[Big E] Today on Raw Classics,
the high-flying, risk-taking,
extreme femme fatale, Lita.
[commentator] Lita is a phenomenal athlete.
[JR] The moonsault! The moonsault!
[King] Crazy! She can do anything!
[Big E] From crashing through her competition
to breaking glass ceilings,
this fiery diva left WWE audiences in awe, time and time again.
-[King] Look at Lita go! -[JR] Lita is fearless!
[Big E] Join us for the Raw Classics of WWE Hall of Famer Lita,
right here on Netflix.
[siren blaring]
-[heavy metal music plays] -Oh…
Welcome, WWE Universe, once again, to Raw Classics.
I'm your host, Big E,
and today, it's all about the WWE four-time Women's Champion
and WWE Hall of Famer, Lita.
Lita moonsaulted into the hearts of the WWE Universe
in the late '90s
and quickly took women's wrestling to new heights
through her sheer badassery and luchador-inspired aerial maneuvers.
[crowd cheers]
As Lita's popularity skyrocketed,
it wouldn't be long before she began mixing it up
with the very top stars in the Attitude Era.
So let's go back to Raw in July 2000,
when Lita teamed with "The Great One," The Rock,
to face "The Game," Triple H, and Lita's arch nemesis, Trish Stratus,
in a mixed tag team match.
[Triple H's theme music plays]
[JR] Oh, there's definitely something here.
Reluctant tag team partners, a major understatement.
[King] Look at the way they're looking at each other.
This is not gonna work.
[JR] I think Triple H would rather have a rash
than have Trish as his tag team partner.
[King] Well, she's been worse than a rash for Triple H so far.
You think Stephanie's watching this right now?
[JR] I hope not. I have no idea where Stephanie is.
-[bell dings] -I hope she's not here.
[Lilian] This tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Trish Stratus and Triple H!
[JR] And Trish… to make matters worse, King, Trish even got top billing.
[King] Oh my God.
♪ Money fools, stupid rules ♪
♪ I've had enough of this ♪
♪ All your stupid rules ♪
♪ Yo, you keep your finger off the switch, Dunn ♪
♪ All your stupid rules ♪
♪ Don't you understand Your own delusion? ♪
♪ All your stupid rules ♪
♪ Or don't you understand Your own confusion? ♪
[King] Brother! Well, this is just not fair.
I mean, Triple H has so much on his mind. I mean, his wife has left him.
-[Lilian] First is Lita! -[King] For the time being, hopefully.
[JR] Oh, look at this.
Boy, Lita can't wait to get her hands on… on Trish.
These two ladies are building quite the history.
Trish and… and Lita, of course, I'm referring to.
[King] I can't wait to get my hands on Trish, but that's another story.
But, look, Lita is like… she's like a trained professional.
[crowd cheers]
-[The Rock] If you smell… -[crowd cheers]
[King exclaims]
[Lilian] And her tag team partner, from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 270 lbs
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, The Rock!
[King] Boy, JR, did you ever think that the roof could come off the Georgia Dome?
[JR] I've been in the Georgia Dome for the very first football game
ever played here,
with the Falcons, the first Peach Bowl.
I don't think I've ever heard anything quite like this 25,000-plus on their feet
with this ovation for the WWE Champion.
But perhaps, more importantly, as far as The Rock is concerned,
he's "The People's Champion."
[crowd cheers]
[King] This is just not right.
I mean, I like The Rock and everything,
but poor Triple H is at a huge disadvantage in this match.
[JR] I'm, uh… You're breaking my heart. You're just breaking my heart with that.
[King] Oh, come on. You saw, Triple H has…
All night long, he's tried to do the right thing.
This was a huge misunderstanding, that that idiot, Commissioner Mick Foley,
has put Triple H in this position.
[JR] And we all know what Triple H and The Rock feel about each other.
There's a lot of history between these two magnificent young athletes.
[King] Oh, and I'd love to see 'em go at each other,
if Triple H's mind was just, you know, in the right place.
[JR] Well, he'd better get his mind in the right place.
[King] Look at Triple H. He's handicap--
-[JR] And here we go! The bell sounds! -[bell dings]
[King] See what I said? He's handicapped.
[JR] Well, that's his problem, isn't it? Not ours.
And The Rock looking to lay the smackdown on "The Game."
Right hand by Triple H.
While his wife has… She's vacated the premises.
[King] But look at "The Game." I'm telling you.
[JR] Nice neckbreaker by The Rock.
And what a night it has been.
Glad to report that Jeff Hardy's gonna be okay.
He got a hell of a headache,
but looks like he's gonna be all right from that double chairshot earlier.
[King] But is "The Game" gonna be okay?
He's in a handicapped position here with Trish Stratus as his partner.
Forced into that decision, and…
[JR] I guess this is inter… intergender rules,
meaning Trish has now gotta… has gotta lock up with The Rock.
-[King] You gotta be kidding me. -[JR] I don't know how…
[King] Speak to the hand.
[JR] I don't think The Rock has any intentions of squaring up with Trish.
-No, but Lita will. But Lita will. -[King] Look at her! Oh!
[JR] Lita with a spear takedown.
-[King] Well… -[JR] The right hands by Lita.
-Lita now has got Trish by the ears. -[King] Oh! Her head!
[JR] And bouncing her head off the canvas like a basketball.
[King] My gosh. Speaking of basketballs, I think Lita's about to lose her pants.
-[JR] I think this could be a… -[King] Wouldn't be a bad thing.
[JR] …a restaurant-quality ass-whipping for Trish.
[King] What? What did you say?
Look out! Look out! Oh man!
[JR] Another knockdown from Lita, and just wearing Trish out.
-[Lita shrieks] -[King] Look!
-[JR] Triple H grabbing Lita by the hair. -[King] There you go.
[JR] And The Rock! Oh man! What a right hand by the WWE Champion.
Lita now…
-[King] That could be Stephanie in there. -[JR] Oh my God! Can you bel--
Triple H almost beheaded Lita with a running clothesline.
While Hebner, the referee, Earl Hebner, put The Rock out of the ring.
[King] All's fair in love and war. This is a little of both.
[JR] Man, that… that puts Lita at one hellacious disadvantage.
[King] Aw, you're breaking my heart. You're breaking my heart.
Look at this! Beautiful move!
[JR] Nice bulldog headlock by… by Trish.
[King] Ha ha! Trish, you are more than holding your own.
[JR] And Trish now makes the exchange with Triple H.
-[King] Wowee! -[JR] Triple H taking his time, obviously.
In no danger here, but Lita…
Already a cheap shot by Triple H.
[King] Gotta stay in the corner and wait for a tag.
[JR] And another cheap shot. This time, on The Rock.
[King chatters]
[JR] That's not gonna bode very well with the WWE champ--
-Wait a minute. The Pedigree! -[King] Pedigree?
[JR] One, two. The Rock in.
[King] The Rock came in like a rocket.
[JR] The Rock knocking Triple H off The Pedigree.
Well, Lita needs to make a tag big-time here.
[King] Stop her. Stop her, Triple H.
[JR] She's been clotheslined and bulldogged,
and Lita's gotta be running on… running on empty.
[King] Woohoo!
Triple H is gonna make the tag.
Lita looking to make the tag. She's very close. She's inches away!
-Oh! -[King] Oh man!
-[JR] And Triple H… -[King] It's a game of inches. [laughs]
[JR] …pulling Lita back in the corner, Lita still in a bad way, and made the tag.
Where is your mind?
-[King] I'm watching this match. -[JR] Shot there by Lita.
-[King] This is great. -[JR] And down goes Trish again.
[King] The only thing, I just…
As I watch this, I just can't help but think that
that could be Stephanie in there, right there.
I hate to think that--
[JR] Triple H shouting instructions to… to Trish.
And both Trish and Lita obviously well-served to make the tag.
[King] If it were Stephanie, she'd be all over Lita right now.
[JR] And there's the tag. Triple H in. And The Rock in.
[King] Oh no. Here we go!
[JR] The Rock in, exploding on "The Game."
[King] Still didn't pick it up, JR. Look at this!
-Oh man! -[JR] Oh, double clutch! The DDT!
The leg is hooked! And we've got-- Oh no, we don't have three.
-[King] Whoo! Very, very close. -[JR] What a near fall that one was.
Triple H counters. What a magnificent move by "The Game."
-Countering The Rock into the neckbreaker. -[King] He is that damn good, JR.
[JR] Triple H with the advantage here.
We know that, ultimately, Triple H wants to become the WWE Champion again.
He's had his problems with Chris Jericho, who's on the shelf right now.
[King] Look at this referee trying to pull Triple H.
What are you doing, Hebner?
[JR] But nothing bigger for Triple H than his marriage.
I don't know. He's…
But nothing more important right now than surviving The Rock.
[King] Come on, Triple H.
I know you're frustrated over this situation with Stephanie.
You can take all your frustrations out on The Rock.
That's what he's gonna do.
[JR] High knee.
Here we go. There's the cover.
And we've got-- No, we don't. Another near fall.
Triple H about a half a count away from beating The Rock.
[King] I don't think Hebner can count to three, but further,
what an even matchup this is.
Even with Triple H, all that he's got on his mind,
the weight of the world on this man, and he's still hanging with The Rock.
[JR] Well, certainly these ladies do not have the skill level, King,
of "The Game" and The Rock.
[King] JR, you've been through this hundreds of times with your marriages.
-[JR] Oh, which one? -[King] That's what I mean. All of 'em.
[JR] The Rock retaliating with a right hand from Downtown Atlanta.
Whippin' "The Game"'s head back.
[King] Oh my gosh.
[JR] And The Rock… Lowers his head, facebuster.
"The Game" right back into the game.
-[King] Oh no! -[JR] And The Rock, spinebuster time.
-A spinebuster! -[King] No, it's not spinebuster time.
-It's People's Elb-- Wait a minute! -[JR] Oh!
Trish just mounted The Rock from behind and raked his eyes, I think.
[King] With those long fingernails, she clawed The Rock.
[JR] Trish slapped the taste right out of The Rock's mouth.
[King] Look at this!
-[JR] "The Game" looking for The Pedigree. -[King] Uh-oh.
[JR] But The Rock countered.
And… Oh! The Rock catapulted "The Game" right into Trish.
[King] Oh no!
-[JR] Right hand, The Rock! -[King] Trish is hurt.
Oh, look out!
[JR] The Rock just lands a smackdown on "The Game."
-This time, to Trish! -[King] Can't believe my eyes! See that?
[JR] The Rock reacted instinctively with a spinebuster.
[King] Trish is out cold!
[JR] The Rock…
Trish is not moving, but The Rock made the tag to Lita.
-And "The Game" pulling The Rock outside. -[King] Oh my gosh.
What is Lita gonna do?
[JR] Can Lita reach Trish in the middle of the ring?
-[King] Oh no! -[JR] Got her with the…
-The moonsault! The moonsault! -[King] No, this can't happen.
-[crowd] Three! [cheers] -[bell dings]
[King] Triple H, can you believe it?!
[Lilian] Here are your winners,
Lita and The Rock!
[King] Triple H is beside himself.
He can't believe that Trish has… she's lost this match for him.
[JR] Triple H cannot believe it.
The Rock and Lita-- Wait, The Rock from beh--
The Rock's got a chair!
The Rock and a steel chair!
-[King exclaims] -[JR] Oh my God!
-What the… -[The Rock] Can you smell…
The Rock has knocked out "The Game," but look how "The Game" landed.
-Oh my God, King. -[King] Oh my God. Look at this!
[JR] I can't believe what I'm seeing.
I don't know where Stephanie McMahon is, but I hope, for her marriage's sake,
that she's not watching The War Zone right now.
[King laughs] Oh no!
Okay…
A bit of a provocative ending there, to say the least.
But let's stay focused on Lita, shall we?
Now, less than one month later, Lita's hot streak would continue
as she vied for her first championship title
against "The Billion-Dollar Princess" Stephanie McMahon,
with none other than The Rock as special guest referee.
[Lita's theme music plays]
[JR] And look at this compassionate crowd.
They're on their feet in the Cajundome for the challenger, Lita.
[King] Aw, I think Lita's gonna be primed and ready to go, even after the steps…
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it's for the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Championship.
Introducing the challenger, Lita!
[rock music plays]
Her opponent, being accompanied by Kurt Angle and Triple H,
she is the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion,
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley!
[King] Ordinarily, I would've liked Lita's chances in this match,
but, you know, since this crash course
from two great champions that Stephanie just underwent,
I'm thinking Stephanie's gonna wrestle the pants off of Lita, and I'm--
[JR] I don't think she'll wrestle the pants off of her,
but with… with Kurt Angle and "The Game" at her side,
how could you like Lita's chances?
[King] You gotta admit, Lita's pants are barely on anyway.
[JR] Triple H now, he's gonna be a tough guy, try to intimidate Lita.
Lita's been screwed out of the women's title
at least once, maybe twice.
[King] Well, listen, you're gonna be a worthy contender or a worthy champion,
you gotta be ready for the intimidation factor.
Look at Stephanie. How confident is she?
-[JR] She should be confident. -[The Rock] If you smell…
-[JR] Uh-oh. -[King] Now I don't know if she should.
[JR] She may not be as confident now.
[Lilian] Please welcome your special guest referee,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Rock!
[JR] The Rock says, "Just bring it."
He'll bring the WWE title to SummerSlam on Sunday at pay-per-view.
And the three men of that Triple Threat match are here.
The champion, The Rock.
The challengers, The Game and… and Kurt Angle.
[King] And look at this. The Rock is in charge.
He… he brought it out here,
and he's telling Kurt and Triple H to hit the road.
-[JR] I was thinking… -[King] Wait. He's not…
They get to stay at ringside, don't they, Rock?
[JR] The Rock used the "candyass" in a sentence again with those two guys.
[chuckles]
Kurt Angle and "The Game,"
one of those men could very easily be the W--
-[King] Stephanie, look out! -[JR] Here we go!
The WWE Champion. And the women's title on the line.
[King] Oh my gosh.
[JR] Lita and Stephanie, folks, this one may not last long.
I don't care how much training Stephanie has had.
-Lita's got a lot more experience. -[King] Oh!
-[JR] And a lot of motivation. -[King] But come on.
-Stephanie, remember that… remember that-- -[JR] Oh my! What a… What a hard…
[King] What was that Kurt was showing Stephanie? A… a full nelson.
Full nelson.
[JR] Stephanie's gonna need… Oh! Nice move by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
[King] I think Triple H showed her that. Remember the Olympic full nelson?
-[JR] She's-- -[King] Oh no!
[JR] Nice headlock takeover. A lot of elevation there by Lita.
-[King] That could've bruised Stephanie. -[JR] Yeah.
-[King] No, you're kidding me! -[JR] Oh, the hurricanrana!
Lita led with the hurricanrana. It's gotta be over right--
-And, King, Stephanie kicked out. -[King] I knew Stephanie had it in her.
-She's a gamer. Stephanie's a gamer. -[JR] Kurt Angle up on the… on the apron.
And look at Triple H!
Triple H just took down Lita,
and Lita bounced face-first right off the canvas.
[King] I didn't see it. I missed it. Hey!
[JR] And there's… there's the Hardys! Matt and Jeff Hardy!
They're… they're trying to protect Lita,
assaulting "The Game."
Well, now the playing field, King, is getting a little bit more… more level.
[King] Look at Kurt Angle coming to the aid of Triple H.
That shows team unity. Good.
-[JR] He's sensitive, Kurt Angle. -[King] That was integrity.
[crowd chants] Lita! Lita!
[JR] Oh, Lita found another turnbuckle on that exchange.
[King] Come on.
[JR] And now, Lita, after being taken down by "The Game"…
[King] Look at those good high kicks. Ooh! Look at those forearms!
-[JR] Here's why the Hardys came out. -[King] Oh yeah. I didn't see this.
-[JR] Oh! Right there? D'you see that? -[King] I saw it now. I saw it now.
Look a monkey flip! Beautiful!
-That's an Olympic monkey flip. -[JR] Very nice monkey flip.
There's no monkey flips in the Olympics.
-[King] There's not? -[JR] No crying in baseball.
-[King] Look at this! -[JR] Downstairs goes…
-[King exclaims] -[JR] DDT!
-Big-time DDT by the Women's Champion. -[King] Man, oh man.
That's gotta be all. The Rock is tap--
It got a near fall there.
[King] Boy, Stephanie is so impressive.
[JR] Lita able to kick out. Lita wants this WWE Women's Title.
-[King] Come on, Rock. -[JR] So badly, she can taste it.
[King] I think Stephanie thinks that was a… Uh-oh.
Talk to the hand.
He said that was a two-count. That's all it was, but a little slow.
-Ooh! -[JR] Slap right to the face.
-Lita not raised in… -[King] Ooh! [chuckles]
[JR] …in the opulent lifestyle that Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley was raised in.
Lita comes from a… oh, almost an impoverished background.
[King] Yeah, she was probably slapped as a child.
-[JR] Aw, quit it. -[King] Stephanie certainly never was.
[JR] Maybe she should've been in the woodshed a time or two.
-[King] Look at this! -[JR] Lita, my God!
-Incredible! What a counter! -[King] Stephanie, I can't believe it.
[JR] The headscissor takeover by Lita, taking down Stephanie McMahon.
[King] How tough is Stephanie?
You gotta give her all the credit. What a great Women's Champion.
[JR] Well, she is a McMahon. You gotta give her that.
[King] Right, a fighting McMahon. Oh!
[JR] Oh, what a… what a knockdown by Lita.
And the WWE Women's Champion is in trouble here.
The Rock, the WWE Champion, with his first-ever referee assignment.
[King] Look at this! Oh no!
[JR] Lita with that modified Bulldog headlock.
-[King] Stephanie, are you all right? -[JR] Could be all right there. One…
And… and Stephanie kicked out, I mean, barely.
As the hand was coming down,
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley's shoulders were coming up.
[King] I can't believe this. This is just… This is too much.
It's… it's more than my expectations from Stephanie.
She's… Oh!
[JR] Suplex, nicely done by Lita.
[King] She's dished out punishment, but she's performed a lot.
-But she's still in there. -[JR] Could be the moonsault.
-And wait a minute. Ku… Kurt Angle. -[King] What?
[JR] Kurt Angle just chucked Lita off the turnbuckle.
And now the Hardys come to give him some and wrangle in Triple H on the outside.
-[King] Calm down, you guys. -[JR] A hellacious fight on the outside.
[King] You got a Women's title match going on.
[JR] Oh, look at Jeff Har-- Matt Hardy face-first into the ring steps.
And Jeff Hardy hung out to dry by both Angle and Triple H.
[King] So much for the Hardys. Hey, look at Kurt.
He's reminding Stephanie what this match is all about.
It's this important. This is for the title.
But wait a minute, Rock, he's just trying to explain…
[JR] I don't think… [exclaims]
-Angle brought in the ring by The Rock! -[King] What are you doing?
-What's Rock doing? -[JR] Laying the smackdown on Kurt Angle.
[King] This is not right.
[JR] And Triple H almost beheaded The Rock from behind.
"The Game" now with a right hand, more right hands on The Rock,
who's trying to referee this match.
[King] Rock, you never should have done that. Referees--
What?! Who can believe it? Kurt, what have you done?
[JR] Kurt Angle made a big mistake.
He just nailed "The Game" with the title belt!
-[King] Oh! -[JR] Rock Bottom! Rock Bottom!
-Rock Bottom! -[King] Triple H is out, and so is Kurt.
-[JR] And Stephanie. -[King] What are you doing?
-[JR] What's she thinking? -[King] Oh!
[JR] Spinebuster!
[King] Stephanie was gonna hit The Rock!
[JR] Now The Rock, he just told Lita to go upstairs.
[King] No, wait.
[JR] "The Game" is down. Angle is down.
Stephanie is down. Lita is up.
-[King] Rock did the damage. -[JR] The moonsault!
The moonsault!
-You can't be serious! No! -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[bell dings] -[JR] Lita has done it! Lita has done it!
[Lilian] Here's your winner
and the new World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion,
Lita!
[King] It's a tainted victory, JR!
[JR] Lita has become the WWE Women's Champion.
But it damn sure looks to me like Triple H and Kurt Angle are not on the same page.
They're not even reading the same book!
[King] No, Kurt. I can't believe this has happened.
Stephanie's lost her Women's Championship.
Riding high on the shoulders of the Hardy Boyz,
Lita's first championship was just a taste of what was to come.
In 2004, she would again contend for gold.
This time, it would be against her greatest rival, Trish Stratus,
in a history-making match,
as they would become the first women to main-event Monday Night Raw.
[Trish's theme music plays]
[King] Oh man. Come on. We're out here, Trish.
[JR] We are back, ladies and gentlemen.
We have been waiting a long time for this opportunity
for Lita to get her hands on… on Trish Stratus.
And it's all about the title, but I think it's about a whole lot more.
[King] Well…
[bell dings]
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the WWE Women's Championship.
Introducing first, from Toronto, Canada, she is the Women's Champion,
Trish Stratus!
[King] Well, Trish has to wear that thing, that nose guard,
while she's competing here tonight.
[inaudible]
[Lita's theme music plays]
[JR] And here we go.
[Lilian] And introducing the challenger,
North Carolina's own, Lita!
[JR] Wow!
A tremendous ovation for Lita here in Charlotte, North Carolina.
[King] What was up with that… that kiss earlier?
What kind of message was she trying to send to Trish?
[JR] I, um… Well, that's a good question.
[King] I don't think she slipped her any tongue.
[JR] And of course, uh, these two women, at Survivor Series, have not just…
Trish almost did not survive.
Lita disqualified.
Trish getting her nose broken.
[King] Right. That's why Trish has to wear that… that "thing," as she calls it.
[chuckles] It's terrible. But look at this.
The Women's Championship.
Our lovely, our beautiful champion,
her face almost disfigured by that woman, Lita.
[JR] Hey, to these women, this is just as important
as the vacated World's Heavyweight title.
-Lita is looking to win the World's… -[bell dings]
…the Women's Championship, right here tonight,
here in North Carolina, her home state.
Can she get it done,
and can she maintain her composure long enough to get it done?
[King] Well, you're right. She snapped at Survivor Series.
Whoa, look at this now.
[JR] Well, both of them had a hooked-up fall to the outside.
[King] Watch out. Wait a minute. I think Trish's nose is hurt already.
-[JR] To hell with Trish's nose. -[King] What?
How could you say something like that?
How could… What? You know, what?
[JR] Downstairs goes the champion and a right hand.
It's not about a broken nose. It's not about cosmetic surgery.
[King] It is about broken noses when you're the champion
and you have… you're showing such courage that you'll go in the ring and compete,
defend your title, even when you have a broken nose.
[JR] Yeah, we'll have a parade for her next week.
Hard shot there by the champion. I just wanna see 'em get it on here.
I've been waiting for this a long time.
Trish, month after month, trying to humiliate Lita, embarrass her.
[King] Oh, look at that Matrix move by… Hey!
[JR] The athleticism, right into the pinning combination.
[King] You're gonna make Trish mad, I guarantee.
Know what? I'm gonna predict something right now.
That before this match is over, Lita will have a broken nose.
[JR] The foldover, the hook of the leg.
Lita could care less about a broken nose if she leaves here with the Women's title.
Right hand by… by the champ.
[King] I just am not liking Lita's attitude lately.
-[crowd chant] Lita! Lita! -[King] Whoa! Oh no! Her nose!
[JR] Now a base and a back body drop over the top rope,
all the way to the floor.
-[King] Come on, Trish. Suck it up, baby. -[JR] The champion in trouble here.
-[King] She is. She's in big trouble. -[JR] We do not have a World Champion--
-[King] Look out! Oh my gosh! -[JR] Look at this!
A head-first dive that topéd from… between the second and third rope.
A suicide-like dive.
[King] Oh man, I'm telling you something. Lita's… You're right. Watch…
You remember, Lita had a broken neck, and look at her--
[JR] Man, that is scary. That is a sick-looking, uh, landing.
Lita's head snapped back, and that… that can't be good.
[King] Her entire body was contorted in that.
[JR] I mean, that's how badly Lita wants to become the Women's Champion.
-And beat Trish. -[King] Look at this. Oh my gosh.
[JR] That's bad.
[King] I can't believe that Lita's back in the ring, gets back on her feet.
-And look. -[JR] Wait a minute.
[King] Trish is taking off that protective mask.
-Look at-- -[JR] Oh!
She used that protective mask as a weapon, did… did Trish.
-[King] Wait a minute. -[JR] Oh yeah.
There's not a damn thing wrong with her nose.
[King] She is beautiful, if that's what you mean.
[JR] I didn't say she wasn't beautiful. It's all about beautiful women.
[King] Her face is perfect. Right.
[JR] What the hell are you thinking about?
-She was… -[King] Surgeon did a great job on--
[JR] Trish was con-jobbing us all along.
Right hand by… by… by Trish on… on Lita.
[King] Whoa, whoa. Look out.
You know that… Well, you know, JR, that Trish really did have a broken nose.
It's just, maybe it's healed.
[JR] Well, maybe so.
-[King] Oh! -[JR] Maybe? No maybe about it.
And face-first goes Lita into the top turnbuckle.
Women's title on the line,
Lita cannot be the same after that dive to the outside.
The rear naked choke.
[King] Oh.
[JR] And you don't wanna see… Trish get disqualified here.
'Cause Lita can't win the title on disqualification or a countout.
[King] Aw, look at this.
Well, I wouldn't mind seeing Trish get disqualified.
Lita's getting exactly what she deserves.
[JR] How do you figure that?
-[King] She needs a broken nose. Look! -[JR] A snapmare!
What a snapmare off the top turnbuckle!
[King] Lita started all this at Survivor Series. Get off her nose!
[JR] Well, Trish driving Lita back to the turnbuckle.
A very intense match here,
a physical match for the Women's title, here live on Monday Night Raw.
[King] What about… what about that fist, that big right hand from… from Trish?
-Look at Trish now. -[JR] Another snapmare.
-Stakes are high here. -[King] Yes, they are.
[JR] Lita, a five-time champion.
She's won the title more than any female in history.
[King] Pressure on her. Trish with a full nelson.
Watch this one more time. I've never seen anything like this.
Oh my gosh!
[JR] The slow-motion look at that is… Man, that is unsettling.
Unsettling, but Lita is still competing.
[King] I'm gonna give Lita her dues.
How she is still alive after that is miraculous.
[JR] Lita may have a… a broken neck there, but she, by God, is still competing.
She is still on the hunt here.
-That's how badly Lita wants to win it. -[King] Uh-oh. Look out.
[JR] Can her dream come true in her home state?
-[King] Damn, what a shot. -[JR] Shot by Trish.
Hand it to Trish, she's… she's tough as well.
Right hand by Lita.
Not a… not a tender landing for Trish on that top turnbuckle.
[King] Yeah, but nothing like that landing that Lita suffered
out there on the floor.
[JR] Lita giving blows to the back.
-[King] Oh, wait. -[JR] Lita can't handle the balance here.
[King] Not a superplex! Not this! No!
[JR] A superplex!
Two beautiful women crashing and burning,
all for the sake of the Women's title, here on Monday Night Raw.
[King] How did Lita do that? That had…
JR, you know that had to hurt Lita as much as it did Trish.
[JR] No doubt about it. No doubt about it.
Maybe even more, ladies and gentlemen.
[King] They're both out. They're bo--
[JR] Lita out of action for a year with neck surgery.
And now Lita is over, a cover. Will it be…?
-[King] No! -[JR] Yes! Yes! Oh!
-[King] Gosh! -[JR] Oh, how close!
[King] Watch this superplex. Listen to that impact.
Lita's head bouncing off the canvas.
[scoffs]
I… I'm telling you, I'm just amazed by Lita's…
-[Trish grunts] -[JR] Oh! Nice shot.
-What a… what a kick. -[King] It was amazing.
[JR] This kick could be… will be… Not tonight!
Frustration beginning to set in on Trish.
Scoring with a kick, that roundhouse kick.
[King] Well, that word "resiliency," that's what…
that's what Lita's showing here tonight.
[JR] These women are giving it everything they've got,
everything they can.
[King] Look at this.
-[JR] Trish is now in no position-- -[King] Look out, Trish! Oh no!
[JR] Oh, a powerbomb!
Lita countered with a powerbomb.
[King] Yeah, but Lita's tank may be almost empty.
[JR] Lita's equilibrium's gotta be adversely affected.
Does she know… even know what she's doing?
[King] Oh, she mustn't be thinking right.
She's gonna crash and burn again. Oh!
[JR] Lita trying to climb to the top, to no avail.
-Attempting to look for-- -[King] Oh, look out!
[JR] The roll-up! The roll-up! Yes!
-No! -[King] Oh no.
Oh, that was so close. So close!
-[JR] Downstairs goes Lita. -[King] Oh!
-[JR] Dropped on a DDT. -[King] What a move by… by Trish!
[JR] Trish held the ropes! Lita rolls! Lita rolls!
And another near fall!
[King] You had a chance of getting Lita there!
[JR] Lita's-- Hard right hands, right to the face, right to the temple.
[King] Here comes some Stratusfaction right here.
No!
[JR] Lita countered the Stratusfaction.
-Misses a clothesline. -[King] Lots of hair-pulling, JR.
[JR] Look out. Could it be?
Twist of Fate!
-A modified Twist of Fate by Lita. -[King] Get up, Trish.
-[JR] On the champion. -[King] Get up, Trish.
[JR] What is… Lita's…
Lita, what's she doing here?
[King] Trish! Get up, Trish!
[JR] Lita's got no business up here! It's all or nothing!
All or nothing! And the moonsault! The moonsault!
-[crowd] Two, three! -[JR] Three!
-[bell dings] -[JR] By God, Lita did it!
Lita did it, King!
[Lilian] Here is your winner and the new WWE Women's Champion,
Lita!
[JR] I can't believe the effort, the heart both women displayed!
But Lita, tonight, the better woman!
Lita, tonight, is the new Women's Champion!
[King] I can't believe we got two former champions in the house.
First, Triple H, and now, Trish Stratus.
[JR] No matter what she had to go through, Lita would not be denied here tonight!
History was indeed made that night
as the physicality and athleticism displayed in the ring
set a new high bar for what women could accomplish in WWE.
But what made Lita's Hall of Fame career so unique and so great
were the spectacular lows,
which were as entertaining as the highest highs.
Take, for instance, her salacious and oftentimes cringeworthy relationship
with "The Rated-R Superstar," Edge.
And on a June 2005 episode of Raw,
Lita and Edge were set to tie the knot and make their love official.
[church organ playing]
[JR] We have no idea what to expect from this wedding.
We've had a few weddings on Raw, King, and they've been unusual.
-Some of 'em. -[King] Good way of putting it.
No reason to expect that this'll be any different.
[JR] We have no idea what to expect out of this wedding.
-[King] My last wedding day was a beauty. -[JR] Really?
[King] I went to put the ring on, she gave me the wrong finger.
Hope we don't see something like that tonight.
[organ music ends]
[Edge's theme music plays]
[King] This is already an unusual way to start a wedding. Wow!
♪ I see clearly Everything has come to life… ♪
[King] Man, what do you get 'em for a wedding present?
A toaster?
[JR] They're not married yet. Not giving 'em anything.
Where are they registered?
At a Doc Johnson's somewhere?
[King] You bring the present to the reception.
And when they cut the cake, you can't eat it all.
[JR] I wasn't invited to the reception, by the by.
[King] Oh.
The briefcase, isn't it?
[JR] Money in the Bank, King.
The contract, still in that… in that blacked-out, steel briefcase.
Rather unique ring attire, or wedding attire, I should say.
Excuse me. Freudian slip.
[music fades]
[crowd shouts, jeers]
[crowd booing]
[organ playing]
[King] Stand up, JR.
["Wedding March" plays]
[King sniffles] I'm so emotional. Oh my!
-[JR] Here comes the, uh… -[King] Oh my God!
Look at that wedding dress!
[JR] To say "blushing bride," that would have been a misnomer.
[King] Oh my gosh! Look at that gown!
She's… she's…
I've never seen a wedding gown like that, JR.
She's literally pouring her heart out.
This is beautiful. [sniffles]
[JR] Would that encourage you to walk the aisle again?
[King] Oh yes!
What a beautiful bride!
She's so…
so classy.
[JR] And look, her… her shoulder tattoo matches her shoes.
[King] I'm just really teared-up here.
Oh my gosh.
This is definitely different already.
[organ fades]
[crowd cheers, whistles]
-[King] Oh. -We are gathered here today…
We are gathered here today…
[King sniffles]
…in the eyes of God,
here to celebrate
between Edge and Lita
and to join them in holy matrimony.
[crowd booing]
And as we open our sacred celebration
Edge and Lita wanted to share with you
and the world
the sign of their love.
[crowd chants] We want Matt! We want Matt! We want Matt!
We want Matt!
["You're the Sun" by Ulrich Franke and Gert Heckmann plays]
♪ The candle at your window ♪
♪ As you're kissing my hand ♪
♪ I realize as you speak ♪
♪ This love will never end ♪
♪ You're the sun, the rain ♪
♪ The wind for my soul ♪
♪ All the things one in one ♪
♪ You're the sun, the rain ♪
♪ The wind for my soul ♪
♪ All the things we've shared and done ♪
♪ You're the sun and the rain ♪
-♪ The wind for my soul ♪ -[water splashes]
[toilet flushing]
♪ All the things one in one ♪
[music fades]
[crowd booing]
-[King sniffles] -[JR] How touching.
[King] It's beautiful.
[crowd chants] We want Matt!
[priest clearing throat]
[JR] Oh, come on. What the hell is this?
And now… and now that we've seen
their love represented in a visual form,
Edge and Lita wanted to say and… and express their love
in a spoken word.
And as I understand,
there's a very large, rather unusual-looking man
who insisted on coming down here…
-[JR] Uh-oh. -…and saying something.
[King] Oh no.
[JR] Uh-oh.
[Snitsky's theme music plays]
[Snitsky] It wasn't my fault.
[King] It's Snitsky.
Is he the best man?
Wait a minute.
[JR] Look, Edge and Lita knew Snitsky was coming out.
Edge and Lita,
as a gift to you on your special day…
I wrote a special passage,
and I entitled it,
"It's Not My Fault."
-[spits] -[King chuckles]
[chuckles]
It's not my fault you fell in love.
It's not my fault it came from above.
It's not my fault Edge and Lita chose this direction.
It's not my fault Kane can't get an erection.
-[King] Ooh. -[JR] My God.
It's not my fault the things that love can do to us.
Just like it's not my fault
you had a dead baby in your uterus.
-[King] Oh my gosh. Wha-- -[JR grunts]
[priest clears throat]
That was very nice.
But it's now time
for Edge and Lita to proclaim their love and commitment to each other.
Do you have the rings?
Very good.
And I understand
that you have written your own vows.
[King sniffles]
[priest] Then, Edge,
place the ring on Lita's finger
and proceed with your vows.
[crowd booing, shouting]
Lita,
everyone knows me as "Money In The Bank"…
and now, you also know me as money in the, uh… money in the sack. [laughs]
And… and I know you've had some rough times
because of a bald, sweaty, seven-foot monster,
but… but tonight, when the padre says, "do you take this man,"
you'll be marrying a man and not a monster.
[crowd chant] Boring!
Not a seven-foot, sweaty, sexually incompetent freak!
[crowd] Boring! Boring!
[priest] Okay, okay.
Lita,
please,
place the ring on Edge's finger and proceed with your vows.
[crowd booing, jeering]
Edge…
[crowd shouting]
[priest] Lita, please.
[King] What's the matter with these people, JR?
Edge, I may have been unlucky in marriage,
but I've never been unlucky in love.
Because I never loved Kane.
And I now know, after falling in love with you,
that I have never been in love with any man.
[crowd booing, jeering]
[King] She's choking up. I don't blame her.
I don't… I don't care what these people say,
and it might hurt…
but if falling in love with you makes me a slut…
[crowd cheers raucously]
…well, then I'm proud…
I am proud to be the slut of the century!
[JR] Oh my.
[King] I told you this is going to be different. Some beautiful vows.
[priest] I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say.
If there's anybody here
that feels these two should not be joined in holy matrimony…
-[crowd cheers] -[King] Uh-oh.
[priest] …then let them speak now…
or forever
hold your peace.
[crowd cheering, shouting]
[Lita sighs]
[crowd chants] We want Matt! We want Matt!
Very well, then.
-Very well, then. -[Hardy Boyz's theme music plays]
-[crowd cheers] -[King] What?!
[JR] Oh my God, King!
[King] I knew it was going to be unusual, but I never dreamed.
[JR] I can't believe this.
I can't believe what we're hearing.
This crowd has gone crazy.
Everyone's standing.
[King] Except Lita. She's about to faint.
[music continues]
[music fades out]
[crowd boos]
[King] Wait a minute. What's so funny?
JR, they got us again.
They knew Snitsky was coming out here, and they knew about this.
[laughing]
Sorry. I… I just couldn't resist.
-[King] Oh man. -[crowd] We want Matt! We want Matt!
-[JR] Not funny. -[crowd] We want Matt! We want Matt!
Pad-- I'm sorry, Padre. I'm sorry.
I'll explain it all later at the reception, okay?
[laughs]
Well then, if nobody
actually objects,
then by the power
vested in me
by God,
our Father,
and the Lord…
-[crowd cheers] -[priest] Jesus Christ!
[King] What?!
-[JR] Jesus Christ is right. -[King] Oh no!
[JR] It's Kane!
Kane, what… Coming through the…
-…right through ring. -[King] Oh my gosh!
[JR] He came from the depths of hell, and he's assaulting Edge.
Lita's trying to sh… to use the… the-the-the reverend there.
-[King] Padre, look out! Oh, look out! -[JR] Oh no! Oh!
Kane has got Lita.
-And there's Edge. -[King] Oh!
[JR] Edge just threw the priest right in Kane's way.
Edge is running like a scalded dog with Lita.
Look at the look on Edge's face. A look of sheer fright.
[King] Oh my gosh.
I cannot believe that Kane has… has done this to this sacred ceremony.
He's ruined it.
-[JR] Kane came right-- -[King] Look out!
[JR] Kane destroying this… this wedding chapel that was designed--
[King] Wait a minute! You can't do-- [JR] The hell he can't!
-Who's gonna stop-- -[King] Oh no!
[JR] …a 7'3, 330 lb. monster?
[King] I don't think the ceremony was finished. What?!
[JR] Kane came up like he was rising from the depths of hell.
[King] Oh no! Wait, wait, wait! That's the…
[JR] And you notice, no one is rushing to the ring to restrain Kane.
[King] I-I-I guess this means… Kane objects.
[JR] My God, the destruction that…
that Kane is about to deliver on Edge and Lita.
Poor priest. Man, I…
Never gonna forget this.
[inaudible chatter]
[JR] Kane trying to comfort the priest who was only trying to do his…
[King] I'll bet he's never presided over a wedding like this in his entire life.
[JR] No doubt about that.
What must that man Kane be thinking right now?
Why's he smiling?
[King] I don't think that's a smile. I don't--
-Wait a minute! -[JR] Oh no! Wait a minute!
No! Oh my God, no!
-No! -[King] No way!
[JR] No! That's a priest.
Not a tombstone. No! Oh my God!
Oh my God. Kane has tombstone piledriven the priest.
[heavy metal music plays]
The gates of hell have been opened.
[King] Well, JR, there's… there's only two times in life
that they pronounce you anything.
They either pronounce you man and wife,
or sometimes they pronounce you dead on arrival.
And look at the look on Lita and Edge's face.
[JR] Hell hath no fury like "The Big Red Machine."
Look at this. He's tombstoned the priest.
Look at Kane's face. Look at Edge's face.
My God.
[music fades]
From wedding bells to "Hell's Bells,"
I will never understand why WWE Superstars still insist
on getting married in the ring.
There's just no "live happily ever after."
Either way, Lita was looking to get hitched once again,
this time, to her third Women's Championship title
as she took on the defending champ, Mickie James, in 2006 on Monday Night Raw.
[JR] We are back live here at the University of Virginia.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Women's Championship
about to be decided.
Lita and that poor excuse for a WWE Champion, Edge,
remaining in the ring.
[Mickie James's theme music plays]
[bell dings]
[Lilian] This contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the WWE Women's Championship.
Introducing first, from Richmond, Virginia,
she is the WWE Women's Champion,
Mickie James!
[JR] Well, Mickie James--
[Lilian] And the challenger, from Atlanta, Georgia, Lita!
[JR] We've heard all about Lita I wanna hear.
[King] I know you're excited about this match, JR,
but, come on, let's wait for the introductions, huh?
What about that… that Mickie James? She's quite a little firecracker.
[JR] Well, she may be a little off balance. I don't know.
We've talked about that. But the women's title on the line.
Lita going for her third Women's Championship.
[bell dinging]
But after Lita being a party
to Edge and Lita going to John Cena's father's home
and assaulting John's father in his own home.
My God! I cannot comprehend that.
[King] Well, obviously, Lita and Edge have never gotten over the fact that…
You gotta… you gotta remember this. John Cena did… Whoa! Look out.
John Cena did bust into Edge and Lita's hotel room not too long ago.
[JR] It's a little bit different, King, going into a hotel room
than going to your father's home and assaulting your own father.
-[King] I agree. -[JR] My father's dead.
By God, if he was alive, I don't know what I would do.
I know what Lita's wanting to do right now.
She's wanting to win this Women's title. And look at him.
I am so sick of Edge.
After what we have seen here already tonight.
[King] Oh man.
[JR] Mickie James showing nice athleticism.
-And Mickie James-- -[King] That's not all she's showing, JR.
[JR] Mickie mounting Lita and hammering Lita with those right hands.
And I'm a… well, I think I'm a Mickie James fan here tonight.
[King] Lita being a three-time…
or wanting to be a three-time Women's Champion,
I think she's taken Mickie James a little bit lightly.
[JR] I don't think that's very smart.
[King] No, you're… Lita's gonna find out it's not very smart.
[JR] Mickie James has been a, uh… a Women's Champion
since WrestleMania 22.
-[King] Watch the hair. Look out. -[JR] Good grief.
Using the hair, that's an unfair advantage.
Referee Jack Doan admonishing Lita, who could give a damn.
-And again, Lita using the hair. -[King] Yeah, check this out.
Mickie James flipped right off that second rope, flat on her back.
-[Jack] Get off her hair. -[JR and King] We see it.
[JR] We don't need your help. Thank you very much.
Edge walking by here, trying to get involved in everybody's business.
I think he's done enough chaos for one day.
We'll see Edge in action later tonight.
He thought he was gonna defend the title tonight.
How stressed out is he?
[King] Of course, you know, after-- Let's face it. It was a forced entry.
Edge, Lita, going up to John Cena's father's home.
[JR] Mickie James… Mickie James now building some momentum.
And Lita… Oh!
With that side Russian leg sweep, flips over.
And look at Mickie trying to cover up, to no avail there.
Those right hands scoring, and now the lateral press.
[Jack] She's up on two.
[King] JR, you gotta hand it to Lita. I had…
I had forgotten how well she can wrestle.
[JR] Lita can fight. There's no doubt about that.
I'd like to hand her a hot poker, is what I'd like.
[King] Come on.
You got this. You got it.
[JR] It's one thing going to hotel rooms, or locker room fights,
but going to a man's father's home and-and… and assaulting a father--
Nice flip by Mickie.
[King] Well, I'm not trying to play the devil's advocate here,
but you don't think for a minute that that was Lita's idea?
-That was that man's. -[JR] Absolutely.
-[King] That was Edge's idea. -[JR] Lita's an accomplice.
It was Edge's idea, no doubt about it.
He's the brains of the outfit,
and Mickie's trying to retain her title here.
Huge crowd here tonight on the campus,
a beautiful campus, of the University of Virginia.
One of America's oldest institutions.
After seeing Edge and Lita tonight, they belong in an institution.
[King] Well, look out here. Nice… nice move!
Oh, I love it.
[JR] Mickie, leg strength, and…
-Both lying, knocked down. -[Jack] One, two.
[JR] I think Lita tried to dodge that clothesline.
She may not have got all of it, but enough to take Lita down.
[King] The Edge starting to sweat.
If I were him, I'd be sweating about what John Cena is saying
to his father right now.
If I were John Cena, I would call the authorities.
-I think I would have this guy arrested. -[JR] Damn right, I'd have him arrested.
And Lita flipping… Oh!
Mickie held onto the ropes as Lita was looking for that Impaler DDT.
-[Jack] One, two. -[JR] Mickie'll win it any way she…
-[King] Hey. -[JR] Well, Edge, uh--
[King] Come on, ref. Did you not see that?
[JR] Edge has no honor. Why's he even out here?
I don't know why the WWE Champion is even out here.
He's paranoid.
[King] Hey, hey, hey! Look out!
Oh, he did. Good job, ref.
[JR] Good call by Jack Doan.
Edge is on the verge of snapping.
He's stressed out. He… he knows what awaits him.
-Now look! The bridge! Mickie's got it! -[King] Whoa! Hey, look at her! Yes!
[JR] Mickie had a near fall.
Lita's showing, uh, great resilience. Gotta hand her that.
[King] And Mickie's showing everything she's got.
-I'm enjoying it. -[JR] Facelock.
-Edge shouldn't be near here. -[King] Edge again.
-[King] Oh! -[JR] And Lita counters a DDT, and…
Oh, can Edge get down off the ring? Hey, wait. Edge put that belt there.
-[King] Yeah! -[JR] Oh, right in the face!
Referee Jack Doan had his back turned to the action.
-[King] No, wait a minute, ref. -[JR] Oh, come on!
Come on!
-[rock music plays] -[crowd booing]
[Lilian] Here is your winner
and the new WWE Women's Champion,
Lita!
[JR] And now, it looks like, at SummerSlam,
both Edge and Lita are going into Boston
as champions.
[King] Yeah, but the question, JR, is, will they leave Boston as champions?
I can't believe this. Check it out one more time.
[JR] The impact right here. Bam!
-[King] Oh man. -[JR] And the ref… the ref…
Edge had the referee's back strategically turned. Bam!
Again, right between the eyes of the former WWE Women's Champion,
Mickie James.
[King] How can these two be proud of themselves?
How can they smile about this?
[JR] I don't know how Edge and Lita can live with themselves
after what they've already perpetrated today,
invading John Cena's father's home.
But they're gonna walk into Boston this Sunday as double champions, King.
[King] Yeah, they're holding a lot of gold right now.
[rock music fades]
Not the most honorable of ways to win the title.
But nonetheless, we had a pair of "Rated-R" champions.
In November of 2006, Lita would retire from WWE.
But luckily for us,
the pull of the squared circle was too strong,
and in 2023, Lita would make her return to help "The Man" Becky Lynch in her quest
to take down the Women's Tag Team Champions,
Damage CTRL.
[rock music plays]
[Corey] The Women's Tag Team Championship's on the line.
[Damage CTRL's theme music plays]
[Kevin] "The Man" Becky Lynch, alongside the Hall of Famer Lita,
and in their way, Damage CTRL.
♪ We got the power, we got the rage… ♪
[Kevin] Damage CTRL have been in control since Crown Jewel back in November.
What an impact they've made in WWE since arriving on the scene at SummerSlam.
[Corey] Oh, there's no doubt Dakota and Iyo have certainly made their mark
on the Tag Team division, and the Women's division as a whole.
What remains to be seen is how they compete under pressure.
It is a widely known fact that Lita was an inspiration for both
Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai to even step into this business.
Becky Lynch admitted to having goose bumps
and butterflies when she competed against Lita in the past.
Now is not the time to be starstruck if you're a champion defending your gold.
[Kevin] Bayley watching on by their side.
Bayley mentioning earlier,
"This is more than a championship for us. It's our story. It's our legacy."
♪ Control the stage, control the cage… ♪
[Corey] Lita knows full well she has inspired a generation
of Superstars,
but the Hall of Famer still hungry to add a little more gold
to that Hall of Fame résumé of hers.
And as for "The Man" Becky Lynch, all she does is win.
♪ Three of the baddest See just how we manage… ♪
[bell dings]
[Mike] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the WWE
Women's Tag Team Championship!
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challengers,
the team of "The Man" Becky Lynch
and WWE Hall of Famer Lita!
[crowd cheers]
And their opponents,
accompanied to the ring by Bayley,
representing Damage CTRL,
they are the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky!
[crowd booing]
[Corey] A confident look on the faces of both champions.
I'm curious to see how Dakota Kai holds up tonight.
This is the first time she's competed on Raw since suffering an injury
back at the Royal Rumble.
[Kevin] That is the prize.
We're so close to WrestleMania.
Can you imagine what it would mean to go in as Tag Team Champions?
Becky Lynch and Lita look to claim that prize against the champions tonight.
And it's Becky that starts off inside the ring with Iyo Sky.
[Corey] Remember, this partnership of Becky Lynch and Lita
was formed out of almost necessity
as Damage CTRL, the complete unit,
was making "The Man's" life living hell and inside of a steel cage.
[Kevin] Ooh!
[Corey] Of all people to emerge as a savior,
the Hall of Famer Lita,
coming to the aid of Becky Lynch.
[crowd chanting] Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky!
[Dakota] Stop it! Tag me, Iyo.
[Kevin] Lita recognizing Becky Lynch to the WWE Universe.
[Corey] Lita eager to join the fray.
-But again… -[Kevin] Tag.
[Corey] …Lita knows she can't rest on her past, on her résumé.
The game has changed. The game has advanced.
The game has evolved.
Lita is as eager to test herself
against today's crop of Superstars as she was back in the day.
[Kevin] Lita saying she's looking forward to a fifth championship run.
That's exactly what she wants.
This is a bucket list for her.
Taking down Dakota early.
[crowd chanting, clapping] Let's go, Lita! Let's go, Lita!
[Corey] Lita looking to put away Dakota early with a Twist of Fate.
[Kevin] Pushed away by Dakota. Tag made for Iyo Sky.
[Corey] Dakota quickly tagging out to Iyo,
who gets caught and might meet a similar fate.
[Kevin] Tagged.
"The Man" Becky Lynch, now two-on-one.
Oh! How's that for chemistry?
Becky Lynch for the championship,
straight across, and an early kickout by Iyo.
[Dakota] Come on.
[Corey] You could see Becky Lynch grinning while applying some offense,
and I like the quick tag strategy from Lynch and Lita.
Trying their best to keep the fresher competitor in the ring at all times.
Classic timeless tag team strategy.
And Dakota meets the same fate.
Divide and conquer in the corners.
Lynch and Lena beginning to roll.
[Kevin] Shoving Iyo in on top of Dakota.
Oh-ho-ho! Watch out!
[Corey] Vintage Lita.
[Kevin] Becky Lynch to the outside.
[Corey] Lita mentioned earlier tonight having a front-row seat and making history
alongside some of the greatest tag teams
in WWE history.
Now this is Lita's chance to add her name to the list
of tag team champions.
And Lita making the climb. This could do it.
Lita going for broke, but Iyo wisely rolling out of the Drop Zone.
[Kevin] Tagged.
Becky Lynch now.
Perilous position. "The Man" taking down Damage CTRL.
[Corey] The challengers are rolling. Can the champions retain?
Let's hear it for the champions! Let's go!
[Corey] "The Man" Becky Lynch is in control.
The Women's Tag Team titles are on the line.
Dakota Kai trying to fight her way back into this match.
[Kevin] What a hellacious battle it's been so far.
Cross-generational icons, Becky Lynch and the Hall of Famer Lita.
[Corey] Lynch didn't get all the leg drop
but got enough to inflict damage on Dakota.
Here comes Iyo.
[Kevin] Becky Lynch now dealing with both members of Damage CTRL.
And Bayley on the outside watching on.
[Corey] Discount devastation, two-for-one.
[Kevin] For the championship, Becky Lynch. Kickout by Dakota Kai.
[Corey] Take a look at this.
"The Man" Becky Lynch doubling up on the offense,
taking down both members of Damage CTRL.
Lynch is feeling it. "The Man" is in the moment.
[Bayley] Show them!
[Kevin] With her icon, her idol, Lita, watching on.
Becky Lynch going to work. Big kick rocks Dakota Kai.
[Corey] Lynch could be setting it up. There it is. Diamond Dust connects!
-Kai is down. -[Kevin] This has got to be it.
Cover for Becky Lynch and Lita, and a kickout by Dakota.
[Corey] Nice transition, looking for The Disarmer.
Lynch seamlessly synching into the submission,
but Dakota preventing her arm from being fully extended.
Iyo!
-[Corey] Here comes Iyo. -[Kevin] Uh-oh. Watch out!
Iyo Sky dropkicking Becky Lynch, who rolls to the outside.
[Corey] Lynch now spilling to the floor at the feet of Bayley.
The shotcaller of Damage CTRL, but look out from behind.
-[Kevin] Iyo Sky! Lita face-first. -[Corey] Oof!
[Kevin] Hammers off the announce desk.
[Corey] Tag is made. Iyo now gonna be legal for her team.
-Taking to the sky. -[Kevin] Oof! And taking out "The Man."
[Corey] Lynch is down. The tables are turning.
-[Kevin] Lita on the outside as well. -[Shawn] Two!
[Corey] The champions had to take it high-risk, but it paid off.
They don't call Iyo "The Genius of the Sky"
for nothing, folks.
Great precision into the cover. Shoulder's down.
[Kevin] To retain the championship. At two, Becky Lynch kicking out.
[Corey] A look of frustration on the face of Iyo Sky
as she confers with the official Shawn Bennett on the count.
And now, smart move.
Iyo looking to take the WWE Universe out of this matchup.
[Kevin] Fighting Tag Team Champions, Iyo and Dakota, incredible chemistry.
Champions since last November. Their second reign as champions.
[Corey] She's trying to break the grip of Iyo,
who's sent into the opposition's corner.
-[Kevin] Ooh, man! -[Corey] Dropkick.
-Right in the grill of "The Man." -[Bayley] Replay that!
Bayley's over here requesting a replay.
I'm not sure if we're gonna be able to oblige, but…
[Kevin] The role model is also the director,
as Bayley, watching on now, as Becky Lynch in a perilous spot,
as both Damage CTRL go after her.
[Corey] Fantastic combination. Offense by the champions.
-Cover by Kai. -[Kevin] Hooks the leg.
For the championship, to retain, and Lynch kicks out.
[Corey] You know, I think you can actually put the blame on the shoulders of Iyo
in that moment, who wasn't able to get out of the ring in time
such that the official could begin the count.
[Kevin] Yeah, great spot, Corey.
[Corey] And here's the replay Bayley requested.
So nice we'll watch it twice.
And check this out. Right to the rib cage of "The Man."
And now the Hall of Famer Lita wants in.
[Kevin] What a match we are witnessing in the main event of Monday Night Raw.
[Corey] Scorpion Kick, and Lynch goes down.
[Kevin] Little flex from Dakota Kai. Hooks the leg to retain the championship.
Becky Lynch is still alive.
Where's your tap in?
[Corey] As this match progresses, it's as though Dakota Kai
is growing more and more confident.
You mentioned her recovery from an injury back at the Royal Rumble,
but thus far, Dakota looks in full form, and Lynch desperately reaching for Lita.
[Kevin] Dakota under the tutelage of a Grand Slam Champion in Bayley,
as Becky Lynch responds to Dakota and Iyo.
Oh, man!
[Corey] Double clothesline. Both women are down.
[Kevin] The Hall of Famer wants in.
[Corey] Pivotal point in this matchup.
Keep your eyes on Bayley.
Bayley just slid one of the titles into the ring.
[Shawn] Hey, get over here.
[Kevin] Referee Shawn Bennett having none of it.
Oh, on the outside! Bayley taking out Lita.
[Corey] Brilliant.
Brilliant, brilliant. Shotei!
Lynch staggering around the ring.
Damage CTRL has Becky up.
[Kevin] Will they end it here?
-Iyo Sky across, with the cover. -[Shawn] One. Two.
[Kevin] Becky's still alive. Becky kicks out.
[Corey] And frustration on the faces of the entire trio.
[Trish Stratus's theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Is…
Are you serious?
Trish Stratus!
Another Hall of Famer. Lita's best friend.
-[Kevin] She's taking down Bayley. -[Corey] The numbers game is no more!
[Kevin] Wow!
[Corey] Trish Stratus!
Coming to the aid of Lita and Lynch.
Oh no.
Dakota Kai now legal.
[Kevin] Can't believe what we've just seen.
Tag made. Lita makes her way inside the ring, taking down Iyo.
[Corey] A shocking appearance by another WWE Hall of Famer,
one some would call the greatest of all time, Trish Stratus.
Lita takes down Iyo.
[Kevin] What a stunner this would be if Damage CTRL can retain now,
but look at Lita go.
[Corey] Lita was going for that vertigo maneuver.
[Kevin] Hooks the leg for the championship.
And Iyo Sky is still alive.
There is the Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus.
[Corey] Grand Rapids is in shock.
And Lita… once again, looking for the moonsault.
A move that helped her revolutionize the game,
but now Iyo wants to steal the glory.
Lita out of the way just in time.
Iyo wanted poetic justice, to put Lita away with her own move.
[Kevin] Watch out.
[Corey] Twist of Fate!
Does Lita now have one more shot left?
[Kevin] Bayley up rapidly, trying to thwart the efforts.
Trish Stratus is helping out now.
[Corey] Trish with a chick kick. Down goes Bayley.
[Kevin] Dakota Kai.
Becky Lynch now to help out.
[Corey] Kai neutralized by "The Man."
Make a little more history, Lita.
Litasault!
[Kevin] Hooks the leg for the championship!
-She's done it! -[bell dings]
-[crowd cheering] -[rock music playing]
[Mike] Here are your winners and the new
WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Becky Lynch and Lita!
[Corey] A little more history for the history makers.
A shocking turn of events,
as Trish Stratus, when hit the ringside area,
neutralized the numbers game.
-[crowd] One! Two! Three! [cheering] -[Corey] A classic Litasault.
And we are taking a trip back to the future.
-[fireworks popping] -[crowd cheering]
[cheering subsides]
Twenty-three years after her first taste of WWE gold
and once again, Lita was a champion,
proving that, just like a fine wine,
Lita had gotten better with age.
It just goes to show that anything can happen
on any given Monday.
That about does it for this edition of Raw Classics.
I'm Big E,
and it's been my extreme pleasure
to present the best of a true trailblazer, Lita.
See you next time.
[Lita's theme music plays]
♪ So f*** your rules, man ♪
♪ You step up, you'll go down fast ♪
♪ I've got to release all the **** That has made up my past ♪
♪ So go let your soul dance, baby ♪
♪ Time to free yourself at last ♪
♪ Unshackle your life's spirit ♪
♪ Fly away far from the past… ♪
[music fades out] rom the past… ♪