[crowd cheering]
[indistinct chatter]
[narrator] Ladies and gentlemen, our national anthem.
[national anthem playing]
[crowd cheering]
[narrator] It's time to Rumble. It's time for the Royal Rumble.
Participants include The Immortal Hulk Hogan,
"The Hitman" Bret Hart,
Animal from Legion of Doom, The Undertaker,
The Tugboat, "The Model" Rick Martel,
Mr. Perfect, Hacksaw Jim Duggan,
The Earthquake, Saba Simba,
The British Bulldog, Paul Roma,
Tito Santana, Butch The Bushwhacker,
Jake "the Snake" Roberts, The Warlord,
Demolition Smash, Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich,
Hawk of Legion of Doom, Superfly, Luke The Bushwhacker,
The Anvil, Demolition Crush,
Dino Bravo, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine,
Hercules, Shane Douglas,
"Nasty Boy" Brian Knobbs, Haku, and the Macho King Randy Savage.
The Royal Rumble.
Plus, World Wrestling Entertainment champion, The Ultimate Warrior,
defends the title against the number one contender,
Sgt. Slaughter, front and center.
And then in tag team action, the Rhodes family
meet Virgil and Ted DiBiase.
The Big Boss Man squares off against The Barbarian.
And then the tag team of The Rockers meet The Orient Express led by Mr. Fuji.
It's time to Rumble.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Welcome to the jam-packed Miami Arena.
Welcome to the Royal Rumble.
Hello, everyone, I'm Gorilla Monsoon along with "Hot Rod", "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Rod, you look like you already been in a Rumble.
It's a jungle back there, man.
Those guys back there got hair on their teeth.
They're ready for any kind of action,
but first of all, I want to tell you something.
I'm prouder than punch to be part of the WWE, beaming this to the
Armed Forces network, so all our men and women,
the bravest in the world, in the Gulf can watch us and check us out.
And let me tell you something,
the only yellow streak in this building tonight
is on my arm, and it's staying there till you come home,
but until then, man, just sit down, relax, and watch
-the Rumble in the jungle. -Hallelujah to that.
Royal Rumble, 30 of the top superstars here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
There are no friends in this one, only enemies, and of course the big one,
Ultimate Warrior putting the gold on the line against Sgt. Slaughter.
[Roddy] I for one am gonna watch The Ultimate Warrior
knock the curls right out of the boots of Sgt. Slaughter.
-So, let's get ready. -Let's go down to ringside and to Fink.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[Howard] Our opening contest is a tag team encounter
scheduled for one fall.
Coming down the aisle with their manager, Mr. Fuji, from Japan,
at a total combined weight of 478 pounds,
Kato, Tanaka, The Orient Express.
[Gorilla] The new Orient Express making their way down here.
Royal Rumble time at the SRO sites went on early, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Holy cow. I'm telling you,
I've never seen more ready athletes in my life,
and I want you to check these two guys out here.
They were back there… I saw them 15 minutes ago.
[Gorilla] Standing room only here in the Miami Arena.
Oh, listen to this. When you hear this ovation--
[The Rockers theme music playing]
[Howard] …at a total combined weight of 464 pounds,
Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty, The Rockers.
[Gorilla] They're on their feet here for The Rockers,
Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty. Tag team specialists, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] This ought to be one of the greatest
es I've ever seen.
Both these guys-- Oh! It's already started.
-[bell ringing] -[Gorilla] There goes the bell.
-We're under way. -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Well, they didn't waste any time, did they?
[Roddy] And this is the Royal Rumble.
There ain't no time to waste for nothing.
Oh, look at that back drop.
-Holy mackerel. -[Gorilla] Ooh!
[Roddy] When you talk tag team specialists,
these two teams here are the best,
and you wanna see they're both high aerial maneuver people.
[Gorilla] Dropkick and a beauty.
Crescent kick.
The Rockers are on fire.
[Roddy] Look out.
-Oh, double slam. -[Roddy] Ooh!
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] The Rockers being one of the best teams
when it comes to knowing where your-- each other's partners are,
knowing what's going on.
Now, check them out, they don't make a mistake.
Now, there's Mr. Fuji, just by the laws of old age.
Well, that's what they're gonna have to contend with, Hot Rod.
-The devious one-- Oh! -[crowd cheering]
-[Roddy] Did you see that? -[Gorilla] A beautiful move.
Two high press, but look at Fuji. He's all bent out of shape.
[Roddy] Oh, yeah, for sure. Don't wanna take anything away from Fuji.
Fuji goes by the traditional Japanese custom,
beat them when they make a mistake. He's got that cane out and he's ready.
Look at him. Fuji pushing them back in with that cane.
He's relentless, Fuji.
[Gorilla] Third man on the team always a detriment.
I don't know what he's thinking, what he's gonna do.
[crowd chanting]
[Gorilla] Of course, this capacity crowd could drown him right out.
[Roddy] They should because it's the home of the free, baby.
-[crowd chanting] -[Roddy] Listen to them.
Now, here's where the true team, number one team is gonna come out.
Now, they settle down, and here comes the real challenge.
[Gorilla] Marty Jannetty side headlock.
Trying to regain some control here.
[Roddy] Got a good grip on that, buddy.
[Gorilla] Side headlock so important in gaining control in a matchup, Rod.
-[Roddy] It's a move-- -[Gorilla] Oh, what a beautiful--
[Roddy] It's a move to hang on and wear your opponents down.
A lot of people think that it's a submissive move, it's not.
Right now, what he's doing, he's laying on the lungs
and he's laying on him with all his weight.
Notice he's got his butt away back there, hanging on to him,
just wearing him out.
[Gorilla] Short forearm shots to the lower ribcage.
Look out.
Over the top goes Jannetty. Oh, nice leapfrog.
Oh, went for a roll up, wasn't there.
-Nice maneuver and a nice counter as well. -[Roddy] Oh! What action.
[Gorilla] Hip lock, and a beauty by Kato, I would say.
Caught him in the headscissors.
He got to be thinking two, three, four moves ahead, Rod.
[Roddy] They're like chess players, both these teams.
[Gorilla] Beautiful.
[Roddy] Oh!
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] Nice bridge up out of there.
Tremendous athletes.
[Roddy] The strength it takes to pick another man of 240 pounds up like that
in a wrestling bridge is phenomenal.
Four terrific athletes, I don't care what you think of either side,
four terrific athletes.
[Gorilla] Referee certainly had his hands full
-controlling this one before it's over. -[Kato] There you go. There you go.
[Gorilla] Orient Express now has cut the ring in half, Rod.
-[Roddy] Oh! -[Gorilla] Oh, beautiful.
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] What a miscommunication there.
[Roddy exclaiming] Fuji's banging that cane.
Now he's got a good,
good-- I don't know what to do. He's got a good hold in that arm.
They got to start thinking and calling signals back and forth
to team partners and realize with that. They tried a fast start, it didn't work.
They tried the fast combination, it didn't work.
Now, they got to get on it and wear one down.
[Gorilla] Well, I think, Hot Rod, that the edge you got to give
to The Rockers because they seem to know what each other is thinking.
[Roddy] I think that they're a better team at communicating than the other team is.
And the reason, I think,
is the other team takes their communication from Fuji.
These two men, they talk to one another constantly
and sometimes you can't understand what they're saying, only they do.
[Gorilla] You know, with this capacity crowd, Hot Rod,
Fuji's gonna have a tough time communicating with his men.
[Roddy] Hey! Then yell a little louder, folks.
Yell a little louder.
[Gorilla] Sends him in for the line. Nice shoulder block by Michaels
over the top quickly. Oh, beautiful. Beautiful flying forearm there.
Fuji liked that one.
-Beautiful. -[Roddy] For the count!
Ooh!
[Gorilla] Two count only, close but no cigar.
[Roddy] No matter what you think of The Orient Express,
they rank up there with the best.
Again, now, The Orient Express getting a hold on that neck.
If you control the head, you control the body, wear them down.
Look at how he's got his own weight pushing the head down.
[Gorilla] Well, Hot Rod, I'm sure that both of these teams
realize that the winner here is gonna get a shot
-at the Hart Foundation for the gold. -[Roddy] Absolutely.
And the energy that they got here,
I mean this is just so important for the team to get the victory
of this particular one here, it's a tag team match,
this would put them in the top contention.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] It's deafening in here in the Miami Arena as this capacity crowd
urging Shawn Michaels on.
Quick tag made. I don't think Michaels saw that.
Oh!
[Gorilla] Oh, they almost got double crossed again. They did.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Ooh!
[Gorilla] Orient Express having a lot of trouble going on here.
[Roddy] They're giving up a little way to The Rockers
and I think that's starting to show right now.
There we go.
Now, got to hook that leg, boys.
[Gorilla] Very nonchalant cover there, Rod.
[Roddy] Yeah. Yes, when you take, you know,
you got to understand that these fellows are getting a little winded now.
They've been going as hard as they can in that particular move,
if he had hooked the leg, he might have got the pin,
but you ain't gonna get The Orient Express like that.
Let's wear them down a little bit.
[Gorilla] Reverse chinlock. Wearing them down here and Fuji…
[Roddy] Fuji, he's seen more ceilings than Michelangelo.
[Gorilla] Oh, he's not too happy right now.
He's expressing trouble here.
[Roddy] Both teams-- Oh, you got to give it to them
are in fabulous condition on top of their athletic talent.
They both come in as lean as they possibly could
and it's showing with their speed.
-Oh! -[Gorilla] Oh, it's a sleeper hold.
[Roddy] What a move.
[Gorilla] Shawn Michaels right in the center of the ring.
[Roddy] Look at his partner. Oh, he's watching his buddy.
-That would be-- -[Gorilla] Oh, no.
[Roddy] Hey, The Orient Express is shot.
You'll give them an inch, they will take the mile.
[Gorilla] Set them up perfectly…
for that chop right to the back of the neck.
[Roddy] I'd say, "What sushi?"
[Gorilla] Great opportunity here. The door is open for Orient Express.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] He needs to get over there and make a tag right now.
[Roddy] Bam, he's out.
Again, if he wasn't in such tremendous shape,
-he couldn't-- Oh. -[Gorilla] Oh, beautiful legsweep.
[Roddy] What a move.
Technically perfect.
No offense, Mr. Perfect.
[Gorilla] I think that Shawn Michaels will attest to that as well.
The pendulum has sort of swung here in this one.
Started out earlier on with all Rockers, and now it's all Orient Express.
[Roddy] Now, and interesting when he hit Shawn Michaels in the head there.
The rules are it has to be an open head and with them in their martial arts,
a lot of the stuff they do is very questionable.
There was an open hand when he hit him in the head.
The knuckles only were folded. So, you-- It's hard call for the referee.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Yes!
[Gorilla] Unloading right after right. Look out.
[Roddy] Even Shawn Michaels have gone-- All right.
Going to it, really showing it.
[Gorilla] Oh, what a beautiful shot. We saw him, how he did, I don't know.
[Roddy] What a move!
What a move.
-[Gorilla] Double Irish whip. -[Roddy] Ooh.
[Gorilla] Oh, nice maneuver by Orient Express.
[Roddy] Beautiful. What a team up.
[Gorilla] Turning things around once again.
[Roddy] Uh-oh.
-[Gorilla] How was that? -[Roddy] Yes!
[Gorilla] Went for a double atomic drop. The legdrop kick instead.
This place has gone wild.
[Roddy] It's time for them to take a tour now,
and they got them on the run.
How long has this match been going?
[Gorilla] Probably about 15 minutes or so, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Full speed 15 minutes.
You people, don't just try jumping without looking.
[crowd cheering]
-[Roddy] No more! -[Gorilla] There's two.
[Roddy] And you might say why because you're doing some damage now.
Both The Orient Express are down.
These men have been controlled.
[Gorilla] It's wild here in the Miami Arena.
[Roddy] You know, I wanna point out a huge mistake.
There was one point there
where The Orient Express stopped to congratulate themselves
and that-- One, two…
[Roddy] Oh, pat each other on the back, a huge mistake.
There ain't no time for taps until the final bell is rang.
[Gorilla] Absolutely.
Besides that, a pat on the back
is only 18 inches away for taking a patch, Rod.
It's another two count.
[Roddy] It's very important to get as many covers in right now
as you can, because you do not know which one is going to be the final one.
The guys are tired.
If you see a guy's got the wind knocked out of him,
go for the cover, do not try to wear him out.
Here he sees he's in a position,
he's gonna try to wear him out a little more.
[Gorilla] We saw just moments ago Mr. Fuji with some words of wisdom.
[Roddy] Perhaps. Perhaps.
[Gorilla] Yeah, "buy your clothes at K-Mart."
Kato going up into a suplex here. Vertical and a beauty.
Michaels holds out to it for a long time.
[Roddy] One hand tied.
You see The Orient Express, one thing they do,
they don't care, they watch each other's back at all costs.
[Gorilla] That's what tag team wrestling is all about.
-Look out. Caught him in midair. -[Roddy] Oh!
[Gorilla] Nice leverage move from the outside.
[Roddy] Fast thinking on the part of Orient Express.
You noticed when Shawn Michaels jumped up there,
he lost his footing a little bit
which caused him just to hang on one second too long.
[Gorilla] Absolute fact, Hot Rod.
And Michaels now in trouble.
-[Roddy] You want-- -[Gorilla] Oh, look at this.
-Oh, no. -[Roddy] Get a shot of that.
[Gorilla] Fuji with the cane I guess right across the throat, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Man, this has been such a genuine competition
for something that cheap at this point.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] And just think about it, Gorilla. This is just the first match.
It's just starting.
[Gorilla] It will be mayhem before it's all over, you can bet on it.
-[Roddy] I don't think I can make it. -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] You know, Hot Rod, that's why I kind of like the Royal Rumble
because the rules are easy.
[Roddy] There are no-- My kind of fight.
[Fuji speaking in Japanese]
[Roddy] You hear Fuji there?
I couldn't understand a word he said but he shout--
Shout and stop those team, you watch the Orient Express come on down.
They're gonna show their true stuff now.
[Gorilla] Look out. Oh.
Right in the lower back kidney area. Michaels is in a lot of trouble here.
[Roddy] Cover, they should have gone for the cover there, I believe.
[Gorilla] Fuji feeling he has the upper hand now
watching these shots of the physical punishment.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] If they had--
[Gorilla] Marty Jannetty had no choice but to do that, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] No-- Hey, its tag team like you said earlier, Gorilla,
the idea is to take care of each other.
You know, you almost become like family, like brothers out there.
When one other gets hit, you hurt too.
-[Gorilla] Oh. -[Roddy] Oh. Blatant.
[Gorilla] Right into the esophagus.
Fuji, of course, the master of the martial arts,
has laid all that on his men.
[Roddy] I can see Fuji.
Fuji yelling, saying to hold him down, I believe.
This is something that's patented by Fuji
that he has all his team members do very, very effective,
will wear you down, will make your neck cramp.
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] Going to work on those
pressure points right in the trapezius.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] And it is deafening in here in the Miami Arena.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Cover.
-There's no gas shortage here. -[crowd cheering]
Look at the boys go. Come on.
[Gorilla] Shawn trying to get somewhere over near his partner,
Marty Jannetty to make the tag.
Now, he's supposed to be Marty. Unless he can get there.
[Roddy] He's having a tough time
but this man here, I ain't never seen him once give up.
I saw him get his knee hurt early in a match one time,
he still dragged himself into the ring.
He doesn't know the meaning of the word, "quit."
-And that's the kind of partner you want. -[Gorilla] Absolutely.
The word is not in their vocabulary.
[Roddy] It makes you proud.
It makes you proud to see a young athlete so strong, so determined.
-Yes. -[Gorilla] Referee checking out
the arm there. Had it dropped three times,
this one would have been over, but it didn't.
But it does show you the effect of that particular wear down maneuver.
Well, this capacity crowd is gonna get that adrenaline
flowing through the body of Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty just waiting.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] I don't think Shawn knows where his corner is anymore, Rod.
[Roddy] No, Shawn, the only thing he knows is "don't give up."
And that's a hard thing to say when you got knuckled
in the middle of your face time and time again.
It takes a real man.
[Gorilla] Tag made. The Orient Express is certainly doing
a tremendous job right now cutting that ring in half.
-[Roddy] Fuji is a master-- Oh, yes. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Of control, Fuji being the master of control.
-[Gorilla] Look out, Irish whip reversal. -[Roddy] Oh…
[crowd cheering]
-[Roddy] Whoa. -[Gorilla] Wow, what a shot.
What a crescent kick.
-[Roddy] Clean tag. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] They have five seconds to get out after they make a clean tag.
[Gorilla] Oh, a referee was distracted
so they had a lot more time than that, Rod.
-Two-- No. That close. -[Roddy] Yes! Yes!
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] If they hadn't have been celebrating there,
-and they had hooked the leg, I think-- -[Gorilla] It would have been over.
[Roddy] I think so.
I think The Orient Express might have had them.
It's the little things sometimes, Gorilla.
[Gorilla] Look at the fantastic conditioning.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Wow.
[Gorilla] Nice move right in the middle, and then stopped short.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Now this is where
-the true guts comes in. -[Gorilla] Now we're gonna see if
-he can get to his partner, Marty. -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] He's almost there.
Desperately needing to make--
Oh, hey, but what a great move on the part of The Orient Express.
-Oh, look at this. -[Roddy] Where's the referee?
[Gorilla] Ducks underneath that clothesline.
-Oh, beautiful, I love it. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Get on your feet, now make the tag.
[Gorilla] What presence of mind by Shawn Michaels to pull that one off.
[Roddy] Look where you are, make that tag.
-[Gorilla] There's the tag. -[Roddy] Look out.
It's Marty going bananas, right after right.
-Scoop slam and another one. -[crowd cheering]
-[Gorilla] This place has gone crazy. -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Irish whip by Jannetty.
-Powerslam. -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Two count only.
-Couldn't get it. -[Roddy] Whoa.
It wasn't for lack of trying though.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] All kinds of action right now inside the ring and outside as well.
-The absolute… -[Roddy] Oh, look at this
back slide coming up. What a move, pull it out.
-[Gorilla] Who's gonna get it? -[Roddy] You've got to pull hard.
[Gorilla] Oh.
Could be it. Could be all over-- No.
Smart thinking on a part of Orient Express.
They almost stole this one.
-Up and… -[Roddy] Sometimes a man has got to do
what a man has got to do.
[Gorilla] Turn around as fair play, I always say.
[Roddy] Hey, they come to fight.
[Gorilla] All four men inside now.
-[Roddy] Yes. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] You wanna be careful when you're going for aerial maneuvers
when men are tired, could be a big mistake.
[Gorilla] Look out. Here it comes.
-[Roddy] Oh… -[crowd cheering]
-[Gorilla] Boy, did he go down hard. -[Roddy] He fell 15 feet.
I don't know if he can get up from that one, Gorilla.
[Gorilla] The Rockers in trouble right now…
as Orient Express have matched them move for move.
Slingshot coming up here.
Oh, reverse knife edge has found the mark.
Right in the sternum, boy, not to linger out of that.
Again, setting it up. Look out.
Can you believe him? Shawn is back in the ring.
The sunset over the top. He got it.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] They got it. They got it!
["Rockers Theme" playing]
[Howard] Here are your winners, The Rockers.
[Roddy] This place is going nuts and it's just begun.
[Gorilla] What a fantastic win here for The Rockers at the Royal Rumble.
[Roddy] Rockers, you make me proud.
[Gorilla] Tremendous ovation here
for The Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty.
Right now let's go to Sean Mooney.
Well "Macho King" Randy Savage, it is my understanding
-that you have a statement to make. -Oh, yeah.
I'm the greatest World Wrestling Entertainment Champion ever
and I'm the number one contender for the title
and I don't care who tonight wins the title
between Sgt. Slaughter and the Ultimate Warrior
because I got a commitment from Sgt. Slaughter
saying that if he wins the title, I'm the number one contender.
-Oh, yeah. -"Macho King" Randy Savage,
-that's all very interesting but… -[Randy] That's right, it is.
…aren't you getting a little ahead of yourself?
What are you talking about, Sean Mooney? You better tell me right now.
Well, can you tell me now that you got that same commitment
from the current World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
-The Ultimate Warrior? -Sarcastic in your voice.
You really know what you're talking about right now
but that commitment will come from the Ultimate Warrior
in about a couple of seconds because "Sensational Queen" Sherri,
is gonna beat the Ultimate Warrior and she's gonna beat him right now.
"Sensational Queen" Sherri, there she is right now.
You watch The Ultimate Warrior be a fool
because he is a fool because he wouldn't make the commitment
but he's gonna make the commitment now.
Well, there is something going on on the arena floor.
-Oh, yeah. Watch and listen. -Let's try and reach
-"Mean Gene" Okerlund. -[Randy] Do it now.
"Mean Gene," can you hear me?
-[crowd cheering] -I sure can, Sean Mooney.
"Sensational Queen" Sherri, what are you doing here tonight?
I am here to make a public challenge, "Mean Gene."
-To whom? -To The Ultimate Warrior. Who else?
[crowd booing]
Now, Sgt. Slaughter has promised
the "Macho King" Randy Savage
that should he win the WWE Championship tonight,
he has promised The Macho King that he will, that he will
grant him a championship match.
Now, being the brave and honorable man
-that we all know Sgt. Slaughter is. -[Randy] Please.
There is no doubt in my mind and in my heart that Sgt. Slaughter
will do nothing more than grant and come through with every promise
that he has acknowledged toward the kingdom of the madness.
[crowd booing]
I only hope that the Ultimate Warrior
is as honorable as everyone seems to think that he is.
However, I have my doubts. [chuckles]
Ultimate Warrior,
if you can hear me right now, which I think you can.
If you are as brave and honorable as everyone says you are,
why don't you come right out here in front of everyone
-and accept my challenge. -[crowd cheering]
-I kind of think he's yellow myself. -[Gorilla] Huh?
I don't think you're brave.
I don't think that you're even honorable.
As a matter of fact,
I think that you're yellow from the top of your head
to the bottom of your toes.
[crowd booing]
Well, where you at, Warrior? Why don't you come on out here?
I could tell you a few things about your precious Ultimate Warrior.
-I think why-- -["Unstable" playing]
-[Gorilla] Uh-oh. -[crowd cheering]
-[Roddy] Look out. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] You asked for it, you got it.
[crowd cheering]
What about it?
Yeah. What about it, Warrior?
You're so honorable.
You're such a wonderful champion.
Are you willing to grant the Macho King…
should you win your WWE title tonight? Should you retain it,
will you give the "Macho King" Randy Savage a title shot?
[crowd cheering]
No answers?
You know, I've admired you for a long time, Warrior.
You know,
I've looked into those great, big, beautiful hazel eyes of yours.
And as a matter of fact, I've often looked at your lips
and wonder what it would be like.
And also…
I've always looked at your chest
and wondered what it would be like to touch your chest.
As a matter of fact,
I've often admired you from afar, Warrior.
The strong, broad, wide back.
And your hair, it's very wonderful.
I've also wondered what it would be like seeing you
-with the wind blowing through your hair. -[crowd cheering]
So, what's it gonna be, Warrior?
Are you honorable? Are you brave?
Are you gonna give the Macho King
a title match if you retain that belt tonight?
Come on, Warrior, can't you talk to me?
Come on, what's it gonna be?
Come on, Warrior. Can't you say something to me?
[crowd cheering]
Oh, that's the most wonderful,
the most thrilling thing that has ever happened to me.
Please.
As I look into your wonderful face and I know the champion that you are
and the honorable man that you are, I know that you would grant
would grant The Macho King his title shot.
Come on, Warrior. Are you gonna grant the Macho King a title match?
Come on, Warrior.
Tell everybody what an honorable man that you are.
What a great and wonderful champion you are, Warrior.
What is it to you? Come on.
Aren't you gonna give the Macho King his title match?
Just say yes to me, that's all I want from you.
-[crowd cheering] -That is all I want from you, Warrior.
[crowd cheering]
-No. -[crowd cheering]
You said no. You said no.
I'm gonna get him now. I'm gonna get him right now.
-[crowd cheering] -Warrior…
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] He said no emphatically.
And look at the Macho King as he's bent out of shape.
[Roddy] You can't blame him. It's like being kissed by a viper.
[crowd booing]
[Gorilla] Things sort of backfired for him, Rod.
[Roddy] Medusa's got nothing on this gal.
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the individual who is managed by
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan…
Weighing in at an even 300 pounds,
The Barbarian.
["Hard Times" playing]
[Howard] His opponent from the department of correction…
[Roddy] Listen to this tremendous ovation.
…weighing 337 pounds, The Big Boss Man.
[Gorilla] Oh, and he's clearing everybody out.
[Roddy] I'd bail out too.
Talk about a serious man, Boobie.
Jump-- jump right in there. Remember what you said about his mama?
Just jump right in there and tell him that.
-Now does that look… -[Gorilla] The weasel scared to death.
Oh my Jesus, that is an outbreak of psoriasis.
[bell ringing]
[Roddy] Well, jump in there, Boob.
[Gorilla] Well, we'll see if things work for The Brain here.
He said he was gonna have his Barbarian go in there
-and clean up for him. -[Roddy] I'll tell you something.
The Barbarian is the kind of guy that can clean up anything.
You don't wanna mistake this for cowardism.
-[Gorilla] Cowardism's a word? -[Roddy] Oh, absolutely. It is now, baby.
[Gorilla] So, Piperism.
Both men a little indecisive right now.
[Roddy] You know I don't know if they're indecisive, as much as
I get on Boobsie's case,
he's a very intelligent manager.
And he knows when the guy comes out with a lot of fight like Boss Man has,
to come him on down. Give him a little time by himself.
Brain here, you got yourself a blood feud
and if it's a feud like that most guys would rush in.
Hey, take your time. Boss Man ain't going no places.
[Gorilla] Well, he said he would do it or the entire Heenan family
would take care of the Big Boss Man.
[Roddy] Whoa, we're here at the Rumble.
[Gorilla] A few scores to be settled, a few scars-- few lines of wisdom.
[crowd chanting]
[Gorilla] They recognize him. They know who he is.
[crowd cheering]
Put him on first, you want me? [indistinct chatter]
[Roddy] Did you hear Boobs, he says, "You want me?"
No kidding, huh?
Why don't you just jump in there, huh, instead of having
that 320-pound hunk of meat in front of you?
I'm talking about The Barbarian, of course.
[Gorilla] Barbarian with that tremendous upper body power
and now going to work on the midsection of the Big Boss Man.
Oh, what an uppercut.
And another one.
[Roddy] The Barbarian is so strong and so fast like I can't…
just looking at that sometimes hurts.
[Gorilla] Oh, nice reversal by the Boss Man.
He should hold it, don't go down. Now you can go down.
[Roddy] Whoa, you can go down now whether you like it or not.
Look at that man. It ain't his haircut that turns him on.
[Gorilla] The Brain with not only moral support but physical support
right here for his Barbarian.
[Roddy] You can tell a lot about a man with his haircut.
Boss Man obviously don't give a damn. Look at that. What a shot.
[Gorilla] Clubbing a big right hand, and oh, right into the steel post.
[Roddy] And that post don't move no matter how big or tough you are.
[Gorilla] Huh, the weasel went all the way around the other side to hide out.
[Roddy] I-- he's being brave again.
Don't worry, Boobs, that thin little ring post
ain't gonna cover that girth.
[Gorilla] A lot of scores to be settled in this one.
Big Boss Man knows he's gonna get through this guy right here.
Oh, thumb right in the eye.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Gorilla] Barbarian going top side.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Turn around, Boss Man.
He caught him right in the bread basket.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, both men over the top.
[Roddy] The Boss Man so agile for such a huge man.
The velocity that he had carries both of them over the top.
[Gorilla] Well, he came down on his feet, Hot Rod, Barbarian came down on his head.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Gorilla, I know I ain't in there, but I'm losing my breath.
And we ain't halfway through the evening yet.
These are some of the greatest athletes I've ever seen.
[Gorilla] We're just beginning here. We still got the big one.
The gold is up for grabs.
[Roddy] Not to mention the Royal Rumble.
Thirty of the meanest guys-- Wait a second, get back in here.
[Gorilla] Both of these guys are ripe for pickings here.
You can't make too many mistakes in a match
-of this magnitude, Rod. -[Roddy] No, sir.
One mistake with the power these guys got.
-It can be all over. Look out. -[Gorilla] Nice suplex by The Barbarian.
[Roddy] Well, they say, the bigger they are, the harder they fall,
but they don't fall so often, but when they do there's damage done.
[Gorilla] Well, so long as they don't fall on top of you.
[Roddy] Absolutely. You've been a big man, Gorilla,
when you were wrestling, you would be able to understand better
than anybody what these guys are thinking.
Both men over 300 pounds, well.
-Look at this. -[Gorilla] Oh, beautiful shot
by The Barbarian,
but you know, Hot Rod, when I see these guys today,
what kind of conditions they're in, what kind of power they possess,
-I'm glad I retired. -[Roddy chuckles]
[Gorilla] Unfortunately, you can't say the same.
[Roddy] Well, let's-- don't get in there.
We're all glad you retired too, as tough as you are, Gorilla.
But, you know, if you check The Barbarian, the strength he has,
he just manhandled The Boss Man there before he gave him that clothesline.
[Gorilla] Whoa, what a big roundhouse right.
[Roddy] Holy cow, look what's going on.
[Gorilla] Boss Man is all hung up there.
[Roddy] His foot caught in the rope.
[Gorilla] Here's where the weasel does his best work.
[Roddy] This is where he's the primus.
And for The Barbarian, I wouldn't want to be there in front of The Barbarian.
Those wounds hurting the Boss Man's leg.
The Barbarian hurting the Boss Man's face.
Well, baby.
[Gorilla] Now Boss Man in a whole heap of trouble
here in Miami, Florida at the Royal Rumble.
[Roddy] "Mama told me not to cry," well, Boss Man?
That's what Heenan said.
[Gorilla] Hot Rod, look at the condition
of Barbarian, he's not even breathing hard.
[Roddy] For 320 pounds, again, the cat-like reflex, the strength.
[Gorilla] Rammed him right into the steel post.
[grunts]
[Roddy] Antics. They're brawling already.
He's literally ripping the clothing off the Boss Man.
[Gorilla] Look at how brave The Brain is now.
-Look out. Oh, come on. -[Roddy] Oh!
You're such a weasel, man. What a cheap shot.
[Gorilla] Oh, man.
[Roddy] Go dye them roots.
Get a life, man.
[Gorilla] Big Boss Man ripe for the pickings here.
Every time The Barbarian's hitting him it's like a club.
[Brain] He's yours, he's all yours, pal.
[Gorilla] What a powerhouse this Barbarian is. Look at this.
[Roddy] Oh, held him on his waist
then snatched him up to his shoulders and drove him down.
-[Gorilla] Could be all over here. -[Roddy] Oh, no sir.
-[Gorilla] Talk about guts. -[Roddy] This boy is from the South,
they don't give up easy there. If they give up at all,
I don't think they do.
[Gorilla] Bear hug now by The Barbarian.
Look at the look on the Big Boss Man's face.
[Roddy] You want to understand what's going on here.
He is wearing him down. He has got his hands clenched on the ribs,
pulling with his arms, pushing with his chest.
[Gorilla] Try to keep that chest from expanding and contracting
so that no oxygen can get in there and then the lights go out
and it doesn't take very long.
[Roddy] It's the boa constrictor there.
That's how a snake does it. It's kind of how Weasel does it.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Got to get out of this any way you can.
-You don't want to stay in this too long. -Wake up.
[Roddy] You don't want a way to get into this.
Acting dormant.
Barbarian's got a death grip on him.
[Gorilla] It's gonna take more than that. Now he's out.
[Roddy] He might be dying.
-Oh, no. -[Gorilla] Oh.
[Roddy] Yep, that's the last mistake I make for 1991.
I said he was dying, I should have known better.
Too much meat on the hook there.
[Gorilla] Beautiful elbow drop by The Barbarian.
I think if he had hooked the leg there, this would have went over, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Maybe, and again look at what he's doing.
He's going back to the damage that he did before.
The exact same hook because he knows that's where
there is a weakness.
[Gorilla] Squeezing for all his worth with the bear hug,
The Barbarian, and trying to get out any way,
shape, or form that he can, The Big Boss Man.
Hot Rod, what would you do to get out of this vicious bear hug?
[Roddy] I'll tell you what he needs to do in my opinion.
He needs to get an arm in between The Barbarian
and the Boss Man to get some of the leverage
The Barbarian has on him, if he can dig an arm deep down inside,
goes for the crunch, maybe he can get out of it.
[Gorilla] Well, a thumb to the eye never hurt either, Hot Rod.
[Roddy chuckles] Coming from a true pro.
[Gorilla] Uh-oh, in trouble right now. Referee taking those arms now.
-[Roddy] What? -[Gorilla] Here goes the Boss Man and…
-[Roddy] And headbutt now. -[Gorilla] Headbutt between the eyes.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] And another one, but still The Barbarian hangs on.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Oh, yes.
[Roddy] You gotta say something, all the matches
we've seen so far, these men have come here to fight until the end.
-There are no quitters in this building. -[crowd cheering]
-[Rowdy exclaims] -[Gorilla] Beautiful spin.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
-[Gorilla] Barbarian is down… -One!
-…and perhaps out. -Two!
-[Roddy] Perhaps both of them. -Three!
Three count we got.
[Gorilla] Referee laying a call on both men here.
[Roddy] Look at the eyes. Did you see the eyes of the Boss Man,
very cloudy. He's up.
-He's… -[Gorilla] That's it.
Soon as one man reaches his knees.
-They're caught-- -[Roddy] Two! [exclaims]
[Gorilla] That was instinct. Well, I think more than instinct.
[Roddy] Absolutely right.
Barbarian is a fighter from the guts on out.
[Gorilla] Boss Man with an Irish Whip follows it in-- No!
[Roddy exclaims]
[Gorilla] Oh, no. Look at that.
-No. -[Roddy] I thought he had it.
[Gorilla] Wow, was that close.
-[Barbarian shrieks] -[Boss Man grunts]
-[Roddy] Whoa. -[Gorilla] Run underneath the clothesline.
-Look out. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy exclaims]
What a move on the part of the Boss Man.
-[Gorilla] Clothesline, sitting-- No. -[crowd cheering]
He has him on the ropes, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Like your amateur wrestling folks told ya,
always look where you are.
-It ain't no shame. -[wrestlers grunt]
[Gorilla] I believe that hit head-to-head.
[referee] Get up!
[Gorilla] The irresistible force meeting the immovable object,
-and they both went down. -[Heenan] Get up. Get up!
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Gorilla] Look at The Brain, screaming, "Get up."
[Heenan] Come on!
[Roddy] It's a lot like two freight trains, baby.
-[Heenan] Come on. -[Roddy] And now,
-one of them is going off the track. -[Heenan] Get up!
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] This place is deafening. I can hardly hear myself think.
Oh, look at the Barbarian on his feet.
[Roddy] He's up first.
Look out, Boss Man, when this boy comes.
[Gorilla] Barbarian going all the way up to the top.
Oh, he nailed it.
[Roddy] That's it. Forget about it.
[Gorilla] Absolutely devastating and--
-Oh! Foot on the ropes. -[clock ticking]
[Roddy exclaims] Good thinking!
Again, maybe instinct.
[Gorilla] Knew exactly where he was, Hot Rod.
-[clock ticking] -That wouldn't help ya.
[Gorilla] Irish whip, now a reversal.
-Oh, he caught him. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Where did he dig that up from?
[Gorilla] He knocked the wind right out of him.
[Roddy] Go for it!
-[speaks indistinctly] -[Roddy] Go for it, Boss Man.
[Gorilla] Hooks the leg. One, two. Yes-- No.
-[Roddy] No. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] All's you gotta do is touch the rope.
-Yeah, no need… -[Gorilla] An attempt made, the ropes--
[Roddy] Oh, right in the eye.
You were right, Gorilla. It worked very well.
[Gorilla] That'll stop you dead in your tracks.
Hook-- Oh, piledriver.
[crowd cheering]
-What a testament. -[Boss Man groans]
[Roddy] And the power, he jumps six inches off the mat
to drive the Boss Man down. That's power.
-Talk about toe-to-toe, baby. -[Heenan speaks indistinctly]
-[Roddy] I don't-- [exclaims] -Do it. Do it.
[Gorilla] Right now, The Barbarian,
crawling to the rope off the left for this one.
[Roddy] Hey, you're gonna walk in this door here tonight.
You better be prepared, huh.
[Gorilla] Look at this, Barbarian going up once again.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Roddy] Now, this is a second time.
I think this is a mistake on the part of The Barbarian.
[Gorilla] High crossbody--
[Roddy] Oh, The Barbarian took the Boss Man.
-[Gorilla] He got it. He got it. -[bell ringing]
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -["Hard Times" playing]
[Howard] Here is your winner, the Big Boss Man.
♪ …hard times You'll be serving hard times ♪
[Roddy] And Bobby Heenan rolling out of there like a Fu dog.
♪ …better watch out boy Or you′ll be serving hard time ♪
[Gorilla] What a battle.
♪ …a ball and chain too ♪
♪ If you're looking for trouble He'll be coming after you ♪
♪ You′ll serve hard times… ♪
[Roddy] Look at that.
[Gorilla] This capacity crowd giving the Big Boss Man
the accolades he so richly deserves.
Let's go back and take a look, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Check it out. Here comes The Barbarian,
second time Boss Man knowing where he is, gets around, and you got two and three.
Hook in the leg.
♪ You'll be serving hard times ♪
[Gorilla] Very impressive victory by the Big Boss Man.
Right now, we're gonna take you back to Sean Mooney.
-[music fades] -[speaking Arabic]
Well, thank you, gentlemen.
With me now, Sgt. Slaughter, the number one contender
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship,
and his commanding officer, General Adnan.
Ten-hut! Dress Right, Dress.
-General Adnan? -[speaking Arabic]
[speaking Arabic]
Well, Sgt. Slaughter,
-tonight you'll be facing-- -Shut your hole, puke.
And listen up.
And all you maggots out there, listen up.
If you think that there's turmoil in the world today,
you wait until I leave this area and I head to the ring
to face the ultimate puke
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
And when I defeat the ultimate puke,
and I, Sgt. Slaughter
become the new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
then you will see some turmoil.
Turmoil like you've never seen before.
What these maggots need is a leader,
and I, Sgt. Slaughter will be their new leader.
I have integrity and I'm someone
they can look up to and respect.
Ultimate puke, your weeks are no longer numbered.
Your days are no longer numbered.
Your hours are no longer numbered.
Your seconds are numbered.
Ultimate puke, you are dismissed,
and that's an order.
-[growls] -All right. Ultimate Warrior,
you heard the comments from Sgt. Slaughter.
He talked about orders.
Who is going to be giving the orders in the ring in tonight's matchup?
The orders you give, Sgt. Slaughter, only fall upon deaf ears.
For I, Sgt. Slaughter, give no orders.
I only take them not from you, Sgt. Slaughter,
but only from the warriors that ride upon my back. [growls]
All right. Sgt. Slaughter alluded to turmoil.
What about the turmoil that this man allegedly causes?
The turmoil you have created is nothing but a grain of sand in the desert.
A desert where a foxhole will be created that will lead you down to defeat.
-[growls] -[Gene] You know, Ultimate Warrior,
Sgt. Slaughter talked about leadership that indeed if he were to become
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
he would be a leader that people could look up to,
they would be proud of. He would be a leader they could respect.
Just exactly what kind of a leader do you think Sgt. Slaughter would be?
My warriors would never--
Could never lower themselves to look up to someone like you.
The only ones that would follow you are those that are demented.
I walk into this battle as the ultimate champion,
I walk away as the ultimate victor!
-[bell ringing] -[Gorilla] Warrior definitely ready.
You know, Hot Rod, I wanna make this clear right now
that the views of Sgt. Slaughter and General Adnan,
do not in any way reflect the views of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
or the Arab Americans,
or the overwhelming majority of Arabs throughout the world for that matter.
[Roddy] Well, I understand that, Gorilla, but I wanna make a point.
-["Hard Corps" playing] -[Roddy] This is America,
and as much as I hate his guts,
you can do what you want to in America.
If Slaughter is free to do--
You know, that's why our men and women are over there now.
They're fighting for the right to be free.
If I had a leg in, I'll get in the ring and I'll do something about it.
But this is America and that's why we're all here.
-God bless America. -[crowd] Boo!
[Gorilla] Well, that's what all our young men and women
are fighting all about over there, Hot Rod.
That's what it's all about.
-[Roddy] That's what-- -[Gorilla] Freedom to express yourself.
[Roddy] Exactly. So, we cannot deny this man the freedom,
but we can get in there and stop him.
Baby, we ain't talkin' skim milk here.
Now, I want you to check something out. Sgt. Slaughter is fully prepared here.
Lookit on his head, he's in full battle gear,
-wearing that battle helmet on his head. -[crowd shouting indistinctly]
-[Roddy] I mean, it's-- -[Gorilla] I think you got that right.
[Roddy] Oh, it's terrific.
-[Gorilla] I like that side. -[Roddy laughs]
And he's got his Muppet friend with him, too.
[Gorilla] Oh, will you hear this place go bananas.
-[Roddy] Look out. -["Unstable" playing]
[Howard] Here comes, weighing 275 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
-The Ultimate Warrior. -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Another big hero, looks it too and here he comes.
[music fades]
[Gorilla] Oh, they tried to clothesline him with a flagpole.
-But it didn't work. -[bell ringing]
[Roddy] He broke the flag in half. All right.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Warrior's on fire and there goes Adnan.
[Roddy] 360-ing out of there.
Come on, knock the clothes right off that pole.
-[Gorilla] Yeah. -[Roddy] Yes. Yes.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] All right, big guy! All right.
Check it out, boys and ladies.
[Gorilla] Adnan's out of there. Boy, did he hightail it.
[Roddy laughs] I love it. Yes!
Get him. Get him.
-Adnan's recreate. -[crowd cheering]
-[Roddy] Sgt. Slaughter-- -[Gorilla] And the Ultimate Warrior
is doing a number on Sgt. Slaughter.
[Roddy] I can barely hear ya!
They're on their feet!
This is for you guys in the Gulf, and gals!
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Shove it down in his throat, baby.
Eat some sand.
[Gorilla] He's got that flag stuck right in his mouth, Hot Rod.
-[Roddy laughs] -[Gorilla] I hope he chokes on it.
[Roddy] Slaughter's never looked better.
Come on! Come on! Go!
[Gorilla] Talk about winning the hearts of our men and women
over there in the Persian Gulf, the Warrior's doing just that.
[Roddy] And he's taking it to him.
Yeah, pull that off, baby. Put that off.
Turn and burn.
[Slaughter grunts]
[Gorilla] Ultimate Warrior on fire here.
-[Roddy exclaims] -[Gorilla] Oh, what a shot.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Don't stop now.
I mean we just started the gig here.
Yeah!
[Gorilla] Clothesline, and a beauty.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Roddy] Whoa!
[Gorilla] 360 over the top, thrown out of there.
[Roddy] Go get him! Go get him!
[Gorilla] Oh, look at this.
What is she doing out there?
[Roddy] I have no idea. She got nothing to do with Slaughter.
Unless she's still jealous 'cause the Warrior turned her down.
I don't think she's gonna make any points now.
[Gorilla] Well, he had every right to turn her down, Hot Rod.
[chuckles] Also, the Warrior obviously has taste.
[Roddy] Yeah, you can bet on that.
You don't want to unless it taste good.
[Gorilla] We had Sherri screaming at Sgt. Slaughter.
[Roddy] Oh, look at that.
[Gorilla] She grabbed the leg of the Ultimate Warrior.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Gorilla] Boy, is she moving out of there.
[Roddy] Oh, look at that.
-From out of nowhere-- -[Gorilla] The Macho King.
[Roddy] Where did he come from?
-Where the hell did he come from? -[Gorilla] Look out.
-This is crazy. -[Roddy exclaims]
Now, have a look at that.
Sarge has got the referee distracted.
[Gorilla] I don't think the referee saw any of that.
[Roddy] Even I didn't see it.
I-- It was like next to me. I didn't see him coming.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
[Gorilla] How is he ever gonna get back in the ring?
-Look at him. -[Roddy] Look at… look at Slaughter.
Well, look at what Slaughter's doing.
Slaughter is stopping the count.
This is brilliant on the part of Slaughter now.
Slaughter is stopping the count,
because he knows you cannot--
You cannot win the Championship on a count-out.
He is smelling victory.
[Gorilla] He can only win on a pinfall or submission.
I can't believe the Warrior is even on his feet.
[Roddy] He's stopping the count on purpose.
You watch Slaughter, he'll do it again.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Roddy] For those of you who didn't catch it the first time,
you cannot win the Championship on a count-out.
That's why Slaughter's stopping it.
[Gorilla] Only way the Championship can change hands
is on a pinfall or a submission.
And Slaughter did a great job on stopping that count-out.
[Roddy] Hey, you gotta give credit where credit's due.
-Look at that, he's still going. -[Gorilla] Look at him.
He's still doing it.
[Roddy] Ah, you puke, you.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Warrior is ripe for the pickings here right now.
[Roddy] Slaughter is gonna go in for that finish now. He's going for him.
He can smell it.
I can't believe this.
He's got the Warrior finished.
[Gorilla] Macho King really did a number on the Warrior.
[Roddy] I don't know where the Macho King came from,
but obviously, you must understand,
Macho King had nothing to lose.
Absolutely nothing to lose, coming out.
Look at them boots Slaughter's got on.
[Gorilla] And we all know where he got those from.
[Roddy] Yes, sir. You saw it printed over in the National.
[Gorilla] Backbreaker well executed by Slaughter.
All he's got to do is cover him and I believe it's over.
-[Roddy exclaims] Oh, please. -[Gorilla] Yo, thank you.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Pardon me if I don't express myself, but you'll pay!
[Gorilla] Warrior's in a whole lot of trouble here.
[Roddy] You know, maybe Slaughter has made a mistake.
He has not gone for the cover.
-Oh, no. -[Gorilla] Whoa, there it is.
[Roddy] I do believe Slaughter could have beaten the Warrior,
if he had covered him a long time ago. I don't know what he's thinking.
[crowd cheering]
-[Gorilla] Well, I have learned something… -[Roddy] Uh-oh.
…about the Ultimate Warrior, sir.
This guy has no doubt a lot of fight left in him.
-[Roddy] All right. -One!
-[Roddy] Come on, Warrior. -Two!
[Gorilla] As was obvious
-by the tremendous clothesline. -Three!
[Roddy] Let's see your stuff.
Now is the time, Warrior,
-if you can do it. -One!
[Gorilla] Now, you gotta go…
-Two! -…deep down inside
for that little something extra.
-Get that adrenaline flowing. -Three!
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] And this capacity crowd will let you do that.
[Roddy] I can hardly hear myself.
They're behind the Warrior so much.
[Gorilla] They've gone on their feet now. Look out.
[Roddy] Look behind you!
Turn around!
[Gorilla] Oh, bear hug by Slaughter.
[Roddy] Slaughter, a tremendous amount of power Slaughter has.
[Gorilla] Slaughter continuing the punishment here.
[Ultimate Warrior groans]
[Gorilla] He realizes that this is being seen all over the world, Hot Rod,
and he wants to show what kind of power he possesses.
[Roddy] Yeah. Well, maybe it starts backfiring on him,
because he ain't got it done now and I believe his time has gone.
He could've had that victory four minutes ago.
Now, I believe that he is too late.
[Gorilla] Persisting are chants of "U.S.A."
-[Roddy] All right. -[crowd chanting] U.S.A.!
[Gorilla] It is deafening here in Miami Arena,
with the World Wrestling Entertainment Gold on the line.
Now, that Slaughter staying on him, staying on him.
[Roddy] Warrior-- Macho King, really taking it to the Warrior.
Warrior, obviously hurt very, very bad.
[Gorilla] I've seen the Warrior come out of better holds than this.
I've seen the Warrior with more intensity than this at this time in a match.
Look at him hanging on there.
Hot Rod, I think that the Warrior is only half-conscious right now.
[Roddy] Hey, man, Macho King hit him with a couple of shots
that would have downed a gorilla. Oh, no offense.
-[Gorilla] Yes, a gorilla, yes. -[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Gorilla] But look at him fighting.
[Roddy] All right.
[Gorilla] He's getting that adrenaline flowing right now.
It's pumping through the body.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] And listen to this crowd.
-Pump it up. -[Roddy] Yeah!
[Gorilla] What guts.
[Roddy] Oh, now, you can see how bad he's hurting.
Warrior was on a run there, went to slap Slaughter.
-[Gorilla exclaims] -[Roddy] Hurting his own back.
Slaughter going right after the injury.
Slaughter, a consummate professional.
[Ultimate Warrior groans]
[Gorilla] Boy, is he softening up that back area, and we all know what for.
-[Roddy] That camel clutch. -[Slaughter grunts]
[Gorilla] Backbreaker. [exclaims]
[Roddy] Get him out.
[Gorilla] Look at this.
-I believe he could have had… -[speaking indistinctly]
…the pin right there, Hot Rod?
[Roddy] I don't know what he's thinking.
-[referee] Raise you head! -[Slaughter grunts]
[Roddy] Unless he's trying to prove a point.
Slaughter knows this is going all over the world.
Uh-oh.
That-- We're looking at his feet outside.
[Gorilla] He's already outside the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Slaughter maybe taking too much for granted here.
[Gorilla] Hey, Referee, come on around here. Take a look.
[referee speaking indistinctly]
[Gorilla] There's a face not even mama could like.
Okay. Stop. Let him go.
[Gorilla] Take a look, Ref. The guy is outside the ring.
Hey! No!
[Gorilla] No.
Slaughter thought he was victorious.
But the Warrior didn't quit.
-[Roddy] The intensity is so much here. -No! No!
[Roddy] Obviously, Slaughter didn't see where he was
and he'd better start paying attention now.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] And Warrior trying to get it all back together here.
Look at him now, he seems to be impervious to pain.
-[Roddy] Come on. -[Gorilla] Oh, I don't believe it.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] And it's Slaughter who's down, a beautiful clothesline again.
And another one.
[Roddy] Reversing directions to confuse Slaughter there
on the clothesline.
[Gorilla] Can you believe this? Momentum.
[Roddy] Flying headbutt by the champ.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Roddy] Wait a second.
-Oh, come on. -[Gorilla] Again?
Give me a break here.
[Roddy] Get out of there, you witch.
[Gorilla] Get her out of there, Ref.
[Roddy] Oh, wait a second.
[Gorilla] Don't turn your back on Slaughter.
-[speaking indistinctly] -No! No!
-[screams] -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, dragged her right over the top.
Stop. Stop. No! No!
-[speaking indistinctly] -[Roddy] This place has gone crazy.
[crowd cheering, whistling]
[Roddy exclaims]
He's got her. Look out.
-Get a camera here. Come on. -[Gorilla] Oh, look out.
It's the Macho King.
[Roddy] Oh, no!
You deserve each other.
[Gorilla] They're on their feet here.
-[Roddy exclaims] What a hard knee. -Come on. One!
Two! Three!
-[Roddy] Wait, wait, no! -[Gorilla] Oh, look at that.
With the scepter right between the eyes.
What is this, Hot Rod? It's three against one here.
[Roddy] The referee… the referee, I don't think, saw it.
No!
-No, no, no. Oh, my goodness. -[Gorilla] What is this?
[crowd cheering]
-[bell ringing] -[Roddy] No. Oh, wait a second. No, no.
No, no. They can't allow this.
[Gorilla] Certainly, they're not going to allow this.
[Roddy] No, no. Certainly, there's gonna be officials coming out.
[Gorilla] We might have had a disqualification here, I hope.
[Roddy] Oh, it's obvious. The king came out with a scepter.
-Come on. -[Gorilla] Everyone in the entire building
saw what the Macho King did.
[Roddy] No, this ain't going down like this.
What happened?
[Roddy] What do you mean what happened? What the hell do you think happened?
[Gorilla] I think the referee, in his excitement, Hot Rod,
just automatically went down and made the three count,
but I think we have a disqualification here.
[Roddy] I hope so. Excitement how?
He had to be keeping his eyes on what's going on.
[Gorilla] We haven't had any official words yet.
Where is he going?
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Gorilla] I think he's looking for the Macho King.
-[Roddy] Oh, you don't think-- -[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen,
here is the official decision.
The winner of this bout and new…
-[commentators] No! -…World Wrestling Entertainment Champion…
-[Roddy] Oh, bull! Bull! -…Sgt. Slaughter.
-[Gorilla] What a miscarriage of justice. -[crowd] Boo!
[Roddy] I can't believe it. That's bull.
["Hard Corps" playing]
[Roddy] You're not gonna let this hang like this.
-I can't believe this. -[speaking indistinctly]
-[Roddy] You puke! -I won!
[Roddy] It took three of you.
-God damn it. -[Gorilla] I don't believe it.
-This is ridiculous. -I won. I told you!
-[Gorilla] This is an outrage. -I told you I was gonna be the champion.
-[Roddy] You tell us what. -I told you.
-[Roddy] You can do nothing by yourself. -I told you!
-[speaking indistinctly] -[Gorilla] Boy, he's gonna cut that thing
in half, Hot Rod, and give half of it to the Macho King.
…I won. I told you.
[exclaims] I told you.
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[dynamic music playing]
[Gorilla] You know, Hot Rod, this place is still going bananas here.
After that outrage, I can't believe that everybody in this building had to see
what went down there and how they could give the WWE title
to Sgt. Slaughter is beyond me.
[Roddy] The Warrior came in there.
He had this Macho King come down, nailed him outside the ring
and Scary Sherri and Adnan, and Slaughter against him, come on.
-Get a life, baby. -[Howard speaking indistinctly]
…city, Tennessee, weighing 228 pounds,
-the "Birdman" Koko B. Ware. -[Roddy] Everybody was watching
except for the referee, thanks to Slaughter.
[Gorilla] Yeah, but we've got other officials
of the World Wrestling Entertainment in attendance, Hot Rod.
They had to see that.
-[Howard] And his opponent… -[Roddy] Ah, terrific.
…coming down the aisle with his manager, the "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart,
-from Canada… -[Roddy] I'm thoroughly disgusted.
-…weighing 256 pounds… -[Gorilla] I'm exhausted. I cannot believe
-what's come out. -…the Mountie.
[Roddy] Speaking of discussion and disgusting,
-there it is. -[Gorilla] He is that, yes, the Mountie.
[Roddy] Yeah, what is it? They always get their man?
[Gorilla] Well, there's Jimmy.
[Roddy] His main man.
While we got a chance, I wanna say "hello" to Captain Michael Nelson,
force of the 82nd Airborne Division over there, just kicking butt.
-We sure are proud of ya. -[bell ringing]
[Gorilla] Well, we're proud of all the young men and women over there.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Gorilla] And they are getting this Royal Rumble compliments
-of the World Wrestling Entertainment. -[Roddy] Hey.
They're putting their life on the line.
We could give them a little something, huh?
-[Gorilla] Absolutely. -[Roddy] Hey, boys,
when you come home, I'm gonna buy you a big glass of skim milk.
Maybe a little something else.
A hamburger.
[Gorilla] Koko B. Ware and the Mountie.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] I can't get that match out of my mind, Hot Rod,
-I'm sorry. -[Roddy] I can't either, but we have to.
We have to concentrate on these two athletes in the ring now.
That is now up to the officials of the WWE.
And I do believe it is a firm standing, we have a new WWE Champion.
-A little harder. Get mad! Hit me! -[Jimmy Hart] Come on.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Gorilla] It's over.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Gorilla] Well, as I said earlier on, he can take that belt and cut it in half,
and give half of it to the Macho King because he did the majority of the work.
-Between-- -[Roddy] Cut and quarter it.
That's what we ought to do with Slaughter. Quarter him.
Quartered. You got Scary Sherri, Adenoid.
[Gorilla] Look out. Nice duck underneath by Koko
and a dropkick finds its spot right in the kisser.
That's all right. Come on, baby.
-Go and shake it off now. Shake it off. -[Roddy] Aw.
-Come on, baby. You're the Mountie. -[Roddy] Oh, poor baby.
Did you catch one in the bicuspids? Well, what did he think he was coming to?
-[Roddy] The senior prom? -[Gorilla chuckles]
No, I think him and Jimmy are going to that after. [chuckles]
They've been counting on it for a long time.
What a nasty guy this Mountie is, Hot Rod. I know you know him very well.
[Roddy] I know him real well and as much as I sit up here--
It's easy to sit up here and knock the guy, I wanna tell you that.
It's another thing to get in the ring and do it.
So, let's give some credit where credit is due to both these athletes.
Koko B. Ware doesn't take nothing from nobody.
The Mountie, very methodical, knows where he is all the time
and will play possum on you.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, he got caught right in the middle of that one. [chuckles]
You know, you know, Hot Rod, and he also, the Mountie I'm talking about now,
took the time that's necessary…
-[Jimmy Hart] Come on, a man is always… -…to go up there in Canada,
and trained with the North-West Mounted Police,
and used and knows some of the tactics that they use.
[Roddy] Some of their holds for pacifying people
that the Mounties used and the Mounties, again,
one of the finest police organizations in the world.
I don't think that they would condone the conduct in America,
-of our Royal Mountie. -[Jimmy Hart] Come on. Let's go.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Roddy] But then, again, this is America, isn't it?
[Gorilla] Well, they certainly wouldn't like the way
this guy shoots off his mouth, I know that.
[Roddy] No, the Mounties that I know are very standup men.
-[Gorilla] Oh, look at this. Wow. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] What a fall by Koko.
[Gorilla] As I said it, he stood up. There went Koko.
[Jimmy Hart] Get up. That's it, baby. That's it. Beautiful move.
-Beautiful, beautiful move. -[referee] Three.
[Jimmy Hart] Come on, don't let him get back.
[Gorilla] "The Colonel," "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart…
[Jimmy Hart] …let him get up, baby.
…screaming words of encouragement to his man, the Mountie.
-There he is, that little pipsqueak. -[Roddy] Uh-huh.
Isn't it always the little guys that got the most shooting off from their mouth
to do that never get into action? Oh, wait a second.
-Why is this thing… -[Gorilla exclaims]
[groans]
[Roddy] What happened? I missed it. Did he nail him?
[Gorilla] I think he nailed him…
-I'm the Mountie! -…with that cattle prod, Hot Rod.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Oh, that's another thing,
I ain't never seen no Mountie carrying no cattle prod.
This guy has an identity problem here. Go see a therapist.
-Get some night-night. -[Gorilla] He needs help.
[Roddy] He needs some help.
[Gorilla] Koko could use a little help right now, too.
-He's in a lot of trouble. -[Roddy] He's--
-He's in a lot of trouble. -All right. Get up!
[Roddy] And he shouldn't say "get up" too much to Koko,
-because Koko is the kind of man… -[Gorilla] Oh, look at this.
There's one of those Mountie holds.
There's the Mountie passive control technique right there, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] And that will control you very passively,
-I know as a young fellow. -[Jimmy Hart] Look at him now, Frankie.
Look at him now, baby.
[Gorilla] Holding the back of the head
-and pressing right underneath the nose. -Look at him now, Frankie.
-Look. [chuckles] -[Roddy] Go and bite him, Frankie.
-Look at him now, Frankie. Look at him -[Roddy] Bite him. Bite him.
[Roddy] Frankie's looking, going, "No, I might get poisoned."
-[Gorilla] Oh, look at this. -[indistinct chatter]
[Roddy] Another move that the Mounties use quite often
except they don't knock a guy's head around.
They just control the man until they got him.
-[Gorilla] Chicken wing crossface. -He is mine!
-[Roddy] Order and the law.
[Gorilla] Awkward.
[Roddy] I wanna tell you, I lived in Canada and every Mountie
that I have ever met was a decent, standup man full of integrity.
This guy here obviously missed Mountie 101.
-[Koko grunts] -[Gorilla] Uh-oh.
-There it is, Hot Rod. -[Koko grunts]
[Gorilla] That was a blatant choke right in front of the referee.
[Roddy] Yeah, I ain't seen no Mountie use that either.
This guy has got a disgusting way of getting under your skin, doesn't he?
[Gorilla] Certainly does.
-[Roddy] Oh, sends that back. -[Gorilla] Oh, hell, no.
[Jimmy Hart] Come on.
[Gorilla] Koko trying everything he knows.
There's another control move.
[Roddy] He's going for it, yes.
Back of the head, back of the neck…
-It looks pretty good now! -…arm between the legs.
It's hard to go anywhere. Oh, man.
[Gorilla] Oh, fired him right out of there again.
Koko feeling altogether too much in the concrete.
-What is this? -[Jimmy Hart] Koko, "The Birdman,"
-is in trouble. -[Gorilla] Here at the Royal Rumble.
The Birdman is in trouble there.
-You better go help him in there. -[Roddy] That's a huge step in.
[chuckles hysterically]
-You're gonna go help him. -[Roddy] No Mountie marches like that.
-Oh, I wish that bird would-- -American scum!
[Roddy] Well, we don't want the bird to die. But…
I'm wrestling in the Mountie way.
[Gorilla] The bird looked better than the Colonel did. [laughs]
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Roddy] Come on, Koko.
Pull it up. Pull it up.
[Gorilla] Koko is taking a whole lot of punishment so far.
This one actually is a blatant choke, Ref.
[Roddy] Yeah, but take a look at what I was saying a little earlier, Gorilla.
The Mountie being very methodical. He's never in a rush.
Again, I guess he knows he's gonna get his man.
Full control all the time.
-[Gorilla] Piledriver perhaps coming up. -[crowd cheering]
-[Roddy] No, no. -[Gorilla] Koko turned out of that.
[Roddy] Come on, Koko.
Quit flapping them wings, hit him.
Hit the sucker square between the nose.
[Gorilla] Boy, Koko's absorbed an awful lot of punishment, Hot Rod,
I don't know whether he's got anything left or not.
[Roddy] He's hanging, though, he's hanging.
I ain't giving up on Koko until I hear the bell.
-[Gorilla exclaims] -[Roddy] Oh, what a shot.
-Come on, get up, you scum! -[grunts]
[Jimmy Hart] Beautiful, baby.
A Mountie always gets his man, a Mountie always gets his man, baby.
[Gorilla] Oh, please.
-[Roddy] Baby? -[Gorilla] Throw that guy a fish.
Irish whipping goes Koko,
he stopped him dead in his tracks with a nice neckbreaker.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Get away from him!
Come on, Koko.
Go after him.
The hell with the wings, go after him.
[Gorilla] Koko, trying to get something going here.
He caught the Mountie in midair.
Nice flying headbutt by Koko.
[crowd member] Yeah, bubba, oh.
[Roddy] Come on, Koko, go for him now.
[Gorilla] Koko going all the way up.
[Roddy] We've seen a lot of high-risk maneuvers in the--
[Gorilla exclaims] Caught him with the dropkick
-and landed right on his feet. -[Roddy] Hook the leg. What are you doing?
[Gorilla] Oh, he went up-- He got up to go after the Colonel.
-[Roddy] Oh, man. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] He's looking behind him, though.
[Gorilla] Nice clever move by Koko.
[Roddy] Playing a little possum himself, Koko.
[Gorilla] Nice reversal by the Mountie, high crossbody.
-[Roddy] The leg, get the leg. -[Gorilla exclaims]
[Roddy] Damn it, excuse me. God darn it!
You cannot pin somebody unless you grab that leg,
-unless he's completely out. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Gorilla] Ducks underneath the clothesline, look out, leap frog.
Oh, he got him.
-He nailed him, Rod. -[Roddy] And he's got the leg.
-[bell ringing] -[Roddy] I gotta apologize
for my language, I get into it, man.
[Howard] Here is your winner, The Mountie.
-[Roddy] But that I don't get into. -["Mount Up" playing]
[Gorilla] Hot Rod, looks like he hit him right in the carotid artery there.
-[Roddy] Yeah, obviously. [hesitates] -Now, I did this…
The Mountie way!
[Roddy] The Mountie way? Yeah, okay.
[Gorilla] Mountie chalks up a big victory here at the Royal Rumble.
-Let's go to Sean Mooney. -[Sean] "Macho King" Randy Savage,
I have to say I've never witnessed a more heinous act
than what I saw you do tonight.
-Really? -And I will go as far to say
that the Ultimate Warrior might still be
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
if it weren't for you.
Well, he should've realized that no one says no to the Macho King,
he was never the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
I was always the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Past, present, future.
I'm the greatest of all time.
Let him cry, let him cry.
He should have made the commitment to make me the number one contender,
-now, I'm going after Slaughter. -Well, "Macho King" Randy Savage,
despite what you might think, I would say the Ultimate Warrior
-is hot on your trail. -[Macho Man] Come on. Come on.
-[door rattles] -[Ultimate Warrior] Open up!
I would say right now no one should be standing
between the Macho King and the Ultimate Warrior.
-Let's go back to ringside. -[Ultimate Warrior growls]
-[crowd cheering] -Warrior, obviously, finally catching up,
Hot Rod, with the Macho King.
Warrior is beating him out of shape. And I don't blame him.
The Warrior is in a rage,
the Warrior is ready to take the Macho King's head off,
and what came down there, I have never seen anything so disgusting
as to see Sgt. Slaughter's hand raised in victory.
You know, when the Macho King, Hot Rod,
was the champion of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
you can bet nothing like that ever happened to him.
Never, he always got a fair shake, in this match, check out what happened.
Scary Sherri, and I mean, scary, comes down, she-- Now,
think about it, they were on the podium, she's doing all that stuff
-for the Ultimate Warrior. -That could have been
an automatic disqualification right there.
Right there, she's taking the Ultimate Warrior's brain away,
she's taking it while they're doing all kinds of stuff,
then the Macho King hitting the Ultimate Warrior right down,
close to us, we didn't even see it.
Hitting him with the lights dead, then that ain't enough,
the Ultimate Warrior crawls back in to have that puke there.
Most important of all, the referee did not see it, Hot Rod,
-most important of all. But I'm sure… -Hey.
…there were some officials here for the World Wrestling Entertainment
who did indeed see it.
And right now, let's go to "Mean" Gene.
All right. Gorilla Monsoon, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, thank you very much.
With everything that is happening in the world
and the World Wrestling Entertainment,
General Adnan, Sgt. Slaughter,
-I can't help but believe-- -Shut your hole, puke.
-[laughs] -[Slaughter] For the last time,
I told you and I told the world
that I give the orders, when I say I'm gonna do something,
you better believe that I'm gonna do it.
While everybody else was aligning with the ultimate puke,
Sgt. Slaughter was digging it.
And I, Sgt. Slaughter,
the new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
will reach out and take whatever I want, just like I told you I would reach out
and take the new World Wrestling entertainment Championship
and put it around my waist where it belongs.
Now, they can start respecting me.
But like nobody else in the military world today,
I have no boundaries, when I,
Sgt. Slaughter say, "I'm gonna crush someone."
When I, Sgt. Slaughter say, "I'm gonna defeat someone,"
I, Sgt. Slaughter will do it.
And I have just begun to fight.
You maggots are all dismissed.
I'm the new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
and that's an order.
-[laughs evilly] -[speaking Arabic]
[speaking Arabic]
All right. Enough of this. I don't think I can take anymore,
a very shallow victory in my opinion, for Sgt. Slaughter, tonight.
Gorilla, Roddy, let's get back to the two of you.
-[Gorilla] That's disgusting. -[exclaims]
If he thinks for one minute that he's earned the respect
of anyone, he's crazy.
Oh, no, no, no, no! Stick it in your nose.
And you, Slaughter, you son of an unnamed goat.
-[crowd cheering] -And I'm giving a bad name to goats.
You can take it and stick it in your ear,
'cause you ain't holding on to that for long, baby.
You are in fact, Sgt. Slaughter, "The Ultimate Puke,"
-and you proved that to everyone… -[spits]
-…in the entire world here tonight. -Stick it!
This guy is disgusting, Hot Rod.
He thinks-- He-- I'll tell you what he can do, man.
He can take that title because now it's open doors,
we all get a crack at you, Slaughter.
And if you think I'm holding back or anybody in that dressing room
is holding back, then, baby, you are definitely wrong.
[Gorilla] Plenty more action's still to come here in the Royal Rumble,
but right now, let's hear some messages
for all our brave men and women in the Armed Forces, especially,
-those involved in Desert Storm. -[messenger] Hello everyone,
we wish you a lot of luck, we wanna see you back home again,
we wish that God would bless all of you and that you do come home safely,
and give them hell for us.
Hi, we're Gary and Elizabeth Lamountain from Long Island, New York,
and, uh, we just wanna wish the safest, safest thing possible
for all you guys over there.
And we want you guys to know that we're all behind you 100%
and we want you to come home soon. We love ya.
Bam, get it over with, kick butt, and come back safe.
We're all behind you, come back home safe and sound.
Horacio, I'd like to thank-- Say hurry back home
and get rid of those guys over there and get over here as soon as you can,
'cause we're-- We miss you, all right? Uh. Good luck.
All the brave men and women in Saudi Arabia,
we really appreciate what you're doing and we back you a 100%,
and we hope you all come home safe and soon.
I just wanna say "hi" to all the guys in Saudi Arabia,
all the guys and the gals.
And we're wishing you the best and hope that you come home real soon.
We love you all.
My name is Andrew from Hollywood,
I wish you guys in Saudi Arabia, good luck.
Hi, I'm Gloria Blackburn from Titusville, Florida,
and I wanna wish all of our men and women the best of luck over there,
and get home soon. And I hope the war ends very soon. Good luck.
To all you fighters in Saudi Arabia, go over there and get the job done,
and hurry up home, come back to your families.
Well, to Alex, I wish you the very best, okay?
And be careful out there.
Hi, I'm just supporting all the soldiers and everybody else over in Saudi Arabia
and hope they all come back safe.
[indistinct chatter]
Boy, we certainly do indeed hope that everyone comes back safe.
You know, Hot Rod, the Hulkster had a tour all set up for Saudi Arabia,
but the Department of Defense said, "No, you-- At this time, you can't do that."
So, the Hulkster took it upon himself,
he's gonna make a special tour starting this coming Monday,
he's going out to bases all over the U.S. of A here,
gonna talk to the troops, gonna talk to the wives,
and the husbands of wives that are there…
-You know-- -…over there in the Persian Gulf,
and the families and give some moral support.
You know, it's the men and women over there
that are doing the job and we understand that,
and so we're trying to do everything we can to do our part.
And Hogan, being the American that he is,
whether we agree or not on some things, we definitely agree on this.
He's trying his heart out,
and we all are to give you a little bit back to say thank you.
We don't know how to do it,
so we're doing our best and this is it, folks,
Hogan's gonna come and see ya,
he's gonna see you in a lot of different camps,
-he's gonna be shaking a lot of hands. -And he's--
'Cause we don't know how else to thank you.
Hot Rod, he'll be representing all of us here
-in the World Wrestling Entertainment. -You betcha.
And when the Hulkster shows up, it's something else.
We bet you, man.
Right now, we're gonna hear something from some of the participants
-in the Royal Rumble. -We're hanging on.
There are 29 men who think they are ready for the Royal Rumble,
but yet there's only one snake
that is absolutely sure what he's gotta do.
You see, I see a lot of men sweating, not me, I'm cold, brother.
Ice water runs through the veins.
You see, Rick Martel, I know what I gotta do,
like a surgeon, brother,
I will cut my way through those 29 men, to get to you.
In the Royal Rumble it's every man for himself, baby.
The Rumble's here and I know a lot of people
are gonna go right for the earthquake.
But I'm ready, so bring them all along.
Bring on The Undertaker, bring on Mr. Perfect, bring on Tugboat.
-Tugboat. -And Hogan,
-I've got something special just for you. -[laughs hysterically]
The WWE Royal Rumble,
that means there's 29 other men that I have to worry about.
Well, that's fine, that's right up my alley
because the real Hammer is gonna come crashing down
at all 29 in the WWE Royal Rumble.
The Royal Rumble, here's electrified 30 of the finest men
in the WWE will be competing to see who's number one.
But when the clouds go dark and the Tornado comes down
and touches down in Royal Rumble,
there will be one winner, and the one winner will be right here.
If life is like a roller coaster,
then you don't wanna take a ride on either of us.
That's right, it's Royal Rumble time,
it's every man for himself. And Hawk, remember,
things could happen that ain't never happened before.
[grunts] Oh, what a rush.
The 29 pots have been dug,
The Undertaker will bury all 29 opponents.
And the only thing the other 29 competitors
Rest in peace.
Oh, hey, folks,
it's getting close, Miami Arena,
the Royal Rumble, 30 top professional WWE stars battle it out.
Well, Hacksaw Jim Duggan,
I'm gonna be the last man in the ring,
I'm gonna sit in the corner and if someone comes next to me,
I'm knocking him out of the ring, tough guy.
[chuckles] As I've always said,
it's not what you do, but how you look doing it.
You know, and just watch me shine
when I throw everybody over that top rope.
Oh, yeah, and Jake, I haven't forgot about you,
I know the way things look for you lately, you need a little guidance.
So it'll be my pleasure to guide you right out of that ring
because I'm the winner of that Royal Rumble.
The Royal Rumble, every man for himself,
and with 29 other opponents in the ring, I'm glad I'm a Bulldog.
Thirty of the greatest athletes in the World Wrestling Entertainment
in the Royal Rumble, 29 are gonna be laying on the floor,
one man is gonna be left standing, guess who?
That one man is Mr. Perfect, Intercontinental Champion,
this is what makes me different from the other 29 athletes.
I'm by far the greatest athlete
the World Wrestling Entertainment has ever produced.
I will win the Royal Rumble perfectly.
Heave, it's Royal Rumble time, every man for himself
and the old Tugboat is gonna jump right into the middle of things.
And Hulkster, if it comes down to you and me, well, heave.
Everybody at the top of their game, ready for the Royal Rumble.
The prestige of winning it, Hot Rod, is tremendous.
-I don't know if I can take it. -You don't know if you can take it, huh?
I'll tell you, this has been the greatest,
greatest pay-per-view event I have ever been at.
And I am truly excited, and the best is just yet to come.
We got all 30 of the toughest guys you've ever seen in your life.
You know, Hot Rod, we got coming up, the big tag team matchup,
Virgil, the henchman of the Million Dollar Man
are joining forces and of course, against Dusty and Dustin Rhodes.
Blood definitely thicker than money, Hot Rod.
And I understand you had lunch with Virgil today.
Oh, no, we'd-- Yeah, we just had a little din-din,
shared some skim milk, talked about life,
talked about pride, talked about what money cannot buy,
talked about how we sat there
and instead of leaving a million-dollar tip, just said thank you,
and then we walked to our cars.
Oh, so, I'm sure that you instilled a lot of things
into Virgil that he, before that time, did not have.
-Friendly conversation. -Right now, let's take you to Sean Mooney.
Million Dollar Man, tonight, you will be facing
the father and son tag team of Dusty and Dustin Rhodes.
Now, this is a team linked by blood
and I would say that is a very strong bond.
-[laughs] -But we have yet to see yourself
and Virgil as a tag team.
How do you think your bodyguard is going to fare tonight in the ring?
I'll tell you, little man, I think my bodyguard is gonna fare very well.
Everybody wants to know why,
why does Virgil wipe the sweat from my brow,
why does Virgil polish my shoes,
why does Virgil clean the dung off my shoes,
why does Virgil massage my feet,
why does Virgil absorb any form of treatment that I feel fit to give him?
This right here is why, the almighty dollar,
I have bought a bodyguard, I have bought a tag team partner,
I have bought the best that money can buy.
And this right here is why Virgil will do it.
And you, Dusty Rhodes, and that punk kid of yours
are gonna find out in just a few minutes, there is a bond thicker than blood,
and that bond is the money of the Million Dollar Man.
[laughs]
Let's go back out to ringside.
-[Gorilla] The bond? -[bell ringing]
Maybe it is, maybe it isn't.
-[Roddy] Oh, baby. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Both men are-- Oh, here they come.
-["Common Man Boogie" playing] -[Roddy] Now that's love.
[Howard] This tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Coming down the aisle from Austin, Texas,
at a total combined weight of 549 pounds…
[Gorilla] Dusty and Dustin now, Hot Rod, certainly did
tell you what the red, white, and blue is all about.
[Roddy] They are America.
Texas born, Texas bred, doggone it, I'll be Texas dead.
I want you to know, when Virgil and I were ordering dinner,
neither one of us ordered crow.
-[music concludes] -["The Million Dollar Man" playing]
[Gorilla] I like that.
[Roddy] We don't like to eat crow anymore.
[Gorilla] I love that, Hot Rod.
[Howard] Their opponents…
[Gorilla] Look at the big smile on the kisser of the Million Dollar Man.
…at a total combined weight of 510 pounds,
here are the bodyguard Virgil
and the self-professed Million Dollar Champion…
Ted DiBiase.
[Gorilla] You know, Hot Rod, just because you pay someone's salary
does not give you to-- The right to intimidate them,
does not give you the right to strike them? No, sir.
[Roddy] Does not give you the right to have them wash
the doo-doo off your boots, I wouldn't do that.
Oh, no, I have been dirt poor, I have lived and slept on the street,
I would not do that for any amount of money.
-[bell ringing] -[Gorilla] I think-- Never mind.
[Roddy] Okay.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Father and son team of Dustin and Dusty Rhodes.
[Roddy] Boy, do they look alike or what?
-[Gorilla] I guess so. -[Roddy] Holy cow.
Hey, just honesty in that family.
[Gorilla chuckling] I'm sure.
[Roddy] Oh, look out here.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Million Dollar Man and Virgil not waiting for the bell to sound
to get this thing underway here.
Look out.
-[Roddy] Oh, nice reversal by the Rhodes. -[crowd cheering]
Two flying elbows.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Yeah. Oh, that didn't last too long.
[Gorilla] Why don't you pass him a couple of bucks, Ted?
[Roddy] What about that fury, DiBiase, huh?
Watch him there, and take this man after this guy,
-get in the ring, take him out, now. -[Roddy] Oh, sure.
-[Gorilla] Get in there and take him out? -[Roddy] Throws good orders around, huh.
[Gorilla] Easier said than done.
[Roddy] Yeah, and I noticed that DiBiase isn't doing any of the doing.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] What a thrill it must be for Dusty Rhodes
to be tagged up with his own son
and watching his son come along as great as he's coming.
[Gorilla] Certainly is a tremendous feeling.
Not too many father and son teams over the years here, Hot Rod,
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Roddy] Oh, hard right hand by Virgil there.
[Gorilla] Virgil's got that tremendous upper body here.
Oh, what a clothesline by Dustin and a dropkick.
[Roddy] Hey, I wanna tell you, Virgil packs one heck of a punch.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, man, come on.
[Roddy] Hey, I bought dinner.
Was it in vain?
[Gorilla] I think Virgil's trying to do the best that he can, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Yeah, I know he is, I know he is.
[Gorilla] And still, you're right, you're right.
[Roddy] It's easy to sit up here and criticize, we got to remember that.
It's one thing to talk about it and it's another to do it.
[Gorilla] Virgil's not used to being inside
the squared circle after the bell rings.
[Roddy] No, he's not and he's going up against a couple of real--
one seasoned pro and one stud.
[Gorilla] Look, Irish whip by Virgil, never saw the shoulder block coming.
Dustin quickly over the top, nice leapfrog.
Oh, and he went for the reverse monkey flip there, it didn't work.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, Virgil out of there.
[Roddy] You can see Virgil in the ring
is not used to keeping the pace
nor the intensity that the other team, as you can see after the leapfrog,
Virgil went down to do a monkey flip, slowly bringing his legs up,
giving Dustin all the time he needed to take advantage.
[Gorilla] Boy, he gave Virgil you know for-- you know what for, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] And embarrassing me in front of all of these people.
Oh, wait a second, I don't see you in there, DiBiase.
Won't you get in there and show us how it's done, boy?
[Gorilla] Well, he might just do that.
[Roddy] I'd like to see it.
[Ted] I'll show you how it's done.
[Gorilla] See that, he just said, "Well, I'll show you how it's done."
[Roddy] Okay. Take us to school, DiBiase.
[Gorilla] Well, he has the ability and the tools to do just that, too.
Nice duck underneath there and that knee right to the solar plexus.
Irish whip now by the Million Dollar Man
and a well-executed clothesline, right on the money.
[Roddy] And he-- I got to say, he's showing us.
But then again, he's against the weakest link of the team.
[Gorilla] He's showing us against the son, not the father.
[Roddy] Yeah, come on, Ted, somebody
in there with the same steam you got, DiBiase.
[Gorilla] Whip him once again, backdrop, yes. He nailed him.
-[Roddy] Oh, did you hear that? -[Gorilla] I didn't hear. What did he say?
[Roddy] "That's your baby boy right there."
Oh, man, make that blood boil.
[indistinct chatter]
[Gorilla] He's tossing him here, Hot Rod.
Very smart maneuver on the part of the Million Dollar Man.
[Roddy] And you know, there's something about millionaires, oh, he's cheap.
And those same doggone pair of tights, same little money signs on him,
he wears black, that way he only got to buy one pair.
[Gorilla] Oh, nice move, nice offensive move by Dustin.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, elbow to elbow.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] And out to the concrete goes the Million Dollar Man.
[Roddy] Oh, but Teddy, wouldn't a 100-dollar bill help you now?
[Gorilla] Oh, the tag obviously made and it's the Dream in there.
[Roddy] Maybe we'll find out he's just a teddy bear, huh.
[Gorilla] Roundhouse right by the Dream, he's unloading now.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Elbow after elbow.
And it's a sleeper.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Hey, Virgil, Virgil's on that team,
he's diving in to help, that's what he's supposed to do.
-[Gorilla] That's what it's all about. -[Roddy] That is what it's all about.
Oh, fast right hand by Dustin.
[Gorilla] A dropkick finds its mark, hooks the leg
and now, once again, it's Virgil…
saving his master, so to speak.
At least the Million Dollar Man sees it that way.
[Roddy] Yeah, I bet nobody looks at it like the Million Dollar Man does.
If that's what it takes to be a millionaire, I'll stay poor.
I kind of like riding a jet ski instead of a yacht anyway.
It gives me a little more freedom.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, nice reversal by the youngster, but, oh!
Nice move by Virgil to get out of the way there.
[Roddy] Dusty really concerned about his son there.
[Gorilla] His son needs him there. I think he blew that knee out, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] I think he did, too, and I think Dusty realized it right away,
trying to come in maybe to stop it, I don't know.
[Gorilla] I think he blew that knee right out.
[Roddy] Well, yeah, you can tell he's definitely…
he's definitely blowing that leg out.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] That'll get over towards his own corner and make the tag.
[Roddy] Hey, without them wheels, it makes it real hard to get around, man.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Taking quite a shellacking right now, Dustin Rhodes.
-[Roddy] Virgil being very aggressive. -[Gorilla] Whoa!
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct chatter]
[Roddy] DiBiase knows exactly what he's doing, taunting now,
distracting the referee, able to do more damage
but you know they got a wheel blown it's time to take the spokes out now.
[Gorilla] Excellent job being done by the Million Dollar Man and, whoa,
once again, those lateral, collateral ligaments
just rammed into that steel post.
And the youngster's in deep trouble.
[Roddy] Well, you may call it the lateral, collateral,
I just say his knee's blown out.
[Gorilla] You know, the referee could stop this right here, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Well, I wonder if that's not what Dusty was trying to do
when he came in the ring as soon as the injury occurred.
It's got to be very hard for a father to stand there
and watch his son occur an injury, and then get it dug in on,
and dug in on to the point that he may not be able to recover.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Uh-oh, double team effort coming up here.
Oh, Virgil just nailed the Million Dollar Man by accident.
[Roddy] All right.
That's the first thing I've seen that I like!
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Virgil said I'm sorry.
[Roddy] We didn't talk about that at dinner.
[Gorilla] Oh, wait a minute.
-Oh, you. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Man, if you're not gonna stand up for yourself,
that's what you're gonna get, man.
[Gorilla] It was purely accidental what Virgil did
but not what the Million Dollar Man did.
[Roddy] Look at Dusty go.
And it's coming to the point with Virgil,
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
[Gorilla] Oh, ducked in underneath, look out, he got him.
-[bell ringing] -["The Million Dollar Man" playing]
[Howard] Here are your winners, the team of the Million Dollar Man,
Ted DiBiase, and Virgil.
[Gorilla] Well, obviously, the American Dream preoccupied,
worried about the welfare of his son,
he got caught up in there, wasn't paying attention, and it cost him.
[Roddy] As soon as it happened,
you can see the expression on Dusty's face,
I really believe he came in to try to stop the match,
but then maybe thinking give the kid a chance,
you can't keep wiping them all the time, as he was-- As if he was a baby,
but then again, it cost him the match, huh.
But that's okay, they're the type of guys that can come back.
[Gorilla] DiBiase has got the mic, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Oh, boy.
And this ought to be enlightening.
[crowd cheering]
If I said it once, I'll say it a million times.
Everybody has a price for the Million Dollar Man
and nobody, nobody crosses the Million Dollar Man
without paying a price.
And tonight, Rhodes, you and that punk kid of yours
paid the price.
-Now, Virgil, you're an idiot… -[crowd chanting] Virgil! Virgil! Virgil…
…you paid the price before, too.
Get my million-dollar belt and get in this ring,
and put it around my waist, now!
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Boy, did I waste a dinner.
[Roddy] Hey, I'm-- I'm a Scotsman, it hurts me when I gotta pay.
And you're gonna do it because money talks louder than anything.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Look at the eyes on Virgil.
[Ted] Get the belt, Virgil, now.
[crowd cheering]
[Ted] Now.
[Gorilla]Oh, Virgil.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Don't do it, Virg.
I understand you got to keep the job you know, but…
[Ted] I'm not paying you to take your time, get the belt.
[Gorilla] There comes a point--
[Roddy] Obviously, Virgil don't have no point.
I'll wash my hands off it, man.
One more lesson from the Million Dollar Man right here.
Now get in here and wrap that thing around my waist.
[crowd cheering]
Wrap it around my waist.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] It's gonna be the story of your life, huh, Virgil?
-[Roddy] Wait. -[Gorilla] Oh, he threw it down.
-[Roddy] Yes. -What do you think you're doing?
You get down there and you pick that belt up right now,
and you wrap it around my waist.
Need I tell you, need I remind you one more time
about your family, about your mother.
-[Gorilla] Give me a break. -[Roddy laughing]
-Virgil, remember, it just don't matter. -[Ted] Now, pick it up.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Remember, Virgil, there comes a point--
And wrap it around my waist.
[Roddy] What, you're gonna leave it for the rest of your life?
[Gorilla] How humiliating.
[laughs]
That's right, that's right.
Like I always say, everybody has got a price.
-[Gorilla] Whoa, he got him. -[Roddy] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Listen to this capacity crowd, they love it.
[Roddy] All right!
I love it!
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] I'm taking it all back, Virgil.
[Gorilla] Look at the look on him.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Yes… you're beautiful.
[Gorilla] He got the message.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] A standing ovation here for Virgil.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Right now, though,
let's take you to another of our colleagues,
"Mean Gene" Okerlund.
All right. Things really heating up here at the Royal Rumble
and speaking of that, Hulk Hogan, here we go,
it's gonna be every man for himself.
Well, you know, something, Mean Gene, now it's time more than ever
for me and all my Hulkamaniacs to unite, brother.
You know, there's 29 other competitors in that ring,
but I'm not worried about those dudes, brother.
I wanna tell you what I'm all about and what I'm standing for out here.
I'm dedicating this match to all of our boys over there
in the Persian Gulf, and to all of our allies, Mean Gene.
And with that type of fire power, with that type of energy, brother,
I don't care about the other 29 competitors, Mean Gene,
I'm gonna fight, scratch, and claw my way,
all the way to the top to win that Royal Rumble
because with the Army, the Navy, the Air Force,
and the Marines behind me, Mean Gene,
Hulkamania has got more momentum than I've ever had.
And I'm gonna prove with all of the armed forces behind Hulkamania,
truth, justice, the American way,
I'm gonna prove that I'm gonna win that Royal Rumble.
Hold on, Hulk, I hate to interrupt you. We are getting, and I can't believe this,
an unconfirmed report that the new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion
Sgt. Slaughter has just defaced the American flag.
Now, that could just be a rumor.
No, Mean, no, no, Mean Gene, let me tell you something.
Sgt. Slaughter stealing that WWE title is one thing,
but if Sgt. Slaughter has gone so far to deface Old Glory,
to deface the red, white, and blue, brother,
I don't care if it's legal or not, brother,
Sgt. Slaughter, that would be the fate that would seal you in for good.
And no matter what happens, Mean Gene,
Sgt. Slaughter's reign as the WWE Champion
-is gonna be just like a-- -[Gene] Oh, but I can--
-You know what, brother. -I know exactly what--
You know it's gonna be just like Saddam Hussein's reign
over Kuwait, brother. It's gonna be only temporary.
[exhales deeply]
[Gene] Thank you, Hulk Hogan.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[Gorilla] Hulkster really bent out of shape
-and I don't blame him. -[Roddy] I don't either.
He's coming with a vengeance and it is time.
-[Howard]…for the Royal Rumble. -[Gorilla] Holy guacamole.
-[Roddy] It's time for the Royal Rumble. -[crowd cheering]
["Hart Beat" playing]
[Howard] Introducing the individual who drew number one,
co-holder of the World Wrestling Entertainment tag team championship,
Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
[Gorilla] The Hitman got number one.
[Roddy] That's nasty and Hitman's going on for number one.
Let's go over the rules real quick if we could for the Royal Rumble.
And I could make it quick, there ain't no rules,
-chuck them over the top rope. -[Gorilla] Well, every two minutes…
another number will hit the ring until all 30 has been called.
Let's start off with two right off the bat and it's over the top.
["La Marseillaise" playing]
[Roddy] The only way you can win, it is every dogface for himself.
[Howard] …Dino Bravo.
[Gorilla] Oh, this is gonna be great.
[Roddy] Who? Number two, Dino. Ah!
[Gorilla] Well, Hot Rod, you know that Bravo wouldn't spend ten cents
to buy somebody else's number, that cheapskate.
[bell ringing]
[Roddy] No, sir. Another millionaire, huh.
[Gorilla] We're underway here in the Royal Rumble.
First two participants, The Hitman and Canadian strongman Dino Bravo,
the luck of the draw got to these two guys.
And it'll be two minutes, and then we'll hear a buzzer or a bell.
And we'll get number three.
[Roddy] These guys here-- Oh, nice shot by Hart.
These guys here, what they're gonna try to do,
they still have to compete against each other
but you can't blow it all right now. You're gonna have to save your gas.
-Oh, go, Hart, go. -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Bravo almost out of there.
You know, say what you want, Hot Rod,
neither one of these guys in my book can win this event.
[Roddy] Well, I don't know.
-You know-- -[Gorilla] Highly unlikely.
[Roddy] Well, yeah, you gotta have a lot of steam,
but there has been some real serious records set in Royal Rumble.
I think last year, DiBiase was in there and was number one.
-[Gorilla] He went a long time, yes. -[Roddy] Something like 45 or 47 minutes.
[Gorilla] He went a long time but he didn't win, did he?
[Roddy] No, sir, he didn't.
[Gorilla] It's so tough when you draw one through five,
to wind up out there when it's all over,
but it's just a testament to some of the great athletes,
all the great athletes that we have here in the World Wrestling Entertainment
and what kind of condition they're in.
[Roddy] Condition. Condition, I think, is the word of the evening.
Condition has been the thing that has kept most of the people
hanging in, fine athletes is what it is, too.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] These guys are going through it awful hard for number one and two.
Time, here we go.
[Gorilla] Oh, we're almost five seconds away
from number three hitting the ring. Who is it gonna be?
[crowd] …three, two, one.
[Gorilla] This capacity crowd…
-[buzzer buzzing] -…there goes the buzzer.
Oh, look who it is.
-[Roddy] Ah! -[Gorilla] It's The Hammer.
[Roddy] And he can Hammer.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Hammer unloads on Dino Bravo. There's no friends in this one.
Look at the look on Bravo's face.
Both of them forgot about The Hitman and they're tearing each other up.
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct chatter]
[Roddy] Now, Jimmy Hart and Valentine used to hang.
[Gorilla] Well, they're not hanging anymore.
[Roddy] No, sir.
[Gorilla] Canadian strongman Dino Bravo
unloading with heavy artillery right now,
but The Hammer turned that around in a hurry.
[Roddy] The Hammer's one of these-- Oh, oh, oh!
[Gorilla] There you go, there's number one.
I'm writing it down.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Well, The Hammer is a 60-minute man.
[Gorilla] Uh-oh, uh-oh, get that little pipsqueak.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Look at Hart, look at Hart.
[Gorilla] Oh, nice inverted atomic drop.
[crowd cheering]
-[Roddy] Bret Hart really digging in. -[Gorilla] Just about out of there.
Bravo's gone along with the Colonel.
How much time before we got another-- Here it is.
-Oh, we're coming up, ten seconds. -[Roddy] There it is.
-[crowd] …six, five, four… -[Roddy] Oh, no.
[Gorilla] He's been doing very well for himself.
[Roddy] Who's it gonna be?
[Gorilla] Romeo, where art thou?
-[Roddy] He says, "Here I be." -[Gorilla] Paul Roma.
[Roddy] "Got thumbs to climb ya like a tree."
[Gorilla] Well, both Roma and The Hammer now doubling up on The Hitman.
And it looks like it's gonna be this way for the next two minutes.
[Roddy] Oh, yeah, but you can't--
You can't trust this for a second, look at Roman.
-[Gorilla] Oh, look at that. -[Roddy] I knew it.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy chuckling] I love it.
Absolutely no friends.
[Gorilla] Only foes, only enemies here in the Royal Rumble.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Hammer's dying to get to Romeo.
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] Double noggin knocker.
[Roddy] Bret Hart gave him a chance.
[Gorilla] Uh-oh, Hitman teetering up there on the top rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] That's one thing when you're trying to throw somebody out,
in the Royal Rumble, you got to punch and you'd be watching your back
because you're off balance.
[Gorilla] The Hitman in a whole lot of trouble here.
[crowd cheering]
-[Gorilla] What a shot by Valentine. -[Roddy] Whoa.
[Gorilla] Valentine, Hot.
[Roddy] I think Valentine thought he had a deal.
[Gorilla] Look at The Hitman just sort of--
He just sort of shrank back into the corner there, became invisible.
[Roddy] There's time for fighting, there's time to take a breath.
[Roddy] How much time?
[Gorilla] Hitman unloading about everybody.
Oh, he's gonna be coming up on about ten seconds
pretty soon here, Hot Rod. Here it is.
[crowd] …eight, seven…
-[Roddy] Who is it? Who is it? -[Gorilla] Can't tell yet.
-…four, three, two, one. -[Gorilla] I hope it's some help.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Yeah, right. There's a storm brewing.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Listen to them.
[Gorilla] Hey.
[Roddy] It ain't never no kind of Rumble until there's at least four anyway.
[Gorilla] Absolutely.
-[Roddy] We got-- -[Gorilla] Spinning Texas Tornado.
[Roddy] It's just getting interesting.
[Gorilla] We're just warming up here, we got a long way to go.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Hammer, Hammer, very low to the ground he's built,
very hard to throw over.
Whoa. What a shot.
Oh. There's so much to call here. Bret Hart missed with an elbow.
Hammer, tooth and nail with Texas Tornado.
-[indistinct chatter] -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] I'll tell you what, Hot Rod, I got to run quite some time,
this has got to be--
The Royal Rumble is the most dangerous match that I know of.
[Roddy] There is no doubt about it.
There's two ways to come in. There's to come in like a storm,
or there's to take your time and keep your breath.
I don't know which is the best way. I don't think anybody does.
It's a gut feeling and there's plenty of guts in there.
[Gorilla] And don't forget, you can't rely on anybody.
Can't turn your back on anybody because everybody's against you.
[Roddy] That's Valentine, he was relying on Romeo for about four seconds.
-What a dropkick. -[Gorilla] Dropkick and a beauty by Roma.
[Roddy] And they're clustered.
[Gorilla] And The Hitman is still in there.
[Roddy] But how much time?
[Gorilla] Well, they're gonna be coming up shortly, here it is.
[Roddy] Who's it gonna be? Who's it gonna be?
[crowd] …seven, six, five, four…
-[Roddy] Who is it gonna be? -…three, two, one.
[Roddy] Here he comes.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, my, "The Model" Rick Martel.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Mr. Elegance himself.
[Roddy] Though you got to give credit to Bret Hart.
Bret Hart the first one now. Every two minutes is a new wave of men.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Should I say man?
[Gorilla] Oh, look at this.
[Roddy] At which one, Gorilla?
[Gorilla] There's so much action going on, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Look out. Look out.
Martel and Romeo.
[Gorilla] Roma's got to held onto him like an octopus.
[Roddy] Maybe kind of luck, maybe both of them will go over.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Texas Tornado just unloaded.
It's every man for himself.
[Roddy] Well, Martel-- I think I'll try something else.
And Martel says try this.
[Gorilla] Hitman really unloading now on The Model.
We're gonna get another combatant here very shortly, Hot Rod.
[crowd cheering]
-[Gorilla] Oh, look at this-- -[Roddy] So close. Come on!
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Just about out of there.
[Roddy] He's almost done.
Going-- Uh-oh.
[Gorilla] Count one from Romeo.
[Roddy] Seconds ago, Romeo and Martel were going to it, like two pit bulls.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Did you see The Model prancing? Romeo says, let me help you, prance this.
Here comes somebody else. Come on down.
-[crowd] …four, three, two, one. -[Gorilla] They're on their way down.
[crowd cheering]
-[Gorilla] Saba Simba. -[Roddy chuckling] Oh!
Now you're talking some beef on the hoof.
Look out. Way to start the Rumble.
[Gorilla] It's mayhem right now.
[Roddy] Tornado with the big discus punch. The Model didn't quite maneuver.
You ain't gonna move Saba Simba like that.
Saba Simba--
[Gorilla] Oh, there it is, atomic drop, and a beauty.
-And Martel almost out of there. -[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Oh, push.
Martel keeping that leverage.
[Gorilla] Referee is on the outside checking to make sure
once the guy is over the top, he's out of here.
And The Hitman still hanging in there along with The Hammer.
[Roddy] The Model really coming out strong.
Look at this, Romeo and The Model. Romeo holding The Texas Tornado.
-[Gorilla] The Model-- -[Roddy] the next thing you see
-Romeo and The Model are going to it. -[Gorilla] It's mayhem.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] I know you're just itching,
-you're itching, Hot Rod. -[Roddy] I'm not.
[Gorilla] You want to be in this, I can tell.
[Roddy] I'd love to be in it. It is almost time.
-[Gorilla] Look out. -[Roddy] The Tornado's going for the claw.
I don't think-- Look at Martel, he's almost out.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Here's the claw being put on by The Tornado.
[crowd] …five, four, three, two…
[Gorilla] Uh-oh. Here comes another one.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] And here he comes.
[Roddy] Oh, it's The Bushwhacker Butch, it's Butch.
[Gorilla] By the time he gets in the ring, there'll be another one coming down.
[Roddy] Oh, my favorite team.
[Gorilla] I love it.
[Roddy] There ain't no teams in here now.
[Gorilla] He hasn't touched anybody yet.
[Roddy] Come on, Butch.
[Gorilla] Oh, there goes two of them. No, no, The Model.
Well, The Model went over that top rope.
[Roddy] He hung on to that top rope and slipped back in.
You must clear that top rope and be thrown to the floor.
[Gorilla] I'll get him out of there, just on principles, Hot Rod.
He went over that top rope, he's history.
[Roddy] Yeah, but, you know, though he still--
[Gorilla] I guess that's why I'm not down there.
[Roddy] Well, Gorilla, it's the only rule we got left, you know.
We got to hang on to it.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] I don't see Saba Simba. Where is he, Hot Rod?
[Roddy] Well, Saba, what happened--
The Model and Saba Simba together went over.
[Gorilla] Well, that's right. He's gone.
[Roddy] The Model hung on to the top rope and slipped back in.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Once Saba Simba got thrown over that top rope,
it's time for that rear-end. He just kept on hauling.
[Gorilla] And The Hitman still going in there as well as The Hammer.
We're talking about number one and number three still out there,
and here comes another one.
-[Roddy] And here comes Jake. -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
[Roddy] Oh. It's really getting interesting.
And who is he after first? The Model.
[Gorilla] The Model was right there to greet him.
[Roddy] Look at this.
Talk about a personal conflict.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] These people are electric. These wrestlers are electric.
[Gorilla] Jake "The Snake" obviously not caring about anybody else
except The Model.
Rick Martel and he's not having any trouble seeing him.
[Roddy] He scored a DDT.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, he went underneath the bottom rope.
And Jake right out after him.
[Roddy] Neither one of those men are eliminated now.
They still have a standing count on the floor.
[Gorilla] Look at The Model, he's looking for a place to hide.
[Roddy] Ain't no place to run, baby, ain't no place to hide.
You made your bet, have a night-night.
[Gorilla] The Hammer in the meantime, the lower, the boom!
And now Jake in a whole heap of trouble.
[Roddy] The Snake slamming
The Bushwhacker Butch's head on the turnbuckle.
-That ain't going to do no damage. -[Gorilla] Oh, he's out.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] What's Martel doing outside the ring?
[Roddy] He's not eliminated.
He is playing the apron to its full use.
The Model very, very smart.
[Gorilla] Here comes another. Who will it be?
[crowd] …three, two, one.
-[Roddy] Power, pure power running down. -[Gorilla] Hercules.
[Roddy] Now, interesting, Roberts calling Hercules over, saying help.
And they're sticking together.
[Gorilla] They certainly are for now.
-Hang on. They got Butch in trouble. -[Roddy] Whoa, even though-- What's that?
[Gorilla] Got a high five. Maybe there's a battle plan here.
But I doubt it.
I've never seen that before in a Royal Rumble.
[Roddy] Well, it ain't over, Gorilla, it's just begun.
Butch in trouble. The Model in trouble again.
[Gorilla] And The Hitman is in trouble, too.
And saved once again, "The Model" Ricky Martel.
[Roddy] The Model has got a lot in common with what Jake carries in that bag.
He's snakin' around you like a boa.
[Gorilla] Hercules all tangled up with The Texas Tornado.
What fantastic conditioning on these guys, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Well, what about Bret Hart? He's been there from the beginning--
-[Gorilla] And The Hammer. -[Roddy] The Hammer.
-[Gorilla] Hammer was number three. -[Roddy] Hey, it's almost time.
[Gorilla] Oh, look at The Model.
[Roddy] He's got Jake tied up.
[Gorilla] Texas Tornado right there to make things a little easier for Jake.
[Roddy] I don't know if it was allegiance or The Texas Tornado
just saw a body in front of him.
[Gorilla] Here we go.
[crowd] …eight, seven, six…
-[Roddy] Who's it gonna be, baby? -…five, four, three…
-[Gorilla] Three, two, one. Here he comes. -…two, one.
[Roddy] Tito!
-[Gorilla] Tito Santana. -[Rody] Arriba.
-Got that Mexican blood. -[Gorilla] Oh, look at that.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Roma is eliminated.
-[Roddy] Yes. -[Gorilla] Is he, Hot?
[Roddy] Nobody threw him over, he dived.
[Gorilla] This place is crazy, Hot Rod. I can't even hear anything.
[Roddy] I can't either, there's so much action. Look at that.
The Model again is in trouble.
[Gorilla] A lot of them is just tethering on the brink here.
[Gorilla] Royal Rumble living up to everything we expected and more.
[Roddy] And it's not even half over.
[Gorilla] Look at The Hitman hanging in there.
[Roddy] Oh, brawl! True brawl!
I told you, Gorilla, this night is making me cry.
It's about that time, huh, Gorilla?
[Gorilla] We're getting close.
[Roddy] Look at Bret Hart.
[Gorilla] All the guys are taking some tremendous physical punishment in there,
taking shots from all sides, especially the broadside.
[Roddy] The Model is not done, it's about the eighth time.
And maybe another.
[Gorilla] Just teetering on the brink here.
Hitman comes over.
And he saved two guys right there.
-[Roddy] What time is it? -[Gorilla] It's time for another party.
-[Roddy] It's Rumble time. -[crowd] …four, three, two, one.
[Roddy] Who is it?
-[Gorilla] Oh, it's The Undertaker. -[Roddy] Wait a second.
[Roddy] Whoa. Looks like he's coming to stay.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Being led down by his manager…
-[Roddy] Brother Love. -…Brother Love.
[indistinct chatter]
[Roddy] The celluloid king, Brother Love.
[Gorilla] Oh, look at the power.
Oh, there goes The Hitman. Wow.
[Roddy] Bret Hart was in continuously for 20 minutes.
[Gorilla] Unbelievable duration on the part of The Hitman,
and now The Hammer is the senior man in there right now.
[Roddy] Is it The Hammer or is it The Model?
-The Hammer, you're right. [Gorilla] The Hammer was number three.
[Roddy] Look at that. The Hammer just pushing Jake away.
It's getting ugly in there now.
[Roddy] Guys are getting dirty. And that's what it takes to win.
[Gorilla] Oh, Undertaker taking some tremendous shots…
but still on his feet.
[Roddy] Just stalking people.
[crowd member] Kill him!
[Gorilla] He just dropped The Tornado like a bad habit.
[Roddy] And as soon as he did, Valentine puts a foot on his rope,
and this is these guys' idea of a nice night.
[Gorilla] They're having a good time, Rod.
[Roddy] They're having a great time.
At least I am.
[Gorilla] Here we go.
Somebody's about to make their way down here.
[crowd] …four, three, two, one.
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct chatter]
[Gorilla] "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka.
[Roddy] Listen to the crowd.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] They love him.
[Gorilla] Boy, that's a dangerous position to be in, Hot Rod,
laying down there on the canvas with all those arms and legs.
[Roddy] Boy, they're coming from all direction!
[Gorilla] Undertaker just got rid of The Bushwhacker.
[Roddy] Oh, that makes two for the Undertaker
if we're keeping score on throw-outs, or home runs as it may be.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Or you could say he laid them out.
-[Gorilla] Please. -[Roddy] Monsoon. I'm excited.
[Gorilla] Undertaker having quite an effect here on this Royal Rumble.
Look at the look on that face.
[Roddy] I don't know. Bad position to be in though,
Rumble is not good.
[Gorilla] Not with that many guys in there.
[Roddy] No, sir.
[Gorilla] And The Hammer still hanging in there.
[Roddy] Oh, a handful of boogers.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Tornado up on the back of The Undertaker.
[Roddy] And the sweat, the mud, and the blood.
[Gorilla] Oh, wow. What an elbow by Valentine.
[Roddy] He felt that one.
[Gorilla] I think that got his attention, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Exactly. Hello, hello, Valentine's so far now.
He's the longest one in, and really coming on to The Undertaker.
[Gorilla] And Hammer unloading on The Undertaker.
[Roddy] Wow.
[Gorilla] But The Undertaker quick to retaliate.
[Roddy] Look out. Look out.
-The British Bulldog. -[Gorilla] Davey Boy Smith.
[crowd cheering]
Representing the good ol' UK.
[Gorilla] Talk about power, there's plenty of it in there right now.
[Roddy] Now, we're just starting to have a rumble.
[Gorilla] They're ganging up now on The Undertaker.
[Roddy] I think they're trying to bury him.
[Gorilla] Might not be a bad idea.
And take that other fat piece of garbage with him.
[screams, groans]
[Roddy] Judging from the bags under his eyes, he can use a little rest.
Time to lay him out.
[Gorilla] He was dragged over the second rope.
He's not out of there. Jake is still in this.
[Roddy] How about The Model?
About 10 times, The Model has been in serious danger, still hanging in.
[Gorilla] Oh, and the… The Model has been in there
17 minutes plus, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] That can seem like a lifetime in there.
[Gorilla] So, that means, it's gonna be 20-plus…
-[Roddy] For Valentine, right? -…for The Hammer, yes.
It's mayhem here.
Superfly unloading.
Wow. And he got clabbered by The Undertaker.
[Roddy] Snuka going for the headbutt to The Undertaker. Yes, that would be--
Oh! Here comes someone else.
[Gorilla] The clock is counting down, five seconds for one more participant.
[crowd chanting]
[Roddy] Who is it?
[Gorilla] Whoa. It is Smash from Demolition.
-But he's fresh, Hot Rod. -[Roddy] He is fresh.
That's what his girlfriend told me.
The Model-- The Model after Jake here.
The Model has been snaking around. Every chance he gets at Jake, he takes it.
Now, he's doing a little parading. Ow!
Model got caught with a high knee.
-[Gorilla] British Bulldog! -[Roddy] Good move by Davey Boy.
Jake trying to go for the DDT.
Jake really, all he's thinking about is The Model.
[referee] Move it, move it.
-Let's go. -[referee 2] Let's go, boy.
-In the ring. -[Roddy] Referee.
[Gorilla] Referee trying to get him back inside.
[Roddy] He's saying, "In the ring."
Martel has spent half this Royal Rumble on the apron.
[Gorilla] Oh, look at this.
[Roddy] Oh, shit!
[Gorilla] He did that from the outside, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Hey, it's a Rumble.
What's the only rule?
Roll him over the top rope.
[Gorilla screams] Double noggin knocker by the Superfly.
[Roddy] Yes.
Look at The Undertaker, look at Demolition.
[Gorilla] Oh, torture.
[Roddy] Hey, we don't wanna forget being that it's a Rumble,
it'd be okay for Fuji to deck Brother Love.
[Gorilla] Oh, I'd like to see that.
[Roddy] We might see some managers get into it.
-Here comes another. -[crowd chanting]
[Gorilla] Counting down the seconds to another participant here.
[crowd cheering]
-[Gorilla] Oh, man. -[Roddy] It's Hawk.
[Gorilla] It's Hawk from Legion of Doom.
And look at him going to work.
[Roddy] He's nailing everybody. He's gonna win it right now.
[laughs]
[Gorilla] Oh, they all ganged up on him right away.
[Roddy] So, we need to slow this right now.
Look at The Undertaker holding on to him.
Hey, it makes for funny, good photos, doesn't it.
[Gorilla] Yes, it does.
And the Hawk exploding once again.
There's just too many arms and legs flying around in there, Hot Rod, for me.
[Roddy] Hercules and Hawk really going to it.
Undertaker starting to show…
signs of fatigue for a while unless we're sure he's human.
[Gorilla] And look at The Hammer still in there.
[Roddy] The Model is still in there. Tito Santana, bad position.
[Gorilla] Dangerous to be lying around down on that canvas.
[Roddy] Hey, it's dangerous 20 feet-- any place near that ring.
[Gorilla] Undertaker, wow.
[Roddy] And it's just about that time.
Look at… look at Hercules and don't they… Look at Snuka and Demolition.
[Gorilla] Undertaker unloading now…
On Adnan-- On Hawk, I mean.
We're gonna be getting another participant in just a few seconds here, Hot Rod.
-There's the clock. -[Roddy] They're killing--
[crowd chanting]
-[Roddy] Shane Douglas. -[Gorilla] Shane Douglas.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] What a tremendous youngster here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
And what a name he's making for himself.
And you must understand how nervous Shane Douglas was for Hawk.
[Gorilla] I think Tornado's gone and Superfly is gone.
[Roddy] Get out of there.
[Gorilla] Douglas wondering just what he got into.
Oh, that's number three for The Undertaker on the hit list.
[Roddy] Hey, he's hitting some home-runs here.
Shane Douglas' after The Model now.
Undertaker tied up with Davey Boy Smith.
Watch Hawk, Hawk is one of the harder hitters.
[Gorilla] Oh, wow.
[Roddy] I can't figure out how is he--
[Gorilla] The Hammer's still going strong in there.
-[Roddy] He's still going-- -[Gorilla] Oh, look at that look.
Man, got a head spin on it.
You got to be in great shape to take this kind of physical punishment,
I guarantee you.
[Roddy] And your elevator cannot stop at all floors.
[wrestlers chattering]
[Roddy] Valentine.
I cannot understand how Valentine could still be hanging on in there.
[Roddy] Here comes another one.
[crowd chanting]
[Gorilla] Well, we're gonna find out who that is in just a minute.
Let's take a look.
Well, where is he?
[Roddy] Yo, watch this hook.
[Gorilla] Why aren't we getting another guy?
[Roddy] I don't know. Let's get back to the ring.
The Undertaker really working hard on Hawk.
And again, Hawk down. It takes some work, I'll tell you.
I mean, just check the haircut out, he ain't all there.
Hawk is perfect for a Royal Rumble.
[Gorilla] You know, somebody could have been back there, Hot Rod,
watching this and when it came their turn, he said no thank you.
I don't know that a regular folk could blame him.
[Roddy] Who do you suppose--
[Gorilla] We'll just have to figure it out as we go on here.
We got the complete list here, and it'll take us a while,
but eventually, only time will tell.
And "The Model" Rick Martel 25 minutes plus…
what an investment to his physical endurance.
And where is The Hammer? The Hammer, he's still out there.
[Roddy] Where is The Hammer?
[Gorilla] There he is.
[Roddy] Wait a second, maybe it could have been an injury,
I'm still expecting number 18 to show up.
I mean, he's not officially out of here
until the clock starts for the next participant.
[Gorilla] Yeah. But we don't know who number 18 was, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] I know. But he still got a chance to come.
I don't know, maybe… I don't know, I don't know.
But until that clock starts again, number 18 is still legal.
-I'm not sure. -[Gorilla] I believe that is the first
-in the history of the Royal Rumble… -[crowd chanting]
…that the time limit ran down, and nobody came to the turn.
[Roddy] It's too late now, 18 is out of there.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Oh, it's Animal from the Legion of Doom.
Well, whoever-- whoever, Hot Rod, number 18 was, he has forfeited
his position here in the lineup.
So, there's no way, shape, or form that he could reenter and be victorious.
[Roddy] He is history, baby.
If you ain't got the guts, you don't belong in the building.
[Gorilla] Look at the Legion of Doom doubling up there on The Undertaker.
[Roddy] Whoa. That ain't gonna stop them two boys.
[Gorilla] Legion of Doom just eliminated The Undertaker.
[Roddy] Hawk just eliminated. Hawk was the second out.
Stick out that tongue, next thing he knew, he was licking it up.
Licking the floor.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Hey, Undertaker, rest in peace, pal.
And now, would you like to say, "Oh, go get some sleep."
[Gorilla] Is he upset? I think he is now.
[Roddy] Check in at Motel 6, and leave the light on.
[Gorilla] Tethering on the brink here, The Model.
[Roddy] The Model really hanging in there, Valentine.
How long has it been for Valentine?
[Gorilla] Well, The Hammer is well over a half an hour.
-Well over a half an hour. -[Roddy] Half hour? What tenacity.
The Model, too.
[Gorilla] But, you know, with Valentine,
it takes you 15 minutes just to get his attention.
And then, he starts to get warmed up.
The more you beat on him, the more he likes it.
[Roddy] The more he likes it. Those are few.
[crowd chanting]
[Gorilla] And his father was the same way.
[Roddy] Like father like son, and here comes another one.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Another member, it's Crush from Demolition.
[Roddy] Ooh.
[Gorilla] And he starts crushing immediately.
Smash is giving him a hand. Another couple of high fives.
[Roddy] Yeah. I don't know that I could trust him.
There goes The Model-- No!
And look at Valentine, and there goes The Model.
-Going… -[Gorilla] Going once.
…gone twice.
Almost going thrice.
Doggone it, The Model…
[Gorilla] Well, he managed to sneak back in there.
It's now 28 minutes plus for The Model Rick Martel.
How arrogant, huh!
[Roddy] He got 28 foot arms, that Model. Look at him. Just keeps reaching.
I've never seen anybody hang on like that.
Those are the two old timers and this one.
Forget arrogance, he could be modeling endurance.
[Gorilla] He certainly could.
Of course, you'd have to move over and leave some room for The Hammer.
[Roddy] Oh, yes, sir.
And The Model, he don't like that pretty face messed up at all.
He'd been doing a lot of ducking and then staying in.
[Gorilla] Shane Douglas still in there, Hercules, Tito Santana,
Davey Boy Smith, both members of Demolition.
[Roddy] That is Hammer and Model going to it right behind them.
Demolition passes by literally missed him.
[Gorilla] Uh-oh, starting the countdown again.
-[crowd chanting] -[Roddy] I can't take it.
[Gorilla] The luck of the draw so important here at the Royal Rumble.
Oh, it is Hacksaw.
[Roddy] Listen to these people.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Get him Jimbo!
[Gorilla] Whoa, excuse me. Full Dutch-roll. Whoops.
Hacksaw going to work and in a hurry.
[Roddy] For all America to see.
[Gorilla] Goes right after The Model.
[Roddy] Maybe Hacksaw thinking a minute, "I know somebody behind the curtain."
"I would go after the guys that have been in there the longest."
[Gorilla] Absolutely. That's the strategy.
[Roddy] And believe or not,
there is a lot of strategy to the Royal Rumble.
It looks like a Rumble, but a lot of thought has gone into them.
Each competitor dealing for himself.
Each competitor figuring out his own strategy. Look at Martel.
[Gorilla] Martel caught in a bear hug, in a beauty, by Animal.
Somebody high gets him out of there in a hurry.
[Roddy] Does it look like there's any friends in there?
[Gorilla] We saw a couple of high fives, but I think that was only camouflage.
[Roddy] I think so.
What we got in here is temporary insanity.
[Gorilla] You got that right.
Every man for himself.
-It's really hard at the Royal Rumble. -[Roddy] Look at Hercules go.
Going after Shane Douglas.
Hercules and Shane Douglas really going at it.
Shane Douglas… Uh-oh, another guy coming out.
Shane Douglas, really showing guts here for a young fellow, man.
-[crowd chanting] -[Gorilla] Look at Davey Boy
up on the back here. A nice sleeper hold. Here comes one more.
-Two or more. Holy cow. -[Howard] Earthquake.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Baby, baby, baby. Baby Huey.
[Gorilla] Get the emergency wards ready.
Oh, Earthquake is in there. There's 11 guys out there right now,
that's the most we had in at any one time.
[Roddy] And look at him go at Animal.
He says you're dealing with an animal.
[crowd cheering]
-[Gorilla] Whoa, what a shot. -[Roddy] Oh, no.
[Gorilla] He just ducked his shoulder and got rid of him.
[Roddy] He's out of there.
[Gorilla] Clever move by Earthquake.
-[Roddy] I don't know. -[Gorilla] Yeah.
Look at Hacksaw saying, come on.
[Roddy] Hacksaw ain't afraid of nothing. Don't scare him worth a darn.
[Gorilla] Now, he's giving his biggest earthquake, Hot Rod.
and that's been waiting in the wings this long.
He comes in there, he creates havoc.
[Roddy] Like they said, the luck of the draw.
A guy that big comes in this late.
The Model, I don't know how long he's been in there, maybe 35, 36 minutes.
Hammer maybe 38.
You guys at home, just try jumping up and down for 38 minutes.
-You think you'll hold through this? -[Gorilla] Forget about it.
[Roddy] The Model in trouble again.
[Gorilla] Survived once more.
Oh, they're just teeing off right now.
[Roddy] Yeah. They're throwing roundhouse. Look at Demolition going after Earthquake.
[crowd chanting]
[Roddy] Holy cow, it's time already?
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] Oh, look at this, Mr. Perfect.
-Was he taking his time or what? -[Roddy] Hey, but checked it out.
The Intercontinental Champion doing the smart thing.
Think about it. He's got two minutes to get there.
Number 18 had two minutes to get there.
What's the hurry?
Everybody is gonna be there when you get there.
With any kind of luck, maybe one or two less.
[Gorilla] Very good strategy on the part…
-[Roddy] Very smart. -…of the Intercontinental Champion.
[Roddy] You got to be tough to be the Intercontinental Champion.
Everybody shoots for that belt.
[Gorilla] Well, he's getting his clock cleaned right now.
[Roddy] Oh, he's going for the frequent flier miles.
[Gorilla] Oh, look at that.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Another of those shoulder dips and Hacksaw is history.
[Roddy] I think one of the better Intercontinental Champions, Mr. Perfect.
[Gorilla] No question. Not a place to be dropkicking, in the Royal Rumble.
-[Roddy] No, sir. [laughs] -[Gorilla] Dangerous.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] The Hammer has been in there for 43 minutes plus.
And 40 minutes plus for "The Model" Rick Martel.
[Roddy] For Santana and Hercules, they've been over 25.
I mean, how do you train for something like this?
[Gorilla] You don't, just be in the best condition of your life.
[Roddy] You possibly can be… Say a couple of prayers at church.
[Gorilla] You can't say well, I wanna get a high number.
-You don't know what you're gonna get. -[crowd chanting]
[Gorilla] I only have to train half as hard if I get number 20 or 25.
[Roddy] You cannot do it. You've got to train like you are number one.
[Gorilla] Here comes another one. It's the Hulkster.
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] This place is going crazy.
[Roddy] And we got the Royal Rumble.
[Gorilla] Everyone unloading on the Hulkster,
and now he starts unloading.
[Roddy] And this is what you come to see, the absolute finest.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Wow.
[Gorilla] There goes Smash.
And Hulk right after Earthquake.
That's who he wants most of all.
[Roddy] I can hardly hear you in front of these people, Gorilla.
But the Hulk is really taking it to Quake.
The Richter scale is going off the meter.
[Gorilla] Hulkster trying to lift that humungous leg over the top rope.
Without much success, especially, with Mr. Perfect's great follow up.
[Roddy] Notice how these guys,
although they're not in allegiance with each other,
when a fresh man comes, it's like they all turn on him right away.
Because they're all trying to make it.
[Gorilla] Listen to the chant out there for Hogan.
[Roddy] He didn't even take the shirt off.
[Gorilla] Look at that little pipsqueak, the Colonel jumping up and down there.
Get that runt out of there.
[Roddy] Martel is still hanging in there. Look at Bulldog and Perfect.
[Gorilla] Earthquake's got the Hulkster tethering on the top turnbuckle.
-[Roddy] And it's time again. -[Gorilla] Uh-oh.
-[Roddy] It's great, it's great. -[crowd chanting]
[Roddy] I love it.
[Gorilla] It's Haku.
[Roddy] Whoa, the big guns are in there, boys.
[Gorilla] Talking about guns is kinda dangerous in this kind of situation.
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] Valentine is gone.
He was in there for an excess of 45 minutes.
[Roddy] You've got to give it to The Model still in there, 45 minutes.
[Gorilla] There got to be some consolation price for those guys, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] No, sir. There ain't no seconds, there ain't no thirds.
Only one guy will pay the rent tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Tag going on once again for the former champ, Hulk Hogan.
Tito Santana still hanging in there and hanging in strong.
And look at Hercules.
[Roddy] The Model standing on the second turnbuckle.
He's squealing for some--
[Gorilla] Oh, he just nailed Haku.
-[Roddy] I don't know, boy. -[Gorilla] Tethering up there.
[Roddy] I don't know how long The Model has been in there now.
But he is the old timer tonight.
[Gorilla] Oh, Valentine tying the existing record for 47 minutes.
[Roddy] Wait a second. I think Valentine was in there 45.
-[Gorilla] Forty-five? -[Roddy] I think so.
I think Martel is going for the record now.
He is going to win it. He is not thinking about time.
I guess he's looking for more perspective here.
[Gorilla] I think you and I might get the record, Hot Rod, if we make it.
-[crowd chanting] -[Roddy] It is terrific.
Look at Perfect and Earthquake.
[Gorilla] Uh-oh, we're counting down once again. Another one is on the way.
[crowd cheering]
-[Roddy] Wow. -[Gorilla] Oh, it's the Anvil.
Boy, this could be dangerous for a lot of guys for him
to be this far down into the brawl.
[Roddy] Yeah, I'm looking at the best.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
Who got the kind of power that can put guys out, you know, a little bit tired.
[Roddy] He's got the attitude too.
[Gorilla] Uh-oh, someone just went flying.
-[Roddy] How many more… [Gorilla] Four more combatants to appear.
-[Roddy] Four? -[Gorilla] Four more.
Santana has been eliminated.
-By guess who. -[Roddy] Who is it?
[Gorilla] Oh, Hulkster in trouble.
[Roddy] Perfect really getting on Hogan, oh.
[Gorilla] Mr. Perfect had a nice scooter on the Hulkster,
almost got him out of there.
[Roddy] You can hear them chops swinging up here.
Hogan gives Perfect a chop.
Haku gives Perfect a chop.
Perfect gives Hogan a chop.
[Gorilla] Hogan gives Perfect a chop.
[Roddy] Forty minutes for Martel right now.
[Gorilla] Forty minutes for The Model, and still looking strong right now.
[Roddy] It's great.
[Gorilla] Hot Rod, you know, Hulkster dedicated this match
to everyone over there in the Persian Gulf.
-[crowd chanting] -[Roddy] I don't know whether he could
come through, but he's sure giving them one valiant effort.
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] Uh-oh, look out.
It's the other Bushwhacker, it's Luke.
[Roddy] The whole night is dedicated to them, over in the Persian Gulf.
[Gorilla] Oh, look at The Brain wandering around the ringside with Slickster.
The Colonel, uh-oh.
Oh, that might be a record.
He came in one side and went out the other.
[Roddy] We got guys breaking the record for the longest… [laughs]
They're gonna break it-- break them before they started.
And I don't think Luke… I think he's going for them Saudis.
-[Roddy] Check… Check out Shane. -[Gorilla] Shane Douglas.
Hey, one of the youngsters here in World Wrestling Entertainment
come and make a name for himself, what a better way to do it
than right here in the Royal Rumble.
[Roddy] Not very often that you see a fellow with just a couple of years
took a lot of risk entering something this bad, this tough.
[Gorilla] You know something, Hot Rod, I think that
Luke might have been a little bit surprised at how quick he was eliminated,
he really didn't care.
-[Roddy] I don't think he did. -[Gorilla] I got that feeling.
[Roddy] Yeah. He got to lick a couple people on the way out.
He's done licking.
[Gorilla] The Anvil unloading here with some of those…
tremendous right hands and he's fresh.
[Roddy] I'm really impressed with Shane Douglas.
Oh, there goes The Model again.
I don't know how many times he's been in trouble.
[Gorilla] He's been in trouble for the last 40 minutes.
[Roddy] Or more now.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] No, no. Model! Model just went down to the apron.
Well, we're coming down here.
We haven't seen The Macho King yet, Hot Rod, maybe he's on his way.
[Roddy] This is probably… Oh, it's a Nasty fellow.
[Gorilla] Oh, it's one of The Nasty Boys.
[Roddy] And they are nasty.
Look at them go. Here to make a name, is he?
[Gorilla] Brian Knobbs of The Nasty Boys.
-[Roddy] Knobs? -[Gorilla] Knobs as in doors.
[Roddy] He got to be nasty with a name like that.
[Gorilla] Well, let's see, Hot Rod, whoever we seen yet?
And we haven't seen The Macho King.
-[Roddy] We haven't seen The Warlord. -[Gorilla] Warlord?
[Roddy] Jesus, I don't know who else.
[Gorilla] Tugboat, the big guy, choo-choo.
[Roddy] Tugboat, the choo-choo?
[Gorilla] And what the monkey said when he got his tail caught
in the meatgrinder? "It won't be long now. Right?"
Here we go. It's mayhem.
Here in the Miami Arena, jam-packed to the rafters here for this Royal Rumble.
[Roddy] And that is one nasty fellow there.
"Go ahead," he says, "Hit me in the face, I kind of like it."
[Gorilla] Hulkster stepping right between he and The Anvil.
You got to have tremendous…
No, you need eyes in the back of your head, Hot Rod, for this one.
[Roddy] Perfect really tethered to Hogan,
hit him with a blistering chop there a few seconds ago. Look at that.
[Gorilla] I think we got 11 or 12 left in there still.
I don't know how many minutes Martel is right now.
-Got to be, let me see, 45… -[Roddy] Forty?
-…approximately, Hot Rod. -Forty-five?
[Gorilla] Approximately.
Have to get out there for 40.
[Roddy] Every second is like a lifetime.
[Gorilla] Hercules is headed for the showers.
[crowd chanting]
-[Roddy] Here's another one. -[Gorilla] He's not happy about it.
-[Roddy] The Warlord. -[Gorilla] Oh, boy.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Oh, no, talk about freight train.
[Gorilla] Warlord after Davey Boy.
Well, we've got one more.
-And we're gonna be able to tell right? -[Roddy] Two more.
[Gorilla] Well, one didn't show, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Two? What happened? Oh, the one, 18 didn't show.
[Gorilla] Well, 18 either had to be Tugboat or The Macho King.
It won't take us long to find out.
[Roddy] I'd be interested just to see that.
[Gorilla] Uh-oh, there goes Crush. He's out of there.
[Roddy] Man, did he take a fall there.
He's hurt.
[Gorilla] Shane Douglas still hanging in there. I love it.
[Roddy] Where is The Model?
[Gorilla] There he is.
Tied up with Davey Boy.
[Roddy] What's the record that…
You know what the record is for the Royal Rumble?
[Gorilla] Record is already been surpassed, Hot Rod.
-[Roddy] I'm getting a little excited. -[Gorilla] I know. It can't be helped.
[Roddy] It's my nature. I love to fight, and I love to watch a good fight.
[Gorilla] There's a matchup right there, The Hulkster pounding on The Warlord.
Hulk in great shape, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] They're all in great shape.
-[Gorilla] Oh, there goes The Warlord. -[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] Hulkster clotheslined him right over the top.
Uh-oh, we're gonna find out right now, Hot Rod, who number 18 was.
-Here comes the last entry. -[crowd chanting]
-[Gorilla] It's Tugboat. -[Roddy] Wait a second.
[Gorilla] That means that The Macho King was number 18.
The Macho King wasn't hurt.
Well…
[Gorilla] You know, he was one of the odds on favorites to win this thing, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] I can't figure it.
[Gorilla] Maybe The Ultimate Warrior ran him right out of the building.
[Roddy] It could be. That's the only thing I can think of.
But at this point, it's Rumble time.
[Gorilla] Shane Douglas has been eliminated.
[Roddy] It's like if you ain't here, you ain't cool, you ain't doing it, baby.
We're interested in who is in the ring now.
[Gorilla] Shane Douglas a little tribute to him, a lot of the up-and-coming stars
here in World Wrestling Entertainment and when he walked out, Hot Rod,
towards the locker room area, he got a tremendous ovation.
[Roddy] He sure did. They were patting him on the back.
And you deserve to give yourself a pat on the back, you did great.
[Gorilla] What a showing he did for himself.
[Roddy] Hogan really taking it to Quake. They haven't stopped since Hogan got in.
[Gorilla] Well, we're getting down to the nitty-gritty now,
there's no more numbers left, huh?
[Roddy] No more. The numbers game is over.
The numbers game is over.
Now, it's time for the real, real tough guys
to show their wares and to start thinking.
These guys got to start thinking in here now.
They got to take it from a brawl into a little strategy.
[Gorilla] Martel literally hanging in there.
[Gorilla] Well, almost approaching the 50-minute mark
for "The Model" Rick Martel.
[Roddy] What a testament to the shape he come in.
Fifty minutes of living hell.
-Excuse me, I know but I'm sorry. -[Gorilla] That's okay. I understand.
Look at The Anvil. Oh, look at the Hulkster.
-[Roddy] Tugboat. -[Gorilla] Tugboat has got the Hulkster.
[Roddy] Holy cow, talk about no friends.
[Gorilla] If there were any two guy… Oh.
[Roddy] No, no, no, no, he's got to touch the floor.
He's got to clear that rope and touch the floor.
All right.
[crowd cheering]
[Gorilla] By Hulk, Tugboat eliminated.
That'll show you what the Royal Rumble is all about.
-[Roddy] They don't get any closer. -[Gorilla] I think it's history, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] They don't get any closer than Hulk and Tugboat.
Now, Perfect out.
[Gorilla] We're getting down to the nitty-gritty.
[Roddy] Now, it's a matter of skills, technique, and luck.
And great shape. Neidhart!
-The Model! -[Gorilla] Well, guess who got rid of him?
The Model!
[Roddy] Who could stop this guy?
[Gorilla] One of the Nasty Boys teetering on the brink here.
And look at The Model, amazing. Who was that?
[Roddy] What a move by the British Bulldog
ducking as Haku was coming at him with a big roundhouse, out for Haku.
The Model still in there going after Hogan.
Really digging down in the guts. Boobsie. He is on his way back.
[Gorilla] You know, after 50 minutes, Hot Rod.
You don't even feel your legs anymore, you don't even know they're there.
[Roddy] You're numb. You're numb, your body'll be numb, and brain dead.
[crowd chanting] Hogan!
[Gorilla] And look at this, The Model with a slam on Davey Boy. Where'd he go?
[Roddy] Man, what a risk at this point.
What a risk.
[Gorilla] Not the place to be.
-And there goes The Model. -[Roddy] He's out of there.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Singing soprano.
[Gorilla] Very close to being out there for 53 minutes.
[Roddy] A new record.
I don't care who you are and what you think of them.
[Gorilla] It's the Hulkster, Davey Boy.
Oh, I'm sorry, it's the Hulkster, Earthquake and one of the Nasty Boys.
[Roddy] Things change fast here, Gorilla.
[Gorilla] I don't like the Hulk's chances here.
Oh, what a clothesline.
[Roddy] Look at that Nasty Boy, man.
Look at him take it to him, he says, "Put that spotlight on him."
[Gorilla] Wait a minute, they're teaming up here, Hot Rod.
[Roddy] Oh, don't let that fool you though.
[Gorilla] Oh, it's not over yet for Earthquake.
[Roddy] Oh, a high five, watch. I don't-- [laughs] Deception there.
I don't believe that high five for a second.
[Gorilla] Look at that little pipsqueak, the Colonel, trying to get these two guys
to work together and work over the Hulkster.
Uh-oh, here comes the Quake.
[Roddy] No, we're not gonna have a… No, no!
Move!
[Gorilla] Things do not look good for the Hulk. Come up.
[Roddy] Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
They don't even know it.
[Gorilla] Look at this double clothesline.
[Roddy] Come on!
One for the Nasty Boy.
[Gorilla] Hulkster with a big boot, and there goes the Nasty Boy.
They're on their feet here.
[crowd cheering]
[Roddy] Come on, Hulk.
[Gorilla] Hulkster unloaded.
Winding him up here.
Earthquake doesn't have a clue where he is.
[Roddy] It's gonna be tough to get The Quake out though.
He's so bottom heavy.
Yes.
[Gorilla] You kick that little pipsqueak out of there.
[Roddy] Beautiful.
[Gorilla] Look out, Hulk.
-[Roddy] Full control. -[Gorilla] Look at this.
-Oh, he couldn't hold him. -[Roddy] Oh, no.
[Gorilla] Couldn't hold that tremendous body weight.
[Roddy] Hogan took too much time.
[Gorilla] Elbow, yes, found the mark.
What a valiant effort on the part of the Hulkster.
[Roddy] Yeah, but doggone it, man.
[Gorilla] And another elbow finds the mark.
[crowd chanting] Hogan!
[Roddy] What a Rumble.
[Gorilla] I hear the chant building in this jam-packed Miami Arena, Hot Rod.
-[Roddy] It ain't through yet. -[Gorilla] Hulkster is the word.
[Roddy] Come on, Hogan, suck it up.
[Gorilla] Powerslam coming up.
[Roddy] Man, oh, man.
[Gorilla] Nobody can withstand, there's no pitfalls here,
what are you doing?
[Roddy] Hey, they're tired, they're trying anything they can.
Look at that.
[Gorilla] Hulkster right now seems to be impervious to pain.
[Roddy] Numb, now kick it in. Go to war, baby.
[Gorilla] Sticking a finger right in the face of Earthquake.
[Roddy] Come on, come on.
[Gorilla] Former champion winding him up. Look out, there's that size 16.
You tried that before, it didn't work.
[Roddy] Look at what you're doing, damn it. Look at what you're doing.
[Gorilla] Earthquake doesn't have a clue where he is.
Hulk go… Yes, he got it that time.
-[crowd cheering] -[Roddy] Throw him out.
[Gorilla] I can't believe this.
What kind of power The Hulkster possesses.
He's setting him up here, look out.
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] It's over.
-[bell ringing] -[Roddy] What a Rumble.
[Howard] Here is the winner of the Royal Rumble,
"The Immortal" Hulk Hogan.
[Gorilla] Unbelievable victory by that man, Hulk Hogan.
["Real American" playing]
[Howard] What dedication.
[Roddy] What guts, what a Royal Rumble.
[Gorilla] Well, Hot Rod, he wasn't gonna let down
our men and women over there in the Persian Gulf.
He made a promise and he dedicated this match to them.
And it doesn't surprise me that he's the last man in the ring.
[Roddy] I'm not sure that he knew he could keep his promise,
but in the end result, check it out.
[Gorilla] Take a look.
In my book, folks, you're looking at the greatest professional athlete
in the world today, bar none.
[Roddy] What does it say, Gorilla?
-Yeah. On my-- -[Gorilla] I couldn't read it, Rod.
-What does it say? -[Roddy] It said,
"Saddam and Slaughter will surrender."
And our boys and gals over there are gonna make sure.
[Gorilla] And you can take that to the bank.
[Roddy] God bless America.
[Gorilla] The real American, The Hulkster.
He sees all glory.
Hulkster with all glory.
[Roddy] All right.
I thought we were talking about America, earlier, only in America.
[Gorilla] What a beautiful sight.
What a finale here to the Royal Rumble.
The Hulkster with Old Glory as this capacity crowd
is still on their feet.
[Roddy] I'm going nuts.
This is the kind of support America gives its own.
With that kind of support the U.S. of A can never be beaten.
[Roddy] This is the kind of support America gives the world.
[Gorilla] A real American, The Hulkster, Hulk Hogan.
The Hulkster, a real American.
For the Hot Rod, this is Gorilla saying so long. an.