[tense music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[narrator] As darkness envelops the land, the night of reckoning is here.
[man] Judgment Day is upon us.
[narrator] Four mortal men, warriors all,
-driven by desperation. -[man] Greed.
[narrator] Ruled by the cruel hand of fate,
seeking the ultimate glory.
[man] The curse.
[narrator] The coveted grail that darkens the soul.
[man] The merciless reign over us.
[narrator] Two jealous suitors bound by a common passion,
consumed by envy, scorned by sins of the flesh.
[man] The unholy.
[narrator] Betrayed by the glimmering light of love.
[man] The sinners lie amongst us.
[narrator] One vindictive soul seeking to avenge an evil deed.
A wrath as cold as stone,
to be unleashed without remorse, without mercy.
-[man] Execution. -[narrator] Without regret.
[man] The flame of forgiveness burns no more.
[narrator] The rulers.
[man] Cursed.
[narrator] The lovers.
-[man] Wretched. -[narrator] The warriors.
-[man] The damned. -[narrator] All enveloped by the darkness,
all forever Unforgiven.
[man] God have mercy on their souls.
[narrator] And now, WWE Unforgiven.
[dramatic music playing]
[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The First Union Center at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has sold out
in two hours for tonight's Unforgiven,
the return of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
to World Wrestling Entertainment.
And, ladies and gentlemen, our fans sold out in WWE New York
in The Big Apple, as well as here in Philadelphia.
I'm Jim Ross alongside Jerry "the King" Lawler,
we are at ringside. And King, we have four titles to be decided tonight.
And Shane McMahon shocked the world when he was saying he has video proof
as to who ran over The Rattlesnake.
And that's what got everybody in this arena and around the world jacked,
the return of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin tonight.
And what is the-- what is The Rattlesnake gonna do when he sees that footage?
[Ross] Kevin Kelly awaiting the arrival of The Rattlesnake,
who should be here at any moment.
Thank you.
-[fireworks popping] -[crowd cheering]
-["We're Comin' Down" playing] -[Jerry] Who's this?
-Uh-oh. -[bell rings]
[Howard] The following contest is an eight-man tag team match,
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, at a combined weight of 556 pounds,
D-Von, Bubba Ray, The Dudley Boyz.
[Ross] We are kicking off with an eight-man tag team match tonight.
Four titles decided.
The WWE title at Fatal 4-Way, the Intercontinental title,
the tag title inside the steel cage,
the Hardcore title in the hardcore invitational,
the emotional matchup between Triple H and Kurt Angle,
the return of The Rattlesnake, and the King and Tazz,
-in a Leather Strap match tonight. -[Jerry] What a night!
What a night this is gonna be, J.R.
-Oh, boy. -["Protection" playing]
[Howard] Their partners at a combined weight of 567 pounds,
Faarooq, Bradshaw, The Acolytes.
[Ross] It was on SmackDown last Thursday night
when The Acolytes found themselves
at a four-on-two disadvantage with Right to Censor.
And that would bring in, not only Too Cool,
who had a run-in on Right to Censor earlier,
but The Dudleys as well, King.
And between The Dudleys, The Acolytes, and Too Cool,
the business was transacted with the Right to Censor.
[Jerry] You got that right.
And I always love to see those Right to Censor idiots get better.
But you know what? This is something I could not believe.
Look at The Acolytes, actually-- I guess they think they're trying to dance.
Have you ever seen somebody that gets so wasted,
three sheets to the wind, that they think they're dancing good?
[Ross] I don't think Bradshaw is born to dance.
He was born to fight and so is Faarooq.
-["Censorship" playing] -[Jerry] Think they had a few
too many Budweisers back in the office before they came out here
-and attempted that dance. -[Howard] Their opponents, the Team.
Tonight, our actions will speak louder than words,
-so I will be brief. -[Ross] That's different.
We are in my hometown to fight the good fight.
-[Jerry] What? -[Steven] We will overcome these two
disgusting teams and it is for your own good.
[Jerry] You mean this moron's from Philadelphia?
[Ross] I don't think that the folks here in Philadelphia claim this idiot.
[Jerry laughs]
[Ross] Who thinks that we-- their parents--
as parents are smart enough to determine what everybody watches.
So, the Right to Censor against The Dudleys and The Acolytes
in an eight-man tag team matchup,
as we still await the arrival of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
-[bell rings] -[Ross] Kevin Kelly's standing by.
We'll try to catch up with The Rattlesnake
the moment that Austin arrives here in Philadelphia.
[Jerry] Well, this Right to Censor group, they don't have any--
they don't have any light work here tonight.
Can you imagine?
The Dudleys are bad enough, but teaming them up with The Acolytes,
what a-- what a team.
[Ross] That's a car wreck waiting to happen.
-[Jerry] Right. -[Ross] D-Von Dudley and The Goodfather
will kick it off here, the sold-out First Union Center.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] And the first knockdown of the--
of the event, of the matchup…
-[Jerry chuckles] -[Ross] …belongs to The Goodfather.
[Jerry] I just can't get used to calling him The Goodfather.
[Ross] There's nothing good about him right now.
[Jerry] Not anymore, not without the hos.
I used to just tolerate The Godfather, just so I could see the hos.
[Ross] Bubba Ray gets the tag from his half-brother D-Von.
[Jerry laughs] Twin brothers from different mothers.
-[Ross] That's what we hear. -[Jerry] Uh-oh, look at this.
Oh, what is this?
[crowd booing]
[Ross] I think the Ho Train has been derailed.
[Jerry] A long time ago. Oh, man.
[Ross] Nice suplex by Bubba Dudley on The Goodfather.
And Bubba going for a cover in the early going and got a near fall.
Referee of this contest, Teddy Long.
[Jerry] Watch it. Uh-oh. Oh, man.
[Ross] Nice elevation by The Goodfather on Bubba Ray Dudley.
And here comes Bull Buchanan.
And Bull Buchanan is a-- he's a monster in his own right.
[Jerry] Well, Bubba Ray almost landed on his head,
of course that wouldn't have hurt him too much.
One, two, three.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Uh-oh, the Irish whip and he catches Bull coming in.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I mean, Bull's got so much potential to be,
you know, to be sidelined for a group like this, Right to Censor.
Of course it's a-- you know what they say about brawns and brains.
I mean, Bull's got a lot of brawn,
but I think he could be brainwashed in the shower room.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Bradshaw, a clubbing, uh, blow…
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] …and a-- and a neckbreaker.
Whether Bull liked it or not, he got the neckbreaker from Bradshaw.
[Jerry] It's right there.
You see Bradshaw just kind of take a minute here,
do a little more of that breakdancing he was attempting last week.
[Ross] Bradshaw's a big Dallas Cowboy fan, so he's got to be in a bad mood.
-The Cowboys did not fare well today. -[Jerry] Oh, look at this. Oh.
[Ross] And great agility by Bull Buchanan, taking down the big Texan.
And here comes the newest member of Right to Censor, Val Venis.
Looks like the Good Humor ice cream man.
[Jerry] Right. Another big disappointment.
[Ross] All he needs is a mask, he'd look like Mr. Wrestling II,
-for our longtime fans. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
What's that mean?
Oh. There you go.
[Ross] All those right hands made by Bradshaw means pain.
It means punishment.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Hard.
Irish Whip. Great velocity by Bradshaw.
[Jerry] Speaking of whips, wait until I get that match with Tazz, J.R.
What's your favorite saying?
-[Ross] Whip him like a government mule. -[Jerry] Oh, there it is.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Bradshaw… -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] …executes a fall away slam on Val Venis.
Oh, what a great night it is, ladies and gentlemen.
Wherever you are around the world,
we thank you very much for being with us here.
And thanks for staying up late with us through the United Kingdom,
and Germany, and Austria.
We're live tonight in Switzerland, and Canada, the Bahamas,
Puerto Rico, Bermuda, among other countries.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] And territories, we should add.
-[Jerry] Territories too? -[Ross] To be geographically correct.
[Jerry] Right, exactly.
[Ross] My fourth-grade geography teacher may be watching tonight.
[Jerry] Oh, speaking of night, what kind of video proof
do you think Shane has for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
-[crowd chanting] -[Jerry] I know I'm not on that footage.
[Ross] Me neither. We were right here at ringside.
[Jerry] Oh, there you go.
[Ross] Well, the assailant ran down Austin last November,
just prior to the Survivor Series. And I think--
[Jerry] Listen to these people here in Philadelphia, they want tables.
Cheap shot on the outside by Steven Richards,
turned into the powerbomb,
more advantage offensively for Right to Censor.
[Jerry] I'd like to see a table or two, myself.
Steven Richards, that's who I wanna see put through a table.
[Ross] Knocked down by The Goodfather.
Here's Steven Richards.
He thinks he's smarter than everybody else.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] He knows what we should
or should not watch.
What we should or should not eat.
What we should or should not wear.
There's a lateral press, and a cover, and a near fall.
Bubba Ray Dudley made sure his brother D-Von did not go down for the three.
[Jerry] Well, but his brother D-Von is in a bad place.
He's right in amongst that Right to Censor group and nothing good can happen there.
[Ross] I certainly don't agree
with the political or philosophical views of Right to Censor.
However, we cannot dispute the fact that all--
at least three of these four are outstanding athletes.
[Jerry] Yeah, that's why I'm so disappointed in them
-seeing them hanging out with that nerd. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Steven Richards, white slacks and all.
-[Jerry] There's a tag. -[Ross] Tag made.
Here comes Bubba Ray Dudley.
[Jerry] Oh, man, look at that.
[Ross] Bubba Ray…
[Jerry chuckles] Oh.
[Ross] …just over 300 pounds,
with that sit-down powerbomb, and another side slam, and Bubba…
-[Jerry chuckles] Bubba with a DDT. -[Ross] …taking it-- Bubba almost--
here comes Steven for the first time in.
[Jerry] Yes. Get-- oh, come on.
[Ross] And Val Venis made sure Steven didn't get manhandled.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Bubba with a powerslam. Leg is hooked and again, the interrupt,
this time again by The Goodfather.
-[Jerry] There we go. -[Ross] Here come The Acolytes.
[Jerry] Here we go. Now it's on.
[Ross] As they say in Westville, Oklahoma, all hell is fixing to break loose.
-[Jerry] Vixen? [laughs] -[Ross] Fixing to break loose.
[Jerry] Oh, what's this?
-Hey, look out. -[Ross] Val Venis on Bubba. So long.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] And a clothesline
and down goes Val.
That could be enough.
One, two, and at the very last moment,
The Goodfather got his hand in Bubba's face to break up the count.
-[Jerry] Man. -[crowd chattering]
[Ross] The Acolytes and The Dudleys are maybe too much
for Right to Censor here collectively.
[Jerry] That's what I'm hoping. Look out. There goes one over the top rope.
-Oh, man. -[Ross] Oh.
Steven Kick caught Bubba Ray in the face,
right in the jaw and-- oh, you got to be kidding me.
-[bell rings] -["Censorship" playing]
[Ross] Steven Richards from the outside never got in the match legally,
but he was the difference to this matchup.
[Jerry] Oh, good, Steven Richards.
[Ross] And now The Acolytes and the-- and The Dudleys,
a long way from being finished.
The Acolytes and The Dudleys back upright.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] This is it. What-- what's happening now?
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Hey, hey, here we go.
-[Ross] Oh, Steven Richards in the ring. -[Jerry] Yes, they got him.
He's trapped.
Wazzup? Oh, baby!
[Ross] What's up is Steven's manhood, up to his lower intestine.
[Jerry laughs] Yeah. Hey, wait a minute.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] A table.
[Jerry] Yeah.
-You got that right. -[Ross] The sold-out-- the sold-out crowd
here in the First Union Center want a table.
And when you want something badly enough in the WWE, you normally get it.
[Jerry] Especially when you're dealing with The Dudleys.
[Ross] The Acolytes keeping the Right to Censor at bay on the outside,
leaving Steven Richards alone with The Dudleys.
[Jerry] Good, this is gonna be worth the price of admission right here alone.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] And those damn Dudleys
hitting him that hard.
-Drive him through the-- -[Ross] Oh, come on.
I thought Steven was gonna go through the table.
Right to Censor back in the ring.
[Jerry] Think that just censored Bubba Ray.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] And here come The Acolytes again.
[Jerry] Come on, guys.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Bull Buchanan knocked down from a D-Von right hand.
[Jerry] I just seen somebody go through the table.
-[Ross] Spinebuster on Val. -[Jerry] Anyone.
Yeah, yeah. He's the one.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Oh, wow. -[Ross] Oh, man.
-[Jerry laughs] -[Ross] The Acolytes, they're just--
they're manhandling Steven Richards,
like he was a cellmate at a maximum-security prison.
[Jerry] They might have slapped some sense into him.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Double spinebuster…
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] …on the man who's mouth
-is so large he's got three lips. -[Jerry] Did you hear that, J.R.?
He's not exactly fighting the good fight right now, isn't he?
[Ross] He certainly isn't making his hometown fans very proud, does he, King?
[Jerry] Come on, Steven. Oh, boy.
This is what we like.
-Oh! -[Ross] There's nowhere to go for Steven
in his career tonight right now.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, man.
-[Ross] Censor that. -[Jerry laughs]
["Ollie Stalefish" playing]
[Ross] The Dudleys and The Acolytes may have lost this match,
but they certainly have made their point crystal clear.
These four don't like the Right to Censor.
And Steven Richards just got a taste
of how physical The Dudleys and The Acolytes can be.
[Jerry] It couldn't happen to a better guy.
Oh, he's hurt. This is great. [laughs]
[Ross] Right to-- Right to-- Right to Censor attending
to Steven Richards in the ring, King,
but the-- here's where-- the end is near here.
[Jerry] Bubba Ray think-- thought he had things,
but when that clothesline got ducked, wow,
Bubba Ray was caught with that big Steven Kick.
[crowd chattering]
-[bell rings] -[Jerry] But you know what they say,
the right always prevails somehow, that-- Oh! Look at that.
[Ross] But the Right to Censor did prevail in that table shot.
One more look at it.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] That's a thing of beauty.
-[Ross] White socks and all. -[Jerry laughs]
Did you see that?
Yeah, I saw it.
Hunter, I have a really funny feeling about tonight.
I'm very concerned about your ribs.
Don't worry about ribs, okay?
But I do need to know something tonight.
You need to understand what's gonna happen out there tonight, okay?
I'm gonna go in that ring tonight with Kurt Angle and it all comes to an end.
All the waiting, all me controlling my temper,
and not being angry, all of it, it comes to an end tonight.
I'm gonna get in that ring and I am gonna do what I do best.
And whether referee Foley likes it or not, I'm gonna destroy Kurt Angle.
I'm gonna leave him laying a pile in the center of that ring.
And I need to know if you have intentions on going out to the ring tonight,
I need to know you're cool with that.
I'm 100% cool.
I'm your wife. I'm behind you.
I'm sorry for ever defending Kurt Angle.
You don't have to worry about that again.
You know, I just really thought that Kurt was my friend,
but, you know, maybe I was wrong.
Maybe you are wrong?
-Maybe? -I was wrong.
I'd say you were wrong.
Kurt was never your friend.
Would your friend do what he did to us for months on end?
Would your friend take a sledgehammer and smash my ribs in,
your husband's ribs in?
Would that friend then force himself on you?
No, I don't think so.
Maybe you need to ask yourself, Steph. Was your friend really worth it?
[Ross] The question on Stephanie's birthday, King.
[Jerry] I tell you, Triple H made some pretty convincing points there.
[Ross] Certainly does. Ladies and gentlemen,
this arena's sold-out in just two hours here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
And King, all I can say is good luck tonight with your Strap match--
your leather-- well, Kevin Kelly still awaiting the arrival of The Rattlesnake.
[Jerry] Do you think The Rattlesnake's gonna really show up? I mean--
-[Ross] Oh, yeah, he'll be here. -[Jerry] What if since nobody
stepped forward last week, maybe that was all a bluff by Stone Cold.
-Wait a minute. -[Ross] That'll be you, King.
-["The Great Gates Of Kiev" playing] -We'll think about Stone Cold later.
-I got business to take care of right now. -Good luck, King.
Are we ready?
-[crowd cheering] -Good luck, King. Give 'em hell.
Jerry "the King" Lawler in a Leather Strap match against Tazz.
-[bell rings] -[Howard] The following contest
is the Leather Strap match, in which to win it is either by pinfall,
submission, or dragging your opponent
and touching all four corners consecutively.
In the ring, from Memphis, Tennessee weighing 225 pounds,
Jerry "the King" Lawler!
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Certainly this issue
between the King and Tazz has developed over the last couple of months.
-["If You Dare" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And yes, the mood is about to change.
["If You Dare" continues playing]
[explosion]
[crowd cheering]
[Howard] His opponent from the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York,
weighing 248 pounds, Tazz!
[Ross] Last Thursday night on SmackDown,
Tazz certainly got the last slam
on the King in the tag team matchup.
It was the King and Jericho against X-Pac and Tazz.
You see the result to the end of the contest
where Tazz was choking out the King with that dangerous leather strap,
leading into this matchup here tonight.
Again, this match can be won via pinfall,
via submission, or the first man to drag his opponent
-and touch all four top turnbuckles… -[bell rings]
[Ross] …consecutively will win the matchup.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] The King, a veteran from Memphis, Tennessee.
And Tazz, a youngster, who cut his teeth here in Philadelphia area in ECW,
trying to make a name for himself in the WWE now,
has the opportunity against one of the game's most famous legends, Jerry Lawler.
And a modified fall away powerslam by Tazz,
as we still await the arrival of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Tazz tossing the King outside
and Tazz taking advantage here of Lawler,
again, choking the King right in front of us now.
-Look at him, J.R.! -I see him.
Making him have to work. You gotta take him--
[Ross] Why don't you shut up and get in the ring?
Look at him!
Are you gonna hit me in the head with something?
[Ross] Why don't you shut up and get to the ring?
Got something back there?
[Ross] Why don't you-- why don't you shut up
-and get in the ring? -Oh, you wanna fight me, huh?
Why don't you shut up and get in the ring?
-You wanna fight me. -[Ross] You're not wrestling me,
you're wrestling Lawler.
You're in the strap match, you idiot.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Get him, King.
Choke the hell out of him.
The bully from…
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] There, you whip somebody
like a government mule, right there.
There you go, King.
King got that leather strap doubled over.
And you're talking about taking somebody to the woodshed,
that's exactly what the King is doing here with Tazz.
Now, Lawler choking Tazz with the leather strap.
[grunts]
[Ross] And Tazz with a cheap shot on the King
and now, the King, being lashed with that leather strap
in a vile way by Tazz.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] The King now, forced back into the corner.
We have four titles on the line tonight,
the return of "The Rattlesnake" Steve Austin, who will be here.
I guarantee it, folks, Steve Austin will be here tonight.
Come on!
[Ross] And again, Tazz using that leather strap as a weapon
on Jerry "the King" Lawler
and Lawler being choked which is within the boundaries
of the rules set forth in this very unique and aggressive, this physical matchup.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Mixed reaction for Tazz, who again, in this very area…
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] …competed for ECW.
And the King now fighting back,
the veteran from Memphis, with those stinging lash,
and a big time right, and down goes Tazz.
The match could be won by a pinfall, submission,
or by touching all four turnbuckles consecutively.
And Lawler, the master of the piledriver,
looking for-- and Tazz just got piledriven
and he's right back up, for God's sakes.
Well, you gotta hand it to Tazz for that.
And the King looking for one more and can he-- yes,
a second piledriver on Tazz who somehow,
some way gets right back up to his vertical base.
Good grief.
And the third piledriver.
King, that piledriver ain't gonna work.
-Yes! -[Ross] Well, maybe I'm wrong.
The third piledriver finally kept Tazz down.
And Lawler got a turnbuckle.
He needs to hit four in consecutive order without interruption.
That's the second one.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] And Lawler going for three.
Lawler's got to touch one more turnbuckle and it's over.
And Tazz now, trying to put the brakes on Lawler.
And now, Lawler-- what he's gonna try to do here?
Lawler got Tazz up on his back, choking Tazz.
Oh. And Tazz, trying to kick out of it, inadvertently kicked the referee.
Lawler's got three turnbuckles touched.
He's trying to get to the fourth one.
And Lawler near that corner.
And-- wait a minute.
Wait-- for God's sakes.
That's-- hell, that's Raven.
What is Raven doing here?
The referee is down and Raven with a DDT.
Raven with a DDT on The King.
Damn it.
Where the hell did he come from?
Hey, ref, Raven just-- hey, ref.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Tazz has got a Tazzmission on Lawler after the DDT.
Raven came from nowhere.
-Three. Ring the bell! -[bell ringing]
[Ross] And the referee has got-- the referee has got no choice,
but to stop this matchup.
[Howard] Here is your winner, Tazz.
[Ross] So, thanks to Raven, Tazz has defeated The King
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] in this Leather Strap match.
Let him go.
Come on.
Pull Tazz off of The King.
["If You Dare" playing]
[Ross] The King was-- The King had this match won,
I think that's quite obvious,
when Raven came from nowhere to assist Tazz.
[crowd cheering]
[heart monitor flatlines]
[Ross] What the-- I'm shocked
at Raven's involvement in this matchup.
["If You Dare" playing]
[Ross] Raven's not on this roster.
What's up with that?
The King was about to touch the fourth turnbuckle and win this match.
The referee had been inadvertently knocked down by Tazz.
And this sicko Raven delivering a DDT
and that took King right out the ballgame.
And The King being helped to the back.
Well, King will get some medical attention.
I hope he's not hurt badly.
The King, uh, got his props knocked out from under him by Raven.
He came right through the crowd. I couldn't believe it.
I don't know if he came from this side or this side.
But in any event, Raven, who's not on this roster
certainly got himself involved.
And there you see Steve Blackman, ladies and gentlemen,
the Hardcore Champion.
He will defend the Hardcore titles
in a Hardcore Invitational Open in just a moment or two.
And Kevin Kelly, still awaiting the arrival of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
[Kevin] My God, Stone Cold Steve Austin's finally arrived here at Unforgiven.
He is here. The Rattlesnake is here.
[crowd cheering]
Stone Cold Steve Austin, welcome to Unforgiven.
How do you feel?
Stone Cold ain't here to answer your questions.
Tonight I'm asking the questions.
[Kevin] Oh.
[metal poles clanking]
Stone Cold just assaulting Kevin Kelly.
Michael Cole, thanks for joining us here, uh, with the-- in The King's absence.
But The Rattlesnake is here, emphatically here.
I cannot believe it, J.R.
And obviously, he's not in the mood to answer any questions.
I think he wants to ask the questions.
Stone Cold's court of law, remember, you're guilty until proven innocent.
Let's take another look at Stone Cold's arrival.
Uh, he, uh--
well, just-- nothing-- you couldn't expect nothing less from Austin.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, welcome to Unforgiven.
How do you feel?
Stone Cold ain't here to answer your questions.
Tonight I'm asking the questions.
-[Kevin] Oh. -[metal poles clanking]
[Ross] Stone Cold has a lot of questions to answer-- to ask, I would say.
-["Tarantella" playing] -[man speaking Italian]
[Ross] Well, Jim Ross here with Michael Cole
sitting in for Jerry Lawler.
And look at this piece of work.
[Michael] Well, he is the, uh, European champion, J.R.
And, uh, who's he representing?
We've take Spain and who now?
[man speaking Italian]
[Ross] Well, I--
[Michael] Well, there you go. Apparently Italy.
[Ross] I think that flag would be-- denote Italy and-- [chuckles]
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest is the Hardcore Open Invitational
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Championship.
This contest will have a ten-minute time limit.
-Introducing the participant first… -Oh, what is this?
[Howard] …the World Wrestling Entertainment European champion…
-Tony Danza? -[Howard] …Al Snow.
[Michael] Tony Danza.
[Ross] He's a nice Italian-American.
[Michael] And a dead fish.
[Ross] You got to work in this Tony Danza guy.
-A dead fish we can do without. -["Slow Death" playing]
[Howard] From Mobile, Alabama,
Crash.
[Michael] Dead fish, it's wretched.
["Slow Death" playing]
["This is a Test" playing]
[Howard] To be accompanied to the ring by Trish Stratus,
Test.
[Michael] And here comes Test, another competitor, J.R.,
in this Hardcore Open Invitational and this is a unique matchup.
[Ross] Certainly is. Considering that all the challengers
had been former, uh, Hardcore Champions
at least for a cup of coffee or two.
[Michael] And Steve Blackman, of course, the current Hardcore Champion
and going to defend the title in this unique format.
["Saturnal" playing]
[Howard] To be accompanied to the ring by Terri,
Perry Saturn.
[Ross] Now, this is quite a fair move.
[Michael] Yeah. We thought it was a business relationship
between Terri and Perry Saturn.
But, J.R., in recent weeks it seems to be that they're a little, uh,
too close for comfort so to speak.
[Ross] And she don't get that name
"The Horny Little She-Devil" for nothing, it would seem.
["Dojo" playing]
[Howard] Representing Kai En Tai, Funaki.
[Ross] He won the Hardcore title for about 30 seconds at WrestleMania.
[Michael] Yeah. And WrestleMania, much like this event here,
with a ten-minute time limit in this matchup.
Whoever is champion when the ten minutes or over, J.R.,
will be the Hardcore Champion.
[Ross] All challengers former Hardcore Champions.
The title can change hands any number of times during the match.
[Ross] But only matters who's got the gold when the ten minutes are up.
[Howard] And from Annville, Pennsylvania,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Hardcore Champion,
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[Ross] Steve Blackman, perhaps, the greatest Hardcore Champion
-we've ever seen here in the WWE. -[bell ringing]
And Michael, I understand that commissioner-- oh, my God.
Has, uh-- commissioner Mick Foley have put a-- look at this.
[Michael] Oh, man.
What strength by Test tossing Funaki out.
[Ross] And 24-hour moratorium on the Hardcore title after this matchup.
So that means that whomever leaves here, the Hardcore Champion,
in about ten minutes,
uh, will have a reprieve so to speak
until Raw tomorrow night on TNN.
[Michael] I can't wait. Raw debuts on TN
Tomorrow night, 9:00, 8 Central.
-Look at this. -[Ross] Takedown, cover,
and Al Snow with a nice use of the trash can lid
and now trying to cover, uh, Steve Blackman.
Al Snow is the reigning European Champion.
There's Crash Holly.
[Michael] I'll tell you, you called Steve Blackman,
perhaps the greatest, uh, Hardcore Champion of all time,
Crash Holly definitely the most prolific.
[Ross] Nice Northern Lights suplex and, uh, interrupt by Sho Funaki.
Certainly Crash Holly we can safely say
the most popular Hardcore Champion, uh, in some people's, uh, minds.
[Michael] By far.
[Ross] You see the clock on the-- been using a running time here.
We're at the nine-minute mark of a ten-minute direct match
for the ten-minute duration.
[Michael] You know, we saw this type of matchup-- oh, at WrestleMania.
As you mention, J.R., and the title there changed
at least half a dozen times in that matchup.
-Oh. -[Ross] Oh.
What a nice straight martial arts kick by Perry Saturn.
On the outside, it's, uh, Blackman, Crash, and Funaki.
[Michael] Oh, look at Terri.
Terri has got Head.
[Ross] Terri got Head.
Oh, and so did Trish.
Saturn just drive-- gave Trish Head.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Ross] Oh, and Test just gave Terri Head.
[Michael] And now Al's got Head.
-Oh, man. -[Ross] And what a knockdown by Test.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Ross] And down goes--
and down goes Test.
Remember, you got to beat the champion,
the champion is Steve Blackman.
This is unlike the Fatal 4-Way later tonight
or the first man to score a pinfall or submission wins.
Here you got to beat the champion.
[Michael] Look at Crash Holly.
Crash may have hurt himself on that one, J.R.
And keep in mind, the use of Al Snow's Head in there
is perfectly legal in this matchup.
[Ross] No disqualifications.
Ten-count anywhere and Funaki going for the, uh, cover
and the title against Steve Blackman at the 7:50 mark.
[Michael] Well, Steve Blackman has definitely changed
the complexion of the Hardcore division.
Definitely the toughest Hardcore Champion, at least in recent weeks.
Oh, look out.
[Ross] Michael Cole has joined me here at ringside.
The King being attended to by the EMTs back in the locker room area.
Hopefully The King will be able to return, Michael, no offense.
Nice knockdown by Funaki on Elroy Jetson's look-alike, Crash Holly.
[Michael] I still can't believe Raven showed up.
What was he doing here on The King's matchup?
[Ross] He's not even on our roster.
He hasn't seen a lot of day here.
[Michael] Oh, look at Perry Saturn.
[Ross] Saturn, high-risk move right off the top.
A somersault plancha almost, uh, over the top,
almost a version of moonsault by Saturn.
He certainly has no fear of the former Army Ranger.
[Michael] Well, J.R., we heard on Sunday Night Heat earlier on
that Shane McMahon has said he has video tape evidence
of who ran over Stone Cold.
Who in the world do you think? What do you think it's gonna contain?
[Ross] Well, that's a shocker. I can't wait to see that.
And we'll see that tonight apparently.
So Terri ran by holding her head.
I haven't heard of her having too many headaches.
But that's another issue for Soap Opera Digest.
And now Saturn trying to single out Funaki.
Snow is paired off with Crash Holly.
But remember, it's the champion you got to beat
and Test maybe the brightest one of the bunch here
because he's focused on Steve Blackman.
[Michael] You know what's unique about Steve Blackman
is most people, uh, have to search under the ring
and, uh, delight for these weapons.
He carries them with him, J.R.
[Ross] Blackman is a…
-[Michael] Oh. -[Ross] …is a walking weapon.
[Michael] Look at Crash Holly.
Former Hardcore Champion, at least nine times.
Look out.
-[Ross] And there's a cover. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] And Crash Holly has just beaten Steve Blackman.
[Howard] Here is your new Hardcore Champion, Crash.
[Michael] But it's not over yet, there's six minutes left to the matchup.
[Ross] Crash has got to hold on to the title for six minutes.
[Michael] Oh.
[Ross] And I don't-- well, that ain't gonna happen.
two, three.
[Michael] Well, not now, it isn't. Perry Saturn just won the Hardcore title.
[Howard] Here is your new Hardcore Champion, Perry Saturn.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Well, Saturn is the champion for now.
Can he hold out for five minutes and…
-[Michael] Oh. -[Ross] …forty-five seconds?
[Michael] Oh, no, probably not after that shot by Al Snow.
[Ross] Al Snow, a former Hardcore Champion as all these challengers.
-There's the cover. -[Michael] Al Snow fighting for Italy.
[man] Get him, Steve.
[Ross] How proud that must have been for our Italian fans.
[Michael] Well, at least Tony Danza,
he presented us with that picture here at ringside.
At least they got that dead fish out of here.
-Do you smell that thing? -[Ross] Oh.
Al Snow wandering around while Blackman
is now focused directly on the new Hardcore Champion,
Perry Saturn.
[Michael] J.R., I would love to know where "Stone Cold" Steve Austin went
after he arrived and tossed Kevin Kelly into that steel garage door.
[Ross] Stone Cold is not in a conversational mood, it would seem.
More of a-- an interrogational type of mood.
[Michael] Everybody's a suspect, everyone.
[Ross] Stone Cold getting to the bottom of this huge mystery
as to who ran over him last November.
[Ross] So those questions will be answered here tonight.
If you listened to Mr. Shane McMahon, the answer would be yes.
[Michael] Perry Saturn apparently,
he's still the Hardcore Champion to this matchup, right?
-[Ross] Exactly. -[Michael] Oh.
[Ross] Well, the next, uh, four minutes have changed.
Saturn somehow, he's got to survive.
If he does, he'll leave here as a champion.
[Michael] No holds barred on this one.
[Ross] This is all about who is the Hardcore Champion
when the ten-minute time limit expires.
A very unique, uh, structure in this matchup.
[Michael] This matchup brought about on SmackDown Thursday night
by commissioner Mick Foley after all these men got involved
into Steve Blackman-Al Snow match.
Remember, that title is defended 24/7.
[Ross] These Hardcore titles, more of like fist fights.
I've seen bar fights in Nescatunga, Oklahoma like this every Saturday nights.
[Michael] This is totally out of control.
[Ross] No count outs, no disqualifications.
Referee is only here to count the pinfall
or to ring the bell on a submission.
[Michael] The champion, keep in mind, is Perry Saturn,
the titles change hands twice already in this matchup.
[Ross] How much punishment can Saturn take?
Oh, Saturn now-- probably making my way back to the ring.
There's nobody here at the ring, but Trish and Terri.
[Michael] That ain't a bad thing to go, not at all.
Hey, come over and sit right down next to us.
[Ross] Look at Blackman, he can't take his hands or his eyes
off of Saturn and Al Snow
with some sort of beverage on the face of Blackman.
Right hand by Test.
[Michael] This Hardcore division, I'll tell you what,
these guys going all at it. I guess you have to.
You're defending the title 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
[Ross] You got to have a lot of respect for guys in this-- in this environment.
Putting themselves, their careers, their bodies on the line
in this very unique and physical passion.
They're not on a padded mat, they're on the concrete out here.
Anything can happen amongst all these great WWE fans.
And here comes Saturn and Blackman now back at ringside.
[Michael] Whoever escapes here, Hardcore Champion, J.R.,
will have a 24-hour reprieve, so to speak.
[Ross] Thanks to our commissioner Mick Foley,
a hardcore legend himself.
[Michael] The first Hardcore Champion.
[Ross] And, uh, looks like Saturn has got that kendo stick in the ring.
[Michael] Perry Saturn is the, uh, reigning Hardcore Champion
at this point in time with just about two and a half minutes left
in this ten-minute matchup.
[Ross] Test dropping Funaki on the outside.
Snow now-- or excuse me--
oh, there's Al Snow, where's he going?
[Michael] A pizza box.
He is representing Italy. Oh.
[Ross] Oh, what's in that pizza box? It wasn't a pie, I can tell you.
And look at the-- look at the stick work by Steve Blackman.
[Michael] Quick as a cat, the martial arts expert.
Under two minutes left, J.R., in the matchup.
[Ross] And again Saturn, can he hold on for two minutes?
[Michael] If he does, he will be the Hardcore Champion.
[Ross] Saturn's a tough guy. All of these guys are tough guys.
And-- but Saturn, if he could hold on.
-Well -[Michael] Shot with a kendo stick.
[Ross] Saturn didn't go down, he's staggered.
He's on dream street.
And the native Pennsylvanian,
Steve Blackman from Annville, PA.
[Michael] Oh.
[Ross] The European Champion has got a knot on his head.
[Michael] This is where Steve Blackman is so comfortable, J.R.,
with a kendo stick.
[Ross] Blackman is taking out the opposition here
but he's running out of time is Steve Blackman.
[Michael] A minute and thirteen and counting left.
Perry Saturn is the Hardcore Champion.
Blackman must pin Saturn.
[Ross] Oh.
What a shot right to the cranium of Blackman-- or of Saturn.
Now Blackman, leg is hooked.
-Will that be-- yes, it is. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] And Blackman--
[Howard] Here is your new Hardcore Champion,
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[Ross] So Blackman, at the one-minute mark, gets the title back.
But he's got 50 seconds to survive here.
This isn't over.
And Blackman taking the belt and it's the smartest thing he can do
-is distance himself here somewhat. -It's still mine.
[Michael] Al Snow is not gonna let him get away with it.
Here comes Test as well.
[Ross] Test coming after Blackman,
there are pinfalls count anywhere.
It's like the old school, school yard, uh, dog pile.
[Michael] This is total survival now for Steve Blackman
for 30 seconds and counting.
Can Blackman hang on and retain the Hardcore title?
[Ross] Well, one of these--
one of these brain surgeons should go for a cover.
[Michael] There's something better just 15 seconds left.
Test, Funaki and Al Snow.
Okay. Here's Saturn.
[Ross] Saturn finally going for the cover
and they fought amongst each other.
[crowd] Four, three, two, one.
-[Korderas] Hey, that's it. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] And Blackman is gonna survive.
[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen,
your WWE Hardcore Champion,
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman.
[Ross] Blackman started out as a champion.
It went to Crash Holly for a cup of coffee
and then to Perry Saturn,
and then with one minute left,
it was Steve Blackman prevailing again.
[Michael] And then all these competitors were fighting amongst each other, J.R.,
for the cover and Steve Blackman gets out there as the champion,
which means he now has 24 hours to take it easy.
-'95. -This one '96-- '95, '96. Yeah.
'95-- '96 was the Olympics.
-Olympics. -What is that?
-The world's-- I told you that before. -Okay.
Well guys, anyway, I gotta go. I have a match.
-I'll talk to you guys tomorrow. -Good luck.
-All right. -Thank you.
Good luck.
[crowd cheering]
How are you doing? You're "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
It's an-- it's an honor to meet you.
I'm Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist, I mean, I'm sure you've heard of me.
You know, the Olympics,
basically they celebrate hard work and courage.
Kind of like your comeback
and because of your comeback,
you've come back to the WWE, and for the fact that--
I mean, let's face it, it's too late for you to win one of your own.
I'd like to honor you
with this honorary gold medal if you don't mind.
[crowd cheering]
You know, I realize-- I realize it's not as big as mine
but, you know, you didn't really do anything to earn it,
so I'd say it's a pretty good deal, don't you think?
Well, I do wanna thank you, Kurt.
Now I'll tell you right now that I'm gonna store this
in a real special place.
Thank you. I think you should, yeah.
Yeah. Yeah, right up your ass.
[Ross] Oh, no, Stone Cold
opened a can of whoop ass on Kurt Angle.
Steve, Steve, come on.
[Ross] That's what Angle--
that's what The Rattlesnake thinks of those gold medals.
Son of a bitch. My gold medal, my ass.
Come on now.
[Michael] Stone Cold is not in a mood tonight here, J.R.
He is not in the mood for any fun and games.
["Make Some Noise" playing]
[singer] ♪ You think you can tell us What to wear? ♪
♪ Wear it down ♪
♪ You think that you're better ♪
[Ross] Man, this Austin, a volatile Rattlesnake tonight,
and who can blame him, and this night is young.
["Make Some Noise" continues playing]
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing 222 pounds,
X-Pac.
[Michael] You mentioned, J.R.,
Stone Cold doesn't give a damn about the Olympics,
doesn't give a damn about gold medals.
He's worried about one thing.
That's finding out who ran him over with a car last November
at Survivor Series.
[Ross] And if Stone Cold has his way, he'll find out tonight.
[singer] ♪ D-Generation X Who's gonna kick your ass? ♪
♪ D-Generation X ♪
♪ I'll tell ya ♪
♪ Built to destroy you and your boys ♪
♪ Mother, mother make some noise That's even if you're paranoid ♪
♪ Blind still, things fly ♪
♪ Keep it rocking and tell someone ♪
[Ross] And certainly, ladies and gentlemen,
it's been well-documented like you said,
put in these situations yourselves of these attacks by X-Pac,
using weapons on Chris Jericho.
[Michael] What in the world has gotten into X-Pac
just two weeks ago on Raw is War.
X-Pac attacking Chris Jericho in the back stage area
with those nunchucks, busting Y2J Chris Jericho wide open, J.R.
What in the world has gotten into X-Pac in this-- in this vicious assault on Y2J.
[Ross] Look at Jericho's face here.
Jericho left a bloody mess
at the hands of X-Pac in those nunchucks,
a bloody mess two weeks ago
and then last Monday night another attack from behind
we should add once again with a weapon.
[Michael] Yeah. Another vicious assault by X-Pac
and look at that, through a table on to the sternum of "Y2J" Chris Jericho.
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[fireworks exploding]
[Ross] Well folks, this one could be a show stealer
between these two magnificent young athletes.
[singer] ♪ For those about to rock And what ya want ♪
[Ross] Both young men in their mid-20s.
[Howard] His opponent, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing 227 pounds,
-Chris Jericho. -[Michael] Oh, look out.
[Ross] Let's get it on here.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] And Jericho wants X-Pac
and X-Pac run out of the ring like a scolded dog.
[Michael] Well, X-Pac doesn't want anything to do with "Y2J" Chris Jericho.
And did you see the look and intensity, J.R.,
in Chris Jericho's eyes as he made a beeline for X-Pac in the ring.
[Ross] X-Pac's got plenty of time for Jericho
and Jericho's back is turned
and X-Pac got some nunchucks or some other weapon in his hand.
[Michael] What is wrong with X-Pac?
What has gotten into this guy in recent weeks?
Well, we saw it-- this all started--
this changing attitude start with that friendly rivalry
that one-upmanship with-- his good friend, the Road Dogg a few weeks back, J.R.
[Ross] And Road Dogg, he's a great guy, and X-Pac threw the Road Dogg,
no pun intended, like a dog.
[Michael] In fact, X-Pac, he even shoved his best friend Triple H down
in the middle of the ring a couple of weeks ago.
[Ross] Nice knockdown by Y2J.
I think it's all about ego, frustration,
perhaps jealousy.
It's all between the years of X-Pac
because he is a magnificent performer.
There's no doubt in my mind about that.
Nice knockdown on-- of Jericho by X-Pac as I said earlier.
Both these young men lifelong fans, true students of The Game,
both in their mid-20s.
And another beautiful chop this time by Jericho, knocking down X-Pac.
[Michael] The adrenaline has got to be pumping
through the veins of Chris Jericho.
It's all those numerous attacks by X-Pac in recent weeks
and Jericho finally gets a chance to get his here tonight.
Oh.
[Ross] Did you hear that?
A really hard knife-edge by Jericho trying to take the wind out of X-Pac
who's quicker than a hiccup and moving out of the way.
[Ross] Look at those beautiful shots with the feet by X-Pac.
[Michael] Saddle him up.
[Ross] Jericho knocked down the spinning kick.
And X-Pac now.
[Ross] Waiting too long, he taunted, he talked, he pranced, he danced,
and X-Pac got knocked on his ass.
[Michael] Jericho had it perfectly scouted.
[Ross] And nice spinning heel kick by Y2J,
knocking X-Pac out to the apron here.
[Michael] Oh, look out, J.R.
Speaking of having it perfectly scouted.
[Ross] Y2J looking to use that springboard off the top rope and a dropkick
as Michael Cole has mentioned,
while sitting in for the injured Jerry "the King" Lawler.
X-Pac had that move well-scouted.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Oh.
[Ross] Somersault plunge over the top by X-Pac.
[Korderas] X-Pac, get back in the ring right now. Get in there.
[Ross] Referee Jim Korderas trying to converse and communicate
with these two very emotional young athletes.
[Michael] Oh, look out.
Heads up. Oh, onto the table. Get him.
-Chris Jericho… -[man] Come on, Jericho.
-[Michael] X-Pac-- -[Ross] …was brought on that table
and now right into timekeeper, Mark Yeaton.
[Korderas] Come on, X-Pac.
[Ross] Good grief.
The referee lost all control of this matchup.
[Michael] X-Pac is out of control. He's vicious.
[Ross] X-Pac-- and the last thing X-Pac wants
is for Jericho to get any kind of offense whatsoever.
And Jericho now in a hell of a bad way.
And another kick-- another educated boot of X-Pac
who's as good as there is in the game, in my view,
using his feet.
-He is a ultimate strategist. -Two.
[Michael] J.R., you are talking about the jealousy before.
Do you think perhaps-- I mean, you look at the D-Generation X,
you look at the success of Triple H and the championships his won
and the success of The New Age Outlaws in the past,
do you think X-Pac believes he has something to do to him
that he's doing something?
[Ross] I don't know. The DX is not really a boxing organization right now.
He's still wearing DX colors. What's up with that?
So there may be something in that story.
Nice spinning heel kick.
X-Pac has been the sidekick all his career.
There's the cover and there's a near fall.
And now, maybe, he feels it's time to cut all ties
with all of his former friends
and march to the beat of his own drum, cast his own shadow.
[Michael] Well, if he's trying to make a point,
he's done it here in a vicious way with these attacks on Chris Jericho.
[Ross] Well, there ain't no money in being a sidekick.
[Michael] No.
[Ross] Nice reversal
and-- oh, this time look at the quickness again of X-Pac in a sleeper hold
taking Jericho down.
[Michael] X-Pac's got it locked in. He's got it locked in good.
Jericho down to his knees already.
[Ross] And the position of Jericho's head about a 45-degree angle that--
[Michael] And speaking of sidekicks, J.R., check this out.
Spinning heel kick to the face of Chris Jericho.
[Ross] And now Jericho
being slowed here by X-Pac
with that modified sleeper hold, almost a reverse chinlock
but you see the position of the forearm of X-Pac
trying to cross the carotid artery of Y2J
who makes his way back up to a vertical base
and now Jericho, he--
Jericho countered
but only for a moment before X-Pac counters.
-Cover, suplex and a near fall. -[Michael] Oh.
Jericho just got the shoulder up
on what's been a wild night already, J.R.,
including the arrival of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And I still can't get him out of my mind, the image of Shane McMahon
telling me on Sunday Night Heat earlier tonight
that he has video tape evidence
of who ran over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Ross] You know, Michael, I was watching Heat
and certainly seen that Shane was very emphatic.
It wasn't a matter of fact or some flippant remark.
Shane was very emphatic and very serious
that he had the answer to Stone Cold's dilemma.
-[Michael] Oh, look out. -[Ross] And speaking of dilemmas,
Jericho is in a dilemma now
with a Bronco Buster being applied by the charismatic X-Pac.
[Michael] Well, a lot of emotions in this matchup.
Oh, look out.
-[Ross] X-Pac celebrated. -[Michael] Oh.
[Ross] And just got powerbombed for his ego.
[Michael] Oh, speaking of emotions, J.R. Kurt Angle, Triple H later on tonight
and it is Triple H's wife's birthday, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.
What a birthday present it would be, don't you think
if Triple H can put off the win over Kurt Angle?
[Ross] Well, no doubt about that.
First, Kurt Angle can star in the soap opera
called "The Young and The Sensitive."
[Ross] Nice move by Y2J, exploding out of the blocks.
Going for the cover, the leg is hooked, and X-Pac reaching down
and kicking out before the fatal three.
[Michael] And speaking of Kurt Angle, he is a star, J.R, an Olympic star,
a WWE star.
He's probably seeing stars right now after that shot by Stone Cold
a little bit earlier on.
[Ross] With the audacity of Kurt Angle to give Austin a play like--
-[Michael] Oh, look out. -[Ross] It doesn't matter.
Oh, and now Jericho pulling a page out of X-Pac's playbook
with a Bronco Buster of his own.
[Michael] Oh, wait a minute, J.R.
I think Kurt Angle was actually a little bit sincere
when he presented Stone Cold with that gold medal.
-[Ross] Do you really? -[Michael] Yeah.
I mean, he's a sensitive guy.
Well, not showy all the time, but he is sensitive.
[Ross] Well, I will agree with that. He is sensitive but he's
[Michael] Sometimes he's insensitive as well but…
[Ross] Well, you're goofier than a pet coon
to approach Austin in the hallway
when you know what kind of mood Austin's in.
Austin wants to tear somebody's head off here tonight.
Now look-- oh, my God, there's the nunchucks.
-[Michael] Oh, look out. -[Ross] Hey, ref,
there's nunchucks and that's not legal.
Oh, X-Pac--
-[Michael] Look out. -[Ross] He comes close with the nunchucks.
And a near-- oh, a near fall and the roll up.
[Michael] Referee Jimmy Korderas is doing the right thing there, J.R.,
shoving those nunchucks out of the ring.
[Ross] Oh, it's not a violation until they're use.
They were not used.
And again the quickness of Y2J and that was a low blow
undetected by the referee.
[Michael] That was the X-Factor.
[Ross] X-Factor indeed found it's mark.
And there's a cover.
This should be enough.
[Michael] Oh, how did he get his shoulder up?
[Ross] And I thought the referee--
I think that referee may have made a slow count there
as far as X-Pac is concerned.
In any event, it shows a lot of guts by Jericho
to kick out and counter with a powerbomb.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Jericho looking for The Walls of Jericho.
Jericho wants X-Pac to have to tap out.
X-Pac fighting for all he's got to get to the ropes
and he's successful.
[Michael] You got to give X-Pac credit there.
Oh, look out. Jericho pulled him back, J.R.
[Ross] I think Jericho has got to officially break the hold.
That's good officiating whether you like it or not.
[Michael] Jericho doesn't like it.
[Ross] Oh, he blocks that even less.
Jericho made a tactical error there. There's a cover.
That should be enough this time-- oh, no, it's not.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Both of these men, you got to give them both credit.
Chris Jericho set out a shoulder up after that spinning heel kick.
[Ross] It's a great match. A great match and down goes X-Pac.
[Michael] Two of the brightest superstars
in the World Wrestling Entertainment today going at it.
[Ross] Oh, nonetheless we're getting a turn--
And Jericho just caught both of X-Pac's knees
right on his solar plexus,
Jericho looking for the Lionsault
that perhaps would have put X-Pac away.
[Michael] Oh, where's X-Pac going now?
High Red District, second ropes.
[Ross] Oh. X-Pac got caught.
X-Pac caught.
-And X-Pac tapped out. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] X-Pac tapped out.
[Howard] Here's your winner, Chris Jericho!
[Ross] X-Pac tapped out and Jericho wins it.
[bell ringing]
[Ross] Oh, what a match, he can't let go.
-[Michael] What a tremendous counter. -[Ross] Jericho is not gonna let go here.
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
[Ross] I know Jericho's-- the payback is not over.
He's gotta let go.
[Michael] Well, Chris Jericho refusing to let go
The Walls of Jericho locked in X-Pac.
Chris Jericho, can you blame him, J.R.?
Can you blame him for keeping The Walls of Jericho on X-Pac so long
and for all the punishment, the brutality,
the viciousness that X-Pac put Chris Jericho through
in recent weeks?
[Ross] Jericho, what a hellaciously hard, long victory over X-Pac
and somehow, some way, you got to believe it's not over
-between the-- oh, wait a minute! -[Michael] Oh, look out!
-Come on now. -[Ross] Oh, damn it.
X-Pac with those nunchucks again assaulting Chris Jericho
above the head and shoulders and the ribs.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] What is X-Pac's problem?
Proud of his actions
after losing this matchup with those nunchucks.
[Ross] X-Pac, something has got to be done about these weapons.
["Make Some Noise" playing]
[Ross] Jericho gets the victory.
He doesn't look like the winner here.
Thanks to X-Pac and the nunchucks.
-Oh, another shot right to the head. -[Michael] Something gotten into this--
something gotten into this young man as X-Pac continues that brutal assault.
[Ross] What's with X-Pac-- what's in X-Pac's head?
Why has he become so vile and sadistic in recent weeks?
Why does he turn his back on all his friends?
Why did he turn his back on what fans he did have?
[Michael] He's lousy loser. He's a sore sport.
There's no other way to explain it.
Chris Jericho beat him fair and square.
Forty-one, forty-two, forty-three, forty-four--
-[Kurt] Mick? -Hey, Kurt.
What kind of company are you running here?
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin just tried to kick my ass.
Was he successful?
-No. -That's not what I heard, Kurt.
Well, I don't know what you heard, but it's not true.
You know, I may not be a hundred percent right now
because of that little incident, but I'm gonna go tonight.
-I guarantee I come out on top. -Damn right.
'Cause I'll have you know in the Olympic Games,
the night before, I had a head cold.
-A head cold? Are you kidding me? -Yeah, yeah.
-And you still competed? -I still competed with a head cold.
And you know what, the day of, I had IBS.
You do BS.
No, IBS.
Irritable bowel syndrome.
Oh, gonorrhea?
No, diarrhea.
Kurt, listen. I don't care if you have diarrhea at the Olympics.
I don't care if you have diarrhea at the mouth.
And I don't care if "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
did kick your ass.
You know what I would do as a referee?
-What I was planning on doing, Kurt? -What?
Not a whole hell of a lot. You know why?
Because I was looking forward to seeing you and Triple H tear each other apart,
but as soon as you did the little number on Triple H with a sledgehammer,
I've decided to do even less.
You see, I'm going to make it a no disqualification.
So go back to the dressing room and find those extra percentages
because you will need them and that's final!
[Ross] Man.
Well, there's the WWE Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[knock on door]
[crowd cheering]
-Welcome back. -[crowd cheering]
You know, I still ain't found the son of a bitch
that ran me over last November,
but it's good to be back, which is why I'm here.
You know, I know we're cool. You and me are cool,
but it was your rent-a-car.
You got to able to think back and tell me who is the locker room
snooping around and might have got your keys.
The fact of the matter is this, it could have been anybody.
Everybody is in and out that could have just gone on The Rock's bag
and just taken his keys just like that.
Hell, it could have been--
-Hi. Sorry to-- -Who the hell are you?
Oh, I'm Joe.
-Joe, who? -Just Joe.
I just wanna say that I was back in the locker room
and overheard some stuff that you might wanna hear about.
Oh, you know, I heard something in the locker room too.
I heard it was Just Joe was a sorry son of a bitch.
-[Ross] Oh. -[Michael] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Lots of right hands on Just Joe.
[Michael] Man.
[Ross] Oh, at least that Rattlesnake is back.
["You Think You Know Me" playing]
[Michael] You think, J.R., perhaps frustration maybe setting in a little bit
but "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is still trying to zero in
on the person who ran him down.
Shane McMahon says he has video tape proof.
[Ross] Well the night is young. Let me say that.
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest is a Steel Cage match
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship.
In this contest, there are two ways to obtain victory,
by pinfall or both men must--
both men of a team must climb over the top of the cage
and reach the floor.
In the ring, with a combined weight of 462 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
Christian and Edge!
[Ross] Unique rules of this tag team title matchup.
The match can be won via pinfall
or if both team members escape over the top of the cage.
And last Thursday night on SmackDown,
another embarrassing moment for the Hardys.
Thanks to our beloved Tag Team Champions.
[Edge] Tonight, we go back to 1990.
Let's go to clip of Matt Hardy
as High Voltage explaining what he's going to do
to Wolverine.
I am the best wrestler today.
-I am the greatest. Get in the line! -[Edge] Great speech.
Yeah, I'mma gonna take that world title belt with me tonight.
How does that feel?
Same thing on Sunday at Unforgiven, boys.
When are you gonna learn you can't beat us, huh?
-["Loaded" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] What an ovation for the Hardys.
[Howard] Their opponents and challengers from Cameron, North Carolina
and at a combined weight of 430 pounds,
Matt and Jeff, the Hardy Boyz!
[Michael] Well, tonight, J.R., the embarrassment,
the humiliation could end for the Hardy Boyz,
and this match is underway quickly.
[Ross] Remember pinfalls
or both team members climbing over the top of the cage,
both of their feet must hit the floor.
[Michael] And look out, first cover.
[Ross] And that's Christian on Jeff Hardy.
Well, these Hardys, Edge and Christian had a hellacious rivalry.
They have raised the bar on more than one occasion.
And you could only wonder
what these four will attempt to do offensively
inside this unforgiving 15-foot-high solid steel cage.
[Michael] Oh, J.R., as the Hardy Boyz double teamed Christian.
Lita, the Women's Champion normally accompanies-- wait a minute.
[Ross] And then a cover. Here we go.
[Michael] Lita normally accompanies the Hardy Boyz to the ring,
yet she isn't out here.
Understand that she may perhaps still be suffering
after a head slam into that concrete wall
on SmackDown this past Thursday night.
[Ross] I'll tell you, this is too dangerous for Lita
to be around in my view.
Lita needs to be taking care of her injuries.
You're right, Michael, I don't know what kind of condition Lita's in.
She may have a concussion.
I'm not sure.
And look at the Hardys double teaming Christian.
And that cage, like I said, is very unforgiving.
It ain't going nowhere, it's solid steel.
[Michael] Oh, look out.
[Ross] And look at the Poetry in Motion
by Jeff Hardy on Christian
who was all hang up with nowhere to go but down.
[Michael] You think the Table, Ladders, and Chairs match
at SummerSlam is something, J.R.,
involving the Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian?
What do you think these two teams are gonna do inside this steel cage?
[Ross] It is hard to say, it's impossible to predict.
And right now, Matt and Jeff Hardy are climbing up.
They both fall over or hit the floor or this match is over
and we've got new champions.
[Michael] You got to give Edge and Christian credit.
Oh, wait a minute.
Jeff Hardy's all alone up there.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Jeff Hardy on top.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] No telling what's he's gonna do in front of 19,000.
-Oh, my God. -[Michael] No.
[Ross] You got to be kidding me.
Not a Swanton from that high up.
[Michael] Edge countered it.
Jeff Hardy hanging on.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy couldn't hold on
and fell face first all the way down to the floor.
[Michael] Jeff Hardy is out of this matchup.
Jeff Hardy's out of the match up, J.R.
He's gotten off from the top of the cage.
Both feet hit the floor
and now Matt Hardy has to get out of the cage.
[Ross] If Matt Hardy has to get out of the cage
and that would result in the Hardy's victory
or Matt could pin Edge or Christian or vice versa
for this match to be over.
[Michael] And the other thing he had to keep in mind is
Jeff Hardy is not allowed back in this matchup.
Jeff Hardy is out of the matchup.
He's got over the top of the cage.
Matt Hardy must get out of the cage now or pick up a pinfall.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh.
Twist of Fate by Matt Hardy.
[Ross] And going for the cover.
And Matt Hardy got a near fall.
Jeff Hardy on the outside.
[Michael] Or perhaps this is a blessing in disguise, J.R.,
that Jeff Hardy did go out of the cage first.
It allows Edge and Christian to double team Matt Hardy.
[Ross] Something that turns into a Handicap match inside the cage.
But I don't-- I don't know that for sure that's the-- that's the rule.
I think Jeff can come back in.
At least that's my understanding and we would agree or disagree there
but if Jeff can come back in,
getting back in may not be easy.
[Michael] No, I meant, he was out of the cage, not out of the matchup.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And Christian's gonna be out of-- out of social skills
and commission for a moment of truth.
And there's his brother Edge catapulted into roll up now.
Matt Hardy, the roll up and another near fall.
19,315 fans sold out in this arena in two hours.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Ross] Oh.
And they are as we all are just wondering
what feats four daredevils,
these risk takers will do inside this steel structure.
[Michael] Do you think the-- all these people came here to wish
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley a happy birthday here tonight.
Oh, look out.
[Ross] I don't think so. And now-- wait a minute.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Matt Hardy going up.
Matt Hardy going up.
[Michael] If he gets out, they'd be Tag Team Champions.
[Ross] Absolutely. If Matt Hardy's gonna go to the top
and touch the floor,
Edge and Christian frantically on the top rope trying to--
and they have, now-- see here.
Oh, my God. You've got to be kidding me.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Ross] Oh, no.
A suplex off the top of that cage.
For the love of God, this kid could be broken in half.
All three of these men could be broken in half.
[Michael] Can you believe that?
Fifteen feet from the top of the steel cage, the superplex
and all three men down to the middle of the ring.
Jeff Hardy looks on with concern outside the steel cage.
-[Ross] And there is a cover and-- oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And Matt Hardy, maybe by instinct, maybe this-- for that's--
because that's all he had left, did get a shoulder up.
[Michael] Well, these Hardy Boyz tremendous amount of guts, J.R.
[Ross] The door of the cage door has been locked.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] So Jeff Hardy-- oh,
Jeff Hardy on the outside, he got to figure where to get back
in this cage and there's only one way.
[Michael] Now Jeff Hardy is trying to get back in.
Let's take another look at the superplex
from the top of the steel cage, what impact.
[Ross] The most impactful suplex maybe we've ever seen
-was right off the top of the cage. -[Michael] Oh!
[Ross] And now Matt Hardy face first into the steel.
Don't worry, boy.
[Michael] Now Jeff Hardy is trying to get back into that cage, J.R.
Each time he's thwarted by Edge and Christian,
the Tag Team Champions.
[Ross] You know, there ain't too damn many orangutans in Oklahoma,
that's what you have to do to get in that cage from the outside.
But Jeff Hardy is coming out there waiting.
-Oh! -[Michael] Oh!
But, you know, the referee does have the key to the door.
He can unlock it and let Jeff Hardy back in.
But I don't think he's gonna do that.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy is trying to climb up.
And Christian, there meeting Jeff.
-And he is part-- oh, God. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] He just fell 15 feet to the floor.
[Ross] Jesus Christmas.
[Michael] Edge and Christian, the Tag Team Champions
realizing their strength and numbers
continue to double team on Matt Hardy.
They have the advantage as long as Jeff Hardy can't get back in this ring.
[Ross] Edge and Christian are the Tag Team Champions
of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Their gold is on the line
in this tag team matchup inside the steel cage.
-You can't get back-- -Give me the key.
-No, you can't-- -[Ross] And Jeff has-- oh--
I just heard Jeff say something about a key.
[Michael] Yeah. He wants the key the referee has to the door.
And Jeff Hardy has that key.
[Ross] Jeff's got the key.
Jeff's got the key to the padlock that has locked this door.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And Jeff Hardy has got to get back and he has.
[Michael] But he's got more than a key with him.
He just holds the steel chair in the ring.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy getting headbutt--
[Michael] Oh!
[Ross] by Christian
and that steel chair was brought into play momentarily.
The cage door shut on Jeff's face
and now Christian on the outside.
The cage door was obviously supposed to be locked
-during the course of this match. -[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Now Christian's out of the cage.
But keep in mind, J.R., he didn't go over the top of the cage,
he went through the door.
[Ross] Wait a minute, Christian's got a chair. Damn it.
I mean, he-- there's a chair in the ring
and now Christian's got another weapon with Jeff Hardy down
and Edge in Matt Hardy's face.
[Michael] Oh, look out.
Matt Hardy's been busted open, J.R.
Matt Hardy has been busted open.
Perhaps when he was shut in that steel cage head first
by the Tag Team Champions.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] All I can say is this surprise me.
And now look, Christian is locking the cage door back
with Matt by himself in the ring
with the Tag Team Champions.
And Jeff again walking on the outside
and Matt Hardy has been busted open
at the hands of Edge and Christian
in this Tag Team Championship match.
[Michael] You may not agree with the tactics of Tag Team Champions--
[Ross] And I ain't gonna look for the key.
[Michael] No, not all. Edge is putting the key in his drawers.
-And look at the double team. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Is that Poetry in Motion they just used?
[Ross] Face first, that's what I know.
It's on Matt Hardy's face just slammed
right into the steel cage again.
Come on, Hardy! Come on!
[Michael] And now it looks like Edge and Christian just wanna punish--
have some fun with Matt Hardy on a sick sort of way.
[Ross] This handsome young features of Matt Hardy
may never be the same after Unforgiven.
[Michael] Edge and Christian will stop at nothing
to keep the tag team titles, J.R.
We've seen that in the past.
They used chairs, they setup that ambush on SmackDown.
[Ross] And they've been successful.
But they can't be disqualified here.
And now we got two--
-both the-- oh, hell. -[Michael] No.
[Ross] We've seen this and this is sick.
There's no reason for this.
Both chairs and we know what's coming here.
[Michael] They call this the Con-Chair-To.
-Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And Matt Hardy
-[Michael] Oh. -[Ross] barely avoided the Con-Chair-To
and delivered a double clothesline,
down go the Tag Champions.
[Michael] And what a counter by Matt Hardy, J.R.
Somehow this kid's got something left.
And again, the Hardys' trying to erase embarrassment,
humiliation at the hands of Edge and Christian.
[Ross] But the main thing, you could get over embarrassment,
you could get over humiliation, you wanna be the Tag Champions.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Boy, I'll you what, if those Tag Champions
had connected with those-- with that Con-Chair-To,
this one obviously would have been launched, it's over.
[Michael] Oh, look out, Matt Hardy, if he can get out of the cage
and touch the floor,
the Hardy Boyz will win the tag team titles.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Matt Hardy trying to climb out.
He's up, bloody, battered, hammered, he's out.
Look at the champions here.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Matt Hardy trying to climb out and join his brother Jeff.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] There's Christian. Christian's over the top.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And what's Jeff doing?
[Ross] Jeff's got a ladder.
[Michael] Jeff Hardy with a ladder.
[Ross] He just threw the ladder right at Christian.
[Michael] But Christian's out.
He's out of the cage, J.R.
[Ross] That means the next man out would win the match for his team
and unless a pinfall happens inside the ring.
[Michael] By tossing that ladder and Christian to help his brother
Jeff Hardy just knocked Christian out of the cage.
[Ross] I tell you what, Jeff's found a way to get back in there. Oh, man.
If Jeff's got the ladder, it'll help Jeff get back in easier
if he chooses to take that route.
[Michael] Jeff Hardy struggling trying to get to the top of the ladder.
Edge and Matt both at middle of the ring.
What a matchup this has been for the Tag Team Championship.
[Ross] Edge just beginning to stir with his--
and his brother Christian tag titles on the line.
Edge can't get to Jeff Hardy.
Edge's brother, Christian, is helpless on the outside.
And, you know, that Edge and Christian don't like it when the odds are even.
[Michael] Oh, yeah, look at the frustrations setting in for Edge.
Jeff Hardy is on the top of the cage
and trying to keep-- get back in the cage.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy tethering dangerously-- wait a minute.
-[Michael] Oh, look out. -[Ross] Suplex by Matt Hardy on Edge.
-[Michael] Oh, no! -[Ross] Look at Jeff.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] What the hell is Jeff doing?
[Michael] Fifteen feet in the air.
[Ross] At least 15 feet in the air.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, this kid is a daredevil.
What's he gonna do?
[Michael] He's not gonna do this.
[Ross] What the hell is Jeff Hardy going to do?
-He's looking from the-- -[Michael] Look out!
[Ross] Oh, God! A corkscrew moonsault from over 15 feet.
[Michael] Jeff Hardy calls that risk for the win
and he was in the ring for a lot of time taking out Edge.
[Ross] My God, that hang time, it was scary.
Over 15 feet on the air with that corkscrew.
Look at this. Ungodly.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Jeff taking down his own brother.
[Michael] Just when you don't think
-Jeff Hardy gets-- -[Ross] Wait a minute!
There's-- Lita's here.
Lita's got a low blow on Christian.
Lita made an impression with a low blow
-and Lita-- oh, my. -[Michael] Oh.
[Ross] Hurricanrana right off the ladder by Lita on Christian.
[Michael] Can you believe Lita with a hurricanrana
right off the top of the ladder?
Christian is hurt bad.
[Ross] Lita put her own battered and bruised body
on the line for the Hardys.
[Michael] Let's take another look, J.R., at Lita.
[Ross] This is unreal. Unreal.
[Michael] A hurricanrana from the top of the ladder
for Lita and Christian.
[Ross] Unbelievable!
And Lita has hurt herself in trying to help Matt and Jeff Hardy.
Edge has got that steel chair.
-He can use it as a weapon. -[Michael] Oh!
[Ross] And right in the face, right on the face of Jeff Hardy.
[Michael] And he could call himself the chairman
of the World Wrestling Entertainment, Edge and Christian.
And now, Edge is just struggling desperation for survival.
If Edge can get out of the cage, Christian's already out over the top,
if Edge gets out, they retain the tag team titles.
[Ross] That's the bottom line.
That's where we are in this point in time in this championship matchup.
[Michael] Edge trying to get up over the top of the steel cage.
Look at the Hardy Boyz.
[Ross] Edge is almost out
and the Hardys, they got to hurry to catch up with Edge.
He brought those steel chairs with him for some damn reason.
[Michael] Oh, look out.
If Matt can get down or Edge can get down,
what could they do up here, J.R.?
[Ross] This is career threatening right here.
Look how high these men are up.
[Michael] That steel cage at least 15 feet high.
[Ross] Well, the Hardys with those right hands just--
Edge is almost out of it and he's trying to get out of the cage.
-[Michael] Oh, my God! -[Ross] A Con-Chair-To!
[Michael] A Con-Chair-To to Edge!
[Ross] And Edge fell backwards right on the-- right on the ring
from the Con-Chair-To.
The Hardys have got it, if they drop down, we've got new champions.
The Hardys are coming down
-and the Hardys have done it! -[bell ringing]
-[Ross] The Hardys have done it! -[Howard] The winner of this bout
and new
World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
the Hardy Boyz!
[Michael] The Hardy Boyz went payback for embarrassment, humiliation, J.R.
[Ross] From Raleigh, North Carolina,
Matt and Jeff Hardy have once again
have climbed the top of the WWE Tag Team mountain.
[Michael] The Hardy Boyz have done it.
Jeff and Matt Hardy have done it.
They're the Tag Team Champions!
What a matchup.
The Hardy Boyz winning the Steel Cage Match
with the tag team titles on the line.
[Ross] Finally someone has taken the measure of Edge and Christian,
the rules are structured at Edge and Christian
couldn't a cheap way out.
They had to stay and fight like men
and the Hardys prevailed
and you got to hand it to Lita
for putting her own body on the line
to help her friends, Matt and Jeff Hardy.
[Michael] Well, the Hardys damn well-deserve it.
And check out Lita, Christian on the ladder,
it was a hurricanrana by Lita
from the top of that ladder evening this matchup up,
and how deserving,
how beating will this matchup would end, J.R.,
with a Con-Chair-To,
the favorite maneuver from Edge and Christian.
[Ross] One more time.
The sounds, the sights of this tag team matchup
inside the steel cage,
we will not soon forget,
Matt and Jeff Hardy.
[Michael] I'll tell you, J.R., the--
as you said from Raleigh, North Carolina living their dream,
Matt and Jeff Hardy damn well-deserve to be Tag Team Champions
after everything Edge and Christian have put that through in recent weeks.
[Ross] Well, certainly, the Tag Team Champions
had a great effort but they'll have to fight another day.
We are proud of the Hardys.
[knock on door]
Come in.
-Oh, Stone Cold. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
One question, where the hell is your husband at?
Oh, well, Hunter went to go talk to Commissioner Foley.
But, you know what, let me just tell you it's really great to see you.
I mean, you look fantastic.
And actually, I've got something for you.
I've been holding onto it for a long time.
Hang on one second, okay?
Just one sec.
Yeah, make it snappy.
I'm just excited.
This is the hat that you were wearing
the night you were run down on Survivor Series.
I was praying for you the entire time.
I was-- I was scared to death and I held onto this
hoping that one day you would come back and so, here.
Yeah.
Man, thanks a lot, Steph.
I ain't found the son of a bitch who ran me over,
-but I got my hat back, didn't I? -Yeah.
I guess that means I can just go home now, doesn't it?
Oh, Steve, you know, I wouldn't go that far.
I mean, you know, Shane knows who run you over.
I mean, I don't know why you're wasting all your time,
you know, trying to do this investigation.
You've seen the video footage.
It clearly could not have been me,
Hunter, my father,
or my mother wasn't even around
and Shane has actual video tape proof of who did it.
I mean you should really just go ask Shane.
Oh, you know, there's three things you can be certain of,
death, taxes,
and you don't trust anybody around this place.
[crowd cheering]
[door closes]
One more rep, one more.
-[Triple H] Foley. -Hey, Triple H.
Hey, buddy, listen,
you and I have never quite seen eye to eye, right?
We never really been friends here.
We've had some wars together, huh?
You're damn right. You lost most of them, but not all.
-Not all of them. -Okay.
But lately, we've been--
I'm trying to get along. We've been friends a little bit.
-We've actually kind of bonded last week. -What about Kurt on the medal stand, huh?
[laughter]
-That was good. -All right.
Well, that's all funny,
but here's your thing,
tonight, this is all business.
And I'm gonna do to Kurt Angle what I did to you in the past.
I'm gonna destroy Kurt Angle.
I wanna retire Kurt Angle the way I retired you.
I wanted all to come to an end tonight.
Now, I know you hate me and how I hate you,
but tonight, you're gonna be the referee in my match
and my chance to destroy Kurt Angle.
And I need to know
that you are gonna call it right down the middle.
And that you're gonna show no signs of your hatred towards me.
You know, Triple H, at one point when I was counting on
and getting in the middle of it, maybe getting physically involved,
but you know what, now there's no DQ, I don't really care.
My only job is referee right now is to call it right down the line.
And I can guaran-damn-tee to you
when I wear this shirt, that's exactly what I'm gonna do.
And who knows, one day when it's all over, Triple H,
maybe you and I will laugh together again.
-Yeah, but not tonight. -No, not tonight.
Somehow, I don't think that's gonna happen,
especially now that Mick has made this
a no disqualification matchup tonight.
No disqualification between Triple H
-and Kurt Angle and -["The Great Gate Of Kiev" playing]
All right.
-Now, the King is gonna-- there-- -The King is back.
There's the King.
A little worse to wear with Jerry "the King" Lawler
after getting that attack by Raven
that cost the King his leather Strap match with Tazz.
Michael, thank you very much for standing in for the King.
King making his way to ringside.
Ladies and gentlemen, momentarily, Intercontinental title will be decided
as the King is making his way back here to ringside
which is hardly to stay away from the Intercontinental title match up,
Rikishi challenging the champion,
controversial champion, Eddie Guerrero
and let's go back in time.
And take a look at the volatile personal relationship
between Eddie Guerrero and how it relates to the title.
Look, Eddie's ready to dance, King.
[Jerry] Let's get down, Eddie wants the glasses.
[Ross] And there they go.
-Wait a minute. Eddie-- wait a minute. -[Jerry] Wait-- what?
[Ross] Oh, Eddie Guerrero with the Intercontinental belt.
-[Jerry] Eddie-- -[Ross] Here comes Rikishi.
[Jerry] The match is over.
[Tazz] Watch, it's Eddie Guerrero.
[Jerry] What's Eddie Guerrero doing in here?
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero, the Intercontinental Champion,
he just sprayed something on Rikishi's face.
[Michael] What is wrong with Eddie Guerrero?
Guerrero, Guerrero
[Ross] We've got a new Intercontinental Champion.
[Chyna] You used me, you used me to get to the top
and you stepped on me on the process.
-[Eddie] You know what? -Hey, you're out.
Okay. I don't mean it.
Are you gonna be behind me like I was with you?
Because if not. Here's the door.
I'm so sorry.
I know, Eddie, but you have to learn to control your temper.
God, you look good, baby.
Hmm, man, you look so fine.
You should be in pictures, baby.
Well, actually, Eddie, I am in pictures.
I'm gonna be on the cover of Playboy.
-What? -What are you talking about?
What do you mean nude pictures?
[guard] Can I help you?
[Eddie] You sure can, ese.
You know, I'd like to talk to the man in charge,
you know, the boss man.
We've got a problem at the front gate.
[indistinct chattering]
Chyna's not getting her pictures,
nobody gets to see her naked.
I'm sorry for going to the Playboy Bunny Mansion, okay?
I don't know what I was thinking.
I already forgave you, baby.
[Ross] Chyna's gonna take on Rikishi,
because Eddie Guerrero's got a case of the flu apparently.
[Jerry] I can't believe it. Some-- Eddie came down
with something just really quickly. It looks serious.
[Ross] Chyna's smiling at the fact,
the mere fact that Eddie is wanting to be here at ringside and support her.
Rikishi wants Eddie Guerrero and he wants the Intercontinental title.
[Jerry] If Eddie Guerrero's not obsessive, he will be after this.
[Ross] What the hell is that, King?
-It's right on Rikishi's eyes. -[Jerry] I don't know. It's--
[Ross] I don't think Eddie's sick at all.
Oh, Rikishi, the Samoan drop on Chyna.
-[Jerry] Eddie, go save mamacita. -[Ross] Oh, he won't--
he won't do that to poor Chyna.
Oh, he did it and Eddie Guerrero didn't lift a finger to help Chyna.
-You think I'm an idiot? -No.
You think I don't know that you weren't as sick as you were making out to be.
I am sick of your lies.
I am sick of your temper.
And I am sick of it all.
[Eddie] Chyna, please come down, just hear me out.
Eddie, I think I've heard this all before
and I'm a little tired of hearing it.
[Ross] What's Rikishi doing out here now?
[Rikishi] Eddie is not good for you.
I got him something that I need to show you.
I'm gonna see you at Unforgiven.
Please, I got to talk to Christie Hefner, okay?
I know she could stop it all.
What? Now, I got to destroy those pictures.
-Excuse me. -Hey!
[overlapping chattering]
Please, let go. No, no, no
My heart can't take this anymore.
I'm sorry.
[Eddie] Baby, I love you, you're my soulmate.
Will you marry me?
[crowd cheering]
Yes, yes, Eddie. I'll marry you.
Yes, he makes me cry sometimes but he really does make me laugh a lot
and smile and giggle.
There's just something about Eddie.
-["Latino Heat" playing] -[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[singer singing in Spanish]
[Ross] They are newly engaged, Eddie Guerrero and Chyna.
[Jerry] Crap, she's wearing clothes.
["Latino Heat" playing]
[Jerry] Can you imagine, J.R., that body with no clothes on?
-No. -[Ross] Oh, King, I got a copy of that.
-[bell ringing] -[Howard] The following contest
scheduled for one fall
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing first,
accompanied by "The Ninth Wonder of the World"
Chyna, from El Paso, Texas,
weighing 205 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
Eddie Guerrero!
[Jerry] J.R., you mean to tell me that got a--
you got a sneak peek at the Playboy issue that's coming up tomorrow?
[Ross] Yeah, I got an advance copy.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. Tell me about it. -[Ross] And it is just hot.
-[Jerry] Hot? -[Ross] Everything you--
guess what-- guess what she's wearing.
[Jerry] A staple?
-[Ross] That's about it. -[Jerry] Yahoo.
Oh, I can hardly wait to see that.
[Ross] She's magnificent. She is buffed.
She's beautiful,
the artwork is classy and it's on sale tomorrow.
Chyna's very, very proud of her accomplishments.
-And she certainly-- -[Jerry] Oh, hey, hey.
Now look at Eddie, I'm really wondering if he's really--
if he's really proud of Chyna or not.
It seems like he want that spotlight for himself.
["U Look Fly Today" playing]
[Jerry] I don't think I wanna see Eddie naked
-in any kind of magazines, do you? -[Ross] Oh, no.
-[Jerry] Speaking of naked, look at this. -[Howard] His opponent and challenger,
weighing 424 pounds,
Rikishi.
[Ross] Rikishi wants to be the new Intercontinental Champion.
["U Look Fly Today" playing]
[Jerry] J.R., I don't even wanna mention what happened in that match. I'll
-[Ross] You got screwed, King. -[Jerry] have a chance
-to take care of that business later. -[Ross] You got screwed
-by Raymond and Tazz. -[Jerry] Right.
And it could be right here in Philadelphia,
the home of that extremely crappy wrestler.
[Ross] Oh, the look in Rikishi's eyes
and this newly engaged couple.
And Rikishi has a chance here to leave Unforgiven
as the Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] Man, Chyna never looked better.
She's just-- I mean, she's just radiant.
Unless maybe that'd look better tomorrow in Playboy.
You really actually saw it, J.R.?
[Ross] I don't want to comment anymore, King.
[Jerry] Were you sitting down when you looked at it?
[Ross] I can't say any more about it.
-Go watch-- -[Jerry] Bet you can't stand up.
[chuckles] Oh, man, I can't wait to see it.
[Jerry] Tomorrow night on Raw, there's gonna be some pictures
-from the magazine? -[Ross] Yeah.
-[Jerry] Huh? -[Ross] On TNN.
Oh, man, for fans in the states of course.
-[Jerry] Oh, Lord. -[Ross] That was not in Playboy.
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Please, I hope not.
That's one naked butt that we can do without, but you know what?
Eddie Guerrero might get to see that one up real close and personal.
[Ross] And if he does, this could be the end
for Intercontinental title reign of Eddie Guerrero
who's hammering Rikishi to no avail.
Eddie Guerrero's got to use every ounce of quickness
and technical skill that he has
to leave here with his title intact in my view.
-[Jerry] Yeah. He got-- -[Ross] Rikishi is 424, King.
[Jerry] He got quite a mountain to climb.
[Ross] And Rikishi's no Clydesdale, he can move around.
This guy is a hellacious athlete for a super heavyweight.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Eddie Guerrero, the Intercontinental Champion
-is being manhandled. -[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] I think one of Rikishi's butt cheeks
weighs more than Eddie Guerrero.
What do you think? Look at that.
[Ross] I don't know, but that's-- I got a question for you though.
Do you think Chyna's gonna be a factor in this matchup?
I don't know how big Rikishi's butt cheeks are.
[Jerry] I was-- I just wanna tell you, let me just make
a little bold prediction here.
If Eddie was to remain champion,
I think Chyna's gonna have to become
a factor in this match some way.
I know if I was wrestling Eddie, she'd be a factor already,
-but that's hardly totally-- -[Ross] Uh-oh.
-Look out. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Two cheeks went south and Eddie went east.
-Did you see that? -[Jerry] I saw it.
-[Ross] And Eddie-- -[Jerry] Whoa!
I don't think Eddie wants any more of that.
[Ross] We have a trimmer here.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] What kind of a champion is Eddie Guerrero,
not willing to fight a challenger
even though he's a large impressive challenger.
[Eddie] He almost killed me right now.
[Jerry] Nobody wants to be sat on by Rikishi.
[Ross] Chyna's just-- Chyna's telling him, "Get back in the ring, Eddie."
-[man] Get back there, Eddie. -[Ross] Chyna wants her man to fight.
-[indistinct chattering] -[Jerry] Is this-- is this a lovers' spat?
-[Ross] I think she wants him -[indistinct chattering]
Don't tell me what to do, please.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] Eddie Guerrero said, "Don't tell me what to do," and--
[Jerry] Maybe we shouldn't be eavesdropping.
[Ross] And, "Don't push me around." That's exactly what she did.
She pushed him.
That's not what happened on the part of Rikishi.
And Chyna just wants her man to be a man
and fight like a man.
[Jerry] Well, I'll tell you one thing, in this family,
Eddie may wear the pants,
but Chyna will tell him which pair to wear.
[Ross] I think it's what it is, King, now Chyna's got confidence in Eddie.
[Jerry] Speaking of wearing pants,
Chyna's not gonna be wearing any in Playboy, is she?
[Ross] King, I can't go any farther than that.
[Jerry] Come on, tell me,
just describe it and do it real slow.
[Ross laughs]
Oh, no.
Rikishi following Eddie Guerrero in,
and if Eddie Guerrero-- oh, no.
-The end is obviously near. -[Jerry] You better call Hugh Hefner,
Christie Hefner and everybody,
'cause this is one butt that you don't wanna see.
[Ross] It'll take a backhoe to get Eddie's face
out of Rikishi's butt cheeks.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Jerry] Chyna, can you help a fellow out?
[Ross] The never-ending crack.
[Jerry] Chyna won't wanna kiss him after this.
[Ross] Eddie-- oh, Chyna pulling Eddie to safety
and away from the, uh, Stink Face.
[Jerry] Well, that's-- she's doing that for her own good.
-I think there's a little-- a little-- -What are you doing?
-[Jerry] Self-preservation. -[Ross] Self-preservation. Right.
[Jerry] You would need a Tic Tac the size of what?
Uh, I know what, after that-- uh-oh.
[Ross] Oh, look at Eddie using Chyna as a shield, that's--
what kind-- I have-- what kind of guy has Eddie become?
-Oh, look out. -What are you doing?
[Ross] Chyna inadvertently or not,
-trying to-- she distracted Rikishi. -[Jerry] Look out.
-Man. -[Ross] Whether she meant to or not,
Eddie Guerrero took advantage of it.
[Jerry] Well, I think you said the key word right there.
Eddie Guerrero's gonna take advantage
and he better take advantage of absolutely any opportunity--
oh, he has to get the upperhand
-on Rikishi. -[yells]
[Ross] But Chyna was Intercontinental Champion
longer than Eddie Guerrero has been Intercontinental Champion.
Eddie should use Chyna for all that she's worked,
of course, within the framework of the rules,
-you know what I'm saying. -[Jerry] Yeah, I got you.
[scoffs] I get where you're coming from.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Eddie Guerrero now going up top,
-maybe looking for the Frog Splash. -[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Ross] And that's-- that'll even put Rikishi down to three.
Chyna looking on with an anxious look on her face,
concerned about Eddie Guerrero, her fiancé.
-[Jerry] Ooh! Ow! -[Ross] And nobody there
for the Frog Splash.
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you something, you can just tell
-by the look on Chyna's face that… -[Ross] Oh, man.
[Jerry] that she has such mixed emotions about…
about Eddie Guerrero.
I mean, I guess she loves what she's doing,
she's afraid to marry the guy, she accepted an engagement ring.
But she just didn't look at all pleased with his actions.
[Ross] Not sure what Rikishi was looking for there,
he got a little high impact on Eddie Guerrero.
I don't know what that is, it's just a Samoan drop.
[Jerry] Oh, and he's not pleased with Rikishi's actions right now.
[Ross] And Rikishi has got one thing on his mind,
that's to become the Intercontinental Champion.
This is about a business as far as Rikishi is concerned,
engaged couple or not and Chyna knows what is about to happen.
And it's not gonna be good for her beloved.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
Squash.
-[Ross] Oh, that's gonna be it. -[Jerry] Look at Chyna. Look at Chyna.
[Ross] It's over. It's over.
-And Chyna -Stop, what are you doing?
What are you doing?
-[Jerry] She's stopping it. -[Ross] trying to save the day
-for Eddie Guerrero. -[Doan] What are you doing?
[Ross] And Chyna begging the referee Jack Doan
not to count Eddie down,
but there's no doubt in anybody's mind
that Rikishi has just won the Intercontinental title
or at least has should've won it.
[Jerry] How could you just ask the referee not to count
She said she's sorry to Rikishi, but
[Ross] Rikishi and Chyna have been friends in the past, you know.
[crowd chattering]
-What the hell are you doing? -I'm sorry.
-[Jerry] So just maybe as friends -Who do you think you're messing with?
[Jerry] and has been friends in the past but she just cost him the title.
Oh, look at this. Wait a minute.
[Ross] Rikishi having words with Chyna asking,
"What the hell are you doing?"
Who do you think you're messing with, huh?
[Ross] And now Chyna right back to Rikishi's face.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] And Rikishi shoving Chyna down.
[Jerry] Chyna's standing up for her man and Rikishi--
-Rikishi's kick. -[Ross] A sidekick.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Rikishi with a sidekick on Chyna.
[Doan] Disqualification.
If you're messing with me, I'm gonna kick your ass.
That's it.
[Ross] Rikishi--
and Rikishi's been disqualified
with that sidekick on Chyna.
And Rikishi irate that Chyna has cost Rikishi
the inaug-- the Intercontinental title.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. Chyna caught in the-- Look what it cost Chyna.
[Ross] That's 400 pounds
on the lady that is going to be cover of Playboy.
["Bad Man" playing]
-[Jerry] Wow, I can't-- -[Ross] Rikishi has left Chyna
down and out as he has left Eddie Guerrero
down and out.
We said-- I mean, Chyna obviously had no doubt about it.
She cost Rikishi the title. He had the match won.
The referee was ready to count, but what a price Chyna paid.
-Look at this. -[Doan] Come on.
That's it.
[Ross] Rikishi is one big 400 pounder
you don't wanna provoke.
We have seen a very nasty side of Rikishi.
[Jerry] And look at Eddie Guerrero, he's crawling over to
[Ross] Eddie crawling over to help Chyna which he should or where's he going now?
Eddie, Chyna needs your help.
Help the old lady, quick.
[Ross] What the hell is that?
[Jerry] He got make sure he got that championship belt.
-That's his property. -[Ross] But who was gonna get it from him?
-It wasn't going anywhere. -That bastard.
-He tried to squish you. -[Ross] Telling me the title belt
is more important than his fiancée?
[Jerry] Oh, I'm not to talk, don't jump to that conclusion.
Now nobody said that, J.R.
Chyna saved the title for Eddie and so it's obviously important.
It's must be important to Chyna as well.
[Ross] Well, Eddie Guerrero, thanks to Chyna's help,
is still the Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] I don't think Eddie or Chyna have seen the last of Rikishi though.
[crowd cheering]
Undertaker with the stipulation that anyone
can pin anyone in the ring tonight for the WWE title.
How will this affect your performance if at all?
Benoit, Kane, hell, even The Rock
[spits]
You see, they're gonna take a ride tonight.
And I hate to be the one to inform them boys
that they're gonna like this ride they're gonna take.
You see, I've set each one of them up to be humbled.
And I've set myself up
to be WWE Champion once again.
You see, what they forgot when I was away,
that that ring out there,
it's my yard.
And I'm the big dog that runs that yard.
So that ride that they're gonna take tonight,
they better hope
it ain't their last ride.
I can't believe the day I'm having
between the No DQ match with Triple H,
Stone Cold Steve Austin kicking my--
trying to kick my ass,
and Stephanie still mad at me.
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
Ugh.
[Trish] Hey, Kurt.
Oh, hi, Trish.
Gosh, you must be going through so much.
I just want to let you know that if you need anyone to talk to,
if you just need a friend,
I'm here for you.
Wait a second. I have-- see you, Trish.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentleman, it's gonna be Triple H and Kurt Angle,
No disqualifications, King,
made just a few moments ago
by our commissioner and special referee, Mick Foley.
[Jerry] I could use a friend right now.
Where is Trish? Kurt's got a lot on his mind obviously.
-Wow. -[Ross] It's wild, ladies and gentleman,
started with a passionate kiss to another man's wife.
[Kurt] I did what I had to do and I am damn proud of it.
And, Triple H, I gave your wife the kind of passion
that you could never give her
even if your life depended on it
and that is true.
[Jerry] Kurt, what are you doing?
[Ross] This is damn sure personal.
This is about a man who feels that another man
is trying to do evil things to his wife.
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Ross] Oh, my God.
Triple H just inadvertently struck his wife.
[Jerry] Triple H, what have you done?
-No. -[Ross] And Angle with a sledgehammer
to the head, out goes The Game.
-[Jerry] What Kurt's doing? -[Ross] Kurt Angle is carrying
Triple H's wife out of here.
He's staring at Triple H
as if to say, "I've got your wife."
[Jerry] As if to say he does have his wife.
[Kurt] Triple H you always made
a lousy WWE Champion,
but after last night,
you make even a lousier husband.
[Ross] The Game and Triple H just wanna fight each other.
[Jerry] I think that Triple H thought that Stephanie was one of the referees
-and then bang, no. -[Ross] No that's about that.
[Jerry] He elbowed his own wife.
[Kurt] Triple H has to be the most pathetic excuse
of a human being that I've ever known.
[Mick] This thing has gotten way out of hand.
[Triple H] No kidding it's gotten out of hand, Foley.
-And what are you gonna do about it? -You want a piece of Kurt?
I want a piece of Kurt, why would you think I want this continue?
-I'll tell you what I'll do. -Of course I do.
I'm gonna book a match, you and him one on one at Unforgiven
and just to make sure that damn thing comes to end,
I'm gonna referee it.
[Michael] And Triple H versus Kurt Angle.
Mick Foley, the special guest referee.
Maybe I was wrong
about Kurt Angle.
Now what kind of a guy
stands in front of a hot woman
and just wants to be
[Kurt] Where is it written that a guy and a girl can't be just friends?
[Triple H] friends, you'd like to hang out with Steph,
you'd like to maybe go shopping for drapes
-[crowd cheering] -[Triple H] with Steph.
It doesn't make you a sissy.
[Jerry] A sissy?
-J.R., do you think it's true? -[Ross] Angle is about to explode here.
[Michael] Oh, look out, the Olympic Slam.
Kurt Angle with an Olympic Slam to Triple H.
[Ross] Kurt Angle just drove all the air
-right out of The Game. -[man] Oh, my God.
[Michael] But Kurt Angle has a sledgehammer.
[Ross] That's a sledgehammer, for God's sake.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Ross] Right to the ribs,
right to the sternum.
Kurt Angle with a shot to the ribs of "The Game" Triple H
and Kurt Angle still hammering away.
[Michael] Wait a minute. Kurt Angle is kissing Stephanie.
[Kurt] Hey, Hunter, ask your wife if I kiss like a pansy.
And one last thing Hunter, who's crying now?
[Ross] This ain't about the Olympics.
It's not about the WWE title.
This is damn sure personal.
-["Wreck" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, take a deep seat,
here comes our commissioner, Mick Foley.
Who has assigned himself as the special referee for this matchup.
["Wreck" playing]
[Jerry] Look at now. Hey, this is MTV's DJ Skribble.
[chuckles]
[Ross] MTV's DJ Skribble will be co-hosting Sunday Night Heat
next Sunday on MTV
live from WWE New York
next Sunday night on MTV.
[Jerry] DJ Skribble, what's up?
["Medal" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
with no disqualification.
Introducing first, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing 229 pounds,
Olympic gold medal winner,
Kurt Angle.
[Ross] Well, he may be somewhat sensitive,
-but he is-- -[Jerry] Now-- and come on, J.R.
[Ross] Come on, there's nothing wrong with that.
I don't see anything wrong with that.
[Jerry] I can't believe Stone Cold just attacked him
out of the clear blue like that.
Yeah, he might be sensitive,
but he's not a--
not a she-male or anything like that.
-You know, most of you know this -[Ross] What?
but some of you don't.
Tonight is my good friend Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley's birthday.
-[Jerry] Hey, it's true. It's true. -And I like for you to join me
in a little birthday chant.
[Jerry] Chant?
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
-♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ -[Jerry] Come on, J.R.,
-this is for Stephanie. -♪ Happy birthday ♪
-[Ross] Kurt Angle is singing -♪ to my good friend ♪
-♪ Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley ♪ -[Ross] happy birthday to Stephanie.
-[Kurt] ♪ Happy birthday ♪ -[Jerry] He is kind of a brown-noser,
-isn't he? -♪ To you ♪
[Ross] Well, it's
it's pretty pathetic, really.
-[Jerry] You don't like the singing? -[Ross] No.
-["My Time" playing] -[woman] One, two, is this on?
[Jerry] I bet they've had neither.
[Ross] It sounded like he was trying to suck up to Stephanie to me.
[Jerry] You can't blame him for that, J.R.
[Ross] I still think about room 814, SummerSlam.
[Howard] His opponent, to be accompanied
by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing 260 pounds,
"The Game" Triple H.
[Ross] Triple H with very sore ribs from that sledgehammer attack
by Kurt Angle last Thursday night on SmackDown.
And this is right on the soap operas as the World Wrestling Entertainment
turns Angle, Triple H,
-one on one. -[Jerry] Stephanie-- and Stephanie,
she didn't even play in the big time.
[Ross] The most physically intense soap opera ever in the WWE,
and Kurt Angle with a smile on his face
because Angle knows
that The Game is not a hundred percent.
[Jerry] Well, I tell you one thing, I see a little smile on the face of Kurt,
but I know deep down he's frustrated.
-You know why? -[Ross] Why?
[Jerry] Because he hasn't-- all day long,
he hasn't been able to get around Stephanie
and he wants-- he wants to apologize to her personally.
[Ross] So he apologized on Heat earlier tonight.
-[Jerry] Not personally though. -[Ross] Well, I would agree.
[Jerry] I think he wants to get up close and personal with Stephanie
and make his sincere heartfelt apology.
[Ross] Send her a Slam-O-Gram or something.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] FedEx, I don't know.
All I know is that our commissioner
has made this a no disqualification matchup.
[Jerry] Well, that did it--
that may give Kurt irritable bowel syndrome again.
-[Ross] It's very, very personal. -[bell rings]
[Ross] As you heard, this is not about titles, or rankings,
or gold medals.
[Jerry] And I also heard Commissioner Mick Foley.
-Uh-oh, wow. -[Ross] See that?
[Jerry] In the gut, yeah, to start it off.
Not a bad move, but it's smart strategy.
[Ross] Angle knows exactly the, uh, vulnerable spot
on the chiseled anatomy of The Game
and that's his ribs.
[Jerry] Well, that's one of the reasons he's the only
-[Ross] Downstairs again. -[Jerry] I think gold medalist
in the history of WWE, he knows everything.
He knows what to do.
He knows his opponents' weak spots.
-Oh, my God. -[Ross] And a shot to those injured rib
by Kurt Angle.
The only American in history
to win the Olympic gold medal
at his weight in the Olympics.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] The Game knocked down.
I don't know, The Game is gonna try--
you gotta think to try to get this one over early because physically,
I'm not so sure how long The Game can go
with those injured ribs.
[Jerry] Mick Foley, our illustrious commissioner
I mean he--
he really doesn't even need to be out here, does he?
there's no disqualifications, basically no rules,
and he had-- he as much as said he hopes they beat the hell out of each other.
[Ross] I think he just wants to be out here to count to three.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] High back body drop over the top
and the birthday girl, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley,
clapping her hands.
[Jerry] Yeah, all right.
-Oh, watch yourself. -[Ross] Oh.
And Angle face first on our table here.
Remember, no disqualifications.
[Jerry] And then look out, he's going for Howard Finkel.
-[Ross] Oh. The Fink just got it. -[Jerry] Good.
I mean, Christ, Howard, are you all right?
Hey, Commish, what about that-- what?
-[Stephanie] Yeah. -[Mick] No DQ, no DQ.
[Jerry] No, I know there's no DQ. But does that just mean anything goes?
[Ross] Oh, hold on. No, no, no, come on.
[Jerry] Look at the Spanish announcers table's gone.
[Ross] We saw this, something on SummerSlam
where Angle got a hellacious concussion
and now Triple H with those deep turn right hands on Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] Oh, I'll tell you what,
I wouldn't be surprised if Triple H gave Kurt another concussion right here.
How are our friends over here at the Spanish announcers
supposed to call the match?
[Ross] And-- oh, The Game got reverse, ribs first into the wall
and then a clothesline with a knockdown and Triple H holding his ribs.
It's got to be very, very difficult for The Game to even take a deep breath.
The pain of Triple H is got to be excruciating.
[Jerry] And make yourself usually-- make yourself useful there, Foley.
Come and found something to do.
[Ross] The Game and Angle both back in the ring
and a nice spear takedown by The Game
going hard right hands dotting the head of Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] You know what? I really believe that
Triple H accomplished what he set out to do.
I think he really finally convinced that Miss Stephanie,
that is, that Kurt is not her friend.
I-- I'm looking at the look on Stephanie's face.
She seems to be enjoying it with Triple H has the upper hand.
[Ross] Oh, Triple H battered the ribs and all with the Irish Whip,
got a foot up.
-And Angle-- and a block. -[Jerry] Man.
[Ross] An overhead suplex by Kurt Angle.
And Triple H almost
in a fetal position, King, holding those ribs.
The pain must be overwhelming.
[Jerry] Got to be excruciating, man.
Look at Stephanie, she's concerned, oh, man.
[Ross] Man, we have-- this is the most--
as we said, the most physically intense soap opera
we've ever encountered here in the World Wrestling Entertainment
and Angle's doing a mean streak now, stomping away at those injured ribs.
And now the foot right on the throat, right on the neck,
if you will, of Triple H.
[Jerry] Well, talking about that.
You know what, I-- the more I watch this, I know you love Mick Foley and everything,
you think he's great, but I think Mick Foley really is sadistic.
I mean, to make this a No Disqualification match
knowing that Triple H has injured ribs like that,
I think-- I think that he just--
I think he's really got it in inch for Triple H too.
[Ross] Had you rather match end by some bogus disqualification
so we didn't have a winner, because you know these two guys
weren't gonna play by the rules tonight?
[Jerry] No. Of course not, I wouldn't, but--
[Ross] So, it's a good call then?
[Jerry] No. I didn't say that. Oh, man.
[Ross] DDT, that could be enough.
Triple H. No, left shoulder came shooting off the canvass
by The Game-- by Kurt Angle.
[indistinct chattering]
[Jerry] I bet he wouldn't have counted three if Kurt Angle hadn't kicked out.
-[Ross] Oh, I think he would, oh, my. -[Jerry] What happened there?
[Ross] Kurt Angle running to The Game.
There's a belly-to-back suplex, there's a bridge, and a-- there's a three?
No. Two-count.
[indistinct chattering]
[Jerry] Stephanie can't believe what she's seeing here.
And now Kurt Angle is mad.
[Ross] Kurt Angle getting into the commissioner's face,
thus giving Triple H some time to-- Hang on!
[Jerry] Now, wait a minute, Foley.
You're overstepping your boundaries here.
[Ross] He's the commissioner and he's the referee in this matchup.
[Jerry] He's not supposed to get physical with the two combatants.
[Ross] Well, and the combatants aren't supposed to get physical with him either.
[crowd chattering] Foley! Foley! Foley! Foley! Foley!
[Ross] And he'll have the last word.
Oh, look at this, another suplex.
Nobody can execute as many suplexes as good as Kurt Angle in the business.
And here's the cover and the rake to the eyes by The Game.
[Jerry] J.R., you know everything.
Is this-- is this possibly the first time the commissioner of the WWE
has ever been-- actually been a referee in a match?
[Ross] You know, I don't ever recall Mick Foley ever officiating
-in his career. -[Jerry] I don't know
about just Mick Foley, anyway, we got other commissioners.
Oh, man.
No, what about Jack Tunney years ago?
-Was he ever-- -[Ross] Oh, look out.
Well, that one time in kitch--
That's two.
[Ross] But that's a long story.
I don't think so, I'm being facetious.
[Jerry] I know that.
Come on, Foley.
There's got to be some sort of rules here, he just--
he's just letting Triple H get destroyed.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Angle measuring those right hands and now going back to the ribs.
The smartest thing Angle can do, quite frankly.
Right hands hurt, but the ribs are gonna want--
is gonna put The Game down, if anything puts him down.
And look at Triple H fighting back with all the guts
he can-- he can muster here.
Battered ribs or not, The Game hammering Kurt Angle back into the corner.
[Jerry] I just wish-- I only wish I could read Stephanie's mind here.
I'd really wonder if Triple H did convince--
I wonder if she really has mixed emotions,
if she's torn-- I don't wanna say torn between two lovers.
That almost sounded, you know, I mean, if she's torn between her friend
and her husband here.
[Ross] The Game trying to get Angle in the snapmare position, couldn't do it,
turned it into a Neckbreaker,
which has got to be more pain for those ribs.
I just want to know in room 814 SummerSlam night.
[Jerry] Oh, please.
I think that was a--
well, obviously blown back way out of proportion.
[Ross] And now, Angle cannot win a fist fight, I don't think.
[Jerry] He's pretty tough now.
Give him credit. Oh, man.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] The Game with a knee locking down Kurt Angle
and no doubt Triple H will be looking for that Pedigree.
Angle's Olympic slam could be in cards for The Game.
[Jerry] I can't help but try to watch Stephanie's face sometimes
and it's like Triple H has the upper hand and she's clapping and smiling, but--
[Ross] And now the knee.
The lateral pressed, King, and we've got a near fall.
If you're looking at a beautiful woman's face
and that's all you're looking,
-this is the first time in your life. -[Jerry] No, no, no. I'm just--
I'm trying-- I'm trying to learn something here, J.R.
I'm trying to-- I know men are from Mars and women are from Venus
and all that stuff, but I'm just trying to--
trying to get inside her mind here.
Sometimes you just shows the look of concern on her face for Kurt.
[Ross] Who do you think you are, Maury Povich, or--
[Jerry] Who?
Oh, legs. Oh, man.
[Ross] He just got jacked right over that top turnbuckle.
And The Game again, I guarantee you,
this match has not been so huge at this extravaganza,
there's no doubt in my mind
that The Game would not have been competing here tonight.
[Jerry] And, oh, look out.
-Here they come. -[Ross] Look out.
[Jerry] Kurt, in the ring there, Kurt.
[Ross] No disqualification, remember?
[Jerry] I know that.
Just don't want them over here on our laps.
[Ross] Well, you have a good point.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Ross] And Angle,
taken into the steel steps by The Game.
And Triple H now has regained an advantage.
Wait a minute.
[Ross] Oh, wait a minute. Oh, wait a minute, Triple H.
-Don't do this. -[Jerry] I need that.
Uh, we need-- I can't see anything. We
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] And that-- do you speak Spanish, J.R.?
[Ross] Hell no. Triple H is--
I could barely speak English as you could tell.
The Game is down sure bound and determined, King,
to drive Kurt Angle through the announce table.
-[Jerry] He threw out monitors away and-- -[Ross] Oh, there's a suplex.
I could tell that from here.
You can't see the monitor, but we can see the action.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Oh, he's got--
Triple H, we know he had some evil intentions
concerning our announce table here.
Triple H, here he comes again.
[Ross] Triple H's left arm is almost useless.
He's getting it straighten up. Now, look out here.
[Jerry] I'll just be over here.
[Ross] The Game now-- no disqualification.
-[Jerry] Oh, watch it. -[Ross] Oh, steel chair
right on the spine of The Olympian.
-[Jerry] Man-- -[Ross] Steel chair
on the spine of the Olympian.
[Jerry] And I don't think that's actually an Olympic move, J.R.
[Ross] Well, I don't-- I think you're right.
Angle got the concussion in a sane environment.
[Jerry] This is not good.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] And The Game once again-- Angle another concussion.
Pedigree. He-- Triple H got a Pedigree right here.
[Jerry] He's gonna Pedigree Kurt Angle.
Hey, Mick Foley, can you do something about this?
[Ross] He can't do-- oh, a low blow.
There's a low blow by Angle.
Angle got a low blow
-and-- oh, my God. -[Jerry] Look at this.
-[Ross] Oh, Jesus, God almighty. -[Jerry] Good gosh.
[Ross] Angle just suplexed The Game through the table.
[Jerry] That was a gold medal Olympic winning suplex right there.
[Ross] All the way to the concrete floor.
And Stephanie to her husband's aid, but that was a huge difference maker.
[Jerry] Stephanie, can you believe it?
I think his arm was trapped up under there.
I think his arm's pinned.
[Ross] We have no disqualifications in this very, very physical matchup.
[Jerry] But wait, what are you doing, Kurt?
Be careful, be careful, Stephanie.
[Ross] Stephanie here at ringside.
[Jerry] Stay away from him.
[Ross] And Angle, the end is obviously immanent,
-one would assume for The Game. -[Jerry] Stephanie, stay back over here.
Stay back out-- watch it, you'll get hurt.
[Ross] After the sledgehammer attack by Angle
[Jerry] He's gonna turn-- he's gonna try and Suplex him over here, I think.
-Oh! -[Ross] One more look at this.
-What a hellacious move. -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] Ain't no good place to land.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Oh, gosh, watch out.
-Stephanie, be careful. -[Ross] Mick Foley said--
asked Triple H if he want to give it up and Triple H said,
"I wanna go. I'm not gonna quit."
That may not be the most prudent decision that The Game has ever made.
And more damage now to the ribs by Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle showing a bonafide mean streak.
[Jerry] I don't know. I don't care what Kurt Angle does to Triple H in the ring.
It's nothing compared to the damage that had to be done
to Triple H's ribs with that suplex through this table.
[Ross] From one table to the next.
-We've never seen that before. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] And Angle ramming that shoulder
right into those busted out ribs of Triple H.
Man, I'll tell you what, if The Game doesn't have--
he may have more internal injuries than he would come in this matchup with.
[Jerry] You know, you're right. He's bleeding from the mouth
and that ain't a busted lip.
That's something internal.
It may be in Triple H's best interest right now, but just
-[Ross] It may be at our commissioner's-- -[Jerry] throw in the towel or something.
[Ross] It may be at our commissioner's best interest to stop this match.
[Jerry] Oh, right. Now, yeah, now, now, right.
That would be in his best interest.
You think for one minute Mick Foley is gonna stop
this onslaught on poor Triple H?
Mick Foley is having the time of his life right now.
-He's loving this. -[Ross] Well, I don't know about that.
-But I know that The Game would be-- -[Jerry] Watch it, watch it.
[Ross] He'd be darn sure PO'd if the match won't stopped.
[Jerry] Stephanie, stay out of the way.
Oh, man.
-[Ross] Kurt Angle just-- -[Jerry] Well, I don't know.
I just-- I just know that Kurt Angle is mighty proud of himself right now.
And you got to admit, J.R., he's proving a point.
And you said this is personal and Kurt Angle--
Kurt Angle has proven to Triple H that he is--
he's not just a man, he's all man.
[man] Come on, Hunter.
[Ross] Triple H bleeding moments ago.
[Jerry] If I were Triple H, I'd hate-- I'd hate for one minute to think
that somebody whose manhood I doubted could do this to me.
[Ross] Well, that's exactly what's happening right now
and I think that whole thing was mind games, anyway.
I don't think Triple H truly believes
that Kurt Angle may live an ultimate lifestyle.
If he does, who cares?
[Jerry] I think that mind game didn't work for The Game.
[Ross] And look at Angle now, again hammering away.
There's not-- and there's no way in hell that the human anatomy,
including the one that's tussled Triple H could take much more with this.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] I know, Stephanie. This is awful.
I just hope Stephanie doesn't get, you know, she is a McMahon.
She just might try to get physical herself and look at this.
[Ross] Oh, no.
[Jerry] Triple H goading right in there.
I mean he said, "Come on. Give me some more."
And then moved out of the way.
[Ross] Triple H sucked Angle right into the corner
where the-- where that ring post-- oh, was waiting.
And now, Triple H with one arm, trying to fight back into this thing.
[Jerry] Triple H don't have a lot left, J.R.
He just feel it.
[Ross] And again, Angle going right to those ribs.
Busted up inside, is The Game and Angle locks the pain
-that he is inflicting on The Game. -[Jerry] Oh, no. Oh, no.
What now?
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Big time right hand by Angle.
Is he gonna look for another suplex?
[Jerry] He's so adapted to his Olympic style suplex
as he wants to deliver another one.
He wants to finish Triple H off.
[Ross] Now with a belly suplex by Angle right off the top turnbuckle.
Can The Game-- Angle down and so is The Game.
[Jerry] I don't think Angle hit that exactly like he wants to.
He almost landed on his own head.
[Ross] And there's the cover and no, gosh.
[Jerry] Who was it, Foley?
[Ross] Only got a-- Mick got a good two-count, a strong two.
[Jerry] A strong two and none tensed.
[Ross] And The Game able to kickout somehow, someway.
[Jerry] Oh, boy. This is it.
[Ross] And the abdominal stretch.
[Jerry] Boy, just imagine the pressure and the pain
that's putting on those ribs and not only that,
Kurt Angle's got a free hand.
He could just pound on those ribs if he wants to.
[Ross] Well, the oldest submission maneuver in the book
that was created by the late Wilbur Snyder back in the '50s.
-And Angle-- -You into this?
-[Ross] Angle now, look at Triple H. -[Jerry] He is-- he is a bloody mess.
[Ross] He's bleeding from the mouth.
His eye looks to be cut.
And he is-- these are just--
I mean give it up and fight another day.
Stephanie almost-- has been brought to tears
by the pain and the agony that her husband is being put through
by a man that Stephanie thought was her friend.
-[crowd chattering] -[Mick] Come on now, come on.
[Jerry] But, J.R., see, what you gotta realize is this is-- this is competition.
And competition doesn't have anything to do with friendship.
He can be Stephanie's friend, Kurt might be
but this guy is doing another-- Triple H is--
it has nothing to do with friendship.
[Ross] A counter by The Game, but Kurt Angle coming right back
on those-- upon on the elbow, right in the-- right in the rib area.
[Jerry] I don't even-- I just don't know how Triple H can continue.
[Ross] Angle is literally beating the hell out of The Game.
[Jerry] Asking not-- Stephanie got to plead with him.
[Ross] What is Angle doing now?
[Jerry] A moonsault?
Oh, my gosh, a beautiful moonsault, but he missed it.
[Ross] Last time he tried that, he broke Bob Holly's arm.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] And look at The Game.
Mick Foley has got to use some discretion here.
[Jerry] I think The Game used every bit of-- every ounce of strength he had left
just to move out of the way at this moonsault.
Look at that.
What elevation.
That would have finished The Game off for good.
[Ross] Triple H trying to fight his way back up.
He's got to pull himself up upright.
Triple H cannot stand on his own.
He had to use the ropes and pull himself up that time.
Triple H has got one arm that he can use.
Luckily for him, it's his right arm and he's right-handed.
[Jerry] Oh, boy, reverse.
-Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Facebuster by The Game.
And-- well, The Game, looking for the Pedigree.
He could only--
-[Jerry] He doesn't even have-- oh. -[Ross] He got one arm, only one arm.
He did not get all of it, but The Game--
the pain riveting through The Game's body
allowing to only use one arm on the Pedigree.
[Jerry] Don't celebrate-- don't celebrate yet, Stephanie.
I don't think that-- I don't think that got the dock.
What she doing? Uh-oh.
[Ross] I think Triple H just waved Stephanie into the ring, I think.
[Jerry] For what?
[Ross] I don't know what.
[crowd chattering]
Tell me, you got to choose.
[crowd chattering]
[indistinct chattering]
[Jerry] What he's asking? What he's telling Stephanie?
He said something like you got to choose.
[Ross] I think he said, "You got to choose, either me or him."
That's what The Game said to his wife.
[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] Downstairs.
That low blow, no disqualification there.
And Triple H sucked it up and nailed the Pedigree
-there's the cover. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Ross] And The Game wins it. -[bell ringing]
-["My Time" playing] -[Jerry] Stephanie made her choice.
[Howard] Here is your winner, "The Game" Triple H.
[Jerry] What a choice.
[Ross] She doesn't look to overwhelmed does she?
[Jerry] I think right now she may be wondering
if she made the right decision, but nonetheless,
she made a decision and it was-- it was a drastic decision.
Triple H put his wife on the spot right.
[Jerry] Mick Foley left-- he said,
no DQs so he can't-- he can't disqualify Triple H
because of what Stephanie did, Triple H wins it.
[Ross] And Stephanie for some reason,
the hovering,
quite frankly over Kurt Angle which I don't understand.
Triple H told his wife you gotta make a choice, you gotta make it now.
And Stephanie did.
[Jerry] Do you think-- do you think maybe Stephanie is trying to apologies?
[Ross] I don't know. You think maybe she has second thoughts?
I don't know.
[Jerry] Women, who can figure them?
[Ross] Hellacious effort by both these magnificent athletes,
The Game and Kurt Angle.
And The Game should just have them--
[Jerry] Oh, good lord.
[Ross] That was-- you got a kiss then.
[Jerry] Well that was one of those spontaneous things
like Al Gore does-- you know, that--
[Ross] I don't think that was exactly a loving kind of kiss if you ask me.
[Jerry] I think he hurt her lip.
[Ross] He may have-- he may bite her lip, kiss so hard.
What was-- I don't--
I don't think we-- I don't think we know all the story
that we're going to know at some point.
[Jerry] Man.
You know, Stephanie is just-- I mean, she's got a-- that was a brutal match.
Of course, Stephanie just looks totally confused.
[Ross] Triple H told his wife, "Make a choice."
[Jerry] And she did, brother.
[Ross] And Triple H sucked it up, got both arms for the Pedigree
that took him to the promise land against Kurt Angle.
[Jerry] Mick Foley explained,
he could not disqualify from--
[Ross] Where did this come from?
[Jerry] You know, that was just abrupt.
I mean, that was just.
That was a little over the edge, wasn't it?
[Ross] Yeah. Well, in my view it is.
But, you know--
well, in any event ladies and gentlemen,
19,315 have a jam-packed
the First Union Center here in Philadelphia.
-And, King, I'll tell you-- -[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
Too Cool are rocking the house at WWE New York.
["Turn It Up" playing]
[Ross] Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay
does a little dancing.
-[Jerry] Wait a minute, what is this? -["No Chance In Hell" playing]
[Jerry] What's up with this, J.R.?
[Ross] Well, Shane McMahon said on Heat earlier tonight
-that he had video proof… -[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Ross] …as to who ran down the Rattlesnake
-last November. -[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen,
making his way to the ring, Shane McMahon.
[Jerry] Well, I mean, you know, this would have saved all of this
Barney Fife investigation that I think Stone Cold has been--
[Ross] You called Stone Cold Barney Fife?
[Jerry] Well, I'm just saying, he hadn't got to the bottom of anything.
Why didn't you just go straight to this man right here?
Because this guy told the world that he knew he had video proof.
[Ross] Well, I can't answer for Stone Cold,
only Stone Cold can do that.
But I am anxious to see this video proof that Shane McMahon says
he has that will conclusively prove who the culprit was.
[Jerry] Well, if he says he has it, he has it.
I was hoping that it wasn't going to come down to this.
I was hoping that when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
arrived here at Unforgiven
that Austin would come back to the private confines of my locker room
to find out just who committed the vehicular assault
to the Rattlesnake himself last November at the Survivor Series.
[Jerry] Right, that's what should have happened.
I was hoping not to be out here in front of all of you.
In front of a world-wide television audience
because I now have to publicly, yes, I said publicly call out the culprit.
[Jerry] Oh, boy, here we go, J.R.
-[Ross] Call him out? -[Jerry] Yes, this is gonna be good.
[Ross] Who is it?
[Jerry] He knows.
[Ross] Well, who is it?
[Jerry] I don't know, only Shane knows but I can't wait.
Come on, Shane.
Maybe that guy knows too, I don't know.
[crowd chattering]
My impartial objective investigation
has led me to the perpetrator,
a perpetrator
that you may not suspect.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
It'd be easy to expect,
however, this perpetrator does have a history of vehicular assaults.
-[Jerry] What? -Ladies and gentlemen,
without further ado, allow me to attract your attention up to the titantrons
and allow me to show you this unbiased,
yet crucial evidence
of exactly what I'm talking about.
Roll the footage.
-[Jerry] What's this? -[Shane] Incriminating evidence.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at that. -[Shane] Yes, there it is,
about one year ago,
Ken Shamrock was struck down, vehicular assault by that man right there.
Yes, that man right there, Steve Blackman.
-[Jerry] I remember that. -Let's see that one more time.
-[Jerry] Remember that, J.R.? -Let me see that one more time.
-[Jerry] Show it. -Blackman, listen, watch this.
Now, you wanna know why? Check out.
Obviously, this man is capable of anything.
Steve Blackman, right there, smashed Ken Shamrock down with no remorse.
He had no regard for Ken Shamrock.
Blackman is cold, careless and coldhearted.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Steve Blackman
without a shadow of a doubt
is the one who ran over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Jerry] Well, there you have it, J.R., that's video proof.
And that's the bottom line because Shane-O-Mac said so.
[Ross] I don't know if that's--
[Jerry] That's better than footprints or hair fibers or even DNA.
That's seeing is believing.
[Ross] Blackman may have run over Shamrock
-but that doesn't really prove that-- -["Drums In The Night" playing]
[Jerry] Here comes the culprit now.
I mean, this guy has got a history of running over people, J.R.
[Ross] Yeah, he's got a history too…
[Jerry] That prove-- that proves it, right there.
[Ross] …of throwing Shane McMahon off the titantron, remember at SummerSlam.
[Jerry] See, that didn't-- it's further proof,
he has no regard whatsoever for anybody else's safety.
[Ross] And Shane McMahon…
[Jerry] Watch it, Shane.
[Ross] …distancing himself from Steve Blackman.
[Jerry] Look out, he's dangerous.
Good thing Blackman is not in the car right now.
-Uh-oh. -["Glass Shatters" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh my God.
[Ross] My God, will you listen to this ovation.
[singer] ♪ Step up! ♪
♪ 'Cause you're the next one In line for the kill ♪
♪ You don't believe me But I'm betting that you will ♪
♪ Stand up! I'll let you live a little bit With the pain that I bring ♪
♪ You know it's only the beginning ♪
♪ Step up! ♪
♪ 'Cause you're the next one In line for the kill ♪
♪ You don't believe me But I'm betting that you will ♪
♪ Stand up! I'll let you live a little bit With the pain that I bring ♪
♪ You know it's only the beginning ♪
♪ I'm breaking the limit inside you ♪
♪ Stop begging someone to hide you ♪
♪ I'm breaking the limit inside you ♪
♪ Stop begging someone to hide you ♪
-♪ I'm breaking the limit inside you ♪ -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] J.R., the rafters are literally shaking in this arena.
[Ross] The First Union Center has never ever been louder.
The Rattlesnake is back in the WWE
and business has damn sure kicked off tonight.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this one.
I'm just wondering why. Why does Steve Blackman do it?
Why did he run over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin?
[Ross] Oh, we don't know if that's a fact, King, come on.
[Jerry] We saw video proof.
[Ross] Shane McMahon now back in the ring.
Austin looking a hole at-- uh-oh, Blackman wants Shane.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Austin looking at Blackman's eyes.
[Jerry] Blackman can't do anything right now, he ain't in a car.
[Ross] The window-- the windows to your soul are through your eyes.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Well, I guess you can tell--
just look at "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, he knows Blackman did it.
[indistinct chattering]
-[Jerry] Oh, yes. Look at this, Stunner. -[Ross] Stunner.
Blackman got the Stunner from the Rattlesnake.
[Jerry] Look at that.
[Ross] There's Shane McMahon shoving Blackman out on the floor.
-Where is Shane McMahon-- -[Jerry] Wait a minute.
What is this?
[Ross] What is Shane McMahon doing?
[Jerry] He's gonna celebrate.
Look at this.
He's got a keg full of Budweiser.
[Ross] Well, I know the Rattlesnake likes some Budweisers,
-the colder the better. -["Glass Shatters" playing]
[singer] ♪ I'm breaking the limit inside you ♪
♪ Stop begging someone to hide you ♪
[Jerry] What a sight, J.R.
[Ross] Stone Cold is back.
[Jerry] Well, Shane McMahon said he was going to and he came through.
He did it.
Eat your heart out, Marcia Clark and Johnnie Cochran.
This is Shane McMahon, he's tipped the scales of justice, J.R.
[Ross] But, King, what did Blackman do?
That doesn't make any sense.
[Jerry] What do you mean?
He's just a bad driver.
Well, he's just a-- he's got a history of vehicular assault.
He likes to run over people.
[Ross] But the-- but why?
Give me a logical reason why?
[Jerry] I don't know. You have to ask Shane McMahon that.
[Ross] And the footage of the Blackman running over Shamrock.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Wait a minute. Look at this.
What?
[Ross] And Shane McMahon just got Stunnered.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] The Rattlesnake didn't believe it.
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] Austin did not believe
that Blackman was the culprit.
Austin knew that Shane McMahon has been nothing but a pain on the ass.
[Jerry] See that, J.R., I knew it.
I knew it wasn't Blackman all along.
Who would have thought it was Blackman?
By the Rattlesnake.
[Ross] All Shane McMahon was trying to do was to get revenge on Steve Blackman
and Blackman knocked Shane off the titantron at SummerSlam.
[Jerry] And now Blackman is off the hook.
If it don't fit, you must acquit.
Let's make-- let's just admit.
Everybody can see that.
Uh-oh, Shane.
[Ross] Shane thinks he's back in Greenwich at a juice bar.
[Jerry] Oh, I think Shane's aware of that now.
[Ross] Oh.
-[crowd cheering] -["Glass Shatters" playing]
[Jerry] But you know what, J.R.,
if Steve Blackman didn't run over Stone Cold
and never probably did.
Who did?
[Ross] I don't know, but the list has gotta be narrowed down
and it won't take Austin long.
If I know Austin, and I guarantee
I know Austin, he'll solve this mystery as well as Steve Blackman.
And, King, maybe we'll find out tomorrow night on TNN.
[Jerry] Oh, you mean Stone Cold is gonna be on Raw tomorrow night?
He wants more Budweiser.
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Jerry] Hey!
What's going on, J.R.?
[Ross] The Texas Rattlesnake is back.
[Jerry] And even going for it, J.R.
[Ross] There is none other like him.
There never has been, there never will be.
The Rattlesnake is back
and the WWE will never be the same again.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
J.R., there's so much--
there's so much Budweiser out here?
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] Shane McMahon up somehow.
[Jerry] What? No, not again.
[Ross] Stone Cold with a third Stunner on The Boy Wonder.
[Jerry] Shane, I'm afraid that Bud is for you.
[Ross] Austin did not believe a damn word that Shane McMahon said.
I don't know who the driver was but Austin's gonna find out
and he'll find out sooner than later.
[Jerry] I just got to know who did it, J.R.
[Ross] And God have mercy on their souls because The Rattlesnake will have them.
[Jerry] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is back.
[Ross] In 25 years, I've never ever heard anything like this.
Oh, what a moment.
-What a moment in WWE history. -["Glass Shatters" playing]
[singer] ♪ I'm breaking the limit inside you ♪
♪ Stop begging someone to hide you ♪
♪ I'm breaking the limit inside you ♪
♪ Stop begging someone to hide you ♪
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
The Rattlesnake is back and by God, he is back for good.
Look at Shane McMahon in the background here
as Austin was looking a hole right through Steve Blackman.
[indistinct chattering]
[Ross] Look at Shane talking to smack the Blackman.
[Jerry] And watch the look on Shane's face when he realized
that Stone Cold really wasn't buying his line of bull.
[Ross] Shane took a dump on the back court and turned it into this.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And once again, Stone Cold will tell you,
he's not thankful about it.
When he thinks you're number one, he'll show the world.
[Ross] Oh, Shane McMahon, number one in Stone Cold's book.
[Jerry] Hey.
[Ross] Oh, what a night.
[Jerry] What a night it is.
[Ross] Well, King, I don't know how it could get any better
but I'm sure that it will.
[Jerry] J.R., this is the best you ever smelled.
You're covered in Budweiser.
-[Ross] I've had that happen before… -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] …with The Rattlesnake as a matter of fact,
but in any event, ladies and gentlemen,
there is no doubt in my mind that the WWE Champion,
The Rock, is a huge marked man here tonight.
Will he survive?
[Rock] If you think that going into Unforgiven,
The Rock is a targeted man, well, you're absolutely right.
[Ross] The Rock knows everybody is coming for that WWE title.
[Kane] I deserve a title shot and I'm the only one who does.
[Michael] Chris Benoit has got a chip on his shoulder.
He believed he should be number one contender.
[Benoit] If anyone deserves a title shot, it's me.
[Undertaker] Now since everybody is talking about number one contenders,
let's don't forget about the old Deadman.
[Ross] Oh, what a volatile situation here
and what is the commissioner gonna do about it?
I made a Fatal 4-Way Match involving Kane,
The Undertaker, Chris Benoit, and The Rock.
[Ross] Four men with extremely different personalities,
with extremely different styles
all considered to be the best in their field.
[Michael] Chris Benoit is about to go for his last ride.
[Ross] Undertaker Chokeslammed his brother Kane to hell.
[Michael] The Undertaker Chokeslammed The Rock through a table.
[Ross] Benoit is a loose cannon, we know that.
He has no compassion for anyone.
[Ross] Benoit using his own body as a weapon.
[Michael] Chokeslammed to The Rock.
Kane's planted The Rock.
Kane sending a message to the WWE Champion.
[Ross] Kane just chokeslammed The Undertaker through the mat.
[Michael] Kane wants the WWE title,
and no one's gonna stand in Kane's way.
[Rock] The Rock is out here for one reason and one reason only and that's payback.
[Jerry] Here comes the People's Elbow, woo-hoo.
[Ross] The Rock with a Crippler Crossface.
[Jerry] Look at this. The Wolverine.
[Ross] Rock Bottom. The Undertaker slammed back into the Rock Bottom.
[Michael] The Rock's WWE Championship, J.R., will be up for grabs
like never before this Sunday on pay-per-view in a Fatal 4-Way matchup.
[Ross] All four men in the ring at the same time.
The first man to score a pinfall or submission
will exit Unforgiven as the WWE Champion.
[Kane] You've earned pain.
You fell too.
[Undertaker] Although I don't dress like Satan anymore,
I'm still down with the devil and I will go medieval on your ass.
[Benoit] I'm the best damn wrestler in the entire industry, period.
Prove me wrong.
[Michael] The Rock smashes against the wall at Unforgiven
with the three men gunning for his WWE title.
And Unforgiven is the biggest challenge of The Rock's career.
The Rock is about to go through a living hell at Unforgiven.
[Rock] Get The Undertaker, get Kane, get Chris Benoit,
and The Rock will do exactly what he does best
and that's layeth the smacketh down on all their candy asses.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, Rock, apparently "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
will leave here tonight not getting what he wants
but will The Undertaker, Chris Benoit, and Kane get what they want,
mainly your WWE Championship?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Finally, The Rock has come back to Philadelphia.
[crowd cheering]
Michael Cole, how can you stand there and ask The Rock such a stupid question?
How do you know what they want?
How do you know what The Undertaker, Chris Benoit, and Kane want?
Maybe Kane just wants a box of matches,
so he can go light his big red ass on fire.
-Do you ever think about that? -[Jerry] Oh.
Or maybe Benoit, all he wants is a pet wolverine,
so he could go ahead and lick its left testicle.
-Do you ever think about that? -[Jerry] Oh.
Or maybe The Undertaker, the American Badass,
wants to jump on his motorcycle and ride around the First Union Center
a couple more times because it gives him that funny feeling.
[Jerry] Whoa.
The fact of the matter is this, they want, they want, they want,
but if they think for one single solitary second
that they're gonna take The Rock's WWE title off the People's Waist
then what they want and what they get is entirely different.
Because if they think that they're gonna beat The Rock tonight
then The Rock says he's gonna take off three of their heads
and shove them so far up their asses,
they're gonna cut holes in their little nipples just to see
if you smell
what The Rock is cooking.
[Jerry] Well, The Rock is a determined man, J.R.
-["Dead Man Walking" playing] -[Jerry] Whoa.
[singer] ♪ You've done it now You've gone and made a big mistake ♪
♪ And I can't allow you To think you can just walk away ♪
♪ So turn around And face the piper you're gonna pay ♪
[Jerry] Well, King, here comes the man that would certainly disagree
with The Rock's statements.
His legacy is dauntless here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
The Undertaker, a former WWE Champion,
indeed the conscience of World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Jerry] I don't think he's getting a funny feeling right now, do you?
-[Ross] I don't know what you were asking. -[Jerry] Yeah, right.
[Ross] That's how important all of our viewing audience there.
[Jerry] What did Rock meant by that when he said funny feeling?
I know I'm gonna get a funny feeling when I see--
when I see those pictures of Chyna right-- on Monday night on Raw on TNN.
I had a real funny feeling.
[Ross] The emotion continues to run high.
What an awesome event this has been here tonight
and we thank you so very much
for inviting us into your homes once again.
The WWE title about to be decided with four hungry men.
[Jerry] You got that right, J.R.
We heard Rock's Raw speech.
I mean, he seemed real confident that none of these other three men
are gonna beat him but what Rock is--
maybe he's underestimated the fact that any one of these guys
could beat him or the other one.
[Howard] …is a Fatal 4-Way Match
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Coming down the aisle from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
weighing 229 pounds,
Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] I'm predicting, J.R., that that man is gonna win the title
right here tonight, Chris Benoit.
[Ross] Well, King, that's a big prediction, though you may be right.
Without a doubt Benoit is the best technical wrestler in the world today.
-[explosion] -[Jerry] Oh.
No, I think Benoit's time has come right here at Unforgiven.
[Howard] Weighing 326 pounds,
Kane.
[Ross] The Big Red Machine knows what it's like
to be the WWE Champion.
He knows what it's like to destroy people
and he likes it.
I love to know who the linguist is that's teaching Kane all this--
making him so conversational.
[Jerry] Yeah, uh, I'd like to know that too.
If he had a southern accent I think it's-- oh.
[Ross] All these officials making sure this match
does not start until it's ready.
Four uniquely different superstars all with one common goal.
[Jerry] Look at all these referees in the ring.
That's a good idea.
[singer] ♪ If you smell What The Rock is cooking ♪
[Jerry] Here we go, J.R.
[Howard] From Miami, Florida, weighing 245 pounds,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Rock.
[Jerry] Yeah, the roof is coming off this place.
[Ross] Another standing ovation for the WWE Champion, The Rock.
Remember, the first man to win this match
via pinfall or submission becomes the WWE Champion,
and as the King alluded to earlier,
The Rock does not have to be involved
in the decision to lose the most coveted title in the business.
[Jerry] Yeah, just a possible scenario, if my prediction were right,
if Chris Benoit were to pin or to make Kane submit,
Chris Benoit is the champion.
If Chris Benoit would have made The Undertaker submit,
Chris Benoit is the champion.
Or if Chris Benoit beat The Rock, Chris Benoit is the champion.
[Ross] You're right on top of your game tonight, pal.
[Jerry] You know what I predicted?
Chris Benoit get--
look at all these referees.
[Ross] Oh, they've been all impatient.
-They are impatient… -[bell rings]
[Ross] …and waiting to go.
The bell has rung and here we go now.
The first man to score a pinfall or submission is the WWE Champion.
It's that simple.
[Jerry] Oh, this is gonna be wild.
[Ross] The Rock has walked in with the title.
The big question is, can he overcome these three mountains
-and retain the title tonight? -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Ross] It's gonna be physical,
it's gonna be a slaughter out here in Philadelphia.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Undertaker measuring Benoit
and knocks Benoit right down on his keister.
[Jerry] Oh, and look at the eyes.
[Ross] And now The Undertaker and The Rock.
And The Rock says, "Just bring it."
Oh, yeah.
And they're going to grab The Undertaker but from behind came Kane.
[Jerry] And Benoit.
[Ross] Benoit now stomping The Rock who got knocked down from Kane.
Kane carries off his brother, The Undertaker.
The Wolverine and The Rock on the outside.
[Jerry] I'm telling you, watch Benoit in this match.
Watch Benoit. And where are they going?
[Ross] The Rock has got nothing in the way and got Benoit with that right hand.
The Undertaker and Kane left in the ring.
[Jerry] And you'll see Benoit and The Rock-- there they are.
Where are they going?
[Ross] Coming back towards the ring area.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] Right hand by Kane,
knocking down his brother, The Undertaker.
The Rock tossing Benoit from the outside and back in.
[Jerry] The Rock is under so much added pressure.
-I mean, you know, he's probably able to-- -[Ross] And Kane off the top.
-[Jerry] The Rock probably-- -[Ross] Here we go, here we go.
-Kane with the cover. -[Jerry] Well, look at this.
[Ross] One, two-- and a near-fall.
[Jerry] Rock has got the People's Eye on the ring too because that--
I mean, if Kane did pin The Undertaker, Rock loses the title.
[crowd chattering]
-[Ross] Hey, wait. -[Jerry] Look out. Look out.
That's our only banner, look out for it, guys.
[Ross] Benoit hammering The Rock with a thunderous right
and another right hand on the outside.
-Now, The Undertaker's got the cover… -[Jerry] Watch, J.R.
[Ross] …on the inside.
Good God almighty.
[Jerry] I know. It's hard to watch them on the outside.
[Ross] We got a lone monitor to the left that's barely on.
[Jerry] Flickering a little bit.
[Ross] And The Undertaker knocking down Kane
and now The Undertaker going for the cover and…
-[Jerry] Rocky-- -[Ross] …the referee Earl Hebner
got a near fall.
Luckily, he got nothing to do with it.
[Jerry] Well, I mean, he's got to keep his eye in the ring also.
I mean, like I said,
those guys that are in the ring right now could decide Rock's fate.
[Ross] Undertaker now measuring Kane with the right hand.
Here comes Benoit back in.
The Rock has been beaten down by Benoit
and Benoit from behind nailing The Undertaker.
And now where's Kane going?
[Jerry] I think he's going after The Rock--
or no, The Rock's had Kane.
[Ross] Kane stomping The Rock on the outside.
Now bringing the WWE Champion back inside as Benoit and The Undertaker
go out to the corner.
[Jerry] You're right, J.R., there's no fancy wrestling moves
on these-- on these four guys
that want desperately to be the WWE Champion, slugging it out.
[Ross] That's what it's all about, Samoan drop by The Rock.
Hook on the leg of Kane, looking for the cover and Kane,
the Big Red Machine too big, too strong, he powered out.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh, you're right. Look at that, one hand.
[Ross] One arm.
Oh, one-arm slam by Kane and now Kane wants the cover.
We may-- no, we don't.
Kane looking to become the WWE Champion mainlining it,
trying to beat The Rock for the title
even though that's not the structure of the rules
as The Undertaker and Benoit fighting on the outside.
[Jerry] I don't know. Keep your eye on them, J.R.,
I know-- we have to be like The Rock now.
We have to watch the action in the ring and next thing you know these guys
might wind up right on top of us.
[Ross] While The Undertaker and Benoit on the outside.
You can't win the title on the outside.
Kane has focused on The Rock.
And Kane right now seems to be--
well, that's the best game, you know, the best--
[Jerry] Oh, man. But you know what you can do,
you can eliminate one of the-- one of the combatants in this match
on the outside, and more shots to the head like that
and Undertaker would be out of this thing.
[Ross] Well, you eliminate 14 people if you want
but you still got to win the match in the ring
and that's what Kane aims to on The Rock.
-[Jerry] Oh, Benoit. Wait a minute. -[Ross] Oh, look at-- and The Undertaker.
He's just assaulting Chris Benoit on the outside.
And now The Undertaker back in, hammering his brother Kane.
[Jerry] And The Rock.
Can you imagine how sweet it would be for the-- for Kane to beat his brother
to become the WWE Champion?
[Jerry] Oh, I bet he'd talk a blue streak then, wouldn't he?
[Ross] Hellacious right hands
and Kane has yet to be knocked off his feet
by either The Undertaker or Rock.
[Jerry] It'd be sweet like you said for Kane to beat his brother
and win this match but it ain't gonna happen, J.R.,
because Benoit's gonna win this thing.
Benoit lays him away, that's good wrestling, that's smart.
[Ross] Kane landing on his feet.
The Undertaker and The Rock getting on the same page
at least for the time being.
And now The Undertaker says, "I want you."
"I want you, Rock." And here they go.
The Rock with right hands attempting to land a smack down on The Undertaker.
[Jerry] This is it. This is what it's all about,
The Rock and The Undertaker.
[Ross] The American Badass.
And The Rock with the elbow.
[Jerry] Undertaker said he's the big dog in this ring.
It's his yard. Oh, hey.
[Ross] Benoit, his head bounced off our table at the hands of Kane…
[Jerry] I didn't see him coming.
[Ross] …while The Undertaker is hammering The Rock
with a thunderous succession of right hands,
Snapmare, inside, outside, back in.
[Jerry] Oh, Kane is, uh, dangerously close to us.
-You do realize that, don't you, J.R.? -[Ross] Sidewalk Slam. Sidewalk Slam.
The Undertaker going for a cover and The Rock almost--
you can see that one coming, the right shoulder came off the canvas.
[Jerry] I can't see anything because Kane walked in front of me
and it-- like an eclipse.
[Ross] We've had our equipment destroyed tonight
from the Triple H and Kurt Angle matchup.
We're doing the best we can,
but The Undertaker now going-- where's he going?
[Jerry] Well, this whole place has almost been destroyed.
Uh-oh, here it is.
-[Ross] Undertaker. -[Jerry] Vintage Deadman.
-[Ross] Six-ten. -[Jerry] Oh, that's not vintage.
[Ross] Undertaker just got--
just jerked down to the top turnbuckle by the WWE Champion.
[Jerry] That's something you don't see every day.
[Ross] What a clothesline, taking The Undertaker down
and The Rock got knocked down by Kane.
Jiminy Christmas, this is a human demolition derby.
[Jerry] Where's my man Benoit?
Where's my pet?
[Ross] Benoit still down on the outside.
[Jerry] He's resting. He's smart.
[Ross] Kane.
[Jerry] These guys are wearing each other out. Oh, man, Earl Hebner.
[Ross] Kane just ran right over the referee.
[Jerry] He's been Hebnerized-- oh, look at that.
[Ross] And a DDT by The Rock.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] And there's a-- there's no referee.
There's no referee.
[Jerry] Yeah, but there's The Undertaker with a chair.
-[Ross] Oh, God. -[Jerry] What could be worse?
[Ross] The Rock has advantage right there over Kane,
but there's no referee.
The Undertaker with a chair shot knocking down The Rock.
-[Jerry] Well, look at these guys-- -[Ross] And it's Benoit with the chair.
-Here comes Benoit. -[Jerry] There's my man, Benoit.
[Ross] Undertaker tried to block it but he couldn't.
Benoit for the cover. There's the referee.
-[Jerry] I told you, J.R. -[Ross] It's gonna be over.
[Jerry] Who told you that, huh?
[Ross] Undertaker, there was the three-count.
[Howard] The winner of this bout…
-[Jerry] We got a new champion. -[Howard] …and new
World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] Can I call him or not?
I told you.
I predicted Benoit, the new WWE Champion.
[Ross] Well, I didn't think it was gonna happen like that.
[Jerry] What do you mean like that?
[Ross] And that quickly.
[Jerry] The referee got knocked down?
-[Ross] I don't know. -[Jerry] Undertaker got knocked down?
Benoit is the new champ.
["Shooter" playing]
[Ross] But wait a minute.
That's Commissioner Mick Foley.
[Jerry] What are you doing?
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Foley, what are you doing?
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] What's going on?
[Jerry] Get a microphone. Let's hear what Foley's saying.
-[bell rings] -[Jerry] What?
They're ringing the bell.
[Ross] The referee just told the timekeeper to ring the bell.
[Jerry] For what?
Restarting the match?
[Ross] Oh, my God. Oh, my God, look who Benoit's facing.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Ross] Benoit's got the death sentence.
-[Jerry] Oh, Benoit. -[Ross] Dead man walking.
[Jerry] Benoit.
[Ross] And The Rock, Undertaker, and Kane.
-[Jerry] Benoit, run. Run. -[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Benoit-- -[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] I think The Undertaker apparently…
[Jerry] Look out!
[Ross] …won that-- or Benoit won the match
but I think there was-- there was a--
[Jerry] Oh, he may go right through there.
[Ross] I think The Undertaker's feet were on the ropes is what we're hearing.
Maybe we'll get another look at it, I'm not sure.
My God, this Fatal 4-Way has to win by pinfall or submission.
It may go on all night.
[Jerry] I didn't see--
I didn't see that The Undertaker's foot was definitely on the ropes.
That must be why Mick Foley restarted this thing.
[Ross] That's the only thing that I can think of.
Camera angle we saw,
and on a clear picture of it, I think that's what happened exactly.
And there's-- now, The Undertaker looking to pin the champion.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Ross] Oh, my Lord,
-you talk about a close one. -[Jerry] Oh, very close.
[Ross] The Rock just barely pulled The Undertaker out before the three.
[Jerry] I mean, literally by his heels.
Ain't thinking of being pulled out by your heels.
[Ross] Big right hand uppercut by Kane.
The Rock has been stunned from it.
And now look, The Wolverine, Chris Benoit.
[Jerry] If we can, I'm begging you, on the truck there, can you load up and
see that controversial three-count.
Let us know what happened on that.
[Ross] Benoit is wearing out The Undertaker.
[Jerry] Oh, here we go.
Now, watch this chair shot.
Oh, my God. Lights out.
Here's the cover.
One, two…
[bell rings]
[Ross] Mick Foley made the right call.
[Jerry] I'd say that's rather obvious, was it?
[Ross] Exactly. And a low blow on Kane.
Benoit, I'll tell you what, King, your predictions still may hold true.
[Jerry] What do you mean still may hold true?
He won.
[Ross] Well, he hasn't become the WWE Champion.
[Jerry] It was like Firestone. He had a recall, they call it back.
Uh-oh.
-Oh, my gosh. Look out. -[Ross] Oh, look-- now, look at this.
The Rock-- The Rock has hit The Undertaker right in the head on the ring steps.
[Jerry] Man, did you see his head bounce off?
[Ross] Undertaker, those steps bounced right between The Undertaker's eyes.
Kane has had a low blow.
[Jerry] I'm surprised that didn't lay The Undertaker wide open.
[Ross] And that laid-- that leaves, rather, The Rabid Wolverine
and "The Brahma Bull" The Rock, one-on-one.
Oh, hard knife edge by Benoit.
He wants that WWE title.
[Jerry] Yeah, Benoit wants it, you know.
I can't help but sort of feel sorry for the guy.
[Ross] No one in this match has been more impressive than Benoit.
And Benoit now, reverses--
The Rock reverses Benoit.
[Jerry] Oh, my.
[Ross] Suplex, almost a Greco-Roman throw by The Rock.
Hooks the leg, there's one, there's-- no.
[Jerry] See, you just can't help but sort of feel for Benoit.
He's got the biggest mountain to climb here.
He's not the biggest dog in the fight,
but it's the most fight in Benoit, I believe.
Look at this. Oh.
[Ross] Beautiful suplex by Benoit.
[Jerry] He got him. He got him.
[Ross] Maintains that waist lock like a pit bulldog.
-[Jerry] Man. -[Ross] The third one was a German.
That could be-- we got-- oh,
that was Benoit half a count away
from becoming the WWE Champion.
-[Jerry] Again, can he do it twice? -[Ross] Does Benoit
have the right number?
[Jerry] Can Benoit do it twice in one night?
Can he win the WWE title two times the same night? Yes.
[Ross] A suplex driving the air out of The Rock.
[Jerry] He'd still be the champion if it weren't for that--
[Ross] Benoit says, "That's it."
[Jerry] If it weren't for that meddlesome Mick Foley.
[Ross] Benoit says, "That's it."
[Jerry] Look at this! New champ.
[Ross] Benoit like a human torpedo.
He took it out of himself there.
[Jerry] All right, just count to three, Hebner, that's it.
[Ross] Kane and The Undertaker fighting here on the outside.
There's a cover in the ring.
No. The Rock just-- he shot his hand up out of-- instinctively.
[Jerry] Watch Benoit fly, J.R.
It's a thing of beauty. Look at-- oh, man.
-[Ross] Oh, no. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
-[Ross] The Rock's got the-- -[Jerry] Wait a minute.
[Ross] The Rock's got the Crippler Crossface…
-[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. -[Ross] …on Benoit.
He's got the Crippler Crossface on Benoit.
[Jerry] Look at this.
Benoit's on hold, it's gonna be his demise.
-[Ross] Benoit's about to tap out. -[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute.
-Look who's coming in here. -[Ross] And The Undertaker broke it up.
Benoit's about to tap out of his own hold, the Crippler Crossface,
as painful a maneuver as there is in the game.
[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Ross] Kane.
-[Jerry] Brother against brother. -[Ross] Chokeslam, chokeslam.
And Kane looking to pin his brother
and Benoit interrupted the count.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Kane got--
The Rock trying to pick Kane off.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] And now Kane--
[Jerry] I think Kane is beginning to get on a roll here, J.R.
I think Kane is-- he's in his stride.
He's-- uh, he's done for.
[Ross] Spinebuster by The Rock.
[Jerry] I knew it, Kane's finished.
And it is the most electrifying move in sports entertainment--
-[shouts] -[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Benoit intercepted The Rock. -[Jerry] Benoit, the new champion.
[Ross] Benoit intercepted The Rock
right before the People's Elbow.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] God almighty, what a matchup this is.
What a Fatal 4-Way.
What a-- what a pay-per-view, and The Rock--
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Ross] laid the smack down on Chris Benoit…
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] …but here comes The Undertaker.
Last Ride, The Undertaker.
-[Jerry] I knew this was gonna happen. -[Ross] The Last Ride for The Rock.
[Jerry] A Last Ride for The Rock.
[Ross] Benoit could beat The Rock last week with that maneuver.
It's over, it's over.
And Kane interrupts, my God almighty.
[Jerry] Rock was done for, you know he was.
Look out.
[Ross] And The Undertaker knocked on the outside.
[Jerry] Landed right on his feet.
[Ross] And now The Undertaker, the right hand on the front of Kane.
[Jerry] Watch it.
[Ross] And here comes Benoit again.
[Jerry] Man, oh, man.
[Ross] Benoit with a two-slam chair shot taking out both The Undertaker and Kane.
[Jerry] The chairman has struck!
[Ross] The Crippler Crossface on The Rock.
[Jerry] I told you, J.R.
I knew it was gonna happen.
[Ross] Benoit's got it locked in The Rock.
[Jerry] That's it, Rock's finished.
Benoit is the new champion.
[Ross] It's gonna be over.
[Jerry] Save yourself, Rock, tap out.
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[Ross] Listen to these fans.
[Jerry] I know, but this-- they can't do it.
[Ross] The fans trying to help The Rock.
[Jerry] The fans can't help The Rock out of the predicament.
[Ross] But the fans are not in the Crippler Crossface,
The Rock is. The Rock is trying to hold on.
[Jerry] And The Undertaker and Kane are both laid out from the chair shot,
the back of Kane's head and blood's running down his back.
[Ross] Benoit, really been tearing at The Rock with the Crippler Crossface.
[Jerry] I can't believe this. I believe The Rock would actually
pass out from the pain before he taps out.
-[Ross] I don't know. -[Jerry] Here's The Undertaker.
[Ross] Here comes The Undertaker back in.
I think The Rock was about to pass out.
I think Benoit was seconds away from winning the title.
[Jerry] Oh, no,
Benoit, you can't-- oh, again-- oh, my gosh.
[Ross] Undertaker wants it for himself.
There's the cover, there's the cover.
No-- damn, Kane.
Kane is pulling his brother right off the WWE title.
[Jerry] Can't believe Kane got up.
I'm telling you, his head was busted wide open in the back
from that chair shot from Benoit.
[Ross] Kane and The Undertaker,
and they are beating the hell out of each other.
[Jerry] Look at these shots are coming from left field.
They are putting everything they've got into this.
[Ross] Good God almighty,
the right hands are like mule kicks.
[Jerry] Oh.
-Look at the middle of the ring. -[Ross] And The Rock
[Jerry] The Rock and Benoit are both down.
[Ross] The Rock trying to make his way back up
after suffering in the Crippler Crossface.
Benoit has been chokeslammed.
-And The Rock -[Jerry] Boy, and The Undertaker and Kane
[Ross] are beating the hell out of each other.
-[Jerry] But now-- and now, look at this. -[Ross] The Rock Bottom,
Rock Bottom out of nowhere, Rock Bottom.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] What?
-[bell rings] -[Ross] And The Rock did it.
My God, how did he do it?
[Jerry] I don't know but The Undertaker was just inches away
from pulling him up but Kane dragged The Undertaker.
[Howard] World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Rock.
[Ross] This has been a war,
a Fatal 4-Way war with casualties.
But The Rock has prevailed
through hell or high water,
steel chairs and chokeslams,
The Rock is still the WWE Champion.
[Jerry] I had faith in The Rock, I knew he could do it.
I know-- I know the deck was stacked against him
but he is The People's Champion, J.R.
[Ross] I thought you picked Benoit.
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] The Rock, The Undertaker, Benoit, and Kane.
They all know they've been through a war.
What a hellacious war this has been.
[Jerry] Let's see it one more time. Let's check out.
This is an ironic finish here, J.R.
Well, you kind of keep an eye on The Undertaker
because he sees the Rock Bottom being delivered.
He knows that's it for Benoit unless he makes the save
but Kane stopped The Undertaker from getting the three-count.
[Ross] Kane did not want his brother to become the WWE Champion.
All four of these men gave everything they had
right down to their souls
to become the WWE Champion.
[Jerry] Unbelievable.
The Rock survives and that's the only way you can describe it,
he survived this Fatal 4-Way here tonight.
[Ross] The Rock is still the WWE Champion
but I can damn sure guarantee you that tonight, here at Unforgiven,
no one had any mercy for The Rock. hat tonight, here at Unforgiven,