[Vince] You're looking down on the city of brotherly love,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As seen from the cockpit of the WWE flip.
Captain Curlin Sophie is in command and they have a bird's-eye view
of the birthplace of the United States government.
Yes, Philadelphia,
the city where the Declaration of Independence
was signed.
But, tonight, monarchy will rain and a new king will be crowned
just who will be the next WWE King of the Ring.
[upbeat music playing]
Hi, everyone, I'm Stephanie Wiand for the World Wrestling Entertainment
and Coliseum Home Video.
As you know the very last qualifying match for theKing of the Ringtournament
happened here at the CoreStates Spectrum
before theKing of the Ring spectacular began,
well, as a very special bonus to you, our Coliseum video home viewers,
we are very proud to present in its entirety, Savio Vega versus I.R.S.
[upbeat music playing]
♪ Some might cost a living ♪
[Dok] Yes, indeed, ladies and gentlemen, Irwin R. Schyster along with his manager,
the million dollar man, Ted DiBiase, here at the Spectrum ready to kick things off.
What a surprise matchup indeed and who knows what other surprises
we're going to have all the way through theKing of the Ringevent
here from the Spectrum live on pay-per-view coming up.
But right now, here comes Savio Vega.
[Howard] His opponent, accompanied to the ring by "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
From the South Bronx, New York,
weighing 256 pounds, Savio Vega.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Savio Vega along with his longtime friend Razor Ramon.
Razor, ladies and gentlemen, would like indeed to participate in the tournament.
He was ready to go.
In fact, he pleaded the WWE officials, "Let me in, I'm ready to go,"
but as you will see the ribs of The Bad Guy still taped up,
Dok, and he's not ready for tournament competition.
[Dok] Boy, oh, that's a big disappointment to Razor Ramon
but you have to figure right now being Savio Vega, be it Irwin R. Schyster,
whichever man advances in this qualifying match,
the winner of this match gets the final qualifying spot
in King of the Ring.
And if they were to go on to become the '95 King of the Ring,
they would have to win four matches in three hours.
[Vince] And that is almost if not impossible.
The good news there is that the winner of this particular matchup
will be in the tournament.
The bad news is, they will have to face Yokozuna.
[Dok] Six hundred and forty-one pounds of Yokozuna.
[Vince] Irwin R. Schyster, what a small [inaudible] two and look at…
[Dok] Oh, I thought, for sure, he had a three count.
Razor now off the rope from the far side, Vega.
[Vince] Hook the hips and on the line two, and he gets a count of…
[Dok] No, he doesn't. Almost again.
Savio Vega taking it to Irwin R. Schyster
here in the opening stages of this qualifying matchup.
[shouting]
[Vince] And to the buckle, look out.
Irwin R. Schyster scooped up and final…
-[Dok] Whoa. -[Vince] No, he does not get the pin.
Vega still in control, over the hips, Savio Vega in control.
And again, any number of near falls here early on in this matchup,
here we go again with another one.
[Dok] Very offensive mind of Savio Vega but that's how you've gotta be in this--
[Vince] Two, that was a count of three again.
[Dok] If you're to qualify forKing of the Ring
it's for offensive mind and talent.
[Vince] Indeed, and when that bell rings you better go
because there's only 15 minutes here in this particular matchup is
in the case with all of the qualifying matchups.
[Dok] Ladies and gentlemen, you certainly do not wanna miss
the pay-per-view extravaganza that's about to head in your way.
[Vince] No, indeed not.
[Dok] Here we go, Savio Vega right back and over hip, yes, nicely done.
Nice reversal by Vega, dropkick by Vega.
-A cover… -[Vince] And not much of one.
Vega, not hooking the leg of Irwin R. Schyster.
[Dok] Now what would happen if Irwin R. Schyster advances,
gets that final spot,King of the Ring,
and then advances further and Kama beat Shawn Michaels
then beats the winner of Mabel and The Undertaker
and Kama was to meet Irwin R. Schyster in the finals?
-Would DiBiase have it made then? -[Vince] You're just full of questions.
Here we go, ladies and gentlemen, we have Carlos Cabrera, Ed Trucco,
and in the middle… Oh, my goodness, Hugo Savinovich,
our Spanish commentators, let's listen in.
[speaking Spanish]
[Vince] Did you hear anything here, Dok?
[Dok] No, I can translate for you if you want.
Now. Look, Razor Ramon, he pleaded, he wanted in this tournament bad.
Had it been just one match, the commissioners would've let him in
but, no, if he was to win and advance and advance,
he could potentially wrestle in three matches,
they said the ribs, just couldn't take it.
[Vince] But I wanna take that risk
and Savio Vega stepping up and wanting to get into this tournament
likewise Irwin R. Schyster, and Ted DiBiase wanting to head his best.
DiBiase, of course, will represent the tag team of Sycho Sid and his partner,
the Native American Tatanka later on.
[Dok] But speaking of later on, how about the first-ever Kiss My Foot match,
and not my foot but beat the winner gets the loser.
[Vince] Wait a minute, look at this, oh, no.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Nice maneuver on the part of Savio Vega.
Vega now with an opportunity,
Vega, wants a moment and block on hard right hand and another one,
Savio Vega hammering away on Irwin R. Schyster, and look out.
Irwin, off the rope and down to the canvas.
And Irwin R. Schyster not welcome and his capacity drops that suplex.
And a cover, but just two and…
[Vince] Still a kick out by Irwin R. Schyster.
[Dok] The South Bronx, New York, must be going crazy as Savio Vega is right now.
Slide move there by Irwin R. Schyster, take a timeout,
pull the plug on his friend-- Where's he going?
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Turn around.
-Vega went to I.R.S… -[Dok] Right back in. Savio Vega now.
And you have to wonder whether or not that was deployed
by Irwin R. Schyster to get Vega to come out.
Off the rope and… Oh, yeah.
[audience cheering]
-[Vince] Could that be it? -[Dok] One, two, yes!
-[audience cheering] -[bell ringing]
["Star of Vega" music playing]
[Howard] The winner of the match, Savio Vega.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Savio Vega, ladies and gentlemen, at his side "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon,
Savio Vega has qualified.
[upbeat music playing]
[Vince] Welcome everyone to the 1995, WWE King of the Ring.
[Vince] Welcome to a jam-packed rich in WWE tradition,
CoreStates, Philadelphia Spectrum.
Yes, indeed, we are ready for action at the 1995WWE King of the Ring.
Hello, everyone, I'm Vince McMahon along with Dok Hendrix.
And, Dok, the tremendous tag team matchup here tonight.
The WWE title holder, "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel,
bad elbow and all,
teaming up with Bam Bam against Sycho Sid, and Tatanka, what a tag team matchup.
And let's not forget for the first-time ever,
aKiss My Footmatch between "The King" Jerry Lawler,
"The Hitman" Bret Hart, somebody got to punker it up.
Oh, my goodness, I can't imagine that.
And, of course, the tournament itself, Savio Vega just minutes ago,
Savio Vega actually qualified. Razor Ramon unable to compete,
the officials said, "No, you're ready for single competition,
but not tournament action."
Well, I'm telling you, you've got it where you need to be.
You got your face in the place, King of the Ringand think about this,
if Savio Vega wants to beKing of the Ring,
he has to win three more matches in less than three hours,
a total of four wins in three hours, I don't think so.
And on his way to the ring right now, massive Yokozuna.
["Sumo" music playing]
[bell ringing]
[Howard] This is theKing of the Ringtournament.
First round match, scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit.
Introducing first, and accompanied to the ring
by the representation of Mr. Fuji, James E. Cornette.
Weighing 641 pounds,
co-holder of the WWE Tag Team Championship,
Yokozuna.
[audience booing]
[Vince] Yokozuna, ladies and gentlemen, on his way now you see.
[laughs]
-It was [inaudible] after tonight. -[Vince] Jim Cornette, the manager…
How did Yokozuna get to the King of the Ring tournament?
[Dok] We'll take you back in a moment, ladies and gentlemen,
because it was a battle with Lex Luger.
As a matter of fact, yes, let's take you back.
Let's take you for the qualifying matchup.
There you see Lex Luger, ladies and gentlemen,
taking into Yokozuna, Mr. Fuji coming over and striking Lex's flag there taking…
Oh, boy, from there Lex Luger is coming over
and retrieving the red, white, and blue with one behind,
[Vince] Yokozuna comes up, attacks Lex, draws him to the ring post.
And then from there, he'll drop this mash-up leg on him,
Lex Luger will be counted out.
Yokozuna will qualify to be theKing of the Ring.
And we're back,
and Yokozuna is in the ring along with his manager, Jim Cornette.
Yokozuna with a very unfair advantage I would suspect
considering that Savio Vega has just qualified minutes ago.
[Dok] With that in mind, let's take y'all, ladies and gentlemen,
to our colleague, Todd Pettengill, Todd.
All right, guys. Thank you very much.
Less than 15 minutes ago, indeed, Savio Vega qualifying for the final spot
that means right now he's going to meet Yokozuna
and just an incredible feat, congratulations.
First, how did you prepare for this?
[speaking Spanish]
I'm in the tournament forKing of the Ring,
and I guarantee you one thing, it's hard, but I'll try to be The King.
This year is the first time a Puerto Rican,
and Latin American is in WWE
and inKing of the Ring, and I'm happy and happy.
And I go straight to the ring right now.
Here they go with "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon,
and Savio Vega. Guys, back to you.
[Dok] Thank you, Todd. We'll take a look in a moment
when we see Savio Vega blasting [inaudible].
He's excited for Savio Vega defeated Irwin R. Schyster
just a few minutes ago.
[Vince] Savio Vega, ladies and gentlemen, and there we see highlights now.
A tremendous maneuver, Todd, you have to give him credit,
the cover that cost the victory.
[Dok] A fantastic maneuver, you know he's excited
but for those who don't speak Spanish. Let me translate what he just said.
He said, "I have no chance to get 641-pound Yokozuna."
[Vince] Is that what he said?
[Dok] He said, "I have no idea what I'm gonna do out here.
I want my mother to know I love her. This could be my last match."
[Vince] In any event, yes, Savio Vega with "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon,
in his corner, ladies and gentlemen,
Yokozuna with Jim Cornette, Mr. Fuji in his corner.
The rules in this matchup,
we have a 15-minute time limit for all of the first round matches
and you must win in order to advance.
And, well, there we see Yokozuna.
[Dok] Now, this could be a mistake. As you said, you've only got 15 minutes.
Time is not an ally of either wrestler and they're wasting time right now.
The clock is ticking on them advancing to becomeKing of the Ring.
[Vince] No sudden death, ladies and gentlemen.
If you're disqualified, you're eliminated, a count-out, forget about it,
or, obviously, a pin or a submission.
You must win the match in order to advance.
And as you aptly brought out, should Savio be the 1995King of the Ring,
he would've wrestled four times in less than three hours,
an unbelievable feat for anyone.
[Dok] Nonetheless, he's up against this massive 600-plus pounder Yokozuna.
[Vince] Yokozuna blocking up with Savio Vega,
through the rope and… Oh, forget about it. Oh-huh.
Savio Vega will have to do his best
to stay away from this massive girth of Yokozuna.
[Dok] Now, what he's gotta do here is hit-and-run.
He's gotta try to take Yokozuna off his feet and keep him off his feet
and really use his usually offensive mind and arsenal
and somehow try to get a victory. Wow.
[Vince] Devastating chop by Yokozuna.
Off the rope on the far side underneath the roundhouse,
Savio Vega runs right into the elbow.
And Yokozuna dominating the matchup, look at him.
He just can't comprehend the girth, the awesome size. Yokozuna.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Misses with the elbow.
[Vince] And Savio Vega winding up.
This gargantuan individual hammering away. Savio Vega working in the wrist area now.
[Dok] Let me put it in prospective for you.
Yokozuna weighing in at 641 pounds, you said,
now makes him the heaviest wrestler of all time
in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
outweighing the late great Haystacks Calhoun.
[Vince] And Savio now with a little bit of offense.
Vega, yes, hammering the head of Yokozuna to the buckle.
[audience] …six, seven…
[Vince] This capacity crowd all the way behind Savio Vega.
And Yokozuna is wobbling.
[audience cheering and whistling]
-[Dok] Vega with the [inaudible]. -[Vince] Uh-oh. Missing.
With the same finishing maneuver that polished off Irwin R. Schyster.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] On the way, where is the tag team partner?
The tag team championship partner, I should say of Yokozuna.
[Dok] Owen Hart, ladies and gentlemen, looking on as we speak.
Owen Hart…
[Vince] Like along with Stan Lane at the WWE Superstar headquarters.
And I'm gonna imagine that right now Owen Hart likes what he sees.
[Dok] I'm sure he does. Now, Yokozuna had a distinctive disadvantage
because he didn't know who to prepare for.
[audience] …six, seven.
[Dok] And there we see… Owen Hart,
looks like he's not even watching the monitor.
-He's on the phone. -[Vince] Wait a minute.
Look at this [inaudible] forget about it.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Oh, wait a minute.
[Dok] Rolling outta the way. Just in the nick of time, Savio Vega.
Yokozuna not setting up Savio.
[Dok] Once again, as I started to say,
Yokozuna didn't have a chance to know who to prepare for, Savio Vega or I.R.S
who both were just recently in the final qualifying match.
[Vince] So, you're saying Yokozuna's at a disadvantage.
-[Vince] Oh, you catch on quick. -[Dok] Oh, come on, please.
One! Two! Three…
[Vince] Yokozuna using a top rope to his advantage. This man will cheat,
you'd think that he'd simply use this huge girth to his advantage,
but, no, he has to do more than that. He has to cheat.
[Dok] Yokozuna…
This is Yoko's third King of the Ring.
1993, he won the WWE title at theKing of the Ring.
[audience shouting]
[Vince] Yokozuna, imagine all that weight down across the trapezius area.
[Vince] And Mr. Fuji waving a flag but…
wonder whether or not Savio will be waving the flag in a minute.
The white flag. Look at this.
[Dok] Well, you've gotta take your hat off to Savio Vega
already had a tough grueling match with I.R.S.
To qualifying at the final spot.
Now, against Yokozuna, two-time WWE Champion.
It's how you'll beat a 641-pound man when you've already wrestled once.
[Vince] Bad Guy, Razor Ramon looking on.
As a matter of fact, our Spanish commentators as well,
ladies and gentlemen, here with us, those of you listening in Spanish…
-Two. -…enjoying the matchup.
[Dok] By the way, Vinnie Mac, I got a scoop.
-[Vince] What's that? -[Dok] I found out through the grapevine.
[audience clapping]
[Vince] What did you find out? You found out--
Yeah, there's Carlos Cabrera. There's Hugo. There's Ed Trucco.
[speaking Spanish]
-[Vince] And now about the… -[speaking Spanish]
…to their very objective
here as Savio Vega tries to make a maneuver on Yokozuna.
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon on the outside, giving moral support to Savio Vega,
Vega the Caribbean legend, driving repeatedly.
[Dok] Yeah. I believe he's stretching off the rope.
[Vince] Over the top rope. Wow.
Unbelievable agility on the part of Yokozuna. He's so quick.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] As I started to tell you before, the Spanish guys interrupted me.
I found out through the grapevine that actually it was Savio Vega's fault
that Razor got hurt in that ladder match.
[Vince] It wasn't Savio Vega. I don't believe he was even at ringside.
[Dok] No. I found out, you know who told me, The Roadie.
[Vince] Right.
Razor Ramon assisting his longtime friend, Savio Vega, back into the ring,
and Yokozuna…
is just a… Look at him.
slapping across the back of the head, taunting Savio Vega.
-A block, a right hand. -That has an effect.
That has an effect as Savio Vega now punchin' to the… Look at this.
-[Dok] Yeah. -[Vince] Vega with tremendous heart.
Savio Vega now is head steaming. Yokozuna is locked, Vega with a chop.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Now, that was blocking. Just like that, one punch,
one chop is all it takes. And Yokozuna right back in control.
And you don't wanna be in the corner, anywhere near a corner
where Yokozuna can cut the ring off on you.
[Dok] No, you don't. But, you know, if…
And I don't think it's that big of a stretch
or, and if Yokozuna advances, you've gotta wonder about his stamina.
It's gotta play a major factor in it.
If he goes to winKing of the Ring, you've got to win three matches
in normal circumstances. It had to be four matches for Savio Vega.
And I don't think Yokozuna has the stamina to continue
if the matches continue at 15 minutes, be it 30 minutes in a semifinal match.
[Vince] Look at him. Nobody… Oh, my God.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And the entire ring, if not, the entire building
just struck on its very foundation.
[audience chanting] USA!
[Dok] Savio Vega with momentum now, can he capitalize on a mistake
of this massive 621 pound Yokozuna?
A right hand, another one.
Referee is saying, "Open the handoff the rope."
And a clothesline.
Off the rope again, and Yokozuna is wobbling.
-Off and Yoko-- -[Vince] No. Yokozuna will not go down.
[Dok] No matter what. Another clothesline.
But Savio Vega still has that momentum with that-- but then he goes down.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] What? That's the way he defeated I.R.S.
-Get him off of that. -[audience cheering]
[Vince] Jim Cornette.
[Dok] He needs to seize the moment here. Leave Cornette alone.
Quit messing with the fans. Jump on Yokozuna while he's down.
[Vince] And… Uh-oh, Razor.
[audience shouting]
[Dok] Right behind.
[Vince] Wait a minute. What's Owen Hart doing there?
[Dok] Well, Razor started it. Owen Hart working on the rib area.
[Vince] Razor Ramon.
Yokozuna can't… Wait a minute, Owen Hart…
We're gonna have war outside the ring.
Yokozuna…
[Dok] And Savio Vega hammering on the outside
with all this distraction going on.
[Vince] Yokozuna shuts up Savio.
Look out, there comes Yokozuna.
[Dok] Yokozuna gets rammed right into the ring post.
[Vince] Yokozuna just rammed both feet into the steel steps of the ring post.
-And look at this. [Dok] Can you believe it? Wow.
[Howard] The winner of the match…
-[Vince] What an upset. -[Howard] …Savio Vega.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Imagine this, Savio Vega, ladies and gentlemen,
has not only qualified earlier here tonight.
Somehow, he has won the opening round matchup with Yokozuna.
Again, we've said it before, anything can happen
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
That statue of Rocky Balboa
outside the Philadelphia Spectrum perhaps prophetic here,
as it relates to Savio Vega.
["Star of Vega" music playing]
[Vince] There you see "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
[Dok] And Savio Vega.
And, yes, ladies and gentlemen, we'll take a look at the graph
and Savio Vega victorious over Yokozuna
and now will face the winner of the Bob Holly-Roadie matchup.
[Vince] Who will be theKing of the Ring?
[Dok] Well, speaking of The King, I believe, I mean…
We have a camera blacked in The King's locker room.
-[Vince] That is Jerry "The King"… -[Dok] Oh!
[Vince] Is that… Hello, King, can you hear us?
[coughing]
-[Dok] Wow. -[Vince] King?
Oh. Yeah. I can hear you, McMahon, what do you want?
[Vince] You may wanna try a little Mycelex OTC on that.
I mean, it's the only thing that could cure on it.
We were told that your whole dressing room is just horrible with stench.
It's not that bad. I don't care what anybody says, McMahon.
However, I was almost arrested for sock abuse a while ago.
These feet are ripe right now. These feet are ready.
I wanna tell you, my boots are even dug in, McMahon.
And I wanna tell you this, when I get my feet into that ring
and get Bret Hart's face, I'm gonna grab him
by that long stinking stringy hair of his and I'll shove his face right down there
and I'm gonna make him pucker up and he's gonna kiss my stinky royal feet.
Tonight, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, The King is gonna be your Achilles' heel.
[laughs]
-[Vince] Oh, Ain't He Great. -[The Roadie intro music playing]
[Howard] …and accompanied by the World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Champion, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett.
[Vince] Well, indeed, the Roadie on his way to the ring there
with "Double J" Jeff Jarrett,
the reigning Intercontinental Champion, ladies and gentlemen.
It'll be "Double J" tomorrow night on Monday Night Raw
who will square-off against Savio Vega
who's making a tremendous impact here at theKing of the Ring.
The final up for grab. But, that man, the Roadie, how did he get here, Dok?
[Dok] Well, he beat the illustrious Doink the Clown as you will watch here…
three weeks ago on Monday Night Raw.
[Vince] Yeah, distracted by "Double J".
And there, the Roadie hooks him for the one, two, three.
Thanks to "Double J".
[Dok] Well, he was clowning around too much.
[Vince] I see.
["Double J" music playing]
[Dok] "Double J" Jeff Jarrett with the Roadie, ladies and gentlemen.
[Vince] "Double J", you will recall,
didn't qualify in his attempt to become theKing of the Ring.
He faced the Undertaker. Later on, we'll show you that footage.
-Look at this double strut. Look. -[Dok] Oh, beautiful.
And while they're strutting, you have to wonder,
has the Intercontinental Champion taught the Roadie the figure-four?
[Vince] Well, there's no telling what he thought him.
It's time to start your engines, ladies and gentlemen.
-Here he comes. -["Spark Plug" music playing]
[Howard] …weighing 232 pounds, Bob "Spark Plug" Holly.
[Vince] Bob Holly. That's indeed Bob Holly victorious over Mantaur.
Coming into the King of the Ring as we take you back to the footage,
Bob Holly, ladies and gentlemen, a house on fire,
Bob Holly ready to mix it up with anyone.
[Dok] And Bob Holly did just that with Mantaur in the qualifying matchup.
[Vince] Well, Bob Holly, an upset king, if you will in time.
And with that qualifying match with Mantaur,
shocked and surprised everybody.
Do not…
-["Spark Plug" music playing continuous]
As a matter of fact, let's take a look at how Bob did qualifying against Mantaur.
This was six weeks ago on Monday Night Raw and he seized the moment
when Mantaur was down, went to the top rope.
Hit him with that flying body press and that's how Bob Holly has gotten here.
And I might call this the dark horse match.
-[Dok] Oh, really? -[Vince] Yes.
-[Dok] The dark horse match? -[Vince] Right.
[Dok] I would say these two guys are probably the long shots.
-Look out. Nice [inaudible] that. -[Vince] And a cover, one, two.
[Dok] He almost got him there. "Double J" almost at a heart attack.
Down goes the Roadie.
[Vince] A cover again, Bob Holly taking it to the Roadie.
Bob Holly known to take risk on the racetrack.
Here's one into the ring. Another… Oh. Almost a count of three.
Here he goes again. Over the head.
And Roadie down one, two, and this time he got him.
[Dok] Oh, he de--
[Vince] And small package.
One, two.
[Dok] Bob Holly all offense.
[Vince] Look at the Roadie to the outside being consoled by "Double J".
[Dok] Very smart move, maneuvers here by Bob Holly.
He's trying to get the thing, get it over with a quick.
And if you do that, you can get back in the dressing room and get some rest.
Because if you advance, you've gotta wrestle some more,
you've gotta keep your win.
Very offensive mind of Bob Holly, I commend him. I don't like him.
He can't drive well but I commend his efforts at this point.
[Vince] The Roadie now, better not be thinking about conserving energy,
I'd disagree with that point.
The Roadie better be taking it to Bob Holly.
Because you're, you won't have to wrestle again unless you are victorious.
And with only a 15-minute time limit in this opening round matches,
you best be offensive minded.
Uh-oh. Look at that. You best take it to everyone.
[audience shouting]
[Dok] I already said, only winners advance.
[Vince] I understand that. But you must be a winner.
Let it all hang on. Step on that pedal all the way down.
To the floor, look at this.
From the far side Roadie whipped by Bob Holly and dropped.
[inaudible].
[Dok] Bob Holly from the other side. Now, over the hip.
[Vince] No, nice… Nope. Block by the reversal, another block.
[Dok] Arm drag takedown nicely done.
Bob Holly with the Roadie. Off the rope. Now, the Roadie in some trouble.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Bob Holly is really outwrestling the inexperience Roadie to this point.
[Vince] A cover, one, two, and he got him.
-[Dok] No, he didn't. -[Vince] Right shoulder coming up.
Yes, nonetheless, the Roadie.
[clapping]
[Vince] Can you imagine King Roadie? Anything can happen.
-[Dok] Lift block by the Roadie. -[Vince] And… Oh.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And that might be something outta the cycle said psycho Sid playbook.
-I'm [inaudible]. -[audience cheering]
[Vince] "Double J" Jeff Jarrett straining him up the outside of the ring,
and that maneuver really put the brakes on Holly
as if Holly hit the wall in the racetrack.
[Dok] Well, he should be used to it.
He hits the wall all the time in the racetrack.
-[Vince] He's in there. -[Dok] He's in there.
And they call him CTD, crash test dummy and he just had a crash.
But the Roadie is no dummy because he learned from the greatest,
the Intercontinental Champion. Wow, what velocity.
-[Vince] Tremendous velocity. -[Dok] Seize the moment.
-Turn him over. Hook the leg. -[grunting]
-[referee] Hey. No. -[Vince] Look at what he's doing.
[Dok] That's not what he needs to do. Holly is hurt right here.
[man 1] He's so hurt.
-[grunting] -Attaboy, Roadie.
[Vince] And a forearm by the Roadie, Roadie now with Bob Holly to the ride.
He come afar with equal authority.
And I must say I'm quite impressed now with the skills of the Roadie.
And he's impressed with himself as well.
[Dok] Yeah. No. No time for strutting.
You can strut back to the dressing room after you've won.
You need to cover there.
-[Vince] And the elbow behind the head. -[Dok] Come on.
[Vince] The Roadie now dropping the elbow a little bit lower down on the back area,
and Roadie attempting, bit by bit,
to establishment his dominance in this matchup
after a very rough early going.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Very good strategy here.
He's taking advantage of the high-velocity turnbuckles,
dropping the elbows to the lower part of the back.
Now, sticking the knee in there and pulling back on the neck.
-You give up? -No.
[Vince] And Bob Holly must get back to, if he can, exactly what got him in here.
He must get back to offense.
-[man 1] Give up, Holly. -No.
[Dok] That's the one thing he'll not do is give up.
Let's not forget that Bob Holly and the 1-2-3 Kid for a short time
but nevertheless were the WWE Tag Team Champions earlier this year.
[inaudible].
[Vince] And Bob Holly back on his feet.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Bob Holly working the midsection.
Holly off the rope and look at this shift, one, two.
-He got him. -[Vince] No, he didn't.
[Dok] See, that's why he's got to put him away quickly.
[Vince] A launch there, what a clothesline,
a devastating one by the Roadie.
-[Dok] Cover him. -[Vince] No. That's not the Roadie style.
[Dok] Well, I tell you what, he's making a big mistake, no time for dancing.
The longer the match goes, the more you gotta lean towards Holly.
[Vince] Drops the elbow. "Double J" claps his hands, likes what he sees.
-Cover, hooks the leg. -[Dok] Two.
Foot on the rope now, foot on the rope, foot on the rope.
-[Vince] He saw it. -[Dok] Holly is gonna win.
It doesn't look like it now
but if he does not take advantage of this, Bob Holly is very resourceful.
[Vince] Again, right back with the knee into the spine rearing back on the chin.
[audience chanting] Holly!
[Vince] Bob Holly would be The King.
[Vince] Bob Holly the midsection, off the rope now, and a boat,
upside down by The Roadie.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Bye-bye. Come on.
[Vince] Roadie, wake up. Roadie, can he pull it off?
[Dok] No.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] That took a great deal out of Bob Holly.
Bob Holly on the receiving end of so much offense is beginning to tell.
[Vince] The Roadie, a showboat to say the least.
And he's had many an opportunity to attempt to put Bob Holly away.
Look at this. It's in the… Great maneuver.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Excellent counter maneuver by Holly.
-Get up! -[Dok] He needs to really get up
and turn it on here in his first King of the Ringappearance ever.
-["Double J"] Come on, Roadie. -[Vince] Bob Holly, ladies and gentlemen.
Underneath. And Holly with a dropkick.
[audience cheering]
-Get up! -[Vince] He got him in the jaw.
Now, he needs to go to the top rope, hit him with that body cross.
That's what brought him to the dance.
[Dok] It's time for Mentaur.
-[Vince] Good momentum now. -[Dok] That's what I'd do.
[audience shouting]
[Vince] A right hand. And Bob Holly being warned by the official open a hand.
Holly with another hard right, and Bob Holly unquestionably has a temper.
[Dok] That temper is flaring and it's working very well for him.
Hooks the leg, count of two and he…
[Vince] No. Left shoulder up.
[Dok] I told you the Roadie missed his opportunities.
I told you Holly is gonna win. Watch.
Off the rope and…
[thuds]
A powerslam, one, two and…
[Vince] Almost the count of three again. The Roadie somehow able to kick out.
-[man 1] Come on. -[Vince] Tremendous competition here.
[Dok] Everybody wants to be theKing of the Ring.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] And Bob Holly…
[groans]
…on the receiving end there, and the knee to the midsection.
[Dok] Holly being set up by the Roadie. Watch this.
-[Vince] Why is he getting way up there?
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Superplex. He's gonna go for a superplex.
[Dok] Roadie coming up to the top.
[Vince] He's not that experienced to try this maneuver.
[Dok] And look at this, Bob Holly working on the set.
-[Vince] Holly with… -[Dok] That goes to Roadie.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Bob Holly high-risk maneuver coming up.
Bob Holly sensed his victory. He's gonna take a chance.
-Bob Holly pumphandle to the middle. -[Dok] Oh.
[audience cheering and applauding]
[Vince] Did you hear that? A cover and a count.
-And a victory. No. No. -[bell ringing]
-[Dok] He did it. -[Vince] He did?
[Dok] He got it. And I told you, the Roadie would win.
[Vince] That's not what you said. You said Bob Holly would win.
-[Dok] No. -[Howard] The winner of the match,
The Roadie.
["With My Baby Tonight" music playing]
[Vince] And now, ladies and gentlemen…
the Roadie continuing on his quest to be theKing of the Ring.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] And now we see Savio Vega in the semifinals,
will square off now against the Roadie. What a matchup that's likely to be.
I swear to you about this, baby. He's going all the way.
[Vince] Going all the way. "Double J" said that "We're gonna be going all the way."
Let's take you back to a top ten [inaudible]
now, ladies and gentlemen, with one of the favorites
to win theKing of the Ring tournament title event.
Absolutely, Vince. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
You're right, he told me in theSunday Night Slam,
just over 45 minutes ago. He was ready to become king, Shawn.
Shawn Michaels, let's take a look if we could
at the way you qualified over King Kong Bundy,
an incredible matchup as you can see here.
[Shawn] Well, yeah, incredible matchup
but then again, every matchup, I mean, it's an incredible matchup.
[Todd] And there it was that big kick that leveled King Kong Bundy
and gave you the ticket to join the Elite 8 superstars
in theKing of the Ringtournament.
That's right. And that's why I've been trying to tell everybody all along,
being big doesn't make you good.
The fact of the matter is, "The Heartbreak Kid" nails you
with a little Chin Music, it's over and done with.
No man is big enough to withstand the super kick of "The Heartbreak Kid".
Kama, if I deliver on you, brother, you're done.
Well, you can hear that, Kama is making his way to the squared circle right now.
Shawn Michaels is ready for action of theKing of the Ringtournament.
Shawn, any last minute words?
I don't know if I should be warming up because I'm oiled now.
My goodness, well and good my man. Thank you.
[Vince laughing]
Shawn Michaels, ladies and gentlemen, the one and only. Vince?
[Vince] Yes, indeed, thanks, Todd, one of the most charismatic
and flamboyant individual perhaps in the history of the WWE.
But in the ring at this moment or almost in the ring,
Kama just threw this black wreath that was presented
by some of The Undertaker's fans, no doubt.
Kama just destroyed the wreath. Will he be able to destroy Shawn Michaels?
Kama, ladies and gentlemen, did just about that to do the [inaudible]
as we saw, I believe, there a moment ago, some of the creatures of the night.
Nonetheless, here we go,
back in theKing of the Ring qualifying matchup, there.
Oh.
Spinebuster and the cover and Kama on the victory.
He calls himself The Supreme Fighting Machine
and in many respects…
[Dok] Hello, anybody home?
[Vince] …in many respect, he lives up to that moniker.
[Dok] Is anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me.
Those guys are weird.
[audience cheering]
["Sexy Boy" music playing]
[Vince] What a battle this is gonna be.
Michaels getting away, ladies and gentlemen,
close to a hundred pounds and Kama in shape and ready for action,
and many would confirm what Kama's moniker as he calls himself
The Supreme Fighting Machine.
[Dok] Let's not forget, there's also a personal vested interest
for Shawn Michaels here and wants the Million Dollar Corporation
that came up with a flaunt that put him outta wrestling
for some six to eight long weeks.
And you did see the throw of the head of Ted DiBiase,
the long lost there,
and it's 103 pounds, to be exact,
that he's giving up to The Supreme Fighting Machine
-right there, Kama. -[bell ringing]
-See, I know all these things. -[Vince] Yeah, right.
-Yes, the lady is snapping away. -[Dok] At me?
[Vince] It's "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
And Michaels will… I tell you one thing about Michaels,
he'll get right in your face.
[audience shouting]
[Dok] Michaels.
[Vince] Ready to compete against Kama.
Ted DiBiase disappointed earlier on, ladies and gentlemen,
in the Sunday Night Slam.
He had hoped that Irwin R. Schyster would be advancing on.
He would hope he would qualify, victorious over Savio Vega.
It did not happen.
And you have to wonder whether or not this is bad omen
for Ted DiBiase here tonight.
[Dok] Well, he can't worry about that right now.
He's got a Supreme Fighting Machine there
and you're talking about Shawn Michaels will get in your face,
but I would suggest that he gets Kama.
He needs to pick his shot. He needs to hit-and-run.
And then he needs to capitalize if and when he gets Kama down.
[grunting]
[Vince] Series of maneuvers there exchanged
and Michaels wasting no time going up in the air.
[Dok] Look at that, Kama missing the…
Pops into Michaels right in the body and then alertly and wisely backs away.
[Vince] See? Sting him and get outta there.
-[Dok] That's right. -[Vince] Get in and get out.
[Dok] That's what I'd do.
[Vince] That's what you would attempt to do.
-[Dok] Yeah. -[Vince] Right.
[Dok] Let's not forget, Shawn's had a lotta success
in 1993 at theKing of the Ringevent.
He successfully defended the Intercontinental Championship.
[Vince] Oh, yeah, Michaels is no stranger to competition.
He has come up the hard way, ladies and gentlemen,
and earned every bit of it.
That's it, Michaels.
Uh-oh, you cannot allow Kama to get you in the corner,
you can't allow Kama to overpower you.
Kama telegraphing that maneuver and again… Oh, what a pepper shot there.
-Reversal. Look out. -[Dok] Oh, man. Uh-oh.
Kama, a little on demand, Michaels a little too quick.
-[Vince] And then backs off. -[Dok] Yup.
[Vince] And this isn't gonna frustrate Kama.
Kama has likely just started making some maneuvers in there he may regret.
[Dok] And when you're frustrated, you're bound to make mistakes.
Shawn Michaels is quick.
Let's not forget it was his stamina and this ability of his that made him
and took him to win theRoyal Rumbleearlier this year.
The first man ever to start theRoyal Rumbleand win theRoyal Rumble.
[Vince] Michaels locking back up with the Supreme Fighting Machine,
you've to wonder whether or not The Undertaker will be looking on and…
Uh-oh, wait a minute.
Kama, unquestionably with superior strength and power here,
and Michaels will do well
to do everything he can to stay away from him.
Michaels whipped to the rope. He's coming off underneath.
Michaels on the other side and look out.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] No. But look at this. Look at the agility of Shawn Michaels.
Kama's never had a man like this before.
-Oh, my God. -[Dok] That's what we were talking about.
Kama made a mistake. He was frustrated. Kama went over the top rope.
[audience cheering]
[inaudible].
[Vince] Ted DiBiase walked up to settle Kama down.
[Dok] And that would be a very smart maneuver at this point.
He doesn't need to get a mainly focused.
[Vince] I beg your pardon. There you again.
[Dok] He doesn't need to get a mainly focused.
[Vince] All right. Let's see what Kama can do now.
Kama needs to be focused, needs to stay a bit more patient.
And Shawn Michaels will do everything he can
and he's a master of this in terms of psychology.
He will aggravate an opponent into making a maneuver.
[Dok] Yes, they… He said he's flamboyant.
He'll get in your face and then back out and look--
and you'll make a move like Kama a little bit earlier on.
[Vince] Let's see if Michaels can continue to set the pace because no question,
that's what he's done thus far, set the pace of the match.
[Dok] I believe what he's looking to do is frustrate Kama,
tire Kama out, and then hit him with some Sweet Chin Music
and if that's on, he'sKing of the Ring, but easier said than done.
[Vince] That's for sure. Off the ropes.
-Michaels puts a reversal. -[Dok] Oh, he signed for it.
Kama, look at that, now Kama, and his power maneuvers.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] [inaudible] to turn Shawn Michaels
and all it takes is one shot like that to the ribs
-with a boot. -[Dok] [inaudible].
And Kama is in control. What a momentum change.
[Vince] Ted DiBiase on the outside behind the official's back,
doing a number as well on Shawn Michaels.
[Dok] I didn't see that.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] And the momentum unquestionably has changed here in this match.
-Oh no, no, no. -[audience cheering]
[Vince] Michaels slams into the ring post.
[clapping]
And Kama rolls back in breaking the count and Michaels…
may not get back in.
[Dok] Let's not forget that it wasn't too long ago
when a number of powerbombs by Sycho Sid injured that back
and put Shawn out for some six to eight weeks.
We don't know that it's 100% before he got in this match.
I guarantee it's not 100% right now.
[Vince] And Kama coming right back out.
He wants to dish out and more pain to Shawn Michaels.
He wants to make sure Michaels will not get back in.
He's had enough of The Heartbreak Kid's antics.
[Dok] See Kama doesn't care,
I mean, anybody that'd repossess the urn and melt it down.
[grunting]
[Vince] And again, a kick to the rib area.
Kama, ladies and gentlemen, dominating the matchup
at the moment, over Shawn Michaels.
A number of luminaries at about ringside
all throughout the Philadelphia Spectrum, ladies and gentlemen.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Matter of fact, Joe Frazier, there he is,
former Heavyweight Champion of the world,
smoking Joe Frazier along with his daughter, Patricia,
enjoying the action here.
[Dok] They got my autograph earlier.
[Vince] They didn't even ask for it.
It's families, ladies and gentlemen, family entertainment, WWE style.
That's what it's all about. Right now, Kama's family is very pleased
with what he is doing with Shawn Michaels.
[Dok] I gotta wonder, is there a bonus in it for him if re-injures Shawn.
He's not going for the pin right away.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Someone with a reputation of a Shawn Michaels,
with that kinda resilience, you better ensure you know what you're doing.
If you're going for a pin, you gotta really have him
because he'll reverse it on you in a second.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Michaels, however, is paying the price
for this extraordinary weight and size, and power differential.
[Dok] Now, he wants to be careful here, we do not wanna get disqualified.
[Vince] Indeed not.
And again, Kama with those tremendous kicks, look at that.
Kama, the man who has the guts
and you talk about somebody with guts, this man had enough guts.
[Dok] Wait a minute. Let's see. Stay with it.
[Vince] Kama had enough guts to take the urn of The Undertaker
and have it melted down.
-Look at this. -[grunting]
[Dok] What a great game plan.
-They're going right for lower. -[Vince] Yeah, wait, right there.
[Vince] But, look, Kama backups, he said, "No, no, no. Don't disqualify me.
I'm okay. It was an open hand."
[audience yelling]
[Vince] He not only wants to advance. They wanna hurt Shawn Michaels again.
[Dok] Michaels with a right hand. Caught him by surprise.
Michaels with something behind him, but not enough.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels just moments ago writhing in pain
and Michaels scooped up now. Oh, look at this.
Kama sets up Michaels.
Off, off the rope. Get him off.
[Dok] Uh-oh. Kama with an uppercut, unbelievable.
[Dok] Kama wanna make Joe Frazier proud. Another one.
[audience yelling]
[Vince] Wow. I'm telling you, the hardest body shots
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] That's unbelievable.
[Dok] The triple threat of Kama, the fist, the feet, the wrestling ability.
Ted DiBiase is a master leader.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] And being set up again now, Michaels. Oh, this could… Going in.
The Heartbreaker once again is doing it.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Michaels with no place to go.
[Vince] And Kama employing Michaels to surrender, to give up.
Michaels…
Michaels is trying to do something in a way about this.
Michaels, look at that, trying to get a big maneuver [inaudible].
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Count, ref, count, count, count. Wow.
[Vince] Wow. Referee outta position. Michaels could have had the pin.
Lady luck not riding on the shoulders of Shawn Michaels thus far,
not in this matchup.
Michaels now for the ride. Oh, my goodness, what a ride.
Out right in front of Ted DiBiase.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] Now, Kama, he needs to get outta here, get him back in the ring,
you cannot defeat him, otherwise, on the floor and the clock is ticking.
[Vince] Wait a minute, Ted DiBiase kicking away.
[audience jeering]
[Vince] Well, you can't really blame him.
You get away from him.
[Dok] Yeah. Sure. Did you hear what DiBiase said to the official?
-"I'm trying to help him up." -[Vince] He was.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Now, is Kama gonna be content with a count-out if he could get it?
Or is Kama gonna wanna go out
and dish out a little more punishment to Shawn Michaels?
[Dok] Here we go with a count.
-[audience chattering] -Two…
[Vince] I don't think he'll be content with it.
-Three… -[Dok] Michaels is not moving.
Come on, Shawn, get up.
-Get up, Shawn, I think you'll win. -[Vince] Shawn's starting to move at five.
-[Dok] I got money on Michaels. -[Vince] Michaels on his knees at six.
Michaels trying to get up at seven.
Shawn Michaels has to get back in on a count of ten.
He's up for it. He's up on his feet. Can he make it?
Man, and he rolls back in almost at count of ten, almost.
And Kama upset with the fact that Michaels had comes in
to get back into the ring.
[Dok] He needs to pin him.
Vinnie Mac, you hit it earlier on.
When you've got Shawn in trouble, you gotta take advantage of it.
He's so resilient.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Michaels taking a punishment.
Earlier on, ladies and gentlemen…
[grunting]
[Vince] …our Spanish commentators calling the action,
and they are calling the action here with Shawn Michaels,
Raymond Rougeau and Joe Busario, our French commentators.
[speaking French]
[Vince] And in any language, ladies and gentlemen,
it spells trouble for Shawn Michaels, in any language.
[Dok] It sure does, but they were saying there was,
"Sure, wish I could commentate like that with Dok Hendrix."
[audience chanting]
[Vince] You know, I have no idea that you're a linguist.
[Dok] Oh, yeah, I speak French, speak Spanish,
right now I'm speaking trouble.
I put money on Shawn Michaels, and he's in--
[Vince] Look at that, right in the eye. Michaels caught him in the eye.
-[Dok] Uh-oh. And Kama back in control. -[Vince] Michaels reaching up.
[Dok] No. There's no hair pull there, not on Kama.
[Vince] And Michaels is desperate, I think.
[Dok] DiBiase may have a game plan of getting him to submit
and how humiliating that would be for The Heartbreak Kid.
[Vince] And again, you may refer to the back damage
it was done by Sycho Sid some weeks ago.
Imagine how that knee feels right in the spine,
right in the small of the back.
[Dok] Oh, that damage was done on April 3rd,
the day afterWrestleMania XI.
See, I know these things.
And look at this, Michaels, what a desperate left hand, another one.
Michaels hammering away and breaks the hold.
[Vince] But that's not gonna be enough to stop Kama and his onslaught.
[Dok] He's got a lotta courage, The Heartbreak Kid.
[Vince] Yes, indeed, he does.
But that courage right now is a, is the reason why to a certain extent,
he's on the defensive, taking a tremendous beating from Kama.
[Dok] All right. Kama just getting the high sign, that's it.
[Vince] Here comes Kama, nobody home.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Michaels with one lunge down and forearm.
Kama still on his feet.
-[Vince] They cannot-- -[Dok] Wait a minute. He does go down.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] If they're both counted down at ten here, nobody advances.
[Dok] And both men would be outta a dancing,
both men would be outta the tournament.
[Vince] DiBiase employing Kama to get back together.
And look at that, I think Shawn Michaels might be playing possum,
looking over at Kama, watching Kama's every move.
[Dok] Counts up to four.
[audience cheering]
-[Vince] We're at five. -[Dok] Kama starting to move.
Kama now.
[Vince] Here he goes off the rope and… No.
[Dok] Yes. Michaels setting up Kama all along.
That's all cagey and crafty.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels is.
But now, Michaels must capitalize on that mistake.
Michaels must somewhere reach way down and get it together.
-[Tim] Three. -[Dok] You've gotta wonder about fatigue.
It's becoming a major factor here. They've been going out hard and heavy.
[Vince] Under two and a half minutes here as we progress in this matchup
with a 15-minute time limit.
[Dok] It's not the time to hold anything back.
[Vince] Michaels on his feet.
Kama, no messing with the left, messing with the right.
[Dok] Right on target, Michaels. Look at that.
Those stinging [inaudible] jabs have an effect on Kama, a right hand.
[Dok] Kama now with a reversal, off the rope and scooped in now.
From the other side. Look at this.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Two minutes, ladies and gentlemen, left in this matchup.
Michaels now. Look at this.
[Dok] Yes, whippin' him up.
-[audience cheering] -[Dok] Uh-oh.
That's called resiliency. That's called heart.
[Vince] Someone say Heartbreak is coming. Now, Michaels hammering away on Kama.
[Tim] One, two, three, four.
-[Dok] Shawn Michaels peppering away. -[Vince] But that'll not win him a match.
[audience cheering]
-[Dok] He's gonna go over the top. -[Vince] Michaels now taking a risk.
-[Dok] Up on the top rope. -[Vince] Shawn Michaels with a long jump.
-Yeah. -[audience cheering]
-[Dok] Double axed hand on Michaels. -[Vince] Start counting. One, two… No.
No, not quite.
[Dok] Come on, Shawn, you gotta hook the leg on a big man like that.
[Vince] Michaels, amazingly still has his wits about it.
Michaels now with Kama in a disadvantageous position,
hammering away on the Supreme Fighting Machine.
-[Howard] One minute remaining… -[Dok] But less than a minute remaining.
[Vince] You'll not defeat a man like that, you better go for a cover,
you better go for something other than that.
[Dok] Come on, Shawn, time is running out. Hit him with that Sweet Chin Music, baby.
[audience shouting]
[Vince] Michaels now with Kama as we count down from 40 seconds.
And go… A body slam.
One, two. He's got him.
-He's got him. -[Dok] Oh, no.
-[Vince] Kama almost defeated Michaels. -[Dok] With 30 seconds remaining.
Ted DiBiase beginning to sweat profusely.
-[Vince] C'mon, super kick. -[Dok] Kama must defeat.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels in less than 20 seconds now.
-[Dok] Off the rope, back body. -[Vince] Nice move
-Put it down. One, two… -[Dok] Oh, no. No.
I thought he had him. Come on, super kick, super kick, super kick.
-[Vince] Ten seconds left. -[audience cheering]
-[Howard] Seven, six, five… -[Vince] Off the rope,
-hook the legs and then one, two. -[Howard] …four, three, two, one.
-[Vince] No, no. -[Dok] Yes, yes. Yes.
[Vince] Look at the ref. The referee is waving it off.
-No. -[Dok] I'm not sure.
[Vince] Come on--
-[Dok] I'm not sure about this. -[Vince] Come on. He got it, he got it.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Michaels may have just been wrong. Let's get the official announcement.
[Howard] …has expired. The result of the match is a double draw.
[Dok] A double.
[Howard] Therefore, both competitors have been eliminated
from further competition in theKing of the Ringtournament.
-[Dok] Wow. -[mouthing].
[Vince] Well, Michaels obviously very-- Oh, look out from behind.
Kama now upset.
Kama thought for sure, and also, DiBiase, thought they were to win the matchup.
There he is.
[audience cheering and applauding]
[Vince] Sweet Chin Music.
[Dok] Shawn Michaels connected with that super kick
right underneath the jaw of Kama.
[Vince] Yeah, but it was 30 seconds late. I wanted him to win.
[Dok] Shawn Michaels with a gallant effort here, ladies and gentlemen.
Obviously, upset, however, with his performance.
["Sexy Boy" playing]
[Vince] Michaels almost made it.
And Kama almost made it as well.
Therefore, imagine this, there is no winner with Shawn and Kama,
therefore, a tremendous advantage in the Mabel-Undertaker matchup
just because they will not compete. Don't go right on that.
[Dok] Now the Mabel-Undertaker matchup
is, basically, for all intents and purposes, a semifinal match.
The winner of that…
[Vince] And there you see the airship Stridex. Yes, indeed.
["Sexy Boy" music continues playing]
[Dok] As the Stridex indoor airship flies around, ladies and gentlemen,
in a moment, we'll take you back.
And I tell you exactly the way Mabel qualified as well as the Undertaker.
Todd Pettengill, here you go, standing by to tell us all about it.
[music fades]
[Todd] The most anticipated first round matchups
in tonight's single elimination
King of the Ringtournament is the Undertaker against Mabel.
And here's how they got there.
And in your house, Mabel faced Adam Bomb in theKing of the Ringqualifying matchup
and he took out the man from Three Mile Island
securing his spot among the 80 lead superstars
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
His opponent, the man from the dark side, The Undertaker.
Here's how he got there.
Four weeks ago, the Undertaker squared off against "Double J" Jeff Jarrett
on Monday Night Raw.
He finished off the man from Music City with a Tombstone piledriver.
That's how the Undertaker made his way to the elite tournament tonight.
The awesome Mabel at 568 pounds
will square off against the man who walks with the angels.
Mabel and The Undertaker in round one of theKing of the Ringtournament.
And I can't imagine what that match is gonna be like, Dok, can you?
Well, no, I can't, but I've gotta guess as always.
You know, Mabel is capable of picking up The Undertaker
and using his finishing maneuver, the sidewalk slam
but even with the powers of The Undertaker,
is he gonna be able to pick up Mabel at 568 pounds
and give him the Tombstone piledriver?
No.
Oh, I don't know about that. Anything can happen with The Undertaker.
And again, a tremendous advantage as far as Undertaker
and/or Mabel is concerned
because they go right away to the finals as result of that draw in the last match.
Earlier on, ladies and gentlemen, our cameras are right about Philadelphia.
It was a hot, hazy, humid day, indeed, but nonetheless nothing will stop
the U.S. Male or Bob Backlund from campaigning.
Let's take a look.
[marching band music playing]
Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love.
Have you ever scrutinized this city completely?
-Excuse me? -No, excuse me.
Um, like I said, have you ever scrutinized this city completely?
Have you ever looked in the streets?
Somebody had to throw that garbage there, oh, no, it wasn't me, oh, yeah.
Who did it then?
It was you.
-[man 2] Yeah. -We've got John Barry here.
No, not Marion Barry.
Washington, are you related to George Washington?
This stands for Philadelphia.
We definitely have to change that.
We'll put a gigantic carrot in there, so you can have vitamin E
and beta-carotene running through your veins
instead of the cholesterol field…
Philadelphia's cheese steak.
[melodious music playing]
In turn, I'm gonna reign like an eagle above everybody
in the government establishment.
Ed Kennedy, 40 years in politics.
Now I know how George Washington felt coming up the Liberty.
[shouting]
Okay.
-I'm glad he didn't cross to Delaware. -[laugh] I don't think he'd have made it
It's sorta the… What one of our broadcast colleagues was thinkin' about Bob Backlund
and maybe he's running for a office somewhere in…
That's Carlos, Carlos Cabrera,
give me some insight to your viewpoint on Bob Backlund's candidacy?
[speaking Spanish]
That might work, and in French, Raymond, your viewpoints on Bob Backlund?
[Speaking French]
[Vince laughing]
[Dok] I think Hugo is mad. He didn't get the Philly cheesesteak.
[Vince] Oh, yeah, but here comes somebody, ladies and gentlemen, who can…
Well, I think he can set his table anyway he wants to.
Take a look if you would at the size of this awesome athlete.
[Howard] …with a 50-minute time limit.
Introducing first and accompanied to the ring by Mo from Harlem, New York,
weighing 568 pounds--
Mabel, the winner of this match advances to the final,
what's going through your mind now? You're gonna face The Undertaker?
The Undertaker is going down and I'm going straight to the finals
'cause I will be The King, pretty Stephanie. [laughs]
[Stephanie] Let's go back to you, Vince.
[Vince] All right. Thanks.
You know when Joe Frazier got my autograph,
he told me he thinks Mabel is gonna take it all.
-[Dok] He didn't. -[Vince] Yes, he did.
[Dok] He didn't ask you for your autograph, I was there.
-No, I wasn't. -[Vince] All right. Then you don't know.
-[Dok laughing] -[Vince] And Mo looks good.
-[Dok] Mo. -[Vince] Mo looks good.
[Dok] I see.
[Vince] Mo, ladies and gentlemen,
along with Mabel, they are men on a mission.
And the smoking gun certainly would like to be on a mission
to get them back into the ring for more tag team competition
but that's not what it's all about.
What it's all about here tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
a single competition, yes.
It's Mabel one-on-one with The Undertaker, some 18,000 plus here
jam-packing with Philadelphia Spectrum.
And Mabel looks mean.
[Dok] Well, right now since Yokozuna was eliminated
that means currently Mabel is the largest participant
and what is left now ofKing in the Ring.
["Graveyard Symphony" music playing]
-[Vince] Uh-oh. -[Dok] Oh, my goodness.
[audience cheering and applauding]
[Dok] Oh, man, it's getting cold. The lights went out.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Yes, indeed, ladies and gentlemen.
-[Howard] Here's the opponent… -[Vince] Here he comes.
[Howard] [inaudible].
He is from Death Valley.
-Weighing… -[Dok] That's knocked [inaudible] out.
-[Vince] Paul Bearer leads the way. -[Howard] …The Undertaker.
[audience cheering]
["Graveyard Symphony" music continuous playing]
[Vince] And here he comes, you should feel the chill.
[Dok] I feel it.
[Vince] It's awesome on television but you've gotta see him live.
You should be here to feel this.
There's a tingling in the spine all the way up and down
whenever you're in the presence of The Undertaker
and you can bet Mabel is feeling the very same thing.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] I think Paul Bearer is the greatest manager of this time
in the World Wrestling Entertainment
but he's gonna have to control The Undertaker.
He can't get disqualified.
He can't get counted out.
But then he does, he can advance
and this is his first appearance inKing of the Ring.
[Dok] The Undertaker appears to about ten feet tall.
[Vince] It's almost as if he's not even walking.
[Dok] I think that somehow he's floating to the ring.
Well, I know that Paul Bearer went back to the obituary blackboard
to come over this game plan tonight.
[Vince] The obituary blackboard.
[Dok] Are you gonna repeat everything I say?
Can't you come up with any of your own material?
[Vince] Oh, Dok, there's something else as The Undertaker, ladies and gentlemen,
prepares to make his way into the ring.
[Dok] I wish he turns the lights on.
[Vince] And prepares to step into the ring,
over the top rope and stare Mabel right eye-to-eye.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] All right.
[Vince] Look at The Undertaker, he's unnervable.
[Dok] What an ovation for this extraordinary WWE superstar.
[Vince] I don't care what Mabel says, you've gotta be somewhat in awe.
You've gotta be somewhat intimidated.
Even I would be.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] The Undertaker far more aggressive that we have seen him in past,
although Mabel, in the look, we just saw… Hello?
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And there they are Undertaker fans,
following him to about every place he goes now.
-And look at Mabel. Uh-oh. -[Dok] Look at that.
[Vince] Tooth-to-tooth, eye-to-eye.
-[Dok] And Mabel… -[bell ringing]
Hard right hand blocked, look at that.
[Vince] Mabel tried to set up The Undertaker.
-The Undertaker taking it right away. -[Dok] The huge monstrous Mabel…
[audience chattering]
-[Vince] …the Undertaker. [Dok] This will be physical, Vinny Mac.
[Vince] No, question about this.
To the buckle, oh, my goodness, forget about it.
[Dok] That ring must have moved three feet.
[Vince] Five hundred and sixty-eight pounds of Mabel.
The Undertaker made a clothesline but Mabel does not go down,
The Undertaker with extraordinary power, another clothesline.
[Dok] That's smart, to hit the rope, get more velocity, used that weight.
[Vince] And Mabel, underneath and… No, goes down.
[audience cheering]
-[groaning] -[Vince] Undertaker winding up Mabel.
Let's see what the Undertaker can do
and it has been all offense thus far from The Undertaker.
-[Jack] Two… -[Vince] Six feet, two and half and down.
[Dok] Paul Bearer has got a game plan and right now it's working.
[Vince] The Undertaker, oh, my goodness.
Come on, get him off the rope.
-[Vince] I gotta see… -[Dok] What?
[Vince] Could he chokeslam Mabel? I mean, I'll come outta my seat.
[Dok] Anything can happen.
[Vince] There's no telling what you're gonna see here tonight
at theKing of the Ring.
Mabel set up by The Undertaker to the rope, no, Mabel puts on the brakes
and drives The Undertaker right back down to the canvas.
Mabel now has never ever faced anyone…
Well, certainly not anyone like The Undertaker.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] A clothesline over the top. Undertaker on his feet.
[Dok] Uh-oh.
[Vince] Staring Mabel right down.
Here he comes, The Undertaker coming right back in
and Mabel now with The Undertaker turns him up… No, look at this.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] A top rope striking, Mabel underneath the throat area.
[Dok] Fantastic counter.
[Vince] Yes, and Mabel is having some degree of difficulty, honestly,
and yet another double clothesline there.
-[Dok] Oh, no. -[Vince] Oh, his foot's tied up.
-[Paul] No. -[Dok] You got to seize the moment here.
[Vince] And that's exactly what Mabel is gonna try to do.
No, you let me watch this.
[Vince] No, watch this
[inaudible]
[Vince] And Mabel with The Undertaker, oh, no.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Mabel driving a knee repeatedly into the back of The Undertaker…
[indistinct conversation]
[Vince] And Mo looking on.
[indistinct conversation]
[Vince] And again, look at this, Mabel taking full advantage.
And I'd suggest that Mabel is risking disqualification.
He's not heeding the advice of the official.
Finally, the leg is loosen, and The Undertaker in the ring now.
[Dok] He needs to get back in, he's gotta watch the count
and that mean Mabel take advantage of the situation,
use that bulk, use that weight, plant it on The Undertaker.
Get him down and keep him down.
[Vince] And the Undertaker now, retaliating the hook to the midsection,
A chop, a series of them now underneath the throat.
The Undertaker moving in on monstrous Mabel.
Yes, the Undertaker right back in control.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And Mo, wait a minute, get out from there.
[Dok] Good distraction.
[Vince] Yes, but, look at this, now Mabel… Oh, no.
-[Dok] That's it. -[Vince] What a suplex.
[Dok] Belly-to-belly and that's it.
See that's what you gotta do, take the crowd outta the game,
do definitely all for The Undertaker.
[Vince] And now Mabel rocking back with all of his weight, all of his girth.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Mabel unquestionably sprawling down The Undertaker,
a good look at the man who would be king.
What'd you think about the Undertaker now?
[Vince] Look at the size of this man.
And those arms, it's the size of my leg.
[Dok] Can you imagine, Vinny Mac,
that is 568 pounds on your lower lumbar which is…
[Vince] The lower back.
[Dok] Pulling up on that chin.
[Vince] Yeah, and Mo outside for moral support for Mabel.
Fans around ringside not appreciating the presence of Mo.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] Wow, do you know if this match went to a time-limit draw,
then the winner ofKing of the Ring would be either Savio Vega, or the Roadie.
[Vince] I haven't thought of it that way, yes, indeed, that could happen.
Of course, we haven't thought of it that way, only Dok Hendrix
-can think of that way. -[Dok] Yeah, that's right.
-Here they go. -[audience chattering]
[Paul] Rest.
-[Vince] Rest in peace and… -[Paul] Rest in peace.
[Vince] Paul Bearer doing everything he can to insight this crowd,
trying to get the crowd back into the matchup.
[audience chanting] Rest in peace!
[Vince] Now… Oh, my goodness, a big massive forearm by Mabel,
The Undertaker, whose power, ladies and gentlemen,
has been questioned as of late, oh, no.
Because of a lack of that urn, Undertaker in a bit of trouble now.
Mabel coming to the outside.
-Uh-oh. -[Dok] Uh-oh.
Get outta here, Paul.
And then Mo from one side, Mabel from the other.
[Vince] The Undertaker staggering about, the official starting the count.
Oh, no, and down into the steps.
And the official allowing a lot of platitude here
on the outside of the ring.
[Dok] Mabel, moving back in, breaking the count.
Mo backing up.
[Vince] I gotta hand it to the official.
[Vince] Mo almost was disqualified.
He was almost caught by the official, almost caught.
[Dok] Official's right on the spy.
[Vince] Undertaker, barely back in, barely moving
and 568 pounds stands up on top of him.
[Dok] Now, Mo needs to be careful, he's getting too excited.
[Jack] Three! Four!
[Dok] Imagine how bad Mabel would be if Mo mess this up.
-I'd be mad, would you? -[Vince] No question.
And Mabel, in complete control at the moment…
to the buckle.
[Dok] You should be mad at whoever made you that tux.
-[Dok laughing] -[audience chattering]
-[Vince] Why, what's wrong with his tux? -[Dok] Oh, I don't have enough time.
-[Dok laughing] -Oh, no.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] The heavily tattooed arms of The Undertaker,
and those arms are limp at the moment.
Mabel, ladies and gentlemen, is thus far dominating this matchup.
What a suplex, a cover, a count, and, yes… No.
-[Dok] Is that it? -[Vince] No.
-[Dok] Are you sure? -[Vince] The right shoulder are coming up.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] Should have hooked the leg.
[Vince] You know you're a tremendous source of facts here,
I mean, one of the competitors can hear you, you're telling him
how to do this, how to do that.
What advice would you give The Undertaker right now?
[Dok] Right now, what he needs to do is keep away from Mabel.
[Vince] Well, you are profound, huh?
-[Dok] I am Dok Hendrix, baby. -[Vince] Keep away from him.
[Vince] And look at this.
-[Dok] Mabel slamming The Undertaker. -[Vince] In a way that splashed--
[Dok] Look at this, and here we go. One, two, and… No.
[Vince] The right shoulder getting up.
Well, that's 568 pounds, The Undertaker just moved off his chest.
[Dok] I don't think a cocky cover like that is in order,
considering the recuperating powers of The Undertaker.
-[Vince] Here comes Mabel. -[Dok] Bye-bye.
[Vince] Mabel [inaudible] how to steam in, no.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] The Undertaker. Can he capitalize? Yes.
[Dok] Going down like a ton of bricks is Mabel.
[Vince] The Undertaker who may not be as powerful as he once was
because of the lack of the urn, nonetheless,
The Undertaker is still The Undertaker.
[Dok] He's setting up Mabel now.
[Vince] Mabel from the far side, off the rope, headbutt, buddy, no.
[Dok] Uh-oh, well, that'll be something if he hit him with a piledriver.
-[Vince] Yes, he does. -[Dok] It's over.
[audience cheering]
-[Dok] Unbelievable. [Vince] And Mabel with a cover,
a cover on The Undertaker, and… No.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] That one shoulder got up.
Mabel… Unbelievable.
Using The Undertaker's maneuvers against The Undertaker.
[Dok] Pretty smart on the part of Mabel's part.
Mabel against The Undertaker.
[Vince] Underneath, and The Undertaker… And both went down.
[Dok] Amazing, a lesser man, a normal human being
would've already been a beaten man, like when you talk about normal,
you're not talking about The Undertaker.
[Vince] And you're not talking about Mabel either.
-[Dok] No, that's not… -[Vince] He's stronger than a normal man.
[Dok] Come on, get up Undertaker, I picked you to win, you know.
[Vince] Mabel, his eyes dazed a bit.
The Undertaker, both men flat out, this capacity crowd looking on.
Mo, yelling at Mabel, encouraging Mabel to get himself up.
[Dok] It's up to seven, the count is up to seven.
[Vince] And Mabel breaks the count, back on his feet.
Mabel now, off the rope and… No.
He got part of The Undertaker.
-[Dok] But not enough. -[Vince] He got a part of him,
but not enough as you said, Undertaker on his feet now.
-And… Oh… -[Dok] Uh-oh.
There go the [inaudible] back in that head.
[Vince] The Undertaker with a boot to the midsection, a chop now underneath.
The Undertaker whipped Mabel to the buckle,
Undertaker gets set, here we go, and, yes.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Right back in with the boot to the midsection.
-[Jack] Come on. -[Dok] Oh, did you hear that?
-[Vince] Yes, I did. -[audience chattering]
[Vince] And The Undertaker intimidating the official.
The Undertaker far more aggressive than we have seen him as of late.
Reversal now… No.
To the official, ran right into the official.
The Undertaker tried to put on brakes, but ran right into the official.
[Dok] I wonder if he'll chokeslam him.
[Vince] The Undertaker in control, sets up Mabel… No.
Off the rope reversal, underneath the roundhouse and…
[audience cheering]
[Vince] A hard clothesline, Mabel's down to the canvas.
-[banging] He's down! -[audience chattering]
-[Vince] And the official is still down. -[Dok] Oh, he gave the high sign.
He's gonna go for the Tombstone, if he goes for it, can he get him up?
[Vince] Oh, my goodness.
[Dok] The Undertaker… Oh, that's it.
He did it,
he lifted the 568 pounds and chokeslammed him down.
[Vince] And Mo takes a shot as well.
[Dok] I am amazed, that's it, it's over.
[Vince] Oh, look, wait a minute, wait a minute, from behind,
Kama coming in, from behind, and boom.
[Dok] And Kama to the outside.
[audience chattering]
-[Vince] Mabel drops the leg. -[Dok] Oh, man.
And, yeah, Mo, trying to wake up the official.
[Vince] One, two, and he got it, he got it.
-[bell ringing]. -[audience cheering]
[Dok] I can't believe this.
-[Vince] Mabel thanks to Kama, coming in… -[Howard] And the winner is Mabel.
[Vince] Look at this, Kama, right in The Undertaker's face.
[Dok] Oh, boy, is he barking at the wrong tree?
I told you!
-[audience chattering] -["The Lyin' King" music playing]
[inaudible].
-[Dok] Mabel is in the finals. -[Vince] Kama just slapped the Undertaker.
Kama just slapped The Undertaker, The Undertaker right up on his feet.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Kama running for the first time away from The Undertaker.
[Dok] He better keep running.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And The Undertaker is not gonna be happy camper.
[Dok] I wouldn't wanna be back in the locker room right now.
[Vince] Kama verbally taunting The Undertaker, and Kama…
staying away,
keeping his distance from the Undertaker and Paul Bearer.
And, ladies and gentlemen, now, in the tournament graphic,
it's the Roadie against Savio Vega, and now Mabel will advance
since Shawn Michaels and Kama eliminated each other,
Mabel will meet the winner of the Roadie-Savio matchup in the finals.
[Dok] That's amazing, but let's not forget, it was me,
handsome Dok Hendrix, well, that predicted Mabel would be in the finals.
[Vince] Yeah, the Stridex indoor airship
looking down on [inaudible] us, ladies and gentlemen.
Yes, but let's take you right now.
Back to Philadelphia, The Marriott, ladies and gentlemen,
it was last night, what a night it was.
The WWE Hall of Fame banquet and induction.
[Vince] Last night, the WWE Hall of Fame, honored seven new inductees,
it was an evening full of emotion, passion, and excitement.
Shawn Michaels, WWE Superstar Heartbreak Kid,
Bam Bam Bigelow.
The superstars of today mingling with the superstars of yesterday.
And the wide eyes tell the whole story,
it's like the first time your dad took you to a ball game.
WWE superstars themselves becoming fans all over again.
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon signing autographs,
The Undertaker there meeting and greeting kids of all ages,
from 6 to 60.
An incredible night last night at the brand-new Philadelphia, Marriott,
the World Wrestling Entertainment honoring seven of its greatest, the elite seven.
And the faces on the children looking at ""The Big Cat"" Ernie Ladd
tell the whole story.
The Fabulous Moolah,
talking with WWE women's champion, Alundra Blayze.
Who can ever forget "Polish Power" Ivan Putski.
It was an absolutely incredible night, folks,
and to cap things off, Philadelphia rolled out the red carpet,
went so far as to proclaim this weekend, World Wrestling Entertainment weekend.
The induction has got underway as current superstar Savio Vega
accepted on behalf of fellow Latino legend, Pedro Morales.
Bob Harmon, long-time friend of Ernie Roth,
The Grand Wizard of Wrestling accepted on his behalf.
And a very emotional Joyce Rocca could hardly find the words
to express how her late husband, Antonino Rocca, may have felt.
I do wish, of course…
that he were here himself
to accept this prestigious award and honor…
but I will sincerely try to express what I think…
he would have liked me to say.
[Vince] Ladies and gentlemen, The Fabulous Moolah Lillian Ellison
was as beautiful, and as gracious as ever.
As she passed the torch as it were to current WWE women's champion,
Alundra Blayze.
This was a night where WWE superstars could be found all over the place.
Let's take a look at another inductee,
the irreplaceable George The Animal Steele,
he was inducted and honored by a message from one of his new friends,
actor, comedian, Bill Murray,
who as you see was having a little trouble getting there, he missed his cab,
and, unfortunately, well, you go and tell them, Bill.
[Bill] Well, so we're not gonna make it, we wish you all the luck, George,
you animal, you beast, you savage, on second thought, you're a coward,
nothing, but a coward,
I challenge you to come outta retirement and face me
and my tag team partner, time, anytime, anyplace.
[Vince] Another inductee last night was "The Big Cat" himself, Ernie Ladd.
An original dual sport superstar in the NFL and WWE,
he made it clear last night
that if he had to make a choice, it'd have been wrestling.
And how about this man, "Polish Power", Ivan Putski,
what a unique way he had of saying, thank you, listen to this,
last night at The Marriott in Philadelphia.
[singing "Melody of Love" in Polish]
♪ More than you'll ever know ♪
♪ Come back to me ♪
♪ And you will be my melody of love ♪
[Vince] There you have it, guys, and what a night it was,
indeed, the hall of fame banquet, tremendous.
-[clapping] Yup. -Having fun, Dok?
I'm having a blast. [laughs].
And I look good too, but, you know, who's not gonna have a blast?
Is who's ever gonna crawl across the ring and kiss somebody's stinking feet.
[Vince] More on that later on, right now, ladies and gentlemen,
believe it or not, I'm not too sure, he can believe it.
Savio Vega, is actually making his way back to this ring.
This is his third match, in less than, well, certainly in less than two hours,
Savio Vega, ladies and gentlemen.
A man who qualified just earlier tonight in the victory over I.R.S.
Now, it's Savio Vega one-on-one with the Roadie.
[Dok] And "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon
right there with his buddy Savio standing by right now.
Let's take it to Todd Pettengill, Todd?
[Todd] All right, Vince. Thank you. Of course the Roadie defeating Bob Holly
to advance to the semis against Savio Vega.
-How do you prepare for this matchup now? -No worry about it.
Well, Road Dogg has been trained
by the Intercontinental Champion "Double J" Jeff Jarrett.
And after it's all is said and done and he beat Savio,
and then it looks like he'll have to squish Mabel,
you're gonna be saying, T-O-D-D,
you're gonna be saying, "Ain't the Road Dogg great?" [laughs]
How do I prepare for theKing of the Ring? The Road Dogg don't have to prepare
and your doggy don't going right after I walked outta Philadelphia,
that'll be two steps you're standing out there.
-Rocky Balboa and The King, Road Dogg. -That's all we got, Todd.
-Back to you, Vince. -You predicted, baby.
-[Vince] Thank you very much. Yes, indeed.
We're expecting a walk through those doors there we go.
[Dok] You know, Pettengill, he's such a dork.
[Vince] I beg your pardon?
Talking about a dork. Here's one right here.
[Dok] No.
[Vince] The Road Dogg as he calls himself.
Roadie.
Associating himself with "Double J" Jeff Jarrett,
he brings the water, he brings the flashlight,
he brings the towel, he does it all.
But "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, and now "Double J" is hoping
and the Roadie can do something out for it.
Continue on the victory.
-And… -[Dok] Let's think about something here.
Now Savio advanced by beating Yokozuna but now he's had an hour rest.
-He's a lot more experienced… -[audience chattering]
…and we talked about what a phenomenal story it is so far,
well, let's not forget The Roadie beat Doink,
a great wrestler even though he does clown around to get here
and he beat another great wrestler, it's Bob "Plug Wire" Holly.
[Vince] That's "Spark Plug". In any event, The Roadie,
I don't think The Roadie is gonna be clowning around
like we saw him a little bit earlier on…
but Savio Vega, SV [inaudible]…
is ready for it
-and Razor Ramon couldn't be prouder. -[bell ringing]
[Vince] And to be in the corner of his pal, Savio Vega.
[Dok] You know those long braids The Roadie has would look great on you.
-[Vince] On me? -[Dok] Yeah, on you.
[Vince] On your hairdo. Yeah. We're live, ladies and gentlemen.
It's in Philadelphia, the CoreStates Spectrum.
It's the WWEKing of the Ring 1995 style.
[Dok] Look at that Intercontinental title on the champion, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett
and tomorrow night on Monday Night Raw,
he'll defend it against his same, Savio Vega and there he goes.
[Vince] And Vega, hammering away, pampering a forehead.
Off to Roadie, Roadie for the ride.
Oh, my goodness, to the buckle, over the hip. Nicely done.
Savio Vega with lots of… Clothesline, then there goes The Roadie.
-[Dok] Oh. -[Vince] Did you see that?
He hit his forehead twice on the outside.
And "Double J" doesn't even want the camera
to pick up what's going on with The Roadie.
[Dok] And there's the love lost between "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon
and "Double J" Jeff Jarrett.
The guy that took the Intercontinental title and has kept it
and he took it off of Razor Ramon.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] "Double J" yelling to Roadie, stay with the plan.
-And Roadie complaining of-- -Back him up.
[Vince] The problem area on the proboscis.
[Dok] What do you… [stammering] The what?
[Vince] Yes, you got that right. The proboscis.
No. [inaudible] hurt my nose now?
-[Dok] You just make up words, don't you? -[Vince] I beg your pardon.
You just shut up, [inaudible].
[Vince] All right, you ladies and gentlemen,
[Dok] Trying to keep Savio Vega at bay.
[Dok] Oh, preposterous, that's a Philadelphia sandwich, right?
[chuckle] I knew that.
[Vince] Razor looking on as Savio now works on the wrist area of The Roadie.
[groaning]
-[Vince] Savio Vega… -[groaning]
…a man who could actually make Rocky Balboa's antics
as we saw on the film come to life here.
Of this Spectrum and already have to a certain extent.
Savio Vega, no idea that we would be here.
Savio Vega qualified for the victory over I.R.S.
[inaudible]
[Vince] And then continuing on thus far, Vega,
I must say you had to be impressed with him.
[Dok] Oh, I'm impressed but thinking about him
not even thinking he was gonna be here, talking about something not being here.
[Vince] Oh, and a chop.
[Dok] Right before we came on, I noticed my hubcaps were gone,
you don't think there's a coincidence, will you?
[Vince] You think The Roadie has been at work?
-[Dok] No, -[Vince] The Roadie, wind up like Savio.
Savio with little a bit of an armbar here.
A scoop? No. No. No. Yes. No, Hendrix look at this.
And then it's almost a count of three.
Vega able to move his weight to the outside.
Now, off the rope, let's see what goes a knee
and The Roadie held now into Savio Vega.
[Dok] Roadie, sets up Vega, spins him… Oh, drops the neck.
[Vince] Neck wringer and Savio Vega suffering the consequences
of that maneuver by The Roadie.
A cover up, sloppy one but… Oh, we never can tell.
-You what-- -Did you not tell [inaudible]?
[Vince] What's that? On the outside, yes, Razor Ramon.
[Dok] And how much does the Bad Guy wanna get in there?
Think about the history with The Roadie, with "Double J" Jeff Jarrett.
[referee] Four!
[Vince] And of, course, Razor Ramon, a three-time Intercontinental Champion
wanted to be in this King of the Ring tournament disappointed,
WWE officials wouldn't allow him in, they would allow single competition
but a tournament competition is a little bit too much
especially for someone like Razor
who would likely be continuing on as Savio Vega is.
[Dok] Let's not forget Razor Ramon made the finals ofKing of the Ring
in 1994.
-Uh-oh. -[Vince] And "Double J" backed off.
-[Dok] You know, speaking with "Double J"… -[Vince] Oh, what a hard right hand.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Roadie now with Vega, hard chop.
[Dok] Roadie trying to pour it on Savio Vega.
-[grunt] -[Vince] A kick to the head.
Tremendous agility here on the part of The Roadie.
[Dok] Roadie hammering away.
[Vince] Roadie is risking a bit of a disqualification here.
[Dok] Better admonition by the official.
[Vince] And a snap there over goes Savio Vega.
Roadie sets him up. Roadie.
-Yes. That could do it. -[Dok] He nailed it. That's it.
-[Vince] …two, and The Roadie-- -[Dok] No, a kick out by Vega.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] All right. Don't talk to the ref. Grab a hole. You got him hurt.
Tire him out. There you go.
[Vince] Knee into the small of the back.
Now Roadie trying to work on the back of Savio Vega in a great deal of anguish.
["Double J"] How about the Road Dogg?
[Dok] How about it? It looks that way "Double J".
You know, speaking of "Double J",
he's got a brand-new music video coming out.
-[Vince] "Double J"? -[Dok] Yeah. And it's great.
[Vince] But you'd think it won't be any great, according to The Roadie.
The Roadie with a hard right hand
but Savio Vega is on his feet, maybe not for long.
-[groaning] -[Vince] A chop by Savio Vega.
And you can bet "Double J", ladies and gentlemen,
on the outside with the ringside scene. Yes, indeed.
[audience chanting]
-[Dok] To the buckle. -["Double J"] Come on, Road Dogg.
[Vince] Advance, really much behind, Savio Vega.
Come on, ref, that was a putting his foot on the throat area.
[Dok] All right. He might be going to the well one too many times here.
-No dancing, get him. -[Vince] And no one there.
What I tell you.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Savio Vega tremendous timing.
Able to move outta the way just in the nick of time.
Ah! Oh, man! Ah!
-["Double J"] Come on, Roadie. -Come on.
[Vince] Vega would like to be King of the Ring
and then the Intercontinental Champion as well tomorrow night.
Off the rope and elbow to the sternum area.
Savio Vega scoops up The Roadie, slammed and down to the canvas,
a cover, with momentum, two, and almost a count of three.
-Vega almost takes it. -[Dok] He didn't hook the leg.
Vega now with The Roadie, off the rope, and a big boot.
[Vince] Savio Vega, what can he do? Let's go with the cover here.
[Dok] I'll tell you what he can't do, he can't hook the leg.
[Vince] He's fatigued, that's why.
-[Dok] Mentally, he's mentally fatigued. -[Vince] And physically as well.
Off the rope and… Oh, come on. He's clumsy.
[Dok] "Double J", hooked the ankle of Savio.
Savio didn't go then
but he's got to worry about the Roadie not "Double J".
-[Vince] Behind the official's back. -[Dok] "Double J"…
And Razor is up there as well. Wait a minute.
-[Vince] Oh. -[audience cheering]
-[Vince] One, two, yes, yes, yes. -[audience cheering loudly]
-[bell ringing] -["Star of Vega" music playing]
-[Vince] Unbelievable. -[Howard] The winner of the match…
Son of sorry, I can't believe this is happening here in Philadelphia
on theKing of the Ring.
He's victorious in his third match of the night.
-[Dok] In less than two hours. -[Vince] Savio Vega, unbelievable.
[Dok] Vega and "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
[Vince] Yet "Double J" can't believe what's going on.
"Double J" got a rude awakening on the outside
from "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon.
[Dok] Yeah. The fans are happy.
Capacity crowd on hand as Savio Vega had advanced.
[Vince] Savio Vega now, ladies and gentlemen.
Well, the good news is he's there,
the bad news is, he has to face Mabel in the finals.
[Dok] Oh, man, they must be going nuts in the South Bronx.
They must be going nuts in Puerto Rico,
they must be going nuts in all of the Caribbean.
[upbeat music playing]
[Dok] Let me get over there.
[Vince] All right. Let's go for a translation.
Carlos Cabrera now with Savio. Go ahead, Carlos.
[speaking Spanish]
-[Dok] I'll translate. -[speaking Spanish]
[speaking Spanish]
I don't know how I got here.
[speaking Spanish]
I'll never be able to beat Mabel. There's no way.
[speaking Spanish]
I feel so fortunate that Mabel is just gonna wipe the ring with me.
I'm gonna quit stealing hubcaps.
[speaking Spanish]
I got it, man.
[speaking Spanish]
Carlos told him, he might as well quit, give it up now.
He said he's contemplating that.
[Vince] I think we've had enough of this,
at least enough of that translation from Dok.
[speaking Spanish]
[Vince] That's what it's all about.
Yes, indeed, ladies and gentlemen, it's the crown.
Who will be crowned the nextKing of the Ring.
Will it be Savio Vega or will it be Mabel?
[Dok] All right, ladies and gentlemen. We're about to witness up first.
Yes, Bret "The Hitman" Hart against Jerry "The King" Lawler.
It's the first everKiss My Footmatch.
And it's gonna happen here in just a moment.
You know, it's just a short time away
before I step in the ring with Jerry "The Slimeball" Lawler.
You know, unfortunately, I've had this history with Jerry Lawler,
it seems like he's been a constant thorn in my side.
And I almost look forward to see it all come to an end tonight.
Now, I hate to say that I've been training really hard for this thing but I have,
I don't wanna make any mistakes.
I don't wanna make a mistake like the last time.
You know, I guess I gotta prepare myself for possibility of somebody interfering,
you know, Jerry Lawler has always got some kinda trick up his sleeve.
But I'm prepared mentally and physically to handle anything he could throw at me.
But most of all,
when I think of all of the humiliation that I've gone through,
my family has gone through,
the things he said about my mother, and my father, and even the fans,
to have made the fans go through to actually have to subject them
to Jerry Lawler beating me with the help of Hakushi, of course.
You know, I find that I let my fans down that I failed them somewhere.
That's why I found myself accepting on any terms,
any conditions this match in particular.
But I can say one thing with total 100% confidence
that when this match is done,
Jerry Lawler, that slime, that scum, that lower than…
Well, he will, in fact, kiss my feet.
You know, I'm actually not too thrilled about his dirty, slimy lips
beating on my feet
but all I need is a little redemption here and that's what I'm gonna get.
Jerry Lawler, in a few hours from now, I'm gonna rip you apart.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] And someone is kneeling there in front of The King.
Here he comes, ladies and gentlemen.
There's only one like him that we are to crown,
the trueKing of the Ringhere in the Savio Vega match against Mabel.
Let's go to Stephanie.
You're the self-proclaimed king.
-What do you feel your chances? -What's that smell?
-It's you. -Is that you?
-No. -I think it's you.
-What are your chances? -What do you mean what are my chances?
What are Bret Hart's chances?
That chances are that Bret Hart will let the entire world see him
bend down and Kiss My Foot in just a few short minutes.
-You want-- Why don't you [inaudible]… -No, it's--
…and tell someone what it'll be like. Come on.
-Bend down. Kneel at the feet of The King. -It's absolutely overpowering.
No way. Let's go back to ringside.
["The King" music playing]
[Vince] And you're talking about a demonic king here, ladies and gentlemen.
[Howard] …is the special of this rightful match.
-[Vince] You're talking about King Stink? -[Howard] Introducing first
from Memphis, Tennessee, weighing 230 pounds…
-[Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler. -[Howard] …Jerry "The King" Lawler.
[Vince] Accepting a challenge of a rematch from The Hitman but on his own terms, yes.
This is the Jerry "The King" Lawler match. And he is very confident of victory.
And you have to understand why he is, because Bret Hart is so overzealous,
I think he is counting on The Hitman being disqualified.
[Dok] Oh, I couldn't agree with you more.
But I also think he needs to put some Mycelex OTC on that feet, man.
[Vince] In any event, imagine if you would,
Bret Hart, ladies and gentlemen, coming into this matchup.
He's done at all.
Yes, many would concur he's the best there is,
the best there was and the best there ever will be
but can you imagine,
Bret Hart finishing his career off--
[Jerry] When Bret "The Hitman" Hart has finished kissing my feet
under one million crowd and then each one of you would bend down
and come around and kiss my feet, too.
You like that, huh? [laughing]
[Vince] What a great guy.
-Gonna share with everybody. -[Dok] Yeah, right.
[Vince] If Bret Hart loses this matchup, I think Bret's career is over.
[Dok] Oh, yeah.
[Vince] But never wanna show his face again, but, look at that.
-["Hart Attack" music playing] -[audience cheering]
[Vince] Here he comes.
[Howard] His opponent, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
weighing 234 pounds, Bret "Hitman" Hart.
[Vince] Listen to this ovation.
-[fireworks exploding] -[audience cheering]
[Vince] Unbelievable.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
What a fan favorite here in the City of Brotherly Love.
And there is one very, very happy youngster right now.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Yes, "The Hitman" Bret Hart, ready for action.
[Dok] Listen to this ovation,
19,000 screaming fans and 4 stinking feet.
-["Hart Attack" continues playing] -[audience cheering]
[Dok] Yes. We're ready for the Kiss My Foot match
in the new WWE generation.
[Vince] And Jerry "The King" Lawler must be beside himself by that reception
for "The Hitman" Bret Hart. Here we go. Bell has rung.
-Look at Lawler. Look at Lawler, taunting. -[Dok] Sure he is.
Just a week ago at superstars he cost Bret a victory
against Henry O. Godwinn.
[Vince] Bret Hart going to work on the midsection.
Look at that. Bret Hart hammering away. Bret Hart going upstairs.
[Dok] If he gets disqualified, he's gotta kiss some feet.
[Vince] A headbutt, Bret Hart dominating the matchup in the early stage,
into the outside quickly Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Lawler on the outside and Bret Hart's after with him and…
-[audience cheering] -[Vince] …wait a minute.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Now, Bret Hart is really risking disqualification here.
Bret right back into the ring now. Jerry Lawler…
in some trouble.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] He's too aggressive.
He'll get disqualified and he'll have to pucker up.
[Vince] I can't imagine that but that could happen.
Imagine if you are Bret Hart,
at the last, In Your House, ladies and gentlemen,
on Mother's Day dedicating the matchup
with Jerry "The King" Lawler to his mom, Helen, and then losing the match.
Thanks to Shinja and Hakushi losing the match too long.
It was an embarrassing moment,
the moment that Bret Hart would never forget.
But this result of this match… Oh, no, could be even more embarrassing.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] Speaking of Shinja and Hakushi, could they play a part in this?
[Vince] And Lawler getting back in breaking the count.
And now, I'm not so sure how much damage was done here
but maybe enough to count Bret out.
[Vince] If Bret is counted out,
but, wait a minute, listen to this Burger King chant.
[audience chanting] Burger King!
[Dok] Let's not forget, Bret Hart,
that shoulder earlier today on the Action Zone against Henry O. Godwinn.
[Vince] Lawler up with a hard right hands
spinning "The Hitman" Bret Hart there almost in midair.
Jerry "The King" Lawler now with Bret "The Hitman" Hart
and again, Lawler risking disqualification again using that retaining barrier.
You're not allowed to do that.
[audience chanting]
[Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler and Bret "The Hitman" Hart
would prefer to pull out all stops but this is a decision by the official,
if he deems, one gets a little bit too far out of the line,
he'll stop it as a result of a disqualification
and then someone will be puckering out.
[Dok] Well, hopefully, the official be a little bit more lenient
than usual with the rules here.
I mean, we much rather see somebody win one, two, three, and then pucker up.
-[Dok laughing] -[audience chanting]
[Vince] Bret Hart to the buckle.
Jerry "The King" Lawler with that thumbs up looking down on Dok Hendrix.
-Watch this! -[audience chattering]
[Vince] And Jerry "The King" Lawler at the moment--
[Dok] Oh, the piledriver.
[Vince] Can he do it? Lawler sets up Bret Hart for the piledriver.
Yes, he gets him up. He gets him way up down.
[audience cheering and applauding]
[Vince] Bret Hart may not be the same from taking that blow on the outside,
-into the steps. -[audience booing]
[Dok] And Lawler is wasting time.
[Vince] Lawler must have some tricks up his sleeve.
[Dok] He's very cagy. He's very cunning.
-Here he goes another one. -[Dok] Here we go, here we go again.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] Oh, this is it. This will be end of Bret's career.
-[Vince] Oh, another piledriver. -[audience cheering]
[Dok] Well, there's two.
[Vince] Could it be, could it be Jerry Lawler hitting Bret Hart?
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And ruining Bret Hart's career, ending Bret Hart's career in disgrace
as Bret Hart has to kiss Jerry Lawler's disgusting feet.
[Dok] Yeah. When he takes that boot off, I'm going to the back.
I can't stand the smell.
[audience chattering]
-[Dok] Bret Hart… -[Vince] Set up again. Here we go.
A third time could be the charm.
And here we go.
-Yes. That's unbelievable. -[Dok] A devastating piledriver.
Why isn't Jerry Lawler covering Bret Hart?
[audience chattering]
[Dok] They call that a trifecta, Vinnie Mac, and that's--
[Vince] And a cover, one, two and a kick out.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] I can't believe he kicked out after three piledrivers.
[Vince] And Jerry "The King" Lawler can't believe it either.
[Dok] And neither can I.
[Vince] And Bret Hart to the buckle. And again The King is in control.
[Dok] You gotta be careful with Bret. Nobody plays possum better than he does.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Don't worry about the fans, Lawler.
[Vince] They're bothering him no question about that.
[audience yelling]
[Vince] Jerry Lawler looking back and The Hitman beat him to the punch.
Down to the midsection again.
That's Bret Hart hammering away on Jerry "The King" Lawler,
a rake to the face by The King and Lawler back in control.
To the outside, through the ropes.
-Not bad. -[audience chattering]
[Vince] Some of you may be confused, Jerry Lawler calls himself The King.
[Dok] What's he doing? He's undoing his boot.
Lawler's undoing his boot.
[Vince] Jerry Lawler, yes, I believe he is.
-Oh, God. I cannot-- -[Dok] Oh, no.
-[Vince] That stinking rot. -[Dok] Wow. That's--
Look at the toes and the heel
have already eaten their way through the sock.
[Vince] Oh.
-[Dok] That's it. -[Vince] Well, look at that.
Lawler behind the official's back just nailed Bret Hart, I can't believe it.
[Doc] Zip it up.
[Vince] Lawler just nailed Bret Hart.
[Dok] Oh, man.
[Vince] And now, Bret, his career is coming to an end, two and, no.
-[Dok] No, it's not. It's not. -[audience cheering]
[Dok] My nose is coming to an end.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Lawler trying to move in now on Bret "The Hitman" Hart,
that right boot, look at, you can see it's unzipped.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] The stench must be horrible.
[Dok] It's gotta be. It's horrible over here.
[audience chanting]
[Dok] Oh, no.
Jerry, please put that boot back on. Oh.
[Vince] And there's nothing in the rule book
that says you have to wear footgear.
Oh, wait a minute, trying to take the nasty foot, but Bret Hart has it.
-Bret takes him down. -[audience cheering]
[Vince] Bret drives himself into the lower abdomen area.
I thought for a moment we'll see the sharpshooter.
[audience chanting]
[Dok] And something sharp all right. It smells like sharp cheese.
[Vince] Lawler with a sharp right hand to the gut
and look at that, Bret Hart retaliates.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Bret "The Hitman" Hart with Jerry Lawler.
Lawler has a boot in his hand.
Oh, and receiving of an elbow.
Another one. Another one.
And Bret… Oh, wait a minute.
Lawler behind again shielding that blow from the official,
rammed the boot right into the eye of Bret Hart
and Lawler, luckily, for everyone about ringside out in the first ten rows,
-Lawler zipped that boot back up. -[Dok] Yeah, good.
I hope he rams that foot in the boot, zips it up and gets this over with.
-Get out of the way. -Trying to get [inaudible].
[Vince] Look at this. Now Lawler dives and connects.
Jerry "The King" Lawler wouldn't like anything other than a victory here
because Jerry The King… He covered now, two, and a kick out by Bret again.
[Dok] That's all he's looking for is a victory.
Somebody's gotta win.
There's gotta be a winner and there's gotta be a kisser.
-[Dok laughing] -[Vince] Oh, wait a minute.
Bret Hart in trouble now. Lawler being warned by the official.
Let's get off.
-[Dok] Oh. -[Vince] Did you see that?
[audience cheering and applauding]
[Vince] Bret moved his feet back into the ring and in doing so,
Lawler's kisser went with it.
-Bret Hart hammering away. -[audience cheering]
[Dok] The counts going on. It's at the [inaudible] of Hakushi.
-[Vince] Wait a minute. -[Dok] Here comes Hakushi.
[Vince] Hakushi in there as well.
[Dok] I told he had a plan.
[Vince] Oh, no. They've set up to Bret Hart.
-Watch this. Oh. -[audience cheering]
[Vince] Shinja missing The Hitman connecting with The King.
It was Hakushi with the blow in. Shinja distracting the official.
[Dok] Jerry Lawler being set up now. Lawler coming up the rope.
[Vince] Right downstairs, Bret Hart.
-Yes. -[audience chattering]
[Vince] Shinja, Hakushi embarrassed over their attempt,
their failed attempt to stop Bret Hart and nothing can stop him now.
[Dok] Sharpshooter time.
[Vince] Bret setting up Jerry Lawler.
[Dok] Plunging down the knee.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And now, Bret Hart to the corner.
Bret Hart drives the elbow.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Bret "The Hitman" Hart…
-[Dok] They're going nuts. -[Vince] …the crowd is on their feet.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] They're on their feet here in Philadelphia.
[Vince] Imagine Bret's mom at home watching this on pay-per-view.
Here it goes, here comes the sharpshooter.
Nothing will stop Bret Hart now. Yes.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Lawler trying to hang on.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] And that's it.
-[bell ringing] -[Dok] Oh, no.
-[audience cheering] -["Hart Attack" music playing]
[Dok] Now, if he don't let go. They'll reverse the decision.
He better be careful.
-[Vince] Bret Hart hanging on. -[bell ringing]
[Vince] Set him free.
-They're gonna reverse it. -[Dok] Whoa.
-Bret Hart almost was disqualified. [Howard] The winner of the match,
Bret "Hitman" Hart.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Now there's only one thing left to do, ladies and gentlemen.
And that's for Jerry "The King" Lawler
to pucker up and kiss Bret Hart's foot.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Better and get out the Listerine. You got any?
["Hart Attack" music continuous playing]
[Vince] Bret "The Hitman" Hart, ladies and gentlemen,
coming into this matchup knowing full well he had to win somehow.
[Dok] Despite the effort of Hakushi and Shinja.
The Hit… Wait a minute. Jerry Lawler is getting around.
[Howard] Now Jerry "The King" Lawler must kiss Bret Hart's foot.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] You heard it from the ring announcer.
And the boot is off, the sock is off.
And now, the most humiliating, the most embarrassing moment
in the history of Jerry "The King" Lawler's great career
is about to happen.
-[Dok] Here comes Hakushi. -[Vince] Wait minute.
Here comes Hakushi. Here comes Shinja and they're back.
[Vince] Wait a minute. What's… Wait. From behind.
Jerry Lawler attacking Bret Hart from behind.
And sets him up again. Hakushi, no.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] He's 0-2 tonight.
[Vince] Bret Hart setting up Hakushi. Hammering away, a clothesline.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And now, the prone Jerry Lawler has nearly open wide.
Open wide Mr. Lawler. Here it comes. Kiss my royal foot.
-Stuck at in his mouth. Look at that. -[audience cheering]
["Hart Attack" music playing]
Jerry "The King" Lawler. Gagging, that's Jerry "The King" Lawler,
kiss the royal feet of Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
What an ovation.
["Hart Attack" music continuous playing]
[audience cheering]
[Dok] That was gross.
[Vince] And look at this.
[Dok] Oh, no. That stinking foot. What's he gonna do with it?
[Vince] He's gonna make Jerry Lawler kiss his own stinking foot. Look.
-[Dok] No. Ah. -[Vince] Unbelievable.
Unbelievable. Lawler is kissing his own foot.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Jerry Lawler, ladies and gentlemen, is gagging.
He's retching over the corner.
With the celebration of Bret "The Hitman" Hart will continue.
[Dok] You talked about the agony of defeat…
and the smell of defeat.
[audience chanting]
[Vince] Bret "The Hitman" Hart has avenge the loss indeed
and the prior encounter, and surely no one could be prouder
than the lady whom he dedicated the previous match to his mom
on Mother's Day, Helen, back in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
-Look at Lawler. Look at Lawler. -[Dok] Oh. Oh, man.
I'd say Bret socked it to him. [laughs].
[Vince] I think he had some bad chicken.
-[Dok] What? -[Vince] Yeah.
I wonder if Bret's toes tasted like chicken.
Who knows?
[Dok] Jerry "The King" Lawler, ladies and gentlemen.
Oh, look at that kisser. Oh, he's embarrassed.
Oh, he's upset.
[audience chattering]
[man 3] Next Saturday, the 1995 Special Olympics World Games
will emanate from New Haven, Connecticut.
And the World Wrestling Entertainment will be there.
WWE superstars will proudly assist the 7,000 athletes
from 141 different countries,
as they compete in the week-long competition.
For over a decade, the World Wrestling Entertainment
and the Special Olympics have worked together.
At ceremonies, fundraisers, and competitions throughout the world.
Just recently, in fact, Special Olympian Kathy Huey sang, "America The Beautiful"
at WrestleMania XI.
The WWE is a proud participant in the 1995 Special Olympics World Games.
And we'd like to wish all the athletes, good luck.
[Dok] Yes, indeed. That's what it's all about, everybody.
Yes, there's the cape and the crown. Will Savio Vega wear it?
[Vince] Will it be Mabel, will it be King Mabel?
We're about to find out. We are ready. Yes. For the final matchup.
Yes, it's for theKing of the Ring 1995.
Dok, and there you see. Yes. It's Mabel against Savio.
Let's take a look now at some of the last coronations,
the past two coronation.
Of course, we'll begin with the man victorious just moments ago,
Bret "The Hitman" Hart, the first everKing of the Ring.
This man has done it all in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart crowned, ladies and gentlemen, and, of course,
and then from there, the captain of the family all right.
Just last year, Owen Hart proclaimed himself not only king
but The King of Harts.
-But now, here we go, Dok. -["The Lyin' King" music playing]
-Who's gonna take it? -[Dok] Here we go.
-I gotta put my money on Mabel. -[bell ringing]
-[Howard] This is the final match… -[Dok] But then again,
-…of the King of the Ring-- -[Dok] Savio Vega is on a roll.
He's living a dream story--
[Howard] This match is for one fall to advance.
[Vince] Mabel with the advantage. I mean, it was a grueling matchup.
Yes, for The Undertaker but Mabel must be pumped.
I mean, could you imagine how high Mabel is in terms of his confidence
because of the victory over The Undertaker?
Unbelievable.
If the dead man couldn't beat me. Nobody will.
[Vince] You just might be right there, Mabel. No doubt about it,
but if anybody can,
it'll be the man who'll wrestle for the fourth time I should say
in less than three hours.
An unbelievable story on the part of Savio Vega.
And Savio with Razor Ramon in his corner is about to have an opportunity
to be next WWEKing of the Ring.
What a story here unfolding tonight here in Philadelphia.
It's almost like the story of Rocky Balboa himself.
["Star of Vega" music playing]
[Dok] But right now, here we go.
-Okay. Savio Vega. -[Howard] His opponent
accompanied to the ring by "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon,
Savio Vega.
[Vince] Savio Vega, can he do it?
Can this man successfully, could beat Mabel?
[audience cheering]
[Vince] On the outside, ladies and gentlemen, the Spectrum.
There it is. It's the statue of Rocky Balboa.
And this is the story very similar to that of Rocky Balboa.
A true life story, Savio Vega coming in to the Spectrum,
not even knowing if he was in the tournament,
he had to qualify first with a victory over Irwin R. Schyster.
And then from there, nothing has stopped Savio Vega.
[Dok] Well, we've already seen earlier. He defeated Yokozuna.
-[Vince] Yes, indeed. -[bell ringing]
-And Yokozuna even heavier than Mabel. -[Dok] That what I was gonna say.
-This is for all the marbles. -[Vince] This is it. TheKing of the Ring.
Razor Ramon must be saying to himself, well, it was me last year.
I was in the finals. I was right there, all the way up.
He must be very proud, Razor that is, of this friend Savio Vega.
[Dok] Well, look at the New Jersey Devils, they just won the Stanley Cup last night.
Nobody believe they could do it and they did it.
Here's Savio Vega, didn't even know
he was gonna be in here when the day started.
-Now, he's in the finals. -[Vince] Yes, indeed.
And the fans of Philadelphia will have a great deal to cheer
about if, in fact, Savio Vega can defeat Mabel.
What must Savio do in order to attain victory?
[Dok] Well, first he's gotta hit and run,
he's gotta try to hit the trunk so to speak of this big tree.
-Take him off his-- -[Vince] Look out.
And that's exactly what he's doing.
Savio Vega chopping away, hammering away on Big Mabel now.
In that match with The Undertaker,
that chokeslam may have taken a great deal outta the big man as well.
Oh, my goodness.
[audience chattering]
-[Vince] Oh. -[groaning]
[Vince] Savio Vega hammering away on Mabel.
-Boy, can you hear those chops? -[Dok] Whoa.
Thunder and lightning.
-[groans] -[audience chattering]
[Vince] Savio Vega with the big man in the corner.
Savio Vega hammering away.
[audience] Three, four, five, six…
[Vince] Savio Vega letting Mabel know who's boss.
Gonna be disqualified here.
[inaudible].
-[Vince] And Mabel, look at this -[Dok] Talk about…
[Vince] …consequences and Mo-- Oh, wait a minute.
Mabel to the buckle, no, a reversal. Missing with a clothesline.
Savio Vega thus far able to stay away from Mabel.
Quick as a cat, Savio Vega in control.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] And Mabel scoops up Vega, a big slam.
And off the rope, Vega must be leery, watch this leg drop, no.
[audience cheering]
Savio Vega a clothesline. Mabel goes all the way over.
Can you believe that, Dok Hendrix?
[Dok] I can't. But I can never believe that Savio's in the finals. I'll tell you.
Right now, you wouldn't think that he'd already wrestled three times.
He's not showing any fatigue but he's got a feel it anytime.
[Vince] Look, Mabel reaching for the ankle and finally getting it.
Mabel pulling Savio and hand no block. It's Mabel into the steps.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Mabel is huge and Mabel is on the receiving end
of the occasion here at the moment.
[audience chattering]
[man 4] Let's go, Savio.
[Vince] Oh, no. And this time it's Savio Vega into the steps.
-[referee] Eight! -[Dok] And the counts up to eight.
[Vince] And Razor will assist there and an admonition by the official,
"Don't touch Savio Vega."
[Dok] If he had to push Savio in he would've been counted out right then.
[Vince] I don't know about that. -[Dok] I do.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Vega now to the buckle on that far side.
And Big Mabel taking his time moving in.
Mabel trying to cut the ring off on Savio Vega.
Vega, who must be tired, he must be extremely tired.
And considering all that he's gone through,
I'm surprised he has as much sense at about him
as he does here in this matchup, Dok.
[Dok] I know it, but this is a dream come true.
They're standing in the South Bronx.
-[Razor] Come on, Big man. -[Vince] What is a South Bronx though?
Just where he comes from. They're standing everywhere.
Savio Vega has proven one thing to everybody here tonight
and that is no matter where you come from,
no matter what as long as you're in the ball game,
as long as you got a chance, you can make it to the top.
-That's what he's done. That's his story. -[Razor banging]
[Dok] Yeah, but what I meant was that he's standing in his living room
because his parents, they got no furniture. [laughs].
[audience chattering]
[Vince] We're live. We're witnessing, ladies and gentlemen,
over 18,000 approximately 19, yes.
Enjoying the fantastic action here thus far at theKing of the Ring.
[Dok] The third annualKing of the Ring.
And 19,767 had-- -[Vince] And that's what it is officially?
[Dok] That's a Dok Hendrix official count
and thousands on the outside that couldn't get in
but they got their ear to the wall.
[Vince] And Mabel…
with a bear hug
and it looks like Mabel doesn't have a great deal behind that bear hug.
[Dok] I think he hit the nail on the head.
That chokeslam had to take a lot outta him.
I don't think Mabel's ever been picked up before in his career.
I don't think he's ever slammed down that hard.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Mabel, nonetheless victorious somehow
thanks to Kama over The Undertaker and Mabel finds himself in the finals.
Savio Vega can do it. He has proven that.
[Dok] All this excitement
and still the big tag team match to come after this.
[Vince] Yes, indeed. More on that later on but right now again,
we continue to stay with the action here in this matchup.
Both men fatigued.
Savio Vega should be more fatigued than Mabel.
-And Mabel there raking the face. -[Dok] He done made him mad now.
[Vince] To the buckle up and right back into clutches of that bear hug.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] And huge monstrous Mabel taking his time trying to wear down Savio Vega.
But I'm not so sure that the longer the match goes,
it could very well be that it favors Savio Vega.
[Dok] Well…
[Vince] Whoo! Man, that old bang put a ringing in your ears all right.
And a big forearm by Mabel.
[Dok] You got… Are you gonna keep interrupting me?
-[Vince] I beg your pardon, go ahead, Dok. -[Dok] All right. Thank you.
You gotta keep in mind Savio's--
[Vince] The rope now, Savio Vega and there you go.
-[Dok] Where are your manners? -[Vince] And cover, one, two and a…
And right shoulder coming up and Mo doesn't like
the antics of the official.
I beg your pardon. Dok, go ahead.
-[Dok] For the-- -[Vince] Go ahead, Dok.
[Dok] For the umpteenth time, if you work the man's lower back
and he's already having trouble breathing,
well, anybody that's had lower back trouble.
Well, you know that it's hard to breath and especially now with 568 pounds,
he's cutting off the wind.
This is a very, very smart maneuver here by 568-pound Mabel.
[indistinct conversation]
[Vince] Mabel wearing down Savio Vega.
The size of this man isn't to be believed, ladies and gentlemen,
unless you can see it live. Look at that arm.
Again, it's the size of a normal man's leg,
maybe even bigger.
Mabel trying to use the size advantage. Savio Vega must struck making a move,
Razor Ramon doing everything he can to help Savio Vega.
That is, come chin up, come on, Savio, make a move.
-[Dok] Hey, be objective. -[Razor slamming]
-[Vince] Be objective? -[Dok] Be objective.
-[Vince] Vega… -[Razor slamming]
[Dok] Razor trying to get the crowd into it. I mean, they're into it.
But when Mabel's got the advantage…
obviously, you're disappointed, Savio's in favor.
[Vince] Savio Vega back to his feet maybe not for long.
Mabel, I'm not sure he's a crushing post, look at this,
driving his 568-pound, listen to this.
[audience chanting]
[Vince] Here we go Mabel charging and look at that.
Roll up pin. One, two, he got it.
-He got it. -[Dok] No, he didn't.
-No, he didn't. Almost. Almost. -[Vince] Off the rope, Vega.
Now, right in the face.
He caught him in the face, he knocked him out.
Savio Vega is gonna be The King.
[Dok] That's how he beat I.R.S. [Vince] One! Two! Three!
No. Oh, oh, oh.
-[Dok] You gonna be all right? -[Vince] Almost.
Savio Vega, ladies and gentlemen, came so very, very close.
Mabel now being set up, no, reversal. Off the rope and big body press, no.
-[audience cheering] -[Dok] That's it.
-That's it. -[Vince] He got a two, and, no.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] No. Two. Two.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] That was the same maneuver he beat Adam Bomb with to get in here.
-[Vince] Mabel with a splash. -[Dok] Goodnight, King Mabel.
-King Mabel. -[bell ringing]
[audience cheering]
["The Lyin' King" music playing]
[Vince] All I can say is,
-it was a gallant effort, everyone. -[Howard] The winner of this bout,
-and King of the Ring, Mabel. -[Vince] And the fall of Savio Vega,
Razor Ramon coming in to help out Savio Vega.
[Dok] Who was just crushed by Mabel,
568 pounds came rushing down into the chest of Savio.
And Savio is feeling effect in the rib area.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
[indistinct conversation]
[Vince] Hey, come on. Whoa. A hard right hand by Razor Ramon.
Mabel takes a shot as well. Razor is hammering away.
Razor Ramon with a series of right hands and a knee to the back of the rib area.
And Razor Ramon now being hammered. Those ribs wide open exposed.
-[Dok] Mabel, come on. -[bell ringing]
[Dok] Come on, do something about this.
[Vince] No. No. No. A slam.
[Dok] That's it. He asked for it. They told him to leave the ring.
Oh, no, he wouldn't listen. Oh, no.
[Vince] I can't believe this is happening to Razor Ramon.
-Now, the elbow follow up. -[bell ringing]
[Dok] He shouldn't have disrespected the new king.
[audience chattering]
-[bell ringing] -[Vince] And now Mabel toying Razor Ramon
on his feet now, look what he's doing.
-[Dok] Advancing the pain. -[Vince] No. No.
[bell ringing]
[Vince] Mabel going up.
[audience chattering]
-[Vince] Mabel is on the second rope… -[bell ringing]
…with the 568-pounder.
Is he gonna get in there, get in there, ref?
Drops another elbow.
-[audience cheering] -Get off. Get off.
[Dok] Those ribs were already injured at the beginning of this evening.
[Vince] Here comes the…
Who's that? It's the 1-2-3 Kid.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] 1-2-3 Kid is in there.
[Dok] What's he doing here? Oh, see?
[inaudible].
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid in the ring outta nowhere,
a friend of Razor Ramon with the 1-2-3 Kid, just back in action,
the Kid with a bad neck and Mabel wants to come crashing down, look at this.
[indistinct conversation]
[Dok] Savio is hurt, Razor is hurt.
[indistinct conversation]
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid is down as well.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] Carnage everywhere.
[audience booing]
[Dok] All right. Let the guy get crowned king properly now.
They told Razor to leave, he wouldn't listen.
-[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen-- -[Vince] Todd Pettengill about…
I'll handle this. You move.
-[Vince] Yeah, dork. -Shut up!
[audience cheering]
[triumphant music playing]
[Vince] Look at it.
King Mabel, ladies and gentlemen.
[triumphant music continuous playing]
[Vince] And Mo…
about to put the royal cape
on the new1995 WWE King of the Ring.
And I must say a very unpopular king.
[Dok] He did it the hard way. He beat The Undertaker.
He beat Savio Vega who was on a role.
[Vince] And the sword, look at this.
[triumphant music continuous playing]
[Dok] Think that crown will fit his head?
[Vince] The sweat pouring off. The crown and it's almost as if…
look at that look of arrogance on his face.
-All right. Listen up. -[Dok] What's that a scroll?
[Vince] Yeah, listen up.
[triumphant music continuous playing]
Hear ye!
[audience cheering]
[laughs]
As this proclamation states…
[horn blows]
…let it be known from this day forward…
[audience jeering]
[Vince] Apparently, there's not a great deal of respect for this king
on this capacity crowd.
[Dok] Well, they love The Bad Guy.
Let it be known from this day forward…
…that the WWE superstar
known as Big Mabel…
[audience jeering]
[Vince] Go ahead, please. Let's get this over with.
[Dok] That's one angry king.
[audience jeering]
[Vince] I think the fans are even angrier.
…has competed against the very best…
the World Wrestling Entertainment has to offer.
[Dok] I wouldn't say he ever been to Evelyn Wood's speed reading course.
[audience jeering]
[Vince] And Mo has taken great exception to this reception.
[audience chattering]
He has thereby proved his superiority
against all WWE superstars…
and therefore from this day forward,
you may all bow before his grace.
[Vince] Bow? Bow.
Behold, I present to you
the 1995 World Wrestling Entertainment
King of the Ring…
long live King Mabel.
-[audience booing] -[triumphant music playing]
[Vince] Long live King Mabel.
Who would have ever thought
that we would be hearing those words here tonight,
live from the Philadelphia Spectrum.
Mabel has become theKing of the Ring and there…
[triumphant music continuous playing]
goes the crown frozen.
-[Dok] Somehow-- -[Vince] Look at that.
Look at that sword held high.
Savio Vega wants some more of The King but there you have it.
[Dok] Oh, now he wants some.
Bow down, get on your hands and knees
and bow down to the next King Mabel.
[Mabel laughs]
[Mabel] Come on, Chico. [laughs].
[Dok] And music needs a little low end to it.
[triumphant music continuous playing]
[Vince] All right, ladies and gentlemen, there you have it, King Mabel.
Bow down.
[Vince] I think many people won't be bowing--
Show respect.
[Vince] I'm not so sure about respect.
Wait a minute. Watch this. I mean, that's Jerry…
[Dok] He's sick. Oh.
[Vince] Oh, my goodness, I don't… Mr. Lawler?
[gargling]
-Jerry? Mr. Lawler. -Get out.
-[Vince] Jerry Lawler, can you hear us? -[Dok] Kingy, baby?
[Vince] What are you doing? What are you doing back there?
-Get outta here. -[Dok] It's obvious what he's doing.
[Vince] What are you doing? Are you eating toothpaste?
You just squeezed the whole toothpaste and swallowed, how did it taste, Jerry?
[Dok] Leave him alone, he's sick. Have some compassion.
[Vince] Ptomaine poison.
-[Jerry coughing] -[Dok] Aren't you so cute? [laughs].
[spitting]
[Vince] Oh, man.
All right. Recorded earlier today, ladies and gentlemen,
Stephanie Wiand was here along with Sycho Sid,
Native American Tatanka…
[laughs]
…and Ted DiBiase.
I hate to interrupt the planning session but…
What do you want?
…there's a question I have to ask you, Mr. DiBiase.
-What? -What does your team
have planned for tonight?
What do we have planned for tonight? I tell you what, Stephanie,
we very rarely give away our strategy the Million Dollar Corporation.
But it's very simple tonight and we're coming straight at you,
"Big Daddy Cool", you and Bam Bam Bigelow.
Sid, why don't you tell them what it's all about?
I'd like to, but, Stephanie, if I can I have just one second of your time
to make a reminder. Think about Diesel.
What's caused you all your pain and grief?
I'll remind you, it was a chokeslam that started with
and, wham, you went down.
[laughing]
Crush, crush, crush, I heard the joints in your elbow.
Crush, crush, crush.
And you are lifted in the air,
and you are dropped, and then crush, crush, crush.
[laughs].
[all laughing]
I hear your elbow, I hear your elbow I hear your soul, my friend.
I hear your soul telling me the way you feel,
you feel as if as a child,
as you was a child has a big storm would come
you would hold your mother…
-[Ted laughs] -…for help.
[all laughing]
I see the fear but you haven't enough storm.
It's Tatanka and it is Sid and who did he hold now Tatanka?
[all laughing]
He holds Bam Bam Bigelow for support.
That's right. Bam Bam Bigelow, you got butterflies in your stomach,
you're nervous. Diesel is not 100%.
Well, Bam Bam, we've done battle before
but this time it's on opposite sides of the track.
I know why I am here it's all for the money.
You Bam Bam, you're on the opposite side
because you're fired from the Million Dollar Corporation.
It'sKing of the Ring today is pay day for you, Bam Bam,
and pay day for the Million Dollar Corporation.
That's right. You see, for the Million Dollar Corporation
the champagne is on ice but tonight you two,
you gentlemen are gonna be on ice and you can take that to the bank.
[all laughing]
["Psycho Dance" music playing]
[Vince] Yes, that was recorded earlier on today.
-But right now, ladies and gentlemen… -[bell ringing]
…we are about to witness Ted DiBiase's tag team contingent.
-[Howard] Introducing first… -[Vince] Oh, my goodness.
[Howard] …the manager, the million dollar man,
Ted DiBiase at a total combined weight of 563 pounds,
here are Tatanka and Sid.
[Vince] And what's this? Yeah. "Don't call him psycho."
Well, then don't do it. Look at the war paint,
I suppose that's what that is on the face of Tatanka.
[Dok] It's an important observation there, Vinnie Mac.
[indistinct conversation]
[audience chattering]
[Vince] May I remind everyone that Sycho Sid and Tatanka
have had quite a bit of tag team action together and mostly all of it successful.
However, on the other end of the Spectrum,
WWE Champion Diesel as a result of his elbow operation, his surgery,
he has not had have an opportunity to team up with Bam Bam Bigelow.
Bam Bam and the WWE title or Diesel have never teamed up in a tag team match.
This will be their first opportunity against this awesome combination, Dok.
[Dok] And I bet you to say it might be their last opportunity.
This is what the million dollar man has waited on.
And that man right there is waiting no longer. He's gone on record.
He's gonna go right after that elbow. He's gonna test it right up front.
["Psycho Dance" music playing]
[Vince] Now, tell me this man is not a little bit off his rocker.
Right now let's take you, ladies and gentlemen,
to Todd Pettengill who earlier on had an opportunity to interview
the WWE Champion Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow.
Guys, obviously, you are confident. You both appear ready for action.
Diesel, let me ask you the question on everybody's mind.
The right elbow. First time back you'll be facing Sid
he caused the injury, is it 100%, how do you feel?
I'll not lie to say it's 100% because it's not,
but even if it was 50%,
I mean, even if I was 50% the man I was a month ago
that's more than Sid can handle.
And if Pocahontas and Sid wanna come down here tonight with me and The Beast
and think they're gonna do anything at theKing of the Ring,
ain't gonna happen.
Let's talk about you and The Beast,
this will be your first appearance as a tag team taking on Sid and Tatanka
who've had an opportunity to cause some destruction in the ring.
They've been very successful,
does that bother you at all, first time together?
Listen, Todd, we know that
in theKing of the Ring here in the Spectrum
we're not going out there to have a waltz or a dance
we know we're going out there to have a street fight
but we came in here with 110% of confidence
and the confidence that we have together makes us more than 220%.
And we're gonna go out there, and he's gonna prove to everybody
that he's the WWE champ.
And I'm gonna prove to everybody that I'm The Beast from the East.
And we're gonna set this place on fire.
The only thing left to say is good luck, guys. Thank you very much.
-You know it. -Thanks, Todd.
[Vince] Yes, indeed Sycho Sid and Tatanka as Sid peers down and looks at you, Dok.
[Dok] Oh, no he's not looking at me, I call him super Sid.
-[Vince] Yeah, super Sid. -[Dok] You started all the trouble.
[Vince] And here we go, ladies and gentlemen,
is about ready to set the Spectrum on fire.
["Hardwood" music playing]
[Howard] Introducing first from Asbury Park, New Jersey…
The Beast from the East, Bam Bam Bigelow.
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Bam Bam, here he comes. Bam Bam Bigelow, ladies and gentlemen.
And Bam Bam is at 100% capacity.
Yes, Bam Bam Bigelow ready to turn it lose here at the Spectrum, for sure.
Whoa. It's hot.
It's the WWE, it's pay-per-view and it's theKing of the Ring.
[Vince] Feel the heat.
-[Dok] Hey, look at this. -[Vince] Bam Bam, what's that?
[Dok] You ever wonder what Bam Bam would look like with hair?
-Let me show you. -[Vince] [inaudible]
I never thought about it.
[Dok] Why, man, let me give you some hair there.
-[audience cheering] -["Diesel Blues" music playing]
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Here we go. His first appearance since elbow operation.
Having to duck to get through the door,
-that's 7 feet. -[Vince] Over 300 pounds of him.
Here comes the leader of the new WWE generation,
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
["Diesel Blues" music continuous playing]
[Vince] Did you see how far he had to duck to get through that tunnel?
Listen to the Spectrum. Listen to this.
-[audience cheering] -[Vince] Uh-oh.
Here we go, "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
[Dok] Look at that brace he's got on that elbow.
["Diesel Blues" music continuous playing]
[Vince] Look out. The match already beginning.
Diesel going right through, right through to work on Sid.
[Dok] Series of elbows and a clothesline and down goes Sid.
Diesel comes after him.
[Vince] And Bam Bam Bigelow
and "Big Daddy Cool" has cleaned the house here
before the match even officially began.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] And know that Diesel was throwing those right elbows,
those right forearms there, Dok.
[Dok] Yeah, I noticed but look at that arm gear he's got on there.
[Vince] Oh, Diesel himself said the elbow is not near at a hundred percent capacity
but just how far away from a hundred percent is the elbow
and will it be a factor in the matchup.
Sid and Tatanka must regroup and get their strategy together.
[Vince] Yes, "Big Daddy Cool" and Bam Bam Bigelow
here in the Spectrum, ladies and gentlemen…
[audience chattering]
[Vince] …teaming up for the very first time.
And on the outside, Sycho Sid and Tatanka…
[Vince] distracted by some of the fans about ringside.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Sid and Tatanka perhaps employing a little strategy here,
wanting "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel and Bam Bam to come out after them.
Is that what they're trying to do? Sucker them to come outside?
[Dok] Well, I think that's probably what they are doing,
they started out like a fast break offense.
They wanna slow down the pace here, take the crowd outta the game,
get Diesel, isolate on him and go after that elbow.
[Vince] And look at that "Big Daddy Cool" wants Sycho Sid to step to the ropes.
-Instead he doesn't get Sid. -[Dok] It's a good idea.
[Vince] He gets, why is that a good idea?
[Dok] Because you wanna frustrate me, he wants to get Sid bad.
-Frustrated. -[Vince] He certainly was.
[Dok] When he gets unmentally focused, unnervable.
-[Vince] Wait a minute, that's another-- -[Dok] Unwinnable.
[Vince] Oh, yeah, here we go. Lock up.
"Big Daddy Cool" winds up Native American Tatanka.
Tatanka reversing things.
And a clothesline by the right elbow again.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Wait a minute, a kick on the elbow.
-Sid, wait a minute. Look at… -[Dok] Oh, drags the elbow down.
Bam Bam coming in and objected to what went on.
-Sid, wait a minute, [inaudible]. -[Dok] Oh, drives the elbow down.
[Vince] Onto the ring post.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] Hey, see, at least he said, "Sorry, I had to do that."
[Vince] And now we'll see, ladies and gentlemen,
the effect of those maneuvers from Sycho Sid.
And from the appearance of things and…
Diesel has had that elbow re-injured. And Tatanka taking full advantage now.
Native American Tatanka and Sycho Sid knowing full well
what they were gonna do and get down across the elbow.
[Dok] I told you it was too early.
[Vince] A gallant effort on the part of the WWE Champion Diesel
who said even if 50% he was a better man than Sycho Sid.
Okay. Perhaps that's true for that single competition
it's not true like gathering around you like a pack of wolves
like Tatanka and Sycho Sid have done.
-[grunts] -[audience chanting]
[Vince] This capacity crowd chanting for the champion.
[audience chanting]
[Dok] And that's one thing they don't wanna let to happen.
The Million Dollar Corporation doesn't want the crowd
to get back in to this match.
This is perfect they're isolating on Diesel,
they're isolating on the elbow and they quite frankly could be finishing
the tenure of the WWE Champion's career.
[Vince] And look at this, Sid is continuing the pressure.
Continuing the punishment on the elbow.
Sid knowing full well that not only…
-[grunts] -…will they look good with a victory,
a tag team victory here
but let's face it, Sycho Sid, one of the number one,
if not the number one contender for the WWE title itself.
[groaning]
[Dok] They said they were gonna do it and they're doing it.
And Dizzy Dean said, "If you do it, it ain't bragging."
[groaning]
One, two, three, four. Come on, man.
[Dok] Listen. Listen to the flesh pounding.
[Vince] And Diesel slammed to the canvas.
-[audience chattering] -[grunting]
[Vince] And again, Sycho Sid hammering away.
Greatly hammering away on the elbow, and it's legal.
[grunting and groaning]
[Bigelow] Big Daddy, c'mon, make the tag, I got him. Get the tag over here.
[Dok] It's a shame to see his career end like this.
-He's been a great champ. -[Vince] Bigelow wanting to come in.
Sycho Sid with a warning.
Bam Bam Bigelow must come in to do something… No.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And Sid may rue the day
when he missed that leg drop, here comes Bam Bam.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Bam Bam Bigelow a house on fire.
[audience cheering and screaming]
[Vince] Tatanka on the receiving end of an elbow.
And Bam Bam with a cover.
-And look at that. -[audience cheering]
[Vince] A dropkick.
[Dok] Bam Bam is on fire.
He's willing to get at the Million Dollar Corporation
and he's doing it.
[Vince] Look at this. Yes, he is setting up Sid.
-There you go, DDT. -[audience cheering]
[Vince] And that's not enough. He is [inaudible] now. Climb to the top.
[Dok] Bam Bam Bigelow, yes.
[Vince] Going up to the top. Ted can't believe what's happening.
Bam Bam Bigelow, down.
[audience cheering]
-[Dok] And this is-- -[Vince] A cover.
[Dok] DiBiase distracting the official.
[Vince] On the other side you can count to five, six, seven, eight.
Where's DiBiase?
Finally, getting down, the official comes back over.
Ted DiBiase was distracting the official the entire time
Bam Bam was covering Sycho Sid.
[Dok] Bigelow needs to stay on top of him.
[Vince] On the cover again. One, two, and…
A kick out now by Sid
who's had, well, some degree of time now to recover.
And Sid must tag his partner, Tatanka.
[Dok] Bigelow turns his back one too many times,
they're gonna capitalize.
-[Vince] And again… -[Dok] See? Exactly is--
[Vince] DiBiase distracting Bam Bam Bigelow
-just as he did the official. -[Dok] I know everything.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Look at this, Bam Bam in trouble.
-[audience chattering] -[referee] [inaudible].
Sid now wanna choke Bam Bam Bigelow.
-Oh. -[Vince] Whoa.
[Dok] Wow. A chokeslam from the second rope
and Bam Bam Bigelow weighs 387 pounds.
What a display of power. Unbelievable.
Now, that's the last thing that tag team needed.
If Bigelow gets injured, Diesel's already not at 100%.
It's gonna be a bad evening.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Diesel on his feet, looking right in the eyes of Sycho.
Here he comes. Here he comes.
[Dok] Tag was made.
[Vince] Here comes Tatanka. Tatanka now with a cover.
-[Dok] One, two… -[Vince] Cover, one, two… No.
So very close.
[Dok] So very close, he had him pinned. He had him defeated.
[Vince] Just like Bam Bam had Sid, been for a count of who knows what?
If DiBiase hadn't distracted the official earlier on.
[Dok] It's so hard for an official to keep up with four men
much less five including DiBiase.
[Vince] Especially, when two of them will be cheating like Tatanka and Sid.
A chop by Tatanka.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Again, Bam Bam and Ted DiBiase knowing so well
when they were at a disadvantage coming into this matchup.
[audience chanting]
[Dok] And we have seen very low in the way of tag team coordination
between Bam Bam and "Big Daddy Cool" as you would
for the last season tag team. Look at this. Oh, no.
[Dok] Nice maneuver by Tatanka.
Tatanka has got a lotta scores to settle with Bigelow.
Bigelow cost him the WWE tag titles back atRoyal Rumble.
[Vince] And a boot to the head, Tatanka now maintaining his control.
[Dok] Keep this in mind,
the team of Bam Bam and Diesel has tagged one time
while Tatanka and Sid had tagged numerous.
[Vince] I wasn't aware of the--
Look at that, a boot, Tatanka continues to dominate Bam Bam Bigelow.
And thus far,
this has been a walk in the park for Tatanka and Sycho Sid.
[Dok] Tatanka told people he was gonna make Bigelow pay for all his mistakes,
that he was nothing, but a looser.
[audience chanting] Sycho!
-[Vince] That's what he said, huh? -[Dok] Yeah, I heard it.
[Vince] Tatanka. Uh-oh, setting up Bam Bam Bigelow.
A tag has made, here comes Sycho Sid, legal tag. [inaudible].
[Dok] And onto the rope, and, oh…
[Vince] Sid with tremendous speed…
great quickness on the part of-- Oh, and again a boot.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] And Sid with a boot there to the chest area, repeatedly to the back.
Sycho Sid, who was not very impressive
in terms of the scientific part as we see "Big Daddy Cool" looking on,
but in terms of brutal force,
few individuals can match the offense of Sycho Sid.
[Dok] Well, I'll tell you what, I think it's a great scientific strategy,
-to take a man size of Bigelow. -[Vince] Bam Bam, wait.
Bam Bam that… Bam Bam Bigelow and Bam Bam,
Bam Bam doing what he can to come back, doing Sycho Sid off the rope and…
[Dok] Uh-oh, booted there to the outside.
[Vince] Oh, no.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Bam Bam Bigelow on the outside.
"Big Daddy Cool" coming over. Sycho Sid now pulled down.
Bam Bam Bigelow up, wait a minute. Here we go, and, no.
Tatanka hanging on and pulls Bam Bam right back out.
[Dok] Great tag teamwork. Great tag teamwork.
[referee] …three. Get up there. Up there.
[Vince] Tatanka with all of that action behind the officials' back
and Bam Bam was yanked right back down
as Bam Bam was gonna go over the top and it kept the polish off Sid.
Wait a minute. What's this? And it's a horse [inaudible].
-Oh… -[Dok] It's up, and it's good.
[woman chanting]
[Vince] And Sycho Sid right back in, breaks the count.
Sycho Sid back out now with Bam Bam. Big boot to the midsection.
Bam Bam back in. Here comes Sycho Sid.
Bam Bam must tag Diesel, that's his only hope right now.
Bam Bam Bigelow on the receiving end of a knee,
into the back and Sid stretching that chin way back.
[Dok] Now, you see the tag team,
tag team coordination of the Million Dollar Corporation…
Give it up.
[Dok] …and you don't see any coordination with Diesel and Bam Bam.
[Vince] Bam Bam's… Well, come on, because of a lack of experience.
[Dok] Well, they wanted to get in here.
Toyota, you asked for it, you got it.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] And Bam Bam Bigelow…
inching his way
over to tag the WWE Champion… -[horn blows]
…Diesel wants back in.
[inaudible].
[Vince] Tatanka coming up from behind. A tag was made.
Not so sure the official saw it. Diesel hammering away on Sycho Sid.
Diesel sets up Sid, whips him to the buckle
and moves in. And, yeah.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Diesel now with Sid,
scoops him up and splashed him down to the canvas.
-[Dok] Here we go. -[Vince] Diesel off the rope. And, yeah.
-Oh, no. -[Dok] Oh, that hurt him.
[Vince] No.
[Dok] That offensive of maneuver might have backfired on Diesel.
[Vince] "Bid Daddy Cool" Diesel taking a chance,
and that chance backfired [inaudible].
Bam Bam Bigelow tagging back in.
[Dok] Here comes Bam Bam against Tatanka.
Diesel's hurt. He tagged down too quickly. He's hurt bad.
[Vince] Off the rope now and throwing [inaudible] down.
One, two, a big… No. That was it.
-[Dok] That was not it. -[Vince] That was close.
Bam Bam Bigelow and "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel
have come to the Spectrum in Philadelphia, theKing of the Ring event.
They have a score to settle with Tatanka and Sycho Sid.
-[Dok] But thus far… -[audience cheering]
[Dok] …it's been mostly Sid and Tatanka dishing out the punishment.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] The WWE Champion Diesel in the corner.
[Dok] Well, you gotta figure now after Diesel just hurt the elbow,
Bam Bam is probably gonna be hesitant to tag him back in.
In other words, he's gonna try to carry the weight of the match on his shoulders
and it could be a major mistake.
[Vince] No one individual can do that
considering the caliber of Tatanka and Sycho Sid.
And again, we see Diesel in the backdrop
who wants to come back in despite that injury.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] He just came back too soon. He should have known better.
[audience chattering]
-[Vince] Tatanka, and Bam Bam-- -[Dok] Bam Bam on his feet.
-Tatanka shoved off. Tatanka… -[Dok] Uh-oh.
-[Vince] No way, boom. -[audience cheering]
[Dok] What a jumping, DDT.
-That's better be it. -[Vince] Tatanka could finish it off.
Tatanka now rolls him over, hooks the leg. And, yeah.
-No. -[referee] Two.
[Dok] Bam Bam Bigelow impressively kicking outta that.
[Vince] I bet you thought it was all over, didn't you?
[Dok] I didn't think it was over. I was taking my headset off.
[Vince] Yeah, right.
[Dok] I was headed to the million dollar suite.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Oh, it's not over yet.
Tatanka going to work on Bam Bam Bigelow.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] Tatanka and Bam Bam…
unfortunately, a long history…
-[Dok] Uh-oh. -…between these two, but, wait a minute.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Bam Bam back on his feet.
Tatanka trying to settle Bam Bam down.
See that look in his eye? Bam Bam with the… What's he doing now?
Setting up Tatanka to the far side and a clothesline over the top,
-collision, both men down. -[audience cheering]
-[referee] One. -[Dok] Like two Mack trucks colliding.
-Now, you got to wonder here… -Two.
Diesel still injured on the outside. Is Bam Bam thinking right now?
"Let me recuperate myself and try to carry this match."
-See? -[Vince] Bam Bam with a cover.
-Two, and he finally got-- -[Dok] He didn't get him.
[Dok] If Diesel is 100%, Bam Bam makes the tag there.
But he knows his partner's not 100%.
[Vince] Tatanka in some trouble but then again so if Bam Bam Bigelow.
Look at the, look on that man's face.
-Is anyone at home? -[Dok] And well-rested look.
[Vince] A well-rested look? Is that the look?
[Dok] Yes. Sid has been on the outside for some five or six minutes now,
contemplating his next maneuvers.
[Vince] All right. Now, it's Tatanka wearing down Bam Bam Bigelow.
Seesaw matchup here, back and forth.
Thus far, Tatanka and Sycho Sid the aggressors.
However, Bam Bam and "Big Daddy Cool" still very much in this thing.
Bam Bam drives an elbow. Bam Bam sets up Tatanka, reversal,
it's Bam Bam off the rope and a leapfrog by Tatanka.
Look at this, and, yes.
-[audience cheering] -[Vince] Impressive maneuver.
But Bam Bam just snapped his neck.
[Dok] Let's not forget, a few minutes ago,
Tatanka nailed him with a high-jumping DDT.
-[Vince] Bam Bam Bigelow… -[referee] Three.
-[man 5] Come on. -[Vince] …with a cannonball-like maneuver.
[banging on the canvas]
[Vince] Bam Bam tagging, can he make it? No. [inaudible]. Now, he makes it.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] Here comes Diesel.
[grunting]
[Vince] Diesel with a forearm, another one.
Sets up Tatanka, off the rope, and down.
[audience cheering]
[Vince] "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel and Tatanka in that.
-[Dok] Off the rope-- -[Vince] And a clothesline misses.
Oh, no, and hanging on the rope.
-Diesel, boot. -[audience cheering]
[Dok] Is he gonna go for the Jackknife?
[audience cheering]
[Dok] Yes.
-[audience cheering] -[Vince] Uh-oh.
They're on their feet in Philadelphia.
[Vince] If Diesel can Jackknife Tatanka, the roof will fall off this place.
-And he's done it. -[audience cheering]
[Vince] A cover.
-Now, where did the, One, two… -[Dok] And, no.
-He pulled him up. -[Vince] Wait a minute.
[Dok] He pulled him up.
-[Vince] Yes, he did. -[Dok] Oh, he wants Sid.
That might have been a mistake.
But 19,767 people on the inside agree with Diesel.
They want him to Jackknife Sid.
[audience chattering]
[Dok] Wait, what is Sid doing?
He's leaving.
No, he can't, he can't be leaving. He can't, I don't believe this.
[audience chattering]
[Vince] I can't believe this.
-[Dok] Well, if he wanted to… -[Vince] What a chicken.
How yellow can you get?
[audience chattering]
[Vince] How yellow can you get?
[audience chattering]
[thuds]
Let's turn on the action. Diesel dropped the elbow,
hooks the leg, two, and, yeah.
-[audience cheering] -[bell ringing]
["Diesel Blues" music playing]
[Howard] The winner of the match [inaudible]
and Diesel.
[Vince] Sid's gone. He's outta here.
And can you believe Diesel completely out psyched Sycho Sid…
after Jackknifing Tatanka, Diesel yanked Tatanka up.
He didn't want the count of three. He wanted Sid to come into the ring.
And today, it's a victory and a hard-fought one,
and a well-deserved one for two WWE superstars,
Bam Bam Bigelow and the WWE Champion, he's back.
He may not be at 100% capacity, but "Big Daddy Cool" is back.
[Dok] What could be going through Ted DiBiase's mind right now?
["Diesel Blues" music continuous playing]
[Vince] Yes, indeed, fireworks [inaudible]
to a packed arena, the Spectrum.
[fireworks exploding]
Yes, indeed [inaudible]
1995 WWE King of the Ring.
-[Dok] Oh, yeah. -[Vince] Wow.
Subtitles: Kaleem [Vince] Wow.