[narrator] It's time to rumble! It's time for the Royal Rumble,
where it's every man for himself! The 30 participants include…
The Ultimate Warrior, The Honky Tonk Man,
"The Macho King" Randy Savage, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper,
André the Giant,
"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Bad News Brown, Shawn Michaels,
Haku, and Demolition Ax, along with "The Model" Rick Martel,
Koko B. Ware,
"The Hitman" Bret Hart, The Warlord,
The Mighty Hercules, "Ravishing" Rick Rude,
Marty Jannetty, Mr. Perfect,
Demolition Smash,
Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart,
The Barbarian…
[soft rock music playing]
…Dusty Rhodes "The American Dream," Tito Santana,
Akeem,
The Red Rooster, the Earthquake,
"The Million Dollar Man," Ted DiBiase,
Dino Bravo, and Hulk Hogan!
Plus, we're gonna go back to assemble to see
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan battling the Big Boss Man!
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake takes on The Genius!
Rugged Ronnie Garvin faces Greg "The Hammer" Valentine!
And The Bushwhackers
meet The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers in tag action!
Plus, Brother Love's individual guest, Sapphire!
And "Sensational Queen" Sherri!
We're ready to rumble! We're ready for the Royal Rumble!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Schiavone] This is the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida,
where you're looking at a capacity crowd,
thousands who waited too late were turned away
but we are very happy that you, at home,
have a front row ringside seat for the Royal Rumble,
the hottest ticket in town.
Hi, everyone, I'm Tony Schiavone along with Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
[Jesse] You know, Tony,
when you talked about a hot ticket, that's exactly what the Royal Rumble is.
Not even Mickey Mouse and Goofy could get in here.
And you know what?
I caught them both trying to sneak in the back door.
Ha, they ain't never gonna try that again.
-I bet. -And you know what, Tony,
look what I got just for you.
I'll put it on later, okay? [chuckles]
We will have some feature matchup,
the Royal Rumble, where it's every man for himself
and also comments from some of the 30 participants.
Let's go to the ring!
["All American Boys" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Howard] This is a tag team contest, scheduled for one fall!
Coming down the aisle with their manager,
"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart, from Memphis, Tennessee,
at a total combined weight of 473 pounds,
Jacques and Raymond, The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers.
[Schiavone] Now, it appears The Rougeau Brothers are ready to go.
Jacques and Raymond,
along with "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart.
What a great tag team encounter to begin this Royal Rumble.
[crowd cheering]
["Walkabout" playing]
[Schiavone] Oh, and the fans erupt here at the Orlando Arena, standing--
[Howard] And their opponents from New Zealand,
at a total combined weight of 459 pounds,
-Luke and Butch, The Bushwhackers! -[Schiavone chuckling]
Listen, Jesse Ventura, to this response… for The Bushwhackers.
[Jesse] You know, I don't understand it, Tony.
These guys, I call them, "The Marching Morons."
[Schiavone] The… the what?
[Jesse] "The Marching Morons." Look at 'em.
[Schiavone] Oh, for goodness sakes. These two men…
Luke and Butch. As you take a look at The Rougeaus…
are prepared to go, and people love them. Jesse…
they are a polished tag team, I don't think
-there's any question about that. -[bell ringing]
[Jesse] Well, this match is gonna depend on this.
If it's wrestling, The Rougeaus hold a distinct advantage.
If it turns into a brawl,
then that's right down The Bushwhackers' territory,
Luke and Butch, because they don't know a lot of wrestling,
-but they will fight you. -[Schiavone] Well, that's right.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Luke and Butch
still looking out at the capacity crowd here.
And Colonel Jimmy Hart wants to get things started.
What a tremendous--
Take a look at the crowd on hand here at the Royal Rumble.
In this tag team encounter…
Luke, Butch, looking out to the crowd. And…
who do you think this… uh,
this helps, the stall by The Bushwhackers to get things going?
[Jesse] Well, who really knows?
You know, both teams are gonna feel each other out a little bit.
And like I said, it's gonna depend
on whether it's wrestling or whether it's brawling.
If The Rougeaus and Jimmy Hart can keep it wrestling,
without a doubt, they're the superior tag team.
[Schiavone] Call on Rougeau--
[Jesse] What a crowd here, though. I can't believe it.
Orlando, Florida, filled to capacity. I told you before,
not even Mickey and Goofy could get in, and I made sure they couldn't.
They didn't have tickets.
-Do you have a ticket, Schiavone? -[Schiavone] Uh, no, no, I… I don't.
What are you insinuating?
[Jesse] Well, then what are you doing here?
[Schiavone] Well, I just wanted to sit beside of you if it's okay.
Listen to the fans. They are standing and cheering.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[Jesse] Well, the-- -[Schiavone] They are really prepared.
[Jesse] The fan support is definitely with Luke and Butch,
The Bushwhackers.
-[Schiavone] Yeah. -[Jesse] Why, I don't know,
because The Rougeaus are the All American Boys.
[Schiavone] Now, Jesse, now wait just a second.
You mean to tell me
that you feel the fans should get behind guys like Raymond and Jacques
just because they say they're All American Boys?
[Jesse smacking lips] They did more than say it.
They move from Quebec all the way to Memphis, Tennessee.
They're immigrants, most of America is immigrants.
-You know that, Schiavone. -[Schiavone] Well, yeah.
[Jesse] That's what America's all about.
[Schiavone] Well,
one of these All American Boys wants to shake hands with Butch.
I don't think the fans buy it, right to the midsection, quickly now.
Raymond going right to work on Butch,
has him tied up, double teamed to start things out.
Watch out.
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] Cutting right off that time.
[Jesse] Well, that was a smart move on the part of Luke,
he wouldn't allow a double team by the Rougeau brothers.
[Schiavone] From behind, a sleeper hold from Raymond Rougeau.
[Jesse] And this could end very quickly.
[Schiavone] You're right. Oh, no, great move.
Great counter move that time.
-And right-- -[Jesse] He's biting him.
-[Schiavone] He really is. -[Jesse] He's biting the referee.
[Schiavone] He's biting the referee!
I'm not so sure Butch knows where he is right now.
Luke does though, he goes right to the eyes.
[Jesse] Well, to me,
that should have been an immediate disqualification.
[Schiavone] Outside, here comes your battering ram, watch out!
No. Jacques thought better out of it.
[Jesse] Well, The Rougeaus are thinking wrestlers
and they're trying to avoid a brawl,
but apparently, they may have to get in and brawl it out with The Bushwhackers
because right now, The Bushwhackers are dictating this match.
Baby, watch that headbutt now, come on.
[Schiavone] You hear the comments from Colonel Jimmy Hart?
"Watch the headbutt."
You gotta watch more than just the headbutt,
more than just a battering ram.
[Jesse] Yeah, you gotta watch the biting.
[Schiavone] It's gotta be a psychological thing, Jesse.
[Jesse] It ain't psychological, Tony, it hurts.
You ever been bit?
[Schiavone] Not by a Bushwhacker.
[Jesse] Good thing, you'd probably need about a dozen shots.
That's probably what The Rougeaus and the ref is looking at now,
heading downtown and getting eight shots when this is over.
[crowd jeering]
[Jesse] They do foam at the mouth a little bit too,
-now that I look at them. -[Schiavone] No, Jesse, please!
-Right to the back of the neck. -[shouts indistinctly]
[Schiavone] Here's some brawling tactics.
And right to the midsection, Luke comes firing back on Jacques again.
-[crowd cheering] -[overlapping chatter]
[Schiavone] Right to the bridge of the nose.
[Jesse] And there it is again,
biting that the referee, Danny Davis, is letting them by with.
[Schiavone] Over the top.
-Off the ropes, great move by Jacques. -[cheers]
Come on! Come on!
[Schiavone] Luke! He missed! No, but he got Raymond!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Schiavone] From behind!
Oh, yeah.
[Jesse] And I'll tell you, this capacity crowd
is going crazy for these guys.
[Schiavone] Many are standing and cheering.
Three are standing down at ringside, you see right now,
but they're not doing any cheering at all.
We're talking about The Rougeaus, the Colonel Jimmy Hart,
as Luke calls out to the fans. Boy, they gotta regroup.
-Watch the headbutt. -[Jesse] Love it.
You can hear Jimmy Hart saying, "Watch the headbutt."
That's exactly what Jimmy's trying to do, Tony, is regroup The Rougeaus
and try to get him in there and beat him with some wrestling.
[Schiavone] But he has said that before,
and it's been much more than just a headbutt,
and much more than biting, Jesse.
[Jesse] How much more? That's all I've seen.
[Schiavone] Some great clotheslines,
some great timing on the part of The Bushwhackers.
[Raymond] Hey! Yo, hit me in the back!
-You chickenshit! -[Schiavone] Uh-oh.
[Raymond] You chicken!
Right now, Jacques trying to intimidate Butch,
calling him a chicken, hitting him from behind.
[Jesse] But the bottom line is, you gotta have brains to be intimidated,
so I don't think Butch can be intimidated.
He doesn't have the brains to be intimidated.
[Schiavone] Wow, Jesse. From behind now.
A stomp right on the midsection. Jacques Rougeau going right after Luke.
[Jesse] Well, they're using Bushwhacker tactics,
now-- Ooh. He's choking him with that ring rope.
[Schiavone] Choking with a ring rope.
The referee ushering Butch back.
[Jesse] And that's a mistake right there on the part of Butch
because he's got the referee tied up,
he's allowing Raymond Rougeau to do his damage outside the ring.
[Schiavone] That's what happened, here's a cover, we get a two.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Now…
the tag in, here comes Raymond. Oh.
[Jesse] And a beautiful savate kick right there by Raymond Rougeau,
it could happen, not quite.
[Schiavone] Now, Luke was ready to come out in a hurry that time.
He goes to a neutral corner…
and Raymond is right on him, to the midsection.
He stays with him.
Now, to the opposite corner.
-oh, hard hit there. -[Jesse] Whoo!
[crowd jeering]
[Jesse] And Luke took a vicious turn buckle right there.
Shook the whole ring.
[Schiavone] Outside.
Now, you're playing…
-in the Rougeaus' backyard. -[grunts]
[Schiavone] To the apron of the ring.
It's more than just classic wrestling that'll win you a match from the Rougeaus.
It's tactics like that from the outside.
Watch out, Jimmy Hart being chased by Butch.
And that may be a mistake.
[Jesse] Now, what is Butch trying to prove chasing Jimmy Hart around?
[Schiavone] He just wants him out of the way, Jesse.
[Jesse] Jimmy Hart does not interfere in a match.
All he does is sit outside the ring with the megaphone
and coaches his wrestlers,
which is exactly what a manager has the right to do.
[Schiavone] And I bet you, he was a Boy Scout.
-Right up on the ropes. -[Jesse] You think so?
-[Schiavone] No-- -[Jesse] Think he made Eagle Scout?
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Once again… biting right on the leg.
[Jesse] Now, that's about the fourth or fifth time
Bushwhackers have been biting,
and referee, Danny Davis, has let it slide.
[Schiavone] And it almost worked…
for Luke, midsection.
He's trying to get to his corner, but nobody is there right now.
And Butch pays the price for getting too close to the action.
He's in, and that gives The Rougeaus a double team opportunity.
[Jesse] And did Jacques catch him with a forearm from the apron.
-Come on! -[Schiavone] Here's a cover.
-[crowd clamoring] -[Schiavone] See, there's nothing…
that says wrestling about that forearm, double team.
[Jesse] Wait a minute, a forearm is a legal move, Tony Schiavone.
Just as that was, they have five seconds to get out of the ring.
Then it's illegal.
That was classic, good tag team wrestling, and look at this.
Look at that show of athletic prowess right there.
Beautiful nip up by Jacques Rougeau.
[Schiavone] I don't think there's anyone here among these 18,000
that really appreciate that move.
[Jesse clicking tongue] I appreciated it,
-so there's one who did. -[Schiavone] Well, there's one, yeah.
-Into the corner. -[crowd jeering]
[Schiavone] Once again, a quick tag out. Rougeaus looking really good right now.
Double team again, and Luke's in trouble.
[Jesse] Luke better make a tag. He's been in the ring far too long,
he's absorbed a lot of punishment.
If he don't tag Butch, this match is gonna be over.
And here comes Butch again, there's a mistake, Tony.
[Schiavone] Butch getting the attention of the referee.
Up high. Oh, they dropped him, oh, across the top rope.
That may be it, Jesse.
[Jesse] And referee, Danny Davis, did not see a thing.
He was tangled up with Butch on the other side of the ring.
[crowd clamoring, stomping]
[Schiavone] The fans stomping and clapping,
trying to get Luke to make that tag.
He has been unable to get to his corner for quite a while now.
-[Luke shouts] -[Schiavone] Listen to him.
[Jesse] I'll tell you, this is a great, great capacity crowd here in Orlando. So--
There's another bite.
[Schiavone] And it got him away. It got him out of the hold,
but, no, it's Jacques after getting the tag who cuts him off.
He levels Butch in the corner.
And The Rougeaus once again, with good tag teamwork,
-get the fresh man in. -[Jesse] I'll tell you,
this is some hectic tag team pace going on in here.
This match could well end up, whichever team has the most endurance
to keep up this kind of pace in the ring.
[Schiavone] Double team once again.
You think the pace is really to benefit The Rougeaus, though?
[Jesse] I think The Rougeaus probably are
in a little better physical stamina position.
Look at this capacity crowd, wow!
Tremendous arena here in Orlando, great to be a part of it.
[Schiavone] It really is, Jess. It is a tremendous crowd,
and they have been fired up for this match.
And they've seen it dandy so far,
between The Rougeaus and The Bushwhackers,
a tag has been-- Is that a-- That's not a tag.
Now, here's an illegal move.
[Jesse] No, that's a tag. Look at this, look at this. Pow, whoo.
[Schiavone] Wow, right to the midsection, down goes Luke.
[Jesse] And Jacques adds a little forearm to the back.
See, now The Rougeaus have got it to wrestling here, Tony.
They're using holds, they're using classic wrestling holds,
there's a reverse chin lock right there. Almost a camel clutch.
[Schiavone] But they've gotten there through double team moves.
[Jesse] So what? You've got the--
You're telling me The Bushwhackers don't double team?
[Schiavone] No, I didn't say that.
[Jesse] Double team happens. It's tag team. That's what it's called.
[Schiavone] Here's a tag. Jacques once again.
Luke is in a world of trouble.
Jacques over top, watch out, down on the knees.
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] Luke got the knees up.
-He's close. He is so close. -[Jesse] Luke needs to make the tag
if he wants any hope of winning this match.
[Schiavone] He's almost there, he is there!
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Watch out.
[Jesse] And Butch is exploding on Jack, whoa!
[Schiavone] To the midsection.
Raymond came in, he paid the price. Jacques goes down with a knee lift!
And he… he pulled up to meet Raymond.
He had him covered, and now he could be-- Well, we got all four men in right now.
[Jesse] And here's the tough job for a referee.
Getting some type of order when all four men end up in the ring.
[Schiavone] Throwing The Rougeaus together.
The Bushwhackers call out to the fans.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Schiavone] The battering ram coming right here.
Look at Colonel Jimmy Hart,
look at that Boy Scout, that Eagle Scout you called.
[Jesse] Well, Jimmy Hart's doing-- Oh, they've got Jimmy.
Jimmy Hart is in trouble. He's been caught by the Bushwhackers.
[Schiavone] Nowhere to go for Colonel Jimmy Hart.
-[Jesse] And the fans exploding. -[Schiavone] Oh, my goodness.
Double dropkick.
[Jesse] And was that a beautiful move by the Rougeaus.
-One, two. -[Schiavone] He kicked out.
He got out of it. I don't see how, but Butch got out of it.
[Jesse] Tony, you got to take your hat off to Jimmy Hart.
A little guy like him sacrificing his body,
going in there to save his tag team.
[Schiavone] There's a trip by Luke…
saving his tag team.
[Jesse] Well, I guess turnabout's fair play, isn't it?
[Schiavone] That's right, he certainly did.
He saved his tag team that time from the Boston crab.
As Raymond checks on his brother, Jacques--
-Here comes the battering ram again! -[grunts]
[Schiavone] Here's the cover!
-He got it! -[bell ringing]
["Walkabout" playing]
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Howard] Here are your winners, The Bushwhackers!
[Schiavone] What a tremendous win! The battering ram from behind.
Look at them, The Bushwhackers, the fans, standing.
-The referee getting a nice little lick. -[Jesse] That is sickening.
Why do I have to watch something that disgusting, Tony?
-[Schiavone] You like that? -[Jesse] Ugh!
[Schiavone] You gotta give 'em credit. As this capacity crowd cheers on,
The Bushwhackers come away with a tremendous win.
[Jesse] And there they go, The Marching Morons.
[Schiavone] Well, Jesse, let's take a look once again,
-at what went down here. -[Jesse] Here you see the replay.
Jacques and Raymond in the corner in trouble.
The Bushwhackers coming-- Whoa! Big battering ram into the kidney.
Jacques Rougeau goes down.
Butch hooks the leg.
One, two, three, and a big, big win for The Bushwhackers.
-[exclaiming] -[Schiavone exclaiming]
[Jesse] A second angle of that vicious, vicious headbutt.
The battering ram.
And the capacity crowd here at the Orlando Arena.
[Schiavone] All right, awaiting our Royal Rumble right now,
let's go to "Mean" Gene Okerlund.
All right, thank you, Tony Schiavone.
The random drawing has taken place for the Royal Rumble.
With me at this time, the bodyguard, Virgil,
along with "Million Dollar Man," Ted DiBiase.
The way you pick the number
is the way you enter the Royal Rumble this afternoon.
Now, last year, allegedly, Ted DiBiase,
you drew number 30, which would be advantageous.
Allegedly, allegedly no. Last year, little man, I drew number 30.
Well, some suspected there might have been a little chicanery,
but certainly that wouldn't happen this year,
with all the added security
of World Wrestling Entertainment President, Jack Tunney.
-You're not gonna be buying-- -Security?
-Security. -Security? You call that security?
I call it downright Gestapoism.
I didn't even have the opportunity to draw my own number.
Wait a minute, Ted DiBiase, you asked Virgil to draw the number.
-I didn't ask Virgil to draw the number. -Well, of course you--
Virgil, did I ask you to draw the number? Tell him.
-No, shut up. Don't say anything. -Wait. Oh!
You made a mistake. I… I can't believe this.
Wait a minute. What number did you draw?
It's none of your business what number I drew.
Wait a minute. We're gonna find out sooner or later.
Where's the number? Where is-- There it-- Let me take a look.
Oh, you couldn't have gotten a worse draw.
This is number one. The worst number of the lot.
Let me tell you something, little man.
It doesn't matter whether I draw number one, number two, or number 30.
What it means is I'll be the first man in the ring.
I'll be the last man in the ring.
And it's a golden opportunity for me
to show all you nine-to-five nickel and dimers out there
that I'm the greatest wrestling talent in the world.
I'll be there to the end, and I'll win it.
Things are heating up here at the Royal Rumble.
Let's go back inside to that Mickey Mouse, Jesse Ventura, and you, Tony.
[Schiavone] All right, "Mean" Gene Okerlund,
-and I think that… -[bell ringing]
…Jack Tunney should be commended for extra security,
and what about the "Million Dollar Man" with the number one draw?
[Jesse] Tough, tough position.
-Let's go to The Fink. -[Howard] The Genius!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
And now, The Genius has a poem for us all.
[Schiavone] Can't wait for this one.
"Behold The Barber, what's his name?"
"With scissors in his hand"
"Intellectually inferior And totally outmanned"
"He wants to give my genius hairdo Unaesthetic augmentation"
"So, I can be the joke Of this World Wrestling Entertainment"
[Schiavone] What… what did he say?
"All his cutting and his strutting May be quick enough for some"
"But I'm the world's smartest man And Beefcake's double dumb"
[Jesse] You know, you gotta give him credit,
remarkable poetry.
["Haircut" playing]
[Schiavone] Listen to them…
awaiting the arrival as the music flares here in the Orlando Arena.
[Howard] His opponent from San Francisco, California, weighing 271 pounds,
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Schiavone] Bruti!
-Never looked better. -Whoo, baby!
[Jesse] You know what I want to know? Does he do his own hair?
[Schiavone] I… I… I don't know,
but I would think there's a good chance of that.
[Jesse] I mean, is that called fashionable?
Look at this capacity crowd, unbelievable here in Orlando.
They're ready for some Royal Rumbling.
[Schiavone] The Genius, very poised…
awaiting The Barber.
[bell ringing]
[Schiavone] And we're just about set to go.
The Barber. You like that, uh, that attire, Jess?
[Jesse] Well, to me, it looks like some of it's missing.
You know, there's pieces of it missing.
You know, I often wonder maybe…
maybe Brutus gets a little overzealous with those shears
and uses it on his clothes.
[Schiavone] Maybe it's the fashion of the '90s.
[Jesse] Oh, don't say that.
[Schiavone] Maybe we'll see you wearing something like that one day.
-What do you think? -[Jesse] I don't think so.
I think I'll stick with my Mickey Mouse ears.
[Schiavone] Yeah, I thought you'd say that.
Take a look. Wow.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Brutus set to go against The Genius.
Genius had some derogatory words about Brutus "The Barber,"
you heard in his opening poem, as he prances his way toward the corner.
[Jesse] Hey, say what you want about The Genius.
The man is smart, and the man is a tremendous athlete.
He does many great athletic moves in there.
I remember not too long ago on a Saturday night main event,
The Genius upset the champion, Hulk Hogan.
[Schiavone] Now, wait a second.
[Jesse] Schiavone, who won the match?
[Schiavone] Yeah, but Mr. Perfect was on the outside with a belt,
-we all saw that. -[Jesse] No, yeah.
But who won the match?
-The Genius. -[Schiavone] The Genius won the match.
[Jesse] All right.
So, Beefcake better be ready, he better not take this guy too lightly.
[Schiavone] Yeah, maybe Mr. Perfect will end up out here
-hitting him over the head with something. -[Jesse] Even though at times,
The Genius is a little bit light in the loafers,
but what the heck?
[Schiavone] Why in the world would The Genius want to shake hands
with the left hand?
The-- No one in the world shakes hands with the left hand, do they?
[Jesse] I don't know.
-Who would-- -[Schiavone] The Ge… The Genius.
Oh, now, give me a break.
I am smarter, the hairdo is never gonna happen.
[Jesse] See that? The Genius is saying there's no way
that Beefcake is gonna give him any haircut.
[Schiavone] What he's doing is, if he happens to lose this match,
if he happens to go out thanks to Brutus's sleeper,
he's setting himself up for a nice trim as they tie up in the center of the ring.
[Jesse] Well, if it gets down to muscle, Beefcake will win it.
[Schiavone] You're right.
[Jesse] Wow, clean break, that's pretty unique out of The Barber.
[Schiavone] Put it right there.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone laughing] Brutus…
doing a little mocking of The Genius.
[Jesse] And look at that, let's see Beefcake try one of those.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Yeah, they get ready to tie up again.
Into the corner, will he get a clean break here?
Watch out, right to the eyes, The Genius taking the shortcut.
And right to the midsection.
[Jesse] I told you the guy was smart, Tony.
He saw an opening,
he went for it regardless, he went after the eyes.
That's one part of the body, if you're outmanned,
you can always get somebody in the eye.
[referee] Three…
[Schiavone] Now, into the corner, Brutus in trouble right here.
-The Genius climbs the ropes. -One! Two!
-[Jesse] Oh, he got caught. -[Schiavone] He did.
[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] Atomic drop! -[Jesse] Whoa!
[Schiavone] The Genius gets up again. Oh my, did that hurt.
[Jesse] That was a vicious reverse atomic drop
on the part of Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake.
[referee] One…
[Jesse] But you notice how smart The Genius is.
He knew he was hurt, he jumped out of the ring,
he's taking a little timeout there.
And there's nothing wrong with that, you know, like in football,
if a quarterback like, say, Joe Montana is gonna take that big hit,
he'll step out of bounds rather than take the hit.
-That's called smarts. -[Schiavone] There's a difference
between stepping out of bounds and running away scared.
[Jesse] He was not running away
slo-- scared. What are you talking about?
[Schiavone] Tie up once again, and The Genius--
-[Jesse] Went back to the eyes again. -[Schiavone] Sure did.
Right to the attack, and The Genius, some great blows right here.
The blows right up against The Barber, who's in trouble.
[Jesse] I told you this guy could fight.
[Schiavone] He's showing it right here.
-There he goes again. -[grunts]
He measured him for that one, and that was right on target.
[Jesse] Whoa, did he pop that right hand into the midsection.
-[Schiavone] Nobody home. -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] And there was a big mistake on the part of The Genius.
[Schiavone] He may pay for that mistake too.
Test of strength right here.
[Jesse] I don't think there's much of a test that's gonna happen here.
-[Schiavone] Right onto the hands! -[Jesse] Oh!
[Schiavone] That, uh, that might hurt, that's a writing hand though.
That could, uh, prevent him from writing a poem or two.
[Jesse] And Genius trying to bail out and Beefcake caught him.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] All right.
That'll change the tide of the match.
[Jesse] Well, The Genius has gotta go regroup
and look how smart he is, that's exactly what he's doing.
[Schiavone] The Genius on the outside, The Barber on the inside.
The Genius had one flurry… out of The Barber.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Jesse] And you can hear the chants of the capacity crowd,
solidly behind Brutus "The Barber," out of San Francisco.
[Schiavone] Now that he's allowing…
The Genius…
We go back in the ring.
[Jesse] This could be a big week for Brutus, you know,
being from Frisco, the 49ers in the Super Bowl.
And if Brutus can take care of The Genius, what a week for him.
[referee] One!
[Schiavone] Right to the midsection, The Genius.
-Three! Out. -[Schiavone] Laying the shoulders in,
again, and again.
[Jesse] I've never seen The Genius use a headbutt before.
[Schiavone] Neither have I.
But he is having some great high-impact maneuvers here, Jess.
And he's going right after Brutus, who appears to be in major trouble here.
-Now, for the ride to the ropes. Oh! -[Genius grunts]
[Schiavone] Great move by Brutus. He caught him with that foot.
[Jesse] The Genius made a mistake, he dropped that chin,
and allowed Brutus to get that foot in, and now, The Genius in big trouble.
[Schiavone] On the back of the neck!
That'll scramble those brains around.
[Jesse] It'll definitely leave the ears ringing.
[Schiavone] And now, to the back of the neck again.
[Jesse] You know, you gotta give The Genius credit,
great resilience on his part.
[Schiavone] He's hung in there-- Dropped him.
[Jesse] He's taken some of Brutus's best shots and he's still on top.
[Schiavone] And Bru-- Oh, big kick out.
[Jesse] Wow! And that was a kick up.
It actually clotheslined The Genius on the bottom rope.
[Schiavone] The Genius bounces back again.
Axe handle blow right on the back of the neck.
Again, that forearm finds its mark to the back of the neck.
He is going right after the head, the upper body of Brutus.
[crowd chanting] Brutus!
[Schiavone] Yeah. Up again.
Listen to them, chanting for Brutus.
We almost had a three.
[Jesse] Nice rolling cradle right there by The Genius.
[Schiavone] Tries a pick up, he got him.
Nicely done.
[Jesse] And a good looking power move,
slamming Brutus in the center of that ring.
-[Schiavone] The Genius. -One!
-[Schiavone] He's wasting some time… -Two!
-…up here, Jess. -Three!
[Schiavone] Yep.
That was not a smart move.
Matter of fact, it was pretty dumb.
[Jesse] That's the one thing you have to do
if you're gonna go up to that top rope, Tony,
you can't dilly-dally around up there, you gotta do your damage.
[Schiavone] To the midsection.
[Jesse] And The Genius is paying for it now.
[Schiavone] Uh-oh. Listen to the fans,
Brutus telling everyone, it's time for The Genius to go to sleep.
And Jesse, you know what that means, if he puts him out.
[Jesse] Yeah, but he's got to do it first, Tony.
You can talk about putting somebody to sleep,
you still gotta do it.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Now, here we go!
-He's got it! -[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] He's got him! -[Jesse] No!
-[Schiavone] No, The Genius got out of it. -[Jesse] Beautiful reversal on-- Whoa!
[Schiavone] Oh, the referee! The referee was right in the pat--
Oh, he hit hard, look at that!
He hit hard.
[Jesse] We got a major problem now, Tony, there's no referee.
[Schiavone] You're right, he is still down.
No referee to be found.
[Jesse] Well, fortunately, there's nobody going for a pinfall here.
[Schiavone] There's the referee.
This is the time for The Genius to get nasty.
-[Schiavone] Yeah. -[Jesse] He can get away
-with anything right here. -[Schiavone] Yeah, to cheat.
[Jesse] Absolutely.
Hey, it ain't how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose.
That's something for all the kids to remember.
[Schiavone] I'll write that one down.
Here it is!
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] He's got the sleeper again!
[Jesse] He's got it hooked right in the middle of the ring.
The Genius has nowhere to go.
But again, Tony, there's no referee!
[Schiavone] None at all. The man could go out…
and there would be no one to raise the hand of The Barber.
He's out! He's out!
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] Yeah!
Time to do some cutting.
And he asked for this, you know good and well he did.
[Jesse] Wait a minute, he hasn't won the match.
That's not what I'm talking about, I'm talking about cutting the hair.
[Jesse] Yeah, but he can't cut his hair till he wins the match, right?
[Schiavone] There's no referee, why not?
[Jesse] Oh, this is horrible.
[Schiavone] Remember, it's not whether you win or lose,
but how you cut the hair.
-Well, I-- -[Jesse] Don't--
Don't you get smart with me, Schiavone.
This is horrible.
[Schiavone] I think maybe just a little bit off the sides.
Nah, go for the whole thing.
[Jesse] This is utterly terrible.
-Now, there's no referee to stop this. -[Schiavone] Yeah.
Oh, they love it in Orlando.
[grunts]
[Schiavone] Oh, my good-- He's gonna start at the top.
I've never seen him start at the top before.
-[Jesse] Oh! -[Schiavone] Look at this.
-[Jesse] This is horrible. -[Schiavone] Oh, here's--
[Jesse] Wait. There's Mr. Perfect.
[Schiavone] Yeah, it takes two, doesn't it?
Mr. Perfect…
from the dressing room area.
[Jesse] Uh-oh, now Brutus is getting his.
[Schiavone] And The Genius got his.
[Jesse] He's meeting the man of perfection.
[bell ringing]
[Schiavone] Now, there's your bell.
The referee is still down, he is trying to get up.
[Jesse] Mr. Perfect coming to the aid of The Genius.
[Schiavone] The bell has sounded, the referee is up.
[crowd jeering]
[Schiavone] And Mr. Perfect has a chair.
-[Jesse] Uh-oh. Is Brutus gonna pay? -[bell ringing]
-[Jesse] Is Brutus gonna pay? -[Schiavone] Oh, no.
-[Jesse] Oh. -[bell ringing]
[Schiavone] Jesse, that could break a rib.
We have some more referees in now.
-The referee-- -[Jesse] Oh, he got him again.
-[Schiavone] Oh, no. -[bell ringing]
[Jesse] We'll see how much strutting and cutting Brutus wants to do now.
[Schiavone] Brutus in trouble.
That chair, that could have cracked some ribs.
The Genius down on the floor, Mr. Perfect down.
We have yet to get an official word on this match.
Let's go down to the mat.
[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has disqualified both men,
ruling this contest a double disqualification!
[crowd jeering]
[Schiavone] Don't like to see that. They may have to help Brutus out.
[Jesse] Well, the-- the official verdict, a double disqualification.
Both Beefcake and The Genius disqualified.
And The Genius, of course,
still has some of his, uh, remnants laying all around the ring.
[Jesse] And what a horrible haircut he gave him.
[Schiavone] Yeah, he su-- That… that was a…
that was quite a hatchet job, but I think, uh--
[Jesse] I mean, that haircut makes Gene Okerlund's hair look good.
[Schiavone] Now, Jesse…
As you take a look at the weapon, and I do say weapon, used by Mr. Perfect.
Let's take a look at it once again, Jess.
[Jesse] Let's go to the replay.
There you see Brutus doing his dirty work on The Genius with that horrible haircut.
In to the rescue comes Mr. Perfect
with a perfect forearm, followed by another one.
A third one, he drives in to Brutus Beefcake,
a fourth one.
And you can see Mr. Perfect doing a lot of damage on Brutus.
And Brutus will think twice about cutting somebody's hair again.
[Schiavone] But it was the chair that did the real damage
on Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake.
Standing by is Sean Mooney.
And he is standing by with the Heenan family.
Let's go to Sean.
Things have already gotten out of hand on the floor back here.
The Heenan family getting ready for the Royal Rumble.
Bobby Heenan, you have the Tag Team Champions,
André the Giant and Haku,
former Intercontinental Champion "Ravishing" Rick Rude.
But this is one event, you must admit, every man for himself.
No, no, you got it wrong, Mooney, it's not every man for himself.
It's every family for himself.
Now, wait, Rick Rude, what number did you draw?
-That's none of your business, Mooney. -What concern is that--
Well, am I to assume
that everybody has their numbers close enough, so they can work as a unit?
Everybody is happy with their numbers. Let's put it this way.
He is very happy with his, André is happy with his,
we have all-- Everything planned, everything's mapped out,
everything's gonna go fine for the family.
Rick Rude, now it could come down to you being one of the last men in the ring.
That other man could be Haku.
Now, you wanna win the Royal Rumble, right?
Well, if that's what it boils down to,
-I'm gonna do whatever it takes to win. -No, no, no, no.
-You hear that, Haku? He says-- -[Rick] Is it supposed to be like that?
-That's the Royal Rumble's rule. -No, what if that other man were,
say, André the Giant.
Now, André, you could go up against Haku if you could be the last to go.
-I don't want to take anything I put in-- -I think I detect some dissension.
It seems the Heenan family has started their own
-Rumble right here. -[indistinct arguing]
Let's get back to the action.
[soft rock music playing]
[Schiavone] Mark the date down on your calendar,
Sunday, April first, SkyDome in Toronto, Canada.
Jess, we can't wait for WrestleMania VI.
[Jesse] WrestleMania VI, you know, Tony, I've been to the first five.
This is my sixth in a row.
Every year, they get more and more exciting.
[bell ringing]
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the special submission match.
The rules are simple.
The winner of this match will be that individual
who makes his opponent submit.
[smacks lips] Introducing the participants,
first to my left, with his manager, "The Mouth of the South," Jimmy Hart.
From Seattle, Washington, weighing 249 pounds,
-Greg "The Hammer" Valentine! -[crowd booing]
[Schiavone] You know, Jess, thumbs down to The Hammer.
[Howard] And his opponent,
from Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing 242 pounds,
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin!
[Schiavone] I detect… some concern
on the face of Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.
[Jesse] Well, there's concern because, as you can see,
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin is wearing a brace on his leg.
Now, why would Ronnie Garvin
-need a brace on his leg? -[bell ringing]
[Schiavone] Well, why would Greg Valentine need a brace on his leg?
[Jesse] Everybody knows The Hammer suffered an injury
about six, nine months ago. It still bothers him.
[Schiavone] Right.
[Jesse] And the vicious-- Oh, look at this.
[Schiavone] From behind. Garvin did not waste any time.
And, Jess, you knew it would be like this.
[Jesse] Absolutely, this is an "I quit" match.
The only way this match ends is if-- Submission.
Somebody has to submit or say, "I've had enough."
Now, with these two guys, Valentine and Garvin,
I can't imagine either one of them saying those words, Tony.
[Schiavone] Neither can I, but that's how the match ends.
We have a cover, forget it, no pins here.
Garvin has to be reminded of that.
So, it's gonna take a lot of punishment to come out with a win in this match.
And right now, The Hammer, he's trying, I'm sure,
to daze the Hammer to take him off his feet.
Maybe to try to put a submission hold on him.
And now, Garvin with those combination blows.
[Jesse] Well, as you said, Tony, that's the key to this match.
You could pin your opponent eight to ten times.
That won't win you the match. You've got to make him submit.
[Schiavone] Right to the midsection. The Hammer lured him into that corner.
-[Greg groans] -[Schiavone] Oh, what a big shot.
And again!
-Oh my, right to the chest. -[grunts]
[Schiavone] The Hammer just cutting him down like a tree.
[Jesse] And look at these guys, blow to blow against each other, wow!
-[grunts] -[Jesse] You know, I'll tell you, Tony,
it's shots like that, that make me glad I'm retired.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Man, oh, man.
[Schiavone] Right outside.
Fight back! You can do it! You're number one!
[Schiavone] The Hammer, I talked about the concern on his face,
there's no concern right there.
That's all business for Ronnie Garvin.
[Jesse] Well, you can see Jimmy Hart trying to pump his man up,
trying to pump Greg "The Hammer" up.
The capacity crowd here at the Orlando Arena.
Orlando, Florida.
Couldn't put another person in here if you tried, Tony.
[Schiavone] Not with a shoehorn.
A jab. Watch-- Oh, they are just duking it out, these two.
[Jesse] This is turning into boxing.
[Schiavone] It really is. Garvin, he keeps going straight ahead.
Picks him up. Picks one leg up, that is.
Oh, and he left himself open for that jab, and that nailed it.
[Jesse] And there's what Valentine does best,
and that's why he has the name "The Hammer."
Because when he drops that arm and that elbow, it's like a hammer.
[Schiavone] No need for the second one.
Garvin rolled out of the way.
-[Greg grunts] -[Ronnie groans]
[Schiavone] Boy, this is a high impact match.
Garvin staggering.
Valentine may try to put the figure-four on right here.
Why not?
He's setting him up, Jess.
[Jesse] That he is, and that's what The Hammer's known for,
is that figure-four leglock. Now, pinfall don't matter.
You know, that's a tough part in a match like this,
because wrestlers are so used to going for pins.
You're so used to, in that ring,
trying for a one, two, three count to win a match,
where in this match it means nothing.
[Schiavone] Garvin is dazed, he cannot stand up.
[Ronnie winces]
[Schiavone] No ropes, the turn buckle is holding Ronnie Garvin up.
[Jesse] And Greg Valentine just picking his shots, look at this.
[Schiavone] Garvin trying to block off the Colonel,
encouraging his man on. And here we go.
Back and forth, here they go.
[both grunt]
-[Schiavone] Garvin! -[Jesse] Garvin getting the best of it.
[Schiavone] Headbutt, Valentine is dazed, Garvin's down.
Wow.
[Jesse] Now, that's what's dangerous about delivering a headbutt.
Because you can hurt yourself as bad as you can your opponent,
-if you don't do it right. -[overlapping chatter]
[Schiavone] It's been one of Garvin's favorite weapons,
though, the headbutt.
Garvin with Valentine, we could see a piledriver maybe.
Get Valentine down,
get him where he really can't respond, and then make him submit.
Oh!
[Jimmy Hart] Come on, boy! Come on!
[Schiavone] Sunset flip maybe here. No, Hammer chopped him down.
-Forget it, you can't pin him. -[screams]
[Schiavone] Garvin can't pin him.
[Jimmy Hart] Make him submit to that! Come on, you got him!
[Schiavone] Reminder from Colonel Jimmy Hart,
Garvin backed away.
[Jimmy Hart] You got him in the corner, now work on him!
[Schiavone] Wow, this one gets you out of breath just watching it.
[Jesse] Well, I got a feeling this match could go a long, long time
before one of them submits.
[Schiavone] Well, they're in such great condition, Jess,
that it's going to have to take a long time.
[Jesse] And even besides the condition, Tony, it's the egos involved.
I mean, how will each man be able to look himself in the mirror tomorrow
knowing he's submitted if he's the one that has to?
That's a tough pill to swallow.
[Schiavone] For those with big egos.
[Jesse] Well, you've got to have a big ego to be a top wrestler.
[grunts]
[Schiavone] Down both men go.
Valentine with a head of steam off the ropes.
-[Jimmy Hart] Come on, baby. Come on! -[Schiavone] And both are down.
Remember, there's no ten-count here either.
[Jesse] Absolutely not. Oh, look at Hammer.
-[Schiavone] He's ready. -[Jesse] Hammer's adjusting that brace.
[Schiavone] The Heartbreaker.
He's gonna slap it on, "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin.
Garvin, no. Beat him to the punch that time.
-And what's the-- -[Jesse] Pinfall don't count, Garvin.
[Schiavone] That's right, a pinfall doesn't count here.
Oh, he chops him down-- Wow.
He knocked him right up off his feet that time.
[Jesse] Lifted him right up on his toes.
[Schiavone] Two of the hardest hitters in the sport.
[Jimmy Hart] You want it, I know you want it.
[Jesse] And look at Valentine, just measuring him.
Jimmy Hart pleased outside the ring with what he's seeing right now.
He's gotta go for a submission though.
-[Schiavone] Well, maybe he will. -[Jimmy Hart] I know you want it.
He's walking now, he still has The Heartbreaker adjusted.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Garvin appears very dazed. We see some movement, here we go.
-He's got it on. -[Jesse] He hooked it. Here it'll be.
There's no way for Garvin to get out of this.
He's gonna have to give it up.
Now, it's a question of how long can he hold on?
[Schiavone] No, but Jesse, wait a second. Look at… look at Ronnie Garvin.
He's smiling.
-[Jesse] What? -[Schiavone] The Hammer Jammer.
That brace on his leg was-- Look at-- Oh, ho-ho!
[Jesse] This is ridiculous.
Look, it's-- The Hammer Jammer is preventing Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
from putting on the figure-four. You see it on his left leg there.
[Jesse] Now, do you consider that fair, Tony?
[Schiavone] Every bit as much as using one to aid in a figure-four, yes I do.
[Jesse] I mean, I've never seen anybody last five seconds
in Greg Valentine's figure-four leglock. Garvin laughed at him.
[grunts]
-[Schiavone] Oh, he picks him up. -[Jesse] Oh, here's a--
Here's one he can't block with the Hammer Jammer.
[Schiavone] How much punishment can he take up top?
[Jesse] That used to be my old submission hold right there.
Nobody knows that hold better than me.
Valentine needs to hook the hands though.
He needs to hook the hands on the top to apply that much more pressure.
[Schiavone] Uh, he didn't get it. Garvin is down.
Valentine finding out that his figure-four leglock
is ineffective against "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin.
[Jesse] You know I wonder if Jimmy Hart
and the Hammer took that into consideration--
an alternative move that if he couldn't get that figure-four to work,
how would he get him to submit?
[Schiavone] Garvin kicked away that time in chokehold.
[Jesse] Maybe that's how he'll do it. He'll just choke him till he submits.
[Schiavone] Garvin, Valentine just grabbing, pulling at each other.
[Ronnie grunts]
-[Schiavone] Oh! Wow. -[Jesse] Oh!
That one echoed.
[Schiavone] Again!
[crowd cheering]
[Ronnie grunts]
[Schiavone] And the fans respond with each blow from Garvin.
Left and right, if you take a look, right down in the action.
-The head of Valentine being rocked back. -[grunts]
[Jesse] And look at Ronnie Garvin literally measuring
with "The Hammer" Valentine.
No, man, we'll end the fight here.
[Schiavone] You're right on top of the action with The Hammer.
And the Rugged one, good leg takedown.
[grunts]
[Schiavone] Garvin…
may be starting a submission-- Yes. Oh, on the leg.
Now, Garvin with his first submission type hold on Valentine.
How much punishment can The Hammer take?
[Jesse] Well, Greg Valentine is one of the toughest guys I know.
But Ronnie Garvin has got that Indian deathlock almost cinched in.
I don't know how The Hammer's gonna break out of it.
He's in the middle of the ring.
That is pressure right there.
You can see Garvin driving it in, twisting the ankle.
-[grunts] -[Schiavone] And notice
how his Heartbreaker is not helping him at all here.
Now, into the ropes, his only chance was to get to the ropes.
And that's exactly what The Hammer did.
[Jesse] Well, that's called ring savvy and ring smarts.
[Schiavone] And now that little pipsqueak on the outside.
[Jesse] Hey, wait a minute, Schiavone.
With all the weight you've lost lately, how can you call anyone a pipsqueak?
[Schiavone] Well, I'm not a pipsqueak.
[Jesse] You ain't exactly Godzilla anymore.
You weigh about 134 pounds, soaking wet now.
[Schiavone] Right to the leg, and to the chest.
-Oh, they are really going at it. -[Jesse] Chop for chop.
This is the-- possibly the ruggedest match I've ever seen in my career.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Maybe a piledriver on the floor.
Yeah. No!
[Jesse] And a beautiful desperation move on the part of Greg Valentine.
-[Jimmy Hart] All right, all right! -[Jesse] Back dropping--
Look at Ronnie Garvin on the floor, Jimmy Hart's pleased.
[Schiavone] Garvin hit hard on the floor.
[indistinct chatter]
[Schiavone] Notice how the Colonel stays behind the ring post
when he runs his mouth.
[Jesse] Hey, Jimmy Hart's no dummy.
[Schiavone] No, he's not a dummy.
-[grunts] -[groans]
-[grunts] -[Jesse] I don't know--
I don't know how much these two guys are gonna be able to take.
[Schiavone] I don't either. They have really gone at it.
Into the corner. Uh-oh, he's hooked up there.
Look at that right leg, it is hooked underneath of the turn buckle.
And that enables Valentine.
[Jesse] You know, Valentine could kick him here till Garvin may have to submit.
How will Ronnie Garvin free himself from this?
Get back in there, baby. Come on, now, you got him.
That's it, Garvin, take it off him. Come on!
[Schiavone] And the referee still cannot get Garvin out of there. Finally.
Garvin is unhooked.
-As you hear that… -[Jimmy Hart] Come on, get him out.
…squeaky high voice of Colonel Jimmy Hart in the background,
The Hammer pounds away.
[groans]
[Schiavone] Wow, they are still standing.
-Down goes Garvin. -[grunts]
[Schiavone] Garvin and both Valentine go down.
Once again, there's no way to count them out here.
What… what in the world is going on?
[Jesse] Look at Jimmy Hart, he's taken off The Heartbreaker.
What a brilliant maneuver on the part of Jimmy Hart.
-[Schiavone] You call that brilliant? -[Jesse] Brilliant.
Now, if Valentine hooks that figure-four,
there'll be no way for Ronnie Garvin not to submit.
-[Schiavone] Brilliant. -[Jesse] Brilliant.
-Excellent move. -[Schiavone] It is.
-[Jesse] Excellent. -[Schiavone] Backbreaker.
Valentine's not putting it on right now.
-Well, there he goes. -[Jesse] He's-- Here we go.
[Schiavone] The figure-four, there is no Hammer Jammer.
-[Jesse] And now Garvin's in pain. -[Schiavone] You're right.
[Jesse] Now, you're not seeing Ronnie Garvin
-making faces at… at Greg Valentine. -[screams]
Now, you're looking at a face full of pain in that ring.
[Ronnie groans]
[Schiavone] Garvin trying. Two things he can do here, Jess,
get to the ropes or turn it around.
[Jesse] And listen to this capacity crowd coming to their feet almost,
stamping and exhorting Ronnie Garvin not to give up.
-[crowd clamoring] -[Schiavone] And he hasn't as of yet.
Valentine. Valentine is pulling himself towards the ropes.
And that makes it even longer for Garvin to get out of it.
-[crowd cheering] -[referee] I just need you to get back up.
[Schiavone] Referee checking. The intimidation,
you hear it, ringside.
And Colonel Jimmy Hart-- Garvin trying to turn it over.
[Jesse] Unbelievable.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Unbelievable how Ronnie Garvin could put up with that pain
and reverse it on Greg Valentine.
[Schiavone] He's got it reversed. Valentine fights.
He's turned Garvin over.
And now the referee calling, but wait.
[Jimmy Hart] All right, baby.
[Schiavone] A lot of damage done right there at the end with that rope.
[Jesse] Absolutely.
Greg Valentine able to reverse it back
with the help of that lower strand of rope.
[Schiavone] Ronnie Garvin cannot even stand right now.
Valentine just kicking away on that left leg.
[Jesse] I think right now Garvin should submit.
-[Schiavone] No. -[Jesse] Yes.
He's risking his career right here.
If he's that bullheaded, he may never wrestle again.
[Jimmy Hart] Look at that, he is cooked.
[Jesse] He better think about feeding his family
and continuing to make a living.
[Schiavone] Ronnie Garvin is not going to quit, Jesse.
[Jesse] Valentine may end his career right here.
He could break the leg.
[Greg grunts]
[Schiavone] Rolls him over.
It only works to get out of the hold.
And Garvin, as you can see,
holding that left knee right below the knee.
[groans]
[Jesse] You gotta admit, Tony, what a-- Like I said,
a brilliant move on the part of Jimmy Hart,
when Garvin, laying over by the ropes, took that Heartbreaker right off him.
[Schiavone] Yeah, that was brilliant all right.
Just goes to show you
that Jimmy Hart has no place here at ringside.
If you take a look at the feet of Valentine,
Garvin can only stand on one leg.
-[Schiavone] He… he's got him. -[Jesse] He got him.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Garvin cannot even stand to finish up with another move.
-[Jesse] Wait a minute. -[Schiavone] Yeah, a brilliant move.
A brilliant move, Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
[Jesse] And he did it. Now, it's all equal.
[gasps]
[Schiavone] Rolls him up, once again, this is a submission match.
You're right about it being all equal.
The Hammer Jammer, the Heartbreaker, they've both been removed.
And both of these men barely standing.
Pounding.
And to the ropes.
-Valentine missed. -[Jesse] Garvin did not.
[Schiavone] Valentine tied to the ropes.
[Jesse] Oh, and Ronnie Garvin sits him down on those ropes.
Nowhere for The Hammer to run.
[Schiavone] No! He's getting The Heartbreaker.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jesse] Oh! -[Schiavone] Oh, yeah!
It's been kind of a rough day for the Colonel, don't you think?
[Jesse] This has not been a good day for "The Colonel" Jimmy Hart.
[Schiavone] Hit him right in the mouth with it, go ahead.
[Jesse] Hey, don't get biased, Schiavone.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Valentine is out.
He leveled him…
and now the reverse figure-four.
-[Jesse] He's got it. -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Now, the pressure's on Valentine.
You could see Valentine saying no.
-[Schiavone] Yeah, he said yes. -[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Valentine said yes. This could be--
[Howard] The winner of the submission match,
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin.
[Jesse] I never saw Valentine say he gave up,
I saw him shaking his head, "No."
[Schiavone] You think the referee is lying, for goodness sakes?
[Jesse] He might be.
[Schiavone] Jesse, he was right up at the man, the referee was.
He was right there. We're… we're a long way away.
[Jesse] But who's to say?
[Schiavone] The referee is to say.
[Jesse] I distinctly saw Greg Valentine signal "no."
[Schiavone] It may be telling the referee, "I can't take it anymore."
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin is your winner. Mr. Perfect is in the Royal Rumble.
He's standing by with "Mean" Gene Okerlund.
All right, some kind of action here at the Royal Rumble.
Of course, the random drawings have already taken place, folks.
The numbers one through 30 drawn by various people
that are going to be participating in the Royal Rumble.
We've got some people who are very unhappy about the number they've drawn.
Mr. Perfect, I don't know what, uh, what your frame of mind is right now,
but before we talk about your participation
in the Royal Rumble,
I want to talk about what we just saw here earlier on,
a singles match between Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake,
and The Genius, and you obviously interfered.
If you want to call that interference, you call it what you want.
But I'm sick and tired of it every time
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake puts somebody to sleep.
He thinks he can take advantage of them.
Well, The Genius happens to be a friend of mine.
And now you know, Beefcake,
what happens to friends of mine when they get in trouble.
Whoa, wait a minute. Let's take a look at what happened specifically.
You ran in to the aid of The Genius, and I couldn't believe it.
You actually went outside and grabbed the chair,
took a chair from ringside. What was going through your mind?
[Mr. Perfect] I'll tell you what's going through my mind.
Victory, the want to win.
And that's exactly what I do every time I get in the ring.
And I've turned some heads now in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
-And Beefcake, you're another reason. -[Gene] Oh, my!
[Mr. Perfect] You're another excuse
why Mr. Perfect is gonna go all the way to the top
in the World Wrestling Entertainment. You know, hair grows back, but Beefcake,
your ribs, they may not grow back the right way.
-That was totally uncalled for. -[laughs]
To the Royal Rumble. I'm sure you're gonna have to deal
with the likes of Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake later on.
Thirty of the greatest-- What was the number, by the way, you drew?
I drew the perfect number
and everybody knows the perfect number in the Royal Rumble is number 30.
-[Gene] You-- -And you bet I choose number 30,
I pulled it right out.
And I'm gonna tell you something right now, as I'm standing here,
the Royal Rumble is gonna be just like everything else I've done in my life.
-Absolutely perfect. -Here's something else, Mr. Perfect.
Right now, out of the arena, let's join Brother Love. Oh, yeah!
[Howard] And now, Brother Love!
["Love My Brother" playing]
I love you.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Hello, brothers and sisters. [chuckles]
This afternoon on my way here to the Royal Rumble…
-[Schiavone] Jesse, how many-- -…I was reading through The Book of Love…
[Schiavone] How many donuts you think he had this morning?
-And I came across the definition… -[Schiavone] Look at that chin.
…of the word "lady."
Yes. And right next to that definition
it read "a woman of class." [chuckles]
"A woman with finesse."
"A woman of exquisite beauty."
[crowd cheering]
Which brings me to my guest at this time,
you see, because right next to the definition of lady
was a picture of my guest at this time.
She is the queen of the WWE,
Sister Queen "Sensational" Sherri, yeah!
-[Jesse] Oh, yeah! -[Schiavone] Now, wait a minute.
-That's beauty? That's class? -[Jesse] Yeah.
["Pomp and Circumstance" playing]
[Jesse] Take a look at that. Now, is that a queen's gown or what?
She's never looked hotter in her life.
[Schiavone] Well…
"Sensational" Queen Sherri making her way to Brother Love.
I don't know, Jess.
[Jesse] She's looking good, Tony. Look at that. Whoo!
[Schiavone] You like that, uh--
[Jesse] I might even go for a date with the Queen. Checking that out.
[Schiavone] Now, Jesse…
Oh, Brother Love with a little kiss to the hand.
-[Brother Love] Yes. -[Schiavone] Isn't that nice?
My, my, my, a lady indeed.
Yes, welcome to the Brother Love Show.
Thank you very much, Brother Love, and it is an honor and a pleasure…
[chuckles]
…to stand before a man that radiates boldness,
masculinity,
and knows the true meaning of love.
Oh, Sister Queen, thank you indeed. But you know something, Sister Queen,
when… when I was thumbing through The Book of Love,
I also came across the word "peasant."
We know a few people like that, wouldn't you say?
Oh, yes, indeed.
You see, because they had a definition… [chuckles]
…of… of the word peasant.
And it said a woman with no class.
Then again, we know a whole lot of people like that, don't we?
-Oh, yes. [chuckles] -[chuckles]
It said, "a woman with no finesse." [chuckles]
We definitely know a woman with no, no finesse.
-Oh, yes. -And amongst other things, don't we?
Oh, yes, and you see, it also said… [chuckles]
…"a woman
with no beauty; ugly." [chuckles]
I would say overweight myself.
Yes, and you know what, Sister Queen?
There was a picture next to the word peasant.
Ah! Who was it?
It was a picture of our guest at this time. [chuckles]
She is the manager of "The American Dream"
Dusty Rhodes, Sapphire.
-[Schiavone] Yeah! -[Jesse] Oh, yeah, here comes tons of fun.
["Common Man Boogie" playing]
[Jesse] Polka dots and all.
♪ He's just a common man… ♪
[Jesse] Now, you tell me something, Schiavone.
If you could have a date with either one of these,
who would you choose?
♪ He's just a common man Working hard… ♪
[Schiavone] Let me think about that, I…
[Jesse] You mean you have to think about it?
[Schiavone] I don't know.
I don't know if I'm really attracted to a woman with pineapples above her eyes.
Look at that.
[Jesse] Oh, please, do I have to watch this?
-Disgusting. -[Brother Love] Jesus!
-[Jesse] She's got rhythm. -[Brother Love] Yes.
[Schiavone] Yes, she does.
My, my, my, look at you. Yes, indeed. [chuckles]
Nice clothes, huh, Sister Queen? Yes, indeed.
Actually, looks like she shops in the same place
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes does.
I just want to ask you one thing, honey.
Who exactly is it that you get your clothes from?
I want to know
so that I don't make the mistake of looking exactly like you.
Oh, indeed, yes.
But, you know, Si… Sister Sapphire, I have a question for you.
Now, Brother Dream Dusty Rhodes,
is, by his own proclamation, a common man.
Now, if Dusty Rhodes is a common man, what does that make you?
-[Sapphire] Well-- -Well, I guess,
-huh, that would make you nothing… -[Schiavone] Wait a minute.
more than a common woman,
and that would make you nothing more than a commoner,
and nothing more than a peasant.
[Schiavone] He should let her talk for goodness sakes.
[Sherri] That's right, peasant.
You ne… neglected to curtsy when you come in here.
Yes!
Where do you get off, Sapphire?
Thinking that you have enough of what it takes
to breathe the same air that I breathe?
Shut up, I'm not finished, you morons.
-Yeah. -[Jesse] Yeah.
[crowd jeering]
[Schiavone] Look at all these people--
Where do you get off thinking that you are good enough
to even stand in the same ring as Brother Love?
Well, you know… [chuckles]
…Sister Queen, you see, I understand where you're coming from and all,
being the manager of the "Macho King" Randy Savage.
I could see what you could see in a man like that.
But tell me something, Sister Sapphire… [chuckles]
…what is it exactly that you see in Dusty Rhodes?
Well, I'm sure that you see a whole lot in Dusty Rhodes
because after all, there's a whole lot to see in Dusty Rhodes.
Yeah, we got Dusty over here, we've got Dusty over here.
[Schiavone] Now, wait a minute.
-We got Dusty there, we got Dusty there… -[Schiavone] Wait a minute.
…we got Dusty everywhere.
[Brother Love] Oh, yes, and indeed,
there's a whole lot of him to go around, yeah.
[Schiavone] That's the pot calling the kettle black.
[Sherri] I'd say there's a lot of him to go around
and from the looks of you, honey, you and him make quite the pair.
You probably got enough to go around
considering the fact both of you are the same size.
[chuckles] Oh, yes.
Now, you know, one… one other thing that has puzzled me.
You know, Sister Queen, I know that being the manager of the Macho King,
that you travel with the Macho King, of course.
But… but Miss Sapphire, do you, um… [chuckles]
…do you travel with Dusty Rhodes?
Well, I'm sure you do.
He probably jumps in the front of the pickup truck
and loads you in the back. And off you go, huh?
-That's right. -[chuckles]
He probably does drive a semi
and I bet a lot of you people here can identify with that.
And not only does he drive it, honey, but from the looks of you,
I would say he has to use a forklift to put you in the back of it.
Look, I've had about enough.
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] Oh, yeah.
-She deserved every bit of that, Jesse. -[Jesse] Oh, here comes the Macho King.
[Schiavone] Uh-oh, he's got-- There's Dusty Rhodes.
The Macho King got to Dusty before he could get into the ring.
[Jesse] Now, we'll find what the common man does with the--
[Schiavone] Oh, look at Sapphire.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Look at Brother Love.
Still going at it.
WWE officials and referees getting Macho King out of here.
-[Jesse] How dare her strike the Queen? -[Brother Love] Well, well, well.
[Schiavone] What do you mean how dare her strike the Queen?
-[Jesse] Sapphire. -Yes, indeed! [chuckles]
[Schiavone] She had every bit of it coming.
-Dusty Rhodes! -[Schiavone] Every bit of it.
The common man! [chuckles]
You see, it looks more to me like you took a royal whippin'!
Meaning you're nothing more
than maybe, uh, common trash.
[Schiavone] I think he's running out of words here, Jess.
-Uh, now he's everybody's friend. -[Jesse] Wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Oh!
[Jesse] Now, what kind of a deal is this for Rhodes?
Beating up a man of love?
[Schiavone] A man of love?
[Jesse] Oh!
[Schiavone] Beating up a man of mouth. M-O-U-T-H.
["Dusty Man Boogie" playing]
♪ American Dream… ♪
[Jesse] Look at this place erupt.
I mean, I can't believe it, they're on their feet.
[Schiavone] They're standing, they're dancing.
♪ He’s just a common man ♪
[Schiavone] They love it. Look at 'em.
♪ Working hard for the man ♪
♪ Hey, he’s American Dream… ♪
-[Schiavone] And there's Sapphire. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] A real lady would've have enough.
[Jesse] Hey, you speak for yourself, Schiavone.
I don't call her no real lady.
Where I come from, that's a sweat hog.
[Schiavone] Please. As we take a look at the crowd, yeah.
Sapphire and Dusty.
♪ Hey, he’s American Dream ♪
[Schiavone] Jess, can you dance like that?
[Jesse] I'll tell you this, I've never had a partner… [chuckles]
I've… [chuckles] I've never had a partner like that.
I mean, don't we have an interview or something we can go to?
-[Schiavone] I'm enjoying what's going on. -[Jesse] Do I have to watch this?
[Schiavone] Well, I think we take… take a look…
at a little bell ringing right here.
[Jesse] Oh, now this is disgusting.
[Jesse] Look at her slapping Brother Love and then Rhodes grabbing Love
and literally firing him out onto the floor.
[Schiavone] Yeah, polka dots and all,
Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire getting in the last blows.
Let's go to Sean Mooney with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
We're anticipating the next big battle to take place here.
The Big Boss Man taking on "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
-We're going to try and get a few words… -Oh!
…with Hacksaw before he gets out to the ring.
Now, the Big Boss Man is truly one superstar who lives by his own law.
You have to approach this mismatch a little bit differently than--
I don't have to ap… approach anything any differently.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan does his things his own way.
And Boss Man, remember, this is the land of the free and the home of the brave.
And it was just a matter of time
before you crossed "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan's path.
A man will face you eye to eye and stand toe to toe with you and give you 110%.
Well, the Big Boss Man has stated
you are going to be serving hard time before this--
I don't care what the Big Boss Man says. I don't care what the Big Boss Man thinks,
because he's not talking to some young punk
down at the convenience store.
He's talking to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, and I'm coming after you, tough guy. Ho!
On the way to the ring is "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
It looks as though he'll be giving the Big Boss Man a hard time.
["Jive Soul Bro" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Howard] This contest is scheduled for one fall.
Coming down the aisle with his manager, the "Doctor of Style" Slick
from the Department of Correction in Cobb County, Georgia,
weighing 357 pounds,
the Big Boss Man.
[Schiavone] There'll be no finesse in this match,
Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
[Jesse] Absolutely not.
There's a man of law and order right there.
[Schiavone] More like pain and destruction.
[Jesse] You know, Tony, I know you're a man of experience.
You know, the couple of times you've been thrown in the slammer.
Did you ever face a guy like that when you were incarcerated?
[Schiavone] No, there were some ladies that size, but no men.
[Howard] And here's the opponent from Glens Falls, New York,
weighing 280 pounds, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
-[crowd cheering] -[screams]
[Schiavone] Listen to the fans respond to one and only "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
For every nightstick,
for every pair of handcuffs, there's a two-by-four.
[Jesse] Well, let's just hope that neither get involved in the matchup.
Let's see it man to man without any of it.
[Schiavone] Well, I would agree.
-How do you like that? I agreed with you. -[bell ringing]
[Jesse] Although I think if it got down to brass tacks,
I think the nightstick could break the two-by-four.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Hacksaw against--
And there's the two-by-four in his corner.
The Big Boss Man puts away his nightstick and his cuffs.
-Wow. -[screams]
-[Jesse] Whoa! -[Schiavone] They go right at it,
don't they?
I don't think we're gonna see too many wrestling holds in this matchup.
[Schiavone] No. Not at all, you're right.
[Jesse] And Boss Man getting the early advantage.
[groans]
[Schiavone] Into the midsection. Hacksaw calls out to the fa-- Reversal.
Oh, he got him.
He really leveled him.
-Down and out. -[Jesse] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] And I've never seen anybody drive the Boss Man out of the ring like that.
[Schiavone] The Slickster with his arm around the Big Boss Man.
Uh-oh, they're going to go on the outside.
[Jesse] We're out to the floor.
[Schiavone] And it's not even a minute into the match right now.
Left hands, right hand.
-[Duggan groans] -[Schiavone] Oh!
[Jesse] Oh, and the Boss Man running Duggan into that post outside the ring.
[Schiavone] Watch out, the Slickster is right behind him.
-Oh! -[Jesse] Oh!
[Jesse] You know, it seems the referee is g-- is laying back
and just letting them go at it.
[Schiavone] Well, that's what he's doing, these two men.
[Jesse] You know, and there's times that maybe a referee should do that, Tony.
[Schiavone] Well, you'd like that, wouldn't you?
[Jesse] No, I'm just saying. Let them settle their differences.
Be a little bit lenient, let the match go on.
When you got two tough guys like this, they gotta settle it.
-[Schiavone] That's exactly what we have. -[Boss Man groans]
Two tough guys.
[groans]
[Schiavone] Reversal and another reversal, and he smashed him into the corner.
-[Slick] Okay, baby. -[groans]
[Schiavone] Wow, big right hand.
[Jesse] Now, the Boss Man's measuring him.
[indistinct chatter]
[Schiavone] Some intimidation down at ringside for the Slickster.
For the ride once again.
He caught the leg. Oh, my goodness!
[Jesse] What an agility move on the part of the Boss Man.
Three hundred and fifty, three hundred and eighty pounds,
that was remarkable. You gotta admit that, Tony.
[Schiavone] You're not gonna see a better move
than that anywhere from anyone.
[Jesse] And that caught Jim Duggan.
I don't think Jim Duggan had any idea of the agility of the Big Boss Man.
[Schiavone] He's got to be stunned. I know he didn't prepare for that move.
No one did.
But the Boss Man has one motion and that is straight ahead.
[grunts]
[Schiavone] He knocked him right down with one-- No, he got right back up.
[Jesse] Well, you know, I've said it before,
the Boss Man can't help it.
You know, he's a product of his environment.
[Schiavone] Look at this. Hacksaw will not stay down.
[Jesse] Well, you can bet the Boss Man's met
-some hard criminals in his day. -[groans]
[Jesse] Just that Hacksaw might just take a little bit more to interrogate him.
That's all.
[crowd jeering]
[Schiavone] My question, why not adhere to the old cliché?
What you saw here, what you did here, stays here.
Why in the world would he bring that to the ring with him,
that nightstick?
[Jesse] Why does Duggan bring a two-by-four?
[Schiavone] Well, that's like his trademark,
you know, his sidekick, his trusty two-by-four.
[Jesse] Let me ask you this, Schiavone,
have you ever seen a law enforcement man that doesn't have a nightstick?
It's part of the uniform.
If he has to stand inspection, he's got to have his cuffs and his stick.
[Schiavone] I'm sure he's going to get an inspection any time now.
[Slick] That's it. One, two, three. Come on!
[Schiavone] Two-count.
[Slick shouting indistinctly]
If you're too old to do the job, why don't you just quit?
-[Schiavone] Right to the throat. -[Jesse] Wow, vicious.
[Slick] Break his damn neck. Break it off. Break his neck.
[Jesse] That's one thing about the Boss Man.
When it comes to viciousness,
there's probably not a more vicious man in wrestling.
[screams]
[Schiavone] Right to the throat.
[Jesse] And the Slickster jumping in from the outside.
[Schiavone] The Boss Man.
-[Boss Man grunts] -[groans]
[Schiavone] All the weight on the lower abdomen.
[Slick] Let that be a lesson to you, crooked ass.
[Jesse] But look at Duggan getting up.
[Schiavone] He will not stay down, Jesse. We've s-- seen that already.
[Slick] Give him a ride, Boss Man! You gotta hurt--
[Jesse] Well, if he keeps getting up,
I'm sure the Boss Man will be happy to just keep knocking him down.
[Schiavone] You can hear the Slick in the background
as you see the pain on the face of "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
The Boss Man has dished out as much punishment as we've ever seen.
[Jesse] And look what the Boss Man's doing here. He's smothering Duggan.
He's got that chin lock on him and when he gets the chance,
he cups the hands over the nose and mouth so Duggan can't breathe.
[Schiavone] Hacksaw will not stay down.
He's up. He's gotten that.
He's rocking the head of the Boss Man. Oh, the Boss Man found a knee.
The Boss Man found a knee that time, just laid it in.
[Jesse] And look at the Boss Man smiling.
Here's a guy that not only likes to dish out punishment,
he can take it too, and like it.
[indistinct chatter]
[Slick] Beautiful, baby. Beautiful.
Hey! You guys are gonna take it!
-[Schiavone] Hacksaw trying to get up. -[groans]
[Schiavone] And a kick right to the ribs.
And now, Hacksaw coming back. The Boss Man, though, is relentless.
[Jesse] Well, Duggan's finding out
what it's like now to get interrogated and jailed.
Back to that face lock.
[Schiavone] Staying right with him, Jess.
Two, three!
[Schiavone] Was that a face lock or was that a chokehold?
[Jesse] I don't know, it almost looked like
he was wrapping that leather thing around his neck.
[Schiavone] That was-- That was what was happening, I think.
Here's a cover. No, he kicked him off.
And the Boss Man feels the match should have been over.
But Hacksaw with more grit, determination,
keeps firing right back on the Boss Man.
-And a bear hug. Ha! -[Jesse] Whoa!
[Schiavone] He won't let go, he still won't let go.
[Jesse] Look at these two guys going toe to toe.
Uh, Duggan's going down now though,
Boss Man with a little bit too much power in that bear hug.
And the capacity crowd starting to rise up for Jim Duggan.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Headbutts, both men down.
[Jesse] And look at how lucky Duggan is…
-Two, three! -…he landed by the ropes.
Only thing that could've saved him.
[Slick] Keep it pressing tight, bro.
[Schiavone] I don't know about that, Jesse.
Duggan has been coming back all during the match.
And he continues to turn around and face the Boss Man.
Both men now
-with chokeholds on each other. -[referee] Two, three!
-What a battle. -[Duggan groans]
[Schiavone] Oh!
[groans]
[indistinct chatter]
[Schiavone] The Boss Man has to be frustrated.
He has hit Hacksaw with everything.
And Hacksaw will not stay down, and now Hacksaw with some offense.
[screams, grunts]
-[Jesse] Whoa! -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] "Hacksaw" Duggan clotheslining the Boss Man
right over the top rope.
[Schiavone] And the Boss Man quickly back in.
[Jesse] I think you're right, Schiavone.
I think the Boss Man cannot believe the punishment he's given out to Duggan,
and yet Duggan keeps coming back.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] After that headbutt, Duggan moves out of the way.
And look, trying to get back to his feet.
Boy, the Boss Man can really dish it out.
And Duggan can dish it out too, and take it.
[Jesse] Lookit, he's driving those right hands
right underneath the heart of the Boss Man.
[Schiavone] Up top.
[crowd] One, two, three, four, five.
[Duggan] Get off my ass.
[Schiavone] This capacity crowd counting right along with Hacksaw.
[Jesse] Duggan shoved the referee. Referee sure is letting him by.
-[Schiavone] Are you sure about that? -[Jesse] Absolutely.
[Schiavone] Clothesline! A clothesline.
Where is he going?
[Jesse] Boss Man looks like he's going to the top.
[Schiavone] Oh, my goodness.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Nobody home.
[Schiavone] Out of the way with Hacksaw.
The Big Boss Man hit the mat. He's dazed.
Hacksaw, slow to get up. Who will get up first?
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] It's Hacksaw.
Both go down again.
These two men have really been in a battle.
[Jesse] We could be looking at a double count out here, Tony.
[Slick] Come on, baby!
[Schiavone] Oh, we got Boss Man back up.
Hacksaw is up also. Wha-- what in the world?
[Jesse] Whoa. Duggan moved out of the way.
-And the Boss Man hit the Slickster. -[Schiavone] Well, he deserved it.
Watch out now. The nightstick.
He's got the nightstick.
-[Jesse] Oh! -[Schiavone] Right on the head!
-[bell ringing] -[Schiavone] Oh, and there's the bell.
[Schiavone] The referee saw that nightstick.
He saw the nightstick.
He's talking now.
-[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen… -[Jesse] Hacksaw's got the two-by-four.
…the winner of this battle as a result of a disqualification,
-"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Hacksaw. Here comes the two-by-four!
-[grunts] -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] He hit him from behind. What a cowardly move by Duggan.
-[Schiavone] Oh, yeah. -[Jesse] He couldn't hit him face-to-face.
He had to hit the Boss Man from behind.
-And then he leveled Slick. -[Schiavone] And why not?
-[Jesse] Why not? -[Schiavone] Yeah. Why not?
Your winner by a disqualification, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
Whoa!
-Yeah! -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Tremendous win by disqualification, it was a battle.
Boy, the Big Boss Man can really dish it out, can he?
[Jesse] That's right, but I'm still saying
at least when the Boss Man hits somebody with that nightstick,
he does it facing 'em.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan sneaking in like a thief,
hits the Boss Man from behind.
[Schiavone] Well, the Boss Man, realistically, Jesse,
snuck that nightstick into the ring.
He had it tucked away, snuck it in, and there's your winner.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] This capacity crowd on-hand in the Royal Rumble, what an event.
[soft rock music playing]
[Schiavone] Sunday, April first, SkyDome, Toronto,
and it brings a smile to your face, Jesse.
[Jesse] April first, ain't that April Fool's Day?
[Schiavone] Yes, last year it was, yes, and I guess the year before.
-[Jesse] And this year too. -[Schiavone] It's WrestleMania Day.
[Jesse] It's WrestleMania day and I ain't no fool.
I know where I'll be, the s-- I'll be SkyDoming in Toronto.
[Schiavone] Oh, what an event it's gonna be.
We have some comments from some of the 30 participants
in the Royal Rumble.
Here's what they had to say as we talked to them a little bit earlier today.
It's the Royal Rumble, baby, and we already know our number,
and it's right where we want it to be, boys.
That's right, Jimmy, and I hope the Warrior's number is close to mine,
because I don't want no one to lay a hand on him.
I want to take care of you, Warrior! [laughs]
-Nobody is safe from the Earthquake! -[laughs]
Everybody's going out!
-Everybody! Nobody is safe from me! -That's right.
You're gonna feel the Earthquake! I guarantee it! [laughs]
Lady Luck's already on our side!
You know, last year, we had to choose number one and number two,
-and we ended up-- -And that means we took
a heck of a beating last year! I know how hard you got it!
And I know how hard you got it, but this year,
it's gonna be a little bit different.
'Cause we know where our numbers are, and we've got an opportunity
to beat up on everybody else.
And that means 28 of the our baddest dudes out there,
all out for themselves.
-Well, just remember, we got us two… -Hey, wait a minute.
It comes down to two men, me against you.
-I might kick your stinkin' teeth in! -I'll kick you in!
I hope you beer belly sharecroppers have a big box of tissues,
because there's gonna be a lot of wet eyes out there when you see your 29
spineless cockroaches that you call your heroes go down in defeat against me.
Because it's every man for himself and I'm always a winner.
Whoo! Yeah, "Macho King" Randy Savage, you know what I'm talking about?
Oh yeah, you proved yourself today, daddy. Yeah, you did, baby.
And now I'm gonna prove myself.
I don't care if you're in there when I get there.
I don't care if I got to be there all day long.
I'm gonna be there until I… [laughs] …prove myself, baby.
'Cause the Rumble gonna see you get your dues, Randy Savage.
-Come in here, darling. -Whoo! We're gonna get you,
-Randy Savage, today! -Oh, yeah!
-Oh, today's the day. Today's the day. -Yeah, this is it.
The Royal Rumble. You know something?
On days like this, we get so excited, but we gotta take it easy.
The Royal Rumble's here.
You know something, earlier, we were about having to face each other.
Well, we know by now that that's not gonna happen.
But there's 28 other guys we gotta worry about,
and everybody get ready, because The Rockers are coming at you.
That's right, no matter who it is, power's a pain,
I hope we get our hands on you.
But it doesn't matter, Ultimate Warrior Hulk Hogan, The Rockers are coming
and we're gonna rock and roll, strut and stroll,
-and we're gonna take care of business. -That's right, get ready, everybody.
The Rockers are coming at you Royal Rumble style,
-hot, flyin' as ever. Whoo! -Yeah, baby. Yeah!
The time is at hand, the legacy, the destiny,
it will be fulfilled today because the mighty Hercules
is ready to Rumble.
No friendships here today, so I'm sending out this warning,
and you better listen to me, and listen to me real, real good.
Friend or foe, I don't care who you are, I'm gonna win this Rumble Royal today.
'Cause I've got the strength, and I've got the power,
and I'm ready for anything. Yeah.
[laughs] Take a look at this profile, mm.
Take a look at this one now. Yeah, you like it, don't you?
I know it. And untouched.
And believe me, this afternoon, nobody at the Royal Rumble, 30 men,
nobody's gonna touch this beautiful face.
Yes, I've got it all. I've got it all and you know it.
And I'm gonna prove it, that not only I look good,
but I am the best wrestler there is, the best looking one,
and the fittest one of them all.
I've got a lot of friends in the WWE, but once I hit the ring,
friendship is over. I'm coming to fight, to win.
I'm gonna hit it hard and I don't care who it is.
If they get in my way, I'm gonna do my best to throw 'em out.
Tito Santana coming out a winner! Arriba!
Woof! Woof! The Royal Rumble!
I know it's everybody for himself, but let me tell you something else,
people, back in the islands, when we go fishing with them sharks,
I know it's loaded around with everybody, Royal Rumble!
Woof! Woof! Woof!
Well, you know, enquiring minds wanna know
who's the biggest and who's the baddest in the Royal Rumble.
Well, my opinion is, at 457 pounds, six feet nine inches tall.
The man, the brother from Africa. He's the baddest. He's the best.
If they refuse to understand that the power of The Ultimate Warrior
has spread like a virus amongst the WWE,
then let them continue to walk as normal as they seem.
But if those 28 normal men wanna have special attractions such as Royal Rumble,
then you and I as the Warriors, the most powerful force in the WWE,
we'll continue to see it only as another challenge,
only as another day of combat.
Twenty-eight of those normal men stacked one on top of another,
can't come close to the feelings and the destinations from parts unknown.
You realize, as I do, that the 29th man,
you, Hulk Hogan, walk with a different force built around you,
walk on horizons that are close to where I've been.
But no one in the Royal Rumble shall form a team.
Every man shall fight for what he feels is in himself.
And I, the Ultimate Warrior,
will fulfill another destiny.
Okay, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, we've heard from many of the participants
in the Royal Rumble.
Each man sounds very confident going into the Royal Rumble.
But I would think just right now, the butterflies are starting to mount.
Absolutely, every man has to have tremendous amount of confidence.
But as I said before, there'll be only one winner.
Confidence isn't gonna win it for you out there alone.
It's also the luck of the draw.
The luck of the draw, we already know The Million Dollar Man
has drawn number one.
Mr. Perfect has drawn number 30, the perfect draw for him.
We have some more comments from other participants
in the Royal Rumble.
Oh, yeah, the Royal Rumble, yeah.
And the Macho King Randy Savage, styling, yeah.
And I realize that the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes, would like to get even.
But it can't be possible because I'm concentrating on all the superstars
in the World Wrestling Entertainment, which I am number one.
And what a great place to prove that.
In the Royal Rumble, royalty, the "Macho King" Randy Savage
is the one person that nobody should bet against because you'll all go broke.
Yeah, I am the winner of the Royal Rumble.
And I told everybody, before it happened, to watch the Macho King.
Watch me Hulk Hogan, watch me André the Giant, Roddy Piper take The Snake.
And all of you, the World Wrestling Entertainment is one man.
That is royalty, and that is the “Macho King” Randy Savage, oh, yeah.
[all laugh]
Mr. Fuji, very selective in picking number for my Powers of Pain.
Because you don't know what Mr. Fuji is thinking.
Because when I unleash my Powers of Pain on Royal Rumble, anything goes!
-[Mr. Fuji laughs] -[Powers of Pain growl]
It never ceases to amaze me what the human mind can come up with.
I mean, you think of the whole concept.
The Royal Rumble this afternoon, you're going to take 30 men,
and every two minutes,
you're going to send somebody to that ring, a fresh man.
So you're thinking to yourself, "Well, what number might be the best?"
Well, the last number would be the best. But that doesn't really mean anything,
because there's still going to be a lot of hungry men out there.
And hopefully I'll be one of those hungry men.
The man that wins this match is not going to be the man that is the best wrestler,
the best athlete. It's gonna be the man that will do anything.
The man that will, uh, take that extra step,
do just a little bit more than anybody else.
Maybe sacrifice a little bit more than anybody else.
Now me, that sounds just a lot like me.
[laughs] Yeah, man, Royal Rumble, baby.
You got one man hitting that ring every two minutes.
It's really a nasty affair. Bodies are going everywhere.
-Up there, down there, everywhere… -Take it easy, Jackie.
Don't get worked up. Mellow out!
In this Royal Rumble, one-on-one, survival of the fittest.
-Yeah. -But the Pink and Black attack is back,
and we're ready to go the distance in the Royal Rumble this year.
Yeah, baby! Yeah! [laughs]
Honky, this is it, baby, the chance we've been waiting on,
a chance for you to play all your hits, baby!
You better believe it.
The Honky Tonk Man's gonna play all his hits.
In fact, the Honky Tonk Man's gonna play 29 of them.
I hope I'm the first one to go out there because what the Honky Tonk Man's
gonna do is every two minutes I'm gonna play a new tune.
In fact, I'm gonna lay down some mean tunes.
You know what I'm saying? The Honky Tonk Man
is gonna be the winner of today of the Royal Rumble.
The Honky Tonk Man will stand alone and serenade hundreds
and thousands of people. [laughs]
Just like I told each and every one of you Hulkamaniacs out there,
I told you I'd be ready for the Rumble today, man.
You know, I got here a little bit early, I've seen a lot of the opponents
walking up and down the hallways, and they all seem confident,
they all seem prepared.
But the one thing they don't realize is you gotta expect the unexpected.
You gotta realize with Hulkamania running wild,
with Hulkamania at its peak right now, the strongest it's ever been.
No matter what type of shape, no matter how prepared you are
for the Royal Rumble, the one thing you can't compensate
is the power of the pythons with all my Hulkamaniacs behind me.
Each and every man for himself.
No friends, no enemies, the single goal in the Royal Rumble
is to prove what is the strongest force in the WWE.
I don't care if it's Dino Bravo, the so-called strongest man in the world.
I don't care if it's Hercules, I don't care if it's the Ultimate Warrior,
I don't care if it's Mr. Perfect.
One by one, I'm gonna dig deep down inside,
pull that reserve energy out from the training, the prayers,
and the vitamins.
And once I beat all other 29 opponents, I'm gonna show the whole WWE,
the whole world, that nobody is more powerful than Hulkamania
when it's at its peak. And what you gonna do, WWE,
when Hulkamania rumbles all over you?
[breathes heavily]
[Schiavone] The stage is set! The combatants are ready!
Let's go to The Fink!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen! It is now time
-for the Royal Rumble. -[crowd cheering]
Allow me to explain the rules.
Earlier, all 30 participants drew a number at random
to determine the order in which they would enter.
In just a moment, numbers one and two will begin the event,
and every two minutes thereafter,
another wrestler will enter the ring according to the number he drew.
Remember, in the Royal Rumble, it is every man for himself.
To be eliminated, a wrestler must be thrown out of the ring,
over the top rope, and onto the floor.
The one wrestler remaining in the ring after all 30 have entered
will be the winner.
And now, introducing the participants.
First of all, the man who last year drew number 30
and this year drew number one.
With his bodyguard Virgil,
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
[Schiavone] And this capacity crowd is loving every minute of it
that he, The Million Dollar Man, drew number one.
[Jesse] Well, quite a change from last year's Royal Rumble,
as The Fink stated, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
had number 30 last year. This year, faced with number one.
[Howard] And now, the individual who drew number two,
-"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware. -["Do the Bird" playing]
[Schiavone] So it'll be Koko B. Ware
and The Million Dollar Man beginning the Royal Rumble.
♪ Come on, everybody Get up off your feet ♪
[Schiavone] And in two minutes, we'll have another one enter.
♪ …and do the bird with me ♪
[Schiavone] At two-minute intervals. The Birdman is fired up.
[bell ringing]
Oh, The Million Dollar Man goes at him in a hurry,
and that's what you gotta do, Jess.
[Jesse] Absolutely, The Million Dollar Man trying to do
his destruction real early here.
Eliminate The Birdman, Koko, and wait to see who number three is.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] On top of Koko, now to the ride.
Right to the chest.
The Million Dollar Man not wasting any moves at all.
Everything right on target.
[Jesse] Well, early on, the number one pick is an advantage
for The Million Dollar Man, because he was actually
able to jump The Birdman right when he entered the ring,
thus getting an early advantage here.
[Schiavone] Back into the corner.
He is leveling Koko B. Ware.
[Jesse] And Koko hasn't had a chance to get any of them aerial tactics going.
[Schiavone] Into the corner again… And head first. Wrong thing to do.
But-- Well, now he should have learned.
[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] Three times. -[Jesse] He's learning now.
You don't go after Koko's cranium.
[Schiavone] Right to the eyes.
And now, maybe Koko with some offense here.
-Yeah. -[crowd cheering]
Koko unloading on The Million Dollar Man.
And that would be something if DiBiase were the first eliminated.
[Schiavone] You're right, he very well could be the first one eliminated.
Big headbutt from Million Dollar Man.
It could take a clothesline, it could be over right here. Oh, no.
[Jesse] And that's it for Koko, The Birdman went on a flight. He's done.
[Schiavone] Koko B. Ware has been eliminated, I assume.
[crowd booing]
[Schiavone] That The Million Dollar Man feels that his confidence is riding high.
There, you see the clock.
[Jesse] Well, he's only got 28 more to go, Tony.
One down, 28 to go
-for The Million Dollar Man. -[buzzer blaring]
-["Rockin’ Rockers" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] It's Marty Jannetty.
So, Marty Jannetty, one half of The Rockers.
And once again, Jess, the thing you pointed out,
he gets the first blow in because he's waiting on the man,
-oh, to come in the ring. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Jannetty unloading on The Million Dollar Man.
Other corner.
[Jesse] Oh, but DiBiase caught him coming in with that big boot.
[Schiavone] Well, he had to do something.
[Jesse] This is a tough, tough position to be in in the Royal Rumble.
The early draw, as I stated before Tony, the luck of the draw, so important.
And as we know, Mr. Perfect with number 30,
the perfect draw, he'll be last.
[Schiavone] Numbers one and number three. Oh, wow! He knocked him for a flip.
You gotta give The Million Dollar Man some credit.
-He is prepared. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] And now…
up high, waiting.
-Oh, he got caught. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] You wait too long on Marty Jannetty…
and he'll unload on you, Jannetty, right hands.
[Jesse] And he caught DiBiase with a big flying elbow.
[Schiavone] It was on target.
Here we go again, reversal, watch out.
Dangerously close to the rope from-- Man!
Can you believe that?
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Marty Jannetty eliminated, and The Million Dollar Man,
two down, 27 to go.
[Schiavone] He has cut two down, and there you see our clock.
[crowd jeering]
-[crowd] Five, four, three, two, one. -["Snake Bit" playing]
-[Schiavone] Oh, my God. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Look at this, Jesse.
[Jesse] And what a showdown. This capacity crowd on its feet standing.
What a showdown.
Jake "The Snake" against "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
[Schiavone] Look at those eyes. That look.
Once again, he gets in the first blow, as the man slips in the ring.
And they are on the floor.
[Jesse] And a crushing body slam outside the ring.
[Schiavone] From behind, he's putting a Million Dollar Dream-- Oh!
[Jesse] Whoa, but Jake rammed him into the steel post.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] And now it's Jake "The Snake's" turn on the inside.
-Jake Roberts. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] To the other side, back body drop.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Onto the arm, short clothesline.
[Jesse] And that's usually the setup for the DDT.
[Schiavone] You're right.
[Jesse] That's the setup move for the DDT.
-[Schiavone] These fans are going bananas. -[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] Here it comes. -[Jesse] Oh, DiBiase caught him.
What a brilliant maneuver on the part of The Million Dollar Man.
[Schiavone] Ted DiBiase was waiting for that.
But Jake "The Snake" was waiting for the elbow.
And now it's DiBiase.
-[growls] -[grunts]
[Jesse] Wow! Drives that shoulder in.
We got seven seconds till a new participant.
[crowd cheering]
-[buzzer blaring] -[Schiavone] Okay, there's the bell.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] It's the Macho King. Randy Savage is in.
And that may spell trouble for Jake "The Snake" Roberts. But no.
-Jake Roberts-- -[Jesse] Whoa.
DiBiase caught The Snake coming in and now the Macho King,
choking down Jake "The Snake," giving The Million Dollar Man a breather.
First one he's had all… all day in the Royal Rumble.
[Schiavone] The Macho King finds his mark on Jake "The Snake,"
who is in a lot of trouble.
And now a little double team here, if you can call it that,
even though there are no teams.
[Jesse] That's right, and anything goes in the Royal Rumble.
As you can see, there is no referee inside the ring.
Referees are only on the outside.
They're only there to determine when a man's been eliminated.
-[Schiavone] That's how you like it. -[Jesse] And Jake's in trouble.
Well, it's called a Rumble. You gotta make it a Rumble.
[Schiavone] From up top.
-Double axe handle. On target. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] And Jake "The Snake" in a lot of trouble.
[Jesse] I would not wanna be in Jake Roberts's shoes right now.
Can you imagine being in the ring facing both the Macho King
and The Million Dollar Man at the same time?
That is punishment.
[Schiavone] And look, he's tied up, and you're right.
[Jesse] Oh, look at the Macho King slaps his face.
[Schiavone] And here we go, hopefully…
-[Jesse] What do you mean hopefully? -…Jake will get some help.
Who is it?
[buzzer blaring]
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] My goodness.
-[Jesse] It's Roddy Piper. -[Schiavone] Like a madman.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Exploding…
on both The Million Dollar Man and the Macho King.
[Jesse] "Rowdy" Roddy Piper going crazy in there.
[Schiavone] And Jake "The Snake" still tied up.
-They miss. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Piper.
[Jesse] Now why would he do that? It's every man for himself.
[Schiavone] Well, if he's tied up, you can't throw him over the top.
Now, Snake, Piper, leveling DiBiase, and Savage.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Uh-oh, back they go.
I thought for a moment they were going to hit each other.
[Jesse] Well, as you said, Tony, it's every man for himself,
but it seems it's team against team here.
It's Piper and Jake "The Snake" against the Macho King and The Million Dollar Man.
[Schiavone] Trying to get at the Macho King.
[Jesse] Roberts and Piper trying to throw the Macho King over the top.
[Schiavone] And they're very close.
Come on! Get him! Fall out!
[Schiavone] Sensational Queen Sherri.
[Sherri] Come on. Come on.
-[Schiavone] And now… -[Sherri] Get him! Get him!
…Savage back in, watch out.
[Jesse] Oh, Piper almost eliminated.
-[Schiavone] Here we go. -[Jesse] Macho King almost eliminated.
[Schiavone] Using the leg that time, the Macho Man stopped the momentum.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jesse] We're gonna have five in there. -[crowd] Three, two, one!
-[buzzer blaring] -[Schiavone] All right.
-It's The Warlord. -[Jesse] Oh, boy.
And it's gonna take some doing to get him out of the ring.
[Schiavone] Some of the big boys are coming in now.
The Warlord nonchalantly stalking Jake “The Snake.”
Boy, he pounded Jake right to the canvas. Doing the same to Piper.
[Jesse] Well, this guy's about 330 pounds of solid muscle.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Piper may be out. Can he get him over? He almost had him.
Meanwhile, the Macho King continues to work…
-[crowd cheering] -…on Jake "The Snake."
[Jesse] And look at the guts on the part of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper fighting back.
There goes Jake.
[Schiavone] Can they get him out?
[Jesse] The Macho King and The Million Dollar Man
trying to turn Jake "The Snake" over. Trying to eliminate Jake Roberts.
[Schiavone] Jake holding on, grabbing the apron.
Meanwhile, Piper, tied up The Barbarian, or The Warlord, that is.
There you see The Warlord tied up.
[Jesse] Macho King going up, double axe handle
and Roberts is down again.
[Schiavone] Well, they had to bring him inside, Jess.
Try to soften him up a little bit more.
But as you can see, that's been very difficult to do.
[Sherri] Come on, break his neck! Break it, break it, break it!
[Schiavone] The Macho King just pushing that boot right to the face.
[Jesse] You know, another unique thing here too,
is managers can stay at ringside
until anyone that they manage has been eliminated.
[Schiavone] There's your ten-second clock.
-Here we go. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] And now…
-it's The Hitman. -[Jesse] Wow, "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] You know what's amazing right here, Tony?
Ted DiBiase, The Million Dollar Man, was number one.
He's still in the ring, that's remarkable.
[Schiavone] The Hitman, the eighth man to come in.
However, only six are in the ring right now,
with The Hitman going right after the big one.
He didn't waste any time, did he?
[Jesse] Well, you might as well, when you're at top energy,
take out the biggest guy in the ring.
[Bret grunts]
-[Schiavone] Big foot. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Meanwhile, the Macho King down on the canvas with Jake "The Snake."
-Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] And a big double team clothesline by The Hitman and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
on The Warlord.
[Schiavone] Now they're gonna try to just ease The Warlord out.
-[crowd cheering] -[groans]
[Jesse] Piper trying to eliminate The Warlord, to no avail.
[Schiavone] Too much bulk to get up, watch out.
For the second time, the Macho King is on the ropes.
-[Sherri shouts indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
[Sherri] Go, get him!
[Schiavone] Couldn't get him over.
[Jesse] We got nobody really close to going out at this point, Tony.
[Schiavone] Not at all. And Ted DiBiase, "The Million Dollar Man,"
the number one man is still there, battling with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Right to the turn buckle.
[Jesse] You know, this will be a remarkable feat
if The Million Dollar Man can pull this off.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] The clock ticks down
-to our next man in the Royal Rumble. -[buzzer blaring]
-[Schiavone] Oh, my. -[Jesse] Bad News Brown.
Now there's a guy that's got no friends whatsoever.
-[Schiavone] I was gonna say-- -[Jesse] Who knows
who he's gonna go after.
[Schiavone] This match is made for Bad News Brown.
It's his type of match.
[Bad News grunts]
[Schiavone] Oh, he goes right after The Hitman.
Holding on The Hitman.
[Jesse] Nobody really close to being eliminated.
You can see a lot of guys are sucking a lot of wind.
It's gonna be definitely a determination of who's in shape.
And there's that short clothesline again by The Snake.
[Schiavone] Snake with a second win right here.
-DDT. -[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] The Macho King. -[Jesse] And Roberts is eliminated.
The Macho King has eliminated Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
[Schiavone] Right on the verge of the DDT on DiBiase.
As Bad News Brown works on The Hitman with assistance from Savage.
[grunts]
[Schiavone] The Million Dollar Man chops away
-at "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. -[grunts]
And now-- Oh, a reversal.
[grunts]
[Schiavone] Watch out!
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] He's close!
[Jesse] And what a save by the "Macho King" Randy Savage.
[Schiavone] Jesse, if it's every man for himself, why would he save somebody?
He's been paid off. He has to have been paid off.
[Jesse] Well, you never know, DiBiase with plenty of money.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] The Hitman could not get The Warlord over.
He's fighting The Warlord on the bridge of the nose.
-Here's your clock once again. -[crowd] Four, three, two, one.
-[buzzer blaring] -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Listen to the eruption for Dusty Rhodes.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Dusty Rhodes, Rhodes immediately going after the Macho King.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Into the ropes.
[Jesse] And Big Dusty knew who he wanted to go after.
[Schiavone] You're right, he made a beeline for the Macho King.
And now, Bad News Brown, and here comes the Macho King.
[Jesse] Whoa! And Rhodes has eliminated the "Macho King" Randy Savage.
That has got to be somewhat of an upset right there,
-the Macho King eliminated. -[Schiavone] Incredible.
Savage does not want to leave.
But the Macho King… has been eliminated.
So now, six are in the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Now, Dusty goes right over to The Warlord
to help "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Meanwhile, Bad News, DiBiase trying to work on Hitman.
[Jesse] It's gonna take a lot of doing, they're gonna need to double,
triple team to try to get The Warlord out.
There's Bad News trying to eliminate The Hitman.
[Schiavone] I don't see why they don't work on it--
work on The Warlord, get him out.
[Jesse] DiBiase and the Dream battling it out.
There's Piper trying to eliminate The Warlord.
I don't think Rowdy Roddy's got enough strength to do it.
[Schiavone] Pulling down on the head.
Here's your countdown.
[crowd] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight…
[Schiavone] Who will be next in the Royal Rumble?
-[buzzer blaring] -[Jesse] Uh-oh. It's André the Giant.
The first member of the Heenan family makes his appearance.
André the Giant, the eighth wonder of the world.
[Schiavone] Jesse, you'll recall a lot of arguments going on
with Heenan family about every man for himself.
The Brain said every family for itself.
[Jesse] Yeah, I disagree.
It's a family affair when Heenan's involved.
[Schiavone] All right.
André presents-- Oh, look at that.
The Warlord did not waste a second.
[Jesse] And yet, look how big The Warlord is,
and he looks small in front-- Oh!
And André eliminates The Warlord with one hand.
Unbelievable.
Six guys couldn't do it, but André could. Look at this.
[Schiavone] Bobby "The Brain" dragging down Fuji.
It's every manager for himself, too.
-[shouts indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Heenan telling Fuji your man's done, take a walk.
[Schiavone] Right to the midsection.
André trying to clear the house using Dusty and Piper.
Pushing up against Dusty Rhodes.
[Jesse] Oh, now he's got 'em both.
-This is the Giant's style right here. -[Schiavone] Well, you--
[Jesse] André the Giant, the only man capable of taking on three, four,
five guys at once.
-[Schiavone] Now-- -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] As The Hitman is on the verge of elimination,
Dusty and Piper momentarily had an advantage on André,
but that all ended quickly.
[Jesse] Well, you're looking at about 540 pounds
that have to be eliminated.
[Schiavone] Yeah, it's gonna take more than two of them.
Dusty from the other side, right into André again.
[Jesse] Now, why would Dusty continue to attack André?
Why doesn't he help André get rid of Piper?
-[crowd] …two, one. -[buzzer blaring]
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] The Red Rooster.
And he is coming to-- Look at Dusty. Dusty grabs The Red Rooster.
Going right after Dusty.
André is on Bret Hart. Bad News and Piper. Piper! No!
He balanced himself out, he is still in there.
[Jesse] Whoa! And Piper's eliminated Bad News Brown.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Bad News trying to go back into the ring.
-He pulled out Piper. -[Schiavone] Wait a second.
[Jesse] I don't think Bad News would be allowed to eliminate Piper, would he?
[Schiavone] I don't think so either.
-And Bad News and Piper still going at it. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Look at 'em.
[Jesse] Well, apparently they've eliminated each other.
[Schiavone] Apparently so.
[Jesse] They're fighting all the way back to the dressing room.
[Schiavone] They're not worried.
[Jesse] This is a street fight on the floor.
[Schiavone] The referees trying to break them up.
But Piper and Bad News really going at it.
-[Jesse] Look at this. -[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] They are fighting still. -[crowd chanting] Roddy! Roddy!
[Schiavone] Oh, they're going back to the dressing room area.
Meanwhile in the ring, we are very close, but Dusty with DiBiase,
got some help from Virgil that time.
[Sherri] Come on, let's go!
[Schiavone] Now, see, I don't agree with that, Virgil should not reach up
and push his man back in.
-[grunts] -[Jesse] Oh!
And the Rooster's finding out what it's like to tangle with a giant.
-[crowd] Five, four, three, two, one. -[buzzer blaring]
[Schiavone] And it's Ax of Demolition.
[Jesse] And there goes the Rooster.
André the Giant eliminated The Red Rooster.
[Schiavone] You're right, the Rooster is gone.
But André turned right in to Ax.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] And you can better believe the members of Demolition
want their hands on the members of the Colossal Connection.
[Jesse] And right now, Ax with a big advantage over the Giant.
But the only problem is, you can choke him all you want,
you still gotta throw him out over the top.
[Schiavone] And it's gonna take more than the powerful
Ax of Demolition to do that.
André countered with a chokehold of his own.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Many of the fans jumping on The Brain,
knowing that André is in a fight right now with Ax.
Now, here goes DiBiase again.
[Jesse] Hitman and Dusty Rhodes trying desperately to eliminate
The Million Dollar Man. DiBiase holding on to that middle strand.
[Ted groans]
[Schiavone] He's almost out. Alm-- Oh, Dusty went right after André.
Meanwhile, The Million Dollar Man, very close.
[Schiavone] André is tied up.
[Jesse] They've got André tied up in-- Oh!
Double elbows on top of the head.
[Schiavone] But Jesse, as long as he's tied up,
he's gonna stay in there.
[Jesse] That's right, if they beat him in there,
if they knock him out and beat him to submission,
they still gotta pick him up and put him out over the top.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Now they're going to try.
[Jesse] Well, I gotta see this.
That could be a mistake, yeah?
[Schiavone] Well, he was waiting on it, wasn't he?
[Jesse] They unhooked the Giant, got his hands free.
[crowd chanting] Six, five, four…
[Schiavone] As our clock counts down to zero again.
[buzzer blaring]
Oh, and here's some help for André, his partner, Haku.
[Schiavone] You're right. Bobby "The Brain" pats him on the back.
And Haku…
[wrestlers grunt]
[Schiavone] …goes right after Ax of Demolition.
[Jesse] And he is the Giant's partner, they're the champions.
[Schiavone] And he is, without a doubt, the freshest man in there right now.
-[crowd cheering] -[wrestlers grunting]
[Schiavone] Right on the head, stomping Dusty Rhodes down to the canvas.
And André sitting right down on Axe.
Meanwhile, DiBiase battling away with The Hitman.
So they've paired off right now, basically.
[Jesse] That's right, you got André working over Ax.
You got Haku against Rhodes, and you got DiBiase and The Hitman.
[Schiavone] Dusty bouncing back up.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] There are those left-handed jabs, yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Uh-oh, Dusty couldn't stay up, he could not stay up.
He got in a couple of good blows, Jess, but could not stay there.
[Jesse] Well, Rhodes has been in there quite a while, they all have,
except for Haku, he's the freshest man in the ring.
[both groan]
-[crowd cheering] -[Bret] Oh, shoot. Oh, shoot.
-[Schiavone] Again, Haku after The Hitman. -[Jesse] Oh, shoot.
-[Haku grunts] -[Schiavone] And Haku…
after Ax, Dusty is back to his feet on the other side. Oh!
[Jesse] Oh, and then Haku hit Ax with that foot of his.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] The Hitman in a lot of trouble.
-[crowd] Six, five four… -[Schiavone] We're just about ready
-for the seventh man. -[crowd] …three, two one!
-[crowd cheering] -[buzzer blaring]
-[Schiavone] It is Smash. -[Jesse] Smash of Demolition.
[Schiavone] These are 15th overall men coming to the Royal Rumble,
right now seven in the ring.
[Jesse] You know what's remarkable, Tony?
The Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase, the number one pick, is still in the ring.
That is unbelievable that DiBiase has lasted through all of this.
[Schiavone] And he has been on the verge of going out many times, but has held on.
Okay, André exploding it up in the corner, as you can see.
[Jesse] You know what else is interesting, Tony?
You got the Tag Team Champions, the Colossal Connection,
and you got Demolition, the former champions,
and they're going at it.
[Schiavone] That's right, it's become…
a Demolition-Colossal Connection war in that one corner.
Meanwhile, that enables Dusty and The Hitman
to double team The Million Dollar Man.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] And DiBiase on the verge of going out.
Haku saves the day.
[Schiavone] Dusty sending Haku headfirst to the turn buckle.
Boy, André is relentless.
[Jesse] Well, André's gonna be a tough, tough man to get out of that ring.
I've said it before, it'll take five, six, eight guys to put him out.
There may not be enough guys in the ring to get him out.
[Schiavone] Well, that's the point.
DiBiase-- As Demolition levels away at DiBiase,
Haku steps in to help out. And The Hitman and Dusty working on André.
Here comes Ax, or make it Smash, of Demolition.
A chokehold on André from The Hitman.
What a battle.
Here we go, we're down to five and counting.
[crowd chanting] Five, four, three, two, one.
[buzzer blaring]
[Jesse] Oh, it's Akeem.
"The African Dream."
[Schiavone] And with Akeem, if he makes it in the ring before-- Yep.
Now, Jesse, we have eight men in the ring, that's the most we've had at one time.
[Jesse] Absolutely, Tony, this is the most that have been in there.
And Akeem going to work on the Giant.
-[crowd cheering] -[wrestlers grunting]
[Schiavone] Akeem went right after André.
André goes down.
[Jesse] But it don't matter if he goes through the middle rope,
he's got to go over the top.
[Schiavone] Now, Demolition working on Haku.
Watch out. He's--
-[crowd cheering] -[Jesse] They got him.
Demolition has accomplished a major obstacle.
They've eliminated André the Giant.
[Schiavone] André the Giant,
certainly one of the favorites of the Royal Rumble,
will be no more in this event.
Haku very close to getting out.
[crowd clamoring]
[Jesse] And I believe Bret Hart was eliminated.
We were so concerned over the elimination of André the Giant.
I believe Bret Hart also has been eliminated from the Rumble.
[Schiavone] So now we're down to six in the ring.
Demolition.
Pairing off against Akeem and DiBiase, Haku.
That's actually Dusty over with Akeem.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] And DiBiase working on Smash.
[Jesse] You know, it's amazing DiBiase has any strength left,
as long as he's been in there.
[Schiavone] He's battling away, we got a double axe handle.
Haku needs to turn around, Dusty gets him.
[crowd chanting] …three, two, one.
-[buzzer blaring] -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] And here comes the "Superfly," Jimmy Snuka.
[Schiavone] And just listen to this capacity crowd.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] The Superfly springs into action.
[Jimmy grunts]
[Schiavone] Boy, Akeem met him with full force attack.
[Jesse] Yeah, but those are the two guys with the most energy right there
-going after each other. -[Schiavone] That's right.
Dusty almost has DiBiase, and look at Virgil.
No call for that at all.
[Heenan] Game over.
[Jesse] Hey, if he can get away with it, fine and dandy, that's what I say.
[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] Akeem! -[Jesse] Oh!
And the Superfly has eliminated "The African Dream" Akeem.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] So now we have six.
And the battle rages on in the Royal Rumble, and I mean rages.
-[crowd cheering] -[wrestlers clamoring]
[Jesse] Demolition going to work on the Superfly.
[Schiavone] Every man for himself, there's no question about that.
-[crowd cheering] -[wrestlers clamor]
[Schiavone] That time, Haku snuck up,
got for a headbutt on Smash of Demolition.
Meanwhile, on their knees in the background, Dusty…
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] …and DiBiase.
[Jesse] Well, we got some interesting pair-ups going along here.
There's Dusty measuring Haku while Smash is holding onto him.
[Schiavone] Can't get over the fact that André was eliminated.
[crowd chanting] Beat him! Beat him!
[Jesse] Whoa! DiBiase coming down hard on The America Dream.
And we're down to five seconds, another contestant.
-[crowd chanting] …two, one. -[Schiavone] Here we go.
-[buzzer blaring] -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] It's the world's strongest man, Dino Bravo.
[Schiavone] Dino Bravo, Jesse, coming in.
Once again, with all that reserve and all that power,
he's the freshest man in there.
[grunts]
[Schiavone] And he's going right after.
Ax of Demolition. But look at Haku.
He and Bravo duking it out right here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] And we're getting now to the point of the match
where the luckier guys are coming out, Tony.
The guys who got the late draw.
Bravo…
got number 18.
[Haku grunts]
Demolition working over DiBiase.
-[crowd cheering] -[wrestlers clamor]
[Heenan] Come on, Dino! Come on, Dino!
-[Schiavone] Into the ropes. -[grunts]
[Jesse] And Demolition double teaming DiBiase out.
I'm amazed DiBiase is still on his feet.
-[crowd cheering] -[grunts]
[Schiavone] Dusty in trouble, Bravo working away.
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] Watch out, DiBiase.
[Ted grunts]
[Schiavone] Now the referee moving Virgil away,
Thank goodness, it's--
[Jesse] And Smash trying desperately
-to eliminate The Million Dollar Man. -[shouts]
[Jesse] But The Million Dollar Man goes to the eyes.
[Schiavone] Well, he's been on that apron a lot in this event.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] Meanwhile, Dusty and Bravo.
-[crowd clamoring] -[Schiavone] Smash and DiBiase.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] In another corner, Haku trying desperately.
There's Bravo.
And Dusty. And we're just about ready for another…
[crowd chanting] …four, three, two, one.
[Schiavone] …athlete of the World Wrestling Federation.
-[buzzer blaring] -[Schiavone] Oh, my.
[Jesse] It's the Canadian Earthquake.
And he's very lucky, a man of his size, to get a draw of number 19.
[Schiavone] Certainly the cause of endurance, Jesse.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] The Earthquake is in.
[Jesse] Whoa! And he hammers Rhodes.
-[crowd cheering] -[wrestlers grunting]
[Schiavone] Dusty backed up against the ropes.
The Earthquake right to the eyes.
[shouts]
[Jesse] And Earthquake eliminates "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes.
[Schiavone] So the Earthquake comes in immediately,
makes an impact on the Royal Rumble.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] And that prompts Ax now.
[Jesse] The Earthquake, you know, this has got to be cut and dry,
his style of match.
Look at the size of this guy, look at him, lifting up, eliminating
one of Demolition. Which one is that, Ax?
[Schiavone] That's Ax, he just picked him up.
[Jesse] Earthquake eliminates Ax of Demolition.
[Schiavone] And what about the look on the face of Haku?
And everyone realizes, I'm sure, you can see on the face of Haku,
that he realized the threat of Earthquake.
No doubt the biggest threat of the seven men in there right now.
[Jesse] Well, he's-- he's hit the ring and in a matter of less than two minutes,
he's eliminated Dusty Rhodes and he's eliminated Ax of Demolition.
He's got Haku in the corner, Snuka working over DiBiase.
[Schiavone] There you see the Earthquake, what an impact he has made.
Two quick removals.
-[crowd cheering] -[wrestlers grunting]
[Schiavone] Haku working on the Earthquake, who will not go down.
Dino Bravo is down and Smash going to work on him.
[crowd chanting] Six, five, four, three, two…
[Schiavone] Another one.
-[crowd cheering] -[buzzer blaring]
[Schiavone] It's The Anvil.
[Jesse] "The Anvil" Jim Neidhart.
[Schiavone] Look at The Anvil.
[Jesse] And he's going right after the Earthquake.
[Schiavone] He's doing the right too, Jesse.
Get that man out of there.
[Jesse] I don't know if that's the right thing.
I think I'd stay away from Earthquake.
[Schiavone] Well, now, three of 'em.
-Trying to send the Earthquake out. -[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] Look at it.
[Jesse] They got the feet up, they got the Earthquake's feet up.
They're calling for more help.
[Schiavone] Here comes Snuka.
-Underneath. -[Jesse] Underneath.
There's four of 'em. Four guys can't get the Earthquake,
Here comes DiBiase, that's five.
-[Schiavone] And Bravo-- Oh! -[Jesse] Eliminated the Earthquake.
That is a major accomplishment of major teamwork, of major proportion.
[Dino] Took of 'em. Five of 'em!
[Schiavone] It took many of them,
as the Earthquake, a look of disbelief on his face.
He has been eliminated, but he arrived and did plenty of damage.
What a man, the Earthquake.
[Jesse] Well, it took five or six of them to eliminate the Earthquake.
And I think that's the only way they'd have got the job done.
[Schiavone] Bravo and Snuka battling it out in a corner.
Smash, DiBiase on the near side.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] There you see Neidhart helping out Smash.
Haku having his problems with Bravo.
-Double atomic drop. -[Jesse] Oh.
And as if DiBiase hasn't absorbed enough punishment, he was number one.
[wrestlers clamor]
[Schiavone] Six are in, in the Royal Rumble,
in the ring at this time.
Twenty total have entered.
-[crowd chanting] …five, four, three… -[Schiavone] Make it 21 in five seconds.
-[crowd chanting] …two, one. -[buzzer blaring]
[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] Watch out! -[Jesse] The Ultimate Warrior.
[Schiavone] This place erupts.
[Jesse] He's going right after Bravo.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Choking Bravo, shooting Bravo in.
Oh, Bravo caught him.
I don't think it fazed him.
[Jesse] It fazed him.
-[Schiavone] Yeah, that one did. -[Jesse] Oh!
And the Warrior has eliminated Bravo.
[Schiavone] Dino Bravo is out.
The Warrior right on Snuka.
[Jimmy groans]
[Schiavone] Everybody…
[Jesse] Well, as you said, it's every man for himself, Tony.
There are no friends in the Royal Rumble.
-[crowd clamoring] -[Schiavone] Haku, now…
and Snuka teaming up on the Warrior.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] The Warrior continues to battle away.
He's after Smash of Demolition.
Right there, in the midsection.
[grunts]
Smash will not go down.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] That's not the idea, the idea is to go up and out.
[Ted groans]
[Schiavone] Six remain in the Royal Rumble…
at this point.
-Big forearm. -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Whoa! And the Warrior and Neidhart going after DiBiase.
DiBiase's out on his feet.
[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] Boy, the Warrior's still-- -[Jesse] Now isn't that remarkable?
Neidhart and the Warrior beating up DiBiase
-have now turned on each other. -[Schiavone] That's right.
I would think that you would grab and swing at the closest thing you can.
At least that, to me, would be the most sensible thing.
[crowd chanting] …three, two…
[Schiavone] Temperature high in the Royal Rumble.
[Jesse] And it's "The Model" Rick Martel.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Showing off his body, thinks a lot of himself, no doubt.
And a welcome to this battle royale.
-[crowd cheering] -[grunts]
[Schiavone] Martel making sure
-every blow is on target. -[grunts]
[Schiavone] That's always been Martel's game, Jesse.
Each and every move executed well.
[Jesse] That's right, plus he's fresh.
[Schiavone] And getting some help from the Warrior
now on Smash of Demolition.
[Jesse] And Smash of Demolition in a lot of trouble in the corner.
[crowd clamoring]
[Jesse] The Warrior trying to lift Martel out too.
What's the matter with that idiot?
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] The Warrior, stalking. He's on to Haku.
Neidhart is with Rick Martel.
-And… -[crowd cheering]
-[Jesse] Whoa. -[Schiavone] Yes.
[Jesse] And Haku has eliminated Smash.
He caught him with that kick on the apron.
[Schiavone] Smash had caught himself on the apron and then the crescent kick.
-[Mr. Fuji] No, no, no, no, no, no, no. -[Schiavone] Smash of Demolition.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Was it Martel? Did Martel go out?
[Jesse] No, Martel holding out on the apron.
If Neidhart could push him out, but no way.
A great move by "The Model" Rick Martel.
[Schiavone] That's right, and don't forget, it's over the top,
and to the floor.
[Jesse] That's right, he saved himself elimination.
He went over the top, but he did not make it to the floor.
-[crowd cheering] -[both grunt]
[Schiavone] The Warrior battling with DiBiase.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] And we have a countdown again.
[crowd chanting] Six, five, four, three, two, one.
[Schiavone] Who will it be?
-[buzzer blaring] -[Jesse] Chico Santana.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Santana is in.
[Jesse] And he goes right after "The Model" Rick Martel,
his former tag team partner.
[Schiavone] Jesse, you notice, as Martel and Santana go at it…
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] I still-- You've made mention of this,
but we have had now 23 guys enter,
not all, of course, are here. The number one guy, DiBiase, still there.
[Jesse] That is a remarkable accomplishment
by "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
Pick number one, and we're at what, 23, 24?
-[Schiavone] Twenty-three have entered. -[Jesse] Twenty-three have entered.
-DiBiase is still in there. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] Haku gets leveled, up top Martel.
Not a chance with Santana.
Snuka and Neidhart are both battling The Million Dollar Man.
Haku being able to fire off against the Warrior here.
[Jesse] And the two former partners still going at it,
Chico Santana and "The Model" Rick Martel.
-[crowd clamoring] -[wrestlers grunt]
[Schiavone] There you see the Warrior, boy he absorbed those shoulder blocks,
DiBiase, Virgil.
-There's one-- -[Jesse] Look at Virgil.
[Schiavone] Yeah, there's one of the reasons he stayed in so long.
[Jesse] Now Virgil gives him a helping hand now, and noted.
-[Schiavone] Yeah, I should say so. -[Jesse] Oh.
Well, that's what he's paid for, Tony.
What's he supposed to do, sit on his thumbs out there?
[Schiavone] In a match like this, when it's every man for himself,
don't you think every man should be the one to win the match?
[Jesse] Wait, but you said yourself it's every manager too,
or valet, or whatever.
-[crowd clamoring] -[wrestlers grunting]
[Schiavone] We're down now to five seconds before yet another.
-[crowd chanting] …two, one. -[buzzer blaring]
[Schiavone] Oh, it's The Honky Tonk Man.
[Jesse] The Honky Tonk Man and the Colonel Jimmy Hart.
[crowd booing]
[Schiavone] And the boos here in Orlando ring out for the Honky Tonk Man.
-[crowd clamoring] -[Schiavone] Look at the Warrior.
[Jesse] Whoa! And the Warrior was waiting for him.
[Schiavone] He had that arm back.
DiBiase holding the Warrior, enabling the Honky Tonk Man
to get in some blows.
[Jesse] And here comes the Superfly.
[Schiavone] That's right, joins the melee.
[Jesse] You know, it's just remarkable.
A guy could be a friend one minute, an enemy the next.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] There you see both Neidhart and the Warrior
working on Martel, but DiBiase comes in.
[Jesse] Oh, and they've got Neidhart in trouble.
-[Schiavone] Yep, he's-- -[Jesse] Neidhart eliminated.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart eliminated.
We have six remaining…
in the ring at this part of the Royal Rumble. Into the ropes.
-[Jesse] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] And the Warrior has eliminated The Million Dollar Man.
A remarkable effort on the part of The Million Dollar Man,
and the Warrior finally eliminates him.
And it took one big clothesline, only one,
for DiBiase to be eliminated.
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] The Warrior…
with maybe some momentum right here.
Watch out, Santana may have Martel.
Martel bracing himself with the arm.
Meanwhile, you see that The Honky Tonk Man,
the freshest of the men in, is having his troubles with the Superfly.
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd chanting] …nine, eight, seven…
[Jesse] And in five seconds, we'll have another participant.
[Schiavone] We are ready for the 25th man to enter the Royal Rumble.
-[buzzer blaring] -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] It's the Hulkster,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Champion.
-[Schiavone] Watch out. -[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] This place explodes
as the Hulkster has made his presence in the Royal Rumble.
-Snuka! -[Jesse] Oh!
And Hulk Hogan eliminates the Superfly.
[Schiavone] Hogan going right after Haku.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] Now, to the other corner.
Hulk Hogan, you talk about preparation.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] Hogan is ready.
-Yeah! -[Jesse] He's eliminated Haku.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] So now the Hulkster quickly eliminates two.
Martel and Santana.
-The Warrior in there with him. -[crowd clamoring]
-[Jesse] Every man for himself. -[Schiavone] It really is.
The Honky Tonk Man to the right and the Hulkster levels out.
-[crowd cheering] -[Schiavone] Watch out!
Martel! Santana!
-Santana's out! -[Jesse] Santana's been eliminated.
"The Model" Rick Martel stayed on the apron,
and we're down to four guys.
Honky Tonk, "The Model" Rick Martel,
The Ultimate Warrior and the champion Hulk Hogan.
[Schiavone] As you see, Martel and the Warrior going at it.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] Martel trying to get the best of the Warrior.
The Honky Tonk Man using the Hulkster's t-shirt.
-[Jimmy Hart] Go give it to him! -[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] And he's really tightening that out around his neck.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] The Warrior getting the advantage now on Rick Martel.
[Jesse] And it's amazing
the number that The Honky Tonk Man is doing on the champion in the corner.
Choking Hogan out with his own t-shirt.
He's actually tying it into the corner.
[Schiavone] We are ready to add a fifth man.
-[buzzer blaring] -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Shawn Michaels of The Rockers.
[Schiavone] Shawn Michaels makes it five in the ring.
[Jesse] And Honky Tonk-- Hogan eliminating The Honky Tonk Man.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Shawn Michaels eliminated by the Warrior.
And Rick Martel eliminated by the Warrior.
-And look at this, look at this. -[Schiavone] All right.
-[Schiavone] My God. -[Jesse] Hulk Hogan and the Warrior.
[Schiavone] There is not a person sitting down.
Everyone on his feet. Look at the eyes of the Hulkster.
-The eyes of the Warrior. -[crowd cheering]
-[Schiavone] Listen. -[Jesse] Whoa!
What a matchup this is gonna be.
The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan, one-on-one.
[Schiavone] Hold on to your seats. This place is going to explode.
[Jesse] Whoa! Nobody moves.
-Again, nobody moves. -[Schiavone] Oh, my God. Look at this.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jesse] Criss-cross.
[Schiavone] The Hulkster's down. He missed the clothesline!
-Oh! -[Jesse] And they clotheslined each other.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] They're both down, unbelievable.
[Schiavone] Absolutely incredible.
These two athletes, the Hulkster, the Warrior.
Every man for himself going at it.
And they both are down. Listen to the fans.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] It's now a matter of who will get up first,
but we're down to eight seconds, Tony, before we get a third participant.
-[crowd chanting] …three, two, one. -[Schiavone] Who will it be?
[buzzer blaring]
-[Jesse] The Barbarian. -[Schiavone] Yes, it is.
And it's a very large man.
[Jesse] And look at this, he can measure of-- Wham!
-[Schiavone] You're right, Jesse. -[Jesse] He nails Hogan.
-[Schiavone] He can have his way with 'em. -[Jesse] Wham! He nails the Warrior.
Here's a guy who can eliminate both of these guys.
What a smart move and a luck of the draw on the part of The Barbarian.
[Schiavone] You're right about the luck of the draw,
and also the luck of the elimination too,
that only two remain and want to remain,
the Hulkster and the Warrior, at one point in this Royal Rumble.
And now The Barbarian having a virtual field day here,
-but the Warrior's back up. -[grunts]
[Jesse] He's back down now.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] Here comes the Hulkster. Now--
[Jesse] Here comes "Ravishing" Rick Rude into the ring.
So Rick Rude becomes the 28th.
[crowd clamoring]
[Jesse] It seem-- It seems to me that "Ravishing" Rick Rude
came into the ring premature. I didn't see a count.
[Schiavone] Well, I think I saw that, uh,
the-- the ten-second clock appeared after he came in.
But the fact of the matter is, it's been beyond ten seconds, he's in now.
The Hulkster's back up, The Barbarian is after him.
The Warrior…
with Rude.
I'll tell you what, Jesse, and this is personal.
I wanna see the Hulkster and the Warrior go face to face again.
[Jesse] Ooh, and a beautiful drop kick by "Ravishing" Rick Rude.
[Schiavone] Before this match is over, that might happen.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Hogan almost eliminated.
Now why would the Warrior come to his rescue?
[Schiavone] Well, he's gotta hit somebody.
[Jesse] They went toe to toe earlier and now he saves Hogan.
I don't understand this.
[Schiavone] I'm not so sure he realized
how close the Hulkster was to being eliminated, Jess.
[Jesse] If the Warrior had been smart, he'd have come over
and helped him and got rid of Hogan.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] Now the Hulkster, still with The Barbarian,
Rick Rude…
and The Ultimate Warrior.
Now they get the Hulkster down.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] No, he's coming back! Yeah!
[Jesse] And they're going after the Warrior.
They've double teamed the Warrior. Here comes Hogan.
And Hogan eliminates the Warrior, there you see it.
You didn't see no love lost from Hulk Hogan.
[Schiavone] Wait a minute,
you sure that wasn't The Barbarian and Rude?
[Jesse] Now what is the Warrior doing in there?
He's been eliminated.
[crowd clamoring]
-[Schiavone] Oh, he's a wild man. -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] He's an idiot.
Hogan eliminates him and he jumps back in the ring
and nails the two opponents?
That don't make no sense to me, Schiavone.
[Schiavone] Well, Hulkster was down.
-[buzzer blaring] -[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] The mighty Hercules.
[Schiavone] Well, Jesse…
twenty-nine men have now entered the Royal Rumble.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] And we have four in the ring.
-[Jesse] And we know who's last. -[Schiavone] We certainly do.
[Jesse] Mr. Perfect.
[Schiavone] That's right, from an earlier interview.
-[crowd clamoring] -[The Barbarian grunts]
-[Jesse] And look at this double teaming. -[Rick grunts]
[Jesse] Hercules firing in first The Barbarian,
then "Ravishing" Rick Rude right into that big size 17 of the Hulkster.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] The Hulkster and The Barbarian,
Rude and Hercules.
-[crowd clamoring] -[wrestlers grunting]
[Schiavone] The Hulkster grabs the big Barbarian.
Oh, wow! There's that mammoth man-off, Jesse.
[Jesse] Yep, big power move there on the part of Hogan with--
-That showed a lot of strength. -[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] As they continue to pair off here.
[Jesse] Hogan going for it again.
He's got him over the top, The Barbarian holding on.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] This would be a big feat for Hogan to eliminate that big man,
but I don't think he can do it.
[The Barbarian grunts]
[Jesse] Yeah, Barbarian going to the eyes, look at Hercules.
But Rude's got his leg hooked on the rope, no way to get him out.
[crowd clamoring]
[Jesse] And they're all sucking air now, Tony.
[Schiavone] Oh, you're right, Jess.
-[crowd clamoring] -[wrestlers grunting]
[Schiavone] It is really gut check time, wouldn't you agree?
[Jesse] Absolutely, it's a battle of endurance now.
Oh, big clothesline by Hogan on The Barbarian.
[crowd clamoring]
[Jesse] Oh, and he scratches him.
[Schiavone] Hey, Jess…
[Jesse] Hey, I'll tell you, that Hogan, he's sneaky.
Like I said, the Warrior saved him.
He eliminated the Warrior.
[Schiavone] Do you think it was intentional?
[Jesse] Absolutely.
[Schiavone] You think he intentionally dumped the Warrior
-over the top rope? -[Jesse] Absolutely.
-[Schiavone] You really do? -[Jesse] Totally.
-[buzzer blaring] -[Jesse] And here comes Mr. Perfect…
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] …with the perfect number.
[Schiavone] Well, as Mr. Perfect comes in,
the obvious fresh man, I don't know if I agree with that or not.
I don't know if I agree with Hulk Hogan
intentionally dumping the Warrior over the top.
He really hit Rick Rude and The Barbarian.
[Jesse] Oh, you're gonna buy that.
He knew absolutely well if he drove his big body in there,
he'd eliminate the Warrior, and that's what he set out to do.
[crowd cheering]
[Jesse] Barbarian eliminated by the mighty Hercules.
[Schiavone] So now, only four men remain in this Royal Rumble.
[Jesse] One of these four will be the Royal Rumble winner.
[Jesse] And who will it be?
[Hogan grunts]
[Schiavone] Mr. Perfect?
[Jesse] I kind of got to align myself with Perfect, he got the good draw.
He's the fresh man in there.
[Schiavone] Based on that, that would have to be a choice here,
but don't forget the Hulkster.
Don't forget Rude. Oh, Hercules, forget him, he's out.
[Jesse] It's two on one.
-[crowd clamoring] -[Hogan grunts]
[Schiavone] And now, the Hulkster finds himself in trouble.
[Jesse] Now, if Perfect and Rude are smart,
they'll continue to double team Hogan until they eliminate him.
[crowd clamoring]
[Schiavone] Let's see, and that's exactly what they're doing.
The fans, this capacity crowd, rallying behind the Hulkster.
[crowd cheering]
[Schiavone] How many times, Jess, have we seen the Hulkster
take a punishment but still get back up on his feet?
Once again, we see him on his feet.
[Jesse] Oh, look at this double team move setting up here.
Oh, and Rude hits Mr. Perfect, puts him out to the apron.
[Schiavone] Perfect went through the middle, and he's to the apron.
-Watch out, the Hulkster-- -[Jesse] Oh!
And Perfect was trying to get the ring.
He pulled the rope down, and it eliminated "Ravishing" Rick Rude.
[Schiavone] That means there's only two.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Jesse] Perfect, Hulkster,
the only two out of 30 remaining in the Royal Rumble.
[Schiavone] And now, it gets down to a one-on-one over the top rope match.
[groans]
[Jesse] Bear in mind though,
Hogan has been in there a lot longer than Mr. Perfect.
Now, you're gonna see it.
[Schiavone] "Now, you're going to see it."
What is he gonna do, a Perfect-Plex?
What good would that do here, for goodness sake?
[Jesse] It'll soften him up
enough to pitch him out over the top.
[Hogan groans]
[Schiavone] The Hulkster, look at him. He will not go down.
He's coming back up again.
[Jesse] Here's the Perfect-Plex.
Look at this. He could have pinned him.
[Schiavone] No!
[crowd cheering]
-[Jesse] I don't believe this. -[Schiavone] Absolutely not.
You're right to say that Perfect is the freshest of the two,
but the other one is Hulk Hogan.
[both grunt]
[Schiavone] And here he comes.
-[Mr. Perfect groans] -[Jesse] Whoa! He put him into the post.
He put Perfect into the post.
[Schiavone] Actually, he was saved by the post that time, I think.
[Jesse] Saved? How do you get saved hitting the post?
[Schiavone] Well, if wasn't for the post, he's have gone over the top.
Here he goes!
-Yes! -[crowd cheering]
["Real American" playing]
[Jesse] I don't believe it.
[Howard] The winner of The Royal Rumble World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Hulk Hogan!
[Schiavone] Yeah! "Hulkamania will live forever!"
♪ …If you hurt my friends Then you hurt my pride… ♪
[Schiavone] Everyone on his feet for the Hulkster! What an event!
♪ I am a real American… ♪
[Jesse] Well, the 20,000 people are up and they're screaming.
Hulk Hogan rocks out, wins the Royal Rumble.
[Schiavone] What do you mean, rocks out?
[Jesse] Like I said, he double-crossed the Warrior.
♪ I feel strong about right and wrong ♪
♪ And I don't take trouble… ♪
[Schiavone] Well, Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
Thirty men, 29 by the wayside, and one man remains.
♪ Courage is the thing That keeps us free… ♪
[Schiavone] Certainly, the greatest collection
of World Wrestling Entertainment superstars in its history.
[Jesse] Absolutely, but again,
the luck of the draw, very, very important.
Hogan at draw 25, which is a very good position.
That left him in position to win it like he did.
Imagine if he'd have been number one like DiBiase.
That was quite a feat.
Ted DiBiase stayed in till almost the very end
-from a number one position. -[Schiavone] Well, it was.
As we enjoy, as you are all around the world.
And, uh, 20,000 fans here in Orlando
are enjoying the moment of glory for the one and only Hulk Hogan.
♪ If you hurt my friends Then you hurt my pride ♪
♪ I gotta be a man I can't let it slide ♪
♪ I am a real American… ♪
[Jesse] Yeah!
♪ I am a real American… ♪
[Schiavone] Well, Jesse, it's been quite an event.
It really has from top to bottom.
[Jesse] Well, I'll tell you this, Tony,
it was a fantastic Royal Rumble here in Orlando, Florida,
to a capacity crowd.
And I guess you know what's around the corner now.
April first, SkyDome, Toronto, WrestleMania VI!
Yeah, I'll be there.
[Schiavone] All right, for Jesse "The Body" Ventura,
"Mean" Gene Okerlund, and Sean Mooney,
all of us in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
I'm Tony Schiavone!
Have a good night, everybody,
from the Royal Rumble in Orlando, Florida.
♪ …You gotta take a stand It don't help to hide… ♪ Hogan.