[intro music playing]
[opening theme music playing]
♪ It's my life in the box And charred to beat ♪
♪ Taking chalk in my arms It's the soul of me ♪
♪ You want fire Ashes see me lying face down ♪
♪ What has caused the thorn in your eye? ♪
-[fireworks exploding] -[crowd cheering]
[JR] Happy holidays, everybody,
and welcome to the last Raw of the century.
I'm Jim Ross, alongside Jerry "The King" Lawler.
We are at ringside
in the sold-out Greensboro, North Carolina Coliseum.
And, King, I've got a feeling that this is gonna be
another hellaciously wild ride tonight on Raw.
[Lawler] I hope so! [laughs]
♪ Are you ready? ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Yeah, you think you can tell us what to do? ♪
♪ You think you can tell us what to wear? ♪
♪ You think that you're better? ♪
♪ Well, you'd better get ready ♪
♪ To bow to the masters ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
[JR] The McMahon-Helmsley Era continues here tonight
and that's exactly why, King, I think this could be a wild ride here
on the last Raw of the century.
There you see Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
her husband, Triple H,
alongside the rest of DX,
the New Age Outlaws, and X-Pac.
[Lawler] Take a look at it, JR.
DX.
[laughs] What a group!
[music continues playing]
[JR] These two are certainly in charge here tonight.
And don't forget, last Thursday, King, on SmackDown, we saw,
as usual, we were there broadcasting,
the attempted mutiny
that was orchestrated by Mankind, by Mick Foley,
that Stephanie McMahon quelled.
[Lawler] "Attempted mutiny"?
Come on, JR,
it was nothing more than an attempt at unionization.
And who in the world would want Mankind as head of their union?
Stephanie was, well, she was right on to stop that.
[JR] Wow. Triple H spewing his venom,
figuratively and literally.
[Lawler] What a couple.
[JR] I've been sat here a long time, and I got a feeling
this is gonna be a night that none of us will ever forget.
We are live from Greensboro, North Carolina.
[crowd cheering]
The last Raw of a new millennium.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[JR] Somewhat unflattering chant.
The final Raw before a new millennium,
and how fitting it should be…
that the McMahon-Helmsley Era is running the show.
[mixed cheering and booing]
You know, the reality of it is,
it doesn't really matter what happened before today.
It doesn't really matter what has happened in the WWE
in the last thousand years.
What matters is right here, right now.
[mixed cheering and booing]
And, right here, right now,
we are the be-all, end-all in World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Lawler] It's true.
What you are looking at…
is the near-perfect completion
of the perfect plan.
And I say "near-perfect,"
because there's just one little thing
for us left to accomplish.
And that one little thing
involves the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[JR] Uh-oh. Here we go.
So, tonight…
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[Lawler] Won't these people shut up and let him talk?
[JR] The Rock is in the house.
This has the crowd chanting for The Rock,
who is here, as we said.
So tonight, Big Show,
you will be the completion of our plan.
Tonight, Big Show, you will,
because we order you to,
step into this ring with the singest…
"Singest." Is that a word?
The single greatest athlete
in World Wrestling Entertainment today.
The greatest wrestler of all time.
You will step into the ring with The Game…
and you will help me to complete the ultimate plan
as, right here in the middle,
I lay your big goofy ass down,
and you stare up at that ceiling for a big one, two, three…
and I become the Champion
for the new millennium.
-[Lawler] Wow! -[JR] That's debatable.
[Lawler] What do you mean, "debatable"?
[JR] Big Show's 500 pounds, he's a champion.
-[Lawler] Listen up, JR. -[JR] All right.
The McMahon-Helmsley Era
is going strong into the new millennium.
But last Thursday on SmackDown, I kept my word.
I'm a McMahon, I kept my word.
And tonight, Kane, who's probably out looking for Tori…
[JR] Ha!
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Lawler] What?
What are they… What are they chanting, JR?
[JR] Well… Well, I… I hate to repeat it, quite frankly.
[Lawler] What are they saying?
Will have to face you, X-Pac.
[JR] X-Pac and Kane.
[Lawler] What?
Now, a McMahon always, always keeps their word,
unless they're forced to break it…
And Mankind forced me to break my word
last Thursday on SmackDown.
[JR] That's true.
There will be no unionization or rabble-rousing.
I was forced to break my word…
isn't that right?
[JR] It was a shame, but it's true.
You know…
the guys in the back need to realize one thing.
It is gonna be a whole lot easier to be with us
than it is to be against us.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
Mick Foley is a prime example of exactly that.
Mick, no longer will you stand in the back,
trying to raise up a group against us.
No longer will you stay,
trying to rally forces to raise the fist against us.
Mick, you learned your lesson,
and everybody else needs to learn that lesson,
that we are the power.
["Wreck" playing]
[JR] Uh-oh.
-[crowd cheering] -[JR] Wait a minute.
There's Mankind!
There's Mick Foley!
[Lawler] What's he…
Don't he know you can't fight City Hall?
What… What's he doing, JR?
[JR] Standing up.
I'm sure he's gonna…
Well, I'm not sure what he's gonna do, but…
Hey, Triple H…
you're right.
There will be no unionizing.
There will be no rabble-rousing.
There will be no mutiny.
You see, tonight, in Greensboro, North Carolina,
I'm all by myself.
[crowd cheering]
But you see, I've got a lot on my mind.
I've got some points to make as it pertains to DX,
and I sure as hell am gonna make those points here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
You see, Triple H, Billy, Road Dogg, X-Pac,
I, like a lot of people out there,
used to think the DX was pretty cool.
[JR] What do you mean, "used to"?
[crowd booing]
Well, it was only 364 days ago,
last December 28th,
that I sat on DX's shoulders
as they paraded me around the ring
in Western Massachusetts,
as I was crowned the WWE Champion for the very first time.
[crowd cheering]
But now, one day short of one year later,
I don't see a bunch of cool guys.
I see a bunch of gutless cowards…
[JR] Wow.
[Lawler] What?
[crowd cheering]
…scurrying around, like little frightened children,
running to their overbearing mom and dad.
[JR] Mick's walking around here to the ring.
So, I ask you first off, Road Dogg,
take a look at yourself,
and you tell me how it felt
to have Test drop that big elbow on you.
[crowd cheering]
You tell me, Road Dogg, how it feels,
knowing damn well that you're one of the most creative,
most entertaining SOBs in this company,
reduced to nothing more than Triple H's bootlicker.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, JR. This… This is rabble-rousing.
That's exactly what he's doing.
And Billy Gunn, Billy Gunn,
you tell me how it felt to have Kane's hand around your throat,
to have the hell beaten out of you by a guy like Kane.
You call yourself "Mr. Ass,"
I call you "Mr. Ass Kisser."
[JR] Mick's making some great points.
[Lawler] Trying to cause dissension.
[Mankind] And X-Pac,
maybe it's a good thing you were on hiatus,
because if you were not,
you certainly would've been thrown to the…
Well, I guess this week you will be thrown to the wolves as well.
[crowd cheering]
So, here's my point.
Triple H is after the WWE Championship,
and believe me when I say to you,
he cares about nothing else.
And so, if Triple H…
[JR] Mick's in the ring!
…becomes the WWE Champion,
take my word for it,
he will leave DX high and dry,
because he does not give a damn about you,
he does not give a damn about you,
and I don't truly think any of us really give a damn about you.
[Lawler] What?
[crowd cheering]
Stephanie, one more thing before I get out of here.
The Godfather has a message for me.
He wants you in the back with the other hoes.
[JR] Oh, man.
Oh, look out!
Triple H, DX, they're all over Mankind.
[Lawler] He brought it on himself.
♪ If you smell what The Rock is cooking ♪
[JR] Here comes The Rock!
[Lawler] What is The Rock doing out here?
[JR] The Rock 'n' Sock Connection.
[Lawler] No, please!
Tell me no!
[JR] There goes the Road Dogg.
There goes Mr. Ass.
The Rock 'N' Sock Connection have broken up the party
of the McMahon-Helmsley Era.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I can't believe this!
[JR] And the sold-out crowd on their feet!
The Rock and Mankind have stood their ground.
They've made their presence felt here.
[Triple H] I'm sick of this.
That's it.
[Lawler] What's he gonna do?
[Triple H] I'm sick of this.
That's it. No more.
This damn place isn't big enough for the three of us.
DX, Mankind, Rock,
this place isn't big enough for all of us.
Somebody's going to leave.
[Lawler] What?
So, I'll tell you what…
I'll tell you what…
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[JR] WWE not big enough for all three of them, says Triple H.
What's on his mind here?
You people tonight
are gonna see the last of the Rock 'N' Sock Connection
Never again…
-[JR] What? -[Lawler] Good!
…will they be before you,
because, tonight, in that very ring…
the two of you,
Mick, Rock,
will fight each other…
[Lawler] What?
[JR] Fight each other?
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] Yeah, that's good.
…in a Pink Slip-on-a-Pole Match.
[JR] Oh, a what?
[Lawler] Pink Slip-on-a-Pole?
Which means…
one of you is gone tonight…
for good.
-[JR] Does he mean fired? -[Lawler] Stephanie said fired!
So, guys, as always, DX has the last laugh.
And, uh, oh yeah, we've got two words for one of you.
You're fired!
[Lawler] What?
[JR] Somebody's gonna get fired tonight.
Is it gonna be The Rock, or Mankind?
-[Lawler] Pink Slip-on-a-Pole? -[JR] I've never heard of that.
[Lawler] Pink Slip-on-a-Pole?
[JR] Pink Slip-on-a-Pole Match.
Plus, the WWE title decided.
What the hell else can happen tonight on Raw?
[Lawler laughs excitedly]
[JR] We're back live on Raw,
and Kane impatiently awaiting the arrival of Tori.
[Lawler] Yeah, but, JR, Pink Slip-on-a-Pole Match tonight!
Somebody's getting fired, The Rock or Mankind!
[JR] Well, last Monday on Raw,
The Big Show defended the WWE title against Kane.
It looked like Kane was gonna win, until the Outlaws threatened Tori,
and that broke Kane's concentration,
giving The Big Show the opportunity
to choke-- To powerbomb Kane right through our announce table, King.
[Lawler] Well, I told you, all this business with Tori
has got Kane's mind so screwed up, he don't know if he's coming or going.
But one thing's for sure, Tori was going.
[JR] Well, the Outlaws delivered Tori to X-Pac as a Christmas gift.
We haven't seen Tori since last Monday.
She had a, no doubt, a holiday in Hell with X-Pac.
What a holiday Tori must have had, King.
What a Christmas!
[Lawler] Well, I heard X-Pac exclaim, as he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, he's gonna be up all night!" [cheers]
["Who I Am" playing]
[JR] There you see the Ninth Wonder of the World, Chyna…
[crowd cheering]
…along with the WWE Women's Champion, The Kat.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah!
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
being accompanied by the World Wrestling Entertainment
Women's Champion, The Kat,
please welcome the Ninth Wonder of the World,
Chyna!
[JR] Well, as Chyna and The Kat make their way to the ring,
we have a first-ever Pink Slip-on-a-Pole Match
which means either Mankind or The Rock will be fired here tonight.
Plus, the WWE title will also be decided.
[Lawler] That's right. You know Triple H will win the title tonight
start the new millennium as the WWE Champion.
It just has to be, JR!
[JR] What about X-Pac and Kane?
Okay, Crash, you wanna open challenge me,
you wanna call me out, you wanna trash talk me?
Well, get down here right now.
I'm gonna show you what happens when you talk trash behind Chyna's back.
[Lawler] She's calling out Crash Holly!
[JR] Chyna certainly is.
Chyna calling out Crash Holly.
You'll see if Crash has the cajónes…
["Slow Death" playing]
I guess he does.
Well, folks, last Thursday night on SmackDown,
it was Hardcore Holly challenging Chris Jericho
for Intercontinental Champion.
We saw Crash Holly, Hardcore's cousin, get involved,
causing a disqualification.
But then, strangely enough, once again, here comes Chyna, King.
[Lawler] I still don't get this, I don't think Chris Jericho does.
Nobody knows, except Chyna, why she is doing this.
I thought Chyna and Chris Jericho were the most bitter enemies.
But, for some reason, she is coming to his aid.
[JR] Chyna manhandled Crash Holly.
Look at Jericho's face. He's as puzzled as we are.
And look at this now.
And so… Oh!
-[bell ringing] -Crash Holly from behind,
this match between Crash Holly and Chyna is under way.
[Lawler] We got a match! Oh!
[JR] We know we've got that big…
inter-gender, four-team inter-gender match-up,
we're joined by Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] What's up?
[Hardcore] Hey, Jerry, always a pleasure to be here with you.
[Lawler] Thank you.
[JR] Look, there's a cover.
Here's how it started.
From behind, Crash Holly gaining the early advantage.
And, uh, Hardcore,
how do you like your cousin's chances in there against Chyna?
[Hardcore] He's got good chances.
You know what Chyna said to me in the ring?
[Lawler] No idea.
[Hardcore] She wishes she had a man as good as me.
[Lawler] Really?
[JR] She's looking good.
She's taken over on your cousin Crash, Hardcore.
[Hardcore] Now, that's not what I taught him to do.
I told him he'd better go and beat her.
[Lawler] Hey, look at this! Boom!
[JR] We understand, ladies and gentlemen,
Tori has just arrived here in Greensboro, here at the Coliseum.
[Lawler] What's with Crash?
[Hardcore] If that was me, I'd be whipping her ass, showing…
[JR] DDT, it could be over! Oh, a near fall.
[Lawler] Will that be embarrassing for the whole Holly family,
if he don't look better than this?
[Hardcore] He better beat her, that's all.
[JR] Chyna on another cover.
The leg is hooked!
-And that's it! -Oh, my God!
Oh, I can't believe it.
He just got beat by a woman.
Now, if that was me, that wouldn't be happening.
She'd be the one laying on the mat right now.
[Lawler] What are you gonna do?
[JR] Well, Chyna really asserted herself there.
[Lawler] Oh, wait.
[JR] As we said, Tori has arrived here at the arena,
and Chyna has just disposed of Crash Holly,
and Hardcore has found it humorous.
[Tori moans softly]
You feel incredible.
Oh, I missed you so much.
It is so good to be back.
Come over here, I am going to tell you all about my weekend.
I have a lot to tell you.
First of all, I want to tell you
that my weekend was absolutely fabulous.
[Kane] What?
[Tori] It was incredible, baby.
You know, if I could use one word to describe X-Pac…
[laughs] …it would have to be "gentleman."
You-- No, no, no, you have to…
Sit, come on, babe, sit down, you've got to hear this out.
I was absolutely safe,
and, most important, I could have left any time I wanted to,
but I stayed to honor your commitment.
Your word is your word, and…
I love you. I mean, I stayed to honor your commitment.
There was no way I was going to tarnish your word, okay?
And, most importantly,
and number one, despite all the gifts,
and the presents, and the pampering,
all's I thought about was you.
Just you. I want you to know that.
God, I missed you. [chuckles]
You look like you could use something to drink.
I'll grab you some coffee.
[man] During the break…
Hey, Tori, good to see you back. I heard about your weekend.
It was absolutely fanta…
Really? I thought it'd be a disaster. Good to hear that.
Absolutely. See you.
It's good to see you. Glad you had a good time.
[Tori] Hmm?
What's wrong?
What the hell? What's wrong with you?
Tori, it's me, it's Test, what's wrong?
What the hell was that all about?
-[JR] Hang on. What was that about, King? -[Lawler] I don't know!
Gentlemen, from the Mean Street Posse,
please welcome your special guest timekeeper,
Pete Gas.
[mixed cheering and booing]
Your special guest referee…
Joey Abs.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, what's this?
And your special guest ring announcer, Rodney!
[mixed cheering and booing]
[JR] What is really going on here?
[Lawler] Mean Street Posse here, they're taking over!
[Rodney] Ladies and gentlemen,
the following contest is scheduled for one fall.
It is a Four-Corners Tag Team Match.
Now making his way down to the ring,
the man that says "Pimpin' ain't easy,"
and if you take a good look at his… hoes, you'll understand why,
The Godfather…
and his pimp wannabe rubberneck, D-Lo!
[laughs]
[JR] Well, Rodney adding some editorial comments
to his ring announcing.
We have a Four-Corners Tag Team matchup upcoming.
[Lawler] Oh, baby!
Now, JR, this is entertainment right here, baby.
Rodney did a pretty good job of ring announcing.
Maybe we can give Lilian a pink slip.
[Rodney] And the next tag team making their way to the ring,
the two brothers with different mothers,
the [stuttering] Dudley Boyz!
[JR] Bubba Ray on the left, D-Von on the right, the Dudley Boyz,
on their way to participate in this Four-Corners Tag Team matchup,
four teams, one in each corner.
[Lawler] I can tell you still can't get over
Tori having a good time with X-Pac!
[Rodney] Making their way through the crowd,
we've got two pretty boys that are always playing for mirror space,
the high-flying dynamic duo,
Edge and Christian!
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Edge and Christian making their way through the crowd.
[Lawler] I always knew X-Pac was a gentleman.
I just thought maybe he'd have a…
happy holidays.
[JR] I don't have a clue what's going on there.
I mean, she said he was a gentleman?
[Lawler] Look, he always gets a bad rap.
[Rodney] And last, but not least,
the greatest tag team to ever step foot in World Wrestling Entertainment,
and our good friends…
[Lawler] Friends?
Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for the Acolytes!
[JR] Oh, baby!
Not too many folks know the Acolytes any better than the Posse.
[Lawler] Did they say they were best friends?
[JR] I think they're trying to kiss up. Smooch a little behind there.
I think the Posse doesn't want another trip to the wood shed.
[Lawler] Pete Gas, I bet he's a fine timekeeper.
[JR] I reckon. I'm sure he will be.
And Joey Abs will be officiating this unusual match-up.
[bell ringing]
[Lawler] Fairly and right down the middle.
[JR] Two men will start, tags can be made to anyone at any time,
and the match continues until there is a pinfall or submission earned.
One fall, sudden death here in this Four-Corners Tag Team Match.
[Lawler] I'm in shock.
I thought X-Pac was The Grinch that stole Kane's Christmas,
but instead he turned out to be a perfect gentleman.
[JR] Well, X-Pac and Kane will get it on tonight, one-on-one,
and we'll see how gentlemanly X-Pac will be in that confrontation.
It's D-Von Dudley and Christian starting it out here
in this very unusual tag team match-up,
on a night where somebody…
Oh, what a missile dropkick!
…is gonna be fired.
There's a cover!
Somebody's gonna be fired tonight. Will it be The Rock, or Mankind?
[Lawler] Pink Slip-on-a-Pole Match! Have you heard of it?
[JR] I've never heard of anything like that.
[Lawler] Somebody's getting fired!
[JR] Plus the WWE title decider tonight.
Triple H swears this will be his night,
to leave the last Raw of the century as the WWE Champion,
and he'll face The Big Show live tonight.
[Lawler] It's the last Raw of the millennium.
We're going into a new millennium with Triple H as our champion!
[JR] D-Lo Brown trying to roll up Bubba Ray Dudley.
Kane and X-Pac…
[Lawler] Oh, my! What a perv. He's got it!
[JR] D-Lo got a near-fall. Close.
And I still can't believe Tori came back from her holiday in hell with X-Pac
with a smile on her face.
[Lawler] "Holiday in hell"? She said he was a gentleman!
[JR] It doesn't correlate.
[Lawler] She said he gave her gifts!
-[JR] I heard that. -[Lawler] You know what,
I couldn't understand how she reacted to Test. What was up?
-[JR] That was a little strange. -See her face?
[JR] Yeah, like she was in shock, or in fright, or afraid of her being,
or it's almost like she was traumatized or something.
[Lawler] Test don't have too good luck with women.
[JR] His track record's not too good the last couple of months.
Right hand by D-Lo Brown on D-Von Dudley,
And D-Lo tags in Faarooq.
Tags can be made to anyone in this match-up.
Only one fall here. This is not an elimination match.
It's all or nothing here for these four teams.
And, a little later tonight…
Hey, wait a minute.
Hey, the Posse just dragged Bradshaw off the apron!
Rodney and Pete Gas are assaulting Bradshaw here.
-[Lawler] So much for best friends! -What's going on?
[Lawler] Our timekeeper and announcer
are doing a number on one of the participants in this match!
[JR] And the Dudleys with a tandem move,
-and Joey Abs with a fast count. -[Lawler exclaims]
[JR] That was a fast count!
[Rodney] And the winners are…
the Dudley Boyz!
[Lawler] You gotta give credit to the Acolytes.
They set up the Posse.
[JR] What?
[Lawler] Wait a minute. I think the Posse set up the Acolytes!
[JR] Yeah. Bradshaw's got a chair.
[Lawler] I'm confused. I think the Posse are going to be confused.
[JR] Oh, look out.
[Lawler] Oh, yes!
[JR] Good God Almighty!
[Lawler] Oh, my head!
Oh, that hurt me!
[JR] Bradshaw just destroyed a steel chair
over the head of Rodney and Pete Gas.
[Lawler] Look out, Gas!
[JR] And now, Pete being double-teamed!
Oh! Double spinebuster.
The Acolytes are again dismantling the Posse.
[Lawler] I don't think the Posse was too smart.
They tried to set up the Acolytes, but…
if this is what they get for their trouble, it wasn't worth it.
[JR] Oh! Man…
If the Posse had a plan, they did indeed set up the Acolytes,
the Dudleys win the match with the Posse's help.
[Lawler] Wait, listen.
-[crying] -[Kane] Tori, calm… Calm down.
Test! [cries]
[Kane] What? What?
[Lawler] Test?
He touched me. He touched me, all right?
He was looking at me. God! He just wouldn't stop.
God, he was saying these things to me.
Oh, God. [sniffs]
Kane, he violated me.
[Kane yells]
[Stephanie] It's about time you bought me a diamond.
It took a little while, but it's a heck of a rock, isn't it?
It's pretty nice.
Speaking of The Rock,
either The Rock or Mankind are out of here tonight,
'cause one of them's getting fired.
You know who else is going down? Big Show.
I think, for the new millennium, we need a new WWE Champion.
Triple H.
-That's me. -That's you.
You know, speaking of millennium stuff,
it's probably time for that whole Kurt Angle undefeated streak thing
to come to an end.
You talked to Blackman about not interfering in his matches, right?
Yes.
That'll work out good, then,
I've got him booked in a Handicap Match against the Headbangers.
What the hell are you doing?
-What do you mean? Come in! -[knocking on door]
He's gotta stay… Oh, hey. Hey.
I want Test.
Just listen.
That match tonight, with X-Pac?
Just… switch it up with Test.
Test violated me. Just switch…
-[Kane grunting] -Test… Back off!
[Kane] Make the match!
Get off of me.
Just switch the match!
You got the damn match. You got the match.
Those two, they deserve each other.
No kidding.
["Medal" playing]
[JR] Man, I… I can't… So it's gonna be Test and Kane?
One-on-one?
[Lilian] The following--
Hold on, whoa, hold up a second.
Hold up a second.
I'm sure you're well aware of who I am,
and what my accomplishments are.
[crowd booing]
And I'm sure you're well aware of my three I's.
Intensity, integrity, and intelligence.
And just like so many other cities in this great nation,
Greensboro, North Carolina
doesn't have the most intelligent people in the world.
[JR] Oh, come on.
Hold up.
[crowd booing]
[laughs]
[Lawler] That's true.
And nor will they ever.
[Lawler laughs] Right!
But just like that old song goes,
two out of three ain't bad.
So, if you stick with the intensity and the integrity…
you'll do just fine.
You will. You will.
[Lawler] It'll make up for lack of intelligence!
[JR] That's his opinion, I don't…
see how most folks could agree.
["Bangers" playing]
[Lilian] The opponents in this Handicap Match,
at a combined weight of 496 pounds,
Mosh and Thrasher, The Headbangers!
[Lawler] How could you doubt a gold-medal winner like Kurt Angle?
[JR] Angle is undefeated, and The Headbangers in this match…
Oh, look at this.
These two love living their alternative lifestyle, King,
you never know what Mosh and Thrasher will be wearing.
Sometimes they wear ladies' clothes,
sometimes they wear real off-the-wall stuff,
all meant to throw off their opponent.
[Lawler] Look at this. An Olympic champion, world-class athlete,
has to wrestle a goof with…
Look at those cones!
-[JR] Cones? -[Lawler] What is he…
[JR] That's Thrasher in there.
These guys just like to have fun.
There's never a dull moment around The Headbangers.
[Lawler] Oh! Look at this!
[JR] It is a Handicap match-up.
The Headbangers will be operating as a tag team.
Angle is there by himself,
his undefeated streak on the line here thanks to Triple H.
[Lawler] Stephanie wasn't too keen on that idea.
I think Stephanie's… I started to say "crush," it's not.
She sort of thinks Kurt Angle is cute. He is a nice looking guy.
[JR] Wait, there's Blackman.
There's "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman,
kendo stick in hand.
[Lawler] What's he doing in there? Oh!
[JR] Wow, what a shot to the back of Mosh's head by Blackman.
[Lawler] Look out.
[JR] And Thrasher round to intercept, but there's a…
The cradle, the half-nelson,
-and Angle wins this match-up. -[bell ringing]
[Lilian] Here is your winner, Kurt Angle!
[Lawler] He's still undefeated, JR, the Olympic gold medalist.
[JR] But Blackman's interference…
I'll tell you one thing.
We got a Pink Slip-on-a-Pole tonight, Mankind and The Rock.
And one of those two men, Mankind or The Rock,
are gonna be fired here tonight.
And now The Headbangers taking out some aggression on Kurt Angle.
Not to mention, tonight,
Triple H as much as guaranteed he's gonna be the new WWE Champion.
[Lawler] This is gonna be the greatest Raw in history, JR.
Now, look at these two fun-lovers there.
These guys, The Headbangers, you like to have fun like that, JR?
Dressed like a woman?
That fun to you?
[JR] Well, no.
[groans]
I thought you told me that you'd told Steve Blackman
not to interfere in any more of those matches.
I did. I did tell him.
He must have forgot. I mean, the guy's not a rocket scientist.
You know what?
I guess that means Kurt Angle is still undefeated.
Well, yeah.
Well, he is a pretty great wrestler.
Just like you!
I'd kill him.
[Stephanie laughs]
Mankind, you heard it.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have set up a Pink Slip-on-a-Pole Match.
The loser will be fired, between you and The Rock.
Michael Cole, I think it's about the stupidest thing I've ever heard of,
and I hate myself for even carrying through with it.
Because on one hand you've got The Rock, who is, without a doubt,
The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment…
And it's one half of the Rock 'N' Sock Connection.
The truth is, Michael Cole, my career is winding down,
and The Rock's best days are far, far ahead of him.
So it'd be a real shame to have The Rock leave the WWE.
But in my mind, in my kid's mind,
it'd be a real shame for Dad to leave the WWE as well.
So I hope the fans in Greensboro, and around the world, can forgive me
if I do a couple of things out there that I may not be proud of.
But in this case, with my job, my career,
and in some ways, my life's dream on the line,
I've got to do what I've got to do.
[JR] Mankind and The Rock forced into this situation
by the McMahon-Helmsley Era, King.
["What Does Everybody Want?" playing]
[Lawler] It's a Pink Slip-on-a-Pole Match!
I know he's down about it,
because he stands a good possibility of getting fired.
You've been fired before, what's it like?
I mean, is it embarrassing?
Do you have to tell your wife and your kids you got cut loose?
[JR] All orange in here again.
Thought it was just your skin tone. What is this?
Oh. I know what that is, that's Al Snow.
Shut the music off, now!
[music fades]
Shut it off.
I'm not out here for you people and your entertainment.
Not tonight.
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] What's he here for?
I have been in this business for 17 years.
[JR] He beat The Rock in that bull rope match last Monday night.
In those 17 years, I've made a lot of sacrifices.
I've given up watching my children grow up,
I've spent 200 lonely days away from my beautiful wife,
and now I'm losing my best friend.
And for who do I do all of this?
For you, a bunch of ungrateful, disrespectful people who, tomorrow…
[crowd booing]
…are not even going to acknowledge
that you are here to watch my performance.
I want all of you people here in Greensboro, in the arena,
and I want each and every one of you people at home,
to know that some TV writer backstage
didn't tell me to come out and say this.
I want you to know this comes straight from my heart.
I hate each and every one of you.
[crowd booing]
[JR] The feeling must be mutual.
He's bitter.
This is where I draw the line.
I will not make another single sacri--
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
[JR] Oh, here's…
[crowd cheering]
Well, so much for that oratory.
[Lawler] Hold your ears, JR.
-[fireworks exploding] -[Lawler exclaims]
[JR] Here comes Y2J.
[Lawler] He'll blow your hat off. [laughs]
[JR] And we are set here
for an Intercontinental Championship match.
The champion, Chris Jericho.
The challenger, Al Snow.
The man who, just seven days ago, referring to Al Snow,
did beat The Rock.
Welcome to Raw is Jericho!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] These people respect…
And I was just listening to your list of problems and grievances
that you have with all my Jerichoholics,
and I have a solution.
And that solution is to shut the hell up.
[JR] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
But finally, Al Snow, tomorrow, people will be acknowledging you.
They will be talking about the greatest moment of '99.
They'll be talking about the night when Al Snow was brutally beaten
by the Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla!
[Lawler] They're gonna get it on right here!
[JR] Bell sounds. This is for the Intercontinental title.
"Y2J" Chris Jericho, and Al Snow.
And Al Snow now, boy, what an opportunity Al Snow has.
He lost to The Rock Thursday night inside a steel cage on SmackDown.
There goes a sunset flip!
And Al Snow counters.
Jericho, shoulders to the canvas, and another counter.
[Lawler] Look at this!
[JR] These men exchanging counters, looking for that three count.
[Lawler] I know you love to talk--
There's the taste slapped out of his mouth!
[JR] Nothing scientific about that.
[Lawler] Let's talk about the Brahma Bull Rope Match,
in which Al Snow, you gotta admit this,
he got a victory over The Rock!
[JR] You're right, but Al got a little help,
let's not forget that, from DX.
And now, the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla, defending the Intercontinental title.
Al Snow, the 17-year veteran, catching Jericho coming back in the ring.
Nice move there by Al…
who's got… everything to gain and nothing to lose here.
[Lawler] Well, I'll tell you, Al Snow…
Uh-oh, look at this.
[JR] There's Chyna!
And… Wait a minute!
The Snow Plow, the Snow Plow.
This is gonna be over.
-[Lawler] Look at Chyna! -Chyna's in the ring!
[Lawler] She's got head, oh!
[JR] Chyna just gave Al Snow head, and Snow is flat on his back.
[Lawler] What did you say?
[JR] I think Chyna just got…
She just saved the Intercontinental title for Chris Jericho.
-I don't know if he is aware of it. -[Lawler] Wait a minute--
[Lilian] By disqualification, the winner, Al Snow!
[JR] I don't understand this. Chyna is smiling…
and Jericho's got a look of bewilderment on his face.
[Lawler] But he's also being handed the Intercontinental Championship there,
so he is still the champion!
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
[JR] You're right about that.
What kind of… Is there a…
What is this relationship with Chyna and Jericho?
Does anybody have a clue?
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[JR] There's The Rock.
Somebody's gonna be out of here.
The Rock or Mankind will be fired…
[Lawler] Pink Slip-on-a-Pole!
[JR] Here tonight, next!
Harv, I need you to do me a favor.
I got a lot of sexual frustration built up, man.
Not with you, fool!
Look, how about you go out on a double date with me and Mae?
You take Moolah.
You want me do date Moolah? Hell, no!
[shushes] Come on, man.
No!
Look. Check it out.
After The Rock's match,
me and you take the girls,
go out to a nice restaurant, get something to eat,
and maybe she'll loosen up and give me, you know…
Mark, the only way in this world
I would ever be talked into going on a date with Moolah
is if she put me in an inescapable wrestling hold.
Listen, Harvey, you are going on this date
if I have to put a scissors on you you'll never get out of, understand?
Mark, I'll go, only because you're my friend.
I'll go!
I'm doing it for you. All right.
Calm down.
All right.
["Wreck" playing]
[Lawler] What was that?
[JR] I don't know. I know what this is. Here comes Mankind!
It is a Pink Slip-on-a-Pole,
the man that climbs the pole and retrieves the pink slip
keeps his job.
The loser gets fired.
The loser's gonna get fired right here tonight.
The pink slip, right there.
[Lilian] The following match is a Pink Slip-on-a-Pole Match.
The loser of the match
will get fired from World Wrestling Entertainment.
Surrounding the ring,
at 287 pounds,
Mankind!
[JR] Well, how humiliating, how degrading is this environment?
[Lawler] Wait a minute. This is great!
It's the first ever match, I've never heard of a match like this.
Pink Slip-on-a-Pole, someone's getting fired.
♪ If you smell what The Rock is cooking ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Lilian] His opponent, from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
The Rock!
[JR] We've seen the last of The Rock 'N' Sock Connection.
[Lawler] That's right. Thank God!
[JR] After tonight, we've seen the last of either The Rock or Mankind.
They were forced into this situation
where they're the two participants of this match-up.
[Lawler] You like old Mick Foley.
I bet you're gonna miss that lovable lug. [laughs]
[JR] A sad day for the WWE, it's a sad day for our fans.
[Lawler] You gotta be kidding, he can't win this.
Don't you realize? These guys make a lot of money.
One of them out, it's like downsizing.
Corporations do that all the time, stock goes through the roof.
There'll be more money for me and you.
[JR] I don't know.
The pink slip is attached to the top of the pole.
Remember, the man that climbs the pole and retrieves the pink slip
will keep his job.
The loser's getting fired here tonight, in this history-making match.
[Lawler] A public firing, JR. Wow!
[JR] And The Rock, in one week's time,
was scheduled to be in his hometown, Miami,
at the new American Airlines Arena,
one week from tonight on Raw.
It remains to be seen if he'll be able to be there.
[Lawler] He may be sitting home!
[JR] And Mankind gotta go to the top of that pole.
Remember, there's no pinfalls, no count-outs or disqualifications.
The match ends only when one of these two men climb the pole
and get the pink slip.
And the other man will be fired.
[Lawler] Public firing, humiliation, degradation.
Man…
I've never been fired. You have. It's bad, isn't it? Huh?
[JR] Yeah, it's not pleasant, obviously.
[Lawler] Right here at the holiday season.
[JR] And Mankind waist-locking The Rock and pulling him off the turnbuckles there.
The Rock and Mankind forced into this situation
by the McMahon-Helmsley Era.
Neither man wanted to be involved.
[Lawler] You got kids, you have to take their presents back.
Ooh!
[JR] Certainly the holiday's a special time.
[Lawler] Hey, look, look.
[JR] DX looking on.
[Lawler] Everyone's watching.
[JR] I'm sure they're enjoying this wholeheartedly.
The Rock going upstairs!
The Rock's face bounced off the top turnbuckle.
That gives Mankind the opportunity to try to climb up that pole
and grab that pink slip.
If he does, The Rock's gonna be fired!
The Rock's gonna be fired here!
Mankind is going upstairs…
Oh, my God!
Mankind pulled right off the top.
Mankind jerked off the top by The Rock.
[Lawler] From the top rope to the back of his head!
Now on the front of his head!
[JR] Wait… Wait a minute, there's Al Snow!
-[Lawler] What's he doing? -Al Snow!
With head!
Oh! He just nailed The Rock!
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
There's no disqualification?
[JR] Exactly right, no disqualification.
[Lawler] Get him out!
[JR] Al Snow trying to revive, trying to…
curry favor to his former best friend, Mankind.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Lawler] Rock's gonna get fired 'cause of Al Snow!
[JR] Al Snow trying to mend bridges.
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky!
[JR] And The Rock… This is gonna be over!
The Rock is gonna be fired!
The Rock's gonna be fired here if Mankind grabs that pink slip.
[Lawler] I can't believe The Rock's fired!
[JR] This is momentous. This is…
Look! Mankind didn't want it that way!
Mick Foley didn't want it that way!
Mankind taking matters into his own hands,
not to mention Al Snow as well.
[Lawler] Look at this!
[JR] The Rock Bottom.
[crowd cheering]
The Rock scores with a Rock Bottom.
And the careers of both these men hangs in the balance here.
[Al] That's the last…
[JR] That man is sick. Al Snow is sick.
[Lawler] He said it's the last time…
Last time he'll ever help Mankind.
[JR] Somebody is gonna lose their job right here.
[crowd continues chanting]
[Lawler] Pink Slip-on-a-Pole, they're almost on their feet.
[JR] This is a damn shame.
This is not right.
Somebody's gonna get fired.
Mankind now.
Oh! A low blow.
Mick's gonna do whatever he can do,
same as The Rock, to keep their job here.
[Lawler] Gotta do what you gotta do.
Mankind even said beforehand,
he apologized beforehand
for some things he was gonna do out here.
[JR] The McMahon-Helmsley Era has reduced these two men to this,
fighting each other,
with their jobs on the line.
You talk about finality.
And now, Mankind's gonna try to…
He's trying to beat The Rock down, so Mick can have an opportunity
to climb that pole.
It's not gonna be easy for him.
[Lawler] Shame somebody's gonna get fired, but all I can say is,
thank God we don't have The Rock 'N' Sock Connection anymore.
[JR] Speak for yourself.
[Mankind] Come on.
[JR] Mankind inviting The Rock up.
This is…
Can you imagine what's going through their minds?
Their families at home watching this broadcast.
[Lawler] Look at him go now!
[JR] The Rock, firing back…
[Lawler] Laying a smackdown!
[JR] …has got Mankind reeling.
[JR] Rock with a clothesline.
And Mankind… Oh, no!
Double arm DDT, that planted The People's Champion.
[Lawler] I can't believe it.
[JR] Mankind back up to the knee.
[Lawler] Oh, wow, look at this!
Please, no, not that stinking, smelly sock!
Mankind reaching down those Fruit of the Looms
for the, uh, socko.
[Lawler] Look out, Rock, oh!
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Mankind's got the sock, Mandible Claw on The Rock.
[Lawler] Rock's gonna get fired because of a stinking, smelly sock!
[JR] The Rock is fading, thanks to the Mandible Claw.
[Lawler] I can't believe it. Rock, revive!
[JR] Pink Slip-on-a-Pole, you see it.
[Lawler coughs] Look at that! Oh, it's way down his gum, JR!
[JR] It's gonna be over.
The Rock is down!
Can Mankind go up, and snatch that pink slip?
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Can you believe we've seen the end of The Rock here tonight?
[JR] Mankind climbing the ladder.
Look, it's gonna be over in a matter of seconds.
It's almost over! He's trying to…
He… Oh!
Mankind and The Rock!
Mankind… Oh, God, he's on that top turnbuckle.
Anything can happen here.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Watch yourself.
[JR] That pink slip, their job, hanging above their head.
In that pink envelope.
[Lawler] These guys are about 15 feet above the ground, JR.
[JR] Mankind trying to balance himself on the top turnbuckle.
The Rock holding on for dear life here.
[Lawler] Neither one of them can let go of that pole to reach for--
[JR] Mankind, his head just smacked off the steel pole.
[Lawler] Oh, again!
[JR] My God, he just…
Mankind has fallen off.
The Rock…
-[Lawler] He's got it! -Damn!
-[bell ringing] -It's over. It's over.
And Mankind is fired.
[Lawler] He is fired! You're out of here! You're history!
The pink slip!
Yes, The Rock.
[JR] DX is happy about it but The Rock is not.
How could anybody be happy about this?
[Lawler] You got to do what you got to do, JR.
[JR] Mankind's lovely family sitting at home watching this.
Daddy's been fired. How do you explain that to two youngsters
right after Christmas?
[Lawler] I think you're doing a pretty good job now.
Hey, Daddy's been fired!
[JR] That's a damn shame.
Nothing but a damn shame.
After everything that this man has…
-[whooping, laughter] -One down.
[JR] …everything that Mick Foley has given this business.
To go out this way.
Here's another look at it.
Oh, my God. On his shoulder, on his head.
To the floor.
Allowing The Rock to reluctantly grab the pink slip
off the top of the pole.
And thanks to the McMahon-Helmsley Era,
Mankind is fired.
[crowd chanting] Foley! Foley! Foley!
What's this now?
This makes me sick.
[crowd chanting] Foley! Foley! Foley!
-Physically sick over this. -[Lawler] You're not fired. It's him.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] The last time that Mankind will ever be in a WWE ring.
Well, there's never any shame… [panting]
…in losing to The Rock.
But there sure as hell is shame in the way it came about.
Not a very good secret but… [panting]
Mick Foley was planning on calling it quits sometime in the year 2000.
[crowd booing]
But by my calculation,
it's still 1999.
[crowd cheering]
And I think that what just happened kind of sucks.
[JR] Me too, Mick.
[mocking laughter]
So without bragging, I think I've given America and the world
a hell of a lot to remember me by.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Sure have, buddy.
Mick's getting a little emotional.
[Lawler] Okay, okay.
Sometime, when you're a little bored,
take out a Mick Foley tape,
whether it be Mankind or Cactus Jack…
and you put that bad boy in your VCR
and remember that I loved every minute of the last 15 years.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Wow, remember when he fell off that cage?
Joe, come on, already!
Do me a favor. Don't play this match.
Because what happened tonight at the hands of DX is a farce.
Everybody…
have a nice day.
[crowd cheering]
[JR] This is a shame.
And this man deserves what he's getting right now.
And that's a standing ovation. A standing ovation!
["Wreck" playing]
Come on, kids, stand up, show a little respect for a guys that's…
We're all standing here.
-[Lawler] Okay, okay. -[JR] Attaboy, Mick.
God bless Mick Foley.
Mick Foley is getting a standing ovation and by God, he deserves it.
See you, Mick.
That was a damn shame, King. This is a damn shame.
I hate these people that have made him to do this.
I hate this McMahon-Helmsley Era.
It's a damn shame.
-[Lawler] You just hate this night, JR? -I hate this night!
[JR] We are back live here in Greensboro
and this sold-out crowd of over 16,000 fans, King,
have just witnessed Mankind's last match.
Mankind has been fired as a result of losing the Pink Slip-on-a-Pole Match
forced on him by the McMahon-Helmsley Era.
You guys remember, you're the future of this company, all right?
-Don't be too crazy. -Thanks for trying.
-DX will be all right. -Don't worry about DX.
-Something's gotta happen.
You take care. You guys gotta have a future.
-Take it easy, all right? -This is not your town.
Remember Mick Foley once in a while.
-[Val Venis' theme song playing] -[male voice] Hello, ladies.
[JR] I tell you what, I am in shock.
[Lawler] Well, it's sad. I'll agree.
[JR] That's a good man. Mick Foley is a good man.
[Lawler] Hey, hey. One can't breathe forever, JR.
[whoops]
[Lilian] The first ever inter-gender Four-Corner Tag Team Match.
Making their way to the ring,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion, The Kat.
and the World Wrestling Entertainment European Champion, Val Venis.
[Lawler] I love that cat too.
[JR] Well, this is another history-making match-up.
A first ever inter-gender Four-Corner Tag Team match-up.
[Lilian] And their opponents,
the team of Jacqueline and Viscera.
[JR] Our second team being introduced, and I've known Mick Foley for 15 years,
and I cannot believe that we have seen the last of Mankind.
It's a damn shame. He's a good man. He did a lot for this business.
He did a lot for the WWE and our fans.
[Lawler] Well, he shouldn't have done so much to tick off DX.
He might still be here.
[Lilian] And their opponents,
the team of Ivory and Prince Albert!
[JR] Wow, Prince Albert a mountain of a man.
[Lawler] There's an impressive team for you right there.
[JR] Our third team being introduced.
Again a one-fall, sudden death environment.
[Lawler] What a historical Raw this is, JR!
We've never had a Four-Corners Inter-Gender Match like this ever.
[Lilian] And making their way to the ring,
the final team of Luna and Gangrel.
-[JR] Oh, boy! -[Gangrel's theme song playing]
The longer they come, the more bizarre it gets here,
with Luna and Gangrel being introduced as our fourth team
in this first ever inter-gender Four-Corner Tag Team match-up.
[Lawler] Talk about an alternative lifestyle, JR.
These two are way out there!
[JR] And remember, still to come here tonight,
Triple H will challenge The Big Show for the WWE title.
And we know now that Kane will meet Test.
[Lawler] What a night!
[JR] I still don't understand.
Tori must be… must have been traumatized.
-[Lawler] Huh? -That's all I can… incredible.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, hold it now. Don't you start.
You heard her say X-Pac was the perfect gentleman.
Yeah, pampered.
[JR] I heard what she said.
But I'm not sure I know what she means.
[Lawler] What's this? No!
[JR] What a unique tag team match-up.
A first for the WWE.
[bell ringing]
[Lawler] Uh, who's your favorite, JR?
Oh, I see mine. [whoops]
[JR] I thought you might go there.
Well, it's gonna be Val Venis and Prince Albert starting it out.
Remember, tags can be made at any time…
to anyone on the outside.
A one-fall environment here.
And Val Venis taking the big man right to the corner.
-[Lawler] Be careful there, Kat! -Irish whip far side.
I tell you what, it has been an all McMahon-Helmsley night
here tonight.
Power move there.
Chokeslam into the powerbomb.
And again, Prince Albert is 6'7".
About 350 pounds, showing his strength.
[Lawler] Whoa! Nobody home.
[JR] Spotted that attempted elbow. And now…
Well, Luna got the tag in.
[Lawler] She's gotta fight Prince Albert?
Get up!
[JR] Certainly emotions are running very high here
on a night that Mankind has lost his job,
saying goodbye to a lot of his friends here.
And this is a unique thing here.
That's one way to skin a cat there. Luna.
Looking to make a tag and tags… Tags back in Val Venis.
[Lawler] She returned the favor.
[JR] So now it's Val Venis and Viscera.
-I think… -[wrestlers grunting]
Val Venis trying to hit whatever moves here.
I'm not sure Prince Albert got to tag out.
[Lawler] I know one thing. I hope Val don't tag in The Kat
while Viscera's right in there.
Oh, my God!
[JR] A good spinebuster by Val Venis.
Val Venis now looking to go outside, go up top.
Trying to put this thing away with a money shot.
[Lawler] There he goes! He got it! Oh!
[JR] Val Venis with the money shot.
The leg is hooked.
[referee] Not the right guy.
[Lawler] What is the referee doing? He's saying--
[JR] Gangrel wasn't the legal man. What a scissors kick!
-Prince Albert was the legal man. -[bell ringing]
Prince Albert and The Kat have won…
Wait a minute. Prince Albert…
[Lilian] Here is your winner, the team of Ivory and Prince Albert!
[Lawler] I can't believe it.
[JR] That's quite an upset in my book.
Prince Albert.
Anything can happen here.
We haven't seen the last of these happenings here tonight.
Especially with the WWE title on the line.
[Lawler] Look at this.
…the food is always hot.
The shrimp here are real good.
Can I get your order, please?
Uh, yeah, man, come back in a little bit.
I'm thinking of reading my girl a poem.
A slow song don't mean nothing Without a woman in my life
Like a soul and church voices That make people shout
Life goes good with a slow song in my head
But my life would go better With you in my bed
-Oh, you're so sweet! -Oh, stop it.
[chuckles]
Harvey, why don't you read Melissa a poem, man?
I don't have no poem. I don't know no poem.
-Man, read her a poem. -Oh…
-Okay, you want a poem? I got a poem. -Come on, Harvey. Come on.
You want a poem, I got a poem. Ready?
-Yes. -Okay.
Roses are red, violets are blue
My breath stinks and yours does too
[laughs]
-Ew! -Get off of me.
[JR] Back live, ladies and gentlemen. Mankind…
[Lawler] Where's he going now?
[JR] He's just saying his goodbyes to everybody.
He's going in the production truck.
A lot of his friends are there, working here.
I just wanted to thank you. You guys don't get a whole lot of credit
for what you do in the truck.
But I… I appreciate it.
For making me look good, replays and camera shots.
So I want to say it's been a pleasure.
You guys are like the magic of this show.
So I'll be gone but keep up the good work.
-Thanks, Mick. Raw deal, man. -Kevin, Jimmy.
-Good job in there. -Great job, Mick.
Dunc, won't see you on the plane.
-Take care, man. -Good talking to you, Mick.
-Goodbye, guys. Carry on. -Take care, Mick.
[JR] Man, this has been a tragic night.
Mankind has lost his job thanks to the McMahon-Helmsley…
["Make Some Noise" playing]
[JR] Not gonna be the same round here, King, without Mankind. You know that.
[Lawler] Yeah, it's not gonna be the same. It may be better.
-I know you're all upset. -[JR] I don't think so.
I don't think it can be even better.
His family had to sit home and watch this.
There's nothing fair about that, nothing good about that.
-Here comes X-Pac. -[bell ringing]
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 222 pounds,
X-Pac!
[Lawler] I wonder what would've happened if X-Pac had to face Kane tonight.
[JR] Well, good question. That's not gonna be the case.
X-Pac is gonna take on Jeff Hardy here.
Kane has Test tonight.
And that's a story in itself altogether.
-[Lawler] Wow. -I don't know.
A lot of unanswered questions here, King.
[Lawler] Well, tonight Raw is War is brought to you by
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["No More Words" playing]
-[Lawler] JR, you know what? -[JR] Wow! What an ovation here.
[Lilian] In the company of Terri and his brother Matt,
weighing in at 217 pounds,
Jeff Hardy!
[Lawler] Whoo-hoo, baby!
[JR] Well, Triple H and DX did the damage to the face of Matt Hardy.
Matt Hardy with a broken nose and a broken cheekbone.
He'll be on the shelf for a little while but his brother Jeff is here
to try and gain a measure of retribution on X-Pac.
[Lawler] You got to admit, DX has really wreaked some havoc.
They broke Test's nose, they broke this guy's nose.
They got rid of Mick Foley, Mankind is fired.
[JR] And Triple H could be the WWE Champion tonight here
before this night is over.
-[Lawler] Not could be. Will be. -[bell ringing]
[JR] I hate to agree with you, but you know,
you just might be right about that.
[Lawler] I know you're all upset about Mankind being fired.
[JR] Then again, you might not be right about it.
Big Show's got something to say
about who's gonna walk out of here with the WWE title.
It's X-Pac and Jeff Hardy here, one-on-one.
One thing we know for sure,
next Monday night in Miami at the New American Airlines Arena,
The Rock will be a part of that history-making event.
The first Raw of the new millennium in Miami,
and tickets will be on sale at the box office
beginning on Thursday morning in Miami.
[Lawler] Ladies and gentlemen, Mick Foley will not be there.
[laughs]
[JR] Well, I don't think it's anything to laugh about.
-I mean, he's given so much. -I'm sorry.
-I know. Okay, okay. -I mean, really, King.
Seriously, he has.
[Lawler] You know what? A lot of people probably got fired today, JR.
[JR] Look at this! Oh, my God!
Caught there by Jeff Hardy.
A dropkick. A modified baseball slide into the dropkick.
And now Jeff Hardy has an advantage here on X-Pac.
-[Lawler] Look at this! -Oh, man!
Excuse me, Jeff Hardy led with a corkscrew moonsault.
It did not pay off.
[Lawler] You know, JR, some poor idiot got liquored up at the company Christmas party
insulted the boss, got fired.
[JR] Check that out. Great impact there, created by Jeff Hardy on X-Pac.
Well, you're probably right.
[Lawler] That's sort of what happened to… Oh, man!
-[JR] What elevation there. -Great impact for you.
That's sort of what happened to Mankind.
-[JR] There's a cover! -He insulted the boss.
Paid the price, got fired. [laughs]
[JR] I tell you one thing. Before Matt Hardy got injured…
There's another cover after the leg drop,
Oh, near fall.
Before Matt Hardy got injured, The Hardys were right in the thick
of the tag team title chase.
The tag titles conveniently held by DX's own New Age Outlaws.
[Lawler] Oh, man.
[JR] How ironic is that?
[Lawler] When Kane goes against Test, that's gonna be something.
[JR] And that is another…
I'm bewildered by what Tori has said and her actions here tonight.
You know, I thought she'd come back after the holiday with X-Pac and be…
I mean, never the same.
[Lawler] She's got to be, you said it already, traumatized.
[JR] I'm not so sure she's not.
[Lawler] X-Pac was a gentleman, she said.
[JR] That's what she said. I just don't…
X-Pac on top!
Nobody there for X-Pac's high-risk move off the top rope.
[Lawler] Look at Terri over there. You think she was…
You think she sort of nursed Matt Hardy's injury there?
[JR] Sure she's making him feel better.
But who's gonna feel good after the WWE title match tonight?
Is it gonna be Triple H celebrating the last Raw of this millennium
as the WWE Champion or…
Oh, look at that! Free fall!
Boom Drop! He's got him! He's got him!
Two fall!
God Almighty, that was a great offensive move by Jeff Hardy.
Really taking it to X-Pac.
As we said, Big Show will have something to say
about the WWE title.
What a move there.
Head scissors taking X-Pac all the way outside.
-[Lawler] Out of the ring. -Keep your eye on Jeff.
Keep your eye on Jeff Hardy.
[Lawler] Yeah, keep your eye on Jeff Hardy! [laughs]
[JR] X-Pac certainly did just that.
[Lawler] He's a gentleman, he knows how to treat a lady.
[JR] Well, X-Pac just after a holiday, Christmas…
-[Lawler] Hey, look at this. -Wait a minute.
X… What's X…
Jeff Hardy from behind.
X-Pac was staring down Terri.
What will Terri do?
-[Lawler] What in the world? -Look at the teamwork!
[Lawler] Look at the team… What is that?
[JR] Little Terri taking Matt Hardy's place.
Enzuigiri, while Jeff… This has got to be it right here!
Oh, Jeff's gonna go for one more offensive move.
He caught the enzuigiri to Jeff Hardy.
He's up top!
-Oh, a senton bomb! Senton bomb! -[Lawler] It's over!
[JR] Jeff Hardy's done it!
Oh, I can't believe it!
-X-Pac got the right shoulder up… -[Lawler] What a gentleman!
[JR] …as the hand was coming down on three.
X-Pac showing great resiliency.
[Lawler] Look at this.
[JR] Jeff Hardy… The low blow by X-Pac.
X-Pactor! X-Pactor!
[Lawler] That's it, JR. That's it.
[JR] Oh, what a match-up! What a tremendous match!
[Lilian] Here's your winner, X-Pac!
["Make Some Noise" playing]
[JR] Well, Kane and Test still to come.
And not to mention tag team titles on the line
when the New Age Outlaws and The Big Show
defends the WWE title against Triple H.
And that's gonna be a damn war.
I agree.
[indistinct chatter]
That's about as hungry as I've been.
-What? -Can I get your autograph, sir?
Oh, we're about to eat.
Come on, bro. Give me your autograph, man. Come on.
All right.
-M-A… -Shut up!
-Mark knows how to spell his name. -Just trying to help.
What's the matter with you, smart aleck?
I'm pretty smart. He ain't all that smart.
Hey, I appreciate it, but, Mark, can I ask you one question?
How comes you're such a loser, brother?
[chuckles]
Man, it's not that crucial, man. Let it go.
Let me tell you something.
You lost in the Olympics, you lose in wrestling all the time.
All right, I'm a loser, man. What else?
-What do you mean, you're a loser? -He's definitely a loser.
[man grunts]
[Lawler] Oh, look out! What in the world?
[JR] Moolah and Mae…
Moolah and Mae Young taking out their aggression…
on that good old boy eating his dinner.
[Lawler] Somebody better call the cops! These two old geezers have gone berserk!
-What in the world? -He disrespected Mark Henry
and Moolah and Mae took exception.
-[Lawler] They're tearing up the joint! -Good grief!
[Lawler] Get in there, Harvey! Pull her wig off!
What in the world?
[JR] Harvey having to restrain The Fabulous Moolah.
[Lawler] I knew this double-dating was a bad idea.
Come on, Harvey. You can't stop 'em.
Come on here. I want a cuddle.
-Okay, sweetheart. -Let's go.
-[JR] Cuddle? -[Lawler] What?
[JR] Well, no cuddling here.
It's gonna be Kane one-on-one with Test.
Bad, evil intentions are on Kane's mind and it's coming up.
[JR] Ladies and gentlemen, earlier tonight,
Tori certainly seemed to be traumatized
by nothing more than a friendly gesture from Test.
Hey, Tori, it's good to see you. Glad you had a good time.
-Mmm? -What's wrong?
What the hell? What's wrong with you?
Tori, it's me. It's Test. What's wrong?
[glass shatters]
[JR] And then Tori claimed to Kane that Test violated her.
He was saying these things to me.
[sighs] Oh, God. [sniffles]
Kane… [sniffles]
He violated me.
[Kane yells]
["Burned" playing]
-[Lawler] Oh, my God. -[JR] I'll tell you what.
This has been a wild, unpredictable ride
and it's far, far from over.
[fireworks exploding]
Here comes The Big Red Machine with Tori.
I tell you what, she is…
-How can we say this? She's… -[bell ringing]
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, being accompanied by Tori,
weighing in at 326 pounds, Kane!
[JR] King, I mean, is Tori just confused?
-Is she mixed up? -[Lawler] Oh!
[JR] Has she been traumatized or whatever? She's just not herself.
I just don't understand this.
[Lawler] Yeah, she may have a fever. She looks pretty hot.
[JR] Well, The Big Red Machine is hot
and wants to take out his aggression on Test.
[Lawler] Wow.
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["This Is A Test" playing]
[JR] I can't believe Tori
alleging that Test violated her earlier tonight.
[Lawler] From our camera angle, you couldn't see where his hand was.
[JR] I think it… I think it was an exaggeration.
I just don't… I didn't see what you're alleging here, King.
I didn't see the violation. I didn't see that.
Whoa, big man, just a second.
[Lawler] She must've felt something.
Buddy, I didn't touch your woman. I don't want your woman.
I got enough woman problems of my own. I don't need any more.
Kane, what you need to do is give her some Prozac or Midol
or something to chill her out 'cause I didn't touch her at all.
But, Kane, you want to fight me over nothing?
I'm not gonna back down.
[speaking indistinctly]
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[bell ringing]
[JR] Test trying to explain himself but he's not gonna back away
from The Big Red Machine.
And Kane now, not listening to Test,
not listening to what actually happened here.
-Now, in my view… -[Lawler] In your view? Let's face it,
Test just said he didn't touch Tori. We saw him touch her.
He touched her.
[JR] That was a harmless platonic gesture. For goodness sake, King.
-[Lawler] He touched her. -I've seen you do that to 100 women.
[Lawler] What? You couldn't tell what he whispered in her ear.
[JR] Well, Kane…
I don't know what he whispered in her ear,
but right now, Kane is stomping away at Test.
And Tori is… Is egging Kane on.
It's like Tori's sticking a mean dog with a sharp stick.
[Lawler] She wants retribution.
She's been violated.
[JR] This is a weird night, a weird match.
I mean, I know this is the last Raw of the millennium…
[Lawler] And it's gonna get weirder before the night's over.
[JR] You know dang well Triple H plans on leaving here tonight
with the WWE title around his waist.
As Test, and you've got to hand it to him,
he has been in the firestorm, emotionally and physically.
Remember, here's a guy that's had his nose broken three times
in the last six weeks.
[Lawler] What a Raw.
Speaking of getting handed to, Mick Foley, Mankind,
got handed a pink slip.
[JR] Well, Kane choking away at Test.
I don't know what you can say about Mick.
[Lawler] Every now and then, you know I just have to remind you of that.
[laughs]
[JR] Test has had…
Mick Foley's had hard luck but what about Test?
The guy gets stood up at the altar, so to speak.
He was gonna marry Stephanie McMahon several weeks ago.
-[Lawler] Look at that! Look at that! -Nice move by Test.
Kane stepped right back up. Can you believe that?
[Lawler] That's scary.
[JR] And he gets his nose broken, as we've documented, on numerous occasions.
His heart broken, his nose broken.
I don't know how much more Test is gonna be able to endure.
But he's trying to survive here against this Big Red Machine.
And Test, he didn't duck the challenge and Kane landed on his feet.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, JR, this is not good.
[JR] Kane hammering away. He is a monster.
The Big Red Machine is a monster.
Picking up Test like Test is a small child.
[Lawler] Oh!
[JR] Test, right off the back of Kane's shoulder.
[Lawler] Wait a minute now.
You had no business touching me. You had no business touching me--
[Lawler] Oh, my gosh!
[JR] And Kane… That was just right in the face of Test!
That may have rebroken his nose again!
[Lawler] What was Test saying to Tori there?
Was he violating her again?
[JR] He wasn't violating her, he was trying…
I just… This guy's been…
[Lawler] Look, JR, take a look at Tori.
I know you can't relate to this but I mean, she is a beautiful woman.
-Just look at this. -Kane just shoved the referee aside.
[Lawler] Kane is so lucky to have a woman like this fall for him.
-He don't want anybody messing with her. -Finish him!
-[bell ringing] -[JR] Referee just called for the bell.
I think we've got a disqualification.
And Kane now is not through with Test. A Tombstone!
[bell ringing]
Look at Tori's face, King.
She is not herself.
[Lawler] Her man has made her proud.
Wait, she pushed him back.
Oh, my gosh!
[JR] Tori just slapped Test right in the face. But why?
[Lawler] For violating her.
[JR] I don't understand this at all.
What is happening with this woman?
What has she endured in this chaotic Christmas season
with X-Pac?
["Burned" playing]
Kane was disqualified for shoving the referee right here
as you will see.
The referee had no alternative but to stop this match-up.
[Lawler] Come on, I think the ref overreacted.
[JR] I think Kane may have overreacted at Tori's motivation.
And then Tori adding insult to injury, as the old saying goes,
slapping Test right in the face, but again, why?
[Lawler] I don't know, but she looked good while she did it.
[JR] What is going on here?
[Lawler] Kane's just upholding the honor of his woman. Uh-oh. Look.
-Mick, a real pleasure, Mick. -You're one of my heroes.
-We're gonna miss you. -Tony.
-We're gonna miss you, Mick. -Gerald.
You always put a smile on my face, man.
I can't believe Stephanie's stooped that low.
-Gonna miss you. -[indistinct chatter]
-You guys, take it easy. -We'll miss you.
-Bye, Mick. -Bye.
-…two women. -He's a jolly good fellow, right?
Why is Mankind still here? He doesn't…
-We gotta get Mankind out of here. -We don't have to.
Let's get security. Let's get him out of here.
-Come on. We'll take care of it. -[JR] Security?
Back on Raw with the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Big Show, and, Show, this is the last Raw of the millennium.
It could also be the last Raw you hold the WWE title.
Michael, that's very true. It could be the last time.
But let me ask you, do you think I don't know what's going on?
Do you think I don't see what Triple H does?
Ever since Triple H has taken over, everything has become a game
and he is a master at the game.
He's a master of putting me through hell,
giving me one challenge after another challenge after another challenge,
but I've squashed everybody that I've came up against.
And now, the last Raw of the millennium,
he's gonna walk down the aisle and step in the ring
with me, The Big Show.
Seven-foot-two, 500 pounds, a WWE champion,
and you honestly think I'm gonna let him be the showstopper?
Buster, it's gonna be game over.
[JR] Man.
-["Oh, You Didn't Know" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Road Dogg] ♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
♪ Your ass better call somebody ♪
[JR] Well, King, The Big Show's certainly confident.
He knows the game that is ongoing here.
[Lawler] Let's face it. Triple H is the game.
You see, it's me. It's me.
It's the D-O-double-G.
Throw in once again with that B-A-double-D.
By my side is an X to the P to the A to the C.
[JR] The Outlaws scheduled to defend the tag team titles
against Too Cool momentarily.
-[Lawler] I guess… -Cut the music.
[Lawler] I guess X-Pac's here for moral support?
[JR] I don't think so. He ain't got any morals.
Greensboro, welcome to the Dogg-house.
[crowd cheering, barking]
Now, they told me I can't cuss. The D-O-double-G won't fuss.
I'll just kick it some other style, baby, doggy fashion.
Now, then, let's see if we can't make a little noise, up in the…
[crowd cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages,
D-Generation X proudly brings to you
its WWE tag team champions of the world,
the Road Dogg Jesse James, the Badd Ass Billy Gunn,
the New Age Outlaws.
[Lawler] Now, Stephanie and Triple H are really laying down the law.
Now they won't let him cuss.
And, of course, if you're not down with that,
we got two words for you.
[crowd] Suck it!
["Turn It Up" playing]
[JR] Well, here we go, the challengers for the tag team titles.
[Lawler] Oh, time to get cool, JR. I know that's gonna be hard for you to do.
[JR] Oh, wait a minute. There's Rikishi.
[Lawler] There's some moral support for you.
[Lilian] This contest is scheduled for one fall
and it's for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
Making their way to the ring, being accompanied by Rikishi,
at a combined weight of 438 pounds,
Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay,
Too Cool!
[JR] Well, Too Cool bringing Rikishi with them
after seeing X-Pac down here,
I would assume, just to keep an eye on the third member of DX
here at ringside.
Great opportunity for this very popular, young, charismatic duo in Too Cool.
[Lawler] I'd say the chances of Too Cool winning the title have just gone way up.
-Uh-oh, look out. -[bell ringing]
[JR] And the bell sounds and the Road Dogg not wasting any time
to get him some of Scotty 2 Hotty.
And a great drop kick by Scott Taylor, Scotty 2 Hotty.
[Lawler] Don't call him Scott Taylor. That's not a cool name.
Scotty 2 Hotty. Look at this. Oh!
[JR] Scotty 2 Hotty taking down the Road Dogg
in this Tag Team Championship match-up.
And remember, the WWE title will be decided here tonight.
[Lawler] Here we go. Centipede time. [laughs]
[crowd cheering]
[Scotty grunting rhythmically]
[Lawler] Oh, man.
-[JR] Scotty 2 Hotty… -I got it. I got it.
[JR] …with a rather unorthodox offense.
[Lawler] Talking about unorthodox, look at his hair.
[JR] Too Cool tag team's impressive but I'll tell you what,
the New Age Outlaws in my book,
the greatest tag team in the history of the WWE…
[Lawler] In the history? In this millennium?
[JR] …whether you like them or you don't like them.
And, uh, no lack of confidence in Mr. Ass.
[Lawler] Yeah, but the new millennium may be looking to a new tag team.
-[JR] Well, you might be right about that. -Too Cool.
[JR] It wouldn't break my heart to see the Outlaws lose the titles right here.
That might humble the McMahon-Helmsley Era somewhat.
[Lawler] You know what you're doing right now?
You're assuming that Triple H really cares about the Outlaws.
You heard what your boy Mick Foley said earlier.
[JR] Mick makes a very good point.
I'm not sure that Triple H cares about anything but himself and the WWE title.
[Lawler] Why is he still here? You'd think Mick'd be in the unemployment line.
[JR] What's it hurt? He's got a lot of friends here. He's lost his job.
[Lawler] He's fired. Usually, they tell you to clear your desk out.
[Lawler exclaims]
Did you get to hang around when you got fired?
[JR] I don't wanna go into that,
but I got to say goodbye to some friends
just like Mick Foley is doing tonight. They're seeing the last of Mankind.
[Lawler] That couldn't have taken long.
[JR] And Grand Master Sexay
with all his jewelry and his little do-rag,
-he's doing some business here… -[Lawler] He's so cool.
-[JR] …for the tag team champions. -[Lawler] Man!
[JR] Well, now, Scotty 2 Hotty… He's tossed over the top.
[Lawler] Watch it.
[JR] And-- Oh, look out. Oh, the Road Dogg,
the legal man in some trouble now after getting straddled on the top rope.
-[Lawler] Oh, watch the steps. -[JR] And Scotty 2 Hotty…
Oh, the reversal. Oh, wow!
-And Scotty 2 Hotty… -[Lawler] Hey, look at this.
[JR] Oh, Rikishi, Rikishi with a martial-arts kick
and down went Mr. Ass,
and down goes the Road Dogg face first.
[Lawler] I think we're gonna have new tag team champions.
They're gonna be the coolest champions in the history of the WWE.
-[JR] And Grand Master Sexay up on top. -[Lawler] Oh, man!
Big-time leg drop off the top, but the referee is on the outside.
-[Lawler] Hey, look, look at this. -[JR] Oh, there's the X-Pactor,
-X-Pac behind the referee's back. -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[JR] He drops the X-Pactor on Grand Master Sexay.
-[bell ringing] -And the Outlaws steal another one.
[Lawler] Did you see that, JR?
["Oh, You Didn't Know" playing]
-[JR] Oh, look out, look out. -[Lawler exclaims]
[JR] Oh, Rikishi. Rikishi…
[Lawler] Oh, no. Oh!
[JR] …just planted the Road Dogg.
And here comes Mr. Ass.
-Rikishi is gonna get him some of Mr. Ass. -[Lawler] Watch your back.
[JR] Oh, spinning heel kick by X-Pac that has Rikishi reeling.
[Lawler] Look at this, we got a mugging on the outside.
[JR] Mugging on the outside, mugging on the inside.
[Lawler] Oh, no.
-[JR] Oh, belly-to-belly. -[Lawler] Look at this! Yes.
-Like a double whip there. -[crowd cheering]
Did you see what happened to Mr. Ass?
[JR] Oh, look out here. Rikishi, over 400 pounds.
[Lawler] You're kidding me. You're kidding me.
[JR] Oh, this gotta… He's gonna leave a greasy spot.
Here it goes.
[Lawler] Oh, no, he's gone.
[JR] And Badd Ass Billy Gunn, able to pull X-Pac out of harm's way.
X-Pac almost got what he deserved.
[Lawler] Wow!
But the Outlaws have retained the tag team titles
whether we like it or not.
But I guarantee you, Too Cool have this match won in my view.
Too Cool were gonna be the Tag Team Champions.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, we're gonna get down now.
These guys are cool no matter what. Win or lose, they are cool.
Hey, wait, wait, oh.
["Turn It Up" playing]
Oh, they're trying to…
They want a little curtain call here for Rikishi.
[music continues]
[JR] Well, Too Cool have got quite the buddy in Rikishi,
who's well over 400 pounds.
[Lawler] I think Macy's wants him to be a float in next year's parade.
Now Too Cool wants him to dance.
-Oh, look at this. -[crowd cheering]
Oh, man.
You don't get it. You are fired.
-Get out. -Get out, get out!
-You understand? -Security.
Fired, Mick, fired. Get out.
Get his ass out of here now.
-Let's go, Mick. Come on, Mick. -Go. Go.
[Triple H] You are fired.
You're done.
-Get out. -[JR] It's heartbreaking.
[Triple H] Good riddance.
[JR] Triple H, The Big Show, the title, next.
[groans]
Oh, darling.
Is all your sexual tension relieved now?
-Oh, I'm so spent. -Oh, no.
Oh, my ray, my drop of sun. My golden--
[Moolah] Oh, that's enough of that lovey-dovey crap.
Whatever happened to good old-fashioned American sex?
[giggles]
[JR] Oh, here comes Triple H along with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
the challenger for the WWE title.
I don't think it's gonna be a good night for this man, the champion, King.
["Crank It Up" playing]
[fireworks exploding]
[Lawler] Didn't look like a very good night for Harvey Wippleman either, did it?
[JR] I thought Harvey was kind of enjoying himself.
-But in any event, the Big… -[bell ringing]
The Big Show, 7'2", 500 pounds.
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it's for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Making his way to the ring, weighing in at 500 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, The Big Show!
[JR] Big Show knows this is gonna be an uphill battle tonight
defending the WWE title
against a stacked deck dealt by Triple H
and his wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
["My Time" playing]
[Lilian] His opponent and challenger,
from Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing in at 260 pounds,
Triple H!
[Lawler] Boy, how appropriate is this, JR? At the end of the millennium,
it's the end of The Big Show's reign as WWE Champion. Wow!
[JR] The last Raw of the millennium.
We've taken our last commercial break on the last Raw of this millennium.
We're here for the duration.
The WWE title's on the line
and just as Triple H said earlier tonight…
Show, well, there's just one thing I forgot to tell you.
This match, no DQ.
[Lawler] What?
And you guys, stay up here
because I don't want there to be any, you know,
-interference or anything, all right? -[indistinct chatter]
[JR] Oh, come on.
-[Lawler] Did you hear that? -[JR] Yeah, I heard it.
No DQ means no disqualification, ladies and gentlemen.
-[Lawler] Duh. -[JR] And Triple H said earlier tonight
that no one will ever forget tonight's Raw.
[bell ringing]
And with that announcement, just coincidentally enough,
making it a no-disqualification match-up.
[Lawler] And with DX watching on, almost at arm's length.
How could anybody forget this Raw, the last Raw of the millennium?
Mick Foley fired, Triple H becomes champion.
[JR] And Triple H can do anything he wants, but so can The Big Show.
And The Big Show is the WWE Champion, Triple H the challenger.
-[growls] -[JR] Oh, look at that. Oh!
The Big Show just overpowered Triple H on that exchange.
[Lawler] Oh, my gosh. That could cave your chest in.
[JR] Big Show has got Triple H cornered.
Nowhere for the challenger to go
-but up… and down. -[Lawler] Oh, my God.
-Did you see that, JR? -[JR] That is unmitigated power.
And Triple H trying to score some offense here
and derail this Big Show,
who reverses the Irish whip, and look at the impact.
Triple H thrown into the corner,
and the strength and power of The Big Show took Helmsley right over the top.
[Lawler] Oh, look out.
[JR] Headbutted Triple H, headbutted right into the first row at ringside.
No disqualification, for the WWE title.
[Lawler] Watch it.
[JR] And Big Show manhandling Triple H.
[Lawler] You can't treat the future champion like that.
[JR] Well, why don't you jump up and tell the 500-pound champion that?
Future champion remains to be seen. There's the champion.
[Lawler] Oh, my gosh. What's he gonna do now?
Oh, there you go. Look out.
[JR] Mankind has been fired here tonight unceremoniously,
embarrassingly forced out of the arena
by the McMahon-Helmsley Era and the security.
[Lawler] This whole building shook when The Big Show hit that floor.
[JR] What an indignant thing to have happen to a guy like Mick Foley,
who's contributed so much.
[Lawler] DX and Stephanie watching on with big smiles on their faces,
but, no, this could wipe their smile off.
[JR] And look out. Oh, Helmsley.
Oh, Big Show's head just bounced off that ring post like a basketball.
And Helmsley now can really build an advantage here
-if he can-- -[Lawler exclaims]
[JR] Again head first was The Big Show into the steel steps,
much to the delight of his bride… Triple H's bride and DX.
[Lawler] They're really in love, JR. The WWE may never be the same again.
Oh, look out, JR. We'll never be the same. Get away.
[JR] Good God.
The McMahon-Helmsley Era leading us into the millennium
and Triple H leading The Big Show's head right into this table.
[Lawler] Almost got you, didn't he?
[JR] Looked like a 747 crashing.
And Triple H now measuring…
[Lawler] You know what you got to do? You need to eat your hat,
because there's been no interference by DX so far, has there?
-[JR] Well, no. -[Lawler] Eat your hat. Look at this.
And Helmsley's on The Big Show.
-[JR] The Big Show… -[Lawler] Having no effect. Oh!
-[JR] …standing tall. Headbutt. -Oh!
[JR] Helmsley knocked down for the second time.
[Lawler] He's knocking Triple H's head off.
[JR] Oh, Big Show with a kick
right to the solar plexus of the challenger for the WWE title.
[Lawler] What's that, Steph? I don't know either.
[JR] No disqualification in this match-up.
-[Lawler] Oh, my gosh, no! -[JR] The Big Show going for it.
-[Lawler] He broke the ring. -[JR] Nobody there.
Has Triple H saved his health
and saved his opportunity to become the champion here tonight
by moving out of the way?
[Lawler] Look at this. I guarantee you… You saw what jeopardy Triple H was in.
He must have meant it when he told DX not to interfere.
-Look at this. -[JR] Well, no disqualification.
Tim White, the referee, getting manhandled.
Normally that would have been a disqualification,
but not so in this match-up.
[Lawler] That's good, that's good… Oh, look out.
[JR] The Big Show just catapulted Helmsley, oh,
and Helmsley knocked the referee all the way to the floor.
-There's no referee in the ring. -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
-I don't think they're gonna interfere. -[JR] Oh, come on.
-[JR] Damn it. -[Lawler] I don't think… Oh.
[JR] The Outlaws, low blow by the Road Dogg.
-[Lawler] Okay. They did interfere. -[JR] Triple H…
[Lawler] I don't think he asked them to come in, JR.
-[JR] Damn set-up. -I don't… He didn't ask them.
[JR] The Big Show is gonna get screwed right out of time here.
[Lawler] We got a new champion for the new millennium.
[JR] X-Pac throwing the referee back in the ring.
[Lawler] The year 2000 will greet Triple H…
[JR] It'll be over here, damn it.
-[Lawler] Yeah. -[JR] Oh, The Big Show kicked out.
-[Lawler] What? -The champion refused to stay down.
[Lawler] How'd he do that?
[JR] And Triple H cannot believe it.
-[man] Side slam. -[Lawler] How'd he get his shoulder up?
-Oh, no! -[JR] Oh, look out, look out.
-[JR] Sidewalk slam by the champion. -[Lawler] Look out.
[JR] And The Big Show's fighting for his life here.
-There can be no disqualifications. -[Lawler] He's blasted all of DX. No.
[JR] What a powerslam.
This is gonna be over right here. The Big Show has got the cover.
[Lawler] Get down here, Stephanie. Oh, look out.
[JR] And Mr. Ass pulling Big Show out of the ring.
-And now, like a pack of dogs. -[Lawler] Oh, look, here she comes.
[JR] Stephanie McMahon headed toward the ring now.
What does she want?
Why is she coming down here?
[Lawler] To fire somebody? I don't know.
[JR] This is nothing more than a…
This is just a career assassination for The Big Show.
[indistinct shouting]
[JR] The Big Show went airborne.
[Lawler] Oh, no.
[JR] X-Pac. Look at that. Oh, my God, what a chokeslam.
[Lawler] Look at Stephanie.
[JR] Stephanie handing Triple H a steel chair.
The Big Show is destroying DX.
-The headbutt. Oh, my God. -[all exclaiming]
[JR] The chair was dented into the skull of The Big Show.
[Lawler] That's it. That's… Hey. Hey, wait a minute. What is this?
-[JR] It's Mankind! -[Lawler] He's fired!
[JR] Triple H had the Pedigree set up, but Mankind came in with a chair shot.
[Lawler] He's fired! What's he… Oh, no.
-Look at this. -[JR] The fired Mankind.
-[Lawler] No! -[JR] And a chokeslam.
-[Lawler] What? No. New millennium! No! -[bell ringing]
[JR] Big Show has done it. The Big Show has done it.
["Crank It Up" playing]
[Lilian] Your winner and still the WWE Champion, The Big Show.
[JR] You're right, Triple H. You're right, Stephanie.
No one will ever forget tonight's Raw.
The Big Show, with an assist from the fired Mankind,
climbed the mountain, overcame the odds.
And the McMahon-Helmsley Era's attempt to win the title
failed here tonight, King.
[Lawler] I can't believe this. Look at this. Triple H, he had it won.
He was the champion for the new millennium with the Pedigree coming up and then that.
[JR] Triple H had the Pedigree set up,
but the fired Mankind with a chair shot.
Yes, indeed. The chokeslam…
-[Lawler] No! -[JR] …put Helmsley down.
You're right, Triple H. You're right, Stephanie.
No one will ever forget tonight's Raw.
The McMahon-Helmsley plan has failed here tonight. Pedigree coming up and then that.