[narrator] In over 100 countries, in seven different languages,
to more than a half billion viewers each week,
the World Wrestling Entertainment,
the worldwide leader in sports entertainment.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Last week, the Canadians cheered wildly for their heroes,
The Hart Foundation.
And a wild display of emotion that bordered on sheer adulation.
Thank you for letting me still be your hero.
[JR] For two days, The Hart Foundation rallied around their country.
Canada is the country where we still take care of the sick and the old.
We got gun control.
We don't shoot each other and kill each other on every street corner.
[Mr. McMahon] The red and white of the maple leaf
waved high and mighty in Canada.
However, tonight, deep in the heart of Texas…
Last week's most popular becomes
this week's most wanted in the Lone Star State.
[siren blaring]
[intro music playing]
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Too much dark, and not enough sky ♪
♪ What has caused the thorn in your eye? ♪
-[fireworks exploding] -[crowd cheering]
[cheering continues]
[JR] In a sea of red, white, and blue,
we are live in the USA.
We are deep in the heart of Texas.
[crowd cheering]
And in any language anywhere around the world,
the WWE fans are here for one reason.
They are here to have fun tonight
as a part of Raw is War.
[cheering continues]
["Hart Beat" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Ladies and gentlemen, The Hart Foundation!
[crowd cheering]
["Hart Beat" continues]
[music fades]
[crowd booing]
[Mr. McMahon] Well, Bret--
[crowd booing]
Bret, this is a little bit different
than the greeting The Hart Foundation got last week in Canada.
[booing continues]
[Bret] A little respect.
[Mr. McMahon] I can't hear you.
[crowd chanting] USA!
You know, Alberta, where I come from,
is once again rat-free,
but you can't say the same thing right down here, right here in San Antonio.
[crowd booing]
It's filled with rats.
Now, I tell you, most of the rats are back there and they're hiding.
Because they know that The Hart Foundation
is a force that will be reckoned with.
[crowd booing]
You know, it's in my contract.
It's all written in there nice and pretty.
Gorilla Monsoon has decided to take me at my word,
which is fine,
that if I lose
the World Wrestling Entertainment title match
with The Undertaker in SummerSlam--
Now, let me correct you, what you said was not that.
You said that if you don't win
the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship at SummerSlam,
you'll never again wrestle on American soil.
-That's what you said. -[crowd cheering]
[JR] That's exactly what he said.
And that's what's in the contract.
And as you just aptly put, that is now in your contract, is it not?
It is in my contract.
And that is fine with me because there's one thing
we Canadians pride ourselves on…
[crowd chattering]
We will always do our best.
And we will always keep our promises.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA!
[Bret] And after the SummerSlam,
The Undertaker…
is going to be spiraling down,
freefalling like a dead star.
Because you'll be looking at
the fifth-time World Wrestling Entertainment Champion right here.
[McMahon] All right, well, speaking of titles,
Of course, you, Owen Hart,
you unfortunately have the distinction
of facing the toughest SOB in the WWE,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[crowd cheering]
[Bret] You know, I can really give a damn whether it's "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
or anybody else.
Because the bottom line is, Bulldog and myself, tonight, will regain
the WWE tag team belts that we should have never have lost.
And as for you, Austin,
at SummerSlam,
you better pucker up, son, and get your Blistex ready.
Because at SummerSlam,
you're going to kiss my ass, boy.
-[Mr. McMahon] Hey, hey, hey! -[crowd booing]
Again, that was a promise that I must say, being fair,
Gorilla Monsoon does have in that contract as well.
Austin will have to be a man of his word, if he loses the match to Owen Hart,
he'll kiss his derriere.
Now, what about you, British Bulldog?
You meeting the "World's Most Dangerous Man"
Ken Shamrock for the European gold.
Let me get it straight, McMahon.
He's the self-proclaimed World's Most Dangerous Man.
I'm the strongest man in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
But if I was to lose my European title at SummerSlam,
the British Bulldog will eat a can of dog food
immediately after the match.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] And… And you, Brian Pillman,
you already stated what you would do if you lost the match
to Goldust, what's the matter?
Dusty…
I know you're watching.
I love you.
Not really, I just like your style.
Years and years of abuse and neglect on your little boy.
Dustin, while you fed your massive ego,
and your fat face on top of it,
George, your little son,
is the most celebrated drag queen of the century.
Dustin, I know your daddy broke your heart.
Come SummerSlam,
I'm gonna rip it out on your chest.
And if I don't,
the next night on Raw,
I'll wrestle you wearing a dress.
And it might as well be one of Marlena's.
And I can promise you, if I'm gonna do that,
that will be the only thing of hers I'll be getting into.
In any event, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, that leaves you of course,
always on guard,
with the entire Hart Foundation.
You know, if any of the Harts lose at SummerSlam,
I will shave my goatee off the next night at Raw.
[crowd cheering]
I would suggest--
[imperceptible]
I would suggest that it seems to me that
most of The Hart Foundation members are quite confident about SummerSlam.
What you're talking about is commitment.
You know something?
The Canadian women are prettier.
Our money is prettier.
Our sports are tougher.
[crowd booing]
And our men are tougher.
Our beer taste better.
And whether you Americans like it or not,
it's gonna be a Canadian Summer--
-[glass breaks] -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[imperceptible]
[JR] The Rattlesnake himself,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin making his presence felt.
[imperceptible]
That's Ken Shamrock.
that would mean that Ken Shamrock,
is Stone Cold's tag team partner tonight.
[Mr. McMahon] And wait a second.
That's The Patriot-- the international star
…has finally made his way to the WWE.
Will it be the newcomer?
The Patriot teaming up with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin here tonight.
[imperceptible]
[crowd cheering]
Who's that?
It's Sid.
It's Sycho Sid.
Look who's teaming up with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[imperceptible]
[Mr. McMahon] Who will be teaming up with Stone Cold?
[crowd cheering]
And wait--
It's Shawn Michaels!
[JR] What a night this is gonna be here in San Antonio.
Who's gonna be Stone Cold's partner?
Who's gonna wrestle
for the WWE Tag Team Championship right here tonight,
deep in the heart of Texas?
[Mr. McMahon] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will team up with somebody
and the red, white, and blue will wave perhaps triumphantly.
Stay with us, we'll be right back.
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[Mr. McMahon] Well, speaking of your SummerSlam Million Dollar Chance,
just what are The Headbangers doing on a golf course?
[JR] Well, Vince, I don't have a clue.
[Mr. McMahon] Well, it could be the third clue as a matter of fact.
[JR] But right now,
here comes the man who normally…
["The Great Gates Of Kiev" playing]
Here he comes,
The King, Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Live at Sunnyvale, Texas… San Antonio rather.
[Mr. McMahon] And Brian Christopher in joining The King in tag team action.
[JR] Earlier today, Lawler tried to convince me
that Brian Christopher wasn't his son, but his little brother.
I saw his nose grow as it happened.
[Mr. McMahon] All right, ladies and gentlemen…
"The Hitman" Bret Hart and The Hart Foundation
decided it maybe…
[continues indistinctly]
…momentarily decided to do a little exit there during the commercial break.
They certainly did.
Austin and his compatriots seem to be ready to fight.
And no doubt, we'll hear that and see that fight tonight one way or the other.
We were gonna talk about the fight, let's take you back, folks,
a couple of weeks ago as a matter of fact.
We had in action…
Here we go.
Brian Christopher against Scott Putski.
Look at The King coming in there.
And watch what happened.
That was bad enough,
and to add insult to injury.
[JR] It certainly was. Jerry Lawler and his son Brian Christopher,
double-teaming young Scott Putski here.
And I think that there maybe some serious retribution tonight
when we see the Hall of Famer
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski right here live and in person.
[Mr. McMahon] We're just about to do that, ladies and gentlemen.
Here he comes, the Polish Power!
[announcer] From Austin, Texas, at a combined weight of 437 pounds,
-Scott Putski… -[Scott Putski's theme song playing]
…and World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer,
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski!
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Ivan Putski, the Hall of Famer,
along with his son Scott Putski.
[Mr. McMahon] And The King scrambling.
You all so happy down here in San Antonio?
[crowd cheering]
[singing in Polish]
[Mr. McMahon laughs]
[in English] ♪ Means that I love you so ♪
[singing in Polish]
[in English] ♪ More than you'll ever know ♪
[singing in Polish]
[in English] ♪ I love you with all my heart ♪
♪ Come back to me ♪
♪ And you will be ♪
♪ My melody of love ♪
-Polish power! -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, look out from behind, Ivan Putski.
[bell ringing]
Hammered by Jerry "The King" Lawler
and Scott Putski now double teamed
by Brian Christopher and Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Off the rope and double back body drop.
Oh!
And Putski catches another one from The King.
And of course, the speculation continues, JR,
as to whether or not Jerry "The King" Lawler-- Uh-oh.
…and Brian Christopher are related.
-Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[JR] That mystery has been solved, Lawler denies everything.
He hasn't told a truth since the 70s.
[Mr. McMahon] And in any event,
it is alleged that Brian Christopher is the son of Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Off the-- Whoa!
Look out, hanging on the rope Jerry "The King"-- From behind,
Scott Putski lined-- Oh, The King!
And a dropkick by Scott Putski.
Scott Putski, who had a row
with this young light heavy-- Oh, my goodness,
what a clothesline there.
[JR] Brian Christopher certainly been one of the shining stars,
in the light heavyweight division here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
But young Scott Putski has also had his share of success as well.
[Mr. McMahon] Into the ropes,
All right, Christopher with the hard right hand.
Scott Putski,
his Hall of Famer dad live and in action after so many years here tonight.
And it's brought about by that footage that we saw earlier on,
where The King and Brian Christopher-- Oh!
injuring Scott Putski several weeks ago.
One thing to come out of retirement…
for greed, it's another thing to come out of retirement,
when you're doing it for your son.
[JR] Great motivation, certainly the right motivation-- And Lawler,
reaching into his bag of tricks.
And he got a taste for that right here.
[Mr. McMahon] And look out from behind.
[crowd chattering]
Lawler with his throat punches.
[JR] Ivan Putski being contained by the referee,
while they, uh--
Jerry Lawler and Brian Christopher
do a double team number on young Scott Putski.
[Mr. McMahon] Scott Putski and his dad, the Polish Power.
The Hall of Famer Ivan Putski back in action.
One night only and Brian Christopher with a hard right hand.
And thus far, Brian Christopher and Jerry "The King" Lawler,
I must say, have been not only cheating,
but they have been waltzing a little better collectively
than their opponents.
[JR] I'll tell you, the locker room has been abuzz all day.
Everybody's trying to figure out
who's gonna be "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's tag team partner tonight.
And everybody looks at each other.
Is it you? It's not me.
-[Mr. McMahon laughs] -It's not me. Figuratively.
Or literally.
-[Mr. McMahon] In any event. -[JR] In any event.
[Mr. McMahon] It could be any WWE Superstar,
or maybe it's one we've never seen before.
Because let's face it,
they're bringing up that certain matter, JR.
As we see again the double team effort from behind the official.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin just plain doesn't care.
He doesn't care who the WWE selects as his tag team partner.
[JR] He has been adamant about that, that he's not gonna pick his partner.
The WWE can do the dirty work.
As Brian Christopher tags in Jerry Lawler.
-It's a-- -[indistinct shouting]
…while in Tennessee and Texas here.
[Mr. McMahon] And by the way, standing by, we're told is Mankind.
Perhaps we're gonna get some comments from whom we know it will not be.
Here we go.
Here comes the piledriver.
And it's taken The King to many a victory in the past.
Here's the cover.
-No, no, no. -What?
-[Mr. McMahon] What's this? -Let me. Let me.
-[Mr. McMahon] Let-- -Go ahead.
It appeared as though that Jerry "The King" Lawler,
could have had the pin and the victory there.
Brian Christopher who might be Lawler's son.
[JR] That is a belated father's day gift or son's day, I don't know.
[Mr. McMahon] From the top, here we go and…
[crowd cheering]
Scott Putski with an opportunity to perhaps put this away.
Big slam.
[Ivan] One more.
[Mr. McMahon] Scott Putski,
with Brian Christopher, sets him up for the ride.
Reversal now off the rope from the other side.
And a double clothesline.
Both men's head slapping back on the canvas floor.
[JR] You know, I also saw Paul Bearer walking down the locker room area.
I got a feeling Paul Bearer's gonna drop a bomb on us tonight
regarding The Undertaker's brother.
He could even-- Who knows, he may be here, I don't know.
[Mr. McMahon] Jerry "The King" Lawler with Scott Putski-- Whoa!
[crowd cheering]
And Brian Christopher nailed the-- Okay, here he comes.
-Here comes the Polish Power. -[crowd cheering]
Putski hammering away.
Putski-- Look at this.
Ivan Putski, a headbutt to the mid-section and a kick.
And Ivan Putski and Scott Putski, father and son, are going at it.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon speaking indistinctly]
Ivan Putski setting up The King off the rope.
Boom, the Polish Hammer has set it up.
One, two, three!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[announcer] Here are your winners,
Scott Putski and "Polish Power" Ivan Putski!
[Mr. McMahon] …and his son Scott Putski exact revenge
on Jerry "The King" Lawler,
and, well, maybe his son Brian Christopher.
[JR] And this capacity crowd have been sold out here for days in San Antonio,
just came out of their seat for the native son, Ivan Putski.
The two Texan Putskis were victorious here tonight.
[Mr. McMahon] Ladies and gentlemen, we speculated for some time
who might be Stone Cold's tag team partner.
We know Mankind will not be, however,
let's take you to the footage many people had hoped
that it will be the well-deserving Mankind,
who would be Stone Cold's partner.
Here, we're looking at footage from last week on Raw.
[JR] It was Stone Cold and Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, one-on-one,
and then this happened.
[JR] Oh, no.
[Mr. McMahon] Mankind. Mankind was coming to help Austin
and he got a chair for his-- Oh!
Another Stunner, Stone Cold Stunner.
[Lawler] Get in there, Chyna!
[bell ringing]
You come out here every week,
saying, "Pick me, Steve."
"Pick me, Steve."
I'll lay it on the line for you, piece of trash.
All you got to do is shake my hand and we're a tag team.
[JR] …apparently The Rattlesnake is softening a little bit.
[Lawler] Finally, Mankind gets what he want.
[JR] All Mankind ever wanted was to be accepted.
[Lawler] He don't want a handshake, he wants a hug.
[JR] I can't believe it, another moment in the WWE.
Mankind now, the partner-- Oh!
[Lawler] No, no, not the Stunner!
Whammed him.
DTA, you stupid piece of trash.
Don't never trust nobody.
You wanna go and be my partner, never.
Because you're a long-haired freak, and you suck.
I was looking for a friend.
And you ruined that all.
Next week,
well, I'm gonna have to do something
I never thought I'd do again.
And it will become very obvious
that the World Wrestling Entertainment
will never be the same.
Steve Austin, you will never be the same.
And without a doubt next week,
Mankind…
will never be the same.
[JR] And joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, yes,
Mankind and…
Mankind, can you hear us?
And I wonder if you would comment,
on those remarks that you made last week.
"You'll never be the same, Austin will never be the same."
"The WWE will never be the same." What about it?
Mankind?
Oh, boy, this is gonna get very, very interesting, stay with us, we'll be back.
[narrator] And now, it's time for action.
The Stridex Triple Action.
Featuring three times the excitement from your favorite WWE Superstars.
[Cornette] And I wonder what the Funky Man is gonna do, moonsault.
[JR] And, oh, going for the enzuigiri, James E.
[Cornette] Oh, he got the spinning heel kick, JR.
[JR] The Sharpshooter,
as this Canadian crowd roars in anticipation and we got a submission.
[narrator] That was this week's Stridex Triple Action.
Triple clean your skin with Stridex medicated pads.
[Mr. McMahon] We are back with more WWE Raw.
Joining now, ladies and gentlemen, Paul Bearer who's gonna drop a bomb,
as JR says,
for that matter, has asked to address The Undertaker.
Undertaker,
the hell you're claim to be living in for the past 20 years
is nothing compared to the life of your brother.
You started that fire.
You killed your parents.
You turned your bother Kane into a disfigured, revengeful creature.
You stole the innocence from that child.
And now, Undertaker,
Kane is no longer a child.
And he eagerly awaits to confront you.
Oh, yes, he's alive.
And next week, I'm gonna prove it.
[Mr. McMahon] I wonder what he means by that.
Will Kane show up next week, JR?
What do you think?
[JR] I wouldn't be surprised by--
[announcer] The following light heavyweight contest
is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Japan,
weighing in at 199 pounds,
Tajiri Yoshihiro.
[Mr. McMahon] …Paul Bearer.
We'll find out if he's gonna prove it next week.
However, this young man in the ring right now,
coming with tremendous credentials, does he not?
[JR] He certainly does, Tajiri Yoshihiro.
Tajiri is 25 years old, has been pro for three years.
From the Japan pro wrestling.
Spent two years kickboxing.
We'll talk more about his background after this.
[announcer] And his opponent from Japan,
weighing in at 185 pounds,
Taka Michinoku!
[Mr. McMahon] …he makes his way to the ring.
Let's give you a highlight of his first two matches here
in the WWE with The Great Sasuke.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] All right, we are ready for action now.
Taka Michinoku against Tajiri Yoshihiro.
Two light heavyweights here, remember, light heavyweight division in WWE
states that you must weigh 215 or less.
And certainly, both these young men
well within that, Taka Michinoku about 185,
and Tajiri Yoshihiro, 199.
[Mr. McMahon] And Taka Michinoku, as we have seen from last week,
and also those of you who joined us on our pay-per-view,
Canadian Stampede, Taka wearing the long tights.
And…
Tajiri in the short tights.
[JR] Tajiri, as I said, 25 years of age, was in dental school,
which is a family tradition.
Comes from a long line of dentists in Japan.
But quit to get into wrestling some three years ago.
A little bit stronger, a little bit bigger than Taka Michinoku.
[Mr. McMahon] And what an extraordinary match Taka Michinoku
and The Great Sasuke had.
The two times, we are privileged to see that.
Oh, my goodness, here in the WWE.
And Taka Michinoku has quite a personality.
Look out, there he goes.
Oh, yeah!
[crowd cheering]
Unbelievable!
[JR] I asked Taka through an interpreter what he liked most about America.
[Mr. McMahon] What did he say?
-[JR] The girls. -[Mr. McMahon laughs]
[JR] He's a young, single guy, as I said, 23 years of age.
And absolutely has no fear.
[Mr. McMahon] Yet to come, ladies and gentlemen, well find that-- Oh…
…just who will be Stone Cold's
tag team partner tonight against Bulldog and Owen Hart.
And standing by is Ken Shamrock,
World's Most Dangerous Man.
We're gonna find out whether or not
Mr. Shamrock will join forces with Stone Cold.
Here's some of the action that we saw a little bit earlier on,
as we're picking it up.
Previous action on the left side of your screen.
[JR] Great agility.
[Mr. McMahon] Unbelievable balance.
[JR] A springboard right into the crossbody.
[Mr. McMahon] Back to live action now. Oh, what a powerbomb!
And there it is. Not quite… Look at this.
Taka Michinoku, and Tajiri Yoshihiro going round and round.
And almost enough.
[JR] So, a version of the Oklahoma Roll there, using the legs,
was Tajiri Yoshihiro.
[Mr. McMahon] Taka-- Oh!
Spinning heel kick right into the kisser,
and to the outside, having presence of mind.
He's dazed, Taka Michinoku.
Uh-oh. Look out. Look out.
[crowd exclaiming]
[JR] The Asai moonsault by Tajiri Yoshihiro.
Again, these two young men
would love to have a spot in the light heavyweight division
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
WWE, all around the world looking for the very best
215-pounders and under
to comprise and make up this division.
[Mr. McMahon] And a blocked kick and a forearm there by Taka Michinoku.
Flying upstairs-- Oh! Oh, no.
Oh, come on, it looked to have been the lower abdomen,
perhaps the groin.
[JR] Somewhere down around Osaka, I think.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, did you hear that?
Heck yeah!
And then, right to the head.
And Tajiri Yoshihiro means business.
[JR] Yoshihiro spent two years kick boxing.
So he's very proficient with his feet.
[Mr. McMahon] And a right cross knocks Tajiri down.
Oh, my goodness.
And open hand.
I guess, knocked each other down.
[JR] I'll tell you one thing about the 5'8", 185-pound
Taka Michinoku.
He is about as resilient a young man as I think I've ever seen.
[Mr. McMahon] Can't even take those kind of kicks to the head--
And this time, it's-- Well, it's not either.
Couldn't quite hold it.
[JR] Perfectly executed German suplex starts with a full nelson.
Takes it back into the suplex position.
[Mr. McMahon] And again, Ken Shamrock watching every second of this match-up.
He'll join us right after it's over, ladies and gentlemen.
For a word-- Oh, wow!
The World's Most Dangerous Man.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Well, it may be time for the Michinoku Driver.
It's a powerslam piledriver.
Oh!
[Mr. McMahon] Devastating maneuver, but is that enough?
-Yes, it is. -[bell ringing]
Taka Michinoku victorious.
[announcer] Here's your winner, Taka Michinoku!
["Yamato Suite No. 4" playing]
[JR] I think Taka Michinoku has got a great future
in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
but perhaps, so does Tajiri Yoshihiro.
All right, here's look at the action. Right in the back of the head.
And watch the Michinoku Driver.
Watch out for the powerslam position, turns it into--
Oh! Right there. What a devastating maneuver.
All right. Standing by, ladies and gentlemen,
World's Most Dangerous Man, his name is Ken Shamrock.
And Ken Shamrock readying himself for action tonight one way or another.
And, Ken Shamrock, are you gonna be Stone Cold's partner?
No. I'm not "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's partner.
I was out there in support against The Hart Foundation.
I have my own match tonight against Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
And when I get in the ring against him, it'll be knuckle up time.
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you very much.
And we understand that the Boricuas, ladies and gentlemen,
the, uh, Boricuas are-- Are gonna be in action as well tonight.
As a matter of fact, uh, Untold--
We'll take a look at The Boricuas Untold riding in style.
Here they come, JR.
[JR] Yeah. Listen to that. Just a little bit earlier today,
the Los Boricuas with their leader,
Savio Vega at the helm there.
[in Spanish] They are here. They are here.
[men] Los Boricuas!
[Mr. McMahon] Talk about riding in style.
[indistinct shouting in Spanish]
[in Spanish] Let's go! That's it!
[in Spanish] That's it! Let's go! Let's go!
[Mr. McMahon] Los Boricuas in action tonight
with a tag team match against The Headbangers.
All kind of action tonight, ladies and gentlemen, on Raw.
Again, after Raw is War is over…
even more action coming up.
[Mr. McMahon] Brian Pillman is The Loose Cannon of the WWE, the exposed wire.
Just as dangerous as it possibly can be to be near,
and certainly one of the nastiest, but yet the most talented athletes in all of WWE.
[JR] But does Brian Pillman have a hidden agenda?
Well, the August preview of WWE Magazine,
that question is examined.
To learn more about The Loose Cannon's past,
his present, and his future, just pick up a copy of the WWE Magazine.
It's available in news stands everywhere tomorrow.
[Mr. McMahon] We're live, ladies and gentlemen, San Antonio, Texas.
-And here comes-- -[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring at a combined weight of 507 pounds,
Mosh and Thrasher,
The Headbangers!
[Mr. McMahon] We had an occasion earlier on, ladies and gentlemen,
to ask The Headbangers what they thought of The Boricuas.
And here's what they had to say.
[laughs] I'm all excited, I can't wait for this fight.
I've been watching these guys my whole life.
I love and seen all their movies.
My favorite one is Up in Smoke. [laughs]
Oh, you, moron.
We're not wrestling Cheech and Chong, we're wrestling Jose and Miguel.
But after we get done with them, they're going up in smokes too.
[laughs]
[Mr. McMahon] We are back, ladies and gentlemen.
The Headbangers, live in San Antonio, Texas,
ready to lock up with Los Boricuas, from Puerto Rico.
-And here they come. -[Los Boricuas' theme song playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 489 pounds,
representing Los Boricuas,
Miguel and Jose!
[Mr. McMahon] Miguel and Jose, the tag team representing Boricuas,
let's take you back to action last week, ladies and gentlemen.
Watch this, DOA…
Now, and-- Around ringside, and look what they did.
-[crowd cheering] -Right across to one of those
Harley Davidsons, and look at it.
-Oh, my goodness. -[bell ringing]
And DOA, they mean business, JR.
[JR] They certainly do. Savio and Jesús-- There was Jesús,
he went face first off the motorcycle.
[crowd clamoring]
And it will be Miguel and Jose in a tag team match-up,
-with Thrasher and Mosh. -[crowd booing]
Thrasher and Mosh are excited about being in the Worcester Centrum,
this Friday night, a huge live WWE event
in Worcester, Massachusetts this Friday night.
[Mr. McMahon] And they're excited to be anywhere.
Mosh and Thrasher, The Headbangers, ladies and gentlemen.
They are a very exciting tag team and most unusual looking.
Perhaps the most unusual attire of anyone in the tag team competition today.
Los Boricuas.
[JR] Jose now, starting out with Thrasher.
[Mr. McMahon] And Jose is set up for the ride.
Jose Estrada Jr. off the rope, puts on the brakes now,
hard right-hand over the top and Thrasher thrashing back down Miguel.
[JR] Great suplex there by Thrasher.
[Mr. McMahon] Thrasher wasting no time, moving in on Jose, comes Mosh.
Mosh and Thrasher have tremendous tag team skills.
It's almost as if they really know what the other one is thinking instinctively.
Oh!
[JR] That type maneuver, shades of the Midnight Express there
by The Headbangers, and certainly,
the popularity, as you mentioned earlier, Vince,
of The Headbangers has absolutely been overwhelming.
They're like those who jump in the crowd,
that people have been passing around like they're in a mosh pit or something.
-Have you ever been in a mosh pit? -[Mr. McMahon] I can't say that I have.
And hammering away, look at that.
Oof!
And with a little help, Los Boricuas really stick together.
That's Miguel on there now, Miguel caused the damage on the outside,
now on the inside, and this man can go.
All of the Boricuas are exceptionally gifted athletes.
[JR] They certainly are, and very, very tough.
They believe in each other, as they should be.
They're very proud of their heritage and certainly…
-[Mr. McMahon] As they should be. -Yes. Absolutely, and…
Certainly they are one faction here in the WWE,
that I think we certainly have to keep the old proverbial eye on.
[Mr. McMahon] Downstairs, upstairs, the Boricuas,
and referee out of position and, no.
Can't quite get the count of three on Mosh.
[JR] Both Jose Estrada Jr. and Miguel Perez,
second generation athletes and this--
We've seen their fathers many, many times.
[Mr. McMahon] Indeed I have at Madison Square Garden
many, many times and I must say,
they're picking up right where their dads left off.
Great athletes.
Well, kind of bending or outright breaking the rules--
Here we go, two--
No, the count-- The heel of the boot into the head of Mosh.
Los Boricuas have had problems with the DOA,
then again, let's face it,
Thrash and Savio have had problems on their own, have they not?
[JR] They certainly have, you know, when Thrash and Savio
were members of the Nation of Domination,
they didn't get along then as they--
We'd think teammates would, but they didn't.
So, the Los Boricuas and the DOA,
certainly head for collision, perhaps at SummerSlam.
[Mr. McMahon] Forearm there, Jose Estrada Jr.,
uh-oh, and this time, Mosh--
Oh, my goodness, I remember that one.
That was clever.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Nice head scissors counter there by Mosh.
And looks to be a little bit addled, and rightfully so, in this contest.
[Mr. McMahon] Mosh trying to get over to tag his partner Thrasher, and Jose--
Here we go, here comes Miguel, here comes Thrasher.
Oh, a clip to the jaw, another one.
Thrasher with a succession of right hands now.
And Miguel set up from the other side and-- Oh! What a clothesline.
All four men in the ring now, all at the same time,
the official, allowing a little latitude here.
And Los Boricuas, back to the corner.
And The Headbangers continue to pummel.
And, oh, no. Oh my gosh.
[JR] Mosh is just out right off the top rope.
That leaves Thrasher to defend for himself here.
[Mr. McMahon] And wide open, as Thrasher-- Look out, a head of steam. Oh!
[crowd cheering]
And a clothesline of sorts.
Thrasher now with Miguel, here we go, sets him up.
Yes-- Oh!
What? What kind of maneuver is that, one final pinning, cover and…
[bell ringing]
And The Headbangers are-- Come on, wait a minute.
Now four on-- That's four on two.
And four on two, look at this, Los Boricuas.
[rock music playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute.
-Here we go! -[engines revving]
Look at those Harley Davidsons!
Here comes Crush.
Here's 8-Ball!
Chainz, and Skull.
[JR] Those are beautiful, tight motorcycles.
You talk about a bike, oh, beautiful titans.
[speaking indistinctly]
And they didn't come here to show off those beautiful bikes.
I've got a feeling, as usual the DOA, came to get some.
-[Mr. McMahon] Hey, look out. -[crowd cheering]
The Disciples of Apocalypse
and The Headbangers going up,
-and they're taking it to Los Boricuas! -[bell ringing]
Look how they go.
[crowd cheering]
The Headbangers are all in the ring.
Six of them, the four Los Boricuas,
as Savio went for the ring, trying to get his men's attention
and get them out of here.
[crowd cheering]
And once again, DOA's presence…
[announcer] The winners of this match,
Miguel and Jose of Los Boricuas!
[Mr. McMahon] Los Boricuas victorious,
but when they came in, and it was four-on-two,
DOA decided to come riding into San Antonio, Texas.
And it looks like the Boricuas are not too happy about it.
[Los Boricuas' theme song playing]
All kinds of action coming up tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
And we understand The Patriot is standing by.
I wonder what type of motorcycle is out there, along with the DOA.
And here he is, The Patriot,
are you gonna join forces with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
I'd be honored to stand by Steve Austin, but that's not the reason I'm here.
The reason I'm here is to stand for my country
and every man, woman, and child in it.
And to defend the USA against the forces that were trying to destroy her.
And I sit back at home, and I've listened to The Hart Foundation
and others make comments about the United States of America.
Well, I guarantee you this, while I'm in the WWE,
nobody, and I mean, nobody, is gonna talk bad about my country,
or the people in it.
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you, ladies and gentlemen,
Delbert Wilkes, "The Patriot."
And we look forward to seeing him in action, and speaking of action,
guess who's gonna join us?
There he is, ladies and gentlemen, Shawn Michaels.
We're gonna have a word with him, San Antonio's own.
Could it be Michaels that's gonna join forces with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
Let's take a look at "Stone Cold" Steve-- Austin rather in action.
[JR] It was the 1997 Royal Rumble right here in San Antonio,
the site, the Alamodome,
60,525 fans on hand,
as only the World Wrestling Entertainment can bring together.
It was a night that the one and only Shawn Michaels returned home.
And before 60,000 of his closest friends
regained the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
There is no one like the incomparable Shawn Michaels and he is back,
he is at home.
[Mr. McMahon] Ladies and gentlemen, my pleasure to now introduce to you
the WWE's own and indeed, San Antonio's own.
[crowd cheering]
Shawn Michaels!
["Sexy Boy" playing]
♪ I think I'm cute I know I'm sexy ♪
♪ I got the looks ♪
♪ That drives the girls wild ♪
♪ I got the moves ♪
♪ That really move them ♪
♪ I send chills Up and down their spine ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -♪ Boy toy ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I make them hot ♪
♪ I make them shiver ♪
♪ Their knees get weak ♪
♪ Whenever I'm around ♪
♪ They see me walk ♪
♪ They hear me talk ♪
♪ I make them feel ♪
♪ Like they're on Cloud nine ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -♪ Boy toy ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ Hands off the merchandise ♪
[fireworks exploding]
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -♪ Boy toy ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
[crowd cheering]
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I make them hot ♪
♪ I make them shiver ♪
♪ Their knees get weak ♪
♪ Whenever I'm around ♪
♪ They see me walk They hear me talk ♪
♪ I make them feel ♪
♪ Like they're on cloud nine ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
[music stops]
Well, on behalf of San Antonio, welcome home.
[crowd cheering]
Are you gonna be "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's
tag team partner here tonight?
[crowd cheering]
The million-dollar question,
is "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
going to once again be the partner of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
and become the World Wrestling Entertainment
Tag Team Champions again
right here in my hometown of San Antonio, Texas?
[crowd cheering]
Well, it is no secret
to everybody in the wrestling world
that I am not 100%,
but the last time
that Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels tagged up
and became the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
neither one of us was a 100%.
So believe me, I'm good enough to go right now.
[crowd cheering]
But that is up…
to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Now,
as I've been sitting home the last couple of weeks
in my big new home up in the hills…
-[crowd cheering] -[chuckles]
…I couldn't help but to notice,
my buddy and yours,
Bret "The Hitman" Hart…
[crowd booing]
…tell everybody that if he did not
win the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship at SummerSlam,
he would never wrestle
on US soil once again.
-Now… -[crowd cheering]
I don't know about everybody else,
but I have been waiting a long time
to see Bret Hart's sorry ass
get out of the United States of America.
[crowd cheering]
So, having said that,
I currently right now,
am not scheduled to be at SummerSlam.
That's not my decision.
That's someone else's around here.
So, if I could appeal to you, Boss Man.
If I get down on my knees
in front of my hometown people
and beg you to please allow me,
the dirty, rotten employee that I am,
please allow me to just
be a part of SummerSlam. I'll set up the ring.
I'll sell souvenirs at the souvenir stand.
I will sell tickets at the front door.
Heck, Vin-man,
I'll shine your shoes
if you just please grant me
one ticket to SummerSlam
because it's my guess
that The Undertaker is gonna bury
Bret "The Hitman" Hart
and root him out of this country.
[crowd cheering]
And alongside every single person in San Antonio,
Shawn Michaels wants to see Bret Hart
get the hell out of here.
[crowd cheering]
Shawn Michaels!
["Sexy Boy" playing]
[JR] Shawn Michaels, no doubt,
on August the 3rd in some shape, form, or fashion,
would be a part of SummerSlam.
♪ That really move them ♪
♪ I send chills ♪
♪ Up and down their spine ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -♪ Boy Toy ♪
[JR] Ladies and gentlemen, whatever you do,
remember that still to come, the Tag Team Championship
will be on the line. Who will "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's partner be
when Austin faces The Hart Foundation?
Plus, still to come…
[siren blaring]
[intro music playing]
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Too much dark and not enough sky ♪
♪ What has caused the thorn in your eye? ♪
-[fireworks exploding] -[crowd cheering]
[Savio] Oh, my God, hey, listen, hey, hey!
Something's happened in the back!
A terrible accident.
A terrible accident happened in the back.
Please come with me, I have to show you.
Somebody could get hurt. Come on.
Come on. I got show you, some terrible accident happened in the back.
-Come on, come with me, please. -[Mr. McMahon] An accident?
Come on. Something terrible happened in the back, please.
Come on. I got to show you what happened, please.
-Come down with me. Oh, my God. -[Mr. McMahon] Savio Vega.
-Bringing one of our cameramen. -Come with me please, come on. Come on.
We can speculate what that might be, JR.
Something horrible has happened according to Savio Vega.
-[crowd cheering] -And we--
We're trying to get a camera back there. We lost transmission, I suppose.
And as soon as we get it back,
we will bring you those pictures of whatever it is.
And we're still wondering whatever is gonna happen with Steve Austin.
Who is Steve Austin's partner gonna be tonight?
It could be Shawn Michaels. It could be Sycho Sid.
It could be anybody. It could be somebody brand new, too.
It certainly could. It's not gonna be Ken Shamrock.
He's got to knuckle up with Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
And that is gonna be a tremendous match-up right there.
Absolutely. It's gonna be tough, and plus, we have your third clue
for your chance to win one million dollars right here, folks.
Stay tuned for that as well.
And why is that, JR?
-Wait a minute, we have… -Oh, my God, somebody could get hurt.
I mean, I don't know. Come please, come, I wanna show you.
-Oh, God. Come on, please. -[Mr. McMahon] This is live.
We are live.
I don't know, I was…
I was driving my car. It's a terrible accident. Look at this.
There's a terrible accident that happened.
[counting in Spanish]
[in English] Oh, number four is over there.
-[Savio] Don't do it. Oh, no. -[Jose] No. Oh, my God. No.
That bike is ruined. That bike is ruined.
Onto the car, I don't know what happened.
I was driving. I got my license, you know. I--
Oh, you, son--
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute.
[car alarm blaring]
A Boricuan apparently have destroyed one of the VRA-type motorcycles.
[alarm continues blaring]
[all grunting]
[grunting continues]
[indistinct shouting]
[tires screeching]
[JR] They're dragging the motorcycle now with the car.
-[engines revving] -Oh, no!
[Mr. McMahon] Unbelievable.
We'll be back. Stay with us for more WWE action on Raw.
You'll never get away…
[Mr. McMahon] WWE SummerSlam: Hart & Soul is presented by Stridex.
Triple clean your skin with Stridex medicated pads.
Let's take you back, ladies and gentlemen.
Let's show you the action that we saw here earlier, moments ago.
Oh. Number four is over there. Look.
-[Savio] Don't do it. Oh, no. -[Jose] No. Oh, my God. No.
That bike is ruined. That bike is ruined.
Onto the car, I don't know what happened.
I was driving. I got my license, you know. I--
Oh, you, son--
[all grunting]
[car alarm blaring]
[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
[JR] Look what's going on.
[Mr. McMahon] This was action earlier on.
Stay back, stay the hell back.
[Mr. McMahon] We are back live, ladies and gentlemen.
-[man] Are you all right? -He's all right.
-He's all right. The brotherhood. -[Mr. McMahon] …with Chainz.
We'll swim to Puerto Rico and get you, Savio.
[Mr. McMahon] I don't get any of it, ladies and gentlemen.
[JR] I guess they are still chasing the Los Boricuas.
[Mr. McMahon] And-- Uh-oh. Here comes The Anvil.
[announcer] …is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Reno, Nevada,
weighing in at 281 pounds,
Hart Foundation member,
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
[Mr. McMahon] Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart goes one-on-one with Ken Shamrock,
ladies and gentlemen.
And joining us for commentary, Jerry "The King" Lawler.
That's right. Looks like it's time to get somebody out here
that can get control.
You two morons have lost complete control of everything.
You people running around with people's motorcycles outside,
you got everything, like Putski's going on inside, McMahon.
I'm out to here to take charge.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Let's see if you can do it.
["The Ultimate" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] And here he comes.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Sacramento, California,
weighing in at 235 pounds,
"The World's Most Dangerous Man"
Ken Shamrock!
[Mr. McMahon] Shamrock, ready to go.
He'll mix it up virginity style.
First made his fame
in the UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship
and has done exceedingly well for himself here
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
He is dangerous, and he can get in the zone.
There's a Hart Foundation member right there.
-[bell ringing] -[JR] There's one of them.
A lot of promises were made earlier here tonight.
Neidhart says that if any Hart Foundation member loses at SummerSlam
on August the 3rd, that Neidhart will shave his beloved goatee.
[Mr. McMahon] And let's face it, somebody is gonna lose.
I mean, "The Hitman" Bret Hart making a promise
to continue his contract as he stated,
but if he doesn't win the WWE title from The Undertaker,
he'll never wrestle again on American soil.
And the Bulldog tonight, stating if he doesn't walk from the ring
as European Champion, he'll eat dog food.
Look at this.
And Owen Hart hoping that he makes
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin make good on his promise
which Austin has stated that if he doesn't defeat Owen Hart for the title,
-he'll kiss his derriere in public. -[Lawler] What's matter with you?
[Mr. McMahon] And we don't need to repeat what Pillman had to say.
[Lawler] Something about a dress, right?
[Mr. McMahon] It was something about a dress.
[JR] We have Shamrock and the Bulldog for the European title.
It's gonna be a magnificent match-up.
And all the great fans in the United Kingdom
are really gonna be rooting for the British Bulldog for the--
He's not gonna bring any part as advance, I don't think,
in the Meadowlands,
or shall I say Continental Airlines Arena?
[Mr. McMahon] Located in the Meadowlands, how is that?
[JR] Good enough for me.
[Mr. McMahon] But anyway… Shamrock in control at the moment.
Ken Shamrock,
a part of the In Your House: Canadian Stampede
recently in Calgary, Alberta.
And, boy, did we ever hear from the Canadian contingent
as we did as well in here, and by the way, ladies and gentlemen,
next week here on Raw, we're back up in Canada.
[JR] And I'm looking forward to that. I've never been to Halifax before.
I heard it's beautiful. I'm certainly looking forward
to being in Halifax next Monday night for live Raw is War.
I talked to Shamrock earlier today. No doubt, Shamrock prepared
to win this match in any way obviously,
but specifically by submission that he is able
to send a little bit of a message to the British Bulldog for SummerSlam.
[Lawler] I think The Anvil's interested in sending a message of his own.
I'm so sick of hearing people talking about his ABCs,
the World's Most Dangerous Man,
and I'm sure The Anvil is sick of hearing that too.
You don't look so dangerous right now, buddy.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Mr. McMahon] Partisan crowd here in San Antonio, Texas,
chanting "USA" and we're likely to have a partisan crowd again next week
hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada.
[JR] Expect another sellout next week in Halifax
just as we have here in San Antonio.
[Lawler] You're looking forward to going to Halifax next week, Ross?
-I am, King. -I'm sure many told you to go to Halifax.
-[Mr. McMahon] All right, now. -[Lawler] Something like that.
[Mr. McMahon] Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
takes a right hand across the chin at Shamrock,
straight to the face.
[referee] One, two, three…
[Mr. McMahon] And that big, nasty rhino…
Right now, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart is in control.
[JR] Neidhart hammering away at Shamrock, and Shamrock's got to fight back.
Shamrock, I think can win a slugfest with anybody
that steps in the ring with him.
[Lawler] Not with The Anvil, Ross. What are you talking about?
-Look at that. -I have the right to an opinion, King.
[Lawler] Yeah.
[Mr. McMahon] Snapmare. Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart in control of the moment.
One, two, three…
[Mr. McMahon] Handfuls of hair and--- Oh.
[Lawler] Anvil's got hair on his mind.
Just think, you know, he'd be sort of like Samson
if he lost that beard.
You know what happened to Samson when he lost his hair, huh?
[Mr. McMahon] I think so.
I've never seen Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart without that goatee.
He has been wrestling here
in the World Wrestling Entertainment for many, many years,
and The Anvil has certainly made an impact.
He and "The Hitman" Bret Hart, the original Hart Foundation.
[JR] Well, they're a great team, and could be again,
as far as that's concerned.
King, I'm sure all your great fans in Memphis
are proud of you and your boy tonight.
[Lawler] What are you talking about?
[JR] Nice display. You're 0-1 in tag action, that's not bad.
[Lawler] Don't start, Ross.
I'll tell you what.
Why don't you bring your son down here next week, huh?
[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Shamrock.
Shamrock trying to build some momentum against Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
Hits the knees.
[referee] One, two…
[Mr. McMahon] Shamrock.
Remember his first appearance in the WWE on pay-per-view?
[Lawler] Oh, no!
[Mr. McMahon] And-- Oh! What a maneuver by Shamrock.
[JR] Great hurricanrana by Shamrock.
I'll tell you one thing.
August the 3rd in the Continental Airlines Arena,
it is going to be electric.
There's gonna be signs, there's gonna be banners,
there's gonna be red, white, and blue.
-[referee] Ring the bell. -[bell ringing]
[JR] And Shamrock-- He's got the submission!
[announcer] Here is your winner,
the "World's Most Dangerous Man"
Ken Shamrock!
[Mr. McMahon] In a standing position,
Shamrock choking out Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
[Lawler] I didn't see him choke the Bulldog.
[JR] Here comes Davey boy.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, from behind!
[JR] The Bulldog,
one of the most powerful men in the history of the WWE,
attacking Shamrock.
And now, Neidhart getting in on the action.
Neidhart still looks groggy.
[Lawler] Hah! This is dangerous, Ken Shamrock.
[bell ringing]
[Lawler] Ooh!
[Mr. McMahon] The British Bulldog taking advantage of Ken Shamrock.
And-- Oh, no.
Oh, no, they're gonna spike him. Oh, no!
He won't be getting up tonight.
[Lawler] Beautiful!
[JR] Here comes The Patriot!
[Lawler] Hit him, boys!
[Mr. McMahon] The Patriot, ladies and gentlemen. coming in.
The Southpaw from South Carolina.
[bell ringing]
Cleaning house.
Oh, look out. Whoa!
[crowd cheering]
The Patriot now.
Look at this!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Get away! Get away!
[JR] The Patriot, an international star,
competing mostly in Japan, making an impact here in the WWE.
["The Ultimate" playing]
And Shamrock has been manhandled by two men.
[Mr. McMahon] And there you have it,
The Patriot, Del Wilkes along with Ken Shamrock.
And The Patriot has been good on his word of earlier tonight.
Shamrock victorious.
Will he beat the British Bulldog at SummerSlam?
[Mr. McMahon] We're back, and joining us once again, Mankind.
And I wonder, Mr. Mankind,
are you gonna make good on your promises that you made last week?
Mr. Mankind?
[JR] I know he can hear us.
[Mr. McMahon] I know he can too. I guess he's not gonna speak to us.
Let's take you back and show you just how Mankind was campaigning
to be Austin's partner next week, or last week, rather.
Here we go.
[JR] It was Austin, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
and Mankind came down,
and well, here's the thanks Mankind got for trying to help Austin.
We'll see it in just a second.
[JR] Mankind.
Mankind was coming to help Austin and he got a chair for his troubles.
Another Stunner, Stone Cold Stunner.
[Lawler] Get in there, Chyna!
[bell ringing]
You come out here every week,
saying, "Pick me, Steve."
"Pick me, Steve."
I'll lay it on the line for you, piece of trash.
All you gotta do is shake my hand and we're a tag team.
[JR] Well, I guess the man with the personality of a rattlesnake
is softening a little bit.
[Lawler] Finally, Mankind gets what he wants.
[JR] All Mankind ever wanna be was accepted.
[Lawler] He don't want a handshake, he wants a hug.
[Mr. McMahon] I can't believe it. Another moment in the WWE.
Mankind, now, would partner--
[JR] Oh, no!
Not the Stunner!
Whammed him!
[Stone Cold] DTA, you stupid piece of trash.
Don't never trust nobody.
You ain't gonna be my partner, never.
Because you're a long-haired freak, and you suck.
I was looking for a friend.
And you ruined that all.
Next week,
well, I'm gonna have to do something I never thought I'd do again.
And it will become very obvious that the World Wrestling Entertainment
will never be the same.
Steve Austin, you will never be the same.
Without a doubt next week,
Mankind will never be the same!
Speculation continues, King.
Who is it gonna be? Who's gonna join forces with Austin?
If I was Stone Cold, I'd have to go with Sycho Sid.
You know, they're two of a kind. Who could beat them?
To a certain extent,
what kind of chance do you think they'd have
of winning the tag team titles here tonight?
I'd have to put my money on them.
Well, speaking of a chance,
JR, I think you've got another one of a different kind to talk about.
No doubt about it, lovely to win a million dollars.
And I'll just tell you how you do that.
First of all, ladies and gentlemen, you know that we've been giving you clues.
I'll give our third clue momentarily.
And we're gonna be giving our four secrets words,
the last will be next Monday night, July 21st.
Now, to enter, handprint the correct clues on a 3x5 card
your name, address and phone number,
where you can be reached on July 28th and August 3rd,
or look for the entry from WWE Magazine
for the official entry form, plus a WWE Superstar poster.
You can visit Discovery Zone locations,
or send all four clues on your entry form to the address you see on your screen.
And let us remind you
that two finalists will be called during Raw is War
on Monday, July 28,
between 7:57 p.m., and 10:00 p.m., Eastern time,
and will be flown to SummerSlam.
Two additional finalists will be called by phone
during the live broadcast of SummerSlam on Sunday, August 3rd.
If you are one of the four finalists,
and you picked one of the 100 keys,
if your key opens the lock of The Undertaker's casket,
you will win one million dollars.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah.
[Mr. McMahon] All right, we know the first clue.
Last week, or the week before, was "The key".
Last week, the clue was "2A," let's find out what this week's clue is.
Here we go.
[heavy metal music playing]
A birdie. [giggles]
[thunder crashes]
-That ain't right. -[mellow music playing]
Today's clue is "life".
[narrator] That was clue number three.
Check out Raw is War next Monday
for the final clue to your SummerSlam Million Dollar Chance.
[Mr. McMahon] Wink Collins giving us that third clue,
ladies and gentlemen.
[announcer] Making their way to the ring, with a combined weight of 557 pounds,
Windham and Bradshaw, the new Blackjacks!
[Lawler] You know, even a king could use a million dollars, McMahon.
That's how you keep up with those folks.
You're up there with Bill Gates, the Walton family.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
[JR] You mean John, boy?
[Mr. McMahon] The Blackjacks. Blackjack Bradshaw, Blackjack Windham,
and here we go!
["What a Rush" playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 573 pounds,
Animal and Hawk,
The Legion of Doom!
[Mr. McMahon] Animal, Hawk, The Legion of Doom to face the Blackjacks.
-Wait a minute. From behind. -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
[music stops]
[JR] Where did The Godwinns come from?
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Lawler] I think they're from Arkansas, but that don't matter right now.
[Mr. McMahon] The Godwinns with a score to settle--
-Oh, no, no! -[Lawler] Look at this!
-Slop Drop on the metal. -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Mr. McMahon] Slop Drop on the metal, King.
[crowd chattering]
[JR] Well, The Godwinns have attacked The Legion of Doom.
Their collision at SummerSlam…
[Mr. McMahon] Busted his head wide open. Look at that metal crate.
That Slop Drop may have cost Hawk a concussion.
[Lawler] He's out of it.
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Mr. McMahon] Animal and Hawk on their way to the ring…
to face the Blackjacks, and he's not gonna be in--
No one's going to allow him to wrestle in that capacity…
-[Lawler] Ooh. Look at that. -…and that is really unfortunate.
[Mr. McMahon] The Godwinns mean business.
The Godwinns are gonna be a force that LOD is gonna have to reckon with.
No doubt about that.
[crowd chanting] LOD! LOD!
[Mr. McMahon] We'll be back!
[narrator] And now, the Discovery Zone rewind.
The Discovery Zone is the perfect place for kids
to run, swing, climb, crawl, and have a ball.
It's the ultimate entertainment spot, and it's just for kids.
…shine your shoes,
if you just please grant me one ticket to SummerSlam,
because it's my guess
that The Undertaker is gonna bury Bret "The Hitman" Hart
and run him out of his country.
[narrator] That was the Discovery Zone rewind.
DZ, where kids wanna be.
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome back. This is what happened
when The Godwinns blatantly attacked LOD from behind,
and rammed Animal to the steps onto his back.
[JR] And right there,
Henry Godwinn driving Hawk's skull into that steel grating,
Hawk's back of his head busted wide open.
And we understand Hawk has been taken
to Santa Rosa Hospital in downtown San Antonio
for medical attention.
We will update you if we have the information
before we go off the air here tonight.
[Mr. McMahon] Certainly would not surprise me
if in fact, Hawk has not suffered a concussion as a result of that.
[JR] And Hawk obviously lost a lot of blood,
and we'll keep updated as we said as the information is made available.
[announcer] And his opponent,
being accompanied to the ring by Paul Bearer,
from the Rocky Mountains,
weighing in at 456 pounds,
The Man They Call Vader!
[Mr. McMahon] It's Vader time!
["It's Time" playing]
[JR] I'll tell you what, Vader was talking to me earlier today
about some unfinished business he was gonna take care of
on July 25th in Indianapolis, Indiana.
And, King, I understand that we're going on July 26th to Cleveland.
[Lawler] That's right. One of my favorite cities.
Talk to me!
[JR] July 28th, we're going to The Igloo, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh, yeah. -[Lawler] I hate Pittsburgh.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, wait a minute.
[JR] My mother-in-law is coming, in Pittsburgh.
[Mr. McMahon] And here he comes, Vader, accompanied by Paul Bearer,
who made quite an outstanding-- Outlandish, rather, statement
about The Undertaker's brother.
[JR] Paul Bearer said earlier tonight that he was gonna prove,
bring proof next week that Kane lives.
The way I got it.
[Mr. McMahon] Does that mean he's gonna bring Kane with him?
[JR] I don't know. We'll find out in Halifax.
Nova Scotia may never be the same.
Especially the fact that The King's gonna be there.
[Lawler] I don't even know if I can make it across the border, Ross.
[JR] Well, me neither. But that's another issue.
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Mr. McMahon] Flash…
and Vader should be an outstanding match-up,
ladies and gentlemen.
[JR] Ironically enough, when Vader was a major Superstar in Japan,
he brought Flash Funk to Japan to train in the in the Japanese dojo.
[Mr. McMahon] Flash to the buckle. Here comes the big mastermind.
Standing by, ladies and gentlemen, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Mr. McMahon] Perhaps we'll get a word with Stone Cold prior to this match-up.
Stone Cold leaving in the hands of WWE officials
whomever they choose to be his partner.
And Stone Cold and whomever the individual is
will take on the Bulldog and Owen Hart
for the tag team title right here, yet to come tonight.
Look at Vader go to town.
[JR] Unbelievable body shots by the 450-pounder.
He was the baddest man ever at the University of Colorado.
-If you don't believe it, just ask him. -[Lawler] Let me ask you this.
Has Gorilla Monsoon even told Stone Cold who his partner's gonna be?
If not, that's a tremendous disadvantage.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute, Stone Cold said he didn't care, all right.
-He made that very, very clear. -[Lawler] But it would still help.
[Mr. McMahon] He said he doesn't give a you-know-what.
Anyone with that kind of mouth-- Look at that!
Is a-- Oh, dropkick!
And tossed to the outside.
[JR] Look out.
[Mr. McMahon] Almost in your lap, King.
-[Lawler] I could've caught him. -[Mr. McMahon] Right.
[JR] That's a big old buffalo, I'll tell you that.
[referee] One.
Two.
[Mr. McMahon] Look out!
[Lawler] Whoa!
[JR] As-- Flash flying.
-[Mr. McMahon] Here he comes! -[Lawler] Look at this!
[crowd gasps]
[bellows]
[JR] Now, Flash Funk is no light heavyweight,
but he was flying around like one.
[Mr. McMahon] He certainly was.
[JR] Crossbody over the top.
[Mr. McMahon] Forearm right there with Vader, and, oh, no.
[JR] Vader just assaulted the steps.
Vader saw he's gonna hit the steps and delivered a blow.
[Lawler] He's not getting up, still lying in there.
[Mr. McMahon] Let's go back. Take a look at what we saw moments ago.
Flash Funk on the left side of your screen.
Replay action now.
Whoa, what a maneuver.
[Lawler] That's flying--
[Mr. McMahon] Let's listen to this now.
[loud thud]
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Here we go. Reversal now.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Mr. McMahon] I don't care who you are, you're going down.
[JR] Hard to match with this nasty big old man.
Six-five, 450 pounds, and he is a bona fide class athlete.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] We can confirm that Stone Cold is standing by,
ladies and gentlemen, after this match-up,
and we're gonna find out from him
whether or not he believes Mankind will be a factor.
Mankind with those threats,
and Mankind is yet to actually speak to us tonight.
He has really been stewing, so to speak,
over his treatment, as of late,
by Stone Cold Steve--
Oh!
[referee] One, two--
-[Mr. McMahon] This one's-- -[JR] No!
[Mr. McMahon] I can't believe he got the shoulder up.
[JR] I'll tell you what, 2 Cold Scorpio, that's his former name,
Flash Funk, certainly any name has never quit on him.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, indeed.
Uh-- Look out!
Look at-- Whoa!
Flash Funk now, from the other side.
-And Flash-- -[Lawler] Look out!
[Lawler] I wouldn't try that at all.
Look out!
[JR] Oh, closed with a moonsault…
It's an upset, no, it's not.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, boy, that was close.
Immediately following this match-up,
Stone Cold will join us, ladies and gentlemen.
And from there, the tag team battle will be on for the championship.
Who will be Stone Cold's partner?
Look out.
[JR] Powerbomb.
Powerbomb.
[Lawler] He got him. He got him then.
[Mr. McMahon] And nobody gets up after that.
[bell ringing]
♪ Well, it's time ♪
♪ It's time ♪
♪ It's Vader time! ♪
[announcer] Here is your winner,
The Man They Call Vader!
[JR] He's like a good old grizzly bear that wants something to eat,
and he's gonna gnaw anything that he can get his teeth in.
[Lawler] No!
[Mr. McMahon] And Vader now up top.
Oh, no!
…Flash Funk's insides will be rearranged.
[Lawler] What's the name of that hospital they just sent The Legion of Doom to?
-[JR] Santa Rosa. -[Lawler] Clear another emergency room.
♪ Well, it's time ♪
♪ It's time ♪
♪ It's Vader time! ♪
[JR] And will Paul Bearer introduce us to Kane next week in Halifax?
[Mr. McMahon] He claims he has proof that Kane lives.
Kane, the brother, former or perhaps current--
[shouting] What time?
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, boy.
All right. Standing by, ladies and gentlemen,
here it is, one half of the Tag Team Championship.
Will it be Shawn Michaels?
Will it be Sid?
And are you concerned whether or not Mankind
is somehow gonna be involved in this match-up, Stone Cold?
I really don't care who's involved in the match-up.
I don't guess Shawn Michaels is 100% and I know what that's all about,
because I ain't been 100% for the last damn year.
Mankind talks about doing drastic measures.
He can talk all he wants to
because getting out of bed every morning is a drastic measure for me.
The bottom line is this, ain't no way…
There ain't no way I'm walking out of San Antonio
without the world tag team belts,
and that's the bottom line.
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you for joining us.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, ladies and gentlemen.
Up next, who will be his partner and will they be champions?
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome back, everyone.
Tonight, the War Zone brought to you by Baby Ruth from Nestle.
This baby gets you going.
All right, yes, we're live from San Antonio, Texas,
ladies and gentlemen.
And we may mention,
last week's most popular becomes this week's most wanted.
There they are, The Hart Foundation.
And here we go!
[celebratory music playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first,
making their way to the ring at a combined weight of 480 pounds,
Hart Foundation members,
first, the two-time Slammy-award winning,
and Intercontinental Champion, Owen Hart,
and the World Wrestling Entertainment European Champion,
the British Bulldog!
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, indeed, they're already champions,
individual champions that is.
And tonight,
the winner of this match will be the Undisputed Tag Team Champions.
[JR] And no doubt The Hart Foundation would love to return to Canada,
to Nova Scotia, more specifically,
and Halifax in one week's time with all the gold,
and that includes the WWE Tag Team Championship.
[Mr. McMahon] And the only gold is the fact they are victorious here
and become Tag Team Champions.
The only gold eluding them would be the WWE title,
and according to Bret, he'll take care of that at SummerSlam.
-Listen to this! -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[announcer] And their opponent,
from Virginia, Texas,
weighing in at 252 pounds,
he is one half of the World Wrestling Entertainment
Tag Team Champions,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[bell ringing]
-[Lawler] What's he doing? -[Mr. McMahon] Stone Cold!
[JR] He doesn't even have a partner. Austin's alone.
[Mr. McMahon] Stone Cold going to work on Owen Hart,
earlier on the Bulldog!
The Bulldog just getting up, and Stone Cold hasn't waited.
The official had to ring the bell.
The match is on, and Stone Cold doesn't have a partner.
[JR] The match's officially underway, and Austin is by himself.
[Mr. McMahon] Or at least-- At least at the moment, he is.
[JR] Spinning heel kick caught Austin right in the mouth.
[Lawler] Stone Cold said that in the past,
he didn't care if he had to face him alone, he would do it.
and apparently that's what he's gonna do.
[Mr. McMahon] But at WWE, Gorilla Monsoon said he must have a partner.
[Lawler] Where is he?
[Mr. McMahon] I don't know.
But nonetheless, he must have a partner.
[crowd chanting] Stone Cold! Stone Cold! Stone Cold!
[Lawler] Ah!
[JR] Owen Hart, high on the mark.
Right on the mark.
[JR] Owen Hart missed the enziguri, but Austin got the clothesline.
Sharpshooter coming up. Look out.
[Mr. McMahon] And the British Bulldog.
And over from the corner, from behind, Owen Hart now.
Uh-oh, double team effort.
[referee] Two!
Three!
[Mr. McMahon] And the British Bulldog mauling Stone Cold.
[Lawler] Well, if Stone Cold does have a partner,
I think now is the time he needs to show up.
[Mr. McMahon] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Rattlesnake that he is,
taking on two individuals.
No one WWE Superstar
can take on two of the caliber of the British Bulldog and Owen Hart,
both men individual champions,
and I would suppose in just a few moments, tag team champions.
Whoever Stone Cold's partner is, well, I don't know.
It must have been a double cross or somebody got sick.
[Lawler] Oh, the Bulldog and Owen got to be loving this though,
but they better capitalize on it while they got the chance.
[JR] Austin clubbing away at the British Bulldog,
who has gained legendary status in the world.
Watch this.
Referee diverted Owen Hart along with Stone Cold.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh! Across the rail.
[Lawler] It's tag--
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no! -[Lawler] Ow!
[Mr. McMahon] Austin definitely needs a partner, no doubt about that.
[indistinct shouting]
[Lawler] Owen Hart and the Bulldog working like a well-oiled tag team.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute. We're told--
-We're told Austin's partner has arrived. -[upbeat music playing]
[Lawler] What?
-[Lawler] What is this? -[Mr. McMahon] Austin's partner…
That's him.
We're taking this break.
We'll be right back, ladies and gentlemen, stay with us.
[Mr. McMahon] We're live, ladies and gentlemen.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin against Owen Hart.
Against Davey Boy Smith, the British Bulldog.
Oh! Belly-to-belly. What a move!
[Lawler] Where's his partner?
[Mr. McMahon] And apparently, his partner is on his way.
-That's all we know. -[Lawler] It's a long walk.
[Mr. McMahon] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's partner is, in fact, on his way.
And a clothesline.
And Stone Cold could use a partner.
Stone Cold-- Oh, no. What a maneuver.
[JR] Owen Hart chopping the knee of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
That's gonna slow down the toughest SOB in the WWE.
[Mr. McMahon] And Stone Cold in trouble.
[JR] British Bulldog is awesome.
Ask anybody around Manchester, Birmingham, England, London.
They can all tell you what the Bulldog is made of.
[Mr. McMahon] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin facing Owen Hart
for the Intercontinental title at SummerSlam.
And Austin already stated,
and apparently, now a part of his contract,
if in fact, he doesn't win the title,
he's going to kiss a certain portion of the anatomy of Owen Hart.
-[Lawler] He's butt. -[Mr. McMahon] Oh! Oh! Yeah.
[Lawler] He just kissed his foot then.
[JR] Austin has gone the entire way alone.
No tag team partner. Where is the partner?
[Mr. McMahon] I think that's the way he wanted it.
[Lawler] Well, he's stupid then.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, he's a tough SOB and-- Oh!
[JR] I agree with The King, though.
One man against two men like Owen Hart, the British Bulldog,
is a death wish, it's a career death wish.
[Mr. McMahon] Back here in Texas, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Austin grew up in Texas. He's from Victoria, Texas.
[Lawler] Big deal.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] And Austin, hammering away on the man he will face
for the Intercontinental title on SummerSlam.
And look at Austin go to work.
[crowd cheering]
This is what "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is about. Oh!
[JR] Austin going for the Stone Cold Stunner.
[Mr. McMahon] Owen Hart!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Austin… throwing the Davey boy!
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
-[Dude Love howls] -[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute.
Steve-O. Looks like you could use a little help, my man,
like maybe a tag team partner?
What's the matter? Don't you recognize me?
Now, I don't blame you for not teaming up with that mutilated freak Mankind.
But you never said nothing about teaming up
with the hippest cat in the land.
Steve-O.
Baby, it's me, Dude Love, and I am coming to save the day.
[howls] Have mercy.
["Dude Love" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] What in the world is this?
-That's Mankind. -[crowd cheering]
It's Mankind, ladies and gentlemen.
Actually, it's…
It's an alter ego.
Mick Foley, you should know, JR, you should know about him.
[JR] I know all I want to know.
I know all about,
the kid jumping off the rope is his house,
I know all about the kid that wanted to be a heartthrob.
He wanted to be like Shawn Michaels, and now he's here.
Dude Love lives!
[Lawler] Dude Love?
[Mr. McMahon] Dude Love?
♪ Dude Love ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Whoa! [laughs]
[JR] Austin says, "What in the hell am I getting myself into?"
[Mr. McMahon] And look out, the match back underway here,
and Owen Hart,
with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and…
Here comes a tag!
-[JR] I'll say there's a teamwork here. -[crowd cheering]
Will Austin and Dude Love or Mankind,
whatever you want to call him, can they co-exist?
Can they win the tag title?
Because the team that wins this are the new Tag Champions.
[Mr. McMahon] And look at this.
Dude Love, call him Mankind, call him Jack Foley--
Oh!
Call him whatever it is you wanna call him.
And here we go.
Austin tagged back in, no, I guess not.
Austin doesn't want to get back in.
[JR] Austin needs a break. He's gone the whole way by himself.
[Mr. McMahon] The British Bulldog…
now hammering away on Dude Love.
[Lawler] I don't know, McMahon.
-Dude Love and Stone Cold is like… -[loud cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute, there it is.
There it is, the Mandible Claw.
[crowd cheering]
And Owen Hart with a dropkick from the top rope.
And "Stone Cold" Steve Austin with a boot--
[JR] Stunner! A Stunner! The Stunner!
It's over!
Dude Love for the cover!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell ringing]
[JR] It's the summer of love, and we got new Tag Team Champions!
[announcer] …and the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
and Dude Love!
[JR] Mrs. Foley's baby boy is a champion in the World Wrestling Entertainment!
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is now a Tag Team Champion
with, of all people, Dude Love!
[Lawler] Dude Love?
[Mr. McMahon] And look at this.
[speaks indistinctly]
Dude Love is gonna give the Tag Team Championship belt to Austin.
Look at this.
[music stops]
[JR] Mrs. Foley's baby boy has made it.
But how are these two gonna co-exist?
[imperceptible]
[Lawler] What?
[Lawler] Look at this.
[JR] My God, those Dude Love groupies.
-[JR] He's a heartthrob. -[Lawler] What?
He's a sex idol.
He's Dude Love.
He's making his dream.
[Lawler] What--
[Mr. McMahon] And look at this. Austin gives him the belt.
And now Austin…
is gonna shake Dude Love's hand!
["Dude Love" playing]
Dude Love, formerly Mankind, formerly…
You name it. Oh, that is game.
Look at this.
Dude and the beauties hitting it off tonight on Raw.
[Lawler] Dude Love? s hitting it off tonight on Raw.