[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.
[Ross] One week ago at SummerSlam, "The Hitman" Bret Hart
captured the WWE title for an unprecedented fifth time
and one night later declared himself the new law of the land.
Because there's a new boss in town. There's a new sheriff.
[Lawler] However, riding high on the authority
of a controversial decision he made a night earlier…
[bell dinging]
[Ross] This is horrible.
[Lawler] …Shawn Michaels decided
that it was he who would now rule with an iron fist.
Are you in anyway in cahoots with Bret Hart?
You have convinced me
that you are the dumbest [bleep] I have ever met in my life.
Get your [bleep] out of here!
[Ross] With the future of World Wrestling Entertainment
in jeopardy, and perhaps even hanging in the balance,
it was a familiar face who stepped forward and wasted no time
in seizing it in the name of justice.
You aren't the new sheriff in town, I am.
[crowd cheering]
And I make the rules in World Wrestling Entertainment, not you.
[Ross] And seized it back, he did. When all was said and done,
it seemed apparent that the inmates were once again locked away safely
in the asylum, or were they?
Tonight, the question looms large.
Is all quiet on the front or is all hell about to break loose?
Get out of here!
You want to get out of here, please? Get the hell out of here.
[sirens blaring]
["Thorn in Your Eye" playing]
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Too much dark And not enough sky ♪
♪ Why am I the thorn in your eye? ♪
-[crowd cheering loudly] -[rock music playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Live from the West Coast,
the Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi!
Live! It's Monday Night Raw!
You're looking at the most boisterous, the most enthusiastic,
the most fun loving fans in all the world, World Wrestling Entertainment fans!
["Sexy Boy" playing]
♪ I think I'm cute I know I'm sexy ♪
[Ross] Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome a man
that will return to action tonight, Shawn Michaels!
♪ 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 ♪
♪ Eat your heart out, girls ♪
♪ Hands off the merchandise ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels, the most flamboyant,
but unquestionably the most controversial athlete
in the World Wrestling Entertainment today, back in action here tonight.
[Ross] Shawn Michaels back in the saddle tonight.
One-on-one with Mankind right here in Biloxi, Mississippi.
What are your thoughts, Shawn, about meeting Mankind tonight?
Well, first, let's recap what's going on lately.
The World Wrestling Entertainment asked Shawn Michaels
to do a job at SummerSlam, and that was to referee
a World Wrestling Entertainment title match.
And I was told if I didn't do it fairly,
I wouldn't be able to wrestle in the United States ever again.
Well, the fact of the matter is, I had a job to do, and I did it.
Now, if the World Wrestling Entertainment
and the people that run it don't have the cojones…
to step up and take responsibility for what happened,
and they want to throw all this in the lap of the Heartbreak Kid.
But believe me, the Heartbreak Kid has had plenty in his lap before.
I do think it was Shawn Michaels who asked to be the guest referee.
-Well, he's definitely referring to you. -[Shawn] So, it's like this,
either you're with me or you're against me.
Take your pick, take your sides, 'cause it's cool with me.
Now, this match with Mankind,
I had to find out while I was sitting at home watching Superstars
because the man who runs the World Wrestling Entertainment
doesn't have the guts to call me over the phone.
Do you? Like a man? You nimrod.
Well, let's not get personal here. That's why I'm not doing the interview.
You think I cussed you last week? You ain't seen nothing yet.
Get this up here.
Mankind, you…
[crowd chanting] Shawn is gay! Shawn is gay! Shawn is gay!
[Lawler] What are they saying, McMahon? What?
[Mr. McMahon] I don't think it's complimentary.
Why don't you ask your sister and your mama how gay Shawn is?
Yeah.
All right. Now, Mankind, I'll see you in a few.
Undertaker, I want to invite you out of the goodness of my heart
to watch me smack around the guy that beat you up,
i.e., he beats you, I beat him, I can beat you.
Now, let's move on. Scroll, scroll, scroll.
The World Wrestling Entertainment and it's officials
have now put Shawn Michaels, HBK,
the initial outlaw of World Wrestling Entertainment,
on their private hit list.
And they've got their new Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter
calling the shots.
Well, Slaughter, if you think that you are going to stick
that big, huge, enormous chin in my business…
[crowd chanting] Shawn is gay! Shawn is gay! Shawn is gay!
…you got another thing coming because nobody steals my spotlight.
I want it all.
[Mr. McMahon] And I know that's right.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Mr. McMahon] Here comes the new Commissioner
-of World Wrestling Entertainment. -[Lawler] He's not needed out here.
[Mr. McMahon] Who made quite an impact last week. Commissioner Slaughter.
[Lawler] Gonna come out here and throw his chin around.
[Mr. McMahon] And Shawn Michaels taking exception
to some of the comments about ringside.
And now here comes Commissioner Slaughter.
I'm not gonna do any chin ups for you, so you may as well forget it.
[Lawler chuckles]
You know, Shawn Michaels, I've been back listening to what you had to say.
And you're right.
The last thing you want tonight is to have Commissioner Slaughter
come out here and put this big jaw in your business.
But I am. I am gonna put my jaw in your business.
You think my actions as the Commissioner of the World Wrestling Entertainment
make me want to be in the spotlight? Your spotlight?
[chuckles]
Shawn Michaels, I've been in so many spotlights,
you wouldn't know how to count how many there were.
Well, listen up, 'cause I want to say this loud and clear
and I only want to say it once 'cause I don't like to repeat myself.
If you think that Sgt. Slaughter,
that Commissioner of the World Wrestling Entertainment
is here to play games, you're wrong.
Anything I do, anything I say,
any decisions I make are for the betterment strictly
for the World Wrestling Entertainment, not Shawn Michaels.
And as far as your match tonight with Mankind,
I think it's time for you to put up, I think it's time for you to shut up,
and I think it's time for you to do something about it.
Have I made myself clear?
Like a windshield with no windshield wipers,
you are crystal clear, Commissioner Gordon.
-Now-- -Slaughter.
Slaughter, whatever your name is, Chin Boy.
Nobody talks to the Heartbreak Kid that way!
And you want me to do something about it? Oh! Oh!
You better I believe I'm going to do something about it.
I know all of you are after me.
So, like always…
I'm thinking ahead. You see where I'm going?
And the Heartbreak Kid, once again feels that his life is in danger,
thus requiring a small, well, maybe not so small,
a big insurance policy.
And I think as you know, by my past,
I deliver better than the mailman
and sure as hell a lot better than UPS.
So, Slaughter, don't you worry about it.
I got an insurance policy.
And tonight, Mankind, there is gonna be some Sweet Chin Music,
no pun intended, Sarge, in the air tonight.
And there isn't anything anybody can do about it.
And that's an order.
-[crowd cheering] -["Sexy Boy" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Well, Shawn Michaels.
He is a fresh young man, there's no doubt about that.
He is, let's face it, an arrogant young man.
Yeah, McMahon, and you hate it, don't you?
You can't stand it, because he's telling it like it is.
Shawn is a tremendous athlete,
and I'm very much looking forward in a match-up with Mankind.
Apparently, Shawn Michaels is bringing an insurance policy with him.
Although The Undertaker, I might add, is here tonight,
and likely might be watching the match-up as well.
On occasion, ladies and gentlemen, earlier today,
we had to pick up these comments from some of the fans
in the Biloxi, Mississippi, area concerning this very match.
Mankind? Shawn Michaels, no doubt.
He's the best wrestler almost, besides "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Shawn Michaels is gonna win, 'cause he's just awesome.
Well, Shawn Michaels has gone over the edge.
He's like, you know, lost it. He doesn't know who he is.
He's like a piece of crap.
So as far as I'm concerned,
Mankind will just beat the hell out of him.
Shawn, because he is a whole lot better man.
Shawn's gotta win,
because he the greatest of all time.
HBK, baby, 'cause of the Sweet Chin Music.
[Mr. McMahon] And, yes, indeed.
Right here live, ladies and gentlemen, tonight on Raw,
you're gonna see that match-up. Plus a Country Whipping Match.
[Lawler] So it's a Whipping? A Whipping Match.
[Mr. McMahon] I know that's right. And the Hawk is already warming up.
-[growls] Phineas! Henry! -Yeah, hit it! Hit it!
[squeals]
-[growls] Hawk! Stinking pig. -Hit it, Animal!
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome back, everyone. Yes, we're live from Biloxi, Mississippi,
the Gulf Coast Coliseum.
And in the ring, unexpectedly, the British Bulldog and Owen Hart.
[Lawler] Always a pleasure to have 'em, McMahon.
-["What A Rush" playing] -[Mr. McMahon] And here we go.
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog
-coming out this way. -[bell dinging]
And here we come, ladies and gentlemen, now,
with one of the participants in the Country Whipping Match.
[announcer] Now, in this match, there is no time limit, no disqualification.
The only way to win is to whip your opponent outside of the ring,
and on to the arena floor.
Introducing first,
being accompanied to the ring by Animal, from Chicago, Illinois.
Weighing in at 289 pounds, Road Warrior Hawk.
[Lawler] They are American originals, no doubt about it.
A Country Whipping Match,
it doesn't get any more physical than this
with that leather strap hooked to the Hawk's wrist.
[Mr. McMahon] This is the first time
we've ever had a Country Whipping Match on Raw.
Standing by now, ladies and gentlemen, The Godwinns.
And Henry Godwinn, it's gonna be you in the match.
For those of us who have never seen one of these, what's it like?
Hawk, this is the way we settle things back home.
It's called a Country Whipping Match.
It's when two old boys get together and they whip, and they whip,
until one can't take it no more, and he runs off.
And I guarantee, I'll take the damn hide off your back with every lick.
[Mr. McMahon] Thank you very much, we look forward to it, I think.
[Lawler laughs]
[Lawler] Jim Ross, you ought to know what a Country Whipping Match is,
I bet you guys took to the woodshed a many times.
[Ross] I've been there a couple times, King.
[Lawler] From Oklahoma.
[Mr. McMahon] The Hawk certainly ready for action.
And again, Henry's all fired up because of his broken neck.
Henry Godwinn got his neck broken by The Legion of Doom,
Hawk and Animal back in April on Shotgun Saturday night.
-They had a war at SummerSlam. -[Mr. McMahon] Boy did they ever.
[Ross] But as we said there, the war between The Godwinns
and The Legion of Doom is far, far from over.
[Mr. McMahon] As a matter of fact, just heating up. Here we go.
And of course, in the WWE Magazine, the current edition,
there's a very interesting article, yes, there we go.
There's no joy in mud licking, sort of behind the scenes there
to what's really going on with The Godwinns
and their former manager, Hillbilly Jim.
-[Lawler] When the slop hits the fan. -[Mr. McMahon] Yeah.
-[Lawler chuckles] -[Mr. McMahon] Something else is likely
to hit the fan in just a moment.
Hey, Henry Godwinn, look at the size of this monster.
[Ross] Remember, no disqualifications, no time limit.
The match ends when one man
whips his opponent all the way out to the ring floor.
[Mr. McMahon] Pretty simple, and I would imagine, pretty brutal.
[Lawler] Just a good ol' raw bone country boy.
[Ross] It's a Country Whipping Match. Both men have a leather strap,
almost like a razor strap attached to their wrist.
Henry Godwinn,
healed from the broken neck, one-on-one with Hawk.
-[bell dinging] -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Partisan crowd here. Look out, don't turn your back.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Mr. McMahon] We've got a Country Whipping Match going on.
Look at Hawk with that leather strap
and he is wearing Henry Godwinn right out with it, look at this.
Henry, set up for the ride from the other side, and now, Hawk
spearing Henry Godwinn with a Country Whipping strap.
[Ross] Remember, no disqualifications, no time limit in this match-up.
The match will end only
when one man can whip his opponent all the way to the ring floor.
Anything goes here from the sold-out Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.
[Lawler] But that's not fair, is it? Choking the man with it?
[Mr. McMahon] Well, he didn't choke him for long.
A Country Whipping Match, ladies and gentlemen.
And later on, we've got Shawn Michaels in action live tonight.
Shawn Michaels hooks up with Mankind.
And right now, joining us,
the British Bulldog and Owen Hart out here offering a bit of a commentary.
And you, gentlemen, certainly are gonna be joining The Godwinns,
gonna be joining LOD.
[Owen] Well, I wouldn't say joining, we'll be competing against them.
We're not giving a bunch of morons whipping each other.
The only straps that will be taken is the WWE Tag Team belt.
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, and in the most unusual manner, this Fatal 4-Way.
[Ross] Fatal 4-Way is gonna be on September the 7th,
at Ground Zero in Louisville, Kentucky.
And gentleman, especially you, Owen,
Steve Austin will be in that match-up with his partner Dude Love,
putting their tag team title on the line.
Good for him.
We're gonna get ourselves redeemed, and we're gonna get our belts back.
[Davey Boy] Where they belong, Jim Ross.
[Mr. McMahon] And right now,
Henry Godwinn who has specifically asked for this match-up
is very much in control.
[Ross] Also at the Ground Zero, as you, gentlemen know,
Bret Hart will defend the WWE title against The Patriot.
What are your thoughts on The Patriot?
[Davey Boy] What are my thoughts on The Patriot?
I wouldn't mind a piece of The Patriot, tonight, myself, right here on Raw.
[Owen] Well, you know, I give my respect to The Patriot,
he's a great competitor.
Unfortunately for him, and he's American,
but, you know, I'd like to do to make my brother, Bret, real proud.
Is I would like to go out there and beat the hell out him tonight.
You stay and just watch, Bulldog.
Let me do it and make my brother real proud.
No, I would like to do it, Owen.
Let me do Bret proud.
[Owen] Davey Boy, I admire your courage, we all respect you,
but let me do it, let me show him how tough I am.
-[Davey Boy] Yeah, we'll see. -[Owen] Yeah, I wanna fight him.
-[Davey Boy] I wanna fight him. -[Owen] I'm not gonna argue about it.
[Mr. McMahon] Hang on, bear with us if you don't mind.
British Bulldog and Owen Hart after a bit of a disagreement,
both individuals challenging The Patriot for a one-on-one competition here tonight.
Meanwhile, in the ring, again, Hawk is having big time problems.
[Owen] I hope that both beat the heck out of each other,
it'll just make our job easier at Ground Zero.
[Davey Boy] That's right.
[Mr. McMahon] And a Fatal 4-Way match-up, which we will see at Ground Zero.
The tag titles have never been defended in this manner before
with Austin and Dude Love defending against LOD,
against The Godwinns and against Owen and Bulldog.
[Ross] Well, Hawk going up to the top now.
Remember, that strap… [exclaims] Right across the throat.
The strap can be used as a weapon in this no disqualification match-up.
[Davey Boy] We're gonna get the straps, we're gonna get that real gold.
The World Wrestling Entertainment titles at Ground Zero.
-[Mr. McMahon] Did you see that? -[Lawler] Yes, yes!
[Mr. McMahon] Phineas, nailing Animal from behind with a bucket.
Phineas coming in.
And look at Phineas, no disqualification.
-Keep that in mind. -[Lawler] Right, no disqualification!
-[Lawler laughs] -[Ross] Anything goes here.
Whatever you're man enough to do, you got to do it.
And now, looks like Henry's gonna try to snap. Oh, snap.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no! He's hanging him, look at this.
-He's hang… [exclaims] Oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Davey Boy] This is the kind of match I like.
[Owen] I hope they just beat the crap out of each other.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, Henry's goes out!
-Henry's lost the match officially. -[bell dinging]
[crowd cheering]
He wasn't whipped out of the ring, but he was knocked out of the ring.
[announcer] Here is your winner, from The Legion of Doom, Hawk.
[Lawler] Knocked out with their own bucket!
["What A Rush" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] The Country Whipping Match sort of backfired on The Godwinns.
Nonetheless, they'll be a part of the Fatal 4-Way,
and so will the British Bulldog, so will Owen Hart.
And maybe one of these gentlemen
will get to wrestle The Patriot here tonight.
One of us is gonna get him and it should be me, Bulldog, so you…
-No, it's gonna be me. Take it easy. -No, I'll talk you about this later.
I'm not wasting our time on national TV,
-we'll talk about it later. -[Mr. McMahon] All right. Let's go back.
Thank you for joining us, the Bulldog and Owen Hart.
Let's go back and take a look, ladies and gentlemen.
It all started right here. Watch this bucket.
[Ross] A hit from behind, as Phineas Godwinn nailing Animal.
Remember, it's no disqualification,
that was as legal as a headlock, right here.
You see it coming, the bucket, and boom, right across the cranium.
And then it really broke loose from there.
But The Legion of Doom victorious.
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, and on their way to the Fatal 4-Way, ladies and gentlemen,
-on September 7th at Ground Zero. -[Lawler] That's right.
And The Godwinns are hot, and I guarantee you,
the slop will hit the fan at Ground Zero.
[Mr. McMahon] And up, ladies and gentlemen, momentarily,
Brian Pillman, there's his locker room,
and you wonder what he's gonna be wearing tonight.
We know it's gonna be some sort of a dress.
He will wear a dress until he wins the match.
No doubt about it.
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Pillman, Brian Pillman, open up the door, it's Commissioner Slaughter.
Pillman, open up the door.
-Pillman, open up the door. -What?
Here's your wrestling gear, put it on.
That's not a wrestling gear, it's a dress, Slaughter.
That's your wrestling gear until you win a match on Raw.
[door slams]
[Mr. McMahon] And Brian Pillman very upset, no doubt about that.
Yes, we have in the ring right now, ladies and gentlemen,
light heavyweights, Scott Putski against Tony Williams.
Scott Putski there on the right and Tony… Wait a minute.
["Gold-Lust" playing]
-[Lawler] What's this? -[Mr. McMahon] What is this?
Goldust and Marlena are joining us.
Here they come.
[Lawler] I thought this is supposed to be a light heavyweight match, McMahon,
-what are they doing out here? -[Mr. McMahon] Yes, indeed.
Goldust and Marlena, coming down perhaps
to enjoy the light heavyweight action we're about to see.
We are live, ladies and gentlemen,
from the Gulf Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi.
The most glamorous couple in all the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Ross] Indeed they are.
And here comes, uh, I guess, the WWE's answer to the Cleavers.
-[Lawler chuckles] Wow! Woah! -[Ross] Leave It To Beaver the movie.
[Mr. McMahon] Beautiful dress, I just hope that Brian Pillman's
is somewhere near that one.
-Boy. -[bell dinging]
[Ross] I don't quite think he's gonna look quite like that, anyway.
[Mr. McMahon] Probably not. Here we go.
Tony Williams, ladies and gentlemen, in the black and white checkered.
Oh, and a nice block there by Scott Putski.
The son of the great Hall of Famer… Ooh! And a clothesline there.
…Ivan Putski, ladies and gentlemen, no doubt watching from Texas.
Watching his son who is really been tearing things up
-as of late here in the WWE. -[Lawler] Yeah.
[Ross] Scott Putski's first one-on-one competition on pay-per-view
will be at Ground Zero on September the 7th,
in Louisville, Kentucky against Brian Christopher.
[Lawler chuckles]
[Mr. McMahon] And we have Goldust and Marlena who have joined us.
What is the purpose of joining us?
[Goldust] Oh, you would love to know that, wouldn't you?
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, we would.
[Goldust] Yeah, we got a big surprise for you and the whole world.
Yes, we do.
This is gonna be the greatest Shattered gun…
Shattered Dreams Productions of all time.
[Mr. McMahon] You have a Shattered Dreams Productions?
[Goldust] Yes, I'm sure you've seen Air Force One, right?
-[Mr. McMahon] All right. -[Goldust] It blows that away.
We're trying to find it.
[Goldust] Show a premiere of it now. Please.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. It's bigger than Conspiracy Theory?
-[Goldust] Oh, yes. Way bigger. -[Marlena] It's wonderful.
[Goldust] Makes George of the Jungle look like a chimpanzee.
[Mr. McMahon] "Directed by Marlena." We've got…
Hey, wait a minute.
That's Brian Pillman's locker. Is that Brian Pillman's locker room?
-[Lawler chuckles] Wait a minute, what… -[Goldust] Watch this.
[Mr. McMahon] What have you…
You have a… You have a camera?
[Goldust] That's our golden handycam, we hid up in the parameter.
-[Mr. McMahon] It's your what? -[Goldust] Our golden handycam.
-[Mr. McMahon] Little invasion of privacy. -[Goldust] Yeah.
-Oh, no, no. -[Marlena] Maybe slightly.
[Mr. McMahon] Talk about the--
[Lawler] Sort of like the Frank Gifford camera or something.
Hey, this is against the law.
[Goldust] No, it's not against the law.
[Lawler] What do you mean it's not against the law?
You got a camera on a man's dressing room.
[Goldust] Not for Pillman. Pillman's against the law.
[Mr. McMahon] And we, uh…
Mr. Pillman there in his locker room.
[Lawler] What is… No, wait a minute, cut that off.
[Marlena] Oh, this is great.
[Mr. McMahon] I don't know whether or not if we should continue to--
[Lawler] Brian, can you hear me?
[Mr. McMahon] The action continues, ladies and gentlemen.
The right portion of your screen.
And I mean, these two light heavyweights
-are giving it their all-- -[Lawler screams] No, no, stop it, Brian.
-[Goldust laughs] -[Mr. McMahon] So is Brian Pillman.
[Goldust] Watch when he tries to get this dress on.
[Lawler] What's so funny, Goldust? What is the deal?
What are you, working for The Globe now or something?
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, what is… Oh.
[Ross] That's the first time we've seen Pillman in his underwear.
-That's pretty exciting. -[Mr. McMahon] Well, I…
Not for most fans.
[Goldust] This was pretty good, wasn't it, honey?
[Lawler] Brian Pillman, this is King. If you can hear me, please stop.
-[Goldust] Well… -[Lawler] Stop, Brian!
[Mr. McMahon] Pillman, having difficulty…
[Lawler] McMahon, I got to go back there, this is not right.
[Mr. McMahon] I'm not saying it's right either.
Mr. Pillman having some degree of difficulty, it would appear,
trying to wear this wrestling gear.
[Lawler] It's okay for Frank Gifford, but not Brian Pillman.
Goldust, you and Marlena are gonna be in a world of trouble over this.
You're gonna get your pants sued off.
[Ross] Watch this move by Putski, a lot of strength here…
[Ross] Or your dress sued off.
[Ross] …by the son of the Hall of Famer. Powerbomb.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Action on the right-hand side of your screen,
and on the left, the… What kind of cam did you call that?
-[Goldust] That's our golden handycam. -[Mr. McMahon] Golden handycam.
Brian Pillman, who we will see next in action.
He will have to wear a dress until he wins a match.
And he is really upset.
That's his locker room, obviously, we are watching.
-Pillman trying to tear that dress apart. -[Lawler] He's tearing the dress up.
Good, tear it up.
[Ross] Rather humiliating for Brian Pillman, I'll say that.
[Lawler] I'll tell you something,
wait till he finds out he's on camera right now.
[Ross] Polish hammer right in the sternum, and that will do it.
-[Mr. McMahon] That was enough. Yeah. -[bell dinging]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here's your winner, Scott Putski.
[Mr. McMahon] Scott Putski, ladies and gentlemen.
We apologize to Mr. Putski and Tony Williams
for cutting away with this golden handycam
supplied to us in this footage,
supplied to us by Goldust and Marlena.
And I guess that dress doesn't come with instructions.
[Lawler] I know one thing, I hope you're recording this,
because this is gonna be exhibit A when he finds out.
Come on, Brian, get out of the…
[Mr. McMahon] We have Sgt. Slaughter.
[Lawler] Yeah, get out here and do something about this.
Oh, he's on his way down here.
[inaudible]
[Ross] Commissioner's asking our guest to leave.
[Lawler] Yeah, they need to leave the WWE for that stunt.
[Mr. McMahon] And they could be in some trouble for this one,
-no doubt about it. -[crowd cheering]
[rock music playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Apparently, Shawn Michaels has invited The Undertaker
to witness his match-up later on with Mankind.
And Shawn is brining, apparently, some sort of insurance policy.
Here's what The Undertaker had to say about it.
I will be watching your match with Mankind tonight, Shawn Michaels.
But beware, no insurance policy will be necessary at Ground Zero.
Except burial insurance, that is.
Shawn, you will rest in peace.
[Mr. McMahon] And, yes, it's coming up, ladies and gentlemen.
Shawn Michaels against Mankind.
The past Slammy award-winning match of the year,
and we're gonna see it all over again here tonight.
However, up next, Brian Pillman.
Oh, my goodness, yes.
Brian Pillman will be in…
-Oh, my goodness. -[Lawler] Oh, no, no, no.
[Mr. McMahon] Brian Pillman's on his way down here momentarily
to meet Flash Funk, ladies and gentlemen.
Goldust who just left us
could be in a world of hurt according to Sgt. Slaughter
for giving us that footage.
Nonetheless, we had an occasion to pick up these comments,
ladies and gentlemen, concerning a very controversial article in Raw Magazine.
And speaking of living the American dream.
[Goldust] Everywhere I went it was like walking right behind him, you know.
He had such these large shoes to step into
and I couldn't get there.
I couldn't, uh, I couldn't have my own identity because…
I wasn't allowed.
[Ross] Certainly, Goldust speaks very candidly about his relationship
with his father and a very personal situation
involving a letter that Goldust sent his father.
You'll see excerpts of that in the latest edition of Raw Magazine.
Perhaps a very provocative and troubling article in the eyes of some.
Raw Magazine on sale everywhere tomorrow.
[Mr. McMahon] You wanna talk about provocative and troubling.
We're about to see that come down the ringside right now, ladies and gentlemen.
He's a loose cannon.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you one thing.
I think I know Brian Pillman better than anybody in the WWE.
And with this dress business,
we are on the verge of pushing this young man over the edge.
[Lawler] That's right, you're inciting him.
Look at this, they pushed him out here.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] And he is… I don't know.
[Ross] Here's a former All-American football player,
played the NFL, a very proud athlete.
Yes, he's a little psychotic. Yes, he's unpredictable.
But, boy, this is stretching the old envelope.
[Lawler] This has got him on the edge right here.
But wait until he finds out that they were filming him
while he was putting that dress on, he'll snap.
[announcer] …weighing in at 230 pounds, "The Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman.
[Mr. McMahon] Brian Pillman being introduced, ladies and gentlemen.
He had some troubles last week.
We'll take you back to that footage if we still have it.
Here we go. Brian Pillman there with Bob Holly.
Watch this now.
That's what provoked him.
He got out of the ring,
completely lost all sense of where he was and how long he was there.
He was counted out and then he…
He came back in the ring and pleaded with the referee.
He couldn't believe that he had been counted out
and actually lost the match.
And that's what brings him back to this week.
Although, Brian Pillman is reluctant to get into the ring.
[Lawler] That was a conspiracy theory on the part of Goldust and Marlena.
She's waving that Wonderbra on his face.
What do you expect him to do?
[Ross] Remember, Pillman must win a match on Raw
to be able to get rid of this very unique…
-[bell dinging] -…and feminine ring attire.
[Mr. McMahon] It all started at SummerSlam.
He's just trying to prove… Oh, my goodness.
[Ross] I just think, King, it's too extreme.
[Lawler] You're right. I agree.
[Ross] And what about this Sunday?
You're gonna be in a big pay-per-view, a little extreme, I understand.
-[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, I'll say. -[Lawler] Oh, yeah.
I'm looking forward to that.
I'm gonna finally shut up those ECW idiots once and for all.
[Ross] Hardcore Heaven '97 on pay-per-view
this Sunday, nine o'clock, eastern time.
Jerry Lawler and Tommy Dreamer one-on-one.
[Lawler laughs]
[Lawler] Oh, look at this!
[Mr. McMahon] For those of you who like your action extreme,
and we're certainly approaching the edge of that, I would suggest,
but what we're looking at now with Brian Pillman in this…
Actually, it's quite an attractive gown.
[Ross] And King's good friend, Sabu, will be on that pay-per-view.
That's big.
[Lawler] Tommy Dreamer ought to be wearing a dress like that too.
[Mr. McMahon] Earlier on, ladies and gentlemen,
the British Bulldog as well as Owen Hart who joined us both
asking for a match-up with The Patriot here live tonight.
And Sgt. Slaughter, Commissioner Slaughter standing by.
Commissioner, have you made a decision
which one gets the match with The Patriot tonight?
Well, after hearing the British Bulldog
and Owen Hart arguing about who wanted to wrestle The Patriot,
I decided to stop the argument and put them in a tag match.
So it'll be tonight on War Zone,
it'll be British Bulldog and Owen Hart
against The Patriot and a partner of his choosing.
[Mr. McMahon] And you won't let us in on who his partner might be or…
His partner will not be named until the match starts.
[Mr. McMahon] I guess that's fair enough. Thank you very much.
[Lawler] I think this power thing has gone to his chin, McMahon.
Next year, he'd been wanting to realign baseball.
[Ross] Not very fair if you're Canadian.
I'd like to know who my opponents would be will be if I were Owen and Bulldog.
[Mr. McMahon] Yet again, it a was rather impromptu challenge.
[exclaims] Oh, yes. What a maneuver, Flash Funk.
Flash Funk, ladies and gentlemen, having a go with Brian Pillman.
Brian Pillman in his contract at SummerSlam,
it was stated if he lost the match-up,
he'd have to wear a dress and that's what he's doing.
He doesn't like it, but that's what he's doing.
Flash Funk.
Great crossbody by Flash and Pillman just barely able to kick-out.
Remember, Pillman's got to win a match on Raw,
right on this broadcast
to be able to get rid of that ring attire, that dress.
[Mr. McMahon] One thing about it,
Goldust and Marlena are not here at ringside.
-Thanks to Sgt. Slaughter. Oh, no. -[Lawler screams]
[Lawler] Please, just stand, cover your panty.
I mean your tights or whatever.
This is all…
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no! There we go DDT and now…
["Gold-Lust" playing]
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Mr. McMahon] What's this in the middle of the match?
Goldust and Marlena are coming back.
[crowd cheering]
Goldust has some popcorn.
-[Mr. McMahon] What's he doing up there? -[Lawler] Where's Sgt. Slaughter now?
[Mr. McMahon] Brian Pillman looking up at the TitanTron and…
What's going on up there?
We're seeing the match. That's all.
Marlena… No, wait a minute.
-Oh, no. -[Lawler] Oh, no! Oh, no!
[Mr. McMahon] Brian Pillman is watching himself.
This was tape recorded.
It's a goldy hand cam of some kind and Brian Pillman is really upset.
-Oh, no. Wait a minute! Oh, no! -[Lawler screams]
-[bell dinging] -[crowd cheering]
["Can't Get Enough" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Flash Funk.
[Mr. McMahon] The decks seems to be stacked against Brian Pillman.
He can't do anything right these days.
And again, WWE officials just might be pushing the envelope a little too far.
[Ross] I think they are.
I'll tell you what, that means Pillman next Monday night
at the Atlantic City Convention Center, will once again have to wear a dress.
[Mr. McMahon] And he is so angered as a result of that.
Had it not been for Marlena… Oh, my goodness.
What a psyche this is.
[Ross] He ain't no Julia Roberts.
[Lawler] Well, his not gonna shave his legs, I'll tell you that.
[Mr. McMahon] Yet to conquer tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
live, we got Shawn Michaels back in action after sometime,
one-on-one against Mankind.
It was the Slammy award-winning match of the year.
And apparently, Michaels is bringing some insurance with him
and The Undertaker is gonna be taking a look at the match-up.
[Ross] I just got to wonder who that insurance policy is.
But up next, ladies and gentlemen, he is Dude Love.
Dude Love's got a lot to say and we'll hear it from him.
The Dudester is next as Raw continues live.
[crowd chanting] Dude Love! Dude Love! Dude Love!
[Mr. McMahon] We welcome you back, ladies and gentlemen,
to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center.
Yes, sold-out, jam-packed, Raw is War.
Tonight Raw is brought to you by Discovery Zone.
The ultimate entertainment spot and it's just for kids.
So go to your nearest Discovery Zone and get a free WWE poster.
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[Ross] You know, ladies and gentlemen, the toughest SOB in the WWE,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is on the injured list right now
with a career threatening neck injury.
Let's take you back to SummerSlam and show you how "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
in a real war with Owen Hart was injured and then subsequently won the title.
[Mr. McMahon] Let's see what Austin can do with him…
No! How about that!
[Ross] Tombstone! Tombstone piledriver!
Shades of The Undertaker.
Austin dropped on his head.
[Mr. McMahon] Austin is hurt and hurt badly.
Somehow, and Austin now… Austin driving.
[Lawler] No, he got it!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell dinging]
I left you in the ring a crippled freak.
You could barely move.
And the only reason you beat me
was because I have compassion and I beat myself.
But the only thing to do, son,
is for you to forfeit that belt and give it back to me
or either come out and let me kick your [bleep] again,
because you're a crippled freak and you'll never wrestle again.
I don't need no belt disapproval.
I ain't gonna wear this piece of crap they gave me.
The fact that you dropped me on my head last night,
don't mean a damn thing to me.
Tonight, I truly will open up a can of whoop [bleep],
and show you exactly what Austin 3:16 means,
and that's the bottom line.
It's recommended strongly that he does not do any wrestling.
So in your professional opinion,
you're telling me that Steve Austin should not wrestle tonight?
Absolutely, no wrestling tonight.
You're gonna wrestle tonight.
A volunteer has stepped forward
and you will be wrestling Dude Love tonight here on Raw.
[Mr. McMahon] There is Stone Cold watching this match-up as we speak.
-[Ross] Wait a minute. [exclaims] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Dude Love went face first into the ring post. As Bret Hart--
[Mr. McMahon] Sharpshooter coming on Dude Love. Dude…
But wait a minute. Wait just a minute.
That's the Rattlesnake. That's "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
-He has no business coming down here. -[Ross] Uh-oh.
Oh! Oh, my! Stone Cold just nailed Owen Hart with a Slammy.
[Lawler] No! Ref…
[Mr. McMahon] …wins the match, thanks to Stone Cold.
["Dude Love" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Ladies and gentlemen, the Dudeness, Dude Love.
[Ross] Tremendous ovation for Dude Love.
And, ladies and gentlemen, still to come here tonight,
he kind of looks like Dude Love, but he's Mankind.
Mankind against Shawn Michaels live right here tonight.
And look at the ladies, King.
[Lawler] I can't believe it.
I think the only reason these rednecks in Mississippi like Dude Love
is because his got less teeth than they have.
[Ross] Dude's got groupies.
[Lawler] Oh, unreal.
[Mr. McMahon] Proved positive that anything can happen
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Dude Love living out his dreams.
That dream is co-holder of the Tag Team Championship.
I would suggest is a little bit on hold at this moment
considering the condition of your tag team partner,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And I wonder if you wanna give us a little update on his physical condition.
Can you feel it?
[crowd cheering]
It's the groove, Vinny!
You know, as far as the Iceman, well, he maybe home nursing his wounds.
But he sent his newest bestest buddy and right hand man
out here to tell you that Stone Cold
will be back very soon kicking some serious, serious…
Ask me another question because the Dude is on a roll.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Yup.
Tag Team Champions, you and Stone Cold, however,
I would suggest that tag team reign could be in a bit of jeopardy
considering this Fatal 4-Way
in which the tag team title's put up for the first time in any matter like this.
I mean, you've got three different sets of opponents,
the Bulldog and Owen Hart,
you got LOD, of course, and then again there are The Godwinns.
What about this Fatal 4-Way?
Well, let's talk about The Legion of Doom first,
and the only words that come to mind are, "Oh, what a rush, daddy."
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross chuckles]
And believe me the Dude knows all about those.
Then you have these two crazy cats, The Godwinns Brothers,
who wouldn't hip if they were smoking it, brother.
[Lawler] What?
And Owen Hart, and, bow-wow-wow, the British Bulldog.
Two dudes that Stone Cold doesn't care for very much, daddy.
So those two better hope at the Fatal-4
that they've got more than one life, if you know what I mean?
All right. Well, that might bring us to tonight, if you don't mind.
I wonder if you would speculate
on whom you believe might win the match here tonight
when Mankind locks up with Shawn Michaels?
Well, Vinny, I don't have my crystal ball as it is,
but I know Mankind and I know Shawn Michaels.
And if had to take a guess,
I'd say that Mankind is gonna rock and then roll
all over that would-be hippy Shawn Michaels.
Because although the HBK can party with the best of 'em,
when Mankind stick those two nasty, dirty fingers deep inside his big gullet,
you can cut the music, baby, 'cause that party as all over.
Lord have mercy.
-[Shawn] Please, give me a break. -[Ross] Uh-oh.
I'm begging somebody to knock you out
so you can wake up in the 21st century, you nimrod.
Now, Dude Love, let me make one thing perfectly clear.
You are not me.
I mean, Jesus, you're not even you, you idiot.
Don't you understand that?
And tonight, Mankind,
your alter ego or whoever the hell he is…
is gonna see the new insurance policy
of the Heartbreak Kid live and in living color.
Even for you, Dude Love, Mankind, whoever you are.
I'm sticking my foot straight down your throat
with some Sweet Chin Music, whether you like it or not, you idiot.
[Mr. McMahon] What you think about that?
-[Ross chuckles] -[Lawler] Yeah.
Boastful comments from that young man.
Well, in the immortal words of another hip-cat, Mr. John Lennon,
I am, we, Shawn Michaels you are we,
we are we, and we are all together.
And on Raw is War.
Well, Mankind is gonna tear you up coo-coo-cachoo, have mercy.
Ladies and gentlemen, he is the co-holder of the Tag Team Championship.
["Dude Love" playing]
He is Dude Love.
[Ross] Well, as Dude Love prepares for the Fatal 4-Way on pay-per-view
in Louisville, Kentucky, on September the 7th,
Mankind has thoughts of his own.
-[Lawler] Oh, no. It's groupie time. -[Ross] Uh-oh. Here they come.
I think those girls are…
Did they write that book I blew the band?
[Mr. McMahon] I don't know, but I'd run too.
[Ross] Looks like little rock Connie and her buddy.
Oh, look.
[Lawler] Look out, he's going after 'em.
Run, girls.
[Ross] Don't try this at home, ladies and gentlemen.
Good Lord, my mom is watching.
Ladies and gentlemen, still to come,
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels will be back in action.
Yes, Shawn Michaels in the ring. It will be a war when he takes on Mankind.
And here's what some of the great fans have to say about that match-up.
Their predictions.
Um, let's see, maybe Shawn might get him with that Sweet Chin Music.
Mankind might get the Mandible Claw. I'm not very sure.
Shawn Michaels is gonna drop Mankind like a bad habit tonight.
I think Mankind is gonna win, and, Shawn, he ain't really that good.
And he's been out a long time.
I guess he hasn't really had any competition in a while,
so I guess Mankind's gonna win.
I think Shawn is gonna hurt him and knock him down.
He's gonna win.
Shawn Michaels is gonna win, because he's such a sexy boy, that's why.
Yup. Shawn Michaels is gonna kick butt.
[rock music playing]
[Lawler] Did you see the zit on that one guy's nose?
Size of Mount Vesuvius.
[Ross] Well, maybe he needs some Stridex. I don't know what's wrong with it.
Ladies and gentlemen, up next,
The Patriot and the mystery partner to take on The Hart Foundation's,
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog. That match is next.
[The Patriot] You know what we've got to do?
You want these guys just as bad as I do.
So let's go out there and take care of business tonight.
[narrator] And now, it's time for action, the Stridex Triple Action.
Featuring three times the excitement from your favorite WWE Superstars.
[man 1] Speak of big old front line right now…
[exclaims] Oh! Double clothesline.
There's The Sheik up on the apron. Oh, a big left hand.
[man 2] He nailed The Sheik.
[man 1] Here comes the sultan over the top.
He's out.
Vader, one man left.
Swinging the man, The Patriot wins.
-Patriot wins! -[crowd cheering]
[narrator] That was this week's Stridex Triple Action.
Triple clean your skin with Stridex medicated pads.
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to more than a half billion viewers each week,
the World Wrestling Entertainment,
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[siren wailing]
["Thorn in Your Eye" playing]
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Too much dark And not enough sky ♪
♪ Why am I the thorn in your eye ♪
-[crowd cheering loudly] -[rock music playing]
[Mr. McMahon] You're looking at the personification of freedom of expression.
A sea of exuberant WWE fans
live from the Gulf Coast Coliseum of Biloxi, Mississippi.
Yes, indeed, ladies and gentlemen, where tonight Biloxi is the War Zone.
[crowd cheering]
["High Energy" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] And here comes the very unpopular individual, unpopular duo,
coming down for action.
Tag Team action here, ladies and gentlemen.
And there you see the Canadian flag being held by Owen Hart,
and the Union Jack being held by the British Bulldog.
[Ross] The Bulldog certainly preparing for the return to his homeland
on Saturday night, September the 20th in the Birmingham, NEC.
[announcer] …Owen Hart
and the WWE European Champion, British Bulldog.
[Mr. McMahon] The British Bulldog and Owen Hart
earlier on in Raw challenging The Patriot.
All right. Stop the music.
-[music stops] -[crowd chattering]
I want you to listen up.
I want to dedicate this match that Bulldog and myself are gonna win
to my loving brother Bret who's back behind the scenes watching.
Brother Bret, we love you and this one is for you, Bret.
[crowd booing]
[Mr. McMahon] Again, the challenge was made
by both Owen and Bulldog to The Patriot.
Sgt. Slaughter stated that The Patriot would wrestle
not either one of them, but both of them if The Patriot found a tag team partner.
He has found one, ladies and gentlemen.
We're about to find out just who it's gonna be.
-["Patriotism" playing] -[Mr. McMahon] And here he comes,
the man who could very well be the next WWE Champion.
[announcer] From Columbia, South Carolina,
weighing in at 275 pounds, The Patriot.
[Mr. McMahon] What an ovation!
[Ross] He's the fighting gamecock from South Carolina.
The Patriot, who would love to be to be the next WWE Champion.
He gets his opportunity, Sunday night, September 7th
at Ground Zero in Louisville, Kentucky.
[Mr. McMahon] And "The Hitman" Bret Hart, the WWE Champion,
has had this match dedicated to him by his brother, Owen.
And The Hitman watching.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Uh-oh.
And things to get quite political around here.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] I know that's right. -[Mr. McMahon] And wait a minute.
Looking back now, here we go.
Who is the partner of The Patriot?
-[announcer] And his tag team partner… -[Mr. McMahon] Here he comes.
[announcer] …from Sacramento, California, weighing in at 235 pounds,
the "World's most dangerous man" Ken Shamrock.
-[inaudible conversation] -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Well, the Bulldog is irate. The Bulldog is livid.
The Bulldog remembers SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Well, this is not right. This is unfair.
[Mr. McMahon] The Gulf Coast Coliseum is rocking tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
Whoa, Mississippi is hooked up.
[Ross] Well, folks, wherever it is,
whether it's Franksville, Massachusetts or the Fleet Center in Boston,
Atlantic City, New Jersey, Houston, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
-or the Rosemont Horizon… -[bell dinging]
[Ross] …when you get a chance to be a part of the excitement of the WWE live,
whatever you do, do not miss it.
[Mr. McMahon] Nothing like it. Nothing comes close.
And now, looks like Shamrock's gonna start things off.
-[Ross] Shamrock wants the Bulldog. -[Mr. McMahon] He does indeed.
[Ross] But I don't think the Bulldog wants Shamrock
and the European champion tags in Owen Hart.
[Lawler] A smart move. Nothing wrong with that.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Mr. McMahon] And again, this partisan crowd chanting "USA."
Owen Hart concentrating on Ken Shamrock.
And here, you have to be offensive minded, but you sure as heck can't make a mistake.
If you do, you're dead.
[Ross] Make a mistake with Shamrock,
he'll put you in a submission move and he'll beat you.
Shamrock, I heard, was fined something close to what Barry Switzer was fined
by the Dallas Cowboys for Shamrock's actions at SummerSlam.
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, indeed. Unjustifiably so, he lost it.
Although there was some justification for him losing it.
And Bulldog shoved that dog food down his throat again.
[Lawler laughs]
[Mr. McMahon] Fireman carry, takedown, very basic. In control.
And Hart with a takedown.
In control now.
And… Wait a minute. That's The Hitman, ladies and gentlemen.
The World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Bret Hart is watching this match-up.
[Lawler] What, are you surprised? Owen told you he was watching.
-He dedicated this match to him. -[Mr. McMahon] I understand that.
Owen Hart, the British Bulldog had the opportunity
to regain the tag titles during the Fatal 4-Way
on September 7th at Ground Zero.
What a match-up that's gonna be.
Hip toss… No. Nice block there.
And, oh, how about that? Nice takedown.
In complete control fatal and… Almost the count of three.
[Ross] Shamrock going for the lateral press,
not the submission on this occasion.
[Mr. McMahon] Off the rope. Oh. High knee right in the jaw.
[Ross] Shamrock does not like being labeled as only a submission wrestler.
[Mr. McMahon] He likes to mix it up.
Off the rope now, and the legal man is The Patriot.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And The Patriot, ladies and gentlemen,
in his very first match-up in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Ross] Bulldog now more than happy to make the tag.
With Shamrock out and Patriot in, and listen to the crowd.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Mr. McMahon] Patriot now from the other side Bulldog waiting for…
Now, hip toss, nicely executed. Nice reversal.
[Ross] Patriot is 6'5", 275,
completely overpowering the Bulldog on that particular occasion.
[Lawler] And JR, you seemed to be impressed
that these rednecks from Mississippi know where they are.
-They're in the USA, big deal. -[Mr. McMahon laughing]
[Lawler] I'm impressed that there's so many signs here.
I didn't know these people can write.
[Mr. McMahon] Well, indeed. Fans up in Canada feel justice partisan
as they do down south or anywhere else here in the good old US of A.
Wait till we get to Birmingham, England, I could tell you that on 20th September.
[Ross] I can't wait.
[Mr. McMahon] The British Bulldog will be the fan-favorite.
I mean, big time.
[Ross] We expect a huge crowd at the Birmingham NEC
for one night only for the WWE on Saturday night, September 20th.
[Lawler] And I've personally talked to some members of the royal family
and they will be on hand.
If you leave them a couple of comp tickets, McMahon.
[Mr. McMahon] Good luck.
[Lawler] That's what I thought.
[Mr. McMahon] Patriot trying to maintain his control.
Now, tags in Shamrock.
And now, the Bulldog… Look at this.
The Bulldog could be playing mind games.
I don't think the Bulldog is really afraid of any one individual.
[Lawler] But perhaps we… Hey, hey, look.
-[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute, what's this? -[Lawler] Look up there.
[Ross] There's the patriarch of The Hart Foundation.
The man with a Jim Jones-like influence on the members.
And Owen Hart just took the knee right up from Ken Shamrock.
Shamrock's in trouble.
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, indeed, and "The Hitman" Bret Hart
out watching us, ladies and gentlemen.
We have to take this break up.
We'll keep recording. Please stay with us.
[Mr. McMahon] We're live, ladies and gentlemen,
yes, from the Gulf Coast Coliseum.
"Hitman" Bret Hart, WWE Champion watching this match-up.
The Patriot and Ken Shamrock against Bret's brother and brother-in-law,
The British bull… The British Bulldog in…
Look at the Bulldog go against Ken Shamrock.
[Ross] Shamrock has been isolated from his corner
and from his partner, The Patriot during the entire commercial break.
[Lawler chuckles]
[Mr. McMahon] And tag team action is something…
Wait a minute. Here's the cover and… Oh.
[Lawler] Come on, ref.
[Mr. McMahon] Tag team action something very foreign actually to Ken Shamrock.
[Ross] Absolutely. He's made his reputation in the Octagon: One-on-One
in the Ultimate Fighting game.
Tag team action. He certainly doesn't have a great deal of experience in.
[Mr. McMahon] No. And they are trying to wear Shamrock down
and actually doing a pretty good job of it.
Two and… Oh, a kick-out.
[Ross] Well, you're talking about one of the greatest tag teams in WWE history
in Owen Hart and the British Bulldog.
[Mr. McMahon] Will they be Tag Team Champions again
after the Fatal 4-Way?
[Ross] Well, they could be or…
It could be The Legion of Doom, it could be the Godwinns.
[Lawler] Hey, you want me to go up there and explain to Shamrock
he needs to tag out, not tap out?
-[Mr. McMahon] No, no. -[Lawler laughs]
[Mr. McMahon] He wants to tag out, believe me, at this juncture.
[Lawler] But he wants to tap out, too.
[Mr. McMahon] Watching this match-up, ladies and gentlemen,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, the Rattlesnake himself.
And we certainly wish, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin well
and certainly hope that very soon he will return to action
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
-[Lawler] This is it. -[Mr. McMahon] And two and… Oh.
[Lawler] Just take a look at Shamrock.
He sure doesn't look like the same guy that went nuts at SummerSlam, does he?
Doesn't look like
the World's most dangerous man right now either, does he?
[Mr. McMahon] Not at this juncture.
-No, he does not. -[Lawler laughs]
Get him, Bulldog.
[Mr. McMahon] In a Fatal 4-Way match-up,
the first time the Tag Team Championship has ever been up for grabs in this manner.
Explain the rules in that thing, will you, JR?
[Ross] I'll tell you something,
it's gonna be an elimination tag team match for…
[Mr. McMahon] Oh.
[Ross] The crossbody. Great move by Shamrock.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And never count "Stone Cold" Steve Austin out of the game.
He is the toughest SOB in the WWE or anywhere else, folks.
And don't ever forget it.
He'll be back sooner than later.
[Mr. McMahon] Stone Cold and his tag team partner, Dude Love,
whom we saw earlier on, defending the titles.
-And here we go with The Patriot. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] A man that could be the next WWE Champion,
the next southpaw from South Carolina is getting it on here.
-[Mr. McMahon] The Patriot… -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] What tremendous enthusiasm and what great fan support.
The Patriot against these two Canadians.
-[Lawler] Look out. -[Mr. McMahon] And you can tell
that Bret "The Hitman" Hart is not liking what he is seeing at this juncture.
Bulldog off the rope and big powerslam.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] The Patriot got him. -[Mr. McMahon] One, two, and…
[Ross] No.
The Patriot overwhelming the Bulldog and Owen Hart
on that particular offensive exchange.
And The Patriot, you can almost feel him building the momentum
leading into Ground Zero on September 7th.
[Mr. McMahon] The Patriot…
-Oh, no. -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] …taking this match-up on short notice.
The Patriot challenged by Bulldog and Owen earlier on.
Here's the cover. Here's the count… And Owen Hart.
-Look out. -[Ross] Oh, what a fall.
[Lawler] What a back fighter. Back fighter.
Yeah, you know what…
[Mr. McMahon] The Patriot with the British Bulldog.
Bulldog for the ride now and here…
-Oh! -[Lawler] There you go.
[Mr. McMahon] And the Bulldog with a…
Both men clotheslining each other and both men down.
[Ross] It looked like the Amtrak derailment there.
And I think Bret Hart's gonna come now and get a little bit closer look.
[Lawler] Look at this. Look at Owen.
Look at… Uh-oh.
[Ross] Uh, Sgt. Slaughter.
Owen Hart… Owen Hart just took a chair…
Owen Hart has put a chair in the ring.
Owen Hart… Oh, look out.
Shamrock trapped.
The official trying to…
The official distracted here.
[Lawler] Get the chair, Bulldog. Get that chair.
[indistinct shouting]
[Ross] The Bulldog and The Patriot, the legal men in the ring.
The Bulldog now sees the steel folding chair…
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no. No.
[Ross] …that Owen Hart put in the ring.
Oh, look out.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Oh! The Patriot.
The Patriot used that steel chair.
-Now one, no. -[crowd] Two.
-[crowd] Three. -[Mr. McMahon] Oh.
-[bell dinging] -[crowd cheering]
["Patriotism" playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners, the "World's most dangerous man,"
Ken Shamrock and The Patriot.
[Mr. McMahon] Well, it may be poetic justice here tonight
in the good old US of A.
But, uh…
Well, The Patriot, I guess, will do
whatever it is it takes to win a match-up just like everybody else.
[Ross] Never count the British Bulldog and Owen Hart out.
However, Owen Hart's plan backfired on the Bulldog.
[Mr. McMahon] Let's go back and take another look now,
The Patriot, one of the more powerful individuals…
Look what he does.
He takes Bulldog. And look at this.
[Ross] Right here, the full nelson with the slam.
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh. -[Ross] We call it old flooring.
-Right on the steel chair. -[Mr. McMahon] That was a match. Whoo!
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, The Patriot is in,
but Ahmed Johnson is out.
Yes, he's out.
Why was Ahmed Johnson get expelled from the Nation of Domination,
what was the real story behind these things,
and what's the real story on the future of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
You're gonna be shocked when you call option three.
["Patriotism" continues playing]
[Ross] It's the WWE Superstar line. Open 24 hours a day.
"The Hitman" Bret Hart certainly cannot be too happy
about what he just saw.
I mean, The Patriot, with a very impressive victory
although, it goes to show you
The Patriot would do whatever it takes to win.
Bret Hart can't be happy about that considering their match-up at Ground Zero.
But Bret Hart was so happy, ladies and gentlemen,
when he returned back to Canada after Raw last week.
Tremendous headlines all over the papers
in Toronto, as well as Calgary, ladies and gentlemen.
It was a… It was a welcome
that you would expect for a gold medalist from the Olympics.
I mean, Canada turned up in droves for The Hitman.
It gets me right here to be Canadian right now.
And… you know, I know down south that… And in the United States
that they're gonna have more and more of a problem with the fact
that the greatest wrestler in the history of the World Wrestling Entertainment
is not an American.
We want Bret. We want Bret. We want Bret.
He's the best there is,
the best there was, the best there ever will be.
He's my hero. And I think he's everybody else's here, too.
Bret, we love you, man. Whoo!
Five times, he promised Canada.
He promised he'd bring it back.
Thank you, Bret. We love you with all our hearts.
We're behind you all the way.
He said it. He did it. And there's nothing you can do about it.
He's fifth time World Wrestling Entertainment Champion
and there's nothing you can do about it, America.
In your face.
And Bret is the excellence of institution and he will always be my champion.
♪ O Canada, we stand on guard for thee ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Over 1,500 Hitman faithful fans at Toronto International Airport.
Many showed up as early as 5:00 a.m.
to greet their hero and new WWE Champion, Bret Hart.
[Bret Hart] It's not the American Wrestling Entertainment.
It's the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And I didn't win this title for any of the Americans.
Not after… Not after the way they turned their backs on me.
I am strictly winning…
I've won this title and I wanna carry this title in the ring with me,
with a… with a lot of honor.
But I'm gonna carry it for my fans in Canada, my fans in Germany,
my fans in Britain, my fans in South Africa, in India,
all of the Arab countries.
You know, you name it, those are the people…
All those different countries, all around the world
that have supported me through the thick and the thin,
those are the people that I wear this belt for.
[Mr. McMahon] All right, ladies and gentlemen,
in a moment, we'll try to get a word from The Patriot.
And still to come, Shawn Michaels versus Mankind.
It was the Slammy Match of the Year last year, ladies and gentlemen.
And I'm sure the match tonight will be just the same.
Shawn Michaels is waiting for his insurance policy.
…watch my back. This guy's a…
And if you get your chance, you get your shot, you take it.
-[Ross] Wait a minute. -Hey.
Get the hell out of here! Go on. Get out of here.
[Mr. McMahon] Stay with us.
[Ross] WWE Ground Zero: in Your House is presented by Stridex.
Triple clean your skin with Stridex medicated band.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen, to The Patriot.
Yes, this capacity crowd every match behind him.
The Patriot standing by.
And certainly, you're gaining momentum
with this Ground Zero match-up you're gonna have with Bret Hart.
Well, I intend to prove that my success in the WWE is no fluke.
And, Bret Hart, I'm proving to you that you're not unbeatable.
You're not untouchable.
Maybe you're great, but I'll guarantee you this, man.
I belong in the WWE.
I've proven already that I belong to be here.
And I belong to be with the best.
And at Ground Zero… Oh.
-[Mr. McMahon] What the… -[Lawler] Bret Hart. Oh, yeah.
[Mr. McMahon] Bret Hart attacking The Patriot.
[referee] Hey, Bret, come on, break it.
[Lawler] What the heck?
[indistinct shouting]
♪ We are the Nation of Domination ♪
["Nation of Domination" playing]
[bell dinging]
[Mr. McMahon] And off of that leeway back in the locker room area…
[announcer] Making his way to the ring, weighing in at…
[Mr. McMahon] …here he comes, ladies and gentlemen,
the leader of the Nation of Domination.
[Lawler] I love the look on you guys' faces.
Right now, all of those great things you've been saying about The Patriot,
how he's gonna beat Bret Hart and now you just saw what happened.
You should see your faces.
[Ross] I don't recall anybody came saying
that Bret Hart was gonna lose to The Patriot.
[Lawler] Oh, that's what you were implying.
[Mr. McMahon] And what a cheap shot Bret Hart is
taking or took earlier on The Patriot.
The match is set for Ground Zero, September 7th.
[Ross] I find it interesting here that
none of the Nation of Domination members are with Faarooq.
And the reason for that, ladies and gentlemen…
[motorcycle revving]
…is that Commissioner Slaughter has banned the Nation,
and has banned the DOA to remain in their locker rooms
while Chainz and Faarooq get it on here.
[announcer] …Chainz.
-[heavy rock music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Here he comes, Chainz,
revving up the Harley, looking for action.
Faarooq from the Nation of Domination.
Chainz… from the Disciples of Apocalypse.
Let's take you back, ladies and gentlemen,
conspicuous by his absence here this week
is one Ahmed Johnson…
As we take you back. Watch this.
[Ross] Faarooq and the Nation attacking Ahmed Johnson.
Ahmed Johnson, he's being hooked like a government mule…
[bell dinging]
…by his former teammates, but that's just part of the story.
[Mr. McMahon] Ahmed was excommunicated.
[Lawler] And I still don't understand that.
You say you got the rest of the story on the Superstar line, Ross?
[bell dinging]
[Ross] Yeah, I do, King. It's a…
[Mr. McMahon] And here we have the salute.
-[Ross] …not fit for television. -[Mr. McMahon] Whoa.
Look out from behind.
Uh-oh.
These are some pretty big boys in there.
And Faarooq and Chainz going at it here.
Oh, and a big foot right and squarely into the chin.
And obviously, there was a political, if not, philosophical difference
in the part… Oh, my goodness. Of Ahmed Johnson and Faarooq.
There must have been a power struggle, JR.
[Ross] Well, that's a nice way of putting it.
We'll give you all the dirt.
More like dishing that dirt almost as much as the King.
-[Mr. McMahon laughs] -[Lawler] What?
-[Ross] King, any rumor-- -[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
[Lawler] Any what? Any truth to the rumor, is that what you're trying to say?
[Ross] No, I just heard a little rumor about you and Suzen Johnson.
I just didn't know if it was true.
[Lawler] Suzen Johnson?
-[Ross] Yup. -[Lawler] About that flight attendant?
-[Ross] Never mind. -[Lawler] Gifford's flight attendant.
You know, she's gonna be posing for Playboy magazine in November.
I said that… I mean…
[Mr. McMahon] What does that have to do with anything?
-[Ross] Faarooq now. -[Lawler] You mentioned that.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, there's whole package here and he…
Chainz almost got Faarooq.
And Faarooq is a player, so is Chainz.
Getting it all here, ladies and gentlemen.
And yet to come, of course, live, Shawn Michaels.
Shawn Michaels returning to action after some time.
Michaels, will he be a little rusty, you think, JR, when he meets Mankind?
[Ross] Oh, I don't think so whatsoever.
Shawn Michaels is a… is a great athlete,
maybe the greatest pure athlete to ever wrestle in the WWE.
[Lawler] I wanna ask you. You think Ahmed Johnson is watching right now?
Have you guys heard from him?
[Mr. McMahon] I think there's no doubt he is.
[Ross] And Ahmed, re-injured, ladies and gentlemen, his knee,
unable to be here tonight.
Oh, no.
Ahmed might never be the same.
Ahmed Johnson may never be back at 100%.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] And the Nation is down one man
when you consider this a single competition.
But we have seen what has happened in the past.
And if all you-know-what breaks loose, then the Nation would be in trouble.
They only have three members, JR.
[Ross] Yeah, they'll be a man short.
And no doubt that, Faarooq, somewhere down the line,
I'm sure, will be looking to recruit another member.
But be that as it may right now,
we've got a pretty physical battle here with Chainz.
And down goes Faarooq, the former Florida State Seminole,
driven face-first into the canvas.
[Mr. McMahon] And you can bet the Faarooquers
are watching this match-up as well
with the Faarooquers coming into their own as…
Whoa. Both, look at the…
-Oh, my goodness. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Mr. McMahon] The official knocked silly on that one.
[Ross] Jack Doan, the referee, knocked down.
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh. -[Ross] Maybe knocked out.
And a cover here, but there's no one there to count.
And it's unfortunate.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute.
[Ross] There's Rocky Maivia.
There's The Rock. Great to see The Rock back.
[Lawler] What's he doing in the ring?
[Ross] Checking on the referee and making sure he's okay.
[Lawler] Look at this.
-[Mr. McMahon] What? -[Ross] Wait a minute.
Tell me… Now that…
Count him.
-[Mr. McMahon] What? -[Ross] Rocky, come on.
[bell dinging]
["Nation of Domination" playing]
[Ross] Rocky Maivia coming out of the crowd.
[announcer] …Faarooq.
[Ross] The blue chipper comes out of the crowd.
Rocky Maivia's rehabilitation for his knee injury has been complete.
And what is going on here?
His mom and daddy watching in Tampa,
they're gonna be sitting at home in disbelief.
♪ We are the Nation of Domination ♪
[Ross] What?
Whoa.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] I think we have just seen a new member of the Nation.
I can't believe this.
[Ross] This ain't right.
[Mr. McMahon] Stay with us, ladies and gentlemen.
[Ross] We're back, ladies and gentlemen.
[Mr. McMahon] Moments ago… Now, watch what happens to this official, Jack Doan.
Watch as Chainz ran into Faarooq blasting.
And then down on the canvas.
And watch Rocky Maivia come from the crowd to help the official, we think.
[Lawler] While, Chainz had Faarooq covered.
[Mr. McMahon] And then look at this. Oh.
Rocky has joined the Nation of Domination.
We take you back to the locker room area.
We're told we've broken a camera
and we're back in the Nation's locker room,
ladies and gentlemen.
[indistinct conversation]
-Hey, get out of here. -Get out of here!
Get out of here. Get out.
[Mr. McMahon] And well, so much so for that, but nonetheless…
Now, wait a minute. Chainz.
[indistinct shouting]
[Ross] Oh. Oh.
[indistinct shouting]
[Ross] And there's a war.
It's gonna be a war between those two factions,
I can tell you that right now.
[Mr. McMahon] They were set up.
Yeah.
No telling what's gonna happen
as a result of Rocky joining the Nation in the fashion that he did.
No telling what's gonna happen here, ladies and gentlemen, later on tonight,
when Shawn Michaels brings his insurance policy to the ring.
["Wild Cat" playing]
Any speculation on that, JR?
Well, I tell you, he's a big guy. He's bigger than Shawn.
He looks to be 6'3" or 6'4" so…
But I couldn't tell who it was,
it's a big, impressive athlete to look like.
[Lawler] All I can say is Mankind better take out an insurance policy
maybe with the Black and Blue Cross.
[Mr. McMahon] Here she comes, the guest ring announcer, Sable,
and, oh, my goodness, is she ever hot?
[Ross] And what an interview this past weekend
on Shotgun Saturday Night.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, King.
[Ross] With the King, Sable, and the Wildman.
[Lawler] Yeah, that's right.
[Mr. McMahon] Right out of the pages of the WWE Magazine.
[Ross] Wow.
[Lawler] Well, you've noticed since she's got here,
she's got much bigger in popularity than the Wildman.
[Lawler] I think it's eating at Marc Mero.
[Ross] She's got a more prominent profile than Commissioner Slaughter.
[Lawler] What?
[Mr. McMahon] Sable, a fan favorite, no doubt about that,
saying hello to this capacity crowd live and…
Uh-oh, wait a minute.
Patriot is… Patriot, ladies and gentlemen.
[Ross] Sable's here to introduce the next match.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, but look out.
I can take any man one-on-one, face-to-face.
I back down from nobody.
But there's very little I can do
when a man jumps me from behind
and hits me in the back of the head with a chair.
Now, Bret Hart,
you wanna prove that you're the man you say you are?
You wanna prove that you're the champ that you say you are?
We don't have to wait till September.
We can do it right now, right here in Biloxi, Mississippi.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] He's calling Bret out. That's a mistake.
Bret Hart, I want you now!
-Come on. -[Ross] Well, here he comes.
[Lawler chuckles] I told you.
[Mr. McMahon] Bret Hart, ladies and gentlemen,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
is coming right out accepting that challenge.
And Sgt. Slaughter trying to maintain control
back in the locker room area with the Nation of Domination.
Uh-oh, look at this. And here we go.
But there's no official here.
[Ross] Well, this is not a match. This is a man-on-man challenge here.
No match, just a fight. And The Patriot is… He is jacked.
And he is feeling more and more momentum every moment that goes by.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah. But The Patriot took that chair shot
from Bret Hart back in the locker room area
and I'm sure that's what prompted--
[Ross] Here comes The Hart Foundation. There's Owen.
There's Bulldog, there's Pillman.
[Mr. McMahon] And Bret Hart… Oh, no.
No, that's… No, no.
-[Ross] Four on one. -[Lawler] What?
[Mr. McMahon] They're just… They're just grinding The Patriot down to nothing.
They're grinding him down.
They're grinding him down to nothing.
[Lawler sings] ♪ O'er the ramparts we watched ♪
[laughs]
[Ross] Bret Hart now trying to dismantle and dismember, perhaps…
-[Lawler] Here we go. -[Ross] …The Patriot.
The backbreaker driving the knee right in the kidneys.
[Mr. McMahon] And look what Bret is doing now.
Bret…
-Standing over The Patriot. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] I think he's gonna jam that flag down his throat.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, no, no.
[Ross] Bret's immersing The Patriot in the maple leaf.
[Lawler] Here comes the Commissioner again.
[Mr. McMahon] Action back in the locker room area,
action out here in the ring, impromptu action.
And The Patriot more than holding his own against Bret Hart whom he called out.
[Ross] Yeah, until the reinforcements came for The Hart Foundation.
And The Patriot has been pummeled but he's still got some fight left in him.
Look at that guts, look at the intensity of The Patriot to fight his way back up.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Mr. McMahon] Partisan crowd here, just like the one we'll have in Louisville
on September 7th when Patriot could very well become the WWE Champion.
You're looking for trouble, Slaughter.
[Mr. McMahon] And Commissioner Slaughter trying to maintain control.
["Thorn in Your Eye" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
What's gonna happen, ladies and gentlemen, next,
Shawn Michaels against Mankind.
It was the Match of the Year last year, won a Slammy.
What's gonna win this year?
Who knows.
I hope that insurance policy you talk about is life insurance,
because when I think about you,
I get a lump in my throat.
It must be emotion.
When the match is over tonight, you'll have a lump in your throat, too,
but it won't be emotion, it will be your liver!
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, my goodness.
[in German] My name is Brakus and I come from Germany.
I weigh 300 pounds.
And when I come to America to the World Wrestling Entertainment,
I will get Vader in the ring and destroy him!
["Sexy Boy" playing]
Brakus on his way, however, right now…
♪ I think I'm cute ♪
♪ I know I'm sexy… ♪
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
with TV time remaining.
Making his way to the ring from San Antonio, Texas,
weighing in at 234 pounds,
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels, the former WWE Champion.
And Shawn Michaels, ladies and gentlemen, locking up with Mankind.
[Ross] Where is the insurance policy, where is the bodyguard?
If that's what he's talking about, where is the guy we saw earlier?
♪ They see me walk They hear me talk… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] First time since June
for Shawn Michaels to be in the ring wrestling as only he could do.
-♪ Sexy boy ♪ -♪ I'm not your boy toy… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Jam-packed, sold out, Gulf Coast Coliseum, ladies and gentlemen.
And come by the thousands
to enjoy the World Wrestling Entertainment.
We certainly hope you are enjoying this tonight as well.
[Lawler] And ordinarily, these Mississippi morons
would be going nuts over Shawn Michaels, but they're not all doing that right now.
-["Schizophrenic" playing] -[Mr. McMahon] Uh-oh.
And this, I believe, is trouble for Shawn Michaels
just as it was at Mind Games.
-[announcer] He weighs in at 287 pounds… -[Mr. McMahon] What is this?
[Lawler] What?
-[announcer] …Mankind. -[Mr. McMahon] Is that a garbage can?
[Ross] Mankind carrying a trash can.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, boy.
[Ross] What? What is he doing?
[Lawler] That's not gonna be allowed.
[Ross] Maybe that's a sign of things to come.
[bell dinging]
[Ross] This is not a street fight.
[Mr. McMahon] And Shawn Michaels just pummeling Mankind.
[Lawler] It looks like one.
[Mr. McMahon] And Mankind, ladies and… Oh.
[Lawler] Well, he brought it.
[Mr. McMahon] That's true, he did.
And things likely to get really out of hand.
-This is-- -[Lawler laughs]
He trashed him, he trashed him.
Look at this.
[Ross] You better get ready for this extreme action, King.
You'll be a part of it Sunday, on pay-per-view, you know.
-[Lawler] Yeah, I can't wait. -[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute.
That's not the World Wrestling Entertainment on pay-per-view,
I'll tell you that.
[Lawler] It's the ECW,
Extremely Crappy Wrestling. [laughs mischievously]
-[crowd cheering] -The Mandible Claw!
[Ross] Shawn Michaels is going down.
Michaels is going down at the hands of Mankind.
[Mr. McMahon] And… He was going down.
[Lawler] And idiot's in a hefty bag.
[Mr. McMahon] And, yes, he is.
That garbage bag that was inside the can still around the shoulders of Mankind.
[Ross] And by the way, that Hardcore Heaven '97
is this Sunday on pay-per-view from ECW at nine o'clock Eastern.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute, are you doing commentary
for that thing or something?
[Ross] Well, I should be but I guess not…
[Lawler] That's what I wanna do to Tommy Dreamer there.
I'm gonna put him in a garbage bag.
[Mr. McMahon] If you don't mind, let's stick with this,
the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Ross] We don't need this. Look out.
Down the side, this damn fence gonna be all over the place
before it's said and done.
[Mr. McMahon] The first time Shawn Michaels has been in action
in some time.
[Ross] Quite the bang-bang by Mankind
who gets back in the ring and breaks the referee's ten count.
[Lawler] Look out. Oh, my good God.
[Ross] My God.
Mankind just got back-dropped on The King.
[Mr. McMahon] Are you okay?
[Ross] Good God Almighty.
Michaels with the elbow off the apron.
It's gotten out of control.
Look out here.
Mankind rammed right into the steel steps.
[Ross] Well… let's take another look.
Watch Shawn Michaels' death-defying… It's a suicide leap.
Michaels hasn't missed a lick since being off.
This is nothing but a fist fight.
And where's the insurance policy?
Maybe Michaels thinks he doesn't need an insurance policy.
[Mr. McMahon] Can you hear me?
[Ross] Yup. I can hear you.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Is King all right?
[Mr. McMahon] This ring announcing position has turned into a…
-[Ross] A war zone, all right. I think. -[Mr. McMahon] It really does. Thank you.
[Lawler] Can you hear me?
[Ross] Shawn Michaels with the elbow.
[Lawler] I need some insurance.
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels…
[Ross] Nobody delivers that elbow off the top like Shawn Michaels.
Whether you love him or you hate him.
And here comes some Sweet Chin Music, the band is tuning up.
[Mr. McMahon] And, oh, Michaels missing. And there it is.
This time it's in there for good.
Onto the outside.
[Lawler] Not again.
[Mr. McMahon] Mankind and Michaels back out at it again…
-[clanging] -[Ross] Oh!
[Lawler] That did it.
[Ross] Mankind's skull again up the steel.
A third time.
Concussion City and he's the mayor.
[Mr. McMahon] Mankind and Michaels.
[Lawler] Look out.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Mankind suplexed right on our table.
Good God Almighty, looks like a wreck.
-Wait a minute. Here's… -[Mr. McMahon] And, well…
-[Ross] …Helmsley and Chyna. -[Mr. McMahon] Well, what's Helmsley…
Mankind and Michaels are destroying each other.
-[Ross] Tables broke. -[Mr. McMahon] The tables down…
[Mr. McMahon] We're back. We're live, ladies and gentlemen.
At least, we think we are, if we're still on the air.
Shawn Michaels and…
There you see action on the left side of your screen earlier on.
On our announce position, hopefully equipment is still working.
[Ross] Shawn Michaels--
[Mr. McMahon] And Michaels has taken that mask right off of Mankind
and they have just been pummeling each other.
I mean, it's like… it's like Mind Games all over again.
[Ross] Last September in Philadelphia,
Shawn Michaels showed the world just how physically he could…
Physically tough he really is and we're seeing a reprise of that.
[Mr. McMahon] And ladies and gentlemen,
we're told that The Undertaker, earlier, was invited to watch this…
Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] …this match you can bet,
he's glued to the manner of justice, we are as well.
[Ross] What I'm trying to figure is Helmsley and Chyna the insurance policy?
[Mr. McMahon] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and Chyna at about ringside
that may be Shawn Michaels' insurance policy,
although that wasn't whom we thought it might have been earlier
when we saw the shot of Shawn Michaels.
[Lawler] Yeah, but he's got the sleeper. This is it.
[Ross] We know Helmsley and Chyna got a big issue
still to settle with Mankind.
-Or did look, for that matter. -[Mr. McMahon] Yeah.
And that could very well be.
Everyone remembers that cage match in SummerSlam
and Michaels is cut.
His facial area, I believe, is cut.
[Ross] He's also cut in his arm, his right arm is cut.
[Mr. McMahon] And these two, ladies and gentlemen,
have been giving it their all
as you'll only find in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
-Oh. -[Lawler] Oh.
[Mr. McMahon] You're not gonna find top caliber Superstars
giving it their all anywhere else other than this,
and these two men have come here to settle a score tonight.
Let's go back. I think we have a replay.
Here's a cover. We have…
No, and a kick-out.
On the left side of your screen…
Michaels, look at this,
a death-defying maneuver by Shawn Michaels.
[Ross] Suicide dive by Shawn Michaels.
[Lawler] That's how he got the cut arm.
[Mr. McMahon] And now, look at Mankind.
Mankind back up, Mankind with momentum now.
Mankind sending Michaels to the buckle.
Mankind…
And Shawn Michaels right back on top of him.
Come on, watch the eyes!
[Mr. McMahon] What a match-up this is here tonight, ladies and gentlemen, live.
Oh.
And Shawn Michaels will face The Undertaker.
If there was any doubt as to the mental or physical toughness of Shawn Michaels,
I don't think we can doubt it anymore.
[Ross] Well, absolutely not.
Shawn Michaels' not gonna be intimidated, apparently, by The Undertaker.
The way… At least with the way Shawn is competing here with Mankind.
[Mr. McMahon] Mankind holds more victories over The Undertaker
than any other WWE Superstar in history.
[Lawler] Look at this, look at this.
[Mr. McMahon] And Michaels has yet to ever face The Undertaker.
[Ross] Bottom line is that The Undertaker is still the man.
And until somebody can legitimately beat the man,
The Undertaker is still the man and I think he'll prove it at Ground Zero.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh.
And if you want a fight, we got a fight.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] We may see a little Cactus Jack here from Mankind.
-[Mr. McMahon] Whoa, whoa! -[Lawler] Look at this! No!
[Ross] And what the odds are at the Grand Casino now
for Shawn Michaels.
[Mr. McMahon] Michaels in trouble.
Oh, Mankind is just blowing above. Look at this.
-[Ross] And this is nasty. -[Mr. McMahon] Look out, here he comes.
Oh, no, forget about it.
[Ross] A knee right to the face of Shawn Michaels
and the handsome and controversial youngster from--
-[Mr. McMahon] And the ladies… -[Ross] Wait a minute.
[Mr. McMahon] …are not going to like Shawn Michaels--
[Ross] Look at the ramp.
[Mr. McMahon] Hey, wait a minute.
[Ross] It's Rick Rude.
"Ravishing" Rick Rude, he must be Shawn Michaels' new bodyguard.
-[Lawler] There's the insurance policy. -[Mr. McMahon] I don't know.
Is this the insurance policy that Shawn Michaels was talking about?
Or is it Hunter Hearst…
Oh, my goodness.
[Ross] Double arm DDT, Michaels is in big trouble.
[Mr. McMahon] Both men down on the canvas, both men have given it their all.
We'll try and stay with this match as long as we can and…
No.
Mankind and Shawn Michaels.
Oh, wait a minute.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley behind the official,
yanked Mankind's feet right out
from under him as Chyna was distracting the official.
Oh, wait minute. Here comes Rick Rude.
-[Mr. McMahon] Rude is gonna-- -[Ross] Good God.
Rude just tattooed Mankind in the skull with a steel chair.
[Lawler] How does he ever--
[Ross] Sweet Chin Music! Sweet Chin Music!
[crowd] …two, three.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell dinging]
["Sexy Boy" playing]
♪ I think I'm cute ♪
♪ I know I'm sexy… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Rick Rude, "Ravishing" Rick Rude.
Looks like he was trying to nail Hunter Hearst-Helmsley with that chair,
but he hits Mankind, and now Michaels ever…
the optimist, if there's ever someone to capture the moment,
Michaels right there, with Sweet Chin Music.
[Ross] Mankind's got to have a concussion.
Shawn Michaels has paid his premium.
The insurance policy has paid off
and "Ravishing" Rick Rude is back in the WWE, at least for the time being,
with Shawn Michaels.
[music stops]
-["Rest in Peace" playing] -[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Wait just a minute.
[Ross] This is not over yet.
-You wanna get it on? -[Lawler] Well, there he is.
[Ross] We're not gonna wait till Ground Zero.
[Mr. McMahon] The Undertaker is gonna extract his revenge on Shawn Michaels
from SummerSlam tonight.
Here he comes down.
Michaels has no place to run.
Although, I don't know if… Shawn isn't trying to run.
Look at… Look at the insurance that Michaels has out here
with "Ravishing" Rick Rude, with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
[Bearer] Dead man.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute, what's this?
[Bearer] The time is right now.
Your brother, Kane, is coming.
You, Undertaker, are gonna burn in hell.
-[fire crackling] -Undertaker, I promise you,
you'll burn in hell! dertaker, I promise you,