[narrator] The World Wrestling Entertainment
for over 50 years, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
[thunder rumbling]
[McMahon] Beautiful Seattle, Washington, and the shadow of Mt. Rainier,
known for such landmarks as the Space Needle,
the beautiful waters of Puget Sound,
and tonight at the KeyArena,
home of the Seattle Supersonics, yes, indeed,
tonight the World Wrestling Entertainment
will present Monday Night Raw.
[Lawler] Look at it, McMahon, they're pouring on droves to see The King.
-[laughs] -["Smokin'" playing]
[McMahon] And here he comes, ladies and gentlemen,
-the tag team title holders… -[bell ringing]
[McMahon] …from the World Wrestling Entertainment,
here comes The Smoking Gunns being led by Sunny,
this capacity crowd jam-packing the KeyArena.
They're ready for action.
There's gonna be plenty up here tonight.
And here comes the birthday cake and I'm not so sure that's for Bob though,
but it could be for The Fabulous Moolah who is also celebrating a birthday,
then again, Shawn Michaels also celebrating a birthday
right here tonight.
Shawn and Ahmed could be the Tag Team Champions.
[intro music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[siren wailing]
[McMahon] All right. Yes, happy birthday
and it doesn't say for whom that birthday cake is for.
But there's only one individual in this arena who's having a birthday
and it's not Ahmed Johnson, it's his tag team partner,
ladies and gentlemen, it's Shawn Michaels.
We have two champions here tonight.
We have Ahmed Johnson.
We have Shawn Michaels teaming up.
And right here tonight live from Seattle,
they could very well be the tag team title holders.
-What about it, King? -[Lawler] Oh, I can't wait, McMahon.
You know, we thought Shawn Michaels was gonna come in here on a roll
-but what momentum does he have? -["Sexy Boy" playing]
[Lawler] I think it was taken away from him last night.
Let's see what's gonna happen with Shawn Michaels and Ahmed.
[McMahon] Ahmed Johnson suffering a broken nose
and Shawn Michaels suffered defeat last night at the hands of Vader.
-[Lawler] Right. -[McMahon] But that was last night.
And here tonight, ladies and gentlemen, full of himself, full of charisma,
-and yes, happy birthday, Shawn Michaels. -[Lawler] Oh!
[McMahon] What a birthday present.
Ahmed Johnson, Shawn Michaels winning the tag team title
that can happen right here tonight on Raw.
[Lawler] Don't bet your bankroll on it, McMahon.
I can't believe though that Sunny
has actually got a birthday cake for Shawn Michaels.
[McMahon] Well-- Look out. Wait a minute.
-The Smoking Gunns coming out. -[Lawler] Hey.
[McMahon] The Smoking Gunns pummeling away on Michaels,
-on Ahmed Johnson. -[Lawler] Yeah, it's a surprise party.
-[McMahon] What a set-up. -[Lawler laughs]
[McMahon] The Smoking Gunns hammering away
on Michaels and Ahmed Johnson.
Michaels now off the rope and…
-[Lawler] Whoa! -…Michaels from behind.
-Michaels with a kick… -[Lawler] Whoa!
…the chin of Billy Gunn.
Right on the chin.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. He's out, McMahon.
[McMahon] And this match officially yet to get underway.
[Lawler] No, it has not started.
[McMahon] I understand that and Billy Gunn on the outside
along with Bart and…
-[Lawler] Hey, wait a minute. -[crowd cheering]
-[McMahon] Wait a minute. -[Lawler] Hold it.
[McMahon] Sunny…
[indistinct chatter]
-[Lawler] What is he doing? --[McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
[McMahon] Could that be an omen of things to come, huh?
-Ahmed Johnson-- Oh, wait. She's-- -[Lawler] Oh, yeah, yeah.
[McMahon] Wait a minute. Look at this.
Shawn Michaels turned back just in a nick of time.
[crowd chattering]
-[Lawler] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
[Lawler] I cannot believe it.
What in the world?
[McMahon] Sunny, look at this.
-[Lawler] What are we gonna do? -[McMahon] That's one thing
-but this takes the cake-- -[Lawler] Oh!
[McMahon] Michaels obviously likes the icing.
Sunny running for cover.
It was a set-up all along.
-In fact, right along Sunny… -["Sexy Boy" playing]
…and out here with The Smoking Gunns.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[McMahon] Billy is still out.
[Lawler] What about the match?
What?
[McMahon] Billy is out here with Bart Gunn.
And Billy is-- No, wait a minute. Billy is moving.
-What's gonna happen here tonight on Raw? -[fireworks exploding]
[McMahon] The Tag Team Title Match will resume.
Actually, it's just gonna start.
[McMahon] We're back, ladies and gentlemen.
And let's take a look at what happened just before we left to break.
Michaels now, watch what he does to Billy Gunn.
Watch this now. Right up on the bottom of the jaw.
Oh, my goodness.
Billy Gunn knocked unconscious.
[Lawler] And the match hadn't even started.
[McMahon] Indeed, and then from there, watch this.
-It all backfired on Sunny. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
-Yes, covered in cake… -[Lawler] No!
[McMahon] …and as we've stated before, Michaels obviously likes the icing
and it's Michaels' birthday after all,
-why not have a kiss, huh? -[bell ringing]
[McMahon] In any event, ladies and gentlemen,
in the ring right now we have The Goon,
a newcomer here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
However, we are told we're gonna get a word
with Gorilla Monsoon in just a moment
to find out the disposition of this tag team title matchup.
The Goon awaiting the presence of "Wildman" Marc Mero.
Gorilla Monsoon, are you there?
Can you hear us?
-Gorilla? -[Gorilla] Yes, Vince. I have you.
I can tell you right now that we're--
We are indeed going to have that tag team match right here tonight.
Right now, Billy Gunn's a little disoriented.
-[Lawler] I guess. -We're gonna give him some time
to get his faculties together,
but they will defend the belts here tonight.
If they don't, they will be stripped of the tag team belts and that'll be it.
[McMahon] All right. Well, thank you very much.
We definitely will have tag team title action right here tonight.
And I would suggest maybe another reason for that pause is,
well, for Sunny to get the cake out of her hair.
[Lawler] Oh, you think that was really funny, don't you?
[McMahon] Oh, no, from slump to cake. It's all the same, isn't it?
All right. Here he comes.
You wanna talk about class personified,
you wanna talk about the WWE's knockout, one, two punch,
you got to be talking about "Wildman" Marc Mero and Sable.
"Wildman" Marc Mero, ladies and gentlemen,
last night, well, suffered the same fate as Shawn Michaels
against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, but that was a very competitive matchup--
[Lawler] Yeah, it was a very competitive match.
Marc Mero, "The Wildman" he tried to, McMahon,
you know he tried to punch Stone Cold's mouth open again.
That was the straw that broke the camel's back.
And Marc Mero almost wound up with his back broken.
Stone Cold did a number on him and I loved it.
[McMahon] "Wildman" Marc Mero and Sable.
You're talking about the call of the wild,
we can hear it right here tonight live from Seattle.
Wildman one-on-one with The Goon. And what do you know about The Goon?
-We've seen him in action once before. -[bell ringing]
[Lawler] I know he's one of the greatest hockey players ever.
[McMahon] What do you mean a great player?
Are you talking about Gretzky signing with--
[Lawler] Yeah, why would the Rangers sign Gretzky
when they could have The Goon?
[McMahon] Because The Goon has been kicked out--
-The Goon is coming off. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[McMahon] Look at this.
The Goon hammering away on "Wildman" Marc Mero.
[Lawler] That's right.
[McMahon] And "Wildman" Marc Mero took a pummeling from Stone Cold.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
And speaking of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin…
-[Lawler] Hey, man. -…he has just joined us.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, first of all,
congratulations on your victory over "Wildman" Marc Mero last night.
Congratulations?
What I did was open up a can of whoop ass
and served it to Marc Mero in front of several million people.
You ain't got to congratulate me, son, at all,
because anytime I get in the Marc--
In the ring with Marc Mero, it spells disaster for him.
[McMahon] What about the competition here in the WWE, you keep begging for it.
You had your hands full last night with Wildman
and then right here next week,
you're gonna go one-on-one with The Undertaker.
[Stone Cold] Hey, I'm gonna give him all the credit in the world.
He's a big strong man and he's gonna be a hell of a challenge.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Stone Cold] But going beyond that,
Ahmed Johnson, the IC Champ, I'd love to take him on.
Shawn Michaels, the World Champion, that goes without saying.
The only other guy would have been Bret Hart.
-He's here and gone. -[McMahon] Oh, one, two…
[Stone Cold] Well, like I said, it'll never happen either.
[McMahon] And what about Bret Hart?
[Stone Cold] Well, he's gone.
That's what the deal with Bret Hart is.
He says he's the best there is, the best there was
the best there ever will be, zero.
I'm the executioner's son and that's all there is to it.
[McMahon] "Wildman" Marc Mero with a takedown on The Goon.
And The Goon I bet befuddled
by the wrestling acumen and tactics of a "Wildman" Marc Mero
when it comes to a slugfest-- Uh-oh…
…and moves of that nature, however, The Goon is on target.
Oh, what a clothesline.
Standing by right now, ladies and gentlemen,
-Jake "The Snake" Roberts able to join us… -[Lawler] What?
-What? -[McMahon] …last night.
-Jake, are you there? -[Jake] Yes, sir, we're here.
[McMahon] And Jake, you've got the intercostal muscle contraction.
-[Lawler chuckles] -[McMahon] Is it any better?
Can you breathe any better?
[Jake] Well, it's slow going right now, Vince.
I've been down before. I'm certainly not out, you know that.
[Lawler] McMahon, I told everybody last night what's wrong
-with Jake "The Snake" Roberts. He's got-- -[Jake] Here we go again.
[Lawler] He's healed, all right. He's got barfritis.
[laughs] You know what that is?
He's stiffening a different joint every night.
Where are you calling from tonight, O'Malley's or the Betty Ford Center, huh?
-Where do you think he is? -You're too much.
[Stone Cold] I didn't know you could tear an intercostal
by throwing up all that hoochie.
-[McMahon] Come on now. -He didn't quit no habits.
Hey, I thought Jake was gonna be here.
-Jake? You know what? -I called for this?
Yeah, you called for this. I brought you a little present
in case you were gonna be here.
It's your tag team partner. [laughs]
-Recognize him, Jake? -[McMahon] All right. Stop it,
-Come on. Stop that. -What? [laughs]
You finally read the handwriting on the floor, huh, Jake?
Huh? You're finished.
-You're through. You're washed up. -[Jake] Sooner or later,
somebody's gonna get up to see you and hopefully it will be me.
[McMahon] When are you gonna return to action?
-Any prognosis… -Well, as soon as possible.
They're talking two weeks to three weeks
but, you know, we're just gonna pray a lot
and I think it's gonna come around a lot sooner.
-We're doing the right things. -Oh. [laughing]
[Jake] We're taking care of it. We're resting it.
And I was a fool before for not taking care of it
when the accident happened.
[Stone Cold] You're still a fool, son.
You need to stay out as long as possible because…
-That's right. -…if you do come back--
[McMahon] Jake, we won't subject you to anymore of this.
-Come on. Stay on the line. -[McMahon] We wish you well, Jake,
and look forward to your return to action.
[Jake] I appreciate that very much.
[Lawler] Nice talk. Go back and hang out with Otis Campbell. [laughs]
[Stone Cold] McMahon, next time you cut me off, I'll reach over
and backhand you and knock those silly glasses right off of your face.
[McMahon] Marc Mero with a dropkick on The Goon.
-[Stone Cold] What's he doing here? -"Wildman" Marc Mero
who just last night had a go, ladies and gentlemen,
with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
-at the International Incident. -If I had to go, I'd kill it.
[McMahon] Well, he-- I see.
He's been in pretty good shape at the moment,
notwithstanding the dribbling he took last night.
Oh, what a maneuver by the "Wildman" Marc Mero.
-The Goon-- There we go. -[Stone Cold] Oh!
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[McMahon] One…
-[Stone Cold] A kick out. -[McMahon] …two and-- No.
He got out. He got out.
[Stone Cold] What's with this Mildman-- Wildman thing?
That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.
-[McMahon] What do you mean by that? -It's just stupid.
I mean, we all do some stupid things here. A long time ago--
[McMahon] He'll take a high-risk maneuver.
[Stone Cold] Yeah, right. It didn't work against me.
[Lawler] I think they just misspelled it. They meant to say, "Mildman."
[Stone Cold] A long time ago, you all painted the school bus
red, white, and blue,
and dragged someone around to shake hands and kiss babies.
Why don't you paint me up a school bus and let me go around the country
and every time someone shows up, I just whip everybody's ass?
-Why don't we do that? Huh? -[Lawler laughs]
-[Stone Cold] That wouldn't be stupid. -[McMahon] Well, why don't you start
-with The Undertaker next week? -[Stone Cold] I will.
[McMahon] You're always screaming for more.
You got my word. I'll make an example out of The Undertaker.
I give him all the credit in the world
but if I say I'm gonna take care of somebody,
that's what I'd do and that's the bottom line
because Stone Cold said so.
[McMahon] You're predicting victory over The Undertaker next week?
That's right. And all you gotta do is tune in next week.
You'll be here. You ain't got to tune in, son.
-[Lawler laughs] -But everybody out there in TV Land,
the lunch packers, the people, the nine-to-fivers, the forklift drivers,
the truck drivers, all the jerks.
-What's this? -[McMahon] One, two, and--
-[Lawler] No, no. -[McMahon] Not quite.
[Stone Cold] Everybody out there in TV Land just gotta tune in.
If they'd cash their welfare checks…
-[Lawler laughs] -…the food stamps,
buy a little TV, do whatever it's gotta take
to watch Stone Cold in action.
Get off, get off, back it off.
-[Lawler] Jake "The Snake"-- -[McMahon] And The Goon with--
[Lawler] Jake "The Snake" likes to watch the show on the radio.
[laughs]
Did you say Jake was calling from Atlanta?
-[McMahon] Exactly. -[Lawler] Is that right?
What's he doing down there?
Have they got an Olympic event for drinking, huh?
-[laughs] -[McMahon] All right. Stop it.
[Lawler] If they do, I guarantee you, Jake wins the gold medal,
silver, and bronze.
[McMahon] And right now, The Goon is in control
over "Wildman" Marc Mero.
[Lawler] Oh, Mero's unhappy or that's probably what he is. [laughs]
[Stone Cold] What's with this Sable thing, right?
What's she here for?
-She's a distraction. -[McMahon] She's here because--
-A distraction to you? -It cost him the win last night.
I beat Marc Mero because of a distraction.
[McMahon] And look at that, right in the kisser,
"Wildman" Marc Mero.
[Lawler] He likes to kick everybody in the teeth, doesn't he, Stone Cold?
[McMahon] Attempted headscissor coming off the rope and…
-[Lawler shrieks] -[McMahon] …back body drop.
[crowd cheering]
[Stone Cold] Do something. He said he could put him away.
He couldn't put me away last night, that's for sure.
[McMahon] Off the rope, a boot to the midsection.
"Wildman" Mark Mero with the knee, yes.
[crowd cheering]
[Stone Cold] I don't-- Oh, yeah.
[McMahon] Had it not been for the distraction.
[Stone Cold] All of a sudden, I'm Tarzan, that's right, yes.
[McMahon] Wildman would have defeated--
Oh, what a maneuver by The Goon.
[Stone Cold] What's he doing, beating on his chest, looking an idiot?
He should have been in there taking care of business
-just like Stone Cold would've been. -[McMahon] Where's The Goon going?
[Lawler] Look, Marc Mero is Tarzan and Sable's Cheetah.
[McMahon] Here comes The Goon. Watch out.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] He slipped on the icing
or the ice if you would.
I didn't think hockey players were supposed to do that.
-[Lawler] That's icing. -[McMahon] Oh!
[Stone Cold] That's a shame, that's the only thing he set Marc Mero.
He had him in a world of hurt.
[McMahon] "Wildman" Marc Mero, perhaps with Lady Luck
-riding on his side could have been-- -[Lawler] Look out.
[McMahon] Wildman will take a chance. Oh, my goodness.
-What a maneuver. -[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Lots of time of reckless abandon
that this man uses in every match and that's the kind of maneuver
that almost put you away last night, Mr. Austin.
-With all due respect. -[Stone Cold] Yeah, high-risk maneuver.
But yeah, get him in the ring and pin him, son,
you're not doing any good rolling around in the cake out there.
[Lawler] And then get a Zamboni out here and…
-[McMahon] Oh! -[Lawler] …clean this mess up.
-[McMahon] A leg drop. We got one… -[Lawler] No, no.
-[McMahon speaks indistinctly] -[Stone Cold] God. You're killing me.
-[crowd cheering] -["Wild Cat" playing]
[Stone Cold] A fluke if anything.
[McMahon] Sable very, very happy and very proud
and she should be of "Wildman" Marc Mero.
What's she doing around the ring?
She should be clinging pots and pans together, right?
[McMahon] All right. Let's not go there.
[Stone Cold] That's just my belief.
[McMahon] "Stone Cold" inviting himself out here at ringside
but he'd still go one-on-one with The Undertaker next week here on Raw.
And there you see it, the one-two punch of the WWE, ladies and gentlemen,
"Wildman" Marc Mero victorious.
And standing by right now, we've got
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
the Intercontinental champion all rolled into one,
we've got the next tag team title holders.
Yeah, there they are.
And first of all, happy birthday, Shawn Michaels.
Well, thank you so much, Vin Man, but I gotta thank Sunny even more.
And I know, baby, that you can't get no action.
The only action you get is from The Heartbreak Kid.
But once again, thanks for the cakes if you know what I mean.
[McMahon] Ahmed Johnson, broken nose and, of course,
you suffered a defeat last night.
Shawn Michaels, what about taking the tag team title--
What about a victory over The Gunns here tonight?
I've had those tag team titles before.
We have news for you, Ahmed wants a piece of the tag team gold
to the Intercontinental Champion
and the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
I'm gonna take all the straps tonight on Monday Night Raw.
Cowboys, your girl can't get no action
but believe me, your two boys can and you're gonna get it
from The Heartbreak Kid and Ahmed Johnson.
[McMahon] Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen,
there they are, the two champions, Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson in action
against two more champions, The Smoking Gunns.
The match will take place, ladies and gentlemen, right here on Raw.
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[McMahon] We're back for more WWE Raw.
And, ladies and gentlemen, yes, there he is,
Bob Backlund continuing the campaign.
[Lawler] Hey, you know what? I read today where Bob Dole
takes Metamucil to add fiber to his diet.
Do you think Bob Backlund does too?
-[bell ringing] -[McMahon] I have no idea.
Mr. Backlund would be President of the United States of America.
Who knows? Anything can happen in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Lawler] How about you, McMahon?
The last president you enjoyed voting for was Teddy Roosevelt, wasn't it?
[McMahon] Be nice. Freddie Joe Floyd, newcomer here, ladies and gentlemen,
ready to lock up momentarily with Mankind.
However, let's take you back to an event that occurred apparently earlier today.
There was a hearing involving Gorilla Monsoon
and a number of other WWE officials.
Clarence Mason is representing someone,
he's trying to get into the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Is it not true that my client was charged with a crime?
He certainly was.
Is it not also true that my client was arraigned?
-He was arraigned. -And is it not also true
that my client was never ever convicted of a crime?
-Well, he wasn't convicted, but-- -There are no buts here.
-Look, he is… -[McMahon] And, yes.
Nonetheless apparently, we have no disposition of that hearing,
but Clarence Mason is gonna bring someone
into the World Wrestling Entertainment or at least attempt to.
And right now-- Oh, no.
-The most deranged individual… -[Lawler] Oh, yeah.
[McMahon] …in the history of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
Mankind.
We saw Mankind just last night, ladies and gentlemen.
Yes, it was at International Incident: In Your House.
Let's take you back. Goldust one-on-one with The Phenom.
-And what an entrance The Undertaker made. -[Lawler] Oh, I wanna tell you, McMahon,
goosebumps were popping out all over my body.
-It was chilling. Whoo! -[McMahon] Yes, indeed.
And more chilling for Goldust.
He was positioned in the Tombstone, ready to be planted.
-[Lawler] Oh, no. I hated that. -And indeed--
Yes, he was planted, ladies and gentlemen.
The Undertaker driving him down to the canvas and then--
[Lawler] Oh, yeah. Look what happened.
[McMahon] Unbelievable.
[Lawler] Up from the depths of hell, McMahon.
Mankind rose from underneath the ring
and he dragged The Undertaker down
with that Mandible Claw inserted into his mouth.
[McMahon] And then Mankind returned but there was no Undertaker.
Where was The Undertaker? Mankind…
[Lawler] I thought we'd seen the last of him.
-I hope we had. -[McMahon] …continues to look for him.
All we saw was a puff of smoke
-and then again, there. -[Lawler yells]
[McMahon] …The Undertaker from behind Mankind,
emerging from underneath the ring himself on the other side,
and they fought all the way back, ladies and gentlemen,
into the locker room, and then that wasn't all.
[Lawler] They even fought into, I guess, what Mankind use as his dressing room,
back into the boiler room, back into the depths,
-the bowels of the building. -[bell ringing]
[McMahon] And after that was over,
Gorilla Monsoon declared that at SummerSlam
there will be a Boiler Room Brawl.
Unlike that match that started in the ring and ended up in the boiler room,
Gorilla Monsoon announced that at SummerSlam
in Cleveland, ladies and gentlemen,
it's going to start in the boiler room and wind up in the ring.
-[Lawler] A Boiler Room Brawl. -[McMahon] Oh, look at that.
[Lawler] That's right down Mankind's alley.
He spent half his life in a boiler room.
[McMahon] Freddie Joe Floyd with a nice maneuver there.
Freddie Joe Floyd with a takedown.
Experienced wrestler, Freddie Joe Floyd with a dropkick on Mankind.
Floyd with a victory over Bradshaw,
his first outing in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
-This man has every-- My goodness. -[Lawler] Look out! Yes.
[McMahon] A little overzealous there. Mankind stepping aside.
Freddie Joe Floyd, a tactician, however,
I'm sure he's never met any individual quite like Mankind.
There's never been any individual quite like Mankind.
[Lawler] That's right. And The Phenom, as you like to call him,
The Undertaker is gonna find that out.
[McMahon] Mankind setting up Freddie Joe Floyd
from Bowlegs, Oklahoma.
-[Lawler] From what? -[McMahon] Bowlegs, Oklahoma.
[Lawler] No wonder he's so clumsy.
One, two, three.
[McMahon] Oh, look at this, Mankind all over Freddie Joe Floyd.
Oh.
[Lawler] How did that feel, Billy Joe Ray Bob?
[McMahon] That's Freddie Joe Floyd-- Oh!
-[Lawler] Oh. Oh! -[McMahon] Unbelievable.
[Lawler] This ain't Oklahoma, is it?
[laughs]
[McMahon] Will it be tonight when Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson
make World Wrestling Entertainment history on Shawn Michaels' birthday?
Will he have a birthday present? Will they win the tag titles?
-Oh, look at-- Dropping the leg. -[Lawler] I know one thing.
That ingrate shouldn't get anything for his birthday.
After Sunny tried to present him with that beautiful cake,
look what they did to her.
[McMahon] Oh, you know Sunny had lousy intentions with that cake.
-[Lawler] What? No. No way. -[McMahon] Uh-huh.
[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] A Boiler Room Brawl.
I've never seen one of those in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Just when you think you have the answers, the WWE changes the question.
-But right now, look at this. -[Lawler] Yes.
[McMahon] Hammering away, Freddie Joe Floyd.
And Freddie Joe doing very well for himself
in the fisticuff department and-- Uh-oh.
Yeah, here we go. Grabs the ankle, spins around-- Oh!
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[McMahon] Got him with a clothesline.
Mankind, deranged almost in every respect.
That left ear-- Actually his right ear is a bit mutilated.
And looks like other parts of his physique.
-[Lawler] I wish… -[McMahon] You wish what?
[Lawler] …Jake "The Snake" kind of showed up last night
because I would have loved to see Man--
I would have loved to see Mankind put that Mandible Claw on Jake "The Snake."
You know what, that would have probably disinfected the Claw.
[laughs]
-[McMahon] Upside down and-- -[Lawler shrieks]
-[McMahon] Oh, look at that. Yes. -[Lawler] What?
[McMahon] What a maneuver by Freddie Joe Floyd.
And that took tremendous abdominal strength.
Here comes Mankind. Oh!
Freddie Joe Floyd obviously has studied the book on Mankind,
who may be a bit disoriented.
Freddie Joe Floyd underneath those roundhouse rights.
Look at this. Freddie Joe Floyd now.
Yes, to the back of the head.
Great maneuver by Freddie Joe Floyd.
-[Lawler] Look out. -[McMahon] Highly competitive matchup.
Yeah, cover him. Scissors kick, nicely done.
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] And here we go, to the outside.
Anything can happen here in the WWE.
Freddie Joe Floyd from the top and, yeah.
-[Lawler] No! -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I can't believe it. I don't think Mankind was expecting this.
-[McMahon] One, two-- -[Lawler] No!
[McMahon] Almost a count of three. That was very, very close.
Freddie Joe Floyd, what can he do now?
And he rolled him over. One, two--
-[Lawler shrieks] -[McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
[Lawler] Where's Mankind's mommy when he needs him?
-[McMahon] His mommy? -[Lawler] Huh? Yeah.
[McMahon] To the outside, Freddie Joe Floyd again.
It worked once before. Will it work again?
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Oh!
[McMahon] And Mankind backing into the rope
and breaking the balance of Freddie Joe Floyd.
-Mankind coming up to greet him now. -[Lawler] Oh!
-[McMahon] Uh-oh, the Mandible Claw-- -[Lawler] Oh, he's got him.
-He's got him. -[McMahon] The Mandible Claw,
the Mandible Claw right-- Oh, no!
[Lawler laughs]
[McMahon] There is no defense for this hold.
It is absolutely paralyzing.
-[referee] Ring the bell! -[bell ringing]
[Lawler] I hope The Undertaker's watching this.
[McMahon] And The Undertaker has felt that very hold
on more than one occasion.
Mankind, the only individual ever
who has actually very little respect for The Undertaker.
["Schizophrenic" playing]
[Lawler] You know what, McMahon?
You can talk about The Phenom all you want,
but I can feel it my royal bones,
I don't think The Undertaker can beat Mankind.
[McMahon] Time remains, ladies and gentlemen,
yes, to determine just that
and, of course, it will be a Boiler Room Brawl.
It'll decide who's the better of the two.
And The Undertaker, of course, right here in action next week
against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
-That sounds good to me. -[Lawler] Oh!
[McMahon] Also next week, ladies and gentlemen,
"Wildman" Marc Mero whom we saw in action a few moments ago,
one-on-one against The Man They Call Vader
who was victorious over Shawn Michaels last night.
[Lawler] Yeah, I can guarantee you, Vader's gonna be the next WWE Champion.
But that's not all, next week we also got Big Sid against Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw.
The psycho returns.
[McMahon] All that, ladies and gentlemen, is next week.
But right now, look who's coming near to the area,
Brian Pillman, "The Time Bomb."
Who knows what's gonna happen here tonight…
-[Lawler] He's coming… -…on Monday Night Raw.
[Lawler] …he's coming for you, McMahon.
Here's McMahon right here.
[McMahon] Tonight, Monday Night Raw is brought to you by the USA.
Look for the army hyperlink on the WWE AOL site in the TV Zone section
to find out where you can be, all you can be.
[Lawler] And by Stridex.
This year, Stridex presents SummerSlam.
-Stridex, bigger is better. -[bell ringing]
[McMahon] And speaking of better, ladies and gentlemen, for better or worse,
joining us right here at ringside, Brian Pillman.
[Pillman] Well, Vince, if you wanna exploit my presence,
you can bet your ass I will exercise
my First Amendment rights and tell it like it is.
And who knows? We may hear the seven--
Not the seven deadly sins,
but the seven words, you're not allowed to say on TV.
And if I do that, you'll be in a lot of trouble.
[laughs]
[McMahon] On his way to the ring right now,
yes, the most bizarre individual
in the history of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
here, ladies and gentlemen, is Goldust.
Very aggressive as of late.
Very little theatrics, very little shenanigans.
He means business. He wants to be the WWE Champion again.
This man wants to prove himself athletically.
And with that in mind, at SummerSlam, it will be "Wildman" Marc Mero
whom we saw in action earlier on one-on-one against Goldust.
And apparently there's been a little chicanery going on…
-[Pillman] He's building a stable. -…behind the scenes there.
[Pillman] He wants to get Sable to the stable.
[Lawler] That's the rumor I heard.
[Pillman] You got it, Jerry.
[McMahon] Standing by right now, "Wildman" Marc Mero.
Are you with us?
I'm here, Vince.
[McMahon] One-on-one with Goldust at SummerSlam
and Vader right here next week.
Let's start with Vader. What about him?
Vince, no doubt about it. Vader is the biggest cat in my jungle.
And next week on Raw, I promise you jungle warfare
and it's Vader who's gonna come down
with a severe case of the cat scratch fever.
And, Goldust, there's three things that you don't do.
You don't tug on Superman's cape,
you don't spit in the wind, and you don't mess with Sable.
I'm sick and tired of you sending them sick letters and presents.
It's you who's got an infatuation with Sable.
You wanna get my attention?
Well, at SummerSlam, you got my full attention.
[Pillman] Well, he's fixing to grab Sable and add him to his harem.
[McMahon] All right. Oh, come on.
[Pillman] As much as I'd like to see Sable and Marlena
go after each other's carpets… I mean, jugglers…
-[Lawler] Whoo-hoo. -[McMahon] And Goldust,
one-on-one, ladies and gentlemen, with Barry Horowitz.
Goldust, of course-- Well, you see a little--
[Pillman] I can't say anything about Horowitz either?
[McMahon] Please. Come on. Will you?
[Pillman] That will be misconstrued as antisemitism.
[Lawler laughs]
[McMahon] Barry Horowitz now set up for the ride, Goldust.
Oh, and a clothesline by Goldust.
An extremely vicious and aggressive Goldust.
To the outside, Barry Horowitz, Goldust coming right after him.
-[Lawler] Whoa. -[McMahon] Is this kind of the--
Oh, down into the steps.
Look at this. Horowitz's in trouble.
Goldust hammering away on Barry Horowitz.
[Lawler] You can see it, McMahon, all he's trying to do is impress Sable.
-[McMahon] Goldust? -[Lawler] Yes.
[McMahon] Unquestionably is a bit infatuated with Sable
and we have no idea what Goldust has been writing in those notes…
-[Lawler] Whoa. -…or whatever it is,
obviously, "Wildman" Marc Mero has taken great exception to it.
And look at this, to the midsection now, Goldust hammering away on Barry Horowitz.
Horowitz hooked up for the ride.
Suplex, nicely executed.
[Lawler] Very nicely executed.
[McMahon] You approve of Goldust?
[Pillman] A fan of Goldust?
My God. He's building a harem.
How could you not be a fan?
I'm hoping to be a talent scout for this guy.
[Lawler laughs]
[McMahon] A talent scout?
You've been just about everything that there is to be
and who knows what you're gonna be here in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
that's the big question right, Pillman?
Well, you know, the great thing is, there's only one worse thing
than an ass-kicking and that's waiting for it to happen.
Can you imagine the fear in the hearts and minds of all the WWE Superstars?
[Lawler] Not to mention the censors.
-[laughter] -[McMahon] Yeah.
We can certainly apologize for your mouth in terms of some of your language.
The truth?
[McMahon] And last night on the Superstar Line…
[Lawler] It's just a little colorful--
[McMahon] …many state you were out of control.
Well, we set some new records here as well.
More money in your pocket, I might add.
-[Lawler laughs] -[McMahon] Uh-huh.
Brian Pillman at ringside watching Goldust.
[Pillman] Yeah, at ringside in Seattle.
Can you believe this, Jerry?
You got any Prozac?
Do you know how depressing it is
-to sit here in this quagmire… -[Lawler] Oh. No lie.
-…of depravity? -[Lawler laughs]
[Pillman] It's a good thing Jake's not here.
-[Lawler] Look out. -[McMahon] Oh!
Right in the back, Goldust now, here we go.
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Goldust setting up Horowitz.
And we could very well see a Curtain Call, yes.
Devastating maneuver, a cover, a count, and a victory.
-[bell ringing] -And, boy, he had that leg hooked fine.
-Look at that. -[Lawler] Oh!
[McMahon] Oh, look at this. Goldust victorious over Barry Horowitz.
And he is more vicious than a--
[Pillman] He's ravenous.
-[McMahon] He's what? -[Pillman] He's ravenous.
[McMahon] He's that too.
[Lawler] That's a good word.
[McMahon] Goldust, along with Marlena,
the most bizarre individual ever in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
This man, a master of mind games,
but as of late has been concentrating on his physicality.
-And look at this. -[Pillman] On hormones.
[McMahon] Does she ever get excited about anything?
[Lawler] Whoo!
[Pillman] She'll be excited when that three-way gets going between…
-[McMahon] Come on, now. -…Marlena and Sable.
[McMahon] Standing by, ladies and gentlemen.
All right. We have the WWE Tag Team Champions, I believe,
the Smoking Gunns.
There they are and-- Oh, my goodness.
-Sunny… -What? What?
[McMahon] Well, just a bad hair day, huh?
Oh, bad hair day? You think that's so funny now, don't you?
Let me tell you something, okay?
I'm at it and Shawn Michaels has no idea what being a champion is all about.
These are respectable champions.
Champions do not conduct themselves the way that those two imbeciles did
just a little a while ago.
Well, Billy is fine now, I nursed him back to health.
And we're gonna go out there and we're gonna defend our belts
the best we can because I'm going home champion whether you like it or not.
And let me tell you something, Shawn and Ahmed.
You're not gonna have your cake and eat it too.
-[McMahon] All right. -Well, you boys brought down the heat.
Well, now you've got it because you're fixing to see a side
of the Smoking Gunns you definitely don't wanna see.
-Uh-uh. -Ahmed Johnson, Shawn Michaels,
you're gonna pay for what you did to my brother and Sunny.
You're gonna pay.
[McMahon] That remains to be seen. Thank you very much for joining us.
Ladies and gentlemen, yes, the Tag Team Championship
up for grabs right here tonight on Raw.
-[Lawler] Hey, McMahon… -[McMahon] Stay with us.
[Lawler] No, hold it. I want you to be sure and see this.
You're gonna see the greatest thing you've ever seen in your life.
-[McMahon] What? -It's the Slam of the Week.
Watch this, McMahon. It's crazy.
[narrator] And now, supersize Stridex presents the biggest Slam of the Week.
-[crowd cheering] -[JR] Sweet Chin Music is--
[McMahon] There he is, he's warming up the scene.
Here he comes.
-[JR] Oh, Vader. -[crowd chattering]
[JR] Cornette in the back with Shawn's foot.
[McMahon] Cornette grabbed his foot and yanked it out from under him.
[Lawler] Look at Lothario punching Jimmy.
Cornette got knocked out. The bomb!
-[McMahon] Oh! -[JR] Vader Bomb, Vader Bomb!
[McMahon] One, two!
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] What about that, McMahon? -[bell ringing]
[narrator] The biggest Slam of the Week was brought to you by
super strong, supersize, Stridex.
Bigger is better.
At SummerSlam, the site of the Boiler Room Brawl
and the site, ladies and gentlemen, when The Man They Call Vader
goes one-on-one
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship against Shawn Michaels.
[Cornette] Let me ask you a question, Vince McMahon,
and I want you to answer truthfully.
Who won the Six-Man Tag Match at In Your House, huh?
Who won?
I think Mr. Vader had a little help with you…
-No. Hey, hey. -…holding the ankle, I believe…
-Hey! -…of Shawn Michaels?
When I asked you what time it is, don't tell me how to make the watch.
Who won the match?
Vader.
That is exactly why we want Gorilla Monsoon to demand it,
that Vader may be the next in line for
a World Wrestling Entertainment title shot.
And let me ask Shawn Michaels one question.
And, Shawn, I want you to think back in your memory.
Remember when you went to grade school, Shawn,
at recess or lunchtime out on the playground,
there was always one guy that hid behind a tree.
And when you walked by, he snatched your lunch money
or he took your brand new football or maybe he took that shiny new notebook.
Well, that kid was The Man They Call Vader.
Only now, he's all grown up.
-He's full-grown. -Yeah.
As a matter of fact, he's overgrown.
And he's coming after a shiny new football
called the World Wrestling Entertainment title.
And at SummerSlam, Shawn Michaels, he's gonna pick you upside down
and he's gonna shake you for change
because he's the biggest bully on the whole block in the WWE.
And anybody out there hearing the sound of my voice,
whether it'd be a ditch digger, construction worker, truck driver,
there ain't nobody that can whip him because he's the baddest man walking.
And, Shawn Michaels, you have lived and dreamed long enough.
At SummerSlam on August 18th,
you're gonna step headlong into the biggest nightmare
of your stinking punk life.
And the new champion will be The Man That They Call Vader!
[rock music playing]
There you have it.
Wow!
[Lawler] That's telling it like it is right there.
You people are looking at the next champion right now, no doubt about it,
SummerSlam, August 18th, Cleveland, Ohio, Gund Arena.
That man is gonna be victorious over that punk Shawn Michaels.
He'll make a greased pot out of him.
I can't wait to see it.
The Man They Call Vader, the next WWE champ.
[narrator] They have come from all corners of the globe,
the world's greatest athletes in pursuit of gold.
They will run fast, throw farther,
and jump higher than ever before.
Witness their illustrious quest for gold,
World Wrestling Entertainment gold,
when Stridex presents WWE SummerSlam, August 18th on pay-per-view.
[McMahon] Well, that's not exactly the Olympics but it is SummerSlam.
And it's the World Wrestling Entertainment
and everybody's going for the gold, no doubt about that.
And speaking of the gold, here they come again,
Intercontinental Champion, World Wrestling Entertainment Champion together,
Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson
could very well be the next tag team champion.
[Lawler] Yeah. But, you know, when you were standing up there
with Cornette and Vader, you looked a little scared,
as a matter of fact, you looked a little bit like Robert Downey Jr.
standing up there.
How does it feel standing next to the next WWE Champion?
[McMahon] Well, I sort of wonder what would stop Vader
in his attempt to become the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
[Lawler] Nothing, nothing, nothing can stop him.
-He's unstoppable. -[McMahon] And you might be right.
-["Sexy Boy" playing] -♪ Whenever I'm around… ♪
[McMahon] Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson.
Here comes Sunny back in a-- Sunny along with The Smoking-- Look out.
-Here they come. Oh, look at this. -[Lawler] Oh, yeah. Yeah, baby.
[McMahon] The Smoking Gunns mean business.
[bell ringing]
[McMahon] And we're picking up right where we left of.
Ahmed Johnson and Michaels however saw them coming.
Look at this. Oh, yeah, double clothesline.
Ahmed all over Billy and Bart to the out--
No, Billy, Bart taking a powder to the outside.
[Lawler] Whoo!
I don't know what-- Whatever Sunny's strategy was,
it's not working yet.
You're gonna have to change the game plan, baby.
[McMahon] Sunny…
Get them away from me, referee.
[McMahon] …having a very bad hair day for sure.
And Billy and Bart, the tag team champions trying to hold on to the title.
[Lawler] This is a crime, McMahon. Look at that.
She didn't even have time to pre-fix her hair.
-And I think there's some… -[McMahon] Uh-oh.
-[Lawler] What? -[McMahon] Shawn Michaels…
[Lawler] I think there's some icing down in her…
I don't know who he thinks he is.
[McMahon] Never mind.
-[Lawler] I can get that out of her… -[McMahon] You just sit right here.
Thank you. I don't think she needs any help.
We are live, ladies and gentlemen, from Seattle, Washington.
Just as we will be live as a matter of fact,
tomorrow night in Yakima, Washington.
And Spokane on Wednesday night live WWE Action.
San Francisco gets set Thursday night at the Cow Palace live WWE Action.
And then winding up weekend Friday night in Fresno, California.
And Saturday night is all right for fighting in Anaheim
the setting of this past year's WrestleMania.
The pod-- Oh, here we go.
We have a quick roll-up, two, and a kickout by Billy.
Michaels now from the other side.
[Lawler] Whoa!
[McMahon] And Michaels connecting with the right hand.
And another one.
Michaels now with Billy, clothesline over the top to the outside.
[Lawler] Hold it, McMahon, this is not right.
This should not be a title match.
He's still disoriented from that kick before the match ever started.
[McMahon] Come on. Wait a minute now.
What about last week when Michaels put his title up for--
Ahmed had his title up for grabs as well, what about it?
[Lawler] Somebody ought to investigate Monsoon.
This is a Gorilla Monsoon conspiracy if you ask me.
Look at that showboat.
[McMahon] Shawn Michaels a showboat, there's no question about it.
[Lawler] Yeah, and Vader's gonna stink him.
Oh, I hope he comes over here. I'll slap his teeth out myself.
-[McMahon] You will, huh? -[Lawler] Yeah.
-[McMahon] Michaels rolling back in. -[Lawler] Yeah.
[McMahon] When it's time to take care of business,
he's ready to do just that.
[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] Shawn Michaels, the most charismatic…
-[Lawler] Look out. -[McMahon] …WWE Champion ever lived.
And, yeah, arm drag takedown.
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] And, Mr. Lawler, you may not like Shawn Michaels' tactics
but he's definitely fun to watch in action.
Look at the broken nose of Ahmed Johnson.
[Lawler] I thought that was sunscreen, but then why would he need that for.
Oh!
[McMahon] Driving a knee to the rib area. Shawn Michaels.
Here comes the powerful Ahmed Johnson.
[Lawler] Oh, no, uh-uh.
Get out of there, Billy.
[McMahon] Oh, yeah, the Pearl River Powerhouse.
[Lawler] He's trying to break Billy's arm.
[McMahon] And Billy Gunn having great difficulty.
Yes, indeed.
Oh, oh, yeah, Ahmed Johnson all over Billy Gunn.
Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels trying to become the WWE Tag Team Champions
right here tonight on Raw…
-[Lawler] No, no, no. -…live from Seattle.
-Stay with us. -[Lawler] Stay away from him.
[McMahon] Welcome back, everyone.
Yes, we are live from Seattle, the KeyArena,
Seattle, Washington, setting for Monday Night Raw,
the tag team title is up for grabs, The Smoking Gunns, champions,
against Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson, champions in their own right.
And tonight on Shawn Michaels' birthday, they may walk out with all the gold.
[Lawler] I can't believe this, McMahon.
-Come on, Billy. -[McMahon] And a slam by Billy Gunn.
[Lawler] There you go.
[McMahon] Billy Gunn tagging in Bart. Here comes Bart.
-And, Bart, no, that's gonna be over. -[Lawler] Oh, no.
[McMahon] Michaels lightning like quick, just seemingly quick.
Here comes Ahmed Johnson, the big powerhouse here.
Wait a minute.
-What is going on here? -[Lawler] What?
[McMahon] Sunny circling the wagons.
He's up to no good. Ahmed Johnson back to the corner.
Ahmed turning Bart around.
What an unbelievable threesome we saw last night
with Ahmed Johnson and Sycho Sid.
-[Lawler] Yeah. -[McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
Sid unbelievable just last night in Vancouver.
Oh, what a clothesline.
[Lawler] You know yourself, McMahon,
that Sycho Sid needs to be re-institutionalized.
[McMahon] And Ahmed-- Oh, look out.
Oh!
[Lawler] Oh, man, that was nice.
[McMahon] Gorilla Monsoon announcing the WWE title up for grabs at SummerSlam.
And, by the way, ladies and gentlemen, we mentioned earlier
that it's gonna held at the Gund Arena, yes, in Cleveland, Ohio.
There's the number for those of you who wishing to join us.
Ticket information and tickets are going real fast for this one, 216-241-5555.
The Gund Arena, Cleveland, the setting for SummerSlam,
and I can't wait to get to Cleveland.
[Lawler] If you don't get your tickets now,
it's just gonna be like trying to get to a Cleveland Indians game,
those tickets are gonna be gone.
[McMahon] Ahmed Johnson.
Oh, yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Ahmed reaching to tag.
Yes, here we go.
We can almost feel it, ladies and gentlemen.
-[Lawler] No. -[McMahon] Yes.
The new champion is about ready to be crowned.
[Lawler] No, no.
[McMahon] One, two, he got him-- No, he didn't.
[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] Michaels…
[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] Uh-oh. Look out, reversal nicely done.
Billy Gunn coming out of the corner over the head.
Oh, yeah.
Shawn Michaels, oh, look at this, maneuver if you will.
Yeah.
Shawn Michaels off the rope and back up again.
Look at this.
Oh, wait, no.
[Lawler] Yes.
[McMahon] And Shawn Michaels' throat right across the top rope, thanks to Bart.
[Lawler] That was nice.
We were talking about the-- Oh, look, look.
[McMahon] José Lothario looking on with concern as he did
just last night when he saw Shawn Michaels pinned by Vader.
[Lawler] I can-- I can assure you one thing,
that when it's Senor Taco's birthday cake,
it had to have a fire permit to light on his birthday candles.
-[McMahon] Oh! -[Lawler] Oh!
[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] And who knows what's gonna happen here tonight live.
Who knows, ladies and gentlemen?
Could it be that Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson become champions?
Oh, wait a minute, look at this.
How much punishment can Shawn Michaels take?
-[Lawler] Just a little more I hope. -[McMahon] All right. Here we go.
A bit of a replay now. Watch this. Here's the first maneuver.
Michaels-- No, this is the second now.
Bart reaching out for Michaels and then sliding him down
right across the throat.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[McMahon] Oh, no.
[Lawler] Yeah.
[McMahon] Unbelievable impact.
-[Lawler laughing] -[McMahon] Bart now with Michaels.
Tag was made behind Shawn Michaels.
Billy Gunn, the legal man. Uh-oh.
Oh, wait a minute. Get him out of there, ref.
Get Bart out of there.
[Lawler] Come on, McMahon. Sit back and enjoy it.
[McMahon] A cover, a count, and a kickout by Michaels.
Shawn Michaels will not quit.
-There's no quit in him whatsoever. -[Lawler] Oh, yeah, he'll quit.
We were talking about the Cleveland Indians,
-Eddie Murray's gone… -[McMahon] Oh!
…and Shawn Michaels is expected to be gone from this match.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What? What now?
[McMahon] Listen to this capacity crowd.
Ahmed Johnson getting him up, trying to help his tag team partner
Michaels, and looks like it's happened.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] No. -[McMahon] Here we go.
Michaels-- Look out, Shawn Michaels all the way down.
-[Lawler] Yes. -[McMahon] Unbelievable.
-What impact. -[Lawler] Yes.
That was a thing of beauty.
-That was almost the prettiest… -[McMahon] Oh, wait a minute.
Bart over there with cheap shots behind the official's back.
[Lawler] What? I don't see anything.
[McMahon] And throws Shawn Michaels right back in.
Billy Gunn now with an opportunity to capitalize
on all the damage that was done to Michaels
just last night in that six-man matchup by The Bulldog,
by Owen Hart, and of course by The Man They Call Vader.
[Lawler] Yeah, the next WWE Champion, Vader.
[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] Michaels-- Look at this.
[Lawler] And you know what-- you know what, McMahon…
[McMahon] Cover. Wait a minute. One, two…
-[Lawler] Whoa! -…and another kickout.
[Lawler] You think it's tough to interview Jimmy Cornette now?
You think he's a loudmouth now?
Wait till Vader becomes the champion.
He'll be out here on Raw every Monday night.
He'll be out here doing commentary.
As a matter of fact, he'll probably take your spot on the show, McMahon.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Cornette and the team, that will be great.
[McMahon] Ahmed Johnson reaching in a nick of time to Shawn Michaels.
Michaels coming closer and closer.
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Ahmed, wait a minute.
-Bart is talking to the official. -[Lawler] No, no.
-[McMahon] A tag was made. -[Lawler] Hey, referee.
[McMahon] And the official… Oh, no.
Oh, come on, turn around, turn around--
[Lawler] That's good officiating. You can't call what you don't see.
[McMahon] Wait a minute. José Lothario complaining.
[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] José Lothario complaining to the official.
And this thing is getting out of the hand.
Who know what they're gonna do to Shawn Michaels?
The Smoking Gunns and Sunny…
[Lawler] Look what-- Look what Sunny's gonna do.
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[McMahon] We are back, ladies and gentlemen, and we're live,
yes, from the KeyArena, Seattle, Washington.
And Shawn Michaels finally just got a break,
trying to make the tag now to Ahmed Johnson.
Can he do it? He's been tapping all the way through the break.
[Lawler] Stop him!
[McMahon] Michaels was pummeled and beaten. Oh, my goodness.
And Bart Gunn stops his progress right there.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah. This was great.
I just wish the fans could have seen
what we saw, like you said, during the break.
He took the beating of a lifetime and he's gonna continue to take it.
-[McMahon] Here we go. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[McMahon] Look at this. Oh, what a right hand.
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Billy Gunn over his tag team partner's back.
-Oh, wait a minute. -[Lawler] You know what,
if Monsoon was really a fair man,
-he would have hit Ahmed… -[McMahon] One, two…
-[Lawler] He's gonna get him. -…and three. No.
[Lawler] He would have-- Ahmed and Shawn Michaels
had their belts at stake also,
-that would have been fair. -[McMahon] No.
No, do you remember that happened just last week?
[Lawler] No, I mean, in this match right here.
-[McMahon] Oh, come on, please. -I'm talking about this match.
[McMahon] Shawn Michaels and Billy Gunn.
Michaels must make the tag to Ahmed Johnson.
And the Gunns thus far have been doing an excellent job
of keeping Michaels away from his own corner.
They've cut the ring off, and really did a number on Michaels.
[Lawler] That's right.
These guys are brothers and lifelong tag team partners, McMahon.
Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, and a couple of johnny-come-lately's.
[McMahon] Michaels trying to make a move.
This capacity crowd bringing Shawn Michaels alive,
ladies and gentlemen.
Packed to the rafters, it's Michaels and his clique,
and Michaels and his clique have been one.
Coming off now and-- Uh-oh, wait a minute. Yeah.
[Lawler] Oh, no. Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Now is the time, make the tag.
[Lawler] Do something, Sunny.
[crowd cheering]
-[McMahon] Shawn… -[Lawler] No, no, Sunny.
[McMahon] …getting closer.
If he tags Ahmed in, it could be all she wrote…
-The tag was made. -[crowd cheering]
-[McMahon] Oh, no. -[Lawler] Oh, yeah, yeah.
[McMahon] Ahmed Johnson…
[Lawler] He's gone nuts, McMahon.
[McMahon] Ahmed Johnson with Billy, and Billy coming off and-- Oh!
[Lawler] He's breaking Sycho Sid right now.
-Stop him. -[McMahon] Oh, no, wait a minute.
Look at that.
Did you see what Bart did?
He just shake the rope down Ahmed Johnson…
-[Lawler] I didn't see it. -…flying over.
-[Lawler] Hey. -[McMahon] Wait a minute.
[bell ringing]
[McMahon] Shawn Michaels.
Wait a minute, what's this?
[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] Who is-- What's going on?
[Lawler] Who is this guy?
[crowd chattering]
[crowd cheering]
[McMahon] Look at this man.
Whoever he is, he's all over Ahmed Johnson.
[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] Oh, no!
[crowd chattering]
[indistinct shouting]
[Lawler] Look at-- Look at Sunny cheering this guy on.
[McMahon] Shawn Michaels trying to keep this man in place.
-[shouting continues] -[McMahon] Look at the size of him.
[crowd chattering]
[Lawler] And look at Ahmed, he's history, McMahon.
[McMahon] We haven't even got a good look at him.
I don't know who he is.
[Lawler] Look at that.
He looks like… He looks like Ron Simmons but… Definitely Ron Simmons.
[shouting continues]
[McMahon] Oh, whoever he is, he certainly took a cheap shot
on Ahmed Johnson,
and I think he was instructed to do so by Sunny.
[crowd chattering]
[crowd booing]
[McMahon] Look at this.
Look at Sunny.
You got what I want!
From this day forward, this kingdom is yours.
-Whoo-hoo! [speaks indistinctly] -[crowd chattering]
[McMahon] Ahmed Johnson… With Sunny.
-[Lawler] Yeah. -[McMahon] Ahmed out there…
[Lawler] Hit him again.
-[McMahon] Come on. -Hit him again.
[all clamoring]
[McMahon] Steve Austin and the Wildman.
[Lawler] Look, they're going. Get out of there. Look out! t