[tense music playing]
[man] In a world where summer blockbusters reign supreme,
one event towers above all others.
For over 20 years,
there have been no Hollywood stand-ins,
no second takes,
and never a box office bust.
It's "The Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer,"
SummerSlam.
-And it's coming right now. -[funeral bell tolls]
[thunder rumbling]
[Vickie Guerrero] I reinstated The Undertaker.
[cheering]
Hell in a Cell!
[cackling wickedly]
[cackling continues]
Find the Edge who made me say
you were the greatest Superstar in WWE.
-I understand. -[Ross] Oh!
[Edge] This is the Edge
that needs to step into Hell in a Cell with The Undertaker.
[dramatic music playing]
You wanna put me in Hell in a Cell with The Undertaker?
Well, I'm gonna pull The Undertaker down to hell with me!
[voice distorted] The purest
form of hell
that you've ever been in.
[echoing] …that you've ever been in.
[music fades]
[man] And now
"The Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer"
WWE SummerSlam.
[cheering]
["Ready to Roll" playing]
♪ Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh ♪
♪ Street signs And the centerline spinning ♪
[Ross] After 20 years of scintillating SummerSlams,
we welcome you to Indianapolis, Indiana,
where 15,997 WWE fans
have sold out the Conseco Fieldhouse.
[Cole] And, ladies and gentlemen, tonight, the ultimate showdown,
six years in the making.
For the first time ever,
it's Batista vs John Cena tonight.
And also tonight, the self-made millionaire JBL
looks to strengthen his portfolio
by winning the World Heavyweight Championship
from the champ, CM Punk.
And tonight the WWE title will be decided
when the 12-time champion Triple H
takes on the seven-foot-three, 420-lb Great Khali.
[Jeff Hardy's theme music playing]
[bell rings]
[Roberts] This contest is set for one fall.
Making his way to the ring first, from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing 225 lbs,
Jeff Hardy!
[Ross] An enthusiastic, Michael Phelps-like welcome
to Conseco Fieldhouse for one of the most popular Superstars,
the high-flying Jeff Hardy,
who has a score to settle here tonight.
[Tazz] No doubt about that, JR.
MVP, Jeff Hardy, moments away from locking horns, baby.
This thing's been, uh, percolating, as they say.
[Ross] There is no way that SummerSlam can start off any bigger
or any better
than this matchup featuring Jeff Hardy, "The Unique Enigma," and MVP.
Well, to say that the bad blood has been brewing
would be an understatement, JR. I mean, let's face it.
MVP got personal with Jeff Hardy.
Jeff Hardy not taking lightly to it.
No doubt about that, ladies and gentlemen. On VIP Lounge,
MVP getting very personal with Jeff Hardy,
and let's say it's better to be a diamond with a flaw
than a stone without.
[MVP's theme music playing]
♪ One, two, you hear the clock ticking… ♪
[Roberts] And his opponent, from Miami, Florida,
weighing 249 lbs,
Montell Vontavious Porter,
MVP!
♪ Nobody could stop me ♪
♪ Nobody could hold me ♪
♪ Nobody control me ♪
♪ I'm coming! ♪
♪ I'm here doing my thing ♪
♪ I'm here to bring… ♪
[Ross] Whether one likes MVP's approach
or not is arguable,
but certainly what MVP did a few weeks ago on Saturday Night's Main Event
in a match where it looked like Jeff Hardy was about to defeat Edge…
[Tazz] Yeah, but timing's everything, and, boom, out of nowhere,
Drive-by Kick.
Another angle of it right there by MVP, seemingly coming out of nowhere,
just almost beheaded Jeff Hardy.
[Ross] And then MVP making a habit out of it.
After the Swanton on the United States Champion. again…
[Tazz] Again, MVP picking… Bam!
…picking his spots again with the Drive-by Kick.
As I said a moment ago, JR, timing's everything,
and, as of late, MVP's timing has been off the hook.
[Ross] I gotta figure out one of these days
what "off the hook" means, but you can tell me later.
[Tazz] I'll tell you later.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy, a four-time Intercontinental Champion.
MVP, the third-longest-reigning United States Champion
in the history of the WWE.
And MVP looking to use those dangerous feet in the early going,
and Hardy as… as combative as he can be early.
[Tazz] Well, Jeff Hardy, you know, not so quick.
Right out of the box, it seemed as MVP
keeps going for a kick to the face of Hardy,
but it didn't work yet.
Oof!
[Ross] Certainly, the emotions, the intensity of both these men
and their personal animosities must be kept in somewhat check,
because they could be counted out or disqualified,
which wouldn't solve a thing.
[Tazz] If you remember this past Friday on SmackDown, JR,
look, Jeff Hardy, he got told, more or less, by MVP that--
-Wait a minute. -[Ross] Cover.
[Tazz] "I'm not only gonna break your jaw, but I'm gonna break your spirit."
And we've seen in the early goings of the match,
MVP tried to do just that.
[Ross] Well, MVP may break Jeff Hardy's jaw.
But no man alive will ever break Jeff Hardy's spirit.
And the high-risk leg drop,
and MVP quickly putting both feet on the ropes,
just to make sure referee Charles Robinson doesn't miss that call.
[Tazz] Doesn't matter if you like that or not. It's a sound strategy.
It works. Use the bottom rope as your--
Look at this. The risk-taker known as Jeff Hardy.
Beautiful leg drop.
Jeff just settling things down here.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy making his first SummerSlam appearance in seven years.
He last competed at SummerSlam in 2001,
so this is a huge night in so many ways for "The Unique Enigma"
known as Jeff Hardy.
[Tazz] I mean, MVP calls Jeff Hardy reckless
with his reckless behavior.
[Ross] Hardy using the armbar, grounding MVP.
[Tazz] He's… Jeff Hardy… MVP claims that Jeff Hardy being so reckless
is what got Jeff in so much of his personal troubles
and his problems over time.
[Ross] Well, I'm glad that MVP is so thoughtful
and such a psychologist.
Perhaps he should look in the mirror.
[Tazz] Well, he could be right, MVP, you never know. I mean, you know…
[Ross] Well, you're right. He might be…
[Tazz] MVP… If you're Jeff Hardy,
you don't want MVP to wrestle this match his pace.
MVP's savvy. You gotta be careful with him, I'm telling you.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy likes to kick it in gear.
[Tazz] Speaking of kicks… Ooh!
[Ross] And wrestle at a fast pace.
As you said, Tazz, that would certainly be disadvantageous for MVP
if that were to happen.
But right now, Jeff Hardy seems to be
more than willing to exchange hands with MVP.
[Tazz] There's no doubt that Jeff Hardy, it's well documented, is a risk-taker.
You know, devil may care, if you may.
I mean, high-flying to say the least.
But MVP can throw hands himself. Be careful.
-Oh! -[Ross] Oh, what a…
A running belly-to-belly suplex
that spiked Jeff Hardy on his head.
[Tazz] Watch the… the hips pop here of MVP.
A very quick snap belly-to-belly suplex.
[Ross] And a cover!
And Hardy able to kick out at two,
but the damage has been done,
and now this may be a… a matter of time,
as MVP in a submission position here.
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
[Tazz] Jeff Hardy's got to try…
Let's take another look at that belly-to-belly suplex, JR.
Watch this here.
Beautiful… I mean…
Just like it hit… looked like Jeff hit maybe in the upper neck area there.
Very dangerous throw by MVP.
[Ross] Hardy very close to the ropes in that suplex.
[Tazz] With this submission hold, more pressure now
with the back of MVP's arm into the back of the neck,
putting pressure on the neck and spine region of Hardy.
[Ross] That's good strategy for MVP,
as Hardy took so much of that blow to his neck.
[Tazz] JR, you gotta admit, very sound strategy of MVP right here.
[Ross] Without a doubt.
[Tazz] If Jeff Hardy has a, you know, messed-up neck and back and whatnot,
he cannot hit the Swanton Bomb, and…
There's more of it right here. Look at this.
[Ross] Well, MVP, as we mentioned,
the third-longest United States Champion in history. Didn't get there by accident.
-[Tazz] Oof! -[Ross] And those crossfaces…
[Tazz] Well, look, that's how you get it done, baby.
That'll slow a guy down quickly.
And Jeff Hardy is obviously in deep trouble here.
[MVP] Ask him!
[Ross] I admire the aggression of MVP.
A confident, talented…
-And these crossfaces… -[Tazz] You'll see all the impact here.
Right across the nose
while Jeff Hardy's arms are more or less trapped behind his body.
Defenseless, was Jeff Hardy.
[Ross] MVP trying to break Hardy's nose, it would seem.
[Tazz] Watch out!
[Ross] Hardy counters and tried to roll through,
but it was blocked by MVP.
[Tazz] It looked like MVP was going for a leg lace of sorts,
but ended up being countered by a single-leg Boston crab here,
or was that.
Gonna take this time, JR, right here
to thank our fans across the world right now viewing SummerSlam.
United Kingdom, Canada,
Italy, Spain. As my grandmother used to say, "Itly." [chuckles]
[Ross] Fans in the UK watching on Sky Box Office.
I thank them for staying up late with us here tonight.
As Jeff Hardy's trying to find a way out of this predicament,
where MVP focusing on the legs. That's never a bad strategy
for a high-flyer like Hardy.
[Tazz] It's a great strategy.
Good strategy to keep the high-flyer, like Jeff Hardy, down.
MVP, as I said earlier, he's grounded… he grounded Jeff Hardy here.
Oh!
Again, obvious pinpointing the back, the spine of Jeff Hardy.
[Ross] Thunderous kick there moments ago.
Hardy now on the outside.
-Still in a dangerous position. -[Tazz] Watch out!
Hardy took a chance, left his feet.
When you leave your feet, it's hard to change directions, obviously.
[Tazz] You're right. You're in mid-flight, JR. Watch out!
[Ross] MVP using…
Every time Hardy finds himself in a predicament,
MVP takes advantage.
[Tazz] Jeff Hardy had something high risk in mind,
and, bingo, the strong style, the strong style of MVP
dropping Hardy. Here we go!
[Ross] And the cover. The hook of the far leg…
And again the second near-fall
in the last few moments created by Montell Vontavious Porter,
MVP.
[Tazz] Again, great strategy. Go for pin covers.
You hit hot… You hit high-impact moves.
You go for the win. You zone in for the kill!
Oh!
[Ross] Hardy to the corner and tied to the Tree of Woe upside down,
and there you see Jeff Hardy's head just touching the canvas.
[Tazz] All of Hardy's weight is on his neck,
or was on his neck. Watch out.
Oh my God!
[Ross] Jeff Hardy's head bouncing off the canvas
here in the home of the Indiana Pacers.
[Tazz] Damn near criminal there.
You take a man's head while he's upside down
and just drive it in the back of the mat.
[Ross] And again MVP…
[Tazz] What…
[Ross] …forcing Hardy's hand
with yet his third near-fall.
And MVP seems to perhaps be getting a little frustrated, Tazz.
[Tazz] It might be, JR. I think he's getting frustrated.
I agree with you.
Look at the power here of MVP.
Hardy desperately trying to do something to--
Oh!
[Ross] Hardy reaching back in desperation,
much to the delight of this sold-out crowd here tonight.
Able to create some offense, and, more importantly,
a break in the action.
[Tazz] Well, this one paid off.
Jeff Hardy has a great ability to counter maneuvers
while he's in… in harm's way.
And look at that, speaking of counters.
[Ross] Hardy with the, uh, the mule kick.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Oh!
[Ross] And, boy, did MVP have that double kick well scouted.
[Tazz] Hardy went right across the ring. A lot of leg strength by MVP.
[Ross] And MVP looking to win it here.
-[Tazz] Gonna get it. -[Ross] Both legs are hooked.
And…
Jeff Hardy just refuses to stay down.
[Tazz] Well, the risk right here did not pay off.
Look at that power right there,
the leg strength of… of MVP. A lot of counters in this match.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy thus far has been grounded.
[Tazz] Yeah, looks like he can hardly stand up, JR.I can imagine
I can imagine the pain that's wracked Hardy's body.
[Tazz] Watch out, here comes the kick, baby. MVP!
To the…
Oh!
[Ross] MVP may… may have hesitated a… a second too long,
as Hardy was able to counter,
and certainly Jeff Hardy no stranger to those kicks of MVP,
as we have well documented.
[Tazz] But can Jeff Hardy capitalize on that counter?
[Ross] Referee's ten-count ends at seven.
[Tazz] Watch out-- Oof!
[Ross] And the Russian leg sweep by Hardy,
who's North Carolinian. Go figure.
And the cover,
the pinning combination.
[Tazz] Tough move to kick out of.
All your weight jackknifed on the back of your neck.
[Ross] This whole issue got very personal in the VIP Lounge,
where MVP even invoked the name of Jeff Hardy's late dog, Jack.
[Tazz] Yeah-- Uh-oh.
[Ross] And now we've got-- Oh, Hardy…
[Tazz] Hardy with a sunset flip, got him!
[Ross] A good counter…
[Tazz] Nice sunset flip out of nowhere by Hardy, and…
Look at this! Oh!
[Ross] Jeff Hardy with the Whisper in the Wind.
[Tazz] Jeff's shifted into another gear, JR.
High-risk district, baby!
What the hell?
[Ross] Shelton Benjamin, the United States Champion.
Where did Benjamin come from?
Hardy saw Benjamin apparently in his peripheral vision.
[Tazz] Look at Hardy here!
[Ross] Jeff going for the Swanton.
MVP had time to… to regroup somewhat
and avoid the contact.
[Tazz] Crashed and burned did Jeff Hardy.
[Ross] Oh, watch out. MVP coiled.
[Tazz] Watch out… Oh my God.
[Ross] The Drive-by Kick caught Hardy in the temple.
-And MVP wins it! -[bell rings]
♪ I'm coming! ♪
♪ Nobody could stop me… ♪
[Roberts] The winner of this match, MVP!
[Tazz] Ironically, JR, it was Jeff's recklessness
that, at the end of the day, got him in trouble
and more or less cost him that match, unfortunately.
[Ross] Well, you gotta wonder if Shelton Benjamin's coming down
to… to get in Jeff Hardy's business
or MVP's business,
after what we saw last week on Friday Night SmackDown,
the errant kick from MVP kicking Benjamin.
But, bottom line, you're right.
[Tazz] Whisper in the Wind right here. Watch this beautiful maneuver.
Going up for the Swanton after that,
but again there's the risk taking,
but able to take out Shelton Benjamin, who came out of nowhere.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy making a calculated error,
simply out of emotion,
and his delay in the Swanton allowed this to happen.
[Tazz] Oh yeah. Watch this. Boom!
[Ross] Oh!
[Tazz] Good night, Irene, once that happens, baby.
I don't care who you are.
That Drive-by Kick, nasty.
Very impressive victory by MVP.
Great matchup.
[Ross] Absolutely a great matchup.
Tonight, at SummerSlam, MVP the winner.
Among many interesting matches tonight,
the intergender Winner Takes All tag team match,
where the winner will take not only the Intercontinental,
but also the Women's Championship.
-Now-- -All right.
Everyone is so excited to see the crowning
of a new Intercontinental and Women's Champion.
Maria, I almost didn't recognize you.
You really let yourself… fall apart since we broke up.
As you can see, I'm doing just great.
Thank you for asking.
I have a new amore in my life.
The tabloids call us Glamarella.
It's a phenomenon.
A phenomenon kinda like your unibrow?
Thank you for noticing.
I grew it because it drives "The Glamazon" crazy.
But enough about my manscaping.
We have some history to make. Excuse me.
That is awkward.
Come on, Broadzilla.
He's all mine.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, later tonight, inside that Hell in a Cell,
it'll be The Undertaker and Edge.
It's a 36-foot square with 20-foot walls,
weighing five tons of steel.
And, ladies and gentlemen,
that'll be hanging in the balance. Something else is hanging in the balance.
Tazz, is… will Edge and Vickie be divorced?
[Tazz] Well, I don't know. I know I'm gonna text, uh, my opinion.
I'm not gonna share that with you though.
[Ross] Very straightforward question. Will Edge and Vickie divorce?
[bell rings]
The following is an intergender Winner Takes All match.
It is for the Intercontinental Championship
and the WWE Women's Championship.
[Mickie James' theme music playing]
Introducing first, from Richmond, Virginia,
she's the WWE Women's Champion,
Mickie James!
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, this unique title matchup
the brainchild of new Raw General Manager Mike Adamle.
It's called an Adamle Original.
[Lawler] Whatever it's called, I like it.
Well, I love Mickie James, but I like the whole concept.
First time that we've ever had any… a match of this kind in the WWE.
[Cole] Winner Takes All.
♪ Come on ♪
♪ Yeah, ya know ♪
♪ SOS ♪
♪ I hear them shouting ♪
♪ SOS ♪
♪ I hear them crying… ♪
[Garcia] Introducing her tag team partner, from Jamaica,
weighing in at 218 lbs,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
Kofi Kingston!
[Cole] And, King, what a splash Kofi Kingston has made.
Back in June,
Kingston was drafted from ECW to Raw in the Supplemental Draft.
The first night on the Raw roster was Night of Champions.
He won the Intercontinental Championship from Chris Jericho.
Well, without a doubt, young Kofi Kingston has made quite a name for himself.
Look at the excitement. This place is electrified by Kofi Kingston.
Kofi Kingston, the Intercontinental Champion.
His partner, the Women's Champion, Mickie James.
But will those two hold their respective titles
when this matchup is over?
[Santino Marella's theme music playing]
[Garcia] Introducing the challengers,
the team of Santino Marella
and Beth Phoenix, "The Glamazon."
[Cole] What did Santino say the tabloids are calling his relationship with Beth?
[Lawler] Glamarella?
-[Cole] Guessing it's like Brangelina. -[Lawler chuckles] Right.
[Cole] But nonetheless a golden opportunity
for Santino and Beth Phoenix here tonight.
This is an intergender matchup,
which means men can fight the women in this matchup.
Now, both titles are on the line,
the Women's title and the Intercontinental Championship.
First pinfall or submission means that the titles will go to the team
who picks up that first pinfall or submission.
-That's a lot to say. -[Lawler] Yes.
Beth Phoenix is a lot to look at.
Do you think her… think her body has gone to her head?
Proud of that physique, and rightfully so.
I mean, we… we don't refer to her as "The Glamazon" for nothing.
I mean, she is absolutely…
What… She used to say,
"It's the perfect combination of beauty and power and strength."
[Cole] Physical yet gorgeous. Powerful yet pretty.
I don't know if you'd call that unibrow on Santino beautiful.
He actually called it manscaping.
[Lawler] Ah, this is gonna be interesting to see who starts this matchup.
[Cole] Santino did say on Santino's call sign, WWE.com, this week
that he wears the pants in the relationship.
[Lawler] Well, it looks like he may wear the pants,
but I think Beth tells him what pair to wear.
[Cole] So Beth gonna start things off against Mickie James.
Again, Winner Takes All.
First pinfall or submission means the titles go to the winning team.
And Mickie James, who took the Women's Championship
from Beth Phoenix back in April…
And there's the strength of "The Glamazon" we talked about.
[Lawler] Well, Mickie James wanted to start this match off with a headlock
and take Beth Phoenix over,
and "The Glamazon" was having none of that.
[Cole] Mickie gonna try to out-wrestle Beth Phoenix
in the early going of this matchup.
Beth held the Women's Championship for six months
before Mickie James, in an upset in the United Kingdom back in April,
won the Women's title.
[Lawler] And Beth Phoenix has been focusing,
thinking about nothing but getting that title back.
Tonight's her shot.
And I can assure you, she is gonna be… ready for anything.
Wow! Maybe wasn't ready for that.
[Cole] Trying to cut "The Glamazon" down to size is the gutsy champion.
First pinfall of the matchup,
and a hook of the leg, and a kick-out by Beth Phoenix.
[Lawler] Look at that. I knew that unibrow was gonna show up.
[Cole] I don't know if Santino's playing cheerleader or coach.
[Lawler] I heard Santino was the first in his family
to be born without a tail.
Now he's got the-- Oh!
[Cole] You saw Santino's reaction to that kick from Mickie James,
and Santino into the ring off the tag.
Remember, intergender rules, so this is legal.
[Lawler] That was a nice legal kick.
Oh… oh…
[Cole] Santino and Mickie involved in a battle on Raw this past Monday night.
Mickie James… [chuckles]
[Lawler] An aptly named monkey flip right there,
making a monkey out of Santino. Look at this!
[Cole] Kofi Kingston, what a crossbody
from the Intercontinental Champion.
And what I like to call controlled frenzy is taking control of this matchup.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Lawler chuckling]
[Lawler] Man, the athleticism of this young man is truly amazing.
Look at… look at Kofi go!
[Cole] Just tremendous leaping ability.
Ooh, and what an uppercut!
What are you doing? You're ruining this for me.
This is not fun. Come on!
[Lawler] Oh, look out!
[Cole] Beth and Santino exchanging words.
[Lawler] I think Beth was saying Santino's ruining this for her.
-Better watch your backs! -[Cole] Oh!
Look at… Did you see…?
Beth saved Santino, but did you see the athleticism of Kofi to hang on?
[Lawler] Yes. Uh-oh, wait a minute here.
[referee] Get up here!
Stay there!
[Lawler] The ref trying to pull Santino back into the ring.
[Cole] But the former Intercontinental Champion Santino
took advantage.
Quickly into the cover. Forearm in the jaw,
and a kick-out. Remember, if Santino had picked up the pinfall there,
Santino and Beth would have won the Women's and Intercontinental title.
[Lawler] Let's check out Santino's masculinity one more time.
Watch when he sees Kofi coming. [laughs]
[Cole] Well, remember, Santino said he and Beth had history to make tonight.
[Lawler] Uh-huh. That was pretty historical right there.
Santino jumping into the waiting arms of his girlfriend.
[Cole chuckles]
[Cole] A real Romeo and Juliet.
And Santino, looked like he stuck a thumb in Kofi's eye.
Referee John Cone was blinded.
as Beth Phoenix comes into the ring, and "The Glamazon"…
[Lawler] What a boot to the ribs of Kofi Kingston there.
[Cole] Good tags.
They're working well together as a team, Santino and Beth, King.
Hence the title Glamarella.
-Oh! -[Cole] Oh, nice snap suplex by Santino.
And a kick-out by Kingston.
How about this again?
Come on, Kofi, huh?
-Come on, Kofi! -Give up! You stupid!
Santino loving the trash talk when he's in control of the match.
Come on!
[Lawler] …getting beaten up by somebody,
then having them talk to you while they're doing it.
Come on, Kofi, huh? Just tell me.
Ring the bell!
[Cole] Santino trying to get Kofi to tap out.
If he does here, those titles would change hands.
[Lawler] Santino screaming for the referee to ring the bell. It's not over yet.
[Cole] Not even close, as Kofi Kingston…
-Both men, I believe, butted heads. -[Lawler] I think you're right.
[Cole] Mickie made the tag.
And so did Beth Phoenix.
[Cole] The gutsy veteran Mickie James,
a multi-time Women's Champion, taking it to Beth Phoenix.
[Lawler] I don't think this is what "The Glamazon" envisioned
in her… in her first attempt to regain this Women's title.
[Cole] Ooh! Mickie just taking it to Beth,
and Santino's gonna pay.
And Mickie…
[Lawler] Mickie keeping the upper hand here on Beth Phoenix.
[Cole] Winner Take All matchup.
Hurricanrana sends Beth flying.
[Lawler] "The Glamazon"'s forehead was planted right into that mat.
She's woozy!
[Cole] Mickie James, a Lou Thesz press from the top rope.
Went for the cover, and Santino got involved.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] And paid for it!
-[Lawler] Look out! Good grief! -[Cole] Ooh!
[referee] Hey, get out of here!
-[Cole] Uh-oh. -[Lawler] Oh yes!
-[Cole] Santino… -[Lawler] Look at this! [laughs]
What an amazing DDT!
[Cole] Oh, but the distraction cost Mickie.
A blindside shot from Beth Phoenix.
And "The Glamazon" all power!
And Glamarella could be closing in on two titles.
Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella have won!
[Garcia] Here are your winners,
the new Intercontinental Champion, Santino Marella,
and the new WWE Women's Champion, Beth Phoenix,
"The Glamazon"!
[Lawler] I don't think Santino Marella has any idea where he is,
much less that he's just won a championship.
[Cole] Santino now a two-time Intercontinental Champion,
Beth a two-time Women's Champion.
[Lawler] Yeah, look. You won while you were unconscious.
And now look.
It's like he'd won his ninth gold medal or something.
[Cole] Beth Phoenix picks up the victory for his team.
Oh…
Winner Take All matchup.
New Intercontinental Champion and Women's Champion crowned
here at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Unbelievable. I mean, that…
Oh, look at this.
[Cole] You gotta be…
you gotta be kidding me!
We won!
[Cole] Look at Santino.
[Lawler] They really will be calling them Glamarella after this.
We did it!
[Lawler] How strong is Beth Phoenix?
We did it!
[Lawler] You can see what happened here.
Kofi Kingston, that rope pulled down by Santino
took Kofi out of the action.
Then Santino was taken out of the action
with a beautiful DDT by Mickie James.
[Cole] But Beth Phoenix out of nowhere, the blindside assault.
And Beth Phoenix, taking advantage,
picks up the victory.
Beth Phoenix the new Women's Champion,
and, yes, ladies and gentlemen, Santino the Intercontinental Champion.
[Lawler] Thanks solely to Beth Phoenix.
[Cole] Glamarella's got all the gold.
Well, the tabloids are gonna be buzzing about this.
[Lawler] Look at those kisses.
I missed you. I missed you so much.
I missed you.
You know, King, the Hardy Boyz' style,
that death-defying, high-flying style,
really patterned after a man that they called their hero,
their idol growing up, Shawn Michaels.
Exactly. You know, there's been a lot of speculation
about the future of Shawn Michaels,
and tonight we're gonna hear about the future
from Shawn himself.
Well, that future was clouded last month
when Shawn Michaels went one-on-one in a matchup at The Great American Bash
against his rival Chris Jericho.
[ominous music playing]
There's been severe damage done to my eye.
My doctors and I are monitoring that, uh, fairly regularly.
So the deal is this. I have
a reevaluation
with my doctors the Friday before SummerSlam.
I plan on coming to SummerSlam
and publicly announcing what my future holds.
For the first time in my life,
I'm gonna listen
to what the doctors say.
But if they tell me that there's some risk to my sight,
then I'm… I'm prepared to… to walk away.
You know, Chris Jericho mentioned that I should perhaps
look back on a wonderful career.
Spend my time
loving my wife, loving my children.
And I'm thinking maybe…
that's what I should do.
[music fades]
[whooshing]
-[Shawn Michaels's theme music playing] -♪ Oh, oh, Sean! ♪
♪ I think I'm cute ♪
♪ I know I'm sexy ♪
♪ I've got the looks ♪
♪ That drives a girl wild ♪
♪ I've got the moves ♪
♪ That really move them ♪
♪ I send chills… ♪
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels!
[Cole] Well, Shawn accompanied by his, uh, his wife, Rebecca, King,
and really no surprise that Rebecca would be here tonight
on what is expected to be
one of the most important decisions in Shawn Michaels' career
to be made here tonight at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Well,
quite frankly, uh, you know, seeing Rebecca there at his side
is, uh, to me, not necessarily a good omen.
I was hoping that, uh,
Shawn would come out with an announcement
that would make everybody jump to their feet,
but, uh… and he might yet, but… I don't know.
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy… ♪
[music fades]
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK!
[chanting continues]
First of all, I wanted to come out here
and thank everybody who has supported us through this difficult time.
[cheering]
But let's get right to it.
I recently
had an appointment with my doctors
for a reevaluation…
of my eye,
and, due to complications with my eye,
compounded with the knee surgeries and back surgery
and all the other countless injuries I've had over my career,
his recommendation to me and… and us
was for me to walk away.
[booing]
Now,
ultimately, he said it was my decision.
And, after talking it over with my wife, Rebecca, and other family members,
we've decided
for the first time in my… professional career,
it is time for me to
heed the doctor's advice and walk away.
[booing]
I want you to know
that I have had
a wonderful career,
and I regret nothing.
I came here in 1988,
and I… I can remember my first SummerSlam.
And from that SummerSlam to this one,
each and every one of you
have given me the opportunity
to be "The Heartbreak Kid."
To be the headliner,
the main event, the icon, "The Showstopper."
[cheering, applause]
And even "Mr. WrestleMania."
I've also…
I've also been known for some other things. I'm…
I'm known as the guy that screwed Bret Hart.
[scattered booing]
I'm also the guy that formed D-Generation X.
[cheering]
Whoo!
[Michaels] I'm the man that innovated the ladder match.
I'm also the guy that lost his smile.
And I will forever be known as the man who retired Ric Flair.
[crowd] Woo!
But I now have an opportunity
to be known as something else.
Full-time husband
and a full-time father.
[cheering, applause]
Now,
ultimately…
ultimately, I know this is not gonna be a popular decision,
but… I know it's the right one.
So I wanna come out here
and, from the bottom of my heart, I wanna thank--
[Chris Jericho's theme music playing]
♪ Come on ♪
♪ You know I got ya ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ One, break the walls down ♪
♪ Break down the walls ♪
♪ For those about to rock I'm what you want ♪
♪ Baby, you know you're Judas…
[Lawler] I don't know what this is about, Michael, but it is highly inappropriate,
I can assure you.
[Cole] Now, Chris Jericho, King, the man who was responsible
for Shawn Michaels's recent rash of eye injuries
that… that forced him to come out here tonight
and say he was gonna walk away.
[Lawler] Well, he has no business out here now.
-♪ You know I got ya ♪ -♪ Jericho ♪
-♪ Yeah ♪ -♪ Jericho ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'm awakened from a deep sleep You're all weak ♪
♪ You're living in the agony of defeat ♪
♪ I am the master of your whole heap ♪
♪ I am the pastor, flock ya like sheep… ♪
-[music fades] -[booing]
-[Lawler] He here to pay his respects? -No.
Excuse me?
You heard exactly what I said, and I said no.
I'm not gonna allow you to go out this way.
I'm not gonna allow you to take the eye injury that I gave you
and mix it in with the rest of your injuries
and go out on your own terms. That's not going to happen.
You are walking away from this business because of Chris Jericho,
and I want you to admit that to my face right now.
[booing]
I mean it.
If you have even the slightest amount of human decency,
you will get out of this ring right now.
No.
I'm not going anywhere until you admit to the world
that the reason why you're walking away
isn't because of your doctor's orders or your family's influence.
You're walking away because of what Chris Jericho did to you.
You shall never forget that I am the one who damaged your eye beyond repair,
and I want to hear you say it.
You need to admit that to your wife.
You need to go home and talk to your precious little children
and tell them why Daddy can't go to work anymore,
and you need to admit it to yourself in your heart of hearts,
and, most importantly, you need to admit it to me,
because I deserve to hear it.
I have earned the right to hear you say that I put you out.
I want the last moment of your professional career
to be you looking at me face-to-face, eye-to-eye,
and saying that Chris Jericho put you out for good.
[booing]
Because it doesn't matter,
all of your accomplishments and all your accolades,
all the championships you've won and all the fans you made.
Because, as of right now, the epitaph for your professional life
is going to read, "Shawn Michaels."
"The man who was forced to walk away from the wrestling business
because of Chris Jericho."
[booing]
Okay, Chris.
I'll admit it.
I'll go home.
I'll sit my wife down.
I'll sit my kids down.
And I'll tell them
that the reason Daddy can't wrestle anymore
is because of the actions
of a vile, selfish,
worthless human being.
[cheering]
But I want you to do me a favor.
I want you to go home,
sit your wife down,
your kids down,
look them in the eye,
and tell them
that Daddy will never, ever
be Shawn Michaels.
[cheering]
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK!
[chanting continues]
[inaudible]
[outraged booing]
[female fan] Oh, I bet you feel like a real man now, don't you?
[Michaels speaking indistinctly]
-[booing continues] -[male fan] Screw you, Jericho!
[Michaels speaking indistinctly]
[indistinct conversation]
Can you hear us?
[booing continues]
-[booing continues] -[indistinct conversation]
[medic speaking indistinctly]
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Shawn, is she okay?
Baby, I'm sorry I got you into this, okay?
-Shawn, let us take her in the back. -Right.
We're just gonna sit you up, okay?
-Take it easy. Take it slow. -You're gonna be okay.
[indistinct conversation]
[cheering]
[Lawler] Well, I mean, just when you think you've seen everything,
something like this happens.
Jericho, obviously trying to
nail Shawn Michaels,
accidentally punches Rebecca, I mean, right in the mouth,
right in the face. Oh.
[Cole] Right on… right on the chin.
[medic 1] Take it easy. Take it easy.
[cheering, applause]
I'm gonna make him pay.
[cheering, applause]
[Lawler] Accidentally punched… Oh.
I've never seen anything like that.
Michael, can you imagine what's going on in the head of Shawn Michaels right now?
The…
Oh, look at his wife's face.
We'll just go at your speed here, all right?
Just take it easy.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh.
[Rebecca breathing heavily]
[Lawler] Her lip is all swollen. I think it's cut.
[cheering, applause]
[medic 1] You all right?
Just take your time.
And in through here.
["Ready to Roll" playing]
[Grisham] You're looking live at a sold-out Conseco Fieldhouse
in the racing capital of the world,
but tonight it's the sports entertainment capital of the world,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Alongside Matt Striker, my name is Todd Grisham,
and it is time for our ECW main event,
as Mark Henry defends his ECW Championship
against a man many feel… many consider to be a huge underdog
in Matt Hardy.
Add to Matt Hardy's underdog status,
the question is his health going into tonight's championship opportunity
because of what happened last week
on the main event of ECW. Let's take a look.
[Grisham] Matt Hardy and Mark Henry had teamed up in a tag team match
to get a very impressive victory,
but the celebration didn't go as they normally go.
[Striker] Look at the snake in the grass-like
deceptively quick Mark Henry
slamming Matt Hardy right down on the belt.
That uncivil union was forced to coexist,
but tonight highly combustible personalities
will explode right here at SummerSlam.
[bell rings]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the ECW Championship.
-[Matt Hardy's theme music playing] -♪ Oh yeah ♪
♪ Whoo ♪
[Grisham] So here comes the number one contender, Matt Hardy,
who has nearly done it all in the WWE.
An eight-time Tag Team Champion, Hardcore Champion,
European Champion, United States Champion,
but Hardy has never won a major heavyweight title.
But he can tonight.
[Striker] Perhaps the biggest night of Matt Hardy's life.
Todd, so many Superstars have fought their entire careers
to never make it to this moment.
The intensity in Matt Hardy's eyes
only rivaled by his passion within
and the adulation of his fans.
Listen to them!
[Grisham] The next time you can see a WWE pay-per-view,
it'll be Unforgiven,
Sunday September 7 from Cleveland, Ohio.
But Matt Hardy, one of the biggest matches of his life
on one of the biggest nights on the WWE calendar,
SummerSlam.
[Striker] Here we go.
[Mark Henry's theme music playing]
♪ Somebody gonna get their ass kicked ♪
♪ Somebody gonna get their wig split… ♪
[Grisham] And there he is, ladies and gentlemen, Mark Henry.
We call him "The World's Strongest Man" because, quite simply, he is.
Henry has won the Arnold Schwarzenegger's World's Strongest Man contest.
He's a two-time Olympian,
three-time medal winner at the Pan Am Games.
But, most importantly, Mark Henry is your ECW Champion.
[Striker] Not only is Mark Henry extremely powerful,
but speaking with Tony Atlas earlier today,
Tony assured me
that Mark Henry is in the best cardiovascular shape of his career.
This champion is not only strong.
He's quick as well.
And that is a lethal combination.
[Grisham] The numbers don't lie.
Why is Matt Hardy considered a big underdog by some?
Well, there's a 150-lb weight differential.
[Striker] Yes, but understand,
two of Matt Hardy's arguably most effective maneuvers,
the Twist of Fate and the Side Effect, do not involve lifting your opponent.
Introducing first, the challenger. From Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing in at 236 lbs,
Matt Hardy!
[cheering]
And his opponent, from Silsbee, Texas,
weighing in at 392 lbs,
he is "The World's Strongest Man"
and the ECW Champion,
Mark Henry!
[booing]
[Grisham] Mark Henry a master of intimidation.
The past few weeks on ECW,
he's shown Matt Hardy how he can bend a frying pan in half.
He twisted a 40-inch steel bar,
treated it like a… a piece of string.
Not to mention what he did last week on ECW,
Mark Henry slamming Matt Hardy on that ECW title.
[Striker] The champion in the black and gold.
Matt Hardy, the challenger, in the bronze.
One fall for the ECW Championship.
[Grisham] And Matt Hardy, true to form, comes out on the offensive.
But a clubbing forearm by Mark Henry,
one of the biggest forearms the WWE has ever seen,
stops Hardy in his tracks.
[Striker] There's some quickness by Hardy, and…
Twist of Fate right here!
[Grisham] Hardy! Could we see an upset
in the first 30 seconds of this ECW Championship match?
Two…
-Wait a minute. -[Striker] Tony Atlas getting involved.
-Referee Mike Posey calling for the bell. -[bell rings]
That's a disqualification. That's outside interference.
[Grisham] Matt Hardy seemingly had the championship won,
and, oh my, right into those steel steps.
[Striker] Tony Atlas still bench-presses 500 lbs,
still a force to be reckoned with,
right here in front of our announce table taking it to Matt Hardy.
[Grisham] And wait!
It's Jeff Hardy, Matt's brother!
[Striker] Jeff, who we just saw take a hellacious kick to the face by MVP,
out here to defend the honor of his brother!
-Swanton! -[Grisham] A Swanton Bomb by Jeff Hardy.
-And now wait a minute. -[Striker] Oh!
[Grisham] It's Mark Henry.
[Striker] It's breaking down right here in front of us.
[Grisham] So the Hardys having to team up again,
but not under the circumstances they would like.
[Striker] It's gonna take two of them to d--
No way. They can't…
[Grisham] A suplex!
380 lbs of humanity
was just suplexed by Jeff and Matt Hardy.
[Striker] Listen to these people.
Arguably, the greatest tag team of the last 20 years
reunites right here tonight.
[Grisham] So the ECW Championship match
went awry in a hurry
as Matt Hardy's manager getting involved,
perhaps protecting "The World's Strongest Champion"
from losing his title.
[Striker] Championships are for champions.
They cannot change hands on a DQ.
[Chimel] The winner of this match, as a result of a disqualification,
Matt Hardy!
[Grisham] As you know, a championship cannot change hands on a disqualification,
so the champion, for now, still is Mark Henry.
[Striker] Yeah, this is absolutely far from over,
and you have to wonder what goes through the mind of Mark Henry.
'Cause if Tony Atlas did not assist,
Matt Hardy's Twist of Fate could very well have made him
the ECW Champion right here tonight.
[Grisham] So the Hardys stand tall,
but Mark Henry still has the ECW Championship.
[Striker] Wow.
And nearly 16,000 fans enjoying the 20th anniversary of SummerSlam.
Still many more memories to come here tonight.
I'm gonna tell you, what all have we seen so far?
This has been absolutely astounding.
Unreal. And you know what,
we gotta thank Jet Black Stare right now
for our official SummerSlam theme song.
It's called "Ready to Roll," and we've been on a roll here tonight.
[Cole] We have, and we want your opinion. We wanna know what you think.
With all that's transpired on SmackDown over the past few months,
with Edge hurtling towards hell,
will Edge and Vickie get a divorce?
[Lawler] You never really know a woman till you meet her in court.
[Cole] You should know.
Yet another opportunity for that man,
he's CM Punk.
he's the World Champion,
to prove himself to the naysayers tonight.
Right now, a special inside look
at the World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk.
-[Punk] My name… -[Punk] My name…
-[Punk] …is CM… -[Punk] My name is CM Punk.
[hard rock music playing]
-[Punk] Some have called me a… -[Layfield] Fluke.
[Cole] Punk is cashing in Money in the Bank!
-GTS! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Punk] I prefer to be called World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] Punk's done it! Punk's the champion!
♪ Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh ♪
♪ Street signs And the centerline spinning… ♪
[Punk] The World Championship is around my waist
because I've earned it.
My name is CM Punk. [echoing]
[Layfield] What makes you think you're so special? [echoing]
[dramatic music playing]
I'm a self-made millionaire.
I own my own company that I'm CEO of.
I'm New York City's favorite son,
and before me stands Cinderella.
Well, let me explain this to you, Cindy.
Midnight strikes. Fairy tales are not real.
'Cause I can beat you at anything I choose to do.
A drinking contest, Mr. Straight Edge.
You don't drink. You don't smoke. You call that healthy and clean.
I call it boring.
I will toast to you
and to the end of the footnote
that is called your pathetic World Championship run.
So I drink this, and what then?
Then I'm just like you?
[Cole] Oh! Bottoms up!
[Punk] Sometimes, it's what you don't do that makes you who you are.
[Cole] The champion lives by his own rules.
[Punk] I'm not JBL.
I'm CM Punk.
[Layfield] I'm getting my damn torch back,
and I am prepared to do whatever I have to do to get it.
[Punk] It's gonna be the crowning achievement of my career,
defeating you and walking out of SummerSlam
still World Heavyweight Champion.
[music fades]
[thunder rumbles]
[bell rings]
[Garcia] This next match is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[John "Bradshaw" Layfield's theme music playing]
[Lawler] You don't have to be in a hurry to say anything, Michael. Just sit back,
and just enjoy the sight
of that luxuriously long limousine.
And the self-made millionaire, JBL.
[Cole] JBL, the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.
He won the right to be here.
Another Adamle Original matchup from new General Manager Mike Adamle.
JBL and Chris Jericho teaming up against CM Punk,
and as time ran out in that matchup, JBL pinned Punk
to win this title opportunity here tonight at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Oh, JBL…
If… if you can read faces,
he looks like he's in the mood to make the best of that opportunity
right here tonight.
[Cole] JBL telling CM Punk last week
that fairy tales aren't real,
that midnight will strike here tonight at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Referring to Cinderella, he even called CM Punk "Cindy."
[Cole] JBL, the longest-running WWE Champion in SmackDown history,
hopes to add the World title to his collection here tonight.
And great success over the years at SummerSlam for JBL.
[music fades]
[Lawler] He's all-around successful.
[CM Punk's theme music playing]
♪ Yeah! ♪
[Cole] Here is the man who won the title at the end of June
as he cashed in Money in the Bank
in a surprise on Monday Night Raw.
But the underdog, who's had uphill battles ever since,
has held that championship, and he's worn it proud, King.
[Lawler] Well, you saw one of CM Punk's young fans in the crowd
that says "Punk is no transition,"
and that's what CM Punk hopes to prove tonight.
[Cole] JBL has called Punk a paper champion,
a transitional champion.
Another tough test for Punk here at SummerSlam.
[music fades]
Introducing the challenger,
from New York City,
John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
[booing]
And from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing in at 222 lbs,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
CM Punk!
[cheering]
[Cole] This matchup, of course, for the World Championship.
It is also a matchup, as JBL likes to put it,
between two different schools.
Old school and new school.
JBL claims that the veterans in sports entertainment
are being pushed out,
that after 17 years,
he finally earned the right in this business
to battle for world championships.
He doesn't think Punk deserves to be at the level he is today.
[Lawler] Well, I don't know if all that stuff about schools
is, uh… is right on the mark or not,
but I do know it's two different styles in the ring that we're gonna see tonight.
[Cole] Well, Punk claiming he's earned this dream
to be at SummerSlam and defend the championship,
to prove that he is a man…
[referee] Back up! Back up! Get out!
[referee issuing instructions indistinctly]
[Lawler] We all know that JBL prides himself
on being, quite frankly, a bully.
And he's gonna try to bully CM Punk around in the early going here.
[Cole] I talked to both men earlier today. They couldn't be any different.
There's the brawling physical style of JBL.
You won't see that out of Punk, but take a look at these two guys.
I mean, for JBL, it's all about running businesses,
Wall Street, winning championships.
For CM Punk, he saw Batman five times.
He likes to play video games. He'd rather drink soda than beer.
Listens to alternative music and not country.
Just a few of the differences between these two men.
[Lawler] Yeah. There's a world of differences.
[Cole] Ooh!
JBL will have to play the power game in this matchup. Ooh!
Punk will try to out-quick him and use his feet as weapons,
that martial arts background of the World Champion.
Ooh! Punk building momentum, knocks the big man down.
And JBL taken out of his game a bit
in the early going of this World title matchup.
[Lawler] You're right.
-You gotta keep your eye on CM Punk! -[Cole] Oh, and CM Punk…
[Lawler] I think that just bounced the back of JBL's head
right off the floor.
[Cole] The World Champion who likes to do things his way.
The workhorse in control of Bradshaw, as we take another look.
[Lawler] Take another look is right. Watch…
-JBL landed-- -[Cole] Great crossbody. Hook of the leg.
Lateral press. JBL kicks out at one.
CM Punk bases his life-- Ooh!
Big shoulder knockdown.
Punk prides himself on being disciplined and… plenty of self-control, King.
He's gonna need all that here tonight against Bradshaw.
Ooh!
The 17-year veteran'll play mind games with the champion,
try to wear the champion down.
[Lawler] Oh, if he can't wear him down, he'll just beat him down.
Watch this. This is a turning point in the match.
Watch this tackle.
Near 300 lbs, former football star JBL,
as the World champ…
Punk tries to go high. You don't see JBL go to the ropes often,
but he's gonna here. And the champion's in trouble.
There's that fall-away slam from the second rope,
and you almost hear the ribs crack in the champion,
as Bradshaw goes for the cover.
The World Championship on the line.
Hooks the leg… And a kick-out at two by Punk.
[Lawler] Well, CM Punk did not need for JBL to…
Ooh! …build a head of steam and get the momentum on his side,
and it looks like that's what's happened now.
[Cole] When JBL is in control, as he is now, King,
it allows his physical prowess to take effect.
He can wear his opponent down.
Clubbing blow after clubbing blow,
that barroom style comes into play.
[Lawler] And not only that,
JBL has got a bona fide mean streak.
Mean, vicious.
He enjoys inflicting pain on his opponent.
[Cole] That's why he's been successful in the ring and in the business world.
Bradshaw called this championship run by Punk "pathetic."
That is a direct quote, ladies and gentlemen.
Say what you want about Punk's run, he's knocked off some of the best,
including Bradshaw once,
Batista on a couple of occasions.
As Bradshaw tries to wear down CM Punk.
This is what Bradshaw has to do, King.
Use his weight
to put the champion out of his game.
[Lawler] Well, you're right in that respect, Michael.
I mean, it'll be good if… if Bradshaw can wear CM Punk down
and… and take him out of his own game,
and stop that high-flying and that sort of maneuver from Punk,
but Bradshaw can end this match in the blink of an eye.
That Clothesline from Hell can come out of nowhere, and it's over.
[Cole] You see the agony on the face of the champion, CM Punk.
And Bradshaw working the ribs and the midsection
that he first injured with that fall-away slam
earlier on in the match.
And here comes the martial arts world champion, CM Punk.
[Lawler] Oh! Bradshaw'll show you he's got a boot of his own.
And it's bigger than yours.
Like his bank account.
[Cole] JBL, cover. World title on the line.
Two-count, kick-out.
JBL, he needs to keep the pace slow, at his pace.
He can't allow it to quicken for the champion, Punk.
And that is what JBL is doing to a T.
Ooh!
Float-over after the suplex,
and a kick-out at two by the champion.
Every one of these near-falls, King, wearing the champ down.
[Lawler] Man, you can feel that over here at the announce table, Michael.
That'll rattle your… all your insides.
Oh!
[Cole] Side throw by Bradshaw.
JBL quickly to the cover again.
Looks for another championship opportunity,
and a kick-out by the champion, powering out at two.
[Lawler] And you see all the weight of Bradshaw
put across the body and face of CM Punk during that cover?
[Cole] And the injured midsection as well
that JBL goes back to.
Trying to suck the breath from the lungs of CM Punk…
the surprise champion who cashed in Money in the Bank back in June,
shocking the entire sports entertainment world.
And many are still shocked that he's champion today.
[Lawler] None more shocked than JBL.
[Cole] Every time Punk defends that title, he has to prove himself,
again and again and again.
[Lawler]
You wanna give up, Punk?
[Lawler] Oh man.
He's got an abdominal stretch
combined with that claw-like maneuver there from JBL.
[Cole] And who knows what damage the midsection suffered
after that fall-away slam earlier in the matchup.
[Lawler] Well, as I said, we're gonna see
two completely different styles in this match,
and right now, this is JBL's style.
This is JBL's match.
Punk is gonna be in a world of trouble if he can't turn things around.
[Cole] Punk's gonna have to dig deep down into the reservoir.
Did that hip toss take a lot out of him, though, with that injured midsection?
Punk is gonna have to call upon all those hours and years of training
and that discipline to get him out of this predicament.
Oh, and there's a knee! A high knee,
and Punk… maybe switching the momentum.
There's the bulldog.
And the World Champion, CM Punk, starting to get back into the matchup.
[Lawler] Man, that knee in the corner jacked the jaw of JBL,
and he's on… he's on Dream Street.
[Cole] Look at this! Going for the Go to Sleep!
For the GTS, which would have ended the matchup,
and a clothesline.
[Lawler] Speaking of ending the matchup.
[Cole] Nearly knocking the champion out of his boots.
[Lawler] I told you.
[Cole] And the elbow for the exclamation point.
And another one from the near-300-pounder.
And JBL wearing down,
punishing the champion.
Cover. Title on the line.
-And Punk somehow kicks out. -[Lawler] Good grief!
Watch this one more time.
JBL works his way out, and bam!
That's a huge clothesline.
And then, as you said, five,
I think I counted five of those 300-lb elbow drops.
Amounted to about 1,500 lbs dropping on CM Punk,
but he's still with us.
[Cole] Yeah, the champ's got some fight in him.
Come on, two.
[Cole] And Punk…
Arms and forearms and boots,
and Bradshaw's been taken to the mat. Shoots the half. Here's the cover.
Does he have it?
A kick-out at two by JBL.
[Lawler] Boy, that was a near-fall.
[Cole] The champion relentless.
That workmanlike attitude continues to help Punk,
who's caught in midair, and Bradshaw may win the title,
may surprise the champion,
who kicks out again at two.
-[referee] He got the shoulder up. -[Lawler chuckles]
-Come on! -[referee] He got the shoulder up.
[Cole] Frustration building in the face of JBL
as you heard him bark at the referee.
[Lawler] Boy, I guess so. I can't tell you how close,
how many times JBL has come within a half, a fraction of a second
of winning this thing.
[Cole] And JBL, he's going for it, King.
Looking for the Clothesline from Hell and got caught in the jaw!
From out of nowhere, the desperate champion…
[Lawler] Punk needs to try to cover him.
[Cole] JBL's eyes are rolling in the back of his head.
As JBL went for the Clothesline from Hell, watch the impact.
[Lawler] I think I can hear JBL trying to tell the referee he's all right,
but, believe me, he's anything but all right.
[Cole] JBL has not moved since being driven…
You see his hands, see him flexing his fingers,
trying to get some feeling back into his body
after that kick to the chin from the champion.
Ooh! High knee.
Going for the bulldog again.
[Lawler] Wait a minute here.
[Cole] But the power and strength of JBL just too much.
Every time Punk starts to build a little offense, King,
JBL just continues to wear him down.
[Lawler] The referee trying to restrain JBL,
but he is incensed right now.
[Cole] JBL can't risk disqualification. This title would not change hands.
-[Lawler] I think… -[Cole] Ooh!
[Lawler] Oh man, I think Punk is bleeding from somewhere.
Look at it. Is it the top of his head? Behind his head?
Oh yeah, right there. That's from that headbutt earlier.
[Cole] It is gut-check time for the champion, CM Punk,
who is in major trouble
for one of the first times in his title reign.
[Lawler] Check this out. I think this is where…
-[Cole] Oh! -[Lawler] Oh, right there.
You see them crack heads, and that split the head of CM Punk.
[Cole] JBL slowly shooting the half, enough wherewithal to do that.
JBL trying to hook the leg. World title could switch hands,
and Punk kicked out again.
[Lawler] CM Punk with the offensive move on JBL earlier,
but it… it may turn into a real turning point in this match
and may come back to haunt CM Punk.
[Cole] I said earlier on in the night that Punk said this was his opportunity
to prove he's a man.
And CM Punk could do that right here!
-The Go to Sleep to the chin! -[Lawler] He hit it!
[Cole] Can Punk do it? Can Punk capitalize?
He hooks the leg.
Shoulders are down.
-Punk retains! -[bell rings]
Punk retains the World title!
[CM Punk's theme music playing]
[Garcia] Here is your winner,
and still the World Heavyweight Champion,
CM Punk!
[Lawler] Punk wins! Punk wins!
Punk wins!
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
you may have to get used to what King just said.
Because yet again CM Punk has silenced the critics.
For the champion, fairy tales are real.
And in his words, tonight marked the crowning achievement
of his career thus far.
CM Punk is indeed the World Heavyweight Champion.
What an impressive, what a gutsy victory for Punk here tonight.
[Lawler] Check this out one more time.
JBL was going for that Clothesline from Hell.
Instead, he was caught. They banged heads,
as you're gonna see right here. Watch the heads.
Pow! Right there.
And I thought that may come back to haunt CM Punk,
but, no, watch this.
Punk hits the Go to Sleep. Bang!
[Cole] And after the GTS, Punk would pick up the pinfall victory,
and the smile on his face tells the story.
CM Punk has done it again.
The underdog champion continues to thwart all opponents
during an unbelievable title reign.
♪ Even through the darkest days ♪
♪ This fire burns ♪
♪ Always ♪
♪ This fire burns ♪
♪ Always… ♪
[Lawler] Well, CM Punk, you gotta admit, he earned it.
♪ I will not be denied ♪
♪ In this final hour… ♪
[Ross] Our congratulations to CM Punk,
but will The Great Khali have better luck than did JBL?
Ladies and gentlemen, let's take a special look
at the two extraordinary athletes that will compete for the WWE title.
[dramatic music playing]
[Tazz] "The King of Kings."
[Cole] A 12-time World Champion.
[Ross] The incomparable Triple H.
[Cole] He is indeed "The Game."
[Ross] "The Game" now a major part of SmackDown.
[man] Friday nights will never be the same.
-[Ross] Yes! -[Lawler] Pedigree!
[Ross] Scores with the Pedigree!
Triple H on top of his game.
[Triple H] What it comes down to is being the best. [echoing]
And right now, you're looking at the best. [echoing]
[Ross] It's all about the championship that that man possesses,
the WWE title.
[Triple H] I live to be WWE Champion. [echoing]
[music fades]
[ominous music playing]
[Singh] Triple H,
The Great Khali doesn't care
that you've beaten some of the greatest in this industry.
The fact of the matter is that you have never, ever gone one-on-one
with the seven-foot-three, 420-lb "Punjabi Nightmare,"
The Great Khali.
[menacing music playing]
[Ross] The behemoth from Bombay,
the number one contender for the WWE title.
[Tazz] Look at the size of Khali's hands!
[Ross] Just amazing strength almost of biblical proportions.
[Singh] Triple H, get out while you still have your pride.
Get out while you still have your health.
Get out while you still have that WWE Championship.
[dramatic music playing]
[Triple H] I have never been in the ring with The Great Khali.
But The Great Khali has never been in the ring with "The Game."
[Ross] Oh, come on!
Khali with a headbutt,
taking down the WWE Champion.
The Great Khali…
Oh, Triple H going for the Pedigree!
[Tazz] I don't think it's anatomically possible.
[Ross] "The Game" could not execute the Pedigree.
[Tazz] No, no, no!
[Ross] The Khali Vise Grip!
[Tazz] Good God, Triple H has no way out of this here.
[Ross] All the strength and that raw, unmitigated power.
Triple H…
[The Great Khali speaking in Punjabi]
[Singh] The Great Khali says that at SummerSlam,
he's got two words for you.
"Game over."
[Ross] We could very well be looking at the next WWE Champion,
The Great Khali.
[music fades]
[whooshing]
[bell rings]
This contest, set for one fall,
is for the WWE Championship.
[The Great Khali's theme music playing]
[booing]
[Ross] Certainly, ladies and gentlemen, the number one contender for the WWE title
is one of the most impressive physical specimens
in the annals of the WWE.
Seven-feet-three-inches tall.
420 lbs.
Tazz, a man with a 85-inch reach,
a 16-inch wrist,
size 18 boots,
and, much like you, a 60 chest.
[Tazz chuckles] Yeah, well, JR,
I'll tell you what right now.
TV does not do this individual justice.
He is straight-up mammoth.
[Ross] A former Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Won the World title by defeating 19 other men
in a huge battle royal.
And without a doubt the most popular personality,
athlete, sports entertainer in all of India.
[Tazz] And The Great Khali, don't make no mistake about it,
is gunning hard for Triple H and "The Game"'s WWE Championship.
[Ross] Ranjin Singh, the attendant.
He's cooler than the other side of the pillow.
He really thinks Khali is gonna easily win the WWE title tonight.
-[Triple H's theme music playing] -♪ It's time to play the game ♪
♪ Time to play the game ♪
[laughter]
[cackling]
♪ It's all about the game And how you play it ♪
♪ All about control And if you can take it ♪
♪ All about your debt And if you can pay it ♪
♪ It's all about pain… ♪
[Ross] An amazing ovation for the 12-time WWE Champion,
and if you look at the list of names that this man has defeated
to win WWE titles,
it reads like a who's who.
It's Mankind and Big Show and The Rock.
It's Chris Jericho and Randy Orton.
It's Shawn Michaels.
It's Bill Goldberg.
[Tazz] Hey, he beat me too, if it's any consolation!
"The Game" is just that. He is "The Game."
And when you're in the ring with this man, it's just so hard to describe.
He is one step ahead of you every time.
"The Game" lives to be the best.
[Cole] Triple H's 11th SummerSlam.
Has not lost a SummerSlam match in six years.
[cheering]
And the WWE title has been defended
at 17 of the 20 SummerSlams,
but has changed hands only three times.
What kind of a gambler are you?
[Tazz] I'm not that big of a gambler,
and, uh, I'm not really a betting man, but I'll tell you what right now.
My view, my opinion straight-up, JR,
Triple H has to be careful.
Has to be careful of that Vise Grip.
We saw on SmackDown two weeks ago
what the Vise Grip did to Triple H.
[Ross] And the other question, Tazz, I have for you,
can Triple H execute the Pedigree
on this massive, massive man?
[Tazz] Well, we haven't seen it yet.
Triple H, I believe, has tried to lock in the Pedigree two or three times
to no success yet. I don't know if it's possible.
Khali's too thick. He's too big.
-[music fades] -[cheering]
Introducing first, the challenger,
from India, standing at seven-feet-three-inches tall,
weighing 420 lbs, The Great Khali!
[booing]
And his opponent, from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing 255 lbs,
he is the current WWE Champion,
Triple H!
[Ross] "The Game" stepping right into the face…
-Well, almost. -[Tazz] Ha, yeah.
[Ross] "The Game," uh, just about a foot shorter
than his number one contender.
[Tazz] To put it into perspective… That's what it's about right there, folks,
the WWE title. But to put it into perspective, JR,
Triple H is like six-four, six-five.
-[bell rings] -He's a head shorter than Great Khali.
[Ross] Well, seven-three to six-four. You can do the math.
[Tazz] I don't like math.
[Ross] And Khali's 165 lbs bigger than the champion.
And look at this size differential. That tells a better story than we can.
[Tazz] Khali showing no respect…
Oh! …for the WWE Champion.
[Ross] Triple H has gotta stick and move. That's what he's doing here.
[Tazz] Yeah, the quickness will definitely be to the advantage of the champion.
Whoa, whoa!
-[Ross] "The Game"… -[Tazz] He's going for…
Triple H trying to hit on that Pedigree, and…
Oh God!
Hitting a wall.
[Ross] "The Game" getting more momentum.
-Uh-oh, Khali… -[Tazz] Oh my God.
Both big hands, these giant hands around the neck,
-Oh! -[Ross] That tree chokeslam!
Khali early with a chokeslam on the WWE Champion,
and "The Game" in big, big trouble in the early going.
Amazing power.
[Tazz] Look at the power. You're not kidding, JR.
Early going of this match, right out of the box,
Khali…
I mean, Triple H is no cruiserweight.
He just got chucked like a small sack of… something. Potatoes.
[Ross] "The Game" weighed in reportedly at 255.
Khali at 420.
And look out!
This one could be over early.
-[Tazz] Vise Grip! -[Ross] Can you believe what we're seeing?
The Great Khali with the Khali Vise Grip,
and those massive, amazingly strong hands
squeezing the title out of "The Game."
[Tazz] You've gotta get out of it quick, Triple H.
Trying to work…
Triple H looked like he's trying to chop down one of those big legs.
[Ross] The knees. "The Game" was kicking at the patella,
the kneecap,
and then the chopblock,
and finally "The Game" destroyed the vertical base of his adversary,
which really seems to be one of the key elements.
[Tazz] You'd have to. You gotta chop down that gigantic redwood
that's hovering over the announce table in front of us here.
[Ross] Ranjin Singh trying to…
Oh my God!
That huge catcher's mitt-sized hand of The Great Khali
caught the WWE Champion walking in,
and now "The Game" thrown abdomen, sternum-first
into the security wall.
[Tazz] Look at the chop over the replay. And this chop,
it's like a ceiling fan hitting you in the head.
This guy's massive.
[female fan] Come on, Triple H!
[Ross] Referee Mickie Henson, the veteran,
up to six on his, uh, ten-count.
Khali has done big-time damage
on the outside of the ring.
The WWE title is on the line.
A one-fall match.
[Tazz] And, JR, in my opinion, it comes down to,
in the early goings of this match, the chokeslam,
the massive, massive tree chokeslam by Great Khali on Triple H.
[Ross] Well, the air was driven out of Triple H on that maneuver.
Then we saw the Khali Vise Grip.
"The Game" quickly had to go to the… the knees of The Great Khali,
but now it's been all vertical offense.
Nothing but high impact from Great Khali.
[Tazz] And I think Triple H seemed like, just trying to get out of the Vise Grip,
going to work… work real quick on one of the knees of… of Great Khali.
But Great Khali shut him down again real quick.
[Ross] Khali's offense may be bowling-shoe ugly,
but it is very effective.
That is a massive arm,
and look at this cover.
The arrogance of the cover of Khali.
[Tazz] Not gonna work with "The King of Kings."
You gotta go for a real cover, in my opinion.
[Ross] Khali measuring "The Game" with that massive hand,
and now the claw applied.
[Tazz] Yeah, that's not just your basic nerve hold there, folks.
That's a hand… Those two hands are like big mitts,
like you said, catcher's mitts. Look at the size of those meat hooks.
[Ross] A lot of athletes in… in the…
in this business over the years
have utilized their hand strength extremely effectively.
We remember the Von Erichs.
We talk about The Bruiser and The Crusher using hand strength.
-[Tazz] Claw hold. -[Ross] The Blackjacks.
[Tazz] Well, that… The claw hold is, uh…
You know, it can do damage.
[Ross] But nothing like The Great Khali.
[Tazz] Look at this now. "The Game," he's high up there, baby.
Watch out. Oh! That's not a basic body slam either.[Ross]
[Ross] Basic, elementary offensive.
The leg drop.
The leg drop by Khali…
"The Game" barely able to get a shoulder up.
[Tazz] Man, Triple H maybe kicking out on instinct there.
"The Game" not looking good.
I have to assume Triple H trying to shake off the effects of that Vise Grip.
Just crushes your skull.
[Ross] But, Tazz, I think you were right to begin with.
That tree-like chokeslam is really what took it out of "The Game" early,
and then the Vise Grip held for a while,
and, luckily for "The Game," not too long.
[Tazz] And the mammoth adversary for "The Game,"
The Great Khali, has a good game plan, obviously.
And it's working, JR.
[Ross] "The Punjabi Punisher" is doing just that
to the WWE Champion.
And I can tell you about "The Game." In my opinion,
he's a man that… that hates losing more than he loves winning.
[Tazz] Triple H bringing the blows right now,
trying to build some kind of a… a comeback.
Watch out. Oh, facebuster!
[Ross] And Khali still didn't go off his feet,
but he did get tangled in the ropes.
[Tazz] Opportunity time for "The King of Kings" right here.
[Ross] I've known a lot of WWE Champions,
but I don't think I've ever met one
that being the WWE Champion means more than that man.
[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] And Khali, to his credit,
able to get that size 18 boot in the face of the champion.
[Tazz] Well, you can't blame Triple H for trying to take advantage
of Khali tied up in the ropes.
Just a tad overzealous was the champion.
[Ross] Huge size and strength disadvantage for Triple H.
[Tazz] Watch out!
[Ross] And Triple H is hellbent on executing a Pedigree.
[Tazz] This massive arm… God, it's gigantic!
-Oh! -[Ross] And Triple…
And "The Game" elevated over the top
from the ring to the floor.
[Tazz] I tell you, The Great Khali has "The Game" scouted very well here.
[Ross] And one would think that Ranjin Singh would make sure
that Khali gets "The Game" back in the ring.
Look at this. That's a seven-foot-three-inch backdrop.
[Tazz] Not a good way to spend a sunny night in Indy.
[Ross] "The Game" trying to… He finally does.
[Tazz] That'll work.
Triple H trying to do anything he can here, JR.
[Ross] Look out, look out. Oh!
A steel ring post.
Steel, and we'll see more of that later tonight,
is very unforgiving.
[Tazz] During the arm-wrestling match a couple of weeks ago,
Triple H had said to Ranjin Singh,
"I'm gonna break one of Khali's legs."
-And… Oh! -[Ross] Gosh!
[Tazz] That hasn't happened yet.
[Ross] Again, the hands and the strength of Khali
while vertical are deadly.
That's Khali's offense.
Striking blows,
remaining vertical.
[Tazz] He's very good at being vertical. He's like a telephone pole with hair.
Oh, look at that!
-[Ross] And Khali now-- -[Tazz] My God, look at this!
[Ross] I thought Khali was caught in a…
Look, he's got the Vise Grip.
Those huge hands around the head of the champion.
[Tazz] Caught "The Game" in full motion.
[Ross] Khali punishing the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] Might be more leverage with Triple H facing him,
but it maybe gives "The Game" the opportunity
to maybe throw a few more body shots if he can… if he can do it.
[Ross] But how much are those body shots affecting this mammoth human being,
The Great Khali?
Can you imagine the celebration in… in India…
[Tazz] Oh God, look at this.
[Ross] …if Khali brings the WWE title back home?
And it looks like that's what could happen.
[Tazz] There's a good chance of that going down right now, JR.
"The Game"'s head is getting crushed.
[Ross] The squeezing, the vise-like effect,
and "The Game" fighting back,
reaching down in his soul,
with an adrenalin rush,
with the title on the line…
[Tazz] Bit of power here of Triple H!
-Oh! -[Ross] But right back in the Vise Grip.
What does Triple H have left?
[Tazz] Well, smart right here by Triple H to try to go to Khali's left knee again.
[Ross] "The Game" able to avoid contact,
luckily for him.
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. -[Ross] Oh, Triple H…
[Tazz] Maybe three times is the charm?
Can he get it, hook it?
[Ross] Come hell or high water, the champion's…
Can he hit it? Yes!
My God! My God!
Triple H able to hit the Pedigree on this freak of nature.
[Tazz] He finally locked it in!
[Ross] And "The Game" is damn sure not over.
♪ It's all about control And if you can take it… ♪
[Roberts] The winner of this match
and still WWE Champion,
Triple H!
[Tazz] I don't know how Triple H did it,
but he had the… the ability to lock in the Pedigree,
and, boom, lights out for The Great Khali.
[Ross] Well, it has been said that success has many fathers,
but failure is an orphan.
"The Game" is no orphan tonight.
Early in the match…
[Tazz] Yeah, well, early in the match, the Vise Grip was on,
and we thought Triple H might have been done right here.
And this slowed "The Game" down, in my opinion,
for most of the match. He fought his way out of this,
but then watch this ceiling fan-like chop.
Boom!
[Ross] Massive hand taking down "The Game,"
but "The Game" would not relent.
[Tazz] Here's the quickness by Triple H,
and then, you know, I didn't think he was gonna be able to get it,
but I guess the third time's the charm.
Struggled to get the Pedigree in.
"The Game" had the ability,
the wherewithal to lock it in,
and then… bam!
[Ross] That was will, perseverance,
and the amazing, amazing resilience to remain…
the passion to remain WWE Champion.
♪ It's all about control And if you can take it ♪
♪ It's all about your debt And if you can pay it… ♪
[Tazz] Triple H eats, sleeps, drinks being the WWE Champion, JR,
and he did it again.
[Ross] I said it earlier.
I truly believe this man hates losing more than he loves winning.
But he loves nothing more in his professional life
more than being the coveted WWE Champion.
♪ Play the game You're gonna be the same ♪
♪ You're gonna change your name You're gonna die in flames ♪
[cackling]
♪ Time to play the game ♪
[Lawler] Amazing victory for "The Game,"
but who's gonna get the next victory?
Two of the biggest stars ever in the WWE,
John Cena and Batista,
will meet one-on-one for the first time ever.
Our fans have voted their opinion on who is the most popular,
but tonight Batista and John Cena will decide it one-on-one in the ring.
[music fades]
-[tense music playing] -[Cole] And here's John Cena.
He wants some more of JBL.
[Lawler] Whoa, wait a minute!
A wild right hand. I don't even know if he knew what he was swinging at.
Oh no!
[Cole] Not the night to mess with Batista.
[Lawler] Oh, look at this!
[Cole] Batista and Cena…
[Lawler] They're gonna have to rip these guys apart.
[Adamle] And I am proud to announce that at SummerSlam,
it will be
John Cena
versus "The Animal" Dave Batista.
[Cole] A match the world wants to see.
[music intensifies]
[Lawler] The first time ever.
[music fades]
[stirring music playing]
[Cena] I think back to WrestleMania 21.
I had just won the WWE Championship,
and almost simultaneously Batista is crowned World Heavyweight Champion,
and I think to myself, "One day."
And then I wrestle Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania. [echoing]
And then all I can hear is the talk of Dave Batista,
who stole the show and tore down the house. [echoing]
And with a competitive scowl, I think to myself,
"One day." [echoing]
And then finally on Draft day,
Dave Batista drafted to Raw.
Two Superstars on the same program,
and the locker room begins to talk.
One man must step down.
One man must step up and be the man,
and I think to myself,
"One day."
And I know now that one day,
the day is SummerSlam.
The time is coming up! [echoing]
[dramatic music playing]
[Cole] It is a match six years in the making.
I've never admitted this to anyone. For six years, I've been watching you.
[Ross] The beast has been unleashed!
[Batista] I lash out, and when I lash out,
people get hurt.
[Cole] There is no one more intense than Batista.
You say you've been watching me? 'Cause I've been watching you too.
[Ross] Cena with so much emotion.
[Cena] Every week, I came down that ramp,
and I turned critics into believers.
[Ross] He is aggressive. Cena is fearless.
[Cena] I've answered a lot of questions.
[Cole] Well, you can feel the tension building.
[Cena] We've never answered this one.
[Cole] We're gonna find out who's better!
-It's Cena… -[Cena] And it's gonna be me.
[Cole] …versus Batista.
[Batista] The answer's gonna be me.
[Cole] There's an explosion brewing at "The Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer."
[music fades]
[whooshing]
[John Cena's theme music playing]
♪ Krrrr, Amadou! ♪
[Lawler] Well, you said it, Michael. There's an explosion brewing here tonight.
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise Boy, I'm shining now… ♪
[bell rings]
[Garcia] This contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 240 lbs,
John Cena!
[Cole] It is indeed "The Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer."
No hype needed.
The ultimate showdown.
John Cena versus Batista.
One goal tonight.
Who's better than who?
[Lawler chuckles]
[Lawler] John Cena had them on their feet.
[Cole] Nearly 16,000-strong at the 21st SummerSlam
to see Cena and Batista butt heads
for the first time in a one-on-one matchup in their career.
♪ It's the franchise Boy, I'm shining now ♪
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ Uh, it's gonna be what it's gonna be ♪
♪ Five pounds of courage, buddy Base tan pants with a gold tee… ♪
[music fades]
[Batista's theme music playing]
♪ Yeah! ♪
[Garcia] And from Washington, D.C.,
weighing in at 290 lbs,
Batista!
[Lawler] Another explosion!
♪ Yeah! ♪
[Cole] You may notice the lack of gold,
of tag team gold around the waists of John Cena and Batista.
They held the tag team titles for one week.
This past Monday night on Raw,
that truce, a very shallow truce,
it finally exploded.
Batista and Cena couldn't contain themselves anymore.
[Lawler] I think, as important as the World Tag Team Championships are,
that's probably the last thing on the minds of these two men right now.
[Cole] John Cena, a three-time WWE Champion.
Batista, a three-time World Champion.
And remember, the WWE mobile poll of our fans this past Monday night, King,
John Cena, 73% said that he was the bigger star of these two men.
You gotta wonder if that's, uh, well, eating at Batista a little bit.
[Lawler chuckling] Well, I'll tell you,
like I said before, it doesn't… you know, those things…
it's great for our fans to vote,
but… but Batista and Cena are gonna…
they're gonna make the final decision right here tonight in the ring
where it should be decided.
[Cole] Well, we can only have imagined this matchup three and a half years ago
when John Cena and Batista, up-and-comers,
just a few years on the WWE scene,
stood in the same ring at the same time.
The last two men standing in the 2005 Royal Rumble.
-[bell rings] -Batista eliminating Cena.
And they had to go to overtime. And tonight
And tonight, it's one-on-one, Batista versus Cena.
[Lawler] For the first time ever.
It's like two bulls locking up here.
[Cole] I don't believe any two Superstars
generate the type of emotion among our fans than these two men.
And Batista looking to use the power game early against John Cena.
If you look at this matchup on paper, these two men very evenly matched.
[Lawler] I was about to say John Cena got a power game of his own.
Look at the strength of Cena now.
[Cole] Batista with the weight advantage, but it's not stopping Cena
in the early going.
And I think that show of strength may have surprised Batista.
Many Superstars have told me, King,
that when you get into the ring with Cena the first time,
you don't quite realize how strong he is
until he uses that power on you.
[Lawler] You're exactly right. John Cena is scary strong,
but he's… it's sneaky strong.
[Cole] A contrast in these two men as well.
Batista very much a loner.
John Cena very outgoing, very vocal.
Batista a man of few words.
You see Cena in jeans and a T-shirt, Batista in custom suits.
Ooh! And Batista to the midsection.
Went for the Batista Bomb early.
And a clothesline from "The Animal."
[Lawler] Boy, Cena may have gone from the frying pan into the fire on that.
Look out! Look at this huge suplex.
[Cole] That is pure power from the former World Champion.
Cover, and a kick-out at two.
Vertical suplex by "The Animal," Batista,
who suddenly has gained control over this first-ever matchup.
It is electric inside Conseco Fieldhouse…
[Lawler] Reversal there.
[Cole] …for this matchup between Cena and Batista.
Ooh! Fisherman suplex by Cena.
Into the cover. He hooks the leg. He may have him…
And a kick-out.
[Lawler] John Cena's mindset there, he wants to…
He took a suplex. He's gonna give one.
He wants to give as good as he gets.
Uh-oh.
-Sidewalk slam. -[Cole] Side… the side slam.
Hooks the leg. Two-count. Got it…
Did he get it? No.
A kick-out by Cena at two and a half.
This matchup really to prove who's better than who,
who's the big dog on Monday Night Raw.
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] Going for the FU!
And Batista counters,
and right to the leg, à la the mentor of Batista,
the man who taught him everything he knows, RIc Flair.
Vintage Flair.
And Cena talked about that a few weeks ago, King,
how Batista got to learn from the best,
Ric Flair and Triple H.
Cena did it on his own,
did what he had to do to get to the ch… the big game.
[Lawler] That's true. And… Oh!
We wanna see which… which of those methods work better.
[Cole] Batista wearing down the knee, the left leg of John Cena.
-Going for the figure-4 leglock! -[Lawler] Look at this!
Right out of the "Nature Boy"'s playbook.
Will John Cena tap?
[Lawler] I don't know if I've ever seen
the figure-4 locked on by "The Animal" before.
[Cole] What a way… Can you imagine the feeling of those huge legs of Batista
wrapped around Cena?
[Lawler] You can look at the expression on Cena's face
and hear the absolute screams of pain.
He may have to tap out here.
[Cole] John Cena trying somehow,
somehow to break that leverage that Batista has,
and look at Cena powering out.
Two big bulls going at it in this matchup.
Cena couldn't power out. Now he'll try to get to the bottom rope.
[Lawler] Trying to see if two of Cena's arms
were as powerful as one of Batista's legs.
[Cole] The determined and gritty Cena
a finger away.
He's got the rope!
[Cole] And forced Batista to break that figure-4.
[Lawler] Smartest thing you can do when you're in that situation.
The longer you stay in it, the more that hold takes out of you.
Oh, look! Another… another attempt at the FU.
[Cole] And Batista way too close to the rope, but Cena…
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Cole] …FU'ing Batista over the top rope.
[Lawler] Cena still suffering the effects of that figure-4,
but he dumped Batista right out of the ring on his head.
[Cole] John Cena is scary strong. Watch this.
-[Lawler] I'm trying to, uh… Oh man! -[Cole] Ooh!
[Cole] Perhaps Batista's left knee tweaked a bit.
[Lawler] I don't know if Cena is suffering the effects of that…
that figure-4,
or if he did something as he was holding Batista in the air.
No, wait a minute. Here comes Cena!
[Cole] That's vintage Cena. Shoulder block after shoulder block,
knocking Batista down.
[Lawler] Cena's still…
[Cole] But on nearly one leg, he was able to toss Batista.
[Lawler] Cena's hurting.
I think nobody knows it more than John Cena.
He realizes he's gonna have to try to end this thing in a hurry.
[Cole] The dogged resolve of John Cena.
Feeding off this atmosphere.
[Lawler] Here it is.
John Cena said, "You can't see me."
He's going for that Five-Knuckle Shuffle.
He hits it on "The Animal"!
[Cole] Batista in a world of trouble now.
John Cena measuring Batista.
Does he have enough strength in that leg to get Batista up?
And he did for a moment.
But Batista countered!
[Lawler] Just as… as Cena got Batista up,
Batista delivered that hard elbow right to the jaw of John Cena.
-[Cole] King, think about the impact-- -[Lawler] Watch this. Watch this elbow.
Bam!
And then the… Oh, big boot to the face.
[Cole] Think of how much punishment
these two men have absorbed from one another
over the first few minutes of this matchup.
[Lawler] They've gone full steam ahead from the opening bell,
no doubt about that. Did you expect anything less from these guys?
[Cole] Not at all.
Ooh, Batista displaying his power,
and the near-300-pounder
driving the breath from John Cena.
Ooh! And when Batista gets rolling down those tracks,
it's hard to stop that freight train.
Ooh!
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something. Cena may hit that move,
but… Oh, look out!
[Cole] Spinebuster!
[Lawler] Cena's in trouble.
That knee is giving him problems,
and now Batista's about to give him an even bigger problem.
[Cole] When Batista lashes out,
people get hurt.
And that could be the fate of John Cena right now.
-[Lawler] Ooh! -[Cole] John Cena reversed it!
And John Cena… Oh, and did you see the way he torqued the knee?
[Lawler] Oh man!
[Cole] And Cena, from behind, going for his submission maneuver,
the STFU! It's locked in!
[Lawler] Is it locked in? Does he have it?
[Cole] The STFU is locked in,
and Batista's in the middle of the ring with nowhere to go.
John Cena realizing that he had to get nasty,
that he had to take it to another level to beat Batista here tonight,
and that's what Cena's doing.
[Lawler] Oh man, Batista's left leg,
look at the way it's contorted. Good grief, he'll tear the knee out.
[Cole] Batista trying to crawl and pull John Cena across the ring.
That's 240 lbs on the back of Batista.
[Lawler] Look at Batista's leg! It's not supposed to bend that way.
[Cole] Referee Mike Chioda in perfect position
to make sure Cena's arm doesn't slip underneath that chin.
And John Cena yanking Batista back again.
Back to the STFU.
[Lawler] It may be just a matter of time now, Michael.
[Cole] Batista just zoned in on somehow trying to get to the bottom rope,
but I don't think Batista's gonna… gonna have any chance here.
John Cena… Can Batista get to the bottom rope, King?
-Can he get there? -[Lawler] I don't know.
That's the exact spot
where Triple H tapped out to Cena's STFU at WrestleMania 22.
[Cole] And John Cena's got the STFU locked in.
Batista looks like he's gonna tap. Batista may tap out.
"The Animal" may tap.
But he gets to the bottom rope!
[Lawler] Batista able to stretch
and strain and pull his way across
and make it to that bottom rope, but can he stand?
[Cole] Tenacious resolve by Batista.
But look at Cena stalking "The Animal."
Cena the big-game hunter.
-Batista reversed the FU! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Reversed the FU!
And Batista…
[Lawler] Batista got that rear naked…
almost a rear naked choke on… on Cena.
The referee checking to make sure it's not a choke.
[Cole] Legs wrapped around Cena as well.
Will Cena pass out?
Will Cena fade?
Did you see the way Cena's spine bent nearly in half
when Batista countered the FU?
And now John Cena in a world of trouble. You see the color of Cena's face.
A beet red.
Eyes closed.
Batista's powerful python-like arms wrapped around the jaw of Cena.
And Cena just reaching desperately into thin air,
trying to power his way out.
And remember, that left knee,
that was the knee Batista tweaked
when Cena tossed him over the top rope early on in the matchup.
That may have saved Cena there.
[Lawler] You don't know how close this match was to being over.
Cena was just about to pass out there, I think, and that would have ended it.
[Cole] Has the damage been done?
Oh, and a Spear!
Cover. Hooks the leg.
-Cena! Cena! -[Lawler] What?!
-[Cole] He kicked out. -[Lawler] He did?
[Cole] At two and three quarters.
Batista can't believe it.
[Lawler] That…
Batista's knee is really giving him fits right now.
I thought Batista had it,
and I believe Batista thought he had it there as well.
[Cole] And look at Cena with the counter!
[Lawler] The strength of Cena!
[Cole] Going for the FU…
-And he hits it! -[Lawler] He got it!
[Cole] John Cena has hit the FU!
[Lawler] That was absolutely amazing!
[Cole] This dead heat may be leaning Cena's way now.
Four!
[Cole] Cena rolling and crawling
toward the carcass of "The Animal."
[Lawler] Man, that was…
[Cole] The cover. He got him!
He got-- No! Kick-out at two and a half.
And Cena's face tells the story.
[Lawler] A look of disbelief.
But watch once again the strength of John Cena,
reversing this slam attempt
and picking Batista up
and delivering the FU.
[Cole] That's a near-300-lb man.
[Lawler] Wow!
How much gas is left in the tank now for John Cena though?
That's… that's the question.
[Cole] The spirited Cena.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Ooh!
And that bad knee off the figure-4 leglock
may have cost Cena getting to the top rope quick enough.
And Batista looks to unload.
And these two big gladiators exchanging blows.
[Lawler] Both of these guys landing haymakers
with everything they've got left.
[Cole] As this huge crowd of 16,000 looks on in Indianapolis.
Hanging on every punch.
[Lawler] Who's got the most left?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Cole] Cena with a combination, and then the right hand.
And John Cena may be in the driver's seat.
-Batista… -[Lawler] What's Cena got in mind here?
-He's flying! -[Cole] Went for the leg drop!
And Batista countered with a powerbomb!
Here's the cover. Hook of the leg.
-He-- -[Lawler] Oh my God!
Oh!
-[Cole] Can you believe it? -[Lawler] No!
[Cole] Batista caught Cena from the top rope.
Watch this!
[Lawler] In midair and delivered a powerbomb.
And somehow Cena able to get his shoulders up.
[Cole] And the intensity and emotion
boiling from the pores of Batista,
who delivered a kick right to the face,
lashing out at Cena.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, look out. Looks like Batista's in another gear here.
[Cole] Batista Bomb!
The vicious assault.
And Batista picks up the win!
[Batista's theme music playing]
[Garcia] Here is your winner,
Batista!
[Lawler] It was as if Cena kicking out of that first powerbomb
put… put "The Animal" in some kind of trance.
I mean, he went into a different gear
and delivered a devastating, absolutely devastating Batista Bomb.
[Cole] Batista, as I mentioned earlier, told me tonight, King,
that when he lashes out, people get hurt,
and that's what happened to John Cena.
But the bottom line is, it was a dead heat.
Batista was three seconds, ladies and gentlemen,
just three seconds better than John Cena at SummerSlam.
[whooshing]
[Lawler] Let's go back and look.
Earlier in the match, I thought that this was…
I thought this was the end right here.
The strength of John Cena reversing "The Animal"
and turning it into an amazing FU.
But this, Michael, was the turning point.
[Cole] Look at Batista catching a 240-lb man in midair
and changed the velocity to the powerbomb.
And then after the kick to the skull,
a Batista Bomb seals the victory for "The Animal" at SummerSlam.
Well, we said it earlier, King.
No hype was needed.
-[Lawler] Oh… -[Cole] It was the ultimate showdown.
"The Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer" between the WWE's two biggest stars.
Batista and Cena delivering at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] What a match.
What a match!
[Cole] "The Animal" showing the scars and wounds of victory.
Each one of these men with a… a five-star effort tonight,
a determined effort.
Back and forth, back and forth from the get-go.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you, thinking back,
I've never seen anyone leap from the top rope like John Cena did
to deliver that… the leg drop,
and then Batista catching him in midair,
turning it into a powerbomb.
That's… that was unbelievable.
[Cole] Well, what about the fact that Cena kicked out of that?
And then it took the kick to the head
and then the Batista Bomb to finally put Cena away.
[Lawler] What a war.
♪ I walk alone… ♪
[Ross] No doubt, one hell of a contest, ladies and gentlemen,
Cena and Batista.
It's Batista's night,
and what a night it is. We're moments away from Hell in a Cell.
15,997 have sold out the Conseco Fieldhouse
here in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Earlier tonight, folks, we asked you to text us your vote
on whether or not you thought that Edge and Vickie would divorce.
And now, Tazz, we've got the results.
[Tazz] Well, let's see.
I don't write texts.
[Tazz laughs] Wow!
[Ross] Overwhelming.
Nuptials are in deep trouble.
78% say yes,
the couple will divorce, so…
Can't say as I'm surprised.
[Tazz] Time has come, JR. Time has come, baby!
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, there you see "Satan's Structure"
slowly, methodically lowering down around the ring,
awaiting its next two victims.
This is a 36 by 36-foot square with a roof.
It's 20-feet high.
Weighs five tons.
And two men will compete in it momentarily.
Let's take a look at what brought these two together.
A story of love, betrayal,
and perhaps a career deathmatch.
[whooshing]
[Edge] I wanted to apologize publicly
to my wife, Victoria.
[poignant music playing]
I know that what I did
was horrible.
Nothing means more to me than your love.
I can't live without your love.
Oh, baby, I mean,
I understand.
[music distorts]
[tense music playing]
But you need to understand
that hell hath no fury
over a woman scorned.
I did something that you might not like.
I reinstated
The Undertaker.
[dramatic music sting]
[distorted speech]
And at SummerSlam, it will be
you,
Hell in a Cell!
[gasp]
-[menacing music playing] -[Vickie cackling]
-[door slam echoing] -[Vickie's cackling continuing]
[ominous music playing]
[Edge] The Undertaker.
Every time I close my eyes, that's all I see.
And I have found the one person that can help me thrive in Hell in a Cell.
Mick Foley!
There's something that lingers inside you,
something that eats away at you more than our past ever could.
-[Ross] Look out! -[Lawler] Oh no!
[Ross] Good God Almighty! Good God Almighty!
They've killed him!
As God is my witness, he is broken in half!
[Edge] I know that your body has felt that match every waking second.
I know it eats away at your heart.
Mick, if you help me,
maybe it'll all just wash away.
Not only will I not help you,
I can't help you.
But I know the one person who can.
Edge.
You need to look inside your heart
and find the Edge who made me say,
"You are the greatest Superstar in WWE."
You bring this Edge to SummerSlam
and The Undertaker will tear you apart.
Am I understood?
I understand.
Undertaker!
[unsettling music playing]
Come on, Undertaker. Strike me down with your lightning, Undertaker.
[dramatic music playing]
[distorted voice]
Make the lights go out, Undertaker.
[Ross] Edge has hit his own best man.
[Edge] What's the matter, Vickie? Is it finally dawning on you
that the person you need to worry about isn't The Undertaker?
[Ross] The Con-chair-to!
Has Edge snapped?
[Edge] You wanna put me in a Hell in a Cell
with The Undertaker?
This…
this is the Edge that needs to step into Hell in a Cell with The Undertaker.
The Undertaker wants to take me down?
Well, I'm gonna pull The Undertaker down to hell with me!
[funeral bell tolls]
And, Vickie, I'm going to take you down to hell with me!
-[Vickie whimpering] -[music fades]
[bell rings]
[Roberts] Ladies and gentlemen, this match is Hell in a Cell!
[cheering]
-♪ You think you know me ♪ -[Edge's theme music playing]
♪ On this day ♪
♪ I see clearly ♪
♪ Everything has come to life ♪
♪ Bitter place ♪
♪ And a broken dream ♪
♪ And we'll leave it all behind ♪
♪ On this day ♪
♪ It's so real to me ♪
♪ Everything has come to life… ♪
[Ross] I'll tell you one thing.
If Edge is going to hell,
by the looks of his eyes,
uh, he's certainly gonna enjoy the trip.
It looks like Edge is actually looking forward
to this Hell in a Cell matchup.
[Tazz] I gotta tell you, JR,
I… I thought I knew this man Edge for several years,
but as of late, he's been unapproachable, unsociable,
almost deranged.
[Roberts] Introducing the participants, first, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
weighing 250 lbs,
he is "The Rated-R Superstar,"
Edge!
[Ross] Ladies and gentlemen,
it's almost as if when Edge turns his evil side on
that it returns the favor.
Edge has almost a euphoric look,
even though he's been so psychotic in recent weeks.
His actions are… have been so profane
and at oftentimes distasteful.
[Tazz] I hate to say it, JR,
Edge is in the right frame of mind
to be in the Hell in a Cell.
Good God, I never, ever wanna be in one of these matches, ever.
Edge has big-match history at SummerSlams,
where he's 7-0 in one-on-one matches,
at WrestleManias,
which is phenomenal.
He is a big-match specialist,
and this is as big and as dangerous as he could be in.
Without a doubt, this amazing Superstar,
a megastar, is willing to pay the ultimate price
to win this match.
Edge has not come here to compete.
Edge has come to this amazing structure to win.
[Tazz] But I tell you what, JR, I think we know why.
The Undertaker… is here.
-[funeral bell tolls] -[cheering]
[funeral bell tolls]
[The Undertaker's theme music playing]
[cheering]
[Roberts] And his opponent, from Death Valley,
weighing 299 lbs,
The Undertaker!
[Ross] Without a doubt, ladies and gentlemen,
The Undertaker is the yardstick
to which every WWE Superstar,
past or present, is measured.
There have only been 15 Hell in a Cell matches
in the history of the WWE.
And The Undertaker has been in eight of them.
Edge making his first-ever appearance
inside this demonic structure.
[Tazz] I gotta tell you, JR, it seems like Edge is almost enlightened of sorts.
He's certainly not intimidated. Look at him.
But, JR, I agree.
The Undertaker is definitely in his element.
[thunder rumbling]
[Ross] Entirely different facial expressions.
-[Tazz] Oh! Man… -[cheering]
[Ross] When that door shuts,
you have to believe, ladies and gentlemen,
that most individuals would be totally intimidated
at the sight of The Undertaker stepping into the Hell in a Cell.
But that does not seem to be the… the image
and the feeling that Edge is emitting.
[Tazz] And I'll tell you, that's a gigantic advantage,
in my opinion, for Edge.
He does not seem intimidated.
[music fades]
[Ross] The Undertaker, who has been in exile for two and a half months
after losing a TLC match, Tables, Ladders and Chairs,
to Edge, who had plenty of help, at One Night Stand.
Undertaker stalking.
Somewhere along the way, Edge is gonna lose that smile.
[Tazz] I think you might be right. But look at this here.
[Ross] Edge teeing off.
[Tazz] Edge picked his spot. Oh!
Oh my God! [chuckles]
[Ross] Not many wanna throw hands with The Undertaker,
but Edge is doing it.
You look back at all the competition that The Undertaker has defeated--
-[Tazz] Oh God! Oh man… -[Ross] Oh man!
[Ross] Man, that was a scintillating shot right to the face.
I don't know if any athlete in the history of the WWE
more problems than… than Edge.
[Tazz] I think you're right, but watch this.
Straight-up boot. Bam!
Right in the face.
I think that might just be the beginning of the brutality
we might witness here.
[Ross] Physicality personified here in "Satan's Structure."
-[Tazz] Oh man! -[Ross] Over the top.
[Tazz] See, that's where the problems begin.
Once you get outside of the ring structure,
then you're around that demonic structure
that is just unforgiving.
That cell will pick apart your body,
which picks apart careers,
[Ross] The Hell in a Cell is almost like a living being itself.
It likes to select its victims,
and these two men, before this night is over,
The Undertaker and Edge will no doubt become victims of the Hell in a Cell.
[Tazz] Again, the physicality right here, baby.
Spine-first into the steel, care of "The Deadman."
JR, I know you've called the, uh, the first Hell in a Cell match.
I mean, in your opinion,
has the… the violence of this match amped up over the years?
[Ross] I think…
simply because, uh, the aggression between The Undertaker and Edge
is what… is what makes this Hell in a Cell so special and so unique.
[Tazz] Well, "The Deadman" in complete control.
And the intensity of The Undertaker
is just unmatched.
[Ross] You see that chain locking the door.
These men are locked inside this structure.
Again, it does have a roof on it.
[Tazz] More or less no rules, and just imagine the…
Oh!
…the bodily damage The Undertaker can cause in the cell.
And just think, uh, we just saw some of that.
Eeyah!
It's not even comfortable being this close to the cell, JR.
This thing's about ten feet away from us, man, and the size of it…
[Ross] Very intimidating to sit on the outside.
One can only imagine what it would be like to be on the inside.
I choose not to ever find out.
[Tazz] Yeah, I second that emotion.
[Ross] There can be no count-outs
or disqualifications here, ladies and gentlemen.
That may go without saying.
And there is our SmackDown General Manager, Vickie Guerrero,
and, uh, her family,
Chavo Guerrero,
the tag champions, Hawkins and Ryder, looking on.
Undertaker enjoying this methodical pace that he has set out on
to physically dissect his adversary.
[Tazz] Well, yeah. Again, we talk about physicality and aggression.
Look at "The Deadman." The height…
Not only that, the athletic ability. The height that The Undertaker…
-Oh boy. -[Ross] All legal.
-[Tazz] Oh man. -[Ross] Completely legal.
Steel.
The silver, the color of the night.
[Tazz] Not good right now for "The Rated-R Superstar" here in…
What does "The Deadman" have in mind?
Bad intentions, I think.
[Ross] Undertaker placing the ring steps seemingly where he wanted them.
And now where will The Undertaker place Edge?
[Tazz] Uh-oh.
-[Ross] Here it comes. -[Tazz] Oh no, no, no, no, no!
[Ross] Edge…
-[Tazz] God! -[Ross] I think…
I think Edge caught himself
in the… in the V there of the stairs.
And now The Undertaker is the one that feels the steps
that The Undertaker brought into the ring.
[Tazz] You gotta give Edge credit. That was a phenomenal counter.
I thought Edge drilled his own head into the steps.
[Ross] That basement dropkick driving The Undertaker's head…
God! The Spear all against the ring steps,
again, that The Undertaker brought into the ring.
And now we're seeing Edge show
some innovative and yet destructive offense.
[Tazz] Edge did say that he would show The Undertaker
the purest form of hell.
This might be the beginnings of it, JR.
[Ross] Edge certainly a Tables, Ladders and Chairs expert.
Here's another look right here.
[Tazz] He blocked it, and then he… then Edge was able to stop The Undertaker.
Oh my… Look at-- Oh!
[Ross] The great counter follows again more usage of the steel steps.
Undertaker may be regretting that he brought those steps into play.
[Tazz] Undertaker might not know where he is right about now.
Edge…
[Ross] Edge… Well, one table's obviously not enough
for whatever Edge is thinking.
[Tazz] Look at the Spear here while Undertaker's trapped.
Nowhere for "The Deadman" to go.
Watch.
Oh!
[Ross] That steel and cranium coming together,
and again high impact from Edge,
taking down The Undertaker.
[Tazz] I gotta tell you, JR, I am impressed with Edge right now,
I'm telling you, man.
It just seems like that confidence, you can see it in his face,
his… his eyes.
He believes in himself, and that's a huge part
of being in a match with The Undertaker in the cell.
[Ross] I thought, coming into this match, that Edge, in that psychopathic state,
would be a little bit out of control.
But Edge seemingly willing to ravage his own body
to win this match,
and that's-- Oh, look out here. Look out here.
[Tazz] What--
[Ross] And it's all about winning
and maybe surviving.
[Tazz] Uh-oh.
No-- Oof!
[Ross] Undertaker had to be thinking chokeslam.
At least that's my assumption.
[Tazz] I think Edge just saved himself right there
because "The Deadman" looked like he was going Goozle City.
to, uh, Edge, and-- Now what?
[Ross] And the chair legal
in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match in SummerSlam history.
So now we have seen a… a table set up.
[Tazz] Watch this. Look.
It seemed to be the edge of the… the chair
into the throat of The Undertaker,
and that'll definitely incapacitate anybody,
even The Undertaker.
[Ross] Edge making he went down.
Went right for the spine of The Undertaker.
And now a…
[Tazz] Look at Edge's eyes here, JR.
Look at this. Oh!
Talk about aggression,
aggression and intensity
and desire to be victorious.
I tell you, I'm impressed with Edge.
[Ross] Another hard, vile steel chair shot to the spine,
the second one to The Undertaker's spine in this match.
[Tazz] We've seen over the years though, JR,
The Undertaker can sustain punishment.
He is tough, for that matter.
[Ross] The Undertaker's pain threshold is off the charts.
Doesn't compare with anyone I've ever seen.
[Tazz] I don't know. Edge…
He's spending… He's grabbing all sorts of furniture under this ring.
[Ross] Edge said earlier on SmackDown
that his brain was burning from the inside out,
but it looks like Edge is certainly a… a master strategist here tonight.
[Tazz] What is that…
It looks like two… pulled two ladders out here, and…
As you pointed out Edge's expertise with TLC matches,
we got some tables, and we got some ladders,
and a chair in hand. Oh!
[Ross] And another hard steel chair shot.
Certainly was not on the spine but takes The Undertaker down,
and Edge is doing a lot of housekeeping here and rearranging.
[Tazz] I have no idea what Edge's game plan is here, his strategy.
I have no idea, but he obviously does have some sort of a plan.
[Ross] We have so many transformations
and metamorphoses of Edge in the last few weeks.
We're seeing another tonight.
[Tazz] I tell you what, JR, you can call Edge twisted, whatever,
you can call him whatever you want, but if this persists tonight,
you're gonna call him the winning man in this Hell in a Cell match.
[Ross] Edge in his first Hell in a Cell match
here tonight at SummerSlam against The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Look at… look at Edge here.
Look at the aggressiveness. Look at that.
You gotta be kidding me.
[Ross] Vile, evil, nasty aggression
by the… by "The R-Rated Superstar."
[Tazz] You gotta assume that The Undertaker might not have a clue
where the heck he is right about now.
[Ross] You said earlier a great point.
Undertaker can take a pounding,
but how much more can the human anatomy take?
[Tazz] I think Edge is about to test The Undertaker's resiliency for pain.
[Ross] Remember what Edge did to Mick Foley.
I understand.
-[Tazz] Oh man! -[Ross] And he said the same thing.
"I understand."
Edge said the same thing before he destroyed Mick Foley
with that same maneuver.
The Undertaker tasting the wood and the steel.
[Tazz] I cannot believe the control that Edge has.
Look at this. "I understand."
I understand.
[Ross] That's scary. That is evil.
And we had a near-fall, our first near-fall of the contest.
Edge looking for a cover. Got a two-count.
I'm surprised that we haven't seen a pin attempt,
but I think what it really illustrates
is the mental frame of mind of both these men.
"Let's maim and destroy."
[Tazz] Well, Edge… Edge is just pulling out all the stops,
and I'll tell you, like it or not, that's what you have to do.
Oh, wait a minute.
Uh-oh.
[Ross] We know what's coming now, ladies and gentlemen.
It won't be pretty, the Con-chair-to.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Ross] And The Undertaker… sits up.
Saves himself, at least for the time being.
And a thunderous right hand.
[Tazz] The heavy-hitting Undertaker just dropped Edge
with one straight-up punch.
But can The Undertaker capitalize?
[Ross] And to think that The Undertaker's career,
after being banished, received a reprieve
from, uh, SmackDown's General Manager, Mrs. Edge.
[Tazz] All the punishment Edge has given to The Undertaker
thus far in this matchup--
Oh! Oh!
Look at that. Look at the ribs of, uh, Edge.
You see that gigantic… like a big…
welt, like a swelt-up bruise of sorts.
[Ross] Take a look at this. Watch this.
[Tazz] Hey, look, man, there's nothing pretty about that.
Boot, meet face. Face and body, meet cell.
[Ross] This is a match where casualties are guaranteed.
And The Undertaker again…
-Look out, look out! -[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] Right in the side of the head.
[Tazz] Turnabout's fair play, they say, JR.
[Ross] Edge may have been lucky to turn his head at the last moment,
or he'd have been hit right between the eyes
with those steel steps.
-Listen to this. -[Tazz] Here it comes.
[Ross] Again, steel and cranium meet.
You don't have to guess who wins.
[Tazz] Edge is spaghetti-legged.
"The Deadman," he's not looking too good himself.
He's hurting also.
Uh-oh.
Ooh!
[Ross] Oh, The Undertaker's head and shoulder against the steel ring post.
Edge able to put on the brakes.
Edge saving himself there.
[Tazz] Watch out!
-Oof! -[Ross] My God!
-[cheering] -Good lord!
The cage…
the cage is just… imploded
from the impact of that Spear.
-Undertaker is… -[Tazz] Split open.
His forearm seems to be…
I can't believe what we just witnessed here.
The Spear through the cell! Wow!
The impact, as you said, JR.
Oh!
[Ross] I got a whole heck of a lot closer to the Hell in a Cell
than I ever wanted to be.
It's right here on top of us,
and look at the right hands.
The Undertaker and Edge exchanging right hands.
[Tazz] It's like a street fight right here, JR.
Watch out! Oh!
You know what, I'll get…
[Ross] These two men outside the steel.
Where will this one go?
How will this one end?
And Edge's head bouncing off the steel.
[Tazz] The hell's not only in the cell. The hell's out here!
-[Ross] Edge going for the-- -[Tazz] Oh! God!
[Ross] That steel… that security wall didn't move an inch.
[Tazz] I tell you, I never expected this, JR.
Out of the cell, and it's breaking down worse than in the cell!
-[Ross] And-- -[Tazz] Ooh!
[Ross] Oh, Undertaker looking to plant Edge with that television monitor.
Edge and The Undertaker getting extreme.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Ross] Oh, there's a shot!
The crack of that monitor to The Undertaker's head
was just…
[Tazz] Definitely slowed down "The Deadman."
Oh, and another one!
Look at the impact here.
Oh man!
[Ross] Look at the impact. Hear the impact.
Feel the impact.
-Again-- -[Tazz] Edge is in control here, JR.
Now what?
[Ross] I don't wanna look.
-Edge-- -[Tazz] Look at this. Oh!
[Ross] Oh good God!
Oh my lord!
Undertaker just got Speared
as Edge ran from
east to west, north to south.
However way you wanna look it.
[Tazz] I can't believe what I just witnessed.
I'm telling you, I'm about ten feet from it.
The impact right now that we just witnessed,
insane.
Just watch this.
Oh!
[Ross] Edge running across two announce tables.
-Boom! What a Spear! -[Tazz] Oh my God.
[Ross] What impact! A collision of human anatomies.
[Tazz] Unreal.
I can't believe this match, JR.
Phenomenal.
These two men's impact has destroyed the cell.
These two men are destroying each other.
Are we seeing two amazing careers be drastically shortened here tonight?
[Tazz] Yeah, I think we are.
In my opinion, I definitely think we're seeing careers shortened a bit here.
[Ross] This is amazing. Amazing!
[Tazz] Okay, look at the impact here. Good God Almighty!
[Ross] Edge wasn't walking on water. He was running on wood
and emotion, and now The Undertaker is somehow back up.
[Tazz] Yeah, right out here in front of us again. Oof!
Another look at that… that insane Spear,
and a street fight right here in front of us, JR.
[Ross] Undertaker challenging Edge. "Throw at my head."
"Hit me in the head. Bring it with all you've got."
[male fan] Let's go, Taker!
[Tazz] I… I don't think
either of these men know where they are right now.
It's not possible.
[booing]
[Ross] This has been amazing aggression.
Amazing perseverance.
The will to survive,
to compete,
to win this match at SummerSlam is absolutely…
It's… it's just… You…
It's unexplainable.
[Tazz] Listen, by any means necessary, more or less,
the desire of both athletes…
Oh!
[Ross] And Edge with that trusty ladder.
Perhaps his best friend in this match.
The ladder striking The Undertaker.
[Tazz] I mean, Vickie, I guess, liking what she's seeing right now, I guess.
[Ross] I don't know. That's her husband in there, still.
-For better or for worse. -[Tazz] Uh-oh.
Well, I'll tell you, Edge right now,
again, I… I didn't think Edge would be able to do what he's done
thus far in this match.
I am impressed. What…
[Ross] Oh my God, this is… Shades of the last Hell in a Cell match.
[Tazz] He's got a camera. He's got…
Oh!
[Ross] This is exactly what cost The Undertaker the title
at Survivor Series last year inside Hell in a Cell.
[Tazz] All legal, JR.
-[Ross] Edge was-- -[Tazz] History repeats itself here, JR.
[Ross] Curse of the cameraman! The cover. Will it be…?
No! No! No, it's not over.
[Tazz] Ha, how much closer can you get?
[Ross] Man, it has been an emotional day here.
I know that our General Manager from SmackDown,
Vickie Guerrero, has been surrounded by her family all day,
certainly concerned about what Edge might do during the day.
[Tazz] Yeah, they've been sequestered, and, uh… I…
Come on.
[Tazz] I think they're just as concerned about The Undertaker
as they were about Edge.
-Uh-oh! Oh boy! -[Ross] Edge thinking Spear.
-[Tazz] Here we go! -[Ross] My God!
Oh, what a chokeslam!
-[Tazz] Talk about-- -[Ross] My lord, what a chokeslam!
Will it be? Can it be?
[Tazz] Oh man!
[Ross] I'm not… I'm not believing this.
[Tazz] Did you see how high in the air Edge was?
[Ross] A slam-dunk of a chokeslam from "The Demon of Death Valley,"
and Edge was able somehow, some way
to kick out of it.
[Tazz] Oh… Oof!
[Ross] Low blow, legal inside Hell in a Cell.
And I'm sure the cell is enjoying the carnage
that we're all witnessing here tonight.
The devil's playground has indeed been just that.
[Tazz] I… I'm lost for words.
I can't remember the last time I've witnessed
two men in the cell have at it like we're witnessing right now.
-[Ross] Edge… -[Tazz] Watch out!
[Ross] The Impaler DDT.
Edge now looking to finish off The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Might get him with that. Might get him here.
[Ross] It could. And…
Referee Scott Armstrong got a two-count.
But Edge has a… a distinct advantage as we speak.
[Tazz] We talked about the amount of punishment The Undertaker can take…
-Uh-oh! -[Ross] Oh. Uh-oh.
Oh, this could get ugly. Uglier.
Undertaker buried a right hand. A body shot that doubled over Edge.
[Tazz] Might have been the most important body shot
"The Deadman" threw.
[Ross] Big-time body shot. Undertaker--
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Whoo.
[Ross] Undertaker… What's…
-Wait a minute. -[cheering]
You don't think that…
-Undertaker… -[Tazz] Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Ross] No, wait, Edge off the back side.
-And a Spear! -[Tazz] Oh God!
-[Ross] Undertaker… -[Tazz] That's it!
-[Ross] Oh, it's over! Or is it? -[Tazz] Got him!
-[Ross] Is it over? -[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] I don't know anymore. I thought it was over.
And then you think, "It's The Undertaker."
[Tazz] Look at the counter here by… by Edge,
and a Spear, another Spear to "The Deadman," care of Edge.
[Ross] Edge has brought his Spear, his chair,
his tables, his ladders, all to throw at The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Listen, and Edge brought his A-game too, JR.
Don't forget that. Like it or not, he did, I'm telling you.
[Ross] I'm not arguing with you.
-[Tazz] Oof! -[Ross] Another right hand.
I said earlier that The Undertaker has had more problems with Edge
than with any other WWE Superstar.
I think that fact has been proven in this match,
if it wasn't before.
[Tazz] No doubt that Edge has rented a lot of space in the head of Undertaker.
[Ross] Undertaker…
-[Tazz] Oh yes! -[Ross] The Last Ride!
-The Last Ride! -[Tazz] Got it!
[Ross] Will it be the last ride?
-Will it-- -[Tazz] Oh!
God!
[Ross] The journey continues.
What we thought was the literal last ride for The Undertaker…
[Tazz] How did Edge kick out of the Last Ride?
Had to be on instinct. Had to be!
[Ross] I thought The Undertaker delivering that Last Ride
would have, uh, essentially been last rites
in a figure of speech, and…
and now The Undertaker thinking something else.
Undertaker's tried to use these steel steps
on more than one occasion tonight and has effectively.
[Tazz] JR, I gotta be thinking it's not just instinct on Edge's part.
It's the frame of mind, the frenzy.
Uh, he's just been off the wall,
and he just wants to win this match so bad,
and I guess that's how he's able to kick out
of stuff that "The Deadman" is doing to him.
[Ross] We thought Edge being psychotic, we thought Edge was willing
to see his own body ravaged to win this match,
to pay the supreme price.
But it may not be that.
Undertaker now, up on that steel steps
like a platform, like a gold medal platform.
[Tazz] You gotta be kidding here.
-[Ross] Undertak-- -[Tazz] Oh! Ooh!
Man, God!
[Ross] Remember those steel chair shots to the spine earlier in this match.
The Undertaker just… His spine met steel again.
This time, the ring steps.
At some point, his back is going to forgive… [splutters]
It's gonna go… it's gonna give out.
[Tazz] I think that point might be right about now.
Edge looks like he countered the Tombstone piledriver,
and as you said,
you gotta wonder the condition of the spine of "The Deadman."
Here we go!
[Ross] The cover…
[Tazz] Both men are spent, JR. Just spent!
[Ross] I don't know how these two men are continuing to compete
in this environment after what they've put each other through.
And this is… this match is seemingly far from over.
[Tazz] You're not kidding.
Edge, look at him. He can't even hardly stand up.
"The Deadman" probably don't even know where he is.
[Ross] Undertaker's back, his spine, has gotta be hurting him immensely.
Undertaker, you can see, he's… he's not even standing.
And Edge with those free shots with The Undertaker on his knees.
[Tazz] When was the last time you saw "The Deadman" in this bad a shape
during a matchup?
[booing]
Oh, wait a minute. Whoa!
[Ross] This is sacrilege.
Edge going Old School.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Ross] And school is out.
No recess for Edge,
who tried to go Old School on The Undertaker.
And the right hand by…
[Tazz] That was an uppercut. That was nasty.
Wait a minute.
-Oh! -[crowd roars]
[Ross] My God, Edge from the top turnbuckle
with a chokeslam through this table to the floor.
[Tazz] Tables.
Two tables, JR.
Edge looked like he…
looks like he fell off the top of a building.
[Ross] Man, if that doesn't do it…
If this doesn't do it here,
after being chokeslammed through two tables…
-[Tazz] Check this out. -[Ross] And…
[Tazz splutters] How do you explain this?
Look at it. God!
What do you think Edge was thinking in mid-flight?
There's no counter. There's nothing you can do.
[Ross] Undertaker now measuring Edge,
who is back in the ring.
And The Undertaker with a Spear.
A page out of Edge's book.
Retaliation from "The Deadman"
using Edge's Spear on Edge.
[Tazz] I gotta think right there, during this insanely physical battle…
Oh, oh, oh!
-[Ross] First-- -Now we go to hell.
[Ross] First the tables, then the Spear.
-And now the camera! -[Tazz] Oof!
Man, uh…
That was more than HD.
That's human devastation, all right,
if that's the HD you're looking at.
[Tazz] JR, look at this. It…
it's like…
it's almost like everything that Edge has done to "The Deadman,"
"The Deadman"… is doing to Edge.
[Ross] The Undertaker revisiting… history
with a Con-chair-to.
The Undertaker, to my knowledge,
has never used a Con-chair-to
in his almost two-decade career.
This is all a… a receipt sent back to Edge,
a message.
-[Tazz] Oh, oh. -[Ross] You paid for your sins.
-And now the Tombstone! -[Tazz] My God!
[Ross] Tombstone!
The conscience of the WWE
wins Hell in a Cell!
-[funeral bell tolls] -[cheering]
[The Undertaker's theme music playing]
[Roberts] The winner of this match,
The Undertaker!
[Ross] One of the most amazing physical confrontations
in WWE history.
The physicality and aggression that we have seen from both these men
is indescribable.
But at the end of the day,
the greatest of them all,
The Undertaker,
is the winner in Hell in a Cell.
[Tazz] But we heard Edge say,
"I'm gonna pull The Undertaker down to hell with me,
and, Vickie, you too."
Uh-uh. That didn't happen.
"The Deadman" successful.
[Ross] Vickie surrounded all day by her family,
in fear of the actions of her own husband.
But The Undertaker
his legacy has grown
to even more unworldly heights here tonight.
[Tazz] What a match it was though, JR.
What a physical, physical contest we witnessed.
An amazing Hell in a Cell.
There's life in Edge yet though.
Not much.
[funeral bell tolls]
-[cheering] -[Ross] Uh-oh.
Edge moving around.
The Undertaker saw it on the… the screen, apparently.
And "The Demon of Death Valley" apparently thinks
that his work, his night's work is yet to finish.
We saw tables.
We saw chairs.
We saw the camera.
We saw Spears.
And now we are seeing a ladder.
[Tazz] Yeah, we saw Con-chair-tos, and…
I think Edge might be, uh, seeing the back of his, uh,
his eyelids shortly.
[Ross] This match is officially over.
[Tazz] Oh man.
-Oh, look at… -[Ross] I wonder what…?
[Tazz] I have no clue.
[Ross] Edge is helpless. Edge is out of it. Edge is completely--
[Tazz] Edge is just laying up on that ladder, just, like, stuck there.
Can't even help himself.
[Ross] Edge is unable to…
to defend himself whatsoever.
But what is The Undertaker thinking here now?
[Tazz] It's almost like Edge is melting off the ladder.
[cheering]
[Ross] And payback is, uh,
a steep, steep price sometimes, and…
[Tazz] What is going on here? "The Deadman"…
[Ross] We talked about individuals with mean streaks,
with tenacity.
[inaudible]
[static crackling]
[cheering]
[eerie children's laughter]
[Ross] We thought the end was… had come for Edge,
but according to The Undertaker, it has not.
But the end has to be near.
[Tazz] I think the end might be near, all right.
-[eerie children's laughter] -[Ross] On that ladder…
-Oh, what a… -[cheering]
Edge has… been thrust through the ring.
-[funeral bell tolls] -[The Undertaker's theme music playing]
The Undertaker's chokeslam
has thrust Edge all the way through the ring.
-[Tazz] Ooh! -[Ross] My God!
[cheering]
Undertaker has sent Edge straight to hell!
[music fades] sent Edge straight to hell!