[upbeat music playing]
[music fades out]
[ominous music playing]
[Stone Cold] You nearly took my life.
You nearly ended my career.
You ran me down like a dog, then you ran away.
Paybacks are a bitch.
Tonight, you will look me straight in the eyes and know
this will be the worst night of your life.
I'm gonna compress ten months of frustration
into the single-most important ass whooping of my life.
Because I'm one pissed off, son of a bitch.
I'm gonna put that man down.
You're gonna beg for mercy.
I'm gonna stomp a mudhole in his ass…
You're gonna beg to be put out of your misery.
…and walk it dry.
The bottom line is this.
Stone Cold will show no remorse…
I'm looking at Rikishi and I'm looking at a dead man.
…and no mercy.
I'm looking at Rikishi and I'm looking at a dead man.
[flatline]
[glass breaks]
[announcer] And now…
WWE No Mercy.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[explosions]
[Ross] It's time for No Mercy live on pay-per-view.
Hello, again everybody, I'm Jim Ross
alongside Jerry "the King" Lawler.
And, King, we are awaiting the arrival of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
who tonight will meet Rikishi
in a No Holds Barred Matchup.
The fans in New York are on their feet.
It's sold-out in WWE, New York,
as we kick this off with a very unique Tag-Team match-up.
Ladies and gentlemen, our opening contest is the Dudley Boyz
Tag Team Elimination Table Invitational.
Momentarily, two teams will start the match.
Once a member of that team is put through a table,
that team is eliminated.
The match will continue
until four of the five teams have been eliminated.
[Jerry] I think I'll have to read the rules.
What's he been doing all day?
[crowd cheering]
["Turn It Up" playing]
[woman] Turn it up!
[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] Here comes the first team, and it is Too Cool.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] Introducing first, Grand Master Sexay,
Scotty 2 Hotty, Too Cool.
[Ross] Two teams will start and if a team has been eliminated,
another team will enter.
The order of the competition is not about pre match or coin tossing, King.
We are still awaiting the arrival of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
who has yet to arrive here in the New York State Capital as we speak.
[Jerry] Well, if I was "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
I wouldn't be in too big of a hurry to get here and face Rikishi either,
you know, Rikishi said this is gonna be a shocking night.
And he shocked the people and he plans on shocking us again tonight.
And earlier tonight, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
guaranteed that Kurt Angle would be the next WWE Champion,
it will happen tonight.
[Jerry] You know what, I got to agree with the young lady.
["Know Your Role" playing]
[Ross] Great titles on the line, not given to the Rock versus Angle
-with the WWE title. -[announcer] Entering the arena,
D'Lo Brown and Chaz, Lo Down.
[Ross] And Lo Down is team number two,
so if anyone is at disadvantage here, King, in this elimination process,
it would be either Too Cool or Lo Down,
being the first two teams in the competition.
Remember, the only way to be eliminated is to drive
one member of the team through a table.
[Jerry] Right. For one of these two teams to come out victorious,
they're gonna have to drive a lot of people through a lot of tables.
[Ross] Great titles on the line tonight,
not to mention Stone Cold who has yet to arrive
against Rikishi in a No Holds Barred Matchup.
And Triple H's war with Chris Benoit is tonight as well.
And we got some new matches on after a Heat tonight on MTV.
We'll get into that momentarily.
So, it is Too Cool and Lo Down
in the Dudleys Tag Team Elimination Table Invitational.
-[crowd chatter] -[Jerry] What a match.
[Ross] Again, two teams start, in this case, Lo Down and Too Cool.
After a team has been eliminated
through the table, another team will enter.
The only way to eliminate a team is if either member
of the squad goes through the table, they're gone.
[Jerry] If somebody else shows up, probably with another table, right?
-[Ross] Absolutely. -[Jerry] Oh, boy.
I don't think I'd like to be invited for this.
[Ross] And Scotty 2 Hotty trying to set up a table,
and being interrupted by Chaz of Lo Down.
All these tag teams certainly wanna get in--
get into the tag title hook as of now.
Nice dropkick by Grand Master Sexay.
And I can't understand why Stone Cold has yet to arrive here tonight.
[Jerry] Well, wait a minute, J.R.
I thought you were kidding a little bit earlier.
You mean Stone Cold is not even here yet?
[Ross] Not here yet.
[Jerry] And he's-- I know he loves to make a grand entrance
and everything but you don't think he could be gettin'
stone cold feet, do you?
[Ross] I don't-- I don't think so.
It maybe a little a psychology, some mind games from the Rattlesnake.
He's normally the first individual in the arena.
[Jerry] Yeah, but wait, uh-oh. Look out.
Somebody's set to go through a table here, J.R.
[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty on that table in a very literal position
and now Lo Down can use the table as a weapon,
certainly legal in any form that you choose to use it
in this very unique and unusual elimination matchup.
[Jerry] Don't see how the Dudleys got any takers for this match,
to be honest with you.
I mean, I like tables as well as the next guy.
I like coffee tables and dining tables.
I love table dances.
But if the Dudleys invited me to anything to do with tables,
I wouldn't show up.
-Oh, man, table. -[Ross] All this-- all this fatigue.
-Like to compete, do you? -[Jerry] Oh, yeah.
[Ross] Chaz wrestling over, Scotty 2 Hotty in pinfalls,
submission's irrelevant in this structure.
-[Jerry] Blocked it. -[Ross] And Master Sexay blocking
the double suplex, counters with one of his own.
[Jerry] If there-- if there'd been a table behind him, this-- well,
D'Lo then would've been eliminated, right?
[Ross] Exactly.
One member of the team goes to the table, both members are eliminated.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay
in the-- in the random drawing.
And that didn't feel good.
[Jerry] You got that right, right in the ol' kazumbaz.
[Ross] Chaz been taken down a notch or two,
physically and emotionally.
Still to come in this Table Match, Tazz and Raven have entered,
the-- of course the Dudley Boyz, right decision as a team.
[Jerry] Here we go.
[Ross] And Scotty 2 Hotty going the top.
Chaz now…
[Jerry] You heard it right, you're seeing this?
[Ross] No, who's that?
[Jerry] Edge and Christian.
The guys-- they would've been great in this kind of match.
Look out.
[Ross] Well, they were scheduled to be in.
I understand they're a little under weather.
[Jerry] There's a flu bug or something going around.
You're not feeling 100% yourself, are you, J.R.?
[Ross] Oh, I'm feeling all right.
Yeah, it's been on the Scotty 2 Hotty right now.
[Jerry] Thought you had the sniffles or something.
[Ross] And Grand Master Sexay, oh, it looks-- Too Cool maybe--
only one man's got to go through table.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] But Lo Down looking for the Doubleheader Sweep here.
[Jerry] Look out.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Lo Down, you can say goodbye to Lo Down, they've been eliminated.
[Jerry] They got the Doubleheader Sweep but not the way they wanted to get swept.
[Ross] And Too Cool surviving in this…
very unorthodox tag team elimination matchup.
[Jerry] Well, they've survived for the time being now.
[Ross] The next team will come out momentarily
based on the random drawing with the match with Chaz.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Chaz eliminated and then…
[Jerry] And D'Lo would like to save time.
D'Lo trying to… [speaks indistinctly] …but, oh.
[bell ringing]
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Here we go, J.R.
["If You Dare" playing]
[Ross] Our next team is gonna be…
based on the music, the video,
it will be Tazz and Raven, they're bringing their…
[announcer] Introducing, the team of Tazz and Raven.
[Jerry] The street guys from Brooklyn, right?
[Ross] Exactly. The [indistinct] from Tazz in the forefront
and then followed by his tag team partner of the evening, Raven.
[Jerry] I guess Tazz, probably brought a table from his house
looks like it has bullet holes in it.
["If You Dare" continues]
[Ross] I don't think everybody in Brooklyn is like Tazz, King.
[Jerry] Oh, come on.
Let me make you feel at home, bang, bang.
Oh, look at this.
[Ross] Too Cool seizing the moment here offensively.
[Jerry] Good.
[Ross] In this Tag Team Elimination Table Matchup.
[Jerry] Oh, this could end early-- look at this.
[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay
taking care of Raven here on the outside.
This may be over in a hurry and wait, Tazz.
Tazz with a Tazzmission on Scotty 2 Hotty.
Tazz, "The Tazzmission" on Grand Master's tag team partner
and here comes Grand Master Sexay to get him some of Tazz.
[Jerry] Here we go.
[Ross] Double team by Too Cool, taking down Raven,
a nice suplex by Tazz.
[Jerry] Tazz is all over the place.
[Ross] The object here is to punish your opponent to the point
that you can drive that opponent through a table into elimination.
Right hands-- with a [indistinct] right hands by Tazz on Scotty 2 Hotty.
[Jerry] I don't even know why Tazz went for that submission,
pinfall or submission means nothing in this match.
It's all on the table.
[Ross] Instincts, I would assume.
And now, the double team as Tazz and his partner--
what are they gonna do here?
[Jerry] And the table's still out there.
[Ross] They were trying to-- trying to suplex.
Tazz and Raven were trying to suplex Grand Master from the inside out.
Grand Master's feet whipped through the table but that's not his body.
Referee didn't see it anyway.
[crowd chanting]
[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty been brought back in now by Raven.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Look out.
Oh, man.
[Ross] These unique rules could take you out of your game.
-[Jerry] There you go. -[Ross] But no pinfalls,
no submissions, but we know what's coming up here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Can he do the Worm on the table?
-W-O-R-M. -[Ross] Absolutely.
[Jerry] Now, wait a minute. He's gone under the table.
[Ross] Scotty low bridging it.
[Jerry] Hope that's not bad luck.
-[Ross] Scotty lowering a worm to Raven. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Oh, Tazz has illuminated Grand Master for a moment.
It wouldn't break there, you see the referee Jack Doan.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. This is it. -[Ross] There you go, double suplex.
-And that-- -[bell ringing]
[Ross] That will eliminate the team of Too Cool.
[Jerry] And guys don't tell me, Tazz and Raven advance.
[Ross] They indeed survive.
Here's another look at it.
Double suplex right through the table for the Worm.
[bell ringing]
[Ross] He can worm his way right on any event.
-Uh-oh. -[explosions]
[Jerry] Here you go.
["We're Coming Down" playing]
[Ross] It's the match named after the Dudleys, so here they come,
Bubba and D-Von, walking with a purpose, table in hand.
[Jerry] Well, it's their match
and finally got their invitation to the invitational.
[music concludes]
[Ross] So, it's Raven and Tazz against the Dudleys here,
almost resembling a street fight.
Remember, pinfalls and submissions are irrelevant in this matchup.
You're only eliminated when one member of the team
is driven through the table.
[Jerry] Now, look at this.
I don't know, Tazz.
[Ross] Looks like a cracked rib by Bubba Dudley.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And went right into his-- uh-oh.
[Ross] There-- what's up, King?
[Jerry] Listen, here's what…
Look out, oh.
[Ross] No disqualification here, remember.
The only way you're eliminated is to go through the table.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] What you want him to do?
[crowd cheering]
Brother D-Von!
[Jerry] Brother D-Von.
[Ross] Bubba Ray apparently encouraging his brother D-Von to get the table.
And those damn Dudleys are certainly proficient
in the use of the table.
[Jerry] Yeah, I guess you'd say they got the home field advantage.
It's all about tables.
[crowd chanting]
[Ross] The Dudley's placing that table up in the ring.
-[Jerry] Oh, their tables, that's it. Oh. -[Ross] Nice takedown by Tazz.
First of a suplex there and Tazz as taken down by D-Von.
[Jerry] Watch it. Oh, man.
[Ross] Carnage here in the early going, Raven down, Tazz down.
And now the Dudleys are back up.
Ray got-- Ray got-- Ray got fire here, King.
[Jerry] I know it. Come on, D-Von, shake it off.
[Ross] Tazz the regular co-host of MTV Sunday Night Heat.
[Jerry] Still can't over that.
[Ross] Well, they call themselves-- me and Michael Cole at 18.
[Jerry] He may be it years ago.
[Ross] You're right.
And right now, Tazz has got other things on his mind,
one would assume.
[Jerry] He's about to become the T team, DDT, yes.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] D-Von got thrown past--
with a leg drop right through the table.
[Jerry] Right.
[Ross] And the Dudleys now eliminating Tazz and Raven,
that leaves one more team…
Right to Censor's entrance.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this. Oh, baby.
We got a bell for MTV from Tazz.
-[alarm blaring] -[crowd booing]
[Ross] And the Dudleys await the final team here.
[announcer] Introducing, Bull Buchanan and the Goodfather, the Right to Censor.
[Ross] Bull Buchanan and the Goodfather representing Right to Censor.
And Steven Richards and Val Venis,
the other two members of Right to Censor involved in a matchup tonight
against Eddie Guerrero, against Chyna and Mr. Ass,
that match made on Heat more than before.
As the action here now heats up,
a knockdown by D-Von on the Goodfather.
Remember when the Goodfather used come out here smiling
with all the hosts and having a great time.
[Jerry] Yeah but-- yeah, those were the good old days, J.R.,
but now he claims he's seen the light.
[Ross] Goodfather does it better all the time.
Now, here's Bubba Ray in the ring with the ever dangerous Bull Buchanan.
[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] Let me tell you something.
You can hear these people.
They're talking about the good old days.
The chants going up here for them both.
But you're not gonna get them anymore for the Goodfather, unfortunately.
[Ross] Bull Buchanan setting a table up.
These Right to Censor guys mean business but so do the Dudleys.
This match-- the Dudley's creation,
they'd be very embarrassed to lose their own invitational.
To a team like Right to Censor.
Oh. Look at Bull.
Bull Buchanan setting up two tables.
[Jerry] Here we go.
[Ross] And Bubba Dudley-- Oh, he could've had it.
He'd been into that for a moment.
[crowd clamoring]
[Ross] And Bull almost beheaded referee Jack Doan there,
you got to believe it, inadvertently.
[Jerry] Now what?
Now, they both have to take on you.
[Ross] I don't think Bull has any-- just like Rikishi, he has no remorse.
[Jerry] No feelings either?
[Ross] Right hand, Bubba Ray clinging on those right hands.
-I can tell you that. -[Jerry] Oh, watch it.
[Ross] And good work for D-Von for the impact of the Goodfather
-on the steel steps. -[crowd booing]
[Ross] Couldn't maybe… [indistinct] …out here.
[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute. Here we go.
-Yes. -[Ross] And there's-- wait a minute,
-but it should be over. -[Jerry] They won.
-[Ross] The Dudleys have won the match. -[Jerry] Yes.
[Ross] And Dudleys have won the match.
[Jerry] Watch out, Ray.
Oh, my God.
[Ross] What a shock to the head.
Goodfather just turned Bubba Dudley's lights out with steel chair
and they both got eliminated.
-Bull Buchanan. -[Jerry] Wait a minute look at this.
-Ring the bell. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Oh, wait a minute. Come on.
The Right to Censor has stolen this match.
[Jerry] The referee has declared Right to Censor the winners?
[Ross] The referee-- the first thing the referee saw was Bubba Dudley
-on that table. -[announcer] Here are your winners,
Bull Buchanan and the Goodfather.
[Ross] Hold on. Wait a minute.
Another referee.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Referee Mike Sparks talking to the other official Jack Doan.
[bell ringing]
[Jerry] I think he said restart the match.
[Ross] Well, that's a fair thing to do.
[Jerry] Yeah, it's good.
[Ross] So, the match is restarted here.
-Here we go again. -[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
this match had been ordered to continue.
[Ross] And continue it will.
[Jerry] Well, thanks, Fink. We couldn't figure that out ourselves.
[Ross] Uh-oh. Goodfather getting up a head of steam.
[Jerry] Wait a minute.
We know he don't run on that track anymore.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] 3D. 3D.
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Yes.
[Ross] And the Dudleys for the second time.
[announcer] Here are your winners, the Dudley Boyz.
-[rock music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The Dudleys with a victory in their Tag Team Table Invitational.
[Jerry] Elimination, Elimination Table Invitational.
They won it twice, J.R.
[Ross] They certainly did. The Dudleys, victorious here,
or the-- it looks like the Dudleys are gonna get a job by RTC
and with Bubba popping Bull Buchanan through the table,
that was assault from behind.
[indistinct] by the Goodfather with that steel chair.
[Jerry] Yeah, but the referee was out.
[Ross] He was out. He didn't see any of this.
[Jerry] The only thing Bubba Ray saw was stars, himself.
[Ross] You're right. It looked like it was over
for the Dudleys at that point.
["Ollie Stalefish" playing]
[Ross] But then it would be the 3D,
when the referee was observing everything that happened,
the Dudley's have won it.
[announcer] Here are your winners for…
Our little plans falling into place.
Speaking of fall, those aren't gonna fall out or are they?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't say like it's a bad thing.
Trish, let them fall where they may.
Whatever falls out falls out,
I mean, we wouldn't wanna distract The Acolytes after all.
[laughing]
[Ross] Oh, my God. There he is.
There's Rikishi, a man who's been walking around here all day with a sledgehammer
and what he said he was gonna do
on Heat, he's waiting for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, King.
He said he was gonna run Austin down tonight, time and time again.
Well, he said he was gonna shock us and I will be shocked.
He said he was gonna back up over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
run over him again until he was stone-cold roadkill.
What kind of human being would even say that?
I mean, he's sick and dangerous.
Not only that, he means it, but let me ask you this, J.R.,
where is Stone Cold?
Well, he'll be here. I guarantee it.
-Ladies and gentlemen… -You guarantee it?
…let's change gears here momentarily.
During the Heat we had a six-person Intergender Tag Team Matchup made
and the catalyst of that was last Sunday on Heat during a strip poker game, King,
I know that several folks enjoyed.
[Jerry] My favorite games of all games.
Oh, baby.
You wanna buy a shot for me?
[laughter]
[Ross] Well the T & A had run out of money,
but Trish had not run out of apparel.
That's it, naked girl, drop them panties.
[Jerry] Whoo-hoo.
[Ross] And then an-- talk about an elaborate set up as T & A
would assault The Acolytes.
And beat The Acolytes at their own game.
And then Trish tried to lure Bradshaw in last Monday,
to take Bradshaw's mind off the game.
[Jerry] And it almost worked, but not quite.
[bell ringing]
[Jerry] And last Thursday on SmackDown.
[Ross] This is heinous.
Three people, those two men holding Lita as T & A
did the business and then thank goodness, The Acolytes were--
were able to help Lita a little bit there.
[Jerry] Well, you got to admit Lita had gotten a little thing for a princess.
That's hard to do because her breech-- her breeches are too big for her usually.
[Ross] I think she's-- I don't-- I don't agree with that, King.
She's the WWE Women's champion, as personable as anybody in the WWE.
I don't think she's changed a bit with her success.
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is the six-person Intergender Tag Team match.
In the ring, the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion, Lita.
[Ross] Lita and The Acolytes to take on Test, Albert, and Trish here tonight.
[Jerry] Hey, pull those pants up.
[crowd cheering]
["Protection" playing]
[Ross] And The Acolytes on their way out here,
Bradshaw and Faarooq always love a good fight.
[announcer] Her partners Faarooq, Bradshaw, The Acolytes.
[Jerry] I hope they're gonna star in a new movie.
-The Acolytes… -[Ross] Oh, yeah?
[Jerry] …they're gonna be called Far Wars.
Straight down their alley, ain't it?
[Ross] Well, where are they?
Where are The Acolytes?
Saw them here earlier. They're probably having one for the road.
[Jerry] Come on, guys.
[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] What happened to Bradshaw?
Faarooq now.
Faarooq is assaulting T & A.
T & A had done-- oh, right on the knee.
That big angle came right on Faarooq's knee,
Faarooq hammering away on T & A,
but, oh, my God, the tire iron right on the knees.
-Faarooq may have been-- -[referee] What are you doing? No.
[overlapping indistinct chatter]
[Ross] Look at Bradshaw. Oh, dropped on the knee cap.
[overlapping indistinct shouting]
[Ross] Right on his ribs.
And look at what T & A is doing to Faarooq's knee.
[Jerry] The Acolytes are-- they're history.
[Ross] The Acolyte's have been destroyed and we've never said that before.
[Jerry] Somebody get that file cabinet off of Bradshaw.
[Ross] Yeah, but-- no, wait a minute. Don't go-- don't go back there, Lita.
[Jerry] Don't go back there, Lita.
[Ross] Lita going back to check on her partners.
Uh-oh, uh-oh.
And there's T & A after they've done the-- they've done damage to the APA.
But what is that…
[Jerry] Get out of there.
[Ross] Oh, Trish from behind.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Ross] Trish with a kick right to Lita's ribs.
My God, this is leaving Lita all by herself.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] This-- we can't have this. This match can't happen.
Lita's got to have partners.
Oh, look out.
Trish from behind and the assaults to the ribs.
[Jerry] Trish is all over Lita.
This is what Trish had been waiting for.
What's this? Look out.
Oh.
[Ross] Trish with a great bulldog headlock on the WWE Women's champion.
Now, look at-- look at Albert.
He's six-eight and 350 and just held up Lita, good God.
[Jerry] Look at the smile on Trish's face. Did you see that?
[Ross] Trish is-- she's instructing these two henchmen to destroy Lita.
It's an-- the rules are in this intergender.
[Jerry] Hey, hey, look at this.
[Ross] Look at this. Look at the Hardys.
[Ross] Matt and Jeff Hardy, the tag champions,
coming to Lita's aid.
[Jerry] Oh, man, dropkick in midair.
Hardys to the rescue.
[Ross] This match has never got on the way,
the bell never sounded.
But T & A has destroyed The Acolytes
and they wanted to do the same thing to Lita.
[Jerry] I think-- I think this is what they had planned all along.
["Emergency" playing]
[Ross] I don't know what the-- what the conditions of The Acolytes.
[Jerry] That's quite a set of predicaments there.
[Ross] And she's orchestrated one hell of a plan as their young vixen.
["Emergency" playing]
[Ross] And Lita what a call for her.
[Jerry] Is she all right?
Edge and Christian, earlier tonight, you guys complained about food poisoning
and the fact that you had to go home,
but it looks like you two are feeling much better now.
Yeah, look, Lillian, we thought it was our nuts.
-What? -Yeah.
You see, we wanted to be in that Dudleys' invitational death table thing
as much as anyone else,
but Christian and I went to the movies last night,
we had some popcorn and peanuts
and we thought we got food poisoning from the nuts.
Turns out, fear not, our nuts are safe for consumption.
Yeah. I mean just a couple of hours ago,
Edge was in the toilet totally blowing chunks
and I'm standing there holding his nuts when we realized something.
Yeah, that there was no nuts in my chunks.
So, it had to be a passing virus.
Our nuts are better than ever.
As a matter of fact, I can whip them out right now.
Yeah. Why don't you go ahead and grab your nuts there, Edge?
[Jerry] What?
You know, Lillian, if you wanna sample our nuts later on,
we'll be cheering the Conquistadores onto victory over the Hardy boys.
Dude, you got big nuts.
The hard nuts rule all.
Yeah.
[Ross] And we are a heartbeat away from the Steel Cage Matchup,
pinning Chris Jericho and X-Pac, one-on-one, King.
And it's gonna take something as drastic as this cage
for these two men to settle their issues.
[Jerry] Well, this is gonna be great.
These guys will be able to tear each other completely apart inside that cage.
[Ross] And there's Rikishi awaiting the arrival of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
It looks like Rikishi is now outside in the parking lot.
[Jerry] And it looks to me like Stone Cold might be chicken.
[Ross] Oh, come on.
Rikishi showing no fear and then, a little respect for The Rattlesnake.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, hold your ears.
[explosion]
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
[Jerry] A very unique cage match
and as much as pinfalls or submissions or count-outs are gone,
you can only win by escaping the cage over the top
or through the door with both feet touching the floor.
[Ross] Yeah, as a matter of fact, if you get thrown out the door
in this cage match you might actually win.
[singer] ♪ Step in the arena And break the wall down ♪
[Ross] I mean, if both your feet are touching the floor
you would be a winner.
Chris Jericho and X-Pac had waged quite the war
the last several weeks here in the WWE.
We have seen bloodshed.
We have seen two men
that had literally gotten under each other's skin.
Well, I know Chris Jericho and I we're teaming up,
we were partners and going in to that match
raising and then X-Pac shows up, takes the Jericho out up front.
I'm calling for my former partner Y2J here to get this all squared away
straight down, nice and deep.
[Jerry] And all he's got to do is do away with X-Pac in the process.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Jericho looking around in the unforgiving steel cage.
He knows what awaits him.
X-Pac, we have been wrestling each other for such a long time,
you know, I don't even remember why I hate you so much.
I mean, maybe it's your greasy hair.
[Ross chuckles]
Maybe it's your outdated crotch chop.
[laughter]
Maybe it's your brutal kind of comme ci comme ça ring wear.
[Jerry chuckles]
But actually I don't even care.
All I know is that tonight, both I and all these Jerichoholics here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, look at that.
Wanna see this feud end tonight
inside of this 15-foot steel cage.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] No better place.
Or as I like to call it, the Y2Jail.
[Jerry chuckles] There you go.
[crowd cheering]
And I promise you that after tonight.
Hopefully I'll never have to hear the words
D-Generation X or X-Pac ever…
[crowd cheering] Again.
I said never…
-[crowd] Ever again. -…ever again.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] They're gonna do a great cage match, uh-oh.
[man] Make some noise!
[singer] ♪ X-Pac! You think You can tell us what to do? Yeah ♪
[Ross] All running on the line here between these two,
amazing young athletes, both in their 20s.
Both looking to climb again, another step up to the next level
but the roads travel through each other here tonight at No Mercy.
[singer] ♪ That's the breaks little man ♪
♪ You tell him ♪
♪ X-Pac putting more minds to a stop… ♪
[Jerry] We're awaiting the arrival of The Rattlesnake.
[singer] ♪ Suck it, Two tears in the bucket… ♪
[Jerry] Don't you have his cell phone number?
Can't you call him and find out where he is?
You're tight with Stone Cold.
[Ross] I'm a little tied up right now. I don't have a phone with me.
Stone Cold will be here, King.
[Jerry] Are you sure?
Because you don't think there's any possibility
that he might just no show, do you?
[Ross] I admit, King, that Rikishi surprised everybody.
We've learned more about Rikishi than any have ever dreamed we knew.
But Austin is not gonna run from anybody,
Austin will be here and fight, I bet my life on it.
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Ross] And Jericho…
-not wasting any time here. -[bell rings]
[Ross] And Jericho and X-Pac.
[overlapping indistinct chatter]
[Ross] And they're mainly beating the heck out of each other,
before they even get in the cage.
[Jerry] Well, that's okay, they can do that,
they can start outside the cage
or walk the way inside the cage
-and then try to get out again. -[Ross] But once you're--
but once you're inside that cage.
[Jerry] Oh, man. Good grief.
Come on.
-[Ross] Oh, what a chop. -You got it. Let's go.
[Ross] Just driving the air out of X-Pac.
[Jerry] Yes.
[Ross] Hellacious knife edge chops by Chris Jericho.
And now X-Pac lashing out of Jericho and breaking the ice.
[Jerry] Watch it. He's got a chair.
[Ross] X-Pac lowered Jericho's head.
Come on, guys, get inside.
Let's get inside.
[Ross] And referee Jack Doan's got an amenable job here
trying to simmer and control these two at least get them in the cage.
Oh, man.
Jericho just got the cage door
-slammed on his head. -[Jack] Get inside the cage.
Let's go. Get this started.
[Ross] And once these two men
-will get in the ring… -Yeah!
[Ross] …this match will officially get under way.
[Jerry] I think X-Pac wanted to play house,
Jericho was at the door and he slammed him.
[Ross] And now the match is underway.
Remember, only way to win is by escaping the cage
either over the top or through the door
and both of your feet must touch the floor.
[Jerry] Wow, these chops, man.
[Ross] This is a game of one must be superior.
You're not gonna beat anybody, King,
as you know better than I, with a chop.
But you can sure send a long loud message.
[Jerry] I've been lying.
Nothing hurts worse than that. I promise.
-[Ross] Jericho being choked. -[Jack] Open the door.
[Ross] And again the referee is not in the ring.
He's only on the outside.
And here we go.
And Jericho…
having to retrieve X-Pac by the ankle
and a beautiful martial arts kick.
[Jerry] What a kick.
Well, I do know some that hurts worse than a chop.
[Ross] What's that?
[Jerry] Getting run over by a car
and I guarantee you, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has been thinking about that.
[Ross] For almost a year.
[Jerry] I mean, yeah, but now just these last few days
with Rikishi making his claims and he promises
that he's gonna do it to him again here tonight.
[Ross] And "again and again and again"
is what Rikishi said tonight on Heat on MTV.
[Jerry] Right. Until Austin is stone-cold roadkill.
[Ross] And now X-Pac going up top,
look king to escape over the top of the cage
and a beautiful move by Jericho,
springboard drop kick on the ankle
that took X-Pac down a straddle over the top turnbuckle.
[Jerry] I mean, all of these words that Austin heard--
heard all those things that Rikishi said,
and he's taking it to heart and knows that Rikishi's serious,
Austin just may not show up, J.R.
[Ross] Well, Rikishi is serious but again I can guarantee you
that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will be here tonight.
And yes, Rikishi's not intimidated.
Rikishi is not afraid.
Rikishi has no remorse.
[Jerry] I bet Austin won't come in through the parking lot.
[Ross] Nice take down by Jericho. Taking down X-Pac.
Both these men wanna punish each other as much as possible.
Which takes no encouragement from either side
in order to incapacitate their opponent,
so that the escape can be made.
[Jerry] Maybe Austin's out doing some shopping.
No Holds Barred anything goes.
He sees Rikishi's go that sledgehammer
maybe he's going to Home Depot or something gonna get him an arsenal.
[Ross] Look out, Jericho going up top.
Almost made it all the way to the top of the cage.
[Jerry] I know one thing, if I was "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
I wouldn't show up empty handed knowing that Rikishi's got a sledgehammer.
Oh, that's it, climb out. Climb--
[Ross] X-Pac dropped off the top turnbuckle.
[Jerry] No, climb out, not back in.
[Ross] Beautiful drop kick.
The missile drop kick by Chris Jericho, taking down X-Pac.
-[Jerry] It was a nice drop kick. -Come on.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Jericho not have thought about going out the door there
but he wants to punish--
and you go to the old well, the old cliché goes,
went to the well perhaps once too often did Jericho,
who had the advantage just a couple of moments ago
until that attempted Lionsault.
[Jerry] J.R., your just filling this information tonight,
you told me earlier that-- uh-oh, here we go, it's over.
[Ross] And X-Pac trying to get out
-and Jericho holding on… -Son of a bitch.
-[Ross] …for dear life by the ankle. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] And look at X-Pac hammering Jericho right in the head time and time again.
[Jerry] You told me earlier that Edge and Christian had a touch of the flu
and actually, they thought they had some bad nuts.
-[Ross] They're nuts all right. -[Jerry] Huh?
[Ross] They're literally nuts.
[Jerry] What do you know about their nuts?
[Ross] I know there are a little bitty things that they had in a bowl.
[Jerry] Macadamias?
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] X-Pac getting the advantage here now,
he has a mean streak a very pronounced mean streak.
-There's X-Pac. -[Jerry] My God.
[Ross] Man, taking Jericho right into that cage
and the cage didn't give an inch.
I could hear that impact.
I just heard X-Pac or Jericho and we got to get it right here in a minute.
Edge and Christian whining like babies.
Earlier today, they were scheduled to be in the Dudley's Invitational Tournament.
[Jerry] Well, I thought they had food poisoning but now they're better.
[Ross] Well, okay.
Oh, watch out, my God.
A back drop right into the cage
and X-Pac went right down on his head.
And here's a kid that's had a lot of neck problems in his life time.
Landing right on his head.
[Jerry] And look first one up.
[Ross] And much to his credit, X-Pac right back up in the fight.
[Jerry] Come on, Jericho, you're gonna have to--
you're gonna have to reach down,
this one-- this is gonna be the last time you have to hear the name X-Pac.
You gotta push him.
[Ross] Right hands by Jericho, staggering X-Pac.
Who just countered with a beautiful roundhouse heel kick.
[Jerry] That spinning heel kick by X-Pac is probably the best in the country.
[Ross] No, cover remember, no referee X-Pac going on instincts here,
normally, he would have gotten the three right there after that roundhouse.
[Jerry] Get out the door or over the top.
[Ross] X-Pac again using those-- those educated feet.
I think both of these feet were on the honor role.
-[Jerry] Huh? -[Ross] Honor students.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] He was-- X-Pac was an honor student, all right?
He was always saying, "Yes, Your Honor. No, Your Honor."
[Ross] And a Bronco Buster by X-Pac
adding the insult to the already injured Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] This is it, I'm afraid he's gonna…
-[Ross] And now X-Pac looking to-- -[Jerry] Come on Y2J do something,
get up there.
[Ross] To climb up and over.
Jericho as he has been most of this matchup.
Oh, my God, from the top rope, oh, look out, look out here.
Uh-oh.
A powerbomb from the top turn buckle.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] The air just driven right out of X-Pac
and perhaps out of Jericho, too.
[Jerry] Jericho was standing on the top turnbuckle,
X-Pac's head and shoulders high above the top, with a 15 foot cage.
And he was driven right into the mat from that-- from that height.
[Ross] Remember no count outs, no disqualifications,
no pinfalls or submissions in this cage match.
Escape only over the top, through the door.
[Jerry] And you got to-- you got to give X-Pac credit,
how does he even get up after that.
[Ross] You're talking about both of these young men's resiliency,
and their resilient nature, we're seeing it here.
-Wait, X-Pac wants a time out. -[Jerry] Time out.
[Ross] No time outs in the WWE.
[Jerry] Come on, climb man, climb like you've never climbed before.
[Ross] Clum?
[Jerry speaks indistinctly]
[Ross] Well, that would have been an emerging problem.
[Jerry] Oh, come on. Go.
[Ross] And look at X-Pac now grabbing the ankle of Jericho--
Uh-oh. Uh-oh, look out.
Jericho hanging there.
But didn't see that one coming, Jericho didn't get his--
both of his feet on one side at the end of the ropes.
[Jerry] You had to say hang in there, didn't you, J.R.?
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh, here goes X-Pac, this is it.
[Ross] X-Pac is gonna hit the door but feet got to touch the floor.
[Jerry] Get over there, come on, now. Come on, what are you thinking?
[Ross] X-Pac, trying to touch--
X-Pac grabbing that chair, X-Pac bringing the steel chair back in with him
and the referee trying to grab it.
[Jerry] Is this legal?
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] As legal as can be.
[Ross] That's it.
The fatigue setting in on X-Pac.
The chair shot setting in on Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] X-Pac, holding…
X-Pac, I think X-Pac got a--
he's got a glazed over look in his eye.
[Jerry] Where is he going?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] X-Pac not wanting to go through the door
maybe he's not that coherent.
[Jerry] Well, I don't-- I think after--
Oh, he's going up but I think after the referee
tried to get that chair out of X-Pac, he used it anyway.
I don't think the referee is gonna be too quick to open the door for X-Pac.
-[Ross] X-Pac up on top. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Straddling the top of the cage.
Great right hand by Jericho
as X-Pac in a very precarious position, hanging…
[Jerry] End of this, some serious damage to the old plumbing.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And both these guys and their careers are on the line.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[Ross] In this environment,
-look at how high they are. -[Jerry] I know it. Scary.
-[Ross] Oh, no, wait a minute. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] What in the hell is Jericho doing?
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Good grief. -[Jerry] I don't know what he's doing but…
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] …I think X-Pac is trying to tap out.
-He's trying to get-- oh, look out. -[Ross] Oh, no. Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
That's it.
Oh, all X-Pac has gotta do now is either, he can just roll to his left.
No, he'll fall all the way to the floor but he'd still win the match.
[Ross] Man, this is some serious carnage here.
X-Pac probably beginning to move around up on the top of the cage,
he's all of 15 feet up in the air.
[crowd booing]
[Jerry] Don't be too confident, you haven't won yet.
[Ross] No, we may have spoke too soon.
X-Pac, using the door now.
You got to remember he's over 15 feet up in the air.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Ross] Jericho with a drop kick.
X-Pac straddling the door.
-[Jerry] Jericho now goes out. -[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] And Jericho wins it. -[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Look at X-Pac.
He was left hanging on the door.
[rock music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Chris Jericho.
[Ross] Look at him dangling up there.
The guys is dangling.
Get him down.
That's not a comfortable place to be for X-Pac.
He straddled the door giving Jericho the opportunity
to win this Cage Match.
[Jerry] I don't even think you can use the word comfortable
in the same picture the way we see X-Pac hanging there.
[Ross] Jericho is hurting.
No doubt about that both these men
are gonna be sore as hell for several days after this.
[singer] ♪ I am the master Of your whole heap… ♪
[Ross] Jericho needing some assistance out of here, King.
[Jerry] Yeah, but he's done it. He's won.
He's beaten X-Pac in the Cage Match.
[Ross] Of course, you're looking at downtown New York City.
The Times Square-- the heart of Times Square.
The home of WWE New York best sold out there tonight too, King.
[Jerry] Oh, there they are. Check them out.
Hey, who's there?
Uh-oh, that's Steve Blackman, the Hardcore champion.
[Ross] Yeah. A little martial arts demonstration.
[Jerry] Watch out, kids.
-[Ross] Don't try this at home. -[Jerry] Yeah, kidding.
[Ross] Firing it up and got his shirt off
and everything there in WWE New York.
[Jerry] Look he's having so much fun. He almost smiled.
[Ross] No.
♪ Later on we'll conspire ♪
-♪ As we dream by the… ♪ -[Rikishi] Mick Foley.
-Hey, hey, Rikishi. -Where's Austin?
Everybody showed up since he, and he is still not here.
Hey, listen.
If I know Steve Austin, he's not going to miss this match.
But if he doesn't show up in a few minutes,
I'll walk down to the ring and I will raise your hand
and announce you the victor via forfeit.
Why, well, you're right, right.
-You do that. You do that. -Hey,
listen if I were you, I'd be getting dressed
because Steve Austin is always closer than you think.
[chuckles] Yeah, right.
-Okay. -Right.
[rock music playing]
[Ross] Well, a very prophetic work by Mick Foley.
Yes, The Rattlesnake is always closer than we think.
The trip to the arena here in New York State Capitol of Albany, New York
has been sold out for weeks, King.
Awaiting the arrival, as we all are now,
a "Stone Cold" Steve Austin here at No Mercy.
Let's take it back ladies and gentlemen to the intercontinental champion,
Eddie Guerrero originally is scheduled to be in this-- part of No Mercy
was injured last Monday night on RAW.
[Jerry] Yeah, you can see this right here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I think he had a-- oh, look at that.
[Ross] Pulled that hamstring and this is--
here is what happened earlier tonight on Heat.
So, I can-- I can see that you two don't wanna let down
your newest and bestest buddies, right?
So, what I'm gonna do is, I'm gonna put you two in a tag team
against Billy Gunn and Chyna,
and that match will take place tonight at No Mercy.
And by the way, Val, get me a toasted almond.
I'm starving buddy.
I'll be in my office looking at Playboy.
Well, Billy, originally tonight
you're scheduled for an Intercontinental Matchup
with Eddie Guerrero but Eddie Guerrero is too hurt to compete.
So, how do you both feel about the fact
that now you're in a tag team match with Val Venis and Steven Richards?
Poor little Eddie hurt his leg.
Well, boohoo, but don't worry coach,
you see, his day is coming real soon.
And Eddie and I, we're gonna be real close again.
Probably be quite intimate, too, although it's not gonna be
that type of intimacy that Eddie thinks,
you see, what it's gonna be is my elbow and his crotch.
And as far as Right To Censor,
they just made the biggest mistakes of their lives
because-- for taking up for this rat.
Because now they get introduced to the most beautiful thing
in the World Wrestling Entertainment and Mr. Ass.
And what happens tonight is these two dweebs get absolutely destroyed.
[Ross] Oh, boy.
[alarm blaring]
[Ross] Well, another match as you heard later on tonight
by Mick Foley on Heat.
Val Venis and Steven Richards to take on Chyna and Mr. Ass
and our friends from Right to Censor don't look too pleased.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Entering the ring representing the Right To Censor,
Steven Richards and Val Venis.
[Jerry] Well, you can tell by the looks on these guys' face,
they weren't ready for this.
I think they were just in there talking to Eddie Guerrero
maybe trying to persuade him to come to the dark side, I guess.
What we do…
is for the majority not the minority.
[crowd cheering]
The Right To Censor,
we'd never think of laying our hands on a woman.
-[Jerry] Yeah, right. -Unless, it was absolutely necessary.
And tonight at No Mercy,
it is definitely necessary that we thrash
that vile disgusting sleaze, Chyna.
[crowd cheering]
And her rectally obsessed friend, Mr. Ass.
[Ross] What? Rectally obsessed? What the hell?
And this is for each and every one of you peoples' good.
[Jerry] Yeah, well, thanks for nothing.
[Ross] Yeah, don't do us any favors here, white socks.
[singer] ♪ Don't treat me like a woman ♪
♪ Don't treat me like a man ♪
♪ Don't treat me like you know me ♪
♪ Just treat me for just Who and what I am ♪
[Ross] Oh, baby there she is the 9th Wonder of the World.
The new cover of this first Playboy magazine.
[announcer] Their opponents, first, The 9th Wonder of the World…
Chyna.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] She's firing that C-2000.
[Ross] King, I need you to buy me a copy of Playboy that--
because when you returned mine, it was all crumpled.
[Jerry] Huh?
[Ross] You look at it a little too thoroughly, I think,
I'm gonna tell you, I've really enjoyed checking out that issue of Playboy.
-I mean-- -[singer] ♪ I'm an ass man ♪
[Ross] Uh-oh.
[singer] ♪ Yeah I'm an ass man ♪
[announcer] Her partner, Mr. Ass.
[Jerry] Well, you think about Mr. Ass, he might be playgirl material.
[Ross] Well, maybe so.
But thanks to Commissioner Mick Foley,
these two, Mr. Ass and Chyna, will get their opportunity
to maybe shut up Val Venis and Steven Richards,
the Right To Censor here.
[Jerry] I would love it.
[Ross] This match maybe later tonight on Heat again,
we cannot give you a valid explanation
as to why Stone Cold is not here yet.
[singer] ♪ I'm an ass man… ♪
[Ross] But I promise you, folks, The Rattlesnake will be here tonight.
[singer] ♪ So many asses ♪
♪ So little time ♪
♪ A little tight one Can stop me on the dime… ♪
[Jerry] What was the page remember of that one picture of Chyna in the shower?
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] You gotta admit, J.R., mamacita got some nice maracas.
[Ross] Maracas.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Yeah, I guess she was awesome in that pictorial.
It's incredible as a matter of fact
as Val Venis scores a right hand on Billy Gunn, Mr. Ass if you will.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] In a mixed tag-team match-up.
[Jerry] Oh, I'm surprised that Right To Censor didn't claim foul
because Foley kind of shoved them into this match
without really being ready to prepare for it.
[Jerry] They might lose their claim foul, won't they?
[Ross] No doubt about that. I think Rikishi
is gonna get a little antsy wondering were Austin is.
Commissioner Mick Foley is in a tough position here.
The knee drop and a lateral press
and as Val Venis able to kick out before the three.
[Jerry] Well, Foley's about like you he's-- I guess, he's pretty sure
that Austin is gonna be here because he actually said
if Austin didn't show up, Foley himself would come out here
and raise Rikishi's hand claiming the victor by default or forfeit.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] He wouldn't say that unless he was sure that Austin would be here, would he?
[Jerry] I don't-- I don't think so but, you know, I don't know.
I truly believe that Austin's gonna be here.
[Ross] Hard Irish Whip by Mr. Ass.
And then, Steven Richards would like to have a cheap shot there.
And look at Val now.
[Jerry] I know you being from Oklahoma--
oh, look at this.
What a move by Chyna.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] That's some strength and power right there, isn't it, J.R.?
[Ross] Boy, she is awesome.
9th Wonder of the World, this woman handling a Val Venis.
-[Jerry] The way I was gonna say, I know-- -[Ross] Here we go.
Foot on the rope.
[Jerry] You be-- you being from Oklahoma
-and you-- -[Ross] Proud of it.
[Jerry] I know-- I know that.
You drive your pickup trucks and tractors and things,
you've seen a lot of road kill on the roads out there, haven't you?
[Ross] Yeah.
[Jerry] Not necessarily a pretty sight is it with all those tire marks on them
and squished out real flat and--
-[Ross] Stone-cold roadkill. -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] That's what you're quoting out here, right?
[Jerry] All right. I'm telling you that--
[Ross] The power of Mr. Ass muscling up Steven Richards.
And Chyna ready, willing than able to take a tag.
[Jerry] Stone-cold roadkill is not a pretty thought
but that was a pretty sight seeing Steven Richards bounce on his head.
Yeah, come on, Chyna, oh, yes.
[Ross] Chyna grabbing Steven Richards by the tie
or was she grabbing him by the tongue.
[Jerry] Well, his tongue may be hanging out
like a red neck tie before this is over.
-Here we go. -[Ross] One arm by Chyna.
Showing a great power and strength.
It's amazing how a woman can be so beautiful,
-oh, and so naked in Playboy. -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Well, she was.
And then stepping in this arena and be so dominant.
[Jerry] It's amazing how she can be so naked?
Uh-oh. Oh, yes.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Wait a minute.
Is that bad or good?
[Ross] What do you-- what do you have to say to get that done to you?
[crowd cheering]
Hey. Whoa, whoa, wait.
[Ross] And Steven put on the brakes.
Yeah. And Chyna with the drop kick.
Sending Steven to the ground and he went for the floor.
And now Chyna opening up on white socks themselves.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Steven looks like he just he broke out of…
letter carrier school.
[Jerry] Well, the fashion police definitely have a APP down on him.
-Oh, missed. -[Ross] And then I still remember,
Mr. Ass had major shoulder surgery-- a rotator cuff surgery,
round about four months,
and again the Right To Censor focusing now…
on that surgically rebuilt shoulder of Mr. Ass.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, this is not good for Billy Gunn here.
If he re-injures that shoulder
there's no telling how long he could be out.
[Ross] And certainly for Chyna,
if Billy Gunn will be eliminated here leaving her by herself
with Steven Richards and Val Venis
is not a good situation either.
[Jerry] Oh, that's exactly what Right To Censor is going after here,
might as well paint a big bull's eye on it.
[Ross] Well, Billy hadn't known that that was gonna happen.
Everybody is gonna try him on for size
as far as that rotator cuff surgery is concerned.
And now Steven, who confesses to do everything right,
he go to the cheap shots.
Very hypocritical are these Right To Censor members.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] How do they keep their shirt tail tucked in?
I can't keep mine tucked in just walking around.
These guys' stay in while they wrestle.
[Ross] There's exchange, tag made.
With Mr. Ass sufficiently beat down,
Steven was more than happy to accept the tag.
[Jerry] Watch that shoulder again.
[Ross] Oh, no. Double sledge right on the arm around the shoulder.
And Chyna with a very concerned look as she should.
[Jerry] You got to do something Chyna.
You need to get in there.
[Ross] Armbar applied by Steven Richards.
Come on.
[Ross] Putting more pressure on the elbow quite frankly than the shoulder
but Steven doesn't know any better.
[Jerry] Yeah, but he's pulling on that shoulder tight.
He'd love to pull Billy Gunn's shoulder right out of the socket.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Let me tell you something.
These Right To Censor guys, they don't care about--
they claim to care about everybody but I don't think they care about anybody.
[Ross] Chyna with this capacity crowd has been sold out for several months
into the-- into the game here.
And Mr. Ass working himself back up to his vertical base,
using his free right hand as best he can.
[Jerry] Oh, yeah. Good, beautiful.
What a DDT.
[Ross] What a DDT is right.
-Come on, Stevie. Come on. -[Ross] And now, Val Venis…
imploring Steven to make the tag.
[Jerry] You know, Steven Richards has got white socks and yellow teeth.
-[Ross] That's a-- that's a quite a class. -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] He needs to wear a brown tie.
[Jerry] Should it be the other way around?
-Wouldn't you think? Well, never mind. -[Ross] Yeah, you think.
[Jerry] Oh, yes, keep doing that.
[Ross] Chyna… ready to accept the tag.
[Jerry] Is that what she's ready to accept?
[Ross] Mr. Ass-- will you stop?
[Jerry] I can't help it. Every time I look at Chyna now…
-[Ross] Here we go. -[Jerry] …I think of Playboy.
Oh, yeah.
[Ross] Val Venis running right into the clothesline.
-[Jerry] Oh, yeah. -[Ross] One more time.
And Chyna shooting the force right to the face of Val Venis.
And the all-white clad Val Venis.
[Jerry] I love this move. I love this move.
[Ross] Chyna handspring elbow.
And Steven looking for a clothesline.
Oh, hello.
[Jerry] [laughter]
Good. Famouser.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The low blow into the Famouser
and now Mr. Ass and Chyna…
able to focus on Val Venis.
-[Jerry] Man, oh, man. -[Ross] My goodness.
Running neckbreaker by Chyna
taking down Val Venis.
[Jerry] Teamwork here.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, wait a minute. Oh, there's Bull and Goodfather,
two other members of Right To Censor,
coming out here not--
obviously not to get a closer look but to get involved.
[Jerry] They got caught up at the pass though.
And to Billy Gunn, oh man, he's doing a number on all of them.
[Ross] Billy-- Mr. Ass taking over on Bull and Goodfather.
Now, wait a minute.
Look at this, Chyna with pedigree.
That's Eddie Guerrero.
-[Jerry] What the heck. -[Ross] Eddie Guerrero
just hit Chyna from behind.
[Jerry] Well, he finally gave her flowers.
[Ross] Oh, flowers my butt.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] And Eddie Guerrero
hit Chyna with something
allowing Right To Censor to win this thing.
[Jerry] Oh, my…
[alarm blaring]
[Ross] Billy Gunn was fighting with the Goodfather
and Bull Buchanan on the outside,
didn't see Eddie Guerrero sneak in like a thief in the night.
As they say, say it with flowers.
[Jerry] I think he did.
He made a statement with--
oh, wait a minute. Look at this.
[Ross] Oh, for the love of Pete.
A-- it looks like a lead pipe or something.
[Jerry] Look at the stem on that one.
Watch out, that's gonna have some huge thorns.
The bloom was off that rose.
That was a lead pipe
that Eddie Guerrero used to nail Chyna
who was about to deliver a pedigree of all things…
to Val Venis.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, babe.
-Hi. -How you doing?
-I'm good. -Yeah?
I just wanna say good luck one more time.
Thanks.
And to ask you if there might be the slightest chance
you would reconsider letting me accompany you to ringside, please?
I really don't like Benoit. I would love to help you win.
We have been over this a million times,
especially with Benoit, no.
The answer is no. For a million times,
the answer is the same as it's gonna be every time.
-Okay. Okay. Okay. -No.
Well, I thought you might feel that way.
So, I've been doing some research
and I've got a tape
that I think might be able to help you out.
It's Benoit applying the crossface
and I think there's some interesting stuff in there.
Okay? But I've got to go now
because I've got some business to attend to, okay?
You've got business?
Kurt Angle business?
Yeah, I've got to go help Kurt get ready.
Let me tell you something.
You go help your business partner out
but you remind your business partner
that if anything should happen to you at ringside,
I'm gonna put him out of business for good.
[Ross] Wow. Uh-oh.
And here comes the sledgehammer carrying Rikishi.
-[Jerry] Well, I see, he-- -[Ross] Is he-- is he coming out here?
[Jerry] I don't know but he did what Mick Foley told him.
Get ready for battle.
[Ross] Well, we are scheduled now for the--
apparently for the no holds barred matchup
but Stone Cold is not here.
As we await the arrival of Stone Cold,
let's take you back
and show you how this whole saga came about beginning a year ago.
[Jerry] What's this?
[Ross] Wait a minute.
Good God almighty.
For God's sakes, that car just ran over Austin.
That car just ran over Austin.
[Stone Cold] To all the WWE superstars in the back.
I'm gonna weed my way through every last one of you
and when I find the bastard who did this.
I will take it out on your ass.
[man] Stone Cold's code of law, you're guilty until proven innocent.
[Foley] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, you are free
to conduct your investigation any way you see fit.
But I need to have your word on this matter
and that word is you will not interfere
in matches again.
[Ross] And wait, there's Stone Cold.
[Jerry] He's in a stunning mood.
Let's see what Foley's gonna do now.
[Foley] So, as the commissioner of the WWE,
you left me no other alternative
but starting now to suspend you indefinitely.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Whoa.
[Ross] But what Austin decided to do was to stun the commissioner.
For God's sake, Stone Cold, what are you thinking?
[Jerry] Now, what?
I ran over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
I didn't do it for me.
I did it for…
-The Rock. -[Jerry] What?
[Rikishi] I'm happy of what I've done.
I feel good of what I've done.
And to tell the truth, I'd do it again.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
this is where I ran your ass over.
If you want some of me, I'll be here all night.
Come and get some, Austin.
[Ross] Austin going, he's walking with a purpose.
[Jerry] He's going-- he's going after Rikishi.
[Ross] My God, does Rikishi got a death wish?
[Rikishi] This is where I ran your ass over.
This ought to bring your memory. This ought to bring your memory.
This is where I ran your ass over.
[Ross] Oh, look out, look out, God almighty.
Austin, this Sunday, No Mercy.
[Ross] He tried to run him down again, King.
He wanted to get Austin again.
It will be Stone Cold and Rikishi.
No holds barred.
It means you can do any damn thing you want to Rikishi
and it's all legal.
[Jerry] It's all legal.
[Stone Cold] When I get that son of a… on this ground, on that ground, whatever,
I'm gonna stomp a mudhole in his ass and walk it dry.
If Stone Cold would've stepped up in my face,
I'd slap him right back down like the dog that he is.
[Stone Cold] And you say, Stone Cold, how can you stop a man whose ass is that big?"
And if there's a man that can do it, his name is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Rikishi] Eat this Stone Cold.
[Jerry] And look at this, my God,
he's completely destroying Stone Cold's ride.
[Stone Cold] This match is gonna take brutality to a whole another level.
[Rikishi] I ran over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
and to tell the truth, I'd do it again.
[Jerry] It will be Stone Cold and Rikishi, no holds barred.
[Stone Cold] The bottom line is whatever Stone Cold does, it's all legal.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Is it legal to not show up?
[singer] ♪ Bad man… ♪
[Ross] Well, Austin will be here.
-I just-- -[singer] ♪ I'm a bad man… ♪
[Ross] I refuse to think anything else.
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you something, I think Rikishi is--
he's forcing Mick Foley's hand. Rikishi is coming out here
and he's ready for the match.
[Ross] We have learned more about Rikishi in the last couple of weeks
and we knew about him in his entire career
here in the WWE.
He fashions himself as a visionary.
He said he ran over Austin not for himself but for The Rock.
[Jerry] Right.
And now, he's coming out here
and I guess if Austin doesn't show up,
Foley's gonna have to come out here
and declare this a forfeit and Rikishi is gonna win it.
[Ross] Mick Foley said that if Austin didn't show up
that he would-- he said it reluctantly,
he would come out here and raise Rikishi's hand
and I guess in a-- in a forfeit.
[Jerry] Well, Rikishi is not gonna give Austin any more time.
What is he-- what is he doing?
Does he think the people are gonna cheer for him now?
His people that he's talking about or what?
Mick Foley, cut the music.
[crowd chatter]
Mick Foley…
I told you that Stone Cold wasn't gonna show up.
And I told you people to get ready
for the biggest shock of the night
and the shock is that Stone Cold's ass
is scared to face the man
that ran his ass over.
[Ross] Wow.
So, Mick Foley,
you get your ass out here
and raise my hand and tell me that I am the winner of the match.
Bring your ass out here.
[Ross] Rikishi demanding that the commissioner
of the World Wrestling Entertainment…
comes to the ring immediately.
I just can't-- something's happened to Austin, something is…
["Reckless Commissioner" playing]
[Ross] Something is wrong, King.
[Jerry] Something is about to be wrong. I am about to be shocked.
Yeah, I was shocked when Stone Cold got ran over.
I was shocked when Rikishi did it.
I was shocked when Rikishi admitted he did it.
[Ross] I know that Commissioner Foley has a great deal of respect
for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
They've not always seen eye to eye, we know that.
But there's always been respect there
and for Mick to have to come out here and raise Rikishi's hand
in a forfeit victory is--
that's got to be eating the commissioner up.
[Jerry] Well, I was, once again, shocked…
when Rikishi destroyed Stone Cold's truck
but I'm really shocked that Stone Cold is not showing up here tonight.
[Ross] Rikishi with that sledgehammer.
I've had nightmares about that.
[Jerry] This is worst than Golota walking out on the fight with Tyson.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, don't compare Steve Austin with Andrew Golota.
[Jerry] Well, he's not showing up.
[Ross] I know exactly what that sledgehammer can do,
what has been done to me on Thursday.
Well, I wanna know what's Foley gonna do here.
I mean, he's on the spot.
I don't know if Mick has very many choices.
Foley went out on the lamb-- out on the limb
and said that he would declare Rikishi the winner by forfeit.
Now, he's gonna have to do it.
-Rikishi getting impatient as well. -Rikishi is already raising his hand,
saying, "Come on."
Watch it Foley, he still got that sledgehammer.
I think Mick is trying to buy a little bit of time here
because if Austin can be here and should be here
and already-- he should've already been here.
[Jerry] Buy all the time he wants to
but… I don't think he's coming, J.R.
[Ross] Oh, he's coming, King,
it's just something may have happened, I mean…
[crowd chatter]
["Glass Shatters" playing]
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Well, that's…
The Rattlesnake's music but…
where is Stone Cold?
[singer] ♪ Step up! Cause you're the next One in line for the kill ♪
♪ You don't believe it… ♪
[Ross] I'm looking around behind us,
looking all around us, where's Austin?
[singer] ♪ …Live a little bit With the pain that I bring… ♪
[Ross] That's-- hey, wait, wait, what's that?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Stone Cold is--
that's the truck,
that's the truck Rikishi--
That's Stone Cold's truck, my God.
He's coming here.
Stone cold has driven his truck right in the building
and Rikishi broke Austin's glass with a sledgehammer.
[Jerry] The Rattlesnake is back.
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is showing no mercy to Rikishi.
The right hands by Austin.
[Jerry] He's gonna wreck Rikishi just like Rikishi wrecked his truck.
[Ross] Austin could break that right hand on Rikishi's head.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, watch it.
Oh, man.
[Ross] Austin ramming up that door right into the head of Rikishi.
Austin said he was gonna stomp a mudhole
in Rikishi's ass and walk it dry.
[Jerry] Yeah. But I'm just thinking what we heard Rikishi said.
Well, I'm not sure, he doesn't look like road kill right now, does he?
[Ross] He sure as heck doesn't.
[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Oh. Rikishi ran into the steps.
Austin is like a man possessed,
it's been almost a year since Austin was back in the ring.
We still haven't heard the bell ring.
[Jerry] Oh, watch yourself, look out.
-Oh. -[Ross] Oh, my God.
Austin throwing Rikishi right across the Spanish announce table,
and then just rubbed his knee right into Rikishi's heart,
if Rikishi has one.
[Jerry] I know you'd like to get a cheap shot here, J.R., but try to refrain.
-[Ross] Oh, don't worry. -[Jerry] Try to restrain yourself.
[Ross] Austin, the guy with that sledgehammer, where did he go?
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Austin now…
turning that audio cable or whatever it is
and choking Rikishi with it.
[Jerry] He'd like to choke the life out of him
but you know what, it's all perfectly legal.
Anything goes, no holds barred.
[Ross] Everything in this match is legal.
No hold barred is right.
Oh, great right hand by Austin
knocking the 423-pounder over the rail.
[Jerry] Don't let him get away.
Bring him back Stone Cold.
[Ross] Their feet firmly planted on concrete,
it looks like Rikishi is trying to get away from The Rattlesnake.
[Jerry] Oh, he'd love to be anywhere except this Pepsi Arena right now,
I can assure you that.
[Ross] Rikishi exchanging right hands.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh, he's gonna-- he's gonna try to go up the top, pounding.
[Ross] Oh, Rikishi threw something,
a soft drink or something in Austin's face.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] And a hard right hand by Rikishi.
[Jerry] Maybe it was beer.
[Ross] The man that ran over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin about 11 months ago.
[Jerry] Yeah, it couldn't have been beer.
If it would've been beer, that's like spinach to Popeye.
[crowd chanting "Austin"]
[Jerry] Get up Stone Cold.
[Ross] Stone Cold knocked to the concrete
by the 423-pound animal.
[overlapping chatter]
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you, this is the scary part now.
[Ross] Rikishi said he was gonna take Austin out in the parking lot tonight
and run him over and over again and again.
[Jerry] You don't think that Austin know,
he still got something left-- oh, look out.
[Ross] Oh, Austin, backdropped.
Rikishi backdropping Austin who looked like he may about…
to attempt to Piledrive him.
[Jerry] Look at this. Look at Stone Cold.
[Ross] Austin taking his leather belt off
and lashing Rikishi like a government mule.
Austin lashing Rikishi.
Oh, in his face, in his back, his legs,
anything that moves, Austin is hitting.
[Jerry] Well, he's told us all that he was gonna give Rikishi
a Stone Cold ass whipping and he's getting it right now.
That's a big ass, it's gonna take a lot of whipping.
[Ross] What's Austin looking for?
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] I don't know, you know, there's all sorts-- uh-oh.
[Ross] Austin pulling out…
what's laying underneath our…
[Jerry] There's all kind of things up under that ring, oh, look out.
[Ross] Oh, Austin, Austin thrown over the announce table
by Rikishi and Austin is right back up
and comes with a thundering clothesline.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Stone cold now has got that rope.
We still have not-- I don't know if this match has even officially started.
[Jerry] Well, I never heard the bell, I did hear a horn,
I think, when Austin turned that corner and coming into the arena in that truck.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Austin trying to choke the life out of Rikishi.
-Come on. Get him, come on. -[Jerry] He's gonna hang him.
[Ross] And there's nothing the referee or anybody else can do about it.
It's no holds barred…
according to our commissioner, Mick Foley.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Ross] And now, Austin choking Rikishi,
trying to choke every bit of the life
out of this 400 plus pounder.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Watch yourself, J.R.
[crowd chatter]
-[Jerry] Watch yourself. -[Ross] Oh, look out, look out,
Rikishi's head bouncing off our table.
Partner, we're in a dangerous spot here.
Nowhere to go.
No, wait, wait, oh, Austin, oh, Austin grabbed that TV monitor
and walked into a right hand by Rikishi
and another right hand, down goes The Rattlesnake.
Great people are standing here.
Watch it, oh.
And Austin again thrown on top of the announce table.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Watch out.
[Ross] Oh, Rikishi is trying to hit Austin with that television monitor.
My God he's tearing it up, how he tears an enemy.
Another right by Rikishi.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Oh, Rikishi measuring The Rattlesnake.
[Jerry] Watch it, J.R. He's coming over by you.
[crowd booing]
[Jerry] Sadistic animal.
Be careful.
[Ross] Four hundred pounds.
No holds-- no holds barred,
I don't know about the stipulation.
There's none for Austin.
[Ross] Look out.
Rikishi aiming right between the eyes of The Rattlesnake.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] What a shot.
Oh, my God.
Austin, another chair shot,
Rikishi tried to block it but to no avail.
Austin hammering Rikishi in the face with two vile chair shots.
[Jerry] I don't think it's gonna do any good telling him to stop now.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Austin wants Rikishi up.
Oh, my God, Rikishi has been busted wide open.
My God, Rikishi's busted wide open.
[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] Stone Cold's got my hat.
Oh, what a shot.
Rikishi has been busted wide open.
[Jerry] I think that was a little payback just for you, J.R.
[Ross] Good God almighty.
Austin is ramming on Rikishi
with that steel chair.
[Jerry] That chair has been laid on Rikishi's head,
I mean, this look bad.
-[Ross] Rikishi has been busted open. -[Jerry] I mean big time.
-Rikishi, I hope he knows where he is. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
Austin's got the sledgehammer.
[Ross] Austin looking to-- he wanted to eliminate Rikishi for good.
[Jerry] He's gonna do it, look out.
[Ross] Rikishi barely avoided that one.
[Jerry] If Austin would bury that sledgehammer on Rikishi's skull,
-it will be over. -[Ross] Austin using his tailgate
as a weapon one more time.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Another chair.
Good God almighty.
Rikishi has-- it's all legal, no holds barred.
[Ross] Look out. Oh, another shot
that knocked Rikishi right back in the back of Austin's truck.
Wait a minute.
What the hell.
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] What's Austin thinking here, King?
[Jerry] Oh, he's just after a beer.
[Ross] Rikishi has been incapacitated with those multiple chair shots.
[Jerry] Wait a minute, where is he going?
[Ross] That has busted him wide open.
[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute, you can't drink and drive.
[Ross] Austin backing out of here with Rikishi in the back of that truck.
[Jerry] Come back.
[Ross] What is The Rattlesnake thinking?
[Jerry] I have no idea.
Wait a minute, he's gonna take him--
look out, he's tearing walls down.
[Ross] Where is Austin going?
Rikishi is in the back of that truck like road kill.
[Jerry] I think he's going anywhere he wants right now, J.R.
He's not driving that truck, he's aiming it, look-- uh-oh, now what?
[Ross] Rikishi, completely out of it with those several chair shots,
Rikishi bleeding like a stuffed hog.
-[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute, J.R. -[chatter over radio]
-[Jerry] He's gonna run him into the--
[Ross] Look at Rikishi,
his face a crimson mask.
Another kick right to the heart.
Rikishi is helpless.
[man] Stone.
[Ross] What's Austin doing-- oh, no, come on.
This is too much.
-[Jerry] Oh, no, no, wait a minute, J.R. [Ross] Come on, Steve. You better--
Steve think about this.
Don't do something you'll regret for the rest of your life.
My God, Rikishi,
Rikishi is gonna be road kill.
[tires screeching]
Austin just rammed the police car.
-[Jerry] The cops. -[Ross] Austin was gonna wreck
into Rikishi and he ran into that police car.
[Jerry] Here he comes. Oh, look out, what's he doing?
-[Ross] And he-- The Rattlesnake is-- -[sirens blaring]
[Ross] My God, look at the cops, look at the cops.
Oh, my God, they called out the whole Albany police force.
Austin surrounded by the police.
[officers] Get out of the car.
-Get out of the car. -[Ross] Austin wanted to run down Rikishi…
-but he ran into that police car. -[officer] Get him up, get him up.
Come on, get him out. Come on, turn around. Turn around.
[Jerry] He didn't run into the police car intentionally, did he?
[Ross] I don't think so. I don't-- but he was gonna
intentionally ran over Rikishi.
-[Jerry] You're damn right, he was. -[officer] Get him up.
[Ross] Stone Cold was-- he was gonna run down Rikishi
and Austin would've regretted that the rest of his life.
[officer] Everything you say can and will be used against in the court of law.
You have the right to an attorney.
[Jerry] They're locking him up.
[officer] Take him back to the car, get him out of here.
Get him out.
[Ross] Austin is being arrested.
[officer] Let's go.
[Ross] Stone Cold is being arrested, King.
[Jerry] Look at this, you could see it right through the--
right through the back of the building,
went right out the back of the building there.
Yeah, they're cop cars everywhere.
[Ross] Austin bounced into that police car,
but as you said, King, that was-- that was an accident.
[Jerry] Yeah, but it's a good thing that police car was there.
If not, Austin would have-- he would've ran down Rikishi like a dog.
[Ross] Well, we heard what Rikishi said he was gonna do to Austin,
run him down over and over again.
[Jerry] They're taking Austin out of here.
[Ross] And Austin has been--
he's been taken to jail quite frankly.
And Rikishi is still laying out there…
all busted up.
-Good God almighty. -I mean, look at this,
you could see the other police cars, right?
There must have been ten to 12 police cars out there.
Austin, no doubt was gonna run Rikishi down
just like Rikishi ran Austin down 11 months ago.
Yeah. But I'd say thank goodness,
thank goodness that police car pulled in front of Austin
but thus, consequently now Austin's going to jail.
You know what, I'm a big fan of Austin,
I'm his friend but he took it too far there,
taking the guy outside and trying to prop him up and then, run him down.
You don't stoop to somebody else's level.
It's no doubt, that's what he was gonna do.
He was gonna run right into-- right into Rikishi head on.
Well, we're gonna take you back, ladies and gentlemen,
we're gonna show you the closing moments of this matchup,
where Stone Cold had busted Rikishi open with multiple chair shots.
[Jerry] I mean, this was enough right here.
[Ross] And Austin wasn't gonna settle for beating Rikishi one, two, three--
[Jerry] Austin had the match won, Rikishi, the bloody mess.
[Ross] But that's not what it was about to Austin.
This is not about a wrestling match.
This wasn't a wrestling match.
This was Austin with Rikishi in the back of that truck,
Austin taking Rikishi outside and The Rattlesnake had a plan.
He knew all along what he wanted to do.
[Jerry] He's got Rikishi in the parking lot where--
of course the parking lot where Stone Cold had been ran over
and you're right, this was a plan.
[Ross] It was a premeditated plan by The Rattlesnake
to somehow if he could incapacitate Rikishi
and then, let Rikishi meet the same fate
that the rattlesnake met last November.
Austin had one thing on his mind,
to run down Rikishi and let Rikishi suffer the same fate
that Austin suffered last November.
[Jerry] Well, speaking of fate, this maybe one of the most fateful
moments in the-- in the history of wrestling, I mean,
right at this moment in time, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
was gonna run over Rikishi like a dog.
Listen to this.
[Ross] Austin was gonna regret this for the rest-- the rest of his life
and then Austin rammed right into that cop car.
That's the local Metro police here.
And Austin, this was-- and then look-- Steve, come on.
He does it again.
Austin is absolutely out of control.
And this is a live shot now, ladies and gentlemen,
back out in the parking lot area.
There's a bloody Rikishi
who has just been absolutely manhandled.
And there's the police officer that was driving that vehicle
that Austin rammed into.
-And this is… -[Jerry] Austin is gonna be
in a world of trouble.
[Ross] I mean, that's an understatement.
The police officer that Austin broadsided being taken
to a medical facility apparently.
Rikishi needs the EMT's to attend to him as well.
He's gonna need stitches at least.
["Regality" playing]
[Ross] Now, here is our European Champion.
[Jerry] What a time for William Regal.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment
European Championship.
Introducing first, from Blackpool, England,
weighing 240 pounds, the World Wrestling Entertainment
European Champion, William Regal.
[Ross] Well, I guess, maybe time for some civility
as our European Champion has entered the ring.
We're being seen in the UK on Sky Sports.
Scotland, Wales, of course, England.
-[Jerry] Hello England. -[music fades out]
As Goodwill Ambassador and reigning European Champion,
I was very much looking forward to defending my title tonight
for my friends here in Albany.
[crowd booing]
[Ross] How many you got here?
But now I find out that my opponent tonight is a man known
in some circles as Naked Mideon.
[Ross] Oh, no.
A man who is fouler than a box of frogs.
[Ross] What?
So I approached our commissioner Mick Foley and I demanded
that this miserable specimen wrestle in proper ring attire.
And thankfully, Foley agreed.
-[Jerry] Thank goodness. -[Ross] Yeah.
Running naked willy-nilly through the streets,
may be fine in impoverished town such as this,
but I will not let it besmirch my title reign.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
[Ross] You might run willy-nilly in Oklahoma.
I'll tell you that.
[Jerry] You know, Mark Twain actually said clothes make the man.
He says naked people have little or no influence to our society.
[announcer] His opponent and challenger,
weighing 303 pound…
[Jerry] Wait a minute.
[announcer] …Naked Mideon.
[Jerry] I think he may actually look worse in clothes.
[Ross] I'm glad he's got some attire on.
I am still shocked by what happened just moments ago.
We understand that Rikishi is being attended by the EMT's.
He may go for the-- to the medical facility.
I'm not sure.
We'll give you an update of the poor police officer
just wrong place, wrong time here to do his job and…
[Jerry] What is the charge on that vehicular something?
[Ross] I don't really know.
I certainly think Austin is-- Steve has just gone too far here.
-Just… -[Jerry] Could it be a vehicular assault?
[Ross] Could be. I'm not an attorney.
[bell ringing]
[Ross] Nor do I play one on television.
Well, Naked Mideon, thank goodness, is clothed.
There's any light at the end of the tunnel.
And William Regal, who fancies himself as a goodwill ambassador
from the UK to United States-- I'm not so sure that our fans
in the UK, who will be on December the 2nd,
are overwhelmed by Regal's representation.
[Jerry] You don't think that they're proud of him in Europe?
[Ross] I got a feeling-- well, I don't know.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] I think-- I don't even know if Mideon's mother is proud of him.
He's trying to become the illustrated man.
Look at that-- all of those tattoos.
[Ross] Mideon with a great opportunity here with his rather unorthodox style.
-I just hope he's got some… -[Jerry] No, no, no, no.
Oh, no, no. Don't do it.
-[Ross] Now, we don't need to do that. -[Jerry] No, uh-uh.
[Ross] Just go ahead and leave them on.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Thank you very much.
Mideon certainly has a-- William Regal somewhat distracted.
Lack of a better term.
[Jerry] Got me distracted when he threatened to disrobe.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Regal with a neck vice there momentarily he can--
Regal, a tremendous chain wrestler, very unique style.
Started as a teenager at the age of 15 and…
[Jerry] A good chain wrestler. Beat any chain you'd put him up against.
Whoa.
[Ross] And a shoulder tackle.
Near-fall-- nice drop toehold by Regal.
Regal started in the carnival circuit in the UK when he was 15
taking on all upcomers.
[Jerry] And now, I think Mideon should be on a carnival circuit.
[Ross] And not taking on upcomers perhaps.
[Jerry] And taking off all his clothes.
[Ross] Mideon-- look at the dropkick by Mideon.
[Jerry] I don't think they have freak shows anymore in carnivals, do they?
-He'd fit right in. -Come on Mideon…
[Ross] Mideon with a right hand.
The challenger for the European title.
Oh, man.
Mideon slobbering like a little dog.
[Jerry] But he does have some good tattoos.
I remember one said that tattoos are a poor man's way of investing in art.
[Ross] Does that make this a slobberknocker?
[Jerry] Yes, it does.
[Ross] Regal, like I said, a very unusual style.
[Jerry] What was that European style?
Oh, man.
[Ross] This is somewhat unorthodox.
[Jerry] Well, you're just not used to seeing it.
[Ross] Well, there you go.
[Jerry] I mean, over in England, that's the way they wrestle.
[Ross] Regal in great shape.
You can certainly say that.
Waving at his fans.
-[Jerry] He got that royal wave down. -[Ross] Yeah.
[Jerry] Like the queen herself just barely breaks the wrist there, you know.
[Ross] The queen smells about as much as the Blackpool.
-And oh, no. -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] Mideon dumped over the top of the rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Mideon, he's regrouping he's thinking of a strategy.
[Jerry] Come on Mideon. You can be the European champion.
[Ross] You can-- oh, boy.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Here we go. They would love this over in Amsterdam.
[Jerry] What country is it over in Europe where it's, like,
legal to go naked?
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Maybe Amsterdam, doesn't it? -[Ross] I don't know.
You can hear about that in Oklahoma.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, he's biting.
Mideon-- as the Regal might think the hooligan that he is.
[Jerry] Now, wait. Oh, wait a minute.
What's Mideon doing now?
-Keep those pants up? -[Ross] Yeah. Keep them up and on.
[referee] Come one, bring him out.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Mideon with a headbutt.
[Jerry] What is-- what is it about someone's personality
that makes them wanna disrobe in public?
[Ross] I don't know.
I've never-- I can't identify that.
Nice double arm suplex by Regal floating over.
And Teddy Long got a near-fall out of that situation.
Back on-- Regal doesn't give you any opportunity to regroup here.
[Jerry] You mean J.R., you don't feel that you have the type of body
that should be displayed publicly?
[Ross] Oh, lord, no.
That would not be good for me or the audience.
[referee] Come on, Mideon. How about it, what do you say
you wanna give it to him?
[Ross] Reverse chin lock by Regal.
[referee] Come on, Mideon.
-All you got to say is… -[Ross] Mideon does have a
big amount of art work on his anatomy.
[Jerry] I guess they missed his elbow.
[crowd booing]
[Ross] Mideon, being taken care of here
by Regal, tossed on the outside in this--
a match that Regal obviously was somewhat…
[Jerry] Well, Regal showing utter disdain for Mideon.
He's embarrassed that he would even be forced to defend
the European title against a guy that likes to run around naked.
[Ross] And Mideon hammered out here on the outside.
Referee, Teddy Long, admonishing.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Wait a minute.
[Ross] The European Champ-- what is Mideon doing?
I have no earthly idea but I don't think we're gonna like it.
He's put on that little-- oh!
-[Ross] Oh, God. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] Put the women and children to bed.
[Jerry] Don't turn around.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Mideon just kissed Regal.
What in the…
[Jerry] Oh, Ethel. Don't look Ethel.
You'll get a free shot.
[Ross] Oh, Mideon needs a new butt.
Oh it's always cracked.
[Jerry] He's butt naked. Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Naked man.
-[Ross] Naked… -[Jerry] Naked Mideon.
[Ross] What is he-- this is…
[Jerry] No. I don't wanna see this.
-[Ross] Can we get a wide shot, maybe? -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] Mideon going up top.
[Jerry] He's flying free at-- oh, no.
Oh, no.
[Ross] Now, that's pretty obvious what happened there.
King, go check on him.
[Jerry] Yeah right.
[Ross] And Regal-- look at Regal, look at Regal's face.
[Jerry] You're not gonna touch that are you?
[Ross] He wants to bathe Mideon first I think, and then clothe him.
Regal's gonna try his Regal Stretch.
[Jerry] Oh. Get down there, Regal, you're used to the crown jewels.
[referee] One, two, three.
-Ring the bell. -[bell ringing]
["Regality" playing]
[announcer] The winner of this bout and still European Champion,
William Regal.
[Jerry] I don't know what to say about that.
[Ross] Regal didn't try the deep crotch or lock or…
[Jerry] No. No, he didn't.
[Ross] Regal certainly thinks he's above most of us.
Especially the naked man.
Ladies and gentlemen, the WWE title is gonna be decided here tonight.
And earlier tonight on Heat, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
guaranteed-- King, she guaranteed
that Kurt Angle would leave here tonight
as the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
-King, he's gone. -[Jerry] Is Mideon gone?
-Yeah, he's… -No.
Close enough.
Just don't look.
Well, you guaranteed that Austin would be here tonight too
and he came through.
We'll take you back, ladies and gentlemen.
Earlier tonight on MTV's Heat,
Kurt Angle scheduled to host-- he scheduled to interview the Rock.
What a joke this was.
Take a look at this editing.
Rock, thanks for joining us today.
[chuckles] That's super.
Rock, let me start this interview by asking you
what you think about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
Well, The Rock will tell you exactly what he thinks about
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and all his little shenanigans.
Sure he's a piece of monkey crap and a jabroni.
Whoa. That's a little stiff, isn't it, Rock?
Sure Rock, drink up.
As you know Rock,
I'm an Olympic Champion and one hell of a guy as well.
But the one thing I take most seriously in my life
is being honest with people.
After all, integrity is one of my three I's.
Now Rock, you've told the world many times that you had nothing
to do with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin being run over
by a car last November at survivor series.
Now Rock, are we supposed to "take your word for it and believe you?"
You know, The Rock has the innate ability to tell you one thing and do another.
And say, "Well, I never did that" and have you believe it?
Oh, I get it.
So what's your saying is you are lying the whole time.
You are the one who told Rikishi to hit Stone Cold with that car.
Was that your plan?
Sure. That was The Rock's plan at that time.
Oh. So by eliminating Austin, you knew that you would be
the number one superstar here in the WWE?
Do what you gotta do to get where you wanna go.
Well, now that we know you're the one who told Rikishi
to plow over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in that car,
what was the first thing that went through your mind when you witnessed this?
Well, when The Rock saw it, The Rock thought,
"Oh, well, hmm, he might be hurt."
"Rock better go take a shower now so he can go eat."
You cruel, sad man.
I mean, that is absolutely heartless.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin was severely injured.
Don't let him fool you. He got in the ambulance.
And as a matter of fact, he tipped the guy a five and asked him
to take him to the airport in the ambulance.
I can't believe you call yourself the people's champion
after behavior like this.
Settle down mister.
Don't make me stop this interview right now.
And believe me, I'll do it. It's true.
That's better.
Let's switch topics, Rock.
Tonight, you face me for the WWE title and what promises to be
a match of the year candidate.
What do you think the fans' reaction would be
if you would somehow
pull off the greatest upset in WWE history
and beat me here tonight?
Fans don't like that.
They wanna be gratified in terms of-- they want a winner.
That is true.
I couldn't agree with you more Rock.
Look at the big smile on your face.
Well, of course I'm smiling
because I know I'm gonna beat you senseless
and take your WWE title tonight.
[fly buzzing]
We all know what flies are attracted to.
Now, Rock, two weeks ago on SmackDown,
I came to the ring and gave you the most devastating move in the WWE,
the Olympic Slam.
My question to you is, how did that feel?
Well, as far as for the injuries sustained-- that I sustained
during that match, there were actually multiple.
I wound up bruising my vertebrae in my neck.
I'm sorry, Rock.
We don't have time for all your…
[Ross] All the-- what a joke that interview was.
What a joke that was.
Los Conquistadores,
you're just moments away from taking on
the Hardy Boyz for the WWE tag team titles.
Si, señor.
Dos.
Let me ask you a question here.
Considering the fact that you've never taken on the Hardy Boyz
before supposedly, what will you do if in this matchup you encounter
any nerves or any hesitation?
Si, señor.
Si.
And what would you say to the persistent rumors about your true identities?
[both] Arriba.
["Loaded" playing]
[Jerry] All right.
[Ross] Now, good questions, no answers by Los Conquistadores.
[Jerry] Let's get back to that Kurt Angle interview with The Rock.
You're trying to tell me that was a phony interview?
-[Ross] Of course it was. -[Jerry] Oh, edited together?
[Ross] You got it.
[Jerry] I bet you also think that the Conquistadores are edited.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
In the ring from Cameron, North Carolina with a combined weight
of 430 pounds, the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
Matt and Jeff, the Hardy Boyz.
-[Jerry] You know what, J.R.? -[Ross] What's that, King?
[Jerry] You're really quite the cynic.
Why are-- why are you always so negative?
You hear the WWE-- why can't you just be happy.
[Ross] I'm basically a happy guy.
[Jerry] Well, I mean, the Conquistadores,
these guys are-- these guys are good.
They got a chance to become the WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Ross] They do. They won the battle royal
this past Thursday night on SmackDown.
-And we have seen Edge and Christian… -[Jerry] You know what,
I know what you problem is. You're not happy now because
Stone Cold Steve Austin had to go to jail?
[Ross] Well, that's exactly right.
[Jerry] Oh, look at these guys.
[upbeat music playing]
[Ross] What the hell does that say?
[announcer] Their opponents and challengers from Latin America
at a combined weight of 444 pounds, Los Conquistadores.
[Ross] We saw those famous lucha libre somersaults, right?
[Jerry] Oh, look.
[Ross] They're gonna converse with our Spanish announce team,
Carlos Cabrera and Hugo Savinovich.
[indistinct chatter]
[Jerry] I couldn't hear a word they said?
[Ross] Why don't you interpret that, King?
[Jerry] Well, they said, "Si, si," which means yes.
So they were probably asking-- they thought they were
gonna become the WWE tag champions.
[Ross] That mask is very good in that-- is that Uno or Dos there?
Might be a lot of hair underneath that.
And Dos.
[Jerry] These guys have worked really hard for this tag team title
shot against the Hardy's.
[Ross] Don't forget. The Hardy's are the Tag Team Champions.
The titles are on the line here.
We have already had a night of a police officer…
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] …go to a medical facility
when they're broadsided by Stone Cold.
We almost had Rikishi go to-- took a long dirt nap.
Rikishi has been attended to by the EMT's.
I don't know his-- exactly his condition.
[Jerry] Look at these Conquistadores.
These guys have absolutely come out of nowhere
to make a huge mark here in the WWE.
-[Ross] As a matter fact, King… -[Jerry] Look at that, whoa!
Lucha libre.
[Ross] Big time lucha libre, huh?
[Jerry] Chimichanga.
[Ross] I don't care about Rikishi's condition quite frankly.
[Jerry] What about that poor police officer?
You gotta be concerned about him.
-[Ross] That's a different ball game. -[Jerry] Look out.
Hey, that is a-- what a move.
[Ross] Very unfortunate situation.
Look at those two idiots.
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Ross] Oh, no.
Right hand by Matt Hardy.
You don't right hand on…
[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey, wait.
They're trying to take the mask off.
That's not-- that shouldn't be allowed.
[Ross] No. That's just-- that's just a heinous thing because we know
how much these masks mean to the Luchadores, right?
-[Jerry] Right, exactly. -[Ross] It's all their heritage
-and years and years of… -[Jerry] Don't you remember
like Mil Mascaras?
He is-- he wouldn't even take his mask off, right,
they wouldn't even take their mask off in the locker room
in front of the other wrestlers.
[Ross] Yeah.
[Jerry] Did you ever see Mil Mascaras without his mask?
-[Ross] No, sir. -[Jerry] And you'll never see
Los Conquistadores without their masks.
They're proud.
[Ross] That remains to be seen.
[Jerry] We may never see Steve Austin again.
How long do you think he'll get?
[Ross] Oh, man, I don't know.
I hope he gets a lawyer there or something.
I mean, my God. I could be a problem
and Austin as badly as I wanted to see him take Rikishi apart,
Stone Cold just took it too damn far.
[Jerry] Well, I know one thing.
He could have made it even worse than it was bad enough
as it is running his car into a policeman.
What if he had a-- what if he had a-- resisted arrest,
starting a fight with those policemen?
[Ross] Well, I thought he'd be.
I gotta believe though that Rikishi had not said that he was
gonna back and run over Austin again and again and again.
It would've have provoked Austin at least to the level that--
I think he'll loose everything.
[Jerry] So you think the word road kill is what provoked Austin?
[Ross] Damn right, it did.
Wouldn't you?
[Jerry] Jeff Hardy's hair provokes me.
-[Ross] You're damn near… -[Jerry] Now, you know what?
You-- here's something I can't understand.
You got the audacity to make fun of the outfits
that the Conquistadores are wearing but you never say a word
about Jeff Hardy's hair.
Does everybody wear a hair like that out in Oklahoma?
[Ross] Oh, I reckon that they might.
Some of them might. Haven't been there a while.
Some of the city boys might.
Those gold outfits look how hideous they look.
-They look like gold enimas. -[Jerry] Gold what?
[Ross] Well, look at them. I mean, they're just hideous.
They don't even fit 'em good.
The Los Conquistadores are coming out of nowhere.
[Jerry] Why? They're making a huge impression here.
[Ross] Big impression?
-Earning a… -[Jerry] Could be tag team of the year.
You know what, look at these guys.
You think their outfits look ridiculous
but they're reminiscent of the Slammy statues.
-[Ross] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Remember that gold
Slammy statues I won several of?
[Ross] Oh. Nice clothesline by Jeff Hardy. Well…
[Jerry] J.R., did you ever win a Slammy?
[Ross] No, sir.
[Jerry] You don't have one of those beautiful Slammy's on your mantle?
[Ross] No, sir, I do not.
[Jerry] Maybe if could get the Conquistadores to come over to--
oh, look at that-- look at that move.
[Ross] What is that?
-[Jerry] You mean what is that? -[Ross] What is that?
What is he doing?
Is that-- is that Uno or Dos, King?
[Jerry] That's Uno.
[Ross] Okay, good. Thanks.
That's Matt Hardy making a tag.
WWE Tag Team Titles on the line on this ridiculous--
this Los Conquistadores.
There's a cover by Matt Hardy.
-And… -[Matt] What are we looking at?
-Two. -Come on.
[Ross] …but not enough for three.
[Jerry] I don't know why you say that these guys are ridiculous.
I think it's a tribute to their perseverance
that they can barely speak a word of English.
[Ross] There's a cover.
[Jerry] And are successful in a foreign country.
Probably they're spurn by Americans.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] That's-- it's a sad-- it's a great sad stories.
-It's a… -[Jerry] Uh-oh. Look at this.
-[Ross] …a heartwarming story. -[Jerry] Look-- oh.
[Ross] Poetry in motion there. Oh, no!
-Now, that was out of the boarder. -[Jerry] Right.
-[Ross] Now near Tijuana… -[Jerry] Uh-huh.
[Ross] …and Cucamonga.
And now the Hardy's are tying up-- help me here, King.
Is Uno or Dos tied up?
[Jerry] Dos is the taller of the two.
[Ross] Okay.
Or is that Edge and Christian?
-[Jerry] Oh, come on. -[Ross] Come on. Give it up.
[Jerry] Look at this. And you're telling me
that wasn't a high flying move right there?
[Ross] Nice double dropkick by Los Conquistadores.
[Jerry] Watch out.
They're gonna put all their eggs in one basket.
Wowee, look.
[Ross] Oh, that's hideous.
They're not Jose Estrada or Jose Luis Rivera.
I'll tell you that. The original Los Conquistadores.
[Jerry] No but they are Jose and "Hose B."
Look at this.
The Hardy's taking the Los Conquistadores back in the ring.
I think this crowd here is as much as shocked of what we saw
a little bit earlier tonight.
The loss of Stone Cold being taken to jail,
the police officer being taken to a medical facility,
certainly Rikishi, of course, needs a lot of stitches
and-- oh, ribs first into the ring post with Jeff Hardy.
And that's-- I think that's Dos, but maybe it isn't.
[Jerry] I just-- I can't get over you, J.R.
-[Ross] Well… -[Jerry] Give these guys the benefit
-of the doubt. -[Ross] They could at least
throw in an "Arriba" now and again.
[Jerry] They're our neighbors from the south of the border.
[Ross] I appreciate our neighbors,
but these two boys ain't from Mexico.
Come on, Jeff.
[Ross] They might as well past through new Mexico one time.
[Jerry] They're not necessarily from Mexico.
They're Conquistadores, they could be from…
[Ross] Anywhere South America, right?
-[Jerry] Sure. Exactly. -[Ross] Brazil. Argentina.
-[Jerry] Man, come on with it. -[Ross] Toronto.
[Jerry] Yeah-- Toronto? They could be from Oklahoma.
[Matt] Come on, Jeff. Come on.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy got his ribs hammered and now his face the right hand.
Look at this-- it's in the right.
[Jerry] And once again, you got the audacity
to talk about somebody's outfit.
Look at-- look at the outfits that the Hardy's are wearing.
I mean where do they get their outfit?
They don't-- that's not second, that's third hand store stuff.
[Ross] Their individuals, they-- freedom of expression.
[Jerry] Well, the Conquistadores can't do?
[Ross] Well that don't even fit.
Look at them. They looked like they're homemade.
[Jerry] Well, look at the Hardy's
don't that even come down and cover their navel.
-[Ross] Oh no, look at his navel. -[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Ross] Catapult there and a lateral press, got a two-count, man.
I tell you one thing.
Still to come the WWE title, I cannot believe
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley made it very clear.
She guaranteed that her business partner Kurt Angle would be
the WWE Champion and Kurt would win that tonight against The Rock.
[Jerry] You know what you can do with a McMahon guarantee, don't you?
[Ross] I darn right.
[Jerry] You get to the bank.
[Ross] And what about Triple H with so much personal motivation
for Triple H's matchup for Chris Benoit,
that should be an awesome matchup, powerslam, nearfall.
[Jerry] Just tell me what you would do really if this-- you know, okay.
I'll admit. I don't-- I don't think they're big favorites here
but just what would you do if the Conquistadores
were to actually become the WWE Tag Champion?
You'd have to take them serious then, J.R.
-[Ross] I don't know. -[Jerry] I mean that'd be on the cover
of the RAW magazine.
[Ross] I might just go outside and cry a little bit.
[Jerry] Oh, come on.
[Ross] Well, maybe not.
[Jerry] Right.
I think those outfits are pretty sharp.
Reminds me of Elvis back in the,
you know, the early career that gold lame.
[Ross] Yeah.
Come on. Let's go, come on.
[Ross] The fat Elvis or the skinny Elvis?
Oh, you said you'd make…
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Nice knee to the midsection by…
[Jerry] You're talking about going outside and crying.
You think by now, I'm sure they have time
-to have him actually in his own cell. -[Ross] I'm sure also.
[Jerry] Do you think Austin's crying somewhere?
[Ross] I'm sure he's been getting photographed and everything else.
[Jerry] Let me tell you, do you know if that police officer's hurt badly,
you know how police stick together?
I mean they're taking care of their own.
[Ross] Austin took it too far, King.
-[Jerry] Rightfully so. -[Ross] It looks…
[Jerry] I think Austin didn't really care.
He saw that police-- oh, he just kept-- he kept the pedal of the metal.
It was like a demolition derby out there.
[Ross] Once he hit him again, that was a big mistake.
Austin has got completely carried away in his revenge and motivation
of what Rikishi did about 11 months ago.
You can't blame a man for his mindset.
[Jerry] Here comes a tag.
[Ross] At least I understand what he was doing,
but-- and Matt Hardy got a tag.
I think that's Christian. Uno.
[Jerry] Please. [Ross] Oh, Uno, Dos…
[Jerry] You're confusing the people that are watching this here.
[Ross] Oh, they can do that.
Nice DDT by Matt Hardy.
Folks, if I confused you tonight with this tag team, I apologize.
[Jerry] Wait a minute.
And the Hardy's-- well, apologies accepted, but these guys
are double-teaming-- the Hardy's are cheating like crazy.
[Ross] As if the man-- oh, the count. Here we go.
That was a near fall. Man, that was close.
Oh, look at this.
Oh, that's not lucha libre like.
Jeff Hardy running the rails there, running as far down the…
[Jerry] See the Hardy's, they love to-- you know, they love to do this
high flying-- look at this.
I told you.
[Ross] It looks a lot like Edge and Christian to me.
[Jerry] He was going to land right on the face, very dangerous.
[Ross] And yet, Matt Hardy up on top.
Matt Hardy.
Oh, Matt, got his own brother, I think.
I think Matt hurt him more than he did the Conquistadores.
Thanks to the Conquistadores, shoving Jeff in the way.
[Jerry] Edge, put him right up-- I mean the Conquistadores put…
-[Ross] Edge is right. -[Jerry] …Jeff Hardy right in the way.
[Ross] There we go.
Edge, Christian go ahead and go with it.
[Jerry] You got me confused, J.R.
I'll accept the apology again.
-Oh! -[Ross] Well, another signature move
by Edge and Christian.
Oh, look out. Swanton by Jeff Hardy stopped the count,
but Jeff properly thrown outside.
-One, two… -[Jerry] Watch this.
[Ross] Oh, look out.
[Jerry] A hard fought battle, the Conquistadores
really wanna be tag champions.
[Ross] Oh, it's a dream of a very young Latin American team.
[Jerry] Right.
[Ross] A good old move by…
[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute.
Come on with the mask.
Wait, he's obsessed with seeing these guys' faces.
[Ross] King, I hate to disappoint you, but I don't know which one it is,
Edge or Christian.
[Jerry] Oh, no, he's got the mask off.
We're about to find out.
-Was it-- hey. -[Ross] Wait a minute.
[Jerry] He got the mask on.
He's got another mask underneath.
[Ross] The son of-- Oh.
-There's the-- wait a minute. -[Jerry] Yes.
-[Ross] Oh, come on. -[bell ringing]
-[Ross] Get out of here. -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
-[Ross] You got to be kidding me. -[Jerry] No.
[announcer] The winners of this fight and new
World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champion,
Los Conquistadores.
[Jerry] And we've learned a valuable lesson here in this match as well.
You should always wear protection.
What an upset.
Look at this.
[Ross] And look at the-- Edge and Christian running off with--
I can't believe the Hardys had just got--
have lost the tag titles to the…
[Jerry] Conquistadores.
[Ross] This is…
[Jerry] Go. Go.
[Ross] Good God. Stop that.
[upbeat music playing]
[Ross] Here's a…
[Jerry] Well, this was his downfall.
You shouldn't have left the other alone.
Why do you care see to his face for?
[Ross] They got blonde hair under that mask.
Well, I didn't-- I didn't know those Hispanic athletes had blonde hair.
[Jerry] Oh, sorry I asked.
[Ross] And now it's a live shot here
of the cruiser that--
ran by Austin and Austin's truck.
[Jerry] Oh. That's evidence right there.
-[Ross] I guess it is. -[Jerry] That's the assault vehicle.
Let's see the-- let's see the side of that police car.
How much damage do you think is done there
and not to mention the policeman who's in the hospital?
[Ross] And Austin's got himself in some big time hot water here.
[Jerry] Oh. Look at-- look at-- look at that cop car.
It's totaled.
[Ross] Damage done by the Rattlesnake.
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] Triple H to meet Chris Benoit momentarily.
And that tape that Stephanie provided her husband earlier.
[Jerry] Time to be watching the tape though.
[Ross] Triple H barely says something he's-- he needs to see.
I don't know what it was but-- well, this very personal situation.
Remember, Chris Benoit's the man that headbutted Triple H's wife, Stephanie.
I'll never forget that night.
As a Matter of fact, let's take you back ladies and gentlemen
and show you one of the most heinous acts
that Chris Benoit has ever perpetrated.
Boom, right there.
[Jerry] Oh, yeah. It was--that was bad.
That was real bad.
[Ross] Talk about Stone Cold going too far.
And then look-- watch this and listen to this.
How's your head?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And Benoit liked it.
[laughs]
-[Ross] That is sick. -[Jerry] I don't think he liked it, J.R.
[Ross] And the next week on RAW, in our no. 1 contender's matchup,
it was Chris Benoit that caught-- cost Triple H the opportunity
to meet The Rock here tonight at No Mercy.
[bell ringing]
[Ross] And these two men have been beating each other up,
beating each other down,
battered and bloody
and the trail that led them here tonight.
Including last Monday night, King, when we almost got took out.
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Jerry] I just wish-- I just wish we could've seen what was on that tape.
It did a bring smile to the face of Triple H.
Maybe Stephanie did help her husband.
[crowd booing]
[Ross] Benoit did a commentary.
He got that Crippler Crossface on The Game last week.
You got to wonder how much damage was done.
A lot of ice applied to Triple H's shoulder on Monday.
He seemed to be much better on Thursday on SmackDown.
["Whatever" playing]
[Ross] But if you're not a hundred percent against a man
like Chris Benoit, you're in big trouble.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Entering the ring, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
weighing 229 pounds,
Chris Benoit.
["Whatever" continues]
[man] One, two, is this on?
Yo, ha. Yo, Jimmy hit me with that Triple H.
[announcer] His opponent, from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing 260 pounds,
The Game, Triple H.
["The Game" playing]
[singer] ♪ You don't know What trouble is ♪
♪ It's our time, yo, here comes trouble ♪
[Ross] Tremendous ovation for The Game.
A man who would, if it had not been for Chris Benoit,
would've been in the main event tonight to meet The Rock for the WWE title.
[Jerry] Well, he is The Game.
But unfortunately he's going up against the best technical wrestler
in the world today probably,
that man, Chris Benoit.
[Ross] And Triple H would argue that point as many of us would
from a standpoint that how do you separate the technical abilities
of that man and his adversary here tonight, Chris Benoit.
They're both as good as it gets.
[Jerry] I don't know. I mean, The Game is good. He's great.
He's The Game but he's not, I mean, as far as, like,
technical wrestling, he's not in the same league as Benoit.
I mean, The Game's bigger, he's probably stronger but--
maybe a tougher brawler but he's not the wrestler that Benoit is.
You know that.
[Ross] Well, if Triple H isn't in Benoit's league, then no one is.
-[Jerry] Well… -[Ross] And that--
and that may be the case.
[Jerry] I'm not saying that it's just like a shortcoming because what Triple H lacks
in that technical wrestling ability he makes up for them,
that huge right hand and those huge biceps,
he'll knock your brains out.
-[Ross] And the Pedigree. -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] And a game plan that usually is full proof.
[Jerry] But that guy right there can wrestle you right into submission.
He gets that Crippler Crossface on you,
I don't care if you are The Game, the game's over.
[Ross] And again, we don't know how much damage was done to the shoulder
of The Game last week at the hands of Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] You know what, J.R.?
We saw-- we saw Naked Mideon out here earlier but to me, Triple H
looks naked without Stephanie by his side.
[Ross] Well, Stephanie now has her business relationship with Kurt Angle
-and she is… -[Jerry] You know what they say…
[[Ross] She isn't here at ringside.
[Jerry] What's behind every successful man?
-[Ross] Yeah. Well, what is it? -[Jerry] A good woman.
[Ross] Oh. Triple H.
I don't hear it exactly like that but you got it going.
[Jerry] Stephanie is a good woman.
She's beautiful and smart.
[crowd chanting "Triple H"]
[Ross] The crowd chanting for Triple H.
Somewhat of a customary role for The Game and Benoit
taking exception to the support being directed towards The Game.
Hard lock up, collar and elbow tie up by these two.
Triple H will have the advantage as far as leverage is concerned
as long as he can maintain a vertical base.
But Benoit has so many ways to take
Triple H or anyone off their feet.
[Jerry] You just start staying out of their game?
-[Ross] Yeah. -[Jerry] If he can do that,
he can wrestle you right out of your game.
[Ross] And Benoit going downstairs with those kicks.
Triple H powers Benoit back into the corner
and now scoring with the right hands.
[Jerry] You see, I'm surprised that Benoit would do this
because this is-- this is feeding right into the hands of Triple H
wrestling-- outwrestling Benoit.
You don't wanna get in a slugfest with the guy.
[Ross] Benoit's got great quickness.
He won't have it if Triple H can continue here.
-[Jerry] He missed that. -[Ross] Attacked with the Enzuigiri.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Ross] And Triple H, again,
focusing on the knee of Chris Benoit.
-As we said, Benoit's very, very… -[Jerry] Look at that.
[Ross] Ooh. Look at the power of The Game,
ramming Benoit's knee right into the canvas.
[Jerry] I told you obviously The Game's stronger but not as good a wrestler.
[referee] Come on Triple H. Get him back in the ring.
[Ross] Triple H focusing on that left knee of Chris Benoit,
busting the Wolverine's supreme.
See a supreme Wolverine.
[Jerry] Oh boy.
[crowd chanting "Triple H"]
[Ross] Edges that ring post like a tag team partner.
I don't envy referee Mike Chioda here.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] Again, the focus on the knee.
Get him back up here.
Get him…
[Ross] And The Game I think is a-- one of-- if not the,
one of the top two or three great
strategist currently competing in this business.
Nice chop block.
[Jerry] I'm sure that's what The Game's thinking.
If you incapacitate your opponent's knee, he can't-- he can't run.
He can't walk around in that ring.
He's gonna have to stay down.
You got a great advantage then.
-[Ross] But… -[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Unfortunately for The Game, Benoit can still utilize
his Crippler Crossface if his knee's hurting or not.
But look at The Game, relentless, so focused.
What do you say Benoit? Huh?
-[Ross] Trying to… -[Jerry] Come on Benoit.
You're the-- you're the guy that
people are supposed to have to prove wrong.
-Come on. -[Ross] And right now, The Game
is proving Chris Benoit wrong.
And The Game, ooh, dropping the elbow right across the knee again.
[referee] Stay off the ropes Triple H. Come on.
Keep off the rope.
[Jerry] Don't worry, Benoit-- Benoit's gonna do something
really flashy here in a second. I'm sure.
[Ross] We know Benoit very-- is very resilient,
very physically and mentally tough.
You see what I'm talking about on the leg.
He's hobbled.
[Ross] When your body gives out on you, King, I mean,
this is great strategy by The Game.
He has not used anything but focused on the knee
since the early going here.
No wasted motion.
No wasted maneuvers.
And a right hand, three of them
out of desperation but again,
The Game going right back on that knee.
[Jerry] Let me tell you something, I can't-- I don't know
if I'm believing what I'm seeing now.
I got to say, I think The Game
is actually outwrestling Benoit right now.
-[Ross] I think you're right. -[referee] You wanna give it up?
[Jerry] Who would've thought that?
I'm sure Benoit never thought it.
[Ross] And again, Benoit's knee
being ripped at the hands of The Game who is in firm control here.
Listen to that reaction.
[Jerry] These people-- these people appreciate.
They know that Triple H is putting on a little wrestling clinic here for Benoit.
[Ross] And you know something King?
I think a lot of fans have some empathy toward Ben--
toward Triple H because of all of his problems… [indistinct]
-…with his wife. -[referee] Come on open the fist up.
[Jerry] Oh, well, yeah.
Nobody likes to see somebody else's dirty laundry here in public, right?
Well, one second, we really should have empathy.
Steph, she has really had a tough role to hold.
[Ross] Leg grapevine. This right here.
-Leg grapevine. -[referee] What do you say Benoit?
[Jerry] Look at-- that could snap-- that could snap the fibula.
[Ross] That is a very time tested maneuver first utilized
by "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers.
And Triple H being the true student of The Game,
pulling a maneuver out his hat that works.
[Jerry] Where's he pulling this move out of?
Has your fibula snapped?
-[Ross] No, sir. I have not. -[Jerry] No fun whatsoever. I have.
What do you say Benoit?
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. Look at this.
[Ross] Triple H.
[Jerry] Where's Triple H coming up with these moves?
Look at this.
[Ross] A leg grapevine band a neck vise.
What a maneuver. Look at the strength of Triple H
bridging on that neck.
Man, that takes power, balance,
and technique, and The Game has it all.
[Jerry] Who was the--
who's best technical wrestler in the WWE, J.R.
[Ross] Well, right now, it seems to me it might be The Game.
And he is-- he is really giving Benoit some problems now.
It's easy to dislocate that kneecap, that patella.
And that's happened to Benoit.
He's in big trouble.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. Look out. -[Ross] And Benoit…
[Ross] Benoit and The Game both going over the top.
Benoit's leg falling under him.
[Jerry] You think Benoit had intended to drop Triple H over that rope
backward but Triple H was able to counter right at the last second…
[referee] Come on. Get him back into the ring.
[Jerry] …made that move as costly on Benoit as it was on The Game.
[Ross] Uh-oh. Look out.
-You got to weight on just… -[Jerry] A catapult.
[Ross] The Game trying to get his hands on that ring post
but I don't know that he could-- he broke it all.
His head popping back from the steel.
Benoit out of desperation knocks him off…
Ooh, man. Now, using the ring steps
like they were a tag team partner.
Moving his left knee, trying to shake that soreness
-out of that left knee. -[referee] Come on, get him back up here.
[Ross] Maybe beyond the-- beyond the pale for that.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] You know it's-- you know what's ironic about this, J.R.?
You got-- you got-- now, you got Benoit using Triple H tactics
and well, Triple H using Benoit moves.
It's just we're like in a Bizarro World here or something.
[Ross] Very versatile, they-- very resourceful,
I think both these athletes are.
Hard knife edge chop by Chris Benoit in a huge matchup.
A man that certainly thinks he should be in the thick
of the tag team title chase on the WWE title chase I should say.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. He's been crowned champion twice
or at least announced as the champion.
[Ross] Announced as champion.
-Both times he ran in some… -[Jerry] Well, no.
I just think Mick Foley took it away from him a couple of times.
-Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Armbar takedown.
And that really has stopped Triple H.
And he may have dislocated that elbow, that Benoit.
[Jerry] Mick Foley loves to talk
about Christmas, write books about Christmas.
I guarantee you.
He won't get a Christmas card from Chris Benoit.
[Ross] Benoit now taking up The Game with the hair.
And the-- and Benoit going right back to work on that arm
and shoulder that he-- that he injured just a move or two ago.
So with Benoit's left knee hurting, now we find The Game
-with a hammerlock here. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] And a suplex right back on the hammerlock.
What do you say Hunter? Huh?
-What do say Triple H? -[Ross] Very resourceful,
very effective move by Benoit.
The cover and a-- and a kick-out by Triple H.
[Jerry] Very close.
-[referee] What do you say Triple H? -[Jerry] This is amazing.
It's a complete reversal of styles and techniques.
[Ross] Benoit now, like a shark almost smelling blood,
smelling the chink in the-- in the armor of The Game.
[Jerry] Did you say cheese?
[Ross] Northern Lights suplex and that should be-- no.
Two. Two.
[Ross] And that's a near-fall.
The nearest of falls at that time created by Chris Benoit.
And dropping the elbow right on the nose of The Game.
[Jerry] And you could see the momentum building now.
You could see the confidence coming back to the Wolverine.
[Ross] And maybe the feeling back in his leg.
[Jerry] Yeah.
That's not gonna bode well for Triple H.
-[Ross] Triple H got right back up. -[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] He goes right back down.
Chris Benoit, the young man from Edmonton.
[Jerry] From Canada, right?
[Ross] Chris is from Canada.
[Jerry] No. I'm just, you know, being informative for our viewers.
[Ross] [indistinct] Edmonton, Alberta. Oh.
And Chris Benoit may wish he was back in Alberta after that landing
into the ring steps.
Clubbing right hand by The Game.
[Jerry] Look out. Look out. Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] The Game dropped his elbow right on our table.
[Jerry] I'm out of here.
[man] Do it again. Do it again.
[Ross] And Benoit with a huge move, using the announce table
as an ally, dropping Triple H's dinged arm on that-- on the table.
[Jerry] The announce tables have taken a lot of abuse tonight, haven't they?
Snap suplex.
[Ross] That was a close one.
[Jerry] I like it that you told them
to shore these things up and brace them up.
[Ross] And look at Benoit now, trying to hyperextend the elbow
of Triple H with the lengths of his hand.
When he starts squeezing that hand, he can lose all feeling in his arm.
[referee] What do you say? What do you say? Huh?
-No. -[Ross] Well, Triple H's hand, he says no.
[Jerry] You know what Benoit's doing now, don't you?
He's just weakening that arm, getting ready to cinch in
that Crippler Crossface when he gets the first opportunity.
[Ross] Somehow, someway Triple H has to refocus on that left knee
of Chris Benoit.
But how do you get there from here?
What do say Triple H? Huh?
[Ross] There's only one arm. It's very difficult to do.
What do you say? Huh? Hold on.
[Ross] Triple H up.
And a straight right hand, only one hand.
A modified arm drag takedown. Again, Triple H holding that arm.
-That has been the story of this matchup. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] Uh-oh. Look out here. Submission move.
Cross Armbreaker applied by Chris Benoit.
-What do you say? Huh? -[Ross] That hurts like crazy.
And Triple H has got to--
he cannot allow his arm to be straightened out
or then it will be hyperextended.
You got to somehow turn, you got to try to turn in your stomach.
-[Jerry] He got away. -[Ross] And use that good arm
to keep your trapped arm on a 25 degree angle at worst.
And again, look at the-- in the hammerlock.
The hammerlock-- hammerlock arm.
Again, Benoit using that hammerlock arm…
-[Jerry] Wow. -[Ross] …and a suplex in tandem.
It may be sadistic but effective strategy.
[crowd booing]
[Jerry] I think Benoit is about to put all his eggs in one basket.
He can go in for it all right now.
Time to end The Game.
[Ross] Benoit, going upstairs. Here we go.
[Jerry] This is it. Oh, yes. He got him. Right in the arm.
[Ross] Benoit with a headbutt right in the arm.
He drove his own head like a human missile
right into the injured arm of The Game.
[Jerry] That's done it.
Well, Triple H may have outwrestled Benoit for the first, what,
five or six minutes in this match but it's all over now.
Look at this.
[Ross] And Triple H, inside cradle.
[referee] Two.
[Ross] What a move by Triple H.
[Jerry] And J.R., I promise you, that is a desperation move right there.
-So bad that Triple H… -[Ross] That may be.
[Jerry] …to resort to a move like that, that's desperation.
He knows he's in a world of trouble.
[Ross] But very clever and very resourceful, King.
-You got to admit that. -[Jerry] Yeah, but it's just not
something that you even think about doing unless you're in trouble.
[Ross] Front facelock now by Benoit. And Triple H…
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Well, Triple H, what's he gonna do here?
-Reverse… -[Jerry] Ooh. Ooh. Beautiful, beautiful.
[Ross] Nice high impact move by Triple H.
Modified slam there on Chris Benoit.
Inverted suplex, I mean, you land right on your--
right on your face and stomach.
[Ross] Both men down, referee Mike Chioda has a ten count here.
And neither of these men will be very pleased with a count out victory.
[referee] Five.
[Ross] Victories are good but I think both these men want to punish
and conclusively beat the other.
-Watch this. -Seven.
-[Jerry] Beautiful move. -[Ross] Amazing reverse suplex.
So much power by Triple H and then he comes back with a right hand.
[Jerry] Whoa. What a shot.
[Ross] Triple H has [indistinct]
Got the use of one arm here.
[Jerry] Benoit, believe me, you don't wanna get in this kind of a slugfest
-with The Game. -[Ross] Triple H with that big right hand.
[Jerry] You don't have enough teeth left.
[Ross] And The Game now, building some momentum here.
Oh, nice high knee.
[indistinct]
Right to the face of the rabid Wolverine, Chris Benoit.
Neckbreaker, and The Game building momentum.
Here we go. There's a lateral press and a near-fall.
-[crowd cheering] -[referee] Two. Two.
[Ross] The Game…
[Jerry] Well, I wanna to tell you something.
That takes it out of you right there.
When you-- when you hit a move like that on your opponent
and you can't put him away, I mean it's just hard…
[Ross] Another big clubbing right hand.
[Jerry] It's a confidence killer.
[Ross] And a reversal.
[Jerry] Ooh. Oh, man.
[Ross] The Game had something for Benoit when he got to the corner.
[referee] Come on, get him down.
[Ross] Speaking of corners, he's got Benoit up in the corner.
Straight right hand, right to the temple of the Wolverine.
[referee] Come on, get him down.
[Ross] And the Wolverine…
[Jerry] You know what Triple H wants here.
Superplex, he wants it.
Up on the top turnbuckle. Look out. Oh, my God.
[Ross] A superplex right off the top turnbuckle.
Both these phenomenal athletes are down.
[Jerry] Hit him right now. Come on Triple H.
[Ross] That suplex took as much out of Triple H perhaps, King,
as it did out of Benoit.
The Game can't capitalize.
Finally the arm is over. That could be all.
[Jerry] Not enough of a cover.
That's not enough of a cover. That ain't gonna get it done.
[Ross] But that's all The Game could muster on that exchange.
But what could he have done.
Look at this high impact, taking out both men.
[Jerry] Well, that's what I mean. That should've done it right there.
[Ross] Elevation, a back body drop by Benoit.
A waist lock, oh, belly-to-back suplex.
[Jerry] And then now here's another confidence killer.
If Benoit still has the stamina
-to do this to you… -[Ross] Benoit…
[Jerry] …you got to know you're in-- you're in big trouble.
[Ross] Benoit, so pugnacious, two suplexes.
Reverse elbow by The Game, looking for the temple.
[Jerry] Ooh.
[Ross] A German suplex. That could be all.
That-- oh. The Games foot.
He did a two count but his feet were on the ropes.
[Jerry] He had to use the ropes to save himself?
[Ross] That's a smart move where I come from.
[Jerry] Yeah. It's smart move but it's a desperation move.
-[Ross] And again… -[Jerry] That's not a good…
[Ross] Good God almighty. This time it's got to be-- ooh.
Triple H just came off those shoulders
as the referee's hand was coming down for three.
[Jerry] What a match this is.
[Ross] And those suplexes are gonna take it out on anybody
especially when two of them are in a row, puts around the back of your head.
-Benoit… -[Jerry] Oh, here we go.
-[Ross] Benoit lowered his head. -[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] And The Game now… -[Jerry] Oh.
Crippler Crossface. He got him. He's got him. He's got him.
[Ross] Crippler Crossface. It's gonna be over here.
There's not a living human being that can withstand this.
[Jerry] Does he have him locked him? Is this it?
[Ross] Triple H is trying to arch his back to fight against the pressure.
His left arm is grounded.
[Jerry] But I can't see where Triple H's face is.
He may have it turned enough to where it's not-- oh.
[Ross] Benoit ripping and tearing with everything he's got.
[Jerry] I know one thing, if he don't tap out,
he's gonna have to get to the rope.
-I don't think he could… -[Ross] Wait a minute.
Triple H has-- look at his left arm bent hideously
in the wrong direction.
Obviously Benoit didn't have it fully locked in.
[Jerry] Going back in the middle again.
[Ross] And going back to the Crossface again.
Now-- well, he's got him now, King.
-Benoit's got him now, King. -[Jerry] Yeah, he's got it.
[Ross] Look at the veins-- look at the veins on Benoit's arms.
[Jerry] Triple H is gonna have to tap out
or he's gonna have his shoulder ripped right out of its socket.
[Ross] Triple H's body got to be wrapped with pain now.
He doesn't wanna give it up but it may be the only option he's got.
-Do you wanna give it up? -[Jerry] Once he gets to his feet,
he's able to pull that arm out a little bit, to take a little bit
of the pressure off that left arm.
[Ross] The perspiration maybe Benoit's feeling here.
Because Triple H, able to turn against some pressure.
He's trying to break Benoit's hands.
-And he's has done so. -[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Ross] Modified Samoan drop.
[Jerry] Where did-- where did Triple H reach down to, to get that from?
-[Ross] Hey, hey, hey. -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] Well, it's Triple H's wife, Stephanie.
I-- he told her not to-- well, to come out here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Whoa.
[Ross] Well, Stephanie just slapped Benoit.
Referee was with Triple H.
Now, she's saying what are you gonna do about it?
What is she doing, King? What is she thinking?
[Jerry] She's trying…
[Ross] Benoit turned his head [indistinct]
-[Jerry] Wait a minute. -[Ross] That's what Stephanie was doing.
-[Jerry] Exactly. -[Ross] Uh-oh. Well, Benoit.
He countered the-- he countered the Pedigree.
[Jerry] And look at this. Benoit, he's red like a red beet.
But you can't beat The Game down.
The Game's going back for the Pedigree again.
[Ross] Triple H, can he get the Pedigree?
[Jerry] If he can hit this-- look at this.
[Ross] And Benoit reverses.
[Jerry] But he can't quite get the Crippler Crossface.
[Ross] Benoit's a carnivore with a big pork ham steak in front of him.
He wants to chew-- ooh.
And Stephanie distracting the referee, and The Game went downstairs.
-[Jerry] Now what? -[Ross] Triple H using…
-[Jerry] He got it. -[Ross] …the opportunity
with help with a low blow for the Pedigree.
-This should be… -[Jerry] He got him.
[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
-[announcer] Here is your winner… -[Jerry] Unbelievable.
[announcer] …Triple H.
[Jerry] You could be proud of yourself Stephanie.
[Ross] Well, there's no doubt that Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
was a difference maker, King,
in this matchup in all due respect to her husband.
[Jerry] She is exactly what Kurt Angle said she is.
A very, very valuable asset at ringside.
[Ross] And this was a rugged, intense physical war
between The Game and the Wolverine.
Well, I couldn't believe it. We saw Stephanie come out here.
Well, The Game… [speaks indistinctly] We saw Stephanie come out here.
[Jerry] I think her original intention was to taunt Benoit with that slap.
[Ross] And Stephanie distracted the referee big time.
Look at the referee with Stephanie.
And Hunter goes downstairs,
and that was the turning point in this matchup.
Stephanie's distraction
and Triple H's low blow leading to the Pedigree.
[Jerry] Well, Triple H could have a broken nose but one thing he's got,
he's got a victory over The Rabid Wolverine
under his belt, unbelievable. What a match.
But, King, that match was even, I mean, that even if Stephanie came out here.
[Jerry] That's what I'm saying.
I mean, I don't think there's anyway on earth now that Triple H
can deny what a valuable asset Stephanie is ringside.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, this was a war.
Hold up a second, guys. Los Conquistadores.
Muchos, congratulations, guys.
Oh, God is hot in here or is it just me?
-Guys, when we saw you defeat the Hardys… -Totally.
…we ran to the grocery store.
We got champagne for us and Coronas for you.
Muchachos, chewbaccas, here is to your first title defense
against us tomorrow night on RAW.
-[speaking foreign language] -Arriba.
[rock music playing]
[Ross] I don't know how they're doing that but…
[Jerry] J.R., seeing is believe, isn't it.
[Ross] We'll seeing is believing. Stephanie McMahon says
she guarantees that her business associate, Kurt Angle,
will become the next WWE champion.
And he'll do it tonight at the expense of The Rock.
This one reads like All My Children.
You don't believe me? Take a look at this.
[commentator] Who will number one contender
for The Rock's World Wrestling Entertainment Championship?
Will it be The Game or will it Kurt Angle?
-Benoit just hit Triple H… -[Jerry] Look out.
[commentator] …right into the Olympic Slam.
The Game did the only thing he could
and that was to save his wife, but it cost him.
It cost The Game big time.
Kurt Angle is the number one contender for the WWE title.
You are a liability at ringside.
I'm a liability?
[Jerry] What's Stephanie doing out here?
[commentator] Stephanie just helped Kurt Angle win.
[Jerry] Stephanie, what did you do?
[commentator] What is going on?
Kurt Angle has pinned the champion thanks to Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
This is strictly a business request, Steph,
but it would be my honor
if you would accompany me to the ring on a permanent basis.
Allow me to introduce you
to the man whose corner I will permanently be in,
Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] Triple H is not gonna like this.
But what about The Rock?
What about The Rock?
[commentator] The Rock, the WWE champion does not look himself.
[Jerry] I just don't think The Rock had that same intensity.
[commentator] Considering The Rock's emotional state this week,
The Rock is in deep trouble here.
[Rock] The Rock has had a lot on his mind.
The Rock just recently found out
that it was Rikishi who ran over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
The Rock's been angry, The Rock's been confused,
but there's been one man to help The Rock snap out of it.
And that man is Kurt Angle.
The Rock just happened to leave his bag open,
and The Rock's pal, Rikishi, just happened to take his keys,
and just happened to "motor down" "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
like The Rock had nothing to do with it.
So Kurt Angle, thank you for helping The Rock.
After all your trash talking for the past two weeks,
after attacking The Rock from behind…
[commentator] The WWE champion left flying
at the hands of the number one contender
and his new business partner.
The Brahma Bull, The Rock is gonna do something about it now.
He's had about enough of Kurt Angle.
[Ross] The Rock and Angle are getting it on here,
just like they will this Sunday.
But Sunday at No Mercy, it'll be for the WWE title.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, along with Kurt Angle,
it maybe more than even The Rock can overcome.
[Rock] You see, Kurt Angle, you think you're special
just because you got your three I's?
Do you think you're really special because you cashed in on the services
of one Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley?
[Ross] Stephanie's insulting, humiliating The Rock.
[Stephanie] The new WWE Champion,
your Olympic hero and mine,
Kurt Angle.
[Rock] You see Kurt Angle, this isn't the Olympics.
You're facing The Rock, the Brahma Bull,
a man who has no quit, a man who has no fear.
So Kurt Angle, bring your gold medal, but above all else,
at No Mercy this Sunday, just bring it.
["Medal" playing]
[Ross] Well, here we go, King, the WWE title on the line.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
In this contest, there will be no disqualification.
-[Jerry] What? -[announcer] Accompanied to the ring
-by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley… -[Jerry] No disqualification?
[announcer] …is the challenger from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
-weighing 229 pounds… -[Jerry] Very confused.
[announcer] …Olympic gold medal winner, Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] Well, I'm being told that's accurate.
How did that happen? No disqualification?
[Ross] I guess the commissioner--
well, I'm assuming it's Mick Foley's decision.
In any event, no disqualifications, the challenger Kurt Angle
has done more in 11 months here in WWE than anyone in WWE history.
[Jerry] No disqualification. Who does that favor?
[Rock] ♪ If you smell What The Rock is cooking ♪
["Electrifying" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] His opponent from Miami, Florida,
weighing 275 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Rock.
[Ross] Well, King, let me say this, we saw just how effective
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley could be a couple of moments ago
once she helped her husband, Triple H, beat Chris Benoit.
Will lightning strike twice
and will Stephanie McMahon's life guarantee come to pass here?
[Jerry] Well, I got a funny feeling, J.R. what is he looking at right now?
Rock, what are you looking at?
[Ross] Rock's staring at Stephanie, I think.
And maybe the-- I think the sad part about this
is that you can't keep your eye on Stephanie if you're the WWE champion,
in there with a man with the qualifications
-with the skills of Kurt Angle. -[bell ringing]
[Jerry] And that's what makes Stephanie so valuable at ringside
because you can't keep your eye off her. Look at The Rock.
He can't keep the people's eye or eyebrow off of Stephanie.
[Ross] Kurt Angle, 11 months, has won the European title,
the intercontinental title, the King of the ring,
and now is the WWE title next?
-[Jerry] I got a funny feeling, J.R. -Hey.
[Jerry] Hey, what in the world? Stephanie, what are you doing?
[Ross] Stephanie up on the apron. Remember, it's no disqualification.
And The Rock's distracted by Stephanie.
The Rock has got to get his mind on the man in the blue tights.
[Jerry] Stephanie just did the same thing that she did to Benoit
a few minutes earlier.
[Ross] What a right hand by the 1996 Olympic gold medal winner, Kurt Angle.
Another right hand, outside goes The Rock.
And again, this is a No Disqualification match for the WWE title.
[Jerry] It's a new twist. I like that a lot, in the WWE title match.
You don't usually see something like this.
Watch yourself, J.R.
[Ross] Look at this. Stephanie, right for the get-go
looking here he comes,
The Rock being distracted, and that let to this advantage
that we're seeing Kurt Angle is in, here.
[-Jerry] Look out. -[Ross] Oh, look out.
-[Jerry] Wow. -[Ross] And The Rock, again, his head
just bounced off our table.
[Jerry] I'll tell you something. When I heard… [speaks indistinctly]
[Ross] Uh-oh. A steel chair, I know it's no…
-[Jerry] Wow. -[Ross] And that's legal.
No wonder why this match was made a no disqualification match.
[Jerry] I'll be honest with you.
My first-- my first thought was that The Rock went to Foley
and asked for it, thinking, you know, that Kurt Angle,
being the Olympic champion and the-- well, the guy with the three I's,
integrity and all that sort of stuff, that he would try to wrestle by the rules,
but it may have backfired on The Rock if asked for a no DQ.
[Ross] Well, Angle isn't going to worry about wrestling by the rules
because there are none in this-- oh, look at Stephanie.
Look at Stephanie on the other side there, taunting,
verbally assaulting The Rock.
And again this has been all Kurt Angle, since the very early going here.
-And The Rock… -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, man, what a clothesline. [indistinct]
And The Rock, again, with the right hand.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Samoan drop by The Rock.
-[Jerry] A huge one. -[Ross] The leg is hooked.
And the-- and The Rock didn't have enough leverage there.
There we see The Game, whose shoulder is heavily iced again,
after being in that war with Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] You know what he's doing, don't you?
You know what The Game is doing there?
He could care less about who wins this match.
He's keeping an eye on Stephanie.
He wants to make sure Stephanie's okay. Oh, man.
[Ross] And Angle is taking a little walk
and The Rock just convinced Angle to cease walking.
[Jerry] Remember what-- remember what Triple H said
about Stephanie's business partner, Kurt Angle.
If Stephanie gets hurt, he'll put--
he'll put Kurt out of business permanently.
[Ross] And I don't doubt that one bit, knowing The Game.
And The Rock, again no disqualification, out in the tech area.
[Jerry] See, I think this is why The Rock probably asked for the no DQ.
Hey, look out. Oh, my gosh.
Man, I thought Steve Austin has done enough damage to that--
do you know how much that thing cost?
[Ross] Zero bucks, I don't know.
All I know is, is that The Rock
is taking Kurt Angle out with a drop from behind.
His birth name, his middle name, his last name.
[Jerry] Well, this is why I figured The Rock asked for this type of match
because he knew this is what he had-- these were his intentions.
He was gonna deport Kurt Angle from pillar to post
and all over this arena.
[Ross] Well, The Rock is taking Angle to that security railing.
[Jerry] You got to admit, this is the furthest thing in the world
from Olympic style wrestling. Oh, look out.
[Ross] And The Rock rammed into that equipment.
Something fell on The Rock.
I'm not sure what, maybe a light or something. I'm not sure.
Look at Stephanie.
[Jerry] She's beaming right now.
[Ross] Kurt Angle's the challenger for the richest price
in The Game, the WWE title.
Kurt Angle, a native of Pittsburgh, with the elbow to the back of the head,
The Rock, the incomparable WWE champion, with all the fan support
a human being can muster as…
[Jerry] There are two Rocks.
He's the people's champion, all right, but-- hey, wait a minute.
What's he gonna do? Don't hit yourself-- oh.
[Ross] Almost double-dose of The Rock.
Kurt Angle, that cardboard, it ain't gonna hurt you enough.
[Jerry] Stephanie can't believe what she's seeing now.
[Ross] That other human being real.
Well, there's a nice elbow right for the solar plexus,
may bring us some air right out of The Rock.
And now Angle has got to reestablish his turf here,
as he did in the early going, thanks to Stephanie.
[Jerry] Well, they're back in the ring, but they don't have to be,
no disqualifications.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Not very often that the WWE title is on the line
-in a No Disqualification match, is it? -Come on Kurt, don't let up.
[Ross] And nor did we expect it here tonight when we got here.
I could hear the surprise of the fans were
when we heard it announced.
And Kurt Angle now, choking…
[Jerry] I bet-- I bet nobody's more surprised than The Rock is right now.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this. Stephanie…
[Ross] Stephanie's choking The Rock.
[Jerry] She is a hands-on business partner.
[Ross] Look at her. She's so happy with her actions,
so happy that she's able to legally break the rules.
[Jerry] She should be happy. I mean Triple H is victorious tonight,
thanks to the help of Stephanie.
And speaking of that, what do you think--
what do you think hunter thinks about this?
[Ross] Well, I got a feeling he's not too happy his wife
is this close to battle.
And nobody there for Angle, he drove his knee from the top turnbuckle.
Triple H, and are rightly so, concerned about his wife's welfare.
And who wouldn't be?
[Jerry] Sure. It's your wife.
[Ross] Angle's limping thanks to The Rock.
And The Rock now, bringing Angle to the corner,
takes both his legs from him.
Hey. Come on. No!
No! No, Rock.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] It's a No Disqualification match,
so anything goes here.
[Jerry] I bet Triple H is watching back there because--
I think Triple H is just waiting for some little thing to happen
-to Stephanie-- -[Ross] Oh, the leg.
The Rock, with a steel chair,
right on the-- right on the knee of Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. Not again.
[Ross] Oh, he's measuring him.
One more time,
The Rock using that steel chair as a weapon right on the knee of Kurt Angle.
And Angle may not be able to stand or at least not stand well.
[Jerry] Stay on the other side of the ring Stephanie.
You heard what Triple H said.
If anything happens to you, he'll come out here
and put Kurt out of business permanently.
[Ross] Angle is limping out of that corner.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Nice leg takedown.
-[Jerry] Oh, boy. -[Ross] And The Rock…
-[Jerry] It's a Sharpshooter. -[Ross] Sharpshooter.
-[Jerry] Look at Stephanie. -[Ross] A submission move,
-the sharpshooter. -[Jerry] Hey, Kurt's-- what's Kurt doing?
[Ross] Kurt's tapping out. Kurt is tapping out.
Angle is tapping out
and the referee distracted by Stephanie.
Oh, this damn match isn't over.
Oh, look out.
-Angle was tapping out to beat the bell. -Oh, you got tough, Rocky?
What are you gonna do, huh?
[Ross] And Stephanie taunting The Rock.
[Jerry] She thinks-- I think she-- she's challenging The Rock
and he's answering the challenge.
Run. Run, Stephanie.
[Ross] Stephanie is asking for it.
I don't know what's on her-- what bird got out of her cell.
-Oh, look out. -[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Oh, my God, belly to belly overhead suplex by Kurt Angle,
taking down the WWE champion.
[Jerry] Stephanie was right next to the end of the ring
and the referee can't do a thing about it.
[Ross] Angle limping,
visibly hurting, another attack on his knee by The Rock earlier.
But the story here is The Rock and that massive suplex.
[Jerry] You know what I really can't understand, J.R.?
[Ross] I mean, I'm trying to figure this out.
[Jerry] I'm trying to figure out Stephanie's real-- true motive here.
Is she doing this tonight to--
well, to try to really help Kurt win the WWE title
or is she-- is she really trying to prove to her husband
how valuable she could be at ringside. What do you think?
[Ross] That's a-- that's a question only Stephanie can answer.
But I certainly would say, as you would,
it's obviously one of those two answers.
I don't know which one it is.
[Jerry] What if both happen?
What if both-- what if both of those things come true?
What if Kurt wins the title [indistinct] Stephanie?
[Ross] It'll be-- it'll be a-- it'll be a hell of a night
for that young lady and her business associate.
That's what that would be.
[Jerry] Well, she's a McMahon
and I got a feeling this might be a hell of a night for her.
[Ross] The Rock trying to lay the smack down on Kurt Angle.
-[Jerry] No. -[Ross] And Angle exploding
in The Rock's face with that flying forearm.
[Jerry] J.R., notice how…
[Ross] Angle's got a cover. Oh, and look at here.
Not enough weight on his shoulder, you can almost see it coming.
-Angle… -[Jerry] Have you ever noticed
how the McMahons always somehow find a way to be around the WWE title belt?
[Ross] And it's not coincidence either, let me tell you.
[Jerry] I know it's not.
[Ross] I mean, with the WWE title comes a lot of things,
including power and influence.
As if the McMahons needed more power and influence,
but it does exist.
[Jerry] Well, Stephanie just wants the opportunity to show her husband,
to impress upon her husband how powerful and influential she can be
at ringside while he's in the ring.
[Ross] She proved that to her husband tonight.
And let's not think-- let's think about the heritage of the WWE title.
Let's think about how influential Vince McMahon has been
with the WWE title, his son Shane with the WWE title.
And now it's the young woman's time.
[Stephanie] Great Kurt! Keep choking him.
[Ross] Stephanie has got a--
sort of the-- sort of the look on her face that tells the story.
She wants this title around Kurt Angle's waist.
And you got to wonder, King,
what is she willing to do to put it there?
[Jerry] I'll tell you this.
She's got the look of determination and you know McMahons get what they want.
I'd love to have her manage me. Anybody would love to have…
[Ross] Referee checking out The Rock. If The Rock drops the arm one more time…
-[Jerry] Oh, yes… -[Ross] One more time…
-[Jerry] …she can smell it. -[Ross] …and this one is over.
Can you smell what Angle is-- oh, wait.
The Rock-- The Rock kept that arm up, with an adrenaline rush,
gets back to his feet.
Oh, what a kick. And Angle…
[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Ross] Oh, man. He didn't hit Stephanie, did he?
-[Jerry] No. -[Ross] The Rock, using Angle's
own momentum to side step the challenger,
-took him over the top. -[Jerry] See, that was dangerous.
Had Stephanie been in the way there, she could have been inadvertently hit.
Well, what would The Game have done then?
[crowd cheering]
Rock being taken to the security rail by Kurt Angle, the challenger.
The WWE title on the line here at No Mercy.
[man] Angle, you suck.
[Ross] The Rock elevated and then dropped down again
across the security wall.
[Jerry] Boy, I'm telling you something. I'm telling you.
Kurt Angle is having no mercy on The Rock
and I'm just wondering do you think-- do you think the police
are having any mercy on Stone Cold right now, J.R.?
[Ross] Well, I'm very concerned about Austin.
[Jerry] Do you think he's being, like interrogated or something? Oh, no.
[Ross] Interrogation, well, that's not new.
I'm sure he's been jailed,
finger printed, photographed.
-[Jerry] Photographed? Finger printed? -[Ross] He's gonna need a lawyer.
He's gonna need a lawyer, a damn good one.
Remember those front… [speaks indistinctly]
Wait a minute, Rock. Oh, Rock, please, hold on here.
-Don't… -Easy, Rock.
[Ross] The Rock measuring Angle
and Angle just bouncing across the table again, and again, and again.
And Angle, with a glazed look in his eye…
-[Jerry] Oh, wait, wait. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] No.
He knocks Angle goofy and then revives him.
What's gonna-- and now Angle reverses it
and takes Rock to the other announce table.
-Whoa. -[Ross] Oh, my God.
The Rock's head just bounced off the ring post.
What a shot that was.
The Rock got his rodeo, it's damn there.
As his head ricocheted off the ring post.
And the WWE champion, in a hell of a lot of trouble.
[Jerry] What's Stephanie doing?
[Ross] Stephanie got the-- Stephanie has got The Rock's title belt.
Now she's going to the referee. What is…
Stephanie's back up on apron. Wait a minute.
Kurt-- there's no disqualifications…
[Jerry] He's got concussive ammunition.
[Ross] Angle's got The Rock's WWE championship belt.
-[Jerry] Look out, Rock. -[Ross] The Rock can barely stand.
[Jerry] I'm telling you, he's in for a real surprise.
[Ross] Angle's measuring the champion.
-No. Oh, The Rock… -[Jerry] Oh, he almost had him.
[Ross] Angle countered The Rock Bottom.
Stephanie, look at what she's doing. What a shot to the face.
Angle has nailed The Rock with the title belt.
[Jerry] Boy, Stephanie has got Hebner mesmerized.
[Ross] But that was-- this is over. This is horrible.
-[Jerry] Man. -[Ross] The Rock kicked out.
Stephanie nor Angle can believe it.
[Jerry] Stephanie can't believe it.
[Ross] Well, The Rock barely got his shoulder up.
[Jerry] Man, oh, man. You know what I'm thinking?
Maybe you--
maybe you can't take that McMahon guarantee in the bank after all.
-Oh. -[Ross] Angle…
[Jerry] Not if it involves The Rock.
[Ross] Angle's straddling that top turnbuckle
and Angle's like a sitting duck there.
[Jerry] The smack is being laid down by The Rock.
[Ross] Rock locking up the front face lock.
-Oh, Angle… -[Jerry] Oh, my…
[Ross] A suplex-- what a suplex.
Angle busted open over his left eye.
[Jerry] The eye is swollen too. That impairs vision.
That's gonna hamper his chances at becoming the WWE champion.
-Stephanie… -[Ross] The Rock, trying to get
an arm over, trying to make a cover.
There's a cover and that should-- and The Rock--
Angle got his right shoulder-- or left shoulder shot off the canvas.
[Jerry] Is Rock-- The Rock's bleeding, too.
That's from that shot with the WWE Championship belt.
[Ross] Had to be.
And it's taking its physical toll on these two warriors.
[Jerry] Oh, boy. Look at this.
[Ross] A suplex.
That was a textbook suplex by Kurt Angle,
dropping The Rock right on the champion's head.
[Jerry] I think Kurt Angle is feeling it now.
[man] Finish it off.
[Ross] Stephanie's…
Stephanie's giving Angle some instructions.
[Jerry] I think she's telling him to finish him off.
What is this? What is this? Wait, Kurt, what is that? Oh, my God.
[Ross] The Olympian looking for a moonsault.
[Jerry] What did you do that for?
[Ross] I don't know if Stephanie called that play or not.
[Jerry] I don't think so at all.
Kurt's trying to show off for Stephanie. It ended with a splash.
-Kurt, stand up. -[Jerry] That was dumb, Kurt.
[Ross] Angle took a hell of a chance.
And the only thing Angle got was The Rock can't capitalize him.
Hey, Referee Earl Hebner was gonna kick Stephanie.
That'll bring Triple H out here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Listen to all the people chant.
[Ross] There's no disqualification, but there are count-outs.
[Stephanie] You can do it.
[Jerry] Does a submission count?
[Ross] Absolutely.
[Jerry] I don't think Kurt was really tapping out, really, do you?
[Ross] Oh, hell, yeah.
Right hand by The Rock, finding his mark.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] Oh, man.
Angle almost lost his teeth there.
-[Jerry] Smack down, smack down. -[Ross] That will unhinge your jaw.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at-- what a move. -[Ross] A float over,
the DDT, the leg is hooked,
this could be-- no.
Wow. That was close.
[Jerry] Especially with Earl Hebner doing the count, how do you stop that?
[Ross] Angle only got the shoulder up out of desperation.
Raking the eyes of The Rock.
Oh, my God, what a throw, a belly to belly throw.
[Jerry] Was that Kurt's tooth that flew out?
[Ross] It might have been.
[Jerry] How much punishment can these guys take?
-[Ross] Spinebuster. -[Jerry] Oh, that's it.
I'm afraid that's-- Stephanie, what are you doing?
[Ross] Oh, Stephanie's in the ring.
Remember, there's no-- what the hell is she doing?
My God, she is right in front of the champion.
She's taunting the champion. It's too much.
[Jerry] She is sacrificing herself. Whoa, she…
[Ross] Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. She was taunting the champion.
-[Jerry] She just sacrificed herself. -[Ross] Rock Bottom.
The Rock, Rock Bottomed Mrs. Helmsley.
[Jerry] That's a McMahon, Rock.
What have you done?
[Ross] She was pushing her luck by 74.
She was pushing the envelope. The envelope has been ripped open.
[Jerry] She's been-- oh, no. You can't do this.
[Ross] The champion's gonna go for The People's Elbow.
[Jerry] Rock, don't even think about it.
Not the most electrifying move,
not on Stephanie.
[Ross] Oh.
-And-- oh, Angle came in. -[Jerry] In the last second.
[Ross] He intercepted The Rock who was about to drop The People's Elbow
on Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute. Oh, look at this.
-[Ross] Oh, my. -[Jerry] Oh, I was afraid of this.
-[Ross] This is not gonna be pretty here. -[Jerry] This ain't gonna be pretty.
-He wants-- -[Ross] The Game on Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] But this is not Kurt's fault.
[Ross] The Game on Kurt Angle.
-[Jerry] Wait a minute. -[Ross] Wait a minute.
What the hell?
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] The Pedigree.
[Jerry] That's for-- that's for doing that to Stephanie.
[Ross] I guess it is.
The Rock Bottom is why
The Rock just got a Pedigree by The Game,
who wants to get his wife the hell out of here.
[Jerry] Stephanie's hurt bad.
[Ross] Angle's on the outside.
Stephanie is down
and so is the WWE champion.
[Jerry] Oh, no. Stephanie…
[Ross] The Game getting his wife out of harm's way
and getting her where she can get some medical attention.
[Jerry] In the process, he knocked Kurt Angle's lights out,
that Kurt could barely crawl back in the ring.
And then he-- then he pedigreed The Rock.
-Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Oh, here comes Angle.
Here comes Angle. Don't tell me--
there ain't no way hell he could win the title-- no.
-Get up. Kick-- -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Ross] And The Rock kicks out.
-[Jerry] I'm telling you-- -[Ross] Angle almost kicked in
the back door and stole the WWE title.
[Jerry] The Rock is unbelievable.
This guy-- that's why he's the people's champ, J.R.
[Ross] The Rock will never quit. He's promised.
[Jerry] He's just destined to be the WWE champion.
Kurt…
[crowd cheering, chanting]
[Jerry] Kurt, you're in trouble now.
No Stephanie.
Does he-- does he even realize Stephanie is not out here?
[Ross] I don't know.
I know that the challenger is turning it up here.
The title's on the line.
-The Rock with a DDT. -[Jerry] That's it.
[Ross] The leg is hooked. This has got to be--
oh, Angle kicked out.
-How in the hell did that happen? -[Jerry] Yeah. That's just that.
That right there, J.R., is the heart of an Olympic champion.
I mean, it's a huge heart,
but the concern is that even the great competitor that Kurt is
without Stephanie at ringside,
his chances are really diminished,
but again The Rock--
[Ross] The Rock forcing the challenger, for his WWE title,
Kurt Angle back in the ring,
Angle rolling through into the other side.
Angle needs time to get his head clear,
but the champion is not gonna allow that.
[Jerry] The Rock is not gonna give him any time.
[Ross] What a match.
[Jerry] What a battle. What a war, this is.
[Ross] Angle is being manhandled here now, without Stephanie at ringside.
[Jerry] I still don't think Kurt realizes that Stephanie is not here.
Kurt, she's gone. Stephanie is not out here.
[Ross] Angle, again, trying to… distance himself here.
[crowd clamoring]
[Ross] And it will be a tip of the tape.
[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute. Look at this.
[Ross] What the hell is Rikishi doing here?
What is Rikishi--
[Jerry] What is he doing here?
[Ross] Battered and busted open by Austin, who's now in jail.
[Jerry] Rikishi is-- he's still walking
and he is walking out here. What's he doing?
[Ross] What is that hideous human being even doing near the ring?
Rikishi is assaulting Angle
and he just threw Angle back in the ring.
Hell, Rikishi is helping The Rock.
Rikishi is trying to help The Rock retain the title.
[Jerry] He said he would. He said that's why
he ran over Stone Cold in the first place, to help The Rock.
-[Ross] And The Rock-- -[Jerry] The man's out here
to make sure The Rock remains the WWE champion.
[Ross] The Rock doesn't want-- he doesn't need-- oh, a low blow.
The Rock couldn't give a damn about Rikishi being here at ringside.
You better chase into that.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Rikishi's a sick… -[Jerry] Well…
[Ross] …sick human being.
[Jerry] Rikishi said he doesn't need Rock-- oh, look out.
-[Ross] Rock Bottom. -[Jerry] That's it.
[Ross] The Rock Bottom, but The Rock is hurt, too.
Both men are down,
-the title on the line. -Four.
[Ross] And The Rock-- look at-- got the arm over.
Will that be enough?
-[Jerry] No. -[Ross] And Angle tryna… [indistinct]
The left shoulder just-- it just hopped off that canvass.
[Jerry] You got to be-- J.R., you got to give the devil his due.
You got to hand it for Rikishi to be--
I mean, even to be able to walk out here
after the ass-kicking he took from Stone Cold-- hey, look at this.
He's in the ring.
[Ross] What if I hand him a sledgehammer?
Oh. Oh, Rikishi's going for Angle,
but got The Rock as well.
[Jerry] I think Angle pulled The Rock in front of him to save himself.
-[Ross] And there's no disqualification. -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Ross] And that Rikishi, again, he was going for Angle,
but he nailed The Rock with that martial arts kick
and now trying to get Angle.
-Angle, the Olympic Slam on Rikishi. -[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] The Rock barely able to stand. Wait a minute.
The Olympic Slam on The Rock.
-[Jerry] How does Kurt Angle do it? -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Kurt's done it.
Kurt Angle is the WWE champion.
[announcer] The winner of this match
-and new World Wrestling… -[Jerry] I can't believe it.
[announcer] …Entertainment Champion, Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] He's done it, J.R.
[Ross] Thanks to Rikishi,
Kurt Angle is the WWE champion.
And he's crying, for God's sakes.
[Jerry] What did you expect?
Tears of joy are streaming down the face.
[Ross] This is making me sick.
Rikishi came out here to help The Rock,
but Rikishi's plan backfired.
And Rikishi has cost The Rock the WWE title.
-Kurt Angle is on the top of the mountain. -I love you.
[Ross] This is bigger than the Olympic medal stand in '96.
[Jerry] Look at the damage that that kick from Rikishi did to Rock.
[Ross] The Rock has just said it all.
He'd been busted open at the hands of Angle.
And Rikishi, who was injured earlier at the hands of Austin,
came here to help his islander, The Rock.
[Jerry] Watch this. This is where Angle saved himself.
[Ross] Angle pulled The Rock in front of himself and Rikishi.
[Jerry] Then Rikishi was gonna finish Angle off with the super kick,
but the quickness of Kurt Angle,
that kick laid out The Rock.
And I think it actually caught Rock's eyes.
And then this--
-[Ross] But the 400-pounder… -[Jerry] Oh, wow, look at Angle.
[Ross] …super kick on The Rock,
then Olympic Slam, and then this.
The Rock didn't know where he was.
[Jerry] J.R., do you realize we have a new WWE champion?
The Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle.
[Ross] Kurt Angle has become
the World Wrestling Entertainment champion.
And it's a damn shame. Look at his celebration.
[Jerry] What do you mean? How can you say this is a shame?
This is a thing of beauty.
This is a picture moment that'll go down in history.
[Ross] I can't believe it.
Kurt Angle, the new WWE champion.
This is just not right.
Subtitle translation by: hampion.