[narrator] In 80 countries,
in seven languages,
to over a half billion homes each week,
the World Wrestling Entertainment,
the worldwide leader in sports entertainment.
[siren blaring]
["Thorn In Your Eye" playing]
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Too much dark And not enough sky ♪
♪ Why am I the thorn in your eye? ♪
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Live from Evansville, Indiana.
Tonight, Raw is War.
Welcome, everyone, to Raw is War.
Vince McMahon here along with Good Ol' JR,
where tonight, JR,
the Tag Team Titles will be up for grabs.
We have reluctant tag team partners
in Shawn Michaels and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Well, they've got a great opportunity to leave Evansville tonight
with the Tag Team gold from The Hart Foundation.
[Mr. McMahon] And will Paul Bearer give up The Undertaker's secret here tonight?
[Ross] Or will The Undertaker reunite with Paul Bearer
-here tonight at Evansville? -[Mr. McMahon] And to kick things off,
The Legion of Doom take on two members of The Hart Foundation.
[Ross] Yes, you're gonna see Brian Pillman in this first match here on Raw
join forces with The Anvil, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
in a slobberknocker against the LOD.
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[Mr. McMahon] Oh, my! Here he comes!
[crowd cheering]
He's the toughest SOB in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And the more Steve Austin cheats, the more people cheer him.
Go figure.
Austin teaming up with Shawn Michaels and their mutual dislike for each other
is only exceeded by their mutual dislike for Bret Hart
and The Hart Foundation.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] It's an enigma.
Fans really supporting "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Ross] I'll tell you, the big question though remains.
Can Austin and Shawn Michaels coexist?
And how is Shawn Michaels gonna be able to perform
-after being off for almost four months? -["Sexy Boy" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Here he comes, back in action!
He's the Heartbreak Kid,
the most flamboyant WWE Superstar of all time.
[crowd cheering]
Whether you like him or whether you don't,
unquestionably, this man's athleticism is exceeded by no one.
But as you stated,
is there gonna be ring rust on Shawn Michaels?
We're about to find out tonight
if Michaels and Austin, reluctant tag team partners,
team up in an attempt to take away the gold
from the British Bulldog and Owen Hart.
And JR's in the ring.
Gentlemen, I don't wanna start an argument here
but I know that everybody's wondering the same question.
Can you two men put aside your personal differences
and coexist tonight
in an attempt to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions?
Can you coexist?
[Stone Cold] Since I'm the captain of this--
Who says you're the captain?
Shut up.
As far as being the captain of this tag team,
you're damn right I can coexist with anybody
if it means taking something from The Hart Foundation.
But let's get this straight,
I still don't like your sorry ass.
-[crowd cheering] -I got news for you, pal.
Nobody likes me
but tonight, the two meanest SOBs in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
you and me, are gonna kick some ass.
[crowd cheering]
-["What a Rush" playing] -[Mr. McMahon] Uh-oh! What's this?
♪ What a rush ♪
The Legion of Doom!
And you wonder if comments by Austin or Michaels provoked LOD.
They're scheduled for our first match.
-[imperceptible] -[crowd cheering]
You get by Bret? You get by Owen Hart?
You get by the Bulldog?
You two don't make them people any promises.
We can promise this…
-give us the title match! -[Mr. McMahon] What are they saying?
-You want one? -If you win.
-If we win? -If.
When we win, if you want a shot, you got it, pal.
It's a promise?
That's a promise.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] The Animal, Hawk, The Legion of Doom.
And Michaels and Austin…
-…'cause I ain't scared of nobody. -Okay. I'm not scared of anybody.
[imperceptible]
-I'll give them a shot. -I'll give them a shot.
[imperceptible]
[Mr. McMahon] We wonder whether or not they'll get along.
Oh, boy! Here we go!
["Hart Attack" playing]
[crowd booing]
The entire Hart Foundation.
And look, "The Hitman" Bret Hart is not on crutches.
[Ross] No wheelchair, no crutches for Bret Hart
as we're less than two weeks away from the King of the Ring
when Bret Hart is scheduled to meet Shawn Michaels.
[Mr. McMahon] And it would appear
The Hart Foundation is keeping their distance
from these four individuals in the ring.
Although again, when we return, ladies and gentlemen,
we will see Brian Pillman and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
lock up in a tag team action against LOD.
[music fades]
[Mr. McMahon] One week from this Sunday on pay-per-view,
the 1997 King of the Ring is presented by Super Soaker,
wetter is better.
It's the King of the Ring, only on pay-per-view.
Welcome back, everyone, in the squared circle.
The Legion of Doom, Animal and Hawk.
[Finkel] …for one fall.
Currently in the ring, from Chicago, Illinois,
and a total combined weight of 583 pounds,
Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal,
The Legion of Doom.
[crowd cheering]
["Hart Attack" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] They're back.
[Finkel] Their opponents,
at a total combined weight of 533 pounds,
members of The Hart Foundation,
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
and "The Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman.
[Mr. McMahon] We're ready for action. During the break,
The Hart Foundation said, "Adios" and went back to the locker room.
And officials were able to move Stone Cold and Shawn Michaels
out of the ring area,
so now I guess it's safe for The Hart Foundation to come back.
-[Ross] And interestingly enough… -[Mr. McMahon] Here we go.
[Ross] …Michaels and Austin did not leave together.
[Mr. McMahon] I don't imagine they're gonna be doing too much together tonight,
but they will attempt to win the Tag Team Championship.
And right now, we've got tag action, all right.
The official trying to get control-- Brian Pillman's on the outside.
[crowd cheering]
Animal and Hawk taking care of business at the moment,
Jim "Anvil" Neidhart…
-[imperceptible] -…and Brian Pillman.
[imperceptible]
[Mr. McMahon] The Anvil married into the family, so to speak, did he not?
[Ross] He certainly did. He married Bret and Owen's sister, Ellie.
Neidhart a brother-in-law.
Neidhart went to UCLA, with a political science major.
-[Mr. McMahon] A what? -Political science, believe it or not.
And he got the name "Anvil" by winning the anvil toss
at the Calgary Stampede.
[Mr. McMahon] Brian Pillman with Hawk and… Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Hawk the powerhouse.
Brian Pillman up for the ride.
Oh!
[Ross] This is not exactly the way Pillman wanted to make his Raw debut.
And of course, The Legion of Doom… Look at the power here.
…the only team in the industry's history
to win Tag Titles in the WWE, the NWA, and the AWA.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Here comes Animal and likewise,
here comes that big rhino, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart,
two powerhouses in there.
[Ross] Even though Neidhart never played a down of organized football,
he was invited to the Dallas Cowboy training camp
as a nose tackle.
-[Mr. McMahon] Whoa! -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Animal and Hawk doing exceedingly well for themselves
and, as JR stated,
were the more successful tag team combinations in history.
Frequent tag is made.
Highly unorthodox is Road Warrior Hawk.
[crowd chanting] LOD! LOD!
[grunts]
[crowd chanting] LOD! LOD!
[Mr. McMahon] Capacity crowd very much in favor of The Legion of Doom,
very partisan crowd, I might add,
from Evansville, Indiana.
[Ross] My broadcast colleague of Shotgun Saturday Night, Brian Pillman,
certainly would love to leave here with a victory.
[Mr. McMahon] And double clothesline.
However, Pillman may be showing signs of ring rust
much like Shawn Michaels might be showing later on.
Pillman, unfortunately, suffering the ill effects of a drunken driver,
a horrible automobile accident.
And then, from there of course,
suffering even more ill effects at the hands of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
That's another story.
[Ross] It certainly is. And Pillman's been on the injured reserve
for about a year now
but he's back, ready to go.
But how healthy is he? We might find out right here.
-[Mr. McMahon] And… Oh, powerslam! -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Pillman… Whoa, look at that, sent…
Animal over the top to the outside, right in front of us.
Uh-oh! Wait a minute. Look out!
[Ross] Good Lord!
[Mr. McMahon] Animal just waylaid behind the official's back
by Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
Animal thrown back in.
The Anvil waylaid The Animal.
And right now, Brian Pillman will attempt to capitalize.
[imperceptible]
[Ross] Tag made there, and Pillman who, as a youngster,
suffered 33 throat operations for cancer treatment,
has had a chip on his shoulder his entire life.
Never has been happy with the cards that had been dealt him.
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh, and… oh! -[crowd cheering]
The Animal cleaning house.
And Hawk tagged in.
A clothesline, another one.
That'll get the big Anvil down. And Brian Pillman set up for the ride.
Whoa!
And you're right about the chip on the shoulder of Brian Pillman.
Nonetheless, Brian Pillman, on an athletic standpoint
has done exceedingly well for himself,
but it looks like he's gonna go up for a ride.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Wait a minute! Here comes The Hart Foundation.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no!
Owen Hart, the British Bulldog coming in.
[bell dinging]
The rest of The Hart Foundation members softening up The Legion of Doom.
It's four-on-two in there.
[Ross] You got to believe that was the entire objective
of The Hart Foundation.
Here comes Austin.
Here comes Shawn Michaels.
-All hell is breaking loose. -[crowd cheering]
[bell dinging]
[Mr. McMahon] Austin and Michaels cleaning house.
And look at this! Austin and the Anvil going at it and…
Oh, baseball slide, and unfortunately, Austin just nailed by…
[imperceptible]
[Mr. McMahon] …by his tag team Oh, no!
-Oh, no! Oh, no! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The next Tag Team Champions, perhaps,
are fighting like hell here.
How are they ever gonna coexist?
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels inadvertently
knocked Austin for a loop
in an attempt to hit Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
And just as we saw last week, these two do not like each other.
Nonetheless,
they are scheduled to compete as partners later on.
-[imperceptible] -[crowd cheering]
And it is taking a whole horde of individuals to break them apart.
[crowd chanting] LOD! LOD!
[Mr. McMahon] Austin and Shawn Michaels
still scratching, clawing, biting, kicking,
throwing fist, everything they can.
-[Ross] And believe me… -[Mr. McMahon] They have them apart.
And we shall return with more Raw is War.
["We're All Together Now" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] A heated situation continuing here
between Austin and Shawn Michaels.
Oh, my! Look at that incident. We'll be back.
[narrator] Sunny's Search and Soak Mission.
[country rock music playing]
Sunny, someone said you want to see me?
[Sunny] See you? No.
But I did wanna ask you if you thought the wet head was still alive.
Yeah. Yeah, I do.
-Good. -[clicking]
Because the rest of you is about to join it.
[The Honky Tonk Man screaming]
JR, was that The Honky Tonk Man being washed down the hallway?
You know, King, I believe it was.
[narrator] The Super Soaker CPS 2000
and the XP 85 Triple shot, allow you to deliver the fun.
[chuckles] Wetter is better.
[narrator] Super soaker. [gurgling] Wetter is better.
Welcome back, everyone, to more Raw is War.
Standing by, Paul Bearer whom we will get a word with
in just a moment.
However, right now, let's go back and take a look
at that incident between Shawn Michaels and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Oh! Right in the back.
[Ross] But it was an accident. It was inadvertent to say the least.
[imperceptible]
And there they go at it, again.
[Ross] I think Neidhart had a whole lot to do with that situation.
I think Neidhart turned Austin right into the deed.
Well, nonetheless, one way or the other,
we will have that match.
We are told, as reluctant as Austin and Michaels still might be
of teaming up,
they're gonna do it tonight.
And ladies and gentlemen, still to come right here tonight,
you're gonna see a first round King of the Ring match-up.
It's gonna be Jerry "The King" Lawler challenging Goldust
in the King of the Ring tournament.
Single elimination and anything can happen in that one.
Plus, ladies and gentlemen, in a very special challenge match
with some unique stipulations we'll tell you about later,
is Ahmed Johnson, one-on-one with the man they call Vader.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Joining us now, Paul Bearer, and…
Mr. Paul Bearer, I wonder if you spill the beans tonight,
are you concerned that any harm might come to you?
How stupid do you think I am, McMahon?
I have all the bases covered, brother.
The secret… oh, yes, the secret is safe this evening
with my attorney in my safe deposit box
and only he has the key to it.
So, if anything happens to me tonight,
the secret will be revealed one way or another.
Yes, I've changed.
My face have changed, my hair has changed,
my voice changed.
I'm not the same Paul Bearer anymore.
Not by far, my little pretty.
And this evening, Undertaker,
oh, yes, this evening, the clock is ticking down.
Yes, I will reveal the secret.
I don't give a damn anymore.
Before this program is over, the secret will be known
or you'll be back with me, Deadman.
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you very much.
[man] We are the Nation of Domination.
["Nation of Domination" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] And the secret likely to be revealed tonight.
But right now, we have a nation on its way to the squared circle.
And I might add, at the conclusion of this match-up,
we will attempt to get a word with The Undertaker.
The Nation of Domination,
there you'll see Faarooq, ladies and gentlemen,
the number-one contender
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship,
the man who will face The Undertaker for the WWE Championship
at the King of the Ring.
The leader of the Nation of Domination, Faarooq.
-[bell ringing] -[Finkel] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from the Nation of Domination,
weighing 284 pounds,
D-Lo Brown.
[Mr. McMahon] D-Lo Brown,
-Nation of Domination member. -["Spark Plugg" playing]
And here we go, start your engines!
His opponent from Mobile, Alabama,
weighing 232 pounds,
Bob "Spark Plug" Holly.
[Ross] Well, last week in Bob "Spark Plug" Holly's hometown
of Mobile,
it was quite a night for the former Intercontinental
and former Tag Champion
in a non-title match-up with Owen Hart.
You're gonna see Bob Holly,
score one of the biggest upsets in recent memory in the WWE.
Owen was going for the Sharpshooter,
and watch the counter.
It's a perfectly executed inside cradle.
A big upset for Bob Holly in his hometown last week
on Raw is War.
[Mr. McMahon] Bob Holly against D-Lo Brown,
and the Nation of Domination leader
who is now joining us, Faarooq,
as just did the rest of the Nation
back away from the ring area.
So, it would appear as though we could likely have a fair match,
and thank you for joining us.
You have the honor.
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, it is an honor indeed. The number-one contender…
[Farooq] Yes. And you know what…
I've got something to ask you.
Let me get right to the point, McMahon.
When you found out and knew
that I was gonna be the number-one contender,
what was your first thought on your mind?
[Mr. McMahon] My first thought? It's gonna be an extraordinary match.
[Farooq] No, I don't that think that was your biggest thoughts.
You had the fear of knowing
that, hey, you might be possibly looking at
the first Black World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
Just admit it, huh? Admit it.
[Mr. McMahon] I have no problem with you being the WWE Champion.
Although, I must say
that you haven't been one of my favorites through the years.
[Farooq] I didn't come out here to be a favorite.
I came out here to kick ass, and that's exactly what I've been doing,
and I will continue to do that.
You know, another thing?
See, people have a problem with me
because I get out here and tell them the truth, okay?
Let me just ask you something and tell me if it's the truth.
Was there a Civil War in this country?
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, there was.
[Farooq] Was there slavery in this country?
-[Mr. McMahon] Unfortunately, yes. -[Farooq] What color were the slaves?
[Mr. McMahon] What is the game you're trying to play here?
[Farooq] You see what you're looking at in that ring?
That's exactly what America wants to see,
a Black man against a white man. You know why?
Because we have come out here for so many years
trying to march up and down the streets, trying to make peace,
but you don't understand that.
But, see, once I start kicking my feet and swinging my fist,
I can get things done.
And let me get another point across to you.
When I get The Undertaker at the King of the Ring,
all of the Earth is gonna shake.
You know why? Because they are looking at
the first Black World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. But let me ask you a question.
As we're watching D-Lo Brown here against Bob Holly,
it would seem to me that all of a sudden, aren't you…
when we're talking about you playing the race card,
aren't you trying to patronize the Blacks?
[Farooq] Patronize? What do you mean?
[Mr. McMahon] I mean, we never heard any of this before.
I mean, you had your opportunity,
named number-one contender for the championship
and all of a sudden, you play the race card.
[Farooq] No, man. This ain't no race card.
This is true. This is fact. This is realism, okay?
Let me ask you something else.
Now, I'm your friend right here at this table.
I'm your friend at work,
I can be your friend in a carpool,
I'm your friend as long as my son is the best player
on your basketball team.
But what happens the next time, or when I move next door to you,
what do you do?
All of a sudden, I become a Black man.
The first thing you do is go out and bar up all the windows and doors
and buy two rottweilers to guard your yard. Why is that?
[Mr. McMahon] I'm not gonna defend
the fact that there is racism here in the United States--
[Farooq] Look. Look at that.
Look at that.
Look the way they're responding now once he's getting the edge on D-Lo.
[Mr. McMahon] You think they're cheering for Bob Holly
-simply because he's white? -[Farooq] It's been a known fact.
You know what, see, I think Faarooq didn't start this trouble.
Black people didn't start this trouble.
Hey, we were in our own country, on our own continent.
You came over there and got us.
This country was built on the back of a Black man.
[Mr. McMahon] Listen, a lot of what you say
happens to be true in terms of a factual nature.
But the way that you're trying to shape and mold all of this…
-[Farooq] See, see? -[Mr. McMahon] …again… Oh!
That'll be it.
-Again, you're trying to patronize-- -[Farooq] You see that?
That's exactly what The Undertaker is gonna get
at King of the Ring.
-He's a dead man. -[Finkel] …D-Lo Brown!
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you for joining us.
Faarooq, ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the Nation of Domination.
["Nation of Domination" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] And quite an impressive victory for D-Lo Brown.
[Ross] Well, D-Lo Brown's an outstanding young competitor.
And of course, the Nation of Domination has a lot of weapons.
They're a glorified street gang.
The leader, unequivocally, is the Faarooq who very well may be
the next WWE Champion.
No matter the color, Faarooq is a man, athletically speaking,
can beat anybody.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Standing by, ladies and gentlemen, The Undertaker.
And, Undertaker, I wonder if you wanna care to comment
on some of the mentions made by Faarooq,
your opponent at the King of the Ring.
[imperceptible]
[Mr. McMahon] We're having technical difficulties.
Oh, wait a minute. Let's see if we can go back to him.
And again, Undertaker, if you can join us, we had technical difficulty.
I wonder if you would answer the question, would you care to comment…
Listen, McMahon.
I've got almost two weeks to worry about Faarooq.
But in less than one hours' time,
I've got to make a decision.
A decision that can affect the rest of my life.
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you very much for joining us.
Up next, ladies and gentlemen, the King of the Ring, yeah!
First round action, Goldust against Jerry "The King" Lawler.
And speaking of The King, he is standing by
and, King, I wonder how you're gonna fare…
You hear the reaction here from this capacity crowd?
How are you gonna fare against the bizarre nature of Goldust?
Well, you know,
it seems our sissy friend is having a little identity crisis.
First, he was Dustin Runnels,
then he was Goldust,
and now he wants to be the King of the Ring.
When we all saw you out here with tears running down your face,
wondering why your old man, Old Dust, don't love you anymore.
Well, I know Dusty Rhodes, and he told me why.
It's because you married the biggest gold digger in Georgia,
then you put on a woman's wig
and you went around the ring kissing men like a flaming…
-But let me tell you something. -[crowd cheering]
They're gonna all have tears running down their face tonight.
Bring that gold digger into the ring and bring that brat, Dakota, with her.
-[Mr. McMahon] What? -Because I'm gonna tell you this.
They're gonna all have tears running down their face
when I'm through with you.
And what'd you name that brat, Dakota?
You should've named her target
because I heard everybody in Atlanta had a shot at it.
-[laughs evilly] -[crowd gasping]
-[Ross] Man. -[Mr. McMahon] Uh…
Let's take you now, ladies and gentlemen,
to a chair fit for a King.
[narrator] On Sunday, June 8th,
one mighty WWE Superstar will be crowned King of the Ring.
But you can feel like a king all summer long
with an official King of the Ring inflatable chair.
-You're the king. -No, no, no.
-You're the king. -Oh, no.
He's the king.
[mimicking Elvis] Thank you. Thank you very much.
[narrator] They're perfect to lounge about, inside or out,
and they make a great gift for kids.
To order, call 815-734-1161.
The chair cost $59.99, plus shipping and handling.
This is a limited time offer, so call now.
Oh, it's good to be the king.
[mimicking Elvis] Thank you. Thank you very much.
Hey, that's my line.
["Gold-Lust" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell dinging]
[Finkel] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is a first brawl match-up for the 1997 King of the Ring tournament.
Introducing first,
accompanied by Marlena,
from Hollywood, California,
weighing 260 pounds,
Goldust.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Goldust
along with his wife, Terri, better known as Marlena
and she is gorgeous, don't you think, with the cigar
and how about the outfit on Goldust?
[Ross] Flamboyant to say the least.
He's a chip off the old block, in that respect.
[Mr. McMahon] And last week we got to meet the other member of the family,
all three years old of her.
[Ross] Well, she's a little dandy.
Last week, we had the privilege of meeting three-year-old Dakota.
Dakota Runnels running down the ring to see her daddy.
[Mr. McMahon] Just when you think you have the answers,
Goldust changes the questions.
Isn't she cute?
["Gold-Lust" continues playing]
There she is, Dakota, the pride of Marlena and Goldust.
First round action, the King of the Ring,
Goldust live, ladies and gentlemen, from Evansville, Illinois,
against…
Here he comes, the self-professed king
-of the World Wrestling Entertainment. -["The Great Gates of Kiev" playing]
[Finkel] His opponent, from Memphis, Tennessee,
weighing 233 pounds,
Jerry "The King" Lawler.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Jerry "The King" Lawler against Goldust,
first round, King of the Ring tournament action.
And The King… everybody remembers, JR,
when The King popped the question to Goldust.
What was the question? Heard around the world, so to speak.
Let's take you back.
Well, aren't you?
What am I?
[crowd cheering]
Well…
[bleep]
Aren't you?
No.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Well, that was then and this is now, live.
Welcome, everyone. Yes… Oh, for all of you who just joined us,
Goldust against Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Later on, Tag Team Title action.
-More on that… Oh, no! -[Ross] Oh, my!
[Goldust, mockingly] Ow!
[Ross] The King of Memphis just broke his crown.
[Mr. McMahon] Goldust… Oh, my!
And Goldust must've heard every word that Jerry "The King" Lawler
had to say about his wife.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] And The King has a lot of fans
here on Evansville, Indiana.
[Ross] Well, the king's been competing in the USWA
for over 20 years
and Evansville is a regular stop on the USWA circuit.
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Goldust, who has enjoyed tremendous popularity…
going for the… Oh! Well, the Curtain Call and…
and The King wisely holding on to the ropes.
Jerry "The King" Lawler is such a veteran.
He knows all the tricks, perhaps, there are to know.
When you compare…
[Ross] Absolutely. Lawler wrote the book
on taking the shortcut.
Lawler has never… he didn't become a superstar
with his great athleticism.
He's done it with his mind.
And that move right there,
Piledriver!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] For many years, officials wanted that move to be barred
because Lawler had perfected it so much.
[Mr. McMahon] You wonder what he might be saying…
Oh! …to Marlena.
He might not be able to say it after that.
Goldust with a shot right in the chops, and another one, follow-up.
Goldust now sets The King for the ride and the Golden One
takes tremendous control
and look out!
Oh!
[Ross] The King getting a dose of his own medicine.
-[Mr. McMahon] Sure did. -I was appalled with the things
Lawler had to say about Marlena.
I knew Marlena when she was a make-up artist down at CNN.
[Mr. McMahon] Here's a cover
and… wait a minute.
Why is not a three…
The King's foot on the bottom rope.
[Ross] If The King had been an inch shorter,
-he had been beat at that time. -[Mr. McMahon laughs]
By the way, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is standing by
at the conclusion of this match-up.
-We'll try to get a word… -[crowd chanting] Lawler! Lawler!
…with Stone Cold. And again, listen to this partisan crowd.
[crowd chanting] Lawler! Lawler!
[Ross] Well, Goldust got a great reception coming out,
but after over 20 years of coming to Evansville on a weekly basis,
Lawler certainly has a fan following here.
[Mr. McMahon] Jerry "The King" Lawler
all over Goldust.
[Ross] The winner of this match will advance
to the King of the Ring semi-finals
to be held on June the 8th in Providence, Rhode Island,
on pay-per-view.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] It's a single-elimination tournament.
You got to win to advance.
[grunts]
[Mr. McMahon] And right now, Jerry "The King" Lawler
is taking it to The Golden One.
Goldust with a succession
of extremely interesting interviews with you, JR,
and the first time ever anyone like Goldust
has, sort of, let us in in his characterization, so to speak.
It was most interesting.
[Ross] When I first met Dustin Runnels when he was 16 years old
in Charlotte, North Carolina…
-Look at him now, huh? Look at him! -[Ross] …in the old wrestling promoter
-Jim Crockett's office there. -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] And he's come a long, long way.
He is a star that he wanted to be, although, albeit, a bizarre one.
[Ross] Well, there's no doubt, he is an individual
and his individuality is certainly unique.
But he's a great athlete,
and the fans have grown to know this young man even better
and why he became from Dustin Rhodes to Goldust.
[Mr. McMahon] Jerry "The King" Lawler.
-[exclaims] -[crowd cheering]
[grunts]
[Ross] Lawler usually here at ringside as our broadcast colleague.
But as we said, he is a very accomplished and cagey,
crafty competitor inside the squared circle.
[Mr. McMahon] You never know what Jerry " The King" Lawler
is gonna come up with to obtain victory.
[Ross] Lawler has been talking all his life.
He was a DJ in radio before he got into wrestling.
A very accomplished artist as we have seen.
[Mr. McMahon] Missing with the clothesline and… oh! Bulldog.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Goldust turns the tide on The King.
[Ross] Lawler with a very good experience advantage here.
Lawler was wrestling in main events in Memphis
when Goldust was just a kid.
[Mr. McMahon] And Goldust picking up the tempo.
Jerry "The King" Lawler once sued the World Wrestling Entertainment
over his moniker "The King."
[Ross] And we all remember Lawler's famous incident
with the late Andy Kaufman
-that culminated on quite a situation… -[crowd] …five, six, seven…
[Ross] …on the early years of the David Letterman Show.
So Lawler has always been embroiled in controversy.
[Mr. McMahon] And for that matter, so is Goldust.
Uh-oh. And one of the King's hands, I think
and… Oh!
Goldust and Lawler having a go tonight, live on Raw is War.
Look out!
[Ross] Goldust's shoulder striking the ring post now.
And let's see if Lawler, the cagey veteran…
[Mr. McMahon] Uh-oh, wait a minute. There's Marlena.
[crowd cheering]
Marlena's feisty, she's spunky
and just slapped the taste right out of The King's mouth.
[Mr. McMahon] She is spunky, no doubt about it.
Jerry "The King" Lawler taking Goldust down.
Wait a minute! Oh, wow. Look out!
[Ross] Lawler stole one. Lawler stole.
-[crowd cheering] -["The Great Gates of Kiev" playing]
[Finkel] Here's your winner,
-Jerry "The King" Lawler. -[Mr. McMahon] The King steals a victory.
And I'm not so sure that Goldust is gonna let him get away with it.
Uh-oh, look Goldust catching up with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Oh, and a hard right hand.
[crowd jeering]
[Mr. McMahon] Goldust peppering Jerry "The King" Lawler and…
Whoa! Look out! Oh!
Goldust with a clothesline and The King goes down.
Oh, no.
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd booing]
Jerry "The King" Lawler going all the way down
to the bottom of the ramp.
Marlena stepping over him.
Unbelievable!
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Nonetheless, it's a victory for The King…
[crowd chanting] Lawler! Lawler!
…Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Let's go back and take look at what happened
when The King was outside the ring
and Marlena…
let The King have it. Watch this.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Lawler thinking all the time, though.
Lawler knew Goldust really emotionally involved in this match-up.
One of his feet were… He was having his feet on the ropes.
And then watch Lawler.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
[Ross] All the king's men and all the king's women
will be out to put Lawler back together again.
[Mr. McMahon] And then look at this.
Insult to injury.
All right. Standing by, ladies and gentlemen,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And I just have to wonder, Mr. Austin,
what you think yours and Shawn Michaels' chances really are
of becoming Tag Team Champions here tonight?
[man screaming]
[Ross] Brian Pillman.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, it's a trap!
-[official] Come on, guys. Come on, stop! -[Mr. McMahon] It's a trap again!
Enough! Come on, stop it. Let's get some help here.
[officials clamoring]
Get out of here.
[Mr. McMahon] We'll be back as we continue with more Raw is War.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin has been attacked by The Hart Foundation members.
[Mr. McMahon] Flash Funk is ready for action,
but our cameras are still back with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
So we'll continue to try and get a word with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
to see whether or not he and Shawn Michaels have any idea
of becoming Tag Team Champions.
-[Stone Cold] Where the hell are you, man? -[Mr. McMahon] He's looking for the Harts.
What's his problem? Get off him.
What do you mean, "What's my problem?"
Geez, Austin, for once in your life can't you just watch somebody's back?
-One week. -Come on. One week.
One week I've asked you to do something.
-I just got jumped on. -And what you do think happened to me?
-You're taking a nap. -I'm not taking a nap.
-You're taking a nap. -I'm tired of this.
You better start watching my back, pal.
-I ain't watching your back. -That's what partners…
[Mr. McMahon] Well, they better watch each other's back.
Boy, you talking about a dysfunctional tag team combination.
[Ross] Yeah. They need some counseling as far as that's concerned.
I'll tell you, I don't know, they got to be on the same page.
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog are just too good.
If you're not on the same page, you got to be at the top of your game.
[Mr. McMahon] Here comes a young man
who indeed is close to being at the top of his game.
Although, by his own admission,
success, perhaps, came a little too early for him
as an Intercontinental Champion.
Rocky Maivia.
[Ross] I'll tell you what, Rocky Maivia is a quality human being.
We know he's an amazing athlete.
We've talked about him being…
only playing two years of high school football.
Yet he was a USA Today, first team high school All-American.
[Mr. McMahon] Rocky Maivia against Flash Funk.
Two extraordinary athletes in there.
This should be a, sort of, unique match for Raw,
would you say?
[Ross] I certainly would. Both these young men are, certainly,
I would think, be considered fan favorites.
Both are good, solid sportsmen.
So this should be an outstanding technical match-up
between two guys that have a lot to gain in getting a victory here.
[Mr. McMahon] Rocky Maivia and Flash Funk.
Rocky, certainly very proud of his heritage
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Ross] Oh, no doubt about it.
His grandfather, The High Chief, Peter Maivia…
The late Peter Maivia.
[Mr. McMahon] One of the great ones of all time.
And he was an intense, mean…
[Mr. McMahon] And what about Rocky Johnson?
[Ross] Yeah. Rocky Johnson, former WWE Tag Champion,
that's Rocky's father.
[Mr. McMahon] And Flash Funk.
Something's going on. Oh, wait a minute.
There's a ruckus up in the audience, ladies and gentlemen.
What is that?
Oh, my goodness.
[Ross] It looks like The Headbangers.
[Mr. McMahon] The… Beautiful maneuver and an arm drag takedown.
And they brought their own popcorn, they…
Give me a break. Brought their own chairs.
[Ross] And they brought their own music.
[Mr. McMahon] That's The Headbangers.
We're having a party.
We're having a party right at ringside. Hi, Vince. Hey…
Hey, look…
Hey, look at the booger I picked!
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you. No. Too much butter.
-Would you like some cotton candy? -[both laughing]
This tastes so good.
[speaks gibberish, laughs]
-[Mosh] Let's sit down and have fun. -[Thrasher] On our new chairs.
[Mr. McMahon] Uh, The Headbangers,
Thrasher and Mosh, have joined us, ladies and gentlemen.
That was a tremendous maneuver we just saw in the ring.
And that may be enough to put Rocky…
No, it's not enough.
But nonetheless, joining us…
-[Mosh] Hey. How are you? -[Mr. McMahon] Oh, we're good.
[Mosh] Look at the Rhinestone Cowboy down there.
[Thrasher] Yeehaw!
[The Headbangers laugh]
[Mr. McMahon] The Headbangers, Thrasher and Mosh…
[Thrasher] Party!
[Mr. McMahon] …attempting to do commentary here.
[Ross] Look out here.
[Mosh] Popcorn is good.
-[Mr. McMahon] Near-fall… -[Mosh] You sure you don't want some?
[Ross] No. I'll pass.
-[Mosh and Thrasher] Anyone want popcorn? -[crowd cheers]
[Mr. McMahon] You know, we really wanted to enjoy this match-up.
[Thrasher] This isn't a match…
[Mosh] This is much more enjoyable, listening to our music. Can you hear it?
[Mosh laughing] Yeah.
[Thrasher] That was cool.
[Mosh] Oh!
Look at that.
Whatever happened to a closed fist being illegal now, Mr. McMahon?
[Mr. McMahon] I'm watching this much like you gentlemen are.
-[Mosh] Oh, that was horrible. -[Thrasher] He missed! He missed.
-[Mr. McMahon] Indeed, he did. -[Thrasher] Jesus.
[Mr. McMahon] Wouldn't it be more appropriate
for you to… Oh, no!
More appropriate for your gentlemen to watch this match
-from, say up in the nosebleed section? -[Mosh] No. No.
[Thrasher] We moved down here to party.
-[Mosh] Party! -[Thrasher] Let me have some of that!
[Mosh] Yeah. This is real good right here.
[exclaiming]
[Ross] Tremendous…
[Thrasher] Hey! He crashed our party.
[Ross] Crossbody plancha there.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute.
The Headbangers…
look like they're… What are they gonna do?
[Ross] Well, both Rocky and Flash are down
and The Headbangers taking advantage of it.
Thrasher and Mosh, The Headbangers.
This unorthodox tag team taking liberties now.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, what… The officials should do something here…
but who will he disqualify?
-What he does… Oh! -[Ross] Oh!
That boombox right across the cranium of Flash Funk.
I don't think Rocky Maivia even saw that.
[Mr. McMahon] Well, he's too busy on the other side,
taking care of business. Rocky going upstairs now.
From the top rope.
Oh, a crossbody, a cover…
-and a victory for Rocky Maivia. -[bell dinging]
[Mr. McMahon] And given assist, unfortunately, to The Headbangers
who had no business coming out here.
But, nonetheless, they are party animals, JR.
[Ross] Well, yeah. They're unorthodox, they're unpredictable, but…
I got to think that Flash Funk and maybe even Rocky Maivia
may have a little score to settle with our friends,
Thrasher and Mosh, The Headbangers.
[Mr. McMahon] They are party animals
and I would suggest they're gonna continue to party down tonight
just as we will as well.
And by the way, ladies and gentlemen,
in just a few moments,
we're gonna take you to a very special reprise on Mankind.
Just who is Mankind?
Well, certainly we had an inclination of who Mankind was last week.
Let's take a look at some highlights.
[somber music playing]
[Ross] Later tonight,
we'll look further into deranged psyche of Mankind.
Last week we told you about the strange childhood of Mickey Foley,
a young man with an affinity for pain
and an appetite for worms.
I picked up the largest specimen, Jimmy,
and I sucked it down.
[Ross] On the surface, young Mickey Foley
was just like the other boys.
He even played high school lacrosse.
But Mickey played goalie
without the benefit of pads.
Losing the chest protector was not enough.
And I began to tempt fate, tempt certain pain even more
and I removed my protective cup.
And, Jimmy, I'm not gonna say
I didn't pay the price one May morning,
because I did and I went down like I'd been shot.
And I remember the girls' field hockey team watching me
as they strapped icepacks on to my affected area
and shipped me off in an ambulance.
And the doctors said, it'd be at least three weeks
before the swelling could go down and I could go back to school.
But even though my testicle was the size of a grapefruit,
I made it back to school the next day!
And it was the only time in my high school years
that I remember girls…
looking at my genital region.
And I considered that the greatest day of my high school days.
[Ross] In the next hour,
we'll take you back to October 17th, 1983,
Madison Square Garden.
It was a defining moment in a young man's life.
It took just about all the money I had in the world
but I got a front row seat
and I saw the move that would change my life.
[Mr. McMahon] More on Mankind later on tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
Of course, the Tag Team Championship up for grabs.
Perhaps, as never before, right here tonight,
and we have to wonder,
is time running out on The Undertaker?
I would think so.
Plus, ladies and gentlemen, next, you're gonna see a match-up
of two bulls, I'll tell you that.
Ahmed Johnson in a special challenge match with Vader.
And this has some very unusual stipulations
we'll tell you about later here tonight.
Two bulls going at it. Ahmed and Vader.
[narrator] And now, the Sega Slam of the Week,
featuring Fighters Megamix,
where you can square off in your choice of 32 killer fighting arenas.
It is the greatest fighting game of all time.
[Finkel] The "Ticking Time Bomb" Brian Pillman.
[Lawler] Oh, look at Pillman going for the neckbreaker. Oh!
[Ross] That should be enough.
It's been enough a long time ago.
-That's more than a glorified workout. -[bell dinging]
[narrator] That was the Sega Slam of the Week
featuring Fighters Megamix.
The game packed with 32 of the world's finest fighting characters
plus 10 hidden brawlers from other Sega Saturn arcade games.
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome back. We're gonna take you back
to The Hart Foundation locker room.
We're gonna attempt to ask Bret Hart,
whether or not he's gonna attempt to live up to the conditions
of that 10-minute match with Shawn Michaels
at the King of the Ring.
At the King of the Ring, it's gonna be a untamed world.
It's gonna be like a lion ripping into an antelope.
You talk about Shawn Michaels.
Shawn Michaels, you got just what you wanted.
We'll put The Hart Foundation, every single one of them handcuffed
in a different corner.
We'll give myself ten minutes.
Ten minutes is more than enough time.
And Shawn Michaels, if I lose,
I will never ever wrestle in the United States of America again.
But let me promise one thing.
Ten minutes is all I need
to take your pretty little face
and punch your face into oblivion, beat it to a pulp.
Because, Shawn Michaels, as soon as you step in the ring with me,
you'll find out just how real I am.
Stone Cold, my former partner, my friend.
Well, you know what they say,
true friends are somebody that knows everything about you…
and likes you anyway.
Well, I know everything about you,
and I hate your guts.
And I'm gonna do
what should've been done a long time ago, Steve.
I'm gonna pull your head out of your ass, June 8th.
So you can clearly see
the King of your pathetic world. [chuckles]
That's right, Brian.
Steve Austin, you put 15 stitches in my eye the other night.
But tonight on Raw is War,
I'm gonna put this belt down your stinking rotten throat.
Isn't that right, Owen?
That's right. Stone Cold, Shawn Michaels,
we're gonna expose you as the losers that you are
because united we stand,
divided you will fall.
And tonight is the demise of Stone Cold and Shawn Michaels
because you can't even get along with yourselves.
How do you think you're gonna beat us?
Not likely.
[narrator] In 80 countries,
in seven languages,
to over a half billion homes each week,
the World Wrestling Entertainment,
the worldwide leader in sports entertainment.
[siren blaring]
["Thorn In Your Eye" playing]
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Too much dark And not enough sky ♪
♪ Why am I the thorn in your eye? ♪
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Live from Evansville, Indiana,
welcome to the War Zone!
Hello, everyone. Vince McMahon here along with JR.
And tonight, the Tag Team Titles up for grabs as never before.
And the bottom line here,
can Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin coexist for long enough
to beat Owen Hart and the British Bulldog and become the unlikely
WWE Tag Champions.
[Mr. McMahon] And Paul Bearer likely to give up The Undertaker's secret
right here tonight.
[Ross] Or we gotta look at the other side of the coin.
The Undertaker could come back to Paul Bearer.
[Mr. McMahon] And right now, on his way to join us for commentary…
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the one and only,
Ken Shamrock!
[Mr. McMahon] Ken Shamrock, "World's Most Dangerous Man."
But, quite a reception from this capacity crowd.
And he is quite the athlete, no doubt about that.
[Ross] Oh, there's no doubt about it.
-[Mr. McMahon] Sir. -Hello, Ken.
-Good to see you. -Good to see you. Have a seat.
-["Mastodon" playing] -[Mr. McMahon] It's that time again.
[man] It's Vader time!
[Mr. McMahon] Here comes the monster.
Here he comes, the man they call Vader.
[Ross] He is a monster of mastodon here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Finkel] …one fall.
Coming down the aisle, from the Rocky Mountains,
weighing 480 pounds,
the man they call Vader.
[Mr. McMahon] All right, Ken Shamrock, we've gotta ask you.
What was it like being in the ring with a monster of this stature?
[Shamrock] It was a war.
You get in there with Vader, he's big, he's strong
and for a big guy, he's really quick, so…
I knew that going in there, it was gonna be a war
and that's what I'm all about.
I'm all about taking challenges and I was glad to come out on top on that one.
[Mr. McMahon] Would you care to choose a winner tonight
between this man Vader, "Who's the man?" he says,
or is it gonna be Ahmed Johnson?
[Shamrock] I'll tell you what, they're both big and strong.
They both got great agility, so this ought to be a pretty good match-up.
[Mr. McMahon] No doubt about it. Here we go.
["Pearl River Rip" playing]
[Finkel] His opponent from Pearl River, Mississippi,
weighing 301 pounds,
Ahmed Johnson.
[Mr. McMahon] What a reception for the "Pearl River Powerhouse"
Ahmed Johnson.
[Ross] We talked about the special challenge of this matchup.
Vader was eliminated from the King of the Ring competition
last week due to injury.
And Vader didn't like it, so Vader went to Ahmed Johnson.
Vader challenged Ahmed Johnson for this match
and if Vader beats Ahmed, then Vader is going to assume
Ahmed's spot in the semifinal round
of the King of the Ring tournament.
So, bottom line here,
is that Ahmed's slot in the King of the Ring tournament
is up for grabs in this matchup.
Ahmed Johnson just doesn't know when to say no.
[Mr. McMahon] He doesn't and I don't know if this is a good idea or not
-on the part of Ahmed Johnson. -[bell ringing]
If ever any individual could challenge him one-on-one,
it has to be this mastodon in the ring now.
[Shamrock] You know, Ahmed Johnson's got lots of power and so does Vader.
So, this is gonna be interesting because these are two big guys,
two guys that weigh a lot, heavyweights as we would say.
And now, they both got great agility and both have great skill.
[Mr. McMahon] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Shamrock] They're both mean too, it looks like.
[Ross] Yeah, no doubt about that.
If they get an advantage, they're likely to keep it
and both men masters of psychology… Uh-oh! …as well.
You don't wanna make Ahmed Johnson angry.
He sort of has an explosive temperament much like yourself, Ken.
[Shamrock] I think at this point in time,
they're just trying to get in each other's head,
you got the zone when you walk in there
and they're just playing with each other right now,
trying to confuse one another, trying to intimidate one another,
but when they start getting into action, we're gonna see bombs going off here.
[Mr. McMahon] Again, the intimidation factor being employed by Vader.
[Ross] Ahmed Johnson was a physically-abused youngster,
-one of eight kids. -[Mr. McMahon] Uh-oh.
[Shamrock] Whoa!
[Ross] Ahmed left home at an early age
and joined The Bloods, a street gang.
[Mr. McMahon] Whoa!
A big, big slam now.
-[Shamrock] That was a mountain. -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Ahmed better keep his eyes on Vader.
Look at that. Vader takes him down like a big grizzly bear.
[Shamrock] These guys are going after it here.
This is a lot like No Holds Barred where you can say,
"Hey, throw it all out the window. Let's get it."
[Ross] Of course, talking about No Holds Barred,
the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be this Friday night
on pay-per-view for all of our fans that like to follow the UFC,
this Friday night 9 o'clock Eastern, exclusively on pay-per-view
for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
[Mr. McMahon] Right now, Vader…
working in… Nice duck, look at this, Ahmed Johnson firing off.
Right back down to the right here, my goodness.
Whoa!
And look at that, to the midsection and another one.
[Shamrock] That hurts the inside of the thigh right there.
Kicked him in the inside of the thigh, weakens the leg,
and Ahmed Johnson looked like a boxer.
He's bobbing and weaving and slipping and jabbing.
[Mr. McMahon] And that looked like a bulldozer.
Vader against Ahmed Johnson,
in a very special challenge match tonight here on the War Zone.
We're joined by Ken Shamrock here for commentary. Oh!
[Ross] Vader competing like a bull.
That was his first nickname in the game,
"The Baby Bull,"
when he first broke into wrestling.
[Shamrock] He doesn't look like a baby bull to me.
-He looks like a big bull. -[Mr. McMahon] He certainly does.
-Full-grown. -[Shamrock] And I know, close up.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah.
[Ross] Vader trained by Olympic great, Brad Rheingans.
So, he knows the fundamentals very, very well.
Both these guys migrated from football into the WWE.
[Mr. McMahon] The Undertaker's secret
could be given up by that man, Paul Bearer.
Time is running out on The Undertaker.
What is that dreaded secret?
-[Shamrock] There we go. -[Mr. McMahon] Spinebuster!
-Here we go. He got it. -[Shamrock] Oh!
-[bell dinging] -[Ross] Out of nowhere.
-That's what power will do for you. -[Finkel] Here is your winner,
Ahmed Johnson.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Just like that, out of nowhere.
Devastating maneuver,
the Pearl River Powerhouse comes out on top.
All right, let's go back. Take another look at it.
[Ross] You see the power of Ahmed, getting below Vader,
using Vader's own weight as a disadvantage for Vader.
The spinebuster, great move by Ahmed Johnson.
And folks, have you ever wondered why Brian Pillman
is not a full-fledged member of The Hart Foundation?
Is there dissension among the ranks of the Nation of Domination
and are new members on the way?
We'll tell you all about it on the WWE Superstar Line
at 1-900-7374-WWE in the States,
1-900-561-WWE1 in Canada.
That's on option three, it's the Ross Report right now
on the WWE Superstar Line.
[Mr. McMahon] Still to come tonight, Tag Team titles up for grabs,
Owen and Bulldog against…
well, believe it or not,
looking to see what happened early on here.
Shawn Michaels with a miscue there
ramming right into his tag team partner Steve Austin and of course…
The explosion occurred earlier tonight.
They don't look like tag team partners, do they, Ken?
[Shamrock laughs] Sometimes, you know, that's the way it goes.
You just got to get it done.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Can they get it done?
We'll find out when we return.
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome back everyone.
This week, Raw is War is brought to you by the US Army.
Visit the army hyperlink on the WWE AOL site
and find out how you can be all you can be.
[Ross] And by Super Soaker CPS 2000 and by XP 85 Triple Shot.
Wetter is better.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Standing by live, ladies and gentlemen, Paul Bearer.
Oh, my goodness. Yes, and…
you wonder whether or not you really believe that The Undertaker
will rejoin your camp tonight.
Like sands through the hourglass, Undertaker,
so are the days of your life.
This secret is burning up inside me.
I've had it on my conscience for so long now.
It's got to come out!
In just a few words, Undertaker,
I am going to do what no giant can do.
What no warrior could do,
what no immortal could do.
I'm gonna bring you to your knees.
Time is ticking down, Deadman.
It won't be long.
Oh, yes.
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you very much, Paul Bearer.
["Ode To Joy" playing]
-Boy. Here we go! -[bell rings]
Action, ladies and gentlemen!
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley along with Chyna.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley from Greenwich, Connecticut.
[Ross] I'll tell you what folks.
If you're not familiar with Greenwich, Connecticut…
If you're not familiar with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley,
let's take a look. Here's a man that was born into great wealth.
He is a blue blood.
And of course, Greenwich, Connecticut in Southern Connecticut,
the median price of a house there is half a million dollars.
Of course, that's-- He's in British Avenue,
there's Helmsley, Terry Betteridge of Betteridge Jewelers,
that's right on Greenwich Avenue
where all the rich people shop like Frank Gifford and Kathie Lee.
-[Mr. McMahon] I see. -[Ross] They used to shop there anyway.
[Mr. McMahon] Chyna, ladies and gentlemen, accompanying Hunter Hearst-Helmsley,
the first time we saw Chyna was back in the Final Four
and you might think…
Here is she now, watch her come up right behind Marlena and attack her.
Of course, it was a match that saw Hunter Hearst-Helmsley
against Goldust and we thought this was a…
maybe happenstance,
that's just really is not the case at all.
-They know each other, don't they? -[Ross] They do
and Helmsley and Chyna knew each other before we saw Chyna at the Final Four.
As a matter of fact, according to an upcoming WWE magazine,
an article, we're talking about Killer Kowalski
-training both Chyna and Helmsley. -[music playing]
[Mr. McMahon] All right. And, uh-oh, here we go.
[Finkel] …accompanied by The Honky Tonk Man,
weighing 268 pounds,
Rockabilly.
[Mr. McMahon] Last week, The Honky Tonk Man had his bell rung
by Goldust of all people.
Let's go back and take a look.
Here we go. It was Goldust against Rockabilly.
Honky Tonk Man bringing the guitar in the ring to use as a weapon,
-but it backfired. -[Shamrock] Oh!
[Ross] That's worth one more look. We got to see it right there.
[bell ringing]
[Mr. McMahon] Honky Tonk.
Oh, yeah.
[Ross] Goldust in action earlier on, ladies and gentlemen on Raw.
And here in the War Zone, we've got Rockabilly
one-on-one against Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
Boy, this is quite a contrast.
Helmsley, the blue blood from Greenwich, Connecticut
growing up in a very affluent household.
On the other hand, of course, Helmsley went to all the best private schools,
was an Ivy League graduate,
Rockabilly went to college on a rodeo scholarship
in Sam Houston State University down in Texas.
[Mr. McMahon] Indeed. A divergent background and…
Uh-oh, here we go. Rockabilly off the rope,
great athleticism display by Rockabilly
and you have to give Hunter Hearst-Helmsley the same credit.
By the way, The Undertaker, so we are told,
is standing by for commentary.
That will be most interesting.
The Undertaker standing by.
Hunter-- Oh, my goodness!
Oh!
[Ross] Inverted atomic drop by Rockabilly.
Big match for both these men.
Rockabilly, a three-time WWE Tag Champion
and Helmsley has carried the Intercontinental Title as well.
[Mr. McMahon] Here we go, and almost a cover there.
A near fall for Rockabilly.
[Ross] And of course, Helmsley will meet Ahmed Johnson in the semifinals
of the King of the Ring tournament
coming up June 8th in Providence, Rhode Island.
[Mr. McMahon] And-- Oh, come on, ref. Get in there.
[Ross] I'm wondering if Helmsley did by some stroke of opportunity
become King of the Ring, would that mean Chyna'd be the queen?
[Mr. McMahon] I don't know about that.
Rockabilly and Hunter Hearst-Helmsley slugging it out.
Yet to come, the Tag Team Championship of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
and… Oh! Devastating maneuver.
Helmsley driving the knee right into the solar plexus.
[Ross] Helmsley is really utilizing that particular counter to his advantage.
You know, upon checking about Chyna's background,
she is officially Helmsley's bodyguard,
but here's a woman that bench presses 320 pounds, folks,
and deadlifts over 400 pounds.
[Mr. McMahon] Chyna…
an extraordinary physical specimen,
a one of a kind for sure.
And Mr. Helmsley has her.
And she has been involved in more than one
opportunity with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
What a physique.
[Ross] We're seeing Chyna get more and more involved,
each and every week seemingly, physically in Helmsley's matches.
And of course, with The Honky Tonk Man here,
that might be able to counteract Chyna
if she so desires.
[Mr. McMahon] Here's the cover and, uh-oh, there we go.
Behind the official's back.
Chyna pulling Rockabilly off of Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
And I don't think Rockabilly will take that too kindly.
[Ross] Neither Rockabilly or Helmsley are what you would call fan-favorites
for this great competition.
This is an outstandingly competitive matchup
that I'm glad that we've got signed here tonight.
[referee] You get him out of the corner!
[Mr. McMahon] And again the official admonishing Rockabilly.
[Ross] Oh, wait a minute. Tonk has got the…
[Mr. McMahon] Honky Tonk Man.
Honky Tonk has that guitar.
And Chyna with double axe.
Oh, no.
[Ross] Good Lord.
She just slammed The Honky Tonk Man,
-Chyna just slammed Honky. -[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
Talk about a shake, rattle, and roll,
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley in control at the moment.
Here we go, is it the Pedigree?
Yes!
Helmsley with a cover.
And Helmsley with the victory.
-[bell ringing] -["Ode To Joy" playing]
And again, as you stated,
Chyna seemingly more and more involved,
physically, in Mr. Helmsley's matches.
The Undertaker standing by.
Wow.
All right, let's go back and take another look at the way
Helmsley pulled off the victory.
This certainly was in part the reason why he was victorious.
Honky was gonna blast Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
Standing by right now, ladies and gentlemen,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, we hope, The Undertaker…
And the question, Undertaker, is…
have you made your decision?
Sometimes in life,
we are forced to make decisions
that we do not want to,
but we have to.
So, Paul,
you do what you have to do.
And in turn,
I will do what it is…
that I have to do.
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you very much.
The Undertaker.
And next up, ladies and gentlemen,
the participants in the Tag Team title matchup.
Wait no longer. Yes. The participants will join us.
-You got your game face on, huh? -Yes.
-You gonna do what…
-Gotta get up, got to get up. -Yes.
-[laughs] -Be strong.
["Wild Cat" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
It's Sable!
And it's a chair fit for a king.
That is the official King of the Ring chair,
ladies and gentlemen,
for only $59.99, it can be yours,
plus $11 for shipping and handling.
Visa and Mastercard accepted
or, of course, you can send a check online
or a money order rather, to WWE-TV,
PO box 379,
Mount Morris, Illinois
and there's a zip for 61054.
$59.99 for your very own King of the Ring chair.
[Ross] Operators are standing by.
And by the way, the chair's a great value,
but it doesn't come with Sable.
[Mr. McMahon] No. Sable is not included.
Although certainly it might be-- It's about every man's wish.
King of the Ring chair, ladies and gentlemen.
All right, standing by,
we're gonna take you to Mankind.
This is…
Well, it's nice to know a little bit more about just Mankind,
who he really is, JR.
And it should be most interesting given the other story
that we heard about his testicle, so to speak.
Let's take you now, learn more about Mankind.
[Ross] There is no simple explanation for why a man becomes deranged.
From childhood, Mickey Foley's affection for pain made him different.
Despite coming from a loving and caring household,
he was not at home.
Mickey Foley was searching for a place to belong.
[Foley] It was 1983,
and upstate New York, with its endless rolling fields,
might be a nice place for a lot of boys,
but not when Jimmy Snuka and Don Muraco
were in a cage in October
in Madison Square Garden. That's where I wanted to be.
I didn't wanna ride horses along a field.
I didn't wanna fish for trout in a stream.
I wanted to be where the blood and guts were, Jimmy.
So, I put out my thumb, Jimmy.
And it took 16 or 17 hours, but I made my way to The Garden.
It took just about all the money I had in the world, but I got a front row seat.
And I saw the move that would change my life.
When Jimmy Snuka came off the top of the cage,
and I saw people stand up,
and I saw people cheer,
and I know I wasn't the only person whose life was changed in that arena.
And I realized, Jimmy that…
I wanted to do the same thing.
I wanted to hear people cheer for me,
because of some act of bravery that I committed.
I wanted to hear and see people's emotions.
I wanted to see children cry out of…
Out of love for me,
the things I could do inside a ring.
That's my first time in Madison Square Garden,
and my parents weren't there.
I did it just like I've done just about everything else in my life,
all by myself.
[Ross] That's when Mickey Foley developed an alter ego,
a superstar with the athleticism of Jimmy Snuka,
and the sex appeal he so desperately wanted in high school.
I made a movie…
when I was 18…
about myself,
maybe as a type of escape,
where I was a wrestler
and it's strange. The first time I ever met Shawn Michaels…
-you know him? -[Ross] Oh, yeah.
Very well.
He looked at my scarred and battered body.
He didn't know me, but he knew the legend of who I was before.
And he said, "Is this the way you always envisioned yourself?"
Looking somewhat down on me.
And I said, "No. You know, the strange thing is, I always imagined myself
being you."
And he said, "You mean, The Champ?"
I said, "No. I mean, the girls,
jewelry,
the tattoos,
the love."
So, in my movie, I was not Mick Foley.
I sure as hell wasn't Mankind,
I was Dude Love.
We are gonna tear this rotten apple
right down to its stinking,
New York core.
And while we're here, we're here for only one reason,
one reason only,
fame, honor, fortune,
glory, to destruct, to destroy,
and to take that WWE Championship belt,
that World Wrestling Entertainment belt…
[Foley] And during the course of the movie,
dating back to my experience in Madison Square Garden,
I decided I was going to do something heroic.
I was going to do something that would make people cheer for me.
So, I ascended up onto my friend's roof,
and I dove off.
Love must be 50, 60, 70 feet in the air.
Dude Love!
-[Dude Love screaming] -[man] Unbelievable!
[Ross] Ironically, Dude Love gave Mick Foley his first break.
It became an underground hit,
and somehow wound up in the hands of wrestling great Dominic DeNucci.
DeNucci admired Mick's guts more than his skill,
and took him under his wing.
Every weekend, for the next two years,
Mick traveled 800 miles round trip.
Eating and sleeping in the backseat
of his '79 Ford Fairmont
still hoping to realize his dream.
I knew I wasn't ready to be Dude Love yet.
I never wanted to be Cactus Jack.
I figured here is a horrible name
for a horrible wrestler
and, by golly, as soon as I get the…
the ability…
then I'll get that heart-shaped tattoo on my chest.
I'll put those earrings in…
and I'm gonna get the girls.
And it never really worked out that way, did it Jimmy?
[Ross] Not quite.
I guess nature didn't cooperate with me.
Cactus Jack was supposed to be around for three months.
He stayed for 11 years.
[Ross] Next week. Mickey Foley becomes Cactus Jack,
11 years in a sadistic subculture
of nails, barbed wire, and bombs,
a lost soul still searching for a place to belong.
[Foley] And I walked out, the first time I saw barbed-wire
strung up in place of ring ropes,
and I said…
"I'm finally home.
Mrs. Foley's little boy
is finally home.
-[bell ringing] -[Mr. McMahon] And here comes.
[Howard] … the following tag-team contest…
[Mr. McMahon] Well, before there was Shawn Michaels,
there was Dude Love, right?
[Ross] Yeah, wait till you see the footage next week.
As we look at the Mankind, the Cactus Jack years.
You're not going to believe what you'll see here next week.
[Mr. McMahon] Here he comes, in action after a four-month absence.
Does he still have the guts?
[Howard] …475 pounds, from San Antonio, Texas…
-[Ross] What a reception. -[Howard] …the Heartbreak Kid,
Shawn Michaels!
["Sexy Boy" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels back in action.
Unquestionably, one of the greatest athletes in WWE history.
Will there be ring rust tonight?
Can he coexist with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
Oh, baby!
♪ I make 'em shiver ♪
♪ Their knees get weak Whenever I'm around ♪
♪ They see me walk They hear me talk ♪
♪ I make 'em feel Like they're on cloud nine ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, indeed. And here he comes.
Here comes the tag-team partner of Shawn Michaels.
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Finkel] His partner, from San Antonio, Texas,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[Mr. McMahon] And Austin is just about ready,
if you'll pardon the expression, to open a can of whoop-ass.
[Ross] My daddy did that to me when I was about the 9th grade.
I'll never forget it.
That whoop-ass is hard to wash off.
This is like John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson trying to coexist.
They want to rob the same bank. I just hope they don't shoot each other.
[Mr. McMahon] And by the way, we can make it official.
We are just told that The Legion of Doom
will have an opportunity to face Michaels and Stone Cold,
should they become Tag Team Champions here tonight.
That will take place next week
if, in fact, Michaels and Austin can win the titles.
["Hart Attack" playing]
[Howard] Their opponents to be escorted by members of The Hart Foundation,
at a total combined weight of 480 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
introducing first, also European Champion,
the British Bulldog,
and his partner
three-time Slammy Award winner
and current Intercontinental Champion, Owen Hart.
[Mr. McMahon] Seems to be a little conference going on.
We'll take this break while they sort it all out.
If anything happens during the break, we'll present it when we come back live
for the Tag Team Championships
We're back and we're live, ladies and gentlemen, yes.
Here we go, the Tag Team Titles up for grabs.
The British Bulldog and Owen Hart.
Michaels going right after him. Here comes Stone Cold.
[bell ringing]
Stone Cold wearing out Owen Hart, throws him in.
Likewise, Michaels with the Bulldog, sent him all the way through the ring.
[Ross] Tag Titles is on the line here, and already tonight,
Austin and Michaels have been beat up by The Hart Foundation.
[Mr. McMahon] Owen Hart, oh! That's a knee to the mid-section.
And you talk about tenacity, you've got to be talking about Stone Cold.
[Ross] Stone Cold driving the elbow right down the face of Owen Hart.
Austin going for the Sharpshooter.
[Mr. McMahon] The British Bulldog making certain
that was not going to happen,
risking disqualification.
Quite frankly, they don't care if they're disqualified.
They don't care if they're counted out.
They want to save the-- Oh!
But you know what?
They would also like to beat Austin and… Oh! Almost a pin there.
[Ross] You gotta wonder what kind of continuity
we're gonna see with Austin and Michaels.
Are they gonna make a tag?
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh, there's one. -[Ross] There's one.
You want to keep track of that.
Michaels showed there great athleticism, nailing the Bulldog.
[Mr. McMahon] Austin all over Owen Hart, now.
Make that Shawn Michaels and Michaels trying to hang on the wrist.
Nice maneuvering and a nice reversal there by Owen Hart, and a rake in the face.
Here comes the British Bulldog.
Bulldog and Owen…
obviously have a huge advantage here in this matchup in terms of continuity.
[Ross] Yeah, not only are they brother-in-laws,
they've been together so long as tag-team partners.
They're the finest tag-team in the world-- Oh!
Anywhere you wanna look.
[Mr. McMahon] And thus far, Shawn Michaels is showing no ring rust.
[Ross] Hurricanrana by Shawn Michaels.
He hasn't missed a beat.
He hasn't missed a step in his four months off.
[Mr. McMahon] And again, it's early in the match.
We'll find out how he can do in the punishment department.
If Bulldog and Owen can get to him.
[Ross] Oh! The enzuigiri by Michaels.
[Mr. McMahon] One, two and--
Oh, a kick-out by the British Bulldog. Just in the nick of time.
[Ross] A less-powerful athlete than the Bulldog
would have been beaten right there.
Remember, this is for the WWE Tag Titles.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin gets the tag
and now goes to work on the British Bulldog.
Stone Cold. Uh-oh. To the lower abdominal area.
[Ross] Yup, some teamwork there because Michaels distracted the referee.
[Mr. McMahon] And that almost brought The Hart Foundation,
remaining members of The Foundation, against Stone Cold.
[Ross] Austin does not want to get disqualified here,
and neither does Shawn Michaels.
The WWE Title does not change hands on a disqualification or on a count out.
The Legion of Doom are scheduled to face the British Bulldog and Owen Hart
at the King of the Ring for the Tag Team Championships.
They're watching on right now, live, ladies and gentlemen.
Indeed, if, in fact, as we announced earlier,
if Austin and Shawn Michaels become champions,
they get a shot next week.
But you'll have to wonder how likely that is.
[Ross] Well, it doesn't look too likely right now, but anything could happen.
Owen Hart doing a number on Steve Austin on the outside.
[Mr. McMahon] All over him.
[Ross] Austin! Austin tastes the steel and it doesn't taste good.
Wait a minute.
-Here come The Hart Foundation. -[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no.
The whole Foundation
coming down here and the officials are trying to shoo them back.
Who'll get control in this match? We'll continue. Stay with us.
We're back, ladies and gentlemen. We're live, Raw is War.
The Tag Team Titles up for grabs. In the ring right now,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the black tights
against Owen Hart, a co-holder of the Tag Team Championship.
The challenger mowing down one of the Champions.
Austin with the crisscross. Austin now-- Oh!
Austin's in trouble.
[Ross] Owen Hart with-- And Austin counters.
Austin drove his own head right up into the jaw
of one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Mr. McMahon] And that's just one of the reasons
why Austin is considered one, if not, the toughest SOB in the WWE.
[Ross] I don't know very many people that would dispute that.
And the sea of Austin 3:16 shirts is absolutely phenomenal.
[Mr. McMahon] Here we go, the Bulldog, in.
Here comes Austin's partner, Shawn Michaels.
Michaels is electric.
Oh, catching flies!
Dropkick!
It's as if Shawn Michaels hasn't missed a day.
Michaels off the rope.
Uh-oh…
[Ross and Mr. McMahon] Oh!
[Ross] That's a different specter right there.
[Mr. McMahon] The official could disqualify the British Bulldog,
if he wanted to right there, that's a judgment call.
If he did, of course, that would certainly
prevent Bulldog and Owen from losing the titles,
although they would effectively lose the match. Oh!
[Ross] Nobody wants to see a disqualification or a countout.
Let's have a winner by submission or pinfall.
Shawn Michaels' back just rammed into the steel ring post by Owen Hart,
who is not the legal man in the ring.
[Mr. McMahon] But the British Bulldog is.
And now the question is, can the Bulldog put away Shawn Michaels?
This was the true test for Michaels here,
as to whether or not Michaels can take the punishment
after being off for so long.
Thus far, he's done quite well, both in offense as well as defense. Oh!
And the cover! And is it…
Almost, but no.
[Ross] Fatigue's got to be a factor now for Shawn Michaels,
his first match back in weeks and weeks and weeks.
Upside down! What impact! Michaels upside down,
he may be turned inside out here.
[Mr. McMahon] Uh-oh, here we go. Here comes the powerslam
and Bulldog likely to put Michaels away.
That could do it, the cover!
Look out! Austin comes in.
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, saves Shawn Michaels.
-This thing is, it's chaotic. -[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no.
[Ross] Austin just defies authority.
A gut wrench into a suplex.
[Mr. McMahon] And down with the leg. Leg drop, is it enough?
Michaels? No, kicks out again.
A real gut check for Shawn Michaels, the former WWE Champion,
right back from the frying pan into the fire.
His first match back for tag team gold here.
[Mr. McMahon] We last saw Shawn Michaels in the ring, you will recall,
in Massachusetts, when he surrendered WWE Championship,
he's back,
and thus far surprisingly,
Michaels and Austin have coexisted quite well.
[Ross] They certainly have, much to everybody's surprise,
including yours truly.
From the other side and-- Oh!
[Ross] Tremendous, belly-to-belly suplex that should be all.
[Mr. McMahon] Here comes Austin pulling Owen Hart off.
And Austin risking disqualification.
Uh-oh, look out.
Austin, taking the bait.
A double team effort, now, on Michaels in the corner,
[Ross] The Tag Team Champions with an illegal double team.
Taking advantage of every opportunity to gain that unfair advantage.
[Mr. McMahon] Now, the Bulldog and Owen Hart
are slowing things down.
They're masters at tag-team competition.
No team has ever been better.
[Ross] It's all about pace and dictating pace.
Oh, Michaels! Sunset flip.
-One! Two! Three! -[Mr. McMahon] The referee distracted
-by Owen Hart. -[Ross] Four. Five.
[Mr. McMahon] And Owen Hart distracted the official as long as he could.
The Bulldog mowing down Michaels.
The British Bulldog drop of the leg.
What a seesaw match. And another cover.
Wow, that left shoulder barely up.
[Ross] Well, you love Shawn Michaels or you hate him,
it's really irrelevant.
He's a magnificent athlete, with a tremendous fighting spirit.
A lesser athlete would have stayed down on the canvas on that one.
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels…
Trying to reach to tag his partner.
An unlikely tag-team partner at that in "Stone Cold" Steve-- Tag is made!
And the official had his back turned. Owen Hart distracted the official again.
That's what we're talking about.
Owen and Bulldog, masters.
[Ross] The referee did not allow a tag because the referee did not see the tag.
[Mr. McMahon] And Austin just made an obscene gesture
to "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
Uh-oh, and Michaels.
[Ross] It may be time for a superplex.
[Mr. McMahon] Michaels is in trouble.
[Ross] Michaels better block it, or it'll be all over.
[Mr. McMahon] Michaels hammering away on Owen Hart.
Drops him back.
[Ross] HBK will fly.
[Mr. McMahon] One, two,
and-- no.
Oh! Forget about it.
[Ross] That's what puts Shawn Michaels on the shelf.
The same man, the same hole, in the same ring over a year ago.
Oh, what atmosphere here.
What a tag-team match-up.
[Mr. McMahon] And--- Oh, no.
Michaels' dexterity pays off, again.
Michaels trying to reach for the tag.
[Ross] Micheals and Austin, they're the challengers.
-Michaels gotta make the tag. -[Mr. McMahon] Bulldog tagged in.
Here comes Austin.
Austin is cleaning house.
The official better watch out. Austin will mow the official down, too.
Stone Cold and the Bulldog.
Look at him go to work.
[Ross] Austin's like a ravaged animal.
Austin going for the Stone Cold Stunner, and Owen Hart broke it up.
All four in the ring now.
[Mr. McMahon] The official trying to maintain control.
[Ross] Sweet Chin Music! He got him! He got him!
[Mr. McMahon] One! Two!
-[Ross] Yes! Yes! Yes! -[bell ringing]
[bell ringing]
[Mr. McMahon] We have new Tag Team Champions.
But look at this, The Hart Foundation is all over Shawn Michaels.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] And Austin's not helping Shawn.
Austin has that championship belt.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute, he just spotted Bret Hart.
The Hitman is up there all by himself.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
-[bell ringing continuously] -Oh, no!
Austin is all over Bret Hart.
No! No!
[Ross] Austin is taking Bret Hart apart.
Here comes The Hart Foundation.
But I think the damage has been done to The Hitman.
It's damn sure been done to Shawn Michaels.
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels has paid the price of victory.
And Bret "The Hitman" Hart has paid the price as well.
Nonetheless, we have new Tag Team Champions.
And we'll be back with Paul Bearer.
[narrator] And now, the Super Soaker Rewind.
The new Super Soaker XP 85 Triple Shot
is the only Super Soaker that fires one, two, three streams of water at once.
[Mr. McMahon] The official trying to maintain control.
[Ross] Sweet Chin Music! He got him! He got him!
[Mr. McMahon] One! Two!
-[Ross] Yes! Yes! Yes! -[bell dinging]
[narrator] The Super Soaker Rewind was brought to you by
the new XP 85 Triple Shot.
Wetter is better.
[Mr. McMahon] Standing by, ladies and gentlemen,
we have "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in his locker room.
And, boy, have these fans been entertained.
And congratulations, Stone Cold on becoming Tag Team Champion.
Or should I say congratulations on that,
as well as getting to "The Hitman" Bret Hart?
You ain't got to say a damn thing.
Anybody'd be happy to win the World Tag Team Championships.
But the bottom line is, not only did I win the Tag Team Championships,
but I did it by myself.
And on top of that, I beat the hell out of--
Hey! Hey! You didn't do anything yourself, pal.
It takes two. That's why it's called a tag-team.
I got news for you.
Last time I looked, I did everything out there.
-Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah? -Damn right I did.
Who knocked that Bulldog out? Who knocked him out?
Who dared to knock me out before the match even happened?
Austin, you gotta get your stuff together. [continues arguing]
[Mr. McMahon] I guess they're going to be arguing all night long.
Remember that? Remember the promise we made?
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you, gentlemen.
Oh, my goodness. They do not like each other.
And they'll be arguing all night long.
And I think it's just about time, ladies and gentlemen…
Here comes Paul Bearer. He's ready to give it up.
[Ross] Well, of course, next week, as Paul Bearer makes his way to the ring,
the new WWE Tag Champions,
Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold will meet The Legion of Doom
right here, live, next week from Huntington, West Virginia.
And this should be, well…
It's time, Deadman.
…earth-shattering.
Mr. McMahon is making his way to the ring.
As is Paul Bearer.
So I'm assuming we're about to hear
the secret that Paul Bearer has been harboring for a long, long time.
At least that's what we are projecting here.
-Paul Bearer certainly looks different. -[Mr. McMahon] All right.
I guess this is your opportunity, isn't it?
I feel like I've been more than fair in this situation, McMahon.
The allotted time that I gave you, Undertaker, is now over.
I gave you seven sunsets.
The seventh sunset has gone down.
It has been burning inside me, Undertaker, for years.
When Brother Love brought me into the World Wrestling Entertainment,
he didn't bring me in off the streets.
I've known you for many, many years.
I've known your family for many, many years,
and you know that.
And you know the secret
that I am going to reveal to the entire world, Undertaker.
You know what it is.
Yes, on that morning…
On that cold, drizzling morning,
the hoes were prepared,
the burial vaults were in the ground,
the worms, the vermin were crawling around,
a little mist was coming off the trees…
Yes, Undertaker.
Tears were rolling down your face.
'Cause I was standing over the graveside
of your mother and father.
I was the mortician that day.
I was the funeral director.
But you know what, Undertaker?
There wasn't two graves.
No, there wasn't two.
There was three graves!
Three graves in the cemetery that day, Deadman.
-[bell tolling] -["Rest In Peace" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Well, here comes The Undertaker, and he's not taking his time.
The WWE Champion hurrying to the ring.
And it looks like The Undertaker is going to destroy
Paul Bearer once and for all.
Paul…
I hate you with all that I am.
I loathe you.
I despise you for what you've done to me.
And what you're forcing me to do tonight.
And although the hounds of hell
may bay at the secret that your attorney will reveal,
because you're not gonna be able to.
I only hope…
that the ones that love me…
The ones…
The ones that loved me in the past…
will be able to forgive what I must do…
tonight.
[Ross exclaims]
[Ross] The Undertaker grabbing Paul Bearer!
The Undertaker, about to extract all the revenge he can from Paul Bearer.
[crowd chanting] Rest in Peace!
Wait, what's he doing?
Oh, no.
Oh, my God. he doing?