[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, would you all please rise.
Here to present our colors, the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard
from the Navy and Marine Corp's reserve center,
from right here in Washington, D.C.
And here to sing our national anthem,
Lilian Garcia!
♪ O say, can you see? ♪
♪ By the dawn's early light ♪
♪ What so proudly we hailed ♪
♪ At the twilight's last gleaming? ♪
♪ Whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪
♪ Through the perilous fight ♪
♪ O'er the ramparts we watched ♪
♪ Were so gallantly streaming? ♪
♪ And the rockets' red glare ♪
♪ The bombs bursting in air ♪
♪ Gave proof through the night ♪
♪ That our flag was still there ♪
♪ O say, does that ♪
♪ Star-spangled banner yet wave ♪
♪ O'er the land of the free ♪
♪ And the home ♪
♪ Of the brave ♪
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd chanting] USA! USA! -USA, baby!
[chanting continues]
[heart monitor beeping]
[Bischoff] Your reign as WWE Champion is about to come to an end.
[monitor flat-lining]
[Jericho] Cena, you have no idea who you're dealing with.
[Cena] This ain't about being a superstar.
This ain't about selling records, or magazines, or movies.
It's about real recognizing real.
[Jericho] I am going to tear you apart.
-[Cena] If you want some, come get some. -["Remedy" by Seether playing]
[Orton] The Undertaker is a legend.
But guess what? I'm the legend killer.
[Undertaker] Rest in peace.
[Jordan] Chris Benoit, I'm gonna knock you out, kid.
[Benoit] No, you're going to tap out.
[Batista] You and I, anything goes, no holds barred.
[JBL] I guarantee I will walk away the World Heavyweight Champion.
You will bow at the feet of the wrestling god!
[Batista] You are a wrestling fraud.
[Eugene] I got an Olympic gold medal.
[Angle] The joke is over. I'm gonna make you scream for your life.
And then you'll see why I'm the most vicious son of a bitch in the WWE.
[Guerrero] Nobody beats Eddie Guerrero.
[Rey] You call splitting my family apart victory?
[Guerrero] There's only one way…
[Rey] He's coming home with his real father.
[Guerrero] …to settle a dispute like this, a ladder match!
[Matt] Edge, you ruined my dream of one day having a family.
[Edge] Matt Hardy, you don't measure up as a man to me in any way.
In any way.
[Matt] It's either kill or be killed, Adam.
And Matt Hardy will not die!
♪ Clip the wings that get you high Just leave them where they lie ♪
[music fades out]
-[dramatic music playing] -[JR] Michaels a superkick! Hogan!
Hulk Hogan is knocked out.
[Michaels] You've been living off a reputation that you created 20 years ago.
[Hogan] I'm here for each and every one of these Hulkamaniacs, brother.
I try to give these maniacs everything they want every time I step out here.
[Michaels] You are going to find out that your immortality has a price.
You said you wanted the old HBK,
well, guess what? You got him.
I come out here and I do what I want when I want to do it.
[Hogan] Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do, brother?
When Hulkamania destroys you.
[Michaels] You're one move from your star being snuffed out.
[narrator] And now, Raw and Smackdown present,
WWE SummerSlam.
[hip hop music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[JR] Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the sold-out MCI Center,
Washington, D.C., our nation's capital,
where tonight 18,176 have sold out the arena
for the 18th annual SummerSlam.
I'm Jim Ross, alongside Jerry "The King" Lawler and The Coach.
Are you ready?
You say it's the 18th annual? This is gonna be the hottest SummerSlam ever, JR.
-You ready? -If you ain't ready for SummerSlam,
you ain't breathing.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce our Spanish colleagues,
Hugo Savinovich and Carlos Cabrera.
[speaking Spanish]
Thank you, guys, and I'll tell you
I am so excited about the SmackDown side of things here tonight.
Oh, Cole, I'll tell you what, I am fired up, man.
I mean, Washington, D.C. is just ready to explode, man.
How about we kick things off with the United States Championship on the line?
["Whatever" playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the WWE United States Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger, from Atlanta, Georgia,
weighing in at 234 pounds,
"The Rabid Wolverine" Chris Benoit!
[Cole] For the focused Chris Benoit, Tazz,
this is about revenge.
Last month at the Great American Bash,
Orlando Jordan literally stole one,
cheating to retain his championship against the game Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] I'll tell you what, don't think that Benoit forgot about that one shot.
Trust me, Cole. The Wolverine's on the prowl for United States gold.
[Cole] Don't forget, he vows to make Jordan tap out tonight.
-["Do It Big" playing] -[announcer] And from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 257 pounds,
is the United States Champion,
Orlando Jordan!
[Cole] On March 3rd, 2005,
five months and 18 days ago,
Orlando Jordan won the United States Championship
with a victory over now WWE Champion, John Cena.
[Tazz] And Cole, nobody has taken that championship from Orlando Jordan.
And I'll tell you what, Orlando Jordan,
quite possibly, is the best pure athlete on SmackDown.
And remember Orlando Jordan's vow from earlier tonight on Sunday Night Heat.
Orlando Jordan vowed to make Chris Benoit… Well, Benoit vowed to make Jordan tap out.
Jordan says he's gonna knock out Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] Well, you know, if Orlando Jordan can connect
with a few jabs, followed up by a right cross or something, or a left hook,
he might just knock out Benoit.
But Benoit vows to make Orlando Jordan tap out.
[Cole] We have two contrasting styles in this matchup.
Chris Benoit, the machine, against Orlando Jordan,
who you like to call one of the best pure athletes on SmackDown.
[Tazz] Let's see what we got here, both men…
-Whoa! -[Cole] And a cheap shot. A cheap shot.
[Tazz] No, it's not cheap. I don't see it as cheap.
[Cole] Chris Benoit, German suplex.
-Arms are clasped and ready. -[Tazz] Already!
-[Cole] The Crossface is locked in! -[Tazz] He's got it!
-[Cole] The Crossface is locked in! -[Tazz] No way!
He's got him in the middle with the Crossface!
[Cole] I can't believe it! Jordan taps out!
-Benoit in record time, wins the title! -[bell ringing]
[Tazz] What the hell?
["Whatever" playing]
[announcer] Here's your winner and the new United States Champion,
Chris Benoit!
[Cole] Can you believe it? Chris Benoit in near record time,
has taken the United States Championship from Orlando Jordan,
making good on his vow to make Jordan tap out.
[Tazz] Cole… Who the… How did that happen?
I'm shocked. That's gotta be some sort of a record.
Benoit's the new United States Champ.
[Cole] And look at the emotion, look at the elation,
in "The Rabid Wolverine" Chris Benoit.
And it all started with a cheap shot from Orlando Jordan
that must have fired up Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] It started with the cheap shot, but ended real quick.
Right after a German suplex, and then this.
The Crossface.
Benoit said he'd make Orlando Jordan tap out.
Well, I'll tell you what, he did and real quick.
[Cole] If this is a harbinger of things that are to come here tonight
at SummerSlam,
oh my!
Benoit has won the United States Championship
as we kick off things in front of a sold-out crowd,
at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
Look at Benoit. He can't believe it.
[Tazz] Fired up, he just came out here,
and just shocking everyone, shocking the world.
Chris Benoit, new United States Champ.
[Cole] Benoit wins the United States Title
in our nation's capital here tonight.
[crowd booing]
Hey, honey.
We need to talk.
Oh, no, baby. See, I'm done talking.
It's over.
That's it. No more talk.
You may have been done talking.
I'm not.
Babe…
This is not about Dominik.
Yes, it is about Dominik.
This is about you winning against Rey, and being better than him.
Well, that too, but the main thing… The main thing
is it's all about my love for Dominik.
You know that, baby.
No one… I'm not that type of a person.
Eddie, you could care less about Dominik.
You could care less if he came home with us.
-What are you talking about? -This is about hurting Rey.
And trying to be the better man.
Hey, wait a minute. Listen.
I need somebody to carry on the Guerrero legacy.
And if you're accusing me of hurting Rey, or hurting his family,
you're gone.
You're crazier than I am.
I don't need that from you.
I love you
with all my heart.
I don't think you do. You're not showing it right now.
I love you.
You're a man that I married many years ago,
and you have a heart of gold.
There's this wonderful person inside of you.
I do have a heart of gold.
But this person will not allow
you to defeat Rey.
Or hurt his family.
Please.
Oh, please.
So now you don't think I can beat Rey, huh?
That's not what I said.
You don't think I can beat Rey?
Now you're telling me I can't beat Rey, huh?
-That's not-- -The whole family thinks like that?
The whole world thinks like that? The whole locker room?
Well, I'm gonna prove to everybody that I can beat Rey.
Especially to you!
Now since you're not being that great of a support,
do me a favor, turn around and support on outta here.
Get out! Vámonos!
Vete!
[crowd murmuring]
[sighs]
I can beat Rey Mysterio.
I will beat Rey Mysterio.
I'm gonna beat Rey Mysterio.
Lo va a acabar.
Ladies and gentlemen, as we mentioned, 18,176 selling out the MCI Center.
But no more important guests,
no more valued fans, than are here tonight,
some of the recovering soldiers from the Walter Reed Army Hospital
And we have a special feed tonight, guys.
Feeding SummerSlam to the Walter Reed Army Hospital.
Our best wishes to all you folks there tonight.
[Coach] Very excited they can make it here tonight,
and all around the world, all the troops, we thank them for everything they do.
Hope you enjoy SummerSlam tonight.
[Lawler] We want them to know that WWE and America supports them.
[Coach] Absolutely.
[JR] And ladies and gentlemen, as we continue SummerSlam tonight,
I don't know how much more personal it can get.
Tonight, Matt Hardy will take on Edge.
Remember, Matt Hardy had a six-year relationship with Lita,
until Edge came along.
Let's go back and take a look, and retrace the controversial split.
[alt-rock music playing]
[Matt] I was involved in a six-year relationship,
with Amy Dumas, better known as Lita.
[Lita] Matt, you mean so much to me,
and I realized that I love you.
[Matt] I wanna be with you more than anything else in this world.
[Lita] I wanna make it clear that I love,
and I will always love,
Matt Hardy.
[Matt] I love you.
But, baby, I don't want to tell you how much I love you,
I wanna show you.
[alt-rock music ends]
-[ominous music playing] -[Matt] While I was out of action
with a serious knee injury,
I discovered that Amy was having an affair with Adam Copeland,
better known as Edge.
Once the story broke,
my world turned upside-down.
[dramatic beat playing]
You know, I'm sorry the guy's never had his heart broken before,
and I hate to have been the one that had to have done that,
but it's just like, I fell in love with somebody else is the bottom line.
[dramatic beat plays]
[Lita] Let me entertain you from 9:00 to 11:00,
and let me be in bed with whoever I want to be in bed with.
I have no obligation to the fans,
um, to be Matt Hardy's girlfriend.
[Edge] Matt Hardy, if you don't measure up as a man to me,
in any way…
In any way…
[Matt] Edge, you ruined my dream
of one day having a family.
You destroyed my dream
of one day having children.
And from that point on, I took matters into my own hands.
[nu-metal music playing]
[Matt] Matt Hardy is back!
I actually went to Vince, and I asked him to rehire Matt.
Because with what I want to do to Matt Hardy,
if I did that in the streets, what I'm gonna do at SummerSlam,
I'd be in jail.
[JR] This will not be a wrestling match at SummerSlam.
[Matt] Edge, your life will be so miserable,
that you'll wish you were dead.
[Edge] Matt Hardy, the main event spotlight, it's shining on you.
At SummerSlam, Matt, I end it.
[nu-metal music continues]
[Matt] It's either kill or be killed, Adam.
And Matt Hardy will not die!
[music ends]
-["Metalingus" playing] -♪ You think you know me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
from Toronto, Canada, weighing in at 250 pounds,
Edge!
[JR] Folks, this is gonna be a slobber-knocker, no doubt about it.
And, by God, I would not want to be the referee assigned to this matchup.
It is Chad Patton.
Not one of general manager Bischoff's favorite officials.
[Coach] You gotta assign somebody though.
But I'm not so sure even Chad Patton will be able to handle this one, guys.
[Lawler] I'll tell you what I would like to handle. Lita!
Is she looking hot tonight, Coach, or what?
[Coach] Maybe as good as she's ever looked.
I'll tell you, I don't think Lita wants me in the middle of these two either,
'cause this one, it's not gonna be a match,
-it's gonna be a fight. -[music ends]
[scattered boos and applause]
[JR] Do you not want to be in the middle of two men? Huh.
[Coach chuckles] You're right about that.
["Live for the Moment" playing]
[Garcia] And from Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at 236 pounds,
Matt Hardy!
[Lawler] Oh, here he comes. He can't wait.
-Here they go! -[JR] Neither can Edge. There they go.
Edge and Matt Hardy.
It had to happen officially somewhere, someplace.
[Lawler] The referee's gonna have to get these two guys in the ring,
if he possibly can.
[Coach] Keep this in mind, Edge has ruined Matt Hardy's life forever.
This is a chance for Matt Hardy to get even.
-There's nothing anybody can do about it. -[Lawler] Oh man.
[JR] Edge finally getting back in the ring,
-I don't know how much time these men… -[bell ringing]
The ring bell finally sounds.
We're officially underway here.
We have yet to see a wrestling hold.
[Lawler] That's the first time I've seen anybody get in the ring to escape his opponent.
[Coach] You're not gonna see a wrestling hold tonight, JR, not even one.
-[crowd chanting] Hardy! -[Coach] Not in this match anyway.
[JR] Hardy with that rear-naked choke, trying to choke out Edge here.
Look at Edge's face. Turning a bright crimson.
But Edge, feet in the ropes,
referee Chad Patton must call, and does, for the break.
[Lawler] But look at Edge. Already he's looking for some kind of,
some kind of place to hide, actually. It's not gonna be out there.
Oh man.
[JR] Hard shots by Matt Hardy,
and Edge, trying to get anywhere that Matt Hardy isn't.
[Coach] You know I'm a huge fan of Edge,
but Edge asked for Matt Hardy to be rehired?
I don't know if Edge is liking it now.
[JR] Look at Edge cowering in the corner.
Hoovering up that barrage of rights and lefts from Matt Hardy.
Ooh, a headbutt right across the bridge of the nose.
If it doesn't break your nose, your eyes will water or you can't see.
[Coach] And Lita, rightfully so, is very concerned at ringside.
These two guys, wow, are just throwing haymakers.
[Lawler] Well, these two guys, I mean, you can say it sometimes about somebody,
two guys wanting to kill each other, these guys really do. Look at this now.
[Coach] You could hear the thud of the head on the fist of Edge.
It's been brutal from the start, and it's not going to get any better.
[JR] Matches like this, are like committing professional suicide.
[Lawler] Spear. Oh my God! Right through the ropes.
[JR] The Spear through the ropes, both men through the ropes and down.
What a collision!
[Lawler] I don't think I've ever seen that before.
I don't think anybody had the guts to try that before.
[Coach] Yeah, what a dangerous move.
If he miscalculates that, even one step,
he can be seriously hurt.
[Lawler] Check it out. Spear right through the ropes.
[JR] Somebody is gonna get seriously, seriously hurt
before this one is over.
It did not start out as a wrestling match.
It's not gonna end as a wrestling match, it wouldn't seem.
[Coach] You got that right.
[Lawler] Well, Matt Hardy seriously hurt emotionally
is what started this thing to begin with.
[Coach] I mean, King, think about it. Matt Hardy's life has been ruined forever.
That would send you over the edge.
A lot of guys.
-[Lawler] Oh my gosh. -[JR] He walked into a huge right hand.
And another right hand. Right to the temple.
Edge is spaghetti-legged. Look at this, trying to get a hold, but he can't.
Matt Hardy is striking Edge every opportunity.
[Lawler] Matt Hardy not caring about a hold,
he's just hammering away with those huge right hands.
Couple of forearms.
[JR] And now, Matt Hardy, in that, essentially a mount position.
-[Lawler] Whoa, whoa, whoa! -[JR] Oh my God!
-Hardy's face… -[Lawler] Did his face hit the ring post?
[JR] His head hit the ring post. Matt Hardy's head struck the ring post.
[Coach] And referee Chad Patton is down at ringside with Matt Hardy,
but look at the concern from Lita.
I don't know if she's concerned for Edge,
or if she's concerned for Matt somewhere deep down.
[Lawler] Oh come on.
[Coach] I mean, she might be.
[JR] Take another look at Matt Hardy's head cracking on this ring post.
[Coach] Oh my God.
-[Lawler] My gosh. -[JR] Face first, eating some ring post.
And now Edge, a decided advantage.
I'm not so sure, I'm certainly not a doctor,
but Matt Hardy may be concussed.
[Lawler] I don't know. He's busted, I'll tell you that.
[Coach] He's busted wide open, and if I'm Edge, I'm gonna continually,
repeatedly continue to nail Matt Hardy.
[JR] That ring post busted Matt Hardy wide open.
And now look at Edge, like he's tasting the blood.
Like a big… a great white.
[Lawler] Oh, man, is that… over his eye. His left eye?
[Coach] Well, it's hard to see where it is but it's bleeding profusely.
-[JR] Referee checking Matt Hardy. -[Lawler] Speaking of hard to see, I mean…
with all that blood, if it is over his left eye,
Matt is not gonna be able to see well for the rest of this match.
Look, he's still saying, "Come on!" Come on, Edge."
[JR] Matt Hardy's showing no signs of retreat.
[Coach] Well, you're right, JR. Oh!
[JR] Knees!
Those knees right to the face. The temple.
[Coach] This might be the most brutal match I've seen
in person and up close.
Oh, my goodness. There are no words to describe how bad this is starting to get.
[JR] Matt Hardy has been deeply lacerated.
The referee checking Matt Hardy out again.
Oh my God. The referee has got to keep a close eye on this situation.
As Edge is… Those free shots.
Hardy can't even get his hands up. And now Matt Hardy collapses.
[Lawler] What has got to be going through the mind of Lita right now
looking at these two guys trying to destroy each other,
and knowing that she's at the heart of it.
[Coach] The man she loves now, the man she used to love,
she's gotta be torn in 1,000 different directions.
-[bell ringing] -[Lawler] What's this?
[crowd booing]
[Lawler] What is this?
[Coach] Did referee Chad Patton just stop this match?
-[Lawler] Is that what he did? -[JR] Apparently so.
I'll tell you what, guys, it's hard not to justify that call.
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has stopped the match.
The winner is Edge!
[JR] Obviously Matt Hardy could not defend himself.
He cannot fight back.
And instead of risking permanent injury to Matt Hardy,
the referee has stopped this match.
[Lawler] You may have hit the nail on the head earlier, JR,
when you said not only did that steel post bust Matt Hardy's head,
he may have… He may be just out of it.
The referee may have asked him and got no response.
He may be concussed as you said.
[Coach] Matt Hardy couldn't stand up, you see right here.
His eyes… Yeah, his eyes, he has no idea where he is right now.
And I… Usually I'm not on Chad Patton's side,
but I think that was the best for everybody that that match was stopped.
[JR] The referee got a good look in Matt Hardy's eyes,
saw that no one was home,
and Hardy busted wide open at the hands of that ring post,
loses this match. This match stopped.
Edge is the winner.
[Lawler] We need to get somebody out here.
He needs stitches, and he needs to be looked at right away.
This was as nasty and as physical as we thought it would be.
[Lawler] Check this out one more time.
This is what did Matt Hardy in.
Watch his head. Oh my… His face, his head.
[Coach] Certainly the beginning of the end for Matt Hardy right there.
-Right back in the middle… -[JR] Repeated punches.
Matt Hardy trying to cover up, but then watch this kick right to the head.
Just kicked defenseless Hardy.
-[Coach] Bam! -[JR] Right to the head.
And the referee looking at Hardy's eyes, I gotta believe, said that was enough.
[Lawler] It'd be hard to respond to any question after getting kicked like that.
[Coach] Hey guys, keep in mind, Matt Hardy is the one that asked for this match,
so you really can't feel too sorry for him. I know that I don't.
[JR] Well, Matt Hardy didn't die, I'll damn sure tell you that.
And… This kick was vile.
[Coach] Just nasty.
[Lawler] Right at that point, the referee was trying to get some kind of response
from Matt, and after that kick there was none.
[JR] I believe the referee and Matt Hardy may disagree,
I think the referee made the right call.
The referee made the only call that he can make.
[Lawler] Well, there's something to be said for living to fight another day.
And I'm sure Matt Hardy will.
[upbeat music playing]
[Cole] And this is SummerSlam, we are live at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
18,176 people have filled this arena.
Sold out for weeks.
We are in the nation's capital.
A lot of the Washington types floating around here.
-Oh yeah. -Including the staff of Hillary Clinton
hanging out, and I wonder where Hillary is.
-She's here, eh? -Out running for president somewhere.
I should've gotten a ride from her. She's from New York, you know?
Catch a ride in the limo.
Of course all the big politicians are hanging out in the house.
And a big thank you to Seether
for, of course, the official theme song of SummerSlam "Remedy." This rocks.
[Tazz] No doubt, it rocks. You can hear for yourself.
You don't need silly girl-pants Michael Cole to tell you.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, up next, the fate of a child,
of an entire family hangs in the balance.
Guerrero, Mysterio in a Ladder Match for the custody of Dominik.
[Tazz] Cole, we said it last week during Sunday Night Heat,
this is by far the most important match in Rey Mysterio's career.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen this all began last month,
when Eddie Guerrero revealed that he had a secret.
[Eddie] If Rey beats me at the Great American Bash,
I will keep that secret inside.
That way no one gets hurt.
But, if I win,
then I get to finish my little bedtime story to Dominik.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero, a couple of seconds away
from spilling his secret to the world.
Look at Mysterio! He's countering!
[Tazz] What the hell's this? He got him!
Oh my God!
[Cole] Rey Mysterio did it for his son.
The nightmare is over for Rey Mysterio and his son.
The secret will remain a secret.
[Eddie] No one beats me in the end, Rey.
[ominous music playing]
And I may have promised to keep my mouth shut.
But guess what, Rey?
I lied!
Dominik, Rey is not your father!
I'm your father, Dominik.
-[emotional piano music playing] -Is it true, Dad? Is it really true?
[Eddie] See, what you're holding there,
are official custody papers.
That means you have to bring Dominik,
and turn him over to me!
[emotional music continues]
[Rey] Eddie, Dominik is my son.
The first words to come out of his mouth,
were "Dad."
He called me "Dad."
I'm begging you, Eddie.
Please don't hurt my son anymore.
Dad, I'm scared.
[Eddie] No more words.
No more talk.
Just give me my son.
[Rey] You've beaten addiction, Eddie.
You've beaten the streets.
And you've beaten your past.
And became WWE Champion.
But you haven't beaten Rey Mysterio.
And if you take Dominik away from me,
the only thing Dominik is gonna know about Eddie Guerrero,
is that he is a chicken [bleep].
[dramatic music playing]
If anybody knows I'm not a chicken [bleep], it's you!
Then prove it, Eddie! One last time.
Me and you at SummerSlam
for the custody of Dominik.
You're on!
[Cole] The future of a child
literally hangs in the balance.
It's Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio
in a ladder match for the custody of Dominik.
[Eddie] I'm gonna climb this ladder for every father that loves his son.
[Rey] You may be his biological father,
but after SummerSlam, Dominik…
You're gonna come home…
-[Rey] …with his real father. -…with Papi.
[Rey] And that's me.
[dramatic music fades out]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
for the first time in the history of the WWE,
the custody of a child will be determined in a match.
In a ladder match.
Either Eddie Guerrero or Rey Mysterio, Tazz, will climb that ladder,
will reach that briefcase,
which includes the custody papers of eight-year-old Dominik.
[Tazz] I can't wait to see the outcome of this.
I want to see what happens.
Personally, I'm probably not supposed to do this,
I'm pulling all the way for Rey Mysterio. That's where I stand on this thing.
I feel, Rey…
-["I'm Your Papi" playing] -That Dominik belongs
in the household of Rey Mysterio and Angie.
-That's his mother and father. -[Cole] I agree with you.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is a ladder match
for the custody of Dominik!
Making his way to the ring from El Paso, Texas,
weighing in at 228 pounds,
Eddie Guerrero!
[Cole] Not even Eddie Guerrero's wife Vickie believes that this
has anything to do with Dominik.
This is a charade, ladies and gentlemen.
Eddie Guerrero gave up his son, Dominik, when he was born.
For the past eight years, he could've given a damn about this kid,
and now all of the sudden, he wants him back.
And why? Because he wants to ruin Rey Mysterio's family,
because Eddie Guerrero cannot get over the fact
that he cannot beat Rey Mysterio
inside a wrestling ring.
-Wait a minute… -[crowd booing]
There is Dominik and the social worker, Mrs. Crabtree.
Dominik…
You see the way that Dominik pulled away from Eddie Guerrero
-as Eddie went near him. -[Tazz] Yeah, exactly.
[Cole] Eddie is Dominik's biological father
but Dominik was raised by Rey Mysterio and Rey's wife, Angie.
They did a tremendous job.
We know Dominik personally. We see him in the locker room area.
-But he's been so different the past week. -[Tazz] He's a great little boy.
He's a fun-loving, outgoing kid,
but lately, he's been just so quiet and distant.
I, you know…
I don't know what to say.
I couldn't… If I'm Rey Mysterio, I could not fathom
wrestling a match for the custody of my son, you know?
-[Cole] Dominik has been traumatized. -[Tazz] Absolutely he has been.
How couldn't he be?
He's a kid. You know what I mean?
He's a kid. This Eddie Guerrero, he's sick.
He's a sick man.
"Eddie always wins." That's what Eddie Guerrero says about himself.
-And he believes he has up to this point. -["Booyaka 619" playing]
[announcer] And from San Diego, California,
weighing in at 170 pounds,
Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] More than any other match in this man's career,
Rey Mysterio is sucked up.
He is jacked up for this match.
[Tazz] Hey, Cole, listen. This match is not about a championship.
It's more important than championships and money.
This match is about his son.
I know, biologically, Dominik's not Rey's son.
But that little boy was raised by that man, Rey Mysterio.
And he wants his kid in his household,
and I hope he gets him.
[Cole] It's Dominik.
[Tazz] Rey Mysterio better bring it. He's gonna bring it big time.
[Cole] Rey appears to be approaching Dominik.
It's been well-chronicled Dominik has not spoken to Rey for the past few weeks.
[Cole chuckles]
There's no denying the love between those two.
[Tazz] I just got goosebumps. That makes me think of my son.
I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
My God, I want Mysterio to just kick the living…
-Just kick Eddie's ass. -[Cole] Tazz, I adopted both of my boys.
Both of my boys I adopted. I understand what Rey Mysterio's going through.
Just because you're not the biological parent of your son,
does not mean that you cannot be a father, that you cannot be a dad,
that you cannot be there for him as he grows up throughout his life,
the way Rey Mysterio has.
And look at Eddie Guerrero.
Now, what's Eddie gonna try to one up Rey
because Dominik gave his adopted dad a kiss?
[Tazz] It's not a game, you know. Guerrero doesn't get it, man.
You know, manipulation is addictive.
He's just sick, man.
Look, now he's shaking the social worker's hand.
Trying to brown-nose her.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero has admitted that he's addicted to manipulation
Ladies and gentlemen, this matchup is underway,
and the rules are simple.
You use a ladder to climb to reach that briefcase that is high above the ring,
and inside the briefcase the custody papers for eight-year-old Dominik.
And what about Eddie Guerrero last week saying that Rey has lied,
that he was denying Dominik his legacy, his privilege of being a Guerrero.
That's a privilege?
The way that Eddie acts?
The way that Eddie acted toward his wife earlier today?
That's how a Guerrero acts?
That's how he wants to raise his son?
[Tazz] That's how this particular Guerrero acts.
The Guerrero name in the wrestling industry is phenomenal.
Very well-respected, tremendous competitors for many, many years.
Conduct unbecoming for a Guerrero, in my opinion, in regards to Eddie.
[Cole] And there's the cocky, arrogant Eddie Guerrero, who believes…
[crowd chanting] Eddie sucks!
[Tazz] Well, that's what the nation's capital thinks of Eddie Guerrero.
"Eddie sucks."
[Cole] Rey Mysterio saying, "He's my son."
[indistinct]
[Cole] Ooh, and Eddie Guerrero with a cheap shot.
A knee to the gut.
Typical Guerrero fashion to start off this matchup.
[Tazz] That's what Eddie Guerrero needs to do.
He needs to cheat to get the upper hand on Rey.
He was… Uh-oh, oh!
He was damn near convincing himself earlier that he can beat Rey.
He's paranoid.
Oh!
[Cole] There's a nice suplex by Eddie Guerrero.
Eddie is paranoid.
His wife, Vickie, was just telling Eddie that,
"Eddie, I know you. You have a real heart."
"Your heart's not gonna let you beat Rey Mysterio and take this child from him."
Eddie thought that his wife was telling him that he can't beat Rey.
That's how paranoid this man is.
-[Tazz] Nice leapfrog. Oh! -[Cole] What a counter by Rey Mysterio.
Eddie needs to take a breather.
[Tazz] Gigantic monkey flip right there.
Eddie had to get out of the ring for sure.
[Cole] This is the first time that Rey Mysterio
has been involved in a ladder match.
-As Eddie Guerrero… -[Tazz] Watch out.
[Cole] …drives Mysterio's shoulder into the steel steps.
Let's talk strategy for just a moment, Tazz.
-What is the-- -[both] Oh!
Right into the ladder, which Eddie now uses as a weapon.
Strategy for a ladder match.
[Tazz] I hate to point out the obvious, but that would be my strategy.
I'd use that ladder as the weapon that it is
before I use it to climb to get to the top
to the custody of Dominik, that briefcase.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio fallen in the aisleway.
Eddie Guerrero now dragging the ladder to the ring.
You need to use the ladder to get to the briefcase.
Eddie Guerrero is 0 and 6 against Rey Mysterio in his career.
But a victory tonight would be the biggest ever for Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] I'll tell you, Rey needs to try and stop Eddie, 'cause Eddie now
has the ladder in the ring
[Cole] Looks of concern on the face of Dominik.
Seems like he doesn't want Eddie to climb that ladder.
-[Tazz] Look at this, Cole. -[Cole] Guerrero setting the ladder up.
Eddie Guerrero may take that briefcase down quickly,
as Mysterio…
valiantly trying to make his way to the ring.
[Tazz] He went down again? There.
-Get in there, Rey! -[Cole] Come on, Rey!
Eddie Guerrero climbing the ladder!
-Eddie going for the briefcase. -[Tazz] Hurry up! Oh!
[Cole] Using a springboard from the top rope to take Guerrero out.
And the elation on the face of Dominik.
[Tazz] Absolutely. Might've blew out Guerrero's knee or something there, man.
What a low dropkick there.
-[Cole] Rey Mysterio… -[Tazz] Had to hurt his own tailbone.
[Cole] …in tremendous pain.
[Tazz] Look at this. Another ladder on the outside.
Uh-oh.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero bringing the second ladder into the ring now.
Rey Mysterio struggling to keep that ladder out of the ring.
[Tazz] Now he pulled it in the ring.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio has been in trouble since the get-go in this matchup.
A desperation springboard, moments ago, into a dropkick allowed
Rey Mysterio to keep Eddie from that briefcase.
But things do not look good here.
[Tazz] Well, it's hard. It's hard for… Here we go. Concentrate now.
[Cole] Trying to battle back. Eddie Guerrero sent out of the ring by Mysterio.
Rey Mysterio trying to build some momentum here.
[wrestlers grunting]
[Tazz] His… Oh!
-[Cole] Another right hand by Rey. -[Tazz] Pounding the hell out of him.
-[Cole] Rey Mysterio… -[Tazz] Oh my God!
[Cole] Ladder off the face of Eddie Guerrero.
Could be the opening Rey needs.
[Tazz] Man, he might have knocked him out.
Wow!
[Cole] Rey Mysterio…
[Tazz] Right in the butt of the jaw with that ladder.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero struggling back to his feet.
[Tazz[ Watch his jaw. Watch this. Oh my God.
And look at Rey.
-[Tazz] Watch out. Oh my God! -[Cole] Senton from the top rope!
Onto the neck of Eddie Guerrero.
Mysterio beginning to build momentum now.
[Tazz] Did you see Guerrero's neck whiplash,
like, kinda back there?
Let's see. Watch out here.
Look at that springboard. Oh my God.
[Cole] A seated senton from the top rope
almost decapitating Eddie.
[Tazz] Let's take another angle here. Check out Guerrero's head here.
Oh my God.
[Cole] Cleared the entire ladder.
Took out Eddie.
Mysterio into the ring. Come on, Rey!
-[Tazz] Get up there! -[Cole] Mysterio gonna climb the ladder.
The custody papers high above the ring!
[Tazz] Get up there. He's behind you!
[Cole] Rey Mysterio halfway up the ladder.
-[Tazz] Here comes Guerrero. -[Cole] Eddie on the other side.
[Tazz] It's a race!
-Watch that… Oof! -[Cole] Right hand by Rey.
Right by Eddie. It's a race up by the custody papers
in that briefcase above the ring.
[Tazz] Going punch for punch on the ladder here.
[Cole] Whoever falls off the ladder's gonna lose the matchup.
[Tazz] Probably.
Watch out. Looks like Guerrero's on the second step,
and Rey's on the third.
Oh my God. Eddie's gonna get it!
[Cole] He's at the briefcase! Eddie's got the briefcase!
-[Tazz] He's gonna-- Stop him, Rey! -[Cole] Don't let him. No!
Rey Mysterio with the right hands to the gut.
[Tazz] Hit him downstairs in the good old… Oh! Another one.
[Cole] Rey face-first off the top of that ladder.
[Tazz] Hang on, Rey. Gotta hang on, man.
-Look at this! -[Cole] Wait a minute!
Eddie Guerrero. Looked like he was going for some sort of sunset flip.
[Tazz] Actually, I think he was going for a sunset flip to stop him,
and then powerbomb him.
But looked like Guerrero couldn't hang onto Rey.
And Rey lost his balance off the ladder unfortunately.
-[Cole] Both men collapsing in a heap… -[Tazz] High-risk, know what I'm saying?
[Cole] …to the mat below.
[Tazz] Eddie was trying, I'm telling you…
Let's take a look here.
I think we're gonna see Eddie maybe hit his head here on the ladder.
-Watch this. -[Cole] Oh man!
[Tazz] Back of the head.
[Cole] Then Rey falling on the back of his head as well.
Eddie Guerrero… Oh, now he's got the ladder.
[Tazz] Watch out!
[Cole] Using it as a weapon to the ribs.
[Tazz] This is what you gotta be careful with that ladder because it is a weapon.
Watch out, Rey. Cole, this is all legal.
[Cole] Completely legal. No pinfalls, no submissions, no disqualifications.
It's all about climbing the ladder, and grabbing the briefcase
from high above the ring.
[Tazz] Guerrero's trying to wear down Rey.
He knows Rey would do anything in his power
to get up and get that damn briefcase.
Now what? Now Guerrero…
This is what it's all about right there. Dominik, man.
[Cole] Eight-year-old Dominik, the look of… Oh! dropkick.
Rey, the ladder bouncing off his skull.
Rey's back into the turnbuckle.
[Tazz] Might've been enough to just keep Rey down, Cole.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio has barely been in this matchup from the get-go.
[Tazz] I don't know. He was doing all right earlier,
but Guerrero keeping him behind the eight ball.
-Uh-oh. Oh my God! -[Cole] Slam onto that ladder.
Eddie Guerrero beginning to dominate.
[Tazz] What the hell's Guerrero got in mind here?
[Cole] He wants to punish Mysterio.
[Tazz] He wants to sandwich him between those damn ladders.
I got a feeling I know what he's up… Oh no.
-[Cole] Oh my. -[Tazz] I think I… Look at this.
-[Cole] The Hilo! -[Tazz] The Hilo.
[Cole] The ladder sandwiching Rey Mysterio.
And Dominik's eyes and face tell the story.
[Tazz] Yeah, as much as that crushed Rey Mysterio, Cole,
I think that crushed Dominik just as much, unfortunately.
Now, let's take a look at this.
Sandwiched between the ladders, look at Eddie Guerrero. Wow.
[Cole] Watch Dominik's reaction.
[Tazz] Yeah…
That's who his dad is to him.
Dominik's dad is Rey, it's not Eddie.
He don't care about biological crap.
[Cole] And Eddie slamming that ladder off the skull of Mysterio.
Rey Mysterio undergoing a tremendous amount of punishment.
[Tazz] I hate to say it, but Guerrero's got the right game plan.
He's utilizing the weapon of the ladder to keep Mysterio down.
To get himself up to that ladder.
[Cole] And Eddie is positioning the ladder.
Eddie Guerrero could be moments away,
if he can climb the ladder and get the briefcase,
from regaining custody of his biological son.
[Tazz] Rey's moving a little.
Look at Guerrero though, Cole!
[Cole] Guerrero's up to the… Near the top!
Rey placing the ladder.
-[Tazz] Get up there! Smart. -[Cole] Guerrero's at the briefcase!
Mysterio climbing the ladder. Right hands to Guerrero.
[Tazz] Oh, what a shot there to the head. And another.
[Cole] On pure adrenalin, driven by the love of his son.
Climbing to the top of the ladder. Trying to knock Eddie off the top perch.
[Tazz] Both men on that ladder.
Look at this. What the hell! Oh my God! Oh my God!
[Cole] Back body drop, but Mysterio falls as well.
A back body drop.
[Tazz] Oh my God, that was ugly.
They're pulling out all the stops, Cole.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, one man, Eddie Guerrero,
who'll punish, break apart the family of Rey Mysterio.
The other man, Rey Mysterio, out here battling for the love of his son.
[Tazz] Look at this. How do you explain this?
Guerrero… Look, it's like a damn car wreck.
[Cole] But Mysterio is moving. Mysterio has positioned the ladder.
-[Tazz] Look at this! -[Cole] Rey Mysterio! Come on, Rey!
[Tazz] He's gotta get up there in a hop, Cole. He's gotta get moving.
[Cole] Mysterio, moving gingerly after that fall.
-Trying to climb to the top of the ladder. -[Tazz] Suck it up, Rey! Uh-oh.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero with a dropkick. Mysterio knocked from the ladder again.
Dominik must be a roller-coaster of emotions.
His dad climbs the ladder, he's up.
His dad's knocked off the ladder, he's down.
[Tazz] Rey's been close a couple times, as is Guerrero.
Man…
Now what? What the hell has Guerrero got in mind now?
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero trying to prove for the first time
that he can actually beat Rey Mysterio.
He is 0 and 6 against the man.
[Tazz] Cole, that's all it's really about. He don't give a damn about Dominik.
He don't care about the kid. Oof!
[Cole] If he cared, he wouldn't have given him up.
Mysterio with those kicks to the ribs. To the midsection.
-Rey Mysterio! -[Tazz] Oh my God! Jeez!
[Cole] Launched into the ladder.
What a counter by Eddie.
Ribs first. Mysterio may have broken ribs, ladies and gentlemen.
That may be all she wrote.
[Tazz] Oh my God.
Take a look at this.
[Mysterio groaning]
[Tazz] This is sick. Oh my God. Sternum first. Ribs first.
-The internal damage. -[Cole] You're right. It's sick.
Eddie Guerrero's nothing but sick.
And look at the sick, sinister, sly smile on the face of Eddie,
as Dominik looks on in disbelief.
Dominik, can you believe if he has to go home with this monster tonight.
[Tazz] Guerrero is setting the ladder up, Cole, and look at Rey.
-[Cole] Rey can't move. -[Tazz] Squirming in pain.
-Poor guy's hurt. -[Cole] It's a damn shame.
-[Tazz] Guerrero's gonna do it. -[Cole] Eddie…
And all Rey Mysterio can do is watch Eddie Guerrero
climb the ladder and take down those custody papers.
-Wait a minute! Wait a minute! -[Tazz] Dominik, don't do it!
-Get Dominik! -[Cole] Dominik's in the ring!
-Dominik's shaking the ladder! -[Tazz] What is he do…
[Cole] Dominik trying to shake the ladder but he can't move it.
[Tazz] Not strong enough.
What are you doing, shaking the ladder like that?
Why? Don't you know I could have fallen?
What's the matter with you?
Give me a hug!
Don't you love me?
You're gonna love me!
You know why?
'Cause I'm you're new daddy now, ese!
Get used to it!
You're gonna learn the hard way what it is to be a Guerrero.
-[Tazz] Good! -[Cole] Mysterio with the right hands.
[Tazz] Look at this.
-[Cole] There's the back body drop! -[Tazz] Good!
[Cole] Rey Mysterio! Guerrero taken out
by Rey Mysterio after he was gonna strike his son.
You gotta hurt him. You gotta slow down Guerrero here.
[Cole] And Eddie with a right hand of his own.
How much does Rey have left.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Oh my God. Blocked it!
[Cole] Blocked it. Right hands by Rey. Rey trying to battle back.
Guerrero, face-first into the ladder.
Wow.
-Here we go! -[Tazz] Look at this!
-619! -[Cole] 619!
To the ladder. Off Eddie!
[Tazz] He might've hurt his knee, Cole, and his shin.
[Cole] And look at Dominik. The smile returning to his face.
Believing that Rey Mysterio may have one last chance here.
[Tazz] No, but he… Springboard, can he do this?
[Cole] Droppin' Da Dime! Droppin' Da Dime on the ladder!
[Tazz] Rey Mysterio leaving it all in the ring.
And that's what he's got to do.
-[Cole] He's doing it for his son. -[Tazz] You're damn right he is.
[Cole] That's why he's doing this. For the love of that little eight-year-old boy.
[Tazz] Come on, Rey.
Look at this.
Face-first goes Guerrero.
And then followed up here by a 619.
But let's see what catches Rey's ankle.
His leg… Ooh, his ankle. My God.
[Cole] And look at Rey. Positioning the ladder yet again.
Rey Mysterio, trying to get to those custody papers in that briefcase.
Rey climbing the ladder. Eddie stirring below.
Come on, Rey. Just a couple of feet away.
-[Tazz] You got it! -[Cole] Rey's got the briefcase!
Rey's got the briefcase! Pull on it, Rey. Pull it down!
[Tazz] Pull!
Guerrero's right behind him!
[Cole] And Eddie with a right hand again.
-Oh no. Oh my God. -[Tazz] Look at this.
-[Cole] Oh my. Not this way. -[Tazz] He's got him set up.
[Cole] Have some damn compassion for once, Guerrero.
[Tazz] Look at this reversal!
[Cole] Rey reversed it! Rey reversed it!
[Tazz] I think Guerrero had an electric chair in mind.
Mysterio had the wherewithal to turn that into a powerbomb.
Can Rey now capitalize? That's the question.
[Cole] Gotta take another look.
Just watch this.
[Tazz] I'm telling you. Guerrero was gonna try to electric chair him.
But that driving powerbomb.
-[Tazz] But Mysterio… -[Cole] And Mysterio is crawling.
-[Tazz] He's getting up. -[Cole] Mysterio crawling to the ladder.
[Tazz] Here we go!
[Cole] Rey Mysterio has got the ladder in position.
[Tazz] Look at this kid smiling. That's good to see. Come on, Rey.
[Cole] Rey is climbing. He looked back at Dominik.
He seemed to almost give him a thumbs up.
As he climbs toward the top of the ladder.
He's at the briefcase. He's got the custody papers.
-Rey's gonna win. Dominik… Oh no! -[Tazz] Pull! Pull!
-[Cole] Eddie kicking the ladder. -[Tazz] What the hell?
[Cole] Rey is hanging on!
Come on, Rey! Dangling above the ring!
-Oh, and into a spinebuster! -[Tazz] Oh my God!
Oh my God, I never saw nothin' like that.
Holy smokes.
[Cole] Rey could not hold on.
Eddie delivered a spinebuster.
[Tazz] I think he's done, Cole. Look at the impact on this.
It's a powerbomb, actually, Cole.
He drove… Look at this. Look at this view from up top.
Oh my God. You see the impact on his spine.
-Oh my God. -[Cole] And look at Eddie.
Eddie's gonna position the ladder over the fallen Mysterio.
So Mysterio can watch this man climb high.
[Tazz] That's 'cause he's a rotten SOB, that's why.
Look at him.
He wants him to watch. He's trapping him.
He's pinning him under that damn ladder, that's what he's doing.
Oh, vicious.
[Cole] Yeah, so Rey can watch Eddie climb to the top of the ladder
and take down those custody papers.
[Tazz] Just pin Rey and walk away.
Let him have his son back.
He just wants the win, right? That's all he wants.
[Cole] Just climb up, Eddie. Just end this thing here.
Mysterio's trapped. Rey can't go anywhere.
[Tazz] He can't do nothing under there.
[Cole] And Eddie is waving goodbye to Mysterio.
[Eddie shouting indistinctly]
[Tazz] He's trapped, Cole. And Guerrero's taunting him.
-Look at this. -[Cole] The sick smile.
This is a damn shame.
[Tazz] Poor Dominik's gonna live a damn nightmare with this guy.
[Cole] Mysterio is trapped. This is a damn shame, ladies and gentlemen.
[Tazz] This was never about Dominik. It was always about beating Rey.
And now Eddie is gonna do just that.
[Cole] You saw how Eddie was gonna treat his child moments ago.
Screaming at him. He was gonna strike him in the ring.
[Tazz] He's having a pro--
[Cole] Mysterio trying to knock the ladder.
Eddie can't get that briefcase unhooked.
[Tazz] Look at this!
[Cole] Rey moving the ladder out of the way.
[Tazz] Good! Don't pull!
Eddie's trying to hang on he's got his two feet on there still.
[Cole] Mysterio trying to move that ladder causing Eddie to lose his balance.
Eddie Guerrero hanging on now from that cable.
It's hooked onto that briefcase.
[Tazz] Eddie's hanging there.
I just hope he lets go, and then… Uh-oh.
[Cole] Mysterio's got a leg!
[Tazz] Oh my God. Right on his ankle.
-[Cole] Eddie Guerrero… -[Tazz] He might have broken his ankle.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio out of desperation.
-And look at Eddie. -[Tazz] Frustrated.
Frustrated.
[Cole] Well, you know what? He shouldn't have been taunting the man.
He's got nobody to blame but himself.
[Tazz] What is gonna happen here, Cole? Come on, Rey!
[Tazz] Maybe Eddie blew his knee out or something, or busted his ankle.
He landed right on his damn leg.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio is stirring.
[Tazz] I tell you what, Cole, I disagree…
I disagree with Eddie's wife saying he's always had a big heart,
and there's a good person inside.
I'm sorry. I don't buy that.
[Cole] There's no heart in Eddie. Eddie's got a black heart is all he's got.
Now, Eddie Guerrero. Oh my, look at this.
Going for those triple suplexes. Those triple verticals here.
[Tazz] That's textbook Guerrero. There's the second one.
[Cole] Three Amigos, trying to wear Mysterio down.
-[Tazz] Oh my goodness! Oh! -[Cole] Spine first onto that ladder.
[Tazz] Oh my God.
[Cole] Every time Rey hits that ladder,
Dominik loses his breath.
You can see Dominik suffering through everything
that Rey Mysterio is going through.
[Tazz] What kind of damage was done here to Rey?
Look at this last vertical suplex.
Oh my God.
Ladies and gentlemen, you cannot explain what that pain feels like,
when that steel… When your body drives into that steel.
[Cole] And again, in that briefcase the custody papers for Dominik.
Eddie's son.
Rey Mysterio's adopted child.
And Eddie Guerrero… Rey Mysterio can barely move.
Guerrero's gonna climb to the top of that ladder again.
[Tazz] Guerrero's gonna… Eddie's hurt though!
His ankle, his leg, whatever it is, he's hurt.
Eddie having a tough time.
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa. That's Vickie. His wife.
-[Cole] What's Vickie doing out here? -[Tazz] She doesn't belong out here.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero near the top of the ladder,
-and his wife, Vickie, is in the ring. -[Tazz] Wha…?
[Vickie speaking indistinctly]
What are you doing?
[both arguing indistinctly]
No, no, no. Go home. Go home!
-[Cole] Oh yeah! -[Tazz] What the hell?
-[Cole] Vickie did the right thing! -[Tazz] Oh my God!
-What the…? -[Cole] Good for her!
[Tazz] Good for her is right.
[Cole] She can't believe she did it, but she did the right thing!
[Tazz] I don't think she meant to hurt her husband, but you're right…
She shocked herself, but…
[Cole] Well, she said earlier on that
she realized Eddie wasn't doing this for Dominik.
He was doing this to tear apart the Mysterio family.
And look at the look of almost thanks from the face of Rey Mysterio,
who now positions the ladder.
[Tazz] Eddie landed hard.
-Just get up there, Rey. Come on! -[Cole] Come on, man. Climb the ladder!
[Tazz] Get up there, Rey.
[Cole] Mysterio, going toward the briefcase!
[Tazz] Come on, Rey!
[Cole] Rey is almost there.
-[Tazz] Oh no, no, no! -[Cole] Guerrero's got the ladder again.
Mysterio near the briefcase! Vickie pulling her husband away!
[Tazz] Oh my God. Are you kidding me?
[Cole] Rey's at the briefcase! Rey's gonna do it!
-Come on, Rey! Yes! -[bell ringing]
-[Tazz] Yeah! Oh ho, yeah! -[Cole] Yes! Yes!
-["Booyaka 619" playing] -[announcer] Here's your winner,
Rey Mysterio!
[Tazz] Oh ho, yeah!
[Cole] Oh my!
Eddie cannot believe that his wife did that!
[Tazz] I can't believe his wife did that.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio has his son back!
[Tazz] Oh my God, Cole. This is awesome, man.
Ho, ho, ho, man.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio has Dominik back!
Dominik is going home with Rey and Angie!
[Tazz] Dominik is going where he belongs, Cole.
And there's Angie. Rey Mysterio's wife.
[Cole] In tears as she makes her way out here to ringside.
And I'll tell you, Rey and Angie
have a hell of a lot of thank yous to give to Vickie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Well, Angie just wants to get her hands on her little boy and her husband.
Oh my God, that was… Hey, you know what?
We've been saying, Mysterio's gotta wrestle his ass off,
have the match of his life, and he did it.
[Cole] What an effort by Rey Mysterio.
Custody papers in hand.
Dominik is coming home where he belongs.
And you know what, Eddie? Throw every damn temper tantrum you want.
[Tazz] And Eddie Guerrero is livid.
Completely livid.
[Cole] And it still remains a fact
that Eddie Guerrero has never defeated Rey Mysterio.
And Eddie Guerrero is now 0 and 7 against the man.
-[Tazz] Oh, oh, oh! Yeah! -[Cole] Yes!
-[Tazz] Wow! Ho-ho! -[Cole] For good measure.
That briefcase with the papers off the skull of Eddie.
Poetic justice here tonight.
[Tazz] You took the words right out of my mouth.
Man, oh, man, I'll tell you what.
In life, there should be an exclamation point, and that was it right there, Cole.
That briefcase
with those custody papers into the bean of Guerrero's head.
[Cole] And let's take another look, as we look at Vickie Guerrero
-helping the Mysterio family. -[Tazz] I can't believe she did this.
[Cole] Vickie couldn't believe it either.
-But she wasn't done yet. -[Tazz] Exactly.
And Rey was getting up there to get that, and then look at this, Vickie,
she grabbed Eddie.
Oh my God, I cannot believe that woman did that.
-God bless her soul. -[Cole] She did what was right.
Vickie Guerrero did what was right here tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
And watch the reaction of Dominik.
[Tazz] Yeah, man, that's the way it's supposed to be.
That's the way it's supposed to be. Look at that.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio is leaving with the custody papers.
Rey Mysterio is leaving with his wife, Angie.
And Rey Mysterio is leaving with his eight-year-old son, Dominik.
The Mysterio family is alive and very well.
[Tazz] Oh man, I'll tell you, Cole, I'm so happy.
I don't remember the last time I was this happy after a match.
This is great. Thank God. Good for Rey Mysterio.
[crowd booing]
I'm standing by with, of course, Chris Jericho,
and Chris, you're just moments away
from one of the, if not the, biggest match of your entire career.
What's your mindset as you get set to face John Cena for that WWE Title?
What's my mindset?
[mockingly] What's my mindset, Todd?
I'll tell you my mindset.
John Cena's theme music is "The Time is Now,"
and that's so apropos, because the time is now
for Chris Jericho to become the WWE Champion.
[mixed boos and applause]]
Oh yeah.
Everybody can smell it, they can taste it, they can feel it.
And all of John Cena's fans, the fans that he loves, that he fights for…
[mockingly] …the "Chain Gang,"
When I beat John Cena and become the WWE Champion,
they're gonna discard him, throw him to the side.
He's gonna become the flavor of the month.
Just like David Cassidy, or the New Kids on the Block,
or Andrew Shue, this is his fate.
He forgets who he's dealing with.
I'm Chris Jericho!
[crowd cheering]
I beat The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
in the same damn night
to become the very first Undisputed Champion in the history of this business.
Ever!
And John Cena can't compare with The Rock or "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
They are legendary figures, they are Hall of Famers.
Just like Chris Jericho.
I'm a Hall of Famer.
I'm a legendary figure.
And John Cena had a great little run as champion. He did a great job.
It's time for him to step aside.
Move over, Rover.
And let Jericho take over because tonight,
when I beat John Cena,
and strap the WWE Championship around this gorgeous waist right here,
all of my fans around the world, the true Jerichoholics,
and most importantly, Mr. Eric Bischoff, my boss,
can finally have a champion
that they all can be proud of.
[mixed boos and cheers]
["Child's Play" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[JR] And we are back, ladies and gentlemen.
The strong remarks by Chris Jericho, who gets his opportunity later tonight,
but what an opportunity for Eugene, here at SummerSlam.
[Coach] This isn't an opportunity, this is a slaughter.
[Garcia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
with no time limits.
Introducing first, from Louisville, Kentucky,
weighing in at 242 pounds,
Eugene!
[Lawler] How does Eugene get a cheerleader like Christy Hemme,
as hot as she is, to hang out with him.
[Coach] Well, how quickly Eugene also forgets
what happened just last Monday night, I mean, that smile you see right now,
on both of their faces, will be gone very, very quickly.
[JR] Eugene with possession of Kurt Angle's medal, July 25th.
He's had it about a month now.
[Lawler] That's what it's all about.
That gold medal that rightfully, JR, rightfully belongs to Kurt Angle.
-["Medal" playing] -[[Lawler] And speaking of which…
[Garcia] And making his way to the ring, weighing in at 232 pounds,
he is the only Olympic gold medalist in WWE history,
Kurt Angle!
[crowd chanting] You suck!
[JR] Kurt Angle a two-time NCAA Heavyweight Champion.
-'96 Olympic gold medal winner. -[Lawler] Right.
Olympic gold medal winner getting in the ring here in our nation's cap-- Oh!
[Coach] Oh, ho-ho!
[JR] Right in the face of Eugene.
This one could be nasty.
It could get ugly in a hurry.
As Angle now… Oh, the uppercut forearm on Eugene.
[Coach] What did I just say? This isn't fun and games.
This isn't ha-ha time.
Kurt Angle is showing Eugene
what really being an Olympic gold medalist is all about.
[Lawler] This may not last as long as Chris Benoit and Orlando's match.
[Coach] You got that right.
[JR] Angle has never lost a one-on-one match at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Ripped the hair out of the roots.
[JR] And recently, the expression on Angle's face
even in the locker room area has been frightening.
He has had a demonic look on his face in recent weeks.
[Coach] That's exactly right. Everybody has been staying clear of Kurt Angle.
Now watch how this match started.
I mean, boom, right in the side of the face.
[Lawler] JR, I gotta ask you,
how would you feel if somebody stole your gold medal?
If you had somehow miraculously earned a gold medal?
[Coach] No, King, how about his black hat. Something he can relate to.
[JR] Well, you know, the thing about it is that Eugene wanted--
[Lawler] Look out!
[JR] Spinebuster by Eugene.
It was the Angle Invitational, a creation of Kurt Angle.
[Lawler] Oh no, wait a minute. What is he doing now?
He's emulating The Rock.
He is certainly not the most electrifying man-- Oh!
[Coach laughing]
-[JR] Angle… -[Lawler] That was electrifying.
[JR] …the crossface. Look at that forearm.
Right in the face of Eugene.
[Coach] Now, remember Kurt Angle said he was gonna take all the time he needed
to break ankles, break hearts,
and, in my mind, break the dreams of Eugene.
[JR] The Angle Invitational had a three-minute time limit.
This match tonight, as we mentioned, has no time limit.
[Lawler] Well, you're right. Eugene never beat Kurt Angle…
In his wildest dreams he couldn't beat Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle just toyed with him a little too long,
the three minutes elapsed, and Kurt Angle lost his gold medal to Eugene.
-Look out! -[JR] Belly-to-back suplex.
The release that time by Angle.
Kurt Angle's right knee in the face of Eugene.
Eugene's face is contorted.
[Lawler] He's got Eugene twisted up like a pretzel, Coach.
[Coach] Do you think Kurt Angle's taking this seriously?
May be in the best shape of his career.
Why? Because he wants to be able to go as long as possible to teach Eugene,
not just a lesson, but in my opinion, to end Eugene's career.
[JR] Eugene trying to fight back here.
[Lawler] Uh-oh!
[JR] Nobody there but another Angle suplex.
Eugene'll be suplex drunk!
-The hook of the leg. The count! -[ref] Two!
[Lawler] Oh, that was a three.
Eugene able to kick out before the three-count.
[Coach] I don't think Kurt Angle minds that that much.
I don't think he minds the fact that Eugene decided to kick out.
He wants to continue to beat down the beatdown.
-[JR] Kurt Angle has the ability… -[Angle spitting]
…to be the most sadistic human being in this arena here tonight.
-[Lawler] You just saw that. -[JR] The background to out-wrestle
anyone he chooses to.
[Coach] And I think he can outfight anybody he chooses to as well.
-That's a deadly combination. -[Eugene screaming]
[Lawler] This is the only scary part right here.
Go ahead and say it, JR. Tell us about that freakish strength.
[JR] Well, Eugene does. We've seen it before, King.
Coach has seen it. You've seen it.
[Coach] I've been in there. I've felt it.
[JR] Eugene with the right hand. Getting a little offense in here.
[Lawler] Wait a minute!
-[JR] Rock Bottom! Could be! -[Coach] No way!
[JR] The Rock Bottom… Oh!
[Lawler] Oh my Gosh. Coach, do you believe that?
Eugene almost won!
[Coach] That would have been an upset of mammoth proportions.
[Lawler] You asked me what were Eugene's chances,
and I said the chances are better
of you putting super unleaded in a rental car than Eugene winning here tonight.
But he almost won!
[JR] Angle going downstairs now, Angle looking for the Angle Slam.
Countered by Eugene. Eugene now.
-Stunner! -[Lawler] Stunner!
[JR] Stone Cold Stunner by Eugene!
[Coach] Are you kidding me?
[JR] The hook of the near leg. The two! Three, no!
[Lawler] He almost stunned Kurt Angle out!
[Coach] It feels like to me that time is standing still.
I can't believe what I'm seeing right now.
[Lawler] Now look at… Wait a minute.
[JR] Eugene…
[Lawler] He's using Kurt Angle's Ankle Lock!
[JR] The Ankle Lock!
Eugene's got Angle's own Ankle Lock applied to the Olympian!
Angle counter. And Eugene's face, you saw it,
eating some second turnbuckle.
[Lawler] Here we go! Angle Slam.
[JR] Angle drilling the Angle Slam on--
[Lawler] There's the real deal.
[Coach] Now we're talking. Now, this is what we're talking about.
-Oh! -[Lawler] That ankle's gonna be broken.
[Coach] It's locked in! The Ankle Lock.
-[JR] Eugene tapping! Eugene tapping out. -[bell ringing]
An emphatic victory!
[Coach] Give Kurt Angle his gold medal back.
-[JR] An overwhelming victory! -[Garcia] Here's your winner,
Kurt Angle!
[JR] I'll tell you what, gentlemen, he may be the baddest man in all the land,
Olympic gold medal winner.
A demonic… Something possessing Kurt Angle.
As…
[Lawler] The smile has been wiped off the face of Christy Hemme.
[JR] Nothing to cheer for for Christy tonight.
[Coach] I really think that Kurt Angle decided that after a couple close calls,
he needed to finish Eugene off, and that's exactly what he did.
[Lawler] Look at him. He's demanding that the referee award him…
-Wait a minute. -[Coach] Get out of the way, Lilian.
[JR] Wait a minute, Kurt. What are you…?
-[Lawler] No idea. -[JR] Now, come on. You proved your point.
You beat Eugene, Kurt. You proved your point.
[Coach] I don't think he's proved all the points yet.
[JR] Well… Look at Christy trying to protect Eugene.
[Coach] Christy, girlfriend, you better get out of there, or you'll get hurt too.
Get out of the way.
[JR] Kurt, you beat Eugene. You beat him.
You beat him up, and you beat him fair and square.
I'll tell you what. If Angle wrestled every match like we just saw,
I don't know if anybody could touch this man.
-[Coach] Nobody could stay with him. -[Angle] Play my music.
[ref] Play his music.
-Play my music! -["Medal" playing]
[Coach] Referee to sit down?
[Lawler] Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute!
-[Coach] I love it. -[Lawler] Look at this!
-[Coach] I love it. -[JR] Obviously reenacting the…
-[Angle cheering] -[JR] …the gold medal ceremony
from the '96 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
[Coach] I think these fans are doing the right thing.
Giving this man a standing ovation,
much like he got back in 1996.
[JR] The only WWE superstar in history
to possess a gold medal. You're looking at him.
[Coach] Nobody knows but Kurt Angle, and the select few around the world,
what if feels like to be awarded
and Olympic gold medal.
And just as I predicted, Kurt Angle leaving Washington, D.C.
an Olympic gold medalist once again.
[Lawler] Finally, justice has prevailed. I feel great.
I feel it's like the United States meets Russia in the hockey.
-[Coach] It's gotta give you chills. -[Lawler] Yeah.
[JR] Well, this wasn't a miracle.
This was Kurt Angle at his sadistic, wrestling best.
And when he's at his best,
when he's got that nasty attitude,
there's not a human being in the world that can touch that man.
[hip-hop music playing]
[whooping and laughing]
[laughing]
Oh, what?
[screeching]
Got some soap right there.
Ooh, you need some water. [giggling]
[woman singing] ♪ These boots are made for walking ♪
[others join in] ♪ And that's just what they'll do ♪
♪ One of these days these boots Are going to walk all over you ♪
[all laughing]
[crowd cheering]
Hey.
Why not?
-["Hail to the Chief" playing] -[Lawler chuckling]
[Lawler] Yeah, why not?
[crowd cheering]
[bell tolls]
[crowd cheering]
[bell tolls]
[haunting choir music playing]
[bell tolls]
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is schedule for one fall,
making his way to the ring from Death Valley,
weighing in at 305 pounds,
The Undertaker!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, for the 14th straight time,
The Undertaker heads into battle
at SummerSlam.
[bell tolls]
[thunder rumbling]
[Tazz] Cole, you cannot explain…
You cannot explain the feeling you get
when you see it in an arena.
I don't know if it translates at home on TV, I'm not sure.
but when this man comes out, when The Deadman comes out here,
it's just… It's spine-chilling, man. You get goosebumps.
[Cole] The Undertaker has vowed that the RKO
will rest in peace here tonight at SummerSlam.
[Tazz] What if you're Randy Orton right now, what are you thinking?
What are you thinking if you're Orton?
The Undertaker knows…
Knows that Orton feels he himself is the legend killer.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] This is a rematch from WrestleMania.
The Undertaker
not allowing Randy Orton to reach his destiny at WrestleMania.
Orton hoping that he'll reach his destiny here tonight at SummerSlam.
[Tazz] It's not gonna be easy, and that's no secret.
["Burn in my Light" playing]
[announcer] And from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing in at 240 pounds,
"The Legend Killer" Randy Orton!
[Cole] Randy Orton says that WrestleMania XXI
was supposed to be his night.
But fate intervened.
So tonight, he claims he needs to beat The Undertaker.
[Tazz] I agree with Orton, 100%.
This is a must-win situation for Randy,
if he wants to solidify himself as the true Legend Killer.
If he can take down… If he can take down The Deadman,
I'll tell you what, he'll be a Legend Killer in my eyes.
[Cole] Randy Orton said this past Thursday night on SmackDown,
that his destiny is to beat The Undertaker.
That tonight at SummerSlam,
Orton will spit in the face of The Undertaker's legacy.
[Tazz] Deadman looks to be… I mean, he's focused.
He's ready. Look at those eyes. [chuckles]
I've been in there with that guy.
I know what it's like to be across the ring from him. It's terrifying.
[Cole] And who will ever forget last year at SummerSlam?
Randy Orton defeating Chris Benoit
to become the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in history.
[Tazz] Here we go, Cole.
[Cole] Tonight, he faces The Undertaker.
And Randy Orton…
gonna take a bit of time before he locks up.
-Is that a good move? -[Tazz] Yeah.
Yeah, I personally don't see one problem with that. I agree with Orton on that.
You know what? Let's set your pace.
Don't let the veteran, The Undertaker, dictate the pace.
[Cole] Back in June, Randy Orton came to SmackDown from Raw in the draft lottery.
And still stinging from his defeat at WrestleMania,
Orton has made life miserable for The Undertaker,
twice costing The Undertaker opportunities
to battle for the World Heavyweight Championship.
And there's the power of The Undertaker.
Of course, power-- Oh! There is a slap.
You know what? Randy Orton deserved that.
[Tazz] Orton wanted to talk some smack and be disrespectful,
he got slapped across the lips.
[Cole] Here's the speed… The speed of Randy Orton.
He needs to utilize that speed to stay away from The Undertaker
here in this matchup.
[Tazz] Yeah, but I'll tell you what, Undertaker makes up ground in that ring.
You know, he can be quick when he needs to be also.
Oof, this is one of those… Side headlock by Orton.
[Cole] Orton been using the side headlock a lot as of late,
and Orton trying to wear The Undertaker down,
center of the ring.
[Tazz] Side headlock's a simple hold,
but yet it can be excruciatingly painful, I mean, it's a very painful hold. Uh-oh.
Here's the power, again, of The Undertaker.
Backs Orton, release the hold, across the ring. Big shoulder knock down
by the 300-pounder.
Here's the first cover of the matchup, and a two-count before he kicks out.
[Tazz] Orton giving up size to The Undertaker,
as does everyone who faces The Deadman,
and now Deadman with his own side headlock.
[Cole] Not only do you give up size to The Undertaker,
but Undertaker's very intimidating, loves to play the mind games.
However, Thursday night on SmackDown, we saw that smile out of Orton
after he suffered the Chokeslam,
perhaps Orton believing he's getting into the head of The Deadman.
[Tazz] Gonna find out. Oof!
[Cole] Big shoulder knockdown again by The Undertaker.
Up over the top, and Orton went for the hip toss and he connected.
[Tazz] Nice hip toss. Ooh, clothesline.
[Cole] Orton begins to… Oh! Walked into the boot.
Again, the arrogance of it, as Orton walked into that boot by The Undertaker.
[Tazz] I think Orton wanted to go for a third move,
and it's not often that many get two moves off in a row against The Undertaker.
[Cole] Undertaker realizing Orton's in trouble. Here's the cover.
This time, rather gingerly, Orton…
Now, look at Undertaker as he hooks the arm now of Randy Orton.
[Tazz] He's got that key lock on that arm.
As he had a cover, Orton's gotta keep the other shoulder up there.
-[Orton screaming] -[Tazz] Get pinned that way.
And we've seen all the time.
The Undertaker can utilize submissions. He knows submissions.
[Cole] Can actually hear Randy Orton as he's writhing in pain
at the hands of the phenom.
You make a great point. Undertaker's not all about power.
Very skilled, as you mentioned, in the submission hold.
And now working on that shoulder of Randy Orton.
[Tazz] Here we go. Undertaker can… He follows up his submissions sometimes
with great striking. He throws the hands very well, you know?
Got that mixed martial arts style.
Now remember, Randy Orton, three nights ago, faced…
I'll get to my point in a second
Undertaker looks like he's going Old School. Randy Orton realizes.
[Tazz] He's trying to stop him. Trying to hang onto that top rope.
Trying to stop Old School.
[Cole] Undertaker going up to the top rope.
Referee Brian Hebner great position, but this…
-[Tazz] Look at this! -[Cole] Oh wow!
What an arm drag from the top rope.
-[Tazz] How did he do that? -[Cole] Crawling toward a cover.
Here's the cover, and… Undertaker kicks out.
Now remember, Undertaker's been working on that shoulder.
Remember, Tazz, three nights ago on SmackDown,
Chris Benoit wore that shoulder of Randy Orton out
for an entire matchup.
Orton has only had three days to recover, and apparently he hasn't.
[Tazz] Very good point, Cole.
And that was a very physical match between Orton and Benoit.
Ooh, and a right hand. Another one. Look at this.
[Cole] Randy Orton teeing off on The Undertaker.
The straight right hands.
[Tazz] You don't want to exchange blows with this man… Oh my God.
[Cole] This is what you're talking about.
[Tazz] Deadman throwing those hands.
[Cole] No one throws the rights and lefts like The Undertaker.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh, watch this. -[Cole] One for good measure.
That might've knocked Orton out.
[Tazz] That might've been the killing blow. You kidding me?
[Cole] Wow.
[Tazz] Undertaker knows how to bring those hands.
-[Undertaker straining] -[Orton grunting]
[Cole] Across the ring, and… [exclaims] …there's a boot to the Undertaker.
-Randy Orton… -[Tazz] Playing a little possum there. Oh!
[Cole] He walked into him that time.
Did you see the boot almost imprinting the sole on the jaw of Orton?
Cover by Undertaker again.
And another near fall for the Deadman.
[Tazz] And as Undertaker went for that cover, he initially grabbed that wrist.
Thought he was gonna armbar that arm again.
[Cole] The Undertaker so methodical in the ring.
Wears his opponents down.
[Tazz] Oh, he has phenomenal pacing.
His timing, The Undertaker is phenomenal. Has so many years of big match experience.
And that's something that Undertaker brings to the ring, man,
big match experience.
[Cole] Here's the counter. Misses with the clothesline.
That is vintage! That is vintage Undertaker.
Again, he'll roll Orton to his back.
Here's the cover. Shoulders down.
Orton spins the shoulder out.
You talk about The Undertaker's experience, Tazz, but hey,
you can't discount the resume of Randy Orton
and the legends that he has killed over the years.
[Tazz] Hey, I agree completely. This guy Orton, he's got a tremendous upside.
-Oh! -[Cole] Big right hand.
Remember, Orton's first match back since WrestleMania
was against the legend, Kamala.
-[Tazz] Yeah. -[Cole] Made it almost look easy.
Oh, and another right hand by Undertaker.
Straight to the guy of Randy Orton.
[Tazz] Nice body shot right there.
Knocking a man down with a body shot.
Now a straight boot to the face.
[Cole] All physical.
Completely physical from The Undertaker.
[Tazz] The referee's terrified of Undertaker.
-[Cole] That's the intimidation. -[Tazz] Rightfully so. Undertaker…
intimidates anybody in this ring. Including me.
I'll tell you that right now. I mean it.
[Cole] Watch out! 300 pounds of knee to the gut.
And Orton to his knees.
And Randy Orton is being taken to school here.
[Tazz] Randy Orton is getting worn down by The Undertaker.
[Cole] You know what? You wanna be rash? You wanna be cocky? You wanna be arrogant?
You wanna come out here and run your mouth about The Undertaker?
This is what's going to happen to you.
[Tazz] Picking his shots. The Undertaker just picked his shot right there.
[Cole] Pick on the biggest dog in the yard, you'll pay for it.
[Tazz] You get bit, right? That's what they say?
That's right.
[Cole] Elbow by Undertaker to the jaw of Randy Orton,
as he, again, intimidating referee Brian Hebner.
[Tazz] I don't know. Don't get in The Undertaker's face, there, ref.
Just relax.
[Cole] Across the ring again.
[Tazz] Now what? Now what? Now what?
[Cole] Randy Orton ducked out of the way.
And Undertaker got caught up in the top rope.
This could be the opening that Orton needs.
A kick straight to the hamstring.
[Tazz] That might have been the best move Randy Orton's done in a WWE ring all year.
That was smart on his part to get his body out of the way
of the oncoming Deadman.
[Cole] You take The Undertaker off his feet,
you take all that power away.
[Tazz] And the size.
[Cole] That was a high elbow. Caught Orton on the jaw.
[Tazz] Undertaker knows he's hurt here.
He's like a wounded animal. He's injured.
[Cole] It's been well-documented what The Undertaker
can do when he realizes he's hurt.
Undertaker back into the ring. Randy Orton a DDT!
Planting The Undertaker. How quick was Orton!
-[Tazz] He might get it! -[Cole] Cover. Forearm in the face.
The two-count. And The Undertaker at two and a half.
Got his foot on the bottom rope.
Oh! He's gonna work on that left leg. The one that he took out moments ago.
[Tazz] Wow, I'll tell you what…
-Look at this! -[Undertaker screaming]
[Cole] This is a viciousness out of Randy Orton we have not seen in a while.
]Tazz] Like Randy Orton or not,
this guy had the wherewithal to follow up.
He saw that leg across that bottom rope,
and it was like a shark going after that bloody water.
Boom! He went for it. That was smart.
[Cole] Randy Orton, still working on that injured left knee of The Undertaker.
Undertaker may have a serious problem here.
Randy Orton drags the Deadman toward that steel post in the corner.
And this is not good.
[Tazz] No, it's not good at all.
Undertaker's in trouble, Cole. Look at this! Oh!
[Cole] And you see there's a brace there wrapped around the knee of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Like cutting down a tree trunk. Chopping down that redwood.
The giant, The Undertaker himself, is down and he's got one leg here.
[Cole] There's that arrogance, but again, as Orton starts to feel it,
and that cockiness grows, he becomes extremely hard to beat in the ring.
-The Undertaker can't stand up here. -[Tazz] He can't.
And that right there is big time for Randy Orton's offense.
[Cole] Working on that knee, the hamstring again of The Undertaker.
Randy Orton is brewing with confidence here.
[Tazz] That straight boot, boom, right again back to the hamstring.
The initial blow was to that hamstring
when The Undertaker missed.
[Cole] When he got caught up on that top rope.
Randy Orton, listen to The Undertaker.
There's not…
many times you'll hear The Undertaker in pain.
Undertaker desperately trying to reverse… What's he doing here?
[Tazz] He's trying to turn Orton, maybe hook a hold or submission
to get Orton to break that leglock he's got on there.
Look at those kidney blows there.
[Cole] Oh, and there's a high elbow right to the nose. The bridge of the nose.
[Tazz] Orton, what's he got in mind? Pushing the ref. No respect for him.
-Look at this! Knee! -[Cole] Blow to the sternum, I believe.
Hook of the leg, the inside one this time.
And Undertaker kicked out at two.
[Tazz] Orton knew he wasn't gonna get a win there.
He's just forcing The Undertaker to kick out, and exert more energy.
[Cole] You know what I was talking about earlier,
the way Orton, when he starts to feel it, and the confidence grows,
he's really unstoppable.
Undertaker with the right hand to the gut of Randy Orton.
[Tazz] If The Deadman can put together some punches here…
-[Cole] Whoa, what an uppercut. -[Tazz] Beautiful uppercut.
-[Undertaker grunts] -[Cole] A straight boot to the face again.
Again, hooks the inside leg,
and Undertaker rolls the shoulder out at two.
Well, The Deadman realizes he's got to get back to his feet.
Needs to get to a vertical base, and he can't.
[Tazz] He's hurt, so it's hard.
Hard to stand up if you've got one leg.
You don't know what kind of damage he's done to that knee.
His quad, look at this now.
[Cole] Undertaker, we all know about the heart and resilience of the phenom.
Trying to battle back, but Orton working on that leg.
[Tazz] How hungry is Orton? How hungry is Randy to get this victory?
[Cole] Well, he called it a must win.
He said his career will be determined
on what happens on this night at SummerSlam.
Undertaker with that high elbow to the jaw.
Really struggling to stand, can't put any weight on that left leg.
Look. Up, up, up. Wow!
Scoop slam by Orton. What power!
-A surprising power. -[Tazz] Look!
[Cole] Cover. Hooks the leg. Kick-out at two.
[Tazz] Not often you see someone
do a scoop powerslam to The Deadman. Now look at this.
[Cole] Shoulder's down. Undertaker's gotta roll the shoulder out.
[Tazz] Looks like he's going for the beginnings of a Figure Four Leglock.
Now look at that. Now leglacing that leg a little bit.
I thought he was gonna over hook it.
[Cole] Shoulders again, and The Undertaker's leg really contorted
in a knot sort of way.
Look at the knee. The way that it… it…
[Tazz] "Bends." Bends is the word you're looking for.
Bends. You don't have to be a genius to figure out that hurts.
Obviously.
Especially when Orton's been beating the hell out of--
[Cole] A human being's leg is not supposed to be twisted that way.
[Tazz] No.
[Cole] Oh, Undertaker, he reversed it! Undertaker reversed it!
He's got Orton in trouble here.
Driving the knee into the mat.
[Tazz] Orton tried to stop it, but that patella of the kneecap,
patella of Orton driven into that mat.
Kick now, right to that--
[Cole] Now it's Undertaker who's targeted a body part.
The knee of Randy Orton.
[Tazz] Gotta level the playing field, Cole, that's what he's doing there.
[Cole] Much the better. Ducks underneath the clothesline.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Cole] And again goes for the bad knee.
Undertaker in trouble.
Orton scrolls for the cover. And again working on that leg.
And listen to The Undertaker…
[ref] What do we say?
[Cole] …groaning at times in pain.
[Tazz] Earlier he was. He's got that knee all twisted up again.
Orton's gotta just… His game plan needs to be just what he's doing.
Here he goes again. Watch. Watch this.
Look at this. Look. Oh!
He uses the bottom rope to keep his ankle in place,
and then puts all his weight on his knee.
[Cole] And Orton has a five-count. He's utilizing it.
Oh! And again to the knee.
[Tazz] That'll do some internal damage to the ligament or cartilage in that knee.
[Cole] If he connects here, listen to The Undertaker.
And he doesn't! Undertaker countered! He launched Orton out of the ring.
[Tazz] Wow! Well, that was pow… I don't know how… That was pretty smart.
He put his foot in the butt of Orton, and kicked him over the top rope. Pushed him.
[Cole] Not many tricks The Undertaker hasn't seen
or used over the years.
As he brings Orton back to his feet,
and drives Orton skull first off the steel steps.
[Tazz] And again, can The Undertaker follow up.
Now, look at this. We've seen this for years.
He's got that head draped across that apron.
He's got that bad leg though, he can't even…
Can't even climb the steps. There's only three steps.
[Cole] But his bad leg's the left one and he utilizes the right one here.
There's the leg drop right across the throat.
[Tazz] Oh my God.
Orton's gotta be hurting. Gotta be.
Undertaker rolls back into the ring, both of these men…
[Tazz] Usually you'd see Undertaker follow up with some heavy offense.
-Let's take a look. -[Cole] The bad leg is the left one.
[Tazz] Did he get height on the leg drop? Yeah, he does.
He usually gets more height, but his leg's all screwed up.
[Cole] Undertaker…
[Tazz] Earlier, Orton stopped Old School.
[Cole] But this is difficult when you can't walk on your left leg.
-How the hell's he gonna do this? -[Tazz] I'm not too sure.
-Let's see if Undertaker'll pull it off. -[Cole] Undertaker! He did pull it off!
And then his knee buckled as he hit the mat.
But he still delivered that shoulder blow to Randy Orton.
[Tazz] Guess Undertaker knew he had to do some kind of a big, high-impact move.
-Oh, look at this now. Hooked the head-- -[Cole] Face first!
[Tazz] Seen Deadman do that for quite a while now.
Driving his opponent face first.
[Cole] Rolling Orton over. There's two! He's got it. No. Orton at two and a half.
Referee Brian Hebner in perfect position, as Orton kicked out at two and a half.
[Tazz] Undertaker needs to try to follow up Orton.
Orton might be knocked out a little bit on his feet here.
[Cole] The pace of this match now, does it favor The Undertaker?
[Tazz] Absolutely it favors The Undertaker.
It's slowed down.
Gives Taker time to recoup with that knee.
[Cole] Orton walks into it. Undertaker's got him up on the shoulder!
-[Tazz] How can he hold him up? -[Cole] Rolls some dice, snake eyes!
-[Tazz] Look at The Deadman! Oh! -[Cole] Randy Orton! What a counter!
What a counter by Orton!
See the look in the eyes of Randy Orton.
Literally stalking The Phenom here.
You can hear the rumbling in the crowd, Tazz.
Orton is marking his territory.
-[Tazz] He's got that… Oh! -[Cole] Goes for the RKO!
Undertaker countered.
[Tazz] He went for it. Undertaker had that upper body strength to push him off.
[Cole] That may be the moment that Orton needed to connect.
-He might not get another chance. -[Tazz] Uh-oh!
Might be going for the Tombstone, but can he…
-[Cole] Look at this. -[Tazz] Are you kidding me?
-[Cole] Going for the Tombstone! -[Tazz] He reversed the Tombstone?
[Cole] Orton's going for the Tombstone! No wait. Undertaker reversed it!
-[Tazz] A lot of power here. -[Cole] Orton reversed it again!
[Tazz] He's got that…
[Cole] Oh my! What a neckbreaker!
-Here's the cover! -[Tazz] He's got it!
[Cole] An upset here. And Undertaker rolled out the shoulder.
-Orton can't believe it. -[Tazz] Orton shocked.
-I thought he had him, Cole. -[Cole] Wow.
-What a sequence there. -[Tazz] What a match.
[Cole] Randy Orton called this a must-win.
Said he'll spit in the face of the legacy of The Undertaker.
Orton's giving it all he has.
[Tazz] Vicious and violent,
with those forearm blows across the chest.
Now what?
[Cole] Orton back out to the apron. Undertaker's in trouble.
Where's he going?
[Tazz] Going to the top. He's got something in mind up the ropes.
Undertaker's on dream street, Cole.
[Cole] Undertaker doesn't know where he is.
[Tazz] Look at Orton. Watch Orton.
Watch Randy Orton here!
[Cole] Randy Orton! Flying crossbody!
Undertaker rolled through!
-[Tazz] Wait a minute. -[Cole] He's got him!
He's got the hand around the throat!
[Tazz] He's got him up. Can he get him?
-What goes up… -[Cole] Chokeslam!
[Tazz] …must come down.
The end is near, Cole.
-[Cole] Who the hell is… -[Tazz] What the hell is this?
-A fan. Get him out of there. -[Cole] What the hell is this?
[Tazz] It's an old man or something.
[Cole] Security in the ring, and…
[Tazz] Get him out of the ring. Come on.
[Cole] What the hell is going on?
[Tazz] What the hell is…
[security] Easy, easy, easy.
-[Cole] Security trying to get this guy… -[Tazz] You don't want to do that.
You never wanna get, you know… Just sit there and enjoy the match.
Let's see now, Undertaker now,
going after… Zoning in here.
Zoning in for Randy Orton. And that's what he needs to do.
-[Cole] He has to. -[Tazz] He had him up for that Tombstone.
-I'm trying… Oh! -[Cole] RKO!
An RKO! An RKO from outta nowhere!
[Tazz] He did it, Cole!
-One! Two! Three! -[Cole] Into the cover. Hooks the leg!
Oh my God! Oh my God! Orton has done it!
-Orton has killed another legend! -[announcer] Here's your winner,
"The Legend Killer" Randy Orton!
[Cole] Randy Orton with an RKO to The Undertaker!
[Tazz] He did it, Cole. I don't know how.
I'm shocked he pulled it off.
Orton defeated The Deadman.
[Cole] I can't believe Randy Orton made good on his promise here tonight.
What is this?
[Tazz] I don't know. I have no idea.
[Cole] Undertaker, he was distracted by this guy.
The RKO was done…
[Tazz] What the hell's going on, Cole?
What the hell is this?
Wait a minute.
-Are you kidding? -[Cole] You gotta be kidding me!
That's Randy Orton's dad!
That's Cowboy Bob. What the hell is going on?
-[Tazz] What the hell? -[Cole] It was a damn ruse!
-[bell tolling] -["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Tazz] I'm speechless! They better get the hell out of Dodge.
I tell you that right now.
[Cole] I can't believe it.
Undertaker was distracted, and Orton delivered the RKO.
-It was Orton's dad, Cowboy Bob. -[Tazz stammering]
[Cole] I don't believe this.
Well, I'll tell you what, Randy Orton beat The Undertaker.
You never know what to expect. Anything can happen in the WWE.
Gentlemen, we had mentioned earlier that
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's staff are here,
but both parties are represented here tonight.
The Democratic and the Republican party.
That's exactly right.
We don't favor one more than the other.
[Lawler] Speak of the devil there.
There is Ken Mehlman. He is the chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Hey, Ken. How are you?
-[Lawler chuckling] -[Coach] And of course, my good buddy,
Eddie Gillespie, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Also in the house.
And apparently, the fans don't like these two guys very much.
[JR] Your good buddy.
-Oh yeah, we're tight. -Course you are.
I got friends all over the place. Especially here in D.C.
And I like those sunglasses indoors, that's very classy.
-So hip. -Ladies and gentlemen,
we are moments away from the WWE Championship being decided.
The number one contender Chris Jericho
will put the gold on the line… Or will challenge John Cena.
Jericho says he's leaving SummerSlam here tonight the new WWE Champion,
and nothing can make General Manager Eric Bischoff happier.
[upbeat music playing]
[Jericho] This is the night people have been buzzing about for weeks.
Would you please welcome my guest tonight, the very first pick of the draft lottery,
come on down!
[Lawler] Oh my God!
-[JR] My God! -[Lawler] It's him!
[JR] Look at these fans, King! On their feet! Absolutely electrified!
[Jericho] I can't believe it, it's John Cena!
This is a message to all of Raw.
You want some?
Come get some.
You should know that I can be a very, very
powerful ally for you behind the scenes here.
And you should know
that I don't play politics.
[Bischoff] Just who in the hell do you think you are, Cena?
See, you're not the kind of champion that I want representing me,
or my company.
You're nothing but white trash.
A thug.
You had an opportunity to get on my good side when you first came to Raw.
But no! Well, things are different here, Cena.
You defend the WWE Title when I, Eric Bischoff,
want you to.
And I am proud to announce,
that you will be defending that WWE Title at SummerSlam
against Chris Jericho!
[Cena] So Eric Bischoff and Chris Jericho are in cahoots.
I fought to get this title, and I'm gonna fight to keep it.
Welcome to the new Raw, bitch!
["Remedy" by Seether playing]
[Jericho] Cena, you're nothing but a thug.
Your reign as WWE Champion is about to come to an end.
I was the first Undisputed Champion in the history of this business.
♪ Frail, the skin is dry and pale The pain will never fail ♪
♪ And so we go back to the remedy ♪
♪ Clip the wings that get you high Just leave them where they lie ♪
♪ And tell yourself "You'll be the death of me" ♪
[Cena] Welcome to the new Raw.
I will be in that ring taking names and kicking ass.
Y2-cheap, if you want some, come get some!
[loud rock music continues]
[Jericho] Cena, you are not championship material.
[Cena] The champ is here!
[Jericho] At SummerSlam, there will be a new WWE Champion.
And his name is Chris Jericho.
[music ends]
[JR] There you see him, ladies and gentlemen,
we're back live here. Chris Jericho on his way to the ring.
Good luck, Chris.
Tonight's the night, Mr. Bischoff.
You'll do it.
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[Coach] Chris Jericho doesn't need luck tonight.
He's clearly going to outclass John Cena.
[bell ringing]
[Garcia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the WWE Championship.
Introducing the challenger, born in Manhasset, New York.
Weighing in at 230 pounds,
Chris Jericho!
[JR] The first ever Undisputed Champion.
The general manager's favorite Raw superstar,
and the man who has a big edge in experience
over the WWE Champion John Cena.
I'm describing the very talented Chris Jericho.
[Lawler] I am so excited about this matchup, JR.
It is a classic.
The Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla against The Doctor of Thuganomics.
The F-U versus the Walls of Jericho.
The Chain Gang versus the Jerichoholics. What more can you ask for?
[Coach] And make no mistake about it, when me and Eric Bischoff sat down
to decide who could we handpick to take on John Cena at SummerSlam--
[JR] You and Eric? Get outta here.
[Coach stammering] What do you mean?
We decided with Y2J, there couldn't have been a better pick.
"We". You got a mouse… Bischoff has no mouse in his pocket.
[Coach] He relies on me for a lot of decisions.
[JR] I'm sure he relies on you for a lot of things.
[Coach] What do you mean by that?
[Lawler] Look at the look on Jericho's face.
He can taste the WWE Title.
["The Time is Now" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Garcia] And making his way to the ring, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 248 pounds.
He is the WWE Champion, John Cena!
[JR] He's a brawler with a street-smart style.
Is John Cena unorthodox to say the least.
Dances to the beat of his own drum.
[Coach] And isn't it ironic that a man who claims to not play politics,
that his title reign's gonna come to an end in the political capital of the world,
Washington, D.C.
-[Lawler] He should've played politics. -[Coach] He should've.
Then he wouldn't be in this position right now, right here, tonight.
Look where it got Coach!
-[Coach] Yeah! -[JR] Playing politics is a big deal.
[Coach] Hey, don't hate, JR.
Just appreciate, baby.
Just appreciate the fact that we get to sit here, all three of us, at ringside,
and watch these two great athletes get it on for the WWE Championship.
[Lawler] Well, you got one great athlete in Chris Jericho,
but as far as your boss Eric Bischoff knows,
he said, "John Cena, that man is just white trash."
[Coach] About him being a thug,
what does he know about being from the mean streets?
He's from the mean streets of West Newbury, Massachusetts?
I mean, come on.
[Lawler] What about that rap video? Every soccer mom could appreciate that.
[JR] I don't recall John Cena ever claiming to be from the "mean streets."
-[Coach] He says he's a thug. -[JR] That was like six years ago.
Jack Doan has the perhaps unenviable task…
-[Lawler] Look at this now. -[JR] …of maintaining some semblance
of order in a very high-spirited, high-stakes match
for the WWE Title.
[Coach] And John Cena doesn't know anything about
winning on the big stage at SummerSlam.
He doesn't know how, when the title is on the line, getting it done.
I mean, King, I need to ask you a question.
You're 3-0 here at SummerSlam,
'93, '96, 2000, you were victorious.
What does it take to get it done?
[Lawler] Well, you gotta be focused. You gotta keep your eyes on the prize.
Look at that man's eyes, right there.
If you ask me, Jericho has his eyes on the prize.
I'll be he hasn't slept in three days,
he is focused, he is concentrated on being the WWE Champion.
[JR] As long as this match stays in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling match,
Jericho has got a phenomenal opportunity here
to win the WWE Title.
But I don't think,
my only opinion,
Jericho can beat Cena in a fight.
And there's three right hands, and Cena trying to open up on Jericho.
Jericho with the knife-edge.
Cena trying to retaliate.
[Coach] It is rare that I agree with you, JR,
certainly John Cena would have the advantage in a fight.
If this is a match, like you said, Chris Jericho clearly has the advantage.
[JR] Jericho's got great teaching. Learned in the Hart Dungeon.
He has a refined catch-as-catch-can style.
[Lawler] He's not a thug.
[JR] Any man that can beat The Rock and Stone Cold in the same night,
has gotta be one hell of a wrestler.
[Coach] I mean, can anybody else say they did that? I don't think so.
He's the only man in history that can say that.
I think he's gonna regain that magic, regain that gold, here tonight.
[Lawler] Look at that big kick.
[JR] Nice spinning heel kick by Jericho,
taking down John Cena.
[Coach] Look at him, JR, just smiling.
This is a like a walk in the park.
He's right at home when he's inside that squared-circle.
John Cena clearly is not.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[JR] Jericho…
[Lawler] Shot out of his neighborhood.
[JR] Springboarding out of the neighborhood is right.
And Jericho may have hurt himself.
May have twisted an ankle or knee on the outside.
[Lawler] Oh man!
[JR] Cena taking down Jericho on the outside.
[JR] Cena…
[Lawler] There you see this thug like John Cena.
He has no regard for the rules or where he's at.
[Coach] You guys, we've seen a lot, a lot of high-risk maneuvers here tonight.
And we are very lucky that somebody hasn't gotten seriously hurt
with all the chances that these guys are taking.
[JR] What match you watching?
-[Lawler] What you talking about? -[JR] John Cena has no regard…
What are you talking about? Were you hallucinating again?
Were you having another one of those moments?
Do you want some chamomile tea? What the hell's wrong with you?
[Lawler] Don't be such a John Cena fan, come on.
He comes across like a would be…
-[JR] I'm not a big John Cena fan. -[Lawler] …like a would be Eminem.
Lord knows, one Eminem is plenty.
[JR] Well, great dropkick by Jericho.
I just call it like it is. I'm not the president of the Cena fan club,
-or the Jericho fan club. -[Coach] But you are a member.
-I know you're a member. -[JR] Just shut up.
One hand applied by Jericho in that mount position.
WWE Title is on the line.
This is a one-fall match.
And Jericho, with a great sense of urgency.
Looking to regain the most coveted title in this federation.
[Coach] Certainly Jericho realizes
that you don't get these opportunities very often.
You never know when it's going to come your way.
When you get it, you must seize that opportunity.
Jericho trying to do that here tonight.
[JR] Jericho feels that opportunity has been long overdue.
And he had a… Obviously, a…
Improved his relationship with upper management,
Mr. Bischoff,
and then all of the sudden, Jericho finds himself the number one contender.
Man, is it funny how that happens.
[Coach] Are you saying that Jericho's an ass-kisser?
-Is that what you're alluding to? -[JR] Yes.
-[Coach] I don't appreciate that. -[JR] He's a sycophant just like you.
Standing vertical suplex, hook of the leg, and a near fall.
[Coach] Do not use a word you cannot spell.
[Lawler] You're right.
[JR] Can you spell Topeka?
That's where you're gonna be back, if you don't shut up.
-[Coach chuckling sardonically] -[JR] Little dropkick there.
Jericho, the baseball slide dropkick.
And now Jericho, big advantage.
I'm surprised Jericho didn't go for the cover, King.
[Lawler chuckling] I'll tell you, Jericho would like nothing better
than to make Eric Bischoff happy here tonight
by actually torturing John Cena before he beats him.
[Coach] Eric Bischoff is backstage, we saw him just a few minutes ago,
watching ever so closely.
We've already set up the after party.
We already know where me, Jericho, and Bischoff are gonna kick it D.C.-style,
and celebrate this new championship.
[JR] Right hands, Jericho now getting out of his game,
and getting into Cena's part of town with those right hands.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[JR] And Cena thrown to the outside.
Cena maneuvered and thrown to the outside by Jericho.
Cena went flying through the second and third ropes to the floor.
Jericho, I'm telling you, get in the ring. Let's go. In the ring.
[Coach] Doan, shut up. Chris Jericho's going after the WWE Championship,
don't tell him what to do.
[JR] Dropkick right off the apron by Jericho,
Cena in a bad way.
-Jericho knows, though-- -[Lawler] Look at this!
-Microphone cord, I believe. -[Cena screaming]
[JR] Jericho in danger of being disqualified,
that would not win him the WWE Title.
Jericho, the veteran,
raised in Winnipeg,
born in Manhasset, New York.
[Lawler] I wouldn't think referee Jack Doan would remember
what happened to Chad Patton at the hands of Eric Bischoff.
He's probably been expected to give a little leeway here.
[Coach] Well, certainly Jack Doan knows his role,
and hopefully he's gonna shut his mouth.
Just call it down the middle.
Do your job.
[JR] Facelock applied by Jericho. Now Jericho maneuvering Cena.
[Lawler] Wow, what a shot.
[JR] On that top turnbuckle.
Hard shot to the face, a right hand.
Clenched fist illegal.
Needless to say, Jericho widening the advantage here.
[Lawler] JR, here's Jericho at his best.
Talking a little smack,
giving a little emphasis with a little headbutt here and there.
[Coach] There's nothing I like better than somebody talking trash
and backing it up.
[JR] Yeah, look out here.
-[Lawler] This could be dangerous. -[JR] This could be bad.
-[Lawler] Huge! -[JR] Superplex.
[Coach] It almost looked like Jericho over-rotated a little bit.
[JR] Jericho paid a price
to deliver that devastating maneuver.
But you see the results on the WWE Champion's face.
[Lawler] Both these guys hurting now.
Jericho may have thrown his hip out or something.
-[Coach] Get the cover. -[JR] Jericho got the cover.
-Will it be it here? No. -[ref] Two.
[JR] Cena will roll his right shoulder off, Jericho reaching back.
Couldn't hook the leg. He had the knee pad.
[Coach] It is amazing to me what these guys will go through, JR,
to win a championship.
To win the most coveted prize we have on roster.
[JR] It's all about big money. Big money, prestige,
as far as being a WWE Champion.
The list of men that have been the WWE Champion,
could build two Halls of Fame.
Cena, out of defense, for himself and his own welfare,
able to get that shoe up.
[Lawler] Whoa, watch it here now.
-[Jericho screaming] -[Lawler] Oh, big back drop.
[JR] Nice elevation by Cena.
And Cena now coming with a high impact.
The clothesline taking down Chris Jericho.
[Lawler] Jericho better watch it.
Cena's gaining that momentum now, this is bad for Jericho.
Whoa!
[JR] Cena left his feet. Took a chance.
Didn't pay off.
And now, can Jericho, the number one contender,
can he capitalize?
[Coach] That's right, took a chance.
When you take chances against Chris Jericho,
usually they don't pay off, and you're seeing that right now.
Modified bulldog by Jericho,
Cena in a very vulnerable state.
[Lawler] I think this is the beginning of the end, Coach.
[Coach] I agree with you, King. I agree with you…
[JR] Jericho looking for the lionsault,
couldn't connect, may have jammed his knee.
Needless to say… Oh, look out!
-[Lawler] Got it! -[JR] Victory roll! No!
[Coach] No, no, no, no, no!
[Lawler] Walls of Jericho.
Walls of Jericho are coming.
-Oh no! -[JR] Jericho!
Cena's leg strength saved him right there,
because Jericho was a, looked like a half a turn away
from turning Cena over into the Walls of Jericho.
[Lawler] Both men down now, referee starting the count.
[JR] The Chain Gang here in the MCI Center having some very anxious moments.
[Coach] Well, the advantage that John Cena has right now is obviously,
he's in the ring, Chris Jericho is not.
[JR] Referee's count up to six.
[Lawler] Better get back in there, Jericho.
[JR] Jericho's got a count of ten to get back in the ring.
[Coach] Now where's Cena going?
[JR] Cena taking a chance here.
[Lawler] That's the end, look out! My God!
[JR] Cena with a leg drop
on the back of Jericho's head.
[Lawler] That could do it.
[Coach] He's gotta get it quickly though.
[JR] Cena going for the cover.
-The arm is over! And Jericho-- -[Lawler] Foot on the rope.
[JR] Jericho's foot on the bottom rope stops the count.
[Coach] Guys, Cena is not what you would call a high-flyer.
But, again, it goes back to what these guys will do
to get it done on such a big stage.
[JR] WWE Title on the line
at the 18th SummerSlam.
Before a sellout crowd in our nation's capital,
Washington, D.C., here at the MCI Center.
-Cena, trying to get-- -[JR] Whoa!
-[Lawler] F-U, is that an F-U coming? -[JR] F-U time!
-[Lawler] Look out! -[JR] Countered. DDT.
[Coach] Yeah, how 'bout a counter time? How 'bout a DDT time?
How 'bout a new WWE Champion time?
[Lawler] John Cena, face-first into the mat and here's the cover!
[JR] Got the counter. Hook of the leg. He's got… No!
Oh, that was close.
[Lawler] Let's take one more look at this.
We thought the F-U was coming, it looked like it was coming,
but instead, oh, DDT delivered by Jericho.
[JR] Very effective counter.
And now Jericho, hard shot
right to the kidneys of John Cena.
Oh, backbreaker.
Traditional backbreaker.
Tried and true, Jericho found it.
And now driving the elbow again
into the lower back and the kidney area of John Cena.
Cena being physically punished
and tortured here by the number one contender.
[Coach] And the longer this match goes, certainly it favors Chris Jericho,
'cause the street fights that John Cena are used to
they don't go nearly this long.
[Lawler] Listen to these 18,000 fans!
-[half the crowd] Let's go, Cena! -[other half] Let's go, Jericho!
[Coach] Well, this is bizarre.
[Lawler] I think there's 9,000
Chain Gangers and 9,000 Jerichoholics, listen to this crowd.
[Coach] Well, this place is absolutely electric right now.
As loud as it's been all night long.
[Lawler] "Let's go, Cena!" "Let's go, Jericho!"
[JR] Jericho now, gaining the unfair advantage,
again utilizing that referee's five-count.
Jericho breaks on four.
He knew he'd be disqualified on five.
Cena in trouble. WWE Title is at stake and in jeopardy here.
[Lawler] Let me tell you something, this is… You're right it is at stake.
This is high stakes.
[JR] Cena took that vile chair shot
six days ago from Chris Jericho.
-Cena hasn't recovered. -[Lawler] Oh! Whoa-ho!
[JR] And then, maybe again, I'm wrong.
[Coach] And maybe Chris Jericho took a little bit too much time
appreciating the fact that half of these fans, at least,
are on his side right now.
[Lawler] I'll tell you, check this out,
Jericho doing a little bit of showboating, and it cost him.
Wow!
Just those few seconds gave Cena time to recuperate,
and deliver a huge clothesline.
[JR] Gut check time for both men.
Who has the biggest load of give-a-damn in this match?
We're about to find out here.
Cena, teeing off.
Jericho, hands down.
And now Cena with the lefts.
And a big right hand!
[Lawler] You're right, Jericho, hands down, he's in big trouble.
Oh, his head almost taken off there.
[JR] Cena, building momentum.
Nothing pretty about it.
Nothing but high impact.
-[Cena screaming] -[Lawler] Oh!
[Coach] Not pretty. But I have to say it is effective.
[Lawler] Coach, I said we were seeing the beginning of the end for Cena earlier,
but now I think we're witnessing the beginning of the end for Jericho.
Go ahead and call it, JR. "You can't see me."
[JR] And Cena… Oh, Jericho! -[Lawler exclaiming]
-[JR] Jericho… -[Lawler] Look at this! You got him!
[JR] Walls of Jericho!
[Coach] He's gonna tap, baby! He's gonna tap.
[JR] Was Jericho playing possum?
[Lawler] Out of nowhere Jericho springs up,
-applied the Walls of Jericho. -[JR] The WWE Title's on the line!
-[Lawler] Ring it! -[JR] The Champion in trouble!
[Coach] Go ahead and say it.
[JR] How much longer can Cena hold on here?
[Lawler] Just tap, Cena! Just tap!
[JR] The pain has got to be excruciating!
[Coach] Get ready to pop the corks.
Pop the corks, baby!
-[JR] Is Cena going to tap? -[Coach] He's going to tap.
[JR] Is the champ going to tap here?
[Lawler] Look at him. Look at him now.
[Coach] It's over for Cena. It's all over for Cena.
-[JR] -[Coach laughing]
John Cena, and Jericho steps back again
for the Walls of Jericho.
[Lawler] Cena's only chance was to make it to that rope, but Jericho sensed it,
pulling back into the center of the ring and in the mat.
[JR] Cena is holding on for dear life here.
[Lawler] How is he doing it?
[JR] Cena, reaching down into his guts to hold on.
He's got it.
The hold will be broken, Cena survives at least for now.
[Lawler] This entire arena's coming to their feet!
[Coach] Everybody's on their feet.
We were two seconds away from a new WWE Champion.
[JR] And now, Jericho, it's Jericho's match to win here.
It's Jericho's opportunity to leave SummerSlam with the WWE Title.
[Lawler] You're right. The Chain Gang went wild when Cena reached the ropes,
but all he did was save himself. He didn't turn the tide in this match.
-Ho boy! -[JR] Now, Jericho,
getting up there in proverbial no-man's land
where he delivered the superplex earlier.
-Wait a minute. What the hell? -[Lawler] No, no, no!
[JR] What… Oh.
[Lawler] He was gonna try an F-U from the second rope. Look at this!
-[JR] Another suplex! That should do it! -[ref] One! Two!
[JR] No! Oh my God!
[Coach] We were half a second away that time.
[Lawler] You know what I said earlier about a win-streak here at SummerSlam,
and a big win, you gotta stay focused.
Jericho, don't get frustrated at this point.
No, no, no, you gotta concentrate on Cena.
[Coach] That's exactly right. You're way too close.
Don't get disqualified.
-[Lawler] Look out here! -[Coach] Are you kidding me?
-[JR] Cena! Cena! -[Lawler] F-U!
[JR] F-U! The F-U!
-The three! -[bell ringing]
[JR] Cena's done it!
The champ is still here!
[Garcia] Here's your winner and still the WWE Champion,
John Cena!
[Lawler] It's a celebration.
[Coach] It only took a split second.
Jericho was in control, and just like that Cena retains his championship.
[JR] A great counter by John Cena.
Cena able to counter.
The bottom line is that Cena found Jericho
in the F-U position,
and that's what got delivered.
[Lawler] An emphatic F-U to Chris Jericho
and all of the Jerichoholics.
And look at Cena victorious.
The WWE Champion.
And truly, watch this.
Because I don't think, you know, "you can't see me,"
I don't think that Jericho saw this coming at all.
[Coach] I will say this, and Eric Bischoff may get hot at me for saying it,
but of all the title defenses that John Cena has had,
tonight may be his most impressive performance to date.
You gotta raise the level of your game.
But I'll give it to him. John Cena did it tonight.
'Cause he had to to beat Y2J, Chris Jericho.
[JR] I'll tell you, You've heard him say before
a match can go either way on many occasions.
And this one certainly was that.
Jericho came very close
in defeating John Cena for the WWE Title.
The bottom line, Jericho didn't get it done,
and that cannot make Mr. Eric Bischoff very happy.
[Coach] I'll tell you what,
John Cena came out tonight, and to beat a man
who had defeated previously The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
in the same night.
I tell you what, that is something, and you gotta hand it to the WWE Champion.
[Lawler] Coach, I think your cellphone's ringing
I believe it's Eric Bischoff.
He's not a happy camper.
[Coach] I always call it like I see it.
[JR] The champ is still here.
[rock music playing]
[Cole] For weeks, the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
has been sold out.
18,176 fans jam-packed tonight,
and what a SummerSlam they have seen thus far.
Some great matchups, what a great match between Chris Jericho and John Cena.
But, well, now to come from SmackDown, our main event.
It is no holds barred.
It is the champion defending his title for the very first time in Washington,
Batista, that's his hometown, against JBL.
[Tazz] Cole, like they say, batten down the hatches, baby.
This is anything goes!
[Cole] One man hopes to continue his title reign.
Another hopes to make history.
[Long] The contract for SmackDown's main event at SummerSlam.
-John "Bradshaw" Layfield! -[tense music playing]
And his opponent, the World Champion,
Batista!
In case you're not very good at math,
it's 1-0 right now.
I guaranteed that I would beat you at the Great American Bash.
[Cole] I believe The Animal has been disqualified.
Referee Nick Patrick saw Batista use the chair
that Orlando Jordan brought into the ring.
The only reason you have that is because you got yourself
intentionally disqualified,
That will not happen at SummerSlam.
[Batista] You bet your ass it won't.
I'm gonna leave it up to you to decide what kind of match we're gonna have.
That way, you don't have any excuses when I whoop your ass.
How about we make this real simple,
and we make it all legal.
Every bit of it.
You and I, World Championship,
no holds barred.
What I say I'm gonna do, I do. I am a wrestling god.
[Batista] You are a wrestling fraud.
No holds barred. No more smart answers, no more smart retorts,
you and I, anything goes.
[Batista] You wanna make guarantees? I got a guarantee for you.
This million-dollar body is gonna kick your ass.
[music fades out]
-[bell ringing] -["Longhorn" playing]
[Tazz] Here we go!
[Cole] You are looking live at the sold-out MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
And here comes the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[cow mooing]
[Tazz] Limo looking shiny as usual with the longhorns on the hood.
One of my favorite limos.
Where's JBL? Where is he? In the back there?
Where's the man?
There he is. He's got that grin on that face.
It's a little grin. It's all business now, Cole.
What the hell's this?
[Cole] What is this?
[Tazz] Confetti or something.
Yeah, I like that. It's confetti. I like that.
-[Cole] Confetti falling from the… -[Tazz] I like that style. It's nice.
-[Cole] …rafters. -[Tazz] It's cool.
Could use a little more.
-[Tazz] That doesn't look like… -[Cole] I don't think that's confetti.
Grab one of those.
[Tazz] I think that's a $100 bill.
Give me one of those things there.
I think it's a, uh…
-[Cole] You're right. It's-- -[Tazz] Gimme that!
It's $100 bills!
Wha…? Get one for me.
[Cole] Wait a minute. It's a JBL $100 bill.
[Tazz] Oh yeah. Look at that.
They're worthless. [chuckling]
In JBL… We knew that. "In JBL we trust."
-[Cole] Not to JBL they're not worthless. -[Tazz] No, that's true.
[Cole] Nonetheless, ladies and gentlemen, the World Heavyweight Championship
is on the line in this matchup.
A no holds barred matchup, definitely, in my opinion, favors the challenger,
the brawler, JBL.
[Tazz] Hey man, I'm with you on that, Cole.
No doubt about it.
[Cole] Very surprised that the champion, Batista,
allowed JBL, the veteran, to choose the stipulation
for this matchup.
-[“I Walk Alone” playing] -[crowd cheering]
-[Tazz chuckles] Look at this guy. -[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is a no holds barred match,
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Making his way to the ring, from Washington, D.C.,
weighing in at 300 pounds,
is the World Heavyweight Champion--
[fireworks exploding]
-[Cole] And JBL wasting no time… -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa! Here we go!
[Cole] …attacking the champion, and here we go!
[bell ringing]
[Cole] No holds barred for the World Heavyweight Title.
And that is completely legal.
There are no rules in this matchup.
[Tazz] This is gonna be a… Wow! Look at that, right into that equipment box.
[Cole] And JBL the veteran, battling back with the right hands.
Did you hear the ovation for Batista when he came out here
in his hometown of Washington, D.C.?
Damn near blew the roof off this joint. Now look at this! Look at this!
[Cole] Bouncing off that electronic equipment
over there in the corner here of the MCI Center.
Extinguisher off the skull, completely legal.
[Tazz] It's completely legal, and it completely hurts.
I'm telling you. This is just anything goes.
It's gonna be wild. Look at this. Mounting the man.
I never seen Batista in this type of match before.
[Cole] Yeah, but as we've said now for the past few weeks, remember,
Batista was a member of Evolution.
He learned from two of the dirtiest players
in the history of sports entertainment, Triple H and Ric Flair.
Batista driven into that case,
that steel case, shoulder first.
And this is where Bradshaw, JBL, is so dangerous.
[Tazz] I'm telling you, back in the day, I mean, JBL was a part of
so many physical, crazy matches,
like hardcore matches, and vicious brawling-type matches like this one.
I, like you said earlier, I think this is in JBL's favor.
[Cole] Well, JBL's stories are legendary,
when he came up in this business, Tazz.
Brawling at bars in the state of Texas, as JBL is taking it to the champion.
-[Tazz] Batista… Everybody remembers APA. -[Cole] Of course.
[Tazz] Nothing but brawling and kicking ass.
-[Cole] JBL and Farooq. -[Tazz] Yep.
[Cole] Probably two of the toughest men in the history of the WWE.
Batista drives that right hand into the face of JBL.
[Tazz] Batista's gotta be careful here. Gotta… Whoa!
[Cole] There's the steel chair, again in no holds barred that's legal.
[Tazz] Batista's so big, thick and strong. He took that right on the jawline!
-[Cole] Oh my… -[Tazz] Holy cow!
[Cole] Batista tackling JBL through the barricade!
[Tazz] Gotta be kidding me!
[Tazz laughing]
I can't believe this!
[Cole] Watch the impact.
That's like getting hit by a linebacker!
[Tazz] A very large and vicious linebacker.
I don't think there's linebackers that size in the NFL.
Not for nothing, but look at the wreckage out here.
[Tazz] Just broke the wall. Just drove him right through the wall.
[Cole] JBL back to his feet,
along with the champion, Batista.
He drives the champion shoulder first into a steel post,
as we take one more look. Watch this.
[Tazz] God, the impact.
That's like a 300-pound linebacker.
[Cole] That's a steel wall he was driven through.
JBL the challenger.
Batista the champion.
Oh, straight clothesline.
Batista's been the champion since April 3rd.
WrestleMania XXI.
Four months and 18 days.
JBL lost the WWE Title at WrestleMania,
and has been dying to win the gold back ever since.
And here's the viciousness of JBL.
[Tazz] You wanna see vicious, Cole, check out this JBL clothesline right here.
Watch this impact.
Look at this.
Oh my gosh.
That's a short clothesline, and he nailed him.
Look at this. Look at these right ha… Oh my gosh.
[Cole] Great right hands.
[Tazz] That's that mean streak. That's that mean streak of JBL.
[Cole] You'd think the champion knew what he was getting into
when he allowed JBL to make the stipulation for this matchup here tonight.
[Tazz] I have my doubts, Cole. We've seen this before.
Against Funaki this week, with no holds barred.
He ripped the belt off of Mark Eaton, our ringside guy there.
[screaming]
[Cole] That is a leather belt across the back.
Come on, Animal!
[Tazz] JBL saying "Come on, Animal."
JBL whipping him.
Come on, Animal!
Come on!
No holds barred.
[Tazz] Oh, that's a big… Oh!
[Cole] And look at this. Completely legal. Using that belt around the neck.
-[ref] Come on, you wanna stop? -[Tazz] He's choking him out.
-Choking Batista out here. -Come on, you wanna stop?
Come on, Batista, you wanna stop?
[Tazz] Might give up here. I don't know. God.
[ref] Come on. Let me know.
JBL, look how vicious he is.
[Cole] Referee Nick Patrick in perfect position,
asking the champion if he gives up.
[Tazz] He's gotta get out of this.
Get a finger between the belt and his throat, Batista.
[Cole] Batista in trouble. The champion down to one knee.
JBL is wearing the champion down here.
with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
[Tazz] Batista's in trouble here.
-[Cole] Batista in all kinds of trouble. -[Tazz] Choked out.
[Cole] If Batista's choked out, passes out, the championship changes hands.
[Tazz] You're damn skippy it does.
Batista's gotta try and, I don't know, come back from this somehow.
[Cole] But how do you? The wind's being taken out of you.
[Tazz] You have no energy.
Gotta keep fighting. Batista's gotta keep fighting.
-[Cole] Back to a vertical base! -[Tazz] Look at this!
[Cole] And that'll release him. Desperation perhaps from the champion.
[Tazz] JBL landed right on the back of his head and shoulders there.
Batista…
[Cole] The damage may be done.
[Tazz] Could have crushed his esophagus, there, Cole.
[Cole] Trying desperately to catch his breath.
[Tazz] It's happened to me.
When you get hit in the throat sometimes you can't breathe.
You feel like your whole throat's caved in.
[Cole] Wait. Look at Batista. Batista's got the leather belt now.
And Batista giving JBL some of his own medicine!
[Tazz] Look at this!
Ooh, man!
[Cole] A vicious streak being shown by The Animal.
[Tazz] JBL's usually bullying people. He's not bullying this guy.
-[Cole] Batista promised JBL-- -[Tazz] Watch out!
[Cole] …that he'd have an attitude adjustment here tonight.
JBL guaranteed victory in this match.
Batista guaranteed JBL would get his ass kicked.
-[Tazz] Here we go! -[Cole] Boot blasting off the skull.
-[Tazz] Watch out, Cole. Heads up! -[Cole] And Clothesline from Hell!
That could be it! That could be it!
[Tazz] He's done. New champ.
-One! Two! -[Cole] Hooks the leg. Shoulders down.
-He's-- -[Tazz] Out! Man!
[Cole] The champ got the shoulder rolled out.
-[Tazz] Let's look. -[Cole] Clothesline from Hell.
This is heavy, man. Watch this.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] God! What a Clothesline from Hell.
[Cole] Look at the frustration from the challenger.
And the fact that JBL was able to do that to Batista?
[Tazz] And then Batista had the wherewithal to kick out of it, barely.
-[Cole] JBL, frustration may be building. -[Tazz] Oh no.
Yeah, that's all legal, man.
What the hell is…? JBL, he can get creative with his viciousness too.
Very innovative.
[Cole] JBL lifting those steel steps into the ring.
[Tazz] That Clothesline from Hell has kept Batista down this long. He's hurt.
What the hell's he doing with these steel steps?
[Cole] Batista may not have any clue where he is and what the situation is here.
[Tazz] He's getting knocked out cold.
[Cole] JBL has put the steps in the ring.
The challenger may be moments away
from winning the World Heavyweight Championship,
and regaining the top spot here on SmackDown.
[Tazz] Right up JBL's alley, Cole.
Right up his alley, man.
[Cole] Oh my God, what is he gonna do here.
-[Tazz] Whatever he wants. -[Cole] What is he gonna do here?
JBL standing Batista up!
[Tazz] Sign of The Cabinet, When he wants to put 'em down.
Look at… [exclaiming]
[Cole] Body drop. A counter. A counter by the champion.
[Tazz] JBL had him, Batista saved himself, saved his championship.
[Cole] But did Batista use his last ounce of energy
by reversing, countering there.
[Tazz] That remains to be seen. I don't know.
Batista can't follow up from that back drop.
[Cole] JBL back to his feet. There is a straight kick to the skull.
[Tazz] Nothing fancy. Good old smashmouth style.
[Cole] There's never been anything fancy about JBL.
During his ten-month title reign…
And look at this!
-Spinebuster! -[Tazz] Wow!
-Man! -[Cole] Spinebuster.
Here comes Batista.
[Tazz] Uh-oh.
This guy just snapped, here.
[Cole] Batista is calling for it.
[Tazz[ Thumbs up, thumbs down, and JBL's in trouble!
[Cole] Batista calling for it here.
[Tazz] Going for that Batista Bomb, maybe? I don't know.
[Cole] Batista Bomb connecting!
Batista gonna put JBL away!
[Tazz] Cover him!
You got…
You…
-Why's he not covering him? -[Cole] Come on, champ, cover him.
The Batista Bomb just put JBL away!
[Tazz] Retain your title. Something's wrong here.
Something's wrong!
[Cole] I don't know why he's not going for the pin here.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Oh, wait a minute. Wait. Yeah.
Yeah.
-Oh, man, Cole. -[Cole] Look at the look…
[Tazz] I never saw that look on this guy's face before.
-[Cole] What's he doing here? -[Tazz] Oh, man, Cole!
[Cole] What's he doing?
-[Cole] Oh my, no! -[Tazz] Take a guess. Take a guess!
[Cole] Oh my!
Batista, lifting JBL up!
-The Batista Bomb… -[Tazz] Oh!
[Cole] …on the steel steps!
Here's the cover!
-[Tazz] Two! Three! -[Cole] The Animal has been unleashed!
["I Walk Alone" playing]
[announcer] Here's your winner, and still World Heavyweight Champion,
Batista!
[Tazz] There can be no doubt, Cole, that this man, the champion,
Batista, is everything they say he is.
He is an Animal. An Animal, no doubt.
Oh my God. He proved it tonight.
[Cole] Batista delivered a Batista Bomb, could've put the challenger away.
But what did he do?
He lifted JBL up again,
and delivered a devastating,
a crushing,
a bone-shaking Batista Bomb to the steel steps.
[Tazz] JBL is out,
done, hurt.
Oh my God, that was impactful.
[Cole] Here's the first Batista Bomb. Watch this.
[Tazz] Yeah, this is the Batista Bomb here. Watch.
-And as if that wasn't enough… -[Cole] You're right.
Batista lifting JBL up high.
Listen to this.
-[body thuds] -[Tazz] Oh my God.
The sickening thud. Spine meets steel.
Steel wins all the time, as does Batista.
Still World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] Who the hell is gonna stop Batista?
[Tazz] Better get a small army real quick, Cole.
[Cole] Batista continues a magnificent roll.
What a magnificent story for the World Heavyweight Champion.
[Tazz] Batista was dominant. Dominant to the max.
Man! That was something else, man.
[Cole] Oh, look at this.
I guess it was counterfeit.
[Tazz] It was worth something to JBL, but the thing got ripped in half there.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, the story for the World Heavyweight Championship,
here tonight at SummerSlam is simple.
The Animal has been unleashed.
Sometimes you stay in this business for 30 years as The King and I have,
and sometimes you're a young man like the Coach, who's just getting started.
But you work your whole life to be able to broadcast a match like this.
Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels,
the first meeting ever between two of the greatest to ever lace their boots.
And, ironically,
this situation got together when both these men became tag team partners.
[Michaels] I'm right here on my knees
asking you for one favor.
But I'm not asking you for anything more
than what every other WWE fan
has asked you for.
[crowd chanting] One more match! One more match!
[Michaels] If I have to pick a tag team partner,
I want that tag team partner to be Hulk Hogan!
[crowd cheering loudly]
Just one more match.
[Lawler excitedly] Here he comes!
There he is!
[Coach] Hulk Hogan has answered the bell for Shawn Michaels
[Lawler] The Hulkster and Shawn Michaels a team!
[JR] The teamwork from Hogan and Shawn Michaels.
[Lawler] You gotta admit that Hogan and Shawn Michaels are a hell of a team.
Whoa, here it is!
[JR] Hogan got the tag! Hogan got the tag!
-The big boot! -[Lawler] Here it comes! Boom!
-[JR] The leg drop! It's over! -[Lawler] Yes!
[JR] The dream team has done it!
Two of the greatest in-ring performers to ever grace the squared-circle.
And they make you proud that you're in this business.
-[dramatic stinger] -[Lawler] Oh! What the…?
[JR] Michaels has superkicked the hell out of Hogan!
[dark stinger]
[tense music playing]
[Michaels] Hulk Hogan,
you've been living off
a reputation that you created 20 years ago.
I go out there every single night
and recreate myself.
So, I am laying down the challenge.
SummerSlam!
The Immortal Hulk Hogan
versus "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
At SummerSlam I'm gonna kick your teeth down your throat.
You, my friend, have taken this thing to a whole 'nother level, dude.
If you want a match with me,
all you had to do was ask.
But instead, you cheap-shotted me.
Every time you come out in this ring,
it's for Shawn Michaels.
I'm here for each and every one of these Hulkamaniacs, brother.
And if they want me, at SummerSlam, to kick your skinny, little ass,
then I'm gonna kick your ass, Shawn Michaels.
[Michaels] In this ring, you can't touch me.
You are gonna find out that your immortality has a price!
Hulk Hogan…
[Hogan] What are you gonna do, Shawn Michaels…
[Michaels] …whatcha gonna do…
-[Hogan] …when the power… -[Michaels] …the Showstopper…
[Hogan] …of all these Hulkamaniacs…
[Michaels] …The Headliner…
[Hogan] …and Hulk Hogan…
[Michaels] …The Main Event, The Icon…
Whatcha gonna do, brother,
at SummerSlam…
[Michaels] …when "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels…
[Hogan] …when Hulkamania
-destroys you? -[Michaels] …won't lay down for you?
[music fades out]
[crowd cheering]
[scattered chants] Hogan! Hogan!
[Hogan chants increasing]
["Sexy Boy" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ I think I'm cute I know I'm sexy ♪
♪ I got the looks That drives the girls wild ♪
♪ I got the moves That really move them ♪
♪ I send chills Up and down their spine ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -♪ Boy toy ♪
-♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ -♪ Sexy boy ♪
-♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ -♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I make them hot ♪
♪ I make them shiver ♪
[bell ringing]
[Garcia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from San Antonio, Texas,
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[JR] Certainly a mixed reaction.
There are a lot of Hulkamaniacs here tonight,
but also a lot of Shawn Michaels' fans as well.
Let's remember one thing, this is Michaels' tenth SummerSlam,
and he has never lost a one-on-one match at a SummerSlam.
[Coach] JR, I don't think that Shawn Michaels
is gonna make that first loss here tonight.
It's way too big of a stage. He loves it so much.
And right here in D.C., Hulkamania is gonna come to an end.
[Lawler] Well, Coach, I heard that Shawn Michaels told you before the…
before the event tonight that scientific proof was just in
that the world really does revolve around Shawn Michaels.
He really believes that. He believes he's The Showstopper,
The Main Event, or The Headliner, The Icon.
He so believes in himself.
-I don't see how he could-- -[Coach] But, King,
he has proved it time and time again.
He not only talks it, but baby, he walks it every single time.
[JR] I'm not… It remains to be seen, quite frankly.
But he is an awesome competitor.
An amazing performer.
And will he want to steal the show?
-You're damn right. -[music ends]
[crowd chanting] Hogan! Hogan!
[chanting continues]
[JR] Shawn Michaels seems to be smiling, seems to be, uh,
certainly, uh, no lack of confidence.
[Lawler] Would that be like whistling through the graveyard?
-["Real American" playing] -[Lawler] Uh-oh! Uh-oh!
[crowd cheering wildly]
♪ When it comes crashing down And it hurts inside ♪
[Garcia] And making his way to the ring, from Venice Beach, California,
The Immortal Hulk Hogan!
[JR] It's been 14 years since we've heard that song at SummerSlam.
This is Hogan's fifth SummerSlam.
And like Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan has never lost at SummerSlam.
And look at this! My God! Old Glory has never been more prominent.
[Coach] Aw, come on!
-[JR] This is amazing. -[Lawler] That's a showstopper there.
[JR] That's the largest American flag I have ever seen in my life.
[Lawler] Oh my God.
[Coach] Shawn Michaels is right.
Hulk Hogan has been living off something he started 20 years ago.
[Lawler] I gotta stand up for this. This is amazing.
[Coach] King, sit down.
[JR] I tell you something, guys. Honest to God,
there's nothing more Americana than Hulk Hogan,
and what he represents.
Remember, January 23rd, 1984,
is when it became unleashed.
That's when Hogan won the WWE Title in Madison Square Garden.
And that's the day that Hulkamania started running wild.
♪ …the real American ♪
♪ Fight for what's right Fight for my life ♪
♪ I am a real American ♪
♪ I fight for the rights of every man ♪
[Coach] Well, you're right, JR. Hulkamania obviously
is running wild, over 18,000 strong on their feet.
But, baby, it could end here tonight.
And I can tell you, sitting at ringside,
it's gonna be beautiful to watch Shawn Michaels
put his stamp on his legacy right here live at SummerSlam 2005.
[Lawler] Well, you're right, Coach.
Hulkamania could end tonight.
But maybe, then again, it won't.
Because, you see, Hulk Hogan looks at every match that way.
That it could all end.
That's why the Hulkster puts everything on the line
every time he steps in that ring.
[Coach] Puts everything on the line.
Puts his ego on the line.
Puts his legacy, which we know he thinks is bigger than it actually is.
Fellows, I think Hulk Hogan stands for everything that's bad about this business.
Not everything that is good.
[JR] Well, that's your perverse opinion.
I certainly don't agree with that,
but be that as it may, Shawn Michaels
is already playing some HBK games with the Hulkster.
[Coach] And nobody, and I repeat, nobody,
plays head games better than "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[JR] Two of these men, two of the greatest of all time,
will suffer their first SummerSlam loss in a one-on-one match here tonight.
Hogan inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this past April.
[Lawler] Shawn Michaels says that Hulk is living on that reputation
he created 20 years ago.
And HBK says that he recreates himself every single night.
He's gonna have to recreate himself big time here tonight
to hang with the Hulkster.
[JR] Shawn Michaels made this challenge.
Remember he said, "I've gotta know."
"I've got to know." And tonight we're gonna find out.
Shawn referring, of course, "I've got to know if I can beat Hulk Hogan."
The icon versus the legend.
[Lawler] You need to be careful what you wish for.
[JR] And you know, those two descriptions are really interchangeable.
Because both men are both legends. And both men are really both icons.
[Coach] Without a doubt, JR, you said it,
sometimes you get an opportunity to be in a special spot,
a special place,
and all kidding aside,
this is special seeing these two men go one-on-one here tonight.
[JR] Michaels, the faster, obviously, of the two.
The longer the match goes, you gotta think that Michaels may have the advantage.
He's carrying less bodyweight.
The Hulkster around that 300-pound mark.
Knows every trick in the book, but so does Shawn Michaels.
Michaels, if he can dictate a quick pace,
I predict Michaels can win this match.
[Lawler] Well, we've talked for years about the resiliency,
the stamina of Shawn Michaels.
But we also know the heart of Hulk Hogan.
Who will win out?
[JR] Hogan bigger and stronger. Locks up and proves it,
at least on that exchange with Shawn Michaels.
And that is not how Shawn Michaels wanted to start this match.
[Lawler] Hulk's saying come on, get you some more of it.
"Brother."
[JR] Michaels dancing away, making Hulk chase.
[both grunting loudly]
-[Coach] It's gonna be interesting to see… -[Lawler] Again!
[Coach] …what the game plan is for Shawn Michaels,
with the size disadvantage.
[JR] Hogan bigger and stronger.
Using that mass and strength advantage.
[Lawler] May be time to reinvent himself, or at least reinvent some strategies.
What you're doing now is not working, HBK.
[JR] We have the privilege of being here live.
We thank you for inviting us into your homes.
Over 150 countries around our great world will be watching this match.
[Coach] You know, you could talk about electricity,
and you say that word a lot,
but tonight, right here, right now, it is absolutely electric
inside the MCI Center.
[JR] Michaels controlling now with the side headlock.
We are live in our nation's capital, Washington, D.C.
This is it with 18,176 selling it out several weeks ago.
And you gotta believe that with all the great matches from SmackDown,
and from Raw, this was the feature attraction.
The first ever meeting. Hogan reverses the headlock.
[Lawler] Oh!
-[JR] Hogan again. -[Lawler] Whoa, look out.
[JR] And a shoulder block takes a frustrated Shawn Michaels out of the ring.
[Lawler] And Hogan's bandana thrown right into the face of HBK.
[Coach] Guys, I gotta be honest with you, Hulk Hogan has kind of…
He's surprised me here early on. Usually he comes out playing to the fans,
but he looks focused, he looks ready,
and maybe he's taking this more seriously than I thought.
[Lawler] Can you not believe that this is probably, or maybe, the biggest match
in the career of Hulk Hogan?
[Coach] I believe that. But I didn't know if Hogan was taking it that seriously.
Now I see that he's absolutely taking it serious.
Very serious.
[JR] First ever one-on-one meeting.
[grunting loudly]
[JR] And Michaels now going downstairs.
Buried a knee. And now Michaels hammering the Hulkster in the back.
Michaels going downstairs.
Michaels has got to quicken the pace here.
And that's what he's starting to do now. Delivering more offense.
Downstairs, upstairs.
[Coach] JR, would you agree that the longer this match goes,
it certainly would have to favor The Heartbreak Kid?
[JR] That's why I mentioned that earlier.
[Lawler] I'll say it looks to me like The Heartbreak Kid is still tentative.
Because he knows he's in there with The Immortal Hulk Hogan,
I got to feel like HBK has been psyched out a little bit. Look at this.
[JR] Michaels hung out to dry.
Oh, Hogan with the punt. And another punt, Michaels.
-Michaels being elevated. -[all exclaiming]
[JR] And landing straddling that top rope.
And the veteran Hogan adding insult to injury.
Right hand, knocked down.
Big slobberknocker of a right hand by Hogan.
And Hogan now measuring those rights.
And Michaels feeling the impact,
the velocity, the power of Hogan.
And down goes Michaels again.
-[Coach] Guys, how long in a match-- -[JR] A thumb in the eye.
A thumb to the eye.
-[Lawler] That's desperation. -[Coach] That's using your head.
[JR] Michaels certainly changed the…
the outlook, no pun intended, for Hogan,
with that thumb to the eye.
[Lawler] Well, desperate times call for desperate measures.
Things are getting desperate for HBK in there.
[JR] Michaels again with that right hand.
He needs to wrestle Hogan to the mat.
[crowd] Woo!
[JR] Michaels again, it's a mano-a-mano.
Two massive personalities here.
[Lawler] I'll tell you something, JR, I don't think that…
You said Michaels needs to wrestle Hogan to the mat, I don't think Michaels has,
oh, the strength or the body weight to hold Hulk Hogan on the mat.
Shawn is gonna have to use some kind of different tactic.
[Coach] It almost seems to me that
Shawn Michaels might have too much energy tonight.
[JR] Michaels is a master of chopping bigger men down.
We've seen Michaels beat some huge men in his day.
Remember Diesel was seven feet.
Vader over 400 pounds.
Michaels beat The Undertaker at one point in time.
[Lawler] Let's talk about some of the big men we've seen Hulk Hogan beat.
What about… Will anybody ever forget seeing Hulk Hogan slam Andre the Giant?
Nobody in the world has ever done that.
[Coach] What about Big John Studd?
[JR] Listen, we could talk about that all night long.
Shawn Michaels now regaining his faculties here.
He's about three moves ahead of where you think he might be right now.
[Coach] He's the master of psychology, you're absolutely right, JR.
-The master of psychology. -[Lawler] Look out!
[JR] And that's not exactly how Shawn had planned on re-entering the ring.
[Lawler] I think that Shawn's psychology is a little off so far in this match.
[JR] Hogan going downstairs. Hogan can be very aggressive.
[Lawler] Oh, big clothesline.
[JR] Those that follow Hogan's career know that he can break rules,
with anybody else if he is provoked,
or he's backed into that particular corner.
Another right hand by Hogan.
A straight right hand.
Last I looked, the right hands were not legal.
Hogan sets a little early,
Michaels takes advantage.
[Lawler] Speaking of kicks, Shawn Michaels is gonna have to…
I think if he has any chance to get a victory here,
he's gonna have to hit that superkick.
[Coach] Yeah, and all it takes is just one kick,
and we've seen it time and time again,
it can happen in the blink of an eye.
[Lawler] Well, I'll vouch for that. It happened to Hogan, it happened to me.
And if he catches you with that when you aren't expecting it,
or even if you are expecting it,
I guarantee you'll be down for more than a three-count.
[Coach] Well, it's over. You can shut the lights out, SummerSlam's over.
[JR] And Michaels now taking Hogan to the other corner,
-Hogan putting on the brakes. -[Lawler] Uh-oh. Oh no.
-[JR] Michaels slapped Hogan in the face. -[Lawler] Don't spit in Superman's face.
[JR] I've never seen Hogan slapped in the face in his entire career.
-Michaels did it again. -[Lawler] Twice!
[Coach] This is all about a legacy, fellas. It's not about who Hulk Hogan is.
Who Shawn Michaels is making himself out to be.
[JR] Michaels again, punishing Hulk Hogan here with those knife-edge chops.
[Lawler] I tell you something, the psychology beginning to work. Whoa!
I'll say it again. Maybe I spoke too soon.
[JR] Michaels upside down, the Irish whip reversed by Hogan.
Hogan… Another slap.
Shawn Michaels is… He is flirting with disaster here.
-[Lawler] I don't believe-- -[JR] A big right hand.
No slap, but a hell of a right.
[Coach] We're starting to see the game plan by Shawn Michaels.
I think it's just to make Hulk Hogan mad,
and get out of his game plan.
[Lawler] It's gotta be some sort of psychology.
Shawn Michaels knows that he's not gonna hurt Hogan by slapping him in the face.
[Coach] Just gonna make him mad.
[JR] Hogan using the security wall as a tag team partner,
as a weapon.
You gotta believe that both these great veterans,
will not make many mistakes.
-And repris-- -[Lawler] Look out! Oh.
[JR] And Michaels slammed on the Spanish announce table.
And Hogan now, right in Michaels' face
with those huge, yam-like right hands.
[Lawler] Too bad I don't speak Spanish.
[Coach] You were never good with that.
[JR] Hogan rolling back in the ring, breaking referee Mike Chioda's ten-count.
The match will continue.
Michaels trying to get out of that predicament,
turning the table over.
[Lawler] Sit down, JR. You don't have to go home yet.
[JR] Michaels… Michaels' sternum and… His chin and sternum smack the ring post.
Hogan back in. The referee's…
His ten-count stopped.
Hogan juts back in momentarily, then right back out on HBK.
[Coach] Certainly this is not the type of match
you would want to end in a count-out.
That's something nobody wants.
[Lawler] Guys, this is not looking good.
[JR] Michaels on Hogan's shoulder.
And Hogan, what's he gonna do with Michaels here?
[Lawler] He's gonna ram him into the… Oh no!
[JR] Hogan! Hogan, run into the ring post.
Michaels came out right off of that perch.
And Hogan ran head-first into the ring post.
[Lawler] The side of Hogan's, his temple, or…
The side of his face went right into that steel ring post,
and here comes Shawn Michaels.
[JR] That's gonna… That's a big difference maker in this match.
Hogan now looks to be almost out on his feet.
[Lawler] Oh, he wants to do it again, he does.
[JR] Michaels again using the ring post as an ally.
And Michaels now from the left side,
using his left hand.
[Coach] I wonder what Shawn Michaels would have to do
to get Hulk Hogan down.
He's doing everything in his arsenal but it's not knocking Hulk Hogan down yet.
[Lawler] I'll tell you something, Shawn Michaels was all over Hogan.
[JR] Referee is allowing this thing to continue and I applaud him for that.
Hogan and Michaels back in the ring.
The Hulkster and The Showstopper, first time ever.
You're seeing it live here from Washington, D.C.
This is SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Shawn Michaels realizes he has the advantage, he has the upper hand… Oh!
Well, he had the upper hand. You gotta stay on the Hulkster.
[JR] Michaels trying to bust Hogan open above the eye
with those short right hands.
Hogan forcing Michaels away.
Look at that. Those shots right above the eye.
And Hogan again…
[Lawler] Swats Shawn Michaels off. I'm gonna tell you something.
Shawn Michaels, he realizes now what he's gotta do,
he's gotta stay on the Hulk. Look at this.
[Coach] You know how tough Shawn Michaels is,
but how many times can he keep coming back?
[JR] Michaels is so resilient.
He came back from a career-ending, we thought, back injury.
After a four-year absence.
And Michaels now those right hands.
Again and again.
[Lawler] The referee having to wrestle Shawn Michaels off of Hulk Hogan.
[JR] The referee doesn't want this match to end by disqualification either.
Who would?
[Lawler] Uh-oh, you said it. He's busted.
[JR] Hogan busted open. Hogan is busted open.
Michaels has busted open Hulk Hogan
with those right hands and the help of the ring post.
Hogan in a bad, bad way here.
And we said before that the longer the match went,
the man with less body weight would have the advantage.
That's Shawn Michaels.
And now his adversary, that's Hulk Hogan,
is losing blood by the heartbeat.
[Coach] Right now, Shawn Michaels is absolutely in the drivers' seat.
[Lawler] This is not good.
[JR] Michaels in control, no doubt about it.
Would this be the biggest victory in Michaels' career?
[Lawler] Look at that sight. That sight has brought a…
Almost a stunned hush over this crowd here.
[Coach] What did I tell you guys? Hulkamania dies tonight.
It's gonna die in a bloody mess.
[JR] Hogan pulling himself up.
[Lawler] He came back for one more match, and maybe it was one match too many.
[JR] Another straight right hand.
Michaels measures the Hulkster,
and knocks him down.
Hulk in a bad way.
In all of Hogan's career, I have never seen anyone
dominate, physically dominate,
Hogan, like Shawn Michaels is at this point in time.
[Lawler] JR, how many times have we seen great heavyweight boxers,
have a great, illustrious career but then have one match too many?
We may be seeing that same…
We may be witnessing that same thing here tonight.
[Coach] Yeah, none of these fans wanted to see Hulk Hogan's career end this way,
but I for one…
It just goes to show you that even Hulk Hogan can be taught a lesson.
-[JR] Michaels with a sleeper. -[Lawler] Gosh.
[JR] Cutting off the flow of blood to the brain.
Hogan now getting weaker and weaker by the moment.
[Lawler] He's not completely cutting it off,
because the blood is flowing out of Hulk Hogan's head like a faucet.
Look at Shawn Michaels' arm.
[JR] My God, Michaels has…
I mean, this laceration, caused by Shawn Michaels
on Hulk Hogan is absolutely frightening.
[Coach] And how many guys can say they ended Hulk Hogan's career
with his blood literally on their hands.
[Lawler] We saw one match stopped earlier tonight because of blood.
[Coach] We're about looking at two.
[JR] Referee Mike Chioda again in good position.
He's looking at Hogan.
Trying to communicate with the Hulkster.
Hogan saying something to the referee.
[Lawler] The fans are saying something to Hulk Hogan.
They're trying to will him back to his feet.
[Coach] It's not gonna be enough.
Shawn Michaels has done everything he can,
and it is enough to defeat The Immortal One, Hulk Hogan.
[JR] Veteran Hulk Hogan, the younger Shawn Michaels…
This could be over right here.
If the arm drops one more time,
-this one is history. -[Coach] Forget about it.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. That one finger.
That one finger waving in the air, saying no.
It is not over!
-[JR] Hogan refusing to get beat… -[Lawler] Oh!
[JR] …in that manner.
And Hogan now with a desperation suplex taking down Shawn Michaels.
[Coach] Well, Hogan dug down deep once.
But I think that's all he has left in him, is once.
[Lawler] I'll tell you something, Shawn Michaels
is a bloody mess, and it's all Hulk Hogan's blood.
[Coach] I don't think Shawn Michaels minds having blood on him that's not his own.
[JR] Hogan trying to make his way to the ropes.
Because I think he needs…
He knows he needs the ropes to help him get back to a vertical base.
[Lawler] I don't think can even see the ropes with all that blood in his eyes.
[JR] Michaels sending Hogan… Counters, reverses.
And Michaels, flying forearm by the young man.
[Coach] There you go!
There you go. Call it, JR!
[JR] The young man from San Antonio. He's a young man to me.
I saw his first match back in the '80s.
And Shawn Michaels, able to nip up,
deliver the blow.
And now Michaels, he's The Showstopper here, folks.
He senses victory.
[Lawler] This is certainly not good for The Immortal Hulk Hogan.
He may… Oh!
I started to say he may be mortal after all,
but look at this.
Look at the Hulkster!
[JR] Michaels missed the elbow from the top!
-[crowd] You! -[Lawler] You!
[JR] Hogan now with an amazing rush of adrenaline.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[JR] My God!
[Lawler] Hogan went for the big boot, but Shawn Michaels came flying up
into the Hulk and into the referee.
[JR] Chioda, the referee, knocked completely out of the ring.
Michaels and Hogan both down.
Referee's lying here on the outside.
And certainly looks like, to me, he need attention.
Medical attention, I'm talking about.
[Lawler] Oh! Oh my.
-[Coach] Are you kidding me? -[JR] My god.
[Coach] That's why he's The Showstopper.
That's why he's The Main Eventer.
That's why Shawn Michaels has proven that his legacy will carry on,
unlike Hulkamania, forever.
[JR] Well, both these legacies are gonna carry on forever.
But what both these men are looking for is a victory over the other.
That's what this is all about.
Something you'll talk about the rest of your life.
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[JR] He's trying it.
[Coach] I love it. I love it.
Oh, come on.
Shawn, come on. Wait, wait, wait, wait.
[Lawler] It's the Sharpshooter.
[JR] Sharpshooter. We saw it Monday night in Montreal.
The Sharpshooter applied
by Shawn Michaels on Hulk Hogan.
But there is no… None…
New referee. Referee Chad Patton's in.
[Coach] Well, he may get a… They gave us a hack.
Chad Patton needs to go back where he belongs.
[JR] Will Hogan tap out?
Will Hogan tap out to The Sharpshooter?
To Shawn Michaels here at SummerSlam?
Will August 21st, 2005, be the night that Hogan taps out?
[Lawler] Oh, Hogan was just trying to get close enough to that rope to save himself,
but Shawn Michaels pulls him back.
[JR] Michaels pulling Hogan back to the center of the ring.
[Lawler] I'm afraid that Hulk Hogan is gonna have to face reality.
-Did he tap? -[Coach] He just tapped.
-Was that…? He's trying to pull himself-- -[Coach] No! Hulk Hogan tapped again!
[Lawler] He's trying to pull himself to those ropes.
[Coach] He tapped twice!
[JR] Referee's there to make the call.
-Hogan trying to crawl… -[Coach] Make the call then!
[JR] …with everything he has.
With everything, maybe more importantly, that Hogan has left.
[Lawler] Oh, he's just inches away.
-He's got the ropes! -[JR] Hogan in the ropes.
Referee's gonna call for the break.
[Coach] Well, this match should be over.
Hulk Hogan just tapped twice.
[JR] The Hulkamaniacs are happy. The Shawn Michaels fans are not.
[Lawler] And Shawn Michaels is certainly not happy.
Now Shawn Michaels has gotta be wondering
is this man really immortal? Look out!
[JR] Oh my God! Michaels got kicked off of Hogan.
And I think Michaels' head, the back of his head,
smacked the face of the second referee…
-[Lawler] We got two referees down. -[JR] …Chad Patton.
[Lawler] Two wrestlers down, two referees down.
[Coach] Do we even have any more referees available at this point?
[JR] Hogan trying to pull his way up.
Hogan has lost a lot of blood.
The Hulkster.
Trying to regroup one more time.
But can he? With a bad leg now.
[grunting]
[Coach] Bad leg, he's got a bad hip…
[JR] Hogan's had a hip replaced.
He has paid the price in his career.
-[Coach] No doubt. -[JR] And a low!
Low blow!
No description needed. A low blow with both referees down.
And the match will continue.
[Coach] Apparently right now that's legal.
[Lawler] Well, that shows that HBK will do absolutely anything
to stop Hulk Hogan's show here tonight.
[Coach] I couldn't agree more.
Shawn Michaels is stealing the show, just like he always does.
[JR] Michaels, the steel chair, this weapon now.
Both referees are down, Michaels with a steel chair in hand.
Going to ensure that he does not leave here
without his hand being raised tonight.
Michaels looking to take Hogan's head off.
[Lawler] He is measuring the Hulkster.
And when Hulk gets up, turns around…
[Coach] No matter what it takes, that's what Shawn Michaels is willing to do.
-[Lawler] Listen to this impact. -[Coach] Go ahead.
-[Lawler] Let's just hear it. -[Coach] Go ahead.
Oh!
-[Lawler] My God. -[JR] A smack of a steel chair
across the Hulkster's cranium.
The bloody, battered Hulk Hogan has been knocked down.
Perhaps for the final time in this match.
Perhaps his career by Shawn Michaels.
[Coach] What a way for it to end.
[JR] And Michaels… Boom!
Coming hell or high water, went for the elbow off the top for the second time.
And the second time takes Michaels to the promised land.
[Lawler] It looks like Shawn Michaels is gonna win this, but can he be proud?
He's used the steel chair.
-[Coach] Damn right he can be proud. -[Lawler] The low blow.
And now…
[JR] Michaels trying to revive the referee.
[Coach] Let's tune up the band.
[JR] The fat lady may be fixin' to bellow.
[Coach] A sign of greatness is doing what you say you are going to do,
and that's exactly what Shawn Michaels has done tonight.
[JR] Michaels knocked out Hogan once with Sweet Chin Music.
If he does it here again,
he'll remember it forever.
[Coach] This is the American way.
The aggression, the challenge. Challenging yourself to get it done.
[all three] Oh!
-[Coach] He got it! He got it! -[JR] It's over! It's over! It's over!
Michaels got Hogan with the Sweet Chin Music!
Referee counting!
-[crowd] Two! -[Coach] Forget about it!
[Lawler] Oh! Oh my God.
[JR] For the love of God, Hogan's fired up!
[Lawler] Look at Shawn Michaels, he cannot believe it. I can't believe it.
[JR] How in the hell did that happen?
[Coach] Nobody kicks out of Sweet Chin Music.
[JR] Nobody but the Hulkster.
[Lawler] The Immortal Hulkster. Look at him.
-[JR] Hogan-- -[Lawler] Do you feel it, JR?
[JR] Hogan Hulking up here.
[Lawler] Coach, even you can feel this.
[Coach] I hate to admit it, but I kind of can.
-[Lawler] 18,000-plus fans can feel it. -[crowd] You!
[Lawler] Oh my God!
[JR] Michaels has thrown everything at Hogan that he can think of!
-But to no avail. -[crowd counting]
[JR] Hogan with the right hands.
Michaels sent for the ride.
[Lawler] Oh!
[JR] Now the big boot! The impact of a Mack truck!
-Knocking Michaels' head off! -[Coach] Get up, Shawn. Get up!
You've done everything you needed to do.
[Lawler] Yes! Yes! They want it.
-And so do they! -[JR] You better give it to 'em, Hogan,
before Michaels recovers.
-Hogan, can he…? -[Lawler] Here it is!
[JR] Yes! A leg drop!
-The leg drop, the hook of the leg! -[crowd] One! Two! Three!
-[Lawler] Oh my God! -[JR] Hogan wins!
-Hogan wins! -[crowd cheering]
Hulkamania lives!
[Garcia] Here's your winner, The Immortal Hulk Hogan!
["Real American" playing]
[Lawler] The Immortal Hulk Hogan, and I believe it, what about you, Coach?
[Coach] I hate to admit it, but these two men gave it everything they had
on one of the biggest stages that you could ever perform on.
Hulk Hogan took Shawn Michaels' best shots time after time after time.
But guys, I'll give it to Hulk Hogan.
When you win, you win. And tonight he got one of the biggest wins of his career.
[Lawler] Seeing is believing, and we all saw it.
[JR] An amazing effort by Shawn Michaels.
He threw everything in his body at the Hulkster tonight.
But tonight was Hogan's night.
This night at SummerSlam
between the first meeting of Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels.
A match we'll never forget.
But this was the Hulkster's night.
[Lawler] No doubt about it, Hulkamania lives.
It's alive and well here tonight at SummerSlam.
[JR] What an amazing effort by Hulk Hogan.
I hope this is not that last time we've seen Hogan in the ring, one-on-one.
Now wait a minute. Wait, wait, wait.
-This could get bad here. -[Lawler] Look out! Look out!
[music cuts off]
[JR] Michaels wants some more.
[Coach] I think he does. I think Shawn Michaels wants more.
[Lawler] I think Hulk Hogan will be glad to give it to him.
Right now, we need a… Where's the referee?
[JR] Michaels has got more pride than anybody I know, and this hurts.
It hurts to lose to Hogan at SummerSlam.
[Michael speaking indistinctly]
[Lawler] What?
[Coach] Well, he just said, "I needed to know, and I found out."
That's being a man right there.
That's being a man.
[both speaking indistinctly]
-["Real American" restarts] -[JR] Hogan accepting the handshake.
There's a lot of class in that ring right now, man.
I'm telling you.
I don't know if there'll ever be another Hulk Hogan.
I damn sure don't think there'll be another Shawn Michaels.
And that was an act of class.
Michaels said, "I had to know."
"I had to know, and tonight, I found out."
[Lawler] When this day started,
I would've never dreamed in a million years
that it would end with us seeing The Immortal Hulk Hogan
and The Icon Shawn Michaels shake hands. I would've bet my house.
[Coach] Well, that's what this apparently was all about.
It was all about taking on somebody you had never taken on before.
It was a name that was bigger than life.
That's all Shawn Michaels wanted to do.
Shawn Michaels got the opportunity tonight.
You saw right there, guys, that's greatness respecting greatness.
[Lawler] Hulk Hogan gave us one more match.
And it turned out to be his best.
[JR] And do you think he'll give us one more? I hope so.
We know Shawn Michaels will.
A special night.
A night that Hulkamaniacs around the world
will never forget.
It was the night that Hulk Hogan
defeated the awesome, the incomparable Shawn Michaels
in a one-on-one match, their first ever.
["Real American" continues playing]
[Lawler] Well, he said it for us… He told us that
every time he comes into the ring, he does it for these fans.
You're seeing a man right now that probably needs stitches,
probably needs medical attention, but instead he's out here for the fans.
[JR] Ladies and gentlemen, let's enjoy this moment
in our nation's capital, the epitome of Americana.
A man that has transcended generation after generation.
Fans from now on will be talking about Hulk Hogan
in one form or another.
[Coach] I gotta admit it, guys,
somehow, this man, Hulk Hogan, has still got it.
[JR] An amazing effort by the veteran Hulk Hogan.
Ladies and gentlemen, it has been an amazing SummerSlam.
For all the broadcasters from SmackDown,
the great athletes of SmackDown and Raw,
for Jerry "The King" Lawler and the Coach,
I'm Jim Ross saying,
good night, everybody. wler and the Coach,