[crowd cheering]
So, how was your week?
[crowd chuckling]
-[dramatic music playing] -[narrator] Let the truth be told.
[Triple H] Kane is a murderer.
Kane, you are a murderer. He's a murderer.
[narrator] Denial fuels the anger.
[Kane] I am not! It was an accident.
[Triple H] Why don't you tell the world the whole truth?
Kane, you are a murderer.
[narrator] Guilt poisons the soul.
[Kane] It's something that I have to live with.
It was an accident.
Something that I've thought about every day.
[Triple H] You killed Katie Vick.
[narrator] The mind games are over.
[Eric] One show, one champion.
The Intercontinental Champion
facing the World Heavyweight champion,
winner take all.
[narrator] Who will show no mercy?
[Triple H] Kane might be able to take
the life of a sweet girl like Katie Vick--
Do you think I wanna get in the ring with a murderer?
[Triple H] Be able to take my title.
[ominous music playing]
[bells tolling]
[Brock speaking Latin]
Amen.
[Heyman] Where's your head, Taker? [laughs]
Are we in it?
Is it haunted by ghosts from your past?
Do you fear your unborn child may never see a healthy daddy
after this man unleashes his fury on you tonight?
Yes, you were The Phenom during a decade of destruction,
and this is your signature match.
One which you have ruled with domination and brutality.
But you've never walked through hell
with a man as sadistic as Brock,
a ruthless animal that has destroyed
the greatest icons the world has ever seen.
This is the new phenom
that is going to annihilate, lay waste to your legend,
destroy all that you hold so dear.
-[Brock speaking Latin] -[Heyman] Undertaker,
your destiny has arrived
and condemns you, condemns you,
condemns you to hell.
-[baby crying] -[Brock speaking Latin]
[Heyman] Deadman, rest in peace.
[announcer] And now, WWE No Mercy.
["No Mercy" playing]
[explosions]
♪ No mercy ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ There's no mercy ♪
[Ross] The crowd in Arkansas is raucous
and we are ready for No Mercy in the Alltel Arena in Little Rock.
Eight matches with six championships on the line,
but nothing more ominous, nothing more dangerous
than the Hell in a Cell as that-- as the cell hangs,
all nine tons of it, King, high above the ring.
I'm Jim Ross, along with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
We'll be joined by SmackDown's Michael Cole and Tazz
as we kick off tonight, King,
with tag team championship competition.
["Break Down The Walls" playing]
-[explosions] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Yeah, what a night this is gonna be, J.R.
No Mercy.
I'm gonna go on the line and say you will never see anything,
like what you're gonna see tonight.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
is for the World Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first,
the World Tag Team Champions, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing 227 pounds, Chris Jericho.
[Ross] So the tag title on the line tonight,
certainly a personal rivalry has built for the last couple of weeks
between Chris Jericho and Booker T, King.
Two weeks ago,
Booker T had just won a cage match and there was an unprovoked attack
that busted Booker T wide open.
[Jerry] Hold it, hold it, hold it now,
let's not start this pay-per-view off being biased, J.R.
What do you mean, "unprovoked attack"?
Booker T-- how many times has he called Y2J a sucker,
and he is not a sucker.
Look at this, talk about unprovoked attacks,
there's one for you.
[Ross] Last week, Booker T looking for some retaliation.
And he got some out of-- out of Chris Jericho.
The bad blood is brewing.
It's red hot here tonight in this tag team matchup.
And Jericho, not getting a positive reception here at--
-here at No Mercy. -♪ Christian ♪
-[Jerry] This is Arkansas, you know? -♪ Christian ♪
[Jerry] You can set your watch back 20 years.
♪ At last you're on your own ♪
["At Last" playing]
[announcer] From Toronto, Canada, weighing 225 pounds, Christian.
[Ross] Two young Canadian athletes
with their newly won tag team titles on the line.
They have only been champions six days now.
Christian has worn the gold on eight different occasions.
Jericho, a three-time tag champion.
And Jericho, certainly a self-professed rock star,
was the first undisputed champion as well.
[Jerry] What do you got against Fozzy now? Huh?
You don't like rock music, J.R.?
[announcer] Introducing the challengers.
First, from Hollywood, California, weighing 260 pounds,
Goldust!
[Ross] Well, the folks in Arkansas are used to some bizarre behavior.
[Jerry laughing]
[Ross] Bill Clinton was governor twice here, you know.
[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] As Goldust makes his way to the ring
and certainly, Goldust and Booker T
have had the opportunity, King, to tag on more occasions
than have Chris Jericho and Christian.
Well, I realized that, but you got to admit,
Chris Jericho and Christian defeating Kane and Hurricane,
that was a huge upset. I mean, this guy, these guys,
this team may be something really special, J.R.
[Ross] Well, they are-- that was just last week,
the way that Jericho got that deciding call
on Hurricane last week on Raw was certainly dubious.
["Can You Dig It Sucka?" playing]
[Ross] If you get what I'm saying there, "sucka."
[Jerry] Now you're gonna start it.
[announcer] From Houston, Texas,
weighing 256 pounds, Booker T!
-[explosions] -[Jerry] Whoa!
[Ross] That's hotter than a backyard barbecue, let me tell you.
Booker T is hot too. He wants a piece of Y2J.
[Jerry] Hey, that's a song, J.R.
I think your hat's on fire.
[Ross] Booker T and Goldust came within an eyelash
of winning the tag team titles back at SummerSlam, back in August.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Like some test that didn't go down.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] This crowd obviously, as you can hear,
subtly behind the challengers.
[Jerry] Are these flames gonna stop, J.R.?
-[Ross] Forget about the baby backs. -[Jerry laughs]
[Ross] A lot of pork in Arkansas, you know, land of the Razorbacks.
[Jerry] Oh, there you go.
[bell ringing]
[Ross] Referee Charles Robinson has been assigned this contest
by Raw general manager Eric Bischoff.
And Jericho and Christian somewhat, uh, well, a little bit cautious.
[Jerry] Now, they said they were gonna be fighting champions.
However, I don't think they were actually thrilled about being,
you know, forced into this title match here at No Mercy.
It was kind of sudden, don't you think they should've had
an opportunity to savor their newly-won titles?
[Ross] They had six days, you can't wait forever.
-[chuckles] -[Jerry] Or celebrate, you know.
[Ross] And Booker T, looking to start, he wants Jericho in there.
Well, it's Booker T, and it's not gonna be Jericho,
it's gonna be Christian starting it out.
Christian will try to wrestle some of the embitterment
out of Booker T.
And Booker T…
[Jerry] Yeah, Booker T doesn't seem to be in much of a wrestling mood, does he?
He just went flying right off the bat.
[Ross] Booker T wants to fight. He has not forgotten
the blood that he spilled at the hands of Chris Jericho…
-[Jerry] Oh! -…two weeks ago.
[Jerry] Come on. Wait a minute, ref.
[Ross] That heel kick that caught him-- Oh, Christian got knockdown.
And of course, Booker T, still focused on Jericho. The tag made.
[Jerry] Well, that could work against Booker T.
He better get his mind on winning the titles
and forget about the personal vendetta that he's got against Jericho.
[Ross] A lot of personal animosity to be decided tonight
with tip-- Oh, nice move by Goldust.
And Goldust with a lateral press and--
Goldust and Booker T have made the only tag thus far this match,
and now Christian gets the tag in to Jericho.
[Jerry] See, I told you Jericho wasn't afraid to be in there.
[Ross] Jericho thought he had the advantage over Goldust.
That was not to be.
-These two men-- Oh! -[Jerry] Now, what is that called?
[Ross] I think that might be called the old--
-[Jerry] Gold butt. -[Ross] Gold block sounds good.
That double-leg pickup by Goldust.
And-- Oh! Coming out here.
Goldust catapulting Jericho over the top,
right onto his partner.
A meeting of the minds of the Tag Team champions on the outside.
No, no, no, no!
[Jerry] Now, look at this.
[Ross] Booker T not gonna waste any time.
[referee] Get over there.
[Ross] Goldust has the advantage, not gonna let Jericho hang on the outside…
[crowd] One, two…
[Ross] …and lose that advantage.
[Jerry] I think the team needs to just calm down a little bit.
Ooh, that would calm me down.
[Ross] Christian with the cheap shot, Jericho scores with that drop kick
and quickly gone for the cover.
Referee looking for the shoulders
and he pound them down for a two-count.
Come on, you son of a bitch.
I can take you both!
-[Ross] It's gonna be an emotional night. -[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] This cell hanging above the ring
is a very unsettling situation as a viewer, as a broadcaster,
and certainly one can only imagine what's going through the minds
of The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar right now.
[Jerry] You know, that's one reason I'm pretty excited
about the fact that we're kind of far away
from that big Hell in a Cell. Can you imagine if that thing fell?
I mean, how many tons does it weigh?
-[Ross] Nine tons. -[Jerry] Nine tons.
What if it fell right down on Tazz and Michael Cole?
[chuckles] Squash them like bugs.
[Ross] Well, I hope that doesn't happen for anybody's sake.
[Jerry] Well, uh, you know. But it could.
[Ross] Side wrestle next week. Nice take down by Christian.
Rolls over, hooks the leg, and Goldust able to kick out.
Booker T was there ready.
Now, the referee putting Booker T out.
[Jerry] That's a cover. Come on, ref.
[Ross] Christian with that-- looks a choke to me.
[indistinct chatter]
[Jerry] Got his throat covered.
[crowd chanting, clapping]
[Ross] You're looking for shoulders, not throats.
This is not an esophagus match.
Crowd chanting with Booker T.
Booker T tagged back in, and Goldust now being isolated
by Jericho and Christian.
[Jerry] I don't even understand what Booker T
is so hot at Jericho for about anyway.
I mean, he's the one that's been calling Jericho a sucker
-every chance he gets. -[Ross] Well, look I think--
[Jerry] Nobody wants to be called a sucker.
[Ross] Well, he may not be, but Jericho deserves it
after treating Booker T like a government mule, busting him open.
[Jerry] Is that what you do with government mules, bust them open?
[Ross] Well, you abuse them.
[Jerry] That's like cruelty to animals.
[Ross] Goldust looking to make that tag.
Near his corner, and Christian making sure
that there's no one for Goldust to tag.
Not a very sportsman-like move, but very effective, nonetheless.
Another quick tag, Jericho out, Christian in.
-[crowd booing] -[Jerry] Ow.
[Jerry] Standing right on his face. [laughs]
[Ross] Good shot of that, taking you right inside the ring
and Christian and Jericho--
[Jerry] That's legal, though. That's legal.
[Ross] Well, the foot is absolutely legal.
Just can't put it on the throat.
[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] And Christian looking for a dropkick.
Goldust hung on. The roll up and a near fall.
And Goldust-- Wow, nice powerslam by Goldust.
[Jerry] Oh man!
[Ross] Man, what a-- what a powerslam.
[Jerry] That'll take the wind out of-- Look at-- What are you doing?
[Ross] Oh, Booker's feeling it.
-Five-time WCW champion. -Three!
[Jerry] Bet he wants to do a Spinaroonie too.
[Ross] Booker T's certainly synonymous with championships
and tag team wrestling in the old WCW.
-A ten-time champion. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] And again Goldust trying to make that tag
as he's so badly needed to.
-And Jericho cut him off. -[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] Goldust counters with a neckbreaker.
-And bounced-- -[Jerry] Oh no.
-Look out, sucka! -[Ross] Booker T gets the tag.
And he's letting it loose
on his primary one-on-one nemesis, Chris Jericho.
Booker T couldn't connect that time, but does in the rebound.
-Christian in illegally. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] And down he goes.
[Jerry] Booker T is fired up. That may cool him off.
Gotcha!
[Ross] Jericho trying to gain an advantage with Booker T.
Seemingly would not be denied here.
And Booker T looking for that scissors kick.
-Cannot connect. -[Jerry] Oh no.
-[crowd exclaims] -[Ross] Spinebuster by Booker T.
Can he hold him down? He got-- did he get three?
Did he get it? No.
[Jerry] No, the referee says no. How close was that?
[Ross] And that was a long two-count, maybe a two and a half.
-Booker T rolling out of the corner. -[Jerry] Look at this!
[Ross] Nice roll up by Booker T!
Using the strength in his lower legs,
those long legs for the advantage,
rolled up Jericho out of the corner.
Nice move by Booker T, got him a near fall,
and Booker T beating Jericho seemingly to the plunge--
-Oh! -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] Well, at least on most every occasion.
Booker T got hung up there on that top rope.
[Jerry] Now we got some two-on-one action.
[Ross] I didn't see a tag made. Maybe I missed it.
There's a blind tag. Goldust tagged himself there.
[Jerry] One on two.
[Ross] Goldust got the tag.
The champions not aware of him until now.
-[Jerry] Double Bulldog. -[Ross] But Goldust is the legal man now.
-Oh no. -[Jerry] Now what?
Referee, get in there and stop this.
[Ross] This could be-- The referee sees this,
it could be a disqualification.
[Jerry] Shattered Dreams, Golden Globes!
-[Ross] Oh! -[Jerry whimpering]
[Ross] That was a straightaway field goal there.
-[Jerry] Oh no! -[Ross] A drop toe-hold.
Jericho headfirst.
-South of the Border! -[crowd] One, two…
-[Ross] Oh! -[crowd groans]
[Ross] Way down in south Arkansas, if you will.
[Jerry] Jericho just had to face the fact that…
Uh-oh, what now?
[Ross] I think Jericho, he ain't missed the facts all right, more than that.
-After the hip lock by Jericho. -[crowd jeering]
Look at that, Walls of Jericho, his submission move.
-He sets it up. -[Jerry] Get ready for the end.
[Ross] Goldust has gotta gut it out here or get to that rope as quickly as he can.
-And Booker T… -[Jerry] And what about that, J.R.?
[Ross] …will not take any chances, Booker T in illegally.
And catches Jericho with that scissors kick.
[Jerry] I'm glad you realize that this is all illegal.
[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] Let's just get--
It could be it right here, Goldust got the cover.
With a hook of the leg. Oh, Christian.
Dragging Goldust to the outside.
[Jerry] And well-deserved.
[Ross] And Booker T, baseball slide right through,
catching Christian.
Again the…
[Jerry] Referee needs to get some control here.
[Ross] World Tag Team titles on the line,
Booker T and Goldust…
[Jerry] No. Look out, Jericho.
[Ross] Booker T going upstairs.
-[Jerry] Ooh! -[Ross] Got that big boot.
[Jerry] Right in the throat.
[Ross] Taking Jericho almost halfway across the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Now what?
[Ross] Christian knocking never-never land.
-[Jerry] Oh no. Here it is! -[Ross] Here it is, here it is!
A Spinaroonie, razorback style!
[Jerry] Hey, here's something for you.
-[Ross] And Christian-- -[Jerry] Look out!
[Ross] Christian, trying to bring that tag title belt in the ring.
-[Jerry] Ooh! -[Ross] Oh, hold it.
Jericho went for the-- a rope broke.
Jericho trying to-- looked like maybe a Lionsault,
but the rope broke on it.
[Jerry] That's all right. Oh no.
[Ross] That rope might have taken him out of the ballgame.
Call the referee over.
[Jerry] No, the referee's gotta fix that rope!
[Ross] Referee's gotta make the count, the hell with the ropes.
-There's the cover. -[Jerry] Fix the ropes!
[Ross] And Christian put Jericho's foot on the bottom rope,
that stopped the count.
-[crowd chattering] -[crowd member screams]
[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] The second rope just went limp.
[Jerry] Help!
[Ross] And the Bulldog, Jericho just got the Bulldog
-[Jerry laughs] -…right on the title belt!
[Jerry] Look at this guy, what an opportunist!
[Ross] And Jericho with the moonsault
after Bulldogging Jericho on the title belt.
Hooks the leg!
-[bell ringing] -[crowd booing]
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[Jerry] Man, oh, man.
[announcer] The winners of this bout,
and still World Tag Team Champions,
Chris Jericho and Christian!
[Jerry] What a way to make--
Well, you know, they say you can't make a silk purse
out of a sow's ear but they just did
and turned that adversity into a great victory.
[Ross] Christian originally brought the tag title belt
then used it as weapon.
And then it ended up with Jericho Bulldogging Goldust
right on that tag title belt
and took Goldust out of the game with the moonsault,
finished Goldust off.
[Jerry] Check this out, watch Y2J,
he was going for one of those technical moves, and whoa!
Man, that could have been a career-ender right there.
Thank goodness he's okay.
[Ross] Booker T getting dunked over the top
and then here is he, after the bulldog on the title belt,
the moonsault by Jericho.
And Jericho and Christian
dodge the bullet here tonight in No Mercy.
And they're still tag champions.
[Jerry] They may be in store for a long title reign.
What a victory.
This is Funaki, SmackDown's number 1 announcer!
Funaki has big scoop.
A one-on-one interview with Torrie Wilson's father, Al.
Mr. Wilson.
Three weeks ago, prior to the bikini contest
between Dawn Marie and Torrie,
Dawn Marie gave you this peek.
Take a look.
[Michael] It was a sneak peek for Al, Tazz.
-[Dawn speaking indistinctly] -[Tazz] Big time.
[crowd cheering]
It's great.
How did this peek make you feel?
Well, um… uh…
Uh…
Then, prior to the lingerie contest,
Dawn Marie gave you another peek.
Take a look.
Will you do me a favor and give me your honest opinion on something?
Sure.
Have you ever seen the Twin Peaks before?
To be honest, I've never been abroad before.
No?
Now, how did this peek make you feel?
Well, um, uh…
Uh…
After lingerie contest,
Dawn Marie gave you the key to her hotel room.
New Divas Undressed Magazine.
-[Al] Mm-hmm. -[Dawn] Oh.
-Oh, there's a hotel key. -That's my bookmark.
-Yes. Well… -[crowd cheering]
Your comment?
Uh, I… I, um…
And then last week,
after mixed Tag Team match with Torrie and Dawn Marie,
your daughter, Torrie, found you in the shower with Dawn Marie.
-[shower running] -[indistinct chatter]
[crowd cheering]
So now, Funaki has big question.
Why were you wearing your clothes in the shower?
[crowd laughing]
I'm gonna say this once only,
I did not have sexual relations
with that woman.
[crowd cheering]
It seems that Mr. Al Wilson
does not understand English.
From No Mercy,
this is Funaki, SmackDown's number one announcer, reporting.
["Phat Drops" playing]
[Michael] Well, you know, I think I've heard somebody
use that expression before.
As you see the officials and the referees
-fixing the second rope… -[crowd cheering, whistling]
…that busted in the tag match just a few moments ago.
[Tazz] Yeah, I've heard that before about sexual relations
but, uh, it'll come to us.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following women's contest
is scheduled for one fall.
Making her way to the ring, Dawn Marie!
Well, No Mercy of course, a joint production of Raw and SmackDown,
and now it's time for SmackDown to take center stage.
Dawn Marie set to go one-on-one with Torrie Wilson.
And ladies and gentlemen, Torrie has a score to settle
in this match up.
Wow, Dawn looking awesome tonight!
["Need A Little Time" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And making her way to the ring, Torrie Wilson.
[Michael] Could you imagine what has been going through the mind
of Torrie Wilson over the past three days,
over the fact that she caught her father
in the shower with that woman, Dawn Marie?
-[Tazz] There's a lot of hatred. -[Michael] Oh yes.
Well, Dawn doesn't want anything to do with Torrie, I don't think.
[Tazz] You can't blame Dawn-- Well, actually, you can't blame Torrie,
she's been through a lot.
-I mean, you catch your-- Oh! -[Michael] Oh!
[Tazz] You catch your old man in the shower with, you know,
a lovely lady, you know…
[Michael] Now, Torrie wasting little time,
putting the boots to Dawn Marie in the early going to this matchup.
But what about Al Wilson's actions?
He claims he did not have sexual relations
-with Dawn Marie. -[bell ringing]
[Tazz] Well, I don't know.
-I don't know if I quite, in my opinion-- -[Michael] Oh!
[Tazz] I don't know if I believe him. But that's just my view.
-[Michael] Ooh. -[Tazz] I mean, you know.
[Michael] Well, Al is recently divorced.
[Tazz] Right, you know, you kind of can't blame the guy, in my opinion.
[Michael] Well, you know, Tazz, I mean, with all the women in the world out there,
why would Al pick the one girl
who his daughter Torrie has a problem with?
[Tazz] I don't know, maybe 'cause Dawn's hot. I don't know.
[Michael] And what is Dawn Marie's agenda?
Does she have an agenda, what are her motives?
This crowd coming alive in Little Rock.
But down Torrie, into the first cover of the matchup,
and Dawn gets that right shoulder up.
Talking about it throughout the evening,
that ominous structure, that 20-foot high steel cell
hanging above the ring,
moments away from The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar, Hell in a Cell.
-Oh, what a shot to the gut. -[shouts indistinctly]
[Tazz] Nice right there by Dawn Marie,
slingshot with some form of combo onto the apron.
But right now, Torrie flowing with vengeance in her
probably just thinking about her dad.
Thinking about, you know, your little, you know, well, having to sleep with--
not sleep then take a shower. Oh!
[Michael] Well, of course he is, Tazz.
Dawn Marie driving the small of the back of Torrie into the apron.
No Mercy not only live in the United States tonight
but in the UK, Australia and Canada, the Bahamas,
out at the Virgin Islands, and speaking of the UK, Tazz,
we're gonna be in the United Kingdom.
Saturday night in Manchester for Rebellion,
you and I will be there ringside.
[Tazz] Yeah, it's real foggy over there but I'm excited.
[Michael] Oh, whipped it into the corner, Torrie.
And Dawn Marie working on the small of the back of Torrie Wilson.
[Tazz] Dawn Marie looks good in this matchup.
I mean, she's putting something on Torrie.
Who do you pick for this one, Cole?
I know you like blondes, brunettes. And you like girls too,
but who do you pick in this match?
[Michael] I'm not sure, Dawn Marie taking it to Torrie early on.
Torrie's already defeated Dawn Marie
in a lingerie contest and a bikini contest,
and Dawn wasn't too happy with the results of that.
[Tazz] Dawn's a little bit of a sore loser, but…
-[Michael] Look at this. -…I wonder who, you know,
-Al is rooting for, Al Wilson. -[shouts indistinctly]
[Tazz] Who's he rooting for?
[Michael] Dawn continues the pressure, that's a great question.
[Tazz] It's not really a great question, it's a good question.
[Michael] Is he rooting for his little girl, Torrie,
or his little girl, Dawn Marie?
-[shouts indistinctly] -[Tazz laughing] Yeah.
Surfboard-like maneuver right now by Dawn
with the foot right in the back.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Tazz] And bending her arms back.
That's not a good way to spend your Sunday afternoon.
[Michael] You know, Dawn Marie already owns a victory over Torrie
in that mixed tag team matchup, thanks to Matt Hardy
this past Thursday night on SmackDown,
so Dawn Marie looking to make it two in a row.
[Tazz] Dawn Marie with those boots to the midsection,
working on the back.
-Oh! -[Michael] Oh, wait a minute.
-Timeout, why? -[Tazz] I'm not too sure that would hurt.
[Michael] Here's the cover, hook of the leg and Torrie kicks out.
[Tazz] Well, that might not even hurt Torrie.
She's got nothing over there.
[Michael] You have no idea whether or not that would've hurt.
[Tazz] Oh, wait-- Well, you would, but I wouldn't.
-[chuckles] -[Michael] And Torrie-- Oh, look out!
Ooh, missed with the right hand, Dawn Marie.
-Oh! Here's Torrie with the takedown. -[Tazz] Oh, here we go!
[Michael] And Torrie taking out her frustrations on Dawn Marie.
[chuckling] And referee Mike Sparks in the middle of it.
[Tazz chuckling] Oh, look at Mike Sparks!
Hey, let go, ref!
That's a go-behind right there by the ref. [chuckles]
[Michael] If you were the ref, would you let go?
[Tazz] No, I'd still be hanging on. Look at him.
[chuckling] Mike Sparks.
[Michael] What a sick man he is.
-[Tazz] He's a sick twisted ref. -[Michael laughs] Oh.
How absolutely disgusting!
[Michael laughing] Dawn Marie all upset. Can you blame her?
[Tazz] Uh, well, no, I can't blame him.
[Michael] Torrie, into the corner,
Dawn Marie catches a boot to the midsection.
[Tazz] Yeah, right in the hammers.
[Michael] Oh! What a clothesline.
Dawn Marie just flying into Torrie Wilson.
Dawn is taking it to Torrie here tonight, perhaps trying to impress Al.
That's Torrie's dad.
[Tazz] Duh. I know, I got that.
[Michael] You know, if Al and Dawn ever got married,
then Dawn would be Torrie's mother.
[Tazz] I wish my mother looked like that.
[Michael chuckling] Look out, Dawn.
-[Tazz] Oh! Snap Suplex. -[Michael] Wow. Great suplex.
There's the cover, goes Torrie, hook of the leg,
and Dawn kicks out after two.
This has been a competitive matchup between these two Divas.
[Tazz] What would you do if you just caught somebody
taking a shower with your mom?
-[Michael] Oh! -[Tazz] What would you do?
-You'd be upset, right? -[Michael] I'd be very upset.
Here's the cover by Torrie.
And Dawn Marie, who grabs the rope. That was smart.
-[Tazz] What? -[Michael] That she grabbed the rope.
[Tazz] That's good mat sense by Dawn Marie, absolutely.
-[Michael] And Torrie… Ooh. -[Tazz laughs]
See, that's why I never let my hair grow long.
-[Michael] Why? -[Tazz] Well, because then, you know,
I can't get grabbed in the ring by the hair like that.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Dawn Marie in all kinds of trouble.
[Tazz] The slingshot, slingshot!
[Michael] Into the top turnbuckle.
-Torrie, roll and done! -One, two…
[Michael] Oh, and a kick-out by Dawn before the count of three.
[Tazz] Torrie Wilson with the very famous schoolgirl.
[Michael] Two other women will be in action a little bit later on tonight,
Trish and Victoria, with the Women's Championship on the line.
-[Tazz] Raw Divas. -[Michael] Oh!
[Tazz] Torrie got a hard shot, right across the top rope.
[Michael] Oh, wow. Swinging neckbreaker by Torrie.
-[Tazz] This is it! -[Michael] Here's the cover, on Dawn.
Hook of the leg and Torrie got it.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Big win for Torrie Wilson.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Torrie Wilson.
[Michael] And you saw Torrie,
if you could read lips, ladies and gentlemen,
she just said, "That was for my dad."
["Need A Little Time" playing]
[Tazz] Yeah, but how does Torrie know that her dad wanted her to win?
I mean, you know.
[Michael] Torrie letting out all her frustrations
on Dawn Marie here tonight.
And I'd love to be a fly on the wall at the back
and see what Al's reaction was
to his daughter's victory here tonight.
[Tazz] Well, that swinging neckbreaker just took Dawn Marie out.
Torrie gets the big victory, good for her.
[Michael] Take a look at Dawn's face.
[crowd cheering]
RVD.
[crowd cheering]
RVD, in just moments you step into the ring with Ric Flair,
a man that, a month ago in Unforgiven,
nailed you in the stomach with a sledgehammer
and cost you a shot at the World Heavyweight championship.
Your thoughts?
Well, you know, Coach, Ric Flair is a 16-time World Champion.
He styles, he profiles,
he's a limousine-riding, jet-flying,
kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun.
As for RVD…
[chuckles] …I don't style.
I don't profile.
Limos, I don't need them.
You can catch me in line at Hertz waiting to drive myself to the next town.
Hey, I'm just that way.
Jets?
[scoffs] I fly commercial.
Quite often even get stuck in coach.
No offense.
Bro, I even get stuck in the middle seat sometimes.
Eh, me, I guess, I'm more of a…
[shouts] …chair-smashing…
[crowd cheering]
[howls]
…frog-splashing…
[crowd cheering]
…risk-taking…
[crowd cheering]
…yinning and yanging, whoo, whoo, whoo…
[crowd cheering]
…Van Damening dude.
-Named Rob Van Dam. -[crowd] Rob Van Dam!
[crowd cheering]
Well, Rob Van Dam like you've never seen him before,
now back to you-- Oh, wait a sec. Come here.
I know I'm a Raw guy but this is too good to be true,
Brock, Paul, Brock, Paul! Real quick, real quick, guys.
You're just a few moments away from Hell in a Cell later tonight.
[crowd jeering]
Your thoughts. Your thoughts on this match?
Not now.
Wait a second-- Tracy, Tracy, real quick, if you don't mind.
Now, your recent accusations of The Undertaker,
now they have caused quite a fervor.
Accusations?
No, there's no accusations. What I said was the truth.
He is a liar and a cheat!
Everything that I have said is the truth!
I am here tonight to watch that scumbag
get what he deserves inside Hell in a Cell.
[Ross] I'll tell you what, that girl is a jezebel, ladies and gentlemen.
-That girl's a jezebel. -[Jerry] She's hot, she's hot.
[Ross] We are in Little Rock, Arkansas. Still to come tonight,
Champion versus Champion, winner takes all.
Triple H and Kane, one-on-one
from the Land of Opportunity.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Here in Little Rock.
["Early Sprach" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Charlotte, North Carolina,
weighing 234 pounds,
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
[Ross] Ladies and gentlemen, with one sling of a sledgehammer,
Ric Flair ended RVD's hopes of becoming World Heavyweight champion
last month at Vengeance.
Boom! There you see it.
With the referee down,
we thought that Flair was coming to help RVD
not destroy him.
And Flair with a sledgehammer,
added to Triple H's Pedigree
in a big victory for The Game.
And of course last week in that Canadian Lumberjack match,
it all had those leather straps,
again, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair,
instrumental in the outcome of that contest.
[Jerry] Well, check him out, he is-- he is Ric Flair.
I mean, he does style and profile.
He's one of the historic names in this great industry, J.R.
[Ross] No doubt about that, I agree with that.
A 16-time world champion.
-[Jerry] Oh boy. -[Ross] But this is not about titles.
This is personal.
-It's dangerously personal. -[explosions]
["One of a Kind" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] From Battle Creek, Michigan,
weighing 235 pounds,
Rob Van Dam.
[Ross] Rob Van Dam and Ric Flair.
-And Flair… -[Jerry] Now look at this, look at this.
[Ross] Van Dam, match has not started yet.
And Flair and Van Dam fighting on the outside.
This match's one fall to a finish.
Nick Patrick assigned as the official,
and Van Dam sending Flair shoulders-first right into the ring post.
[Jerry] Now, look at Van Dam,
J.R., I've got a big, huge problem with this guy now.
I mean, he's showing absolutely no respect for that man, Ric Flair,
and you know yourself,
Ric Flair deserves the ultimate respect from any young guy in this business.
[Ross] What about that sledgehammer shot at Unforgiven?
-What about that? -[Jerry] Well…
There was no respect there for Van Dam.
[Jerry] Well, you heard Van Dam himself say.
I don't think he deserves any respect.
He said himself, he's nothing special.
He rides coach, he sits in the middle seat,
he doesn't style, he doesn't profile.
What's this yin and yang stuff?
There's nothing special about the guy.
[Ross] Oh, there's nothing special about that kick!
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Right to the face.
-Now the bell sounds. -[Jerry] He could do that, all right.
[Ross] We are officially underway.
Van Dam with those educated feet catching Flair.
-[referee] One, two… -[Ross] Rolling Thunder. Oh!
-Lateral press and Flair able to kick out. -[Ric] Whoa!
-[Ross] And Flair now trying to beg off. -[Jerry] He's not begging off.
-Oh! -[Ross] What's he doing?
[Jerry] He's buying time. This guy's a ring veteran,
he's cagey, he's wily, he's the intelligent, he's smart.
[Ross] Yeah, he's seen it all.
He says he is the dirtiest player in the game.
He is a phenomenon at 53 years of age, I'll tell you that.
And Flair upside down.
Well, the velocity of the Irish whip by RVD,
and Van Dam wants to wrestle at a very quick pace.
He wants to kick the gear here,
he's kicking Flair in the face, is what he's kicking.
[Jerry] That is not right.
[Ross] And now Van Dam in that mount position.
-[Jerry] You should respect your elders. -[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] Well, I tell you what, respect works both ways, if you ask me.
[Jerry] Flair is 53, Dawn Marie will be hitting on him next.
[Ross] First elbow by Van Dam catching Flair coming in.
Van Dam springboard, kick right to the solar plexus,
a little hesitation there.
But he hooks the leg, and gets a near-fall, does Rob Van Dam.
[crowd chattering, booing]
[Jerry] Just look at Flair, watch this,
I'm gonna tell you, this guys is-- How smart is Ric Flair?
[Ross] That low blow, but undetected by the referee.
[Jerry] Yeah, you got youth and enthusiasm.
But age and treachery will win out every time.
Look at that.
[Ross] Van Dam beaten like a dog last week in that Lumberjack match,
and Flair, the master of the figure-four leglock.
No surprise that Flair will certainly attempt in any way
to focus on the legs of Van Dam in this contest.
It eliminates a large part of Van Dam's offense,
and it sets Van Dam up for the figure-four and that's Flair's calling card.
[Jerry] Go that right.
Wouldn't you like to see that, one more time?
[Ross] He's starting to work that leg.
Getting him ready. No wasted motion there.
And Van Dam rolling out of bounds,
stops the onslaught at least momentarily.
Van Dam will now try to walk this thing off.
[crowd] RVD!
[Ross] He rolls back in the ring, that could be a mistake
as this matchup moves forward.
[Jerry] These people here in Little Rock, trying to chant the RVD.
Back it up, Ric Flair. One. Two.
[overlapping chatter]
[Ross] Van Dam down in the corner.
-Again, Van Dam has been-- -[Jerry] Hey, you know…
This is why he's the dirtiest player in the game right here, J.R.
[Ross] Flair working that count as well, the referee has a five-count,
Flair will choke him till about four,
-before he releases the hold. -[Jerry] Got four and three quarters.
Four and three quarters, 'cause he's a bastard.
I mean, inside that ring, there's nobody better,
there's nobody smarter, nobody styles, nobody's profiles like Ric Flair.
[Ross] Well, he's an amazing competitor, there's no doubt about that.
[Jerry] All he wants is a little respect
from people like not-so-special Rob Van Dam.
He really rides coach?
-In the middle seat? [laughs] -[crowd exclaims]
[Ross] Hard chop again by Flair, taking Van Dam to the corner,
and now Flair singling out that left leg of Rob Van Dam
as his offensive focal point.
Get off the ropes!
[Jerry] Next time I'm in first class,
I'll send him back a bite of my onion or something.
One! Two!
[Ross] And Van Dam, all hung up there with that left leg in the ropes.
Of course, Flair, as we have said, has won so many matches,
literally hundreds, perhaps thousands of matches
utilizing his figure-four leglock.
[Jerry] You could tell Van Dam's already feeling the--
he's feeling the effects of Flair working on that leg,
getting softened up.
[Ross] Oh, those chops are devastating.
[Jerry] Ooh. Ow?
[Ross] Great strategy by Flair to work on that leg.
And Van Dam fighting back now.
Van Dam now. And Ric Flair retreating a little bit.
And Flair got a thumb right to the eye.
-[Jerry] That was an accident, I'm sure. -[Ross] And yeah, right.
And Flair again going right back downstairs on that knee,
the left knee of Rob Van Dam.
Might as well have a bulls-eye drawn on it.
[Jerry] You know what Van Dam ought to do with guys like Ric Flair?
He just ought to hang around him, I mean, just talking to Ric Flair
is like getting a college education for somebody like Van Dam.
-But no, Van Dam thinks he's a big shot. -You wanna stop?
You wanna stop it?
[Ross] Early chop block again focusing on that, on that leg,
and Van Dam feeling it here,
just taking Van Dam out of that fast-paced match
that he wanted to compete at.
He's taking his legs away from him, King, those educated legs down.
[Jerry] Those educated feet are probably a little numb right now, aren't they?
-Back it out of the corner. -Only one of them has the idea.
And again, Flair, knows exactly what he wants to do.
[Jerry] What about that Tracy chick? She's hot.
[Ross] She's a jezebel.
[Jerry] I don't care if Undertaker has an affair with her.
[Ross] He's a very happily married man, let me tell you,
and his wife is very pregnant.
[Jerry] Yeah, and? Tracy's hot.
[crowd chanting] RVD! RVD!
[Ross] For some people, wedding vows means something.
[Jerry] Well, you know, when your wife's pregnant,
I mean, let's face it.
[Ross] Ooh! And another hard shot by Flair.
And the Nature Boy is dominating RVD,
ever since he started working on that left leg,
and now Flair beating Van Dam.
Van Dam's hands down to his side.
[Jerry] You think pregnant women are attractive?
[Ross] Well, what in the hell does that have to do with this?
-Of course they are. -[Jerry] Oh, okay.
-Ooh! -[Ross] A suplex by Flair.
Again, driving the air out of Van Dam.
And Van Dam is in a very vulnerable situation here.
[Jerry] Here we go.
[Ross] Flair has pulled Van Dam to the center of the ring.
As far away from the ropes as you can get,
Flair, looking to set it in and does. The figure-four leglock.
The Nature Boy, we have seen this so many times,
over his illustrious Hall of Fame career,
setting that figure-four.
-[Jerry] That's it! -[Ross] Right in the center of the ring.
[Jerry] Look, he's screaming, Van Dam's screaming in pain.
I think he's gonna give up, he gave up!
Come on, ref.
[Ross] Van Dam, the referee in perfect position
to count shoulders, or to hear Van Dam say, "I quit,"
or watch him tap.
-[Ric groans] -[Jerry] Yeah, tap, tap out. Uh-oh.
Don't turn the tap.
[Ross] Van Dam trying to reverse the pressure, he turns to the stomach,
and becomes a version of an Indian deathlock,
and the pain is on Flair.
[Jerry] He's just reaching for the ropes. Oh no!
[crow cheering]
[Ross] There you go. Now both men, Flair and Van Dam on the ropes,
referee Nick Patrick calling for the break.
You think we'll get a clean break?
[Jerry] No. What do you mean?
[Ross] Flair again, hammering away at that leg.
I mean, it wasn't a clean break,
when the dirtiest player in the game, doesn't necessarily always break clean.
Van Dam over the top,
trying to get a sunset flip now, and he does.
Flair down, Van Dam-- and Flair kicked out.
Flair, look at that high hiplock takeover.
Reverse backslide by Van Dam on one leg.
Couldn't hold Flair down.
[Jerry] He's not gonna hold Ric Flair down.
[Ross] Van Dam now trying to quicken the pace if he can.
But he went for the high risk. Another Van Dam signature.
[Jerry] That's the yin and the yang for you right there.
[Ross] Well, yang just fell on yin.
[Jerry] What goes around comes around, and here comes Ric Flair.
And here comes the figure-four.
-Yes. -[Ross] Van Dam…
-[Jerry yelps] -[Ross] They're down!
Inside cradle, covering the figure-four. Got a near-fall.
[Jerry] Oh, you don't think that's ever happened to Ric Flair before?
-He knows how to get out of that. -Back out of the corner! Come on.
[Ross] Van Dam still got a good right leg that he can use again.
Flair catches Van Dam, goes down, Van Dam.
Spend as much time on the canvas as Harmenszoon Rembrandt.
[Jerry] Yeah, Flair is so impressive.
Because like you said, J.R., this is personal.
You know, it's not-so-special against special.
-[Ross] Oh, look out here. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
-[Ross] Flair going upstairs. -[Jerry] Look at that.
-[Ross] For the second time. -[Jerry] No! Ooh!
[Ross] What a way for Flair to come down,
slammed off the top turnbuckle.
-And Van Dam… -[Jerry] Oh no!
-[Ross] Rolling Thunder! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Found its mark, the hook of the leg.
[Jerry] Foot on the rope, foot on the rope!
[Ross] Flair too close to the edge of the rope, got a slip there.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Jerry] Good call, ref.
[Ross] Near-fall by Van Dam who's verifying it.
Van Dam with that spinning kick, catching Flair right on the jaw.
And now Van Dam will try to take a chance.
-[Jerry] No, no. -[Ross] Can he hit it?
[Jerry] Here's that frog-splasher.
-[Ross] Five-star Frog Splash! -[Jerry] Oh! He got him.
[Ross] Van Dam with a Five-Star Frog Splash,
taking the air out of the Nature Boy, the hook of the leg.
-[Jerry] No! -[bell ringing]
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] It's over.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] I can't believe it.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Rob Van Dam!
[Ross] Rob Van Dam getting a little measure of retribution,
from that sledgehammer attack at Unforgiven
at the hands of the Nature Boy.
Flair was taking Van Dam to school
until Van Dam was able to get over and roll,
and then finally execute his Five-Star Frog Splash.
[Jerry] Oh, all over
the styling and profiling Ric Flair, how high does he fly?
He's not in coach right here.
That's a first-class frog splash, isn't it?
[Ross] That was an unbelievable high risk maneuver that paid off.
Rob Van Dam has come to No Mercy and he will leave with a victory
over "Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
[Jerry] Man.
You know what I'm talking about.
See, it's not right, and you know it's not right.
I know it's not right but, Show,
I don't really think I'm the one to be giving you advice,
-I mean… -Stephanie.
…I can't do anything about it.
You know who you should be talking to.
I know who I should be talking to,
I just gotta figure out what--
[Eric] What the hell is going on here?
-What is this? -Speak of the devil.
You know what, right now you really don't wanna know.
No, I do wanna know.
You see, 'cause you're Raw property which means you're my property
and I demand to know what the hell is going on here?
Well, I'm just gonna back out, you know, let you two talk.
Raw thing.
You wanna know what's going on, Eric?
I'll tell you what's going on.
I was talking Stephanie
about the fact that I haven't been on a pay-per-view since July.
I haven't headlined a pay-per-view in I don't know how long.
I'm a giant, I'm seven-two, I'm 500 pounds.
I'm a former WCW champion, I'm a former WWE champion,
and yet, what am I doing?
I'm standing around with my thumb up my ass because of you.
[scoffs]
Well, let me tell you something, Show.
You don't take that tone with me.
And you don't ever, ever talk to Stephanie McMahon, period.
You understand that?
Just who the hell do you think you are?
Who the hell do I think I am?
-Who the hell do I think I am? -Yeah, who the hell do you think you are?
You son of a bitch.
I'll tell you who I am.
-I am a very angry giant. -[crowd cheering]
I should be in the main events.
And I suggest you put me there soon.
'Cause the next time I get my hands around your neck,
I'm gonna snap it like a twig.
[crowd cheering]
[breathing heavily]
[Ross] I think he got the boss's attention.
Ladies and gentlemen,
tonight the World Heavyweight champion, Triple H,
will meet the Intercontinental Champion, Kane,
winner take all.
For the last time,
the Intercontinental title will be decided, will be on the line.
Let's take a look back at the long history of the IC title.
["Someday Will Come" playing]
[announcer] The winner and new Intercontinental Champion…
[commentator 1] We got a new Intercontinental Champion.
[commentator 2] Everyone going crazy here. They love it!
[crowd cheering]
[commentator 3] I can't believe it.
One of the greatest wrestling matches of all time
has just taken place.
[commentator 4] Oh, what an effort!
[inaudible]
[announcer] The winner of this contest
and new Intercontinental Champion…
[dramatic music playing]
[Vince] Turn around, Razor. The 1-2-3 Kid!
[Mr. Perfect] Ah, he took his head off!
Now, Goldust has all the gold.
[Ross] Tombstone Piledriver!
[Vince] I'm afraid Austin is hurt and hurt badly.
[Stone Cold] Because I've done been Intercontinental Champion,
is I'm gonna forfeit the damn title to you tonight.
Ladies and gentlemen, the new Intercontinental Champion--
-[Ross] Oh, Austin! Stone Cold stunner! -[Jerry yelps]
Rock, I'll see your little belt later.
-[Ross] Oh my. -[Cornette] No, there goes the belt.
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is driving his pickup truck
right up to ringside!
And the Stone Cold Stunner on the top of the truck!
-Chyna's got the guitar. -[Jerry] Look out, Jeff!
[Ross] Oh man! Chyna has made history!
The first woman to become Intercontinental Champion!
-[Michael] Suplex on that steel chair! -[Jerry] On the chair! Both of them!
Who's the Intercontinental Champion?
[Ross] Oh, he got the belt up!
Kurt Angle has just become the Intercontinental Champion
but not without controversy.
[triumphant music playing]
[inaudible]
[music concludes]
[Michael] After 23 historic years,
the Intercontinental title will end its run tonight.
But Raw loses one championship and guess what?
We're gaining another one on SmackDown, the tag title's decided later tonight.
-[bell ringing] -["Imperial City" playing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
Approaching the ring, the challenger from Japan
weighing in at 206 pounds, Tajiri.
[Tazz] Well, this past Thursday on SmackDown,
it was Jamie Noble and Nidia in the first ever
boyfriend versus girlfriend matchup, airing their dirty laundry.
Tajiri, the special guest referee, counted the victory for Noble
then Tajiri would try to help Nidia to her feet.
[Tazz chuckling] And out of nowhere, Nidia just slapping Tajiri.
And here you go, Noble and Nidia, you'll see in a moment,
they go to town on old Tajiri. I thought Tajiri was their buddy.
[Michael] Well, Tajiri, I think, used to be their buddy.
[Tazz] You know, like the whole three-- You know, the ménage à trois
as they call it in French, right?
Ménage à trois, you hit the nail on the head this time.
It's French.
Nonetheless, the Cruiserweight title's on the line,
and well, the cruiserweights are exclusive to SmackDown.
-["2 Z' Top" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And being accompanied to the ring
by his girlfriend, Nidia,
from Hanover, West Virginia, weighing in at 200 pounds
the Cruiserweight Champion, Jamie Noble!
[Michael] You know, Tazz, say what you want
about the freaky relationship between these two,
but there's no arguing that Jamie Noble has been a great Cruiserweight Champion.
He's held the title for four months
ever since King of the Ring back in June.
[Tazz] Oh, Jamie Noble began and done in between the ropes,
no doubt insulting the Japanese also.
[Michael] Oh! Wasting little time, Tajiri going to work on Jamie Noble.
-Not only the Cruiserweight title-- -[Tazz] Whoa!
[Michael] Wow!
[Tazz] What a big moonsault right there, right on the outside.
[Michael] But a personal vendetta
-to be settled here tonight. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Tajiri cover, hook of the leg and a kick-out.
That would've perhaps been one of the quickest decisions in WWE history.
The bell just rang.
[Tazz] Well, that's the kind of stuff
that makes Tajiri a former three-time WWE Light Heavyweight Champion.
-Jump start, getting right into it. -One! Two!
[Michael] And Noble, as we take one more look at Tajiri
kicking off this match.
[Tazz] That's an isolated moonsault right here,
just landing on Jamie Noble.
[Michael] And Jamie Noble though, quickly the champion in control.
-[Tazz laughs] -[Michael] Tajiri with a shot to the back
and, ladies and gentlemen, this is the type of action
you're gonna see every Thursday night on SmackDown.
The cruiserweight exclusive
to general manager Stephanie McMahon's SmackDown product.
[Tazz] You don't wanna trade kicks with Tajiri, Noble.
That's not a good move.
[Michael] Oh, the Japanese Buzzsaw with a slam, center of the ring
and a knee driven into the sternum.
Here's the cover and Noble kicks out.
[Tazz] Well, Tajiri's from Tokyo, Japan, right?
-[Michael] Yes. -[Tazz] Right.
[Michael] Speaking of SmackDown, the cruiserweight title
decided here tonight at No Mercy
-also tonight will-- Oh, look at that. -[Tazz] Oh, nice.
[Michael] That was unique by Tajiri.
[Tazz] Oh, what a way to sunset flip, real unique.
Countered in a straight kick right to the mush.
And again, Tajiri into the cover on Noble,
may have a new champion but Noble gets the shoulder up.
Also tonight, we're gonna crown for the first time ever,
WWE Tag Team Champions.
Will it be Edge and Rey Mysterio
or will it be Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit as the tournament,
the Tag Team tournament, concludes here tonight.
[Tazz] Goes for the electric chair right here. Let's go!
[Michael] Wow!
What impact to the small of the back of Tajiri.
[Tazz] Jamie Noble running with that.
[Michael] Hook of the leg by the champion.
-Tajiri got the shoulder up again. -[referee] Two!
[Tazz] Very high impact move right there by Noble,
wants to hold on to his championship.
[Michael] Well, you see Jamie Noble's girlfriend, Nidia,
looking on at ringside, and you can talk about
the Cruiserweight Championship-- Oh, wow, what a backbreaker.
Cover again on Tajiri and Tajiri kicks out.
Remember what this title means…
[Tazz] Look at that tomato. Look at her.
[Michael] …means to the lifestyle, Tazz, of Nidia and Jamie Noble.
They've been living high on the hog for four months now
ever since Noble won that championship against The Hurricane
back at King of the Ring.
[Tazz] Right here you see a modified surfboard with the knee
right in the back of Tajiri. And Little Rock getting behind Tajiri.
-They love Tajiri here in Little Rock. -[screams]
[Michael] And Tajiri looking to reverse this,
Jamie Noble the champion swings through,
kick to the mid-section of Tajiri,
Tajiri off the ropes.
Oh, wow.
-[Tazz] Crucifix. Oh! -[Michael] Ooh. What impact!
A cover by the champion and a kick out for Noble.
-[Tazz] Nice counter! -[Michael] What a counter by Tajiri.
[Tazz] I mean, this is what the cruiserweights are about,
and exclusive to SmackDown as you said.
[Michael] Here's the cover again by Noble.
[Tazz] Tons of near-falls, quick action, high impact, flying.
Don't blink, man, it's the cruiserweights.
Get up, boy. Huh? This is not PC.
[Tazz] You see, right here in Little Rock, they understand that kind of talk.
[Michael] I don't think they like it though.
-[crowd booing] -[Tazz] I guess not.
-[Michael chuckles] -[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] And Jamie Noble with that humiliating slap
to the back of the head of Taj-- Oh, and a shot by Tajiri and another one.
[Tazz] Well, Tajiri's tough and he's got no quit in him
and Noble knows it.
I mean, Noble, you know, he's friends with Tajiri
and so is Nidia, but you know, that again--
[Michael] Yeah, we're still trying to figure out that relationship
between the three of these people but I'll tell you one thing,
Tajiri, he was embarrassed last week, Tazz.
I mean, he was the referee as they aired their dirty laundry,
Noble and Nidia in the ring, and then what happens to him--
-[Tazz] Whoa, look out. -[Michael] Look at Tajiri!
-[Tazz] Counter! -[Michael] And Noble rolls through.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Michae] A shot to the back again
as Noble continues the assault on Tajiri.
[Tazz] Yeah, right on the lower back of Tajiri,
the kidney area, Noble with some serious offense
just bringing it right to the spine and the kidneys of Tajiri.
-Back to the surfboard. -[Nidia speaking indistinctly]
[Tazz] Great smart wrestling right there. Wrestling 101.
[Michael] This is one of the reasons that Jamie Noble
-has been such a great champion. -What do you say?
[Michael] He picks a body part on his opponent,
he sees a weakness, he senses it…
-[Tazz] Look at that shot. -…then he goes to work on it.
[Tazz] Yeah, I'd like to go to work on that. Yo! [chuckles]
-[Michael] Dignity, huh? -[Tazz] I wasn't talking about Nidia.
Yeah, yeah, I'm just joking. I was, I'm only kidding.
[Michael] You know, Nidia is aggressive,
but aggressive seems to turn her on.
[Tazz] It does. I can get really aggressive. Oh!
[Michael] That boyfriend versus girlfriend match last week
was sort of like, uh, foreplay
for Noble and Nidia, if you know what I mean.
[Tazz] This is a family show, Cole. We don't use the foreplay line.
[Michael] Shot to the kidneys again as Noble continues the assault on Tajiri.
And how much more of this can the Japanese Buzzsaw put up with?
[Tazz] I've been in the ring with Tajiri many times.
He's tough, man. He could take more than this,
and Noble is giving it to him.
[Michael] Anytime Tajiri tries to mount some sort of offense, Noble stops him.
[Tazz] And Noble attempting a back suplex
but right there, back elbows, Tajiri stops it.
[Michael] Could be the turning point of the matchup.
[Tazz] Moonsault!
[Michael] Tajiri landing on his feet though.
And connects with a shot to midsection.
-[Tazz] DDT! -[Michael] Whoa!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Jamie Noble may be out.
[Tazz] The running Tornado DDT.
If Tajiri could top Noble, that'll be it.
-We'll have a new cruiserweight champ. -Two!
[Michael] Another look at the athleticism of the cruiserweight Tajiri.
-[Tazz] It's a DDT. Oh, that's it. -[Michael] High impact.
The look of concern on the face of Nidia ringside moments ago
as she realizes her boyfriend's cruiserweight title run
could be nearing an end right here, right now.
[Tazz] It'll be the end of that new double wide.
[Michael] And Tajiri with a right hand shot.
And another one to the chest of Jamie Noble.
[Tazz] Here's that martial arts. Look at this.
[Michael] The quick feet.
[Tazz] That's why he's called the Japanese Buzzsaw,
ladies and gentlemen.
[Michael] Cutting him down the size.
-[yells] -[Tazz] Beating the tar out him.
[Michael] Tajiri is all fired up.
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct chatter]
Jamie Noble, trying to scramble for cover.
[Tazz] Scramble? He got more hits-- the hits… [mutters]
[Michael] Wow! Elbow to the chin of Jamie Noble.
And can Tajiri capitalize?
The momentum has shifted to Tajiri's corner.
[Tazz] Nice! Oh my God!
What a shot. What a crescent kick by Tajiri.
[Michael] Again cover, we could have a new champion!
And Noble kicks out before the count of three.
[Tazz] That was pretty close. Very tight crescent kick right there.
That great leg extension by Tajiri, that flexibility.
[Michael] And Tajiri, the former Cruiserweight Champion,
a real ring veteran, realizes the moment may be now against the champion.
[Tazz] Full nelson.
-[Michael] Oh, look at this. -[Tazz] Oh, this is sweet.
[Michael] Wow!
[Tazz] I don't know what that was, but it was cool.
[Michael] Noble seeing stars. Look at this! There's the bridge,
Noble's shoulders down, but he pops out before the count of three.
Tajiri thought it was a three count.
[Tazz] What a beautiful bridge by Tajiri.
Mat-Tajiri, I'm gonna call him Tayjiri--
Well, Noble calls him Tayjiri
'cause Noble has that accent, unlike me.
[Michael] Well, you see Tajiri still favoring the small of the back
that Noble worked on early on in the matchup.
Tajiri taking an extreme amount of punishment here.
And now he's beginning to dish it out to the Cruiserweight Champion.
[Tazz] And Noble-- Noble ain't looking too hot right now.
-Uh-oh, uh-oh! -[Michael] Uh-oh. Tarantula time!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It's not a legal hold, ladies and gentlemen.
Tajiri's got to break it before the count of five,
but the damage may be done.
[Tazz] Absolutely. It only takes a few seconds
to feel the pain from the Tarantula.
Uh-oh, here comes the big kick.
-Oh! -[Michael] But Noble ducked.
Had it scouted nicely.
[Tazz] Tiger Bomb, we've seen-- Oh, look at this counter!
Double leg.
[Michael] And Noble…
Slingshot off the top turnbuckle!
And a shot to the temple! Here's the cover.
And Nidia's got the referee!
And Nidia's planting a kiss on Brian Hebner's face!
[Tazz] And Tajiri's been pinned--
Tajiri had the pin on Noble for about six seconds.
[Michael] Tajiri had the cruiserweight title won,
Nidia saved it for her boyfriend.
[Tazz] Yeah, thanks to her tongue.
Here comes the-- Tiger Bomb, Tiger Bomb!
[Michael] Oh, wow! Here's the cover by the champion, Noble.
-And Tajiri kicked out! -[crowd cheering]
[referee] Two!
[Michael] Cruiserweight action at its best here at No Mercy.
[Tazz] Noble and Nidia, both are in shock.
-They can't believe… -[Nidia] Do it again!
And maybe Tajiri knows Noble
better than Noble would like him to know him.
[Michael] Tajiri kicked out,
but that may be all she's written for Tajiri.
-As Noble takes advantage now. -[Tazz] Tajiri…
Tajiri's hurting, Cole. Man, he can't get to his feet.
-[Michael] Well, Tajiri-- -[Tazz] Going for that Tiger Bomb again.
[Michael] Blocked it again, missed with the kick.
[Tazz] Switch.
[Michael] Tajiri up, the reversal, up top.
-[Tazz] Oh! Victory roll. -[Michael] Rolled through.
Look at this! I think Nidia--
-Nidia tripped up Jamie Noble! -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Giving Noble the leverage in helping him retain the title.
[announcer] Here's your winner and still Cruiserweight Champion,
Jamie Noble!
[Tazz] Well, Tajiri went for the victory roll
but I don't know what you're talking about Nidia. I didn't see.
[Michael] Check this out. Look at Nidia at the bottom left-hand of your screen.
Look at this. She grabs Jamie Noble.
-[Tazz] Oh, I see it now. -[Michael] It's right there.
It reverses Noble's balance
and gives Noble leverage, and Noble retains the title.
[Tazz] That's what lovers do, Cole.
You get some hope, help from your loved one.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Uh-oh, uh-oh!
-Tajiri realizes what Nidia did. -[crowd exclaiming]
[Tazz] Oh, Tajiri's not a happy camper.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Hey!
-[Michael] No, he's a horny one. -[Tazz] Horny? What the hell?
[Michael] Tajiri is lip locking Nidia.
[Tazz] She's kissed everybody out here except Noble.
[Michael] And I think Nidia may have liked it.
[Tazz] As long as it's a tongue,
-she's good to go. -What do you think you're doing, huh?
Let me show you how a real man kisses a woman.
[Michael] Nidia-- Noble's gonna show how a real man does it.
[Tazz] Oh!
[Michael] And a kick to the back of the skull,
-Tajiri luring Noble in. -["Imperial City" playing]
Noble may have retained the title, but the champion may be worse for wear.
[Tazz] What a shot to Noble. He didn't know if he was coming or going.
[Michael] You think Nidia really did like the kiss from Tajiri?
[Tazz] I don't think it matters for Nidia. If you got a tongue, she'll suck it.
[Michael] Take another look, Tazz.
Noble wanted to show Nidia what a real man kissed like.
And Tajiri, well, he pulled a shot to the back of the head
of the champion, Noble.
[Tazz] Oh, just tattooing the back of Noble's head with that kick.
[Michael] Look at Nidia.
Eddie!
[Eddie] Somebody keeps yelling, ese.
-Hey, hey, hey. Easy, easy, man. -Oh! Come on, man.
Hey, I just thought you'd wanna know.
Your nephew Chavo, is getting his ass handed to him
by Kurt Angle, right now.
So what are you talking about, holmes?
-Hey, I just thought you'd wanna know. -What do you mean? Where is he at?
-Just letting you know. -[Eddie] Where's he at, ese?
[Benoit] Right down this hallway.
[Eddie] What do you mean, man? Where's he at?
[Benoit] Over here. Keep going.
[Eddie] Where? In here?
-[banging] -[unknown voice] Eddie, help!
-Eddie, help! [yelling] -[banging continues]
Ah! [babbling]
[laughs]
Ese, what do you think, ese?
[yells in Spanish]
Do you think I'm stupid, holmes, ese?
-Do you think that's Chavo? -[banging continues]
-Huh? -[Chavo] Help!
Hello? Ese, what you think, man? That I was gonna go in there and go,
"Oh, Chavo, Chavo, here let me help you."
And then your boy, yeah, Angle, you know, the medal boy,
was gonna whack me over the head with a chair too!
¡Estás loco!
Ese, what's the matter with you, holmes?
Don't you think I'm smarter? Huh?
That's not Chavito's voice.
That's a little girl's voice, ese. Don't you know, ah?
[Chavo grunting, groaning]
[panting]
[clattering]
[Chavo groaning]
[hesitates, babbles]
-[laughs] -[Eddie] Vito! Chavito!
[Chavo groaning]
-How are you doing? -[Eddie] You!
-[Benoit laughing] -[Eddie grunting]
Whoa! Hey! Eddie. Eddie, no, no, no. Not now.
-[Eddie shouting indistinctly] -[indistinct chatter]
[laughs]
Well, King, the mind games continue to play back in the locker room area.
And our now next matchup certainly built on mind games,
as far as the World's Heavyweight Champion Triple H is concerned
with those disgusting remarks about Kane's past, ten years ago.
[Jerry] All I can say is,
if I were Triple H, I don't blame him one bit.
I would not wanna be in the ring, J.R., with a murderer.
Let's face it, would you?
I mean, he's capable-- Kane is capable of absolutely anything.
Let's take you back and show you how Kane and The Game
made their way to No Mercy.
For the first time in my life, I'm happy.
-[explosion] -[crowd cheering]
-[dramatic music playing] -[Ross] It is Kane, it is Kane!
-[Jerry] It's him! -[Ross] My God.
The Big Red Machine is back!
Kane is back!
Kane is strong!
[Kane] Freaks are cool.
Yeah!
[Ross] Chokeslam, chokeslam, chokeslam, the hook.
-Three! -[Jerry] Yes!
[Ross] Kane's done it!
The Big Red Machine has become the Intercontinental Champion.
Oh my God. Kane has done it!
[music turns tense]
[Eric] One show, one champion.
Because at No Mercy, the Intercontinental Champion
facing the World Heavyweight Champion,
winner take all.
[Kane] I got a chance to make history.
I know that I can do it.
[Triple H] Kane, you said…
For the first time in my life, I'm happy.
Let me ask you a question, Kane!
How happy is Katie Vick?
[Kane] Katie Vick was a friend of mine.
Ten years ago…
[Kane] It was an accident.
-You killed her. -[Kane] I didn't kill her.
You are a murderer.
[Kane] We went to a party and Katie had too much to drink.
So I decided that I should drive her home.
You were drinking too, Kane.
[Kane] It was dark, the road was slick.
And an animal jumped right in front of us.
[Triple H] There were empty beer cans in the car.
[Kane] Katie was killed instantly…
but it was an accident!
You killed Katie Vick!
I'm sorry.
[Triple H] Kane might be able to take the life
of a sweet girl like Katie Vick,
but he will never be able to take my title.
[dramatic music playing]
[Ross] Triple H is-- He's acting like a very desperate man.
Does Triple H have a heart or a soul?
You think I wanna get in the ring with a murderer?
[Ross] The Intercontinental Champion, Kane is back!
And he wants some of Triple H!
The Big Red Machine imposing his will!
Triple H has just seen his life and maybe his world title
flash before his very eyes!
Kane and Triple H, is winner take all!
-[explosion] -[crowd cheering]
-[explosion] -["Slow Chemical" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is champion versus champion, winner take all!
Entering the ring, weighing 320 pounds,
the Intercontinental Champion, Kane!
[Ross] And what a hellacious last couple of weeks it has been for Kane.
[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] The last Intercontinental Champion, and our get-well wishes
go out to the first Intercontinental Champion, Pat Patterson,
assaulted by general manager Bischoff's henchmen,
Rosey and Jamal, last week on Raw.
Watching at home, and, Pat, we hope you get well soon
and come back here with us.
Winner take all, champion versus champion.
[Jerry] This big french-fried freak.
-It's not cool to be a freak. -["The Game" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] This is cool, J.R.
♪ Time to play the game ♪
[announcer] From Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing 272 pounds,
the World Heavyweight Champion,
-Triple H! -♪ It's all about the game ♪
[Ross] Triple H wearing that coveted championship belt
that dates back to 1904.
♪ All about your debt And if you can pay it ♪
♪ It's all about pain ♪
[Ross] Awarded the championship on September 2nd
by Raw general manager Eric Bischoff.
The Cerebral Assassin.
He is as perfect in the ring as he is proportioned.
He is a master manipulator as well, King.
Using his influence
as the World's Heavyweight Champion expertly if you ask me.
[Jerry] What do you mean, using his influence?
How would Triple H use his influence? To what? To do what?
He's already on the top of his game, no pun intended.
He's already on top of the world. He's the world champion.
What does he need to influence anybody for?
[Ross] Well, he influenced somebody to get that hideous information
regarding a car accident that Kane was involved in ten years ago.
[Jerry] No, that was front page news, headlines all over the place.
[Ross] Well, that's funny. I never read it.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And he's not a murderer. He's not in jail.
He's never been charged.
[Jerry] Okay. Have it your way.
I'd wrestle him but I wouldn't want to go for a ride with him.
He can't even look at him.
He looks like pumping right through the night.
He probably needs a little liquid courage to face Triple H.
[Ross] One thing that Triple H knows
is that Triple H has never beaten Kane in a title match.
The Big Red Machine, however, did beat Triple H
for the Intercontinental title back in May of 2001 in a Chain Match.
[Jerry] Yeah. And I heard you went into Triple H's locker room, J.R.,
and reminded him of that, face to face.
Why'd you have to throw that in his face for?
[Ross] Where'd you hear that? Internet?
[Jerry] Yeah, as a matter of fact.
[Ross] You gotta be wondering what's going through Kane's mind.
It seems to me that Triple H was, well, I hate to say this,
running scared, but playing all these mind games.
You got to believe that Triple H has got a whole lot more on his mind
than, "Well, how do I matchup with a 6"10 and a half, 325 pounder?"
[Jerry] No, it's… it's-- it's what am I gonna do in the ring
with somebody that's capable of killing another human being?
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry]That's scary, J.R.
[Ross] He's not a murderer, King.
[Jerry] Well, you heard him admit himself.
-He was driving the car. -[Ross] It was an accident.
Simple as that.
[Jerry] An animal jumped out in front of him.
If it was an accident, why did he say he was sorry, then?
[Ross] But I'm sure that he--
[Jerry] He said an animal jumped in front-- you know what, J.R.?
The animal was driving the car, and there it is.
[Ross] You obviously know why--
[Jerry] If that's not an animal, I don't know what it is.
[Ross] You were there ten years ago, you saw it.
-[Jerry] I wasn't there. -[Ross] Triple H doesn't have the courage.
[Jerry] If I'd been riding with, I'd be pushing up daisies myself.
-Like poor Katie Vick. -[overlapping chatter]
[Ross] Kane overpowering The Game.
Pushing the World's Heavyweight Champion back into the corner.
-[Kane] What's wrong with you? Huh? -[referee] Come on, hey!
[Ross] And Kane a big powerhouse,
and the Triple H with a hard right hand.
-[Jerry] Oh my gosh. -[Ross] Had little to no effect
on the Intercontinental Champion, but Kane's right hand did.
[Jerry] Yeah, the big animalistic right hand.
-Look at him, look out. -[indistinct chatter]
[Jerry] Look at those eyes, J.R.
[Ross] Triple H has a very, very concerned look on his face.
[Jerry] Well, I was talking about the eyes of the animal, Kane.
You know, come on, give me a break. That excuse don't fly with me,
an animal jumped out in front of them.
He'd swerve to hit small animals.
[Ross] Question in this match is if Kane wanna physically destroy Triple H
or does he wanna become the World's Heavyweight Champion.
Those are decisions that Kane must make here.
The hard rights and lefts
as Kane has the World's Champion trapped in that corner.
And Triple H is getting beaten right down to the canvas
by the Intercontinental Champion in this winner take all.
-[Jerry] What is this referee doing? -[Ross] And Kane wants to take it all.
[Jerry] Get in there, Earl Hebner.
[Ross] Earl Hebner, the assigned referee.
[Jerry] I think Kane does want to do both.
He wants to take it all.
He not only wants to destroy Triple H,
he wants to take that world title,
he knows how much that would hurt Tripe H.
[Ross] Triple H trying to clear his head there.
But Kane wasn't gonna fall for any of Triple H's--
his tricks, his games that he plays.
-[Jerry] He is The Game. -[Ross] I know what he is.
-[Jerry] He's not playing, believe me. -[Ross] Oh, I know he's not.
He's very proud to be the World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] He's The Cerebral Assassin and he earned that reputation.
[Ross] Kane with a hard right hand.
[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] Kane lowering his head a little early.
Triple H trying to score with a kick, again to no avail. The clothesline.
There's a hook of the leg, the lateral press,
and Triple H got his left shoulder off the canvas before the three count.
A hard clothesline.
Nothing fancy by King-- by Kane, King.
[Jerry] I think when Kane gets up in the morning
and he has to look at himself in the mirror,
and sure that face is disfigured and fried, but…
I mean, does he ever think about Katie Vick?
She don't get to get up in the morning, see the sunrise.
[Ross] Hard clothesline. I don't know. Why did you bring that up?
What does Katie Vick now have to do-- After this match has started,
what does Katie Vick have to do with it?
-[Jerry] What do you mean? -[Ross] How do you think her family…
If they're listening tonight, I apologize on your behalf.
[Jerry] My behalf?
You should apologize on Kane's behalf.
He already apologized. He said he was sorry.
[Ross] Sorry for an accident he was involved in.
Now, Triple H quickly moving out of the way,
avoiding the contact there
and The Game, got a handful of hair and…
caught him by a neckbreaker but using the hair more than anything.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Kane sitting right back up.
And that is not what Triple H wanted to see.
[Jerry] Oh no.
[Ross] The counter by Kane.
[Jerry] Oh, it's the power by Triple H as well.
[Ross] Oh, there's no doubt about that.
And Kane, a powerslam on the champion, hook of the leg,
a powerslam, the hook of the leg,
and this time, it's the right shoulder coming off the canvas.
Hard kick right to the ribs by Kane.
There's a right hand,
rocking the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
You see Kane ask The Undertaker,
"How is your week been?"
[Jerry] Sure, it's been a rotten week for Kane. He got found out.
He got exposed.
[Ross] And Kane-- A facebuster by The Game.
[Jerry] He thought the past was dead and buried, if you know what I mean.
-Look out! -[Ross] Hard clothesline.
Kane landed on his feet, however.
-Kane gotta walk it off here. -One! Two!
[Ross] As Triple H is trying to shake it off back in the ring.
Kane has got to pin or make the champion submit
to win the world's heavyweight title.
[Jerry] Oh no.
[Ross] Now, that was uncalled for, thumb to the eye by The Game.
[Jerry] Ooh!
[Ross] Knee that drove Kane into the steel ring post.
[Jerry] I bet that felt like a-- almost like a car wreck. [chuckles]
[Ross] God, how can you just continue to go back to that?
[referee] Two!
[Ross] Can we not…
It's hideous. It's never been addressed.
[Jerry] I can't help it if-- Kane's the one who told the story.
He told it all his own, of course, he was forced to tell it,
but he told the story.
[Ross] Triple H just stomping away at Kane
after taking that header into the ring post.
Triple H now with the advantage.
The first clear cut advantage that the champion has had
thus far in this matchup.
And again, Triple H and Kane teeing off on each other.
I got to believe that Kane is gonna turn out the better of the two
in a fist fight.
[Jerry] He's gonna get him, Pedigree. No.
[Ross] Downstairs, nice neckbreaker by Triple H.
Now he's gonna look for his first three count, hook of the leg.
[Jerry] You know, quite frankly, J.R., I'm surprised at you.
-[Ross] Why is that? -[Jerry] Well, that, you know,
you're usually the guy that goes behind the scenes and has these,
you know, dish-out-the-dirt interviews with people.
I'm surprised that you didn't tell the story.
I'm surprised you didn't find out. What the matter?
Kane was trying to hide it, wasn't he?
-[Ross] I didn't know anything about it. -[Jerry] Oh, there you go. He hid it.
[Ross] I didn't know anything about it, and it should have been kept in the past.
Anything in your past you wouldn't want to come out right now?
[Jerry] Nope.
-[Ross] There was that one time where-- -[Jerry] Hey. Never mind that.
[Ross] And then there's a hook of the leg. Here we go. The cover.
And then, King, that other time.
-That one time-- -[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey.
Talk about this match.
[Ross] What about the time you ran for mayor?
[Jerry] Will you please-- Can you pay attention?
This is a very important match.
This is the world title, the intercontinental title.
The last time we're gonna witness the intercontinental title on the line.
You want-- Sheesh.
[Ross] Triple H now zeroing in on Kane.
If Kane wins the World's Heavyweight Championship tonight,
he will be the first masked wrestler to be officially recognized
as the World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] Why would he be proud of that?
And let's see, will he be the first murderer?
[Ross] Nice elbow by Kane, catches The Game walking in.
-[Kane screams] -[Ross] Look out.
[Jerry] Whoa! That did it.
[Ross] Nice spinebuster by The Game.
[Jerry] We don't have to worry about having a masked champion.
[Ross] Hook of the leg here,
and again, Kane able to get his shoulder up.
Perfectly executed spinebuster slam by The Game,
might have thrown some air out of the Kane
but not enough to get the three.
[Jerry] You know, I've been thinking, if Kane were a real man,
he wouldn't even wear that mask at all, J.R.
He'd just take it off and expose that ugly, hideous face of his.
It's close to Halloween.
Come on, let's see it. Show that freaky face.
[Ross] Oh, look at this. Oh, this could be good,
hanging on that bottom rope.
-[Jerry] It's gonna be good. [chuckles] -What are you doing? Knock it off.
[Ross] Guillotine right on that bottom-- second rope.
[Jerry] Oh, now, look at Earl Hebner. Yeah, he's laying down the law now.
He lets Kane get away with everything.
Kane has gotten away with a lot in his life, you know.
You said it to yourself, he's not in jail, he wasn't charged.
[Ross] Oh, I don't understand, what is he gonna be charged with?
It was an accident.
[Jerry] I'll tell you who else ought to file charges against him.
Pete Rose.
You know how many times he insulted Pete Rose?
[Ross] I lost count. Kane with those right hands.
Kane going downstairs with that trick to the tree.
When was the last time, you know, The Game being challenged?
And Triple H getting rocked here by the Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] Here we go. Oh, look at this.
[Ross] And Triple H with the sleeper.
[Jerry] How about that accident?
[Ross] A neck grip by Triple H. It's a…
[Jerry] Let him feel like what it--
Let him see what it feels like to just lose consciousness.
[Ross] Triple H, 270 pounds. Riding Kane to his knees.
[Jerry] Fade away and maybe not wake up again.
[crowd jeering]
-[Ross] Kane fading away here. -[Jerry] Right.
[Ross] The flow of blood to his brain being restricted.
by the sleeper applied by the 270-pound Heavyweight Champion of the World.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Kane fighting back up.
[Jerry] I know Katie Vick couldn't, J.R.
Well, then maybe she had a slow agonizing death.
One!
[Ross] My God, you're killing me with Katie Vick.
You're killing me with it.
Let that poor lady rest in peace.
[Jerry] No, I'll leave that to Kane--
[Ross] Oh! -[Jerry] Oh no.
[Ross] Can't find the elbow there.
Boom! Shot there by Kane. Knocking down the champion.
[Jerry] All right.
-All right. I'll change the subject. -[Ross] That would be nice.
[Jerry] What about that comment Triple H made about sex with Katie Vick.
[Ross] Oh my God. Sex.
[Jerry] Well, they found semen. You know, they did.
[Ross] Sidewalk slam by Kane.
Between Katie Vick and semen, I'm having a hell of a time
focusing on this Winner Take All match. Thanks to you.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Semen.
[Jerry] Well, you heard Triple H ask the question.
Did you do her, Kane? Did you do her dead or did you do her alive?
[Ross] Oh, that was a sick question to start with.
[Jerry] Well, this is sick!
[Ross] The Big Red Machine flying…
-[Jerry] Hey! -[Ross] Hey, wait a damn minute.
What the hell!
-That's Triple H's mentor, Ric Flair. -[Jerry] Get him out there, ref.
That's not right. Oh, now look at this! That's not right!
[Ross] Kane shoving the referee out of the away.
What the hell is Flair doing out here? He's already lost to RVD.
Hasn't been-- Not even a shower yet. Bring that up.
Triple H knocked down by Kane.
Put his foot right to the face.
[Jerry] Kane knocked the referee down.
[Ross] And the referee is still down.
[Jerry] Thanks to Kane.
[Ross] And Kane now had to fight off Flair.
Uh-oh, wait a minute.
-The Game's got the gold belt. -[Jerry] Oh! [chuckles]
The World's Heavyweight Championship belt just went right between the eyes of Kane.
-[crowd cheering] -And thanks to Flair,
Triple H is gonna steal this.
[Jerry] Count, referee.
[Ross] The referee has got to make this count conveniently.
-[Jerry] Got him. -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] But Kane kicked out.
[Jerry] Ric? Look at this.
-[Ross] Oh, and then Hurricane. -[Jerry] What's he doing here?
-[Ross] Kane's tag team partner. -[Jerry] What's he doing out here?
[Ross] Beating up on Flair won't count for anything.
And now, The Game, with Kane down…
[Jerry] Look at this!
[Ross] Hurricane Pedigreed right on the floor.
[Jerry] There you go.
Take Hurricane out of the equation.
Flair knocked over the railing,
and Flair is back now, assaulting a motionless--
-[Jerry] Oh no. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] He's not motionless anymore.
[Ross] Kane just sat up.
The Game has hit Kane with everything he's got.
-But to no avail. -[Jerry] Watch this!
[Ross] Kane running right through the World's Heavyweight Champion.
-[Jerry] Where's Flair? -[Ross] And then, just horsepowers
Triple H right back into the corner.
[Jerry] Flair, think of something.
He's got that-- he's got that killer instinct!
[Ross] Powerslam. A powerslam. That should be it.
That should be-- We got-- No!
[Jerry] He barely got his shoulder up.
Triple H is still alive. Look at that, J.R.
[Ross] But his World Heavyweight Championship reign
is in dire straits, let me tell you.
[Jerry] Ooh, good shot.
[Ross] Hard shot, right to the jaw.
[Jerry] This should do it. What?
-[Kane screams] -[Jerry yelps]
[Ross] A 270 pounder caught in mid-air and then driven powerfully
back in the corner by the last Intercontinental Champion
in this company's history.
[Jerry] Look at the strength of Kane.
[indistinct chatter]
-[Ross] Another hard right. -[Jerry] It's freaky.
[Ross] And another right hand.
Triple H, man, he's a sitting duck up there on that top turnbuckle.
[Jerry] Oh no.
Now what sadistic plot does Kane have in mind?
[Ross] Oh. It might be a superplex.
[Jerry] Well, we know he has no compassion for fellow human beings.
[Ross] Triple H powers his way out of that predicament.
And now The Game, he's not a high risk guy.
-And Kane… -[Jerry] No, no!
[Ross] Put that size 15
right into the face of the Heavyweight Champion of the world.
-[Jerry] Flair can't believe it. -[Ross] And Kane sits up again.
[Jerry] Flair seeing the… the world championship fly away.
Oh no!
[Ross] Kane with that big hand cocked.
-[Jerry] No! -[Ross] And ready to let it rip.
-[Jerry] Get him! -[Ross] Triple H aiming for that temple.
Got it on three occasions here.
[Jerry yelps]
-[Ross] And Kane… -[Jerry] Disqualify him, do something.
[Ross] That shot was intended for Triple H but he got the referee.
And this referee may not get back up.
That shot to the face by Kane with that big boot.
[Jerry] Only Triple H can get up from that.
-[Ross] Triple H now. -[Jerry] And he made sure-- Oh no!
[Ross] Oh, look out here.
[Jerry] Oh, the sport-- the poor Spanish announce guys.
[Ross] And Triple H chokeslammed right through the announce table.
-Triple H just got chokeslammed. -[Jerry] There you go.
[Ross] And there's Flair now.
Again, physically involved with Flair.
[Jerry] Again, chop him. Chop him. Uh-oh.
[Ross] Ain't nothing working.
Ain't nothing working against Kane tonight.
[Jerry] Oh, run away.
[Ross] Flair is gonna have to run like a stolen dog
if Kane puts that hand around his throat.
The Game has been…
he has been decimated by the Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] Look at this. Kane is not through with poor Triple H.
Ramming him through a table was not enough.
[Ross] Nothing's gonna stop Kane here tonight.
-Oh, wait a minute. -[Jerry] What is this?
-[Ross] Flair's got a sledgehammer. -[Jerry] Sledgehammer! [screams]
[Ross] With a sledgehammer, and Kane blocked it.
There's nothing gonna stop Kane tonight.
[Jerry] Run, Flair. You know what he'll do with that!
[Ross] A kick right to Flair's face.
[Jerry] That's like a deadly weapon in his hands.
[Ross] Oh, Kane now, the Big Red Machine.
[Jerry] This is the only thing worse than him behind the wheel of a car!
Him with a sledgehammer in his hand!
[Ross] The sledgehammer, a Triple H trademark,
and Triple H is begging.
He wants no part of the sledgehammer.
[Jerry] But there's no mercy from Kane.
-[Ross] Triple H with a low blow on Kane. -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Kane got too close and Triple H nailed Kane with that low blow
and now, the World's Champion has got the sledgehammer.
[Jerry] Turn around, hammer the freak.
Oh no!
[Ross] And Kane picking up the champion with one arm, but he got him.
-[Jerry] What happened? -[Ross] Triple H used that sledgehammer
on Kane.
[Jerry] I didn't see it. Did he get him?
[Ross] You're damn right he got him.
Kane is bent over in a fetal position.
You're damn right he got him.
[Jerry] Let's see it.
Oh. He did.
[Ross] Right in the solar plexus, but somehow Kane is back up.
-[Jerry] No! -[Ross] Kane and a chokeslam!
A chokeslam by the Big Red Machine!
-[Jerry] Everybody's down. -[Ross] The World's Heavyweight Champion
is virtually lying motionless.
[Ric] No!
[Ross] Kane has got the chokeslam.
He has withstood Flair, the sledgehammer!
And the leg is hooked.
Come on, take the damn count.
-[Jerry] Wait a minute. -[Ross] And we got a referee!
-This ought to be-- -[Jerry squeals, laughs]
-[Jerry] Ooh! What a shot. -[Ross] Damn it
This match should be over.
[Jerry] No, that referee had no business being out here.
Flair did the right thing.
[Ross] That's a licensed referee.
[overlapping chatter]
[Jerry] He just knocked the official and he-- Oh no!
[Ross] And now Flair caught by the throat.
[Jerry] No. No!
[Ross] Flair chokeslammed to hell where he belongs.
Kane had his title won.
And now The Game, after using that sledgehammer
on the abdomen, on the solar plexus perhaps,
of the Big Red Machine…
-A Pedigree. -[Jerry] Wow!
That freaky fried face buried right into the mat. Come on, ref.
[Ross] There was Flair, the sledgehammer and now this.
The referee counting. I don't believe this.
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Whoo! Thank God.
["The Game" playing]
♪ It's all about The Game ♪
[announcer] The winner of the Winner Take All,
the World Heavyweight Champion,
Triple H!
[Jerry] Unbelievable, J.R. Triple H victorious after Kane,
Kane single-handedly attacked almost everybody in this arena.
He attacked Flair, he attacked the referees.
[Ross] Triple H can thank Ric Flair and the use of that sledgehammer
for retaining the World's Heavyweight Championship.
Kane was not going to be denied tonight,
on more than one occasion, he had Triple H beat.
There's no doubt about it.
♪ Come on over sucker, Why don't you ask me? ♪
♪ Don't you forget That the price you can pay ♪
[Jerry] We go back to take a look at Triple H.
This was very, very resourceful.
Kane was about to do something dastardly
and Triple H had to pull out all the stops and use that--
-use that, uh, that sledgehammer. -[Ross] The damage in the ribs right here.
Kane may have busted-up ribs from that sledgehammer.
And then Triple H, to add insult to injury,
with his devastating Pedigree.
So thanks to Flair,
thanks to the sledgehammer,
The Game is still the World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] What a victory.
-[Ross] A lucky son of a-- -[Jerry] Hey.
[knocking on door]
Yeah, come in.
Stephanie, you wanted to talk to me?
Tracy, I… Listen, um…
I know I keep kicked you out of the arena last week, but…
[sighs] Okay. Woman to woman.
I understand about relationships.
I mean, I was just watching my ex-husband.
And I realized why you must have kept, you know,
all of this-- all of these secrets
about The Undertaker quiet for so long because…
Isn't it because you really love him?
Love him?
No, I don't love him.
Right, I can't even stand the ground that bastard walks on.
Well, even still, you have-- you have to care an awful lot
about someone to feel that strongly.
You know, Stephanie.
I was content with just letting all of this go.
Just going on with my life.
And then out of nowhere, I get this call from Paul Heyman.
Now, I don't know how he knew about me and Mark, but he knew.
So what you're really trying to tell me is, and this is okay,
okay as far as I'm concerned,
is that you did have a relationship with The Undertaker,
but it was in the past,
and all of this stuff about sleeping with The Undertaker ten days ago
and recently having an affair, I mean, that was all a lie.
Paul Heyman put you up to telling all that as a lie, right?
Okay. Confidentially, between you and I.
-Right. -Yes, it was all a lie.
Paul Heyman put me up to it,
and once he started rolling with the story,
I just went along with it.
I mean, I do-- I want Mark back.
And I don't care about some pregnant wife, Sara.
I'll say whatever it has-- whatever has to be said, okay?
I'm gonna get Mark back.
[crowd cheering]
Confidentially…
you're a lying bitch.
[crowd cheering]
Thanks Steph, I owe you one.
Well, I happen to agree with The Undertaker, Tracy,
and I think you've told your last lie around here.
Get the hell out.
-Now. -[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] What is this? Like One Life to Live, Another World?
-What's the deal here? -[Michael] It's like a soap opera.
We are live in Little Rock at the Alltel Arena for No Mercy.
Well, coming up next, we will make history.
A new title has been created for SmackDown,
the WWE Tag Team Champions will be crowned tonight.
[Tazz] Oh, no doubt, no doubt.
And this has the elements to be a great matchup and it will.
Edge, Mysterio, go against Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit.
This is gonna be off the chart.
[Michael] It is the culmination of a wonderful tag team tournament.
-[intense music playing] -Starting tonight, a tag team tournament.
[Michael] 619!
Spear there by Edge!
Mysterio and Edge advance!
[Stephanie] For these WWE tag team titles.
[Tazz] And-- Oh!
[Michael] With a steel chair to the left ankle.
-[Tazz] They advance. -[bell ringing]
[Stephanie] The new champions will be crowned at No Mercy.
-[Michael] Uh-oh, look out. -[Tazz] This is it!
[Michael] The Edgecution.
Edge and Mysterio are heading to No Mercy!
I want the best tag team division in the history of this business.
[Michael] Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit will be teammates
and they'll be entered into this tag team tournament.
[Stephanie] And if the two of you don't get along as partners,
and your differences result in physicality,
you'll both be suspended for a year without pay.
[Michael] Benoit and Angle reluctant tag partners to say the least.
The ankle lock, locked into Kidman.
[Tazz] But Cena, Cena!
[Michael] Benoit, crossface, and Kidman has no choice!
-Kidman taps to the crossface. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit advance to meet the Guerreros.
[Tazz laughs] Oh man. It's breaking down. Uh-oh.
[Michael] Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle despise each other.
Kurt Angle jumped me from behind, man. I barely got away.
He's in there, help.
-[grunting] -[banging on door]
[Kurt] You actually think I had something to do
with Guerreros attacking you last week?
How gullible are you?
If I'm gonna go after you,
I do it to your face.
[Michael] The Guerreros versus Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit.
At stake, a shot at Edge and Rey Mysterio
to crown the WWE Tag Team Champions at No Mercy.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Michael] Look at that.
The referee knocked down.
The ankle lock is locked in. The ankle lock locked in.
-Guerrero's tapping. -[Tazz] No ref, no ref.
-[Michael] Chavo's got a chair. -[Tazz] But Chris Benoit!
[Michael] Benoit, steel chair in hand.
[Tazz] Oh man.
-Oh no. -[Michael] Kurt look out!
-[Tazz] Benoit is gonna get suspended. -[Michael] Wait a minute!
-[Tazz] No! -[Michael] Benoit clocked Chavo.
[Tazz] Oh my God, what a shot!
[Michael] Chair to Eddie Guerrero.
-[Tazz] Angle slam. -[Michael] An Angle slam.
Benoit shoving the ref back into the ring.
[Tazz] One, two…
[Michael] Angle and Benoit are going to No Mercy!
[Tazz] Four great competitors going at it at No Mercy.
Angle, Benoit, Edge, Mysterio. Tag team gold.
[music concludes]
["Whatever" playing]
[Michael] History will be made tonight.
A new tradition will be established.
WWE Tag Team Champions will be crowned.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
In the ring, from Edmonton, Alberta,
weighing in at 229 pounds,
Chris Benoit.
[Michael] This is the finals of the tag team tournament,
set up by SmackDown general manager Stephanie McMahon.
[Tazz] Now, look at Benoit, man.
Benoit's like a caged animal, he can't wait.
He can't wait to get some Mysterio and Edge.
["Medal" playing]
[announcer] And his partner from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 237 pounds,
Kurt Angle.
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck!
-You suck! You suck! -[explosions]
[Michael] Kurt Angle is in search of the only title that has eluded him.
But keep in mind, Tazz,
Angle and Benoit must get along.
If they come to blows in this match tonight,
both men will be suspended for one year without pay.
[Tazz] Well, Kurt Angle, he's no stranger to being a champion, holding gold.
He's done it his whole life.
And right now, we're gonna take a look at some brackets, man,
to show you how big this tournament has been
with guys like Benoit and Angle invincible.
[Michael] Well, Angle and Benoit had to go through the Guerreros.
I mean, I'm telling you, it was an unbelievable tournament
that Stephanie McMahon gave to all--
[Tazz] You know what, Cole, all fans on SmackDown deserve it.
[Michael] Of course they do.
[Tazz] Our fans deserve new tag team champions.
[Michael] Well, they'll be crowned right here tonight.
[Tazz] Big claps to Stephanie for coming up with this little doodah.
I dig the idea.
No matter who comes out on top of this tag match,
we're gonna have great champions.
["619" playing]
-♪ Who's that jumpin' out the sky ♪ -[Tazz] Hey!
♪ R-E-Y Mysterio? Here we go ♪
[announcer] Making his way to the ring from San Diego, California,
weighing in at 175 pounds,
Rey Mysterio.
[Michael] I have to be honest with you, Tazz.
I have never look forward to calling a matchup
like I am looking forward to calling the tag team finals here tonight.
[Tazz] It's great even for us, to be a part of this.
And look at Mysterio, very leery to get in that ring right now
without his partner Edge out there.
-[Michael] Wouldn't you be? -[Tazz] Yeah, that's why I'm sitting here.
-["Never Gonna Stop" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And his partner from Toronto, Ontario,
weighing in at 241 pounds,
Edge!
[Tazz] Everywhere he goes, man, the Edge Army is in full effect
including Little Rock, Arkansas.
[Michael] And there are some SmackDown fans
here tonight in Little Rock, huh?
[Tazz] There's SmackDown fans all over the world, my friend.
♪ Never gonna stop me, Never gonna stop ♪
[Michael] That's what it's all about, ladies and gentlemen.
The brand new WWE tag team titles.
[Tazz] And all four of these men,
don't mistake it, the tag team vendetta is up for this match.
This, this will be a showstopper.
-[Michael] Referee Jimmy Korderas… -[bell ringing]
…holding the new gold high in the air.
[Tazz] Those are pretty cool. Hey, Jim, let me see those.
Oh, he just ignored me. I wanted to hold one of those titles.
[Michael] One of these teams will make history here tonight,
and Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit deciding
who will start things off against Rey Mysterio,
and it will indeed be Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] See the cocky look on Angle's face when he saw Mysterio would start?
[Michael] I'll tell you, maybe Rey Mysterio
should be the one who's cocky.
In recent weeks, Rey Mysterio has beaten Benoit and Angle in a triple threat match.
And he defeated Chris Benoit in a singles match thanks to Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle with a nice arm drag right there.
Both men feeling each other out. No strangers to each other though.
[Michael] Rey Mysterio goes 175 pounds.
Nice take down by Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Here goes Kurt, there's fireworks.
Going behind, just smacking that head, playing with Mysterio.
You don't wanna get on the mat with Kurt Angle, Mysterio knows that.
[Michael] You don't want to play with Rey Mysterio as well.
And if you're Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit heading into this matchup
against the high-flyer Rey Mysterio,
I guess the strategy would be to ground Mysterio.
[Tazz] I mean, Kurt's got respect for Rey Mysterio.
They've met before, as you pointed out.
-[Michael] Oh, jeez. -[Tazz] Uh-oh.
[Tazz] That's not fully respectful, but you know what I'm saying.
[Michael] Well, Kurt Angle wants Edge.
[Tazz] That was just a double leg, he just chucked Mysterio.
I don't think, uh, Rey Mysterio's too happy about that.
Can't blame him.
[Michael] Kurt Angle and Edge have a storied history here in the WWE.
Kurt Angle is bald, remember, because of Edge.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's what? Oh. He's bald.
I thought you said something else.
[Michael] And Rey Mysterio is not going to back down from Kurt Angle.
He's not gonna tag in his partner.
He wants to take on Kurt Angle one-on-one
right in the middle of the ring.
[Tazz] I mean, Mysterio, he ain't gonna get punked by nobody, man.
I dig that about Mysterio. You got to respect that about Rey-Rey.
[Michael] Lock up center of the ring.
Kurt Angle, of course, the 1996 Olympic gold medalist
toying with Mysterio in the early going.
[Tazz] I mean, the only Olympic gold medalist in WWE history.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Tazz] Oh, stomped on his foot!
[Michael] And Mysterio!
[Tazz] Angle finding himself carried by Mysterio.
[Michael] And a shot to the knee of Kurt Angle.
And Rey Mysterio, if he can keep Angle on the mat,
brings Angle now down to his size.
[Tazz] Well, that's not exactly Olympic rules, but it's effective.
[Michael] Rey Mysterio, whipped across the ring.
-Into the turnbuckle. -[Tazz] Oh!
[Michael] There's the boot to the face by Mysterio.
-And Mysterio is-- -[Tazz] Oh! Whoa!
[Michael] What a hurricanrana as he takes Angle down
and a drop toe hold.
And now Mysterio is giving Angle some of his own medicine.
[Tazz] You know, what goes around comes around.
[Michael laughs]
Rey Mysterio has got Kurt Angle completely frustrated.
[Tazz] Mysterio's quick and Angle's hot.
Man, he's hot.
And that's just what Mysterio wants to do.
You know, get Angle all upset and frustrated.
Kurt is mad, man.
[Michael] And now Mysterio makes the tag to Edge.
And Edge into the ring.
We mentioned before the storied history
between these two superstars.
In fact, it was a cage match a few months back
where Edge would spear Kurt Angle from the top rope
and end up injuring his shoulder.
[Tazz] This takedown, and it's a takedown, front headlock.
Switch to a hand lock by Angle.
Again, why would you try and outwrestle Kurt Angle?
But, I mean, Edge has got a plan in mind, I'm sure.
[Michael] I'm sure they do. Edge and Mysterio-- Oh, look out.
Angle whipped in to the ropes, big knockdown by Kurt Angle.
These two teams have had three days to go back and look at tapes,
to think about how to develop a game plan.
-[Tazz] Nice. -[Michael] Nice arm drag by Edge.
And there's the dropkick to the chin,
and Kurt Angle is reeling in the early going here.
[Tazz] Edge looks good tonight, man.
That's the ingredients that makes Edge an eight-time WWE Tag Team Champion.
[Michael] And here's the tag into Chris Benoit.
And Benoit, the Rabid Wolverine, into the ring,
shouldn't be worried about Mysterio, should be worried about Edge.
[Tazz] Oh, Benoit don't worry about nothin' or nobody.
He's machine, he's all machine, Benoit.
[Michael] And there's Chris Benoit, quickly Edge kicks out.
Into the side headlock, goes the Rabid Wolverine, Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] Top wrist lock into an arm drag switch right there
by Edge with an armbar.
[Michael] Chris Benoit has been a tag team champion before.
He's been a four-time Intercontinental Champion,
but tonight hopes to make history with Kurt Angle
to become the WWE Tag Team Champion for the first time,
a new title created by general manager Stephanie McMahon
for SmackDown and all its fans.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] And SmackDown, we're still in for a big treat later on tonight.
Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell.
-[Tazz] A treat is a lollipop. -[Michael] Wow!
[Tazz] Hell in a Cell is gonna be off the chart.
Complete violence and mayhem,
chaos and all the other good stuff.
[Michael] And here, shoulders down for Edge,
referee Jimmy Korderas late in the action.
Edge's shoulders are down
and Chris Benoit continues to pressure with the side headlock.
[Tazz] Benoit's got such great balance,
a simple side headlock from a guy like him,
he gets his hip into you, squeezing your head.
[Michael] And we talked about the strategy
of keeping Rey Mysterio grounded,
what do you do to combat Edge?
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Michael] Oh! Wow!
[Tazz] Edge is tall, I think he's like six foot five,
and you wanna try and get Edge on the mat, get him down.
Right now a knee well placed into the well-developed abdomen
of Chris Benoit.
Here's a gut breaker.
-[Michael] Oh, wow. -[Tazz] Gutbuster.
[Michael] Here's the cover, hook of the leg by Edge,
Benoit gets the shoulder up.
It's gonna take a little bit more than that to keep Chris Benoit down.
[Tazz] Look at those knees, it's more like a shin shot to the sternum.
Say that ten times. Shin shot, shin shot, shin shot.
[Michael] Well, Edge, working on the sternum, the upper abdomen
as he continues the pressure on Chris Benoit.
Now driving that knee into the small of the back.
Again the cover, again the hook of the leg,
and again a kick-out by Benoit.
[Tazz] You know, that's some serious stuff
Edge is putting on the lower back
and earlier on the stomach of Chris Benoit.
And that's what training and conditioning does.
Ain't too many guys in better shape than Chris Benoit
and he needs that right now.
[Michael] This is an extremely important night for SmackDown.
The crowning of new tag team champions here tonight.
Plus, the fact that Undertaker and Brock Lesnar
are gonna be locked inside that cell.
[Tazz] Which I don't think is a good thing for SmackDown,
that Hell in a Cell with Brock and Taker,
but we'll get into that later on.
[Michael] But this is a good thing for SmackDown.
-[Tazz] Absolutely! -[Michael] Wow. Face-first goes Benoit.
[Tazz] Nice flapjack by Edge right here.
[Michael] Rolls him over, hooks the leg,
could have him-- No. Benoit.
[Tazz] That was an Oklahoma roll.
Should be called a Nebraska roll, but that too is another story.
[Michael] Maybe a Canadian roll, Edge is from Canada.
Benoit also from Canada, Edmonton,
as he bounces off the top turnbuckle.
And Edge continues the pressure on Chris Benoit.
This is not the type of game plan I was--
-[Tazz laughing] Oh. -[Michael] Look at Angle.
[Tazz] Hey, you know what? Benoit and Angle, ain't no love lost
but in between those ropes, man,
these guys are working as a cohesive unit. That was teamwork.
[Michael] Of course they are. They defeated John Cena and Billy Kidman.
Then Benoit and Angle had to defeat the Guerreros.
Oh! Look at that! A spear by Edge to Angle.
[Tazz] Well, you caught Edge once but not twice.
[Michael] And now Edge with the elbows to the side of the head.
Benoit off the ropes, throws him up, will we crown champions here?
-No! Kurt Angle with a cheap shot. -[Tazz] Nice.
[Michael] Hanging Edge up on the top rope
and Benoit takes advantage.
[Tazz] Again the teamwork by Edge-- by Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit.
[Michael] Well, they really have no choice.
Well, they of course wanna become tag team champions.
As we take another look at the spear by Edge to Angle.
[Tazz] Ducked the clothesline, bam, right in the gut.
And shoulder right in the gut of Kurt Angle.
[Michael] Not only do Benoit and Angle wanna become tag champs,
they got to get along.
If they come to blows here tonight,
they'll be suspended for one year without pay by Stephanie McMahon.
[Tazz] Oh, that without-pay deal, that's a motivator ain't it?
-Oh! -[Michael] And there's a shot.
Another tag made between Benoit and Angle.
And now Kurt Angle can begin the pressure, the methodical pressure on Edge.
[Tazz] Maybe Kurt wants time off. I mean, rumor has it,
-he might be going camping with us. -[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] But he said before, he doesn't need a year.
[Tazz] Huh? He doesn't need a year?
Well, it doesn't mean he's not gonna leave and take time off of training.
[Michael] He doesn't even take a night.
[Tazz] Yeah, I don't need that. If I get pay cut--
If I got-- if I didn't get paid, I wouldn't come to work.
I want to point that out.
[Michael] A shot by Kurt Angle to Edge.
And Kurt Angle's so effective.
He realized Edge lost a little bit of the momentum,
-and Angle seized the opportunity. -[Tazz] Oh!
And now Edge knows that Angle and Benoit
are trying to single him out, put something on him.
And Edge is just trying to fight back, but he can't because Angle--
[Michael] And here's the cover, hook of the leg by Angle
-and a kick-out by Edge. -[Rey] Edge!
[Michael] But did you do see Edge? He really needs to take a blow here.
He was trying to crawl to his corner and get to Mysterio and couldn't.
[Tazz] Right now, what Kurt's doing here, he's got him in a submission lock,
leglock and a rear chinlock, and he's letting him look to his partner.
Letting him look at Mysterio to get Edge frustrated.
-[Rey] Come on, Edge! -[Michael] All psychological.
A great mental mind game being played here by Kurt Angle.
And not only a mind game but the wind and the breath
is being sucked out of Edge with this maneuver.
[Tazz] That's true. Not only the rear chinlock choke,
but that waistlock with those big strong legs of Kurt.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] You hear this live crowd here at Little Rock,
trying to will Edge to somehow get out of this hold
to get to his partner, Mysterio.
Again on the line, the WWE Tag Team Championship,
a new title created for SmackDown
by general manager Stephanie McMahon,
and our fans truly deserve these tag team titles.
[Tazz] It's the championship finals, man. This is it, the finals, this is big.
[Michael] And here's Edge, reversal,
whipped into the corner, and a boot to the face
as Edge tries to battle out.
[Tazz] Oh, oh, oh, oh!
[Michael] Oh, a belly-to-belly by Angle.
[Tazz] Once Kurt clasps those fingers and locks those hands,
you're going for a ride, man.
[Michael] Well, you know, once Kurt Angle begins to feel it,
and you see the emotions starting to come out of the pores of Kurt Angle…
-Angle now making the tag to Benoit. -[Tazz] He's confident.
[Michael] He's totally in control. He's confident, you're right.
[Tazz] That's exactly what it is. When a man is confident,
he's ever dangerous,
especially when you're as much skilled as Chris Benoit or Kurt Angle.
[Michael] We talked about Angle being methodical,
perhaps there's no more of a methodical superstar…
-[crowd exclaiming] -…than the Rabid Wolverine.
[Tazz] Oh, no doubt, no doubt, the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada native,
his home is intense.
[Michael] Trained in the famous dungeon of Stu Hart in Calgary.
[Tazz] Yep, yep.
[Michael] And Edge is in all kinds of trouble.
And you've got to give Benoit and Angle credit,
how they have isolated Edge, kept Edge away from his partner, Mysterio.
[Tazz] That's the strategy-- that's tag team strategy.
And Edge knows what he's going through, he just can't fight it.
Again, Edge is a former eight-time WWE tag champ.
[Michael] Edge will never quit, Edge will never make excuses
but he needs to get to his corner,
as Benoit continues this relentless assault.
[Tazz] Cutting the ring in half,
beating the living holy high hell out of Edge.
[Michael] You know the thing Benoit and Angle are doing so well?
[Tazz] What?
[Michael] Continually tagging each other in and keeping each other--
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Michael] Wow!
German suplex from Chris Benoit.
The hands are still clasped.
And there's a second German suplex to Edge.
[Tazz] Hat trick time. It's Chris Benoit who made this famous.
Here he goes. Whoa!
[Michael] And there's the third German suplex.
And did you see Edge-- Oh, look at the cheap shot from Benoit.
Did you see Edge's eyes almost roll up in the back of his head
after that second suplex?
[Tazz] Yes, I did and so did Chris Benoit.
And Chris is saying that time is over.
[Michael] And Chris Benoit, when he makes that maneuver at his throat,
that means he's going to the top rope.
[Tazz] Going for that headbutt but Edge is up!
[Michael] But he took too much time, and Edge retaliated.
[Tazz] Edge trying to just build something here.
-[grunting] -[Tazz] You hear those shots.
You guys need to get down off the ropes.
[Michael] You can hear the energy being exerted by both men in the corner.
[Tazz] Superplex top rope, superplex top rope!
[Michael] Wow!
Our WWE cameras bringing you right into the action,
SmackDown action.
Both men are down, Edge needs to make a tag.
[Tazz] Come on, Edge. Let's get Mysterio in there.
[Michael] And look at Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle, he can't wait to get in either.
[Tazz] Well, Kurt knows that Chris Benoit
just got splashed from the top rope superplex.
[Michael] The first person to make a tag here
could gain the momentum to win this matchup.
[Tazz] Oh, I think that's a definite yes.
[Michael] Look at Mysterio.
-Mysterio wants in, Angle wants in. -Five!
[Tazz] Oh, Benoit, Benoit is trying to stop Edge as he's trying--
[Michael] And he got him, and here comes Mysterio!
-[Tazz] Oh, finally tagged in Mysterio! -[Michael] A shot to Angle.
The headscissors to Benoit. Rey-Rey is rolling.
[Tazz] Oh, he just got started, Cole.
[Michael] Oh, look out, the drop toehold
-into the second turnbuckle. -[Tazz] Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
-[Tazz] The buster! -[Michael] Oh!
[Michael] A dropkick to the face and Rey Mysterio…
-[Tazz] But Angle-- -[Michael] Oh!
A dropkick to Angle as well.
[Tazz] Yeah, new kick, drop kick, Angle's gone.
[Michael] And Benoit, trying to drive his shoulder,
Mysterio ducked out of the way.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Oh, watch this, watch this.
-[Michael] What the hell is he doing? -[Tazz] Watch Mysterio, leg drop!
[Michael] Launching off the top rope across the throat of Benoit.
-Hook and the count! New champion! -[referee] Two!
Angle saved the match for his team.
[Tazz] Teamwork by Angle and Benoit.
[Michael] Mysterio and Benoit are the legal competitors.
Mysterio whipped across the ring, ducks the right hand.
Oh, look at this.
[Tazz] Oh, countered! [Michael] Oh, wow, and into the crossface!
Into the crossface, what a counter by Benoit.
-[Tazz] Mysterio-- -[Michael] Will Mysterio tap out?
[Tazz] Rey Mysterio's in trouble. He might have no choice but to tap.
[Michael] He's in the center of the ring.
He's in no man's land, Mysterio.
[Tazz] He's gonna tap. He's gonna tap. There's Edge!
[Michael] And look at Edge breaking up the crossface.
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] And Kurt Angle pulling Edge out of the ring.
[Tazz] This is a battle, man. These four guys-- Oh!
[Michael] It's all about the new tag team title.
-[Tazz] Mysterio! -[Michael] Shot to the back.
-[Tazz] Oh, dial it in, Cole! -[Michael] Grab your cell phones.
[Tazz] Give me a number, give me a number!
[Michael] 61-- Oh, countered by Benoit!
[Tazz] There's only one Benoit.
[Michael] And look at Edge perched on the top rope,
missile dropkick, Mysterio cover!
-[crowd counting] -[Tazz] New champs! New champs!
[Michael] And Benoit somehow got the shoulder up.
[Tazz chuckling] Whoa! What a match.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] How the hell did Benoit kick out of that?
[Tazz] I ain't got a clue, but it was sweet.
[Michael] And Mysterio, the high-flyer is gonna fly.
-Heads up to the-- -[Tazz] Look at Angle!
-[Michael] There's Angle. -[Tazz] Angle, belly-to-belly!
-[Michael] From the top rope! -[Tazz] Jeez. That was awesome.
[Michael] And now a shot to Edge as well.
[Tazz] Kurt's like a cat, man, all over the place.
[Michael] Benoit, crawling into the cover,
hooks the leg, he's got him!
Got him-- No!
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Mysterio kicked out!
Benoit cannot believe it.
-What? -One, two.
[Tazz] Chris Benoit's bugging out. He thought that was it.
[Michael] You got to give props to Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Oh, you got-- he got no choice.
Now, look at Kurt, Kurt's back to the apron.
He's fresher than Benoit, he wants in.
[Michael] And Chris Benoit lifting Mysterio to his feet.
Mysterio into the corner, and look at Kurt Angle.
And here's the tag, and the double team.
Angle and Benoit wearing out the 175-pound Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Lower back kidney area, kidney area of Rey Mysterio.
Mysterio has given up a lot of size, Mysterio's 175 pounds.
[Michael] I was gonna say, because of Mysterio's size,
when he takes a lot of punishment like he has,
it leaves him at a disadvantage.
[Tazz] Oh, no doubt about it. When you're undersized…
[Michael] Backbreaker, hook of the leg by Angle,
and Mysterio again, the guts of Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] Take it from me, I've been undersized my whole wrestling career.
I was undersized, and it took a lot out of my body
to compete with the bigger guys.
And Mysterio's going through the same thing.
[Michael] You see how Mysterio continues to kick out.
That is what the pride of making history here tonight means to him
-of winning the WWE tag team title. -[Tazz] Oh man, oh man.
[Michael] Suplex, Angle, hooks the outside leg,
and Mysterio again, again kicked out.
[Tazz] If I'm not mistaken-- I mean, Mysterio is in the ring right now.
He's in a front headlock by the 1996 Olympic champion.
I mean, that's not a good place to be.
And if Mysterio can get over to Edge and Edge could get back in here,
I mean, Edge got his ass kicked for a little while too.
[Michael] Not only a 1996 Olympic champion,
you're talking about a guy who's won the WWE title twice,
you're talking about a guy who is a member of the Grand Slam club,
holding every singles title in WWE history.
[Tazz] No doubt. I mean, Angle made guys like The Rock, Hogan, all tap out.
[Michael] Oh, look out. Whoa, what a reversal.
Where in the hell did Mysterio get that from?
[Tazz] That was sweet, man. A sweet backdrop. Oh!
-[Michael] And Mysterio off the rope. -[Tazz] Oh man. Oh, goodbye!
[Michael] And he walked right into a belly-to-belly.
-[Tazz] Holy smokes. -[Michael] That's it.
Looking to crown Angle and Benoit tag--
-No! -[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] You see how quick Angle popped his hips on that belly-to belly.
Mysterio just flew like a 737.
[Michael] Angle in the face of referee Jimmy Korderas,
thought it was a three count.
And here comes The Rabid Wolverine.
But how much more of this punishment can Rey Mysterio take?
[Tazz] I mean, Rey Mysterio is tough,
but I don't think he's gonna deal with taking that much more of this.
[Michael] And he's in there with two of the toughest guys in the WWE.
Two submission specialists,
and he's launched again with a back body drop.
Again, a cover by Benoit.
He's got it-- no, again, Mysterio kicks out.
[Tazz] Now, Mysterio's in it with Benoit
and Benoit just loves hurting people.
[Michael] And Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle are teaming to punish Rey Mysterio.
A cover by Benoit again,
and again Mysterio gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] It's just the matter of time, Cole. Mysterio is in a lot of trouble.
[Michael] Angle and Benoit isolating Mysterio.
This crowd in Little Rock beginning to rally behind Mysterio,
-realizing the punishment… -[Tazz] Oh! Listen to this, listen.
[Michael] …that Mysterio is taking.
[Tazz] I've been hit by those chops.
They just get your knees numb, spaghetti legs. They hurt.
-[referee] Back it up. Get him out. -[Michael] Benoit just yelled Mysterio,
"How much more do you want?" That's what he just yelled at him.
Oh, Mysterio with the shot.
[Tazz] No quit, no quit, no quit Mysterio.
[Michael] Look at this! And Benoit shoulder to post.
And this could be the opening Mysterio needs to make a tag.
[Tazz] Mysterio's a long way away from Edge right now, Cole.
Across the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] People are trying to rally behind Rey Mysterio.
[Michael] Look at the desperation,
you can see it again on the face of Edge
as Mysterio wants to crawl to the corner.
[Tazz] Angle's got some desperation.
Shows how important these titles are.
[Michael] The tag made to Kurt and Edge.
-[Tazz] No! -[Michael] And here come Edge.
The clothesline to Angle, the elbow to Benoit.
Angle going for the ride.
[Tazz] Big back drop, faceplant coming, bam!
-[Michael] Edge, building the momentum. -[Tazz] Oh!
[Michael] Here's the cover. We can crown new--
Oh, Benoit broke up the three count.
This is all about the WWE tag team titles,
a new title for SmackDown.
[Tazz] It doesn't even matter who wins this thing. Both teams look great.
[Michael] Hard shot! Well, to these two teams
-it matters who wins. -[Tazz] I know, I know it does.
This is awesome. Here comes Mysterio with something sick.
-[Michael] Wow. -[Tazz] The buster!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The buster to Benoit.
-And now, Kurt Angle. -[Tazz] Angle's on dream street.
[Michael] Whipped into to the corner.
Edge, shoulder to the gut of Angle.
-Modified spear, wise. -[Tazz] Angle's trapped in the corner.
[Michael] He was trapped. Now he's on the top rope.
What's Edge doing?
What the hell is this?
-Oh no. -[Tazz] Oh man.
[Michael] Look at this!
[Michael] Hurricanrana after being launched by Edge!
[Tazz] Edge's gonna cover. They're gonna get it.
-Edge in the hands of Mysterio. -[Michael] Look at Benoit. Benoit!
Headbutt. Headbutt to Angle. Edge rolled out of the way!
[Tazz] Benoit hit his own partner. Let's not forget,
the injured neck of Chris Benoit.
[Michael] Benoit knocked out of the ring by Mysterio.
Edge into the cover. Edge hooks the leg.
-New champions. -[Tazz] New champions.
-[Michael] Oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Listen to this crowd as we take one more look at Mysterio.
[Tazz] That's the shot, check it out. Look at that.
What a Hurricanrana. Unbelievable.
It is believable. I shouldn't say unbelievable
'cause that was believable. What?
-What? -[crowd jeering]
[Michael] Listen to this crowd in Little Rock.
[Tazz] People think that it should have been over.
-It don't matter. -[Michael] Oh!
[Tazz] They're upset too.
[Michael] These SmackDown fans on the edge of their seat
at every pin, at every near fall
and every cover by both of these teams.
-And look at Angle, stalking Edge. -Come on!
[Tazz] Kurt's ready to fire!
[Michael] Oh, wow, what a boot right in the face!
[Michael] Mysterio launched by Edge again.
I don't know if Angle knows where he is, and Edge setting Angle up.
[Tazz] Oh, spear time. Spear time. But Benoit's behind him!
[Michael] Benoit from behind, Crossface, crossface.
The crossface, not properly locked in.
Benoit, as Edge scrambling, scrambling for the ropes.
[Tazz] Look at the desperation on both men's faces.
Edge needs to get out of this, get a rope.
[Michael] Benoit, as Edge makes it to the ropes.
Benoit!
[Michael] And Benoit, look it, pushing the rope away.
-Look out! -[Tazz] 619!
-[Michael] 619 to Benoit! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Edge had the wherewithal to duck.
Mysterio hit Benoit.
[Tazz] Oh, the Angle Slam!
[Michael] The Angle Slam on Mysterio!
[Tazz] Edge is down!
It's all over but the shouting, as they say.
-[Michael] The ankle lock. -[Tazz] Oh man.
-[Michael] And Edge… -[Tazz] Nice counter.
[Michael] Edge reversed it!
-[Tazz] The count is one, two, three. -[Michael] He's got it, he's got it!
-Oh, Angle kicked out. -[crowd booing]
[Tazz] Wow, man.
[Michael] Oh my, what a match.
Spear, cover!
And he's got it. And Benoit, Benoit saves the match.
And Mysterio, baseball slide to Benoit.
I don't think Kurt Angle has any idea where he is.
[Tazz] Oh, Kurt Angle's hurting.
-Look at this. -[Michael] What is this?
[Tazz] He's using Mysterio as a catapult.
Oh, moonsault!
-[Michael] That was a unique moonsault. -[Tazz] That was sick, man.
[Michael] And look at this! Edge went for the Edgecution
-[Tazz] Block, trip. Switch. -[Michael] Angle countered
into the ankle lock.
-Will Edge tap out? -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The intensity in the eyes of Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] The great amateur background of Angle, just benefited from it.
This is it, man, you think-- and Edge countered.
[Michael] Look at Edge, Edge counters.
And Edge with an ankle-- he's going for the ankle, the ankle lock.
[Tazz] He's got it too.
[Michael] Edge with an ankle lock of his own.
[Tazz] Edge has got his-- Angle's own move on the Angle.
[Michael] Will Angle tap to his own finishing hold?
Wait a minute. Ankle lock again.
-What a counter by Angle. -[Tazz] You can't outwrestle Kurt Angle.
[Michael] Will Edge tap out to the ankle lock?
He's gonna break-- Edge taps out.
-[Tazz] Oh man. -[bell ringing]
-["Medal" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here are your winners
and the first ever WWE Tag Team Champions,
Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit!
[Michael] I don't know about you, but I'm gonna stand up
and give these two teams a standing ovation.
[Tazz] No doubt about it. It was awesome.
A great, great match for all four men.
New WWE Tag Team Champions,
right there, Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit.
No shame for Edge, he had no choice but to tap.
A great outing for Rey Mysterio and Edge,
phenomenal match.
[Michael] For the first time in his career,
Kurt Angle is a tag team champion.
Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit made history tonight,
the first ever WWE Tag Team Champions.
And look at the anguish, look at the agony.
Rey Mysterio and Edge left it all on the line for what?
For tag team gold exclusive to SmackDown.
[Tazz] Yes. Edge and Mysterio left it all in the ring
as did Angle and Benoit.
Phenomenal, outstanding matchup.
Big up for the new champions, Angle and Benoit.
[sniffs]
Come on, what are you waiting on?
This is unethical.
I'm not supposed to be giving you anything like this.
Yeah, I understand that, Larry.
But let me explain something to you.
Without that shot, I ain't gonna make it through Hell in a Cell, man.
So either you give me the shot…
or I'm gonna take that needle and I'm gonna give it to myself.
[crowd cheering]
Come on, man.
["Time to Rock & Roll" playing]
-♪ Oh! ♪ -♪ Whoa! ♪
♪ It's time to rock and roll ♪
-♪ Whoa! ♪ -♪ This time I'm in control ♪
-♪ Whoa! ♪ -♪ Right now I own the streets ♪
♪ I got the keys to the city ♪
♪ That's 'cause I get down ♪
-♪ Whoa! ♪ -♪ It's time to rock and roll ♪
-♪ This time I'm in control… ♪ -[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the Women's Championship.
Entering the ring from Toronto, Canada,
the Women's Champion,
Trish Stratus!
[Ross] She is a three-time Women's Champion.
Set to take on, at least in my view, King,
her biggest challenge to date, when Trish takes on Victoria.
[Jerry] Oh, baby, check out Trish Stratus
and those pedigree-style puppies, they are exclusive to Raw, J.R.
[laughs] I've never heard so much shameless shilling for SmackDown.
We wanna remind everyone that you're watching No Mercy,
-not SmackDown. -["Adrenaline Crash" playing]
[Jerry] Give me a break.
[announcer] Introducing the challenger, Victoria!
[Ross] I mean, this woman right here is chronically premenstrual.
She is colder than the other side of the pillow.
Big and strong and powerful and she is so hungry, King,
Victoria, to become the Women's Champion here tonight.
[Jerry] Let me ask you something, J.R. Are you a sexist?
-Raw will take that, you know. -[bell ringing]
[Jerry] Pre-menstrual, what kind of-- what kind of statement is that?
[Ross] She's always in a bad mood. I mean this is a…
this is a very evil woman in her-- the allegations she's made
about Trish sleeping her way to the top of the fitness world.
Look at Trish fighting back here.
Trish still works on size and strength to Victoria.
And Victoria, over the last several weeks, I don't think I'll ever forget
that steel chair shot right off Trish's skull.
-Nice headlock takeover by Victoria. -One! Two!
Two.
[Jerry] Yeah, that was a vile chair shot, all right,
from Victoria to pretty Trish Stratus's cranium
but Trish, Trish is still with us. She is still the champion.
-And she's still got pretty tough knees… -Get her out of there.
[Ross] Kick right to the midsection by the challenger for the women's title.
Truly we want to thank our fans for joining us around the world
in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
[Jerry] Oh man.
[Ross] And there's the cover and the hook of the leg,
and Trish got a near-fall.
Not to mention Australia, and of course Canada,
Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, King,
Puerto Rico, Malaysia, and Brunei.
-Watching tonight. -[Jerry] Ooh, wow.
[Ross] All live tonight, and it's live right here
in Little Rock, Arkansas with that shot by Trish.
And Victoria wisely creating some space.
[Jerry] But what about Trish Stratus, how hot is she?
You know, she won the Babe of the Year award, J.R.
You realize that, don't you?
Out of all the WWE Divas, Trish, and you'll only see her on Raw.
-She's exclusive to Raw, you know? -[Ross] I'm aware of that.
And, uh…
Oh, Trish's head bounces right off that ring post.
-[Jerry] Oh no. -[Ross] First it was Victoria's shoulder
and then Trish's head.
I'll tell you what, I've seen a lot of women
-in my time in this business. -[Jerry] You have?
[Ross] This Victoria is extraordinarily aggressive.
-And Trish just… -[Jerry] She landed on her puppies.
[Ross] Just bounced right off that security wall.
The pride of Toronto, the three-time champion
being challenged as she has never been challenged before
by a bigger, stronger, more powerful adversary
that apparently has a hell of a lot of motivation.
[Jerry] You got a personal vendetta-- Oh my gosh.
[Ross] A leg drop over the top.
A hook of the leg, could be over here and--
Two. No, no, two.
-[Jerry] Look at Victoria. -[Ross] Reached down…
[Jerry] She's, like, talking to herself or something.
[Ross] Victoria. She's not… All her, All her eggs ain't right.
-I'll tell you right now… -[Jerry] Take a look at this leg drop.
Over the top rope. I'm surprised that didn't do it.
[Ross] Right across the chest, got a near-fall.
Now Victoria, imposing her will on Trish Stratus.
[Jerry] I'd like that-- Uh-oh.
[Ross] Looking pretty dominant, corner negotiated as well
as Victoria would have liked,
but Trish's lower back taking a pounding nonetheless.
[Jerry] She's gonna try it again.
Oh, it's not gonna work the second time either.
Trish Stratus got something to say about that.
[Ross] She's fighting for all she's worth here.
Trying to hook up Victoria, but Victoria broke Trish off.
-[Jerry] Look at this! -[Ross] And Trish!
[Jerry] Yo!
[Ross] A little hurricanrana action of her own.
-One, two… -[Ross] Hook of the leg,
not enough weight on the upper torso there, King.
Not enough on that-- It's different on the shoulders.
[Jerry] You don't have enough weight on your upper torso.
-[Ross] That pinning predicament there. -[Jerry] Both of these girls got--
Here you are being sexist again.
[Ross] I'm not talking about her breasts, okay.
-[yelling] -[Jerry] Can I talk about their breasts?
[Ross] Where's Bruno when you need him?
Bruno Sammartino's backbreaker being used here.
[Jerry] Oh my God.
[Ross] Trish trying to fight out and she does.
[Jerry] I thought you were trying to talk about Bruno's breast?
One, two…
-[Ross] Cover. -Two.
[Ross] And a near-fall according to referee Jack Doan.
[Jerry] Have you done any checking into Victoria's story?
If you don't believe the story about Kane,
what about Victoria's story about Trish Stratus and the--
[Ross] I don't know what happened before Trish came to the WWE.
It's really none of my business.
[Ross] Well, you're really dropping the ball, J.R.
You know everybody's shoe size, or their hat size,
what college they went to.
[grunting]
[Ross] Good slam by Victoria.
[Jerry] You wanna know Trish's measurement?
Watch the hair.
[Jerry] As if you'd know.
[Ross] What are you rabbiting about now?
-[Jerry] This match is great. -[Ross] He's a happy man.
[Jerry] Oh?
-And? -[Ross] Oh, man, shot there. Victoria.
[Jerry] These divas are exclusive to Raw, you know?
They're only on Raw, J.R.
[Ross] I know that. I've been doing Raw a while.
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Ross] Done over 500 episodes this year.
Early next year.
And look at Trish.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Needs to settle down here.
[Jerry] Oh no!
[Ross] Electric chair action by Trish, taking down Victoria.
-And Trish… -[Jerry] Cover.
[Ross] She's gonna-- She's crawling, trying to get on top.
-And hook of the leg now. -One, two…
[Ross] Now she's got that cover, but Victoria still too strong.
[Jerry] That might be something good to try.
[Ross] What's that?
[Jerry] That electric chair action with Trish. Whoo!
[Ross] And fighting back.
Victoria keeps hammering, Trish right back in her face.
Trish is not gonna back up, I'll tell you.
[Jerry] No, she's not.
Chick kick, chick kick.
[Ross] What a chick kick that was. That ought to be enough.
-The shoulders-- -Two. Two.
-[Ross] Victoria kicking out. -[Jerry] Man.
[Ross] The neckbreaker by Trish.
Well, a lot of women are gonna stay down on that chick kick.
That's a second neckbreaker-- the second swinging neckbreaker…
-[Jerry] Look at this, Victoria. -…of the Women's Champion.
[Jerry] How much stamina does she have?
[Ross] And Trish-- well, the Stratusfaction,
but couldn't negotiate it. She landed on her feet.
There's a roll up by Trish, just a roll up.
-She got to three! -[Jerry] Got her! Got her! Yes!
["Time to Rock & Roll" playing]
[announcer] The winner of this bout and still Women's Champion,
Trish Stratus.
[Jerry] Only on Raw, J.R. She is exclusive to Raw,
the Women's Champion.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what, Trish is, she's-- Oh!
-[Jerry] Oh my gosh. -[Ross] Shot right to the face.
That may have broken Trish's jaw right there.
This referee trying to put himself between Victoria and Trish.
Is she missing a tooth?
-[Jerry] Right on her mouth. -[Ross] Man, what a shot to the mouth.
[Jerry] Get Victoria out of there.
[Ross] And this is a-- this Victoria is a vixen, I'm telling you.
She's chronically premenstrual.
[Jerry] Look, she's still scratching Doan,
trying to get her hands on the-- on Trish's hair.
[Ross] I think she needs some Paxil…
-[Jerry] Can we see that kick again? -…or something.
Get out of here.
[Ross] Herbal tea might be a nice respite.
-[Jerry] Watch this and listen. -[Ross] Back here in a moment.
[Jerry] Watch Trish's jaw. In the face. Oh my gosh.
[Ross] Trish's head snapped back, almost came off her shoulders.
[Jerry] If that referee hadn't got between them,
there was no telling what Victoria would have done.
[Ross] This rivalry is just getting started.
This is not gonna be the last time.
We're gonna see Trish and Victoria beat the hell out of each other.
[Jerry] We'll see them on Raw.
[Ross] Let's send it back down to ringside,
Michael Cole and Tazz.
Well, J.R. and King, SmackDown star, Rikishi,
is at The World tonight.
We're gonna get to Rikishi in a few moments.
And get his thoughts on Hell in a Cell as you take a look at The World live
from New York City.
Rikishi knows all about Hell in a Cell.
In fact, it was December of the year 2000 at Armageddon
that Rikishi was indeed involved in a Hell in a Cell matchup.
[Tazz] Yeah, with six men competing for the WWE title
and then The Undertaker right here you see it.
Ooh, throwing Rikishi off the top of the cell.
[Michael] The Undertaker making Rikishi famous.
And we understand Rikishi joining us live at The World.
Everybody having a lot of fun at The World in New York.
And Rikishi, I have to ask you,
how did the Hell in a Cell matchup at Armageddon change your life?
Well, you know Michael, just sitting here watching that video
sends chills up my spine.
You know, that match there could have really ended my career and should have.
But you know, this is one match
that I'll never ever forget in my career.
This, make no mistake, the Hell in a Cell is no joke.
[Michael] Rikishi, tonight it's The Undertaker versus Brock Lesnar.
I'd like to see what your prediction is for tonight's Hell in a Cell match.
Well, without a doubt,
you know, the man makes people famous.
This man here, this is his match.
"The Taker," Undertaker,
I got to go with The Deadman
because this match is his match and he knows all about this match.
Brock Lesnar, I only pray for you tonight
that what happened to me doesn't happen to you.
[Michael] Thank you Rikishi, live from The World.
-Rikishi picks The Undertaker. -[crowd cheering]
Well, there it is, the most ominous,
the most dangerous structure in WWE history, Hell in a Cell.
The WWE title is on the line.
The champion, Brock Lesnar
going somewhere he's never been before.
Against the challenger, The Undertaker,
who made Hell in a Cell famous.
[tense music playing]
[Michael] Brock Lesnar is still the champion
but a Brock-Undertaker issue is only going to get uglier from here.
Brock Lesnar with the championship gold!
To the skull of The Undertaker!
[Tazz] Lesnar coming out of nowhere leveling The Deadman.
[Michael] This situation has turned ugly in a hurry.
And now Lesnar from behind again.
[Tazz] Here Comes The Pain,
and, oh, from Lesnar to The Undertaker.
[Michael] Oh my God. The propane tank.
-Lesnar-- -[Tazz] Oh!
[Michael] Propane tank off the arm of The Undertaker.
[Undertaker screaming]
The Undertaker's hand is officially broken.
-Oh, no that's terrible. -[Brock laughing]
However, The Undertaker insists on competing in his rematch
against you, Brock, for the WWE title.
And I've decided to name the stipulation, Hell in a Cell.
[crowd cheering]
[mellow choral music playing]
[Heyman] What kind of a man is The Undertaker?
The Undertaker who has shortened careers,
who has taken years off other men's lives in Hell in a Cell.
Now, the question remains what kind of a man is The Undertaker?
Quite frankly, I'm not qualified to answer that question,
but Tracy on the other hand…
How could you, Mark?
For three months you have lied to me
and slept with me.
And now I find out you're married and your wife is pregnant.
You're a bastard!
♪ No mercy now ♪
[Undertaker] I haven't seen this woman in about seven years.
♪ There's no more forgiveness ♪
Years before I ever met my wife, Sara.
♪ No running now ♪
[Undertaker] I don't know what she wants.
♪ As you've made it my business ♪
All I know is the last week of my life has been a living hell
due to Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman.
I'm gonna be guaranteeing you suffer.
The hell that I've been through is nothing,
is nothing compared to the hell that I'm gonna put you two through.
♪ I won't hold back ♪
♪ No mercy ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'll have no mercy on your soul ♪
♪ I'll have no mercy ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
[Heyman] He can't. I'm gonna cut off Undertaker's hands
before Hell in a Cell.
[Stephanie] In the Hell in a Cell match,
The Undertaker will be allowed to wear his cast.
♪ No mercy ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'll have no mercy on your soul ♪
♪ No mercy ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'll have no mercy on your soul ♪
[Michael] WWE title on the line.
Brock Lesnar, Undertaker, Hell in a Cell.
[crowd cheering]
["Next Big Thing" playing]
[Michael] Here comes the pain.
[crowd booing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following is the Hell in a Cell match
for the WWE Championship.
Making his way to the ring,
being accompanied by his agent Paul Heyman,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota, weighing in at 295 pounds,
he's the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar!
[Michael] Now, this is a bit of a twist,
since the champion's prerogative is when he enters.
Brock Lesnar, the champion, has elected to enter Hell in a Cell
first here tonight.
Strategy, mind games, what is it?
[Tazz] I think Lesnar just wants to get a good look
at this cell from the outside
'cause he's gonna be on the inside for most of it, for all of it.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar, the youngest champion in WWE history
has never been involved in a Hell in a Cell match,
but Brock Lesnar is a ruthless animal.
An animal with one instinct,
to do whatever he can to hold on to the WWE Championship.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar has all the tools it takes to be the man
and he is the man, he is the WWE Champion.
I have to point out too, King,
and this is great thing, he's exclusive to SmackDown.
[Michael] If you're Brock Lesnar, how do you prepare for such a match?
[Tazz] I don't know how you prepare for this.
I've never been in a cell match.
I've been in cage matches, but this is nothing like a cage.
How Brock hires a welder
to build one of these things on the farm, I don't know.
I don't know how you train for this.
[Michael] But there is one man who knows how to train
for Hell in a Cell.
[Tazz] That's what it's about, man.
WWE Championship that's what it's about.
And The Deadman is experienced, as we pointed out,
in these Hell in a Cell matches.
I don't know if that's a good thing or not.
It takes time off your career, but Undertaker has proven well at it.
-["Dead Man" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Deadman walking ♪
♪ You've done it now ♪
♪ You’ve gone and made a big mistake… ♪
[announcer] And the challenger from Houston, Texas,
weighing in at 305 pounds,
The Undertaker!
[Michael] You see the cast on the right hand.
The cast that general manager Stephanie McMahon
allowed to be worn inside Hell in a Cell.
The cast, the challenger, The Undertaker,
has used as a weapon in recent weeks.
[Tazz] You know what, in my opinion,
that's what Brock Lesnar was aiming for.
They busted Undertaker's hand with that propane tank
three days ago at SmackDown.
[Michael] And you see the referees with that steel chain
being wrapped around the door.
The steel padlock being bolted on
once you're in, it's extremely difficult to get out of Hell in a Cell.
[Tazz] Look at that roof on that thing.
-That's a steel trestle. -[bell ringing]
[Tazz] Look at the confidence on The Undertaker's face.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar, the champion,
definitely has the quickness advantage in this matchup.
[Tazz] The weapon that-- Undertaker just wants to use
that cast as a weapon.
[Michael] A feeling-out process between two of these great superstars.
Again, this cell is 25-- 20 feet high, 30 feet wide
and it weighs nine tons.
Nice takedown by Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Oh, I guess he tried to block but he couldn't flatten out
The Undertaker on his stomach.
[Michael] But a question for you, Tazz,
in this type of matchup,
how will Brock Lesnar's amateur background come into play?
[Tazz] Well, if he could keep it in the ropes,
it will, it will-- he could be victorious, Brock, then.
But that's not happening.
That man, The Undertaker will use the steel as a weapon,
the cell is a weapon.
[Michael] Oh, look out. There is the strength
of the animalistic champion.
Here's the cover by Lesnar and a kick-out.
Again, the rules in this matchup--
Well, there really are no rules. There's no disqualification.
You must win the match by pinfall or by submission.
Oh, and the shoulder's being driven into the gut of The Undertaker
by Brock Lesnar.
Whipped into the corner, The Undertaker.
Nobody home as the veteran sidesteps and delivers a wild blow.
-The cast. -[Tazz] The cast, man,
that was a big time shot to the gut of Lesnar.
Lesnar's feeling that cast, that weapon.
[Michael] The first time tonight the cast has come in to play
-by The Undertaker. -[Heyman] Not this way.
[Michael] You see that bandage.
The band aid on the head of Brock Lesnar
busted open at the hands of The Undertaker's cast,
three days ago on SmackDown.
[Tazz] You know what, I mean, Undertaker want-- you know,
he's worried about that hand in that cast,
so he basically… he forced the trainer to, you know, numb that thing up.
[Michael] The champion didn't want anything to do with that.
Now he goes to his agent.
[Tazz] No, no. You can't get out if you're in.
-[Michael] You're not getting out. -[Heyman] Come on out, come on.
[overlapping chatter]
-The hell with it. -[Michael] The focus of the Hell in a Cell
is to keep the two combatants inside the ring area.
And The Undertaker is now stalking the champion.
[Tazz] Yeah. He weren't stalking.
He's not running after Brock, there's nowhere to run.
Actually, Brock Lesnar's confused now.
You know, I mean, he's never been in one of these things.
[Michael] Well, of course, perhaps Brock Lesnar
starting to feel a bit claustrophobic with that steel.
[Tazz] Maybe. Maybe he baited Taker in the ring though.
[Michael] Oh, look at Brock Lesnar.
-[Undertaker screams] -[Michael] Working on the broken hand.
It was broken not once but twice in recent weeks by Lesnar.
[Tazz] Look at this. He's putting the boots to that hand,
and can you blame Lesnar?
I'd do the same exact thing Brock's doing.
[Michael] The WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar
hammering away on The Undertaker.
[Undertaker screaming]
[Tazz] Listen to the screams.
I never hear Taker, man, scream like that.
[Michael] It has been an incredible few months
for the youngest champion in WWE history.
Brock Lesnar took care of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
Brock Lesnar won the title defeating The Rock at SummerSlam.
And tonight Brock Lesnar hopes to takedown The Undertaker.
[Tazz] I mean, The Undertaker got that shot,
but I don't know how much it's numbing that pain.
-[Undertaker groaning] -[Tazz] And you can hear Taker.
That armbar, that low armbar right on the wrist.
What do you say Undertaker, huh? You want to give it up?
[Michael] You can hear The Undertaker writhing in pain.
You made a good point.
The trainer giving The Undertaker a pain shot earlier on.
It doesn't seem to be doing the job.
Keep in mind, we mentioned earlier, that hand's not been broken once,
it's been twice in recent weeks.
[Tazz] I don't know how much that medicine is gonna keep
-a 295 animal off of you. -[Michael] Ooh!
[Tazz] And that's what Lesnar is, he's a damn animal, man.
[indistinct chatter]
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Michael] Ooh! Wow!
[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] Lesnar dropped to his knees after one shot by the weapon,
the cast of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] How much do you think that cast weighs, man?
That's probably like five pounds I guess or something.
[Michael] You made a great point earlier on, too.
This cannot be a good match for SmackDown,
for General Manager Stephanie McMahon.
Wow. Again the cast off the head of the champion.
[Paul] Brock!
[Tazz] Well, I mean, Taker's in pain, and that's what I mean.
This ain't a good match for SmackDown in my opinion.
This could hurt two top men on SmackDown,
Undertaker and our champion, Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] You see the agent Paul Heyman looking at his client, Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Looking? He's screaming his lungs off, Cole.
[Michael] Oh, look at this, Brock Lesnar has been busted open again
at the hands of the cast.
Brock Lesnar is bleeding from the same wound
that was opened up just three days ago.
And now, The Undertaker, like the proverbial shark,
smelling the blood and going to work on the fallen champion.
[Tazz] This is why Paul Heyman didn't want that cast allowed.
[Michael] And, you know, we've asked the question before,
Brock Lesnar is young, the youngest champion in history,
how will Brock Lesnar,
being somewhat inexperienced on his side,
react to being busted open inside a cell like he has now?
[Tazz] I think right now, if I'm Brock Lesnar,
I just want to survive this thing and leave with my championship.
[Michael] The relentless assault by The Undertaker,
and the champion tasting his own blood, smelling his own blood.
You mentioned it earlier.
As Brock Lesnar is driven into the steel!
That will rip flesh.
[Tazz] Well, that cell, as I pointed out, is a weapon,
and The Undertaker knows how to use the cell as a weapon
and that cast as a weapon.
[Michael] The Undertaker is in a Hell in a Cell match now
for his fifth time.
-He knows all the ins and outs. -Please, Brock!
[Tazz] You know, the whole thing, like, you know, when they broke…
[Michael] Look at Lesnar.
[Tazz] When they broke The Undertaker's hand,
Lesnar and Heyman, it was a bad backfire.
[Michael] Another look.
Lesnar bounced off the steel.
And you do hear Paul Heyman pleading in a state of panic at ringside
-as he watches his client, the champion… -[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] …again then again into the steel!
Please. Please!
Brock!
Here's The Undertaker, the cover on Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Heyman can beg and plead and cry all he wants,
he can bitch and moan all he wants, Taker don't care.
[Michael] And once again, the champion off the steel.
[Tazz] Oh God. You bounce off that steel
into a big clothesline with the cast, courtesy of Deadman.
[Michael] And folks, if you were wondering about it,
yes, indeed, pinfalls will count anywhere because-- Oh, look at this.
-This is what we meant. -[Tazz] Look at that.
[Michael] The Undertaker raking that open wound across the steel.
[Tazz] The viciousness of this match.
This is why we were saying,
to enter this thing is like career suicide,
it alters your career.
Oh, jeez! Wow.
[Michael] We talked about it earlier.
That steel is like a cheese grater against your face.
But I don't think I've ever seen, as we take another look at this impact.
Just listen to this.
[overlapping shouting]
[Michael] I don't think I've ever seen anyone
manhandle Brock Lesnar like this.
[Tazz] No, I think it's safe to say no one has ever manhandled…
I mean, this is not a wrestling match.
[Michael] Well, The Undertaker is an emotional freight train.
This is about the WWE Championship,
but this is also about the emotional torture.
Oh, look at this.
-That cast as a weapon! -[Tazz] Oh man!
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Yeah, you gotta take it off-- You gotta give it up for The Deadman.
[Michael] This is about the emotional torture, Tazz,
that Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar have put The Undertaker and his wife,
his pregnant wife, Sara, through.
[Tazz] Taker's probably gonna nail this leg drop!
[Michael] Oh, the leg drop across the face of the champion!
[Tazz] That's a signature move by The Undertaker.
[Michael] You heard earlier on that slime ball, Paul Heyman,
dragging The Undertaker's-- well, ex-friend of his,
from seven years ago, Tracy, back into this thing
just to play games with The Undertaker.
Oh, my God. What are you doing?
[Michael] But those mind games have backfired.
[Heyman] Are you out of your mind?
[Michael] What does he want? He wants the title.
He wants revenge. That's what he wants, Heyman.
[Tazz] Look at Undertaker. He's feeling-- He's at home now.
The Undertaker's at home.
[Michael] Oh, and a knee driven into that open wound in Lesnar.
Lifeless. The cover.
[Tazz] This might be it. This might be it.
[Michael] This could be it. And Lesnar gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] That Brock, man. He's big, he's tough, he's strong.
He's in great condition.
-He's hard to beat. -[Michael] Again, he's an animal.
-And this animal has one instinct… -[Heyman] Oh my God, are you crazy?
[Michael] …and that instinct is to hold on to the WWE title
which has brought Brock Lesnar all the success
that he's mustered over the recent months.
[Tazz] I've said it on SmackDown.
[overlapping chatter]
[Michael] Paul Heyman is trying to get to his client.
Desperation from Heyman.
[Tazz] Trying to scoop him out with his arm.
[Michael] Oh, that right hand from the weapon, the cast again.
[Tazz] Old school straight punch, from the book.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar. Oh, look at this!
-A kick to Heyman. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] You know, Brock Lesnar has lost a lot of blood, Tazz.
Brock Lesnar has lost an extreme amount of blood.
[Tazz] Yeah. But Lesnar, man, he's a freak and he's a human being
but he's more animal, I think, than a human.
-Oh! -[Michael] Steel steps!
[Tazz] Oh my God.
Young Brock Lesnar, 25 years old. Now Heyman's busted open.
[Michael] Paul Heyman has been busted open.
The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Oh, look at this.
[Michael] Just toying with Heyman with his own necktie.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Paul Heyman bouncing off the cage.
And look at Brock Lesnar, went for Undertaker!
Taker sidestepped. Lesnar hit his agent!
[Tazz] This match is gonna change everybody's career.
Lesnar, Taker and Paul Heyman.
[Michael] You can hear this crowd.
[Tazz] Lesnar's on his feet.
[Michael] Oh, look out. The Undertaker launched into the steel!
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar, where does he get the strength from?
This guy is unbelievable at times.
[Michael] Driven into the steel post, The Undertaker,
and now this animalistic champion.
[Tazz] Taker, he was beating the hell out of Brock
for about five minutes straight, and now Brock picking up a six foot ten,
305-pound Undertaker, plus 200 pounds.
Oh, God. Oh, God.
[Tazz] Hit Heyman with a boot.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] As Paul Heyman's face ripped against the steel,
opening Paul Heyman up.
The steel with a fence.
Into the steel again as Lesnar ran into Heyman.
And you're looking at the carnage
that Brock Lesnar delivered to The Undertaker.
And again, the strength of the champion.
[Tazz] So cruel, man, Lesnar's leg--ooh.
I said it on SmackDown and again this past week,
there's nothing that hasn't been invented--
[Michael] Look at this. Look at this.
Paul Heyman handing his belt into the cell
for the champion, Brock Lesnar, to use.
[Tazz] It's all legal. It's all legal.
[Michael] There are no rules. Pinfall or submission wins this,
but now the champion,
the young champion, begins the assault.
[Tazz] Now we see the scary side, the scary side of Lesnar.
Who knows what the hell he's got in mind.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar with that belt
wrapped around the cast of The Undertaker.
-He's trying to hold it in place, I guess. -Let go.
[Michael] And look, now he's handing the belt back to Heyman.
[Tazz] This ain't gonna be pretty.
-[Michael] No, not pretty at all. -[Tazz] No, you ain't lying.
[Michael] Lesnar with a right hand, a stiff right hand.
[Tazz] And then hit the cage.
[Michael] The hell is Lesnar looking for?
-You son of a bitch! -[Michael] Lesnar, the champion,
-with a steel chair. -[Tazz] No, no, no!
[Michael] Doubling on the back of The Undertaker
as Heyman holds The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Oh, the impact of that steel chair right to the back of The Undertaker.
-No place for The Deadman to go. -You're gonna die.
[Michael] Oh no. Oh no.
-[Michael groans] -[Tazz] The cast, the hand.
-[Michael] To the broken hand! -[Undertaker screams]
[Michael] A vicious-- vicious assault.
Breaking that leather belt in half.
[Tazz] That was pretty disturbing, man. That--
[Michael] The Undertaker's hand has got to be shattered.
[Tazz] That was sick.
-[Heyman] Break it off. -[Michael] And look at Lesnar,
the champion, trying to rip that cast off of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] I don't know if he can take the chance.
[Heyman] Rip it off of him.
Rip that cast off of that son of a bitch.
[Michael] Nothing amazes me.
And look at Brock Lesnar biting, biting at the cast.
Undertaker, Undertaker desperately battling back!
Undertaker battling back!
[Tazz] While taking those, he needs to keep that thing on his hand.
[Michael] All desperation.
[Tazz] This is fight-- Anything goes in a fight.
You got a weapon, you gotta utilize it, you got to use it.
That man knows that.
-[Undertaker screaming] -[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] The vicious steel chair.
[Tazz] There's nothing to say. It's amazing.
Lesnar's just a freak, man. He's a nut, he's an animal.
[Michael] We talked about Lesnar's inexperience,
but looking at what the champion is doing here,
realizing the one weakness of The Undertaker may indeed be that hand.
And if Brock Lesnar can rip that cast apart,
expose the broken hand of The Undertaker.
He'll be indebted to Lesnar.
[Tazz] Well, that was-- That thing's coming off.
-That thing is coming off. -Rip that cast off, man.
[Tazz] I mean that thing--
Definitely the boot of Lesnar right on the face.
-[Heyman] Break it off, Brock. -[Tazz] Stepping right on his face.
What's gonna happen when he gets this damn cast off,
'cause it's coming off.
[Michael] And Undertaker, desperately, with the kick to the face.
Again, Undertaker realizes if that broken hand is exposed,
he'll be in deep, deep trouble.
Win it. It's all yours.
[Michael] Listen to Heyman, "It's all yours."
"You can win this Lesnar."
He's a sick and twisted fool.
-[Tazz] Heyman's not sick. -[Michael] And Lesnar again.
Trying to peel that cast off the broken hand of The Undertaker.
Of course Heyman's sick.
Heyman realizes this title, this client of his is his gravy train.
[Tazz] It's all about the coin, all about the loot, all about the money,
that's Heyman's motivator.
[Michael] Back into the center of the ring.
And now, this champion Lesnar goes on the attack.
[Tazz] Yeah, Lesnar bleeding,
bleeding badly from the head and face
but it don't stop Lesnar at all.
Like I said on SmackDown, the point I was trying to make is
nothing has been invented, manufactured, or born like Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] The Undertaker is a 12-year veteran.
He's been through it all,
but perhaps he's run into a wall tonight
against the champion who continues the assault
on the now limp, limp right hand, broken.
And now the cast-- The cast is off. The cast is off!
Lesnar has taken the cast off of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] This is what Lesnar wanted.
Now, Lesnar is gonna be real cocky, extremely cocky.
[Michael] The Undertaker, broken right hand is no longer protected.
[Tazz] This is not good for The Undertaker.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar has begun-- and look at this.
-[Tazz] Like you said-- -[Michael] Listen, listen.
[Undertaker groans]
[Tazz] Like you said, Undertaker's hand is not protected,
but worse than that, Taker doesn't have that weapon anymore.
It's evened out now.
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar continues to work on that broken--
that broken hand of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] He's gonna want to just talk--
He's gonna try and re-break that hand if hasn't already.
[Michael] And another shot from Lesnar to The Undertaker.
Again, you might not like his tactics,
but you've got to give the champion credit
for what he's done to The Undertaker here tonight.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar doesn't wanna let go of that championship.
[Michael] And Undertaker, nearly lifeless,
placed on the top turnbuckle
and the clubbing blows to the back of the head.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar don't stop. He just keeps going forward.
What the hell is this?
[Michael] Brock Lesnar uses the steel truss on the roof,
using it for leverage swinging his boots
into the face, into the chest of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] This kid can take a right, throw it in the face,
just hanging off where he's at.
[Michael] You know, Brock Lesnar's never been in a Hell in a Cell,
but he knows his way around the cell.
Look at how he's using that steel truss on top.
[Tazz] Taker just trying to survive.
I guess you become a veteran in this thing real quick when you're in it.
He's gonna maybe try and deliver a superplex.
[Michael] Oh, and a low blow by The Undertaker.
Perfectly legal.
The champion knocked off the top rope.
Can The Undertaker capitalize?
-Can The Undertaker capitalize? -Please, God, no!
[Tazz] That's the way we used to fall off the top rope either.
That's a great shot of Heyman's face showing the prints.
-I like that. -[Michael] But Paul Heyman is desperate.
He's helpless outside the ring
as The Undertaker looks to build some semblance of momentum.
And now The Undertaker.
Undertaker gonna use the steel truss up top of that cage.
Or that cell I should say, the roof.
[Michael] The roof is 20 feet in the air.
The Undertaker holding on, desperately, from the top rope.
[Tazz] Taking to the--
[Michael] Oh, the elbow delivered to the sternum.
A last gasp from The Undertaker.
All the adrenaline has got to be flowing through The Undertaker now.
-Here's the cover. -[Tazz] He got him.
[Michael] We've got a new champion. No. Brock Lesnar got the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Both men can hardly move, hardly stand.
[Michael] And now it's The Undertaker, the veteran, who's going on instinct.
[Tazz] That's a bad thing for Brock
'cause this is where Undertaker can use his experience
to shift it into that other gear, that extra gear
'cause it's the fourth quarter now.
[Michael] Great point, it is the fourth quarter.
The WWE Championship on the line
and the veteran of five Hell in a Cell matches
of 12 years in the WWE,
The Undertaker is beginning to feel the adrenaline,
beginning to feel the momentum.
And Brock Lesnar takes The Undertaker off.
[Tazz] Beautiful hangman, desperation maneuver by Lesnar.
[overlapping chatter]
His back cracking against that steel support of the cell.
[Tazz] Look at the gash on Lesnar's forehead.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] And look at Paul Heyman pleading for Lesnar.
Brock, come on, please!
[Tazz] And Heyman's begging Brock to suck it up
and try and get the win here.
[Heyman] Brock, please!
[Michael] But do you feel that The Undertaker is beginning to--
beginning to sense that he can build momentum.
[Tazz] Well, look at this,
[Michael] The Undertaker launching himself
through the second rope into Lesnar, into the steel.
[Tazz] But I think Undertaker hit that-- hit that the fence face-first.
[Michael] The Undertaker sacrificed his body
for a chance to win the WWE championship title.
[Tazz] Let's check it out.
[overlapping chatter]
[Tazz] Let's see if Taker hit his own head here,
let's look at his head and face.
[Michael] And looks like-- A little bit. A little bit.
The Undertaker may have clipped the steel.
And now Undertaker repositioning the steel stairs.
[Tazz] I guess his hands are gone.
[Michael] And this is the hand-- the broken hand.
Undertaker couldn't lift the 50-pound steel stairs.
And Lesnar capitalizes.
[Tazz] Now Lesnar using that-- Ooh, cell!
Using the cell as a weapon.
[Michael] That right hand, the broken right hand of The Undertaker
could be the weakness, Tazz, in this matchup.
[Tazz] Both men hurting.
These people in this arena here at Little Rock,
they can't believe what they're witnessing.
[Michael] Their breath has been taken away.
[Heyman] Get him, Brock.
[Michael] People all over the world cannot believe this,
the veteran and the youngest champion in WWE history
in a brutal Hell in a Cell for the title.
[Tazz] This is about pride and respect.
This is about the WWE Championship. Both men leaving it in the cell.
-Oh man. -[Michael] Oh no,
Brock Lesnar, no trouble with the 50-pound steel stairs!
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Off the head of The Undertaker!
[Tazz] Lesnar ain't got no broken hand. He can lift those steps.
[Michael] The animal banging, sticking it there.
[Tazz] This guy is scary, man.
As the match goes on, the animal instincts just grow and grow.
-[Michael] Oh, look at Undertaker. -[Tazz] Oh my God.
[Michael] Undertaker, that steel stairs just busting The Undertaker open.
Blood pouring, I mean, pouring from his head.
[Tazz] He's got a hole in his damn head.
-Oh no, Brock. -[Michael] Oh, not again.
-Brock, don't do it again. -[Tazz] Damn it, Brock, don't do it again.
Don't do it, Brock, just--
[Michael] Steel to the head of The Undertaker!
[Tazz] Sick son of a bitch. It's just unbelievable.
How strong is this man? How strong is this Lesnar?
[Michael] And look at the blood streaming.
[Tazz] He's just throwing.
He just threw those steps over the ring.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] And now, look at this, Lesnar.
[Tazz] I ain't never seen--
I ain't never seen an animal like Lesnar in my life.
[Michael] And look at that sicko Heyman, laughing at The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Even in a zoo, I've never seen an animal like Lesnar.
[Michael] You hear referee Mike Chioda asking The Undertaker,
"Do you wanna give it up?"
-As we take another look. -[Tazz] Look at this.
[crowd exclaiming]
-[Michael] Here's the second shot. -[Tazz] This is even harder. Jesus.
[Michael] I'll tell you what though, Tazz.
I think that the corner of that steel stair on the first shot
actually, as you said, punctured a hole in the forehead of The Undertaker.
That's steel ply. He's hideous.
[Tazz] Hitting it straight across his head.
-[Michael] And Lesnar's celebrating. -[Tazz] Brock, don't waste time, Brock.
A sense of victory, getting cocky, bit of discipline in there,
I think, to get on The Undertaker.
[Michael] You know, The Undertaker's lost so much blood.
He's got to be in a fog. It's got to be blurry.
I don't even think-- Oh, wait a minute.
[Tazz] He never, he never stops, The Undertaker.
[Michael] Pure adrenaline, pure instinct for The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Pride, pride, it's about pride.
[Michael] Oh, look out. Lesnar slams The Undertaker!
[Tazz] Double leg slam and take him on his back.
[Michael] And the champion into the cover. This is it.
-[Tazz] He's got it, he's got it. -[Michael] Oh no!
The Undertaker. Lesnar frustrated, into the cover again,
and again The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar's relentless with those near pinfalls.
And Undertaker, what's it gonna take to beat The Deadman?
[Michael] This has to be close to being mercifully over.
-[Tazz] Look at that. -[Michael] The Undertaker has blood
literally, folks, pouring, I mean, pouring out of his head.
[Tazz] But he ain't stopping, look at him.
Look at The Undertaker telling Brock, "Bring it on, son. Come with it."
[Michael] But at some point,
The Undertaker's got to realize that it's over.
At some point, The Undertaker's got to realize
that the animal champion has dethroned the 12-year veteran.
[Tazz] The referee might wanna think about stopping this thing.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And a right hand. The Undertaker somehow--
Undertaker on his feet with a right hand.
-[Tazz] Well, hard-- take this all hard. -[Michael] Using that broken right hand.
[Michael] The Undertaker probably feels no pain anymore.
[Tazz] No, no. This is like you said, adrenaline, and a clothesline.
[Michael] Can The Undertaker do it?
Can the veteran overcome these odds?
-[screams in agony] -[Tazz] Oh, talk about fair play.
[Michael] Yeah, a little of your own medicine.
[Michael] You see that blood splattered on the camera.
[Tazz] The Undertaker's spent, Cole, he's spent.
Or maybe not spent.
[Michael] Can he dig down deep?
-Does he have anything left in the tank? -[Heyman] No!
[Tazz] I'd like to say Undertaker deserves this thing
but I don't know if he's gonna win it or not.
[Michael] And the assault on the right hand of Brock Lesnar.
The Undertaker sadistically
hoping to break the hand of the champion.
[Tazz] This has been a battle, we knew it was gonna be
in the Hell of a Cell good land.
[Michael] Did you see the look in The Undertaker's eyes?
[Tazz] He's got no equipment, Cole.
-[Michael] Uh-oh. -[Tazz] Old school to Old School.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Undertaker is struggling to get to the top rope.
[Tazz] He's exhausted. He's lost a lot of blood, Taker has.
-[Michael] He's up. -[Tazz] And he's gonna fall.
[Michael] And The Undertaker,
arm dragged to the mat by Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Tremendous counter, tremendous counter by Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] And look at that. It's like a sieve.
[Tazz] Undertaker has never been pinned, has never submitted.
[Heyman] Finish him off!
[Michael] Another look with Brock Lesnar and the strength of the champion.
[Tazz] The power Lesnar's using for all attacks.
[Michael] Tazz, you've been busted open a number of times.
-[Tazz] Yes, I have. Oh boy. -[Michael] Oh, look at this!
Setting up The Undertaker for the F-5.
[Tazz] F-5, F-5, F-5.
[Michael] The Undertaker countered. Oh my!
[Tazz] Chokeslam, chokeslam, chokeslam!
[Michael] Chokeslam! The Undertaker's gonna do it!
-Definite, he's gonna do it. -[Tazz] He did it. He's did it!
-[Michael] No! -[crowd groans]
[Tazz laughing] Man.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar kicked out of a chokeslam.
[Tazz] Look at Taker.
Man, how do you not respect that dude, man.
Come on, Taker.
[Michael] Wiping the blood from his eyes,
The Undertaker senses the end may be near for the champion.
And another right hand.
[Tazz] This is amazing. I'm speechless, man.
[Heyman] Brock! Brock!
[Michael] And The Undertaker, with one eye nearly closed.
[Tazz] Oh, Brock Lesnar, man. He's hurting.
[Michael] The champion is reeling.
[Tazz] Taker's hurting on Lesnar.
[Michael] The Undertaker. Oh, and a boot to the face.
[Tazz] Oh, you heard that skin hit that boot.
Well, Brock's got something in mind.
[Michael] Kick to the midsection. What the hell is this?
-[Tazz] What the hell-- -[Michael] Oh my God. No.
-Not The Last Ride. -[Tazz] He's own move.
[Michael] He's gonna go for the Last Ride and Taker countered.
[Tazz] Uh-uh, not too quick, not too easy there, Brock.
Come on, Deadman, Deadman can do it.
[Michael] And The Undertaker, off the ropes again.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Michael] DDT planted on Lesnar!
[Tazz] Lesnar-- Undertaker using all his weight
to drive Lesnar down on his head.
[Michael] The Undertaker crawling into the cover.
-[Tazz] He's gonna do it. -[Michael] He's got him.
And no, Lesnar popped out.
[indistinct chatter]
[Tazz] How do you beat either of these guys?
What's do you-- Look at that.
[Michael] His face says it all.
[Tazz] What more could you do to that guy?
[Michael] That is what Hell in a Cell is all about.
-[Tazz] And look at this. -[Michael] Uh-oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] People know it too.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar…
[Tazz] You got to think about Sara.
…the champion is in trouble.
[Tazz] Think about Sara. Take his wife. She's pregnant at home watching this.
[Michael] The Undertaker could have made Lesnar pay.
Lesnar countered the Last Ride.
Shoulders to the gut of The Undertaker.
The champion fighting for his life and for his championship.
[Tazz] Look at this. Right in that open wound,
Lesnar just bringing up that big fist to the open wound.
[Michael] I'll tell you. Brock Lesnar's proved something he-- Oh no.
Oh, oh, oh my, The Last Ride!
[Michael] The Last Ride from The Undertaker to the champion.
[Tazz] The Undertaker…
[Michael] The Undertaker is gonna do it but he's gotta get it into a cover.
-Cover up, Taker. The Undertaker. -[Tazz] Oh, look at that blood.
-[Tazz] Cover up, one, two, tree. -[Michael] We've got new champion!
[Michael] Oh, Lesnar!
[Michael] Yeah. Brock Lesnar's grabbing the bottom rope.
[Tazz] Oh my God. Great match.
What a young-- such a young champion,
but Lesnar's instincts are off the chart. Look at that.
[Michael] It was the only thing that Brock Lesnar could do,
to grab the bottom rope.
The Undertaker had the championship won.
[Tazz] Look at this. Look at the bloodshed and this is graphic stuff, man.
This is the real deal.
Well, I'm getting goosebumps. I'm pumped up right now.
[Michael] This is Hell in a Cell.
[Tazz] We said it, man. Their lives will never be the same.
[Michael] That's it. That's it.
The Undertaker calling for Brock Lesnar,
the champion stumbling to his feet.
[Tazz] Lesnar just-- Lesnar's out on his feet possibly.
[Michael] Look at this. It could be Tombstone.
-[Tazz] Tombstone! -[Michael] Tombstone, Tombstone time!
And Lesnar countered!
-Oh, my God! -[Tazz] Oh man, oh man.
[overlapping chatter]
-[Tazz] F-5! -[Michael] F-5 to The Undertaker!
-The cover. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Michael] Brock Lesnar retains the title. -[bell ringing]
["Next Big Thing" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner
and still WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar!
[Michael] What a fight, a career-altering event.
[Tazz] Amazing.
[Michael] Will these two men ever be the same?
[Tazz] I don't think I'll be the same just watching it.
Brock Lesnar retains his championship.
This is-- What's Lesnar looking for, though?
It looks like he just wants to get the hell out of this thing.
[Michael] Where is Brock Lesnar going now?
[Tazz] I ain't got a clue.
[Michael] Can you believe Brock Lesnar's strength
to counter the Tombstone into an F-5?
-And that's what Lesnar wanted. -[Tazz] Oh, that's what he wanted.
[Michael] The championship gold.
[Tazz] Well, he damn well deserves it, Cole.
Unbelievable. A great, great victory for Brock Lesnar.
Brock has defeated another legend.
First, Brock defeated Hulk Hogan,
then Brock defeated The Rock at SummerSlam,
and now, Brock has beaten the legend of The Undertaker.
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen as we leave you tonight,
The Undertaker did indeed made Brock Lesnar famous
but not in the way that The Undertaker intended.
-[Tazz] Brock has defeated The Undertaker. -[Michael] Wait a minute.
-Brock Lesnar climbing the cell. -[Tazz] What the hell. Oh my God.
[Michael] Where the hell is he going?
[Tazz] I ain't stopping him.
[Michael] The triumphant champion with gold in hand.
[Tazz] Look at this.
[Michael] Tonight, Brock Lesnar has defeated The Undertaker
at The Undertaker's own game.
Can anyone,
can anyone stop the youngest WWE Champion in history? taker