teammates
will include Sycho Sid and the British Bulldog.
It leads me to my next question.
When can the fans of the WWE
expect to see the Heartbreak Kid back in the ring?
Bad luck seems to be my middle name.
They might as well tag me up with my buddies from Syracuse. Uh…
I have more tests coming up Wednesday that I hope to pass flying colors.
They have to check out the brain, which I can tell has never been that great.
But hopefully it will be up to par.
And I'll be back to go within a week, I hope.
One thing's for sure.
The Heartbreak Kid has always been the pain in the derriere
of the WWE.
I've got two choices.
Sit home and cry.
Come out and be a pain. I got news for you folks.
I'm all cried out.
Shawn Michaels, one of the great competitors, knock it off, King.
Shawn Michaels will return very shortly to action, ladies and gentlemen.
Next week, the Intercontinental title is up for grabs.
Plus, the Battle of the Legends.
Thank you for joining us. We'll see you next week for more Raw.
So long, everybody. g us. We'll see you next week for more Raw.