[opening theme music playing]
[Ross] Wait a minute. Those druids. This is a setup.
Could The Undertaker be coming out to make yet another challenge to Stone Cold?
Place that casket right here at the edge of the ring.
-Wait a minute. -[Lawler] Look at this!
-[Ross] Mankind's under the ring. -[Lawler] Right in front of us.
[Ross] Mankind was under the ring… And Kane… That's Kane…
Kane in a casket. Kane and Mankind doing a number
-on Stone Cold. -[Lawler] Look at Vince!
They are pounding the life out of Stone Cold Steve Austin right here.
-This is the celebration, JR. -[Ross] Kane and Mankind…
-[Lawler] Look out. -[Ross] Oh, Austin's in the casket.
Is Stone Cold's career dead and buried? Is that what this means?
[Ross] Kane has buried the WWE Champion before the King of the Ring.
[Cole] Last week's destruction of Stone Cold Steve Austin
begs the question, who orchestrated the chaos?
Tonight, will the conspiracy unravel here on Raw?
[Ross] Has Texas gone to hell?
Why is the ominous 15-foot-high steel cell perilously hanging over the War Zone?
We'll find out tonight, live.
[siren wailing]
["Thorn In Your Eye" playing]
[barking]
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Too much dark and not enough sky Why am I the thorn in your eye? ♪
["We're All Together Now" playing]
[Ross] Hello again, everybody, and welcome to beautiful San Antonio, Texas.
The historic Freeman Coliseum has been sold out for weeks.
Today, it was 108 degrees outside,
but it's going to be hotter right here tonight for WWE Raw.
[imperceptible]
["Wild Cat" playing]
Hey, wait a second! There's Sable.
[Cole] What? What is she doing here?
[Ross] I don't know what she's doing here, but I'm glad to see her.
[Cole] Sable's back.
And listen to the reactions from these WWE fans in San Antonio!
[Ross] I reckon so. Who's your daddy?
Folks, you got to wonder, will this Celeste conspiracy
be answered tonight?
So many, there's more questions than we have answers,
and I don't even know why Sable's here.
But I want you to get one thing clear, folks.
JR ain't complaining.
[Cole] And Sable is back.
[Ross] And we still don't know why
this dangerous hell in a cell is hanging over the ring.
[Cole] I'd love to be a fly on the locker room wall
of Marc Mero right now.
[Ross] Here you see the Hell in a Cell.
Oh, it feels so good to be back.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Sable! Sable! Sable!
[Ross] These fans are loving to see Sable again.
Thank you.
But now, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you
to the person that's responsible for my return
to the World Wrestling Entertainment…
Mr. Vince McMahon!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] So Mr. McMahon's responsible for bringing Sable back.
-And what is this all about? -[Ross] Beats me.
[Cole] So Sable is back in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
according to her.
[Ross] We've got more questions than answers, I can tell you that.
And we are pleasantly surprised to see Sable, but I don't understand
the story of how Mr. McMahon and Sable now
have some association or situation. I don't get it.
[Mr. McMahon] In an effort…
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin!
-That's okay. -[Ross] This is Austin's territory, folks.
He got his last week.
But in an effort to clear up this alleged conspiracy theory
concerning Vince McMahon,
Sable, I wonder if you'd be so kind as to read this prepared statement for me.
[Cole] Looks a bit hesitant.
"I, Vince McMahon, the humanitarian of the year…"
[crowd jeering]
"resent any and all accusations
that I, last week, in my finest hour,
would stoop so low as to use legitimate charitable organizations
to further my personal agenda against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin."
[Ross] Huh!
"I hereby publicly disavow any reference or knowledge
of the willful and heinous attack perpetrated on
the current WWE Champion one week ago.
I remain steadfast in my resolve to be a caring, generous,
and even jovial WWE owner…
[crowd booing]
and to furthermore,
bring the parties responsible for last week's attack
on Stone Cold to justice.
Thank you for your kindness and understanding.
And I hope you enjoy the rest of the show."
[Cole] Who wrote that for him?
[Ross] His PR machine.
[Cole] What?
[crowd booing]
I certainly hope that clears up that alleged conspiracy.
[Ross] Well, not really.
Somebody's responsible for Austin getting set up last week.
Somebody's responsible for it.
So, ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for the return of Sable.
-Thank you very much, Sable. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] So, JR, I mean, why did Mr. McMahon bring Sable back in your mind?
[Ross] I don't have a clue.
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[Ross and Cole] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[imperceptible]
[Ross] Well, folks, business is picking up early tonight.
The WWE champion is here.
He's damn sure not in a good mood
and who can blame him after what happened last week.
I think Austin may be putting Sable out of harm's way,
which leads me to believe
that Mr. McMahon may get his, uh, Connecticut rear end
whooped by a Texan deep in the heart of.
-I just want to let you know… -[music ends]
I just want to let you know that she was, while she was reading that
bunch of crap that you wrote, I threw up about six times, backstage.
[Cole] I guess he didn't buy the explanation.
[Ross] Well, who did?
What you're fixing to get right now, because I'm a little tired of
all your chicken shit things that you've been doing to me…
I'm fixing to come up there
and I'm going to put this foot in your ass,
and there ain't nothing you can do about it.>
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] McMahon's cornered.
He can't go anywhere.
-[Ross] Mr. McMahon, you're not tenured. -No, no, no. Wait a minute.
-Wait a minute. Listen to reason, Steve. -[Ross] Look out.
No, no. Please, please.
Please, just for once in your life, for once in your life,
listen to reason and don't react in a physical, violent way.
[crowd booing]
If you want me to react in a physical and violent way, give me a "Hell, yeah!"
-[crowd chanting] Hell, yeah! -[Cole] Uh-oh.
No, no, wait. Steve, please, no. Listen to reason.
-No. Listen to reason. -[Ross] Maybe this is…
Get out of the way!
Just listen to reason.
Listen to reason.
Please.
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin! Austin!
[Ross] We're not in Connecticut, Toto. This is Texas.
Listen to reason, please, just once. I'm begging you.
Just listen to… The Undertaker.
-[Cole] What? -The Undertaker.
No, no. The Undertaker.
It was The Undertaker.
I swear.
I swear on my grandmother's kittens.
I know.
I know that this is preposterous.
But hear me out. Please hear me. Just hear me out this once.
Who was it?
Who was it that challenged you two weeks ago?
Who was it that walked into the ring and said, "I want your WWE Championship?"
Who was it?
-It was The Undertaker. -[crowd cheering]
That's who it was. It was The Undertaker.
Stone Cold, that's your WWE Championship, not The Undertaker's.
But let me… I know this is far-fetched, but hear me out.
Last week, no, no, last week, The Undertaker knew what he was doing.
Undertaker, he knew I was going to call the cops on him.
I had to. Think about it. Think about it.
Because when The Undertaker came down and he drove Superstar after Superstar,
chokeslammed to the canvas, and he wreaked havoc,
he knew I'd call the cops. And you know what?
I fell for it.
You fell for it. And everybody else did, too.
Because, think!
He surrounded himself with those cops
just so he wouldn't have to come down for the save.
I know it sounds far-fetched,
but that's what happened.
I couldn't believe it myself.
Just remember one thing.
The Undertaker is from the dark side, Stone Cold.
He's from the dark side.
And in my book, The Undertaker might as well be the devil himself.
-And he wants… -["Rest In Peace" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And this is getting interesting.
Here comes The Undertaker.
Is The Undertaker the man that has orchestrated this conspiracy
as the owner of the WWE, Vince McMahon, has said?
[Cole] Mr. McMahon is now out of the ring, JR.
[Ross] The Undertaker stepping over the top rope.
Yes, he has challenged Stone Cold for the WWE Title.
But is it true that The Undertaker
could be the orchestrator of this conspiracy?
Yeah, it's true.
I came out here and I challenged you
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Title.
But I did it like a man.
I came out here in front of the whole world
and I asked what's rightfully mine, a title shot.
And the way I did it, I did it with respect for you
and where you've brought yourself.
And maybe it's just old school, but I still respect
what that World Title stands for.
So no matter
how entertaining or plausible
McMahon's conspiracy theory is…
you know, and I know, it's a damn lie.
[Cole] Whoa!
[Ross] Mr. McMahon's hand's been called.
-And he is no man's-- -McMahon, you make a living
on manipulating the minds of those weaker than you.
So there's something I want you to know before I come down there
and remove your head from the rest of your body.
-[Cole] Uh-oh! -[crowd cheering]
You will never, ever
be able to manipulate the mind of The Undertaker.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Wait a minute. -[Cole] What's going on now?
-["Burned" playing] -[Ross] Oh, my God. Don't you tell me.
We know who's coming now.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Ross] It's Kane
with Paul Bearer and Mankind.
What else is going to happen here?
The owner got a reprieve, at least momentarily.
Well, well, well.
[crowd jeering]
Congratulations to you, Undertaker.
Congratulations for the Academy Award winning performance
that you put on last Monday night.
For a few minutes there, I think Stone Cold Steve Austin
actually believed you when you were pointing
your accusing finger at Mr. McMahon.
But you know and I know that Mr. McMahon didn't have a damn thing to do
with the plan last week.
As far-fetched as it may sound,
The Undertaker and I hatched that plan in hell!
[Cole] What?
[Ross] Man, that's a revelation.
And it worked pretty good, didn't it, Deadman?
You want more than the gold that Steve Austin is holding in his hand.
You, just like Satan himself,
want to take Steve Austin's very soul.
You, Undertaker, wanted to entrap Stone Cold in that cell
hanging above your head tonight.
You wanted that, Undertaker.
But I've gone as far as I can go with you.
There's going to be entrapment tonight.
Oh, yes, there is.
But it's not going to be the entrapment that you want.
On behalf of my son, Kane, and on behalf of Mankind,
I challenge both of you to a tag team match…
[crowd cheering]
…tonight, right in that very ring,
right in that cell above your head.
-[Ross] Whoa. Man, oh, man. -[Cole] Can you believe that?
[Ross] So that's why it's been hanging there all day.
Congratulations, gentlemen.
You are standing at the entrance ramp
to the highway to hell!
["Burned" playing]
-[Cole] Oh, my… -[Ross] So there you have it!
Oh, God Almighty!
So hell in a cell!
Will The Undertaker and Austin, will they meet Kane and Mankind?
If they do, it'll be in the Hell in a Cell!
We are live, ladies and gentlemen, in San Antonio, Texas,
and there you see it, hanging ominously above the ring,
the hell in the cell, and yes, for the first time ever,
a hell in the cell tag team war tonight.
["Mastodon" playing]
-[bell rings] -And, man, that could be
the most memorable contest ever on this broadcast.
[Finkel] …for one fall with a 20 minute…
[Cole] The team for the Hell in a Cell match-up, Mankind and Kane.
Austin and The Undertaker on the other side,
as you see the Mastodon Vader now heading to the ring
for another qualifying match
to get into the King of the Ring tournament.
[Ross] Certainly a high-stakes match-up indeed for Vader.
Vader's got an opportunity here to move into the King of the Ring match-ups.
And certainly a great challenge for him. Hi again, everybody.
I'm Jim Ross alongside Michael Cole.
And again, this is a very important qualifying match-up.
One of two that will feature tonight. Vader and The Rock one-on-one,
and a little bit later tonight,
the Battle of DX, Triple H versus X-Pac.
Winners advance into the Field of Eight, and the King of the Ring
then will get started officially next week with the first round.
[Cole] We're two weeks away from the King of the Ring,
live from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
♪ Do you smell what The Rock is cooking? ♪
["Know Your Role" playing]
[Finkel] And his opponent, being accompanied to the ring by The Nation
from Miami, Florida, weighing in at 275 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion…
[Ross] Commissioner Slaughter is out here.
And we have seen this the past few weeks.
-[crowd chanting] Rocky sucks! -The WWE has intervened
with The Nation in competition,
allowing at least the opportunity for a level playing field.
In other words, it'll be The Rock and Vader one-on-one
with no Nation apparently going to be allowed at ringside.
[Cole] Yeah, this is such an important matchup.
It's a qualifying match to get into the King of the Ring tournament.
So it'll be The Rock versus Vader one-on-one.
Mero and Double J will meet next week. They're already in the tournament.
Dan Severn and Owen Hart from The Nation in the tournament as well,
as is Ken Shamrock and Mark Henry.
Two more slots still to be filled. It'll either be Vader or The Rock.
Also, X-Pac and Triple H, which should be an interesting matchup a bit later on.
[Ross] Well, to be King of the Ring, you've got to qualify, obviously.
So this is the first step for Vader and for The Rock.
-[bell dinging] -Vader has been working diligently
on his conditioning.
Has he got enough gas in the tank to derail the thoroughbred?
[Cole] Talked to Vader backstage a little bit.
He says he was thoroughly embarrassed with his performance against Kane
at Over The Edge. Says he's working to get into shape.
Hoped to take the first step tonight against The Rock.
Lock up now in the middle of the ring.
"The Mastodon" Vader, 456 pounds against the Blue Chipper,
The Rock, the co-leader of The Nation.
Backs Vader now into the corner.
Referee Earl Hebner calls for the break, and there's the slap by The Rock,
and now another big right hand.
[Ross] Well, The Rock is going to infuriate and motivate Vader.
You're not going to beat him with an open-hand slap or a right hand.
Oh!
And that headbutt right across the bridge of the nose
will certainly get your attention.
[Cole] And now Vader hammers away on The Rock in the corner.
Mastodon with those short rights and lefts.
Irish whip into the corner on the other side. Vader follows it up. Wow!
[Ross] The Rock is in tremendous condition, as you can see.
And again, we alluded to the fact that it was 108 degrees here
just in the middle of the afternoon today.
It's still very, very warm.
And the heat, during the heat the last few days,
may have an adverse effect on Vader.
[Cole] Vader now, scooped Rock, slams him down.
Vader, of course, missed three months with that eye injury.
Admitted he wasn't in the gym for most of that time, thanks to Kane.
Trying to battle his way back. And what a slam!
Wow! A splash on The Rock!
First cover of the matchup. There's two! Oh, The Rock just gets to show The Rock.
[Ross] Well, I tell you what, you don't see too many athletes
kick out of Vader's big splash, I can tell you.
Over 400 pounds coming right down on the chest cavity of The Rock.
Vader hammering away now on The Rock.
[Cole] J.R., what do you make of this whole conspiracy deal with Mr. McMahon,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and everyone else involved?
[Ross] Well, of course--
-There's the DDT. -[Cole] Oh, wow.
[Ross] Certainly Mr. McMahon trying to point the finger at The Undertaker.
[Cole] Here's the cover now by The Rock, two,
and a kick-out with authority by Vader.
[Ross] I don't know of anybody that's believing that.
[Cole] Part of that could be settled tonight.
The Hell in a Cell tag team matchup.
-One, two… -The Rock hammering away.
Can you believe it's going to be Mankind and Kane versus Austin and The Undertaker?
-First time Hell in a Cell on Raw. -[Ross] First time Hell in a Cell.
First time ever, there you see the Hell in a Cell
hanging above the ring,
that we've ever had a tag team match in the Hell in a Cell.
There's only been one other Hell in a Cell matchup in the history of the WWE.
It was last October.
A bloodbath involving Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker.
[Cole] It's a cover by Vader! Kick out by The Rock.
[Ross] So if that match is any indication of what we could see tonight,
you just double your pleasure there because it's a tag team match.
And look at the strength of The Rock.
[Cole] What a slam by The Rock, folks.
This is a King of the Ring qualifying matchup to get into the tournament.
Six men in, two still to come. Triple H and X-Pac a bit later on.
Here's The Rock now off the ropes. Here it comes.
The people's elbow into the sternum.
Wow! The Rock now with a cover on The Mastodon.
There's two. Once again, Vader gets the shoulder up.
[Ross] Not enough body there.
Not enough body by The Rock on Vader to keep the shoulders down.
And again, can you imagine the magnitude, folks?
You know, Ernie Ladd used to say, "Get on the phone and call somebody."
You've got Steve Austin. You've got The Undertaker.
What kind of partners are they going to be?
How are they going to coexist in this Hell in a Cell?
-And another big splash! -[Cole] Hook of the leg by Vader.
There's two, and The Rock gets the shoulder up.
Tell you what, JR, only one of those men have experience in this type of a match.
That's The Undertaker from Bad Blood last October.
The Rock with a big clothesline, and there's Vader out of the ring.
[Ross] Mankind-- Wait a minute. Look, there's Mark Henry.
[Cole] From behind, Mark Henry!
Mark Henry attacking Vader on the outside.
[Cole] Keep in mind, The Nation was sent back earlier,
and Henry with a big splash on Vader,
and now Mark Henry sneaking back to the locker room area.
[Ross] How could you miss a 400-pounder strategic positioning by The Rock?
Referee Earl Hebner didn't see a thing.
Vader got splashed by The World's Strongest Man
right out here on the floor.
[Cole] Vader may be hurt. The Rock's going to take advantage now.
The referee did not see Mark Henry sneak down and take advantage of Vader.
[Ross] Vader's going to be very, very fortunate
if he's able to recuperate
from this attack by another 400-pounder, The World's Strongest Man.
[Cole] Look out now. Here comes the Rock Bottom.
He's setting him up. He connected. This should be it.
[Ross] That shook the building here in San Antonio. It's over.
-The Rock has advanced into… -[bell dinging]
…the Field of Eight.
-[Finkel] Here is your winner, The Rock. -[Cole] Thanks to Mark Henry.
The Rock with a Rock Bottom on a weakened Vader
advances into the Field of Eight, the King of the Ring tournament.
Boo!
[Ross] Well, maybe The Rock feels it's his destiny,
his heritage, to be the 1998 King of the Ring.
[The Rock] The Rock's laying the smackdown.
[Ross] Mark Henry was the difference maker here, folks.
So take a look.
Remember the big splash on the unprotected beta
right out here on the floor. The Nation had been barred from ringside.
[Cole] Oh, my! And there's The Rock Bottom,
hook of the leg and The Rock advances
in the King of the Ring tournament.
There's one more slot now to be filled. Triple H versus X-Pac.
Will D-Generation X disintegrate tonight?
[Ross] Well, certainly DX has a great challenge ahead of them
and a problem on their hands, we understand.
Uh, they were meeting, uh, regarding this situation
and let's take you there now.
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -♪ Break it down ♪
[exhaling "H" audibly] …versus X-Pac.
Very important match for all of D-Generation X.
Now, X-Pac, I've been in the ring with Triple Johnson there,
-and I've taken that finish a time or two. -Pedigree?
It may snap that stack of dimes and make it 36 cents in loose change.
-I doubt it. -Well, you doubt what you want to.
-Strongest neck in the world. -No doubt.
And you, my fair-haired friend,
I've been in the ring with the X-Factor as well,
and he cannot miss that snout with one of those spin kicks.
-This is definitely the match of the year. -Boo-yeah!
I don't have big nose.
[high-pitched] Pinocchio!
[woman] In alleys of decay, a promise lies.
Love dies.
Edge.
Seeds of unrest spawn.
Fury and rage.
The remnants of chaos.
Devastation.
Euphoria.
Edge.
[Ross] Indeed, we are looking forward to the Edge debut,
and look at the Hell in a Cell hanging like a big black thunder cloud here
in San Antonio.
-[bell rings] -Steve Austin, The Undertaker,
to meet Kane and Mankind later tonight live. Hell in a cell.
[Finkel] …weighing in at 265 pounds, Darren Drozdov.
[Cole] So there he is, "Puke" Darren Drozdov
off to a fast start here in the World Wrestling Entertainment
set for singles action tonight,
but I still cannot believe the Hell in a Cell
we're going to see a bit later on.
[Ross] We're going to see it, we're going to see it live,
and anything can happen in an enclosure surrounded by steel.
I'll tell you what, we had a great night already here in San Antonio.
It's going to be a good one in Austin tomorrow night, too.
[Tennessee Lee] You folks in San Antonio shouldn't have any problem
remembering the welcome you gave to the Tennessee Volunteers in the Alamo.
You got them all killed.
But you're going to offer up a red carpet welcome this evening
for the greatest volunteer of all.
That's right, folks! He's the world's greatest singer!
He's the world's greatest entertainer! He's the world's greatest wrestler!
Ladies and gentlemen, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett!
Ain't he great?
[Ross] You know, Tennessee Lee strikes me as the kind of guy that if he was
at the Alamo, he'd have turned tail, stole a horse, and rode to Kansas.
[Cole] Yeah, but he's got some backup now, not only Double J,
but what about Southern Justice?
[Ross] That's bad news for whomever's paths they cross.
Folks, again, we're going to be in Austin, Texas tomorrow night.
Great seats still available
for the big event in the Frank Erwin Center.
It is going to be star-studded tomorrow night in Austin.
We look forward to seeing all the great WWE fans
at the Frank Erwin Center tomorrow night.
Not to mention, a few tickets are still available
-for the King of the Ring in Pittsburgh. -[bell dinging]
Raw coming to Cleveland, Gund Arena, on Monday, June 29th.
And there are not many of those left.
Here's Jarrett taking advantage of the inexperienced Darren Drozdov.
[Cole] Double J now goes to work on a cue. There's the reversal.
Double J off the ropes, misses with the right hand.
And, oh, look at this.
[Ross] There's Marc Mero and Jackie, Jacqueline.
[Cole] Well, it'll be Double J versus "Marvelous" Marc Mero
in the first round of the King of the Ring tournament right here next week on Raw.
[Ross] Mero's not smiling because Sable's back.
And they're chanting for Sable as we can hear.
[crowd chanting] Sable! Sable! Sable!
What the hell is Sable doing back in the World Wrestling Entertainment?
-I wanna know, and I wanna know now, JR. -Why are you asking me?
'Cause I wanted some answers, and I wanna know.
-You know I beat her, one, two, three. -Yeah, I saw that.
The stipulation was she's gone from the WWE forever.
You should have been very proud of your efforts there, Mark,
beating Sable.
[Mero] I did it fair and square,
and the rule was she's supposed to be gone, JR.
[Ross] You can talk to Mr. McMahon then. He calls the shots here, I don't.
[Mero] So I guess Mr. McMahon can do anything he wants here
-at the WWE. -[Ross] You got it right.
[Cole] Cover now by Droz. Two, kick-out.
Well, Marvelous Marc Mero is going to do anything he wants also.
Then you need to discuss your personal issues
with the owner of the company. And I don't know why Sable's back.
You know as much about it as we do.
[Mero] Well, I guess I got to take matters into my own high hands, don't I, JR?
[Ross] That might be a suggestion. I'm not telling you what to do.
[Mero] That's right. Nobody's going to tell me what to do.
[Cole] Marvelous Marc,
I think you got an issue to worry about as well with Double J.
He wasn't too pleased after that tag team lost last week
-to Farooq and Blackman. -[Mero] Listen to you crying.
Just like he cried last week when he lost the match for us.
Look at this old redneck coming after my main squeeze.
[Ross] Well, your main squeeze and…
Well, I…
[Cole] Oh! Jackie just slapped Tennessee Lee
right out here in front of us.
[Ross] Well, next week it's going to be Mero and Double J in the first round
of the King of the Ring Tournament.
[Cole and Ross] Oh!
[Ross] Oh, Mero, the low blow on Double J out here in the commotion.
Mero, the low blow on the outside.
[Cole] And Droz's going to take advantage, hooks the leg.
-[bell dinging] -It's over. It's over.
Drozdov wins thanks to Mero.
[Finkel] Here is your winner, Darren Drozdov.
[Ross] Well, Mero adding fuel to the old proverbial fire here
for his match-up next week with Double J
in the first round of the King of the Ring tournament.
Mero's beside himself with Sable back. We don't know why Sable's back.
[Cole] He seems to believe you know, though.
[Ross] Well, I don't.
[Cole] Double J losing to Drozdov. Give the assist to Mero.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what, folks,
we have seen some controversy already here tonight,
and certainly one of the most controversial athletes is Val Venis.
And, folks, Val Venis is coming next.
[women whooping]
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -♪ Break it down ♪
Okay, the Jack Meister's fixing to tell y'all why this is gonna be
match of the year, all right?
Because you got two of the greatest athletes in the world today
sitting right here in front of us.
You know. But then again, you gotta ask yourself.
"Self…
Where's Chyna gonna be in all this?" Hunter?
-["Hello Ladies" playing] -♪ Hello ladies ♪
[bell dinging]
[Finkel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
with a 20-minute time limit.
Making his way to the ring from Las Vegas, Nevada,
weighing in at 244 pounds, Val Venis!
[Cole] So, Val Venis gets set to take on Chainz.
Folks, you saw the cell above the ring. A bit later on tonight.
Hell in a Cell.
Austin, The Undertaker versus Mankind and Kane right here live tonight.
[Ross] You know, still thinking about that conspiracy.
Mr. McMahon, whether we like it or not, made some pretty good points
regarding The Undertaker challenging Steve Austin.
But then The Undertaker made some pretty good points, too, about Mr. McMahon.
Hello, ladies!
You know, they say things come
a heck of a lot bigger in the state of Texas.
[crowd cheering]
But you know, that statement was never
entirely true
until Val Venis came. [chuckles]
[whooping]
[Cole] So Val Venis is now set for action against Chainz,
but we were talking about the conspiracy theory.
As you see now, the Cell over the ring.
Hell In a Cell a bit later on tonight.
Austin and The Undertaker versus Mankind and Kane.
[Ross] Stop and think about it, folks.
I mean, the Hell in a Cell has been hanging here all afternoon.
Now, who authorized it to be hung?
Who made the phone call to hang the Hell in a Cell?
Who knew that Paul Bearer was going to challenge anybody
for a Hell in a Cell matchup, much less The Undertaker
and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
[Cole] What about Mr. McMahon?
I mean, he knows where the Cell's kept. I mean, maybe he's involved in all this.
Maybe he's running this whole thing.
[Ross] That's what I'm saying.
The point being is that you got to think that there
may be more than one or two people involved
in this conspiracy, which is obviously pointed at taking
the WWE Title from the waist of The Rattlesnake.
[Cole] Regardless of what happens, though, it's going to be a great match,
Hell in a Cell, and Mr. McMahon, as he said all along,
loves to please the fans.
[Ross] Well, that's a great thing for an old promoter to say.
I'm sure that it's true in most situations.
Maybe The Undertaker can shed some more light on this situation,
because I know that Kevin Kelly is going to talk to The Undertaker
immediately following this match-up, and maybe…
I'd like to know what The Undertaker thinks of teaming with Steve Austin.
[Cole] That's going to be very, very interesting.
And what The Undertaker may, what light he may shed on Paul Bearer's allegations.
Two people have already made an allegation tonight.
-The Undertaker is in on this thing. -[Cole] What do you believe?
[Ross] I really need… I don't know what to believe.
[Cole] Oh, nice duplex by Val Venis that time. In control now of Chainz.
[Ross] There's a whole lot more questions than answers, let me tell you.
[Cole] What about this?
Will we see the disintegration of D-Generation X tonight?
Triple H versus X-Pac, King of the Ring qualifying match.
[Ross] Well, both those guys are great athletes, and I'll tell you,
I believe that with X-Pac coming back after a long, long absence
from in the ring, nice side Russian leg sweep,
that we're going to see a great effort by X-Pac.
Helmsley wants to be the first man in history to be the King of the Ring twice.
I don't think they're gonna lay down. I think they're gonna get it on.
[Cole] Well, look at this now.
He is in love with himself.
Well, he's now hammering away at Chainz.
[Ross] Val Venis is obviously a very gifted athlete.
He is endowed with outstanding physical abilities.
He's 6'4", he's about 245, but this bumping and grinding…
I'm not so sure how much I like that, personally, but in any event,
athletically speaking, this guy can get it on.
[Cole] Oh, Val Venis with a shot to the side of the head of Chainz.
And what a shot by Chainz!
What about The Undertaker and Stone Cold tonight?
-Can The Undertaker trust Stone Cold? -[Ross] I don't know.
-Can Stone Cold trust The Undertaker? -[Cole] That's a good question.
What about Mankind and Kane? I guess they're back together,
-all together with Paul Bearer. -[Ross] I know.
I was watching Austin, those blue eyes of his, very, very close in that face.
Uh, when Mr. McMahon was talking about The Undertaker being at the,
perhaps the point man of this conspiracy,
I believe Austin believed some of Mr. McMahon's rhetoric.
And I believe that he certainly made, Mr. McMahon, a very plausible argument
that The Undertaker could be involved.
[Cole] Elbow into the sternum by Val Venis that time.
Where's Mr. McMahon going to take in this match tonight?
[Ross] I don't know.
He's far from inside the cage, I'll tell you.
[Cole] Oh, what an elbow by Chainz.
Val Venis, oh, with the knee now by Chainz again.
Val Venis into the turnbuckle.
And now Chainz setting him up now. Oh!
[Ross] Nice belly-to-back suplex by Chainz, turning the corner here
and putting Val Venis on the defensive.
And let's see if Chainz can continue to build momentum.
High back body now. Remember, Chainz is 6'6".
Close to 300 pounds.
[Cole] And now Chainz hammering away at Val Venis.
Backs him into the ropes. Here's the reversal now.
Chainz off the ropes. Val… Nice scoop slam that time.
And Val trying to set him up now.
If he goes to the ropes, we know what's coming.
[Ross] Val Venis will take a chance here, but he's, uh…
-Oh! -[Cole] Better move that time by Chainz.
And a big right hand.
Chainz setting him up now from the second rope.
High-risk maneuver here.
[Ross] Look at Val hooking his leg there
to block the attempted superplex off the top.
[Cole] And now Val, oh, tosses Chainz down.
Val goes to the top rope now.
It could be it. Could be the Money Shot now for Val Venis.
And here it comes. Got him. This one should be over.
-Hooks the leg. -One, two, three.
-Val Venis victorious with a Money Shot. -[bell dinging]
[Finkel] Here is your winner, Val Venis.
[Ross] Well, Val Venis certainly continues his winning ways here with the Money Shot.
You reckon?
Folks, very quickly, let's remind you,
tickets go on sale this Saturday as we take another look
at the Money Shot in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa.
And we'll talk more about those big events a little bit later here tonight
as Kevin Kelly is standing by with The Undertaker.
Undertaker, can you trust Stone Cold Steve Austin tonight?
Kevin, how can you trust anybody that lives by the theory
"You can't trust anybody?"
Will Stone Cold Steve Austin be able to trust you?
Well, of course. I've made my intentions perfectly clear.
I want my shot at Stone Cold's World Wrestling Entertainment Title.
["We're All Together Now" playing]
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -♪ Break it down ♪
You and I have a lot of past together.
We've been down that road a long time, brother.
Yes, yes, yes. We put on a few miles together.
-Right. -You carried me into a few hotels.
-A lot of times. -That's true.
But this is the King of the Ring.
I cannot lay down for you on this one, man.
Who said anything about laying down? I just need you to get down on your knees.
Oh, man. He can't say that stuff to me, can he?
Yes, I can. You don't have to lay down, Hunter, you know.
It's been nine months. I'm all healed up, 100%.
No brag, just fat. Man, let's go out there and do it.
So what you're saying is I don't need to lay down.
You're going to knock me down.
I didn't say that, I probably should have.
Right. You probably should have. Are you getting serious?
-That's what I'm going to do. Yeah. -Are you getting serious on me?
-You're getting serious, man. -Brother.
You need a serious breath mint. Have a couple of these.
[Cole] In addition to Triple H and X-Pac, you will see a Hell in a Cell matchup.
A tag team match.
The Undertaker and Austin versus Mankind and Kane live tonight.
-["Rough Rock" playing] -[bell dinging]
[Finkel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
with a 20-minute time limit.
Making his way to the ring being accompanied by Jacqueline
from Buffalo, New York,
weighing in at 245 pounds, "Marvelous" Marc Mero.
[Ross] Well, Mero certainly is not very happy these days,
now that Sable is back.
[Finkel] …weighing in at 260 pounds, Dustin Runnels…
[Ross] Sable wasn't gone very long.
Her locker wasn't even cold before Jacqueline showed up.
[Cole] That's right. It was only 24 hours after Sable left that Jacqueline
was with "Marvelous" Marc Mero.
Marc Mero not too pleased to see Sable back in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Ross] Folks, we mentioned earlier, tickets going on sale this Saturday
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa
for upcoming events for the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Cole] And look out.
-And here comes Double J… -[Ross] Man.
…and the troops.
[Ross] Double J, Tennessee Lee, and Southern Justice out here,
as if Mero didn't have enough to be concerned about
with Dustin Runnels here.
So we're going to be joined by Double J.
[Double J] JR, I just want to have a few words with you.
Two weeks in a row, you saw exactly what happened with "Marvelous" Marc.
He costs me matches two weeks in a row. He calls himself a boxer.
In history, who has won when the great wrestlers
-and great boxers take on each other? -Well, the boxer normally loses.
Absolutely. And that's what's going to happen next week.
King of the ring match.
We're into the tournament, and I can guarantee,
not promise, but guarantee a victory, JR.
I suppose you're somewhat embarrassed about the way you lost to that rookie,
Darren Drozdov.
[Double J] He is a rookie, and I had him soundly in my grasp.
The figure four was fixing to be slapped on him.
But "Marvelous" Marc,
he saw it unforgiving that I was the world's greatest singer.
What did he try to do? Ruined my jewels tonight, now didn't he?
He tried to take me out. And you saw what happened.
[Ross] Maybe he wants your voice to raise an octave or two.
-I don't know. -[Double J] He wants me to be a soprano.
[Ross] Boy, I'll tell you what, Dustin Runnels exploded on
"Marvelous" Marc Mero right there.
And what are you make of Ms. Jacqueline over there?
[Double J] I don't make anything of her. She has no business out here.
Mero wants to bring his old ladies out here, Sable and now Jacqueline.
I don't really get it.
This is entertainment, JR.
This is sports entertainment, and that's exactly what I'm about.
Not just the world's greatest singer, not just the world's greatest wrestler,
but the world's greatest entertainer. And, JR, look at this "Marvelous" Marc.
He's got a dog and pony act. One week Sable, the next week Jacqueline.
I'm not sure what to make of it.
[Cole] There goes Dustin now outside the ring.
And look out because Jacqueline's over there on that side.
She's already smacked Tennessee Lee once tonight.
[Double J] It's going to be the first and the last time.
-[Cole] She hit him pretty hard. -[Double J] Uh-huh.
You know what? They knew exactly what was going on.
They knew the figure four was about to be applied,
and nobody gets out of Double J's figure four.
[Cole] Dustin Runnels into those steel stairs.
[Double J] JR, I've never seen you so speechless.
This Undertaker and Austin situation's got you torn up.
[Ross] Well, I'm thinking about this conspiracy.
I'm thinking about your issues.
I didn't expect you guys to come out here. I didn't know. Nobody told me.
[Double J] Next week, King in the Ring
is what Double J is concentrating on.
If you don't want to concentrate, I will.
But next week, Mero, I can guarantee you, that move may have looked pretty.
But next week, the figure four will be applied.
[Cole] "Marvelous" Marc Mero here may be gaining
some momentum going into next week's
-big battle against you, Double J. -[Double J] He can't gain momentum.
All he's got to worry about is women on that side of the ring.
Tennessee Lee has got me in prime condition,
and I know next week, I can't wait,
the most watched wrestling program in history,
and I'm going to be advancing into the King of the Ring.
[Cole] You got some backup now, too, a bit of a Southern Justice.
[Double J] Don't worry about them.
[Ross] Why are, just as a matter of fact, why are they here with you now?
[Double J] Don't worry about them, JR.
If you're coming out here to talk to us, why do you need an entourage to speak?
[Double J] I've said it just a second ago.
I mean, you ain't George Strait there, Jeff.
Oh, you're darn right I ain't. I'm much better.
He is merely a singer.
[Cole] Marc Mero with a big right hand now,
Dustin in trouble up on the top rope.
Again, it's Mero, Double J, next week, first round, King of the Ring tournament.
[Double J] You know what? I'm looking for a little action right now.
[Cole] Look at this, now. What a move by Marc Mero.
[Ross] And Double J's left us here.
Mero almost got that victory over Dustin.
-Now Double J up on the apron. -[all clamoring]
Double J and Mero.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Oh, look out!
[Ross] There comes Sable, and that just goes all over Mero.
[Cole] He's infuriated. Look at him.
[Ross] He forgets everything he's doing, wherever he is.
He's thinking about Sable right now, and there's the Bulldog!
[Cole] The Bulldog from behind! Dustin hooks the leg!
Dustin Runnels wins! Give the assist! Give the assist to Sable!
[Finkel] Here is your winner, Dustin Runnels!
[Cole] Sable is back!
[Ross] Marc Mero just got distracted by that statuesque beauty
while Jacqueline was jawing with the Tennessee, Double J
and Southern Justice.
And Mero has lost another match thanks to Sable.
[Jacqueline] Get out of here!
And we still don't know why Sable is back.
[Cole] Let's take a look at the end of this matchup.
Sable came down the ramp. She distracted "Marvelous" Marc Mero.
Mero was yelling back at Sable as she came down the ramp,
and Dustin Runnels took advantage.
[Ross] Well, right here you see it. Dustin, he knew what he was doing.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, DX has a dilemma.
I wonder how they're going to solve their problem.
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -♪ Break it down ♪
-You wish. -I don't gotta wish, I know.
Come on, you guys, we've been going over this all day long.
The solution is real simple, okay?
Go out there and wrestle like men. All right? Come on.
Come on.
-Why does Chyna gotta get hot about it? -Right?
["We're All Together Now" playing]
[Ross] It will be DX versus DX.
Triple H meets the returning X-Pac. It's gonna happen. It'll happen next.
Dustin Runnels, I know the losses the past couple of weeks had
to have been tough, but tonight's win has got to feel great.
That was a long time coming. I feel so good about it.
The number one person I need to thank right now
-is my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. -All right.
-["Make Some Noise" playing] -♪ Make some noise! ♪
♪ X-Pac! You think you can tell us what to do? ♪
♪ Yeah You think you can tell us what to wear? ♪
♪ You think that you're better Well, yeah ♪
♪ Well you better get ready to bow to the masters ♪
♪ Suck it! Degenerate into something fool ♪
♪ I just got tired of doing What you told me to do ♪
♪ But that's the breaks boy Yeah ♪
♪ That's the breaks little man ♪
[Ross] The returning X-Pac.
[Finkel] The following King of the Ring qualifying match
is scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit.
Making his way to the ring from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
DX member, X-Pac.
♪ Make some noise ♪
[Ross] Boy, I'll tell you what, this kid is a magnificent athlete.
He's been on the injury list for not quite a year.
And what a way to return.
Jerry "The King" Lawler has joined us here, folks.
We'll get to King's comments on that, but tonight…
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And hey, why isn't my music on that CD?
JR? Come on.
[Ross] And by the new Super Soaker CPS 1000.
The pressure is on.
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -♪ Break it down ♪
Could we see the disintegration, King, of D-Generation X here tonight?
[Lawler] Well, you said one thing right. The pressure is on.
The pressure is on that man right there, Triple H.
And just as much pressure is on X-Pac.
What's going to be going through his mind?
He's laid off. He's been injured.
And now this is his first match back, and who does he have to face?
-Triple H! -[Ross] The leader of DX, Triple H
against the newest member of DX, X-Pac.
And yes, these guys are great friends, no doubt about that.
But it is competition, and certainly it'll be
a tremendous accolade for X-Pac to be the King of the Ring.
[Lawler] Let me tell you something.
Takes a king to know a king, and I know that everybody
in the World Wrestling Entertainment would love, they just,
they would cherish the moment that they could be the King of the Ring.
Look at this.
[Ross] A show of unity before the match starts.
-And… -[Lawler] Look at this!
Well, there's a cradle right there! Oh!
-[bell dinging] -And X-Pac not wasting any time
to get Triple H's attention.
Obviously, Triple H is a big-sized advantage,
but that'll be certainly negated by the quickness and the resiliency,
the martial arts ability as well of X-Pac.
X-Pac up and over. Helmsley cannot connect.
-[Lawler] Oh, man! -[Ross] The kid-- Oh!
The roundhouse was blocked.
-[Lawler] Look at that. -Come on!
X-Pac has come out of the chute ready to be the king.
[Ross] A lot of things he wants to prove here in the WWE.
And becoming the King of the Ring would certainly send a message
to all his dissenters in his career over the last few years.
[Lawler] Well, and there's just sort of something about,
and I'm not saying that Triple H is any kind of teacher to X-Pac,
but let's face it, he is the current leader of D-Generation X,
and it would just say something for the kid.
He would just like to send that message to Triple H that,
"Hey, I'm just as good as you are."
[Ross] X-Pac rolling outside here
to distance himself a little bit from Triple H.
Folks, don't forget, we're staying in Texas tomorrow night.
-We'll be in Austin. Here comes Chyna. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Ross] We'll be in Austin tomorrow night, Corpus Christi Wednesday,
Tyler on Thursday,
and the Compaq Center in Houston is going to be electrifying on Friday night.
Friday night in Houston, it doesn't get any better than that.
[Lawler] Watch out, what's happening here?
[Ross] And look at Chyna tossing X-Pac back in the ring.
[Lawler] Look out! Oh!
He got mowed down.
[Ross] She's going to make sure there is competition here apparently,
or is she basically standing by Triple H?
[Lawler] Why did Chyna come out?
I think she… Whoo! …obviously sided with Helmsley.
[Ross] Inverted atomic drop.
Helmsley hooks the front face lock and takes X-Pac up and over
with a vertical suplex.
[Lawler] You know, this could cause quite the rift in D-Generation X.
[Ross] That's what I alluded to earlier,
if you were paying any attention to me for once.
Will D-Generation X…
disintegrate?
There's a cover after the knee drop right to the prefrontal lobe,
as Gorilla Monsoon would say.
[Lawler] That might be why I find it difficult to pay attention to you, JR.
Sometimes you're a little over my head.
[Ross] I'll not make any more prefrontal lobe references tonight.
[Lawler] Speaking of heads,
poor X-Pac just got rammed right into that turnbuckle.
-Ooh! Oh, my gosh! -[Ross] Oh! Wow.
[Lawler] That could put you right back on the injured reserve list.
[Ross] Tremendous Irish whip and obviously a tremendous whiplash on the neck.
And Triple H is checking just how healthy X-Pac is.
X-Pac was only released from doctor's care about a week ago.
[Lawler] I want to tell you something.
The entire ring moved when he was sent into that turn--
-Oh, man. -[Ross] What a shot to the face.
-[Lawler] Right in the chops. -[Ross] Spinning kick.
And now Helmsley finds himself on the outside.
Look at the marks on X-Pac's back already.
Chyna's going to do help Helmsley up.
No, she's going to help him back in the ring.
[Lawler] What the?
I think Chyna wants to see these two guys settle this thing like men.
[Lawler] I think it just got settled.
[Ross] You may be right. There's a cover.
-It's going to be, no, it's a near fall. -[Lawler] Yes!
[Ross] Still some ring rust, as they say in the business, on X-Pac.
[Lawler] You see some? I don't see any.
[Ross] And tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Triple H.
And now Helmsley hooking the near leg.
Two!
-[airhorn blares] -[Ross] …couldn't execute the cover,
the pinning combination as he would have desired.
X-Pac reversing the Irish whip again.
Helmsley with his patented counter driving X-Pac's face into Helmsley's knee.
-Clothesline over. -[Lawler] Now what's Chyna gonna do?
[Ross] I'll tell you what, I'm not so sure that X-Pac
didn't twist that knee coming out of here.
-[The Rock] Whoa, whoa, whoa! -[Lawler] Hey.
[The Rock] What The Rock wants you to do is check out the people's champ.
That's right, yeah. Up here, Bozo.
[Lawler] I hear him, but I don't know where.
-Exactly. I'll tell you what. -[Ross] Up there…
-When you beat The Rock… -[Lawler] Oh, okay.
When you beat The Rock two weeks ago on Monday Night Raw,
he laid on his back strictly for pleasure.
And I'll tell you what else, it was all part of a master plan.
But when The Rock gets a hold of your candy ass,
he's gonna lay the smackdown on you.
And I'll tell you what, if you really want to smell
what The Rock is cooking, turn around and take a whiff.
[Ross] Well, X-Pac has hurt his knee here, folks.
[The Rock] Yeah, good job there, Einstein.
-[Ross] Owen Hart just attacked him. -[Lawler] What?
[Ross] We didn't see that.
Owen Hart came in here and attacked and left.
That's what we're being told here. I never even saw it.
I was looking up at The Rock.
Well, Owen Hart has struck and run on X-Pac.
[X-Pac] Get in the damn ring! Get in the goddamn ring!
-[Ross] X-Pac… -Hunter, get in there!
[Ross] X-Pac telling Triple H to get in the ring
-and not be counted out. -[bell rings]
Referee Mike Chioda was using that 10 count.
[Finkel] The winner of this match as a result of a count out,
Triple H, Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -♪ Break it down ♪
[Ross] So Helmsley has advanced.
And here comes The Outlaws,
all of DX now congregating here at ringside.
[Lawler] And I understand at least one of our cameramen caught what happened.
[Ross] Well, while Rocky was making his, the Rock was making his spiel,
here's what happened.
[The Rock] What The Rock wants you to do…
-[Ross] There's Owen Hart -…people's champ.
That's right, yeah. Up here, Bozo.
-[Ross] Here's what happened. -[Lawler] Oh, man!
[Ross] Owen Hart in the dark of the night, King.
[Lawler] A hit-and-run attack, and he was out of here.
[Ross] Talk about a drive-by by Owen Hart.
I'm sure orchestrated by Owen and The Rock.
But X-Pac showed a lot of guts when he told Hunter to get back in the ring.
-So we're both not counted out. -[Lawler] Right.
He wanted to make sure at least one member of D-Generation X advanced.
One more shot of this.
Owen Hart, from out of nowhere, out of the audience there,
picks X-Pac up and, whoa, drops him right across that metal railing.
Then he was gone.
[Ross] I'll tell you what, X-Pac is going to have to have a little,
as you can see, some help getting back to the locker room.
But, King, what we have here now is that the great eight
have been established in the King of the Ring tournament.
Eight men now have qualified, and that qualifying round,
the first round, will start here next week.
And you can see some very interesting match-ups.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah. I'm telling you,
Shamrock and The Strongest Man in the World,
The Most Dangerous Man in the world against The Strongest Man,
that's going to be great right there.
A lot of, certainly…
Wait a minute.
[Ross] That's, uh, well, he's got the head.
-[Lawler] You know who that is. -[Ross] Yeah.
[Lawler] It's that idiot Al Snow
with the head coming-- What is he doing coming out here?
-[Ross] He's Avatar. -[Lawler] That's not Avatar.
-[Ross] What'll you do about it? -[Lawler] I'll show you.
[Ross] We are live here in San Antonio.
The conspiracy theory rages on. Can Stone Cold trust The Undertaker?
Can The Undertaker trust Stone Cold?
They're going to be partners tonight inside the Hell in a Cell.
…Avatar, who is, I thought, a long dead issue.
You're not fooling me.
You're not fooling any of these morons out here.
Everybody knows you're Al Snow, and this is a stupid head.
-So what are you doing out here? -Busted.
Not.
Now you're just beginning to realize what a marketing genius you work for
in Vince McMahon.
That was the whole stupid gimmick.
People were supposed to know that it was me under the mask.
What a genius, huh?
Yeah, what a genius, Al Snow. Let me tell you something.
You are not going to get any meetings with Vince McMahon
trying to pull off these kind of stunts. You understand what I'm saying?
Oh, I've realized I'm not going to get nothing out of you.
That's why I'm here to make two citizens' arrests tonight.
To what?
One for attempted murder for Vince McMahon.
-"Attempted murder for Vince McMahon?" -That's… Look, I'm getting to the point.
That's right!
Vince McMahon tried to kill my career with an Aldo Montoya-looking gimmick like that!
What's your other citizen's arrest?
I'm here to arrest your ass for lewd public conduct.
-[crowd cheering] -What are you talking about?
Twice I've been out here, and all you've done is promised me
I'd get to meet Vince, and all you've been doing is slipping me the sausage,
giving me the old ride on the baloney pony.
Hey, hey, hey. Watch your language, pal.
You're trying to do it to us again.
You're trying to do the old bow canal thing again.
Hey, hey, hey, listen.
We're not going to have one of those Paul Bearer interviews.
Let me straighten you out right now.
Let me tell you what your problem is. Your problem is not me.
Your problem is this stupid head right here.
-It's not stupid. -Yeah, it's stupid, and you're stupid,
and the only way you're going to get a meeting with Vince McMahon
is to get rid of this, and I'll show you how to do it right here, pal.
[Ross] Oh, well, Al Snow's nailing the king.
Right hands on the King. There goes the crown.
Uh-oh.
Al Snow.
That Snow Plow right on referee Jack Doan. Here comes Lawler from behind.
The King now sending Al Snow for the ride. Oh!
And the King got head!
He got head twice!
-[all cheering] -Al Snow just…
Banged the king with that head.
There's security on the way out here.
And the security coming to, uh-oh…
Trying to get Al Snow out of the ring.
And now the security is surrounding the ring.
Al Snow just nailed the king again.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, man.
Well, folks, you've got to wonder what's going to happen
when Stone Cold and The Undertaker are tag team partners.
I'm sure Stone Cold is thinking about that right now.
And when we come back, we will talk to The Rattlesnake live.
Hey, everybody, I'm Michael Cole, and this Saturday on LiveWire,
we have a WWE exclusive.
For the first time ever, we'll show you exclusive footage of…
Oh, no. Guys, what are you doing now?
Come on, we're in the middle of a major program.
Hey, Michael Cole! You better call somebody!
This is ridiculous.
-You guys are a bunch of D-Gen… -Get out of here!
All right, who's in charge here?
-Me. -Come over here, ya little worm!
Come here. [laughs]
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How was that?
-[X-Pac] Hmm. -Man, that was beautiful.
-Very good. -Yeah.
Get wet! [yells]
[announcer] Super Soaker CPS 2500. The pressure is on.
Well, folks, I'm back here with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and, Steve,
if I could just have a quick word. I'm going to ask you the same question
which was posed to The Undertaker and that being can you trust
-The Undertaker? -"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
doesn't trust anybody and that's the bottom line.
-That's just the way it is with me. -Can The Undertaker trust
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
He just said he wanted my belt.
So, no, he can't trust "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
because he wants what's mine and he ain't going to get it.
["Better Know Your Role" playing]
[Ross] Well, there you see it, ladies and gentlemen,
the Hell in a Cell covering over the ring, Austin and The Undertaker
against Kane and Mankind. It'll be live.
It'll be tonight right here from San Antonio.
-[bell dinging] -The following tag team contest
is scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit.
And Commissioner Slaughter is again going to apparently not allow The Rock
and The Godfather the opportunity to be at ringside, King.
[Lawler] Where was Commissioner Slaughter a while ago when I needed him?
Why didn't he throw that idiot Al Snow and that head out of here?
Now, Owen Hart, who attacked X-Pac earlier,
X-Pac receiving some medical attention as we speak.
So there's The World's Strongest Man who cost Vader the opportunity
to advance in the King of the Ring tournament.
And certainly a very unique combination here.
Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn will be tag team partners,
and they know each other well. They met in the octagon.
Shamrock in the red tights, Severn in the black tights.
It was a bloodbath.
It was as physical and as intense as anything you will ever see.
They fought twice, each winning one, and there is no love lost between
-these two stallions. -[Lawler] No love lost?
They hate each other. Let's face it.
-[bell dinging] -[Finkel] And their opponents,
first from Coldwater, Michigan, weighing in at 252 pounds,
Dan "The Beast" Severn.
[Ross] Well, certainly Dan Severn made a lasting impression last week
on Nation member D'Lo Brown.
D'Lo Brown suffered separated pectoral muscles
and separated his pecs from his chest cavity
-after Severn really wrenched it in here. -[Lawler] Well, take a look.
He just had it, but right there, he cinched it up.
And here's where you, this is, that's where the expression
-scream bloody murder came from. -[bell dinging]
[Ross] So the pectoral muscles separated from the chest cavity of D'Lo Brown,
thanks to Dan "The Beast" Severn.
I just want to say hello to all the great fans in Oklahoma.
Stone Cold in Oklahoma City on Saturday night.
And a big lineup in Tulsa on Sunday night.
[Finkel] From Sacramento, California, weighing in at 243 pounds,
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock.
And what does this tell you about the team of Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn?
-They wouldn't even come out together. -[Ross] And Owen Hart and Ken Shamrock.
-[bell dinging] -It was Owen Hart who shattered
Shamrock's ankle that put Shamrock on the shelf.
I'll tell you what, you didn't see any high-fives
or any let's go team with Severn and Shamrock.
They did not want to be partners in this matchup.
WWE matchmakers made this match, and I was just, when I heard about it,
I looked forward to it all weekend until right here tonight.
[Lawler] Take a look at the expression, or lack of expression,
on the face of Dan Severn. He's all business.
[Ross] Folks also tonight, and look at Owen Hart.
[Lawler] He didn't hit the head. Just barely missed the head.
[Ross] Nailed the enzuigiri. We've got our first ever Tag Team
Royal Rumble here tonight.
A Tag Team Royal Rumble to determine the number one contenders
-for the WWE Tag Titles. -[Lawler] Good move, look at this.
[Ross] Chicken wing applied by Owen Hart.
-And Shamrock turns into it. -[Lawler] Wow.
[Ross] And Owen Hart…
[Lawler] That's how you counter that hold.
[Ross] Well, referee Tim White…
And right here is a matchup you'll see next week in the King of the Ring.
[Lawler] Whoa!
And I think you see right there that strength may win out
over being dangerous.
The World's Strongest Man just lifted The World's Dangerous Man,
Most Dangerous Man, with ease. Look at this.
[Ross] Oh, what a powerslam by the 400-pounder.
Hooking the leg, all that mass lying on Shamrock…
and it took everything out of him that he could.
Of course, Severn next week will meet Owen Hart in the first round
of the King of the Ring tournament.
So a preview here, if you will, of those two individual matchups.
[Lawler] Oh, man!
[Ross] Mark Henry couldn't negotiate that blow there.
Tag had been made.
And now Severn hasn't even taken off his shirt.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Ross] What a belly-to-belly.
What a load.
You talk about a Texas-sized belly-to-belly suplex.
A Greco-Roman throw.
And now Severn looking to cinch in on the arm bar or perhaps move it down,
King, and hyper-extend the elbow.
[Lawler] Well, here's where you've got to wonder if…
If the strength of Mark Henry will be able
to counteract all of these submission moves.
Could Dan Severn put that submission and make Mark Henry give up?
As strong as Mark Henry is, I don't think he can do it.
[Ross] What an elbow. I think he can.
Those joints will, when a big man or a small man will bend.
Double leg takedown right there.
Watch this on the left part of your screen.
Suplex by the beast.
He's got a lot of power, but it's about leverage.
It's not all about strength. It's about leverage.
And now Severn is riding Owen Hart, who also has a great amateur background.
-[Lawler] You're not kidding. Oh, my God. -[Ross] Belly-to-belly suplex.
[Lawler] It's about gravity, too. Gravity will bring you down.
-He's got it. Get in there, Mark. -[Ross] Belly-to-back suplex.
I correct myself.
And Mark Henry interrupting that attempted submission that
certainly you would think would have caused Owen Hart to tap.
[Lawler] The back of Owen's head was slammed against the mat.
His brain may be a little scrambled right now.
I'd tag out if I were you, Owen.
[Ross] Spinning heel kick, and I guess he's going to take your advice.
He has Severn, does Owen Hart, in The Nation corner.
And look at Mark Henry now using the rope for leverage,
and he's choking Dan the Beast Severn.
[Lawler] Well, you said it's all about leverage, JR.
They took your advice.
-[referee] Come on, come on. -[Ross] Owen Hart downstairs.
And Severn, a Greco-Roman specialist.
A man that has won more big money matches in the octagon than anybody.
And now Mark Henry's been tagged in.
-And Owen Hart with a low blow. -[Lawler] That'll slow you down.
[Ross] Nothing scientific.
Nothing fancy about a low blow there.
And Shamrock not doing his partner or himself any favors here,
allowing the Opportunity King for The Nation to really double-team
the Beast.
[Lawler] I'm telling you, that's where those hard feelings
from the Octagon come back to haunt Dan Severn.
-Oh! -[Ross] Missile dropkick.
Missed.
It missed the Beast, but it struck Mark Henry.
-[referee] Get up, Mark! -And Severn makes the tag to Shamrock.
-[Lawler] Oh, man. -Shamrock exploding on Mark Henry.
Owen Hart now set for the ride.
Tremendous martial arts kick by The World's Most Dangerous Man,
Ken Shamrock.
Shamrock, power slam. He drilled Owen Hart.
[Lawler] He's snapping. Get out of there, Owen.
[Ross] The founder of the lion's den, upstairs,
but the hurricanrana was blocked.
-[Lawler] Sharpshooter! Sharpshooter! -[Ross] Yes, sharpshooter.
It'll be over.
-Tap out, boy. -[Ross] Wait a minute. Here comes DX.
There's Helmsley.
Look out, Owen!
DX coming for Owen Hart after what he did to X-Pac.
[bell dinging]
DX attacking both Nation members.
Mark Henry, a double suplex for the tag team champion.
Mark Henry tossed outside.
And DX has interrupted this tag team matchup.
-Obviously, the bell has sounded. -[Lawler] And the carnage is everywhere.
Look at this! Look out!
[Ross] Shamrock now and Owen Hart right up here on the rampway.
[Lawler] Vader! Vader just steamrolled out.
[Ross] Vader's back.
Vader and Mark Henry. There's fighting all over The Coliseum.
Here comes the Nation.
-[Lawler] Man! -[Ross] The Nation is out.
[Lawler] Dan Severn's trying to pull Godfather.
-Everybody's going at it. JR, look out! -[Ross] Triple H and The Rock.
Severn.
Shamrock's in it.
-The Godfather fighting The Outlaws. -[Lawler] And Vader.
[Ross] Vader fighting anybody.
Boy, you're talking about a chaotic situation here.
Owen Hart and Shamrock still wanting to go at it at the top of the ramp.
[Lawler] Everybody's still wanting to go at it.
There goes The Rock again.
[Ross] But Severn now, he's riding the thick of it here.
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -♪ Break it down ♪
[Ross] Good God Almighty, they're all over the place.
The first ever Tag Team Royal Rumble. It's coming up next.
["What A Rush" playing]
Ladies and gentlemen, it'll be the first ever Tag Team Royal Rumble.
A new team every 30 seconds.
It'll be the fastest, most furious intense competition
that you've ever seen in Tag Team Warfare.
And the winning team will be the number one contenders
-for the WWE Tag Team Titles. -[Lawler] I can't wait, JR.
LOD looking great there with Sunny between them.
Boy, does anybody look great besides Sunny.
[Ross] Well, folks, don't forget that the 1998 King of the Ring
is proudly presented by Super Soaker
and emanates from Pittsburgh Civic Arena on Sunday, June 28th.
Super Soaker, the pressure is on and great seats are still available,
but going fast. Get them early, folks.
Get them now in Pittsburgh and be with us at the King of the Ring.
[Lawler] If I'd had one of those Super Soakers,
I'd have shot that idiot Al Snow
-right in the face. -[Ross] What's going on now?
Now what is it?
["Burned" playing]
-[Lawler] What? -[Ross] That's Kane's music.
-[Lawler] Well, why? What for? -[Ross] I don't know. [indistinct]
-[Lawler] I hate it when that happens. -[Ross] Here comes Paul…
[Finkel] And their opponents… accompanied by Paul Bearer
at a combined weight of 613 pounds, Mankind and Kane!
[Ross] I cannot believe this, but…
Kane and Mankind are gonna compete in this, this royal,
this tag team royal rumble, but they're gonna meet Austin
and The Undertaker in the Hell in a Cell…
-[Lawler] How can they do that? -…tonight.
[Ross] Something's going on here.
There's something up with this whole plan.
This conspiracy just keeps unfolding and unfolding.
[Lawler] I still can't believe that Kane and Mankind are going to go in this ring
right now and battle the top tag teams in the World Wrestling Entertainment
and then still be able to face The Undertaker and Stone Cold?
[Ross] And a new team's going to come to the ring every 30 seconds.
Folks, we're going to be back.
for the start of the first ever Tag Team Battle Royal.
You won't miss anything, and we'll be right back.
We're back, folks, and the bell just sounded.
And the first ever Tag Team Royal Rumble is underway.
Kane and Mankind against the Legion of Doom.
To be eliminated, you've got one member of a team that's got to be thrown
over the top rope all the way to the floor.
The winning team is the number one contender.
Here goes one. Oh, no.
[Lawler] And in about 20 or 15 seconds, well, make it eight seconds,
another tag team is going to enter the ring.
[Ross] And we were informed during the commercial break
-that Mankind and Kane… -[buzzer sounds]
…are still going to meet
Steve Austin and The Undertaker in the Hell in a Cell.
-[Lawler] It's on. -[Ross] It's on. It's definite.
It's going to happen. And here comes the Midnight Express.
-[Lawler] Oh, look at Kane. There he goes. -[Ross] Well, he held on.
He didn't go all the way to the floor.
Both feet have to touch the arena floor.
[Ross] Midnight Express are using their noggin there a little bit,
hesitating to get in.
[Lawler] They waited until somebody was down.
You're gonna kick a man when he's down, make sure he can't get up.
Look at Kane delivering that big blow over there.
Already seven seconds, and another tag team's going to enter
this Royal Rumble.
[Ross] It is fast, it is furious, and certainly unpredictable.
[buzzer sounds]
["Bangers" playing]
-And here come The Headbangers. -[Lawler] Oh, no!
[Ross] Sprinting to the ring. They're ready to get it on here.
[Lawler] These two guys march to a different kettle of fish.
They're not right.
[Ross] And remember, the team that wins this gets that WWE Tag Title shot
sometime soon against the New Age Outlaws.
[Lawler] Everybody wants to be the number one contender for the Tag Titles.
You can't get a shot unless you're the top contender.
It's still a shock that Kane and Mankind entered this when they still got to go
into the Hell in a Cell.
[Ross] None of the teams have been eliminated as of yet.
-Another team will be out right now. -[buzzer sounds]
-[Lawler] Uh-oh! -[Ross] It's DOA. Skull and 8-Ball.
Man, these guys, they look for a fight,
and they find it, and they went right for the Legion of Doom.
[Lawler] They felt like the Legion of Doom cost them the Tag Titles already.
And they're taking it out on 'em.
[Ross] People fighting all over the place. They're tearing up here.
Folks, this is the first time we've ever had a Tag Team Royal Rumble.
And certainly the winning team, there are going to be 10 of them.
One comes out every 30 seconds.
-[Lawler] Here comes another one. -[Ross] Here comes another entrant.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
-[Ross] It's Golga, the Masked Man. -[Lawler] It's kind of weird.
[Ross] And Kurgan, some of the human oddities of the Jackal.
And these are two huge men.
[Lawler] Is that the politically-correct way to say freaks?
-[Ross] Well, it's a… -[Lawler] Look out! Oh!
Well, Bodacious Bart has been eliminated.
That means Bombastic Bob has got to go as well.
[Lawler] The Midnight Express are goners.
[Ross] So the winning team here will meet the New Age Outlaws
very, very soon for the Tag Titles.
And the winning team will be the number one contenders.
[Lawler] And the only team that's not going to be is the Midnight Express.
Here comes another.
-[buzzer sounds] -Uh-oh!
It's Too Much.
[Ross] Too Much throwing their name in the hat here.
They'd love to get in the Tag Title hunt as well.
And if they can hit and run enough, they might survive.
[Lawler] Look out. Get away from Kane. Stay away from him.
Oh, no, no!
[Ross] Bryan and Chris were getting waylaid there by this monster Kane.
And remember, Kane and Mankind are still, tonight, gonna fight Austin
-and The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell. -[Lawler] Somebody help Bryan!
-[Ross] Somebody help Bryan. -Well, they came out here
and tried to help me with that idiot Al Snow, thank goodness.
-And he took my crown! -[crowd counting down]
-[Ross] Al's a little unbalanced. -[buzzer sounds]
-[Lawler] Uh-oh! -[Ross] "Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman
and Farooq have joined forces here.
[Lawler] So far, the only tag team eliminated are Midnight Express.
Scott Taylor, he's taking it to the DOA.
[Ross] Too Hot Matching up with, looked like, Thrasher there.
I tell you what, nobody's been able to bulge.
-Or budge, I should say, Kane. -[Lawler] Another tag team?
They just keep coming.
Like the hits. Look at this. Look at Thrasher.
[buzzer sounds]
-[Ross] There goes Taka Michinoku… -[Lawler] Oh, no.
-…and the Big Texan Bradshaw. -[Lawler] Bryan, get that Taka.
Yeah, you got him.
-Wait a minute! -[Ross] DOA's been eliminated.
DOA are history.
[Ross] I didn't see how it happened, but Skull or 8-Ball,
whichever one it was, tossed over the top rope.
[Lawler] I think Brian Christopher did it.
[Ross] Well, I thought you might say that.
[man] Hit him! Hit him!
[Ross] Kane and Mankind surprisingly entered this thing.
[Lawler] Another?
[Ross] Another team on their way out.
I think this will be our 10th team, if I'm not mistaken.
-[Lawler] Man! -[buzzer sounds]
[Ross] It's a thumper!
Terry Funk and Scorpio, the 10th and final team
in this first-ever Tag Team Royal Rumble.
[Lawler] Look at Terry Funk.
That showed you how small his brain really is.
Jump right in the ring and go after the biggest, meanest monster in there.
-[Ross] Well, that would be Kane. -[Lawler] Oh, yeah.
[Ross] It ain't Kurgan.
Kurgan's a big monster, but there's nobody like Kane.
[Lawler] Where is Kane?
[Ross] He's still, about two or three guys are trying to put him out over here
in the corner.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Ross] And Kurgan got eliminated.
-[Lawler] Was that Terry Funk? -Terry Funk doing the number on Kurgan.
That means Golga's got to go.
Here's how DOA was eliminated, King.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh, it was LOD. -[Ross] It was Animal.
The LOD eliminated the DOA.
-ASAP. -[Lawler] Right.
-[Ross] Okay. -[Lawler] Whatever.
[Lawler] That's enough, DA.
-[Ross] Taka Michinoku… -[Lawler] I know Brian did that.
[Ross] …has been eliminated. That means Bradshaw's got to go.
[Lawler] Oh, you idiot!
[Ross] The Headbangers just eliminated… Yes, they are idiots.
[Lawler] What happened?
What happened?
-[Ross] Well… -[Lawler] Come on. Look at this.
-[Ross] Oh, my. -[Lawler] Oh!
Kane just picked the headbanger up high over his head
and just let him fall straight to the floor.
[Ross] Mosh was military pressed like a small child by Kane.
[Lawler] Thrasher, you're history, buddy.
[Ross] Thrasher and Mosh have been eliminated thanks to Kane.
Ooh, wow. I think Moss is hurt. Blackman just got done by Kane.
Kane just tossed out Animal, so Kane just eliminated…
Scorpio and The Clunk, I think,
are the only two left with Mankind and Kane.
Kane eliminated the LOD…
[Lawler] But Mankind, he didn't go over the top rope, did he?
[Ross] I don't think so. I think he went under the rope or through the rope.
-[Lawler] So did Terry Funk. -[Ross] There are two teams left.
Let's put it that way.
Scorpio is hitting Kane with everything he's got.
[Lawler] Watch it! Ow, right in the ribs.
-[Ross] Terry Funk's got a chair. -[Lawler] Wait a minute, is that legal?
-[Ross] Yes, legal as hell. -[Lawler] Kane, watch it! Watch it!
Bang! Like a gunshot!
[Ross] And a shot to the head, and one to the back.
Terry Funk is trying to… Now, Funk and Scorpio,
double teaming Kane, and here comes Mankind.
And Terry Funk landing on the apron. That makes him still eligible here.
-[Lawler] This won't… -[Ross] Oh, God!
Oh, sickening thud of that steel and skull. It's horrendous.
-[Lawler] It was… -[Ross] Oh! Tombstone.
-Kane just tombstoned Scorpio. -[Lawler] Look at this!
Look at the… Look at… And there it is!
[Ross] And Mankind and Kane double-teaming Terry Funk.
-[bell dinging] -And Mankind and Kane have won this match.
[Finkel] Here are your winners, Mankind and Kane.
[Lawler] And they still got to go into Hell in a Cell next. This is unbelievable.
[Ross] Can you believe that Mankind and Kane,
under Paul Bearer's leadership,
are the number one contenders for the WWE Tag Titles?
And they're still going to meet Austin and The Undertaker tonight
-live in Hell in a Cell. -[Lawler] Unbelievable.
They go through nine of the top WWE tag teams,
and now they gotta face "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker next.
[Ross] Who can trust whom in this situation?
You better lace them up tight, champ.
This may be your last round up in the great state of Texas.
It's next.
Now that my team
is the number one contender for the WWE Titles,
let the main event begin!
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Undertaker,
will you accept my challenge?
-[Ross] He knows they've accepted. -Listen up, one…
Listen up, all…
to Mankind and Kane and dear Uncle Paul,
Because after tonight, all the stories they'll tell
about how "Stone Cold" Steve Austin suddenly fell.
But bad news for you, Deadman. No, because our team's winning.
It's not the end. It's just the beginning.
Because look all around you.
Steel bars and mesh.
They'll break your bones. They'll rip at your flesh.
Because at King of the Ring, it's my turn to play.
I guarantee, Deadman, it won't be a nice day.
[Ross] I'll tell you what, this is a demonic device.
And now, Paul Bearer's plan will unfold to the whole wide world.
Yes, yes, yes.
[Lawler] Paul Bearer said he and The Undertaker were in on this together.
[Paul] Will they accept our challenge?
I don't think so.
-I don't think so. -[Lawler] Well, the cell's in place.
I don't think so either, Uncle Paul.
Look at the corporate Mankind with a shirt and tie on.
[Ross] Mick Foley doesn't even know who he is anymore.
[Paul] It's pretty obvious, Texas, that your "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
is nothing but mouth and no action.
[crowd booing]
And we know what The Undertaker is!
Where are they?
[Ross] I think you ask and you shall receive.
It seems to me, son, that they're not accepting the challenge.
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[Lawler] Uh-oh!
There he is!
[Ross] He's walking the walk, he talks the talk,
and now it's time to whip somebody's ass!
[Lawler] Ah!
[Finkel] Making his way to the ring from Victoria, Texas,
weighing in at 252 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment champion,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[Lawler] Well, I know he's the toughest SOB in the WWE,
but is going to be stupid enough to get in that Hell in a Cell by himself
-with both Kane and Mankind? -[Ross] Oh, that'll be the stupidest thing
Austin does. He's the baddest SOB in the WWE.
He's The Rattlesnake, but he's not stupid.
He's very, very intelligent. You'd be signing your own death warrant
to get into a cage with three people, one of them being Kane.
-["Rest In Peace" playing] -And the other being Mankind.
-[Lawler] I can't believe it! -And here comes Austin's partner.
[Finkel] And his tag team partner, from Death Valley,
weighing in at 328 pounds, The Undertaker!
[Ross] So it's going to be Austin and The Undertaker,
first time ever, a tag team match in the dangerous Hell in a Cell.
And… Where's The Undertaker?
Folks, we're going to stay with you as long as possible,
longer than normal here on USA.
Mankind…
[Lawler] Hey, JR, the lights have come back up
and there's no Undertaker.
[Ross] Where is The Undertaker?
Convinced McMahon and Paul Bearer have been right.
[Lawler] Yes! Taker's in on this!
He's left Austin to get the hell beat out of him!
Right in that cell!
[Finkel] From Death Valley,
weighing in at 328 pounds, The Undertaker!
[Ross] Well, The Undertaker again announced one more time,
[Lawler] I think this is wishful thinking!
[Ross] What is going on here? Is this a part of the conspiracy?
-[Lawler] Oh, come on. -[Ross] Is this a plan that The Undertaker
has concocted with Mr. McMahon or with Paul Bearer,
or has something happened to The Undertaker?
[Lawler] Look at this, you can blow all the smoke you want,
The Undertaker ain't coming out here.
This is the brainchild of Mr. Vince McMahon,
the smartest man in the world.
Go ahead and get in there. Face the music, Stone Cold.
Your birth certificate is just about to expire.
[Ross] And here comes… Stone Cold and Mankind.
Stone Cold… and Mankind face first into the steel.
[Lawler] But look, it's two on one, JR. Just what I told you would happen.
[Ross] Kane now and Austin fighting outside the cage.
[Lawler] Get him in the cell. Get him in the cell.
[Ross] Paul Bearer has been left in the cage.
Paul Bearer, from my vantage point, looks to be trying to lock himself
into the cell.
[Lawler] Only knows he's safe in there as long as Stone Cold's on the outside.
[Ross] Paul Bearer has locked himself in the sanctuary of the cell,
a backdrop by Kane or Austin on that steel ramp.
Kane and Austin fighting outside.
They'll meet at the King of the Ring for the WWE Title in less than two weeks.
And look at this.
[Lawler] Vince McMahon's got to be the smartest man
-in the world, but-- -[Ross] Wait a minute!
-The Undertaker! He was under the ring! -[Lawler] No!
[Lawler yelps]
[Ross] The Undertaker, scores to settle with Paul Bearer!
The things that Paul Bearer said about The Undertaker's mother!
[Lawler] Mankind, get in there! He'll kill him!
[Ross] Paul Bearer's locked himself in the cage!
There's no one to help Paul Bearer!
Austin fighting on the outside!
[Lawler] Oh, no!
[Ross] The Undertaker is beating the living hell out of Paul Bearer!
-And Kane's trying to find a way in! -[Lawler] He can't get in!
He's climbed up to the top of the cell!
You're gonna have to rip that cell apart if it's possible!
[Ross] Kane is trying to get in to save and to protect his father.
[Lawler] And Paul Bearer can't get out.
[Ross] Austin fighting Mankind on the outside.
-Kane's on top of the cage. -[Lawler exclaims]
Face first, a face full of steel for that heinous Paul Bearer.
[Lawler] Paul Bearer locked himself in the cell
and now he's paying the price.
[Ross] Kane on top of the cage,
but the damage has been done to Paul Bearer.
Kane is ripping and gnawing and pulling at the cage, but he can't budge that steel.
Kane is trying his best to get at The Undertaker,
but I think The Undertaker is trying to figure a way to get at Kane.
-[Lawler] Oh, no! -[Ross] Oh, Paul Bearer
has been busted open.
[Lawler] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] The Undertaker has busted Paul Bearer from ear to ear.
[Lawler] Oh, this is horrible.
[Ross] Oh, anytime you get in a Hell in a Cell, that's what you get.
[Lawler] He's ripping his face right in that cell.
[Ross] The Undertaker's trying to shred Paul Bearer's face.
-Austin and Mankind are fighting outside. -[Lawler] Mr. McMahon!
[Ross] And Kane still can't find a way in to save his father.
[Lawler] Mr. McMahon, if this was your idea, it ain't working!
[Ross] Paul Bearer is being decimated.
Paul Bearer is being destroyed by The Undertaker.
[Lawler] Undertaker is kicking that fence and just bouncing poor Paul's head
off of that cell.
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin! Austin!
-Listen to these bloodthirsty idiots. Ooh! -[Ross] Mankind now face first.
I'll tell you what, I'll tell you one thing.
If this is anything like it's gonna be at the King of the Ring
in 13 days, what a hellacious night in Pittsburgh!
[Lawler] Paul Bearer locked himself inside the cell thinking he was protected.
And The Undertaker, oh, my God, The Undertaker was under the ring.
-And now… -[Ross] Austin's got a steel chair.
-[Lawler exclaims] -[Ross] Right on the spine!
Right on the spine of Mankind!
[Lawler] And poor Paul Bearer is being totally demolished.
Look at Kane on top of that metal. He cannot get in to save his life.
[Ross] Kane is confused. He can't find a way in.
Paul Bearer, as The King said, padlocked himself in.
Boy, that WWE is so unpredictable.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Ross] God Almighty! God Almighty!
Right to the face!
Austin has just beat the hell out of everything that's moved.
[Lawler] Kane, you've got to try something else.
That's reinforced steel.
You're not going to get through the ceiling today.
-Come down. -[Ross] Remember, it's going to be Kane
and The Undertaker at the King of the Ring in Pittsburgh.
[Lawler] Oh, no. Look what The Undertaker's doing. Oh, no!
[Ross] The Undertaker's got those steel steps.
[Lawler] This is the end of Paul Bearer.
[screams] Oh!
[Ross] The Undertaker has annihilated Paul Bearer, who is a bloody mess.
And now Austin's going for Kane.
-[Lawler] Oh, no! -[Ross] The Rattlesnake wants Kane.
-[Lawler] Knock him off. -[Ross] The Rattlesnake wants Kane.
[Lawler] Knock him off, Kane.
[Ross] Let's get it on.
-[Lawler] Oh, my God. -[Ross] Austin and Kane.
-Austin and Kane. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[Ross] My God, look at him get it.
The Rattlesnake is striking Kane.
Oh, what's it going to be like at the King of the Ring.
-Austin and Kane! Austin and Kane! -[Lawler] Oh, look out!
[Ross] Oh!
[heavy metal music playing]
[audience cheering]
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell dinging]
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Finkel] Here are your winners, The Undertaker
and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[crowd cheering]
Steve Austin!