[presenter] 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.
[JR] Celebrated as the world's most famous arena,
it has served as more than a proving ground
for the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Monsoon] We have a new champion,
as Hulk Hogan lowered the boom on The Iron Sheik!
History made in Madison Square Garden!
[JR] The venue has championed itself as the marquee for greatness.
[commentator 1] Superstar Billy Graham retains the Heavyweight Championship
against the great…
[JR] Galvanized in championship glory,
it echoes with a legacy of performances
which have evolved into a historic contest of Can-You-Top-This?
[commentator 2] Oh!
[commentator 3] Oh, my God!
[commentator 4] Andre with another big chop.
[commentator 5] Backlund did not submit! Arnold Skaaland
threw something into the ring!
[JR] From the 17 consecutive sell-out matches
which pitted Bruno Sammartino against Gorilla Monsoon,
to the aerial artistry of "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka.
[commentator 6] Oh, my God!
[JR] The World Wrestling Entertainment history has been celebrated here,
often with a slam heard around the world.
[commentator 7] Andre picks him up! He slammed him!
[JR] Internationally charged with celebrity status,
the World Wrestling Entertainment redefines sports entertainment
in this building.
From the moments of bliss…
I will.
[JR] …to the bruising ballet that has been unleashed.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels, from high above!
[Vince and Lawler] Oh!
[JR] Through comebacks.
[Vince] "The Hitman" Bret Hart, ready to electrify this capacity crowd!
And everyone, I mean everyone, on their feet!
And here he comes!
[JR] Controversy.
[commentator 5] Arnold Skaaland, knowing Bob Backlund would not quit,
threw the towel in. I can't believe it!
[JR] Eventually, even this arena became too confined
to house the unbridled arsenal of talent under one roof.
[dramatic music playing]
Now, on the threshold of a transit chapter,
in historic tradition,
tonight, Madison Square Garden
is set to play host to, perhaps, the WWE's most defining moment,
as Raw steps into history.
[siren wailing]
[explosions]
["Thorn In Your Eye" playing]
♪ Too much dark And not enough sky ♪
♪ Why am I the thorn in your eye ♪
[crowd cheering]
-[fireworks bursting] -[cheering intensifies]
[Vince] Welcome, everyone, to the world's most famous arena,
Madison Square Garden!
[crowd cheering]
You're looking at the most rabid fans in all of the world, WWE fans!
And, tonight, they, as well as you on USA,
will be royally entertained!
♪ We are the Nation of Domination! ♪
["Power" playing]
[bell rings]
[Vince] And take a look, who's gonna kick things off.
[announcer] …scheduled for one fall, with a 20-minute time,
making his way to the ring,
from Miami, Florida, weighing in at 275 pounds,
he is a member of The Nation of Domination,
Rocky Maivia!
[JR] Rocky Maivia…
out along with the other members of The Nation of Domination,
ready for action, Sgt. Slaughter right there behind them.
Vince McMahon here, along with JR and Jerry "The King" Lawler.
This is supposed to be single competition,
but it doesn't look like it's gonna start off that way.
[Vince] And the Nation ready for the salute.
Indeed they are a very, very powerful force in the WWE.
[JR] They certainly are, and this should be a powerful match-up.
An Intercontinental Tournament match-up.
A first round match, and so very, very important.
And ironically enough--
[Vince] Wait a minute, looks like, right now…
Uh-oh. Listen to this.
[crowd chanting] Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks!
[Lawler] What kinda reception is that, McMahon?
-[Vince] Well, they don't like Rocky. -[Lawler] This is those…
This is those New York City fans you were talking about that are so great?
[Vince] And Sgt. Slaughter is issuing an order
that the other members of The Nation
that are not involved in single competition must leave the area,
for this is an Intercontinental Tournament match-up.
[JR] It's too big a match-up for all three members of the Nation
to be out, because look at the bracket,
Faarooq lost in the first round to Ken Shamrock.
However, Shamrock sustained internal injuries.
Faarooq has been reinstated in the tournament.
And, ironically enough, if Ahmed Johnson wins this match,
he'll face Faarooq, or it could be Rocky against Faarooq next week.
["Pearl River Pip" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] And here he comes, the "Pearl River Powerhouse"
Ahmed Johnson!
Back and ready for action after being injured.
[JR] Ahmed Johnson was injured on June 23rd,
right here on Raw, in a big bout.
[Vince] And who took his place in the Nation
after the Nation disposed of Ahmed?
[JR] Rocky Maivia.
[Vince] And here comes The Rock!
Rocky Maivia going to work on Ahmed.
Fisticuffs flying here. Ahmed and Rocky going at it.
Look at Johnson, setup off the rope now. And a big body slam!
[Vince] And a clothesline! And Rocky goes to the outside.
Ahmed Johnson,
perhaps the most intense WWE Superstar in the world today, back in action.
And that is trouble for a lot of individuals
and, certainly, members of The Nation.
[Vince] This is our last first round match-up as…
Now, watch yourself,
Ahmed Johnson spinning round and round,
and right there on top of Rocky.
Oh! Look at the power!
[Lawler] One of the things that The Nation does best
is double team you, triple team you, or even more than that.
But now, Commissioner Slaughter sent the rest of The Nation
back to the locker room.
[crowd chanting] Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks!
[Vince] Again, you hear a chant in this capacity crowd.
[Lawler] Oh!
[crowd jeering]
[Vince] Rocky off the rope. Oh, look at that maneuver, yeah.
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Vince] DDT, and Ahmed Johnson in trouble. And, now, Rocky in control.
Rocky, now, for a cover, and…
Almost a count of three.
And out about ringside, ladies and gentlemen,
Captain Louis Albano is checking notes.
[Lawler] Hey, it's Captain Lou! [laughs] Captain Lou!
[Vince] WWE Hall of Famer, Captain Louis Albano.
[Lawler] Captain Lou!
[Vince] Out studying, I suppose, what's going on in the ring.
And what's going on does not look too good for Ahmed Johnson.
[Lawler] You oughta do that more often.
-[Vince] What's that? -[Lawler] Take notes!
[Vince] Ahmed Johnson now--
[Lawler] Listen to me do commentary, take notes.
[Vince] We promised you, ladies and gentlemen, that tonight,
history will be made here tonight on Raw,
live from Madison Square Garden, the world's most famous arena,
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Vince] Ahmed Johnson pulling over Rocky!
[Vince] Ahmed from the far side now!
Look out! Hear them screaming! Ahmed goes flying over the top!
And now, perhaps, Rocky can get himself back together again.
[JR] Rocky Maivia doesn't want a countout victory here.
[Vince] And Rocky coming right outside, right in front of us.
Now, a hard right hand by Rocky.
Ahmed Johnson… Oh, no, what…
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Vince] Oh, no, no! Oh!
[Lawler] I saw Ahmed's hand, he's got an injured hand, McMahon.
Something bad wrong with his hand.
[Vince] Like a train wreck hitting these steel steps, Ahmed Johnson.
Whipped into there by that man.
-Rocky Maivia. -[crowd booing]
[Lawler] Look, look at his hand. I told you, he's hurt.
[Vince] His hand is cut.
You can see that from here, it's sliced wide open.
Rocky on top of Ahmed Johnson.
Ahmed coming off of one injury, he has another.
[Lawler] He's injury-prone, face it! He oughta hang it up while he still can.
[JR] Remember, it was Faarooq who almost ended Ahmed Johnson's career.
[Vince] Look at this, beautiful pinning combination.
And a kick-out on one. I beg your pardon, JR.
[JR] It was Faarooq who almost ended Johnson's career,
with that terrible kidney injury, lacerated Ahmed Johnson's kidney.
Ahmed then, eventually, joined The Nation,
but was excommunicated
when Rocky Maivia joined The Nation of Domination.
[Lawler] But the ironic thing is,
you know Faarooq would love to see Rocky Maivia
beat Ahmed Johnson.
But, if that happens, then Faarooq has to fight Rocky Maivia!
[JR] Faarooq will meet the winner of this match-up next week on Raw.
-That's the bottom line. -[Lawler] I know it!
[Vince] And the official taking a look at the injury, the right hand.
And Ahmed Johnson may stop this match.
[Lawler] Oh, I'd stop it. Ooh, ooh.
[Vince] We don't know what sort of internal injury
Ahmed Johnson has suffered,
whether there's any ligament tears, or what have you.
Nonetheless, Ahmed, gamely, in this match.
Ahmed with another right hand.
We'd suspect Ahmed would have a great deal of ring rust on him.
This is his first match back, after a lengthy exit.
Top of the rope on the other side, down both men go!
[JR] Both these men, former Intercontinental Champions,
know what it's like to wear the gold.
Rocky Maivia also knows what it's like to win in Madison Square Garden.
This is where Rocky made his WWE debut, in November '96 at the Survivor Series.
[Lawler] Captain Lou, write this down. "Injury-prone.
Ahmed Johnson, injury-prone."
[Vince] Ahmed Johnson and Rocky Maivia,
kicking things off tonight, ladies and gentlemen…
-[Lawler] Look at his hand. -[Vince] I see it. On Raw!
Back to their feet now, right hand by Rocky.
[Vince] Ahmed Johnson. Oh, was he ever…
Open hand slap. Another one. Did you hear that?
[Lawler] Did I ever!
[Vince] Ahmed set up… No, wait! Reverses now, Ahmed.
Oh, look out, here we go! Pearl River Plunge coming up!
-And… down! -[Lawler] No!
[referee] One! Two!
[Vince] Ahmed explodes into victory!
[announcer] Here is your winner, Ahmed Johnson!
[JR] Ahmed Johnson advances
and, next week, will meet Faarooq,
right here in the Intercontinental Tournament!
[Vince] Ahmed Johnson returning with a victory here
tonight in Madison Square Garden.
One if the most explosive athletes in the history of the WWE,
and we just saw why.
[Lawler] Unbelievable. That's just what he did, he exploded!
One second, he's down. And, then, bang! He's the winner.
["Pearl River Rip" playing]
[Vince] Ahmed Johnson victorious, ladies and gentlemen.
Scheduled up here tonight, Owen Hart faces Brian Pillman.
Imagine that,
two members of The Hart Foundation going at it
in Intercontinental Championship Tournament warfare.
[JR] Plus, ladies and gents,
you're gonna see a Falls Count Anywhere match-up
that will feature, and listen to this,
Dude Love one-on-one with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley!
Our cameras are gonna try to follow this action.
There's absolutely no telling where Dude and Helmsley will be fighting.
It could be in front of us, it could be outside,
it could be at the concession stand, or up in the cheap seats.
[Lawler] That's right. And, then, the Canadian maple leaf flag,
it's gonna be flying high over Madison Square Garden,
as Bret "The Hitman" Hart squares off with Goldust.
[Vince] And the European Champion, that's right, the European Champion,
the newly-crowned champion, Shawn Michaels,
scheduled to join us right here, as well.
-And-- -[crowd cheering]
-Wait a minute. -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Lawler] Hey!
Wait a minute.
[Vince] Hold on. I hear Stone Cold's music, guys.
[Stone Cold] Hell, get the camera up here, jackass!
-[Vince] Where's-- -[Stone Cold] I'm up here.
Ain't no way you can have a Monday Night Raw in New York City
without "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[crowd cheering]
Tonight, someone's gonna get their ass whipped,
and that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Stone Cold said so, ladies and gentlemen.
He better beware.
That protective order, that TRO, however, that Owen Hart has,
he can't come within a hundred feet of him.
[Lawler] I'll tell you one thing, good thing he's up there, not down here--
[Vince] How about this?
Up next, the one, the only, The Phenom, The Undertaker!
However, what about Sable's secret mission?
What about it, JR?
[JR] Well, let's take a look!
[electronic beeping]
[tense instrumental music playing]
Welcome to my laser tank battle zone, Agent Sable.
Prepare yourself for my first challenger. [laughs]
Sable, Fink, get in here!
These are the rules.
I don't want any ugly challenges, any knees below the belt.
Laser tag units only.
Come on, fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to make the following announcement.
Got you, Sable.
Please refrain from smoking.
Got you, Sable!
Please do not throw any object.
Got you, Sable.
[groans in pain]
-[gunshot] -Good night, Fink.
[electronic beeping]
[presenter] Join us next time for another installment of
Laser Tag - Sable's Secret Mission.
[Vince] Welcome back, everyone. You're seeing the Empire State Building.
We are live inside Madison Square Garden.
On the outside, there's a huge old marquee out there that says one thing, WWE.
Well, Raw tonight, we're all sold-out.
On the inside, however, we're ready for action for sure.
There you see, Floyd Patterson, one of the all-time great fighters,
and today's chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission.
[Lawler] Hey, Floyd, how are you?
[Vince] Lots of action coming up.
And, certainly, there's a lot of action, JR, this past weekend in Europe.
Great Britain, actually, to be exact.
[JR] The Birmingham NEC was absolutely sold-out.
The European Championship on the line.
The challenger, the incomparable Shawn Michaels.
[Lawler] The Bulldog was accompanied to ringside
by his cancer-stricken sister, Tracy, to whom he dedicated the match.
Indeed, the entire Smith family was at ringside
to witness this historic battle.
[Vince] Indeed, a battle it was on the inside of the ring
as well as on the outside.
And there, the fatal mistake, that's where the match changed hands.
The Bulldog, now, with Shawn Michaels, ready to drop him right on his head,
but The Bulldog steps off the platform
and wedges his knee between the platform and the retaining barrier.
[JR] Shawn Michaels would make his way back into the ring.
Meanwhile, on the outside, it would be "Ravishing" Rick Rude,
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, and Chyna,
doing a number on The Bulldog's injured knee.
[Lawler] And, then, Shawn Michaels wreaked further havoc on The Bulldog's knee,
ripping off the protective brace and, then, clamping on the Figure Four.
[Vince] Yes, indeed, Shawn Michaels clamping it on,
being assisted by, you don't see them there,
but by Rude, by Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, by Chyna.
And Bulldog hung on as long as he could. He never said the words, "I quit."
But referee's discretion, The Bulldog could not continue,
the match ended, and Shawn Michaels became the champion.
[JR] Michaels would become the European Champion,
would not relinquish the Figure Four.
That would bring The Bulldog's wife, Diana, into the ring,
where she was assaulted by Chyna.
[Lawler] Yeah, and that brought Bret and Owen Hart to ringside
to ensure that their sister was safe,
and to prevent further harm from The Bulldog.
[Vince] Nonetheless, Shawn Michaels is now the reigning European Champion.
[crowd cheering]
And Michaels' next assignment of course, is Hell in the Cell,
against, against, against The Undertaker!
["Rest in Peace" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
["Rest in Peace" continues playing]
-[explosion] -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Ladies and gentlemen, The Undertaker!
[crowd cheering]
Undertaker…
it's gonna be Hell in the Cell.
You and Shawn Michaels at Badd Blood.
However, yet another twist has been added to this match-up.
An announcement this morning,
that the winner of the match between you and Shawn Michaels
inside this huge steel cage apparatus,
will face the WWE Champion,
whomever that may be, at Survivor Series.
The cage, the largest cage in the history of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
this time, for the first time with a lid on it.
Nobody comes in from the top.
The bottom of the ring will be searched thoroughly.
Nobody's coming from the bottom.
There's one way in, one way out,
and the winner of the match will win by either pin or submission.
It all comes down to Hell in the Cell.
Well, first off…
Bret Hart…
the day will soon be upon you
when the reaper comes calling.
But before you have your judgment day,
Shawn Michaels
has his date
with destiny.
[crowd cheering]
At Hell in the Cell,
there's only one way out,
and that's over my dead body.
[crowd cheering]
Unfortunately for Shawn Michaels,
I can never rest in peace.
But I sure can enjoy
watching Shawn Michaels' rotting corpse
burn in eternal damnation.
[crowd cheering]
["Sexy Boy" playing]
♪ I think I'm cute I know I'm sexy… ♪
[Shawn Michael] Well, well, well.
♪ I got the moves That really move 'em ♪
♪ I send chills Up and down their spine ♪
All right, all right!
Now, is it my imagination,
or is the World Wrestling Entertainment,
once again, trying to give The Heartbreak Kid the shaft?
First, you stick me at SummerSlam,
in a no-win situation as a special referee,
and I do my job,
and everybody comes down on HBK.
[crowd booing]
Then,
you try to stick me in a match with The Undertaker
in the hopes that he can bury me alive.
Now, you stick me in a cage with death itself,
and then conveniently decide that, after that,
the winner of that match will get a shot at the WWE Champion.
Why don't you just ask him, or just give him a WWE Championship match?
I mean, just because I'm the only man in the World Wrestling Entertainment
to hold every title in the World Wrestling Entertainment…
[crowd cheering]
…you still got the nerve to ask me to earn it?
You know who the hell I am?
[crowd cheering]
Deadman, I got news for you.
Unless you are a real hot momma, which you ain't,
I do not lay down for anybody!
[crowd cheering]
And The Heartbreak Kid is looking for a garden party, my friend.
And HBK is in the house.
And I got news for you, pal.
[crowd jeering]
At Hell in the Cell,
The Heartbreak Kid is gonna do what he always does,
and that's be one step ahead of you,
one step ahead of you,
and one step ahead of each and every one of you.
[crowd booing]
Undertaker, at Hell in the Cell, I will bring the pain.
And, Deadman, all you gots to do is show up.
♪ I know you want me ♪
[crowd cheering]
["I Know You Want Me" playing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, your guest ring announcer, Sunny!
[Vince] All right, here she comes. Oh!
Sunny! The one and the only Sunny, guest ring announcer.
And she is hot, there is no doubt about it.
What do you say, King?
[Lawler] Oh! Is she hot? I love her.
-And the prince loved her, too. -[Vince] Beg your pardon?
[JR] Why don't you fix her up with your boy, Brian Christopher?
[Lawler] Why don't you shut up?
-[JR] You can have great grandchildren. -[Lawler] Shut up!
You don't know how nice it is to be back home In New York City!
[crowd cheering]
And because it feels so good to be back home,
I'm gonna have the honor to introduce to you
the next tag team competition!
-First, from Chicago, Illinois… -["What a Rush" playing]
[crowd cheering]
…weighing a total combined weight of 583 pounds,
we have Hawk, we Have Animal, The Legion of Doom!
[Vince] Here they come, American originals!
[Vince] The Road Warriors, The Legion of Doom!
[crowd cheering]
["What a Rush" continues playing]
-["We Are The Nation" playing] -[Sunny] And their opponents,
weighing a total combined weight of 590 pounds,
they represent The Nation of Domination,
Kama and Faarooq!
[Vince] Here they come, ladies and gentlemen.
What a tag team match-up this is gonna be.
And Faarooq, as JR mentioned,
advanced in the Intercontinental Tournament
as a result of Ken Shamrock's injuries.
We go back and take a look and show you what happened last week.
Faarooq… Watch this now.
Faarooq with Shamrock. Watch what happens.
A devastating spinebuster.
Another look at it now. Faarooq,
with Shamrock catching him in midair, and driving down.
And unfortunately for Shamrock, internal injuries.
And that was the result.
Faarooq, now, will face Ahmed Johnson, is that correct, next week?
[JR] That's exactly right. Faarooq and Ahmed in a semi-final match-up
right here next week on Raw.
[Vince] Right now, it's tag team action, however.
We've got Animal in there.
Ken Shamrock not with us tonight.
We hope to have him back with us next week.
We'll have more updates on Ken Shamrock this weekend.
[Lawler] You may hope to have him back.
[Vince] Kama back up on his feet. Leapfrog.
Nice athletic move and… Oh, missing with a kick.
And Kama charging! Kama over the top, as Animal pulled on the top rope.
Look out! This athlete, right back into the ring, Kama is.
What a tremendous athlete.
[JR] Kama, the supreme fighting machine, Kama Mustafa.
As big as an animal is, and he's a big man,
look at how big man Kama is in comparison.
[Vince] Yeah! Perhaps, Animal is a little quicker. I don't know.
Animal, boot to the midsection. Animal setting up Kama now.
Kama from the other side, and a huge, big powerslam.
[Vince exclaims]
[JR] The LOD and Shamrock to meet The Nation of Domination,
six-man tag action.
That's gonna be in St. Louis at Badd Blood on October 5th.
[Vince] But right now, it's… Oh!
Later, four-man tag team match-up.
Hawk and Animal, as powerful as they are,
perhaps equally powerful, their opponents here tonight,
two members of the Nation of Domination. And, boy, are they letting the fur fly.
[Vince] Right back up. Clothesline! A rapier, of sorts.
[JR] Faarooq recently honored at his alma mater,
Florida State University.
Our fans that watched WWE Superstars saw that piece of video.
[Vince] And Hawk down, all over Faarooq.
A cover.
And a count of two.
Faarooq and Kama, two members of the Nation of Domination.
We saw Rocky Maivia open up things in the first match-up.
And, of course, there's D-Lo as well.
They are rugged.
And here, we're seeing The Legion of Doom,
-the tag team specialists. -[Lawler] Tell 'em!
And you're seeing 'em get manhandled. Usually, The Legion of Doom,
they like to intimidate people with their size and with their strength,
but they're not any bigger than Kama and Faarooq.
[Vince] Faarooq trying to measure his opponent,
Hawk now. Uh-oh.
-[Lawler] Oh, no! -[Vince] Beautiful maneuver by Hawk.
Neckbreaker, into the cover. Look out!
Here comes Mustafa. Here comes Animal, as well.
[Vince] Kama to the outside.
And that could be trouble, depending on how much latitude this official gives.
Uh-oh. That could be big-time trouble for Faarooq.
Look out. There's one!
There's another one!
And in trouble. It's Faarooq who's gonna go up for the ride
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Come on! This is not fair, two-on-one!
[Vince] Faarooq, now, is gonna go upstairs!
And here comes Hawk. And…
-Wait a minute. -[bell ringing]
That's D-Lo in there now.
[JR] And Rocky Maivia!
-[Vince] Rocky has returned, as well! -[Lawler] Yeah!
[JR] All four members of the Nation of Domination,
taking apart The LOD.
Remember, Shamrock is not here.
-[bell ringing] -[Vince] And it's four-on-two!
Look what they're doing to the powerful force of The Legion of Doom.
Four-on-two, I don't care how good you are,
no individual can withstand those odds.
-[Lawler] Right. -[bell ringing]
[Vince] And Ahmed Johnson! Ahmed coming back down!
Ahmed takes D-Lo down.
Ahmed with a hard right hand, his battered hand.
[Lawler] Look out!
[Vince] Ahmed, doing what he can here, hammering everybody!
Now, it's two on Ahmed… No, make it three.
And Ahmed being pummeled.
Ahmed down to the canvas now.
Animal, he's going headbutt. Oh, no.
[JR] The Nation still has a man advantage here,
and they're taking advantage of that.
[Vince] Unbelievable!
Look what the Nation of Domination is doing to Ahmed Johnson,
and doing to The Legion of Doom.
-[Lawler] They're dominating. -[Vince] Yes, indeed, they are.
[Lawler] Come on, let him go!
[Vince] And order must be restored here, if it's at all possible.
[bell ringing]
The Nation is all riled up here, tonight on Raw from Madison Square Garden.
[Lawler] It was that "Rocky sucks" chant that did it.
These fans are getting what they deserve, too.
Keep pounding him!
[Vince] Ahmed coming to help out LOD, and look what he got for it.
[Lawler] Yeah. Welcome back, Ahmed. [laughs]
[JR] The Legion of Doom,
only about a move away from winning the contest, it would seem.
[Vince] Stand by, ladies and gents,
for more World Wrestling Entertainment action.
Lots more to come tonight, no doubt about that.
Oh, yeah! Intercontinental tournament action.
We'll be right back.
[commentator] 20,000-plus going bananas here
in Madison Square Garden,
as the Superfly flies 15-foot high from the top of the steel cage,
destroying the magnificent Muraco, who still lays unconscious in his…
["Enough Is Enough" playing]
[Vince] We're back, ladies and gentlemen, yes!
The world's most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, hosting tonight,
WWE Monday Night Raw!
[announcer] Making his way to the ring from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
weighing in at 227 pounds,
he is the two-time Slammy Award-winning Owen Hart!
[Vince] And Owen Hart, accompanied by New York's finest.
Obviously, Owen making sure that the temporary restraining order
that keeps Austin at a hundred feet distance or better
certainly is enforced here tonight in Madison Square Garden.
Although, obviously, we know The Rattlesnake is here.
[JR] Well, Austin is here, and Austin doesn't care about authority.
Also doesn't care about a restraining order.
[Vince] Owen giving instruction to the officers.
And he has an officer in each corner.
[Lawler] I don't blame Owen one bit. I think that's a very smart move, McMahon.
I wish I'd have had about eight or ten police officers with me last week.
[Vince] This is the most unusual match-up. Two Hart Family members going at it.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, look at this.
[announcer] From Cincinnati, Ohio, weighing in at 230 pounds,
The "Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman!
[JR] It's day 16 for Marlena under Pillman's siege.
[Lawler] Yeah. And I talked to her, JR.
She said it's been the greatest two weeks of her life.
[Vince] She didn't say that. Look at the way he has her dressed.
[Lawler] It's great. Even better than last week.
[Vince] And to think Goldust,
who is set to take on "The Hitman" Bret Hart,
has to be watching this somewhere, seething in this arena.
[Lawler] Oh look, wait. I think she's added a belly button ring this week.
[Vince] Stop it.
[Lawler] Yes. Yes, it is!
-[JR] Look what Pillman has made her do. -[Lawler] Oh, my goodness!
[fans whistling]
[Vince] And look at Brian Pillman and Marlena.
-This is day what, JR, what did you say? -[JR] Day 16.
[Vince] And rumor has it that Marlena and Goldust,
to celebrate this nightmare being over, are going to…
Oh, stop it.
Are going to…
Well, they're gonna have a wedding one more time.
[Lawler] What?
[JR] They're gonna renew their vows on October the 6th.
[Vince] Renew their vows on October the 6th.
[Lawler] I think you guys are in for a big shock.
She'll probably throw rocks at Goldust by the end.
A dark day for our great sport…
-[Vince] What's this? -…as fate would have it.
Our wrestling world would be robbed forever
of what would have been a truly classic battle
between two of the greatest athletes
to ever grace the face of God's green earth.
You see, late last night,
while Dustin was reading Dakota The Three Little Pigs,
I had his old lady, Marlena, squealing like a pig.
-[Vince] Oh, we don't need to hear this. -[Lawler squealing]
[Brian] And wait,
when I had her bent over for that last glorious position…
[Lawler] Oh.
…I slipped and fell in the bath tub and broke my arm.
[Lawler] What?
And, now, I'm gonna be forced to forfeit this match.
But I know that Owen, my comrade of The Hart Foundation,
will take this forfeit into the title match
with the poise, dignity, grace, and respect
that only The Hart Foundation commands.
Owen, I'm gonna have to forfeit.
Well, you gotta do what you gotta do.
I hate to accept my--
[Vince] Sgt. Slaughter. Commissioner Slaughter.
Pillman, this is the first I've heard of you having a broken arm.
If you've got a broken arm, where's your X-rays?
Um…
They're in the car. Yeah. Back… Out in the parking lot.
Where is your doctor's report?
Um…
Hotel… Hotel room. Back at the hotel.
I win!
Yeah. Think fast!
No, no, no.
Hey, come on.
Just as I thought.
This match, this Intercontinental Tournament Match,
will go on as scheduled,
or you, or you,
will never ever wrestle
in the World Wrestling Entertainment again!
Referee, ring the bell!
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[bell ringing]
[Vince] Well, the ruse is apparently not going to work.
-Brian Pillman said he's hurt. -[Owen] I win! Look at his arm!
[Lawler] What? They're best friends! They're both from The Hart Foundation!
[Sgt Slaughter] He doesn't have a broken arm.
-He doesn't have a broken arm. -[Owen] He has a broken arm!
[Vince] Owen Hart, wanting to win by forfeit.
-[Owen] It's in a sling. -No way!
Look at the sling. He's got a broken arm. I can't fight a guy with a broken arm.
[referee] Get inside now.
[Vince] And the official is gonna begin the match-up.
[Lawler] Pillman took the sling off!
What a trooper this guy is.
[JR] Yeah. His little subterfuge didn't work.
[Vince] And they're gonna shake hands and start things off here.
Now, this should be a very interesting match-up.
And you know
that all the other Hart family members are watching this one.
[JR] Brian Pillman was trained in the Hart family home in Calgary,
as he was playing Canadian football for the Calgary Stampeders.
Now, this is a very important match-up.
The winner of this match will go all the way to St. Louis
on October 5th at Badd Blood, to compete for the Intercontinental Title.
[Vince] Oh! Clean break.
[Lawler] Right. I like to see that. That's sportsmanship at its best, McMahon.
Good clean break. Come on.
[referee] Clean break. Break.
[Lawler] Yes! Let me clap for that. [claps]
-[Vince] You know both of these men are-- -[Lawler] Are what?
[Vince] Would turn on the other. They're both treacherous.
It's just a question of time, I believe.
[Lawler] Look at this… Look at these moves.
[Lawler] Hey!
[Vince] Uh, this is… Uh…
[JR] They're about half speed here.
It looks like this is a scrimmage or something.
-Nobody is putting out any effort. -[Vince] It's just a matter of time.
But maybe now would be a good time to take a break.
We're gonna have to take one sooner or later.
And if anything happens here in this match-up,
during the break if things get out of hand,
and I would suspect they're likely to,
then we'll certainly show it to you when we return, so bear with us.
We'll be right back.
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[Vince] We're back. We're live. Now, watch what happened.
Originally what happened here was that
Owen Hart was blasted at the back of the head by a purse.
[Lawler] Go on, say it, by Marlena.
[Vince] Well, it was by Marlena, but…
Then, from there Pillman took it away from Marlena,
and Owen took it out on Pillman!
[Lawler] Oh! I can't believe it.
[Vince] And we are back now, ladies and gents.
Let's go back live.
And here we go. Yes.
The aggression level has picked up considerably
between Brian Pillman and Owen Hart.
[Lawler] That's a dirty low down trick by Marlena.
She hits Owen Hart at the back of the head with a purse
and, then, she blamed it on Brian Pillman.
Look at that collar she's wearing.
You need to get up there, Brian, and gag her out by that collar.
Now they got best friends at each other's throat.
[Vince] Owen Hart, who has just returned,
as a number of Hart members have, from One Night Only in the United Kingdom.
And Owen with a superlative performance at One Night Only.
[JR] Certainly was. Of course, for our fans in Canada,
Viewers Choice in Canada will be replaying that pay-per-view
tomorrow night at 11:00… at 8:00 and 11:00 in Canada only,
on Viewers Choice in Canada, tomorrow night.
[Vince] Of course, here in the US,
it's unavailable, thanks to the Hart family.
I know it's available on video cassette. An extraordinary event.
And Owen Hart, again, doing extremely well for himself.
Owen Hart, now, from the other side.
A collision, and that could very well break a rib.
[JR] That was a midair crash right there by Owen Hart and Brian Pillman,
the two high-flyers.
[Lawler] They were doing the same thing. Hart Foundation members think alike.
This could rip the entire Hart family apart.
[Vince] They don't think alike because no one in the Hart family
thinks like Brian Pillman.
[JR] At least the Hart family has some family values.
-[Vince] Exactly. -[JR] Pillman has no values.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Hey, wait a minute! It's Goldust!
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Vince] Goldust!
Goldust, who's scheduled to take on Bret Hart later on.
Goldust nailing Owen Hart,
trying to get through and, then, going after Brian Pillman!
Pillman with the wife of Goldust.
-[Lawler] Get her! Get her! -[Vince] That's Marlena.
[Vince] Pillman taking Marlena away.
Goldust being restrained by WWE officials.
And no wonder, Goldust just can't take it. He can't take it any longer.
[crowd clamoring]
He's had to take care of the family and household.
-[Lawler] Get away, get away Brian! -[crowd cheering]
Somebody stop him!
It was a hard fought battle, but I did it.
I'm in the finals for the Intercontinental belt,
and I wanna dedicate this to my loving brother, Bret.
Brother, without you, I couldn't have done it.
And all my great fans all around here, and especially loving ones in Canada.
I did it, and I'm gonna do you proud, because I love you--
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Vince] Oh, no! No!
-No! -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Look at the cops! Arrest him!
Hit him with a billy club!
Hit him with a nightstick! Hit him! Hit him!
-[Vince] No, wait a minute! -[Lawler] Arrest him!
Let 'em arrest him, McMahon
[Vince] No. No. No!
-No. No. -[Lawler] Yes!
-Let 'em arrest him! -[Vince] No, no. Wait a minute!
[Lawler] That's assault and battery. He assaulted an officer!
What's the matter with you?
Get a hold of yourself!
[Lawler] Arrest him!
Just give me a minute!
-Just give me a minute. -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Look at McMahon, he thinks he can fix anything.
[JR] Well, these police officers are taking Austin--
-What is the matter with you? -[JR] He violated the restraining order.
[Lawler] Take him to jail! He assaulted the police, too.
[crowd clamoring]
[Vince] You had to forfeit…
the Intercontinental Title, the Tag Team Title.
Of course, everybody can understand why you're upset.
I can understand you being upset not being able to compete,
I can understand that.
But don't break the law!
[Lawler] He already did.
Uh-uh, Look at this!
[JR] Stone Cold's not gonna win this fight with New York City's finest.
Don't you understand?
Don't you understand why you're not allowed to compete?
You can't get that through your head?
Don't you know why?
Don't you know that you're not physically able to compete?
Your doctors say you're not ready.
If you compete, you can injure yourself for good.
You can wind up paralyzed.
[Lawler] That'd be good.
And the WWE is not gonna stand by
and let you do that to yourself.
These people don't want you to wind up in a wheelchair.
They want to see you compete.
Everybody wants to see you compete.
But in due time, Steve.
-In due time. -[Lawler] Listen to McMahon.
-Get the violins out. -Get a hold of yourself.
[JR] He's telling the truth. It makes all the sense in the world.
[Lawler] Hey, you better be talking to those guys over there.
I say put him in the slammer!
Listen…
[crowd cheering]
Don't you know, people care in the World Wrestling Entertainment?
We care, they care.
They care about you, that's all it is.
And you just gotta go with it.
In other words…
In other words, you simply…
You gotta work within the system.
That's all you got to do.
-You simply work within the system. -[Lawler] Get the man an attorney.
You know as well as I do that this what I do for a living.
This is all that I do,
and can't nobody tell I ain't the best in the damn world.
[crowd cheering]
Don't even say nothing to me. Don't say nothing.
Sit here and tell me to work within the system.
You're ain't the one sitting on your ass at the house
like I am.
But if that's what it takes
to make you or the World Wrestling Entertainment happy,
hell, I feel like Cool Hand Luke.
I'll work within your stupid little system.
That's all these people ask.
I appreciate the fact
that you and the World Wrestling Entertainment care.
And I also appreciate the fact
that, hell,
you can kiss my ass!
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Oh!
[JR] Oh, God!
Oh, my God!
[Lawler] Put him in jail! Put him in jail right now!
[cheering continues]
Yes! Yes!
And it's time to put the cuffs on!
[JR] They're cuffing Austin!
He has let the police put the handcuffs on him!
Austin is going directly to jail!
And Vince McMahon is out!
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin! Austin!
[Lawler] Look at this! Look at this!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] They oughta put him under the jail.
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[JR] I cannot believe this!
[Lawler] He will be fired, won't he? Tell me he will be fired!
[JR] I tell you what, how do you…
How do you give… How do you keep your job now?
Austin doesn't give a damn if he's employed or not.
He's fired!
You gotta believe Austin is fired, and he's on his way to jail!
[somber music playing]
[presenter] 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.
[sirens wailing]
[explosions]
["Thorn In Your Eye" playing]
♪ Too much dark And not enough sky ♪
♪ Why am I the thorn in your eye ♪
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheering]
[cheering continues]
[JR] Welcome, everyone, to the War Zone!
Madison Square Garden is sold out!
We are live, and what an explosion.
What an explosive way to end our first hour.
I cannot believe…
I can't believe the heinous actions of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
I mean, my gosh. What…
I didn't like it when he gave me the Stunner.
I know what you thought about, he gave you the Stunner,
but the owner of this company?
Ordinarily, I'd be glad to see this seat empty,
but not because of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
He's a low life. He should be fired. And, obviously, he will be after this.
Show 'em what happened. Look at this!
We're not gonna walk off the job here and… [mimics sobbing]
But, I mean, look at this situation right here.
Vince McMahon was only trying to reason with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
but the gut shot, a cheap shot. And, then, the Stunner.
[crowd cheering]
How can people condone the actions of this mad man,
this Rattlesnake?
There ain't nobody safe when Steve Austin is in town.
One more look at it.
Boom! He snapped the neck of the owner of the World Wrestling Entertainment
on a night that could not be any more special
for Vince McMahon and his entire family.
Well, I'm gonna tell you something, I'm gonna say it one final time,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, you should be fired!
And you will be fired!
You've seen your last days here In the WWE, I can guarantee you.
The man that should be sitting right here is gonna fire you.
[JR] Well, I don't normally agree with you but that's, I think, what's gonna happen.
And there you see Austin,
he's allowing these police officers to handcuff him.
And I would assume that, right now,
Austin is sitting in the back of a paddy wagon,
on his way to jail.
And we are back live here in Madison Square Garden.
-["Ode to Joy" playing] -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
with no time limit, and pinfalls can happen anywhere.
Making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Chyna,
from Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing in at 244 pounds,
the King of the Ring, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley!
[JR] Hunter Hearst-Helmsley set to meet Dude Love
in a Falls Count Anywhere match-up.
And what a heinous pair,
after what they did to The British Bulldog,
what they did with Bulldog's wife,
in Birmingham on Saturday night.
King, we were there, but you got a special guest, as we can see.
Right. I got a special guest here with me.
Of course, Chyna… [inaudible]
["Ode To Joy" continues playing]
[JR] Perhaps… Perhaps, a microphone problem, King.
King, your mic's not working.
Here, try this one.
Try this one, King.
Oh.
-Is this mic working? Somebody tell me. -[JR] That's working, King. Go ahead.
Once again, let me say,
the queen of late night television is with us.
She's right here, USA, Up all Night every Friday night,
-Rhonda Shear. Rhonda-- -That's coming from The King.
As you know, I was gonna come out here and say
that I can dropkick you and, then, bodyslam you,
but I'd rather just keep you Up All Night, every Friday night on USA.
[whoops] It's all right with me.
-Is that okay? [laughs] -[Lawler] Thank you.
[JR] Not even Rhonda Shear can raise the dead, but that's another issue.
And remember, this match, Falls Count Anywhere.
["Dude Love" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent,
from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico,
weighing in at 287 pounds,
Dude Love!
[JR] Quite a rivalry between Dude Love, or Mankind, Dude's alter ego.
Falls Count Anywhere, no disqualifications.
[Dude laughs]
Ow! Have mercy, Hunter, and especially your fine-a Chyna.
I know what you must be thinking.
Dude, what are you doing back here, when you should be out there
kicking some heavy duty booty all over The Garden.
Well, Hunter, my man, I believe it's time we have a little rap.
[laughs] Because, you see, Falls Count Anywhere,
well, that's not exactly my bag, baby.
The pinfalls in the hotdog stand, the pinfalls in the street,
the chairs, the table,
it's not exactly a Love thing.
But I know somebody, Daddy, who's bag it indeed is.
[chuckling] He's my man,
he's my main man,
you might even say, well, Daddy,
he's a kind man.
A kooky type of cat.
Let's bring him out right now. [laughs]
Mankind, my main mandible.
Up high big man, down… Oh, you're too slow.
Mankind, it's good to have you at the Love Shack.
[Mankind] Hi, Dude. Thanks for having me here.
[Dude] The pleasure is all mine.
[Mankind] You really are like candy for the chicks, Dude.
[Dude] That much I know, Daddy.
But you gotta tell me about this wacky match,
Falls Count Anywhere.
Dude, as much as I've dreamed about destroying Hunter Hearst-Helmsley--
I know you have.
As very horrible things as I'd like to do to him--
I know you can.
I know someone who dreams about it even more.
Who is it, Manny?
Someone who's willing to do even worse things than I have.
Oh, no! Are you thinking what I think you're thinking?
I think I am thinking what you think I think you're thinking.
Can you bring him out, Manny?
-Here he comes. -Where is he?
-Cactus Jack is back! -[crowd cheering]
[Dude] Somebody smite me, I thought he was dead.
[Mankind] He's alive!
[Jack] Helmsley, it may be the darkest day of your life,
because it's Madison Square Garden, and Mrs. Foley's little boy
-is finally home. Bang bang! -[Dude] Bye bye, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
[Dude] Oh, have mercy.
-[Lawler] What in the world? -[JR] Oh, my God.
Drastic times call for drastic measures!
["Whole Lotta Groove" playing]
And for a man that has wrestled on nails and barbed wire,
and set himself on fire,
this'll be a day at Central Park!
[crowd cheering]
-Bang bang! He's back! -[Lawler] Look at this! Look out.
[bell ringing]
[JR] Cactus Jack, the other alter ego of Mick Foley,
as is Mankind and Dude Love.
And we've never seen Cactus Jack in the WWE until tonight.
[crowd chanting] ECW! ECW! ECW!
[Lawler] Listen to these moronic fans.
This has got to be the second blackest day ever in the WWE.
Or maybe the blackest.
[JR] Cactus Jack is as hardcore as anybody could ever be.
Remember, this match has no disqualifications
Falls Count Anywhere.
A neckbreaker on the exposed floor of The Garden.
And there's a cover! And a three…
No, a two-count on the outside.
[Lawler] Well, Falls Count Anywhere.
Anywhere in Madison Square Garden, anywhere outside of Madison Square Garden.
And knowing Cactus Jack,
he might chase Hunter Hearst-Helmsley all the way down to the Metropolitan Opera
where Bill Clinton is, try to pin him there.
[JR] The prominent left foot of Cactus Jack
right in the face of Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
[Lawler] Look at this!
[crowd cheering]
Cactus Jack is an idiot.
[JR] He may be a little insane, I have to agree with that, King.
-[Lawler] Run, Hunter. -[crowd exclaims]
[JR] Oh.
Chyna just nailed Cactus Jack.
Nothing the referee can do about it.
[Lawler] Whoa!
[JR] The 200-pound female bodyguard of Helmsley
just knocked Cactus over the rail, right into the people.
[Lawler] Yes! Yes!
[JR] There's no telling where this one is gonna end up,
here in Madison Square Garden.
-And look out. -[Lawler] Where are they going?
[JR] Back to the locker room area. Here they go.
-[Lawler] What? -[crowd clamoring]
He tried to pin him back there
[indistinct shouting]
[Lawler] Oh, my gosh!
[JR] Cactus Jack slammed on the floor, right back in the locker room area.
Helmsley, now, walking back out here in the arena.
[Lawler] Grab something, Hunter, and hit him with it.
-[JR] Hunter thought it was a three-count. -[Lawler] Hunter thinks he won.
[Lawler shrieks]
-[JR] Fire. Fire. -[Lawler] Look out!
[JR] A fire extinguisher right in the face.
Cactus Jack…
should I say, fighting fire with fire.
And Helmsley goes kidneys first, right into the security railing.
All hell is breaking loose in Madison Square Garden.
[Lawler] They broke the entire railing.
I've never seen a dive where they've broke entire railing down.
[JR] Here's what Chyna did just a few moments ago.
[crowd chanting] ECW! ECW!
[Lawler] Oh. Oh, look out!
[JR] Helmsley up and over from the Irish whip.
Here's Chyna. Boom, right there!
[Lawler] Oh, no! He hit him with a garbage can.
[JR] Metal trash can.
And it's as legal as a wristlock.
Cactus on top.
Oh, nobody there!
[Lawler] My gosh!
[JR] Cactus throws his own elbow right into that trash can.
[Lawler] His entire body!
Unbelievable. Look at Chyna!
-Look at this! -[JR] Oh.
And Chyna really asserting herself in this match-up
on Mrs. Foley's baby boy from nearby Long Island.
Cactus Jack, in his first appearance in the WWE, is in trouble.
-And we'll be right back. -[Lawler] Pound him!
[JR] We're back and we're live in Madison Square Garden here on Raw is War.
This is a Falls Count Anywhere match-up.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley taking on
the other alter ego of Mrs. Foley's boy, Mick.
It's not Dude Love, it's not Mankind, but it's Cactus Jack.
[Lawler] Yeah.
What are Mr. and Mrs. Foley thinking about right now, huh?
Here's something they didn't get to see, right before we went to break.
Take a look at this.
Wham!
Baby boy gets crowned. [laughs]
[JR] If you've just joined us, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler here at ringside.
Vince McMahon has been injured at the hands of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
and the Stone Cold Stunner.
We'll give you an update on Vince's condition
as soon as It's made available.
And Cactus Jack's neck just snapped off the top ring rope.
[Lawler] I guarantee McMahon's in better shape than either of these guys.
They fought everywhere. They've been back in the locker room.
They've got chairs in the ring. They've got mops in the ring.
Garbage can.
It's been horrible. Look at this.
[JR] Chyna, the Amazon, the bodyguard of Helmsley,
has really been involved in this match-up.
And Helmsley, the Connecticut Blue Bood,
who in recent weeks has shown tremendous--
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Look at this.
Oh! Ow.
-[JR] And a chair right to the ribs. -[Lawler] That'll leave a mark.
[JR] Cactus Jack's ribs have gotta be aching
from the pounding that he has been taking.
[Lawler] Ooh! Look at that.
[JR] Sternum first, right into the steel ring post.
[Lawler] Hey, do you think Dude Love and Mankind are watching this?
Mankind's probably enjoying it.
[JR] I got a feeling they're feeling the pain.
-[Lawler] Oh, no! No way. -[JR] Low blow by Cactus Jack.
Remember, this match has no disqualifications,
and falls count anywhere.
And all of a sudden, flipped off the ring!
-[Lawler] What is he doing? -[JR] That's a near fall!
A near fall! What a move!
[Lawler] What a stupid move.
Oh!
[JR] Cactus Jack in trouble.
-[JR] And Helmsley… -[Lawler] Whoa!
[JR] Did you hear the impact?
Helmsley with Mr. Bang Bang, the back body drop on the railing.
And Chyna just nailed Cactus with a steel chair.
And he doesn't like it!
[crowd cheering]
Helmsley just rammed Cactus from behind,
who in turn collided with Chyna.
[Lawler] He hit Chyna! He hit Chyna!
[JR] Chyna nailed against the ring steps.
She looks to be unconscious!
[crowd clamoring]
-[Lawler] She died! How'd he hit Chyna? -[crowd clamoring]
[JR] We'll take another look.
Wait a minute. There's the cover. One. It's over…
No, it's not!
-There's a counter. One… -[Lawler] Look at this!
Oh, my gosh!
[JR] Chyna being mashed against the steps.
[Lawler] She's gotta be hurt bad. Look at this!
[JR] Suplex on the steel girder.
How can these two athletes…
How can they even walk? How can they even stand?
Chyna is injured. She's not moving.
And Cactus Jack almost pinned for the three-count.
[Lawler] Where's your compassion? Poor Chyna is hurt.
-Get some help! -[JR] Why don't you go help her?
Why don't you go give her mouth-to-mouth, King?
[Lawler] She's a lady, I'm not a doctor. She needs help.
Look at this!
Smash, yes!
[JR] Helmsley with another trashcan right to the head of Cactus Jack.
[Lawler] Pound him like a railroad spike.
Check on Chyna.
[JR] There's a cover!
And Cactus Jack got the left shoulder up.
[Lawler] Ross, I knew this was gonna be an unbelievable match-up.
Look at this! Snow shovel.
But who would have ever expected Cactus Jack
would show up here tonight at Madison Square Garden, of all places?
[JR] Cactus Jack was born Mick Foley, grew up on Long Island.
Used to hitchhike to The Garden.
[Lawler] Quit propping us with useless information.
Go check on Chyna.
[indistinct shouting]
[Lawler] Oh, man.
[JR] Did you… Oh, my gosh!
Cactus Jack, the back of his head,
just bounced off of the steel like a basketball.
And, now, Helmsley is bringing a table out here.
[Lawler] Yeah!
I guess Cactus Jack isn't exactly the sharpest blade in the drawer, is he?
Oh, man, what's this gonna be?
No way!
[JR] Helmsley is gonna Pedigree…
No, he's not! No, he's not!
[Lawler] No way!
-[JR] Piledriver, yes! -[crowd cheering]
-[JR] That's a three-count. -[Lawler] What?
[JR] Cactus Jack wins it! Cactus Jack has won it!
["Whole Lotta Grove" playing]
[Lawler] Look at Chyna sacrificing herself.
She collapsed.
[JR] Unbelievable!
[announcer] Here is your winner, Cactus Jack!
[JR] Raw is War in Madison Square Garden!
This has been a phenomenal match-up!
My God, we need an ambulance. We need--
[Lawler] We need three ambulances!
[JR] We got… It looks like a car wreck.
[Lawler] Look at that idiot. He's smiling.
Probably got a…
Probably got a broken neck but he's smiling, that idiot.
[JR] One more look.
It looked like Helmsley was gonna drag Cactus
through with the Pedigree.
But, then, piledriver!
["Whole Lotta Groove" continues playing]
And look at Mr. Bang Bang, Mrs. Foley's baby boy.
[Lawler] He's crawling away from the carnage.
[JR] He looks like he just jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge or Something.
Can you say "Survivor Series Super Supper Sweepstakes"
three times fast?
Well…
Survivor Series Supper Super Sweepstakes.
Survivor Series Supper Super Squeepskakes.
[chuckling] Survivor Series Supper Super… Sweepstakes.
[all] Survivor Series Supper Super Sweepstakes!
[JR] Gentlemen, we'll have more information on you… for you
from the Karate Fighters Survivor Series Super Supper Sweepstakes.
But right now, here's another magic moment from the WWE, the bodyslam match-up
with Andre the Giant and Big John Studd.
[commentator] Andre, now, going to work on the leg. Look at this!
Andre picks him up. It's over!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
It's all over!
[crowd cheering]
Andre looking for the money. He's got it.
[cheering continues]
25,000-plus on their feet, as Andre…
slams… Look at this!
He's throwing the money out. Wow…
[JR] Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen.
That's a shot of the Empire State building.
You're looking live at downtown New York City.
We're in Madison Square Garden,
where it is sold out tonight for Raw is War.
[Lawler] And what a night it's been, huh?
-[JR] Unbelievable. -[Lawler] Let me see it one more time.
I'm in the mood for it, after that mayhem with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
Let's see that Stunner again. Wow!
[JR] Absolutely shocking.
Austin with a cheap shot
on the owner of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Lawler] Lemme see it one more time.
-[JR] Go ahead. One more time for King. -[Lawler] Great.
-[JR] Yeah, I know you'd like it. -Well, I mean, you know.
[JR] It happened to me, it happened to you.
You weren't laughing about it when it happened to you.
Well, no, it wasn't funny.
And, really, to be honest with you, that's not exactly funny,
but I'm thinking we may have killed two birds with one stone.
-What do you mean by that? -We got rid of Vince McMahon, motormouth.
And I'm sure he'll fire "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
By the way, look, what did he give me for these? [laughs]
Can we got a shot of Vince McMahon's old headset.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's take you back and show you, one more time, what happened
in the controversial European Championship match-up this past Saturday night
in the sold out NEC in Birmingham, England.
King, it was the irrepressible, incomparable Shawn Michaels
-making the huge challenge. -[Lawler] That's right.
The Bulldog was accompanied to ringside by his cancer-stricken sister, Tracy,
and he dedicated the match to her.
And, indeed, the entire Smith family was at ringside
to witness this historic battle.
[JR] The ring was on a riser, ladies and gentlemen,
as the Bulldog, on the outside, hit Shawn with a running powerslam.
The Bulldog's left… right leg slipped off the riser,
and his leg was caught in between the riser and the railing.
And, then, you're gonna see in this next shot here,
Shawn gets back in the ring,
which gave "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, and Chyna,
a three-on-one opportunity against The Bulldog.
[Lawler] That's right. Then, Michaels wreaked even further havoc
on the Bulldog's injured knee.
He ripped off Bulldog's protective braces. And, then, he clamped on the Figure Four.
[JR] He certainly did. Shawn Michaels with an assist,
you can't see them on the left part of your screen,
from Rude, Helmsley, and Chyna.
But Michaels had the Figure Four locked in with the Bulldog.
The Bulldog never submitted,
but the referee, Earl Hebner, stopped the match
because, in referee's judgment, The Bulldog could not continue.
And of course,
Shawn Michaels would not relinquish the Figure Four.
The new European Champion was attacked by the Bulldog's wife, Diana,
who, then, was assaulted by Chyna.
[Lawler] Yep. And that brought Bret and Owen Hart to ringside
to ensure their sister's safety,
and to prevent further harm to the Bulldog.
[JR] Bottom line is, Shawn Michaels has done it all.
-No other… Wait a minute. -["Sexy Boy" playing]
Well, Michaels is the new European Champion.
[Lawler] He's that, all right. And I think he's coming out here.
[JR] Well, we weren't prepared for this.
Shawn Michaels with a live mic.
What's happening, New York City?
[JR] And a chair.
You've had the rest,
and now it's time for the headliner himself,
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, yeah!
[JR] And The Undertaker is here, we know that.
The Undertaker is here.
[Lawler] Look at this guy.
He never goes on vacation 'cause he's on a permanent ego trip.
-["Sexy Boy" continues playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Now, there's absolutely no telling what he's gonna say
or what he's going to do.
Shawn Michaels is the new European Champion,
but he's got a date with destiny in St. Louis, Missouri,
on Sunday, October 5th, during Badd Blood,
because he'll get it on with the man from the dark side
-in Hell in the Cell. -Have I got a story for you?
Now, I know each and every one of you
are wondering how HBK became
the one and only Grand Slam winner
of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
-[Lawler] I think we just told 'em that. -So being the man that I am,
I'm gonna tell you the story of how I became the European Champion.
But before I do,
I'm not really sure if I made myself clear a little while ago.
So, I'm gonna go back and rehash a wee bit.
Undertaker…
I want you to bring your dead ass…
[Lawler] Whoa.
…out here and face me like a man.
That's right!
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
is calling The Undertaker out right here, right now,
New York City, Madison Square Garden.
Bring that dead carcass out here,
so HBK can slap you around, main event-style.
[Lawler] That could… That could be a big mistake.
[JR] Shawn Michaels must have a death wish. We'll be right back!
Taker, The Heartbreak Kid's calling your name.
[crowd chanting] Shawn is gay!
Shawn is gay?
Shawn is not gay.
Why don't you go and ask your mama if Shawn is gay?
[Lawler] Oh, man.
The Undertaker is afraid of Shawn Michaels.
-[JR] I don't think so. -[Lawler] We've sat here for two minutes
and the Deadman has not shown his carcass.
[JR] He's here.
The Undertaker is here in this arena in Madison Square Garden.
[Lawler] Well, why is he not coming out?
-["Rest In Peace" playing] -[Lawler] Oh.
[JR] Why don't you go ask him?
-[Lawler] Uh… -[JR] He'll be here momentarily.
[Lawler] Like I said, this may be the biggest mistake
Shawn Michaels has ever made.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Oh, there he is, The Phenom.
[Lawler] And he ain't wasting any time.
["Rest in Peace" continues playing]
[JR] And… Wait a minute.
Wait. There's Helmsley from behind!
And Michaels with a chair right on the…
Another shot!
Michaels was a trap! It was a setup!
Michaels set up The Undertaker!
And, now, Michaels and Helmsley are assaulting the man.
And here comes "Ravishing" Rick Rude and Chyna.
[crowd booing]
The insurance man, Rude.
[Lawler] Look at this!
-[JR] This is absolutely-- -[Lawler] Wait, look at this!
[JR] Oh, no, no!
[JR] Shawn Michaels and company are decimating The Undertaker!
[crowd clamoring]
[Lawler] Hey, no! Look out!
[crowd cheering]
[JR] WWE Badd Blood: in your House Is presented by PlayStation.
A bit of advice for gamers everywhere,
never underestimate the power of PlayStation.
And, King, it's gonna be hell to pay, Hell in the Cell.
Here's what happened moments ago.
[Lawler] Oh, unbelievable.
The Undertaker got suckered out right into a trap.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley was waiting in the back,
and then Shawn Michaels… [whoops] brings the chair down on The Undertaker,
and from that point on,
Rick Rude came out,
and they really did a number on the Deadman.
[JR] Can you imagine what The Undertaker is gonna do to Shawn Michaels
on pay-per-view in St. Louis at Badd Blood?
It ain't gonna be pretty.
["Heart Attack"] playing
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following a non-title contest
is scheduled for one fall with TV time remaining.
Making his way to the ring, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
weighing in at 234 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Bret "Hitman" Hart!
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Bret Hart, as good as has ever competed in the WWE,
a five-time WWE Champion.
[Lawler] Think he's got something he wants to say, too.
[JR] This used to be his house.
Maybe it still is.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] He's got the gold around his waist to prove it.
Let me say one thing.
I don't really give a crap
about who wins the Steel Cage Match between Undertaker and Shawn Michaels.
The fact is,
I face whoever wins in the Survivor Series.
Undertaker, I never was, and I'm still not afraid of you.
And as far as Shawn Michaels goes,
after what you did to The British Bulldog,
sooner or later our cross…
our paths are gonna cross anyway,
so your days are numbered.
And, Undertaker, your days are numbered,
'cause, without a doubt,
I am the best there is, the best there was,
and the best there ever will be.
And New York City, you know it!
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Well, Bret Hart scheduled to meet Goldust.
["Gold-Lust" playing]
Bret Hart, obviously, has a lot on his mind.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Hollywood, California,
weighing In at 260 pounds,
Goldust!
[JR] As much as Bret Hart has on his mind
being the WWE Champion,
how in the world can Goldust,
with his wife separated from him for 16 days of Brian Pillman,
focus on Bret Hart in this non-title match-up?
[Lawler] Well, once again, I can't believe I find myself agreeing with you, JR.
But you're right.
Goldust has gotta be thinking right at this moment,
"What is my wife having done to her by Brian Pillman?"
[bell ringing]
[JR] Pillman and Marlena able to escape Goldust's wrath
earlier tonight, here from The Garden.
They're long gone. We don't know where they are now.
Goldust says that a half of him is missing.
Consequently, only half of his face is painted,
and you see the sign of Brian Pillman,
that death and destruction, carved in his face.
And Goldust hammers away at the WWE Champion,
physically and aggressively here in the early going. Hard right hand.
[Lawler] Yeah. He's seeing Brian Pillman in the face of Bret Hart.
And let me just ask you this, JR,
honestly, what do you think Marlena is doing right this minute?
[JR] I don't know, King. Don't even wanna think about that.
[Lawler] Getting fitted for another collar or maybe having something else pierced.
-Another part of her anatomy. -[JR] That's enough, that's enough.
[Lawler] Oh, I mean, you know what? Obviously Pillman likes that.
[JR] A whip to the center of the ropes.
Bret Hart lowered his head and he paid for it.
Goldust, 6'6, 265, former Intercontinental Champion,
knocks down Bret Hart. There's a cover.
And a near fall.
What an opportunity, professionally, for Goldust,
to wrestle Bret Hart from Madison Square Garden.
It's sold out.
The atmosphere cannot be more electrifying,
but what a bittersweet night.
[Lawler laughs] What an opportunity it is
for Brian Pillman to be with Goldust's wife.
They're probably driving down I-95 right now.
Both of 'em… Well, just imagine it, Ross.
[JR] They may be on their way to Albany, New York.
It's where the WWE is gonna be tomorrow night at the Pepsi Arena.
Who knows?
[JR] Look at Bret Hart now.
Starts the physical dissection of that knee joint of Goldust.
Everything is in preparation for the Sharpshooter.
[Lawler] They got any Motel 6s in Albany?
He'll keep a light on for you, Marlena.
But I think Pillman might just turn it off.
[JR] Bret Hart, now, so focused.
The Excellence of Execution
and, arguably, the finest technical wrestler
to ever compete in this arena for the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Going downstairs. A hard, hard right hand to the abdomen.
[JR] And the WWE Champion is really cooking.
But a rake to the face by Goldust.
Goldust, perhaps out of desperation.
What a chop, wow! Oh, what a chop!
[Lawler] Think of Marlena, Goldust.
Wonder where she is. Wonder what she's doing.
[JR] Bret Hart, a legend around the world, especially in Canada.
For tomorrow night, on Viewers Choice of Canada,
One Night Only will be repeated for our Canadian viewers
on pay-per-view tomorrow night in Canada on Viewers Choice.
As Bret Hart, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
with all that weight right on the knee joint again.
Again, everything in preparation for the Sharpshooter.
Bret Hart…
[Lawler] Just think, Marlena's not even getting to see this.
She's in Pillman's car. They're heading down towards Albany.
Man. [chuckles]
[JR] Goldust now, again in the ropes.
The referee trying to get Bret to break it.
And Bret Hart trying to break it all right,
perhaps the left leg of Goldust.
[Lawler] I heard Marlena was 20 years old
before she even realized cars had a front seat
[JR] Will you stop the Marlena business?
[Lawler] Well, I'm sure Goldust is thinking about it.
-I'm thinking about it, too. -[JR] Could you please clean it up?
Snapmare takeover!
-[JR] And… -[Lawler whoops]
[JR] Bret Hart, again, focusing on the leg of Goldust.
Bret Hart doesn't care who he faces at the Survivor Series,
whether it be The Undertaker or Shawn Michaels.
But there's no guarantee that Bret Hart's gonna be the champion
come Survivor Series in November in Montreal.
Uh-oh.
[Lawler] Oh, here we go.
[JR] Figure Four around the ring post.
The end is near for Goldust, one would have to think.
[referee] Let him go!
Break! Let him go!
[referee] Don't you hear me? Let him go!
[JR] Bret Hart trying to snap Goldust's legs
in this Figure Four.
[referee] Four!
[Lawler] Right before the count of five.
[JR] Referee could have disqualified Bret…
Wait a minute. There's Shawn Michaels.
[Lawler] What?
-[JR] Michaels is coming out here. -[Lawler] What's he doing here?
[JR] Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart could go face-to-face.
What's… We'll be right back!
[JR] We are live from a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York City.
This is a non-title match-up.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart, the WWE Champion, one-on-one with Goldust.
And Shawn Michaels…
Well, what is Shawn Michaels' motivation here now?
[Lawler] Who knows?
But what a night this has been from Madison Square Garden.
We've seen Vince McMahon Stunned!
We've seen Steve Austin incarcerated!
We've seen Marlena abducted!
We've seen Cactus Jack appear!
We've seen The Undertaker triple-teamed!
And, now, this! We may see a face-off
between Bret "The Hitman" Hart and Shawn Michaels.
What a night!
[JR] Bret Hart continuing to be relentless
in his pursuit of debilitating Goldust.
Continuing to work on the lower leg,
-is the WWE Champion. -[Lawler] Look at Shawn!
[JR] Shawn Michaels is just being Shawn Michaels.
[JR] He's very arrogant. He's very…
Well, he's a… He's got an attitude.
[Lawler] I don't know if either Goldust or The Hitman
even know Shawn Michaels is out here yet.
[JR] Oh, I got a feeling Bret Hart knows he's here.
And poor Goldust has been through hell and back.
Day 16 without his wife.
[Lawler laughs] He don't know where anybody is, especially Marlena.
[JR] Marlena here earlier, as many of you saw.
Marlena and Pillman have left The Garden.
[Lawler] Didn't she look great? I mean, Pillman has done wonders for her.
[JR] Speculation is that they're on their way to Albany, New York,
where the WWE will be tomorrow night at the Pepsi Arena.
Well, I tell you what, folks, Wednesday night in Toledo, Ohio,
Thursday night, Fort Wayne, Indiana,
Friday night, Rockford, Illinois.
This Saturday night, Champaign, Illinois,
or this coming Sunday, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Don't miss live WWE action when you get the opportunity to see it.
Goldust finally able to distance himself a little bit from the WWE Champion.
Again, Bret Hart stomping away at that knee,
and you gotta wonder just how much longer Goldust is going to be able to stand.
Front facelock now by the WWE Champion.
And Goldust extending his legs. Into a counter!
[Lawler] Unbelievable!
[JR] Great counter move by Goldust! A vertical suplex.
Now, Bret Hart is a little the worse for wear here.
[crowd chanting]
Goldust barely able to pull himself back up.
Catches Bret Hart with a kick to the abdomen.
Bret's going right back to work on the left knee.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah, get ready. I can see that Sharpshooter coming.
Whoa! Ow!
[JR] Tremendous European uppercut forearm.
And a right hand!
[Lawler] What a shot, that!
[JR] You could hear that shot echoing
right off the jaw of Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
[Lawler] Let me ask you something, know-it-all,
if you always know everything, what is Shawn Michaels doing out here?
What's the deal?
[JR] Shawn Michaels hates Bret Hart.
Bret Hart hates Shawn Michaels.
And anything Shawn Michaels can do to deteriorate Bret Hart
is what's he gotta do.
Bret has already told him,
"You've already put your nose in Hart family business.
You're a marked man."
You think Shawn Michaels didn't take that as a challenge?
Of course not.
[crowd cheering]
Bret Hart, now, really opening up on Goldust.
[Lawler] Goldust flat on his back.
That's too easy. I'm not gonna say where Marlena is.
Look at that! No!
[JR] Goldust elevating The Hitman over the top rope.
-[Lawler] Oh, my God! -[JR] Hard right hand!
Another big-time right!
[Lawler] Oh.
[JR] The table is turning.
Goldust is building momentum!
Now, Goldust, trying to take a page out of Hitman's book.
Going downstairs on the champion,
as Shawn Michaels, the new European Champion, looks on.
And where is The Undertaker?
[Lawler] Look at this. Oh!
[JR] The Undertaker is still in The Garden,
from what we are told.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[JR] A Bulldog Headlock!
-[Lawler] He got him. -[JR] There's a cover!
-[Lawler] He beat The Hit-- -[JR] Count of two and half.
Goldust building momentum.
-[Lawler] Oh! -Oh, and he got caught coming in.
-[JR] Bret Hart… -[Lawler] Oh!
[JR] No, Bret Hart blocked the foot.
-Bret Hart now going for the Sharpshooter. -[Lawler] He got him!
[JR] Bret Hart has a Sharpshooter on Goldust.
-And it's over! It's over! -[bell ringing]
Bret Hart wins it!
Bret Hart's gotta break this hold.
["Heart Attack" playing]
-Here comes Shawn Michaels! -[Lawler] Look out!
[JR] Shawn Michaels just nailed Bret Hart!
[bell ringing]
Michaels, now, attacking The Hitman!
The fight is on!
[Lawler] Here we go!
[JR] Here comes Hunter Hearst-Helmsley!
-[bell ringing] -Here comes Chyna!
-It's two-on-one. -[bell ringing]
Here comes Owen Hart!
-[Lawler] Look out! -[JR] Owen Hart attacking Helmsley!
The Bulldog, with his injured leg, limping to the ring!
[crowd jeering]
Here comes "Ravishing" Rick Rude!
[Lawler] Oh, my God! Oh, the right to the leg!
[JR] It's Michaels and his gang against The Hart Foundation!
That's Jim NeidHart.
-NeidHart-- -[Lawler] NeidHart! NeidHart
[crowd cheering]
[JR] NeidHart nails Rude!
-And here comes The Undertaker! -[crowd cheering]
There's The Undertaker!
[Lawler] Look out!
[bell ringing]
[JR] The Undertaker cleaning house!
-Oh, no! -[crowd cheering]
The Undertaker has Michaels and Hart!
And double chokeslam! A double chokeslam!
The Undertaker…