[exciting guitar music playing]
[Vince] The World Wrestling Federation presents a double main event.
The immortal Hulk Hogan
versus 476 pounds of The Earthquake!
Plus, World Wrestling Federation Champion, The Ultimate Warrior,
defends against Ravishing Rick Rude in the confines of a steel cage.
It's SummerSlam!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] This is the Philadelphia Spectrum.
The roar of the crowd in the City of Brotherly Love,
in anticipation of what's gonna happen here at SummerSlam.
Hello, everyone!
I'm Vince McMahon, and joining me,
this is the reason for the roar of the crowd,
it's Rowdy Roddy Piper.
Wham bam, SummerSlam!
Where bagpipes are hot, and Baghdad's not!
Brother, I'm here. Let's get rowdy, huh?
Indeed, we're gonna get rowdy.
Hulk Hogan squares off against The Earthquake.
Oh!
-The Ultimate Warrior defends… -[crowd chanting] Rowdy!
…the World Wrestling Federation Championship…
[Piper] In a cage! In a cage, baby!
[Vince] Listen to them!
-[Piper laughing] -[crowd going wild]
All kinds of excitement headed your way tonight
in this special pay-per-view spectacular, World Wrestling Federation style.
Our first match is headed to the ring right now,
and it should be a humdinger!
["Rock Out" playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following tag-team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Coming down the aisle, at a total combined weight of 463 pounds,
Marty Jannetty, Shawn Michaels, The Rockers!
[Vince] …The Rockers against The Power and Glory.
Feel the excitement.
There's nothing like a World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view spectacular.
Nothing compares to it.
Not the World Series.
Nothing. No, wait a minute.
Hercules, knocking down Shawn Michaels.
Hercules has the chain. What's he doing? Oh no!
He just struck him right in the knee!
Hercules hauled off,
and hit him as hard as he could in the knee with a chain.
Now, Paul Roma, along with Hercules in the fray,
with Marty Jannetty, they're really going at it.
[Piper] You see, these boys here, Power and Glory, they are hungry.
The Rockers, they look like they've been dating a few too many young ladies.
Look at these boys go!
[Vince] Yes. But nonetheless, Hercules,
a real cheap, down and dirty trick there,
with Hercules going after Shawn Michaels before the match began.
Driving the chain, some throws now, into the knee area.
[Piper] One thing you ought to know,
when you got Hercules, what does Hercules always bring with him?
The jawbone of an ass.
And there it is, baby. Look out!
[Vince] Double dropkick!
Marty Jannetty doing a tremendous job thus far on his own!
But how long can it last, Hot Rod?
Shawn Michaels, where is he?
Shawn Michaels is still down…
-[Piper] He got-- -…in the ringside area.
[Piper] He got nailed pretty good.
Now here's where The Rockers really show tough,
because they know when one of their boys gets injured,
that they gotta hang in.
And this boy here can hang.
But how long he can hang, we just found out.
[Vince] What I don't understand,
the official allowing this double-team effort.
The Doctor of Style, distracting the official,
but come on, turn around, ref, this is ridiculous.
[Piper] Oh, got him down!
[Vince] Wait a minute, Slick just took the official.
[Piper] Count!
[Vince] Out at two, and Hercules interferes.
Disqualify him, ref! Disqualify him!
[Piper] No, no, no. Let 'em fight.
Let's find out who is the power, and who is the glory.
Nice shot there by Hercules.
You see, The Rockers, you gotta admit,
The Rockers here are like the new Mick Jagger and David Bowie of the WWE.
Ooh! Nice shot.
I think here that The Rockers have been taking these boys too lightly,
and they're getting a lesson paid to them right now.
[Vince] I would beg to differ with that point of view.
as Shawn Michaels is just now,
or a moment ago was attempting to get up to the apron.
Hercules doing more damage to the knee area,
while he was on the outside.
And Shawn Michaels, obviously, is unable to get up
and help his partner Marty Jannetty.
[Piper] I think the key there was, a moment ago, was attempting to get up.
Power and Glory are just now getting their garb off and ready to go.
And look at those boys go.
[Vince] Well, yeah, look at 'em go, but at the same time, Hot Rod,
it's been two on one pretty much all the way through.
Get 'em down! Get 'em down!
-Oh, he's made the tag. -[Piper] Good tag!
Smart move. You know these boys have been training as a tag team.
Very smart move.
[Vince] And again, Shawn Michaels attempts to make his way up…
Oh, come on!
[Piper] Obviously, they have injured that leg bad.
Shawn Michaels cannot get into the ring.
If he gets in the ring, tell me, what's he gonna be able to do for his partner?
His partner is hanging in there.
[Vince] Nonetheless, we see Marty Jannetty way up and way down.
The mighty Hercules with a display of power.
But earlier on, we had reports about Shawn Michaels' knee.
There's no question, he had a bad knee coming in to this event at SummerSlam.
[Piper] Well, obviously, they should have kept it to themselves,
because Power and Glory, they done heard them reports, boys.
They've done their homework,
and they're about to win their first SummerSlam match, I do believe.
[Vince] Trying to get him up there. Nicely done. No.
This time he goes up and down. Oh yeah!
One, two, and…
Was the tag made?
I guess it was.
It was a legal tag.
[Piper] You gotta admit that is beautiful tag-team work
on Power and Glory's part.
[Vince] Marty Jannetty carrying this match all on his own.
It's been a handicap match. That's what it's been.
[Piper] It has, and it does give you an example
of that half of The Rockers,
what kind of intestinal fortitude that guy…
One, two!
-[Vince] And another kick-out. -[Piper] Ooh.
[Vince] Marty Jannetty!
[Piper] But tell me, if he tags his partner,
what is his partner gonna do?
[Vince] Well, his partner's not even there in the meantime, but…
He doesn't need his partner!
[Piper] Beautiful powerslam!
Not expected! No partner!
[Vince] Marty Jannetty going up to the top rope!
-This could be it! -[crowd going wild]
[Vince] Against all odds! Marty Jannetty from the top!
-And down! -[Piper] Wow!
-Beautiful! -[Vince] Cover that man!
One… Oh, come on!
Come on, ref.
[Piper] They're taking care of each other.
They got five seconds when the referees count. They're taking care of each other.
[Vince] They're doing more than taking care of each other,
they're out and out cheating. That's rotten.
Nice spin over by Jannetty.
[Piper] Oh!
Beautiful move!
-[Vince] No. -[Piper] And the tag. You notice that?
You notice Roma, he gets tired, he tags.
They do not wait until they get fatigued.
The second they get tired, they tag.
[Vince] After that clothesline…
Oh, come on now, ref. There's two of them in there.
[Piper] 1001, 1002, 1003…
-[Vince] Oh, God! -[crowd exclaiming]
-[Vince] And Shawn Michaels… -[Piper] Get up!
-[Vince] …still on the outside. -[Piper] Get up!
-[Vince] "Get up"? -[Piper] Get up, you--
-[Vince] The knee isn't going to allow-- -[both] Oh!
[Piper] What a shot!
[crowd booing]
[Vince] Unbelievable.
This has been an extraordinary, if you would, handicap match
to open up things here on SummerSlam, as Hercules now…
Oh no.
This could… This could be real trouble.
[Piper] This is what they've been patenting
-for their finishing maneuver. -[Vince] The tag is made.
-Roma in one corner, Herc in another. -{Piper] Here it comes!
[Vince] Suplex and a descent from the top rope.
-[Piper] Two, three! -[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here are your winners.
Power and Glory!
[Vince] Shawn Michaels, in the ring finally.
[bell ringing]
[Vince] Oh no. And they're doing even more damage to his knee.
[Piper] These guys are out to prove a point.
And they're making their point real clear.
We are the power! We are the glory!
-Stay outta here, baby. -[bell continues ringing]
[Vince] The Power and the Glory… Aw, come on!
[bell ringing]
[Piper] They look like Mick Jagger and David Bowie right now.
[Vince] No laughing matter here, as Shawn Michaels writhing in pain.
And his tag-team partner with a gallant effort
to try and carry the team onto victory.
[Piper] Yeah, but effort don't cut it in SummerSlam.
[Vince] I suppose it doesn't, and unfortunately,
it looks like Shawn Michaels will be carried from the ring on a stretcher.
[Piper] I do have to give credit to the Rocker team.
I don't think I've ever seen such intestinal fortitude
from one man ever in my life.
[Michael groaning]
[Vince] Shawn Michaels is really in a bad way.
I'm not so sure we're gonna be seeing him return to the ring anytime soon.
Not after this.
[Piper] Well, knowing what a great tag team they are,
he must be hurt bad, otherwise he would have been in there.
[Vince] I'm sure we'll see The Rockers
return to the World Wrestling Federation, the question is when.
Now let's take you to Sean Mooney.
-[whistling] -Now, Mr. Perfect,
it was less than ten days ago
that you accepted the challenge from The Texas Tornado
to defend the Intercontinental Championship.
Now, have you ever prepared for a title defense on such short notice?
To be perfectly honest with you,
I haven't.
You see, being absolutely perfect does have its problems.
Because when you're a perfect Intercontinental Champion,
challengers are few and far between.
And let's face it, everybody knows I'm perfect in every way.
The perfect body, the perfect mind,
and the perfect record.
Mr. Perfect, is it wise to accept a challenge
from someone you know so little about?
Wait a minute, pal. I'll handle this one.
You see, I know a lot about this Texas Tornado.
Because if you've see one… [snickering]
…you've seen 'em all.
And you know why they call you The Texas Tornado?
Because you've got your head in the clouds.
And if you've got your head in the clouds, pal,
you don't have your feet on the ground.
You see, a Texas Tornado never really does any damage.
because you can spot one coming a mile away.
Sure, they may look ferocious,
but all they're really good for
is kicking up some dust and… [snickering]
…and maybe turning over a few mobile homes in some hick trailer park
on the panhandle.
-[laughing] -Remember this!
Nobody beats Mr. Perfect!
[both] Nobody.
Mr. Perfect on the way to the ring to defend the Intercontinental Championship.
[Vince] Well, he certainly is,
but I must ask you, Hot Rod, whether or not you believe anyone, really,
-other than yourself, of course… -[Piper] Of course.
…is absolutely perfect.
[Piper] Well, I gotta give Perfect this.
He's a tremendous athlete, but he is from Minneapolis,
-is that correct? -[Vince] Yes.
[Piper] Well, he also must have a perfect sunbed.
A perfect tan acceleration.
I've been to Minneapolis.
He also happens to have the perfect girlfriend from Minneapolis.
She's got nice hair… all over her body.
And so he is perfect in every way.
-[Vince] I see. -[Piper] Except for Boobsy.
He could get rid of Boobsy.
[Vince] Standing by, Mean Gene Okerlund, let's take you now,
over to Mean Gene, who's standing by
with a relative newcomer to the World Wrestling Federation,
The Texas Tornado.
With me now, ladies and gentlemen, The Texas Tornado.
A man who in just a short period of time has taken, if you will,
the World Wrestling Federation by storm.
That's right, Mean Gene,
there are tornado warnings at the SummerSlam.
But the only tornado you have to worry about, Mr. Perfect,
is one that's gonna come out of that black cloud
hanging over your head right now.
When it touches down in the ring,
it's gonna destroy everything in its path.
You see, you must not know much about the Texas tornadoes,
because Mr. Perfect,
they're powerful, they're unpredictable,
they're devastating.
And when our match is over,
and The Texas Tornado
heads back up into the clouds,
I'll be taking with me
the Intercontinental Championship belt.
Phew.
That's it from here, Vince, let's get back to you.
[Vince] Thank you, Mean Gene.
Let's take you now for our ring introduction.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] This contest is for the Intercontinental Championship.
Scheduled for one fall.
In the ring with his perfect manager,
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan…
[Vince scoffs] "Perfect manager"?
[announcer] Weighing 257 pounds, the Intercontinental Champion,
Mr. Perfect!
[mixture of cheers and boos]
[Vince] I think there's a tornado warning, yeah!
-["Storm" playing] -[Vince] Look out, here it comes!
[announcer] His opponent and challenger,
from Denton, Texas, weighing 254 pounds,
The Texas Tornado!
[Vince] There he is, Kerry Von Erich, The Texas Tornado!
And we're going to have ourselves a real whirlwind of a match, so to speak.
[Piper] Well, you know, they say from Texas… Texas born,
Texas bred, damn, I'll be Texas dead.
He might get his wish tonight if Boobsy has his way.
[bell ringing]
[Vince] Texas Tornado preparing for the Intercontinental Championship matchup.
And I think a point well taken earlier on when the question was asked
whether or not it was advisable by Bobby Heenan
to accept a match on such short notice.
[Piper] Well, with a manager like Bobby Heenan,
when he's managing so many different people,
he has no love interest in his people,
he does not care about his people individually,
they are all just dollar signs.
He saw a huge match here.
He saw a guy, a relative newcomer to the WWE,
but a guy that's gonna show some mustard,
he figured, "I'll pick up the payday."
That's the only thing that is not perfect about Mr. Perfect right now.
[Vince] In other words, you would say that he does not have the perfect manager.
-[Piper] Absolutely not. -[Vince] I see.
Kerry Von Erich, The Texas Tornado… And how about that!
Whoa!
[Piper] Plenty of strength in this boy. There is a bit of a whirlwind.
[Vince] I think maybe Bobby Heenan and Mr. Perfect
are a little surprised at that show of strength.
[Piper] I wonder how much homework they actually did on this,
or if they just sat back and figured,
"Ah, no big thing. He don't know nothin', this whirlwind."
[Vince] Well, again, when you accept a challenge in approximately ten days…
[Piper] He must've been thinking, "No big thing, bro. Huh?"
[Vince] I would think so.
Arm drag takedown, nicely executed.
[Piper] Obviously Bobby Heenan giving Mr. Perfect some advice.
I always wonder about managers, I mean, he might know about money,
but what does he know about wrestling?
[Vince] Well, that's, I guess, a matter of some conjecture,
exactly what he knows about wrestling.
[Piper] Or what he knows period.
[Vince] And nice hip toss. Nicely done.
Well, maybe Mr. Perfect thinks
he didn't have such a worthy adversary after all after this.
Give me a break.
[Piper] Yeah, he's looking like he's getting a little overconfident,
that the guy got lucky on the first shot.
This is the second perfect move, according to Mr. Perfect, that he's done.
It'll be interesting just to see if The Texas Tornado can come back here.
[Vince] Well-seasoned veteran, Kerry Von Erich,
the Texas-- What a chop to the chest.
Maybe sliding to the throw… Reversal!
-Oh yeah! -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Up and down!
Texas Tornado, the clothesline!
[Piper] Talk about a whirlwind!
I think we've just seen it pick up a mobile home!
[Heenan shouting indistinctly]
[Piper] Now, what do you suppose,
what words of wisdom could Bobby Heenan be saying now
besides, "Cover up and run for your life!"
[Heenan] Relax. He got lucky. He got lucky.
-[Vince] You hear that? -[Piper] What'd he say?
[Vince] Bobby Heenan said, "He got lucky."
[Piper] Well, that's easy for… He's standing outside saying that.
That's easy for him to say.
It didn't look much like luck to me.
It looked like the guy knew exactly what he was doing.
And Mr. Perfect better start thinking here.
[Vince] Texas Tornado, a moment ago, peering over to Bobby "The Brain" Heenan,
who has been known from time to time to involve himself physically
in a confrontation.
Look at this. Yeah.
[Piper] Good, smart thinking. Starts to go to work on the arm immediately.
Knows he's gotta wear a guy like Perfect out.
You're just not gonna get a quick pin on a guy like Perfect.
You gotta wear him down, and obviously The Tornado knows that.
[Vince] I think Texas Tornado wants to take that arm back to Texas with him.
Oh, clothesline to the side of the head.
[Piper] Nice shot. Caught him with the bony part of the forearm.
[Vince] He certainly did.
Mr. Perfect, moving in now on The Texas Tornado.
This match breaking into fisticuffs here.
Ooh, right on the chops.
Perfect, now, snaps over The Texas Tornado.
And… Oh, my!
[Piper] Whoa, that'll change some vertebrae now.
[Vince] It certainly will.
[Piper] Perfect opening up a little bit,
they were kind of feeling each other out in the beginning.
-Oh, sleeper! A sleeper. [Vince] That's it.
[Piper] Good move on Perfect's part.
[Vince] And Mr. Perfect applying the sleeper hold.
I'm not too sure yet if it's cinched all the way in.
It looks like it from here.
And a hopeful look on the face of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
[Piper] Get to the ropes. Get to the ropes.
[Vince] And he did.
And again.
Series of right hands to the side of the jaw.
The Texas Tornado is dazed.
Hot Rod, he's doing nothing. Look at this.
[Piper] He's doing nothing, but there's some guys,
that can just take punishment,
and will take the punishment to wear an opponent out.
Which he is doing, I do not know.
You're in here with Mr. Perfect! Intercontinental Champion!
That's who you're in here with.
[Vince] Whoa, what a slap to the face.
Insult… Look at this.
-[Piper] Whoa. Look at this! A-ha! -[Vince] Wait a minute.
[crowd going wild]
[Piper] And the rope, wow!
In flight!
[Vince] And the Claw Hold!
Oh wow!
-[Piper] What a punch! -[Vince] One, two, three!
-[Piper] He got him! -[bell ringing]
We have a new champion!
[crowd cheering]
[Piper] This place has erupted!
["Storm" playing]
[no audible dialogue]
[announcer] The winner of this bout and new Intercontinental Champion,
The Texas Tornado!
[Vince] Unbelievable!
[Piper] I'm sorry, what was the name of that gentleman that just lost again?
[Vince] Right.
-[ref & Heenan speaking indistinctly] -[Vince] Let's go back.
Let's take another look at it.
Here we go, Hot Rod.
[Piper] The Texas Tornado.
What a punch, due to the momentum he gets.
Covers him. Snatches them arms up. Two, and you got a three.
New champeen.
What do you suppose words of wisdom Bobby Heenan has now?
Notice how Heenan leaves first.
[Vince] All Bobby Heenan can say is,
"I blew it. I underestimated the skill of The Texas Tornado,"
who stands triumphant before this capacity crowd here in Philadelphia.
Oh yeah! Rejoice!
Yeah!
Standing by, Mean Gene Okerlund.
All right, thank you, Vince.
A bit of a shocker there, but it's what we've come to expect
from World Wrestling Federation action, especially here at SummerSlam.
There is a brand-new Intercontinental Champion,
and, folks, I gotta tell ya, he came into town here in Philadelphia
like a Texas Tornado, like a whirlwind.
He is The Texas Tornado, Kerry Von Erich,
the brand-new World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Champion.
Now, I had planned at this point in time to talk to Sweet Sapphire.
She arrived here at the Spectrum in Philadelphia
with Dusty Rhodes earlier in the day,
but, I don't know, for some reason, apparently she is not available--
-Never in my life… -What the--
…have I witnessed a… Justice! No justice out there.
And the worst officiating in the world!
This Texas Tornado broke every rule from the time the bell rang
until the time it was over.
Don't cry, Bobby Heenan!
I'm not crying, get on my case.
I'll knock you out, you miserable…
Nobody beats Mr. Perfect!
Texas Tornado, you come on the scene, you make the scene happen.
You wipe it out for Mr. Perfect.
You come right from under everybody,
and you take the Intercontinental Championship.
Well, the lump on my head is from the post.
And you, Texas Tornado, I will be back for you
to reclaim what rightfully belongs to the family.
Never before have I been humiliated.
The worst officiating I ever saw!
-Oh, blame it on-- -That moron can't count.
One, two, the shoulder is up.
But no, he counts… Everything we… [voice breaking]
Settle… Both of you settle down. You're totally out of line here.
You're out of control.
I'll be back, Texas Tornado.
What's rightfully mine will be returned to the family.
I don't like the sound of this. Vince, let's get back to you out in the arena.
Wow.
-["Pomp and Circumstance" playing] -[Vince] Yeah, he's unhappy all right.
And the music is playing.
indeed "Pomp and Circumstance," as we take you back up to our ring announcer.
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one fall.
Currently in the ring, introducing
Sensational Queen Sherri!
[Vince] What in the world is that?
Get a good look at that.
While we get a good look at this--
-["Common Man Boogie" playing] -Let's take another look at this.
-[Piper] Yeah! -[Vince] Sapphire!
[announcer] Her opponent, about to come down the aisle,
Sweet Sapphire!
[Vince] Ha, ha! I've been looking forward to this matchup.
Sweet Sapphire squaring up against Sensational Queen Sherri.
A lot of bad blood between these two.
We'll see just how scary Sherri is here.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, her opponent, Sweet Sapphire!
[Piper] Maybe we ought to get Sapphire the Whisper 2000,
she doesn't seem to be able to hear her introduction.
[Vince laughing]
[Vince] Sensational Queen Sherri awaiting the presence, as we all are…
[Piper] Somebody give Sapphire a pat on the bum, that'll get her attention.
Get her out here. Come on, Sapphire.
-[song fades out] -[crowd murmuring]
-[Vince] Wait a minute. Where is she? -[Piper] What's going on?
[crowd shouting]
[Piper] You don't suppose them polka dots have turned to stripes, do you?
[Vince] No, I don't suppose that at all. I'm sure she's gonna be ready to go.
-["Common Man Boogie" restarts] -[Piper] Okay, here we go.
[Vince] Come on, Sapphire.
[Piper] You haven't been the one buying Sapphire all them gifts, are you?
[Vince] No, not a chance.
[announcer] …Sweet Sapphire!
-[Vince] All right! -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Sweet Sapphire ready to step into the ring
to square off against Sensational Queen Sherri.
And Sherri has been waiting, but not so patiently.
And I must say that the fans around ringside are getting a little anxious.
-[fan whistling] -[music fades out]
[crowd murmuring]
[Piper] If Sapphire don't get here…
The referee, I don't know, they're gonna give her another chance here.
I don't know what exactly is going on.
[Vince] This has never happened before.
[Piper] I don't know--
[Vince] Wait a minute. We'll pick this up perhaps.
[Sherri shouting indistinctly]
[talking indistinctly]
[Piper] You don't suppose Rhodes is holding her back, do you?
-[Vince] Who? -[Piper] Dusty Rhodes is holding her back.
[Vince] Not on your life.
[Piper] Maybe Macho Man got a hold of her.
[Vince] We're gonna have an announcement here now.
[Piper] Maybe she's making pancakes back there.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, I have just been informed
that if Sweet Sapphire does not come to the ring
within 30 seconds,
she will risk forfeiture of this match.
[Vince] Come on. Let's go, Sapphire. Let's go!
Thirty seconds to get down here.
I'm not too sure she can make it down here in 30 seconds.
-Twenty seconds! -[Piper] Come on, Sapphire!
Come on, Sapphire!
[Piper] You got a lot of people behind you here, Sapphire.
You gotta… Maybe all the jewelry's weighing her down.
-[Vince] A lot of people counting on her. -Ten, nine…
-[Sherri] Nine! Eight! Seven! -[Vince] Oh, no.
-[Piper] Sherri's counting her down. -Six! Five! Four! Three!
-Two! One! -[Piper] Baby, that's it!
[screams]
[Piper] That is why they call her Scary Sherri.
-She does scare them away. -["Pomp and Circumstance" playing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this contest,
by way of a forfeit,
Sensational Queen Sherri!
[Vince] Sensational Queen Sherri wins a match by forfeit.
What the heck is going on?
[Piper] I don't know, but she… She's walking around like she did something.
[Vince] Let's take you over now to Mean Gene.
Sapphire losing that match by forfeit to Sensational Queen Sherri.
Dusty Rhodes,
I saw you and Sapphire arrive here today at the Philadelphia Spectrum,
perhaps you can shed some light on Sapphire's current whereabouts.
[sucks teeth] I tell you, Mean Gene, I don't know. I wish I knew where she was.
Ten minutes after we got to the building, she disappeared.
And I went looking for her. I searched the building high and low.
I looked in every nook and cranny.
I asked every security guard. I said, "Hey, have you seen Sweet Sapphire?"
It's almost as if she disappeared into thin air.
I don't mind tellin' you, Mean Gene, and everyone who's listening,
I'm worried. I'm worried big time!
'Cause she'd never done anything like this before.
Hey, Hacksaw, have you seen Sapphire, baby?
No. No, I haven't, Dust. But we're all still looking for her.
Well, what about these gifts she's been receiving, Dusty?
I know you've been concerned about the anonymous,
and certainly the lavish nature of them.
You bet I'm concerned, Gene, because nobody gets something for nothing.
But that's not my business.
It's Sweet Sapphire's business.
And besides, she's been the happiest she's ever been.
She got a diamond ring.
She got a full-length mink coat.
She got a diamond and sapphire necklace.
She got a cruise around the world.
She got a gold bracelet.
And she got a brand-new Cadillac.
But, baby, where is she?
I'm sorry, Gene. I got to go and find Sapphire.
All right, as the search for Sapphire continues,
I'm reminded that she did say
she'd be receiving the biggest gift of all,
here at SummerSlam.
Unfortunately, however, it looks as if she may not be here to receive it.
Vince, let's get back to you.
[Vince] All right, thank you, Mean Gene.
Wow, that is something else indeed.
Let's go back up now to ringside.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one fall.
Currently in the ring with his manager,
the Doctor of Style, Slick,
weighing 321 pounds,
The Warlord!
[Vince] Take a look at that monster, would ya?
[Piper] Kinda looks like the Phantom of the Opera with that on, doesn't he?
[Vince] I don't know about that.
[Piper] Find him in a couple years, hiding under arenas, training young wrestlers.
-[upbeat Latin American music playing] -[Vince] Yeah!
[announcer] And his opponent, from Tocula, Mexico,
weighing 244 pounds,
Tito Santana!
[Vince] What a competitor, Tito Santana! Arriba!
Santana to lock up with this big monster, The Warlord.
What a matchup here.
[Piper] Should be a terrific matchup.
And I'm not going to stoop to calling Santana a taco bender,
or a bean eater, although he's got a lot of gas, I know.
[Vince] One thing you have to give him, he's a great wrestler.
[Piper] He is a terrific wrestler,
and he knows how to wrestle a man much larger his size.
[Vince] Whoa!
-Well-- -[Piper] Much stronger.
[Vince] But that stronger and that much larger, I don't know.
[Piper] He might have… He may… He might wanna have…
Wanna have a taco right about now. What do you think? I don't know.
That was a pretty fair throw there. Tito Santana's a good veteran.
[Vince] Santana back to the corner, and…
Ooh! Moving in. But that's where you make a mistake.
Santana peppering The Warlord. Winds him up right now.
And the big man, wound up a little tighter.
Santana will have to use his mobility to his advantage,
as he does right there!
[Piper] Good move.
Good dropkick.
[Vince] Hey, the man didn't go down. Wow! A dropkick and The Warlord goes down.
Another one!
[Piper] Cover him! Ah.
[Vince] And it's time to regroup outside.
[Piper] The Warlord's got more than he suspected.
Just 'cause a guy is big and powerful don't mean he know how to wrestle.
Tito Santana is a consummate wrestler.
He knows how to handle a guy like this.
And Slick's there to pass that information on.
Now working on the arm. Good move on Tito's part.
[Vince] Tito Santana trying to wear down those big guns
of The Warlord.
[Piper] Could be a long day.
[Vince chuckles] Yeah, I suppose it could be a long day. Those hard, big guns.
-He's big all over. Powerful, mean. -[Piper] That right?
[Vince] And right up goes Santana.
Santana… Oh no.
Ooh! Wow.
They would've been scraping Santana up off the canvas had he nailed him, and…
What is this?
Yes! Santana!
All the way up on The Warlord!
Hammering The Warlord now.
The cover! Two.
-[Piper] Was that three? -[Vince] No.
But Santana was hoisted over the official all the way to the outside.
[Piper] One thing they say about big fellows, they say,
"The bigger they are, the harder they fall."
But they don't fall so often.
[Vince] Yeah, I suppose not.
Slick having a conversation with the officials,
The Warlord is out there with Santana.
Oh no. He rams him into the ringpost.
The small of the back of Tito Santana rammed into the ringpost.
Already we've had one injury here tonight.
[Piper] Oh, look at Slick.
Slick's going "Look here. Look at what he got here. Hoo baby."
-[Vince] Slick… -[Piper] He's got his shoe.
[Vince] What's he gonna do with the shoe?
[Piper] Chemical warfare.
[Vince] I was gonna say, he might asphyxiate him to death.
Nonetheless, we know what this man can do. The Warlord.
Holding up… Aw! Oh, down into the back again.
[Piper] When he hits, he does hit, huh?
[Vince] Santana, rolled back into the ring.
The Warlord now with an opportunity to capitalize
on what he's accomplished thus far, and he's doing just that.
[Piper] I think it's time for him to try to cover Tito.
'Cause with a big man, you don't have a guy
that can go an hour in there. You got a guy with limited time.
It's time for him either to wear Tito down or try some one-twos on him.
[Vince] Warlord, again, hammering into the back area.
So, it's clear that The Warlord has the advantage here,
and Slick… Look at the smug look on the Doctor of Style's face, huh?
-[Piper] Doctor of Style. -[Vince] Is that a smug look or what?
[Piper] It's about the hat, Slickster, huh?
I'll take a cab and two pizzas, please.
[Vince] And again, Warlord just continuing to, methodically,
hammer, as he does again now,
to the back of Tito Santana.
[Piper] Tito taking a lot of punishment here from this guy.
A lot of punishment.
[Vince] And Santana one of the premier wrestlers
in the World Wrestling Federation.
And I'll say that The Warlord is, to say the least, impressive.
[Piper] "To say the least, impressive."
[Vince] And he moves in. Caught by Santana.
[Piper] Using The Warlord's own momentum.
[Vince] Clothesline!
Santana with a cover. One! Two!
Ooh, powerfully out.
[Piper] Four feet clearance there.
[Vince] Santana resorting to fisticuffs,
hammering into the head of the huge Warlord.
Warlord sent to the rope. No, nice reversal.
Oh, missed him with the clothesline, Santana back. There it is!
-[Piper] Cover him! -[Vince] Get up, man!
Flying Forearm, patented maneuver by Tito Santana.
-We have one! We have two! We have three! -[Piper] Oh!
[Vince] No.
[Piper] Oh, man!
[Vince] How long… How long are that man's legs? My goodness.
[Piper] As much as I hate to admit it, a smart move on his part though.
Just like when you're wrestling,
what does your coach always say when you're in trouble?
Look where you are. Here comes Tito, though.
-[Vince] Whoa! -[Piper] There goes Tito.
[Vince] Again, the power of The Warlord exhibited there.
Warlord, trying to collect his thoughts after that Flying Forearm,
and, boy, it looks like he's gonna collect more than his thoughts!
Santana for the ride… Oh! To the middle with a powerslam.
-Hook of the leg. Two, and three! -[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
[Piper] Just too big, too strong.
[announcer] Here is your winner. The Warlord!
[Piper] Too ugly.
[Vince] Well, the Doctor of Style with a big smile on his face.
And take a look at that.
Oof, that will be a force to reckon with,
somehow with that in weeks to come.
[Piper] Somebody feed him a fish.
[Vince] All right, let's go back to the replay and take another look.
[Piper] Oh, tremendous. Using all his weight.
Notice how he drives his shoulder in the sternum on the way down.
Grabs a leg for a two and a three. Just too big, too strong, like I said.
Wham-bam, SummerSlam.
[Vince] Yeah, and after SummerSlam, headed up will be the Survivor Series.
The Survivor Series, our next pay-per-view event.
You do not want to miss this one 'cause it will involve almost all
of the superstars of the World Wrestling Federation
[upbeat saxophone music playing]
It's the Thanksgiving night tradition!
Only on pay-per-view.
A World Wrestling Federation presentation
of the team effort of all the stars of the WWE.
Don't miss the Survivor Series.
Standing by right now,
in a few moments,
will be, I believe, Sean…
Yes, indeed, Sean Mooney is standing by,
and I believe he has with him The Demolition.
It was right around the time that The Hart Foundation
challenged Demolition for the Tag Team Championship
that a third member of Demolition emerged onto the scene.
Giving Demolition what many consider to be an unfair advantage.
Well, joining me now, Demolition. Axe, Smash, and Crush.
Gentlemen, I thought that this two out of three falls title defense
uh, restricted the presence of only two members of Demolition at SummerSlam.
You didn't read the fine print, Mooney.
It says only two Demolition at ringside.
But which two, Mooney?
Yeah, is it me and Axe? Or me and Smash?
Or is that me and Crush, or me and Smash?
Maybe it's me with Axe, or maybe it's me with Crush.
Gentlemen, I'm getting a little confused.
Well, that's the idea.
You're catching on, but it's too late for The Hart Foundation to catch on.
We're Demolition, and just like the name says,
we're gonna demolish The Hart Foundation.
Just like we've demolished every tag team that's got in our path. [growling]
Well, surely standing in your path, should you be successful tonight,
would be your next challengers, The Legion of Doom.
Hey, they're just a couple of second-rate imposters who need their butts kicked.
And their teeth kicked down their throat.
Just like The Hart Foundation. Come on, boys!
[rock music playing]
[Vince] Whoa! Here we go.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest
is for the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship.
Scheduled for the best two out of three falls.
Coming down the aisle,
at a total combined weight of 589 pounds,
the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions,
Demolition!
[Vince] Now we're gonna get a look at the two members of Demolition
that are allowed to be down at ringside.
One of them is Crush, I can tell that,
because he's the taller than all members of Demolition.
The other I believe to be Smash.
I'm not so sure.
Yes, that's Smash. That's Crush and Smash. All right!
Standing by, Mean Gene Okerlund.
And perhaps Mean Gene can shed a little light on the subject matter
with The Hart Foundation. Take it, Gene.
Yeah. All right. [laughing]
Hart Foundation, it must have been a little disconcerting
not to know until this very moment which two members of Demolition
you were gonna face for the tag team title.
But, gentlemen, it appears that the pieces of the puzzle
have finally fallen into place.
I must admit, it's been a little confusing.
But I thought all along, it was gonna be the two original,
and most experienced members of Demolition, Axe and Smash.
What about you, Anvil, what do you think?
Think? [laughing hysterically]
They don't pay me to think! They pay me to be tough, like an anvil.
Hence the name, right? Right?
[laughing]
It never mattered to me because when I get in the ring, I just don't care.
-[laughing] -Calm down, Anvil. Settle down.
He's a little anxious, and so am I.
Anxious to once again be the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions.
And now, since we'll only have to worry about two Demolition
you can bet that The Hart Foundation,
we're gonna make flatliners out of Axe and Crush.
Yeah, Demolition!
After the heart attack we're gonna give you,
you'll be buying pacemakers by the truckload, baby! [laughing]
It's like Phil Collins says, what we have here are two Harts beating as one.
-[laughing hysterically] -Let's get back to ringside.
[Vince laughing] Two Harts beating as one?
My goodness. I can't imagine that.
Well, it's gonna be one whale of a tag team matchup, that's for sure.
[Piper] There's a Rachel Perry reject, huh?
["Hart Beat" playing]
[crowd cheering wildly]
[Piper] Listen to the ovation for these boys!
One thing about it, they got the right idea.
Two Harts beating as one is the right way to come in as a tag team.
[Vince] Yeah, the pink and black attack!
[announcer] …Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart,
The Hart Foundation!
[Piper] Are they ready or what?
[Vince] It seems to me they are.
And what an opportunity!
Finally, the Harts will have an opportunity
to wrestle for the Tag Team Championship
-against only two members of Demolition… -[bell ringing]
…instead of three.
[Piper] It'll be real interesting to see what form of attack these boys use.
The Hart Foundation, I believe is the superior team in this particular case.
Mostly because they've been together, they know each other.
When you have three guys on a team, and you never know who's gonna go,
you're not thinking. You can't think the same.
You only gotta have two guys to a team. I think it's a disadvantage to Demolition.
[Vince] Then again, maybe The Hart Foundation was thrown off a little bit
that actually Crush is one of the members in this particular Demolition team.
[Piper] Well, let's just check it out.
[Vince] Yeah. Smash starting things off here against the Hitman, Bret Hart.
[Piper] A nice, slow start. Good thinking.
[Vince] Two out of three falls.
And that all important first fall could very well…
Oh, wait a minute, let's see with this.
Oh! Look at…
Double team effort!
Crush… Oh! Double elbow!
[Piper] Starting off slow.
They went… Demolition goes to cheat, tries to come in.
The Hart Foundation shows them immediately "I can play that game too!"
-Look at that! One! Two! -[Vince] Whoa! Almost a count of three.
Smash almost pinned.
Arm drag takedown, the Hart's mean business.
[Piper] What action!
[Vince] It's tough to tell the Demolition apart.
Even these two, even though there is a height differential,
it's almost impossible to tell them apart,
when Axe is in there.
[Piper] Both severely ugly too.
[Vince] Axe and Smash look very much alike.
Right now, the big Anvil… Out of the way, nice maneuver.
The Anvil working on the arm, and Smash thinking about tagging out.
[Piper] He sure better. Watch the Harts, they'll start fast-tagging on this.
Start to wear down, away they go.
Work on that arm, boys.
[Vince] And the Hitman. Oh my. Down to the small of the back.
[Piper] Back to the arm. Beautiful tag team work.
[Vince] Smash, reversing things… No, double reversal, and down goes Smash.
And the Hitman down to the arm.
[Piper] Whoo! Right on that bicep.
Folds it back nicely. Notice how he's got the leverage, pulling back,
his hand on the tricep pulling back hard, using his weight.
Now look at there.
How'd you like to take that home and say, "I'll go on a date with your daughter."
[Vince] I don't think so.
Again, we see the power of Smash, and now big Crush comes in.
The newest member of Demolition.
-[Piper] Here's a big boy. -[Vince] Yes, indeed.
Crush, now, with Bret Hart.
He slams him from way up above.
And… No! Missed him with the leg.
Headbutt by the Hitman.
And right away, Crush is in some trouble.
[Piper] Back to the arm…
[Vince] Nice reversal. Arm around. Missed him with the clothesline.
Back again!
Ah, there we see the power of Crush.
[Piper] Too strong.
[Vince] That is taking its toll.
[Piper] That ain't enough. He better get on that Hart right now,
and quit looking around.
We ain't looking for dairy products here, baby, we fightin'!
[Vince] The Hitman better be thinking about tagging his partner, The Anvil.
Now, Crush, once he gains the advantage, not too likely to lose it.
Ooh, wow!
What a shot! Crush is still on his feet!
Still on his feet!
[Piper] But he don't know where he is, he thinks it's Christmas.
[Vince] He could very well think he's in the Survivor Series
at Thanksgiving already.
-[Piper] This is-- -[Vince] One! Two! No.
[Piper] This is a Survivor Series.
[Vince] Nice tag by Demolition, and likewise for The Hart Foundation.
[Piper] Here comes The Anvil.
Hanging on. Look out, there they go.
[Vince] Off the ropes, and down goes Smash!
He'll stay down. Oh, wait a minute.
Knee to the back of the head by Crush, as the referees back was turned.
And now all of the sudden, the big Anvil is down to the canvas.
He may stay there for a while.
[Piper] But they are surviving, like a tag team would.
They're doing what they need to be, they're going up against a hot team,
And here, Crush, he I think is the most inexperienced,
and it showed when he missed that knee drop.
Now they got the advantage, let's see what Crush is made of.
-[Vince] Oh my! -[crowd cheering]
The Anvil with a clothesline!
The Anvil and The Hitman seem to be picking up more momentum
as time passes in the matchup.
[Piper] Crush is picking up some teeth.
[Vince] And, yeah, here we go.
Again, fresh team-members battling it out.
[Piper] Non-stop action. What tremendous athletes. Non-stop action.
[Vince] Smash off the ropes, clothesline by The Hitman.
And a dropkick.
And Crush better get out of there.
-[Piper] Where's Anvil? Where's the Anvil? -[Vince] Oh, come on.
[Vince] Good point.
[Piper] Yes! Pound!
[Vince] What's going on here?
Oh, my.
[Piper] Beautiful move by Hart!
Beautiful!
That's tag team experience talking right there.
[Vince] And it's Smash into this own partner!
We've got action on the inside!
We've got action on the outside! No! No.
[Piper] That was just two. That was just two, I think.
Beautiful backbreaker.
Where's The Anvil?
[Vince] The Hitman, Bret Hart, going up now. And down the elbow.
That should do it. One! Two!
Oh no! Oh no.
Come on, ref!
That's disqualification. That's a reason for a disqualification right there.
Finally a legal tag.
[Piper] No, they have five seconds in which to get in and out.
It is not reason for disqualification.
[Vince] The Anvil is hurt!
And down!
-[Crush] Yeah! -[Vince] That should do it!
-[Piper] Kick out! -[Vince] One, two, three. He got him.
[bell ringing]
[crowd booing]
[Piper] Well, I'm glad I did not bet on that one.
[announcer] The winners of the first fall, Demolition!
[Vince] All right, Demolition victorious in the first fall,
as, Hot Rod, we'll go back and take a look at the way they did it.
[Piper] They got five seconds on the time… They made the tag, came down,
and there you go. A thousand and two, and a thousand and three.
I can hardly wait to see the second fall, if that's the first.
[Vince] Let me ask you a question.
It seems to me… Well, how important is it really to win the first fall?
[Piper] Say that again?
[Vince] How important is it to win the first fall?
[Piper] It's the most important thing there is.
So what they're doing is…
It's just like the first touchdown, the first home run.
It gives the team a psychological advantage.
And now they're taking advantage of 'em.
They got 'em worn out. The Harts are confused.
Nice duck, though.
Oh!
[Vince] Oh my. Looks like it's gonna happen pretty quick too.
[Piper] T-R-O-U-B-L-E. Yes, I say trouble.
[Vince] All right, in the ring now, Smash.
-[Smash shouting] -Smash and Crush
have been doing what their name lives up to,
the reputation of being
demolishing with Demolition, and indeed they just demolish people.
Suplex.
And the cover.
-Two and… -[Piper] Ooh.
Thought he had him. Thought he had him.
[Vince] Now we see the quick tags made by Demolition.
[Piper] Notice the blocking there. Good tag team work.
Blocking so The Hart Foundation cannot get over and do the tag.
They know they've got the guys in trouble.
They know they're a fall up.
This is the time to make a name.
Win the match, that's the name of the game.
[Vince] Chin lock.
And when you have the leverage, and the weight of this man,
you can really feel that.
[Piper] It's up to… Now it's up to Bret Hart
to get his bum underneath his feet.
Back on out of this. That's the only way he's gonna get out of this.
-Sheer determination. -[Vince] The Anvil wants to come in.
The Anvil wants in the match.
Bret Hart, unable to tag as of yet.
Again, we see the frequent tag of Demolition.
And the cut-off tactics keeping Bret Hart from tagging his partner, The Anvil.
[Piper] Ooh. Vicious. Vicious.
[Vince] What a competitor The Hitman is.
Off the rope, missing!
From the other side. Oh!
[Piper] Beautiful! Beautiful!
-Get up now! -[Vince] Clothesline from way up above!
But I'm not too sure that The Hitman can make it back.
-Can he make the tag? -[Piper] He needs to make that tag now,
or he's dead meat.
Now's the time!
Now's his chance!
The Hitman inching his way over to tag The Anvil.
But hanging on to the ankle… Oh, wait a minute. Look at this.
[Piper] Smart. That is smart.
Also, good officials.
-Yes! -[Vince] Found his man!
Forearm smashes in the chest area. All the way down.
Look at this. The Anvil taking care of business.
And it's Smash off the rope, and The Anvil levels him!
A cover, one, two… That's all he gets.
[Piper] He's gotta go to work fast. He cannot back up now.
He's got one out of the ring, one in the ring,
he's gotta go for the pin. Beautiful!
[Vince] Whoa! One! Two!
-[Piper] He got him! -[Vince] No!
Ah, I was sure.
[Piper] Bad officiating! That was bad officiating!
That was a three-count.
[Vince] I'll have to disagree with you there.
It was close to a three-count.
And now The Hitman is tagged in.
Wait a minute. Here's a double-team effort.
And yeah!
[Piper] Ooh! What a shot, a little south of the border.
Taco time!
[Vince] Here it comes! Here it comes!
[Piper] Look out!
Oh!
Cover him!
[Vince] Come on, referee! One!
Two!
Oh, now, wait a minute.
-That's blatant interference. -[Piper] What was that?
-[Vince] That's blatant interference. -[Piper] That's gotta be a DQ.
[Vince] That's blatant interference.
-[bell ringing] -[Piper] Yes!
[crowd cheering wildly]
[announcer] The winners of the second fall,
evening this bout at one fall apiece,
The Hart Foundation!
-[Vince] The Hart Foundation! -[bell ringing]
Wait a minute.
Just like that, the third fall…
[Piper] Notice how smart Demolition were though.
They knew that Bret Hart was the one in trouble.
They nailed him and he's out on the floor.
Anvil's the only one they got to contend with going into the third fall.
The Hart Foundation does not have--
[Vince] Wait a minute, what's going on?
This is Sma… This is Axe coming down.
The referee…
The referee back in the ring, look what they're doing to the official.
As the Harts are on the outside.
[Piper] Maybe he just wants to explain things.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
The Axe, coming down to ringside, he's underneath the ring somewhere.
Axe is underneath the ring, what's he gonna do down there?
And what is he doing at ringside?
That's illegal.
There're only two members of Demolition that are allowed to be--
[Piper] No, no. Two members allowed to be in the ring.
Is that correct?
[Vince] No, at ringside. Specifically.
[Piper] Is he at ringside?
-[Vince] He's definitely at ringside. -[Piper] He's under the ring.
-[Vince] Yeah, that's definitely ringside. -[Smash] Oh!
[Vince] Shoulder block by The Hitman.
Hitman over. Hooking in. Yes!
One! Two! Oh, wow.
And Bret Hart, like a tiger, continuing the attack on Smash.
Oh my, he's just all over him.
[Piper] The time now to catch a quick fall is right now.
Has to go to work. The third fall, both teams very tired.
Both teams working their heart out, no pun intended.
Both teams gotta go for it.
[Vince] And now The Hitman.
-[Piper] I didn't see a tag. -[Vince] Wait a minute. There was no tag.
They're setting up now for yet another… Yeah, ooh!
Out of the way, they've put on the brakes, what's going on? Shoulder block.
The Hitman!
[Vince and Piper] What is this?
[Vince] Whoa!
One! Two!
Oh, come on! Come on. Come on.
The Harts with tremendous momentum.
But again, they had momentum before the first…
Hey, wait a minute. That's Axe.
-That's Axe in there! -[Piper] How can you tell?
[Vince] That's Axe. I know that's Axe!
It's tough to tell them apart, but I know that's Axe! Look!
Axe hasn't been in this match at all, he's fresh,
he's just hammering away on The Hitman.
[Piper] He is kinda energetic.
[Vince] Yeah, you might say that.
But nonetheless, Bret going to work.
Throwing Axe to the buckle and off… Ooh!
[Piper] Get up and make a tag. Get up now!
[Vince] This man illegally in the ring.
-[Piper] Are you sure about that? -[Vince] There's no question about it.
That's Axe in the ring. Smash is underneath the ring.
[Piper] When we started this match, you couldn't tell one from the other.
Now you know.
[Vince] From our vantage point, we can tell. There's no question.
The official is completely confused.
He's lost in the match.
I'm not knocking him, but nonetheless… Oh!
And again, a cover. We have one, two, and… Yeah, no.
[Piper] Pure heart there. Pure heart, boys.
[Vince] And now…
Bret Hart set up… Oh, wow!
Oh no.
[Piper] That'll make you lose your breakfast.
This is totally unfair. Two count, and The Anvil comes in.
[Piper] It's becoming a free-for-all, nobody's obeying the rules no more.
[Vince] And there's no tag right there.
Not that it would have been legal nonetheless with Axe in there.
[Piper] Oh!
I wouldn't want to be the official in this match.
[Vince] Now, two… And, yeah, okay.
[Piper] It's a free-for-all.
[ref] Gotta get outside. Come on, get out!
[Piper] Throw him out of the ring! Throw him out!
Now what's going on?
[Vince] Double team with him outside!
Come on, referee! Turn around!
And now, Smash is under the ring.
-[Piper] Who's under the ring? -[Vince] No, it's Axe under the ring.
Smash or Axe?
[Vince] Wait a minute!
[Piper] What the hell's going on?
The Legion of Doom are on their way down.
And look what's happening here.
A trip.
[Piper] The Legion of Doom have come to figure it out!
The match is still in progress!
[Vince] One! Two! Three!
-[crowd cheering wildly] -[bell ringing]
[Piper] What a match! What a match!
["Hart Beat" playing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this contest,
and new World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions,
The Hart Foundation!
[Vince] The Hart Foundation, once again,
Tag Team Champions.
And Demolition, all three members of them,
are headed, I believe, back to the dressing room area.
But you can bet Demolition will be on the hunt
for The Legion of Doom.
Let's go back and take a look at the replay on that.
[Piper] Talk about against all odds.
Demolition comes down, everybody gets confused.
Except for the Harts.
You gotta give 'em credit for keeping their heads.
Bret Hart getting up, looking at the most inexperienced Crush.
Over he goes. Down, the referee, two, and three.
New champeen.
[Vince] Yeah, there they are,
the new World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions,
The Hart Foundation.
-[exciting music playing] -And they're off!
And headed to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,
the site of WrestleMania VII,
the greatest sports entertainment spectacular of all time.
The stars of the World Wrestling Federation are on their way
to join the over 100,000 screaming fans
for what will be the biggest WrestleMania extravaganza ever.
For tickets call 1-800-877-1414.
In California, 213-480-3232.
Make your plans now to be at WrestleMania VII.
Once again, for tickets, that's 1-800-877-1414
In California, 213-480-3232.
No matter how you get there, just get there.
Make your plans now for WrestleMania VII!
[music fades out]
All right, we are back down in the locker room.
This is a political year, and to tell you the truth, ladies and gentlemen,
I would hate to be an incumbent.
My goodness, the way World Wrestling Federation titles are falling tonight,
first, with the new Intercontinental Title,
and now two new Tag Team Champions.
These gentlemen of The Legion of Doom, Hawk and Animal,
what were you doing out in the ring?
Let me tell you something, Gene, week after week after week
we've come out here and said, "We want Demolition!"
And you ignored us, Demolition!
Well, now, we hope you're mad! We hope you're good and mad!
Because, Demolition, we want you in the worst way. Tell 'em, Hawk.
You've been running roughshod over everybody.
Well, if you look roughshod up in the dictionary,
you'll see a picture of us.
You're micro-mini-men in a big man's world.
And we're the big men!
[groaning loudly]
What a rush! A rush for us, a bum trip for you.
-All right, yeah! -[all clamoring]
[Okerlund] All of a sudden, new tag team champions,
-Bret "The Hitman" Hart-- -Against!
Against all odds!
We'll take on anybody, baby!
The Hart Foundation, the pink and black is back, yeah! [cackles]
-Bret "The Hitman" Hart. -We're not gonna hide behind these belts.
We'll take on anybody, anytime, anywhere.
-[Okerlund] Where's the champagne, huh? -These belts belong to the people.
-Right, Anvil? -Right, Hitman, baby.
Against all odds!
Two on two, three on three, ten on ten, whatever!
Wait a minute now, just exactly how does
The Legion of Doom fit into the scheme of things?
The Legion of Doom fits in any way they want.
And you ask about the champagne?
Listen, we ain't got no woes to drink away,
Demolition does, Gene.
All right, gentlemen, I've gotta tell you, a lot of action out in that ring.
I couldn't make heads or tails of half the things that were happening.
But one thing I know for a fact,
is that we have brand-new Tag Team Champions,
Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
You've smelled the roses before,
capturing the titles of Demolition, at SummerSlam.
Let's go out to the arena and Vince McMahon.
Well, thank you, Gene. There may be a celebration going on where you are,
but behind this door, all hell is breaking loose over Demolition's loss
-of the Tag Team Championship. -[Demolition shouting]
Now, threats of revenge continue spewing from all three members
of that awesome force.
But surprisingly, those threats are not directed at the new Tag Team Champions,
The Hart Foundation.
-Instead, they're directed… -[shouting continues]
…at The Legion of Doom,
whom Demolition now holds responsible for the loss of the Tag Team Title.
And I can tell you, I would not want to be Hawk or Animal right now.
[shouting continues]
Quite frankly, now's not a good time to talk to Demolition.
Back to you, Gene.
With me now, Sensational Queen Sherri.
You mean victorious Sensational Queen Sherri.
Well, yes, but you're not going to gloat about a victory like that?
Listen, Mean Gene, when you are so good
that you intimidate your opponent to the point where they don't even show up,
because they know they'll take a sensational beating,
you can gloat all you want to.
Well, I suppose, but Queen Sherri,
there's something peculiar going on around here,
as it relates to Sweet Sapphire.
It's almost as if she vanished into thin air.
There were earlier sightings of Sapphire, but I don't know what's happened to her.
Earlier sightings? What is she, a UFO?
But you're right. A lot of people did see Sapphire earlier this afternoon,
and I'm beginning to think maybe she's not so dumb after all.
What do you mean?
First of all, she was smart enough
not to show up and take a beating in her match with me.
Second, I heard a few rumors a minute ago.
[laughing]
She may be the smartest person in the WWE.
Rumors? What rumors?
[laughing hysterically]
[shrilly] Well, this is too good to be true!
Sensational Queen Sherri, I fail to see what's so funny about a missing person.
I said she was missing, I didn't say anything about her being a person.
Well, on that note,
we'll take a five-minute intermission.
I'm gonna look for Sapphire myself. I'll try to run her down someplace.
All right, welcome back to the second half of SummerSlam,
here at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
A capacity crowd out in the arena, and here's what's coming your way
as more World Wrestling Federation action continues.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Damien, the big Bad News Brown.
plus 200 pounds of sewer rats.
This man, The Big Boss Man, will be the special guest referee for that one.
Brother Love to get a special award tonight at SummerSlam
from none other than Sgt. Slaughter.
In tag team action, Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Nikolai Volkoff,
will meet The Orient Express of Sato and Tanaka.
A one-on-one matchup, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes,
meets royalty in The Macho King, Randy Savage.
Double main event, Hulk Hogan, Big Boss Man in his corner,
will meet Earthquake, with Dino Bravo and Jimmy Hart in his corner.
The other half of that gigantic main event at SummerSlam,
World Wrestling Federation Champion The Ultimate Warrior,
in a 15-foot-high steel cage,
defends against Ravishing Rick Rude.
All right, as I just mentioned,
coming up, the match between Jake "The Snake" Roberts
and Bad News Brown.
Now, earlier today, we had an opportunity, unbeknownst to Bad News Brown,
to sneak into his dressing room
and get a look at his 200 pounds of Harlem sewer rats.
Take a look at this.
And while the Harlem sewer rats were contemplating their dinner, Damien,
well, Damien was relaxing.
Unwinding in the shower.
All right, with me now for his first mission, should he decide to accept it,
is The Big Boss Man,
who will attempt, as a special guest referee,
to uphold the letter of the law
in the matchup between Bad News Brown and Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
Let me tell you something, Mean Gene.
I will uphold the law.
And let me tell you something else.
I'm not afraid of snakes.
Because I've been dealing with snakes in one form or another all my life.
And I'm not afraid of anything that comes from a sewer either.
Because I've been dealing with that element all my life too.
Sure it's a sleazy, slimy job.
But somebody's gotta do it.
And I'll be there in the end to see that justice prevails. [growls]
All right, we'll hear from The Big Boss Man a little bit later on.
But in the meantime, let's go to Sean Mooney.
-[both] Ho! -Ladies-- [laughs]
Ladies and gentlemen, as tensions continue to escalate in the Persian Gulf,
there's newfound harmony between the Soviet Union and the United States.
And what better evidence of that new friendship than this tag team,
assembled for the first time,
Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Nikolai Volkoff.
A few weeks ago, Sean,
when I presented Nikolai Volkoff with the American flag,
I said I was proud to have him as a brother,
a neighbor, and a friend.
But today, I'm prouder than ever to have him as a tag team partner.
I love this country, and I love Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
He is my idol.
And together, we will clothesline The Orient Express.
But may I remind you gentlemen,
that The Orient Express is managed by the nefarious Mr. Fuji,
who is himself a former co-holder of the Tag Team Title,
and that no matter how good team members may be in individual competition,
it's the collective efforts of a team that often make the difference.
And in that regard, the edge may indeed go to The Orient Express.
Ha! Orient Express. This is the American Express.
And don't leave home without it.
-[both] Ho! -Over to you, Mean Gene.
With me now, ladies and gentlemen,
"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart,
Canadian strongman Dino Bravo,
and the only natural disaster in the World Wrestling Federation,
The Earthquake.
You got that right, Mean Gene.
There's gonna be a disaster,
and it's gonna happen right here at SummerSlam.
The last time I came face-to-face with Hulk Hogan,
they carried him out on a stretcher.
And all the little Hulkamaniacs cried their little eyes out,
because they knew Hulkamania was dead.
But then the Tugboat barged in,
and started rallying the Hulkamaniacs to send letters
encouraging Hulk Hogan to step back into the ring.
Well, tonight, Hulk Hogan makes the most foolish decision of his career,
when he steps into the ring with me.
And, Hogan, where is that guy who inspired all your little Hulkamaniacs?
Where is that guy who encouraged them to say their prayers?
I'll tell you where he is.
Right now, he's saying his prayers!
Because he felt the tremors, just like you did.
He knows what it feels like
to feel the devastation of an Earthquake,
and to be carried out, just like you.
But tonight, there'll be two stretchers at ringside,
one for you, Hogan, and one for you, Big Boss Man.
Earthquake, you don't have to worry about The Big Boss Man,
or anyone else stupid enough to show up in Hulk Hogan's corner!
Because I'll take care of them just like you'll take care of Hogan.
Baby, I guarantee, you're all gonna get more than your money's worth,
because tonight, for the first time in World Wrestling Federation history,
there'll be two stretchers side-by-side, leaving the ring at the same time.
-[giggling] -I'm telling you now, Gene,
you'd better put in a call to the Red Cross,
and get the ambulances lined up,
because this is one Earthquake that you can predict.
And when it hits, Hulkamania will crumble once and for all
into complete devastation!
Oh, I can't believe it. Please!
Joining me now, one of the premiere wrestlers
in the World Wrestling Federation, Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
Now, Jake, it's well-founded that Bad News Brown is afraid of snakes.
The question remains, are you afraid of sewer rats?
You know, my man, they don't call me The Snake for nothing.
Because Damien and I, we have a lot in common.
But how about you, Bad News?
You hang around with sewer rats, what does that say about you?
To answer your question, Sean, I'm not afraid of rats.
No, because I don't have to be.
You see, Damien here is really hungry.
Yeah, I know.
Bad News says he hasn't fed his rats for weeks.
Then they must have a voracious appetite.
But what I want to know, Bad News, is,
just how hungry are you?
Because that's exactly what it's going to come down to.
Hunger.
And hunger, that, Bad News, is what separates a man like me,
from a mouse like you.
[Mooney] Let's go back to ringside.
[bell ringing]
[Vince] Boy, oh, boy, what a matchup this is gonna be.
[announcer] Currently in the ring, from Harlem, New York…
-[Piper] Sewer rats? -[Vince] Sewer rats. 200 pounds of them.
[announcer] …Bad News Brown!
["Snake Bit" playing]
[Piper] Jake The Snake looked like something from Star Trek
with the way that snake was around him like that.
[Vince] And here he comes. Jake "The Snake" Roberts!
[announcer] …from Stone Mountain, Georgia,
weighing 249 pounds, Jake "The Snake" Roberts!
[Vince] Now, the question is, whether or not Damien
is gonna be hungry enough to eat the Harlem sewer rats.
or vice versa.
[Piper] I've never seen a Harlem sewer rat.
I'm kind of excited to see a Harlem sewer rat.
You know one thing, I get tired of people telling you--
-["Servin' Hard Times" playing] -[Piper] Wait a second.
[announcer] And now, here is the special referee,
The Big Boss Man!
[Piper] The Big Bosomed Man. I mean, Big Boss Man.
[bell ringing]
[Vince] Wait a minute, he's on his way, but the match has already begun.
[bell ringing]
Bad News Brown, and Jake "The Snake."
And these two… Oh my! Almost a DDT right there,
as Bad News slips away.
And I would not want to be The Big Boss Man.
To try and maintain order in this match.
[Piper] You know one thing, like I was saying before with Bad News,
I get tired of hearing what a tough time Bad News had when he was a kid.
And how bad he is.
Tonight we're gonna see, with Jake The Snake,
he don't take nothin' from nobody.
Bring your sewer rats. It's all coming down at SummerSlam tonight.
And I'm, for once, I'm on Jake The Snake's side. I hate snakes.
[Vince] Bad News Brown with a handful of hair.
[Piper] Barely.
Jake The Snake, long light…
Sort of a thinking-man's Rust-- Oh!
Bad News was gonna set him up with a Ghetto Blaster.
[Piper] Both of them going for the victory early.
Both of them going for their best move early. You notice that?
[Vince] Uh oh, and that could very well
begin to put a damper in the plans…
Count of one. I can't believe he's counting.
-[Brown] Come on, ref. -[Vince] Why a cover there?
Surely he's read the book on Jake The Snake, he knows… Uh oh.
Wait a minute. Little trouble brewing here.
Whoa!
-[Piper] Oh! Oh, close. Close. -[Vince] Very close.
If in fact Jake The Snake
is allowed to put his hold on Bad News Brown,
it's gonna be curtains for Bad News Brown.
Nobody gets up after the application of the DDT.
-[Piper] So where's the sewer rats, huh? -[Vince] In the cage.
Oh, action on the outside now.
[Piper] Maybe that's what happened to Sapphire.
[Vince] Oh no. What is this?
Ooh, into the midsection. Come on, Boss Man, get out there.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Piper] What, will you chastise him?
The Big Bosom Man should disqualify him.
[Boss Man] Get in the ring.
[Vince] The Boss Man… Uh oh, wait a minute, Bad News back out.
Bad News Brown and Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
[Piper] Gotta say News is controlling the match here.
[Vince] He certainly is.
And Jake The Snake to the buckle, my goodness.
Bad News Brown likes what he sees at the moment.
News now working the mid-section.
[Piper] You ever smelled Bad News?
-[Vince] Smelled him? -Chemical warfare again.
-[Vince] Oh really? -[Piper] Oh boy.
[Vince] Some say that Snake stinks as well.
Wait a minute.
[Piper] Jake was saying, "I don't give up yet."
That's the way you say that in wrestling.
[Vince] Well, I think he just raised the ire of Bad News Brown,
who's still in control of this matchup.
[Piper] Taking his time too.
Taking his time.
[Vince] Bad News Brown with Jake The Snake, again the whip to the buckle.
That is gonna take its toll. Oh my! Clothesline.
Bad News, yes, is sensing victory right about now, I think.
[Piper] I think he's trying to set him up for the Ghetto Blaster.
He's got him down. Had him down for a while.
Unusual for Bad News to go up on the ropes like that.
That's not a patented move by Bad News.
[Vince] And he misses by a mile!
Jake The Snake…
-[Piper] Come on, Jake! -…was waiting in the grass for him.
[Piper] The Snake needs to get up and recoil a little bit here.
Get up, Snake!
I hate snakes.
[Vince] Bad News Brown again, moving in on Jake "The Snake" Roberts,
for the ride to the ropes, coming off and… Oh! Nice knee there.
Jake, now… Oh yeah, there he goes.
Those snap. Those snap lefts. Winds up Bad News Brown.
Oh yeah!
This capacity crowd chanting for the DDT.
[Piper] He's getting a second wind now!
There he goes. It's the DDT!
"Here I come, baby!"
"This is me!"
[Vince] Jake The Snake with Bad News Brown! No.
Nice counter maneuver on the part of Bad News Brown.
[Piper] You notice Bad News has got his head oiled?
[Vince] No, I didn't notice that.
[Piper] Oily head.
Any more oil on that and you'll have Arabs chasing you.
[Vince] And Bad News Brown once again outside… What's he… Has the chair again.
[Piper] Watch out, you'll get chastised again.
-[Piper continues indistinctly] -[bell ringing]
-[Piper] Oh! -[Vince] I guess that's it.
Well, I guess The Big Boss Man is not taking any guff.
I guess that's it.
You're gonna play it by the rules, or you're gonna be out of here.
Yeah, okay.
Boss Man.
Boss Man down there with Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
Oh, wait, what's he gonna do?
[Piper] That… That's a snake.
Thought he hated… Oh, he's going for the sewer rats.
He's going for the sewer rats.
[Vince] He missed!
Bad News Brown was in a leg drop.
Damien…
[Piper] I don't know--
The Big Boss Man pulled Damien out of the way.
[Piper] You don't wanna "hiss off" any snakes, you know.
[Vince] Wait a minute, from behind!
[Piper] Well, that was a dumb move on The Bosom Man's part.
That was a dumb move.
[Vince] Bad News Brown hammering to the back,
that's only gonna get The Boss Man angry.
He's a big man.
-You don't want to raise the ire-- -[Piper] Here comes the snake!
[Vince] Oh, look at that.
[Piper] Here comes a…
[Brown screaming]
[Vince] Bad News Brown is running for cover.
Bad News Brown
is outta here!
["Snake Bit" playing]
[Piper] He forgot all about that sewer rat!
He said, "I'm going back home. Harlem ain't that bad!"
Ooh, look at that snake.
[announcer] The winner of this bout, as a result of a disqualification,
Jake "The Snake" Roberts!
[Piper] I don't know, I think it was kind of a cheap victory…
[Vince] Nonetheless, a victory!
The Big Boss Man, maintaining law and order.
We'll see him a little bit later on as we continue with SummerSlam.
-[exciting music playing] -And they're off!
And headed to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,
the site of WrestleMania VII,
the greatest sports entertainment spectacular of all time.
The stars of the World Wrestling Federation are on their way
to join the over 100,000 screaming fans
for what will be the biggest WrestleMania extravaganza ever.
For tickets call 1-800-877-1414.
In California, 213-480-3232.
Make your plans now to be at WrestleMania VII.
Once again, for tickets, that's 1-800-877-1414
In California, 213-480-3232.
No matter how you get there, just get there.
Make your plans now for WrestleMania VII!
With me now, ladies and gentlemen, the former Tag Team Champions, Demolition.
-Former? -Former.
Listen, the only reason Hart Foundation are the new Tag Team Champions,
is they cheated.
Yeah, Hart Foundation, you didn't play fair.
Just when we were about to polish off the two of you once and for all,
we look around and there's four of ya!
Hart Foundation, you aren't man enough to go man on man with Demolition,
so we're gonna come after you and we'll get our championship belts back!
But before we do, we're gonna get back at The Legion of Doom.
Animal and Hawk, you stuck those ugly, painted faces where they don't belong.
And they're gonna be a lot uglier by the time we get finished with them.
You imposters are gonna regret
the day you ever walked in the shadow of Demolition!
And that shadow is gonna get a lot darker.
Just like your futures. Dark, bleak, and hopeless!
And that simply means you're never gonna forget the name Demolition,
because we're gonna totally demolish them.
And when we're finished with you, Hawk,
you'll be hawking hot dogs in the stands!
And Animal, you'll be neutered once and for all!
[all growling]
Well, these guys are tighter than a drum, Vince, let's get back to you.
[Vince] All right, thank you. Indeed, Demolition very, very angry,
and certainly looking forward to the opportunity of locking up soon
with The Legion of Doom.
-[announcer] And now… -[Vince] Uh oh.
-[announcer] …Brother Love! -[soul music playing]
[Vince] This guy is too much.
[Piper] Blother Love.
-[Vince] "Blother" Love? -[Piper] Oh, did I say that?
My, my, my,
imagine, brothers and sisters,
Brother Love right here in Philadelphia,
the city of love.
[Vince] Not his kind of love.
Tell me, brothers and sisters,
do you remember
when you were a little, itty-bitty,
snot-nosed kid?
And you used to look
to your parents, your mommy and your daddy,
for guidance?
They told you what to do
because you didn't know any better.
[soul music continues]
But now that you're all grown up,
you still need someone to tell you what to do,
because you're soft and you're weak!
And my guest
is just the man to tell you what to do.
-[Piper] Talking about his childhood. -Here's Drill Sergeant Slaughter!
-[Slaughter] Attention! -[military drum roll playing]
[Vince] Drill Sergeant Slaughter. Take a look at this 300-pounder.
Kicked out of the service.
[Piper] Look at the size of that jaw.
Talk about mark that jaw with an X,
you could put the whole alphabet on that thing.
What a target.
[Vince] Sgt. Slaughter.
[Piper] Would love to fight a guy like that.
[Vince] Too brutal for the service.
But apparently,
the guest of Brother Love.
And I'm sure Brother Love is thrilled.
Handshake, oh, and an embrace. Great. That's terrific.
[Love] Oh, yes!
Brother Sergeant, it is indeed an honor and a privilege
to have a man of your great leadership
here on the Brother Love Show.
Brother Love,
there's only two reasons
I'm in this stinkin' town tonight.
And the first reason,
is to present the most prestigious award
in America today.
And as I looked over this country,
to find a man deserving this award,
I found that America had become weak.
America has become soft!
But then,
I looked into the WWE.
And I found
one man
deserving enough to wear
the Sgt. Slaughter Great American Award.
And that man, Brother Love,
is the greatest American, standing next to me today, that I know,
and that person is you, Brother Love.
[Vince] Big surprise here. We knew all along he was going to receive this.
[Piper] If you don't like this country so much, Iraq is looking for good men.
[Vince] Saluting one another.
Well, thank you, Brother Sergeant.
This is the most beautiful medal I have ever seen.
And you know, Nikolai Volkoff got a medal not too long ago.
A much smaller medal, yes.
But not as beautiful.
Can you imagine America opening their arms
to a pinko commie like Nikolai Volkoff?
Well, that's the other reason I'm here.
I'm declaring war
on Nikolai Volkoff.
America is too chicken
-to declare war. -Yes!
-That's right. -Chicken!
But I'm not chicken!
I'm not afraid!
I've got the courage.
And Nikolai Volkoff,
I'm declaring war on you.
You pinko commie, maggot, scum, puke!
You have allowed,
America,
Nikolai Volkoff into your hearts.
You have allowed Nikolai Volkoff into your arms.
But Nikolai Volkoff, that won't help you one bit.
Because you're gonna be weak and soft,
just like America.
And, Brother Love, if war should break out tomorrow
in the Middle East,
the General Saddam Hussein,
would kick our boys' butts.
-[crowd booing] -Just like
I'm going to kick your butt, Nikolai Volkoff!
And that's an order!
[military drum roll restarts]
[man] Attention!
[Vince] "Attention." He wants everybody standing to attention.
Not too many are standing at attention after that remark, I'll tell you that.
-[Piper] I take offense-- -[Vince] Give me a break.
Standing by, Sean Mooney. Let's take you over to Sean.
With me now, The Orient Express manager, Mr. Fuji,
along with Sato and Tanaka.
Those superpowers, the USA and the USSR,
come together against honorable Japanese know-how.
This one, from USA, Hacksaw Duggan,
he have one crossed eye.
We hit him so hard, after match he have two crossed-eyes.
This one from USSR, Volkoff…
[laughing]
We kick him in head so hard,
we leave a big red mark right here, like Gorbachev. [chuckling]
Gentlemen, surely you must realize… Wait a minute.
Orient Express, I'm terribly sorry, we have some late-breaking news.
Let's take you now to Mean Gene.
All right, this is the moment I have been waiting for.
Sapphire. Just a second. Wait, Sapphire!
Sapphire!
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we know one thing,
Sweet Sapphire is safe behind this door.
I think we can all breathe a big sigh of relief,
including "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes,
myself, as well as millions of fans here in the World Wrestling Federation.
I don't know about these wild rumors
that Sensational Queen Sherri alluded to.
Maybe we can track 'em down and try and get some credence to those statements.
But in the meantime, Sapphire!
Sapphire!
Well, apparently, she doesn't wanna talk to us right now.
As soon as I do hear from her, we'll bring you up to date.
In the meantime, let's go out into the arena.
[Vince] All right, we're back and The Orient Express is with us.
[Piper] It's not the first time Okerlund's had a door slammed in his face, you know.
[Vince] Maybe not.
[announcer] …for one fall! In the ring with their manager, Mr. Fuji,
from Japan…
[Vince] I can't believe Sapphire wouldn't stop and have a conversation,
everybody's been looking for Sapphire since this afternoon.
[Piper] Maybe she's afraid of the mutant rats.
[announcer] …The Orient Express!
[Vince] The Orient Express introduced.
-[exciting orchestral music playing] -Ah, yeah, here we go!
[Piper] So what do you suppose the combined IQ of these two fellas is?
[Vince] It doesn't matter! No, it doesn't matter at all!
-[announcer] And their opponents… -[Vince] We're not talking about IQ!
[announcer] …593 pounds,
the team of Hacksaw Jim Duggan
and Nikolai Volkoff!
[Vince] Big Nikolai!
Along with Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
Old Glory flying high.
[Piper] I don't understand this.
See I don't trust a guy that changes his heart
as often as he changes his underwear, every six months.
I don't trust Nikolai Volkoff for one second.
[Vince] Well, certainly Hacksaw Jim Duggan trusts him.
As he said earlier, he's a friend,
a neighbor, and certainly is now a tag team partner.
[Piper] These people seem to trust him.
[announcer] …at this time, I would like to ask you all to please rise,
and join patriots Hacksaw Jim Duggan,
and Nikolai Volkoff,
as they pay homage to one of Philadelphia's greats.
The one and only, the late Kate Smith,
as they sing "God Bless America."
[Vince] This ought to be good.
[Piper] Oh boy.
[Vince] Wait a minute…
♪ God bless America ♪
♪ Land that I love ♪
♪ Stand beside her and guide her ♪
♪ Through the night With the light from above ♪
♪ From the mountains to the prairies ♪
♪ To the oceans white with foam ♪
♪ God bless America ♪
♪ My home sweet home ♪
♪ God bless America ♪
♪ My home sweet home ♪
[Piper] Sounds like dinner was late at the dog pound.
[crowd cheering]
-[Duggan] Hey, folks! -[bell ringing]
Hey, folks, something really important.
May God bless all our brave men and women in the Middle East!
Ho!
[all cheering]
[Vince] Well, I'll go along with that.
But now it's time to grapple.
The Orient Express coming in right away.
The Orient Express,
Sato, Tanaka… Uh oh, wait a minute. Look at this.
Oh, wow! Into each other.
And The Orient Express having some problems.
[Duggan] USA!
[Piper] Having some problems! I guess they're having some problems.
-[crowd] USA! USA! USA! -Up against 600 pounds of meat.
Look at these people. Are you talking behind some guys or not?
[chanting continues]
[Piper] I gotta agree with what Duggan said.
God bless all our boys over in the Middle East.
But I still don't trust Volkoff.
[Vince laughing]
[Vince] Your prerogative, as Volkoff starts out here with Tanaka.
And I think certainly Tanaka will think better again about
challenging the strength of Volkoff.
That's a pretty dumb maneuver there too, wasn't it?
[Piper] Yeah. Real dumb.
[Vince] Off the rope, Volkoff missing with a roundhouse, and… Oh, my.
Wait a minute, from behind. Sato to the top!
Down!
And the big Russian, Volkoff, having his problems, double-team effort now.
[Piper] The Orient Express needs to work as a tag team
if they're gonna stand a chance against these guys.
They need to corner one guy, cut the ring off…
Oh!
Fair shot by Fuj.
And do just that exact kind of tactic if they expect to stand a chance here.
They definitely need to cut the ring off. Volkoff away from…
-Away from his partner-- -[Vince] What a kick! Did you see that?
[crowd chanting] USA! USA!
[Vince] And another tag. Wide open, Volkoff.
And Tanaka wants to get back in there.
The strategy, obviously, is to double-team Nikolai-- Oh!
Nobody home there.
[Duggan calling out]
[Vince] Volkoff trying to make the tag.
[Piper] Don't let him tag! Don't let him… Oh.
[Vince] The tag is made!
[Piper] It's hard to believe they own half of America, isn't it?
[Vince] And Duggan! Whoa, setting up. Look at this!
[Duggan grunting]
[Vince] Uh oh, double thrust to the throat area now.
Double team by Sato.
Ooh, my God. Oh! Look at that!
[Piper] And he's raring up. They need missiles.
[Vince] My goodness, it's a gatling gun going off.
Boom!
[Piper] Does the plum hanging out of his mouth give him balance?
[Vince] What is going on?
We have a handicap match in there the other way.
Now all four men in the ring, all at the same time.
And Sato and Tanaka once again colliding.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Oh my!
Duggan is down.
He's set. Oh my God!
The cover. One, two, three!
[bell ringing]
["Two by Four" playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners,
Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Nikolai Volkoff.
[Vince laughing]
[Vince] Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Nikolai Volkoff!
The two superpowers together from the USSR and the USA.
As we go back now and take another look.
[Piper] I want you to check this clothesline 360.
What a shot there!
Down, he's coming, and he don't need to jump on him.
One, two, oh, hello, mama.
[Vince] Yeah.
A lot of action here
at SummerSlam!
And we're gonna pick up more action at the Survivor Series.
The Thanksgiving Day tradition!
When all the superstars of the World Wrestling Federation team up,
we'll find out just who will survive
on Thanksgiving night, only on pay-per-view.
The Survivor Series from the World Wrestling Federation.
All right, standing by, Mean Gene Okerlund,
back in the dressing room area.
Sapphire! Sapphire, let me in. Come on out. Open the door, baby!
All right, Dusty Rhodes trying to get a hold of Sapphire behind that door.
During the course of this last match,
I had been vigilantly standing guard here,
waiting to hear from Sweet Sapphire, Dusty.
Gene, I don't know what's wrong with Sapphire,
Sapphire, she's never been like this.
I need her in my corner. I need her out there.
-I'm worried sick. -Sick!
I'm sick about this thing. Sapphire, come on out, baby.
I'll tell you one thing. There's something going down here.
I got to go to my match if I have to by myself, I will.
But the bottom line, when it's over,
I'm coming back and getting to the bottom of this thing. I got to go, Gene.
I don't blame you.
The American Dream, Dusty Rhodes, very befuddled, puzzled and confused.
Dusty Rhodes on his way to the ring. Let's get back out to the arena.
-["Common Man Boogie" playing] -[Vince] Oh yeah!
He's on his way!
But he's on his way without Sapphire.
Sapphire, still in the dressing room, won't come out.
So you wonder whether or not this is gonna have any impact on the matchup.
The Dream is in there by himself.
Normally, his inspiration, Sweet Sapphire, is right there in his corner.
Standing by, Sean Mooney.
Yeah, what do you think this is, Sean Mooney, the stairway to heaven?
Don't let it be said the WWE won't scale any height to get the story.
A little sarcasm, and a lack of respect for The Macho King.
"Macho King" Randy Savage, it is now apparent that your opponent, Dusty Rhodes,
will be unaccompanied as he makes his way to the ring tonight.
Ooh, then the rumors must be true, huh?
Rumors? What rumors?
I don't blame Sapphire for not wanting to associate herself
with a commoner the rest of her life.
Understand that, Dusty Rhodes?
I wonder if you're what our forefathers had in mind,
when they talked about "The American Dream."
I don't think so. No.
In fact, Philadelphia's own Benjamin Franklin
must be doing somersaults in the pike position in his grave
thinking about you, Dusty Rhodes.
Speaking of grave situations,
the squared circle is where I'm gonna lay you to rest.
One, two, three.
Sensational Queen Sherri, there are zillions of commoners
and peasants all over the world,
waiting to catch a glimpse of The Macho King,
and let's not disappoint them another split second.
Lead the way. Oh yeah!
Let's go to the ring.
[Vince] Whoa-ho!
["Common Man Boogie" continues playing]
[Vince] Down where The Dream is waiting.
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one fall.
In the ring, from Austin, Texas,
weighing 289 pounds,
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes!
[Vince speaking indistinctly]
[Piper] He looks concerned to me.
[Vince] He is, and he has his eyes on someone about ready to approach now.
["Pomp and Circumstance" playing]
[announcer] His opponent,
to be escorted down the aisle by the Sensational Queen Sherri,
from Sarasota, Florida,
weighing 245 pounds,
"Macho King" Randy Savage!
[Vince] My goodness, take a look at that.
[Piper] Is that paint on her neck or stretch marks?
[Vince] I think maybe we'll let Sensational Queen Sherri answer that.
But there, on the throne,
"The Macho King" Randy Savage.
[Piper] Maybe Sapphire just got tired of pulling logs out of the toilet by day,
and wearing polka dots by night.
It ain't very romantic, you know.
[Vince] I don't know about that, but…
[Piper] I know it ain't very romantic.
Not by experience.
Dusty Rhodes looking very concerned.
[Vince] There, "The Macho King" Randy Savage ready to enter the ring,
and face "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes.
Finally. Now, into the ring.
[man cackling over PR]
[Vince] Wait a minute, what's this?
-If I've said it once… -[Vince] What the heck?
I've said it a million times.
Everybody's got a price, Dusty Rhodes,
for The Million Dollar Man.
Including you, common man.
You and every other common nickel and dime peon
sitting here in the Philadelphia Spectrum,
and watching from around the world.
You've all got a price
for The Million Dollar Man.
My money can buy anybody or anything.
And tonight, Rhodes, it has bought your humiliation.
And if there's ever been a doubt in your mind,
or in anybody else's mind, that what I say isn't true,
then I want you to feast your eyes
on my latest purchase,
bought lock, stock and barrel.
Here she is, The Sweet Sapphire.
-[Vince] Oh no! -[cackling]
["It's All About The Money" playing]
[Vince] What is going on here?
[cackling continues]
[Vince] Is it true? Does everybody have a price?
I guess Sapphire certainly had her price.
-That explains where she was. -That's right, Dusty Rhodes.
Take a long, hard look.
Open that bag, Sapphire.
Show it. Take a look, Rhodes. It's a whole bag full of money.
Who do you think gave her a bag full of money, Dusty?
Who do you think bought this fur coat?
Bought this diamond bracelet?
Bought this diamond necklace?
Diamond ring? A trip around the world?
And a Cadillac?
Who but The Million Dollar Man could afford to do it?
[cackling]
But don't be upset, Dusty.
-Don't be upset with Sweet Sapphire. -[Vince] Look at Rhodes.
Because she didn't do anything
that any of you wouldn't do.
She had her price.
Just like all of you have her price,
including you, common man,
for The Million Dollar Man.
And Dusty Rhodes, what are you gonna do about it?
[cackling]
[Vince] Dusty Rhodes coming after him, that's what he's gonna do about it.
We're gonna have some action outside the ring. Oh, wait a minute!
-[bell ringing] -[Vince] "Macho King" Randy Savage
attacking Dusty Rhodes from behind.
Rhodes was going to go after "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
Ooh, my.
[Piper] I don't know. Can you blame Sapphire?
Maybe Dusty's getting a little rusty when it comes to women.
[Vince] This has nothing to do with women, and it has everything to do
with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase apparently thinking everyone has a price.
Oh no. Oh no.
That wouldn't have happened if Sapphire had been there.
Oh, look at this.
[Piper] Maybe Sapphire got tired of delivering pizzas.
What? Be married to a common man, that's a dream.
Pun intended.
[Vince] Come on. Look at this.
[Piper] That's one tough broad.
[Vince] Talk about humiliation.
Yes, there's no question, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase,
wanted to humiliate Dusty Rhodes.
And I believe did in fact just that.
-[Piper] So is The Macho Man. -[Vince] Yes, at the moment.
Now, if you're Dusty Rhodes, well, wait a minute.
[Piper] Well, the heat is on!
Rhodes is coming on now. He is hot.
I don't think I ever seen Rhodes hotter than this.
[Vince] With every reason to be, and down to the canvas!
[Piper] He seems confused right now. Why isn't he going for the kill?
[Vince] Well, certainly he has to be confused with everything that's gone down.
Remember earlier tonight he was looking for Sapphire high and low, as he said.
All over the place.
[Piper] If he's a true professional, he's gotta make adjustments.
[Vince] That's kind of a tough adjustment to make, but I think he's making it, yes.
Oh, come on.
-No! No, please! -[Piper] Nail her!
I'd nail her.
[Vince] That's you. That's not The Dream.
What's she… She just handed.
She just handed The Macho King something.
[Piper] She's in the ring.
[Vince] Uh oh. Wait a minute.
Dusty Rhodes with Sapphire… rather with Sensational Queen Sherri.
[Piper] Oh, that's just me, right?
[Vince] And look at that. That could be it.
[Piper] What was that?
[Vince] Rhodes is not moving!
-And the three-count! -[Piper] What did he have?
["Pomp and Circumstance" playing]
[Vince] Whatever was in that purse, knocked Dusty Rhodes out.
-[Vince] He's unconscious. -[announcer] "Macho King" Randy Savage!
[Vince] American Dream very confused, as you brought out earlier on,
over the turn of events of this afternoon and tonight.
There's no question that on his mind…
Sweet Sapphire played very heavily on his mind, all the way through this matchup.
[Piper] And Macho Man, the pro that he is, taking advantage.
Macho Man don't got no trouble keeping his women.
Little disappointed with Dusty Rhodes here.
[Vince] Wait a minute. Sean Mooney might be able to shed some light.
Vince and Roddy, after "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
made those startling announcements, I tried to follow him back.
He was too quick for me.
Now he's in his private suite.
But I've also noticed in the meantime,
his limousine has pulled into the driveway here,
I'm anticipating them coming out any minute now.
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted… Here's Virgil now.
This entourage… Excuse me, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase,
would you answer a few questions about this situation?
Ted DiBiase, what is Sapphire doing with you?
-Excuse me, Ted DiBiase, could you-- -Listen, peon,
I want you to take a long, hard look,
and learn an important lesson.
There's nothing, absolutely nothing,
that my money can't buy. [cackling]
[Vince] Dusty Rhodes on his--
[Mooney] Sapphire's benefactor now revealed.
It is "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase,
he is the one who has given her all the gifts.
He's the one who gave her the trip. Hey, wait a minute.
Here's Dusty Rhodes trying to stop the car.
If only he had gotten here sooner.
As "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Sapphire leave in the limousine.
Alas, Dusty Rhodes could not stop the car.
And we leave a very distressed American Dream.
Back to you, Vince.
[Piper] Well, what was he gonna do if he got there sooner?
-Lay in front of the car? -[Vince] At least get an explanation.
She at least owes him that.
She owes him an explanation, if nothing else, Hot Rod.
[Piper] I think she gave him one.
"I quit," she said.
"You don't pay enough."
[loud industrial beat playing]
-Uh oh. -[Vince] Wow.
[Piper] Now you tell me. Does that look like a warthog,
or does that look like a warthog?
Maybe he was a mutant rat when he was a kid.
[Vince] Maybe, but what it looks like to Hulk Hogan is an Earthquake.
He's felt the effect of that Earthquake down into his chest.
This is the only man to have ever knocked Hulk Hogan out of action
for any length of time at all.
The Earthquake in there with Jimmy Hart. Oh my.
Earthquake, starting the tremors already.
Standing by, let's take you over to Mean Gene.
All right. With me now, ladies and gentlemen,
is the immortal Hulk Hogan,
and in his corner, announced just a few days ago,
The Big Boss Man. Here we go, Hulkster.
You know something, Earthquake?
I remember what it felt like to be underneath your massive frame
as you came crashing down on my rib cage.
And I also remember you, Dino Bravo, and Jimmy Hart laughing out loud
as they rolled me out on that stretcher, man.
I remember the tears in the eyes of all my little Hulksters,
wondering if this was really the end of Hulkamania.
A question that even I wondered about myself.
But most of all, I remember the outpouring of all my Hulkamaniacs.
All their cards, man.
All their letters, and thank God, for all their prayers.
And I also remember the man who is leading the charge of all my Hulkamaniacs.
The big bad Tugboat.
You know something, Earthquake?
The memory is still fresh in my mind
of you and Dino Bravo double-teaming the Tugboat,
making sure he wouldn't be in my corner here at SummerSlam.
And that's why we're dedicating this match tonight, to the Tugster.
And it's also why your plan's not gonna work, Earthquake.
Because I'm not going into the ring on my own tonight.
I've got The Big Boss Man on my side,
making sure that justice will be served.
Let me tell you something, Earthquake, Dino Bravo, Jimmy Hart,
this is Philadelphia,
where many of the rights of the people were first formulated.
But the only rights you three are entitled to,
are the right to be beaten into silence.
The right to have millions of fans present during that beating.
And the right to a swift and impartial trial.
With Justice Judge Hogan presiding.
Ah, Big Boss Man, I can tell you your founding fathers would be mighty proud.
You know something, that's right, Mean Gene.
Another chapter in American history will be written tonight.
And just as Thomas "Boss Man" Jefferson
stood at the side of George Washington Hogan
as I chopped down the cherry tree with the 24-inch pythons,
we'll chop you down, Earthquake.
And the Hulkster never tells a lie.
So whatcha gonna do when the Hulkster and The Big Boss Man
pass their constitutional rights onto you?
I can hardly wait for this one, Vince. Let's get back to you. Wow!
[Vince] Yeah, what a matchup this is gonna be, and here we go.
[announcer] …the first half of our double main event.
This contest is scheduled for one fall.
In the ring, with their manager,
"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart.
And to be in the corner, Dino Bravo!
Introducing, at 468 pounds,
Earthquake!
[Vince] My goodness, get set for an explosion.
-["Servin' Hard Times" playing] -[crowd cheering wildly]
[announcer] And now, introducing the individual
who will be in the corner of his opponent, The Big Boss Man!
[Piper] Is this a new career?
[Vince] Dino Bravo is in the corner of The Earthquake.
And of course, originally scheduled to be in the corner of Hulk Hogan,
Tugboat.
But this man volunteered.
You talk about law and order,
you'll get a big dose of it, so to speak.
-Oh, now, okay. -[song fades out]
-["Real American" playing] -[crowd cheering wildly]
[announcer] From Venice Beach, California…
[Vince] Listen to this!
[announcer] …weighing 302 pounds, Hulk Hogan!
[inaudible]
[Vince] Hulk Hogan!
You can hardly hear yourself think!
I've never heard an ovation like this before.
Hulk Hogan makes his return.
Yeah!
Take a look at the Hulkster!
And listen to this!
-[cheering rises] -[Vince] And this!
[cheering continues]
[Piper] Well, he's definitely ready.
[Vince] Hulk Hogan ready to lock up with The Earthquake.
["Real American" continues playing]
[Vince] He looks like an angry Hulk to me!
-[song fades out] -[bell ringing]
[Vince] All right, now we're gonna settle down.
Will history repeat itself?
Will Hulk Hogan leave this ring on a stretcher?
As he did the last time that he faced The Earthquake.
[Piper] Well, if Hogan leaves on a stretcher this time,
you might as well say bye-bye,
because he's not going to be able to sustain another injury like he did before.
[Vince] Indeed, you even have to wonder
in what kind of condition,
even though he obviously looks in the greatest condition of his life,
you have to wonder, are the ribs still sore?
[Piper] And you gotta watch that Jimmy Hart too.
He's with that bullhorn.
That's exactly what comes out of there when he talks too, is bull.
[Vince] And Dino Bravo in the corner of The Earthquake as well.
And of course, The Big Boss Man, yeah, little consultation there.
[Piper] You know why Dino hangs around with Earthquake?
You know why so-so girls hang around with big fat girls
to make themselves look better?
That's why Dino's with The Earthquake.
[Vince] Maybe.
[Piper] Interesting. Taking his time on this.
Shows some of the ring savvy that Hogan's got.
He knows not to dive right in.
[Vince] Hogan locking up now with The Earthquake.
And The Earthquake backed up, but very little.
-[Earthquake] Is that all you got? -[Piper] About a step and a half.
[Vince] That's a big man in there.
And an agile man as well.
[Piper] A warthog.
[Vince] Call him a warthog if you would.
[Vince] Oh my.
Wow. That surprised even the Hulkster. Charging back up, and…
back down again.
[Piper] A strong warthog.
-[Earthquake whooping] -[Vince] Yeah, very strong.
[crowd booing]
[Vince] And from the looks of Hulk Hogan's physique,
I would say he might even be under the 300-pound mark.
Maybe around a 287-pound mark.
Somewhere in there. I didn't hear what his weight was announced at.
He actually went down in weight for this match.
[Piper] He might've trained lean for endurance.
[Vince] Look at that. One hand he had the Hulkster up.
And… Oh, shoulder block.
I think maybe the Hulkster should regroup.
-[Piper] I think he is. -[Vince] He's outside.
He has to rethink his strategy here.
[Jimmy] Hulk's a chicken, baby. He's finished!
Hulk Hogan is history!
[Vince] Maybe The Earthquake is falling right into the strategy of the Hulkster.
[Piper] I don't think so. I think he's confused.
He knows he's got a big chore ahead of him,
and he's feeling his way through right now.
He does not know what his next step is gonna be.
He's gonna play it by ear.
-[Vince] A little dangerous to do that. -[Piper] You should do it with your fists.
[Vince] But if your strategy is no good, you have to do something.
Well, okay, let's be aggressive.
Let's see if that works.
And up goes… No.
Earthquake blocking.
[Piper] Oh, what a shot!
[Vince] Yeah, and another one.
Earthquake hammering down into the back of Hulk Hogan.
[Piper] I don't know. Hogan doesn't look quite the same.
It doesn't look like he's got the same intensity. Like he's still hurting.
[Vince] That could very well be. We'd never know.
Hulkster to the buckle. That'll take something out of him, yes.
Look, Earthquake taunting Hulk Hogan.
[Jimmy laughing]
[Piper] Earthquake taking his time, also. Two huge men.
[Vince] Oh. Oh my.
Hogan now, whipped to the far side.
And here comes… No!
Hogan!
Another clothesline! The big man still won't go down!
A chop to the throat!
A hammer, a fist.
Hogan has him rocking,
but The Earthquake is still standing.
What do you have to do to get this man down?
That'll do it. No.
Oh, Jimmy Hart. Bravo.
[Piper] But what about the most important guy?
He's still on his feet.
[Vince] And that'll do it!
Yes!
[Piper]
[Vince] Oh my!
[Piper] I don't think you should be doing that now.
That's the first time Earthquake's gone down,
I think he should be out of the ring doing some business right now.
[Vince] And that's exactly what he's doing.
He could've heard you. Here he comes!
Boss Man and Hogan going to work.
Bravo thrown to the ring. Unleash… Uh oh, look at this.
All four men in the ring!
[Piper] It's a melee! We got a donnybrook going on!
[Vince] Whoa!
Earthquake, double-teamed!
Yes!
[Piper] But what is the referee thinking?
You see, I guess he wants this contest to continue, like everybody in this building.
-He's trying to-- -[Vince] Uh oh.
Bravo from behind.
Turn around, ref!
Now, double-team effort on the Hulkster! Down. Double body slam.
[Piper] You gotta give the referee credit. He's just trying to establish order.
-Both teams were offside there. -[Vince] Look out!
-Yes, the elbow! -[Piper] Ooh!
[Vince] Two!
Oh, count of two.
-[Earthquake] Three! -[referee] Two!
[Vince] I thought he had him right there.
[Piper] I thought it was a two count too.
Earthquake ought to go after him now. You're taking your time, you shouldn't be.
[Vince] Oh no, don't tell me he's gonna go up.
[Piper] Can the turnbuckles hold him?
[Vince] Earthquake going up to the top rope.
Turn around, Hulkster!
[Piper] That's gotta be an ugly sight.
[Vince] And down!
[Jimmy shouting indistinctly on bullhorn]
[Piper] Jimmy Hart's really helping.
I'd love to have him on my side.
[Vince] Oh no, look at that.
The Earthquake stomping, perhaps breaking, the fingers on the left hand
of Hulk Hogan.
Oh no! Not on the right one.
Earthquake inflicting pain and punishment on Hulk Hogan.
-Oh no. Oh. -[Piper] Boston crab.
[Vince] Boston crab!
That'll test the back,
and some of the lower ribs.
Hulk Hogan still hanging on.
[Piper] Yeah, but we are in Philadelphia.
There he goes! Come on!
[Vince] No way he gets out of this!
No way! Not at 460-plus pounds.
That's impossible!
Hulkster reaches for the rope, wisely.
Earthquake will have to break it.
Hogan…
-[Piper] Again regrouping. -[Vince] Yes.
[Piper] You can't say that this is part of a strategy. This is--
[Vince] Wait a minute. Bravo's out there with him.
Bravo, slamming him on the outside!
[Piper] Oh, the… The Big Bosom Man is really helping Hogan out.
[Jimmy] Get him off!
[Piper] Get down to the floor where you belong!
[all shouting indistinctly]
[Vince] Bravo, back over on Hulk Hogan.
The Hulkster's in trouble. He's in big trouble.
You wonder whether or not, is he thinking maybe he should not have returned
to the ring to face The Earthquake.
[Piper] No, no, he's thinking, "Where am I going to get my next breath from."
[Vince] Off the rope, Earthquake!
-No! -[Piper] Oh!
A chance! A chance for Hogan!
Get up now, baby! While you can!
Everything you got! Let's go!
-Come on! -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Hulkster, back to his feet. A chop to the throat.
A rake of the face.
Hogan tries to go for the body slam. No, he can't do it.
And that ought to take its toll on his ribs. Almost a pin.
[Piper] He's hurting.
[Vince] The Hulkster scooping up Earthquake.
Almost had him up all the way for the body slam,
But that maneuver, surely if nothing else, will test the ribs of Hulk Hogan.
Now it's getting down to man on man.
-Everybody's old. -[Vince] Yeah.
That's not gonna help either.
[Piper] Smartest move Earthquake could've done.
Grab hold, squeeze like it's an oak tree.
Hogan needs to get an arm down there between Earthquake's arms
to get some leverage on him.
He needs to get his arms between
to get the pressure off his ribs and off his back.
[Vince] It could very well be that the ribs are hurting too much for that.
We may see a submission right here.
[Piper] It ain't no time to be hurtin'. It's time to fight.
When you're in there, and you're going for it, you got no time to hurt.
Get your arm in there, Hogan.
Come on!
[Vince] Wait a minute, look at this.
Pulling the shirt off the official.
[Piper] He's gonna get DQed if he don't watch himself.
[Vince] What was that for?
Oh no.
And Hogan, hammering away on the side of the head of Earthquake.
Earthquake drops him.
Hogan to the rope now. Oh!
Shoulder block.
Pushes him back, but only for a couple of inches.
Off the rope again.
The Earthquake is reeling.
[Piper] When's he gonna figure out that don't work?
[Vince] And… Oh.
Look at that.
[Piper] Brilliant.
[Vince] Flying body press backfired on the Hulkster.
-[Piper] Oh! -[Vince] Down, forget about it.
[Piper] Oh. Sternum, ribs, vertebrae, lower back.
You're talking a chiropractic's dream there.
[Vince] Oh no, here it comes now.
[Piper] You got one.
Two, and…
[referee] Two!
[Piper] I don't know. That…
[Vince] Only two.
[Piper] I don't know. Close.
[Vince] What is The Earthquake…
Oh, here it goes. The tremors are starting, Hot Rod.
[Piper] Trouble's brewing.
Trouble's brewing.
[Vince] And The Earthquake hits the rope. Comes off again!
And down!
-It's over. -[Piper] That's it.
[Vince] One of the greatest careers of all… What's that?
He's gonna try it again?
[Piper] He's spasming. Cover him, it's finished.
[Vince] One of the greatest careers of all-time,
possessed by Hulk Hogan,
and, unfortunately, it's coming to an end here at SummerSlam.
[Piper] I think he made a mistake by dropping weight,
for endurance, I think that was his mistake.
[Vince] Off the ropes, The Earthquake!
Down!
-[Piper] Oh! -[Vince] Two!
[Piper] He kicked out!
-[Vince] He what? -[Piper] He kicked out!
Can you believe that?
He kicked out!
What is going on?
[Vince] Where does he get it?
[Piper] Look at the warthog, he can't believe it either!
And he's tired! That last punch didn't have much to it.
The warthog is tired!
[Vince] Hogan on his feet!
No more! The Hulkster will have no more!
[Piper] Where did he get this energy from?
[crowd] Two! Three!
[Vince] Earthquake set up. To the rope…
Huge boot!
Earthquake wobbling!
[Piper] Still doesn't go down!
-[crowd cheering] -[Piper] Don't try it!
Do not try it!
[Vince] He tried it before, he couldn't do it.
-Up goes The Earthquake. -[Piper] He did it!
He did it!
[Vince] The leg drop.
Turn around, ref! Turn around, referee!
Jimmy Hart is in there!
Turn around, referee!
[Piper] That's like getting hit by a mosquito.
After what Hogan's been through.
[Vince] Hulk Hogan with Jimmy Hart.
Jimmy Hart thrown into Earthquake.
Bravo's outside as well!
[Piper] Everybody's outside!
They got a ten count!
[referee] Two!
Three!
-[Piper] They're on three. -[Vince] Three. A slow count.
Look out, here it comes. Ooh, my!
[Piper] Caught Earthquake in the shoulder, side of the head.
Hogan taking advantage of it.
-Going for the slam. -[Vince] Oh no!
[Piper] On the table.
-Momma told him not to-- -[Vince] They're counting the Hulk.
They're counting for the Hulkster!
-That's it, he wins! -[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering wildly]
[Piper] I would have never believed it.
[Vince] Wait a minute, turn around, Hulk Hogan!
Turn around!
-[Piper] Oh! -[Vince] Oh no!
[bell ringing]
[Vince] Earthquake won't let him go!
[Piper] Look at the marks on his back from that chair!
[Vince] We've never seen anything like that before.
[Piper] Look at the welts on his back from that chair!
They're regrouping and it looks like we got a tag match!
[crowd cheering]
["Real American" playing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this bout,
as a result of a count-out,
Hulk Hogan!
[Vince] An unbelievable victory for Hulk Hogan!
[Piper] I think a bit of a hollow victory though.
I do not believe that's the way that Hulk wanted it to finish.
I believe he wanted the fight to finish in the middle of the ring.
I don't think anything was settled.
I guess you better thank him!
[Vince] Hulk Hogan victorious!
[Piper] No, how can you say victorious?
He didn't get a victory over anything there.
[Vince] Well, there may be more to come in Earthquake and the Hulkster's future.
But nonetheless, it will remain,
as a victory right here at SummerSlam.
What a comeback for someone who was totally knocked out of action for a while.
Wait a minute. No.
Boss Man wants him to come back.
[inaudible]
[Piper] I think they want both Earthquake and Dino Bravo
to come back in the ring and finish it.
[Vince laughing]
[Piper] I gather that was his imitation of a chicken.
-[Vince] Yeah! -[Piper] A very large chicken.
["Real American" continues]
[Vince] Hulk Hogan, yeah!
[Piper] I don't know. I think he's posing for nothing.
I don't think he accomplished anything.
I think there's just trouble brewing.
He should've finished it tonight.
All he's got to do now is watch his back 24 hours a day.
[Vince] Well, I disagree with you on a number of counts.
Hulk Hogan making a triumphant return
to SummerSlam!
[Piper] You gotta admit,
it was a good thing he did bring The Big Bosom Man with him.
He would never have survived on his own.
[Vince] There's a celebration going on here at the Philadelphia Spectrum.
Ha! You should be here to feel it!
["Real American" continues playing]
♪ When it comes crashing down And it hurts inside ♪
[Piper] Well, they do seem kinda happy.
[Vince] The Big Boss Man all bruised up.
-[Piper] How 'bout The Earthquake? -[Vince] Yeah!
Oh my!
♪ Fight for the rights of every man ♪
♪ I am a real American ♪
[Piper] No, hollow victory. Vince, a hollow victory.
♪ I feel strong about right and wrong ♪
[Vince] Whoa! Way up in the rafters! All the way up and around!
♪ And I don't take trouble for very long ♪
-[crowd cheering wildly] -[Vince] What an ovation!
All across the place.
[Piper] He was pointing at you there.
I think he was wishing you a belated 56th birthday.
♪ Fight for the rights of every man ♪
[Vince] It is so loud in here, Hot Rod,
I can't even hear what I'm saying,
much less what you're saying. It is loud!
And now
the Hulkster thanking the big man upstairs.
Standing by, Sean Mooney!
Whoa, baby. Take it, Sean!
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just keep your mouth shut.
He's gonna win that Intercontinental Title back.
With me now, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Ravishing Rick Rude.
Hey!
I know. The next World Wrestling Federation Champion.
That's exactly right.
You know, Philadelphia's ripe with history.
Why, it was right here at the Spectrum that the Italian Stallion Rocky Balboa
made his way into the ring to face a seemingly invincible Apollo Creed.
But let me tell you, that was Hollywood.
This is reality.
But like it does so many times,
art imitates life.
And your life is about to change, Ultimate Warrior.
Because you know nothing about a steel cage match.
It's my kind of match! I've got the advantage!
Tonight, Warrior, you won't be able to run.
And you won't be able to hide.
After you make your entrance,
and the steel cage door is slammed behind you,
it will symbolically seal your fate.
And I will become the next World Wrestling Federation Champion!
And take my rightful place outside the Spectrum,
next to the statue of Rocky Balboa.
You see, Warrior,
Ravishing Rick Rude beat you before.
And, tonight, he's gonna beat you again.
But this time, it's gonna be inside of a steel cage.
The most grueling match in the World Wrestling Federation.
There are two ways to win.
The first man out of the cage,
or pin your opponent.
And anything goes!
And when it's over Warrior,
there won't be anything left of you.
There won't be any sequels either.
No Rocky II, III or IV.
And there ain't gonna be no rematch.
All right, from Sean Mooney, and Vince and Roddy up at the broadcast booth,
I gotta tell you this, SummerSlam everything that it's cracked up to be
with that great match we've just seen,
and, of course, two title changes earlier on in the night.
One of the saddest things I've seen, however,
Dusty Rhodes, your walk down that tunnel here at the Spectrum,
a very dejected and despondent man,
after what happened with Sapphire.
What I call it, Gene, is emotion.
This great sport, and the World Wrestling Federation,
is built on emotion!
Sapphire took the money.
That's fine.
I offered up my innocence to her.
She paid me back in scorn!
Now, only America can give me shelter from the storm.
I am in a storm, baby.
And walking out towards that Cadillac,
many thousands of fans were screamin', "When you gonna get bad, big Dust?"
"When you gonna get mad, big Dust?"
"When you gonna get even, big Dust?"
Ted DiBiase, The Million Dollar Man,
the man that can buy anything,
but…
Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream.
But the American way of life that lives in this heart.
So Ted DiBiase, I'm getting bad, baby.
And I'm comin' for you.
From the man, Dusty Rhodes, himself.
Now, our broadcast colleague out on the arena floor,
Lord Alfred Hayes.
Thank you, Gene. As you can see, I'm standing here by the ringside.
And very shortly, we'll have this ring completely erected,
and ready for a fantastic match.
A little while ago, I was speaking to the ring cage construction manager,
and he told me that he streamlined his crew,
especially to have a go at their own personal record.
In fact, that's eight minutes, 42 seconds.
Maybe they'll do that. We shall have to see.
Now this streamlined crew consists of 12 carriers,
five very experienced erectors inside the ring,
and the ring itself consists of eight sections.
Each one of those sections,
weighs 350 pounds.
There's 12 interconnecting poles.
And there's a lot more hard steel in this ring.
Altogether, the whole thing weighs just a shade over 3,000 pounds.
Now…
this ring has a twofold purpose, this cage, I should say.
The main one of those purposes
is to keep the two men inside.
Very shortly we're going to see two men battling under those brutal conditions.
And now my colleague is standing by, Mean Gene Okerlund.
All right, thank you, Lord Alfred Hayes. Oh! Come on in.
Hulk Hogan, hot on the heels of victory here at SummerSlam tonight.
What a powerhouse of a match between you and Earthquake,
but I don't know, Hulk, if it's been settled.
You know something, Mean Gene?
The only thing left to do, brother,
is to kickstart my Wide Glide, brother,
hang onto the ape hangers,
and with the largest arms in the world, man,
ride right up to Jack Tunney's office, brother.
Let him know that the Hulkamaniacs realize
they're still the strongest power in the world, brother.
And, Jack Tunney, I just want you to know, dude,
they're building new buildings all the way around the country.
New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Africa, Asia, North Pole, South Pole,
and all points in between, brother.
And the new buildings, Mean Gene, they're earthquake-proof, brother.
-Because-- Yes! -Earth--
Earthquake proof!
Because I'm gonna take this big fat dude,
and I'm gonna drag him all the way around the country, brother.
I'm gonna beat him at each and every arena,
until Jack Tunney puts me right back where I belong.
In the number one contender spot, brother.
Well, Hulk Hogan, with all due respect,
my friend, I think you're there already.
I'll tell you what, a strong, strong outing for you,
against this mammoth Earthquake.
Well, you know something, Mean Gene?
I felt the love of the Hulkamaniacs, brother.
The 400,000 cards and letters,
in just a few short weeks,
proved, man, that this thing's gonna last forever.
And now, Hulkamaniacs,
this is the decade of the little Hulksters, brother,
and now, there are four demandments.
Four demandments! Train, say your prayers,
eat your vitamins, and believe in yourself, brother.
If you believe in yourself, like you made me believe in myself,
you can get anything you want.
And right now, I'm getting a new nine-foot gun made, brother.
A brand-new surfboard, with a two and a half foot skeg.
And I'm gonna go out to Venice Beach,
and I'm gonna chase each and every shark I can find.
And when I find the biggest wave I can find,
I'm gonna catch that tidal wave, brother.
I said "title" wave.
And I'm gonna ride it, right to the top.
Whatcha gonna do, WWE,
Earthquake, and Jack Tunney, and anybody else in my way?
All right, Hulk Hogan, I thank you very much.
Vince, Roddy, let's get back to you. Oh my!
-[Piper] Whoo! -[Vince] All right.
We thank you very much, Mean Gene,
and the Hulkster no doubt on a tear,
feels like he has a lot of momentum, I guess now,
and looking forward to perhaps yet another outing with The Earthquake.
I think that he felt The Earthquake.
I think that he got in there, and he did his best with him,
and he found out one thing.
The Earthquake is human.
He's huge, but he's human.
And I do think that he would like another shot at him for sure.
What about The Earthquake?
I'd assume The Earthquake would very much enjoy--
Held him. Had a chair. Was slamming the chair against him.
Huge welts, did not let him go.
The Earthquake does not, uh, does not deny any kind of physical pain.
He's in there to take it. And he's in there to take it and give it.
[Vince] Talk about physical pain,
that would bring us of course to our next matchup.
The steel cage main event, Hot Rod, World Wrestling Federation Champion,
Ultimate Warrior in there against the man who defeated him once before,
Ravishing Rick Rude.
[Piper] You know, whoever invented going over the steel cage,
it's like putting sharks in a swimming pool.
It's fun for the spectators, it's a nightmare for the fans.
I say Rude takes it. Rude's got the most experience.
Let's go to Sean Mooney.
-[Jimmy] Look at this. -[Earthquake screaming]
Earthquake, you just heard the comments of Hulk Hogan,
he spoke of the future of Hulkamania,
he certainly proved tonight it is alive and well.
Hogan!
I'm not finished with you yet!
The war has just begun!
And it's not only you, Hogan.
Boss Man!
I'm comin' for you too!
What you did to me… What you did behind my back,
it deserves revenge.
And I'm gonna get it on both of you.
Hogan!
I'm not running away from you.
Anytime!
Anywhere!
The Quake will be there.
Earthquake, you imposed two Earthquakes on Hulk Hogan…
Look at that!
…yet it didn't stop him. It wasn't enough tonight.
I don't know what Hogan's been doing.
But it's obviously worked tonight.
But next time, I'll inflict more damage before I give him The Earthquake.
And next time,
you won't be walking out, Hogan.
[shouts]
Get your earthquake insurance, Hogan.
You better get it. Nothing's gonna stop The Earthquake.
Jimmy Hart, a lot of predictions tonight.
It didn't pan out, even with Dino Bravo at ringside.
Boss Man was out there with a stick, and a steel chair,
and they still couldn't stop The Earthquake.
Nobody's gonna stop The Earthquake!
Hogan, you're gonna pay!
It's only the beginning!
-[Bravo continues shouting indistinctly] -Clearly, it's not over yet
between The Earthquake and Hulk Hogan.
Let's go back to ringside. Vince?
[Vince] All right, indeed. Wow.
I guess it's not over.
But it's only the beginning here,
for our steel cage main event.
And standing by, I believe, right now,
Mean Gene Okerlund, and his guest will be the champion.
[Warrior growling]
I'm proud to be standing in the presence
of the World Wrestling Federation champion,
The Ultimate Warrior.
Do you know what Rick Rude and Bobby Heenan
have in common with the Liberty Bell?
-Wha…? Well, no. -[growling]
One is cracked,
and the other is a ding dong.
[both laughing]
-[Warrior growling] -Oh. Hm.
Ultimate Warrior, your destiny lies before you.
Just as our forefathers trudged straight into the unknown,
so you too must take another step
in your reign as the World Wrestling Federation Champion,
into a virtual unknown.
-That being a 15-foot-high steel cage. -[growling and snorting]
And you take that trek knowing full well
the man you meet inside the cage has once before defeated you.
[growling]
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary
to protect my inalienable right to be the World Wrestling Federation Champion,
I must do what our forefathers have always done.
Never afraid to face an adversary.
Always willing to step into a new frontier.
Always willing to make a sacrifice.
And you, Rick Rude,
will not be able to prevent the establishment
of a more perfect union
between me and my warriors.
For the sacrifice that we are prepared to make against an adversary,
is far greater than anything you could ever know.
We don't fear the unknown of a new frontier, Rick Rude,
we revel in it!
It is these things that are the lifeblood of the Ultimate Nation.
And it is these things that are the lifeblood
of The Ultimate Warrior.
[hissing]
-[bell ringing] -[Vince] Whoa, baby!
[announcer] …this is the second half of our double main event.
This contest is for the World Wrestling Federation Championship,
and it will be contested within the confines
of this 15-foot-high steel cage.
The rules are simple.
Victory will be attained by that individual who can pin his opponent,
or exit the cage
through the door or over the top, and onto the floor.
["Simply Ravishing" playing]
[Vince and Piper speaking indistinctly]
[romantic orchestral music playing]
[Piper speaking indistinctly]
[Vince] Bobby "The Brain" Heenan not happy about this at all.
Not happy about what happened earlier on here at SummerSlam,
but he could be jubilant indeed,
should Ravishing Rick Rude do what he did once before,
defeat The Ultimate Warrior.
[Piper] Rude is experienced in these matches, like we said before.
I believe this is the first one Warrior has ever been in.
-Cut the music. -[music ends]
[crowd booing]
[Piper] He looks in shape, doesn't he?
[Vince] He is. You can take that to the bank.
What I'd like to have right now
is for all you fat,
out of shape,
Pennsylvania pissants…
[Piper] Has trouble speaking his mind though.
…keep their noise down,
while I take my robe off
and give you a good look
at the next World Wrestling Federation Champion.
Hit the music.
["Simply Ravishing" continues playing]
[Vince] Have to look at it. Ah, she doesn't like it.
[Piper] I don't think she does.
[music ends]
[Piper] Like him or not, you're gonna have to contend with him.
["Unstable" playing]
[announcer] His opponent, weighing 275 pounds,
-the World Wrestling Federation Champion… -[Vince] Here he comes!
[announcer] …The Ultimate Warrior!
[Vince] The Warrior, going up to the cage, look at this!
[Piper] But like he said, The Warrior earlier said,
"I have the right to this belt."
What makes him think he's got the right.
Each and every night, you earn it.
You do not have the right to anything.
[Vince] The Ultimate Warrior, ready to lock up
with Ravishing Rick Rude.
You have no idea what this man is going to do.
[Piper] I got no idea what he says half the time.
[Vince] Rude climbing up here. Look.
Rude looking down at The Warrior.
[Piper] Rude's ready!
[Vince] And The Warrior shows him what it's all about.
It's all about the World Wrestling Federation Champion.
That's what it's about.
He's going up!
-And Rick Rude going to work. -[bell ringing]
The match officially underway.
Oh my!
[Piper] You're talking 15 feet now that Rude just fell.
To give you an idea what kind of athletes these guys are,
fifteen feet he just fell, and he's getting up.
I don't know why The Warrior's not going after him. I don't know what he's…
Maybe he's inexperienced because he's never been in a cage before.
[Vince] Wait a minute, here he comes!
From way up above.
[Piper] See, he don't know. You gotta go now, boy.
[Vince] And the official on the inside there,
simply to count the shoulders down,
there are no rules or regulations to this one.
[Piper] You know what I'd do if I were Rude?
[Vince] What?
[Piper] I'd tie them bands he's got on his arms to the bars.
-It's the dumbest thing I ever seen. -[Vince] That takes time.
[Piper] I'd make time.
[Vince] Well, that's you. It's not Ravishing Rick Rude.
And Rude… Yes!
[Piper] Rude in definite trouble.
His biggest problem again is he's got Bobby Heenan with him.
[Vince] The Ultimate Warrior moving in on Ravishing Rick Rude.
Rude might be sorry he signed for this match. Oh no!
[Piper] What does that mean? Does that mean he's gonna slam him?
What does that mean when he throws both arms in the air
-and starts prancing like a pony? -[Vince] Oh no!
[Piper] It means he's gonna miss. I see.
Fuzzy boots.
[Vince] Ultimate Warrior running face first, body first,
into the cage.
He looks really hurt, and that's the thing about this matchup.
From a spectator standpoint, as you said earlier, a very exciting match.
From a participant standpoint, it hurts.
You never get over a cage match.
And Rude's gonna get over the top!
[Piper] He's headed… He's got lots of room too!
The Warrior's gonna have to dive. What The Warrior don't realize,
you cannot let your opponent get too far away,
or you have lost!
[Vince] Rick Rude on leg over, and The Warrior hanging onto an ankle.
No, The Warrior kicked down
Rude's gonna take him from the top rope.
[Piper] Rude's obviously hurt.
He took so much time trying to get over,
obviously still dazed from what The Warrior did to him.
But now, Rude is coming on.
And he's the kind of guy, you give Rude a chance, and you're in trouble.
[Vince] And unfortunately for Rick Rude, he was busted open.
[Piper] Those are steel bars, baby.
There ain't no other way to go.
Now, unfortunately, so is The Warrior.
Right into the… the cage, these two,
just throwing each other pell-mell.
[Piper] You gotta have respect for anybody that steps in that cage,
whether you like him or you don't like him.
Good right hand by Rude.
[Vince] And a backhand by Rude.
And there's no stopping this match, we have to have a victor here.
[Piper] We could be here all night.
But by the way The Warrior's going, it might be a short night.
-Ooh! -[Vince] Oh no.
[Piper] What a shot. Did you see that cage?
Must've moved five feet in and out.
But did not go anyplace else. That the problem with it.
It'll move a bit for ya, but it won't go home on ya.
Rude should be trying to get out of there now.
Unless he's just trying to punish The Warrior, and teach him a lesson,
which in a match like this, you find a lot. Guys are so angry at each other.
It's not whether you win or lose,
it's how much pain you can put on the other man before you leave.
[Vince] Warrior's back up, just slugging it out in the middle of the ring.
A chop by The Warrior.
Right to the face.
[Piper] I gotta say, Rude's on top.
-[Vince] Oh no. Aw, come on. -[Piper] Oh.
[Vince] I said before, this would not be a pretty match. No.
[Piper] It's a cage match, man, how could it not be?
[Vince] It is the most grueling match
in all of the World Wrestling Federation.
[Heenan] He's hurt!
[Piper] Might want to put grandma to bed about now.
Grandma Gertrude, we love ya.
[Vince] A right hand finds its mark, but a kick to the midsection
and Rick Rude spins him around.
[Piper] He's going for the neckbreak… Going for the Rude Awakening!
He's going for it!
He's going!
-No! -[Vince] He's gonna get it.
[Piper] No!
[Vince] Yes, he's getting him over.
If he drops, that's it.
[Piper] If he drops it, that's it.
[Vince] Rude can't drop. Look at the power of The Warrior.
[Piper] Whoa!
And it's a good thing. That would've been the match right there.
[Vince] Whoa!
[Piper] Nice clothesline.
-Ooh. -[Vince] Whoa.
[Piper] Both men in trouble now.
Inevitably, this is what you get if the fight goes any length of time in the cage.
Both men get so beat and so hurt.
The fight starts to really slow down,
and you can tell the men from the boys.
-Neckbreaker! Oh my! -[Vince] Rude Awakening!
[Vince] A new World Wrestling Federation Champion coming up.
[Piper] He got it!
[Vince] All he has to do is cover him.
[Piper] Well, cover him!
One, two, three, four.
[Vince] He says, "Open the door!"
Rude's gonna go out. No, he's gonna go up!
[Piper] He could've been out the door, he could've covered him.
-You know what he's doing. -[Vince] He's punishing him.
[Piper] He's punishing him.
[Vince] From the top! No! Oh no.
[Piper] You're looking at the new champion.
[Vince] The new champion. Oh God!
[Piper] Well, that's it. I mean, come on. That's it.
[Heenan] You got him!
[Piper] All he's gotta do, is keep him down ten seconds, The Warrior.
Rude could've been out the door.
That's two times he could've been champion.
[Heenan] Where are you going?
[Vince] Rick Rude, going up again!
[Piper] I think he… Did he get confused? Or is he still…
He's still punishing him!
He does not care!
Ooh!
[Vince] And Rude collapses under the weight.
[Piper] Both men down and tired!
Time for a rally, come on, boys!
Let's get up. Warrior crawling for the door.
Taken a lot of punishment.
[Vince] Referee opening the door.
The Ultimate Warrior…
-[Piper] Looking from that schnoz… Ooh! -[Vince] Oh no!
[Piper] Well, Katy, bar the door.
I never can tell in the cage, but--
[Vince] I can't believe that! Look at the smile on his…
Oh no, not the cover after that. He's knocked unconscious!
That's two. Three, no!
[Piper exclaiming]
[Vince] I thought The Warrior'd been knocked unconscious!
Bobby Heenan shoved that steel door right in his head.
Shoulder block and both men are down.
[Piper] Both men. You see, when you throw a man against the ropes in the cage,
not only are you catching a shoulder block,
you're catching the back of the cage in your back.
There are so many ins and outs to a cage, it's ridiculous.
So many things can happen. Warrior down.
Big booger hanging out of The Warrior's nose.
Rude going for the door.
[Vince] Rick Rude going for the door.
He's got it. He's gonna be out!
The new World Wrestling Federation Champion!
The Warrior hanging onto an ankle!
Bobby Heenan's pulling on the other side, look!
[Piper] It's about time. This is the third time Rude's been champion in this match.
[Vince] Bobby Heenan's pulling on one side!
-The Warrior's… Oh! -[crowd screaming]
[Piper] Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.
[Vince] The Warrior pulling so hard. He's trying to pull Bobby Heenan in.
He just may do that!
Warrior pulls Bobby Heenan into the cage!
Oh!
[Piper] Good!
[Vince] Heenan up and down!
He's outside the cage the hard way!
[crowd cheering]
[Piper] What does that mean? I still don't know what that means.
[Vince] He's pulling the power from all of his Warriors,
-Oh, Rick Rude. -[Piper] Well, where's that power?
Rude is showing a tremendous account for himself.
Really taking control here.
Warrior also. I gotta give Warrior credit.
Both men fighting as hard as they possibly can.
[Vince] A kick to the ribs from behind.
Warrior, trying to build up from the power,
trying to summon the power of all his warriors here.
this capacity crowd in the Spectrum.
Missing with a clothesline. Warrior landing.
And again.
-And again! -[crowd cheering wildly]
You can feel it! You can feel it here, Hot Rod!
[Piper] What does that mean?
[Vince] The Ultimate Warrior drawing his power from all the warriors here.
As Rick Rude now goes up!
[both] Whoa!
[Piper] That's gotta be an eight-foot drop right there.
-He's going for it. -[Vince] And now it's time!
It's time to prove once and for all,
who is the World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion!
[Piper] Rude! Reach through the bars!
You can still take him! Reach through the bars!
Rude, stand up!
Look, a gyration, then down!
-[crowd cheering wildly] -[bell ringing]
-["Unstable" playing] -[Piper] Rude still wants to fight!
Rude still looking for a fight.
It's been a good day for Boobsy, huh?
[announcer] The winner of this bout,
and still World Wrestling Federation Champion,
The Ultimate Warrior!
[Vince] World Wrestling Federation Champion, The Ultimate Warrior!
The most grueling match.
Yeah!
He is the World Wrestling Federation Champion!
There's a celebration going on!
[Piper] He's a happy fellow, and a lucky one.
Rude's still looking for a fight.
[Vince] We'll invite you to join us on Thanksgiving Day,
for the next World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view spectacular
at Survivor Series.
So long everybody!