[narrator] In over 100 countries, in seven different languages,
to more than a half billion viewers each week,
World Wrestling Entertainment,
the worldwide leader in sports entertainment.
[Cole] Iron Mike Tyson has earned his reputation
as the Baddest Man on the Planet.
But last Sunday's Royal Rumble brought out the child at heart.
Tyson was caught up in the excitement of the moment.
And just like any of the other 18,000 fans in attendance,
Iron Mike was pulling for his favorite superstar.
[Jim Ross] Stone Cold! Stone Cold!
Stone Cold is going to WrestleMania!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[Cole] The following night on Raw,
Mike Tyson and Vince McMahon were mutually excited to share
what would have been the biggest announcement
in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Vince McMahon] At WrestleMania,
-in this very ring… -[Jerry Lawler] Yeah?
Iron Mike Tyson.
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Steve Austin] I respect what you've done in the boxing world.
But, son, when you step in this ring,
you're messing with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
and that's something you don't do.
Do I think I could beat your ass?
Why, hell, yeah.
Lemme make it short and sweet.
What I'm telling you is I want a piece of Mike Tyson's ass.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[crowd cheering]
[Stone Cold] I don't know how good your hearing is,
but if you don't understand what I'm saying,
I always got a little bit of sign language.
So here's to ya.
[Lawler] Whoa!
Uh-oh, here we go!
-[Ross] Here we go! Tyson and Austin! -[Lawler] Oh, no!
-[Ross] All hell has broken loose! -[Lawler] Look!
[Ross] Tyson wants Austin! Austin wants Tyson!
[Cole] Unfortunately, Stone Cold Steve Austin's embarrassing display
was headline news around the world.
[reporter 1] Mike Tyson is back in the ring.
Tyson will be appearing at WrestleMania XIV.
[reporter 2] Vince McMahon announces his appearance as guest referee.
Now it looks like he's headed into battle.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] Despite World Wrestling Entertainment's
immediate apology to Mr. Tyson,
Iron Mike no longer wants to be a guest referee at WrestleMania XIV.
Iron Mike wants Stone Cold one-on-one.
Can it happen? Should it happen? Will it happen?
Tonight, Mike Tyson's promoter, Don King,
will join us with the latest on last Monday's debacle.
Also tonight,
Shawn Michaels has his own announcement concerning the Tyson-Austin incident
that he promises will rock the world.
All that and more tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[siren blaring]
[intro music playing]
[music stops]
[crowd cheering]
[fireworks popping]
[Ross] Hello, everybody,
and welcome to another explosive night of WWE Raw.
We are sold out in Davis, California.
The University of California, Davis, Field House is rocking.
Jim Ross, Kevin Kelly, and Michael Cole here at ringside.
And we are kicking it off tonight with a huge, huge match-up
featuring the world's strongest and the world's most dangerous men.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The contest is scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit.
Making his way to the ring,
being accompanied by the Nation of Domination,
from Silsbee, Texas, weighing in at 400 pounds,
The World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry.
[Cole] What a night we expect on Raw, folks.
You will hear from Don King
concerning the situation between Steve Austin and Iron Mike Tyson.
We'll get you all caught up on that incident.
But what a way to kick off Raw.
[Kelly] What a physical battle this will be
in the week following the biggest story ever
in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Mike Tyson, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
We will get you all caught up
on the latest developments here tonight in the broadcast.
[Ross] Certainly, during yesterday's Super Bowl broadcast,
we saw Mark Henry featured on an Olympic commercial for NBC.
[announcer] And his opponent,
from Sacramento, California, weighing in at 243 pounds,
the world's most dangerous man, Ken Shamrock!
[Ross] We found out just before we went on the air
that at WWE No Way Out of Texas on February 15th,
it's gonna be a war of attrition.
The entire Nation
versus Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, and the DOA.
And look, there's Ahmed Johnson right there,
Shamrock gentle,
but he's not coming alone to compete against the Nation tonight.
[Cole] Reinforcement for Ken Shamrock
as he gets set for a one-on-one battle with Mark Henry.
[Kelly] Wait a minute. That's not all, I don't think, gentlemen.
[instrumental rock music playing]
[Cole] DOA!
Even odds tonight for Ken Shamrock.
Shamrock's history with the Nation of Domination
has been well documented.
But he has ample backup tonight on Raw.
[Ross] This is a very volatile situation.
Much like the volatility that exists
between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Iron Mike Tyson.
What does the future hold for those two warriors?
Perhaps tonight's broadcast
will shed some light on that pending, perhaps, confrontation
between Austin and Tyson.
Of course, yes, Rock,
we know you are the undisputed Intercontinental Champion.
-And here we go. -[Cole] Look out.
The world's most dangerous man
locking up with The World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry.
Shamrock whipped off the ropes.
What a takedown by Henry.
This is revenge time, however, for Ken Shamrock.
[Kelly] The scouting report from Mark Henry is simple. Keep it simple.
The more basic, the better he will be.
Straightforward power against Ken Shamrock,
and it could be lights out for the world's most dangerous man.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Listen to that crowd reaction to The Rock outside the ring.
And a power slam by Mark Henry.
Henry with the first cover of the match-up.
There's two, but a kick-out by Shamrock.
[Ross] Don't forget, right here tonight,
we're going to hear from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
We're going to hear from Don King.
We are going to see
Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie take on the New Age Outlaws.
Shawn Michaels, the WWE Champion,
says he has something to say to Mike Tyson as well tonight.
This is a huge night.
This is a great night to be right here with USA.
In the WWE, we've got all kinds of big news for you.
-[Henry grunts loudly] -Uh-oh.
[Cole] Mark Henry with a bear hug now on Ken Shamrock.
[Kelly] We've seen Henry win matches with this, the submission maneuver,
The incredible strength inside The World's Strongest Man,
a 957-pound barbell squat, just one of his Olympic feats.
Shamrock, though, found an escape.
[Cole] Henry, an Olympic weightlifter, competed in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Another slam now on Ken Shamrock, Henry in control.
You recall, two weeks ago on Raw, Shamrock and Henry were a team…
There's the bear hug again.
…before Henry turned his back on Shamrock and joined the Nation of Domination.
[Ross] Let's not forget that Mark Henry was a gift to Farooq,
presented by The Rock.
The Nation is five men strong,
and certainly one would hope that the Nation's leader, Farooq,
is having a lot less problems than our nation's leader,
Wild Bill Clinton.
[indistinct shouting]
[Kelly] Great game plan here, man.
Right here, Mark Henry is inexperienced.
He's not a technical masterpiece. He may never be one.
But he has such overpowering strength.
He just got to focus on the lower back here.
And Shamrock has-- Oh, look at this power.
[Cole] What strength by Henry.
He caught Shamrock in midair and delivered a backbreaker.
[Kelly] He is slinging Ken Shamrock around like a rag doll.
Obviously, Farooq has been in the ear of Mark Henry
and is teaching this young man exactly how to get it done.
[Cole] Mark Henry methodical, going to work on the lower back,
doing what he needs to do to try to wear down Ken Shamrock.
Shamrock desperately trying to fight back.
But will he have enough strength left to take on this 400-pounder?
[Ross] Henry weighed in at 415, close to 420.
And finally hit the head butt across the bridge of the nose.
-Oh, Shamrock! -A separation.
[Ross] And Shamrock somehow, some way,
has got to destroy the vertical base of Mark Henry,
and these kicks to the thigh may do it.
[Cole] The former Ultimate Fighting Champion now going,
and what a kick to the face of Mark Henry!
[Kelly] Now, Shamrock trying to feed off the momentum of this crowd,
this capacity crowd in California.
[Ross] Remember, in Houston, on February 15th,
it will be the war of attrition.
The entire Nation, all five of them, taking on Shamrock.
Oh! Can you believe that? Can you believe, a belly-to-belly suplex?
-[Kelly] Look out! -[Cole] All hell is breaking loose.
All ten men in the ring.
It's the Nation against DOA, Shamrock, and Ahmed Johnson.
[Ross] I don't think the State of Texas will be big enough
to hold these men on February 15th.
[Kelly] California is not big enough to hold these men here tonight on Raw!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Rock screaming at Mark Henry outside the ring,
gathering the troops together.
Farooq, the leader of the Nation, on the other side,
as the Nation heads back to the locker room area.
[Kelly] Well, certainly, the war of attrition
signed for Sunday, February 15th, on pay-per-view
promises to be an all-out war,
but I would have to give up point number one
to Ken Shamrock's team.
They got the best of the Nation of Domination
on this occasion.
[Cole] Shamrock knew what he was doing tonight.
He brought the troops to back him up.
[Ross] What a knockdown drag-out way to start Raw.
Ladies and gentlemen, right here tonight, we are gonna hear Don King's response
to the Mike Tyson-Stone Cold confrontation that occurred here last week.
But that certainly isn't all.
[Cole] Also tonight, the Heartbreak Kid, the WWE Champion Shawn Michaels,
with a huge announcement concerning Mike Tyson.
[Kelly] Plus, the challenge was issued and accepted.
Tonight, the European title will be on the line
as Triple H defends against Owen Hart.
[Cole] And the Texas Rattlesnake is here. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is in the house.
And apparently, he has a lot to say about Mike Tyson tonight.
[Kelly] And exclusive, never-seen-before footage
after the Royal Rumble went off the air,
and the fire was extinguished, and the casket was opened.
That's next.
[Cole] Welcome back to Raw.
The most intense and personal rivalry in the history of the WWE
is between The Undertaker and his brother, Kane.
Let's take you back and show you how the sibling rivalry began.
[Kelly] Hell on Earth began for The Undertaker last summer
with a shocking revelation.
[Paul Bearer] Undertaker!
You burned the funeral home to the ground.
You killed your family, Undertaker!
You are a murderer!
[in slow motion] You are a murderer!
[Undertaker] I'll kill you right now if you tell them the truth.
-Tell them the truth! -Gonna tell the truth?
-[Ross] Undertaker… -It's the truth! Kane told me!
-Kane told me! -[Lawler] What?
Kane told me.
He's alive! Kane is alive, Undertaker!
Your brother Kane is coming!
You, Undertaker, are gonna burn in hell!
Undertaker, I promise you.
You'll burn in hell!
[Cole] Many thought that Paul Bearer was lying until…
[Kane] Undertaker, welcome to your worst nightmare.
[Ross] It's got to be Kane!
The Undertaker looking at him,
looking through the eyes of that giant who stands in front of him.
He's huge, whoever he is.
Oh my…
The Undertaker, set up for the tomb, driven down to the canvas!
[dramatic instrumental music playing]
[Lawler] This is shocking.
[Ross] That's got to be Kane.
[Kane] We are gonna walk through World Wrestling Entertainment,
take each one, each wrestler, one by one,
and destroy them until we reach you!
[Lawler] Oh! And a chokeslam!
With ease.
[Ross] Kane. Oh!
[Ross] On the steel! A chokeslam on the steel!
-[Lawler] Oh, no. -[Ross] Oh, no, no, no!
[crowd] Oh!
-[Ross] A chokeslam! -[Lawler] Good God!
[Ross] This is The Undertaker's move. Tombstone Piledriver.
Look at what… Look at what Kane has done.
[Cole] Despite Kane's wake of destruction,
the man from the dark side refused to retaliate.
[Undertaker] For I will never fight my own flesh and blood.
I will never…
fight Kane.
Kane is daring his brother to fight him.
[music intensifies]
[Ross and Lawler] Oh!
[Undertaker] For I will never fight my own flesh and blood.
-[Ross] Kane's just attacking his brother. -[Lawler] Kane.
-[Ross] Wait! -[Lawler] He's gonna fight back!
-[Ross] The Undertaker has had enough! -[Lawler] Oh, no.
He had a chance, JR, and he didn't do it.
[Ross] What must be going through his mind?
What must be going through his soul?
[Cole] Destiny told us that
a Kane versus Undertaker match was inevitable,
but destiny was put on hold.
[dramatic music continues]
[Ross] Seven angry men are surrounding Kane,
but here comes the man.
[grunts loudly]
What? What the hell?
The Undertaker is fighting… Ah!
-[Lawler] What? -…with his brother.
The Undertaker and his brother have cleared the ring.
The Undertaker came to help his brother.
[Cole] Two weeks later, The Phenom's little brother returned the favor,
warding D-Generation X off of his brother.
And it appeared as if two estranged souls would come together as one.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Kane, apparently, is extending his hand
in some sort of bond or friendship to his older brother.
And The Undertaker is returning it.
What a… Oh, what a moment.
[Cole] And last Sunday at the Royal Rumble,
Kane saved The Undertaker once again.
But this time, Paul Bearer and Kane's wicked web of deception was revealed.
[Ross] Oh! Wow! Come on!
No, damn it!
Kane is assaulting his brother!
We thought he'd come to help him!
Oh! Slammed into the casket.
And the lid is shut.
-They're gonna do it. -[Lawler] They're locking the casket.
They're gonna make sure The Undertaker stays in the casket.
What is that? Is that gasoline?
[Ross] Whoa there.
-[Lawler] No way! -[Ross] Paul…
handing the matches to Kane.
And-- My God!
[Lawler] The casket's on fire!
The casket's on fire!
The Undertaker is in the casket!
[Ross] And now this never-before-seen footage.
After we went off the air, the Royal Rumble,
WWE officials frantically extinguished the blaze,
opened the casket,
but to everyone's surprise, The Undertaker was gone.
The Undertaker was not in the casket, which led, of course, to much speculation
and an appearance by Paul Bearer the next night on Raw.
[Cole] Yeah, Paul Bearer gloated over the apparent success of the plan.
He told the world he and, more importantly, Kane
had rid the WWE of The Phenom, The Undertaker, forever.
[Kelly] Thanks to Kane, The Undertaker's younger brother,
the man from the dark side has not been seen since the Royal Rumble,
and we can only imagine if we will ever see The Undertaker again.
[Cole] Still to come tonight,
more on last week's incident, which shocked the world,
between Mike Tyson and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
plus exclusive comments from Don King about what's going on with Iron Mike.
[Ross] And he's the toughest SOB in WWE.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is here.
He's in a bad mood with a lot to say.
[Kelly] Plus, we understand there's a huge announcement forthcoming
from the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion Michaels
regarding Mike Tyson.
[Cole] And now, the Western Union Rewind.
Western Union, the fastest way to send money worldwide.
[Ross] Is that The Undertaker, King?
-It looks like The Undertaker. -[Lawler] He's coming down…
from the very roof of this building!
[Ross] What a relief for the creatures of the… Oh my!
Shawn Michaels, the WWE Champion, making a mockery
out of the hell The Undertaker is enduring.
[Cole] That was the Western Union Rewind.
Western Union. The fastest way to send money worldwide.
Setting out for tag team action involving The Legion of Doom
and the NWA's Jeff Jarrett and Barry Windham.
Right now, let's take you to prerecorded combat
with Jarett-Windham.
Windham, just last week, returning to his NWA roots.
Well, unless you were born yesterday or you've been living under a rock,
you know about my NWA heritage,
and you know I was the greatest NWA champion that there ever was.
I'll tell you what.
In the sports entertainment business, I got tired of being a clown.
I got tired of having Yosemite Sam as a tag team partner.
It's time for some real wrestling and some real sport,
and I'm getting to it with the NWA.
That's exactly right
because I'm the man to lead the NWA into the 21st century
because I've got the heritage, I've got the talent,
I've got the bloodlines,
and most importantly, I'm the one with the gold,
if it means [laughs] anything around here.
[announcer] And their opponents, from Chicago, Illinois,
at a combined weight of 574 pounds,
Animal and Hawk, The Legion of Doom.
[Cole] They are the most awarded tag team in the history of wrestling.
The Legion of Doom had had their problems as of late with the New Age Outlaws
and, of course, their long-story history with Godwinns.
What an opportunity tonight for Jim Cornette, NWA.
[Ross] This should be quite a match-up. High-stakes match for both teams.
[Kelly] As these masters of disaster come to the ring from Chicago, Illinois,
Jim Cornette comes over here to hide by us.
[Cornette] I'm not hiding behind anybody! I'm not hiding by anybody!
I'll tell you exactly what I'm doing!
I am illustrating to you the example
of the National Wrestling Alliance against the WWE.
Here, we come out here, real wrestlers, with boots and tights ready to compete!
And The Legion of Doom, they gotta have a big laser light show.
[Cole] Jim Cornette this past week on Shotgun Saturday Night,
we saw The LOD take on The Rock 'n' Roll Express.
Animal-Hawk were on their way to a big victory.
[Cornette] They were on their way to a big victory
when they made a big detour into defeat.
That's exactly right.
Tell The Rest of the Story, Mr. Paul Harvey.
And, JR, you know as well as I do.
You asked those questions earlier of Barry Windham.
-You know what his heritage is. -[Ross] Yeah, I sure do.
But I still can't understand why he's thrown in with you.
I don't understand that.
[Cornette] Windham's father was Blackjack Mulligan.
He was an NWA United States Champion, an NWA Warrior World Tag Team Champion.
Blackjack Mulligan was with the NWA for 20 years,
and Barry Windham, a man who was a former NWA champion himself,
a man who had some of the greatest matches
that I've ever seen for the NWA World title,
against Ric Flair.
He took Flair to the limit!
[Ross] A man who turned on his partner last week.
[Cornette] Because he was a partner that was dragging Barry Windham down!
He was an albatross, Bradshaw was. An albatross around Barry Windham's neck.
But now that he is back with his heritage and his birthright,
the National Wrestling Alliance think they're going to be a lot different.
-Barry Windham is going back to the top. -[crowd chanting] LOD!
[Cole] The LOD in control, Animal now over Barry Windham.
It's the LOD versus Jarrett and Barry Windham.
[Kelly] With the Australian Open in full swing, Mr. Cornette,
I would suggest that
you leave the tennis racket to the tennis players Down Under.
[Cornette] Let me tell you what's in full swing. The resurgence of the NWA.
I'm gonna say one more thing before I go.
Any wrestling organization that's on national television today
that claims to be a part of the NWA is lying.
Any wrestling organization that claims their title lineage
back to 1905, back to Lou Thesz, back to Briscoe,
back to the folks,
they're all lying because this is the real NWA, and we're the only ones.
We are the only ones currently on national television,
accept no substitutions.
All others are just imitators.
[Cole] Look out, Jarett doing the strike.
[Ross] Cornette, where are you going? Sit back down here. Sit down.
[Cornette] We are gonna bring this outlaw organization, the WWE,
back under the auspices of the NWA, where it belongs!
-And then you'll be working for me, JR. -I don't think so.
And these other two won't be working at all.
[Kelly] Have a cream soda.
[Cole] Strong words from James E. Cornette.
Hawk was in control,
but Windham just caught him with a forearm on the apron of the ring.
And there is Jim Cornette directing traffic.
And here comes Barry Windham.
Axe handle across the back, pounding away now on Hawk.
[Kelly] No shortage of hot air out of the Tennessee contingent here tonight.
I'll tell you what, Hawk and Animal were moving great.
But now the change, the momentum has switched.
We'll see if Windham and Jarett
can put together some effective tag team strategy.
[Cole] Here's a cover now, two, but Hawk kicks out.
Barry Windham, the 280-pounder from Sweetwater, Texas,
a former NWA champion,
now tags in the current NWA North American champion, Jeff Jarett.
Double team, followed up by the right hand.
Jarrett now setting Hawk up, nice suplex, and Hawk is in trouble.
Here's the cover by Jarrett, two, and again, Hawk gets out.
[Ross] I've seen Hawk in a lot of trouble before.
You'll have to look long and hard to find two tougher men physically
than Hawk and Animal.
And a nice athletic move by Jeff Jarrett, and it's countered with a fist.
But again, Jarett, the great veteran, 12 years' experience at 30 years of age,
able to make a very timely tag, near his corner, to Barry Windham.
[Cole] Windham now in control.
Hawk working away with that right knee
into the chin now of Hawk from The Legion of Doom.
[Kelly] Cornette has done an excellent job of recruiting men with NWA pass.
I gotta wonder who could be next for Jim Cornette.
[Cole] Elbow across the sternum by Jeff Jarrett.
Hawk really needs to make a tag here.
The LOD in all kinds of trouble.
But what a desperation move by Hawk.
[Ross] I think the back of Hawk's hand struck Jarett right in the face
as Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, the legendary Rock 'n' Roll Express,
the last two men I ever thought would associate with Jim Cornette,
and the tag has been made.
Here comes Animal. Animal and Windham now.
Look out.
[Cole] Oh! What a move by Animal!
Here's Jarrett getting caught by the clothesline.
Animal now in control, backs Windham into the ropes.
Here comes the big man from Texas, powerslam, cover, hooks the leg.
But Jarrett makes the save.
[Kelly] The LOD's been on an emotional roller coaster as of late.
They've taken a tremendous amount of physical abuse
from the New Age Outlaws, from the Godwinns,
here against Jarrett-Windham,
but they are standing tough and fighting as hard as they can.
[Cole] Jarrett in trouble as Hawk goes to the top ropes.
Windham now working on Animal in the corner.
Here's Hawk, catches Jarrett from behind.
Look out.
The Rock 'n' Roll Express up on the apron of the ring.
[crowd cheering]
-[Kelly] Wait a minute. -[Ross] There's that loaded racket.
-[Kelly] Oh! -[Ross] Oh no!
Good grief! What a shot right to the back!
Unbelievable.
[Cole] Windham down, covers up Animal.
-There's two. -Two, three!
-[bell rings] -[Cole] It's over, it's over.
The NWA wins.
[Kelly] Listen to this impact
as Windham have got the loaded tennis racket from Jim Cornette.
Just listen.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Wow.
[Kelly] I mean, just split him in two.
[Cole] Folks, still to come on Raw.
Last week at the Royal Rumble,
the Baddest Man on the Planet cheered Stone Cold.
So why did the Texas Rattlesnake go after Iron Mike last week on Raw?
[Kelly] Still to come.
The European title is on the line
as Triple H goes one-on-one against Owen Hart.
[Ross] And up next,
we will talk to the WWE Champion Shawn Michaels and…
-[Cole] Wait a-- -[Ross] Good grief.
Ladies and-- What are they gonna say?
DX.
There's no telling what's going to be said or shown next.
[Cole] This week's Raw is brought to you by Twix cookie bars.
[Cole reading]
On March 29th…
[man] Tyson!
…at WrestleMania,
-in this very ring… -[Lawler] Yeah?
Iron Mike Tyson…
-[crowd shouting] -…will--
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Kelly] One man, however, was sickened by all the hype.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin was marking his territory,
and as far as Stone Cold was concerned,
Tyson was an uninvited guest in Austin's house.
Steve had a special Stone Cold welcome for Iron Mike,
and nobody, not WWE officials,
not Tyson's entourage, not even Tyson himself,
could stop Austin from delivering it.
I respect what you've done, Mike,
but you're out here calling yourself the Baddest Man on the Planet.
Right now, you got your little beady eyes
locked on the eyes of the world's toughest son of a… [bleep]
[crowd shouting]
I can beat you any day of the week.
Twice on Sunday.
Do I think I-- Do I think you could beat my ass?
Hell, no.
Do I think I could beat your ass?
Why, hell, yeah.
[crowd cheering]
I don't know how good your hearing is,
but if you don't understand what I'm saying,
I always got a little bit of sign language.
So here's to ya.
[Lawler] Whoa!
Uh-oh, here we go!
[Ross] Here we go! Tyson and Austin!
-All hell has broken loose! -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Ross] Bam! It has hit the fan!
My God! My God, Austin and Tyson!
And look at them!
Mike Tyson and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[Lawler] I told you it was gonna happen! I knew it would happen!
[Vince] Get out of here! You're ruining everything!
-Oh, come on. -You ruined it, damn it!
-You ruined it! -[referee] Come on!
[Vince] You ruined it!
[Vince shouting indistinctly]
[Lawler] Ruined it! You've ruined it!
You rotten bastard!
[Cole] The scandalous attitude that made Stone Cold famous
was now costing Vince McMahon and the WWE their finest hour.
The entire world watched Vince McMahon's humiliation unfold.
But did Stone Cold push too hard this time?
He's taken on Vince McMahon before,
but Iron Mike has earned his moniker "Baddest Man on the Planet."
Tyson has taken out some of the toughest athletes in the world.
And nobody thinks he's taking this one lying down.
[Ross] There's no doubt
that Mike Tyson wants a piece of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
More on that in the broadcast.
And right now, let's take you to Degeneration X's locker room.
Shawn Michaels, what do you have to say about Mike Tyson?
You know something? [clicks tongue]
Before the Heartbreak Kid, The Icon,
The Showstopper, The Main Event, addresses the…
Ah, God!
Chyna. Easy. Jeez.
Before he addresses the… [groans] Mmm-mmm.
…"Tyson issue"…
[hesitates] Owen Hart, I've got a little something to say to you.
You wanted the best, Owen? You got it.
Tonight, you're gonna see Triple H… [winces]
…like you've never seen him before.
And, Owen, I might not be 100%,
but even at 50%,
I am more man than you could ever hope to be.
So, Owen, Mr. Hankey,
tonight, I'm gonna flush the toilet one last time
and send you down that magic little sewer ride
to that cesspool in the south where you belong.
You know, granted, yes,
yes, I'm The Showstopper, I'm The Main Event, I'm The Icon,
I'm the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion… [sucks teeth]
I'm a role model to millions,
kids all over the world look up to me, parents writing me cards and letters,
thanking me and D-Generation X for the example that we set…
-[Triple H] They're very thoughtful. -Well, they love us.
And why wouldn't they?
But see,
it takes one bad apple to ruin it all, and that one bad apple is Steve Austin.
Here in World Wrestling Entertainment,
the company that I single-handedly, all by myself,
have been carrying on my shoulders to the top of this industry.
And now "Stone Cold" Steve Austin ruins it.
We have an invited guest.
Mike Tyson is gracious enough to accept our offer.
Embarrasses us, right?
And "Stone Cold" Steve Austin goes out there and ruins it,
so here's what I'm thinking.
I'm thinking I forgo my title defense at WrestleMania against Stone Cold
and let Stone Cold and Iron Mike duke it out at WrestleMania
to find out just who is the Baddest Man on the Planet.
You know, that's a pretty good idea.
But the only problem I have with it, Shawn…
-Let's face it, you're a modest guy. -Sure.
You're very humble. You don't like to put yourself over.
I mean, you're very modest, you know, all that stuff.
It's WrestleMania, Shawn. This is the granddaddy of 'em all.
The big dance.
You are The Icon. You are The Showstopper. You are The Main Event.
You're the champ,
beloved by little kids, indulged parents, children, everywhere, everywhere.
-People love you. They love us. -They do.
-They love DX. -They do, they do.
-You've got to be there. -You're right. Gotta be…
There's got to be something that I can contribute to WrestleMania.
-Maybe… Maybe I could handle Sable. -We gotta take…
No. No, jeez, that'll make somebody mad. I can't do that.
-Maybe I could manage one of the minis. -No, they hate you.
-Remember that thing we… -Yeah. They got pretty upset with that.
There has got to be something that I can do at WrestleMania.
something to help World Wrestling Entertainment…
-Is it hot in here? I am boiling up. -It is hot.
There's got to be something.
It's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't quite think--
Hey. Oh.
I got it, I got it. Special referee.
I could special referee the match
between Iron Mike Tyson and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
That way, Stone Cold doesn't get out of line,
Mike Tyson gets treated with the respect that he deserves,
-and everybody knows what a good job I do. -Right.
Just ask The Undertaker.
I'm not only the greatest wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment,
but I am also the greatest special referee.
That's it. I will special referee the match.
-The Icon. -The Iron Match.
The Icon of the special referees, if you will.
WrestleMania, Shawn Michaels, D-Generation X…
[laughing] coming your way.
[both spluttering]
[both] Right.
[Kelly] Well, certainly a magnanimous offer from the WWE Champion,
who is set to face "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
at WrestleMania XIV.
Nothing, though, settled between Tyson and Austin.
[Cole] Stil to come tonight, two men with different opinions
will discuss the Mike Tyson issue, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
and the man who may be closer to Mike Tyson than anyone else.
We'll travel to Fort Lauderdale and hear from Don King.
["It's Time" playing]
[Ross] Well, obviously, that is The Artist Formerly Known as Gold Dust.
I guess we should call it the way he's got up here, the…
He's Vader Dust tonight
because Goldust has challenged Vader to go one-on-one here.
[Kelly] Except I don't think Vader has ever worn a teddy before.
[announcer] …Goldust!
[Cole] A rematch of the 1998 Royal Rumble match
between Goldust and Vader.
Vader won that one.
Goldust called for this match. He wants revenge.
[Kelly] The look-at-me contingent of World Wrestling Entertainment,
represented by Vader Dust and Luna Dust.
["It's Time" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent, from the Rocky Mountains,
weighing in at 456 pounds,
the man they call Vader!
[Cole] At 458 pounds, he comes loaded for bear.
And at the Royal Rumble, Goldust found out what the Vader bomb was all about.
But with Luna on Vader's back,
well over 550 pounds, dropped down across the chest,
and certainly, that was enough to stop Goldust.
What will Vader have planned for, Vader does tonight.
[Ross] Vader has got to be the most athletic big man
in the history of WWE.
And certainly, Goldust, he's a great athlete in his own right.
A former Intercontinental Champion.
No, this is not about sexuality, ladies and gentlemen, with Goldust.
He wants attention.
Yes, he's bizarre.
He walked in his old man's shadow for years,
and that's a pretty doggone big shadow.
He was even jealous of his wife, Marlena.
He is a sick, deprived human being who's being pummeled right now
by this big monster rom the Rocky Mountains.
[Cole] The Kodiak bear Vader
now taking control of The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust.
And what a follow-up now by the Kodiak bear.
Vader whips Goldust off the ropes.
A big back body drop.
[Kelly] You talk about Goldust motivations inside the WWE magazine,
Editor Vince Russo describes what Dustin Runnels is doing
to himself and his family,
and Russo speculates on what Dustin Runnels had to do to survive.
"It's all about me" Inside the WWE magazine.
[Ross] That's all about a low blow right there.
And Luna had the referee distracted.
And that was the advantage that Goldust needed to create for himself.
No, it wasn't legal, but it certainly was effective.
[Cole] Goldust now in control,
slams Vader's big forehead into the turnbuckle.
And now raking the face across that rope.
That rope up underneath the chin takes control up on the apron.
The referee had his back turned…
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
…distracted by Goldust,
Vader whipped off the ropes.
Here comes Goldust, catches him with a right hand,
and Vader flew through the air.
Here's the cover.
Hooks the leg, two, Vader gets the left shoulder up.
[Kelly] We heard the comments from Shawn Michaels a little earlier on.
So Shawn Michaels is volunteering to referee
a bout between Mike Tyson and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
As far as I'm concerned, from what I understand,
Michaels a little duty ahead of him at WrestleMania XIV.
That's putting the title on the line.
[Ross] That is, if Michaels is still the WWE Champion by March 29th.
You never know here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
There's an Irish whip. Oh, Vader! And Vader with all that massive power.
When Vader is vertical and he's able to deliver a blow,
I don't know anybody that can hang with this big man.
[Cole] There's Luna outside the ring
as Vader takes control now of The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust.
Listen to the reaction from this crowd for the man they call Vader.
-Lifts Goldust up, sets him on-- Oh! -[Ross] Oh! Powerbomb.
The end is near for gold dust, no doubt about it.
Vader, big, strong, impressive.
He's nasty, and right now, he's manhandling the bizarre one.
[Kelly] Goldust precariously close to the corner.
Looks like Vader is going up north.
[Cole] If he hooks up now with the Vader bomb, this one is over.
Vader will make it two for two over the past two weeks over Goldust.
-[Ross] Oh! It's over! -[Cole] He connects.
[Ross] It's gotta be over right now, baby… Uh-oh.
[Cole] What's this?
-We got total… -["Veil of Fire" playing]
Oh, my God.
[Kelly] Don't tell me.
[Ross] We know whose music it is.
-[bangs] -Oh! And there he comes.
He'll walk right through hell and back, buddy.
He's The Undertaker's brother.
He is Kane,
the most evil, the most diabolical, the most devastating force,
perhaps in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment.
Who's he looking for?
[Cole] He is the man directly responsible
for the disappearance of The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble.
He was not, The Undertaker was not in that casket when it was opened up.
The Undertaker has not been seen since.
[Ross] But look at Vader.
As Kane steps over the top rope, Vader's not backing up an inch.
Vader's not afraid of Kane.
Vader and Kane now.
Vader hammers Kane!
Vader, big rights and lefts. Kane's in trouble.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Vader setting up Kane here!
Listen to this crowd.
-[Kelly] No way! -[Cole] Piledriver!
[Ross] Vader with a Piledriver on Kane! Kane is in trouble!
Goldust about to come back in the ring.
-Waiting up for-- Oh, look! -[Cole] Oh, no.
[Ross] Kane's up! Kane is up! He can't…
-[Kelly] Wow! -[Ross] Vader's 458.
Can he be Tombstoned? Is it possible?
-Oh, wow! -[Cole] Oh!
-[Ross] Vader drilled right on his head. -[crowd booing]
Can you believe it?
Kane has just delivered a Tombstone piledriver
on a 450-pounder.
[Kelly] It appears that Vader now is next on Kane's list.
After what Kane did to The Undertaker,
that cannot bode well for the Rocky Mountain Monster.
[Ross] Hellfire and brimstone!
Kane has struck again!
Can you believe the power, the power of this unearthly being?
[Kelly] Well, if I wouldn't have seen it, I wouldn't have believed it myself.
He hoisted 458 in the air and delivered a Tombstone Piledriver.
Incredible strength from Kane.
[Ross] Ladies and gentlemen, we had the opportunity earlier
to eavesdrop on a conversation with Terry Funk and Mick Foley.
[Foley] Chainsaw Charlie gonna show the New Age Outlaws
what they have coming to 'em.
Hey, is that gonna be fun watching those two guys out there or not?
-Who do you like to watch the best? -I don't know.
I wish I could watch 'em both.
[both laughing]
What about Chainsaw? He's 50, what the hell is he, he's 57, 58?
No, no, no.
Chainsaw's only about, you know, in his mid to early forties,
-[laughs] -I think he looks great.
-The guy looks absolutely great. -In dog years.
[both laughing]
The pantyhose over his head,
I can almost see him moonsaulting off old Billy Gunn out there.
Well, hey, wait a minute now.
What I'd like to see more than anything else.
-What? -What I think I'm gonna see tonight.
I'm gonna see old Cactus Jack.
You know, Cactus Jack don't have the meanest, biggest muscles in the world.
-I know it. -You know.
-Got a pretty good sized stomach on him. -Big ass too.
Oh, but, gosh almighty, I'll tell you one thing,
and I'm saying this too.
-Cactus Jack has got a lot of heart. -All right.
[Cole] This match won't be for the weak of heart.
Up next on the war zone,
Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie meet the New Age Outlaws.
[Kelly] Plus, we will travel to Fort Lauderdale
to hear what Don King has to say
about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Mike Tyson, the WWE, and WrestleMania XIV.
Where do the negotiations stand?
[Ross] And we will hear from the Rattlesnake himself,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Cole] Still to come, the European title is on the line.
Triple H defends the belt against Owen Hart.
Stay tuned. The war zone is next.
[man on radio] You're, uh…
["We're All Together Now" playing]
[song fades]
["Oh You Didn't Know" playing]
[Ross] Welcome to the war zone, everybody.
Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler here at ringside.
[muffled] Wait…
[Ross] This match will not be for the weak at heart,
I can guarantee you that.
[Lawler] Check it out.
[Ross] Football season's over. Baseball's ready to start.
Should use protection.
Especially if you have to wrestle
the likes of Wade "Weed Wacker" Willy
or Chainsaw Johnson or Cactus Johnson.
The bottom line is,
when you feast your ocular cavities on the New Age Outlaws,
the titles are remaining around their waist.
[Ross] Certainly the WWE Tag Team Champions…
-Gear on. -[Ross] …expect they'd always be here.
As do we, folks.
Get ready. This match may not be for all members of the family.
It certainly, as we said, isn't for the weak at heart.
And this is… Well, this is just the beginning of tonight's war zone.
Steve Austin is still to come.
Don King, announcement is still to come.
[song fades]
["Whole Lotta Groove" playing]
[crowd cheering]
Uh-oh.
[announcer speaking indistinctly]
[Lawler] Here they come right now, JR.
[announcer] Chainsaw Charlie and Cactus Jack!
[Ross] Certainly will never forget
how Chainsaw Charlie was introduced in the Nassau Coliseum last month.
[Lawler] You're right. A mysterious box.
[Ross] Wait a minute. Look out here.
[Lawler] Hey. It's starting.
[Ross] Baseball slide by Billy Gunn right in the face of Cactus Jack,
leaving Chainsaw Charlie and the Road Dogg back in the ring.
[Lawler] Look out there. Look. Whoa!
[Ross] Out here on that steel gurney.
-Right hands by Chainsaw. -[Lawler yelps]
[Ross] A suplex on the steel!
Cactus Jack suplexing Billy Gunn!
Outside goes the Road Dogg. It's gonna get nasty before it gets over.
[Lawler] They should have kept on those catcher's masks,
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Ross] Road Dogg and Billy Gunn, as we have said earlier,
have had a lot of problems with the LOD.
But they certainly have had their share of problems with Cactus Jack.
There's a neck breaker by Chainsaw Charlie,
known in some circles as Terry Funk from the Double Cross Ranch.
[Lawler] Get him right in the face. Is that his face or his butt growing nose?
I mean, what, is he wearing a pantyhose or what?
Chainsaw Charlie.
[Ross] He may be a little middle aged and crazy in there…
-[Lawler] There you go! -[Ross] Shot right to the face.
A DDT in the ring.
And there's a cover, one, two, near fall.
[Lawler] This thing is completely out of control.
[Ross] Well, here's our Western Union Double Feature.
-I think… -[Lawler] Didn't even faze him.
[Ross] I think that Road Dogg's wearing one of those cups.
[Lawler] Hey, that's pretty smart! Catcher's gear.
[Ross] Certainly… Can he negate a low blow?
Tag has been made now as the Road Dogg is tagged in.
[Lawler] Yeah.
And Chainsaw Charlie has been isolated…
Come on!
…in the Tag Team Champions Corner.
[Lawler] Not so tough without the chainsaw, are you?
-Oh! Man. -[Ross] What a right hand.
You could hear the impact of that.
There's a cover. Will this be it? One, two, and a near fall.
Man, you're not counting to three.
[Lawler] Well, Terry Funk or Chainsaw Charlie,
whatever you want to call him, he's a lot like Cactus Jack.
He takes a lot of abuse, he takes a lot of punishment,
but I honestly believe he enjoys it.
Terry Funk was getting his butt kicked since flipper was a minnow.
-Look at that stomping. He likes it. -[Ross] Certainly.
In Houston, Texas, on Sunday, February 15th, at No Way Out,
Stone Cold and Owen Hart will join forces with Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie
against DX and these New Age Outlaws,
which that eight-man match brings a lot to mind.
How in the world are Stone Cold and Owen Hart going to coexist?
And quite frankly,
how will the egos of Degeneration X and the New Age Outlaws exist as well?
[Lawler] It's gonna be something to see.
Houston's gonna be happening, baby. Look at this.
-[Ross] Tag has been made. -[Lawler] Ooh!
[Ross] You gotta wonder what "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
is gonna say and do here tonight.
We also expect a statement from Don King
regarding the whole situation that arose last week
between Mike Tyson and Stone Cold.
[Lawler] Personally, I hope
Stone Cold and Mike Tyson do duke it out at WrestleMania.
Do you know what Stone Cold can do?
He can have his teeth strung into a necklace
for a remembrance of the match he had with Mike Tyson.
That's what the Baddest Man on the Planet… He'll knock all of Stone Cold's teeth out.
[Ross] Also tonight,
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley is scheduled to defend the European Championship
against Owen Hart.
What a match-up that should be.
-[Lawler] Look at that! Oh! -[Ross] And counter. Ooh!
The side headlock was countered into a suplex, but look at old Chainsaw.
He's back up on his feet.
He may not be aware of it,
but he's staggering around and willing and ready to fight.
[Lawler] You call that on your feet? Look at him.
[Ross] There's a tag.
Cactus Jack in. Billy Gunn in.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Ross] Cactus Jack knocking down Billy Gunn.
Cactus Jack is hitting anything that moves.
[Lawler] Get out of there, Road Dogg!
[Ross] Cactus Jack downstairs. He is so unpredictable and so dangerous.
Cactus Jack has had legendary matches with his own tag team partner,
-and there's a-- Oh, DDT! -[Lawler] Oh!
-[Ross] That should be all. -[Lawler] Look out!
[Ross] And the Road Dogg interrupts the count.
[Lawler] Ah-- Uh-oh, look out!
Oh! That's got to be a disqualification.
[Ross] Chainsaw…
[Lawler] Look out!
…throwing cheers in the ring.
-This one is disintegrating in a hurry. -[Lawler yelps]
[Ross] This one is going to get nasty and very, very ugly.
[Lawler] Look out, he's gonna grab you, JR!
He wouldn't be able to throw you in the ring.
-Oh! -[Ross] Oh, back in the face
with the steel chair on the Road Dogg.
Billy Gunn's on the outside.
Chainsaw throwing more chairs in the ring.
Billy Gunn lying right here by us.
[Lawler] Look at this. What is he doing?
He grabbed that cup!
[Ross] The protective cup was just removed.
[Ross and Lawler] Oh!
[Ross] Oh, my!
[crowd cheering]
Look out.
Get him away from here!
Wait a minute.
Cactus Jack off the apron!
Right in the face with a steel chair on Billy Gunn.
[bell rings]
-[Lawler] I wanna hit him with mine. -[Ross] Wait a minute!
Shame to Mankind! The Mandible Claw on the referee!
The referee is out!
We've lost all control here.
[announcer] The winners of this match as a result of disqualification…
-[Lawler] Look out! -[announcer] …the New Age Outlaws!
-[Lawler] I guess. [yelps] -[Ross] Oh!
Chainsaw just wearing the Road Dogg out!
[Lawler] Look at this!
We said this one was going to get ugly.
We said this one wasn't for the weak at heart.
Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie.
[Lawler] When you said it'll get ugly,
I just thought you were talking about Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie.
I didn't know you meant the match.
This has got to be stopped. What are they doing now?
[Ross] Road Dogg is out of it here.
[Lawler] They're gonna bury him in chairs.
-What? -[Ross] Wait a minute.
Chainsaw climbing up to the top.
[Lawler] Oh, no, wait a minute.
-[Ross] Road Dogg is covered in steel. -[Lawler] He's not.
[Ross] Yes, he is! Oh!
A moonsault!
-Right on the chairs. -[Lawler] I think he broke his own arm.
[Ross] The steel chairs threw him into the prone body of the Road Dogg
from the moonsault.
My God.
Chainsaw is middle-aged and crazy.
[upbeat rock music playing over speakers]
[Lawler] I have never seen anything like this.
Look at-- Look at him. He's up!
Chainsaw Charlie!
[Ross] Right there, you see Cactus removing the protective cup
and then going straight downstairs.
[Lawler] Oh!
And then back upstairs with a chair. Look at this.
And then the moonsault right on these guys. Unbelievable.
[Ross] I'll tell you one thing.
I've never seen anything quite like this ever on Raw.
Well…
The winners of the match are the New Age Outlaws,
but I'd rather be the losers.
Well, you know, we're gonna hear from Don King tonight.
-It takes a king to know a king. -Right.
I can't wait to find out what Don King has to say
about what happened between Mike Tyson and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Ross] Well, Stone Cold is in the house,
and no telling what the Rattlesnake is going to say tonight about Mike Tyson.
And still to come, the European Championship will be decided
when Hunter Hearst-Helmsley takes on Owen Hart.
Western Union proudly presents No Way Out: In Your House,
live from Houston, Texas, Sunday, February 15th, on pay-per-view.
[Ross reading]
And now, folks, let's take a special look at the WWE Light Heavyweight Champion,
Taka Michinoku.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Ross speaking indistinctly]
[Lawler] Look out! Look out! Look out!
-Oh! -[Ross] Oh.
[firework squeals]
[Cole] Taka Michinoku skywalked into the WWE just eight months ago.
Taka's unbelievable athleticism, coupled with charisma,
created quite a stir.
He soared through the Light Heavyweight Division and became its first champion.
But competition has not been his only opposition.
He's battled the language barrier.
The fight is a slobberknocker. Can you say "slobberknocker"?
[accented] Slobberknocker.
-[coach] One more time. You almost got it. -Slobberknocker.
That's very good.
[Cole] He's fought prejudice.
Can you speak one word of English? Huh?
You jackass.
-[Lawler] That's two. -[Ross laughs]
Whoa!
[Cole] And most notably, he's overcome gravity again and again.
Light Heavyweights be warned.
This kid has the force to be reckoned with.
He's the Light Heavyweight Champion.
He's Taka Michinoku.
[Ross] That's the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time.
The Honky Tonk Man gets set for this ring introduction.
We can say that this match-up between Pantera and Brian Christopher
will determine Taka matching up to his opponent
at No Way Out, February 15th.
Thank you very much.
Ladies and gentlemen,
This Light Heavyweight Match is scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit.
And in the ring, from Mexico, 203 pounds, El Pantera.
And his opponent, making his way to the ring,
214 and a quarter pounds, from my hometown, Memphis, Tennessee,
"Too Sexy" Brian Christopher!
[Lawler] Oh, yeah!
All right!
Good job, Honky Tonk!
[Ross] I think that's nepotism.
-That's-- What? -[Ross] Nepotism.
[Lawler] This is a family show. Watch your language.
[Ross] Well, speaking of family,
it's nice you've got a member of your family here.
[Lawler] Don't start that now. I mean it.
[Ross] I hope that you'll remain objective in this match-up
and try to exhibit a little bit of sportsmanship.
Of course I will. You know what? I don't really care who wins.
Now, Brian Christopher, or, as you accuse him to be, my son,
certainly, I would be for him, but that's not the case.
I'll tell you what, whoever wins this match,
I'll be glad to go in the ring, shake hands, and congratulate him.
I don't care who it is.
-[Ross] Can I hold you to your word? -Of course you can.
My word is my bond, JR.
[Ross] Collar-and-elbow tie-up here,
Brian Christopher forcing Pantera into the corner.
[Lawler] Hey.
[Ross] You and your boy got some mental telepathy going here, don't you?
[Lawler] Look at that move.
-Now, that was pretty. Watch this. -[grunts]
-Ooh! -[Ross] That had to hurt.
-Nice German suplex by Brian Christopher. -[laughs]
And again, the winner of this match-up will meet Taka Michinoku
in Houston on Sunday, February 15th, with a WWE Light Heavyweight title.
-Here's another look. -[Lawler] Yes!
Did you say a German suplex?
I don't think he's got any German in his bloodline.
[Ross] Well, you would know. Nice counter move there.
It's a hammerlock to the side headlock by Brian Christopher.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, watch out now. Be careful. [laughs]
[Ross] Pace has quickened here and…
Christopher catching Pantera with a clothesline
and down goes the masked man from south of the border.
[Lawler] Come on, JR, go and admit it. Brian Christopher looks great. Look.
[Lawler laughs]
He's great.
[Ross] You find that entertaining? He's a great athlete.
[Lawler] Whoa!
Arm drag takeover. Pantera showing his quickness now.
Upstairs, there's a dropkick,
and Brian Christopher in some trouble here.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Ross] Baseball slide-through by Pantera.
[Lawler] Don't think that's fair.
[Ross and Lawler] Look out!
-[Ross] Bam! Uh-oh. -[Lawler] What?
[Ross] Pantera is going to come through with a head-first dive here.
And there he is!
A tópe. What a suicide dive.
[Lawler] I think Brian's head hit that metal railing.
He could be hurt.
[crowd clamoring]
-[Ross] I know you're upset, King, but… -[Lawler] No, I'm all right.
I'm not for anybody.
Uh… Go, Pantera.
[Ross] Here's another look at that death-defying leap
and Brian Christopher's head just snapping against the security railing.
Pantera now with a handspring. No, no!
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Look at this, Ross.
Now there's a move for ya. Oh! [laughs]
[Ross] He's a chip off the old block, isn't he?
-Pantera? He's pretty good, I guess. -Yes.
I don't know his old man.
[Ross] You know what I'm talking about? I'm talking about you.
-Why don't you admit this is your son? -[Lawler] Oh, come on, Ross.
You know, sometimes I wish I had a kid.
Like yesterday, when I was lying on the couch watching the Super Bowl
and I couldn't reach the remote.
And then I thought, "You know, a kid would be nice right now." [laughs]
[Ross] I wonder if Mildred Bowers down in Nashville
is enjoying this match
with this native Tennessean acting like he is.
[Lawler] I'm sure she's proud of him just like I am.
[Ross] Uh-oh. Look out here. Sunset flip!
-And oh my! -[crowd exclaims]
Whoa!
[laughs maniacally]
-[Ross] That's gonna leave a mark, King. -Yeah, I know. I thought somebody…
He saw that somewhere. That's a good move, don't you think?
[Ross] Yeah, I think it's a great move.
[Lawler] Can we see it again? So nice. Let's look at it twice.
Wow!
[Ross] Sunset flipped from the inside out.
And right now, Brian Christopher is in firm control
of this Light Heavyweight match-up.
[Lawler] Right.
Look at this.
-No! -[crowd shouting]
Oh!
[Ross] Brian Christopher in trouble.
-Irish whip on the far side. -[Lawler laughs]
-[Ross] Pantera handstand, elevated. -[Lawler] Oh!
[Ross] There's an ankle scissors. Down goes Brian Christopher.
Pantera with a roll-up.
-A modified victory roll and a near fall. -[Lawler] Come on!
Pantera's breaking the rules like they were piñatas.
Look out, Brian!
[Ross] Uh-oh. Kick right to the chest there.
Oh, look out, look out.
Oh!
It's all over now, Ross.
[Ross] Well, I don't know about that, but right…
Brian Christopher has things going his way,
much to the delight of the King.
-This may be it. Here. -Oh, yeah, this is it.
Watch this. Here he goes!
Yahoo!
[crowd exclaiming]
-What happened? -[laughing maniacally]
What is he doin'?
No! No!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell rings]
No!
-I can't believe it! -[Ross] Well, you made a deal.
[upbeat music playing over speakers]
You gotta go shake the man's hand.
Here's your winner, El Pantera!
[Ross] Honky Tonk Man's made it official.
And you made a deal.
-You are a man of your word. -I'm a man of my word.
I'm a king of my word. I'll congratulate him.
[Ross] Well, The King, begrudgingly, is gonna shake Pantera's hand.
So it's gonna be Pantera and Taka Michinoku
for the Light Heavyweight title on Sunday, February 15th,
down in Houston.
Well, I'm a little bit surprised that The King is…
going to keep his word, quite frankly.
Pantera doesn't trust Lawler.
Which proves that Pantera is smarter than he looks.
[music stops]
-[Lawler grunts] -[Ross] Oh! You almost can smell it.
You can almost feel it coming.
The King strikes here. Man!
[clamoring]
I cannot believe that.
I can't…
Now, that's no sportsmanship. That's not sportsmanship at all.
-What are you talking about? -Acting like Daddy Dearest.
[Lawler] I congratulate people.
I would've done the same thing if Brian Christopher had won.
-[Ross] I don't think so. -Oh, yeah.
Daddy Dearest, what's wrong? Are you a sore loser?
Congratulations, Pantera.
[Ross] Joining us, ladies and gentlemen, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie.
How would you describe your match earlier with the New Age Outlaws?
If I can wrap that up in one simple word: fun.
Right, Chainsaw? Jolly good fun.
-Because it's… -[Shawn] Hold on.
[Shawn and Triple H] It's the hardcore legends.
We definitely wouldn't wanna take up airtime from the hardcore legends.
Didn't know it was legendary.
We'll let you hardcore legends do whatever legends do.
-Your little stuff. -Whatever it is you legends do.
Do your little hardcore…
-[Ross] Oh, that-- -[Lawler] Look out!
-[Ross] New Age Outlaws… -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Ross] …attacking Chainsaw and Cactus!
[Lawler] Man!
[Ross] DX and the New Age Outlaws doing a number!
[clamoring]
-Look… -Hey, come on!
[Lawler] This is like the streets of Denver when they won the Super Bowl!
[Ross] DX and the New Age Outlaws doing a wrong number…
-[Lawler] It's a riot! -[Ross] …on Chainsaw and Cactus!
-[Ross] Absolute pandemonium here. -[Lawler] Nobody's helping him, either.
-Look at him! Oh! -[Ross] Cactus and Chainsaw are helpless.
Look at the WWE Champion.
Good grief! I can't-- Wait just a minute! Hold on.
Welcome back to the war zone. Here's what happened moments ago.
[Shawn and Triple H] It's the hardcore legends.
[Ross] Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie interrupted in their interview,
-and then all hell would break loose. -[Lawler] You're not kidding.
Earlier, Terry Funk and Cactus Jack were laying around in the ring
and Funk said, "You've got a lot of heart, Cactus"?
They don't have much brains.
They may have heart, but they get outsmarted right here.
Not only did they get outsmarted,
they got what little brains they had beat right out of them.
And let me ask you something, JR.
What chance do you think Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie
are going to have in Houston,
even with Stone Cold and Owen Hart, his partner?
[Ross] They're going to get demolished.
[announcer] …combined weight of 507 pounds,
Mosh and Thrasher, The Headbangers!
[Ross] Certainly, No Way Out of Texas,
an appropriate name for the next WWE pay-per-view
in Houston, Sunday, February 15th.
We understand tickets are going fast for that event.
We'll be in Dallas on Monday, February 16th,
and in Waco on Tuesday, February 17th.
Three huge days in the Lone Star State of Texas
as The Headbangers, former WWE Tag Champions,
prepare to go two-on-two
-with The Quebecers, Jacques and Pierre. -[Lawler] Look out.
-[bell rings] -[Ross] And The Quebecers,
proud residents of Montreal, are also former WWE Tag Champions.
[Lawler] And they're after-- Uh-oh.
I was gonna say they have to make a new name for themselves,
but they're not starting off on the right foot.
[Ross] Great move there by Mosh on Pierre.
Still to come…
What in the world is Stone Cold going to say
about Mike Tyson tonight?
Austin is still to come.
And what will Don King say as he addresses the epic confrontation
that made global headlines last week between Tyson and Austin?
[Lawler] Maybe Austin is going to say he'll become a boxer.
Stone Cold would make a colorful boxer.
If he fought Mike Tyson, he'd be black, blue, and blood red.
I can't wait to see it.
[Ross] Also tonight,
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley to defend the European title against Owen Hart.
A lot more still to come right here on the war zone.
[Lawler] Well, yeah.
[Ross] And a nice tandem move there by The Quebecers.
What an outstanding team, of course.
Jacques Rougeau,
a member of the famous Rougeau family from Montreal,
was a great tag team partner of his brother, Raymond,
of our French broadcast team.
[Lawler] You know, I'm not crazy about Canada or Canadians for that matter.
But I got to say,
I gotta root for The Quebecers over two morons that wear dresses any day.
[Ross] Hard knockdown by Pierre with a clothesline.
Well, I'll tell you one thing.
No Way Out of Texas
on Sunday, February 15th,
is all of a sudden just getting as volatile as it can be.
Austin, Owen Hart, Chainsaw, and Cactus together
against DX and the New Age Outlaws,
that is going to be wild.
-And a double clothesline. -[Lawler] Let's look at that.
Stone Cold and Chainsaw Charlie, two guys from Texas,
then you got Owen Hart from Canada and Cactus Jack from Pluto or something.
You're gonna tell me they stand a chance against Shawn Michaels,
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, the Road Dogg, and Billy Gunn?
I don't think so.
[Ross] Mosh now
with a dropkick and another dropkick on Pierre.
And The Headbangers trying to use some double teaming here.
Go downstairs on Jacques Rougeau, who just went right outside sailing.
-Pierre sent for the ride. -[Lawler] Whoa!
-[Ross] Oh my! What a back body drop. -[Lawler] Wow!
[Ross] Tremendous elevation.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
Jacques tossed back in by Mosh.
Headbangers-Quebecers in this tag team match-up.
-[Lawler] Oh. -[Ross] Still to come, Austin.
Still to come, Don King, plus the European Championship match-up.
-Reverse of the whip. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Lawler laughs] What about that?
[Ross] Quebecers now back in control here.
And certainly, both these teams would love the opportunity
to wrestle for the WWE Tag Team titles.
Both teams have held the belts on numerous occasions before.
[men shouting indistinctly]
Oh-- Oh my.
Pierre
came down rather gingerly.
-There's a cover and a three count! -[Lawler] Whoa! I can't believe it!
[upbeat music playing over speakers]
[announcer] Winners, The Headbangers!
[Ross] It looked bad for The Headbangers,
but they used the sunset flip.
-And now The Quebecers… -[bell rings]
…are hammering away.
-Outside goes… Is that Thrasher? -[Lawler] Yes.
[Ross] Leaving Mosh all alone with The Quebecers.
And Jacques and Pierre, a very talented team.
Two men that had their sights set on the WWE Tag Team title.
[Lawler] Somebody needs to tell these Canadians the match is over. They lost.
[Ross] Oh, this is dangerous. Boston Crab position.
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Ross] And…
That leg drop right on the back of the head.
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Ross] The Quebecers may have lost the decision here,
but it looks like they've won the war.
[Lawler] Take a look at this.
He's got him down with the Boston Crab and then, ooh, out comes Pierre
right on poor Mosh's head.
[crowd booing]
[Ross] The Headbangers are gonna need some medical attention.
There's that mean streak of The Quebecers.
And, ladies and gentlemen, still to come,
we will hear from the Rattlesnake himself, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
But, ladies and gentlemen, whatever you do, do not go away
because up next,
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley defends the European title against Owen Hart.
[upbeat pop music playing]
With WrestleMania only nine weeks away, speculation is still running rampant.
What will happen between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
and Iron Mike Tyson?
Perhaps we'll find out more right here tonight.
[upbeat rock music playing over speakers]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for a one fall
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment European Championship.
Introducing first the challenger from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
weighing in at 232 pounds, Owen Hart!
[Ross] Owen Hart,
the proud youngest son of Stu and Helen Hart
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
What a great family they are.
Owen Hart is a fine representative of all the wonderful fans in Canada.
And what an opportunity Owen Hart has here to win the European title
from his archrival, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
["Are You Ready?" playing]
[Lawler] I hope Triple H has got some clothes on now.
[announcer] And his opponent,
being accompanied to the ring by Chyna,
-weighing in at 224 pounds… -[Lawler] Oh, wait a minute.
[announcer speaking indistinctly]
[Ross] That's not Hunter Hearst-Helmsley. That's not Chyna.
-[Lawler] Are you sure? -[Ross] Yeah, I'm sure.
Look at the disgust on Owen Hart's face.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[Ross] I guess it's Hunter Dust.
[Lawler] I think you're right, JR.
Hunter's nose is actually bigger than that.
[Ross] Well, we knew that Helmsley has been nursing a knee injury.
None of us were exactly sure
when Helmsley was going to be back in the ring in action.
Obviously, it doesn't seem as if it's going to be tonight.
Earlier, we saw The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust as Vader Dust.
[Lawler] Oh, look at that schnoz. Shades of Jimmy Durante.
[Ross] Oh, yes, it is scheduled to be for the European Championship.
[Lawler] Well, there's the bell right there.
[Ross] It certainly is.
At least it looks to be the authentic European Championship belt.
And this capacity crowd.
Oh, yeah, right.
[Lawler laughs]
He's got the moves now.
Are you sure that's not Triple H?
[Ross] Do you want to borrow my glasses?
I don't think Triple H has those tattoos…
-[Lawler] Look at nose. -…on his arm.
[Lawler] Last time I saw a nose like that, there was an elephant attached to it.
It looks like the Wicked Witch of the Southeast or something.
-[bell rings] -And from behind comes up,
I guess, for the lack of a better term, Hunter Dust.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Ross] And hard clothesline.
I'll tell you what, Helmsley and Michaels,
you can never, ever predict what DX is going to do.
And obviously, they've outsmarted us all again.
-[Ross laughs] -[Lawler] I think they're entertaining us.
Don't you think this is-- This is great!
[Ross] Well, if you're a fan of Owen Hart or you're a fan of…
[Lawler] There aren't many of those.
[Ross] Well, there's a lot of Owen Hart fans around, quite frankly.
-You gotta feel for Owen Hart. -[Lawler] Oh, look!
-[Ross] Oh, look. -[Lawler] Hunter's pulled his hair off.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
-[Ross] Hunter Dust. -[Lawler laughs]
-Give me a break. -Ooh!
[Ross] We said that the Goldust family tree certainly needed trimming.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Lawler] If anybody's family tree needs trimming,
it's the Hart family's.
[Ross] There's nothing wrong with the Hart family.
You may not respect them, but…
-Something that arsenic couldn't cure. -…some of us do. Stop that.
[Lawler] Look at this. Uh-oh.
Oh, watch your nose!
-[Ross] Owen Hart up on top. Crossbody! -[Lawler] Look out!
[Ross] Owen Hart with a crossbody
-and a near fall on Hunter Dust. -[Lawler] There you go.
[Ross] But the off…
Well, Goldust, The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust, up very quickly.
And I guess…
-[crowd booing] -[Lawler] Ooh!
[Ross] A knee drop right to the face of Owen Hart.
And now there's the cover.
One, two and you gotta…
Owen Hart has prepared to wrestle Helmsley for the European title.
[Lawler] I'm enjoying this.
[Ross] Right in the face there by Hunter Dust.
Well, it makes you wonder about the Rhodes family, doesn't it?
Hart Irish whipped in.
-[Lawler] About the what family? -[Ross] The Rhodes family.
[Lawler] We keep talking about all the problems that…
well, The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust is having.
He's an artist. He's misunderstood.
But I'll tell you, I think what's behind all his problems lately is one thing.
-[Ross] What's that? -[Lawler] El Niño.
[Ross] Good grief.
-Reverse chinlock by Hunter Dust. -[Lawler] Oh. Watch your nose.
[Ross] Owen Hart prepared to meet his archrival, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
He was prepared to wrestle for the European title.
And what do we get? We get that man.
[Lawler] Look at that nose. Don't look up. You'd punch a hole in the ozone layer.
[Ross] Reverse chinlock now, applied by Hunter Dust
as, uh… Look at Luna.
She's no Chyna, I can tell you that.
But she is giving her man a little unfair advantage here.
[Lawler] Look at those biceps.
[Ross] This has got to be so heartbreaking for Owen Hart and his legion of fans.
That's a…
You got to wonder what Mother Nature was thinking there.
Owen Hart now is building some momentum,
but not for long as a knee was buried deep into the ambulance.
There's a bionic elbow right to the face.
-The leg is hooked… -[Lawler] Counting.
[Ross] Two-and-a-half count.
Owen Hart's in trouble here.
[Lawler] Look at the beak on Hunter Dust. You gotta love that.
I bet he uses queen-size bedsheets as tissues.
-[Ross] You're into noses, aren't you? -[Lawler] What?
-Whoa, look out! -[Ross] There's a nice move.
-[Lawler] No! -[Ross] A cradle…
Oh, half a count away from this one being over.
But look how quickly that The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust is up.
[Lawler] Ooh!
[Ross] And I'll tell you what.
We got a lot more to tell you about the big event coming to Houston.
[referee] The leg.
-[Ross] And Stone Cold still to come. -Ouch!
[Ross] Don King Still to come.
Folks, we've got to take a timeout. We'll be right back.
And we are back, ladies and gentlemen, the European Championship on the line.
Or at least that's our belief.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Oh!
[Ross] That's what was scheduled.
Owen Hart challenging Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
But we've got Hunter Dust.
It's Goldust being hammered now by Owen Hart.
[Lawler] Don't knock his nose off.
[referee] One, two…
[Ross] Hard, hard right hands…
-Yeah! -[Ross] …from Owen Hart
on The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust.
-There's an enzuigiri. -[Lawler] Oh! There went his nose!
[crowd shouting]
[Ross] Owen Hart now in firm control it would seem.
He is up on top.
Move!
-[Ross] A dropkick that found its mark. -[Lawler] Oh!
-[Ross] Great athleticism by Owen Hart. -[Lawler] Looks like the fun's over.
-[Ross] Oh, come on! -[Lawler] No!
-[Ross] Luna from behind with that crutch. -[Lawler laughs]
[Ross] What a cheap shot.
And now Hunter Dust is going for the Pedigree.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Ross] But it's countered.
And-- Wait a minute. It could be the Sharpshooter.
-It is! -[Lawler] No way!
[Ross] The Sharpshooter.
-It's the Sharpshooter. -[bell rings]
-[Lawler] Chyna! What? -[Ross] It's over! It's over!
Hunter Dust has given it up.
Owen Hart has won this match fair and square.
-[Lawler] So what? Doesn't mean anything. -[announcer] Winner, Owen Hart!
-[crowd cheering] -[man laughing over speakers]
-[man] Owen, you're such a loser. -[Ross] Wait a minute.
-Owen, you… -What's this?
[laughs] What a sucker.
-[Shawn] Nobody outsmarts us. -[Triple H] Oh, my God.
How many times do they have to learn? Nobody outdoes DX. We've always won.
[Triple H] You are such an idiot. The biggest idiot of all time.
I can't believe you guys fell for that.
-Oh, my God. -Oh, my goodness. [laughs]
How stupid can one family be?
What level are you of genius?
-'Cause we gotta be past that. -Yeah.
-We gotta be-- Way beyond. -I'm going way beyond, way beyond.
And Owen is least…
-He's underneath. -Right.
-A genius like you… -Yeah.
You're way up here.
[Lawler] Hey, here comes Slaughter.
[Ross] The commissioner is on his way to the ring.
[Lawler] He's got no sense of humor at all.
[Shawn and Triple H chattering]
-[Lawler laughs] -[Triple H] Here he comes.
-Oh, boy. -Here comes Super Chin.
Yeah, he gotta rain on somebody's parade.
-But let me tell Goldust that… -What's the matter, sarge?
Hey, Triple H. That was pretty good.
That was pretty good, huh?
-[Lawler] Yeah. -[Sgt. Slaughter] D-Generation X.
You've done it to us again.
I guess that The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust
was supposed to be playing the role of you tonight, right, Hunter?
-He's a brain surgeon. -Yeah.
-[Lawler laughs] -Genius.
-Well, he did a damn good job, Maggots. -[Triple H] He did.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Sgt. Slaughter] He really had me convinced.
-[Lawler] You are stupid. -In fact, he had me so convinced…
[Triple H] You're an idiot.
…that I have decided to make a judgment call here.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
Since Owen Hart had a sanctioned European title match here tonight
and since I am your commissioner…
[Lawler] Wait a minute, JR. What's he saying?
…not only am I awarding Owen Hart the match here tonight
and a victory against you, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley,
but I have also awarded him the new European Heavyweight Championship!
-Bullshit! No way! -[Shawn] Why?
[Lawler] Hey, he can't do that.
That can't be! No way!
-No way! -[Ross] What a blockbuster.
-[Shawn] What are you doing? -[Lawler] What?
It cannot be Hart! Don't let me come down there!
-[Lawler] Wait, this was just a joke. -Owen Hart, that is mine.
-Owen is mine. -[Ross] The joke is on DX.
We've got a new European Champion!
-Owen Hart's the new European Champion! -I got something you want.
-[Lawler] I cannot believe this. -And now you're gonna come and get me.
[Ross] Now Helmsley has to go one-on-one somewhere with Owen Hart.
Helmsley cannot afford Owen Hart if he wants his European title back.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, Iron Mike Tyson,
without a doubt the Baddest Man on the Planet.
The most recognized sports celebrity anywhere.
Treated himself to some Royal Rumble action last Sunday.
Iron Mike made spectating a sport.
He was thrilled to meet and interact with many of the WWE superstars,
but nobody seemed to be more enthusiastic for Iron Mike's revival
than WWE owner Vince McMahon.
[Lawler] Oh, without a doubt, JR.
Vince McMahon was standing in the middle of the ring.
I mean, his chest was so swollen out with pride.
He was-- The smile was gonna have to be surgically removed from his face
when he saw Mike Tyson.
[crowd cheering]
Walking down that aisle, the Baddest Man on the Planet.
[Vince] All right now, ladies and gentlemen.
The moment we have awaited. The big announcement.
And the announcement is that on March 29…
[man] Tyson!
…at WrestleMania,
-in this very ring… -[Lawler] Yeah?
Iron Mike Tyson…
-[crowd shouting] -…will--
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Lawler] Uh-oh!
[Ross] Yes, indeed.
Mike Tyson is standing in Stone Cold's ring.
And business is damn sure about to pick up.
[Lawler] Hey, what's going on?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] This was supposed to be Tyson's time.
The talk of Vince with that big announcement.
But Austin has just changed everybody's plan.
Let me make it short and sweet.
What I'm telling you is I want a piece of Mike Tyson's ass.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[crowd cheering]
[Stone Cold] Shut up.
Don't say one word, Vince. I'll knock your damn lights out too.
I respect what you've done, Mike,
but you're out here calling yourself the Baddest Man on the Planet.
Right now, you got your little beady eyes
locked on the eyes of the world's toughest son of a… [bleep]
[crowd shouting]
I could beat you any day of the week.
Twice on Sunday.
Do I think I-- Do I think you could beat my ass?
Hell, no.
Do I think I could beat your ass?
Why, hell, yeah.
[crowd cheering]
I don't know how good your hearing is,
but if you don't understand what I'm saying,
I always got a little bit of sign language.
So here's to ya.
[Lawler] Whoa!
Uh-oh, here we go!
-[Ross] Here we go! Tyson and Austin! -[Lawler] Oh, no!
-[Ross] All hell has broken loose! -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Ross] Bam! It has hit the fan!
My God! My God, Austin and Tyson!
And look at them!
Mike Tyson and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[Lawler] I told you it was gonna happen! I knew it would happen!
[Ross] Tyson wants Austin! Austin wants Tyson!
[Vince] Get out of here! You're ruining everything!
-Oh, come on. -You ruined it, damn it!
-You ruined it! -[referee] Come on!
-You ruined it! -[Lawler] Look at this mess!
Vince McMahon said, "You've ruined it!"
You rotten bastard!
[shouting indistinctly]
Iron Mike Tyson is back in the fight, this time on a wrestling mat.
Last night, he had it out with a pro wrestler.
So much for Iron Mike Tyson serving as a referee in WrestleMania XIV.
Now it looks like he's headed into battle.
Mike Tyson has gotten the go ahead to get back into the ring.
Only this time, it's the wrestling ring.
When you're as big a guy as Mike Tyson,
you know that some people just want to get a rise out of you.
[Ross] Every sports reporter in the country
covered the now infamous Tyson incident.
Everybody wanted to know
how the Baddest man on the Planet would respond to the WWE's toughest SOB.
Mike Tyson was supposed to be a guest referee at WrestleMania XIV.
But what will happen now?
We don't know.
All we know is, is that Tyson wants Austin,
and Austin wants Tyson.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Well, I'll tell you, never in World Wrestling Entertainment history
has an incident created so much publicity worldwide.
[Ross] We'll hear from Don King next on this situation.
Plus he's here, folks.
-"Stone Cold" Steve Austin. -[Lawler] Oh.
The Rattlesnake has a lot to say.
We'll hear it next.
[Lawler] Whoa!
Uh-oh, here we go!
-[Ross] Here we go! Tyson and Austin! -[Lawler] Oh, no!
-[Ross] All hell has broken loose! -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Ross] That's the explosion that occurred last week.
And now let's hear these comments
from the king of boxing, Mike Tyson's promoter, Don King.
From Fort Lauderdale, Florida, here is Don King,
Last week,
we almost see Stone Cold and Mike Tyson go at it.
They were right in each other's face.
But what developed from that
was an intensity of hostility so thick you could cut it with a knife.
Mike Tyson wants Stone Cold.
Stone Cold wants Mike Tyson.
So we're gonna bring these two forces together on March 29th--
Oops, I forgot.
The Nevada State Commission said Mike can't fight,
so we got to respect the Nevada State Commission.
We don't want to violate the rules.
But Vince McMahon and I must come up with a creative scene
that we can bring these two hostile forces together
without violating the rules but allowing the man to make a living.
Mike Tyson and WrestleMania will come together on March 29th
because we are going to create it, Vince McMahon and I,
a way to do just that.
Bring these two powerful forces together, March 29th, without violating the rules.
So get there and be ready to get this event on pay-per-view.
Pay-per-view, so call your local cable operator
because you can't afford to miss
this pleasure, this excitement, this hostility, this intensity
of Mike Tyson and Stone Cold.
We're gonna make it happen some way or another.
And though you watch it,
we got an irresistible force against an immovable object.
And something has got to give,
and give it will on March 29th on WrestleMania.
And Mike Tyson, you'll be there. You'll be the judge.
It's gonna be great.
[Lawler] Well, JR, Don King certainly got away with words.
He says that the Nevada Commission will not let Mike Tyson box,
but King and Vince McMahon are gonna hammer this thing out.
-Those two minds getting together… -[Ross] Uh-oh.
-[Lawler] So-- Uh-oh. -[Ross] Uh-oh.
[Lawler] Something's gonna happen right now.
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[cheering]
[Ross] Will you listen to this?
He's the toughest SOB in the history of WWE.
He's the man that won the Royal Rumble.
There has never been another like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And when WrestleMania tickets go on sale next Monday morning,
in Boston at the Fleet Center,
you better believe they're not gonna last long.
[Lawler] Look at these people. They are going nuts. They can taste it.
They want Mike Tyson and Stone Cold to tie it up so bad.
[Ross] Can you imagine what's gonna happen next Monday night
when we go live in Indianapolis at the Market Square Arena?
It could be the biggest night ever on Raw next Monday in Indianapolis.
Boy, there's no telling
what this Rattlesnake's gonna say here tonight.
Last week on Raw really pissed me off.
[crowd cheering]
Mike Tyson pushed me in front of the world
and thought he was gonna get away without a payback.
Uh-uh, that ain't happenin'.
Mike Tyson, you're gonna find out firsthand
you don't mess with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[crowd cheering]
You're supposed to be some kind of big, tough boxer,
and I don't really give a rat's ass about none of that
I said I wanted a piece of your ass.
Supposedly, you want a piece of Stone Cold.
So what I'm telling you is,
I'll beat your ass up in your backyard, I'll beat your ass up in my backyard,
and I'll whip your ass in anybody out here's backyard.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] He means it. -I'm gonna send you a cell phone.
I'll give you my beeper number, my phone number, and my address
so that you can get in touch with me and let me know what you want to do.
'Cause see, Mike, when it all comes down to it,
I'll knock that damn gold tooth out of your mouth
and make it into a necklace for Stone Cold.
-[Lawler] Wow. -[Ross] Whoa.
[Lawler] Getting pretty strong now.
Don King says they can't stop you from making a livin'.
Hell, in my opinion,
getting your ass beat up by Stone Cold ain't much of a livin'.
To make it official, Mike, February 15th, I'll be in Houston, Texas.
All you got to do is show up, son.
And I dare you to show up
because I'm telling you, I'm telling the world,
if you do show up, I will knock your ass out,
and that's the bottom line 'cause Stone Cold said so.
[Ross] Well, that's some strong comments from Stone Cold.
[Lawler] He said you don't have to wait till WrestleMania.
He says he'll knock Mike Tyson out anytime he sees him.
[Ross] What an honor it's been, ladies and gentlemen.
We'll keep you updated this weekend on this situation for the team.
I'm Jim Ross. Good night, everybody. n this situation for the team.