[Big E] On this edition of Raw Classics.
[dramatic music playing]
The dead have risen.
It's an old-school walk through history
as we relive some of "The Deadman's" most memorable moments
during his Hall of Fame career,
one tombstone at a time.
It's the best of "The Phenom," "The Undertaker,"
today on Raw Classics.
Aw… WWE universe!
Welcome to Raw Classics.
I'm your host, Big E.
And today, we are taking a look back at "The Deadman,"
the one and only "Phenom,"
WWE Hall of Famer, The Undertaker.
For a WWE superstar, there is nothing,
and I mean nothing, scarier
than being inside an arena and hearing the sound of that gong.
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[announcer] "The Phenom" is here.
[Big E] But for fans, it's one of the most exciting
and iconic sounds in all of sports entertainment.
You can argue that literally every one of "The Undertaker's" matches
are considered classics.
But since this Raw Classics, we're gonna take you all the back
to the premiere episode of Monday Night Raw
in January of 1993
where the main event featured Undertaker
taking on Damien Demento
[Vince] The Ugandan Giant, still chasing his former manager,
Harvey Wippleman and Kim Chee!
[cheering, applause]
[Rob] And wait a minute, for whom the bell tolls…
[Vince] This guy looks like he got his hair cut during a power surge.
[laughing]
[announcer] Weighing 269 pounds, Damian Demento!
[Vince] Well, at least he's using his real name.
From the outer reaches of your mind.
That's no place to be from.
And take a look, ladies and gentlemen!
"The Phenom," known as The Undertaker!
[Rob] Get your hair out of your face! You have such a pretty face!
[announcer] The Undertaker!
[Vince] We are live from New York City!
And by the way, we'd like to thank the good folks over at WFAN Radio
here in New York for allowing us to have Rob Bartlett here at ringside.
We'd certainly like to thank that media icon, Don Imus,
winner of the prestigious Marconi Award
and former governor of the state of Connecticut a today,
for allowing Rob to be here with us.
Who's the guy with the martini shaker, Vince?
[Rob] Ah. You've been working with him for some time. You don't know who that is?
Take a look. Who does he remind you of?
That's Paul Bearer, from the famous Bearer family.
[Vince] He could use an iron supplement. He looks little pale.
[Rob] There's not a whole lot of sun here in New York.
All these tall buildings around and stuff.
[announcer] He's definitely earned the right to be The Undertaker's manager.
[Vince] Whoa! Damien Demento!
Look at this! Ah! Right in the chops!
A hard right and… another one! Look at that! Right in the chops!
[Rob] Damien Demento backing The Undertaker up.
Has him rolling now. Off the rope and… Oh my!
-[crowd cheering] -[Vince] Oh, wow.
-I guess we reversed things momentarily. -[Bearer moaning]
-[Vince] Paul Bearer likes what he sees. -[Rob] Paul should go decaffeinated.
He's doing very well for himself, Paul Bearer is.
And for that matter, still has The Undertaker,
who, likewise, will join Randy Savage, Yokozuna and a whole bunch of competitors
competing in the Royal Rumble.
[Vince] Oh, my. In less than two weeks.
[announcer] The Undertaker walking tall right there.
[Vince] He always walks tall.
-[groans] -[Vince] Demento having his problems.
Undertaker is all over Damien Demento.
[announcer] Two big names in the WWE on Monday Night Raw going head-to-head.
[Vince] Demento to the buckle.
Thus far, other than the shots Demento got in earlier,
now things may just be reversed a bit.
By the way, next week, ladies and gentlemen,
here on Monday Night Raw, you'll want to join us when we come to you live again
from the Manhattan Center.
If you can't make it down here, we do invite you to tune in.
"Mr. Perfect" will square off against Papa Shango.
And El Matador to meet Ric Flair.
Plus, in a special interview, the reigning WWE champion,
"The Hitman" himself… "The Hitman" Bret Hart will be here.
Oh, wow! Way up there!
[applause, cheering]
[whooping, booing]
[Vince] You know, he wears those gloves so he doesn't get those dishpan hands.
I don't think he's worried about that, but look out! Here he comes now!
The Undertaker with Demento! Down with the Tombstone!
That could be it!
-[Rob] Oh, my. Yes. Get the body bag. -[bell rings]
[cheering, whooping]
[Vince] The Undertaker, victorious!
[announcer] Undertaker!
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[music ends]
What a way to kick off
what is now the longest-running series in prime-time history.
[tense music playing]
[Big E] One of The Undertaker's greatest rivals was Mankind.
And in 1996, the deranged, tortured, and sadistic superstar
would face "The Phenom" in a no-holds-barred hardcore match.
[Rob] And here he comes, ladies and gentlemen. Mankind.
More than any individual, perhaps, in the history of WWE,
they're about to rejoin us,
perhaps no one has been able to give The Undertaker the problems
that Mankind has.
[Vince] I don't think there's ever been a more intense rivalry ever in the WWE,
than exists right now between Mankind and The Undertaker.
[Rob] Recently, Mankind was on a tour along with other WWE superstars
in the Middle East.
We listen in.
-[Mankind] I wanna go home. -[man] What?
[Mankind] I wanna go home!
Take me away from all this!
I want to go home! I want to go home! I want to go home!
-[Vince] Uh… -[Rob] That's one way out of trouble.
Put him out in the middle of the desert.
[Vince] Well, it's almost as interesting as the no-holds-barred match itself,
or for that matter, almost as interesting as George and Adam.
[Vince] We're back, everyone. We're with WWE Raw.
This, of course, is SummerSlam footage.
-[all shouting] -[Vince] That was on concrete.
They wrestle their way out of the boiler room, back into the ring.
All The Undertaker had to do was take possession of the urn.
And, uh, oh, he took possession, all right.
[Rob] He got ground with the urn.
[Vince] There's the man who took possession
and was declared the winner of the matchup.
But will he be victorious, JR, here tonight?
[JR] Well, I tell you something. This is gonna be nasty, physical.
The six-year relationship that Paul Bearer had with The Undertaker
ended at SummerSlam.
-[Rob] Uh-oh. The lights go out! -[JR] Whoa!
[Vince] A good time to pick up the phone and call somebody as they say.
Wow, what a matchup, ladies and gentlemen, you're gonna see here tonight on Raw.
WWE style.
Physicality.
[Rob] Absolutely. We know that Mankind
would rather fight a man than make love to a woman.
[announcer] Undertaker!
[JR] Mankind, one-on-one, no-holds-barred
against "The Phenom" himself, The Undertaker.
Where is he?
[both host exclaim]
[JR] There he is!
Here he comes!
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[crowd roaring, whooping]
[JR] Can you feel it?
Can you feel the chill running up and down your spine?
The Undertaker making his way to the squared circle
to do battle with Mankind.
[JR] I'm gonna say this. I'm no Undertaker fan.
But Mankind may wish he was back over in the desert
in… in one of those bomb shelters over there before this night's over.
This is anything goes! I mean, no-holds-barred!
-You can do absolutely anything you want. -[Vince] Yeah!
And the guys come back out!
Remember this matchup has no disqualifications.
It has no countouts.
There must be a winner in this matchup!
An old-fashioned slobber knocker is about to commence
right here on Monday Night Raw.
This one will not be for the weak at heart.
The Undertaker and Mankind who have gone at it
in the past.
The Undertaker, of course, as Paul Bearer looks on.
The Undertaker has felt the full effect of that mandible claw
on more than one occasion, JR.
And the mandible claw works. We all know it works.
The Undertaker will say, "Yes, it works."
"But so does a chokeslam, and so does a tombstone piledriver."
[JR] Oh, and he'd love to get his hands on Paul!
-Look out, here we go! -[Rob] Here we go!
[JR] Mankind and the Undertaker going at it no-holds-barred.
Hold to the buckle!
Mankind, set up now for the ride.
Reversal! Off the rope! Uh! From the other side and now!
[Rob] The way up above!
Tremendous athleticism from the 6'10", 328 pound Undertaker!
There is none like him in this world.
The Undertaker with the risk. What's he gonna do?
Gonna go upstairs? Yes, we've seen this. A patented Undertaker maneuver.
Mankind will feel the effect from way high above.
[JR] Look at the balance! Look at the coordination and pow!
[Mankind groans]
[Vince] And The Undertaker might wanna take that left arm home with him.
Put it on top of a mantle if he had one.
[JR] And look at this! Here we go! Mankind… oh!
Wow! The Undertaker, taking it to Mankind. Are you surprised thus far?
[Rob] I'm surprised this thing may be over early. Look!
[JR] That's right. And here we go, the tombstone coming up!
[Rob] This one's gonna end with--
[JR] Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Here comes The Executioner!
[Rob] All right. The Undertaker spotting The Executioner coming in.
The Undertaker with a right hand.
[crowd cheering]
And wait, this match cannot end via countout, JR.
[JR] It certainly can't! There must a winner!
Wait a minute! Here comes Mankind!
[Rob] This match continues. Stay with us.
Oh my goodness, look at this. Welcome back, everyone, to more WWE Raw.
Mankind has been all over Undertaker during the entire break.
They've been all on the outside, and they still are.
There's no countout provision, no disqualification.
-Look at this. -[JR] Whoa!
[Rob] And now The Undertaker finally turning things back around.
[JR] Look at these fans, McMahon! They love it when it gets raw, don't they?
[McMahon] And a hard right hand.
Mankind down onto the steps.
The Undertaker now taking over on Mankind. Ho-ho!
Pummeling, driving Mankind's head into the steel steps.
And what's he doing here?
Mankind…
-That… -[JR] Watch that claw!
[McMahon] Oh no!
The Undertaker just stomped all over that Mandible Claw.
An obviously clear strategy on the part of The Undertaker
to try and damage that claw.
-Watch out for Paul Bearer. -[JR] Wait a minute. What's this?
Hey, wait a minute.
The Undertaker has those steel steps! Don't tell me…
The Undertaker now with those steel steps!
-[JR] No way! -[McMahon] Look out!
-[JR] Ow! -[McMahon] Oh no!
[JR] Unbelievable!
[McMahon] I think you can kiss the claw goodbye.
[JR] The Undertaker knows what that Mandible Claw can do.
[McMahon] Well, we've talked about it before. This is no-holds-barred.
Not for the faint of heart.
Let's go back and take another look and see what…
-Watch. -[JR] Right there. Ooh!
[McMahon] Oh! Right there on the hand,
that Mandible Claw,
and it has to be mangled even more than it was before.
That's great strategy by The Undertaker
in this no-holds-barred matchup.
You try to break the hand of the deranged Mankind
whose scarred and mutilated body is something to behold.
Look at his right ear.
Half of it is, well, in Parts Unknown, I guess.
All right, coming off the rope now, The Undertaker.
And Mankind knocking the chops out of The Undertaker.
[JR] He's still got something left!
I know the referee's just in there as a formality.
But I don't think he should let him use those steps like that.
[McMahon] Mankind may be deranged, but he's no idiot.
He's very shrewd. He knows what he's doing.
[JR] Mankind all over The Undertaker.
Paul Bearer watching every second of it
knowing full well that The Undertaker will be in action again this Sunday.
Not against Mankind,
but against another protégé of Paul Bearer, The Executioner.
[McMahon] That's got Armageddon rules. That means, folks, no disqualifications,
no submissions.
The match can go any number of falls,
and it only can end when either The Undertaker
or The Executioner cannot continue.
And that's up to the referee's discretion.
It'll be an all-out war this Sunday on pay-per-view.
-[JR] What do you call this? -[McMahon] Both men to the outside!
The Undertaker on his feet.
Mankind… given a hard right hand by The Undertaker.
The Undertaker and Mankind
taking it to each other
as only it can happen here in the WWE.
And a reversal!
-[Undertaker] Oh! -[crowd yells]
[McMahon] And what is this match gonna take out of The Undertaker
before this Sunday's Armageddon rules showdown
with "The Masked Executioner"?
[JR] Yeah, The Undertaker may not be able to continue in this match!
-Oh! -[McMahon] Ooh!
And Mankind having nothing to lose
except, well, perhaps another half of an ear or whatever it may be.
Really taking it to The Undertaker.
The Undertaker
has withstood almost everything that could be thrown at him
here in the WWE in the past.
Obviously, having great difficulty as you would suspect he would
in this no-holds-barred matchup here tonight on Raw.
Wait a minute. They're coming around this way.
-[JR] Get over here. Get in front of me. -[McMahon] I don't like this.
Uh-oh.
[shouts indistinctly]
[McMahon] Right here all over us. Look out.
Look out. The Undertaker now with Mankind…
[JR] Get him, Mankind! Get him!
Mankind and The Undertaker,
right out here in front of us.
Mankind sets up The Undertaker's leg.
Look at this.
-Right here all over us! -[McMahon] What's he gonna do?
[JR] Mankind now climbing back up.
-[McMahon] No way. Don't tell me-- -[JR] That could break his leg!
-[McMahon] No way. -[JR] Wait a minute! Mankind leaping!
[McMahon] Down across the leg of The Undertaker.
[JR] Could you hear that pop?
Sitting right here, I could hear it.
[McMahon] That's it. He's finished.
He could bury The Undertaker now. [laughs]
[JR] Mankind
risking life and limb,
leaping there from the apron and crashing down with his full weight.
[McMahon] What?
[JR] Down on that leg. The Undertaker can't stand up.
Trying to get up, he can't do it.
Wait a minute. He's got him back in the ring.
Mankind, he controls. We go back and look at what he did.
-[McMahon] Ah, this was beautiful. -[JR] Right here. Right across the knee.
[McMahon] I think Mankind hyperextended the knee of The Undertaker.
[JR] Wait a minute!
[McMahon] Well, maybe not. I don't…
This Undertaker's threshold of pain is off the tables.
[JR] It's not to be believed. That is for sure.
And you can say the same for Mankind.
[McMahon] Yeah, Mankind has no threshold.
I mean, he doesn't even feel pain.
-He loves it! Look at that! -[JR] Oh!
The back of Mankind's head just smacked.
You can hear the splat of the back of his head
on that steel security railing.
[McMahon] And The Undertaker coming right back after him again.
Reminder, this is no-holds-barred.
This is not what you… Look at this.
Undertaker.
And Mankind just reeling all over the place.
And again, his hand, mangled.
[JR] These two men… Here they come again.
[McMahon] The Mandible Claw has basically been taken away from Mankind.
Or so it would appear.
-Ya! -[McMahon and JR] Oh!
[crowd yelling]
[JR] Who knows what's gonna happen here in this matchup
as we continue? Stay with us.
[McMahon] Mankind continuing… Oh my goodness!
Continuing to work on that knee.
Mankind… Watch this.
[commentators] Oh! Whoa!
[McMahon] Pummeled.
Right there at the announcer's table.
And Mankind, however, at this juncture is in complete control as we speak.
Mankind from the top, high-risk maneuver coming up.
Into the clutches of The Undertaker.
-[JR] How about that? -[McMahon] The drop toe hold.
Mankind with a counter.
-He's a lot smarter than he looks. -[JR] No doubt about that.
[McMahon] And Mankind may be the toughest man physically
to ever compete here in the WWE.
That drop toe hold is the first hold we've seen in this matchup.
-Here comes the old chair hold! -[JR] It's no-holds-barred.
Who knows what you'll see?
[McMahon] This chair is just as legal as a headlock.
[JR] Unfortunately, in this match, it is.
Here we go. The Undertaker, Mankind…
-[McMahon] "Deadman"! Whoa! -[crowd cheers]
[JR] That chair went right into the kisser of Mankind.
Mankind trying to get it again.
No, this time.
A right hand drives the chair into Mankind.
Mankind down on the canvas.
-[McMahon] Come on, get up! -[McMahon]What action tonight on WWE Raw.
We are pleased you joined us, ladies and gentlemen.
Look out!
Scooping. Here we go!
-Oh no! -[McMahon] He got it! The Mandible Claw!
[JR] But what effect will it have?
The claw's been damaged.
Can The Undertaker withstand this hold?
The claw's been damaged, but it looks like it's having its effect on The Undertaker.
[McMahon] The Undertaker's being damaged.
The Undertaker's going down,
and Mankind, we thought his right hand might be cracked or broken.
[JR] It may be.
And on the steps, Undertaker stomped on his hand.
Nonetheless, The Undertaker appears to be going down.
Could we be seeing the last of The Undertaker here tonight?
[McMahon] Yes! Yes! Look at Paul Bearer.
[JR] Paul Bearer sensing The Undertaker's demise.
[McMahon] No matter what the outcome, this Sunday night on pay-per-view,
The Undertaker is gonna come in, I don't think, at 100%.
How could he be?
[JR] How is The Undertaker to face The Executioner?
What will be left of The Undertaker?
-[McMahon] Wait a minute. -[JR] Wait a minute.
The Undertaker.
-[McMahon] Look at this, people! -[JR] The Undertaker is fighting this off.
The Undertaker fighting the Mandible Claw.
Look at this.
[McMahon] Leads me to think that Mankind's right hand
has gotta be at least cracked.
[screams] Ah!
[JR] And The Undertaker, with an escape now, back up on his feet.
Let's see what he can do.
Mankind, oh no!
[McMahon] Mankind hanging upside down now.
Right back into the ring, however.
The Undertaker no longer has the power of the urn,
but he still has the power of these creatures of the night.
-[JR] There you go. Scooping! -[McMahon] What?!
[JR] Hey, wait a minute! He has it!
That's the Tombstone piledriver!
[all cheering, shouting]
[JR] Cover him!
The Undertaker with Mankind out of nowhere with the Tombstone!
One! Two! Can he get to three?
-Yes! -[McMahon] Almost!
-And Paul Bearer. -[JR] What a war!
[cheering, applause]
The Undertaker with his signature Tombstone,
and that's all she wrote.
Mankind rested in peace that night,
but their war was far from over.
[crowd cheering]
[Big E] "The Phenom" being an OG
meant "The Deadman" was a part of many firsts over the years.
Take, for instance, the first-ever Monday Night Raw inferno match.
-"What's an inferno match?" you ask. -[rock music playing]
Imagine two Superstars in a ring,
surrounded by flames,
and you win
only when your opponent is set on fire.
[Vince] We're back on Raw.
-Getting set for the inferno match. -["No Chance In Hell" playing]
Undertaker versus Kane.
And here comes Mr. McMahon.
[Rob] First time ever, Michael Cole.
First time in the history of Raw.
An inferno match.
♪ Puppets ♪
♪ We'll find their place in line ♪
♪ Go tie a string Around your finger now, boy ♪
♪ 'Cause it's ♪
♪ It's just a matter of time ♪
♪ 'Cause you've got no chance ♪
♪ No chance in hell ♪
♪ You've got no chance ♪
[song fades]
[crowd murmuring, booing]
Again, I warned you.
At the top of Raw, those of you who have a squeamish stomach,
get up and leave right now.
If you don't like the smell of flesh burning,
get up and leave.
Because tonight,
The Undertaker,
you're going to get what you deserve.
Undertaker, you dare threaten me in that manner?
What goes around comes around.
You burned your parents to death.
Undertaker, you burned your home down,
and you charred your brother in the process.
And for that, and for these threats, Undertaker,
nobody goes here, outside the WWE arena.
Nobody does this to Vince McMahon.
And because of that, Undertaker,
the inferno match,
my God, you're gonna burn in hell.
[scattered shouting, murmuring]
So with that in mind, allow me to introduce to you
The Corporation's personal instrument of destruction.
Here is Kane.
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Cole] Here he comes, King.
Kane, who draws the task of cutting off The Ministry of Darkness at the pass.
-[King] Oh man. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Mr. McMahon hoping to chop off the head of The Ministry
in order to kill the body tonight.
And I'll tell you what, King.
As Kane heads down to the ring,
this will not be for the weak of stomach.
And, folks, as Kane heads to the ring for the inferno match…
New Haven Coliseum.
Raw is War tickets just went on sale.
Also, coming up, folks, Cincinnati, Saturday, April 10th.
Big show there.
Tickets are on sale this Saturday.
Also, for big events in Fort Wayne and in Providence.
You know, Kane is gonna be a part of those big shows.
As Mr. McMahon now gives his final instructions to Kane.
[King] But don't count on seeing The Undertaker there,
because he's gonna be fried here tonight.
Set on fire, Michael.
Watch this.
Oh! [laughs]
[Cole] First-ever inferno match on Raw.
Kane versus The Undertaker.
The only way to win is to set your opponent on fire.
And Kane is waiting.
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent,
from Death Valley,
weighing in at 328 lbs,
The Undertaker!
[King] Here he comes.
[Cole] So Mr. McMahon joining us for commentary for the inferno match
between The Undertaker and Kane.
And, Mr. McMahon, the first question I have for you is,
can you tell us anything about what was in this mysterious envelope
that has gotten you so worked up?
[McMahon] Nothing mysterious about it. Shut up.
It's personal, and we're gonna leave it at that. That's all.
It's just personal.
Let me tell you, nobody…
I don't care if it is The Undertaker.
Nobody goes there.
Let's just leave it at that.
Let's just sit back and enjoy this
because you're gonna see The Undertaker engulfed in flames.
You're gonna see The Undertaker turn into a human french fry tonight.
[King] Wow.
-[Cole] "The Phenom," he's got powers. -[King] Yeah.
Oh, he has powers, all right.
[Cole] He seems to have some sort of power over the men that follow him,
-The Acolytes, The Brood. -Yeah.
-[King] And look at this. Go, Kane! Go! -[bell dings]
Come on!
Get him! Get him!
[Cole] And here's The Undertaker hammering away on Kane.
Folks, an inferno match. Rules are pretty simple.
[McMahon] Come on, light it up. Come on, light up the ring. Oh!
[King] There you go. Now it's lit. Yeah!
-[Cole] Oh my gosh. -[King] Here we go. Yeah, look at that.
It's gonna get hot in there.
[Cole] The rules are simple, folks.
You lose when you can set your opponent on fire.
[King] Never before on Raw.
Never before has anyone ever seen anything like this.
The Undertaker… is gonna burn. Look at this.
[crowd roaring]
[Cole] Those flames shooting into the air, sometimes five, six feet high.
-[Cole] Oh no, look out! -[King] Get him away from there.
-[Cole] Folks, you can feel the heat. -[King] You can feel it, all right.
[McMahon] Undertaker trying to jam the face of Kane into that flame.
[Cole] Folks, this is the first time we've seen The Undertaker in action
since the Buried Alive match
at Rock Bottom.
[King] Yeah, he may be buried after this matchup.
He may be buried for good.
And if he is, he deserves it.
Nobody goes there.
[Cole] And here comes Kane now,
battling back against The Undertaker.
If you burn your opponent, you win the matchup.
[McMahon] Another way of putting that is if you're burning, let me tell you,
you're losing big time.
-[Cole] Right. -[King] We're talking careers on the line.
And that's the way it should be. Wow!
[Cole] Mr. McMahon, it was The Undertaker last week on Raw
who said that he was going to take over the WWE.
[McMahon] Yeah, that's all well and good.
He can say anything he wants to say about that.
But that's not really what I'm concerned with,
because it goes much deeper than that,
and it's far more personal than business.
I'm not talking business.
-I'm talking personal. -[King] That's what was in that envelope?
Something that personal?
I said it was personal.
-[Cole] Kane with right hands now. -[McMahon] Come on, Kane.
Get him. Get him close to that flame.
I want him to feel that heat.
I want him to get charred.
Come on, Kane.
Kane won't let me down.
Kane won't let The Corporation down.
All these idle threats by The Undertaker about taking over the WWE,
that's business.
And Kane knows how to take care of business.
I ordered the match.
That's personal.
[Cole] Folks, you can feel the heat at ringside.
[McMahon] Imagine what it feels like inside that ring right now.
But, Mr. McMahon, The Undertaker also said he was answering to a greater power,
a power even greater than himself.
[McMahon] Yeah, well, let me tell you. Tonight on Raw, he's answering to me, pal.
That's who he's answering to.
[Cole] Undertaker and Kane now…
[McMahon] What a maneuver by Kane as the flames shoot high into the air.
[Cole] Wait a minute. What the hell is this?
It's Paul Bearer.
[McMahon] What's he doing?
[King] He's coming over here.
[McMahon] He's not gonna come over here.
[Cole] He's coming over here.
[Paul] Special delivery, Mr. McMahon.
[crowd whooping]
Open it!
-Open it. -Special delivery.
-[Cole] Well, it's all wrapped up. -[King] Open it up. Let's see what it is.
That man'll be all wrapped up. He won't represent The Undertaker.
The Undertaker's gonna be in ashes tonight.
Undertaker's gonna be in an urn tonight.
[King] Let's see what's in the package.
[McMahon] We'll look at it later, all right?
Undertaker whipped across the ring with authority.
[King] There could be something good in there.
[crowd shouting]
[Cole] Look at Kane now in control of The Undertaker.
[McMahon] Get him close to the flame. Come on.
Let's fill up this container or whatever it is.
Let's put The Undertaker's ashes in it. Come on.
[King] Let's open it up first.
You gotta open it up to put ashes in. Let's see what's inside it.
[Cole] Oh, what a kick. Yeah.
[McMahon] I don't care what's inside of it. Come on, Kane.
Come on, Kane.
[King] Are you gonna open it? You're not afraid to open it, are you?
-[McMahon] You wanna know that badly? -[King] You're not afraid, are ya?
[Cole] Let's see what's in this mysterious…
-I'm afraid to open this? -[Cole] What?
Well, what is it?
What is it? What's the matter?
Mr. McMahon, what's the matter?
King, it's a…
It's a… it's a teddy bear.
[crowd shouting]
[Cole] Vince is extremely upset, King.
As Undertaker tries to rearrange the facial features of Kane,
Mr. McMahon looks extremely upset here.
[King] Well, I mean…
The bear, it's obviously symbolic of something or what?
[Cole] Undertaker with a right hand.
Mr. McMahon clutching a teddy bear
as he walks around the ring.
[King] He's not even looking at the match.
[Cole] He's asking Paul Bearer, "What are you doing?"
[King] What could that teddy bear mean? What is this?
[Cole] But inside the ring, Kane is doing a number on The Undertaker
as these flames now leap high in the air.
The heat is so intense here at ringside, you can feel it.
-[King] Look at this! -[Cole] Oh!
Undertaker tossed out of the ring. Kane now…
[King] I can't believe it.
I… I don't understand what… what made Mr. McMahon leave.
He's left. What… what was it?
Whoa!
-[Cole] Oh! No! -[crowd roaring]
Off the announce table.
[King] Oh my gosh.
[Cole] Kane flew 15 feet through the air.
[crowd chattering]
[Cole] Mr. McMahon still clutching that teddy bear
as Kane is in deep trouble outside the ring.
But Mr. McMahon, his focus isn't even…
focused on this match anymore.
[King] He's in a catatonic state, Mr. McMahon. He's just standing there.
Watch it.
[Cole] Undertaker in control of Kane.
Remember the first way, the only way, to win this matchup
is if you set your opponent on fire.
But Mr. McMahon isn't even worried about this match.
He's worried about something. I mean, he looks like he's devastated.
He's clutching a teddy bear in his hands.
That bear was delivered to Mr. McMahon at ringside,
-[wrestlers yell] -[Cole] Oh!
wrapped up in a black gift box by Paul Bearer.
[King] And as soon as Mr. McMahon laid eyes on that bear, he just…
[man] Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!
…he was in shock.
[grunts]
-[Cole] Look at this now. He did it! Kane! -[King] No!
Kane's on fire!
-[bell dinging] -[Cole] The Undertaker's won.
-[crowd roaring] -Kane… Kane's foot's on fire.
[King] Get the fire extinguisher! Put it out!
[Cole] Kane's on fire.
[King] Help him!
[Cole] The Undertaker.
But Mr. McMahon is oblivious to what just happened.
King, he is oblivious to the fact that Kane…
[King] Look out, Mr. McMahon!
Why?!
[crowd continues roaring]
-[Cole] Why? -Why?!
[Cole] No.
No!
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Cole] The Undertaker, what is he doing?
No!
[Cole] Listen.
[McMahon] No! No!
[Cole] King, The Undertaker has brought the owner of this company to his knees.
[King] Mr. McMahon, don't!
[Cole] That bear is on fire.
That bear is symbolic of what?
[King] I don't know, but I never thought I'd see this day.
I gotta say that match was straight fire.
Ugh.
I'm sorry, folks.
I really should know better by now.
But speaking of fire,
during the Attitude Era,
there was nobody in WWE that was more red-hot
than "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Heading into June of 1999,
The Undertaker and "Stone Cold's" rivalry
had reached a boiling point,
and this classic meeting between the two legends
would end up being one of the most-watched matches
in Monday Night Raw history.
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[JR] We are back live, ladies and gentlemen.
Raw is War.
Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler here at ringside.
And this will indeed be a classic slobberknocker
for the WWE title.
And remember, while Austin was still CEO of the WWE,
Austin signed this match for tonight,
with the stipulation
that if there is any Corporate Ministry interference,
that The Undertaker will forfeit the title to "The Rattlesnake."
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Making his way to the ring,
accompanied by Paul Bearer,
he weighs in at 328 lbs,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Undertaker!
[JR] Folks, while we have just a moment, let us again remind you
and encourage you to join us on the Home Shopping Network.
Right after Raw goes off the air tonight,
switch over to the Home Shopping Network.
A lot of great deals for you, some exciting interviews,
plus "Good Ol' JR" and "The King."
[King] Let me just say this, JR.
Look at that man right there.
This is why Mr. McMahon is so confident.
That plus the fact that Vince and Shane took the heart out of Austin last night.
I'm telling you, nothing is gonna ruin this celebration.
This has been promised to be a night to be remembered forever
by Mr. McMahon.
[crowd cheering]
-[glass shattering sound effect over PA] -[crowd roaring]
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[announcer] And the challenger, from Victoria, Texas,
weighing in at 252 lbs,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[King] Will indeed it be a night that we will never, ever forget?
[JR] That face.
Austin's not lost any heart.
-[King] Oh yes, he has. Here he goes. -[JR] We'll find out.
-[bell dings] -[King] Ah!
[JR] Austin, now the right hands on The Undertaker.
It's gonna get ugly early. I can guarantee you that.
This one may not be too pretty, folks,
because of the intensity here and what's at stake.
Austin burying that shoulder deep into the abdomen of The Undertaker,
who is the reigning WWE champion.
-[King] Oh yeah! -[JR] The Undertaker overpowering Austin.
Hard right hand. The Undertaker has Austin caught in the corner.
And The Undertaker intimidating the referee
and anybody else that is in his sight.
[King] Keep him down!
We gotta continue the celebration.
[JR] Ooh! Yeah.
Hella hard right hand by The Undertaker on "The Rattlesnake"…
[crowd shouting]
…won't please this crowd. 19,553.
-The Lou Thesz Press. -[crowd roaring]
This crowd behind Austin.
-With that jackhammer right hand. -[Austin yelps]
[JR] Buries the… the forearm.
Well, that'd be a new… Two and a half! Whoo!
[King] Good strong two-count there
created by Austin on The Undertaker.
The first near-fall of this contest.
The WWE title is at stake.
It doesn't get any bigger than that.
[men grunting]
[JR] Austin again burying the shoulder into The Undertaker.
Austin has come with everything he's got thus far.
Check reversal.
[King] Everything except his heart, JR. Don't forget that. Look out!
-[JR] Austin going for the Stunner. -[King] That was close.
[JR] What a collective gasp by the sold-out crowd here in Charlotte.
[crowd roaring]
[King] The Undertaker on the outside.
-Austin going down… -[JR] Look out!
A slam right to the spine.
[crowd clamoring]
And Austin and The Undertaker now here on the outside.
Austin measuring the WWE Champion.
[King] Come on, Undertaker!
[JR] Undertaker's the most evil, demonic
son of a you-know-what that I've ever been around in my life.
[King] You talk about evil.
What about a CEO that writes… rewrites his own contract
because he knows he's gonna lose a big match?
[JR] I call that pretty intelligent.
-[King] Come on. -[JR] He said he wouldn't… Oh my.
The Undertaker tasting the steel steps.
-[King] I'd never do that. -[JR] Don't taste like Carolina barbecue.
Takes a heartless son of a gun to do something like that.
Oh. That is Steve Austin, isn't it?
Austin now sending The Undertaker for the ride.
Lowered the head. The Undertaker saw it and almost kicked Austin's head off.
Oh! Austin returns the favor.
Yeah… oh! And a hard clothesline.
That may get The Undertaker.
Counting down again, and Austin got a near-fall.
And this is a frantic pace these two are setting here.
And here they go.
We've taken all our commercial breaks.
We aren't going anywhere until this match is settled
right here live tonight on Raw.
Hey, wait a minute.
-Paul Bearer just… -[King] Hurt him badly.
-[JR] If the referee had seen that… -Get away!
If the referee had seen that,
Paul Bearer would've cost The Undertaker the WWE title.
[King] No, come on.
That was interference by a Corporate Ministry member.
Watch The Undertaker measure Austin with that elbow.
Look at him, right into the… Watch this.
Watch this kick to the face. Yeah.
Undertaker, another hard right hand,
and The Undertaker has taken this near 20,000 fans out of the game
as they came here to see "The Rattlesnake."
[King] Does that shock you? No, they're shocked just like you are, JR.
That's not the Austin you know and love. You know why?
-[JR] Why? -[King] He's got no heart left.
[JR] I'll never believe that.
[King] He's like the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz.
-He's got no heart. -[JR] You can't make me believe it. I'll…
Undertaker has got the advantage. Yes, I'll agree with that.
[King] I don't know why Austin's here. He was scheduled for a preliminary match.
Should've been a curtain jerker.
[JR] Well, that's your and Mr. McMahon's and Shane's opinion.
Maybe all of us don't agree with that.
[King] Look. I think Austin's hurt.
He doesn't have the heart to continue. [laughs]
[JR] Austin's having a hard time getting up.
[King] He's crawling like a dog.
The fired CEO that he is.
[JR] Austin's hands are down.
And the Undertaker, a free shot, caught Austin right in the nose.
[King] Yeah, that nose was already busted by the McMahons last night. See that?
[JR] Austin down again.
Being rammed into the steel steps.
The WWE Champion, with his title at stake here,
is building an advantage over "The Rattlesnake."
And a kick right to the ribs.
[crowd clamoring, cheering]
Ugh! Another right hand by The Undertaker.
[King] And look at Austin, really. He's out of it, JR! That fazed him!
He's finished! He's injured!
-[JR] No doubt. -[King] He's heartless.
[JR] If he's breathing, he's in it.
-He's damn sure breathing. -[King] Wait a minute!
[JR] Austin wants the title back.
This is the night to get it done.
[crowd roaring]
[King] Oh no!
[JR] Paul Bearer again.
Waddling over.
The Buffet Buster.
Oh my! And The Undertaker just knocked Austin down.
This is for the WWE title.
That man, The Undertaker, is the champion.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, the challenger.
And while Austin was still the CEO of this company,
he made sure that Austin would get a title shot tonight.
And if there was any outside interference by the Corporate Ministry,
and it was detected,
we would have a new champion.
The Undertaker would forfeit the title. That's what we have now.
Undertaker with the cover.
[King] I'll tell you one thing.
I'm just sitting here thinking, JR,
if "Stone Cold" doesn't win this title tonight,
I pity what his life is gonna be like after this.
What do you think the McMahons will do to him?
He had his one last chance. He rewrote his contract.
This is him shooting his big shot.
If he don't get it done tonight, he is history.
[JR] If Austin doesn't get it done tonight, his life will continue to be
and will be magnified as a living hell.
No doubt about it.
[King] Well, that's what he made life around Titan Towers like
when he was the CEO.
[JR] What a whip to the…
That moved the whole ring.
Tremendous velocity by The Undertaker.
Austin in trouble here.
-Austin's feet are on the ropes. -[King] Count him!
[JR] Get out there, Paul. Waddle over there…
Undertaker now with a blatant choke. Straightaway chokehold by The Undertaker.
Uh-oh.
Again, The Undertaker intimidating--
-[King] Watch it! -[JR] Austin is up.
He couldn't hold The Undertaker.
There's a count! And there's a near-fall.
That was extremely close here.
And The Undertaker now wrenching away
with the reverse chin lock on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[King] Squeeze him!
He's got no heart left. Squeeze the breath out of him too!
[JR] I can guarantee you one thing. I know "Stone Cold" as well as anybody
in this country,
and this WWE title means the world to "The Rattlesnake."
Being the WWE Champion,
the pride it takes to be the top man, means everything to "The Rattlesnake."
[King] Wait a minute. I know two people in this world
that the WWE means even more than it does to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
and that's Vince and Shane McMahon.
And Steve Austin being the WWE Champion is a nightmare to the McMahons.
[JR] I know the McMahons are back in control.
I know Shane and his daddy Vince…
[King] You better start sucking up, or you might be out of here.
[JR] Why don't you give me lessons? You're damn good at it.
[King] Michael Cole knows how to sing the praises of The Undertaker
to the McMahons.
He can be out here.
[JR] The Undertaker, that huge arm around the neck of Austin,
wrenching it down.
The Undertaker forcing Austin to carry him,
trying to breathe with that 328 lbs on his neck.
And Austin's fighting his way up.
"The Rattlesnake's" heart is good. His heart is strong.
His heart is competitive.
-[King] Ugh! -[JR] Right hand by "The Rattlesnake."
The Undertaker reeling.
The champion retaliates with an elbow right to the face.
[wrestlers grunt]
Let's face it. The Undertaker is just too much for "Stone Cold."
He may be.
Time will tell.
We'll find out right here tonight live.
Especially after that drubbing Austin got last night.
I told you, two McMahons can take care of one Austin any day.
Look at this! This is it for you, Austin.
Yes!
The Undertaker coming off the top rope. This could be all.
This is gonna be it right here.
And Austin kicked out.
-"The Rattlesnake" kicked out. -I hate rattlesnakes!
And I don't think The Undertaker can believe that.
After wearing and beating Austin down,
after coming off the top rope with that sledgehammer arm,
that man, The Undertaker,
I truly believe, was shocked he didn't get the three count.
[King] How does that man, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, kick out of that?
How does he continue to do it?
[JR] Well, he's got the guts of ten men,
the heart of a lion.
[King] He don't have any heart left. I don't have to say that again, do I?
[JR] I don't believe that.
[King] The McMahons took his heart last night.
[JR] Well, that's their story, and they may be sticking to it.
-You got to prove it to me. -[King] Oh!
[JR] Jawbreaker by Austin!
Austin may have hurt his own head,
ramming it up into the jaw of The Undertaker.
You're worried about Austin's head?
Both men down.
WWE title on the line here.
[King] Could've broken The Undertaker's jaw.
You're worried about Austin's head.
[King] Uh-oh!
[JR] Austin pulling The Undertaker to the corner.
Uh-oh. Oh no.
[King] Get out there, ref!
[JR] "Stone Cold."
[King] Don't let him do this.
-[JR] And… -[King] There you go.
[JR] Austin kicked off by The Undertaker.
Almost over the railing. Austin holding on there.
[King] Don't help him, anybody.
He's on his own here.
[JR] Undertaker with the right hand,
knocking down the challenger, "The Rattlesnake."
The incomparable "Rattlesnake" challenging for the WWE title.
[crowd clamoring]
Can the toughest SOB in WWE history regain the WWE title?
Maybe not.
There's the cover. One, two.
That's all this time.
Somehow Austin kicked out again.
The Undertaker's going back to work on that neck.
[King] I just got a feeling that The Undertaker's strategy is working.
Wearing down, show the world that his heart is gone,
and then finally beat him and finish him off
and leave what's left of him for the McMahons just to play with.
[JR] As bad as I hate to say it, if Austin doesn't win the title tonight,
I don't think the McMahons will ever grant him another title opportunity.
-My God, what a collision. -[King] They're both down.
[JR] What a collision.
Two!
-Austin and The Undertaker are down. -[referee] Three.
-[JR] And The Undertaker sits up. -[King] Yes!
[JR] The demonic Undertaker.
[King] Come on, Paul! Help him up!
[JR] The personification of evil.
Back on his feet.
Austin getting in the corner, caught The Undertaker coming in,
perhaps out of desperation.
And again "The Rattlesnake," striking with all he's got.
How much does Austin have left in the tank?
Undertaker reverses.
[King] There's your answer. Oh no!
[JR] Tombstone. Austin.
There's the Stunner!
-He got a Stunner! -[King] Oh no!
Two! Three!
-[King] What?! -[JR] Oh, damn it!
Paul Bearer saved the title!
[crowd roaring]
Paul Bearer pulled the referee outside!
[King] Austin just punched Paul Bearer. That should be a disqualification. Oh!
[JR] Austin hanging The Undertaker off that rope.
Undertaker is reeling here and knocks down "The Rattlesnake."
Again, the WWE title on the line.
[wrestlers grunting]
-The Undertaker missed the clothesline. -[King] Uh-oh!
-[JR] Austin-- -[King] Oh no!
-[JR] He got the Stunner! -[King] Not again!
[JR] The leg is up!
Yeah!
-"The Rattlesnake!" "The Rattlesnake!" -[crowd roaring]
"The Rattlesnake!"
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[announcer chattering indistinctly]
[JR] "Stone Cold" is the WWE Champion!
[announcer] Steve Austin!
[JR] There's your celebration!
And tonight, never ever forget Austin's the champion!
And look out!
The Undertaker just hit Austin from behind with the title belt.
Austin just got hammered right in the face
with the WWE title belt by The Undertaker.
[King] This is a tragedy, a travesty.
This is awful!
Did you see how hard he hit him with that belt? Come on, Undertaker.
[JR] Austin just got hammered right in the face
with the WWE title belt.
And Austin is busted wide open.
Austin is bleeding!
[crowd roaring]
[JR] And Austin fighting back.
Austin fighting back with all he's got.
But Austin's been busted open.
The new WWE Champion is being assaulted,
is being destroyed now by The Undertaker.
"The Deadman" and "The Texas Rattlesnake."
That was one hell of a rivalry.
What a time!
But rolling forward a decade,
the Undisputed Champ, "Big Evil,"
would deliver yet another instant classic
with an epic ladder match
versus the risk-taking, "Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy.
A match in which the ever-daring Hardy would push the limits.
And The Undertaker would prove why he was the one and only
"American Badass" in WWE.
[rock music plays]
[JR] We are live, ladies and gentlemen,
ready for one of the most unorthodox
and, without a doubt, one of the most aggressively booked
Undisputed title matches in WWE history.
A ladder match
for the Undisputed Championship.
And there you see the title hanging high above the ring.
King, there's only one way to get there, and that's by the use of the ladder.
[King] Well, this match was Jeff Hardy's idea and rightfully so.
He's used to these type of matches.
[JR] This is the first one ever for The Undertaker.
[announcer] The challenger, from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing in at 218 lbs,
Jeff Hardy!
[JR] In this matchup, there will be no pinfalls.
There will be no submissions.
There are no disqualifications nor no countouts.
Only one way to win, and that's by climbing the ladder
and securing the Undisputed Championship belt
that hangs high above the center of the ring.
[rock music playing]
There is no doubt that Jeff Hardy is extreme.
He is very extreme.
[King] He didn't have to be.
[JR] Wait a minute. Don't be that extreme now, Jeff.
Don't make a stupid…
[King] What is he doing, JR?
It's obvious to me that Jeff Hardy's trying to get in The Undertaker's head.
And I think he has.
Oh, Jeff Hardy!
Drop-kicking that ladder right back into the face of the Undisputed Champion.
Jeff Hardy lured The Undertaker to the outside.
-[King] Look at this! -Catching a crossbody over the top.
And the extreme Jeff Hardy, he's a risk-taker.
He's a daredevil, and he knows he cannot be disqualified.
The Undertaker hit right between the eyes
with a solid shot with a steel chair.
[King] Jeff Hardy's been thinking about this match all week.
Obviously he is ready for this.
And… and… and just remember, he does not have to pin The Undertaker
to become the Undisputed Champion. Look out.
[JR] Jeff Hardy.
[JR and King] Oh! Oh!
[JR] Outmaneuvering The Undertaker with that ladder.
Again, Jeff Hardy a veteran of those historic TLC matches
and ladder matches.
The Undertaker, knocking down Jeff Hardy, has never been in a ladder match
in his long, successful, illustrious career here in the WWE.
[King] He's in one now, and it can turn out to be the match of his life.
[JR] Jeff Hardy giving up size and strength and power,
and that may be too much to overcome in a normal match.
But, ladies and gentlemen, this ain't no normal match.
This is a ladder match. This is a Hardy extreme specialty.
[King] Yeah, but you gotta remember, JR. Just think back to last week.
The Undertaker literally extremely destroyed Jeff Hardy.
I mean, he destroyed him.
[JR] And Jeff Hardy, though, had enough guts to issue this challenge.
And maybe on that night, Jeff Hardy outsmarted The Undertaker
because The Undertaker has never been in this ladder-match environment.
That's where we are.
The Undertaker clubbing and hammering away at Jeff Hardy on the outside.
And remember, you can't be disqualified.
You can't get counted out.
You can't… The pinfalls don't count, and there are no submissions.
-[King] I know. I realize that. -[applause, cheering]
[King] But I think now you're seeing
the dominance of The Undertaker start to emerge here.
This is probably why The Undertaker…
Quite frankly, it just sounds like he's just looking past Jeff Hardy.
He's thinking about Kurt Angle, The Rock.
He didn't even mention Jeff Hardy.
[JR] The Undertaker, so sadistic.
He is an evil executioner, is this man.
And he can just beat on Jeff Hardy as long as he wants,
if The Undertaker chooses.
[King] I think he's about to introduce Jeff Hardy
up close and personal to that ladder
that he likes so much.
Here we go. Oh no! Wait!
[JR] The Undertaker.
Jeff Hardy came unmounted
and throws The Undertaker's face, his chest, his lower torso
right into that ladder.
They can beat each other all they want,
but the match will continue if it takes us all night long
until somebody can climb that ladder…
[groans]
[crowd groaning, clamoring]
[JR] Leg-dropping the ladder on top of The Undertaker's prone carcass.
This match will continue all night
until somebody can pull that Undisputed title belt.
I sometimes think that Jeff Hardy should've considered a career
as a crash test dummy.
I mean, he'll absolutely risk life and limb in these matches.
As they say here in New Hampshire, "Live free or die."
And Jeff Hardy's career could die here tonight in this matchup.
Or it could be made. It could be history in the making.
One way or the other when this is all said and done…
And The Undertaker driving that ladder right up into Jeff Hardy's face.
[King] Oh man, did you see that?
[JR] Undertaker's not been back in this ring since being lured out of the ring,
outmaneuvered mentally, if you will,
by the extreme Jeff Hardy.
And now The Undertaker back in the squared circle.
Jeff's writhing in pain here right in front of us.
[King] Well, The Undertaker just kicked
that metal ladder right into the ribs of Jeff Hardy.
It's a miracle… Well, he could've cracked a couple of them.
Oh no, look out, JR.
-[JR] Undertaker, easy now. -[King] He's gonna come flying over here!
[JR] Jeff Hardy's face…
His prone body just went limp on our table.
And The Undertaker now setting that ladder up.
And his chances…
[King] Watch this again. Look at that.
Jeff Hardy's chances of becoming the Undisputed Champion
are going limp right now as well.
[JR] Jeff Hardy…
[King] You gotta get off the floor! You gotta get up, Jeff!
-[JR] It's gonna be over quickly. -[King] You gotta get up!
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Undertaker, what's he thinking?
All he's gotta do is climb the ladder
and get his Undisputed title belt and leave.
[King] What a sadistic…
He hasn't inflicted enough punishment and pain yet.
[JR] Man, King, you know as well as I do,
when you got a chance to win a match and you don't do it,
often it can come back and bite you in your butt.
[King] You heard what The Undertaker said.
He is determined that he is not gonna leave Jeff Hardy standing.
-Jeff Hardy is not gonna be able to… -[JR] Oh no!
[crowd clamoring]
Almighty.
What the hell are you… You're breaking this kid in half.
There's no reason for that.
Come on.
Jeff Hardy can't even defend himself.
[man] Yeah!
[King] Easy, JR. He's not the man to mess with. Don't provoke him.
[JR] I'm not trying to provoke him,
but there's another human being being destroyed in front of our very eyes,
and some of us give a damn.
[King] Yeah, key word there is another human being, JR.
Don't stick yourself in there and put yourself at risk.
You know you enjoy this… Look out!
[JR] And Jeff Hardy flew right into the timekeeper's table.
[crowd shouting, whooping]
[JR] This is… this is sad.
-This is damn sure sad. -[woman screams]
The Undertaker with that chair, driving it right into the sternum
of a helpless kid that came here to put his career on the line
to become the Undisputed Champion.
[King] What the hell did you expect, JR?
The kid asked for a ladder match with The Undertaker.
What did you expect? You think he's gonna come out unscathed?
Kick his ass!
[King] He's gonna take the whipping of his life.
[JR] Well, he's taking it. He's taking it.
[King] He is not gonna walk out of this arena tonight.
[JR] The Undertaker, it might come back and bite him in his ass
when he didn't win the match when he had the chance.
[King] Undertaker may come back to bite who in their ass?
He's kicking ass, is what The Undertaker's doing.
[JR] Undertaker loves punishing people. He loves hurting people.
[King] I mean, JR, let me make one thing perfectly clear to you, okay?
Jeff Hardy asked for this match.
-[JR] I know. -[King] You heard him last week, you saw.
-[JR] What do you want me to do about it? -[King] "I want a ladder match."
-[JR] I heard what he said. -[King] Well, he got it now.
[JR] And he's being physically dissected
by perhaps the most evil and intense human being…
[King] And whose fault is that?
Whose fault is that, JR?
It's Jeff Hardy's. He asked for it.
And he's getting it.
[JR] Well, I still have compassion for another human being, asked or not.
I don't know if he deserves being dismantled.
I don't know if he deserves having his career taken away from him.
Does anybody deserve that?
Is that what he deserves?
He deserves to get his guts beat out of him?
Does he deserve to get his ass sent home to North Carolina forever?
Does he deserve that? I don't think so.
I wish The Undertaker were through. This is getting sickening.
[King] He's not gonna be through for a long time.
He's gonna drag this out.
He's gonna make this poor kid suffer.
[JR] Hardy trying to fight back,
but you wonder how much he's got in those punches.
He's giving it everything he's got.
Everything he's got!
-Jeff Hardy fighting back. -[King] The hell?
[JR] Right hand knocking down the challenger.
[King] Woo-hoo! That sent a little message.
[JR] What an offensive flurry by Jeff Hardy.
And it may have been everything he had left.
[King] Yeah, he was flailing away like…
I'll tell you this, The Undertaker just sent a message to Jeff Hardy.
He's sending a message to everybody right now,
every WWE Superstar,
but especially Kurt Angle and especially The Rock.
He's showing these two guys what he's capable of.
[JR] Well, it may be. But this tonight is not about Kurt Angle.
-And it's not about The Rock. -[King] Oh, yes it is.
[JR] This is about Jeff Hardy trying to live his dream
and making a challenge in a match
that he thought he had a better than 50-50 chance of winning.
[King] Did you think that Jeff Hardy had a better than 50-50 chance of winning?
[JR] In a ladder match, I sure did.
[King] How wrong are you?
[JR] Well, it's not over, is it? It's not over, is it?
I don't know. Let's see.
If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I've been wrong before.
But this is not over.
It'll be over when The Undertaker says it's over.
-[King] It might be over right here. -[JR] You gotta be kidding me.
-[King] It might be right here! -[JR] Don't do that.
[King] Oh-ho-ho-ho!
Wow.
Hardy sandwich.
[JR] That hurt The Undertaker.
Too bad, but Jeff Hardy just got dismantled.
He has been completely torn apart.
And the referee can't stop it, 'cause there's no disqualifications.
You can't be counted out.
There's only one way for this match to end.
And that's when someone climbs the ladder
and gains possession of the Undisputed Championship belt,
which is hanging high above the center of this ring.
[King] I don't think Jeff Hardy's gonna do any climbing tonight.
He don't have the right beatdown for that.
[JR] Jeff Hardy's propped up in the corner and nowhere to go.
Just drilled right in the chest, driving the air out of this kid.
[King] Do you remember what The Undertaker said?
Not only is he gonna win the match,
but he's gonna make sure that Jeff Hardy
is not able to walk out of this arena tonight.
-[JR] What a sick thought that is. -[King] Why?
[JR] To cripple somebody.
[grunting]
Jeff Hardy's back, his spine smashed into that ladder,
and the ladder could give a damn.
It could give a damn about the anatomy of this human being.
[crowd clamoring]
And The Undertaker gives a damn less.
-[King] Oh no! -[JR] And Jeff Hardy avoids contact!
He bought himself a little bit of time.
Don't worry. I think he's all right. He's okay.
The Undertaker right back on the attack.
The Undertaker tasting that ladder momentarily.
And Jeff Hardy with the corkscrew!
Jeff Hardy went for it all
and caught The Undertaker right in the face
with that corkscrew off the top.
[King] That's all right. He can't win the match that way.
-[JR] I can only imagine-- -[King] You get excited about corkscrews.
[JR] I can only imagine the pain this kid's trying to endure here.
He can barely hold the ladder nice.
He hasn't had to do a lot of…
The Undertaker kicking Jeff Hardy's head almost off his shoulders.
His carcass, his body, certainly out of the ring.
We'll take one more look at this last-ditch effort by Jeff Hardy.
-[King] Yeah, that was impressive. -It's over!
[JR] And The Undertaker,
instead of setting the ladder up and going for the title,
wants to come out here to inflict more pain.
And he got a low blow.
And again, there's no disqualification.
[King] And you condone those kinds of actions?
-[JR] There's no disqualification. -[King] Oh, okay.
You're having a parade for The Undertaker.
[cheering, whooping]
[JR] My God, Jeff Hardy
leaping off that ladder, over the top, clearing the top rope,
landing on The Undertaker.
And now can Jeff Hardy get The Undertaker back in the ring?
Can Jeff Hardy set the ladder up?
Can Jeff Hardy become the Undisputed Champion?
-[King] One more look at this! -[crowd roaring]
Using the ladder actually as like a diving board,
he dove right over on top of The Undertaker.
[JR] And again… My God. Oh my.
-[King] What the hell is this? -[JR] That's a big ladder.
That's a bigger ladder than they started with.
[King] I guess. What's that for?
[JR] What's that for? Oh, he's gonna go paint his garage. Oh!
Look at this. He sets this ladder up.
The ladder almost touches the championship belt.
-Jeff Hardy can live his dream. -[King] Undertaker!
-[JR] Jeff Hardy can make history. -[King] Undertaker!
[JR] This could be the biggest upset ever!
[King] Stop it!
[JR] Jeff Hardy, his body racked with pain, trying to climb the ladder.
The Undertaker finally back in the ring
with a clubbing blow to the lower back.
[King] Lower back? Back of his head, I think.
Oh! Look at this!
He climbed right into position for the Last Ride.
-[JR] Jeff Hardy's… -[King] Give it to him.
[crowd roaring]
[JR] Undertaker's on the outside!
Go for it! Go for it, Jeff!
-Climb your ass off! -[King] Get up, Undertaker!
-Get your ass up! Get up! -[JR] Get up there!
New champion!
[King] Get up, Undertaker!
-[JR] Jeff Hardy's a step or two away. -[King] He's almost there.
[JR] He's a step or two away from history.
[King] Get him!
[JR] Jeff Hardy is close. He's touching the-- Oh!
Oh my God.
What a vile shot to the spine
by The Undertaker.
Jeff Hardy was touching the title.
He was touching the Undisputed title.
He was inches away, was Jeff Hardy from making history.
[grunting]
[King] The Undertaker's gonna make him really famous.
[JR] And The Undertaker said Jeff Hardy was not gonna walk out of here.
And he may be right.
But again, he may be wrong.
[King] Hold on. I think he's right.
[JR] Wait a minute.
[King] My paycheck, he's right. Come on. Give it to him.
[JR] Jeff Hardy trying to fight out of this…
And Jeff with the chair.
Whoo! He hit The Undertaker in the head!
[crowd roaring]
[King] What?!
[JR] It may be tonight.
-It may be the biggest night. -[King] Get up, Taker. Get up.
He's still got that damn chair.
[JR] Oh my God almighty!
-A knockout shot! -[crowd roaring]
Climb that ladder, kid!
Make yourself famous.
[King] Please get up, Undertaker.
[JR] Jeff Hardy is fighting back the pain from head to toe.
[King] Get up, Undertaker!
[JR] Wait. He's inches away from immortality.
-Oh God! -[blows landing]
[JR] Two shots to the spine of this kid.
Oh!
[JR] The Undertaker almost out on his own feet.
And now he's climbing the ladder.
-[King] Go on! -[JR] But Jeff Hardy is close.
Get it! Get your title!
Look out!
Come on, kid. You can still do it.
One more step!
You got it!
Jeff-- Oh my God.
Oh God, no.
No, no, no, no.
[King] The chokeslam off the top of the ladder.
And The Undertaker, with a chokeslam off the top of the ladder,
has won one hell of a fight.
-One hell of a fight! -[rock music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner and still the WWE Undisputed Champion,
The Undertaker!
[JR] This match took a tremendous amount out of The Undertaker.
And poor Jeff Hardy gave us everything he had.
[King] Yeah, but Undertaker kept his word.
He gave us his word that Jeff Hardy would not walk out of this arena.
And look at him. He's down. He's down, and he's out.
And The Undertaker is still your Undisputed Champion.
He said Jeff Hardy wouldn't be standing, and he's not.
What do you have to say about that, JR?
[JR] Jeff Hardy had a hell of an effort.
-I'm proud of Jeff Hardy. -[motorcycle revs]
I'm proud of what he put his body through to become the best in the business.
But it was not to be on this fateful night on this ladder match.
[King] Hey, man. Hey, Undertaker, that punk's getting up.
[JR] Jeff Hardy is getting back up.
-[King] You better stay down, kid. -[JR] This kid is gonna… He will not die.
Jeff Hardy will not die. He will not stay down.
[King] Don't speak too soon. Lay down.
-[JR] Leave him alone! Enough is enough. -[King] Lay down, boy!
[JR] You should've just laid down. There's no reason for this.
[King] Well, there is a reason.
[JR] Damn Last Ride.
No!
[King] Remember, JR, he said he's gonna become a star or die trying.
[rock music playing]
He's gonna be checking into that Waldorf pretty soon.
[JR] My God, I can't believe The Undertaker wins a match,
and he's gotta come back and punish this kid a little bit more
with that Last Ride.
And maybe that was the message
to Kurt Angle for SmackDown Thursday.
Maybe it was a message for The Rock and Vengeance.
I don't know.
All I know is that Jeff Hardy made his family…
he made the WWE proud.
Wait a minute.
[Undertaker] Hey!
-[King] Tell me he's not talking. -[Hardy] You haven't broke me, Taker.
You haven't broke me.
I'm still standing.
-[JR] Oh God. Turn the mic off. -[King] No, you're not.
[Hardy] From the ropes, I'm standing.
[JR] Cut the damn mic off.
That's enough.
This kid. Jeff, don't do it.
-[King] Right, that's enough. -[JR] That's enough.
-[King] Throw the mic. -[JR] You've got nothing to prove.
[King] Give us that microphone.
[JR] He's got nothing to prove.
And Jeff Hardy's defenseless here.
[blow lands]
[JR] There's no reason for this.
He can't even defend himself.
[crowd murmuring, booing]
I'm scared to think what The Undertaker's gonna do to this kid
who gave us his heart, his soul.
-He's helpless. -[King] Look. Look.
[JR] He's helpless. As I said, he's defenseless.
[King] Look at this! The Undertaker raises Jeff Hardy's hand!
[rock music playing]
What the hell is up with that?
Look at that.
[JR] I guarantee you one thing.
Jeff Hardy came to play,
here tonight on Raw.
And before a sell-out crowd,
Jeff Hardy gave us his heart and his soul
to become the Undisputed Champion in this ladder match.
But it was not to be against The Undertaker.
[King] I'm amazed that Jeff Hardy survived it.
And I think in surviving,
he earned an amount of respect from that man, from The Undertaker.
[Big E] Jeff fought hard,
but The Undertaker retained the WWE Championship
and kept his momentum rolling, rolling, rolling.
"Big Evil" made Jeff famous that night,
but a moment that will live in infamy?
That, my friends, goes to the time
when "The Deadman" took The Hulkster on a ride from hell.
I think "Stone Cold--"
[JR] Oh my God! The Undertaker!
-You make me-- -[JR] The Undertaker!
Don't you know "Deadman" is in the house?
Oh God! Oh!
-[Undertaker grunts] -[metal clatters]
-Oh yeah! -[Hulk] Oh, my back. Oh my God.
[Undertaker] We're gonna go on a little ride.
[groaning]
[Undertaker] Let's go for a ride, Hogan.
[JR] Gonna go for a ride? How the hell is…
How does Undertaker… Oh my God.
[motorcycle starts]
[JR] Wait a minute.
-Somebody get back there! -[King] Wait a minute.
[JR] The Undertaker has the Undisputed Champion
hog-tied at the feet.
-My God! -[King] Wait a minute!
[JR] He's dragging another human being.
Undertaker is dragging Hogan all across the concrete.
Somebody get some help!
What the hell?
-Where are they… -[King] Look out!
[JR] On the way back. They're coming back.
My God, we're live now.
We're back live. The Undertaker dragging Hogan,
who has the…
[King] Oh my God! Stop!
[JR] God almighty.
What has The Undertaker done to "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan?
Hogan dragged like a piece of meat.
He's a human being, damn it.
[Big E] "The Real American" learned the hard way.
It's never a good idea to get on the bad side
of the one and only "American Badass."
In November of 2012,
The Shield crashed WWE and put the entire roster on notice.
[JR] "The Hounds of Justice" are upon us!
[Big E] The young and hungry trio
of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose
were athletic, powerful,
and possessed a mean streak that made them a force to be reckoned with.
Who could possibly stop them?
In April of 2013,
The Brothers of Destruction and Daniel Bryan answered that call.
And the result was,
well, you know,
classic.
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[crowd roaring]
UNDERTAKER, KANE & DANIEL BRYAN VS. THE SHIELD
[music intensifies]
[choir vocalizing]
[crowd roaring]
[dramatic music continues]
[Cole] After all these years, I still get goosebumps.
The most awe-inspiring entrance in the history of WWE
from the legendary, the near-mythical Undertaker.
The most awe-inspiring athlete in the history of WWE,
but the question is
despite the fact that he's "The Phenom,"
despite the fact that he is 21-0 at WrestleMania,
will The Undertaker be able to ward off the three members of The Shield
if his partners, his brother Kane and Daniel Bryan,
are not ready to go tonight after the attack earlier on?
Well, you get an uneasy feeling at the arrival of that man,
but even more uneasy that he's arrived here alone.
No matter how great The Undertaker is,
no matter how great that streak is, he cannot take on The Shield by himself.
He will try, but he will fail.
There is no quitting in The Undertaker.
16,603 trying to somehow will on "The Immortal One."
["Rest in Peace" playing]
-[King] All on their feet, Michael. -[Cole] But he stands alone.
[audience chanting]
[King] One man in this vast sea of WWE fans,
awaiting "The Hounds of Justice."
[John] He'll get him some. I promise you that.
[Cole] Well, we saw The Shield arrive earlier by helicopter,
and they looked like they were ready for a fight.
And they proved it by attacking Kane and Daniel Bryan earlier.
The Shield confronted The Undertaker a couple of weeks ago
before Team Hell No came to The Undertaker's aid.
And The Shield said about that night
that they say, they claim there was fear in the eyes of The Undertaker.
They claim The Undertaker was afraid and terrified by The Shield.
They claim that The Undertaker's mortal,
and it is time for legends to be pushed aside,
that "The Hounds of Justice" run his yard now.
[King] They're wrong about the fear, Michael.
But they're right about this. They do run this yard now.
No one has been able to stop The Shield.
And The Undertaker trying to hold his ground.
But will the three men of The Shield be even
too much for "The Phenom"?
The man who is 21-0 at WrestleMania.
[Cole] Yeah, do you think?
[King] Ambrose and Rollins and Reigns.
[John] I hate to see "The Deadman" go out like this, but this may be his last stand.
He'll get him some, though. I promise you that.
[Cole] Seth Rollins saying "The Deadman," quite the poetic alias.
[audience chanting]
Claiming The Shield's teeth are like daggers.
And The Shield now.
-Here they go! -[King] They confront The Undertaker!
And The Undertaker, "The Phenom," trying to fight off The Shield.
But will the numbers game be too much? Wait a minute!
-[Cole] Here comes baby brother! -[King] Yes!
[Cole] And Daniel Bryan, Team Hell No!
They're here!
Kane and Bryan going after The Shield. And we're all even!
[John] We got us a family reunion.
And we got us a hell of a fight on Monday Night!
-[Cole] Oh yeah! -[King] I love it! The melee and chaos!
[John] So do 16,000 people here in London.
[King] Rollins!
[Cole] It's three-on-three, as it should be.
And now Ambrose and Reigns,
they thought they had the perfect plan.
They thought they took out Team Hell No.
They haven't.
Kane and Daniel Bryan are here.
So is The Undertaker.
We're gonna have this match next.
[audience chanting]
Well, the action continued during the break on the WWE app,
but finally, we settle things down,
and we're gonna have this six-man tag-team matchup.
The Tag Team Champions Team Hell No
and, for the first time in nearly three years,
The Undertaker in action on Raw against The Shield.
[John] And it is thunderous in this O2 Arena in London, England here tonight.
[King] This is one of the biggest matches in Monday Night history, guys.
[Cole] The Shield thought of a perfect plan.
They took out Daniel Bryan and Kane in the locker room.
They were gonna prey on The Undertaker.
[John] But don't ever count them short, Michael. It's a thinking man's group.
[Cole] Yeah, but… And Daniel Bryan right to the gut of Ambrose.
And Daniel Bryan, still stinging after the attack to the back.
Kick-out by Ambrose.
John, we've not really seen The Shield in this situation.
Always in control when the match starts.
But here tonight, they had to regroup immediately.
We'll see how they react to this situation.
[John] Well, Daniel Bryan said he had a plan earlier.
Tried to convince Kane to use his strategy. So far so good.
He started the match as he said he wanted to.
[King] Kane!
[Cole] Hooks the leg.
[John] You think Undertaker looked at the diagrams he had?
[Cole] Okay.
Of course, Kane and The Undertaker, for years,
known as The Brothers of Destruction.
What a right hand.
[John] I've been out there with some of the greatest tag teams of all time,
from The Road Warriors to The Dudleys. You name it, I've wrestled them.
These two brothers here are the most destructive
I have ever seen together.
[King] Oh baby!
[Cole] The multi-time World Champion, The Undertaker,
who just a couple of weeks ago
impressed everyone with another win at WrestleMania.
A victory so impressive that CM Punk left WWE
with no comment last week.
[John] Undertaker comes out firing on all cylinders,
much to the chagrin of Dean Ambrose.
[Cole] You at home are witnessing history here tonight.
Perhaps the greatest of all time, The Undertaker.
-[King] Got a cover. -[Cole] And a kick-out.
[King] Certainly the greatest performer in WrestleMania history.
[Cole] No doubt, 21-0, a streak that'll never be matched.
[crowd roaring]
Wow.
Ambrose cutting Undertaker off, and now The Shield begins.
[grunts]
[yells] Ah!
[Cole] First time in three years that we've seen The Undertaker
in a match here on Monday Night Raw, and he is giving it everything he's got.
[King] Look at The Undertaker!
One, two!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] And Undertaker gonna make the tag now to his brother Kane.
[audience chanting]
[Cole] WWE fans have been in this matchup since the get-go.
And Dean Ambrose!
Now makes the tag and here comes Roman Reigns.
-Oh! -[Cole] Oh-ho!
Roman Reigns roamed right into that big right hand from Kane.
And now Reigns is exactly where he does not want to be.
[John] The numbers game is actually against The Shield for a change.
-[Cole] Yeah. -[John] First time we've seen that.
[Cole] Look out here.
-[King] Hey! -[Cole] Daniel Bryan.
Cover, and a kick-out by Reigns.
And here comes Kane, and now it's Team Hell No,
the Tag Team Champions,
showing why they're the champs.
[John] And have been the champs for a very long time.
[yelling]
[Cole] And this is the kind of strategy that'll work
as well on The Shield as it will anyone.
Keep one man isolated in your corner,
quick tags in and out,
till you wear your opponent down,
like they're doing now to Roman Reigns.
[John] This is something that we've seen The Shield do
over the past couple of months.
[Cole] Exactly right.
[audience] Undertaker!
Undertaker!
[Cole] Undertaker chants from over 16,000 WWE fans here tonight.
Uh-oh.
[both grunting]
[Cole] Look at this! Again!
Looking to put Kane away! And a kick-out.
The Shield have really got to try to isolate Kane from his partners
and get him in that corner right where he is now.
And this is where The Shield is so dangerous.
Dean Ambrose. Here Comes Seth Rollins.
JBL, this is what you've said.
-Shield-- -[John] Cover again.
They're able to turn things around to their advantage so quickly.
This is one of the most in-sync teams I've ever seen.
[Cole] It's like a nonstop conveyor belt, one after another after another.
[John] I think it's too early to say, but these guys could go down
as one of the best factions in WWE history.
And yes, I know that's saying a lot.
[Cole] That's saying a lot right now--
[John] But every time they've gotten in a big match,
everyone has said they're gonna lose. They have not lost yet.
[Cole] They won at WrestleMania.
And now tonight, looking to take out the Tag Team Champions
and the legendary Undertaker.
[John] Yeah, you're right.
They've had some big matches, but none as big as this one.
[Cole] Kane trying to fight out of the corner.
Can he do it? Ambrose. And again, numbers game.
We've talked about this.
The thing about The Shield is really one for all.
They believe in one goal.
[John] Their ego is in the team. You're exactly right, Michael.
There's no individual egos. Not in The Shield.
It's what makes them so dangerous. They think as one. They act as one.
[Cole] And when they're in the zone like they are here, there's no separation.
Constant attack.
[Jon] And, on a three-on-three matchup, they always have numbers on their side.
It's incredible what these guys do in the ring.
[Cole] But when there's no real individualism,
unless you're saying they are like one unit,
if you can ever take one of them out, what will that do?
-Will that spell doom for the entire unit? -[King] Well, we don't know.
[Cole] On The Shield, that's what you gotta try to concentrate on doing.
[John] Right, we haven't seen it happen yet.
But we've seen them tested.
-A couple times. -[Cole] Look at this.
And Kane.
And it creates that separation we talked about,
but now can Kane make a tag?
[John] If Kane's able to get to big brother "Deadman,"
this place is gonna explode.
[King] Look at this!
Rollins runs into a right hand.
[Cole] Kane inching his way closer to his corner.
-And there's a tag. -[King] Tag-team partner Daniel Bryan now.
[John] A fresh Daniel Bryan.
[Cole] Former World Champion.
[audience] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
[John] The world's toughest vegan.
[Cole] Look at this guy go.
[crowd chanting]
[King] Whoa!
[John] Boy, he's fun to watch.
[Cole] And here's Bryan
turning Rollins inside out.
Great move by Daniel Bryan, who's…
[audience] Yes! Yes!
[Cole] …really taken over this matchup.
[John] The world's toughest vegan, former World Champion.
Nearly 17,000…
Oh my, Daniel Bryan!
-Wow! -[King] Here's the cover by Bryan.
Hooks the leg on Rollins,
and Rollins kicks out.
As we take another look what happened early on.
Watch Bryan here.
Rollins spun around like a top.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan has dished out a ton of punishment here to Seth Rollins.
They need to keep him isolated.
But somehow, Rollins coming back.
-[King] Look out! -[John] Rollins sent up over the top!
And Seth Rollins lands hard.
[Cole] What's Bryan doing here now?
[King] The Flying Goat. Ho-ho-ho!
[Cole] Daniel Bryan butting in.
[applause, cheering]
[audience clamoring]
[Cole] Watch this once again.
[John] E-I-E-I-O.
[Cole] Now Rollins vulnerable. Daniel Bryan.
[audience] This is awesome!
[John] We're going Air Goat again!
This WWE Universe is loving this. So am I!
[Cole] Missile dropkick by Bryan.
No! No!
[audience] Yes! Yes! Yes!
-[King] And nobody home! -[Cole] Oh man.
[Cole] That could be the turning point.
Will The Shield be able to gain control?
We'll find out when Raw rolls on from London.
And we are back on Monday Night Raw. Tremendous six-man tag-team matchup.
The Shield now in control of Daniel Bryan
and his partners Kane
and, for the first time in nearly three years in a match on Raw,
The Undertaker.
-[wrestlers grunting] -[Cole] Ah!
Every time Bryan, John, starts to build some momentum,
The Shield wants to put him away, just like Reigns is doing here.
[John] As we said, it's hard to believe that a former World Champion like Bryan
is the guy you want in the ring.
That says something about those two brothers
standing on the apron.
[Cole] One of the things we talked about during the WWE app moments ago,
the exclusive, a second-screen experience,
the fact that Dean Ambrose said that he gets bored,
and he wants to poke the hornet's nest,
which is one of the reasons The Shield went after The Undertaker a few weeks ago.
[King] Well, the nest has been poked.
The Undertaker is on the other side of the ring of The Shield right now.
[John] Yeah, well--
[King] Sometimes be careful what you wish for, right?
[John] You better keep that nest on the apron.
[Cole] It may be a moot point if Daniel can't get back into this thing.
[John] This is an ideal situation for The Shield.
You wanna find a way here to beat Daniel Bryan
and not let The Undertaker back in.
Or Kane.
[Cole] This is Seth Rollins of The Shield.
-Rollins with a chaotic style. -Your time is up, "Deadman!"
[King] Undertaker!
As Rollins--
[John] That's the guy you better keep on the apron. I assure you, guys.
[Cole] I don't know how wise it is to be talking trash to "The Deadman."
[John] I'm telling you.
One reason I'm a commentator is 'cause of that guy.
[King] You had some battles with him.
[John] Unbelievable battles. Shortened my career significantly.
People don't understand how intimidating
and how incredible he is until you get in the ring with The Undertaker.
Ambrose in again.
-6'4", 225. -[referee] Let's go!
-[grunting] -[referee] Get out of there!
[Cole] Oh man, big headbutt.
Daniel Bryan in big trouble now.
[John] I think this answers your question, Michael.
Can The Shield regroup?
-[Cole] They did. No doubt about it. -[John] And now it's right up their alley.
[Cole] They were thrown off early in this matchup
when they thought they had taken Team Hell No out of the equation
with a locker-room attack.
Thought it was gonna be a three-on-one handicap match
against The Undertaker.
-Didn't go that way when Shield responded. -[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] Again Ambrose, forearm in the face. Kick-out by Bryan.
[King] Well, somehow, some way, Daniel has gotta get to his corner.
[John] Shield says that they're gonna step on everyone
on the way to the top in WWE.
-[John] They have. -[Cole] That includes The Undertaker.
They wrap Ambrose up.
-I should say Bryan up… -[King] Oh no.
[Cole] …for the double team by the chaotic Seth Rollins.
Ooh! And this may be a matter of time.
Could be over here.
Hooks the leg.
-Bryan stays alive. -[yells] Oh!
[audience clamoring]
[Cole] There's some fight in this Daniel Bryan.
[John] The world's toughest vegan.
An incredibly tough guy, Daniel Bryan.
[Cole] The Brothers of Destruction can only look on, hoping for a tag.
[John] And this is where The Shield wants to keep them.
[Cole] Whoa. And could this be the opening for Bryan?
[King] This place will explode if it is.
[audience clamoring]
[King] Listen to these 16,000-plus fans erupt when they know what's coming.
If Daniel Bryan can just get there.
[Cole] He's scratching and clawing, trying to pull his way there. He does!
[John] He tagged him!
[King] And here comes "The Phenom."
The Undertaker. Whoa.
Oh man.
They wanted to poke the hornet's nest. Here's what happens to you.
-[Cole] You're about to get stung. -[King] Welcome to immortality.
-[audience] Whoa! -[wrestlers grunting]
[King] Undertaker with that classic running clothesline.
A little bit of Snake Eyes, rolling the dice.
Here comes the Big Boot!
[Cole] And the leg drop by The Undertaker.
Will this be it?
[King] And the kick. He kicked out at two.
He won't kick out of this.
[John] Here we go.
Here we go!
[Cole] Undertaker.
He's got Ambrose.
He's got Rollins.
[King] And a spear by Reigns!
[Cole] A devastating spear by Roman Reigns
and a kick-out by The Undertaker!
[King] Reigns can't believe it.
Reigns can't believe it.
[Cole] Right. That's what they've used to neutralize so many Superstars.
The spear usually puts the opponent away, but not The Undertaker this time.
[King] Usually, Michael? It has every single time he's used it.
[Cole] And now… Here comes Rollins.
[grunts]
-[Cole] Whoa! -[King] Undertaker exploding!
[Cole] Will this be it?
Will Rollins be the victim of "The Deadman"?
-And here comes Kane. -[yells]
[Cole] Undertaker's half-brother Kane in the ring.
[wrestlers grunting]
[John] How would you like to go to that?
From Undertaker to Kane.
[Cole] No, thank you. Brothers of Destruction.
Vintage Kane off the side slam.
[John] Vintage Cole commentary.
[Cole] Well, Daniel Bryan took a lot of punishment.
I'm beginning to wonder, "How much punishment can Seth Rollins take?"
[John] Can they regroup again?
[Cole] Kane off the top rope.
Has Rollins where he wants him.
Could be chokeslam time.
[John] No. Rollins.
-[King] Oh man. -[audience] Oh!
[John] Rollins staying alive, tag-mate Ambrose.
[Cole] Uh-oh, it's Ambrose who's caught.
Chokeslam!
-[John] Daniel Bryan! -[Cole] This could be it.
[John] Here we go.
-Here-- -[Cole] Oh no!
Roman Reigns from out of nowhere.
Undertaker's gonna make him pay.
The action out on the floor, and the two legal men are there,
Ambrose and Bryan.
-[King] Another hit by… -[Cole] Daniel Bryan, top rope.
-[King] Finish what you started. -[Cole] Here he goes.
Nobody home!
Ambrose rolls out of the way.
Ambrose, cover.
-Wraps up both legs. -[King] Wait a minute!
-[John] They're still undefeated! -[Cole] The Shield gets it!
The Shield has done it.
[rock music playing]
[announcer] The winners of this match,
The Shield!
[John] Do you believe in The Shield now?
How can you not?
Undefeated.
They took on "The Deadman,"
The Brothers of Destruction.
They've taken on everybody you put in front of them,
and they are undefeated.
[Cole] The Shield claims it.
They run this yard now.
And there's no debating that.
The biggest win of their career thus far for The Shield.
We did it!
When we were watching that match back in 2013,
I think we all knew
we were witnessing the present and future
of professional wrestling.
And the one constant, The Undertaker,
whose longevity in this business is unparalleled,
bridging generations together.
Truly one of the greatest to ever do it.
Well, that's it for this edition of Raw Classics.
All of this excitement has wiped me out.
Maybe it's time to rest
in
peace.
["Rest in Peace" playing] wiped me out.