[upbeat music playing]
[Ross] The Rock will challenge Kurt Angle
for the richest prize of The Game.
[Rock] Your days of being champion are coming to an end.
[Kurt] My days of being on top aren't numbered. Yours are.
[Ross] The explosion is here now.
-[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. Here we go. -[Rock] The Rock is gonna whoop that ass.
[Kurt] I'm gonna shut your big, fat mouth
[Rock] The countdown is on.
Tick tock, tick tock.
[Kurt] Tick-tock my ass.
[Rock] If you smell
what the champ is cooking.
You're looking at the next WWE Champion
and that, my friend, is true.
[Triple H] I want Austin now.
[Stone Cold] I don't think I've ever hated anybody as much as Triple H.
[Vince] There can be no physical act of aggression whatsoever.
[Jerry] Triple H can't touch Austin.
Austin can't touch Triple H.
[Ross] Oh, my God. Mrs. Helmsley just got stunned.
Zero tolerance here.
Austin and The Game, King, having physical contact.
My God, The Game has snapped.
This has to end somewhere,
sometime or careers are going to be over.
[slow upbeat music playing]
[Stone Cold] You're looking at basically three matches in one.
[Triple H] The first fall will be about pride.
[Stone Cold] He wants this as much as I do.
[Triple H] Second fall, I break your bones.
[Stone Cold] In a street fight, there ain't no way Triple H
can beat "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Triple H] The third fall will truly be no way out.
Two men will enter and only one will leave.
I will wipe that look off his face.
He will pay for everything he's ever done
We will finish The Game.
[narrator] And now Weider Sports Nutrition presents
No Way Out.
[upbeat music playing]
-[explosions] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas
is sold out because, tonight,
the WWE is in town
for No Way Out.
Our fans in WWE, New York, are standing remotely
as we welcome the world
to what we believe would be an extraordinary event.
Hello again, everybody. I'm Jim Ross,
alongside Jerry "the King" Lawler.
And, King, this night already has a special fever.
I'm telling you, J.R., you can see it, you can feel it.
The electricity is in the air.
Kurt Angle, The Rock.
Oh, my gosh. Triple H, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
-What a night this is gonna be. Uh-oh. -["End Of Everything" playing]
[Ross] And we're gonna kick it off with Hardcore title action.
Raven will be challenged by the seven-two, 500-pounder, the Big Show.
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship.
Introducing from The Bowery, weighing 235 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Champion,
Raven.
[Jerry] He's from The Bowery, J.R. The Bowery.
[Ross] This match has no disqualifications,
anything goes, falls count anywhere.
And it was a couple of years ago
that the Big Show made his debut at No Way Out,
in February of 1999.
And Raven has been almost stalked and pursued
by this huge monster that is coming for the Hardcore title.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And I don't know if Raven is just, uh--
-["Big" playing] -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[singer] ♪ Well, it's the Big Show! ♪
♪ Yes, it's a big bad show… ♪
[Howard] The challenger, weighing 500 pounds
[Ross] Oh, wait. There's a female accomplice…
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Ross] …of Raven is trying
to intercept the Big Show.
-And Raven now-- -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] Oh, this maybe over early.
I don't-- I don't like Raven's chances…
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] …straight up with this big man,
-unless Raven can be very creative. -[Jerry] Oh, Raven--
[Ross] I don't know if Raven is gonna be able to last
long enough to be creative.
[Jerry] Well, Raven trying to get on top of the Big Show but the Big Show
putting a stop for that, if you know what I mean.
Oh, look out. Oh, man.
[Ross] It's not always about size in the WWE
because if it were, the Big Show would be-- it'd be him and nobody else.
-So-- -[Jerry] But let me just say this, J.R.
Don't get the wrong impression.
-Size does matter. -[Ross] Oh, really?
[Jerry] Oh, yeah. Oh, look out. Ooh. That's the ring post.
Did you see that?
[Ross] Big Show is on momentum, taking it to the ring post.
And Raven trying to ride this 500-pounder down.
[Jerry] I don't know if this is a good idea.
No. Oh.
[Ross] Raven's… [speaks indistinctly] …the Big Show is back to the floor.
[Jerry] Check this out.
The mystery woman, that shapely ninja,
who-- is she gonna hit him with a two-by-four?
[Ross] It look like-- yeah, two-by-four.
Oh, on the other hand, Raven right on the eyes on the Big Show.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Raven's gotta hit something big and stiff right on the Big Show's
-head to get this big man down. -[Jerry] He just did.
He did hit something big, the Big Show.
What is he gonna try now? Oh.
[Ross] Big Show still on his feet.
Nice dropkick by Raven. And--
-[Jerry] Hey. -[Ross] Wait a minute.
-[Jerry] What is this? -[Ross] Who the hell is that?
[Jerry] Who is this?
We got a popcorn vendor in the match.
I guess anybody can come for the Hardcore title. Oh.
[Ross] Raven being bulldogged down.
What the hell is going on? Oh.
[Jerry] Who is that?
[Ross] I know it's 24/7 and kinda open competition in the Hardcore division.
[Jerry] Oh. Hey, wait, look at that.
Big Show knocked his hair off, whoever it was.
-[Ross] We still don't know who it is. -[Jerry] I think it's Crash Holly, J.R.
-Look at him. -[Ross] Uh-oh.
-The end is near for Raven. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] And there's-- and there's Steve Blackman.
[Jerry] Oh, wow. Watch your legs.
[Ross] Blackman entering the fray.
-[Jerry] Hey, there's Holly. -[Ross] There's Hardcore Holly.
[Jerry] Oh.
-[Ross] This match is-- -[Jerry speaks indistinctly]
[Ross] This match has gone from one-on-one to four or five guys out here.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
Blackman's got that ninja-- that kendo stick. Oh.
And now the Big Show has it.
[Ross] What a shot. The Big Show finally goes down.
-But how long will he stay down? -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] And there's "The One" Billy Gunn.
It could be over. One--
-[referee] two, three. -[Jerry] Hey.
[Ross] Billy Gunn's the new Hardcore Champion.
-Wait a minute. -[Howard] Here is your new
Hardcore Champion, "The One" Billy Gunn.
[Ross] Billy Gunn, as his other competitors,
entered the fray in midstream.
But Billy Gunn is the Hardcore Champion.
[Jerry] Don't hang around to celebrate, Billy.
You better get out of there while you still got the title.
[Ross] And this match is continuing.
Hardcore Holly with a suplex
on "The One" Billy Gunn.
Raven is still down. The Big Show back up to his feet holding his large head.
[Jerry] Billy Gunn should've-- uh-oh, wait a minute.
-[Ross] What's going on here? -[Jerry] He's in trouble now.
-Hey. -[Ross] Good teamwork
from Hardcore Holly and Steve Blackman.
And now Blackman going for the cover and Hardcore Holly says,
"Ain't no way", uh-oh.
[Jerry] So much for the teamwork.
So much for the team.
[Ross] The 500-pound Big Show manhandling…
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] some of the toughest men in the WWE.
-And now Raven-- -[Jerry] What?
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Raven just pinned Billy Gunn.
[Jerry] Hey, Big Show, look at this.
-[Ross] There's Crash Holly again. -[Howard] Hardcore Champion, Raven.
[Ross] And Crash got a near fall.
Raven is the Hardcore Champion again, King.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
-[Ross] Mighty, look at the strength. -[Jerry] What can I add…
[speaks indistinctly]
[Ross] That is unbelievable.
[Jerry] You can see a handful of popcorn-- hey, look.
[Ross] There's Raven's ninja woman.
[Jerry] Yeah, but right behind her is Molly Holly.
Look out.
Oh, man.
[Ross] Molly taking out the ninja lady.
[Jerry] This is Hardcore. And then, J.R., look out.
-[Ross] Raven -[Jerry] Oh, he missed.
Oh, he didn't miss that time.
[Ross] has lost the Hardcore title but regained it.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] I don't have to look at this for Raven's sake.
Somebody wanna-- may wanna notify his next of kin.
[Jerry] What's the Big Show doing with a garbage can?
Raven look out.
[Ross] Right in the can. Right in the garbage can.
And now the Big Show is the Hardcore Champion.
-["Big" playing] -[singer] ♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
-[Jerry] Raven got pinned. -[Howard] Here is your new
Hardcore Champion, the Big Show.
[Jerry] Look at this. Billy Gunn not done yet.
[Ross] Billy Gunn showing no fear or intimidation on the Big Show,
right back in the-- in the Hardcore Champion's face.
[Jerry] Well, these two got a little history.
Uh-oh, look out.
[Ross] Ran into a brick wall.
Like Big Show exhaled and Billy Gunn went right over the top rope.
-["Big" playing] -[singer] ♪ Well ♪
[Ross] And there ain't no long line of brick walls
more than the Big Show, King.
[Jerry] He may be the first champion in WWE history that has no challengers.
Would you want any of the Big Show in a Hardcore match?
[Ross] Good God, no.
No one in their right mind would want that.
What, no rules?
[singer] ♪ Come on, crank it up And drown out all the lights… ♪
[Jerry] I think Billy Gunn must not be in his right mind.
[Ross] And Big Show put an exclamation point
on his interaction with "The One" Billy Gunn.
And there's the new Hardcore Champion.
And who in God's name could take it from him?
[Jerry] That's something to be proud of.
[Ross] Seven-feet-two, 500 pounds.
[Jerry] Boy, just like Big Show said, that he was gonna be
the biggest Hardcore Champion in WWE history.
Hey, J.R.
[Ross] This is earlier today, ladies and gentlemen, here in Las Vegas.
[singer] ♪ Yeah, it's a big bad… ♪
[Jerry] Our champion.
Hey, there, Kevin. You here to wish me luck on my match?
Well, actually, Kurt, I'm wondering how you feel about your big match tonight?
Oh, I'm doing just fine.
I'm not sure how The Rock is doing after the beating I gave him last Thursday
on SmackDown, but I'm doing super.
It's only fitting that we're having this match here in Las Vegas,
'cause Las Vegas has the highest percentage of losers
than any other city in this country.
And, tonight,
there will be one more loser added to that list
and that's The Brahma Bull.
Excuse me. Driver, get my bags.
[Ross] Well, coming up momentarily after hearing
a confident WWE Champion,
a Fatal 4-Way for the Intercontinental title.
And remember, King, the champion does not have to be pinned
to lose the title, referring to Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] I remember that. Jericho just better remember it.
And I suggest, Jericho, don't make any of your wise cracks
before this match, please.
Chris, Eddie, you are moments away
from the Fatal 4-Way for the Intercontinental Championship.
Now, how are you gonna be able to coexist not only with each other
but also with X-Pac and Chris Jericho?
You know, the only thing that matters right now, Lilian,
is the Intercontinental title, plus the personal vendetta
that I have against Chris Jericho.
He put me out for two months.
Well, tonight, he goes out, ese.
And X-Pac, you step in the way, you'll be right with him.
You wanna know if we can coexist, Lilian.
We understand it's every man for himself,
but I will tell you this,
one of us is gonna walk out with that Intercontinental title
and there is no proving that wrong.
["Break Down The Walls" playing]
[Ross] Well, the Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho,
about to make his entrance here.
Coexisting in a Fatal 4-Way doesn't exist.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] All four men will be in the ring at the same time with one objective
and that's to take what's around the waist of Chris Jericho,
the Intercontinental title.
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for a Fatal 4-Way match
for the World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing 245 pounds,
the Intercontinental Champion,
Chris Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, look at Jericho.
You know what?
Jericho is like a…
[singer singing indistinctly]
[Jerry] He's like not the most popular guy here tonight, is he?
[Ross] What do you mean by that? I don't know what you mean by that.
[Jerry] Well, he's like the XFL. He hates me.
Everybody hates this guy.
And tonight, J.R., Weider Sports Nutrition presents WWE No Way Out.
Get Weider, get results.
WWE No Way Out tonight on pay-per-view from the sold-out
Thomas & Mack Center right here in Las Vegas.
[Ross] Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit in a ladder match last month
at the Royal Rumble to win the Intercontinental title.
-["Make Some Noise" playing] -[singer] ♪ Think you can tell us ♪
♪ What to do? Yeah ♪
[Ross] And here comes one of the men in this match
that Jericho injured in the competition, X-Pac.
[Howard] weighing 222 pounds, X-Pac.
[Ross] Remember the Steel Cage match between Jericho and X-Pac
back at No Mercy.
X-Pac out of action for about three months with an injured neck
thanks to Chris Jericho's powerbomb in that matchup.
[Jerry] Well, Jericho's put a lot of guys out,
but now he may have to pay the price.
He may get the favor returned.
[Ross] X-Pac would love to have been once again the Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] Hey, look at this. He already is.
-["Latino Heat" playing] -[singer] ♪ Chica ♪
-[Jerry] Hey. -[Howard] From El Paso, Texas,
weighing 215 pounds, Eddie Guerrero.
[Jerry] Latino Heat.
[Ross] Eddie Guerrero, another man that was put on a shelf by Chris Jericho
in competition thanks to the Walls of Jericho,
Jericho's submission maneuver.
[Jerry] I just can't figure out what X-Pac or Eddie Guerrero would rather do.
Would they rather become the Intercontinental Champion
or would they rather cripple Jericho and put him out?
-And speaking of cripplers-- oh. -["Shooter" playing]
[Howard] From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
weighing 229 pounds, Chris Benoit.
[Ross] All four men will be in the ring at the same time.
The first man to score a pinfall or submission is the winner,
and the winner is the Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] Hey, look at this. There is coexisting, I think, J.R.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] And Guerrero pairing off
with Jericho and it's X-Pac and Benoit.
And remember again that Jericho, even though he came to this match
as the Intercontinental Champion, does not have to be involved
in the decision to lose his title.
-[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. -[Ross] Is it-- is it fair?
That's certainly a subjective question.
But that's the structure of the rules.
Right-hand chops in the ring by Chris Jericho on Eddie Guerrero.
Benoit and X-Pac fighting on the outside.
And referee Jack Doan keeping his focus in the ring
because that's where this match will be won or lost.
[Jerry] Well, Guerrero would like to cripple Y2J.
-X-Pac would like to cripple Y2J and -[Ross] First cover.
[Jerry] The Crippler, he just wants to cripple anybody.
Benoit just doesn't care. Look at the chops.
-Oh, listen to it. -[Ross] Oh, hard shot.
Hard shot there, man.
And another one.
And now Eddie Guerrero coming to give him some.
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[Ross] The double team by two members
of The Radicalz.
By the way, they had their first pay-per-view in the WWE
at this very event last year.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Well, obviously these two guys,
Guerrero and Benoit are on the same page, but when it gets right down
to actually pinning Y2J,
who's the one who's gonna do the honors?
I think that's when the first disagreement would come about, don't you think, J.R.?
[Ross] I think you're right about that.
You know, these guys got families to take care of
and the Intercontinental title certainly offers a--
some great opportunities to make more money
to be a better superstar in the WWE.
Oh, how much more Jericho is gonna be able to take this double teaming?
X-Pac still trying to-- still gonna fix his thoughts here.
Who knows. Jericho now, some offense.
-[Jerry] J.R. -[Ross] Spinning heel kick.
[Jerry] When I look at these guys in this ring,
I don't think any of them I'll give a crap about families
or taking care, all that kind of stuff.
It's about egos.
These guys don't wanna be the best,
they wanna prove to each other that they're-- they're the top in the WWE.
Oh, did you see that shot?
[Ross] And you certainly would know nothing about egos right, King?
[Jerry] Right.
I checked my ego at the door.
[Ross] Yeah.
Oh, man, now Guerrero again,
now Guerrero and Benoit showing no partiality.
The other double teaming X-Pac just as they double teamed Jericho
moments ago before dumping Jericho out of the ring.
[Jerry] Benoit calling the shots here.
Chris-- oh, wait a minute.
X-Pac going down right there.
Crippler Crossface.
-[Jerry] He's counting. -[Ross] It could be over right here.
Benoit could be the new Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] Oh, wow.
[Ross] And Jericho pushing Guerrero
right on the top turnbuckle and breaking up that submission move.
[Jerry] Well, X-Pac was about a second away from having a tap out.
Eddie Guerrero got up there
and he couldn't understand what the hell is going on.
And he's-- Benoit with that Crippler Crossface on X-Pac.
[Ross] Benoit is the one who was directing traffic
that sent Guerrero to the top turnbuckle.
Not a good strategy on that exchange certainly.
[Jerry] Oh, maybe it was, maybe Benoit was just trying to get--
trying to get Guerrero out of the way so that he could get the win for himself.
-Look out. -[Ross] Well, you got--
you made a good point there.
[Jerry] These guys are smarter than the average
[Ross] Eddie Guerrero with a Frog splash.
-That's gonna be all. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] And Jericho knew it full well and Jericho's sprinting back
into the ring to stop the count.
[Jerry] Boy, Jericho's gotta be on alert at all times.
He's gotta have eyes in the back of his head.
Gotta watch whoever he's fighting the other two guys at the same time.
[Ross] The rules illuminate the championship advantage
because normally a champion can retain the title
by disqualification or pinfall and that's not the case here.
[Jerry] Oh, wow.
-Nice clothesline. -[Ross] Man, what a shot.
-That could be all. -[Jerry] Hey!
[Ross] And Eddie Guerrero, I don't think his partner Benoit
is gonna appreciate knowing that Guerrero put Jericho's foot in the bottom rope.
[Jerry] Are you gonna tell him?
-[Ross] Well, I'm a little busy right now. -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] A lot of things here going on.
[Jerry] I'm not gonna be telling anybody either.
[Ross] I'll send him a fax next week.
[Jerry] I love the way this match all came about.
-You know, it's-- -[Ross] Oh.
[Jerry] And the impose of fairness by Mr. McMahon and he asked me
a good way of shutting Y2J up.
All the things Chris Jericho had said about Stephanie.
[Ross] Oh, snap suplex.
Now Jericho is facing discouraging remarks
Thursday night on press directed at Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
that has not endeared him in the McMahon family circle.
-[Jerry] Jericho has got the-- -[Ross] Moonsault getting shot there.
What an exchange on this one.
[Jerry] Jericho with that speech impediment, his foot always in his mouth.
He should be really successful here if he just not talk so much.
I don't think we're gonna get this straight.
-Look at Y2J. -[Ross] Jericho.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] Oh, missile dropkick on X-Pac.
Intercepting X-Pac's what looked like attempted Bronco Buster.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Benoit up and is running right through Jericho.
Benoit has no regard for his own safety.
-One, two -[Ross] And there's the lateral press,
and Jericho barely able to kick out.
[Jerry] All right. You gotta give the devil his due.
Look at the athleticism here of Chris Jericho.
[Ross] Jericho, missile dropkick.
And then Jericho looks to land on his feet.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] German suplex.
It's gotta be over and Eddie Guerrero kicking Benoit's feet from under him.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. That's the second time. -[Jerry] Oh, here we go.
[Ross] And now look at The Radicalz.
[Jerry] I knew that it was gonna happen.
[Ross] So much for that being on the same page and co-existing.
[Jerry laughs]
Latino Heat.
-Oh, look at this. -[Ross speaks indistinctly]
Oh, hurricanrana.
A counter to the hurricanrana
and Jericho and X-Pac now fighting on the outside.
[Jerry] Oh, man, the face.
That would rearrange your nose.
[Ross] It might knock out another one of Benoit's teeth.
[Jerry] J.R., checkout, Eddie Guerrero's chest.
It has been blistered by those chops.
[Ross] And Eddie Guerrero-- oh, on the outside.
-The suplex on the outside. -[Jerry] That's-- that'd hurt.
-[Ross] X-Pac and Jericho punishing -[Jerry] He got-- man.
[Ross] each other there and a suplex by Eddie Guerrero.
That could be all. Guerrero put the pin.
He's the Intercontinental Champion and he got a near fall.
[Jerry] Like Benoit he got dropped right on his head.
[Ross] Benoit with that-- probably a 20-inch snap.
[Jerry] Look out. Oh, no. Look at that.
[Ross] Jericho just knocking the steel steps.
Thanks to X-Pac.
And boom, not a bad brainbuster by Eddie Guerrero.
[Jerry] And these are the two guys that probably should stay together
and figured out how they were gonna co-exist. Oh.
[Ross] I think that co-existing is a misnomer for four guys
who are going for one title.
[Jerry] Every man for himself in this. Who? We'll see.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Eddie Guerrero in a dangerous position on the-- from the top.
[Jerry] Real dangerous.
-I smell a superplex. -[Ross] Look at this.
-Oh, my God. All the way at the top. -[Jerry] No.
[Ross] Superplex indeed and both men
hurt from impact to that superplex right off the top rope.
[Jack] Two…
[Ross] And this has been a nonstop offensive display here.
-Hey, look at X-Pac. -[Jerry] Look at the opportunist.
-[Ross] And look at Jericho. -[Jerry] Hey.
-[Ross] Wait a minute. -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Ross] Oh, both.
[Jerry] What would've happened there?
[Ross] And I don't-- I don't wanna be the referee in that case.
[Jerry] Oh, you got that right.
[Ross] Both men-- luckily for the referee, he didn't have to make that decision.
[Jerry] Listen to this and look at this impact.
Oh, man. You're right. Good luck afterwards with that.
His head bounced hard off the mat.
He's gonna do it again. Oh, man.
[Ross] Both arms underhook to the sidebreaker.
[Jack] One, two…
[Ross] And Benoit barely able to kick out before the three.
And the Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho now
can focus on Chris Benoit at least for the time being as X-Pac
and Eddie Guerrero are on the outside trying to pull themselves back together.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
Wow.
-[Ross] Oh, man. -[Jerry] I would just tap out.
I'd tap out right now.
[Ross] You'd be waving a white flag there.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Oh, look a cover with-- no.
[Jerry] Look out. Oh.
-[Ross] Again, Benoit -[Jerry] What a clothesline.
[Ross] Benoit is so resilient.
Got right back up attacking Chris Jericho.
And now Eddie Guerrero attacking X-Pac on the outside.
-Two. -[Jerry] Not only is Benoit resilient,
he's just-- he's just vicious.
He's like a carnivore. He--
you can tell that when he--
when he does all of these vicious moves.
He really enjoys it. He's just like a hurricane.
Just in the-- you can't chop anybody harder than that?
[Ross] That's just-- that's just intense as I see.
And now the choke.
[Jack] Two, three, four…
[crowd chanting] Y2J, Y2J, Y2J.
[Ross] What are we having?
Having words with Jericho and that choke, and Benoit with that choke.
[Jerry] All this crowd trying to-- trying to fire Y2J up.
They got the chant going.
Only thing fired up right now is his chest.
[Ross] Irish whip, no, it's gonna be reversed.
[Jerry] Oh, that didn't work.
[Ross] Waistlock by Benoit.
Jericho fighting out of it.
-You know, shots in the back, that's fine. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Here's the suplex and Jericho quickly rolls off his shoulders.
[Jerry] These guys have read each other's book.
[Ross] And again,
Benoit with those hard shots right to the back--
-in the back area. -[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Ross] With a counter here.
[Jerry] Hey, he got it.
[Ross] Jericho looking for the Walls of Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] He may have him! -[Ross] Benoit fighting.
He's trying to loose it.
[Jerry] He's got it. He's got it. He has locked in.
He almost got him.
[Ross] He's almost there.
Benoit is almost ready to tap.
-[Jerry] Oh, no! -[Ross] And here comes Eddie Guerrero.
Chris has put Eddie Guerrero out of action.
[Jerry] He's going from one wall to another.
Watch it! Oh, climb this wall!
[Ross] X-Pac, X-Pac.
[Jerry] Hey, hey, wait a minute.
-[Ross] X-Pac with the Walls of Jericho. -[Jerry] Look at this!
[Ross] And there's Justin Credible.
[Jerry] X-Pac's buddy.
Oh, my gosh!
[Ross] A bulldozing suplex.
-That's gonna be all. -[Jerry] Oh, no!
[Ross] And Eddie Guerrero stopped for the count.
[Jerry] Good grief.
[Ross] This is chaotic.
[Jerry] It is chaotic.
Now, the two co-existors going at it again.
Hey.
[Ross] X-Pac pulling Benoit along
with Justin Credible away double cross kick.
-[Jerry] Did you hear that? -[Ross] Down goes The Wolverine.
[Jerry] That's it for him.
Thanks for coming there, Wolverine.
[Ross] Justin Credible, I know he's X-Pac's friend
but he's got no business being here.
The face first takedown by Jericho.
[Jerry] He can be here he just shouldn't have interfered the match!
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Oh, a lionsault.
-One, two -[Ross] Lionsault-- two.
And X-Pac back in the ring.
[Jerry] Man, this thing may never end.
-Way up. -[Ross] Jericho is putting on the brakes.
And a low blow by X-Pac.
-[Jerry] That X-Pac is smart! -[Ross] Very well detected.
-[Jerry] It might end right now. -[Ross] There's the X-Factor.
-The X-Factor should be it. -[Jerry] Oh, Benoit--
[Ross] And Benoit quickly back in the ring
or X-Pac would have been the Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you, how could anybody win this thing?
And what is Justin Credible doing?
[Ross] Oh!
Benoit manhandling Justin Credible.
There it is, the Crippler Crossface.
If X-Pac taps out,
-Benoit is the champion. -[Jerry] Look out!
[Ross] And a neckbreaker by Eddie Guerrero from a hellacious position.
Look at the carnage these men are inflicting upon each other.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
They're all down now.
[Ross] Even the guy that's in-- that tried to interfere,
Justin Credible's down on the outside.
[Jerry] He got bounced over that-- over that railing there.
Watch his head snap-- wait, watch his head snap from Latino Heat!
Oh, man.
Latino Heat first to his feet followed by The Wolverine.
Oh.
-[Ross] Guerrero misses the right hand. -[Jerry] No!
[Ross] What a suplex by Benoit.
[Jerry] Oh, get out of his way.
He's about to finish it off right here.
[Ross] Benoit high risk, going to the top.
[Jerry] He don't care about risk. Oh, got him!
[Ross] Benoit like a human missile
from the top rope using his head as a battering ram.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God! -[Ross] Oh, my God, what a kick!
[Jerry] Kicked his head off with real style.
-[Ross] And there's a roll up. -One, two, three.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry shrieks]
-[bell rings] -[Ross] And Jericho did it.
Jericho did it.
-[Jerry] Unbelievable. -[Howard] The winner of this bout
and still Intercontinental Champion,
-Chris Jericho! -["Break Down The Walls" playing]
-[Jerry] How did he do that? -[Ross] I have no idea.
The resilient, resourceful Chris Jericho able to capitalize
suddenly against X-Pac to retain the Intercontinental title.
Yeah, what a-- that was an awesome match.
[Jerry] It was just a brawl.
It was all over the place.
[Ross] You got to wonder what it has done to relationship
of Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit.
How about X-Pac has this thing won for this stimulating kick?
-Oh, man. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
Almost took Benoit's head off.
-[Ross speaks indistinctly] -[Jack] One, two, three.
[Jerry] That nobody can make a scene and Benoit was--
Benoit was down, Guerrero was down.
Uh-oh. What do we got?
Uh-oh.
[Ross] Like, he's getting ready for combat tonight.
[crowd chattering]
You realize, William,
this whole Stephanie versus Trish.
This whole match idea was your idea, you realize that?
And you realize that Stephanie
is my precious daughter,
my precious daddy's little girl.
And you realize that Trish
is my very good friend.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross clears throat]
So, therefore since this match,
this one on one match was your idea,
I'm confident you'll know what to do.
Oh, yes.
As a matter of fact, when the time is right,
I know you'll know exactly what to do.
Yes. [chuckles]
[sighs]
I don't know what to do.
How the bloody hell am I supposed to know what to do?
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, momentarily,
those two ladies will fight for female dominance
here in the WWE, King.
[Jerry] Yeah, but what is Mr. McMahon want William Regal to do?
[Ross] Well, your guess is as good as mine,
but as we take you to this very significantly winding road
that have led these two women to No Way Out.
[Stephanie] My father and I worked very hard
to put my mother in her place.
I want a divorce!
[Stephanie] Quiet and subdued.
I had you placed in this private sanitarium
which quite frankly cost me a lot of money.
[Stephanie] Dad and I took care of Mom,
but now I've got another meddlesome bitch to deal with.
[Vince] I think you have a very bright future.
There's only one dominant female in this family and that's me.
You have got this all wrong.
Mr. McMahon and I, we are just friends.
[Stephanie] You should have stayed in the backseat
where you are more comfortable.
[Trish] I'm sick and tired
of all the rendezvous and all the bubble baths.
[Stephanie] I am the dominant female.
Now you can learn that the easy way
or I can teach it to you the hard way.
Are you threatening me?
[Stephanie] That's more than a threat.
Just imagine what I'm gonna do to you at No Way Out.
[Trish] This bitch is unbelievable.
[Stephanie] I can't wait 'til the match
to get my hands on that little skank.
[Trish] Remember that, please, Stephanie,
this is nothing compared to what I'm gonna do to you at No Way Out
[Vince] Why can't we just be one big happy family?
[Stephanie] It's no secret that you're a bitch,
but tonight, you're gonna be my bitch.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] We are just moments away from that matchup now.
Now, we're looking live in Downtown New York City, a rainy night in New York.
-[Jerry] That remind of anything, J.R.? -[Ross] Yeah.
-[Jerry] Chicago? -[Ross] And inside WWE New York. Here's--
[Jerry] Hey, it's Busta Rhymes!
It's Busta Rhymes.
And you'll never know who's gonna show up at WWE New York.
[Ross] Great recording artist, never know who's gonna be there.
Certainly, there in WWE New York is the European champion, Test.
And Test, I'm just wondering, you know both these ladies
Stephanie and Trish very well.
Do you have a prediction or what's your thoughts on this matchup?
Well, J.R., you know me, usually I'm all for watching two girls
roll around on the mat together but in this case
I hope these two beat the hell out of each other,
but at least we're gonna get one good thing out of this match.
Once and for all we'll know,
who the biggest trash bag ho of the World Wrestling Entertainment is.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] All right. Well--
[Jerry] Can you believe that Test said that?
-Uh-oh. -[Ross] And here comes Trish.
-[Jerry] I hope she didn't hear that. -Trish, Trish, Trish.
[Ross] William Regal.
Now, you and Mr. McMahon, you're good friends, right?
-So, you're very good friends-- -Okay. Regal, Regal,
I don't have time for this.
I got a bitch to slap.
-[Jerry] Whoo! -So that means you're…
[crowd cheering]
-[rock music playing] -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
-Here she comes, J.R.! -[Ross] Oh, here it comes.
-Here we go. -[Jerry] She's hot!
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-["Stratusfaction" playing] -[Ross] Oh, my gosh.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Crowd patiently waiting the arrival.
-And there she is. -[Jerry] Woohoo!
[Ross] Now Trish,
-Mr. McMahon's self-professed good friend. -[Ross] Hey, what the heck?
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
Trish Stratus!
[Jerry] Trish the dish is right.
[Ross] Well, King, I don't know where Trish got that mink coat
but it didn't come off wwe.com, let me tell you.
Did you hear what I said or you're ignoring me again?
[Jerry] Oh, excuse me, I'm sorry. I'm just looking here.
I thought-- I thought you said-- I thought you told me
that Mr. McMahon gave her that coat as a gift.
-That's what you said, J.R. -[Ross] Oh, yeah.
[Jerry] You're supposed to know so much about their relationship.
-[Ross] I think you said that. -["My Time" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Well, a lot of motivation here.
[Howard] From Greenwich, Connecticut,
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
[Ross] Now Mrs. Triple H, walking with a purpose
and Trish showing no fear quite frankly.
[Jerry] Oh, Trish wants to get it on and so does Stephanie.
[Ross] This is gonna be very unorthodox
-[Jerry] I wish Stephanie-- -[Ross] from a wrestling point of view.
[Jerry] I wish Stephanie would be a little bit more understanding about…
-[bell rings] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] …Trish and Mr. McMahon's relationship!
-Uh-oh, oh! -[Ross] Oh, Stephanie taking down Trish.
Oh, man.
-Trish kicking out. -[Jerry] Get out there, Trish.
[Ross] And Trish trying to create a little distance,
but Stephanie's not gonna have any of that.
[Jerry] Oh.
Who's the dominant female?
As McMahon thought, maybe they could just be one big happy family but--
oh, look out, Trish!
[Ross] Oh, man!
Mr. McMahon very evasive on Heat early tonight in addressing this matter.
[Jerry] Oh, J.R., you could-- you should understand his position.
-Oh! -[Ross] No, I don't understand it
from his disposition.
[Jerry] Well, his marriage was a three-ring circus.
He had the engagement ring and the wedding ring,
and then they-- all they had was suffering.
-You know, he and Linda-- -[Ross] Oh. Uh-oh, down goes Trish.
Stephanie came to fight.
-No doubt about that. -[Jerry] Oh, without a doubt.
She's thinking about Trish in the bubble bath,
and Trish giving that massage, and Trish getting spanked.
Oh, and Stephanie doing a little spanking of-- oh.
-[Ross] Oh, my. -[Jerry] She's pulled Trish's hair out.
[Ross] A hair mare and Trish loses some hair all the way down to the roots.
No, don't pull the hair.
[Jerry] Stephanie, please.
She's enjoying that.
She's pulling her-- pulling Trish's hair by the roots.
Look out.
[Ross] Oh, Trish tossed outside by Stephanie.
I'll tell you what, this is--
this is, uh, hard to explain.
I thought this would be-- it's an all-out like a cat fight, wow.
-There's a lot of-- -[Jerry] Look out!
[Ross] Oh, my God, hellacious action here
for these two women who wanna destroy each other.
[Jerry] Stephanie just got dumped on her head.
And Trish trying to-- Trish trying to recover here.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Stephanie going over the rail over to the concrete.
-Uh-oh. -[Jerry] No, what a shot to the face!
[Ross] Oh, good grief. What a-- what a right hand by Stephanie.
[Jerry] I think it knocked Trish's teeth out.
What are you doing, Steph?
-Oh! -[Ross] And a clothesline
[referee] Get it back in the ring.
[Ross] from the-- from the railing by Stephanie.
Both ladies are down.
[Jerry] Oh, I don't know what Mr. McMahon is thinking right now.
What do you think is going through Vince's head?
[Ross] Oh, that's a good question. I have no idea.
[Jerry] Look at the idiot, William Regal.
What's he thinking?
-He don't know what to do. -[Ross] It was Regal's idea.
[Jerry] I know, and that was a bad idea.
-Oh. -[Ross] Stephanie going for a suplex.
[Jerry] Stephanie, don't. You can't suplex right to the floor.
[Ross] And, oh, hanging Stephanie on the top rope.
Stephanie's neck driving down on that top rope
after the attempted suplex.
[Jerry] J.R., these women are vicious. I can't believe it.
[Ross] Trish has got that Rikishi thing going on her tights.
[Jerry] Yeah, I like that.
Uh-oh.
[Ross] Trish now grabbing Stephanie by the hair.
Oh, evil intentions here.
Stephanie now in trouble.
[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] Oh, man!
-[Ross] Oh, a slap to the face. -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] And Stephanie being hammered by Trish.
She's stomping away.
[Jerry] Well, you heard what Trish said before the match.
She had to-- well, had to slap somebody.
-[Ross] There's hatred here. -[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
You know what this is?
-[Ross] Bulldog! -[Jerry] No! Trish dog! Trish dog!
[Ross] Bulldog hit, and there's a cover.
It is-- oh. And Stephanie kicked out.
Stephanie not staying down from that bulldog
that drove Stephanie's face into the canvas.
[Jerry] Hit it right, J.R., that's now known as the Trish dog.
-Oh! -[Ross] And Stephanie giving Trish
the right hand to the abdomen.
[referee] Watch the hair.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. Look at the shot,
-right in the chin. -[Ross] Oh, right in the face.
-Another right to the face. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] And Trish fighting right back.
Look at the DDT!
-[Jerry speaks indistinctly] -[Ross] A DDT.
That's gonna be it!
That's-- oh, my God.
Stephanie kicked out.
[Jerry] Watch this. Take another look at this slap by Trish.
Oh, my God! And another one. [speaks indistinctly]
[Ross] And these are-- these women are intense.
[Jerry] Boy, that shows you what it must mean
to be the dominant female in the McMahon family.
-Oh! -[Ross] Stephanie driven face first
into the top turnbuckle and Trish going the second rope.
[Jerry] Can you imagine the life of luxury Stephanie
-has lived. -One, two…
[Ross] A choke, that's a choke, that's a choke.
-[Jerry] You think? -[referee] …four.
[Ross] A blatant choke by Trish on Stephanie.
[Jerry] Trish is trying to choke the life out of Stephanie.
-Not again. -[Ross] And another choke.
[Jerry] She's lifting Stephanie right off the ground!
[Ross] Stephanie being hung there by-- in that-- in that choke.
-And now Trish-- -[Jerry] What is Trish doing?
[Ross speaks indistinctly] Trish to the top rope.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And slammed from the top by Stephanie slamming Trish,
perhaps out of desperation,
but in any of this slam nonetheless off the top turnbuckle.
[Jerry] That knocked-- that knocked the breath out of Trish.
But she's got well-developed lungs.
-[Ross] This is amazing. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] What an impact from the top turnbuckle.
-And these women wanna maim each other. -[Jerry] I never-- I never expected this.
-…six. -[Ross] This is going beyond anything
I ever dreamed it would be for a matchup.
[Jerry] Two lovely little flowers are now trying to rip each other apart.
-Oh, oh, look out, Trish! -[Ross] There could only be one
dominant female in the WWE.
And these women, these women are-- excuse me, want it to be them.
[Jerry] Mr. McMahon, what's he thinking?
Oh, look out! Not here!
Please, ease up!
-Calm down! -[Ross] Trish's head just bouncing
three times off our table.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Maybe no way out for Trish. What do you want?
[crowd chattering]
-[Jerry] Stephanie, wait… -[Ross] That's our water.
[Jerry] …that's our water. I need that.
-No! -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Wet T-shirt. Wet T-shirt.
Oh, look out!
[Ross] And Stephanie trying to hit Trish with that water pitcher
and caught-- was caught in the gut.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
She's gonna bust that glass pitcher right over Trish's face.
-Look out, Stephanie! -[Ross] And now Stephanie's face
-slammed in the table. -Please, calm down.
She's gonna bite her.
[Ross] God Almighty.
This has gotten completely out of hand.
This has gone far than I ever dreamed it would.
[Jerry] And that water may have revived Trish.
She can't believe it.
"Something revived me."
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And Stephanie now…
[Jerry] Now what?
[Ross] Oh, powerbomb! There's the powerbomb!
-[Jerry speaks indistinctly] -[Ross] That's got to be all!
And Trish has got her shoulder up.
-I can't believe that. -[Jerry] I can't either.
-[Ross] Oh, my. -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Yes! -[Ross] Stephanie is spanking Trish!
[Jerry] Trish loves to be spanked! Spank her, spank her, spank her!
[Ross] Trish just got taken to the woods here.
[Jerry] She liked to be spanked by the McMahons, all the way over the top!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Stephanie grabbing Trish's ring attire and her hair.
[Jerry] Go, Steph, go.
I'm a Steph fan.
-Yeah! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Stephanie ripping at Trish's clothing.
[Jerry] Woohoo!
-[Ross] And now she's choking her. -[referee] One, two, three.
-[Jerry] Oh, wait. -[referee] Come on.
[Ross] And Stephanie choking Trish.
[Jerry] What do you see there? Get the camera, close up.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Stephanie now.
[Jerry] She's proud of herself now.
[Ross] Stephanie having some fun now.
[Jerry] Way to go, Stephanie.
[Ross] And those McMahons will fight, I'll tell you.
[Jerry] Oh, yeah.
[Ross] Oh, uh-oh.
-Trish lost her temper. -[Jerry] Oh, look at that.
Here they go!
-Oh! -[Ross] And both of them down,
Stephanie and Trish both down grabbing each other's hair,
and their faces driving into the canvas.
[Jerry] Oh, no, wait a minute.
Maybe-- I think he must have figured out what to do. Maybe.
-[Ross] William Regal -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] just dropped the referee on his head.
Referee can't see a thing.
[Jerry] Hey, what's he doing?
[Ross] And Regal has put Trish on top of Stephanie.
Regal just put Trish on top of Stephanie.
[Jerry] This must be what Mr. McMahon wants.
Wait a minute.
[Ross] Oh, no, Regal has--
-[Jerry] He's changed his mind. -[Ross] He changed his mind here.
[Jerry] He's confused.
-Oh! -[Ross] The referee is brought down.
[speaking indistinctly] What are you doing?
-[Jerry] Oh! -What are you doing?
[Ross] Trish has slapped William Regal.
I don't know if that was the right thing to do either.
[Jerry] You know what to do Trish.
[Ross] Regal has brought--
[Jerry] Oh!
-He figured it out. -[Ross] What in the hell is going on?
First Stephanie, then Trish.
The referee, what the--
[Jerry] Oh, look at Stephanie.
She sees Trish down.
[Ross] Stephanie got the cover.
The referee slow to get there.
-What would be-- yes, it is! -[bell rings]
[Ross] Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley has won the match.
[Howard] Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
[Jerry] But is this what Mr. McMahon wanted?
[Ross] I have no idea what Mr. McMahon wanted.
[Jerry] Daddy's little girl has won but what about Daddy's good friend?
[singer] ♪ Tell me who and what to be ♪
[Ross] Well, Stephanie has proven
that she is the dominant female in the WWE.
[Jerry] Yeah, thanks to William Regal.
[Ross] I have no idea of what-- how the McMahons are gonna react to this
'cause Stephanie has won this matchup,
controversy or not, you're looking at the winner of this match.
[Jerry] I can't believe this. William Regal goes in the ring.
Puts Trish there but doesn't stop there.
I guess he thought that's what Mr. McMahon wanted
and then he had second thoughts or something,
maybe he thought he wasn't doing the right thing, so he saves Stephanie.
You can tell by the look on his face, he's confused.
[Ross] Absolutely confused William Regal,
and then Trish slapping William Regal.
And then seemed to be angry and then he seemed to be okay.
[Jerry] But he wasn't confused anymore.
Look at what he did.
[Ross] He was gonna kiss her hand-- oh, and then the bottom dropped out for Trish.
And that's what's left of Trish.
She lost this matchup.
Admire the controversy.
Did Regal do the right thing or not?
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What's the matter with you?
What?
I thought you knew what I wanted?
-Well, I was just-- I feel-- -I thought you knew what I want!
But I thought it was your daughter. Your--
What's that-- I can't believe this.
Have I gotta do everything myself?
You know what's gonna result to this?
It's gonna be you and me in the ring.
-Now, Mr. McMahon, please. -Oh, yeah. No, no.
-No. -No, no, yeah, yeah.
No. No, no, you know what, better than that, better than that.
It's gonna be you and Stephanie
against Mr. McMahon and Trish tomorrow night.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Wow.
-I didn't mean. Mr. McMahon-- -Well, I tell you what,
the America West Arena is sold out tomorrow night in Phoenix.
-What a matchup that's gonna be, King. -Wait a minute.
-On TNN live. -Wait a minute. Wait.
Did I hear right?
Mr. McMahon and Trish against Stephanie
and William Regal tomorrow night?
-What-- I can't believe it. -Mr. McMahon against his own daughter.
He's own flesh and blood tomorrow night on Raw.
Our own Daddy's little girl against Daddy?
A change gears in a moment coming up, ladies and gentlemen,
in a couple of heartbeats, the two-out-of-three fall.
It is going to be a classic.
Stone Cold, Triple H,
we know the first fall,
straight wrestling, second fall, a street fight,
and the third fall if necessary
inside a solid steel cage.
This rivalry has been built on hatred
but it must end tonight.
[ominous music playing]
[Jerry] Good God Almighty! For God's sakes.
A car just ran over Austin.
[Triple H] You never, never, never saw it coming.
-[Ross] It was The Game. -[sinister laughter]
[Jerry] Oh, for the forklift. Austin's driving the forklift.
[Triple H] Austin, you're gonna regret this.
Don't do something you're gonna regret.
Austin, don't. Oh, my God!
Austin, don't! Don't!
No!
[Ross] Austin had just destroyed The Game.
Oh, God!
[Jerry] Oh, he got him.
-Oh. -[Ross] It's over. The Stunner.
It's over.
-Hey, wait a minute! -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] The Game has screwed Stone Cold
out of the WWE, by God, title.
[Triple H] Austin, I'm back and I'm better than ever.
[sinister laughter]
[Ross] Oh, Triple H caused Stone Cold the WWE title!
And by God, Stone Cold has cost The Game
that same piece of gold!
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] The Game's out.
Stone Cold, Stone Cold!
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin will be in the main event
in WrestleMania.
[Jerry] Hell yeah!
[Vince] Once you signed the contract,
it will bind Triple H and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
to a matchup to take place at No Way Out.
[Ross] If Triple H and Stone Cold had many visible augmentation,
Austin is out of WrestleMania.
[Michael] Bye-bye to the title set and Triple H is gone for six months.
[Vince] It's official, ladies and gentlemen, we have our match.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] Wait a minute.
-[Jerry] What the? -[Ross] What the hell was that?
Triple H a cheap shot and now stomping the hell out of Stone Cold.
[Vince] You've just been suspended for six months, pal.
I've not been suspended on anything
because I never signed.
-[Ross] I can't believe this. -[Jerry] He's just now signed it.
[Triple H] Paragraph 316.
-Now, you can't touch me. -[Ross] I can't believe what we have seen
[Stone Cold] Since I can't touch, the little mealy-mouthed husband,
oh, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin thought he'd come out here
and give you a little present right from the bottom of my heart.
[Ross] Oh, my God.
Austin just gave Stephanie the Stunner, Mrs. Helmsley just got stunned.
[Jerry] Triple H is having a seizure.
-He has decided to. -[Ross] My God.
Can you imagine what The Game is gonna wanna do
to Stone Cold?
[Triple H] It's not gonna make me lose my control.
It's not gonna make me get suspended for six months
but it is gonna make me have an answer.
[Jerry] What the hell is he doing?
Not the Pedigree on J.R., oh.
[man] Oh, Pedigree to J.R.
[Jerry] Boy, The Game is smart.
He knows how close The Rattlesnake and J.R. is.
He knows what friendship they have.
[Michael] The most intense personal rivalry in the history of the WWE
ends at No Way Out.
[Ross] It's gonna be an explosion of epic proportions.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And here comes The Game, King.
He knows what awaits him, two-out-of-three falls with Stone Cold.
This whole issue built on nothing but pure hatred.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Stone Cold. Stone Cold.
Are you ready to enter hell next?
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] I think the eyes had the answer, King.
The eyes of The Rattlesnake said, "Emphatically, oh, hell yeah."
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] That's what it's gonna be.
Three falls of hell for Austin and The Game.
["The Game" playing]
[Jerry] I don't know about him but is Austin ready to play The Game?
That's the question.
[singer] ♪ It's all about the game And how you play it ♪
♪ All about control And if you can take it ♪
♪ All about your debt And if you can pay it ♪
♪ It's all about pain And who's gonna make it ♪
[bell rings]
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for the match
two-out-of-three fall.
Introducing first from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing 260 pounds,
"The Game" Triple H.
[singer] ♪ I am the game ♪
[Ross] The first fall of this three fall match
is scheduled to be straight wrestling.
[singer] ♪ Try to figure out What my move's gonna be ♪
[Ross] And I will do my best as a professional to be objective here
but it's not gonna be easy to do.
[Jerry] 'Cause you hate that man don't you, J.R.?
You probably hate him almost as much as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin hates him.
[Ross] Well, I don't think that's possible.
I think hate is a very strong word. But…
There's the cage hanging ominously above the ring.
If we get that far, the third fall will be decided in that steel structure.
These men had been unable to officially have any physical interaction, King,
thanks to Mr. McMahon's zero tolerance
as we saw the video package for several weeks.
[Jerry] But that's all come to an end.
As of right now, they can rip each other's heads off.
No more immunity, no recounts.
[Ross] First fall Triple H said he's gonna beat Austin
in straight wrestling and break The Rattlesnake's spirit.
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Here's the ovation for Stone Cold in Las Vegas.
[Howard] From Victoria, Texas, weighing 283 pounds,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[Ross] The second fall is gonna be a street fight,
and as we get the third fall if necessary,
will be inside a steel cage.
[Jerry] Oh, look at these guys, J.R. Just standing
and it's started-- here we go!
-[Ross] Stone Cold straight into the ring. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] And Austin, this looks like a street fight here.
[Jerry] Zero tolerance is officially over!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Austin reverse elbow, knocking down The Game.
This doesn't look like scientific straight wrestling to me.
This looks like a street fight for the get-go.
[Jerry] I think, uh, you gotta realize that Austin don't know that much
about scientific wrestling, he's just a brawler.
He thinks he's in the second fall already.
[Ross] You're saying he'll be a great technical wrestler, King.
He's been the former WWE Champion on numerous occasions.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] He can do more than brawl.
He said the same thing about The Game,
that he was always a scientific guy, that he wasn't a brawler.
We found out that to be wrong at last year's No Way Out
when The Game retired Mick Foley.
[crowd chanting] Austin, Austin, Austin
[Ross] And Austin now with right hands.
[Jerry] Oh, look out.
What is this-- oh!
[Ross] A clothesline knockdown by The Rattlesnake.
Can you imagine what's beating in the heart of Austin now,
knowing that he's in the ring under these circumstances with the man
that Hunter started to plot to run Austin down like road kill.
[Jerry] Now look at Triple H, he's trying to-- trying to retreat.
But don't worry, that's just part of his game plan.
Oh.
[Ross] Right hands by Austin, landing their mark.
[Jerry] Come on, Triple H. You gotta break his spirit.
[Ross] And Austin trying to Lou Thesz press too close to the ropes
and Triple H took advantage of it and hung Austin up to the top rope.
[Jerry] I think the bridge of Austin's nose went right into that rope.
[Ross] Austin might have broken his nose on that exchange,
but that won't stop The Rattlesnake, I promise you that.
There we go. Look--
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Oh, the armbreaker.
Triple H's going for the Pedigree, and Austin countered with an armbreaker
that may have hyperextended Triple H's elbow.
[Jerry] I can assure you, this is not what Triple H had in mind
for the way this match had started out.
Look out.
[Ross] Now Austin hammering The Game's face into those ring steps.
[Jerry] Oh, the arm!
[Ross] And then that left arm,
again making exposed and exploited by Stone Cold.
[Jerry] And don't forget, these stipulations
are the stipulations that were chosen, they were picked by The Game himself.
[Ross] The Game made the rules.
It was The Game's structure of this match.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] He got what he wanted,
and now maybe he's getting what he deserves.
[Jerry] Yeah, but I'm just thinking if this is--
if this first fall is the technical wrestling match,
I can't wait to see what the street fight is gonna look like.
Oh!
[Ross] Triple H meeting Austin, coming in, The Game.
-[Jerry] Here we go. Pedigree. -[Ross] Goes for the Pedigree.
But his-- oh, that left arm really, uh, really bothering The Game,
he couldn't get-- he couldn't hook up the Pedigree,
and Austin like a shark smelling blood-- or is tasting blood
right back to work on that left arm.
[Jerry] I think Triple H hurt that bicep when it was ran into the ring post.
[Ross] Austin hammering away at the bicep and the triceps,
now putting the torque on that elbow.
[Jerry] Triple H.
[Ross] Austin with that-- that armbar takedown
and Stone Cold who countered a Pedigree in the early going of this first fall
of a scheduled two-out-of-three fall match.
[Jerry] You gotta do something quick, Triple H.
He's still got plenty of spirit.
[Ross] Well, both of these guys will never quit
as long as they're breathing.
I gotta-- oh, a Lou Thesz press!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And The Rattlesnake's pouring with the right hands
right to the temple of The Game.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Comes down with his elbow.
[Jerry] Triple H.
[Ross] Lateral press, and Triple H just--
he got the right shoulder up because that left arm,
it almost rendered useless here in the early going.
[Jerry] Somehow Triple H is supposed to break The Rattlesnake's spirit
here in this first fall.
[Ross] But no.
[Jerry] No spirits broken yet are there, J.R.?
[Ross] That'll get done on his Judgment Day.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Spinebuster by The Rattlesnake, taking down Triple H.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
-[Ross] Austin now… -Get down.
-One… -[Ross] …on that second turnbuckle.
Two. Get off.
[Jerry] Look out. Oh, my gosh!
Did you see that, J.R.?
[Ross] The Cerebral Assassin had that one well scouted.
[Jerry] That big boot of Triple H was right under the chin of The Rattlesnake.
-[Earl] Two -[Jerry] Man.
[Ross] Austin down here from that maneuver.
[Jerry] That'll break his spirit. That's a spirit breaker.
Watch this. Bang.
[Ross] Maybe a nose or jawbreaker,
but I don't think anything on earth can break Austin's spirit.
[Jerry] Well, that drove Austin's head right back by force.
-Oh, look out. -[Ross] Neckbreaker.
[Jerry] Big swinging neckbreaker.
[Ross] Austin has undergone spinal surgery, was well documented.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Triple H should know that more than anybody because he was the perpetrator.
[Jerry] Boy, there's nothing like it J.R.
These people have been waiting for this match for a long time.
-[Ross] Neck vise. -[Jerry] Oh. Oh.
[Ross] Into the neckbreaker again.
Triple H focusing on the neck of Austin.
Triple H still having to use that left arm on that maneuver
getting serious degree
and now the knees to the back of the neck of Stone Cold.
[Jerry] Boy, this will break your spirit, if not your neck.
You're right.
The Game knows about those injuries to the-- to The Rattlesnake's neck
and he's gonna capitalize on it.
[Ross] I was in the hospital the day after Austin's surgery.
I know what he went through.
I know how tender and how delicate that whole surgery was to his neck,
and Triple H is trying to exploit that now.
Now he's going downstairs.
[Jerry] Well, let's face it, J.R., you just-- you don't like Triple H.
You nailed him.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] With a… [speaks indistinctly]
[Jerry] You don't have to be too bias with your commentary here.
-[Ross] I'll do my job. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Triple H, smart move this time, going from upstairs to downstairs,
then turned out to debilitate the knee of Austin.
I've never taken anything away from Triple H's abilities.
He's just a no-good…
[Jerry] Now wait, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, that's brutal.
Look at this.
[Ross] Austin wrapped his damned leg right there in the ring post,
and referee Earl Hebner, our senior official,
showing a great deal of leniency here.
[Jerry] Triple H has already shown what he's capable of doing to you, J.R.
He might beat The Rattlesnake two straight falls
and then drag you in that steel cage
for the third and so just-- if you weren't soft and sweet,
so you don't have to eat him.
[Ross] Right.
[man] Beat his head in, Triple H!
[Ross] Look out.
And Austin putting that elbow, even though it's covered
it still gets the impact.
Right into the sternum of The Rattlesnake.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
No! Dammit, out!
[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] And now Austin kicked Triple H's face.
[Jerry] And shoulder right into that--
that hurt shoulder right into the ring post.
[Ross] Right into the ring post indeed.
Austin has bought himself some time to regroup here somewhat.
And here comes The Game back in.
-Austin limping back there -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] With that left leg, and Triple H with a chop block,
takes the knee again of Austin.
[Jerry] Boy, The Game doesn't miss a beat, does he?
There's just-- if you got anything at all hurt on you, he's gonna go after it!
Whoa! Did you see that?
[Ross] Austin, uh, knows he's in there with one of the most--
if not, the most intelligent competitor to ever compete in the WWE.
Austin fighting his way back up and now, returning the right hands.
Austin dancing a little groggy here,
those rights, but Triple H goes right back to the knee.
[Jerry] It's gotta be frustrating for The Game.
Oh, boy, that might do it!
[Ross] And now driving that knee, that kneecap,
the patella tendon being challenged right into the canvas,
and now Triple H looking-- has completed the leglock.
[Jerry] There's a wrestling maneuver for you.
This will break your spirit.
[Ross] This, a figure-four,
a submission move, time-tested.
[Jerry] Even those braces aren't gonna save you now, Austin.
What are you gonna do?
[Ross] Stone Cold may be well serve to give it up here.
And move to the second fall.
[Jerry] Yeah.
So he'd be able to walk in to the second fall.
You can be crippled here, Rattlesnake.
[Ross] Austin fighting through this excruciating pain.
[Jerry] And look at this.
[Ross] Triple H getting the unfair advantage.
Triple H trying to get a shortcut here
using the ropes for additional leverage.
[Jerry] You got to admit, J.R., even you got to admit,
Stone Cold has to attempt right here.
Would he be able to submit? And he'll break the spirit.
[Ross] And once again, holding those ropes.
[Jerry] Have you ever seen Austin submit? Do you ever remember that?
[Ross] No, never. I've never seen him.
[Jerry] Well, would you admit that if he does submit,
that would be a spirit breaker?
[Ross] I think it should be a big impact. Yes.
And Austin trying to pull out The Game of holding those ropes,
but Austin still in great pain from the figure-four.
Austin's trying to counter it.
If Austin rolls to his stomach, the hold is countered.
And a count almost, an Indian deathlock then on The Game.
[Jerry] Oh, he got him.
This could be the spirit breaker on The Game.
[Ross] Austin arching his back, putting the pressure on the legs of The Game,
who quickly goes back to the ropes and now the referee will break the hold,
but the damage has been done to both these men.
[Jerry] And now Triple H wanted the referee to see
that he had his hands on the ropes.
[Ross] More damage to Austin than to The Game
because The Game was so smart
that when the pressure got on him, he went straight for the ropes.
The knee, a kick to the knee,
and Triple H using his body weight.
And the driving force of that elbow,
right into the left knee of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Jerry] Man.
[Ross] Triple H breaking Austin down here, taking his legs.
[Jerry] By getting Triple H "The Game",
he knows he's got Austin right where he wants him.
-[Ross] Triple H may have hurt his-- -[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Ross] Triple H may have hurt his own elbow there.
[Jerry] Hey, Triple H--
[Ross] That left elbow and Austin's body-- like a wild man,
driving his leg and that knee brace right in this-- to Triple H's face.
[Jerry] How about that metal brace, ref? Used as a weapon.
Ooh!
[Ross] And Austin fights back, but what he does next--
and that's another right hand.
[Jerry] He's probably street fighting, put that coffin to the second fall.
[crowd] Three, four, five, six--
[Ross] Triple H's pounded nose,
being buried in to the top turnbuckle by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
Look out.
[Ross] Austin-- oh, missed that right-hand.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Catches Triple H again in the Lou Thesz press
and Austin again, going back to the right hand.
[Jerry] Oh, yeah.
[Ross] Grabbing the elbow, exposed elbow to the heart.
Lateral press and a kick-out.
[Jerry] Oh, oh, watch it.
[Ross] Austin, going down-- oh, no, a good counter by The Game.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[Ross] Watch this.
Nailing The Game with that clothesline right in the face.
[Jerry] It almost took The Game's head off.
[Ross] Austin poised, perhaps to deliver the Stone Cold Stunner.
[Jerry] These guys are trying to tear each other apart,
but still take time to talk smack and talk trash to each other.
They really hate each other, J.R.
[Ross] These two have been talking to each other this whole match
and I don't think we're gonna hear what they say.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh! -[Ross] Austin going for the Stunner.
-[Jerry] No. -[Ross] And Triple H counters,
taking Austin to turnbuckle.
And there's a neckbreaker.
That's gotta be it there.
[Jerry] Take a look at this.
This is where Triple-- oh, wait a minute. We got a cover here.
[Ross] To a nearfall.
A nearfall by Austin.
[Jerry] Well, okay.
Triple H thought he had The Rattlesnake and then The Rattlesnake
came back with that huge, huge clothesline.
[Ross] Triple H now being picked up by Austin.
[Jerry] Now the Stunner-- not again, no.
[Ross] Again looking for the Stunner and Triple H rolling off Austin, nearfall,
and Austin counters,
and Triple H able to kick-out of the cradle.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. What is gonna happen here?
I'm telling you, no matter who loses this first fall,
that's gonna be a huge spirit breaker.
-[Ross] Right hand by Austin. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Triple H gets-- oh, downstairs and referee
[Jerry] Ref, have you not even seen that or what?
[Ross] Referee questioning The Game.
He's not gonna admit guilt.
[Ross] Austin downstairs.
The Stunner.
Austin got the Stunner on The Game.
Austin got the leg hooked.
-[Jerry] Wait a minute. -[Ross] And Stone Cold…
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] …has pinned The Game
in the first fall in this wrestling match.
[Jerry] What?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Triple H had a go at this thing favored in straight wrestling,
but it's Stone Cold that has turned the table here.
[Jerry] I got to admit it, The Rattlesnake beat him one on one, he beat The Game.
That's a spirit breaker,
but now let's get it on street fight, street fight.
Are we ready?
[Ross] I don't know how long the rest period is gonna be between falls if any.
Austin has the first fall.
[Howard] The winner of the first fall, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. Street fight.
[Ross] As far as Austin is concerned, there's so much unfinished business.
[Jerry] Oh, look at that look on the face of Austin.
This guy is sick.
He know he wants to destroy The Game now. Oh, look out.
[Ross] And why wouldn't he?
The Game wanted to put Austin out of his livelihood.
-So why not destroy him? -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] And Austin now on a street fight face.
The intensity level here will go up.
[Jerry] You got that right. There's no telling what they're gonna do.
[Ross] Oh, my God. A suplex right on that steel ramp way.
[Jerry] It's a street fight.
They can do anything.
[Ross] There's no protective mats, no covering, no nothing,
that's solid steel that Triple H's spine just got introduced to.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Ross] What's Austin gonna do now?
Oh, not another one.
-A second suplex. -[Jerry] Another one.
[Ross] Right on the steel.
The human body cannot withstand
this sort of punishment, King, it just can't.
[Jerry] Well, Austin is just trying to show everybody how sadistic he can be.
And that's pretty damn sadistic.
Watch Triple H's body just literally bounced off the steel.
Oh, my God.
[Ross] Like he's been in a car accident.
[Jerry] Except this ain't no accident, this is on purpose,
courtesy of The Rattlesnake, to beat the life of Triple H.
[Ross] Triple H falling to his knees.
Austin grabbing The Game by the hair, we're in a street fight mode here
in the second fall.
[Jerry] Hey, watch it.
[Ross] And look out. Look out.
Oh, Triple H face first on our table.
[Jerry] Hey, what are you doing there?
[Ross] Thrown a hole now.
[Jerry] It's a street fight, I guess he's doing anything he wants to.
[Ross] Austin now take it to another level here.
[Jerry] Our monitor.
Hey!
-[Ross] The Game -[Jerry] Hey. Watch your knees.
[Ross] Oh, The Game hit right between the eyes with a television monitor.
[Jerry] That did it.
[Ross] Austin tossing The Game and broke the monitor,
by God, is broken over the face of The Game.
[Jerry] Hey, J.R. That is a street fight.
[Ross] Austin throwing those steel chairs in the ring.
[Jerry] And then he goes here.
[Ross] Two chairs in the ring.
[Jerry] Hey.
Speak of the devil, look, Triple H is hightailing it.
I don't blame him. He's trying to leave.
[Ross] Oh, the third chair.
Triple H now trying to make an exit out of here.
[Jerry] Austin just now realizing.
He won't let him get far.
Oh!
[Ross] Triple H trying to go to the-- to the nearest exit.
[Jerry] He's trying to get out of the street, it's a street fight.
[Ross] And Austin hammering The Game amongst them here
in a sold-out crowd in Vegas.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] My God. This--
[Jerry] Look at Austin.
[Ross] The intensity has gone up a notch here on the second fall.
Triple H, he's got to-- he's got to win here, King, or it's over.
[Jerry] And I tell you Triple H needs to get out, that's the last place
Triple H wants to be, is out there with Austin and all his people.
-Austin's people. -[Ross] Look out.
[Jerry] No.
[Ross] Triple H catapulted from the outside back in.
Another-- another kind landing.
There's chairs in the ring.
[Jerry] Oh, my God. Look at--
[Ross] Chairs in the ring in the street fight.
[Jerry] Anything goes here.
[Ross] Austin rolling in the ring, but Triple H has got a chair.
Oh, aiming for Austin's head, but it was not to be.
[Jerry] Look at this. The Rattlesnake-- and then he go.
[Ross] Right across the spine of The Game.
[Jerry] You're seeing the true Steve Austin now.
-Oh! -[Ross] Oh, another shot.
[Jerry] How many more of those can he take?
Oh, my gosh.
He's hammering him like a Rattlesnake.
[Ross] Austin hitting Triple H all over the body.
[Jerry] Oh, stop this referee.
[Ross] Into the knees, into the back,
and to both knees, and to the elbow.
[Jerry] You're killing him. Stop it.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Austin wearing The Game's arms out with a steel chair.
-And now, look out. -[Jerry] Now, look at this.
Not his heart.
[Ross] Pointing the chair, right into the sternum
and then it went through the air right out of Triple H.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Yes, J.R., that is why The Rattlesnake
[Ross] Austin goes for the cover.
It would be-- oh, The Game, hand it the son of a gun, he kicked out.
[Jerry] What's the matter with The Game?
I'm gonna have to try to pull for Austin here.
The Game has really let me down.
Oh, wait a minute.
[Ross] Austin now got the ring bell and that's a weapon in itself.
[Jerry] You don't care, do you J.R.?
[Ross] I don't wanna see somebody's livelihood end.
I got a heart.
I don't like this son of a bitch, but I got a heart.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. His heart-- his heart's flat though, J.R.,
just like your hat.
[Ross] Oh, watch here. Uh-oh. Triple H trying to get away from Austin.
[Jerry] No, don't dump him on his head.
[Ross] Dumping on his head on the concrete.
Another right hand by Stone Cold.
[Jerry] I think Triple H has gone better going back out there in the--
and all Austin keep but don't do it.
[Ross] Triple H is taking a hellacious beating here.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Not again. And now back here. -[Jerry] Why is he down here?
-[Ross] This is a street fight. -[Jerry] No.
[Ross] No one can be disqualified.
This fall cannot be stopped.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Look at the Spanish table.
-Not the-- what is that? -[Ross] Oh, my God.
That two-by-four is wrapped in barbed wire.
[Jerry] Where did he get that? Where did he get that?
[Ross] That two-by-four is wrapped in barbed wire.
[Jerry] This is Mick Foley deja vu, you can't do that.
[Ross] Oh.
Triple H avoided disaster there with a kick to the midsection.
[Jerry] How did that thing-- were either hit--
what he gonna do with that?
-Oh, my God. -[Ross] Look out.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] The barbed wire
right in Austin's face.
Stone Cold got hit right in the face with that two-by-four wrapped in barbed wire.
[Jerry] Where did that thing come from, ref?
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Austin just got hit right in the face.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. He's bleeding, J.R. -[Ross] Stone Cold, busted open here.
[Jerry] He's bleeding. He got busted open.
It's that barbed wire, it lacerated him.
[Ross] Austin's head looks like a pin cushion.
-He's busted wide open. -[Jerry] He hit him with the barbed wire.
-[Ross] The two-by-four -[Jerry] Help me, ref.
[Ross] and the barbed wire.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
-[Ross] Austin now-- -[Jerry] Oh, look out.
Yeah.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] He gotta have some help here.
Referee-- he's getting butchered here.
What are you doing?
-[crowd cheering] -[man] Come on, baby.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. Triple H? You've done enough now.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I know it's a street fight, but wait a minute.
Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Not on our table.
[referee] Come on. Hurry up. Get in the ring. Damn it.
[Jerry] Get them in the ring, ref.
Now, come on. Come on, guys.
[Jerry] I can't help him.
Come on, guys.
[Jerry] This is bad, J.R.--
J.R.'s headset have been ripped completely off.
[Jerry] Ref, you're gonna have to try to get them back in the ring.
No.
Triple H, wait, not this.
I can see it and The Game now.
He wants a Pedigree. Not here.
[Jerry] No.
Not the Pedigree. Get him in the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] He's gonna do it right here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, he's gonna get-- look out.
No.
-Oh, my God. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Triple H has been backdropped from our table to the Spanish table.
Look how bloody, battered "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] For the love of God there'd been a carnage here.
[man 1] My God, Triple H.
[man 2] Man.
[Ross] Austin bleeding like a hog at the hands of The Game
but The Game's back maybe broken here.
-[Jerry] What now? -[crowd chattering]
[Ross] For the love of God.
These-- what these men are doing to their bodies
and this is only the second fall.
[Jerry] Take a look at this.
I thought it was gonna be a Pedigree
but somehow "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
backdropped The Game
all the way over right on the announce table,
smashed him right through there.
-[Ross] Triple H is moving. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] But by God, barely moving.
[Jerry] Speaking of moving, you better move, J.R.
He's got a beer.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Stone Cold grabbing a beer here.
What's he gonna do with that?
Oh, he's gonna get blasted.
Triple H, eat that can.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] That beer can right in the head.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] Austin now moves into The Game
and have his right hand and more right hands.
[crowd cheering]
Get the fuck outta here.
[Jerry] I've never seen hatred spew like this out of him, J.R.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] This is--
[Jerry] There's blood everywhere. There's blood all over us.
[Ross] This is beyond anything I've ever witnessed.
Austin is a mass of blood here.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] My God, look at this hellacious move here.
A fully destructing move.
It was gonna be the Pedigree but it turned into a backbreaker.
[Jerry] Oh, look at that.
[Ross] Austin just gotten nailed with a ring bell.
-Austin brought the bell in. -[Jerry] Outside ring bell. Yes.
[Ross] But he just got nailed right to the head with it.
Austin is a bloody mess and The Game may have scored right there
enough to get the three.
[crowd] One, two--
[Ross] Oh, it's a kick-out.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Rattlesnake does not stand down.
[Jerry] Unreal.
Look at The Rattlesnake.
He's battered, he's bloody.
How is he going on, J.R.?
[Ross] My God, guts and heart that's all I can say.
The soul of The Rattlesnake
is insurmountable.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, and a neckbreaker on that chair.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] That may do it. He gotta cover him.
Cover him.
[Ross] Austin holding his head and there's a cover by The Game.
It should be-- and Austin kicked-out.
-[Jerry] How does he do it? -[Ross] The Rattlesnake kicked-out.
[Jerry] Boy, but you got to look at this.
The resilience that The Game, after all he's been through,
striking back into the right after The Rattlesnake steps in.
[Ross] Austin down, The Game down.
And there Austin-- Triple H going for another cover.
And the leg hook-- and Austin refuses
to stay on his shoulders for the three-- another near fall.
[Jerry] I've never seen anything like this, J.R.
I thought it was over for The Game.
I thought The Game was over when he got backdropped
right through this announce table over here.
How did he get up from that?
How did he continue on?
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Uh-oh, what's The Rattlesnake doing now?
[Ross] Austin now grabbing Triple H by the hair.
They're back up. Austin bleeding profusely.
[Jerry] Oh, sleeper-- oh, look out.
[Ross] And German suplex.
[Jerry] On the chair.
[Ross] Austin's head in that right in the back of that steel chair.
The Game went to the cover,
-and Austin kicked-out. -[Jerry] No.
[Ross] My God, I can't believe it and neither can The Game.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] The look of frustration on the face of The Game.
It's like, "What have I gotta do to beat this man?"
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] J.R., I know you are-- I'm exhausted.
I can't believe what we're witnessing here.
[Ross] Oh, look out, Pedigree time.
[Jerry] How do these guys survive in this?
[Ross] It could be the Pedigree on that steel chair.
[Jerry] One of them may not survive.
[Ross] And Austin elevates The Game from the end of the ring
all the way to the floor.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And look at the wrecked body of Triple H
with Austin right back out after The Game.
[Jerry] Take a look at this back drop right off the screen folks.
[Ross] And this time The Game introduced to the-- to the steel post.
Austin still bleeding.
He's losing right by the-- by the heartbeat.
-[Jerry] Now-- -[Ross] Austin with a steel chair.
That just tattooed The Game right between his eagle eyes
with that steel chair.
[Jerry] That's it.
-Now what? -[Ross] Good God Almighty,
these men are tearing each other's body and maybe their careers apart.
And now The Game is bleeding.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] And we're in the damn second fall.
[Jerry] What would The Rattlesnake gonna do with those steel steps?
-[Stone Cold grunts] -[Jerry] Please, no.
[Ross] Whacked him over the head.
Austin with those steel steps right into Triple H's head.
[Jerry] J.R., these guys are literally gonna destroy each other.
Somebody should try to put a stop to this, I think.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] This-- our table covered with blood.
The concrete floor covered with the blood of these two men now.
[Jerry] And I'd see-- I'd like to see all the women fall
for those [speaking indistinctly]
[Ross] That steel on skull.
And then, this.
Triple H tried to get his hand out, but to no avail.
-[Jerry] Now, watch-- -[Ross] And now Austin,
getting re-introduced to those steps as well.
[grunting]
[Ross] Austin again, being hammered to those steps.
[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Ross] That's-- my God.
[Jerry] This is like a war zone out here.
Everything can be a weapon. Imagine he'd grab you.
-[Ross] Get the hell away from me. -Oh, my God.
-Where did you get-- -[Ross] He's got a sledgehammer.
-You can't do that. -What's that doing under there, J.R.?
-[Ross] No. -What's that doing under there?
I don't know what they put over there.
-You put that under there. -No, you dumbass.
How do-- I don't know who put it over there?
-You put that under there for Austin. -No.
Triple H has got that sledgehammer.
[Jerry] I can't believe you'd put that under your chair, J.R.
[Ross] For the love of-- the love of God, man,
don't use a sledgehammer on another human being.
[Jerry] You know he's gonna go at it,
-you know he's gonna-- -[Ross] Don't do it. Don't--
-[Jerry] You know he's gonna-- -[Ross] Austin with a gut shot.
Our skull would've been cracked open with a sledgehammer.
Getting tossed right back inside.
-And now Austin's got the sledgehammer. -[Jerry] Oh, yeah. Now, is that okay?
-[Ross] I didn't say it was okay? -[Jerry speaks indistinctly]
That who you brought it for?
[Ross] I didn't bring the sledgehammer out here.
[Jerry] Can't believe your sledgehammer was right under your desk.
[Ross] Well, that's your desk too there, tiger.
Oh, Austin's stomping on the heart of The Game,
and The Game, a bloody mess on the floor.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] There may not be enough left for a third fall if we get that fall.
How much more can these two-- these two bodies take.
[Jerry] Look at that sledgehammer you brought up here.
[Ross] Oh, Triple H has got that sledgehammer now.
[Jerry] Why'd you bring it there?
To get even with that Pedigree you got?
[Ross] Austin, the right hands, looking for the start, not to be--
the sledgehammer right on Austin's face.
The sledgehammer right in Stone Cold's face by The Game.
[Jerry] That's it. That's got to be it.
[Ross] Austin's-- he's got to be out.
Triple H now going for the Pedigree.
He got him. Triple H with a Pedigree.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Sledgehammer and a Pedigree.
[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Ross] And that's a second fall. -[bell rings]
[Ross] And now we're going to the third fall.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Unbelievable.
[Howard] The winner of the second fall,
evening this up at one fall apiece,
-Triple H. -[Jerry] Take a look at this.
Sledgehammer right to the head of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
and then a Pedigree.
[Ross] The Pedigree brought the victory in the second fall
to the game and here we go now.
Hang on to your seats.
-I just don't wanna see any more of this. -[Jerry] I don't either.
This is brutal.
This is gruesome.
What are these guys gonna do?
We've seen what they're capable of,
we've seen what they've done to each other already,
now inside a steel cage?
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] The cage is lowering.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
I can't believe this.
I can't believe that Triple H is even up to his feet.
[Ross] There's no way Austin should even be able to compete in this third fall
after being hit with that sledgehammer.
The Game beat Austin at Austin's own game, in a street fight.
Just as Austin beat The Game in the first fall
in a straight wrestling match, if you wanna call it that.
But now we've come to this.
[Jerry] What more can these two men do to each other?
[Ross] What a fitting final chapter in the Stone Cold-Triple H saga
than to settle it inside a steel cage here tonight,
literally named and aptly named, No Way Out.
[Jerry] Well, you said it was gonna be final tonight and I think you're right.
Hey, not only is Stone Cold and The Rattlesnake--
or not only Stone Cold and Triple H locked in there,
there's a-- there's a few weapons left inside that steel cage, too.
[Ross] Stone Cold, I don't think he can even defend himself here, King.
This one may not last long in this cage,
but Austin fighting back with everything he's got, but how much is left?
And Austin's head, again, rammed right into the steel support beams
that's holding this cage.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] This crowd almost in utter disbelief
that they can't believe what they're seeing.
[Jerry] I can't believe-- I've never seen anything like it.
[Ross] And now The Game punishing "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
-This is going-- -[Jerry] Listen to those shots
to Austin's head.
[Ross] This is not about business.
This not about titles.
This is a personal, deeply personal issue
that has taken us to this level.
It has escalated to this degree.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Man.
[Ross] Austin barely able to stand.
The rope's holding Austin up.
And now Austin's head again, violently,
viciously rammed into the steel cage by The Game.
[Jerry] Look at our desk here.
Monitor is gone, and the Spanish announcer table is gone.
Steve Austin's blood is all over it.
And now he's still getting his head bashed into that steel cage.
-Oh, no, look at this. -[Ross] Oh, my God. That--
[Jerry] I told you, those things should have been gotten out of the ring
before that cage was lowered.
[Ross] That two-by-four wrapped with barbed wire.
[Jerry] Did you bring that, too?
[Ross] I didn't bring the sledgehammer.
[Jerry] That was under the table.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] What an ignorant thing to say. -[Jerry] Look out.
-Oh, no. -[Ross] And now look at this, my God.
That's a human being.
The barbed wire on his face, for God's sakes.
[Jerry] He'll never look the same again, that Rattlesnake.
[Ross] This is-- this is sadistic,
while The Game in Austin's face with that barbed wire.
-Enough is enough. -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
He's dragging him around the ring,
the barbed wire ripping into the flesh of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Look at the blood. It's-- the flesh is torn.
[Ross] This is hideous.
That's as barbaric as Triple H is going to--
and Austin with a chair shot.
Austin bought himself some time but there just may be no time left
for Stone Cold in this match.
[Jerry] We had to know it was gonna come to this, J.R.
We knew these guys were gonna literally not stop
until one or the other was destroyed,
but we may wind up seeing them both destroyed.
[Ross] Somehow, someway The Rattlesnake is standing.
[Jerry] What would the WWE be like without The Rattlesnake or with no Game?
-Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And now the-- Austin putting up the barbed wire
on the face of The Game.
[Jerry] Now, he's rubbing it back and forth on his face.
[Ross] Austin talking trash to The Game while he's doing it.
[Jerry] Can anyone get in there and stop that?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Another knockdown.
How much longer can this go
with the punishment these men are inflicting on each other?
There's a cover there.
There's a cover and--
oh, I hoped it would've been over there.
The point where-- just get the third fall over with.
[Jerry] I don't wanna see these guys completely destroy each other,
but I'm afraid that's what we're gonna see.
[Ross] I mean-- and now Austin, again, with that barbed wire,
just punishing The Game and this crowd cannot believe…
[Jerry] Oh, look at-- get this--
[Ross] …standing here and they're stunned
as of what we've all witnessed here tonight.
[Jerry] Poor Triple H trying desperately to push that barbed wire
out of his-- out of his flesh,
but what-- how do you do it?
Do you put your hand-- do you sacrifice your hand in that barbed wire?
It's already cutting your face off.
[Ross] I knew it was gonna be ugly, I knew it was gonna be intense,
but I never in my wildest dreams ever believe it would come to this,
it would escalate to this here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I don't think anybody could've expected this.
[Ross] Oh, the DDT.
-[Jerry] In the chair. -[Ross] Right into the chair.
The Game should have it here.
This one should be over now.
Austin's head driven right into the steel chair
and The Rattlesnake ain't moving.
Triple H has-- what does he have left?
What would any human being have left?
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Well, you just got to remember, J.R.,
Triple H is The Game.
-[crowd chanting] -[Ross] I know what he is.
-[Jerry] He can always reach back… -[Ross] And there's the cover.
[Jerry] …and give something extra. He got it.
[Ross] You told us so. Austin kicked out again.
The Game scored with a DDT.
And Austin trying-- Austin pulling himself up, or trying to.
Right down to a knee, now he's up.
The Game using the ropes to pull himself up.
How much more could be left in these two men's bodies?
[Jerry] Well, these guys have certainly been through hell tonight.
I know they're tired,
but they're not tired of beating on each other yet.
[Ross] Austin fighting back with a right hand
and more right hands,
snapping back The Game's head with those thunderous rights.
[Jerry] And look at the fury and listen to him cuss.
He's literally cussing Triple H with every blow.
-Oh! -[Ross] Triple H is down.
Austin, leg hook and that's--
no, it's not over.
The Game kicked out there.
[Jerry] Good gosh.
Oh, wait a minute.
[Ross] The Game or Triple H is trying to get out of here.
[Jerry] Oh, that's a good move.
[Ross] Good move, he can't win by escaping.
[Jerry] He can't?
[Ross] Triple H and Austin in a dangerous, precarious position here.
[Jerry] I would say either one of these guys that can escape
the other one right now, I would consider him a winner.
-[crowd cheering] -[Stone Cold] Let's go!
[Ross] Triple H's head snapping and cracking into that ring post.
[Jerry] Oh, man!
[Ross] And Austin takes the same.
[Jerry] Oh! Right down that rope.
-[Ross] Austin sliding off the top rope. -[Jerry] That did it.
[Ross] And that will put Austin out of commission
maybe for longer than he wants.
This may give Triple H the opportunity here
to pin The Rattlesnake and in this carnage,
in this blood feud between The Game and Austin.
[Jerry] Well, Triple H had busted everything else
and Austin might as well busted that part too.
-[Triple H] No. Shit! -[Ross] Uh-oh.
-[Ross] Wait a minute, The Game. -[Jerry] Look out!
[Ross] Off the top turnbuckle.
Austin going for the cover, he's got three,
and Triple H kicked out.
Triple H kicked out of that.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. Oh. -[Ross] Austin slowly climbing on top.
Hitting The Game with everything Austin has left
with those right hands.
Austin hit The Game so many times,
but this-- his right hand may be broke.
[Jerry] Sickening thuds,
every time that The Rattlesnake's fist drives into Triple H's face.
Oh, look out.
Uh-oh.
Stun-- no. Oh.
-[Ross] And The Game -[Jerry] Pedigree!
-[Ross] on the Pedigree, here it is. -[Jerry] He got it!
[Ross] The Pedigree and my God, it's gonna be over.
[Jerry] These people are in shock. They can't believe it.
-[Ross] Austin-- -[Jerry] The Game has done it.
[Ross] The Game has done it here.
-[Jerry] No! -[Ross] Oh, no, it's not done yet.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Austin kicked out.
Austin kicked out of Triple H's Pedigree.
How in God's name did Austin do that?
And The Game can't believe it.
[Jerry] I don't believe it either.
[Ross] Triple H cannot believe
that the Stunner didn't put Austin down for three, but it did not.
[Jerry] These two gladiators are-- they're bloodied,
but neither one of them are beaten yet.
[Ross] Austin now gaining possession
of that two-by-four wrapped in barbed wire.
[Jerry] Oh, watch it, Game.
Rattlesnake with a-- with a board covered in barbed wire.
It's a very, very dangerous thing.
Get yourself a chair.
[Ross] Triple H with a steel chair.
[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] And The Game just hit Austin with a steel chair right in the skull.
Right into the skull and yes, another sickening thud.
[Jerry] The Game's proud of himself.
He thinks he's got a winning hand now.
He's got it.
All he's got to do is finish him off with the Pedigree.
He wants that to be the signature move in this match.
[Ross] Whoa! Austin countered the Pedigree.
[Jerry] What the hell?
[Ross] Austin countered and The Game right into the cage.
The Game's head hit that support beam
running down the middle of the cage there.
[Jerry] The Game's wobbly. He can barely stand.
Oh, no! Oh!
[Ross] Austin with all the Stunner he could muster on Triple H,
but Austin's down as well, King.
[Jerry] Oh, no. Now what?
[Ross] My God, this is a marathon, a brutality.
-[Jerry] Does he have enough? -[Ross] There's a hook.
Will that be?
-No, it's not! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Triple H able to kick out.
Triple H kicking out of a Stone Cold Stunner.
I have never, in over 20 years, seen anything like this.
[Jerry] I think The Rattlesnake has bled so much, he's bled out.
[Ross] Oh, wait a minute.
[Jerry] Not that barbed wire stick.
We might need to get that thing out-- oh, now it's a sledgehammer.
[Ross] Triple H has got the sledgehammer.
Austin with a two-by-four.
-[Jerry] Oh, no! -[Ross] Oh, Lord,
they both hit each other and The Game falling back on Austin.
-Austin, wait a minute. -[Jerry] What?
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Triple H has done it.
-["The Game" playing] -[Ross] Triple H has defeated Stone Cold.
[Howard] Here is your winner, Triple H.
[Ross] Both men nailed each other with those weapons,
but as fate would have them, on this night,
The Game landed on top of Austin
and got the three-count.
[Jerry] He got the three, but do we truly have a winner?
Look at these guys.
[Ross] Both these men lying motionless.
Both men have lost a tremendous amount of blood.
Their bodies have been whacked, ravaged, and beaten.
My God, I cannot believe this.
Here's a-- here's how it went down.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] Both men nailed the other,
but Triple H just happened to fall right back on Austin.
[Jerry] Man, oh, man.
[Ross] I don't know that these two will ever be the same again.
[Jerry] You got that right.
I can't believe they survived this.
[Ross] This is the most hellacious carnage between two
[Jerry] Do you think Triple H even realizes he's won?
[Ross] I'm not sure.
[Jerry] Do you think The Rattlesnake knows he's lost?
[Ross] These two men, it was everything they had here.
They beat the hell out of each other.
[Jerry] How did Triple H do it after losing the first fall?
How did he come back and--
well, I'd still say it's hard to say anybody won this.
[Ross] Triple H winning the second and third fall.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] He doesn't look like a winner,
but that is the man that has defeated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
here tonight at No Way Out.
They hit each other at the very same time,
that Austin and Triple H, with their respective weapons.
They knocked each other unconscious,
but on this night, as fate would have it,
it would be The Game landing on top of Austin,
able to secure the deciding three-count.
King, it may be weeks until these men are right again.
It may be months or it may be never.
[Jerry] And I know one thing.
You'll never hear the end of this from The Game.
He'll crow, and rightfully so, about this for the rest of his life.
[Ross] Well, he--
you got to give the devil his due, I guess.
Like him or not,
he went through hell with Stone Cold
and won the third and deciding fall inside the cage,
as Austin trying to fight his way back up.
[Jerry] Give the devil his due.
You think Triple H is the devil, don't you?
-Stone Cold, look out! -[Ross] Stunner!
Austin got the Stunner
["Hell Frozen Over" playing]
[Ross] But the match is over.
-[Jerry] Wow! -[Ross] Austin pulling himself
out of the ring after delivering a thunderous Stunner,
but Triple H…
[Jerry] Won the battle.
[Ross] This is war.
This was--
I don't know how much more either man could have given us tonight.
They gave us everything they had down into the bone marrow.
Both their faces are busted.
Austin busted wide open.
The Game, bleeding.
Austin is trying to fight-- walk his way out of here.
[Jerry] How can he do that?
How can he even stand up, much less walk right now?
[Ross] Austin realizing he lost this battle tonight
and a hellacious battle it was.
[Jerry] I don't know about you, J.R., but I'm exhausted.
These guys, they gave it everything they had.
Look at this place. The carnage, the wreckage.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Austin disappointed.
He's heartbroken here that he did not win in No Way Out.
[Jerry] Well, I know one thing, you can look in the eyes
and you can know that one thing was not accomplished by Triple H.
Triple H did not break the spirit of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, did he?
[Ross] Absolutely not and no one ever will.
[Jerry] Oh, look out. I think he may be coming back down here.
[Ross] Austin thinking about it here.
[Jerry] That's enough. Oh.
[Ross] Austin with a salute in essence,
but I don't know if it was towards the fans
or how much respect was earned here tonight
between these two, and did he?
The guttering-- I mean, look at the damn carnage.
I have seen a lot of slobberknockers in my time,
-but nothing quite like that. -We got blood all over the place out here.
This is unbelievable.
Our table has been-- it's-- blood our Spanish--
The Spanish announce table, they're gone. It's history over here.
Triple H now being helped out of here.
This is the darnedest thing I think I've ever witnessed here at ringside.
Look at the-- it looks like a disaster area here.
-Well, it was. It was a war zone. -I mean, with all the table--
look at the blood and the carnage.
I don't know. You know what, J.R., I don't know if I could even get up
and walk after this, but you're gonna have to excuse me
because as much as we've seen, it ain't over yet.
We still got The Rock, we still got Kurt Angle with the WWE title.
And, uh, I got a little business to take care of myself right now.
-All right, King. -We got to see Kat naked.
All right. I know that's your goal.
Well folks, this whole situation involving the King
started last Thursday on SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And it was The Kat and Ivory
in a WWE Women's title match.
And the Right to Censor got involved.
Steven Richards coming out as a usher, a vendor, or whatever he was alleged to be
and it was a huge assault on the King.
But the King gets a chance tonight to right the wrong against Steven.
Tonight, I fight for us.
Tonight, I fight for all that is good.
Tonight, I fight for the Right to Censor.
And most importantly, tonight,
I fight the good fight alone and I will win.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] This is what they're fighting over, the right to nudity with The Kat.
She's dying to be naked here tonight at No Way Out.
-[Jerry] Here we go. -[rock music playing]
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[rock music playing]
[Ross] And we're looking at the Strip in Las Vegas.
The Thomas & Mack Center absolutely sold out here tonight
and I'll tell you, I don't know if I ever witnessed
or I'll ever get over what we have seen,
what two men have put their bodies through,
-Stone Cold and Triple H. -["If You Dare" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And I'm-- now here comes--
that's Tazz's music.
[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Tazz.
[Ross] I got a feeling Tazz may be headed to our area here at ringside
with the King about to compete in this matchup.
And here he comes from Red Hook section of New York City, Brooklyn to be exact.
-What do you say there, Tazz. -Hello, J.R.,
seizing the opportunity.
That's all I'm doing.
Big show, everything is blowing up.
-I love it. -Well, I'll tell you one thing.
The King, he's got some high stakes here.
-If the King wins, we'll see Kat naked. -["Censorship" playing]
[Tazz] Well, there's nothing wrong with seeing The Kat naked.
I'm rooting for it, J.R.,
just like I'm rooting for the King which right for me to do.
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest is schedule for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied
by the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion, Ivory,
from the Right to Censor, Steven Richards.
[Ross] So Steven Richards would take on the King.
If the King wins, The Kat gets naked here tonight.
And if Steven Richards wins
and The Kat will join, from my understanding, the RTC.
[Tazz] I just can't picture The Kat dressed like one of these RTC dudes.
That'll ruin everybody's image of The Kat.
[Ross] There's no doubt in my mind the King has got what it takes
to beat Steven Richards.
-Tazz, you know what King could do. -[Tazz] Ain't no doubt about it.
I know why Jerry Lawler is called "the King," J.R.
You know, and that was a while back, the King is tough as nails
and good Old Steven Richards is in for the fight of his life.
[Ross] Steven Richards, the white-socks-wearing nerd,
-leader of RTC. -["The Great Gates Of Kiev" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And my broadcast colleague, Jerry Lawler,
pulling double duty here tonight.
[Howard] To be accompanied by The Kat,
from Memphis, Tennessee, weighing 220 pounds,
Jerry "the King" Lawler.
[Ross] Well, folks, early tonight on Heat
the Las Vegas Outlaws cheerleaders made in appearance on MTV's Heat.
And boy, were they rudely interrupted by Right to Censor.
Of course, the Las Vegas have victored today in XFL,
-just that… -["Censorship" playing]
Listen to us.
[Ross] RTC is sending some verbiage
that was somewhat derogatory
for this crowd, this city, and the Las Vegas Outlaws cheerleaders.
[Tazz] J.R., I was sitting out here when that happened with Michael Cole,
and it was disgusting.
They ruined that beautiful dance routine by the cheerleaders of Las Vegas.
[Ross] I wonder what Kat's wearing underneath that jacket.
-[Tazz] I'd like to find out. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Or maybe she's not wearing anything.
[Tazz] I'm sure she's not. She likes to express her nudity.
[bell ringing]
[Tazz] There's nothing wrong with that, J.R.
[Ross] Nothing wrong with freedom of-- freedom of expression, I suppose.
[Tazz] No doubt. No doubt.
[Ross] Though I find myself rooting for the King here tonight.
Steven Richards is not gonna talk himself a victory.
He can't outtalk the King.
I don't think he could outfight the King either.
-And Lawler -[Referee] Come on.
One, two, three, four.
[Ross] taking down Steven Richards with that right hand.
And Richards, got a little bit of a case of a limber tail, Tazz,
-right on that mouth. -[Tazz] He's a coward
and he needs to wrestle The Right to Censor to watch his back
including, you know, crazy Ivory.
She's out of her mind.
I wanna see the King-- look at Steven,
spitting out of that mouth, look at Steven.
-Nuts. -[Ross] Steven Richards now
and the King with his cat wear-on, representing The Kat tonight.
[Tazz] He does like The Kat. Oh.
[Ross] And the King knocking down Richards with a clothesline.
[Tazz] He hit Steven with that bit of piledriver.
What a shot, J.R.
[Ross] King with a straight right hand to the face of Steven Richards,
who once again finds it a little too hot in the kitchen for himself
and rolling out of bounds.
[Tazz] See the look on Steven Richards' face?
When-- who says the King can take any Right to Censor member he wants, J.R.
The look on Steven's face when the King was like "You."
[Ross] Look at this. Steven Richards has ripped his shirt off.
I don't think that did anybody any favors.
But in any event, Steven Richards now
tried to pull the King out of the ring.
That was a reversed owning.
And Steven Richards is just not doing very well
against the veteran from Memphis, Tennessee,
Jerry "the King" Lawler.
[Tazz] He took his shirt off.
Why didn't Ivory take her shirt off?
[Ross] Oh, I think we gotta pass on that.
[Tazz] Yeah, maybe you're right.
[Ross] And The Kat approaching Ivory.
-And--uh-oh. -[Tazz] Nail her. Nail her.
[Ross] And The Kat just slapped the taste out of Ivory's mouth.
And the pole-- the King face first into the ring post.
[Tazz] He needs to capitalize on Jerry Lawler now,
but that was pretty cool watching The Kat slap the--
[Ross] There's a cover from the ring post and Steven got a near fall on the King.
Remember, if Lawler wins, Kat gets to express her nudity.
[Tazz] What is he doing now, J.R.?
[Ross] And if Lawler loses, Kat is gonna join the RTC.
[Tazz] Right to nudity is where it's at.
Right to do-- watch this.
[Ross] Almost off the edge, The Godfather.
Godfather's home training at one time.
And the King, straight right hands
right to the bridge of the nose of Steven Richards.
-Two. Three. -[crowd counting]
[Tazz] Keep going, King. Nail him, baby.
[Tazz] He's seen so many rights, he's begging for a left.
[Ross] I think that's an ample amount of right hands.
You should be able to beat somebody now with 12 rights.
[Tazz] I would say so.
[Ross] And then the bulldog.
That should be over.
[Tazz] Here we go. Here we go.
-Oh. -[Ross] Steven Richards kicking out.
[Tazz] Steven Richards, J.R., is tougher than I thought.
[Ross] I'm just gonna warn you at home, wherever you're watching,
there could be some nudity in this match.
[Tazz] Well, we damn well hope so, J.R.
[Ross] I feel obligated as a family man to let everybody know that this--
that that can happen.
I'm a family man too but I'd like to see some stuff.
[Ross] Richards with a suplex on Jerry Lawler.
Floats over for the lateral press
-and Lawler kicking out. -[crowd chanting]
[Ross] Now they're chanting, "We want puppies."
Now, Steven Richards bringing that steel chair in the ring.
And Ivory, very conveniently, distracting the referee, Tazz.
[Tazz] What's up with that?
Steven's got the steel chair.
Come on, King.
-Oh. -[Ross] Lawler with a low blow.
Steven Richards rather punitive with that steel chair.
And referee Teddy Long threw the chair out.
There's a DDT.
And I suggest we're just about ready to see some nudity.
[Tazz] I think it's coming.
[Ross] A second DDT.
And Ivory back on the apron.
[Tazz] Why don't they get-- why don't referee Teddy Long get her out here?
[Ross] The referee telling her to get down.
And Kat now on the ring.
What's-- well, he's about to put The Kat out of the ring too.
Wait a minute.
Ivory just threw the Women's title belt in the ring.
Steven Richards
that's Ivory's Women's title belt.
-And now Ivory in. -[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] And the King with a bodyslam on Ivory.
Hey. Damn it. Get out.
[Tazz] King's a little too crafty for the Right to Censor, J.R.
[Ross] King's outsmarted RTC.
And now King grabbing Ivory with--
Teddy Long's gotta get Ivory out of the ring.
That's his job.
And Steven Richards grabbing that Women's title belt of Ivory's.
King, look out.
And Lawler ducked.
And Steven gets nailed again.
Outsmarted one more time by Jerry Lawler.
Lawler with a knockdown with the right hand.
Come on, Ivory.
Come on, Ivory. You need to get out.
-Come on. Stay out of here. -[Tazz] You need to get rid of her.
-No. -No.
[Ross] And now Steven Richards from behind.
Wait a minute. Now The Kat's got the belt.
The Kat aiming-- oh.
The Kat was aiming for Steven
but she hit the King right in the temple.
The Kat inadvertently hit the King with that belt right in the temple
-and RTC has won it. -["Censorship" playing]
-There'll be no nudity tonight. -[Howard] Here is your winner,
Steven Richards.
[Tazz] Oh, it back fired, J.R.
Oh, no.
[Ross] And here comes the rest of RTC.
And now the terms of the agreement,
Ivory has-- Kat now must join the RTC.
[Tazz] What are they putting on her, like a burlap sack?
-What is that? -[Ross] If Lawler had won,
The Kat would have gotten naked.
But with Steven Richards winning,
the deal was The Kat will join RTC.
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] And now the Right to Censor are leaving with The Kat.
[Tazz] Well, J.R., she's a member of the Right to Censor now,
and that's a damn shame.
[Ross] The Kat was coming to nail Steven Richards
with Ivory's Women's title belt.
[Tazz] Look at that sick smile on him, J.R.
-He's a sick old man. -[Ross] What in God's name
do you think RTC is gonna do with Kat?
They're gonna put clothes on her, unfortunately.
-Yeah. What else do you think? -Yeah, really.
Their doctrine is somewhat bizarre.
And now the King got nailed in the head.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, in just a moment,
the WWE Tag Team titles are gonna be decided
with three teams in a Tag Team Table match.
-Tazz. -[Tazz] Rules are simple here, J.R.
First member to go through a table losses.
I mean, I know about tables and I'll tell you what,
the Dudley Boyz are the champions,
I don't know if they could come out with those--
with those tag team titles around their waists.
[Ross] Let's see how this came together.
It started last Monday night.
Take you back to Monday night.
And The Undertaker was more dominant on Monday night
than I can ever remember seeing him,
and that may be more than anyone here can take.
All you have to do is go and tell him exactly what we said.
-Don't worry about the bike. You got it? -Okay. Okay.
Come on, Dudleys. We don't have all night.
It's starting to get late.
Come on, Boyz.
They told me to tell you the Dudley Boyz are messing up your bike.
-Messing up my bike? -Yes.
-Man, you better not be playing. -I'm not.
-Hey, come on. -[Ross] This is nothing
but a setup by Edge and Christian,
bringing the-- luring The Undertaker to the parking lot.
Luring the Dudleys there as well with a promise of a street fight.
[Tazz] What about this ConChairTo that we see coming here, J.R.
This-- watch this.
[Ross] The Dudleys went looking for Edge and Christian.
They were hiding.
And they nailed Kane with a double chair shot,
the ConChairTo.
You like that?
Undertaker, you and your brother, Kane,
have had a long and storied history together
yet you've never held tag team gold.
Tonight, in the table match, you have the opportunity to do--
Whoa. Wait.
Is that what you think?
Do you think this is about the gold?
The match is about the gold.
We are about pain and suffering.
You see, there's gonna be six individuals in our yard tonight.
Four of those individuals are gonna find out what that means exactly.
Edge, Christian, Dudleys,
you know, they shouldn't concern themselves
with tag team titles.
They should be more concerned with how they're gonna survive,
because tonight
and I want you to listen to this really good, Michael Cole.
Tonight, the big dogs, they run the yard.
We're gonna do more than put those boys through tables.
We're gonna put them through hell.
[Ross] Folks, we're in Las Vegas.
We're looking at Old Las Vegas in downtown.
One of the most famous areas in the country
for entertainment and excitement,
and we've seen plenty of excitement here tonight at No Way Out
here in the sold-out Thomas & Mack Center.
I wanna congratulate Chyna.
Her book is already-- has moved up to number two
on The New York Times Best Seller list.
So we encourage you to check it out.
This is a fascinating, provocative read.
["Out of the Fire" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest
is the Triple Threat Tag Team Table match
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first, weighing 326 pounds,
Kane.
[Ross] Kane will soon be joined by his brother, The Undertaker.
The rules of this match are simple.
-There are no pinfalls. -[Tazz] Whoa.
[Ross] There are no disqualifications,
-no submissions. -["Rollin'" playing]
[Ross] You put your opponent through a table, you win.
[Howard] And his partner, from Houston, Texas,
weighing 330 pounds,
The Undertaker.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] A standing ovation
for The American Badass.
And he is as bad as anybody
that's ever step foot in the WWE,
-I can promise you. -[Tazz] No doubt.
Deadman in the house, baby.
[Ross] I refer last Monday night that The Undertaker, Tazz,
has never looked more dominant.
[Tazz] How-- I mean, how much more can this guy dominate
the World Wrestling Entertainment?
He's one of the most intense, feared WWE superstar of all time.
[Ross] And then look at his little brother, Kane…
-[Tazz] Yeah, little. -[Ross] …at 330 pounds,
a shade under seven feet tall.
Three teams looking to leave here
-with tag team gold. -[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Now move in, now move out, Hands up, now hands down ♪
♪ Back up, back up ♪
But the Dudleys are the masters of the table.
Edge and Christian, five-time tag champions, so resourceful.
And this crowd really getting into The Undertaker and Kane here.
-["You Think You Know Me" playing] -[singer] You think you know me.
[Howard] At a combined weight of 462 pounds,
Christian and Edge.
[Tazz] Weider Sport Nutrition presents WWE No Way Out.
Get Weider, get results.
WWE No Way Out tonight on pay-per-view
from the sold-out Thomas & Mack Center
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
[Ross] Edge and Christian, very reluctant, very uneasy.
They don't have their normal confidence.
But why should they, Tazz?
Look at what they're looking at.
Look at what Edge and Christian are looking at.
[Tazz] They're looking at two monsters
and they got two more monsters in a few seconds
that's gonna be right behind them.
-[fireworks whistle] -[Tazz] Oh, heads up. Oh.
-[explosions] -[crowd cheering]
-["We're Coming Down" playing] -[Ross] There are some incoming for you.
And Edge and Christian between a rock and hard place.
[Tazz] No doubt about that.
[Howard] the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
D-Von, Bubba Ray, The Dudley Boyz.
[Ross] A price to be paid.
There's another human's body going through that wooden table.
That's how this match ends.
[Tazz] Edge and Christian's cool, J.R, but that's one cool sandwich.
[Ross] And The Dudleys now,
they're gonna beeline The Undertaker and Kane.
[bell ringing]
[Ross] Edge and Christian avoiding the skirmish,
the brawl, at least, for the time being.
And now Edge and Christian setting a table down by the ring.
And D-Von Dudley just thrown right off the ramp
by The Undertaker,
followed by his brother Bubba Ray.
-And I'll tell you what-- -[Tazz] Thrown off the stage.
[Ross] How does any-- how does any team-- how does any team, Tazz,
compete with a duo like The Undertaker and Kane,
and all due respect for the other great teams here in the WWE?
[Tazz] To be honest, I ain't got a clue.
I don't know what I would do if I was on one of these teams.
I wouldn't wanna be there against, you know, Kane or Undertaker.
I mean, Dudley Boyz, no doubt, they are the champions.
I mean, they're trying to prove themselves in the WWE
and they're doing a damn well good job of it.
But Kane and Taker right now,
you gotta look them as the favorites, in my opinion, in this matchup.
[Ross] Undertaker hammering Christian.
And now measures him with a right hand.
A thunderous right that caught Christian right in the temple and knocked him down,
while Kane, on the other hand, is manhandling
and battering and plying Edge.
[Tazz] Oh, heads-up, heads-up.
-[Ross] Come on. -[Tazz] Whoa. Oh.
[Ross] We had enough of this out here tonight.
We're too close to the battle as far as I'm concerned.
[Tazz] Yeah, just a little-- no doubt, just a little.
[Ross] The Dudleys have been-- they may have been hurt back on that--
they're thrown off the ramp onto the concrete.
I'm not sure. I bet they are.
And again the knock.
[Tazz] The Dudleys got flung back like 30 feet off the stage
by these two animals.
What do you expect?
They're happy to utilize tables if they're like laid out, J.R.
-Oh. -[Ross] The power of Kane.
This has been the most one-sided, dominant display
by The Undertaker and Kane
that I have seen in recent memory
in a tag team title matchup of any persuasion.
[Tazz] I guess The Dudleys are eliminated.
Wait. Whoa, whoa. Oh, here they come.
Hey, there's Bubba. Bubba's coming.
-[Ross] And here comes D-Von. -[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] Bubba and D-Von with the steel chairs.
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] A series of chairs to the skull of The Undertaker and Kane.
[Tazz] Wow.
Carnage. Carnage.
This is-- how do you call this stuff, J.R.?
[Ross] D-Von rolled back in the ring.
And now Edge and Christian, thanks to The Dudleys,
had bought themselves some time in separation
from The Undertaker and Kane.
D-von scoring with a clothesline.
And Bubba now hammering at Edge.
There's three teams for the WWE Tag Team titles here.
-There is no pinfall… -[Tazz] Oh, my God. What a backdrop.
[Ross] …no submissions, no disqualification.
The only way this match can end is for another human being
to place a body-- a human body through a table,
and the person who does that is the winner.
His team wins and his team will leave here the tag team champions.
[Tazz] It's simple. It's plain and simple.
And you know what, J.R., you gotta give Edge and Christian credit.
I mean, besides being real cool,
these guys are five-time tag team champions
and they're big-time players.
When it's big match time, they rise to the occasion.
What are they gonna do? Oh, hello.
Soprano Dudley.
[Ross] Bubba Ray hung upside down.
I'll tell you, hung is not the right word.
And a knockdown by Edge, nailing D-Von Dudley.
The Undertaker and Kane still on the outside
after those vile chair shots right to their heads.
[Tazz] They cleaned their clocks with those chair shots.
-Oh. -[Ross] Flapjack maneuver
by Edge and Christian taking down D-Von Dudley.
I'll tell you what, Edge and Christian or The Dudleys
may be remiss in not putting this match away
-with The Undertaker and Kane… -[Tazz] They're right out here, J.R.
[Ross] …incapacitated on the outside.
I don't know if I agree with the strategy, quite frankly.
And the tables have yet to come into play.
[Tazz] Like the chair, I think, is coming, J.R. Oh.
[Ross] And Bubba saw them coming, able to duck.
Bubba Ray--
and Edge inadvertently nailed his own brother with a-- with a chair.
[crowd cheering]
D-Von Dudley going to the top.
[Tazz] Wassup? [laughs]
Boom.
[Ross] That's legal here.
The only way the match could end is if someone will be driven through a table.
Get the table.
[Tazz] He just called for it, J.R.
Bubba called for it.
[Ross] Wait a minute. Kane back up.
The Undertaker back up.
And now Kane and The Undertaker assaulting D-Von Dudley.
[Tazz] Assaulting ain't the word. They're whooping him.
And there goes Christian and Bubba.
[Ross] And Bubba
[Tazz] Oh, Unprettier. Wow.
[Ross] just got drilled.
It won't hurt Bubba's looks
but it could hurt his chances to retain the tag team titles.
Undertaker and Kane just beating the hell out of D-Von on the outside.
[Tazz] Smart strategy, J.R.
The Dudleys whacking Kane and Taker with those chairs, you know,
keep them out of the matchup, but they're back.
What do you expect? They're monsters.
They're animals.
[Ross] Well, The Undertaker and Kane hammering away on Edge and Christian,
while the Dudleys are on the outside licking their wounds.
[Tazz] I bet you Edge and Christian are hoping The Dudleys
get back in this one real quick.
[Ross] WWE Tag Team Championship,
currently held by The Dudleys, they're on the line here.
-[Tazz] Oh, no. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] What's this?
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Ross] Double powerslams
by The Undertaker and Kane.
Bubba Ray up on the apron but not for long.
[Tazz] Every time you see Kane and The Undertaker,
these guys are on their game.
Besides the size, power, and strength, and the experience,
-they just don't stop coming. -[Ross] Look at this.
Whoa, Taker and Kane both on the top.
They look like two skyscrapers on the top.
Clothesline, right.
Clothesline, left.
[laughs]
And Edge and Christian just getting-- they're getting absolutely disseminated
by The Undertaker and Kane here.
Somebody's gonna taste some wood now.
And Bubba Ray, from behind, nailing Kane,
who's still is relentless, putting that table in the ring.
Bubba almost knocked into the front row.
The Undertaker hammering D-Von
as The Undertaker is looking to bring a table of his own into the ring.
Now there's two chair-- two tables in the ring.
[Tazz] I'm shocked, J.R.
I thought The Dudleys would be the first one
to, you know, utilize the tables in there.
But, I mean, Kane and Taker,
goes back to that experience and the craftiness.
And the people, if they want tables, they're gonna get some tables.
[Ross] That's inevitable.
Someone's going through a table in this match.
Well, The Dudleys showing no intimidation
of The Undertaker and Kane.
[Tazz] Well, The Dudleys ain't gonna back down.
Like I said, I know The Dudleys better than anybody.
These guys won't back down.
And they're sending a message out,
besides being the champions, they're tough as nails.
[Ross] Dudleys like to fight,
but The Undertaker and Kane could put them through another level.
Edge and Christian had been battered and plied on the outside.
Oh, here, they come back, to their credit.
Edge and Christian coming back in.
They want these tag team titles as badly as anyone else in this match.
[Tazz] Like I said, J.R., Edge and Christian, big-time players.
They know how to rise to the occasion.
[Ross] Well, they are a great young team.
Five-time tag team champions.
Will they make it six tonight?
[Tazz] Oh. Kane's right out here.
[Ross] Kane landed right on his feet.
And D-Von knocking down Christian.
The Undertaker just got hung up on the top rope
but he's gonna double chokeslam Edge and Bubba Ray.
[Tazz] They worked as a cohesive unit, shockingly, Edge and Bubba.
[Ross] And now D-Von setting up that chair-- or table. Excuse me.
The table.
[Tazz] They know how to use these tables.
Christian's in a bad way right now.
[Ross] Christian has been isolated, Tazz,
on a one-on-two situation with The Dudley Boyz.
Remember, if the table breaks--
[Tazz] This is it.
[Ross] 3D.
Oh, The Undertaker intercepted Christian.
And D-Von saving the tag titles
by going downstairs on The Undertaker
who was about to chokeslam Christian right through the table.
[Tazz] No doubt about it. Saved the-- saved their own titles.
[Ross] The table set up in the ring.
And right now Edge and Christian-- Kane turns the table over.
Edge and Christian were gonna suplex The Undertaker through the table.
Kane saw it coming and turned the table over.
And just knocked down Edge and Christian.
[Tazz] Now Undertaker and Kane are standing tall.
There's tables in the ring.
It doesn't look good for E&C.
[Ross] Chokeslam to both Edge and Christian.
But here come those damn Dudleys again.
I'll tell you what, Dudleys came to play, I can tell you.
They're the tag team champions.
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] Don't look up.
And deep in the heart of Dudleyville.
But, remember,
someone's gotta go through a table for this match to end.
And we may not be too far away from that.
[Tazz] Well, chokeslam for everybody.
Kane and Undertaker dominant again.
And they're setting up the work.
[Ross] Kane and The Undertaker had taken out Edge and Christian.
Kane and The Undertaker had taken out The Dudleys.
And now they may take home the tag team titles.
[crowd cheering]
And looks like Christian may be the victim.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Ross] Wait a minute.
Wait a second.
[Tazz] What are these guys doing here?
[Ross] Rikishi and Haku--
Rikishi and Haku assaulting The Undertaker and Kane.
The Undertaker and Kane were about to take home the gold here.
They still might.
[Tazz] There's no DQ, right, so I guess it's all cool, right?
[Ross] No disqualification in this table match.
You're right about that, Tazz.
The Undertaker and Kane
now on an unscheduled brawl
with Rikishi and Haku.
[Tazz] Undertaker was wearing out Rikishi here.
Oh, here comes-- here comes Kishi now.
Oh.
[Ross] Undertaker face first to the ring post.
Kane now following Haku to the outside.
Haku and Rikishi, for the time being anyway,
had taken The Undertaker and Kane out of this match.
We got the Dudleys, Edge and Christian back in the ring
with The Dudley's tag titles still on the line.
Christian bringing another table in, Tazz.
[Tazz] Table set up like a ramp. Oh.
[Ross] Edge, going for Bubba Ray, may have severed his shoulder.
That table did not break but Edge's shoulder may have.
[Tazz] Like even if the table broke,
I guess it don't matter 'cause Bubba moved out of the way,
so it wouldn't have mattered anyway, just hurt himself more.
[Ross] And Undertaker and Kane, Rikishi and Haku fighting up the rampway.
[Tazz] Uh-oh.
Two Dudleys, one Christian.
-Oh. -[Ross] 3D.
-[Tazz] Goodnight. -[Ross] The Dudleys did it.
A 3D of The Dudleys.
[Howard] The winners of this match and still tag team champions,
The Dudley Boyz.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Undertaker ain't too happy.
[Ross] Undertaker and Kane were poised
to win the tag team titles
until Haku and Rikishi made their huge presence felt.
And The Undertaker and Kane looking over the carnage.
The Dudleys retaining their tag team titles.
[Tazz] Look at that face. Look at those eyes, J.R. Wow.
[Ross] I wouldn't wanna be a tag team here.
-[Tazz] No, sir. -[Ross] And I damn sure
wouldn't wanna be Rikishi and Haku.
There will be hell to pay from the-- for The Undertaker and Kane.
Oh, my.
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Through all the hardship that is their destiny,
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This is testament to their strength,
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This is WrestleMania,
where moments echo through the ages
and memories are indelibly etched in the annals of time.
This is WrestleMania,
"The Showcase of the Immortals".
Live, Sunday, April 1st on pay-per-view.
It's gonna be WrestleMania 17.
WrestleMania IX was right here in Las Vegas
when I made my debut here in the WWE.
For all of us in the business,
WrestleMania is the most special time of our year.
And that's next time, we'll be joining you on pay-per-view
from the Astrodome in Houston, Texas for WrestleMania.
By the way folks, a few good seats are still available
down in-- down in Texas for WrestleMania, Tazz.
WrestleMania the big show, huh, you got to love it.
The big dance, that's what it's all about, WrestleMania.
[Ross] And Kurt Angle knows it's all about the WWE title.
And who will face "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania?
Will it be Kurt Angle?
Will he retain his title tonight
or will it go around the waist
of the charismatic People's Champion, The Rock.
Let's take you back and show you
how these two magnificent young athletes came together
for this match tonight.
[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Kurt Angle.
[Kurt] I know I could beat anybody here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
I've proven that for the last five months
[Jerry] That was a huge win for Kurt Angle.
Look at this carnage, J.R., and look at--
[Ross] Kurt Angle is still the WWE Champion.
Your days of being champion, days of being happy
are coming to an end.
Do you understand The Rock?
Do you understand me?
[Ross] It burns The Rock down to his bone marrow
not having the WWE title around his waist
[Rock] Kurt Angle, there is nothing bigger in this industry
than the main at WrestleMania.
And for the past two years,
The Rock has headlined WrestleMania and nothing's gonna change.
The Rock will do all he can.
[Michael] This is the shot The Rock's been looking for.
A title shot against Kurt Angle at No Way Out.
Look at The Rock, King.
-[Jerry] On a chair. -[Michael] Rock Bottom on a chair.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[Michael] Rock Bottom on a chair.
-Rock got him. -[crowd cheering]
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Rock got him.
Rock's going to No Way Out.
The Rock will meet Kurt Angle at No Way Out
with the WWE title on the line.
[Rock] The countdown is on,
tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.
Tick tock, tick tock my ass.
Rock, you've been jealous with me ever since I stepped foot
in the World Wrestling Entertainment
because finally, there's a man
with just as much charisma, just as much personality.
I will prove that I am the best.
I'm better than The Rock,
than anyone in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Rock] Your days of being champion, days of being happy
are coming to an end.
[Kurt] The reality is,
my days of being on top aren't numbered.
Yours are.
You see, Kurt Angle, get ready because The Rock is going at No Way Out.
The Rock is beating you at No Way Out and The Rock is going on to WrestleMania.
[Kurt] And I'm keeping my WWE title.
[Rock] You can't stop, can't stop The Rock.
Kurt Angle, you're looking at the next WWE Champion.
And that my friend is true.
Rock.
[crowd cheering]
Considering the beating you took at the hands of Kurt Angle
on SmackDown this past Thursday night,
are you ready to meet--
[crowd cheering]
Michael Cole, listen, listen.
[crowd cheering]
Tick tock, tick tock,
tick tock!
Kurt Angle,
the countdown
and your reign as WWE Champion is over.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The Rock, short and sweet but getting his point, Tazz.
The talking is over.
It's not about clever repartee.
It's about now, who's the better man in the ring
for the richest prize in our business.
[Tazz] That's right, J.R., it's game time and both these guys are big time players,
two of the greatest WWE superstars ever.
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Introducing first from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing 229 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Kurt Angle.
[Ross] Kurt Angle set to defend the WWE title against The Rock
and the winner will meet "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for the WWE title,
deep in the heart of Texas in the Astrodome
on Sunday, April 1st at WrestleMania.
[Tazz] And Austin earned that right by winning the Royal Rumble, J.R.
Let's not forget that.
-["Know Your Role" playing] -[Rock] If you smell
what The Rock is cooking.
[Howard] The challenger from Miami, Florida,
weighing 275 pounds,
The Rock.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] A thunderous, overwhelming ovation
for the People's Champion.
Kurt Angle has been on the biggest stages in sports.
He won the 1996 Olympic gold medal
in Atlanta,
the first American in history
to win the 220-pound weight category
in freestyle wrestling.
[Tazz] Beat the best in the world
and he's got his eyes on the People's Champ.
[Ross] Angle and The Rock, there's no intimidating here.
There's no smack talking.
There's no trash talking.
It's about getting it done physically.
[Tazz] You know, J.R., anytime you like Kurt Angle,
we're reminded that he did win the gold medal.
And by the way, he's the only gold medal winner ever in the WWE.
[Ross] You're right about that.
[Tazz] Look at the eyes on both of these guys.
[Ross] There's no denying, no denying Kurt Angle's athletic credentials,
everybody is expecting The Rock to win this match.
I'll tell you what,
I believe and The Rock-- I'd like to talk in here today,
he knows what kind of challenge this is going to be.
[Tazz] Challenge? I mean, come on,
everybody is saying The Rock is gonna win this match.
Hey, look, I'm telling you right now,
I've been in the ring with both of these guys, especially Angle.
Kurt Angle is the WWE Champion, a gold medal winner.
This guy has never been an underdog and he ain't the underdog today.
Kurt Angle is the champion. The Rock's got to bring it to the champ.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Rock has got to beat Angle.
Angle does not have to beat The Rock to retain his title.
And I'm not so sure that The Rock, understand it or not,
I don't think The Rock can outwrestle Angle.
But he can certainly lay the smack down
on Kurt Angle or any other living human being.
[Tazz] Well, that's the truth. He sure could do that.
[Ross] The Rock exploding there on that corner with a clothesline,
the first big hit of this matchup.
And The Rock, nothing scientific
about driving his foot into the body of the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] Both of these guys know each other very well.
They've competed against each other many, many times.
They know each other.
Every time you see them in that ring together,
it gets better and better.
[Ross] Kurt Angle certainly took liberties
for The Rock last Thursday night on SmackDown
with that submission, leg lock,
that Ankle Lock submission.
And you got to wonder if that will affect Rock
as this match progresses.
Rock, those right hands,
there's nothing Olympic like those right hands.
A side Russian legsweep,
nice move by The Rock trying to get the cover,
and Angle quickly kicked out.
[Tazz] Well, it looks like Rock's trying to win this thing early.
But I'll tell you one thing if I'm The Rock,
one thing I'm not gonna try to do is outwrestle Angle.
You are not gonna outwrestle Kurt Angle.
[Ross] Nice clothesline up high into the head and neck area.
And now I just-- Angle is in a class by himself
when it comes to pure wrestling.
He's a-- he's the only Olympic gold medalist,
as you pointed out Tazz, in the history of WWE.
[Tazz] Yeah, J.R., he's the best in the world.
I mean, this is not, you know, it's the truth.
This guy is the best in the world.
He's beaten the best competitors in the world.
It's true. It's true like he says. [laughs]
[Ross] And now Angle taking a page out of the WWE playbook with those kicks
and that final foot to the face of The Rock,
pushing The Rock back into the corner.
Both these men are young, are in magnificent condition.
They have-- either-- neither men have yet to reach the peak of their careers.
[Tazz] And, you know J.R., besides being a great wrestler,
Angle has been in the WWE now for a while,
and he knows all the little tricks in the trade
-which makes it even-- -[Ross] Uh-oh, he's got it.
-[Tazz] It's the Ankle Lock. -[Ross] The Ankle Lock.
The drop toe hold into the Ankle Lock
and The Rock very quickly crawled into the ropes
and grabbing that rope, as the referee breaks the hold.
The Rock had to or he would've had his ankle hurt.
[Tazz] Did you see how quick he snatched
that drop toe hold right to the Ankle Lock?
Unbelievable quickness by Kurt Angle,
why he's, you know, won the gold medal.
[Ross] Angle now with the right hand.
And another overhand right that scores on Rock.
Rock on one knee,
almost a target.
[Tazz] You know, look at the viciousness and the tenacity of Kurt Angle
and like I said earlier, he's got the technical skills.
Everybody knows that.
But this guy, week by week by week by week,
Kurt Angle's becoming more and more vicious and intense, one of the three I's.
-Look at this throw, boom, beautiful. -[Ross] Oh, beautiful.
Beautiful belly to back-- belly to belly suplex.
Angle now quickening the pace here, but The Rock had-- oh, another one.
[Tazz] Look at the way he pops those hips, J.R.,
gets some leverage, sucks those hips in, bing, on to his back, beautiful throw.
[Ross] That was indeed a beautiful throw, almost a Greco-Roman-like throw.
And The Rock countered with one of his own,
The Rock pulling a page out of Angle's playbook.
[Tazz] But you can't sell The Rock short. Everybody knows that.
I mean, The Rock knows the deal. He's in there with Angle.
You know, I don't know if he's trying to outwrestle Angle,
he's just going, you know, back and forth with Angle.
Looks like we got them both down now. Who's gonna get up first?
-[Ross] The Rock. -[crowd chanting]
[Ross] He's got it in his blood lines.
The first third generation superstar
in WWE history is The Rock.
[Tazz] I mean, The Rock grew up
in the pro-- in the World Wrestling Entertainment business.
I mean, he know-- wow, talk about laying the smack down.
[Ross] Rock going for the rights, he scored again,
and The Rock laying the smack down with those right hands on Kurt Angle.
And The Rock exploding into the face of the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] Sharpshooter, he's going for it, J.R.
[Ross] Kurt Angle trying to block it, but The Rock overpowers Angle.
It's gonna be over here.
Kurt Angle is about to lose the WWE title.
[Tazz] Get to the ropes, Kurt, get to the ropes.
[Ross] Angle trying to hold on.
He may be too far away,
Angle reaching and just barely grabbing the bottom rope.
The Rock's angry at the referee. Referee doing his job there.
Gonna get right back on the-- on the adversary.
Keep your eye on the ball.
And The Rock with a Samoan Drop drilling Kurt Angle.
And now The Rock intensifies, hooks the leg, and got a near-fall.
[Tazz] Close. That was real close.
[Ross] You know, less than a half a count away
from crowning a new WWE Champion here at No Way Out.
But Kurt Angle showing his toughness, his resiliency,
able to kick-out before that fatal three-count.
[Tazz] You know, I'm not taking that away from The Rock.
I mean, you know, I love The Rock, for sure,
this guy is great, you know, he's electrifying and all that stuff.
But hey, Kurt Angle is a true American hero.
I mean, you see him wearing the colors
of the United States; red, white, and blue.
This guy won a gold medal.
Why is everybody feeling
that The Rock is gonna win this match with eyes closed?
[Ross] Oh, I don't-- I don't know.
I can't answer that question for you,
but Kurt Angle wrecking-- deviating on his game plan, going up top.
And The Rock saw it and capitalized
leaning on those ropes and Angle splatter at the top turnbuckle
and that is an un-Olympic-like position for Kurt Angle,
the Pittsburgh native, to be in.
[Tazz] I guess The Rock is-- I guess going for big superplex here, J.R.
[Ross] Oh, Angle about to fall off to top turnbuckle,
Angle is trying to go the other direction.
Who could blame him?
But he doesn't and he goes for the superplex,
driving the air perhaps out of both men.
And The Rock trying to turn over.
The Rock got an arm over, he could be
and-- oh, how close was that?
[Tazz] Looked like The Rock was trying to hook a leg.
He just, you know, he's spent a little bit.
I mean, you know, Kurt Angle warmed down a little bit.
I think if The Rock would've hooked that leg, it might have been over.
Bam.
[Ross] Can you imagine the impact
and how that feels coming off that top turnbuckle?
The air just driving right out of your body,
but Angle having the wherewithal to kick out.
And The Rock now-- and both of these men quite frankly,
taking a hell lot out of each other but they're back on their feet.
Got countered and over the top rope he went.
The People's Champion wants to leave Las Vegas the WWE Champion.
Who will face Stone Cold at WrestleMania on April 1st?
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Look like The Rock may be lingering
on an ankle there or knee or something.
One thing I'm confused about, J.R.,
is why is Kurt-- why did Kurt Angle threw him out of the ring?
I know his intensity and everything,
but I mean, Angle should try and outwrestle The Rock.
[Ross] Angle retains by count-out.
It doesn't matter, Tazz, Angle will retain his title by count-out.
[Tazz] Good point. That's a good point.
-I didn't think of that, good point. -[Ross] Yes.
Remember The Rock has to beat Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle doesn't have to beat The Rock
to leave Las Vegas
with that WWE title around his waist, right?
[Tazz] Yes, sir. But Kurt is smelling blood now.
He's going in for the kill. Look at this.
-The Rock, oh. -[Ross] DDT. A DDT.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Kurt Angle got drilled with that DDT.
[Tazz] Drilled ain't right.
I mean, his head almost went through the concrete.
-["Big" playing] -[Tazz] What the hell?
[Ross] What the hell is this?
I mean, I know it's the Big Show's music, but
he won the Hardcore title tonight.
[Tazz] Hasn't he done enough damage? What is he doing out here?
[Ross] I don't understand this whatsoever.
I mean, I know the Big Show wanted to be in this match
but we saw on that video package, he lost to The Rock.
-[Tazz] Oh, no. -[Ross] Come on.
-[Tazz] Stop him. Someone-- oh, no. -[Ross] How would you stop
-a 500-pound man? -[Tazz] I don't know,
but, oh, he got-- going for Mike Chioda, oh.
[Ross] Oh, God almighty.
-What are you doing, you big-- -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Now the Big Show, seven-two, 500 going for the WWE Champion.
What is-- oh,
what the hell is going on?
You know, that is-- my God.
The Big Show came to the ring and destroyed every human being in it.
-[Tazz] I guess he's sending a message. -["Big" playing]
[Tazz] You know, pretty well sent.
[Ross] Sending a message?
[Tazz] Now what?
[Ross] That loud and clear message received,
but what the hell,
The Rock, Kurt Angle, and the referee are down.
-Look at the size-- -[Tazz] Look at the ref. Oh!
[Ross] Look at the size of the Big Show's hand.
[Tazz] Oh, he's a monster.
-[Ross] Kurt Angle. -[Tazz] Oh, poor Angle, oh.
[Ross] And now The Rock goes for a hellacious ride
with a terrible landing.
[Tazz] Well, I guess the ref can't-- ref can't continue,
the match is over, and Kurt's still the champion.
All right, a hell of a match.
-I guess it's over, right? -[Ross] I don't know.
I-- we got another referee out here,
referees are helping Mike Chioda out of the ring.
[Tazz] Well, those other referees better hope
The Big Show don't come back out here.
[Ross] Earl Hebner and Tim White are here to--
and now Kurt Angle is moving.
He got the first chokeslam. He's had another heartbeat to get over it.
-[Tazz] He's-- -[Ross] Kurt's got the cover.
[Tazz] He's intelligent. It's one of the three I's.
-He's got on top. He's got it perfect. -[Ross] No referee.
[Tazz] Where's the ref?
[Ross] There's no referee obviously. The referee's out.
Now, we can count to a thousand.
[Tazz] Thanks Earl for coming. Come on, Earl, count him.
-[Ross] Earl Hebner's here. -[Tazz] Here it is.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] And The Rock whose shoulders had been down
for an undeterminable amount of time,
now Earl Hebner who came in and made the count,
now back out to help his fallen comrade.
The other-- Mike Chioda, the other referee.
[Tazz] How the hell did The Rock kick out of that?
[Ross] Well, maybe his instinct. He had it almost instinctively.
Almost gush of adrenaline. I don't know.
-[Tazz speaking indistinctly] -[Ross] The Rock got the WWE title belt.
[Tazz] Oh, no.
[Ross] The Rock with the title belt, and just nailed Angle with it.
[Tazz] He shouldn't be swinging it, he should've earned it.
I don't agree with that but he's-- I guess he wasn't--
-[Ross] Tim White taking care of Chioda. -[Tazz] No, no, no, no.
Now, The Rock can't get a win like this.
[Ross] Senior Referee Earl Hebner,
looks like he's gonna officiate the rest of this matchup.
And it's gotta be over.
-[Tazz] That's a cheap victory. -[crowd] One, two--
-[Tazz] Oh. Did he get him? -[Ross] Did he get it?
[Ross] No. Two-count, a long-timed two-count.
[Tazz] What are-- what are these guys made of, J.R.?
I mean, what-- well, how do you kick-out of Big Show's chokeslam
and a shot by The Rock with a championship?
[Ross] Well, it's all about the WWE title,
the human body can do some damn strange things
and the human heart beats a little stronger
and beats a little harder when it's all about the WWE belt.
[Tazz] Obviously, I'll tell you that. The Rock's limping.
[Ross] And Kurt Angle, there's a takedown,
-the Ankle Lock. -[Tazz] Look, he's got it on.
-He's got it on. -[Ross] There's the Ankle Lock.
Angle will snap that ankle.
I guaran-damn-tee you, Angle will snap that ankle.
-[Tazz] Oh, man. He's got his-- -[Ross] The Rock has to get
to that bottom rope, Tazz. That's his own--
[Tazz] This got to be tight, J.R., real tight.
[Ross] Angle wants to win it with a submission victory.
And Angle pulled The Rock right back out to the middle of the ring
and right back into the Ankle Lock.
Tap out you son of a bitch.
[Tazz] Wow, look at Angle.
-[Ross] Did you hear Angle? -Do it or I'll break
-your ****ing ankle. -[Ross] He said, you son of a bitch.
[Tazz] Man, look at his eyes, J.R.
[Ross] Kurt Angle has snapped.
Kurt Angle's face is contorted.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz speaking indistinctly] Kurt, keep an eye on The Rock.
Don't count The Rock out. Kurt locking him tighter.
[Ross] I would never count The Rock out,
but the human anatomy-- this is human anatomy,
and bones break, and Rock's ankle is about to snap.
Tap out. Come on. Do it. Do it.
[Ross] My God, look at the ankle of The Rock.
And The Rock's aching on his ankle.
-[Tazz] Wow. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And The Rock finally makes it to the ropes
but the damage has been done, Tazz.
[Tazz] You ain't lying. The damage has been done, J.R.
I mean, he had that thing off for like 45 seconds or something.
[Ross] And now look at that vicious streak,
an un-American hero like vicious streak.
Angle stomping away at that injured Angle--
ankle, excuse me, I'm sorry, of The Rock.
[Tazz] You can't blame him, J.R. Can't blame him.
It's like a shark sees blood on the water.
And, oh, here comes The Rock.
-[Ross] The Rock fighting back. -[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] I don't know how The Rock's standing with that ankle.
[Tazz] I ain't got a clue how he's standing.
[Ross] I don't know how he got up.
And Angle making sure The Rock goes right back down.
[Tazz] I don't know if-- I don't agree with Kurt doing this.
He needs to get on his ass.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Kurt Angle sensing victory,
was taunting The Rock.
And The Rock with that offensive flurry again.
Angle doesn't wanna give Rock that many chances.
He comes up with a Spinebuster.
There's a Spinebuster and this one might be over.
[Tazz] Out of nowhere, out of nowhere,
big time Spinebuster by the People's Champ.
[Ross] The Rock somehow standing,
but that left ankle not gonna roll away, I don't think.
[Tazz] Oh, boy.
[Ross] It could be time
for the most electrifying move in sports entertainment.
The Rock's wanting People's Elbow.
And The Rock nailed it full force.
-[Tazz] It's over. -[Ross] Over. Finally over.
-And that's-- no, it's not. -[Tazz] Whoa.
[Ross] My God, Kurt Angle kicked out from the People's Elbow.
[Tazz] Well, it was really close.
-What a matchup, J.R. -[Ross] I can't believe it.
[Tazz] What a match this is.
[Ross] The expression on The Rock's face when Angle kicked out was priceless.
It was like, "My God, what do I have to do
to win the WWE title and get to WrestleMania?"
[Tazz] Kurt Angle is not going down that easy.
This guy don't have that title for no reason.
This guy is made of the stuff that champions are made of
and he's proven it.
[Ross] Angle to the sanctuary of the corner,
at least for the time being.
An injured Rock back up.
And The Rock, he's trying to kick with his right foot
and the left foot to hold his weight.
It's just barely getting the job done.
And The Rock lashing out the referee and it cost The Rock.
The referee was turned around when Angle got the low blow in.
[Tazz] Behind the ref's back, one of the three I's, intelligence.
[Ross] And now The Rock's temper and emotion cost him there.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. -[Ross] Oh, my God.
Now Angle exposing--or preparing to expose that top turnbuckle.
And you see that steel ring.
Now, there's a steel ring holding--
that ring attached to the turnbuckle there.
[Tazz] Solid steel, too.
I mean, obviously Kurt's got something up his sleeve.
[Ross] Right hands by The Rock, but it's countered.
-Oh, going for the Rock Bottom. -[Tazz] That was close.
[Ross] And Angle threw The Rock's face, his head into that--
-[Tazz] Olympic Slam, there it is. -[Ross] The Olympic Slam.
-It's got to be over now. -[Tazz] It's over. It's over.
-[Ross] Kurt Angle has The Rock. -[Tazz] Best in the world.
[Ross] Wait a minute. The Rock with a shoulder up.
The Rock kicked out of the Olympic Slam.
And Kurt Angle, much like The Rock earlier, can't believe it.
[Tazz] How the hell did he kick out of that?
The Olympic Slam, full impact, boom, and The Rock kicks out.
[Ross] My God, what a match for the WWE title.
Let see who's gonna face Stone Cold at WrestleMania on April 1st.
Angle now back, he's the aggressor here.
Quite frankly, Kurt Angle has been the aggressor
the majority of this matchup.
And The Rock fighting back with everything he's got left in him.
The spirit of the warrior coming out of The Rock,
but again, right to the ankle.
Oh, that was-- it looked like he was about to lay the smack down, Tazz.
[Tazz] You got to give it to him. That was clever on Kurt Angle's part.
-Real clever. Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Angle sternum-first into the exposed turnbuckle
that Angle himself made it that way.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Ross] The Rock's posing.
He needs one shot of the Rock Bottom.
[Tazz] Oh. The Rock Bottom.
-Will that be enough, Rock Bottom? -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] What happened?
-[Ross] A two and I don't believe it. -[Tazz] Did he kick-out?
-[Ross] My God, I don't believe it. -[Tazz] He kicked out.
[Ross] Kurt Angle kicked out of the Rock Bottom.
And I don't believe it, that's startling.
How in God's name
after enduring all that punishment did Kurt Angle kick out
of not only the People's Elbow but the Rock Bottom too?
Oh, look at The Rock, Tazz.
[Tazz] Oh, he don't look too happy. He's going for another one.
[Ross] Oh!
What a hellacious Rock Bottom, the second Rock Bottom.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] It's over.
-The Rock is the WWE Champion. -["Know Your Role" playing]
[Ross] The Rock is going to WrestleMania.
[Howard] The new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Rock.
[Ross] The Rock has done it, it took two Rock Bottoms.
But The Rock has defeated Kurt Angle
to once again become the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] Unbelievable. Not one but two.
Two of them. Unbelievable.
Hats off to The Rock. Got to give it to him.
He's the WWE Champ.
[Ross] And now we can start counting the days.
We can start building the anticipation
for Sunday, April 1st, in the Astrodome,
because at WrestleMania 17,
The Rock will defend the WWE title
against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Tazz] The Rock and The Rattlesnake,
lock it up at big one, WrestleMania.
[Ross] This was a war,
a night of broken bones and blood baths,
a night of rivalries ending and beginning,
and a night where The Rock
has become the WWE Champion.
Kurt Angle's got nothing to be ashamed of.
[Tazz] No doubt. No doubt. Nothing to be ashamed of.
[Ross] Kurt Angle had this match won.
[Tazz] What the hell? He's crying. He's crying.
-He's crying. -[Ross] He does have the--
-the WWE title -[Tazz] Look at his tears.
[Ross] well, it meant the world to Kurt Angle.
It means the world to anybody that's breathing in this business.
And now we know the main event of WrestleMania.
It took two Rock Bottoms.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Two Rock Bottoms.
But The Rock did it.
And now The Rock will move on to WrestleMania.
Can you imagine the scene?
Sixty thousand and plus in the Astrodome,
to see The Rock and Stone Cold for the WWE title.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for being with us.
From Las Vegas, good night, everybody. ing with us.