[crowd cheering]
[exciting rock music playing]
["Pomp and Circumstance" playing]
[crowd roars]
Oh yeah!
Welcome, everybody, to the brand-new United Center.
Welcome, everybody, to Chi-town.
The Windy City.
Welcome, everybody, to Chicago, Illinois.
Welcome, everybody, to the premier event we call SummerSlam!
And it's all brought to you by the new generation
of the World Wrestling Federation.
And nobody does it better than the WWE. Oh yeah.
Buckle your seat belts,
because it's going to be a bumpy, bumpy ride.
And I promise you, and I guarantee you,
it's gonna be the most electric,
the most fun that you've ever had
in your entire lives.
Look at this crowd right here.
It's unbelievable.
And right over there are two guys
that are gonna kick it off.
One is Jerry "The King" Lawler,
and he ain't no King.
And the other guy is Vince McMahon.
-And he's a friend of mine. -Randy Savage!
Take over while I do the thing in the ring.
All right, Randy Savage, will do the thing in the thing. Yes.
Welcome, everyone, to SummerSlam.
Vince McMahon along with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
This beautiful facility, the United Center,
the new home of the Chicago Bulls,
the new home of the Blackhawks,
and tonight, it is the home of the World Wrestling Federation.
What action we're gonna bring to you tonight
here live from Chicago,
the brand-new beautiful United Center,
it's SummerSlam.
McMahon, before we start talking about tonight's action,
let me drop a bombshell on everybody.
Let me tell the world about what took place last night
in Indianapolis, Indiana.
We have new WWE Tag Team Champions.
The Headshrinkers were beaten
by none other than
Shawn Michaels and Diesel.
Can you imagine? Diesel with two championship belts around his waist.
Yes, and Diesel will be defending the Intercontinental Championship
against Razor Ramon here tonight.
Plus, "The Hitman" Bret Hart against his brother Owen,
inside the steel cage, the whole Hart family's here.
That's right, 23,000 people.
Looks like a Hart family reunion, doesn't it?
Let me tell you this, somebody else that I notice in attendance tonight.
This may be very interesting.
"The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith is here.
That was Bret Hart's opponent two years ago at SummerSlam.
It was, indeed. Of course, and The Undertaker versus The Undertaker.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are ready for action here tonight
at SummerSlam!
And here we go!
["It's All About The Money" playing]
[bell rings]
[Finkel] Our opening contest
is a special tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Coming down the aisle with "The Million Dollar Man"
Ted DiBiase…
[Vince] And take a look if you would, at the dollar sign.
That's what it's all about
for that man there, Ted DiBiase.
[Finkel] …Irwin R. Schyster and Bam Bam Bigelow!
[Vince] Ted DiBiase, leading his "Million Dollar Team"
as he calls them, King,
into the squared circle.
And of course, as you brought up,
The Headshrinkers,
former tag team champions, were to have defended the tag team title,
here tonight at SummerSlam
against this awesome combination of IRS and Bam Bam Bigelow,
but this, of course, will not be a title match,
but unquestionably, The Headshrinkers are gonna be fired up.
They're gonna be hot.
They're gonna be angry. What do you expect out of the match?
[Lawler] Oh, I'm sure The Headshrinkers are gonna be fired up,
but you gotta look at one thing,
they're coming into this match after losing
one of the biggest matches of their entire career,
what do you think their attitudes are gonna be?
I think they're gonna continue that losing streak.
[Vince] That remains to be seen, we're gonna find out shortly.
And here they come.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh, look at that, McMahon.
[Finkel] …Captain Louis Albano and their trainer, Afa,
from the Isle of Samoa,
at a total combined weight of 566 pounds,
Samu, Fatu,
The Headshrinkers!
[Vince] They look ready, indeed. They look ready to shrink some heads here tonight
at SummerSlam!
[Lawler] Speaking of heads, look at that one on Lou Albano.
Oh my goodness.
[Vince] Captain Louis Albano, the maker of more tag team champions
than any man in history in the World Wrestling Federation.
Lou Albano, going through, uh, a few, uh,
motions there, a little sign language,
with The Headshrinkers, as well as Afa.
You will recall, it was Afa and his brother, Sika,
also managed by Louis Albano,
they too, former tag team champions.
And tonight, however, ladies and gentlemen,
this match is not about a championship.
This match is about pride.
[Lawler] That's right, I just started to say, this match right now is about pride.
Do you think for one minute that The Million Dollar Man
is gonna ever take a back seat
to somebody who looks and dresses and acts like Captain Lou Albano?
Just look at him up there in the ring.
[Vince] Well, this could be Ted DiBiase's night.
No question of that, and Mr. DiBiase kicking things off here.
We'll see whether or not he ekes out a victory
with his, uh, tag team combination. All right, Mr. Albano, whatever you say.
-[Lawler] What did he say? -[Vince] I really… I'm not sure, he's…
He's fluent in, uh…
-In whatever language that was. -[Lawler] That's right.
Gibberish.
That's about all these two idiots can understand anyway.
Look at the size of their heads. I've never understood
how two such humungous heads
could hold such puny brains.
Look at them.
-[Vince] There you go again-- Okay. -[speaks in Samoan]
[Vince] You wanna translate that, please?
[Lawler] I have no idea.
[Vince] And here we go, Samu, Fatu, The Headshrinkers.
And until last night, they proudly wore the tag team championship
around their respective waists.
And as you bring up, King, you wonder whether the tag team is gonna
have the kind of resilience that's necessary
to succeed here in the WWE.
[speaks in Samoan]
[Vince] Okay.
[Lawler] Now, you translate that. Know what he just said?
He said, "If my men were still wearing those tag team belts,
they'd be getting ready to lose them right now to Bam Bam and IRS.
[DiBiase] Everybody's got a price for The Million Dollar Man.
[Vince] Bam Bam Bigelow, with Samu.
Oh my goodness.
-[Lawler] Did you see that, McMahon? -[Vince] I did, indeed.
Bam Bam, throwing his weight around early.
Bam Bam, big 400-pounder.
Tremendously agile.
A tremendous athlete, Bam Bam Bigelow,
taking nothing away from both Headshrinkers.
Oh my! Put a little slow in him. Oh yes!
What a maneuver!
And the cover! Referee out of position, two, almost a count of three.
Samu and Fatu,
uh… Ooh, look at this! One, two!
Oh my. Almost another defeat there, considering…
-But from behind, the head. -[Lawler] Oh yeah.
[Vince] A grueling matchup here to open up things here at SummerSlam.
Oh, it looks like it's gonna get more grueling.
To the top.
Bam Bam Bigelow, 400 pounds, look at that, and no!
[Lawler] Look out!
[Vince] Off the ropes, Samu!
Oh my goodness! What a clothesline!
[Lawler] I'd suggest DiBiase better get some money out of that, uh, wallet of his
and start showing it to Bam Bam.
Just remind him what this is all about.
[Vince] Bit of a double-team at the moment, and Bam Bam, to the buckle.
Oh my!
[Lawler] Do you condone that double-teaming, McMahon?
[Vince] It's not up to me, it's up to the official, two and…
Almost three. Almost three.
[speaks in Samoan]
[Vince] And I believe he's just asked…
Yes, I think he said "Domino's delivers" on that last exchange, I'm not certain.
As now, Samu is in the ring.
Samu with Bam Bam.
And Bam Bam with the elbow.
-And Bam Bam-- Here we go. -[Lawler] Oh yeah, here we go!
-That's right. -[crowd booing]
[Lawler] Listen to this crowd, McMahon.
[Vince] IRS,
better known as Irwin R. Schyster, off the rope…
-[Lawler] Oh, look at that! -[Vince] A scoop and a slam!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Samu takes him out!
Oh!
And a cover, two and…
No, kick out by IRS.
IRS and Bam Bam Bigelow have not had a great deal…
Ooh, look at this, missing with the roundhouse right and back, no!
[crowd] Oh!
[Vince] Individually, they don't come any better than IRS or Bam Bam.
[both] Oh no!
[crowd cheers]
[Vince] However, the question is, collectively…
Oh no!
[Lawler] Look, The Million Dollar Man's upset.
He was already upset because of the fact
that his men couldn't win the tag team title tonight.
Now they've really got him hot.
[Vince] Headbutt, IRS down, another count!
One, two, and this time he got him. No, he didn't.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Vince] Double-team effort.
[Lawler] Certainly, two men can beat one.
[Vince] And now, Fatu back in there.
Fatu, with Irwin R. Schyster.
Schyster, very clever.
Schyster now, missing… Oh no! Did you see that?
[crowd boos]
[Lawler] Missed it. I didn't see it, what happened?
[Vince] Yes, you did, Bam Bam Bigelow pulled the rope. You saw that.
[Lawler] You're accusing them of double-teaming, right?
[Vince] It really wasn't a double-team, Bam Bam Bigelow…
Oh, look at that! …pulled the rope!
[Lawler] You know what I call that? Great teamwork.
[Vince] Oh. Oh no!
[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] And into the ring, Bam Bam trying to shove Fatu.
Irwin, dropping the elbow.
-[Lawler] This could be it. -[Vince] And again.
A cover, a count. No.
Give credit to Samu and Fatu
in terms of resilience.
You'd think they'd be a bit dejected
considering they lost the tag team title just last night.
[Lawler] Well, obviously, these guys know how to get beat up, don't they, McMahon?
[chuckles]
[Vince] Coming off and… Oh!
-[Lawler] Holy mackerel. -[Vince] A collision and a half.
[Lawler] That lit those flames up on Bam Bam's head. Get up, Bam.
[Vince] DiBiase, pleading with Bam Bam Bigelow to get back to his feet.
IRS…
[crowd encouraging Fatu]
Just reach up and make the tag.
-Fatu, reaching the tag. -[Lawler] There it is.
[Vince] And IRS comes in, so does Samu!
Samu taking over, setting up IRS.
Off the rope, back body drop!
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Vince] Oh yeah! Headbutt!
Bam Bam Bigelow, off the rope as well.
-And a back drop, oh my goodness! -[Lawler] Oh my goodness.
[Vince] Look at this.
Samu, Fatu,
are all over the opposition.
And a scoop here, and IRS goes down to the canvas.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
Going up, now.
-Samu from the ropes! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] And a headbutt scores! A cover!
One, two, and…
Bam Bam Bigelow breaks it up.
[Lawler] More good teamwork, McMahon. These guys are sharp.
Hey!
[Vince] And, wait a minute.
Now, what's this? A double headbutt.
-Hauled up, and… Oh no! -[Lawler] Oh no! Look out!
[Vince] Down to the canvas!
That'll do it!
Samu, Fatu… Wait a minute.
They're not going for the cover.
Bam Bam, back to his feet.
Look at this, from the top now!
It's Samu!
[Lawler] They've gotta be disqualified, McMahon!
Where's the referee?
[Vince] Wait a minute, look at this!
DiBiase distracting the official.
[Lawler] He's telling them they should be disqualified. That's right.
[Vince] Bam Bam coming in the ring from behind!
[Lawler] That's Albano coming up there!
-[Vince] Albano… Oh no! -[Lawler] Yeah!
[Vince] Can you believe they just hit Lou Albano?
Can you believe Bam Bam Bigelow just did that?
[Lawler] Yes! Hey!
[Vince] Afa's in there!
[bell ringing]
[Lawler] What's going on? Look out!
[Vince] There's a donnybrook going on here in our opening matchup!
Oh my goodness!
[Lawler] You got all three Samoans in on one man!
[Vince] Afa, in there along with Samu and Fatu and Bam Bam.
Look at that!
To the outside!
-[Lawler] A triple hit. -[Vince] Wait a minute, Irwin!
Irwin is knocked back down.
All right, what's the official result of this matchup?
I mean, the official has lost complete control.
[Lawler] I'm sure that The Headshrinkers were disqualified.
[Vince] What?
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] They're fighting in the aisleway!
[Vince] DiBiase deserting his team!
Look at this!
[Lawler] Did The Million Dollar Man leave them?
[Vince] More officials coming in
to try and break this up!
IRS and Samu battling it out!
Fatu and Bam Bam, come on!
Get some control, ref!
-[Lawler] Where are they going? -[Vince] Let's get our official result.
[Finkel] The winners of this bout, as a result of a disqualification,
the team of Bam Bam Bigelow
-and IRS! -[Vince] Oh no.
[crowd boos]
[Vince] I don't understand that one.
However, what we do understand is that Leslie Nielsen
is certainly hot on the case.
He vows that somewhere tonight,
he is gonna… Well, he's gonna settle this issue.
[jazzy, film noir-type music playing]
[Nielsen] There I was, backstage at SummerSlam.
Hot on the trail of The Undertaker.
Suddenly, I heard a voice from beyond.
[man] Hey, buddy. Buddy.
You can't go there, let's see some ID.
First of all, my name's not Buddy.
Oh, I know you, you're, uh, Lloyd Bridges.
No, no, that's, uh, Peter Graves.
Oh.
But you play Lloyd Bridges.
Ha, that's okay. You can go ahead.
Okay, take care, sir.
[Nielsen] Undaunted, I continued on my way.
And then, there he was, right in front of me,
The Undertaker.
[haunting gong chimes]
[Nielsen] Okay, buddy, the jig is up.
My name's not Buddy either.
By George, what are you doing here?
I'm undercover. I'm on the case.
No, I'm on the case.
We're both on the case.
By George. Let's go.
-We got work to do. -Ah.
[Vince] Hot on The Undertaker trail, what about it, Jerry "The King" Lawler?
[Lawler] Well, I guess that's a team like
Sherlock Holmes and Watson, what do you think?
[Vince] Maybe a bit better than that, but I believe they're gonna
figure all this out here on this Undertaker stuff by night's end, for sure.
I certainly hope so. How long's he been working on this case?
Well, a number of weeks, he's gonna figure it out for sure.
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest,
scheduled for one fall,
is for the World Wrestling Federation Women's Championship!
About to approach the ring…
[Vince] You're gonna see, ladies and gentlemen,
a tremendous matchup here.
[Finkel] …Luna Vachon,
from the Land of the Rising Sun,
weighing 220 pounds,
the challenger,
Bull Nakano.
[Lawler] Take a look at that hair, McMahon, huh?
Think she can take that off and wash it like you do yours?
[chuckles]
[Vince] That's not very nice.
[Lawler] She's got so much mousse in her hair, she's liable to sprout antlers.
[Vince] Bull Nakano, Japan's best.
Bull Nakano is here tonight, in Chicago,
in this brand-new beautiful United Center
to take the WWE Women's Championship
from Alundra Blayze, and Bull Nakano,
bringing into the ring, I believe some nunchucks, so we are told.
[Lawler] Ho-ho, yeah.
[Vince] I wonder if she would
care to bring them over here to give you a demonstration?
-[Lawler] Look at them. -[Vince] There they are. Nunchucks.
Uh-oh.
[Lawler] I'd call her a woman of size.
[Vince] Luna Vachon, bringing Bull Nakano to the World Wrestling Federation.
Doing what Luna could not do, or at least hoping she's going to.
And here we go!
["Blayzing Hot" playing]
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen,
introducing from Tampa, Florida,
weighing 140 pounds,
the World Wrestling Federation
Women's Champion,
Alundra Blayze!
[Vince] All right!
Alundra Blayze! Take a look, if you would.
What a competitor, what an athlete!
[Lawler] What a face.
I've heard of a face that could stop a clock.
That face could stop Switzerland.
[Vince] Now, wait a minute.
It could turn this…
The battle between the Beauty and the Beast,
considering Bull Nakano's look.
[Lawler] I agree, she's beautiful.
[Vince] And of course, you will recall,
they have met before here in the World Wrestling Federation.
Monday Night Raw in the non-title matchup.
It was a double count out, the official result.
[Lawler] Yeah, but you gotta admit--
[Vince] Look at this, the flower girls.
[Lawler] Aw, isn't that sweet?
[Vince] That's very, very nice.
[Lawler] Dump them.
[Vince] Look out! Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Luna Vachon…
[Lawler chuckles]
[Vince] …resorting to her old tactics.
Alundra Blayze, against Bull Nakano.
This should be an outstanding matchup.
Alundra, a consummate athlete in every respect,
taking nothing away from Bull Nakano,
who obviously has a decided weight advantage, Jerry Lawler.
[Lawler] And wrestling ability advantage.
You saw… That last match that you talked about,
Bull Nakano proved right then
that she deserved not only this match, but the title.
[Vince] She didn't deserve the title, obviously, she has to win the title.
[Lawler] Well, I think she proved that she was the better wrestler.
[Vince] Oh, look at this. To the buckle.
And back out, look at that!
[Lawler] I like Bull, she doesn't waste any time!
[Vince] None whatsoever. But from behind!
And a dropkick to the midsection!
Maybe another one. No! Yes!
No, she missed with that one.
A bit of a telegraphed maneuver there on the part of Alundra Blayze.
And Bull Nakano with Alundra right by the hair!
-Oh! Whoa! -[Lawler] Whoa! [chuckles]
[Vince] That is one of Bull Nakano's favorite moves.
Uh-oh, she's gonna go for it again, I think.
-Look at, yanking the hair and spinning! -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Vince] From the back, this time.
[Lawler] You gotta admit, that's impressive, isn't it?
[Vince] Impressive?
[Lawler] Alundra Blayze lands right on her stomach and her face.
And now the back of her head.
[Vince] Bull Nakano,
has come to Chicago to make history.
Bull Nakano wants to be the WWE Women's Champion.
[Vachon] Whoo!
[Vince] And Luna Vachon looking on.
Luna had an opportunity to be just that,
the champion, and failed…
[groans]
…so Luna brings in this…
[Lawler] Whoa.
[Vince] …monstrous competitor, a cover!
-[Lawler] This could be it. -[Vince] One, two! No.
[Lawler] Look at Bull's hair, that's cool, you gotta admit.
-[Vince] It's what? -[Lawler] Her hair is cool.
[Vince] I'd like to see yours done up with a crown on top.
[Lawler] She may be kin to Don King.
[Vince] I don't believe so, no. No relation.
[Lawler] Same hair.
[Vince] All right, watch the hands, ref. Getting around the eye area.
Luna Vachon, looking on as we are as well.
[crowd cheering on Blayze]
[Vince] Alundra Blayze, reaching for the rope.
[Vachon] Yes!
[Lawler] Oh, look.
-[Vince] And she succeeds. -[Lawler] Count to three.
[ref] One, two,
-[Lawler] Come on, Bull! -[Vince] Come on, ref, get in there!
-Come on! -[scattered fans chanting] USA! USA!
[Lawler] Bull doesn't like Alundra's hair,
she's doing everything in her power to pull it out.
[Vince] Bull Nakano,
thus far pretty much… One, two, look at that!
[fans continue chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Vince] What an arrogant way to attempt to pin someone. She may regret that.
Blayze, now.
[Lawler] Oh. Whoa!
[Vince] How about that? What a takedown. One, two!
Alundra Blayze with Bull Nakano.
Coming off the rope, and Alundra Blayze, yes, connects!
Blayze now, with momentum.
Bull Nakano, underneath that, and… Uh-oh.
Look…
Come on, ref, that's a blatant chokehold!
-That's a blatant chokehold! -One! Two! Three!
[Vince] Down to the canvas.
Alundra Blayze had a little momentum going for herself, but unfortunately,
Bull Nakano has stopped it cold.
And I believe the shin right on the throat of Alundra Blayze.
[Lawler] Well, you can see everything, can't you, McMahon? I didn't see that.
[Vince] And trying to get her over for the Boston crab!
[Lawler] I think she's got her. Oh! One-handed.
[Vince] Alundra Blayze,
hanging on!
[Lawler] That is power, right there.
[Vince] Alundra Blayze,
attempting not to submit
in what obviously is a very, very painful hold!
[crowd chanting] USA! USA!
[Lawler] Listen to these fans, McMahon.
What a way to welcome a visitor to our great country.
Makes her feel unwelcome.
[Vince] Blayze, inching over toward the rope.
That's her only hope!
[Lawler] You got her, Bull!
[Vince] And Nakano, with a weight advantage,
walking back.
Trying to… Trying to keep all the weight
in the small of the back of Alundra Blayze.
Inches away from the rope.
[Lawler] What kind of champion is she?
[Vince] Alundra Blayze, determined to make it to the rope.
And she does.
Nonetheless, you can bet that took its toll on Alundra Blayze.
[Lawler] Oh yeah.
[Vince] A hard forearm to the back area.
[Lawler] That's where Bull needs to go to work now, on the back.
[Vince] What competitors here in the World Wrestling Federation.
-[Lawler] Oh, she's gonna get her… Look. -[Vince] And look at this!
-What kind of maneuver is that? -[Lawler] Oh no! Oh yeah!
[Vince] That must put incredible pressure on the small of the back.
[Lawler] It's all over.
The referee's saying "Ring the bell," isn't he?
[Vince] And who would… Who would blame Alundra
if she had given up right there, but she did not.
[Vachon screams indistinctly]
[Lawler] I don't think she did give up, McMahon.
-[Vince] Indeed, not. -[Lawler] Look at her face.
She's crying. She is actually crying.
[Vince] Look out, come on, ref! Come on!
-[Lawler] There you go. -[Vince] Turn around!
Yes, here we go! One, two… Oh my.
Well, just when you were ready to count out Alundra Blayze…
Wait a minute, here we go.
[Vachon] Break her!
[Vince] Alundra Blayze,
having problems, the wrist lock applied.
[Lawler] I've never seen Alundra Blayze take this much punishment in a match.
[Vince] And still be resilient after that! One, two, and… Oh my.
[Lawler] That's where that weight advantage you talked about comes in handy.
-[Vince] Bull Nakano. -[Vachon screaming indistinctly]
[Vince] Trying to figure out what she has to do.
Oh, be quiet, Luna.
What does she have to do, Bull Nakano, to defeat Alundra Blayze?
Off the ropes.
Nice maneuver on the part of Alundra!
[crowd cheers]
-[Vince] And again! -[Lawler] Man!
She's yanking her down from the hair!
[Vince] And again, yes!
A cover! This could do it! Two… Yeah…
-No! No. -[Lawler] No!
[Vince] And Alundra Blayze, a bit frustrated, here.
[Lawler] Yeah, she's realizing she can't beat the Bull.
[Vince] What does she have to do…
[Lawler] What's she going for here? Piledriver?
She'll break her hair. She'll break her hair, McMahon.
-[Vince] Break her what? -[Lawler] Her hair!
[Vince] Alundra Blayze, trying to get Bull Nakano up!
-[Lawler] Oh yeah! -[Vince] No.
Bull, obviously the stronger of the two.
[Lawler] And the prettier.
This could be it.
-[Vince] A cover. -[ref] One, two…
-[Vince] And not much there. -[Lawler] What?
[Vince] Off the rope. Alundra, missing.
-Oh, Bull Nakano! -[Lawler chuckles]
[Vince] On target!
Nakano, setting up Blayze now.
Whips her to the buckle.
From behind, clever maneuver, and trying to get into the backslide!
One, two, no!
[Lawler] No, no, no, no, no!
[Vince] Blayze off the rope.
-Blayze and… No! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] Oh! New champion! No.
[Lawler] Man!
[Vince] We almost had a new WWE Women's Champion right there.
[Lawler] They count faster than that in Japan, McMahon.
[Vince] And the slam, and Nakano, what's she gonna do now?
[crowd boos]
[Lawler] Well, this is it. This is it.
[Vince] The lady Bull, going up.
Look at that look on her face.
[Lawler] 240 pounds. Get ready.
[Vince] We go from the Chicago Bulls
to Bull Nakano, to the…
-Oh no! -[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Vince] Yes!
Suplex, German suplex, yes!
-[crowd roars] -[bell rings]
["Blayzing Hot" playing]
[Vince] What a tremendous victory here tonight!
[Finkel] …World Wrestling Federation Women's Champion…
[Vince] Listen to this ovation!
-[Finkel] …Blayze! -[crowd cheers]
[Vince] A tremendous competitor.
A tremendous role model
for all the young female athletes.
This lady knows what… Uh-oh, not that one.
[Lawler] I cannot believe it!
[Vince] Alundra Blayze, with the victory,
she walks in with the Championship Belt,
and out with it. Congratulations to Alundra.
Right now, let's go to Todd Pettengill.
Thank you very much, Vince, we are indeed,
here with the new WWE Tag Team Champions,
just last night, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis,
"Big Daddy Cool," Intercontinental Champion Diesel
and Shawn Michaels, "Heartbreak Kid," taking the titles away
from The Headshrinkers.
That's right, Todd. You know something,
between Big Daddy Cool and myself, collectively,
we have held the Intercontinental Championship Belt for the last two years.
So we got to thinking, the Heartbreak Hotel
needs just a little bit more gold.
So we decided to go out
and become the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions.
And what happens? Presto chango,
Big Daddy Cool and The Heartbreak Kid deliver.
Just proving that we are the two most happening cats
in all of the World Wrestling Federation.
However, tonight, it will not be a tag title match.
Duh, pinhead.
It'll be "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon
against Diesel one-on-one.
The self-proclaimed "Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
Well, maybe my moniker should be Midas.
Because everything I touch turns to gold.
Well, let me tell you something, Bad Guy.
In the Windy City, tonight,
it ain't gonna happen.
You ain't getting my gold.
You know why? 'Cause me and The Heartbreak
like where we're at.
And that's on top.
Bad Guy, you had a lot of chances,
and you haven't come through yet.
What makes you think it's gonna happen tonight?
-Folks, we may be-- -Ain't gonna happen.
We may be overlooking one thing,
NFL Hall of Famer, Sweetness, former Chicago Bear,
Walter Payton.
I got news for you. Big Daddy Cool
and The Heartbreak Kid overlook everybody.
Especially you, you little munchkin.
I got news for you, Razor Ramon and Sweetness.
When Diesel and The Heartbreak Kid get done with you,
you two cats are gonna be oh-so-bitter.
Oh! Let's go, big man.
Another victory!
Folks, let's go back to the squared circle
and ring announcer Howard Finkel.
[bell rings]
Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest,
scheduled for one fall…
[Vince] Well, this is going to be a treme… Yes, The Fink is with us, as always.
-…Intercontinental Championship! -[crowd cheers]
-["Diesel Blues" playing] -[Vince] And you see them on their way.
Yes, Big Daddy Cool and Shawn Michaels.
[Lawler] You heard what they had to say too.
They overlook everybody.
[Vince] Well, that remains to be seen, because, yes,
Razor Ramon,
The Bad Guy himself,
set to attempt to once again be the Intercontinental Champion,
and who knows, maybe Walter Payton can assist him a bit.
[Lawler] Oh, I can't wait to see Walter Payton.
This is gonna be great.
You've heard about how Walter Payton runs, well, stay tuned, folks.
Because you're gonna see him run tonight.
Like Forrest Gump was running with a pickup truck behind him.
[laughs] It's gonna be great.
[Finkel] …one half of the new World…
[Vince] Shawn Michaels, stepping in front
of the seven-foot, 300-plus pound Diesel.
[Finkel] …the reigning Intercontinental Champion,
Diesel!
[Vince] What a sight that is. An awesome sight.
That huge monster.
It don't get no better than this.
[Vince] Well, he may be right.
With a championship belt in each hand.
"Big Daddy Cool" they call him. Diesel.
[Finkel] …"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels!
[Vince] And Shawn Michaels.
Now once again a champion, the tag team co-holder, with Diesel.
All that gold around Diesel, all that chrome.
What a bumper Diesel would… Look at that! [chuckles]
[Lawler] Let me talk a bit about Shawn. You know, I'm the only one in the WWE
articulate enough to brag for this guy.
Look at him. He is great.
You know, he is so scenic,
they're thinking about making him a national park.
[Vince] Is that right?
[Lawler] Look at the women in the audience, look at these girls swooning.
They're passing out over there when they look at Shawn.
["Bad Boy" playing]
[Vince] Oh, but wait a minute!
[crowd cheers]
[Vince] Here we go!
[Lawler] Yeah, this may make me pass out.
[Vince] 23,000 fans
are ready to rock the house!
Yeah, here we go.
[Finkel] …the challenger, accompanied down the aisle by Sweetness himself,
legendary Chicago Bears running back,
Walter Payton…
[Lawler] I can't hear anything, McMahon, listen to this crowd!
[Finkel] …weighing 287 pounds,
[rolling the R] Razor Ramon!
[crowd cheers]
[Vince] Razor Ramon,
oozing machismo.
There with Sweetness at his side, Walter Payton.
Razor Ramon, attempting tonight
to become, once again,
the Intercontinental Champion.
What a matchup this is gonna be!
[Lawler] I saw somebody in the audience had an oil painting of Razor Ramon.
[chuckles] That's fitting, isn't it?
He's about the oiliest wrestler I've ever seen.
[Vince] The Bad Guy.
The gold, dripping from around his neck.
He may have some around his waist after this matchup is over.
[Lawler] You can talk all you want to about Razor,
but Diesel and Shawn, after winning those tag team titles,
are on a roll. Nothing's gonna stop them tonight.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels, keeping an eye on Walter Payton.
And you can bet Mr. Payton
will keep an eye on Shawn Michaels.
[Lawler] I bet Walter Payton is wishing he had that football helmet on his head.
[Vince] Uh, I don't believe so. I think he, uh,
is gonna take care of some business tonight.
[Lawler] I know I wish he had one on.
Hey, can you see me over there? Hey, there I was, McMahon.
-[Vince] Oh, you're a riot. -[Lawler] What?
-[Vince] You're a riot. -[Lawler] I know I am.
[Vince] And, uh, you see that, uh, Shawn Michaels continues to
make his way toward Walter Payton.
You bit off just a little more than you can chew, Jack.
You don't want none of this.
[Lawler] A little psychological warfare here.
You know what he's doing? The intimidation factor, right here.
-[Vince] I don't think so. -[Lawler] Oh yeah.
[Lawler] Look at his face, he's scared to death.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Oh, listen to these people.
Come on, Walter, do what you do best. Run.
Run on out of that ring.
[Vince] Walter looks in great condition. Great shape.
NFL's all-time leading rusher, ladies and gentlemen, Walter Payton.
Hall of Famer.
Walter Payton, in the corner of "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
This is gonna be a humdinger.
Diesel… And too quick!
Here we go.
Ramon, taking it to Big Daddy good!
Razor Ramon. Yes! Down to the canvas.
To the outside.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] No one expected the match to start like this!
[Lawler] I guess somebody told, uh, Razor Ramon this was a boxing match!
He's throwing nothing but fists in there.
-[Vince] All right, Shawn Michaels… -He's gotta beat you. Don't worry.
Don't worry. Sweetness can't take it, come on.
Get yourself together, Big Daddy Cool, come on, baby.
-You go in there and tell him who's boss. -[Vince] Michaels trying to calm him down.
Show him who's boss.
[Lawler] That's right, you mentioned Sweetness, well, Shawn Michaels
is the WWE's all-time leading rusher. [chuckles]
He'll put the big rush on you before you know it!
[Vince] And, uh, he could run, yes,
the question is, uh, who was gonna be faster here, Payton or Shawn Michaels?
Who's gonna be doing the running? If any?
-Uh-oh. -[Lawler] Oh yeah. Here we go.
[Vince] Now then…
Now we see the awesome power of Diesel.
[Lawler] That's right.
[Vince] And unfortunately for Razor Ramon, he's beginning to feel it.
Seven feet of Diesel.
[Lawler] And you said the magic word. This is just the beginning.
[Vince] Off the rope. Oh, wait a minute, a hard right hand!
Another one!
-Razor winds up… -[Lawler laughs]
Don't get so excited, McMahon.
You see, Diesel and Shawn are so confident about this match,
you know what they did last night?
-[Vince] Celebrated. -[Lawler] They flew to New York.
-Had a big party-- -[Vince] Wait a minute, look at this!
-Yes, down to the canvas. -[Lawler] Don't worry.
[Vince] Diesel, in the corner, takes a clothesline.
Diesel, to the far side, here comes… Uh-oh.
[Lawler chuckles] I told you.
You know what they did this morning?
They got up early, they went on TV with Regis and Kathie Lee.
[Vince] Yes, as a matter of fact, I happened to see that.
[Lawler] And you know what Walter Payton and Razor were doing?
-[Vince] No. -[Lawler] Oh, training.
They were in the gym, they were out running. Because they're worried!
-Look at this. -[ref] Two!
-Three! -[Vince] Come on, ref.
Oh, now we see what's happening on the outside!
[Lawler] What? What?
[Vince] Again, Razor with those hard right hands.
Diesel's gonna have to keep his left up. Diesel now, coming off the rope.
And, oh!
[Lawler] That might be it, right there.
I think he knocked him goofy. Well, he's already goofy.
[Vince] And, uh, Big Daddy Cool, pointing down to Walter Payton.
[Lawler] Payton should be intimidated just by what he's wearing.
[Vince] What do you mean by that? Wait a minute, sleeper hold!
We haven't seen that from Big Daddy Cool!
[Lawler] Now, just, you see Shawn Michaels coming out of his jacket,
which probably cost about, uh, 1500 bucks.
[Vince] Michaels.
With the tag… Can you imagine Michaels
walking around with that tag team championship belt around his waist?
And look at this!
Unbelievable!
[crowd cheers]
[Lawler] Michaels is proud of that belt. You would be too.
[Michaels] Come on!
-[Vince] Of course, anyone would be. -[Lawler] That's right.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels, and Diesel,
the co-holders of the tag team championship.
Diesel trying to hang on… Oh my!
[Lawler] Whoa.
[Vince] Wow.
[Lawler] Right over.
[Vince] Diesel, with tremendous quickness, tremendous agility.
And boy, did he ever send Razor Ramon over the top for the ride!
[Lawler] What is Walter Payton doing down there?
[Vince] Wait a minute!
[Lawler] What?
No, look at Payton. Look at Walter Payton.
-[Vince] No, no-- -[Lawler] Put the camera on Walter Payton!
[Vince] This is shades of the way Diesel became champion before.
[Lawler] Walter Payton's doing something tricky there.
[Vince] Walter Payton is doing nothing but helping Razor.
Trying to get him back up.
Hey, boy!
[Vince] You will note, Jerry Lawler…
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Vince] Oh no.
[crowd cheers]
[Vince] It was the unprotected turnbuckle
that many people feel was the reason why
Razor lost the title
to Diesel to begin with.
And now look who's running. Now who's backing up?
Now who's intimidated?
[Lawler] He's not running.
[Vince] Wait a minute, look at that!
[Lawler] Oh my goodness.
[Vince] I think he just broke Razor's nose.
He nailed him with a forearm!
Shawn Michaels!
[Lawler] And his head got cracked on the cement.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels is a tremendous factor in this matchup.
And so far, Walter Payton is as well.
But it's Diesel who has the advantage at the moment.
[ref] Six!
[Lawler] He can pack, all right. If Payton hadn't been over there with Shawn,
then, uh, he wouldn't have had to come over there and get him out of the way.
[Vince] Blame Walter Payton, sure.
All right, Razor back to the corner.
-Oh my! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] No one in the World Wrestling Federation has the kind of power
that Diesel does.
And Diesel is pouring it on.
[Lawler] I've known that for a long time, who are you telling?
[Vince] The opposite side of the ring, ladies and gentlemen,
is that exposed… Here it is.
[Lawler] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-What is the referee doing? -[Vince] The referee blocks it! No!
[Lawler] What is he doing?
[Vince] He sees that the pad…
Wait a minute, what's this? Oh no!
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Vince] Look at that!
Shawn distracted the official!
[ref] Get down!
[Vince] And oh no!
This is gonna do it! One, two, and three!
No, he didn't get him. He did not get him.
He did not get him.
Razor kicked out!
[Lawler] You gotta admit, though, Shawn and Diesel are a great tag team.
That's why they got the tag titles.
[Vince] This is not supposed to be a tag team matchup.
[Lawler] Then what's Walter Payton doing out here?
[Vince] Diesel, with Razor.
How Razor kicked out of that, I'll never know.
Uh-oh. No, oh no. Ooh!
Meanwhile, that corner is still unprotected.
The official did not see Shawn Michaels
take the pad off, but he certainly knows it's there, and look at this!
[Lawler] I think that pad fell off.
If that referee gets back up there again, he needs to throw him into the referee.
[Vince] Oh, come on, ref, turn around!
No!
[ref] Over there! Over there, let's go.
Get over there.
[Vince] Diesel.
With a clothesline. And Walter Payton coming over to help out Razor.
Unfortunately, he drew the attention of the official.
[Lawler] You got to watch Walter Payton. He is itching to interfere in this match.
[Vince] Well, who wouldn't be?
Considering what Shawn Michaels has done already.
Dropping the elbow now on the small of the back is Diesel.
Big Daddy Cool with a cover. Two, and yeah.
-No, no, no. -[Lawler] Thought he got him.
[crowd chanting] Razor! Razor! Razor!
[Vince] Somehow, Razor Ramon is still hanging on.
He's still in the matchup. His eyes look clear, Jerry Lawler, look!
[Lawler] No, I think… Wh… Wh…
Whoa!
[Vince] Standing and spinning to his left.
Razor on his feet, trying to break the hold of "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
He does, indeed. Off the rope.
Missing with a roundhouse right from the far side. Oh no.
[Lawler] He did not miss with that.
[Vince] Oh my goodness.
That was like a field goal. A cover!
One, two…
Foot on the rope, foot on the rope. Ref! Foot on the rope.
[Lawler] Thought he had three points with that big field goal kick.
[ref] Foot's on the rope.
[Lawler] Who was the kicker for the Bears?
Ha! I didn't think you knew.
I don't either.
Walter Payton might know, because
he's probably gonna call the coach up, tell him to hire Diesel tomorrow.
[Vince] The question is… who's been kicked around here in this match?
Thus far, it's been that man, unfortunately.
[Lawler] That's right!
Well, now, McMahon, you're finally trying to see the light.
[Vince] Hanging on to the rope with additional leverage.
Diesel.
[Lawler] He's giving up. He says, "I quit."
[Vince] Under normal circumstances, the official wouldn't even question
whether or not someone was holding on to the rope for additional leverage
because they're so far out into the ring,
but Diesel has those long arms, those long legs.
-[Lawler] Wait. -[Vince] All seven feet.
He's grabbing the rope again.
[Lawler] What's Walter Payton doing?
[Vince] What? Walter Payton is behaving himself.
[Lawler] He isn't.
Walter Payton is becoming a distraction to me and the referee.
Look at him.
[Vince] How much of this is Walter Payton gonna take?
Look at this! Hanging on again!
And there, Walter Payton shows the official
exactly what's going on!
And thanks to Walter Payton, that hold was bro…
-Oh my goodness, but look at this. -[Lawler chuckles]
He probably wishes he was still in the hold.
[Vince] Diesel, setting up Razor.
-And wait a minute, no! -[Lawler] No!
[Vince] No, here we go!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Reversal!
Diesel got behind him, but the hip toss
brings Razor right back over,
and "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel, once again, in control.
[Lawler] He's just too big, McMahon. Too big.
And oh yeah, a little note. His eyes are clear. [chuckles]
Watch him.
[Vince] What a matchup this is thus far.
Diesel.
Scoops up… Uh-oh. Oh no.
-What's he gonna do? -[Lawler] Oh yeah.
-[Vince] And no! Power slam! Oh no! -[Lawler] Oh!
Oh, look at that cheating maneuver!
[Vince] One, two, he gets him!
No. No, no.
[Lawler] I cannot believe that Razor Ramon would stoop to using
an unprotected turnbuckle.
[Vince] Razor, coming off the rope. Back… No!
A knee lift! That was an attempted back body drop.
Diesel. Still on his feet, however!
Missing with a roundhouse right. Connecting. He's a Bad Guy.
And connecting again!
Diesel is beginning to rock.
Razor Ramon, with the resilience.
Razor Ramon, with those hard right hands,
knocking Diesel to the corner.
And now, to the near side, yes!
Here comes Razor… Wait a minute. Where'd he go?
-[Lawler] Oh no! -[Vince] Oh no!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Disqualify, referee!
Disqualify him.
[Vince] Razor Ramon.
And from the… Look at that!
The cover, that'll do it. One, two, and yes!
-No. No. -[Lawler] He kicked out, he kicked out.
[Vince] Oh my goodness.
[Lawler] Look at Payton, he can't believe it.
[Vince] A scoop and a slam!
My goodness, it was like a giant earth…
One, two!
No. And a kick out again.
-Wait, Shawn Michaels from behind. -[Lawler] What about this?
[Vince] Oh no! He just nailed himself on the railing!
[Lawler] Don't you think Razor Ramon should get disqualified for that?
[Vince] For what?
And Diesel. Uh-oh, what's this?
What's this, now? No.
He's going all the way up!
[Lawler] No, no, Razor Ramon is not that strong.
Oh! See?
[Vince] An elbow by Diesel.
[Lawler] He overestimated his own endurance.
[Vince] And Shawn Michaels,
there we see him in the background now, is back on his feet.
[crowd boos]
[Lawler] You see that, McMahon? He's pounding the Jackknife.
This is it.
[Vince] Here we go. Razor Ramon, in position.
Here comes the Jackknife.
This is what catapulted Diesel to the title. No!
No, back body drop.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] I can't believe Ramon's still got that stamina.
[Vince] This matchup has taken so much out of both men.
[crowd roars]
[Vince] Can Razor put Diesel in the Razor's Edge?
Shawn Michaels is distracting.
From behind, a clothesline to the back of the neck by Diesel.
And, oh!
[Lawler] Now, why is Walter Payton going around there after Shawn?
[Vince] Well, this has been a race…
Wait a minute.
-[Lawler] Hey! -[Vince] Hey.
-[Payton] Hey. Hey, hey. -[Vince] Shawn Michaels…
Shawn Michaels!
-Michaels is pulling the belt-- -[Lawler] What is he doing?
[Vince] A tug-of-war going on behind the official's back!
[ref] Hey! Come on, what are you doing?
[Vince] And what's this?
-[both] Oh no! -[crowd goes wild]
[Lawler] Oh, I can't believe it.
[Vince] Did you see what Shawn Michaels just did to Diesel?
His own tag team partner!
Michaels got in the ring
and he nailed Diesel. Diesel looks like he's out.
[Lawler] Look out behind you, Shawn!
Get up, Diesel!
Somebody grab Payton.
[Vince] The official…
-[Lawler] No! -[Vince] Wait a minute!
Michaels comes out and down!
Referee's in the ring.
-One, two… Oh no. -[Lawler] No!
-[crowd roars] -[bell rings]
-[Vince] How about that? -[Lawler] No!
["Bad Boy" playing]
[Finkel] The winner of this bout,
and new Intercontinental Champion,
Razor Ramon!
[Vince] Oh, I can tell you Diesel is not gonna be too happy about that!
[Lawler] I can't believe it.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels taking off.
Oh, wait a minute. What's this?
Come here!
[Vince] Oh no.
[Lawler] Wait a minute, Diesel's hot.
Come here!
[Lawler] Wait a minute, he's hot at Shawn!
[Vince] Meanwhile, the celebration goes on!
Yes, they're still celebrating in the ring, ladies and gentlemen,
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
Along with Walter Payton and Walter's son, Jarrett.
Yeah!
Once again, Intercontinental Champion.
Razor Ramon.
What a hard-fought matchup that was.
And standing by, ladies and gentlemen,
our host, "The Macho Man" Randy Savage.
Can't believe it, it's party time over here in Chicago.
This place is going bananas.
Congratulations to you, Razor Ramon,
for winning the Intercontinental Championship for a second time.
And Shawn Michaels, I wouldn't wanna be you
for all the money in the world.
Because when "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel gets ahold of you,
there will be nothing left.
But then again, you guys are tag team champions.
What a dilemma.
Well, once again, congratulations to The Bad Guy.
Now, I'm gonna take you to Vince McMahon.
-Vince, take it away, oh yeah! -[Vince] All right.
Thank you very much, Randy Savage. Let's go back to the replay,
ladies and gentlemen, set it up for you.
All right, it was Shawn Michaels into the ring,
Now, watch this. Walter Payton distracting the official, and…
Whoa! My goodness.
Diesel's head snapping back!
He was out like a light!
And we have a new Intercontinental Champion.
Once again, it is Razor Ramon.
[Lawler] That's right. You said it. Walter Payton distracted the referee.
If the referee had been in there, that would never have happened.
[Vince] Well, you are opinionated.
Standing by, ladies and gentlemen, our one and only,
Todd Pettengill. Take it away, Toddster.
Thank you very much, and let me be amongst those adding their congratulations
to The Bad Guy, chico. Razor Ramon,
he once again becomes WWE Intercontinental Champion,
an absolutely awesome matchup.
Folks, right now I'm standing between "Made in the USA" Lex Luger
and the Native American superstar Tatanka.
Gentlemen, before we do anything,
we've gotta give you the results of the WWE SummerSlam hotline opinion poll.
Thank you. The burning question,
did Lex sell out to "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase?
Here are the results. 54% of you said yes, he sold out.
46% of you said no.
Lex, your reaction to those numbers.
[Luger] You know, Todd, you can take all the opinion polls you ever want to take--
[Tatanka] Luger, I'm so tired of hearing you,
that you didn't sell out.
At least 54% of the people in this great country
has got the right opinion.
You know, Lex, the whole world is gonna find out that you sold out.
You know that you sold out.
More important, I know that you sold out.
I've got plenty of facts and plenty of proof.
How about the time on King's Court,
when The Million Dollar Man said it's a done deal?
It's a done deal, Lex.
How about when The Million Dollar Man came down by ringside
and he was watching you, Lex?
How about on Heartbreak Hotel
when you're saying you didn't sell out.
I'm telling you, I'm telling the whole world the truth that you sold out.
You and Ted are on a first-name basis.
Ted, Lex. Lex, Ted.
Come on, Lex, you sold out.
How about when I come down after my match, where'd I find you?
In The Million Dollar Man's dressing room.
Oh, how about this one?
Million Dollar Man comes down and conveniently helps you defeat Crush.
And more important than that, everyone's seen it today.
Everyone's seen it. The Million Dollar Man coming to your dressing room
with a red, white and blue bag?
What does the bag got? Plenty of money, Lex?
You sold out. The whole world is gonna find out in a few moments
that you sold out. I said I can beat you anywhere, anyplace.
Well, today is the time. I'm going to ringside,
you go get The Million Dollar Man and come strut down ringside.
'Cause I'll be waiting for you in the ring.
You know, they could show all the footage they want
of Ted DiBiase saying and doing whatever he pleases.
It's a free country.
He can say Tatanka, whatever he thinks he believes in,
it's a free country.
But deep down in my soul,
I know what the truth is.
I didn't sell out. I never considered selling out.
And that's what we're gonna find out tonight.
'Cause I'm going out to the ring by myself, like I always do,
and I'm gonna win this match by myself, like I always do,
without anybody's help, like Ted DiBiase's.
Ladies and gentlemen, Tatanka on his way to the squared circle,
let's get back to ringside.
[bell rings]
["The War Dance" playing]
[Vince] I guess we're gonna find out, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and very quickly.
[Finkel] …scheduled for one fall! About to come down…
[Lawler] I'll just say this, if Lex Luger's smart, which, uh,
nobody's really ever accused him of being that, but if he's smart,
he takes the money.
[Vince] Well, Ted DiBiase with one victory under his belt
thus far here tonight at SummerSlam.
Will he have another one here? Assuming, of course,
that he is representing Lex Luger.
That remains to be seen.
Nonetheless, the opinion poll, I think, quite interesting
that most people feel that Lex has indeed sold out.
[Lawler] I just wish everybody would quit using the term "sold out."
That's a derogatory remark.
And it's not… That's not the case.
This is strictly business.
He took money in exchange for services.
And good money, I might add.
Anybody that had any brains would do that.
[Vince] Lex Luger, readying himself to face the Native American, Tatanka.
Tremendous competitor, both men are.
[Lawler] I think there's a lot of jealousy in that man there.
["Made in the USA" playing]
♪ USA! USA! USA! ♪
[Vince] And here we go!
Let's listen to the ovation, or the lack of it…
[Finkel] Introducing his opponent…
[Vince] …when Lex Luger comes in the ring. There he is right there!
[Finkel] …Made in the USA,
Lex Luger!
[mixture of cheers and boos from crowd]
[Lawler] Well, 46% of the people are still cheering for him.
[Vince] That's the good news.
The bad news is the 54% who aren't.
[Lawler chuckles]
[Vince] Somewhat… Somewhat of a mixed reaction, although,
a lot of people are indeed cheering,
and, uh, will you take note,
Jerry Lawler, that there is no "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
anywhere around the squared circle.
[Lawler] Don't worry,
his presence will be felt. [chuckles]
[mixture of cheers and boos from crowd]
[Vince] Again, a very mixed reaction for Lex Luger.
[Lawler] I wish you'd take 100 of these morons in this audience right now
and let The Million Dollar Man offer them a fistful of cash.
We'd see how many of them would turn it down.
Sold out. He sold out.
[Vince] Tatanka reinforcing his point of view,
that Lex Luger has, uh,
made a business deal.
[Lawler] There you go. I like that a lot better.
[Vince] With Ted DiBiase.
Honestly, Ted DiBiase, the most influential,
I think you would have to say, manager
or should we say owner, here in the World Wrestling Federation.
[Lawler] That's right, owner. Putting together a major corporation.
[Vince] Lex Luger, in tremendous physical condition.
Uh, taking nothing away from Native American Tatanka.
[Lawler] They're waiting for a bell.
[Vince] What kind of a matchup are we gonna see here?
A scientific matchup?
One in which Lex Luger is, uh, gonna be the aggressor?
[Lawler] There you go.
You sold out.
[Vince] One in which Tatanka will be the aggressor.
-I didn't sell out. -You sold out!
[Vince] A lot of evidence, if you would, but all of which
has been circumstantial, I might add.
-You sold out! You sold out! -Who sold out?
[Tatanka] Where's The Million Dollar Man? Where's he at?
[Lawler] I got a little question for you.
[Vince] Yeah?
[Lawler] If Lex didn't make the deal with, uh, DiBiase,
then why is he wrestling Tatanka?
They should be big pals, shouldn't they?
You sold out for the money.
[Vince] All I know is you've got
competition here in the World Wrestling Federation.
And these competitors… Here we go.
[Lawler] Oh-ho!
[Vince] A bit of an exchange, not much there.
Trying to find a hint here as to who is going to be the aggressor.
Both men with tremendous physical skills.
[ref] …three, four, five…
[Vince] And Luger perhaps, uh,
with a slight edge in terms of, uh,
the strategy department.
Although, a much bigger edge, I must say,
if in fact, we do see Ted DiBiase later on in the matchup.
If DiBiase comes down, and clearly
makes it known that he is in Lex Luger's corner,
that, unquestionably will be an advantage.
[Lawler] And will you finally admit
then that Lex Luger is part of The Corporation?
[Vince] We'll see.
[Lawler] Put the pressure on him.
[Vince] Luger now, coming off the rope.
Lowers the shoulder on Native American Tatanka.
But he's not moving in.
He's not capitalizing
on the takedown.
[Lawler] But that shoulder looked like one I've seen thrown before
by The Million Dollar Man.
Very similar tactic.
Yeah, I'd say Ted's influence is showing right now. Wouldn't you say?
-[Vince] No, I would not. -[Lawler] What?
[Vince] He's gonna lock him back up now, Tatanka.
Working with the wrist area, nice reversal there by Lex Luger.
And another one.
These two men are gonna take it to each other.
At one time, I don't know if you'd call them friends,
but they certainly were, uh, acquaintances.
I don't believe they had an opportunity to…
to be in the ring together.
[Lawler] Oh, I thought they were big buddies.
I've seen them do autograph sessions together.
[Vince] Yeah.
They have had… some success!
Wait a minute, one, two… Oh-ho.
They've had… Wait a minute, small package, one, two, and… A kick out.
-They've had several occasions… Oh my! -[crowd] Oh!
[Vince] They have been tag team partners, but…
And with some success, I might add.
[Lawler] There you go.
[Vince] But right now, they're anything but partners.
[Lawler] Show him what The Million Dollar Man taught you.
[Vince] And a hip toss!
[crowd boos]
[Vince] Lex seemed to be distracted by the crowd.
[Lawler] He's a little perplexed at this, uh…
What percentage was it?
[Vince] Which rating would you like? 54% or the 46?
[Lawler] The 54% that, uh…
[Vince] One, two, and… A kick out.
Both men going for early covers, I think somewhat, uh, prematurely.
And Lex… Oh!
Misses with the elbow.
Fans really don't know what to think about this matchup.
Ooh!
Two very proud Americans going at it here at SummerSlam.
Anything can happen in the WWE.
Power slam of sorts by Tatanka.
Now he follows through, two… And Lex able to kick out.
[Lawler] Yeah, Tatanka not able to back up his words.
He said he could beat Lex any day of the week.
[Vince] And he might. Uh-oh.
Look at this.
[crowd boos]
[Vince] And a chop.
Tatanka,
with momentum now, coming off the rope, and another one!
And the cover. One, two, and…
No, raising the shoulder quite easily there, Lex Luger.
[Lawler] How many men has Tatanka beat with those chops?
He wasn't able to do it to Luger.
[Vince] And a suplex coming up, yes!
Almost a snap suplex.
From the outside, Tatanka!
Going up to the top, yes!
High-risk maneuver on the part of Native American Tatanka!
Let's see if it pays off, and yes, it does!
That could do it! One, two, and… No.
[Lawler] That's the mark of a smart wrestler. That's what Ted DiBiase
preaches to his athletes.
Wait till the very last second.
Take every bit of that rest you can, then kick out.
[Vince] Uh-oh.
Tatanka to the outside again.
-Going up. -[ref] Two, three…
-[Vince] And no! -[Lawler] Oh, look at that.
I just figured it out, McMahon.
I'm the super sleuth of the evening.
I know why The Million Dollar Man's not out here.
He's in the back with The Undertaker
because he knows that Lex Luger can handle--
[Vince] Oh, what a clothesline!
-[Lawler] He can handle Tatanka-- -[Vince] And another one!
Wait a minute, I think…
Speaking of The Million Dollar Man, here he comes!
[Lawler] He's gonna congratulate him.
[crowd booing]
[Vince] Well, he has a bag in his hand. What's in the bag?
[Lawler] Coming to congratulate his man.
[Vince] Yes, look at that!
Lex Luger pouring it on
Native American Tatanka. Lex Luger with the momentum.
-Now he sees DiBiase. -[Lawler] Showing off for his new boss.
Yeah, look, he's asking him. He hears him. "What do you want me to do now, Ted?"
[Vince] Wait a minute, look at this, DiBiase.
Tatanka coming up from behind, rolls up Luger.
-One, two, yes, he gets it! -[Lawler] No!
-[crowd cheers] -[bell rings]
["The War Dance" playing]
[Vince] Now what do you say?
-Now what do you say? -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Finkel] …Tatanka!
[Vince] Lex Luger…
[Lawler] I guess I gotta say that Luger is kinda stupid.
[Vince] …with Tatanka.
Saying, "Hey, you probably
would do the same thing if roles were reversed."
But surely Tatanka knows that… Ted DiBiase's in the ring now.
He knows Lex didn't sell out.
But what's Tatanka thinking now?
[Lawler] Same thing I am. Luger's stupid.
[Vince] But the whole thing was a ruse then, all along.
Ted DiBiase with money in his hand, let's see if we can pick up the dialogue.
[Tatanka] Take the money, Lex!
[Vince] And wait a minute! The bag kicked by… Look at this!
Oh, wait a…
[crowd booing]
Wait a minute.
It was a setup! Look at this!
It was a setup!
[Lawler] Wait a minute!
How do you know that? You don't know anything, McMahon.
[Vince] It was a setup! Look at this, what's going on?
It was unquestionably a setup.
[Lawler] I don't know what's going on, but I think I like it.
[Vince] Oh no!
Tatanka, kicking…
kicking in the ribs, and Tatanka just manhandling Lex Luger.
Tatanka coming up from behind on Luger
after Luger
kicked that bag of money Ted DiBiase was bringing in the ring
and we know why he was bringing it to the ring.
He was bringing it to Tatanka.
It's not Lex Luger that sold out, it's Tatanka who sold out!
[Lawler] What is DiBiase saying? Wait, you don't know that.
DiBiase looks shocked too.
-Wait a minute. -Give him another one.
[Lawler] No, he is… He's instructing Tatanka.
[parts of crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Vince] Tatanka…
is… is looking…
It has to…
-Oh no. -[Lawler] Oh my goodness!
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] Oh, you gotta…
[Vince] It was a setup all along!
-[Lawler laughs] -[DiBiase] I fooled you!
I even fooled you, McMahon.
[Vince] Everyone was fooled!
The Million Dollar Man is the smartest man in wrestling.
[Vince] Listen to these boos.
Tatanka was the man who sold out.
[Lawler] He has got to be the smartest man in all of wrestling.
Certainly in the WWE, he has got to be…
He is truly The Million Dollar Man. [chuckles]
[Vince] What a setup!
And look, the officials trying to keep Tatanka off of Luger.
And Tatanka, always so proud of his heritage,
always so proud to be an American,
Tatanka has sold out for the almighty dollar!
Tatanka sold out
to Ted DiBiase,
and apparently, he's proud of it.
[Lawler] It's his heritage, McMahon!
Don't you remember? They sold Manhattan for 24 bucks.
-[Lawler cackles] -[crowd booing continues]
[Vince] Listen to these boos!
Fans here
at the brand-new United Center cannot believe what has happened.
Did we fool him?
-Did we fool him? Huh? -We fooled you.
Fooled you, Luger.
-And the whole stinking country. -[DiBiase] From the very beginning.
Hey. Hey, you know what?
I think you ought to give him a little more.
[Lawler] Did you hear that? Give him a little more.
-Go give him a little more. -[Lawler] DiBiase is so generous.
[Vince] Tatanka's coming right back in.
Tatanka.
Chopping away on Luger.
Look at this! Tatanka!
Will not relent--
-[Lawler] Look! -[Vince] What's he putting?
He's putting the Million Dollar Dream on… on Luger!
[Lawler] I'm looking, and I'm loving it!
[Vince] Tatanka is trying to put Lex Luger to sleep!
He's putting the Million Dollar Dream on him!
[DiBiase] Huh? Huh?
-[Vince] The crowd is stunned! -This was my plan.
-[DiBiase speaks indistinctly] -[crowd boos]
[Vince] Why would Tatanka… Why…
And Luger is out.
Luger is out.
[Lawler, chuckling] Oh, man.
[Vince] Oh no. What's this?
-The look on Tatanka's face. -[Lawler] Oh.
Look at this, McMahon.
Luger is finally gonna get the payday he should have gotten.
[chuckles] Watch this.
[DiBiase cackles]
[Vince] Stuffed down in the throat!
[Lawler] Oh, this is great.
[Vince] Lex Luger has been humiliated before this capacity crowd.
He's been humiliated
by Ted DiBiase.
And by the man who really sold out.
He's been humiliated by Tatanka.
What a setup!
-["It's All About The Money" playing] -♪ Everybody's got a price ♪
[Vince] Look at that.
[ref] Hey! Get off!
♪ Everybody's gonna pay ♪
[Lawler] I'll bet that tasted good, huh, McMahon? [chuckles]
If he had taken the original deal,
he could've been on easy street.
Now he can choke on it.
[Vince] Lex Luger
just might need a bit of assistance in leaving the ring area.
[Lawler] Why don't you go help him?
Look at The Million Dollar Man. In all his glory.
[Vince] Ted DiBiase
-has fooled the public, the world over. -[Lawler] Hey. That's a 100-dollar bill.
[Vince] Ted DiBiase
has been whispering in that man Tatanka's ear.
And undoubtedly, Tatanka is a disciple now
of "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
[Lawler] You know what they say, money talks.
And it got in his ear.
[Vince] Standing by, ladies and gentlemen, with the reaction,
Hall of Famer, Gorilla Monsoon.
Well, we are awaiting
here in the hotline room, the appearance of
either "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
or the Native American, the Native Turncoat, I should say,
who sold out here to Money… Money Incorporated.
Well, just disgusting. We can't believe what we've witnessed here.
Tatanka, you are a disgrace to all Native Americans.
Sooner or later, you're gonna have to pay the piper.
We're waiting here.
Chief Jay Strongbow was, uh, pacing up and down on the corner.
I don't know whether Tatanka will make it into our room or not.
We'll have to wait and find out. Back to you, Vince.
[Vince] Anything can happen in the World Wrestling Federation,
but clearly, no one expected that.
No one.
-[Finkel] About to come down the aisle… -[Vince] Ted DiBiase…
[Finkel] …from Music City…
[Vince] …pulled the wool over everyone's eyes
all over the world.
[Finkel] …"Double J" Jeff Jarrett!
["Double J" playing]
[Vince] "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, ladies and gentlemen,
ready to lock up
with the huge Mabel.
[Lawler] Oh, this is gonna be one of my personal favorites, right here.
-[Vince] Yeah? -[Lawler] Yeah.
It's the battle of, uh… Well, it's the battle of country music versus crap.
[Vince] By the way, we're told that Leslie Nielsen,
our super sleuth, ladies and gentlemen,
along with George Kennedy,
they're out there somewhere,
searching for clues--
[Lawler] You think he's gonna be able to crack the case?
-[Vince] What? -[Lawler] You think he'll crack the case?
He's a stumblebum, I think.
-[Vince] They were on the case earlier. -[Lawler] Know what I've heard?
I heard that he thought his wife gave up smoking cigarettes
because he found cigar butts laying around the house.
That's how much of a detective he is.
[Vince] Oh, really?
[Lawler] Is he here? Is he in the building looking for clues?
[Vince] That's what we understand. Absolutely.
And there is Double J, doing that patented strut.
From Music City, USA.
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett.
[Lawler] Deep down, you're a country music fan, aren't you, McMahon?
[Vince] I like all good music. Including rap.
As long as it's good, I like it, and look out, here he comes!
-[hip-hop beat playing] -[Oscar] Yeah!
-It's time to do it! -[Lawler] Man.
-He's bigger than ever. -[Oscar] Come on! Chi-town!
Come on!
♪ Throw your hands to the air ♪ And wave them like this way ♪
[Vince] Take a look if you would, ladies and gentlemen.
The United Center is rocking here.
[Oscar] ♪ Oh yeah ♪
[Vince] The United Center is rocking tonight.
The premier event--
-[Lawler] Did you say rocking? -[Vince] Rocking.
-[Lawler] Rocking or rapping? -[Vince] They're doing both!
♪ Here I am, Chi-town ready, SummerSlam ♪
♪ M to the A, B-E-L ♪
♪ Ready to get busy At the sound of the bell ♪
♪ J-E, hah Double F, hah ♪
♪ J-A double R, E double T ♪
♪ Are you getting busy with the M-A-B? ♪
♪ It's time for you to see ♪
♪ So throw your hands to the air ♪
[Vince] We are live, ladies and gentlemen, from the United Center.
It's brand-spanking-new,
and there's a brand-new WWE generation
headed at ya!
Said who?
Go ahead, Jerry, say it.
-Come on, King. -[Lawler] What?
-[Vince] Don't you have any rhythm at all? -[Lawler] Yeah, I got rhythm.
[Oscar] ♪ Jeffrey who? ♪
[Vince] All right, Oscar!
Uh-oh, the rap master Oscar. Uh…
[Lawler] Shove that microphone down his throat.
[Vince] Backing up a little bit there with Double J.
[Lawler] Look at that little… Hey. That guy's got an ugly growth on his neck.
He should go to the doctor.
[Vince] That is not a nice thing to say at all.
[Lawler] Come on, Jeff.
[Vince] 23,000 fans jam-packing the United Center
many dignitaries joining us as well. Wait a minute, Oscar.
Watch yourself. Watch yourself.
[bell rings]
[Lawler] Did you hear Double J? He said that's the worst music he's ever heard.
[Vince] Well, I've never heard Double J sing.
[Lawler] Huh? He's got a new CD coming out.
-[Vince] He does, huh? -[Lawler] Yes, he does. Get ready for it.
[Vince] What's it called?
[Lawler] Ain't I great?
-[Vince] No, you're not. -[Lawler] That's the name of his CD.
It's gonna be number one with a bullet.
-[Vince] Oh, look at that. -[Lawler] Oh yeah.
[Vince] Starting his strut, but look, Mabel is right behind him.
Double J, not winning any points there.
[Lawler] Look at… Just take a look at, uh,
Mabel there.
He remind you of another big famous celebrity?
[Vince] Another big famous celebrity.
No, he doesn't resemble anyone that I know of.
-[Lawler] Take a good look at him. -[Vince] 500 pounds out there of Mabel.
And Mabel, whoa!
With Double J.
[Lawler] That purple outfit, he reminds me of Barney.
[Vince] Look at Double… [stifles laugh] …Double J!
Off the rope, and… A roundhouse right misses.
And Mabel, oh.
-Whoa! -[Lawler] He's missing everything.
Yes, sir!
[Vince] Well, it's pretty clear that, uh…
Ooh! Oh, Double J was caught right there!
[Lawler] Man, look at that!
[Vince] Down on his feet, and look out! Not for long.
[Lawler] Whoa, have you ever seen anything like that?
[Vince] I was impressed, yes.
-Oh no! Oh-ho. -[crowd] Oh!
[Lawler] How big is this guy, McMahon?
[Vince] I don't know if you can calculate it.
[Lawler] Oh, look out, Double J.
[Vince] And clothesline! Over the top rope to the outside.
What sort of tune do you think is going through the head of Double J right now?
-He may be here-- -[Lawler] Look at Oscar rubbing…
Adding insult to injury. Look at that!
[Vince] A shove. Wait a minute, he hit the steps and everything.
[Lawler] Oh, poor Oscar. Humpty Dumpty fall down.
Whoa! Another Humpty Dumpty!
[Vince] Double J, back in the ring. Double J, now.
Stomping away.
Double J,
sitting on the top rope, and…
Double J better do everything he can to keep Mabel down on the canvas.
If Mabel gets up, it's gonna be bad news for Double J.
[Lawler] Oh no, he's up.
[Vince] And Double J, trying to bring him back down,
Mabel's rocking.
His knees are a bit weak.
Double J going for it again.
And…
-Look at that. -[Lawler] Get him down. Get him down.
[Vince] He… Double J cannot get Mabel down.
Mabel, huge.
And Mabel will… All the way to the top this time.
[both] Oh no!
[Lawler] That Mabel is huge.
I heard he's been saving all the money he makes
so he can buy himself a farm.
He's gonna move out of the hood, buy a farm.
-[Vince] Really? -[Lawler] Yeah, that way he can just…
Oh! He can just spray oil and vinegar on the lawn and graze.
-[Vince] Double J, underneath. -[Lawler] Get him.
Oh, look at this! He's got him.
[Vince] Double J,
trying to hang on.
-[Lawler] Look out. -[Vince] Oh my.
[Lawler] He squashed him like a grape.
[Vince] And again, across the back there.
Double J, hanging on.
[Lawler] Oh, he's got him down now.
[Vince] Going down to one knee.
Mabel…
doesn't quite know what to do with Double J.
-And again… Now he backs him off. -[Lawler] Oh!
Again he squashed him like a grape.
And again!
Come on, Double J.
[Vince] If Mabel uses his size and weight advantage…
Oh! And that'll do it right there!
It's all over! One, two, and three. He got him.
-[Lawler] No, he didn't. -[Vince] He didn't?
Oh, wait a minute. What is this?
-From the White Sox, or… -[Lawler] It's Knuckleball Schwartz!
[Vince] Abe Knuckleball Schwartz on strike. Uh-oh.
Oh my!
And a cover. One, two, and…
The leg is on the bottom rope there.
Foot's on the rope.
[Vince] Double J better, uh, count his lucky stars
that he was… Oh, come on.
…that he was close to the rope area.
Double J raking the face again.
[Lawler] He's gonna finish off Oscar first.
[Vince] What's he gonna do to Oscar? Why?
[Lawler] Look out behind you. Look out, Double J!
[Vince] Uh-oh.
[Oscar] I'll hit him! I'll hit him!
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Vince] The slap!
[Lawler] Look at that, McMahon.
It's two against one.
[Vince] Oh!
Mabel and Double J, back in the ring.
[Lawler] How can the referee let that go on?
Oscar punching him right in the mouth from the outside…
[Vince] And it's pancake city coming up!
-Mabel! And… -[Lawler] Look out, Double J! No!
[Vince] Oh no.
Mabel,
missing with that splash.
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett…
[Lawler] Climb up, get on top.
[Vince] …trying to get himself together. The cover.
And he got him.
No.
I thought he got him for sure.
[fan] Come on, Mabel!
[Lawler] Come on, Double J.
Whoa!
[Vince] Off the rope and… Oh, come on, give me a break.
[Lawler] Look out!
-[Vince] Oh! -[Lawler] Oh my goodness!
[Vince] One, two, he gets him!
-[Lawler] He did get him! -[bell rings]
[Finkel] The winner, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett!
["Double J" playing]
[Vince] Can you imagine that? "Double J" Jeff Jarrett,
with a victory here at SummerSlam over Mabel.
[Lawler] Yes!
That is record-setting, you gotta admit.
[Vince] And Mabel is not pleased at all.
[Lawler laughs]
Oscar, go!
[Vince] I think Mabel, uh, is gonna go after Double J.
Double J, taking off.
And here comes Mabel right behind him.
[Lawler] And the ground's shaking.
[Vince] Yeah, I'll say.
Ladies and gentlemen,
somewhere,
among this capacity crowd,
our super sleuths are hot on the case
to attempt to solve the mystery
of The Undertaker.
They are among you somewhere
in this capacity crowd at the United Center,
and I think we, uh…
Wait a minute, I think we…
There they are!
Yes, there they are, our super sleuths, right there!
[mild applause]
[Vince] Wait a minute, I think their cover has been blown. They…
Their cover's been blown.
-[Lawler] Hey, look behind them! -[Vince] Look!
[Lawler] Behind you, you idiots!
[crowd going crazy]
[Vince] Behind them, and…
[Lawler] Yeah, behind you.
[Vince] Well, no, I guess that he wasn't there after all.
[Lawler] Oh, they are great detectives, aren't they?
[Vince] Well, they're hot on the case, nonetheless.
And speaking of hot, ladies and gentlemen,
yes, indeed, what action.
"The Hitman" Bret Hart, ready for the steel cage match.
Let's take you back and show you some of the events
leading up to the cage match, Bret Hart against his brother Owen.
[Pettengill] That Hart family synergy proves victorious again
at the Survivor Series.
The Hart family winning that family feud match
against Shawn Michaels and his Knights.
In fact, the only brother eliminated was Owen Hart.
But here we see him returning to the ring,
seemingly to celebrate.
However, we would all find out momentarily that was not the case.
He goes right after his brother, The Hitman,
pulls him down off that ring, and begins his verbal assault.
Continues and escalates to a physical assault.
He blames Bret Hart for his elimination.
Keep in mind, folks, the entire Hart family is ringside.
They're watching this with their mouths wide open.
They can't believe it.
A couple of weeks later, here's Owen's explanation.
I've been in the shadow of you, Bret, all my life and I'm sick and tired of it.
So, Bret, there's only one way to solve this thing
with me being in the shadow of you, The Hitman.
That's right, why don't you go out and step up to the plate?
You and me, face-to-face, one-on-one.
And, uh, I would wrestle anybody
and, uh, I like to, uh, live up to those words to say
I'm the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be,
and I'd take on anybody, but under no circumstances
would I ever
absolutely, positively not ever
step in the ring with my own brother under any circumstances.
[Pettengill] It could've been the Christmas carols,
but indeed, the Hart brothers patched things up
over the Christmas holidays.
They patched things up so well, in fact, they became a tag team at the Royal Rumble
taking on The Quebecers for the title.
And remember, this was a title shot, Owen's first,
and he wanted it bad.
And when Bret was injured,
he blamed his brother again for costing him the championship.
And then, the kick
felt round the world, we all felt it
as we watched in horror.
How could he kick his brother,
who was badly injured, in that knee?
Did Owen feel bad about it? Not on your life.
I kicked you in the leg, Bret.
And it felt good.
It really felt good.
I had a lifetime of anger and hostility and frustration,
and when I laid that kick into your leg,
Vince,
it felt great.
"It felt great"?
I don't know how great
it's gonna feel
for my brother Owen in WrestleMania.
I don't know how great it's gonna feel
having gone this far.
But I can promise Owen one thing.
He wants a match? He wants a fight?
I'll give him a fight.
I'll give him a damn good fight.
[Pettengill] And fight they did at WrestleMania X.
Brother against brother.
It's a match they've had several times as kids in the basement,
but guess what. This one was at Madison Square Garden,
and this time, little brother would win it.
Owen Hart would defeat his brother, Bret Hart,
at WrestleMania X.
Keep in mind, folks, later on that night,
Bret Hart was going for the WWE Championship,
and he got it by defeating Yokozuna.
Owen once again emerged. Possibly, seemingly, maybe
to patch things up? No.
Look at Owen. He is seething with jealousy.
Will you look at him? He would love to be in that ring himself.
You can see it in his eyes.
Let's take you forward to King of the Ring,
the match, Bret Hart against "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
Remember, The Anvil, who interferes here,
volunteered to be in Bret's corner.
With his interference, he cost The Hitman the match.
However, Bret keeps the title.
That would prove so important later on
as the King of the Ring tournament unfolds.
Later, we see The Anvil make an appearance in the finals
for the King of the Ring between Razor Ramon and Owen Hart.
He clotheslines Razor Ramon
in order for Owen Hart to become King of the Ring,
and that's exactly what happened.
It turned out to be a well-orchestrated plan.
See, the only reason The Anvil was with Bret Hart
was to ensure he would not lose the title,
and therefore, Owen could win it from his brother Bret.
Just listen to this unbelievable acceptance speech from Owen Hart.
My first proclamation as King is to be from this day forward
known as The King of Harts.
The King of Harts,
and I want you people to remember it
with respect for The King of Harts.
[Pettengill] Folks, just three weeks ago, we saw how upset the Hart family is
at Owen and "The Anvil" Jim Neidhart.
Let's listen to Bruce Hart, who speaks for the majority of the fans.
None of us are proud of you. We're disgusted.
You're a disgrace to the family.
[Pettengill] A disgrace to a family divided.
The family so upset, in fact,
that tonight's match is a steel cage match.
A 15-foot solid steel cage
will surround the ring to ensure Bret and Owen
stay in and the rest of the Hart family stays out.
The title's on the line tonight.
The World Wrestling Federation Title will no longer be yours, Bret.
-It's over. It's over, Bret. -[Neidhart laughs]
It's all come to an end. You are finished.
Come SummerSlam,
there's gonna be a new reign in the Hart family.
It is gonna be me, and the whole family is gonna jump on my bandwagon.
But this will be settled between you and me, Bret.
Nobody is gonna interfere.
It'll be settled, and I am gonna become the World Wrestling Federation Champion.
And I want you to take a look exactly how it's gonna be
on that hot summer night, Bret.
I used to climb up and do, like, a chin-up on your, uh,
on your crib and just look at you.
And you know, you used to cry.
Well, it's gonna be the exact same thing
in the SummerSlam.
I'm gonna peer through that bars of that 15-foot-high steel cage match,
with the World Wrestling Federation Championship Belt
draped over my shoulder.
And, Owen…
[scattered cheering]
…you're gonna cry yourself a river of tears
when you get used to the fact that you lost to The Excellence of Execution,
the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
[crowd cheers]
[Vince] All right, Jerry "The King" Lawler,
as you, uh, view this, uh, construction of the steel cage,
it gives you a bit of an eerie feeling, doesn't it?
[Lawler] Oh, I love it. I can't wait.
This is what it's all about.
This is what Owen Hart has waited for
his entire life.
Do you realize that? A lifetime of frustration,
of… of being shoved in the background,
of being kept down not only by his brother,
but by his entire family.
[Vince] That's just not true.
[Lawler] Certainly, it's true. He told me.
It's gonna all come to a head here tonight.
[Vince] We happen to be joined, by the way,
Stu and Helen Hart, the parents
of the entire Hart clan here.
Thank you very much for joining us here tonight.
And I wonder if I could get a word with you in terms of the steel cage match.
Did you ever think it was gonna come down to this with Bret against Owen
inside a steel cage, Helen?
No, not in my wildest imaginings did I ever think it.
I think it's a fever that's possessed Owen,
and I just hope he recovers from it someday.
[Vince] It must have been terribly upsetting, this whole issue, and I guess
I guess, Stu, that you hope it's gonna be finished one way or the other tonight.
I'm hoping that the best wrestler will
come out with his hand raised, or, uh,
the best wrestler will, uh,
walk out of that ring.
[Vince] In one piece, I might add.
McMahon, why don't you ask them the hard questions?
Why don't you get them to tell the truth?
You drove Owen to this, both of you. You know you did.
You brought Owen to this, you kept him down his whole life.
You and the entire family. You all did it.
[Vince] Some of the brothers back here, wait a minute.
-You better watch your mouth. -[Lawler] The family drove Owen to this.
I wanna say a word to this man over here, though.
Here's the only man that I wanna welcome to the United Center,
because this is a man who, two years ago, at SummerSlam,
went head-to-head, face-to-face against Bret Hart.
Are you having any… Are you having any flashbacks?
Wouldn't you love to be in there against him tonight?
Um, not really, because I know what kind of condition Bret's in.
And he's in the best condition of his life right now.
The family feud started in 1992 at SummerSlam,
but in 1994, tonight, in the United Center,
the family feud is hopefully…
Is gonna end in this 15-foot-high steel cage.
It's gonna end, all right.
And I don't think any of you are gonna like the way it's ending.
[Vince] Why don't you ask some of the brothers back here?
Why don't you ask them… Ask Bruce.
He's right there behind Davey… Oh, wait a minute. Look.
Wait just a minute.
-Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. -[Lawler] Oh yes!
[Vince] Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
Your thoughts of this steel cage,
and you, sitting here among all the other family members,
how do they feel about you sitting right here among them?
Well, you know, it's all on the family,
but I think everyone's gonna really see
who the really… Who the best Hart is of all.
Who the best… And everyone here is gonna see that Owen Hart
is gonna be the next World Heavyweight Champion.
-[Lawler] He's the King of Harts already. -He's the King of Harts.
And he's the best Hart of all.
The best wrestler, and you know something?
I think that Stu Hart did drive Owen to this greatness.
[Vince] Wait just a moment. Please.
I mean, it must be very difficult for all of you,
the family members sitting here
for this steel cage match, and you trying to be so divisive here.
I'm just minding my own business.
-I'm cheering Owen on… -[Lawler] He's part of the family.
…because he's the best!
-Well, nonetheless-- -He's been bullied by Bret his whole life.
Just calm down. Let me make a point, if you don't mind, all right?
Go ahead!
[Vince] And the point simply is this cage is being constructed normally
to keep the competitors inside the ring.
However, in this case, knowing the temperaments here,
I think to a certain extent,
it's constructed to keep a lot of you Harts outside of the cage,
and Bruce, you may be the most volatile of them all.
[Bruce] Yeah, if I see Neidhart go anywhere near that ring,
I'm gonna do something about it. You're not getting close to it, Neidhart.
You're the guy that broke up the family in the first place.
You're the guy who caused the big split. You're not gonna pull anything tonight.
[Lawler] Don't try to blame him, why don't you look at the front row at your parents?
[Vince] All right, thank you very much.
Don't point your finger at me.
[Vince] Okay, well, in any event, standing by now, ladies and gentlemen,
with The Hitman himself, the reigning World Wrestling Federation Champion,
"The Hitman" Bret Hart, let's take you over to Todd Pettengill.
Thank you very much, Vince McMahon.
I should point out this interview by saying,
because The Hitman will not tell everyone,
he is recovering from strep throat. We did find that out.
Bret, can you tell us what kind of effect that has on you? How are you feeling?
It has no effect. It has nothing to do with anything.
I'm going in this match with one thing in mind.
First of all,
this World Wrestling Federation Championship Belt isn't going anywhere.
It's going right back over my shoulder,
back in the dressing room, because I'm going to prove
that I am better than Owen. I was always better than Owen.
You know, Owen,
I want you to understand something. I don't hate you.
I don't hate your guts, I never, ever did.
I'm not… I never got into this thing
thinking or believing that I hated your guts, 'cause I don't.
The problem with you is you.
It's in your head, it's in your heart.
Jealousy is a horrible thing. It's an ugly thing that's, uh, you know?
Neidhart, now, that might be a different story. Maybe I might just go that far
and say I hate his guts, because I believe right inside my heart,
that it was Jim Neidhart right from the start that started all this stuff.
He's the one that planted the seeds of jealousy in Owen in the first place.
Owen, I don't hate you, I just kinda feel sorry for you.
And in this match, brother against brother,
Cain and Abel, whatever you wanna call it,
it… it… it… It breaks my heart to think that it's come this far
that two brothers are gonna be in the most, uh… This is… This is barbaric.
This isn't… This has nothing to do with what we grew up with,
believing in wrestling, exchanging holds and all that,
this has gone way beyond that.
This is out of the dungeon now.
This is a dogfight. This is something…
This is like caged animals, and it's something that I'm not very proud of.
But the fact is, it has to stop.
You know, people don't understand when you got…
I got my mother coming up to me with tears in her eyes,
and begging me to see this thing end.
My father wants to see it end. Everybody wants to see it end.
And I've tried to end it.
I've tried to end it, I've tried to find some place to stop it.
And there's no place you can end it, but now,
I see this is it. It's gonna be an ugly fight.
It's gonna be a dogfight,
and there's gonna be one winner
and one loser.
And I'm not gonna lose this thing, Owen.
I'm going in there with every single thing I got.
And I'm gonna beat you, brother.
And I just hope, after it's all said and done,
that you can live with it.
[Pettengill] Ladies and gentlemen, the reigning WWE Champion,
the one and only, "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
Good luck tonight. Let's go back to The Fink.
[bell rings]
-[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen… -[Vince] Oh my.
Yes, the steel cage has been constructed.
[Finkel] …and it will be contested
inside of this 15-foot-high steel cage.
There are only two ways to attain victory in this contest.
And that is, when either man
exits the cage either by going through the door,
or climbing the cage,
scaling over the top and hitting the floor.
[Vince] Yes, there's a look at it.
And, uh,
it must be that the competitor's feet hit the floor, ladies and gentlemen,
in order to be declared the victor, and oh, there he is. Yeah.
The King of Harts, all right.
["High Energy" playing]
[Finkel] And now, introducing the participants.
-First, here is the challenger. -[crowd booing]
[Finkel] From Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
weighing 227 pounds,
The King of Harts,
Owen Hart!
You're looking at the next
World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion right here.
[Vince] Conspicuous by his absence, by the way, ladies and gentlemen,
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, whom we spoke to a few minutes ago.
Normally, he would be right behind Owen.
And to a certain extent,
Jim "The Anvil" is, uh…
[both] There he is.
[Vince] He is partially responsible for Owen
becoming The King of Harts.
Becoming The King.
At the King of the Ring tournament,
Owen laid claim to the King of Harts.
And, uh, there he is.
What a competitor.
You have to give him credit.
In his family, they don't quit.
In his family, they have tremendous athleticism.
[Lawler] They have a lot of kids.
How many brothers and sisters are there? How many were sitting over there?
[Vince] I… Well, I'm not sure how many were sitting all in total.
I'm thinking we saw nine, but there are 12.
And wait a minute!
[crowd roars]
["Hart Attack" playing]
-[Vince] What an ovation! -[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen,
his opponent, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
weighing 234 pounds,
the World Wrestling Federation Champion,
Bret "Hitman" Hart!
[Vince] "The Hitman" Bret Hart!
And a hug from brother Bruce.
"The Hitman" Bret Hart, here to defend
the World Wrestling Federation Championship!
[Lawler] Let me point something out to you, McMahon.
You saw Bruce Hart get up and hug him,
you saw Davey Boy hug him,
did you see any one of the Hart family
hug Owen when he went to the ring?
-Tell me, did you? -[Vince] Indeed, not.
[Lawler] That's right.
It just proves what I said.
They're the ones that drove this…
Owen Hart, to this point.
[Vince] Chicago Sun Times,
and the World Wrestling Federation,
presenting SummerSlam.
And, uh, wait a minute. Domino's delivers, all right.
And so does The Hitman… [chuckles]
…when it comes…
[laughing]
…to the sunglasses.
[Lawler] It's another one of his brothers.
[Vince] Yes, in fact, I believe it was.
That may have been Ross.
[Lawler] How many is over there? There's Bruce, Ross.
There's Wayne.
[Vince] And, uh, Smith was over there somewhere.
-And… Wait a minute, here we go! -[Lawler] Look at this!
[bell rings]
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Vince] Oh!
And these two are really gonna go at it.
We're gonna see something special here tonight, no doubt of that.
Ooh! Down to the canvas, The Hitman.
[Lawler] Don't blink your eyes, because from the looks of the way Owen's starting,
this may not last very long.
[Vince] It may not, indeed.
The King of Harts, pounding away on his brother Bret.
Brother against brother.
Get off, Bret!
He's nothing to me!
[Vince] A very, very bitter feud finally coming to an end
here tonight at SummerSlam.
And Owen Hart,
forearm uppercutting his brother, the WWE Champion.
In bad shape at the moment.
Don't look for Owen to relent one bit.
The official, on the outside of the ring.
-Ooh, what a chop. -[Lawler] Oh yeah.
[Vince] The official, simply there to determine… Wait a minute!
Oh yeah!
[crowd cheers]
[Vince] And a clothesline by The Hitman.
[Lawler] Tell those cameramen, McMahon, to get some shots of Stu and Helen.
I wanna see their faces, I wanna see the reaction.
[Vince] Well, as, uh… As Bret brought up, this will not be a pretty match
by any stretch of the imagination. Oh no.
[Lawler] They're not pretty either, so…
Look at… I'm trying to see… Trying to see Helen over there.
[Vince] Both men back to their feet now.
And again,
as ring announcer Howard Finkel brought up,
the first man out of the cage either by going through the door…
Oh, look at this. …or going over the top, with his feet hitting the floor
-[Lawler] Can you imagine-- -[Vince] …that person is the WWE Champion.
[Lawler] Can you imagine two of your own children
put in a cage like animals?
And fighting it out to the finish,
and you had to sit there and watch it?
[Vince] No, that cannot be a pleasant task.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] Bit of a DDT there on the part of "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
[Lawler] I can't believe Helen actually attended.
She should have stayed home and watched it on pay-per-view.
Then she could have reached over and took her Clapper and turned it off
when the going got too rough.
-Oh, look. -[Vince] There.
Stu and Helen, looking on.
The mother and father of both Owen and Bret.
[Lawler] Put your glasses on, Stu.
[Vince] I would imagine--
[Lawler] Did you see that? She is cheering for Bret. I saw her clap.
[Vince] They're not cheering for either competitor. Nor could they.
Wait a minute, going up now! The Hitman!
Bret Hart's gonna go up!
Bret Hart!
And, uh, Owen catching things, and…
Jerry Lawler, as you're well aware of, Bret, uh,
suffering from a strep throat, actually,
coming into this matchup, so…
-He is something-- Oh my! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] Something less than 100%.
[Lawler] He's suffering from a headache there.
[Vince] And now, Owen begins the climb.
Bret… Bret's… Bret's out!
[Lawler] I told you it wasn't gonna last long.
[Vince] Bret's moving!
Owen, trying to get over and… Uh-oh.
And Bret, trying to haul Owen right back in on the…
on the inside, and does indeed.
And Owen in a very precarious position there.
Straddling the top rope.
And oh no, look at this.
Oh, what a suplex. From way upstairs.
[Lawler] Don't forget, McMahon.
Sure there's family pride, sure there's family honor,
but also, the World Wrestling Federation Championship is at stake here.
-You think that-- -[Vince] Yes, wait a minute, there it is!
-Bret reaching for the door! -[Lawler] Open the door. See?
He's taking the coward's way out.
[Vince] And Owen, pulling Bret,
or trying to pull Bret back in, does indeed.
The official, simply there to open the door… Ooh!
…or declare
the victor.
And a bit of a slugfest here.
You're not gonna see much in the way of scientific skills displayed…
Ooh! My goodness.
…by either individual.
And that's what they're both actually noted for.
Especially Bret, the bulldog.
[crowd cheers]
[Lawler] Come on, Owen.
Come on, King of Harts.
You know, Owen has done everything that he said he's gonna do up till now.
[Vince] And wait a minute, Bret's going for the door again.
And once again, Owen brings him right back in.
-[Lawler] Oh, hey, open that door! -[Vince] And look at that!
-[Lawler] That referee shut the door. -[Vince] And here comes Bret!
Oh, almost out! Almost all the way out.
And diving for the door, he made it!
-[Lawler] He's out, he's out! -[Vince] Oh my, that was close.
That was close.
[Lawler] His hands are touching the steps, doesn't that count?
-Isn't he the winner? -[Vince] No, definitely not.
-Owen is not gonna go anywhere right now. -[Lawler] Look at that hair pulling.
[Vince] It's legal in this matchup.
[Owen grunting]
-[Vince] And… Wait a minute! -[Lawler] It's legal in this matchup.
Ha-ha, yes.
[Vince] Just like when they were kids, they're pulling out all the stops here.
And Owen dragged back into the middle of the ring.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] Davey Boy Smith, looking on with his wife, Diana.
The British Bulldog, here at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] I was saying before,
Owen's done everything he said he was gonna do up till now.
[Vince] Wait a minute, The Hitman trying to get out!
-Bret's going over the top! -[Lawler] Owen! Owen!
[Vince] And Owen,
grabbing an ankle.
[Lawler] Pull him down hard!
[Vince] Owen reaching up, trying to get Bret down.
-And oh no. -[Lawler] Yes!
Oh, tonight, he just may become the WWE Champion.
[Vince] The King of Harts, Owen…
[Lawler] He's got him. Get to the door, over here!
[Vince] …against "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
[Lawler] It's a mistake, he should go to the door.
[Vince] And he's going to the corner this time!
Owen's going all the way up!
-Bret Hart is getting up-- -[Lawler] He is out, he's out!
[Vince] He's too late! He's too late, he'll never catch him.
Oh, wait a minute, he does.
-[Lawler] Just drop! Let your weight drop! -[Vince] All Owen has to do…
All Owen has to do is drop. Drop from there.
[Lawler] He's pulling his head… He's gonna get his throat over that.
[Vince] And Bret Hart, bringing Owen back into the ring.
Back into the cage. Both men there on the top turnbuckle.
Slugging it out.
Look at that.
[Lawler] Come on, Owen!
[Vince] This match has… Oh no!
This match has taken its toll on both men…
[Lawler] Get out!
[Vince] …already. A kick by Owen.
Owen! Oh, a dropkick.
[Lawler] Oh yes!
[Vince] Wow.
[Lawler] That stunned the crowd here.
Let's see Stu and Helen.
[crowd booing]
[Vince] Look at this! Owen, lunging for the cage.
Lunging to get out. This time he's going.
He's… And he's got it!
-He's got it! No. -[Lawler] His foot's on. His foot's on.
[Vince] Bret's trying to haul him back in.
Bret trying to bring his brother back.
This may be more of Owen's type match than it is Bret's.
Bret, pulling on the tights, pulling on the hair.
Climbing all over his brother Owen.
And now is Bret going out?
[Lawler] Get him! Get him!
You know, McMahon, that Owen beat him at WrestleMania.
He's gonna do it again. Come on, pull him back in.
There you go.
[Vince] Owen, with a series of right hands.
And Bret, straddling the top of the cage.
[Lawler] That's it. Yank him in, don't hit him with a left, you'll knock him out.
[Vince] And Bret Hart trying to hang on.
Ooh!
Bret, struggling back!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] A knee to the midsection.
[Lawler] This crowd is trying to help Bret, it's unfair.
Everybody's against Owen.
[Vince] It's very dangerous where they are!
Anything can happen.
That cage can collapse. Oh, look at that.
And Bret goes down as well.
And unfortunately for Helen and Stu…
Wait a minute, Bret's going out on this side.
[Lawler] Now he'll get out.
-[Vince] No. -[Lawler] They both went for each other.
[Vince] Owen, hammering away on his brother Bret.
In the middle of the ring.
What a matchup.
And Bret…
The back body drop, that took something out of the small of the back on Bret.
[Lawler] I think Owen's legs hurt.
[Vince] Bret Hart,
trying to finish this thing once and for all.
With his baby brother Owen.
[Lawler] See, listen to you call him a baby.
[Vince] His younger brother.
He was the baby of the family. Off the rope now.
Over Owen. Bret Hart, coming right back…
And down to the canvas.
[Lawler] What are you gonna feel like when you refer to the WWE Champion as a baby?
[Bruce] Get up, Bret! Get up!
[Lawler] He is tired of being looked at by his entire family
as what he told everybody,
as being in the shadow of Bret.
[Vince] And there you see Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart looking on.
A bit on the anxious side, as we all are,
Owen trying to make his way,
and…
Nope. The Hitman, hanging on.
Uh-oh, look at that maneuver. And Owen! Owen!
-Getting closer and closer. -[Lawler] Come on!
[Vince] And he's not gonna make it.
The door's gonna be closed again.
What a matchup.
[Lawler] Look out!
[Vince] Dropping the forearm.
[Lawler] Come on, Owen, aren't you tired of having doors closed in your face?
Get up!
[Vince] And now Bret Hart's gonna get to escape!
It's Bret Hart who's gonna go up and out.
[Lawler] Look at the morons in the audience. Sit down!
[Vince] He appears to be a bit dazed and a bit confused.
Bret Hart, going up now!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Owen is… lunging and he grabs the ankle.
[Lawler] Don't let go. Whatever you do, don't let go.
[Vince] Owen, reaching for the tights.
Hanging on.
-Way up in the rafters, oh! -[Lawler] Oh!
-[Vince] You're watching… Again! -[Lawler] Look at that, McMahon!
[Vince] Here goes Bret! Bret's gonna… No.
[Lawler] That's what he's done to him all his life.
He's kicked him down, he's put his foot in his face.
Show him you're fed up with it, Bret.
-[Vince] Oh no! -[Lawler] Oh, look at that!
Look at that, McMahon.
[Vince] An unfortunate…
And Owen is saying, "Open the door."
[Lawler] Look at The Anvil. Tell them about it, Anvil.
[Vince] Owen is so confused, he's so dazed,
this match has taken so much out of him,
he's gone to two corners and asked for the door to open.
And there's no door in this corner.
[Lawler] Here it is!
[Vince] Here he comes this time.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Bret Hart reaching
for his brother Owen, he's not gonna…
Bret has an ankle.
[Lawler] Come on, Owen, this is the time to muster every ounce of strength you got!
[Vince] Owen with a kick to the chest.
-Uh-oh. -[Lawler] Oh no!
[crowd cheers]
[Lawler] Thought he was fixing him up for the Sharpshooter.
-[Vince] That could be next. -The Sharpshooter!
Come on!
[Vince] The British Bulldog, cheering on, I believe, Bret.
[Lawler] Yeah.
What's wrong with him? What happened to his brain?
Two years ago, he's wrestling against this man, now he's cheering for him.
[Vince] Yes. But nonetheless, The British Bulldog and Bret Hart
came in to the ring at Wembley Stadium as friends.
And they left as friends, and yes, we are live, ladies and gentlemen.
The brand-new United Center…
-[loud crash] -[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] …and the World Wrestling Federation,
privileged to premiere
this extraordinary facility and bring all of you SummerSlam.
And now, Bret… Bret trying to make the move.
Owen isn't responding.
[Lawler] I'm beginning to get a bad feeling about this, McMahon.
[Vince] And no! No!
Somehow, Owen knew that Bret was gonna come back
off the top and try and drive the elbow. He was waiting for it.
And clearly, if anyone knows "The Hitman" Bret Hart's moves, it's his brother Owen.
[Lawler] That's right. Because he taught him half of them.
Owen taught Bret Hart the Sharpshooter,
and then Bret took credit for it.
[Vince] And now,
again, Owen, this time in the middle of the cage.
Owen trying to make it up.
[Lawler] This could be it!
[crowd going wild]
-[Lawler] New champion! New champion! -[Vince] Owen with his leg up.
-[Lawler] Pull him out with you! -[Vince] Hanging on to a kneepad there.
Is Bret Hart.
If Owen could just shove Bret--
[Lawler] He's got him!
[Vince] He's going over. Owen's going over.
No, he's…
Bret Hart has him by the hair, look at that! Unbelievable.
[Lawler] He's trying to just drop, McMahon,
and he's hanging with his throat over that fence.
[Vince] And back into the ring.
But on the top… Uh-oh.
And yeah. Oh-ho.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] And now, nothing can stop Bret.
Nothing can stop him. He's gone, he's going over.
He's going all the way over.
This capacity crowd on their feet… Oh, a lunge.
-A lunge. -[Lawler] Nothing but the King of Harts.
-No! Catch him! -[Vince] Yes, yes! He's gonna make it.
No, he's not.
[Lawler] Pull his hair.
Oh, look at this! Look at this.
[Vince] What in the world is… Oh!
Both men have come so close to escaping,
going over the top. Owen has come close numerous times,
going attempting to get through the door.
And that's all it takes! It's the first man out
whose feet hit the floor, will be the victor.
[Lawler] The door's on the other side, Owen.
The door.
[Vince] The most grueling match there is.
And Davey Boy Smith is on his feet, The British Bulldog,
and he's looking at Bret Hart!
[Lawler] This is it!
[Vince] And… Bret making a lunge.
But is it too late?
Is it too late this time?
Come on.
[Vince] Both men have to be exhausted, as Bruce Hart is looking on.
Both men may never be the same after this matchup.
[Lawler] Look at this idiot Bruce.
He's standing up, blocking The Anvil's view.
[Vince] Whoa!
[Lawler] Oh no!
[Vince] This match will take a tremendous toll on both competitors.
And now, The Hitman, the WWE Champion,
is making his way over the top.
Come on, Bret!
[Lawler] You mentioned he's got strep throat,
if Owen can stop him here… Stop him, Owen. Stop him!
[Vince] No, Owen can't… No! No, he won't do it this time.
He won't do it this time.
[Lawler] Get the hair, anything!
Pull him back in! Pull everything!
Tights!
[Vince] And look, Bret's doing everything he can to…
Uh-oh. Oh no.
The King of Harts,
pulling his brother Bret back into the ring yet once again.
Oh no. Look at this.
-Oh, a suplex! -[Lawler] Oh!
The longer this match goes, the more it favors Owen.
-[Vince] Why? -[Lawler] You said yourself.
Bret Hart's suffering from, what was it, strep throat?
[Vince] Oh, that's a very good point.
[Lawler] He can't last. He cannot last.
[Vince] Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, liking what he sees at the moment.
What a matchup.
These two have really given it their all.
And Owen trying to set up Bret for the piledriver, has him up!
Only one place to go from here!
-Oh! -[Lawler] Wow!
[Vince] This is Owen's chance.
[Lawler] This is it, Owen. Think about it.
-[Vince] The King of Harts' chance. -[Lawler] Think about your entire life.
Think about that man that's laying right beside you, how he's kept you down.
How he's pushed your face through the mud.
You beat him once, you can do it again right now, it's your chance!
He's out. Look, he is out like a light.
-[Vince] No, his eye just opened! -[Lawler] Oh no.
-[Vince] His eye opened. -[Lawler] Owen, he's tricking you.
He's playing possum.
[Vince] Owen…
[Lawler] Watch your back, Owen.
[Vince] Bret's eyes. His eyes are open, but he may be dazed.
-[Lawler] He just sneaked. Look at him. -[Vince] He doesn't see him!
No!
Owen getting closer and closer,
and now beginning to climb.
[crowd going wild]
[Lawler] Watch him, Owen, he's wide awake.
[Vince] Owen going up in the middle of the cage yet once again.
-Bret Hart better make his move-- -[Lawler] Jump! Jump, quick!
-[Vince] And he makes a move. -[Lawler] Aw.
[crowd quiets down]
[Vince] And now, Bret Hart and his brother Owen…
Oh! A hard right hand!
And another one!
Owen, hammering away. Owen,
with the leveraged position, look at this!
[Lawler] Keep 'em coming. Now! Get out, get out. Oh no!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] What a moment. If Owen would have been able to maintain his balance,
Bret Hart would have been unable
to stop Owen from going over the top.
And now, Bret asking for the door to open.
Here he goes.
-Bret crawling. -[Lawler] Owen, you got to get over there.
-You got to get there! -[Vince] He's getting closer.
Here he goes! He's… He's out.
[Lawler] No, he's not, he's not out.
[Vince] And look at the foot on Owen's face!
He's gonna make it.
Bret's gonna make it.
He's gonna make it out the door.
[Lawler] Look at him kicking like a baby trying to crawl back to mommy.
[Vince] He's… He's three-quarters out.
He's… Go! Go! Go!
Oh, look at that. Back in and hammering away.
[crowd going wild]
[Lawler] Hold him, Owen! Hold him!
[Vince] And remember, it's his feet who have to hit the floor, not his hands.
Not any other part of his body!
[Lawler] Hold those feet!
[Vince] Unbelievable seesaw matchup!
And it's Owen hammering away on Bret!
[Lawler] You know what we're witnessing here?
-Look at this! -[Vince] Wait a minute, Owen's out!
Almost!
[Lawler] You see, Owen is trying to win this match, he wants to become champion.
Bret's just trying to get out of there because he's afraid of Owen.
[Vince] Wait a minute, you just may see what you called for earlier.
-No, watch this. Watch this. -[Lawler] No, no, no, no, no!
[Vince] Oh!
Slingshotted into the steel cage is Owen!
[Lawler] Close that door!
[crowd going wild]
[Vince] And the United Center is rumbling!
[Lawler] Anvil ought to be able to do something here.
[Vince] Bret, crawling to the corner.
I think Bret thinks the door is there.
[Lawler] Wrong corner, idiot.
The one behind you.
[Vince] Bret is exhausted.
-Now on his hands. -[Lawler] Oh no. No, Owen!
[Vince] Nothing can stop Bret now!
Owen lunges, but no, he can't…
Yes, he can.
[Lawler] Turnabout's fair play.
[fan whistles loudly]
[Lawler] Kick him down.
[Vince] These two brothers have come here
to SummerSlam to battle it out.
To end this thing, once and for all.
Bret whipped to the buckle.
[Lawler] There went Stu's pacemaker. Let's see him.
Where are they?
[Vince] Both brothers…
feeling the effect of this steel cage matchup.
[Lawler] Come on, Owen, you're close to the door!
Right to your right.
[Vince] Bret and his brother Owen…
back to their feet now.
A scoop. No, from behind, Owen.
What's he gonna do?
Oh! Clever maneuver on the part of Bret Hart!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] The experience factor paying off, but wait a minute, look!
Bret's knee! Bret's knee struck the middle of the cage.
[Lawler] Well, good.
[Vince] Owen is practically knocked out,
but in that clever maneuver we just called,
Bret's knee struck the large steel portion there in the middle.
[Lawler] These 23,000 people were going crazy there for a second,
but the wind went right out of their sails.
[Vince] But nonetheless, undaunted,
Bret continues to climb.
[Lawler] Why is he trying to climb when he's got a bum leg?
-[Vince] And Owen, no! Owen can't do it! -[Lawler] Oh no!
[Vince] We're gonna have, for sure,
a victory for Bret Hart.
Owen's not gonna do it this time.
[crowd going wild]
-[Vince] Owen, holding on to an arm pad! -[Lawler] His hair!
Get his hair.
-[Vince] And Bret… Look at that. -[Lawler] There.
[Vince] Oh no.
[Lawler] Right down on his head, pull him straight down!
[Vince] No, don't do… Bret… Bret's upside down.
[Lawler] Pull him straight down and you got it! You're the new champion.
[Vince] If he falls from there… Oh, wait a minute.
Owen's pulling him back.
Again, this the most dangerous match there is in all of the WWE.
Coming off the rope… Oh no.
[Lawler] Oh yeah.
[Vince] Again, Owen, close to the door.
-The King of Harts. All he has to do-- -[Lawler] This is the time.
Show him you're a man!
-[Vince] Get himself together. -[Lawler] Show him you're King of Harts!
Stand up on your feet and walk
proudly out of that door!
Get up and walk out, Owen.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] McMahon, tell these morons to be quiet.
He's doing it. He's doing it, he's gonna walk out.
[Vince] What is going through The King of Harts' mind?
What's going through Owen's mind?
He recognizes now maybe nothing can stop him.
-He begins to climb. -[Lawler] He's gonna climb out!
He's taking the most difficult route!
[Vince] Owen…
continuing to climb as Bret is on his feet.
Is he in time? Yes!
But no, if Owen can kick him off, it won't be.
Owen. There he goes.
There he goes. But Bret has a hand of hair.
That was close.
-[Lawler] Come on, Owen! -[Vince] That's as close as we've come.
To seeing a victory in this matchup.
[Lawler] I'd hate to know I had to resort to hair-pulling to remain champion.
[Vince] Anything goes in this matchup, Jerry Lawler.
You know that.
And it's one way to settle a score once and for all.
Oh.
-[Lawler] He blocked it. Oh. -[Vince] Yes, he did.
Elbow to the midsection by Bret Hart.
Both men, standing on that top rope.
Just a lunge from being over.
Over the top of the cage,
and being the victor in this match.
One mistake is all it takes, one wrong move,
it will end it all!
[Lawler] Knock his grip loose. Hit his hands!
Bite him. Do anything.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Bret!
[Vince] Whoa!
That'll do it. No!
What a maneuver by Bret Hart!
[Lawler] Owen, get there!
[Vince] Look at that. Somehow,
Owen grabbing the tights of Bret and hauls him back into the ring.
Unbelievable.
A forearm.
-And again, another forearm uppercut. -[Lawler] Yes. Yes.
[Vince] What will it take for one of these men… Oh.
…to win this match?
Both men go down again.
Have you ever witnessed anything quite like this, Jerry Lawler?
[Lawler] This is great, McMahon.
But what will make history
is when Owen Hart is crowned the new champion.
That's the moment I'm waiting for.
That's what I wanna witness.
[Vince] It could happen, and it could happen right here tonight!
Live, at SummerSlam,
the beautiful premiere event at the United Center.
It's the World Wrestling Federation.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Bret! Let's go, Bret!
[Lawler] I don't know if you can see him there, but that British Bulldog
looks like a trained seal, he's clapping so hard for Bret.
[Vince] The whole family has been into this matchup
and now, Owen,
again recovering before his brother Bret.
[crowd going wild]
[Vince] And nothing will stop him this time.
He's got a head start.
Both legs are over! Both legs…
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
[Lawler] He can't drop down from there.
[Vince] No!
You don't… You don't mean to tell me
he's gonna suplex him from…
Unbelievable!
[Lawler] I've never seen anything like that, they're both finished.
[Vince] That took so much out of both men, and look at the looks on the…
On the faces of the whole family over there.
This is what they didn't wanna see.
[Lawler] I hope they didn't think they were gonna kiss and make up.
They drove Owen to this. What did they expect?
[Vince] That's just not true.
[Lawler] McMahon, why?
How could you sit there and say it's not true? It is true.
[Vince] Bret has tried to get up several times,
and he can't get up, he may have injured the abdomen area.
He can't get up.
Now rolling on his midsection, perhaps he can now.
The family members…
just wanna see an end to this.
I'm sure they really don't care… Wait a minute.
Here he comes. The door is open.
-And The Hitman… -[Lawler] Come on, Owen.
[Vince] …is inching over. Owen may be too late.
He may be too late.
[Lawler] Get up, Owen. Catch his foot.
Got him. Hold him.
Hold him.
[Vince] And The Rocket,
The King of Harts, Owen,
hauling his brother Bret back…
Oh, wait a minute, there it is!
[Lawler] That's it, McMahon. He's got him!
That's it, new champion.
I'm gonna break his legs!
[Vince] There's no submission here.
But what this will do
is temporarily impair the legs of Bret
so that he cannot climb out of the cage.
Owen Hart is gonna win this thing.
He's gonna win it right after he releases the hold.
-Wait. -[Lawler] What has he done?
I can't believe he's gotten out of this thing.
[Vince] Bret has reversed it.
Bret Hart has reversed the hold!
Come on!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] You said it, McMahon, there's no submission.
[Vince] If there were, Owen would be giving up by now.
[Owen groaning]
[Vince] And now, Bret,
after having applied
his patented maneuver, now Bret makes the move.
Nothing will stop Bret now!
Owen can't get up, his legs
are all… Wait a minute, he lunges.
And he grabs him by the hair, look at that!
-A lunge, by Owen. -[Lawler] Pull him straight down now!
[Vince] And again… Oh, both men fall off.
Both men down.
[Lawler] Come on, Owen.
Come on, Owen.
Owen Hart, you have got to muster
every ounce of strength that you have in your body.
Your entire career is on the line right here.
[Vince] Owen Hart…
trying to make his way out!
And this time…
[Lawler] Over this way!
[Vince] This time he might make it.
Bret's on his feet, reaching. He has an ankle.
One mistake is all… Wait a minute, Owen's going out.
[Lawler] He's out! He's out! He's out!
[Vince] They're both… They're both on the outside, but
hanging on to each other, neither individual can drop down.
[Lawler] Come on, Owen, jump off!
Jump off, Owen!
-Jump off, Owen! -[Vince] Bret, hand…
Bret now, with Owen.
And it's Owen.
Oh, wait a minute. Look at Owen. Look at that!
-And Bret wins it! -[crowd goes wild]
-[bell rings] -[Lawler] Oh no!
[Finkel] The winner of this bout,
and still World Wrestling Federation Champion,
-Bret "Hitman" Hart! -[Lawler] Hey! Hey!
[Vince] Wait a minute.
["Hart Attack" playing]
-[Lawler] Oh! Look at this! -[Vince] Oh no!
What is going on here?
[music stops]
[Lawler] It's The Anvil. Come on, Anvil.
-Break it off. Break it off! -Shut up!
[Vince] Jim Neidhart…
[ref] Break it off! Come on!
[Vince] …with Bret Hart.
Wait a minute, Davey Boy Smith was hammered from behind, and…
[Lawler] They knocked him and his wife over the rail.
[Vince] Oh no.
[Lawler] Close the door behind you, Anvil.
-Hey, look at this! -[Vince] Look. Look.
Chaining the door…
[Neidhart laughs sinisterly]
Yeah, shut up!
Shut up! Hey!
-Hey! -[Vince] And Owen…
[Neidhart] Wait a minute.
[Vince] Bruce Hart, the brothers trying to get in.
[Lawler] He's got a padlock, McMahon, he's got a lock.
[Neidhart] Wait a minute.
[Vince] And Owen Hart, meanwhile, is hammering away.
Davey Boy Smith, coming in on the other side.
Oh!
[Lawler] Look at this, McMahon, the whole family's trying to climb in now.
[Vince] The Anvil…
Oh no!
All the brothers are trying to get in to help out.
[Lawler] Keep them down.
[Vince] Look at this, and The British Bulldog
knocked down again.
The Anvil, with Bret Hart in the middle of this melee.
Bret Hart is the victor. Bret Hart has won this thing.
Look at that!
[Lawler] This is the greatest thing I've ever seen, McMahon!
This is a family feud if there ever was one.
That's it.
They wanted the cage to keep the family out and it's working.
[laughing]
[Vince] Oh no!
And now, Davey Boy Smith is climbing up.
Davey Boy Smith trying to get in.
And Davey Boy hammering it out with Owen.
A haymaker, Owen goes back.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Look out, Anvil!
Look out, Anvil!
[Vince] And now the Hart brothers are coming into the cage.
British Bulldog is in there now.
Davey Boy reaching for the ankle of The Anvil.
[Lawler] Get out, Anvil! Get out!
Look at this idiot Bruce.
Give me something to throw at him.
[Vince] And all the brothers on the inside.
But on the outside, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
and the loser of the match, Owen.
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] Look at Stu. Look at Stu.
[Vince] What a class act, huh?
[Lawler] You don't like those guys?
[Vince] And unfortunately,
Bret Hart, the victor, but nonetheless, he has, uh,
felt the brunt of not only the match itself, but
what happened here afterwards with Neidhart
coming in.
He and Owen,
keeping all the brothers at bay
for a while, for sure.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] And you can bet no one in the Hart family,
no one… Wait a minute, what's this?
Todd Pettengill.
[Pettengill] Anvil, come on.
Come on.
-You gotta tell us what-- -[Owen] I am the champ.
I don't owe you an explanation!
I don't owe you anything! Leave me alone!
-[Pettengill] This is ridiculous. -Shut up!
[Pettengill] The whole family's standing there.
My whole family? What the hell do you call that?
They're not my flesh and blood. They turned their backs on me.
The only one they ever cared about was Bret.
I ought to be the winner!
I don't know what the hell The British Bulldog is doing!
He's not my brother, he's not my family.
He's jumping in there, interfering.
Bulldog, you stay out of it. Bret, I had you beat.
You talk about interfering, The Anvil, all over The Hitman.
Hitman, you get in my way,
and that's just exactly what's gonna happen to you
if you're gonna be laying it down in that ring.
You get in my way, you're gonna get wasted, Jack!
Just like what happened to you right now.
Let's go celebrate my victory.
[Vince] Thank you, Todd. Todd Pettengill.
[Lawler] Wow.
[Vince] What did you make of that, Jerry Lawler?
[Lawler] Well,
if you say that Bret Hart was the winner, then I'd rather be a loser,
because Bret Hart took the beating of his life, didn't he? Admit it.
That was a tremendous matchup,
and thank goodness they both actually have survived
that, uh, steel cage match.
Nonetheless, "The Hitman" Bret Hart
remains the World Wrestling Federation Champion, Jerry Lawler.
-What about Stu? -What about Stu?
I don't know if they're gonna make it through the night.
The whole family over there.
-Whoo. -It's unbelievable.
It's the WWE.
[man] Thanksgiving eve, get ready for some full body contact,
high-speed collisions and bone-crunching hits.
It's the WWE Survivor Series.
Where teams of superstars strive to survive
in punishing elimination matches.
What's more, there's no penalties for personal fouls,
unnecessary roughness, or illegal use of the hands.
The WWE Survivor Series. Live on pay-per-view.
This year, we'll provide the stuffing and the squash.
[Vince] Yes, indeed, ladies and gentlemen, Thanksgiving eve from San Antonio, Texas.
The World Wrestling Federation presenting the Survivor Series.
[Lawler] Oh. I don't know if there's really gonna be a survivor of this match.
[Vince] Our next matchup, ladies and gentlemen,
The Undertaker versus The Undertaker.
Let's take you back now, and show you some of the events
that led up to this extraordinary matchup.
[Pettengill] Earlier this year, at the WWE Royal Rumble,
Paul Bearer's Undertaker was defeated in a Casket Match
by not only his opponent, Yokozuna,
but by nine other competitors as well.
And they leave this dubious distinction for Yokozuna.
He kicks The Undertaker into that double-deep, double-wide casket.
Then you see the rest of these WWE superstars
pushing The Undertaker down until they hear the gong.
Look at them look around, the smoke pours from underneath that casket.
They are bewildered!
No one knows what's going on as they listen to the voice from beyond.
[Undertaker] Soon all mankind
will witness the rebirth
of The Undertaker.
[gong chimes]
I will not rest
in peace.
[thunderclap]
[crowd cheers]
[electricity zaps]
[thunderclap]
[electricity zaps]
[gong chimes]
[crowd cheering]
[Pettengill] As The Undertaker ascended to wherever it is Undertakers ascend to,
we all thought we had seen the last of him.
That is, until people from all over
began reporting having seen The Undertaker.
You know, the other day I was working, and guess who walked in.
The Undertaker. I couldn't believe it.
This guy was huge.
Brynn, did you see The Undertaker?
I saw him outside. Um, um, slide down the slide.
Man, when the smoke started clearing,
there was this big figure standing there.
And when it cleared up, I looked, it was The Undertaker.
Did you see the man who was just in here? He was enormous.
Oh, I saw him. That was The Undertaker.
-No, not The Undertaker. -It was.
[Pettengill] Even "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase,
told us that he himself had made contact with The Undertaker.
DiBiase claimed with all his money and connections,
he was the man to bring The Undertaker back
to the World Wrestling Federation.
However, folks, a different point of view from Paul Bearer,
who said that was impossible.
Paul Bearer claimed the trail had gone cold.
In fact, he called Ted DiBiase a liar. Point-blank.
He said if he couldn't reach The Undertaker,
there was no way that Ted DiBiase could do it either.
However, folks, The Million Dollar Man, not being one to shut up, put up.
And made this unbelievably startling announcement,
let's call it an introduction, on the Heartbreak Hotel.
I give you once again, from the dark side,
The Undertaker!
[crowd cheers]
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Pettengill] Absolutely incredible.
Did Ted DiBiase really have control over The Undertaker?
After all, it was The Million Dollar Man
who brought The Undertaker to the World Wrestling Federation originally.
But could The Undertaker have forgotten his relationship with this man,
Paul Bearer?
It was a few weeks later, July 4th, to be exact, on Monday Night Raw
that Paul Bearer tried to regain control of his Undertaker.
Doing everything in his power to draw The Undertaker back
to his corner.
You can see the grimace on the face of "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
The Undertaker staring at Paul Bearer, and then
a step in that direction.
Would it be another step?
Would Paul Bearer pull The Undertaker back to his side?
It was like The Undertaker was being pulled by a magnet.
Two sides. Which side would he go to?
We all watched on as The Million Dollar Man
resorted to his power. Cash.
The Undertaker's head snaps, and he has seen the green.
That's when Paul Bearer began to suspect that Ted DiBiase's Undertaker
wasn't the same Undertaker he had known before.
He returns to the place he feels his Undertaker's presence the strongest,
in the cemetery.
There's no question this eerie setting
was definitely Paul Bearer's window to the other side,
and his best chance of contacting his Undertaker.
When Paul Bearer confronted Ted DiBiase and his Undertaker
on the King's Court two weeks ago,
The Million Dollar Man ordered his Undertaker
to put Paul Bearer in a compromising situation,
and watch this grip right there, around the neck
of Paul Bearer.
No secret, folks, Paul Bearer was not gonna get out of this grip
of The Million Dollar Man's Undertaker
by himself.
Then, the mysterious happening.
The lights begin to flicker.
Look at the face of that brain surgeon, Jerry Lawler.
The Million Dollar Man, everybody looking all over, the crowd goes crazy,
as they feel the presence of Paul Bearer's Undertaker.
And when the lights come back on, not only has Paul Bearer escaped from that grip,
but he's outside the ring,
proclaiming the presence of his Undertaker.
[Bearer] That's my Undertaker!
He's here! Oh yeah!
[Pettengill] Then, folks, just this past weekend, unbelievably enough,
we finally heard from the man from the dark side.
[Undertaker] Ted DiBiase,
I vow never to rest in peace.
This Monday night,
you bring whatever demon it is that you possess.
For the time has come
for The Undertaker to rise once more.
Therefore, the time has come
for your Undertaker
to be destroyed once and for all.
To rest in peace.
[gong chimes]
[crowd cheering]
-[bell rings] -["It's All About The Money" playing]
[Finkel] This contest is scheduled for one fall.
[Vince] Yes, ladies and gentlemen, here he comes again.
And thus far, he is two-for-two.
[Lawler] What did you expect?
Did you expect anything less out of this guy?
[Vince] Ted DiBiase, the devious one.
According to Ted DiBiase,
everybody has a price
for The Million Dollar Man.
[Lawler] That's right.
-Listen up, McMahon. -♪ Money, money, money, money, money ♪
[DiBiase] Well, this is it.
It's SummerSlam!
And I don't have any idea
what Paul Bearer is going to bring to SummerSlam tonight.
But The Million Dollar Man
brings to you, once again,
the one,
the only, from the dark side,
The Undertaker!
[cackles]
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Lawler] There's an eerie feeling for you, McMahon. Huh?
Are those goose pimples up and down your neck?
[Vince] Take a look, if you would.
[Lawler] Yeah. Now, who does Paul Bearer have with him?
Huh, McMahon?
[Vince] Surely a one-of-a-kind matchup, ladies and gentlemen.
The Undertaker
versus The Undertaker.
And I suggest to you, Jerry Lawler,
that only one will survive.
[Lawler] That one right there. That's The Undertaker.
[Vince] 23,000 fans
here at the United Center. What a presence
they are currently feeling
as Ted DiBiase's Undertaker
makes his way to the squared circle.
An ominous sight, as The Undertaker
takes the steps.
And…
-[Lawler] Oh yeah. -[Vince] …brings the light.
There he is.
[Vince] The Undertaker,
possessed…
by Ted DiBiase.
[Lawler] Don't you know it must be great to be rich, McMahon? Look.
This guy's got bookcases at home just for his bankbooks.
[Vince] But what will Paul Bearer bring
to the squared circle? What will he bring to SummerSlam?
[Lawler] That's him, right there. The Undertaker.
[Vince] Yeah.
-But what will Paul Bearer bring? -[Finkel] And now,
led towards the ring by Paul Bearer…
[Lawler] We're fixing to find out.
-[Finkel] …the one, the only… -[crowd cheering]
[Finkel] …The Undertaker!
[Lawler] What is that brain-dead Finkel saying?
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Lawler] Whoa.
[Vince] There's Paul, but where's The Undertaker?
[Lawler] Oh no!
He's got nothing, McMahon!
[Vince] Wait a minute. What's he looking at over here?
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Vince] Paul Bearer is bringing the double-wide,
double-deep casket!
And you know what's inside that casket.
[Lawler] No, I don't know.
-[Vince] The Undertaker's in there. -[Lawler] The Undertaker's in the ring.
He's my Undertaker, he's mine! Oh yeah!
[Lawler] Man, I wonder who his embalmer is.
[Vince] Inside that casket, ladies and gentlemen,
The Undertaker.
And I believe it's the same Undertaker
that we last saw at the WWE Royal Rumble
that will emerge from that casket.
That will step into the ring,
and face The Undertaker.
[Lawler] Now, isn't that some statement to make?
You believe that's The Undertaker that will step in the ring
and face The Undertaker?
[Vince] How would you phrase it?
[Lawler] The Undertaker's in the ring, so far, we've still seen nothing.
Absolutely nothing from Paul Bearer.
[Vince] Yeah. Well, watch this.
[Lawler] Tell you one thing.
The Undertaker steps out of there, I'm leaving.
[Vince] And here he comes!
[crowd cheers]
[Vince] Paul Bearer, reaching in…
[Lawler] Think that's The Undertaker, McMahon?
[crowd cheers]
[Lawler] Where's The Undertaker, McMahon?
[Vince] I fully expected…
[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] …The Undertaker to…
[Lawler] Oh my gosh, McMahon, he doesn't have an Undertaker.
I guess he expects that urn to fight The Undertaker.
[Vince] Well, for sure he's not gonna come out of the urn.
-But what is going on here? -[Lawler] They're leading the casket away.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
[crowd cheers]
[Lawler] What is…
[air hissing]
[Vince] There's a light coming from the urn!
The spirit of The Undertaker. And wait a minute.
[thunder rumbling]
-[Vince] Listen. -[Lawler] Why'd it get so cold?
It's freezing in here, McMahon.
What is going on?
[thunder rumbling continues]
[thunderclap]
[crowd cheers]
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Vince] Paul Bearer, commanding the spirit of The Undertaker.
-And oh my goodness! -[Lawler] Oh.
Oh my gosh.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] He's moving now!
Jerry "The King" Lawler,
now, that's… Now, that's The Undertaker!
[Lawler] I said it before, McMahon, but I really didn't believe it, but
there are two Undertakers!
[Vince] And Paul Bearer,
with the urn.
The embodiment of the spirit of The Undertaker!
The Undertaker has returned!
The Undertaker is here,
at SummerSlam!
[Lawler] I'm speechless. I can't believe it, still!
McMahon, there are two Undertakers.
Listen to all these idiots, they're going nuts!
[crowd roars]
[Vince] Listen to this!
Oh, look at that! Whoa!
And look at the look on Ted DiBiase's face.
He cannot believe what he is seeing.
[Lawler] I cannot believe that sight right there, McMahon.
[Vince] Yeah, it's like looking in a mirror.
[Lawler] Which one is that?
They're identical.
[Vince] Uh, no, they're not identical.
I think there is only one
true Undertaker.
And we're about to find out
which one there is.
This is the moment, ladies and gentlemen,
you've all been waiting for.
The mystery…
will be solved.
[Lawler] There's no mystery, there are two Undertakers.
-[bell rings] -[Lawler] That's the ugly one, there.
[Vince] And now, here we go.
[Lawler] That is like looking in the mirror.
[crowd cheers]
[Vince] And look out!
Yes!
Paul Bearer's Undertaker,
going to work on Ted DiBiase's.
But no one really… Look at this.
No one really knows what to expect.
-And a reversal. -[Lawler] Whoa.
[Vince] Look at this.
Leapfrog, by The Undertaker.
Oh my!
Tremendous boot! And a chop into the outside.
And Ted DiBiase, now.
up on the apron. And backing right back off,
as Paul Bearer's Undertaker, the Undertaker, I believe,
approaches… Wait a minute.
[Lawler] Oh yeah.
Get that… Get that whatever that Paul Bearer is. Get him.
-[Vince] He's going after the urn. -It's all over for you!
Oh yeah.
It's all over.
[Lawler] Look out!
-[Vince] This is, uh… -[Bearer] Oh yeah!
-[Vince] …the most eerie sight… Oh! -[Bearer] Oh yeah!
[Vince] Ho-ho!
…I think we've ever seen in the WWE.
Look at this.
The Undertaker.
Oh yeah! The suplex.
[Lawler] The Undertaker with a suplex on The Undertaker.
[Vince] Wait a minute, he just sat up.
And look at that! Over the top!
To the outside!
And Paul Bearer's Undertaker,
out on the outside, and… Oh!
To the canvas. The apron.
And… Ooh! Unbelievable chop.
And I think, thus far, we have been able to determine that
Paul Bearer's Undertaker,
I believe, is the one who has returned,
appears to be the more powerful of the two.
And wait a minute.
[Lawler] Oh yeah.
That put a smile on DiBiase's face.
That's his Undertaker. That's the real Undertaker right there.
-[Vince] This is very, very strange. -[Lawler] Come on, Undertaker.
[Vince] Very, very strange.
[Lawler] Oh, wait a minute, look at this.
[DiBiase pounds on the canvas]
[Vince] And going to the top, and wait a minute, no!
Paul Bearer's Undertaker,
has him by the throat, and… Yeah!
That will certainly take its toll.
[Lawler] Look at him!
-[Vince] The sit-up! -[Lawler] The Undertaker sits right up.
Rises up, if you will.
[Vince] And now,
The Undertaker.
Look at this. Going to the top!
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
Only one Undertaker walks the ropes like that.
[Vince] And down across the back.
[Lawler] You gotta admit, McMahon,
both these Undertakers seem to have the power.
[Vince] Indeed, they do. And… Oh no! Look at that!
Both Undertakers having a go here.
[crowd quietly murmuring]
[Vince] This capacity crowd in awe.
They don't know what quite to think,
they're seeing two Undertakers.
[Lawler] I don't quite know what to… Whoa!
Well, we know that only one Undertaker's gonna walk out of here.
Doesn't look like it's gonna be him, does it?
[Vince] Not at the moment.
And… No!
Missing with the elbow.
And a clothesline.
The Undertaker, with a chop.
[Lawler] On The Undertaker.
[Vince] And a headbutt.
Paul Bearer's Undertaker. And…
No, missing with the clothesline there and to the outside.
[crowd continues quiet murmuring]
[Vince] You can hear the virtual silence of this capacity crowd, they…
They're stunned.
-Ooh! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Vince] And we had no idea exactly
what we were gonna see, it's very eerie.
[Lawler] Well, now it's Paul Bearer's Undertaker who's stunned.
Will you be willing to admit, McMahon,
that whoever walks out of here is The Undertaker?
[Vince] Absolutely. I'll grant you that.
[Lawler] All right.
Then I'm putting my money on DiBiase's…
Whatever it is he's got.
The Million Dollar Man
and his men will find a way.
[Vince] And The Undertaker…
is on the receiving end of a great deal of punishment here.
-By The Undertaker. -[Lawler] Right. Been waiting for that.
[Vince] You figure it out.
But wait a minute, look at this. Nothing really seems to be fazing
Paul Bearer's Undertaker, I see a bit of frustration.
[Lawler] Frustration.
[Vince] On the part of Ted DiBiase's Undertaker.
Off the rope. Missing with a clothesline. Uh-oh.
[Lawler] There it is.
[Vince] And… Oh!
[Lawler] Whoa, we saw it!
[Vince] That could do it right there.
He's not going for the cover.
[Lawler] Good night, Paul Bearer, and your
Undertaker.
[Vince] And… nothing is happening!
Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] There was a sit-up, and
a scoop here. Uh-oh, look out, here we go!
[Lawler] This is it.
[Vince] Here comes the Tombstone!
Yes!
No one will get up after that!
[Lawler] No one does that but The Undertaker.
[Vince] Ted DiBiase, throwing the hands!
He's… He's shouting it to his Undertaker now!
[Lawler] That's it.
[Vince] Whoa!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] How did he rise from that?
[Vince] Here comes yet another one.
No!
-No, look at that! -[Lawler] No!
[crowd cheers]
[Vince] Oh my goodness!
DiBiase can't believe…
Hey, wait a minute, look at this.
The Undertaker,
who just gave The Undertaker the Tombstone,
is gonna give him another one.
[Lawler] Look at DiBiase, he can't believe it. Ted, if I were you…
[Vince] Oh! And another one.
[Lawler] Wave some money.
Paul Bearer's got that urn, get that money out and wave it.
[DiBiase] Get up.
[Vince] And this Undertaker is not sitting up at all.
One more time! Yes!
[Lawler] What is he saying, "One more Tombstone"?
[Vince] And look out, here comes another one.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Vince] Yes.
And now…
Yes!
-[crowd cheers] -[bell rings]
["Rest in Peace" playing]
-[Vince] Now, there is the one! -[Finkel] Here is your winner,
The Undertaker!
[Vince] Wait a minute. Look at Ted DiBiase.
[Lawler] Get out of there, Ted!
[Vince] And Ted DiBiase is running for cover.
The Grim Reapers have returned to ringside.
And look,
The Undertaker
has just dropped
Ted DiBiase's Undertaker
into the casket.
[Lawler] Three Tombstones.
He's finished.
[crowd cheering]
[thunder rumbles]
[Vince] And now, for sure,
there's only one Undertaker
in all the WWE.
[thunder rumbles]
[Lawler] I don't like this, McMahon.
[thunder rumbles]
[Vince] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
we've seen yet another first here tonight at SummerSlam,
from the United Center in Chicago.
Until we see you at Survivor Series… Oh, wait a minute.
-There's more! Wait, there's more. -[Lawler] What?
[Vince] Let's take you over to "The Macho Man" Randy Savage.
I personally guaranteed a promise that this would be the totally
most amazing night ever that you would ever witness.
And the WWE never ceases to amaze me.
Now, this is The Macho Man saying, till next time.
Wait a minute, wait a minute. There's more.
Let's go right now to those two super sleuths,
George Kennedy and Leslie Nielsen.
Take it away. See what you got to say, yeah!
Ah-ha.
Ladies and gentlemen, inside this coffin
is the true Prince of Darkness.
-There's nothing inside. -How can that be?
-Look. Over there. -Where?
Over there.
-What? -The case.
The case?
The case. It's closed.
The case is closed. You've solved the mystery.
I don't know how you do it.
Come on. Let's go get something to eat.
The case is closed. t something to eat.