[theme music playing]
[narrator] World Wrestling Entertainment.
For over 50 years, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
Monday Night Raw contains action of a graphic nature.
Viewer discretion is advised.
[Vince McMahon] Last night's Royal Rumble,
marked the dawn of a new era in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Forget about what you know, it was hard to believe what we saw.
From the shocking…
to the bizarre…
from the titillating…
to the revolting.
It was absolutely outrageous!
[Jerry Lawler] Until two weeks ago,
Shawn Michaels' career seemed all but over.
But last night, The Heartbreak Kid lived an impossible dream
by returning in the Royal Rumble match.
From there, the charismatic one thrilled the world wide audience,
stunning 29 other Superstars and making WWE history in the process.
[Mr. McMahon] Last night in the Intercontinental title match-up,
the outrageous became the norm.
The inconceivable became all too familiar.
And the bizarre one became the champion.
[Lawler] Last night, the WWE title match, was a tale of three Superstars.
The mystery, the power, and the excellence
converged in singular struggle for supremacy.
For now, the champion still reign, but dark clouds loom on the horizon.
[Mr. McMahon] Tonight on Raw, the first stop to The Road to WrestleMania.
A battle of champions.
Bret Hart, will he succumb to the golden touch?
Also tonight, street-smart Razor Ramon battles
American blue-blood Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
and a very special interview with the man who's going to Wrestlemania,
Shawn Michaels!
[theme music playing]
[Mr. McMahon] It is the day after the Royal Rumble!
We're coming to you, ladies and gentlemen live, yes!
We have the privilege of emanating from Stockton, California.
The Stockton Memorial Auditorium, it is Monday Night Raw!
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Monday Night Raw.
Vince McMahon along with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Let me tell you something, you failed to mention the great news, McMahon.
Last night, at the Royal Rumble, Bret "The Hitman" Hart was injured
and tonight he's gonna be here.
and Goldust is gonna finish off The Hitman, I can't wait.
And I also can't wait to see Hunter Hearst-Helmsley,
get his hands on Razor Ramon.
He'll squeeze the machismo right out of him.
Savio Vega in the squared circle. Right now, it's Savio Vega.
Uh-oh, wait a minute.
And I don't want to rain on nobody's parade…
[crowd booing]
…but I have the answer to the most important question in the world today.
It's not a question about Whitewater.
It's not a question about the budget deficit.
It's not a question about international politics.
It's a very simple question.
What time is it?
[crowd cheering]
It's Vader time!
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, my goodness, and here comes the monster indeed.
Many of you saw him on the pay-per-view extravaganza just last night!
There he is.
Four-hundred-plus pounds on him.
It's Vader!
And Vader, coming so close to dominating last night's Royal Rumble,
however, an apparent cross-up of signals,
Jim Cornette's very own Yokozuna and Vader hooked up on a rope,
and of course, the one, the only Shawn Michaels,
tipping both Vader and Yokozuna over the top rope at the same time.
[Lawler] That's the only way he would have done that, McMahon.
Look at this guy. Look at Vader.
I'm gonna tell you this right now,
Jim Cornette's signing Vader, that's bigger than…
that's bigger than Jerry Jones signing Prime Time.
And it's not Prime Time, it's Vader time.
[Mr. McMahon] Yokozuna.
[bell rings]
Jim Cornette along with The British Bulldog, Owen Hart
and now Vader. Oh, my goodness.
Vader making his first WWE appearance just last night.
Tremendously impressive
in the Royal Rumble!
And here we go now, locking up with Savio Vega.
-[Lawler] Look at Vader's size. -[Mr. McMahon] He's a monster.
[Lawler] He'd get claustrophobic in the Astrodome.
[Mr. McMahon chuckling]
[crowd booing]
Vader, a bully, a monster, an individual who likes to dominate his opponents.
Vader and Savio Vega.
And this, unquestionably, will put Vader, as well as Savio, to the test.
What does Savio have to do… Oh, my goodness!
To stay away… Oh, my goodness. From the attack of Vader.
Vega, stay out of the corner. Look at this.
[Lawler] No. Run, Savio, run
[crowd cheering]
That's all you could do to stay away from Vader.
[Mr. McMahon] Vega having some difficulty,
and in normal circumstances Savio Vega would rely on his agility and his speed
but then… Oh, my goodness.
Vader, look at… Wow!
Across the jaw, repeatedly on the side of the head,
down to the rib, Vader is pummeling Savio Vega.
[spitting]
[Lawler] Wow, this guy's a monster, McMahon.
He's should have won a Golden Globe last night for the world's greatest monster.
Look at him.
[Mr. McMahon] It may be, very well, Vader time.
Don't count Savio Vega out of this.
-Here comes Vader! Nobody there! -[crowd cheering]
here we go, Savio Vega, chopping away. Vega now!
With that kick over to the outside! And on his feet.
Oh, no, and Vega pulled to the outside. A headbutt.
And Vader, with Savio, drops him across the railing.
-[Lawler] That's it! -[crowd cheering]
Face first across the steel rail. It's over.
It sure as heck ain't Savio time.
[Lawler] Did you hear Cornette? "It's not Savio time." [chuckles]
[Mr. McMahon] Right back in now, a man they called Vader.
Vader peering down on Savio.
By the way, in a way of update,
we made reference to the Royal Rumble last night on pay-per-view.
Again look at this, Vader just hammering away.
And, of course, Ahmed Johnson recovering from a concussion last night.
Oh, my! Oh, no.
And Savio…
[Lawler] He looks like one of those cars he's named after.
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no. Don't… -[Lawler] A lemon!
-Don't tell me. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Mr. McMahon] Vader going up now! Savio Vega must move!
He must move out of this!
-And Vader! Oh! -[Lawler] A Vader Bomb!
[Mr. McMahon] A cover. A count.
And a victory, and I might add a very impressive one…
For Jim Cornette's Vader.
Jim Cornette put Vader in the Royal Rumble last night.
Yokozuna in the Royal Rumble.
Owen Hart. The British Bulldog.
Cornette had high aspiration for his men
and I think Cornette thought that man was gonna win last night's Royal Rumble.
Of course, it was Shawn Michaels.
All right. We're gonna take you now and show you something that…
[Lawler] Look at this! He threw him again, got some of it. Let's stay with this.
-[Mr. McMahon] Wait… -[Lawler] Oh, my.
[Mr. McMahon] What is Cornette doing?
[Lawler] He's got the referee held back.
[Mr. McMahon] Savio Vega is helpless and Vader is going up again.
[Lawler] Not another Vader Bomb!
-[Mr. McMahon] Vader now, off and… -[Lawler] Oh!
[Mr. McMahon] Over 400 pounds into the chest
and finally the official coming over to take control of this match-up.
[Lawler] Like this referee can… Uh-oh. Hey!
-[Mr. McMahon] Wait, you don't… Oh! -[Lawler] What are you doing?
[Mr. McMahon] Wait, you don't do that!
You don't do that to a WWE official!
I think Cornette had… Look at this, Cornette can't even control Vader.
More officials coming into this ring to try and calm this man down.
[Lawler] You gotta be nuts.
[Mr. McMahon] I guess Vader… Oh, no!
Tremendously upset over not winning the Royal Rumble.
What? Wait a minute. What's he doing?
-No, no, no! -[Lawler] What is he doing?
[Mr. McMahon] A powerbomb!
That's a 150-pound referee
and Gorilla Monsoon, the interim president.
And I can't believe what we're seeing here tonight, live on Raw!
Gorilla Monsoon! Look at this, he's incensed.
Who does Vader think he is? Putting his hands on the officials.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. Who does Monsoon think he is?
[Mr. McMahon] He's the president!
[Lawler] You can't get in Vader's face like that.
Get some control, Cornette!
[all shouting indistinctly]
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute. What?
Monsoon is calling for the ring announcer here.
This man has been suspended indefinitely.
-[Mr. McMahon] What? -[Lawler] Did you hear that?
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, Gorilla Monsoon has just…
-indefinitely suspended Vader. -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Mr. McMahon] Who can blame him? Look at Cornette.
Trying to get control of Vader.
Gorilla Monsoon making the only decision, I think, that he can possibly make.
Just… Wait a minute.
[Lawler] We better get out of here. He's gonna go berserk.
[Mr. McMahon] And Gorilla Monsoon…
doing what he should have done.
-He can't cooperate with Gorilla Monsoon. -[Lawler] What is he doing?
-[Mr. McMahon] WWE hall-of-famer -[Lawler] Oh, no!
You better beat him, Monsoon!
[inaudible]
Cornette, you're gonna both get kicked out of here!
-You can't do that. -[Mr. McMahon] There you go.
-Hold on, let me handle it. -How can he do that?
[Mr. McMahon] Cornette trying to calm down Vader, and Vader is…
[Lawler] No, no, no!
-[Mr. McMahon] Vader now. -Hey!
-[Mr. McMahon] Wait, just a minute! -[crowd cheering]
Gorilla Monsoon chopping Vader!
Gorilla Monsoon, interim president of the WWE, chopping Vader!
[Lawler] He's lost his mind, McMahon.
[Mr. McMahon] I can't believe what we have seen here, opening things up on Raw.
and Gorilla Monsoon turns it around, he gets through. Oh, look out!
[both] No!
[Mr. McMahon] That's Gorilla Monsoon in there!
That's the president of World Wrestling Entertainment!
Vader has completely lost it!
Vader completely losing it.
He had his one opportunity last night in the Royal Rumble
and he does it, let's have another.
-Look at this! -[Lawler] Look at this! On Monsoon!
-[Mr. McMahon] No! No! -[crowd cheering]
-Shawn Michaels! Here comes Razor Ramon! -[crowd cheering]
There is carnage in the ring. I can't believe what has happened here.
What are you doing? I can't believe that! I can't believe you did that!
You want some?
[Mr. McMahon] I can't believe that!
[Lawler] Sit down, McMahon.
[Mr. McMahon] God, it's Gorilla Monsoon!
[Lawler] Don't make him any madder, he'll punch you out.
[crowd booing]
-[Mr. McMahon] This man is a lunatic. -[Lawler] Sit down!
[Mr. McMahon] I've known Gorilla Monsoon all my life.
-[Lawler] Police are here. -[Mr. McMahon] For someone to do that…
We've got some help coming out.
Gorilla Monsoon down on the canvas.
[Mr. McMahon] We're back with more Raw.
As we take you back just a few moments ago with Gorilla Monsoon
being assisted by the EMT crew.
At this moment…
we have no idea of the condition of Gorilla Monsoon
and as soon as we get it, we'll get it to you.
But let's go back and show you what led to this.
Look, here. Vader. What kind of a human being is this man?
Is he human? Who would do that?
Who would provoke Gorilla Monsoon into doing such a thing?
I mean, Gorilla Monsoon saw the referee powerbombed.
No one's ever done anything like that in the history of the WWE.
[Lawler] Well, Cornette lost control of his man, and…
[Mr. McMahon] Vader was suspended and that was the right call.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Mr. McMahon] From behind!
[Lawler] We may have seen the last of Vader but…
[Mr. McMahon] You got that right. Justifiably so.
I can't believe this. Come on! This is Gorilla Monsoon!
Vader just man-handling…
Gorilla defenseless there. Look at this. He's already knocked out
as Vader, then from there, does one more thing to Gorilla Monsoon.
The unthinkable.
Unbelievable. Let's take you back now,
as we see there what Vader did to Gorilla Monsoon.
Let's take you back and I think we have, standing by, Jim Cornette.
Allegedly standing by…
with Vader to try and… all right.
-Please! -What's going on?
-Tell us. -Whatever you do, don't hurt me.
-[Mr. McMahon] Give us some explanation. -Listen to me!
Vader is declaring war on every wrestler in the WWE and every official
and that includes you Mr. McMahon and Mister…
[screams]
What he's trying to say,
what he's tyring to say is… [continues indistinctly]
[Vader screaming indistinctly]
-[Mr. McMahon] He doesn't belong in WWE. -[bell rings]
-[Lawler] You be the one to tell him that. -[Mr. McMahon] He's gone.
As far as I'm concerned, he's gone for good.
-[Lawler] He's not going. -[Mr. McMahon] No one does that!
I can't believe it.
[Lawler] Well, anyway…
[Mr. McMahon] A 24-hour career in the WWE and Vader is history.
[Lawler] Well, look at this, from the beast to the beauty.
[Mr. McMahon] Who is she? She really is gorgeous.
Accompanying Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
[Lawler] You want me to tell you her name?
Hunter told me earlier. It's Shae Marks. Is she a beauty or what?
[Mr. McMahon] Certainly gets high marks in terms beauty.
You would question her taste in gentlemen, however,
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley here, ladies and gentlemen,
live from Stockton, California.
-And here we go! -["Bad Boy" playing]
Here we go with The Bad Guy Razor Ramon.
[announcer] From Miami, Florida, weighing 287 pounds,
The Bad Guy Razor Ramon.
[Mr. McMahon] Razor Ramon last night, let's take you back.
It was the Royal Rumble, there we saw the unthinkable, who was this lady?
We found out later on, after it was all over.
But again, just when you think you have the answer,
Goldust changes the question.
Talk about bizarre, and look at this. Hiding behind a woman.
[Lawler] He wasn't hiding.
[Mr. McMahon] Goldust, ladies and gentlemen.
And then from there, as this woman distracted the official,
the 1-2-3 Kid came in and nailed The Bad Guy Razor Ramon from behind.
And, of course, the result, there you have it. Whatever that is.
The Bad Guy, live,
right here in Stockton, California on Monday Night Raw.
[Lawler] And who's The Bad Guy got with him? Where's his chick?
-[Mr. McMahon] Sorry? -[Lawler] Where's his girl?
[Mr. McMahon] Well… He came to wrestle, he didn't…
[Lawler] The rich guys get all the pretty ladies, look at that.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] This pretty lady happens to be sitting pretty close to you, King.
-[Lawler] Excuse me. -[Mr. McMahon] Go ahead.
Shae Marks.
[crowd chanting] Razor!
And I think Shae has chosen the wrong man
in terms of support from this capacity crowd.
And look at this, Razor Ramon, ladies and gentlemen,
lost the title, thanks in part to The 1-2-3, to Goldust.
However, you can bet this capacity crowd
is very much behind The Bad Guy.
However, earlier on, The 1-2-3 Kid had this to say. What was it?
Charades, kid, who am I?
[mimics baby crying]
[chuckling] That's easy, Ted. Razor Ramon.
That's right, Ramon.
You got beat right in the middle of the ring, fair and square,
and you've been whining and crying ever since.
And what do you do to a crybaby? You shove a bottle on his mouth.
And you change his diaper! [laughs]
You make me sick, Razor Ramon.
[Mr. McMahon] I didn't hear any crying going on.
-[Lawler] What? -[Mr. McMahon] He went after the 1-2-3 Kid
in the Royal Rumble match-up, who would blame him?
Oh, a hard right hand by Razor Ramon!
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley!
And Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and Razor Ramon,
both had tough nights at the Royal Rumble yesterday.
Razor losing, or having the title stolen, if you would,
by The Kid and Goldust.
And Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, in the Royal Rumble match-up himself,
well, unfortunately, losing the match via disqualification
to Duke "The Dumpster" Droese in the first ever free-for-all.
Hunter came in at number one. He was first in the Royal Rumble match.
[Lawler] But Hunter has yet to be pinned.
He's never been pinned in WWE.
And Goldust is still undefeated, too.
[Mr. McMahon] And Goldust in action against Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
Non-title match-up. Two champions going at it, here tonight on Raw.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, I would imagine… My goodness.
Has to be very open.
Missing with a roundhouse and on target,
Hunter going to work with The Bad Guy.
And Helmsley showing no effect of last night's participation in the Rumble.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley…
lasting some 50 minutes in the Royal Rumble match-up itself.
However you wonder whether he's gonna wear out after the match-up with The Bad Guy.
We're live from Stockton, California,
and Razor Ramon ready to take it to Helmsley.
-Stay with us. -[Lawler] Look out!
[Mr. McMahon] We are back, live from Stockton, California.
And Razor Ramon having difficulty
as he has all the way to the break, continuing--
And Hunter Hearst-Helmsley! Down into the rib area now.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, and there is Shae Marks.
[Lawler] You see she moved her chair closer to me?
-[Mr. McMahon] She did? Talk to her, then. -[Lawler] I'll talk to her. Shae!
[Mr. McMahon] She's not gonna talk to you.
[Lawler] She will. How you doing?
[Mr. McMahon] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley now, setting up The Bad Guy Razor Ramon.
[Lawler] Are you gonna let me talk?
-Whoa! -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Razor, throws him up! No!
Shae, has anybody other than Hunter ever told you how beautiful you are?
-Well, it is an honor. -[chuckles]
You're out with Hunter tonight,
where's he taking you? Someplace expensive?
[Mr. McMahon] Look at him, sucking up. Give me a break.
[Shae] I have to massage him after all this work.
-[Lawler] A massage? -[Shae] Look at all this work.
[Lawler] Yeah, that's pretty hard work. My shoulders are a little stiff.
[Mr. McMahon] Razor Ramon to the buckle!
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley is really pouring it on.
What an aggressive match-up,
especially considering what they went through just last night.
Oh, my goodness!
Wait until you get a load of the encore if you missed it live last night.
The Royal Rumble, you don't want to miss the encore tomorrow night, for sure.
Eight o'clock Eastern, 7:00 Central-- Oh! No.
[Lawler] Look at Razor Ramon, if he wasn't crying last night, he is now.
[Mr. McMahon] Razor Ramon, face first, and trying to turned on the breaks,
and driven-- Oh, no!
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and The Bad Guy.
With the clothesline, down he goes. What a match-up.
-A cover, we have a… -[Lawler] Get him!
-[Mr. McMahon] Almost a three count. -[Lawler] Don't worry, Shae.
[Mr. McMahon] You and Shae?
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and Razor Ramon.
Helmsley now, trying to set up The Bad Guy.
Helmsley, unquestionably, with the momentum… Oh, my goodness.
A right hand.
-Another one. Razor Ramon. -[Lawler] Razor is history.
[Mr. McMahon] Razor against Goldust last night.
Actually against two individuals.
Maybe even three when you consider Goldust waiting for him-- Oh, no!
Listen to this crowd!
Razor keeps coming at Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
That's the only way The Bad Guy knows, just coming straight at you.
[Lawler laughs] You call that straight at you? I call that straight down.
Come on, Hunter! Finish him off.
[Mr. McMahon] We have been told that the emergency medical crew
is working on Gorilla Monsoon.
All of his vital signs, apparently, appear to be normal.
-Wait a minute! The… -[Lawler laughs] Look at this!
He got the world's biggest baby bottle for the world's biggest baby.
[Mr. McMahon] Get him out of there!
The Kid has no business being involved in this match-up.
The Kid has no business in last night's title match-up with Goldust.
Razor now looks down at him.
And now Razor has seen The Kid. A right hand by Razor Ramon.
-Another one. -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Mr. McMahon] And look, Helmsley… Couldn't duck that one.
[Lawler] Show him the bottle.
-[Mr. McMahon] I can't believe it. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Mr. McMahon] I can't believe it! He just might get his hands on The Kid!
-Look at this. I can't believe The Kid. -[Lawler] Look at The Kid.
-[Mr. McMahon] No! -[Lawler] Whoa!
-[Mr. McMahon] Why that… -[bell rings]
The 1-2-3 Kid…
-being chased by Razor. -[announcer] The winner, due to count-out,
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
-[Mr. McMahon] Razor Ramon… -[Lawler] He lost again! [laughs]
[Mr. McMahon] Wow, I can't believe this.
["Blue Blood" playing]
[Lawler] Is that a tear on Razor's chest, or is that spit?
[laughs maniacally]
[Mr. McMahon] The 1-2-3 Kid has cost Razor Ramon
back-to-back victories.
Last night for the gold, tonight…
Wait a minute, Razor coming back in now.
Razor, hard right hand.
Razor, another one.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley down.
[Lawler] This match is over, Ramon's already lost.
[Mr. McMahon] Helmsley should have been disqualified by now.
[Lawler] No way!
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, Helmsley is up. Here we go.
-No. -[Lawler] Get away!
[Mr. McMahon] Razor's Edge almost applied and Razor going after Helmsley.
Oh, my goodness.
Helmsley blending right in with Shae Marks.
And Hunter Hearst-Helmsley is leaving with the lady,
with The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon.
["Bad Boy" playing]
Oh, my goodness, The Bad Guy having another bad night.
[Lawler laughing]
-[Mr. McMahon] Razor Ramon. -[Lawler] Get used to it, Ramon.
[Mr. McMahon] We're live from Stockton, California, ladies and gentlemen.
And right now, we present, for comedic purposes,
a final episode, Billionaire Ted's "Wrasslin' Warroom."
Men, I built this company to what it is today
by doing one thing well.
That's buying old assets and repackaging them.
Buying old movies, buying old cartoons.
Well, heck, I even bought old wrestlers.
But I'm tired of stealing every idea from the WWE.
So once, just once,
let's put our heads together and try to come up with one original idea.
[clock ticking]
[snoring]
Ted! I have an idea.
But it's too hot to tell you about on television.
Call my hotline now and I'll tell you all about it.
[surf rock playing]
[phones dialing]
[narrator] The new WWE generation. Don't fall for cheap imitations.
[rock music playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome back everyone to more Monday Night Raw.
[music continues]
Dok Hendrix and the Raw band.
Go get them, Dok!
All right. Right now, would you please welcome a man who just last night
made World Wrestling Entertainment history.
[crowd cheering]
["Sexy Boy" playing]
Yeah. Here he comes.
The most flamboyant Superstar in the world today.
♪ That drives the girls wild ♪
♪ I got the moves ♪
♪ That really move them ♪
♪ I send chills ♪
♪ Up and down their spine ♪
♪ I'm just a Sexy Boy ♪
♪ Sexy Boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I'm just a Sexy Boy ♪
♪ Sexy Boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I make them hot ♪
♪ I make them shiver ♪
♪ Their knees get weak ♪
All right!
♪ They see me walk ♪
[music fades out]
Ladies and gentlemen, he is headed to Wrestlemania!
[crowd cheering]
First of all, Shawn Michaels,
congratulations on your victory last night.
Well, the last thing I wanna do is say,
-"I told you so, Vin man." -[crowd cheers]
But, I told you so.
HBK is back in the saddle again.
[crowd cheering]
A three-step program for The Heartbreak Kid.
The 1996 Royal Rumble? Done.
Wrestlemania? Gonna happen.
But between now and then,
it seems that The Kliq has a little something to handle.
[laughing]
And that would be some young man
running around World Wrestling Entertainment
taking credit for putting me out.
First of all, there are nine guys in Syracuse, New York,
I get to take credit for that.
And you nine chumps, I'll take care of you in due time.
But, the other one is you, Owen Hart.
Nobody, but nobody, talks trash in World Wrestling Entertainment
except me.
[crowd cheering]
Because HBK and his Kliq
are going to their dream,
the WWE Championship.
-But Owen, I gotta take care of you first. -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
What is the meaning of this?
Are you coming out here to apologize for what Vader did?
No, I'll tell you, I've had enough trouble tonight,
I didn't come out here to get beat up.
I'm just saying to you, you're bandying Owen Hart's name around,
and if you want Owen Hart, you gotta talk to me
because I'm the one signing his contracts.
Now, it seems to me like Owen Hart's already proven his point.
You can blame whoever you want,
but Owen Hart is the one who knocked you out of commission
and almost finished you off.
Hang on a second. Hang on a second.
How did it feel last night when you saw Shawn Michaels
dump Yokozuna and Vader over the top rope?
[crowd cheering]
How did it feel last night at the Royal Rumble
when Shawn Michaels dumped you over the top rope?
Let me tell you, you gargle that Drano all you want,
but the point I'm making to you, fella,
is I don't want you putting your hands on me or my men anymore.
Owen Hart has proved his point.
He beat you,
and there's no incentive, no reason, for him to give you another match.
And for now and forevermore, Owen Hart will be known as the guy
that knocked the Heartbreak Kid out of business.
-[Lawler] Yeah! -You got nothing that we want
to give you another match.
Now, if you want, Jim Cornette, I can go back to the back
and get my wallet, I'll give you money, I give you anything you want.
But I'm telling you,
I gotta have Owen Hart.
I'd do anything in the world to get my hands on Owen Hart.
Let me tell you, you don't have enough money. I don't care what…
-[Lawler] Make him get down on his knees. -Did you say anything?
Anything.
Well, you've maybe got one thing that Owen Hart wants.
You won the Royal Rumble,
that means you got the title shot at Wrestlemania.
And you worked for 12 years to get it.
So that's your most prized possession.
I'd say Owen Hart ought to have that shot.
So if you want Owen Hart in the ring, you can put that title shot up,
and then we'll talk some business.
Oh, shut up, don't tell him what to do.
-[Mr. McMahon] You did say anything. -[Lawler] Good idea.
Now, I realized I said anything but you better understand something,
I have waited 11 long years
for the chance that I have given myself.
-I went through 29 Superstars. -[Lawler laughing]
Hey.
[Lawler continues laughing]
I don't care what you've done.
I don't care what you've waited for.
You made the statement.
If you're chicken, say you're chicken.
If you're a mouse, squeak or put up the shot for Owen Hart.
Well, let me ask The Kliq.
How bad do we want Owen Hart?
[crowd cheering]
What's gonna happen?
Well, if The Kliq wants it, they get it.
And you, my friend, have got it.
-Good! -And when I'm done with Owen Hart,
I am gonna do to him
what I am about to do to you.
-[Jim Cornette] Wait! -[Lawler] Whoa!
No way!
-[Mr. McMahon] No, look out! -[Lawler] Look out! Oh!
-["Sexy Boy" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ I think I'm cute ♪
♪ I know I'm sexy ♪
[Lawler] Unbelievable.
♪ That drive the girls wild ♪
[Lawler] I guarantee you, Shawn Michaels will get his from Owen Hart.
Stay with us. Up next on Raw,
champion versus champion, Bret Hart versus Goldust.
[Mr. McMahon] The day after the big game, it's Super Monday on Raw.
[Lawler] Brace yourself for two battles of mammoth proportions.
[Mr. McMahon] Big Daddy Cool brings seven-feet of fury to the squared circle
to take on the powerful Davey Boy Smith, The British Bulldog.
[Lawler] And Shawn Michaels, the man who's going to Wrestlemania,
battles the man he eliminated from the Royal Rumble,
the mammoth Yokozuna.
[Mr. McMahon] It's two huge battles in one epic show!
It's next week! It's on Raw!
Yes, indeed it is.
From Stockton, ladies and gentlemen, Dok Hendrix and the Raw band,
featuring Satori.
And look at the Doktor getting down.
And Satori bringing the house down.
All right. Here we go now.
And… Oh, my goodness. Here he comes.
["Golden" playing]
The new WWE Intercontinental Champion.
Could you believe that Goldust actually won the title just last night?
[Lawler] Come on, don't start being homophobic again.
Give the guy credit.
His own Walk of Fame.
[Mr. McMahon] There, Goldust. Directed by Marlena, we understand.
Marlena…
[Lawler] I'll bet she's named after my favorite actress of all time,
Marlena Dietrich.
[Mr. McMahon] And I guess she likes cigars.
Marlena, on her way, leading Goldust into the ring
or is it the other way around?
[Lawler] All those big shot
All Hollywood movie directors and producers smoke cigars.
[Mr. McMahon] We had an occasion to pick up some pre-recorded comments
from Marlena and from Goldust, both of them are totally bizarre.
That movie was a masterpiece.
Two thumbs up.
Since it's gonna be an Oscar award-winning performance.
Now, yet more gold is mine.
What will be my next role, you ask?
Bret Hart? Calgary Cowboy?
Well, there are some things a man just can't run away from,
but you already know that.
See you in the ring, buddy.
You'll remember the name of… [inhales sharply]
[whispering] Goldust.
-[clapperboard claps] -[Marlena] Cut.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, my. He is most unusual, strange, bizarre.
Ladies and gentlemen, he is the Intercontinental Champion, Goldust.
God, give me a break.
Champion versus champion, non-title,
as the gold dust falls from the heavens.
That's gonna be Goldust against
the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be,
the one and the only Hitman Bret Hart.
-["Heart Attack" playing] -Get down, here he comes.
[crowd cheering]
Bret "The Hitman" Hart, who was taken to the limit for sure…
[Lawler] Yeah.
[Mr. McMahon] …just last night with The Undertaker.
And, unfortunately, suffering an injury to his knee.
Nonetheless, The Hitman Bret Hart is still very much up for the match.
Oh, yeah, with Goldust.
[Lawler] Yeah, well, let's face it, The Hitman's an egomaniac.
Look at him out here for all of these moronic fans. Who cares?
What are they gonna do for you, Hitman?
You don't wanna let them down?
He should be anywhere but in this ring tonight against Goldust.
[Mr. McMahon] The Hitman, last night at the Royal Rumble,
we might have the tape for you to show you exactly how he hurt his knee.
It was an unbelievable… Here we go.
The Undertaker was down, The Hitman Bret Hart coming off there,
and, right there, he rammed the elbow, connected, but his knee was damaged.
There you see him trying to shake it off.
Here he is, live in Stockton, California, the very next night,
ready to give it a go against Goldust.
Taped up the knee and ready to go.
Yes, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, and only one hitman. [laughs]
-[Lawler] Thank goodness. -[Mr. McMahon] Thumbs up, yes.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Last time I saw a face like that is on a iodine bottle.
[Mr. McMahon] Come on.
-[bell rings] -If there was a role model in the WWE,
an individual exemplary in every way of being a champion,
it has to be Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
And there is the… Well, the opposite, I suppose, of Bret Hart.
[Lawler] Well, speaking of Bret Hart, tell them all about the cage match.
-Go ahead. -[Mr. McMahon] Yes.
We're talking February 18
and Big Daddy Cool Diesel will have his shot for sure.
Yes, imagine this, once and for all, they're gonna… Uh-oh.
They're gonna settle this once and for all.
Bret Hart, Big Daddy Cool Diesel,
inside a 15… What is going on?
The cage match in Louisville live on pay-per-view.
Bret Hart defends the WWE title against Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
[Lawler] How ironic, that may have been Monsoon's last official act as president.
[Mr. McMahon] Gorilla Monsoon has been taken to the hospital here locally, and…
Look at this, wait a minute…
We'll bring you up-to-date as soon we get more information on Gorilla Monsoon.
Meanwhile, this match is just getting under way.
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome back, we are live from Stockton, California.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart squaring off against the bizarre one, Goldust.
Champion versus champion over no titles up for stake here tonight.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart, despite the knee injury, very much all over Goldust.
[Lawler] As I said before, Goldust is still undefeated here in the WWE.
I know Bret "The Hitman" Hart would love to be the first man
to put a blemish on the record of Goldust.
But if Goldust can just get his leg. Work on his leg!
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, Bret "The Hitman" Hart was injured
at the hands of The Undertaker in an unbelievable match last night
at the Royal Rumble.
If you missed it last night live,
you don't wanna miss the encore tomorrow night.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Mr. McMahon] Oh, my!
Eight o'clock Eastern, 7:00 Pacific.
7:00 Eastern, rather.
We'll get it straight, as Goldust winds up Bret "The Hitman" Hart again.
And The Hitman Bret Hart having a difficulty
with the bizarre style of Goldust, as anyone would.
[Lawler] And I think that encore is 8:00 Eastern and Pacific.
-[Mr. McMahon] And 7:00 central. -[Lawler] 7:00 Central.
[Lawler] That Lisa Marie, Michael Jackson breakup really affected you, didn't it?
[crowd chanting] Go Bret go!
[Mr. McMahon] Here we go!
Yes.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart, The Excellence of Execution,
back up on his feet.
Tremendous fan support.
And The Hitman Bret Hart trying to find a way to escape and he does!
[crowd cheering]
The Hitman Bret Hart with Goldust on the outside.
What kind of chicanery will Goldust pull out?
We'll find out when we return with more Raw. Stay with us!
[Mr. McMahon] We're back, and Goldust has been pummeling The Hitman.
During the break, Goldust really took him on, and now from the top.
And The Hitman Bret Hart, just maybe, just too much for him,
as Goldust drives him down.
The match-up with The Undertaker probably took as much, or more,
out of Bret Hart as any match he's ever had in his career.
And look at that. Marlena.
[Lawler] By the way, why did Hunter take Shae Marks out of here?
I was just fixin' to show her my Desert Storm medals.
[Mr. McMahon] Your what?
Goldust, in control of Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
And The Hitman… Oh, my goodness, is he ever in for it.
Not only from last night's match-up with The Undertaker,
dealing with Goldust tonight,
but that cage match looming on horizon
against that seven-foot monster who wears that black glove,
we're talking about Big Daddy Cool.
Could that be the end of The Hitman's reign?
-Oh, no. -[Lawler] Let me ask you this,
you talk to The Undertaker,
what did he mean when he said
it'll be a cold day in hell before Diesel became the WWE champion?
[Mr. McMahon] I'm not exactly sure what he meant.
We're likely to find out… Oh, but look at this!
Yes, Goldust kicked outside!
[Lawler] And he almost had The Hitman's leg.
[Mr. McMahon] Goldust to the outside,
and there Marlena… Wait, she's taking him back.
Don't tell me she's taking Goldust back to the locker room.
-Look at this. Wait a minute. -[crowd booing]
-[Lawler] Whoa, look out! -[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
-The Bad Guy Razor Ramon! -[crowd cheering]
Razor with Goldust, look at this!
[Lawler] What is he doing?
[Mr. McMahon] Goldust was almost out!
Oh, my goodness, he's back in the ring!
[Lawler] Wait a minute, McMahon. No fair!
[Mr. McMahon] Razor Ramon wants that title shot.
Razor wants that return match with Goldust but it's not The Bad Guy's night.
No, it's Bret "The Hitman" Hart's night. Stay with us, the match continues.
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome back to Stockton, California, and more Raw.
The Hitman trying to kick out of that maneuver and he just did.
The Hitman now-- Oh, now the clothesline!
Bret Hart must turn this match around.
Bret Hart is suffering from the effects of last night's match with The Undertaker.
And, up, down, Russian leg sweep.
The Hitman now with an opportunity to finish it all.
You can bet Big Daddy Cool Diesel is watching this match-up.
Watching every move The Hitman makes.
It's going to be the cage match, when Diesel with his shot in February.
Look at this!
Goldust is surrendering!
-Goldust wasted no time at all! -[bell rings]
-["Heart Attack" playing] -[Lawler] What?
-[announcer] The winner of the match… -[Mr. McMahon] Can you imagine that?
Goldust, ladies and gentlemen, has lost.
His very first loss but not for the title.
He is still the Intercontinental Champion.
And Bret "The Hitman" Hart still the WWE Champion.
Why did Goldust surrender so quickly?
[Lawler] To make sure that there was no damage done to those golden legs of his.
As you can see, he's still walking.
It was a non-title match, his title was not at stake.
He is still the Intercontinental Champion.
Look at The Hitman, he's sporting a big black eye.
If we may. We have a moment. Let's talk about last night.
Let's talk about the match with The Undertaker.
Let's talk about what happened when Diesel came in and pulled the referee out.
Let's talk about the cage match in February.
Well, let's make something really clear to everybody.
My fans yesterday were robbed of a decision by Diesel.
Now, I know that The Undertaker, he feels that he won that match yesterday,
I don't feel quite the same but he does.
But you know what?
No one's ever gonna know, 'cause it was all Diesel's fault.
Diesel's been a thorn in my side for so long.
I've had it up to here…
or here, with Diesel.
As far as I'm concerned, I want a rematch with Diesel
in a 15-foot-high steel cage so he won't have any more excuses.
Diesel, when you step back in the ring with me,
you take all your pitiful, pathetic excuses
about corporations making you change your personality, it doesn't matter to me.
When you step in the ring with me, you're gonna find out why I'm the best.
And as far as The Undertaker goes,
mark my words, Undertaker, I wouldn't do that to you.
Brother, you will get another rematch.
Thank you very much.
If this rematch in the cage
is anything at all like the Survivor Series,
who knows what's gonna happen. Bret, best of luck to you.
I'm deadly in a cage.
Thank you very much, Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
All right. Jerry "The King" Lawler, what's happening next week?
[Lawler] All right, McMahon.
Some mighty big words from Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
We'll see if he can back them up.
But next Monday on Raw, are you ready for this?
It's Super Monday.
Shawn Michaels goes up against Yokozuna.
Whoa! The Heartbreak Kid's gonna get his.
And then Big Daddy Cool Diesel taking on The British Bulldog.
And I guess we'll have an update on Gorilla Monsoon's condition.
And then, are you ready for this, McMahon?
Exclusive press conference with Billionaire Ted
where he's gonna respond to the question
why is he trying to put the WWE out of business.
That's next week on Super Monday.
[Mr. McMahon] Why is he trying-- Again, there you have it.
Vader's actions…
Gorilla Monsoon needs special help. The Gorilla attacks next week.
Join us for more action next week on Raw. Thanks for joining. eek.