[narrator] The World Wrestling Entertainment.
For over 50 years,
the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
I've tried to be everything that you wanted me to be.
You don't understand what it means to have dignity, to have poise.
To bring prestige to the World Wrestling Entertainment.
You don't respect me.
Well, the fact is, I don't respect you.
So from here on in,
the American wrestling fans, coast to coast
can kiss my…
[Shawn] Yo, hitman.
They have the right to cheer or boo anybody they want.
America, love it or leave it.
[Vince] Look out, wait a minute, Shawn Michaels-- No!
Bret Hart going for Michaels's knee.
He definitely could've passed out.
Michael's is screaming for his life.
[Lawler] He's gonna break his leg.
Bret Hart won't release the hold.
[Vince] Mortars, rockets, bombs. it's all incoming tonight,
Where Bret "The Hitman" Hart has declared war
on the intercontinental Champion, Rocky Maivia.
[Ross] And we will hear from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
for the first time since he left WrestleMania XIII a bloody mess.
[Lawler] That's right, it's war, all right.
Two of the toughest warriors of all time
are gonna be here to talk about the tag-team titles,
The Legion of Doom.
[Vince] Welcome, everyone.
Welcome to Raw is War on Monday night.
Vince McMahon here along with good old JR and Jerry "The King" Lawler.
And ever since WrestleMania,
indeed the Hart family has virtually disintegrated.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart has flushed his legacy down the toilet.
And tonight, The British Bulldog and Owen Hart, brother-in-laws,
will vie for the European championship at each other's throat.
Plus tonight, it's a very personal match-up.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley takes on Goldust.
No Marlena, and more importantly, no Chyna at ringside tonight.
Let me tell you something else about tonight,
you thought the reunification of Germany was something?
You thought Hong Kong going back with China was something?
Tonight, you're gonna see
the Undertaker get back together with Paul Bearer.
That's my prediction right here tonight on Raw is War.
[Ross] Well, we might see a reunification of sorts,
however right now, we are indeed
going to witness a complete, total divorce.
it all started last week when Owen Hart and Bulldog disintegrated.
Look at this, back and forth.
We knew it was gonna happen sooner or later.
And finally it happened just last week.
And then came the challenge right after the scuffle.
I'm fed up. I'm tired of your crap.
And if you're any kind of a man,
you'll give me a title shot for your European title,
because I'm better than you.
[Ross] Indeed, it's not gonna be the war of the roses, no.
It's gonna be the war of the brother-in-laws here tonight.
He's certainly gonna make the most of the situation,
Owen Hart is gonna use his speed and his quickness
to offset the power and the strength of the British Bulldog.
And here he comes, ladies and gentlemen,
co-owner of the tag team championship
as well as the European championship as well,
The British Bulldog.
And this, ladies and gentlemen is the European championship match.
The first time the British Bulldog has defended
since winning the title in Berlin.
It happened on February 26th in Berlin, Germany,
the Bulldog winning the European title
over his brother-in-law, the British-- Owen Hart i should say
in the finals of the European tournament.
-[Lawler] Look out. -[Ross] Oh, come on.
[Lawler] Yeah, get him, Owen.
[Vince] Owen Hart going to work on the British Bulldog.
And we wondered as we call the match from Berlin,
just whether or not this European championship
will split these two tag-team partners in two,
and it definitely has done that.
[Ross] Owen Hart has gained an early advantage,
and this match has yet to officially start.
[Vince] Owen Hart taking it to the British Bulldog.
A lot of dissension developing between these two as time have progressed.
It was just a matter of time, the jealousy--
Oh! The jealousy, just too much.
Owen Hart, look at him, ramming the Bulldog into the steel post.
[Lawler] Yeah, McMahon. And all of that jealousy and that rage
was fired by you and Jim Ross.
-[Owen] it's my belt! -[Vince] Look at this.
[Lawler] That's right, it should be his belt.
[Vince] it was a great match, no doubt, one of the greatest matches
we ever saw from Berlin.
When the British Bulldog defeated Owen Hart in the finals
of the European championship.
However, it's a little bit of a different color here tonight.
-[Ross] Certainly more emotion… -[bell dings]
[Ross] …in this match right here.
-[Lawler] it's over. -[Vince] One, two, and, oh, so close.
[Ross] Owen Hart wanting a quick count there, and almost got it.
[Vince] Owen Hart, obviously the aggressor here in the match-up.
[Lawler] Take a look at the talent of Owen Hart.
Look at this move, McMahon,
right up on the top rope, and then off with the crossbody.
Should've had him but the count was right.
[Vince] Amazing.
And if this match is anything like the one we saw in Berlin,
it's gonna be a great one.
The Bulldog now firing back. look at this, the fisticuffs flying.
Bulldog hammering away.
and Owen Hart-- Oh!
[Lawler] Oh, low blow.
[Ross] That was low, down around Saskatchewan somewhere.
[Vince] And Owen Hart [chuckles] and the British Bulldog,
two brother-in-laws going at it.
[Lawler] That's right. the Bulldog had that coming.
And now he's got a bloody nose to boot.
Owen's showing you who the leader of this team really is.
[Vince] Owen Hart just pummeling the British Bulldog.
And imagine if you would, the Hart family
watching back in Calgary, Alberta.
[Ross] And a lot of fans are wondering the disposition
of the WWE Tag-Team Championship.
Well, Owen and Bulldog are still the tag champions
and will face-- Whether they like it or not, they must be together
to meet The Legion of Doom, April 20th in Rochester, New York.
[Vince] Yes, and The Legion of Doom are here with us,
ladies and gentlemen, tonight.
And they are watching this match-up, and I would suggest,
enjoying every second of it,
because these two are beating the stuffings out of each other.
To the buckle.
-Oh! -[Ross] Owen Hart is so resourceful.
[Vince] A cover. A lateral press, almost a count of three.
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog, co-owners of tag-team championship.
You would never know that they're brother-in-laws,
much less tag-team partners watching this match-up tonight.
[Ross] Well, you made a very pointy remark.
You got to wonder what it's like in the Hart family living room right now.
This is such an emotional situation.
The Bulldog with a bloody nose,
and the European championship on the line here tonight.
[Lawler] Squeeze it, Owen.
[Vince] JR, what do you think of the match?
[Ross] I think Owen Hart is doing what he's gotta do.
He's keeping the Bulldog grounded and Owen got the early advantage.
It might take him to the title right here tonight.
[Vince] Highly aggressive which is exactly what we'd expect.
And you got that big smile on your face.
[Lawler] That's because if there was ever any doubt in anybody's mind
who the leader of this team was,
Owen has erased all doubt. He's the greatest.
[Vince] Bulldog hammering away. Bulldog now with a head of steam.
Owen Hart from the other side. Oh!
[Lawler] Yes! What did I tell you?
[Vince] Owen Hart lift the knee to the midsection.
Yet to come, ladies and gentlemen, tonight,
the reunification, perhaps, of the Undertaker and Paul Bearer.
Plus, Goldust one-on-one with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley without
any corner men or corner persons in the case, maybe.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin here in the house and of course,
in addition to that, Rocky Maivia defends the Intercontinental championship
tonight against Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
And the Hart family, this is not a good night for the Hart family.
[Lawler] What do you mean by that? It could turn out to be a great night.
Owen Hart could be the European champion and Bret Hart could be
the Intercontinental champion by tonight.
It could be the greatest night in the history of the Hart family.
[Ross] Somebody may have a broken heart by the time Steve Austin
leaves this arena.
Anytime Bret Hart and Stone Cold are under the same roof
as they are right here tonight, anything could and probably will happen.
[Vince] The British Bulldog married to Owen Hart's sister, Diana.
And you can bet she is-- Oh, look out!
[Lawler] Oh, look out.
[Vince] Into a quick cover, two and, oh, almost a count of three, again.
The Bulldog now, the aggressor.
Owen Hart in the corner, look at the Bulldog go, forearm smash.
The British Bulldog firing off another one.
Owen Hart for the ride to the buckle.
Look out. Oh! [chuckles]
Owen Hart almost kicked the Bulldog's head off his shoulders.
[Ross] We talked about Owen Hart being resourceful.
We talked about Owen Hart's quickness.
He's got it all there,
and right now, Owen Hart has negated the strength advantage of the Bulldog.
[Lawler] That's what it's all about.
Owen will admit that the Bulldog is the brawn of the team. He's the brains.
He's just trying to beat some sense into the head of the Bulldog.
[Vince] Owen Hart and the British Bulldog, wait a minute,
Bulldog with a backslide and has his shoulders down for one, two.
and that's all he can get.
[Ross] Owen Hart and the British Bulldog taking it to each other.
Standing dropkick, nicely done.
We knew it would finally come to this. Here we go.
Another cover now.
One, two, and a kick-out by the Bulldog.
[Lawler] You gotta admit, Owen is the best there is, the best there was
and the best there will be.
[Ross] Oh, that remains to be seen,
remains to be seen as well, just who will be the European champion
after this match-up is over.
-Oh, Owen Hart! -[Lawler] Look out!
[Ross] Piledriver. It's over.
Stay with us.
Welcome back, everyone to more Raw is War. The British Bulldog is in trouble.
Owen Hart continuing to just pummel away.
Owen Hart, before we left you, here.
Look at this. During the break now.
Owen Hart thought he won the match. A count of three, watch this.
And the foot there of the Bulldog on the rope.
And Owen Hart protesting as you look at live action
on the right side.
Owen Hart thought he won the match from the British Bulldog,
-he thought he was a champion. -[Lawler] That was a travesty.
He did win it. The referee counted three, didn't he?
[Ross] Can you imagine how much emotion is running through the Hart family
in Calgary right now, in their living room having to endure this one more time.
It's splitting the family apart.
[Vince] One, two, another near fall.
And the Bulldog somehow keeps kicking out.
The British Bulldog, the first ever European champion,
defending the title here tonight against his brother-in-law
and indeed against his tag-team partner, Owen Hart.
They will defend regardless of the outcome of this match-up,
they will defend the tag-team championship against The Legion of Doom
on the 20th of April.
Things looking pretty good for LOD.
[Ross] Yeah, big night on Sunday, April 20th in Rochester, New York
for The Legion of Doom.
And as you said, what kind of mental state are these two men
who are supposedly going to be partners on April 20th?
That's the commitment, they gotta be there.
Do Owen and the Bulldog to face The Legion of Doom in Rochester, New York.
[Lawler] Don't worry about the mental state of Owen Hart.
This guy is so mentally tough. It's unbelievable.
Just look what he's had to endure throughout his life.
His whole family, his brothers, his parents had been
-jealous of him all their lives. -[Vince] Jealous of him?
[Lawler] Yes, and Owen has withstood all of that pressure. All the Slammy's he won,
he was the greatest Hart and they've all been jealous.
And now the Bulldog is jealous.
[Ross] The British Bulldog now
trying to turn the tide on his brother-in-law, Owen Hart.
Succession of shoulders to the midsection.
Again, a forearm.
The British Bulldog trying to turn things back around to his favor
and doing just that.
Owen Hart beginning to slump a bit as he is whipped--
Oh, reversal to the buckle.
[Vince] And elbow strikes to the part of the jaw.
Owen Hart is really the aggressor here in this match-up.
[Ross] Owen Hart has been on top of his game, now,
going upstairs to take a chance.
[Vince] High risk maneuver.
And from the top.
No, he missed it!
[Lawler] No!
[Ross] The Bulldog backed out of it.
Wait a minute, look, there's a sharpshooter coming up.
Look at this, yes!
[Lawler] You can't do that to Owen.
[Vince] Submission maneuver.
[Lawler] Look at this.
[Vince] Oh, wait a minute. Owen Hart-- Oh!
[Lawler] Yes! He knows how to counter the sharpshooter,
'cause he taught it to everybody.
[Ross] Don't know if the Bulldog had a good grip on the sharpshooter
but Owen Hart hit the enziguri, the head kick
just like he did Shawn Michaels over a year ago.
And as we all know, it will put your lights out.
[Vince] Owen Hart now, with another forearm and Owen Hart perhaps
coming closer and closer to being the European champion
much to the chagrin of his brother-in-law, the British Bulldog.
[Lawler] Maybe that would finally make Stu and Helen proud of Owen.
[Vince] I'm sure they're proud.
I don't know if this is necessarily Owen Hart's finest hour
or for that matter, the British Bulldog, look at this and-- Oh!
[Vince] He's on his feet. Owen Hart--
Oh, no, right in front of us.
[Lawler] Owen is truly the Excellence of Execution.
[Vince] He just gave Bulldog a shove and all by sending him
right into the television monitors here.
And that would have messed up Bulldog very badly.
Owen Hart doesn't care.
That's what's it's come down to.
-Look at this! -[Lawler] Wow!
[Vince] Right into the Bulldog.
[Lawler] Whoa, caught him.
[Ross] The Bulldog caught Owen Hart in midair and then dropped Owen
right over the security railing. And that's nothing but steel.
And now the momentum has turned.
[Vince] Now it's getting to where they don't care
as Owen Hart begins to dig off just a bit.
The Bulldog now with Owen Hart, sets him up to the ropes coming up. Oh!
What a clothesline.
Owen Hart up and down again.
The Bulldog, what's he gonna do now?
Owen Hart in the middle of the ring.
Owen on the sling shot. Oh!
Right into the buckle and down for the cover, one, two,
and-- Oh!
And a kick-out by Owen Hart.
[Ross] Bulldog is back in control.
Bulldog back in control using that power and controlling the pace.
[Vince] All right. Here we go and-- Oh!
Owen Hart went so hard, almost put the lights out, two, and--
Another kick-out by Owen Hart.
[Lawler] Come on, Bulldog, there's no call for this kind of violence.
I mean, that's your brother-in-law.
[Vince] Owen Hart against the British Bulldog for the European championship.
As well, ladies and gentlemen, tonight, the Undertaker--
Oh, what a clothesline.
Against-- Well, will he be with Paul Bearer or not?
Reunification, perhaps.
Goldust goes one-on-one against Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
Stone Cold is with us.
And Rocky Maivia defends the Intercontinental championship
against "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
And right now, these two brother-in-laws…
[Ross] Oh, no. No, no, come on.
[Ross] That's steel. They're standing on steel.
[Lawler] Look out.
[Vince] Oh, down on the steel grating.
The Bulldog and Owen Hart,
finally this divorce has taken its toll indeed on both individuals,
both vying for the European championship.
Two brother-in-laws going at it.
Back into the ring now.
Here we go as we take you back and take another look at what we just saw.
Listen up.
Oh, my goodness.
Bulldog almost yanked the hair of Owen Hart right out of his head.
[Ross] The European championship on the line and the champion back in control.
[Vince] And Owen Hart to the buckle.
Here we go and this could be the beginning of the end.
A cover, one, two,
and he-- No.
Oh, Owen Hart is still kicking out.
[Lawler] What do you think of Owen's poor sister, Diana's thinking right now?
[Vince] Who knows what's gonna happen?
Off the rope and-- Oh!
[Ross] And the referee just got ran right open.
The referee is hurt.
[Vince] Oh, spinning heel kick. Owen Hart in control.
What's he doing now?
[Lawler] Where's he going?
[Vince] Hey!
Owen Hart with that chair.
The official is still out.
Owen Hart is gonna clobber his own brother-in-law with a-- Oh!
The Bulldog with a clothesline. Oh!
Owen Hart down on the chair.
Wait a minute.
[Ross] Wait, here comes Bret.
[Lawler] What's he doing?
What is that idiot doing down here?
[Vince] Bret Hart going after the Bulldog.
Look what Bret Hart's is doing. He's going after Davey Boy.
[Lawler] He's sticking up for his brother.
I guess blood is thicker than water, McMahon.
He's choking the life out of the Bulldog.
[Ross] Now, wait a minute, wait.
[Lawler] What?
Get him. Double team him.
[Vince] I think Bret Hart is-- Is he trying to break this up or not?
That's what he's trying to do.
There's no way. Bret Hart is trying to break this up.
[Lawler] Oh, he's not, he's taking sides, McMahon.
He's got to-- Oh!
[Ross] What selfish motives is prompting Bret Hart to come down
and get involved in this match?
Oh-ho!
Just stop, Davey.
Come on, you wanna go?
-Come on. -Let's finish it.
[Vince] Bret Hart has interjected his self into this match and the match has stopped.
The official is still down and they're still--
They wanna go at it. Let them go.
[Lawler] Maybe he wants to referee this thing.
-Listen. -[Bulldog] What?
Just listen.
Stop!
[Ross] What is going on here?
-You started it all. -[Bulldog] This is our business.
[Vince] Bret Hart reaching for the mic.
Can't you see?
Can't you see this is what all these people want?
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] That's right. Let them go.
Family values.
That's what they want, they've had us fighting for years.
It's all of these people right here that had all of us fighting.
What are you fighting for?
For what?
To satisfy a bunch of people
that don't know the first thing about family values?
[crowd booing]
Listen to me.
I'm asking you. I need ya.
I need ya.
[crowd chanting] USA!
Yeah, USA.
You're talking about a country that's based its entire history
on brother against brother.
They got talk shows all over this country
of families airing out their family problems,
because they all hate each other.
And that's what they've done, they've taken our family
and turned us into a bunch of haters.
They've turned you against me.
We fought--
We fought like two men in Wembley Stadium.
And after you won, I hugged you.
We came back to America.
They turned us against each other and listen to you and me.
Look what they've done to you and me.
I was the one that got you in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Yeah, you laugh.
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] He's making sense, McMahon.
They push you and they push you and they push you.
They pushed me, they pushed us against each other.
And they've driven this wedge between the whole family.
You know, like, what they do to Diana, huh?
Owen…
I've known you since you were a baby.
I dressed you for school.
I dressed you for school every day.
I was the one who made sure you made the school bus.
And how many times--
How many times did I take you, remember St. Michael's school and that teacher…
That teacher was picking on you?
I was only 13 years old.
I went to that school and I set the teacher straight.
Who was there for you more times than I was?
Who was the one that talked you even to get to become a wrestler?
There's only two people in the whole family
that really excelled in wrestling, it was you and me.
And they turned us against each other.
They turned me against my own sister, Diana.
Because Americans don't understand family.
[crowd booing]
They don't give a damn about family.
Owen… Davey…
I'm asking you for your help, because I need you.
Owen…
[crowd chanting] USA! USA!
Owen, look me in the eye.
Nobody was there for you more times than I was.
I want you to hear me and I want you to hear me loud and clear.
And I don't care about these people, not anymore.
Owen…
I love you.
[Vince] Owen Hart is overwhelmed.
[Lawler] He's crying, McMahon.
[Vince] Bulldog is overwhelmed.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] I can't believe what we're seeing here tonight.
Look at that look of despair, disdain, and the things--
[Lawler] Shut up, McMahon. Shut up. This is beautiful.
[Vince] I guess anything can happen.
This is more heartwarming than the Walter family reunion last night.
Well, I guess we have experienced somewhat of a family reunion.
And they even got to you.
What is it, McMahon? what is it? Come on.
What are you, heartless?
[Vince] No pun intended, no indeed not,
but I sort of question the motives.
Well, and Bret says Americans don't know family values,
how could we disagree more?
[Vince] Welcome back, everyone, to more Raw is War.
And here she comes, yes, the queen of cyberspace.
Here comes Sunny.
["I Know You Want Me" playing]
And you can hear her song, "I Know You Want Me".
Indeed, ladies and gentlemen,
who knows what's gonna happen when sunny joins us for commentary?
And who would have ever thought, JR, that we have seen a--
What we just saw earlier on was "The Hitman" Bret Hart coming out
and breaking up the fight between his brother and his brother-in-law.
And he stated, "I need you."
I wonder whether or not indeed those are not selfish motives.
[Ross] Well, it's certainly my speculation. what about you, King?
[Lawler] How despicable you guys can be?
I mean you're pretty confident of what he was saying is true.
You want them to fight, don't you? You want them to be haters.
You want them to be against each other.
[Vince] Well, here she comes, ladies and gentlemen, yes.
Sunny ready to join us in the broadcast position
and she is brighter than ever.
How do you do, ma'am?
What's the matter?
Oh, please.
Maybe you should sit down that way.
It'd be all right with me.
Have a seat right over here.
[bell dings]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest
is scheduled for one fall.
-[Lawler] I know, but JR is from Oklahoma. -[Sunny] Okla where?
[Lawler] That's Oklahoma.
[Sunny] I don't think that state matters in this union.
[Vince] And, Sunny, we would have to ask you,
what was your impression of that family reunion we just saw?
[Sunny] I was so touched.
I don't think anybody was more touched in this building--
Well, maybe King, of course.
[Vince] Well, yes, we saw that the King was absolutely touched.
I was touched and I was impressed.
I was in tears in the back and you know what?
That's one team I'd love to get my teeth into.
[announcer] …Super Nova.
[Vince] All right, here we go. Super Nova in the squared circle.
Super Nova ready to lock up with El Mosco in an outstanding match-up.
And who knows what else is gonna happen here tonight on Raw is War.
-And, King, with that… -[bell dings]
[Vince] …rather distraught look on his face, nonetheless,
here we go with some action. Indeed, we're looking for action.
You gotta be looking for live World Wrestling Entertainment
action all over the world.
Soon, ladies and gentlemen, we'll be coming to you from South Africa.
[Ross] No doubt about that, plus, World Wrestling Entertainment will be
in Kuwait very soon as well.
But we got a big event coming up this Sunday.
[Sunny] Hold on, JR, let me take this one, Sunday, April 6th at 7:30 pm,
we're gonna be live at Ball State. [laughs]
[Ross] And also on Friday, April 18th in Youngstown, Ohio, the Beeghly Center.
Moving onto the home of Nittany Lions,
Bryce Jordan Center State College, Pennsylvania, Saturday, April 19th.
And then on Sunday, April 20th, that huge event
in Rochester, New York, at the war memorial.
Get your tickets early for that one.
And then coming to the Broome County Arena in Binghamton, New York,
Raw is War, Monday, April 21st.
[Vince] And by the way, ladies and gentlemen,
"The Hitman" Bret Hart, whom we will see in action--
Here's a cover-- A little bit later on and whom we saw
just a few moments ago could very well be the Intercontinental champion
as he heads into his match-up in Rochester in your house.
[Ross] Yes, Sycho Sid is looking forward to meeting Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
That match has been signed for Sunday night, April 20th in Rochester.
and Sycho Sid, to say the least, has a huge score to settle with
the Hitman from WrestleMania XIII.
[Vince] Forget about that. Super Nova now.
What a maneuver by El Mosco.
[Sunny] Hey, King, don't you think Jim Ross sitting over here
is a little bit on the chubby side, don't you think?
[Lawler] I'm sorry. A little bit on the what?
[Sunny] A little bit on the chubby side.
[Vince] A little Spanish here, huh?
No telling what you're gonna hear or see from Sunny.
[Ross] It's amazing what little wisdom will do for you.
[Lawler] Whoa.
[Vince] Super Nova on the one, two, and almost a count of three.
Things looking pretty good. what was that? Un, Deux, Trois?
-No, that's-- -Un, Deux, Trois? No. One, two, three.
[Vince] There you go.
Come on, baby.
Buenos noches, señor.
What's that? Do you know what that means, Vince?
-[Vince] What was that again? -Buenos noches, señor.
-[Vince] Yeah, I've got that one. -Do you?
Tell the world.
[Vince] Well, I'd like to have a drink of water. I will right about now.
[Ross] One, two, and almost a count of three again.
[Vince] All right. Super Nova and El Mosco getting it on. And here we go.
Nova firing away, no telling what you're gonna see with these
AAA stars, a most unique brand of excitement.
And Sunny is moving on now as they say and where is she going?
[Lawler] Sunny.
[Vince] Sunny is on the barrier area and is on her way over, I believe,
to join the Spanish broadcast. Oh, my goodness, he missed that one.
[Ross] Sunny's headed south of the border there with old Carlos and Hugo.
That's gonna brighten up their night.
Hugo Savinovich, no doubt will have a big smile in his face,
let's see if we can get a shot of it.
-What a surprise! It's the beauty. -Good night!
[in English] Do you speak Spanish, Sunny?
-A little. Yeah. -A little? Nice.
Whoa! [chuckles]
What do you have to say about the AAA people?
That was one beautiful hit.
-Very nice. -Not so nice as you.
[in English] Super Nova.
-She's so beautiful! -What about a kiss?
[in English] How about a kiss?
A kiss? For you?
-Oh, give me one good reason. -Okay. Never mind.
[Vince] Sunny, no doubt, is fluent in any language.
And right now, Super Nova and El Mosco, watch this maneuver.
Nobody home, and he really messed up on that one.
And El Mosco drops the leg.
-[Ross] I didn't know Sunny was bilingual. -[Vince] Oh, yeah.
As a matter of fact, Sunny now, is moving back over to join us.
[Ross] King's been awful quiet here. King, you okay?
[Lawler] Well, you know, I'm a sensitive guy.
[Vince] Sensitive?
-And, oh! A count of three. -[bell dings]
[Vince] El Mosco with the victory.
And the King seems to still be a little distraught.
[announcer] Here is your winner, El Mosco!
[Sunny] It's okay. It's okay.
It was such an emotional moment…
I know it was. I know. I can't get over it myself.
What can I do to make you feel better?
Never mind these guys. They can't help you,
even with biggest paycheck you've ever gotten in your life.
Maybe if I were just held-- I just feel like i need to be held right now.
These headsets are getting in the way.
[Vince] The emotion continues in 30 seconds with The Legion of Doom.
["What a Rush" playing]
[Vince] Here they come, The Legion of Doom, ladies and gentlemen,
for a special interview with Good Ol' JR.
Yet to come tonight,
will we see the reunification of Paul Bearer and the Undertaker?
Plus, Goldust and Hunter Hearst-Helmsley one-on-one.
In addition to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will join us tonight,
and "The Hitman" Bret Hart attempts to wrestle away
the Intercontinental championship from Rocky Maivia.
And Good Ol' JR in there with Animal, Hawk, The Legion of Doom.
[Ross] On April 20th in Rochester, New York,
you will face the WWE tag-team champions, for the gold.
At one time, we thought it was a dysfunctional team,
maybe even a dysfunctional family, but obviously, now that what we have seen,
the Hart foundation, Owen Hart, the British Bulldog are back together.
What are your thoughts about going for the gold on April 20th?
First of all,
Bret Hart, Owen Hart, and Davey Boy,
don't you dare come out here and insult the integrity of the United States
or the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[crowd cheering]
In any professional sport,
whether it's the NFL,
you got to try and work as a team to be the Super Bowl champions.
Nobody remembers the losers.
In the NBA, who do they remember?
The Chicago Bulls, the champions.
[crowd cheering]
In baseball, they remember the baseball champions.
And in the world of professional wrestling anywhere in the world, to be recognized,
and number one, you got to be
the World Wrestling Entertainment. tag-team champions.
[crowd cheering]
And on In Your House,
the 20th, we aim to take those belts
and bring them back to Chicago.
Well…
I and Animal are personally going to knock
the doggie dumplings right out of the Bulldog.
And then after the dumplings are dropped,
we are gonna sticky kick the phlegm out of every card puzzle
and that sticky Owen Hart's sticky body.
Do you like it so far?
[crowd cheering]
Well, [growls] what a rush!
[Ross] Well, I think hawk's been gargling with razor blades again.
Nonetheless, ladies and gentlemen, they could very well be
tag-team champions come April 20th.
However, speaking of champions, the Hitman, Bret Hart tonight
attempts to take away the Intercontinental title from Rocky Maivia.
Plus, we'll see the Undertaker and Paul Bearer.
Will they be reunited tonight?
And up next, Honky Tonk Man, does he get his man?
[Vince] We are back with more Raw is War.
And here comes, ladies and gentlemen, The Honky Tonk Man.
Honky Tonk Man on the worldwide search for someone to, uh,
I call it pattern themselves after him.
That cloning thing is a little close to home.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you, I'm still shocked about Bret Hart.
Bret Hart says Americans have no family values.
I bet there's gonna be some little kids in Muncie, Indiana this Sunday night.
They're gonna have Hitman shirts on.
Bret Hart should think about that.
[Vince] All right, here he comes, ladies and gentlemen, The Honky Tonk Man.
He's ready to shake, rattle, and roll.
And take a look at that fine looking piece of machinery there, that guitar.
Welcome once again, Honky Tonk Man.
It's a pleasure.
Oh, personally, the Honky Tonk Man is having fun.
You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain.
Easy now, easy.
Watch that hair, now.
What kind of guitar is that?
To turn it on, wind it up, and blow it out.
[Vince] Look at him picking.
Honky Tonk man, ladies and gentlemen.
Be careful, that's a beautiful guitar, don't ever let that fall on the floor.
That's the finest instrument ever made.
[Vince] Finest Gibson ever made, huh?
Greatest Intercontinental champion of all time.
[Honky Tonk] Oh, whoo!
-And here comes the man… -[Honky Tonk] Great balls of fire!
[Vince] I don't know what you mean.
Here comes the man, ladies and gentlemen,
who definitely can play a little guitar and he sure can sing
and he's brought a friend with him.
[Lawler] Six year old guest manager, Nathan Arnold.
♪ I spend my day working hard On the go ♪
♪ But the hands on the clock Keep spinning too slow ♪
♪ Because I can't wait to be alone With my baby tonight ♪
♪ You know my baby's got me Wrapped around her little old finger ♪
♪ 'Cause she knows that I will walk to hell and back to be with her ♪
♪ I can't wait to be alone with my baby tonight ♪
♪ We'll leave every worry in this world behind ♪
♪ Baby, it's true, I got a one track mind ♪
♪ But it's hard to concentrate Around a girl like mine ♪
Come on.
[Vince] All right. Double J, ladies and gentlemen,
and little partner out there who's his guest manager for the night.
[bell dings]
[Lawler] Oh, Jesse James's hat is bigger than that little lad.
[Honky Tonk] The Honky Tonk Man likes the way
Jesse James sings. I'm gonna say that the search is almost over, McMahon.
It's almost finished now.
The Honky Tonk Man has narrowed it down and I've got some good stuff
for everyone tonight. i can promise you that.
[Vince] Certainly, we're looking forward to that. It'd been a long search for you.
[Honky Tonk] Brother, I'll tell you what, you shake my nerves
and you rattle my brain, McMahon.
Too much of you will drive a man insane.
[Lawler] Ha, you got that right.
The Honky Tonk Man has been on a roll and I really feel good.
I'm hittin' no more than 16 cylinders tonight.
[Vince] All right, here we go. and Double J there-- Oh.
Jesse right into his opponent.
[Ross] Jesse James with a tough clothesline there.
Jesse is a tough guy and of course Jerry Fox.
Now, Fox is getting outmanned right here.
[Honky Tonk] Jesse James has got some great moves, The Honky Tonk Man
has been really impressed. I've said it before,
but I'm getting tired of watching videotape.
I'm getting tired of watching matches.
I need to find that man and I need to find him quick.
[Vince] Well, you have your eyes on Mr. Fox or would it be Mr. James or…
Mr. James is on the top of the list right now, in fact.
[Lawler] Look at this, Honky. Wow.
That's the kind of stuff that impresses The Honky Tonk Man.
His singing. His dancing. All I got to do is find out if he can play the guitar.
[Vince] Well, I'm told he's not bad at playing the guitar.
[Lawler] You can fine tune any faults he has
in his wrestling ability, right, Honky?
[Honky Tonk] He needs help and I can give it to him.
[Ross] Uh-oh.
Jerry Fox is the one that needs some help.
This old pump handle don't feel too good.
[Vince] Oh! Down to the canvas. Into the cover, the count,
-and the victory just like that. -[bell dings]
[Vince] Very impressive. Wouldn't you say, Honky?
[Honky Tonk] I am extremely impressed. In fact, I've got a little to say,
I wanna go up there right now and talk to Jesse James.
I have something I wanna personally say to him.
[Vince] Yet to come tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
the reunification perhaps of the Undertaker and Paul Bearer.
Goldust goes one-on-one with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley tonight as well.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is here and we're told so is Sycho Sid.
And then Rocky Maivia against the Hitman.
Wait a minute. What's this?
I am extremely impressed with you, Jesse James.
You know, The Honky Tonk Man has been on a mission. Everyone knows that.
And I have never seen anything in my life like the thousands of cards and letters
The Honky Tonk Man has had
for me to hurry up and make my decision
on who I think will be the greatest of all time.
[Vince] Well, it has been a while.
I'm impressed with you. Can you imagine what
The Honky Tonk Man can do
with you following me through the airport and holdin' this nice guitar?
Can you imagine how The Honky Tonk Man can take your career all the way to the top?
[Lawler] Just imagine, McMahon.
Can you imagine what you'd look like with some jet-black hair?
I can even help you grow some sideburns.
[Vince] Oh, no.
[Lawler] You need some too, McMahon.
Think about how you would feel if you was dressed like The Honky Tonk Man.
I can get you some nice clothes to wear too.
[Lawler] From the Porter Wagoner collection.
But right now, I have a special presentation.
I have been waiting a long time to do this.
[Lawler] Hey, this is it, McMahon.
This guitar of mine has been in my family for years and years.
It's a heirloom.
-[Vince] A what? -[Lawler] Heirloom, McMahon.
And I wanna present it to you. I've never given one to anybody.
I've played a lot of tunes with it.
And, Jesse James, I want you to have it.
[Ross] Honky must have found his man.
Only you can carry this guitar. I found that out.
[Lawler] Unbelievable. There's the man.
We're seeing it, McMahon, a star is being born.
Are you willing to consummate this deal now and let's say,
you're The Honky Tonk Man?
[Lawler] This is an emotional night. I'm tearing up again.
All you have to do is say, "Yes, Honky Tonk Man. I'll own it.
I wanna be the greatest of all time."
[Lawler] Jesse James got tears in his eyes, too.
This is exciting.
To be perfectly honest, I'm breathless right now for a couple of reasons.
Honky Tonk Man, the world's greatest Intercontinental titleholder ever.
And for you, I know how much this guitar means to you.
This is music history, I'm holding in my hand.
I realize that, I don't know if everybody else does,
music history in my hands.
They want this guitar in the country music hall of fame.
They want it all in those hamburger restaurants around the country.
They want this thing put in a glass cage. That's how important it is.
Now, you wanna take it and take care of it for The Honky Tonk Man?
Honky Tonk man, honestly, I don't know what to say right now
but I think I know what to do.
[Lawler] Look at the tears.
[Vince] He's gonna…
I guess he's gonna play it.
[Lawler] Oh! Oh! What is he…
[Ross] Look what he's doing.
He knew exactly what to do.
[Lawler] What's he doing?
Why did you do that to my guitar?
[Lawler] That's a family heirloom.
Honky Tonk Man, it's a little out of tune for me.
[Lawler] You idiot.
[Vince] Double J, Jesse James wants nothing to do with The Honky Tonk Man.
He's his own man.
[Lawler] I can't believe it.
[Vince] And look…
Oh, my goodness.
What else is gonna happen tonight on Raw is War?
Let's take another look.
Oh, McMahon, I can't believe it.
He doesn't know long that guitar has been in the Honky Tonk family.
Honky Tonk Man is gonna be sleeping in the heartbreak hotel tonight.
Oh, my goodness.
And Honky Tonk man, look at him.
-He's all shook up. -[Lawler] Give him a handkerchief.
[narrator] And now, the WWE slam of the week,
featuring Cool Boarders by Playstation.
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[Vince] She is huge and look out how muscular Chyna is.
And wait a minute, look at this!
-[Ross] Unbelievable. -[Lawler] Wow!
[Ross] Bart Gunn weighs 270 lbs.
Chyna just slammed a 270-pound athlete.
She is dangerous.
[narrator] The WWE slam of the week was brought to you by Cool Boarders,
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["We Are The Nation" playing]
♪ We are the nation ♪
♪ Live and in color Don't diss the man ♪
♪ Because we'll bum rush your mother ♪
[Ross] Welcome back, everyone, to more Raw is War.
And these gentlemen know all about war.
♪ Got the power like the bear But quick like the cat ♪
♪ Two and two together Feel your face on the mat ♪
♪ You count the stars while The ref counts three ♪
♪ Hope you like to look at ceilings Because that's all you're gonna see ♪
♪ He's harder than a rock And he can't be stopped ♪
♪ You suckers step to the side Unless you wanna get dropped ♪
♪ The boys from the hood are on The m-i-c spitting out the lyrics ♪
♪ JC, Ice and Wolfie D ♪
♪ Clarence Mason is the boss Crossing T's and dotting I's ♪
♪ He tells the truth, the whole truth He never tells a lie ♪
[Ross] All right, ladies and gentlemen.
The nation and domination coming straight at you.
[Ross] Clarence Mason never telling a lie.
Remember always, by any means necessary.
[Vince] Yes, indeed. That is their motto.
And if you joined us at WrestleMania when we showed that Chicago street fight.
That was just about any means necessary.
If you look at this capacity crowd joining us tonight on Raw is War.
[Ross] Certainly, Faarooq conspicuous by his absence.
Faarooq who suffered during the Chicago street fight at WrestleMania.
A punctured lung, some bruised ribs, and a separated shoulder.
-Faarooq out of action right now… -[bell dings]
…but not for long.
[Vince] Indeed not for long at all.
And here we go, Savio Vega and Crush going to work now.
And that's Bell and O'Brien
having their problems as any tag-team in
the entire World Wrestling Entertainment. would have.
That's bell down on the canvas now.
Savio Vega one-on-one against Rod Bell.
And by the way, ladies-- Oh, look at this.
Look what's going on outside, like a pack of wolves.
[Lawler] Little extracurricular activity, McMahon. Don't worry about it.
[Ross] We're attempting, a little bit later on, if we can,
to find Shawn Michaels and to get a telephone interview with Mr. Michaels
who is resting, we certainly hope, in San Antonio, Texas,
his hometown where he won the World Wrestling Entertainment championship
back at the Royal Rumble.
Right now, however-- Oh, my goodness, head butt by Crush.
Crush and Savio of the Nation of Domination.
By the way, ladies and gentlemen, she's drop dead gorgeous and tonight
she learns love is not an option.
Don't miss Peta Wilson as La Femme Nikita coming up tonight at 10:00 p.m.,
9:00 p.m. central right after Raw is War.
[Vince] Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen,
former World Wrestling Entertainment. champion, Shawn Michaels.
-Are you with us, Shawn? -[Shawn] Yeah. I'm here.
[Vince] Shawn, obviously, the first question has to be
the effect of what we saw just last week
when Bret Hart had you in that figure four around the ring post.
What effect did that have on the knee?
[Shawn] What effect did it have?
Well, that screaming in pain I was doing last week was sort of a dead giveaway.
I certainly was-- by no means, was anywhere close to healthy last week.
And, you know, to say the least, I'm even less healthy this week.
[Vince] So, obviously, it's somewhat of a setback,
and I wonder if you would…
[Shawn] Yeah, I guess it would be a little bit of a setback, Vin-man.
[Vince] Would you care to have anything to say to Bret Hart?
[Shawn] Uh, I got a lot to say to Bret Hart but I'm not gonna
discuss it here over the phone. You know what I mean?
You bring everybody else, invite everyone else.
You know, now it's time for me to get my center. Invite me up. All right?
You wanna have me up next week?
I'll address Bret Hart live for everybody next week on Raw is War,
but not over the phone, all right?
I'll see you around, pal.
[Lawler] Hey, what? I had something to say him, McMahon.
[Vince] He hung up.
-[Lawler] Well, what? Is he crazy? -[Vince] No.
[Lawler] He wants to come here next week live and get face to face
with Bret "The Hitman" Hart after what Bret did to him last week?
And then Shawn Michaels comes here and admits that he's in worse shape
than he was, and now he wants to come back in his face again?
[Vince] I don't know. Anything can happen in
the World Wrestling Entertainment, no doubt about that.
And I, for one, look forward to Shawn Michaels joining us next week.
And right now-- Oh, look out!
[Ross] One thing that we cannot-- Oh!
We can't not talk about is Ahmed Johnson.
In my book, Ahmed Johnson is a marked man.
-[Vince] I beg your pardon? -[Ross] Oh, yeah.
Ahmed Johnson, for what Ahmed did to Faarooq,
no doubt Ahmed Johnson maybe living on borrowed time.
[Vince] Ahmed Johnson, no doubt watching this match-up, ladies and gentlemen,
as is Faarooq, convalescing.
And look at this, Crush from the second rope and the elbow strike
the part of the jaw of Adam O'Brien.
And look at this cover, if you would.
Talk about arrogance, yes, by any means necessary,
the Nation of Domination.
["We Are The Nation" playing]
-[Vince] Oh, come on. -[Ross] They're a street gang.
They're a bunch of thugs. That's all they are.
[Vince] That's right.
[Ross] And they say they're gonna take over South Africa later in the week.
[Lawler] These are your Americans that Bret Hart was talking about.
[Ross] Well, Ladies and gentlemen, let's take a special look at the man
that is called the most dangerous athlete in the world, Ken Shamrock.
Shamrock's an animal. I'm telling you.
-[Lawler] Who cares? -[Vince] Shamrock will snap on you.
Shamrock now, with no time wasted right behind him.
-[Lawler] There you go, Billy. -[Vince] He set him up.
It's exactly what-- Oh, no!
Oh, Billy Gunn tapping out, Billy Gunn screaming.
Shamrock can snap that ankle if he wanted to, but he didn't.
He can snap that ankle like a twig and he didn't do it.
[bell dings]
[Ross] The Raw enthusiast for Ken Shamrock
and his No Holds Barred fighting technique is exciting,
but would he be able to achieve the same level of success
against the caliber of an athlete such as Bret "The Hitman" Hart
or another top WWE Superstar?
Shamrock thinks he can and he's not alone.
[Vince] Ken Shamrock in a No Holds Barred exhibition
right here next week on Raw is War.
Plus, when we return, ladies and gentlemen,
Paul Bearer, will he be reunited with the Undertaker?
Stay tuned.
[Vince] Explosion, contusion, concussion!
[rock music playing]
[Vince] Welcome, everyone, yes! If you just joined us,
welcome to Raw is War.
And tonight, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is gonna join us right here.
[Ross] Plus, ladies and gentlemen,
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and Goldust, it's personal,
and they're gonna go one-on-one tonight, no Marlena, no Chyna at ringside.
This has been such an emotional night already, McMahon.
We've seen a family that has been torn apart put back together,
we've seen The Honky Tonk Man's guitar torn apart.
And if we see Bret "The Hitman" Hart take the Intercontinental title
from Rocky Maivia, it maybe too much. I don't know if i can stand it.
Well, speaking of reunifications, when we left you last week,
you wondered whether or not Paul Bearer was gonna be reunified,
so to speak, with the Undertaker.
[Lawler] Oh, no! What about that?
[Ross] Paul Bearer apparently had left a distraught Mankind and approached
the Undertaker in an apparent reconciliation.
Undertaker, I wanna walk with you again on the dark side.
[Mankind] Please, Uncle Paul. I'm all alone,
and I don't like it.
Take me back, please. Please, take me back.
Take me back, Undertaker. Take me back.
Undertaker, I've made a mistake.
I admit it, but I did it for you. I've told you, I've done it all for you.
I let you become your own man.
I let you find yourself, Undertaker.
And now, you're the WWE champion where you should've been a long time ago
if it wasn't for me.
I held you back, but I'm sorry.
I need to come back home.
[Vince] Jimmy Swaggart, eat your heart out.
Undertaker, I know you're in the building.
Please come meet me. I'm begging you.
Please come face me, face to face.
Undertaker!
[Lawler] How insensitive can you guys be, McMahon?
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Vince] I think we're about to have an answer.
[bell tolling]
[Lawler] Get me another handkerchief.
[Vince] Paul Bearer…
could have his wish granted.
Was Paul Bearer somehow behind the Undertaker
when the Undertaker walked to the ring at WrestleMania?
Was he somehow spiritually connected to the man from the dark side?
[Ross] Well, the Undertaker no doubt,
the new World Wrestling Entertainment champion has six tremendous years
with Paul Bearer.
And, of course, the Undertaker scheduled to defend the WWE title against Mankind,
Sunday, April 20th in Rochester, New York
in an event they're calling "The Revenge of the Taker."
[Vince] And indeed…
Paul Bearer last week left Mankind.
You heard the pleas of Mankind, "Please, Uncle Paul, come back."
And Paul Bearer turned his back on Mankind.
As the Undertaker stands before this casket.
[Lawler] Yeah. And Mankind, he's been sort of an emotional wreck
like myself since he's been apart from Paul Bearer, too.
I mean he's been sticking the Mandible Claw on everybody in sight.
[Vince] And what about this past weekend on Shotgun Saturday night?
[Ross] Mankind was devastating with the Mandible Claw, but then,
what a heinous attack, Mankind applied the Mandible Claw
to WWE official, Gerald Brisco.
It was a-- It was a sickening sight.
[Vince] And Paul Bearer was nowhere to be found, was he?
[Ross] Paul Bearer did not-- Oh-ho!
Paul Bearer was not at ringside with Mankind.
They have not been together since last week.
Paul Bearer.
[Lawler] Come on in, Undertaker. Take him back.
[Vince] It wouldn't surprise me
if Paul Bearer got down on his hands and knees,
and begged the Undertaker.
Wait a minute, what's this?
[Lawler] Can you believe this?
[Vince] Wait-- Oh. Well, the Undertaker is locking that casket.
The Undertaker doesn't want any surprises here.
We've seen some surprises in those dark caskets before.
It's not gonna happen here tonight.
-The Undertaker-- -[Lawler] You guys don't believe anybody
can be truly sincere, do you?
-[Vince] What, genuine? -[Lawler] Right.
[Vince] King, I would suggest you see the movie Liar Liar.
I would like for you to be able to tell the truth for one 24-hour period.
[Lawler] What does that mean?
Betrayal…
is something I can never forget.
[crowd cheering]
But it is something…
that I may be able to forgive.
[Lawler] Yes, yes, he's got a heart.
I didn't think he has one, but he does.
[The Undertaker] For one week's time…
my thoughts have been consumed.
For many years,
we took on the World Wrestling Entertainment together.
And together, we laid many people to rest…
and for that…
I do owe you.
I owe you, Paul Bearer.
[Ross] We are watching the reunification, ladies and gentlemen,
Paul Bearer and the Undertaker.
As Paul Bearer has asked to be reunified with the Undertaker.
Man, this is hard to believe.
[Lawler] It's heartwarming.
Look at Paul, he's in-- Oh!
[Ross] Oh, good grief. What a right hand!
What a right hand by the WWE champion.
[Lawler] What's he doing?
[Vince] The Undertaker.
Look at this.
[Lawler] He said he forgave him. Look out, Paul!
[Vince] Paul Bearer caught on his feet, and there's no place to run.
The Undertaker is gonna even the score with Paul Bearer.
Paul Bearer who brought Mankind to the World Wrestling Entertainment,
Paul Bearer who manages the man they call Vader, as well.
Paul Bearer who turned his back on Mankind just last week.
[Lawler] But he begged for forgiveness.
[Vince] Trying to bring the Undertaker back to his side, it didn't work.
The Undertaker not falling for it, and look at him grovel.
Look at him on his hands and knees.
uh-oh, uh-oh.
[Ross] Paul Bearer maybe digesting that urn before this night's over.
-Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute! -[Lawler] Under the ring!
[Ross] From behind, Mankind.
[Vince] No, no. Mankind's right underneath the ring.
-He's underneath the ring. He's-- Oh, no! -[Lawler] What?
[Ross] Oh, my God. Fire in the eyes, fire in the eyes.
[Vince] Mankind just exploded right in the face-- Oh, no.
Mankind and Paul Bearer embracing as the Undertaker is in pain.
[Lawler] It was a setup, you idiots. [laughs]
[Vince] And Sid coming up. [Lawler] What's he doing?
[Vince] Sycho Sid coming down, going after Mankind.
[Lawler] Run away!
[Vince] Sid going after Mankind, trying to get his hands on him.
Mankind may have done permanent damage to the Undertaker.
What a setup!
[Ross] The WWE champion just had a ball of fire hit him right in the face.
And obviously, the Undertaker is in excruciating pain.
His eyes had been damaged, but to what degree?
[Lawler] It came right out of the Mandible Claw.
That Mandible Claw is great.
[Vince] Oh! Undertaker not knowing who is there.
He may think it's Mankind.
Undertaker--
Oh, no, he just went under the ramp.
Undertaker right out in front of everyone, crawling into the fans.
[Lawler] He'll get no sympathy from those idiotic fans.
It's just like Bret Hart says, they thrive on this. Look at them.
[Ross] Undertaker with perhaps his face burned.
Undertaker. Can you smell that? I can smell flesh or something.
It's just hideous as he walked by here.
[Vince] And the officials trying to get to the Undertaker.
They're trying to assist him in some manner,
and the Undertaker is right out in the middle of all of this.
[Ross] He needs an ambulance.
[Vince] He doesn't know where he is.
Undertaker in trouble.
[Vince] We are back, ladies and gentlemen. and let's show you this horrible incident,
the setup on the part of Paul Bearer and Mankind.
Mankind was behind the Undertaker, and watch this,
the Undertaker sees something and tries to block it.
Look at that blinding fire right in his eyes.
Another angle of it, look at this.
Oh, devastating.
[Ross] Mankind was hiding under the ring.
And watch this ball of fire right across the face of the WWE champion.
[Vince] Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen,
two-time WWE champion, Sycho Sid. Your reaction to what we just saw, Sid?
Well, I'm gonna tell you, Vince McMahon, this is a message to you, Mankind.
if you wanna play with fire, you're dealing with someone
that knows exactly what to do with fire.
See, your problem is you mess with the Undertaker.
And that was your mistake, just like Bret Hart messed with Sycho Sid,
and that was his mistake.
Now, I'm gonna say something, at WrestleMania XIII,
at that night, yes, the Undertaker was a better man than me,
but he will always be a better man than you.
And you are playing with fire.
And you will play with fire with the Undertaker,
and you will burn in hell.
[Vince] And that's from the former WWE champion, Sycho Sid.
An empathic gratitude goes out to Sid to come down
to try to help the Undertaker. And we will attempt to get an update
on the condition of the Undertaker as we progress.
[Lawler] I'm starting to worry about Mankind.
-[Vince] What? -[Lawler] That mandible claw,
we knew it wasn't human. It must've been some kind of bionic thing
that short circuited and it exploded. His arm could be hurt.
[Ross] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley to meet Goldust, ladies and gentlemen,
as we take you back to WrestleMania.
Now, what watch this footage.
Look at this, the knee into the back.
But unfortunately, Chyna.
Look what she's doing to Marlena.
Little Marlena! Little Marlena!
-And on the inside… -[Lawler] Whiplash.
[Ross] …the Pedigree applied.
And with that distraction, Goldust on the receiving end of The Pedigree.
And then just last week, look at this display of strength, that's awesome.
[Ross] Bart Gunn is 270 pounds,
Chyna is dangerous and off the page strong.
[Vince] However, tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
there is no Chyna and there is no Marlena who, as we speak,
is resting comfortably with bruised ribs as comfortably as she can.
Here comes Goldust.
Well, Goldust! Look at that, whipping that wig off right in the face.
And Goldust going after Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
And Goldust just-- Oh! Look at him, pummeling down in the corner.
[Lawler] Come on, Ref, get in there and stop him.
[Vince] Goldust with a right hand on the tip of the jaw.
[Ross] Goldust with a clothesline.
Goldust just all over Hunter Hearst-Helmsley
and Helmsley is gonna be taught a lesson tonight.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] Still to come tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
and if you've just joined us, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
will he here tonight on Raw is War.
Plus, "The Hitman" Bret Hart,
will he be the intercontinental champion for the third time?
Ho!
We'll find out tonight in his match-up with Rocky Maivia.
Right now, it's Goldust one-on-one with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley
with their second-to-corner people, if you would,
barred from the ringside area.
[Ross] Oh, Goldust is whooping Hunter like a government mule here,
the winner of the best hair day, about as un-athletic a Slammy as you could win.
[Vince] And whipped to the buckle.
[Ross] Oh, moving now to the outside.
And Goldust means business tonight on Raw is War.
[Lawler] Ross, how many Slammys did you win?
[Ross] I wasn't even nominated. [Lawler] Right.
[Ross] How many did you win? I won as many as you did.
[Vince] And Goldust coming up from behind.
Oh, what a clothesline.
And again, ladies and gentlemen, hopefully,
we will have an update on the condition of the Undertaker who was burned.
And we have a report now that he was severely burned in the facial area.
We can't confirm that, but nonetheless,
we know what we saw here just moments ago.
[Lawler] I want an update on the Hart Foundation.
-[Vince] What? -[Lawler] The Hart family.
How are those kids doin' now?
[Vince] And right now, here we go, Goldust.
Oh, that'll make your ears ring.
[Ross] How somebody can hate Bret Hart as long as you have, King?
And now you're singing his praises.
[Lawler] Well, obviously, Bret Hart has finally seen the light.
He's wised up. He's seen the light, McMahon.
Sort of like the Undertaker did, he saw the light, didn't he? Haha!
-But see… -[Vince] That's not funny.
[Lawler] I'm an emotional guy.
I can see that you two guys are very insensitive.
I mean, just… It's a bit an emotional day for me.
[Vince] It has definitely been an emotional night
here tonight, ladies and gentlemen, on Raw is War.
[Lawler] This morning, I got awakened by a call from my good friend
Barry Manilow, he's getting sued, McMahon.
A judge in Arizona is suing Barry Manilow because he said his concert was too loud.
Give me Clarence Mason's card, i said to him…
And Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, now the aggressor.
[Lawler] My good friend from Memphis, John Daly had to check into
-Betty Ford clinic again. -[Ross] Again?
[Lawler] Easter Bunny left me no basket yesterday.
[Vince] And right now, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley with Goldust
and slams him down on the ramp.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, take nothing away from this man's athletic prowess,
he is quite the competitor, but with Chyna in his corner, he is awesome.
[Ross] Well, they're both former Intercontinental champions,
Goldust, a two-timer.
And, of course-- Oh!
What a clothesline by Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
When you add Chyna to the, um, the Helmsley…
[Lawler] Equation.
[Ross] …equation and greeting if you will,
he is off the page.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley in control of the moment.
Not likely to stay that way, however,
Goldust can very easily recall what has happened to Marlena.
and most of it, thanks to Helmsley and, or his sidekick, Chyna
who is barred from ringside here tonight.
[Lawler] Goldust kicked you in the side.
[Vince] In the squared circle, Goldust, now,
with an opportunity to even things up somewhat.
Goldust on his feet, maybe not for long.
Oh, whipped to the ropes, and a high knee to the part of the jaw.
[Ross] Goldust came here wanting to settle a score with Helmsley,
it looked like he was gonna get it done in the early going,
but Helmsley showing his great resiliency, is turning things around here.
And again, ladies and gentlemen, if you're just joining us,
we thought for sure another score was gonna be settled between brother-in-laws,
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog, but that didn't happen.
[Lawler] No, it didn't happen thanks to The Hitman because he came out here
and he told everybody the truth for a change, McMahon.
[Ross] That match ended in a no decision, by the way, for the European title.
[Lawler] You got to admit, people in this country are kind of sick.
Look at those Heaven's Gate idiots.
[Ross] Why don't you move to Canada, somewhere?
If you want to, or Germany, or South Africa, Kuwait, wherever.
[Lawler] Why don't you move to San Diego, Jim Ross?
Follow that comet.
[Ross] All right. Never mind.
[Ross] Join a cult or something.
[Vince] Bret Hart claiming to both the Bulldog and his brother, Owen Hart
"I need you."
[Lawler] "I love you, man."
[Vince] I couldn't believe that one.
[Ross] Oh! Goldust to the buckle.
And Goldust with the opportunity. and thus far, I must say,
he has not cap-- Oh, neckbreaker. He's not capitalized.
Here we go, Helmsley with the cover, hooks the leg, and a kick-out by Goldust.
[Lawler] You couldn't believe it when Bret Hart told his brother he loved him?
You wouldn't love your own brother, McMahon?
[Vince] That's not a question.
[Lawler] You're from the United States, the country that gave us the Civil War.
-Brother against Brother. -[Vince] Oh, come on.
Certainly there's nothing wrong with any individual in America
exercising their first amendment rights.
Bret Hart has a problem with that.
[Ross] Lord knows, King, you've made a living out of exercising
your first amendment rights here on Raw every darn Monday night.
[Vince] Oh! Freedom of expression,
they only express themselves any more than you.
Here we go with another cover, hooked the leg and…
No. Kick-out by Goldust, again.
[Lawler] I think i figured it out, McMahon, you're still upset
because Bret Hart knocked you on your keister, huh?
[Vince] Obviously, I did not appreciate that, I must say.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley in control.
Helmsley trying to grind it out here,
and you wonder whether or not Goldust just had too much emotion
coming into this match-up to have his wits about him.
[Lawler] Hit him in eye, give him some stitches like Wade Boggs.
[Vince] Be quiet.
Thus far, Goldust has had a, pretty much, even opportunity
what do you say, JR? As it relates to Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
No one thus far, not even the King, no one has been involved in this match.
[Ross] Well, one thing about it is, if anything,
Goldust may have been too emotional in the early going.
He may have peaked too early.
Who wouldn't be emotional on a night of emotions?
And-- Oh, would you please snap out of it?
Well, it's an emotional night, McMahon.
Yeah, well, Marlena, unfortunately, is at home suffering from bruised ribs,
Chyna barred from ringside.
This is the opportunity for Goldust to settle the score.
[Ross] Absolutely. One-on-one, the way it should be.
[Vince] And again, the official right there, looking in on the action.
[Lawler] Have you got another handkerchief, McMahon?
-[Vince] Stop it. -[Ross] We're running out of Kleenexes.
They're not even a sponsor.
[Vince] Better watch that forearm, make sure it doesn't
come underneath the chin area. Make sure it's not a choke.
[Ross] You gotta wonder what's going through Rocky Maivia's mind right now.
The biggest challenge ever in his career tonight,
defending the Intercontinental title against Bret Hart.
[Vince] Off the rope, Goldust. Here we go, and into a cover.
Two, and almost a count of three there.
Goldust back on his feet. Roundhouse misses by a mile.
Helmsley-- Uh-oh, look out.
DDT and Helmsley can finally put this one away.
Helmsley now with the cover, hooks the leg and…
-[Lawler] Got him. -[Vince] No. Right shoulder, right up.
[Ross] Helmsley getting a little frustrated
that he's not able to find the combination to keep Goldust down.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley against Goldust.
And this one goes back at least-- Again, Helmsley, hammering away.
[Lawler] What do you think Marlena's thinking right now,
sitting at home, watching her man, Goldust, getting pounded like that?
[Vince] I'm sure she's very proud of him for the effort he's putting out.
[Lawler] She's probably watching Return of the Jedi or something like that.
[Vince] A right hand.
Again, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley on the receiving end now,
they're trading blows.
And I'm surprised that-- Oh! That one had a little something behind it.
Goldust back on his feet.
Inverted atomic drop.
[Lawler] No fair.
[Vince] Right in the spine.
[Ross] Spine?
[Vince] And Helmsley feeling the consequences.
Coming up later on, ladies and gentlemen,
in its entirety, yes, La Femme Nikita.
Oh, my goodness, talk about a hot show.
As a matter of fact, maybe Peta Wilson can join you out here next week
and console you a bit, King.
I'm gonna tell you something, if Shawn Michaels is gonna show up here
next week, I may not even come.
[Ross] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley in control of Goldust, to the outside.
Helmsley keeping Goldust off balance here.
Helmsley has done a good job in countering Goldust
who started off this match very, very quickly,
but as we pointed out, Goldust miss-- Wait a minute.
-Look who's here. -[Vince] What do you mean?
-[Lawler] Oh, look. -[Ross] Look up on the stage.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley on the second rope,
Helmsley with a dive. Oh! Right into Goldust.
[Ross] Things do not look good for Goldust.
And look at her.
Loot at the muscularity on Chyna.
She has no business being here. Stay with us for more action.
We are back with more World Wrestling Entertainment action,
Raw is War, and Chyna looking on, Goldust versus Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
By the way, we just been handed a note, next week right here,
Mankind will meet Sycho Sid, but yet to come here tonight--
As matter of fact, immediately following this match-up,
we have "Stone Cold" Steve Austin--
-[Lawler] Look. -[Vince] Here she comes.
[Ross] And tonight, Rocky Maivia defends the Intercontinental championship
against "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
[Vince] This is not looking good.
[Ross] She's not supposed to be down here.
Chyna approaching the ring, there she is right now, down at ringside.
[Vince] Curtain call. Here we go, the curtain call
on Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and, oh! Look out from behind.
[Lawler] Look at this. Oh!
[Vince] What a kick to the ribs.
[bell dings]
[Ross] She may have broken Goldust's ribs with that kick.
Did you hear that impact?
Unbelievable, look at this,
Chyna with-- Oh, my goodness!
She knocks Goldust right down to the canvas.
[Lawler] La Femme Chyna.
[Vince] Get this Amazonian out of here.
[Ross] Goldust is 6'6", 270.
Just got knocked down by this cyborg female.
[Vince] Look at her.
[Ross] Chyna who has no business being down around the ringside area,
an automatic disqualification.
She was barred from ringside.
But look, Chyna and Helmsley perhaps have done what they wanted to do.
Hall of famer, Pat Patterson and an official trying to keep…
[Lawler] Look at this.
Get out of the way, you don't belong in there anyway, old man.
[Ross] Helmsley has lost-- Oh, no! Come on.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley wants to get at Goldust so badly.
[Lawler] What are they doing?
[Vince] Oh, wait.
-[Lawler] What? -[Vince] Look at this.
-[Lawler] What in the world? -[Vince] Patterson fighting back.
Hall of famer, Pat Patterson, fighting back.
Look at him hammer Helmsley without a doubt.
[Lawler] Call the cops. Look at this.
[Vince] Chyna now…
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Vince] A forearm in the back.
And Patterson down to the canvas.
[Lawler] Break his ribs.
[Vince] Chyna, a kick to the groin area.
Another one. Helmsley stomping.
-Look at this. Ooh! -[both yelling]
Look what they're doing to Hall of Famer, Pat.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Ross] Chyna and Helmsley.
And Goldust finally back up on his feet.
-Goldust with Helmsley. -[Lawler] Look out.
[Ross] And Chyna is still stomping Pat Patterson.
Goldust getting rid of Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
[Lawler] Look at Pat cowering in the corner from a woman.
[Ross] Look at this monstrous individual.
[audience cheering]
There's never been anything like her ever.
[Lawler] Look at that jaw.
[Ross] Talk about a genetic freak. Look at her.
-[Lawler] A what? -[Ross] Look at her.
-[Lawler] Come on in, Chyna. -[Ross] She's challenging Goldust.
Look, she wants to go.
[indistinct shouting]
[Ross] Goldust can't, as much as he wants to, he can't hit a woman.
He can't hit a woman.
[Lawler] When I tell her you called her a freak, she'll hit you.
[Ross] I said a genetic freak, look at her.
-[Lawler] What? -[Ross] She's put together
like no other woman I've ever seen.
Chyna who has no business at ringside,
the disqualification, the winner of the match is Goldust.
I don't know if he feels like a winner.
Still to come, ladies and gentlemen…
-[Lawler] Whoa. -[Ross] …again, an update
on the condition of The Undertaker,
Mankind setting The Undertaker's face on fire.
[rock music playing]
Plus, Rocky Maivia against Bret "The Hitman" Hart
for the Intercontinental Championship.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Ross] When we return,
stay with us, Stone Cold is gonna give us an earful.
[Ross] Welcome back, everyone, to Raw is War.
Let's take you back to earlier tonight.
The British Bulldog defending the European title
against Owen Hart, his brother-in-law.
When The Hitman would come to the ring,
we would soon find out
-Bret Hart's motivation. -[Lawler] It was heartwarming.
[Bret Hart] I want you to hear me loud and clear,
and I don't care about these people, not anymore.
[audience cheering]
Owen…
I love you.
[Lawler] That's heart-wrenching.
-[Lawler] It's beautiful. -[Ross] Come on, King.
[Lawler] Look at that.
[Ross] Regain your composure.
You'd like a group hug, huh?
[Lawler] You better shut up, Ross.
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, there'll be no tears shed for this man,
maybe The Toughest SOB to ever step foot in a WWE ring.
[Vince] Ladies and gentlemen…
[audience cheering]
…he is Stone Cold.
He is Steve Austin.
[audience cheering]
Mr. Austin…
Mr. Austin,
first thing we'd like to, uh, ask you, if you don't mind,
is your viewpoint of WrestleMania.
My viewpoint on WrestleMania is just this…
Let me clear the air because I never ever said I quit.
[audience cheering]
Ken Shamrock could've went out there with ten hearing aids
taped to his fat little head,
and he never would've heard it because I never said it.
Bret Hart says he beat me to a bloody pulp.
That's the biggest bunch of BS I ever heard,
because I knocked the hell out of my head on a guardrail.
Bret Hart, you didn't do a damn thing.
[audience cheering]
On your best day, which was at WrestleMania,
you never got the job done.
You hooked your little Sharpshooter, I'll give you that.
The only reason Stone Cold went out
was because my head was pumping out more blood
than my heart was giving.
You're the biggest piece of trash I've ever met in my life.
[audience cheering]
You talk about coming to the WWE, making a big comeback,
because the people needed a hero.
You talk about being what you thought the people wanted you to be.
That's the biggest bunch of BS I ever heard again.
[audience cheering]
You can look at Steve Austin
and you can think whatever you want.
You can think I'm a class act,
or you can think I'm the biggest jackass you ever met,
but the bottom line is, I ain't changing for nobody.
[audience cheering]
You put me in this ring,
and when the bell goes off,
whether you got me against a good guy
and the people boo the hell out of me
or you got me against a bad guy
and they cheer me, it doesn't make a damn.
I am the 1996 King of the Ring.
All I set out to do
when the bell rings is whip somebody's [bleep]
and you ain't gonna like how I do it, but I'm damn sure gonna get the job done.
[audience cheering]
I'll say something to Bret Hart right now.
If you ain't in the back crying,
if you ain't quit the WWE again,
put on a clean pair of panties and get your [bleep] out of here
because I'll beat the hell out of you right now.
[audience cheering]
[Bret Hart] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
you got a lot of nerve even showing up here tonight,
'cause you know and I know
that I, plain and simply, just kicked your [bleep] at WrestleMania XIII,
and you might not like it.
You don't like a good hyena.
You think you'd have come back with your tail between your legs,
but the fact is you don't got a tail,
but for a hyena,
you don't look like you're laughing very much,
'cause you just got your butt kicked by the real king of the jungle.
And you can talk about how your head got busted open,
but your head got busted open, 'cause I threw you into that railing.
And I threw you from pillar to post.
And I beat your [bleep] from one end of that ring,
-and you don't like it. -Let me tell you--
[Bret Hart] But it's happened once,
and it'll happen again and again and again.
But you know what?
I'm finished with you.
-No, you're not. -I'm finished.
-I don't wanna see you. -You have to kill me.
You'll have to kill me to be finished with me.
[audience cheering]
You go get the Bulldog,
you go get Owen Hart,
tell them to go get some crowbars to pry me off of your [bleep].
-I don't need anybody-- -You're not gonna be finished with me.
I didn't need anybody at WrestleMania XIII,
and I didn't need anybody in the Survivor Series.
-Then next time… -I can beat you on my own,
and I've proven it time in and time out.
The next time we get in this ring,
if you thought like I look like a bloody mess at WrestleMania XIII,
I swear on my life you will look ten times worse than that.
And hear this,
one of these days,
I'm gonna look down at your grave,
and it's gonna say,
"Here lies Bret "The Hitman" Hart,
the biggest piece of crap that ever walked the face of the earth."
[audience cheering]
And the reason he's laying here
is because Steve Austin whipped his pink and black [bleep]
and that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so.
-[audience cheering] -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Ross] Boy, you talk about intense, King.
This is something off the page right here.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin wants to get his hands on Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
And by golly, it could happen right here tonight.
I'll tell you something, up next, Rocky Maivia.
There you see The Rock will defend the Intercontinental Championship
against Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
And we all remember last week,
Bret Hart left the announce position,
and from behind trying to take out Rocky Maivia's knee.
What a heinous attack,
but will Bret Hart become the Intercontinental Champion
for the third time?
Bret Hart and Rocky Maivia for the Intercontinental title.
And remember, Stone Cold's in the house.
[Vince] Welcome back, everyone, to more Raw is War.
And here he comes now.
Here comes Bret "The Hitman" Hart,
a man who has unquestionably turned
the World Wrestling Entertainment upside down as of late,
and a man who will square off against Sycho Sid,
ladies and gentlemen, on April the 20th,
who will again have the pleasure of being In Your House.
And Sid with a big score to settle with "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
But will The Hitman be defending the Intercontinental title
when he faces Sid April 20?
-That's-- -[Lawler] Where is The Hitman?
[Ross] I'm sure he will join us in a moment.
Again, Bret Hart, ladies and gentlemen,
if he wins the Intercontinental Championship here tonight,
will win it for the third time, much to the chagrin of Rocky Maivia.
Maybe Bret's hugging Owen and Bulldog some more.
[Lawler] Ah, there he is.
Don't start again, Ross.
[Ross] Here comes Mr. Family Values himself.
Here comes Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
The man who, uh, broke up the melee
between his brother and his brother-in-law
because he said, "I need you."
I think it was for selfish reasons and selfish reasons only.
Bret Hart to go one-on-one with Rocky Maivia
for the Intercontinental Championship.
And speaking of which, ladies and gentlemen,
everyone remembers what happened just last week
when Bret Hart did this to Shawn Michaels from behind.
Much like he attacked Rocky Maivia as well that same night.
Look, look at this. Look what he did to Shawn Michaels.
[audience shouting]
We spoke to Shawn earlier.
Via telephone next week,
Shawn Michaels will join us on Raw is War.
-I can't wait to see what happens. -[announcer] His opponent,
-from Miami, Florida… -[Ross] And here comes, everybody,
the reigning Intercontinental Champion, Rocky Maivia,
the man who will defend indeed,
and lady luck has been riding on his shoulders as of late.
-[announcer] …Rocky Maivia! -[Ross] Will his luck run out tonight?
It almost ran out at WrestleMania.
However, what a sight it was.
Rocky Johnson and Rocky Maivia, father and son, ladies and gentlemen,
in the ring at the same time at WrestleMania.
Boy, Rocky's got that intense look tonight.
Rocky Maivia realizes that this is the toughest match
that he has ever been in.
[Vince] And you can bet that his dad, Rocky Johnson,
is at home in Florida watching this contest,
knowing full well he has to keep his word
not to interfere in his son's matches any longer.
But who could've blamed him
-there at WrestleMania? -[bell dings]
[Lawler] Yeah, I guess, your word means nothing here in the US.
See, Bret Hart was probably right.
-[audience booing] -[Ross] What do you mean?
[Lawler] Just like that, Rocky Johnson obviously gave his word to his son,
his own flesh and blood, his son, "I give you my word, son.
I'll never interfere in any of your matches."
What happens the very first match?
Rocky Johnson sticks his big nose in there.
He's a liar, just lying to his son like he means nothing.
-Family values. -[Ross] Oh, stop it.
-[Lawler] What? -[Ross] All right.
-To the corner now. -[referee yells]
Threatening gesture on the part of Rocky Maivia.
He will not be intimidated, Rocky will not.
-I can tell you that. -[Lawler] He'll be disqualified.
[Ross] He wasn't intimidated by Vader.
He hasn't been intimidated by any individual in the WWE.
I don't even think he's gonna be intimidated by The Hitman.
By the way, ladies and gentlemen,
Tuesday night fights knock me out indeed, and they'll knock you out as well.
Yes, tomorrow night here on USA,
Héctor "Macho" Camacho against Sugar Ray Leonard…
[audience shouting]
…tomorrow night here on USA.
[Lawler] My money's on Camacho.
[Ross chuckles]
The Hitman now back in the ring.
And you can bet Bret Hart, whether you like him or you don't,
is the master of psychology
and obviously still the excellence of execution
when it comes to wrestling maneuvers and holds.
[Lawler] Okay. What about that?
He offered his hand in, in friendship.
He offered a handshake.
[Ross] And I think it looks like you, uh…
Would you please snap out of it?
Offered a hand in friendship? Please!
What would you know about friendship?
[Lawler] What do you mean?
[audience chanting] USA! USA!
-[Lawler] I got friends. -[Ross] You do?
-In low places. -[Lawler] Hey.
[Ross] Maivia, 6'5", 275, is a big time athlete.
There you see Tony Atlas, former WWE tag champion
with, uh, Rocky Maivia's dad, Rocky Johnson.
"The Hitman" Bret Hart
from behind, takedown nicely done.
Working on the armbar.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
-I'm starting to figure something out. -[Ross] What?
[Lawler] What's Tony Atlas doing at ringside?
Obviously, Rocky Johnson,
Rocky Maivia's old man, has sent Tony Atlas in his place, huh?
-[Ross] Stop. -[Lawler] Let me tell you.
Hey, Tony Atlas, can you hear me?
You try to get involved in this, The Hart Foundation will take care of you.
[Ross] Let's knock it off.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart,
-with an elbow attempt, pulled-- -[Lawler] Ah!
[Ross] A fast one, two!
And a kick-out by The Hitman Bret Hart, right back up.
You got to respect the athletic ability of Rocky Maivia.
And I'm sure Sycho Sid is getting an eyeful here.
Sycho Sid and Bret Hart to meet on Sunday, April 20th,
in Rochester, New York, when we return to In Your House.
And what about right here next week,
Sycho Sid and Mankind, that is a huge match-up right here
next Monday on Raw is War.
[Vince] Yes. Sid versus Mankind next week.
Uh-oh.
[Ross] Things to get awfully hot for Sycho Sid next week
if tonight is any indication.
[Vince] And again, a near fall there.
And again, ladies and gentlemen, we are still waiting
on the progress report of the condition of The Undertaker.
Although we've been told that The Undertaker
is out of the building.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you, it's been a tough week for WWE officials.
This weekend, Gerald Brisco gets the Mandible Claw from Mankind.
And here tonight, Pat Patterson gets into a physical altercation
just defending himself against Hunter Hearst-Helmsley,
and the word we have is that Pat's gonna be okay.
[Lawler] Ha! Let me just say this right now.
Nobody, I mean, no man, no woman, no child
should ever step foot in this ring unless they can defend themselves.
The old men, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco,
they got no business in there.
[Ross] Rocky now, reversing things on The Hitman,
working into the shoulder area.
Look at Rocky go.
Good strategy by Rocky Maivia to pick out a body part and focus on it.
Main thing you wanna do here is keep Bret Hart off that vertical base.
[Vince] Tony Atlas, former tag team partner of Rocky's dad,
Rocky Johnson, looking on.
Unquestionably, a great heritage on the part of Rocky Maivia.
From the other side now, oh, what a knee to the midsection.
[audience cheering]
Bret Hart systematically trying to teach this young man a lesson
and now getting a little more aggressive.
High-impact blows to the back of Rocky Maivia's head by Bret Hart,
who would love to make this kid submit in the Sharpshooter.
No doubt about that.
"The Hitman" Bret Hart who has rocked the World Wrestling Entertainment
-with his comments as of late. -[grunts]
[Lawler] Well, he's finally telling the truth, finally tell it like it is.
Just took him a while to see the light.
Look at the faces of these fans out here. Do you think they care about Bret Hart?
-No, they're a bunch of ingrates. -[Ross] I think a lot of kids do.
I think a lot of kids that have Hitman shirts on,
those Hitman foam fingers and caps,
I mean, no pun intended, but their hearts have been broken.
Bret Hart has turned his back on every kid that he,
that used to look up to him.
And that's a, that's a shame.
Every kid in the States, that is.
[Vince] Bret Hart with a clothesline.
[audience booing]
Bret Hart looKing at this capacity crowd with disdain.
[Lawler] Why aren't they cheering for him?
No, they're not now. Look at them.
-[Ross] Bret Hart. -[Lawler] Don't worry, Bret.
Oprah Winfrey's got a show about people like this.
[audience booing]
[Ross] The Hitman lambasting last week the American public
for what their values are as if his are any higher.
Bret Hart espousing family values.
The Hitman Bret Hart is making reference to the fact that wherever he goes,
on an international basis,
we will still see the same Hitman Bret Hart
that we knew and loved and respected,
-but not here in the United States. -[audience booing]
[Ross] I wonder if Stu and Helen Hart,
who I'm sure are watching this tonight in Calgary, condone Bret's actions.
-[Vince] I'm sure they don't. -[Lawler] What?
[Vince] Bret Hart now, look at this.
[Lawler] You think Stu and Helen turned their backs on all of their children?
Come on! I saw the throat claw.
-[Vince] And Bret Hart. -[Lawler] Oh, wow.
[Vince] Look at this. Hammering away on Rocky Maivia.
Bret Hart claiming that's what the American people want.
They don't want a hero like he wanted to be a hero, no.
Like he wanted to bring so-called values to the WWE.
-[Lawler] He tried, but got rejected. -[Vince] Yeah.
[Ross] I understand "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
is pacing like a lion in the locker room area.
And when Austin's in the house and so is Bret Hart, anything can happen.
[audience shouting]
[Vince] "The Hitman" Bret Hart
wanting to be the Intercontinental Champion for the third time.
[audience shouting]
What's gonna be the result of this match?
Stay tuned, we'll be right back.
We're back with more Raw is War.
And "The Hitman" Bret Hart systematically taking Rocky Maivia apart.
Bret Hart has dominated Rocky Maivia in this battle
for the Intercontinental Championship.
And he no doubt is attempting to send a message
to everyone here in America.
[Ross] Well, Bret Hart says that, you know,
he, he tried to be a role model,
but that's not what the American public wanted,
or at least that's Bret Hart's rendition anyway.
[Lawler] That's the truth.
Why you guys are trying to make such a big issue out of this?
He told the truth.
Well, look at the, look at-- Wow, look at that.
Look at the heroes, the people we look up to now.
[Vince] A cover, a count, and a kick-out by Rocky.
[Lawler] What about people like O.J. Simpson?
-[Vince] Come on. -[Lawler] He's playing golf every day,
big smile on his face,
cameramen following him around, oh, he's a big hero.
Hey, what about Martin Lawrence, huh?
He gets arrested yesterday for punching some man while he's dancing,
and he's got his own TV show,
one of the most watched shows in the country.
Bret Hart, he comes out here,
tries to do what's right, tries to be, preach family values,
and the people spit on him.
[Vince] Oh, look, Bret Hart as far as I'm concerned is simply--
Oh, wait a minute, here we go! Small package and a big--
No.
Whoa, that was close.
And Bret Hart retaliating now with an elbow.
[Ross] An outstanding counter by Rocky Maivia,
but look how quick the maestro, the professor,
Bret Hart, gets right back on top of his game.
Just because the American public did not receive Bret Hart
in a way he, Bret Hart, wanted to be received,
Bret Hart then starts turning the tide.
[audience shouting]
Bret Hart then turns his back on all of his fans,
or at least those here in the United States.
[Lawler] Only after they turned their back on him.
-[Ross] Oh. -[Lawler] Oh, yes.
And nobody home.
[Lawler] I told you Rocky Maivia was lucky.
[Ross] Yes, and lady luck could very well be continuing to ride
on the shoulders of Rocky Maivia here tonight.
Intercontinental title up for grabs.
A succession of right hands. Look at hitman's head snap back.
-Here we go. Oh, down he goes. -[audience cheering]
Folks, we're gonna stay with this match-up until it has a winner.
[Vince] And at the conclusion of the match-up,
you'll see la femme Nikita in its entirety.
We're trying to stay with you as long as we can. Oh!
Here we go.
-And The Hitman… -[Lawler] What?
-[Ross] Fisherman suplex. -[Vince] One, two and--
Oh, that was so close.
[Ross] Rocky Maivia using that great athleticism
to get right back in this thing.
[Vince] Rocky, kick to the midsection, hard right hand.
Rocky Maivia now, here we go.
Belly to belly nicely done.
A cover. Hooks the leg, he has the leverage and--
Uh-oh, almost a victory, almost.
[Ross] Maivia is bigger.
He is stronger, and he is younger than The Hitman,
and he's taking it to the challenger right now.
[Vince] Reversal now, off the rope,
-Bret Hart look at this, and, oh, yes! -[Lawler] Oh.
-[audience cheering] -[Vince] DDT.
And The Hitman Bret Hart is in trouble and Rocky Maivia senses victory.
[Lawler] And listen to these people.
[Vince] What an upset this would be.
Rocky now going upstairs to polish off The Hitman…
-[referee] One… -[audience cheering]
[Vince] …trying to get his balance now,
trying to time this one perfectly with a fine body press.
-Rocky, yes! He hits it. -[Lawler] Whoa.
[Vince] One! Oh, no, Bret rolls through.
Bret rolls through!
Bret rolls--
Oh, did he get him? No!
[Ross] No.
That was so close.
[Ross] I'm not sure the referee got a good look at that.
Bret Hart may have had the shoulders down for the three-count.
[Vince] And Rocky Maivia now.
And there he was suckered into the corner. Uh-oh.
Bret Hart suckered him to the corner. No!
-[Lawler] Oh. Look at this. -[Vince] This is what happened
to Michaels just last week. Look at this.
Bret Hart now with that figure four.
-Bret Hart trying to teach-- Oh! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Ross] Bret's trying to break Rocky Maivia's leg
just like he tried to break Shawn Michaels's leg last week.
[Lawler] Shawn, take a look at this.
This is will happen to you if you come next week.
[bell dings]
-Rocky Maivia… -[Lawler] What?
…screaming in anguish.
Bret Hart decided he didn't care about the title.
He wanted to teach this young man a lesson.
And he won't let go.
Bret Hart will not let go.
Look at him hanging on.
[Lawler] Your luck has run out, Rocky Maivia. [laughs]
[Ross] And Bret Hart…
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Ross] …continuing to apply…
Hey, wait a minute. Here's Stone Cold.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Ross] Stone Cold.
-Stone Cold is attacking The Hitman. -[Lawler] What is he doing? Look at this.
[Vince] Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
The Bulldog, just like a pack of wolves.
All three of them now trying to get Stone Cold down.
[Lawler] It's a family thing, McMahon. You wouldn't understand it.
[Vince] This is no family reunion, this is a family mugging.
-[Ross] Oh! -[Vince] Look at this.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is bringing the help on Rocky Maivia.
-Look, look at that. -[Lawler] Watch his face.
[Vince] The Legion of Doom coming down.
[Lawler] Run away.
Animal, Hawk coming down to clean house, but the damage has been done.
-[audience shouting] -[Lawler] Uh-oh, they're cut off.
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, he's got to Bret.
Stone Cold going after Bret Hart.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, look at him.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin wants to get The Hitman Bret Hart.
[audience cheering]
So long, ladies and gentlemen, till next week.
Oh! ong, ladies and gentlemen, till next week.