1 00:00:01,401 --> 00:00:02,635 [suspenseful music playing] 2 00:00:02,702 --> 00:00:05,739 [narrator] Tonight, will be a night of firsts. 3 00:00:05,805 --> 00:00:09,109 For the first time, two reigning Tag Team Champions 4 00:00:09,175 --> 00:00:13,013 will put their gold aside to wage war against one another. 5 00:00:13,079 --> 00:00:18,685 But this is no ordinary tag team, and these are no ordinary combatants. 6 00:00:18,752 --> 00:00:24,090 Both men are looking for respect from an unlikely source, a partner. 7 00:00:24,157 --> 00:00:28,928 For the first time, we may see an African-American as WWE Champion. 8 00:00:28,995 --> 00:00:31,931 But Faarooq is not going into battle alone. 9 00:00:31,998 --> 00:00:34,267 He has the support of a Nation. 10 00:00:34,334 --> 00:00:37,504 A nation he is manipulated into believing its existence 11 00:00:37,570 --> 00:00:40,306 is predicated solely on this victory. 12 00:00:40,373 --> 00:00:44,310 A victory that must come at the hands of a vulnerable Undertaker, 13 00:00:44,377 --> 00:00:49,449 whose haunting past has forced an unlikely reunion with Paul Bearer. 14 00:00:49,516 --> 00:00:53,386 For the first time, one of these men will become King of the Ring 15 00:00:53,453 --> 00:00:55,989 and to victor will go the spoils. 16 00:00:56,656 --> 00:01:01,027 Tonight, will be a night of firsts as Super Soaker presents 17 00:01:01,094 --> 00:01:03,997 the 1997 King of the Ring. 18 00:01:04,063 --> 00:01:05,365 [soft music playing] 19 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:06,332 [firework blasting] 20 00:01:06,399 --> 00:01:09,436 [audience cheering] 21 00:01:18,945 --> 00:01:22,048 [audience chatter] 22 00:01:24,951 --> 00:01:28,121 -[drumming] -[audience cheering] 23 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:34,461 [Vince] Welcome everyone to Providence, Rhode Island. 24 00:01:34,527 --> 00:01:37,430 Welcome to the Providence Civic Center. 25 00:01:37,497 --> 00:01:41,434 Welcome to the King of the Ring. 26 00:01:41,501 --> 00:01:43,903 [audience cheering] 27 00:01:45,104 --> 00:01:46,906 [Vince] A passionate crowd is on hand, 28 00:01:46,973 --> 00:01:51,744 and they are ready for action, enthusiastic as always. 29 00:01:51,811 --> 00:01:53,079 There's never a crowd 30 00:01:53,146 --> 00:01:56,483 like a World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view crowd. 31 00:01:56,549 --> 00:01:57,417 [Jim] I tell you what, folks, 32 00:01:57,484 --> 00:02:00,520 the atmosphere here is just like at Super Bowl, 33 00:02:00,587 --> 00:02:02,288 if you've been to a Super Bowl game, 34 00:02:02,355 --> 00:02:04,390 if you've been in person to a World Series, 35 00:02:04,457 --> 00:02:08,027 you know how we feel right here, right now in Providence, Rhode island. 36 00:02:08,094 --> 00:02:10,697 Welcome everyone, Vince McMahon along with good old JR here 37 00:02:10,763 --> 00:02:12,866 to call the action right on down the line. 38 00:02:12,932 --> 00:02:16,436 By the way over here, Mr. Cameraman, we got Tito Santana. 39 00:02:16,503 --> 00:02:20,440 All right. In Spanish, Carlos Cabrera. 40 00:02:20,507 --> 00:02:24,110 Over there, Raymond Rougeau, Jean Brassard. 41 00:02:26,279 --> 00:02:28,014 We are pumped, and here we go, 42 00:02:28,081 --> 00:02:32,352 here comes Ahmed "Get in your face" Johnson. 43 00:02:32,852 --> 00:02:33,920 [bell ringing] 44 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:37,790 [Howard] Ladies and gentlemen, this is a three-title bout 45 00:02:37,857 --> 00:02:43,863 in the 1997 King of the Ring tournament scheduled for one fall. 46 00:02:44,631 --> 00:02:48,234 Coming down the aisle from Pearl River, Mississippi, 47 00:02:48,301 --> 00:02:54,974 weighing 305 pounds, Ahmed Johnson! 48 00:02:55,041 --> 00:02:58,678 [audience cheering] 49 00:02:58,745 --> 00:03:01,915 ["Pearl River Rip" playing] 50 00:03:05,552 --> 00:03:12,025 [Vince] Ahmed Johnson, yeah, the Pearl River Powerhouse. 51 00:03:12,091 --> 00:03:17,931 Perhaps the odds on favorite of becoming the King of the Ring here tonight, 52 00:03:17,997 --> 00:03:20,500 live in Providence, Rhode Island. 53 00:03:20,567 --> 00:03:22,835 [Jim] I'll tell you one thing, if Ahmed doesn't win it, 54 00:03:22,902 --> 00:03:26,573 it's a toss up between the other three athletes. 55 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,043 But this man is big. He is nasty. 56 00:03:30,743 --> 00:03:33,413 [Vince] And he is all business. 57 00:03:35,982 --> 00:03:39,519 Ahmed Johnson, here he go. Yeah. 58 00:03:39,586 --> 00:03:41,554 [audience cheering] 59 00:03:41,621 --> 00:03:46,626 [Jim] Yeah, like intensity unrefined raw power. 60 00:03:52,298 --> 00:03:55,702 [Vince] Ahmed Johnson, semi-finalist. 61 00:03:57,804 --> 00:04:01,941 [Jim] And Ahmed has… Uh-oh, here we go. He has faced this man before. 62 00:04:02,809 --> 00:04:05,778 ["Ode To Joy" playing] 63 00:04:05,845 --> 00:04:11,150 [Howard] His opponent to be accompanied from the aisle by Chyna, 64 00:04:11,217 --> 00:04:13,186 from Greenwich, Connecticut, 65 00:04:13,253 --> 00:04:19,492 weighing 246 pounds, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 66 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:29,235 [Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley accompanied by his bodyguard, Chyna, 67 00:04:30,536 --> 00:04:32,105 chiseled out of granite. 68 00:04:33,006 --> 00:04:36,409 And Chyna certainly one of the reasons why Mr. Helmsley 69 00:04:36,476 --> 00:04:40,480 has been as a successful as he has been as of late. 70 00:04:40,546 --> 00:04:43,516 [Jim] No doubt about that, she's a 197 pounds. 71 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:47,320 The woman has a 320 pound bench press, 72 00:04:47,387 --> 00:04:51,291 she dead lifts 400 pounds, a licensed boxer. 73 00:04:51,357 --> 00:04:55,528 She is definitely a physical threat, but I'll tell you one thing, 74 00:04:55,595 --> 00:04:59,899 Chyna will not intimidate Ahmed Johnson. 75 00:05:00,833 --> 00:05:04,037 [Vince] Nothing can intimidate Ahmed Johnson, ladies and gentlemen, yes. 76 00:05:05,204 --> 00:05:07,273 Let's take a look at the brackets. 77 00:05:07,340 --> 00:05:10,009 Here we go, Ahmed against Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 78 00:05:10,076 --> 00:05:12,578 Later on, Jerry "The King" Lawler 79 00:05:12,645 --> 00:05:16,416 will face Mankind in our two semi-final matches. 80 00:05:16,482 --> 00:05:19,719 [Jim] Ahmed Johnson and Helmsley met in the first round 81 00:05:19,786 --> 00:05:21,020 of the King of the Ring tournament. 82 00:05:21,087 --> 00:05:26,459 Ahmed won that match by disqualification, but due to an officiating technicality, 83 00:05:26,526 --> 00:05:31,698 Helmsley was put back in the tournament and Helmsley advanced over thrust. 84 00:05:33,866 --> 00:05:37,437 [Vince] Chyna's sexy, huh? To some people, I'm sure she is. 85 00:05:37,503 --> 00:05:41,741 She has really put together Hunter Hearst Helmsley, 86 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:46,112 sort of an American royalty if you can fathom that, 87 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:49,515 sort of an American blue blood if you would from Greenwich, Connecticut. 88 00:05:49,582 --> 00:05:52,819 So, he has some idea of what royalty is all about. 89 00:05:52,885 --> 00:05:54,020 [Jim] Well, when you live in a community 90 00:05:54,087 --> 00:05:57,724 where the average price home is about $900,000, 91 00:05:57,790 --> 00:05:59,959 you know, you got to be worth some bucks. Well, look at those eyes. 92 00:06:00,026 --> 00:06:02,995 [Vince] Yeah, and you couldn't get further apart culturally 93 00:06:03,062 --> 00:06:05,565 or in any other way than these two combatants, 94 00:06:05,631 --> 00:06:08,000 Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Ahmed Johnson. 95 00:06:08,067 --> 00:06:12,071 They're almost like, their worlds apart, 96 00:06:12,138 --> 00:06:14,874 and listen to the response for Ahmed Johnson. 97 00:06:16,542 --> 00:06:21,581 [Jim] Ahmed Johnson one of eight kids, Hunter Hearst Helmsley an only child. 98 00:06:21,647 --> 00:06:24,884 Ahmed Johnson's mother raised those eight kids. 99 00:06:24,951 --> 00:06:28,054 Hunter Hearst Helmsley had a mom, a dad, a butler, 100 00:06:28,121 --> 00:06:30,256 all kinds of servants growing up. 101 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:32,859 [Vince] And don't forget that silver's spoon. 102 00:06:32,925 --> 00:06:33,760 [Jim] That's right. 103 00:06:33,826 --> 00:06:35,862 [Vince laughs] 104 00:06:35,928 --> 00:06:40,633 [Jim] Ahmed Johnson left home at the age of 13 looking for acceptance. 105 00:06:40,700 --> 00:06:44,470 He wanted to belong to something, to have a family at 13, 106 00:06:44,537 --> 00:06:48,174 and he joined the street gang known as the Bloods. 107 00:06:48,641 --> 00:06:51,744 Hunter Hearst Helmsley had a wrestling tutor. 108 00:06:51,811 --> 00:06:53,479 Helmsley, of course, and Chyna 109 00:06:53,546 --> 00:06:58,151 both trained by WWE Hall of Famer, the legendary Killer Kowalski. 110 00:06:58,217 --> 00:07:01,888 [Vince] And there's a display of the power and strength of Ahmed Johnson. 111 00:07:01,954 --> 00:07:03,723 -[audience cheering] -[Vince laughs] 112 00:07:07,693 --> 00:07:10,630 [Jim] Chyna certainly keeping her eye on the activity, 113 00:07:10,696 --> 00:07:12,932 specifically on Ahmed Johnson. 114 00:07:12,999 --> 00:07:15,435 And as long as this match is competed 115 00:07:15,501 --> 00:07:18,771 in what we would term a more deliberate pace, 116 00:07:18,838 --> 00:07:21,774 Ahmed will have a huge, huge advantage. 117 00:07:23,943 --> 00:07:26,078 [Vince] Standing side headlock on Hunter Hearst Helmsley, 118 00:07:27,113 --> 00:07:29,315 though in all likelihood will have to resort… 119 00:07:31,050 --> 00:07:32,185 -[grunting] -[thuds] 120 00:07:32,251 --> 00:07:34,921 …to tactics other than what we are seeing now. 121 00:07:34,987 --> 00:07:36,422 [inaudible]. 122 00:07:36,489 --> 00:07:40,092 [audience cheering] 123 00:07:40,159 --> 00:07:44,964 [Jim] As we said when we came on the air, there is nothing like seeing the WWE live. 124 00:07:45,031 --> 00:07:48,067 There's nothing like a WWE pay-per-view. 125 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:52,672 But for Helmsley to survive, not just win, but to survive, 126 00:07:52,738 --> 00:07:56,509 that man Hunter Hearst Helmsley has to use science. 127 00:07:56,576 --> 00:07:58,411 He has to use leverage. 128 00:07:58,477 --> 00:08:04,884 He has to use in other words, his brain, to upset the brawn of Ahmed Johnson. 129 00:08:05,651 --> 00:08:09,889 [Vince] Helmsley, certainly knows the technical aspect of the game, 130 00:08:11,591 --> 00:08:13,493 but thus far has been somewhat thrown up. 131 00:08:13,559 --> 00:08:19,332 I think Helmsley in a bit of a machismo effort on his part here, 132 00:08:19,398 --> 00:08:22,268 he's trying to show he's every bit the man Ahmed is. 133 00:08:25,705 --> 00:08:29,175 Oh, no, and that just let up Ahmed. 134 00:08:30,676 --> 00:08:32,345 Helmsley made a mistake. 135 00:08:32,411 --> 00:08:35,681 [audience cheering] 136 00:08:38,985 --> 00:08:43,055 Reversal, and, oh, to the buckle, out and… Oh, forget about it. 137 00:08:44,991 --> 00:08:46,926 And Helmsley goes up. 138 00:08:46,993 --> 00:08:49,295 [audience cheering] 139 00:08:49,829 --> 00:08:54,634 [Jim] Raw power of gorilla slam and a military press. 140 00:08:57,270 --> 00:09:00,573 -[thuds] -[audience cheering] 141 00:09:01,974 --> 00:09:06,579 [Vince] Oh, Helmsley is a long way from Greenwich Avenue right now. 142 00:09:09,782 --> 00:09:13,586 [audience cheering] 143 00:09:14,186 --> 00:09:17,223 [Vince] Ahmed Johnson thus far very much on his game, 144 00:09:17,290 --> 00:09:22,428 and as you mentioned earlier on, JR, if Ahmed can maintain his pace, 145 00:09:22,495 --> 00:09:23,963 Helmsley will pay the price. 146 00:09:24,030 --> 00:09:26,032 [Jim] Helmsley has got to use his speed and quickness, 147 00:09:26,098 --> 00:09:30,202 and again, that science, the leverage, the knowledge that Helmsley possesses. 148 00:09:30,269 --> 00:09:34,440 Helmsley has got to factor all that in, but the pace has got to quicken. 149 00:09:34,507 --> 00:09:37,376 If nothing else, somehow, someway, 150 00:09:37,443 --> 00:09:40,713 Helmsley has got to destroy Ahmed's vertical base. 151 00:09:41,881 --> 00:09:44,250 I don't care how big and how strong you are, 152 00:09:44,317 --> 00:09:46,152 when you're vertical, when you're horizontal, 153 00:09:46,218 --> 00:09:47,587 it's a different ball game. 154 00:09:49,755 --> 00:09:51,891 [Vince] All right. Let's see now if Helmsley can… 155 00:09:51,958 --> 00:09:54,093 Oh, there's a wreck in the face. 156 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,262 In this country if you're Hunter Hearst Helmsley, 157 00:09:56,329 --> 00:09:58,097 you can risk being disqualified 158 00:09:58,164 --> 00:10:00,466 because whatever else you've been doing thus far hasn't worked. 159 00:10:01,934 --> 00:10:06,772 Helmsley, work on that Johnson to the… Johnson comes firing out of there. 160 00:10:06,839 --> 00:10:08,841 [Jim] More power by Ahmed Johnson, 161 00:10:08,908 --> 00:10:11,310 giving it very deliberate, very, very basic. 162 00:10:12,144 --> 00:10:14,080 The only thing these two men have in common, 163 00:10:14,146 --> 00:10:17,083 they were both trained by WWE Hall of Famers. 164 00:10:17,850 --> 00:10:22,421 Killer Kowalski trained Helmsley, Ivan Putski trained Ahmed Johnson. 165 00:10:22,488 --> 00:10:25,524 [Vince] Off the rope Ahmed and, oh… No, nobody home. 166 00:10:26,492 --> 00:10:28,260 [grunts] 167 00:10:28,327 --> 00:10:31,097 [Vince] You wonder the kind of pressure that put on the elbow 168 00:10:31,163 --> 00:10:35,635 as Ahmed was trying to drive the elbow down through Helmsley's chest. 169 00:10:35,701 --> 00:10:40,006 [Jim] Ahmed getting a little over anxious as he is prone to do with his emotions. 170 00:10:40,072 --> 00:10:43,509 Nobody's more intense than Ahmed Johnson in the WWE, 171 00:10:44,977 --> 00:10:50,449 and Helmsley now, he's gonna try to dent the armor of this 305-pound warrior. 172 00:10:51,917 --> 00:10:54,587 -[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley with a… -[thuds] 173 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:57,323 -Oh, no. -[audience chatter] 174 00:10:57,390 --> 00:11:01,827 [Vince] Oh, he may have done more than dent the armor with that maneuvering. 175 00:11:01,894 --> 00:11:05,231 [Jim] Well, remember Helmsley can advance by a countout 176 00:11:05,297 --> 00:11:08,668 as well as a disqualification of pinfall, 177 00:11:08,734 --> 00:11:12,638 of course, or a submission, and Chyna almost smiling. 178 00:11:12,705 --> 00:11:14,106 [Vince] Yeah, almost. 179 00:11:15,307 --> 00:11:18,310 [Jim] Helmsley will take a countout right here. 180 00:11:18,377 --> 00:11:19,679 [Vince] Gladly take one. 181 00:11:21,013 --> 00:11:24,950 Looks like he's not gonna get it. Look out, Helmsley with a slide. 182 00:11:25,017 --> 00:11:27,620 [Jim] Both these men former Intercontinental Champions, 183 00:11:29,955 --> 00:11:32,692 and certainly now, Helmsley has the advantage 184 00:11:32,758 --> 00:11:37,096 once Ahmed Johnson is back in the ring, let's see what Helmsley can do 185 00:11:37,163 --> 00:11:39,932 to put together a succession of offensive maneuvers 186 00:11:39,999 --> 00:11:42,735 and may be the eventual pinfall. 187 00:11:42,802 --> 00:11:44,403 [Vince] Oh, wait a minute, here we go, high-risk maneuver 188 00:11:44,470 --> 00:11:49,275 on the part of Hunter Hearst Helmsley, he'll take it upstairs and yes! 189 00:11:49,341 --> 00:11:52,278 Well, a pay off for Helmsley. We have a cover. 190 00:11:52,344 --> 00:11:57,183 And, well, a substantial kick out there by Ahmed Johnson. 191 00:11:57,883 --> 00:12:02,555 [Jim] Ahmed Johnson's overwhelming upper body strength coming into play there. 192 00:12:02,621 --> 00:12:04,156 Helmsley would have been better served 193 00:12:04,223 --> 00:12:06,625 if he would have had the ability to grapevine the leg. 194 00:12:06,692 --> 00:12:09,261 [audience] Ahmed! Ahmed! Ahmed! 195 00:12:09,328 --> 00:12:11,697 [Vince] You can hear this capacity crowd. 196 00:12:11,764 --> 00:12:14,600 [audience cheering] 197 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:19,738 -[groans] -[thuds] 198 00:12:19,805 --> 00:12:22,475 -[Vince] And Helmsley leveled. -[audience cheering] 199 00:12:22,541 --> 00:12:25,177 Helmsley is intimated by Ahmed Johnson. 200 00:12:27,780 --> 00:12:30,549 Here go Ahmed, coming up the rope, and oh, forget about it, 201 00:12:30,616 --> 00:12:32,718 right in the base of the spine. 202 00:12:32,785 --> 00:12:36,255 [Jim] Ahmed Johnson scissor kick, caught Helmsley low in the kidneys, 203 00:12:36,322 --> 00:12:39,425 and Ahmed Johnson knows all about kidney injuries. 204 00:12:39,492 --> 00:12:42,428 Faarooq lacerated Ahmed's kidney last year 205 00:12:42,495 --> 00:12:46,432 that almost ended Ahmed's career here in the WWE. 206 00:12:46,499 --> 00:12:48,067 [Vince] And back body drop. 207 00:12:48,134 --> 00:12:52,471 So now, Ahmed Johnson is systematically taking Helmsley apart. 208 00:12:52,538 --> 00:12:55,875 If anything, we thought it might be the other way around. 209 00:12:55,941 --> 00:13:00,346 Ahmed with Helmsley now, off the rope, and there we go. 210 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,581 [Jim] The beginning to the end here, 211 00:13:03,048 --> 00:13:06,952 the spinebuster normally followed by the Pearl River Plunge. 212 00:13:07,019 --> 00:13:09,922 [audience cheering] 213 00:13:10,956 --> 00:13:13,959 [Vince] And I think we're just about ready to see it. 214 00:13:15,661 --> 00:13:17,096 [Vince] Ahmed Johnson… [Jim] Wait a minute. 215 00:13:17,163 --> 00:13:20,332 [Vince] …setting up Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and… 216 00:13:21,066 --> 00:13:24,570 Oh, come on. Chyna just said something to Ahmed. 217 00:13:24,637 --> 00:13:29,642 And Ahmed's concentration has been broken by Chyna, the bodyguard. 218 00:13:29,708 --> 00:13:32,077 Look out, Helmsley driving a knee! 219 00:13:34,580 --> 00:13:38,083 [Vince] Hey, wait a minute, Hunter Hearst Helmsley with the Pedigree. 220 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:40,252 Oh, no! 221 00:13:40,319 --> 00:13:42,655 [Jim] Helmsley drilled a Pedigree, and it's over. 222 00:13:42,721 --> 00:13:44,924 -[audience cheering] -[bell ringing] 223 00:13:44,990 --> 00:13:45,824 [Jim] What an upset. 224 00:13:45,891 --> 00:13:49,962 [Howard] Here is your winner, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 225 00:13:50,029 --> 00:13:53,299 ["Ode To Joy" playing] 226 00:13:55,734 --> 00:13:57,336 [Jim] There goes Ahmed Johnson! 227 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:08,247 [Vince] Well, Ahmed Johnson, what a surprise that was, 228 00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:11,417 defeated by Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 229 00:14:11,483 --> 00:14:16,522 Mr. Helmsley next to Chyna in part whatever Chyna said to Ahmed, 230 00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:19,124 obviously was a bit confrontational. 231 00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:26,098 Here we go, the next semi-final matchup. 232 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:29,368 [bell ringing] 233 00:14:29,435 --> 00:14:34,106 [Howard] This semi-final match in the 1997 King of the Ring tournament 234 00:14:34,173 --> 00:14:36,575 is scheduled up for one fall. 235 00:14:36,642 --> 00:14:42,081 Coming down the aisle, weighing 287 pounds, 236 00:14:42,147 --> 00:14:44,183 Mankind! 237 00:14:44,250 --> 00:14:46,485 ["Schizophrenic" playing] 238 00:14:48,787 --> 00:14:53,259 [Vince] Mankind walking out to a relatively positive reception, JR, 239 00:14:53,325 --> 00:14:56,996 which is something he's certainly is unaccustomed to. 240 00:14:57,062 --> 00:14:58,631 [Jim] But I think he better get used to it. 241 00:14:58,697 --> 00:15:01,700 It seems like his popularity suddenly seems to be growing. 242 00:15:02,935 --> 00:15:05,271 [Vince] All right. Let's take a look at the way Mankind, ladies and gentlemen, 243 00:15:05,337 --> 00:15:09,441 advanced, yes, Mankind with a victory over Savio Vega, 244 00:15:09,508 --> 00:15:12,044 and Jerry "The King" Lawler was there to do the color commentary. 245 00:15:12,745 --> 00:15:16,782 Let's get out there and interview the freak now [inaudible]. 246 00:15:16,849 --> 00:15:20,085 -Get inside the ring. -Get back in the ring. 247 00:15:26,925 --> 00:15:31,630 [Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler wanted to get into the action, 248 00:15:32,498 --> 00:15:37,436 Mankind there with the Mandible Claw on Savio Vega, and crushed on, 249 00:15:37,503 --> 00:15:42,775 I believe he was trying to help his Nation of Domination member, Savio, 250 00:15:42,841 --> 00:15:45,444 but nonetheless, here's a victory for Mankind. 251 00:15:46,812 --> 00:15:48,681 As uncle Paul gone… 252 00:15:52,151 --> 00:15:53,819 [Vince] Uncle Paul. 253 00:15:53,886 --> 00:15:57,656 …I would like this to be the biggest moment 254 00:15:57,723 --> 00:15:59,224 of my wrestling life, 255 00:16:00,759 --> 00:16:06,865 but apparently, Paul Bearer has more important things to do. 256 00:16:11,503 --> 00:16:16,909 But I'm not about to let that stop me on my quest 257 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:19,411 to be the King of the Ring. 258 00:16:19,478 --> 00:16:22,982 [audience cheering] 259 00:16:24,383 --> 00:16:29,988 You see, throughout history, there have been cruelties 260 00:16:30,055 --> 00:16:33,092 who have kept their subjects down. 261 00:16:34,593 --> 00:16:39,732 There have been benevolent kings who help their people up. 262 00:16:42,401 --> 00:16:46,305 What kind of a king would you like me to be? 263 00:16:46,372 --> 00:16:48,240 [Vince laughs] 264 00:16:48,307 --> 00:16:50,709 [audience chatter] 265 00:16:51,777 --> 00:16:57,116 What kind of a king would you like Mrs. Foley's little boy to be? 266 00:16:57,182 --> 00:16:59,485 [audience chatter] 267 00:16:59,551 --> 00:17:05,424 You see, Jerry Lawler can surround himself with royal robes, 268 00:17:07,393 --> 00:17:13,165 but as far as I'm concerned, the emperor has no clothes. 269 00:17:14,633 --> 00:17:15,968 [Jim] That's not a pleasant thought. 270 00:17:17,169 --> 00:17:20,272 Jerry Lawler is not a king. 271 00:17:20,906 --> 00:17:24,276 He's is a pawn in Mankind's game. 272 00:17:28,414 --> 00:17:30,983 And as the emperor with no clothes, 273 00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:35,053 there is only one sight more sickening that I can think of 274 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:39,324 than Jerry Lawler walking around stark naked, 275 00:17:42,361 --> 00:17:46,865 and that would be me walking around stark naked. 276 00:17:46,932 --> 00:17:48,734 -[audience cheering] -[Vince laughs] 277 00:17:48,801 --> 00:17:50,102 [Mankind] Amen! 278 00:17:50,169 --> 00:17:52,604 [audience cheering] 279 00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:54,573 -[Jim] Oh, little bang bang. -[Mankind] King Lawler, 280 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:59,478 I told you what R-E-S-P-E-C-T would mean to me, 281 00:17:59,545 --> 00:18:03,949 so why don't you step on down and suck it to me, suck it to me, 282 00:18:04,016 --> 00:18:06,118 -suck it to me now. -[audience cheering] 283 00:18:06,185 --> 00:18:08,287 [Jim] Let's take you to Todd Pettengill, ladies and gentlemen. 284 00:18:08,353 --> 00:18:09,922 I believe with The King. 285 00:18:09,988 --> 00:18:13,158 Listen, The King, before we get your response to that, 286 00:18:13,225 --> 00:18:18,030 let's take a look at how you advanced to this evening here against Mankind. 287 00:18:18,097 --> 00:18:21,834 You were matched up against Goldust, and you did what you do best, 288 00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:23,402 -you cheated. -[King] What? 289 00:18:23,469 --> 00:18:25,370 [Todd] You're feet are on the ropes obviously there, 290 00:18:25,437 --> 00:18:27,773 you get the win, then you rolled right out. 291 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,142 Victorious there was "The King" Jerry Lawler, 292 00:18:30,209 --> 00:18:32,578 but then at the top of the ramp, you went roll, 293 00:18:32,644 --> 00:18:39,585 roll, roll, roll, roll, roll, roll, rolling all the way home. 294 00:18:39,651 --> 00:18:44,289 And to add insult to injury, Marlena stepped right on top of you, King. 295 00:18:44,356 --> 00:18:47,493 Now, let's get your reaction exactly what Mankind had to say, 296 00:18:47,559 --> 00:18:49,728 -[Todd] how about the emperor has… -I guess you think you're on a roll, 297 00:18:49,795 --> 00:18:51,597 don't you, Pettengill? Give me that microphone. 298 00:18:51,663 --> 00:18:54,299 I'm not answering anything for you. Do you get paid for this? 299 00:18:54,366 --> 00:18:56,802 You moronic idiot, I don't need you. 300 00:18:56,869 --> 00:19:00,372 And I don't need any of this morons here at Providence, Rhode island. 301 00:19:00,439 --> 00:19:04,376 All I need to do is make my way down to this ring right now 302 00:19:05,077 --> 00:19:06,645 and take care of the little business. 303 00:19:06,712 --> 00:19:08,380 ["The Great Gate Of Kiev" playing] 304 00:19:08,447 --> 00:19:13,252 I'm here to show you idiots, you peons, what a King really is. 305 00:19:14,553 --> 00:19:17,990 I want all of you peons to bow down 306 00:19:18,056 --> 00:19:22,995 and kiss my royal feet, do you understand me? 307 00:19:23,061 --> 00:19:24,563 Take a look at these idiots. 308 00:19:25,464 --> 00:19:27,499 Hey, look at her. 309 00:19:27,566 --> 00:19:29,935 Take a look at her right now. I'm surprised to see. 310 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:33,272 Was the massage parlor closed today, huh? 311 00:19:33,338 --> 00:19:38,076 -[Vince] My goodness. -[King] Look at these idiots. Oh, boy. 312 00:19:39,745 --> 00:19:42,648 Look at this guy. Look at this guy right here. 313 00:19:42,714 --> 00:19:45,551 Hey, does your parole officer know you're out this late? 314 00:19:47,553 --> 00:19:53,992 Oh, Mankind. Mankind. 315 00:19:54,059 --> 00:19:59,197 Mrs. Foley's little boy, there it sits right there. 316 00:19:59,264 --> 00:20:02,501 Well, we've had to listen, thanks to that bogus Jim Ross, 317 00:20:02,568 --> 00:20:05,270 we've had to listen to all of your history. 318 00:20:05,337 --> 00:20:07,206 You're talking about the history of kings. 319 00:20:07,272 --> 00:20:10,208 Well, we've heard about your history, Mankind, 320 00:20:10,275 --> 00:20:12,945 and we've all decided that we hate the fact 321 00:20:13,011 --> 00:20:15,881 that your parents even ever met, do you understand me? 322 00:20:15,948 --> 00:20:17,849 You ugly freak of nature, 323 00:20:17,916 --> 00:20:21,086 or can you even hear me with that half a ear you got? 324 00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:23,989 [King] Let me tell you something, man, 'cause… Hey. 325 00:20:25,123 --> 00:20:29,194 Don't get froggy, if you feel froggy, you just jumped on a real king. 326 00:20:29,261 --> 00:20:30,963 Let me tell you something right now. 327 00:20:32,264 --> 00:20:34,499 You wanna know something about his childhood? 328 00:20:34,566 --> 00:20:36,702 I'll tell you about his childhood. 329 00:20:36,768 --> 00:20:40,939 You know, when he was born, his mother took one look at his rear end 330 00:20:41,006 --> 00:20:44,876 and one look at his face, and she said, "My God, Siamese twins." 331 00:20:44,943 --> 00:20:46,945 [laughing] 332 00:20:47,012 --> 00:20:49,147 [audience chatter] 333 00:20:49,214 --> 00:20:53,318 Let me tell you something, he's the… 334 00:20:53,385 --> 00:20:56,622 You better be happy, McMahon, that Mankind is here. 335 00:20:56,688 --> 00:20:58,657 You better hope nothing ever happens to him 336 00:20:58,724 --> 00:21:02,261 because if he dies, then you're gonna be the ugliest man on earth. 337 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:05,297 But I'm fixed to do this right now. 338 00:21:05,364 --> 00:21:10,335 If it's possible, I'm gonna make him even uglier than he already is. 339 00:21:12,204 --> 00:21:13,839 [Vince] Well, look out. 340 00:21:13,905 --> 00:21:17,309 [Jim] I didn't think this is a beauty contest, but I could be wrong. 341 00:21:19,011 --> 00:21:20,946 [Vince] Mankind in the ring, and you sort of wonder… 342 00:21:21,013 --> 00:21:21,913 [bell ringing] 343 00:21:21,980 --> 00:21:24,449 …how Mankind will react to those negative… 344 00:21:24,516 --> 00:21:26,551 -[Jim] Oh, my God. -[audience cheering] 345 00:21:26,618 --> 00:21:30,756 [Vince] Mankind [inaudible] and Jerry "The King" Lawler. 346 00:21:30,822 --> 00:21:33,525 -[Vince] Mankind… Oh. -[Jim] Good grief. 347 00:21:33,592 --> 00:21:35,160 Come on. Get in the ring. 348 00:21:35,227 --> 00:21:37,696 [Vince] Mankind versus King… Oh, no. 349 00:21:37,763 --> 00:21:41,033 [screaming] 350 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:42,768 My face. 351 00:21:43,602 --> 00:21:48,440 [Vince] Mankind ripping and snorting here, 352 00:21:49,174 --> 00:21:52,311 and Jerry "The King" Lawler already is paying the price. Uh-oh. 353 00:21:52,377 --> 00:21:53,712 Mankind comes up right after him. 354 00:21:53,779 --> 00:21:55,180 [King groans] 355 00:21:55,247 --> 00:21:57,916 The safest place for the King may be in the ring. 356 00:21:57,983 --> 00:21:59,051 [Jim] Yeah. I'll tell you something, 357 00:21:59,117 --> 00:22:01,553 Lawler has been in the ring with everybody you can name, 358 00:22:01,620 --> 00:22:06,091 the people he's defeated, reads like a who's who in the last 20 years, 359 00:22:06,158 --> 00:22:09,161 but I don't know that Lawler has ever been challenged 360 00:22:09,227 --> 00:22:13,632 by anyone as unpredictable as deranged as Mankind. 361 00:22:13,699 --> 00:22:15,400 [audience chatter] 362 00:22:16,034 --> 00:22:18,203 [Vince] And the King… And it's Jerry "The King" Lawler, 363 00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:22,007 self-professed king backing off at that, he's cornered. 364 00:22:22,074 --> 00:22:25,510 And look at this, Mankind letting him out in a semi-final matchup, 365 00:22:25,577 --> 00:22:27,412 our second semi-final match. 366 00:22:27,479 --> 00:22:31,116 Of course, Hunter Hearst Helmsley is watching this match, no doubt, 367 00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:34,786 wondering which one of these two he will face for the final encounter. 368 00:22:34,853 --> 00:22:36,822 [Jim] Mankind looks to be setting for the Mandible Claw. 369 00:22:36,888 --> 00:22:40,859 -[Vince] Here we go. -[Jim] Oh, and the King takes off. 370 00:22:41,727 --> 00:22:44,996 As we said, Lawler, certainly the King of the USWA, 371 00:22:45,063 --> 00:22:47,799 the King of Memphis over 20 years experience. 372 00:22:47,866 --> 00:22:51,536 We talked about Lawler was discovered by wrestling announcer, Lance Russell, 373 00:22:51,603 --> 00:22:54,339 when Lawler was a disc jockey in the radio, 374 00:22:54,406 --> 00:22:58,677 and then Lawler was trained by the legendary Jackie Fargo 375 00:22:58,744 --> 00:23:02,147 down on the Smoky Mountain area down at Tennessee. Look at Lawler. 376 00:23:02,214 --> 00:23:06,451 -[Vince] He knows all the tricks, JR. -[Jim] He's got a PhD in cheating. 377 00:23:07,085 --> 00:23:08,653 [grunts] 378 00:23:12,157 --> 00:23:14,192 [Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler hammering at… 379 00:23:14,259 --> 00:23:19,364 Certainly up here from our vantage point that he has some sort of an object 380 00:23:19,431 --> 00:23:21,366 stuck down in his tights. 381 00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:27,572 [Jim] Mankind certainly has a high threshold of pain. 382 00:23:27,639 --> 00:23:30,942 Some speculate that he even likes a little bit of pain. 383 00:23:31,476 --> 00:23:33,545 -[thuds] -[grunts] 384 00:23:34,713 --> 00:23:36,915 [Jim] Oh, Lawler with a bulldog headlock. 385 00:23:37,449 --> 00:23:39,551 [Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler, 386 00:23:39,618 --> 00:23:42,187 his specialty, of course, is the piledriver. 387 00:23:43,522 --> 00:23:45,457 You wonder if whether or not you're gonna see any of those. 388 00:23:45,524 --> 00:23:46,658 [grunting] 389 00:23:46,725 --> 00:23:47,759 [Vince] Oh, no. 390 00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:53,799 [Jim] Lawler, everybody's long time fans certainly remember Jerry Lawler's ordeals 391 00:23:53,865 --> 00:23:56,067 with the late Andy Kaufman. 392 00:23:56,701 --> 00:24:00,205 [audience cheering] 393 00:24:00,272 --> 00:24:01,406 [grunts] 394 00:24:01,473 --> 00:24:06,244 [Vince] And Lawler certainly taking advantage of every opportunity. No. 395 00:24:06,311 --> 00:24:09,681 Come on back it off! 396 00:24:10,682 --> 00:24:13,785 [Vince] Lawler coming right on Mankind. Got on the steel steps. 397 00:24:14,486 --> 00:24:17,856 [indistinct chatter] 398 00:24:19,791 --> 00:24:20,926 [grunts] 399 00:24:20,992 --> 00:24:23,462 [Vince] Lawler, and a kick to the back of the head. 400 00:24:23,528 --> 00:24:25,564 Hey, [inaudible], did you see his ear? 401 00:24:26,598 --> 00:24:27,799 Come on. 402 00:24:27,866 --> 00:24:32,804 [Jim] Mankind, of course, has only half of one ear, he lost that in the ring. 403 00:24:32,871 --> 00:24:34,506 That's on the right side of his head. 404 00:24:34,573 --> 00:24:36,374 [Vince] And look out exactly where Lawler's going. 405 00:24:36,441 --> 00:24:40,212 [Jim] Somewhat offers a bull's eye on the half ear 406 00:24:40,278 --> 00:24:41,780 or whatever is remaining on Mankind. 407 00:24:41,847 --> 00:24:45,784 And Lawler is focusing on that body part right now. 408 00:24:45,851 --> 00:24:49,087 -[screams] -[Referee] One, two, three! 409 00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:50,889 -[Jim] He's biting it. -[Referee] Come on! 410 00:24:50,956 --> 00:24:55,126 Come on! Get off of him! 411 00:24:57,195 --> 00:24:59,397 [Vince] And the King risking disqualification, 412 00:24:59,464 --> 00:25:00,999 although I think again, 413 00:25:01,066 --> 00:25:03,835 if he were disqualified, he might be just as happy 414 00:25:03,902 --> 00:25:06,037 because he wants to get out of here unscathed, 415 00:25:06,104 --> 00:25:10,108 although Jerry "The King" Lawler would very much like to officially 416 00:25:10,175 --> 00:25:12,878 be a King here in the World Wrestling Entertainment. 417 00:25:12,944 --> 00:25:14,813 [Jim] Well, I had the privilege of being in the first King of the Ring 418 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,281 on pay-per-view on '93. 419 00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:18,516 That was the year that Bret Hart won it, 420 00:25:18,583 --> 00:25:23,121 and Jerry Lawler made an impact that night by attacking Bret Hart after the event. 421 00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:27,726 So, Lawler has made a habit of making his presence felt 422 00:25:27,792 --> 00:25:29,261 in this King of the Ring events. 423 00:25:29,327 --> 00:25:31,696 And again, Lawler going deep into his tights 424 00:25:31,763 --> 00:25:33,798 where apparently some sort of foreign object 425 00:25:33,865 --> 00:25:35,433 he had in his right hand. 426 00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:41,573 -[Mankind groans] -One, two, three, four, five! 427 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,842 [Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler, the master of chicanery, 428 00:25:43,909 --> 00:25:47,045 and there you look at the relatively disfigured 429 00:25:47,112 --> 00:25:50,215 head and shoulder area of Mankind. 430 00:25:52,918 --> 00:25:58,456 Imagine an individual enduring pain just to be accepted, just to be liked. 431 00:25:58,523 --> 00:26:01,993 -[Vince] That's Mankind. -[Jim] All Mick Foley ever wanted. 432 00:26:02,060 --> 00:26:05,530 Mick Foley being Mankind ever wanted was to be in the WWE. 433 00:26:05,597 --> 00:26:10,101 All he ever wanted to be was a wrestler, that's been his lifelong obsession. 434 00:26:10,168 --> 00:26:13,805 He is here now looking for this great opportunity 435 00:26:13,872 --> 00:26:16,741 for the biggest night of his life in the WWE, 436 00:26:16,808 --> 00:26:21,279 and Mankind just fights back no matter how much he hurts, 437 00:26:21,346 --> 00:26:24,616 no matter how much his body is wrecked with pain. 438 00:26:24,683 --> 00:26:28,219 I don't think you'll ever see Mankind quit in any contest. 439 00:26:28,286 --> 00:26:30,855 [Vince] Mankind just wants to be accepted, 440 00:26:30,922 --> 00:26:34,693 and he could very well take his first step in terms of acceptance here tonight. 441 00:26:34,759 --> 00:26:36,428 He just wants to be loved. 442 00:26:37,662 --> 00:26:40,231 Nothing wrong with those wants. Oh, no. 443 00:26:40,298 --> 00:26:42,968 [audience chatter] 444 00:26:43,034 --> 00:26:48,273 [Jim] Mankind spent 11 years as Cactus Jack, and certainly a… 445 00:26:48,340 --> 00:26:50,942 Oh, head first into the steel steps. 446 00:26:51,009 --> 00:26:55,013 Mankind took an unwarranted chance there and rammed his head. 447 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,282 He may have jammed his neck. 448 00:26:57,349 --> 00:27:00,619 Mankind may have just suffered a neck injury on that move. 449 00:27:02,887 --> 00:27:05,557 [Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler, no doubt will attempt to capitalize. 450 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:07,225 Oh, no! 451 00:27:08,827 --> 00:27:14,132 Did you see Mankind's head snap back as it struck the retaining barrier? 452 00:27:14,199 --> 00:27:15,433 [audience chatter] 453 00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:18,236 [Vince] Lawler sending Mankind pell-mell. 454 00:27:21,606 --> 00:27:22,674 No! 455 00:27:22,741 --> 00:27:29,147 [Jim] Mankind's head, the noise you hear is Mankind's skull striking the steel. 456 00:27:31,783 --> 00:27:36,254 [audience cheering] 457 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:39,524 [Vince] Watch this. 458 00:27:39,591 --> 00:27:41,292 [thuds and grunts] 459 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:42,894 That was earlier on. 460 00:27:42,961 --> 00:27:47,098 [Jim] Mankind may have suffered some sort of cervical spine or something. 461 00:27:47,165 --> 00:27:48,466 Lawler with the piledriver. 462 00:27:48,533 --> 00:27:52,404 [audience chatter] 463 00:27:53,438 --> 00:27:56,307 [Vince] And if there was damage to the neck earlier on, 464 00:27:56,374 --> 00:27:58,276 there's even more damaged after that, 465 00:27:58,343 --> 00:28:01,379 and Jerry "The King" Lawler will take the count-out. 466 00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:05,016 If Mankind can make his way in, Lawler will be very happy 467 00:28:05,083 --> 00:28:06,885 for Mankind to be counted out. 468 00:28:06,951 --> 00:28:10,221 [audience chatter] 469 00:28:10,288 --> 00:28:14,592 [Jim] Mankind exerting a great deal of energy 470 00:28:14,659 --> 00:28:17,262 to get himself back up on the apron. 471 00:28:17,328 --> 00:28:19,831 [Vince] A dropkick by Jerry "The King" Lawler. 472 00:28:20,732 --> 00:28:22,500 [Jim] Mark that one down on your book, 473 00:28:22,567 --> 00:28:24,936 you won't see too many dropkicks by the King. 474 00:28:25,003 --> 00:28:27,005 [Vince] It was effective, I can tell you that. 475 00:28:28,606 --> 00:28:31,743 Mankind has to get himself together, 476 00:28:31,810 --> 00:28:34,345 has to mound an offense if he has one left. 477 00:28:35,380 --> 00:28:40,652 [Jim] Mankind holding his neck, and if he's holding a body part, 478 00:28:40,718 --> 00:28:42,620 you know, it's really hurting this man. 479 00:28:42,687 --> 00:28:44,355 [Vince] Oh, wait a minute, here we go. Here we go. 480 00:28:45,890 --> 00:28:48,193 Jerry "The King" Lawler, if he hits this, this is over. 481 00:28:48,726 --> 00:28:51,262 Lawler piledrives Mankind. 482 00:28:51,329 --> 00:28:52,931 [audience cheering] 483 00:28:52,997 --> 00:28:57,235 Lawler, here we go with the cover up, this time, Jerry "The King"… 484 00:28:57,302 --> 00:28:58,736 No. Not quite. 485 00:28:58,803 --> 00:29:02,273 [Jim] Lawler so arrogant and so lax in that cover. 486 00:29:02,340 --> 00:29:06,544 [Vince] Here's that dropkick, effective earlier on, 487 00:29:06,611 --> 00:29:11,416 and Jerry "The King" Lawler must be upset 488 00:29:11,483 --> 00:29:15,420 over the fact that he just piledrove Mankind, 489 00:29:15,487 --> 00:29:17,722 and Mankind kicked out. 490 00:29:18,990 --> 00:29:21,860 [Jim] Lawler obviously with that foreign object. 491 00:29:23,661 --> 00:29:25,830 At least I don't have to call it an international object. 492 00:29:26,631 --> 00:29:29,701 [Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler continuing with the chicanery, 493 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:33,037 continuing with his trickery here against Mankind. 494 00:29:33,104 --> 00:29:36,674 And now, for quite some time, this has been Jerry "The King" Lawler 495 00:29:36,741 --> 00:29:40,645 and his offense, although, maybe Mankind can still turn it around. 496 00:29:40,712 --> 00:29:42,614 [Jim] Lawler's not gonna overpower anybody, 497 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,350 he's gonna beat you at technique and savvy. 498 00:29:46,885 --> 00:29:48,720 [audience cheering] 499 00:29:48,786 --> 00:29:51,322 [Jim] Mankind holding his head. 500 00:29:51,389 --> 00:29:53,825 You got to believe that Mankind may have suffered 501 00:29:53,892 --> 00:29:56,661 some sort of neck sprain or a jammed neck. 502 00:29:56,728 --> 00:29:59,164 I'm not really sure. 503 00:29:59,230 --> 00:30:02,033 But I could tell, you look at the scars on Mankind's arms, 504 00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:04,602 on his head, his missing half an ear. 505 00:30:04,669 --> 00:30:07,739 We've heard the stories about the matches on thumbtacks 506 00:30:07,805 --> 00:30:11,876 and then rings encased in barbwire. 507 00:30:11,943 --> 00:30:14,212 If he's hurt, you can tell it, 508 00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:17,949 and I think Mankind is really hurting now as is The King. 509 00:30:18,016 --> 00:30:20,585 [audience cheering] 510 00:30:20,652 --> 00:30:24,789 [Vince] And Mankind driving the knee into the kisser, 511 00:30:24,856 --> 00:30:28,560 the cranium area of Jerry "The King" Lawler. 512 00:30:28,626 --> 00:30:31,396 [Jim] Mankind with no Paul Bearer here. 513 00:30:31,462 --> 00:30:34,999 We heard Mankind speak about that before the match started. 514 00:30:35,066 --> 00:30:37,135 [Vince] And no Paul is here in an attendance. 515 00:30:37,202 --> 00:30:40,205 Paul Bearer, as Mankind said, had better things to do, 516 00:30:40,271 --> 00:30:44,175 that is of course to make sure that The Undertaker as best as possible 517 00:30:44,242 --> 00:30:46,344 retains the WWE Championship, 518 00:30:46,411 --> 00:30:49,914 so Mankind not at all that interested in this matchup, 519 00:30:49,981 --> 00:30:53,384 and I would suggest that is likely to hurt Mankind's feelings. 520 00:30:54,786 --> 00:30:57,121 [Jim] Paul Bearer's priorities are The Undertaker. 521 00:30:57,188 --> 00:31:00,124 As reluctant as it may be for The Undertaker, 522 00:31:00,191 --> 00:31:04,329 who certainly despises Paul Bearer, but that's another story. 523 00:31:04,395 --> 00:31:07,866 [Vince] Now, Jerry "The King" Lawler has turned things back around in his favor. 524 00:31:07,932 --> 00:31:10,468 -The King, on target. -[thuds] 525 00:31:10,535 --> 00:31:11,936 [Jim] Right on the ear. 526 00:31:12,003 --> 00:31:14,005 Lawler using that right hand from the ropes, 527 00:31:14,072 --> 00:31:19,210 a vintage Lawler maneuver right on that ear, the right ear of Mankind. 528 00:31:19,277 --> 00:31:22,113 -[Vince] Well, what's left of it? -[Jim] Whatever is left, yeah. 529 00:31:23,047 --> 00:31:25,516 He has a hard time wearing shades. 530 00:31:26,751 --> 00:31:29,187 [Vince] Another… No, no, no, no, no, no, no. 531 00:31:29,254 --> 00:31:31,222 -[thuds] -[audience chatter] 532 00:31:31,289 --> 00:31:34,859 [Vince] And set for the… There it is. There it is, the Mandible Claw. 533 00:31:34,926 --> 00:31:36,327 The Mandible Claw. 534 00:31:36,394 --> 00:31:37,896 [audience cheering] 535 00:31:37,962 --> 00:31:39,464 [Jim] Good night, King. 536 00:31:39,530 --> 00:31:42,267 All the King's men and all the King's women 537 00:31:42,333 --> 00:31:45,236 couldn't wake Jerry Lawler up again. 538 00:31:45,303 --> 00:31:46,371 [bell ringing] 539 00:31:46,437 --> 00:31:48,539 [Vince] Mankind gets the victory. 540 00:31:48,606 --> 00:31:52,744 [Howard] Here is your winner, Mankind. 541 00:31:52,810 --> 00:31:55,446 [audience cheering] 542 00:31:55,513 --> 00:31:57,982 [Vince] And if Mankind is listening 543 00:31:58,049 --> 00:32:00,952 or looking at this very appreciative crowd, 544 00:32:01,019 --> 00:32:03,087 they're actually cheering him. 545 00:32:03,154 --> 00:32:06,357 They actually are happy here in Providence, Rhode Island 546 00:32:06,424 --> 00:32:10,561 that Mankind has become victorious. 547 00:32:10,628 --> 00:32:16,234 Mankind will now advance of course and face Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 548 00:32:16,301 --> 00:32:21,072 That will be, there you see it, the final match. 549 00:32:21,139 --> 00:32:23,474 Either we will see King Helmsley 550 00:32:23,541 --> 00:32:27,345 or King Mankind crowned here tonight, live. 551 00:32:27,412 --> 00:32:32,483 Todd Pettengill is gonna give us the lowdown I believe on Brian Pillman, 552 00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:34,285 back in Mr. Pillman's locker room. 553 00:32:34,352 --> 00:32:36,020 Vince, thank you. I guess, Brian, 554 00:32:36,087 --> 00:32:39,324 the first question is whether or not you feel somewhat responsible 555 00:32:39,390 --> 00:32:40,892 for the matchup we're gonna see here tonight 556 00:32:40,958 --> 00:32:43,361 between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels? 557 00:32:43,428 --> 00:32:45,763 Responsible? Hell yes! 558 00:32:45,830 --> 00:32:51,336 I reeled that sucker right in, but it was Bret who inspired me 559 00:32:51,402 --> 00:32:53,271 when he whispered in my ear. 560 00:32:53,338 --> 00:32:54,772 [giggles] 561 00:32:54,839 --> 00:32:56,240 Well, then why are you here tonight? 562 00:32:56,307 --> 00:33:00,645 I'm here to give my support for the family, 563 00:33:00,712 --> 00:33:06,718 and I'm here to watch that boy toy violate that rat's ass 564 00:33:06,784 --> 00:33:11,522 so I could see what's gonna be left for me tomorrow night. 565 00:33:11,589 --> 00:33:14,525 It's been a long time, Steve. 566 00:33:14,592 --> 00:33:17,762 But I was told, "Seek and you shall find." 567 00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:19,464 [audience chatter] 568 00:33:19,530 --> 00:33:21,733 [Vince] Oh, no, look at this! 569 00:33:21,799 --> 00:33:26,004 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin sneaking in behind Brian Pillman. 570 00:33:26,070 --> 00:33:29,607 Oh! Oh, God. 571 00:33:29,674 --> 00:33:32,010 [inaudible]. 572 00:33:32,076 --> 00:33:36,214 How the fuck? Seek and you shall find [inaudible], huh? 573 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:39,150 Seek and find that, huh? 574 00:33:39,217 --> 00:33:43,021 Tell me what you found then, you piece of garbage. You suck. 575 00:33:43,087 --> 00:33:45,690 You know what, you've always had, and you always will. 576 00:33:45,757 --> 00:33:47,291 [Vince] Unbelievable! 577 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,829 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, ladies and gentlemen, 578 00:33:51,896 --> 00:33:56,868 has given Brian Pillman, I guess the… You call that a swirly, JR? 579 00:33:56,934 --> 00:34:00,471 [Jim] I don't know. I don't know what you call that. 580 00:34:00,538 --> 00:34:04,275 A smelly situation for Pillman. I hope he shampoos his hair. 581 00:34:04,342 --> 00:34:07,044 [tense music playing] 582 00:34:07,111 --> 00:34:07,979 [bell ringing] 583 00:34:08,045 --> 00:34:12,450 [Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 584 00:34:12,517 --> 00:34:18,189 Introducing first, representing The Nation of Domination, 585 00:34:18,256 --> 00:34:22,794 weighing 282 pounds, Crush. 586 00:34:26,230 --> 00:34:28,900 [Vince] All right. Crush of the Nation of Domination 587 00:34:28,966 --> 00:34:31,269 here to lock up with Goldust. 588 00:34:32,303 --> 00:34:36,274 Clarence Mason, originally Crush's attorney, 589 00:34:36,340 --> 00:34:40,478 and then Clarence Mason become the manager of Record, 590 00:34:40,545 --> 00:34:42,547 but Crush and of course, Clarence, 591 00:34:42,613 --> 00:34:45,249 then onto manage any number of individuals, 592 00:34:45,316 --> 00:34:49,287 and of course, his association with Faarooq, 593 00:34:49,353 --> 00:34:54,759 the proposed WWE Champion is his highest accolade to date. 594 00:34:54,826 --> 00:34:58,663 [Jim] It certainly is. The legal counsel for Faarooq is Clarence Mason. 595 00:34:58,729 --> 00:35:01,732 That man, Crush, certainly, a former member of the tag team here 596 00:35:01,799 --> 00:35:04,936 in the WWE known as Demolition, 597 00:35:05,002 --> 00:35:07,472 and I found out that that tattoo on his forehead 598 00:35:07,538 --> 00:35:12,310 is a Hawaiian symbol for the declaration of war. 599 00:35:12,376 --> 00:35:16,214 [tense music playing] 600 00:35:17,482 --> 00:35:20,485 [Vince] There you have it, Crush of the Nation of Domination, 601 00:35:21,819 --> 00:35:27,091 conspicuous by their absence, Savio Vega as well as Faarooq. 602 00:35:27,158 --> 00:35:28,793 And now, here we go. 603 00:35:28,860 --> 00:35:31,696 -["Gold-Lust" playing] -[audience cheering] 604 00:35:31,762 --> 00:35:37,502 [Howard] His opponent, to be accompanied down the aisle by Marlena 605 00:35:37,568 --> 00:35:43,274 from Hollywood, California, weighing 260 pounds, 606 00:35:43,341 --> 00:35:46,511 Goldust. 607 00:35:46,577 --> 00:35:51,282 ["Golden" playing] 608 00:35:54,952 --> 00:35:58,689 [Jim] These fans are putting a little smile on Marlena's face, 609 00:35:58,756 --> 00:36:00,391 and there is the bizarre one. 610 00:36:00,458 --> 00:36:02,360 You can call him the Natural. 611 00:36:02,426 --> 00:36:04,395 You can call him Dustin Runnels, 612 00:36:04,462 --> 00:36:08,699 but we prefer to call him here in the WWE, Goldust. 613 00:36:08,766 --> 00:36:12,603 [Vince] And this man has been through hell and back, 614 00:36:12,670 --> 00:36:15,773 just to be a star, and he had become just that, 615 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:19,810 the price this man has paid is extraordinary. 616 00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:25,950 [Jim] Goldust, of course, a son of the legendary American dream, 617 00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:29,420 Dusty Rhodes, the Stardust himself, 618 00:36:30,621 --> 00:36:33,724 and Dustin was trained by a real tough man, 619 00:36:33,791 --> 00:36:36,494 Skandor Akbar, down in Dallas. 620 00:36:36,561 --> 00:36:39,797 Goldust, a two-time Intercontinental Champion, 621 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:42,133 and I wonder where little Dakota is. 622 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:46,137 ["Golden" playing] 623 00:36:46,203 --> 00:36:48,205 [Vince] Marlena assisting Goldust. 624 00:36:50,374 --> 00:36:53,678 [Jim] They're not exactly Ozzie and Harriet of one generation. 625 00:36:53,744 --> 00:36:56,214 -[Vince laughs] -[Jim] They're not the Brady Bunch. 626 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:58,816 [Vince] And it's raining gold dust, ladies and gentlemen, 627 00:36:58,883 --> 00:37:00,418 at the Providence Civic Center. 628 00:37:00,484 --> 00:37:02,820 [Jim] Maybe they're more like the Bundys, 629 00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:05,756 not King Kong Bundy, but Al and Peg. 630 00:37:06,791 --> 00:37:09,293 [audience chatter] 631 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:12,530 [Vince] Well, whatever it is, it's working for them, Goldust, 632 00:37:12,597 --> 00:37:14,098 "The Bizarre One." 633 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,803 [Jim] Once the fans could really understand this young man, 634 00:37:18,869 --> 00:37:22,073 what his motivation was, what his motivation is, 635 00:37:22,139 --> 00:37:25,910 they've grown to love him and respect him, respect is the keyword. 636 00:37:25,977 --> 00:37:28,946 [Vince] And you wonder whether or not Crush has any respect for Goldust. 637 00:37:29,013 --> 00:37:30,448 Look at him. 638 00:37:30,514 --> 00:37:32,783 [Jim] I don't think Crush has respect for anyone. 639 00:37:32,850 --> 00:37:37,321 Certainly with his police record, he has no respect for authority. 640 00:37:37,388 --> 00:37:38,889 [Vince] You talk about respect. 641 00:37:38,956 --> 00:37:41,792 What sort of respect did we just see a few moments ago? 642 00:37:41,859 --> 00:37:45,596 And Brian Pillman's lock and load, imagine Brian Pillman, 643 00:37:45,663 --> 00:37:49,300 what kind of shape psychologically he has in 644 00:37:49,367 --> 00:37:54,639 after "Stone Cold" Steve Austin came up behind him, 645 00:37:54,705 --> 00:37:59,610 and, well, sort of, at a face to face in that stall. 646 00:37:59,677 --> 00:38:03,047 [Jim] Well, words of tiny bald men where you need him. 647 00:38:03,114 --> 00:38:06,951 I hope Pillman gets a shower and maybe it will cool him off a bit, 648 00:38:07,018 --> 00:38:10,388 but I know Brian Pillman as well as anybody in the WWE. 649 00:38:10,454 --> 00:38:12,423 I've known him his entire career. 650 00:38:12,490 --> 00:38:16,961 Pillman right now is probably near suicidal and certainly maniacal. 651 00:38:17,028 --> 00:38:20,965 [audience cheering] 652 00:38:21,032 --> 00:38:27,738 [audience] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. 653 00:38:27,805 --> 00:38:28,639 [Vince laughs] 654 00:38:28,706 --> 00:38:31,509 [Jim] This crowd here in Providence, Rhode Island 655 00:38:32,243 --> 00:38:36,681 deep in the heart of New England are on fire here tonight. 656 00:38:37,948 --> 00:38:39,817 This is WWE country. 657 00:38:41,218 --> 00:38:44,522 And that will give us something to think about. 658 00:38:44,588 --> 00:38:49,827 [Vince] Again, despite knowing who Goldust is nuts, 659 00:38:49,894 --> 00:38:51,128 still he'll throw you off guard. 660 00:38:51,195 --> 00:38:54,532 Psychological advantage, and that's not enough to put Crush away. 661 00:38:54,598 --> 00:38:56,901 [Jim] I never had a man six foot six give me a kiss. 662 00:38:56,967 --> 00:38:57,802 [Vince] I guess not. 663 00:38:57,868 --> 00:39:01,238 [Jim] But I don't know how I would react, probably not to favor it. 664 00:39:01,305 --> 00:39:02,840 [Vince] Oh, neckbreaker. 665 00:39:02,907 --> 00:39:05,443 [Jim] Swinging neckbreaker. I'm not sure that Goldust got all of it, 666 00:39:05,509 --> 00:39:07,078 but he's going for the cover. 667 00:39:07,144 --> 00:39:08,212 Come on now. 668 00:39:08,279 --> 00:39:11,215 [Vince] Goldust wanting a little faster count as Marlena looks on. 669 00:39:11,282 --> 00:39:14,518 [Jim] The young lady used to do the make up of Larry King down in CNN. 670 00:39:14,585 --> 00:39:16,854 -He probably tried to marry her. -[Vince laughs] 671 00:39:16,921 --> 00:39:19,156 [Jim] Between wise, 19 and 21 somewhere… 672 00:39:19,223 --> 00:39:20,257 [Vince] There you go. 673 00:39:21,325 --> 00:39:22,927 [Jim] Good old Larry, bless his heart. 674 00:39:22,993 --> 00:39:27,398 [Vince] Goldust and Crush giving the go, ladies and gentlemen, 675 00:39:27,465 --> 00:39:29,133 at the King of the Ring. 676 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:30,735 Oh, my goodness! 677 00:39:30,801 --> 00:39:35,573 [Jim] A lot of power, tremendous torque on a very elementary Irish sweep. 678 00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:40,911 It's got us talking about putting your spine in realignment. 679 00:39:43,347 --> 00:39:45,516 [Vince] Crush now with the advantage on Goldust 680 00:39:45,583 --> 00:39:47,351 and sends him to the buckle on the other side 681 00:39:47,418 --> 00:39:49,253 and look out [inaudible] 682 00:39:50,654 --> 00:39:51,722 [Crush screams] 683 00:39:51,789 --> 00:39:54,358 Crush putting it together from Kona, Hawaii. 684 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:58,863 [Jim] It has been well documented that it's not been a bed of roses 685 00:39:58,929 --> 00:40:00,264 to be around Faarooq 686 00:40:00,331 --> 00:40:03,234 since he was named the number one contender for the WWE title. 687 00:40:03,300 --> 00:40:06,003 We have seen the ascension in the ranks of the Nation of Domination. 688 00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:08,973 We saw Crush and Savio fight last week, 689 00:40:09,039 --> 00:40:11,475 and then come back together and come back out 690 00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:14,078 and assist Faarooq in attacking The Undertaker. 691 00:40:14,145 --> 00:40:18,749 It has been a roller-coaster ride for those within the Nation of Domination. 692 00:40:21,051 --> 00:40:25,156 [Vince] And Crush right now continuing to dominate. 693 00:40:29,059 --> 00:40:33,731 [Jim] Right in the kidneys, very vulnerable spot right there, 694 00:40:33,798 --> 00:40:38,235 and Crush who has perfected that Stan Stasiak-like heart punch 695 00:40:38,302 --> 00:40:44,542 using that right hand deep into the kidneys as Mrs. Goldust very… 696 00:40:45,309 --> 00:40:48,979 Oh, she's a little bit concerned and rightfully so. 697 00:40:51,816 --> 00:40:53,551 [Vince] Goldust down with an uppercut. 698 00:40:53,617 --> 00:40:55,419 Goldust back up on his feet and another shot. 699 00:40:55,486 --> 00:40:59,290 Oh, Goldust, here we go, scoops up Crush. No, not enough. 700 00:41:01,125 --> 00:41:03,394 [Jim] Goldust, his body vest just… 701 00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:06,564 His back, his lower back cannot hold Crush in that slam 702 00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:09,667 and from the pounding that Goldust is sustaining. 703 00:41:09,733 --> 00:41:11,569 [Vince] And here's more damage to the back area. 704 00:41:11,635 --> 00:41:14,772 Crush, systematically trying to take Goldust apart, 705 00:41:14,839 --> 00:41:16,974 into a cover, has the leverage, and no. 706 00:41:17,808 --> 00:41:19,944 Yet, another kicked out by Goldust. 707 00:41:20,010 --> 00:41:23,547 [Jim] Goldust certainly would be living his American dream 708 00:41:23,614 --> 00:41:27,651 with a victory here in Providence at the prestigious King of the Ring, 709 00:41:27,718 --> 00:41:31,155 the fifth annual King of the Ring on pay-per-view. 710 00:41:33,023 --> 00:41:38,262 [Vince] It all started not far from there in Foxborough, Massachusetts. 711 00:41:38,329 --> 00:41:41,265 First ever King of the Ring. 712 00:41:41,332 --> 00:41:42,900 [Jim] That was in 1986. 713 00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:46,470 [Vince] Eddie Andelman in the Sport Center. 714 00:41:46,537 --> 00:41:48,072 A little something to do with putting it up together 715 00:41:48,138 --> 00:41:50,407 along with another group of promoters. 716 00:41:51,342 --> 00:41:52,543 [Jim] I wanted to come to that event, 717 00:41:52,610 --> 00:41:55,846 but Cowboy Bill Watts wouldn't give me a day off. 718 00:41:55,913 --> 00:41:58,215 [Vince laughing] 719 00:41:58,282 --> 00:41:59,350 [Vince] Some time ago, 720 00:42:00,584 --> 00:42:04,021 nonetheless it has become an annual pay-per-view attraction 721 00:42:04,088 --> 00:42:06,023 here in the World Wrestling Entertainment. 722 00:42:06,090 --> 00:42:09,126 And we're very pleased that you have joined us tonight, ladies and gentlemen, 723 00:42:09,193 --> 00:42:14,398 on pay-per-view with the 1997 WWE King of the Ring. 724 00:42:14,465 --> 00:42:17,768 [Jim] Even though such great cities as Dayton, of Baltimore, 725 00:42:17,835 --> 00:42:20,037 Philadelphia, and of course last year in Milwaukee 726 00:42:20,104 --> 00:42:24,074 have hosted this event, it really has its origin and its home 727 00:42:24,141 --> 00:42:29,079 here in New England from '88 to '91, the King of the Ring Tournament 728 00:42:29,146 --> 00:42:32,016 took place right here in this arena. 729 00:42:32,082 --> 00:42:34,618 Of course, not on pay-per-view at that time. 730 00:42:36,620 --> 00:42:40,157 [Vince] And Crush down into the back area of Goldust. 731 00:42:40,224 --> 00:42:42,526 -[Jim] I'm impressed by Crush's game plan. -[Vince] I am, too. 732 00:42:42,593 --> 00:42:45,896 [Jim] He's focusing on the lower back. It is smart strategy. 733 00:42:47,298 --> 00:42:49,533 Goldust, a little quicker of the two athletes. 734 00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:51,802 But certainly in this position as I mentioned earlier, 735 00:42:51,869 --> 00:42:54,605 when you're horizontal, the ball game changes. 736 00:42:59,777 --> 00:43:05,215 [Vince] And Goldust in obvious pain, which I'm sure pleases Crush. 737 00:43:06,550 --> 00:43:09,420 [Jim] We certainly wanna send our best wishes to WWE president, 738 00:43:09,486 --> 00:43:12,456 Gorilla Monsoon, who is watching at home. 739 00:43:12,523 --> 00:43:14,024 Gorilla had been a little bit under the weather lately 740 00:43:14,091 --> 00:43:17,928 and our hearts, our prayers and our thoughts are with you, 741 00:43:17,995 --> 00:43:19,196 Gorilla, right now. 742 00:43:19,263 --> 00:43:21,465 [Vince] Nonetheless, he is vigilantly by the phone 743 00:43:21,532 --> 00:43:24,168 in the event that we need some sort executive order. 744 00:43:24,835 --> 00:43:30,908 Ironically, the WWE president watching on pay-per-view as all of us are. 745 00:43:34,178 --> 00:43:39,783 And again, Marlena looking on and Goldust better mount an offense 746 00:43:39,850 --> 00:43:42,987 or this one is gonna be over very quickly. 747 00:43:43,053 --> 00:43:47,491 [Jim] The human anatomy cannot withstand the punishment and the pain 748 00:43:47,558 --> 00:43:49,994 from a man this big, this strong as Crush is. 749 00:43:50,060 --> 00:43:52,296 Goldust has got to… He's got to counter. 750 00:43:52,363 --> 00:43:56,967 Somehow, someway, Goldust has to counter, get back on his vertical base, 751 00:43:57,034 --> 00:44:00,871 and begin to use quickness, strike and move, strike and move. 752 00:44:00,938 --> 00:44:03,474 It's a lot easier said than done. 753 00:44:04,174 --> 00:44:08,312 [Vince] Especially against a 300 plus pounder 754 00:44:08,379 --> 00:44:11,448 that we have in Crush, oh, no! 755 00:44:11,515 --> 00:44:15,619 [Jim] Well, that's a counter, if you will. 756 00:44:16,220 --> 00:44:19,256 [Vince laughing] 757 00:44:19,323 --> 00:44:22,726 [Vince] Crush back to his feet. Can Goldust capitalize now? 758 00:44:22,793 --> 00:44:24,261 The Nation upset. 759 00:44:26,430 --> 00:44:29,099 Goldust with a succession of right hands. 760 00:44:30,034 --> 00:44:31,702 One to the back of the head. 761 00:44:31,769 --> 00:44:34,238 Crush set up for the ride, reversal now. 762 00:44:35,839 --> 00:44:37,841 And a collision now. 763 00:44:38,842 --> 00:44:41,078 Oh, no, trouble for Goldust. 764 00:44:41,145 --> 00:44:44,014 Look at that, look at his power, the strength of… No! 765 00:44:44,848 --> 00:44:48,152 [Jim] A gorilla slam right into a gutbuster by Crush. 766 00:44:48,218 --> 00:44:50,421 -That should be enough. -One, two! 767 00:44:50,487 --> 00:44:52,790 [Vince] And… No. 768 00:44:52,856 --> 00:44:55,692 -One, two… One, two, shoulder up. -Come on. 769 00:44:55,759 --> 00:44:59,463 [Jim] This kid is chip off the old block, certainly will not quit, 770 00:45:00,464 --> 00:45:02,199 great competitive spirit. 771 00:45:02,266 --> 00:45:04,601 I saw this young man play high school football. 772 00:45:04,668 --> 00:45:08,605 He was quite the defensive lineman, covering sideline to sideline 773 00:45:08,672 --> 00:45:11,775 going a hundred percent, full speed, no, never down. 774 00:45:12,643 --> 00:45:18,916 [Vince] Goldust now, catches an elbow, and Crush continuing to assert himself. 775 00:45:19,583 --> 00:45:22,252 [Jim] Again, we talked about pace and timing. 776 00:45:22,319 --> 00:45:25,289 Crush has slowed it back down. 777 00:45:25,355 --> 00:45:28,225 This is Crush's ball game to win right here. 778 00:45:29,493 --> 00:45:31,762 [Vince] And again, Marlena looking on. 779 00:45:36,700 --> 00:45:40,404 Crush with a great deal of support around ringside, 780 00:45:40,471 --> 00:45:42,072 sure Goldust has Marlena, 781 00:45:42,139 --> 00:45:44,775 but Crush has almost the whole Nation out there. 782 00:45:44,842 --> 00:45:47,544 -[thuds] -Oh! 783 00:45:50,614 --> 00:45:52,649 [Vince] A clothesline, the big man is down. 784 00:45:52,716 --> 00:45:53,917 Come on! 785 00:45:53,984 --> 00:45:56,353 [Vince] Goldust trying to get himself up. 786 00:45:56,420 --> 00:45:58,422 [Goldust] Whoa! 787 00:46:01,258 --> 00:46:05,829 [Vince] Uh-oh, look at this, Goldust with the succession, look out, 788 00:46:05,896 --> 00:46:07,698 and I know that's right. 789 00:46:07,765 --> 00:46:09,767 Ho, ho! 790 00:46:09,833 --> 00:46:12,703 [audience cheering] 791 00:46:13,971 --> 00:46:18,675 [Vince] Goldust with the advantage, and Goldust with an opportunity. 792 00:46:18,742 --> 00:46:20,344 [Jim] Oh, wait a minute. 793 00:46:20,410 --> 00:46:23,881 [Vince] Look, see, just as soon as Goldust gains the advantage. 794 00:46:23,947 --> 00:46:26,049 That was the plan all along. 795 00:46:26,116 --> 00:46:30,587 They're gonna try to distract Goldust or take Marlena out of there. 796 00:46:31,455 --> 00:46:33,157 Bulldog! 797 00:46:33,223 --> 00:46:35,058 [Jim] The Bulldog headlock by Goldust. 798 00:46:35,125 --> 00:46:37,528 [Vince] Goldust has spotted what's going on. 799 00:46:37,594 --> 00:46:41,098 And D'Lo over there along with Clarence, and here comes Goldust. 800 00:46:43,367 --> 00:46:44,635 Behind you. 801 00:46:45,602 --> 00:46:49,206 Goldust. Watch out. Behind you. 802 00:46:50,674 --> 00:46:52,976 [Vince] And look out behind Goldust. 803 00:46:53,043 --> 00:46:55,279 Again, that's what they do, they set you up. 804 00:46:55,345 --> 00:46:58,582 And there's a little inkling of what we could likely see later tonight 805 00:46:58,649 --> 00:47:00,784 with the entire Nation out here 806 00:47:00,851 --> 00:47:04,621 when Faarooq attempts to be the WWE Champion. 807 00:47:04,688 --> 00:47:07,491 [Jim] The Nations, certainly masters of the diversionary tactics. 808 00:47:09,359 --> 00:47:13,063 [Vince] Oh, he got him. He got him. It's all enough to put him away. 809 00:47:13,897 --> 00:47:15,666 -[Vince] Yeah. -[bell ringing] 810 00:47:15,732 --> 00:47:17,401 ["Golden" playing] 811 00:47:17,467 --> 00:47:21,338 [Howard] Here's your winner, Goldust. 812 00:47:21,405 --> 00:47:23,574 ["Golden" playing] 813 00:47:26,176 --> 00:47:28,478 [Vince] Goldust stands victorious. 814 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:33,617 [Jim] And with a little hug there from Marlena. 815 00:47:35,586 --> 00:47:38,021 Yeah, it could be European gold tomorrow night. 816 00:47:41,592 --> 00:47:45,863 [Vince] Goldust, his next challenge, JR, will be tomorrow night 817 00:47:45,929 --> 00:47:50,067 when he attempts to become the European Champion 818 00:47:50,133 --> 00:47:52,135 at the expense of the British Bulldog. 819 00:47:53,937 --> 00:47:55,305 [Vince laughing] 820 00:47:55,372 --> 00:47:57,140 [Vince] They are husband and wife. 821 00:48:01,445 --> 00:48:03,647 All right, let's go back and show you 822 00:48:03,714 --> 00:48:06,083 some of that that's leading up to Goldust's victory. 823 00:48:06,149 --> 00:48:08,752 What a sensational victory here today. 824 00:48:10,187 --> 00:48:11,755 All right. Watch this. 825 00:48:13,056 --> 00:48:16,960 Here you see D'Lo in one side, that's D'Lo Brown, his big and his bad. 826 00:48:17,027 --> 00:48:19,229 On the other side, Clarence Mason. 827 00:48:20,697 --> 00:48:24,368 [Jim] Clarence Mason trying to play Johnnie Cochran here. 828 00:48:24,434 --> 00:48:26,904 Wanna have a sidebar with Marlena, 829 00:48:26,970 --> 00:48:31,108 but Goldust took care of business, and the DDT. 830 00:48:33,610 --> 00:48:36,713 ["Golden" playing] 831 00:48:38,081 --> 00:48:40,217 [Vince] All right. Thanks a lot, guys. 832 00:48:40,284 --> 00:48:42,419 [Dok] You know tonight, your opponents, The Hart Foundation 833 00:48:42,486 --> 00:48:45,522 are a very close knit unit, and the best I know 834 00:48:45,589 --> 00:48:47,658 this is the first time ever the three of you 835 00:48:47,724 --> 00:48:50,294 have ever been in the tag team together, 836 00:48:50,360 --> 00:48:52,496 but I would imagine there's a lot of revenge factor 837 00:48:52,562 --> 00:48:55,766 for the Hart Foundation as far as the Legion of Doom is concerned. 838 00:48:55,832 --> 00:49:00,470 Well, revenge is a dish best serve cold, 839 00:49:00,537 --> 00:49:05,475 and by diddly-do-squat, we're serving the coldest dish in town. 840 00:49:05,542 --> 00:49:08,178 You know, you're talking about a tightened unit. 841 00:49:08,245 --> 00:49:10,414 Every fan in the World Wrestling Entertainment knows 842 00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:13,650 there's not a tighter tag team than the Legion of Doom, 843 00:49:13,717 --> 00:49:14,885 the Road Warriors, 844 00:49:14,952 --> 00:49:19,589 the one you got to worry about is you, are you gonna be there for a tag? 845 00:49:19,656 --> 00:49:23,060 Listen, you don't worry about me, because when it comes to me, brother, 846 00:49:23,126 --> 00:49:26,063 I am the man and the ruler of the world. 847 00:49:26,129 --> 00:49:29,633 And I don't have to worry about the Hart Foundation, 848 00:49:29,700 --> 00:49:33,036 because tonight I think we all could agree on one thing. 849 00:49:33,103 --> 00:49:37,074 Tonight is gonna be the worst night for the Hart Foundation. 850 00:49:37,140 --> 00:49:39,076 [laughing] 851 00:49:39,142 --> 00:49:41,945 [Vince] All right. Let's go to my twin brother from another mother, 852 00:49:42,012 --> 00:49:44,448 Todd Pettengill standing by with the Hart Foundation. 853 00:49:44,514 --> 00:49:47,050 Thank you very much, obviously, LOD, Sycho Sid, 854 00:49:47,117 --> 00:49:49,553 looking for a little revenge, and this time, Bulldog, 855 00:49:49,619 --> 00:49:51,588 Sycho Sid is in their corner. 856 00:49:51,655 --> 00:49:55,559 You know what, we beat Legion Of Doom fair and square 857 00:49:55,625 --> 00:49:59,763 and in your house in April, and tonight, there's no reason 858 00:49:59,830 --> 00:50:05,502 why history shouldn't repeat itself right here at the King of the Ring. 859 00:50:06,303 --> 00:50:08,805 That's right, Bulldog, here hold this, Pettengill, 860 00:50:08,872 --> 00:50:11,341 -hold it up high, show all the people. -Show. 861 00:50:11,408 --> 00:50:14,945 Now, LOD, you walkout there with the pretty make-up on your faces 862 00:50:15,011 --> 00:50:18,615 and your fucking little Halloween costume, that doesn't cut it 863 00:50:18,682 --> 00:50:21,952 here at the Hart Foundation because we are family. 864 00:50:22,019 --> 00:50:26,123 It takes a hell of a lot more than make-up on your faces to beat us, 865 00:50:26,189 --> 00:50:28,225 and you got Sycho Sid in your corner, 866 00:50:28,291 --> 00:50:32,262 you can't trust each other, how can you even trust him, right, Anvil? 867 00:50:32,329 --> 00:50:35,031 You know, and speaking about Sycho Sid, 868 00:50:35,098 --> 00:50:39,136 if you think you're crazy, big man, you haven't seen anything yet. 869 00:50:39,202 --> 00:50:41,338 [laughing] 870 00:50:41,405 --> 00:50:45,909 ["Road To Destruction" playing] 871 00:50:48,745 --> 00:50:49,613 [bell ringing] 872 00:50:49,679 --> 00:50:55,218 [Howard] The following Six-Man Tag Team Match is scheduled in for one fall. 873 00:50:55,285 --> 00:51:01,491 Coming out in the aisle, at a total combined weight of 761 pounds, 874 00:51:01,558 --> 00:51:04,795 members of the Hart Foundation, 875 00:51:04,861 --> 00:51:07,464 Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, 876 00:51:07,531 --> 00:51:11,401 The European Champion, the British Bulldog, 877 00:51:11,468 --> 00:51:17,941 and two-time Slammy Award winner and Intercontinental Champion, 878 00:51:18,008 --> 00:51:20,110 Owen Hart. 879 00:51:31,354 --> 00:51:34,091 [Vince] The big and black attack is back. 880 00:51:34,925 --> 00:51:39,029 ["Road To Destruction" playing] 881 00:51:39,096 --> 00:51:41,531 [audience cheering] 882 00:51:44,701 --> 00:51:48,338 [Jim] And "The Hitman", [inaudible] who just joined us, 883 00:51:48,405 --> 00:51:52,008 "Hitman" Bret Hart said that earlier on in the Free For All. 884 00:51:52,075 --> 00:51:56,847 He was gonna come out and sit right between yours truly and JR, 885 00:51:56,913 --> 00:51:59,015 and color-commentate 886 00:51:59,082 --> 00:52:03,420 during the "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels matchup. 887 00:52:06,556 --> 00:52:10,460 -["What A Rush" playing] -[audience cheering] 888 00:52:10,927 --> 00:52:11,761 [Vince] Listen to this. 889 00:52:11,828 --> 00:52:17,801 [Howard] And their opponents in a total combined weight of 830 pounds, 890 00:52:17,868 --> 00:52:23,740 introducing first from Chicago, Illinois, root for your heart, 891 00:52:23,807 --> 00:52:30,313 Road Warriors Animal, The Legion of Doom. 892 00:52:32,549 --> 00:52:35,018 ["What A Rush" playing] 893 00:52:37,487 --> 00:52:40,957 [audience cheering] 894 00:52:53,537 --> 00:52:55,038 ["Psycho Dance" playing] 895 00:52:55,105 --> 00:52:58,675 [audience cheering] 896 00:52:59,943 --> 00:53:05,448 [Howard] And their tag-team partner from West Memphis, Arkansas, 897 00:53:05,515 --> 00:53:08,618 Sycho Sid. 898 00:53:08,685 --> 00:53:11,855 [audience cheering] 899 00:53:15,659 --> 00:53:19,763 ["Psycho Dance" playing] 900 00:53:25,535 --> 00:53:29,606 [audience cheering] 901 00:53:42,385 --> 00:53:44,888 [Vince] Here he comes, ladies and gentlemen, six feet nine, 902 00:53:44,955 --> 00:53:49,793 I remember 300 pounds, he is back in action, 903 00:53:51,828 --> 00:53:53,396 Sycho Sid. 904 00:53:53,463 --> 00:53:57,300 ["Psycho Dance" playing] 905 00:53:57,867 --> 00:54:02,038 I love it. I love it. I love it. 906 00:54:14,784 --> 00:54:18,922 [Jim] We talk about impressive, statuesque. 907 00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:28,465 Sycho Sid is a two-time WWE Champion. 908 00:54:29,199 --> 00:54:32,402 [audience cheering] 909 00:54:34,437 --> 00:54:36,773 And the Legion of Doom, the Road Warriors 910 00:54:36,840 --> 00:54:40,877 will psyche you out, Sycho Sid, what a… 911 00:54:49,886 --> 00:54:51,755 They love him in Providence, Rhode Island, 912 00:54:51,821 --> 00:54:54,257 they love him all over the World Wrestling Entertainment 913 00:54:54,324 --> 00:54:57,060 a great competitor Sycho Sid, 914 00:54:57,127 --> 00:54:59,229 Sid and LOD together. 915 00:55:00,864 --> 00:55:04,000 [Vince] The late Kerry Von Erich once said to Sycho Sid 916 00:55:04,067 --> 00:55:06,736 was the toughest man that he ever faced. 917 00:55:10,774 --> 00:55:14,077 And you can feel the pace stricken here 918 00:55:14,144 --> 00:55:16,012 -at the King of the Ring. -[bell ringing] 919 00:55:16,079 --> 00:55:19,983 [audience chatter] 920 00:55:20,050 --> 00:55:25,989 [Jim] Sycho Sid is so massive, six-nine, 921 00:55:26,056 --> 00:55:31,795 313, 317, he is all man, no doubt about that. 922 00:55:32,262 --> 00:55:34,798 And that the question the Road Warriors had was, 923 00:55:34,864 --> 00:55:37,067 can they depend on Sycho Sid? 924 00:55:37,133 --> 00:55:41,171 Sid has been known in his career to be very unpredictable. 925 00:55:42,272 --> 00:55:47,677 [audience cheering] 926 00:55:55,952 --> 00:55:58,621 [Vince] All right. Here we go. Standing sidelock, starting things off. 927 00:55:58,688 --> 00:56:02,125 Owen Hart, ladies and gentleman, and, Animal, Animal, 928 00:56:02,192 --> 00:56:04,561 has [inaudible] himself from the get-go. 929 00:56:04,627 --> 00:56:07,764 [Jim] Folks, a quick reminder that Goldust, Marlena and Crush 930 00:56:07,831 --> 00:56:09,933 are on the WWE superstar line. 931 00:56:09,999 --> 00:56:12,535 You'll hear from the winners and losers all night tonight 932 00:56:12,602 --> 00:56:16,373 on the WWE superstar line, no matter if you're in the States, 933 00:56:16,439 --> 00:56:18,808 the United Kingdom or in Canada. 934 00:56:20,910 --> 00:56:22,679 -[thuds] -Oh! 935 00:56:22,746 --> 00:56:25,115 [Vince] And nobody home. 936 00:56:28,551 --> 00:56:30,487 Broadcasting all over the world, ladies and gentlemen. 937 00:56:30,553 --> 00:56:34,591 Now, psychological tactics with a pause there on the part of Owen Hart. 938 00:56:37,460 --> 00:56:41,397 [Jim] It surprises me that Owen Hart is the leader of man for this trio 939 00:56:41,464 --> 00:56:45,468 but Owen Hart won't allow his team to set a fast pace. 940 00:56:45,535 --> 00:56:47,303 To use their technical expertise, 941 00:56:47,370 --> 00:56:51,207 and the Harts had more technical expertise than their opponent. 942 00:56:51,274 --> 00:56:54,010 But not more power, not more strength. 943 00:56:56,646 --> 00:57:00,417 [Vince] And look out, Owen Hart is headed the wrong way. 944 00:57:00,483 --> 00:57:03,019 [audience cheering] 945 00:57:05,722 --> 00:57:09,793 [Vince] And Owen Hart in a world of hurt from the other side. Big power. 946 00:57:12,862 --> 00:57:15,298 No, and Owen Hart able to kick out. 947 00:57:15,365 --> 00:57:19,602 But The Anvil I think have little something to do with that. 948 00:57:19,669 --> 00:57:26,643 [Jim] Owen Hart is not a small man, he's 227, 230 pounds, 949 00:57:28,044 --> 00:57:30,046 but he's the smallest man in this match, 950 00:57:30,113 --> 00:57:32,816 and this is good strategy by this big trio 951 00:57:32,882 --> 00:57:37,320 of the Road Warriors and Sycho Sid to isolate Owen Hart if possible, 952 00:57:37,387 --> 00:57:41,090 that's why I was a little surprised that Owen Hart started it off here. 953 00:57:43,293 --> 00:57:46,396 [Vince] But when it comes to strategy, surely you can't take nothing away 954 00:57:46,462 --> 00:57:49,299 from the British Bulldog and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. 955 00:57:49,365 --> 00:57:50,300 Well, for that matter, Owen. 956 00:57:51,434 --> 00:57:56,773 They know all about strategic maneuvers, 957 00:57:56,840 --> 00:58:00,143 and all about how to begin and end a matchup 958 00:58:00,210 --> 00:58:02,912 because again, we all recall, 959 00:58:02,979 --> 00:58:06,649 Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, a Tag Team Champion for many years 960 00:58:06,716 --> 00:58:10,119 whipped Bret "The Hitman" Hart who is watching this matchup. 961 00:58:10,186 --> 00:58:13,790 And I'm not so sure that Bret would not have some degree of influence 962 00:58:13,857 --> 00:58:16,893 as to the strategy the Hart Foundation would use. 963 00:58:17,660 --> 00:58:21,731 [Jim] Well, a tag made now to powerful British Bulldog 964 00:58:21,798 --> 00:58:26,569 who if anybody in the WWE can matchup power wise with Sycho Sid certainly, 965 00:58:26,636 --> 00:58:28,872 one would assume it would be the British Bulldog, 966 00:58:28,938 --> 00:58:33,209 the reigning European Champion, the pride of the United Kingdom. 967 00:58:34,511 --> 00:58:37,580 He's so proud of his heritage from Manchester, England 968 00:58:37,647 --> 00:58:39,115 and rightfully so. 969 00:58:44,888 --> 00:58:48,458 [VInce] And the Bulldog wanting to test Sycho Sid in the strength department. 970 00:58:50,493 --> 00:58:52,262 That's not exactly what he wanted. Here we go. 971 00:58:52,328 --> 00:58:54,297 That's exactly what the Bulldog wanted now. 972 00:58:54,364 --> 00:58:57,166 Sid up and Sid in trouble. 973 00:58:57,233 --> 00:58:58,868 [Jim] Oh, my, a lot of power. 974 00:59:01,471 --> 00:59:03,773 [Vince] And look at Sid, he got right up from a… 975 00:59:03,840 --> 00:59:07,477 [audience cheering] 976 00:59:07,544 --> 00:59:11,748 [Jim] Sycho Sid takes the vertical suplex, comes right back up 977 00:59:11,814 --> 00:59:15,785 to a full six foot nine and nothing but power. 978 00:59:17,654 --> 00:59:19,722 -[Vince] And here comes Hawk. -[grunt] 979 00:59:19,789 --> 00:59:23,126 [Jim] This may be quite a rush for the British Bulldog 980 00:59:24,661 --> 00:59:28,131 who tags in his brother-in-law Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. 981 00:59:28,197 --> 00:59:33,236 Neidhart and Bulldog are married to the sisters of Bret and Owen Hart. 982 00:59:34,470 --> 00:59:39,242 [Vince] And now, all six members of this matchup have had action. 983 00:59:39,309 --> 00:59:42,111 And here we go with a wreck in the face of the big rhino, 984 00:59:42,178 --> 00:59:43,513 Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. 985 00:59:43,580 --> 00:59:45,915 [both grunt] 986 00:59:45,982 --> 00:59:47,650 [groans] 987 00:59:49,519 --> 00:59:52,155 [Jim] These two guys collide is like a Mack Truck 988 00:59:52,221 --> 00:59:56,593 and a Peterbilt running face to face head on. 989 00:59:56,659 --> 00:59:58,461 [Vince] Succession of forearms to the chest. 990 00:59:58,528 --> 01:00:01,331 And Hawk for the ride. Hawk to the buckle. Uh-oh. 991 01:00:03,266 --> 01:00:06,536 And Hawk trying to maul Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. 992 01:00:06,602 --> 01:00:08,871 Here we go, to the outside. 993 01:00:08,938 --> 01:00:13,609 All the way upstairs down. Onto the clothesline. 994 01:00:13,676 --> 01:00:16,145 Is that enough to put him away? No. 995 01:00:17,680 --> 01:00:21,184 [Jim] Neidhart had attended UCLA on a track scholarship. 996 01:00:21,250 --> 01:00:24,320 At one time, he was a world class shot putter. 997 01:00:24,387 --> 01:00:26,255 Even had a try-out for the Dallas Cowboys 998 01:00:26,322 --> 01:00:30,059 even though Neidhart have never played amateur football. 999 01:00:30,126 --> 01:00:33,096 Neidhart won the anvil toss at the Calvary Stampede. 1000 01:00:33,162 --> 01:00:36,766 He is all athlete, a pure athlete. 1001 01:00:36,833 --> 01:00:41,270 [audience cheering] 1002 01:00:41,337 --> 01:00:44,374 [Vince] [inaudible] crowd here in Providence, Rhode Island, 1003 01:00:44,440 --> 01:00:48,311 and join the 1997 King of the Ring, we certainly hope you are as well. 1004 01:00:48,378 --> 01:00:50,580 Look at this. Behind the official's back. 1005 01:00:52,982 --> 01:00:56,152 [Jim] The political science major from UCLA 1006 01:00:56,219 --> 01:01:00,723 being a little bit hammered by three adversaries here. 1007 01:01:04,227 --> 01:01:06,129 [Vince] And Hawk trying to slow things down. 1008 01:01:07,497 --> 01:01:10,299 And The Anvil won't have it. Back up on his feet. 1009 01:01:10,366 --> 01:01:12,635 The powerhouse Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. 1010 01:01:12,702 --> 01:01:15,538 Hawk off the ropes, and nobody goes anywhere 1011 01:01:15,605 --> 01:01:18,174 except The Anvil after the dropkick. 1012 01:01:20,009 --> 01:01:23,312 [audience chatter] 1013 01:01:23,379 --> 01:01:26,416 [Jim] Legion of Doom certainly have developed a great rivalry 1014 01:01:26,482 --> 01:01:29,819 with the Hart Foundation here in the WWE. 1015 01:01:29,886 --> 01:01:33,423 LOD wanting to leave as the uncrowned tag-team champions. 1016 01:01:33,489 --> 01:01:34,657 [Vince] And they are. 1017 01:01:35,725 --> 01:01:37,293 [Jim] Where else Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels 1018 01:01:37,360 --> 01:01:40,263 may have a little bit to say about that, but be that as it may, it… 1019 01:01:40,329 --> 01:01:43,533 [Vince] You did say uncrowned. Oh, wait, look at this. 1020 01:01:44,567 --> 01:01:48,905 Oh, devastating. Wait a minute. Look at this! 1021 01:01:50,306 --> 01:01:53,209 A cover. Is it over? No, a kick out. 1022 01:01:53,276 --> 01:01:55,945 Earlier, we saw Sid. I mean, come on. 1023 01:01:56,012 --> 01:01:59,182 LOD and Sid, how pumped are they, JR, 1024 01:01:59,248 --> 01:02:02,318 to be able to kick out a big powerful maneuvers like that? 1025 01:02:02,385 --> 01:02:04,821 [Jim] Well, they're all… Oh, no! 1026 01:02:04,887 --> 01:02:09,459 Spinning heel kick by Owen Hart, and the baby boy of Stu and Helen 1027 01:02:09,525 --> 01:02:11,661 with a great offensive move there. 1028 01:02:14,897 --> 01:02:16,399 -Oh, no. -[thuds] 1029 01:02:20,002 --> 01:02:22,739 [Jim] Neidhart is going nuts out here at Animal. 1030 01:02:22,805 --> 01:02:24,707 [grunts] 1031 01:02:26,008 --> 01:02:27,443 [Jim] The referee did not see that 1032 01:02:27,510 --> 01:02:29,512 or we would have been hearing the bell by now. 1033 01:02:29,579 --> 01:02:31,848 [Vince] Well, the official busy with Sid. 1034 01:02:33,950 --> 01:02:36,352 -And… Uh-oh. -[thuds] 1035 01:02:36,419 --> 01:02:39,555 Snap suplex, [inaudible] into the Dynamite Kid. No. 1036 01:02:39,622 --> 01:02:43,059 Count of two is all you can get on the big Animal. 1037 01:02:44,460 --> 01:02:47,430 [Vince] And look out, a slingshot and, yes. 1038 01:02:47,497 --> 01:02:48,531 [audience cheering] 1039 01:02:48,598 --> 01:02:51,868 [Jim] Neidhart around 300 pounds like a missile. 1040 01:02:54,270 --> 01:02:57,507 Animal's foot on the rope there, interrupting the count. 1041 01:02:58,708 --> 01:03:01,444 [Vince] Here's a, look at that, spinning heel kick by Owen Hart. 1042 01:03:01,511 --> 01:03:03,045 Watch this on the replay. 1043 01:03:03,112 --> 01:03:04,113 [audience cheering] 1044 01:03:04,180 --> 01:03:05,882 [Vince] Back to live action. 1045 01:03:06,415 --> 01:03:08,551 [Vince] Oh, come on, ref, turn around, look at the Bulldog. 1046 01:03:08,618 --> 01:03:11,821 Look at the Bulldog masterfully distract the official. 1047 01:03:13,956 --> 01:03:16,325 Oh, come on, you saw that. 1048 01:03:16,392 --> 01:03:20,263 [Jim] The Hart Foundation is playing this referee like a Stradivarius, 1049 01:03:20,329 --> 01:03:22,565 and the music for this fans here. 1050 01:03:22,632 --> 01:03:25,835 To the LOD and Sycho Sid, it's not very sweet. 1051 01:03:27,270 --> 01:03:29,405 [audience cheering] 1052 01:03:32,241 --> 01:03:35,678 [Vince] And LOD. Uh-oh. 1053 01:03:36,479 --> 01:03:40,616 Animal trying to make the tag, but, no. He's in no man's land now. 1054 01:03:41,484 --> 01:03:44,187 [audience chatter] 1055 01:03:44,253 --> 01:03:46,455 [Jim] Owen Hart, the Intercontinental Champion 1056 01:03:46,522 --> 01:03:48,591 is really opening up here on Animal 1057 01:03:48,658 --> 01:03:53,162 with some assist by the European Champion, the British Bulldog and The Anvil. 1058 01:03:54,297 --> 01:03:57,466 [Vince] And again Hawk risking disqualification as well. 1059 01:03:57,533 --> 01:03:59,368 I think neither team really cares. 1060 01:03:59,435 --> 01:04:02,338 They wanna come out of this match whole. 1061 01:04:04,774 --> 01:04:07,076 [Jim] Owen Hart 1062 01:04:07,143 --> 01:04:11,814 certainly counting Butcher Vachon, Dory Funk Jr. and Billy Robinson 1063 01:04:11,881 --> 01:04:14,016 as role models in his early career. 1064 01:04:14,884 --> 01:04:16,052 Looking great here. 1065 01:04:16,953 --> 01:04:19,522 [Vince] And the Bulldog, the legal man. 1066 01:04:19,589 --> 01:04:23,259 Can the power of the Bulldog match up with that of Animal? 1067 01:04:23,326 --> 01:04:25,428 We're about to find out. 1068 01:04:25,494 --> 01:04:28,264 Will Animal go for the ride off with a powerslam? 1069 01:04:28,331 --> 01:04:30,933 Oh, Davey "Boy" Smith. Oh, no, look at that. 1070 01:04:31,000 --> 01:04:32,568 [audience cheering] 1071 01:04:32,635 --> 01:04:35,304 [Jim] The Bulldog from Manchester, England, 1072 01:04:35,371 --> 01:04:39,909 who turned pro at the age of 15 finds himself in a lot of trouble. 1073 01:04:39,976 --> 01:04:43,746 [Vince] No, he's back in control, and fans watching live 1074 01:04:43,813 --> 01:04:46,449 in the United Kingdom, very proud of the Bulldog. 1075 01:04:46,515 --> 01:04:47,617 [audience cheering] 1076 01:04:47,683 --> 01:04:51,254 -And the Bulldog has pulled it off. -[Jim] No, he hasn't. 1077 01:04:51,320 --> 01:04:53,890 [audience cheering] 1078 01:04:53,956 --> 01:04:54,957 [Vince] Not yet anyhow. 1079 01:04:55,024 --> 01:04:58,327 [Jim] The Bulldog is married to Diana, formerly Hart, now Diana Smith, 1080 01:04:58,394 --> 01:05:02,798 obviously who's competing in the Mrs. Calgary contest 1081 01:05:02,865 --> 01:05:04,467 on this very night. 1082 01:05:07,770 --> 01:05:10,906 [Vince] Big Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart in there now. 1083 01:05:11,440 --> 01:05:14,110 [grunting] 1084 01:05:15,011 --> 01:05:18,781 [Vince] And Animal obviously the powerhouse of his team, 1085 01:05:18,848 --> 01:05:23,619 but slowly but surely they are sapping the power of Animal. 1086 01:05:24,387 --> 01:05:26,756 [Jim] Animal has been in the ring a long, long time, 1087 01:05:26,822 --> 01:05:30,559 and if there's one thing the Road Warriors may have as a deficiency, 1088 01:05:30,626 --> 01:05:33,629 and it's only speculation might be their stamina, 1089 01:05:33,696 --> 01:05:36,132 their cardiovascular condition. 1090 01:05:36,198 --> 01:05:39,435 And we've seen multiple tags by the Hart Foundation 1091 01:05:39,502 --> 01:05:42,505 isolating Animal from his tag-team partners. 1092 01:05:42,571 --> 01:05:46,409 [audience cheering] 1093 01:05:49,412 --> 01:05:51,113 [Vince] And Animal trying to maneuver, 1094 01:05:51,180 --> 01:05:53,849 driving the elbow to the midsection, repeatedly 1095 01:05:53,916 --> 01:05:55,685 finding a hole that is broken. 1096 01:05:56,252 --> 01:06:01,290 Oh, and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart lifting that knee right into the abdominal area. 1097 01:06:01,357 --> 01:06:04,894 [Jim] Neidhart trained six years in Calgary 1098 01:06:04,961 --> 01:06:08,698 under the tutelage of the masters Stu Hart. 1099 01:06:08,764 --> 01:06:13,102 [Vince] And look at this. Owen is a battering ram. 1100 01:06:19,141 --> 01:06:22,011 Tag was made, and Owen Hart is the legal man, 1101 01:06:22,078 --> 01:06:23,846 and Owen Hart with the cover. 1102 01:06:25,781 --> 01:06:26,716 [Vince] And the left shoulder up. 1103 01:06:26,782 --> 01:06:30,519 [Jim] This is getting to be textbook by the Hart Foundation 1104 01:06:30,586 --> 01:06:33,823 who next month will be in their hometown of Calgary 1105 01:06:33,889 --> 01:06:38,027 for a gigantic pay-per-view broadcast from the Saddledome. 1106 01:06:38,094 --> 01:06:40,496 [audience cheering] 1107 01:06:40,563 --> 01:06:43,499 [Vince] Yes, that's Canadian Stampede, ladies and gentlemen. 1108 01:06:43,566 --> 01:06:46,736 We hope you will join us in July, 1109 01:06:46,802 --> 01:06:50,439 the 6th of July to be exact, more on that later on. 1110 01:06:50,506 --> 01:06:53,843 Off the rope now, and Animal's in big time trouble. 1111 01:06:53,909 --> 01:06:56,479 He just missed the tag by a hair. 1112 01:06:57,713 --> 01:07:00,916 [audience chatter] 1113 01:07:00,983 --> 01:07:03,152 [Jim] Animal really trying to suck in that oxygen, 1114 01:07:03,219 --> 01:07:05,921 but right now, Owen Hart has got the sleeper applied. 1115 01:07:06,956 --> 01:07:08,991 The carotid artery has been cramped. 1116 01:07:10,393 --> 01:07:13,229 The goal is to render your opponent unconscious, 1117 01:07:13,295 --> 01:07:15,264 and that's exactly what Owen Hart is trying to do. 1118 01:07:15,331 --> 01:07:18,000 [Vince] And Animal, look at this, somehow back up on his feet, 1119 01:07:18,067 --> 01:07:19,869 and now the tag was made anyhow. 1120 01:07:19,935 --> 01:07:23,072 [audience cheering] 1121 01:07:24,306 --> 01:07:28,511 [Vince] Animal now watching the Hawk slams Owen Hart. 1122 01:07:28,577 --> 01:07:34,049 Hawk climbing upstairs, and nobody there. 1123 01:07:34,116 --> 01:07:36,419 Tag is made, here comes Bulldog. 1124 01:07:36,485 --> 01:07:38,254 [Jim] A smart tag by Owen Hart. 1125 01:07:38,320 --> 01:07:41,791 A great tag by Owen Hart, getting the Bulldog in. 1126 01:07:41,857 --> 01:07:45,127 The Bulldog can quicken the pace and still give you a power, 1127 01:07:45,194 --> 01:07:46,796 but he couldn't find the mark there. 1128 01:07:49,698 --> 01:07:55,738 [Vince] And look at how quick [inaudible] is the ankle twisted. 1129 01:07:55,805 --> 01:07:57,239 [Jim] Oh, no. Make a wish. 1130 01:08:00,276 --> 01:08:03,646 [Vince] And it looks like Bret Hart's wish is gonna come true. 1131 01:08:05,548 --> 01:08:08,417 Bret Hart watching this matchup. Uh-oh. 1132 01:08:08,484 --> 01:08:10,319 From the other side, double clothesline. 1133 01:08:10,386 --> 01:08:14,490 [audience cheering] 1134 01:08:14,557 --> 01:08:15,791 And here comes Sid. 1135 01:08:15,858 --> 01:08:19,795 [audience cheering] 1136 01:08:25,835 --> 01:08:29,672 [Vince] Sycho Sid is mowing bodies down, right and left. 1137 01:08:29,738 --> 01:08:33,042 [audience cheering] 1138 01:08:33,108 --> 01:08:36,512 [Jim] Owen Hart, the legal man knocked outside. 1139 01:08:36,579 --> 01:08:38,681 [audience cheering] 1140 01:08:39,482 --> 01:08:40,983 [thuds] 1141 01:08:46,121 --> 01:08:47,756 [Vince] Oh, wait a minute, that's Owen Hart. 1142 01:08:48,991 --> 01:08:50,559 Owen Hart with Sid. 1143 01:08:50,626 --> 01:08:53,295 [audience cheering] 1144 01:08:53,362 --> 01:08:54,463 [bell ringing] 1145 01:08:54,530 --> 01:08:56,265 ["Road To Destruction" playing] 1146 01:08:56,332 --> 01:09:00,002 [Howard] Here are your winners, the British Bulldog, 1147 01:09:00,069 --> 01:09:03,973 Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and Owen Hart. 1148 01:09:04,039 --> 01:09:06,242 [Vince] You talk about stealing a victory, 1149 01:09:06,308 --> 01:09:09,211 and getting out untouched as quickly as you can. 1150 01:09:09,979 --> 01:09:11,380 Nonetheless, it's a victory. 1151 01:09:11,447 --> 01:09:14,517 ["Road To Destruction" playing] 1152 01:09:16,452 --> 01:09:17,520 [Vince] Yes, there you have it, 1153 01:09:17,586 --> 01:09:21,557 the Hart's victorious from Calgary, Alberta. 1154 01:09:21,624 --> 01:09:22,825 ["Road To Destruction" playing] 1155 01:09:22,892 --> 01:09:24,560 [Jim] Well, what a summer, ladies and gentlemen, 1156 01:09:24,627 --> 01:09:26,562 right here in the World Wrestling Entertainment. 1157 01:09:26,629 --> 01:09:29,965 -What a King of the Ring event thus far. -[audience cheering] 1158 01:09:30,032 --> 01:09:33,302 And just who will be crowned the King? 1159 01:09:33,369 --> 01:09:35,104 Will it be Mankind 1160 01:09:35,170 --> 01:09:37,706 or will it be Hunter Hearst Helmsley? What do you think, JR? 1161 01:09:37,773 --> 01:09:41,477 [Jim] I'll tell you something, I thought it was gonna be Ahmed Johnson all along 1162 01:09:41,544 --> 01:09:47,116 but Mankind's my sentimental favorite, so I'm gonna lay my money on Mankind. 1163 01:09:47,183 --> 01:09:51,520 Nonetheless, it's likely to change the course of events for whomever it is 1164 01:09:51,587 --> 01:09:56,725 that will be the 1997 King of the Ring just as it changed the course events 1165 01:09:56,792 --> 01:09:59,595 for a gentleman by the name of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 1166 01:09:59,662 --> 01:10:03,065 who just last year became the King of the Ring, 1167 01:10:03,132 --> 01:10:06,035 and ever since then he has been something else. 1168 01:10:06,101 --> 01:10:07,269 Let's take a look. 1169 01:10:07,336 --> 01:10:09,271 As the King of the Ring, 1170 01:10:09,338 --> 01:10:14,577 I'm serving notice to everyone of the WWE Superstars, 1171 01:10:14,643 --> 01:10:16,912 I don't give a damn what they are, 1172 01:10:16,979 --> 01:10:20,316 they're all on the list and that's Stone Cold's list 1173 01:10:20,382 --> 01:10:23,118 and I'll fix to start running through all of them. 1174 01:10:23,185 --> 01:10:25,154 [inaudible]. 1175 01:10:25,221 --> 01:10:28,991 Austin 3:16, says, "I just whipped your ass." 1176 01:10:29,058 --> 01:10:30,826 [Jim] Oh, there it is. There it is. It's over. 1177 01:10:30,893 --> 01:10:34,597 And that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so. 1178 01:10:35,598 --> 01:10:37,299 [Todd] Last year, at the King of the Ring spectacular, 1179 01:10:37,366 --> 01:10:39,435 that's where it started for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 1180 01:10:39,501 --> 01:10:45,174 Mankind, you are one step away from becoming King of the Ring for 1997, 1181 01:10:45,241 --> 01:10:48,744 the only thing that stands in your way, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1182 01:10:48,811 --> 01:10:52,848 Well, I may not feel like a million bucks. How do I look? 1183 01:10:53,649 --> 01:10:56,151 But I'll tell you this much, 1184 01:10:56,218 --> 01:10:59,755 Hunter Hearst Helmsley better be driving the train 1185 01:10:59,822 --> 01:11:04,727 and better be willing to run me over because I'm not going down for anyone. 1186 01:11:06,495 --> 01:11:08,931 And there's a line from a movie I once walked by 1187 01:11:08,998 --> 01:11:11,133 and I feel very strongly about it right now, 1188 01:11:11,200 --> 01:11:16,138 it says, "I just can't wait to be King." 1189 01:11:16,939 --> 01:11:18,440 Have a nice day. 1190 01:11:21,410 --> 01:11:23,712 -Back to you guys. -[Vince] Thank you very much. 1191 01:11:23,779 --> 01:11:29,018 Oh, my, what a match up this is gonna be, ladies and gentlemen. Here he comes. 1192 01:11:33,055 --> 01:11:34,123 [bell ringing] 1193 01:11:34,189 --> 01:11:37,926 [Howard] Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final match 1194 01:11:37,993 --> 01:11:43,232 to determine the 1997 King of the Ring, 1195 01:11:43,299 --> 01:11:46,001 scheduled for one fall. 1196 01:11:46,068 --> 01:11:51,073 Coming down the aisle, weighing 287 pounds, 1197 01:11:51,140 --> 01:11:53,709 Mankind! 1198 01:11:53,776 --> 01:11:57,946 [Vince] Mankind victorious earlier on. We're gonna take a look at it now. 1199 01:11:58,013 --> 01:12:02,251 Jerry "The King" Lawler, looked like he was in control until… 1200 01:12:02,951 --> 01:12:04,219 [Vince laughs] 1201 01:12:04,286 --> 01:12:07,656 [Jim] The most debilitating maneuver in the entire WWE, 1202 01:12:07,723 --> 01:12:09,391 the deadly Mandible Claw. 1203 01:12:09,458 --> 01:12:13,462 And can you imagine that claw, 1204 01:12:13,529 --> 01:12:16,999 that covering must just reek with odor. 1205 01:12:17,066 --> 01:12:22,538 How would Helmsley react to have his gullet fill with Mankind's fist? 1206 01:12:24,206 --> 01:12:27,776 [Vince] Actually, I don't think he ever thought about that. 1207 01:12:27,843 --> 01:12:34,683 Nonetheless, we could be looking at the next King of the Ring in Mankind. 1208 01:12:34,750 --> 01:12:35,718 However… 1209 01:12:36,985 --> 01:12:38,087 Here we go. 1210 01:12:38,887 --> 01:12:39,855 ["Ode To Joy" playing] 1211 01:12:39,922 --> 01:12:44,760 [Howard] His opponent, accompanied by Chyna, 1212 01:12:44,827 --> 01:12:46,662 from Greenwich, Connecticut, 1213 01:12:46,729 --> 01:12:53,469 weighing in 243 pounds Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1214 01:13:00,275 --> 01:13:04,913 [Vince] All right. Hunter Hearst Helmsley victorious in his first outing 1215 01:13:04,980 --> 01:13:08,417 and in an upset with Ahmed Johnson, 1216 01:13:08,484 --> 01:13:11,520 and Chyna distracting Ahmed 1217 01:13:11,587 --> 01:13:15,257 what then led Hunter Hearst Helmsley on to victory. Here we go. 1218 01:13:15,324 --> 01:13:16,458 Earlier tonight. 1219 01:13:17,826 --> 01:13:20,529 [Jim] Well, Ahmed Johnson, I thought had the match won. 1220 01:13:20,596 --> 01:13:23,565 Chyna, the distraction, Chyna, the diversion, 1221 01:13:23,632 --> 01:13:26,301 and then the Pedigree, and nobody, 1222 01:13:26,368 --> 01:13:30,773 not even Ahmed Johnson is going to recover from the Pedigree. 1223 01:13:32,374 --> 01:13:33,475 [Vince] Take a look. 1224 01:13:34,743 --> 01:13:41,116 Hunter Hearst Helmsley's bodyguard, 200 pounds, Chyna. 1225 01:13:41,183 --> 01:13:46,789 [Jim] Helmsley is a blue blood, Mankind has lost blood all over the world 1226 01:13:46,855 --> 01:13:48,290 and he's proud of it. 1227 01:13:52,060 --> 01:13:54,863 [Jim] Helmsley probably feels that this is his birthright 1228 01:13:54,930 --> 01:13:57,032 to be the King of the WWE. 1229 01:13:57,099 --> 01:14:01,437 But on the other hand, Mickey Foley also known as Mankind, 1230 01:14:01,503 --> 01:14:04,773 this, without a doubt, would be the biggest pure thrill of his life 1231 01:14:04,840 --> 01:14:08,243 and I'm not so sure, Vince, that this guy, Mankind, 1232 01:14:08,310 --> 01:14:10,112 he's got to be hurting with that neck. 1233 01:14:10,179 --> 01:14:14,349 He's reacting too much to his neck for it not to be injured. 1234 01:14:14,416 --> 01:14:17,786 And this is what it's all about, the finals here at the King of the Ring. 1235 01:14:17,853 --> 01:14:19,188 [bell ringing] 1236 01:14:21,824 --> 01:14:24,293 [Vince] Helmsley might even think that it's beneath him 1237 01:14:24,359 --> 01:14:29,798 to have to wrestle a man like Mankind, battered, scarred, bleeding. 1238 01:14:30,999 --> 01:14:34,937 And you brought out earlier on, in all likelihood with an injured neck 1239 01:14:35,404 --> 01:14:38,574 as a result of a, what we saw earlier on. 1240 01:14:38,640 --> 01:14:41,143 [Jim] I don't know which is harder to fathom, 1241 01:14:41,210 --> 01:14:44,179 King Mankind or Queen Chyna. 1242 01:14:44,246 --> 01:14:46,415 [Vince laughs] 1243 01:14:46,482 --> 01:14:47,816 [Vince] There she is. 1244 01:14:47,883 --> 01:14:51,487 [audience chatter] 1245 01:14:52,621 --> 01:14:53,889 [Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1246 01:14:55,524 --> 01:15:00,095 You can make fun all you want of his snootiness if you would 1247 01:15:01,330 --> 01:15:05,834 or his arrogance but you can't take away his athleticism. 1248 01:15:06,935 --> 01:15:10,339 [Jim] Helmsley is, he's a magnificent athlete. 1249 01:15:10,405 --> 01:15:14,476 He was taught well, Killer Kowalski, as we mentioned trained Helmsley. 1250 01:15:14,543 --> 01:15:18,480 Helmsley is a thinking man's wrestler, but for that matter, 1251 01:15:18,547 --> 01:15:21,950 at least in my estimation, Vince, so is Mankind. 1252 01:15:22,017 --> 01:15:27,022 He's much… He is an incredibly high IQ does Mankind. 1253 01:15:27,089 --> 01:15:30,058 [Vince] And an incredibly high threshold of pain. 1254 01:15:32,227 --> 01:15:33,529 Top wristlock. 1255 01:15:35,998 --> 01:15:38,967 This is a match I'm sure that earlier today, 1256 01:15:39,034 --> 01:15:43,639 Mankind was thinking, "What a great night it would be for Dude Love." 1257 01:15:43,705 --> 01:15:46,074 If good old Dude Love could just be here now. 1258 01:15:46,141 --> 01:15:49,111 An alter ego, of course, of Mankind. 1259 01:15:52,347 --> 01:15:54,950 [Vince] But if Mankind can pull him off, 1260 01:15:55,017 --> 01:16:00,689 just imagine the support he will garner from WWE fans all over the world. 1261 01:16:00,756 --> 01:16:04,259 I don't know if they'll know how to react to it quite frankly, JR. 1262 01:16:04,326 --> 01:16:09,631 [Jim] I think win, lose, or draw, Mankind is on his way to overwhelming popularity. 1263 01:16:09,698 --> 01:16:13,802 And when you hear the guy's story, we'll continue to tell the story. 1264 01:16:13,869 --> 01:16:18,006 This Monday night on Raw is where the final installment. 1265 01:16:19,241 --> 01:16:23,512 It's a… Well, it's just been an amazing eye-opening experience 1266 01:16:23,579 --> 01:16:26,682 certainly for me to have the opportunity to talk to this man. 1267 01:16:26,748 --> 01:16:29,217 [Referee] One, two, three! 1268 01:16:30,252 --> 01:16:36,458 [Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley being mauled somewhat by Mankind. 1269 01:16:36,525 --> 01:16:37,793 As Mankind sets him up. 1270 01:16:38,794 --> 01:16:42,864 Oh, he was going for it right there, JR, that Mandible Claw. 1271 01:16:43,532 --> 01:16:46,468 [Jim] Dr. Sam Sheppard perfected that maneuver 1272 01:16:46,535 --> 01:16:49,438 about three decades ago it would seem. 1273 01:16:49,504 --> 01:16:53,542 Mankind kind of brought it back out of the closet, so to speak, 1274 01:16:53,608 --> 01:16:55,677 when he came to the WWE. 1275 01:16:58,113 --> 01:17:03,819 Boy, these guys are about as stark contrast in their, 1276 01:17:03,885 --> 01:17:07,889 in their home life, in their youth, in their upbringing 1277 01:17:07,956 --> 01:17:09,691 as you could ever imagine. 1278 01:17:11,226 --> 01:17:13,996 Helmsley, the rich, affluent, 1279 01:17:14,062 --> 01:17:16,765 born with a silver spoon in his mouth, blue blood 1280 01:17:16,832 --> 01:17:20,669 and of course Mick Foley was hitchhiking to Madison Square Garden 1281 01:17:20,736 --> 01:17:25,574 when he was in junior high just to see the WWE Superstars. 1282 01:17:25,641 --> 01:17:28,910 [Vince] Yes. But they both have been students of the game 1283 01:17:28,977 --> 01:17:34,016 and continued to be although obviously very different styles. 1284 01:17:34,082 --> 01:17:37,085 [Jim] Has Helmsley ever tried to buy the WWE? 1285 01:17:37,152 --> 01:17:39,488 -[Vince] I don't believe so. -[Jim] It's not for sale, is it? 1286 01:17:39,554 --> 01:17:41,390 [Vince laughs] 1287 01:17:41,456 --> 01:17:45,627 [Vince] All right. And Mankind is in control at the moment. 1288 01:17:47,262 --> 01:17:50,098 [Jim] If it breaks down into a slugfest, 1289 01:17:50,165 --> 01:17:53,635 you know, Mankind got to be the overwhelming favorite. 1290 01:17:53,702 --> 01:17:54,569 [Vince] I agree with that. 1291 01:17:54,636 --> 01:17:57,739 [Jim] When you're outside here surrounded by steel and concrete, 1292 01:17:57,806 --> 01:18:00,075 you're in Mankind territory. 1293 01:18:02,778 --> 01:18:06,381 This is not the Russian tea room in New York City. 1294 01:18:06,982 --> 01:18:09,785 This is not [inaudible] on British Avenue. 1295 01:18:11,219 --> 01:18:14,256 [Vince] Oh, no. It's the Providence Civic Center, 1296 01:18:14,322 --> 01:18:16,525 the site of the '97 King of the Ring. 1297 01:18:16,591 --> 01:18:19,895 And Chyna is starting to slowly make a move. 1298 01:18:21,930 --> 01:18:27,202 And she is not above getting physically involved in Mr. Helmsley's matches. 1299 01:18:27,269 --> 01:18:29,571 [Jim] Several weeks ago on Shotgun Saturday Night, 1300 01:18:29,638 --> 01:18:31,073 these two men met. 1301 01:18:31,139 --> 01:18:37,813 And Chyna to say she made her presence felt will be a gross understatement. 1302 01:18:38,880 --> 01:18:42,484 [Vince] Mankind against Helmsley. 1303 01:18:43,218 --> 01:18:46,555 The winner is the King of the Ring. And Mankind… 1304 01:18:47,789 --> 01:18:52,761 The last time that these two men met, Chyna with some low blows, 1305 01:18:52,828 --> 01:18:55,263 Mankind was talking like Kerri Strug, 1306 01:18:55,330 --> 01:18:59,835 the little Olympian for about two or three days after that low blow from Chyna. 1307 01:19:00,502 --> 01:19:02,771 In other words, his voice was rather high pitched. 1308 01:19:02,838 --> 01:19:04,005 [Vince] I got it, JR, thank you. 1309 01:19:04,072 --> 01:19:06,274 [Jim] You know where I'm going here with that. 1310 01:19:07,242 --> 01:19:09,945 [Vince] Mankind's neck snapped right backwards 1311 01:19:10,011 --> 01:19:11,980 that came off and struck that buckle. 1312 01:19:12,047 --> 01:19:14,249 Cleaver maneuver on the part of Hunter Hearst Helmsley, 1313 01:19:14,316 --> 01:19:18,086 Helmsley with the advantage and he wants to keep it, I can tell that. 1314 01:19:18,153 --> 01:19:19,421 The pace quickens here. 1315 01:19:19,488 --> 01:19:22,524 Here we go, Helmsley now, off the rope and neckbreaker again, 1316 01:19:22,591 --> 01:19:24,626 more damage to the neck. 1317 01:19:24,693 --> 01:19:27,429 [Jim] Helmsley certainly reminds me of some of the great veterans, 1318 01:19:27,496 --> 01:19:30,565 some that are still competing these days that are masters of the game, 1319 01:19:30,632 --> 01:19:32,200 again thinking man's wrestler. 1320 01:19:32,267 --> 01:19:33,835 So technically sound. 1321 01:19:33,902 --> 01:19:38,607 Helmsley has those traits and for a guy in his mid 20s. 1322 01:19:38,673 --> 01:19:41,777 I mean, the sky is the limit for someone 1323 01:19:41,843 --> 01:19:45,947 with the cerebral abilities of Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1324 01:19:47,015 --> 01:19:49,684 [Vince] Not withstanding, he does have a slight advantage, 1325 01:19:49,751 --> 01:19:52,487 psychologically and physically sometimes 1326 01:19:52,554 --> 01:19:56,458 with that female bodyguard on the outside, Chyna. 1327 01:19:59,261 --> 01:20:01,563 And again, more damage to the neck. 1328 01:20:02,764 --> 01:20:06,735 Helmsley, really going to work on Mankind 1329 01:20:06,802 --> 01:20:10,205 and you can bet as we outlined earlier on 1330 01:20:10,272 --> 01:20:12,474 in a match up with Jerry "The King" Lawler, 1331 01:20:14,075 --> 01:20:16,912 Helmsley was watching every second. 1332 01:20:16,978 --> 01:20:19,214 Helmsley is a student. 1333 01:20:20,415 --> 01:20:22,584 [Vince] He'll pick your apart, won't he, JR? 1334 01:20:22,651 --> 01:20:23,785 [Jim] Oh, yeah, no doubt out it. 1335 01:20:23,852 --> 01:20:27,889 Helmsley is a man that studies videotapes, 1336 01:20:27,956 --> 01:20:31,226 certainly prepares diligently as diligently as anybody here. 1337 01:20:31,293 --> 01:20:35,030 But when it comes down to a fist fight, how do you prepare for that? 1338 01:20:35,096 --> 01:20:40,035 And quite frankly how do you prefer for the unpredictable nature of Mankind? 1339 01:20:40,936 --> 01:20:42,070 [Vince] I don't know that you can. 1340 01:20:42,938 --> 01:20:43,772 [thuds] 1341 01:20:45,240 --> 01:20:47,642 [Jim] You know, from my conversations with Mankind, 1342 01:20:47,709 --> 01:20:51,079 you think you know where you're going with a line of questioning, 1343 01:20:51,146 --> 01:20:52,781 but it seems like you never get there 1344 01:20:52,848 --> 01:20:59,454 because I'm not so sure Mankind fully understands how to express himself. 1345 01:21:00,455 --> 01:21:03,625 He has so many unique experiences in his life. 1346 01:21:03,692 --> 01:21:06,595 [Vince] But then again he's actually quite eloquent 1347 01:21:06,661 --> 01:21:09,865 once he begins talking to you in a different environment. 1348 01:21:09,931 --> 01:21:13,768 [Jim] Well, yeah. He's very well-read, he's quoted Shakespeare. 1349 01:21:13,835 --> 01:21:18,740 He's a very unusual person to put it nicely. 1350 01:21:19,975 --> 01:21:24,546 I don't know if I call him a renaissance man, but maybe… 1351 01:21:24,613 --> 01:21:27,082 [Vince] Oh, look at this, right in front of Chyna. 1352 01:21:27,749 --> 01:21:28,917 Oh! 1353 01:21:29,985 --> 01:21:33,288 [audience cheering] 1354 01:21:33,755 --> 01:21:36,758 [Jim] When you can bench press 320 pounds, 1355 01:21:36,825 --> 01:21:41,496 you know those right hands have some meaning and so does that heel. 1356 01:21:42,664 --> 01:21:49,137 Way down low one of those Golota's, Andrew Golota. 1357 01:21:49,938 --> 01:21:51,239 [Vince laughs] 1358 01:21:52,741 --> 01:21:54,609 [Jim] And luckily for Mankind, 1359 01:21:54,676 --> 01:21:57,412 the referee did not see that real infraction. 1360 01:21:58,580 --> 01:22:00,815 [Vince] That would've been an automatic disqualification 1361 01:22:00,882 --> 01:22:03,919 but right now Mankind certainly with the presence of mind 1362 01:22:03,985 --> 01:22:05,754 and know exactly what to do. 1363 01:22:05,820 --> 01:22:07,889 Presence of exactly where the official was… 1364 01:22:07,956 --> 01:22:10,625 Uh-oh, look out. No, no, no. Mankind! 1365 01:22:10,692 --> 01:22:13,962 [Jim] Oh, good Lord, he's hung. Mankind is hung. 1366 01:22:15,697 --> 01:22:18,433 -And not for the… -[audience cheering] 1367 01:22:18,500 --> 01:22:23,972 [Vince] Mankind, his mask came right off and he puts it right back on. 1368 01:22:26,174 --> 01:22:30,345 And caught in those ropes a devastating, imagine. 1369 01:22:30,412 --> 01:22:32,747 [audience cheering] 1370 01:22:32,814 --> 01:22:37,786 Imagine how much pressure was on the face and maybe even that damage ear. 1371 01:22:37,852 --> 01:22:43,091 Oh, no. And look at this, Mankind trying to get back in. 1372 01:22:43,158 --> 01:22:48,663 Mankind… Oh, no. Did you see his head, again right into the barrier. 1373 01:22:48,730 --> 01:22:52,167 [Jim] Mankind's skull has struck the steel several times tonight 1374 01:22:52,233 --> 01:22:54,969 in the first match with Jerry Lawler and here with Helmsley. 1375 01:22:55,036 --> 01:22:56,037 -[thuds] -[Vince] Oh, no! 1376 01:22:56,104 --> 01:22:59,808 [Jim] And again the head, the trauma to the head and the neck 1377 01:22:59,874 --> 01:23:03,678 of Mankind may become simply overwhelming. 1378 01:23:03,745 --> 01:23:07,749 [audience chatter] 1379 01:23:07,816 --> 01:23:10,185 [Vince] Chyna looking on… 1380 01:23:10,819 --> 01:23:15,023 as Mankind almost helpless thrown into the ring. 1381 01:23:15,090 --> 01:23:17,826 Let's see now if Hunter Hearst Helmsley can capitalize 1382 01:23:18,526 --> 01:23:23,298 on the damage done to the head and neck area of Mankind. 1383 01:23:24,666 --> 01:23:28,503 [audience chatter] 1384 01:23:28,570 --> 01:23:33,708 Helmsley now drops right in the back of the neck again. 1385 01:23:34,642 --> 01:23:35,777 Drops the knee. 1386 01:23:35,844 --> 01:23:37,212 [audience cheering] 1387 01:23:37,278 --> 01:23:39,714 [Jim] Great moves there by Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1388 01:23:39,781 --> 01:23:43,084 A highly raised knee drop right to the back of the head, again… 1389 01:23:43,151 --> 01:23:44,686 [Vince] And another one. 1390 01:23:44,753 --> 01:23:48,823 [Jim] That concussion, that impact on Mankind's head and neck. 1391 01:23:49,691 --> 01:23:54,562 [Vince] The official there to ask Mankind if he wants to give it up. 1392 01:23:54,629 --> 01:23:58,299 Oh, and a rake to the face there by Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1393 01:23:58,366 --> 01:24:00,769 [Jim] I think Helmsley was trying to twist that neck some more. 1394 01:24:00,835 --> 01:24:02,036 [Vince] Could've been. 1395 01:24:03,872 --> 01:24:06,708 [audience chatter] 1396 01:24:06,775 --> 01:24:10,478 [Jim] Helmsley is so smart, so well-schooled. 1397 01:24:10,545 --> 01:24:13,214 I don't think you'll see Helmsley attempt anything 1398 01:24:13,281 --> 01:24:16,818 but upper body moves specifically on the head and neck. 1399 01:24:16,885 --> 01:24:19,821 [Vince] And Mankind, no! 1400 01:24:19,888 --> 01:24:21,489 [audience cheering] 1401 01:24:21,556 --> 01:24:22,857 [groans] 1402 01:24:22,924 --> 01:24:28,329 [Vince] Oh, yes, Mankind driving Hunter Hearst Helmsley into the ropes, 1403 01:24:28,396 --> 01:24:31,266 and those ropes just snapped Mr. Helmsley's back, 1404 01:24:31,332 --> 01:24:34,502 and that is probably enough to get him. 1405 01:24:34,569 --> 01:24:36,237 Right shoulder barely up. 1406 01:24:36,304 --> 01:24:38,740 [Jim] Both these men are physically hurting right now. 1407 01:24:38,807 --> 01:24:40,942 This is second match tonight for both of them. 1408 01:24:41,009 --> 01:24:42,977 This is the finals of the King of the Ring. 1409 01:24:44,746 --> 01:24:45,647 [grunts] 1410 01:24:46,314 --> 01:24:50,919 Mankind with a hotshot dropping Helmsley south on the ropes. 1411 01:24:50,985 --> 01:24:53,021 -[Vince] Here we go and… -[Jim] Oh. 1412 01:24:56,591 --> 01:25:00,895 [Vince] Mankind, what will he do now with Hunter Hearst Helmsley? 1413 01:25:00,962 --> 01:25:04,065 [Jim] You got to think Mankind just looking for the opportunity 1414 01:25:04,132 --> 01:25:05,500 for the Mandible Claw. 1415 01:25:05,567 --> 01:25:07,001 [thuds] 1416 01:25:07,068 --> 01:25:08,536 [Jim] Double leg takedown of Mankind's 1417 01:25:09,003 --> 01:25:12,173 either his equilibrium or the pain was so riveting 1418 01:25:12,240 --> 01:25:15,376 that he couldn't maintain control of Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1419 01:25:15,443 --> 01:25:18,413 [Vince] Yeah. And it almost turned into a DDT there from Helmsley. 1420 01:25:18,480 --> 01:25:20,181 [audience cheering] 1421 01:25:20,782 --> 01:25:25,420 [Vince] Mankind back to his feet, again, 1422 01:25:26,554 --> 01:25:29,691 not a lot of fancy maneuvering here, Mankind. 1423 01:25:29,757 --> 01:25:32,327 Here, that's what he does best. Look what he's doing now. 1424 01:25:32,393 --> 01:25:35,563 [audience cheering] 1425 01:25:36,264 --> 01:25:37,298 [grunts] 1426 01:25:37,799 --> 01:25:41,035 [Vince] Wow, very effective! 1427 01:25:44,272 --> 01:25:47,075 Mankind holding the back of his neck. 1428 01:25:49,511 --> 01:25:51,546 Mankind with Hunter Hearst Helmsley now, 1429 01:25:51,613 --> 01:25:54,582 both men back to their feet, and it looks like Helmsley is. 1430 01:25:54,649 --> 01:25:56,084 Uh-oh. 1431 01:25:58,019 --> 01:25:59,487 Oh, look out. 1432 01:25:59,554 --> 01:26:02,257 [audience cheering] 1433 01:26:02,323 --> 01:26:03,825 [Vince] Mankind hurt himself, I think. 1434 01:26:03,892 --> 01:26:06,895 [Jim] Helmsley tied upside down, got the brunt of the blow, 1435 01:26:06,961 --> 01:26:10,131 but the impact alone has re-injured 1436 01:26:10,198 --> 01:26:14,035 or continue to injure and pain Mankind. 1437 01:26:18,439 --> 01:26:20,842 [Vince] Mankind now with Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1438 01:26:20,909 --> 01:26:24,779 and Helmsley through the ropes to the outside. 1439 01:26:29,517 --> 01:26:31,653 -Look out. -[grunting] 1440 01:26:31,719 --> 01:26:36,691 [Jim] Mankind going for a baseball slide. And now again, they're in no man's land. 1441 01:26:36,758 --> 01:26:37,725 [audience cheering] 1442 01:26:37,792 --> 01:26:40,094 No mats, no padding. 1443 01:26:40,161 --> 01:26:42,564 [audience cheering] 1444 01:26:42,630 --> 01:26:43,932 [Jim] Concrete floor. 1445 01:26:45,266 --> 01:26:46,100 [grunts] 1446 01:26:46,935 --> 01:26:52,173 [Vince] Mankind, I think I have an idea what he might be doing here. 1447 01:26:52,240 --> 01:26:56,010 And watch this, JR. Mankind, here we go and watch it. 1448 01:26:56,077 --> 01:26:57,612 [audience cheering] 1449 01:26:57,679 --> 01:27:00,949 -[grunts] -[audience cheering] 1450 01:27:02,150 --> 01:27:03,551 [Jim] Both men are hurt 1451 01:27:03,618 --> 01:27:06,888 from that kamikaze-like high-risk maneuver. 1452 01:27:06,955 --> 01:27:08,556 [audience chatter] 1453 01:27:08,623 --> 01:27:10,858 [Vince] Mankind with Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1454 01:27:10,925 --> 01:27:13,728 Let's see if he can throw him in the ring and polish him off now. 1455 01:27:13,795 --> 01:27:15,597 [audience chatter] 1456 01:27:15,663 --> 01:27:17,699 [Jim] Somebody's probably sitting in someone's living room saying, 1457 01:27:17,765 --> 01:27:19,601 "But they know how to fall." 1458 01:27:19,667 --> 01:27:22,537 How do you learn how to fall on concrete? 1459 01:27:22,604 --> 01:27:23,838 [Vince] Here's another look at it. 1460 01:27:23,905 --> 01:27:26,241 [audience cheering] 1461 01:27:26,307 --> 01:27:29,344 [Vince] Impact, as we go back live now. 1462 01:27:29,410 --> 01:27:32,714 -Oh, that should do it. -[Jim] A double arm DDT. 1463 01:27:34,182 --> 01:27:37,919 Mankind's got the pin, Chyna's got the referee distracted. 1464 01:27:40,154 --> 01:27:42,523 [Vince] Oh, the shoulder apparently came up. 1465 01:27:43,625 --> 01:27:47,595 [Jim] Once again, Chyna has prevented Helmsley from losing. 1466 01:27:48,596 --> 01:27:51,432 [Vince] Just as Chyna distracted Ahmed Johnson… 1467 01:27:52,967 --> 01:27:57,372 and got involved in the first match up, now she's involved in this one. 1468 01:27:58,906 --> 01:28:00,742 -[Vince] Uh-oh. -[Jim] Pedigree time. 1469 01:28:01,476 --> 01:28:03,211 -[Jim] No. -[thuds] 1470 01:28:03,978 --> 01:28:05,813 [audience cheering] 1471 01:28:05,880 --> 01:28:08,549 [Vince] There it is. There it is. 1472 01:28:08,616 --> 01:28:12,320 [Jim] Mandible Claw. The Mandible Claw. It'll be all over. 1473 01:28:13,721 --> 01:28:14,989 [audience cheering] 1474 01:28:15,056 --> 01:28:19,861 [Vince] Chyna just pulled him straight out over the official's head. 1475 01:28:19,927 --> 01:28:21,496 What did you do? 1476 01:28:21,562 --> 01:28:26,300 [audience chatter] 1477 01:28:26,367 --> 01:28:28,036 [Vince] Maybe we have another look at it. 1478 01:28:28,102 --> 01:28:34,208 Chyna reached right out and pulled Mankind. 1479 01:28:34,275 --> 01:28:35,943 Here we go, watch this out. 1480 01:28:38,646 --> 01:28:41,582 [audience cheering] 1481 01:28:42,150 --> 01:28:44,686 [Vince] As Chyna continues to look on 1482 01:28:44,752 --> 01:28:47,655 and become more and more involved in this match now. 1483 01:28:48,156 --> 01:28:53,928 [Jim] A neckbreaker right off the ropes and Mankind falls, limp to the floor. 1484 01:28:53,995 --> 01:28:57,432 A neckbreaker, a tremendous maneuver, 1485 01:28:57,498 --> 01:29:01,836 and remember, Helmsley can win this thing via count out. 1486 01:29:02,837 --> 01:29:05,707 [Vince] But yet, Mankind somehow has backed up on his feet. 1487 01:29:05,773 --> 01:29:07,275 [grunts] 1488 01:29:07,942 --> 01:29:09,444 [grunts] 1489 01:29:09,510 --> 01:29:13,281 [Jim] Well, he says he's the king of the death matches. 1490 01:29:14,649 --> 01:29:16,084 [Vince] Well, let's hope that the… 1491 01:29:16,150 --> 01:29:18,286 [Jim] And that's the environment we have here. 1492 01:29:18,353 --> 01:29:20,288 And off comes the mask. 1493 01:29:20,355 --> 01:29:21,489 [Vince] Oh, look at this. 1494 01:29:22,123 --> 01:29:25,693 [audience cheering] 1495 01:29:26,227 --> 01:29:27,795 [Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1496 01:29:27,862 --> 01:29:30,231 [audience cheering] 1497 01:29:30,298 --> 01:29:33,401 [Vince] There it is. There it is. There's the claw. There's the claw. 1498 01:29:33,468 --> 01:29:37,205 [audience cheering] 1499 01:29:39,173 --> 01:29:42,844 [Jim] A thumb right to the eye, it would seem, right there 1500 01:29:42,910 --> 01:29:44,879 that causes the separation. 1501 01:29:45,680 --> 01:29:50,585 Helmsley again gets a reprieve, inverted atomic drop. 1502 01:29:53,454 --> 01:29:56,124 [Vince] Mankind with Helmsley, what's he gonna do with him? 1503 01:29:56,190 --> 01:29:59,427 Helmsley is in a world of hurt, here's the cover. 1504 01:29:59,494 --> 01:30:01,529 And a kick-out by Helmsley. 1505 01:30:01,596 --> 01:30:05,633 Helmsley wants to be the King of the Ring just as badly as Mankind. 1506 01:30:05,700 --> 01:30:06,834 [audience chatter] 1507 01:30:06,901 --> 01:30:09,370 [Vince] Here we go. Both men over. 1508 01:30:09,437 --> 01:30:11,773 [audience cheering] 1509 01:30:18,579 --> 01:30:23,451 [Vince] Both men on the outside. That had to take it's toll on both men. 1510 01:30:23,518 --> 01:30:27,722 [Jim] You have to wonder what would happen if both men were counted out here. 1511 01:30:27,789 --> 01:30:29,557 A man… Look at Mankind fight? 1512 01:30:29,624 --> 01:30:34,028 His body's gotta be a wreck with pain. He's got to be hurting from head to toe. 1513 01:30:34,996 --> 01:30:37,031 Oh, no. 1514 01:30:37,098 --> 01:30:40,134 Chyna pulled Helmsley out of the way 1515 01:30:40,201 --> 01:30:43,271 and Mankind missed the reverse elbow 1516 01:30:43,337 --> 01:30:47,675 and struck his head on the steel railings for the umpteenth times. 1517 01:30:47,742 --> 01:30:51,412 [audience chatter] 1518 01:30:53,080 --> 01:30:54,615 [Vince] And no! 1519 01:30:54,682 --> 01:30:57,885 [Jim] Head first. Head first smashed right into the steel steps. 1520 01:30:57,952 --> 01:30:59,554 Get her out of here. 1521 01:30:59,620 --> 01:31:04,358 [Vince] Hey. What do you think you're doing? 1522 01:31:04,425 --> 01:31:05,927 [Jim] What are you doing? 1523 01:31:07,795 --> 01:31:10,465 [Vince] And right out in front of us, no, wait a minute. 1524 01:31:10,531 --> 01:31:15,703 [Jim] Wait a minute. What are you? Don't do that. 1525 01:31:15,770 --> 01:31:17,472 Get him off the table. 1526 01:31:20,274 --> 01:31:24,045 [audience cheering] 1527 01:31:24,111 --> 01:31:26,247 [grunts] 1528 01:31:29,016 --> 01:31:35,723 [inaudible]. 1529 01:32:05,119 --> 01:32:06,988 [Jim] I don't know if this is working or not. 1530 01:32:07,688 --> 01:32:11,325 [Vince] And I'm back with you, JR., I don't know if mine is or not either. 1531 01:32:11,392 --> 01:32:12,393 Unbelievable. 1532 01:32:14,362 --> 01:32:17,331 Mankind, but look at him, he's back, no! 1533 01:32:17,398 --> 01:32:19,700 [audience cheering] 1534 01:32:22,270 --> 01:32:25,907 [Vince] Chyna just shattered a steel scepter 1535 01:32:25,973 --> 01:32:29,443 on the back of the head of Mankind. 1536 01:32:29,510 --> 01:32:33,080 She just shattered it, yet he's still up on his feet somehow. 1537 01:32:33,881 --> 01:32:35,750 Mankind wants to win this. 1538 01:32:35,816 --> 01:32:37,985 [grunts] 1539 01:32:44,258 --> 01:32:47,628 [Vince] A photographer got knocked down and I don't… 1540 01:32:47,695 --> 01:32:51,232 Tom Buchanan, a photographer was just nailed by Mankind. 1541 01:32:51,299 --> 01:32:54,402 As Mankind went flying out. And look at this. 1542 01:32:56,904 --> 01:32:58,239 What kind of carnage… 1543 01:33:01,142 --> 01:33:04,779 can possibly continue as Chyna looks on. 1544 01:33:05,479 --> 01:33:07,982 [audience cheering] 1545 01:33:08,049 --> 01:33:10,451 This capacity crowd very much… 1546 01:33:11,452 --> 01:33:13,087 [Jim] They're cheering for Mankind 1547 01:33:13,154 --> 01:33:17,224 but they're maybe nothing left of Mrs. Foley's baby boy. 1548 01:33:18,559 --> 01:33:22,129 [Vince] There can't be. No! 1549 01:33:22,196 --> 01:33:24,599 [Jim] I can't believe it. I can't believe that. 1550 01:33:24,665 --> 01:33:26,567 I can't believe that. 1551 01:33:30,338 --> 01:33:33,040 [Vince] How can Mankind do what he is doing? 1552 01:33:33,107 --> 01:33:36,877 The kind of pain this man has endured and here we go. 1553 01:33:37,578 --> 01:33:39,880 Helmsley sets him up with the Pedigree. 1554 01:33:41,616 --> 01:33:43,351 Is that enough to beat him? 1555 01:33:44,318 --> 01:33:45,620 It is. 1556 01:33:45,686 --> 01:33:47,321 [bell ringing] 1557 01:33:48,689 --> 01:33:55,463 [Howard] The winner of this bout and new King of the Ring, 1558 01:33:55,529 --> 01:33:59,367 Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1559 01:33:59,433 --> 01:34:03,771 ["Ode To Joy" playing] 1560 01:34:06,707 --> 01:34:11,078 [Jim] Now Mankind is gonna have some… We need help out here for Mankind. 1561 01:34:11,145 --> 01:34:14,281 My God, look at him. He looks like he's been on a car wreck. 1562 01:34:14,348 --> 01:34:16,651 He looks like he's gone to the windshield. 1563 01:34:16,717 --> 01:34:20,054 [Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley victorious 1564 01:34:20,121 --> 01:34:24,525 and now pointing over to Todd Pettengill. 1565 01:34:24,592 --> 01:34:26,927 ["Ode To Joy" playing] 1566 01:34:28,429 --> 01:34:31,065 All right. Let's take a look at the scepter 1567 01:34:31,132 --> 01:34:34,502 that was used by Chyna behind the official's back. Watch this. 1568 01:34:34,568 --> 01:34:36,137 [All] Oh! 1569 01:34:36,203 --> 01:34:37,972 [Vince] That's a metal scepter. 1570 01:34:38,039 --> 01:34:40,875 -[Jim] She's a Jezebel. -[Vince] And then of course the Pedigree. 1571 01:34:40,941 --> 01:34:43,177 Wait a minute, let's get it back up, live, 1572 01:34:43,244 --> 01:34:46,080 Todd Pettengill was just brought into the ring. 1573 01:34:46,147 --> 01:34:47,148 Oh, look at this. 1574 01:34:48,282 --> 01:34:50,951 Pettengill was reluctant to come into the ring 1575 01:34:51,018 --> 01:34:55,022 and do the coronation because of Mankind's presence 1576 01:34:55,089 --> 01:34:57,792 and Chyna just hurled Pettengill right into the ring. 1577 01:34:57,858 --> 01:35:03,264 [Jim] Well, that's uncalled for, tasteless, absolutely tasteless. 1578 01:35:03,764 --> 01:35:04,832 Ladies and gentlemen. 1579 01:35:06,934 --> 01:35:09,236 I got to straighten it out. -[Jim] Is somebody gonna help Mankind? 1580 01:35:09,870 --> 01:35:11,839 Your royal robe… 1581 01:35:13,240 --> 01:35:15,710 [audience chatter] 1582 01:35:15,776 --> 01:35:17,078 [Jim] You know the hell with the coronation. 1583 01:35:17,144 --> 01:35:19,847 -We got a man hurt here. -[audience cheering] 1584 01:35:19,914 --> 01:35:25,252 [Vince] In front of Mankind, look at this. How much humiliation as Helmsley… 1585 01:35:30,124 --> 01:35:33,327 Your scepter was destroyed 1586 01:35:33,394 --> 01:35:37,565 but here is your crown. 1587 01:35:39,900 --> 01:35:44,739 [Vince] And Hunter Hearst Helmsley, ladies and gentlemen, crowned. 1588 01:35:46,907 --> 01:35:48,242 Here he goes, no! 1589 01:35:49,443 --> 01:35:54,782 And Helmsley with that crown just hammering into the back of Mankind. 1590 01:35:54,849 --> 01:35:57,351 [Jim] Has Helmsley lost his mind? 1591 01:36:01,355 --> 01:36:02,823 That is sick! 1592 01:36:02,890 --> 01:36:05,292 [Vince] Mankind was inching towards Helmsley. 1593 01:36:05,359 --> 01:36:09,063 [Todd] Ladies and gentlemen, the 1997 King of the Ring, 1594 01:36:09,130 --> 01:36:10,998 Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1595 01:36:11,065 --> 01:36:14,535 [audience cheering] 1596 01:36:14,602 --> 01:36:15,903 [Vince] Look at this. 1597 01:36:17,271 --> 01:36:20,141 ["Ode To Joy" playing] 1598 01:36:23,010 --> 01:36:26,714 [Vince] I don't know how but somehow, JR, 1599 01:36:26,781 --> 01:36:32,353 we're gonna have to get used to the moniker of King Helmsley 1600 01:36:32,419 --> 01:36:35,990 and I would suspect Queen Chyna. 1601 01:36:37,124 --> 01:36:40,828 And Mankind, look Mankind is starting to move. 1602 01:36:40,895 --> 01:36:44,365 [Jim] Oh, no. That's amazing. 1603 01:36:46,200 --> 01:36:51,071 He's crawling on his hands and his knees and will not quit. 1604 01:36:51,138 --> 01:36:53,307 [Vince] Mankind still wants to go, he's up on his… 1605 01:36:53,774 --> 01:36:55,676 He still wants to go. 1606 01:36:56,577 --> 01:37:02,316 And Helmsley is restraining Chyna, it looks like, to get her back. 1607 01:37:02,383 --> 01:37:04,285 ["Ode To Joy" playing] 1608 01:37:06,720 --> 01:37:10,324 [Vince] Mankind crawling to get back up. 1609 01:37:10,391 --> 01:37:13,494 I think he wants to have more up of Hunter Hearst Helmsley, 1610 01:37:13,561 --> 01:37:15,863 he'll have to wait for another day. 1611 01:37:15,930 --> 01:37:19,700 [Jim] This is so sad. It's literally heartbreaking. 1612 01:37:20,968 --> 01:37:22,803 How much more could this guy give? 1613 01:37:24,371 --> 01:37:26,106 [Vince] All right. Let's take you now, ladies and gentlemen, 1614 01:37:26,173 --> 01:37:27,608 to some of the footage 1615 01:37:27,675 --> 01:37:33,013 that led us up to the Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold individual matchup 1616 01:37:33,080 --> 01:37:35,416 as we take a look at Mankind here. 1617 01:37:37,551 --> 01:37:39,320 [narrator] For nearly four months, 1618 01:37:39,386 --> 01:37:41,055 an injury kept Shawn Michaels 1619 01:37:41,121 --> 01:37:43,991 from fully showcasing his athletic prowess, 1620 01:37:44,458 --> 01:37:46,861 but it did not thwart him from serving notice 1621 01:37:46,927 --> 01:37:49,797 that he was still a force in the WWE, 1622 01:37:49,864 --> 01:37:51,832 still no one could've imagine 1623 01:37:51,899 --> 01:37:53,968 that his restless efforts during that period 1624 01:37:54,034 --> 01:37:58,072 would facilitate upon with the most unlikely of candidates. 1625 01:37:58,138 --> 01:38:00,341 [Jim] Shawn Michaels back in action on wrestling. 1626 01:38:00,407 --> 01:38:02,810 [narrator] But on the night of his celebrated return, 1627 01:38:02,876 --> 01:38:05,546 the Heartbreak Kid officially albeit 1628 01:38:05,613 --> 01:38:09,316 reluctantly join forces with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 1629 01:38:09,383 --> 01:38:12,353 in an effort to eliminate a mutual foe. 1630 01:38:12,419 --> 01:38:14,088 [Jim] Can he co-exist? 1631 01:38:14,154 --> 01:38:16,123 [narrator] Through a single-minded purpose, 1632 01:38:16,190 --> 01:38:19,927 it appeared these two would temporarily put aside their differences 1633 01:38:19,994 --> 01:38:23,230 in hopes of dismantling the Hart Foundation. 1634 01:38:23,764 --> 01:38:25,699 [Vince] Uh-oh, look at Michaels going right after him. 1635 01:38:25,766 --> 01:38:27,268 Here comes Stone Cold. 1636 01:38:27,334 --> 01:38:31,438 Michaels was electric, right back from the frying pan into the fire. 1637 01:38:31,505 --> 01:38:34,408 Ring rust, circus by hurricanrana. 1638 01:38:34,475 --> 01:38:37,444 [narrator] Their tag team effort was nothing short of impressive. 1639 01:38:37,511 --> 01:38:39,380 Punishment department. 1640 01:38:39,446 --> 01:38:42,283 And while Shawn Michael was back in full stride, 1641 01:38:42,349 --> 01:38:44,318 his effort and that of Austin's 1642 01:38:44,385 --> 01:38:48,589 were overshadowed by the mere image of them as partners. 1643 01:38:48,656 --> 01:38:52,893 Reality, however, found its way into the picture with Bret Hart. 1644 01:38:52,960 --> 01:38:57,031 Clearly his plan was to welcome Shawn Michaels back to the WWE 1645 01:38:57,097 --> 01:38:58,532 in his own fashion 1646 01:38:58,599 --> 01:39:03,504 and certainly not to witness his camp fall victim to this hated odd couple. 1647 01:39:03,570 --> 01:39:06,373 [audience cheering] 1648 01:39:06,440 --> 01:39:08,075 [narrator] So it came as a little surprise 1649 01:39:08,142 --> 01:39:12,046 when mayhem replaced celebration at the conclusion of this bout. 1650 01:39:12,513 --> 01:39:15,382 [bell ringing] 1651 01:39:15,449 --> 01:39:18,252 [Vince] Look at this, the Hart Foundation. 1652 01:39:19,219 --> 01:39:21,322 -[Jim] Oh, he's hurt. -[Vince] It's all over Shawn Michaels. 1653 01:39:21,388 --> 01:39:22,756 [bell ringing] 1654 01:39:22,823 --> 01:39:24,758 [Jim] And Austin is not helping Shawn. 1655 01:39:24,825 --> 01:39:26,160 [narrator] But even the biggest skeptics 1656 01:39:26,226 --> 01:39:29,930 of the Stone Cold, Shaw Michaels combination watched in horror 1657 01:39:29,997 --> 01:39:34,935 as Austin abandoned Michaels and zeroed in on his personal prize. 1658 01:39:35,002 --> 01:39:37,137 [Vince] No, no! 1659 01:39:37,204 --> 01:39:38,339 [audience cheering] 1660 01:39:38,405 --> 01:39:41,675 [Jim] Austin is taking Bret Hart apart! 1661 01:39:43,610 --> 01:39:46,714 [narrator] Obligated to continue their unlikely partnership 1662 01:39:46,780 --> 01:39:49,216 controversies substituted for camaraderie. 1663 01:39:49,283 --> 01:39:50,617 Okay, what's your problem? 1664 01:39:50,684 --> 01:39:52,820 -[Austin] What's your problem? -[Michaels] Come on, here we go again. 1665 01:39:52,886 --> 01:39:56,357 You and me, we got a match tonight or will [inaudible] fix streak. 1666 01:39:56,423 --> 01:39:58,759 You wanna take out these two guys or you wanna take out each other? 1667 01:39:58,826 --> 01:40:00,627 -I'll take you out and we… -Why don't we take out these two 1668 01:40:00,694 --> 01:40:03,163 and [inaudible]. 1669 01:40:03,230 --> 01:40:07,167 [narrator] And now, one must wonder if the foundation of this showdown 1670 01:40:07,234 --> 01:40:09,770 was carefully crafted by Bret Hart. 1671 01:40:09,837 --> 01:40:11,972 [Vince] Look at this. Into a brawl, all four men… 1672 01:40:12,039 --> 01:40:13,640 [narrator] Spectacular in sequence, 1673 01:40:13,707 --> 01:40:17,778 Michaels and Austin are now paradoxically pitted to face one another. 1674 01:40:19,346 --> 01:40:22,249 The once plotted demise of the Hart Foundation 1675 01:40:22,316 --> 01:40:28,288 had twisted into a mano-a-mano contest of can you top this. 1676 01:40:28,355 --> 01:40:29,757 [Vince] I'm telling what's gonna happen. 1677 01:40:29,823 --> 01:40:32,993 [Jim] Shawn Michaels and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin are, 1678 01:40:33,060 --> 01:40:35,095 it's a street fight out here. 1679 01:40:37,364 --> 01:40:39,166 [Vince] What a match up, ladies and gentlemen, that's gonna be. 1680 01:40:39,233 --> 01:40:40,868 Obviously, you see the results of the, 1681 01:40:40,934 --> 01:40:45,172 our table here as Mankind was pummeled right through it 1682 01:40:45,239 --> 01:40:48,275 with that devastating maneuver of Hunter Hearst Helmsley. 1683 01:40:48,342 --> 01:40:51,445 And… But now… What's the significance of the matchup we are about to see. 1684 01:40:51,512 --> 01:40:55,616 I wonder if you'd care to comment on the courage we saw of Mankind. 1685 01:40:55,682 --> 01:40:59,286 I tell you, in 25 years of doing this great sport, 1686 01:40:59,353 --> 01:41:03,490 I don't think I've ever seen the courage and the determination of any athlete 1687 01:41:03,557 --> 01:41:06,827 and there such adverse conditions as we saw with Mankind. 1688 01:41:06,894 --> 01:41:09,663 Obviously he has hurt and obviously we'll keep you apprise 1689 01:41:09,730 --> 01:41:11,865 as the information made available to us. 1690 01:41:11,932 --> 01:41:14,201 [Vince] Yes. Again, we will give you an update as soon as… 1691 01:41:14,268 --> 01:41:15,936 JR said the information is available to us. 1692 01:41:16,003 --> 01:41:18,272 ["Hitman" playing] 1693 01:41:18,338 --> 01:41:21,375 [Vince] And here we go with The Hitman, I supposed. 1694 01:41:22,943 --> 01:41:25,579 ["Hitman" playing] 1695 01:41:25,646 --> 01:41:31,652 [Howard] Introducing, led by "The Hitman" Bret Hart, 1696 01:41:31,718 --> 01:41:34,855 the Hart Foundation. 1697 01:41:34,922 --> 01:41:37,791 [Vince] And "The Hitman" Bret Hart to join us for commentary, 1698 01:41:37,858 --> 01:41:40,461 allegedly, that's what he said during the Free For All. 1699 01:41:40,527 --> 01:41:41,762 As we are about to experience 1700 01:41:41,829 --> 01:41:45,566 the Shawn Michaels, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin matchup. 1701 01:41:45,632 --> 01:41:48,836 But quite frankly our equipment is so damaged out here, JR, 1702 01:41:48,902 --> 01:41:51,805 we don't even have another spare headset, I don't believe. 1703 01:41:53,273 --> 01:41:57,644 [Jim] Well, I tell you, Bret Hart sitting this close 1704 01:41:57,711 --> 01:42:02,649 to Shawn and Stone Cold is not a healthy situation anyway. 1705 01:42:04,184 --> 01:42:07,121 [Vince] Although he, matter of fact, maybe I should give him my headset 1706 01:42:07,187 --> 01:42:09,156 and the two of you can finish off the show. 1707 01:42:09,223 --> 01:42:10,491 [Jim] Thanks a lot. 1708 01:42:10,557 --> 01:42:13,861 [Vince] Let's try to get to Todd Pettengill, try to get upstairs. 1709 01:42:17,898 --> 01:42:19,800 [Todd] Calgary's finest in the ring. 1710 01:42:19,867 --> 01:42:22,035 [Vince] Bret Hart has summoned Todd Pettengill. 1711 01:42:24,204 --> 01:42:25,706 Get out of here. 1712 01:42:25,772 --> 01:42:30,043 [audience chatter] 1713 01:42:35,182 --> 01:42:38,819 Just do me a big favor and shut up for a couple of seconds. 1714 01:42:38,886 --> 01:42:43,490 [audience cheering and booing] 1715 01:42:44,858 --> 01:42:47,127 It's just about that time. 1716 01:42:48,929 --> 01:42:52,232 The time has come that I'm no longer an invalid, 1717 01:42:53,700 --> 01:42:55,769 at least not much longer. 1718 01:42:55,836 --> 01:42:58,505 No longer will I be a cripple. 1719 01:43:00,774 --> 01:43:03,110 Not somebody that can be bullied and jumped 1720 01:43:03,177 --> 01:43:05,913 while he's in a wheelchair and on crutches. 1721 01:43:09,082 --> 01:43:12,719 The time has come or coming 1722 01:43:13,921 --> 01:43:16,023 for a little retribution. 1723 01:43:19,059 --> 01:43:23,096 I've surrounded myself with the best 1724 01:43:23,163 --> 01:43:25,966 that the World Wrestling Entertainment has to offer. 1725 01:43:27,201 --> 01:43:30,404 Men that I would take with me to the mouth of hell, 1726 01:43:30,470 --> 01:43:32,706 to fight the devil himself. 1727 01:43:33,674 --> 01:43:39,079 I have Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, the British Bulldog, 1728 01:43:40,647 --> 01:43:42,950 the great Brian Pillman, 1729 01:43:46,086 --> 01:43:48,555 my damn good brother, Owen. 1730 01:43:50,123 --> 01:43:52,259 We are the Hart Foundation. 1731 01:43:52,326 --> 01:43:57,798 And I would allow these men to pump their blood with my heart. 1732 01:44:01,535 --> 01:44:05,672 July 6th, The Canadian Stampede. 1733 01:44:07,574 --> 01:44:10,911 I think that would be an appropriate time for me 1734 01:44:11,912 --> 01:44:17,217 to make myself available and the rest of the Hart Foundation. 1735 01:44:17,284 --> 01:44:21,321 So, we want to issue a challenge 1736 01:44:22,823 --> 01:44:26,760 to any five wrestlers 1737 01:44:26,827 --> 01:44:30,163 in the World Wrestling Entertainment 1738 01:44:30,230 --> 01:44:36,603 that would cross that border and come into my hometown, 1739 01:44:38,939 --> 01:44:41,742 five wrestlers with the guts 1740 01:44:42,409 --> 01:44:45,445 to take the Hart Foundation on… 1741 01:44:47,247 --> 01:44:50,417 in The Canadian Stampede 1742 01:44:50,484 --> 01:44:54,187 because I think that it's payback time. 1743 01:44:56,657 --> 01:44:59,192 Now, don't be surprised if you don't get 1744 01:44:59,259 --> 01:45:03,497 about 20 or 25 wrestlers coming up with sore knees 1745 01:45:03,563 --> 01:45:08,702 and pulled quad muscles and lower back spasms. 1746 01:45:08,769 --> 01:45:12,439 But the fact is, The Hitman is coming back, 1747 01:45:12,506 --> 01:45:16,743 July 6th in the Calgary Saddledome at in your haze, 1748 01:45:16,810 --> 01:45:18,679 in your house pay-per-view 1749 01:45:18,745 --> 01:45:24,618 and payback time is coming for all you good American wrestling fans. 1750 01:45:26,486 --> 01:45:29,556 [audience cheering and booing] 1751 01:45:29,623 --> 01:45:31,024 [Jim] There you have it. ladies and gentlemen, 1752 01:45:31,091 --> 01:45:33,894 -a challenge issued by Bret Hart. -[Bret] There's no way back forever. 1753 01:45:35,629 --> 01:45:38,999 Now, I'm gonna sit down and make myself a nice little seat here 1754 01:45:39,066 --> 01:45:40,801 and do a little color commentating. 1755 01:45:40,867 --> 01:45:43,804 [Vince] I don't know where, Bret, unless you want mine or JR's. 1756 01:45:43,870 --> 01:45:46,406 [Jim] He can have mine if he wants it. 1757 01:45:46,473 --> 01:45:47,674 -[Jim] I don't know. -[Vince] Look at this. 1758 01:45:47,741 --> 01:45:50,010 [Jim] There's nothing but trouble anyway. 1759 01:45:50,077 --> 01:45:54,381 Gentlemen, look, we're in trouble here. We don't have another headset, Mr. Hart. 1760 01:45:54,448 --> 01:45:57,984 -[Vince] We don't have another headset. -[Jim] What are you doing? 1761 01:45:58,051 --> 01:46:00,153 Don't be a stupid. I'm trying to talk here. 1762 01:46:00,687 --> 01:46:03,123 Where have you been? It's been out here anyway. 1763 01:46:03,190 --> 01:46:06,393 [audience chatter] 1764 01:46:06,460 --> 01:46:07,761 [Jim] This is not gonna work. 1765 01:46:07,828 --> 01:46:11,131 [audience chatter] 1766 01:46:11,198 --> 01:46:12,699 [Jim] This is not gonna work. 1767 01:46:13,533 --> 01:46:14,868 Get out of here. 1768 01:46:14,935 --> 01:46:18,905 [audience chatter] 1769 01:46:22,709 --> 01:46:25,145 -[Bret] What freedom of speech you have. -[Jim] Police are out here. 1770 01:46:25,212 --> 01:46:26,813 This is freedom of speech. 1771 01:46:26,880 --> 01:46:30,283 -It's over with. You have to… -What do you mean it's over with? 1772 01:46:30,350 --> 01:46:33,587 I'm sorry, Mr. Hart. All you… 1773 01:46:33,653 --> 01:46:36,256 [Jim] I don't think Bret is gonna be out here. 1774 01:46:36,323 --> 01:46:38,592 These officials have finally made a good call. 1775 01:46:38,658 --> 01:46:44,765 [indistinct chatter] 1776 01:46:50,036 --> 01:46:53,206 -You're gonna get suspended. -Spotlights on you. 1777 01:46:53,273 --> 01:46:56,943 [Jim] Well, its chaotic out here. 1778 01:46:57,010 --> 01:47:00,747 [indistinct chatter] 1779 01:47:00,814 --> 01:47:05,218 [Vince] Hey, come on, don't start. Come on. 1780 01:47:05,285 --> 01:47:07,788 [Jim] Take them to jail. Arrest them. 1781 01:47:07,854 --> 01:47:10,724 We don't have anything. We don't have… 1782 01:47:10,791 --> 01:47:13,160 -Come on. -[inaudible] trouble like that. 1783 01:47:13,226 --> 01:47:17,898 [audience chatter] 1784 01:47:20,734 --> 01:47:25,272 [Vince] I supposed a wise decision in the part of WWE officials… 1785 01:47:25,338 --> 01:47:27,908 [Jim] I bet Gorilla Monsoon made a phone call. 1786 01:47:27,974 --> 01:47:29,075 [audience cheering] 1787 01:47:29,142 --> 01:47:33,647 [Vince] I don't know but obviously, that would've been a volatile situation. 1788 01:47:34,748 --> 01:47:39,152 [audience chatter] 1789 01:47:40,220 --> 01:47:44,758 [Vince] Well, it looks like Bret Hart will not be offering his services 1790 01:47:44,825 --> 01:47:47,727 as a color commentator. 1791 01:47:47,794 --> 01:47:50,931 Again, I don't know if we have the equipment or not anyhow. 1792 01:47:50,997 --> 01:47:53,667 I think we're getting accustomed build headset. I don't know. 1793 01:47:53,733 --> 01:47:56,536 [Jim] Well, under the circumstances, it doesn't break my heart. 1794 01:47:56,603 --> 01:47:59,773 No pun intended for Bret to stay out here. 1795 01:47:59,840 --> 01:48:02,676 [Vince] All right, standing by now, ladies and gentlemen, Dok Hendrix. 1796 01:48:02,742 --> 01:48:05,345 -[Jim] Dok, can you hear us? -[Dok] I sure can, Vince, thanks a lot. 1797 01:48:05,412 --> 01:48:08,582 [Dok] Stone Cold, to state the obvious, Bret Hart and the Hart Foundation 1798 01:48:08,648 --> 01:48:11,451 are probably hoping you and Shawn Michaels annihilate each other, 1799 01:48:11,518 --> 01:48:13,487 take each other out of the mix, so to speak. 1800 01:48:13,553 --> 01:48:15,522 I don't think it's any secret that you and Shawn Michaels 1801 01:48:15,589 --> 01:48:18,558 are not best friends, probably won't ever be best friends. 1802 01:48:18,625 --> 01:48:22,863 But you are WWE Tag Team Champions that is putting green in your jeans. 1803 01:48:22,929 --> 01:48:25,599 And I know you wanna prove a personal point to each other. 1804 01:48:25,665 --> 01:48:28,401 But where do you draw the line for proving a point 1805 01:48:28,468 --> 01:48:30,470 or hurting each other and hurting your chances 1806 01:48:30,537 --> 01:48:32,639 of staying WWE Tag Team Champions? 1807 01:48:32,706 --> 01:48:34,674 In my opinion, the point has already been proved. 1808 01:48:34,741 --> 01:48:38,912 Shawn Michaels knows that I am indeed the captain of the tag team. 1809 01:48:38,979 --> 01:48:42,482 You damn right you make more money if you got some belts around your waist. 1810 01:48:42,549 --> 01:48:44,784 I won't deny that fact. 1811 01:48:44,851 --> 01:48:47,854 Do I wanna go out there and cripple Shawn Michaels? 1812 01:48:47,921 --> 01:48:50,624 You damn right… No, on second thought. 1813 01:48:50,690 --> 01:48:53,560 I don't wanna do that because I'll keep him around 1814 01:48:53,627 --> 01:48:55,395 to keep the belts around our waist. 1815 01:48:55,462 --> 01:48:57,797 But Shawn Michaels, you hear this, 1816 01:48:57,864 --> 01:49:00,400 you forced me to turn up the violence factor. 1817 01:49:00,467 --> 01:49:03,870 You can damn well bet I'll do it and that's the bottom line 1818 01:49:03,937 --> 01:49:06,673 because Stone Cold said so. 1819 01:49:06,740 --> 01:49:08,541 [Dok] All right, Vince, back to you. 1820 01:49:08,608 --> 01:49:12,412 [Vince] All right. Ladies and gentlemen, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, here he comes 1821 01:49:12,479 --> 01:49:14,514 on his way to the squared circle. 1822 01:49:14,581 --> 01:49:16,750 He has a competitor, no doubt about that. 1823 01:49:16,816 --> 01:49:21,154 Although again, it puzzles me as to why he has become so popular 1824 01:49:21,221 --> 01:49:23,890 considering his propensity to cheat. 1825 01:49:23,957 --> 01:49:26,126 He's… Wait a minute. 1826 01:49:26,793 --> 01:49:30,931 His propensity as well to be somewhat braggadocios. 1827 01:49:31,932 --> 01:49:36,069 Nonetheless, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is… 1828 01:49:36,136 --> 01:49:39,039 The Harts… Oh, no. 1829 01:49:39,105 --> 01:49:41,074 [Indistinct chatter] 1830 01:49:41,141 --> 01:49:42,842 [Vince] Oh, no. 1831 01:49:42,909 --> 01:49:44,411 [Indistinct chatter] 1832 01:49:44,477 --> 01:49:48,114 [Austin] Here you go, right there. Yeah. I'll see you in a minute. 1833 01:49:48,181 --> 01:49:51,184 Huh? I'll whip your ass when I get back. 1834 01:49:51,251 --> 01:49:52,485 [audience chatter] 1835 01:49:52,552 --> 01:49:54,888 [Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, here he comes. 1836 01:49:54,955 --> 01:50:00,460 -[audience cheering] -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] 1837 01:50:02,796 --> 01:50:09,603 [Vince] I don't know why he has become such a favorite, but he has. 1838 01:50:10,203 --> 01:50:11,037 [bell ringing] 1839 01:50:11,104 --> 01:50:14,240 [Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 1840 01:50:14,307 --> 01:50:17,143 Approaching into the ring, from Victoria, Texas, 1841 01:50:17,644 --> 01:50:20,146 weighing 252 pounds, 1842 01:50:20,614 --> 01:50:23,950 the co-holder of the World Wrestling Entertainment 1843 01:50:24,017 --> 01:50:30,757 Tag Team Championship, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 1844 01:50:31,725 --> 01:50:34,227 [audience cheering] 1845 01:50:34,294 --> 01:50:37,130 [Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 1846 01:50:39,833 --> 01:50:43,036 We saw him in action, so to speak, earlier on. 1847 01:50:43,103 --> 01:50:47,540 Brian Pillman was being interviewed. Brian Pillman was actually bragging. 1848 01:50:48,141 --> 01:50:52,245 They are scheduled to clash in individual competition tomorrow night. 1849 01:50:54,748 --> 01:50:58,151 But Austin just couldn't resist the temptation. 1850 01:51:00,020 --> 01:51:02,255 And "Stone Cold" Steve Austin… 1851 01:51:03,156 --> 01:51:05,859 [Jim] Pillman's career flushing right before his very eyes. 1852 01:51:05,925 --> 01:51:09,496 [Austin] Are you sure you want me dead? [inaudible]. 1853 01:51:10,563 --> 01:51:12,632 [Vince] Stone Cold Steve, I… 1854 01:51:14,934 --> 01:51:19,272 And you just can't trust that man. I don't care if he's right or he's not. 1855 01:51:19,339 --> 01:51:21,207 [Jim] He's got a personality of a rattlesnake. 1856 01:51:21,274 --> 01:51:23,977 Standing by right now Dok Hendrix. 1857 01:51:24,944 --> 01:51:27,247 -[Vince] Dok? -Okay. Vince. Thank you very much. 1858 01:51:27,313 --> 01:51:30,183 Shawn, I'll post the same question I just threw to Stone Cold. 1859 01:51:30,250 --> 01:51:32,485 You both wanna prove a personal point to each other. 1860 01:51:32,552 --> 01:51:34,654 But will the end justify the means? 1861 01:51:34,721 --> 01:51:38,558 Will the point be worth proving if you end up hurting your tag team 1862 01:51:38,625 --> 01:51:41,261 and do exactly what Bret Hart and the Hart Foundation 1863 01:51:41,327 --> 01:51:42,595 wanna see you two do to each other. 1864 01:51:42,662 --> 01:51:45,231 Well, see, you know, the only thing I can think of is that's the only key. 1865 01:51:45,298 --> 01:51:49,102 The Hart Foundation wants Steve Austin and the Heartbreak Kid 1866 01:51:49,169 --> 01:51:51,671 to tear each other apart. Ordinarily we do it. 1867 01:51:51,738 --> 01:51:54,841 Since they want it, I can't help but to say I don't wanna do it. 1868 01:51:54,908 --> 01:51:57,410 The whole world is expecting a classic of a lifetime. 1869 01:51:57,477 --> 01:51:58,578 Is it gonna happen? I don't know. 1870 01:51:58,645 --> 01:52:01,147 I'm in a tag team right now, I got my opponent, 1871 01:52:01,214 --> 01:52:02,215 but I got my belt to worry about. 1872 01:52:02,282 --> 01:52:04,117 You tell me, what's the answer, I don't know. 1873 01:52:04,184 --> 01:52:05,418 All right. Back to you guys. 1874 01:52:05,485 --> 01:52:07,620 This is the craziest King of the Ring I've ever been involved with. 1875 01:52:07,687 --> 01:52:09,322 [Vince] I have to agree with you there, Dok 1876 01:52:09,389 --> 01:52:13,159 Anything can happen and we've seen a number of things happen tonight. 1877 01:52:13,226 --> 01:52:16,396 It was supposed to be a night of first and that's possibly… 1878 01:52:16,463 --> 01:52:17,897 ["Sexy Boy" playing] 1879 01:52:18,364 --> 01:52:19,799 [Vince] Here we go. 1880 01:52:19,866 --> 01:52:24,504 [Howard] His opponent, from San Antonio, Texas, 1881 01:52:24,571 --> 01:52:27,240 weighing 225 pounds, 1882 01:52:27,307 --> 01:52:31,478 the co-holder of the World Wrestling Entertainment 1883 01:52:31,544 --> 01:52:33,813 Tag Team Champion, 1884 01:52:33,880 --> 01:52:39,085 The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels! 1885 01:52:41,755 --> 01:52:43,289 ♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ 1886 01:52:43,356 --> 01:52:46,059 ♪ Sexy boy ♪ 1887 01:52:46,126 --> 01:52:47,861 ♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ 1888 01:52:47,927 --> 01:52:49,229 ♪ Boy toy ♪ 1889 01:52:50,163 --> 01:52:53,900 ♪ I make them hot I make them shiver ♪ 1890 01:52:53,967 --> 01:52:58,638 ♪ Their knees get weak Whenever I'm around ♪ 1891 01:52:58,705 --> 01:53:02,475 ♪ They see me walk They hear me talk ♪ 1892 01:53:02,542 --> 01:53:06,813 ♪ I make them feel Like they're on cloud nine ♪ 1893 01:53:06,880 --> 01:53:08,348 ♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ 1894 01:53:08,414 --> 01:53:10,784 ♪ Sexy boy ♪ 1895 01:53:10,850 --> 01:53:12,418 ♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ 1896 01:53:12,485 --> 01:53:15,021 ♪ Boy toy ♪ 1897 01:53:15,088 --> 01:53:16,856 ♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ 1898 01:53:16,923 --> 01:53:19,225 ♪ Sexy boy ♪ 1899 01:53:19,292 --> 01:53:20,927 ♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ 1900 01:53:20,994 --> 01:53:22,629 ♪ Boy toy ♪ 1901 01:53:24,964 --> 01:53:26,432 ♪ Eat your heart out girls ♪ 1902 01:53:26,499 --> 01:53:28,835 [Vince] Here he comes, he's back in action! 1903 01:53:28,902 --> 01:53:31,371 ♪ Hands off the merchandise ♪ 1904 01:53:33,540 --> 01:53:37,410 [audience cheering] 1905 01:53:39,045 --> 01:53:41,514 [Vince] Shawn Michaels. 1906 01:53:41,581 --> 01:53:43,883 ♪ Sexy boy ♪ 1907 01:53:43,950 --> 01:53:45,685 ♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ 1908 01:53:45,752 --> 01:53:47,987 ♪ Boy toy ♪ 1909 01:53:48,054 --> 01:53:49,322 ♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ 1910 01:53:49,389 --> 01:53:51,958 ♪ Sexy boy ♪ 1911 01:53:52,025 --> 01:53:54,060 ♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ 1912 01:53:54,127 --> 01:53:56,162 ♪ Boy toy ♪ 1913 01:53:56,229 --> 01:53:57,931 ♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪ 1914 01:53:57,997 --> 01:54:00,333 ♪ Sexy boy ♪ 1915 01:54:00,400 --> 01:54:02,168 ♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪ 1916 01:54:02,235 --> 01:54:04,571 ♪ Boy toy ♪ 1917 01:54:05,805 --> 01:54:08,007 [Vince] Shawn Michaels, ladies and gentlemen. 1918 01:54:08,074 --> 01:54:11,477 [audience cheering] 1919 01:54:11,544 --> 01:54:15,348 [Vince] And he is beloved by so many, many fans 1920 01:54:15,415 --> 01:54:17,283 and unquestionably, one of the great treasures 1921 01:54:17,350 --> 01:54:19,385 here in the World Wrestling Entertainment. 1922 01:54:19,452 --> 01:54:22,355 Michaels back in action. You may not like him. 1923 01:54:22,422 --> 01:54:25,225 You may not like a pierce navel. 1924 01:54:25,291 --> 01:54:26,826 [Jim] I'm not too fond of it. 1925 01:54:26,893 --> 01:54:29,529 [Vince] Nonetheless, that's Shawn Michaels. 1926 01:54:29,596 --> 01:54:32,298 But no one can compare to Michaels 1927 01:54:32,365 --> 01:54:34,901 -when it comes to sheer entertainment… -[bell ringing] 1928 01:54:34,968 --> 01:54:36,269 …in that squared circle. 1929 01:54:36,336 --> 01:54:40,139 No one can compare to him when it comes to athleticism. 1930 01:54:41,241 --> 01:54:42,208 [Jim] This should be… 1931 01:54:42,275 --> 01:54:44,277 [Vince] He's in a league all by himself, JR. 1932 01:54:44,344 --> 01:54:46,946 [Jim] Well, there's no doubt that, he is a phenomenal athlete. 1933 01:54:47,480 --> 01:54:50,884 Very few have ever competed on Shawn Michaels plain. 1934 01:54:50,950 --> 01:54:53,186 But this should be a wonderful match up. 1935 01:54:53,253 --> 01:54:57,357 These men are tag team partners. They are not personal friends. 1936 01:54:58,424 --> 01:55:02,996 They do not… They don't like each other, but they make one hell of a tag team. 1937 01:55:03,062 --> 01:55:06,065 I think the best tag team in the world today 1938 01:55:06,833 --> 01:55:09,035 anywhere you wanna look. 1939 01:55:09,102 --> 01:55:11,204 [Vince] It's a first on pay-per-view, ladies and gentlemen, 1940 01:55:11,271 --> 01:55:14,540 two Tag Team Champions against each other. 1941 01:55:17,477 --> 01:55:19,445 [Jim] Both men are native Texans. 1942 01:55:22,015 --> 01:55:24,784 [Vince] Michaels is gonna be on his horse, no doubt about that. 1943 01:55:24,851 --> 01:55:27,487 No one can move as quickly 1944 01:55:27,553 --> 01:55:29,956 and perhaps with as much agility as Michaels. 1945 01:55:30,023 --> 01:55:34,093 But if "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is on his game Michaels… Whoa. 1946 01:55:34,160 --> 01:55:36,496 And that's exactly what we're talking about right there. 1947 01:55:36,562 --> 01:55:38,431 [audience cheering] 1948 01:55:38,498 --> 01:55:41,534 [Jim] Steve Austin, at 255 pounds 1949 01:55:42,135 --> 01:55:47,273 has about a 30 pound weight advantage approximately over Shawn Michaels. 1950 01:55:47,340 --> 01:55:49,542 And I guess Steve just told Shawn 1951 01:55:49,609 --> 01:55:53,179 that Shawn is indeed number one or maybe number 11, 1952 01:55:53,246 --> 01:55:54,847 I'm not really sure. 1953 01:55:54,914 --> 01:55:56,816 [Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 1954 01:56:01,254 --> 01:56:05,858 And there is Shawn Michaels in the corner. And Mr. Austin looking down. 1955 01:56:07,226 --> 01:56:08,127 Hey! 1956 01:56:10,763 --> 01:56:13,499 [Vince] And Shawn coming over, this match has stopped. 1957 01:56:13,566 --> 01:56:16,269 There's Michaels over with a, I believe… 1958 01:56:17,804 --> 01:56:20,406 a mentally challenged individual. 1959 01:56:21,474 --> 01:56:25,078 Uh-oh. And Austin is taking it to Michaels. 1960 01:56:25,144 --> 01:56:27,714 Michaels was helping that young man. 1961 01:56:27,780 --> 01:56:29,982 Michaels was helping that special Olympian 1962 01:56:30,049 --> 01:56:33,152 and Stone Cold saw an opportunity to capitalize. 1963 01:56:33,219 --> 01:56:35,488 [Jim] He's not… Oh, one arm takeover. 1964 01:56:35,555 --> 01:56:38,191 The quickness, the lightning quickness of Shawn Michaels 1965 01:56:38,257 --> 01:56:41,294 would play out, take a huge part in this match up. 1966 01:56:41,761 --> 01:56:45,231 And Michaels has so much more big match experience 1967 01:56:45,298 --> 01:56:47,900 here in the WWE than does Stone Cold. 1968 01:56:50,136 --> 01:56:52,505 [audience cheering] 1969 01:56:52,572 --> 01:56:56,409 [Vince] And Shawn Michaels with a bit of a retort. 1970 01:56:56,476 --> 01:56:58,444 We apologize for those of you who are offended 1971 01:56:58,511 --> 01:57:01,814 but certainly within the vast majority of our audience over some of the actions. 1972 01:57:01,881 --> 01:57:05,551 And again, Michaels goes right back over 1973 01:57:05,618 --> 01:57:08,254 with the special Olympian on the other side of the ring. 1974 01:57:08,321 --> 01:57:11,657 And Michaels is now helping that gentleman out. Look at this. 1975 01:57:11,724 --> 01:57:14,260 [Jim] If you're wondering how that little fella got inside the railing, 1976 01:57:14,327 --> 01:57:16,229 I think he fell over the railing. 1977 01:57:17,196 --> 01:57:19,732 And obviously he's a big Shawn Michaels fan. 1978 01:57:22,068 --> 01:57:25,104 [Vince] And Shawn has come over to protect him and here comes, 1979 01:57:25,171 --> 01:57:27,940 I believe the gentleman's mother. 1980 01:57:28,007 --> 01:57:33,579 [Jim] Anything can happen when it's live. And we're as live as live can be. 1981 01:57:36,349 --> 01:57:40,953 [Vince] And Shawn Michaels showing a side of humanitarianism 1982 01:57:43,222 --> 01:57:45,825 that not too many people knew he had. 1983 01:57:45,892 --> 01:57:48,127 And look at Austin holding the ropes for Michaels. 1984 01:57:48,194 --> 01:57:50,129 Austin wants to get it on again. 1985 01:57:53,699 --> 01:57:56,602 -[Vince] Would you trust him? -[Jim] No. 1986 01:57:56,669 --> 01:57:59,405 [Vince] Exactly. And neither does Michaels. 1987 01:57:59,472 --> 01:58:02,141 [Jim] Do I wanna have dinner with my ex-mother-in-law? 1988 01:58:02,208 --> 01:58:04,410 -[Jim] No. -[Vince laughs] 1989 01:58:04,477 --> 01:58:06,546 [Vince] Well, now, wait a minute. 1990 01:58:07,780 --> 01:58:09,749 [Jim] I thought you're gonna say which one? 1991 01:58:09,816 --> 01:58:11,150 [Vince] All right. Here we go. 1992 01:58:11,217 --> 01:58:16,255 Austin lining up Shawn Michaels, yanks him right back up. Look at that. 1993 01:58:16,322 --> 01:58:18,891 Almost yanks the shoulder right of its socket. 1994 01:58:18,958 --> 01:58:21,727 [Jim] It almost gets cliché, but again it's about pacing. 1995 01:58:21,794 --> 01:58:25,398 Yes, Michaels is quicker, he is faster. That's what Shawn must do. 1996 01:58:25,465 --> 01:58:28,634 Austin lacks that deliberate pace, the methodical, 1997 01:58:28,701 --> 01:58:31,237 will take a lot of chance's pace. 1998 01:58:31,304 --> 01:58:33,773 [Vince] And a takedown by Michaels. 1999 01:58:35,141 --> 01:58:40,246 [Jim] Michaels, a member of the elite WWE triple crown club, 2000 01:58:40,313 --> 01:58:43,116 Shawn's done it all here in the WWE. 2001 01:58:43,182 --> 01:58:47,487 Multiple time WWE Champion, he's been Intercontinental Champion, 2002 01:58:47,553 --> 01:58:50,223 and he's certainly been a WWE Tag Champion. 2003 01:58:50,289 --> 01:58:55,128 [Vince] And it all began for Stone Cold last year of the same time 2004 01:58:55,194 --> 01:58:57,530 when he became the King of the Ring. 2005 01:58:58,698 --> 01:59:02,068 [Jim] That's when Austin 3:16 was born. 2006 01:59:02,902 --> 01:59:06,706 [Vince] And since then, Austin has been on a roller-coaster ride 2007 01:59:06,772 --> 01:59:08,808 one way straight up to the top. 2008 01:59:08,875 --> 01:59:12,678 [Jim] And since then, the WWE sold a lot of those shirts. 2009 01:59:12,745 --> 01:59:14,580 [Vince] I know, that's right. 2010 01:59:14,647 --> 01:59:17,884 [Jim] Good Lord, the way he looks, Austin 3:16. 2011 01:59:17,950 --> 01:59:21,454 [Vince] Michaels now rolling over. 2012 01:59:21,521 --> 01:59:23,489 Michaels back on his, oh! 2013 01:59:24,757 --> 01:59:28,060 [Jim] Remember, these men are the WWE Tag Champions. 2014 01:59:28,127 --> 01:59:33,900 This is so unusual, so strange for Tag Champions to face each other. 2015 01:59:34,467 --> 01:59:37,203 It has never happened on a WWE pay-per-view. 2016 01:59:37,270 --> 01:59:40,173 [Vince] And Stone Cold mocking his tag team partner, 2017 01:59:40,239 --> 01:59:42,241 Shawn Michaels, just a moment ago. 2018 01:59:45,077 --> 01:59:48,114 And this likely to be a non-stop action all the way, 2019 01:59:48,181 --> 01:59:50,583 how about that escape on the part of Shawn Michaels? 2020 01:59:50,650 --> 01:59:52,418 That was clever. 2021 01:59:52,485 --> 01:59:54,554 [Jim] Both these men are trained by great wrestlers. 2022 01:59:54,620 --> 02:00:00,459 Shawn Michaels, as we know by Super Sock himself, San Antonio's own, Jose Lothario. 2023 02:00:00,526 --> 02:00:02,728 What a great gentleman, what a great athlete he is. 2024 02:00:02,795 --> 02:00:06,699 And certainly, Steve Austin's trainer was the gentleman, Chris Adams. 2025 02:00:08,167 --> 02:00:09,302 [Vince] All right. 2026 02:00:10,202 --> 02:00:14,640 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin trying to make his move now on Shawn Michaels. 2027 02:00:18,010 --> 02:00:20,613 [Jim] Both these men has strong father figures in their life. 2028 02:00:20,680 --> 02:00:27,253 Shawn Michaels' father, a very highly decorated retired Air Force colonel. 2029 02:00:27,320 --> 02:00:29,355 And Steve Austin's dad, as a matter of fact, 2030 02:00:29,422 --> 02:00:31,057 played for Rice University 2031 02:00:31,123 --> 02:00:33,793 the last time they were in the Cotton Bowl. 2032 02:00:35,161 --> 02:00:36,996 And that's been awhile back. 2033 02:00:39,632 --> 02:00:42,902 [Vince] Shawn Michaels hanging on with that standing side headlock. 2034 02:00:44,670 --> 02:00:48,274 And you wonder just how nasty, just how dirty if you look 2035 02:00:48,341 --> 02:00:50,109 this match is gonna wind up being. 2036 02:00:51,177 --> 02:00:55,081 [Jim] You gotta wonder if Michaels and Austin would push it over the line. 2037 02:00:55,147 --> 02:00:58,684 They got a hell of a lot to lose here if one them gets seriously hurt 2038 02:00:58,751 --> 02:01:00,286 namely, The Tag Team Title. 2039 02:01:01,020 --> 02:01:03,022 Michaels is going for a Lou Thesz press 2040 02:01:03,089 --> 02:01:05,391 and it's countered into an inverted atomic drop. 2041 02:01:05,458 --> 02:01:06,859 [Vince] Oh! 2042 02:01:17,336 --> 02:01:22,241 Austin is going right after his tag team partner, Shawn, oh! 2043 02:01:24,577 --> 02:01:29,081 [Jim] You know, it's a great weekend for horse racing to final [inaudible] 2044 02:01:29,148 --> 02:01:31,250 Triple Crown was yesterday. 2045 02:01:31,317 --> 02:01:32,652 And here you got two great horses, 2046 02:01:32,718 --> 02:01:35,888 you got a thoroughbred in Shawn Michaels who's won a lot of races. 2047 02:01:35,955 --> 02:01:40,826 And then you got that quarter horse, that thick, heavily muscled quarter horse, 2048 02:01:40,893 --> 02:01:44,930 that's what Steve Austin is and, yes, he's gonna win his share of races as well. 2049 02:01:44,997 --> 02:01:45,998 [Vince] No doubt about it. 2050 02:01:46,065 --> 02:01:49,335 And "Stone Cold" Steve Austin sets up Shawn Michaels now. 2051 02:01:52,104 --> 02:01:54,373 And in comes Michaels. 2052 02:01:55,207 --> 02:01:57,176 Oh, oh, unbelievable. 2053 02:01:59,712 --> 02:02:02,982 [Jim] If Shawn Michaels wins this match up and there is a great drop toehold, 2054 02:02:03,049 --> 02:02:07,586 it's gonna because of his quickness and his resourcefulness. 2055 02:02:07,653 --> 02:02:11,157 If Austin wins it, I think it's gonna be by knock out. 2056 02:02:11,223 --> 02:02:14,360 Stone Cold Stunner is what Austin is looking for. 2057 02:02:14,427 --> 02:02:17,063 [Vince] And we certainly know that Mankind 2058 02:02:17,129 --> 02:02:21,867 and we have the report on Mankind that he has refused medical attention. 2059 02:02:21,934 --> 02:02:27,907 He will not allow professional medical attention in his locker room. 2060 02:02:28,441 --> 02:02:30,609 [Jim] I guess it's surprising, does it? 2061 02:02:30,676 --> 02:02:34,480 [Vince] No. But hopefully, that means that it's not too bad. 2062 02:02:34,547 --> 02:02:37,717 But that man there, Stone Cold likewise can absorb 2063 02:02:37,783 --> 02:02:42,855 unbelievable sums of punishment and still keep coming right back at you. 2064 02:02:42,922 --> 02:02:46,559 A little psychology employed now on the part of Stone Cold. 2065 02:02:47,960 --> 02:02:52,898 [audience chattering] 2066 02:02:53,466 --> 02:02:56,602 [Jim] The very first night these two men joined forces 2067 02:02:56,669 --> 02:02:59,004 and yes, it was very reluctantly. 2068 02:02:59,071 --> 02:03:01,741 They won the WWE Tag Titles. 2069 02:03:01,807 --> 02:03:04,577 These two men have been the WWE Tag Champions 2070 02:03:04,643 --> 02:03:06,412 for a couple of weeks now. 2071 02:03:06,479 --> 02:03:07,713 [Vince] And it was the first time 2072 02:03:07,780 --> 02:03:11,484 that Shawn Michaels had returned to action approximately four months. 2073 02:03:11,550 --> 02:03:14,754 We thought we might see ring rust. We saw none of that. 2074 02:03:14,820 --> 02:03:17,990 Although this is the first occasion in which Michaels 2075 02:03:18,057 --> 02:03:20,893 has been challenged in individual competition. 2076 02:03:21,727 --> 02:03:23,028 [Jim] Well, I'll tell you something. 2077 02:03:23,095 --> 02:03:26,665 I've had the privilege of seeing a lot of great athletes as have you, Vince, 2078 02:03:26,732 --> 02:03:28,300 in the last couple of decades. 2079 02:03:28,367 --> 02:03:32,004 I've never seen one more purely athletically gifted, 2080 02:03:32,071 --> 02:03:34,774 a natural athlete than Shawn Michaels, 2081 02:03:34,840 --> 02:03:38,411 but right now the pure athlete is in trouble 2082 02:03:38,477 --> 02:03:41,647 because Mr. Intensity is all about business. 2083 02:03:42,148 --> 02:03:46,986 Ask him if he [inaudible]. 2084 02:03:49,355 --> 02:03:51,657 [Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin would like to prove 2085 02:03:51,724 --> 02:03:54,293 his superiority here tonight. 2086 02:03:54,360 --> 02:03:59,098 Likewise, Michaels would like to do the same. 2087 02:03:59,165 --> 02:04:02,902 [Jim] Last year in Milwaukee, Austin have to had about 20 or 30 stitches 2088 02:04:02,968 --> 02:04:04,737 whatever it was in his lip. 2089 02:04:04,804 --> 02:04:07,807 That was between his semi-final match up and the finals 2090 02:04:07,873 --> 02:04:09,508 if my memory serves me correctly. 2091 02:04:09,575 --> 02:04:14,346 In any event Austin went to the hospital or refused to go to the hospital 2092 02:04:14,880 --> 02:04:20,119 and band-aid… What do you call them, not the stitches 2093 02:04:20,186 --> 02:04:24,190 but the other thing, close him up as best they could and he kept competing, 2094 02:04:24,790 --> 02:04:28,093 swallowing blood all night long but he didn't care. 2095 02:04:29,895 --> 02:04:32,464 [Vince] Austin. Oh! 2096 02:04:32,531 --> 02:04:34,700 [audience cheering] 2097 02:04:35,501 --> 02:04:37,169 [Jim] Listen to this crowd. 2098 02:04:40,606 --> 02:04:44,844 [Vince] Oh, and there, Austin uses his quickness. 2099 02:04:45,978 --> 02:04:47,213 Oh! 2100 02:04:49,081 --> 02:04:52,218 And Austin knocking the cameraman right off the ring. 2101 02:04:53,853 --> 02:04:56,422 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will knock anybody off. 2102 02:04:58,123 --> 02:04:59,258 He doesn't care. 2103 02:05:00,492 --> 02:05:05,731 If his grandmother was out there it'd be the same thing. 2104 02:05:05,798 --> 02:05:09,034 [Jim] I feel like I'm in a demolition derby right in the backseat. 2105 02:05:10,736 --> 02:05:13,539 With bodies flying around here, the photographer is knocked down, 2106 02:05:13,606 --> 02:05:14,840 the cameraman. 2107 02:05:16,208 --> 02:05:20,346 Just watch out for those announcers from Oklahoma, they bruise easy. 2108 02:05:21,413 --> 02:05:24,416 [Vince] And Shawn Michaels in control with the arm bar. 2109 02:05:24,483 --> 02:05:27,286 And Michaels is thinking about his next moves. 2110 02:05:28,187 --> 02:05:31,457 [Jim] He's probably thinking about his next three or four moves for that matter. 2111 02:05:31,523 --> 02:05:32,658 [Vince] Yeah. 2112 02:05:34,527 --> 02:05:38,764 Michaels still in control. Look at him, quick as a cat. 2113 02:05:38,831 --> 02:05:40,633 From one side of the ring to the other. 2114 02:05:41,433 --> 02:05:43,536 Oh, till it stops right there. 2115 02:05:44,970 --> 02:05:48,908 [Jim] A Thesz press and now nothing but fists for Stone Cold. 2116 02:05:48,974 --> 02:05:53,245 And this crowd is loving this new generation of the WWE. 2117 02:05:53,712 --> 02:05:57,716 Two men in their prime and folks, they are getting it on for you. 2118 02:05:59,652 --> 02:06:01,987 [Vince] Look out. He's gonna get the victory. 2119 02:06:02,054 --> 02:06:03,489 [Jim] No, he's not. Whoa. 2120 02:06:03,556 --> 02:06:06,525 [Vince] Here we go. Austin driving to Shawn. Oh, no. 2121 02:06:06,592 --> 02:06:09,161 -One, two. -Whoa! 2122 02:06:10,162 --> 02:06:12,264 [thuds] 2123 02:06:12,331 --> 02:06:14,433 -One, two! -[grunts] 2124 02:06:14,500 --> 02:06:16,702 [Vince] Look at the power of Michaels. 2125 02:06:16,769 --> 02:06:19,538 [audience cheering] 2126 02:06:20,272 --> 02:06:22,775 [Jim] Absolutely amazing as Shawn Michaels… 2127 02:06:22,841 --> 02:06:26,712 Well, look at that Rattlesnake. Look at that test tough SOB get it on! 2128 02:06:26,779 --> 02:06:28,480 [Vince] Oh. 2129 02:06:28,547 --> 02:06:30,883 [audience cheering] 2130 02:06:30,950 --> 02:06:33,319 [audience chattering] 2131 02:06:33,385 --> 02:06:36,255 [Jim] I don't think I've heard a crowd get into something 2132 02:06:36,322 --> 02:06:40,192 as much as these folks are here tonight in a long, long time. 2133 02:06:40,259 --> 02:06:43,362 [Vince] I must say this is a match I thought we would never see here 2134 02:06:43,429 --> 02:06:45,164 in the World Wrestling Entertainment 2135 02:06:45,230 --> 02:06:49,134 but I'll tell you what, the competitors certainly not shy to get it on 2136 02:06:49,201 --> 02:06:53,405 even if they are Tag Team Champion, even if they are partners. 2137 02:06:53,472 --> 02:06:57,076 [Jim] No. This is not a scrimmage. This is not a workout. 2138 02:06:57,142 --> 02:06:58,744 This is full contact. 2139 02:06:59,778 --> 02:07:03,649 These two men are serious about what they do for a living 2140 02:07:03,716 --> 02:07:08,087 and they're turning it up a notch right here tonight, one on one. 2141 02:07:11,123 --> 02:07:13,692 [Vince] Handful of hair by Stone Cold now. 2142 02:07:14,760 --> 02:07:19,031 And Shawn Michaels… Uh-oh, snapped off the top rope. 2143 02:07:21,233 --> 02:07:25,237 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin unrelenting just as Shawn Michaels is 2144 02:07:25,304 --> 02:07:27,673 -when he has the advantage as well. -[Referee] One, two! 2145 02:07:29,742 --> 02:07:32,344 [audience chattering] 2146 02:07:32,411 --> 02:07:33,712 [Vince] Michaels in trouble. 2147 02:07:34,947 --> 02:07:36,782 Look out. Oh. 2148 02:07:36,849 --> 02:07:39,018 [audience cheering] 2149 02:07:40,819 --> 02:07:42,554 [Vince] JR, you talked about that man there 2150 02:07:42,621 --> 02:07:44,656 who can absorb great sums of punishment. 2151 02:07:45,257 --> 02:07:49,995 We have to also give credit where it's due to Shawn Michaels 2152 02:07:50,062 --> 02:07:53,665 because I don't believe anyone can take the kind of pummeling. 2153 02:07:53,732 --> 02:07:57,236 Oh, no. This is uncalled for. 2154 02:07:57,302 --> 02:08:01,340 Now, this is where I don't think it should go. 2155 02:08:01,407 --> 02:08:04,610 This is gonna change the whole complexity of the match. 2156 02:08:04,677 --> 02:08:06,412 [Jim] I think you're right. 2157 02:08:06,478 --> 02:08:09,748 Austin exposing the concrete floor. 2158 02:08:09,815 --> 02:08:11,950 What is in store for Shawn Michaels? 2159 02:08:14,286 --> 02:08:17,189 Whatever it is ain't gonna feel good. Oh. 2160 02:08:17,256 --> 02:08:18,590 [audience cheering] 2161 02:08:18,657 --> 02:08:21,560 Get inside right now. 2162 02:08:23,996 --> 02:08:27,366 [Vince] And the official having great difficulty maintaining order 2163 02:08:27,433 --> 02:08:31,336 in this match from both men, but right now from Stone Cold. 2164 02:08:31,804 --> 02:08:34,773 For the good of the Tag Team Championship team, 2165 02:08:34,840 --> 02:08:39,511 it might be well serve for Austin to settle for a count out victory, 2166 02:08:39,578 --> 02:08:42,081 but I don't know that Austin or Shawn Michaels 2167 02:08:42,147 --> 02:08:44,283 would be satisfied with that. 2168 02:08:45,517 --> 02:08:48,520 [audience cheering] 2169 02:08:48,587 --> 02:08:50,189 [Vince] And thank God so far… 2170 02:08:50,255 --> 02:08:51,490 [groans] 2171 02:08:51,557 --> 02:08:54,626 …we haven't seen the Hart Foundation again. 2172 02:08:54,693 --> 02:08:55,794 [Vince] Well, why should we? 2173 02:08:55,861 --> 02:08:59,064 They're sitting back somewhere loving every second of this. 2174 02:08:59,131 --> 02:09:03,802 These two men had started out in somewhat of a scientific match 2175 02:09:03,869 --> 02:09:05,938 although… Oh, no, don't… No. 2176 02:09:06,004 --> 02:09:06,839 [grunts] 2177 02:09:06,905 --> 02:09:08,741 [audience cheering] 2178 02:09:10,976 --> 02:09:13,545 [Vince] Michaels' body struck the concrete floor. 2179 02:09:13,612 --> 02:09:15,414 You could hear the smack. 2180 02:09:16,415 --> 02:09:17,750 [audience cheering] 2181 02:09:17,816 --> 02:09:20,586 [Vince] How bad does Austin wanna win this thing? 2182 02:09:21,220 --> 02:09:24,356 He's been cheered by some, booed by others. 2183 02:09:24,423 --> 02:09:26,959 [Jim] And he don't give a damn what any of them do. 2184 02:09:27,025 --> 02:09:30,062 He could care less if he was wrestling in an empty building 2185 02:09:30,129 --> 02:09:34,500 as long as he was getting paid and he had a chance to beat somebody up. 2186 02:09:34,566 --> 02:09:39,071 [audience chattering] 2187 02:09:41,039 --> 02:09:43,909 [Vince] Shawn Michaels back in the ring 2188 02:09:44,476 --> 02:09:48,580 and Stone Cold will capitalize on every single opportunity. 2189 02:09:49,681 --> 02:09:52,551 [Jim] Well, you've always said Shawn Michaels was resilient. 2190 02:09:52,618 --> 02:09:54,086 He's gonna been tested here. 2191 02:09:54,153 --> 02:09:55,621 [audience cheering] 2192 02:09:55,687 --> 02:10:00,058 [Jim] Michaels going for a clothesline and Austin had a so well scouted 2193 02:10:00,125 --> 02:10:02,027 that Michaels didn't find contact. 2194 02:10:03,028 --> 02:10:05,831 A great move by Austin to avoid contact 2195 02:10:05,898 --> 02:10:09,201 and now Shawn Michaels is having another gut check. 2196 02:10:10,202 --> 02:10:13,172 Back in the ring, it's small package. One, two and… 2197 02:10:15,808 --> 02:10:17,609 [audience cheering] 2198 02:10:19,244 --> 02:10:21,547 [Vince] A cover, a count in. 2199 02:10:25,484 --> 02:10:28,187 [Vince] Near fall. On top of near fall. 2200 02:10:29,988 --> 02:10:32,324 [Jim] Well, we know Shawn Michaels can go the distance. 2201 02:10:32,391 --> 02:10:35,928 He went almost 65 minutes at WrestleMania XII 2202 02:10:35,994 --> 02:10:39,631 when he won the WWE title from The Hitman. 2203 02:10:40,966 --> 02:10:43,135 [audience cheering] 2204 02:10:44,169 --> 02:10:47,873 [Vince] And Stone Cold finds his mark and that should do it. 2205 02:10:49,508 --> 02:10:51,977 [audience cheering] 2206 02:10:52,878 --> 02:10:57,516 [Jim] Shawn Michaels bringing that shoulder up, maybe it was instinctive. 2207 02:11:00,485 --> 02:11:03,455 [Vince] Stone Cold fans, Shawn Michaels fans. 2208 02:11:03,522 --> 02:11:07,059 Don't matter who you are a fan of, we are being treated 2209 02:11:07,125 --> 02:11:11,864 to a magnificent matchup here in the World Wrestling Entertainment. 2210 02:11:11,930 --> 02:11:13,866 [Jim] You look wherever you want folks. 2211 02:11:13,932 --> 02:11:17,402 You're not gonna see two superstars at the top of their game 2212 02:11:17,469 --> 02:11:20,405 like Shawn Michaels and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 2213 02:11:20,472 --> 02:11:22,808 anywhere else in the world today. 2214 02:11:24,676 --> 02:11:27,379 If I was starting a ball club, Vince, that'll be draft choices 2215 02:11:27,446 --> 02:11:28,981 number 1 and 1A right there. 2216 02:11:30,015 --> 02:11:31,817 [audience cheering] 2217 02:11:32,317 --> 02:11:36,955 [Vince] And you have to wonder, Austin getting closer to the ropes 2218 02:11:37,022 --> 02:11:41,093 and Austin, you better watch that forearm, referee 2219 02:11:41,159 --> 02:11:43,662 because it'll slide right underneath the chin. 2220 02:11:45,397 --> 02:11:49,134 And "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels 2221 02:11:49,201 --> 02:11:51,637 are giving it a go here tonight. 2222 02:11:51,703 --> 02:11:55,307 Two Tag Team Champions going at it and there you see 2223 02:11:55,774 --> 02:11:57,509 getting additional leverage. 2224 02:12:01,513 --> 02:12:05,817 Now, the ropes are shaking, the official looks up and he's got a… 2225 02:12:05,884 --> 02:12:07,586 What does he think is shaking those ropes up, 2226 02:12:07,653 --> 02:12:09,321 a bird flying through the arena? 2227 02:12:09,388 --> 02:12:11,056 [Jim] Maybe he thinks it's windy in here. 2228 02:12:12,124 --> 02:12:14,526 You think Austin is gonna tell him the truth? 2229 02:12:14,593 --> 02:12:17,329 Well, then again he might, he may say, yeah, 2230 02:12:17,396 --> 02:12:19,398 I have my foot on the ropes, what are you gonna do about it? 2231 02:12:20,465 --> 02:12:23,535 [Vince] Yeah. But Austin doesn't wanna be disqualified. 2232 02:12:23,602 --> 02:12:27,940 Stone Cold is here to prove a point and so is Shawn Michaels. 2233 02:12:29,374 --> 02:12:33,278 [audience chattering] 2234 02:12:33,345 --> 02:12:37,883 And the referee is getting into the face of Stone Cold. 2235 02:12:37,950 --> 02:12:41,119 [Jim] The more Austin cheats, the more he is revered, 2236 02:12:41,186 --> 02:12:44,222 the more he is loved for some bizarre reason. 2237 02:12:46,491 --> 02:12:48,160 And now it's a fist fight. 2238 02:12:48,226 --> 02:12:51,930 They're partners, they're holding Tag Team Gold, 2239 02:12:51,997 --> 02:12:56,702 a lot of money rest on this matchup if you look at injuries 2240 02:12:56,768 --> 02:12:57,903 but they're hooking it up. 2241 02:12:57,969 --> 02:13:02,374 [audience cheering] 2242 02:13:03,508 --> 02:13:06,211 [Vince] I don't think Austin was hurt by that. 2243 02:13:06,278 --> 02:13:07,913 He may have been. 2244 02:13:09,915 --> 02:13:13,852 [Jim] Austin fans have got that rather high pitched squeal… 2245 02:13:15,087 --> 02:13:16,822 Shawn fans, I mean. 2246 02:13:16,888 --> 02:13:21,159 Oh, Austin's fans got a little bit more bass in their voice. 2247 02:13:22,094 --> 02:13:26,898 In any event, thousands upon thousands are struck right down in the middle here. 2248 02:13:27,366 --> 02:13:30,268 [Vince] I can tell you whether you're booing or cheering, 2249 02:13:30,335 --> 02:13:31,903 they're enjoying this match. 2250 02:13:35,340 --> 02:13:39,745 And so, too enjoying this match must be Bret Hart and Brian Pillman, 2251 02:13:39,811 --> 02:13:41,713 the whole Hart Foundation. 2252 02:13:41,780 --> 02:13:47,386 Here we go now, we've got Austin out there and we've got… Uh-oh. 2253 02:13:47,452 --> 02:13:49,488 On the inside is Shawn. 2254 02:13:51,289 --> 02:13:53,258 Austin comes up swinging. 2255 02:13:55,660 --> 02:13:58,196 [audience cheering] 2256 02:14:11,576 --> 02:14:15,881 [Jim] Shawn Michaels building momentum using that quickness we talked about. 2257 02:14:16,348 --> 02:14:18,183 [Vince] And it's getting close. 2258 02:14:18,884 --> 02:14:21,019 It's getting close to time 2259 02:14:22,054 --> 02:14:26,425 to hear and see over those sweet chin music, I think. 2260 02:14:27,025 --> 02:14:28,326 [Vince] Oh! 2261 02:14:28,393 --> 02:14:32,030 [audience cheering] 2262 02:14:35,167 --> 02:14:38,070 [Jim] Shawn Michaels thousands of fans here gasping. 2263 02:14:39,905 --> 02:14:41,807 Steve Austin's fans cheering 2264 02:14:41,873 --> 02:14:44,910 when Michaels' shoulder struck on the ring post. 2265 02:14:44,976 --> 02:14:49,448 [audience cheering] 2266 02:15:06,731 --> 02:15:08,400 [audience cheering] 2267 02:15:09,167 --> 02:15:11,269 [Vince] One, two, and… 2268 02:15:11,336 --> 02:15:12,838 [audience cheering] 2269 02:15:12,904 --> 02:15:17,209 [Jim] Good Lord. Oh, what a clothesline. What a match. What a battle. 2270 02:15:19,244 --> 02:15:20,879 And what a near fall. 2271 02:15:27,052 --> 02:15:29,154 [Vince] And Michaels, oh, no. 2272 02:15:32,190 --> 02:15:37,095 On his feet, Michaels with the reversal. 2273 02:15:37,162 --> 02:15:39,464 Oh, right back into the official. 2274 02:15:39,531 --> 02:15:43,168 [Jim] Referee Tim White butted heads with Austin, I think. 2275 02:15:44,369 --> 02:15:47,172 [Vince] No, going for some sweet chin music, 2276 02:15:47,239 --> 02:15:48,306 that was Michaels… 2277 02:15:48,373 --> 02:15:50,542 -[Vince] There's the stunner. -[Jim] Stunner. Stone Cold stunner. 2278 02:15:50,609 --> 02:15:52,677 Austin did it. Austin did it. 2279 02:15:52,744 --> 02:15:55,547 Austin did it. It's over. It's over. 2280 02:15:56,348 --> 02:15:59,117 [audience chatter] 2281 02:15:59,184 --> 02:16:01,453 [Jim] The referee is nowhere insight. 2282 02:16:06,191 --> 02:16:09,628 [Vince] Stone Cold, inadvertently running into the official, now 2283 02:16:09,694 --> 02:16:12,998 trying to get him to come over and make the count, 2284 02:16:13,064 --> 02:16:15,200 meanwhile Michaels is moving. 2285 02:16:16,935 --> 02:16:18,570 [Jim] Austin had the match won. 2286 02:16:18,637 --> 02:16:21,273 Oh, no. Oh, no, my God. 2287 02:16:21,339 --> 02:16:25,110 Austin just stunned, he just stun… Oh, the superkick. 2288 02:16:25,177 --> 02:16:27,846 [audience cheering] 2289 02:16:28,413 --> 02:16:31,149 [Jim] The referee is down. Austin is down. 2290 02:16:31,216 --> 02:16:34,819 Michaels has the cover and here comes another referee. 2291 02:16:36,555 --> 02:16:39,357 [Vince] Who goes over to check on the first referee. 2292 02:16:39,424 --> 02:16:43,428 Meanwhile, Michaels had Stone Cold covered. 2293 02:16:46,198 --> 02:16:50,735 Both referees now, discussing what's going on. 2294 02:16:51,336 --> 02:16:53,271 Who will remain the official referee? 2295 02:16:55,574 --> 02:16:57,776 [Jim] Oh, my God, good grief. 2296 02:17:01,546 --> 02:17:04,516 [audience chatter] 2297 02:17:06,518 --> 02:17:09,888 [Vince] That's the original referee, one, two and no. 2298 02:17:09,955 --> 02:17:12,724 [audience cheering] 2299 02:17:17,629 --> 02:17:21,099 [Jim] Both referees have been hammered. 2300 02:17:21,166 --> 02:17:25,737 Tim White, the assigned official is down. Here comes the third referee. 2301 02:17:25,804 --> 02:17:30,075 [indistinct chatter] 2302 02:17:30,141 --> 02:17:34,679 [indistinct chatter] 2303 02:17:34,746 --> 02:17:36,881 [Jim] A senior referee, Earl Hebner. 2304 02:17:37,616 --> 02:17:42,387 [indistinct chatter] 2305 02:17:45,323 --> 02:17:48,460 [Jim] Oh, this is not… This is not a popular decision. 2306 02:17:48,526 --> 02:17:50,695 The referee is stopping this match. 2307 02:17:52,063 --> 02:17:53,398 Look out. 2308 02:17:53,465 --> 02:17:55,900 [audience chatter] 2309 02:17:55,967 --> 02:17:59,137 [Howard] The referee has disqualified both men, 2310 02:17:59,204 --> 02:18:03,008 ruling this bout a double disqualification. 2311 02:18:03,074 --> 02:18:04,609 [Vince] Both men are losers. 2312 02:18:07,612 --> 02:18:08,913 Look out! 2313 02:18:09,848 --> 02:18:14,753 [Jim] Michaels trying to cheap shot his own partner, oh, Austin did, I'm sorry. 2314 02:18:14,819 --> 02:18:17,656 [Vince] Now, they're gonna beat each other with their own championship belt? 2315 02:18:21,226 --> 02:18:23,862 The Hart Foundation must be loving this. 2316 02:18:24,763 --> 02:18:29,501 [Jim] These two men may be suspended, well, certainly be fined, 2317 02:18:29,567 --> 02:18:33,972 one would assume for their actions against these officials here tonight. 2318 02:18:35,907 --> 02:18:42,147 [Vince] Both men in the heat of combat, attacking officials. 2319 02:18:48,219 --> 02:18:50,055 [audience cheering] 2320 02:18:56,027 --> 02:18:58,396 [audience cheering] 2321 02:19:00,498 --> 02:19:04,569 [Vince] Well, both men disqualified. 2322 02:19:05,570 --> 02:19:09,207 [Jim] Well, that's kind of like kissing your sister as they say. 2323 02:19:09,274 --> 02:19:10,709 But if there's any saving grace, 2324 02:19:10,775 --> 02:19:13,678 Austin, at least, is able to walk out of here 2325 02:19:13,745 --> 02:19:16,681 so he will be able to take on Brian Pillman tomorrow night on RAW. 2326 02:19:16,748 --> 02:19:21,119 [Vince] And so is Shawn Michaels able to walk out… Let's listen up. 2327 02:19:21,186 --> 02:19:25,690 [indistinct chatter] 2328 02:19:25,757 --> 02:19:27,959 It wouldn't count. 2329 02:19:28,026 --> 02:19:31,029 -The referee is a jackass. -Everybody here is a jackass. 2330 02:19:35,300 --> 02:19:39,938 [Vince] Austin turned his back on Michaels and says, no, you go ahead. 2331 02:19:40,004 --> 02:19:42,173 Neither men trust the other one. 2332 02:19:43,908 --> 02:19:46,177 -[Jim] Oh, they're leaving together. -[Vince] Nonetheless. 2333 02:19:46,244 --> 02:19:48,046 [Jim] And that's kind of surprising in itself. 2334 02:19:48,113 --> 02:19:50,281 [Vince] If anything has been learned here tonight, 2335 02:19:50,348 --> 02:19:54,652 I think both men respect each other. And that's about the best you can say. 2336 02:19:54,719 --> 02:19:56,888 [audience cheering and booing] 2337 02:19:56,955 --> 02:20:00,859 [Vince] Todd Pettengill is ready, ladies and gentlemen, 2338 02:20:00,925 --> 02:20:04,562 with the entire Nation of Domination, so we understand. 2339 02:20:04,629 --> 02:20:06,765 That's right, Vince. And tonight, history could be made 2340 02:20:06,831 --> 02:20:09,367 before we talk to Faarooq about his match up with The Undertaker, 2341 02:20:09,434 --> 02:20:12,404 let's take you back to Raw Is War last week 2342 02:20:12,470 --> 02:20:15,407 and show you the aftermath of what went down. 2343 02:20:15,473 --> 02:20:18,777 The Undertaker, as you can see, being attacked from behind, 2344 02:20:18,843 --> 02:20:21,479 lead by Faarooq, the undisputed leader of the Nation 2345 02:20:21,546 --> 02:20:26,418 and then the rest of the Nation following suit and just pummeling 2346 02:20:26,484 --> 02:20:29,888 the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, The Undertaker. 2347 02:20:29,954 --> 02:20:33,091 Tonight, Faarooq, you have a chance to become the first African-American 2348 02:20:33,158 --> 02:20:35,093 World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, 2349 02:20:35,160 --> 02:20:37,128 obviously, the mind games have already begun, 2350 02:20:37,195 --> 02:20:39,297 the Nation attacking The Undertaker, 2351 02:20:39,364 --> 02:20:42,967 you're moments away from what could be a historic night. 2352 02:20:43,034 --> 02:20:46,871 Chances for old folks and fools, history will be made here tonight. 2353 02:20:46,938 --> 02:20:49,107 What you are looking at all you Hicks out there, 2354 02:20:49,174 --> 02:20:51,276 you can punch in the record books right now 2355 02:20:51,342 --> 02:20:52,377 because you are looking 2356 02:20:52,444 --> 02:20:55,280 at the World Wrestling Entertainment's first black champion. 2357 02:20:55,346 --> 02:20:58,149 Undertaker, don't worry about Paul Bearer's blackmail, 2358 02:20:58,216 --> 02:21:01,586 you worry about this black man. It's all me. 2359 02:21:03,021 --> 02:21:04,722 Nation of Domination, getting ready, 2360 02:21:04,789 --> 02:21:08,293 World Wrestling Entertainment Title is on the line. 2361 02:21:08,359 --> 02:21:10,862 [Vince] Indeed it is, Todd, Faarooq. 2362 02:21:10,929 --> 02:21:13,364 [Howard] Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest 2363 02:21:13,431 --> 02:21:15,366 scheduled for one fall 2364 02:21:15,433 --> 02:21:20,371 is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship. 2365 02:21:20,438 --> 02:21:24,809 ♪ We are the Nation of Domination ♪ 2366 02:21:24,876 --> 02:21:30,315 [Howard] About to come down the aisle, it's the challenger, 2367 02:21:30,381 --> 02:21:33,852 weighing 270 pounds, 2368 02:21:33,918 --> 02:21:39,924 the leader of the Nation of Domination, Faarooq. 2369 02:21:39,991 --> 02:21:42,126 [audience cheering] 2370 02:21:42,193 --> 02:21:47,632 [Vince] And there you see the entire Nation, Faarooq. 2371 02:21:47,699 --> 02:21:51,035 [Vince] By any means necessary, that's their motto 2372 02:21:51,102 --> 02:21:54,205 and there's certainly strength in numbers. 2373 02:21:54,272 --> 02:21:55,740 ♪ We are the Nation ♪ 2374 02:22:00,078 --> 02:22:01,846 [Vince] And you sort of get the feeling, JR, 2375 02:22:01,913 --> 02:22:04,849 I got that feeling that I had in the pit of my stomach here 2376 02:22:04,916 --> 02:22:09,454 that with all of this outside the ring 2377 02:22:09,520 --> 02:22:12,323 and with the mental state of The Undertaker, 2378 02:22:12,390 --> 02:22:17,428 this blackmail that Paul Bearer is holding over The Undertaker. 2379 02:22:17,495 --> 02:22:21,432 You really sort of get the impression that the WWE title 2380 02:22:22,000 --> 02:22:24,869 more than likely could change hands here tonight. 2381 02:22:24,936 --> 02:22:28,473 [Jim] I don't know how The Undertaker could prepare for this in earnest 2382 02:22:28,539 --> 02:22:32,644 because of this blackmail business by that heinous Paul Bearer. 2383 02:22:35,713 --> 02:22:38,917 How could the champion concentrate on Faarooq? 2384 02:22:38,983 --> 02:22:42,253 And, folks, let me tell you, Faarooq is a load. 2385 02:22:42,320 --> 02:22:44,522 [Vince] Oh, yeah, he is that. 2386 02:22:44,589 --> 02:22:48,426 Standing by now, ladies and gentlemen, Dok Hendrix, Dok? 2387 02:22:48,493 --> 02:22:50,061 [Dok] Okay. Thank you, Vince. 2388 02:22:50,128 --> 02:22:53,064 Undertaker, first of all, I think it's important to say 2389 02:22:53,131 --> 02:22:55,266 that I don't think there's anybody in the world that doesn't know 2390 02:22:55,333 --> 02:22:58,436 that you're back with Paul Bearer because it's against your will, 2391 02:22:58,503 --> 02:23:00,605 you've been blackmailed into this situation, 2392 02:23:00,672 --> 02:23:02,206 but from a personal perspective 2393 02:23:02,273 --> 02:23:04,876 and I think I speak for millions around the world, 2394 02:23:04,943 --> 02:23:08,813 I think it's important that you do know that we have always loved you 2395 02:23:08,880 --> 02:23:12,917 and we will always love you no matter what this horrific secret is. 2396 02:23:12,984 --> 02:23:16,487 But how has this changed your mental preparation for tonight's title match? 2397 02:23:16,554 --> 02:23:18,256 -Dok… -Zip it, Lazarus. 2398 02:23:18,323 --> 02:23:21,626 And you, Mr. Microphone, you keep your nose out of my business. 2399 02:23:21,693 --> 02:23:24,095 Let me reiterate one more thing, 2400 02:23:24,162 --> 02:23:28,933 as long as I have that secret above your head, Deadman, 2401 02:23:29,000 --> 02:23:34,305 you'll do what I say when I say it and anytime that I say it. 2402 02:23:34,372 --> 02:23:38,643 And tonight's a very, very important match and you're gonna do what I say, 2403 02:23:38,710 --> 02:23:41,179 you'll do what I say, you'll do what I say. 2404 02:23:42,747 --> 02:23:44,148 [Vince] All right. Thank you very much. 2405 02:23:45,216 --> 02:23:47,819 Dok Hendrix there with a little overzealous, I think, 2406 02:23:47,885 --> 02:23:50,922 and in terms of his comments, speaking for himself only 2407 02:23:50,989 --> 02:23:52,223 as it relates to The Undertaker. 2408 02:23:52,290 --> 02:23:55,893 A lot of people are concerned about The Undertaker 2409 02:23:57,128 --> 02:24:00,164 except, or maybe mostly, that man. 2410 02:24:00,231 --> 02:24:02,400 ["Rest In Peace" playing] 2411 02:24:02,467 --> 02:24:05,136 [audience cheering] 2412 02:24:05,203 --> 02:24:08,940 ["Rest In Peace" playing] 2413 02:24:09,007 --> 02:24:15,113 [Howard] His opponent to be accompanied to the ring by Paul Bearer, 2414 02:24:15,179 --> 02:24:20,785 from Death Valley, weighing 328 pounds, 2415 02:24:20,852 --> 02:24:25,089 the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, 2416 02:24:25,156 --> 02:24:28,993 The Undertaker. 2417 02:24:29,761 --> 02:24:33,664 [audience cheering] 2418 02:24:33,731 --> 02:24:39,904 ["Rest In Peace" playing] 2419 02:25:16,741 --> 02:25:20,478 [Vince] Imagine how trouble The Undertaker must be, 2420 02:25:20,545 --> 02:25:24,716 he stated recently that when he passed on, 2421 02:25:24,782 --> 02:25:28,086 he probably wouldn't be going to hell because he's living it now. 2422 02:25:32,724 --> 02:25:34,158 The Undertaker 2423 02:25:34,225 --> 02:25:36,961 to defend the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship. 2424 02:25:37,628 --> 02:25:41,666 ["Rest In Peace" playing] 2425 02:25:43,234 --> 02:25:47,739 [Vince] And Faarooq could very well become the first African-American champion. 2426 02:25:50,007 --> 02:25:53,544 Others have had chances but Faarooq confident 2427 02:25:53,611 --> 02:25:55,379 that he will be the first 2428 02:25:55,446 --> 02:25:58,316 World Wrestling Entertainment Champion of color. 2429 02:25:58,382 --> 02:26:01,986 And he has played the race card, make no mistake about it. 2430 02:26:03,421 --> 02:26:06,657 The Nation of Domination members in the ring, 2431 02:26:06,724 --> 02:26:09,594 all of them awaiting The Undertaker. 2432 02:26:10,995 --> 02:26:15,166 ["Rest In Peace" playing] 2433 02:26:29,947 --> 02:26:32,950 [audience cheering] 2434 02:26:55,740 --> 02:26:59,043 [Jim] Look at Faarooq having a huddle for this man. 2435 02:26:59,110 --> 02:27:02,880 The former four time all American at Florida State University, 2436 02:27:02,947 --> 02:27:06,651 a man who finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting, 2437 02:27:08,452 --> 02:27:11,122 having a conference with his men. 2438 02:27:18,863 --> 02:27:22,533 [Vince] Meanwhile, in the ring Paul Bearer giving The Undertaker an earful. 2439 02:27:30,341 --> 02:27:32,043 [Jim] The Undertaker must hate this. 2440 02:27:32,109 --> 02:27:34,011 [Vince] What do you think that slot Paul Bearer 2441 02:27:34,078 --> 02:27:35,413 is holding over Undertaker's head? 2442 02:27:35,479 --> 02:27:37,582 [Jim] My God, I don't know but it must be true. 2443 02:27:37,648 --> 02:27:39,850 That's what I'm… That's what scares me. 2444 02:27:39,917 --> 02:27:43,554 It must be so terrible but in the same respect, 2445 02:27:43,621 --> 02:27:44,822 it must be so true. 2446 02:27:44,889 --> 02:27:47,024 [Vince] Look out from behind. 2447 02:27:47,091 --> 02:27:49,060 [bell ringing] 2448 02:27:49,126 --> 02:27:51,128 [Vince] Paul Bearer outsmarted himself. 2449 02:27:52,029 --> 02:27:56,067 And a tie right there by The Undertaker, he left off on The Undertaker's back 2450 02:27:56,133 --> 02:27:58,603 and Faarooq took advantage from the get-go. 2451 02:28:00,238 --> 02:28:04,141 [Jim] Faarooq is at a hundred percent after suffering the separated shoulder, 2452 02:28:04,208 --> 02:28:08,913 the punctured lung at WrestleMania 13 at the hands of Ahmed Johnson. 2453 02:28:08,980 --> 02:28:11,249 He's a hundred percent now, he's a challenger. 2454 02:28:11,782 --> 02:28:12,783 [Vince] Uh-oh. 2455 02:28:12,850 --> 02:28:14,552 [audience cheering] 2456 02:28:15,853 --> 02:28:18,155 [Vince] Look at The Undertaker manhandling Faarooq, 2457 02:28:18,222 --> 02:28:21,792 upstairs, downstairs, looks at those fist fly. 2458 02:28:22,560 --> 02:28:25,830 [Jim] Not since Andre the Giant has there ever been a phenom 2459 02:28:25,896 --> 02:28:30,601 that even compares to The Undertaker in the WWE in my book. 2460 02:28:30,668 --> 02:28:32,737 [Vince] Certainly not as far as dominance is concerned. 2461 02:28:32,803 --> 02:28:34,839 -[Vince grunts] -[audience cheering] 2462 02:28:37,208 --> 02:28:41,879 [Vince] Yet, with the trouble experienced by The Undertaker as of late, 2463 02:28:41,946 --> 02:28:44,048 that could be the Dominator. 2464 02:28:44,115 --> 02:28:47,118 I know it's the finishing maneuver, the hold applied by Faarooq 2465 02:28:47,184 --> 02:28:49,120 that could take him on to victory. 2466 02:28:49,186 --> 02:28:50,988 [Jim] The Undertaker's got to focus on Faarooq. 2467 02:28:51,055 --> 02:28:53,557 He's got to… He's got express himself 2468 02:28:53,624 --> 02:28:56,260 with all that hate and venom he has for Paul Bearer. 2469 02:28:56,327 --> 02:28:59,931 The Undertaker must direct that toward this man, Faarooq. 2470 02:28:59,997 --> 02:29:03,167 [Vince] And the first cover of the match, to no avail. 2471 02:29:05,102 --> 02:29:07,738 There were several years there at Florida State 2472 02:29:07,805 --> 02:29:10,107 where his name then was Ron Simmons, 2473 02:29:10,174 --> 02:29:13,344 but Faarooq was the most dominating defensive linemen 2474 02:29:13,411 --> 02:29:15,546 in all of college football. 2475 02:29:15,613 --> 02:29:17,615 -[Vince] And again… -All he's got to do is hook his leg, 2476 02:29:17,682 --> 02:29:18,649 one, two, three. 2477 02:29:18,716 --> 02:29:24,722 [Vince] Paul Bearer giving instruction as though he has been a participant. 2478 02:29:29,360 --> 02:29:32,496 -[Jim] Powerslam. -[Vince] Into hooking the leg. 2479 02:29:32,563 --> 02:29:36,467 [Jim] The Undertaker is six-ten, weighs 328 pounds. 2480 02:29:36,534 --> 02:29:37,368 Get out of my face. 2481 02:29:37,435 --> 02:29:40,705 [Jim] And my point in that is that how strong is Faarooq. 2482 02:29:40,771 --> 02:29:45,209 Faarooq took The Undertaker over like the Undertaker was a light weight. 2483 02:29:47,144 --> 02:29:50,681 [Vince] Faarooq and Ahmed Johnson have had some wars. 2484 02:29:51,916 --> 02:29:55,219 Oh, no. Behind the officials back like a pack of wolves. 2485 02:29:56,754 --> 02:29:59,390 [Jim] Officiating is so important in this matchup 2486 02:29:59,457 --> 02:30:03,627 and I'm surprised that WWE officials are allowing the Nation 2487 02:30:03,694 --> 02:30:05,296 to stay out here and mess. 2488 02:30:10,034 --> 02:30:13,671 I won't wanna be wearing the stripe shirt right now on the WWE. 2489 02:30:13,738 --> 02:30:16,640 -[Jim] They have not had a great night. -[Vince] No, indeed. 2490 02:30:18,442 --> 02:30:21,579 I would suggest that we are luckily by tomorrow 2491 02:30:21,645 --> 02:30:24,415 is Gorilla Monsoon convalescing, 2492 02:30:24,482 --> 02:30:27,251 nonetheless, on duty watching this matchup 2493 02:30:27,318 --> 02:30:29,954 is likely to handout some substantial fines 2494 02:30:30,020 --> 02:30:32,223 and/or suspensions tomorrow. 2495 02:30:33,290 --> 02:30:34,558 Oh! 2496 02:30:34,625 --> 02:30:35,893 [grunts] 2497 02:30:37,995 --> 02:30:40,898 [Jim] With that foot right to the jaw of the challenger Faarooq 2498 02:30:41,432 --> 02:30:46,504 by the WWE Champion, the man from Death Valley, The Undertaker. 2499 02:30:48,806 --> 02:30:50,374 [grunts] 2500 02:30:52,676 --> 02:30:55,446 [Vince] Undertaker winding up Faarooq. 2501 02:31:00,684 --> 02:31:04,355 [Jim] Wanna see some agility from a six-ten and half athlete. 2502 02:31:04,422 --> 02:31:05,790 Take a look. 2503 02:31:07,024 --> 02:31:08,659 [Vince] Oh, did you see that? 2504 02:31:10,361 --> 02:31:15,833 [Jim] The Undertaker with that crossbody, that plancha, 2505 02:31:15,900 --> 02:31:21,906 off the top on four or five men, Savio's knocked down. 2506 02:31:27,545 --> 02:31:32,116 [Vince] Undertaker dominating the Nation on the outside. 2507 02:31:32,183 --> 02:31:35,453 But now, Faarooq, spinning The Undertaker around. 2508 02:31:35,519 --> 02:31:37,021 Oh, no! 2509 02:31:42,593 --> 02:31:43,928 [Vince] Let's take another look. 2510 02:31:43,994 --> 02:31:46,397 All right. Here we go. Replay action. Watch this. 2511 02:31:47,765 --> 02:31:49,200 On the left side on your screen then. 2512 02:31:51,168 --> 02:31:53,637 He goes rolling over like a bunch of bowling pin. 2513 02:31:53,704 --> 02:31:54,872 [Jim] You know, [inaudible] 2514 02:31:54,939 --> 02:31:57,741 near seven footers use the plancha off the top rope. 2515 02:31:57,808 --> 02:32:03,180 The entire Nation almost seceded from the Providence Civic Center. 2516 02:32:04,248 --> 02:32:05,749 [Vince] Here we go again. 2517 02:32:15,893 --> 02:32:18,162 -[Vince] Oh! -[Jim] Oh, God. 2518 02:32:20,331 --> 02:32:21,432 [Vince] And it backfires. 2519 02:32:21,499 --> 02:32:24,802 [Jim] A difference maker, that move is a difference maker. 2520 02:32:24,869 --> 02:32:28,606 [Vince] And the Nation, what they did, JR, they split themselves. 2521 02:32:28,672 --> 02:32:30,574 Some of the Nation members on the far side of the ring 2522 02:32:30,641 --> 02:32:32,009 distracted the official, 2523 02:32:32,076 --> 02:32:34,145 other Nation members over on the near side. 2524 02:32:35,312 --> 02:32:37,715 [Jim] Savio Vega and Crush high-fiving each other. 2525 02:32:37,781 --> 02:32:41,719 I saw on the far side of the ring. The game plan is obvious here. 2526 02:32:46,757 --> 02:32:51,295 [Vince] Suplex, no denying. The athletic credentials of Faarooq. 2527 02:32:53,964 --> 02:32:56,267 [audience cheering] 2528 02:32:57,668 --> 02:32:59,970 [Jim] We've got Faarooq and a half dozen others 2529 02:33:00,037 --> 02:33:01,472 with one thing in our mind 2530 02:33:01,539 --> 02:33:04,175 and that's to beat The Undertaker any way they can 2531 02:33:04,241 --> 02:33:08,846 and more specifically, to leave here with the WWE title. 2532 02:33:08,913 --> 02:33:13,918 [Vince] And Paul Bearer continuing to yell at The Undertaker, to shout instructions. 2533 02:33:15,519 --> 02:33:18,222 [Jim] Paul Bearer, he ain't no Joe Torre. 2534 02:33:19,123 --> 02:33:20,858 He ain't no Jimmie Johnson. 2535 02:33:20,925 --> 02:33:25,963 He's a big pain in the fanny over here, distracting his own man. 2536 02:33:26,030 --> 02:33:27,698 [Vince] And to a cover. 2537 02:33:36,907 --> 02:33:38,542 [Vince] Again, the officiating… 2538 02:33:38,609 --> 02:33:39,877 [Jim] Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 2539 02:33:39,944 --> 02:33:45,149 [Vince] Come on. Has been brought in to question justifiably so 2540 02:33:45,216 --> 02:33:48,085 a number of times tonight and continues to be. 2541 02:33:49,753 --> 02:33:51,455 [Jim] I don't care how big and strong you are 2542 02:33:51,522 --> 02:33:53,791 when someone robs you of your oxygen, 2543 02:33:55,459 --> 02:33:56,794 you're gonna get in trouble 2544 02:33:56,860 --> 02:33:59,797 and you're gonna stay in trouble as long as it happens. 2545 02:34:04,268 --> 02:34:06,437 [Jim] I think we need two referees out here. 2546 02:34:06,503 --> 02:34:08,639 [Vince] Well, I think we need four or five. 2547 02:34:08,706 --> 02:34:09,773 Oh, no. 2548 02:34:11,008 --> 02:34:12,576 [Jim] Those are steel steps. 2549 02:34:12,643 --> 02:34:16,447 -[audience cheering] -[thuds] 2550 02:34:16,513 --> 02:34:19,350 [Jim] Right back, right back and through his jaw. 2551 02:34:20,384 --> 02:34:22,853 He may have lost some teeth on that one. 2552 02:34:29,026 --> 02:34:30,828 [Vince] By any means necessary, 2553 02:34:30,894 --> 02:34:33,998 that's the motto of the Nation of Domination. 2554 02:34:34,064 --> 02:34:38,435 They will take the WWE title by any means necessary 2555 02:34:38,502 --> 02:34:41,772 and you brought up, JR, some time earlier tonight 2556 02:34:41,839 --> 02:34:45,909 that there has been dissension in the ranks with the Nation of Domination 2557 02:34:45,976 --> 02:34:49,613 and that is true but nonetheless, Faarooq has galvanized them 2558 02:34:49,680 --> 02:34:53,651 for one night, for one match, they are all together here 2559 02:34:53,717 --> 02:34:56,086 and they all, thus far, certainly 2560 02:34:56,553 --> 02:35:01,225 have had some degree of input in this match. 2561 02:35:03,427 --> 02:35:07,731 [Jim] Look at this right here, right back in Faarooq's face, the steps. 2562 02:35:09,867 --> 02:35:14,071 A big old amount for that steel, that certainly is hard to digest. 2563 02:35:20,044 --> 02:35:22,813 [Vince] On his feet, Faarooq, off the rope. 2564 02:35:22,880 --> 02:35:24,281 Uh-oh, no. 2565 02:35:25,683 --> 02:35:27,318 [grunts] 2566 02:35:27,384 --> 02:35:29,019 [Jim] A piledriver! 2567 02:35:29,086 --> 02:35:32,856 Faarooq, if he could capitalize now, he's the new champion. 2568 02:35:32,923 --> 02:35:38,095 [audience chatter] 2569 02:35:38,996 --> 02:35:41,498 [Vince] And Faarooq with a cover. 2570 02:35:42,199 --> 02:35:43,867 -Oh. -Two! 2571 02:35:43,934 --> 02:35:46,103 [Jim] The Undertaker gets that shoulder up. 2572 02:35:46,170 --> 02:35:48,405 We got a near fall situation here. 2573 02:35:48,472 --> 02:35:52,743 The WWE title on the line, over 10,000 fans on hand 2574 02:35:52,810 --> 02:35:54,311 in Providence, Rhode Island 2575 02:35:54,378 --> 02:35:58,615 and we're happy you're with us wherever you are on pay-per-view. 2576 02:36:01,919 --> 02:36:05,255 Our fans in the UK staying up for this night. 2577 02:36:05,889 --> 02:36:09,226 We're live in the UK. We're live in North America. 2578 02:36:14,365 --> 02:36:16,867 That huge arm of Faarooq, 2579 02:36:16,934 --> 02:36:20,571 you know, the retired is Jersey number 50 of Florida State. 2580 02:36:20,637 --> 02:36:24,608 If he wins tonight, they might name the stadium after this guy. 2581 02:36:26,043 --> 02:36:31,315 [Vince] And Faarooq with his foot on the bottom rope there, 2582 02:36:31,382 --> 02:36:33,450 trying to gain additional leverage. 2583 02:36:33,517 --> 02:36:38,822 And we've got that forearm there close underneath The Undertaker's chin 2584 02:36:38,889 --> 02:36:41,358 and Paul Bearer is looking on. 2585 02:36:41,425 --> 02:36:45,729 And Paul Bearer could get that sinking feeling just as we had before. 2586 02:36:45,796 --> 02:36:50,701 Paul Bearer could get the feeling when he's watching The Undertaker, 2587 02:36:50,768 --> 02:36:54,138 slowly but surely being taken apart by the whole Nation, 2588 02:36:54,204 --> 02:36:55,405 not just the Faarooq. 2589 02:36:55,472 --> 02:36:57,908 [Jim] Well, Paul Bearer maybe a big old temple 2590 02:36:57,975 --> 02:36:59,476 on the rear end of the world, 2591 02:36:59,543 --> 02:37:01,612 but here's the last thing he wants to have happen, 2592 02:37:01,678 --> 02:37:04,715 is for The Undertaker to lose that WWE title. 2593 02:37:04,782 --> 02:37:08,786 The WWE title means a money, it means a lot of money 2594 02:37:08,852 --> 02:37:11,355 for the wrestler and for the manager. 2595 02:37:16,126 --> 02:37:19,963 [audience chatter] 2596 02:37:20,030 --> 02:37:23,901 [Vince] And thus far all of the offense as of late 2597 02:37:24,802 --> 02:37:27,137 has been supplied by Faarooq and company, 2598 02:37:27,204 --> 02:37:29,773 but now The Undertaker, starts to make a move. 2599 02:37:30,741 --> 02:37:35,012 [audience chatter] 2600 02:37:35,512 --> 02:37:38,048 [Jim] Faarooq with so much upper body strength, 2601 02:37:38,115 --> 02:37:41,919 this reverse chin-lock is can, with that kind of power, 2602 02:37:41,985 --> 02:37:47,157 turns into an elementary maneuver to one very, very strenuous, 2603 02:37:47,224 --> 02:37:49,893 -very, very playful. Oh! -[thuds] 2604 02:37:50,627 --> 02:37:54,598 [Jim] And almost a version of the Stone Cold stunner 2605 02:37:54,665 --> 02:37:59,069 by The Undertaker used as a counter on Faarooq. 2606 02:37:59,136 --> 02:38:02,206 [Vince] And that may have hurt The Undertaker as much as it did Faarooq. 2607 02:38:02,272 --> 02:38:04,541 Off the rope. Undertaker now. 2608 02:38:06,610 --> 02:38:10,781 [Jim] An airborne Undertaker is not good at this stage of the match. 2609 02:38:14,184 --> 02:38:17,387 Deadman airways just got grounded. 2610 02:38:18,489 --> 02:38:22,493 [Vince] And Paul Bearer on the outside pleading with The Undertaker, 2611 02:38:22,559 --> 02:38:25,496 Faarooq on the inside taking care of business. 2612 02:38:31,168 --> 02:38:33,871 Undertaker set up now by Faarooq. 2613 02:38:33,937 --> 02:38:37,441 [Jim] A gut wrench, going for another piledriver. 2614 02:38:37,508 --> 02:38:42,412 [Vince] Trying to get him up and can't. And the reversal, front suplex. 2615 02:38:42,479 --> 02:38:44,948 [audience cheering] 2616 02:38:49,553 --> 02:38:55,359 [Vince] And now… And if The Undertaker loses the WWE Championship tonight, 2617 02:38:55,425 --> 02:38:59,897 you can bet that Paul Bearer tomorrow will spill the beans. 2618 02:39:00,697 --> 02:39:03,867 [Jim] There's no doubt about that. That's a very good point. 2619 02:39:03,934 --> 02:39:08,005 Paul Bearer is gonna be quiet as long as The Undertaker has the title. 2620 02:39:08,071 --> 02:39:11,074 I think that's a very good sound analogy. 2621 02:39:11,141 --> 02:39:14,278 -[Vince] Undertaker, reverse again. -[thuds] 2622 02:39:14,878 --> 02:39:17,281 -[grunts] -[Vince] Oh! 2623 02:39:22,886 --> 02:39:25,389 [Jim] Powerslam by the champion, 2624 02:39:25,455 --> 02:39:31,662 the WWE Champion turns the table again on the challenger Faarooq. 2625 02:39:31,728 --> 02:39:35,332 [Vince] Paul Bearer on the outside of the ring. 2626 02:39:35,399 --> 02:39:37,367 Again, shouting instructions. 2627 02:39:43,140 --> 02:39:45,909 [Vince] And as long as they keep this match in the ring, 2628 02:39:47,844 --> 02:39:53,517 The Undertaker will have as much of an advantage 2629 02:39:53,583 --> 02:39:56,253 certainly as Faarooq does and once it goes outside the ring, 2630 02:39:56,720 --> 02:39:58,989 where all the Nation of Domination members are, 2631 02:39:59,056 --> 02:40:01,058 that's when it turns around. 2632 02:40:05,162 --> 02:40:07,497 Oh, Undertaker got nothing but air. 2633 02:40:07,564 --> 02:40:09,499 [Jim] Faarooq was, had that move well-scouted? 2634 02:40:09,566 --> 02:40:14,504 That was a patent vintage Undertaker offensive maneuver, 2635 02:40:14,571 --> 02:40:16,306 leaving his feet, delivering the clothesline. 2636 02:40:16,373 --> 02:40:18,809 We've seen this so many times. 2637 02:40:18,875 --> 02:40:19,910 [Bearer] You got to get up. 2638 02:40:19,977 --> 02:40:23,213 You can't be sitting on your butt. Get up there. 2639 02:40:23,280 --> 02:40:27,751 Get up. Get up. Get up. 2640 02:40:27,818 --> 02:40:29,820 [Vince] Paul Bearer, screaming at The Undertaker. 2641 02:40:29,886 --> 02:40:32,189 How much of that abuse can he take? 2642 02:40:37,027 --> 02:40:39,830 [Vince] Paul Bearer attempting to humiliate The Undertaker. 2643 02:40:39,896 --> 02:40:41,832 [Jim] Wait a minute. 2644 02:40:41,898 --> 02:40:47,070 Clarence Mason just got pushed down by Crush and now Savio's… 2645 02:40:47,137 --> 02:40:48,305 What the hell is going on? 2646 02:40:48,939 --> 02:40:54,044 [audience chatter] 2647 02:41:00,217 --> 02:41:02,219 [Vince] And Faarooq. 2648 02:41:02,285 --> 02:41:06,556 [indistinct chatter] 2649 02:41:17,134 --> 02:41:19,236 [Vince] Undertaker scoops up Faarooq. 2650 02:41:19,302 --> 02:41:23,206 [audience cheering] 2651 02:41:26,343 --> 02:41:27,477 [Jim] Tombstone. 2652 02:41:27,544 --> 02:41:30,847 The tombstone, The Undertaker wins. 2653 02:41:30,914 --> 02:41:34,051 -He wins. He wins. -[bell ringing] 2654 02:41:34,117 --> 02:41:37,521 [Vince] Wait a minute. Savio Vega just came in. 2655 02:41:38,055 --> 02:41:42,225 ["Rest In Peace" playing] 2656 02:41:44,828 --> 02:41:47,564 [Vince] And Crush goes up and down. 2657 02:41:47,631 --> 02:41:50,901 [audience cheering] 2658 02:41:53,336 --> 02:41:56,373 [Jim] The Nation seems to be crumbling. 2659 02:41:56,440 --> 02:41:57,541 [audience cheering] 2660 02:41:57,607 --> 02:41:58,608 [Jim] Seemingly disintegrated. 2661 02:41:58,675 --> 02:42:00,043 [Howard] The winner of this bout 2662 02:42:00,110 --> 02:42:04,414 and still World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, 2663 02:42:04,481 --> 02:42:07,484 The Undertaker. 2664 02:42:07,551 --> 02:42:09,986 [audience cheering] 2665 02:42:11,021 --> 02:42:14,991 [Vince] Well, The Undertaker has pulled it off 2666 02:42:15,058 --> 02:42:18,528 and I might add against great odds with the Nation of Domination. 2667 02:42:18,595 --> 02:42:22,833 Wait a minute, Paul Bearer… [Jim] Paul Bearer is demanding. 2668 02:42:22,899 --> 02:42:25,102 -[Vince] What's he demanding? -[Jim] He's demanding… 2669 02:42:30,340 --> 02:42:33,743 [Vince] Look at Paul Bearer getting right it out on The Undertaker's face. 2670 02:42:34,911 --> 02:42:38,782 [audience chatter] 2671 02:42:39,549 --> 02:42:41,518 [Vince] Would you love to see The Undertaker 2672 02:42:41,585 --> 02:42:44,121 tombstone piledrive Paul Bearer? 2673 02:42:44,187 --> 02:42:48,658 [audience chatter] 2674 02:42:58,835 --> 02:43:01,404 [Jim] What is Paul Bearer doing? 2675 02:43:01,471 --> 02:43:05,909 [audience chatter] 2676 02:43:12,415 --> 02:43:15,652 [Jim] Paul Bearer is humiliating The Undertaker, 2677 02:43:15,719 --> 02:43:19,623 who just went through a war to retain the WWE title. 2678 02:43:19,689 --> 02:43:22,559 [audience chatter] 2679 02:43:22,626 --> 02:43:26,830 [Vince] Paul Bearer demanding that The Undertaker… 2680 02:43:33,170 --> 02:43:34,838 -[Vince] Now, this is getting ridiculous. -[Jim] Yeah. 2681 02:43:34,905 --> 02:43:38,408 [Vince] How much damage must you do to a competitor? 2682 02:43:39,409 --> 02:43:41,645 They may not agree but Faarooq, nonetheless, 2683 02:43:41,711 --> 02:43:43,780 he gave everything he had here tonight. 2684 02:43:43,847 --> 02:43:46,383 [audience chatter] 2685 02:43:46,449 --> 02:43:49,853 [Jim] If The Undertaker doesn't do what Paul Bearer tells him, 2686 02:43:49,920 --> 02:43:51,888 and, you know, Paul Bearer will get the microphone 2687 02:43:51,955 --> 02:43:55,392 and let the world know what that secret is. 2688 02:43:55,458 --> 02:43:57,994 Paul Bearer's getting on The Undertaker's head. 2689 02:43:58,061 --> 02:44:02,199 [Vince] I got to tell you, whatever it is, 2690 02:44:02,999 --> 02:44:07,904 you really have to question whether or not The Undertaker should be doing this. 2691 02:44:07,971 --> 02:44:12,375 [indistinct chatter] 2692 02:44:22,552 --> 02:44:24,688 [Vince] Wait a minute. Wait a minute! 2693 02:44:24,754 --> 02:44:26,122 What did you do that for? 2694 02:44:26,957 --> 02:44:29,492 [Johnson inaudible]. 2695 02:44:29,559 --> 02:44:34,231 [inaudible]. 2696 02:44:37,567 --> 02:44:41,271 [inaudible]. 2697 02:44:41,338 --> 02:44:45,242 [indistinct chatter] 2698 02:44:48,011 --> 02:44:49,546 [inaudible] 2699 02:44:50,780 --> 02:44:55,118 Use this! Get it together! Get it together! 2700 02:44:57,420 --> 02:44:59,689 I'm talking to you. I'm talking to you. 2701 02:44:59,756 --> 02:45:01,258 [audience chatter] 2702 02:45:08,331 --> 02:45:11,134 [Jim] What the heck? What in the… 2703 02:45:17,440 --> 02:45:19,476 [Vince] Paul Bearer can't believe it. 2704 02:45:19,542 --> 02:45:24,648 Ahmed Johnson came down to try to talk some sense into The Undertaker. 2705 02:45:24,714 --> 02:45:27,183 Ahmed was trying to explain to The Undertaker, 2706 02:45:27,250 --> 02:45:28,652 don't listen to Paul Bearer. 2707 02:45:28,718 --> 02:45:31,421 What's the matter with you? What are you doing to Faarooq? 2708 02:45:31,488 --> 02:45:32,922 What are you doing to that man? 2709 02:45:32,989 --> 02:45:34,691 [audience chatter] 2710 02:45:34,758 --> 02:45:36,293 [Jim] But I think more importantly, 2711 02:45:36,359 --> 02:45:39,362 why, Undertaker, are you listening to Paul Bearer? 2712 02:45:39,429 --> 02:45:42,866 What choice does The Undertaker have? Hell, he's being blackmailed. 2713 02:45:42,933 --> 02:45:45,669 ["Rest In Peace" playing] 2714 02:45:46,603 --> 02:45:49,539 [Vince] And The Undertaker is disgusted with himself. 2715 02:45:51,875 --> 02:45:53,176 Go ahead! 2716 02:45:54,477 --> 02:45:55,612 Go ahead. 2717 02:45:56,980 --> 02:45:59,849 ["Rest In Peace" playing] 2718 02:46:06,356 --> 02:46:11,194 [Vince] But in the end, Paul Bearer still holds the dark crown, 2719 02:46:11,261 --> 02:46:14,197 the secret above the head of The Undertaker. 2720 02:46:14,264 --> 02:46:18,568 So long, everybody. We certainly hope you've enjoyed the 1997 King of the Ring.