[narrator] In over 100 countries, in seven different languages,
to more than a half billion viewers each week,
the World Wrestling Entertainment,
the worldwide leader in sports entertainment.
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[siren blaring]
[opening theme music playing]
[dog barking]
[crowd cheering]
[fireworks exploding]
[JR] Hello again, ladies and gentlemen.
And welcome to WWE Raw.
What a crowd we have here tonight.
We are sold out in the Pepsi Arena here in Albany, New York.
Hello again, ladies and gentlemen.
I am Jim Ross, alongside Michael Cole.
We are here at ringside and what a night this is gonna be.
We will be joined in just a few heartbeats,
by the new WWE Champion,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
In a Steel Cage Match,
to determine the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion.
Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie against the New Age Outlaws.
After their match-up in WrestleMania was mired in controversy last night.
[JR] Well, as the owner of the WWE Vince McMahon makes his way to the ring…
Well, we also need to tell you that Triple H of DX
is going to make a major announcement here tonight.
And there some rumblings that there has been a rift in DX.
More on that big late breaking story.
As this broadcast progresses.
And a…
Quite honestly not the most rousing ovation
for the owner of the WWE.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] And Vince McMahon of course carrying the WWE Championship belt
won last night by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
in a great matchup at WrestleMania.
And listen to this crowd.
[JR] Actually I think that's a brand new belt.
[crowd chanting]
Ladies and gentlemen,
Ladies and gentlemen…
You can hear me?
[crowd booing]
Ladies and gentlemen…
Is this mic working?
I can't hear myself.
[Cole] This crowd is jacked tonight, JR.
[Mr. McMahon] I wonder if everybody can hear this.
[Cole] They are so loud in here.
-[crowd booing] -Okay.
I am pleased to present to you--
You're so loud.
[crowd booing]
I'm pleased to present to you…
the new World Wrestling Entertainment champion,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Just 24 hours ago,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated the incomparable Shawn Michaels
to become WWE champion.
[crowd cheering]
What a WrestleMania 15 last night in Boston.
[crowd cheering]
And Austin is set, we think, to defend the WWE title,
next month in Greensboro, April 26th,
at Unforgiven: In Your House.
We just don't know who he's going to be against.
[Cole] Mike Tyson.
Certainly a…
-member of 3:16. -All right.
More on that momentarily.
First thing I'd like to…
First thing I'd like to say,
other than congratulations…
First thing I'd like to say is that I'd like to clear up any,
misunderstanding about what I may have said
and what…
[crowd booing]
[JR] Wow.
I'd like to clear up any misinterpretation
of what I had to say several weeks ago,
as to you winning the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Um.
The truth is…
The truth is I am proud of you
becoming the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
[crowd cheering]
I am.
I am proud of you to represent this company,
my company,
and Mr. Austin,
together and that's the key word.
And I want you to listen.
Together.
Together, Mr. Austin, with my vision and your charisma.
Together with my mental prowess
and your physical prowess.
Together, Mr. Austin, one day, you might become
the greatest WWE Champion of all time.
[crowd cheering]
Vince, let's cut through all the BS.
I know for a fact that you hate me.
[crowd cheering]
But that's okay.
That's okay because I hate you right back.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Wow!
What you've got to understand is there ain't gonna be no you or me.
There ain't no we.
You ain't gonna mold me. You ain't gonna break me.
What you see, Vince, is what you get.
And if you don't like that, tough luck.
Well…
Just for the record.
I do not hate you.
I am incapable of hate.
That's not a word really that's in my vocabulary, Mr. Austin.
Matter of fact.
Not only do I not hate you,
I find you to be a genuine human being.
I find you to be…
a swell guy. Um…
All right, I mean, you know, I find you…
I love you, I think you're a hell of a guy.
You what?
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
You said something. What did you… What did you say?
I said I think you're a hell of a guy.
I know you said I was a hell of a guy, but you said something else.
What else did you to say?
Well-- I didn't mean that I love you.
I just meant--
I just meant, it's a figure of speech.
-Let's just-- -Well, no, what did you say?
Figure of speech or not, what did you say?
No, I just…
Let's not get confrontational and spoil this moment, okay?
I mean, you're a hell of a guy, I just wanted to clear that up.
-I'm very proud of you. -But you said what?
I said…
I said I love you, okay?
Put the microphone up to your little mouth before I bash it in.
What did you tell me?
[crowd cheering]
I said I loved you, but I you know, I mean,
it's just a figure of speech, That's all I'm saying.
[crowd cheering]
Okay, hotshot.
I love you, too.
Now that we've got all the gratuitous BS out of the way,
all the sentimental crap,
what I'm telling you,
you can look right in my bloodshot eyes,
I ain't gonna do things your way.
I will continue to raise as much hell and do things and create as much chaos
and give you more gray hairs
every single day of your life.
[crowd cheering]
Nobody…
Nobody, especially Vince McMahon
tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin what to do.
And that's the bottom line.
[crowd cheering]
Well, we can either do this the easy way…
or we can do this the hard way, Mr. Austin.
And that's going to be your decision.
[JR] What's that mean?
Well, that sounds like an important decision.
The easy way or the hard way.
And if I'm gonna be able to be forced to make a decision here tonight,
I'd like your definition of what the easy way and what the hard way is?
What is your definition of that?
It's real simple.
The easy way is to learn to be flexible, to learn to adapt, Mr. Austin.
And if you just bear with me for just a moment please…
Mr. Austin, adaptation is a key of life, as well as in business.
That's the easy way and quite frankly, the hard way…
You're gonna wind up doing it my way anyhow,
you'll be forced into doing it my way.
So that's the hard way.
And we don't even need to discuss that.
[Cole] Wow.
Like I said.
That's an extremely important decision in my book.
For yours and my relationship.
Can I have maybe ten seconds to think about this decision?
By all means.
[crowd cheering]
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[JR] Oh!
Yet again "Stone Cold" just stunned the owner of the WWE again.
[Cole] Not again, he did it again.
[JR] "Stone Cold" will never be employee of the month.
What you've just seen…
What you've seen is how to do things the hard way.
[crowd cheering]
If you want "Stone Cold" to continue doing things the hard way,
give me a "Hell yeah."
[crowd] Hell yeah!
Oh, hell yeah!
[crowd cheering]
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[JR] Well, what a way to start up Raw.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is the new WWE Champion.
After a hell of a battle last night at WrestleMania 14.
Mike Tyson firmly now in Austin's team or it would seem…
Vince McMahon is not.
Look out. Now look out.
I don't want a problem with you.
[Stone Cold speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] How the hell is WWE going o control him as champion?
[JR] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is the WWE champion.
What a chaotic night in Raw, ladies and gentleman.
[JR] It's already started here. This reminds me of last night.
[crowd cheering]
[narrator] The spectacle.
[JR] It don't get no bigger than this.
[narrator] The emotions.
[Lawler] Shamrock has snapped again.
[narrator] The apocalypse.
[JR] This is a war where there will be casualties.
[narrator] The championship.
[JR] We got a new WWE champion and he is a rattlesnake.
[narrator] Witness the greatest pay-per-view event of all time.
[JR] And this is about to pick up right here, folks.
Sable came to fight.
Rhodes just got Tombstoned.
Tyson right here, there goes Michaels.
[narrator] WrestleMania, The Encore.
Tomorrow night at 8/7 Central only on pay-per-view.
[Cole] Welcome back to Raw, we are shocked at what just transpired.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin refusing to be molded, let's take a look.
[JR] Well, ladies and gentlemen, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin contemplating
doing it the hard way or the easy way.
It's always going to be The Rattlesnake's way.
Stone Cold, right there you see the Stunner
on the owner of this company.
[crowd cheering]
And there you see Steve Austin's boss
Vince McMahon having trouble even walking.
[Cole] I mean how is the World Wrestling Entertainment
going to be able to handle "Stone Cold" Steve Austin as champion?
Well, I don't know, but I think they better get used to it.
One thing's for sure. This is the second occasion
that Mr. Austin has stunned the owner.
And there you see Vince McMahon there being tended to and a live shot
back here in the locker room area here at the Pepsi Arena.
And Vince who has had a neck surgery,
being tended to. We'll keep you updated there.
But listen to this ovation.
[The Legion of Doom's theme song playing]
[Tony] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall
with a 20-minute time limit.
Making their way to the ring being accompanied by Sunny,
from Chicago, Illinois,
at a combined weight of 554 pounds,
Animal and Hawk,
The Legion of Doom!
And their opponents,
at a combined weight of 463 pounds,
Jose and Jesus, Los Boricuas!
[Cole] The LOD is back, a new attitude. A new manager.
New outfits, a new look.
And of course a lifelong goal to bring back the WWE tag team titles.
[JR] We were very surprised last night at WrestleMania.
So many surprises, so many firsts.
Last night at WrestleMania.
The LOD returned, they won the first ever 15-team Battle Royal.
They'll meet the WWE tag champions,
April the 26th in Greensboro, North Carolina.
At the Greensboro Coliseum at WWE In Your House: Unforgiven.
Now, folks this WWE--
Oh, there you see The LOD against Jesus and Jose of Los Boricuas.
[Cole] Here we go now.
Look at this powerslam by Animal on Jose Estrada.
And now Jesus and Hawk hammering away in the corner.
Look out, right out in front of us goes Estrada.
The LOD with a new attitude.
They won the 15-team Battle Royal last night at WrestleMania.
And now Animal and Hawk in firm control.
And it looks they're gonna go for the Doomsday Device.
[JR] LOD not wasting any time.
Smash Mouth in your face.
[Cole] Oh!
It could be over.
Hawk goes for the cover.
-The LOD victorious. -[bell ringing]
Wow!
[The Legion of Doom's theme song playing]
[JR] Now look, this team title situation will clear up
a little bit later tonight
in a Steel Cage Match.
[Sunny] I'm gonna take the honor of introducing to you the winners,
LOD 2000!
[JR] LOD 2000, wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, this is just a small example
of what you get when you mix twisted steel with sex appeal.
I give you LOD 2000!
[JR] Sunny's got a bit of role.
Sunny has certainly done something to motivate this team.
To reconcile the differences between Hawk and Animal.
[crowd cheering]
The WWE Tag Team Championship
being held up on a technicality.
I think was lousy decision.
I think that unscrupulous lawyer got involved.
I think Cactus and Terry Funk have been jobbed.
But any event, later tonight in the cage,
Cactus and Funk will meet The Outlaws
and will have Undisputed Tag Team Champions tonight.
[Cole] And, folks, we understand that our colleague Kevin Kelly is backstage
with some information on WWE owner Vince McMahon.
Kevin, what's going on back there?
I am right now in the security office here inside the Pepsi Arena.
Where an irate Vince McMahon has just left.
He just got off the phone with the police.
Vince McMahon has called the police.
An irate owner of the WWE told the police
"I don't care how many cops it takes."
"I want 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin arrested now."
[man 1] I can still hear the echoes
cheering my name.
[man 2] Time has not silenced the crowd.
[man 3] I never did the moonsault.
[man 4] Or walked the top rope.
[man 5] There were no pyrotechnics.
[man 4] No fancy flashing lights.
[man 1] We never flew through the air.
[man 6] We were men of courage.
Men of steel.
[man 1] They were men without fear.
[man 3] I can still hear the echoes cheering my name.
[crowd cheering faintly]
[man 2] But today…
[man 1] I cheer for them.
[Cole] Welcome back to Raw.
If you just joined us, folks, this happened at the top of our broadcast.
We're still in shock.
[JR] Well, Vince McMahon, the owner of WWE wanted Stone Cold, the new WWE champion
to conform and…
Vince said it could be the easy way or the hard way.
There, you see the results of that.
If Vince keeps going down,
we may have to call this place Titanic Sports.
He's having a lot of problems.
Vince just had neck surgery.
And we understand Kevin Kelly is still standing by.
Can we get an update, Kevin, what's going on now?
You won't believe what I heard.
In fact, the Disciples of Apocalypse, from what I've gathered,
attempted to smarten up "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Fact that the police are on their way.
And "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and this is a quote,
said "I ain't going anywhere."
Vince McMahon and again, this is a quote.
He said "Vince McMahon doesn't have the balls to have me arrested."
Again that's a quote, gentlemen, that's it from back here.
[JR] All right, thanks very much, Kevin. Keep us updated on this.
Very, very controversial.
And a headline making situation.
[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following contest is scheduled for one fall and a 20-minute time limit.
Mocking his way to the ring being accompanied by Jackyl,
he weighs in at 350 pounds,
Kurrgan!
[JR] Now, Kurrgan said that he's battling with Chainz.
[Tony] And his opponent, he weighs in at 293 pounds,
Disciple of Apocalypse member, Chainz.
[Cole] Speaking of headlines, JR. What about the headlines?
Triple H, probably a bit later on tonight.
[JR] Yeah, very big news with DX.
We hear there's been a rift.
We're not sure that that's accurate.
Helmsley is going to clear it up for us.
[bell ringing]
And certainly, uh…
Kurrgan will put his unbeaten streak on the line here
against a double tough individual.
A big man that likes to fight in Chainz.
[Cole] Kurrgan, 350-pounder, over seven feet tall,
against Chainz from the DOA.
Jackyl at ring side.
He of course seeming to be the only person that can control this giant.
[Cole] Lock up now in the middle of the ring.
Side headlock by Chainz.
Chainz is no-- Wow!
Is no tyke. He goes 6'6", 277,
but Kurrgan tossing him around the ring.
[JR] Don't forget, folks, still to come here tonight,
we will hear from D-Generation X.
We're gonna see Double J in action.
And "Marvelous" Marc Mero and Sable are here.
Plus that big Steel Cage match-up
to determine the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
Bottom line was
Cactus and Chainsaw win the match last night
in the Dumpster Match at WrestleMania.
But they were in the wrong-- The wrong dumpster.
[Cole] And this is a live shot outside of the parking lot, Vince McMahon.
[indistinct chatter]
-[JR] Well-- -[Cole] Wow.
[JR] Gerald Brisco and Commissioner Slaughter there with Vince McMahon.
As Vince is obviously waiting on the police to arrive.
[Cole] And here's Chainz now, with three straight clotheslines.
And Kurrgan catches him with one of his own.
Wow.
Kurrgan backs him into the corner now.
Irish whip across the ring with authority.
Oh, and Chainz moves out of the way.
There's the quickness now from Chainz.
Kick to the midsection. Hammering away now at the giant,
he needs to get the seven-footer off his feet.
Chainz off the ropes now. Big boot to the face.
[JR] Well, if nothing else, it shows great flexibility for Chainz.
Oh, my, what power. What force.
[Cole] Oh, look out, here he comes.
He calls this the Paralyzer.
A devastating claw maneuver, and he locks it in now.
This is all your fault. It's all your fault that this is happening.
I don't know… What are you talking about?
[Cole] All our fault?
[Jackyl] This is happening, all your fault.
-[JR] Right. -[Cole] Kurrgan victorious.
With the Paralyzer, Kurrgan picks up the victory.
[Tony] Here is your winner, Kurrgan!
[Cole] And Jackyl, he's whack.
[JR] And look at Kurrgan with that Paralyzer, the big claw.
Not wanting to relinquish the hold.
[Cole] Look at this.
We've seen this in the past, JR.
Kurrgan dragging Chainz.
Still has the claw hold on him.
[JR] As you said, Chainz is 6'6", over 270 pounds.
Which gives you an indication of the unbelievable power in the grip
of the seven-foot Kurrgan.
[Cole] JR, I understand that there's some commotion outside the Pepsi Arena here.
No idea what it is.
Producers say we have a crew outside.
Let's try to get a shot outside the Pepsi Arena to see what's going on.
There's the WWE owner Vince McMahon.
-Where-- -[man] They're coming, Vince.
-[Cole] What's this? -[siren wailing]
[JR] Vince McMahon is waiting on the police.
-Come on. -The police are here,
ostensibly to arrest the WWE Champion.
-[Cole] Wow! -We'll have more of this.
Don't go away, folks.
[crying] All I ever wanted was to be loved.
But people just want to abuse me.
They want to kick me and throw me around.
It makes me so mad.
I just want to squeeze the life out of someone.
[narrator] WWE Slammers.
They've got the moves, available at toy stores everywhere.
[Cole] We're back on Raw. This is outside the Pepsi Arena.
WWE owner Vince McMahon talking to the cops.
Could this actually happen, JR?
Will he actually have the new champion arrested?
[JR] I've seen that look in Vince McMahon's eye before.
A little swagger, he thinks he's a little John Wayne, the owner here tonight.
But in any event,
after the most successful WrestleMania of all time last night,
Vince is not going to tolerate, I guess in his view, Austin's insubordination.
[Cole] Earlier on this evening, Austin actually stunned WWE--
[JR] Let me tell you something, Michael.
Rattlesnakes don't make good pets.
On the right, gentlemen.
First red door on the right.
Thank you very much.
[Cole] Wow.
[JR] Vince giving explicit directions to where
I'm sure "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is sitting.
[Tony] …greatest promoter Tennessee Lee.
[crowd cheering]
All right, Albany, New York.
For that matter, all over the world.
Are you ready for the greatest star of all?
Let's all get up on our feet.
And show him the proper respect he deserves.
-That's right, folks. -[country music playing]
He is J-E-F-F…
J-A-R-R-E-T-T.
He's "Double J" Jeff Jarrett!
Ain't he great?
[JR] Last night, we saw Jeff Jarrett with Gennifer Flowers.
At WrestleMania 14.
Of course, the encore of Wrestlemania is tomorrow night at 8/7 Central.
It was a night of firsts.
A record-setting crowd in Boston.
The largest single-day gross ticket sales in Boston history.
A new WWE champion crowned,
Mike Tyson leaving DX.
Pete Rose being tombstoned by Kane.
[music continues]
It was a great night.
And the encore, if you missed it,
yes, tomorrow night, 8/7 Central on pay-per-view.
[Cole] Double J now in the ring about to do his strut.
I'll tell you what, he's been on an incredible roll
since Tennessee Lee took over.
You know, he's the only man
to actually pin "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman
here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
[JR] And we'd be remiss if we didn't add…
With just a little bit of help from the outside
by his promoter, Tennessee Lee.
[Cole] Double J will have his hands full tonight against the Mexican teen sensation
Águila, who put up a hell of a fight last night
against Taka Michinoku for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
[JR] Let me remind you very quickly, April 13th, live in Philadelphia,
and the 14th in Nassau Coliseum.
[Cole] And Double J hammers away now on Águila.
[crowd chattering]
Here's the reversal now by Águila. Telegraphed it, oh!
-Swinging neck breaker. -Oh, yeah!
-[JR] Águila was tremendous-- -Ain't I great?
[JR] Águila had a tremendous offensive performance last night.
And, well, it looks like we're going to be joined by…
[Lee] I don't give that boy one percent.
I'd like to sit down with--
You know, I don't want to reduce myself to a lonely commentator.
But if you don't mind I'd like to sit with you boys just a minute.
[JR] All right, boys?
[Cole] That's right.
[JR] Found your man there, Tennessee?
[Lee] Go ahead, Double J and manhandle him,
you know, you're the man that can.
[Cole] And here's Double J now right across the back.
[JR] We're marred in controversy, Tennessee.
What do you think about this Steve Austin situation with Vince McMahon?
I'm gonna tell you what I think.
Anytime you got yourself a hundred-dollar jackass,
that's trying to fool with your million-dollar racehorse,
you slam him up against that wall, slap him, put cuffs on him.
Don't take him to the jail. Put him underneath it.
That's the way I see it.
[Cole] And Double J, now firmly in control of Águila.
I don't think the fans think he's too great.
Kick to the midsection.
[JR] What kind of impression did Double J make on Gennifer Flowers,
last night at Wrestlemania?
[Lee] You know, she just fell right in love with him.
But who doesn't?
Let's look at the thing right from the bases here.
Double J is the greatest of all.
You know, I got a little surprise coming up for you boys.
You love a surprise, JR?
[JR] Well, yeah, sure do, Tennessee.
[Lee] You know, not knowing the surprise is kind of a form of ignorance.
But next week I'm gonna come out here and kill everybody's ignorance
by breaking the surprise for him.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, Double J surprised that time by Águila.
What a kick! Oh, my!
[JR] Right spinning heel kick by Águila.
[Lee] That's kicking. I'm sure that's illegal, isn't it?
[Cole] It's legal without the point of the toe.
You know, this kid Águila is only 19 there, Tennessee.
[Lee] Too young to be in that ring with the likes of Double J.
Double J, take over on him right here.
[Cole] Águila controlling match-up, Double J in the air, nice slam.
[JR] Has Double J taken this man lightly?
[Lee] This has gone about as far as it's going to go.
It's time to roll out of there.
[JR] Look out, oh!
Wow!
[Lee] He did not get him solid. He did not get him solid.
It's time to go for that leg, Double J.
[JR] Double J, a master of the Figure Four leg lock.
[Cole] Gonna come right here.
[JR] A deadly submission move!
[Lee] It's over.
[Cole] So you got a big surprise for him?
[Lee] That's right, you know, it's been a pleasure, boys.
And certainly yours.
I'm gonna go in the ring with the winner now.
[Cole] There it is, the Figure Four now being applied by Double J, that's it.
-[bell ringing] -Double J will pick up the victory.
[JR] I'll tell you what, that Tennessee Lee--
[Tony] Here's your winner, Double J!
[JR] He's either full of grits or full of something, if you know what I mean.
But I'm kind of curious as to find out what that surprise is gonna be.
[Cole] I will tell you what, there no denying he's got Double J on a major roll.
[JR] Again, ladies and gentlemen, if you just joined us,
we started off chaotically here--
[Cole] Uh-oh.
[JR] And there's Steve Blackman. "Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman in.
He wants a piece of Double J.
[Cole] The martial arts expert.
The Lethal Weapon, what a kick.
[crowd cheering]
There's a clothesline.
[JR] Blackman knocking Double J outside.
And Tennessee Lee…
better get on his horse and ride south.
[Cole] There's Tennessee Lee hiding behind the referee.
And there's Double J again.
[JR] Double J from behind.
And that may give a Double J and Tennessee the opportunity
to get the heck out of dodge or Albany, New York as it were.
[Cole] But Double J picks up another victory.
[crowd chattering]
There they are.
So called world's greatest singer, wrestler, and entertainer.
And the so called world's greatest promoter.
[JR] Well, again, folks, if you just joined us.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
gave the owner of the WWE, the Stunner, Vince McMahon.
Well, there we are, back in the locker room area.
Vince said he was gonna have Stone Cold arrested.
All you could do, huh?
This is a hell of a rib, son.
That's a hell of a rib--
Look at me when I'm talking to you.
-Yeah, just… -Look at me.
-No, you deserve this.
I want you--
[all clamoring]
[Mr. McMahon] Son of a bitch.
Who do you… Who do you think you are?
You ain't gonna keep me in there forever.
Come on, Vince.
When I get out, you guys--
[Mr. McMahon] You're going where you belong.
[JR] Just 24 hours after winning the WWE title,
it looks like Stone Cold is going directly to jail.
Or is he?
We'll be back.
[Cole] Tonight, Raw is brought you by 1800-Collect.
The easy way to save.
[JR] And by WWE The Music Volume 2.
Experience your favorite WWE original jams.
Now available at Camelot Music
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Well, ladies and gentlemen, just moments ago,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
as this sold out crowd in Albany looked on on the TitanTron,
Austin was taken out of this arena in handcuffs.
Vince McMahon has got Austin arrested.
[all clamoring]
[Mr. McMahon] Who do you… Who do you think you are?
You ain't gonna keep me in there forever.
Come on, Vince.
When I get out, you guys--
[Mr. McMahon] You are going where you belong, pal.
[Stone Cold] I will get out.
[Mr. McMahon] You're gonna cool off.
-You ain't seen the last of me. -Uh-huh, yeah.
You ain't seen the last of me!
[man] Slow down, slow down.
[Stone Cold] It ain't over.
[JR] This is what we didn't see, ladies and gentlemen.
Just moments ago.
You ain't seen the last of me, Vince.
Yeah. I'm gonna get your ass.
[speaks indistinctly]
[Cole] Wow!
[JR] So "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has been arrested.
Thanks to the owner of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
Vince McMahon.
You had to do what you had to.
[JR] Look at the look on Vince's face. It's almost as if he's pleased.
Well, we are back here, ladies and gentlemen.
We are live in the Pepsi Arena. Albany, New York.
And just 24 hours after the historic WrestleMania,
where Austin wins the WWE title from HBK,
Austin going to jail.
And Vince McMahon coming out here with some escort.
Commissioner Slaughter and Gerald Brisco.
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] Perhaps with an explanation of exactly why he did this.
I can't believe that the new WWE Champion
may be spending his first full night as champion behind bars.
[crowd chattering]
I'll tell you one thing, Vince has not endeared himself to this crowd.
[crowd clamoring]
[JR] I don't think Vince is gonna be getting a lot of Christmas cards
from Albany this year.
I came out here…
because I felt I owed you an explanation.
[crowd booing]
Can we just show a little respect?
[crowd booing]
Perhaps…
in the state of mind
that Mr. Austin is in, perhaps…
a 24-hour cooling off period is appropriate.
I didn't want to have to do that.
I gave Mr. Austin…
I gave him a choice.
He selected his choice.
Damn it! I selected mine.
[Cole] Wow!
[crowd booing]
Irate.
[JR] Well, Vince McMahon is, uh…
He owns the place.
But he's not making a lot of folks happy, and he is…
[rock music playing]
Can you imagine what's going to happen when Austin gets out of jail?
[Cole] Folks, thanks for joining us on WWE Raw.
Plenty more to come in the War Zone, JR.
[JR] No doubt about it, ladies and gentlemen,
Apparently, a huge announcement is forthcoming,
folks, from Triple H of D-Generation X.
Has there been a rift in DX?
We will clear that up.
As a matter of fact, here are some comments from Helmsley.
You might think that last night DX was off,
well, tonight, Triple H is going to drop the hammer.
The World Wrestling Entertainment, as you know it
comes to an X-rated end tonight.
[JR] What could be on Helmsley's mind?
We'll find out,
plus the undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship decided tonight
inside a steel cage.
Cactus and Funk
meet the New Age Outlaws tonight, live.
And ladies and gentlemen, standing by,
we'd like to take you now to the Nation of Domination.
There you see the leader, Faarooq.
The Rock, still the Intercontinental Champion.
And Rock last night at WrestleMania
was quite an experience, I would assume for everyone in the nation.
JR, shut your mouth and know your damn role.
The fact of the matter is, this Ken Shamrock,
after what you tried to do to The Rock last night, at WrestleMania,
tried to end his career,
The Rock can hardly walk right.
He's been spitting up blood all damn night.
But it doesn't really matter, 'cause I'll tell you what…
The Rock is still standing here like the man and a half that he is.
Ken Shamrock, I got a big hand and you know what that means.
I'm going to lay the smackdown on you in a major way tonight.
But on to something bigger and better.
You know, Faarooq, I just want to tell you this right here, right now,
You showed The Rock last night a world that he wasn't too used to.
As a matter of fact, no.
You showed me something that I should have seen a long time ago.
You opened my eyes to something, and I really appreciate that.
And for that, I'm grateful.
I just want to say this.
You are the reason why The Rock has joined The Nation.
You are the reason why The Rock has been successful.
And you are without a shadow of a doubt
the reason why The Rock is still the Intercontinental Champion.
For that once again, I'm grateful and after tonight,
I guaran-damn-ty that The Nation
will be the strongest it's ever been.
[rock music playing]
[JR] All right, ladies and gentlemen, now we'll find out and keep you on that story.
What else could happen? This is going to be huge. Don't go away.
[theme song playing]
[JR] Earlier tonight, ladies and gentlemen, on Raw is War,
Vince McMahon gave new WWE Champion Steve Austin the opportunity
to decide if Austin would conform.
Here was Austin's answer.
It was a Stone Cold Stunner
on the owner of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And then we would see the introduction
of LOD 2000…
along with Sunny,
after winning the 15-team Battle Royal
last night at WrestleMania 14.
And then the arrest heard around the world, King.
[Lawler] You're not kidding. Go straight to jail. Do not pass go.
Do not collect $200.
I can't believe it, I thought I was watching the TV show Cops.
Stone Cold, shoved into a cop car.
He's history, JR. He's history.
What a role model.
[''Nation of Domination" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall
with a 20-minute time limit.
Making their way to the ring being accompanied by The Nation of Domination,
at a combined weight of 544 pounds,
Faarooq,
and the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
The Rock, Rocky Maivia!
[JR] Rocky Maivia limping after his ordeal
last night with Ken Shamrock's ankle lock submission.
Shamrock won the Intercontinental title last night with the ankle lock.
But Shamrock then went nuts and the decision was reversed.
And The Rock got the Intercontinental belt back.
[Lawler] If you ask me, there's another guy
that ought to be locked up.
Ken Shamrock, not in a jail, but in a nuthouse.
This guy will snap at a moment's notice. He is dangerous.
He is too dangerous to be walking the streets.
He's trying to end this man's career. And tried to break his leg.
[rock music playing]
Here they come now.
[Tony] At a combined weight of 478 pounds,
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman,
and "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
Ken Shamrock!
[JR] Shamrock and Blackman.
Getting in the zone.
And maybe Shamrock needs to take an anger management class.
Maybe Shamrock needs some counseling.
-He is an animal. -[crowd cheering]
If Blackman is a lethal weapon,
Shamrock is a walking weapon.
[Lawler] Come on, JR, you need glasses.
You're not seeing things my way.
He needs to be institutionalized.
He's a psycho.
[JR] And The Rock…
There's a lot of guns here, the blue chipper from, uh…
University of Miami, on a bad ankle.
And the leader of The Nation Faarooq.
And tag team action here, Shamrock and Blackman.
This should be a most interesting matchup. Wait a minute.
[bell ringing]
-[crowd chattering] -We got a--
[Lawler] Got a problem already?
[JR] No, I think that The Rock
wants to start out this match.
[crowd chanting]
An overwhelming chant of "Rocky sucks."
[Lawler] Watch your mouth.
[JR] And now The Rock, The Intercontinental Champion,
is going to start it out.
[Lawler] He is showing you, what a gutsy guy he is.
He's your Intercontinental Champion. You should be proud of him, JR.
As should these morons in the audience here.
Go, Rock.
[man in crowd] Ring the bell.
[Faarooq] Put it, Rock, put it on him.
[man] Come on, Rock.
[JR] The Rock trying to get Shamrock back in the corner.
This may be more mind games.
The Rock on Shamrock…
It seemingly doesn't take…
a lot to get Shamrock provoked and out of his game plan.
[Lawler] I don't know if mind games work on him, you got to have a mind.
[JR] The Rock just tagged Faarooq.
Faarooq was ready to start anyway.
So not a big deal for Faarooq.
[Lawler] You are right, I think it's some of The Rock's psychology.
It's working. Look at Shamrock.
[JR] Well, if The Rock…
has Shamrock motivated to think about my idea,
it gives Faarooq an opportunity.
As if Faarooq needed one.
And a powerslam.
The former Florida State Football, All American, Faarooq.
Now sending the first UFC Super Fight Champion
on the ropes and look at Shamrock.
[Lawler] Oh, my God.
[JR] Fist and feet and down goes Faarooq.
And there's a tag to Blackman.
Steve Blackman.
Who has yet to complete his first year here in WWE.
The martial arts expert.
[Lawler] Oh-ho, yes.
[JR] Snap suplex by Faarooq.
[Lawler] The entire Nation owes a little debt to this Blackman.
[JR] Blackman certainly wants to get a piece of Double J.
Oh, my!
Double J has put the only pinfall also on Blackman
since Blackman has been in the WWE.
Certainly Tennessee Lee was instrumental in that victory.
[Lawler] What are you talking about?
[JR] Tag was made as The Rock looks on.
Shamrock, back in.
Hard knockdown by Shamrock.
And Shamrock taking a shot.
[Lawler] What in the world! Come on, referee, disqualify that idiot.
[crowd cheering]
Man!
[JR] Faarooq knocked down again from that reverse elbow
by the man that should be Intercontinental Champion.
[Lawler] But he's not.
[JR] No, he is not.
Dropkick by Shamrock, who continues to open his envelope,
as far as his skills are concerned.
He's not a one dimensional submission wrestler.
He is becoming very, very well rounded.
Tag made, dropkick by Blackman.
Good teamwork.
[Lawler] Faarooq, you better tag out, get The Rock in there.
[JR] And referee a little bit out of position there.
Perhaps a little slow on the count.
[Lawler] And The Rock starting to get a little bit disgusted.
I don't blame him.
[JR] Another tag now.
Blackman and Shamrock.
Working very, very effectively here.
[Lawler] You see what's going on? Do you not see what's going on?
Faarooq is showboating.
[JR] What?
[Lawler] Oh! man, yeah, see there?
[JR] Big time spinebuster by Faarooq.
And Faarooq now, the opportunity to make the tag, he needs to make the tag.
[Lawler] Do the right thing.
[JR] Should make the tag here.
[Lawler] Tag out.
Stand up like a man and tag out.
[JR] Oh, wait a minute.
All Rock's got to do is bend over and tag him.
[The Rock] …tag, I'm out of here.
[Lawler] Be a man stand up. What?
[JR] What is…
[Lawler] You see what happened now? Faarooq has made The Rock mad.
I don't blame The Rock one bit.
[JR] How did he do that by the way?
[Lawler] He wouldn't tag when he had a chance.
[imperceptible]
[JR] Well…
Faarooq left alone in this tag match.
[Lawler] You see there?
He still has some strength left.
[JR] Shamrock reverses the slam.
And it's two-on-one, it's a belly-to-belly suplex
One, two, three.
Shamrock and Blackman have beaten Faarooq.
[Tony] Here are your winners, "Lethal Weapon"…
[Lawler] That's right.
They didn't beat the Rock, though.
[Tony] …and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock.
[JR] I can't believe that The Rock has walked out of this match-up.
There's a caucus with the rest of The Nation.
[rock music playing]
[Lawler] Well, take a look at this.
Faarooq letting the entire Nation down
being pinned by Ken Shamrock.
-[JR] But it was two-on-one. -[Lawler] That's embarrassing.
[JR] And certainly Faarooq is not pleased that the young prodigy,
The Intercontinental Champion took a hike on it.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, what's Faarooq gonna do here?
Hey, boy, listen to me.
Rocky, I told you, punk,
that no boy grows up to be a man when they cross me.
Now since you like to wear high fashion clothes and jewelry,
I got something I want you to wear tonight.
You're gonna wear a good ass whooping. Get it down here.
[Lawler] What?
[JR] Faarooq is demanding that The Rock return to the ring.
[Lawler] No, he's calling him out.
You don't do that to The Rock and get away with it.
[crowd booing]
[JR] I don't know if this thing's gonna bust loose or not.
Seemingly it's been boiling for months and months and months.
And here's The Rock.
[indistinct argument]
[JR] All the Nation now trying to calm this thing now.
And Faarooq--
[Lawler] Look at this!
[JR] Now, Faarooq going after The Rock.
The Rock reverses it.
The leader of the Nation Faarooq and the Intercontinental Champion…
-[Lawler] No! -…in a fist fight here.
[indistinct clamoring]
[Lawler] Faarooq, you idiot.
[JR] Officials and referees
trying to intervene here.
[crowd chattering]
That's a little bit more than tough love.
[Lawler] I cannot believe this.
What did I tell you before, how gutsy is The Rock.
He came out here despite the fact he's got a bad ankle--
Uh-uh, not like that.
Get your ass back down here.
[Lawler] What?
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Oh, wait from behind.
-The Nation, wait a minute. Wait a minute. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[JR] The Nation attacking Faarooq.
[Lawler] Man!
[crowd chattering]
[JR] Kama, D-Lo,
and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry attacking Faarooq.
It's three-on-- Oh, my, what a shot.
What a shot to the to the ribs.
[crowd chattering]
And now The Rock is telling the rest of the Nation to step back.
And it's look like it may be Rock Bottom for Faarooq.
[Lawler] Oh, man!
[indistinct shouting]
You let this be a lesson to you, you stupid piece of trash.
There's a reason why The Rock
don't ever want you to think that you were ever the leader of The Rock.
Because The Rock is not only now
the leader of the Nation of Domination,
he's the ruler of the Nation of Domination.
And before I leave, let me leave you with something.
[JR] Oh!
Another kick to the--
Take that back to Haiti, where you come from.
[microphone thuds]
[Lawler] That's Boris… Boris Yeltsin in reverse.
You know Yeltsin fired his whole Cabinet.
Well, the entire Nation just fired their leader.
[laughs]
[JR] The Rock--
[''Nation of Domination" playing]
…proclaiming that he is the ruler of the Nation.
Faarooq has been assaulted
by four men.
And you've got to wonder,
if this wasn't a premeditated situation
orchestrated by The Rock all along.
[Lawler] You can't tell me that Faarooq didn't have this coming.
[JR] What do you-- What do you base that on?
[Lawler] Well?
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Rock is a… [speaks indistinctly]
Well, Rock is--
He gave little signal there to D-Lo.
-[Lawler] What? -[JR] If you look…
This is absolutely hideous.
A vile vicious attack
orchestrated by The Rock
on Faarooq.
[Lawler] We've got to cut loose the weak link.
That's what Faarooq was, a weak link.
[JR] Folks, it was a shocking WrestleMania last night.
Who would have ever believed Pete Rose going down
-with a Tombstone? -[Lawler exclaims]
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No, no, that's Pete Rose.
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[JR] Ladies and gentlemen, here's what happened just moments ago in the War Zone.
Look at this little signal The Rock gave D-Lo, the look.
The raised eyebrow, it's time to go.
And then there was the attack, King.
[Lawler] Well, I think you're right. I think there was a little signal.
And it was time for a signal. It was time for a coup.
It was time for an uprising.
It was time for a new leader in the Nation.
And now they've got one. One they can really look up to.
Well, I don't know about that, in any event,
Faarooq certainly will have scores to settle
with the entire Nation of Domination.
As did Ken Shamrock and--
Well, we are wondering what big news Triple H has for us.
Apparently, we're going to find out right here,
right now, on War Zone.
Has there been a rift?
Or is there a rift in DX?
I don't see Shawn Michaels…
who went down fighting last night at the hands of Stone Cold
at WrestleMania 14.
[Lawler] Courtesy of a nice little double cross
from The Baddest Man on the Planet.
[JR] And thanks to Chyna last night,
even though she was handcuffed to the commissioner,
you wouldn't believe what Chyna did to slaughter that psycho.
[Lawler] Look at those Xs. [laughs]
[JR] Helmsley is still the European Champion
but his rivalry with Owen Hart certainly has not subsided.
It has probably escalated in the last 24 hours.
[Lawler] Gotta tell you this.
Mike Tyson is going to pay for what happened at WrestleMania.
One way or the other.
[JR] Well, Mike Tyson proved his colors last night.
A lot can happen in 24 hours.
Let's start with Mike Tyson.
[crowd cheering]
You know…
I must have asked a thousand times.
Is he locked in?
Is he with us?
Is he a part of us?
Are you sure?
Is it sewn up?
[laughs]
What I heard was…
"Don't worry, kid. I got it covered."
"Don't sweat it."
"You worry too much, it's sewn up."
"Let me make the decisions."
Well, you dropped the ball.
[crowd chattering]
But don't worry…
HBK.
Because Triple H picked it up.
And now the ball is in my court.
[crowd cheering]
I'll take care of the worries.
I'll take care of the problems.
And I'll make the decisions.
[JR] Whoa.
This is the genesis
of D-Generation X.
Tonight, live in front of the world,
I form the DX Army.
An army to take care of business
that should have been taken care of right from the start.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What he saying, JR?
And when you start an army…
When you set out to do what no one else can do,
The first thing you do is you look to your blood.
You look to your buddies.
You look to your friends.
You look to the click.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What?
[rock music playing]
[Triple H] Yeah!
[JR] Well, look who's back.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler laughing hysterically]
What a coup has been called up here, JR.
[JR] A new day is dawning for DX.
Apparently there's a new leader in DX.
[music continues]
[Lawler] What a night this is.
Faarooq is out of the Nation, and now it looks like Michaels is out of DX.
[JR] Stone Cold's in jail.
[Lawler laughs]
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Well, this is…
[Lawler] Man!
[JR] …rather controversial, to say the very least.
And this could be the most interesting comments.
And remember, we are live.
You know, when you've been an indentured servant for two years,
you run up a lot of feelings, talk to them, kid.
[crowd chattering]
Albany, New York!
Raise some hell, make a lot of noise.
[crowd cheering]
First things first.
I got a little something-something I got to get off my chest right now.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
I heard Hulk Hogan
come out on television
saying I couldn't cut the mustard.
Well, Hulk Hogan, you suck, pal.
[crowd cheering]
So I don't think you have any room
to talk about anybody cutting any kind of mustard.
And, Hulk, I got, I got some more advice for you.
You better not stop short
or Eric Bischoff will go so far up your ass,
he'll know what you had for breakfast.
[Lawler] Whoo-hoo!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Damn!
[JR] Well, he's telling the truth so far.
And now on to important matters at hand.
I'm sitting at home…
and I get a call from one of my best friends in my entire life,
Triple H.
And, he says, DX needs your help.
Well, damn it, Triple H,
anytime you ever need anything from me, pal,
you got it.
And I got something else to say.
Kevin Nash and Scott Hall would be standing right here with us…
[crowd cheering]
…if they weren't being held hostage
by World Championship Wrestling.
And that's a fact, Eric Bischoff.
So put that in your pipe and smoke it.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Well, things are getting out of hand here.
[Lawler] You agree with that, JR?
Where's your DX T-shirt?
[crowd cheering]
So the way I see it right now,
this is a new beginning for D-Generation X.
And we're here to rip ass on the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[crowd cheering]
And it starts tonight.
[rock music playing]
[JR] Well, this kid is full of P & V, King.
Oh, yeah, by the way, I got two words for ya.
Suck it!
Yeah!
[JR] Well, I'm sure that will be the most quoted interview of the week.
It's not exactly a SportsCenter moment, King.
But they totally locked it in.
[Lawler] What a night this has been so far,
and we ain't even close to being through.
[JR] Austin's in jail, a Cage Match coming up.
What else is going to happen?
[narrator] And now the Slam of the Week brought to you by Bop It.
The fun, fast talking electronic reflex game from Parker Brothers.
[Lawler] I can't believe it.
[crowd cheering]
No way.
-[JR] Powerbomb! -[Lawler] What?
[JR] Sable powerbombed Luna!
She's got the cover and a near-fall.
[Lawler] She kicked out.
Listen to these people.
[JR] The chant of Sable echoing throughout the Fleet Center in Boston.
[narrator] That was the Slam of the Week.
Brought to you by Bop It.
The fun, fast talking electronic reflex game from Parker Brothers.
[JR] Yes, indeed. DX, the--
Well, the kid…
Triple H obviously, I guess, it's a new man in DX.
In any event, folks, whatever you do, don't go away.
Because coming up next, the very lovely,
the bodacious Sable.
[Lawler] Hey! And Marc Mero too. Don't forget him.
[JR] Got him.
[JR] WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
presented by 10-321.
Unforgiven emanates from Greensboro, North Carolina,
on Sunday, April 26th.
Just dial 10-321 and save up to 50%.
Well, ladies and gentlemen.
Great athletes from around the world
are migrating to the World Wrestling Entertainment.
They're on their way, including this man.
[woman moaning]
Yo, I am good.
I am just so damn good.
[laughing]
Wow, I'm great.
Wow!
Hello, ladies.
My name is Val Venis.
[laughing]
I've just been previewing my latest flick,
entitled Live Hard.
[laughs]
Yeah, Bruce Willis is good.
But Val Venis is great.
[laughs]
You see…
I'm the real deal.
All natural.
And, ladies… [laughs]
Believe me, the gift that I have,
no other male on the face of this planet
has ever, ever been blessed with.
[laughing]
And when I penetrate…
the World Wrestling Entertainment…
all the ladies all across the country
will be squealing in delight.
[laughing]
And, oh, yeah.
You're gonna get all of Val Venis.
[laughing]
Wow!
I am just so good.
Oh! [laughing]
I am just great.
[laughing]
[moaning continues on TV]
[Lawler] Wow! Remember his name, ladies.
You'll probably be screaming it later.
[Tony] The following contest scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit.
In the ring form Japan, weighing in at 202 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Light Heavyweight Champion,
Taka Michinoku!
[JR] Oh, I'm just wondering what kind of wrestler Val Venis is.
[Lawler] I don't know that, but little sex on TV never hurt anybody.
Unless you fall off.
["Rough Rock" playing]
[Tony] And his opponent, being accompanied by Sable,
from Brooklyn, New York, weighing in at 245 pounds,
"Marvelous" Marc Mero!
[JR] You know, sometimes I think Mero is is not very bright.
because I really believe--
Oh, my goodness. Look at that outfit she's wearing.
[Lawler exclaiming]
[JR] I really believe that sometimes Mero thinks
that all these fans are cheering for him.
Sable is the star.
And what a mixed tag matched last night,
Sable fought like a wild pig.
And watch the encore tomorrow night, King.
Pay-per-view, 8/7 Central.
[Lawler] Well, I got to give her credit.
She's shone like a bright star last night.
-Sable! -Uh-oh.
Hey, Sable.
[JR] Well, there is Luna.
I want a rematch.
[Lawler] Huh?
[crowd chattering]
You got it.
-[Lawler] What? -[JR] That was easy.
And I want a special match with you, Miss Sable.
You can have any kind of match you want anywhere.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Maybe tonight, what do you think, JR?
[JR] That could happen, anything could happen here.
[Lawler] Let's get it on, girls.
Then just let me explain the stipulations
of the match I want with you.
We're just gonna call this match
an Evening Gown Match.
[Lawler] What?
Do you remember, Miss Sable?
When I tore your pretty little gown
off your pretty little body?
[Lawler] I do.
Well, at Unforgiven,
the winner of the Evening Gown Match
will be the one with the most clothes left on.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I love it, I like it, Evening Gown Match, sign it.
Book it tonight!
[Luna] And, Sable…
Miss Sable…
I am gonna humiliate and embarrass you.
Because I am gonna strip you down…
to your bra…
[crowd cheering]
…and your panties.
[Lawler] Wow, panties.
That is, if you wear…
bras and panties,
you little slut!
[Lawler] Whoa!
Whoa!
Luna, I've already kicked your ass, and it'll be my pleasure to do it again.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Sounds like a Tuxedo Match except that--
[Lawler] Get it on, get it on right now.
Be there, slut.
[Lawler] Geez!
[JR] Well, we apologize for that language, in any event--
[Lawler] Hey, Mero is trying to talk her out of it.
[crowd chanting] Sable! Sable!
[JR] And listen to this chant of Sable.
We are live in Albany, New York.
We're sold out in the Pepsi Arena.
Taka Michinoku, the WWE Light Heavyweight Champion,
in a one-on-one match-up here with "Marvelous" Marc Mero.
[Lawler] Yeah, but now Michinoku is just taking advantage of the fact
that Mero was upset and I don't blame him.
[JR] Taka way out of his weight category here.
And in any event-- There's a powerbomb.
[Lawler] You accuse Marc Mero of not being too bright?
Hey, you look in Sable's eyes.
You know what you see, the back of her head?
I'm gonna tell you, she's not too bright,
and she's gonna agree to a match like that with Luna,
she will be stripped butt naked.
[JR] Well, you don't-- That may not happen.
And apparently, that can be all arranged,
that will take place in Greensboro on April of 26th.
Both the ladies are willing, I can't imagine any promoter in the world…
…not signing that.
At what elevation there by "Marvelous" Marc Mero.
-[Lawler laughing] -What are you doing?
[JR] Sable and Luna both wore some very provocative ring attire last night.
As Mero chokes away at Taka.
[Lawler] Hey, Sable is trying to chastise Marc Mero.
[JR] Well, he's cheating, he's breaking rules.
At least she's got some integrity.
Or is that a foreign term to you?
[Lawler] Hey, look at this.
[JR] A cradle and a near fall by Taka Michinoku.
Oh, low blow.
[Lawler laughs] That's not foreign.
[JR] The referee did not see that low blow.
And Mero now with a TKO on top of Michinoku.
[Lawler] Yes!
-[bell ringing] -["Rough Rock" playing]
[Tony] Here is your winner, "Marvelous" Marc Mero!
[JR] Well, Mero cannot be proud of how he won this.
[Lawler] Why not?
A win is a win anyway you get it, baby.
[JR] Sable trying to console Taka.
[Lawler] Check out the back of that--
[JR] Hey, hey, hey, come on.
Show a little class, will you, Mero?
[Lawler] Sable, why don't you show a little…
Put her in her place, Marc, send her back.
[JR] An Evening Gown Match
has been challenged by Luna
and has been accepted by Sable.
[Lawler] Man!
[JR] They said bra and panties on television.
I bet my mom and dad in Oklahoma passed out.
Hey, wait a minute.
-[Lawler] Hey, look at this. -[JR] There are three guys.
What the hell is this?
[Lawler] They came from the audience.
[JR] Three… Three men
have just come out the crowd and attacking Taka.
Three Oriental men are here attacking Taka.
What is this?
-[Lawler] Man! -[JR] Oh, my God, a powerbomb.
-[Lawler] Oh, man. -[JR] Oh, Lord.
[yelling]
Come on, Taka!
[JR] Where is the security for goodness sakes?
Who are these people?
Taka's been decimated.
Who are those guys?
Who are… Well…
[JR] And we are back, ladies and gentlemen, live.
[Tony] …Dan "The Beast" Severn.
[JR] Wait-- What is he talking about?
Dan "The Beast" Severn, there he is.
He is the NWA Heavyweight Champion.
And one of the toughest men
-that ever walk the face of this earth. -[bell ringing]
[Lawler] What else are we gonna see tonight?
NWA tag title match-up here.
Dan "The Beast" Severn is here.
Jim Cornette is joining us.
[Cornette] I'm joining you, you know why I'm joining you?
Because everybody out here tonight's been shooting.
So I decided to bring my own shooter.
And I'm gonna tell you something right now,
it's gonna take less than five minutes
for The Midnight Express to beat these two baldheaded punks
and take the NWA World Tag Team Championship
and bring it back home.
But as you can see, I have brought you no shortage of celebrity here tonight.
I'm talking about a man
who has won almost 100 amateur and collegiate
wrestling championships.
About a man who has the most sparkling reputation
in No Holds Barred competition of any competitor in the history of that genre.
And I'm talking about a man who is the only human being ever
to be the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Triple Crown winner.
He won the tournament,
he won the Super Fight Championship,
and he won the Ultimate Ultimate.
[JR] Well, you're right, I have to agree.
He is probably one of the toughest human beings to ever compete in the ring.
[Cornette] And I'm gonna tell you this, I may not be supposed to say this,
but he beat your precious Ken Shamrock too.
The guy you're such a big fan of.
He beat Ken Shamrock in a No Holds Barred fight.
[JR] And by the way, Mr. Shamrock beat Mr. Severn one time.
So they are one and one if you keep the score whole.
[Cornette] Sooner or later, even a blind squirrel will find a nut.
But I think everybody will have to admit,
that follows the No Holds Barred genre,
that Dan Severn is a tougher man than Ken Shamrock.
Dan Severn also happens to be
the NWA World Heavyweight Champion in wrestling.
Dan Severn has a undefeated record in professional wrestling.
He has never been defeated in a pro wrestling contest.
[JR] Well, this is a NWA tag title match-up.
The Headbangers defending against The Midnight Express.
Bodacious Bart and Bombastic Bob.
And…
[Cornette] You see any trademarks, JR?
Do you see any trademarks?
Precision, teamwork?
[JR] There's a cover, one, two--
Near fall with a title on the line.
[Lawler] Cornette, what a night this has been.
You're showing up with Dan Severn.
That's unbelievable. I just got word during the break
that DX is gonna introduce another member tonight.
Another new member is going to be introduced here,
in just a little while from DX.
[Cornette] They're crawling out of the woodwork tonight.
Hey, JR, let me remind you, also in case you forgotten,
it's been a few years.
The skill, the strength, the stamina, and the ability of two men blended as one.
You know what it is?
Twin sons of different mothers.
And that's Bombastic Bob and Bodacious Bart, The Midnight Express.
[JR] And Bob now up on the second row.
But, no, a foot in the face for his trouble, from Thrasher.
With the NWA tag team titles on the line here.
[Cornette] And the NWA World Champion standing here at ringside observing.
[Lawler] Let's face it,
the truth be known that WWE was always jealous of The NWA.
They always thought the NWA was a monopoly.
They were no monopoly, they just wanted to keep out competition.
[Cornette] You know that to be right, King, and I know, JR,
you've always been a fan of Shamrock. And you're ashamed to admit
that Dan Severn is twice the man he is.
[JR] Well, I-- Look, a turn of events right here.
Mosh is-- Scoop slam by Mosh.
He slammed Bart, he slammed Bob. Dropkick by Mosh.
NWA tag titles on the line here.
[Lawler] What's going on, Jim?
[JR] And a power slam by Mosh.
[Cornette] Get him, Bart.
[JR] It could be over. One, two, and Bart interrupted the count.
[Lawler] Oh!
[JR] Thrasher in.
Bart in.
Both illegally.
Irish whip now on Bart.
Referee's got to put Thrasher out of here.
[Cornette] Get him, Bob.
[JR] And Bombastic Bob I think is still the legal man.
-[Cornette] Bob is the legal man. -[Lawler] Gonna be great!
[Cornette] Rocket Launcher.
[Lawler] Rocket Launcher!
[JR] The leg is hooked.
One, two three.
And The Midnight Express are the new NWA Tag Team Champions.
[Tony] …and the new NWA World Tag Team Champions,
The Midnight Express!
-Hey, JR, you were doubting Dan Severn. -[JR] No.
Tell you what. I'm gonna give you a little demonstration.
-Hold on. -I haven't doubted him one minute.
I know he's a… He's a beast.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, look at this.
[JR] What's Cornette doing here?
Cornette is…
And what… Dan Severn.
[Lawler] Man!
[JR] Belly-to-belly suplex.
-[JR] Severn-- -[Lawler] Look at this.
[bell ringing]
[JR] Double arm suplex.
[bell ringing]
Severn, yes, he beat Ken Shamrock once.
And Ken Shamrock beat him.
And Severn with a submission hold right there.
[bell ringing]
They call him Dan "The Beast" Severn.
[Lawler] And The Beast just singlehandedly destroying The Headbangers.
[crowd chattering]
Man!
[JR] Dan "The Beast" Severn is the NWA Champion.
And Dan "The Beast" Severn is in now
the camp of Jim Cornette.
What else is going to happen here tonight?
We've got new NWA Tag Champions.
[Lawler] I wanna tell you something. That was a great match.
Lot of great things happened, the highlight got to be--
[JR] Wait a minute, wait a minute.
[overlapping chatter]
Hold on. I got a phone. Who's on the phone?
Steve Austin?
[Stone Cold] Jesus Christ, this is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
I get one phone call when you get locked up in jail,
and I'm sure Vince McMahon thought I was gonna call a lawyer.
And that ain't gonna happen.
I want you to tell Vince McMahon first hand,
I think he's a sorry, sorry son of a bitch.
And the last time I checked, last time I checked,
when you give someone the Stone Cold Stunner,
it ain't punishable by the death penalty.
So that means Vince McMahon's ass belongs to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And next week on Raw is War,
he's gonna find out
Just exactly how pissed off "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is.
And I can guarantee you one thing.
It ain't gonna be a very fun night for Vince McMahon next Monday night.
And if that don't work, I'll pay his ass a house call
just like I've done in the past.
Vince McMahon will find out.
Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass.
And that's what's gonna happen.
[JR] All right, well--
[Lawler] Those are terroristic threats, if you ask me.
They'll probably keep him in jail till after next week.
[JR] Austin better call a lawyer. He called us, Lawler.
Folks, we'll be back. We got a Cage Match coming up.
[JR] And we are live here, ladies and gentlemen, in the War Zone.
The steel cage is going up to determine new tag team champions.
We heard from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin just a few moments ago.
Calling from the jail.
Still detained by the authorities and--
[Lawler] What is it?
["Burned" playing]
Wait a minute.
What is Kane…
That's Kane's music, He is not scheduled to be here.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh, oh, God. -[fireworks exploding]
Oh, my gosh, he's gonna come down here and get this--
This entire ring crew that's building the cage.
Get out of there, you idiots!
[JR] I have never seen The Undertaker
being physically manhandled,
physically dominated as he was last night at WrestleMania.
But The Undertaker won the match somehow.
Of course the encore of WrestleMania
is tomorrow night at 8/7 Central.
Undertaker!
Behold your brother.
[crowd chattering]
Undertaker…
Did you actually believe last night,
after the one, two, three,
that it was all over?
[crowd chattering]
Did you actually think so?
You are looking at your flesh and blood.
The only man to ever
kick-out of your famous Tombstone.
-Not once but twice. -[JR] That's a fact.
And he would have done it a third time.
But, you know, Undertaker.
You have had to change.
After all this,
I know you've had to change deep down inside,
that cold, cold heart that your body harbors.
You have faced your flesh and blood
one-on-one.
He beat you all over that ring last night.
The whole world seen it.
You cowered in the corner, Undertaker,
as your brother put his fist against your skull.
After I returned to the hotel last evening,
I put myself in bed.
-I shut my eyes. -[JR shudders]
I was proud.
But I was awoken at about 2:00 a.m. with a dream!
Yes, Kane.
I had a dream.
In that dream…
I saw a wrestling ring.
In that dream,
I saw the ring surrounded by fire.
In that ring, I saw Kane.
Standing all alone.
Undertaker, I challenge you
to step into my dream.
Step into the ring.
Step into the fire.
And face your brother one more time.
-[Lawler] What is he talking about, JR? -[JR] I have no idea.
But the dream is not finished yet.
In order to win this match, Undertaker,
either you or your brother
will have to catch fire.
-[Lawler] What? -[JR] What?
The loser must catch fire, an inferno.
Unforgiven: In Your House!
-["Burned" playing] -[JR] I have--
I have never heard of anything like that in my entire life, King.
A ring surrounded by fire?
A ring surrounded by fire at Unforgiven.
That's gonna be in Greensboro, we know that.
And will The Undertaker accept that challenge?
To meet his brother in an Inferno Match?
-I've never heard of anything like it. -I'm gonna tell you this.
We've seen the powers of Kane.
We've seen Kane set people on fire.
I don't think The Undertaker wants to risk something like that.
[JR] That's an amazing thing. And so is this team.
We are about to see WWE Tag Titles on the line.
We are live.
The cage is almost up.
And all hell is gonna break loose.
Folks, Chainsaw Charlie sustained a hell of an injury last night
-Look at that bruise on his hip. -[Lawler] Whoa!
[JR] That was earlier today here in the arena.
Chainsaw Charlie getting medical treatment.
A deep, deep bruise.
And here they come.
[Lawler] You ask me, that was the world's biggest hickey.
Probably put there by Cactus Jack.
These two idiots suck up to each other so much,
they're gonna get each other killed.
[JR] This will be for the Undisputed
WWE Tag Team Title, inside the cage.
And after last night at WrestleMania,
I don't know how these guys are even walking.
[narrator] The spectacle.
[JR] It don't get no bigger than this.
[narrator] The emotion.
[JR] Shamrock has snapped again.
[narrator] The apocalypse.
[JR] This is a war where there will be casualties.
[narrator] The championship.
[JR] We got a new WWE champion and he is a rattlesnake.
[narrator] Witness the greatest pay-per-view event of all time.
[JR] And this is about to pick up right here, folks.
Sable came to-- Oh, Pete Rose just got tombstoned.
Tyson, right hand, there goes Michaels.
[narrator] WrestleMania, The Encore.
Tomorrow night at 8/7 Central, only on pay-per-view.
["Oh, You Didn't Know?" playing]
[Road Dogg] Oh, you didn't know?
Your ass better call somebody!
[JR] This is expected to get nasty.
It may have looked to you last night
as if we represented the squad.
But au contraire, mon frère,
you see, we took your Hardcore titles,
and we're about to take our tag titles back.
If you two old hardcore pieces of beep
right there in the ring think you're the champs,
well, then, in the immortal words of Judas Priest,
you got another thing coming.
[music continues]
[JR] The WWE tag title is on the line in the cage.
That's got to be won by pinfall or submission inside the cage.
And here we go.
[Lawler] Well, this is going to be brutal, I can tell you that.
But one disadvantage that Cactus and Chainsaw have,
they got no weapons in there.
These guys are used to using everything,
from garbage cans, to dumpsters, to baseball bats. They'll do it all.
But there's nothing inside the cage except four men.
Look at this.
[JR] I would think-- Look at this.
Here they come taking advantage of that injury
to the 53-year-old Terry Funk.
Cactus and Chainsaw won the tag titles last night at WrestleMania.
They put both The Outlaws in a dumpster.
But it wasn't the dumpster at ringside.
And, of course, some barrister,
some lawyer that's been overpaid got involved.
And this match was ordered to determine-- Oh, my.
…the new Tag Champions.
Look at this.
Billy Gunn is hung upside down.
And Cactus Jack, face first into Billy Gunn.
[Lawler] Let me ask you something, JR.
If Pete Rose hit a ball over the short stop's head in the left field,
and then ran to third base instead of first, he'd be out, wouldn't he?
[JR] Yes.
[Lawler] Well, right, they went to the wrong dumpster.
They don't deserve to be the champions, they're idiots.
[JR] Left hand by Terry Funk.
There's not been any tags yet.
This has been like a Texas Tornado Tag.
[Lawler] And speaking of idiots, that Chainsaw Charlie, we understand.
I've been told by the doctors, he's got a ruptured kidney.
And he's still in there, look at him.
[JR] Oh, Terry Funk is-- He is tougher than West Texas seat leather.
[Lawler] I heard you say, he's tougher than a government mule,
but he's not quite as smart as one.
[JR] And this is turning into a slobberknocker right here.
A choke by the Road Dogg.
We have seen it all.
Stone Cold is in jail.
He got his one call. He called us.
[Lawler] Unbelievable! What an idiot!
[JR] And who else is going to be added to DX?
This, this, the kid here has been brought back.
-Helmsley says he's the new leader of DX. -[Billy] Open it, open it!
[Lawler] The Nation has a new leader, The Rock.
And we're probably seeing the last of this old Terry Funk,
and Cactus Jack, which is not too soon.
[JR] Well, I'll tell you one thing.
This is an amazing thing for Terry--
[Lawler] Wait, they're gonna tie… They've tied him to the cage.
[JR] Terry Funk has been isolated.
He's been tied to the cage.
[Lawler laughing hysterically]
[JR] By his neck, my God.
-[JR] And Cactus-- -[Lawler] Oh, man!
[JR] Face first, brought into the steel… The cage.
And now look at The Outlaws taunting Terry Funk.
Funk has been strung up like an animal.
[Lawler laughing hysterically]
[Lawler] No!
[JR] Double DDT.
Cactus Jack has got to reach down and get something extra.
The fourth quarter is here for Cactus Jack and Terry Funk.
-[JR] Cactus Jack-- -[Lawler] Look out.
-[JR] Catapulted. -[Lawler] Oh!
-[JR] My God, face first. How does… -[Lawler] No!
And Billy Gunn walk right into a left.
[Lawler] No, reverse…
[JR] And the Road Dogg right into the steel.
Well, this steel is very unforgiving to say the least.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, what is Cactus Jack doing?
He's running, he's trying to get help.
[JR] Well, that's not the rules, you got--
This match is by pinfall or submission.
[Lawler] He is leaving his partner.
[JR] What a dangerous situation here.
[Lawler] I told you, these idiots don't know what they're doing.
They've thrown into the wrong dumpster.
[JR] Oh, my!
[Lawler] And now Jack thinks he could get-- What?
[JR] Here comes-- That's DX.
DX is here.
Oh!
The kid just--
The kid just hit Cactus two or three times with the chair, for God's sakes.
[Lawler] And now he's thrown the chair in the ring.
And that's legal. [laughing]
Anything goes, JR.
[JR] There must be a winner. Pinfall or submission only.
[Lawler] Oh, no.
[JR] And a-- Oh, a Piledriver on…
-[Lawler] On a chair. -[JR] On a chair.
-[JR] My God! -[Lawler laughs]
Cactus Jack may have just cracked his vertebrae.
[Lawler] Look at this, look at this.
[laughing hysterically]
-[JR] One, two, three! The Outlaws… -[bell ringing]
…are the WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Tony] Here are you winners,
and the new World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
The New Age Outlaws!
[JR] And look at this gang attack.
Terry Funk is still strapped up.
Cactus Jack is helpless.
DX and The Outlaws
are taking apart Cactus Jack and Terry Funk.
[crowd chattering]
[Lawler] Look at this.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[JR] He's being spread eagled. What is going on here?
[crowd continues chanting]
Pedigree on Cactus.
[indistinct shouting]
[Lawler] You know what, JR? I figured something out.
I think we're just finding out who the next members of DX are.
-[JR] The Outlaws, are you kidding me? -[Lawler] Look at them.
[Lawler] They're giving the old DX sign there.
[JR] The cage.
This may be the final resting place for Terry Funk and Cactus Jack.
[Lawler] And how fitting would that be?
[JR] The Outlaws have regained the WWE tag titles.
Funk has being strung up.
-[JR] Cactus Jack-- -[Lawler] Look, look.
[JR] …is being assaulted in here.
That kid is repulsive.
-[Lawler] I'm telling you-- -[JR] And got a big mouth.
[Lawler] You are seeing--
-[JR] A vile nasty, son of a-- -[indistinct shouting]
Look at Chyna, on the outside looking in.
I don't think much of it at all.
[Lawler] You are seeing the new DX.
[JR] Well, if this is the new DX, we're damn sure in for some trouble.
No, no, oh, God!
My God, it's carnage.
[Lawler] Yeah!
[JR] I think, King, I think you're right.
[Lawler] I know I'm right.
-[JR] Now The Outlaws join DX. -["Are You Ready?" playing]
My God, they're stronger than ever!
Oh, what a-- This has been unbelievable.
Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for being with us.