[crowd cheering]
["Wild Cat" playing]
[Michael] Oh, my.
[Tazz chuckles] Oh, yeah.
[Michael] Welcome to No Way Out.
[Tazz] Whoa, two for the price of one.
I'll tell you what, Cole,
this is how you kick off a pay-per-view,
SmackDown style with Torrie and Sable.
[Chimel] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome WWE Divas
Torrie Wilson and Sable.
[Michael] I love black.
-And I'll tell you I love… -[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] …the latest edition of Playboy
out on newsstands this past Friday,
dual covers and our Divas, Torrie and Sable,
the Playboy cover girls.
[Tazz] Lucky us on SmackDown.
We are so proud that Torrie and Sable
have donned the cover of Playboy.
I've been looking at that magazine all day, my friend.
[Michael] We are sold out at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
The crowd, a late-arriving one but an enthusiastic one
as we get set for No Way Out.
Check out Torrie.
[Tazz] Check out Sable.
Torrie and I wanted to come out here tonight and say, "Hello, San Francisco."
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Hello. [chuckles]
Now, we've had the opportunity to enjoy all the sights around San Fran.
Now, it's your chance to enjoy us.
[crowd cheering]
Tonight, the SmackDown Superstars
are gonna give you an event full of action and excitement.
But when it comes to entertaining you,
there isn't anything the SmackDown Superstars will not do.
[crowd cheering]
And as far as Torrie and I,
there isn't anything we won't do.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Oh, man.
-Welcome to No Way Out. -No Way Out.
[Tazz] Wow.
-["Need a Little Time" playing] -[Michael] Now, that is how you kick off
-a SmackDown pay-per-view. -[Tazz] That's what I'm saying.
That's what I'm saying, Cole.
Hey, Torrie.
Welcome everybody to No Way Out on pay-per-view.
-I'm Michael Cole. He's Tazz. -Blow kisses at them.
Get set, fasten the seat belt, all the clichés,
it is gonna be off the hook here tonight
but let's head over to our Spanish colleagues,
Hugo and Carlos.
Hey Hugo, happy birthday.
[Tazz] Happy birthday, amigo.
[speaking Spanish]
[Carlos speaking Spanish]
[Hugo speaking Spanish]
[singer] ♪ How do you breathe When they take you in ♪
♪ Who do you turn to ♪
[dramatic music playing]
[Brock] I've been here before.
Another title defense,
beat the man senseless.
One, two, and three.
Then leave as I entered, the WWE Champion.
Maybe I'll take my time… [chuckles]
…and have a little fun.
Then I'll move on to the real challenge.
How about maybe I give you this ticket and Bill, don't do anything I wouldn't do.
[Jerry] Goldberg with a front row ticket to No Way Out.
[Eddie] Mi familia broke my heart.
They turned on me,
mi sangre, my blood.
I used to fight for them,
then I fought against them.
But now, I fight for myself.
I've been here before,
backed into a corner,
another huge obstacle,
time to make a choice.
[Brock] Eddie, it's really sad.
You've overcome all those demons
only to be destroyed by the biggest demon of them all.
I'm Brock Lesnar.
You're not fighting the odds, Eddie.
You're fighting me.
I've beaten legends, great ones, phenoms,
you are no one.
No one.
[Eddie] You seem to be a bit preoccupied, Brock.
You lost your focus. You're not gonna be facing Eddie Guerrero
One opponent tonight, that's me,
Latino Heat.
You're gonna be facing Latino Heat!
[Brock] I've been here before.
[Eddie] Been here before, ese.
[Brock] Beat the man senseless.
[Eddie] Backed into a corner.
[Brock] One, two, three.
[Eddie] Another huge obstacle.
[Brock] Then leave as I entered.
[Eddie] Trying to make a choice, homes.
[Brock] The WWE Champion.
-[Eddie] They say there's no… -[Brock] No…
-[Eddie] …way out. -[Brock] …way out.
[Eddie] I can think of at least one.
[Brock] I can think of at least one.
Can you?
[Eddie] Can you, ese?
[narrator] And now, SmackDown presents WWE No Way Out.
[upbeat music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The WrestleMania main event will be decided here tonight
ironically in one of wrestling's most historic building.
You are looking live at the sold-out Cow Palace in San Francisco.
Welcome to No Way Out.
["Whips & Chains" playing]
[Tazz] There she is, Cole.
Shaniqua.
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is a handicap match
and it is for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Approaching the ring accompanied by Shaniqua from Columbus, Ohio
at a combined weight of 495 pounds,
Doug and Danny, The Basham Brothers.
[Michael] The former tag team champions looking to win back the gold tonight.
The rivalry is heating up.
Supposed to have a tag team title match last month
but The Bashams had no desire
to defend the titles against Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty at that time.
[Tazz] Well, there's no secret that Doug and Danny Basham and Shaniqua,
all opportunists and they took advantage of the opportunity to attack
Rikishi and Scotty from behind.
It worked.
[Michael] And they laid out Rikishi and Scotty.
Later on in that month, Rikishi and Scotty win the tag team gold
but at SmackDown three days ago,
Scotty one-on-one with Danny Basham,
Shaniqua taking out Scotty.
[Tazz] Yeah. A brutal clothesline into that surgically repaired neck,
I mean, that's Shaniqua right there.
She's amazon-like, Cole. Look at her.
[Michael] Will Shaniqua be the difference in this handicap match-up
for the tag titles tonight?
["You Look Fly Today" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Chimel] And at a combined weight of 564 pounds,
they're the tag team champions,
Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi.
[Michael] I'll tell you, what a great story.
For five years, Rikishi and Scotty teamed together.
They are the best of friends.
They've battled through a number of injuries
and just a couple of weeks ago,
they realized their dream as a team to win the tag team titles.
[Tazz] So, you're happy about the fact that Rikishi and Scotty
are the tag team champions?
[Michael] I'm very happy.
They've worked hard, given it their all, they deserve it.
[Tazz] Well, I personally like
when Doug and Danny Basham were the champions.
And right now, I mean, Doug and Danny and Shaniqua,
this is a handicap match against the champions,
but who's that handicap in favor of though, Cole?
[Michael] I was gonna ask you that question.
In your estimation, does this handicap favor The Bashams
or could it favor the champions Rikishi and Scotty?
[Tazz] Well, I got to go with The Bashams in this, Cole.
I mean, Shaniqua, she… Ever seen that clothesline this past Smack--
this past Thursday on SmackDown that Shaniqua nailed,
nailed Scotty 2 Hotty with?
-I mean, she just flattened Scotty. -[bell ringing]
[Tazz] Scotty's a tough kid, believe me, and it just dropped him.
[Michael] If you're Rikishi and Scotty, what does your strategy have to be
in this handicap match-up where it is indeed three on two?
[Tazz] I think that Rikishi and Scotty need to try
and get-- even though I just said how tough Shaniqua is,
you need to try and keep Shaniqua in the ring as much as possible.
Let's face it. She is a female and I don't want to sound chauvinistic
but I guess I just did.
[Michael] Scotty locks up center of the ring with Doug Basham
as this tag team title match-up is underway.
Excuse me, that's Danny, to start things off here,
in this three-on-two match-up
Another interesting note,
what would happen if Shaniqua picked up a pinfall here?
Who would be the tag team champions?
Would it be Shaniqua and Danny or Shaniqua and Doug?
[Tazz] That's a good point.
I mean, would that be an interchangeable tag team champions,
kind of like days of old with the Fabulous Freebirds?
I mean, what-- that used to go down to the Freebirds, you know,
I mean, who knows?
[Michael] Only the general manager, Paul Heyman, of SmackDown
-knows the answer to that question. -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa.
[Michael] Look at Scotty, gonna skin the cat here.
-Danny Basham doesn't realize it. -[Tazz] Yes.
Oh, Danny does not realize.
Here comes Scotty duking and chugging and dancing.
[Michael] And Scotty with the right hand to the chin
and now the chop to Danny Basham.
[Tazz] Well, see Scotty using that dancing as a distraction to Danny and it worked.
[Michael] Well, it-- Oh, wow, right on his skull.
-[Tazz] Yes. -[Michael] Head first.
[Tazz] Spinning tilt-a-whirl to head scissors,
I don't think Scotty got all that he wanted.
Danny tried to put the brakes on but didn't work.
[Michael] No Way Out,
-how many arrived from San Francisco? -[Tazz] Oh, my God.
[Michael] As Rikishi comes in off the tag, the big 350-pounder,
thumb to the eyes by Danny Basham.
-And here comes Doug. -[Tazz] And that works where you got-- Oh!
I guess it didn't work.
I was gonna say poking the eyes of Rikishi would help because Rikishi's so big
but Rikishi shoved it off and he's all over Doug Basham.
[Michael] Look out now, Doug Basham
-went for the Sunset Flip Rikishi… -[Tazz] Uh-oh. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
[Michael] …as Doug wisely rolls out of the way.
-[Tazz] You do not-- -[Michael] Hip toss.
[Tazz] You don't wanna be under the rear end of the big Kish, Cole.
-I'm telling you. -[Michael] Again, No Way Out
live all over the world tonight
including the United Kingdom,
Canada, Australia, Bermuda, Bahamas, just to name a few.
No Way Out being seen all over the globe.
[Tazz] Oh, put the brakes on--
[Michael] Oh, what a clothesline.
-And another one. -[Tazz] Oh, man.
It's just cool-- Uh-oh.
-[Michael] Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Shaniqua-- -[Tazz] Uh-oh. Oh, man.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Shaniqua in the hard way and Rikishi,
-Rikishi gonna back it on up. -[Tazz] Uh-oh.
Shaniqua is gonna be in no man's land in a second.
[Michael] Went for the Stinkface but Doug Basham--
and Shaniqua went for the clothesline from behind
and Shaniqua wisely scooted out of the ring.
[Tazz] Rikishi gave Shaniqua a look like,
"You're gonna get yourself squished, young lady."
[Michael] And look at Doug Basham, went for the headbutt
and, well, it hurt Doug.
[Tazz] Rikishi's got a large bum and a large dome.
[Michael] And here comes Scotty 2 Hotty in off the tag.
I really like the tag team champions.
Scotty's got the quickness, Rikishi, the size and strength.
Scotty missed with the clothesline.
Doug Basham shot to the midsection.
[Tazz] Side headlock now by Doug Basham
and Scotty shooting him off and boom, double--
looks like they might've clunked heads, I think, Cole.
[Michael] Both men down, center of the ring
and this could be a huge turning point in this match-up
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] And Shaniqua just looks like she's dying to get into that ring.
She doesn't fear men, women, it don't matter.
She'll fight dogs, cats, anything.
[Michael] The first man to get to his feet here and make a tag
could shift the momentum in this match-up to his team's favor.
-Six. -[Michael] Scotty's down.
-[Tazz] And let's see. -[Michael] Doug Basham's down.
-And Scotty-- -[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Well, The Bashams, Cole, are determined
to win those titles back
but Scotty 2 Hotty looking fresh as a daisy here.
[Michael] And you see Scotty and Rikishi
[crowd chanting]
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Michael] Shaniqua
and Scotty went to a whirl.
[Tazz] There's your word.
[Michael] Shaniqua laying Scotty out.
[Tazz] Shades of this past SmackDown.
[Michael] Here's the cover.
[Tazz] What, what--
[Michael] Referee Nick Patrick realizing
Scotty is underneath the bottom rope there.
[Tazz] Oh, good job.
[Michael] The Bashams could not go for the cover
but here's the double team.
[Tazz] Yup. Going for a-- oh, going for a double vertical suplex
but turned into a slingshot suplex there.
[Michael] Tag titles on the line, hook of the legs.
-[Tazz] Oh, my God. Here we go. Oh. -[Michael] And just kicks out.
Again, as we've seen so often in the past, Tazz,
Shaniqua has shifted the momentum of the match-up toward her team.
[Tazz] Well, Shaniqua knows the proper time
to inject herself in the match-up to give her boys the advantage.
And that's why Shaniqua's smart.
[Michael] And here comes Shaniqua.
First time involved in the match-up
Shaniqua right off the tag,
shot to the ribs of Scotty 2 Hotty,
and things could get extremely interesting here right now.
[Tazz] But Shaniqua needs to be careful-- look at the power of this-- Oh, my God.
[Michael] And what power by Shaniqua.
-That's it! -[Tazz] The strength of Shaniqua.
[Michael] And I'll tell you, this historic building,
the Cow Palace, where wrestling began in the 1960s.
I don't think they've ever seen an amazon like Shaniqua
do that to somebody like Scotty before.
[Tazz] Yeah, I don't think Pepper-- I don't think Pepper Gomez
wrestled anyone like Shaniqua
but Shaniqua trying to bring Scotty to his feet but now Scotty--
That might be a choke there, Cole.
[Michael] Yeah, it looks like a chokehold but Scotty, out of desperation--
And Shaniqua with a clubbing blow to the back and a tag made.
And once again, in comes Danny Basham.
[Tazz] Well, Shaniqua, very smart by Shaniqua.
It seems Shaniqua, not only making a tag when she knew she was in trouble,
she pulled Scotty towards her corner
to cut the ring off for The Bashams and herself.
[Michael] Scotty 2 Hotty also realizing that he was in trouble,
shoulders down again, could change the titles here, nope.
-[Tazz] You've seen-- -[Michael] Scotty 2 Hotty just kicked out.
[Tazz] Yeah. We've seen Danny Basham.
See, right here, just immobilizing Scotty from making that tag to the big Rikishi.
[Michael] Scotty just a hand away, can't quite get there.
-[Tazz] That was close. -[Michael] And look at this,
making sure he doesn't get there.
[Tazz] And Scotty was wide open but Scotty did not know
that Doug Basham was coming.
Scotty was trying to make a tag.
His body was wide open
and Doug capitalized and blasted Scotty.
[Michael] And remember, if The Bashams are disqualified,
they need to be very careful,
they would not be able to win the titles here tonight.
[Tazz] Oh, I love the--
[Michael] And look at this, sleeper hold.
-[Tazz] That's right. -[Michael] Doug Basham has it locked in.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Michael] Scotty with a great counter.
[Tazz] You got to-- The only way you win the tag team titles,
pinfall or submission.
And now, here comes the amazon-like Shaniqua.
[Michael] Shaniqua with a blind tag, tagging her way back into the match-up
Oh, no.
[Tazz] Shaniqua's got powerbomb possibly in mind.
[Michael] Shaniqua wants to end this thing right here, to win this time,
and Scotty countered with a backdrop.
[Tazz] Great counter by Scotty 2 Hotty.
-[Michael] And here comes Rikishi. -[Tazz] Oh, man.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Here comes the big man.
And Doug and Danny, big right hands by Rikishi.
-[Tazz] Rikishi-- -[Michael] Oh, what a kick.
[Tazz] Rikishi is cleaning the house, my friend. Boom.
[Michael] Planting Danny Basham.
[Tazz] DDT right on the head.
[Michael] And Shaniqua from behind
-on the back of Rikishi… -[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Michael] …but Shaniqua's in trouble here.
[Tazz] And there's no signs of Rikishi going down.
Oh, snapmaring Shaniqua right over, Rikishi does.
[Michael] And Shaniqua is the legal superstar in this match-up
[Tazz] Oh, man. No.
[Michael] Rikishi calling for the Banzai.
[Tazz] No.
[Michael] Trying to drag Shaniqua to the corner.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Michael] Scotty 2 Hotty cleaning house.
[Tazz] And now, Scotty's helping Rikishi to set her for the Banzai.
[Michael] Three hundred fifty pounds in the second rope.
-[Tazz] Look at this. -[Michael] And look at The Bashams.
[Tazz] Great team work.
[Michael] Double team.
Rikishi crashing to the mat below
and Shaniqua's gonna win the tag team titles here,
crawling into a cover.
[Tazz] Well, she's got a cover, got a cover. Here we go.
[Michael] Hook to the leg, shoulders down.
[Tazz] One, two-- Oh!
[Michael] Oh, and Rikishi just kicked out.
Shaniqua cannot believe it.
[Tazz] Yeah. Shaniqua trying to pick up the scraps
that Doug and Danny left of Rikishi.
[Michael] And look at Scotty taking out Doug and Danny Basham.
Shaniqua measuring Rikishi.
Rikishi slowly making it to his feet.
[Tazz] Look at this, Rikishi, the guts on this girl
telling big Kish, get up, get up, I'm gonna clothesline you.
[Michael] Shaniqua went for the clothesline,
-caught by Rikishi. -[Tazz] Oh, man. Oh, man.
[Michael] Shaniqua's in all kinds of trouble.
Samoan Drop.
[Tazz] Oh, my God.
[Michael] Samoan Drop.
[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] Now, Rikishi dragging the carcass to the corner.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Banzai time.
[Michael] If Rikishi hits this, it's over.
-And Shaniqua-- -[Tazz] Look at that.
Goodbye, Shaniqua.
[Michael] Banzai Drop to ribs.
[Tazz] Squished amazon.
-[Michael] Shoulders down. -[Tazz] One, two, three.
-[Michael] It's over. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Rikishi and Scotty retain.
["You Look Fly Today" playing]
[Chimel] Here are your winners and still tag team champions,
Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi.
[Michael] You may need a spatula to get Shaniqua out of the ring.
[Tazz] That Banzai Drop can just destroy the normal athlete's chest.
I can only imagine what's going on internally in the body of Shaniqua,
and Doug and Danny have to help her out.
[Michael] Hey, Shaniqua got what she deserved.
She was in there trying to manhandle Scotty at one time.
-[Tazz] Manhandle? -[Michael] Illegally knocking Scotty down.
-[Tazz] You mean woman-handle. -[Michael] Shaniqua got what she deserved.
[Tazz] Not manhandle, woman-handle.
[Michael] But Rikishi and Scotty overcoming the odds here tonight,
retaining the tag team titles in this handicap match-up
as we kick off No Way Out from the Cow Palace
in a huge way as we take another look at this shocking Banzai.
[Tazz] This Banzai-- Look, just look at the impact.
Boom, right on the body of Shaniqua.
Oh, my God. Wow.
[Michael] Rikishi had been trying to do it for weeks.
Shaniqua's number was up tonight here at No Way Out.
Well, we are sold out at the Cow Palace in San Francisco
but still there is one man who has not arrived
and that is Raw's Goldberg
who has a front row ticket but isn't here yet.
[Tazz] Cole, I'm telling you. I mean, well, he--
We speculated, when is this man gonna show up?
I don't think Goldberg's coming.
-[Michael] Really? -[Tazz] I don't think he's coming.
I mean, about all of Sunday Night Heat,
Josh was waiting on Goldberg to arrive
but I'm guessing Josh Mathews said he just gave up already.
[Michael] There's Downtown San Francisco.
We're here for No Way Out as we get set for the personal match-up
between Noble and Nidia.
[Jamie] Now, Nidia,
ever since I got my inheritance,
you've been spending my money left and right.
We're rich.
We're going to Applebee's.
-We're going out? -Yeah.
We deserve the finer things in life
like this big old limo I got you to bring you here today.
It's all ours.
What do you say we go inside and take a look?
Running water.
It's one of them all-you-can-eat buffets.
Baby, from here on out,
everything's gonna be first class.
Of course we'll get married.
We'll have the best wedding in the trailer park.
You pretty much sucked me dry.
If I had any sense,
I'd have dumped you the second you got blind.
[Michael] Nidia's got the title as well.
[Tazz] Oh, no, that Nidia-- Whoa!
[Michael] A mist, a Black Mist.
Nidia. Nidia. Nidia.
[Tazz] Nidia's been blinded. The poor girl can't see.
-[sobs] I need Jamie. -[man] You're going to the hospital.
-Where is Jamie? -[man] Everything's gonna be fine.
-I can't see. -[man] You're gonna be fine. Relax.
We're gonna get you to the hospital, all right?
I know you're back in the back, all waiting scared
about our big match at No Way Out.
But girl, you brought this on yourself.
[Michael] Jamie Noble, a pathetic excuse for a human being,
took his blind girlfriend and threw her into the damn ring into harm's way.
And for what? To try to win a damn match.
Nidia's scared half to death.
Nidia's cowering in the corner.
But being the gentleman that I am,
I found a way for you out of this match.
Pack up all your crap
and get out of my life once and for all.
But wait, Nidia, wait.
You're not gonna pack up everything. No.
All that stuff I bought you,
all your fancy clothes
and especially that $5,000 mink coat that you love so much,
I want it back.
[Michael] I'll tell you, a real life War of the Roses developing
between Jamie Noble and Nidia.
Nidia has regained her eyesight,
making Noble pay for his ill treatment of her in recent weeks.
[Jamie] Hey, hey.
[Nidia] Jamie, it's me Nidia.
-Guess what, baby? -[Jamie] What do you want?
I just talked to Paul Heyman
and just so you get to experience what I did for two months,
you're gonna wrestle this match blindfolded.
-[Michael] What? -[Tazz] Oh.
I can't wrestle blindfolded.
I can't see what I'm doing.
[Nidia] Now Jamie, I know that you don't have a log
big enough to fit in this wood chipper.
Yeah. So, I brought a little something on my own,
a certain mink coat that you want very badly.
-Oh, no, no. -[Nidia] Well, Jamie, you want this back?
Come and get it.
-[Michael] Oh, man. No. -[Tazz] No.
[Michael] Oh, that's a $5,000 mink coat.
[Tazz] That is just downright wrong.
[Michael laughs]
[Tazz] Looks like road kill.
[Michael] Jamie Noble has to wrestle Nidia with a blindfold on.
[Nidia] I'll see you on Sunday, Jamie.
["Trailer Park" playing]
[Michael] We are live in San Francisco for No Way Out.
An angry Jamie Noble on his way to the ring.
[Tazz] He should be angry.
[Michael] Hey, it's his fault.
[Tazz] Come on. Nidia sucked him.
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is a boyfriend versus girlfriend
blindfold match scheduled for one fall.
Entering from Hanover, West Virginia,
weighing in at 200 pounds,
Jamie Noble.
[Michael] You know, Jamie Noble promised to marry Nidia.
-[Tazz] Yeah. -[Michael] He never did.
-Jamie Noble is blowing all of his-- -[Tazz] Oh, wait, wait, oh, the man gets--
-[Michael] It's not Nidia's fault. -[Tazz] The man gets cold feet
and then all of a sudden, you know, you got to poke fun at him?
[Michael] He's been promising Nidia for a year.
["I Like 'Em Dirty" playing]
[Tazz] All right.
[Chimel] And making her way to the ring, Nidia.
[Michael] Now, this match-up here tonight is as personal
as any match we'll get here at No Way Out.
And Nidia of course concerned as she heads to the ring and who can blame her?
I mean, Nidia's going in there against the former cruiserweight champion.
[Tazz] Well, that's right.
Jamie Noble's a tough dude and Nidia should be nervous.
-That's her ex-boyfriend. -[Michael] Hey.
[Tazz] She sucked the man dry
and then takes the $5,000 mink coat and destroys that.
[Michael] Nidia should be concerned.
You saw what happened when Nidia was blind.
Jamie Noble mistreated her then.
He used her blindness to his advantage in many match-ups.
[Tazz] But as Jamie Noble pointed out…
And as you see, Referee Charles Robinson
-telling him to put that blindfold on. -Put it on your head.
[Tazz] As Jamie pointed out on Sunday Night Heat,
he did not blind Nidia.
[Michael] No. Tajiri did with the Black Mist.
[Tazz] But what is she mad at him for?
[Michael] Well, because Jamie Noble's been taking advantage,
mistreating Nidia over the past few months,
didn't show her any compassion at all when she had her condition.
[Tazz] Noble's now putting that blindfold on.
[Michael] And now, Jamie Noble is gonna know
-what life was like for Nidia… -[bell ringing]
[Michael] …for so many months there.
Jamie Noble, not just in a blindfold but in a hood.
Jamie Noble can't see.
He doesn't ever realize Nidia's outside the ring.
[Tazz] And that hood is covering the whole face.
I should be wearing a hood like that.
And look, what is Nidia doing?
[Michael speaking indistinctly] Nidia.
[Tazz] Smacked right across the face.
[Michael] And Jamie Noble took the hood off.
That's not legal.
Put it on your head.
-She smack me. -Put it on or I'll disqualify you.
[Tazz] Well, the referee just said, "I'll disqualify you."
" Put that hood back on your head."
[Michael] Well, now, Jamie Noble knows what it's like.
Now, Jamie Noble knows what it's like
when he was tossing his blind girlfriend, Nidia, around outside the ring,
using her in match-ups to try to win matches for so many months.
[Tazz] How can you say now Noble knows what Nidia was like?
Nidia wasn't out there competing in matches like--
Jamie Noble was making a living for this girl.
[Michael] Oh, and look at Nidia taking Jamie Noble down
and Nidia with a dropkick to the side of the head.
Go get him, girl.
[Tazz] Well, I'll tell you-- I'll tell you what right now, Cole.
If Jamie Noble gets his hands on Nidia,
Nidia is done because I know for a fact
that an amateur wrestler, some blind wrestlers,
you don't need to see to wrestle someone, Cole.
Once you lock up and feel someone, you could just hook and then--
-and lock them up. -[Michael] It may not matter.
If Nidia continues to play this cat-and-mouse game,
stay away from Jamie Noble, it may not matter.
[Tazz] Well, I don't know about that.
I'm thinking that Jamie Noble, eventually the frustration and--
She's kicking him right in the ass, Cole.
[Michael] You know, Nidia's pretty smart.
She's jumping up and down in the ring
to distract Jamie Noble to that position of the ring
and she sneaks up from behind Jamie Noble.
And look at Nidia cornered here.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
[Michael] Jamie Noble doesn't realize
that Nidia's just a couple of inches in front of him.
[Tazz] Yeah. She's a couple of inches away all right.
But Noble didn't even know, and look at Nidia now.
[Michael] I don't think Jamie Noble realizes where he's at in the ring.
He has no clue.
[Tazz] He has a blindfold on, Cole. Of course, he doesn't.
-[Michael] Oh, look at this. -[Tazz] What the hell?
[Michael] Nidia taking down Jamie Noble's pants,
embarrassing him here in front of this sold-out crowd.
-[Tazz] Whoa. -[Michael] And there's the Bulldog.
-And Nidia's gonna do it. -[Tazz] No, no, kick out. No.
[Michael] Shoulders down, and Jamie Noble kicking out
but now, now Noble has a hold of the leg.
[Tazz] The end is near.
Noble will not let go of that leg, I'm telling you.
[Michael] And Nidia desperately trying to-- Oh! Look at that.
What a counter by Nidia.
-[Tazz] Head scissor. -[Michael] Jamie Noble,
out through the ropes, outside onto the floor.
Now, Nidia's again back in control.
[Tazz] Nidia countered with that head scissor.
[Michael] It was a great counter by Nidia.
-Hey, we've seen Nidia wrestle before. -[Tazz] Oh.
[Michael] She's pretty confident in the ring.
[Tazz] Yeah, I know that.
And Nidia is feeling good about herself.
Two!
[Tazz] She should be feeling good about herself. Not really a--
[Michael] Now, what a minute.
Jamie Noble, get away from here. You have your pants down.
[Tazz] Noble, the other way towards the ring
and button your pants for God's sakes.
[Michael] And Nidia-- Look, she's just mocking Jamie Noble now.
[Tazz] Yeah, that's good. That's funny, right, Cole?
-[Michael] It is funny. -[Tazz] That's funny, yeah.
[Michael] And what about Jamie Noble looking at all those other women,
looking at all those other women when Nidia was blinded?
[Tazz] But you can look but you can't touch.
Noble didn't touch nothing, he just looked.
What's wrong with that?
[Michael] Hey, Jamie Noble deserves all of this.
-That's all I'm gonna say about it. -[Tazz] Hey.
[Michael] Look, Jamie Noble doesn't see Nidia behind him.
[Tazz] Now, she's sneaking up.
What is-- She's sneaking up. Oh, please.
This is-- I don't--
[Michael] Oh, look at Nidia.
[Tazz] It is a little funny.
-[Michael] She's humiliating Jamie Noble. -[Tazz] Turn around, Jamie, turn around.
[Michael] Oh, and a kick to the backside.
Uh-oh. Jamie Noble bouncing off that top rope and Jamie Noble is livid.
-[Tazz] Jamie Noble-- -[Michael] Look at that.
[Tazz] And the schoolboy, it's the oldest trick in the book,
the schoolyard trick.
[Michael] Oh, Nidia's having fun in there.
-It couldn't happen to a better guy. -[Tazz] Yeah.
Jamie Noble is a world class athlete,
a former cruiserweight champion
and he's being embarrassed out here.
-[Michael] Jamie Noble-- -[Tazz] And you think it's funny.
[Michael] Oh, he promised to marry the girl, didn't do it.
[Tazz] Meanwhile, [speaking indistinctly]
-[Michael] Be careful here. -I'm the referee.
[Michael] Jamie Noble grabbing the referee. Nidia-- Look at Nidia.
Oh, no. Nidia is in trouble.
Jamie Noble trying to grab a hold of Nidia.
[Tazz] Now, that's it. Now, Noble, a little riding time on Nidia here.
[Michael] Nidia trying to squirm away. Jamie Noble has a handful of hair.
[Tazz] Nidia-- There's no way Nidia is gonna get away from Noble.
-What the hell? -[Michael] And look at that.
[Tazz] Well, what the hell? He pulled the hair out of her head.
[Michael] Noble pulling Nidia's hair right out of her head.
[Tazz] Yeah. He better pull his zipper up in the meantime but, yeah.
[Michael] Nidia taking Jamie Noble down into the second rope.
[Tazz] A drop toehold. What's Nidia gonna do?
-Kick to the head. -[Michael] Shot to the side of the head.
And Nidia gonna go up high here.
[Tazz] Well, this could be the downfall of Nidia.
Be careful, Nidia.
[Michael] Oh, look at Jamie Noble.
-Jamie Noble just cheated. -[Tazz] He did?
-[Michael] He just took the hood off. -[Tazz] I was watching Nidia.
[Michael] Jamie Noble cheated. He pulled the damn hood off.
[Tazz] Well, thanks for coming.
That's got to be it, I'm telling you.
[Michael] And now, look at Jamie Noble.
-What the hell is this? -[Tazz] That's a Dragon sleeper.
-[bell ringing] -[Tazz] That's a choke,
that's a beautiful hold.
[Michael] And Nidia's tapping out.
[Chimel] Here is your winner, Jamie Noble.
[Michael] Let go, Jamie, enough already.
-You mistreated the poor girl enough. -[Tazz] And that's--
[Michael] You had to cheat to win the damn match and now this.
[Tazz] Well, Noble did keep that hold on a little long.
I do agree. That's not cool.
[Michael] And now, look at this.
Get out of her face.
You humiliated the girl enough over the past few months.
You had to cheat to win the damn match.
And now, you're all proud of yourself, all high and mighty, Jamie Noble.
[Tazz] Jamie Noble's the bread-- was the breadwinner in their family
and now, Jamie Noble's the winner of this match
and I'm happy personally.
I was rooting for Jamie Noble.
[Michael] You would be.
[Tazz] What? What? I'm just happy about it.
What? I can have my own opinion. I'm entitled to it.
[Michael] Now, Jamie Noble, all proud but once again,
let's show you how Jamie Noble had to cheat to win this match-up, Tazz.
Watch Noble pulling his hood up here and see where Nidia is.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah, you're right. He did do that.
[Michael] Behind the referee's back.
[Tazz] Yeah. Well, you know what, that was smart, Michael.
There's nothing wrong with that.
Take advantage of the opportunity when the referee's back is turned.
And then this choke which he did, which he--
Oh, no, no, no. Ring the bell, ring the bell.
-[bell ringing] -[Tazz] Like I said though, Cole,
once Noble was given that chance to put his hands on Nidia,
the end would be near and that's exactly what happened.
[Michael] Now, Jamie Noble, still in my opinion,
a pathetic excuse for a human being.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, later on tonight,
it's Kurt Angle versus Big Show versus John Cena
in a Triple Threat match
to determine the number one contender for the WWE title.
Three days ago on SmackDown, Kurt Angle was attacked,
ambushed in the locker room area, left unconscious.
And I think by the end of the night, we realized who Kurt Angle thought
were the prime suspects.
[Tazz] Oh, absolutely. Kurt Angle felt it was either
John Cena or the Big Show.
Both these men had motive
because of this… Oh! …number one contender's match this evening.
[Michael] Yeah. Kurt Angle, first with the steel chair…
-[Tazz] Oh, my God. -[Michael] …to the skull of the Big Show
and then Kurt Angle taking out John Cena as well.
These three men in the same ring here tonight.
Kurt, can you explain why you attacked the Big Show and John Cena
this past Thursday night on SmackDown?
Explain myself?
Don't you think the Big Show should be explaining himself
or John Cena explain himself?
In case you forgot, Josh,
last week on SmackDown, I got attacked from behind.
I got knocked out.
I don't know who did it.
But common sense tells me that it would be one of two guys
that would get the most benefit out of me not making it
to this Triple Threat number one contender's match tonight,
which means it's either the Big Show
or John Cena.
And if I don't make it to this match tonight,
I don't get my opportunity to go to WrestleMania
and wrestle in the main event for the WWE Championship.
Oh, it's true.
It's true.
It's all about WrestleMania.
It's all about who gets to go
to the granddaddy of them all.
But see, you got it wrong, Kurt.
I am the type of guy to knock your ass out.
But if John Cena gonna do it,
he's gonna do it right to your face.
[Michael] And Kurt Angle coming to blows--
John Cena just slapping the taste out of Kurt Angle's mouth.
[Tazz] No kidding.
[singer] ♪ Life is hard, man ♪
[Michael] There is the Bay Bridge
connecting San Francisco to Oakland.
We are in the Bay Area for No Way Out.
["Heroes" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Approaching the ring at a combined weight of 489 pounds,
Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin,
the self-proclaimed World's Greatest Tag Team.
[Michael] Well, three nights ago on SmackDown,
Shelton Benjamin in a one-on-one match-up with Bradshaw,
did some damage to the right shoulder of Bradshaw.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah. That was a very innovative move there for Shelton
to try and block the Clothesline from Hell
and then picked apart the arm of Bradshaw, did Shelton Benjamin.
[Michael] But Bradshaw would suck it up later on in the match-up,
going for the Clothesline from Hell.
[Tazz] Right. I was very surprised.
I'm sure Shelton was, too, that Bradshaw went for the--
Well, again, and it worked this time with that Clothesline from Hell.
-[bell ringing] -[Tazz] I mean, Bradshaw's arm
was really… was really banged up in this match-up
[Michael] But the question is that was just three night ago.
What will be the condition of Bradshaw's arm here tonight
and will it be a factor in this match-up?
-["Protection" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Chimel] And at a combined weight of 576 pounds,
Bradshaw and Faarooq, the APA.
[Michael] Hey, Tazz, do you think old-time promoter, Roy Shire,
ever envisioned an event like No Way Out here in the historic Cow Palace?
[Tazz] Uh, probably not, Cole, but it's happening.
And I'll tell you what else is happening,
is that big old bandage on Bradshaw's arm,
I guess there's the answer.
He's got some injury going on there.
We don't quite know what that is to that arm though.
[Michael] You don't-- you don't think Bradshaw
is ever gonna complain about it though?
-This big, tough Texan? -[Tazz] No.
Oh, no, Bradshaw's a tough cat. Absolutely.
And Faarooq is in the house, by the way.
Faarooq just wants to hurt somebody, you know that, right?
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Always.
And we were talking earlier on tonight on Sunday Night Heat on Spike TV,
and you put it great, the strikers against the grapplers in this match-up
[Tazz] Well, that's what this is here.
I mean, you got the proverbial Porsche in Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas
against the proverbial tank, The APA.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The APA chants
ringing throughout the Cow Palace here in San Francisco,
a legendary historic building.
One man who headlined more main events
than anybody in history here at the Cow Palace,
WWE Hall of Famer, the great Pat Patterson.
[Tazz] Absolutely. Pat Patterson,
humongous amount of success in this arena here. Come on!
[Michael] Here's a cover by Shelton Benjamin
and a kick out by Faarooq.
And again, there was a little example of what we were talking about.
Shelton Benjamin gets straight up and Faarooq on the mat
and all of a sudden, Shelton's in control.
-[Tazz] Yeah, absolutely. -[Michael] Yeah.
[Tazz] I mean, that's-- He wrestled at the University of Minnesota
and you're teaming up Brock Lesnar.
When you're Shelton Benjamin, you have that credential.
But the background of Faarooq is in football collegiately at Florida State.
[Michael] Oh, and look at Faarooq,
looked like he was gonna go for the test of strength.
-[Tazz] Let's say-- -[Michael] And Faarooq to the midsection.
[Tazz] Faarooq's a veteran, you know.
I mean, and then he just suckered in Shelton Benjamin. Wow.
-Oh, God. -[Tazz] Nice back elbow there.
Cover, now. Cover. There you go.
[Michael] Into the cover, hook to the leg,
and a kick out by Shelton Benjamin.
Both of these teams had, at one time, held WWE tag team titles.
Bradshaw, in off the tag.
[Tazz] Now, let's see the condition here at the arm of Bradshaw.
[Michael] And Bradshaw using the left shoulder to start things off.
[Tazz] Well, that's because his partner used his right.
Double shoulder block into a double right.
[Michael] And look at that, nice swinging neckbreaker.
Bradshaw, into the cover, shoulders down, kick out by Shelton Benjamin.
Bradshaw
[Tazz] Oh, right. See that?
Shelton Benjamin going right after that arm.
You know, when you come into the ring and you have it,
it's a big target on your arm, basically you're wrapped up.
I understand why Bradshaw's got that arm wrapped up.
-And you see Charlie Haas-- -[Michael] It's like a bull's eye, right?
[Tazz] It is a bull's eye. I'm gonna say target,
target, bull's eye, you get the picture.
[Michael] Charlie Haas, whipped into the rope,
big knockdown, using the elbow again.
And again, Bradshaw went to that injured arm.
But Bradshaw gonna suck it up in the midsection
in this big tag team match-up
This is an important match, Tazz, for both of these teams
because a victory here really puts it back into that tag team title picture.
Of course, Rikishi and Scotty defending the title successfully earlier tonight.
[Tazz] And I'm sure Rikishi and Scotty are watching this match-up right now
because, as you pointed out, either one of these teams
could be in the running for a tag team title opportunity.
[Michael] Faarooq cover, shoulders down,
and Shelton Benjamin saves the match-up for his team.
But did you see Faarooq drill his shoulder into the kidney of Charlie Haas?
[Tazz] Faarooq is just… systematically picks apart his opponent.
Faarooq wrestles to his pace.
He's not in a rush in there.
And he's a dangerous, dominant man.
[Michael] Nothing special, just hard-nosed attack style.
Nobody home, shoulder first into the turnbuckle.
That hurts Faarooq. And now, look at Charlie Haas
immediately pinpointing the arm that went into the turnbuckle.
[Tazz] Oh, going after the arm now.
It looks like the World's Greatest Tag Team doing here-- Nice!
[Michael] Now, you're gonna have Bradshaw with a bad right arm,
Faarooq with a bad left arm.
Look at this, quickly into the cover.
No, I thought going for the cover but no.
Charlie Haas once again attacking that left arm of Faarooq.
[Tazz] Yeah. We've got a hammerlock applied on the mat and--
[Michael] And he's drilling the knee right into the shoulder.
[Tazz] Yeah, right to the back of that deltoid. Look at this.
-[Michael] Oh, look at-- Wow! -[Tazz] Boom.
[Michael] Shelton Benjamin up over the top rope.
And Shelton Benjamin continues the assault on Faarooq.
[Tazz] Again, wrenching the arm back of Faarooq
as Shelton Benjamin with that hammer-like hammerlock,
and again driving the knee and then frequent tags in and out,
cut the ring off, keep the man in the corner
and that's what… that's what Haas and Benjamin do so well.
They dissect the body part. And there's an armbar applied.
[Michael] The World's Greatest Tag Team keeping each other fresh in this match-up,
wearing down Faarooq.
[Tazz] Have you seen this armbar?
You know, Charlie Haas wrestled for Seton Hall collegiately
and he keeps all his weight on the lower back of Faarooq
as he bars the arm
which makes it so tough for Faarooq to get out of that armbar.
[Michael] Look at Shelton Benjamin, across again.
-Across that shoulder again. -[Tazz] Right. And they did tag.
-There was a tag there. -[Michael] Yup, legal tag.
[Tazz] And Shelton is the legal man
and Faarooq trying to make it to the corner.
And a Fujiwara armbar, I believe, it looks like is applied on Faarooq by Benjamin.
[Michael] And then a cover,
shoulders down, Faarooq kicks out.
I'll tell you, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas,
talking to them earlier this week, the World's Greatest Tag Team
hell-bent on trying to get back those tag team titles.
[Tazz] There is a reason why these men are called
the World's Greatest Tag Team, Haas and Benjamin,
'cause they are and they're proving it right now.
[Michael] Well, because they named-- Oh, look at that.
[Tazz] Man, flying armbar, beautiful.
-[Michael] Shelton Benjamin… -[Tazz] Because what?
-'Cause they need what? -[Michael] …shoulders down again.
We could have it here. Bradshaw breaks up the three-count.
I said the reason they're the World's Greatest Tag Team
is because that's what they named themselves.
[Tazz] Oh, well, I still think they're the world's greatest tag team.
[Michael] Another tag made, Charlie Haas.
And look at Shelton and Charlie continue to isolate Faarooq from his corner.
Brian Hebner didn't see the tag made,
drives Charlie Haas-- Now, a tag was made.
Brian Hebner, the referee, allowing Charlie Haas into the match-up
[Tazz] And see, no wasted motion by Charlie Haas.
Charlie gets tagged and he comes in and goes right after Faarooq.
No jaw-jacking with the referee or looking at the audience, yelling, I respect that.
I like that. And that breeds success when you wrestle that way.
And again, back for the armbar.
[Michael] Sell-out crowd at the Cow Palace.
Trying to will Faarooq on here,
realizing that Faarooq needs to make a tag.
[Tazz] Sell-out? What are you talking about?
Hanging from the rafters, standing-room-only.
[Michael] Yeah. We realized they were still selling as of a few moments ago,
standing-room-only tickets,
thousands of fans in the parking lot here at the Cow Palace
as Charlie Haas continues the assault on Faarooq.
[Tazz] Wow, full-body slam right there
and Haas talking some smack to Faarooq.
-Watch out. -[Michael] Oh, no. Spinebuster.
That may be the break, the opening Faarooq needs.
[Tazz] Oh, and that jaw-jacking might have hurt Charlie Haas
and gave Faarooq a couple of moments to regroup.
[Michael] Faarooq is crawling, desperately trying to get to the corner,
needs to make a tag to Bradshaw.
[Tazz] Faarooq's close though, Cole.
Faarooq is close to Bradshaw.
[Michael] Charlie Haas makes a tag to Shelton Benjamin.
-Bradshaw in as well. -[Tazz] Here we go.
[Michael] And here comes the big Bradshaw.
[Tazz] A lot of momentum, speed built up there--
Oh, what a boot. Wow.
[Michael] Charlie Haas going for the ride as well.
And Bradshaw, all riled up here.
[Tazz] Scoop powerslam, nice.
Charlie Haas-- On the top rope.
[Tazz] Right out here in front of us.
[Michael] And Bradshaw setting up Shelton Benjamin.
[Tazz] "X" marks the spot, powerbomb. Oh, my God.
-[Michael] That it-- That is it. -[Tazz] That's the end of the match.
[Michael] Hook to the leg and Charlie Haas.
[Tazz] Charlie Haas with that leg drop, came out of nowhere.
[Michael] Charlie saving the match-up for his team,
Faarooq knocking Charlie Haas outside the ring, Faarooq in pursuit.
It's down to Bradshaw and Shelton Benjamin,
one-on-one in the ring as this match-up is beginning to break down here.
[Tazz] Yeah, right out here, Faarooq is still favoring that arm
but pounding all over Haas, into the post.
[Michael] Oh, off the steel post into that injured shoulder,
the World's Greatest Tag Team had worked on throughout the match-up
[Tazz] Keep an eye on Bradshaw. Oh.
[Michael] And Shelton Benjamin with an elbow.
[Tazz] Yeah. Benjamin was playing possum,
caught Bradshaw with that elbow.
[Michael] Not playing possum now though.
Bradshaw, top rope. Shelton Benjamin in trouble.
[Tazz] Last Call from the second rope.
-[Michael] Last Call. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Bradshaw and Charlie Haas back into the ring.
Charlie Haas interrupting Bradshaw here.
[Tazz] Oh, Charlie Haas stopping the momentum.
Uh-oh. Oh, my God.
[Michael] Bradshaw, the Clothesline from Hell.
[Tazz] Oh, man.
-[Michael] But Bradshaw hurt his arm. -[Tazz] Whoa.
[Michael] Charlie Haas is not the legal man, Shelton Benjamin is.
-[Tazz] Yeah, but that kick. He got him. -[Michael] Hooks the leg, shoulders down.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] And Benjamin and Haas
pick up the victory.
[Chimel] Here are your winners, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin,
the self-proclaimed World's Greatest Tag Team.
[Michael] Bradshaw throwing caution to the wind.
-[Tazz] Well, I told you, Cole. -[Michael] Hit the Clothesline from Hell
-and it cost him. -[Tazz] Yup, it sure did.
Bradshaw with that arm,
and now… and now the arm's got even… injured even more,
but what a great victory for Haas and Benjamin, Cole.
[Michael] Let's take another look.
Here's the Clothesline from Hell we were talking about.
Great impact but Charlie Haas was not the legal man.
[Tazz] Yeah. But, I mean, Bradshaw is gonna have to stop the momentum.
[Michael] You're right.
[Tazz] And that was a good way to stop some momentum was--
-[Michael] And tear your shoulder out. -[Tazz] Absolutely.
[Michael] And then Shelton Benjamin nearly decapitating Bradshaw
and this is a big win for the World's Greatest Tag Team.
[Tazz] That's why they're called the World's Greatest Tag Team,
not because they named themselves that,
because they exemplified that in their wrestling,
that's the way I see it.
[Michael] I don't think I've ever seen Bradshaw in as much pain
as he's showing in the ring right now.
[Tazz] Oh, could have a separated shoulder,
possibly a torn rotator cuff, you never know.
[Michael] It was a hard-fought battle tonight,
but Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin pick up the victory
-over the APA. -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Michael] And there he is. -[Tazz] Oh, man, he showed up.
[Michael] Goldberg is here, live at the Cow Palace.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Well, that's a suspended Bill Goldberg, by the way.
[Michael] Goldberg has every right to be here
because he has a front row ticket,
but I don't agree with the fact that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin allowed who--
Goldberg, a man who is a loose cannon, who Mr. McMahon called a lunatic,
to show up here tonight and possibly disrupt No Way Out.
[Tazz] That's right. Goldberg was suspended
because he is a loose cannon and Mr. McMahon is correct.
Goldberg is a psycho lunatic.
[Michael] But legally, you cannot deny Goldberg
the right to be a fan.
But why is Goldberg here tonight? One reason, Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] What do fans do? Fans sit in their seats and enjoy the show
and that's what Goldberg needs to do.
Keep his ass there, don't get involved in the match.
[Michael] And here's the reason that Goldberg's here.
[Terri] The Royal Rumble is about to start any minute.
You are the number 30 entrant, Goldberg.
That gives you a pretty distinct advantage, doesn't it?
-No. -[Brock] Number 30?
Who cares what number Bill Goldberg is in the Royal Rumble?
Didn't you just witness Brock Lesnar retaining his WWE Championship?
That's all that matters to me.
You should be conducting this interview with Brock Lesnar.
[Goldberg] What matters is tonight,
after I go in the ring and I smash every single person involved
in that Royal Rumble
and I get the opportunity to go to Mania to regain my title.
[Michael] Goldberg is on fire.
-Wait a minute. But Brock Lesnar. -[Tazz] Lesnar, Brock Lesnar,
-F-5, F-5's coming. Yeah. -[Michael] Brock Lesnar F-5s Goldberg.
-[Tazz] What the-- -[Michael] What the hell is this about?
Lesnar's not in the Royal Rumble match.
[Tazz] And that's-- Oh! Kurt Angle, yeah.
[Michael] Kurt Angle has eliminated Goldberg.
-[crowd cheering] -[dramatic music playing]
[Goldberg] Brock Lesnar is next.
[Brock] I open the doors to you, Goldberg.
Steve Austin has given you a front row seat.
Don't do anything I wouldn't do.
[Michael] Oh, my God.
[Heyman] In his mind, Goldberg didn't spear Paul Heyman.
Goldberg speared Brock Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar is afraid of no one.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] We are live at the Cow Palace.
Goldberg has arrived, sitting in the front row seat.
Goldberg has made it clear as day, he's here for one reason,
-because Brock Lesnar is next. -["Extreme" playing]
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute now.
[Michael] I believe our general manager is next.
Paul Heyman, a shocked look on his face.
And remember, Paul Heyman suffered a spear at the hands of Goldberg
just six days ago which was a downright atrocity.
Paul Heyman was a guest on Raw of Mr. McMahon
and that man, Goldberg, speared Paul Heyman
in the center of the ring.
[Tazz] That Goldberg's got bad intentions on his mind, Cole.
-[Michael] You think? -[Tazz] We could see that man's eyes
and look, Paul Heyman's eyes.
Look at the eyes of Goldberg.
[Michael] Staring a hole through Paul Heyman.
[crowd chatter]
Uh… Excuse me.
But just who in the hell do you think you are?
[crowd cheering]
[Heyman] Oh, I get it.
You're Goldberg.
-[indistinct] -[crowd cheering]
Well, sir, I'm Heyman.
[crowd booing]
Paul Heyman.
And this is the first SmackDown pay-per-view
of the Paul Heyman administration.
[crowd booing]
Now, I realize, Mr. Goldberg,
that you have spent 11 months up close and personal
with the inferior Raw brand
and I'm very proud of you, sir.
See? That's why Vince McMahon suspended you from Raw.
Well, sir, this is SmackDown
and I'm glad that you had the good taste to witness a SmackDown pay-per-view
but I assure you, Mr. Goldberg, that's all you're gonna do.
You're gonna witness a SmackDown pay-per-view
because if you get up out of that seat, Mr. Goldberg,
I will not hesitate to have security escort you out.
I will not hesitate to have you arrested.
I will not hesitate to have you thrown in jail.
I will not hesitate to have you sent away.
I will have you removed. I will have you arrested.
I will make sure that you rue the day
-that you ever played with Paul Heyman. -[Michael] Whoa, whoa. Oh, my.
[crowd cheering]
[Heyman] Now, in case you're not smart enough to know,
here on SmackDown, we have a saying
and it's the truest saying of them all
because Bill Goldberg, here comes the pain.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chatter]
[Heyman] That--
[crowd cheering]
How are you doing, Bill?
[crowd chanting]
You tapped out. You tapped out.
[Michael] The "You tapped out" chants filling the Cow Palace.
I came out here, Bill, to prove to all these people
and to prove to you that I'm not intimidated by you.
-[indistinct] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chatter]
You see, you can sit there all night, Bill, but why?
Come get me right now, Bill.
[Heyman] No, no, no, no, you stay right there.
You stay right there, Goldberg. Don't listen to him. He's all--
[Brock] Don't sit there-- Sit there, and come get me, come get me.
Why are you-- Why are you gonna confront me during my match, Bill?
Why would you wanna do that? I'm right here.
You sit right there and don't you make a move.
Brock, enough, enough.
No, you're scared, aren't you?
You're scared. I can see it in your eyes, you're scared.
Enough. Listen, you sit there and you stay there.
Come on, Bill. Come on. I know you're scared.
Listen, Bill, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin gave you that front row seat
and he told you when he sent you here not to do anything
that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin wouldn't do.
Well, you sit there like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
because "Stone Cold" Steve Austin would not come over that rail.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin would not get in this very ring with Brock Lesnar.
So you sit there and be the bitch that you are.
[Heyman] Sit down, you stay there.
I'll have you arrested. You heard me. I'll have you arrested.
-[Tazz] Oh, no. -[Michael] Oh, no.
-Goldberg has crossed the barricade. -[Heyman] It's on pay-per-view.
[Tazz] That's a no-no.
[Michael] Goldberg is getting in the ring.
You're gonna get arrested, Goldberg.
You're gonna get arrested. Get back in your seat.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Goldberg staring across the ring at Lesnar.
-[Tazz] This is not good. -[Michael] This is not good.
[Tazz] No, it's not good. This man's trying to ruin our pay-per-view.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Brock Lesnar is fired up.
-Look at these two. -[Tazz] Well, here we go.
-Here we go. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The confrontation is here and now.
-[crowd cheering] -[Heyman] Hey, hey.
-[Michael] And Lesnar-- -[Tazz] Oh, yeah.
[Michael] Lesnar, using Heyman as a distraction, taking it to Goldberg.
Brock Lesnar taking it to Goldberg.
[Tazz] Goldberg's in trouble. F-5, F-5's coming.
[Michael] But Goldberg countered, knee to the midsection. Oh, my God.
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, that's all-- Well, look at this.
[Michael] And a slam to Brock Lesnar.
-[Tazz] That's our champion. -[crowd cheering]
[Heyman] Security, security, security.
Help, help. Hey, hey, hey.
Security, security.
-[Michael] Good. -[Heyman] Help, help.
[Tazz] Good, security's coming. Get him out of here.
[Michael] Yeah, Goldberg from Raw, not welcome here.
Bill Goldberg assaulted the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] Absolutely assaulted.
[crowd chatter]
[Heyman] Arrest him, arrest that man.
He assaulted my champion.
He's supposed to be in the front row.
[Michael] Good. Goldberg's job is done. He came with one thing in mind.
He came here to No Way Out to assault Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Oh, good, Goldberg to spend the night in a San Francisco prison
-where he belongs. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Goldberg is being arrested. He came here as a fan
but he crossed the barricade and attacked the champion.
Goldberg deserved to be arrested. He's not welcome here.
Goldberg has disrupted No Way Out.
Goldberg deserves to go to jail.
[Tazz] That's exactly where Goldberg's going and that's a good thing.
And go back to Raw while you're at it.
Damn.
[Michael] There is no doubt about it.
Goldberg accomplished what he came here to do tonight.
And let's take another look.
General manager Paul Heyman distracting Goldberg here,
allowing Brock Lesnar to go on the attack.
[Tazz] Well, Brock Lesnar right here,
double legging Goldberg and driving those shoulders
but somehow Goldberg countered that F-5 that we thought we're gonna see here
and then jackhammering Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] This was an all-out assault by Goldberg.
-[Tazz] Whoa. -[Michael] This isn't a wrestling match.
Goldberg came here as a fan.
Goldberg jumped the barricade, came into the ring,
and attacked our champion, the WWE Champion.
-["How Do You Like Me Now" playing] -[Tazz] Watch this. What would--
[Michael] And now, Brock Lesnar may have some more problems.
-[Tazz] Oh, no. Oh, no. Holly. -[Michael] Hardcore Holly.
[Tazz] Brock better get out.
[Michael] Holly in pursuit of the man, Brock Lesnar,
who broke his neck last year.
[Tazz] Oh, but Hardcore Holly hates,
and I'll use that word, hates Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] Yeah, they had a-- They had a huge battle for the title
at the Royal Rumble last month.
And Holly really wanted to get his hands on a wounded Lesnar here tonight.
[Tazz] Oh, Brock's not having a good night.
[Michael] You don't think?
And he still gotta battle Eddie Guerrero for the title later on.
["Tusk" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
-[Tazz] Oh, here we go. -[Michael] And look at this.
Hardcore, Rhyno wasting little time.
This history began three nights ago on SmackDown.
This match-up was made on Sunday Night Heat,
in this one-on-one affair here tonight at No Way Out.
[Tazz] Like I said on Heat, Cole,
these two are the most rugged blue-collar smash-mouth guys
that you will see in this industry.
That was a side headlock take-down by Hardcore Holly
on the man-beast called Rhyno.
[Michael] And remember how physical the match-up was
between Hardcore and Rhyno on SmackDown this past Thursday night.
Rhyno became so frustrated with not being able to put Holly away,
he got himself disqualified.
[Tazz] Well, Hardcore, I don't think cared about the fact
that he ended up getting disqualified
but Rhyno trying to get out on that side headlock
and then here we go.
[Michael] Nobody home for Rhyno, kick to the midsection by Hardcore Holly.
Nice take-down, back again.
[Tazz] Again, back to that side headlock take-down,
immobilizing Rhyno.
Remember, Rhyno did have neck surgery, you know,
you tweak that neck the right way with that side headlock on the neck,
you could be injured in that.
[Michael] I'll tell you, Tazz, these SmackDown fans here
at the Cow Palace are absolutely stunned, as am I.
-[Tazz] So am I. -[Michael] The assault, the attack
by Raw's Goldberg-- Look at this. Shoulders down and a kick out.
Raw's Goldberg attacking our champion Brock Lesnar
just a few moments ago
and Goldberg has now been arrested, and thank God for that.
[Tazz] Talking about smacking your TV,
but Rhyno again trying to get out of the side headlock by Hardcore Holly.
[Michael] And I'll tell you, and I've said this before,
I don't agree with Paul Heyman.
I don't necessary like Brock Lesnar
but the bottom line is they represent SmackDown.
-This is a SmackDown pay-per-view… -[Tazz] Right.
[Michael] …that Bill Goldberg had no reason being here tonight
and assaulting our champion.
[Tazz] I know there's a lot of Goldberg fans.
I mean, Goldberg's been very successful.
A lot of people love Bill Goldberg. And that's cool.
You could love Goldberg, but this is SmackDown.
Like you said, this is SmackDown pay-per-view.
[Michael] Now, look out. Rhyno tossed over the top rope
and Hardcore Holly's in control of this match-up
I know Holly, as he was unwinding earlier today,
getting ready for this match-up, after this Daytona 500.
[Tazz] Maybe all this wouldn't have started
if "Stone Cold" Steve Austin didn't give that ticket to Bill Goldberg.
[Michael] Okay, Captain Obvious, no kidding.
[Tazz] Well, thank you.
[Michael] Bill Goldberg though could have showed up here tonight.
He could have been on SmackDown from the front row,
could have been a fan like the rest of these thousands
of SmackDown fans we have here.
But no, Goldberg had to hop the barricade,
had he get into the ring, and assault the champion.
Now, he's in jail.
[Tazz] Oh, and Goldberg got what he deserved. He got the arrested.
What any fan would deserve if you hop the guardrail,
-you don't do that. -[Michael] You're right.
[Tazz] That's uncharted area there. You don't do that.
You don't belong over the guardrails, period.
[Michael] And Rhyno delivering that shoulder
to the gut of Hardcore Holly.
[Tazz] But Rhyno now, guaranteed,
just maintaining control over Hardcore Holly.
Nice knee again to the gut.
Rhyno pinpointing the midsection of Hardcore Holly.
[Michael] And here's the cover by Rhyno, hook to the outside leg.
Hardcore kicks out. I'll tell you, if you want to talk about desire though
and tough competitors, these two,
Hardcore Holly and Rhyno, there's none tougher.
Both had surgically-repaired necks,
both are back here on SmackDown working their butts off.
Now, look at Rhyno with the big right hand.
[Tazz] You know-- You know, Cole, I'm thinking right now though
about Brock Lesnar defending his title against Eddie Guerrero a little while.
I mean, I didn't give Eddie Guerrero much of a chance to win but now, I don't know.
I'm thinking I'm-- And I don't give him any chance
because Lesnar's gonna be completely nuts.
[Michael] Shoulders down, off the leg scissors,
Hardcore Holly rolls out.
-I mean, it's an interesting thing here. -Come on, ref!
[Michael] Brock Lesnar suffering a jackhammer at the hands of Goldberg
but Goldberg really took Brock Lesnar off.
Does that bode well for the challenger, Latino Heat, later on?
[Tazz] Well, we'll have to see, Cole.
Right now, a body scissor applied and controlling the arm by Rhyno
-on Hardcore Holly. -Shut up!
[Tazz] We saw this this past Thursday on SmackDown
with these two athletes, these two superstars.
[Michael] And I'd love to get a shot of the legs of Rhyno.
Those thighs of Rhyno are huge
and imagine them being gripped around your midsection
it's gotta be sucking the air
-out of the lungs of Holly. -[Tazz] Humongous legs,
the power in those quads, those legs of Rhyno.
I know you spend a lot of time in the gym doing leg--
You know, you got those chicken-like legs but anyway--
[Michael] Hey, you'd be happy for me.
I squatted my personal best, 95 pounds the other day.
[Tazz] Well, very proud of you. It's very nice there, would be--
And Hardcore Holly now trying to just get out of harm's way.
-[Michael] Oh, and what a right hand. -[Tazz] That control over Rhyno.
And Rhyno, just like you said, mark, right hand to the midsection,
switch has been worked on by Rhyno on Hardcore Holly.
[Michael] And the reason for working on the midsection,
you weaken it for Rhyno's finishing maneuver, Gore.
[Tazz] The Gore which, yes,
which pinpoints your whole abdominal region.
[Michael] Here's the cover again. Hook to the leg, may not need the Gore
but Hardcore Holly kicks out after a count of two.
Rhyno really wanted a count of three.
And again, Rhyno beginning to become frustrated here.
Remember when he was frustrated on SmackDown, Rhyno got disqualified.
[Tazz] Well, sometimes it's good to get frustrated.
-Who's the man?! -[Tazz] I'm not saying it's good to lose,
but it's good to get frustrated.
You bring out that anger going on the mat.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] That's nice.
Two of the loosest cannons in the locker room,
two of the hottest tempers battling out in the ring right now,
Rhyno and Hardcore Holly.
[Tazz] Yeah, both Rhyno and Holly do not like many people,
usually in bad moods, walking around miserable, "I don't like people."
Well, I like being happy, you know how I am.
[Michael] Well, you're always happy.
And Rhyno taking it to Hardcore Holly, in control of this match-up
Hardcore ducks underneath the right hand
and there's a suplex delivered to Rhyno by Hardcore Holly.
[Tazz] What a nice back suplex by Hardcore Holly on Rhyno.
And Rhyno holding his back but Hardcore can't capitalize
because of the damage that's been done to the midsection of Holly.
three.
[Michael] Referee Charles Robinson proceeding to count there
as Rhyno again goes on the attack to the midsection of Hardcore Holly.
Hook to the leg, and Hardcore kicks out.
And even when you're kicking out like that with a 275-pound man on top of you,
that's gotta hurt the abdomen as well.
[Tazz] Sure. The-- Your abdomen's the middle of your body
and then every time you move your body, you affect the abdomen.
And just right there, hitting that turnbuckle that hard
with the velocity that Rhyno threw in Holly,
it's just, the pain's gonna shoot
from your lower back right into your stomach.
[Michael] Rhyno with a great game plan so far in this match-up
Get off the rope… [speaks indistinclty]
[Michael] Onto the midsection of Hardcore Holly, the big boots.
[Tazz] Well, I don't know how much more Rhyno will work on his midsection
or how much more punishment
the well-defined abdomen of Holly can take.
That's what training-- That's why training comes into play
and not too many people train much harder than WWE Superstar Hardcore Holly,
I'm telling you that right now. He may train his tail off.
[Michael] Holly with the big clothesline on Rhyno,
both men knocked down, center of the ring.
Hey, Hugo and Carlos standing by right next us.
They're calling all the action in Spanish. Hey, guys, how's it going?
[Carlos speaking Spanish]
[Hugo speaking Spanish]
-[Tazz] Thank you. I agree guys. I-- -[Carlos speaking Spanish]
[Tazz] Thank-- Yes, thank you. My suit is--
[speaking Spanish]
[Carlos speaking Spanish]
[Michael] You have no idea what they're talking about.
[Tazz] They're just saying I have a beautiful suit.
[Michael] Both men up to their feet, center of the ring,
exchanging big right hands, Hardcore Holly, Rhyno.
Look at Hardcore with a right hand up the skull of Rhyno
and Hardcore starting to build momentum.
[Tazz] Yes, yes, Hardcore is… and duck right there.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Tazz] Nice clothesline by Holly.
[Michael] Oh, with another clothesline.
[Tazz] Rhyno's gotta try to ground Holly again
and try and go back to that midsection if he can.
[Michael] Hardcore Holly, standing dropkick.
[Tazz] Running dropkick, actually very--
[Michael] Hook to the leg, shoulders down, Rhyno just rolls the shoulder out.
[Tazz] Very impressive by Hardcore Holly, on the run with that dropkick,
that's a very tough thing to do in a ring during a match.
It's really hard.
[Michael] And Hardcore Holly, looks like he's gonna climb high.
Hardcore Holly caught by Rhyno though with the right hand.
[Tazz] Yeah. Hardcore does not usually go to the… to the ropes
but neither does Rhyno. Let's see what happens here.
Hardcore might be in a superplex situation possibly.
Yeah, looks like that's what this might be.
[Michael] Both superstars in no man's land.
Superplex top rope.
Remember the surgically-repaired neck of Hardcore Holly.
Can Rhyno take advantage?
-Rolls into the cover, shoulders down. -[Tazz] There's a cover.
-Come on. There it is. -[Michael] There's two.
Hardcore Holly just gets the shoulder out.
[Tazz] By a hair. Hardcore kicking out by a hair.
I don't know, I think Hardcore's running out of gas here.
He's been getting the tar whooped out of him by "The Man Beast" Rhyno.
[Michael] Hardcore whipped across the ring.
-Oh, look at this. -[Tazz] Uh-oh.
-[Michael] Rhyno's in trouble. -[Tazz] Inverted DDT. Cover.
[Michael] Hook of the legs, shoulders down.
And Holly, I thought, had him but no.
[Tazz] That inverted DDT, again, back to that-- As you pointed out,
both these guys, both these athletes have surgically-repaired necks
and that inverted DDT will affect your neck. Oh.
[Michael] Hardcore Holly with an elbow to the face.
[Tazz] Did you hear that? You hear the skin smacking?
[Michael] Oh, and I heard that. What a spinebuster.
[Tazz] Shades of the great Arn Anderson "Double A"
with that spinning spinebuster.
How impressive was that?
Turning point in the match for both SmackDown Superstars.
[Michael] The match taking its toll on both of these men.
But Rhyno is to his feet first.
-Hardcore Holly's in trouble. -[Tazz] Yup.
[Michael] Rhyno setting up for the Gore here.
[Tazz] It's time. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Hardcore's in trouble.
Hardcore has no idea there's a Gore coming. Oh.
[Michael] Connecting.
And Hardcore Holly wisely rolling out of the ring.
[Tazz] I don't think Hardcore had much of an option to roll out.
Hardcore damn near got busted in half with that Gore.
[Michael] And now the referee begins the count.
Hardcore Holly may have suffered broken ribs
off the impact of that Gore.
[Tazz] Might get counted out. referee's up to four
and Rhyno is not going after Hardcore.
I think Rhyno is trying to get the easy victory with a countout.
[Michael] And, again, Rhyno had worked the abdominal area of Hardcore Holly
the entire show and the Gore took its toll.
-Now look at Hardcore Holly. -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa.
-Up to eight. Up to eight here. -[Michael] Up to the apron,
trying to make it in the ring before the ten-count.
And Holly just makes it back into the ring.
[Tazz] That was close. A second away.
Let's check out this Gore. Wow.
[Michael] And, remember, all the work Rhyno did on the midsection
made that Gore even more effective.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah. Hardcore Holly's gotta be damn near out.
-I mean, out of gas here, but still-- -[Michael] Look at this.
-The Alabama Slam… -[Tazz] Whoa.
[Michael] …out of nowhere.
-Cover, hook of the leg-- -[Tazz] Holly just did it.
[Michael] Holly somehow picks up to win.
[Chimel] Here is your winner, Hardcore Holly.
[Tazz] Had to be a desperation move perhaps
with that Alabama Slam out of nowhere by Holly on Rhyno. Wow.
[Michael] Hardcore Holly reached deep down inside.
Hardcore Holly picked up the victory
here at No Way Out. Take another look.
[Tazz] Yeah, this duck on the reversal here
and then, boom, there's your Alabama Slam.
And Hardcore Holly ends up getting the victory out of nowhere
with that move. Impressive.
[Michael] Hardcore Holly survived the Gore.
Made it back into the ring before the ten-count.
Used the Alabama Slam to put Rhyno away.
Well, there is definitely no way out of this place,
the infamous Alcatraz in the background.
-Maybe they took Goldberg there. -[Tazz] Yeah, maybe.
[Michael laughs] Nonetheless, this is No Way Out
from the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
And coming up next, Rey Mysterio defends
the cruiserweight title against Chavo Guerrero.
[Tazz] Oh, this should be awesome, I'm telling you.
And Jorge Paez is in the corner of Mysterio.
Chavo Sr. in the corner of Chavo.
[Michael] Mysterio going up against a changed Chavo Guerrero.
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] And now the assault on Eddie Guerrero.
Chavo sitting down. For God's sake, Chavo, help your uncle.
[Tazz] Chavo's a little late now coming in the ring.
[Michael] Oh, my God.
Chavo Guerrero has spilled the blood of his own family.
Eddie Guerrero is wounded, betrayed by his own flesh and blood.
I can't believe that your own uncle, my own brother, did this to you.
Look how he left you. That's what I want.
-[Chavo] I will get my revenge… -[Chavo Sr.] There you go. Oh, yes.
-Oh, yes. -[Chavo] …on Uncle Eddie.
And when I do, everyone will know
who the biggest star is in the Guerrero family.
Chavo Guerrero.
-Mr. Heyman, it's Eddie Guerrero. -What about him?
-He's hurt. Please come with me. -What do you mean he's hurt?
He's just been laying there. He's just been laying there.
-I don't know what happened. -Hey, what happened?
-He's hurt. Somebody's attacked him. -[Heyman] What? He just collapsed?
No, no, no. This guy's hurt. Somebody's attacked him.
[Chavo] Hey, what's going on here?
Hey, hey, hey, hey. We had nothing to do with this, bro.
We had nothing to do with this.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. What's wrong with you, man?
Rey. Rey. Stop, Rey.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] You see Eddie still unconscious
as he's being loaded in the ambulance here.
[Tazz] Just hate to see this.
Rey Mysterio got all bent out of shape and said
that we had something to do with jumping Uncle Eddie,
but we had nothing to do with it.
I'm starting to have a problem with Rey Mysterio.
-Big time. -I mean, he's got his music video
and SmackDown magazine.
He's wearing a mask.
I don't hide behind a mask.
-I'm proud of my Latino heritage. -[Chavo Sr.] Point right there.
-At No Way Out… -Okay.
…what I'd like to do is have Rey Mysterio defending the cruiserweight championship
against Chavo Guerrero.
[Rey] Chavo and his father are a bunch of cowards.
But this Sunday at No Way Out, my boy, Jorge Paez, two-time world champ…
[speaking Spanish]
[Rey] He's gonna be watching my back.
[Chavo] If they wanna play by those rules, then, ole, bring it.
At No Way Out, we're gonna be ready.
Everything I have, I've earned.
[Chavo] I'm gonna beat down that jumping bean, Rey Mysterio.
[Rey] Chavo better bring everything he's got because I will.
[Chavo] Then I'm gonna take his cruiserweight title
and then I'm gonna take his mask.
[Rey] At No Way Out, it's on.
[Chavo] My dad, he's gonna beat the hell out of Jorge Paez.
[Rey] It's on.
It's gonna be interesting, Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerrero.
But the parameters, outside the ring,
you got Jorge Paez in Rey Mysterio's corner,
-Chavo Sr. in his… in his son's-- What? -[Tazz] What?
-[Michael] Wait a minute. -[Tazz] What the hell is this?
-[bell tolls] -[crowd cheering]
[static buzzes]
[Tazz] What the--
[Michael] In 28 days, the dead will rise again.
And if my calculations are correct, it's just 28 days till WrestleMania.
-[Tazz] Yeah. What a coincidence. Wow. -["Chavito Ardiente" playing]
-[Michael] Cruiserweight title time. -[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
Introducing the challenger, being accompanied by Chavo Guerrero Sr.,
from El Paso, Texas, weighing in at 213 pounds,
Chavo Guerrero.
[Michael] An extremely confident Chavo Guerrero
with his dad, Chavo Sr., at his side.
This is a golden opportunity tonight
for Chavo to win the cruiserweight gold here at No Way Out.
[Tazz] Well, Chavo said that Chavo Sr. is gonna beat
the living hell out of Jorge Paez and I'll tell you what, I wanna see that.
[Michael] Chavo Guerrero vowed to take the title from Rey Mysterio tonight
and take off Rey Mysterio's mask.
-["619" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Whoa.
[singer] ♪ R-E-Y Mysterio, here we go ♪
♪ When the mask out The girls they pass out ♪
[Chimel] And being accompanied to the ring by Jorge Paez,
from San Diego, California, weighing in at 175 pounds,
he is the cruiserweight champion, Rey Mysterio.
[Michael] Rey Mysterio and his long-time friend,
"El Maromero" Jorge Paez,
two-time world champion out here tonight
to neutralize Chavo Sr. from getting involved in this match-up
[Tazz] Now that Paez is a bad tomato, I'm telling you.
He can knock you out in a heartbeat. You gotta be careful.
Also-- I also like this fresh helmet, by the way.
[Michael] Jorge Paez, the crown prince of boxing.
He is the last man to actually fight 15 rounds.
And Jorge Paez here tonight in support of his good friend, Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Well, 49 knockouts if you count Chavo Sr.
But Rey Mysterio is a proud cruiserweight champion.
And I'm telling you, Cole, this will be a phenomenal match-up
Both these men are two of the finest cruiserweights worldwide.
[Michael] That's what it's all about, the cruiserweight gold.
And you see Chavo Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, two of the finest Latin Superstars
in the world today in the historic Cow Palace
where the great Pepper Gomez called home for so many years.
[Tazz] And Chavo Sr. giving some instruction to his boy, to Chavo.
And then Paez-- Love his haircut, by the way.
[Michael] So it's Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero.
The cruiserweight title on the line.
Chavo Guerrero has said that Rey Mysterio is an embarrassment
to Hispanics all over the world, that Rey Mysterio does not…
is not proud of his heritage and of his culture.
I disagree with that.
I know how proud Rey Mysterio is of his culture.
And look at Chavo Guerrero.
[Tazz] Rey is a credit to all races, Cole.
-[Michael] You see it? -[Tazz] And also--
[Michael] Chavo Guerrero made an issue out of it though.
Hey, look at this. Nice armdrag. Deep armdrag by Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Rey Mysterio getting the upper hand here
in the beginnings of this match-up
[Michael] But, again, this match-up is a cruiserweight match-up,
of course, for the title but two contrasting styles.
You've got the high flyer in Rey Mysterio and you've got Chavo,
who sometimes is more of a mat-based wrestler.
[Tazz] You know, you can't… you can't also forget, Cole,
the man on the outside Chavo Sr., all the years of experience.
He's a tactician in there. And you know… you know
that Chavo Sr. had to scout Chavo through this match-up
[Michael] And you know how Chavo Guerrero feels
about his uncle, Eddie Guerrero, who meets Brock Lesnar later on tonight.
Chavo Guerrero would love to win the cruiserweight gold
and rub it into Eddie Guerrero's face here at No Way Out.
[Tazz] Oh, jump over that. Whoa.
-Rolling snapmare right there. -Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't touch the mask.
-[Michael] And look at-- -[Tazz] Trying to rip out the mask of--
Oh! Kick to the face.
[Michael] Trying to take the mask of Rey Mysterio off.
-Chavo Guerrero-- -[Tazz] Wow, Rey--
[Michael] And now Rey with a nice big dropkick.
[Tazz] Rey is not happy.
Rey just snapped 'cause Chavo tried to take that mask away. That's nice.
-You're all right. You're all right. -[Tazz] Chavo Sr. support his son.
That's what love is about, Cole.
[Michael] Chavo Sr. has given his son a lot of support
over the past few weeks. And you see--
[Tazz] Well, it melts my heart to see a father and son--
I should bring my son out to wrestle.
[Michael] Your son's five years old.
[Tazz] Maybe down the road.
He's got ways to go, so-- Yeah.
[crowd chanting] Chavo sucks. Chavo sucks. Chavo sucks.
[Tazz] Well, see now? "Chavo sucks."
That's what everyone here in San Francisco are saying.
And this is the stuff that makes Chavo crazy,
people not showing him proper respect.
[Michael] Well, Chavo Guerrero brought it all upon himself, Tazz.
His actions over the past few months--
-[Tazz] Whoa. -[Michael] Look at this.
Disrespecting the champion. And Rey Mysterio is not gonna take it.
The big right hands by Mysterio. Whipped across the ring, into the corner.
Shot to the face. And now Mysterio trying to pick up the offense here.
-[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Nice. -[Michael] Look at the head scissors.
[Tazz] Mysterio's so fast, so quick.
[Michael] And when Mysterio quickens the pace like this,
it favors the champion.
Look at this. Shoulders down. May have him.
There's two and a kick out by Chavo.
[Tazz] You think Rey Mysterio's wearing all that gold,
sending a message to Chavo, saying, "I'm not gonna lose my gold"?
-Whoa, whoa. -[Michael] Face first goes Rey Mysterio.
And just like that, Chavo regains control.
[Tazz] Well, you could lose your gold like that, Rey,
if you keep ramming that way at the hands of Chavo.
Chavo's got that intense look in his eye.
Now you're gonna see something here, Cole.
-Check out Chavo, baby. Check him out. -[Michael] And look at this.
Title on the line. Hook of the leg, shoulders down.
Mysterio rolls the shoulder out.
It is about the cruiserweight championship in this match-up here at No Way Out.
[Tazz] You know, I've got a feeling, Cole,
that Chavo is gonna be bending Mysterio tonight.
I think Chavo is gonna win this match-up I've said that on SmackDown a few times.
-[Michael] You did? -[Tazz] Yes, I did.
[Michael] Chavo wanting the adoration of these fans.
Not gonna get it that way.
Now look at Mysterio, slammed center of the ring.
Chavo again into the cover, again hooks the leg,
and again Rey Mysterio kicks out.
[Tazz] Don't get me wrong, Cole. I mean, Rey Mysterio is no slouch.
Rey Mysterio is one of the best in the world, and I've said that already.
And I have nothing but respect for Rey Mysterio
but I just think tonight is Chavo's night.
And now Chavo's sporting this top wristlock here
by Chavo Guerrero on Mysterio. You gotta watch Mysterio.
He's got so many different variations of arm drags to get out of this.
[Michael] Sell-out crowd at the Cow Palace has been alive all night,
really backing Rey Mysterio in this match-up
Chavo Guerrero-- Oh, Rey landed on his feet.
-Chavo, good switch, go-behind. -[Tazz] Yup, standing switch right there.
The back elbow. Another back elbow. And another one.
[Michael] Mysterio to the face of Chavo Guerrero.
Then going off the bottom rope.
[Tazz] From the bottom rope. You don't see that much
with that slingshot into that sunset flip and--
[Michael] Oh, look out. Chavo hung up, second rope.
[Tazz] Rey Mysterio baiting Chavo in for a 619, and here it comes.
-[Michael] Connecting. -[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] Chavo Guerrero could be moments away
from retaining the cruiserweight gold.
-Hey, look at Chavo Sr. -[Tazz] Well--
[Michael] Referee Jimmy Korderas didn't-- Oh, check out Paez.
[Tazz] Oh, Paez, mind your business.
Watch behind you, Chavo Sr.
-Jorge Paez with a left hand. Damn. -[Michael] Oh, man.
Down goes Senior.
[Tazz] Fifty knockouts now for Paez.
-[Michael] And Referee Jimmy Korderas-- -[crowd booing]
[Michael] Well, I think Referee Jimmy Korderas is sending Paez
back to the locker room.
[Tazz] Well, I mean, I know the fans here don't agree with that.
I do agree with that.
[Michael] And there's Chavo Sr. knocked down by Jorge Paez.
Referee Jimmy Korderas realizing that this match is too important
to allow Chavo Sr. and Paez to get involved.
[Tazz] Well, with Chavo Sr., it was behind the referee's back.
But when Paez punched Chavo Sr., the referee saw that clear as day.
[Michael] You're right. And look at Chavo going to aid of his father.
[Tazz] He's going to aid of his dad.
That's the love for the father from the son.
So concerned with his dad's well-being out here.
Be careful, Chavo. You've got Mysterio.
[Michael] Look at Rey Mysterio staring down at Chavo.
-[Tazz] Careful here. Springboard. -[Michael] Off the top rope.
[Tazz] Springboard with a huge plancha by Rey Mysterio.
How impressive was that?
[Michael] Taking out Chavo Guerrero.
Mysterio may have knocked the wind out of himself as well.
[Tazz] I thought Mysterio smashed his knee there for a moment,
but looks like Mysterio is okay.
Here's another springboard legdrop. Droppin' Da Dime.
[Michael] Off the top rope. Hook to the leg.
Chavo Guerrero kicking out.
I can't believe Chavo kicked out after Mysterio dropped Da Dime.
[Tazz] Dropped Da Dime. Did you see how high Mysterio got?
No, no, no.
[Tazz] And now Chavo saying, "No, no, no."
[Michael] But Mysterio really picking up the offense now.
It's Rey Mysterio on the attack. The right hands to Chavo Guerrero.
Mysterio whipped into the corner.
Chavo Guerrero, his shoulder into that second turnbuckle.
Mysterio rolling Chavo up. Shoulders down.
There's two and, again, Chavo Guerrero kicks out
-with the cruiserweight gold on the line. -[Tazz] What a match. What a match.
The way it should be. Cruiserweight style, baby.
Only on SmackDown you'll see these cruiserweights
who are exclusive to SmackDown.
Get off the rope.
[Michael] Look at Chavo up to the second rope.
Rey Mysterio, the champion.
[Tazz] Yeah, what's Chavo got in mind here?
What's Chavo got in mind?
He got a front facelock. Maybe going for a swinging DDT possibly.
[Michael] But Mysterio countered. Right hands by the champion.
[Tazz] Mysterio fighting out hard there.
[Michael] Chavo's in trouble, perched on the top rope there.
[Tazz] Mysterio's got something in mind here.
Something freaky-deaky.
[Michael] Rey Mysterio-- Here's the shots by Chavo.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Look at this. Look at that.
[Michael] Oh, man. Mysterio went knee first.
It looked like his knee buckled.
Then Mysterio grabbed his ribs coming off the top rope.
[Tazz] It was a… it was a backbreaker by Chavo.
It was a beautiful counter by Chavo on Rey Mysterio.
And from the top turnbuckle,
Mysterio flying through the air right on the knee.
-What a… what a match. -[Michael] Let's take another look.
Look at the way that Rey Mysterio lands from high above the top rope there.
[Tazz] Mysterio… it would be unbelievable if Mysterio's ribs were not broken.
And you see here, Chavo going right after the ribs.
[Michael] And Chavo Guerrero realizing
that his window of opportunity may have opened here.
[Tazz] And they did. The window of opportunity did open up for Chavo.
[Michael] Chavo's gotta get on the attack here.
-Chavo's gotta forget about these fans… -[Tazz] Don't worry about it.
[Michael] …for a moment, get on the attack.
[Tazz] Chavo Guerrero will-- You don't tell this man
how to wrestle, Cole. Please stop. He'll get on the attack.
[Michael] Chavo with the shots to the ribs of Rey Mysterio.
Chavo, the challenger. Mysterio, the champion.
The cruiserweight championship's on the line from the historic Cow Palace
in San Francisco, California, sold out for No Way Out.
[Tazz] If-- Oh, there's a small package.
-Small package. -[Michael] Shoulders down,
hook of the leg, and Mysterio kicking out.
But the champion is indeed reeling here.
[Tazz] When was this Cow Palace built? Do you know?
[Michael] 1960s. Four decades of wrestling here.
Roy Shire, the great promoter, used to hold a once-a-year battle royal here
with the likes of Andre the Giant, Gorilla Monsoon,
wrestlers from all over the world.
[Tazz] Oh, Gorilla. The late great Gorilla Monsoon.
And there's an abdominal stretch by Chavo Guerrero,
working the midsection of Rey Mysterio.
[Michael] And, again, if you take out the midsection,
you don't allow Mysterio to breathe,
it doesn't allow Mysterio to fly around the ring.
It takes a lot out of Mysterio's game,
as this Cow Palace crowd is behind Rey Mysterio,
trying to get Mysterio back into this match-up
[Tazz] There's a lot of people in this crowd. Standing room only.
And Rey Mysterio countered. Nice.
[Michael] Shoulders down. Chavo almost made a mistake.
Mysterio, great counter. Kicked out.
And now Mysterio on the attack.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Got picked-- He picked both legs there.
-Now it looks like-- -[Michael] Oh, look at this.
[Tazz] Wow. Just bending-- You hear the audience just gasping down air.
Just bending the ribs with this legs submission.
It's almost like a single crab… a single leg Boston crab,
and he's bending the midsection.
[Michael] We see Mysterio continuing to reach for his abdomen.
-Chavo Guerrero trying to-- -[Tazz] Actually, Mysterio is trying
to get to his back 'cause that will take some of the pain.
And now he just kicked his way out.
[Michael] Mysterio got to his back. It allowed him to kick his way out.
But look at-- The damage may be done here by Chavo Guerrero.
[Tazz] Well, possibly now to the ankle or the knee by Chavo.
But, Cole, right, it looks like he's going back to the midsection,
Chavo is, on Rey Mysterio.
I'll tell you, if you have a broken-- I'm so impressed with Chavo.
He's just picking apart Mysterio.
If there's a broken rib, if Mysterio's rib is broken,
there's no way Mysterio could breathe properly
and Mysterio, that could be his downfall. He could possibly lose here.
[Michael] Shoulders down. Champion in trouble.
Chavo Guerrero almost winning the title.
Shoulders down again. Champion's in trouble.
And Rey Mysterio just gets his shoulder up.
[Tazz] And every time--
[Michael] Oh, look at this bridge. That's gotta hurt the stomach.
[Tazz] Absolutely. That's gonna hurt your midsection.
Beautiful bridge there.
[Michael] Chavo Guerrero-- Rey keeping his shoulders off the mat.
Referee Jimmy Korderas in perfect position.
[Tazz] A lot of strength by Mysterio.
What's Mysterio doing here?
What the hell is going on?
[Michael] Rey Mysterio slides through.
-[Tazz] Sunset. -[Michael] Shoulders down.
He's got him. No, Chavo just kicked out.
[Tazz] Whoa.
That was close.
[Michael] Mysterio-- Look at this. Oh, and what a gutbuster.
[Tazz] Yeah. tilt-a-whirl backbreaker into a gutbuster.
-Magnificent cover. -[Michael] Hook of the leg again,
shoulders down, and Mysterio kicks out.
[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] Chavo Guerrero so close to winning the cruiserweight championship.
[Tazz] Near-fall after near-fall.
Just building excitement here.
And now, again, it looks like Chavo's going for another submission possibly
-to work that midsection. -[yelps]
[Michael] Listen to Mysterio.
Rey Mysterio screaming in agony
as Chavo continues the assault on the abdomen,
to the midsection, the rib cage of Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Controlling-- Chavo's controlling Mysterio with that top wristlock.
Nice kick there.
[Michael] Mysterio counters.
Trying to battle through this.
Trying to battle through the pain as the champion.
[Tazz] Now going back to that single leg--
[Michael] Chavo knocked down that time.
[Tazz] Chavo keeps going for that single leg crab it looks…
it looks like, but Mysterio's trying to counter out.
[Michael] Rey Mysterio in trouble.
-With a counter. -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Michael] A bulldog counter by Mysterio.
[Tazz] Big Bulldog.
[Michael] But can Mysterio take advantage?
-Crawling over into the cover. -[Tazz] Here we go. Here we go.
[Michael] Mysterio hooks the leg.
Chavo, shoulders down and just kicks out again.
[Tazz] This match can go either way, Cole.
Either way here.
[Michael] This is what it's about every Thursday night on SmackDown,
-cruiserweight action. -[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] Here's the cover. Could be crowning a new champion here.
And Mysterio, again, rolls the shoulder out.
[Tazz] Knee by Chavo just spun Rey Mysterio topsy-turvy there.
[Michael] I mean, Tazz, at some point,
will frustration begin to build for Chavo Guerrero?
[Tazz] Well, if that does happen, if Chavo loses his cool,
that could be his downfall.
And what's this? What's Chavo going for here?
[Michael] Rey Mysterio lands on his feet. Kick to the face.
This could be the opening the champion needs.
[Tazz] Yeah. Reverse jumping leg lariat by Rey Mysterio
into the face of Chavo Guerrero.
-Two. -[Michael] Both men down.
The referee begins the count.
Momentum change in the match-up perhaps.
Rey Mysterio with the clubbing forearms. Here's the reversal.
Mysterio into the corner, off the second rope.
-Chavo… -[Tazz] Ooh, wow.
[Michael] …shoulder first into the steel post.
[Tazz] That hurts your shoulder.
You're flying with that momentum into that steel,
that'll pop a shoulder out in a heartbeat.
[Michael] Not only does it damage Chavo Guerrero
but it also buys the champion, Mysterio,
some time to recuperate here.
[Tazz] That's exactly, you gotta figure, that Rey Mysterio probably had in mind.
[Michael] The referee beginning to count.
Mysterio struggling.
Realizes if he can make it to his feet first,
he could regain control of the match.
[Tazz] Who's gonna get to a vertical base first?
Referee's up to seven.
[Michael] Chavo Guerrero crawling towards the champion.
The challenger again on the assault.
And here's a kick by Mysterio.
[Tazz] This is a physical match.
You can hear the skin smashing out there.
This is a physical match.
[Michael] Mysterio whipped across the ring.
Ducks underneath the right arm of Chavo Guerrero, planting Chavo.
Mysterio's gonna do it here.
-[Tazz] Got him. -[Michael] Hooks the leg, shoulders down,
and Chavo kicked out.
[Tazz] That reverse Russian legsweep.
How quick was Rey Mysterio, planting Chavo face first?
[Michael] And now Chavo Guerrero-- Rey Mysterio whipped across the ring.
Kick to the face of Chavo.
And you can see Mysterio starting to build momentum here.
The kick to Chavo Guerrero. Mysterio's starting to feel it.
[Tazz] Yeah, Rey Mysterio starting to get a little cute out here,
getting a little quick out here with his offense.
Such an unorthodox style Mysterio has.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Tazz] Man.
[Michael] Face first off the apron.
The unorthodox offense of Mysterio.
[Tazz] DDT into that apron.
[Michael] Mysterio into the ring,
rolling Chavo wisely to the center of the ring.
Hooks the leg, shoulders down, and Chavo kicked out somehow.
Another look. Listen to this.
[Tazz] A lot of impact here.
[Michael] Oh, man.
[Tazz] That steel around that apron there underneath that canvass,
hard part of the ring. Look, another springboard.
[Michael] Went for the crossbody. Chavo ducked underneath it.
Mysterio brought to his feet.
Chavo Guerrero…
-Oh, face first. -[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Michael] Here's the cover.
We'll be crowning a new champion.
[Tazz] No.
[Michael] The heart of the champion, Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] He went for a gorebuster into a sitout.
Just tons of impact
Chavo delivered into Rey Mysterio there.
[Michael] Chavo Guerrero, the challenger, again on the attack.
Again, Mysterio whipped into the corner.
-Rey Mysterio. -[Tazz] I gotta tell you, Cole.
I… I… I gotta take my hat off to both of these guys.
Both of these guys-- great action out here tonight,
but I'm still leaning towards Chavo, Cole.
Trying to rip that mask off now, again, Chavo is, on Rey Mysterio.
[Michael] Mysterio with the elbow to the side of the head.
Rey Mysterio, the champion, on the top rope.
[Tazz] Above the ring. Look at-- Moonsault.
[Michael] Off the top rope taking Chavo down.
-Here's the cover. -[Tazz] That's gotta be it. That's it.
[Michael] And Chavo got his foot on the bottom rope.
[Tazz] How smart was that, the mat presence,
ring presence of Chavo?
Look at this moonsault from the top turnbuckle.
[Michael] Mysterio so close.
And Chavo, the veteran, realized how close he was to the bottom rope.
Now Chavo on the attack. The clubbing blows to Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Now Chavo maybe going for a powerbomb.
It looked like Rey-- No.
-Oh. -[Michael] Face first, rib first.
[Tazz] Oh, my God.
[Michael] Chavo-- Champion in trouble.
Hooks the leg, grabs the head, and the shoulder rolls out again.
[Tazz] Well, after that high-impact move
and then the tight cradle by Chavo
and Mysterio kicked out, talk about impressed.
[Michael] Chavo Guerrero, the challenger,
giving the champion all he can handle and then some.
-Rey Mysterio… -[Tazz] What a match.
[Michael] …lands on his feet.
Look at this, Tazz. Chavo, second rope.
[Tazz] Another 619. This would be the second one,
if it happens, on the match.
[Michael] 619 connecting.
Can Rey Mysterio do it?
[Tazz] Chavo's in trouble. Chavo's in trouble.
[Michael] Mysterio up to the top rope.
[Tazz] Springboard senton.
-[Michael] Seated senton. -[Tazz] Rolled through.
[Michael] Chavo rolls through into the half Boston crab.
[Tazz] Not that single crab.
[Michael] A great counter by Chavo Guerrero.
[Tazz] Look at the leverage.
He's gonna break Mysterio in half here.
[Michael] Will Mysterio tap out?
Will the champion tap out to Chavo Guerrero?
[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] Rey Mysterio in all kinds of trouble.
[Tazz] Rey Mysterio's near the ropes. He's tryna get to the ropes.
-[Michael] He gets to the bottom rope. -[crowd cheering]
Mysterio forces the referee to force Chavo Guerrero to break them,
but Chavo drags Mysterio back to the center of the ring.
[Tazz] Chavo-- The tenacity of Chavo not letting go.
[Michael] Rey Mysterio-- And Chavo Guerrero that time
releasing Rey Mysterio,
and it gives Rey Mysterio some time to try to regain his composure.
[Tazz] The champion's hung, Cole. The champion, I think, is in trouble.
Mysterio though, he is still fighting back.
[Michael] Mysterio-- A tremendous heart from Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Tons of heart. Tons of heart.
-[Michael] Wait a minute. -[Tazz] Chavo Sr.?
Oh, right across the throat.
[Michael] Referee didn't see it.
Chavo rolls him up, pulling at the tights.
We have a new Cruiserweight Champion.
Yeah.
[Chimel] Here is your winner and the new
WWE Cruiserweight Champion,
Chavo Guerrero.
[Michael] Referee Jimmy Korderas had his back turned dealing with Chavo Guerrero.
Chavo Sr. seized the opportunity that will screw Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Cole, I forgot all about Chavo Sr.,
the consummate veteran.
Chavo Sr. helping out his young son, Chavo,
who is the new Cruiserweight Champion. Wow.
[Michael] Earlier on in the night, Jorge Paez had knocked Chavo Sr. out.
-But Chavo Sr… -[Tazz] Look at this.
[Michael] …had seen the referee dealing with Chavo.
And Chavo even grabbed the tights there.
[Tazz] Chavo had a ton of tights.
[Michael] Chavo Guerrero is the new Cruiserweight Champion.
Rey Mysterio can't believe it.
What a hell of a match-up here at No Way Out.
Rey Mysterio got screwed by Chavo and Chavo Sr. here tonight.
There's a streetcar, world-famous here
from San Francisco, California,
the home of No Way Out.
Josh Mathews standing by in the locker room area
with the new Cruiserweight Champion, Chavo Guerrero.
-I'm the champion. -Yes, you are the champion.
Hey, that's the way Guerreros work right there.
Yes. Yes, son. Yes.
-[Josh] Chavo. Chavo. -What? What do you want?
We'd like to get your thoughts
now that you're the new Cruiserweight Champion.
What do you mean my thoughts, huh?
I just beat all the odds out there.
I just defeated Rey Mysterio.
Unlike that guy right there, the guy behind this door.
He's not a champion. He's a loser.
He's always gonna be a loser.
And do you know why?
Because he's an addict.
He's addicted.
And you know what that means?
That means there's a monkey on his back.
And that monkey causes him to be a loser.
And you know what losers win?
They don't win nothing.
Eddie's an addict.
He's always gonna be an addict.
He's failing.
And he's this close to failing again.
Champ, the real Guerrero right here.
Number one right here.
Cruiserweight champion. Yeah. Yes.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero meets Brock Lesnar later on tonight.
But coming up next, it's a Triple Threat Match
to determine the number one contender for the WWE title.
[Tazz] Yeah. Three great athletes with three different backgrounds
and really… different styles.
And obviously, the biggest man in the match,
the largest athlete in the world, the Big Show, my pick in this thing.
I don't know. You got to look at that man as the favorite.
[Michael] Seven foot, 500 pounds,
the largest athlete in the world
and there he is, the Big Show.
I can honestly say I don't remember a superstar
having a month more dominant than the Big Show has had
over the past four weeks.
["Medal" playing]
[crowd chanting] You suck!
You suck!
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following is Triple Threat Match
and the winner gets a title opportunity at WrestleMania.
Making his way to the ring from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
Kurt Angle.
[Michael] We saw that streetcar moments ago,
do you think that streetcar is on the way,
on the road, to WrestleMania?
One of these three superstars will be after this Triple Threat Match-up.
Could Kurt Angle be the main event of WrestleMania
for the second straight year?
[Tazz] If anyone can do it, it's Kurt Angle.
Kurt has been so successful here in the WWE.
-So much big match experience. -["Big" playing]
[singer] ♪ Well, well it's the Big Show ♪
[Michael] Whoa.
[Chimel] Making his way to the ring, weighing in at 500 pounds
is the United States Champion,
the Big Show.
[Michael] I mentioned it earlier,
dominance,
Big Show dominated the Royal Rumble,
he dominated the SmackDown Royal Rumble,
and I agree with you Tazz,
I believe Big Show is the favorite in this match-up
[Tazz] And the Big Show, when focused, is so dominatingly dangerous.
And look at the eyes.
[speaking indistinctly] …eyes of the Big Show,
how focused,
the determination of the seven foot, 500-pounder.
Oh, man. Look at that face.
[Michael] Big Show is the US Champion.
You know he'd love to have a crack
at the WWE Champion
in 28 days at WrestleMania.
-["Basic Thugonomics" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Chimel] And from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
John Cena.
[singer] ♪ Word life This is basic thugonomics ♪
[Michael] The dark horse perhaps,
but John Cena is all fired up and raring to go.
Yo.
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
Bay Area, make some noise.
[crowd cheering]
Kurt thinks I hit him with a chair.
This fool is out of his mind.
I'm not the guy that's gonna hit another dude from behind.
I'm not your right hand, Kurt,
there's no way that I could whack you.
If I got beef, I come right up to your face
and freaking smack you.
[crowd cheering]
You wanna know who knocked you out?
Here's a really big clue.
He's 500 pounds,
he smells like crap,
and he's standing right next to you.
Let's throw this whale back in the bay
and have him sleep with the fishes.
[crowd cheering]
This ain't no three-way dance.
This is me serving two bitches.
[crowd cheering]
[speaking indistinctly]
No Way Out is my house.
Check the chain and the lock.
[crowd cheering]
These people will hang from my words.
You two can swing from my…
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, John Cena is an equal opportunity insulter.
[Tazz] It's-- Well, that's why they call him
the Doctor of Thuganomics, Cole,
because he don't care about anyone.
[Michael] And the conclusion of this match-up,
one half of the main event in WrestleMania will be decided.
Will it be Big Show? Will it be John Cena? Will it be Kurt Angle?
Who will be the number one contender for the WWE title at WrestleMania?
[bell ringing]
[Michael] Triple Threat Match underway. Remember the rules,
the first man to score a pinfall or a submission will win this match-up
So what is the strategy, Tazz?
[Tazz] Well, I would say if I'm Kurt Angle and John Cena,
I would try to work together to eliminate the big factor of the Big Show.
But I don't think that's gonna happen.
[Michael] Oh.
[Tazz] I don't-- I don't think--
I don't think that Cena and Kurt will work together.
They don't like each other. Also another strategy,
hello, stay away from the Big Show.
[Michael] Or do what John Cena does,
stand in the corner and let Big Show and Kurt Angle
beat the hell out of each other.
[Tazz] well, that's what Cena is doing. You can't blame him.
[Michael] And look at this. Kurt Angle caught in there.
And that's the strength of this 500-pound Big Show.
[Tazz] John Cena's rooting on the Big Show.
What? I don't think Kurt's too happy about this here.
[Michael] John Cena is involved in the match-up
Kurt Angle and John Cena exchanging blows here earlier on tonight
when John Cena slapped Kurt Angle
after Kurt Angle blamed either Steiner-- Cena or Big Show
for knocking him out with a chair on SmackDown three nights ago.
And look at Big Show.
[Tazz] Big Show is just so powerful and bigger
than both Kurt Angle and John Cena.
And just dominating right now. Look at the-- Ooh.
[Michael] Well, Big Show gives a new name to the mini manhandling.
[Tazz] Well, it's gianthandling, more like it.
[Michael] And now Kurt Angle doing what Cena was doing,
standing by and watching the Big Show throw Cena around the ring.
-[Michael] Oh, there we go. -[Tazz] oh, man.
[Michael] And here we go. Kurt Angle and John Cena exchanging blows.
Now, Big Show takes backseat
and watches these two superstars hammer away at each other
in this Triple Threat Matchup with so much on the line.
[Tazz] Well, if you're the Big Show,
let these two athletes wear each other out.
[Michael] Wow. Nice suplex by Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Beautiful belly-to-belly there.
[Michael] Into a cover, hook to the leg, shoulders down.
Big Show says, "Uh-uh, not right now."
Again, first man to score a pinfall or a submission wins this match-up
[Tazz] And let's see here. The Big Show now,
what's he got in mind tonight?
[Michael] Oh, Kurt Angle knocking John Cena out,
and there's the knee.
Remember, the knee brace, the injured knee,
Big Show Injured that knee
when he tossed John Cena over the top ropes at the Royal Rumble.
John Cena has that knee brace on and they have tweaked the knee
when he was knocked off the apron.
[Tazz] Yeah. And that chop right there to the chest of Kurt Angle,
numbing the body of Angle. And look at Angle,
coming out of nowhere with these punches. Another one.
[Michael] Kurt Angle with the big right hands to the Big Show.
-Kurt Angle-- Look at Big Show. -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Michael] Sidewalk slam.
This could be Big Show's opportunity.
Hook to the leg. John Cena saves the match-up,
not only for himself but also for Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Well, John Cena had no option but to do--
Whoa, what he just did.
But he also just received a headbutt, John Cena did.
[Michael] And Big Show
[Tazz] The Big Show just looking so good out here tonight.
[Michael] I admit, you know, following the Big Show's career,
I cannot remember a time when Big Show has been this dominant, Tazz.
I mean, he has been completely dominating SmackDown.
[Tazz] Why do think I picked the man to win this match tonight?
[Michael] Big Show slowly,
methodically trying to pick apart John Cena here.
[Tazz] Trying? I think-- I think it's safe to say,
for recap and obviously before,
it's pretty obvious that the Big Show is in complete control
of John Cena right now.
[Michael] The winner of this match-up
will meet the WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
Come on, man. Do you wanna stop?
[Michael] And look at Big Show dropping a 500-pound log
across the neck of John Cena.
[Tazz] That's a lot of leg coming down on someone's throat too.
-Another one. -[Michael] Oh.
Two 500-pound leg drops
and John Cena looks to be about down and out here.
-[Tazz] John Cena, just-- -[Michael] Oh, hey, forget--
[Tazz] Look at Kurt.
[Michael] Big Show forgot about Kurt Angle for a moment.
Kurt Angle back up on the apron.
[Tazz] Oh, gruesome here.
[Michael] And Big Show, one arm wrapped around the neck of Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Kurt's in trouble.
[Michael] And John Cena trying to knock Big Show off the apron.
Look at Angle. Angle's trying to suplex Big Show.
[Tazz] This is crazy. Kurt's trying to German suplex Big Show.
[Michael] Big Show hanging on. Big Show's got Cena with one arm,
knocks him into Referee Nick Patrick.
-[Tazz] oh. -[Michael] Kurt with a low blow.
[Tazz] Man, oh, man.
[Michael] Kurt Angle, ever the opportunist.
Behind Referee Nick Patrick's back who was knocked into--
John Cena was knocked into the referee and Kurt Angle took advantage.
[Tazz] That's one way to get that big redwood down, Cole, you chop it down.
-[Michael] Oh, look at this. -[Tazz] Oh, look at this.
[Michael] Kurt Angle's had enough.
John Cena, head first, bouncing off the steel steps.
-And Kurt Angle -[Nick] One, two.
[Tazz] John Cena's in la-la land after hitting those steel steps.
[Michael] And Kurt Angle's so smart here.
Realizing Big Show's been knocked down,
Angle is trying to take the advantage
-during this match-up here. -[Tazz] One, two, Kurt's going-- Oh.
[Michael] Shoulders down, and a kick out.
But how smart was that of Kurt Angle
to get his opponent back in the ring
while the big man has been knocked down outside the ring.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle is an opportunist.
Kurt Angle is not just physically a great athlete,
but intentionally-- Intelligently,
I mean. I'm sorry. Excuse me.
One of the three I's. Kurt's some smart in there.
When he just picks apart this man.
[Michael] Kurt Angle's been in the main event at WrestleMania.
He knows what it's all about.
He knows what it feels like to get there.
These three superstars are battling for a spot in the main event,
in the greatest sports entertainment spectacular of all time.
That's what this match-up is about here.
-And look at Kurt Angle in trouble. -[Tazz] Whoa.
[Michael] John Cena trying to take advantage.
-Can John Cena-- -[Tazz] Belly-to-back suplex there, nice.
[Michael] Big Show back on the apron.
John Cena taking the Big Show out at the knees.
-Crawls into the cover, hook to the leg. -[Tazz] John Cena. Cena.
[Michael] Shoulders down and Kurt Angle just kicks out. Wow.
[Tazz] You said Kurt Angle has been to the top of the mountain,
has been in the main event in WrestleMania.
And once you get there, you wanna keep coming back there,
and that's why, Cole, here's the second German suplex.
The fingers are locked by Kurt Angle,
and the nose is level, pops those hips.
Boom. Another one.
[Michael] The only Olympic gold medalist in WWE history.
Into the cover, hooks the leg.
And Big Show into the ring to break up the three count.
-And now Big Show -[Tazz] And now, Referee Nick Patrick--
[Michael] sending Kurt Angle shoulder first into that steel post.
[Tazz] Tough job for the referee here in this match.
But you're right, Kurt hit that steel post extremely hard.
[Michael] Now, that was great strategy by Big Show
because now you eliminate Angle from the equation
and it allows Big Show to work on John Cena
who again, may not be a 100% on that bum knee.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Tazz] Wow. Well, thanks to the Big Show, as you pointed out earlier.
And Big Show, another one of those thunderous chops.
[Michael] That's like taking a huge skillet from your kitchen,
a cast iron skillet,
and hitting yourself in the chest with it. That's what that's all about.
[Tazz] Now, look at this.
[Michael] That's how big Big Show's hand is.
[Tazz] Humongous Beell. Don't wanna hear about the cutlery.
Humongous Beell, a hip toss to the side by the Big Show.
Now, stepping on the knee. Look at that knee.
-[screaming] -[Michael] Right on the injured knee.
[Tazz] That's so smart and legal, smart and legal, and possibly,
with the body weight and size of the Big Show,
maybe breaking that knee brace.
[Michael] It was legal to work on the knees,
but Referee Nick Patrick doing the right thing.
Big Show clinging the ropes for leverage there.
Nick Patrick realizing that and made Big Show break it,
-as Big Show continues the assault. -[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Michael] Now, Big Show is just rubbing it in for John Cena.
[Tazz] Five hundred pounds just walked across the back of Cena.
Not a good way to spend in San Francisco
but "no way out" is having that monster standing on your body.
[Michael] Well, one thing we've noticed over the past few weeks
-is the confidence has really been-- -[Tazz] Hey, listen. Listen.
[Michael] Oh. The confidence, you can see it building
and brewing inside the Big Show.
He's not only dominant but he's been extremely confident.
And look at John Cena trying to back the big man up.
[Tazz] You got to give Cena credit. John Cena's not a quitter.
A lot of intestinal fortitude by Cena,
but the Big Show might just be too dominant here.
[Michael] Look at the strength of him.
The world's largest athlete,
Big Show delivering a suplex.
[Tazz] And extremely technically sound with that vertical…
that delayed vertical suplex.
[Michael] Here's the cover. Hook to the leg, shoulders down,
and John Cena displaying that intestinal fortitude you talked about.
And you know, with a mouth like John Cena has,
you got to have some intestinal fortitude.
He doesn't make any his friends with his raps.
[Tazz] Well, normally, John Cena can back it up.
John Cena's having a hard time here tonight with the Big Show
as anybody would. We can't blame Cena for that.
[Michael] And Big Show whipping John Cena across the ring.
Did you see the welt on the chest of the John Cena?
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Look at this.
[Tazz] Look at John. Heads up.
[Michael] And John Cena moved out of the way.
Big Show bounces of the turnbuckle.
John Cena driving back the big man off his feet, he does.
[Tazz] With that dropkick to the knee, John Cena pumping it up. [laughs]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] John Cena gonna go up to the top rope.
Big Show looks a bit confused.
[Tazz] Careful. Careful, Cena. Careful.
[Michael] Look at this. John Cena elbowed the Big Show.
-[Tazz] A flying elbow. -[Michael] Here's Kurt Angle.
Big Show won't go down as Kurt Angle over the top rope.
Missile dropkick. Now, the big man's down.
Here's the cover.
-Hook to the leg, shoulders down. -[Tazz] One, two.
[Michael] And John Cena saves the Triple Threat Match-up
[Tazz] Match could go either way right now
for anyone of these three men.
[Michael] It's the first man to score a pinfall or a submission
to win this match-up And look at John Cena.
John Cena's stalking the Big Show.
-[Tazz] John Cena's smart. He's smart. -[Michael] John Cena going for the FU.
[Tazz] FU, FU. Is he crazy?
[Michael] John Cena going for the FU.
-[Tazz] Five hundred pounds and he did it. -[Michael] It connects.
[Michael] John Cena connecting. And Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Oh, going for the Angle Slam. Counter.
-[Michael] John Cena countered. -[Tazz] Boom.
[Michael] He slams Kurt Angle.
This match-up now maybe John Cena's if he could capitalize.
[Tazz] But John Cena quite possibly injured his knee
with 500 pounds across his back for that FU.
[Michael] Great point. Great point.
John Cena into the cover.
-[Tazz] One, two. -[Michael] Shoulders down.
There's the cover. Big Show
got his foot underneath the bottom rope.
[Tazz] Well, it pays to have legs as long as a highway
so you can get that foot under that rope to break that cover.
[Michael] John Cena over the top rope, hits the apron, lands on the floor.
-Now, Kurt Angle, stalking the Big Show. -[Tazz] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Kurt Angle trying to seize the opportunity here.
John Cena outside of the ring.
[Tazz] Kurt May be going for the Angle Slam.
[Michael] Kurt Angle Slam to the Big Show.
Here's the cover.
[Michael] Is Kurt Angle going to WrestleMania?
-[Tazz] One, two. No. -[Michael] No.
Big Show kicked out.
[Tazz] How do you beat the Big Show?
[Michael] But this is the point where Kurt Angle goes to another zone now.
But John Cena back into the ring.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. Another-- -[Michael] John Cena's going for the FU.
-[Tazz] Counter. Counter. -[Michael] Kurt Angle countered.
[Tazz] Watch that-- Watch that Ankle Lock. We've seen Kurt do this before.
[Michael] Ankle Lock. You can win by submission.
You can win this match by submission.
[Tazz] And Angle's a master in submission.
And Cena is in trouble.
[Michael] John Cena reaching for the rope.
The Big Show grabbed Kurt Angle around the neck.
A Chokeslam planting Kurt Angle.
Oh, look at this. Big Show's rolled up.
We may have it here. Shoulders down.
[Michael] There's two and Big Show just kicked out.
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Michael] John Cena, ever the opportunist, but Big Show kicked out.
[Tazz] Uh-oh.
[Michael] And John Cena in all kinds of trouble here.
[Tazz] Cena got-- Goes up, down.
[Michael] Chokeslam.
The cover. Big Show hooks the leg.
-Kurt Angle, Ankle Lock. -[Tazz] Here we go.
[Michael] Ankle lock right around that 22 5E boot of Big Show.
[Tazz] Kurt's got Show. Kurt's got Show.
[Michael] Big Show writhing, screaming in pain.
Will Big Show tap out?
Will Kurt Angle be going to Mania?
[Tazz] No signs of Kurt Angle letting go of that hold.
[Michael] Big Show trying to grab the referee,
anything for leverage here.
[Tazz] Right flat in the middle of the ring.
[Michael] Kurt ankle-- Kurt Angle may break the ankle of the Big Show.
[Tazz] Hold-- Show, hold on buddy. Hang on, Show. Hang on, big man.
[Michael] Big Show, ever so dominant, in trouble.
-[Tazz] You want to go to Mania. -[Michael] And Big Show countered.
[Tazz] Wow, man.
Big Show having a wherewithal to get out of there. Oh.
[Michael] Spinebuster. Cena planting Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] look at this. Five Knuckle Shuffle.
[Michael] Connecting for John Cena.
John Cena is beginning to build here.
-John Cena's adrenaline's rolling. [Tazz] Yup.-
It could be the second win for John Cena.
Second win is in.
You can't see me.
-Could be an FU, FU. -[Michael] Going for the FU
and look at this. Big Show went right to the injured knee of John Cena.
How wise was that of the Big Show.
[Tazz] You cannot get much wiser if you're the Big Show.
Big Show was down on the mat.
And not only wise, Cole,
but Big Show was desperate but knocked that injured knee.
-[Michael] And look at Big Show… -[Tazz] Oh, my God.
-[Michael] …picking John Cena up. -[Tazz] John Cena's in trouble.
[Michael] And with that-- Knee first!
Knee first into the turnbuckle.
[Tazz] Wow. How vicious.
[Michael] And Kurt Angle going for a German suplex.
Kurt Angle knocked out of the way by Big Show.
[Tazz] One elbow and that grip was blocked, it was countered.
-[Michael] Shot. -[Tazz] And now, look at Kurt Angle.
-[Michael] Angle Slam. -[Tazz] Angle Slam. Oh, my God.
[Michael] Over the top rope. An Angle Slam over the top rope.
-[Tazz] Oh, my God. -[Michael] Kurt Angle measuring John Cena.
[Tazz] Wow. What a… what a… -[Michael] Takes the knee out.
Takes the knee out. Now the Ankle Lock. Now the Ankle Lock.
[Tazz] Kurt's got that thing legbarred and ankle locked.
Cena is in trouble.
[Michael] And it's the bad knee.
-John Cena taps out. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Kurt Angle is going to WrestleMania.
["Medal" playing]
[Chimel] Here is your winner
and the number one contender,
Kurt Angle.
[Michael] Kurt Angle showing he takes advantage when opportunity knocks.
Big Show did the damage. Kurt Angle took the reward.
[Tazz] Ever the opportunist, Kurt Angle, you're not kidding.
Wow. I thought the Big Show would do it, but Kurt Angle.
Oh, man. What a match that was.
[Michael] For the second straight year,
Kurt Angle will headline WrestleMania.
John Cena, a valiant effort.
He had no choice but to tap out when Angle worked on that knee.
[Tazz] Well, exactly. John Cena didn't have any option at all.
[Michael] Big Show is angry.
[Tazz] Well, Big Show was dominant for the-- Most of the match.
[Michael] Yeah. Big Show was dominant
but he was dumped over the top rope by Kurt Angle.
And Kurt Angle took advantage of the damage that Big Show did.
This is why the Big Show is irate.
[Tazz] And I agree with you, Cole.
And this is also why Kurt Angle won this match in my view.
Kurt Angle getting rid of the Big Show
and then gripping that knee of Cena.
A legbar and an ankle lock at the same time.
John Cena's leg, and I'll tell you, with an injured knee,
you don't have any options when an Olympic gold medalist
snatches that bad boy. You got to tap.
["Medal" playing]
[Michael] It is gonna be an amazing event.
WrestleMania 20 has been sold out for March 14th.
Less than few weeks away.
-I can't wait. Can't wait. -We now know
one half of the equation for the main event at WrestleMania.
We know Kurt Angle will meet the WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
But who will the champion be?
Will it be Brock Lesnar, the current champion,
or will it be Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero.
That match-up is coming up right now.
And these people here in this arena, you heard them chanting, "Eddie."
They can't wait for Eddie Guerrero.
And here's the tale of the tape.
And I'll tell you, size advantage goes to Brock Lesnar.
I'm not sure if I'd even give Eddie the quickness advantage.
I personally think Brock is just as quick as Eddie.
But Eddie's got a little bit more experience than Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar is the WWE Champion.
For Eddie Guerrero, tonight offers a once in a lifetime opportunity,
a chance to win the championship.
For the first time ever on network television,
a Royal Rumble match.
The winner gets a shot of the WWE title at No Way Out.
-[Tazz] Oh, man. -[Michael] Here's the double team.
-Rikishi eliminated. -[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] We're down to two, Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Kurt Angle… -[Tazz] Oh, my God.
[Michael] …over the apron, almost eliminated.
-And a right hand by Latino Heat. -[Tazz] Uh-oh, uh-oh.
[Michael] Kurt Angle's in trouble. Another right hand by Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Kurt might be playing possum.
[Michael] Kurt Angle, gonna suplex Eddie Guerrero over the top rope.
[Tazz] Eddie's gone. Eddie's done.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero's gonna be eliminated here.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh, uh-oh. -[Michael] Eddie Guerrero just countered
and brought Kurt Angle back into the ring
[Tazz] What the hell-- What the hell is he doing?
[Michael] Kurt Angle eliminated.
Eddie Guerrero has got a shot at the title.
Latino Heat is heading to San Francisco
to meet Brock Lesnar at No Way Out
for the WWE Championship.
[crowd chanting] Eddie! Eddie! Eddie
[Brock] Congratulations, Eddie Guerrero,
but let me tell you something,
I am not afraid of you.
The only thing I have going for me
is that every obstacle that's been put in front of me,
I have overcome.
[Brock] Come No Way Out, you're not fighting the odds, Eddie.
You're fighting me.
I really hope you are addicted,
addicted to losing,
because at No Way Out,
you're gonna get your fix.
[Eddie] Truth is, Brock,
I am an addict.
But you know what, Brock?
I am beating those demons.
I am overcoming those obstacles.
I disgraced my race,
I disgraced my family, and I disgraced myself.
I came to a point in my life where it was do or die.
Day by day,
I have earned my way back into this ring.
When I step into this ring, yeah, bro, I am addicted.
I'm addicted to the high that I get from them.
[crowd chanting] Eddie! Eddie! Eddie
I'm addicted to the do or die feeling, homes,
that I'm gonna have at No Way Out,
because I'm an addict and I'll do anything and run over anybody
that it's gonna take to get that around my waist
and get my high at No Way Out
and become the WWE Champion.
[speaks Spanish]
["Next Big Thing" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Championship.
Making his way to the ring from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 295 pounds,
he is the WWE Champion,
Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Look at him, Cole. Lesnar's an animal.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Tazz] And-- Oh!
As if Eddie Guerrero didn't have a chance to dethrone you.
Now, what happened early tonight
was Goldberg jackhammering Brock Lesnar.
And now, Brock Lesnar is completely ticked off.
The WWE Champion is livid.
You know what that means Cole, right?
That means Eddie Guerrero's chances went from slim to none to, my view, zero.
Plus now, Brock Lesnar has motive to destruct anything in his sight.
And that sight is set on Eddie Guerrero,
the man going after Lesnar's championship.
-["Viva La Raza" playing] -[singer] ♪ Viva la raza! ♪
[crowd chatter]
[Chimel] And the challenger from El Paso, Texas,
weighing in at 228 pounds,
Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] For Eddie Guerrero, tonight is a chance at redemption.
For Eddie Guerrero, tonight is a day of reckoning.
For Eddie Guerrero, tonight is a chance to prove
there is indeed a way out.
[singer singing in Spanish]
♪ Latino Heat ♪
[Tazz] The place is going crazy for Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] Three years ago,
Eddie Guerrero was dragged out of a drunken high
out of a shower at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Eddie Guerrero was fired.
Eddie Guerrero admitted he was an addict.
Tonight, Eddie Guerrero has the opportunity to come full circle.
[singer] ♪ We lie, we steal, we cheat ♪
♪ Eddie, are you ready to go? ♪
[Michael] Can Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero, seize that opportunity?
[Tazz] Yeah. Did you see that, that shot a moment ago of Brock Lesnar,
the rage of Lesnar is just completely beside himself.
You know, I give Eddie credit. Eddie's gonna--
Eddie's gonna try to dictate the pace here.
Come out here and exude confidence.
And I don't know, Cole.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero said three days ago
that Brock Lesnar is not wrestling Eddie Guerrero.
Brock Lesnar is wrestling Latino Heat.
And there is a big, big difference.
So here we go, in this building, the historic Cow Palace,
which has held some of the greatest matches in wrestling history,
Eddie Guerrero battles Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship.
[crowd chanting] Eddie! Eddie! Eddie
[Tazz] This is no secret that Eddie Guerrero is the…
That home field advantage, I'd say.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero said on Thursday night,
Eddie Guerrero gets a new high in life.
Eddie Guerrero's new high is to perform in front of these fans,
to enjoy these fans,
and to enjoy the opportunity he has here tonight.
For the first time ever, Eddie Guerrero,
who's been in this business for so many years,
is battling for a championship,
the WWE Championship
in a main event at a pay-per-view.
-And can you imagine -[bell ringing]
[Michael] if Eddie Guerrero could win this match-up,
he'd be defending his championship
on the greatest stage of all,
-WrestleMania. -[Brock] You ain't nothing, Eddie.
[Tazz] And here we go. It is "go time," as they say.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar, 60 pounds heavier than Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Right. And the pressure, Cole,
-is on Eddie Guerrero. -You ain't nothing.
[Tazz] And look at Brock. Talk about confidence.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero locked up center of the ring.
And I don't know if Eddie Guerrero wants to lock up with Brock Lesnar
-in this type of match-up -You ain't nothing.
-[Michael] And Eddie Guerrero. -[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar, you hear him scream at Eddie Guerrero,
"You ain't nothing." Lesnar's trying to play that mind game
with Guerrero ever since he realized
he was gonna face Eddie tonight for the title.
[Tazz] Mind games? He's shoving Eddie Guerrero
all over the ring. Mind games?
[Michael] Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero, shoved back yet again.
And if you're the challenger, what type of strategy
can you employ against this animal, Lesnar?
[Tazz] If you're the challenger? Try to survive.
Because if I'm Eddie Guerrero, I'm gonna try and survive this match.
[Michael] And you make a great point. When you say survive,
you need to survive this initial on-- This initial assault.
This initial onslaught by the champion.
[Tazz] Well, that… this is not initial, Cole.
I mean, it's gonna continue probably the whole match through and through.
Look at that backdrop.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero off the big backdrop and Lesnar's in control.
You talked about the pressure, you talked about the millions of people--
[Tazz] Hey, Cole, it's just the beginning of this man. I'm telling you.
[Michael] You talked about the pressure, you talked about the millions of people
who are watching this match-up
And look at that suplex. Brock Lesnar's been here before.
Brock Lesnar has headlined WrestleMania.
Brock Lesnar's been in this position
-as a three-time champion. -[Tazz] Well, he's the youngest
WWE Champion in history, Cole, of course.
[Michael] For Eddie Guerrero, it's all new.
And look at Lesnar, a shot to the midsection.
And WWE Champion Brock Lesnar is taking it to the challenger,
Eddie Guerrero, here.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar looks like he is on tonight.
No flaws in Lesnar's game plan.
The champion looks extremely confident.
[Michael] And Guerrero whipped across the ring.
Elbow to the jaw of the champion.
Brock Lesnar's startled for a moment.
A chance began for Eddie Guerrero.
Some big right and left hands by Latino Heat.
But just like that, the champion shutting Eddie Guerrero down
with a knee to the ribs.
[Tazz] I'm not saying Eddie Guerrero doesn't have fire
or Eddie Guerrero doesn't have talent or ability, capabilities,
but I just think Eddie Guerrero's over-matched
against Brock Lesnar tonight.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero, shot to the jaw. Latino Heat,
the fire burning in his gut, trying to take it to the champion here.
-[Tazz] Oh, my God. -[Michael] Oh, man.
-Brock Lesnar dropping Eddie on his head. -[Tazz] Look at the power.
[Michael] And look at the strength of the champion.
Eddie Guerrero thrown halfway across the ring.
[Tazz] Did I tell you? Did I tell you? Like a ragdoll.
Lesnar treating Guerrero like a ragdoll. And now Brock Lesnar's enjoying this.
[Michael] I'm beginning to think I'm gonna agree with you here.
This has turned into a little bit of a mismatch.
[Tazz] You don't have much of an option my friend or--
Look at this belly-to-belly suplex.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero tossed across the ring by this dominant champion.
[Tazz] I'll tell you, Eddie Guerrero has one chance
and Lesnar has to make a mistake.
-[Michael] Wow. -[Tazz] Anything that flies that high
should have music on it and a flight attendant.
[Michael] What a belly-to-belly by Brock Lesnar.
You ain't nothing.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar is just focused and zoned,
zoned in to his prey
and his prey is Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] Knee to the midsection as Lesnar continues to wear down Eddie Guerrero.
Latino Heat to his knees
and Lesnar extremely confident in the early going.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar is dissecting Eddie Guerrero bit by bit by bit.
Brock looks damn near unstoppable. Here he comes.
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar, knee to the jaw!
[Tazz] Geez.
[Michael] Did you see what the champion had did there?
He measured Eddie. He took his time.
He didn't rush into the corner. He measured his opponent.
[Tazz] Like I said, Cole, he has more agility,
he's big… he's bigger, he's stronger, he's faster,
-he's quicker than Guerrero. -Torture time, Eddie!
-[Tazz] Guerrero is… -Torture time!
[Tazz] …I hate to say this, all due to respect to Eddie,
I don't feel Eddie is in Lesnar's class, especially tonight.
[crowd chanting] Eddie! Eddie
[Michael] Brock Lesnar's held the championship since September.
Eddie Guerrero trying to win it tonight with the right hands,
trying to fire up the Latino Heat here.
And again Lesnar with a shot to the ribs!
[Tazz] Yeah, three of Eddie's blows
rocked Lesnar a little bit, and one strong knee lift
took Eddie Guerrero right off his feet.
Here comes another belly-to-belly.
-[Michael] Wow. -[Tazz] That's the third one of the match.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero rolling out of the ring.
It buys Eddie some time to recuperate here.
But what does Eddie Guerrero have to do?
What can Eddie Guerrero do here against Lesnar?
-[Brian] Three. -Come on, Eddie Guerrero!
[Tazz] Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm not counting Eddie out, Cole. I mean…
-[Brian] Four. -[Tazz] …like I said earlier,
I think Eddie Guerrero needs to hope
that Brock Lesnar might make a mistake.
[Brian] Back it up. Let's go. Come on.
[Michael] This time here as Referee Brian Hebner
keeps Lesnar away from going outside the ring.
-This allows Eddie to buy some time. -[Tazz] Let's face it, Cole.
Eddie Guerrero needs to lie, cheat, and steal for one minute.
And right now, Brock Lesnar is not giving Eddie
an opportunity to do any of those three things.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero trying to make it back in the ring.
Remember, Eddie cannot win the title if he's counted out.
And Lesnar on the assault! And again, those kicks to the ribs…
[Brian] Come on, Eddie.
[Michael] …knocking Eddie out of the ring.
And Lesnar in a foul mood as he hammers away on Guerrero.
[Tazz] And now Brock Lesnar just…
[Michael] And-- Oh!
[Tazz] …just flaring [speaks indistinctly] Brock Lesnar.
-[Michael] Look at that face. -One
[crowd booing]
[Michael] This is physical dominance for Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Well, it's also embarrassing.
I think Brock Lesnar is just embarrassing Eddie Guerrero out here,
-not just physically dissecting the man. -Four.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar-- Oh, look at Eddie.
There's been a shoulder to the gut.
Eddie Guerrero, trying to stay in this match-up
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Michael] And look at Lesnar,
hung up on the top rope.
Eddie Guerrero perhaps can find an opening here.
-Oh, look at this! -[Tazz] I've never seen Brock Lesnar--
[Michael] Trying to grab that knee
-and leg of Brock Lesnar. -[Tazz] Brock's too strong,
can't pull Brock to the corner, to the post, to the ring post.
[Michael] Look at the strength of Lesnar, keeping away from that ring post
realizing what Eddie's intentions are.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar's trying to stop himself
from going across on the post.
[Michael] Knee on the steel post!
Eddie Guerrero created an opening for himself, perhaps.
[Tazz] Well, can Eddie Guerrero capitalize on this now?
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero realizing you take out the knee,
you keep the champion off his feet.
Eddie Guerrero, again, as he broke the count went back outside the ring-- Oh!
Shoulder first into the steel post.
[Tazz] The power, the leg strength of Brock Lesnar
to pull Guerrero into that post.
[Michael] However, some damage had to have been done
to the knee of the champion Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] This the… this is the… this is…
-[Michael] Oh! -[crowd gasp in awe]
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar with a clubbing blow
to the back of Eddie Guerrero.
Before Eddie went into the shoulder,
Brock Lesnar's knee went off that steel post.
[Tazz] And look at the-- Look at this.
The power of that delayed Fisherman Buster.
Look at the strength, that high cradle by Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] And Eddie Guerrero has nowhere to go.
Eddie Guerrero can only come down to the mat!
A crushing blow to the rib area,
the back area that Lesnar's worked on throughout the match-up
Brock Lesnar, hook to the leg.
[Tazz] One, two, three-- Elbow!
[Michael]And Eddie Guerrero kicking out.
[Tazz] And now, when Guerrero has to kick out,
you gotta just imagine…
-[Michael] I mean, after all-- -[Tazz] …Brock-- What--
What's Eddie feeling in his body…
-[Michael] Hey. -[Tazz] …when he tries to kick out?
[Michael] After all Eddie Guerrero's endured so far,
I'm surprised he kicked out.
But Eddie Guerrero may not be able to squirm out of this.
[Tazz] I'm surprised too.
Yeah, you're right, because right now, a rear naked choke with the grapevine,
both legs are in by Brock Lesnar.
No place for Eddie Guerrero to go.
Eddie Guerrero is in a world of pain here.
-Trust me. -[Michael] Early on in the match-up,
Brock Lesnar worked on the midsection.
He kept a high pace to try to wear Eddie down.
Now he's-- Brock Lesnar slows the pace down to try to wear Eddie out.
[Tazz] Oh, you know, it's too bad for this capacity crowd here tonight
in San Francisco, no doubt that Eddie Guerrero
was a sentimental favorite here in San Francisco.
But Brock Lesnar, uh-uh, not gonna have it.
-[Michael] Eddie trying to-- -[Tazz] And he's trying to look so strong.
[Michael] Eddie trying to battle out with those ribs to the midsection,
I should say those elbows, to the midsection of Lesnar.
[Tazz] Well, Brock has got that just powerful grip.
[Michael] And he makes him to his feet! A good counter.
A jawbreaker. Nice counter by Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Very smart by Eddie Guerrero, thinking on his feet there.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero trying to shake the cobwebs.
[Tazz] What's he-- Well, Eddie can't capitalize, Cole.
He can't go in for the kill on Brock right now.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero's been-- Oh, look at this.
[Tazz] Oh, my God.
Look at this gorilla slam-- Press, here. Whoop.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero, shot to the knee again.
To that knee that went off the steel post.
-[Tazz] It was nice. -[Michael] Eddie Guerrero with a dropkick.
And now Brock Lesnar exploding.
[Tazz] Every time Eddie Guerrero starts to build a little bit of momentum,
Brock Lesnar shuts Eddie Guerrero down.
-Wow. -[Michael] Brock Lesnar is so explosive.
[Tazz] Just the… just the… the strength… the strength of the--
Watch the sweat fly off the body on that clothesline.
The impact, impact was insane there.
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar into the midsection again.
-[Tazz] Oh, my God. Oh, my God-- Oh! -[Michael] Eddie Guerrero's in trouble.
[Tazz] Wow, that German suplex.
Eddie tried to get out of that,
but Brock-- I don't even know if Brock had a grip.
Brock's hips are so strong
-[Michael] Right. -[Tazz] So explosive.
He just lowered his level, got the leverage on Eddie and vavoom.
[Michael] Eddie's in trouble.
Brock Lesnar, the champion, trying to capitalize,
trying to take advantage.
Eddie Guerrero to his knees.
I don't even think Eddie Guerrero realizes where he's at here anymore.
[Tazz] Yeah, I don't think-- I didn't… Of course,
Eddie-- Eddie Guerrero's family members are here watching on.
They gotta be just feeling, I mean, horrible for Eddie.
[Michael] See the cocky smile on the face of Brock Lesnar?
-The champion… -[Tazz] Well, you'd be cocky too
if you saw the fact that your championship's on the line
and you're on your way to dominating and winning,
and that makes you happy.
[Michael] He may be, Brock Lesnar,
the most physical champion the WWE has ever had.
[Tazz] I think so. Right?
[Michael] Whoa! Whoa!
[Tazz] I definitely think Lesnar is that,
the most physical champion you've ever seen in the WWE.
-[Michael] And Brock Lesnar… -[Tazz] Oh, my God.
[Michael] …driving the shoulders into that rib cage, that midsection.
-Eddie Guerrero has… -[Tazz] Ooh, man.
[Michael] …absorbed so much punishment to that midsection.
[Tazz] And there's no signs of Lesnar getting tired
of decimating Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] The champion had a game plan-- Look out!
[Tazz] Whoa-- Oh, my God.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] That bad knee. -[Tazz] Whoa!
[Michael] That bad knee into the turnbuckle!
It could be the break that Eddie Guerrero needs!
[Tazz] Earlier in the match, we saw Lesnar with that jumping high knee in the corner,
and it nailed Eddie.
But just now, Eddie Guerrero had the wherewithal
to get himself out of the way, and Lesnar crashed and burned.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero, can he capitalize?
-He's trying-- -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa!
[Michael] Look at Eddie. He's over the top rope,
taking Lesnar out!
[Tazz] Look at this. Oh, my God!
[crowd cheering wildly]
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero realizing it's desperation time,
a high-risk maneuver!
[Tazz] Brock might've injured his knee when he missed that high knee.
-Eddie Guerrero-- -[Michael] Yeah, it all started
when Eddie Guerrero banged Brock Lesnar's knee off the steel post.
That's when it all started for Eddie Guerrero.
It created an opening that Eddie Guerrero now looks to take advantage of.
[Tazz] Well, but Cole, Cole, the referee's counting.
Referee's counting. Gotta be careful they don't get count-out.
Eddie Guerrero cannot win if Lesnar were to get counted-- Both outside.
Lesnar can't win on a count-out.
-[Michael] It can't be a count-out. -[Tazz] Eddie can't.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar rolling into the ring under the bottom rope,
Eddie Guerrero in as well.
And this match-up continues for the WWE title.
[Tazz] Here comes Eddie. Whoa!
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero, the wise veteran,
going to work on the injured knee of the champion, Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Eddie's still got a little spunk behind that… behind his impact,
behind his moves there, behind his offense,
which I'm kind of surprised about it.
[Michael] Missed with clothesline. Eddie Guerrero…
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Michael] …delivering a suplex.
You saw Lesnar missed the clothesline.
You saw Lesnar go for the knee there.
Perhaps the knee injury is causing Lesnar to lose that spring in his step.
[Tazz] Well, remember what I said earlier,
the only way Eddie Guerrero has a chance is if Lesnar made a-- makes a mistake.
And that might quite be what happened earlier when he-- When Eddie--
When Lesnar missed that high knee.
But just there, Eddie Guerrero got caught with that hotshot-like maneuver.
[Michael] And even when the champion's wounded,
he's still been able to regain the offensive advantage in this match-up
[Tazz] I think that's-- My view on that deal is the size difference,
-the power of Lesnar. -[Michael] Lesnar with the cover.
Hook to the leg, shoulders down,
and Eddie Guerrero kicking out!
[Tazz] Brock is so well conditioned.
I mean, I'm not saying Eddie Guerrero's not, because Eddie is,
but Brock is 295 pounds straight up muscle.
So strong, Lesnar is.
[Michael] You are looking live at the sold-out Cow Palace
in San Francisco.
-You ain't nothing. -[Michael] The champion, Brock Lesnar,
-the challenger, Eddie Guerrero. -One, two…
[Michael] The winner to meet Kurt Angle at WrestleMania for the WWE Championship.
-[Tazz] I'm counting! -[Michael] And look at Eddie Guerrero!
[Tazz] And he's going for a submission it looks like!
[Michael] What a great counter by Eddie Guerrero!
-Eddie countered-- -[Tazz] What the hell?
[Michael] And that's the injured knee of Lesnar!
[Tazz] Out of nowhere.
[Michael] The injured knee of Lesnar is wrapped up in there.
Eddie Guerrero torquing the knee.
[Tazz] Hold on, man, that's an STF!
-[crowd cheering wildly] -[Michael] The champion, will he tap out?
-Will Lesnar tap out? -[Tazz] Oh, man.
That's a dangerous submission hold.
Lesnar's in trouble!
[Michael] Lesnar may have made a mistake talking trash.
Eddie Guerrero capitalizing.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] STF, that's a very, very brutal, brutal hold.
[Michael] The strength of Lesnar, breaking the arms of Guerrero,
but Guerrero continues the assault.
That knee is torqued in.
That knee has absorbed so much punishment here tonight.
Guerrero trying to get the champion to tap out.
[Tazz] Oh, look at this, look at this, look at this.
-Oh! -[Michael] Slamming the knee into the mat!
[Tazz] Driving the knee into the mat [speaks indistinctly]
Putting his foot on the back of-- the crook of the knee of Lesnar.
[Michael] This champ-- this champion relies so much on his powerful legs
is having one of those wheels taken out
from underneath him here by Eddie Guerrero!
[Tazz] And Eddie Guerrero, like a great white shark
going after his prey here, knows that knee is injured
and he's gunning for that knee.
-I think if Eddie tried it on this one -[Michael] Look at this.
[Tazz] could be a figure-four here.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero has got Lesnar in trouble.
Eddie Guerrero trying to lock it in, trying to torque those knee-- that knee.
[Tazz] But Lesnar's legs are so big and long
and it's tough for Eddie to get to hold on properly.
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar, the champion, battling out.
-Wow. -[Tazz] Strong, strong, Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero, the challenger, again on the attack,
continuing the pressure on the champion.
[Tazz] Going after that knee again and again.
Brock Lesnar powering his way out,
kicking his-- kicking Eddie Guerrero off of him.
[Michael] Lesnar trying to make it to his feet.
But Eddie Guerrero continues to keep the champion down,
dropkick to the side of the head.
[Tazz] I'll give Eddie credit. Got to give the man his due here.
[Michael] I agree with you. And look at Lesnar again…
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Michael] …fighting out of it.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar knows he's got to keep Eddie Guerrero off of that knee.
Because Eddie just relentless going after that knee.
Oh, my God.
[Michael] Whoa! What a belly-to-belly by the champion.
Eddie Guerrero had built all that momentum and just like that, a snap of the finger.
[Tazz] Until then, I give Eddie all of the credit in the world.
He kept coming back… coming back to gun it for the knee
and then, boom, just like that.
That suplex was a different statement.
[Michael] Referee Brian Hebner at the count of five.
If there's a double count now here--
[Tazz] Giving Eddie credit here, Cole.
I mean, Eddie lasted a lot longer than I thought he would.
[Michael] Eddie's given the champion a ton to handle.
Brock Lesnar makes it to his feet.
The count has been stopped.
Brock Lesnar, the champion, now stalking Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Oh, man. Brock looks PO-ed.
Brock does not look happy.
Now here, going for a… maybe a delay… a vertical-- Oop!
-[Michael] Eddie Guerrero countered. -[Tazz] How did--
[Michael] Eddie off the ropes and walked right in!
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Michael] Wow.
Looked like a tilt-a-whirl but Eddie countered with the leg scissors.
[Tazz] Yeah. That was a tilt-a-whirl into that head scissors.
And Brock Lesnar's really rocking here.
[Michael] Eddie right to the knee again, knocking the champion down.
Eddie Guerrero continues the assault on the left knee of Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Again, Eddie, trying to get this figure-four on.
He couldn't do it before, but Eddie going down!
[Michael] Eddie's got him in. Eddie's locked in the figure-four!
Brock Lesnar, the champion, writhing in pain.
Will Lesnar tap out? Will Eddie win the title here?
[Tazz] Brock's gotta try to turn to his stomach to alleviate the pain
and switch the pain up to Eddie.
I don't know if Brock can do that.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar has tapped out before to a submission hold.
Will it happen again here tonight?
[Tazz] Well, the figure-four is an extremely,
extremely painful maneuver.
[Michael] All you got to do is look at the position-- the left knee,
the injured knee of Brock Lesnar.
That's where all the tension's going from Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Well, we could see the knee's twisted up.
-Cover! -[Michael] His shoulder's down!
-Brock Lesnar rolls out. -[Tazz] You see, that's the thing.
You can't lay back to try and relax for a second because again--
Look at how strong Lesnar-- Look at that.
[Michael] Lesnar dragging Eddie Guerrero across the ring.
Lesnar needs to make it to the bottom rope
or the championship is in jeopardy here.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Lesnar knows that-- Lesnar realizes he needs that bottom rope,
but I don't know how-- Can't quite see how close Brock is here
but he's closer than we thought.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar is writhing in pain,
trying to battle through it, the champion he is.
But Eddie Guerrero continues the assault on the knee of the champion.
Lesnar gets to the bottom rope.
-One, two, three. -[Michael] So close for Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero has a five-count to break that hold
and it was smart for Eddie Guerrero to keep that hold on,
to put as much pain as he could into the knee of Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] The tide has shifted in this match-up
The challenger, Eddie Guerrero…
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Michael] …is assaulting the champion.
Taking out the injured knee in every turn.
[Tazz] And now, crisscrossing those legs.
And again, trying to…
[Michael] I don't wanna say that Eddie Guerrero could do this,
but could this be the night for Eddie Guerrero?
Could this be the night for the challenger?
-I'm beginning to think it is, Tazz! -[Tazz] Oh, man.
Well, I don't know, Cole.
Lesnar's in trouble here.
[Michael] Lesnar in all kinds of trouble.
[Tazz] Locked in that STF on the side now,
just twisting that knee.
Of course, the versatility of Eddie Guerrero
switching on that submission.
[Michael] Will Brock Lesnar tap out?
Will the champion tap out to the challenger Eddie Guerrero?
[Brian] Well, what do you say?
[Tazz] STF stands for "Stepover Toehold Facelock,"
which is if you grab the head to control the knee and how the--
Look at how powerful that is.
-[Michael] Lesnar just powers out. -[Tazz] Forcing out of it.
[Michael] Reversing that strong upper body to power his way out.
But look at the champion.
-Brock is in trouble. -[Tazz] And Lesnar--
Brock Lesnar is in trouble.
Smart game plan by Eddie.
Didn't think Eddie could do it, but Eddie just picking apart--
[Michael] What a shot, a double German.
-That was German by Lesnar. -[Tazz] How quick was that?
[Michael] Unbelievable.
[Tazz] It's just-- Brock Lesnar, how do you defeat Brock Lesnar?
[Michael] Brock Lesnar down. Eddie Guerrero down.
-Three. -[Michael] Both these superstars
have left it all out on the mat in this championship match-up
for a spot in the main event at WrestleMania.
Brock Lesnar to his feet. Eddie's to his feet first.
[Tazz] What's Eddie doing? What's he doing?
-[Michael] The challenger… -[Tazz] God!
[Michael] …coming with a spinebuster!
[Tazz] That's gotta be it. This could do it, Cole.
If Brock could get a cover here, this could be the end of Latino Heat.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar, crawling to the cover.
-[Tazz] Here we go! -[Michael] Hooks the leg.
[Tazz] It was a great match. Eddie put up a hell of a fight.
[Michael] The champion covers--
[Tazz] Guerrero kicks out! Man.
[Michael] They're used to earthquakes here.
-Oh look, another cover. -[Tazz] Oh, another one.
[Michael] And again, the shoulder out for Eddie Guerrero.
They're used to earthquakes here at San Francisco.
Nothing quite like this however.
[Tazz] Let's-- Yeah. Let's listen to it.
-[crowd gasp in awe] -[Tazz] How do you explain that impact?
And now Brock-- It looks like, yeah, he's got a…
he's got a wing look-- hook-- the head hooked--
Eddie's arm hooked.
And with that body scissors, completely immobilizing Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] Notice how Brock Lesnar's got it in a way where he's using
his right leg and not the injured left leg.
[Tazz] Very good point.
Brock Lesnar trying to wear down Eddie Guerrero.
And I think Brock's doing a pretty good job at that.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] This crowd in the Cow Palace
trying to will on the challenger Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Well, it looks like Brock might have turned it into a sleeper.
Or possibly a rear naked choke also.
It could be at a-- When you have your legs wrapped around the man,
it's just, the body, the guy can't move his lower body to shift his weight around.
-You keep it in one spot. Choke it out. -[Michael] Eddie Guerrero
seems to be fading a bit here.
Brock Lesnar, with that right arm-- that hand…
-[Tazz] Fade? -[Michael] …across the forehead…
[Tazz] Fade? Uh-uh-uh.
[Michael] …across the temple of Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Fade? I don't know how Eddie Guerrero
did not lose this match ten minutes ago. Really.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero trying to battle out.
Eddie Guerrero had picked up the pace,
but the champion Lesnar has now slowed it down.
Eddie Guerrero to his knees.
The challenger, trying to make it to his feet.
How the hell is Eddie Guerrero to his knees here?
-And now-- -[Tazz] Well, look at that how Brock's
keeping his weight on Eddie Guerrero, that riding time,
that's what they're called in the amateur ranks.
Just riding the man. And again, look at that tight grip.
-[Michael] But Lesnar… -[Tazz] Oh, man!
[Michael] …head first off the second turnbuckle!
[Tazz] That crafty Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero knocking Lesnar down.
Eddie Guerrero, the challenger,
out on the apron,
-as you take another look. -[Tazz] Well, that's
[Michael] And Eddie Guerrero's… he's climbing high.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero's going up top here. And he's--
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero off the top rope.
-[Tazz] He's gonna fly! -[Michael] Went for the missile dropkick
and Brock Lesnar rolled out of the way!
[Tazz] Gotta be it now if Brock could capitalize
on that missed missile dropkick by Eddie.
-Well, Brock's down too. -[Michael] Yeah.
Brock Lesnar showed some traces of blood perhaps trickling from the nose
after coming off of that second turnbuckle.
And now is the point of the match where fatigue may begin to set in.
[Tazz] And that knee is bothering Lesnar.
-Look at that. See? -[Michael] Oh, what a suplex.
[Tazz] Lesnar did his back off from that vertical suplex
and did it on one leg, his right leg.
[Michael] Now when you… when you don't have a good knee
to deliver a suplex, you can't get it all into it. Right?
-Die, Eddie! -[Tazz] And just take a look at that blood
-pouring out of the face. -Just die!
[Tazz] Geez, you hear that? "Just die, Eddie."
-[Michael] That's the animal Brock Lesnar. -[Tazz] And Eddie might die.
[Michael] But the challenger Eddie Guerrero
will not die in this match-up
[Tazz] That's not, we've-- That's not, we've--
Not yet anyway.
It… it's just… it's just… it's just the beginning,
it's just a slow death.
That's what this is, especially when a guy,
an athlete like Lesnar, applies a reverse gut wrench submission here.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar may have a broken nose
after he hit the turnbuckle but it's not affecting the champion here
as he has that gut lock here locked in to Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] It's a reverse gut wrench.
And at any time Brock wants, he could lift and control Eddie here.
Eddie's in trouble, again, in this match.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Do you think perhaps that Brock Lesnar is desperate?
Perhaps an act of desperation when he screamed at Eddie Guerrero,
"Just die, Eddie. Just die"?
[Tazz] Well, I don't-- Maybe. I don't know.
I don't know. I… I'm not sure.
But let's see. Eddie's still hanging on.
[Michael] And if you're the champion, Lesnar, you have to be shocked,
surprised that this match has gone this long.
I think Brock Lesnar really thought
he was gonna have a cakewalk out here tonight.
[Tazz] Well, I did too.
I thought Brock was gonna have a cakewalk.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] But it didn't turn that way.
Eddie Guerrero is a gamer, absolutely no doubt about it.
[Michael] And you always know the intangible that you can't measure.
It's been said a million times before, but it's true, that is a man's heart.
And Eddie Guerrero, the challenger, has stayed in this match-up thus far,
but the champion continues the pressure.
[Tazz] And Brock-- No signs of Brock letting go with that reverse gut wrench.
[Michael] Oh, what a throw.
[Tazz] Yeah. Nice gut wrench suplex right there.
That's a freestyle version of a gut wrench suplex.
-[Michael] And every time Eddie Guerrero -Die, Eddie!
[Michael] starts to build some momentum--
"Just die," again, you hear
-Brock Lesnar screaming at Eddie. -Do what you always do!
[Michael] The champion perhaps getting a bit frustrated.
-[Tazz] Look at this. Cover, cover. -[Michael] Shoulders down, Eddie Guerrero
just gets their shoulder up.
-[Tazz] Eddie-- -[Michael] Oh, man. Look at Lesnar.
Shoulders down again.
And Eddie rolls out.
[Tazz] Lesnar looks like he's back in the wrestling room
at University of Minnesota here with these gut wrenches,
rolling back to a bridge and putting Eddie's shoulders to the mat,
forcing Eddie to kick out, forcing Eddie to exert more energy.
[Michael] Now Lesnar wearing the challenger Eddie Guerrero down again.
[Tazz] What can Eddie do now, Cole?
You gotta try and break that grip of Lesnar which is so hard to do.
[Michael] And that's almost-- The look in the eyes of Eddie Guerrero
we just saw moments ago, we them saying like right now,
-"What do I gotta do?" -[Tazz] That's a--
-[Michael] "How do I do this?" -[Tazz] Oh, well, you could see the eyes.
Guerrero realizes he's in trouble here.
Lesnar's got that fortified grip locked in.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] It looks like he's talking to a higher power.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero may need a higher power.
[Tazz] I think he does.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero, a headbutt and another one
to the side of the face of Lesnar.
Eddie Guerrero has turned things around.
-A headbutt to Brock Lesnar. -[Tazz] How the hell did Eddie do this?
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero with another headbutt.
The champion down to one knee.
The champion back to his feet.
The challenger, Eddie Guerrero, with a headbutt again.
Eddie Guerrero, the Latino Heat--
-[Tazz] Oh, man! -[Michael] Back to the knee,
the injured knee of Lesnar goes to the challenger.
A missile dropkick to the back of the head.
[Tazz] After all that Eddie's been through this match,
he still realizes to go after that knee.
How-- Oh, look at this!
[Michael] Oh, head scissors! Lesnar's in trouble.
The challenger, Eddie Guerrero, reaching deep down inside again.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar, that knee is still bothering him.
[Michael] I was just about to say momentum back to Eddie,
but once again, the champion with a knee to the midsection.
[Tazz] You'll never know when Lesnar's gonna strike.
-Boom! -[Michael] Nobody home
off the top turnbuckle.
Brock Lesnar again, Eddie rolled out of the way.
Eddie Guerrero, Latino Heat, beginning to fire up.
[Tazz] What's Eddie gonna do here?
-[Michael] A suplex of his own! -[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Let's see if Eddie, he's gonna do--
This is vintage Eddie Guerrero hanging on to that head,
spinning the hips with those triple vertical suplexes.
Here's the second one.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero going for a hat trick.
[Tazz] But can he-- Can Eddie do the third one?
-[Michael] Eddie… -[Tazz] That's 300 pounds he's throwing.
[Michael] …trying to put Brock Lesnar, the champion, away.
Eddie Guerrero back to his feet.
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Michael] There's a third!
Eddie Guerrero with three suplexes.
[Tazz] But how much did it take out of Guerrero, Cole?
[Michael] An amazing performance by Eddie Guerrero, the challenger.
Beginning to feel it as Eddie.
[crowd cheering wildly]
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero. Amazing.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero going to the apron.
Eddie Guerrero's gonna climb high.
The champion in trouble in the middle of the ring.
[Tazz] Eddie's gonna fly, and he's gonna fly!
[Michael] Nobody home for the frog splash!
Lesnar rolled out of the way.
Eddie Guerrero, that may have been Guerrero's last chance.
[Tazz] Well, that was it. You were exactly right.
That was Eddie Guerrero's last chance.
Great outing by Eddie,
but I'm telling you, I think that's that.
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar realizes that as well.
Lesnar to his feet, stalking Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] I don't think there's gonna be a rematch,
I can tell you that.
Look at this. Here we go.
-F-5! -[Michael] Going for the--
[Tazz] I told you!
-Here comes the pain! -[Michael] And a 5 into the referee!
Guerrero suffered the F-5 with Referee Brian Hebner knocked down.
[Tazz] Wow. That F-5, the momentum.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Brock Lesnar going for the cover on Eddie Guerrero.
-[Tazz speaks indistinctly] -[Michael] The referee is down.
Eddie Guerrero is down
-and out by the F-5. -[Tazz] Come on, ref!
Where's the ref?
[Michael] But so is the referee. Brock Lesnar…
[Tazz] Well, let's get another ref out here.
[Michael] …has Eddie Guerrero covered,
but the referee was knocked down in that F-5.
[Tazz] Well, then-- Okay. Well, can we get another one?
Brock's gonna try and wake up Hebner or something.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar, the champion, trying to figure out what to do here.
Brock Lesnar… Where the hell is he going?
-[Tazz] I don't know. -[man] Come on, Brock.
[Tazz] Eddie's down. The referee is down.
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar is making his way out here and this cannot be good.
-Oh, no. -[Tazz] Lesnar's--
[Michael] Oh, not this way Brock. Not this way.
[Tazz] No one's gonna stop Lesnar.
[Michael] The WWE Championship in his hand.
[Tazz] What's Brock gonna do with this
[Michael] I have no earthly idea, but this cannot be good.
Lesnar's bringing the championship into the ring.
Brock Lesnar has that championship gold in his hands in the ring.
[Tazz] The referee is still down, so the referee's not gonna have a clue
of whatever Brock has in mind.
-I don't know. -[Michael] What is Lesnar doing?
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] I don't know what Lesnar--
The hell. What… wait a minute!
What the hell? Spear!
That's Goldberg!
[crowd cheering wildly]
[Michael] Oh, my God, where the hell did he come from?
[Tazz] The hell is he doing here?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Goldberg's just speared Brock Lesnar!
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] You gotta be kidding me.
But-- The champion's down.
The challenger's down.
The referee is down.
How'd he get back out? I thought they took him away in cuffs.
[Michael] Raw's Goldberg speared our champion!
[crowd cheering wildly]
[Tazz] Well, that's great. That's great.
Goldberg just ruined everything.
He had no business out here.
[Michael] But the champion's down, the challenger's down,
the referee's been knocked out.
-[crowd] Eddie! Eddie! -[Michael] Listen to this crowd.
[crowd] Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!
[Tazz] Well, don't tell me-- Don't tell me Eddie could have--
-Look at that, look. No! -[Michael] And he's crawling!
Eddie Guerrero, crawling toward the champion.
[Tazz] Don't tell me
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero covered the champion.
[Tazz] Well, the ref's still down.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero's gonna do it!
Oh, Eddie's gonna steal it!
[Tazz] And he is gonna steal it!
-One! Oh, my God. Two! -[Michael] Two!
-[Tazz] And he's gonna-- No! -[Michael] Lesnar!
How the hell did Lesnar kick out?
[Tazz] Amazing. Amazing.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero was gonna steal the title that time.
Brock Lesnar kicked out.
[Tazz] Lesnar just got speared by Gold--
Lesnar had to kick out on instinct.
[Michael] Hey, wait a minute. Eddie Guerrero just grabbed that title.
[Tazz] Oh, what? The referee's still down.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero has that title in his hand.
Eddie Guerrero [speaks indistinctly] to gold.
[Tazz] Well, this won't be fair if he uses it.
He's not the champion. It's not his title.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero is gonna do
-anything he can to win the title. -[Tazz] This ain't fair!
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero measuring Brock Lesnar, the champion.
[Tazz] But wait a-- This ain't… this ain't right.
This is not right.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero with the gold in his hands.
-[Tazz] No. -[Michael] Eddie Guerrero
measuring Brock Lesnar,
-the WWE Championship is on the line. -[Tazz] No.
No, Brock, watch out. Watch your back.
[Michael] Lesnar to his feet.
[Tazz] Wake up, Hebner. Wake up, ref!
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero measuring the champion.
-[Tazz] No! Oh! -[Michael] Misses with the championship,
shot to the midsection again, and Eddie Guerrero knocked to his knees.
[Tazz] Lesnar's so smart, so quick.
-[Michael] And Brock Lesnar… -[Tazz] And now
-[Michael] …lifting Eddie Guerrero up. -[Tazz] I told you, Cole.
Here it comes, Cole.
-[Michael] F-5-- A counter! -[Tazz] A counter!
[Michael] A counter, onto the gold, onto the gold!
[Tazz] Right on the gold!
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero, DDT, onto the championship gold.
[Tazz] He cheated. Eddie Guerrero cheated with that move!
-[Michael] Come on, Eddie! Come on, Eddie! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Eddie with the top rope.
[Tazz] Eddie cheated!
[Michael] Frog splash! Frog splash!
-[Tazz] No! -[Michael] Come on, Eddie.
-Get him off! -[Michael] Come on, you can do it.
-[crowd ] Two, three… -[Michael] Two-- Yes!
-[Tazz] No! -[bell rings]
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero is champion!
["Lie, Cheat & Steal" playing]
[Chimel] Here is your winner
and the new WWE Champion,
Eddie Guerrero!
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero is going to WrestleMania as the WWE Champion!
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero did the unthinkable!
Eddie Guerrero is the new WWE Champion.
Oh, my God. I-- Wow!
I can't believe it.
[Michael] For the first time in his career,
Eddie Guerrero is WWE Champion!
[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero's mother, Eddie Guerrero's brother Mando
in attendance to watch Eddie Guerrero climb a mountain.
[Tazz] Well, I'll tell you, Eddie Guerrero worked his ass off for so many years.
And I'm telling you, Eddie Guerrero did it.
And that's Eddie's mom right there.
-[Michael] Eddie Guerrero… -[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] …hugging his mother at ringside.
[Tazz] How proud are the Guerrero family of Eddie Guerrero.
-[Michael] Tears streaming down the face… -[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] …of Mando and Eddie's mother.
-[Tazz] I can't believe it. -[Michael] Eddie Guerrero.
Everything that Eddie Guerrero has been through in his career,
everything that he's been through in his life,
Eddie Guerrero with the standing ovation here in San Francisco!
[Tazz] And not for nothing. Call this well-deserved.
There he is, Eddie Guerrero,
the new WWE Champion, Latino Heat!
[Michael] It's a different kind of high tonight for Eddie Guerrero!
Eddie Guerrero gets his redemption.
Eddie Guerrero has exorcised his demons.
[singer] ♪ One woman isn't enough, amigo ♪
[Tazz] Amazing! Amazing!
[Michael] Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero, in celebration.
[singer] ♪ We lie, we cheat, we steal ♪
[Tazz] I'm shocked.
-I got goosebumps. -[Michael] I'm shocked!
-[Tazz] I've got chills. -[Michael] We got a new champ!
[Tazz] I gotta hand it to him, Cole.
Eddie Guerrero never quit.
[Michael] What a journey for Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] I called about how I said he was gonna quit.
I didn't think Eddie was gonna win this match.
I didn't think he had a shot.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] I didn't think anybody could beat Lesnar
by hook or crook.
Latino Heat is the new champion.
[Michael] Lying and cheating and stealing.
Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] And the fallen champion, Brock Lesnar.
What a great match, oh, man.
What a great match.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero will no longer be called addict.
Tonight, Eddie Guerrero will simply be known
as WWE Champion.
Good for you, Eddie.
[song fades] Eddie.