[instrumental music playing]
If you wanna see Austin and McMahon, give me a "Hell yeah."
Hell yeah!
Will I fight "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in this ring tonight?
Oh, hell yeah.
[Cole] No, he's gotta be kidding.
[Ross] Please say this is not going to happen.
[Lawler] Here we go, baby.
Here we go. [laughs]
Look at Vince, he's ready.
[intense music playing]
-[Lawler] Oh, my God. -[Ross] Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
You said you could beat Vince McMahon
with one arm tied behind your back.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Austin with one hand tied behind him,
the WWE title is on the line,
the challenger is the owner of this company.
There's only one cat who can bring peace to the war zone and that's Dude Love.
[Ross] Oh, Vince, he just shoved Dude Love down.
[Lawler] What?
[Ross] Dude Love trying to put the Mandible Claw on Vince McMahon.
What the hell is happening?
He got the Claw on Austin.
Dude Love with the Mandible Claw on Stone Cold.
[Lawler] What?
[Ross] Dude Love has assaulted the WWE Champion.
And why? Why?
[dramatic music playing]
[Cole] Last week's mayhem and confusion
left World Wrestling Entertainment fans with one question,
"Why, Dude, why?"
[siren wailing]
["Thorn in Your Eye" playing]
[dog barking]
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Too much dark And not enough sky ♪
♪ Why am I the thorn in your eye ♪
[crowd cheering]
[rock music playing]
[Ross] Hello, everyone, and welcome to WWE Raw
from the sold-out Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York.
[Cole] New York, New York, this crowd is jacked. It is pumped.
What a show we have planned as we get tuned up for WWE Unforgiven this Sunday.
And hello again, everybody, I'm Jim Ross alongside Michael Cole here at ringside.
And we've heard it all week,
the WWE Champion, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
has told anyone within earshot
that he will get Vince McMahon right here tonight.
And now with more on the most unusual confrontation
in WWE history, let's take you now to Kevin Kelly.
From the very cemetery where their parents are laid to rest, tonight,
Kane and The Undertaker, for the first time ever,
and probably the last, will meet here at this cemetery.
I don't know whether it's gonna be a match or a fracas or who knows what.
But, folks, it was rumored that very early this morning,
Kane and Paul Bearer were seen here at the cemetery.
And we understand that The Undertaker could be arriving very shortly.
Now, the minute that any or all parties arrive,
we will break into the arena and we'll cover it here from the cemetery.
["The Dudester" playing]
[Ross] I'll tell you one thing, when those brothers meet in the cemetery,
it's gonna be on Raw, no doubt about that.
[Cole] What is this?
♪ Join the love It's a great big free ride ♪
[Ross] Well, that's Dude Love and we found out late last week
that surprisingly, Dude is now
the number-one contender for Stone Cold's WWE title.
And Dude will challenge Stone Cold this Sunday at Unforgiven on pay-per-view.
[howls]
Have mercy.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen,
to the Love Shack,
the hip new chat fest that has Oprah open mouth
and let her man looking out for the better man.
[crowd booing]
-[Cole] Uh-oh. -[Dude Love] Because…
[Cole] Vince needs a tie-dye to get with the program.
My Mc… Hey, man, what are you doing here?
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin! Austin!
Do you mind?
With one arm tied behind his back,
I had an opportunity to humiliate
and embarrass "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[crowd booing]
And you prevented that.
You interfered.
And for that,
I'm fining you a sum
of $5,000.
-[Cole] Good. -[Ross] Wow.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] That's a bunch of cash.
Don't ever, ever interfere
in my business again.
[Cole] The boss laying down the law.
[Ross] Who knows what would've happened if Dude hadn't have interfered.
So the number-one contender is 5 grand lighter
for his efforts last week.
[Cole] He deserves to be fined.
Well, well, Cousin Vinny is an emotional man.
And we have been through an emotional week,
because the WWE is buzzing
and I've gotta be honest with you, my cats and kitties,
the letters have been pouring in, asking the same questions,
"Why, Dude, why?"
[Cole] Yeah, why?
Well, I want you all to understand
that when the Dude made his way down to the ring last week on Raw is War,
I was merely trying to create a little bit of peace, love, and understanding.
And when I stepped up to the big Vince Mac Daddy, well…
I was the victim of a sucker attack from behind.
And now, it's the Dude who's been asking some serious questions,
like why would my former tag team partner,
my soulmate, commit such a heinous act?
Why would a man that I carried for so many, many months
-commit this vicious crime? -[crowd chanting] Dude Love sucks!
Well, the answer, my cats and kitties,
is very simple.
The root of all evil, children,
the chicks, make no bones about it, when me and Steve-o wore the gold,
we were followed by an entire caravan of pussycats.
But while the Dude was a chick magnet,
attacking the attention of blondes, brunettes, and red heads,
big and busty, loud and lusty,
well, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
[chuckles] was receiving the desires
of a bunch of housewives in housecoats,
women finding comfort in the Richard Simmons tapes,
most of them sporting hair on their upper lip.
And I guess you Long Island ladies know what I'm talking about.
[Cole] True to the '60s, he's hallucinating.
Oh, now, Steve-o,
the Dude has got a little showdown with "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin! Austin!
But, Steve-o, we do not have to wait until this Sunday at Unforgiven,
because you can be forgiven tonight.
You see, Steve-o,
I'm willing to forget about this whole number-one contender match
as long as you, by the end of this evening,
come out here and grovel on your knees, baby.
-[Ross] Well, that ain't gonna happen. -[Cole] Yeah, right.
[Ross] Austin's not here right now.
I understand he was sent
by Vince McMahon's office to a bar mitzvah.
The Dude is willing to let bygones be forgotten. [laughs]
Oh, but if you don't,
then Unforgiven will be a long night.
And you know something, Steve-o,
I always knew that I could take you.
[chuckling] I just never knew it would be that easy.
[howls] Have mercy.
["The Dudester" playing]
[Cole] I'll tell you what, JR,
there's gonna be hell to pay at Unforgiven this Sunday.
[Ross] Nothing's gonna be easy about this Sunday
on pay-per-view in Greensboro,
when that man, the surprising number-one contender to the WWE title,
goes nose-to-nose with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
It's gonna be a war, there's no doubt about that.
[Cole] Yeah, rumor has it
that Austin plans to get his hands on Vince tonight.
♪ Know your role ♪
♪ We are the Nation ♪
["We Are the Nation" playing]
[Cole] The new attitude, the new Nation, the new ruler, The Rock,
set for a Long Island Street Fight,
a member of the Nation against the former leader, Faarooq.
And here comes the Nation through the crowd.
And they are armed for battle.
[Ross] The Nation are bringing their weapons, it looks like.
The Long Island Street Fight coming up in just a moment.
-No disqualification. -[Cole] Look at this stuff.
[Ross] Come dressed as you are, anything goes, one fall to a finish.
There's The Rock with the Intercontinental belt.
[Cole] Mark Henry there, looks like he's carrying…
-Is that a beer keg? -[Ross] It looks like it.
And The World's Strongest Man is carrying it with one arm.
[Cole] The Rock carrying something as well.
There's Mark Henry, a close-up.
[Ross] Don't forget, ladies and gentlemen, our cameras are at the cemetery
to cover whatever confrontation transpires
between the brothers, The Undertaker and Kane,
at their parents' gravesite.
[Cole] What is gonna happen out there?
And there's Kama with a trash can.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what,
this match is not going to be for the weak at heart.
The 400-pounder, Mark Henry.
Well, I'll tell you what, I'm sure that Faarooq is looking on in a…
In a monitor back in the locker room area.
And it certainly looks like to me
with these Nation members with ball bats and all of these weapons,
it looks to me like Faarooq's gonna have to come out here with some body armor.
[Cole] Yeah, what's he gonna bring with him?
[Ross] He may have to come out here in a tank to combat this.
This is gonna be a war.
[Ross] The Nation, with the exception of Kama,
who will meet Faarooq in a Long Island Street Fight being moved back.
Well, that's one reason they're being moved back.
It looks to me like
Shamrock and "The Lethal Weapon" Blackman are ready for war here, too.
Maybe they'll… Oh, look at this!
Long Island Street Fight underway, anything goes, come dressed as you are.
It's a no-disqualification war.
[Cole] And Faarooq using the bat now on the back of Kama.
And now, he's got the belt off. Faarooq means business.
It is revenge time for Faarooq against the Nation of Domination.
And here he goes.
[Ross] We all remember Faarooq being attacked in the alley
just a few weeks ago, and Faarooq will never forget that.
Faarooq and Kama, this will be a slugfest.
[Cole] Look out.
[Ross] Only the strong will survive here.
Oh!
And that beer keg is what we suspect it is, used as a… as a weapon here.
[Cole] And Faarooq quickly back in the ring.
Some speculation, Faarooq suffered broken ribs
after being ambushed by the Nation a few weeks back.
And now, Kama takes control,
hammering away, and now ripping the shirt off,
exposing there the covering, the dressing on those injured ribs of Faarooq.
[Ross] Well, Faarooq's got those ribs taped.
And no matter what shape, he's got him…
-Oh, look at this. -[Cole] Oh, no.
[Ross] Kama has got a hammer, for goodness' sakes.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Ross] Oh!
Right in those ribs.
If those ribs were not broken before, they're broken now.
And you gotta wonder how this is gonna leave Faarooq
before that huge Six-Man Tag Match this Sunday at Unforgiven.
[Cole] This, of course, a Long Island Street Fight,
come as you are, bring what you want. No disqualification in this one.
The Nation still being held back
in the staging area by Commissioner Slaughter.
And Kama now still working on those ribs by the ex-leader of the Nation, Faarooq.
[Ross] Well, I can guarantee you one thing,
if the Nation feels froggy and they get involved in this match-up,
Ken Shamrock and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman
are gonna be hot on their trails.
And Blackman and Shamrock are loaded for bear.
[Cole] And here now,
Kama Mustafa, the supreme fighting machine,
delivering the elbow to Faarooq.
-And Kama is in total control. -[Kama speaking indistinctly]
[Ross] No doubt, Kama,
one of the toughest men I've ever been around,
focusing right on those injured ribs of Faarooq,
as we look over the shoulder of "The People's Champion" The Rock.
[Cole] Kama still working on now, those injured ribs of Faarooq.
Faarooq trying to battle back with the left hand,
but Kama quickly back on top of him.
[Ross] We suspect "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, folks,
is on his way here now.
[Cole] Here's a quick cover now by Kama.
There's two, Faarooq somehow gets that left shoulder up.
[Ross] You got to believe that Faarooq's body right now
is just ravaged with pain.
If any of you've ever had broken ribs, you know what I'm talking about.
You can't get a deep breath, you're hurt all the time.
-And Kama… -[Cole] Oh!
But Faarooq countered with the knees to the midsection.
[Ross] Faarooq is a veteran. He saw that move coming.
And a real gut check for Faarooq right now.
[Cole] A very important match for Faarooq, a score to settle with the Nation.
Kama, his first opportunity.
And Kama feeling it now,
but quickly, once again, back in control of Faarooq.
Oh, what a kick!
[Ross] Kama with a… with a kick, that heel kick right in the ribs,
The Godfather of the Nation of Domination has been dominant here.
[Cole] Mocking Faarooq.
[Ross] Remember, Kama is about 6'6", 300 pounds, and he is all man.
And Faarooq…
Not making any excuses for Faarooq, but he is…
He was busted up coming in here,
but that shows the kind of guts that this man has.
[Cole] Rake of the eyes now by Kama.
Irish whip across the ring.
Oh, right into the small of the back once again.
And here's Kama.
Oh, and Faarooq catches him with a big boot.
[Ross] I guarantee, that Six-Man Tag Match this Sunday on pay-per-view,
is gonna be more like a street fight than a wrestling match in Greensboro.
That coliseum in Greensboro,
that historic facility is gonna be rocking.
And they will be fighting, no doubt about it,
in that huge Six-Man Tag Match
where Shamrock, Faarooq, and The Lethal Weapon
take on The Rock, Mark Henry, and D-Lo…
-[Cole] Oh, my. -[Ross] Oh.
And, of course, that man, Kama, will be at ringside.
[Cole] And Kama working on those injured ribs, still, of Faarooq.
I don't know how much more of this he can take.
You can see the exasperation in Faarooq's face.
He's sucking wind, trying to catch his breath.
And Kama, now, mocking Faarooq from behind.
[Ross] Well, referee Tim White may wanna consider stopping this match-up
if Faarooq can't defend himself.
And right now, Faarooq is unable to do that.
Kama is having his way with the former leader of the Nation.
The former Florida State football All-American
is in it for a real gut check.
Oh, and Faarooq again, the veteran,
he got the knee up right on the groin of Kama.
[Cole] And Faarooq battling back, what heart by Faarooq.
And here's Faarooq now with a right hand,
hammering away, wrestling on instinct alone.
Reversal now by Kama.
Faarooq into the corner and caught by the clothesline.
[Ross] There wasn't a lot left in those punches of Faarooq.
And then Kama retaliates.
And I'll tell you what, Kama is stepping up to the plate here.
And certainly, Commissioner Slaughter and the referees making sure
that the Nation doesn't get involved,
and again, Shamrock and Blackman are on standby, if you will.
And perhaps, a low blow there,
but again, it's a no-disqualification match.
[Cole] And here's a cover now by Kama. There's one, two…
-Faarooq kicks out. -[Ross] Oh!
I don't know how in the world Faarooq was able to kick out of that.
[Cole] What resiliency.
[Ross] Those ribs have been battered, they've been busted.
And Faarooq will not quit.
And he is in there with a… With a guy that's all man.
And look at those body shots.
[Cole] I'll tell you what,
what will Faarooq have left for Unforgiven this week?
What kind of partner will he make teaming up with Blackman and Shamrock
to take on The Rock, Mark Henry and D-Lo Brown?
And now, Kama goes for the hammer once again.
[Ross] Yeah. And Faarooq's taking off that boot.
Kama is gonna try to finish Faarooq off here.
[Cole] Faarooq's got his cowboy boot in his hand.
-Boom! -[Ross] Oh, my.
Right in the head, Kama walked right into it.
What a shot to the head by Faarooq.
And Kama's dazed. Look out.
-And a spinebuster. -[Cole] The dominator.
Here's the cover, there's two.
-Faarooq wins. -[bell ringing]
["Respect" playing]
-[Ross] What a win by Faarooq! -[announcer] Here is your winner, Faarooq.
[Ross] I'll tell you what, you got to hand it
to the former leader of the Nation.
He had to pull out every stop. He had to pull off every boot,
but Faarooq wins this match-up
to set up a hellacious six-man war this Sunday on pay-per-view.
["Respect" continues playing]
[Cole] What resiliency by Faarooq.
And, JR, we got to take a look
at what happened at the end of this match-up.
[Ross] Well, Faarooq was very resourceful here,
taking off that boot, as you see, in the right part of your screen.
Kama had a hammer. He was gonna use it on Faarooq.
But right here, kaboom, right in the temple.
And down went Kama. Look at the arc on that thing. Oh, my God.
[indistinct conversation]
[Cole] What is this?
[Billy Gunn] You know what's wrong with this picture though…
[indistinct conversation]
You know what's wrong with this pictures though,
is we had all the fun.
Right.
You know, what if… What if… What if there's,
you, you and me are all whizzing on the…
Bikes.
Uh-huh.
-There's only three bikes. -Hey, you know what. Hold it.
-Mr. Bazooka. -Yeah, but hey, you know…
Right.
You're always taking about whoom-ah! You want the big whoop-ah!
I'll show it to you right now if you want--
No. No, hold on. Not now.
Right. I've seen it.
Well, I'll drop that thing out on the table.
I know you will.
But will you do it in front of…
-everyone? -The world?
Okay.
-The world? -Are you daring me?
Oh, no, no, no.
I double dog dare you.
I triple dog dare you, in front of the world.
You triple dog me?
-Hey, how about this? -Don't just pull it out.
How about I go one more with you?
Oh, hold on. Hold on. I wanna hear this.
How about we go one more?
How about he not only…
-Exposes oneself. -…shows us the bazooka,
-but you give everybody a little taste… -You fire that sucker.
Maybe not… maybe not a taste.
-Maybe a little shower of some sort… -How about give 'em a golden shower?
A little gold shower?
I'm with you.
-I'm smelling what you're cooking. -Really?
-Can you do it? -Yes, I can.
-I'm with you. -You got a deal.
You've got a deal.
[indistinct conversation]
[Ross] You mean Helmsley is gonna expose himself here tonight
and urinate on the crowd?
♪ Ready ♪
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Ey, you think You can tell us what to do? ♪
[Ross] Well, I'm afraid of what we're about to see here.
Apparently, uh,
we've been threatened that Helmsley's gonna
expose himself, apparently, and urinate on this crowd.
-I'm sorry, I had to say that. -[Cole] Yeah, threaten is right.
♪ Bow to the masters ♪
♪ Break it down… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And here they come,
the most controversial entity in the World Wrestling Entertainment
on their way to the ring.
Ladies and gentlemen, on a more positive note,
you fans of Sawyer Brown,
the CMA award-winning group, the…
In Flagstaff, Arizona, Thursday, Farmington, New Mexico, Friday night,
and in Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday,
before joining us this Sunday on pay-per-view
at Unforgiven in Greensboro.
[Cole] And, you know, JR, come Sunday,
there could be another award for Sawyer Brown,
Academy of Country Music Awards this Wednesday.
They've been nominated as the Top Vocal Group of the Year.
[Ross] I just noticed that Helmsley's wearing a raincoat.
[Cole] Oh, no.
♪ That's the breaks boy, yeah ♪
♪ That's the breaks, little man ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
[Ross] You got to wonder
how it's all gonna go down Sunday on pay-per-view.
Triple H to meet Owen Hart for the European title,
Chyna's gonna be suspended high above the ring in a small steel cage,
so it's gonna finally be Helmsley and Hart one-on-one.
And what about the LOD against the Outlaws for the tag title?
That's this Sunday as well.
[yelling] Long Island, New York,
if you're down with D-Generation X, make a little noise!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Some are.
That's what we thought.
Now, let me turn it over to DX's front man,
show some love for Triple H!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, no. Mm-mm-mmm.
Speak to me, New York.
[crowd cheering]
You know, last week,
DOA talked some trash.
They rode in here on some brass.
And they left here with their heads shoved up their ass.
[crowd cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages,
D-Generation X proudly brings to you
the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions of the world,
"The Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn,
the New Age Outlaws.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] I might wanna suggest, the kids might wanna leave the room
if Helmsley does what we think he's gonna do.
Now, we are rocking with that D
and we are rolling on that X all night long.
But this coming week at Unforgiven,
the LOD 2000,
you know, my daddy taught me something a long time ago,
you can polish a turd all day,
but it is still doodoo. [laughing]
[Cole] If Triple H is gonna do what he's gonna do,
I may move my seat back a few rows here, JR.
[Ross] Good idea.
[crowd chanting] LOD. LOD. LOD.
Look, you can chant for Hawk and Animal all you want.
And they might come out here
and they might bring Skanky with…
I mean… Sunny with them.
-You know, she hates it… -[Cole] Oh, come on.
…she hates it when you call her "Skanky,"
so whatever you do, don't say,
"Skanky. Skanky. Skanky."
-[crowd chanting] Skanky. Skanky. Skanky. -[Cole] DX offends everybody.
[Triple H] You know, Owen…
you can put…
the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna…
[crowd cheering]
…inside of a steel cage and you can haul her up over the ceiling…
but let me tell you this,
if she rips open the bars, she's gonna rip off your head
and she's gonna do something down it you don't want her to do.
Owen Hart, remember this,
Sunday at Unforgiven,
Chyna up or not,
I own you.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what,
on a night that Stone Cold says he's gonna get Vince McMahon,
on a night that we got a cemetery confrontation…
-And for all of you ladies out there… -[Ross] …what is this guy gonna do now?
…don't worry about taking a Sunday drive to a Montauk Lighthouse,
because Triple H… has got the tower
and it's brick thick and it's made for a chick.
[Ross] Sophomore class at it again.
[Billy Gunn] Hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I think you're forgetting a little something.
I think it's time…
A big something?
But it's time for a little show-and-tell.
[Cole] JR, he's not gonna do this.
He is not gonna expose himself here.
No way.
[Ross] And… Who knows what they're gonna do.
I don't know what they're gonna do. Anything can happen with these guys.
[D-Generation X laughing]
[Ross] These yahoos don't respect anybody.
They're laughing about it.
I don't know how far this thing's gonna shoot.
Better not pump it any more.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Oh, good lord. -[Cole] What the…
[Ross] What a…
This is the money shot.
-[Ross] Oh, my God. -I got to… I got to pump it again.
-No! -The money shot.
It's a big one.
Whammo.
[Cole] It's like being on a high school field trip.
["What a Rush" playing]
[Ross] Uh-oh.
Wait just a minute, wait just a minute here.
LOD and Owen Hart making their presence felt.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] We may not have to wait until this Sunday at Unforgiven
for these guys to get it on here.
[Cole] What a reaction for Owen and the LOD.
Hey… DX…
we're a lot alike, you and us.
Except…
we always do what we say we're gonna do.
And tonight…
we're not gonna talk the talk.
No!
We're gonna walk the walk.
Don't sing it, bring it.
-[Ross] Here we go. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Commissioner Slaughter out here attempting, I guess, to intervene.
[Sgt. Slaughter] Whoa, wait a minute, wait a minute.
There's a time, and there's a place for you to settle your differences.
In fact…
I think this is the time
and Nassau Coliseum is the place.
[Cole] Whoa, tonight?
So as the Commissioner of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
I am ordering a Six-Man Tag Team Match here on Raw.
-[Ross] All right. -[Cole] Wow. That's big.
[Ross] They're gonna get it on tonight.
You want DX, you got it.
Hey, they're your careers…
Hey, LOD, Owen, Slaughter,
I got two words for you. Everybody.
[all] Suck it!
Yeah.
["Are You Ready" playing]
[Ross] Six-Man Tag Team Match gonna happen tonight.
LOD and Owen Hart against the Outlaws and Triple H.
[Cole] Look out. Put on a raincoat, JR.
[Ross] Feel like I'm in a Gallagher concert.
["Are You Ready" continues playing]
[Ross] Oh, God, he's got… Look out.
Well, there's Vince McMahon.
I guess he's got to be thinking about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and…
Look at that poor little girl's hand shaking.
Well, Austin is on his way.
And Vince McMahon's minutes are just ticking away.
[Cole] DX still having their version of fun and games out in the ring.
[Ross] And the DX taunting some members of the New York Jets
who are sitting here in the front row.
Jumbo Elliott…
[Cole] Uh-oh, look out, they caused the wets now.
The Jets are all wet.
[Ross] And DX has…
Oh, I'll tell you what, ladies and gentlemen,
when we come back, he's Dan "The Beast" Severn.
[Cole] Welcome back to Raw.
We're at the sold-out Nassau Coliseum on Long Island.
Tonight, Raw is brought to you by 1-800-COLLECT. The Easy Way To Save.
[Ross] And by WWE: The Music, Volume 2.
Experience your favorite WWE original jams now available at stores.
Okay. We can now confirm
that The Undertaker is just a few minutes from arriving here at the cemetery.
And, folks, when he does,
we will attempt to break back into the arena to bring it to you.
To reiterate,
we have positive confirmation that The Undertaker is just a few minutes,
from arriving here at the cemetery.
And when he does, all hell could break loose.
["Fighter" playing]
[Cole] I'll tell you what, The Beast is about to break loose now.
Dan Severn led to the ring by James E Cornette.
[Finkel] …by James E. Cornette--
[Ross] I'll tell you one thing ladies and gentlemen remember,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin has…
The rumor's very strong,
that Austin is gonna get his hands on Vince McMahon tonight.
And still, we're gonna keep our television cameras at the cemetery,
where the confrontation between The Undertaker and his brother,
could happen at any moment.
[Cole] But first, JR, we're gonna take you back now,
to last week in the war zone.
Ken Shamrock was in the ring getting set for a tag team match-up.
[Ross] Well, certainly no doubt that fans that follow the ultimate fighting world.
Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn who…
Two old adversaries, got a real good look at each other last week.
Shamrock and Severn have met on two occasions in the octagon.
Each winning one.
[Cole] And Severn with a nice fireman's carry that time.
Severn, of course, Greco-Roman background.
Mosh, a great amateur wrestler in his own right.
[Ross] I can't believe the match has just been made,
DX to meet the LOD and Owen Hart.
That's gonna be right here tonight, folks.
And, you know, that's quite the prelude to Unforgiven which is this Sunday.
And we're seeing a very, very aggressive
-Dan "The Beast" Severn. -Get out of my way!
[Cole] And Cornette likes what he sees from the outside of the ring.
Dan "The Beast" Severn.
Made his debut a few weeks back in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Now taking on a great wrestler in Mosh.
And there's Mosh now on the offensive with a nice,
leg take down quickly on top of Severn.
Severn quickly trying to get back to his feet.
Mosh knows in order to win this match, he has to keep Severn on the mat,
and he has to stay on his feet himself.
[Ross] Even in jeopardy, Severn's face remains emotionless.
He is a trained killer. There's no doubt about that.
Severn has beaten people up… There's a gut wrench into a slam.
…all over the world.
Well, I'll tell you what, The Undertaker apparently on his way to the cemetery.
What a confrontation that's gonna be, The Undertaker
and his brother at their parents' grave site.
And our cameras are there to cover it for you.
And that could happen at any moment.
[Cole] We've never seen anything like that before
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And now Dan Severn is in control of Mosh.
[Ross] I've just been told The Undertaker has just arrived at the cemetery.
And we'll be going there right after this match-up.
[Cole] Side slam by Dan Severn.
Cornette loving it on the outside.
And here's Severn now going to work on Mosh.
[Ross] Severn is very methodical.
His style is much different than a normal catch-as-catch-can pro wrestling style.
[Cole] Of course, Severn, the current NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
You haven't learned your lesson yet?
[Cole] Cornette giving it to Mosh outside the ring.
And here's Thrasher. Oh, wow.
[crowd cheering]
Thrasher just nailed Cornette.
[Ross] Folks, I've just been note… Wait a minute,
I've just been notified that there's a big problem at the cemetery.
I don't know what it is, but something's happened at the cemetery.
[grunting]
[Cole] Mosh, oh wow.
Severn with a body slam.
Mosh with a nice belly to back, but Severn quickly regains control.
And here's The Beast now.
Lifting Mosh up, powerslam.
[Ross] Severn is gonna dictate the pace here.
He's looking for the submission move.
[Cole] And there is it, the armbar.
[Ross] And look, watch that elbow now, if he hyper extends it,
Mosh got nowhere to go.
[Cole] An armbar by Severn.
This is a submission hold right here.
[Ross] He's got to give it up, nowhere to go.
But to the hospital with a broken arm.
And look at the face of Mosh contorted in pain.
At the hands of Dan "The Beast" Severn.
["Fighter" playing]
[Cole] The Beast extremely impressive this week on Raw.
Beat a tough competitor in Mosh.
[Ross] Well, The Undertaker has arrived in the cemetery, but apparently, folks,
something has gone down there.
We don't know quite what has happened, quite frankly.
I don't know what he saw inside,
but as soon as The Undertaker arrived, he left just as quickly.
And before he left, all I heard from inside was a blood curdling scream.
And we got crew members going inside--
-Where are they, what happened to them? -I don't know.
Where did they go?
You know where they're at, where are they?
They're not in there.
Where did they go?
Huh?
You better tell me.
Huh?
I don't know what The Undertaker saw inside.
Obviously, he came to me looking for answers.
And I didn't have any.
I can only speculate right now that he's headed back to the arena.
[Ross] Magnum TA is the… I don't know what could happen…
What else could happen here tonight? Undertaker is on his way back here.
Austin we know is on his way here to the arena.
He's only seconds away.
We understand a Six-Man Tag has been signed for later tonight.
DX against the LOD.
And Owen Hart, and now these two.
[Finkel] …from Hollywood, California.
Weighing in at 260 pounds.
[Ross] I'll tell you one thing, a lot folks…
are anxiously awaiting this Sunday's Unforgiven match-up.
The first ever Evening Gown Match.
And certainly last week, Sable, Dust and Luna.
Tried to humiliate Sable and there you saw another altercation.
A very physical altercation between Sable and Luna.
And during the battle, Sable was almost exposed.
-There you see her blouse was torn half-- -[Luna] Oh, Sable.
Ms. Sable.
Something tells me you can hear me.
Sable.
This Sunday at Unforgiven
you will be reborn.
[laughing]
I am the woman
that will strip you of your soul.
And I am the woman
that will strip you of your mind.
And more importantly,
I'm the woman that will leave you,
just like a newborn.
When I strip your grotesque body of every stitch of clothing on it.
Including your bra and panties.
-[Ross] Good grief. -[crowd murmuring]
Ms. Sable.
Then I will leave you alone
in the center of the ring,
like the pathetic little witch you are.
[laughing hysterically]
Sable.
[Ross] Uh, luna is a dangerous woman, there's no doubt about that.
[Finkel] And his opponent from Roscoe, Texas,
-weighing in at 302 pounds, Bradshaw. -[Ross] At Unforgiven Sunday. Sable's here
[Ross] And I'm sure she heard Luna's remarks.
[Cole] And here comes one angry Texan, Bradshaw.
[Ross] Bradshaw scheduled to go one-on-one,
with the artist formerly known as Goldust here.
[Cole] And he's not wasting any time hammering away at Goldust.
Oh, my, what a slap.
Bradshaw, one tough Texan, goes over 300 pounds.
Been on a roll in the WWE, and there's a big elbow.
And Goldust feeling that one.
Speaking of angry Texans, what about Stone Cold?
[Ross] Well, he's…
Obviously, Austin apparently on his way to the arena as we speak.
From what we can tell,
he should be just seconds away from the arena now.
High back body drop by Bradshaw on Goldust.
[Cole] And Goldust's gonna head for higher ground
as he slides out of the ring.
And Bradshaw is gonna go after him.
I don't think Luna's gonna run interference there.
And there's Bradshaw, what a chop.
[Ross] What a knife edge chop by Bradshaw. 6'6", 300 pounds.
He's manhandling the former Intercontinental Champion right now.
[Cole] You know, the artist formerly known as Goldust
is gonna be watching this Sunday at Unforgiven
as Luna meets Sable in an Evening Gown Match.
[Ross] Well, a lot of fans have seen these Tuxedo Matches that the men have.
The match continues until one guy's tuxedo is stripped completely off of him.
Down to his underwear.
Well, in an Evening Gown Match, folks.
This Sunday on pay-per-view
when Sable and Luna go one-on-one…
Oh, my!
The loser is the lady that is left in her bra and panties.
[Cole] What a clothesline by Goldust.
And here's Bradshaw now battling back.
[Ross] Bradshaw is like a big Brahma Bull.
[Cole] You know, that Evening Gown Match, according to Luna
is gonna go further than bra and panties.
Russian leg sweep by Bradshaw.
[Ross] Bradshaw doesn't know, how good he can be.
'Cause right now, he's taking over on Goldust.
And Goldust is one of the top superstars here in the WWE.
And a good DDT by Goldust.
[Cole] Goldust, the veteran, so quick, quickly back in control.
There's Luna at ringside.
And Goldust now hammering away at Bradshaw.
Again, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
That's about it.
[Cole] Supposedly on his way to the arena as we speak.
Rumors had it all week long.
That he's planning to get his hands on WWE owner, Vince McMahon.
And here's Luna now speaking to get their hands on somebody.
Luna going after Bradshaw.
[Ross] Well.
More annoying than harmful to Bradshaw it would seem.
If Austin says he's gonna get his hands on McMahon,
Austin is a man of his word.
He'll do it. And he'll do it sometime tonight.
Sometime in the next hour and ten minutes
you got to believe that Vince McMahon has got a butt kicking coming
if "Stone Cold" Steve Austin keeps his word, and I think he will.
[Cole] And speaking of butt kicking,
Bradshaw trying to get back into that, and Goldust quickly back in control.
Maybe Vince McMahon is gonna get a butt kicking in on Stone Cold, JR.
[Ross] It could happen, I reckon, I don't know.
I don't think I'd put my money on that one, quite frankly.
[Cole] Hey, he had a chance last week until Dude Love messed it all up.
Get him out.
[Ross] Well, you know, we talked about Austin returning to the arena.
Hope he doesn't run into The Undertaker.
Both men in a bad mood, no telling what could happen there.
The Undertaker's on his way back here to the Nassau Coliseum.
[Cole] Goldust, two and a kick-out.
What was under… What did The Undertaker see there?
I mean he went after Kevin Kelly, something was bothering him.
[Ross] I have no idea, I have no idea.
Folks while we have just a moment,
don't forget tickets go on sale this Saturday in Hammond, Indiana,
and in Minneapolis.
A huge event coming to the Target Center in Minneapolis,
on Saturday, June 6th
and tickets go on sale in the Twin Cities, this Saturday.
[Cole] Bradshaw with the elbows to the midsection.
Off the ropes and Goldust quickly with a knee to the abdomen.
The veteran once again in control.
We're talking about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
What about Vince slapping the Rattlesnake last week?
The slap heard around the world.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what,
we got a good look of that all weekend long,
and I'm sure that Austin saw it as well.
Which adds some fuel to the fire.
And look at how strong Bradshaw is catching the 270 pound Goldust.
And then a fall away slam.
[Cole] Bradshaw with a desperation move that time, a fall away slam.
Luna doesn't like what she sees outside the ring.
[Ross] Luna is so physical.
She comes from a wrestling family.
We know she's not stable, we know she's a little bit goofy quite frankly.
And can you imagine how she's gonna try to beat up,
Sable, Sunday and then strip her?
Not only down to her bra and panties, but to strip her naked.
My gosh, almighty, this Sunday on pay-per-view.
[Cole] Goldust whipped into the corner
followed up with that big right arm by Bradshaw.
Whips him into the other corner now.
There goes Goldust, Bradshaw putting a licking on Goldust.
[Ross] Bradshaw tougher than boot leather here.
He's looking for that Clothesline from Hell.
-[Cole] What's this? -[Ross] Wait a minute!
[Ross] It's three Japanese. Club Kamikaze.
[Cole] I mean we've seen Club Kamikaze attack Taka, a light heavyweight.
[Ross] Why are they going after Bradshaw.
And three of them finally get Bradshaw down.
And now two of them are holding Bradshaw.
[Cole] These guys are great athletes. Bradshaw is in a bit of trouble.
[Ross] Why? Oh, Senton splash.
Why are these men going after Bradshaw?
[Cole] They hit and run.
[Ross] Just like we've seen before when they've assaulted Taka.
[Cole] They hit and run rumors have had it all along
that they were gonna target other superstars in the WWE.
Obviously, Bradshaw was on the hit and run list.
[Ross] Take one more look at this.
Bradshaw, it looked like, was gonna deliver that Clothesline from Hell.
And then here they come. Club Kamikaze.
These three Japanese athletes.
It took all three men to finally get Bradshaw down.
But why was Bradshaw singled out?
Senton splash.
Well, that will bust your insides up, I don't care how big you are.
-Uh-oh. -[Cole] Oh, boy.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Uh-oh.
Well, folks, business has just picked up. And we know why, Austin is here.
Look out, Vince McMahon, I hope Austin doesn't see this.
[narrator] And now, the M&M's Slam of the Week.
M&M's is giving away $2,000,000 in honor of the new millennium.
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Lawler] Yeah, come on, Stone Cold, you've shot your mouth off so much.
You feel froggy, why don't you jump?
-[Ross] Austin on that very-- -[Lawler] Look at the…
[Ross and Lawler] Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
[Lawler] Here we go, baby.
Here we go. [laughs]
[Ross] You don't slap a Rattlesnake, Vince.
[narrator] The Slam of the Week was brought to you by M&M's.
Giving away $2,000,000 in honor of the new millennium.
[Raw theme playing]
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Well, here he comes, the WWE Champion,
"The Rattlesnake" "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
He's looking to get a piece of Vince McMahon.
He's looking to defend his WWE title this Sunday at Unforgiven
against the number-one contender, Dude Love.
[Lawler] I knew when I got out here, JR, something good would happen.
[Ross] And look at his eyes.
He's in a bad mood.
Cut the damn music.
Last week, I came out here and asked Vince McMahon
who my opponent for the next pay-per-view is gonna be?
And he said he hadn't made his mind up yet.
He was still deliberating.
He didn't wanna make any snap decisions.
Well, he was lying and I know that.
That don't really bother me
because he's lied to me plenty of times in the past.
Then I come out here, I put the WWE title on the line.
It was supposed to be Austin versus McMahon.
And then Dude Love, the psychedelic jackass, comes out here.
[crowd cheering]
Went scrambling around in the corner and before you know it,
he's got his fingers in my mouth,
ruined the whole damn championship match,
and I sit there and I think, well, hell, I'm not a rocket scientist…
but if you ask "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
there's been a conspiracy,
between Vince McMahon and Dude Love all along.
[Ross] Conspiracy?
[Lawler] That's slander.
Hell, if you think it was a conspiracy, give me a hell yeah.
[crowd] Hell yeah!
That's exactly what I thought.
But the thing about it is, with one arm tied behind my back,
Dude Love, you can beat my ass any day of the week.
But you can always bet, your last little dollar
that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is gonna pick his ass up
and beat your sorry ass.
It don't matter when, it might not--
[crowd cheering]
You're damn right.
It might not be the same day, but you can always bet,
that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is gonna get his payback.
So with that being said,
Unforgiven, In Your House,
uh-uh, that's just a little too long for Stone Cold.
Last week…
Last week, I said I would wrestle Vince McMahon,
that didn't happen.
I promise you, tonight before this show is over,
I will get my hands on Vince McMahon.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Well, the rumors are confirmed.
And I will get my hands on Dude Love.
And that's all I got to say,
because Stone Cold's got some ass to kick tonight.
And that's the bottom line,
-'cause Stone Cold said so. -[crowd] 'Cause Stone Cold said so.
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin confirming what we have heard.
Uh-oh.
He's on the loose, look out.
[Lawler] Yeah, get him.
-[Ross] Austin is a dangerous man. -[Lawler] Oh, look out, Fink!
[Lawler] Do something, JR.
[Ross] Vincent McMahon…
this is your life.
This is your night.
As far as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is concerned,
Austin has always kept his promises.
[Lawler] Here he comes.
[Ross] And, folks, it's gonna happen within the next hour.
[Lawler] When or how, where, what's he gonna do?
[Ross] And it could happen at any time.
[Lawler] Now look at him.
-A horrible move. -[indistinct conversation]
[Lawler] Gosh almighty.
[Ross] Can you imagine what that man is gonna do to the owner of this company,
within the next hour?
["Road To Texas" playing]
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, here on Raw is War, the war zone,
somewhere tonight, some time, Stone Cold has made a promise
he will get his hands on the owner of this company, Vincent McMahon.
And we know The Undertaker is on his way back here now.
After that, whatever happened in that cemetery,
at his parents' grave site.
[announcer] Terry Funk and 2 Cold Scorpio.
[Ross] I'll tell you what, as if this wasn't enough.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, here's The Undertaker.
Let's get out of here.
[Ross] You think The Undertaker's had time to get here from that cemetery?
-I wouldn't be too sure, King. -[Lawler] Who else would it be?
[Ross] I don't know.
[announcer] …James E. Cornette. At a combined weight of 487 pounds--
[Ross] Not only are we gonna see this tag team match-up,
we got DX against the LOD and Owen Hart also still to come tonight.
[Lawler] And hopefully we can get James E. Cornette to come over here
and join me on commentary.
And when he gets here, you just shut up, JR, okay?
[Ross] So, we are ready, ladies and gentlemen,
for tag team action here and--
[Lawler] You mind if James E. Cornette joins us?
Put those headsets on, James.
Don't worry there, JR, I've instructed The Beast not to be released,
unless it's absolutely necessary.
I just like to say one thing,
it's gonna be probably the greatest night of my life
to see The Midnight Express conquer a legend like Terry Funk.
One of the greatest wrestlers that has ever stepped foot in a ring
in the history of professional wrestling.
As well as his prized pupil, Scorpio here.
Because then that will just show that The Midnight Express,
is the best team in the WWE today.
[Lawler] Well, they got the best manager, why shouldn't they be best team?
[Cornette] Exactly, King, thank you.
It's good to have a good conversation when I come here for once.
JR is always giving me trouble.
[Ross] Folks, still to come tonight, don't forget now,
Vince McMahon is a marked man as far as Stone Cold is concerned.
We've got Six-Man Tag action, DX against the LOD and Owen Hart.
And Dude Love is gonna take on the once defeated,
"Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[Cornette] But there's no reason to think about anything else.
It's gonna happen tonight, otherwise, then Bombastic Bob and Bodacious Bart…
-[Cornette] Look at that hurricanrana. -[Lawler] Beautiful!
[Cornette] Like I said, I've had these guys here.
-You see Dan Severn? -[Lawler] Oh, yeah.
[Cornette] He's always dressed like a champion.
A credit to his profession.
Not some juvenile delinquent coming out here.
But I've had these guys at gym working out.
They've been training.
They know each other's moves like a well-oiled watch.
And now is the time… Wait a minute. Hold on.
[Lawler] Oh, no.
[Ross] Powerbomb by Scorpio.
[Cornette] We didn't work on that one.
[Ross] Scorpio has looked extremely,
extremely crisp since aligning himself with Terry Funk.
And of course, Terry had to find a new tag team partner
when his former partner, Cactus Jack, got his feelings hurt.
[Cornette] Yeah, Cactus Jack walked out on him.
And as a matter or fact, that's probably what Scorpio is gonna do.
I'll admit Terry Funk has done wonders for Scorpio's confidence.
Scorpio is like a new man.
And like I said, I can't say anything bad about Terry Funk.
He's a legend.
He was one of my heroes at one time, but that time has passed.
And The Midnight Express is the future of tag team wrestling in the WWE.
[Lawler] Let me just say this, I know somebody I can say something bad about.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Now he may have you buffaloed, JR.
He may be back there looking for McMahon, but I'll tell you this,
I'll bet Vince McMahon is looking just as hard,
for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
I guarantee you, McMahon wants to get his hands on Austin.
[Ross] What do you think about that conspiracy theory,
-that Austin was talking about? -[Cornette] Oh, come on!
Let me tell you, I don't trust anybody.
I think there's a conspiracy first thing I get up in the morning.
Whenever I turn the TV on I see the news, I think there's a conspiracy.
I see conspiracies everywhere,
but all I know is, I wanna see somebody get beat up.
Whether it's Vince McMahon or Steve Austin.
'Cause I don't like either one of them.
And it looks like one of them's gonna bite the dust tonight.
[Ross] Well, our cameras are as best they can attempting to follow Austin
in his search for the owner of this company.
[Cornette] I think everybody is crooked. That's what I think.
[Lawler] I think McMahon should… He should find Steve Austin
and he should have a nice little fireside chat with him.
He should chat with him,
and if Austin don't see McMahon's side, he should fire him.
[Ross] And you gotta wonder
if The Undertaker's gonna make it back in time here
-before we go off the air. -[Lawler] I think he's already here.
[Ross] Well, I don't know. I heard he was in that hearse.
[Lawler] Who do you think's in the hearse?
[Ross] I don't know.
[Cornette] It ain't Linda McCartney I guarantee you that.
[Ross] Oh, stop it, for goodness sakes.
[Cornette] Something happen to her, King?
[Ross] Bob, the kick to the head a 53 year old Terry Funk.
[Cornette] And he ain't gonna make 54, I'll tell you that,
because he's fixed to get on The Midnight Express's bad side.
He's been putting in a little too much offense here.
Have you ever seen, let me ask you, JR,
have you ever seen Bart or Bob with this much confidence?
With this much poise, with this much…
They've got everything together finally.
[Lawler] They had got that same look in their eyes,
same look in their face that Vince McMahon had earlier.
[Ross] They've been very impressive. No doubt about that in last few weeks.
And they are more confident.
[Cornette] They have everything together. They've always had the ability.
It just had to be molded.
And I'm the one that did the molding.
[Ross] I'll tell you this though, Funk and Scorpio
were very impressive last week as well in their first outing, they were winners.
[Lawler] Yeah Terry Funk's moldy, all right, yeah.
[Cornette] You've got that right. Wait a minute.
-Come on, Bob, stay up there. -[Lawler] Look out, oh.
[Ross] Funk with a very high threshold of pain.
Now with a head butt.
And now Bob with a… Looked like a thumb to the eye maybe.
I'm not sure and Bob Makes a tag to Bart.
[Lawler] Uh-oh
[Ross] And Scorpio, oh, what a kick!
Right over the top rope, stuck his foot right in Bart's face.
[Cornette] I'm gonna go against my better judgment, JR, and agree with you.
Funk and Scorpio, they're looking tremendous.
But that's gonna make it all the more sweet,
when The Midnight Express comes out on top of this thing.
They're throwing everything at Bart and Bob that they can,
but it's not gonna be enough.
[Ross] Whoa.
2 Cold Scorpio with a spinning kick there.
And Scorpio with that 450 Splash.
One of most breathtaking finishing maneuvers in the WWE.
I can tell you that, he hits that, it's over.
[Cornette] Dan Severn is getting excited. Settle down, Dan.
-You saw the excitement on his face. -[Ross] Gut wrench.
Into a slam by Bart.
[Cornette] Beautiful.
Now, The Midnight Express takes over.
And you know it's been a hallmark,
it's been a trademark of The Midnight Express
once they get a man down, then they cut the ring off.
[Ross] The illegal man, Bob.
Bombastic Bob if you will.
With a piledriver behind the referee's back.
[Cornette] You can use a five-count, you can use the--
[Ross] There's a cover, one, two and--
[Cornette] Oh, come on, he didn't kick-out.
[Lawler] Jim, which one's Bombastic and which one's Bodacious?
[Cornette] Bob's Bombastic and Bart's Bodacious.
And I didn't name them that. The ladies did.
[Ross] Terry Funk trying to assist his partner, Scorpio.
[Cornette] He'll get dropped on his head for good measure.
[Ross] A piledriver on the veteran from the double cross ranch
by The Midnight Express.
[Cornette] See, what happens when you get the man down,
you cut the ring off.
You keep the man in your half of the ring.
And that means his partner has to come to him.
And that's what Terry Funk did.
And he got dropped on his head for his troubles.
[Lawler] And thrown out of the ring like yesterday's garbage.
-Oh, they're not through with him! -[Ross] Right in front of us now.
[Cornette] Come on, be careful, guys, he's a legend.
[Ross] Terry Funk being double teamed
by The Midnight Express and dropped face first,
on the ring apron.
[Cornette] JR, isn't it fun for you to say those words again.
Double teamed by The Midnight Express?
[Ross] Well… Oh look out!
What a move! What a move!
Scorpio over the top.
[Cornette] Good God, what is…
Is he crazy?
[Ross] What a death defying move by Scorpio.
Midnight Express in trouble.
[Lawler] Jim, don't you think you need to do something?
[Cornette] Huh, I don't know what to do?
[Ross] I guess you better do something, I'll tell you.
Uh-oh, he's up. Scorpio, here he comes.
[Cornette] No! Yes, yes, yes!
[Lawler laughs] Give me a high five, Jim.
[Cornette] We have that one scouted.
I knew the man gonna pull out all the stops,
but I didn't know he was gonna try to commit suicide to win this match.
But it still didn't work.
[Ross] Scorpio went for it all then.
-And The Beast is moving around here. -[Lawler] He's really excited now.
[Ross] And Bob now is gonna try a superplex. No.
-Scorpio's got to counter. -[Cornette] Wait a minute.
-[Ross] Scorpio up top. -[Cornette] Look out, Bob!
[Ross] 450! The 450 Splash!
One, two, three.
-[Lawler] Get in there, Beast. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Scorpio and Funk win it.
And The Beast now attacking Scorpio.
And The Beast going for that submission. That arm lock.
-And Funk is throwing in the furniture. -[crowd cheering]
Protect me, protect me.
[Lawler] Hang on in there, Cornette.
[Ross] Cornette saying, "Protect me."
[Lawler] Why? He's the brains of the outfit.
[Ross] Well, The Beast showed again how deadly he can be,
[yelling] Hardcore, are ya?
But Terry Funk and Scorpio have won another tag team match-up.
["Road To Texas" playing]
[Ross] This new team in the WWE doing very, very well for themselves.
King, let's take another look, amazing.
Whoa!
Well, folks, we know Stone Cold is looking for Vince McMahon.
And again our cameras are trying to follow him.
-Dan Severn is amazing. -[Lawler] Oh, yeah!
[Ross] And The Undertaker is…
[Lawler] Hey, I'm not feeling good about this.
That's gotta be The Undertaker.
[heavy metal music playing]
[Ross] I'd like to know who's in that hearse.
[Lawler] And why?
[Ross] Yeah. That's a good question.
Why is it here?
Folks, here comes Sable.
-She is next. -[Lawler whoops]
[Val] Oh yeah.
[shower running]
Excuse me, miss.
Hello, ladies.
Let me cover up, because I am a little shy.
You know, there is nothing like a hot shower
after a hard [laughing] day's night.
[laughing]
Believe me,
when Val Venis comes…
there will be no stopping him.
All day. [laughs]
All night. [laughs]
Twenty-four hours a day.
Ladies, you had better get your rest now.
While you can.
[laughing]
["Wild Cat" playing]
[Ross] Well, we are so sold out here in the Nassau Coliseum
as Sable makes her way to the ring.
And, folks, still to come tonight,
The Undertaker is on his way here to the arena.
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is looking for Vince McMahon--
[Lawler] No, no, no. Vince McMahon is looking for Stone Cold.
-[Ross] Yeah, keep sucking up, King. -[Lawler] What?
[Ross] And a Six-Man Tag match has been signed for tonight.
DX to meet the LOD and Owen Hart, that's tonight.
And Dude Love,
the number-one contender for the WWE title,
to meet the once defeated "Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
All that still to come here tonight.
[Lawler] But now we're gonna hear about the big Evening Gown Match
that's coming up on pay-per-view this Sunday.
[Ross] Who's gonna be stripped down to their bra and panties?
[Lawler] No. Luna says she's gonna strip her naked.
That's the way it should be.
If God wanted naked women to cover their bodies,
he'd have given them three hands.
[Ross] Much like a tuxedo match for men, the Evening Gown Match for women.
Sable.
Before we begin,
I'd like to take you back to last week on our Raw.
When your opponent in Unforgiven,
this Sunday, in the Evening Gown Match,
Luna, publicly humiliated you,
mocked you, embarrassed you in front of millions of people.
But you exacted some revenge,
standing up for yourself, taking care of business.
But this feud is far from over.
And I know that you were listening to Luna earlier on tonight
when she said, and I quote,
"That she will strip your grotesque body of everything,
including your bra and panties."
[crowd cheering]
It's the first ever Evening Gown Match.
And it's not about winning and losing.
It's about public humiliation. It's about being stripped down.
[Ross] Only as the WWE can bring you, on pay-per-view this Sunday.
Michael, does this body look like it could humiliate me?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] I'll answer that one.
I don't think so.
[Ross] That's what I was gonna say.
The naked truth is,
I could care less whether Luna stripped me of every stitch of clothes on my body.
-[Lawler] Woo-hoo! -[Ross] Oh, good Lord.
[Lawler] Oh, Daddy. [laughs]
-[Lawler] Go, Luna, go! Go, Luna, go! -My Mama just fainted.
As long as I get my hands on her, I could care less if I'm wearing anything,
or nothing at all.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Good grief, ladies and gentlemen.
I tell you what, if some of you've been kind of disillusioned
by recent wrestling pay-per-views,
because they're kind of predictable and they're kind of old,
well, how can you predict what's going to happen
when Luna and Sable get together at Unforgiven.
-[Ross] The clothes are coming off! -[Lawler] Whoo!
[Ross] And folks, WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
is gonna be live this Sunday from Greensboro, North Carolina,
proudly presented by 10-321.
Just dial it and save.
[Lawler] I can't wait for it.
-[Ross] Wait a minute here. -[Bearer yelling indistinctly]
-[Ross] Oh, my God. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Ross] It's not The Undertaker. It's Paul Bearer and Kane!
-[Ross] What are they doing? -[Lawler] Look at Paul Bearer!
Mir. McMahon, would you care to comment on the conspiracy allegations
leveled earlier tonight by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
I would suggest that Mr. Austin
has been watching too many Oliver Stone movies,
and quite frankly, I really don't want to dignify that with a response.
Would you care to respond to, I guess his threat
that he was going to get his hands on you tonight?
Well, let me just say, Michael,
I was ready for him last week,
I'll be ready for him this week.
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Who is ready for whom, King?
[Lawler] Well, you just heard the man right there.
As far as I'm concerned, Vince McMahon is the man.
[Ross] Trying to get a raise?
-I'm just telling it like it is. -[Ross] Another paid vacation?
[Lawler] He is the man with the walking wallet, you know.
[Ross] I'll tell you what, everybody better get ready in Greensboro.
We know that Greensboro, North Carolina, folks, is Ric Flair country.
[Lawler] What?
[Ross] And this Sunday it's going to be WWE country as well.
[Ross] And we've got a Six-Man Tag match
that was just signed a little bit earlier here tonight by our Commissioner.
[announcer] Scheduled for one fall, with a 20-minute time limit.
Making their way to the ring,
being accompanied by D-Generation X members Chyna and X-Pac,
at a combined weight of 747 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
New Age Outlaws,
and the World Wrestling Entertainment European Champion,
Triple H "Hunter Hearst-Helmsley"!
[Lawler] This has been quite a night, JR.
Helmsley got down here earlier and showed everybody his bazooka,
then he hoses down the crowd. It's unbelievable.
And now this Sunday, Chyna's gonna be home.
Can't believe it.
[Ross] Well, I'm not going anywhere with that line.
[Ross] Folks, I'll tell you what,
the atmosphere here in the Nassau Coliseum is electrifying.
["What A Rush" playing]
[Ross] Can you imagine how it's going to be in Greensboro,
Sunday, on pay-per-view?
[announcer] And their opponents, being accompanied to the ring by Sunny,
at a combined weight of 837 pounds,
Owen Hart, and Animal and Hawk, The Legion of Doom 2000.
[Ross] Six-Man Tag Team action now,
but still to come, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
the WWE Champion,
the toughest SOB in the WWE or anywhere else,
says he's gonna get his hands on the owner of this company,
and Austin is a man of his word.
Not to mention,
that the new number-one contender for the WWE title, Dude Love,
will meet the once defeated "Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman
here tonight as well.
[Lawler] Yeah, but I want them to hurry up and turn the lights back on
because I'm worried about that hearse. Whoo, that hearse we saw back there.
And where is The Undertaker?
And why did Kane and Paul Bearer get that hearse?
What are you doing?
[Ross] Folks, while we have a moment,
don't forget that WWE is gonna be live
this Saturday night in Fairmont, North Carolina.
Not to mention, Monday in Hinton, Virginia,
Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia,
and coming soon to Baltimore for Raw.
Tickets on sale now at the Baltimore Arena box office
for the big event on May 11.
Boy, this is, uh…
This is going to be something,
because you've got six people competing here
that obviously do not like each other.
The stakes couldn't be any higher this Sunday on pay-per-view.
Tag titles on the line.
LOD challenging the Outlaws for the titles and to get some revenge.
Shut up!
And then, of course, you've got Owen Hart and Triple H for the European title.
[Lawler] You failed to mention a second ago about Chyna,
up in that cage, hanging from the ceiling.
[Ross] You talked about her being hung. What are you talking about?
[Lawler] Look at Owen Hart.
[Ross] Well, Billy Gunn and Owen Hart, they'll kick it off here.
-[Lawler] That's Mr. Ass to you, JR. -[Ross] All right. Yeah. No kidding.
-He certainly is. -[Lawler] Huh?
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what.
There's a cheap shot right to the gut.
And Billy Gunn goes right hands on Owen Hart.
Will Owen Hart be able to regain the European title
with a level playing field, Sunday on pay-per-view?
High back body drop,
and Billy Gunn humping the lights and knocked down the clothesline.
High hip lock takeover.
Owen Hart outwrestling Billy Gunn here in the early going.
[Lawler] I guess you're betting on Owen Hart this Sunday, huh?
[Ross] Great competition here in the WWE.
Two young men that are just reaching their prime now.
And Triple H tagged in.
-[Lawler] Ah! -Drop toe-hold.
[Ross] I like Owen Hart's chances Sunday.
I like his chances one-on-one
against the man he's in there with now, Triple H,
who just made a U turn.
[Lawler] Well, Owen Hart's old daddy Stu would probably bet on him,
but he gave up, Stu gave up betting after the Civil War.
[laughs] He had the South plus points. [laughs]
And I'll take Triple H against Owen any day.
[Ross] Well, that's surprising.
[Lawler] I just can't figure out
what's Sonny doing with LOD 2000 over there?
[Ross] What do you mean by that?
[Lawler] Well, I just, you know,
she comes out here and sits on my lap in the past,
now, all of a sudden, she's with those two goofs.
[Ross] She's their inspirational leader. She's their motivator.
[Lawler] You think she's impressed by their physiques?
-Big bodies? -[Ross] I don't know.
[Ross] Front face lock by the Road Dogg…
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Ross] …on Hawk.
[Lawler] They just told me in my earplug here
that Austin is still looking for McMahon.
[Ross] Hawk overpowering Road Dogg there with a clothesline.
Remember, it was the New Age Outlaws who assaulted the LOD,
who cut Hawk's hair,
and who sent, really, Hawk and Animal into exile.
[Ross] And no team in all the years before,
whether they'd be The Horsemen, Minnesota Wrecking Crew, Nasty Boys,
any of them couldn't get it done, but DX did.
[Lawler] Well, what does that tell you?
[Ross] It tells me that they're a pretty, uh…
Pretty strong entity, and they're getting stronger.
[Lawler] Look at the cheating going on right there.
[Ross] Blatant cheating.
Boy, you ought to be fined for that hair pull,
maybe five grand, like Dude Love was fined earlier.
[Lawler] That's a stiff fine.
[Ross] It sure is. A lot of money.
[Lawler] I say that sarcastically.
[Ross] Well, I think he deserves to be fined more,
but five grand's a pretty good piece of change.
[Lawler] So I guess you subscribe to the old conspiracy theory, huh, JR?
[Ross] Well, I don't know.
Sure, some interesting things to think about.
[Lawler] Well, I'll tell you what. That's all I heard last week.
Everybody I ran into.
[mockingly] "I didn't get to see Stone Cold
get a hold of McMahon."
"I wanted to see Stone Cold get McMahon."
Let me tell you something. You're gonna see something tonight.
I got a feeling you're gonna see McMahon get a hold of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Reversal of the whip by Animal.
And he drills Triple H with the powerslam.
[Lawler] Ah! Look out!
And LOD 2000's Animal trumping the elbow.
Lateral press.
But Helmsley quickly kicks out at one.
[Hemsley] Ah!
[Ross] And now Animal's slowing down the pace here,
controlling Helmsley with a wrist lock, and just buried a kick into the ribs.
Helmsley has got to stay away from the LOD-Owen Hart corner.
Man, what's gonna happen here tonight?
[Lawler] I don't know, but now I'm hearing
that McMahon is definitely looking for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the back.
[Ross] And our cameras are with him, and The Undertaker is on his way back.
The tag has been made.
What's gonna happen here tonight now?
[Ross] Six-Man Tag action continues here in the War Zone.
It's Owen Hart and the LOD against the Outlaws and Triple H.
Billy Gunn, spinning heel kick by Owen Hart
that caught Billy Gunn right in the face.
And Owen now with a neck breaker.
Owen Hart has regained control of this Six-Man Tag match.
A leg drop, a lateral press,
one, two, oh, no, a two count.
[Ross] Owen Hart now, quickening…
Oh, he lowered the head.
And the rocker dropper puts Owen Hart right on his face.
[Ross] Folks, we've just been informed that reportedly,
Vince McMahon is up in one of the sky boxes with armed security.
-[Lawler] What? -That's what we're told.
[Lawler] Oh, well, let me just tell you something. That's not true.
If he's up there,
it's because Vince is searching high and low for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Ross] I don't care if McMahon is sitting in a Brink's truck,
if Steve Austin wants him, he's gonna get Vince McMahon,
and Austin has already told us what he's gonna do.
It's not a matter of if it's gonna happen tonight,
when is it gonna happen?
And we've got about 24 minutes,
and you know all hell is gonna break loose.
[Lawler] Well, Austin may be, ooh, a man of his word, but so is McMahon.
[Ross] Owen Hart looking for the Sharpshooter on Triple H.
And remember, these two men will meet this Sunday in Greensboro.
It's Unforgiven. It's on pay-per-view.
[Ross] Irish whip in, and Owen…
Oh, the enzuigiri!
A knockout blow to Triple H, and now Owen Hart…
Yes, he'll go for the Sharpshooter.
[Lawler] Oh!
-Owen Hart going for the Sharpshooter. -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Ross] Oh, no!
-A DDT by Billy Gunn. -[Lawler] Man.
[Ross] And referee Mike Chioda didn't see it.
[Lawler] He stuck Owen Hart's head about 10 inches into that mat.
-Beautiful. -[Ross] Owen was thrilled by that DDT.
And now look at the opportunistic Road Dogg!
Oh, he's got a mean streak, too. I'll tell you that.
[Lawler] Well he's in DX, isn't he? Oh, look. [laughs]
[Ross] Well, pass the mustard, he's a hot dog.
[Lawler] What?
[Ross] Oh, he wants to do it again. A little encore here.
-[Lawler laughs] -[Ross] He's showing off.
[Lawler] Why not?
[Ross] There's a cover. That will be it.
Yes! No, it will not! Owen Hart kicked out.
And I think the Road Dogg thought he had everything under control there.
[crowd] LOD! LOD!
[Ross] And this crowd, here in Long Island,
chanting for the LOD.
Owen needs to make a tag here, King.
[Lawler] Hey, maybe that hearse is here, ooh,
because they're gonna put the LOD in it.
Get that final ride.
[Ross] Owen Hart now has been isolated from his corner and from his teammates.
And Owen Hart…
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Ross] Oh, a double dropkick.
[Lawler] How'd he do that?
[Ross] And Sunny must have heard the lights.
[Ross] Owen Hart with a big move there,
and certainly Owen wants to build some momentum
before this Sunday's Unforgiven on pay-per-view.
-Needs to make a tag. -[Lawler] Get him out of there.
[Ross] Hawk and Animal are both ready and there's a tag,
-and here comes Animal. -[Lawler] Oh.
-[Ross] Animal now. -[Lawler] Look out!
[Ross] What a dropkick! And down goes Helmsley.
Animal sending Billy Gunn for the ride,
and knocks him down with nothing but sheer power.
The referee is, I think…
Might as well say he's losing control here.
I think Animal and Billy Gunn are the legal men, I'm not sure.
[Lawler] I think Hawk and Animal are thinking about the fact
that they want to be tag team champions again this Sunday.
-[loud thud] -[Lawler] Oh!
[Ross] And LOD manhandling the Road Dogg.
-This may be a prelude to this Sunday. -[Lawler] No!
-Hey, look at-- -[Ross] Devastation device!
-[Lawler] Look at Chyna! -[Ross] It's over!
-[Lawler] Look at Chyna! -[Ross] Chyna! What's she…
Chyna's got Sunny up on her shoulder!
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Ross] Where's she going?
[Lawler] Bring her over here!
[Ross] Animal's got this match won. Hey, ref!
Oh, down goes…X-Pac.
-Sunny's being woman handled, I guess. -[Lawler laughs]
[Ross] Gender handled by Chyna, the Amazon.
Don't move!
[Lawler] Go ahead and say it, she's being manhandled.
-Look at this! -Oh, look out!
[Lawler] DX, where men are men and so are the women.
And this is it!
-[Ross] The chair shot! -[Lawler] Woo-hoo! Beautiful!
-The chair shot and then the Piledriver. -[Lawler] Yes!
[Ross] And the DX is gonna steal this one.
["Are You Ready?" playing]
[Ross] And that 200 pound Amazon has manhandled Sunny.
[Ross] And Hawk just trying to intervene here and protect Sunny.
[Ross] I'll tell you what, yet to come, we talk about Dude Love and Blackman,
but what about Stone Cold and Vince McMahon?
[Lawler] Oh, I can't wait to see it.
I can't wait to see the look on your face when you get the shock of your life.
And did you say The Undertaker's on his way back or not?
[Ross] That's what we've been speculating on.
At least that's what we think.
She's a difference maker,
but she's gonna be in a small cage, will be Chyna.
[Bearer] Oh, yes, Kane!
Undertaker's gonna be so surprised.
What a glorious day!
-Mama and daddy. -[Lawler] What?
Yes, come on. Push it, push it, push it.
[singing] ♪ Diggin' up bones… ♪
-[Lawler] Did he say mama and daddy? -[Ross] I think.
Have Paul Bearer and Kane exhumed…
[distant yelling]
…The Undertaker's mother and father's grave?
And where in God's name are they going?
[Ross] Well, we are back here, ladies and gentlemen on the War Zone,
-and that… What we've just saw… -[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Oh, this has got to be The Undertaker.
He's here, JR.
["Burned" playing]
[Lawler] What? No. Kane! They're coming out here.
[Ross] Oh, no.
[Lawler] They're bringing those caskets out here, JR. Yes.
[Ross] Good God, why?
[Ross] And there you see it, through hellfire and brimstone,
the most evil, sinister human being in the history of the WWE,
on his way to Unforgiven, that hellacious Inferno Match.
Kane and The Undertaker,
and the ring's gonna be surrounded by a wall of flames,
this Sunday on pay-per-view.
[Lawler] It's a family reunion.
-The Undertaker and Kane's parents. -[Ross] Stop it.
-[Bearer] And now… -[Ross] Horrible.
…I'm here this evening for one reason.
And believe it or not, I am here for The Undertaker.
You know when The Undertaker's parents
perished in the fire, that he set, by the way,
he didn't get to attend their funeral.
So I decided that Kane and myself would go out
and dig up his poor old mama and daddy,
and bring them right here,
so The Undertaker can have a funeral for his beloved parents.
[Ross] Wow. How hideous. What a morbid human being.
Look at the cheap caskets that I buried them in.
I picked the cheapest pine boxes that I could find.
They've been in the ground for 20 years.
Worm infested and rotten, all because of you, Undertaker.
-It's your fault. -[bell tolls]
-[Ross] Wait a minute. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] I think Paul Bearer is gonna get his wish.
[Lawler] I'm getting out of here.
[Ross] I can't see a darn thing.
[bell tolls]
-[Lawler] Where is he? -[Ross] I don't know.
[bell tolls]
["Rest in Peace" playing]
-[Ross] Oh, there he is. -[Bearer] Kane.
Kane, pour the gas! Pour the gas, Kane!
-[Lawler] What? -[Ross] Oh, no.
[Ross] Look at that, JR!
[Ross] You smell that gasoline, King?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Don't do this to The Undertaker.
Don't do this. Don't torture the man.
[Bearer] Stop!
You don't wanna do that.
You will die a thousand deaths if you light that, Paul.
[Bearer] All your fault!
Now you can see them burn!
-[Lawler] No, no, no, no, no! -[Bearer] Burn, burn, burn!
[Bearer] Yes!
[Lawler] Oh, look out!
[Ross] Oh, The Undertaker, he chokeslammed--
[Lawler] Look at Paul Bearer! Look at the flames!
-[Bearer cackles] -[Ross] What casket is burning?
[Bearer] Rest in peace with your dead mama!
[Ross] Did you hear what he said?
[Ross] That's The Undertaker's mother's casket, King.
[Ross] I've never, ever before…
The horror!
[Lawler] Somebody get some fire people out something out here,
and put that fire out of the casket.
[Ross] King, he's in his mother's casket.
[Ross] This arena has turned into a crematorium.
[Ross] That poor man.
[Ross] Oh my gosh.
[Ross] Oh.
[Ross] Well, folks, we're back here in the War Zone.
One of the most disturbing things I've ever witnessed.
Paul Bearer and Kane exhuming The Undertaker's parents graves.
The father's grave set on fire.
And Undertaker being chokedslammed into his own mother's casket.
Kane and Paul Bearer immediately left the arena.
Now the remains have been transferred to a more secure area.
The Undertaker is with the remains, at vigilance.
And folks, he walked by here a few moments ago,
and the look on his face…
I'll never forget it.
[Ross] Well, neither will we, and here comes the owner of the WWE.
Why? Why is Vince on his way out here now?
[Lawler] Well, I guess maybe he figures this is the safest place to be
with that idiot "Stone Cold" Steve Austin out here.
Well, or maybe Vince is just gonna call him out.
Let's get him over here. Maybe he'll explain it to us himself.
[Lawler] Look at Vince. He's ready to go.
[Ross] Maybe the longest nine minutes in Vince McMahon's life.
[Lawler] What are you talking about?
Come on, Vince.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, Vince McMahon has decided…
Yes, sir. Please sit there. It'll be fine.
Looks like he's gonna sit here.
Seems like old times.
["Groundshaker" playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
-with TV time remaining. -Well, somehow this feels right at home.
[announcer] Making his way to the ring, from Annville, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 245 pounds, "The Lethal Weapon"…
[Lawler] Vince, glad to have you out here.
I just wanna say it. In just a minute, I'm going to tell you
some of the disparaging remarks that JR has been saying about you.
[Mr. McMahon] That's all right. I don't mind that,
it's the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Say anything you want to say, as long as you can back it up.
[Lawler] There you go!
[Ross] Mr. Austin's had a great deal to say.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah.
He's been shooting his mouth off about how bad he wants you.
I don't see him anywhere inside, JR.
Here's Vince McMahon sitting next to us. Where's Stone Cold?
[Ross] I don't think I'd hold my breath, King, if I were you.
Blackman has lost only one match in his WWE career.
[music stops]
["Dude Love" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent, from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico,
weighing in at 287 pounds…
[Mr. McMahon] If it hadn't been for that man…
[announcer] …Dude Love!
[Mr. McMahon] …I would've embarrassed and humiliated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
He had one arm tied behind his back.
[Lawler] I was waiting with bated breath to see that, Vince.
[Lawler] I can't believe this idiot caused me and the world
the opportunity to see that sight.
[Mr. McMahon] You can only wonder what would have happened.
[Lawler] I know one thing. You fined him Vince, you fined him good.
Five thousand dollars.
Five thousand dollars is a lot of money.
Except maybe to JR.
♪ Dude Love ♪
[Ross] I think that's a lot of money, I'll tell you that.
♪ Dude Love ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Unfortunately, Dude Love interfering
in what could have been a classic.
[Ross] A lot of folks are surprised that Dude Love is the number-one contender
for the WWE title,
which allows him to meet Stone Cold this Sunday on pay-per-view in Greensboro.
[Mr. McMahon] Why not? Somebody has to be the number-one contender.
[Lawler] Technically who decides who is the number-one contender?
[Mr. McMahon] Why not Dude Love?
I mean, consider Dude Love, former Tag Team Champion.
As a matter of fact, partnering with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Why not?
[Ross] Vince, I wonder how you respond to Austin
talking about a conspiracy against him perpetrated by you?
[Mr. McMahon] Well, again, you want to talk conspiracy?
Then why is it that Dude Love shows up just in the nick of time?
Dude Love, former tag team championship partner with Stone Cold,
and Dude Love shows up just when I'm ready to go.
Give me a break. You wanna talk conspiracy?
Stone Cold has everybody baffled
'cause Stone Cold has that man right there on his side. Dude Love.
[Lawler] You know what? You're right. If you can't convince him, confuse him.
That's what he's done. Now that you think about it,
you were fixing to kick his rear end all over that ring.
He had one arm tied behind his back, and Dude Love shows up to save Stone Cold.
[Mr. McMahon] And maybe that's one of the reasons
why Dude Love is the number-one contender.
-I can tell you this, though. -[Ross] All right.
[Mr. McMahon] When you think about
everything that's going to happen this Sunday,
when you think about Unforgiven,
and I certainly haven't forgiven "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
but when you think about everything that's gonna happen,
the Inferno Match the WWE Championship Match,
I will guarantee you that something catastrophic will occur at Unforgiven.
I'll guarantee it or your money back.
[Ross] You wanna be a little more specific?
You talking about the whole event? You talking--
-[Lawler] Did you say "or you money back"? -[Mr. McMahon] Yeah. It's what I said.
I said I guarantee you
that something catastrophic will occur at Unforgiven.
And, by the way, if you gentlemen don't mind,
not that I wanna join you for commentary,
but I think I'm going to be at ringside for some of the events.
[Ross] What? Well, exactly, just out of curiosity,
what part of the event are you gonna be sitting at ringside?
[Mr. McMahon] I don't wanna get too close to the ring during that Inferno Match,
although I do want to get as close as I can.
I don't want to miss a moment of that.
And I certainly would not want to miss a second of the WWE Championship Match.
[Lawler] What about Sable and Luna? You don't want to miss that.
[Mr. McMahon] That's true. A ringside seat for sure.
[Ross] So you're saying you're gonna be sitting at ringside
for the WWE title match?
-[Mr. McMahon] It might be-- -[Ross] There's a cover!
[Mr. McMahon] It might be a very good idea.
I mean, after all, let's have a fair fight.
Let's see what Dude Love can do against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
who's heavily favored, I would think, there in Greensboro.
[Lawler] Right!
[Mr. McMahon] So let's make sure the officiating is done properly.
[Ross] Speaking of that, referee Earl Hebner is rapidly healing.
[Lawler] I spoke to him on the phone, Vince.
Maybe he could be ready by Sunday.
He'd be a good man to have in there, wouldn't he?
[Mr. McMahon] I'd love to see that.
[Ross] Earl Hammer refereeing, you at ringside,
and the WWE title on the line.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah.
[Lawler] What are you shaking your head for, JR?
[Ross] Never mind.
[Mr. McMahon] Something catastrophic will occur.
[Lawler] Catastrophic for who?
Like, maybe Stone Cold? Or just catastrophic in general?
[Mr. McMahon] Maybe you, King.
-[Lawler] Huh? -[Mr. McMahon] You never know.
[Ross] Swinging neck breaker by Dude Love. Now makes the cover on Blackman.
And Steve Blackman a half a count away from only his second loss.
[Mr. McMahon] Dude Love needs this victory, in my opinion.
Dude Love needs to have that momentum going into this pay-per-view this Sunday.
[Ross] Blackman to counter the snap suplex on the number-one contender
for the World Wrestling Entertainment title.
[Lawler] Yeah, if Dude Love lost this match right here,
would he still be the number-one contender?
[Mr. McMahon] I would suggest he would be, yes.
[Ross] I tell you what, Vince, you're gonna raise a lot of eyebrows.
You're gonna sit at ringside not to announce, but to sit,
during the title match with Austin and Dude Love,
you predict that something catastrophic will happen
-or the fans' money back. -[Lawler] Huh?
[Ross] It raised a lot of suspicions of what's going to go down there Sunday.
[Mr. McMahon] Well, all I can tell you is that, again,
I'm confident in a WWE pay-per-view… Wait a minute.
[Ross] Dude with the abdominal stretch on Blackman and… What?
-[Lawler] And the winner. -[Ross] The hell's that?
["Dude Love" playing]
[Ross] Why'd the bell ring?
[Mr. McMahon] What do you mean? It's pretty obvious to me what happened.
[Ross] I didn't see Blackman giving up.
Did you see that, King?
[Lawler] I think I did. I heard the bell ring.
[Ross] I heard the bell ring.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Dude Love!
[Lawler] Dude Love's hands have been raised.
He's being announced as the winner. He's the winner.
[Mr. McMahon] Looks like Dude Love has a little momentum
going into the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship Match
this Sunday.
[Ross] Why did the referee or the timekeeper ring the bell?
That's what Blackman wants to know.
Hey, hey, keep your cool.
Oh, yeah! I'm on TV!
Why in the hell did you ring that damn bell?
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh! -[Ross] Oh, gosh almighty!
[Lawler] What was that all about?
I don't know, but to treat a timekeeper like that,
that's absurd.
[Ross] Well, Mark Yeaton, the timekeeper, got assaulted there by…
But why'd he ring the bell?
Wait a minute. Oh, goodness. Business is picking up!
-[Lawler] Leave that timekeeper alone! -[Ross] Here comes Stone Cold!
And Stone Cold is gonna get Vince McMahon!
[Lawler] Look out!
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Ross] He's kicking the owner of the WWE's chair!
[Lawler] Get security. Get the cops.
[Ross] Dude Love now--
[Lawler] Look at Vince in the ring. Vince trying to fight.
-[Ross] Austin-- -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Ross] McMahon is ready to go, but look at Austin,
he's doing a number on Dude Love!
[Ross] Austin said he was gonna strike McMahon, and he's done it.
[Lawler] Here we go.
[Ross] That's Patterson and Brisco.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Ross] Oh, a stunner!
[Lawler] No way! No!
-[Ross] And Patterson gets it! -[Lawler] Ah!
-[Ross] And McMahon's leaving! -No, he's not.
[Ross] Dude Love…
[Ross] Dude Love on top of Austin again.
[Lawler] I can't believe this.
McMahon called out Stone Cold, he was ready to face him,
and Dude Love just messed things up again.
[Ross] Is Vince McMahon gonna screw Austin out of the title this Sunday?
Austin and Dude are just beating the hell out of each other!
[Lawler] What are you talking about, JR? He's gonna screw him out of the title?
Look at Vince. Oh!
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, what a war it'll be Sunday!
-[Ross] Here comes the Champion! -Get him, Vince! Get him, Vince! of the title?