[tense music playing]
[music fades]
-["Ode to Joy" playing] -[operatic singing]
[music crescendos]
["Ode to Joy" concludes]
[narrator] Chef Boyardee presents WWE SummerSlam.
[rock music playing]
-[explosions] -[fireworks whistling]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The 13th annual SummerSlam is on the air
from the sold out Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Center
in Raleigh, North Carolina, where we are sold out
with over a $1.1 million gain.
[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] Hello again, everybody.
I'm Jim Ross alongside Jerry "the King" Lawler.
We welcome our fans to WWE New York
for being with us along with our fans around the world
where we're being seen live in over 50 countries, King.
[Jerry] Well, let me just tell you this, J.R.,
you being from Oklahoma, I don't know if you realize,
our opening was set behind an opera.
And now you know what they say about an opera,
it ain't over till the fat lady sings.
Well, the fat lady may sing on the title reign of The Rock here tonight.
Well, we got ten great matchups tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
four championships will be decided, King.
I realize that. Before we talk about the championships,
I'm just glad to see that you can see tonight, J.R.,
after that stunt that Tazz pulled with the glass in your eye.
-I'm glad to have you here. I promise you… -["Censor" playing]
[Jerry] …Tazz has got some payback coming from the King, you know.
I was a lucky man, I'll tell you, in SmackDown,
and I thank you for what you've done.
The King and Tazz tonight, four titles decided, ten huge matchups
and we're gonna start it off with a Six-Man Tag Team matchup.
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following Six-Man Tag Team match is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first at a combined weight of 865 pounds,
Steven Richards, Bull Buchanan, and the Goodfather,
the Right to Censor.
[Ross] 18,128
have jammed up the Entertainment and Sports Complex here in Raleigh
and most are booing the Right to Censor organization
led by Steven Richards.
[Jerry] Right to Censor.
-[music fades] -[crowd booing]
[Jerry] I wish he would exercise his right
-to remain silent. -I would think
that in the Bible Belt
that the Right to Censor
would be applauded for our actions.
[crowd booing]
[Steven] I would think…
that you people in the Bible Belt
would support us.
[Jerry] Ha!
Yet you boo us.
[crowd booing]
Allow me to offer you a lesson in morality.
-Rikishi's… -["Bad Man" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, ask and you shall receive.
[Ross] Right to Censor has got a problem with Rikishi's back side.
Then they have a bigger problem with Rikishi's backside
if all goes well for Rikishi and Too Cool.
[Jerry] Oh, yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[Howard] Their opponents,
at a combined weight of 852 pounds,
Too Cool and Rikishi.
[Jerry] I guarantee, this is not gonna sit too well
with old Steven Richards and the Right to Censor.
Look who's accompanying Rikishi.
[Ross] Couple of Godfather's former ladies.
[Jerry] Ah, the hoes are back.
[Ross] The dark-haired young lady, Victoria, thrown into the table
at the hands of The Goodfather and Right to Censor.
She still plans on suing those guys.
[Jerry] She was on injured reserve there for a while,
but it's good to see now that she's gonna be back on her back.
[chuckles]
[Ross] This is not sitting well
with the Right to Censor organization.
-[Jerry] Oh, they can get down. -[Ross] Steven Richards,
Bull Buchanan, and The Goodfather.
[Jerry] I don't-- I just don't understand how The Goodfather
can look up in there to see the fun these people are having,
how he can't remember the good old days when he was in there having fun.
[Ross] And that's what it's all about. It's all about having fun.
[Jerry] Oh, yeah. That's fun for you.
-Look out. -[Ross] And Right to Censor
-says, "The fun is over." -[bell ringing]
[Ross] And here we go in this Six-Man Tag Team matchup.
The first time we have seen Steven Richards
-in actual physical combat. -[Jerry laughs]
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] That's what I'm anxious to see.
I'm anxious to see Steven Richards get a fist shoved down his throat.
[Ross] WWE title on the line and in a Triple Threat Match, King,
we know that that is a No Disqualification,
No-Count Out matchup with The Rock, Triple H, and Kurt Angle.
Triple H has yet to arrive here tonight.
As we went off the air on Heat,
Kurt Angle went into Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley's locker room.
[Jerry] Yeah. Did they find out what's going on in there?
-There could be some more heat. -[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what,
I don't understand that at all.
You talk about throwing another log on the fire.
Kurt Angle and, quite frankly, Stephanie have done that already here tonight.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I can't believe that Scotty 2 Hotty
voluntarily lost his lid.
He must be serious about this. Whoa.
[Ross] Crossbody by Scotty.
Scotty crossbody and got a near fall.
Tag made, Grandmaster in.
[Jerry] Did you say "Scotty crossbody"?
[Ross] Oh, what's this?
Double team by Too Cool.
[Jerry] Oh, yeah.
[Ross] Taking Bull Buchanan up and over in that-- in that suplex.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Moonwalk, moonwalk.
[Ross] Bull with a shot to the face of Grandmaster,
enough to make the tag, God-- Goodfather in.
-[Jerry] Yeah, there you go. -[Ross] I wish it was The Godfather
-in the days of… -[Jerry] Oh, missed.
[Ross speaks indistinctly]
[Jerry] Oh, man, right in the back.
Oh, that had hurt.
[Ross] Lower back of The Goodfather
right across the ring apron there on that exchange.
[Jerry] Look at this.
Oh, yeah.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, hey, come on.
[Ross] The Goodfather shoving down his former ladies.
Look at the expression on The Goodfather's face.
[Jerry] That's not the way to treat a hoe?
-[Ross] A lady? -[Jerry] Oh.
-[crowd chanting] Save the hoes. -[Jerry] Yeah, here we go.
-Louder. -[crowd chanting] Save the hoes.
-[Jerry] Can't hear you. -[crowd chanting] Save the hoes.
-[Jerry] Louder. -[crowd chanting] Save the hoes.
[Ross] Down goes Grandmaster Sexay at the hands of--
specifically of The Goodfather.
[Jerry] Why can't The Goodfather hear that?
We got 18,000 people in here chanting save the hoes.
[Ross] 18,128.
[Jerry] Well, that 128, I don't think perhaps had chanted.
[Ross] They may be at the concession stand.
[Jerry] Yeah, there you go. Uh-oh, look at this.
[Ross] And a cover by Bull Buchanan, reaches back, hooks the leg,
and got a near fall on Grandmaster Sexay.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] It's certainly an unusual occurrence
that Triple H is not already here in the arena.
We expect his arrival…
pretty much at any time.
[Jerry] Well, here he is.
-[Ross] Powerbomb. -[Jerry] Steven Richards.
[Ross] And Steven in and the leg is hooked.
Both legs were hooked. Nice technique by Steven Richards
who's taking off his necktie now.
[Jerry] The brainwash master here, the cult leader.
-[Ross] Just don't drink the Kool-Aid. -[Jerry] Right.
Or maybe I wish his followers would.
Oh, look out. There you go.
-Censor that. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Grandmaster getting the advantage here
-in a somewhat unorthodox fashion. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Superplex off the top. That may be all for Steven tonight.
At least he's not wearing those stupid white socks of his,
that we can-- we can see him anyway.
[rhythmic clapping]
[Jerry] Come on. Here we go.
[Ross] Fans behind Rikishi and Too Cool.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] With a tag. Oh, no, no, can't-- oh.
-[Ross] Enzuigiri by Grandmaster. -[Jerry] Here's the tag.
[Ross] Makes a tag. Rikishi,
Rikishi gonna be looking to put Right to Censor
as much as Steven Richards away.
[Jerry] Oh, boy, here we go.
Oh, wait.
More business to take care of.
[Ross] The Goodfather saves Steven in that exchange.
And look at Rikishi, taking care of some business here
with Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather.
The 424-pound Rikishi making his presence and buns--
[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey, look at this.
-[chuckles] Oh, yeah. -[Ross] Victoria…
[Jerry] I love it.
[Ross] …bringing Steven into the ring by the hair of his head.
[Jerry] Oh. Pile them up.
[Ross] Stack 'em up like hard wood.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] It don't look good for Right to Censor here.
[Jerry] Woo, woo. Here we go.
[Ross] Bang.
And that'll make a ripple.
[Jerry laughs]
There you go, lift off. Oh, bang.
[Ross] And now it's time for the clean up here on Steven.
-Give it to him. -[Jerry] Oh, my God, here we go.
[Ross] The Sault and a squat,
taking both cheeks right in the torso of Steven.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] Samoan drop on The Goodfather.
[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Bull Buchanan catching Rikishi on the back of the head.
[Jerry] Yeah, but look at this. Speaking of back of the head.
-Oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Here we go.
Are you ready for this?
Oh, look at the hair. Look at the eyes.
The people wanna see the W-O-R-M
right here in Raleigh.
[crowd chanting] W-O-R-M.
-[Ross] What a shot. -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] What a shot by Steven.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. No.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty
-wormed his way right into that foot. -[Howard] Here are your winners,
-the Right to Censor. -["Censorship" playing]
[Ross] Right to Censor, I don't know.
I gotta call that an upset.
[Jerry] You got that right.
Every time I see these guys win, it upsets my stomach.
[Ross] Was about to get The Worm and watch this.
Right in the face, Steven…
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] The Worm got stepped on
by that big boot of Steven Richards and Right to Censor.
[Ross] The Right to Censor with a victory here.
And again, King, that's gotta be considered an upset
because of the skills, quite frankly, of Rikishi and Too Cool.
Well, I was really hoping to see finally
that idiot Steven Richards and his followers get put in their place,
but we're gonna have to wait till another day for that, I guess.
Well, I'm still wondering what the conversation
or what the need for conversation between Kurt Angle and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
considering her husband is not here yet.
I don't know, J.R.
It's a little scary, if you ask me.
We'll just take you back earlier tonight here on Heat.
We'll show you what we're talking about.
Kurt Angle arrived earlier tonight,
and Jonathan Coach had a chance to talk to the Olympian.
Kurt, Kurt.
Hey, listen, I gotta ask you.
What were you thinking taking advantage of Stephanie on Thursday night?
Taking advantage?
Are you questioning my integrity?
Hey, I don't have to give a fourth string announcer
like you or anyone else an explanation.
Excuse me.
[Ross] And then after this, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley arrived.
Hey, Steph, listen. I really need to ask you.
Coach, have you seen Hunter?
Is he here?
No, Hunter's not here yet.
He hasn't got here yet, but Kurt Angle is here.
Where's Kurt?
Well, he just came in and he just went that way.
[Ross] Well-- and then earlier tonight on Heat,
Kurt Angle then went into Stephanie's locker room, King.
[Jerry] I still can't understand exactly why.
[Ross] And what is he thinking here?
He kisses a man's wife on SmackDown.
He knows that Triple H is not here.
[Jerry] You saw the smile on his face.
I'm afraid I know what he's thinking.
[Ross] Well, folks, this is what it's all about.
-I know you-- -I really care about you, Steph.
You don't realize how much I care about you.
I'm so sorry. I am so sorry, Steph.
-It's okay, Kurt. -I'm so sorry.
I know you didn't-- It wasn't your fault.
I really care about you, Steph.
-I really-- I really care. -It wasn't your fault.
It wasn't your fault at all.
I understand…
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] King, I couldn't believe that. I was in shock when I saw that.
[Jerry] Yeah. But look, look, here is the part I can't believe.
Watch Stephanie's hands.
Look at that.
I think she succumbed to the seduction of Kurt Angle.
[Ross] I think she liked it.
Shane McMahon,
you must be having mixed emotions.
You're about to defend your Hardcore Championship
against Steve Blackman.
But what are your thoughts about the emotional state of your sister,
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley?
Well, first of all, I love my sister Stephanie
and I support every decision that Stephanie makes, you know, no matter what.
And I…
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Shane] And I gotta get going real fast.
-He's right here. I can see. -[Jerry] J.R., look.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, 18,000 plus here in the beautiful Raleigh,
North Carolina Entertainment and Sports Complex
for SummerSlam.
And again, we thank you for being with us
over 50 countries enjoying SummerSlam live tonight.
[Jerry] I don't…
["With My Baby Tonight" playing]
♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
[Jerry] Here we go.
♪ Your ass better call somebody! ♪
[Ross] Well, what started out as a friendly rivalry
between the Road Dogg and X-Pac,
both representing DX, has turned into a very physical confrontation.
As a matter of fact, King, let's go back to last Monday night on Raw
when the Road Dogg and X-Pac had the occasion to meet The Undertaker.
Look at this confrontation here.
[Jerry] I told you, there's no such thing as a friendly rivalry.
It's an oxymoron. And look, they got a little heated.
I don't think that X-Pac meant to do this.
That is a head-butt, ladies and gentlemen,
but I don't think he intended for buddy Road Dogg
to fall through that table.
The look on X-Pac's face.
[Ross] Like I said, The Undertaker on Monday…
-[Road Dogg] Cut the music. -[Ross] The Undertaker on SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
Raleigh, North Carolina, welcome to the Dogg House.
-[crowd booing] -[Road Dogg] What you see is me,
me, the D-O-G-G,
and tonight, I gotta go head to head with the X with A-P, the A to the C.
But I'll tell you this, we're going nose to nose and toes to toes,
and when we're done, everybody will know who the best man is.
["Make Some Noise!" playing]
[Ross] It's gonna be the Road Dogg and his-- I got--
at one time, maybe still, I don't know, considered his best friend.
Well, gotta think the friendship's
gotta be a little bit in jeopardy.
[Jerry] You know the old saying, a friend in need is a pet.
-[Ross] Oh, yeah. -But I thought these guys are big buds.
[Ross] Well, folks, on SmackDown,
it was the Road Dogg and X-Pac
in a handicap match with the Undertaker
when the-- Things got hot and heavy, King, no doubt about it.
And the Road Dogg decided to leave
-and he left… -[screams]
…X-Pac alone with The Undertaker,
and that was not good business.
[Jerry] Well, you know, especially coming from Road Dogg who's a former serviceman,
I mean, actually been in battle.
You know you don't leave your comrade in battle,
but that's what he did.
He deserted X-Pac.
[Ross] Well, King, on the heels of X-Pac
head-butting his own partner right through that table.
-So I don't… -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] …obviously a very emotional matchup between these two men.
[Jerry] You know what I'd like to see?
I'd like to see these two guys get this out of their system.
-I'm sure they're capable of… -[bell ringing]
[Jerry] …having a great match here.
I'd like to see 'em wrestle,
well, maybe even find out who the better man is,
and then get back together and be a top tag team again.
[Ross] You know, the irony of this matchup is--
was that these two men fought for the DX name
back at Fully Loaded in July of '99.
-[Jerry] Right. -[Ross] And that's a--
that's an old amateur move right there, that I can take you down whenever I want.
I can ride you as long as I want and then I'll let you up if I want.
[Jerry] Yeah. It was just making a statement.
That's rubbing it in Road Dogg's face.
That's-- that was purely for embarrassment.
[Ross] Certainly there is a large contingent of fans
that consider these two men the-- quite frankly, one of the best,
if not the best tag teams ever in the WWE.
[crowd chanting] X-Pac sucks!
-[Ross] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Speaking of embarrassment.
[Ross] A kick to the back side and that's-- that is embarrassing.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Wow.
Olympic-caliber athlete like X-Pac getting a--
[Jerry] That might be more than embarrassing.
That might be humiliating, to get kicked in the butt like that.
-[Ross] Literally kicked in the butt. -[Jerry] Right.
[Ross] Both men wearing the DX colors.
And no matter the outcome of this thing, you gotta wonder what the relationship
of these two men will be
when we come on the air tomorrow night on Raw.
[Jerry] That's what I'm saying. I hope they get this out of their system.
-Friendly rivalry. Right. -[both grunt]
[Ross] And they may fight here tonight, go out afterwards and have dinner
and maybe be over it or maybe not, who knows.
[Jerry] I hope so.
[Ross] Knockdown by the Road Dogg.
We are still awaiting the arrival of Triple H.
No one has spoken with Triple H since Thursday night on SmackDown
when we saw that…
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] …Olympic-size lip-lock
of Kurt Angle delivered to Stephanie.
And as you pointed out, King, good eye,
it looked like at the end of the kiss, she was liking it.
[Jerry] I know it. That's what worried-- whoa.
[Ross] Looked like he's going for the Bronco Buster.
Road Dogg knows everything at the back of his head.
I know that.
[Jerry] That's what he said. He told X-Pac, "I know that."
-[referee whistling] -[Ross] Referee Tim White.
[Jerry] That is what's so interesting about this match.
I mean, each one of these guys know-- it's almost like wrestling themselves.
I mean, they know every move the other--
his opponent's gotta make probably before his opponent makes it.
[Ross] Many competitors said it's the toughest match to go
against someone that they have teamed with.
And a super hold applied by X-Pac on the Road Dogg.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] X-Pac, the second generation competitor.
His dad "Bullet" Bob Armstrong was a legend in this game
and certainly X-Pac, 28 years of age.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Over ten years of experience at 28 years of age
and Road Dogg now maybe getting ready to take a--
I wanna say a catnap and maybe a little--
[Jerry] Well, I don't think it's actually--
he doesn't have a sleeper locked in there.
It's more a reversed chinlock, but either way I think Road Dogg is--
he gotta fight out of this thing.
-[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. -[Ross] The pace quickened.
The reverse heel kick and it could be--
and it's gonna be a near fall.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Certainly, X-Pac will have the advantage here, King.
One would assume as far as speed is concern.
Break it. One, two…
[Jerry] Why can't these guys be like you and I, J.R.?
I mean, we don't have a friendly rivalry.
We don't have to prove who the better commentator is out here every week,
-do we? -[Ross] No. We know who it is.
-It's you. -[Jerry] Oh, gosh. See? [laughs]
[Ross] Bronco buster by X-Pac.
-Uh-oh. Modified version of such. -[crowd booing]
X-Pac not the-- crowd is somewhat mixed here. Some--
[Jerry] No. I don't-- I'm somewhat mixed, too. [laughs]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Well, here we go now.
I guess the term wrestling…
[Jerry] Yeah. I would refer to this.
[Ross] Left jabs by the Road Dogg finding their mark.
[Jerry] Jumping, jabbing.
-Oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Juking, jiving and thriving with the right hand.
[Jerry] Ow.
Oh, man.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] X-Pac come up-- hung up on that second rope.
Shake, rattle and knee drop by the Road Dogg.
Still-- yeah, now, he's gonna go for that cover
and the lateral press got the Road Dogg, two.
[Jerry] Now, I think Road Dogg is ahead on points here.
Of course, we're not judging this thing on points.
I almost wish we were.
What a friendly rivalry should be about.
It's a good, clean, scientific wrestling and-- oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Counter by the Road Dogg, so with a powerbomb.
High-impact move on X-Pac.
Oh, low blow by…
-[Jerry] Man. -[Ross] …Road Dogg.
Look, with powerslam and the low blow
-to the X-Factor and that's a… -[crowd counts]
-[bell rings] -[Ross] …that's a three kick.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Howard] Here is your winner, X-Pac.
["Make Some Noise!" playing]
[Ross] So, X-Pac with a low blow.
-[music stops abruptly] -Yo, yo, hey, Dogg.
That's it, man.
Hey, we both know who the better man is.
Hey, we're still a great team, man.
-[Jerry] Good. -Woo.
-[Jerry] Good. -No hard feelings, huh?
What do you say?
[Jerry] All right. Now, that's what I like to see.
That's what I was hoping for, J.R.
Well, X-Pac thinks we feel-- oh.
I didn't think the Road Dogg agreed with who's the better man.
[Jerry] Did you see that?
[Ross] Road Dogg doing the doggy style with a Pumphandle Slam.
["New Age Outlaw" playing]
[Jerry] I don't think-- I don't think Road Dogg
like that low blow too much, do you, J.R.?
[Ross] I don't know if these two men are gonna have dinner together tonight.
If they do, I know a great place for 'em to go, but that's another story.
[Jerry] Wow.
Well, if they go to the same restaurant, I don't wanna have to be in there.
[Ross] Take another look.
The low blow led to the Road Dogg's downfall
and this was-- right here.
Boom, right there. That was a low blow.
Referee couldn't have seen it.
The X-Factor was enough obviously for the three.
[Jerry] And I think Road Dogg must've felt like that was going above
and way beyond the friendly rivalry stage.
[Ross] I don't think he thought his friend would use a low blow to beat him.
[Jerry] And this is what the Road Dogg gave X-Pac in return.
-Wow. -[crowd cheering]
I don't know that-- it's gonna be interesting to see
how these guys coexist now going forward, if they do.
Yeah. I don't know if they're gonna actually be doing any coexisting now, J.R.
Because-- if they did go out to eat tonight,
Road Dogg and X-Pac, let me tell you where I went last night.
If there's a better steakhouse in the world,
a Raleigh landmark, you know what I'm talking about.
-[Jerry] I do. -[Ross] Vinnie's Steak House
here in Raleigh has good food as I have ever had in my mouth.
I know J.R. knows something about groceries.
[Jerry laughs] Even if you don't live in Raleigh,
it's certainly worth the trip.
Whoa, baby.
-[crowd cheering] -…you're doing centerfold.
Oh, I can't wait for tonight.
The Intercontinental title's on the line
and I just want you to know one thing, okay?
If you win, baby, you know me.
I'm not the jealous type.
All I want is for you to be happy and smiling,
and especially mine, baby.
Well, Eddie, one way or another…
-Hmm. -…one of us is gonna get lucky tonight.
-[crowd cheering] -Ay ay ay.
[Jerry] Ay ay ay.
Lucky's right. If you wanna get that, IC title.
But since we're talking about centerfold material.
I mean, she's pretty and all, you know.
Long hair and what not, but I mean, centerfold material?
Who-- as a man, as a man, who do you wanna see in the centerfold?
Chyna or me? Huh?
What the hell are you talking about?
Tonight isn't about Chyna being a centerfold
or you being a centerfold, or you being a model or her being a model.
Tonight is about this right here, the Intercontinental title.
So, remember this, Trish, you had better carry your part.
[scoffs]
You wouldn't even have that title if it wasn't for me.
[Jerry] Me? Me?
[Ross] Well, folks in the States, let us remind you that Raw Is War
on a special time tomorrow night, eleven o'clock Eastern,
a regular time of 9:00 Pacific on the USA Network, King, in the States.
[Jerry] I can assure you, it'd be well worth
staying up a little bit later for Raw tomorrow night.
-Whoo. -[Ross] It will be Raw, all right.
["Latino Heat" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Is it true, the later we are on the air,
the more Raw we can get?
[Ross] Well, I've heard that suggestion.
-[Jerry laughs] I love it. -[bell rings]
[Howard] The following Inter-Gender Tag Team Match
scheduled for one fall
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing first, approaching the ring,
the team of "The Ninth Wonder of the World" Chyna
and Eddie Guerrero.
[Ross] Well, King, to the best of my knowledge,
this is another first for the World Wrestling Entertainment.
A stipulation invoked by Mick Foley.
If either Val or Trish get pinned,
then Val loses the Intercontinental title
and if either Eddie or Chyna earn the pin,
then that individual will be the Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] Oh, mamacita. Say it with flowers.
[Ross] There's some retaliation a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown
for Val Venis getting physical with The Ninth Wonder of the World
and then, boom, from behind,
the glass broken right on top of that on the skull of Chyna was sickening.
[Jerry] That was retaliation for you.
I think Chyna still got glass in her hair. Look at that.
[Ross] Let me tell you, that glass is not-- it goes everywhere.
[dance music playing]
[Ross] It's good to see both Eddie and Chyna
both supportive of each other's efforts.
We heard them talking about it on Radio WWE last night.
[Jerry] All I can tell Trish is, what goes around, comes around.
I keep thinking that I hear somebody knocking on the door
but it was letters flying across the street isn't it.
[Howard] Their opponents, the team of Trish Stratus
and the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
Val Venis.
[Ross] I can only imagine what Chyna would like to do to Trish
and what Chyna may do to Trish in this matchup.
If Val is smart, and he is,
he would have Trish on that apron and park her there.
[Jerry] I can only imagine what I'd like to do Trish.
-[Ross] Oh, I can imagine that. -[Jerry] Please.
Or Chyna for that matter.
[Ross] The women and children to bed to go on that subject matter.
[Jerry] These are both centerfold-quality babes.
Oh, man.
Oh, baby.
[Ross] Well, we know what Chyna can do.
She is a bona fide Ninth Wonder of the World--
-the bona fide Ninth Wonder of the World… -[bell rings]
[Ross] …more specifically.
And it's Eddie Guerrero and Val Venis,
the Intercontinental title on the line here
in this very unusual mixed tag team match up.
[Jerry] What a tremendous amount of pressure on Val Venis.
I mean, he's not gonna--
he's not only gotta worry about defending his title himself,
but he's gotta worry about Trish actually losing it for him.
[Ross] Like I said, Val would be well-served,
I think, to keep Trish out of this fray…
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] …if that's possible.
[Jerry] Well, I'm sure he's-- I'm sure he's coached Trish
along on what she should do or what she shouldn't do,
and that's probably get in the ring.
[Ross] Well, Val Venis has got a lot of experience, a world class athlete.
Nice suplex by Eddie Guerrero, goes for the cover.
And the Intercontinental title on the line,
but Trish is not an experienced, trained grappler, shall we say.
[Jerry] No kidding. I realize that.
Val realizes that.
-Oh, man. -[Ross] Eddie Guerrero
thought about the hurricanrana
and Val Venis' size and strength advantage on Eddie here,
nothing new for the-- for the Latino Heat.
There's the cover.
And Guerrero able to kick-out, got his right shoulder up.
[Jerry] I actually tried to call Trish a couple times this week to tutor her,
uh, on the art of grappling.
[Ross] What? Did you just breathe on the phone or did you get ahold of her?
-[Jerry] Mostly breathing. -[Ross] Yeah, I thought maybe so.
[Jerry] Oh, look at that.
-[Ross] Her pouting little lips, King. -[Jerry] No.
[Ross] Don't you feel for her?
[Jerry] I mean, you're looking at her lips?
-[Ross] And Chyna… -[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Hey, Val. Somebody wants to talk to you.
[Jerry] Oh, baby.
-[Ross] Chyna with the knockdown. -[Jerry] Did you hear that?
[Ross] And that was some impact there on The Big Valbowski.
And now Eddie and Chyna in a double-- and Eddie want a double team,
but referee Jack don't-- oh, here comes Eddie again.
[Jerry] Oh, he's gonna do it. Here we go.
-Oh, man. -[Ross] Flapjack.
-Cover. -One, two.
-[Jerry] Here we go. -[Ross] Whoa.
Chyna hooking the near leg.
Val able to get his shoulders up there.
[Jerry] Chyna was almost the new Intercontinental Champion.
[Ross] She has been into that big dance before
as an Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] And let me ask you this, do you really believe it when you hear--
I mean, it was sort of like--
Oh, God. I heard that.
That was sort of nauseating
to hear Chyna and Eddie Guerrero carry on...
[mockingly] "I hope you win, though."
"I'll be happy if you win, but I like for you to win.
You haven't been the champion."
What do you think, J.R.?
[Ross] What I retained on that conversation
was "Somebody is gonna get lucky tonight."
[Jerry] You got that right.
[Ross] Elbow by-- reverse elbow by Chyna.
Val is in a degree of trouble here-- he goes downstairs
and then Chyna again, almost beheading Val.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And look at-- oh, Trish. Oh, Trish. Oh, cheap shot.
-[Jerry] Not smart. -[Ross] Oh, Trish had to run out of town.
[Ross] But Val Venis…
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Ross] …stopping the aggression on Trish
and a belly-to-back suplex there, King.
-[Eddie] Come on, baby. Come on. -[Jerry] Mamacita is down.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Val Venis now may try to isolate Chyna
as far away from her corner as possible.
[Jack] Come on, Val. Get her out of there. Come on.
[Jerry] And be careful, mamacita.
You won't look good in the centerfold with bruises all over you.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jack] Come on, get her out of there.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at those chants. -[crowd chanting] Chyna! Chyna!
[Ross] The Chyna chant here in Raleigh.
[Jerry] Chyna chant.
Oh, man.
[Ross] Vertical suplex.
Nice move there.
And Val Venis got the cover.
Chyna with that vertical suplex, lot of impact there.
-[Jerry] Yes, it was. -[Ross] Almost knocked her out of her--
her ring attire, which is not a lot there.
[Jerry] You're not kidding.
[Ross] King, have you ever dressed like that?
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] I don't think so.
[Jerry] What are you talking about?
-But-- oh. -[Ross] Val, with a high-risk move,
Chyna had time to adjust.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] Chyna needs to make a tag.
She's trying to make the tag.
[Jerry] Not quite.
[Ross] Val Venis will have nothing on that.
[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Ross] And Val just spat all over Eddie Guerrero.
-It's a classic. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Downstairs.
Uh-oh.
[Jerry] What are we gonna see here, J.R.?
Oh, I see, big backdrop.
[Ross] Backdrop bought Val some time after that low blow.
What's he wearing, a cup?
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] DDT.
And Chyna now…
makes the tag to Eddie Guerrero.
Val Venis may be doing the only thing he can.
Has to go solo here.
Trish has yet to be tagged in.
[Jerry] Whoa, yeah. Look out, Trish.
Stay back. Don't get in.
Run away if you have to.
Poor Val. Now, you gotta-- you gotta feel for Val.
It is like a handicap match.
[Ross] Eddie Guerrero going upstairs.
-[Jerry] Whoa, look out. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Springboard. Here's a cover and we'll have new champion,
and almost-- a near fall.
Eddie Guerrero…
taken to the top rope for his offense.
[Jerry] Stay back, Trish. Don't get too close.
Man.
[Ross] Oh, Guerrero dropped face first in the top turnbuckle.
-[Jerry] That could do it. -[Ross] It's turned into a powerbomb
by Val Venis, who needs to capitalize here.
[Jerry] Go ahead and try to get a pin, Val,
or maybe even-- wonder if they could get disqualified?
[Ross] Possibly could, I'm assuming.
-Why not? -[Jerry] It's a way to save the title.
Whoa, look out.
[Ross] Val Venis may have regretted the fact
he didn't make that cover moments ago.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And Trish has got her hand out as if she wants a tag.
[Jerry] What are you thinking, Trish? Are you crazy?
[Ross] Maybe the fact that Eddie Guerrero is incapacitated
but Trish doesn't wanna be in there, I can promise you, with Chyna.
-[Jerry] What can you do, Trish? -[Ross] Trish has got the tag.
-Trish is the legal… -[Jerry] Hey, look at this.
[Ross] She's got the cover and Eddie Guerrero just kicked out.
[Jerry] Kick him. There you go.
Let's see, elbow-- no, kick him.
Elbow-- kick-- oh, no.
-Oh, no. -[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Eddie with the tag now. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] And there's the tag. Uh-oh.
[Jerry] Trish, you're in a lot of trouble.
[Ross] And remember Val's Intercontinental title is on the line.
Two clotheslines.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Trish going to roll on her back three occasions here,
two clotheslines and a scoop slam.
[Jerry] I can assure you Trish is not used to this kind of treatment.
[Ross] Trish has been woman-handled by Chyna.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this. Oh, man.
[Ross] Chyna taken down by the hair by Val Venis.
Here comes Eddie Guerrero back in.
Oh, nice uppercut Eddie Guerrero
and a low bridge, Eddie on-- outside.
[Jerry] Trish, you need to get out. No. Wait. What's this now?
Trish is mad. Look at this.
[Ross] Val and Trish are double-teaming Chyna.
[Jerry] Double clotheslines.
-He missed. -[Ross] Oh, Eddie Guerrero.
What a clothesline. Wow.
Chyna has got Trish all to herself now.
[Jerry] Trish clotheslined Chyna. Trish backed off.
[Ross] Chyna has got the wish of every man in the world.
She's got Trish by herself.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] There's gonna be some hell to pay here.
[Jerry] Look out. Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] Oh, my God. Look at the strength.
[Jerry] A press slam.
[Ross] Chyna no tag, press slamming Trish.
[crowd cheering]
-One, two, three. -[Ross] The leg is hooked.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] Here we go.
-[bell rings] -[Ross] And it's over.
Chyna has done it, King.
-[Jerry] What the heck? -[Howard] The winner for this bout,
and the new Intercontinental Champion,
Chyna.
[Ross] Val Venis tried as hard as he could to keep Trish out the match up.
But the inevitable was that, when Trish got in,
she was no match physically for either Eddie Guerrero or Chyna.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, look at this. Val can't believe it.
He's now an ex-champion.
["Latino Heat" playing]
[Ross] Well, that was the structure of the rules.
Val knew that coming in.
[Jerry] Latino Heat.
-[Ross] And Eddie Guerrero-- -[Jerry] Hotter than ever.
[Ross] Look at Eddie.
Oh, somebody is gonna get lucky and--
have they already been lucky or is that later on?
[Jerry] That I don't know, but I guess-- I guess Eddie meant it
when he said he'd be happy if mamacita won.
[Ross] Here's the-- this move spelled the end for Trish.
-Wow, look at the power of Chyna. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] That centerfold material there,
military press, and then the cover,
and Chyna, the new Intercontinental Champion.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, last night, over 1,200 fans
jammed WWE New York
as over 150 stations carried Radio WWE.
[Michael] Hello, America. Welcome to Radio WWE.
I'm Michael Cole and we come to you live
from the heart of New York City, Times Square in WWE New York.
But, without further ado, I wanna introduce to you my co-host,
the commissioner of World Wrestling Entertainment,
Mick Foley.
[crowd chanting] Foley, Foley, Foley, Foley, Foley.
[Michael] Mick, what did you think about the kiss the other night?
I think Kurt Angle is undoubtedly a man in love.
[Michael] You know, you never who's gonna show up in WWE New York.
Ladies and gentlemen, Trish Stratus.
[woman over phone] How does it feel to be in the WWE?
It feels incredible to be in the WWE.
Um, I mean, you guys all know, you're all fans and I'm a fan myself.
So to be here and to be part of it is amazing.
[Michael] We're joined now by "Grand Master Sexay" Scotty 2 Hotty.
Would you like to see Mick Foley dance with us?
[Ross] I think commissioner Mick Foley is ready to do some dancing
live on Radio WWE.
[Chyna] Commissioner, I just wanna let you know,
I saw your worm earlier and I really liked it.
[Michael] Oh.
Are you gonna eat that cookie?
[Michael] Mick's asking the crowd for cookies.
[The Rock over phone] Finally,
The Rock has come back to New York City.
You guys wanna hear Rock and Mick do some SmackDown Hotel?
[Rock singing] ♪ Well, since Rock's baby left him ♪
♪ Well, he found a new place to dwell ♪
♪ Well, it's down at the end Of Jabroni Drive and… ♪
♪ Rock feels so lonely, baby ♪
♪ Rock feels so lonely ♪
-[Rock chuckles] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Rock feels so lonely ♪
[Michael] He could cry.
-[Rock] There you go. -There you go.
[Michael] Rock, thanks for joining us and good luck tomorrow night.
You know, everybody has been talking about you kissing Kurt Angle last week.
Janet, for the record, I did not kiss Kurt.
Kurt kissed me, clearly.
Why? Who's everybody?
All the girls in the locker room were having a little debate
on whether he's a hunk or a hottie.
Well, Kurt is a good kisser.
[Janet] Oh.
[Jerry] Oh, my.
[Ross] Well, there'll be no kissing going on here, King.
I wish you the best of luck. It ain't gonna be easy.
[Jerry] Oh, I'm looking forward to it, J.R.
I tell you, we got a big jar of candy here in front of us
and do you-- are there any kisses in there, Hershey's that is?
-[laughs] -[Ross] Yeah.
Well, I tell you, want some energy?
Am I gonna need it? I'm really not worried, J.R.
-All right. -I got a special plan in mind.
Well, give him hell, King.
-[Jerry] Don't worry. -I know you can do it.
[Jerry] Let's show them how this all came about.
-[rock music playing] -[Tazz] Thug life born,
thug life bred,
and when the time is right,
I'll be thug life dead.
[Ross] What a piece of garbage Tazz is.
[Jerry] Hey, hey, watch it, he got a little smirk on his face,
very proud of himself.
You got a problem with me old timer?
You ain't nothing but a redneck scumbag.
Hey, Lawler, you better sit your ass down before you get choked out.
This is between him and me.
You wanna fight, J.R.?
You wanna slap me across my face, huh?
I'd love to slap you across your face,
but it looks like God already beat me to it.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Whoa.
[Tazz] One more time, right there.
I'm begging you, swing, swing, swing.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Hey, if you want to punk somebody else
come out, try to punk me out, Tazz.
You, my man, will pay a heavy, heavy prize.
-All right. -That's right.
[Ross] Wait a minute, King. Come on now.
[overlapping chatter]
[Michael] It was a metal pitcher, King's hurt.
Tazz has crossed the line again.
Wait a minute, what the hell is King doing?
King's going after Tazz.
King's lost it.
[Jerry] The guy is an idiot. Okay.
You know what, I got-- I'm out here, my job is to talk,
I can talk a good fight, and I could fight a good fight.
This guy is a punk, he's a low-life thug.
And I wanna tell you something, he wants to talk about, you know,
his thug life born, thug life bred,
when he dies, he's gonna be thug life dead.
Well, he keeps messing with me and at SummerSlam he may get his damn wish.
Hey, Lawler, this car look familiar?
You know what, that's my-- I mean, that's my rental car.
Everything's funny, right, King?
Everything's a joke to the funny man.
-[Michael] Who does Tazz got in the car? -Is that funny?
Who the hell do you think you are?
Is that funny, Lawler?
Who the hell you think you are?
-It's good old J.R. -[Jerry] What are you doing with J.R.?
Hey, Lawler, watch this.
[Jerry] Why don't you come in here you--
[Michael] Hey,
Tazz just smashed that front window, J.R.'s in the car, there goes King.
We need help. We need some help here. His eyes' messed up.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Michael] Tazz, Tazz attacking King from behind.
Tazz is nothing but a damn street thug.
And look at Tazz laughing.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Well, King, here we go.
[Jerry] Yeah, here we go, all right.
[Ross] It's not gonna be a wrestling match.
It doesn't sound like, it doesn't look like.
["Just Another Victim" playing]
[Ross] Tazz trying to make a big reputation,
dying to be a huge…
[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
Look at this, J.R.
[Ross] Well, I see him.
He's trying to be funny.
Oh, I thank the fans who are--
doctors at Tulane Medical Center for getting the glass out of my eyes,
not a damn good impression of me.
[Jerry] This guy is exactly what you said, J.R., piece of trash.
[Ross] He's a jackass.
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] I don't see you.
Where are you, J.R.?
I can't see you.
Hello, J.R., are you out there?
-[Jerry] I can't even see this. -Hello, J.R.,
I can't see you.
[Ross] Oh, the King with right hand.
-And here we go. -[bell rings]
[Ross] Tazz, I don't know-- what an--
his attitude, his whole demeanor,
Son of a-- Hope he gets his ass whipped big time right there by the King.
And look at King with a dropkick.
I was gonna say, I wanna thank the doctors of Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans
for getting the glass out of my eye.
As the King is hammering away on Tazz,
the King, a veteran, he has been in the ring
with every great in the game, and that does not include Tazz.
One, two, three, four…
[coughs]
[Ross] I appreciate-- King and I battle from time to time,
but I appreciate what he has done for me.
I'm certainly no match, don't claim to be, don't wanna be,
never have been in Tazz or anybody else's league,
as far as that's concerned.
And Lawler on that second rope,
the King with a right hand.
Lawler knows every trick in the book and he is not afraid
to use any or all of them in this matchup.
Tazz, being able to move out of the way that time,
the right hand and now Tazz back up.
And I've never said Tazz wasn't a tough son of a gun.
He's a hell of an athlete, there's no doubt about that.
-But his attitude… -Look at him, J.R.,
you scumbag.
I see him.
What an ass.
He is nothing but a jackass.
He's Tazz.
Tazz with the right hand
and King…
being put onto a very distinct disadvantage here by Tazz.
Another hard right hand and right between the King's eyes.
And down goes Lawler.
Lawler making a rare wrestling appearance.
As a matter of fact, his first SummerSlam appearance was in 1993 against Bret Hart.
-[Teddy] One, two, three. -[Ross] And now Tazz
raking on Lawler's eyes.
Come on, King.
Lawler thrown outside here.
-Hello, J.R. -I see you.
Look at your boy.
-Look at your boy, now. -Yeah.
[crowd chatter]
-[Ross] Well… -[speaking indistinctly]
[Ross] He's not done yet.
[Ross] King back up with a right hand and a new one,
a big right hand that caught Tazz
right in the temple and knocked him down right in front of me.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Teddy Long, the referee assigned in this matchup
is getting Tazz back in the ring.
I never asked to be involved with Tazz,
never wanted to be involved to Tazz on this level, whatsoever.
-Get him, King. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, and that was a headbutt,
and that looked awful low to me,
and the referee is saying above the belt line.
I'm not so sure about that.
King knocked down again,
and a scoop slam by Tazz.
Tazz does have great skills.
He's tough as hell, there's no doubt about it.
And Tazz now taking a chance and nobody there.
King just barely able to avoid the contact there.
And now Lawler is back up.
And the King pulling down that strap,
that means he's-- he means business.
-Oh-- -Here we go right here.
[Ross] Oh, the King with a piledriver.
Jerry Lawler's piledriven the best of him,
and he just got Tazz.
All the piledrive, and my God, Tazz is back up.
Oh, [bleep].
Tazz up, got right back up from the King's piledriver.
And down goes the referee, and down goes Lawler.
I'm gonna choke him out,
and then, I'm coming for you.
-Your ass just better stay in the ring. -I'm gonna whoop your ass.
-[Ross] Well-- -I'm choking you out, J.R.
[Ross] If you choke me out-- wait, no, he's got King.
He's got King.
Come on, redneck. Come on, redneck.
Come get a closer look.
King getting choked out.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -["The Great Gates Of Kiev" playing]
[Howard] Here is your winner,
Jerry "the King" Lawler.
Let's see how he likes that,
let's see how it feels, you son of a [bleep].
["The Great Gates Of Kiev" continues]
[Ross] Oh, well, King got the victory
and as far as I'm concerned, I'm may get in a hell of a lot of trouble here,
but that son of a bitch got what he deserves.
And Jerry "the King" Lawler…
has won this matchup.
-I got glass in my eye. -[Teddy] Come on, get your ass up.
-I got glass in my eye. -And the King.
-The King is the winner. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Now, well, King, you did it.
I'm choking you out, J.R.
[Ross] Tazz was threating me he's gonna choke me out.
You can't just stand there,
and that's how all that happened.
Come on, redneck, come on, redneck.
[Ross] I had a plan for that son of a bitch all along. Right there.
Well, King, I'll tell you what,
he thought he was gonna come in here,
and outsmart two old-timers-- at least one old-timer.
I may have got the worst of the situation myself.
My hand is bleeding.
J.R., I told you we had a plan.
I don't think Tazz is gonna be trying to punk anybody out anymore.
He's going back to Brooklyn to do that, right?
We had a plan, and it worked.
Tazz can go to hell.
Excuse me, Shane,
I know that this might not be the best time but I gotta ask you,
how do you feel about Kurt Angle kissing your sister, Stephanie?
Well, I'm about to go successfully defend the Hardcore Championship,
don't you understand that?
Now as far as Kurt Angle goes, you know--
Let's go, time to party.
["No Chance In Hell" playing]
[Ross] There ain't gonna be no party, I guarantee you.
The intensity continues to escalate here at SummerSlam.
You know, King, we're still waiting on the arrival of Triple H.
[Jerry] He didn't arrive during my match?
-[Ross] No, I don't think so. -[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
Where can he be? Hey, hey, I know where Shane is.
[Ross] Shane McMahon is a-- is the Hardcore Champion,
and then took the-- and took the title folks
including Test and Albert
to help Shane McMahon become the Hardcore Champion.
[Jerry] Well, as you and I know, nothing wrong with help,
-a little help now. -[Ross] A little bit of help is good.
In a Hardcore situation there's no disqualifications,
there's no count-outs, falls count anywhere.
And Blackman-- and from behind came Shane McMahon,
Edge and Christian, Test and Albert,
-and finally Shane McMahon… -[bell ringing]
…and that kendo stick was too much for even Steve Blackman to overcome.
[Jerry] But it's one of those situations where you be careful what you ask for,
you just might get it.
You know, Foley done went along
and he suspended that 24/7 rule,
and now Shane is forced to face Blackman
-one-on-one right here. -[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship.
Approaching the ring is the challenger
from Annville, Pennsylvania, weighing 245 pounds,
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[Jerry] Oh, boy, Blackman is ready, J.R.
[Ross] And again, ladies and gentlemen, remember that this is no disqualification,
falls count anywhere.
[Jerry] Poor Shane.
What's he gotten himself into?
[Ross] Well-- but, yeah, I-- that's a good question,
what he has gotten himself into?
-Mick Foley also suspended the 24/7 rule… -[bell ringing]
[Ross] …to make sure that Shane McMahon would not lose by any means necessary.
-They-- -[Jerry] Yeah, the glass all over me.
Where did this glass come from?
[Ross] Darn if I know, what glass?
[Jerry] Where's my candy?
-[Ross] Someone look-- -[Jerry] Oh, look at this, look at this.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Shane McMahon doesn't wanna get in the ring
and Blackman is about to explode.
[Jerry] Blackman offered him a free kendo stick,
and Shane said no, that's not what he wants for Christmas.
[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] Listen to these people.
[Ross] Shane McMahon's got a kendo stick that's--
and Blackman was ready for him.
It's almost as if Blackman sucked Shane in.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] And quite frankly, Shane McMahon,
who's a marvelous athlete, he really is, King,
we gotta-- he really is a marvelous athlete.
[Jerry] I can tell you that.
[Ross] He's no match for Steve Blackman.
[Jerry] He's fast too, look at this.
[Ross] This what you're telling me.
[Jerry] It is right now.
[Ross] Shane went into the crowd here.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Shane with Blackman right on his trail.
[Jerry] This is like a game of Survivor, except you don't get voted off the island,
you get trashed with cans.
-[Ross] Or get beat off the island. -[Jerry] Right.
[Ross] And the winner of this doesn't win a million dollars
but he does a-- the Hardcore title.
[Jerry] It could be worth a million in the WWE.
[Ross] Well, they're right on the aisle,
they're in the seats.
-Blackman-- -Where's that [bleep]?
[Ross] Shane McMahon right in those steps.
Got a kick in and another kick to Blackman,
who came armed with a trashcan.
[Jerry] Look at Shane go.
[Ross] Take another look on the left side of your screen.
Shane McMahon's head in front-- into that trashcan
-and now Blackman-- -[Jerry] Oh, there it is again.
[Ross] Blackman having his way, King,
with the Hardcore Champion at this point in time.
[Jerry] Shane getting up close
and personal with those galvanized garbage cans.
Oh, look out.
[Ross] Shane thrown over the railing,
back into the secured area, and that may not be--
[Jerry] Oh, Shane, watch your back. Look behind you.
Look up in the air, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Blackman.
[Ross] Blackman with that martial arts kick
knocking down Shane McMahon
and Blackman looking for more weapons.
[Jerry chuckles] He refers to them as toys.
[Ross] Well, I don't assume he'd be walking through Toys "R" Us.
It's probably safer from us.
[Jerry] I think Blackman really enjoys these matches,
but you'd never know, he wouldn't crack a smile
as if his life depending on it.
[Ross] Blackman has found his niche in this hardcore division,
I can tell you, but he is not the champion.
Shane McMahon is the champion.
[Jerry] Oh, the knees.
[Ross] Right to the kneecaps.
-[Jerry] That's not fair. -[Ross] That's right on both knees,
Blackman cracking Shane, and then on the back of the head.
[Jerry] That could really shorten your career
getting your knees hit like that.
[Ross] Blackman has almost got this thing in cruise control
-now that he has used all those weapons… -This is my house!
…on Shane's knees as back-- to the head.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] And that caught the back of his head.
[Jerry] Steve Blackman, he said "This is my house."
I believe it, I don't wanna come in.
[Ross] I don't wanna visit.
We'll just keep on driving by that neighborhood.
[Jerry] Yeah, I'll honk when I come by.
Oh, no.
[Ross] Blackman throwing more cans in.
[Jerry] He must have a lot of trash in his house.
Sticks?
-[Ross] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] That don't look good for Shane McMahon right now, I'll tell you.
[Jerry] J.R., you remember leather strap like that?
-[Ross] Yeah. -[Jerry] Or Razor strap…
-[Ross] Yeah. I went the wood… -[Jerry] …when you were a kid?
[Ross] …woodshed a time or two.
[Jerry] Yeah, wait-- hey, wait a minute now.
[Ross] Or maybe Shane won't see what's coming.
That's the only salvation that can give you.
-Oh, yeah. -[Jerry] This is a new meaning
to taking out the trash.
[Ross] Can you imagine what this is gonna feel?
[Jerry] Oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh.
He's being compacted.
[Ross] Like Max Weinberg in the Max Weinberg 7.
[Jerry] Get out of there, Shane, if you can.
-Oh. -[crowd jeering]
[Ross] Straight kick by Steve Blackman on Shane McMahon
-who's somewhere-- -We're not done yet.
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Ross] I think Shane didn't wanna hear that.
[Jerry] Glad to hear that.
[Ross] I almost think that Shane McMahon might be of a mindset,
just might be, maybe,
just like "Go ahead and take the title and leave me alone."
[Jerry] Can you tap out on one of these matches?
I don't think you can.
[Ross] That doesn't look good for the next generation
-of McMahons in that mood. -[Jerry laughs]
[Ross] And now Blackman with that leather strap.
I can assure you Shane McMahon is not too familiar with the leather strap
growing up in Greenwich.
I don't think they allow leather straps in the city like Greenwich.
[Jerry] No. No, they're vanished.
[Ross] They just send their misguided kids to a psychologist.
[Jerry] Ritalin maybe.
Oh.
[Ross] Shane by the neck, Blackman--
well, Blackman is almost as if he's punishing Shane
for the treatment Blackman got last week on Raw.
[Jerry] Oh, look out. Man.
[Ross] Oh, and Shane being tripped
right off the turnbuckles right by his neck.
[Jerry] All right. Blackman, that's enough, you had your fun.
What's he gonna do, hog tie him?
-[Ross] Maybe, oh, Shane McMahon-- -[Jerry] Wait, look at this.
[Ross] And, man, Shane McMahon being stretched out there by Blackman.
And wait a minute, there's Test and Albert.
[Jerry] No, Test and Albert, you're right.
I thought it was Edge and Christian.
[Ross] Test and Albert, assaulting Blackman,
and remember there's not a thing that referee Jim Korderas can do
with these hardcore rules.
[Jerry] No disqualification, no stopping the match, nothing.
[Ross] They've had-- pretty much anything go.
Yes.
[Jerry] J.R., you're bringing that all over the place.
[Ross] Look what happened there.
Blackman is being taken down by Albert
and now we got essentially three men against one,
Shane McMahon, Test and Albert.
[Jerry] This is sort of how--
this is sort of how Blackman lost his title to begin with, isn't it?
[Ross] And what irony that Shane McMahon's on the same page
with Test, when Test was left at the altar a year or so ago,
almost ready to marry Shane's sister.
[Jerry] Yeah, but don't you remember what Test said a couple of weeks ago
when he saw Stephanie?
[Ross] He counted his blessings, didn't he?
[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] Oh, and Albert, 350, six feet eight,
and Blackman now just being decimated.
And quite frankly, seems to be just a matter of time
we would think-- you would think
before Blackman will succumb to these three men.
Shane McMahon about to get back up, he is backed up now.
[Jerry] Oh, what's this?
Now this is true trash compacting.
-[Ross] Oh, no. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Test right up the top rope with that huge elbow.
[Jerry] It's getting right down to the heart of the matter there.
[Ross] Driving the trashcan right into the heart of Steve Blackman
and now Test & Albert--
[Jerry] Uh-oh, look at Shane, he's warming up.
He's getting that footwork going.
[Ross] And Shane's a brave son of a gun right now.
[Jerry] Here come the stinging left.
-Wow. -[Ross] And The Giant feel it.
[Jerry] He's floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
[Ross] He's a tough son of a gun with Test and Albert holding Blackman,
-isn't he? -[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
-Well, it's a little more-- -[Ross] Oh, no,
right back in Shane's face.
But Blackman knocked down by Albert.
And here comes Test, and Albert with the shoe leather.
[Jerry] Blackman does that kind of stuff like you see in movies.
Oh, you just don't think it's possible, but he really does it.
Shane McMahon with the sign.
A metal sign that just cracked over Blackman, maybe right over his face,
-I'm not sure. -[Jerry] Hmm,
that got him right there.
Blackman holding-- looking to see if all of his parts are still on his face,
like his nose, his eyes, his lips.
[Jerry] I think he thought his forehead was gonna be...
[Ross] Watch Shane.
Wow. And that was a shot.
It sounds like a rifle going off.
And now Shane McMahon has got Blackman by the--
around the neck with that leather strap
and he's dragging Blackman some place.
-[Jerry] Where are they gonna go? -Get on.
[Ross] Shane McMahon telling T & A to get on Blackman.
It's three on one here.
Hardcore rules means anything goes, and falls count anywhere.
[Jerry] But you know what this kind of shows is,
-it's a graphic illustration of one thing. -[Ross] What's that?
[Jerry] Blackman has no friends.
I mean if anybody was his friend, they would walk in here and help him.
Oh, man.
[Ross] I don't have much that big-- that speaker is, that equipment weighs.
[Jerry] Is that a thousand pounds?
[Ross] It hit with a thud on the concrete floor.
That's where Blackman is now, on all fours so to speak.
[Jerry] Let's see if Blackman has one friend on the back,
they could come out and help Blackman, there'll be no repercussions.
[Ross] They would be too intimidated to come out and help him
knowing that he doesn't want any help.
-I don't know. -[Jerry] I think he's got no friends.
That's enough guys.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Albert has got Test
with a kendo stick.
Oh, and now Blackman has got the stick away from Albert.
-[Jerry] I knew it. -[Ross] Down goes Albert.
And Test, what a shot on the back of the head.
And Shane McMahon coming out of nowhere with a clothesline.
[Jerry] Run away, that's the best thing to do.
[Ross] And Shane now is gonna try to distance himself from Blackman.
[Jerry] Well, I think Shane, he's right behind you.
Where are you going?
[Ross] Where the hell is Shane going?
[Jerry] He's gonna get out on harms ways,
he's gonna get out of the reach of Blackman.
Whoa. Watch-- good move.
[Ross] Shane McMahon climbing upstairs.
[Jerry] Oh, wait-- Shane, you're treed.
[Ross] Above-- you're right, King, his treed.
[Jerry] He can't--
[Ross] It's like Shane McMahon was a coon,
and Blackman was a coon dog.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. Shane-- that's as far as you can go.
Blackman, come on, let him down.
[Ross] God, how high are they?
Shane McMahon could only go a couple more feet.
[Jerry] Shane, what are you doing?
[Ross] He must be 50 or 75 feet in the air.
[Jerry] Well, I think Blackman is getting a nosebleed.
-Ow. -[Ross] Right in the knee.
And Shane McMahon lost-- they'll probably use one of those legs.
Blackman coming up there to get Shane,
Blackman has got that kendo stick with him.
-[Jerry] What are you doing, Shane? -[Ross] My God, this is dangerous.
Shane McMahon, this is--
[Jerry] Okay. When he goes up that side, you go down the other.
[Ross] We've got this--
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, come on, Blackman.
[Ross] There's a couple of scream here.
[Jerry] Right, he probably gives up.
[Ross] Yeah, and get him down.
Shane McMahon, brought this on himself. [screams]
[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Shane McMahon, for the love of God,
must've fell 50 feet.
Good God almighty.
-[Jerry] Get help. -[Ross] For the love of God,
get somebody out there.
[Jerry] Get help! See what you did, Blackman?
[Ross] Blackman coming down, Shane McMahon,
is there anything left of Shane?
Where did he land?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] What is Blackman doing now?
[Jerry] Get help out here.
[Ross] What the hell is Blackman-- he's--
[Jerry] What?
What a-- Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Blackman putting his own life on the line
alongside of Shane McMahon.
[Jerry] Are they crazy?
[Ross] For the love of God.
-They're both broken apart. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] And Blackman wins it,
but they're both broken apart.
[Howard] The winner of this match,
and new Hardcore Champion,
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[Jerry] Get them some help. Both of them.
[Ross] My God, I've never seen anything like this in my life.
Shane McMahon, I don't know how high he was there,
I don't know if it was 50 feet, 75 feet--
that he was knocked off that staging.
[Jerry] What did they land on?
[Ross] And Blackman, bleeding and bruised.
Oh, my God, Shane McMahon has gotta be just-- there's no way,
King, that he could've-- I don't know if he's even breathing.
And I don't wanna-- I don't wanna go there.
[Jerry] Well, the EMTs-- the EMT's there.
[upbeat music playing]
[Ross] Well, I don't know if I believe this when I see it again.
[Jerry] I don't think anybody-- you may not even wanna watch this.
He's gotta be 70 feet in the air.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Shane McMahon,
his body just ripped on that--
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Ross] Oh, my God. That is unbelievable.
-Unbelievable. -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] Blackman, a shot right to the back of the head.
Shane McMahon being attended to--
well, this is-- I tell you what, we may have-- we may have just seen
-Shane McMahon's last match. -[Jerry] But look at Blackman,
-what was he thinking? -[Ross] He's psychotic, King.
Blackman knows no fear, but that was psychotic.
[upbeat music playing]
[Ross] You know, we've seen a lot of crazy things out here.
Shane McMahon is being-- I don't think I've ever seen anything
-quite like that in my-- -How high was Shane-- well, Blackman too,
but Shane, I mean, he must've fallen from at least 70 feet.
I was thinking-- I was guessing for certainly 50 feet,
maybe 75 feet of that standard-- that-- of that structure.
And I don't think I've ever seen anything like that.
We'll get you an update on Shane McMahon's condition.
We'll take another look at it, as a matter of fact,
-I-- -It's hard to believe what we saw.
I'm telling you, I don't know if I want to see this again.
-I mean, Shane-- -[Jerry] Blackman kept hitting Shane
on the back with that stick and then finally he's got-- those-- look at that.
[crowd cheering]
It's just shocking situation that--
I mean, I understand that Blackman had to do what Blackman had to do,
but Shane McMahon was trying to get away from Blackman, obviously.
I was gonna say something about the-- well, the cut you had on your hand now,
but that's like no cut or whatsoever after seeing that, I can't believe it.
I have never seen-- we've--
Are they taking him to the hospital or what?
Both of-- you and I were sitting when Mick Foley came off that Hell in a Cell
and landed right over there, right?
-Remember that? -Right. Right.
But that was-- that Hell in a Cell was half as high
-as where Shane McMahon was. -Exactly.
In my estimation, half as high.
I still can't believe it. Have they gotten him out?
Have they gotten help for-- there he is.
[Ross] Well, there's Shane again.
He's on a-- on a wood board and the doctors--
[Jerry] Well, they need to get him to-- you can't just take him to the-- to the--
-[music ends] -[Ross] No, he's gonna go to the hospital.
-Is he okay? -[Jerry] Right.
Oh, God.
Oh, Shane.
[knock on door]
[Kurt] Hey, Steph.
I just want to talk to you about last Thursday night about…
Kurt, have you heard anything about Shane? Have you heard about Shane?
-Is he okay? -Yeah.
-Oh, God. -I think he just got the wind knocked out
of him or something.
He's moving. He's all right.
-He's not-- -Kurt…
-[Jerry] Wind knocked out of him? -…he got a lot more than
-just wind knocked out of-- -Oh, oh, come on, Steph. Come on.
-Whoa. [laughs] -[crowd cheering]
I'm not interrupting anything, am I?
No. You're not interrupting anything, Mick.
-Is Shane okay? -Well, that's why I came in here
because I wanted you to know that I think he may have landed
right on his-- on his kisser.
And I'm-- I think we better check him.
[Jerry] You hear Foley say kisser?
What an idiot.
[rock music playing]
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
we'll get you an update on Shane McMahon's hellacious ride in a few moments.
Obviously, Shane McMahon is not gonna be with Chris Benoit,
which may serve Chris Jericho well
in this next two-out-three falls matchup.
These two men, Jericho and Benoit,
are building a rivalry for the ages.
They both got a lot in common.
And one of them is a hatred for each other.
[Jericho] Over the last month,
I have developed an intense hatred.
I loathe Benoit.
I abhor Benoit.
I detest Benoit.
Y2J has been assaulted, beaten,
brutalized, and ambushed.
[Michael] No. No.
Benoit just brought that steel door into the ribs of Chris Jericho.
Benoit is sick.
He's sadistic.
[Jerry] Jericho is not supposed to be here.
[Ross] Chris Jericho wants Benoit.
[Jerry] What kind of man would hide out in somebody else's locker room
and then sneak attack him like that?
[Michael] Jericho again pushing the pipe of Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] Big, big mistake by Jericho.
[Michael] The Rabid Wolverine on the attack.
Benoit with a crossface on Jericho.
[Jerry] That is just a little message for you Jericho
before SummerSlam, I'm afraid.
[Michael] This issue between Chris Benoit and Y2J is far from over.
Like I said, Benoit, I'll fight you anywhere.
I will fight Chris Benoit on a boat
or Chris Benoit with a goat,
Chris Benoit when the score is tied,
or Chris Benoit as a blushing bride.
I will fight Chris Benoit while he is taking a quiz
or Chris Benoit as the total jackass that he is.
You see, Junior, I will fight you any day
because baby, I am Y2J.
[Michael] Show and tell will be over for both of these men
Sunday at SummerSlam.
[Ross] Can you imagine what these two men will do
with the world as their stage at SummerSlam?
[Michael] And Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit
can't wait to get to one another.
[Ross] There'll be no one holding these two men back.
[Michael] It's gonna be out of control.
[Ross] Powerbomb on a chair.
[Michael] Jericho with a steel chair.
Oh. Benoit and Jericho through a table.
[Ross] Jericho and Benoit have an opportunity
to create a classic…
[Michael] What's gonna happen when they meet Sunday at SummerSlam?
Two-out-of-three falls.
-["Break Down the Walls" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Well, we're about to find out what's gonna happen when they meet.
[explosion]
[Ross] Two out of three falls
between two of the best in WWE,
two of the best that WWE has ever seen.
Two young Canadians, Chris Jericho from Winnipeg
and the Wolverine from Edmonton, Chris Benoit.
-[Jerry] Well, Chris Jericho… -[bell ringing]
[Jerry] …had a good time with his Dr. Seuss.
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for two-out-of-three falls.
And on his way to the ring from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing 227 pounds,
Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] And I can assure you when Benoit is through with Chris Jericho,
Jericho may need a doctor of a different kind.
Not Dr. Seuss.
[Ross] And this is gonna be physically intense.
[Jerry] Well, J.R., Chef Boyardee is presenting SummerSlam
from the sold-out Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Complex.
Chef Boyardee, bigger for bigger appetites.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, whether you like Shane McMahon,
the character Shane McMahon or not is absolutely irrelevant,
we hate to see anyone get injured.
And earlier there's no way this-- I don't know how he's even breathing.
[Jerry] Look at this. Look at the height from which--
[Ross] How high he fell?
Well, that's 75 feet and look at though how high that was.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] Shane McMahon falling right on his back,
right on his spine.
[Jerry] Hopefully, he's on his way to a hospital by now.
-He's got to be in bad shape. -[Ross] Oh, he's got-- he's got to be.
["Shooter" playing]
[Ross] And again, like him or not,
we'll update you as soon as we get that information, folks.
[Howard] His opponent from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
weighing 229 pounds,
Chris Benoit.
[Ross] Both these men, as I said, have a lot in common.
Two young Canadian athletes both trained in Stu Hart's dungeon in Calgary.
-And here we go, two out of three falls. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho,
one on one, a heated rivalry,
a tremendous rivalry that is building
and it is peeking right here right now before our very eyes.
[Jerry] I can tell you what's the dream of both of these guys right now,
what they would love to see, what they can envision
is one or the other beating the other guy two straight falls.
What a stake that would be, J.R.
[Ross] No doubt about that.
That's like pretty insulting if you're a stud like these two guys are.
Of course, Benoit with his Crippler Crossface,
Jericho has got to avoid that as does Benoit must avoid--
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Ross] Oh, man,
referee-- everybody falling out of the ring,
referee falling right on his head.
[Jerry] So did Benoit, landed right on his head.
[Ross] And Jericho right in front of us here,
hammering Chris Benoit with those right hands.
But referee Mike Chioda's got one hell of a challenge awaiting him here.
[Jerry] Do it, Chioda, now, come on.
Hey, come on, get off him.
I said get him off. Get off him.
[Jerry] Has this match actually officially started or what?
[Ross] I think-- I think it is.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] Oh, man.
Jericho elevated shoulder first into the ring post.
[Jerry] That's why Benoit is so dangerous.
He is like a wolverine.
You may think you have the best of him, you may think you have him hurt,
boy, then he'll reach out and bite you.
He's that fast.
[Ross] I think Benoit is as good as I've ever seen
from a technical standpoint in my career.
[Jerry] Take a look at this. I guarantee you,
Y2J thought he had Benoit on his way.
[Ross] And that was nothing but a situation
where Benoit used Jericho's own momentum.
But Jericho back up now,
hammering away those right hands on Chris Benoit.
He reverses the Irish whip.
[Jerry] Oh, I guarantee you.
[Ross] Nice takedown.
And Benoit looking for the stepover crossface,
it's an STF and Jericho now trying to counter out of it.
Benoit just-- he's desperate to get
that Crippler Crossface on him, it was countered.
[Jerry] Well, and Benoit wants to go for that left shoulder,
I guarantee you it's damaged.
[Ross] Walls of Jericho.
It's Jericho's submission move.
[Jerry] Oh, man. Oh.
[Ross] And Benoit catapulted face first to the top turnbuckle.
Oh, a belly-to-back suplex,
-a relieve suplex. -[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] There's a lateral press, the leg is hooked and we got a near fall.
[Jerry] I want to bet that Jericho's left shoulder
would've been damaged or incapacitated,
but it looks to be-- it looks to be okay.
Did you hear that, J.R.?
[Ross] Man, those knife edge chops, well-- Benoit gets warmed up.
[Jerry] Oh, you're not kidding.
[Ross] He'll chop the blood to the surface of your skin in a heartbeat.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Oh, my.
[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] Benoit amazing strength, shoulder breaker.
And a beautiful shoulder breaker in this two-out-of-three fall matchup.
King, you've gotten your share of two out of three fall matches.
[Jerry] I hate them.
They're no fun at all.
[Ross] And, oh.
Jericho's taken Benoit down.
The last two out of three fall match we saw on pay-per-view
was Triple H and The Rock back in '98 at Fully Loaded.
[Jerry] Oh, the back.
[Ross] Oh, I thought that Benoit was gonna move out of the way.
I almost called it too quick but he didn't move.
He got the knees up though.
-[Jerry] Oh, here we go. -[Ross] Here we go.
-[Jerry] Got him. That's it. -[Ross] Crippler Crossface.
He's got it locked in. He's got it locked in.
-And Benoit… -[Jerry] The crossface!
[Ross] Benoit has got the Crippler Crossface on Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] And he'd better tap out, J.R.
It's the wise thing to do and then hope for the best at the second fall.
-[Mike] What do you say, Jericho? -[Jerry] Tap out, that's two out of three.
[Ross] The cold-hearted Benoit will rip everything that's attached
-and then goes cold. -[Jerry] There you go. There you go.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] …and then Jericho, he tapped out.
[Jerry] Again, I'm gonna tell you, this is the smartest thing Jericho can do.
-And then find another fall. -[Howard] Chris Benoit!
["Shooter" playing]
[Ross] Benoit wins the first fall with the Crippler Crossface
-and we're gonna go running right into… -[Jerry] What?
-[Ross] …the second fall. Here we go. -[Jerry] Huh? No rest?
[Ross] The second fall is underway.
And Benoit working on that shoulder,
trying to get that Crossface back on Jericho
and make quick work of Y2J.
[Jerry] Oh, look at Jericho.
He's trying to keep that arm under him any kind of way he can.
Oh, he's got it again. That's it.
-[Ross] There it is one more time. -[Mike] What do you say, huh?
[Jerry] Tap, tap again.
This is-- this is Jericho's worst nightmare.
He's gonna lose two straight.
This is a shock.
[Ross] Look at Benoit, the strength of Benoit's arms.
He's got this thing locked perfectly.
Look at the torque of Benoit's-- on his arms,
-and then like pulling back on the… -[Jerry] Look at this,
Benoit is in a certain position. He's not even worried about Jericho's arm.
He's got his back wrenched back now.
He's putting all the pressure on Jericho's lower back.
[Mike] What do you say, huh?
[Ross] I guess the brain goes--
Chris Jericho's spine
has been almost been half there moments ago.
[Jerry] Oh, Jericho wants to get to the rope. I don't think he can do it.
[Ross] Jericho, you've got to give up. Come on, come on, son.
You got-- you've got a whole career ahead of you.
Don't end your career here at SummerSlam
because you don't want to lose two straight.
[Jerry] Might one of the brightest and shortest careers ever in the WWE.
-[Ross] I don't think there's any way out… -[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Ross] …but going to the ropes.
But the damage, King, how much damage has been done?
And look at Benoit, he's not gonna go with no ankle locks.
-[Jerry] No. No. -[Ross] He's not going for a headlock.
He's gonna go right back to that shoulder and neck.
[Jerry] Well, I'm gonna go ahead and make a bold prediction right now.
I predicted Benoit is gonna be our winner here tonight.
[Ross] Well, I don't know if that's a pretty good prediction right now
-to say for Chris Jericho's end. -[Jerry] Right.
[Ross] You're not going out on a limb there, are you?
[Jerry] Benoit's one-- you know that, sure I am.
[Ross] Oh, look at this. Just taped--
Jericho tied up in those ropes.
And now being bent again with his neck and his back,
much the same effect to the Crippler Crossface he had earlier.
[Jerry] Everything that Benoit does has a purpose, J.R.
Well, look at the-- look at the torquing putting on that left arm of Jericho.
Dropped him on his head. That was really fast.
[Ross] Jericho bringing Benoit outside,
shoulder first into the ring post.
[Jerry] That same left shoulder.
[Ross] More pain, more punishment
by Chris Benoit to Y2J.
[Jerry] Well, if Y2J had go ahead and tapped out
and, like you said, come back and fight another day,
hopefully, fight somebody other than Benoit.
[Ross] Benoit has a smart game plan. He has hurt that shoulder.
Benoit has won the first fall with the Crippler Crossface.
No wasted motion by Benoit.
He is competing. Like him or not, a very, very smart match.
[Jerry] Right. And right now whether you can see it or not,
there's a huge-- bulls eye on that left shoulder…
-[Ross] Oh, man. -[Jerry] …of Chris Jericho.
[Ross] Poor Jericho just had an-- he had an abrupt halt
when his shoulder hit that ring post
and that may have suffered his shoulder even more there and there's a cover.
-It doesn't end over here. -[Jerry] And you--
J.R., you-- even you got to admit,
you got to remember at our last pay-per-view,
Chris Benoit was named and announced to the world as a new WWE Champion.
[Ross] He certainly was.
No doubt about it.
And it was-- the decision was reversed.
Much to the chagrin of Chris Benoit and Shane McMahon.
We're-- again, we are waiting some sort of an update on Shane McMahon's condition.
We may have seen Shane McMahon's last match.
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you something.
Shane's a fighter, he's a gamer.
[Ross] Well, he's a McMahon, I understand that, King,
but the human anatomy is not structured as, you know, to fall 70 feet
or whatever the hell it was off that structure
that holds the Ovaltron here.
[Jerry] As far as the human anatomy,
it's made to withstand that kind of punishment
that Chris Benoit will put it through.
[Ross] No, it isn't.
And a gut check for Chris Jericho
who has never quit on anything or anyone in his life,
but the referee's got to use some discretion here
when you basically got a one-arm man
in a match with Chris Jericho-- with Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] Well, I'm gonna tell you something,
to be honest with you,
Jericho is just too stupid to quit.
He's a Canadian, you know.
[Ross] Benoit is a Canadian.
Canadians aren't stupid.
[Jerry] Well, Jericho is.
[Ross] Jericho trying to pull as--
Jericho as little of any movement used in that left arm whatsoever.
[Jerry] Right. He's fighting with one arm.
He should have given up a long time ago.
[Ross] He's going for it all on that right arm.
It's okay, and just nailing Benoit,
walked right into that right hand.
[Jerry] Yeah, he's right arm is okay but what can you do with one arm?
-Oh, no. -[Ross] The waist lock
and a double back suplex.
And Benoit, like a pit bull dog, holding on to that waist lock.
[Jerry] And look at this, watch the target.
He's making Jericho land right on that left shoulder.
[Ross] Jericho trying to use that right arm with all-- for all he can,
right elbow and another shot to the ear of Benoit
who hammers back at Jericho.
[Jerry] Look at this. Whoa.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Oh, the roll up.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] And wait a minute. Jericho--
[Jerry] He's got the strength in that left arm to get him over.
[Ross] Can Jericho do it?
Oh, my God, what guts and determination by Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. He's got him. He's got him.
[Ross] And Jericho has got The Walls of Jericho on Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] Benoit tap out quick. The smartest thing to do is tap out quick.
[Ross] Benoit trying to get to the ropes.
[Jerry] No, the damage's been done.
[Ross] Benoit has got to get to the ropes.
[Jerry] No. Tap out. Start over.
[Ross] Benoit's gonna snap, he's gonna pop.
[Jerry] He's gonna break your back.
Oh, no. Look at that, J.R.
[Ross] And Jericho bringing Benoit to the middle.
[Jerry] Tap out now.
Hurry, save yourself.
[Ross] Look at Jericho--
-and Benoit tapped out. -[bell ringing]
[Jerry] The smartest thing to do.
["Break Down the Walls" playing]
[Howard] The winner of this second fall, making this match
at one fall a piece,
-Chris Jericho. -[Jerry] And don't get all excited.
Don't get your panties in a wad, J.R.
That's just one fall piece.
-Hey. What about the rest period, ref? -[Ross] There is no rest period.
There was no rest period between a first and second fall.
[Jerry] Oh, I thought that Jericho just said let's go.
He's too stupid to want a rest period.
Oh.
[Ross] Right-- here we go, right back to the back goes Jericho
and a cover from the backbreaker.
[Jerry] Come on, Benoit.
[Ross] Jericho's got a left shoulder that's dinged.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Oh, my God. What a shot.
[Jerry] I picked you to win this, Benoit, don't let me down.
[Ross] And now Jericho can capitalize and he can maintain the pressure,
that's one way of doing it,
that Irish whip to the turnbuckle to the back of Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] Well, it's one of those high risk maneuvers, J.R.
[Ross] May not be a smart move.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] And then again, maybe I'm wrong.
Reverse elbow.
-[Jerry] Count him. -[Ross] Jericho with one arm.
He's got the leg hooked. Will he--
no, he will be able to get the three count on that one.
A near-fall situation.
Each man has won a fall.
[Jerry] It was like two and seven-eighths, wasn't it?
Oh, wait a minute.
[Ross] We are in the third and deciding fall of this matchup.
Hard shot right to the spine of Chris Jericho by The Wolverine.
[Jerry] I know you're impressed with them, but we want a fall here.
You didn't think we'd want one fall, did you? I didn't.
[Ross] Yeah, I didn't-- I didn't count him out.
Jericho having a hard time.
He's only got one arm that's useful.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] And--
and there's a cover. Benoit has got the cover and look at him.
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Ross] Look at Jericho.
[Jerry] Where did he get that strength?
[Ross] Where the hell did that come from?
Jericho trying to turn Benoit maybe into a backslide and--
but it's countered.
-Full nelson. Oh, my God. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Full nelson suplex.
Would that be all? That's two, three-- no.
A long two count.
[Jerry] Well, Jericho was lucky to use his own weight,
his own momentum to get him out of that.
[Ross] What a hellaciously dangerous maneuver,
the full nelson suplex perfectly applied
and executed by Chris Benoit
and that's maybe what we're here seeing now,
the execution of Chris Jericho.
[man] Benoit, you suck!
[Jerry] Watch this.
This could be it right here.
[Ross] But Jericho--
[Jerry] He got that hard.
[Ross] Jericho may have been playing a little possum,
looking out of the corner of his eye.
[Jerry] I think he definitely was. What's he gonna do now?
[Ross] Both men in the top rope, a dangerous territory.
[Jerry] Hang on, Benoit, push him-- oh, no.
[Ross] Oh, my God, top rope hurricanrana,
a death-defying maneuver by Chris Jericho,
he may have hurt his shoulder even more.
[Jerry] Right, see? That's not smart Jericho
and it took his match out of you as it did Benoit.
[Ross] Jericho's got to go back in that lower back
if he can get up.
[Jerry] Jericho can't go to work on anything right now. He's out.
[Ross] Jericho writhing in pain.
[Jerry] The double count long.
[Ross] That left shoulder maybe separated.
-Watch Chris Jericho. -[Jerry] Watch Jericho's left shoulder.
Look at this. Oh, man.
[Ross] Jericho trying to break his fall with his left arm.
And it gave way. Take a look here.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And now there's a cover.
We got a cover and we've got-- oh, a long, long two count.
Jericho thought he had Benoit on that exchange.
[Jerry] You thought he did too, admit it.
Come on, Benoit.
[Ross] A lot riding on this matchup.
Certainly it is not efficient
that the winner of this will earn a WWE title shot.
But one would have to say the chances are good
that the winner of this matchup will be right back into the title picture.
[Jerry] Whoever wins this bout would deserve a title shot.
[Ross] And God only knows who's gonna be the WWE Champion
when we leave here tonight.
Jericho is trying to build some momentum, King.
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[Ross] Spinning heel kick,
didn't get of all of it, but it knocked-- it did a heap--
Jericho got Benoit down and got a near-fall.
[Jerry] All right. I'm gonna make a prediction.
I guarantee I'm right.
Chris will win this match.
[Ross] Yeah, there you go. There you go.
You're quite the prognosticator, are you?
[Jerry] Yes, sir.
[Ross] Right hand by Jericho.
Benoit and Jericho tied at one fall at least in this three-fall matchup
and again Benoit-- Jericho, have to use his--
[Jerry] Whoa. He's gotta move.
[Ross] There it is, the Lionsault, but Jericho's shoulder I think was--
it may have popped right out of the socket right there.
Right out of--
Jericho's shoulder is hanging and--
well, these guys are not gonna be the same for a while.
[Jerry] Oh, you got that right.
[Ross] Another shot to the face of Chris Benoit.
Jericho now building a momentum.
Chris Jericho with those shots downstairs.
Oh, man, what a knife edge.
[Jerry] Yeah, but Jericho's-- his offense is limited
to what he can do with his legs and his right arm.
[Ross] There's a cradle, a cradle, will it be-- a Benoit hold?
-Hey, wait, Benoit's got the rope. -[Jerry] Hey!
-What? I didn't see anything. He won. -[bell ringing]
["Shooter" playing]
[Jerry] Benoit won.
-[Ross] Benoit, oh come on. -[Howard] Here is your winner…
-[Jerry] What? -[Howard] …Chris Benoit.
[Ross] King, Benoit had the rope.
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Benoit reversed that cradle.
[Jerry] I told you, anyway.
I've predicted that Benoit would win this match.
[Ross] Now watch this.
Got the reversal and held the rope for leverage.
[bell ringing]
[Ross] That's how Benoit won the match.
[Jerry] Win at all cost, that's all that matters.
[Ross] Well, Benoit and Jericho, hey, folks, this ain't settled.
This match did not settle this issue, I promise you.
-[Jerry] Well… -[Ross] These two will fight, King.
I don't care if you agree, they will fight another day.
[Jerry] Yeah, and I'll tell you what,
that man right there should be fighting for a WWE title shot.
That could be in the offense for Benoit.
[Ross] Hey-- uh-oh. There he is.
The Game is here.
[Jerry] He's just now getting here?
Oh, boy.
[Ross] The Game just arrived,
and all hell is gonna break loose here, I guarantee you.
All hell is going to break loose
because here's how we went off the air Thursday night.
I am so sorry. I am so sorry, Steph.
-It's okay, Kurt. I knew you didn't. -I am so sorry.
-It wasn't your fault. -I really care about you, Steph.
-It wasn't your fault. -I really-- I really care.
It wasn't your fault at all. I understand.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, my.
[Ross] That ain't good. I'm telling you.
[Jerry] I know, but I think she liked it, J.R.
[Ross] Yeah, but earlier tonight, Stephanie was distraught
because of what happened to Shane and then she was consoled.
-Wait if Triple H sees this. -[Kurt] Hey, Steph,
I just wanna talk to you about last Thursday night,
-about how I really feel. -Kurt, have you heard
anything about Shane? Have you heard about Shane?
Is he okay?
-Yeah, I think he-- -Oh, God.
I think he just got the wind knocked out him or something, all right.
-[Jerry] Wind knocked out of him? -He's moving. He's all right. He's not--
Kurt, he got a lot more than just a wind knocked out of him.
-Oh, come on, Steph. -[Jerry] What? look at that.
Oh… [chuckles]
I'm not interrupting anything, am I?
No, you're not interrupting anything, Mick.
-Is Shane okay? -Well, that's why I came in here.
-I just wanted… -I can't wait until Triple H
has an opportunity to speak to his wife.
I know-- I think if we can keep that from Triple H,
it might be the best thing for the night.
Oh, that's not possible, King.
-Man. -Let's be honest about it.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, a married woman.
Kurt Angle, you know, he's a lot of bounds, don't you think?
Well, okay. I'll give you that,
but let's not-- let's not cause friction, more friction that is
between Stephanie and Triple H.
-Well… -Triple H doesn't need that
at this point in the night.
A first ever Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match right here tonight
for the WWE title.
-[Jerry] Oh, my. -[Ross] Edge and Christian
will defend the WWE title.
The tag titles are hanging high above the ring.
[Jerry] Look at that.
[Ross] These three teams, King, have a lot of history
and a lot of bad blood that's got to be settled tonight.
[upbeat music playing]
[Ross] Edge is not bringing one,
but two steel folding chairs into the ring.
A double chair shot right to the head of Jeff Hardy.
Edge just knocked Bubba Dudley's lights out.
[Michael] Chair to the head of Matt Hardy.
Steel chair on the back of Bubba Ray.
[Ross] Somewhere down the road,
Edge and Christian are gonna get what's coming to them.
[Michael] The Dudley Boyz with the tables.
The Hardys setting up the ladders.
[Jerry] Our champions are in grave trouble.
[Michael] Edge. What are Hardy Boyz doing?
-Look at this. -[Jerry] No.
[Michael] Oh, no. From ten feet high, Bubba Ray.
-[Jerry] No. -[Michael] Christian through a table.
The Dudleys and Hardys sending messages to the tag team champions.
Due to the unfair treatment that we have received
at the hands of the Hardys, the Dudleys,
we are totally out here to stage a sit-down strike.
[Mick] I've decided to make a decision right now.
At SummerSlam, it's going to be Edge and Christian
against the Hardys,
against the Dudleys
in a TLC match.
Tables and ladders and chairs! Oh, my!
[Michael] There will be no pinfalls, there will be no submissions.
[Ross] This match ends when someone climbs the ladder
and takes the tag title belts in their possession.
-[Jerry] Oh, my. -[Ross] Extremely dangerous.
This is absolutely unbelievable.
-Tables, and ladders, and broken bodies. [Jerry] Oh, my.
[Ross] Their bodies, their careers on the line.
-[Jerry] Oh, my. -[Ross] Tables, ladders, and chairs.
[Jerry] Oh, my. Tables, ladders and chairs. Oh, my.
[Mick] Tables and ladders and chairs! Oh, my!
♪ You think you know me ♪
["On the Edge" playing]
[Ross] And here we go, ladies and gentlemen, 18,128 have jammed
this beautiful facility here in Raleigh, North Carolina.
[bell ringing]
[Ross] And, well, the match that they wanna see is here now.
[Howard] …Tables and Chairs match
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
Entering the ring at a combined weight of 462 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
Christian and Edge.
[Ross] Well, folks, I see the rules right here, King.
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[Ross] No pinfalls, no count outs.
-[Jerry] Right. -[Ross] No disqualifications.
-[Jerry] Right. -[Ross] And no submissions.
The only way to win the match is to climb the ladder.
["Ollie Stalefish" playing]
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] And retrieve the tag team belts that are hanging above the ring.
[Howard] At a combined weight of 556 pounds,
D-Von, Bubba Ray, The Dudley Boyz.
[Ross] Dudley Boyz, the master of the tables.
[Jerry] Yeah, but they're not gonna be able to reach those tag titles
just by standing on tables.
[Ross] You're right.
[Jerry] They're gonna have to master some ladders tonight.
[Ross] Tables, ladders, and chairs are all legal.
Forget about pinfalls, forget about tags,
forget about submissions or count outs,
forget about disqualifications,
and here come the hometowners.
[Jerry] Oh, boy, the Hardy Boys.
["Loaded" playing]
[Jerry] Yeah. They're fired up, J.R.
[Howard] And…
[bell ringing]
[Ross] The Hardys from the great state of North Carolina
from just down the road in Cameron.
[Jerry] Finkel didn't even get to make his announcement of the Hardys.
[Ross] Well, we saw the Hardys, Edge and Christian, and the Dudleys
get into a brawl earlier tonight on Heat for fans who were joining us there.
[Jerry] Now, wait a minute.
Those chairs belong to Edge and Christian.
What are the Hardys doing? Oh, man.
[Ross] Bubba Ray has caught that steel chair right in the face.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[crowd jeering]
[Ross] Right back to Jeff Hardy.
[Jerry] This is working out great for Edge and Christian.
They brought their chairs in the ring.
They were confiscated by the Hardys
and now the only one's damaged with those chairs
are the Hardys and the Dudleys.
[Ross] Obviously, the goal here is to incapacitate your opponents
to the degree that a ladder can be set up.
The ladder can be climbed.
[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] And those WWE Tag Team Champion--
oh, my, drop toehold face first into the chair.
Those belts can be pulled down.
It's gonna take a 20-foot ladder to get it done though, King.
[Jerry] Right, Edge and Christian are the masters of chairs.
They're the chair men of the WWE.
Uh-oh, now they're bringing in the ladders.
[Ross] And here comes Edge bringing a ladder into the ring.
[Jerry] I don't think that ladder will get it done.
[Ross] I think you might be right.
-And-- -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] Edge, face first right back into that ladder.
[Jerry] Ladder will get that done.
[Ross] And a DDT by Bubba Ray on Christian.
WWE tag team titles hanging high above the ring.
[crowd chanting] We want tables!
[Jerry] Look at this crowd, 18,128 did want tables.
Hey, there they go.
[Ross] Bubba Ray going upstairs,
look over those tag team belts.
[Jerry] Bubba Ray, if you happen to be up that high…
-[Ross] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Double powerbomb by Matt and Jeff Hardy
-or Bubba Ray Dudley. -[Jerry] And then a table--
table for the exclamation point.
[Ross] Wouldn't it be fitting for Matt and Jeff Hardy to walk out here
with the tag team titles?
Growing up just down the road in Cameron, North Carolina.
[Jerry] Well, they're the most adept with those tables.
I'm gonna make a bold prediction here.
I'm gonna-- I'm gonna pick the Hardys.
[Ross] And D-Von Dudley got a shot in on Jeff Hardy,
and now here comes-- there's Christian,
three men on the ladder.
[Jerry] And look at this.
[Ross] My God, a double Russian legsweep from the ladder.
Down goes all three men.
[Jerry] I don't know how smart that was, Edge.
[Ross] If Christian could come in the back door here
and get up that ladder, this one would be over.
Christian looking to go upstairs. Bubba Ray…
[Jerry] He's climbing two ladders at once.
[Ross] Bubba staggers back up
and Bubba with a shot to the kidneys of Christian.
And now Bubba goes upstairs. There's the tag belts.
[Jerry] Told you, I think they're gonna need bigger ladders.
[Ross] Uh-oh, oh, no, no.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[Ross] My God.
For the love of God, did you see that?
[Jerry] Get a hammer.
[Ross] Good God Almighty.
[Jerry] Unfortunately Christian felt it.
[Ross] Whoa, Bubba Dudley used that full nelson…
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Ross] …almost into an atomic drop
-that is unreal. -[Jerry] Can we see that again?
[Ross] That just jammed Christian's spine.
[Jerry] Watch how Christian lands, oh, man.
[Ross] And he once sprained the ankles where he landed.
That spine got compressed.
[Jerry] Now they were gonna say what they can do for your health.
Yeah, and they-- never mind.
[Ross] And Jeff and now Jeff Hardy-- Jeff Hardy in the excitement here,
got the ladder set back up, looking to go upstairs and Christian…
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] Oh, God Almighty.
Now, how do you learn a fall without having to hurt yourself?
[Jerry] You don't. Oh, my God.
-What happened there? Did-- -[Ross] It looks like a car wreck.
[Jerry] Man, I would-- let me see this again.
Watch this-- watch the see-saw.
[Ross] I've never seen anything quite…
[Jerry] His head's gotta be hurt bad.
[Ross] Well, no doubt about that, King, no doubt about that and now look.
[Jerry] Now the double chair shot.
[Ross] Oh. Edge and Christian,
-I think they're hurt too. -[Jerry] And the ladders!
[Ross] And just got knocked down by Bubba Dudley.
-[Jerry] Oh, God. -[Ross] And Bubba throwing that ladder
right in the face of Jeff Hardy who tried to protect himself
with that steel chair.
[Jerry] They're not be-- there might not be anything left of anybody
when this match is over, J.R.
Now what's D-Von gonna do?
You can't reach the belt from over there, D-Von.
[Ross] D-Von knows where he is.
D-Von and Bubba Ray, Scoop slam by Bubba.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] We know what's coming up here, King.
[Jerry] Wassup? Here it comes.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry laughs]
No, you're too high.
-Hey! -[Ross] Oh!
He went sticking his face in Chris-- in Edge's business.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
You know what they want now.
They wanna get wood, they wanna get chairs,
they had ladders, now they want--
-Get the tables! -[Jerry] Tables, oh, my!
[Ross] Bubba feels some wood coming along.
D-Von and Bubba Ray are in control here.
The Hardys are down and hurt.
[Jerry] I think D-Von forgot the tables are already out there at ringside.
Here they come.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy under a couple of ladders.
Matt Hardy trying to get back in the ring.
Christian got knocked down again by Bubba as does Matt Hardy.
And here comes D-Von with one of those Dudleyville tables.
[Jerry] Right. At this point in time,
the safest place to be is under some ladders.
Don't expose yourself to the table.
[Ross] Oh. The damn Dudleys are looking for some wood.
-[Jerry] There it is, oh! -[Ross] Oh!
And Christian, his torso drilled through the table.
D-Von!
-[Jerry] He is broken half. -Go get two of them.
[Jerry] I mean, that may have got Christian there, but you know what, J.R.,
that's not gonna win the Dudleys the titles.
They got to climb the ladder.
[Ross] They're looking for competition it will.
Onto the top, and then here,
eliminate everybody standing and breathing.
[Jerry] Well, I think Christian is successfully eliminated,
but there's three more to go.
-[Ross] Now D-Von and-- -[Jerry] I know--
they got three tables to go.
[Ross] The Dudleys got another table.
[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
-Uh-oh. -[Ross] Another table.
[Jerry] What are they gonna do here?
[Ross] We're looking at four tables here.
[Jerry] Table after tables.
[Ross] My God, table for four, table for two.
[Jerry] I've heard of a four corners match,
but not of four tables.
What are they gonna do here?
These guys are becoming carpenters.
[Ross] Two tables stacked on top of two tables…
-Come here pretty boy. -[Ross] …by the Dudleys.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Ross] And now the Dudleys.
[Jerry] Jeff, it don't look good for you, son.
-And look out. -[Ross] From behind, King, Edge!
-Oh, what a shot. -[Jerry] Sound like a gunshot.
[Ross] Oh, that's another shot right to the cranium of Bubba Ray Dudley.
-[Jerry] He won't go down. -[Ross] There you go.
And Matt Hardy takes to laying on Christian or Edge.
But remember, no pinfalls.
[Jerry] We don't want a pinfall. We want you to get up that ladder.
The North Carolinians are gonna be proud.
What's he gonna do? Matt?
He's going for the belt.
[Ross] These Hardys from Cameron, North Carolina
looking to become the tag team champions
in their home state.
[Jerry] Now what?
-Oh, no, this just scares me. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] What's he gonna do here?
[Ross] Jeff Hardy will put his life in this--
-[Jerry] Look at him! -[Ross] Oh, can you-- oh, my God!
[Jerry] What are you thinking?
[Ross] Jeff Hardy leapfrogging over the-- from the top turnbuckle over that ladder.
[Jerry] I could-- I could even get out. Watch this.
-How creepy-- oh, man! -[Ross] Oh, God Almighty.
Where have you ever seen anything like this but the WWE?
[Jerry] Look at this, unbelievable.
[Ross] Right in the face of Edge.
[Jerry] Now what?
I'm begging somebody to set the ladder, climb up and go after those title belts.
-[Ross] Boy, oh, look at Edge. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] Edge being put between the ladder now.
[Jerry] Oh, watch yourself.
Oh, very dangerous.
-[Ross] Good God. -[Jerry] Oh!
-[Ross] Christian now. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Matt Hardy straight over him.
Look at Jeff Hardy.
He is wearing Christian out with that ladder.
On the outside is Jeff Hardy.
-And Matt Hardy. -[Jerry] No!
-[Ross] Oh, my God! Oh, my God! -[crowd cheering]
Jeff or Matt Hardy and Christian
getting on the same page
at least for the blink of an eye.
[Jerry] I cannot believe what I just saw.
That's got to break some ribs.
Christian's got to be--
he's out of this.
[Ross] My God, have we ever seen anything like this in our lives?
I know I haven't.
This is amazing.
[Jerry] Watch this throw.
Oh!
[Ross] And now he's using Edge,
-his own tag team partner. -[Jerry] Here we go. What happened?
[Ross] Against him.
-[Jerry] Oh, look out-- look outside! -[Ross] Oh, my God!
Jeff Hardy is over 20 feet for the love of God.
-A death-defying leap! -[Jerry] Hold on!
[Ross] Oh! Swanton, and nobody there!
Jeff Hardy's spine and his back
cracking those tables.
For the love of God, look at that.
Two tables broken and a man's body broken in half.
[Jerry] That's it for Jeff Hardy.
Matt, you're on your own.
Watch this.
-Right over 20 feet. -[Ross] Oh!
That's a 20-foot ladder.
[Jerry] Bubba Ray-- Bubba Ray would be a pancake if he hadn't moved.
Look at that.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy is-- it looks like he's been in a--
thrown out of a moving vehicle.
[Jerry] And Matt realizes he's got it going on his own now.
[Ross] Matt Hardy is by himself here.
And Matt Hardy now with that big 20-foot ladder in the ring.
Christian and Bubba Ray on the outside.
[Jerry] Well, I'm telling you, J.R., at this rate,
Shane McMahon is gonna have some--
he's gonna have some company in the emergency room at the nearby hospital.
[Ross] And the Raleigh Medical Center is gonna be busy tonight.
I hate to say that, but that's-- it certainly looks that way.
[Jerry] And I've almost forgotten about those championship belts up here.
Look at the height of this-- oh, Bubba Ray gets creamed!
[Ross] Like I said, that's a 20-foot ladder.
That's a-- that is a hellacious painter's ladder 20 feet high, and then--
-[Jerry] They're all going, four men. -[Ross] Four men--
[Jerry] Edge, Christian, D-Von, Matt Hardy.
[Ross] One Hardy, one Dudley, and two tag champions.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] What's Christian got--
he's got Matt. And Matt-- oh, good God!
-[Ross] A reverse DDT. -[Jerry] Look at D-Von!
[Ross] Oh, D-Von and Edge.
[Jerry] Everybody's down.
[Ross] D-Von and Edge down.
[Jerry] Bubba Ray got blasted outside by that-- by that chair with--
he don't know where he's at. He's in La La Land.
[Ross] Bubba Ray don't know if he's in North Carolina or North Dakota.
[Jerry] Jeff Hardy won't wake up until sometime next week.
He's still lying in between those table-- Bubba Ray!
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Bubba Ray is gonna attempt
to get that ladder and become the tag team champions.
[Jerry] He's positioning the ladder right under those title belts.
[Ross] Bubba Ray is the only one of the six in this match that's vertical.
-[crowd chatter] -[Jerry] There you go.
Now, you're on your-- here he goes.
[Ross] Bubba Ray has got to be seeing double here.
Bubba Ray is up.
-The Dudleys are gonna do it. -[Jerry] Go get the belt in the middle.
[Ross] The Dudleys are gonna do it.
-He's 20 feet now. -[Jerry] Oh, Bubba Ray!
-[Ross] Oh, God! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, no.
Good God.
The human body with 20 feet off that ladder through four tables.
[Jerry] He's done for it.
This is unbelievable, J.R.
Carnage, watch this.
[Ross] I have never seen carnage like this.
[Jerry] Bubba Ray weighs nearly 300 pounds, and-- oh!
[Ross] Bubby Ray Dudley.
Oh! Edge and Christian,
the tag team champions saved their titles
by pushing Bubba through four tables.
[Jerry] Look at Jeff Hardy.
He's still lying in between tables.
You got Bubba Ray smashed through four tables.
[Ross] Then we're gonna need-- we're gonna need more than one ambulance here.
[Jerry] D-Von's down.
Matt Hardy, I don't even know where Matt is.
-[crowd booing] -[King] And there goes Edge and Christian.
[Ross] Edge and Christian.
[Jerry] Each of them going on one side of the ladder.
[Ross] They're the tag team champions.
Everybody is now decimated.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Hey, wait a minute. -[Jerry] What is this?
-[Ross] There's Lita. -[Jerry] It's Lita.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Look at Lita.
-[Ross] No, Lita! -[Jerry] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Edge and Christian were about to get their belts and retain their titles,
but Lita came out, the WWE Women's Champion.
-[Jerry] Lita, what are you doing? -Matt, go!
[Ross] Lita with the Hardy Boyz.
[Jerry] She's screaming for Matt to go, "Go Matt."
-Come on, Matt! Get up! -[Ross] Grab the opportunity, Matt.
Your own home, son.
-Go up that ladder. -[Jerry] Get up there!
Get the ladder!
You got 18,128 of your fellow statesmen screaming for you.
Don't waste time, go!
[Ross] Everybody in Tar Heel is gonna be proud of the Hardy Boyz.
Get up there, Matt.
-You got the doors open. -[Jerry] Don't look down, just go.
-[Ross] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] And now D-Von.
-Here comes D-Von. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Man, here comes D-Von.
[Ross] And-- oh my God.
No, no, no! Oh my God, no!
[Jerry] Oh, no!
[Ross] Oh, God.
Matt Hardy just went off backwards.
He just went off backwards onto those tables.
[Jerry] I'm afraid Lita couldn't save him from that.
-[Ross] Lita bought the Hardys some time. -[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Oh, a spear, son of a bitch.
I mean-- oh.
-Did you see what Edge did, King? -[Jerry] And I heard what you said, J.R.
[Ross] Oh, I'm sorry about that, but damn it.
A man shouldn't do that. I mean…
-[Jerry] That could have broken her ribs. -[Ross] Yeah, or worse.
-[Jerry] Watch this. -[Ross] We've got closer look.
-[Jerry] We've got ceiling cam. -[Ross] He's touching the belt.
[Jerry] Oh, this is scary. Look at this.
[Ross] Oh, my gosh.
-[Jerry] Watch the spear. -[Ross] This was sickening.
-[Jerry] Lita didn't see Edge coming. -[Ross] Look at Edge.
Through the table.
He may have-- he got broken her sternum.
[Jerry] And I think he knocked her head right in the back of that ladder.
[Ross] And now-- my God, I can't believe it.
-[Jerry] Jeff Hardy's back up. -[Ross] Jeff Hardy's back up.
-[Jerry] How is he doing it? -[Ross] And D-Von is back up.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] It's anybody's ballgame.
Who's gonna be the champions, the Dudleys or the Hardys?
[Jerry] Jeff's got his hand on the titles.
[Ross] Jeff got-- he touches the belt.
[Jerry] He's so close to the promise land.
[Ross] Jeff is touching the gold.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] They're gonna fight for the right. He'd get it. He's got them.
No, wait. D-Von's got them.
Wait a minute. They both got--
who's gonna be the champion if they both-- oh!
-[Ross] My God, they're hanging. -[Jerry] Now, what?
[Ross] D-Von and Jeff Hardy are hanging.
-[Jerry] What the heck? -[Ross] They're hanging
for their lives high above the ring.
-[Jerry] No, no, no! -[Ross] Oh, no!
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] D-Von knocked down.
Get the belt, Jeff.
Look at Edge and Christian. They're planning--
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] They knocked--
they knocked Jeff right off that-- right off the ropes.
[Jerry] Playing with the piñata.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Ross] Jeff Hardy was left hanging
as well as D-Von Dudley.
Thanks to Edge and Christian.
-[Jerry] Look at Edge and Christian. -[Ross] My God, what an exchange that was.
[Jerry] Everybody's down.
-Somebody's got to stop them. -[Ross] There they go.
[Jerry] Here comes Jeff. Oh, Jeff. I think his ankle's broken.
-They've got one, and got both. -[bell rings]
-[Ross] Edge and Christian have done it. -["Metalingus" playing]
-[Ross] Damn it. -[Howard] The winner of this contest
and still tag team champions,
Christian and Edge.
[Jerry] J.R., I think we've seen it all now.
[Ross] I don't think I've ever seen anything my life
like we had just witnessed.
Wow.
[Jerry] You gotta love the WWE.
[Ross] Well, these six young studs put their careers on the line
for everybody watching around the world here tonight
and somehow someway,
the biggest crybabies in the match,
Edge and Christian, retain their tag team title.
[Jerry] Oh, come on. Give the devils their due.
Anybody that came out on top in that match deserves a world of credit,
no matter whether you like them or not.
That was the great match.
[Ross] Well, good point, King. You're right about that.
I'm disappointed the Hardys couldn't come home and win their tag--
win the tag team titles.
[Jerry] Let's go back and see some of these.
This was-- look at Bubba Ray Dudley.
Oh, my gosh!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Unreal.
[Jerry] And then D-Von,
D-Von and Jeff Hardy just hanging in the air like I said, like two piñatas.
[Ross] The Dudleys and the Hardys were that close
to becoming the tag team champions.
[Jerry] Watch D-Von when he hit the ground here.
-Oh, man! -[Ross] Oh, man!
A lot of that spine.
And now look at Edge and Christian. They're grinding.
Look at Jeff Hardy now.
[Jerry] Like a piñata, they knocked him right down and they get the prize.
They get the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Unreal.
[Ross] King, you and I have been to a rodeo or two as they say.
I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this.
And this crowd here giving these six men
a standing ovation and rightfully so.
Everybody on their feet, and rightfully so I can tell you.
What a match. I love it.
I loved it.
[Ross] And we ain't over yet, folks.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Is he all right?
[Ross] No.
[crowd cheering]
I want you to explain this to me.
You explain to me how that kiss happened.
You explain to me what it meant, huh?
You tell me, what possible explanation can you have?
-Tell me. -It didn't mean anything
and there's nothing really to explain.
-I was virtually unconscious. -Nothing to explain.
Hunter, you're the one who carried me back from the ring.
And you saw how I hit my head, I was-- I was knocked out.
I mean, Kurt took advantage of me.
Kurt, I mean, he took advantage of me.
He kissed me and I had no idea what was going on.
I don't know what he was doing.
I don't know what he was thinking, and I don't know.
-Maybe he has more than-- -That's just the point.
I don't know what he's thinking either, all right?
I want you to stay away from Kurt Angle.
Do you understand me? Stay away from Kurt Angle.
And after tonight, Kurt Angle will never be in our lives again.
Understand?
You know, Hunter, I don't know how Kurt feels for me
and I don't feel anything for him,
but I do know that you're the only man for me.
[Jerry] Wow.
You know what they say, J.R., love, honor, and obey.
And I think Stephanie better obey her husband.
She just had the law laid down to her, stay away from Kurt Angle.
Whoo!
[Ross] I'm not a Triple H fan, but I don't blame him.
[Jerry] Oh, baby.
Can it get any better, J.R.?
Can it get any better?
We just saw the most unbelievable
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, and now, oh my,
-the first ever Thong Stinkface match. -[Howard] The following contest
is the first ever Thong Stinkface match.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Al Snow,
The Kat!
[Jerry] Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
How does Al Snow get to accompany her?
Oh, baby.
Why can't I be in a Stinkface match?
[Ross] I'll tell you what. There's a lot of history between Kat and Terri.
Some folks say it's professional jealousy.
Some folks say they just don't-- they're like oil and water,
they don't just get along.
[Jerry] What do these two have to be jealous of each other about?
They're both beautiful.
[Ross] Well, here's a couple of weeks ago,
remember when Kat encouraged Rikishi to give Terri the Stinkface.
[Jerry] Oh, I remember that.
It was one of the most grotesque, gruesome sights I've ever seen.
That big two ton posterior
put right in the beautiful face of Terri.
I talked to her afterwards. Her breath was rank.
I would have still kissed her, though.
Oh, yes.
-Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. -[Ross] So Al Snow--
Al Snow will be seconding The Kat.
-[alarms blaring] -[Jerry] I wonder why.
[Ross] You can ask The Kat that question.
-[Jerry] We know who's-- -[Howard] Her opponent,
Terri!
[Jerry] We know who's gonna be seconding-- uh-oh.
She's ready to get down to business right now.
-[Ross] We'd only see Terri-- -[Jerry] Take it off.
Take it off, baby.
Yoo-hoo!
-Hey, hey, wait a minute. -[Ross] Oh, there's Perry Saturn.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] The European Champion
trying to cover up.
Now, what is the logic of this?
[Jerry] He's a spoil sport.
[Ross] Well, certainly-- in WWE New York…
-[Jerry] You remember what happened? -[Ross] Yeah.
[Jerry] I mean, Terri got even with The Kat up there in New York
when she-- when she blindsided The Kat.
I mean, she actually pulled The Kat's hair off
and then she stuck her own pretty little bootie
right in the face of The Kat.
Oh, man.
[Ross] That's after she ate the bean salad?
[Jerry] Oh, please, J.R.
I don't even wanna think about that.
What's Perry Saturn doing?
Oh, man.
[Ross] I assume he's gonna second Terri.
[Jerry] Yes, yes, yes.
Why can't we be in this match?
-[Ross] Well, we could-- -[Jerry] I get-- I get Tazz.
[Ross] Speak for yourself there--
[Jerry] And look at this, here we go.
-[Ross] And it's a-- the first ever… -[bell rings]
[Ross] …Thong Stinkface match.
[Jerry] I would rename this a happy face match if I were in it.
-[Ross] You're very happy. -[Jerry chuckles] Oh, man.
-[Ross] What a-- -[Jerry] Body slam by The Kat.
[Ross] Kat going deep in that crotch for that slam.
-[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey. Okay, okay. -[Ross] What?
-[Jerry] Deep in the-- never mind. -[Ross] What are you thinking?
[Jerry] Uh-oh. She's gonna end this early.
[Ross] It could be over right here.
[Jerry] If she puts that little butt-- uh-oh.
Terri got out. Look at Saturn.
-Now, what is up with Perry Saturn? -[crowd jeering]
He-- who even invited him out here?
[Ross] Al Snow just makes sure Saturn didn't go any further.
[Jerry] Saturn-- whoa, hey, watch your hands there, Al.
[Ross] What do you grab?
-[Jerry] I know what I'd grab. -[Ross] Or what don't you--
-what don't you grab? -[Jerry] Oh, look out, spear. Bang.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh, please.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] It's a Kat fight.
-[Ross] It's a Kat fight, all right. -[Jerry] It's a Terri fight.
I love-- I love that first TLC match,
but this is another kind of TLC match.
Get up.
[Ross] Kat admonishing Terri to get up.
-[Jerry] Oh, watch it. -[Ross] Oh.
Kat taking Terri down by the hair.
[Jerry] What's The Kat gonna do here?
Look at Terri. I think she's just trying to crawl away.
Uh-oh.
Oh baby, look at this.
-Yeah. Yes. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I'm sorry, Terri.
You got a lot-- oh, watch it.
Hey, look at this, Bronco Buster.
Let me in there.
[Ross] The Bronco Buster, not the Stinkface.
[Jerry] I've been wanting one of those for months.
[Ross] Oh, here it comes, here it comes.
Back that--
-Oh, hey. -[Jerry] Look at Perry Saturn.
[Ross] Saturn just shoved The Kat down.
The referee didn't see that.
-I wonder if Al Snow saw. -[Jerry] Watch it, Kat! Oh Bulldog!
[Ross] Nice Bulldog takedown by Terri on The Kat.
[Jerry] These girls are really getting physical,
and I love it when girls get physical, don't you, J.R.?
-[Ross] Oh, yeah. -[Jerry] Hey, what is this?
-[Ross] There ain't no pins here. -[Jerry] Hey, look out. [laughs]
Man, these girls--
somebody's been tutoring these girls on some wrestling lessons.
[Ross] Well, their wrestling footwear's somewhat unique too.
[Jerry] Did you see that clothesline?
[Ross] It makes both of them about five feet tall.
[Jerry] Man, another slam.
[Ross] Another Crotch Slam.
[Jerry] I love those Crotch Slams, don't you?
Here it goes.
Oh, no!
That had to hurt The Kat.
That'll leave a mark.
[Ross] And now-- oh, Terri got The Kat by the head of the hair,
-dragging her back into the corner. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] A slap.
[Jerry] Did she slap her face or her chest?
[Ross] Terri slapped The Kat right in the face.
[Jerry] Here comes Terri with one.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, you--
[Ross] Oh, the referee just got…
[Jerry] A lucky referee or maybe he's unlucky, I don't know.
[Ross] Referee got a low blow there, inadvertently.
-[Jerry] Hey. -[Ross] Hey wait,
Al Snow just threw the Head.
[Jerry] Look out! Oh, man!
[Ross] She just nailed Terri with Al Snow's Head.
And Perry Saturn just got Head, too.
[Jerry] Oh. Look at this. Terri is out like a light.
[Al Snow] Come on, Terri, right here.
-[The Kat] Get up! -Do it!
[Ross] Terri being dragged to the corner by The Kat.
-[Jerry] Look at The Kat. -[Al Snow] Come on. Do it.
-Come on. -[Jerry] She's got that wedgie going.
-[Al Snow] Do it. Come on. -[Jerry] She's winding up, J.R.
This is it. Now, get in there.
[Ross] Oh my.
-[bell rings] -[Jerry] Love it.
There's your winner!
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Put me in one of those, please.
[Howard] Here is your winner, The Kat!
[Jerry] J.R., have I told you lately how much I love the WWE?
[Ross] I don't blame you.
That was a most unique matchup.
-Al Snow let that... -[Jerry] I'm glad the right decision
-left the building. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Hey, look at this. He is really--
[Ross] What a celebration.
[Jerry] Al Snow is really celebrating.
Hey look. Al, what are you doing?
[laughing]
Al's getting a Stinkface.
-[Ross] What? -[Jerry] Did you see that?
[Ross] Oh, man.
Well, I wonder if the fans in the WWE New York are enjoying this.
[Jerry] How can they not be?
[Ross] I'll tell you.
It's one of the greatest entertainment facilities in the world,
right there in the heart of Times Square absolutely sold-out tonight.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] New York, what's up?
-Oh no, wait a minute. -[Ross] The Acolytes.
[Jerry] What are they doing there?
[Ross] They're bar-- look like they're bartending.
-[Jerry] He's getting tips. -He's a millionaire.
-Want me to take it? -Yeah.
-You mean we can take this… -Oh, yeah.
It's about time somebody stole from him.
-Okay, bro. -Let's toast Vince.
[Jerry] Hey, they're toasting Vince McMahon.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Well, Bradshaw breaking an old JD it looked like,
but in any event,
Acolytes bartending in the WWE New York.
And we're moments away, King, from a hellacious fight.
It's the only way I can properly and accurately term it.
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you something, J.R.
I don't know if I could stand much more of this.
This has been the greatest night I've ever been involved in.
Unbelievable.
[Ross] Folks, let us remind you to get your free Rock sunglasses.
We encourage you to mail a copy of your satellite or cable bill
with the address you see on your screen.
You can also check out wwe.com for all the information.
Rock sunglasses free
with a copy of your cable or satellite bill for SummerSlam.
[Jerry] You mean you watch SummerSlam and you get all this entertainment
plus free sunglasses from The Rock.
[Ross] One thing about this matchup, it ain't gonna be pretty.
How much can a human anatomy withstand,
the brother, The Undertaker and Kane,
a knockdown drag out,
indeed this will be a slobber knocker.
[rock music playing]
[Ross] The Crossface on The Undertaker.
Something's got to be done about this.
It's Kane.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] It's the Big Red Machine.
He's coming for Shane.
He's coming for Benoit.
[Jerry] Get out of there.
[Ross] These brothers united
and by God, when they're together,
hell hath no fury like these two.
The brothers' hands are clasped.
-The Undertaker and Kane… -[Jerry] Hey.
[Ross] Hey, wait. Wait a minute.
-[Jerry] What? -[Rosh] What are you-- what the hell?
-[Jerry] Look at that. -[Ross] A chokeslam.
What's the meaning of this?
The Big Red Machine assaulting his own brother for God's sakes.
[Jerry] I don't understand this.
-Oh, my God. -[Ross] Oh, my God.
Kane just chokeslammed The Undertaker
through the mat all the way to hell.
Why?
Why, Kane?
Why turn on your brother?
[Kane] Why did I chokeslam my brother?
I am a monster.
[Jerry] It's The Undertaker.
[Michael] He wants answers from his brother.
And Kane doesn't want to give him answers.
Wait a minute, Kane with the right hand,
a sucker punch to The Undertaker.
Why is Kane doing this?
Why is Kane turning on his own flesh and blood?
Kane has drawn the blood of his own brother.
-["You're Gonna Pay" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Undertaker] Dead man walking.
♪ You've done it now ♪
♪ You've gone and made a big mistake ♪
♪ And I can't allow ♪
♪ You to think you can just walk away ♪
[Ross] Listen to the ovation for The Undertaker,
the American Badass.
♪ 'Cause the end is now ♪
♪ This is gonna be your judgment day ♪
♪ A cheap shot ♪
♪ That's the way that you play the game ♪
♪ I was blindsided ♪
♪ Things will never ever be the same ♪
♪ Nice guys ♪
♪ It's said they always finish last ♪
[Ross] The Undertaker waiting on his brother, Kane.
King, it was most interesting that no one wanted
to officiate this matchup.
No one wanted to officiate this battle.
-[Jerry] Would you? -[Ross] Hell no.
And Referee Jack Doan told me earlier today
that he was just gonna let them go, let them get it on.
[Jerry] I'll be honest with you.
I think we're a little too close to the action
over here about ten feet from the ring.
[Ross] Well, King, I wouldn't-- I wouldn't mind calling mine in
and maybe have some Chef Boyardee or something.
[Jerry] You got that right. Speaking of Chef Boyardee,
Chef Boyardee is presenting SummerSlam
from the sold-out Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Complex.
Chef Boyardee, bigger for bigger for appetite.
There's no getting bigger in SummerSlam so far.
This has been great.
[Ross] This has been a hell of an event.
And we ain't done.
-[explosion] -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Here we go.
["Burned" playing]
[Ross] The Big Red Demon,
the Big Red Machine,
the Demon Seed.
[Jerry] And the Big Red Monster.
You know when I was a kid, J.R., I loved monsters.
I loved Frankenstein, Godzilla, the Wolf Man,
but they were movie monsters.
Kane is a real monster.
-[Ross] The Undertaker after Kane… -[bell ringing]
[Ross] …to meet his brother, Kane.
This is not gonna be a catch-as-catch-can contest.
This is gonna be a damn fistfight.
And how much can their anatomies take?
The Undertaker and Kane, these two men,
just under seven feet tall, both over 300 pounds.
[Jerry] Man, man, I mean…
[Ross] The Undertaker as we saw
was powerbombed or chokeslammed right through the ring,
right through the floor of the ring breaking the lumber.
[Jerry] And that's when Kane proclaimed that he was just that, a monster.
He was made a monster, J.R.,
just like Frankenstein was made by his creator.
Kane was made a monster by that fire when he was a child,
face disfigured, forced to hide all his life, hide his face
because he was ashamed of it.
[Ross] And The Undertaker going for that mask,
The Undertaker going for the mask there.
The Undertaker trying to rip that mask off.
The Undertaker trying to rip Kane's mask off.
[Jerry] I don't think you wanna do that, Undertaker.
[Ross] I don't think I can even remember anyone
ever, ever going for Kane's mask.
[Jerry] You don't wanna do that.
[Ross] Look at Kane teeing off on The Undertaker,
those monstrous, those thunderous right hands.
[Jerry] Well, I'm gonna tell you something,
the cruelest thing The Undertaker could ever do to his brother
would be to expose that face.
[Ross] Kane on the outside,
I don't think-- I don't know if the bell has even rang for this.
[Jerry] Look out, Howard Finkel, stay out of the way,
they'll pick you up by the legs
and beat each other over the head with you.
[Ross] I don't know if it makes any difference.
These guys are gonna have this match just as easy outside in a parking lot
or anywhere else, and Jack Doan,
who is a reluctant official and who can blame him.
[Jerry] He's in there, but that's all--
he's just in there to make the size even sort of…
[Ross] And Doan found out he was gonna officiate this matchup.
He told me earlier today.
I don't know what to do, but I'll just let them go.
-[Jerry] Right. -[Ross] What can he do?
[Jerry] He's just standing back and watching it happen.
[Ross] Oh, man, what a shot to the spine by The Undertaker, knocking down Kane.
[Jerry] Keep in mind these guys are brothers.
[Ross] Oh.
And The Undertaker with those right hands right to the face of Kane.
And now, The Undertaker again trying to rip that mask,
he's going for the mask, The Undertaker.
[Jerry] What is he going for the mask for? Don't try it.
-Don't-- come on, Undertaker. -[Ross] Oh, boy, he's got--
I think he's got that mask ripped.
[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] The Undertaker ripping Kane's mask off.
[Jerry] What is he doing? Wait.
[Ross] The Undertaker is gonna unmask Kane.
[Jerry] Don't do that, look out.
[Ross] The Undertaker is gonna unmask Kane.
And part of that mask is-- part of Kane's face is exposed here.
[Jerry] Why is he-- what is The Undertaker then--
I guess he figured that is the ultimate revenge on Kane
to show the world what a true monster he really is.
-[Ross] Huge right hand. -[Jerry] I don't think we wanna see that.
[Ross] I don't think I do at all.
Undertaker's face bouncing off those steel steps,
not once, not twice, but three times.
[Jerry] A part of Kane's mask is dangling.
I think he realizes now what he's in for,
what The Undertaker has just done.
[Ross] A quartet of shots to the face by Kane
and The Undertaker trying to--
he's trying to shake the cobwebs loose, but can he?
And then look, Kane's got those steel steps.
-[crowd shouting] -[Jerry] Oh, watch behind you, Undertaker.
[Ross] Oh, look out.
Oh, Kane was going for The Undertaker's head.
Kane was going for The Undertaker's face with those steel steps.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
What about now?
[Ross] And now, The Undertaker picking up the steps,
-he's gonna go for it. -[Jerry] Kane, look out. Oh.
-[Ross] Oh, he got Kane right in the face. -[Jerry] Good God.
[Ross] Good God almighty, The Undertaker just hit Kane
right in the head with those steel steps.
[Jerry] Yeah, those steps weigh about 300 pounds.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Kane knocked off his feet as any human being would.
-Pull his [bleep] mask off. -[Jerry] Oh, no, no.
Have you ever seen this kind of intensity from The Undertaker?
-[Ross] Never. -[Jerry] I mean, look at that.
[Ross] Oh, my God, right in the-- right in the temple, right on the face.
[Jerry] Of his own brother. Now, he wants to rip that mask off
of his brother's face,
that scarred, disfigured face of Kane.
[Ross] Kane trying to get back up. Kane on his-- on his knees.
Now pulled back up by the head of the hair of The Undertaker.
And The Undertaker with a huge, thunderous right hand
and another right hand
and I think Kane has been busted open.
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Another right and down goes Kane,
half of his mask ripped off,
his face exposed,
and I think Kane is bleeding.
[Jerry] He's bleeding, that-- it had to be those steps
or either those huge right hands from the-- from The Undertaker.
[Ross] It had to be those steps catching Kane right in the face.
[Ross] Oh, and Kane with a low blow,
down goes The Undertaker,
Kane buying himself some time.
[Jerry] I wonder if the-- I wonder if Kane even realizes that half his mask is gone.
Oh, he is busted.
[Ross] Kane bleeding,
he has been busted open by The Undertaker
and those steel steps hitting Kane right in the face,
the Big Red Machine is bleeding.
[Jerry] I don't think Kane has ever seen his own blood.
You're talking about a monster before,
this could really-- this could really put Kane over the edge.
[Ross] Kane with a right hand, Undertaker down to a knee,
Undertaker getting back up and The Undertaker will not stay down,
the American Badass being punished now, being hammered.
[Jerry] You know yourself.
It does something to you when you see your own blood.
[Ross] Oh, you're right-- you're right about that.
And look at Kane now, opening up on The Undertaker.
[grunts]
[Jerry] I think Kane enjoys seeing Undertaker get back,
I mean-- oh, no, Kane is down again. And wait.
-[Ross] The Undertaker with a spear. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] And The Undertaker back at Kane's face,
Undertaker back at Kane's face.
[Jerry] This is what it's all about between these two,
they wanna destroy each other now.
[Ross] Undertaker ripping that mask,
Undertaker is trying to take that mask off.
-[Jerry] Don't do it. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Undertaker is trying to take the mask off.
[Jerry] Listen to these people, they wanna see Kane,
they want Undertaker to rip that mask off.
Don't do it.
[Ross] Undertaker trying to take that mask off.
And Kane is just-- that mask is barely--
is barely covering Kane's face,
his bloody, battered, bruised face.
And The Undertaker continues to lay in those right hands.
[Jerry] Look at Kane, he is-- he is battered, he's weak,
you know, he's bleeding, he's only got--
I think he's only got one good eye, J.R., and I think the mask is almost…
[Ross] Uh-oh, The Undertaker he's blocked--
Kane got the--
and The Undertaker goes downstairs.
[Jerry] Come on, Undertaker, show some compassion,
have some mercy for your own brother.
He's your younger brother for Christ's sake.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Uh-oh, Taker with…
[Jerry] Oh, wait.
-[Ross] Undertaker got the mask. -[Jerry] The mask is off.
-[Ross] The Undertaker got the mask. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The Undertaker took Kane's mask off.
-[Jerry] What? -["You're Gonna Pay" playing]
-[Undertaker] Dead man walking.
[Ross] Kane is backing away from the ring.
[Jerry] Look at this. There's Kane's mask.
[Ross] I don't think this match ever started.
I never heard a bell.
[Jerry] Kane has been unmasked.
[Ross] My God, what a fight between these two monsters,
not one monster, there are two monsters,
the American Badass is as tough as they come.
[Jerry] Look at The Undertaker, he knows he did it.
He's triumphant.
There's nothing more he can do to his brother than to take that mask off
and expose his disfigured face to the world.
[Ross] King, I don't think The Undertaker is triumphant at all.
The Undertaker did take the mask off Kane's face.
[Jerry] Look.
[Ross] We didn't even have the bell in this matchup.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] My God, this ain't over.
Boy, I just shudder to think what's gonna happen next between these two
when they're in the same building and that could be tomorrow night,
remember special time on Raw in the States
on the USA Network at eleven o'clock, Eastern.
[Jerry] Did you see-- did you see The Undertaker
holding the mask of Kane over his head?
That's symbolic, J.R.
I mean, it's just like-- it's just like holding a--
Uh-oh, wait a minute, wait a minute.
Who's he gonna call?
[sighs]
Honey, you're gonna destroy Rocky.
I know you're gonna be the champ again, I can feel it.
-[phone ringing] -Damn right, I'm gonna be.
Hello?
Hi Mom.
[chuckles nervously]
I'm good, I'm good. I'm just here with Hunter.
He's getting ready for his match.
-Uh-hmm. -Is that your mom?
Let me talk to her. I'd like to talk to her a little bit.
Oh, hang on a sec, Mom.
Hey. Hello?
Hello?
-Well, that's weird. -Hmm.
Your mom just hung up on me.
That's…
-[rock music playing] -[Ross] Well, I…
[Jerry] Don't tell-- just don't say it, J.R.
Don't tell.
[Ross] I don't understand this whatsoever.
I mean, Kurt Angle knows
that Stephanie is a married woman
and Triple H has been played for a fool here
in this situation in my estimation.
Well, there is no disqualification and no count-out
in this upcoming matchup
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
It's a Triple Threat match.
Remember The Rock doesn't have to be involved to lose the title,
but what's gonna happen when Triple H and Kurt get together.
Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho,
the winner of this match will meet The Rock at SummerSlam
for the WWE Title.
Wait a minute, both men got Jericho covered.
-[Jerry] That's it. -[Ross] Who's gonna meet The Rock
for the title at SummerSlam?
[Mick] It will be Kurt Angle
versus Triple H versus The Rock
in a Triple Threat match
for the WWE title.
[Ross] Triple H and Stephanie's marriage is apparently on shaky ground.
[Triple H] Stephanie, I know what you walked in on last week
and it looked pretty bad.
[Stephanie] What the hell is this?
[Triple H] But you got to understand that was completely innocent.
[Jerry] I'm so concerned over Stephanie and Triple H's relationship.
[Stephanie] I'm sure everything will work out
and it will be all right,
but I need some space right now.
[echoing] I need some space right now.
If you need anything at all, anything, Steph,
I'll always be there for you as a friend.
[Michael] Kurt Angle saving Stephanie from going through the table,
the hug from Kurt Angle and Stephanie, King.
-[Jerry] A big hug. -[Michael] Triple H is livid.
[Stephanie] Kurt and I are just friends.
[Kurt] Where is it written that a guy and a girl can't be just friends?
[Triple H] I know you're foolish.
Friends my ass, Steph.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
My baby girl calls me up, crying on the phone,
that's where I draw the line.
If she ever does it again,
neither one of you two
will even wanna be in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
We understand each other?
[Jerry] The law has been laid down.
[Kurt] The focus is The Rock.
The focus is the WWE Championship.
[Michael] Triple H and Kurt Angle are on the same page.
[Jerry] If Kurt Angle and Triple H stay on the same page at SummerSlam,
Rock won't have a chance.
[Michael] Kurt Angle buried the hatchet with Triple H.
[Ross] Angle and Triple H look like their brothers.
[Michael] Angle is being decimated but why isn't The Game helping him?
[Kurt] Where the hell were you? I thought we were in this together?
I just got my butt kicked and you left the ring.
[Jerry] But it damn sure looks to me
that Triple H and Kurt Angle are not on the same page,
they're not even reading the same book.
[Stephanie] The two of you, both of you need to stop fighting like children, okay?
-[Michael] Wait a minute. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] Kurt hit Stephanie and Stephanie bouncing off the steel steps.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[Michael] Stephanie is hurt, King.
[dramatic music playing]
-Stephanie, you stay here. -I don't know. I should go out.
[Triple H] No, I'll go and help Kurt, all right?
You just stay here.
[Michael] Triple H has come out to help Kurt Angle
but he's the one who is now being destroyed.
It looks like Angle is leaving The Game high and dry.
So much for this teamwork, this truce between Kurt Angle and Triple H, King.
-I really care about you, Steph. -I know.
You don't realize how much I care about you.
[dramatic music playing]
[Ross] There seems to me like there's a little electricity
-between Stephanie and… -[Stephanie] Kurt and I are just friends.
[Kurt] Where is it written that a guy and a girl can't be just friends?
["Medal" playing]
[Jerry] Where is it written, J.R.?
[Ross] Well, I don't know, but I tell you,
sources are telling us that Triple H has demanded
that Stephanie stay in their locker room during this matchup, King.
[Jerry] Well, you heard-- you heard Triple H tell Stephanie
he doesn't want her anywhere around Kurt Angle.
Stay away from Kurt Angle.
So, if Stephanie came out here, she'd be around Kurt Angle.
[Howard] The following contest is the Triple Threat match
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
In this contest,
there will be no disqualifications and no count-outs.
In the ring, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing 229 pounds,
Kurt Angle.
[Ross] He won the gold medal on 1996 Olympic Games.
He was an NCAA Champion.
He's a King of the Ring
but why is he screwing around
or attempting to with another man's woman?
-You know… -[Jerry] Well, we may found out.
A lot of people are expecting an apology from me.
-[Jerry] That might be in order. -[Ross] Yeah.
[crowd booing]
Would you let me speak for a minute, please?
[Jerry] Please let him speak.
-[Ross] Get your hormones under control. -[Jerry] I wanna hear it.
You know, a lot of people are expecting apology from me
for kissing Stephanie on SmackDown.
Well, the fact of the matter is, I would like to apologize.
[Jerry] Good, let's go.
I would like to apologize for not doing it a heck of a lot sooner.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] Oh, man.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, Kurt.
I mean, I am an Olympic gold medalist.
-[Jerry] We know that. -[Ross] And you're goofy as a pet coon.
-[Jerry] Hey, hey, now. -[Kurt] You see these medals,
I didn't get these from backing down or second guessing myself.
Oh, no.
I'll leave that up to you people.
[Jerry] We know you're confident.
You know,
I did what I had to do and I am damn proud of it.
I am what you call--
I am what you people call a given.
I give my all in this ring.
I gave my all in honoring the country in the Olympic Games.
And Triple H, I gave your wife the kind of passion…
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Kurt] …that you could never give her
-even if your life depended on it… -[Ross] Oh, please.
[Kurt] …and that is true.
-[Jerry] Kurt, what are you doing? -["My Time" playing]
[Ross] Well, here we go, can't wait for this.
I can't wait for this.
-[Howard] From Greenwich, Connecticut… -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Howard] …weighing 260 pounds,
"The Game" Triple H.
[Jerry] Kurt takes-- King, no.
You should've talked to me before you did this.
[Ross] Look at Triple H's face.
[Jerry] I would've told you never, never say that right before this match.
-[Ross] And there we go. -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] Now, this match is not underway.
It doesn't get underway till The Rock gets here.
But this is not about the title now, King.
[Jerry] You got that right.
[Ross] This is damn sure personal.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Triple H trying to behead Kurt Angle.
Angle…
[Jerry] Kurt, what'd you do this for?
[Ross] I think Angle has carnal intentions
as it relates to Stephanie McMahon.
[Jerry] It would've been so easy for these two to coexist,
to get along, they could've-- one of them could've accomplished their goal
of becoming the WWE Champion.
-[Ross] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
[Ross] Referee shoved down. This match hasn't even started.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at that. -[Ross] And Angle and Helmsley--
Triple H are just beating the hell out of each other
and the bell hasn't sounded.
Remember there's no disqualification or count-outs as if it mattered but this…
-[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky… -[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Both men over the top.
[Jerry] See, Triple H is a little bit of a hothead.
Even his wife Stephanie has accused him of being a hothead.
He's letting his emotions get the best of him here.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] This is all-- this is all working in Rock's favor.
[Ross] As I said earlier, ladies and gentlemen, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
has been told to stay in the locker room by her husband.
[Jerry] And you know-- well, now you don't know that for sure.
That's just somebody's-- somebody told you that, speculation, J.R.
[Ross] Well, I-- but-- I'm just-- I send sources…
[Jerry] Your sources-- yeah. Your sources are not always--
not quite as good as my source.
[Ross] Angle, the head of steam
and Triple H sidestepped the Olympian
and 2000 King of the Ring winner.
This ain't about kings or titles.
-[Jerry] Look out. Whoa. -[Ross] This is personal.
This is about a man who feels that
another man is trying to do evil things with his wife.
[Jerry] And look out.
[Ross] Oh, and Angle's face, man, he lost-- he may have lost a teeth here.
[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute. Hold on, wait a minute, guys.
-[Ross] Good God almighty. -[Jerry] Watch the monitors.
[Ross] This is the damnedest pre-match that I've ever seen.
[Jerry] Don't think they're expensive. Oh.
Kurt, I wouldn't be…
[Ross] Triple H and Angle up on this-- the Spanish announce table.
[Jerry] Our poor Spanish announcers.
Well, don't just stand there, try to stop them.
[Ross] Triple H sacrificed himself to get Angle.
[Jerry] Oh, man. Here we go.
[Ross] And apparently the table gave away
but Angle's face bounced off of it.
The weight of those two men collapsed the table
but Angle's face did bounce off the top of the table.
[Jerry] The table's busted, the monitors are busted
and Triple H and Kurt are busted.
[Ross] And Angle's face may be busted.
[crowd chatter]
-[Jerry] Oh, look at that. -[Ross] Oh, there goes Angle,
Angle's eyes are glazed over and across,
he don't have a damn clue where he is.
[Jerry] His face went right into the floor.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Angle in a fetal position here,
he is-- Angle may be out of this thing, his eyes are glazed over.
Angle…
And wait. Oh, my God.
-Oh, my God. -[Jerry] Wait a minute.
[Ross] Triple H has got that sledgehammer.
[Rock] If you smell…
-what The Rock is cooking. -["Know Your Role" playing]
[Ross] Triple H is gonna use that sledgehammer on Angle
but here comes The Rock
and now this match can officially get underway,
the WWE Champion.
["Know Your Role" playing]
[Ross] And Triple H standing tall with that sledgehammer in this matchup,
a Triple Threat match with no disqualifications.
[Jerry] Kurt Angle is hurt,
-he's hurt bad. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Angle doesn't know where he is,
we need help out here for Angle.
[Ross] Kurt Angle is sitting upright, but he hasn't got a clue where he is.
Samoan Drop by The Rock.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] The Rock with a right hand,
the WWE title is on the line here at SummerSlam.
It's a Triple Threat match, no disqualifications,
no count-outs, there must be a winner here.
[Jerry] And Kurt Angle is knocked completely unconscious,
his face was driven right into the-- right into the floor.
-No, wait, Rock, look out. -[Ross] The Rock--
-[Jerry] I don't like this, J.R. -[Ross] Yeah, I don't like it either.
[Jerry] They're now gonna make ourselves scarce.
[Ross] Look out, look out.
Oh, The Rock, face first right off our table.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Triple H elevated The Rock and there, the EMTs are here
to-- apparently to get-- to retrieve Kurt Angle
who's gonna-- he may be joining his friend Shane McMahon.
[Jerry] I'm telling ya, this is--
[Ross] Still no update on the Shane McMahon's condition.
We may not have that until tomorrow night.
[Jerry] Well, we know Shane has been taken to a medical facility
and by the looks of Kurt Angle, he needs to be taken to one too.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Kurt, look at the EMTs,
I mean Kurt, you can tell, he is completely out of it, J.R.
-[Ross] I don't wanna-- -[Jerry] It's like he'd been knocked out
by a heavyweight fighter.
[Ross] I don't wanna disrespect Kurt Angle
but the WWE title is being contested now in the ring,
it's come down to a one on one match apparently
with Kurt Angle out of commission.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Triple H stomping over The Rock now,
The Game knows what it's like to be the WWE Champion,
he's been there four times.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] Oh, Rock sent for the ride, knocked down reverse elbow,
it's all Triple H.
Triple H has eliminated Kurt Angle
and now Triple H will soon eliminate The Rock.
[Jerry] You know, that's exactly what Triple H wanted to do.
He heard all of this talk. He saw Kurt Angle kiss his wife.
[Ross] Angle's had his bell rung.
Angle has got a far, far away look in his eye
and The Rock is getting back up.
The Rock a little worse for wear
as Angle is being stared through by The Game.
[Jerry] I don't think Kurt Angle is gonna get any sympathy at all.
[Ross] The Rock with Triple H.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, no, look out, look out, Rock.
[Ross] And The Rock got hung up, nowhere to go.
The Rock tried to change direction but Triple H muscled The Rock
right into the top rope and hung The Rock out to dry.
[Jerry] We're gonna-- we're gonna take Kurt--
[Ross] Where's Triple H going? Where's Triple H going?
[Jerry] Wait a minute, wait, wait.
-[Ross] Triple H. -[Jerry] What are you doing?
[Ross] Triple H is stopping the EMTs.
Angle's on that stretcher.
[Jerry] Please, Triple H come on now,
even you got to show some compassion here.
[Ross] Does Triple H want to become the WWE Champion
or does he just wanna destroy Kurt Angle?
[Jerry] Well, I think this is-- I think it's happening here.
Look at this.
[Ross] Another shot to the head, Angle may have a concussion already
if he doesn't-- didn't before, he does now.
[Jerry] No, wait. This is too much.
[Ross] Here comes The Rock.
Rock nailed The Game, knocking The Game down.
Angle must say, where in the hell am I?
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] To the top of the arena spinning for Kurt Angle,
and now The Rock, and The Game, remember no disqualifications,
there are no count-outs,
this is for the richest prize in the business, the WWE title.
[Jerry] And absolutely anything goes
including maybe a piledriver on the concrete floor.
[Ross] Oh, no.
Oh, The Rock taking The Game down, catapult.
-[Jerry] Look out. Oh. -[Ross] Right into that steel structure,
right into those pipes.
[Jerry] These guys are gonna have to work on Kurt right here.
I don't think there's any way that Triple H is gonna let them
take Kurt Angle out of this arena.
[Ross] Tremendous impact by The Rock, knocking down The Game.
It is not falls count anywhere.
The match must end in the ring
but it is no disqualification and no count-out.
[Jerry] Oh, boy, now you got your chance, get Kurt to a hospital.
[Ross] Get Angle out of here while Triple H is a little bit busy.
-And The Rock-- -[Jerry] Look out, Rock. Oh, man.
[Ross] And The Rock bounces off with a clothesline.
[bleep]
-[Jerry] What? No. -[Ross] And a low blow by The Rock.
-[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute. -[Ross] It's as legal as it can be.
-[Jerry] Wait a minute. -[Ross] That's Stephanie.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] Triple H told her
-to stay in the locker room. -[Jerry] Not only stay in the locker room,
he definitely told her to stay away from Kurt Angle.
-[crowd chanting] -[Ross] Stephanie looks very concerned.
She looks as concerned for Kurt Angle as she did for her own brother.
[Jerry] I can understand, anybody can be concerned for Kurt Angle,
but she was told by her husband to stay away from Kurt Angle.
[Ross] Well, The Rock's head bounces off the ring post.
Now The Rock in trouble.
Let's not lose sight that the WWE title is at stake here.
The champion, The Rock being punished and hammered by The Game.
Uh-oh, Triple H poised.
-[Jerry] He's ready to spring. -[Ross] He's cocked and loaded.
[Jerry] Watch yourself, Rock, here he comes. Oh, man.
[Ross] And Triple H measured The Rock
and caught him full force with that clothesline
driving the air out of The Rock.
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you something, The Rock just--
he's caught Triple H in a bad, bad time.
Triple H could not be more fired up emotionally
and-- uh-oh, and here comes the reason why.
[Ross] Here comes Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
The Game's wife.
[Jerry] Well, it's probably okay now that Kurt's gone.
She can be out here.
-[Ross] Stephanie at ringside. -[Triple H] What are you doing?
You're not supposed to be here.
[Ross] Uh-oh, Triple H telling his wife, you're supposed to be here.
[Jerry] Triple H, I think she's better off out here
than in the back where Kurt is.
[Ross] Rock comes back with right hands
attempting to lay the smack down on The Game
who reverses the WWE Champion and catches The Rock with a high knee.
The People's Champion down, there goes the cover,
here's a-- we've got a count and a near-fall for the WWE title.
-Steph, get the belt. Get the belt. -[Ross] The belt?
-[Jerry] What do you want with the belt? -[Triple H] Get the belt.
[Ross] What is going on here now?
-First he told Stephanie-- -[Jerry] Look at that.
-[Ross] She just slapped the… -[Jerry] She's on fire.
[Ross] …timekeeper Mark Yeaton on the face.
-[Jerry] Wow, that was good. -[Ross] Well, there's--
[Jerry] But what she's doing with the belt?
[Ross] Oh, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley getting in the ring.
[Jerry] This is no disqualification,
-anything goes. -[Ross] I know that.
[Jerry] What? What?
[Ross] Stephanie was aiming for The Rock, but she got her husband.
[Jerry] Whoa.
[Ross] And The Game just barely kicked out.
-[Jerry] Stephanie, go to the back. -[Ross] Oh, my, how close was that.
[Jerry] Go to the back, Stephanie.
Go to your room, nobody's in your dressing room.
[overlapping chatter]
[Ross] What?
The Rock-- oh, low blow by The Game.
The Rock's attention diverted to Stephanie.
[Jerry] Now go to your locker room.
[Ross] And The Rock got a low blow from Triple-- from The Game.
Just go.
[Jerry] Obey your husband.
[Ross] Love, honor, and obey, I guess they say.
[Jerry] Right, exactly.
[Ross] Till death or titles do us part.
[Jerry] That's even in those vows in Las Vegas.
[Ross] Uh-oh, knocked down by The Game,
he is in control of The Rock now.
And that means that The Game may be in control of the WWE title.
The low blow turned the tide.
But The Game was very, very lucky, King.
Stephanie aiming for The Rock,
or at least I think she was aiming for The Rock.
[Jerry] Oh, now, J.R., please don't go there. See?
[Ross] You got to look at both sides of the issue.
[Jerry] No, no, there's only one side, this ain't a pancake.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The Rock exploding to the face of The Game,
catching The Game right on the bridge of the nose.
-[Jerry] Come on, Triple H. -[Ross] And The Rock--
[Jerry] When he gets hit on the bridge of the nose,
that could be catastrophic.
[Ross] The Rock looking for a neckbreaker
or The Rock Bottom,
-and The Game got the neckbreaker. -[Jerry] Where are you going?
-Now what? -[Ross] Oh, my God.
-[Jerry] The sledgehammer again. -[Ross] There's that goddamn sledgehammer.
-[Jerry] That's legal. -[Ross] I know-- I-- well, I know it is.
[Jerry] Rock, he's got a sledgehammer.
[Ross] Come on, ref, let's use a little common sense here.
[Jerry] And, you know, I don't think Earl Hebner wants to get
in front of the Triple H when he's got a sledgehammer.
-Look out. -[Ross] Oh, and got downstairs.
The Game used that sledgehammer to go downstairs.
Throw the damn hammer away.
Get rid of the hammer.
-Someone come get the damn hammer. -[Jerry] Okay, okay. Calm down now.
-[Ross] Well, The Rock has been-- -[Jerry] The hammer's--
hammer's out of the ring.
[Ross] You're talking about internal injuries.
We don't know how much damage that sledgehammer shot did
to The Rock's insides.
[Jerry] Yeah, I'll give you that. It was significant.
[Ross] Oh. And that's not gonna help there.
Like a 40-yard spiral.
[Jerry] How did this get to be a no disqualification
and anything goes type match?
[Ross] Oh, I guess we could thank our commissioner.
[groans]
[Jerry] Well, if he thought that was gonna help The Rock,
I think Commissioner Foley made a big mistake.
[Ross] I think Commissioner Foley did this to him for the fans
so that the fans could see it all, no disqualifications,
no cheap way out, no count-outs.
[Jerry] We've seen it all tonight all right.
[Ross] My God, what an event this has been.
And The Rock in deep, deep trouble.
Oh, with this WWE title hanging in the balance.
Triple H just drove his shoulders-- oh, and one more time.
Remember, the sledgehammer, shots to the-- to the torso of The Rock.
We don't know how badly The Rock is hurt on the inside.
He's got to be writhing in pain.
[Jerry] Boy, you don't see this often.
We're seeing The Rock, getting the smack laid down on himself.
[Ross] We're seeing The Rock get manhandled by The Game
is what we're seeing.
[Jerry] You're gonna have to check in to the SmackDown Hotel, Rock.
Have you ever seen the inside of that?
[Ross] The Game being rightly booed
by these 18,000 strong
after what he has done to The Rock.
Kurt Angle has been eliminated from this matchup at the hands of The Game
that happened before the match ever started.
[Jerry] Well, you could say it was before it started.
They-- those guys were going at it as if it were a match.
[Ross] Well, the bell hadn't rung.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] And The Rock fighting back with everything he's got.
But does he have enough left to get it done here?
-[Jerry] No, no. -[Ross] Face buster by The Game,
-could be over here? -[Jerry] That's it.
-That's it. -[Ross] This may be it.
We could have a new-- no, we don't have a new in this time.
[Jerry] Good grief.
[Ross] But I go to think it's academic.
[Jerry] Well, you'd certainly have to say that
-Triple H is in the driver seat here. -[Ross] And The Game--
great strategy by The Game,
he knows The Rock's insides are hurting.
Thanks to that sledgehammer shot by The Game,
and that's where The Game is focusing on now.
[Jerry] Now what? You know they can get out of the ring
and do absolutely anything they want to.
Earl Hebner for once can't throw his weight around
and disqualify anybody or count anybody out.
[Ross] Oh, there must be a winner here.
-And-- -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] And The Game with the head of steam ramming The Rock's kidneys,
his lower back and his ribs just turning The Rock's torso
right into the ring post.
[Jerry] Oh, no, there's the hammer again, J.R.
[Ross] Get rid of the damn hammer.
-[Jerry] Why don't you go get the hammer? -[Ross] Well, I ain't going over there.
[Jerry] I don't blame you.
-[laughs] -[crowd jeering]
[Ross] And The Game being taunted by this huge crowd
with The Rock lying on the outside.
Remember, no count-outs,
but that wouldn't do The Game any favors anyway.
Can't win the title on a count-out or disqualification.
[Jerry] I think all Triple H has to do is just throw The Rock
back in the ring and cover him.
Rock's-- Rock looks almost is in as bad a shape
as Kurt Angle looked like a few minutes ago.
Watch yourself here, Rock.
[Ross] Oh, The Game talking some smack to The Rock,
talking some smack to the-- to the referee Earl Hebner.
[Jerry] And Earl Hebner always talking smack back.
[Ross] King, you always said, it's bad enough to get beat up
and somebody to do the running commentary while they're doing it to you.
-[Jerry] Right. -[Ross] It's even more insulting.
[Jerry] That's what you hate,
it's not thrown at getting somebody-- getting beat up,
but you don't want the guy talking to you while he does it.
[Ross] I have no idea how badly The Rock is hurt
but we got a sense that he is hurt very badly here
after that sledgehammer shot to his-- to his ribs.
I'm not sure if it was his ribs,
-his sternum, his spleen… -[Jerry] Abdomen, his abdomen.
[Ross] …his abdomen.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] I'm surprised The Rock's not spitting up blood quite frankly.
[Jerry] And you saw Triple H drive that knee into The Rock's stomach,
he knows where to go.
[Ross] I'm not gonna count The Rock out of this matchup,
that would not be a very wise statement, but it does not look good.
And The Rock, as soon as I said it, he fights back,
but he can't put two punches together.
The Rock mustered all the strength he had for one big punch.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] There he comes, there's three.
Oh, but then the knee to the abdomen.
[Ross] And The Game knew right where to go to take The Rock back out again.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. -[Ross] And The Rock--
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The Game made a rare mistake
and The Rock capitalized with that neckbreaker.
[Jerry] Boy, these 18,000 people here, they want to get behind The Rock,
they want to-- they want The Rock to reach down
and get that little something extra.
[Ross] Rock with two right hands, but how much effect did they have?
And another knee buried into the injured abdomen of The Rock.
The WWE Champion in deep, deep trouble.
[Jerry] Now what is Triple H doing?
I don't think this is wise.
You know, not too much good can come of being-- from being up there.
[Ross] Triple H going-- climbing the ladder, going upstairs
and The Rock, going up to the penthouse to meet The Game
and The Game with those shots to the ribs.
[Jerry] Oh, no, what am I telling you, J.R.,
not too much good can come from being up there.
[Ross] Oh, man, what a superplex.
The Game and The Rock are both down.
[Jerry] And what is Hebner counting for?
-[Ross] There's no count-outs. -[Jerry] He's an idiot.
[Ross] That's just instinctive,
it's instinctive.
Please, will you please come help Hunter? Please come help Hunter.
You can do it, you can do it.
Will you do it for me? Will you do it for me?
-Only for you, Steph. I'll do it for you. -Okay. Let's go.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] What?
Stephanie is pulling Angle off that sick bed.
[Jerry] Angle should be in a hospital and Stephanie's talking him
into coming out here and helping Triple H.
[Ross] Stephanie pleading with Kurt Angle to get off that stretcher
and come help her husband win the WWE title,
but her husband, The Game is down.
The Rock is trying to make the cover. The Rock is writhing in pain.
[Jerry] Well, this could be it right there, J.R.
[Ross] And look at this it could be over.
And that's three-- no.
The Game, you got to hand it to this son of a gun.
He got his shoulder up.
[Jerry] Yeah, but you know what, how persuasive is Stephanie
if she can talk Kurt Angle into getting off of a stretcher
and coming out here to help the man that put him on the stretcher.
She is-- boy, there's really something there in that relationship.
[Ross] It's obvious that she is smitten or he is smitten,
Kurt Angle, with Stephanie.
And maybe it's like-wise.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] Uh-oh.
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Ross] He hooked up The Game.
The Game, oh, no, that may be-- the leg is hooked.
Oh, man, how close was that?
[Jerry] It was very close.
[Ross] Referee Earl Hebner telling both men it was a two-count.
It was a two-count.
It's anybody's ballgame for the WWE title.
[Jerry] Well, look at The Rock,
he's not got much left but he keeps coming.
[Ross] Man, these two young men are just--
they have beaten the living hell out of each other.
[Jerry] Hey, what is this?
[Ross] And look at this, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley is bringing--
-[Jerry] I cannot believe this. -[Ross] I can't believe this.
[Jerry] Stephanie, what are you doing?
[Ross] Stephanie is bringing Kurt Angle to help her husband.
[Jerry] Well, even--
[Ross] It was her husband who put Kurt Angle on the stretcher.
[Jerry] Even if she is bringing him to help Triple H,
when Triple H sees this, he's gonna--
[Ross] Oh, he's gonna blow a gasket.
[Jerry] That ain't what I was gonna say but he's gonna do something.
[Ross] And The Rock reversed.
-And Angle-- -[Jerry] He did help him.
[Ross] Angle tripped The Rock. Remember, no disqualifications.
-Hell, Angle's in this match. -[Jerry] Right.
-[Ross] Angle can still win this thing. -[Jerry] You're right.
-[Ross] The Game, oh, no. -[Jerry] It's over. That's it, a Pedigree.
[Ross] The Game got the Pedigree on The Rock.
-[Jerry] And Angle helped. -[Ross] It's over. And wait a minute.
Kurt Angle pulled The Game out of the ring.
Kurt Angle just caused The Game the WWE title.
[Jerry] He wants-- he wants the title for himself.
-He's gonna cover The Rock. -[Ross] Angle's is gonna cover The Rock.
[Jerry] Kurt Angle's done it.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Angle had him.
He almost went in the back door after The Game's Pedigree,
but bottom line by God
is that Angle cost The Game the WWE title.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh, what a tangled web we weave.
-What are you doing, Kurt? -[Ross] The Rock's in big trouble here.
How resilient can The Rock or any human being be?
There's a cover, the leg is hooked and again Angle got a near-fall.
[Jerry] How much does Kurt Angle have?
He's got to be running on, well, love actually, J.R.
It's Stephanie.
[Ross] The Rock is running on empty here, nothing but guts
and determination for The Rock, right hand.
Angle couldn't block the right hand,
-the reversal, uh-oh. -[Jerry] Now, look at this.
[Ross] Olympic gold medal winner with a throw,
a belly-to-belly throw on The Rock.
-[Jerry] Give him credit. -[Ross] The leg is hooked.
-[Jerry] If he wins this-- -[Ross] We got a new--
and The Rock got his shoulder up.
My God, how close was that.
[Jerry] Stephanie, go help your husband.
[Ross] Stephanie has not moved one step to help her own husband.
[Jerry] Triple H is lying-- he's--
I think-- I think Stephanie's paralyzed with fear.
She can't believe she convinced Kurt Angle to come out here
and help Triple H and then he--
[Ross] Well, Kurt Angle's got a chance to become the--
-oh, my God. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] What a throw by The Rock, belly-to-belly.
[Jerry] Well, I'm gonna tell you, Stephanie--
-[Ross] DDT. -[Jerry] Stephanie.
[Ross] The Rock on top, lateral press, leg hooked, and a kick-out.
[Jerry] Look at Stephanie's face, she don't know what to do.
I mean, her own husband Triple H told her to stay away,
and then she comes out here to the ring, dragging Kurt Angle
to supposedly help Triple H, and Kurt Angle cost Triple H the title.
No wonder she's petrified.
[Ross] One would assume that the young lady would go help her husband.
[Jerry] She's-- I told you, J.R., she's frozen in fear.
Here comes Triple H.
-[Ross] Well, I don't know about that. -[Jerry] Here it comes.
-[Ross] Here comes the reversal. -[Jerry] Look out, there he goes.
[Ross] And Angle knocking The Game off the ring apron.
[Jerry] Kurt, what have you done? Oh, Kurt.
[Ross] Rock Bottom, Rock Bottom, Rock Bottom.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] The Game pulled The Rock right out of the ring.
[Jerry] How close was that?
[Ross] The Rock has retained his title, but The Game stopped the count.
[Jerry] Kurt cost Triple H the title.
Triple H just cost Rock the title.
Stephanie don't know what to do.
Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] Angle trying to get his senses together
but The Game just dumps The Rock's head
right off the ring post.
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Ross] The WWE Champion.
-And a hellacious problem-- -[Jerry] Wait a minute, wait,
Triple H told Stephanie to give him the hammer.
Not the hammer again. J.R., why didn't you get that hammer?
[Ross] Oh, somebody get the damn hammer.
[Jerry] What's Stephanie gonna do with that hammer?
[Ross] Stephanie's thrown the sledgehammer in the ring.
The Rock is helpless.
The Game is back in control and now he is--
[Jerry] Who's Stephanie throwing the hammer to?
[Ross] And Angle just nailed The Game.
[Jerry] Wait, Stephanie, what-- don't you get in there,
there's a hammer in there.
[Ross] Oh, Kurt Angle going to use the…
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Oh, my God. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] Oh, my God.
Triple H just inadvertently struck his wife.
[Jerry] Triple H, what have you done?
[Ross] Oh, and Angle with a sledgehammer to the head,
out goes The Game.
If Angle pins The Game, we got a new champion.
[Jerry] Stephanie's out, help.
-Somebody help, look at this. -[Ross] And a cover, it's over.
-[Jerry] No. -[Ross] The Game cannot kick-out.
He is out.
[Jerry] Oh, what now?
Look out, Kurt, no.
[Ross] The Rock laid a smack down on Angle.
-Angle on the outside. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Wait a minute, Rock, wait a minute,
he's been knocked out by a hammer.
Kurt Angle hit him with a hammer, don't take advantage.
[Ross] People's Elbow on the helpless Triple H.
-[Jerry] This ain't right. -[crowd] …two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Rock] ♪ If you smell ♪
♪ What The Rock is cooking ♪
[Howard] The winner of this match
and still World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Rock.
[Ross] Through hell, high water, sledgehammers, and wives,
The Rock has retained the WWE title.
[Jerry] How did he do it? Stephanie, she's out like a light. Get help.
[Ross] This has been the damnedest,
most unpredictable Triple Threat match
for the gold I have ever witnessed.
[Jerry] This has been the damnedest most unpredictable SummerSlam
I've ever witnessed.
[Ross] The Rock is still the WWE Champion.
They are, the bull's eye is still on The Rock's massive chest.
[Jerry] I got to ask you a question, J.R.,
you don't think-- or I don't think
Triple H hit Stephanie intentionally, do you?
-[Ross] Oh, I wouldn't-- -[Jerry] Let's see-- let's see it here.
-[Ross] Kurt Angle ducked out of the way. -[Jerry] What do you think?
[Ross] I bet Triple H was aiming for his-- for Angle.
At least that's what I think.
[Jerry] I got to hope so.
[Ross] Stephanie knocked out inadvertently by her husband,
but The Game was knocked out with a sledgehammer by Kurt Angle.
Oh, and that wasn't an accident.
[Jerry] I hope that was inadvertent. But inadvertent or not,
The Rock is not only still the People's Champion,
he's still the WWE Champion, J.R.
-[Ross] Hey, look at this. -[Jerry] What are you doing, Kurt?
-[Ross] The Game hasn't moved. -[Jerry] Wait a minute.
-[Ross] And neither has Stephanie. -[Jerry] What's Kurt doing?
[Ross] What is-- and The Rock--
[Jerry] Rock, to the victors go the spoil, but--
Rock's got the WWE title but Kurt Angle's--
[Ross] The hunt for the WWE title is still on for The Rock and he knows it.
But tonight at SummerSlam, The Rock prevailed.
[Jerry] Look at Kurt, he's trying to revive Stephanie.
[song ends]
Kurt, don't do it.
[Ross] Kurt not lifting a hand obviously for The Game
but Kurt Angle is carrying Triple H's wife out of here.
-["Medal" playing] -[Jerry] What is he thinking?
Where is he taking her?
What's he doing?
[Ross] Look at Angle, he's staring at Triple H
as if to say, "I've got your wife."
[Jerry] As if to say? He does have his wife.
-Oh, my God. -[Ross] What a SummerSlam.
Where are they going now? a SummerSlam.