[theme music playing]
[Cactus Jack] It will be soon, but not tonight.
I'm not quite ready.
Though my nights are sleepless, I still dream.
I've won and lost many things in my career, championships, blood,
but I've never main evented at WrestleMania.
This is my chance.
My last chance.
In my way, there is a man and that man has my goal,
my ticket to WrestleMania.
He may be The Game,
he may be the champion,
he may be the best in the industry today, I should know,
but he is no Cactus Jack.
And he never will be.
Fifteen years, I've been chasing this dream.
Dozens of fractures,
hundreds of stitches,
countless nights I've bled.
You may say this is no dream, this is a nightmare.
Maybe. But it's my nightmare.
And I decide when I wake up.
[narrator] And now, WWE No Way Out.
[fireworks whistle and crackle]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The Hartford Civic Center has been sold out for weeks
in anticipation for No Way Out.
This will be the most emotionally-charged pay-per-view
in the history of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Hello again everybody, I'm Jim Ross
alongside Jerry "the King" Lawler.
We are at ringside and tonight, folks, three titles will be on the line
but perhaps more importantly, one career,
the career of Cactus Jack.
The career of Cactus Jack.
Well, all I got to say is, there comes a time in every man's life
when sadly you have to say goodbye
and I think, tonight, we will say goodbye to Cactus Jack.
Cactus Jack must win the WWE title tonight
inside the Hell in a Cell or his career is over.
["Medal" playing]
[Jerry] J.R., here's a man whose career is just beginning.
[Ross] Kurt Angle has the opportunity to leave here tonight with a lot of gold,
the Intercontinental title of Chris Jericho,
Angle's own, of course, European title,
which is not at stake in this matchup and, of course, his gold medals.
I would just like to say…
[crowd booing]
[Jerry] Let him say it.
I would just like to say that once I defeat Chris Jericho,
and I will,
and become your Euro-Continental Champion…
-[Jerry] Oh. -…like the ex-Hartford Whalers…
[crowd booing]
[Kurt] …I, too, will be leaving Connecticut.
I know, it's a shame. I will be leaving Connecticut as well.
But unlike the Whalers,
unlike the Whalers, I will return one day
and give you the hero that this town so truly deserves.
I will, really. Really, I will. Thank you.
[Ross] You know, sometimes, King, this young man can be somewhat
-overbearing and obnoxious. -[Jerry] Really?
[Ross] That's my take on it.
[Jerry] Well, that's your take.
-["Who I Am" playing] -[singer] ♪ Don't treat me like a woman ♪
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] And if he has his way,
he'll leave here with the Intercontinental title.
[singer] ♪ Treat me For just who and what I am ♪
♪ Oh, don't treat me like a woman ♪
[Ross] And "The Ninth Wonder of the World" Chyna
will be joining Chris Jericho here at ringside
for this Intercontinental title bout,
makes her first appearance at No Way Out.
[singer] ♪ Don't treat me like a man ♪
♪ Don't treat me like a woman ♪
[Jerry] Got that big C-2000.
[crowd cheering]
-[bell ringing] -[Howard] The following contest,
scheduled for one fall,
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing first,
"The Ninth Wonder of the World"
Chyna.
[Jerry] You know what? Now, we all know
that Kurt Angle is famous for the three I's.
I think Chyna's going for another "I."
She's going for intimidation.
That big C-2000, but it ain't gonna work against Kurt Angle.
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[Ross] Chyna, a former Jericho adversary,
now an ally of the undisputed Intercontinental Champion.
-[explosion] -[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] As a matter of fact, Jericho and Chyna
formed a very positive relationship based on respect.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I still say it's more than respect, J.R.,
-just to be clear. -[Howard] From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing 227 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
Chris Jericho.
[singer] ♪ Step in the arena And break the walls down ♪
[Ross] Jericho set to meet the European Champion, Kurt Angle.
But remember, it is Jericho's Intercontinental title.
Welcome to
Hartford is Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
And Kirk Angel, let me let you in on a little secret.
You are a jackass.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Hey, hey, what?
And you talk about your three I's.
I agree, because in my mind,
you're an idiot,
an imbecile,
and an ignoramus.
[crowd cheering]
[Jericho] Well, Y2J has an "I" of his own
and that's the Intercontinental Championship.
[Jerry] Hey, he can't talk to a gold medalist this way, J.R.
And it's gonna stay around the waist of Y2J,
the only real celebrated
bad mamma jamma
in World Wrestling Entertainment history.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] No respect, whatsoever.
[Ross] Well, the Intercontinental title will be on the line here momentarily.
Jericho defending his title against Kurt Angle.
Angle, the celebrated 1996 Olympic gold medal winner for the United States.
The reigning European Champion as well.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd chanting] Y2J! Y2J
[Ross] And the crowd already beginning a chant,
a pro Jericho Y2J chant.
As we said, the Hartford Civic Center has been sold out
for weeks and weeks in anticipation for this event.
And here we go, Intercontinental title on the line.
[Jerry] Oh, there you go, you're right.
[Ross] Angle trying to gain an advantage here
in the early going in this catch-as-catch-can style.
-[Jerry] Man. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And it's Jericho beating Angle to the offensive punch there.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Oh.
That's an un-Olympic-like maneuver
and a retaliation by the Intercontinental Champion.
Angle trying to somewhat intimidate Jericho-- Oh.
And obviously that has not worked.
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you something.
Angle is certainly not accustomed to this kind of treatment.
-Oh, no. -[crowd exclaiming]
[Ross] Some hard knife edge chops finding their mark.
[Jerry] There you go.
[Ross] Oh, roll drop toehold by Angle
-and that hung Jericho on the bottom rope. -[crowd booing]
[Jerry] Hang him out to dry. There you go, Kurt.
-Look at this. No. -[Ross] Oh.
Angle elevated over the top rope all the way to the floor.
Nice ring savvy there by the young man from Winnipeg, Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] Ring savvy? That was a cowardly move if I've ever seen one.
Uh-oh. Look out.
-Oh, man. -[Ross] Oh, Jericho, what a dropkick.
[Jerry] Right in the face of the Olympic gold medalist.
[Ross] Springboard dropkick by Jericho.
[Jerry] It could rearrange Kurt's good looks.
[Ross] Angle reeling here, and Jericho looking for the baseball slide.
-Not there this time. -[Jerry] There you go.
[Ross] And Angle retaliates with a very un-Olympic-like right hand.
[Jerry] Un-Olympic-like? That's not a word.
[Ross] Angle, some roughhouse tactics here on the outside.
Not using his great skill that he has professed--
-[Jerry] Hey, look out. -[Ross] Hey, look out here.
Yeah! [laughs] Look at this.
[Ross] Jericho right in our face.
[Jerry] We got a great seat, J.R.
[Ross] And Angle reversed into the ring post
and Jericho tastes the steel himself.
And again it's Angle with the advantage.
And Angle's Intercontinental title at stake.
Right hand by Angle.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Watch this.
-Oh, what a move. Look out. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Jericho using the steps for the Asai moonsault.
[Jerry] He kicked him.
[Ross] And now right hand's on the, uh,
on the challenger for the Intercontinental Championship.
Wow.
[Jerry] Yeah, but Kurt Angle's a champion anyhow.
[Ross] Angle's face bounced right off the steel steps that time.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
Watch this. He actually kicks Kurt right in the face.
[Ross] And now Jericho, with a high-risk move…
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] …that won't pay off this time.
[Jerry] Oh, that was great.
That's intelligence right there, one of those three I's.
[Ross] Oh, look out.
-[Jerry] Here comes his destiny. -[Ross] Oh, my God, what a suplex.
A belly-to-belly suplex.
Angle delivered it perfectly right off the second rope.
-There's a cover. -One, two.
[Ross] And Angle got a near-fall as Jericho kicked out before the three.
[Jerry] Keep your eye on Chyna down there, Kurt, she's probably up to no good.
[Ross] Chyna hasn't made an impact to this match whatsoever, King.
[crowd chanting] Y2J! Y2J
[Jerry] Her mere presence out here, J.R.,
is that "I" I was talking about, intimidation.
-Get off, now. One, two… -[Ross] And Angle..
-…three, four. -[Ross] focusing on the arm of Jericho.
[Jerry] Look at-- there's integrity for you.
[Ross] Trying to wrench that elbow.
[Jerry] He always obeys the rules.
[Ross] Well, that wasn't obeying the rules.
He used the ropes. That's illegal.
[Jerry] Yeah. But the referee asked him to break and he did.
Oh.
[Ross] Suplex, another cover.
There's the lateral press this time and again,
it's Angle with a near-fall
as Jericho kicked out at the two count.
And now, Jericho grounded by the challenger
-for Jericho's Intercontinental title. -[crowd chanting] Angle sucks!
[Jerry] Now, J.R., do you condone this? Listen.
[Ross] I condone the First Amendment.
[Jerry] What? But this is an Olympic gold medalist they're talking about,
saying that he sucks,
and he doesn't.
[Ross] Well, he doesn't suck athletically but his philosophy is a little…
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
-How could you-- -[Ross] …suspect.
[Jerry] His philosophy, how could you disagree with the three I's?
[Ross] The double arm hook into the backbreaker, nice move,
and now Jericho has got the cover,
and Angle fought to get that left shoulder off the canvas.
[Jerry] Kicked out on one. Intensity.
[Ross] Jericho driving the knees into the face of the challenger.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] Waist lock,
belly to back suplex, great move by Angle,
dropping Jericho right on the champion's head.
-[crowd booing] -[Jerry] Celebrate.
[Ross] Angle going for the cover. Third cover by Angle
and the third near-fall created by Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] Very close. Very close.
[Ross] And, again, Angle has this match very well-scouted,
grounding Jericho once again.
[Jerry] I can't understand why these fans are not impressed with Kurt Angle.
He's clearly outwrestled Chris Jericho.
He's got gold medals to prove that he's the greatest wrestler in the world.
[Ross] Well, he is a tremendous wrestler,
and he is one of the best in the world.
But his personality is rather obnoxious in the views of the fans.
[Jerry] He's not conceited, J.R. He's convinced. He knows he's good.
-[Ross] Yeah, he is good. -[Jerry] Well.
[Ross] But he doesn't have to let us know in such a--
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. That did it. -[Ross] Oh, arm bar takedown.
Man, that'll hyperextend the elbow of Jericho.
Angle going for the cover.
He sits up on the leg and got another near-fall.
Kurt Angle really taking it to Chris Jericho here
in the early going of this Intercontinental title matchup,
focusing on that left arm of Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] That's that intensity we like to talk about.
[Ross] Great focus by Kurt Angle now.
[Jerry] I guarantee you, Kurt Angle looks at that long, stringy hair of Jericho too
and he can't stand it.
That's not the way an athlete should look.
[Ross] Angle right hands and kicks the midsection,
much to the chagrin of Chris Jericho and referee Tim White.
And another hard right hand by Angle.
[Jerry] Hey, look at-- What is… Did you see Jericho signal to Chyna?
That's a lack of integrity.
[Ross] I didn't see that. Angle had a foot up, I saw that.
-[Jerry] Oh. Oh. -[Ross] Jericho, spinning heel kick,
and that's got a boot right into Angle's face.
Jericho fighting back now, trying to regain the offensive advantage.
[Jerry] Watch yourself, Kurt, here he comes. Oh, no.
-Oh, my God. -[Ross] First face went Angle.
A big mouthful of canvas for the Olympic gold medal winner.
-[Jerry] My gosh. -[Ross] Wow, what a chop.
[Jerry] I think the momentum has shifted. Oh, here we go.
-Oh. -[Ross] What a shot right in Angle's face.
That's gonna be all, three-- Oh, how close was that?
How close was that?
Man, I'd love to see that again. Angle…
[Jerry] Look at Jericho, he can't believe. Well, believe it, you didn't win, Jericho.
[Ross] Jericho lifted his feet and, man,
did he connect in Angle's face with that forearm.
I thought that was gonna be it.
What impact from that last offensive maneuver by Chris Jericho.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at that. -[Ross] Oh, Angle,
looking for a hurricanrana,
-but it's blocked and Jericho… -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] …Jericho put a lot of torque on that left elbow.
That may have been a mistake, but the offensive move was effective.
Now Jericho with a cover.
-[Jerry] Yes. -[Ross] And a long, long two count.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Angle has got the--
Arm bar submission there by Angle.
[Jerry] Is he tapping out? Is Jericho tapping out?
[Ross] Referee Tim White right in Jericho's face,
as he rolls against the pressure.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] That's an arm bar-- cross armbreaker by Kurt Angle
trying to hyperextend the elbow he's already damaged of Chris Jericho.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at Jericho. -[Ross] And Jericho able
to reach for the rope to cause a break.
[Jerry] That's a lack of integrity, took the cheap way out.
[Ross] That's all Jericho could do to save his title.
[Jerry] Like I said, lack of integrity.
[Ross] Well, that's your opinion.
[Jerry] Watch it. Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] Oh, Angle, reverse sternum-first
into the turnbuckle and-- Oh, there's Angle.
-[Jerry] What a recovery. -[Ross] Angle's Olympic slam there.
That's gotta be all. We've got a new-- I can't believe it.
-I can't believe it. -[Jerry] Neither can Kurt.
[Ross] Jericho kicked out of Angle's finish maneuver.
And Angle can't believe it either.
[Jerry] Wait, wait, calm down, Kurt, don't get frustrated.
Don't lose your cool.
[Ross] Angle, he's frustrated, all right, King.
Angle has departed from his game plan of wrestling.
[Jerry] Kurt, Kurt, calm down.
[Ross] He's gonna get himself disqualified, is Angle,
and referee Tim White trying to take the belt away from--
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Ross] Oh, Jericho.
Jericho going for the Walls of Jericho.
[Jerry] Kurt! Oh, he's got him.
[Ross] Jericho's got him hooked in.
[Jerry] Don't give up, whatever you do.
[Ross] Angle's got to give up.
He's got to give up.
-[Jerry] No, come on, Kurt. -[Ross] Nobody can get out of this.
[Jerry] Look at the intensity on Kurt Angle's face.
[Ross] Angle, he's desperately trying to crawl.
[Jerry] Come on, you're a gold medalist.
[Ross] He's trying to crawl onto the rope.
[Jerry] You're an Olympic champion.
-You can do it. Oh, man. -[Ross] Oh, Angle got the ropes.
[Jerry] There's intelligence for you.
[Ross] And what about when Jericho did it?
[Jerry] That is pure intelligence right there. Man.
[Ross] Well, that's not a lack of integrity at all, is it?
-[Jerry] That's to be admired. -[Ross] In your opinion.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] And Jericho's got the advantage now.
[Jerry] No rest for the weary.
Oh, he's right on you, Kurt. Come on.
[Ross] Another hard chop by Jericho.
Oh, and Angle, look out.
Oh, no. Look out. He's right-- Oh. Hey, come on.
[Ross] And Angle face first right on our table.
[Jerry] Ref, can you do something about this?
[Ross] Angle, raking the eyes and knocking down Chris Jericho.
-Uh-oh. And Angle… -[Jerry] Now what?
[Ross] …and there's another belt.
I don't know if it's Intercontinental or the European--
-Hey, Chyna, look at Chyna. -[Jerry] Oh, he missed.
-[Ross] He went for Chyna. Oh, God. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Jericho right into Angle
who in turn knocked Chyna into the steel steps.
Chyna is hurt.
Chyna is down and hurt.
[Jerry] Well, she's telling the ref, I think she may have a broken rib.
[Ross] And Jericho now.
[Jerry] Look at this. Oh.
[Ross] Jericho suplexing Angle from the outside back in.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Chyna down, being attended to by the referee here.
And there's a-- Oh, and he got the belt up.
Asai moonsault but Kurt Angle got that belt.
[Jerry] More intelligence.
[Ross] It hit Jericho right in the face. This one could be over.
One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] And it is.
We got a new Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] An Inter-Euro Champion.
[Howard] The winner of this bout and new
World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. What a great day in the WWE.
[Ross] Kurt Angle has just become the Intercontinental Champion
but in a match not without controversy.
[Jerry] What do you mean? What, controversy?
[Ross] Well, there's another referee.
And the referees are having a conference here.
[Jerry] Oh, come on. What?
["Medal" playing]
[Ross] Chyna was knocked down.
[Jerry] Wait. What is Earl Hebner doing and what's he saying?
[Ross] All I know, Kurt Angle's got an armload of gold.
[Jerry] Gold around his neck, Olympic champion,
European Champion, and now the Intercontinental Champion.
[Ross] Senior referee Earl Hebner trying to explain the situation
to referee Tim White.
[Jerry] I think Tim White is saying he's the man here.
All right. Let's take another look at it, J.R.
[Ross] Look at the belt here. Watch this.
Right in the jaw and face of Chris Jericho.
Jericho's own momentum took him right out of the game.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] The bottom line is that Kurt Angle is the new Intercontinental Champion.
Dudley Boyz, let's take you back to this past Thursday on SmackDown.
Bubba going one on one with Mr. Ass
and perhaps it was, uh, some of your own medicine, Bubba.
A Famouser from Mr. Ass driving your head and your body
through a table in the center of the ring.
And tonight, Dudley Boyz, you take on The New Age Outlaws.
You've been given a tag team title shot.
What do you mean, given?
Dudley Boyz weren't given anything.
We took what rightfully belongs to us.
Just like we had to take our respect here in the World Wrestling Entertainment
by throwing people through tables,
and tonight, at No Way Out,
we will become the new WWE Tag Team Champions.
The people have already seen
one title change hands tonight.
The people should get ready to see another.
Outlaws… [chuckles]
…we got two words for you,
3D.
["Oh, You Didn't Know?" playing]
[singer] ♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
♪ Your ass better call somebody ♪
[Ross] Perhaps the greatest team in the history
of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
six-time WWE Tag Team Champions.
Hartford, Connecticut, you damn good.
You see it's me, it's me,
it's that D O double G,
Mommy once again with sweet Billy G.
["Oh, You Didn't Know?" playing]
[Ross] This should be a raucous match, King.
There's no telling what's gonna happen in this one.
[Jerry] Raucous? That's putting it mildly. [laughs]
["Oh, You Didn't Know?" playing]
[Ross] New Age Outlaws know they're in for a war here
with the Dudleys that have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
Cut the music.
[crowd cheering]
Hartford, Connecticut, as well as the viewing world,
welcome to the doghouse.
[Jerry imitates dog barking]
Doggy style, J.R.
Where you know all the while, sporting a smile,
me and Billy G do it doggy style,
not with each other though. I didn't mean it like that.
[Jerry laughs]
Now then, let's see if we can't make a little noise up in this…
[crowd] Biatch!
[Road Dogg and crowd in unison] Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
children of all ages,
D-Generation X proudly brings to you,
it's WWE Tag Team Champions of the world,
the "Road Dogg" Jesse James,
the "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn,
The New Age Outlaws.
[crowd cheering]
And, of course, if you're not down with that,
we got two words for you.
[crowd] Suck it.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, last Thursday night on SmackDown,
we saw the amazing athleticism of Billy Gunn,
the Famouser on Bubba Ray Dudley
in their one-on-one matchup right through a table.
[Jerry] Man, he went over six feet in the air
and came right down on Bubba Ray. Uh-oh.
[Ross] And of course, the Dudleys' legacy in the WWE
has been written in splinters and broken bodies,
both male and female.
["We're Coming Down" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
Introducing the challengers, at a combined weight of 556 pounds,
Bubba Ray, D-Von, the Dudley Boyz.
[Ross] This is indeed for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
-There are the challengers. -[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Ross] And they're not wasting any time.
-Here we go. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] With the tag team titles on the line.
Boy, this is about as unpredictable a pairing,
because of the Dudley style…
-[Jerry] Wait a minute. -[Ross] …as we may ever see, King.
[Jerry] I think Bubba Ray just lost his glasses.
-That could be a big disadvantage. -[crowd chanting] ECW! ECW! ECW
[Ross] Referee Teddy Long coursing on "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn on the outside
as is the Road Dogg and Bubba Ray Dudley,
kicking it off here.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. -[Ross] And Bubba Ray--
Oh, my, a full nelson into an atomic drop.
[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] And a right hand by Bubba on "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Ross] Oh, look out.
The referee's back's turned. Look out, hey, ref.
[Ross] Man, that was a big move here in the early going of this matchup,
that low blow by D-Von Dudley,
Bubba Ray's half-brother.
D-Von came off the second rope…
-Who's the man? -[Ross] …and he scored big time.
[Jerry] Well, you heard what the Dudleys said,
-"We've seen one title change hands." -[Ross] And the cover, two--
Road Dogg, boy, he's-- it took everything, King,
the Road Dogg had to kick out that time.
Get up, boy!
[Jerry] I mean, they've been doing it doggy style for--
Come on! Who's the man?
[Jerry] We may see the tag team titles change hands here too.
[Ross] We have a new Intercontinental Champion.
Could lightning strike twice in two successive matches?
Another exchange by the Dudleys, D-Von out, Bubba Ray in.
And look at Bubba Ray keep his back
between the Road Dogg and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn
which quite frankly is very good, sound tag team strategy.
[Jerry] All right, J.R. I'm gonna ask you to go out on the limb here.
I'm gonna ask you to do a little prognosticating.
What do you think the Dudleys' chances of winning the tag team titles are?
I heard you say that the New Age Outlaws
are probably the greatest tag team in WWE history but…
[Ross] I don't think the chances of the Dudleys are very good right now.
[Jerry] You don't think the Dudleys chances are very good.
[Ross] Well, you asked me.
You gonna criticize me for being honest or not agreeing with you?
-I know you like the Damn Dudleys. -[Jerry] I don't know about you, J.R.
[Ross] I don't like the Damn Dudleys.
[Jerry] I'm not saying I like the guys. It's just that I'm impressed by them.
-Two! -[Ross] Referee got a two count out of it.
[Billy] Look out, look out, look out!
[Ross] I mean, the treatment that they have had of the ladies in the WWE
and certainly male athletes as well,
driving human beings through those tables like they're animals.
[Jerry] Well, I didn't say I like that, J.R.
I mean, you know, I just said they're impressive.
[Ross] Well, they can be. Yes, they are.
[Jerry] They're capable of winning anytime they step in the ring.
[Ross] That's a chokehold right there.
That's an impressive chokehold. You're right.
[Jerry] The Dudleys will do absolutely anything they have to do to win a match
and then they'll go beyond the call of duty sometimes.
[Ross] They certainly do, do the Dudleys.
And another tag made.
Bubba Ray in, D-Von out.
Still focusing on the Road Dogg. Oh, my.
[Jerry] And what about the fact that,
I think most people realized now, Terri is back tonight.
She is here, but she's already asked the Acolytes
for some protection against these two guys.
[Ross] Fans have joined us on Heat,
on the USA Network, they are aware that Terri has returned
and we'll-- and all after that, we'll see her later tonight.
[Jerry] She said all she's been seeing in her sleep is tables.
Every time she closes her eyes, she sees table.
[Ross] The Acolytes will have Terri's back tonight,
thanks to her investment in the APA.
There's another cover, tag team title's-- Ooh.
-Come on! -[Jerry] They have her back,
what's wrong with the front?
[Ross] Well, nothing, I don't think, but it was a figure of speech.
[Jerry] I can't wait to see Terri back.
She does have a nice figure too, J.R.
[Ross] Road Dogg in a bad, bad corner.
The corner of the Damn Dudleys.
And thus far the Road Dogg has been unable to make a tag
to "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn.
And another knockdown and yet another tag.
These Dudleys are-- they're operating like a well-oiled machine here, quite frankly.
Let's go.
[Jerry] Yeah. They're doing a real good job
of keeping Road Dogg away from his partner.
Oh, look out.
I just hope that they don't get confused with who's calling them the Damn Dudleys.
I hope they realize it's you, J.R.
[Ross] Well, Bubba Dudley up on the second rope.
-And-- Oh. -[Jerry] Oh. Hey.
[Ross] "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn bought his partner some time.
[Jerry] Where'd that punch go?
[Ross] And you saw the results of it, it went below the belt.
-That's a super suplex. -[Jerry] Look out. Oh, man.
[Ross] The Road Dogg reached down to the bottom of his boots
to suplex Bubba Dudley off the second turnbuckle.
-[screams] -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
He's hurt. Bubba's hurt bad.
[Ross] For Road Dogg, it's a great opportunity to make a tag here.
Road Dogg crawling to his corner to try to tag Mr. Ass.
And there's the tag.
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Ross] Mr. Ass in.
Right hands, clotheslines.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Ross] Oh, my god.
-[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. -[Ross] Look at the elevation.
-Bad Ass. -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] He's owning the Dudleys here.
There's the cover. That's gonna be all.
-One, two… -[Ross] Oh, hell.
Bubba Dudley pulled "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn right off the pile.
[Jerry] Right out here in front of us too.
[Ross] The Road Dogg back in.
There's the cover.
Hey, wait, Bubba Dudley.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Oh, God Almighty,
for the love of God, Bubba Dudley just hit Billy Gunn on the shoulder
with a lead pipe.
[Jerry] I told you, these guys will do anything
they need to do to win a match, J.R.
[Ross] Referee got knocked down.
Gotta think that was inadvertent.
"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn, he's riding to town, and there's the 3D.
-[Jerry] They got him. -[Ross] The Dudley Death Drop.
-[Jerry] Wait a minute. -One…
-[Ross] This is gonna be… -…two, three!
-[Ross] Oh, we got new Tag Team Champions. -[bell ringing]
The Damn Dudleys are the new Tag Champions.
[Jerry] I guess you got to eat your
-black hat now, don't you, J.R.? -[Ross] Yes, I do.
[Howard] The new World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
the Dudley Boyz.
-[Jerry] Man. -[Ross] I'll tell you what, that lead pipe
had a little bit to do with the Outlaws losing the tag team titles here.
[Jerry] We've had two matches. We've seen two titles change hands.
-You know what I'm thinking? -I told you. Testify!
[Jerry] That doesn't bode well for Triple H.
[Ross] I don't recall that ever happening
in the history of the WWE and pay-per-view.
Two title matches in a row and two new champions crowned.
[Jerry] I don't think Road Dogg realizes
that Billy got blasted with that lead pipe.
[Ross] I know, there's no way.
There’s no way that he could have known that. I don't think.
And the Outlaws having some words here.
[Jerry] Well, you got to admit,
Billy didn't really hold up his end of the bargain on that match.
[Ross] I don't wanna say that at all. Look at this.
Look at this shot right to his shoulder.
They hit him right on the top of that shoulder that Bubba Dudley…
[Jerry] And of course that led to the 3D Death Drop.
[Ross] And new WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Jerry] Hey, what is this? Look at this.
It's a victory celebration.
Kurt Angle is celebrating up in the concession stand,
finally the fans realize we got a great champion here.
[Ross] Well, here's what really happened.
Asai moonsault, and that belt which should not have been in the ring
was there driven right into the face of Chris Jericho.
That's why Kurt Angle is the new Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] Why did you phrase it like that? "Here's what really happened."
[Ross] Well, that's what happened, King. It wasn't like a clear-cut victory.
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[Jerry] If I didn't know better, I'd think you're trying to throw a dampener
on the victory party.
[Ross] Well, he's a little overbearing. He's a little obnoxious.
Folks, let's take you back to last Monday night on Raw
here in the United States.
[Jerry] Oh, this was unbelievable.
[Ross] It was Viscera dropping 500 pounds
on a pregnant 77-year-old woman.
And then early tonight here on Heat,
the, uh, the man that has, uh, sired the child of--
that Mae is carrying, saw Viscera, Mark Henry,
and the fight was on, King.
[Jerry] Oh, the proud papa was all over Viscera
as soon as he laid eyes on the big man.
I mean, Mark Henry has just been beside himself ever since--
well, ever since Viscera splashed Mae Young.
[Ross] And that has led us to this impromptu one-on-one matchup
here tonight at No Way Out between these two big Clydesdales.
[Jerry] Who gave you that age that Mae Young is 77?
-[Ross] She did. -[Jerry] Oh, there we go.
[bell rings]
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Silsbee, Texas,
weighing 380 pounds,
"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry.
[Ross] And no Mae Young, which is a good decision.
You know, Mae is with child.
To set the record straight, Mae will be 77, King, next month.
[Jerry] Well, somebody said that after that splash,
I was wondering if she was still with child,
but the baby is hanging on, they said, right?
[Ross] That's what we are under the impression of.
[Jerry] To a wrinkle or something, it's probably got its little hands
dipped in Poligrip or something like that.
How is he hanging on?
[Ross laughs] I don't know.
I'm not a OB/GYN or whatever they are.
[Howard] His opponent, weighing 496 pounds,
Viscera.
[Ross] One of few men in the business that is bigger than Mark Henry.
And we are live in the United Kingdom, including our great fans in Ireland.
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and of course here in the USA.
We thank all of you for making No Way Out a part of your weekend.
[Jerry] Mae Young is happy to be alive after that man, Viscera,
put over 500 pounds on her.
-[Ross] And Mark Henry is not-- -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Mark Henry is not in a jovial mood, as he normally is.
-[Jerry] He's furious. -[Ross] Mark Henry came to fight.
And Viscera, close to 500 pounds, has got to defend himself here
against the World's Strongest Man.
Oh, my gosh.
Knocked down from the shoulder block.
And these two huge men,
one almost 400 pounds in Mark Henry,
one almost 500 pounds in Viscera.
And this is not gonna be a pretty matchup.
-If you're grading this on a star system… -[Jerry] Oh, there you go!
[Ross] …you might not get a lot of technical stars.
This is just a big fight between two big old huge human beings.
[Jerry] Yeah, and Mark, I mean, he needs to calm down.
See, the worst thing you do is lose your head,
come into a match with your temper all flared out
like he's got it over Mae Young.
He's got to forget about that. He'd better concentrate on what--
Ooh, did you see that foot in the face?
[Ross] Mark Henry, "The World's Strongest Man,"
I guess he's got the world's strongest sperm too from what I understand.
[Jerry laughs] What do you think about that, J.R.?
[Ross] Well, you know, take it for what it's worth.
Mark Henry being picked up Viscera.
Two titles have been contested tonight and we've got two new champions.
[Jerry] You mean that-- like Mae Young
would have the world's strongest ovaries or something?
[Ross] I don't know. I ain't going there.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] Mark Henry just got man-handled right over the top rope by Viscera.
[Jerry] And I still can't-- You may buy that 77 years old,
but I think Mae remembers Eve when she was just a rib.
[referee] Get him back here.
-[Jerry] She's been around a long time. -[referee] Get him back here.
[Ross] We hope, ladies and gentlemen, on a more serious note,
to get an update on the condition of…
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] …"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn
who took a shot on the shoulder by Bubba Ray Dudley,
-who used a-- looked like some sort of a… -[Jerry] Uh-oh
-[Ross] …steel lead pipe. -[referee] Come on, Vis.
Listen. Get him up here now. Let's go.
[Ross] What is Viscera doing here?
-Shut up! -[referee] Get him up here.
-[Jerry] Did you hear what he's talking? -[referee] Come on.
[Ross] He's talking to the referee.
-Watch this and listen to this. -[crashing]
[Ross] One more look at this impact.
[Jerry] He's head first. -[Ross] Head and shoulder first.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] And oh, my gosh.
Man, Mark Henry just got thrown around like a rag doll
and he's 380 pounds at least.
[Jerry] Viscera's got a little mean streak.
Mark Henry starting to feel like that little baby of his,
just barely hanging on.
[Ross] You know, King, I mentioned about those two titles contested,
two championships changing hands already tonight.
That must be an omen for Triple H.
[Jerry] I said that earlier, I'm a little worried about that.
[Ross] You're really pulling for The Game, aren't you?
[Jerry] Well, what do you think?
I'm just, you know, 15 years is a long time
for us to be subjected to Cactus Jack.
[Ross] There's a cover and Mark Henry got a shoulder up.
Cactus only 34 years of age,
it's pretty darn early for his career to end, wouldn't you think?
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Ross] Oh, Samoan drop.
Viscera just dropped all that near 500 pounds backwards
right on the rib cage of Mark Henry in the Samoan drop.
[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
Here comes Mae Young. Where's your walker? Slow down.
[Ross] Pregnant Mae Young.
Oh, my God. What a belly-to-belly suplex.
-[Jerry] I can't believe it. -[Ross] And Mae's getting in the ring.
[crowd chatter]
[referee] Hey, hey, hey.
[Ross] Well, Mae Young is in the ring right now.
And she just got shoved down.
[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
[Ross] Viscera just shoved Mae Young down.
He's gonna-- Viscera's gonna big splash.
And now Mark Henry is up.
-Mark Henry… -[Jerry] Oh, there he is. Oh!
[Ross] Henry with a big shoulder block, knocking Viscera down.
Mae rolling out of harm's way there.
And it's Mark Henry with a huge slam on Viscera.
Mark Henry with a cover. The leg is hooked.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And Mae Young is saved once again.
[Howard] Here is your winner, "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry.
[singer] ♪ Yeah, right on ♪
♪ I'm right here for you ♪
[singer] ♪ So sexual ♪
[singer] ♪ I know it's gonna be Good to you ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ And I'll tell you why, baby ♪
[Jerry laughs] Watch, wait, wait.
[Ross] Well, she'll be 77 next month.
God bless her soul, and have her first child.
[Jerry] Oh. Look at this.
We do have a replay here.
Here's Mae getting shoved down by Viscera. Look at this.
-Oh. -[Ross] What a He-Man Viscera is.
[Jerry] That'll break a hip.
[Ross] Viscera was gonna splash Mae again.
That's exactly what Viscera was gonna do
until Mark Henry was able to rise from the ashes…
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] …and intercept Viscera
with a shoulder block.
And then it was definitely the raw power of Mark, King.
[Ross] Well, Mark Henry getting Mae out of harm's way.
And we hope to have an update on Billy Gunn in just a few moments.
I'll tell you what, I don't have a good feeling about Billy's shoulder.
Well, without a doubt, like you said,
The Dudleys are gonna do absolutely anything they had to do to win a match.
They've won the WWE tag titles
and if you ask me, it looked like a little dissension there at the end
between Billy Gunn and the Road Dogg.
And you made a good point, King, two title matches already tonight,
two new champions, it could be a very bad omen
inside Hell in a Cell for your pal, "The Game" Triple H.
Oh, wait a minute. Don't just keep driving that home.
It's like you want that to happen. What's wrong with you?
Well, Lilián Garcia, I understand, ladies and gentlemen,
standing by with the former Intercontinental Champion.
Y2J, what happened out there?
Is there any friction now between you and Chyna?
Vivian, why would there be any friction between Chyna and I?
Chyna had nothing to do with this.
What the friction is between me and Kirk Angel,
the Olympic real jackass who used the belt to win the belt.
That's fine.
But, Kirk, let me give you a little Y2J advice.
It's only gonna cost you a penny.
If you keep celebrating tonight,
if you keep making me sick,
if you keep making the Jerichoholics sick,
I promise you I will stop it and you will never
ever be able to run around
and look like a fool again.
[Ross] Well, I certainly hope-- That's very profound words.
-[Jerry] Here we go. -I can't move, man,
my shoulder, just something--
hit me with something, and my shoulder just
-Well, can you feel it? -Ayayayaya.
-All right. Can you get down in here? -[winces]
All right. Can you move it?
-Can you move your hand? -[Billy] No. No.
[Ross] Billy Gunn can't even raise his shoulder and here's why.
Oh, man, hear the impact of that lead pipe
right on the point of Billy Gunn's shoulder.
And that took Billy Gunn completely out of the tag team title matchup.
[medic] Relax. Relax. Relax.
-Can you feel me down here anyway? -[Billy] Yeah.
["Loaded" playing]
[Jerry] If Billy Gunn has been inside the ring
helping his partner where he belongs, that would have never happened to him.
[Ross] Well, that's an arguable point.
[Jerry] Plus they probably wouldn't have lost the title either.
-[Ross] I don't know about that. -[Jerry] Woo-hoo.
[Ross] And there's the return of Terri.
-[Jerry] Puppies. Yahoo. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] He doesn't look traumatized to me at this moment.
[Jerry] Oh, I'm about to be traumatized.
[Howard] Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Terri,
from Cameron, North Carolina
at a combined weight of 429 pounds,
Matt and Jeff, The Hardy Boyz.
[Jerry] Yeah. Yeah. Hi, Terri.
Oh, I'm so glad to see you're back
and glad to see your front too.
Oh, look.
[Ross] You're perverse sometimes, you know that, don't you?
[Jerry] Those little puppies are peeking at me.
[Ross] Personally, I was surprised earlier tonight on Heat to see Terri…
-[Jerry whistling] Come here. -[Ross] …reappear and she…
-[Jerry] Come here. -[Ross] …she went straightaway
to the Acolytes, the Acolytes Protection Agency
and Terri made an investment with the APA, King.
She brought some protection.
[Jerry] Well, that's smart, I don't blame her.
I mean, you know, I wouldn't wanna have to be out here
worried about watching my back,
worried about The Dudleys coming in and putting you through a table again.
[Ross] Yeah. The Damn Dudleys are the new Tag Team Champions.
["You Think You Know Me" playing]
[Ross] And I don't know where they are.
Edge and Christian will be making their way to the ring momentarily
to determine who will be the number one contenders.
[Howard] Their opponents, at a combined weight of 462 pounds,
Edge and Christian.
[Ross] Edge and Christian will hope to be the number one contenders
for the WWE Tag Team titles,
the same goal The Hardys have here tonight.
And last Thursday night on SmackDown,
we saw Edge and Christian and The Hardys
comprise an eight-man Tag Team on SmackDown
where they met the New Age Outlaws and The Dudley Boyz.
And some fireworks at the end of that matchup, King,
that seemingly drove, I don't wanna say a big wedge,
at least a wedge between The Hardys, Edge and Christian.
[Jerry] Well, you talk too much about respect.
Respect is overrated. Wait a minute.
-["Protection" playing] -[Ross] What is that?
-[Jerry] What is this? -[Ross] Oh, it's The Acolytes.
[Jerry] Oh, the Protection Agency.
[Ross] Bradshaw on your left, Faarooq on your right, The Acolytes.
The proprietors of the Acolytes Protection Agency.
[Jerry] Guess they're ready for business if you ask me, look at them.
[Ross] Their services have been retained tonight by Terri
to watch her back as it relates to The Dudleys.
[Jerry] I'd have watched her back for nothing.
I'd watch her front, her back, her sides.
-[Ross] The Dudleys and The Hardys… -[bell ringing]
[Ross] …had their infamous Ladder match last fall at No Mercy.
We expect to see more high-risk offense
from these four young men all in their twenties.
[Jerry] Look at The Acolytes.
[Ross] Edge is not gonna waste any time with Jeff Hardy.
High stakes matchup.
Friendships out the window here, at least for the time being,
as both these teams are gonna try to become the number one contenders
for the tag team titles, now held by the Damn Dudleys.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. Look at this. -[Ross] Oh, my God.
A corkscrew moonsault missed by Jeff Hardy.
[Jerry] What's up with Jeff's hair?
[Ross] Well, it's somewhat multicolor, don't adjust your sets.
As Edge makes the tag to his brother, Christian.
Two sets of brothers competing here.
-[Jerry] Wow. -[Ross] Oh, oh, look at that great balance
by-- that's Jeff Hardy.
Now, tagging in his brother Matt.
[Jerry] Look at the look on Terri's face, she's cool, calm and collected over there.
She knows she doesn't have to fear The Dudleys.
Yeah, oh, man.
[Ross] Tandem offense by the two young North Carolinians. Uh-oh.
-[Jerry] And the shirts. -[crowd cheering]
These ladies go wild. Uh-oh, making Terri a little crazy.
-[Ross] Terri up on the apron. -[Jerry] Hang on,
I'm gonna take my coat off.
[Ross] Oh, please don't.
-That's not necessary. -[Jerry] Terri.
[Ross] Nice elevation there by Matt Hardy dropping Christian
right across the rope first, across the top rope.
And now there's a cover.
And referee Jim Korderas able to get a two count out of it.
[Jerry] You know, the least Terri could do is take her shirt off
like the rest of her team.
[Ross] This is not Shirts & Skins.
[Jerry] Well, that's a good idea though, ain't it?
-Wow. -[Ross] Not a bad idea.
Ooh. Man, nobody backing up an inch on these chops. Oh.
[Jerry] Probably wishes he had his shirt back on.
[Ross] The two young Canadians, Edge and Christian,
against the two North Carolinians, Matt and Jeff Hardy.
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[Ross] Nice dropkick.
Oh, and another one.
Oh, there goes Jeff Hardy, right on his head.
Or Matt Hardy rather, no, it's Jeff Hardy.
[Jerry] Try to remember this.
-Jeff is the one with the blue hair. -[Ross] Got it.
[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Christian sliding through safely to the outside.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. Oh, man. -[Ross] That wasn't too safe there.
Jeff Hardy really making his presence felt on the outside.
Now, tossing Christian back in quickly.
Can Matt Hardy capitalize?
Come on, Christian. Come on, Christian, get up.
[Ross] A little verbal taunting there which is somewhat uncharacteristic
of either of these teams.
[Jerry] I don't mind it when a guy beats the crap out of me,
but I hate it when he's talking to me while he's doing it.
[Ross] Of course, that happened--that hasn't happened very often, has it, King?
-[Jerry] Not hardly ever. -[Ross] There you go.
-[Jerry] Well, look at this. -[Ross] Great teamwork.
[Jerry] Wow. Nice.
[Ross] Well, these Hardys, they innovate high-risk offense, but…
Daredevils, risk-takers, thrill-seekers are these guys.
There's another cover and…
[Jerry] That means they won't last long.
[Ross] Maybe not enough body-to-body there on that lateral press,
in any event, a near-fall.
Can you imagine the knots
that are welled up in the abdomens
of not only Triple H but Cactus Jack as well?
[Jerry] What, the knot? You think-- You think The Game
gets nervous before a match?
Oh, look at that.
[Ross] Springboard, there's a cover.
Will that-- No, not that time.
Yeah. I certainly do.
I think anybody, any champion worth his salt,
and Triple H is a great champion,
has got to be nervous to step inside this dangerous demonic structure,
this Hell in a Cell, with a man whose career is on the line.
[Jerry] Yeah. I'm sure he's got a little bit of concern about that.
Yeah, but if he is nervous, it's only because he's--
he knows he's stepping into the ring with a homicidal lunatic.
I mean, let's face it, Cactus Jack is--
[Ross] Oh, there's a cover. We got another cover.
[Jerry] You think The Dudleys would do anything to win a match.
I mean, Cactus Jack is a…
[Ross] Cactus Jack has been known to be rather homicidal.
He has been known to take ungodly chances.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Watch this.
This could be a little ungodly right here for poor Christian.
[Ross] Piledriver, is that what we're about to see here?
And look at Matt Hardy hammering away at the kidneys, the lower back area.
Chris…
[Jerry] Nope. Not a piledriver. Uh-oh.
[Ross] Christian trying to do that bicycle, he does.
And he countered with a neckbreaker.
Beautiful counter by Christian.
Edge ready and willing to take the tag, as is Jeff Hardy.
[Jerry] Do you think-- What…
[Ross] The team that wins this match will be the number one contenders
for the WWE Tag Team titles.
[Jerry] Yeah, more shots of Terri.
You think she'd be a little safer if she sits over here by us?
[Ross] Well, I think she's just fine with The Acolytes there.
They're watching the entrance area.
-Here we go now. -[Jerry] Whoa. Oh!
[Ross] Christian saw that one coming.
[Jerry] It's more of that high-risk stuff--
[Ross] Maybe he had it well-scouted
because these two teams know each other very well.
They were partners just last Thursday on SmackDown.
Edge gets the tag.
Oh, look at the elevation, man.
Tremendous elevation there.
Spinning heel kick by Edge.
More hip than foot.
-[Ross] Christian flying crossbody… -[Jerry] Watch it.
[Ross] …over the top by Christian who landed on his feet like a cat.
[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] Oh, Jeff Hardy able to save himself once. There's a cover.
That's gonna be it.
-One, two and a near-fall. -[Korderas] Just two.
[Jerry] This happened so fast, let's take another look at Christian
off that top rope right onto Matt Hardy.
[Ross] And Christian landing on his feet.
Amazing agility and balance quite frankly by all four of these young men.
And this is the future of tag team wrestling in the WWE, in my view.
[Jerry] One of these teams is gonna be the number one contender
for the tag team title, J.R.
[Ross] All four of these young guys are in their twenties,
early to mid-twenties.
They haven't even peaked yet.
Their best years are certainly ahead of them.
[Jerry] I still got a question, what do you know about tag team competition?
Because you said The Dudleys didn't have a chance a while ago.
-Now, they're our champions. -[Ross] I was wrong.
I was wrong.
[Jerry] Well, go out on a limb here, make another bold prediction.
[Ross] This is a little too close to call.
I hate to see either one of these teams lose, but one of them's going to.
Uh-oh. Oh, face-first went Jeff Hardy.
Nice move by Christian with another counter.
And Christian with the right hands
right in front of the referee and he don't--
-doesn't wanna get disqualified here… -Come on, Hardy.
…in the-- in an overzealous nature.
[Jerry] I love to see these four guys go at it.
And do all that talk about respect,
how much they mutually respect each other.
I'd rather not be respected than be treated like that.
-Oh, no. -[Ross] Oh, man, did you--
Christian just dropped toehold his own brother who's hit…
-[Jerry] It worked. -[Ross] …found its way
in the lower regions, in the groin area.
-And the cover. -Just two. He kicked out at two.
[Ross] Edge not wasting any time
to capitalize and keep the pressure on Jeff Hardy.
[Jerry] Can we see that again, that little drop toehold maneuver?
It's pretty cool.
I don't know what Edge was going for but…
[Ross] Well, quite frankly I think Edge was going for the groin.
Certainly wasn't the abdomen.
-[Jerry] Ooh wee. -[Ross] The Acolytes on the clock
working for Terri tonight, the APA,
The Acolytes Protection Agency, open for business.
[Jerry] What do you think The Acolytes charge per hour?
[Ross] I don't know. I'm sure it's not cheap.
And they're pretty good at what they do, I'll tell you.
They haven't lost a case yet, have they?
[Jerry] Will that referee move out of the way so I can see Terri?
[Ross] The Acolytes keeping an eye on the entrance area for the Damn Dudleys.
And the face bucket's here again.
Edge looking for a dropkick, I think, nobody there.
Nice rollup.
One, two-- Oh, look at the strength in the bridge.
Nice move by Edge.
[Jerry] Very impressive, very impressive.
[Ross] Backslide. But-- Oh, couldn't connect with the backslide.
Jeff Hardy landed on his feet like a cat.
-[Jerry] Piledriver. -[Ross] Oh, piledriver indeed.
That was a tremendous piledriver.
-[Jerry] This is probably it. -[Ross] And that should be all.
The near leg is hooked and the far shoulder came off the canvas.
A small tactical error by Edge.
[Jerry] Terri's stomach is gonna need a manicure when this match is over.
[Ross] Matt Hardy trying to shout words of encouragement to his brother.
And The Hardys can't use that high-risk
when they're in this position, can they, King?
[Jerry] Nope. Not at all.
[Ross] Cactus Jack may have his last match here tonight
or he may leave No Way Out as the new WWE Champion.
-It's that-- -[Jerry] Go to WrestleMania.
-[Ross] It's that simple. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
King, what's your prediction in that Hell in a Cell match?
[Jerry] The Game, The Game. I'm not gonna waffle like you.
[Ross] How'd I waffle?
I was wrong, but I didn't waffle.
[Jerry] Well, no. You're waffling on this match.
Well, who are you predicting here then?
[Jerry] Too close to call.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy and Edge both back up.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] Oh, man.
[Jerry] Right on the top of the head.
[Ross] Man, as Jeff Hardy looking for a hurricanrana,
almost a piledriver-like effect
and look at Edge grabbing that foot of Jeff Hardy.
Edge wants to make a tag, but he doesn't want Jeff to make the tag.
[Jerry] I'll tell you what, I'm gonna go ahead and say it.
I'm gonna go ahead and-- How can you go against the team--
-Oh, man. -[Ross] Oh, my God, what a powerbomb.
Amazing powerbomb.
Whoo! Edge caught Jeff Hardy in midair,
turned it into a powerbomb.
That was hellacious impact here.
[Jerry] Watch this again and listen.
[Ross] Oh, man.
Man, that is a bad trip and a horrible landing.
[Korderas] Get him on the corner. Watch that fist.
[Ross] Edge gets a tag back to Christian as you can see,
Christian in and a hard shot right to the spine of Jeff Hardy.
The team that wins this match will be the number one contenders
for the tag titles.
Beautifully executed powerslam.
Leg hooked, one, two,
and Jeff Hardy, out of desperation,
he wiggled right out of that pinning predicament
as Edge and Christian make another exchange.
[Jerry] And I was gonna say, J.R., that I really can't,
in good conscience, go against the team that has Terri in the corner.
So I'm gonna pick the-- I was gonna pick The Hardys,
but, man, they're not looking so hot right now.
[Ross] Hardys are very resilient.
[Jerry] Come on, Terri, get them fired up.
[Ross] They indeed live on the edge, no pun intended.
[Jerry] Terri, can you keep hitting that mat like that, that looked--
You were really getting behind it there.
-Uh-oh. -[Ross] Oh, Edge
keeping a handful of hair there
to make sure that Jeff didn't go anywhere.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. -[Ross] And both men had the same idea.
Both men grabbing a double handful of hair,
taking their opponent down face-first.
Man, this is anybody's ballgame.
And momentum has changed on several occasions.
And look at Christian come in, with no tag,
stomping away at Jeff Hardy.
-[Jerry] Look at Matt Hardy. -[Ross] Matt Hardy on the top rope.
[Jerry] What's he doing? Oh.
[Ross] Oh, the elbow right to the sternum of Edge.
And as Matt with a shot knocking Christian on the outside.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. This could be it right here.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy got to capitalize here.
He's got an arm over Edge. This could be all.
-Oh, Edge got his shoulders up. -[Jerry] What?
That wasn't a three count?
[Ross] That was a long, long two.
[Matt] Come on.
[Ross] And that doesn't get you a payday.
[Jerry] Look at Matt Hardy off the top rope.
Not the legal man, but still the damage was done.
[Ross] Matt did two smart things there.
Referee's back was turned, he took advantage of that,
and then he got rid of Christian.
Just that Edge would not stay down.
[Jerry] Jeff was close to making a tag there,
but he missed by near inches.
[Ross] Another high-risk coming up by Edge on the top rope.
What's he's gonna do here?
-[Jerry] Oh, no! -[Ross] Missile dropkick,
but it was countered.
[Jerry] Another high-risk and nothing but high-risk
in this match, J.R., look at this.
-[Ross] Jeff Hardy dropkicked upward. -[Jerry] Yes. Yes.
[Ross] He dropkicked upward, did Jeff Hardy, catching Christian,
or catching Edge rather, coming off the top rope with a dropkick of his own.
That was amazing.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Ross] One more look at that great counter by Jeff Hardy.
Driving the air right out of Edge, a dropkick right to the abdomen,
both feet squarely on the abs.
-And there's a tag on both sides. -[Jerry] Here we go.
[Ross] Christian and Matt Hardy.
[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] Matt Hardy asserting himself offensively here,
a beautiful, beautiful neckbreaker.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] What kind of hold was that?
There's a cover. That could be it right there.
And somehow, someway Christian kicked out.
[Jerry] If that referee had not gotten his hand hung up on the rope,
this match would be over. Uh-oh. It's got to be over anyway.
[Ross] Oh, look at Jeff on the top.
[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] What? And a double pin. There's a double pin.
-King, who's legal? -[Jerry] I don't know,
but, well, you're riding shotgun. Two count on both of them.
[Ross] I think it's Matt Hardy and Christian, I think.
[Jerry] I think it's Matt and Edge.
[Ross] Well, Edge is nowhere inside right now, he got dumped on the outside.
And both Hardys going up top here.
[Jerry] Well, hopefully the referee knows who the legal men are.
-Not gonna matter here. -[Ross] Oh, God Almighty.
How does a human being get up from that?
[Jerry] I told you I'm picking The Hardys.
[Ross] That's got to be all.
-And--oh, Edge. -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Oh, as the referee's hand was coming down for three…
[Jerry] Where did Edge come from?
[Ross] …Edge interrupted the count as he came from the outside.
[Jerry] I don't know where he came but I know where he's going. Oh.
-Look at this. Oh! -[Ross] Oh, Edge caught Jeff with a spear.
-[Jerry] In midair? -[Ross] And Matt is not aware of it.
Edge going for a spear there.
-[Jerry] Missed it. -[Ross] Nice sidestep.
[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] With a high-impact move by Matt Hardy on Edge.
Look at the carnage in the ring.
Let me see that spear again, J.R.
Caught in midair.
-Oh. -[Ross] Amazing.
-[Jerry] What do we got here? Oh. -[Ross] Matt Hardy countering.
Inverted atomic drop.
Another hard right hand and Christian down on a knee.
-[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey. -[Ross] Well, Terri is up on the--
[Jerry] Terri. What you doing?
[Ross] And a senton bomb by Matt and…
-[Jerry] What is Terri doing? -[Ross] What the hell?
Terri just shoved Matt Hardy off the top turnbuckle.
[Jerry] Wow. She did what? I didn't see it.
[Ross] Oh. Well, what were you looking at?
[Jerry] Terri.
[Ross] Well, she shoved-- Why the hell did Terri shove Jeff Hardy off the top rope?
[Jerry] I don't think she did. I…
[Ross] The hell she didn't.
[Jerry] I think she was just spotting for them. Look out.
-Wait a minute. -[Ross] Well, she just slapped
Jeff-- Matt Hardy. Now, what was that for?
[Jerry] Well, she did slap Jeff on that-- Whoa!
[Ross] Face first, Matt Hardy driven to the canvas.
-[Jerry] Whoa. We got-- -[bell ringing]
[Ross] And Edge and Christian have won this match.
[Jerry] Look at this.
[Howard] Here are your winners, Christian and Edge.
[Jerry] Look at-- What is--
[Ross] Christian and Edge with a look of bewilderment on their faces
as Terri raised their hands.
They're wondering what the hell she's up to as well, I got to think.
[Jerry] Well, it looks like she has kicked Matt and Jeff Hardy to the curb.
-But why? -[Ross] I don't get this at all.
What the hell is it-- What's she thinking?
[Jerry] Well you know what they say, split happens.
And I think they've split.
[Ross] Edge and Christian can't figure it out and neither can we.
All I know is that Edge and Christian are now the number one contenders
for the tag team titles.
[Jerry] I guess The Acolytes' job is done.
[Ross] Well, the Damn Dudleys didn't show up.
But it doesn't hurt my feelings.
Jeff Hardy, barely now just getting up to one knee on the outside
after taking that header off--
[Jerry] Hey. Hey, wait a minute. What are you doing?
-[Ross] Matt Hardy wants an answer. -[Jerry] Oh, yeah.
[Ross] He wants an explanation.
-[Jerry] He-- Oh-oh. Look at this, J.R. -[Ross] Oh, Lord.
And The Acolytes now solving the problems.
[Jerry] Well, she paid for protection, she got it.
[Ross] Yeah. But come on.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
-Look at this. -[Ross] Oh, jeez, God Almighty.
Faarooq just drove Jeff Hardy down, shoulder and head first on the canvas.
Will somebody tell me what the hell is going on here?
[Jerry] Okay. Let me try to explain this to you, J.R.
I think Terri was, for some reason, fed up with The Hardys.
The split happened.
And then, well, The Hardys grabbed Terri by the hair.
And then The Acolytes Protection Agency came into force.
You understand that?
[Ross] Well, I just don't understand the motivation.
I mean, what could The Hardys have ever done to Terri
to cause this kind of animosity.
-I mean, look right here. -[Jerry] All right. I didn't see this.
-[Ross] Senton bomb. -[Jerry] Oh, she did, yes.
And she did shove him.
[Ross] And then we see her slap Matt Hardy, look at this.
He put the brakes on so he wouldn't hit her.
And then got slapped in the face for it.
-And then paid-- -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Terri just cost The Hardy Boyz the number one contenders.
[Jerry] Yeah. But then, this was totally uncalled for.
It kind of looked neat, but, well, maybe.
[Ross] Well, I don't condone grabbing a woman by the hair,
but I'll tell you what-- And then you have…
[Jerry] Look at the smile on Terri's face and-- Oh, look at her bounce away.
[Ross] Man, what a little bitch.
[Michael] Edge and Christian, how do you guys feel
over what seemed to be a fairly tainted victory?
Listen, Michael, I knew we were gonna win this match.
I just knew it.
But of all the ways this thing could have went down,
I never expected it like this.
What are you talking about?
All that matters is that we got the victory.
You don't think The Hardy Boyz would have taken that victory?
You know they would have.
All that matters, is that we're going to WrestleMania
to fight for the championships.
Big Show, it's obvious that you are here tonight
to get some redemption against The Rock
and also to become the number one contender
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship at WrestleMania.
You know, tonight is about redemption,
and tonight is about trying to explain, you know, last time on SmackDown,
I showed my footage to once again, to prove
that I was the one that won the Royal Rumble.
And, you know what, quite frankly my feelings were hurt
by the way the fans reacted to me in Nashville.
And I'm hoping tonight, by perhaps rerunning some of that footage,
perhaps the fans here in Hartford will be able to understand, you know,
where I'm coming from and why I should already be on the way to WrestleMania
and I shouldn't have to be facing Rocky tonight.
So if we can, can we please show the footage again one more time?
As you see, here we go again, Rocky over the top,
his feet are on the floor and then I hit.
So that means right there that I did win, you know.
And just in case, if there's anybody that missed it,
let's zoom in now, do it slower
and zoom in on Rocky's feet so there's no doubt
that what I'm telling is the truth and I don't lie and I'm telling the truth.
Bam, there's Rocky's feet.
Zoom in, his feet are on the floor.
So I'm telling you about tonight.
Tonight's about redemption, tonight is what it is.
And what it is, is I guarantee that tonight,
I'm closing the deal on The Rock and I am going to WrestleMania,
and I am getting my WWE Championship back, and that's all there is to say.
[Ross] Well, that is a king-size guarantee, Jerry Lawler.
[Jerry] Well, it's all about respect. That's all the Big Show wants.
I thought he conducted a wonderful interview there.
He pleaded his case, he didn't yell, he didn't scream,
he's not trying to insult anybody.
-He's talking facts, J.R. -[Ross] Yeah.
[Jerry] You can't lie with that footage. The man has feelings.
His feelings are hurt.
[Ross] He's trying to win the hearts of the fans all over the world,
there's no doubt about that.
And he has a very good story.
[Jerry] What do you mean a very good story?
He's got the facts behind him.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, earlier tonight on Heat,
we saw a heinous attack as Tazz was entering the arena.
-Watch this. -[Tazz yelling]
-[Ross] From behind, the Big Boss Man… -[men grunting]
[Ross] …and Prince Albert,
if you talk about doing a mugging
on the Human Wrecking Machine
-these two big 300-pounders did. -[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Prince Albert
from Cobb County, Georgia, weighing 305 pounds,
the Big Boss Man.
[Ross] Big Boss Man will take on Tazz momentarily.
["If You Dare" playing]
[Ross] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Howard] His opponent,
from The Red Hook Section of Brooklyn, New York,
weighing 248 pounds,
Tazz.
[Ross] Two hundred and forty-eight pounds,
"The Human Wrecking Machine" Tazz,
a lifetime overachiever.
Tremendous heart and guts.
He loves to compete, but he loves more a good fight.
And that's what we're gonna have here,
is a fight between Tazz and the Big Boss Man.
[Jerry] Well, if this overachiever loves a good fight,
he'll be ecstatic tonight.
He'll be in heaven tonight because he's gonna have the fight of his life
for the Big Boss Man,
not to mention Prince Albert being at ringside.
-[Ross] And-- Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] Tazz taking on the Boss Man, he'll break that arm real fast.
[Jerry] Has this match actually started, ref?
-Get them in the ring. -[Ross] Absolutely,
-the bell has sounded. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Or I thought it did. Well, there you go, premonition.
[Jerry] See there, J.R.?
Boy, I have to keep you in line.
You lie just to keep in practice, won't you?
[Ross] That's your line.
And Tazz finds himself in the corner.
Tazz gotta fight out that corner.
Boss Man, six feet seven, well over 300 pounds.
Oh, and he's a veteran of a lot of fights,
a former prison guard from Cobb County, Georgia, the Big Boss Man.
[Jerry] You got to be tough to be a prison guard at Cobb County, Georgia.
[Ross] Tazz almost took the Boss Man's head off that time with that clothesline.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh, look at this. -[Ross] Oh, what a suplex by Tazz,
nice move, taking the 300-pounder off his feet with ease.
And Tazz-- Oh, look, he's got the Tazzmission.
Tazz, the Tazzmission on the Big Boss Man.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh, look at Prince Albert.
-[Ross] And Prince Albert in. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] That will be a disqualification.
Tazz the winner by disqualification…
[crowd booing]
[Ross] …and Prince Albert saving the Big Boss Man.
[Jerry] Oh, my God. Look at that.
That's it for Tazz right there.
[Ross] A choke powerbomb by Prince Albert.
-And these two huge 300-pounders-- -[bell ringing]
-[Ross] Look at Tazz… -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] …pressing down the Boss Man.
[Jerry] How's he doing that?
Come on, that's enough, man.
[Ross] Prince Albert ripping Tazz's eyes. Tazz like a pit bull dog.
[Jerry] Come on, guys, put a stop to this, Tazz, once and for all.
-This will do it. -[referee] Come on, Boss.
-[Ross] Boss man. Oh, Boss Man -[Jerry] Finish him off.
[Ross] Boss Man has got that nightstick, yeah.
-Boss Man with his nightstick… -[Jerry] That's it for Tazz.
[Ross] …right in the ribs
-and the kidneys of Tazz. -[bell ringing]
[Jerry] Now he's done.
[Ross] Boss Man has drilled that nightstick
right in the ribs and kidneys of The Human Wrecking Machine.
[Jerry] Stick a fork in him.
[crowd booing ]
[Ross] Tazz has been knocked down and now stomped again by Prince Albert.
[Jerry] Might wanna get the EMTs out here for him.
[referee] Hey, come on.
[Ross] Tazz being held up-- hung up…
-[Jerry] That is enough. -[Ross] …and hung out to dry
by Prince Albert and the Big Boss Man in this double team.
And these two huge monsters
are trying to dismantle and decimate Tazz.
-[Jerry] Look at this, look at Tazz. -[Ross] Tazz won't quit.
Tazz is-- Tazz is right back in Prince Albert's face,
I can't believe it.
[Jerry] I thought they'd need a stretcher for this Tazz but he keeps coming back.
You got to stay down.
-Stay down. -[Big Boss Man] Stay down.
Stay down, Tazz.
-That's enough. -[Prince Albert] You understand?
-Huh? Huh? -[Ross] Tazz is busted open.
And the Prince Albert and Boss Man saying you better stay down.
I don't know if Tazz knows the meaning of that term.
-[Jerry] Look at him, look at him. -[Ross] Look at Tazz fight.
He's still fighting.
[Jerry] Stay down, Tazz.
You're gonna beat the man to death. Come on, get off of him.
[Ross] The young man from Brooklyn is showing a hell of a lot of heart.
That's enough. Take it outside. Out, man.
[Ross] I mean, Tazz has been brutalized by two 300-pounders.
["Cell Block" playing]
[Jerry] He'll stay down now, hopefully.
[Ross] I don't know if he will or not.
But Tazz, he crawled back up onto his knees to get another shot in.
I don't think the Boss Man and Prince Albert can believe this.
I know I sure as hell can't.
[Jerry] Boss Man having to use that nightstick twice.
[Ross] Uh-oh. Oh, come on, that's enough. Enough is enough.
Good God almighty, for the love of God.
The Boss Man just broke the nightstick right across the skull of Tazz.
[Jerry] Unbelievable.
[referee] Now you two, get out.
[Ross] I have never seen a shot to the head quite like that.
[crowd chatter]
Come on, he's had enough, man. Y'all get out.
-[Ross] Good God almighty, I mean… -[referee] That's enough.
[Big Boss Man] I told you, you better stay down.
[Big Boss Man] You understand me? Stay down.
You want to get your ass played some more, you'll stay down.
-[crowd chatter] -He's had enough.
[Ross] Man, Boss Man is now verbally assaulting Tazz,
and we need-- Now Tazz!
-[Jerry] What the-- -[Ross] He's up, for God's sake.
[Jerry] How does he do that?
[Ross] What's it gonna take to keep Tazz down?
[crowd chatter]
-[Prince Albert] Yes. Yes. Yes. -[Ross] There's some…
Sergeant Slaughter and these officials in the ring.
[Jerry] I'm thinking you need a doctor out here for Tazz,
instead you got to get somebody to pull Tazz off these guys.
Oh, that did it.
[Ross] That shot right to the groin by Prince Albert.
That will slow any man down.
[Jerry] Drastic measures were called for.
[Ross] Look at the nightstick broken in half there. I've never seen--
in all the years I've seen the Boss Man use that nightstick,
I've never seen him break it over somebody's head.
-[Jerry] Let's see that again. -[Ross] And listen to the impact to this.
-Listen. -[crowd groaning]
You could hear the impact of that wood on skull.
[crowd booing]
I told you to stay down.
If you got any sense at all, you'll stay down, boy.
[Ross] I don't know what-- the Boss Man and--
-they don't know what they've started. -All right, I know you people
in the cheap seats don't have much to live for…
[Jerry] Listen, listen.
…which is why I'm bringing you one more precocious step to greatness.
Thank you very much. Thank you. I love you all.
[Jerry] He's the real-- He's the real people's champion,
he's up there with Bob Uecker in the cheap seats celebrating.
-Whoo! -[Jerry] Look up there, J.R.,
he's way up there.
Oh, man.
[Ross] Ladies and gentleman, we are just moments away
from a very personal matchup,
No Holds Barred, Kane versus X-Pac.
And if you can believe it, these two enemies
were once the very best of friends.
At one time, Kane and X-Pac were the WWE Tag Team Champions.
At one time, Kane and X-Pac seemingly were inseparable.
[X-Pac] You and I, that's what's tight. We're bros.
[Michael] Kane became an emotional human being.
[Jerry] X-Pac told Kane that those human qualities,
I mean, he's got feelings now.
You and I, that's what's tight. We're bros.
This DX-thing, it's just something I'm doing on the side.
You and I, that's what's tight. We're bros.
-[Michael] No! -[Jerry] What?
[Michael] That was a low blow from X-Pac to Kane and the X factor. Damn it.
I am gonna be a new member of D-Generation X tonight
'cause you're a piece of crap.
I'd like to tell you a little tale right now, buddy,
the X-Pac, Tori Christmas story.
[Tori] If I could use one word to describe X-Pac… [chuckles]
…it would have to be a gentleman.
[X-Pac] Now let me fast forward to the hotel room scene,
'cause that's where your girl seduced me.
-[Michael] Oh, my God. -[Jerry] What?
[Michael] I'm not believing this.
Kane has been betrayed again.
Kane has been stabbed in the back by his-- by his girlfriend.
[Ross] Seeing Tori and X-Pac together, and what hell they put Kane through,
it just makes me sick.
And reportedly, Kane has been institutionalized, King, once again.
[Jerry] Now, that's just not right.
[Michael] Sources telling us that he's gone over the edge
rejected by the first love of his life, Tori.
[Ross] Wait a minute, that's Paul Bearer.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] Paul Bearer.
-Paul Bearer is back. -[Jerry] It's Paul Bearer.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And, oh, my God, Kane is back.
[Jerry] He's back again!
[Ross] Kane wants X-Pac.
[Michael] What's Kane gonna do?
-[Jerry] And look at Tori. -[Michael] Tori grabbed the chair.
Okay, Tori, you got to reason with him now.
No. He's not gonna do this.
No, don't do it, Kane. He can't do it.
That's his former love.
-[Jerry] Yes! -[Michael] Oh, and Kane let her go.
[Jerry] He is human after all.
[Michael] Hey, wait a minute, no, no.
-[Jerry] What? -[Michael] Oh, my God, not the Tombstone.
-[Jerry] No! -[Michael] The Tombstone to Tori.
My God, nothing can stop the Big Red Machine.
[Triple H] Look, you burn freak,
you can't go running around beating up on woman.
I know that you want another shot at X-Pac.
All you've got to do, Kane
is you've got to beat me
and the partner of my choosing.
[Ross] Kane has got to win this match
to get his No Holds Barred match with X-Pac at No Way Out.
[Jerry] This not good.
[Ross] The Big Red Machine prevails.
[Jerry] No, that means Kane is gonna get X-Pac.
[Ross] No Holds Barred at No Way Out.
[Michael] And right now, we're looking at a man in Kane that used to love Tori,
but now he hates X-Pac more than he ever loved Tori.
Kane is stalking his ex-girlfriend.
-[Jerry] Get out of there, Tori. -[Michael] Hey, X-Pac.
What's he got in his hand?
A wall of fire blinding Kane.
[Jerry] He hit him right in the face with a flame thrower, Michael.
[Ross] X-Pac, may have just signed his career away.
X-Pac may have just signed his professional death certificate.
[dramatic music playing]
["Makes Some Noise" playing]
[singer] ♪ Make Some Noise! ♪
♪ X-Pac! ♪
♪ You think you can tell us what to do?
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what, I'm still shocked
by what happened on SmackDown,
when X-Pac used that flamethrower
to shoot that flame right in the face of Kane.
Well, thanks to X-Pac and Tori,
Kane had to relive the most emotionally…
-[Jerry] Right. -[Ross] …challenging moment of his life.
And that was when he was badly disfigured as a child in that fire
that we've talked about.
[Jerry] Yeah, you weren't nearly as shocked as Kane was.
Can you imagine?
Like you said, reliving the flames licking against his face.
His entire life, J.R.,
he had to go through life hiding from people,
hiding his face because it was burned and disfigured.
And then at the hands of that man, X-Pac, he had to relive it all.
[Ross] X-Pac and that Jezebel, Tori.
-Let's just call her Old Tombstone Tori. -[Jerry] Hey, wait--
[Ross] That may be what she'll get tonight.
-[Jerry] Wait a minute. -[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
No Holds Barred.
In the ring, accompanied by Tori,
representing D-Generation X,
weighing 222 pounds,
X-Pac.
[Ross] Well, Kane, a poor unfortunate soul, I'll tell you that.
He has lived a life full of torment and ridicule
after being burned as a child.
And then this on Thursday night,
X-Pac and Tori, showing absolutely no heart or compassion whatsoever
by using fire as an offensive weapon on Kane.
[Jerry] The thing that Kane feared the most,
the thing he hates most in the world, fire, flames, that burning heat,
he felt it again at the hands of X-Pac.
[Ross] No Holds Barred…
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] …means anything goes…
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -…no disqualification, no count outs.
[Jerry] Where are you?
["Slow Chemical" playing]
-[explosion] -[Jerry] Oh.
[Howard] His opponent, accompanied by Paul Bearer,
weighing 326 pounds,
Kane.
[Ross] The Big Red Machine is ready to declare a war
on X-Pac and that Jezebel, Tori.
[Jerry] Let's see him. Get a close up.
Is he original or extra crispy? [laughs]
-[explosion] -[Jerry] Oh, my.
[Ross] By the powers of Kane--
-[Jerry] Get out there, Tori. -[Ross] Here he comes.
-Here comes Kane. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Remember, No Holds Barred.
[Jerry] Oh, this is gonna bad for X-Pac, I can feel it.
[Ross] There must a winner on this matchup,
no disqualification, no count-outs here.
And I got to say this is right down Kane's alley, King.
[Jerry] That's where he belongs, in an alley somewhere,
hiding his face from the public.
He should be shunned. Oh.
You know who I really blame for this? I blame--
I blame that demonic Paul Bearer.
He should have left Kane institutionalized where he belongs.
[Ross] And X-Pac and Tori are leaving.
[Jerry] I don't blame them.
[Ross] They're trying to get the hell out of Dodge,
or Hartford, as it were.
And here comes the Big Red Machine. Not so fast.
[Jerry] Wait a minute.
No Holds Barred, J.R., anything can go here.
[Ross] Right there on that concrete floor,
and X-Pac just got introduced to the rows of steel barricades.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Kane would love to dismantle, to hurt, to disfigure.
[Jerry] Yeah, misery loves-- misery loves company.
He would like to disfigure poor X-Pac like he's disfigured.
[Ross] What in the hell? Where is X-Pac going?
[Jerry] I don't know but it wasn't X-Pac's fault
that Kane got burned out in a fire when he was a kid.
[Ross] It was X-Pac's fault for burning-- Oh, look out.
[Jerry] Don't do it.
[Ross] Pain for Kane.
[Jerry] What are they doing? This is not the Hell in a Cell.
-Look at this. -[Ross] Oh.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] What a shot to the head.
Oh. And Kane took another shot to the head but retaliates.
-[Jerry] Look out! -[Ross] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Look at that-- look at that trash can,
that metal trash can, bent in three places.
[Jerry] It's disfigured like Kane.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] X-Pac may be disfigured
-before this is all said and done here. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] There is no way out for X-Pac.
[Jerry] There's an idiot with a--
There's Kane supporters over there.
[Ross] A lot of Kane fans around this world, King.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] And X-Pac has been manhandled, overwhelmed,
by this powerful Big Red Machine,
who is seemingly at this point in time unstoppable.
[Jerry] He appears to be invincible.
Look out, X-Pac, don't get out in that mass of humanity.
They're all Kane fans.
They'll help him. Oh.
[Ross] X-Pac tossed inside.
-[man] You suck! -[man 2] X-Pac, you're a pussy.
[Ross] And now Kane stalking X-Pac.
[Jerry] This has got to be traumatic on Tori to see the love of her life
being treated like this. Oh.
[Ross] I don't think so. You got to have a heart to be tormented
and she has none obviously.
I don't know if she has any character, and she damn sure doesn't have any morals.
[Jerry] What do you mean? She was gonna be
the first artificial heart donor or something?
She's got a heart.
-Oh, Lord, what's gonna happen here? -[Ross] Oh, look out.
[Jerry] Ho, man.
[Ross] That could've been X-Pac's head right there.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. This is not good.
[Ross] That don't look good at all.
[Jerry] X-Pac, I'd stay out of the ring if I were you.
-[Ross] X-Pac has got the ring bell. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] And he just hit Kane right in the face,
right between the eyes with that bell.
And now a steel chair. Remember, it's No Holds Barred,
anything goes-- Oh, Paul Bearer…
-[Jerry] Paul Bearer. -[Ross] …from behind.
[Jerry] What's Paul Bearer doing?
-[Ross] Paul Bearer. -[Jerry] He's getting--
-[Ross] Paul Bearer certainly-- -[Jerry] Tori, get over here.
-Look at Tori. -[Ross] And Tori
grabbing Paul Bearer by the hair.
[Jerry] Yeah, get him.
[Ross] And just slapped him right in the face.
[Jerry] Get him, Tori. Look out! Run Tori, run.
[Ross] Paul Bearer is chasing Tori.
[Jerry] Look out. Run, Tori.
-Oh. -[Ross] Kane back up,
just knocked down X-Pac.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, be careful, J.R.
[Ross] After getting hit in the face with that ring bell and a steel chair,
the Big Red Machine is back up and right in X-Pac's face.
Kane is dominating.
[Jerry] Big Red Machine, he's a big fried freak.
Do something, X-Pac.
-Uh-oh. -[Ross] Well, this--
The end may be near for X-Pac here.
-Kane up on-- -[Jerry] Here you go.
-Oh, look at that height. -[Ross] What a dropkick.
What an amazing athletic move by X-Pac,
the dropkick in Kane's face and Kane was on the top turnbuckle.
[Jerry] That was out of desperation,
that was a life saver as far as X-Pac is concerned.
-[Ross] And look at that shot. -[Jerry] Woohoo.
[Ross] Big time shot for those educated feet of X-Pac.
[Jerry] Oh, now X-Pac's ready to get down to business.
-[Ross] Maybe time for the Bronco Buster. -[Jerry] Gotta go for a little ride here.
Yee-hoo! Ride on, X-Pac.
[Ross] X-Pac has saddled up the Big Red Machine
and is trying to ride out of No Way Out on him.
[Jerry] Let me ask you something, J.R., what do you think is more humiliating,
-that or the flame thrower? -[Ross] Uh-oh. Kane is up.
What a clothesline, almost took X-Pac's head off.
-Unbelievable power. -[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] And this near seven-footer, well over 300-pounder, Kane,
just been dominating the offense.
Oh, man. Nice dropkick right to the kneecap.
[Jerry] Break the leg out if you can.
[Ross] X-Pac trying to knot up the thigh muscle,
that quadricep for getting out of that charley horse.
[Jerry] What do you think Paul Bearer was gonna do to Tori if he'd caught her?
[Ross] I don't think it would have been nice.
Nice back heel trip by X-Pac taking down Kane.
X-Pac driving his knee right into the knee joint of Kane.
This is very sound strategy for X-Pac.
[Jerry] Oh, baby.
[Ross] Destroy the vertical base of a seven-footer,
you're doing something,
you're doing something very sound.
[Jerry] The only strategy X-Pac ever needed was Tori.
Oh, my goodness.
[Ross] X-Pac tried a spinning toe hold
and got countered by Kane.
[Jerry] You know a love triangle can be a vicious circle.
[Ross] Kane limping with that shot to that knee.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And look at the vengeance and the fury of Kane.
[Jerry] If I didn't know better, I'd think he took this whole thing personally.
He couldn't have thought that Tori would actually fall for him, could he?
-[Ross] Why not? -[Jerry] He's all disfigured,
I mean he went through life that way.
There's a guy that spent prom night organizing his sock drawer.
Nobody ever wanted to see him.
[Ross] More to life than just looks, King, you ought to know that.
Nice back spinning heel kick by Kane-- or by X-Pac knocking down Kane.
[Jerry] Kane's face is horrifying.
Who knows what his-- what his thingy looks like?
[Ross] Okay. Why do you care?
[Jerry] Well, I'm talking about from Tori's standpoint.
It's probably like a little French fry or something. Uh-oh.
[Ross] Well, look at Kane, look at the power of this.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Ross] X-Pac caught in midair.
Trying to fight his way off the shoulder of Kane,
and that's a low bow in this No Holds Barred matchup.
X-Factor.
The low blow, the X-Factor.
[Jerry] Look at this. There you go.
[Ross] Paul Bearer got a shot to the face.
And Kane is back up.
-[Jerry] Take that, pop. -[Ross] Kane is back up.
Kane took a low blow and the X-Factor, and he's back up.
[Jerry] Paul Bearer is knocked into a coma.
[Ross] Paul Bearer lying motionless on the ring apron.
[Jerry] That's his best natural defense.
[Ross] Kane going back up top, one more time.
The Big Red Machine will fly.
[Jerry] Oh, look out. Oh.
-[Ross] What a clothesline from the top. -[Jerry] Tori! Look at Tori.
Be careful, Tori.
[Ross] Tombstone.
Tombstone Tori.
Wait a minute, give her what she deserves.
Give X-Pac what he deserves, Kane.
[Jerry] No.
[Ross] A one arm chokeslam to hell.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Oh. -[Jerry] Yes.
Can Tori do it? Yeah, oh. Uh-oh.
[Ross] Tori trying to mount Kane from behind
in this No Holds Barred matchup.
[Jerry] Pound him. Uh-oh, look out.
-[Ross] Kane with a-- -[Jerry] What's he doing?
[Ross] Tori is illegally in the ring.
-[Jerry] What kind of a-- No. -[Ross] Oh, look out.
-[Jerry] Don't do it, Kane. -[Ross] It could be a Tombstone.
[Jerry] She's a woman.
You got to learn to put your head--
[Ross] Oh, God. Tombstone Tori volume two.
[Jerry] When's he gonna learn, losing your head won't get you any tail.
Why does he keep doing this to Tori?
[Ross] Oh, what's Kane gonna do now?
[Jerry] He's sick.
[Ross] Tori just got dropped on her head.
[Jerry] He's not rational. His brain is fried.
[Ross] Got the steel steps. And oh--
[Jerry] Oh, no, whoa!
[Ross] Kane just got the steps fell right in his face.
-X-Pac using the steps. -[Jerry] Look at this. Uh-oh.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] And I can't believe it.
-[Jerry] Anything goes, No Holds Barred. -[Ross] X-Pac has upset Kane
-in this No Holds Barred match. -[Howard] Here is your winner, X-Pac.
I got to-- As great as X-Pac is, you got to call this an upset.
[Jerry] What? He won! X-Pac won.
["Makes Some Noise" playing]
[Jerry] Don't forget Tori.
[Ross] X-Pac barely able to stand.
Tori has been unable to get back to her feet.
I can't believe this.
[singer] ♪ X-Pac putting more minds To a stop, speak my mind ♪
[Jerry] This is gonna go down in WWE history
as one of the greatest wins ever.
Who would have thunk it?
[Ross] Two title changes already tonight,
and this huge upset in the No Holds Barred matchup.
[Jerry] Look at this, Kane.
I'm telling you, that's totally uncalled for,
Tombstoning Tori like that.
[singer] ♪ D-Generation X ♪
[Ross] And Kane wasn't through there.
[Jerry] Look, I think Paul Bearer was giving directions.
[Ross] I don't know how much those steps weigh.
[Jerry] I think Kane was actually gonna use those steps on Tori.
I think he was gonna finish her off.
Thank goodness X-Pac saved the day.
[Ross] And the steps fell right on Kane's face.
X-Pac in the steps pinning Kane.
Now, what a match up that was.
-Oh. You-- -Tremendous match.
You never gave X-Pac a chance.
You just knew that that big fried freak
was gonna finish X-Pac off, didn't you, J.R.? Man.
It was an amazing matchup, I'll tell you that.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I wanna thank all of you for buying this wonderful pay-per-view.
I hope you're enjoying it, and to let you know
that you can take advantage of our value added, King,
-the official… -[Jerry] It's like the best one ever.
[Ross] …No Way Out t-shirt,
just send in your cable or satellite bill,
your proof of purchase, if you will, to the address you see on your screen
and we'll send you this official No Way Out t-shirt.
[Jerry] It's got The Game on the front of it.
What more could you ask for?
[Ross] The Radicalz are about to meet in their first WWE Pay-Per-View
and Michael Cole standing by.
Gentlemen, tonight marks your first Pay-Per-View event
as members of World Wrestling Entertainment.
Are you guys nervous at all?
Michael Cole, does this look like four faces of nervousness to you?
The only people that should be nervous this evening is Too Cool and Rikishi,
because when we leave Hartford, Connecticut,
the only four that are gonna be wearing dancing shoes
are the four Radicalz right in front of you.
Listen to me, Michael, do you think you could get
just a little more insulting?
Nervous? We're here to make a statement and nothing less.
What do you think this is, prom night?
All of a sudden we should be nervous?
As far as I'm concerned, the only dancing that should be done
is on top of the table for dollar bills.
Well, Eddie Guerrero, dislocated elbow and all,
you have been in action as of late.
Let's take a look at the footage now,
a matchup between you and Rikishi Phatu.
And to put it mildly,
-you were squashed by Rikishi. -[bell ringing]
You're actually not involved in this Six-Man Tag Team matchup tonight,
but will you be there to lend them moral support?
Moral support?
-[chuckling] -Oh, you could call it
some moral support, if you want.
That a lot of support.
[Ross] I don't like the looks of that all.
[Jerry laughs]
["You Look Fly 2 Day" playing]
[Ross] Rikishi with that bad ankle,
showing a lot of guts to compete here tonight with his buddies,
Too Cool, in this Six-Man Tag Team matchup.
[Jerry] I think if Rikishi saw that little interview there
with The Radicalz and that moral support that was shown at the end,
he'll be real nervous.
[Ross] That'll be iron support or metal support
but not moral support.
Grand Master Sexay…
-[Jerry] He's got the dancing fools. -[Ross] …Scotty 2 Hotty
-comprise the team of Too Cool. -[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following Six-Man Tag Team match
is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, at a combined weight of 856 pounds
-[Jerry] Wow. -[Howard] Too Cool
and Rikishi Phatu.
[Ross] Eight fifty-six combined weight.
Rikishi weighs well over 400 of that 856.
[Jerry] I just like to weigh one of his butt cheeks.
[Ross] Watch, he might just sit on your face
so you can guess his weight.
[Jerry] That's real funny.
[Ross] I'd like to weigh one of his butt cheeks.
[Jerry] Well, I mean, come on, look at him.
Donald Trump was thinking about building on them.
["Radicalz" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And here we go, ladies and gentleman, The Radicalz
-invited to the WWE by Cactus Jack. -[Howard] Their opponents,
being accompanied to ring by fellow Radical, Eddie Guerrero,
at a combined weight of 696 pounds,
Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn,
and Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] That's probably the only good thing
Cactus Jack accomplished in his 15-year career.
[Ross] Inviting The Radicalz to the WWE?
[Jerry] Yeah, at least he, you know, he recognizes talent when he sees it,
and I love the way The Radicalz show their appreciation.
[Ross] Yeah. And then they showed their ass
-and turned their back on Cactus Jack. -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] And then, certainly, we all know that Triple H and Stephanie
conveniently signed this talented foursome
-to a lucrative contract. -[Jerry] Right. Look at this.
They got a job, you would have done the same thing, J.R.
[Ross] And here we go.
Six-Man Tag Team matchup.
Rikishi has got that left ankle heavily, heavily taped.
Referee Jack Doan has got his hands full trying to get some order.
-[Jerry] I see the moral support. -[Ross] Oh, look out.
And this will may be over quick.
[Jerry] Moral supports is in the ring already.
[Ross] Rikishi just dropped the leg…
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Ross] …on, uh--
-Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] The match has not started
and Eddie Guerrero trying to get a cheap shot.
[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute, Rikishi has got the--
[Ross] Oh, right on the elbow,
right on Eddie Guerrero's dislocated elbow
with that moral support, that pipe.
[Jerry] What is the ref doing?
Did he see that or is the match not officially started?
[Ross] I don't think the match's officially started yet.
-[Jerry] Why not? -[Ross] Oh.
Perry Saturn in the ring nailing Grand Master Sexay.
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Oh, now, you ring the bell.
[Ross] And now the bell sounds, now officially underway
without Eddie Guerrero
who I'm sure will have to have some medical attention
with that shot to his dislocated elbow.
Perry Saturn ripping the shirt right off of Grand Master Sexay.
[Jerry] That was a good shirt too.
[Ross] Saturn, front facelock. What's gonna happen here?
Uh-oh, this don't look good for Grand Master, King.
[Jerry] You got that right.
Maybe he got too much gold around his neck,
he's likely to OG, over gold.
Come on.
-[Ross] Grand Master blocked. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Grand Master able to block that attempted superplex.
[Jerry] Oh, he's even dancing off that rope.
[Ross] Nice missile dropkick by Grand Master Sexay
who almost lost his durag and that would have been a shame.
[Jerry] Oh, the match would have been over.
[Ross] Saturn can't connect.
But Grand Master can with the enzuigiri. Nice move.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Tag made,
here comes that "Rabid Wolverine" Chris Benoit.
Nice hiplock takeover.
Grand Master stepping in and beating Benoit
to the offensive punch on that exchange.
Bulldog headlock coming up.
And Grand Master called it.
-[Jerry] Yes. -[Ross] There's a cover.
And Benoit, "The Canadian Crippler" able to kick out.
[Jerry] Grand Master had to hold on to that durag.
The only thing worse than Grand Master losing his durag
would be Scotty 2 Hotty losing the 2 Hotty hat.
[Ross] Double elbows, tandem offense.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Ross] And a couple of more elbows with the benefit of Mr. Benoit.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[laughs] I don't know what that was.
[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty, the proponent of The Worm.
[Jerry] I don't think Scotty knows what that was right there but--
[Ross] And Benoit will tear your head off.
[Jerry] As long as it's just your head. Oh, he tore the hat off, here we go.
[Ross] Well, I guess Too Cool and Rikishi
could be in the downhill slide now, King.
[Jerry] Well, unfortunately, the hair stayed up.
[Ross] Who will forget Benoit,
thanks to the Big Show defeating The Rock not that long ago.
[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] Nice quick move by Scotty 2 Hotty
who is certainly quicker than a hiccup,
as is his partner Grand Master Sexay.
[Jerry laughs]
A little robot, a little moonwalk.
And a big tag.
-[Ross] And a little Rikishi. Oh. -[Jerry] Little?
I don't think that word is in his vocabulary.
[Ross] Big right hands by Rikishi
and Malenko didn't want any part of those right hands.
Guess you can't blame him for that.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] And Rikishi got a head of steam up
and followed Benoit right into the corner.
[Jerry] Oh, no. [coughing]
Oh, please.
-[Ross] Oh, man. -[Jerry] Boy, has he lucked out. [laughs]
If he let out a big battle howl now that would--
that'd be the end of Benoit.
Folks, you just experienced smell-o-vision.
[Ross] Well, that was a rather unique predicament
for Benoit to find himself in.
[Jerry] Or was that crack vision, I don't know.
-Uh-oh, look out. -[Ross] Look at Malenko
sneaking in there, dropkick to the leg, there's a cover.
-[Jerry] Yeah--oh. -[Ross] Oh.
Two!
[Ross] Again, Rikishi entered this match up
basically on one leg, thanks to The Radicalz.
There's a tag and now Benoit makes the exchange with Malenko
who's now more than happy to come to the ring,
and focused right on that ankle.
Quick tag to Perry Saturn.
[Jerry] You remember last Thursday,
DX did some further damage to Rikishi's ankle
as they were scratching backs so to speak.
Oh, look at this.
[Ross] Radicalz scratched the McMahon-Helmsley era back
and vice versa
last week on SmackDown.
[Jerry] Do you think if he had to scratch his butt he could reach it?
[Ross] Oh, Rikishi is really hurt.
[Jerry] Oh. How did he do that?
[Ross] On one leg is how Rikishi did it with a lot of guts and determination,
and Rikishi forced to make a tag.
Here's Scotty 2 Hotty in there with Perry Saturn.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] I know you can't wait to see The Worm, can you?
[Ross] Oh. Well, I am kinda…
-entertained by it. -[Jerry] Well, here you go.
Ask and you shall receive.
-[Ross] And look at-- -[Jerry] Oh! [laughs]
[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty is about to do The Worm
and Malenko just stopped that for everybody.
[Jerry] Oh! Now that was funny.
[Ross] And Grand Master going after Malenko, again…
-[Jerry] That Malenko. -[Ross] …just avoiding contact.
[Jerry] Malenko is a classic, he'll get in anybody's face.
-[Ross] And then leave. -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] Oh, man. Nice knockdown by Benoit.
[Jerry] Everything knocked down but Scotty's hair.
How does that stay up there? Oh.
[Ross] Beautiful suplex.
And Benoit now with the cover.
He's got a six-- it's a late six, and a great lateral press.
Scotty 2 Hotty, got to hand it to him, able to kick out.
That was expertly done by Benoit. Snap suplex.
[Jerry] I think it's Something About Mary--
[Ross] Another cover, another cover.
[Jerry] I think it's that something about Mary hair gel or something.
Is your hair like that under your hat?
-[Ross] No, sir. -[Jerry laughs]
-Uh-oh. -[Ross] Drop toe hold.
And a dropkick to the face. Beautiful tag team work.
[Jerry] That's--
There's that Malenko again, right in the face.
[Ross] Malenko is like a rash, he just doesn't go away.
Ooh, man.
Malenko, quick movements, he's not wasting any motion here.
-Double arm suplex, floats over… -One, two…
[Ross] …and Grand Master Sexay
making sure that there wasn't a three count.
[Jerry] Sexay saves the day right there, J.R.
-[Jack] One, two, three. -[Ross] Nice backbreaker.
-[Jerry] Oh, my goodness. -[Ross] Oh, Saturn just drove his knee
impressively right in the face
it looked to me like Scotty 2 Hotty. There's a cover
and Grand Master has to come in again and interrupt the count.
[Jerry] That big knee off the top turned Scotty 2 Hotty
for a-- for a double flip-- double gainer.
[Ross] Uh-oh.
Sellout crowd here in Hartford, Connecticut,
getting behind the team of Too Cool
-and Rikishi Phatu. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Well, they're getting on their feet now.
[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty got to be feeling an adrenaline rush
with all these fans here.
Scores a couple of elbows does Scotty 2 Hotty.
And oh, Saturn, hurricanrana, nice takeover.
[Jerry] Stuck his head right into that mat.
-[Ross] And a cheap shot on Rikishi. -[Jerry] Oh, look out, look out. He's mad.
[Ross] Why would you want to infuriate that rhinoceros?
[Jerry chuckling] Rhinoceros.
[Ross] And look at Malenko,
another dropkick right to that knee.
The most feared animals in the jungle, King, you know.
[Jerry] Yeah, but I figure more like a hippopotamus or-- Oh, wow.
[Ross] Oh, man. That just kills you.
[Jerry] Right. That's why they call him The Crippler.
[Ross] Benoit.
Oh, Scotty. Nice counter by Scotty 2 Hotty.
But he's in a bad corner. Nice-- oh, good roll-up.
Can he hold? Oh, good hold up.
And I think Saturn got a nice right hand there.
-[Jerry] Look at that. -[Ross] Oh, good counter. Good counter.
And there's the-- There's Malenko again.
[Jerry] Now, Malenko, I think, is there anything quicker than a hiccup?
-[Ross] Well, not that I know of. -[Jerry] Maybe Malenko, huh? Oh.
[Ross] Look at Saturn, using his own body.
-One, two. -[Ross] A battering ram
and that got the leg, he got a two count.
Look at how close The Radicalz are keeping Scotty 2 Hotty to their corner.
[Jerry] That's smart, that's good strategy.
Ow, I don't think-- Perry, I don't think the head is supposed to twist that way.
[Ross] It certainly isn't.
Anatomically incorrect with that neck vice of Perry Saturn on Scotty 2 Hotty.
[crowd chanting]
[Ross] Crowd here really behind the team of Too Cool and Rikishi.
Another tag and here comes Malenko in again.
Malenko kind of likes to come in
when the other guy's at a disadvantage, it seems like.
Oh, beautiful move.
[Jerry] That's always a good strategy, if you ask me.
[Ross] Good right to face of Scotty 2 Hotty.
The knee, well-placed across the collar bone,
driving more air out of the youngster.
And Benoit gets the exchange.
And look again where Scotty 2 Hotty finds himself,
the exchanges are made while Scotty 2 Hotty is in…
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] …the Radicalz corner.
That's beautiful teamwork.
[Jerry] What a beautiful clothesline.
Scotty's hair is about to go limp, I think, like the rest of him.
[Ross] Benoit, great ring presence,
catching Scotty 2 Hotty with that reverse elbow.
What's he gonna do here?
Oh, man.
Benoit-- The back of Benoit's head just smacked the front
of the skull of Scotty 2 Hotty.
Both men are down.
You talk about kissing your sister.
You wouldn't wanna have this match end in a double count out.
[Jerry] I think Benoit is a little closer to his corner
than Scotty 2 Hotty is to his.
And Rikishi would love to get a tag right now.
[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty has been in this ring,
in this matchup, a long, long time.
Here's the tag, here comes Malenko. And here comes Rikishi.
Rikishi got the tag.
[Jerry] Look at Malenko. Oh, he is in command.
[Ross] Malenko prolonged the agony as long as he could.
-[Jerry] Double clothesline. -[Ross] But look at Rikishi go.
-Here comes Benoit. -[Jerry] Here comes the rhino.
-[Ross] Oh! -[Jerry] Oh, no, not enough.
Look at this.
[Ross] And that ample posterior used as a weapon here.
[Jerry] Oh, he's got Saturn.
-[Ross] Oh, look out. -[Jerry] Rikishi's got Saturn.
-[Ross] Saturn up on top. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] The Rikishi Driver just dropped Saturn
head first on the canvas.
But I think the--
[Jerry] I think The Radicalz are reeling here, J.R.
Wait, what? What's Grand Master doing?
Wait a minute.
I think he's calling for-- I think he's calling for The Worm.
Oh, we're gonna see The Worm, J.R.
-[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty with a wild… -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] …a far-away look in his eye.
[Jerry] Here he goes.
Oh, he's worming out.
[laughs]
[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] Ooh!
[Ross] And Scotty 2 Hotty delivers The Worm and a chop to Perry Saturn,
but I think that Malenko is the legal guy.
[Jerry] Huh?
Oh, here comes Malenko and here comes-- Uh-oh.
[Ross] Oh, look at that. Oh, Malenko with a chop block
on that injured leg of Rikishi. Scotty 2 Hotty thrown over the top.
Grand Master going outside
to get him some of Malenko.
-Oh, look out. -[Jerry] Belly-to--
[Ross] Oh, a belly-to-belly.
-Tremendous belly-to-belly by Rikishi… -[Jerry] Not again.
[Ross] …and another chop block by Malenko.
[Jerry] How many of those is it gonna take to keep Rikishi down?
[Ross] I'll tell you, a normal guy would've already thrown the towel in,
but Rikishi's far from normal.
Grand Master up on top.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. He's donning the goggles.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Grand Master maybe looking
-for the Hip Hop Drop. -[Jerry] Get ready for lift off.
Oh, he got him. He got Perry Saturn.
[Ross] Hip Hop Drop.
And Benoit with the headbutt behind the ref's back.
But here comes Scotty 2 Hotty.
Saturn on top of Grand Master Sexay.
[Jerry] I don't know what's going on here. Who's the legal man, J.R.?
[Ross] I don't-- I thought it was Rikishi and Malenko.
My God, there's carnage right out front of those poor men on the top rope.
Malenko forcing the one-legged man, Rikishi,
back in the ring and Malenko full of confidence now.
[Jerry] He's got Rikishi's cast opened up.
What is he-- Oh, you pull your back now?
[Ross] Malenko trying to pull
the 400 plus-pounder to the floor but to no avail.
[Jerry] You'd need a forklift for that.
[Ross] Uh-oh, look out.
No doubt that Malenko has his focus on breaking the leg of Rikishi.
Oh, Rikishi got the leg up and that can't feel good.
[Jerry] That broke something, but I don't think it was the leg. Oh.
[Ross] Malenko shoulder first to the ring post.
Rikishi finally makes his way back up.
[Jerry] And all four of these other guys, Too Cool and--
-[Ross] Oh! -[Jerry] Benoit is still down here.
[Ross] Malenko head first.
And now Rikishi, he's pulling-- he's pulling Malenko, King,
right to The Radicalz corner.
Could this be poetic justice? And if so, how ironic this would be.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
I can't believe-- He's not gonna be able to get up there.
-He did get up there. -[Ross] Uh-oh. Uh-oh, look out.
If Rikishi hits this, look out. Four hundred pounds.
-[Jerry] Oh, he got him. -[Ross] Oh, my.
-[Doan] One, two, three. -[Jerry] Did he hurt his ankle?
-Oh, wait, it's over. -[bell ringing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Rikishi and Too Cool.
[Howard] Here are the winners, Too Cool and Rikishi Phatu.
["U Look Fly Today" playing]
[Ross] Outstanding Six-Man Tag Team matchup
and not the way The Radicalz wanted to make their WWE Pay-Per-View debut.
[Jerry] You got that right.
They can't believe this has happened to them.
First, their moral support was thrown out, and now this.
Wait a minute. Are they trying to--
[Ross] I don't know if Rikishi gonna be able to dance for everybody tonight
-but that-- -[Jerry] He's got a bad knee.
-I don't think he can do it. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] I can't believe this crowd again, as far as the eye can see
all the way to the top row, fans are standing.
[Jerry] They want to get down. Even Howard Finkel started dancing.
[Ross] Let's not get carried away.
[Jerry] Wait a minute is he--
Oh, that's it. The dimples. Wait a minute, wait a minute.
[Ross] Most famous dimples since Shirley Temple.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I don't-- Grand Master, I don't think this is fair.
I don't think you should ask him to dance now.
[Ross] Some kid just asked his dad, "Dad, who is Shirley Temple?"
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I bet Benoit's back in the restroom
washing that face of his, don't you think?
Wait a minute.
[Ross] I think he-- well, Rikishi's coming back.
Maybe he's got one good dance in him tonight.
[Jerry] That's what does it, J.R., it's those shades.
[Ross] So a sort of transformation, huh?
[Jerry] I think he thinks his future is so bright,
he got to wear sunglasses at night.
He's fixing to get down.
[Ross] And when a man is fixing to get down,
-he's fixing to get down. -[Jerry] You're right.
Come on, clap.
I want to see you get with it one time, J.R., do that.
-Put your head down. -["U Look Fly Today" playing]
[Ross] I'm saving my dancing for WrestleMania.
[Jerry] Look at this.
Here they go.
-Oh, oh. -[Ross] One leg and all.
-[Jerry] Spank it, man, spank it. -[Ross] The big man can still do it.
[Jerry] Well, if he's your dance partner,
you never have to worry about him stepping on your toes.
[Ross chuckles]
Well, the fans love Too Cool and Rikishi.
[Jerry] Hey, look.
[Ross] Kurt Angle some place. Where is he now?
[Jerry] I don't know but he's-- He is okay.
He has really got the gold.
[Ross] Looks like he's in the lobby area.
-He's still celebrating. -[Jerry] Look at his fans, they love him.
-[Ross] That's ridiculous. -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, we are moments away.
[Jerry] The Inter-Euro Champ?
[Ross] It's high stakes, King, this next matchup.
[Jerry] I know.
[Ross] This high stakes collision, ladies and gentlemen,
really came to a crescendo.
It really started in January at the Royal Rumble.
The Rock almost had the Big Show up,
and now, oh, my God, what a chokeslam.
[Jerry] He said he hates The Rock and he's gonna win the Royal Rumble.
[Ross] The Rock, just seconds away for being eliminated here.
[Jerry] Here it goes.
-[Ross] Oh, the Big Show is over. -[Jerry] What?
-[Ross] The Rock… -[bell ringing]
[Ross] …The Rock has won the Rumble.
Finally, The Rock is going to WrestleMania.
[Big Show] I was robbed.
Everybody sitting in Madison Square Garden last night
saw Rocky's feet hit the ground first.
If I can prove to you, pure proof on film,
that Rocky's feet did hit the mat first,
you grant me a one-on-one match with The Rock
and the winner is to go on to WrestleMania and face you.
Show me the proof and it's yours.
Now I have got your proof.
[Triple H] These are pretty good.
I might need something a little bit more solid.
You give me like an eyewitness or something.
You can get me an eyewitness, it's a done deal, man.
Look here's my witness.
This guy's-- Look, you can even look at the TV.
Where I was standing, it looks like The Rock's feet did touch.
That's great, but I'm gonna need proof
or some video tape footage or something like that.
I can't just go on the word of the security guy.
I have footage. As you can see, Rocky's feet touched in the mat.
You got yourself a deal. You and The Rock, No Way Out.
Well, Big Show, The Rock has some video footage
of the one thing you think you do best.
So The Rock says, roll the footage.
[groaning]
[Ross] Big Show is livid.
For God sakes, look who's coming,
-it's the Big Show. -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] He just threw The Rock on the outside.
Thanks to the Big Show.
Chris Benoit has just beat The Rock.
[Jerry] Well, I think the Big Show just sent a message to The Rock.
[Ross] And now the Big Show manhandling The Rock.
[Jerry] Yeah. The Big Show took the heart of The Rock.
[Big Show] One thing is, that's a little piece
of what's in store for The Rock at No Way Out.
The Big Show is going to WrestleMania, hallelujah.
[Rock] The Great One says this, how are you going to stop The Brahma Bull
from kicking your candy ass and going to WrestleMania?
[Michael] And The Rock making a beeline for the Big Show.
[Jerry] There's some serious hatred here.
[Michael] And now a three-on-one attack
by the Big Show and the Outlaws.
Where in the world is the Big Show taking The Rock?
The Rock has been shoved in the DX Express by the Big Show and Triple H.
[Jerry] Wait a minute, wait a minute.
It's The Rock, The Rock with a two-by-four.
[Michael] The Rock with an equalizer. He's got revenge on the Big Show.
[Jerry] My goodness, it's the 500-pound monster. Oh, my God.
[Ross] Big Show with a steel chair knocking down The Rock.
[Jonathan] I told you this wasn't over.
[Michael] And The Rock and Big Show
hammering away at each other in the back stage area.
[Jerry] Well, somebody could get hurt real bad right here. Oh, my God.
Rock just thrown through a window.
Big Show threw Rock through a glass window.
[Big Show] That's a little piece
of what's in store for The Rock at No Way Out.
[Ross] The Big Show and The Rock.
The winner meets the WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
-["Big" playing] -[singer] ♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
♪ Yes, it's a big bad show tonight ♪
[Ross] How big and how bad is he?
We're about to find out. We know how big he is.
-Seven-two, 500 pounds. -[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] He's only 28 years old.
[Jerry] And I got a feeling he's going to WrestleMania, J.R.
Let me just ask you, you saw this man, the Big Show,
take The Rock and throw him through a blank glass window.
I mean, it could have killed somebody.
If he's capable of doing that to The Rock,
what is he capable of doing here tonight?
[Ross] Anything. Anything to get to WrestleMania,
and the Big Show has guaranteed that he will beat The Rock here tonight
and go to WrestleMania
to meet the WWE Champion, whomever that may be.
[singer] ♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[singer] ♪ Yes, it's a big bad show Tonight, y'all ♪
[Ross] Again, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for inviting us
into your homes once again,
and for the World Wrestling Entertainment presentation of No Way Out.
The winner of this match will go to WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Listen to this, J.R., listen to this.
-["Know Your Role" playing] -[singer] ♪ If you smell ♪
♪ What The Rock is cooking? ♪
[Jerry] Listen to this, J.R.
[Ross] These fans are on their feet.
The ovation is deafening.
The People's Champion,
The Rock has got to beat the Big Show
to go to WrestleMania to fight the WWE Champion.
[Jerry] Well, a lot of questions about WrestleMania
are gonna be answered tonight.
Is it gonna be The Rock
or is it gonna be the Big Show facing the champion?
And who will the champion be at WrestleMania?
Will it be Cactus Jack or The Game?
[Ross] We'll find that out tonight inside the evil Hell in a Cell,
as The Rock and the Big Show staring each other down,
neither man blinking.
[Jerry] Look at The Rock. I am amazed. I am shocked that he is here.
I'm surprised that he survived being thrown
-through that plate glass window, J.R. -[Ross] Look at the size of the Big Show.
The Rock is six-five, 275.
The Big Show, seven feet two,
-500 pounds. -[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] And he's talking trash to the Big Show.
Oh, look at The Rock.
[Ross] Well, the 27-year-old…
-[bell ringing] -…People's Champion
just slapped the taste out of the Big Show's mouth
in his right hands by the People's Champion.
[Jerry] The Rock is certainly not intimidated. Wham!
[Ross] Both these men are former WWE Champions.
[Jerry] Oh, no. Can he? No.
[Ross] The Rock, look at that side Russian leg sweep
that was just-- he was just overpowered.
The Big Show can pitch in a lot of ways
but it all starts with his power and strength.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] A DDT.
The float over, the DDT.
The leg is hooked, and the Big Show got both shoulders up
very convincingly before the three.
[Jerry] Well, you're not gonna beat the Big Show that easy.
You're not gonna beat the Big Show that quick.
I've never seen the Big Show in this frame of mind before, J.R.,
he's capable, like you said, of absolutely anything tonight.
[Ross] He is destructive and has evil intentions.
-[Jerry] Oh, wow. -[Ross] And look at the power.
That is just-- That's scary power from this 500-pounder.
One shot to The Rock's head sent The Rock on the outside,
all 275 pounds of him.
Dwarfed by this monster of a man.
[Jerry] Well, we heard Terri earlier say she was traumatized
by being sent through that table.
I can't help but believe, how is The Rock not traumatized
by being thrown through a plate glass window?
That should tell you that this guy-- this guy will stop at nothing.
He'll do anything to you, Rock.
[Ross] Oh, Big Show trying to get that-- his arms up.
I think he's rammed his elbow into the steel steps.
[Jerry] Have you ever been cut with broken glass?
You ever accidentally put your hand through like a little,
small window or something?
-That's traumatizing, I mean-- -[Ross] Well, when I was child.
[Jerry] Right, and The Rock, I'm-- I just can't believe
-he's actually-- Oh, my God. -[Ross] Oh, look out, look out, look out.
-[Jerry] We got to go. -[Ross] Oh, King, get back here.
-[Jerry] What do you mean, get back here? -Look out-- Get him-- Yeah.
The Rock on the outside. This may not be the most judicious area
for The Rock to be in with this 500-pounder.
Oh, they're outside now.
The People's Champion amongst the people here at No Way Out.
These two men a long way from the ring
and I tell you what, I appreciate referee Earl Hebner
not counting these two men out and letting them settle it
hopefully, in the ring sooner than later.
[Jerry] Well, I got to tell you, J.R., really it-- this match-- Oh, man.
[Ross] Did you see that shot to the face?
[Jerry] This match actually shouldn't be taking place
because that man, the Big Show, really won the Royal rumble.
We saw footage, we saw proof and I know--
I like The Rock as well as the next guy.
He came to Memphis, he helped campaign for mayor.
He's a great guy, but rightfully, the Big Show won that match.
[Ross] Well, you make a good point.
-That's what the footage shows. -[Jerry] Did you see that?
[Ross] And man, what a backdrop over the top.
Big Show has nowhere to go.
He splattered right on this-- right out here in front us.
[Jerry] Splattered, that's a good word.
[Ross] You got to think, King, at least, I think the longer this match goes,
the more advantage to The Rock with the Big Show-- Oh, man.
Big Show's head just-- He almost cracked our table.
With his skull, he almost cracked our table.
[Jerry] Well, there's two ways to look at that,
the longer this match goes.
-Look at that. -[Ross] Oh, The Rock.
[Jerry] I guess you're thinking maybe that The Rock has more stamina
-than the Big Show. -[Ross] Oh, look at-- Oh, my God.
Will you look at this? Will you look at this?
[Jerry] He got thrown to the people, the People's Champion at the people.
[Ross] Man, that was almost a-- someone in the front row,
had like a bearcat signal.
-I thought they were gonna get The Rock. -Shut up. Get out of my damn face.
-[Earl] Get in there. -[Ross] Whoa.
[Jerry] I'll agree that The Rock may have more stamina
but the old saying is, the bigger they are, the harder they hit.
And when the Big Show hits The Rock, it's got to hurt more.
So the longer this goes,
the more pain The Rock's going to have to endure.
[Ross] Big Show stepping very easily over the top rope.
Oh, man, he caught that headbutt of the Big Show and it found its mark.
That's the elbow right to the heart of The Rock.
And the People's Champion,
well, the people almost sitting here in awe
of this power display by the Big Show,
they got to be worried that The Rock,
he just may not make it here tonight.
[Jerry] Well, the people just better get used to that.
They can chant The Rock's name, do whatever they want to,
but I'm afraid that that's not gonna have
any effect on the Big Show.
[Ross] The Rock with right hands,
showing no intimidation.
Oh, my. And what a power slam.
-Big Show… -[Jerry] The Rock got squashed.
[Ross] …got the cover and-- oh, boy, that was extremely close.
Big Show getting very frustrated at the referee's count.
[Jerry] Look at Earl Hebner. He looks like a little midget
in there next to the Big Show.
He better keep his work soft and sweet, he might have to eat him. Oh.
[Ross] Big Show seems to be getting a little frustrated
-that he can't keep The Rock down. -…three, four…
[Jerry] I think he's doing a good job of keeping The Rock down, but yeah.
[Ross] Yeah, but the-- in the pinning, is what I'm trying to say.
Well, there's the powerslam that didn't get the three count.
Big Show thought he had it there.
Uh-oh.
The Rock's right over here in front of us again.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Big Show.
Oh, The Rock's head. The Rock's head hit the ring post.
[Jerry] Well, he got your water, J.R.,
and he spit it right in the face of the Big Show.
[Ross] Demolition area here,
a destruction area as far as the Big Show's concerned,
as he, again, manhandling The Rock on the outside
using that-- just nothing but raw brute power and strength.
[Jerry] Well, I'm gonna tell you, J.R., who do you think-- Make a prediction here.
Who's gonna go to WrestleMania
and face the WWE champs out of these two guys?
And who's that champion gonna be in WrestleMania?
You're asking a lot of questions I can't answer.
We'll know tonight. We'll all know tonight conclusively.
Right now, looks like the Big Show's gonna…
gonna head to WrestleMania on April 2nd.
[Jerry] All he wanted was to be these people's friend.
He just wanted respect, he's got feelings too, you know.
[Ross] The Rock fights back
and The Rock pounding his-- Oh, Russian leg sweep.
[Jerry] He's got some big feelings and he's got those feelings hurt.
[Ross] Rock got the leg hook and there's-- How close was that?
Couldn't see from that camera angle.
That hand-- the referee's hand was coming down for the three count
when the Big Show's shoulders were coming up.
[Jerry] You know, one thing you got to take into consideration,
the Big Show, he actually went out on the limb.
He guaranteed victory here tonight, J.R.
[Ross] Oh, DDT.
And now The Rock goes for another cover.
Oh, I tell you, Big Show is so big, when you reach down and hook his leg,
you're a long way away from his shoulders.
There was no way, not enough body on body
on the Big Show's chest, on that occasion.
He's a freak of nature.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. What'd you call him?
[Ross] Sidewalk slam, and that may be all right there.
And the Big Show rather lax
wouldn't you agree, King, on that cover?
-[Big Show] What is your goddamn problem? -[Earl] Two. Two, man. Two.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, watch this. Big Show getting frustrated here
blaming that near fall on the referee.
[Ross] His lazy cover or
-unmotivated cover. -[Jerry] Lazy? What do you mean?
I think the Big Show's getting frustrated
because he's surrounded by incompetence here.
[Ross] How do you figure that? The referee didn't get to three.
[Jerry] Watch yourself there, Earl.
[Ross] What's the Big Show doing now?
[Jerry] Uh-oh, watch, J.R. I think he heard you call him a freak.
Coming after you.
[Ross] Big Show right here. That doesn't make any sense.
If Big Show gets himself disqualified,
he ain't gonna go to WrestleMania to meet the champion.
This is not a no disqualification match to the best of my knowledge.
[Jerry] Well, maybe I guess he's figured that
the ref's being so lax with the rules so far.
[Ross] Big Show, missed his mark,
getting themselves in a mess, quite frankly.
-Oh, God. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] The Rock got thrown into Earl Hebner
who's on the outside now, the referee.
-[Jerry] Look at that foot. -[Ross] The Big Show,
size twenty-some-odd foot.
[Jerry] Watch it, Rock, there's no referee in there.
-He's capable of anything. -[crowd booing]
[Ross] Right in The Rock's face.
[Jerry] People show him some respect, maybe he'll take it easy on The Rock.
-[Ross] Oh, well, here it goes. Just a-- -[Jerry] Turn a little left. Oh, no.
[Ross] The Big Show chokeslam to hell.
[Jerry] He just wants these people to cheer for him.
[Ross] Oh, man.
Big Show has thrown The Rock to the canvas and no doubt, that's three.
[Jerry] Where's the ref?
-[Ross] One, two, three. -I want the ref.
[Jerry] Where is-- There's another ref.
-[Ross] Referee Tim White. -[Big Show] What's your call, brother?
[Ross] And referee Earl Hebner pulling Tim White out of the ring.
[Jerry] These guys already had words once tonight.
[Ross] They did all the Jericho-Angle match.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Who is this? -["Here Comes The Money" playing]
[Ross] It's Shane McMahon.
-Shane McMahon. -[Jerry] He'll straighten things out.
[Ross] Shane McMahon is back.
-And the referees-- -[Jerry] Look at the refs.
[Ross] Oh, The Rock just slammed the Big Show with a chair.
The referees are fighting. Oh, the Rock Bottom, the Rock Bottom.
The Rock's going to WrestleMania.
[Jerry] And look at these refs.
They're laying into each other and The Rock is set to do--
do the most electrifying move in front of the--
[Ross] And what the hell? What the hell was that?
Shane McMahon, just hit The Rock with a steel chair.
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Shane McMahon now,
forcing the referee to get in the ring.
The Big Show's rolling towards The Rock.
The Rock's been knocked out with a steel chair.
-[crowd] …two, three. -[Jerry] What? Wait a minute.
-[Ross] I'll be damned. -[bell ringing]
["Big" playing]
[Ross] The Big Show's going to WrestleMania.
The Big Show, thanks to Shane McMahon, has beat The Rock.
[Jerry] What the hell just happened, J.R.?
-What-- -[Ross] What is Shane McMahon--
What the hell did he do that for?
Why is Shane McMahon embracing the Big Show?
[Jerry] That's a question I can't answer. But one question has been answered.
There's the man, the Big Show, he's on his way to WrestleMania.
[Ross] Why did Shane McMahon screw The Rock?
-[Jerry] I don't know. -[Ross] Someone tell me why?
Someone tell The Rock why?
[Jerry] The Rock can't believe it.
The Rock still doesn't know what happened.
[Ross] Thanks to Shane McMahon,
the Big Show will meet the WWE champion at WrestleMania.
-[Jerry] I can't believe it, J.R. -[Ross] I am in shock.
I don't even know if The Rock really realizes exactly what happened to him.
I was happy to see Shane McMahon return.
-You were? -I was. I was.
Past tense. But why, King?
Why do you think Shane McMahon screwed The Rock?
Like I said, J.R., I can't answer that question
but the question that has been answered
is that the Big Show is gonna go to WrestleMania to face the champion.
Now the only unanswered question is who will be the champion at WrestleMania?
We're about to find out, King,
-inside Hell in a Cell. -What happened, Rock?
Let's take another look, ladies and gentlemen,
at what happened just moments ago.
The Rock got all hell chokeslammed out of him
but the referee, Earl Hebner, was out.
Tim White, another referee came down.
You'll see right here, Tim White coming to the ring.
[Jerry] And then Earl Hebner comes up from nowhere. Look at this.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And then Shane McMahon, I just don't understand.
-[Jerry] Look at that. -[Ross] Look at that shot in the face.
Shane McMahon hit The Rock right on the cranium
with that steel chair.
And I still, for the life of me, cannot understand
why Shane McMahon returned here and screwed The Rock.
I don't know. But seeing is believing, we saw it happen, and it happened.
Shane McMahon helped the Big Show go on to WrestleMania.
That's not right. That's just not right.
And The Rock still doesn't realize what happened.
Well, we'll find out who the Big Show will face at WrestleMania
in just a few moments, King, inside this demonic Hell in a Cell.
[Jerry] My gosh. What a night this has been.
And I think we're just getting started, J.R.
What a ride this is gonna be.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what, take a look at this rivalry
inside this demonic stage.
[commentator] It is a perverse, vile,
diabolical structure.
[Jerry] Satanic.
[commentator] Well, it is custom built for injury.
It's 20-feet high.
The most ominous structure ever erected.
[Ross] The pain that these two men are preparing to endure is inhuman.
[Jerry] This is truly Hell in a Cell.
[commentator] Hell in a Cell.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Triple H] Cactus, at No Way Out, you and me.
You can have any type of match you want.
-Hell in a Cell. -[Ross] Oh, my God.
But I want your career on the line.
-You put your title on the line. -You got a deal.
[Ross] The Game will meet Cactus Jack.
Hell in a Cell, and Cactus must win the WWE title
or Cactus' career is over.
I will get through Hell in a Cell
and I will go on to WrestleMania because it's meant to be.
[Triple H] My dream, Cactus Jack, is to be in the World Wrestling Entertainment
without you in it.
[Cactus Jack] I will guarantee
that I will go up to the top of the cage and fly off.
But it won't be a damn table I crash through at Hell in a Cell,
it will be your body.
I will end your 15-year career and it will be over.
[Cactus Jack] Hell in a Cell will be the damnedest thing you've ever seen.
[Ross] This is a war.
King, on a night where tag-- or where championship's changing
are the norm apparently, this is a night that Mick Foley's career,
Cactus Jack, is on the line. Everything's at stake here.
Right. What we're about to witness
is without a doubt the most dangerous match
in the World Wrestling Entertainment's history.
You're gonna see things that-- Your eyes are gonna see things
that you're not gonna believe.
I guarantee you with Cactus Jack's career--
Hey, wait a minute.
-He's still celebrating. -[Ross] For the love of King.
♪ Champion ♪
♪ No time for losers ♪
[Jerry] Kurt Angle's still celebrating on his way home.
♪ 'Cause I am the champion ♪
-[Jerry] Hey, hey. -[Ross] Oh, wait, and that's Jericho.
[Jericho] Stupid son of a--
[Ross] Jericho told Angle if he kept this obnoxious celebrating--
And look at Chyna, getting her licks in
-on Kurt Angle. -[Jerry] What are you doing?
Wait a minute. You can't do that to the champion.
-Hey, wait. -[Ross] Kurt Angle just got trunked.
You stupid son of a bitch, enjoy that, ass.
[banging from trunk]
[singer] ♪ One, two, is this on? ♪
["My Time" playing]
[Ross] Oh, here we go.
[Jerry] I really can't believe what I'm seeing.
He didn't deserve that.
[Ross] And what we have seen the last several weeks,
we know without a shadow of a doubt that Triple H and his wife Stephanie
are capable of doing anything to keep the vaunted
World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
[Jerry] You know, look at The Game.
-[bell rings] -[Jerry] Look at Stephanie.
[Howard] The following contest is the Hell in a Cell match
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Introducing first, accompanied by his wife,
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing 253 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Triple H.
[Jerry] Triple H, The Game, whatever you wanna call him, J.R.
He said he has dreams too.
And his dream is to be here at the World Wrestling Entertainment
and wrestle in it without Cactus Jack being a part of it.
[Ross] Triple H looking at that Hell in a Cell.
Will Cactus Jack's career end tonight
or will Triple H's reign of terror with the WWE Championship end tonight?
We talked an awful lot about Cactus' career
coming to an end here at No Way Out.
Perhaps we haven't talked enough about Triple H's WWE title reign
coming to an end here tonight.
[Jerry] So what you're envisioning in a perfect world for you, J.R.,
would be The Game there
losing the WWE title to Cactus Jack
and then at WrestleMania Cactus Jack fulfilling his lifelong dream,
being the main event at WrestleMania, going against the Big Show.
-[Ross] You're absolutely right. -[Jerry] You would like that?
[Ross] Damn right.
I respect Triple H as a competitor.
I respect Cactus Jack as a competitor and as a human being,
and for the man that he is.
I don't have to share that same respect for Triple H.
[Jerry] What about Stephanie?
["Whole Lotta Groove" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] It could be for the last time.
[Howard] His opponent and challenger,
weighing 287 pounds,
Cactus Jack.
[Jerry] You're right, J.R. Savor this.
Everything you say about this man, that last introduction,
everything you talked about tonight,
you could be doing it for the last time about Cactus Jack.
[Ross] Cactus Jack getting a standing ovation, coming to the ring.
Fifteen years of this man's life.
His lifelong dream, the main event at WrestleMania,
are all at stake inside this demonic Hell in a Cell tonight.
[Jerry] I gotta lay it-- or I gotta hand it to him.
He is laying it all on the line tonight, J.R.
He's letting it all hang out, his entire career, his whole life
on this one match.
[Ross] This device of doom and destruction will soon be lowering around this ring,
over two tons of unforgiving steel.
[Jerry] Here it comes, J.R. It's coming down.
I'm afraid we're seeing
it all come down on the end of Cactus Jack's career.
[Ross] There must be a winner in this match.
Nobody's gonna kiss their sister tonight.
Somebody's gonna walk out of here with the WWE title.
[Jerry] I know Triple H is gotta be concerned about one thing.
There have been promises fulfilled tonight already.
You saw the Big Show guarantee victory, and he did.
And we also heard Cactus Jack promise
that he was gonna jump off the top of this cage onto Triple H.
Will that come true, J.R.?
[Ross] I shudder to think. I-- Quite frankly, I hope not.
And wait just a second.
[Jerry] Oh, he's already got cold feet.
[Ross] Look at the lock-- look at the chains on that door.
There's no way Cactus can get out that cage…
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] …and go to the top.
[Jerry] No way out, Jack. That's what this is all about, no way out.
[Ross] Who do you think put all those chains on that door, King?
-[Jerry] I would say, The Game. -[Ross] Oh, sure, it was.
[Jerry] I'm sure he figured Cactus Jack would get cold feet,
try to weasel out of this.
[Ross] That's not why he did it. He did it because Cactus Jack
was going to the top and coming off on Triple H.
And look at the fight here,
the WWE title and Cactus Jack's career on the line.
[Jerry] Man, there's no way Cactus Jack's gonna get to the top of this cage.
[Ross] Cactus Jack must win the WWE title tonight
or his 15-year career is over
at only 34 years of age.
[Jerry] Hey, hey, wait, what are you doing?
[Ross] No disqualifications inside Hell in a Cell.
One fall to a finish, it's that simple.
There must be a winner here.
And you gotta wonder, will Cactus realize his lifelong dream
of main eventing at WrestleMania,
and in the process end Triple H's title reign
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Jerry] Well, surely Cactus Jack-- look, he's trying to figure a way
-to get to the top of the cell. -[Stephanie] There's no way out!
[Jerry] He can't get out. Look how many--
How many padlocks and chains are on that gate?
[Ross] Well, there's no way that door's gonna open.
Thanks to Triple H.
You gotta believe that he or someone he anointed padlocked that door
so Cactus couldn't get out and could not get to the top.
[Jerry] You know, actually, that sounds more like
maybe Stephanie's rationale to me.
[Ross] And quite frankly, it may be a blessing in disguise
because I shudder to think if Mick-- or Cactus Jack could get to the top,
-what he would do to win the WWE title. -[Jerry] Call him anything you want, J.R.
I don't care if you call him Cactus Jack, or Mick Foley, or Mankind, or Dude Love.
We've seen the last of him tonight.
We've seen the last of all those personas or personalities.
[Ross] I can assure you that none of the WWE Superstars
have left the locker rooms with what's at stake here in this matchup.
[Jerry] Oh, I'm sure they all feel obligated to stand by there,
wish Cactus Jack a fine farewell.
[Ross] Cactus looking for…
Cactus on his hands and knees there after being pummeled.
I thought he was looking for something out on the ring which wouldn't…
-[Jerry] He's probably looking-- -[Ross] …which wouldn't surprise me.
[Jerry] Probably looking for a way out but, Jack, this is No Way Out, you know.
[Ross] He-- Cactus is not gonna look for any escapes, any easy way out.
His whole career has been a challenge.
[Jerry] You know, when you think about, I guess--
I guess Jack wouldn't have signed for this match
if he didn't think he was gonna win, would he?
[Ross] Of course not.
[Jerry] He wouldn't have put it all on the line.
[Ross] I tell you what, we saw how tough Triple H can be
in that street fight at the Royal Rumble last month at Madison Square Garden.
[Jerry] That's right. We saw Triple H-- Ooh!
[Ross] He was a bloody mess.
He still prevailed over Cactus Jack.
[Jerry] Beat Cactus at his own game.
-Look at this. Oh, my -[Ross] Oh, backdrop. Oh, my.
Triple H falling all the way over the top right to the floor.
[Jerry] Stephanie, cover your eyes when something like that happens.
Do you think Cactus Jack's wife is watching this?
[Ross] I would doubt it.
-[Jerry] You would doubt it? -[Ross] I hope she's not.
After what Cactus has said he will do to win the WWE title tonight.
[Jerry] Jack's little kids, do you think they're watching?
[Ross] I would doubt that as well.
Anything goes here in this Hell in a Cell matchup.
This chair is legal.
Anything these men choose to do to each other is legal.
[Jerry] That cell is legal.
Hey.
[Ross] Cactus bringing that steel chair in the ring and…
-[Jerry] Not quite. -[Ross] Man.
[Jerry] Not quite bringing it in the ring.
[Ross] Triple H with his knee driving the chair
into the face of Cactus Jack,
not gonna challenge it to the floor.
[Jerry] Got a little ahead of yourself there, didn't you, J.R.?
Little wishful thinking.
[Ross] What a hard right hand
by the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, Triple H.
-[crashing] -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Oh, my God. Did you hear the impact?
Cactus' legs right into the steps.
[Jerry] Did I? Well, Cactus is having a rough night. Look at that.
Couldn't get the chair in the ring, wound up with the back of his head
bouncing off the cell,
and his whole body just bounced off those steel steps.
[Ross] Cactus' eyes been dinged here already.
And another shot right to his--
right to his shoulder this time and face.
[Jerry] I think Cactus may have had some magnets
implanted in his head at some point.
He seems to be attracted to metal objects.
[Ross] Triple H imploring Cactus to stand up.
Thus, Triple H wants to strike him again with those steel steps.
[Jerry] Cactus just laying there. Cover your head, I don't blame you.
[Ross] Those heavy steps beat Kane earlier.
[Jerry] I think he's out. I think he's gonna quit.
[Ross] No beat up Cactus Jack here.
[Jerry] He's up.
-Man, oh, man. -[Ross] Oh, God Almighty.
For the love of God, did you hear the crack of Cactus' head
-from those stairs? -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
-That is it. -[Ross] That was a sickening thud.
[Jerry] How strong is Triple H to be able to throw
those huge heavy steps through the air?
-Watch this. -[Ross] And listen.
[Jerry] He drove-- Oh.
[Ross] That's Cactus' head, folks.
[Jerry] One more time. Oh.
[Ross] Took that shot right with his head.
-[Jerry] Look at that. -[Ross] And now Triple H
is beating that chair on the steps with Cactus under the stairs.
[Jerry] He's hammering like a railroad spike.
[Ross] And Triple H is why Stephanie is loving what she is seeing.
[Jerry] She is proud of her man.
She loves her husband.
Behind every successful man, there's a good woman.
[Ross] I've heard that.
Somehow, someway, Cactus Jack is standing.
-[Jerry] Huh? -[Ross] Somehow, someway,
the challenger for the WWE title is fighting his way back into the ring.
As long as Cactus is breathing, he's gonna be fighting.
[Jerry] Man, oh, man.
[Ross] But maybe…
-[Jerry] What did you say? -[Ross] …just maybe for the last time.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Shot right to the face.
First to the back, to the face. There's a cover.
Will this be-- No.
-Near fall, two count. -Come on, Hunter.
[Jerry] Come on, Hunter, you don't wanna let her down.
She's beautiful, you know, J.R.?
[Ross] Physically, she is.
[Jerry] Physically?
[Ross] And there's a cover.
We got a cover.
And Triple H back on that-- back on that lateral press.
That's three in a row and Cactus refusing to stay down.
[Jerry] Now, calm down, Triple H.
I'm sensing a little, a little desperation here.
Take your time, just wear him down.
[Ross] Look at Cactus.
There's just something inside him that won't let him lose.
Remember, this is his night.
Cactus, he baited Triple H in.
Oh, hello.
[Jerry] Ref, get that chair, there's Stephanie.
That's-- Look at Stephanie.
[Ross] That's somewhat of a barbaric birth control.
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] And a double arm DDT on the chair.
That's gotta be it.
-Come on. -Come on, Hunter.
[Ross] Cactus gotta make the cover.
He's losing valuable time here.
One arm, well, will that be enough?
-Not this time. -[Earl] Two.
[Jerry] Come on, Cactus, there's lots of valuable brain cells.
Hit him over the head with that chair again.
[Ross] Now, Stephanie is--
she's looking a hole through that steel cage.
[Jerry] Oh, no. Watch your back. There's a chair up there.
[Ross] A Russian leg sweep around the back of the chair.
Triple H just finding the chair, and the cover.
We got-- Ooh.
We were half a count away from a new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
[Jerry] I told you that Cactus Jack is sick.
He's sadistic.
He just-- All that's going through his warped mind right now is what he could do,
how he could use that chair as some sort of a-- some sort of a weapon.
[Ross] Who's gonna face the Big Show at WrestleMania on April 2nd
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship?
Is it gonna be Cactus Jack or will The Game prevail?
[Jerry] What do you think The Rock's doing right now, J.R.?
Do you think he's watching this or do you think
he's in the locker room, crying?
-Look at this. -[Ross] Hard right hands,
almost psychotic-like by Cactus Jack.
A succession of rights to the face of the WWE Champion.
[Jerry] Watch out.
[Ross] Oh, Cactus took a seat,
-bullet of a front toehold. -[Jerry] Beautiful.
That was beautiful.
[Ross] Face first into that chair.
[Jerry] That's why they call him The Game.
[Ross] And the cover, there's a cover.
And another near fall created by The Game
in this World Wrestling Entertainment Championship matchup.
[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute. You know what just came through my mind?
Remember when Cactus Jack said he wasn't wanna go out like Joe Frazier,
sitting in the corner on a stool?
Well, the stool is there and there's the corner.
All you gotta do is get up there and sit down, Jack, call it quits.
-[Ross] No way. -[Jerry] You're beat.
[Ross] He's-- No, he's not beat.
-[Jerry] He's history. -[Ross] I don't think so.
[Jerry] He can go and write another book.
You have plenty of time to write books now.
[Ross] Oh, man. Cactus' head bouncing off that steel cage.
[Jerry] Hit that chair, hit the corner.
[Ross] Oh, God Almighty.
[Jerry] Nothing wrong with going out like Joe Frazier.
-[Ross] That was-- -[Jerry] Joe Frazier's famous.
[Ross] He just doesn't remember it.
[Jerry] Come on, Jack. You think Jack will?
[Ross] Oh, come on, enough with the stairs already.
I know they're legal but, come on.
Have some compassion, Triple H.
[Jerry] Whoa, wait a minute. You talk compassion?
Cactus Jack asked for this match, J.R.
It was not The Game's idea.
[Ross] Well, you're right about that.
My emotions are a little bit biased here tonight, King, I can tell you.
[Jerry] This 'cause The Game broke your arm?
[Ross] Oh, come on. No, no, no.
The Game looking for a piledriver.
-Oh, what's this? -[Jerry] What the hell?
[Ross] Oh, no. What a counter. Face first…
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[Ross] …right into the steel.
Triple H went face first at a high rate of speed into the steel cage.
[Jerry] Yeah, that idiot Cactus Jack will sacrifice his own body
to hurt somebody else.
Stephanie, see if you can--
Oh, he's bleeding.
[Ross] Triple H has been busted open.
[Jerry] I guess.
[Ross] Triple H counter thrown into the steel cage face first,
has been busted open by Cactus Jack.
[Jerry] He didn't open that steel.
[Ross] And it's even worse now.
[Jerry] Cactus is barbaric, J.R.
The steel in this cell is like razors.
Look at this. That's where his face got split.
[Ross] I think Cactus' body--
Look at Triple H. look at the damage done to The Game.
[Jerry] Stephanie, can you get him a towel in there?
-[Ross] The Game's gonna need-- -[Jerry] Busted so bad he can't see.
Look at this.
[Ross] Triple H being treated like a cabbage or minced meat
in that steel cage by Cactus Jack.
[Jerry] Stephanie's husband getting disfigured.
He's too nice-looking for this, J.R.
The guy could've been a model or something.
-[Ross] Be clear, it is flowing. -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] And yes, Triple H's face is the proverbial crimson mask
at the hands of Cactus Jack
-and Stephanie looking on in shock. -[Jerry] Cover your eyes.
Don't look, Stephanie, don't watch this.
-Oh. -[Ross] Headbutt by Cactus Jack.
Using his own head as a battering ram.
-And the WWE Champion… -[Jerry] Look at his head.
[Ross] …in a bloody battered heap on the outside.
Cactus is building momentum here
for the World Wrestling Entertainment title.
Cactus' career on the line.
He must win the title tonight or his career is over.
[Jerry] Oh, this is bad, J.R. This won't be-- That won't be right.
Cactus Jack versus the Big Show for WrestleMania?
[Ross] Wait a minute, what's Cactus doing?
He's got a chair in his hand.
He's on the second turnbuckle.
[Jerry] Stop him, Hebner, stop him.
-[Ross] Oh, no. -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] With vengeance at heart, Cactus Jack just threw that chair
right through the prone body of The Game.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
Stephanie, he's hurt. He's hurt bad.
Watch this.
[Ross] Oh.
Triple H had no way of protecting himself
-from that move by Cactus. -[Jerry] Now what?
-Now what? -[Ross] And now Cactus
has those heavy steel steps.
[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Oh, my God. He just threw the steps at Triple H and it bounced into the cage.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh, that would've--
that would've been the end of Triple H.
[Ross] Cactus just threw the steps at Triple H.
[Jerry] With those-- with those steps
-and hit The Game. -[Ross] Or maybe not--
maybe there's a place for Cactus to get out of the cage now.
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] The cage has been busted open here.
-Cactus -[Jerry] Okay. What's he doing?
[Ross] He just made himself a door.
[Jerry] He can't do this.
[Ross] Cactus just made himself a door.
[Jerry] He busted the cell open.
[Ross] And bloody Triple H fighting for his life,
fighting for his title.
And Triple H falling through the steel,
Triple H falling through the steel.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] Around here in front of us, and there's--
[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Oh, for God sakes.
There's no room to move here.
-[Jerry] Oh, this is bad, J.R. -[Ross] Oh, God Almighty.
Look out. Don't do it.
Cactus is bleeding from the arm.
Triple H bleeding from the head.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Ross] For God's sakes, a piledriver.
-[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. -[Ross] For the love of God.
Triple H's head just bounced on this table.
[Jerry] Are you all right, Triple H?
Are you alive?
[Ross] Triple H is a bloody mess.
He is in helpless shape now.
[crowd] Foley! Foley!
The crowd chanting "Foley, Foley" for Cactus Jack.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, no, don't.
-Cactus is going up. -[Jerry] What?
Hold him, Stephanie, hold him.
[Ross] Stephanie trying to pull Cactus down.
[Jerry] Be careful, Stephanie, he's an idiot.
[Ross] Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
pulling Cactus Jack down from that cage.
[Jerry] Get away.
[Ross] And now Cactus is stalking Stephanie.
[Jerry] The Game-- Oh.
[Ross] Cactus stopped Triple H walking out with that right hand.
Oh, my God, what a-- what a contest.
[Jerry] This is bad.
[Ross] Cactus just threw the timekeeper down.
Cactus is trying to find something over here.
-[Jerry] Look out, Triple H. -[Ross] Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Triple H,
he's got some-- he's got a
[Ross] It's a two by four with barbed wire on the end of it.
[Jerry] Get up, Triple H, look what he's got.
-Get up. -[Jerry] Look at that.
[Ross] Cactus Jack with a two by four wrapped in barbed wire.
[Jerry] What could be worse than a two by four wrapped in barbed wire?
Get away, run.
[Ross] Triple H is trying to get away.
Triple H trying to escape.
[Jerry] Look out. Oh.
[Ross] Right in the face of the WWE Champion,
barbed wire on the face.
[crowd cheering]
Captain bang bang, what a shot to the face of the champion.
[Jerry] J.R., I can't believe that you're encouraging this.
He hit Triple H right in the face with a two by four wrapped in barbed wire.
[Ross] And now Triple H is trying to get away.
There's no-- The only way out is up.
There is some way out, and that's up and out of here.
-Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Don't.
[Ross] Triple H crawling.
He hopes for safety at the top of the cage.
[Jerry] Be careful, Triple H.
It's really dangerous up there.
You saw what happened the last time.
[Ross] Oh, no. This is not good at all.
Oh, gosh. Cactus Jack with--
Cactus Jack trying to get to the top of the cage.
He's being hammered. He's almost to the top of the cage.
[Jerry] Look at this. Oh, he's sawing the head of Cactus Jack
-with that barbed wire. -[Ross] With the barbed wire.
No! On the barbed wire.
-Cactus-- -[Jerry] Look out! Oh!
[Ross] For God's sakes. Oh, my God.
Cactus has broken in half.
[Jerry] That's it. It's finally over.
[Ross] Has Triple H-- Okay.
-[Jerry] Kiss the career goodbye. -[Ross] And Mick is hurt.
[Jerry] He didn't get to kiss his wife and babies.
[Ross] Please get some help out here, Mick's hurt.
I mean it, Mick is hurt.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Somebody please come help him.
-Enough's enough. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] There's the winner.
-Look at this. -[Ross] Oh.
Triple H knocking Cactus.
Oh, God.
Cactus hit his head on a chair,
his lower back, his kidneys on that table.
[Jerry] But then, it's over.
[Ross] Oh, God. Poor Mick.
But he's somehow-- the son of a gun is standing up.
-[Jerry] He's up. -[Ross] How in the hell
is Cactus Jack standing up?
[Jerry] Look at this, Triple H is up.
[Ross] Somehow, Cactus is bleeding from that barbed wire.
[Jerry] I don't know what--
how can this match continue, J.R.? How can he go on?
[Ross] Well, Cactus-- oh, he's a bloody mess.
He's bleeding from the arm.
-He's bleeding from his head. -[Jerry] Ask him to stop.
He needs to stop. What is he doing? Look out, look out, there you go.
-Oh. -[Ross] He's so weak.
He's lost so much blood that he can't pull that chair up there.
[Jerry] Why does he--
Why does he want a chair up there for?
Look at that, that ain't gonna go.
What's he trying to do, J.R.? Is he lost? Is he…
[Ross] Cactus trying to launch that chair.
[Jerry] Look out.
You idiot.
-[Ross] It almost hit us. -[Jerry] It did hit me.
I'm all right. I'm okay.
Don't worry about me, J.R. I'm all right.
[Ross] Something happened--
I don't know if you can even hear me or not.
[Jerry] I hear you, unfortunately.
Oh, look at this, Jack is on the top.
That idiot, what is he doing?
[Ross] Cactus climbing to the top and Triple H has got the barbed wire.
[Jerry] That's very, very dangerous.
-[Ross] You're damn right, it's dangerous. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Oh, Cactus has got hit with a two by four…
-[Jerry] Oh. look at this. -[Ross] …full of barbed wire,
sticking to his clothing, sticking to his anatomy.
Oh, right in the back.
Triple H just beating the hell out of Cactus Jack
with a two by four laced in barbed wire.
[Jerry] Well, you can't blame him. Look what Cactus Jack did to Triple H.
He's a bloody mess himself.
[Ross] Cactus Jack lying helplessly on the top of the cage,
a bloody battered mess.
[Jerry] Be careful up there. The last time Cactus Jack went up there,
that cell broke loose. It gave way.
-Oh, oh. -[Ross] Low blow by Cactus.
But Triple H dropped the two by four.
And now, the fight continues on the top of this demonic cell.
[Jerry] It's so dangerous, J.R.
-[Ross] Damn right, it's dangerous. -[Jerry] Oh, God.
[Ross] Oh, Triple H got knocked down
and he bounced back up pulling a string on that cage.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
-Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Oh, Triple H almost--
-[Jerry] It gave way. -[Ross] He almost fell through the cage.
It's given away at the corner.
[Jerry] I told you to stand 'cause you could break your neck watching.
[Ross] Oh, man, what a shot that is.
Somebody's gonna get hurt badly, and I mean badly.
[Jerry] They're already hurt badly.
[Ross] Oh, look out.
A suplex, Cactus has that suplex, Triple H on the top of the cage.
I can't believe I'm seeing that.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, my, these guys are crazy.
[Ross] They're shortening each other's career,
and for what, the WWE title?
[crowd] Foley! Foley!
[Jerry] What it's all about, a man and a career, a lifelong dream.
[Ross] Cactus must win the title or his career is over.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Double arm DDT.
Triple H's bloody face just bounced off the top of that cage.
Look at these two men.
Look at what they've done to each other's bodies.
[Jerry] I'd feel a lot better about this if these guys
would get back down here on the floor.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] What is Cactus even thinking about?
-[Jerry] We don't know. -[Ross] With that gleam on his eye.
He's got an idea.
[Jerry] Thinking about his dream, J.R.,
his dream of being the main event at WrestleMania.
That's all he's thinking about.
Look at that-- Is that--
[Ross] That dream's about to come true, King,
because Cactus Jack has got the two by four and the barbed wire again.
[Jerry] And what could be worse than a two by four wrapped in barbed wire?
[Ross] I don't know if anything could be worse.
Oh, my God, fire.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] That two by four, the barbed wire is burning.
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] The two by four is burning.
[Jerry] Get out of there, Hunter, do you see that?
[Ross] Cactus Jack.
[Jerry] Jump, jump.
[Ross] Hunter, you-- Hunter, you better got out of there.
[Jerry] You gotta call the fire department, get in that. Jump.
He's got a fire.
[Ross] Cactus has hit Hunter in the face with that burning two by four.
Oh, this is-- The dream is gonna come true.
Cactus has a dream and it's coming true tonight.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. Hunter, he's got some bad--
he's got some cruel intentions for you.
He's gonna piledrive him on the fire.
[Ross] I think that's what Cactus was signaling, a piledriver.
Oh, God. Can that-- Can that--
[Jerry] Oh, thank goodness.
[Ross] Oh, my God.
For the love of God, the cage broke, the ring broke,
and Cactus Jack has broken in half.
[Jerry] Cactus Jack is broken.
[crowd chanting] Holy shit. Holy shit.
[Ross] My God, I can't believe it.
Triple H backdropped Cactus all the way through the cage.
It broke the top of the cage, it broke the floor,
and for the love of God, will somebody now please come out and help this man?
I can't--
That two by four is still burning.
But Cactus Jack's body--
[Jerry] How can anybody even get in there to help him?
The floor of the ring is…
[Ross] Triple H is ready and trying to get down.
The referee, Earl Hebner, waiting down here,
and you would think now it's merely academic.
[Jerry] Well, I don't think Triple H even intended for this to happen.
[Ross] Oh, no, please.
Mick has not moved one inch.
Get it over with, will you?
What the hell kind of human being is Helmsley now?
-Get it over with. -[Jerry] Well, what do you mean he's…
[Ross] For beating him, King.
"Well, what do you mean he's-- what do you mean he's…"
[Jerry] Well, I mean-- what I'm saying… you could tell by looking at his face,
he didn't intend for this to happen.
[crowd] Foley! Foley! Foley! Foley!
[Ross] Triple H is, as we are, in shock.
And this is not supposed to, well…
[Jerry] I don't think Triple H knew it was gonna end like this
or wanted it to end like this, J.R.
[Ross] Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
-Cactus, he's-- Cactus is moving. -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] And Triple H can't believe it.
Cactus is moving, somehow, some way.
The crazy son of a bitch is moving.
[Jerry] How does he do this, J.R.?
Why is he still alive?
[Ross] Oh, what a right hand by The Game.
I don't-- How in the hell is Cactus even moving?
[Jerry] I don't even understand how-- Moving?
I don't understand how he's alive, J.R.
And I don't think--
I think Triple H just wants him to stop.
[Ross] His dream is motivating him, King.
Cactus' lifelong dream of main eventing at WrestleMania
is keeping him in the hunt.
[Jerry] Oh, my God, this will finish it.
[Ross] Triple H going for the Pedigree.
-[Jerry] No dream is worth-- Oh. -Yeah!
[Ross] Sick, that's gotta be it.
[Jerry] No dream was worth this.
[Ross] Kick out, kick out, Cactus.
-[bell rings] -[crowd cheering]
["My Time" playing]
-[Jerry] Wow. -[Howard] And the winner of this match,
and still World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
-Triple H. -[Stephanie cheers]
[Ross] This is sick.
[singer] ♪ Not gonna listen to anybody ♪
♪ Tell me who and what to be ♪
[Ross] Triple H is going to WrestleMania but…
I was looking at a man I'll never forget.
Cactus Jack is lying motionless on the canvas.
He gave us everything he had in him tonight.
What more could any of us have asked the challenger for the WWE title?
[singer] ♪ My time! ♪
♪ We're not lookin' back We've had enough ♪
[Ross] EMTs are arriving on the scene.
We have just seen the last match of Mick Foley.
[singer] ♪ All your stupid rules ♪
[Ross] At 34 years of age,
the 15-year career of Mick Foley is over.
[Jerry] Well, I'm gonna-- I'm gonna give the devil his due, J.R.
He gave it everything he had.
I don't think I've ever witnessed anything quite like this.
We've seen, uh…
seen so many things from Cactus Jack, Mick Foley.
[Ross] Well, the man with the belt is Triple H.
He'll go to WrestleMania with his little bride.
[Jerry] Look at the corner of that ring, J.R.
Cactus Jack fell from the top of that cell
and broke the ring floor with the impact.
How is he moving?
[Ross] Let's take another look.
-This is an amazing, amazing display. -[Jerry] Watch this.
Oh, my God.
[Ross] It's so unbelievable.
Oh.
For the love of God, I…
Wow.
Hold your breath here, look at this.
Oh, no.
Well, the EMTs are working on a bloody Mick Foley.
[Jerry] Look at-- He's actually refusing the medical help.
[Ross] He's not gonna get on that board, I'll tell you.
He's breathing.
This is not the way--
If Cactus is leaving here tonight,
he's gonna leave here walking out of here
like a man, like the man that he is.
[Jerry] Well, this is certainly not the way he wanted his dream to end.
[Ross] That's one of the most respected and beloved man
to ever compete in our business.
And there's a lot of jerks in this business, folks.
There's a lot of asses in this business, but that is one of the finest man,
in or out this business I've ever known,
and Mick Foley has seen his last match.
Mick Foley's career is over, folks.
[Jerry] Every person in this arena, J.R., is still here and everyone is standing.
[Ross] One more look at the end.
-[Jerry] If you can stand to look. -[Ross] The end of the match
and the end of the career
of a guy that's contributed more than anybody I know.
And the whole world doesn't deserve-- If you're sitting at home right now,
if you're not standing up in front of your television,
again, with this man the standing ovation,
then where's your heart?
Where's your love of the game?
And I ain't talking about Triple H.
Cactus, looking for the last time,
the final farewell to all his fans.
Thanks to The Game, Mick Foley's career is over.
[Jerry] Well, these people have loved Mick Foley for 15 years but…
[Ross] I hope he can hear what we're hearing,
hope he can see what we're seeing.
Standing ovation for Mick Foley,
who is taking his final walk
from the World Wrestling Entertainment ring.
Goodbye, my friend.
-That's the goodbye. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Goodbye, Cactus.
Thanks for the great memories, buddy.
You're gonna be missed, Cactus.
[Ross] Godspeed, Mick Foley. s.