-[camera whirring] -[beeping]
[hard rock music playing]
[man] WWE SummerSlam.
"The Biggest Event of the Summer."
John Cena battles Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.
Jeff Hardy defends his championship…
[Triple H] Stop it. Shawn. [sighs]
Shawn, knock it off.
This is SummerSlam. You can't do that.
[Michaels] Sure I can. Sure I can. Okay, watch. I'm gonna do a dog.
Woof! Woof!
[Triple H] All right, listen. Listen, this is stupid. That's stupid.
[Michaels] Okay, all right. This is my best one.
It's a big finish. Here we go.
[Triple H] Oh my God.
-I-- is that Abe Lincoln? -[Michaels chuckles]
[Michaels] The 16th president of the United States.
[Triple H] That's amazing.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold on, hold on. Stop.
Stop right there. Look at that.
-I know those guys from somewhere. -[Michaels] Hmm.
[Triple H] I just can't place it. Where could it be?
I know where it is.
-[romantic music playing] -It's the kiss-cam.
[Michaels] Oh my. Oh, okay.
[Triple H] Remember those two? They went at it.
"Oh, Cody." "Oh, Teddy."
[both make kissing noises]
Hey, not that there's anything wrong with that.
[Michaels] Ooh, what's that button do?
[audio distorts]
Whoops.
-[music distorting] -[machinery whirring, clanking]
[clanging]
-[Triple H] Bah, now you've done it. -[Michaels sighs]
[Triple H] Hmm…
-[Michaels sighs] -Way to go.
That isn't good.
Supposed to be "The Biggest Event of the Summer,"
SummerSlam. It's broken.
-Nice. -What'd you do?
What do you mean? I didn't do anything.
-You were pushing buttons, Jim Henson. -Whoa, whoa, whoa, just, uh…
Let's not argue, huh?
Come on. I don't wanna fight.
You know what?
Before I had the whole gig as a chef,
I was a TV repairman.
I can fix that.
-You can't fix that. -I didn't--
No, no, I can fix it. Come on.
Ooh, get my tool belt.
-You got a tool belt? -Yeah, yeah, it's next to the spatula.
-[clang] -[audio distorts]
-Are you ready? -[D-Generation X theme music playing]
[Lawler] Panicked… disordered…
[Michaels, distorted] If you're not down with that,
we got two words for ya.
-[audio distorts] -[clattering]
I thought, uh, thought you said you could fix that.
Well, you know, the thing is I…
I only had the TV job for two weeks.
Ah, that's a shame.
Well, the important thing is,
they got the message.
Yeah. Yeah.
Um, what… what was the message they were supposed to get?
You know, the message.
-That we're… -Back!
[D-Generation X theme music playing]
Okay, good.
Uh, start the show?
♪ Break it down ♪
[man] And now the 22nd annual WWE SummerSlam
♪ We just got tired Of doing what you told us to do ♪
♪ Degenerate into something, fool ♪
♪ We just got tired Of doing what you told us to do ♪
♪ That's the breaks, boy, yeah ♪
[cheering]
[Ross] Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the 22nd SummerSlam extravaganza,
emanating tonight for the first time from Los Angeles, California,
where the Staples Center is at capacity.
17,129 members
of WWE's Universe.
[rock music playing]
[bell rings]
This contest, set for one fall,
is for the Intercontinental Championship.
♪ Booyakka, booyakka ♪
♪ 61, 619 ♪
♪ Booyakka, booyakka ♪
♪ That's my, that's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyakka, booyakka, 619 ♪
♪ Booyakka, booyakka, that's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyakka, booyakka, 619, hey ♪
♪ Booyakka, booyakka, Rey Mysterio ♪
♪ Booyakka, booyakka, 619, hey ♪
♪ Booyakka, booyakka, that's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyakka, booyakka, 619, hey ♪
♪ What you gonna do When we come for you? ♪
[Grisham] A raucous ovation for a man that injects instant electricity.
[Roberts] …weighing 175 lbs,
he is the current Intercontinental Champion,
Rey Mysterio!
[Grisham] Is there anyone more beloved in the WWE Universe
than the Intercontinental Champion, Rey Mysterio?
[Ross] Certainly not in my eyes,
and Rey Mysterio will defend the Intercontinental title
in a match, that I know from talking to Rey earlier today,
that he is very concerned about.
♪ Booyakka, booyakka, 619, hey ♪
♪ Booyakka, booyakka… ♪
[Grisham] Rey Mysterio will face off against Dolph Ziggler for the second time
for the Intercontinental Championship.
The first time, JR,
Rey Mysterio did prevail, but just barely.
[Ross] Well, certainly Rey Mysterio believes that Jo--
that Ziggler matches up very well with the Intercontinental Champion.
Rey, as I said, was concerned today.
This should be an outstanding matchup full of offense.
[Grisham] And certainly unique offense,
the offense that only Rey Mysterio can provide.
[music fades]
-[Dolph Ziggler's theme music playing] -[Ross] Rey Mysterio about five-six, 175.
And you heard that right.
[Roberts] …weighing 223 lbs,
Dolph Ziggler!
[Grisham] Well, Dolph Ziggler looked very impressive
winning a fatal 4-way to become the number one contender,
holding off R-Truth, Finlay, and Mike Knox.
[Ross] And we remember at the Night of Champions
that Dolph Ziggler really dominated the Intercontinental Championship match
against Rey Mysterio.
Mysterio really needed to put a couple of big moves together
toward the end of the contest.
Mysterio able to do that and leave the Intercontinental Champion.
[Grisham] It was like Dolph Ziggler was winning the game in the bottom of the 9th
but couldn't get the final out.
Rey Mysterio hitting the home run, the 619,
and Mysterio walked away as the Intercontinental Champion.
You all came to see…
[Ross] Rey Mysterio, of course, the biggest little man in WWE history.
The smallest man to ever be World Champion at about five-six.
Weighed in at 175.
Certainly, Rey lives under the adage
that achieving greatness has nothing to do with one's size.
-It's all about the passion, preparation. -[music fades]
[Grisham] There will be little doubt
as to who the fan favorite in this match will be.
We're only 120 miles from Rey's hometown of San Diego.
[referee and Ziggler argue]
This is the biggest night of Dolph Ziggler's career,
no doubt about it.
His first SummerSlam appearance.
Ooh, nice takedown by Dolph Ziggler. Going for an early cover.
Why not? And a two-count.
And again, a roll-up.
Ziggler has the tights as well.
Ziggler wasting no time here, JR.
[Ross] Great powerslam by Ziggler to start off his… his offensive cavalcade
against the masked Intercontinental Champion.
Ziggler will have, obviously, a size and strength advantage.
That's nothing new, by the way,
for Rey Mysterio's adversaries.
[Grisham] Dolph Ziggler looking for his first-ever championship.
Came so close last time against Rey Mysterio.
Let's see what lessons Ziggler has learned.
Oh, Mysterio!
Are you serious?
Off the top rope.
One, two, and a kick-out.
Amazing athleticism from Mysterio.
[Ross] Rey Mysterio arguably the greatest high-flyer
in the annals of WWE.
I don't know anyone that can… can do this.
Watch his balance.
[Grisham] Amazing!
[Ross] Mysterio catches himself. Great balance.
Executes the… the moonsault perfectly.
[Grisham] And meantime, Mysterio using Dolph's own momentum…
[Ross] More offense coming.
[Grisham] Oh, again!
Dolph Ziggler hard into the barricade.
-[Mysterio] West Coast! -[cheering]
[Grisham] And it's all Rey Mysterio at this point.
[Ross] Another hurricanrana by Mysterio
taking down not only Ziggler but the cameraman as well.
[referee] Three! In the ring, now.
Four!
[Ross] More offense from the apron.
And then Ziggler landing hard on his head on the outside,
but Ziggler, to his own credit,
showing, uh, resiliency.
[Grisham] Ziggler so opportunistic, seems to…
-[Ross] Dangerous area here. -[Grisham] …know when to strike.
Went to meet Rey Mysterio at the top rope.
Nice counter here from Dolph Ziggler.
Ooh!
[Ross] Ziggler may have had one counter in mind,
created another,
and was near the corner. May do it here.
[Grisham] Ziggler… Here we go!
[Grisham] JR, what does Dolph Ziggler have to do differently
here tonight that he didn't do at Night of Champions?
That's a cover again.
[Ross] Well, I could arrogantly say "win," but that would be obvious.
Look at this. Ooh!
I think moves like that, using power,
the power and strength advantage.
The one thing Ziggler needs to do that he didn't succeed in doing
the last time these two men met for the Intercontinental title
was completely grounding Mysterio.
D… And right now,
Dolph Ziggler has got the neck cranked
of Rey Mysterio, focusing on that particular part of the anatomy.
[Grisham] Ziggler enters this match with a lot of momentum.
Pinned Rey Mysterio in a six-man tag match on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Ross] And from the turnbuckle, the neck. Now the side slam.
[Grisham] And two.
[Ross] Ziggler should focus right back on the neck.
Perhaps, uh…
make it tough for Rey to bridge out or use his neck as a…
as a safety net.
[Grisham] Good elevation there from Ziggler, landing that hard elbow.
Two again.
[Ross] Ziggler so arrogant.
We talked about his narcissism… Going right back to focusing on the neck.
I don't know if the flaunting of the hair and the flipping of the perspiration,
seemingly to me, may perhaps be a waste of time.
[Grisham] Let's be honest. Ziggler has a reason to be so confident.
At one point, beat The Great Khali three times in a row.
Ziggler knows how to get the job done.
-Ask! -No!
[yells]
[Ross] Well, let's clarify. He beat The Great Khali in a variety of forms.
Wouldn't exactly put that at the top of my resume, the way Ziggler won,
but you're right. Ziggler did have the W's.
Speaking of The Great Khali, he'll be taking on another giant in Kane.
Kane and Khali one-on-one tonight.
[Grisham] Mysterio fighting back here,
as Dolph trying to prove he has a sense of belonging.
[Ross] Mysterio lures opponents to the corner,
and then can strike the drop toehold just seemingly out of nowhere,
just so quick.
[Grisham] Oh, what a clothesline from Ziggler!
This may do it. Shoulders down.
Two again. Another near-fall.
That's about, what, the tenth cover Dolph Ziggler has gone for
so far in this match.
[Ross] Ziggler pressing the offense, but he's also focusing on the neck
of Rey Mysterio.
That all started with that turnbuckle just a little bit earlier tonight.
We'll see now if it's…
[Grisham] What's Ziggler have in his mind? Ooh!
[Ross] We've seen Ziggler do this before.
[Grisham] Right into the abdomen. And right into the cover!
[Ross] Quite the gutbuster by Dolph Ziggler.
A very effective maneuver, weakening the torso
and the core strength of Rey Mysterio.
[Grisham] We talked about the connection
that Rey Mysterio has with the WWE Universe,
as Dolph Ziggler shows us this impressive offense.
Rey Mysterio had a fan's prayer tattooed on his side.
Was so touched by a letter that a member of the WWE Universe sent to him,
it's in Spanish,
and Rey Mysterio now will have it on his body forever.
That's how much Rey Mysterio loves his fans.
[fans chanting] 619! 619!
[Ross] Very, very dedicated,
and it really is reciprocal. You can hear it.
[Grisham] Rey Mysterio wants to elevate.
But right now, Dolph Ziggler doing everything in his power
to keep Rey Mysterio down.
[Ross] You notice the transitioning for Ziggler
is right back to the head and neck.
[Grisham] Can Mysterio take advantage of this opportunity?
From the top rope!
[Ross] Seated senton by Mysterio,
who's trying to quicken the pace, obviously.
[Grisham] How about the recovery time from Ziggler?
-But Mysterio with a right foot. -[Ross] Wow.
[Grisham] A side volley.
The cover. Two…
No!
Right into the temple,
and now Dolph Ziggler showing you some toughness.
[Ross] You see the offense of Mysterio coming in a flurry,
in a succession of quick maneuvers.
Ooh, what a counter! What a counter by Ziggler.
Right into the abdomen. That could do it.
[Grisham] This is gonna do it. Do we have a new Intercontinental Champion?
Mysterio powers out.
[Ross] Dolph Ziggler with a dropkick, catching Mysterio in midair,
and when you're airborne, it's really hard to change direction.
[Grisham] And, JR, it's hard to out-quick Mysterio,
but that's what Ziggler just did.
[Ross] Ziggler very athletic. Here's another look.
Watch this counter right…
Boom!
Great reaction time,
ring presence by the young man, the graduate of Kent State University.
Very intelligent.
[Grisham] Dolph Ziggler's game plan is working to perfection at this point.
[Ross] Ziggler a very articulate, intelligent young man,
especially when he's talking about himself.
Look at this.
[Grisham] Mysterio trying to get the roll-up.
Counter! Sits down.
He's got it… No!
[Ross] That was a great counter by Dolph Ziggler.
Mysterio left his ankles exposed, believe it or not,
and it almost cost him the Intercontinental title.
This clothesline might.
[Grisham] Ziggler's got him. Again, two…
And no! Somehow, Mysterio gets the shoulder up.
[Ross] Again, Ziggler matching move-for-move, step-for-step
with the ultra-quick Rey Mysterio.
Now, look at this. Again, the neck, and…
Boom! Forget the impact.
Full follow-through.
Ziggler's back into a vertical base
and can deliver the power.
He is, uh…
he's very apt to be the next Intercontinental Champion.
[Grisham] Oh, Mysterio,
another kick to the temple.
And this time Ziggler's hung up on the rope.
[Ross] The phone is ringing.
[Grisham] Whoa, nobody answering.
And Ziggler sweeps the leg.
[Ross] Smart move by Ziggler.
And a…
-That running leg drop might do it. -[Grisham] Ziggler thinks it's over.
Is it? No!
Rey Mysterio, what resiliency here.
[Ross] Well, Ziggler knows he can't win this match on points.
It's by pin or submission, as far as he's concerned.
[Grisham] And Mysterio has to know at this point that he's in big trouble
unless Rey can somehow hit a big move of his own.
[Ross] I can only imagine what Ziggler would be like
around the SmackDown locker room
if he were to become the Intercontinental Champion.
He'd really be Mr. Congeniality, the rush chairman.
[Grisham] Dating Maria and wearing gold?
[Ross] Oh, look at this. Who's got the advantage?
[Grisham] Mysterio struggles his way down. Has the shoulders…
And another close one.
A near-fall.
[Ross] Two or three counters in one
while Mysterio was in Ziggler's… on his shoulders.
Ziggler almost had the advantage with a slam,
but Mysterio somehow, some way was able to escape the dilemma.
Here's another look at it. Now look at the… Who's got the advantage?
Rey, Ziggler,
and now Mysterio.
And Rey got a near-fall,
but Ziggler gets the advantage one more time.
[Grisham] And a DDT. A DDT from Mysterio.
Is that the move we were waiting for?
[Ross] Could be payday right here for Rey.
[Grisham] One.
Two… No.
[Ross] And this is an outstanding matchup.
It's amazing that we've had as many near-falls,
as many pinning predicaments as we have seen thus far
in our first match here tonight at SummerSlam.
[Grisham] Remember, the Intercontinental title
hangs in the balance here. Mysterio…
619!
[Ross] Mysterio did not call collect,
but Ziggler collected the feet of the Intercontinental Champion.
[Grisham] And now the sp--
No!
Dolph Ziggler rises up at the perfect opportunity.
And-- No!
[Ross] Ziggler avoided…
[screams in frustration]
[Ross] …certain disaster
and countered in an amateur wrestling maneuver,
that half-nelson.
[Grisham] What else can Dolph Ziggler do?
[Ross] Not lose his composure.
Not lose his cool,
is one suggestion.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Ziggler!
[Grisham] Looking at Ziggler,
you can tell frustration has begun to set in.
-[crowd chanting] Let's go, Ziggler! -[crowd chanting] 619!
[Ross] Ziggler gotta be careful he's not disqualified.
He walked right into that one. Again, a composure issue,
and that was an issue of aggression by Dolph Ziggler.
[Grisham] And you can see fatigue starting to set in now.
Ziggler trying to figure out a…
the combination to Rey Mysterio's lock.
[Ross] A high-risk situation here. A dangerous situation
on the second rope.
Mysterio in jeopardy.
-And-- -Oh! The hurricanrana takedown!
Dolph Ziggler, shoulders down…
-And Mysterio retains the gold! -[bell rings]
[Roberts] The winner of this match,
and still Intercontinental Champion,
Rey Mysterio!
[Ross] I'm not so sure, but it looked as if,
and I'm only assuming,
that Ziggler was attempting that gutbuster from the second rope.
Anytime you leave the canvas, you put yourself in a high-risk area.
We've got 13 current WWE Hall of Famers Intercontinental Champion.
We may have seen another here.
[Grisham] Well, here was the 619,
and many in our WWE Universe, I'm sure, thought it was over right here.
But Dolph had other ideas.
[Ross] This was a great counter, a great counter,
but Ziggler gets a near-fall,
and then he breaks, shows frustration.
Ziggler with a big tell if you're a poker player.
Then look, was this gonna be a gutbuster?
It turned into a hurricanrana.
[Grisham] Well, Ziggler tried to raise the stakes,
but it was Mysterio that cashed in.
A fantastic opening contest,
and Rey Mysterio walks away victorious again
over Dolph Ziggler.
[Ross] And again Dolph Ziggler edges a little closer and a little closer
to Intercontinental gold,
but again tonight it was a star,
a 619,
Rey Mysterio, that continued to shine.
[inaudible]
Tonight is certainly "The Biggest Event of the Summer,"
and joining me right now are SummerSlam opponents
Jack Swagger
and MVP.
What's popping, Josh?
Guys, many people are calling your match tonight
somewhat of a culture clash.
"Culture clash"?
Josh, that's a politically correct term.
Let's say what it really is.
On one side, you have me,
a two-time, two-time All-American blessed with extraordinary abilities.
Yeah, this may be my first SummerSlam,
but everyone knows I'm a future WWE Champion.
And now on the other side, you have my opponent,
the ex-con.
Oh, are we back… are we back to that ex-con thing?
You still stuck on that?
An ex-con who uses flash and hype to mask his physical shortcomings.
Yeah, it's true. He may have some talent,
but in the end, all MVP amounts to is a stepping stone for me.
Stepping stone… Stepping stone? Did he just say "stepping stone"?
-Is that how you see… Stepping stone? -That's what I said.
[chuckles] Okay, well, let's consider this.
I wish, growing up, that I'd had the wonderful life that you had,
the rich grandparents to spoil me, the daddy to play catch with.
But I didn't have those luxuries. I made some bad decisions,
and I say "decisions,"
not mistakes,
because I chose to break the law.
And that's where I went wrong, but I paid for those sins.
-Oh, you're gonna pay. -Yeah, I'm glad you feel that way.
Because I wanna remind you,
when you were in the NCAA and you wrestled,
when you won, your prize was a trophy.
Jack Swagger, baby.
When I was in the DOC and I fought,
my prize was the right to live another day.
So you right. We got a culture clash. That's exactly what we got.
We got the spoiled jock
against the hardened ex-con
who's trying to make up for a lot of lost time.
Tonight, "The All-American American" goes back to school.
But your lesson isn't gonna be taught by a stepping stone.
Your brutal lesson in reality is gonna be taught by an MVP.
[crowd cheering]
Well, it looks like this culture clash is about to get physical.
Well, there is indeed plenty at stake in this matchup
for both of these Superstars.
They're both relatively newcomers to Monday Night Raw.
A win here tonight helps them mark their territory
and perhaps catapults them to the next level, near superstardom.
-[Jack Swagger's theme music playing] -♪ Check, one, two ♪
♪ Oh yeah ♪
♪ Oh! ♪
[bell rings]
[Garcia] This next match is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Perry, Oklahoma,
weighing in at 263 lbs,
he is "The All-American American,"
Jack Swagger!
[Cole] And you have to wonder what our WWE fans watching live
in places like the United Kingdom and Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Austria
feel about our… Jack Swagger here at SummerSlam.
And indeed he does have all the credentials.
He's a two-time All-American.
A two-sport athlete at Oklahoma.
He played football and wrestled.
♪ Oh! ♪
[Cole] The way MVP was talking,
we may need the National Guard here in this matchup.
[music fades]
[MVP's theme music playing]
♪ I'm coming! Nobody could stop me… ♪
[Garcia] And from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 259 lbs,
Montell Vontavious Porter,
MVP!
[inaudible]
♪ Don't make me call up the crew ♪
♪ Now they getting scared When I call up my troops ♪
[Cole] Here's a man, King, who has never made excuses.
MVP admits that he's done wrong.
He made bad decisions.
He indeed went to prison for nearly ten years,
but what he tries to do is take the positive out of it.
He spends a lot of time with youth groups in Miami and Houston
and tries to teach those kids, "Hey, make the right decisions,
because indeed your life depends on it."
[Lawler] Well, I understand that,
but by the same token, I can sort of see where Jack Swagger's coming from.
I mean… Well, I started to say you can make all the excuses you want.
It's not excuses, but the truth of the matter is,
Swagger's right when he says MVP's an ex-con.
[Cole] Well, he calls him the MVP of the prison hoop league,
Swagger calls MVP, and here we go.
This match will not be pretty. The amateur background of Jack Swagger
against the, uh, heart and toughness of MVP.
MVP a former two-time United States Champion.
Swagger has won the ECW title.
And MVP with a hard clothesline,
and the physicality begins in the early part of the match.
[Lawler] There's the culture clash we were…
-[Cole] Ooh! -[Lawler] …hearing about moments ago.
-[cheering] -[Cole] MVP wasting little time.
Looking to make an example, and, well,
Swagger's MO as of late, King,
he will fight on his terms
and his terms only.
-[Lawler] Incoming! -[Cole] But MVP gives him no choice.
For all the talking Jack Swagger does,
how many times have we seen him just walk away in a matchup,
walk away from a fight?
[Lawler] Sometimes that's the smart… Don't know if it's part of the strategy--
[Cole] MVP hooks the leg on Swagger,
and a kick-out.
[Lawler] If you get in trouble, it's better to live to fight another day.
[Cole] Jack Swagger has ambushed MVP a number of times over the past few weeks,
looking for every advantage.
Ooh! And may have one here.
-[Lawler] Look out! Whoa! -[Cole] Swagger…
[Lawler] Oh, MVP landing…
Swept off that second rope and landing right on the back of his head.
[Cole] There's no…
no doubt that Jack Swagger can back up his talk, however.
Ooh!
Set an NCAA record with 30 pins in one season
for the University of Oklahoma.
And tonight in this what Swagger calls
not a culture clash, but a…
Ooh! …clash of different abilities.
[Lawler] That had to take the wind out of… I started to say "out of his sails,"
but all the air had to rush out of the lungs of MVP.
There he goes again.
[Cole] Aimed directly at the kidneys, the lower back.
One, two, three…
[Cole] Swagger looks to wear MVP down.
At one point, he said that MVP was below him,
that he wouldn't stoop to the level of fighting criminals.
-[Lawler] Whoa. -[Cole] Swagger, nice go-behind.
Jack Swagger, abdominal stretch on MVP.
Submission maneuver here.
[Lawler] Swagger continuing that attack on the lower back of MVP,
and MVP had to… got to stay focused,
because all of those credentials that you mentioned about Swagger,
when it comes to in-ring ability,
I don't know if there's anybody that can match Jack Swagger.
[Cole] MVP in a world of trouble. Swagger is six-six, 263 lbs, and…
Oof!
What's so scary about Swagger, King, is how quick he is,
especially for a man his size.
Has all the natural talent in the world.
[Lawler] Very intelligent young man.
[Cole] Makes sure everybody knows about it too.
MVP trying to fight out of this predicament.
Claims the one thing that…
his, uh, younger part of his life gave him was, uh…
It hit him hard. Made him tough, gritty.
[Lawler] MVP reversing this now.
[Cole] Oh.
Ooh! Wow, what impact!
[Lawler] Hmm.
[Cole] Swagger, from out of nowhere, into the cover.
MVP could be out.
Manages to roll the shoulder up at two.
And again, another cover by Swagger.
And another near-fall.
[Lawler] When… when Jack Swagger hooks your leg, he hooks your leg.
[Cole] We've been talking about the ability of Jack Swagger,
but you can't take anything away from MVP.
We mentioned earlier, two-tme United States Champion.
[Lawler] A few more moves like this
and Jack Swagger's gonna take something away from MVP.
MVP in a lot of trouble here.
Yeah, I spoke with Jack Swagger earlier this afternoon.
I actually thought for a second he was gonna MVP a compliment.
He said, "King, you know, MVP is a man of convictions."
And then he said, "How many times was he convicted?"
[Cole] Ooh! And MVP, desperation maneuver but effective.
And with both men down, this could be the turning point of this important match
for both careers of these Superstars.
Into the cover. Hook of the leg…
And Swagger kicks out at two.
[Lawler] I think you're right. Whoever wins this match,
I mean, this is… It propels you right to that next level.
You're right in the thick of things here for the titles in the WWE,
and that… both of these guys know that. That's how important this match is.
It's not only… But it's personal as well.
[Cole] On the grand stage of SummerSlam.
MVP ducking under the right hands of Swagger,
and here comes MVP, trying to build some momentum.
-Oh! -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Cole] Swagger hesitated, and it didn't take Swagger…
-[Lawler] I thought he was gonna duck one. -[Cole] But he didn't. And MVP…
[Lawler] MVP hesitated and landed one right in the kisser.
[Cole] Well, we are in the home of the LA Lakers
and the LA Clippers.
And MVP about to do his best Kobe Bryant impersonation.
[Lawler] Here it comes, the little "balling"!
Oh!
[Cole] Drops the elbow. MVP goes for the win
as he hooks the leg.
And Swagger powers out at two and a half.
Near-fall after near-fall in this matchup.
MVP going for the Playmaker, looks to put Swagger away.
What a counter!
[Lawler] Into that turnbuckle.
[Cole] Swagger rolling up MVP. Grabs the tights…
Referee's view obstructed by MVP's body.
Didn't see Swagger go for the tights, but didn't matter.
[referee] Work out of that corner.
[Cole] And suddenly, just like that, Swagger's back in control, King.
[Lawler] Just look at that face.
He's got a bona fide mean streak.
-Watch out here. -[Cole] And looks to put MVP away.
260 lbs,
but the knee caught him in the ribs.
[Lawler] Big mistake there by Jack Swagger.
-Wow! -[Cole] Ooh!
[Lawler] He just got kicked into next week!
[Cole] And it's time for the Playmaker!
Cover. Hooks both legs.
MVP with a big, big win at SummerSlam.
[Garcia] Here is your winner,
MVP!
♪ I'm here doing my thing ♪
♪ I'm here to bring the pain… ♪
[Cole] That's a very important win in that young man MVP's career.
♪ Nobody to hold me Nobody control me ♪
♪ I'm coming! ♪
[Lawler] Talk about balling,
it looked as if Swagger took his eye off the ball
just long enough to let…
Well, it started with that big splash attempt.
MVP got his knees up.
That was the beginning of the end for Jack Swagger.
What a boot to the face!
[Cole] Jack Swagger taken back to school here at SummerSlam
as we take another look.
[Lawler] Let's watch this one more time.
Here. Watch the… watch the knees come up.
Oh, right into the jaw of Jack Swagger,
and then watch this boot to the face!
[Cole] And MVP with a Playmaker
to pick up the victory.
[Lawler] And you know who's gotta have a big smile right now?
Sherri Shepherd from The View.
[Cole] Exactly. Indeed, on this night,
Montell Vontavious Porter is not a stepping stone,
but he's an MVP.
[inaudible]
[music fades]
[rock music playing]
[Cole] For the first time ever, SummerSlam has come to Los Angeles.
Sold out, over 17,000-strong here tonight at the Staples Center,
and indeed there are celebrities everywhere.
We are in Hollywood.
[Lawler] Well, it's not even dark yet, and the stars have already come out.
[Cole] They're all over here at ringside.
[Lawler] I'll tell you who looks like a superstar.
-[Cole] What? -[Lawler] There he is. Luke Perry!
90210 fame. [chuckles]
He's got his entourage in hand. Hey, Luke! What's up, man?
[Cole] He's a huge WWE fan, a member of the WWE Universe.
[Lawler] Wave at him, Michael. Come on, he's waving.
[Cole] I think he was waving at you, King.
Well, there's been a phenomenon as of late,
taking the entertainment world by storm.
Celebrities everywhere clamoring for the chance to host Monday Night Raw.
[Garcia] Tonight's special guest host of Monday Night Raw…
[Triple H] And he's a co-creator of Robot Chicken.
Seth Green!
[Lawler] He can do anything he wants to here tonight on Raw.
[Green] I am thrilled beyond imagination to be hosting WWE Monday Night Raw!
[Lawler] The legendary rockers ZZ Top
are in the house.
[man] We're running the show!
[Lawler] The most dominant NBA player of all time.
It's Shaquille O'Neal!
[O'Neal] My rules, my show.
Are you ready?
[Cole] Boom-Shaq-alaka!
[Garcia] Three-time Emmy Award winner…
Jeremy Piven!
[Piven] It is going to be like July 4
all night long.
[Garcia] Film and television star Freddie Prinze Jr.
I'm a lifelong WWE fan,
and tonight I get to be in charge.
I don't feel like competing at all tonight.
You will compete here tonight.
[Lawler] What's Orton doing?
[menacing music playing]
Orton has gone completely mad.
[music fades]
[whooshing]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the co-host of Access Hollywood
and the founder of Betty's Battle,
Nancy O'Dell!
Oh, how fun it is to be here at SummerSlam,
"The Biggest Event of the Summer."
I gotta tell you what, what great fans we have here.
It's a pleasure to be here. You know, Betty's Battle is an organization
that I stated in honor of my mom, who passed away from ALS last summer,
and so it's so wonderful to have the charitable organization that WWE is
to be helping me in this fight against ALS.
I appreciate that. I feel right at home,
because there's a lot of Hollywood celebrities here,
including, I see, Freddie Prinze Jr., and, Freddie, come here.
[cheering]
I gotta talk to you… I gotta talk to you about this,
because I just watched the video up there,
and, um, it looked like you got a little hurting by Randy Orton.
Yeah, yeah. Randy, uh,
he messed up Monday Night Raw a little bit for me,
but, uh, I'll be back. I'll be back. I definitely will be back.
Is this a challenge?
Uh, it ain't a challenge. I'm a little more patient than Randy,
but when he least expects it, he'll find me. He'll find me.
I'm gonna be a guest host, so you got any, like, tips?
In fact, are you gonna come back in the spandex? I wanna know that as well.
I might not rock the spandex. I don't look quite as buff as these guys.
But, uh, I'm looking forward to the match tonight.
I'm really looking forward to seeing Cena take Orton out!
[cheering]
I know one thing.
Orton's gonna know he was in a fight when this match is over.
I think you'd look fantastic in the little pants.
What do you guys think?
[cheering]
No.
It's good to see you. Have a good time tonight watching, okay?
Have a great time!
♪ Well ♪
♪ Break the walls down ♪
♪ It's The Big Show ♪
♪ And Jericho ♪
♪ You know we've got you ♪
♪ Come on ♪
♪ Let's break the walls down ♪
[bell rings]
[Roberts] This contest, set for one fall,
is for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship.
Approaching the ring first, at a total combined weight of 711 lbs,
they are the current Unified WWE Tag Team Champions,
Chris Jericho and The Big Show!
[Grisham] We talk about the celebrities here,
how about the biggest athlete in the world?
They don't get any bigger than The Big Show.
[Ross] Seven feet, 500 lbs with knockout power with either hand.
Debilitating body shots.
And his very talented partner.
Forty-three titles have been won between these two men.
First time the unified titles have ever been defended at SummerSlam.
[Grisham] In fact, the unified titles were formed at WrestleMania.
[music fades]
[booing]
So there's a lot of celebrities here tonight.
But that doesn't impress me, because celebrities are just hypocrites
and parasites, like every one of you.
[booing]
And Big Show and I are far beyond celebrities.
We are Superstars of the highest echelon.
We are world-renowned,
and we are by far the most famous people in this arena tonight.
[booing]
We are the Unified Tag Team Champions,
the most powerful duo in sports today.
With over 40 championships between the two of us,
our legendary status, our greatness is cemented forever.
[booing]
I am the best in the world at what I do.
And this man is a destroyer,
a giant,
bigger than every one of you.
Which means he is better than every one of you.
And he's got something very important that he wants to say,
so I strongly suggest that you show him
your strict and undivided attention.
[booing]
I just have one thing I wanna get off my chest.
[man] Yo, yo, yo, yo.
Shad Gaspard and JTG, it's Cryme Tyme.
♪ Brooklyn, Brooklyn… ♪
[Grisham] I might have let him get that off his chest.
[Roberts] Introducing the challenges, from Brooklyn, New York,
at a combined weight of 525 lbs,
Shad Gaspard, JTG,
Cryme Tyme!
[Ross] Well, Cryme Tyme's making their SummerSlam debut
with a magnificent opportunity awaiting them in the ring,
a chance to become the Unified Tag Team Champions.
A lot of great tag team history as far as SummerSlam is concerned.
The legendary team The Legion of Doom
won their first WWE tag team titles at SummerSlam in 1991.
We'll see if Shad and JTG can win their first undisputed tag titles
here at SummerSlam 2009.
[Grisham] Cryme Tyme in search of the Unified Tag Team Championships,
hoping for another California gold rush here tonight.
They've never been champions, but they've always worn a lot of bling.
-[music fades] -[inaudible]
[Ross] You may think it, but I was not around in 1849 during the gold rush.
[Grisham] You were here in spirit.
[Ross] So JTG and the man that can be certainly, uh, sinister in sequins,
Chris Jericho, starting it out.
One-fall match.
Remember, JTG and Shad Gaspard must win by pinfall or submission
to win the undisputed tag titles.
[Grisham] Jericho told Cryme Tyme a few weeks ago
that their party is over at SummerSlam.
JTG going up and over.
Nice athleticism.
Don't forget it was JTG that pulled off
the upset one-on-one win over Chris Jericho.
Has he done it again?
A two-count.
[Ross] Well, another like result would mean, of course,
that JTG and Shad Gaspard would walk away the Unified Tag Champions.
Another upset of Chris Jericho.
[Grisham] Earlier tonight,
Rey Mysterio defended his Intercontinental Championship,
and still to come, our SmackDown main event,
Tables, Ladders and Chairs for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Jericho…
Go for the Walls!
[Grisham] Trying to set it up.
[Ross] Walls of Jericho…
is what, uh, Jericho's thinking about, a submission maneuver,
his version of a Boston crab.
And look at that, uh, change in direction.
Nice agility by JTG.
[Grisham] JTG trying to turn Hollywood into Hollyhood.
Two-count.
They always bring their own type of flava, don't they, JR? I know you…
-[Ross] What was that? -[Grisham] You like the flava they bring.
[Ross] I'm into flava.
I like barbecue "flava," hot, mild.
-[Grisham] Ooh! -[Ross] Oh man, that right hand.
[Grisham] Right hand from Jericho.
[Ross] Watch Jericho get a little advantage.
Then he'll saunter over to the corner
and tag in the biggest man in the world.
[Grisham] If that had been The Big Show's right hand,
this match would be over, I can assure you.
[Ross] No doubt about that.
Seven feet, 500 lbs.
Standing on the…
on the leg or foot of JTG.
That's debilitating in itself.
[Grisham] Big Show wears a size 22 and a half ring.
Ooh!
Just a little bit smaller than a Coke can.
Can you imagine that massive paw across your chest?
JTG could tell us what it feels like, but I doubt he can talk right now.
With a guy like this, a standing side headlock
is one of the most, uh, devastating maneuvers.
So elementary, so fundamental,
and so effective.
[Grisham] Jericho called The Big Show "a destroyer."
[Ross] You got a seven-footer
who's got the leverage and the strength and the size and the power,
a side headlock becomes damaging.
[Grisham] Oof!
That shot lifted JTG off the ground.
[Ross] I alluded to the body shots earlier
of The Big Show.
Body shots are…
[Grisham] Ugh!
[Ross] Must rearrange your internal organs.
A shot to the face is
a match-ender.
[Grisham] JTG needs to do something in a hurry,
and he's done it, as Shad Gaspard gets into the match.
And Gaspard willing to trade shots with The Big Show.
[Ross] Maybe not as judicious
as it should be, and Gaspard a big man himself.
He's six-seven, about 300.
He looks small compared to The Big Show,
who has yet to leave Big Show's feet.
[Grisham] Look at that power!
And Gaspard turns his attention from The Big Show,
and that's a bad idea.
[Ross] I've never seen a human getting run down by an 18-wheeler,
but I can only imagine it resembled a little bit like that contact.
[Jericho] Step on him!
[Grisham] And now The Big Show standing on Shad's skull.
[Ross] A lot of strength here. Very impressive by Shad Gaspard,
but then right here, kaboom!
Talk about taking somebody and breaking them in half,
and now Jericho more than willing to accept a tag
after The Big Show has almost Speared Gaspard
back to Brooklyn.
Gotta like the way The Big Show and Jericho are isolating their adversary
in the champions' half of the ring.
[Grisham] Jericho said that he and The Big Show
were a perfect combination of greatness, ruthlessness, and honesty.
[Ross] Jericho conducting himself like a bully,
just like we know The Big Show is.
[Grisham] It's easy to bully someone when you've got Big Show in your corner.
That's a confidence booster.
Big boot there from Gaspard.
[Ross] Jericho was somewhat arrogant
in almost allowing Shad Gaspard to regain a vertical base.
Jericho paid for it. There's a cheap shot.
Nothing that the referee can do about that but admonish Jericho.
But Shad Gaspard's gotta stay out of the ring.
And… Because here's why.
[Grisham] Jericho willing to take any advantage he can get.
Always has and always will.
And it's certainly a big advantage when The Big Show steps in the ring.
[Ross] World's largest full nelson.
[JTG] Shad, come on! Don't you quit!
It's for the title! Let's go!
[Grisham] There are few Superstars that can dominate Gaspard
the way that The Big Show is right now.
[Ross] Gaspard's a 300-lb man.
Shad Gaspard six-seven, 300,
Look at him. He's being engulfed.
This is a… another maneuver that can put… can put your lights out,
can turn out the switch.
[Grisham] And another tag as Jericho,
the nine-time former Intercontinental Champion,
gets back in.
[Ross] Leave your feet, you take a chance.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose in that environment.
[crowd chanting] Y2J! Y2J!
[Grisham] And right now Cryme Tyme's search for their first tag team gold
is not looking very good.
Come on, ask him! Ask him, come on!
-Come on, ask him! -[JTG] Shad, stop playing! Come on!
[Jericho] Come on, ref! Come on!
-[JTG] Shad! Shad! -[Jericho] Come on!
[Ross] If Jericho got laryngitis, it'd be tragic.
Look at Jericho's positioning.
Jericho's body's between the two members of Cryme Tyme.
Perfect positioning.
[Grisham] Cryme Tyme beat The Hart Dynasty to become the number one contenders.
Can they cash in tonight
and win more of that money, money?
[Ross] Powerslam, but Shad Gaspard, unfortunately for Cryme Tyme,
unable to follow up
after a devastating maneuver.
Certainly, JTG is full of energy
and wants in this match.
[Grisham] Will his wish be granted?
Gaspard inching his way over to the corner.
So too is Jericho.
The tag made. Here comes JTG.
[Ross] Well, obviously you see the pace quicken with JTG.
Gonna use a lot of athleticism, a lot of quickness.
[yells]
[Grisham] Oh, and a Mugshot!
Perfectly executed from JTG, and
targeting The Big Show. What is JTG doing?
[Ross] Might not be the wisest move, but JTG's on a roll.
[Grisham] He's got him down. Hooking the leg.
One, two…
No! Big Show.
[Ross] Big Show stopping the count emphatically.
And Gaspard… Oh my!
[Grisham] Wow!
[Ross] Taking The Big Show over the top.
[Grisham] And now an opportunity. JTG!
This is it!
No! Two and three quarters!
[Ross] About half a second away from crowning new Unified Tag Champions.
[Grisham] That's as close as it's gonna come.
Jericho now,
sensing that he has to do something big,
going for the Walls of Jericho,
and here we go.
[Ross] It's a gut-check time for JTG
in the submission position in the Walls of Jericho.
[Grisham] JTG thinking about it.
Is this the end of Cryme Tyme tonight?
Look at the determination in the face of JTG.
[Ross] JTG showing a lot of guts.
Trying to hold on.
-And does! -[Grisham] Wow!
[Ross] And the match is gonna continue.
-[Grisham] Whoa! -[Ross] Good gosh almighty!
[Grisham] The gargantuan man with the massive right hand
has just ended this match as a contest.
A knockout blow.
♪ Break the walls down ♪
♪ It's The Big Show… ♪
[Ross] The referee was restraining Jericho…
[Roberts] The winners of this match, and still Unified WWE Tag Team Champions,
Chris Jericho and The Big Show.
[Ross] Well, The Big Show remains undefeated at SummerSlam events.
Big Show used the right hand on Shad Gaspard on the outside
after they both went tumbling over,
and then watch the referee break the hold,
and the referee doing his job,
restraining Jericho, and boom!
Right hand.
That is a definitive slobberknocker.
A big-time right hand,
lights go out.
[Grisham] The most dominant right hand in the history of the WWE
has won the battle again,
as the Unified Tag Team titles are going nowhere.
[music fades]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time,
CM Punk.
[crowd booing]
Tonight, you have an opportunity to become Word Champion once again.
What are your thoughts heading into your Tables, Ladders and Chairs match
with Jeff Hardy?
Well, I would love to talk to you about that right now, Josh,
but, uh, there's something else I wanna bring up.
And that's this.
I had a friend in a fancy Hollywood agency the other day,
and he ran across this little gem.
Somebody actually took the time to write a screenplay
about the Jeff Hardy story.
So I was paging through it, and, lo and behold,
it culminates, of course, with Jeff conquering his demons
and beating me here tonight in a TLC match at SummerSlam.
What a great feelgood story, Josh.
All except, of course, for the ending, which is not reality-based.
It's fake. It's phony.
Just like everybody who lives in this town.
[crowd booing]
I'd go as far as to say
I'm the only real person in this building right now.
I wish I could say it's a Los Angeles epidemic,
but the fact is, it's worldwide.
You have people that falsely idolize what they see in movies and on television.
You have housewives in Iowa that subscribe to US Weekly,
"Us" Weekly, or whatever it's called,
so they can model their hair after Kate Gosselin
instead of helping their own children with their homework.
You have little kids all over the world, millions of them,
who idolize the "hip, cool star."
And it doesn't matter if that hip, cool star
is some dork vampire in Twilight,
or if it's Jeff Hardy.
It doesn't matter if that hip, cool star has a reprehensible, reckless lifestyle.
It doesn't matter
if the collective intelligence of this entire country
continues to spiral downward day in and day out.
Doesn't matter as long as it's cool, right?
You know why they don't make movies about a guy like me?
It's 'cause I don't support your poison society.
I don't support this… this den of iniquity known as Hollywood.
No. Instead, I'm dismissed as being preachy.
Except I'm not preachy. I never have been. I just tell the truth.
I'm not a screenwriter either, but tonight I'll take a stab at it.
Tonight, I'm gonna rewrite the ending of the Jeff Hardy story,
and it's gonna be horrifying. It's gonna be very, very graphic.
It might be hard to watch for a lot of people.
But it will have a happy ending.
New World Heavyweight Champion,
CM Punk.
[Kane's theme music playing]
[bell rings]
[Roberts] This contest is set for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, weighing 323 lbs,
Kane!
[Ross] Well, I wonder if Kane is as confident
in his match tonight against the giant Great Khali
as CM Punk is in becoming the next World Heavyweight Champion.
[Grisham] Lately, when Kane has had the opportunity
to stare down The Great Khali,
Kane has opted to back away,
which is very un-Kane-like.
[Ross] Kane's working on a four-match winning streak
here at SummerSlam,
but it was a few weeks ago on Friday Night SmackDown,
after The Great Khali had… had won a… a matchup,
wee see the diversion,
and then Kane, from behind, would assault The Great Khali.
Khali momentarily taken out of the picture.
But Khali's family would be affected.
[Grisham] Khali would turn his attention…
or Kane would turn his attention to Khali's brother and interpreter,
Ranjin Singh.
[Ross] Ranjin Singh a defenseless man.
Battered,
beaten, and drug out of the arena.
And then last Friday night,
The Great Khali came to confront Kane
and… and Kane barely,
barely escaped disaster.
There'll be no escaping tonight.
[Grisham] I don't think we've ever seen
The Great Khali as angry as he was on Friday Night SmackDown.
[The Great Khali's theme music playing]
[Roberts] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Ranjin Singh,
from India, standing at seven feet three inches tall,
weighing 420 lbs,
The Great Khali!
[Grisham] In a city known for earthquakes,
get ready for another seismic shift
as these two behemoths prepare to collide.
[inaudible]
[Ross] Well, it's good to see that Ranjin Singh is
back beside his, uh, rather large brother, The Great Khali.
[Grisham] I think you can take the word "rather" out of that sentence.
[Ross] Well, this is a match sanctioned by Dick Webber.
Put the bowling shoes on.
It will be physical. It will be intense.
-It won't be pretty. -[yells furiously]
[Grisham] How about the mass of humanity in the ring right now?
Over 14 feet and 700 lbs.
[Ross] Kane says he is the true giant of Friday Night SmackDown.
Certainly unusual for me to see Kane retreat
here in the early going.
Feels kind of strange, but maybe with good reason
as Kane trying to cover up in the corner.
[Grisham] Khali being aggressive right now.
And very rarely does Kane have to look up to another human being
like he does Khali.
[Ross] That uppercut found Khali looking up.
And Khali taking some huge shots there.
And then bracing himself with his seven-three, 420-lb body,
who just manhandled Kane right out over the top rope,
and there's very few men that can every say
that they've accomplished that. I'm trying to think of one or two.
[Grisham] Kane told Khali, "You should be afraid of me."
But right now, Khali showing that he's not afraid at all.
[Ross] Khali misses that leg drop, and that may not bode well,
and Kane taking advantage.
[Grisham] And Kane trying to end this early,
as Khali kicks out.
[Ross] Kane one of the great, uh, enduring Superstars of WWE
with 15 championships to his credit.
And those elbows are… are evil.
Kane sees evil and likes it.
[Grisham] These two men met way back at WrestleMania 23.
The Great Khali won that match, and you know Kane has not forgotten.
This may be the biggest chokeslam in the history of the WWE.
[Ross] Kane looking to… thinking chokeslam.
Khali's thinking, "Not tonight."
[Grisham] And now Khali perhaps setting up for the Punjabi Plunge,
but Kane able to get out. Oh, clothesline.
[Ross] What a good counter by Kane,
who got countered back
with nothing but a tree-limb-like clothesline.
[Grisham] And now Khali has Kane's leg hooked.
Two!
[Grisham] And you can see the anger flowing through the veins of Khali.
Nothing stirs up emotions like someone who targets a family member
like Kane did.
And again Khali hooking the leg.
[Ross] Kane covering up, wisely.
[Grisham] In fact, that's when we learned that Khali and Ranjin Singh were brothers,
when Kane was holding Khali's brother captive.
Come on, out of the corner.
[Ross] There's Ranjin Singh.
You can kinda see the family resemblance when you think about it.
[referee] No, Khali.
-[Grisham] Sideburns? -[Ross] Yeah. Oh!
Man! Wow!
That would restart a dead heart.
If Kane has a heart.
[Grisham] And now Khali…
What demonic plan does he have in mind right now?
From the top rope… And down goes the seven-footer.
Shoulders down. Two…
-No. -Two!
Come on, count!
[Ross] That was really an unusual series of offensive maneuvers.
Uh, Kane quickly goes to the outside.
Tries to score and does,
but just… just couldn't hold Khali down.
And I gotta think at this point in time with this reverse chin-lock,
Kane's thinking strategy. "What have I gotta do to beat this guy?"
[Grisham] Does Kane think strategy?
[Ross] I think so. He's very intelligent.
You heard him last Friday night, two nights ago.
I thought his words in the ring were very articulate.
They were a little eerie, but they were articulate.
[Grisham] Kane takes pleasure in others' suffering.
[referee] Come on, Khali. Huh?
[Grisham] That's exactly what Khali is doing right now.
What do you say, Khali?
[Singh] Khali, come on!
[Ross] If Khali said "I quit" in his language
would the referee understand it?
[Grisham] Ranjin Singh would be there to translate it.
Khali trying to get to a vertical base, but that's a long way to go.
Khali, what do you say, huh?
Come on, Khali.
[Grisham] Kane has done a fantastic job of keeping Khali off his feet thus far.
[Ross] When you've got Khali in a chin-lock, you've done something.
Khali finally works his way back up.
Let's see if Khali can create a little offense
now he's got back up to his…to his feet.
[Grisham] Sharp elbow sends Kane down.
And now a boot!
Good flexibility there by Khali to get that boot seven feet in the air.
-Oh, and a big chop! -[Ross] Man.
That… this chop could do it here.
[Grisham] One, two…
No!
[Ross] Khali knocking Kane down, and Khali might have been a little…
might have wanted to get a bit more body-on-body
up there in the chest-on-chest.
And another of this Vise…
[Grisham] The Khali Vise Grip.
[Ross] Not gonna bode well for Kane, I promise you.
[Grisham] Look at the size of Khali's hands.
Whoa!
[Ross] Kane dragging Khali's little brother there,
Ranjin Singh,
who's gotta be…
[Grisham] He's holding him hostage like a human shield right now.
[Ross] Oh!
[Grisham] And Kane taking advantage.
[Ross] Right on the patella was the low dropkick,
and Kane with a 300-lb DDT.
Kane with a DDT…
Kane with a victory at SummerSlam.
[Kane's theme music playing]
[Roberts] The winner of this match,
Kane!
[Grisham] And again Kane perhaps taking the easy way out,
targeting Ranjin Singh.
[Ross] Well, it's obvious that The Great Khali has a…
a great deal of compassion as he should for his brother, Ranjin Singh.
And when Ranjin Singh was drug in the ring
in such an intimidating fashion,
it really gave Kane the opportunity
that Kane was looking for this entire match.
[Grisham] Kane known as a bully,
but tonight was manhandled by Khali
until Kane grabbed his brother, Ranjin Singh.
[music fades]
[rock music playing]
And, ladies and gentlemen, the stars are shining bright tonight
in Los Angeles.
Hey! Vince McMahon!
[Ross] The chairman's got his own star. I knew that.
Oh, I pol… I polished it earlier today.
[Lawler] The celebrities are out. You're right.
There is Maria Menounos
from The Today Show and Access Hollywood.
Wow, how… how pretty is she?
-Oh! -[Grisham] Check out Slash.
-[Lawler] Slash! -[Grisham] Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver.
[Lawler] I love Slash!
Hey, there's Robert Patrick,
of course, from Terminator 2: Judgment Day and The Marine.
Hey, Robert!
[Grisham] King, I got a question.
-[Lawler] Go ahead. -[Grisham] Are you ready?
Coming up next, the revival,
the return of D-Generation X versus DiBiase and Rhodes,
two men looking to cement their legacy.
[Lawler] Well, this all started when Triple H's problems with Legacy
began to mount.
[dramatic music playing]
[Cole] You see the look in the eyes of Triple H?
For that man, "The Game," it's about revenge.
After Legacy has repeatedly cost Triple H his chance to regain the WWE title,
Triple H finally had enough
and requested this two-on-one handicap match.
[Triple H] I used to be pretty good at this gang warfare stuff.
[Cole] Triple H going for the Pedigree.
-[Lawler] Watch out! -[Cole] And look! DiBiase!
Dream Street!
[Triple H] I don't know. Maybe they're too much for me.
[Cole] "The Game" in trouble. Cross Rhodes!
-[Triple H] Maybe they're that tough. -[Cole] And Legacy picks up the victory.
[Triple H] I had gangs. I beat up everybody.
Maybe I bring one back.
Maybe I make one phone call,
and if you're not down with that,
then I've got two words for ya.
-Come on. -[Michaels] No, I don't know, man.
Let's go, Shawn. You agreed to do it.
-[Michaels] I think I'm not ready. -[Triple H] Come on. Get out of the car.
Get out of… get out of the car.
-[crowd cheering] -Get off of me.
Well…
We gonna do this or not?
Yeah. Let's do this.
♪ Break it down… ♪
[Lawler] They're back!
[Michaels] D-Generation X…
D-Generation X…
[Lawler] You never know what to expect from D-X.
You made your rules, and we will break 'em!
Vince's production truck.
[fart noise]
That is gonna leave a mark.
That wasn't me.
[Lawler] This place is electric!
♪ D-Generation X… ♪
Freeze! CTU!
Where's the bomb?
-[Lawler] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
Shawn, is it good to be back?
God help me, I love this stuff.
-[grunts] -[woman screams]
[vocalizing D-Generation X theme music]
[screams]
[Triple H] We've just got two words for ya. Look up.
[Ross] The McMahons just got a manure bath.
[Triple H] So with that said,
just one important thing that we need to know.
-Are you ready? -[crowd cheering]
No! I said,
are… you…
ready? [voice distorts]
-[unsettling music playing] -[Cole] Hey! Rhodes! DiBiase!
Legacy!
[DiBiase] That is the answer to your question.
Yes.
We… are… ready!
[music fades]
[whooshing]
♪ Are you ready? ♪
-[cheering] -[rotor blades whirring]
[rapid gunfire]
[hard rock version of D-Generation X theme music playing]
♪ You think you can tell us what to do? ♪
♪ You think you can tell us What to wear? ♪
[cheering]
♪ You think that you're better? ♪
♪ You better get ready ♪
♪ Bow to the masters ♪
-♪ Break it down ♪ -[D-Generation X theme music playing]
♪ Degenerate into something, fool ♪
♪ We just got tired Of doing what you told us to do ♪
♪ That's the breaks, boy, yeah ♪
♪ That's the breaks, little man ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
[cheering]
-♪ D-Generation X… ♪ -[Lawler] Wow!
♪ D-Generation X ♪
[Lawler] Oh man!
♪ You know who you're talking to? ♪
♪ Well, you'd beter get used To the way the ball bounces ♪
♪ I've seen what you got It measures in ounces ♪
♪ But that's the breaks, boy, yeah ♪
♪ That's the breaks, little man ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
♪ D-Generation X ♪
♪ You think you're a big man? ♪
[laughing]
♪ Treat you like… ♪
[Lawler] Oh, look out!
-[Lawler laughing] -♪ Yeah ♪
-♪ Break it down ♪ -[cheering]
♪ Yo, tell me what it's like To be half a man ♪
♪ It must break your heart To see what I am ♪
♪ But that's the breaks, boy, yeah ♪
♪ That's the breaks, little man ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
♪ D-Generation X… ♪
[bell rings]
[Garcia] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
the team of "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels,
"The Game" Triple H,
D-Generation X!
[Lawler] Oh my gosh!
Befitting Hollywood, DX has a return of epic proportions.
[Cole] The legendary D-Generation X,
the most controversial yet entertaining group
in WWE history.
[Lawler] What an entrance! That's a blockbuster.
♪ Yeah… ♪
[Cole] What else would you expect?
♪ Break it down ♪
♪ Yo, tell me what it's like To be half a man ♪
♪ It must break your heart To see what I am ♪
♪ But that's the breaks, boy, yeah ♪
♪ That's the breaks, little man ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
♪ D-Generation X ♪
♪ You think you can tell me what to do? ♪
[cheering]
♪ You know who you're talking to? ♪
[Lawler] Are you ready indeed?
♪ I see what you got It measures in ounces ♪
♪ But that's the breaks, boy, yeah ♪
[Lawler] Over 17,000 here tonight are ready.
♪ D-Generation X ♪
-♪ You think you're a big man? ♪ -[Lawler laughing]
[laughter]
♪ Treat you like you're a little man ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
♪ Yo, tell me what it's like To be half a man ♪
♪ It must break your heart To see what I am ♪
♪ But that's the breaks, boy, yeah ♪
♪ That's the breaks, little man ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
♪ D-Generation X ♪
♪ You think you can tell me what to do? ♪
-[music fades] -[cheering]
[crowd chanting] DX! DX! DX!
[cheering]
[inaudible]
It's been a long time in coming.
[cheering]
So are you ready?
[crowd roars]
No!
LA, I said,
are… you… ready?
[crowd roars]
Then, for the thousands in attendance,
for the millions watching around the world…
and for Cody and Ted…
[booing]
…you girls want a war?
You got a war!
[cheering]
So l-l-l-l-l-l-let's get ready
to suck it!
[Lawler chuckles]
And if you're not down with that,
we got two words for ya.
[crowd] Suck it!
[Legacy's theme music playing]
♪ It's a new day… ♪
[Garcia] And making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 458 lbs,
the team of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase!
[Lawler] Well, let me just say, after seeing how fired up DX is.
you think Legacy might wanna borrow or swipe that tank
and bring it out here.
[Cole] If the entrance from D-Generation X here tonight at SummerSlam
bothered DiBiase and Rhodes,
their expressions don't show it.
This is a huge night for Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.
They have cost Triple H the WWE Championship
on a number of different occasions, not to mention, King,
the fact that they were accomplices
in all of Randy Orton's assaults on Triple H's family
over the past number of months.
[Lawler] And don't forget
how Legacy spoiled the original reunion of DX last week.
[Cole] They claimed it'll be the shortest comeback in WWE history.
And Rhodes and DiBiase telling me earlier today,
"It's simple."
Quote, "We cement our legacy if we win."
[music fades]
[cheering]
[Lawler] The key word in that statement is "if."
[bell rings]
[Cole] And this tag team match now underway.
And it will be Triple H, the 13-time World Champion,
to start things off for D-Generation X.
And he will go against Ted DiBiase,
a third-generation star,
as D-Generation X reunites here tonight at SummerSlam.
Triple H has had so many fond SummerSlam memories,
won a World Championship here one year,
as he starts things off against DiBiase.
Break! Break! Break! Break!
[Cole] Legacy, King, what do they need to do tonight…
Ooh!
…to try to stop this emotional rainstorm of D-Generation X?
[Lawler] Well, some way, somehow, if it is indeed possible,
if Legacy could hit something big,
do something early in this match and take the momentum away from DX.
I mean, you know, you… this place was just electrified
for the reuniting of Shawn Michaels and Triple H,
and if… if Legacy could do something big,
cut that momentum off, it would be huge for them.
If I tell you to back up, back up!
[Lawler] Referee getting physical there to stop this…
[Cole] Triple H getting physical as well. "The Game" has had enough.
Teeing off on DiBiase.
[Lawler] Oh, reversal there.
[Cole] Ooh! A clothesline by Triple H.
"The Cerebral Assassin."
You never know what's running through Triple H's mind.
Nice suplex
of DiBiase.
-[Lawler chuckles] -[Cole] And the 255-pounder…
[Lawler] Oh man!
Sharp knee right into the skull.
[Cole] First cover of the matchup. DiBiase kicks out at two.
DX up to their old antics already here tonight.
-I know all about that. -[Lawler chuckles]
[Lawler] You get a wedgie already?
[Cole] A number of things, as DiBiase…
-[Lawler] This may be it. -[Cole] …makes the tag.
And here comes Cody.
Second-generation Superstar runs into the vintage knee of Triple H,
that high knee.
[Lawler] May not be it.
[Cole] And Rhodes… Hesitation for a moment,
perhaps realizing the two legends that he stands between.
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK!
[Cole] Oh, and a cheap shot by Rhodes.
[booing]
[Lawler] Well, we've seen Legacy really wanting to make a statement.
[Cole] Rhodes and DiBiase never been one for tradition.
Very disrespectful to Shawn Michaels there.
Always disrespectful, it seems.
[Lawler] I mean, I can't tell you how huge it would be
if Legacy could actually somehow defeat DX here tonight.
[Cole] Tag is made, and here comes Shawn Michaels.
Ladies and gentlemen, one's gotta wonder if Cody Rhodes
had a plan here. Keep in mind,
this is Shawn Michaels' first appearance in a WWE ring
since way back at the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania,
where he engaged in one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time
against The Undertaker.
Perhaps Shawn Michaels' ring rust over the past few months…
Remember, his last job was a short-order cook.
And the legendary Shawn Michaels…
Rhodes telegraphed it.
The veteran missed with the right hand, and Cody Rhodes again…
[Lawler] What?
[Lawler chuckling]
[Cole] And Shawn Michaels is not gonna take that lying down,
and here we go,
Rhodes and Michaels.
[Lawler] Maybe he might take it lying down.
-You wanted that? -Watch it!
[Lawler] Cody Rhodes looks like he's ready
for anything Shawn Michaels can dish out here tonight.
This is unexpected.
[Cole] Michaels takes down Rhodes again. Here come the right and left hands
from the legendary Michaels.
Ooh!
Well, Shawn Michaels
is indeed "The Showstopper."
[Lawler] Slapped the taste out of Cody Rhodes' mouth.
[Cole] There's another reason why, and he had tuned up the band for a moment
for Sweet Chin Music.
[Lawler] Get back in there, boy.
[Cole] Rhodes going nowhere.
And again tuning up the band.
When Cody Rhodes realized Sweet Chin Music was on the way…
[Lawler] Cody Rhodes narrowly escaped not once but twice.
One!
Two!
[Cole] DiBiase claimed that they were ready,
and Shawn Michaels, nice drop toehold.
[Lawler] And you can imagine the preparation,
the talking, the planning, the strategizing
that Legacy has done for this match.
They know how important this is,
and they know how big a win it would be for them.
[Cole] King, they're going into the ring against two of the greatest in WWE.
I mean, think about all the amazing SummerSlam moments
that Shawn Michaels engaged in over the years.
[Lawler] Oh, no doubt about that. You and I know that.
But let me tell you something. I guarantee you,
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase are so full of themselves
that they feel like they are every bit as good as DX.
They may not be, but I bet they feel that.
Whoa!
-[Cole] I tell you one thing he's feeling. -[Lawler] He's feeling that, isn't he?
[Cole] Ted DiBiase, son of "The Million Dollar Man."
-Ooh! -[Lawler] Wow!
-[crowd] Woo! -[Lawler] "Woo" is right!
[Cole] His chest isn't feeling like a million dollars now.
-Shawn Michaels… Uh-oh. -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Michaels got caught up in the corner,
and DiBiase took advantage.
[Lawler] Hmm.
[Cole] Michaels with a history of back problems.
It cost him five years of his career at one point.
[Lawler] Neck problems after that clothesline.
You like him now? Huh?
[booing]
[Lawler] DiBiase, almost as if he's saying, "How do you like me now?"
[Cole] The last few weeks, Rhodes and DiBiase have been more aggressive
than we've ever seen them before.
And that assault… Rhodes into the cover on Shawn Michaels,
and a kick-out. That assault by DiBiase and Rhodes
on DX this past Monday night unprecedented, King.
[Lawler] Well, these guys, Legacy,
without a doubt coming into their own.
Oh!
[Cole] So far, a perfect game plan for Rhodes and DiBiase.
The point of the exposed knee to the forehead of Michaels,
and a kick-out at two.
[Lawler] You're right. This is something that Shawn Michaels has not been used to
for a long period of time.
[Cole] Rhodes and DiBiase are keeping themselves fresh.
Frequent tags in and out, frequent covers of Shawn Michaels,
forcing Michaels to work,
kicking out of near-fall after near-fall.
At some point, you're gonna have to question the stamina of Shawn Michaels
and all the time that he's missed inside the ring.
[Lawler] I can tell you from personal experience,
when you, you know, when you compete on a regular basis,
as all the WWE Superstars do,
day in and day out,
your body, it just sort of gets used to taking that sort of abuse.
But when you lay off,
when you have a long, extended lay-off like Shawn Michaels has, uh, has had,
brother, these slams and these punches and all of this abuse
comes as quite a shock to your body again.
[Cole] And you know Triple H realizes that,
hence the look of concern on his face on the apron.
Shawn Michaels with a neckbreaker.
This could be the opening Michaels needs to make a tag to "The Game."
[Lawler] That look of concern.
Triple H knows Shawn needs to get out of there.
A little R&R on the corner wouldn't hurt at all.
[Cole] Michaels makes the tag,
and here comes the 13-time World Champion.
[Lawler] A fresh Triple H in the match.
[Cole] And remember all the dirty deeds that Legacy has done to Triple H
over the past number of months.
Oh, and from behind, Cody Rhodes…
[Lawler] You're gonna do that, might as well get you some.
[Cole] Cheap shot to the back, and that distraction cost Triple H.
And DiBiase…
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] …launching "The Game."
[Lawler] Man!
[Cole] Ooh! And a clothesline.
[Lawler] Give and take here.
-And look out! -[Cole] Spinebuster.
DiBi-- Ooh!
DiBiase pays for it, and Triple H is rolling.
[cheering]
Measuring DiBiase. Going for the Pedigree.
And Cody Rhodes from behind.
And here's Michaels.
[Lawler] Whoa! Cody Rhodes out to the floor.
-[Cole] Look at this. -[Lawler] Look out!
-[Cole] DX… -[Lawler] Wow! Oh man!
Yes!
[cheering]
[Cole] Look out. From behind, DiBiase!
The referee, his view obstructed
as he was dealing with Michaels and company,
and DiBiase, a blatant…
a blatant attack
as DiBiase looks to take advantage.
[referee] Three!
[Cole] Debilitating "The Game."
Four!
[Cole] In agony and pain as the referee begins the count.
Five!
[Lawler] You never take Legacy lightly, ever.
These guys will stoop to anything to win this match.
[Cole] What's funny about this, King,
is that Legacy, throughout this whole match,
seems to be one step ahead of D-Generation X.
[Lawler] Right now, nothing is funny about this thing
if you're DX.
[Cole] Tag made to DiBiase.
The frequent tags continue. Triple H in a world of trouble,
isolated in the opponents' corner.
Shawn Michaels, desperate straits as well on the other side of the ring.
[Lawler] Boy, you're right. Look at this. This is like a well-oiled machine here.
This is… this is perfect tag team strategy,
what you're witnessing.
[Cole] They tagged together for the last couple of years,
DiBiase and Rhodes.
Triple H and Shawn haven't been together as partners in quite a while.
[Lawler] And once again, like a well-oiled tag team,
if they ever catch the referee distracted or with his back turned,
they take advantage of it.
You like that, huh?
[Lawler] It's like they think it's only cheating if you get caught.
[Cole] DiBiase, after shooting a half, into the cover again.
Hooks the leg on Triple H,
who just manages to roll the shoulder off.
D-Generation X absorbing a tremendous amount of punishment.
[Michaels] Come on, Trip!
[Cole] Again, this is about cementing their legacy.
Huh?
[Cole] In DiBiase and Rhodes' words.
They're on their way to do that against one of the greatest teams of all time.
[Lawler] You talk about words, words can't express
how much a Legacy victory would mean here tonight.
Come on, Hunter!
[Cole] Shawn Michaels for the moment plays cheerleader,
tries to will Triple H back into this match.
[Lawler] When you've been as successful as Shawn Michaels…
[Cole] Look at this. Fingertips…
[Lawler] Oh no, inches apart.
[Cole] Shawn ready to use every advantage he can,
but he can't quite get there. But we gotta give DiBiase credit.
[Lawler] He's got a… a grip cinched in.
Could be a… If you're not careful, that could be a, uh, submission hold,
almost a version of the sleeper there.
[Cole] Triple H down and out on his feet, realized now…
Looks like he's trying to get to the ropes and break this thing.
[Lawler] I was gonna say, when you've been as successful as DX have,
Shawn Michaels, Triple H,
in my mind, I think sometimes,
you know, there's a danger of becoming complacent, so to speak.
You think all you've gotta do is show up to win.
That's not the case here tonight. Whoa!
[Cole] Ooh! Especially against young guns like DiBiase and Rhodes,
who are hungry, hungry to get to the top of WWE.
One.
[Lawler] Now both these men need a tag. DiBiase closer to his partner.
[Cole] Here comes Cody Rhodes. Shawn Michaels realizing it,
and look at Rhodes.
Cody Rhodes with a DDT. Quickly into the cover.
Hooks the leg, the inside leg.
Triple H who kicks out.
Did you notice how Cody Rhodes, quickly into the ring,
did not attack Triple H from behind? Jackknife cover,
and a kick-out.
[Lawler] No, Cody Rhodes made sure he got between Shawn Michaels and Triple H
to… avoid that tag.
[Cole] Right back to work on the neck of Triple H is Cody Rhodes.
[Lawler] Somehow, I don't think this is what DX had in mind.
[Cole] It's not been a sweet comeback so far for DX.
[Lawler] Not at all.
[Cole] Triple H trying to use all the power he can,
trying to… to power is way to his corner.
He's tying to move a near-230-lb man over there.
Come on, Hunter! Come on, H!
Come on, H!
[Lawler] In a bad… bad shape here.
[Cole] Yeah, but you know that Triple H, the wheels are turning.
The wheels are turning inside somehow.
Trying to find a way out of this for "The Cerebral Assassin."
[Lawler] Michaels looked like he's…
[Cole] And Triple H looks to persevere again.
[Lawler] Shawn Michaels looks rested and ready
if "The Game" can just get to the corner.
[Cole] Rhodes looking to get to DiBiase as well.
This is a huge point in this match, ladies and gentlemen.
-Tag made to DiBiase. -[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] And again Triple H won't make the tag
after the cheap shot.
[Lawler] That was close, but…
this situation now is even more dire.
[Cole] But again one step ahead of "The Game" each and every time,
Legacy, it seems.
Here's Triple H
fighting back.
We all know the hearts and guts of this man.
[crowd alternate between booing and cheering]
[Lawler] Man…
These guys just trading bombs here.
-[Cole] Ooh! And again a high elbow. -[Lawler] And right into the jaw.
[Cole] And there goes DiBiase.
A sidestep from Triple H bought himself some time.
[Lawler] Now "The Game" needs to tag. Crawl. Crawl your way to the corner.
[Cole] Shawn Michaels ready to explode off the apron.
But Triple H needs to make the tag.
Rhodes trying to get DiBiase back in the ring, and he does.
[Lawler] He does.
I don't know if Rhodes needs…
or DiBiase needs to try to tag or try to stop Triple H.
[Cole] Triple H…
-[Lawler] He's opting for the tag. Yes. -[Cole] Here's Rhodes.
Triple H an arm's length away, and here comes "The Showstopper."
[Lawler] Oh!
Shawn Michaels with fists flying. Whoa!
Inverted atomic drop.
[Cole] Another one.
Michaels teeing off on Rhodes.
[Lawler] Reversal by Rhodes… Oh!
[Cole] And, ladies and gentlemen,
that is vintage.
-Oh, wait a minute! -[Lawler] Oh, come on!
[Cole] DiBiase from behind.
Get out of the ring now! Move it.
[Cole] Again, Michaels going for that vintage kip-up,
and, from behind, DiBiase.
[Lawler] Well, as we said, there's nothing these two guys,
Legacy, won't stoop to.
Wait, what's "The Game" got in mind? Uh-oh.
[Cole] It almost seems like Legacy has DX so well scouted.
[Lawler] Well, this is turnabout's fair play.
Triple H from behind on Ted DiBiase, just what he deserves.
[Cole] Where's Rhodes going? He's the legal man along with Michaels.
Cody Rhodes going to the top rope.
Not known as a high-flyer.
From the roof of the Staples Center…
He tried to steal a Shawn Michaels maneuver,
the flying elbow, and he paid for it.
And now Shawn Michaels…
[cheering]
It's been a long time coming since we've seen this.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. Ooh, no! -[Cole] And we're not gonna see it now.
Again, Cody Rhodes beating DX to the punch.
It's uncanny.
[Lawler] There is no…
no taking the fight out of Legacy here.
What a match this has been.
[Cole] A career-making match for Rhodes and DiBiase.
[Lawler] If Rhodes hits this superplex…
[Cole] Michaels doing all he can to block.
Shawn Michaels…
[Lawler] These guys are in a precarious situation here.
Oh! Look out! Rhodes…
[Cole] Michaels, can he take advantage?
Always in the eye of the storm.
-Once again tonight. -[Lawler] Michael, here comes the elbow.
I got a feeling!
Rhodes trying to…
trying to get out of the way. Look out!
[Cole] That is-- Oh no, Rhodes countered with the knees!
And Cody Rhodes, can he put Michaels away?
This is unbelievable!
And a kick-out.
Legacy with the performance for the ages here.
[Lawler] They've obviously read DX's book,
but wait a minute, where's… where's Ted DiBiase?
[Cole] Triple H sent him flying into the… the stands.
[Lawler] I don't think Rhodes knew… I don't think Rhodes knew that happened.
-[Cole] And look at this! -[Lawler] Whoa!
Figure-4! He's got it! Locked in!
Shades of one of his best friends,
the Hall of Famer Ric Flair. Shawn Michaels with the figure-4.
DiBiase from out of nowhere again.
Get out of the ring!
[Cole] How much more of this…
[Lawler] Hey, Pedigree here coming.
And from behind, Rhodes. Every time DX goes for it,
Legacy's there.
[Lawler] I cannot believe how well Rhodes and DiBiase have scouted
DX's every move.
Right there to foil everything DX has--
-[Cole] Look at Cody! -[Lawler] Whoa!
This is an amazing match.
[Cole] DX has not been able to get out of the box.
Went for Sweet Chin Music. Countered again!
Rhodes from behind. Look out, look out!
Cross Rhodes! Cross Rhodes!
-[Lawler] They're gonna win! -[Cole] Legacy is gonna upset DX!
Triple H makes sure it doesn't happen.
[Lawler] Woohoo! At the last second.
[Cole] You almost heard the collective breath
of 17,129 WWE fans come out of their chest right there.
[Lawler] Oh man, that was close.
Get out of the ring!
[Cole] Now Triple H… Look at the referee.
The referee's view was obstructed.
-[Lawler] Turnabout is fair play. -[Cole] Triple H delivered the Pedigree.
[Lawler] Turnabout's fair play. Wait…
[Cole] Look at DiBiase!
-[Lawler] No! -[Cole] Dream Street!
Shawn Michaels has suffered Cross Rhodes and Dream Streets.
-Now-- -[Lawler] Look out!
[Cole] The carnage outside the ring.
-[Lawler] My gosh! -[Cole] Triple H and DiBiase.
It is mayhem at SummerSlam.
The two legal men are in the ring. The referee has begun the count.
[Lawler] They're down, but the two men that are not legal
are down outside the ring.
[Cole] A count of five.
Rhodes trying to make it back to his feet. Who will make it to their feet first?
Seven!
[Cole] Rhodes is stirring. MIchaels is stirring.
[Lawler] The referee's count is up to eight. Nine!
And they're both up.
But they're actually… leaning on each other
to keep themselves up.
Oh, Sweet Chin Music
from out of nowhere.
[Lawler] Yes!
-[Cole] The band is on tour again. -[bell rings]
[Lawler] Woohoo!
[Garcia] Here are your winners,
D-Generation X!
[Cole] The boys are back in town,
but not without a fight.
[Lawler] A fight? That was a war!
[Cole] Legacy, with perhaps the greatest match of their careers,
met D-Generation X at each and every turn
until Sweet Chin Music from out of nowhere.
[Lawler] This capacity crowd here at the Staples Center in Los Angeles
loving every minute of this match.
[Cole] The expressions on the face of Triple H and Shawn Michaels say it all.
[Lawler] Woohoo!
[Cole] They were in a fight at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] I gotta say it again. What a match!
Wow!
[Cole] DX came rolling in on that M8 tank
that they used in World War II at the beginning of this match.
They really needed an M8 tank in this match against Legacy.
Well, as I said, tanks were apropos,
because this was a war.
♪ Yeah… ♪
[Lawler] Man!
[Cole] Well, for now, the stories of DX's demise
have been greatly exaggerated.
[Lawler] What a triumphant return for "The Game" and Shawn Michaels.
DX is back!
-♪ Break it down… ♪ -[music fades]
[man 1] From its humble beginnings,
World Championship Wrestling rose to extraordinary heights.
[man 2] The number one wrestling company on the planet.
[man 1] But after reaching the pinnacle of success,
it all came crashing down.
Now get an exclusive inside look
at the rise and fall of WCW.
This three-disc DVD set highlights the characters
and stars that built WCW.
It was a wonderful time,
having sell-outs everywhere we were going.
[man 1] And the internal conflicts and corporate greed…
All they wanna do is put a product on the air that will generate dollars.
[man 1] …that led to its ultimate demise.
The Three Stooges of wrestling running this multi-billion-dollar company.
Kevin Nash, he didn't wanna see anybody get any more famous than he was.
Those guys could come into WCW
and just carve whatever they wanted out of it.
[man 1] Plus, extras include
20 of the greatest WCW matches of all time.
The Rise and Fall of WCW.
Let the truth be told… now.
[bell rings]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the ECW Championship.
[Christian's theme music playing]
♪ Go! ♪
♪ If you close your eyes Your life… ♪
[Chimel] Making his way to the ring, from Toronto, Canada,
weighing in at 227 lbs,
he is the ECW Champion,
Christian!
[Striker] He is the live wire, the flash point.
The one and only ECW Champion Christian
is here at SummerSlam.
Hello, everybody. I'm Matt Striker alongside Josh Mathews.
What a match we're about to see right now.
What a show it's been so far, SummerSlam, absolutely unbelievable,
and right now we are ready to witness
an ECW Championship matchup.
[inaudible]
[Striker] This is the first of three World Championship matches
here at SummerSlam,
as "Captain Charisma" electrifies the Staples Center
here at SummerSlam.
[William Regal's theme music playing]
[Chimel] And the challenger, from Blackpool, England,
weighing in at 240 lbs,
William Regal!
[Mathews] Well, it was two weeks ago on ECW
that William Regal was announced
as the number one contender to the ECW Championship,
and this past week, William Regal, along with the beasts flanking him,
Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov,
laid out the ECW Champion, Matt.
[Striker] Well, this Ruthless Roundtable,
this coup led by the evil genius,
the sinister mastermind William Regal,
left Christian in a heap
as we went off the air this past Tuesday on ECW on Sci Fi.
You have to wonder what condition the ECW Champion is in.
[inaudible]
There you see Christian exhaling, knowing exactly what he is up against.
It's all for that, the ECW crown.
William Regal confident heading into this match.
[Striker] Wouldn't you be if you had Kozlov
and "Big Zeke" Jackson by your side?
[Mathews] I most certainly would be.
[referee] Back it up! Back it up!
[inaudible]
[Striker] I just feel that Master Regal is poised for greatn--
Hey! What?
[Mathews] Killswitch!
Christian into the cover. Leg is hooked.
-The match is over! -[Striker] He wasn't even ready!
-Come on! -[Mathews] Matt, the-- Ooh!
Get him up!
-[Mathews] And-- Look at that! -[Striker] Oh!
[Kozlov roars]
[Mathews] Kozlov and Jackson
decimating the ECW Champion.
[Striker] And that's the Regal Stretch,
one of the most feared submission holds in all of WWE.
Let's not lose sight of the fact that Christian is the winner
and has retained the ECW Championship.
[shouting in Russian]
[Striker] Doesn't look much of a winner now, does he?
[booing]
It looks like Master Regal with a little bit of psychology here,
as this Ruthless Roundtable has just…
A coup has hit ECW.
[Mathews] Well, in case you missed it, in case you blinked…
[Striker] Here's the psychology that I made reference to.
Although the bell rang, Josh…
the heinous henchmen just organizing this brutal beatdown
on the ECW Champion.
[Kozlov roars]
[Mathews] Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson…
[Striker] Christian, just right down almost through the mat.
Well, so now this Ruthless Roundtable explodes onto the ECW Championship scene.
[Mathews] Speaking of explosions,
the WWE Superstars have been having a blast here in Los Angeles
all week long. Take a look.
[whooshing]
WWE is in town, taking over Los Angeles for SummerSlam.
We here on the red carpet.
[boy] It's the kick-off for SummerSlam, so I'm excited to be here.
I'm a big fan of WWE.
For me tonight, it's like I'm a kid in Disneyland.
The streets were packed getting over here.
Doesn't matter if it's New York or LA. We come in and take it over.
[MVP] Tonight, we're here to support Betty's Battle
for the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease,
and to kick-off SummerSlam, so we're gonna have a good time.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
me and the "Hot Rod" got some partying to do.
[rock music playing]
We're here with the WWE stars in a day of service.
Wow, we have the WWE in the house today.
[cheering]
[woman] I love the members of WWE.
They have such an impact on children,
and kids love them so much.
I mean, seeing the kids' faces light up when they got off the bus…
WWE obviously does a lot of things inside the ring,
but also if not more outside the ring.
[Villaraigosa] I wanna thank, uh, all of the stars who are here today.
They're here because they care. They wanna make a difference.
[whooshing]
[Finkel] Welcome to SummerSlam Axxess 2009!
[cheering]
SummerSlam Fan Axxess is just a way that we can show appreciation to our fans.
It's pretty exciting 'cause you usually…
you're not this close.
Like, you really have The Big Show right there.
They're right here, actually, the fans.
[cheering]
[man chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
SummerSlam is becoming almost like WrestleMania.
This is madness. It's the ultimate fan experience.
[Maria] What are you most excited to see today?
-[giggles] -Ah, me! Yes, of course, me!
I came all the way from Israel.
I'm so excited. This is all my childhood heroes.
Any time I have an opportunity to interact with the fans is awesome.
If you pan out there, you see all these fans out here,
standing in line.
To interact with the fans is such a blessing
because they give us so much support,
so to come out here and give back to them, it's a really good feeling.
Without the fans, there's no us.
[cheering]
[Cole] This past Monday night on Raw, Cena and Orton forced to team together
against the Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and The Big Show.
Talk about unlikely partners
in Cena and Orton.
[Lawler] You're not kidding.
[Cole] I mean, at one point,
John Cena would even take the tag from Orton,
and John Cena was on an absolute roll.
[Lawler] Cena had things going his way,
and I thought had victory in hand.
Well, then it was.
[Cole] But then from out of nowhere, Randy Orton showing his true colors.
"The Viper" would strike with the RKO.
[Lawler] Well,
John Cena had to know it was too good to be true,
and then Orton stood by
and watched the double-team.
But then Cena able to fight back.
Oh!
[Cole] The melee ensued,
and "The Viper" drew first blood.
The problem is,
he awakened a side of John Cena
we haven't seen before.
[Lawler] Oh, but were about to see it.
[bell rings]
This next match is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the WWE Championship!
[cheering]
[John Cena's theme music playing]
♪ Krrr, Amadou! ♪
[inaudible]
♪ Your time is up My time is now ♪
♪ You can't see me… ♪
[Lawler] John Cena rocking the house!
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ In case you forgot or fell off I'm still hot, knock your shell off ♪
♪ My money stack fat plus… ♪
[Cole] He is arguably the WWE's biggest star,
and he's onstage tonight in front of 17,000
in Hollywood at SummerSlam.
♪ Ain't no way you're breaking me, kid I'm harder than nails ♪
♪ Plus I keep it on lock Like I'm part of the jail ♪
♪ I'm slaughtering stale competition ♪
♪ I got the whole block wishing They could run with my division ♪
♪ But they gone fishing ♪
♪ With no bait, kid Your boy hold weight… ♪
[Cole] That, of course, Robert Patrick, Cena's co-star in the movie The Marine.
♪ In any weather, I'm never better Your boy's so hot ♪
♪ You'll never catch me In the next man's sweater ♪
♪ If they hate, let 'em hate I'll drop your whole clan… ♪
[Cole] There he is.
♪ Lay your ass down For the three-second tan ♪
♪ Your time is up… ♪
[Lawler] John Cena thanking the fans.
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ 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-pounder… ♪
[Cole] John Cena has one goal tonight.
To win the WWE Championship.
[music fades]
[booing]
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me… ♪
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, five years ago at SummerSlam,
Randy Orton became
the youngest World Champion in WWE history.
Since that time, his career has taken an even more sinister and darker turn.
He is indeed the WWE's "Apex Predator."
♪ And the power to rule your fate ♪
♪ I hear voices crying… ♪
[Cole] And the question is,
will Randy Orton still be WWE Champion the next time we're on pay-per-view,
heading to the Molson Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
in three weeks?
Not if John Cena has anything to say about it.
[Lawler] You're right.
I had the opportunity right before you and I came out to the announce table
to ask John Cena on the hallway.
He said, "King, next time you see me,
I want you to be saying, 'The champ is here!'"
[Cole] In a nutshell, ladies and gentlemen,
what Randy Orton is all about
happened this past Monday night on Raw.
We saw him earlier tonight.
Freddie Prinze Jr. was our guest host of Raw this past Monday.
Randy Orton did not get his way.
He could not bully Freddie Prinze around.
And what happened? Freddie Prinze suffered a backbreaker,
was sent to a hospital by Randy Orton.
[Lawler] I mean, absolutely unthinkable, the actions there by Randy Orton
on one of our celebrity guest hosts
You know what, speaking of that,
I… Nobody better attack tomorrow night's celebrity guest host.
[Cole] In Las Vegas live, "Money" Floyd Mayweather.
[Lawler] He'll knock somebody's lights out.
Floyd "Money" Mayweather with us tomorrow night on Raw.
[Cole] Somebody that knows a thing or two about being champion.
-[Lawler] You ever heard of Will Rogers? -[Cole] Yeah.
[Lawler] Will Rogers once said, "I never met a man I didn't like."
Well, I guarantee you he never met Randy Orton.
[Cole] Randy Orton said last week that, and I quote,
"I will beat John Cena. That's a fact."
John Cena said, "Get over it, Randy. We all got problems."
-"My problem is, I don't have any gold." -[Lawler chuckles]
[Cole] But that's an easy fix tonight.
[Lawler] Well, he can fix it.
But I'll bet it's not gonna be easy.
Introducing first, the challenger.
From West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 240 lbs,
John Cena!
[cheering]
And from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 245 lbs,
he is the WWE Champion,
Randy Orton!
-[booing] -[Lawler chuckles]
[Lawler] Evil personified.
[Cole] There is history between Randy Orton and John Cena.
Randy Orton pinned John Cena at Night of Champions last month
in a triple threat match.
John Cena would later go on to win a Beat the Clock Challenge
to get to this match here tonight.
And let's not forget what has happened between these two in the past,
which included an attack on John Cena's family by Randy Orton
and an attempt by Orton to end John Cena's career.
[cheering]
[Lawler] This is all… all coming to a head here tonight.
[bell rings]
[Cole] Randy Orton from St. Louis, Missouri.
John Cena, West Newbury, Massachusetts.
Both men have been five-time World Champions.
Cena would love to make it six tonight.
[Lawler] Cena's gotta be… extra careful.
Cena can only be victorious with a… a submission or pinfall.
Can't get disqualified. Can't get counted out.
[Cole] Nice takedown of Randy Orton. Quickly into the front facelock.
John Cena, we never talk much about his mat-based wrestling.
[Lawler] Orton with a quick reversal.
[Cole] Both these men can do it when challenged to.
[Lawler] Mat wrestling, I think I might have to give Orton the advantage.
Strength, power, maybe advantage Cena.
[Cole] There is no absence of malice in the eyes of Randy Orton.
[Lawler] Just know if you had to give somebody the edge
in diabolical thinking,
it would have to go to Randy Orton.
Oh!
[Cole] Two of the WWE's biggest stars.
[Lawler] That didn't take long.
Cena expecting, like you said, a little more mat wrestling
and… catches a big fist right between the eyes,
courtesy of Randy Orton.
[Cole] We talked all along about the evil Randy Orton, King,
but there is no doubt he is one of the most talented me
to ever set foot in the WWE ring.
[Lawler] Oh, give the devil his due. You're right there.
[Cole] He's a third-generation Superstar, the son of a Hall of Famer.
[Lawler] Look at this. It's almost as if…
as if he's toying with Cena here early on in this match.
[Cole] Oh, and John Cena,
the gritty, determined Cena.
[Lawler] Cena nobody's toy.
[Cole] Brawling and fighting.
There's no one that evokes as much emotion out of the WWE Universe as Cena.
Quickly goes to the cover and hooks the leg.
And a kick-out at two.
-[Lawler] Reversal by Orton-- -[Cole] Oh, and a high elbow.
[Lawler] Cena
running into that full speed ahead.
[Cole] The thing about Orton,
he always seem to be in the right place at the right time.
That doesn't happen out of luck.
-You put yourself in those positions. -[Lawler] You're right.
He's as talented as they come,
and, uh, unfortunately, he knows it.
[Cole] You can just feel it.
There is a big-fight feel
here at the Staples Center for this match here tonight.
[Lawler] What a SummerSlam this has been. Every single match, off the charts.
-[Cole] Ooh! -[Lawler] What an uppercut.
[Cole] No wasted movement at all by Orton.
Exerts very little energy in his attack.
[Lawler] Orton caught one of those right hands.
May have chipped a tooth or busted his lip.
He'll probably use that as a little extra incentive.
-[Cole] Ooh, the force! -[Lawler] Man!
Orton throwing his own body.
[Cole] Look at the eyes.
Biting.
[Lawler] If looks could kill,
Orton's opponents would be pushing up daisies a lot of the time.
Look at this. Once again, just that little flick of the head.
Just trying to show that John… trying to show John Cena
how in control Randy Orton is right now.
[Cole] Orton was bred to be in the position he's in today.
He believes that he deserves, he deserves,
every single minute of it.
[Lawler] Yeah, you can see he's got a busted lip.
Loosened a tooth or something.
We've seen this before. Randy Orton loves to get his opponent down,
and then walk a calculated circle around them,
stomping on every exposed appendage.
[Cole] And not only does this hurt,
but the mind games psychologically it does to you.
It's almost like, "I'm the dominant species."
"You can do nothing about it."
[Lawler] You know Randy Orton here in Hollywood.
You know what he thinks of… that, uh… his good looks.
He's worried right now.
Is… is there a scar somewhere on that perfect face of his?
[Cole] A lot of plastic surgeons here that'd take care of that.
-And vintage Randy Orton. -[Lawler] Oh man!
[Cole] Driving the knee into the shoulder of Cena.
Cover. Champion looks to make quick work of Cena,
and a kick-out.
[Lawler] Man, Orton with that huge flying knee drop.
He propelled himself halfway across the ring
before he landed right on John Cena.
[Cole] He can make even the most simple move
seem even more devastating.
[Lawler] More devastating, you're right.
I mean, this guy delivers a picture-perfect dropkick
that'll knock your lights out.
[Cole] Cena trying to get back into it, and Randy Orton quickly…
Oh! Shades of what happened to Freddie Prinze Monday night.
That is a devastating backbreaker.
Quickly into the cover.
Forearm in the face
and a kick-out by Cena.
[Lawler] I'll give Cena some credit there,
because that… that move would have stopped
about half of the Superstars back in the locker room right there.
The match would be over.
[Cole] Saw what it did to a normal man. They carried Freddie Prinze out of here.
John Cena still managed to kick out.
-[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena! -[crowd chanting] Let's go, Orton!
[Lawler] 17,100 of our great fans here in… Los Angeles tonight.
Cena fans. Orton fans as well.
[Cole] Freedom of expression.
[Lawler] Well, you know what, when you're as… when you're as successful
as Randy Orton is,
you know, you gotta… you gotta respect the guy,
and then a lot of times,
that respect grows into, uh, almost an admiration.
[Cole] We often call him "The Viper." He looks like a constrictor, however,
at this point in time. He's got his entire body wrapped around John Cena,
just wearing Cena down.
[Lawler] I can remember years back, when I was just a little kid,
Muhammad Ali comes along on the scene.
He was cocky. He was brash. He was arrogant.
People couldn't stand him.
Then he started beating all his opponents. Win, win, win after win.
Finally, everybody respected him. You had to start admiring the guy.
[Cole] Ali liked a few people. Orton doesn't like anybody.
[Lawler] No.
[Cole] Look at John Cena trying to power back into this match.
[Lawler] And look at Orton wrapped around Cena
like a boa constrictor.
[Cole] That is brute strength by John Cena
to get back to a vertical base
and forces Orton, forces him, to break the hold.
What does Cena have left?
Perhaps that is just…
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Cole] Missed wildly.
Here comes Cena!
WWE title is on the line.
[Lawler] I think Cena's feeling it.
He's soaking it up right here.
That Cenation willing John back into this thing.
"You can't see me!"
Five-Knuckle Shuffle!
[Cole] Going for the Attitude Adjustment.
Orton, scoop slam.
Cover, cover. Hooks the leg. Cena's in trouble.
And a kick-out again.
[male fan] Come on, Orton!
[Cole] Both men showing the wear and tear of this match thus far.
[Lawler] This is a battle.
[Cole] For the most coveted prize in World Wrestling Entertainment,
the WWE title.
[Lawler] It's almost as if Orton…
As soon as he was picked up for that Attitude Adjustment,
he was ready. He knew what was coming.
And he had the perfect counter in store.
[Cole] Taking his time, regrouping, refreshening.
Oh, Cena rolls out of the way.
Creates an opening.
[Lawler] Orton goes to the well once too often
with that big knee drop, misses, and now…
-Oh no! -[Cole] Oh!
[Lawler] Cena misses.
[Cole] Orton saw it,
felt it instinctively.
Went chest to the mat, and Cena flew out of the ring.
-[Lawler] Watch this again. -[Cole] Almost like a sixth sense.
[Lawler] There's the reversal, and as you saw,
now look… look at that look on Orton's face.
[Cole] Always in control.
[Lawler] That's a… that's a mark of a champion.
You don't get to be a champion,
much less keep a championship for any length of time,
without being in control.
Seven!
[Cole] Cena's gotta get back in the ring,
or he won't have an opportunity to win the WWE title.
Randy Orton, though, not gonna allow this to happen.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Uh-oh.
[Lawler] Seen this before. This is never good.
[Cole] Look at the eyes. Look at the eyes of Orton.
-Unsettling. -Two!
Three! Four!
-[Cole] Uses the full five-count. -[Lawler] Oh no!
[Cole] Takes the referee to the limit and delivers the DDT.
[Lawler] Oh…
[Cole] And Cena deadweight.
Down and out. Hooks the leg.
The champion…
And a kick-out by Cena at two.
[Lawler] Amazing!
[Cole] It has been a grueling match thus far.
[Lawler] How does Cena have the strength left?
-Oh my God. -[Cole] Look at "The Viper."
"The Viper" is coiled.
"The Viper" is planning to strike.
[Lawler] This guy is scary.
[Cole] Look at… Measuring Cena's skull.
Perhaps for the move that has taken out so many Superstars
in the WWE over the past several years.
Orton going to try to punt Cena,
and Cena ducks out of the way!
And off the blowback, Cena builds momentum.
[Lawler] I thought at first, Orton was gonna for an RKO,
but then he thought better and went back,
went for the punt, and I think that hesitation
gave Cena the chance to recover.
He missed the… Oh!
-[Cole] Leg drop, back of the neck. -[Lawler] Cena does not miss Orton.
[Cole] And suddenly the championship hangs in the balance.
Hook of the leg by Cena. Can he do it?
And a kick-out by Orton at two and a half.
-[Lawler] Man! -[Cole] Wow!
[Lawler] Frustration creeping in there for John Cena.
-You can tell it. -[Cole] Cena thought he had him, no doubt.
-[Lawler] I thought he had him as well. -[Cole] Well, he could have him here.
John Cena.
Focused.
Setting up Orton for the Attitude Adjustment.
And Orton hanging on, hanging onto the ropes,
realizes what awaits him.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] Oh, double… Both men down.
[Lawler] Both men with the same idea.
Both men hitting a devastating clothesline on the other.
[Cole] This is a critical point in this match.
It's critical for John Cena.
[Lawler] Watch this.
Orton holds on, but watch the back of Orton's head.
Oh man, slams off that mat.
[Cole] The problem is here, King, if neither man makes the ten-count,
the referee's discretion that the title will stay with Orton.
-[Cole] Even if Cena just makes it… -[Lawler] He's up to seven.
…the title remains with Randy Orton.
[Lawler] Cena's up. Orton's up. Oh!
Orton may go back down after a couple more of those.
[cheering]
[booing]
[cheering]
[booing]
[Cole] Ooh!
[Lawler] One of these guys is gonna outlast the other.
[booing]
[cheering]
Cena going downstairs, upstairs. Oh!
-Look out! -[Cole] There goes Orton.
Hey!
What in the…?!
-What was that? -[Lawler] What was that?
[bell rings]
What?!
[Cole] No!
[booing]
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen…
ladies and gentlemen,
I have just received word…
Here is your winner,
and still the WWE Champion,
Randy Orton!
[Cole] Randy Orton retains the title.
[inaudible]
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen, I have just received word
that Mr. McMahon has reordered for this match to restart.
[cheering]
Furthermore,
if Randy Orton gets disqualified once again,
he will lose the WWE Championship.
[Cole] Well, finally. Finally, somebody stepped in.
Randy Orton's past is finally coming back to haunt him.
[Lawler] Well, it was obvious Orton shoved the referee,
got himself intentionally disqualified,
and Lilian was wrong there, because Cena won the match.
[Cole] Right. But it's Randy… it's been Randy Orton's MO all along
to escape with the championship by using disqualifications and count-outs
and stuff like that, and this is how Randy Orton tried to do it again.
[Lawler] All right, watch this huge backdrop from John Cena,
and as soon as Orton hit the mat,
he came right up, shoved the referee down on his back.
[Cole] Normally, that's a disqualification.
Cena would win the match,
but Orton would retain the title under normal rules.
But not tonight.
And John Cena…
Finally… Ooh!
[Lawler] The title only changes hands on a pinfall… This may be one.
[Cole] Oh, and a kick-out, but not tonight.
The title can change hands through disqualification if it happens to Orton.
[Cole] That's what Lilian said that she was informed.
We haven't heard that, but I guess that's the case.
Mr. McMahon has interceded here and…
restarted this match.
[Cole] Finally, the referee has been given some authority
to combat Randy Orton's manipulative actions as of late.
[Lawler] Yeah, an intentional disqualification
will result in Cena being the new champ.
[Cole] Well…
Ooh, and John Cena shoulder-first into the steel steps.
You saw Cena try to stop the impact, but he couldn't do it,
with the full force of his 250-lb body hitting into the steps.
[Lawler] Hmm.
Well, that was an impact.
[Cole] Randy Orton, after the shock wore off,
went right back on the attack of Cena.
Again into the cover, looking to retain the title.
Hooks the leg, and Cena kicks out.
-[Lawler] Well, you gotta know-- -[Cole] Again a cover.
Another cover on Cena.
A third one, and Cena…
[Lawler] You gotta know it had to be Orton's intention all along.
-[Cole] Look at-- -[Lawler] Yeah, there's--
[Cole] Almost a look of exasperation on his face.
[Lawler] Wait. What now?
[referee] Back in the ring, Orton. Let's go!
Give me the title. Give it to me!
-[Lawler] What is he…? -Three!
[Cole] Well, the referee at the count of four…
[booing]
Randy, you gotta be kidding me.
[Lawler] What is he doing here?
-[Cole] You know what he's doing. -[Lawler] No, I don't.
[Cole] The referee's at a count of seven, King.
Randy Orton is walking out of here with his championship.
[referee] Nine!
[Lawler] Oh, it's not getting disqualified. It's…
[bell rings]
He's getting counted out?
[Garcia] Here is your winner by a count-out,
John Cena!
[Cole] It doesn't matter, because Randy Orton retains the title.
This is ridiculous.
Now, ladies and gentlemen,
per the original order by Mr. McMahon,
this match will be restarted once again.
[Lawler] What?
And now if Randy Orton gets counted out once again,
he will lose the WWE Championship.
[Lawler] Oh, Mr. McMahon is all over this thing!
[Cole] So Randy Orton's all out of advantages.
If Orton's disqualified or counted out or is pinned or submits,
he will lose the title to John Cena.
[Lawler] And the referee's count had already started.
Orton back in the ring. Look at this. Look at this!
[Cole] And Cena going for the STF. Randy Orton fights out.
-Cena trying to take advantage. -[Lawler] RKO!
[Cole] Went for the RKO, missed.
John Cena, Attitude Adjustment time!
[Lawler] No. Whoa!
[Cole] Randy Orton… Look at… look at this!
Feet on the ropes! Feet on the ropes!
-Oh no, come on! -[bell rings]
The ref didn't see it!
[Garcia] Here is your winner,
and still the WWE Champion,
Randy Orton!
[Cole] Randy Orton slithered his way into another win again.
Can you believe this?
[Lawler] Brother,
third time was the charm for Orton.
Now what?
Now what?!
[inaudible]
[Lawler] We got another official in the ring.
[inaudible]
Hey.
[inaudible]
He saw you put your foot on the rope.
[inaudible]
[Lawler] I think the second official has just explained to the referee that…
The match started again!
[Cole] I think Randy Orton just expired his ninth life.
-And here's the STF! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] In the middle of the ring. Orton's in trouble.
-Will he tap? Will Orton tap? -[Lawler] What's he gonna do here?
[Cole] Trying to make it to the ropes.
The championship is on the line.
[Lawler] Oh!
Look at the pressure!
[Cole] The STF is locked in. Look at Cena's face!
[Lawler] I think Orton's gonna submit.
He's gonna have to tap. Wait.
-What now? -[Cole] Repositioning time.
Back in the middle of the ring. Orton's not gonna do it.
Hey, what the…?
What the…?
Come on. Hey!
Now come on. Get him out of here.
[Lawler] Well, not safe for the fan.
Look at the referee.
Restarting this match, oof.
[Cole] Now, Cena, you saw his look, King.
Cena had Orton in the STF.
I mean, he was closing in on, uh, winning the championship.
Okay.
[inaudible]
[Lawler] I think the referee is saying that this… is still gonna continue.
This is as bizarre as it gets.
[Cole] The most bizarre match I've ever been a part of, I tell you that.
Restart after restart. Here we go again, and…
Oh, look at-- Oh!
Orton hanging up Cena.
-RKO! -[Lawler] NO!
-Wait a minute. Hold it! -[Cole] Come on, now!
-Randy Orton is still the champion! -[bell rings]
♪ I hear voices in my head… ♪
[Garcia] Here is your winner, and still the WWE Champion,
Randy Orton!
[Cole] I can say this.
We are in the City of Angels tonight.
But a demon won this match.
♪ You got your rules and your religion ♪
♪ All designed to keep you safe… ♪
[Lawler] Well, somehow,
through all of this…
I don't know what else to call it but mass confusion,
matches being stopped,
disqualified, restarted,
uh… [chuckles]
…somebody running in and attacking the referee,
somehow Orton stayed focused.
[Cole] When… when… when has this ever happened?
[Lawler] Well…
[Cole] When is it gonna happen again?
The stars were aligned for Randy Orton tonight,
plain and simple.
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me… ♪
[Cole] Well, Randy Orton,
like you mentioned, King, he tried to do everything,
and let's just take you through what happened.
[Lawler] All right, this is… this is the first…
this is the first time Orton sensed he couldn't win.
He intentionally knocked the referee down to be disqualified.
[Cole] And normally Randy Orton would retain the title at that point.
[Lawler] This…
Now, this was the second time
when he had tried three times to pin Cena,
couldn't get the job done, and watch this.
You're gonna see Orton just…
He realizes he could not be victorious in the ring.
Give me the title. Give it to me!
[Lawler] He demands his title and just left.
But once again, the match was restarted.
[Cole] And this is, uh, the restart of the match you were talking about.
-Randy Orton… -[Lawler] Feet on the ropes, obviously.
[Cole] Thinks he wins here, but that's not the case.
[Lawler] I thought he won as well.
But once again, another official came down.
Referee restarted.
That referee that didn't see what happened restarted the match, and look at this.
As I said, somehow Orton stayed focused,
through all of this mass confusion,
and is victorious.
Good grief!
[Cole] I'll tell you… I'll tell you what, if it was anybody else,
I'd say that they had an angel on their shoulder here tonight.
In Randy Orton's case, it's… actually a devil.
[Lawler] Well,
I can honestly say I've never seen anything like that.
♪ I hear voices crying ♪
♪ I see heroes dying ♪
♪ I taste blood that's drying ♪
♪ I feel tension rising ♪
♪ I hear voices in my head… ♪
[Grisham] And now, ladies and gentlemen, a match based entirely on devastation.
For only the eighth time ever, we're about to see a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match,
and it's for the World Heavyweight Championship.
♪ They show me things I'll do to you ♪
♪ They talk to me… ♪
[dramatic music playing]
[Punk] I tried so very hard
to empathize with all of your weaknesses.
[Ross] One-fall match. World Heavyweight title is on the line.
[Grisham] Failure is not an option tonight for Jeff Hardy.
Twist of Fate!
Is this the moment for glory for Jeff Hardy? [echoing]
Swanton Bomb!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Ross] Yes! Jeff Hardy wins the World title!
[triumphant music playing]
Jeff Hardy has finally realized the dream of a lifetime.
[fans chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
[dramatic music playing]
I implored every single one of you
to just say no.
And all my empathy got
was for you to love Jeff Hardy that much more than you already did.
You gravitate towards Jeff because it's the easy way out.
It's easier to be weak like Jeff
because you sure can't be strong like me.
[Ross] We're seeing the true colors of CM Punk.
[Punk] Whether you like it or not, you deserve better.
What you need is a straight-edge World Heavyweight Champion.
[Ross] Oh gosh!
[Punk] You need CM Punk.
[music fades]
♪ I don't wanna be like you ♪
[Hardy] I am hurt, but nothing will stop me
from competing at SummerSlam and beating you in T… L… C!
♪ You think that you're better… ♪
[Punk] SummerSlam's Tables, Ladders and Chairs match
is Jeff Hardy's specialty.
♪ Over and over and over and over again ♪
♪ It's the same old questions… ♪
Just Jeff and me
and the World Heavyweight Championship hanging above the ring.
They're right. It is your match.
This TLC is your last match.
♪ I don't wanna be anything like you ♪
♪ I don't trust you ♪
♪ No, I don't trust you ♪
♪ And there's no solution… ♪
[Punk] I've figured out what I have to do to make you people see the light.
All's I have to do is end Jeff Hardy.
[music fades]
[whooshing]
[bell rings]
[Roberts] The following is a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match,
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
The first participant to obtain the title hanging over the ring
will be declared the World Heavyweight Champion.
[CM Punk's theme music playing]
♪ Yeah! ♪
[Grisham] Well, ladies and gentlemen, CM Punk has never competed
in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match.
He will tonight, and Punk promised us earlier,
it will be horrifying.
It will be graphic.
It will be hard to watch.
And, JR, I tend to believe him.
♪ It is in my hands ♪
♪ I must not fail ♪
♪ Even through the… ♪
[Grisham] CM Punk, back-to-back, two-time Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner.
No one has done that.
CM Punk as good as they get in ladder matches,
but that's only one third of the equation tonight.
Tables and chairs will also play a huge factor.
Is Punk ready for all three tonight?
♪ Misery begins to rise… ♪
[Grisham] He is "The Straight-Edge Superstar."
A renegade, if you will,
and believes that his lifestyle can solve all of society's ills.
[music fades]
[Ross] CM Punk, "The Second City Saint,"
could leave here tonight the new World Heavyweight Champion.
[Jeff Hardy's theme music playing]
[Ross] We know that Jeff Hardy is…
is not superstitious.
Remember, ladies and gentlemen, this match has nothing to do with pins,
nothing to do with submissions or count-outs.
Neither man can be disqualified,
and once the bell rings,
it's totally irrelevant that Jeff Hardy enters last
as the World's Champion.
Because the first man to climb a ladder, possess the title
will be the World Heavyweight Champion.
[Grisham] Remember, not only is this a specialty for Jeff Hardy,
the TLC match is a concept that Hardy himself helped pioneer.
This is only the eighth TLC match.
Jeff Hardy has competed in five.
[Ross] Well, Hardy will obviously have a, uh, an experience advantage.
That goes without saying,
but, uh, this is a very austere match, TLC.
It's severe, and it's harsh.
The grim reality is that people are going to get injured in this contest.
The goal, debilitate and maim, and then climb.
♪ The architect of your own defeat ♪
♪ Time has come and gone for words ♪
♪ A thousand threats I've heard before ♪
♪ But words are cheap ♪
♪ But lies are meant to… ♪
[Ross] You debilitate. One maims.
And then one climbs.
[whooshing]
No climbing, no winning.
♪ And all your words ♪
♪ Are to debate today… ♪
[music fades]
[Roberts] Introducing first, the challenger.
From Chicago, Illinois, weighing 222 lbs,
CM Punk!
[booing]
And his opponent,
from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing 225 lbs,
he is the current World Heavyweight Champion,
Jeff Hardy!
[cheering]
[Grisham] This is no doubt
one of the most brutal match concepts ever conceived.
It's all about destruction.
May the most extreme man win.
[fans chanting] Hardy! Hardy!
[Ross] Punk is a great striker. He has an arsenal of submission maneuvers
that we're likely to see in this matchup.
Again, if a man is unable to climb a ladder,
it's obvious that that individual cannot win the match.
The championship's hanging approximately 20 feet above the ring.
[Grisham] Everything's great in Jeff Hardy's life right now.
Not only is he World Heavyweight Champion, he's at peace with his brother, Matt.
We'll see if Punk can bring Jeff Hardy's world to a screeching halt tonight
should he become the new champion.
[Ross] Collar-and-elbow tie-up.
Both men in the, uh, early stages of what will be, uh,
what will be offensive onslaughts and risk-taking.
Look at those knees.
The damage that can be done with knees to the sternum,
and Hardy getting beat down early
does not bode well for how this match may finish.
[Grisham] And remember the past couple of weeks, all the…
the hard shots that CM Punk delivered
to the skull of Jeff Hardy with steel chairs.
[Ross] Again, no count-outs. Neither man can be disqualified.
Here comes a…
Punk's very adept at using a chair,
as we have seen on Friday nights.
[Grisham] And Hardy already in big trouble just moments after the opening bell rang.
Oh!
[Ross] Smack of steel on spine.
All legal in this, uh, cruel environment.
[Grisham] And Punk appears…
is going for gold right away. Why not?
CM Punk climbing the ladder.
Hardy enters the fray.
Just in time.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy, out of desperation,
able to… intervene and upend CM Punk.
And look at the aggression of Jeff Hardy.
[Grisham] Hardy now delivering some offense of his own.
[Ross] I think Jeff calls that the Hardy-ac Arrest.
Both feet right to the chest.
[Grisham] Hardy told us last week that he loves the sound of tables breaking.
It's music to his ears.
[Ross] That is, uh, a "Unique Enigma" that would say that.
And again now, Jeff Hardy, it's all about climbing the ladder,
obtaining the World Championship hanging 20 feet above the ring.
That's where Hardy's headed.
[Grisham] And now Punk
kicking the chair, or rather the ladder,
right out from under Hardy.
[Ross] Oof!
Hardy's lucky, or we'd have a clean-up on aisle three
from that ladder, I can tell you that.
Go to Sleep?
Maybe for CM Punk it may be nap time.
Think of CM Punk hitting the Go to Sleep,
which would pave the way right up the ladder to the gold.
[Grisham] And now Hardy going for a steel chair for the first time.
Whoa! What elevation there,
but CM Punk just caught him in midair.
Right on the spine.
[Ross] Gosh almighty, that… the back of the chair
driving right into the kidneys of Jeff Hardy, right into the lower back,
and, man, does CM Punk have a distinct advantage right now.
[Grisham] You can see Hardy wiggling his fingers,
trying to get some… some nerve feeling back.
[Ross] Watch the corner. Watch the kidneys right…
Boom! Right there.
Man, that was… that was deadly.
CM Punk was… was deadly. What a shot.
[Grisham] We've seen the aggression shown recently by CM Punk.
It knows no bounds.
[Ross] CM Punk, who we heard earlier tonight
predicting victory in this World title match,
and the way things are going, that prophecy may come true.
[Grisham] It's all about a lifestyle choice for CM Punk.
He's promised to remove Jeff Hardy and his stain of bad examples forever.
[Ross] Punk using the squared circle as his own personal pulpit.
[Grisham] Every week, it's a sermon on the mount from CM Punk.
[Ross] Oof! Jeff Hardy thought he'd put on the brakes,
avoided the, uh, contact, and he did with the corner,
but caught some shoe leather instead.
That steel chair shot to Jeff Hardy is gonna be really challenging
for Hardy to overcome as this match continues.
And now Hardy holding his left ankle.
The structure of this match is Tables, Ladders and Chairs,
no disqualifications.
And CM Punk with a headfirst suicide dive.
And again Punk was on point.
May have hurt himself, but on point nonetheless.
[Grisham] And so far, Punk has been more extreme
than "The Extreme Enigma."
[Ross] CM Punk has everything to gain in this match,
namely the World Heavyweight title.
[Grisham] The very first TLC match in…
match happened nine years ago almost to the day,
SummerSlam 2000,
and, yes, Jeff Hardy was involved in that match.
What does Punk have in mind now?
[male fan] Get up, Hardy!
[Ross] We've seen CM Punk do a lot of damage
with Jeff Hardy and a steel chair.
[Grisham] Again, look at this.
[Ross] We've seen this. This is very disturbing,
and… Jeff Hardy fights out of the situation,
knowing the eventuality of it.
Oof!
And Punk certainly aiming for Hardy's face.
[Grisham] Punk was trying to disfigure Jeff Hardy there with that shot.
[Ross] Oh, nice.
[Grisham] Oh!
[Ross] That one is gone.
[Grisham] Jeff Hardy just hit a curveball.
[Ross] All the way to Mannywood.
Hardy getting his swings in.
Great agility by Punk, and… splat!
[Grisham] And that steel chair hit CM Punk
right on the back of his elbow,
which is one of CM Punk's weapons that he uses,
that sharp elbow.
The Muay Thai background from CM Punk.
[Ross] And Hardy…
Jeff Hardy returning the favor
of previous weeks of chair abuse by CM Punk
by now using a chair
to retaliate on the number one contender for Hardy's World title.
Nice hang time.
[Grisham] There is nothing, and I do mean nothing,
that either one of these individuals would not do
to win this match.
Oof!
And now we might see our first table action.
[Ross] All you can ask yourself, folks, watching with us
is, "What the heck's next?"
We sure don't know.
[cheering]
[Grisham] And Hardy…
[Ross] High risk, high reward.
Hit one big one, climb the ladder.
[Grisham] Roll the dice!
[Ross] Or miss one big one and lose the title.
[Grisham] Right through the table goes Hardy,
and this may be Punk's moment.
[Ross] Again, CM Punk has gotta regroup and climb the ladder.
Look at Jeff Hardy.
We talked about high risk, high reward.
That was a photo finish.
[Grisham] The… the daredevil not connecting on his target.
[Ross] And that's the name of the game, ladies and gentlemen.
To debilitate one's opponent
so you can climb the ladder and reach the gold,
become the World Heavyweight Champion.
[Grisham] Not a seat to be had here in the Staples Center,
and yet none of those seats are being used right now.
Everyone on their feet,
as Punk perhaps is just about ten steps away
from becoming the new World Heavyweight Champion.
[Ross] The carcinogenic rules of this match have left Jeff Hardy
as you see him on the outside.
This is a larger ladder
that CM Punk has brought into play.
CM Punk climbing one rung of the ladder at a time
toward the World Championship.
[Grisham] Punk's going up. Hardy…
holding on for dear life, as he should.
[Ross] You wonder how much strength Jeff Hardy's got
with his back, his torso…
Oh! Jeff Hardy climbing!
[Grisham] Hardy makes the pass.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy touched the title he still possesses.
[Grisham] It has to be completely unhooked,
and right now CM Punk not allowing that to happen.
[Ross] And Jeff Hardy in a bad place. Oh my gosh.
My gosh!
Hardy… Oh, no!
Hardy with a powerbomb right off the ladder.
Skinned the cat,
executed a powerbomb on CM Punk.
However…
however, both men are down.
Hardy, with a faraway look in his eye, looked up,
looked around. I think he's trying to see where…
if he's got feeling in his legs, if he can move around. Look at this.
[Grisham] It looked like Punk was trying to put Hardy to sleep,
and then… Oof! What a counter.
-[Ross] Look at this angle. -[Grisham] Oh!
[Ross] CM Punk's head smacking off the canvas.
Jeff Hardy looked like he was expelled from a car accident.
Hardy trying to balance the ladder, and you can tell
Hardy's unstable as he can be.
[Grisham] Both these athletes' equilibriums must be shot at this point,
as Hardy tries to steady himself and make the climb.
The ultimate climb.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy's fire burns with no sign of abatement.
Hardly climbing deliberately, slowly,
but as quickly, quite frankly, folks, as I think that he can.
Look at that World title swinging. Almost taunting Jeff Hardy.
Swingng… And Hardy's got the title.
-[Grisham] No! -[Ross] Hardy… Punk!
Oh my God!
Hardy straddling the top turnbuckle.
Upside down goes Hardy.
His abdomen, his torso turned inside out.
This crowd, like us, is in a state of pure shock
at what we're seeing.
-[Grisham] Watch the distance… -[Ross] How close!
[Grisham] Oh!
[Ross] Man, you could tear a hamstring. Hardy lands on his neck.
And look at CM Punk
allowing no surcease, no…
no time-outs
with the World title in a TLC match.
[Grisham] This is not a match for the faint of heart, that's for sure.
-As Punk… -[Ross] Oh no.
Both men off their feet.
[Grisham] It's not gonna be a smooth landing, I can tell you that.
[Ross] They're in the danger zone, I can tell you that right now.
-Look at the ladder! Oh! -[Grisham] My God!
[Ross] A superplex from the top turnbuckle.
Punk is hurt, and he delivered the maneuver.
You could only imagine, ladies and gentlemen,
how Jeff Hardy's spine and back are.
[Grisham] Well, Punk is driven by an undeniable thirst
to recapture gold,
and it is on full display right now,
driving Punk to lengths we… we didn't think possible.
Watch this superplex.
[Ross] Cataclysmic results.
Listen to the smack.
[Ross] That's human flesh on that ladder,
and both men
are… are casualties
as a result of CM Punk's superplex.
And that right there's what it's all about, ladies and gentlemen,
the World Heavyweight title,
still hanging 20 feet above the ring.
[Grisham] And where's this coming from? Jeff Hardy with a Twist of Fate
just moments after being superplexed onto a steel ladder.
[Ross] Jeff's heart, adrenalin…
Hardy is no doubt an adrenalin junkie.
He's addicted to it.
[Grisham] Last week, Punk asked Jeff Hardy,
"Do you think you can fly?"
Hardy said, "I know I can fly."
We may be seeing it right here.
-Oh, Swanton Bomb! -[Ross] Oh, the knees!
CM Punk… felt,
saw,
reacted to the Swanton Bomb
by pulling his knees up to protect himself,
and then also driving the knees into the back of Jeff Hardy.
Look at this.
[Grisham] The risk-taker again…
[Ross] Punk protected himself and countered
simply by pulling his knees up,
and Hardy got there in no-man's-land. Again, it's high risk, high reward.
Ooh! What a knee.
There's a strike that's dangerous.
[Grisham] Punk going back to basics right now.
-But Hardy… -[Ross] Oh!
[Grisham] Through the table!
[Ross] The crash of the human anatomy.
CM Punk was thinking bulldog headlock.
Look at this turnabout, turnaround.
[Grisham] Oh!
[Ross] Holding down Jeff Hardy's
like trying to pour smoke through a keyhole.
It just can't be done.
[Grisham] But you can tell how much damage has been done to Jeff Hardy's frame
since the World Heavyweight Champion is barely stirring at this moment.
[Ross] Both these men are showing amazing guts,
amazing fortitude,
with the prize still swinging above the ring,
still hanging 20 feet… the World Heavyweight title.
That's why they're putting their bodies on the line.
That's why Hardy and Punk may never be the same after tonight.
[Grisham] This may be Hardy's best opportunity
to claim gold.
[Ross] Hardy trying to get the ladder static, steady, near the…
And Punk! Oh!
Punk springboarding off the top turnbuckle,
intercepting Hardy's jaunt up to the top.
Jeff landing with a splat right out here in front of us.
[Grisham] And now Punk finding his second wind, perhaps.
And finding a chair as well. Look at that shot.
[Ross] Punk with the interception, and now with a steel chair.
And again, it's all legal in this environment.
[Grisham] Punk putting that chair like a noose around Hardy's neck.
[Ross] And taking Hardy to the gallows,
and Hardy responds.
Sidesteps Punk, and Punk hits the steel.
[Grisham] Looks like Punk went knees-first right into that steel.
A chair right across the spine!
[Ross] And Hardy…
Jeff Hardy has gone ballistic
in defense of his World title,
in defense of his own body and soul in this match.
[Grisham] Spine-shattering shots delivered by Jeff Hardy.
-Oh! -[Ross] Jeff Hardy has got something…
[Grisham] Hardy's grabbing anything available at this point.
[Ross] Hardy has taken…
rearranging ringside. I have no idea--
[Grisham] Oh, a monitor right across the back of CM Punk's skull!
[Ross] And again, it's legal,
as was that steel chair shot.
My God, Jeff Hardy is having an out-of-body experience.
[Grisham] What a beatdown we're witnessing.
[Ross] This chair is dented.
Again, just right in the…
right in CM Punk.
Caught him dead-on.
[Grisham] Punk is knocked out,
and Hardy perhaps could go claim the title right now,
but instead picks out the biggest ladder I've ever seen.
[Ross] But what's Hardy gonna do with this ladder, is the question.
Is Jeff Hardy thinking at this moment about…
Shall I answer my own damn question? I don't know what Hardy's thinking.
[inaudible]
[cheering]
[referee] Come on, Jeff, no!
[Ross] CM Punk looks to be out cold.
[referee] Don't do it, Jeff. Get off of there.
Jeff, no!
[cheering]
Get down, Jeff. No!
Jeff, no!
[cheering]
[Grisham] Whoa!
[cheering]
Oh my God, I don't believe what I just saw!
[referee] Get an EMT!
[inaudible]
[male fan] Hardy! Come on, Hardy!
[fans shouting encouragement to wrestlers]
[cheering]
[EMT issuing instructions]
-[man 2] You got him that side? -[referee] Okay.
[man 2] One, two, three.
Watch your step. Watch your step.
Watch your step.
Oh my God.
Watch your step.
[inaudible]
[fans screaming, booing]
[Ross] Jeff Hardy being attended to, but…
Let's remember, this match isn't over.
-[EMTs protesting] -[cheering]
[Grisham] Hardy refusing medical attention.
[Ross] Can Jeff Hardy survive
one of the most astonishing things we've ever witnessed?
[fans chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
[chanting continues]
[Ross] CM Punk beginning to climb.
One leg.
Hardy trying to match him rung-for-rung,
but Punk's got a head start.
[Grisham] And now Hardy had his fingertips on the title.
[Ross] Hardy fighting with all his heart and soul
to retain the world title.
[Grisham] Now… can Hardy unhook it?
God! Right in the bad ribs!
Right in his injured ribs!
And Hardy crashes and burns.
Will it be for the last time?
The shot to the ribs,
and CM Punk has won the World title!
[Cm Punk's theme music playing]
[Roberts] The winner of this match,
and new World Heavyweight Champion,
CM Punk!
[Grisham] It was as devastating a TLC match as we've ever seen,
and Punk is victorious.
[Ross] Ladies and gentlemen, we have witnessed a thrill ride for the ages,
and a new World Heavyweight Champion has been crowned.
CM Punk clutching the championship.
♪ Even through the darkest days… ♪
[Ross] Standing dominantly.
♪ This fire burns ♪
♪ Always… ♪
[Grisham] Wow.
What…
♪ Always ♪
♪ This is the proving ground… ♪
-[funeral bell tolls] -[crowd roars]
[funeral bell tolls]
[cheering]
[Grisham] What…
[Ross] Undertaker! The Undertaker! Where the…
-[Grisham] Oh! -[crowd roars]
"The Deadman" has risen again!
[Ross] "The Demon of Death Valley" somehow, some way has returned
to cut short the celebration of the new World Heavyweight Champion.
[The Undertaker's theme music playing]
[Grisham] Unbelievable.
[Ross] CM Punk celebrating,
standing over Jeff Hardy,
and then the lights came back on,
and of all people, my God, it was The Undertaker.
[cheering]
[Grisham] CM Punk may be wearing gold, but there are sure to be dark days ahead
as "The Deadman" has risen again.
[cheering]
[music fades] n" has risen again.