[narrator] Tonight is a night different from all others.
For tonight, there is not one,
but two championship matches,
the World Heavyweight title.
[announcer 1] This event, one fall
for the World's Heavyweight Championship.
[announcer 2] Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new champion.
[commentator] The winner
and new World Heavyweight Champion!
[narrator] A symbol of defiance,
an icon of power,
resurrected for a new purpose.
[Eric] You people deserve your own world champion,
exclusive to Raw.
[narrator] To be given to an assassin.
[Eric] Your new world champion, Triple H!
[narrator] The Whole Dam Show.
Rob Van Dam.
[narrator] Confident in his abilities,
poised to play the game,
determined to win the gold.
Tonight, Triple H must defend his title
to earn the illustrious championship
handed to him out of corporate spite
and accepted with personal greed.
The WWE Championship
soaked in the blood of its previous proprietors.
Yet, the current and most dominant controller
has remained unscathed,
ready to eliminate all that stand in his way.
[Brock] Nobody can beat me!
[narrator] A decade of destruction.
Teaching pain is a lesson
given to those who walk too close to his yard.
[Undertaker] Tonight's got nothing to do with business.
This is strictly personal.
[narrator] Tonight, The Undertaker looks to take first blood,
but Brock Lesnar seeks to dispose
of another legend.
On this night,
we shall all bear witness to history.
Two championship matches,
one night.
A night where the mighty will rise
and the meek shall remain unforgiven.
[narrator] And now, WWE Unforgiven.
["Adrenaline" playing]
♪ Too much is not enough ♪
♪ Nobody said this stuff makes any sense ♪
♪ We're hooked again ♪
♪ Point of no return ♪
♪ See how the buildings burn ♪
♪ Light up the night ♪
♪ Such a pretty sight ♪
♪ Adrenaline keeps me in the game ♪
[Ross] The superstars of Raw and SmackDown
have assembled together under one roof,
the sold-out Staples Center in Los Angeles, California,
to determine championships
and, oh, so much more tonight at Unforgiven.
Four championship contests
and an interpromotional tag team match
with huge implications for the general managers
of both Raw and SmackDown on tonight's extravaganza.
Hello, everybody, Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler
will be joined by Michael Cole and Tazz a little bit later
as we now experience the arrival, King,
of The Un-Americans.
-[bell ringing] -[Howard] The following contest
is an eight-man tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Test,
William Regal
and the WWE Tag Team Champions,
Christian and Lance Storm,
The Un-Americans.
[Ross] Well, King, we are live around the world.
It's always great to be in Los Angeles.
Even though our sold-out crowd is fashionably late,
this should be one hell of a night.
Oh, it's gonna be a great night. I am so excited.
Watching that opening video sent a chill down my spine.
And now, we're seeing The Un-Americans,
and they're always Unforgiven, as far as I'm concerned.
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] The Unforgivens, including the Tag Team Champions,
Lance Storm and Christian,
along with William Regal, the newest member,
-who joined just two weeks ago… -[Booker] Can you dig it, sucka?
[Ross] …and Test.
-["Can You Dig It Sucka?" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Howard] Introducing, from Houston, Texas,
weighing 256 pounds,
-Booker T! -[Booker] Can you dig it sucka!
[Jerry] I can dig that sucka, can't you, J.R.?
-[Ross] I can dig that sucka. -[Jerry] All right.
[Ross] A five-time former WCW Champion
and 11-time Tag Team Champion,
but this match, ladies and gentlemen, tonight,
is not about titles.
It's not about gold.
It's about pride, national pride,
as this American quartet to take on a very talented group
of Un-Americans.
["Golden" playing]
[Howard] From Hollywood, California,
weighing 260 pounds,
Goldust!
[Ross] He is the grandson of a plumber from Austin, Texas,
and two-time former Intercontinental Champion.
And between Goldust and Booker T, King,
they form Raw's odd couple.
[Jerry] Yeah, you got that right.
Goldust right at home here in Tinseltown,
-Hollywood, LA. -Stand tall.
[fireworks whistling]
[Jerry] Look out!
-[fireworks popping] -["Turn The Tables" playing]
[Howard] Weighing 310 pounds,
Bubba Ray Dudley!
[Ross] Ha! Bubba Ray Dudley, short britches and all,
has held more tag team titles
than anyone on the Raw roster.
He is Bubba tough, a working man,
a working man's attitude.
[Jerry] From the illustrious, uh, Dudley family
their family's a freak show without the tent, J.R.,
But that Bubba Ray, you've got-- you've got to give him credit.
He hangs tough. Whoa!
["Slow Chemical" playing]
[Howard] Weighing 325 pounds,
Kane!
[Ross] He is six feet ten, three and a quarter,
a former world champion,
a former Intercontinental Champion,
a former Tag Team Champion.
the Big Red Machine will lead the Americans
into this eight-man tag team contest.
[Jerry] Now, look at those Un-Americans.
They don't look so brave right now, do they, J.R.?
♪ The wonder of the world is gone ♪
[Ross] The Un-Americans and their upside-down flag as their logo,
the international distress signal.
These four men despise everything the USA is about.
They disrespect our country.
And I refuse to reciprocate.
I'm glad they're proud of their heritage, as they should be.
But they shouldn't be denigrating the United States of America.
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Wait a minute, J.R.
These guys will readily admit that they hate America, right?
-[Ross] Exactly. -[Jerry] And you don't hate them?
[Ross] Well, I don't base my life on hate.
But in any event, I'm not too high on them.
[Jerry] Why?
[Ross] Politics aside, The Un-Americans, a very talented quartet.
All four members of The Un-Americans
former Intercontinental Champions,
as Goldust and Christian started out here.
I truly refuse to believe that The Un-Americans
totally represent their countrymen.
I just-- I just won't believe that.
There's a cover, a lateral press.
And Goldust with the first near fall of Unforgiven.
Quick tag, as Christian tags in
his tag team partner, Lance Storm,
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
a great-- a great wrestling city.
[Jerry] Big double clothesline there by Goldust.
That'll put The Un-Americans on their Un-American rear ends.
-Oh! -[Jerry] What!
[Ross] A little kinship, and the Flip Flop 'n Fly
from Bubba and Goldust.
[Jerry] These guys are like--
well, I was trying to say they're like a mirror image of each other
but not quite, are they?
[Ross] An emotionally-charged matchup to kick off Unforgiven.
Four championships decided,
-the world's title, the WWE title. -You piece of crap!
-[indistinct chatter] -[Ross] And look at Lance Storm.
He's beating Bubba up,
-and talking him through it. -[Jerry] Yeah, nobody likes that.
Don't let him talk that smack to you, Bubba.
Here you go!
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] And a hard shot across the chest by Bubba Ray Dudley.
Lance Storm, a very cerebral young competitor,
again, from the great wrestling city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The shot by the left-handed William Regal,
representing Blackpool, England.
[Jerry] I think Lance Storm, uh, look,
is still a little woozy from being dropped right on--
I mean, right on the point of impact-- yeah, right on his face!
[Ross] Opportunity to put it away here.
The hook to the leg, one-man flapjack.
[Ross] Shades of the old Midnight Express, that one-man flapjack.
Tag made to the gold one,
who feels very at home in Holly-weird.
[Jerry] Holly-weird?
-Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Pull from the outside.
Referee Nick Patrick didn't see it.
And Christian tripping Goldust,
and now imposing his physical will
on the former two-time Intercontinental Champion.
And now, will it mean isolate and destroy?
Will Goldust be the sacrificial American lamb?
He's being decimated, physically dissected,
by the biggest, strongest member
-of The Un-Americans, Test. -[Jerry] Boy, look at Test. I mean, he's--
he looks like he's got a special agenda here for this match.
Oh.
Enjoying himself.
[Ross] Test has got unlimited potential.
So we've said that on many occasions…
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] …you can't buy breakfast
on potential.
[Jerry] I think that little potential just got knocked out of him. Oh!
Here comes-- here he comes!
[Ross] Booker T!
The youngest of seven children,
grew up without a daddy in Houston, Texas.
He's made a hell of a name for himself and earned every bit of it.
Look at William Regal trying to get that cheap shot, got knocked down.
-Whoa, what a shot there by Christian. -[Jerry] Look out.
[Ross] From behind, King, comes Test.
[Jerry] Oh, there's something coming from behind.
[Ross] Man, what a straight shot that was by Booker T.
The hook of the leg. And William Regal, before leaving the ring,
makes sure Booker doesn't get the three-count in this fast-paced,
offensive-minded, eight-man tag team matchup.
[Jerry] I think it's safe to say that, as far as Raw goes,
Booker T has become one of the most popular superstars
we ever had on Raw.
Oh, look at this.
[Ross] And Bubba…
while the referee's distracted
in the meantime, Booker T going upstairs!
[Jerry] No, wait a minute, sucka!
[Ross] Regal better be wearing a cup.
-[Jerry screams] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And, apparently he's not.
-[Bubba] Booker! -[Ross] Wait a minute.
[Jerry] Look at this!
Look at Bubba Ray.
Get the tables!
-[Jerry] Get the tables? -[Ross] Get the-- get the tables,
the apple pie and the hot dogs,
everything American.
[Jerry] Check this out one more time.
-Yeah! -[Ross] Ooh.
[Jerry] What's up must come down.
-Now what? -What the hell are you doing?
-[Nick] Go to your corner. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Booker T and Bubba trying to get that table in the ring,
that got dropkicked right back in Booker T's face
by the Tag Team Champions,
an awesome combination, to say the very least.
[Jerry] What's up with that referee there?
He's not allowing the table to be brought into the ring?
Come on. These people want tables.
[Ross] Referee should get back in the ring
and not trying to be directing traffic on the outside.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
[Jerry] You don't believe they want tables?
Just listen to them.
-[crowd chanting] We want tables! -[Ross] And now, Test,
hammering away at Booker T,
-the charismatic Booker T. -[Jerry] Look at Test.
I mean, he's unusually aggressive tonight, isn't he?
[Ross] Yes, he is.
And certainly, The Un-Americans not wanting Kane to get the tag.
We have not seen Kane in this match legally.
The lateral press again.
And The Un-Americans with another near fall.
[Nick] Two counts.
[Jerry] You're right. Kane will definitely light things up here
when he gets in, if he gets in.
-[Ross] Regal… -[Jerry] Regal.
[Ross] …has a very sadistic streak, a master of submission,
grew up the hard way.
-There's a cover, a lateral press here. -Two!
[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] Regal started fighting for money at the age of 15 years old.
[Jerry] I started fighting at 15, but nobody paid me.
[Ross] Nice slam, and a cover,
and Regal keeping that forearm right on the face of Booker T.
Booker T now has been isolated from his corner,
from his teammates.
A lot of continuity,
a lot of teamwork being displayed by The Un-Americans,
as Christian with a nice snapmare takeover
and a reverse chinlock, grounding Booker T.
[Jerry] Well, let's face it, The Un-Americans, they stick together.
They hang out together 24/7.
I guess they're better at figuring safety in numbers.
Nobody else wants to be around these guys.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Again, politics aside,
The Un-Americans, four very talented men,
all former Intercontinental Champions.
They're in hostile territory, however, here tonight.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] Christian buries the knee, drives the air out of Booker T.
And there's Booker T's more-regular-than-not tag team partner,
if that's a term you can describe Goldust with, regular.
[Jerry] They're like that movie, The Odd Couple.
Back it up. One.
[Jerry] There goes Booker T,
-and look at this! -[Ross] Booker T--
oh, shades of Jack Brisco,
with a roll-up from the corner, and got a near fall.
Christian back up, how quickly, however,
and a spinebuster by Booker T.
[Jerry] Come on, Booker T.
You know what we came to see.
-[Nick] One. -[Ross] Booker T looking…
-back for that corner. -[Nick] Two.
[Ross] He's in the wrong corner. Now, he sees where he's got to go.
Three hands extended for Booker T,
all ready to make a tag.
And who will it be?
Could it be-- Yes, it is, The Big Red Machine.
He is an instrument of destruction,
The Big Red Machine.
[Jerry] Whoa! Look out!
[Ross] And what time zone was that?
Big uppercut.
[Jerry] I don't know about the time zone,
but it's a different altitude. Whoa!
[Ross] And Kane is-- he is a force, isn't he?
[Jerry] I thought you were gonna say he was on fire, no pun intended.
Look at him go!
[Ross] Tilt-a-whirl slam by Kane.
He's got the cover. Referee gets there.
Oh, and Regal makes sure that that three-count doesn't go down.
[Jerry] Look out now.
[Ross] And they're all eight-men, now.
[Jerry] I knew this was going to happen, J.R.
-This was inevitable. -[Ross] This match is disintegrating.
[crowd chattering]
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Big shot by Kane.
And, oh, Test trying to get his big boot in.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] He got it.
[Ross] Test now looking for that Pumphandle Slam
on the 325-pound Kane.
Over the shoulder, and he got him.
-It could be over here. -[Jerry] What strength exhibited by Test.
I didn't think he was gonna be able to get him up,
but he got him. Now, look at this.
[Ross] Booker T, fire up Booker T!
-Booker T Scissors Kick. -[Jerry] Yes.
-[Ross] Taking down Test. -[Jerry] Wait a minute.
-[Ross] Can you feel it, King? -[Jerry] Look at this crowd!
-[Ross] Do you want it, King? -[Jerry] I can feel it!
-I can dig it! -[Ross] Do you need it?
[Jerry] Here's the Spinaroonie, J.R.,
right here in LA!
-[Ross] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Wait a minute!
Not right after the Spinaroonie!
[Ross] No time to celebrate.
Oh, my.
Kane, the legal man.
-At least, I think he is. -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] He blocks Lance Storm's kick.
And oh, the low blow.
And the referee on the far side of the ring, King.
Could that be the knockout shot?
-He's got him. One, two, three-- No! -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Fall half a second away.
[Jerry] Look at Lance Storm. He can't believe it.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Man, this one is a roller coaster ride of offense.
[Jerry] I have no idea who the legal men are, but-- Oh,
there's action all over this.
It's all over the ring, all over the arena.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Bubba, Bubba bomb!
-[Jerry] Whoo! -[Ross] The sit-down atomic drop.
But from behind comes Regal, and out goes Bubba Ray Dudley.
[Jerry] How are you keeping up with this action?
-[Ross] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Golden Globe award time.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, cover your Golden Globes if you can, Christian.
Too late. Ooh!
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Oh, man. -[Jerry] What's this?
[Ross] Can't you hear that impact?
Right on the face-- And Kane,
where the hell did he come from?
-[Jerry] Man, oh, man. -[Ross] The Big Red Machine…
-[Jerry] Where are these guys coming from? -[Ross] …flew out of nowhere.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Hey, wait a minute. -[Jerry] Chokeslam!
[Ross] Regal's reaching for something.
And unless he's got an itch, I don't like it.
-[crowd] One, two three. -[Ross] The cover, Kane pinned him!
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Kane did it.
The Big Red Machine leads the Americans to victory.
-[Howard] Here are your winners… -[explosions]
[Howard] Bubba Ray Dudley, Goldust,
Booker T, and Kane!
[Jerry] Wow. What a match!
[Ross] What an awesome start.
Not the start that The Un-Americans had envisioned,
but an awesome start, led by Kane,
Bubba, Booker, Goldust, win it.
["Slow Chemical" playing]
[Jerry] Look at Bubba Ray. He wants some more table action.
These guys have done Monday Night Raw proud.
Oh, there you go! There you go!
[Ross] Old glory waving proudly, not upside down in distress,
as The Un-Americans would have envisioned here.
♪ Found in her as the whole… ♪
[Ross] Man, if this is any indication,
we may be in store for one hell of a ride here tonight on this extravaganza.
[Jerry] I think this is gonna be a night we will never forget, J.R.
[Ross] Championships and more on the line,
and so much more, for the general managers
of Raw and SmackDown, Eric Bischoff
and Stephanie McMahon, respectively.
[Jerry] We want some HLA tonight, don't we, J.R.?
Okay.
I need you to pay attention here.
When you face Rosey and Jamal tonight,
or rather, when you beat Rosey and Jamal, it's not for me.
This is for SmackDown.
This is about pride.
This is about redemption.
-This is about-- -Make sure that
you don't have to French kiss a lesbian later on tonight?
I'm serious.
Whoa, whoa, Steph.
Believe me, we're serious, too.
And we will represent SmackDown right tonight.
After we win, if Bischoff doesn't like it,
he will kiss your ass.
[chuckles]
I like the sound of that.
[Jerry] I'd like the sight of that. Whoo-hoo!
Either way, HLA or Stephanie's butt,
we're in for quite a night, J.R.
-[explosion] -[Jerry] Whoa!
Man.
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
♪ Break the walls down ♪
♪ For those about to rock I'm what ya want… ♪
[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing first, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing 227 pounds,
the Intercontinental Champion,
Chris Jericho!
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, last month on pay-per-view at SummerSlam,
it was Y2J and the Nature Boy,
but not a night that Jericho wants to remember.
[Jerry] Oh, you got that right.
Probably one of the sorriest nights in the life of Y2J.
He couldn't believe that this happened,
the figure-four applied by Ric Flair, the dirtiest players in the game.
And there, you see it?
-He tapped. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Flair has made the best in the business tap out
with that figure-four.
But Jericho, a four-time Intercontinental Champion,
the self-proclaimed King of the World.
He certainly connects the Winnipeg, Calgary connection,
trained in the immortal Stu Hart's dungeon in Calgary, young and physical.
[Jerry] You left out first-ever Undisputed Champion.
[Ross] Absolutely.
[Jerry] Speaking of champions.
["Also Sprach Zarathustra" playing]
[Howard] Introducing the challenger.
From Charlotte, North Carolina,
weighing 234 pounds,
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
[Ross] Well, King, three weeks ago, we had the privilege
of being in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
And once again, in a tag team match,
Ric Flair making Chris Jericho suffer at the hands of the figure-four.
[Jerry] I know. I couldn't believe it.
It's getting to be old hat. Every time Ric Flair and Y2J tie up,
Chris Jericho seems to come out on the short end of the stick.
[Ross] "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, a living Legend
and 16-time World Heavyweight Champion,
had what I-- had not a stellar night last week on Raw,
when he was upset by Rico in Rico's first match on Raw.
-[Jerry] Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. -[Ross] Flair was totally inconsolable.
[Jerry] Wait a minute, now, J.R.
Why do you figure that has to be an upset?
Nothing said it would go down in the record books as an upset.
Why does it have to be an upset?
[Ross] Well, that's only my editorial comment.
-[Jerry] Oh, okay. There you go. -[Ross] My opinion,
-that's all. -[bell ringing]
-[Ross] Doesn't mean it's right. -[Jerry] Add that little footnote.
Say, in my opinion, big upset last week.
[Ross] Think about it, this is for the Intercontinental title,
a championship that Ric Flair has never held.
-Flair says he has in him one last run. -Break it. One, two, three!
[Jerry] Oh, hey, wait a minute.
[Ross] A slap back in the face by the Nature Boy.
[Jerry] Very unsportsmanlike.
[Ross] My question, King, tonight
is that can the legendary veteran regain the proverbial eye of the tiger?
Can Flair revert back to being The Dirtiest Player in The Game tonight,
rise to the occasion,
and beat one of the greatest young Superstars in the WWE, Chris Jericho?
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Look at this, J.R.
This might be the answer to your question right here.
Flair is gonna be-- Oh, whoa!
[Ross] Buries that right hand into the abdomen
of the Intercontinental Champion, and lights him up with those chops,
a trifecta by the Nature Boy,
who seems to have a renewed enthusiasm here.
Flair looking for that figure-four early, and Jericho counters as quickly
as Flair attempted to apply his patented finishing maneuver.
[Jerry] I'm gonna give Flair-- I'm gonna give the devil his due.
It's no doubt about it. He has been free-- Whoa!
That may have just put his lights out.
He's been great throughout his career, J.R.
He's had one of the most illustrious careers in the history of wrestling.
But let's face it, youth must be served.
There comes a time in every great veteran's life, in his career,
when he's gotta step aside, when he's got to realize that,
you know, there's one fight you can't win, and that's the battle with Father Time.
[Ross] Well, you may be right,
but Ric Flair certainly believes in his heart that he can--
he can mount that one last significant run in his wonderful career.
Missile dropkick by the Intercontinental Champion.
Jericho looking for a three here. Hook of the leg.
And Flair is in magnificent condition for this title match.
But, King, as you've pointed out,
we can't forget that Flair is just a little bit north of 5-0.
[Jerry] And, you know, he may have the heart there,
but, sometimes, the body don't always go along with what the heart wants.
[Ross] Flair hung up on that second rope by Jericho.
And Jericho trying to drive more of the air
out of this challenger for the Intercontinental Champion,
the arrogant, cocky, yet so, so, talented Chris Jericho.
He learned his skills so well
under the tutelage of Stu Hart out of Calgary.
[Jerry] Funny thing is, Chris Jericho,
he really doesn't have any respect for Ric Flair.
I mean, you know, let's face it, Ric Flair has been great.
When I talked to Jericho about Flair, he won't even acknowledge that.
He said, "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah."
"You're talking about the older Flair gets, the better he was."
[Ross] That's much the same attitude
that the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar has for The Undertaker,
no fear and no respect.
I think that's a big mistake,
but that's another story for Michael Cole and Tazz to tell
a little bit later tonight.
The abdominal stretch, the innovator, the late Wilbur Snyder.
Gotta be looking on here as Flair getting his guts ripped,
but he steps in with a nice hip lock takeover.
King, you've been in the ring on many occasions with Ric Flair.
You would know better than just about anybody
if he's lost that step that he needs.
[Jerry] Well, I'll just--
you know, I don't know what you want me to say, J.R.,
but I'm going to tell you the truth.
No, he is not the Ric Flair that he was 20 years ago.
I mean, let's face it, he's not.
But who could be?
I'm sure those chops still feel almost the s-- look out.
[Ross] Oh, my gosh. Jericho, his head bounces off
the top of the ring post.
Jericho was six years old
when Ric Flair won his first World Heavyweight Championship.
It's hard to believe that Flair is still competing,
and I think, at a very high level.
But the-- all about Flair is not about the physicality.
It's what kind of motor is he gonna have?
The longer this match goes,
can he seize this moment to regain the glory
that he apparently so desperately, desperately wants?
[Jerry] Well, you're right. I mean, Ric Flair, and anybody that--
I mean, you can wrestle-- you can wrestle as long as you want to.
I mean, Ric Flair is a testament to that.
You're not necessarily gonna be as good
as you were when you were 20 years younger.
But hey, you know, when you lose a step,
it's not like you're on a football team
where you're gonna drag down the whole team
if you're not quite as fast as you were, or not quite as limber.
You're out there. You're proving a point to yourself.
You may not win as many matches as you're used to.
[Ross] Oh, man. Flair driving that knee right on the back of Jericho's head.
-And Jericho eating the canvas. -One…
Near-hook of the leg… And Chris Jericho slides out the back door there.
That was a near-fall. Wow.
Now, Flair is just beating the hell out of the chest
of Jericho, the Intercontinental Champion,
followed the chops with the rights and the lefts.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] Right in that leg.
Flair now perhaps focused,
and there he is, on that leg of Chris Jericho.
We've seeing Jericho being punished.
-And Jericho, inside cradle as a counter. -One, two--
[Ross] Inside cradle by Jericho.
Great counter.
But Flair comes up chopping.
[Jerry] Well, what you said earlier, J.R.,
it could turn out to be a fatal mistake by Chris Jericho,
if he underestimates-- Whoa, look at that thing. Uh-oh.
He's got some leg problems.
[Ross] Jericho landed a little-- a little strangely on that knee.
[Ross] Jericho goes into these matches with Ric Flair just thinking,
"Oh, I'm gonna beat this old man because he's older than me."
That is a big mistake,
because there's a world of experience there
-in the mind and the body of Ric Flair. -No, no, no!
I felt something pop. I felt something pop.
[Ross] Wait, hang on a minute. Jericho's hurt.
-Look, I'm hurt. -[Charles] Ric, hold on.
[Ross] Flair seems a little bit reluctant to follow up,
but Jericho certainly is hurt.
-He twisted that ankle or knee. -No, no, no, no!
[Jerry] He's telling the referee, or he's actually telling Flair.
He felt something pop in his knee.
-[Jericho] Stop, I'm hurt. -[referee] Ric.
[Ross] Flair stepping back.
And Flair was gonna kick Jericho in that leg
and then set him up for the figure-four.
And Flair's cutting Jericho a break here.
[Jerry] Well, we've seen these injuries happen in the ring before.
-Happened to Triple H. -[Ross] Well, it's not ballet.
[Jerry] Happened to Kevin Nash.
-No, you're right. -[Jericho speaks indistinctly]
-Trainer! -[Ross] They're calling for the trainers
-to come out. -We need a trainer.
[Ross] This match may be-- may be over, quite frankly.
[Jerry] If that's an ACL or…
[Ross] Wait a minute. Oh, wait a damn minute.
Jericho's-- There's nothing wrong with Jericho.
-Flair turned his back. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] Flair relaxed and turned his back on Jericho.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] And Flair is tapping out
to The Walls of Jericho.
[Jerry] Who's The Dirtiest Player in The Game?
-Who got outsmarted? -[Howard] Here's your winner,
Chris Jericho.
[Ross] Well, the referee and Ric Flair
have just fallen for one of the oldest tricks in the book.
Our trainer Chris Brannan had come to ringside.
It looked as if Jericho was hurt.
[Jerry] Flair should be ashamed of himself.
-You fell for it. -[Jerry] You're right. He did fall for it.
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you what. That's not the Ric Flair that I have,
you know, I have grown to know over the last 25 years.
[Jerry] That is embarrassing.
I-- Flair, I can't believe it.
[Ross] Jericho just outsmarted the old fox.
[Jerry] And Jericho should have a big smile on his face.
He should be proud of himself.
Check this out. This is where--
well, this is where we thought for a moment,
and Flair for sure thought, that Jericho hurt his knee.
[Ross] We thought he might have blown out that knee there,
-and Jericho was writhing in pain. -I heard something pop. No, wait, wait.
-[Jerry] There you see-- -[Ross] Jericho's saying, "Wait a minute,
wait a minute." Flair didn't go after--
didn't go after Jericho, Flair turned his back.
[Jerry] And then watch this. Look at that little dance.
Two good wheels.
Down goes Flair, Walls of Jericho.
-And it's tap time for the-- -[Ross] The referee can't believe it.
Ric Flair had no choice but to tap out.
And Chris Jericho retains his Intercontinental Champion
against Ric Flair.
[Jerry] Wow.
Guys, we are on a roll.
Did you just see what Jericho did to Flair?
This is our night.
This is the first time that you two have been together as a tag team,
officially, okay?
But I want you to remember a couple things.
First of all, you're not only representing Raw.
You're representing Eric Bischoff.
Keep that in mind, okay?
And to stack the deck,
just to make sure we've got everything going in our favor, alright,
I brought in one guy that knows Billy and Chuck better than anybody,
and he's gonna work your corner.
Don't worry, Mr. Bischoff.
Believe me,
I know Billy and Chuck inside and out.
Oh. That's so to speak.
Rosey and Jamal are 100% prepared to defeat Billy and Chuck tonight.
And then you, Mr. Bischoff,
can grab some popcorn,
a dab of Vaseline,
sit back and relax,
and watch Stephanie McMahon
-perform some Hot Lesbian Action. -[chuckles]
[laughs] I love LA. HLA!
[laughter]
[Michael] Will Eric Bischoff and Rico have the last laugh?
Unforgiven has come to the Staples Center in Los Angeles,
the first-ever pay-per-view here, and we are sold-out.
And while the sun is still out, but inside the stars are out, Tazz.
Check out Shaquille O'Neal from the Lakers and his family here.
[Tazz] Shaq in the house with his little boy.
Nice shot right in the jaw by his kid.
Kid's got a hell of a right hand, doesn't he?
[Michael] Better than yours.
[Tazz] That kid's got the goal.
[Michael] Hey, folks, SmackDown's gonna kick into gear here on Unforgiven.
Michael Cole and Tazz at ringside. And what a way to kick things off
with a renewal of a tremendous rivalry,
Eddie Guerrero and Edge set to go one-on-one!
We mentioned SummerSlam, this will be off the hook.
Edge is pumped up, wants some revenge from Guerrero.
["Latino Heat" playing]
[singer singing in Spanish]
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from El Paso, Texas,
weighing in at 228 pounds,
Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero feels like Edge has done nothing
but disrespect him, engineering two stinkfaces.
One from Rikishi, one from Chavo over the past couple of weeks.
Last Thursday night, Eddie Guerrero vowed to rearrange Eddie--
Edge's pretty face.
Well, his mission was accomplished.
[Tazz] Well, if you disrespect a guy with the pride
of Eddie Guerrero "Latino Heat," you get that right there.
Smushed Edge's face with a steel chair.
[Michael] And at the almost sadistic side,
the demented side of "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero,
and as you mentioned, for Eddie Guerrero, it's all about respect.
He believes Edge does not respect him.
[woman] You think you know me.
["Never Gonna Stop" playing]
♪ Yeah ♪
[Chimel] And from Toronto, Ontario, weighing in at 241 pounds,
Edge.
[Michael] And listen to the Edge Heads in the Staples Center in LA.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah, man. All the Edge Heads,
all of you, Edge Tomato Heads,
if you know what I'm saying.
They come out in droves just to see Edge.
[Michael] Well, speaking of Edge's head,
Edge has-- he suffered a mild concussion just three days ago,
when Eddie Guerrero banged that steel chair off his head.
-[Tazz] He's not sorry about that. -[Michael] Not at all.
[Tazz] Yeah, Edge has been a little groggy all day,
but he's pumped up, he's ready to go. He looks great.
Latino Heat, but he's cooled down a little bit.
[Michael] Well, Edge wasting little time.
He cannot wait to get his hands on "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero.
And this matchup set to get underway
-as Eddie shoves referee Jimmy Korderas… -[bell ringing]
[Michael] …in front of Edge.
[Tazz] Now what does Edge think that the pace of this match is gonna stop,
-why would anyone? -[Michael] Well,
this is a great veteran move by Eddie Guerrero.
-He realizes that Edge… -[Eddie] Calm him down.
[Tazz] He-- Guerrero was telling the ref get him back.
[Michael] Well, it's a great veteran move by Eddie Guerrero.
He realized Edge came out of the box, adrenaline pumping, ready to go.
What does Eddie Guerrero do? He slows down the pace.
-[Tazz] Here it is. -[Michael] Here's the cover
off the roll up and a kickout.
Eddie Guerrero wants to end this match quickly,
not allow Edge to use that adrenaline to his advantage.
[Tazz] The Latino Heat just kicking the spot right now.
Quick school boy now,
putting the boots with the oldest play in the book right to Edge.
[Michael] A big right hand by Eddie Guerrero
and there's some of that fiery temper of Latino Heat.
Eddie Guerrero extremely jealous of Edge and look at the big
-back bodydrop by the future… -[Tazz speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] …and the present of SmackDown, Edge.
[Tazz] Look at Edge, six four, 241 pounds,
eight-time Tag Team Champion of WWE.
[Michael] A four-time Intercontinental Champion,
a 2001 King of the Ring winner.
And Edge is taking it to Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] That's a hell of a forearm shiver there.
-Look at that shot. -[Korderas] Come on, Edge. Get him out.
One.
[Michael] And a shot by Edge to the chest of Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] I don't think this is the type-- this is not the way
the match-- this is not the way Guerrero wanted the match to start off,
but maybe Guerrero can turn things around right now.
[Korderas] One, two.
[Tazz] Pick that intensity up.
[Michael] This sell-out crowd is electric here at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
-Eddie Guerrero with the-- -[Tazz] Whoa.
[Michael] Nice slam by Edge, quickly into the cover,
hooks the leg on Eddie Guerrero, who kicks out after the count of two.
[Tazz] You know, quick reversal by Edge using that scoop powerslam.
Maybe a vertical suplex here.
[Michael] And Edge setting up Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] The leg. Bam, wow.
[Michael] Beautiful suplex by Edge to Eddie.
Here's the cover, hook of the outside leg again, and Eddie Guerrero kicks out.
[Tazz] Well, that started off with a bang there.
Both guys are feeling they're ready to win.
You can see the endurance factor already.
[Michael] Renewal of a tremendous rivalry.
Great rematch from a tremendous matchup at SummerSlam.
[Tazz] Yeah, Edge came out on top on that one I think, right?
[Michael] Yeah, and Eddie Guerrero with an elbow
to the side of the face of Edge.
Look at that! What a tornado DDT from the second rope!
[Tazz] Beautiful, beautiful by Latino Heat.
[Michael] And Eddie Guerrero and Edge
landed right on the top of his head.
And keep in mind,
Edge is just three days off a concussion he suffered Thursday night.
[Tazz] Well, look at this. Right on the-- bam!
Right on the bean. Right on Edge head.
Get it, Edge head?
[Michael] And look at Eddie Guerrero.
Now Eddie Guerrero realizes he has the upper hand,
and this is where Guerrero is so dangerous.
[Tazz] You're correct. This is where Guerrero's like a shark. Bam.
[Michael] Oh, nice suplex.
[Tazz] He sees that-- sees that blood in the water…
[Michael] Cover on Edge, who kicks out.
[Tazz] …and he goes and gets himself some.
That's where-- this is where Eddie Guerrero is dangerous.
Wrapping the arm right there,
you know, just bending the body, bending his neck back.
He's going after that head, that concussion.
[Michael] All Eddie Guerrero wants to do here is punish Edge.
He believes this man has disrespected him.
He believes this man has humiliated him.
[Tazz] Cole, look at the legs of Guerrero.
He's got-- he's got both wings, both arms of Edge,
wrapped up in a grapevine-type maneuver, pulling his head off.
-Phenomenal. -[Michael] Edge can't-- Edge can't move.
[Tazz] No, he can't. He's not pinned.
Edge is not pinned 'cause his shoulders ain't flat, but he's in a lot of pain.
I've never been in that move, but glad I'm not.
[Michael] And then shoulders were down that time and Edge just got up
-the right shoulder. -[Tazz] Any time,
any fall-- any time Eddie wants to pin him,
he can't just sit backwards. Edge is fighting back.
[Michael] Edge fighting back with knees to the forehead of Eddie Guerrero,
and Edge slowly making it to his feet.
But the damage may have been done by the tornado DDT off the second rope.
[Tazz] You see Ed-- Eddie put that submission on him.
That was a pretty unique move.
[Michael] And again Eddie Guerrero, and again the suplex,
which continues to work on the skull.
[Tazz] Yeah, you land right on the back of your head and back of your neck.
[Michael] And the cover by Eddie.
There's two and Edge just kicks out.
[Tazz] Well, you know you gotta feel right here, perfect time, a front face lock.
I don't know why he doesn't have the other hand clasped,
but he's got an underhook right across the throat.
Might be a choke, I don't think the ref can see.
I can see that bald head of the ref.
Look at the head of the ref.
Let's go.
[Michael] Sold out crowd at the Staples Center
starting to get all over Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Version of a-- version of a crossface clasp right here.
Very unique version of crossface clasp, very nice.
Twisting that head back.
[Michael] Edge is desperately reaching for the mullet of Eddie Guerrero,
anything he can do, but look at Edge, slowly fading.
[Tazz] Look at the foot, Cole, stepping on the calf of Edge,
keeping him grounded.
He's got a nice, nice hold right here on Edge, Guerrero does.
[Michael] And listen to Eddie, the cockiness beginning to come out.
Eddie realizes he's in firm control of this matchup.
He's punishing the youngster, Edge,
and Edge is slowly, slowly beginning to fade.
[Tazz] Edge is on Hurt Street.
-You know what that is, right? -[Michael] Next to Dream Street.
[Tazz] Well, it's two blocks from Dream Street.
[Michael] Hey, we'd like to thank everyone around the world
for joining us live here tonight for Unforgiven.
We're live in the UK, Australia, Canada, among others,
as Edge battles back now with the elbows to the midsection.
Eddie Guerrero, the consummate professional,
cuts Edge off before he can build any momentum.
[Tazz] High and tight back elbow shot Edge right down.
[Michael] And look at Eddie. Now he's stalking.
Now he's toying with his opponent, Edge.
He's like a boxer there, jabbing, juking, and jiving,
and a shot again to the side of the head of Edge.
[Tazz] You're right, stick and move, stick and move.
With a boot flat to the chest of Edge.
[Michael] Very little wasted motion for "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero.
And Eddie Guerrero measuring this man.
A right hand to Edge and Edge is slowly-- he's out of it.
[Tazz] This is the point in the match if you're Eddie Guerrero,
it feels good, man.
And Eddie's exemplifying that. You feel good.
He's taunting Edge to hit him.
-Edge's equiliribum? -[Michael] Equilibrium.
[Tazz] Thank you very much. Easy for me to say, he's off.
[Michael] And Eddie Guerrero continues to pound--
oh, and there's a shot by Edge, straight into the chops of Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Did you hear that shot?
[Michael] A desperation right hand from out of nowhere.
And now both men are down.
[Tazz] Oh, my gosh. What a shot.
[Michael] And referee Jimmy Korderas begins the count.
Two!
[Michael] These men have got to reach their feet before a count of ten.
-Three! -[Michael] Eddie Guerrero slowly stirring.
[Tazz] I can't believe the shot Edge just planted Guerrero.
[Michael] It was a desperation shot.
It was a haymaker from left field, but it connected.
[Tazz] Haymaker, yeah, and a hell of a punch too.
-[Korderas] Six! -[Michael] Edge and Eddy struggling.
The referee is at six in the count.
Latino Heat to one knee, Edge to both feet,
but Edge again, he can't find his balance.
Into the corner and Edge off the turnbuckle.
[Tazz] Right on the jaw, right in the bone right there.
You gotta feel the head [speaks indistinctly]
that Edge is feeling. And look at the intensity level rise
-by Latino Heat. -[Michael] Latino Heat all fired up,
and it's all about Eddie Guerrero here tonight.
That's what he said. "It's all about me, Edge."
"It's not about you."
[Tazz] Look at the eyes on Guerrero, man.
-Focused, calculatingly cold. -Hey, come on. Get him down. Hey!
[Tazz] Stepping on the face. Look at that.
-Look at Edge. -[Korderas] One, two…
[Michael] But like we talked about earlier, Tazz--
And look at Eddie continuing to just rub it into Edge.
-[Tazz] What did we talk about earlier? -One, two…
-[Michael] There's no wasted motion. -Step off.
Everything Eddie Guerrero done is deliberate.
-Everything he does is deliberate. -Three!
[Michael] Continues to work on that head,
where Edge suffered the concussion.
[Tazz] I don't know if that was a coinkydink or a coincidence right there,
-but Eddie kinda just… -I'm sorry, okay?
[Tazz] …kinda untied 'em.
-[Michael] Oh, watch out. -[Tazz] Oh, boy!
[Michael] A roll up. Edge may have it here.
And Eddie just kicked out.
Oh, look out. Roll up again by Edge.
He's got him here-- And, oh, Eddie kicked out after a count of two,
and missed with the right hand, and now Edge begins to build momentum.
Off the neckbreaker, but Edge again may have hurt himself.
[Tazz] Well, Edge is smart. And I like his thinking.
He's trying to get some quick pinfalls on Guerrero
because Edge is hurting right now.
[Michael] Hey, you suffered concussions before.
-[Tazz] Absolutely. -[Michael] And you understand
what it's like to try to mount some sort of offensive attack
when you're wheezy like this.
[Tazz] Yeah, your head-- your head spins, then your stomach starts bothering you.
Next thing you know, Edge could start vomiting.
If he vomits on you, that'd be pretty funny.
[Michael] A right hand by Edge to Eddie Guerrero again.
Both men on their knees.
Both men fierce competitors.
Edge desperately, desperately trying to get back into this match.
[Tazz] Big up to Edge. He keeps battling back, man.
[Michael] And look at Eddie.
Look at the intensity in the face of Guerrero,
who's knocked down by Edge,
and Edge firing back with right hands of his own.
[Tazz] Go ahead. Go get him, man. Got get him!
-Oh! -[Michael] The atomic drop inverted.
[Tazz] Yeah, right on the, uh, tostitos.
[Michael] And Edge knocking Eddie down
and you can feel the momentum maybe shifted a bit here, Tazz.
-[Tazz] Face plant! -[Michael] Face plant by Edge.
-The cover, hook to the leg. -[Tazz] One…
-[Michael] Does he have it? Does it… -[Tazz] …two, three-- Oh!
[Michael] A kick out by Eddie.
[Tazz] Two of SmackDown's finest, Guerrero and Edge.
[Michael] A kick out at two and a half,
but how much does Edge have left?
[Tazz] Lots of [speaks indistinctly] in the crowd right here, you know.
We're in Los Angeles, Latino community.
[Michael] Right. Here's a kick to the midsection by Eddie Guerrero.
Edge lands on his feet.
Wow. Plants Eddie.
Here's the cover, hooks the leg…
-And Eddie just kicks out again. -Two. Two.
[Tazz] Edge is coming close, Cole, very close.
[Michael] But again, how much does he have left?
How much of an effect does that concussion have
as this match rolls on?
[Tazz] You know as well as me Edge ain't going to quit.
He's not gonna say, "Ring the bell, ref. I can't go on."
He's hurt.
[Michael] Oh, wow.
[Tazz] Jawbreaker by Eddie Guerrero like a-- like a marksman.
Right on the jaw, right on the head area,
keeping the pressure on the head, the concussion.
[Michael] And again Edge is not gonna use the concussion as an excuse.
He would never do that,
but Eddie Guerrero is doing all he can to focus in on Edge.
-To use that weakness to his advantage. -[Tazz] The balance,
great balance by Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero-- And Edge caught him in midair!
-Edge caught him in midair! -[Tazz] Eddie, he got him! He got him!
[Michael] He got it. And Guerrero has kicked out.
[Tazz] Beautiful sit out powerbomb countered by Edge.
[Michael] Almost a fatal mistake by Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] That might be it for Edge, Cole.
I think that was his last gulp of energy right there.
[Michael] A last gasp of effort, perhaps, from Edge,
and Eddie Guerrero feeling the effects of that sit out powerbomb.
[Tazz] And Edge, he can't even stand straight.
It'd be a nice time to go for another cover,
but Edge wouldn't probably know where the hell he's at.
[Michael] And now Eddie whipped across the ring by Edge,
up over the top, Eddie Guerrero on the shoulders of Edge.
[Tazz] Maybe a victory roll here or something.
[Michael] Uh oh, look out.
-The turnbuckle… -[Tazz] Face first.
[Michael] …goes Eddie Guerrero.
-[Tazz] Spear time. Spear time. -[Michael] And Edge went for the Spear.
Went for the Spear and he dodged out of the way.
[Tazz] Oh, he ducked it. Edge then hit that turnbuckle.
Oh.
[Michael] The Edge-cution.
[Tazz] Cover him, Edge. You're gonna get it through.
[Michael] He connects to Eddie Guerrero.
The cover. Hook to the inside leg.
There's two, and Eddie Guerrero, the veteran he is,
gets his foot on the bottom rope.
[Tazz] Great, great ring presence.
Love him or hate him, you've got to respect the brain,
the mad instincts of Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] The Staples Center electric for this matchup.
[Tazz] People are with Eddie, man. The people are with Eddie Guerrero here.
[Michael] Edge believes that he could put away Eddie Guerrero
if he could hit one high-risk maneuver from the top rope,
and that's where the kid's going.
[Tazz] I don't know about this, Cole. Edge might be leaving him hung out to dry.
[Michael] Edge from the top rope.
Missed with the missile dropkick.
Eddie Guerrero rolled out of the way. He saw it coming.
[Tazz] Guerrero, if he gets to his feet, hit one high-impact move,
it'll be all over in a shot.
[Michael] And look at Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Turnbuckle pad.
[Michael] He just exposed the steel turnbuckle,
the protective covering is loose,
and Eddie first into the exposed steel.
[Tazz] That backfired.
[Michael] And a spear, and again, the back snapping off the steel by Guerrero.
[Tazz] That backfired on Guerrero.
I knew earlier he loosened that turnbuckle pad,
and now we know why.
-[Michael] And Edge… -Come on, Edge.
[Michael] …setting Eddie up on the top rope.
A desperation high-risk maneuver, perhaps, for Edge.
-What the hell's he doing? -[Tazz] I don't know.
Both men are spent. Probably going for a big superplex,
as he goes for a superplex…
[Michael] Oh, look at that.
Head first. Edge went off the exposed steel.
Eddie Guerrero snaps that flip.
He's got the tights.
He's got the tights and Eddie Guerrero defeats Edge!
[bell rings]
♪ Latino Heat ♪
[Chimel] Here is your winner, Eddie Guerrero!
[Tazz] What a damn matchup.
Take your hat off to Edge and Eddie Guerrero.
And Edge, his head has got to be spinning like a top.
[Michael] Yeah. Think about this, Eddie Guerrero with a great counter.
Edge's head bouncing off the steel,
and then, here, Edge's head hits the steel.
[Tazz] Right here, like a sunset flip into a powerbomb.
Look at the impact
-of [speaks indistinctly] -[Michael] Oh, my God.
[Tazz] And then he didn't even need to grab the tights, Cole,
but he did it just for good measure.
[bell rings]
[Michael] Eddie Guerrero, the cockiness of Latino Heat picks up the victory.
What an effort by Edge, concussion and all,
but Eddie Guerrero gets the duke
kicking off the SmackDown matches in Unforgiven.
[crowd cheering]
Well, well, well
if it isn't RVD.
Look at you, right before your world title match
and you're so calm, so cool, so collected.
You know what that says?
Says you got no passion.
You've got no desire.
And you know what that says to me?
That says to me there is no way you'll become world champion tonight.
See that guy right there?
Sitting right there? He used to have that desire.
He used to have that burning inside,
that craving that made him ruthless.
He used to have the disdain for his opponents.
That made him the man.
That made him the heavyweight champion of the world,
but not anymore.
He doesn't have a damn thing now and it's appropriate,
Zen master,
that you would be getting ready
for your world title match with a loser, like Flair.
Damn, Trips.
You mean you came all the way down here just to tell me that?
Just so you know,
I'd rather associate myself
with a so-called loser, like Ric Flair,
than an alleged winner like you, any day.
-[crowd cheering] -[chuckles]
[Michael] Well, I'll tell you, J.R. and King in for a treat,
calling the big Triple H, RVD matchup,
but coming up, it's Jamal and Rosey against Billy and Chuck.
So much on the line.
[Tazz] Now remember, if Billy and Chuck win,
Eric will have to kiss Stephanie's derriere,
but if Rosey and Jamal win,
the Raw side, Stephanie, well, she has to perform a little HLA.
[Michael] And this all began with the commitment ceremony
between Billy and Chuck.
[Eric] I have been a justice of the peace for a long time
and there's one thing that I know,
the bond that Chuck and Billy have
is sacred.
It doesn't matter
if it lasts 50 years,
16 months,
or three minutes.
Wait a minute?
Did I just hear myself say,
"Three minutes"?
-[Michael] What? -[Tazz] What the--?
[Michael] What the hell's going on? What is this?
-Isn't that-- Oh, my God! -[Tazz] Oh, no!
[Michael] It's Eric Bischoff, the Raw general manager.
[Tazz] What the hell is going on here?
[Michael] Oh, my God. It's Bischoff's heavies.
It's Jamal and Rosey.
Raw has invaded SmackDown.
Jamal and Rosey raising hell.
Oh, no. Oh, God.
-Put her down, you little shit. -[Tazz] I don't believe this!
-No! -[Michael] Oh, my God.
[Tazz] Jamal has dropped Stephanie.
Damn it. Son of a…
[Michael] Eric Bischoff and his Raw henchmen,
Jamal and Rosey, have sabotaged SmackDown.
[Michael] Last Monday a group of women, the IOW,
were protesting against Raw and Eric Bischoff
for his, uh, HLA stunt.
Went on all night long.
[women] IOW!
That's it, isn't it?
I should have known.
I'm surrounded by a hoard of lesbians.
[crowd cheering]
Or is this all about your 15 minutes of fame?
I don't have 15 minutes.
As a matter of fact, ladies--
Oh!
[Tazz laughs]
This was great.
What was that, Eric?
What was that you were gonna say?
You have, what?
Three minutes?
Get him up, men, get him up!
Yeah, get him up.
[Michael] And it was our SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon,
giving some of their own medicine to not only Bischoff,
but Rosey and Jamal, Bischoff's henchmen.
Raw deserved this.
[Eric] Did I just hear myself say, "Three minutes"?
[Michael] I'll tell you one thing right now.
These guys are equal-opportunity ass kickers,
and look who's with them.
-[Tazz] That turncoat. -[Michael] Rico, the turncoat,
-the traitor. -[Tazz] Yeah, he's Benedict Arnold too.
[bell rings]
[Chimel] The following is an inter-promotional tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring representing Raw,
being accompanied by Rico,
at a combined weight of 725 pounds,
Rosey and Jamal!
[Michael] The heavies, Rosey and Jamal,
for Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff.
Their first official WWE matchup here tonight
with so much at stake at Unforgiven.
♪ You look so good to me ♪
[Tony] And representing SmackDown,
at a combined weight of 529 pounds,
Billy and Chuck!
[Michael] Stephanie McMahon put it simple a little bit ago to Billy and Chuck.
This matchup is about pride.
It is about redemption.
It is about these two men representing SmackDown.
-[Tazz] Here we go! -[Michael] And Billy and Chuck
wasting little time going to work on Rosey and Jamal,
and this tag team matchup is under way.
[Tazz] This is simple, man. It's about Raw and SmackDown right here.
It's about Stephanie McMahon kinda versus Eric Bischoff.
[Michael] Oh, look out.
And Chuck going to work now on Rosey inside the ring.
This matchup under way, and remember the stipulations.
If Billy and Chuck win, Eric Bischoff here tonight
will kiss Stephanie's derriere.
Oh, what a shot by the turncoat, Rico.
[Tazz] I'm tell-- I'm telling you, that Rosey's so big and thick,
Chuck can hardly get his hands around his waist.
[Michael] If Rosey and Jamal win, Stephanie has to perform HLA tonight.
-[Tazz] Oh, boy. -[Michael] And Rosey just dropped Chuck
on his head.
[Tazz] This Rosey man, six foot five, 375 pounds.
[Michael] He got four-year letterman at the University of Hawaii
on the offensive line for the football team.
[Tazz] I mean, this guy's a pure athlete.
Did some-- a little bit of research on him. You know, Cole, flooring
a 4.8-second 20-yard dash.
[Michael] Unbelievable. And look at the brutality of Rosey.
Equal-opportunity ass kickers, Rosey and Jamal.
Their hit list is a who's who of America.
You've got wrestlers like Shawn Stasiak and D'Lo Brown.
How about Moolah and Mae Young, the WWE Legend?
How about Lilián Garcia, the ring announcer, the Big Show,
Mini-Dust, Jimmy Snuka, the WWE Hall of Famer,
Jeff Hardy, lesbians, Billy and Chuck,
and even our general manager, Stephanie McMahon?
[Tazz] Hey, uh, any fear for the fellow commentators?
-[Michael] Not yet. -[Tazz] Oh, good.
[Michael] Oh, and look at that shot by Jamal, and Jamal--
[Tazz] Oh, what a shot.
[Michael] He's the smaller of the group, if you'd like to call it that.
[Tazz] Yeah, 350. That was a field goal, by the way.
[Michael] Here's the cover by Jamal. There's two, and a kick out.
[Tazz] He straight up just kicked him in the face Brooklyn-style.
[Michael] Both these guys are from the Hood, so to speak,
Sunnydale, California, brought up on the street.
They have street tensions as we're seeing right now in the ring.
Ain't no wrestling, this is about beating the hell out of your opponent.
[Tazz] Rosey and Jamal thug-like tactics, which I can appreciate,
but they're going a little far and they hang out with Bischoff.
-I don't really like that. -[Michael] Well, you know what?
They don't care about anybody, Rosey and Jamal.
They care about one thing.
[Tazz] Coin, it's all about the coin, all about the dead presidents,
and that's why they hang around Bischoff.
They're making some money.
[Michael] Chuck trying to battle back, no effect on Rosey.
The Raw locker room wouldn't even empty out to help these guys last Monday night
when Billy and Chuck came out to ambush Rosey and Jamal
on-- well, the Raw program.
-[Tazz] Unlike-- -[Michael] Here's the cover by Rosey,
oh, and a kick out by Chuck.
[Tazz] Unlike when Rosey and Jamal attacked Billy and Chuck,
a lot of these-- a whole lot of these SmackDown lockers reunited as a team
who came out and supported Billy and Chuck,
-tried to help them out. -[Michael] Yeah, you were just looking
at the eyes of the former stylist for Billy and Chuck, Rico,
who sold SmackDown, sold Billy and Chuck down the river
just a couple of weeks ago at that commitment ceremony.
It was all a publicity stunt.
It was all about Rico, who obviously engineered this deal
with Eric Bischoff to embarrass all of us.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Michael] Oh!
[Tazz] Bischoff and Rico, they're made for each other.
-It's perfect. -[Michael] And what a headbutt by Rosey.
[Tazz] That's a lot of head hitting another man's head.
[Michael] And here comes Jamal into the ring.
Rosey and Jamal have been extremely impressive
in the early going of their first official match in the WWE.
Cover on Chuck by Jamal and a kickout.
-Two! -Billy has yet to be in this matchup.
[Tazz] Yeah, Chuck's been singled out.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Tazz] Well, they're trying to say something.
How's that… [laughs]
[Michael] Sold-out crowd at the Staples Center,
all over Rico, and you know what?
He deserves all of it.
And Jamal knocking Billy down, a cheap-shot, but look at this.
These two guys, Rosey and Jamal,
showing veteran tendencies
throwing Billy into the ring and allowing the double team.
[Tazz] Well Billy, I mean, you know, being a ten-time tag team champion,
knows the tactics of drawing a referee,
and unfortunately, his partner has just been singled out,
getting his butt whooped.
[Michael] Here's the guy, Rosey.
[Tazz] He's-- He's-- taunting Billy.
Rosey is saying, "You wanna tag now, you tag later."
[Michael] Oh, and a shot to the ribs.
[Tazz] That's pretty heavy, man.
[Michael] You want to see what kind of an athlete this guy, Rosey, is.
When he was in college, he played against the likes of Emmitt Smith.
Oh, what a slam.
[Tazz] From the Rangers?
[Michael] Oh, and a shot to the side of the head of Billy.
Knocked down by Rosey and Jamal, who are in control,
and you got to believe Stephanie is back in the locker room cringing,
as she watches the way this matchup's going.
[Tazz] And Bischoff's probably loving it, which makes us sick.
-[Michael] Whoa! -[Tazz] Oh, my God!
That is a 375-pound man performing a moonsault.
[Michael] But Chuck rolled out of the way
and that high-risk maneuver could cost Jamal and Rosey.
Come on, Chuck. You've got to make the tag here.
You've got to make the tag.
[Tazz] No doubt, no doubt. Come on, Chuck, get over there.
-Suck it up, Chuck. Roll over. -[Michael] If Billy and Chuck win,
Eric Bischoff kisses Stephanie McMahon's rear-end here tonight.
If Rosey and Jamal win,
Stephanie has to perform Hot Lesbian Action here at Unforgiven.
[Tazz] Well, not that that's a bad thing, but come on, Chuck.
[Michael] And look at Rosey, he makes the tag to Jamal,
and here comes Billy.
[Tazz] Here we go, Billy. Come on, Rock and roll, baby.
[Michael] Billy with a right hand knocking down Jamal,
a shot to the ribs of Rosey, and Billy with a beautiful dropkick.
[Tazz] Billy's six-foot-four, 260 pounds.
-Yeah. -[Michael] Oh, what a clothesline!
[Tazz] Turning Jamal inside out.
[Michael] Billy, the former Intercontinental Champion
and King of the Ring, all fired up.
[Tazz] Putting these melon heads together right now.
Do it, baby. Bam!
-Uh oh. -[Michael] Uh oh.
Oh, my Lord.
[Tazz] Like getting hit with two typewriters.
-[Michael] Wow. -[Tazz] Well,
that wasn't a good move by Billy.
[Michael] That stopped the momentum of Billy and Chuck in its tracks.
Oh, no. Look at Jamal.
[Tazz] Seen this man fly on Raw before.
[Michael] We've seen him fly on a number of occasions.
[Tazz] Chuck is chucking! Yeah!
[Michael] Oh, he didn't fly under his own volition.
Chuck with a great move.
Rico trying to will his team of Rosey and Jamal on.
[Tazz] One and only-- too big.
I think Rosey's too thick and big.
-Wow! -[Michael] Oh, look at the face.
Look at that. Face first goes Billy.
-You know what? What about Rico? -What?
Rico knows Chuck and Billy better than anybody.
[Tazz] Chuck-- Oh!
[Michael] And Chuck with a shot to the chin.
[Tazz] Go down, Rico.
-You're right. -[Michael] Oh.
[Tazz] Jamal shot the blow off the back of his head,
and Jamal and Rosey are picking apart Billy and Chuck.
[Michael] Yeah, you don't think Jamal and Rosey were meeting all week long
with Rico about this matchup,
trying to find the weaknesses of Billy and Chuck, do you?
[Tazz] Uh-oh, uh oh.
Wow, a Famouser!
Did you see Billy counter in midair into the Famouser?
Nail him, nail him, Billy. Nail him.
[Michael] Rico, the traitor, knocked down.
[Tazz] Good job, Billy.
[Michael] Goodbye, Benedict Arnold.
[Tazz] Yeah, you traitor, yeah.
[Michael] Oh, no, look out, Billy, a shot from behind by Rosey.
Here's Jamal. Oh, my God!
A Samoan drop.
Hook to the leg-- Oh, no!
-[Tazz] Damn! -[Michael] Oh, my God.
[Chimel] Here are your winners, Rosey and Jamal.
[Michael] General Manager Stephanie McMahon
is gonna have to partake in Hot Lesbian Action
here tonight live on Unforgiven.
[Tazz] Well, you're hearing the people chanting HLA.
[Michael] Oh, my God.
[Tazz] I don't know what to say. I'm speechless.
[Michael] Jamal and Rosey with the victory.
Oh, Lord.
I knew it. Yes.
I knew Rosey and Jamal would come through for me tonight.
Speaking of coming through…
[laughs] Oh, no!
Stephanie McMahon has got no choice,
other than to go out and perform some Hot Lesbian Action
in front of this capacity crowd.
I love this.
And now, Mr. Bischoff, have you thought about
who you may want to send out for Stephanie McMahon?
I mean, you've got a great selection here.
You know, you've got a good point.
How about it, ladies? Which one of you young, lovely, lesbians
would like to go out and perform some HLA with Stephanie McMahon?
-Oh, me. -Me, me.
-[Eric] No, no, no, girls. -Me, me, me.
Where's the chant? Where's the chant?
[all chanting] HLA! HLA! HLA!
Oh! I love this town.
[all chanting] HLA! HLA! HLA!
-Well, King, I'll tell you what-- -HLA! HLA!
I know you're excited about this, But man, uh…
-Oh, yeah. -…I can't believe the most--
the only daughter of the most famous family
in sports entertainment in that ring with HLA.
HLA! Oh, did you see that lesbian in the pink?
There was something about her I liked, if I could just put my finger on it.
-Oh, man. They're great. -Easy.
Ladies and gentlemen, coming up in just a moment,
the battle for the World Heavyweight Championship,
The Game defends against RVD.
And this whole ordeal began on Monday night, September 2nd,
with the awarding of the title.
[Eric] You people deserve your own world champion
exclusive to Raw,
the number one brand in the history of sports entertainment.
You may recognize this world championship.
It's been worn by some of the greatest champions
in the history of this industry.
[dramatic music playing]
And now, Triple H, it will be again
because, ladies and gentlemen, your new world champion,
Triple H.
[crowd cheering]
[Eric] I've created the Fatal 4-Way Elimination match
for the number one contender's spot.
And the winner gets a shot at Triple H,
at his world title, at Unforgiven.
[Ross] When a competitor is eliminated, they must return to the locker room.
The match will continue until there is only one man remaining.
Van Dam!
-Five-Star! -[Jerry] He hit him! He hit him!
[Ross] Five-star. He's got the leg hooked.
-Van Dam! -[Jerry] He got it!
[Ross] Van Dam!
Van Dam is going to Unforgiven to get the opportunity of a lifetime.
♪ Hey, hey ♪
-♪ One of a kind ♪ -♪ Hey ♪
[Triple H] This is the part where I'm supposed to fear RVD.
[Rob] You have proven time and time again
that, brother, you can spit some water.
[growls] I'm Mr. Muscle and Fitness.
[Triple H] I am Triple H.
I am The Game!
I am the Heavyweight Champion of the world.
[Rob] Rob Van Dam.
[Ross] If Van Dam would become the next world champion--
[Jerry] Oh, my God!
["One of a Kind" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[explosions]
♪ Hey, hey ♪
♪ One of a kind ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ One of a kind ♪
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[Howard] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger, from Battle Creek, Michigan,
weighing 235 pounds,
Rob Van Dam.
[Ross] Rob Van Dam, raised in Michigan,
lives in southern California, and that laidback personality.
He is an amazing, amazing athlete.
A very unique, King, offensive style.
His legs are the key to his game.
And this man earned the right to compete in this match
as we saw just moments ago.
-["The Game" playing] -♪ It's time to play the game ♪
♪ Time to play the game ♪
[laughs]
[Howard] From Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing 272 pounds,
the World Heavyweight Champion,
Triple H.
[Jerry] Let me just say, J.R., you said that RVD's legs are the key to his game.
Well, check that out.
That man is "The Game"! Triple H!
♪ I am the game You don't wanna play me… ♪
[Ross] He is The Cerebral Assassin.
A thinking man's killer, a power game with technique.
He reminds me of a combination of the Harley Race's mean streak
and the legendary Jack Brisco's technical expertise.
The question here, we know it's gonna be physical,
and can Rob Van Dam-- with that laidback style,
can RVD win a slobberknocker
in the biggest match of his life
and become the Heavyweight Champion of the world?
[Jerry] Well, check this out. Rob Van Dam,
this is what he liked to make fun of last week.
Yes, you're right.
Triple H can really spit some water.
["The Game" continues]
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Yeah!
But you know what else Triple H can do, J.R.?
He can kick Rob Van Dam's ass.
[Ross] Triple H confronting Van Dam,
insulting Ric Flair just a few minutes ago.
-Triple H… -[Jerry] Wait, wait, wait.
[Ross] …claimed that Van Dam has no passion, that he has no desire.
And I think that The Game, if he truly believes that,
is absolutely wrong.
[Jerry] Well, all he's got to go by is the expression,
that blank expression, that stare, uh, in the face of Rob Van Dam.
You tell me, J.R. Does he look like he's got a passionate--
does he look like he's got a fire inside him?
Does he look like he's up for this match?
[Ross] I'll tell you what, he doesn't--
he doesn't carry his emotions on the outside.
I think he's a marvelous athlete.
I have no idea what is going on inside RVD.
I know he's ready.
He's trained.
He's prepared.
Three weeks ago, he beat The Game in a tag team match.
Last week, he busted The Game open. Triple H was bleeding.
So, we know that he can impose his will.
-We know that he has great skill. -[Jerry] Look, look, look, look at him.
He's like-- it's-- this is like a big joke to him or something.
He's laughing.
-[Ross] I know one thing. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] Van Dam's unique style, his offensive style,
oftentimes frustrates an opponent.
But The Game has always prided himself with that name, The Cerebral Assassin.
-[Jerry] Look at Van Dam. -[Ross] He is a thinking man's wrestler.
No doubt about it.
[Jerry] I don't think of this as-- not even like--
this is, like, not even serious to him or something.
[Ross] I just don't-- I don't agree with that, but time will tell.
Nice side headlock takeover by Rob Van Dam,
but Triple H quickly counters, but Van Dam up.
[Jerry] Whoa. Look out.
[Ross] Van Dam certainly may be the quicker of the two.
He doesn't possess The Game's power and strength,
but I think Van Dam does have more speed and agility,
at least in my view, than does the world champion.
-[Jerry] Oh, I appreciate… -[Ross] Nice side--
[Jerry] …you throwing that "at least in your view" in there
because I don't share that view.
[Ross] Side headlock takeover and…
[Jerry] Of course, I can't get my head up my butt…
[chuckles] …but let me just say this, J.R.
I wanna put you in your place about something else.
You said a moment ago--
See? Look at this. He's smiling.
You said a moment ago that Triple H insulted Ric Flair.
He didn't insult Ric Flair. He put Flair in his place.
Flair was an embarrassment to himself tonight.
[Ross] Well, Ric Flair did not have a great night.
Flair was outsmarted by Chris Jericho.
But Flair has contributed so much to our business.
I don't believe that Triple H has the right to insult Ric Flair.
That's my opinion.
[Jerry] He just pointed out his shortcomings
on this particular evening here at Unforgiven.
[Ross] Well, as far as I'm concerned, The Game has got a lot more to worry about
than Ric Flair's shortcomings tonight.
He better focus completely on Rob Van Dam.
Van Dam's got this sold-out crowd behind him.
-[Jerry] Yeah, out here in California. -[Ross] That's gonna help.
[Jerry] What would give-- what would give, uh, Rob Van Dam
that nonchalant attitude that he has?
[Ross] It's just his personality, just the way that he is.
What would make you go crazy every time you see the puppies?
[Jerry] Well, they're beautiful. They're lovely to look at.
[Ross] Look out here and The Game rolling Van Dam on his shoulders.
I'm not gonna argue that point either,
but everybody's got their own way of expressing themselves.
Break, break! Come on, Triple H. Let him off, come on.
[Jerry] I'd like to see some HL puppies tonight.
-Here we go now. -[Ross] Uh-oh. Oh.
[Jerry] No. See that?
[Ross] Van Dam gotta cover up on those ropes
or The Game will take his head off on one of those breaks.
But Van Dam slapping the face of The Game
and The Game certainly is not going to intimidate
as I think he thought he would Rob Van Dam.
[Jerry] Van Dam reminds me of somebody. Is-- was his dad a movie star?
[Ross] No, his dad was not Jean-Claude Van Damme.
[Jerry] I was thinking maybe his dad might have been in Cheech & Chong or something.
I mean, this guy, it's just like he's always just--
you know, he's out there just smiling.
Well, he's not smiling right now, is he?
[Ross] The Game now with those-- that solid right hand
and-- but ultimately reversed.
Reversed again, but a hard shoulder block
by the bigger, stronger Game knocking down Van Dam.
Van Dam showing his great agility.
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Ross] And-- Oh, nice arm drag takedown.
RVD, side headlock takeover and Van Dam, look out here.
Van Dam using that very basic, fundamental side headlock takeover.
It is certainly a departure from the educated feet
that Van Dam has danced with
all the way to this world title match and The Game in the ropes.
[Jerry] There's an-- that's an example of educated feet for you.
Triple H ready with his feet over the rope, break the hold there.
-You gotta break it. -[Ross] Van Dam and The Game
The Cerebral Assassin. That's a smart move, J.R.
Take a break.
-[Ross] I'm not denying that. -[Jerry] Okay.
[Ross] The Game up, trying to get, uh, his thoughts together
because certainly, I was expecting Van Dam to come with the aerial maneuvers,
the feet.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. What is this?
[Ross] But he's using that side headlock and--
[Jerry] Wait a minute. Guys, you can't take this kind of a break.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, don't tell me-- don't tell me Van Dam's gonna do
what I think he's gonna do, J.R.
-[Ross laughs] -[Jerry] What?
[Ross] There's more than one man that can play head games here.
-[Jerry] Look at this! -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] He is mocking Triple H. Don't--
You don't have to stand for that, Triple H.
[Ross] No, he can get back in the ring and compete.
And The Game is boiling.
It doesn't take the-- much to put this aggressive man…
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] …to go over the edge
and Van Dam again…
And right back to that side headlock.
And there's a cover. Look out here.
And The Game reversed the arm drag. It worked.
And the side headlock has worked on three or four exchanges here
for the challenger for the Heavyweight Championship of the world.
[Jerry] Believe me, J.R.
We're closer to the beginning of this match
than we are to the end of it.
This may work for the time being.
Never count out Triple H.
[Ross] Not a clean break as we saw The Game burying, first the right,
and then the left knee, deep in the abdomen,
driving the air out of Rob Van Dam.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] The Game has got great ring awareness,
but he's also maybe just a little bit
too tightly wound sometimes.
[Jerry] Well, you know what? I'm gonna tell you what his problem his.
-He is sick and tired… -[Ross] Oh, look out, a roll up.
Here we go.
He got him-- Oh, but referee Earl Hebner's hand
coming down with that three-count and…
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Ross] Great strength.
-[Jerry] Okay. I'll give you that. -[Ross] Great break out.
[Jerry] Good move by Rob Van Dam. Very good move. Very impressive.
[Ross] Van Dam trying to hook those arms, has done it.
Couldn't get the backslide.
The Game too big, too strong in that exchange.
Van Dam…
-[Jerry] Too smart. -[Ross] Oh, takedown.
What a takedown by Van Dam.
Hooking the leg again and Van Dam is all over The Game
and back to that side headlock.
-And The Game's shoulders are down. -Yeah!
[Ross] It's as if Triple H gets taken over with a side headlock,
forgets where he is and his shoulders left on that canvas
three or four times for a near fall.
[Jerry] Don't worry about it, J.R.
I don't-- I hope you don't think that Triple H is gonna lose
the world championship with a headlock--
by having a headlock applied to him or a takeover.
[Jerry] Give him a little credit.
[Ross] I'm gonna give him tons of credit.
He deserves tons of credit, but stranger things have happened.
[Jerry] Well, he-- you're right. He deserves tons of credit,
but he's getting none from you or the rest of the Raw Superstars.
You know why? Everybody's whining and complaining--
Oh!
[Ross] What a shot that was by Van Dam.
The spinning kick and The Game
either knocked out or slides out of the ring.
Van Dam, one knock-out shot away with those feet
-from becoming the world's champion. -[Jerry] Oh, no!
Look out, Triple H! Oh! Oh! [laughs]
[Ross] Somersault plancha, a high-risk move
and the challenger was all-or-nothing,
and he got nothing but the outside of the ring.
[Jerry] That's what happens when you put all your eggs in one basket, J.R.
-Two! -[Jerry] Sometimes, they get broken.
[Ross] Van Dam's gotta get back in the ring
before the referee reaches his ten-count.
[Jerry] I don't know if he can.
[Ross] Again, The Game with the championship advantage.
Triple H has gotta be pinned or made to submit to lose his title tonight.
[Jerry] This is it.
Seven.
He's not gonna make it. Come on, ref. Keep counting.
Eight, eight, eight, eight.
-Nine. -[Jerry] Nine. That's gotta be it.
[Ross] Van Dam gets back on that-- on that apron.
He may have gotten a break right there from the official.
[Jerry] Oh, I think that that's gotta be the most lenient call I've ever seen.
Look out. Bam!
[Ross] What a sickening thud that was right on the outside
and Van Dam may have taken himself out of the ballgame here
with that high-risk maneuver,
the somersault plancha that did not materialize.
Hard elbow right to the heart of the challenger.
[Jerry] If that didn't take Van Dam out of the ballgame,
I think Triple H is gonna go ahead and finish the objection right here.
I can't believe that Earl Hebner allowed-- What did he--
what he claimed that Van Dam's wrist went back inside the ring when he was in there?
[Ross] Certainly a-- perhaps a questionable--
perhaps a controversial decision by the official on that exchange.
-In any event, the match continues. -[Jerry] Come on. Come on, Earl.
Can Earl can-- can Earl not count? What's his problem here?
[Ross] I think Earl Hebner counts very well.
[Jerry] Never seen anything like this. It's part of that--
it's part of that general thinking that we have on Raw now.
Everybody's whining and complaining about the fact that Triple H was…
[Ross] Here's the cover. Here we go…
-And Van Dam-- -Two!
[Jerry] …that he was given the world championship.
-[Ross] And he was on September 2nd. -[Jerry] Well, no-- Okay. So, he was.
Who earned it? I mean, who deserves it more than Triple H?
[Ross] By what criteria?
[Jerry] What does that mean?
What you talking about? I mean, by the--
Well, okay, I'll tell you what. I'll give you a criteria.
What about by the number of times he's been champion?
[Ross] Well, he's been champion five times.
[Jerry] Yeah. Okay. Is any other Raw superstar been champion more than that?
What about the number of times he's been in the main event?
[Ross] Flair's been champion 16 times.
[Jerry] What about the number of times he's headlined pay-per-views?
[Ross] I know you're a Triple H fan, King.
[Jerry] He sold out arenas.
[Ross] I think that you're making that quite obvious.
[Jerry] Well, I rest my case, J.R.
-[Ross] And-- Oh, look out here. -One!
-The Game… -[Jerry] Oh, here we go.
[Ross] …hanging up Van Dam. That caught Van Dam's neck.
His head just snapped back off that bottom rope.
Man, that was precise, precise positioning from The Cerebral Assassin.
And now The Game hooking the leg and Van Dam gasping for air,
barely able to kick out.
[Jerry] Van Dam didn't realize he was in a serious situation up to now.
He does now, doesn't he?
[Ross] I think Van Dam knew all along what kind of situation he was gonna be in
here tonight here in Los Angeles, California
where the beautiful Staples Center is sold out.
-[Jerry] You think… -[Ross] And we thank you for joining us.
[Jerry] You think Stephanie McMahon realizes
what situation she's gonna be in now?
[laughs] Oh, baby!
-[Ross] Van Dam landing on his feet. -[Jerry] Uh-oh. Look out.
Watch it.
[Ross] Trying to roll up. He does. There's a roll up.
And The Game's great leg strength is able to…
free him from that predicament.
A nice neckbreaker by The Game.
The World's Heavyweight Champion goes for the lateral press,
the hook to the far leg, and he got a near fall, did The Game.
A power game with technique, that's a hard combination to beat,
especially for the champion
who makes very few mistakes inside those ropes.
[Jerry] This is such a great night, J.R.
I can't wait to see Triple H successfully defend his title
and then some Hot Lesbian Action.
Whoo-hoo.
[Ross] Well, I hope you restrain yourself and just don't go absolutely puking.
[Jerry] Did you see how hot those lesbians looked?
I heard them talking earlier.
The one said to the other one, "Let me be frank with you."
[Ross] What?
[Jerry] It's lesbian action, J.R.
Oh, watch this action.
[crowd chatter]
-[Jerry] Watch this. Watch this. -[Ross] Oh, on the outside here.
[Ross] And again, The Game-- Oh, look. It's reversed!
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] The Game trying to punish Van Dam.
It backfired on him.
Michael Cole and Tazz facing at ringside.
They'll call The Undertaker-Brock Lesnar match
for the WWE title later tonight.
[Jerry] Stay away from Tazz. He'll give you a cheap shot.
He's on SmackDown, pro SmackDown.
[Ross] RVD now trying to build up momentum here,
but The Game reverses the Irish Whip to the center of the ropes.
-Van Dam-- -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] Oh, the pace quickened, and Van Dam went right into that high knee.
Will that be it? Is that the knockout?
The cover on Van Dam.
His left shoulder coming off the canvas as the hand was coming down
for the final and fatal three-count.
[Jerry] I thought Triple H had him.
That knee right to the jaw of Rob Van Dam, I thought that was it for him.
-[Ross] Triple H… -[Jerry] Now what?
-Now, what's he gonna do? -[Ross] …looking to the outside,
which is somewhat uncharacteristic of The Game. He's climbing up top.
[Jerry] Can we see that knee one time?
Watch this. Watch his-- watch Van Dam's jaw.
Oh, wow!
-[Ross] Oh, The Game is… -[Jerry] Hey!
[Ross] Oh, The Game was mocking Rob Van Dam,
found himself in no man's land on the top turnbuckle.
Unfamiliar territory for the World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] He just got thrown clear across the ring by Rob Van Dam.
[Ross] Van Dam holding that lower back, but he's trying to muster some offense.
Van Dam wants to quicken the pace.
He's in-- Oh, The Game.
[Jerry] Oh, here we go. That's it.
[Ross] Cinching in that sleeper hold.
[Jerry] Good night, Irene and Rob Van Dam.
[Ross] We have seen The Game use this maneuver
to great results over the last month or so.
[Jerry] Put the pressure on him.
[Ross] The Game with the upper body strength
and the technique to very effectively use the sleeper hold on Rob Van Dam.
[Jerry] Nobody's used this in years. This is a classic maneuver.
[Ross] Look at the 45-degree angle that Van Dam's head is in.
His head is being cramped,
the blood supply to the brain being restricted.
[Jerry] That's a pretty much normal situation for Rob Van Dam, isn't it?
[Ross] Well, you're awfully hard on Van Dam's case tonight.
[Jerry] Well, I just gotta agree with Triple H.
[Ross] Oh! Oh, look at this.
[Jerry] Van Dam's in the match of his life for the world championship
and he's-- I just-- he didn't seem to be taken it serious.
-[Ross] Van Dam, negotiating… -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] …Triple H to the turnbuckle.
And the favor was returned and-- Oh, Van Dam, spinning heel kick.
[Jerry] Right in the sternum.
[Ross] We said earlier that Van Dam was one knockout shot away
with either foot from becoming the World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] That's gotta knock the breath out of Triple H.
He hit him right in the chest.
[Ross] Van Dam has gotta dance with what brung him,
and that's his educated feet.
He's gotta get his legs and feet back more into this game plan.
I'm not sure if Van Dam can win a-- as we said earlier,
the slobberknocker with The Game,
who's big and strong, but Van Dam is trying.
He's fighting back.
Van Dam knows what's on the line.
The biggest match of his life,
his journey in sports entertainment
to culminate here for the world's heavyweight title,
-but Van Dam-- -[Jerry] Oh!
-[Ross] Step over! -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Ross] The Game couldn't get his hands up and got nailed right on the jaw.
Triple H up, but does he know where he is?
[Ross] Van Dam, another shot.
[Jerry] Van Dam's educated feet are really coming into play now, aren't they?
-Look out! -[Ross] Van Dam!
Body to body, hook of the leg.
-It's over. No! -[Jerry] No, no, no!
[Ross] Man, that was a heartbeat, a blink of an eye
from Van Dam becoming the World's Heavyweight Champion.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Ross] Van Dam
look at this, oh, the pace has quickened.
The Game, a little disoriented here
as Van Dam's coming at him from a variety of directions.
Van Dam continuing to try to draw the air out of The Game.
The Game wants to strike Van Dam.
-[Jerry] Ooh! -[Ross] Oh, he missed.
Van Dam catches The Game, The Champion with that educated right foot that time.
[Jerry] You're right, Van Dam's feet are flying.
-Ooh! -[Ross] Oh, Rolling Thunder.
Rolling Thunder by Van Dam, he got the cover.
Van Dam covers, will it be?
Two!
[Jerry] It's gonna take more than the Rolling Thunder
for Van Dam to become the world champion. Look at this.
[Ross] And look at The Game trying to get out of town,
-step out of bounds. -[Jerry] That's a smart move.
[Ross] Create some distance.
Van Dam!
A suicide dive over the top.
Come on, Rob, get inside.
The challenger putting his own body on the line.
Fighting fire with fire with The Game
with those fists right on the face of the World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] Things not looking good for Triple H right now.
[Ross] I can feel the intensity building.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Ross] The momentum has changed.
[Jerry] Don't let him Frog Splash you.
Get up and get to your feet. There you go.
[Ross] Van Dam! What a kick!
He caught The Game. Busted on the jaw.
Will it be?
The cover. He's got-- Oh, Van Dam couldn't get the three.
And The Game is hurting.
[Jerry] And Van Dam's getting frustrated. This is good.
Just hang in there, Triple H.
[Ross] The momentum of this championship match
has swung to the favor of the challenger here in Los Angeles, California.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Ross] Van Dam lowered his head
and paid for it by The Cerebral Assassin.
-Will that-- Oh, my God. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] Did you hear that impact?
The Game ran right through, right over the referee.
Van Dam spinning heelkick.
Another knockout shot.
-There's the cover, one, two… -[Jerry] There's no referee.
-[Ross] …three. -[Jerry] There's no referee.
He doesn't have to kick out, he knows that.
Triple H is smart enough to know that.
[Ross] Referee-- senior referee, Earl Hebner, holding his back.
He was run over by the-- by the freight train.
[Jerry] Take your time, Triple H. Get your bearings.
Rest. There you go.
[crowd chatter]
-[Ross] The Game going downstairs. -[Jerry] Uh-- Oh.
[Ross] And now Triple H looking for that Pedigree.
Triple H with a Pedigree.
-[Jerry] Hey! -[Ross] But no, it's countered.
And Van Dam hooking up The Game.
-[Jerry] Look out! Oh! -[Ross] Oh, and his head, the Catapult.
The Game's face bouncing off the top turnbuckle.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] Rob Van Dam going up top
-[Ross] with hang time, hang time. -[Jerry] Look out!
Five-Star Frog Splash, and again The Game is down.
[Ross] He couldn't kick out if he wanted to…
-[Jerry] The referee is-- -[Ross] …if his life depended on it.
[Jerry] The referee is down.
Let's see it again.
[Ross] Oh, what a terrible break for Rob Van Dam.
The referee, uh, destroyed just a few moments ago.
Van Dam has had two opportunities to get the three-count.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Van Dam's own fault.
If he hadn't jumped out of the way, the referee wouldn't have got hit.
-[Ross] Oh, what a low blow. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] Van Dam just got a blatant low blow
from a desperate World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] Van Dam hit and hit hard.
[Ross] And The Game now rolling out of bounds again.
But man, the damage has been done and now-- what?
-[Jerry] I don't know. -[Ross] What in God's name
could Triple H be thinking now?
[Jerry] Uh, maybe he's-- uh…
He's injured. Maybe he's delirious. -[Ross] Well, what's he want?
-A band-aid? An aspirin? -[Jerry] Possibly.
-[Ross] Oh, God Almighty. -[Jerry] Maybe a hammer.
-[Ross] Yeah, how-- well, you don't-- -[Jerry] A sledgehammer. [laughs]
[Ross] you don't think that The Game is not worried
about losing his title bringing that sledgehammer in the ring.
This is the act of a desperate champion.
-[Jerry] Sorry, Rob-- -[Ross] Oh, Van Dam!
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] Score!
I think that sledgehammer went right back in the face of The Game.
[Jerry] Oh, no it didn't. No it-- I hope it didn't. Did it?
-[Ross] Van Dam… -[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute.
[Ross] Well, here comes Ric Flair.
[Jerry] Get out of here, you idiot!
-[Ross] Flair owes Triple H… -[Jerry] Look out, Triple H.
[Ross] Oh, Flair's gonna sock The Game with the referee down.
-[Jerry] Referee, get up. -[Ross] This could lead to Van Dam
becoming the World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] Get up, referee. You gotta see this.
[Ross] Flair is not washed up.
-No. No. -[Ross] Oh, look at The Game.
He's begging Flair not to strike him with the referee down-- Oh, my God!
You got to be-- What the hell?
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] What the hell was that?
Ric Flair just struck Rob Van Dam
in the-- right in the heart with that sledgehammer.
[crowd chatter]
-[Jerry] I can't believe it. -[Ross] What the hell is this about?
My God. Don't tell me…
-[Jerry] Pedigree! -[Ross] …the Pedigree.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Ric Flair just struck Van Dam in the heart with that sledgehammer.
-[Jerry] And now he's… -[Ross] Van Dam had the World's title
within his grasp, not once but twice.
-[Jerry] Look at this. One. -[Ross] You've got to be-- my God.
Kick out! Kick out!
-[Jerry] Begin the count! -[Ross] Kick out!
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] I can't believe this.
-["The Game" playing] -♪ It's all about the game ♪
♪ And how you play it ♪
-[Ross] What the hell is-- -[Howard] The winner of this match
and still the World Heavyweight Champion,
Triple H.
[Ross] After Ric Flair got talked to like a government mule by the world's champion,
Flair comes out, we thought he was gonna help Van Dam.
[Jerry] Maybe Flair finally come to his senses.
Look at this.
He realized who the true champion is.
Triple H deserves to be The Champion.
[Ross] Why in God's name has Ric Flair
saved the World's Heavyweight title for Triple H?
[Jerry] He didn't save anything, J.R.
It was only a matter of time.
I guess he was just anxious to get it over with, so we can see some HLA.
[chuckles] Yes!
[Ross] This thing went straight to hell when the referee was destroyed.
[Jerry] Yeah. Look whose fault-- Rob Van Dam jumps out of the way.
Oh, poor old Earl Hebner lands right on his head.
[Ross] And then, The Game using--
well, Triple H getting that sledgehammer.
-I thought he was gonna hit the… -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] …the Champion, but right in the-- right in the guts of Van Dam.
-[Jerry] Here you go. -[Ross] He might as well stick a knife
in the heart of Rob Van Dam.
Van Dam's World Heavyweight Championship opportunity
has gone to hell, thanks to The Game and Ric Flair.
[Jerry] It was the Pedigree that beat Van Dam.
There's your true champion, Triple H,
the World's Heavyweight Champion.
-[Ross] You're absolutely insane. -[Jerry] What?
-[Ross] You've got to be crazy. -[Jerry] What are you--
The damn sledgehammer beat Van Dam.
Ric Flair and The Game beat Van Dam.
I can't believe that.
Man, see that's why they call Ric Flair The Dirtiest Player in The Game.
I knew there was something up with him.
I told you earlier, Dogg, there was something up with him.
You had to watch him. I can't believe that.
You see, that's why they say,
keep your friends close, your enemies even closer.
Hey, you're Victor Newman-- I mean,
Eric Braeden from Young and the Restless, man.
Eric Braeden from Young and the Restless.
-How you doing, man? -Nice to see you.
What's going on? My pleasure.
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
Now, I got to tell you something, that character, Victor Newman…
-Mm-hmm. -Man, he is the most manipulative…
-Mm-hmm. -…conniving, vindictive man
in all of daytime TV, and I love it, Dogg.
But… I got to ask you one question, you know,
those women on Young and the Restless, they're pretty hot.
They're pretty fine, you know what I'm saying?
-Mm-hmm. -You, um, you know,
ever get a little action, you know, off screen?
-You know, on your down time? -Oh, yeah.
You get a little something-something on the side, you know?
Let me tell you a secret.
I can't talk about that.
I've been a married man for many, many years.
-Damn. -Mm-hmm.
-And so, what are you doing here tonight? -Hm.
[crowd chatter]
He's with me.
Excuse me, gentlemen.
Huh?
Man, some guys get all the luck.
-["Stratusfaction" playing] -[crowd cheering]
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Whoo-hoo!
[Howard] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the WWE Women's Championship.
Approaching the ring is the challenger,
Trish Stratus.
[Ross] Well, Trish Stratus from the great City of Toronto.
A former two-time Women's Champion has the opportunity here tonight
to become the Women's Champion once again.
And, King, if she does, I'm sure she'll be proudly wearing
the Women's title tomorrow night.
["Molly Holly" playing]
[Howard] Introducing the WWE Women's Champion,
Molly Holly.
[Ross] Well, Molly Holly defeated Trish
back in June at The King of the Ring for the Women's title.
Molly, a former powerlifter in high school. King, did you know that?
[Jerry] No, I didn't know that. But hey, don't sell Trish short.
She's quite the athlete.
-[Ross] Absolutely. -[Jerry] She works out all the time.
She's into running, jogging, swimming.
Hey, I'm a great swimmer.
I wonder if she'd like to see my breaststroke.
[Ross] I thought you might be headed to the breaststroke line.
-[Jerry] Whoo-hoo! -[Ross] I'll tell you this seriously,
nobody-- no female has ever worked, since I've been around, any harder…
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] …to develop their in-ring skills
than this maple leaf beauty from the great City of Toronto.
Trish has got a wonderful work ethic,
but Molly Holly is-- well, she has been a very, very competitive
Women's Champion, and might as well, she's not dating anybody.
[Jerry] Yup. And by that, you mean what?
[Ross] Well, she's not real social.
I can't believe Rob Van Dam got the biggest screw job.
Van Dam getting beaten by Triple H.
It's bad enough that The Game beat him the way he did,
but what the hell is Ric Flair thinking?
Has he just gone middle-aged crazy?
[Jerry chuckles] I don't know about that.
[Ross] Takeover by Molly.
-Hook to the leg and Trish counters. -One, two--
[Jerry] Whoa. You're calling Ric Flair middle-aged?
How many 100-year-old people do you know?
[Ross] What is middle-aged? That is just a figure of speech.
[Jerry] I know, but you know.
Speaking of figures, check out Trish. You're right.
I mean, she has developed her wrestling skills.
I mean, she's honed them.
She's perfected them and look at this. She is great.
Not only is she great to look at, she is a great wrestler now.
[Ross] She came as a-- certainly a beautiful young woman,
and she has evolved into a great in-ring competitor.
And there's a cover, a near-fall.
But I'll tell you, Molly Holly's had some wonderful training in the ring.
A strong…
-[Jerry] I think-- Ouch. -[Ross] Left shot right there,
pretty much, uh, just evidence of that fact.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Well, there's some people that would like to give Molly Holly
some training in other places other than the ring.
-Oh, she missed. -[Ross] Would you, Uncle Jerry?
-[Jerry] What do you mean? -[Ross] Could she have a sleep over?
[Jerry] Well, virginity can be cured, you know?
[Ross] You guys can watch the Disney channel.
[Jerry] What?
[Ross] Snap suplex.
-Nice move by Molly Holly. -One, two--
[Ross] Holly, the lateral press. Got another near-fall here.
-Two. -[Jerry] I don't have to be dead
to donate my organ, you know?
[referee] Off the hair.
-Come on, get off the hair. -[Ross] I'm sure you don't there, partner.
Big head full of that hair by Molly.
Molly's pronounced mean streak.
I think Molly's got it in for Trish.
Get off the hair.
-Get off the hair, just keep it inside. -[Jerry] I think she does.
No, there's certainly no love lost between these young ladies.
-[man] Get up, Trish. -[Ross] Never has.
-Oh, my goodness! -[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
-Not that pretty face. Wait a minute. -[Ross] Boy, Howdy.
And we're around the world, so I wanna thank the fans
in England and Scotland, and Wales,
and Northern Ireland for joining us tonight, King, and--
[Jerry] And all over the world, J.R.
What about Brunei and Malaysia, Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, home of Molly Holly?
The Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada and Australia,
-they're watching this now. -[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Someone in Brunei said to tell you, "Hello."
[Jerry] Probably a royalty, takes a king to know a king.
-[crowd chatter] -[Jerry] Check out this one more time.
-[Ross] Listen. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
-[Ross] Golly! -[crowd chatter]
[Ross] First in hand, this is a…
sure as hell got more prison power than that Miss America contest last night.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. -What you say?
Look at the physicality, J.R.
-What about the… -No!
[Jerry] …HLA week?
We're gonna see it.
We're gonna see Stephanie McMahon at HLA.
-[Doan] What do you say, Trish? -[Ross] Man, that is--
that's got to be a complete shock to everybody on SmackDown.
It's sure as heck a shock to me.
[Jerry] Can you imagine seeing Stephanie get kissed by one of those lovely ladies?
Stephanie, it's not so bad, I promise you.
[crowd chatter]
-What do you say now? -[Ross] I just--
I-- I'm happy that Raw won the inter-- most of the matchup,
but boy, I can't even--
I can't even visualize what it could be like for Stephanie
to be in the ring for her first, uh HLA…
[Jerry] Whoa, good move. Look at that.
[Ross] Nice counter by Trish.
[Jerry] Nice counter.
[Ross] Molly, that dropkick right in the temple
of the challenger for the Women's title.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Trish! Let's go, Trish! Let's go, Trish!
-[Jerry] Yeah. -Shut up!
[Jerry] Stephanie's first-ever HLA.
-Whoo-hoo. -The hair.
It could be so good, J.R.
[Ross] Yeah-- Well, look out here.
Inside cradle by Trish and got a near-fall on Molly.
Molly had very quickly-- and a nice take down.
-One, two-- -[Ross] Trish rolling Molly up.
Got a near-fall.
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. Oh, man. -[Ross] Front toe hold
and Trish bouncing right off that bottom rope, throat first.
-[crowd chatter] -[Jerry] You're right.
Molly's not only a good wrestler,
she's got a bona fide mean streak.
[Ross] I think she's frustrated in several aspects of her life.
[Jerry] Well, could be.
-Look at that. -[Ross] Trish, nice move there.
-[Jerry] Hey. She got her. -[Ross] And Trish with a Bulldog.
[Ross] Little stratusfaction there.
Will it be? Hook to the leg. Wow, Molly still too strong.
Molly loves being the Women's Champion.
Who wouldn't?
Lot of money, lot of prestige.
[Jerry] Guys hitting on you all the time.
-Oh, chick kick. -[Ross] What a kick.
-[Ross] What a shot to the head! -One, two--
And Molly is-- she is a little spaghetti-legged, to say the least here.
[Jerry] Well, Trish is pulling out all the stops in her entire arsenal.
Oh, right in the puppy.
[Ross] And that'll bruise a pup.
[Jerry] I'm not kidding.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Jerry] Watch it, Trish.
Oh, oh, that bruise.
Are you all right?
-[Ross] Oh, look. Molly blocking Trish… -Come on!
[Ross] …who was looking for that hurricanrana-like maneuver.
[Jerry] I wish I was in this match. I wish I was the referee.
[Ross] Oh, you'd love to be a-- you'd love to be a turnbuckle.
-You'd love to be anything. -[Jerry] Yeah, I wish I was turnbuckle.
[Ross] God Almighty. Look at this. Molly's so aggressive.
Trish upside down. She's helpless here.
-[Jerry] This could do it right here. -[Ross] Hanging upside down,
and Molly with a handspring, not going for the elbow
but using her back side with a point of impact.
This should be it here.
-And the hook to the leg. -No, two!
[Ross] And Molly can't believe that Trish had the guts
and the will to survive the kick out.
[Jerry] I can't believe it that Trish kicked out of that either.
She's a gamer, all right.
[Ross] Molly now focusing on lower back of Trish.
-Trish Stratus looking to survive here. -[Jerry] Look at that.
[Ross] A Bulldog, what a counter.
-Will this be? The hook of the leg. -One, two, three!
-[Jerry] She got her! -[bell ringing]
-[Ross] She did it. -[Jerry] We got a new champion, J.R.
-[Ross] Trish Stratus-- -[Howard] The winner of this bout
and New Women's Champion,
-Trish Stratus! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] For the third time,
Trish Stratus has become the Women's Champion.
[Jerry] How impressive was that last maneuver?
That was a thing of beauty.
[Ross] The make-believe beauty has all the hard work.
She loves to compete,
and she can get just as physical
as any woman you'll ever see…
-[Jerry] That's been done. -[Ross] …and she has done it.
[Jerry] Molly had the upper hand, but this…
Oh, beautiful reversal, straight into the Bulldog.
-One, two, three, new champion! -[bell ringing]
-[Jerry] Way to go, Trish. -A hard-fought victory.
You're once again Women's Champion.
It's got to feel great.
I go into that ring every night for moments like this.
I love this moment.
I love this, and I love this.
[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] And what an athlete. -[Jerry] Yes!
[Ross] Hard work and desire,
that's what you get when you put it all together.
Trish Stratus, the Women's Champion.
[indistinct chatter]
[crowd cheering]
Oh, yeah?
-Hey, girl, you know I'm feeling good. -Is that massage doing good for you?
[woman] Hey there, you're so hot.
You guys, I love you guys.
-We love him too. -You are the best.
-[girls] Whoo! -I knew you'd come through for me.
You are the best, and you,
Rico, I couldn't have done it without you, man.
And I can-- I can tell you're enjoying the fringe benefits
of staying on my good side.
-[chuckles] Nice party, huh? -[Rico] Yeah.
Um, Mr. Bischoff, is it okay if we kind of, like--?
Oh, Rico, I could read your mind.
No need to ask.
You guys go on out, have a great time, on me.
And I'll tell you what, this is Hollywood.
You need anything at all in this town, you use my name.
-Not a problem. -All right.
-Let's do this, guys.
Hey, ladies, let's go.
It's time to boogie.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Eric] Party on.
Check you out later.
-All right, let's go. -All right.
[Eric] See you in a while.
Except for you two.
You two, why don't you stay right here
and help me with a little HLA with Stephanie McMahon?
-[crowd cheering] -Okay.
[chuckles]
Well, I didn't think it'd happen in LA.
Rico with a bunch of tomatoes.
Well, nonetheless, Rosey and Jamal did win the matchup
which means Stephanie McMahon here tonight on Unforgiven
-has to engage in Hot Lesbian Action. -It's not a bad thing. Don't be a…
-No, not really. -You are a man, right? I think.
-She's our general manager. -That's what I thought.
-I feel bad about it. -Wanna check him out.
Nonetheless, folks, you know one of the cool things about Unforgiven?
-What? -[Michael] This, uh, theme song,
"Adrenaline" from the XXX soundtrack.
[Tazz] Yeah, this is pretty cool.
It's "phat" as they say in the Hood. P-H-A-T, I think, right?
[Michael] By the way, I owe you one.
Nonetheless, coming up next, folks, it is Kurt Angle versus Chris Benoit,
two of the greatest submission specialists go one-on-one.
[Tazz] Here we go, my man. Ankle lock versus The Crossface.
Who's gonna come on top?
Who's gonna be victorious tonight?
["Adrenaline" playing]
[Michael] Brace yourselves for a huge main event.
Undertaker and Rikishi against Angle, Benoit, Guerrero.
-[Tazz] Back it up. -[Michael] Rikishi, backing it up.
[Tazz] The foot house coming, gold-medal style.
[Michael] Oh, no!
[Tazz] Stinkface, Stinkface, an Olympic-sized Stinkface!
[Michael] There ain't no gold in that ass.
Look at Chris Benoit.
Benoit's amused, laughing at Angle 'cause he got the Stinkface.
[Tazz] And I don't think Kurt agrees with the laughter.
[Michael] And Kurt doesn't agree with the laughter.
-[Tazz] Oh, here we go. -[Michael] And Benoit.
Oh, look out.
The pole off the steel, there goes Benoit.
Benoit to the top rope.
Wait a minute.
-Who the hell is that? -[Tazz] It's Kurt Angle.
[Michael] Kurt Angle knocking Benoit off the top rope.
And oh, savage kick to Kurt Angle.
-[Tazz] Ooh! -[Michael] Uh-oh.
And Rikishi gonna back it up, and Kurt Angle's holding Benoit.
Angle's holding Benoit down.
This is for the Stinkface, for the Stinkface.
[Tazz] Revenge.
[Michael] And Kurt Angle's laughing about it.
[Tazz] Angle thinks it's great.
He got back at Benoit.
He held my arms, and that Stinkface, the--
he laughed at me.
Nobody laughs at me.
[Stephanie] At Unforgiven, it's gonna be Chris Benoit versus Kurt Angle.
[Michael] Two egos, two great submission specialists,
two great athletes, Benoit and Angle.
You think you can beat me?
[Tazz] The intensity of Benoit, the credibility of Angle.
Prove it.
[Tazz] And here it is. Ankle lock,
and Angle's trying to break his damn ankle.
Benoit's tapping to the Ankle lock,
and Benoit, Benoit reverses
-into the Crossface. -[Michael] Oh, beautiful.
[Tazz] Into the Crossface.
Angle taps to the Crossface.
[Benoit] At Unforgiven, when Kurt Angle sees my smile,
he will feel my pain.
["Medal" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck!
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck!
[Michael] Here comes perhaps
-the most gifted athlete. -[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
In the ring, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 237 pounds,
Kurt Angle.
[Michael] The most gifted athlete in the WWE today, Kurt Angle.
["Medal" playing]
["Whatever" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Chimel] And from Edmonton, Alberta, weighing in at 229 pounds,
Chris Benoit.
[Michael] I cannot wait for this matchup.
[Tazz] Well, you ain't got to wait long, my friend.
It's about to happen.
This is gonna be a battle, straight up, two great mat technicians.
Only thing is one of them is an Olympic gold medalist,
and the other one's a little rabid.
[Michael] Yeah, "The Rabid Wolverine" Chris Benoit,
-the 1996 Olympic gold medalist… -[bell ringing]
[Michael] …Kurt Angle, facing off in the center of the ring
in front of a sold-out crowd at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
[Tazz] This is a lock up, feeling each other out.
[Michael] Referee Mike Chioda administering the count.
A lock up between both men.
This matchup will be intense to say the least.
[Tazz] You know, there ain't nobody gonna break up that tie up right there.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Tazz] Oh, that'll break.
[Michael] Both men outside the ring, and now a face-off,
and both men quickly back into the ring.
[Tazz] And this ain't the first dance.
We've seen these two men go at it.
[Michael] No, not at all. Some great matchup from the past.
[Michael] But this is all about pride, Tazz,
and this is all about the spirit of competition.
These two want to see who the better man is.
[Tazz] Purest matchup, purest prematched tremendously.
-[Michael] Oh, wow. -[Tazz] Nice go behind takedown,
switch into the Ankle lock, now Kurt Angle trying.
Benoit there, place Benoit if he's head out, Cole.
[Michael] Well, Benoit is desperately trying to get off his neck.
Look at that, shoulder down for a one count
and Kurt Angle stays on top of Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle breaking the stance right there,
flattening out Benoit,
Benoit's on attack, trying to get submission.
[Michael] Going for the Crossface. Going for the Crossface early.
Kurt Angle gets to the ropes.
Kurt Angle almost made a mistake,
allowing himself to get into the Crossface early.
[Tazz] Well, Kurt Angle shouldn't slip to the left of the pit,
flattened himself out.
Benoit, boom, like a Rabid Wolverine, no problem, right?
Going for that Crossface.
[Michael] Two fierce competitors, two huge egos, two great wrestlers,
-and two of the most intense men… -[Tazz] Wow. Oh.
[Michael] in the WWE today. Nice takedown.
[Tazz] Talk about a low ankle from Kurt Angle.
Just lowers level and shot.
[Michael] And look at Chris Benoit desperately.
[Tazz] Try-- trying-- Nice, nice just roll.
Benoit just rolled Angle.
[Michael] And look at this, now the ankle lock.
And Chris Benoit makes it to the ropes.
Again, you mentioned it earlier.
It's the ankle lock against the Crossface,
two of the greatest submission moves in the world today.
[Tazz] I love this kind of-- this kind of in-ring work.
Look at the eyes on Angle.
-[Michael] And look at the eyes on Benoit. -[Tazz] I just--
I love this kind of match.
They're going out, wrestle, feel each other out.
It's a matter of confidence.
If one got punched, the other guy straight in the face, though.
[Michael] No, thus far it is a stalemate between Angle and Benoit.
[Tazz] Yeah, and it's even too.
[Michael] And here's a lock up again.
-And now Chris Benoit. -[Tazz] Top of this lock.
[Michael] Control Angle, nice reversal.
[Tazz] Switch into a hammerlock.
Right now Benoit can get a fireman's carry over, go for a snap, man.
[Michael] Oh, look at that. And Kurt Angle does not release the hold on the wrist.
[Tazz] A pit bull right there. A red, white and blue pit bull,
hanging onto the hammerlock.
[Michael] And Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle gonna put on a clinic here
tonight at Unforgiven.
Side headlock by Kurt Angle, Benoit backs into the ropes.
Angle shot off now.
Oh, a big knockdown by Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Both men evenly matched up in size,
pretty similar weight here, about 230 apiece, something like that.
Oh, nice high cross.
[Michael] Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit up high.
-[Tazz] Kurt drops it. -[Michael] Chris Benoit rolls through.
He's got it, and Angle just kicks out.
-And once again, into the cover now. -[Tazz] Stack, stack.
Push through. Look at this.
[Michael] Tremendous action. And he got it-- no.
Now Benoit blocked up and Kurt Angle kicks out.
Benoit's shoulders are down.
He's got it. Does he have it?
-[Tazz] Bridge up, lift-- oh! -[Michael] Oh, my Lord.
[Tazz] Holy power by Benoit.
[Michael] That takes a tremendous amount of strength, folks, to be able to do that.
[Tazz] Backslide, almost. Oh.
-[Michael] Oh, look at that. -[Tazz] Crossface.
[Michael] Into the Crossface, into the Crossface.
Benoit doesn't quite have it locked in,
couldn't quite get it locked in and Angle made it to the ropes.
[Tazz] What's the strategy right now?
People appreciating the in-ring work.
You want near-falls?
We just gave you about ten of 'em, well, actually Benoit and Angle did.
[Michael] Did you hear the show of respect from the fans here at Staples Center
for this tremendous wrestling between Angle and Benoit?
[Tazz] You know, if you've never wrestled before in your life,
you can't explain how much that takes out of you, endurance wise.
Going in there, catch-as-catch-can style, chain wrestling,
whatever you wanna call it, mat technique, mat work,
really just blows you up, just takes the wind right out of you.
[Michael] You know, I'd venture to say that these two men in the ring right now
are probably in the best shape of anybody in the WWE today,
-at least from a stamina stand point. -[Tazz] I agree.
Over and under right there, Kurt Angle on an underhook.
Nice switch.
Watch that Crossface, Angle.
[Michael] And Chris Benoit taking the Olympic gold medalist
to pass over.
And Kurt Angle perhaps becoming a bit frustrated,
shoves Benoit out of the ring through the second rope.
[Tazz] You think?
-[man] Come on, Benoit. Come on. -[Tazz] Kurt Angle couldn't be wrong.
[Michael] And Kurt Angle-- now Angle will go on the attack.
[Tazz] There we go.
[Michael] The viciousness and aggressiveness of Kurt Angle
with those clubbing blows to the back of Benoit's neck.
[Tazz] Guess Kurt Angle don't wanna play nice anymore.
[Michael] And Benoit bounced off that barricade.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle-- Kurt Angle, as we pointed out, has done it all,
and besides winning a gold medal, a two-time WWE Champion,
uh, Intercontinental Champion on one occasion.
-[Michael] King of the Ring. -[Tazz] King of the Ring.
[Michael] And only one of four men to hold all WWE singles titles.
[Tazz] Yeah, member of the Grand Slam Club.
-[Michael] Kurt Angle… -[Tazz] Only Shawn Michaels,
Triple H and Jericho have done the same.
[Michael] …really taking it to Benoit here.
You see how Kurt Angle-- when he threw Benoit through the ropes,
he realized he had an opening there, and Kurt Angle took advantage.
Oh, and he--
[Tazz] That quickly…
[Michael] Hook to the leg, and Benoit gets the shoulder off.
The Staples Center in LA buzzing for Angle and Benoit.
[Tazz] Showing no respect for our Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle.
He's American, and I think this is America.
Right there, legs in grape vine.
What a gut wrench, what a bear hug from behind.
Got a dentist?
-[Michael] We can hear the pain. -[Tazz] Got that grasp on Benoit.
Angle's got that clasp real high,
right under the sternum, right under Benoit's pecs.
[Michael] Benoit trying to break that, the grip that Kurt Angle has, and now--
[Tazz] Let me tell you what's happening.
Benoit's trying to break the pressure,
break the, uh, grape vine by Angle by using his own foot to do it.
[Michael] Chris Benoit desperately trying to do it.
-[Tazz] He did it. -[Michael] One foot's released.
Kurt Angle, though, still has the grip around the midsection.
[Tazz] Get a light bulb here. Angle-- uh, Benoit must get a light bulb.
[Michael] You can hear Kurt Angle screaming in pain as Benoit reversed it.
[Tazz] Oh, there was a-- that was a leg bar in the house there
and Angle knew he got out.
[Michael] Oh, and a knee to the gut
as Benoit was attempting to build momentum.
And, once again, The Wolverine is grounded.
[Tazz] Yeah, and what Angle pinpointing right there the midsection,
the well-developed abdominal region.
I love saying that region line.
[Michael] Well, both of these guys felt they were humiliated.
I mean, Kurt Angle receiving the Stinkface,
Rikishi and Benoit laughing at him,
and then Kurt Angle actually holding Benoit down
to allow Rikishi to deliver the Stinkface to Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] No one likes getting another guy's ass put in your face,
-let's face it. -[Michael] Oh.
And again, Kurt Angle continues to work that midsection of Chris Benoit.
This is great strategy.
[Tazz] No doubt about it. Kurt Angle's just lowering his level,
keeping his hips under him,
bringing that shoulder right in the gut of Benoit.
[Michael] Benoit whipped into the corner.
-Here comes Angle. -[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Michael] Oh, shoulder to post.
[Tazz] Lot of speed built up by Angle.
Chris Benoit last second, zip, gets out of the way.
[Michael] A tremendous impact of the shoulder to post,
and Kurt Angle feeling it,
but it allows Benoit now to catch his breath
and to pick up momentum in the match.
-And again, into the other-- -[Tazz] Wow.
[Michael] The shoulder again into the post.
[Tazz] This is where conditioning and cardio training pays off right here,
and diet, and that's what something that Benoit is the master at,
keeping his body conditioned.
-He's been getting his stomach worked on… -[Michael] Oh.
…and now he's got some offense behind him.
-That's conditioning. -[Michael] Here we go.
-Benoit, cover, Angle kicks out. -[Mike] Two!
Benoit's got, like, zero percent body fat.
[Tazz] I used to have that.
[Michael] Yeah, when? When you were two?
And Chris Benoit-- look out.
Oh, wow. A clubbing blow,
and now Benoit works on the shoulder,
which could soften Angle up for the Crossface.
[Tazz] Absolutely. That left shoulder rotator cuff area exceedingly--
oh, that's a straight old fashion clothesline,
ladies and germs.
[Michael] Germs? What the hell?
You look around this crowd, the crowd is just fixed on the ring.
[Tazz] Well, it's just a great matchup.
Right now this is something that'll go down in history
as a hell of a wrestling contest.
[Michael] Benoit with those shots to the midsection of Kurt Angle,
-and Kurt Angle goes behind. -[Tazz] Worth trying.
[Michael] Oh, look out. Chris Benoit desperately trying
to block a belly-to-belly, a shot against the midsection.
[Tazz] Both men with those knees right there.
-[Michael] Oh, throw by Angle. -[Tazz] Nice throw.
Kurt getting his hips underneath Chris' hips
and then Benoit's hips pops some bang bridges back,
you got a suplex.
[Michael] It was Chris Benoit who demanded this match up.
Stephanie McMahon granted it to Benoit.
[Tazz] That's what SmackDown does, man.
Stephanie McMahon, the GM, she delivers.
-[Michael] Yeah, HLA in a little bit. -[Tazz] Might be delivering…
I mean in a different way.
-Four. -[Michael] Mike Chioda now counting
both men down. Count is at four, center of the ring.
One of these guys have got to get up before the count of ten.
-Benoit's stirring first. -[Mike] Six.
[Tazz] Right now, when you're lying there,
you're hoping the ref counts real slow
so you can suck it up and get your wind back.
-[Mike] Eight. -[Michael] And Benoit to his feet,
Angle using the ropes as well.
-And Chris Benoit-- -[Tazz] Whoa, look at this.
-German! -[Michael] A German Suplex.
Benoit, quick as a cat, lock the wrist.
-[Tazz] Boom! -[Michael] There's another German.
[Tazz] Hat-trick coming.
Angle needs to switch this.
-Oh, there it is. -[Michael] And look at--
a block by Kurt Angle.
-Kurt Angle-- -[Tazz] There's the switch.
And there's a German.
[Michael] A game of one-upmanship for Angle and Benoit.
-And another German Suplex. -[Tazz] Two.
[Michael] The impact to the back of the neck of Benoit.
[Tazz] Nice switch, two suplexes go,
-and look at-- look at Benoit. -[Michael] Another block by Benoit.
-[Tazz] He switches. -[Michael] Benoit battles out.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Michael] Another German Suplex.
This one from Benoit.
[Tazz] This takes a lot out of each man.
Oh, nice. You see him break the grip?
Did you see Angle just break the grip of Chris Benoit? Sweet.
[Michael] Not only break the grip, but quickly into a grip of his own
to deliver a German once again to The Rabid Wolverine.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's got that clasp in real tight,
gets his leg right in front of the hip of, uh, Chris Benoit.
[Michael] And a third German Suplex consecutively now to Benoit.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And again, the show of respect from this crowd is off the charts,
applauding the work of Angle and Benoit.
But Kurt Angle about to bring it up another notch.
[Tazz] Straps are coming down.
[Michael] Benoit, he was stalked by Angle.
-[Tazz] Angle Slam. -[Michael] Went for the Angle slam.
-[Tazz] Reversed. -[Michael] Benoit countered,
-and Benoit go behind. -[Tazz] Oh.
-[Michael] Big throw, face first. -[Tazz] Woo-hoo!
[Michael] Kurt Angle may be out cold.
[Tazz] Holy happy trails.
Right now, Chris Benoit could just top Kurt Angle.
Chris Benoit will win this match.
[Michael] Kurt Angle, he was the one who was in control,
but as quick as that, Tazz, Chris Benoit turned the tables.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle flew like a damn American Eagle.
[Michael] Take another look at this.
[Tazz] Let's, um, let's listen to this.
Right here, he ducks, clasps.
Oh, straight on the face…
[Michael] He flew like an American Eagle with a bad wing.
Look at Benoit, top rope.
-Here comes Kurt Angle. -[Tazz] Belly-to-belly. Oh!
[Michael] And belly-to-belly throw from the top rope.
Kurt Angle taking out Benoit.
Now crawling, crawling toward the cover.
Is that enough for Benoit?
Hook to the leg by Angle.
-He's got him-- he's got him. No. -[Tazz] Oh,
[Michael] Benoit just got the shoulder up.
And you can see the faces of the crowd in the front row.
They thought that was the victory that time,
-[Tazz] So did I. -[Michael] Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Chris Benoit kicking out, you got to believe, on instinct.
Just by hearing that second thump on the ref's hand, he kicked out.
[Michael] Oh, look at Chris Benoit. There's the bridge.
He's got Angle hooked, and Angle rolls out of it.
-And now Kurt Angle. -[Tazz] Oh, there's the Ankle Lock.
[Michael] The ankle lock is locked in.
Chris Benoit's tapped to the ankle lock, we saw it earlier on.
Can Kurt Angle get Benoit? No.
Benoit with a shot to the-- shot the head, finally breaks.
[Tazz] That's what-- that's why Benoit's a Rabid Wolverine, man.
He's a vicious dude.
[Michael] Oh, look out.
Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle was on his shoulders.
Look at this.
-Oh, my Lord. Oh, nice. -[Tazz] Reversed!
-[Michael] And Chris Benoit countered. -[Tazz] Might be a piledriver coming.
-Chris Benoit, shoulder breaker. -[Michael] Oh.
A shoulder breaker to Angle,
again working on that shoulder of Kurt Angle,
and Chris Benoit with the signal.
The Rabid Wolverine says, "That's enough."
And he could be going to the top rope.
Yes, he is.
[Tazz] For that rabid headbutt a la Benoit.
-Benoit's gonna fly. -[Michael] The headbutt connects.
The headbutt connects to Kurt Angle,
but Benoit may have taken a lot out of himself.
[Tazz] If Chris can top,
if he can snatch a leg and pin Angle into the victory here.
-[Michael] Chris Benoit in the cover. -[Tazz] He's got it.
-[Michael] His shoulders are down. -[Tazz] He's got it.
-[Michael] He's got it. Oh. -[Tazz] Angle kicked out.
[Michael] And here we go. Benoit, Crossface is locked in.
The Crossface is locked in.
Will Kurt Angle tap?
[Tazz] Kurt's about six-- about five feet from that bottom rope.
[Michael] Listen to this crowd.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Angle close to tapping.
[Tazz] Come on, Kurt.
Don't tap, man, suck it up.
[Michael] The crowd on its feet. Look at Angle.
Oh, Angle's got an ankle lock to Benoit, an ankle lock to Benoit.
[Tazz] Went for the ankle.
Both men got each submission holds on each other.
[Michael] And Benoit finally breaks it and into the ankle lock, and now Angle.
Angle's in control. Look at the face,
look at the pain in the eyes of Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] And we'll see if it's appreciated.
Look at this.
Crossface.
[Michael] Counter into the Crossface again.
Angle's close.
Angle's close to tapping out.
[Tazz] But Benoit's ankles right near Kurt's hand.
[Michael] And now Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle reverses into the ankle lock,
into the ankle lock again.
[Tazz] Pull up to the middle Kurt, you've got it.
Pull up to the middle.
[Michael] Kurt Angle-- Kurt Angle wants to break the ankle of Benoit.
-[Tazz] Close to the ropes. -[Michael] Will Benoit tap out?
[Tazz] Come on, Chris, hang on.
-Hang on. Nice. -[Michael] Benoit makes it the ropes.
[Tazz] People want Angle to win this thing here.
[Michael] And look at this.
Kurt Angle with a Crossface, Benoit's own hold on him.
[Tazz] No doubt-- no doubt it's gonna be tight.
I think, well, this is gonna be strict pebbles to get to that rope.
So currently Benoit's on hold.
[Michael] Kurt Angle, he broke his own maneuver, the ankle lock,
and used Benoit's hold to restrict Benoit from getting into the ropes.
Chris Benoit's in no man's land.
That lock is trouble, his own hold.
Man, to lose with your own hold, that would suck.
[Michael] What strategy by Kurt Angle.
Benoit's near the bottom rope, and look at Kurt Angle.
Kurt Angle pushing the rope away from Benoit.
[Tazz] He's a genius. He needs some rope.
-Look at this. -[Michael] Oh, look out.
Chris Benoit. Benoit's feet are on the ropes.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Benoit wins.
-Benoit uses the ropes to win. -["Whatever" playing]
[Chimel] Here is your winner, Chris Benoit.
[Michael] Kurt Angle cannot believe it.
-[Tazz laughing] -[Michael] Chris Benoit stuck it to Angle,
and Angle's throwing a temper tantrum.
[Tazz] Pretty salty, crafty maneuver by Benoit.
Wow. That bad boy could've went either way.
You got to give a big up to Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle and to SmackDown.
-That was awesome. -[Michael] And look at the smile
on the face of Benoit.
He knows he pulled one over on Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Right here, you can see Kurt Angle's foot
push the bottom rope away,
preventing Chris from being able to get to that rope.
[Michael] Well, wasn't it ironic that it would be Benoit
who would use the ropes to victory?
[Tazz] Right there, use the ropes.
He's got a little leverage.
-Mike Chioda, referee. -[bell ringing]
And you can see the, uh, little cheata-- cheatarooni there
by Chris Benoit.
[Michael] What a victory for Chris Benoit.
Kurt Angle's upset.
Unforgiven, his role and we still got HLA,
we got Undertaker and Brock Lesnar.
♪ I'll take back again Whatever you need ♪
Brock Lesnar, moments from now
you'll step into the ring to defend the WWE Championship
against The Undertaker,
but I'm sure you and your agent, Paul Heyman, know
this battle's more than just about the title.
It's gotten personal.
"Gotten personal"?
It's gotten personal?
Don't you understand it has been personal?
Anytime you try to take the WWE title from my client,
the Next Big Thing, Brock Lesnar, that's personal.
Personal to Brock Lesnar.
Anytime you try to take away from a WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar,
what he has worked his entire life for, that's personal to Brock Lesnar.
And when you get personal with Brock Lesnar,
in fact, more specifically,
if The Undertaker wants to be personal with Brock Lesnar,
we're gonna be personal with him.
You know, I'm not sorry for what I did to Undertaker's wife.
And I won't be sorry for what I do to Undertaker tonight
because when you have no remorse,
you have no problem being unforgiven.
[crowd chatter]
-["I'm Back" playing] -♪ I'm back ♪
♪ And I'm better than ever ♪
♪ Got a knack for makin' things better ♪
♪ Face facts 'Cause your opinion don't matter ♪
♪ This maniac is gonna step on whomever ♪
[Howard] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome,
accompanied by The Lesbians,
the general manager of Raw, Eric Bischoff.
-[Jerry] Are you ready, J.R.? -[Ross] Certainly a unique introduction…
-[Jerry] Are you ready? -…by Howard Finkel.
And being accompanied by The Lesbians.
-Oh, Hot Lesbian Action. -[speaks indistinctly]
This is gonna be great.
Oh, look at that one. Look at that one.
Yes.
I saw her earlier. She smells delicious.
-[Ross] Okay, that's good. -[Jerry] Oh, look, look at her.
-That is hot. -Boy, do I love you people.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] We love you, Eric.
You're the man.
And you know, I guess it's pretty much understood
that LA has always stood for Los Angeles, but not tonight.
-[Jerry laughs] -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Yes! -[Eric] No, tonight,
LA stands for Lesbian Action.
-[Jerry] Yes, LA. -[crowd cheering]
As a matter of fact,
it stands for
-Hot Lesbian Action. -[crowd] Hot Lesbian Action.
Hey, you know what?
I've interviewed hundreds of lesbians from all over LA,
and it's come down to my two special friends here.
Say hello to Peaches…
[Jerry] Oh, hi, Peaches.
-…and Cream. -[Jerry] Peaches and Cream, J.R.
But ladies, let's face it.
I mean, you're here for one reason and one reason only
and that's to provide some HLA for these people,
so why don't we give 'em a sneak preview of what they're in for?
-[Jerry] Oh, boy. -[crowd cheering]
Just a little sneak preview?
Oh, J.R. Look.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh. Look at the fondling.
The caress-- Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] This is just a little sneak preview, J.R.
-[Ross] Yeah, I got it. -Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.
[Jerry] Huh? What?
-[crowd booing] -[Jerry] What's--
I've changed my mind.
-[Jerry] Eric? -You see, the only hot lesbian action
that's gonna take place here tonight
is going to take place involving the losing manager of the losing team…
[laughs]… losing general manager.
That's right.
Ladies and gentlemen, I, Eric Bischoff,
-present to you… -[Jerry] Oh, boy, J.R.
…Stephanie McMahon!
-[Jerry] Yes! Yes! -["I'm All Grown Up" playing]
♪ I'm all grown up Now and I listened and learned ♪
[Jerry] Oh, get her out here.
[Ross] Well, this has gotta be a…
[Jerry] Oh. Come check it out.
[Ross] …humiliating moment for this young woman.
[Jerry] Humiliating moment? Look how hot she looks.
[Ross] No doubt about how hot she looks, but…
[Jerry] You gotta remember J.R.,
she said-- she actually said that she may like this.
I've got a feeling that Stephanie's gonna love it.
Oh, man. Look at the look on the--
[Ross] Well, I've known her since she was a little girl
and I just cannot believe in my wildest dreams
that this powerful, young lady, the general manager of SmackDown,
she made a deal, she's gonna honor it, which is admirable, but…
[Jerry] You never know, J.R.
When she was a little girl, she might've had her girlfriends sleep over.
Who knows?
-Look at his. -Oh, Stephanie,
Stephanie, Stephanie.
You know, I've been thinking about this moment for a long time.
And by the way, the reason I have two lesbians with me tonight.
I don't know, but the French have a term for it,
and I don't know if you've ever heard of it.
Ménage à trois?
[Jerry] Oh, yes.
I'm always just two people short of a ménage à trois.
[Eric] See, I never said
that we were going to have one-on-one HLA,
so we're going to have ourselves
a little three-way.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Woo-hoo!
[Ross] What must her Mom and Daddy,
-Vince and Linda, thinking? -So, ladies,
why don't we start the festivities
by losing some of that restrictive clothing?
[Jerry] Yes! Restrictive clothing, get rid of it.
Oh, J.R., ménage à trois is French for a Kodak moment.
-[Ross] No, you watch cable. -[Jerry] Get your cameras ready.
-[Ross] Are you that lonely? -[Jerry] Look!
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] And looking speechless.
[Jerry] I'm not lonely anymore.
And, you know, I think perhaps
you should help Miss McMahon with her jacket.
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Ross] King, get a hold of yourself, will ya?
[Jerry] Look at this, J.R., does this count for personal growth?
Look at this.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Ross] She's gotta be--
[Eric] But she's looking a little tense, perhaps a…
-[Ross] Yeah. -…back rub may help her out a little bit.
[Jerry] A little back rub?
A little back rub. [laughs]
Maybe she might need a front rub.
Oh, no, no, no. We need to loosen her up.
How about a full body massage?
-[Jerry] Ooh. -[crowd cheering]
You usually have to pay good money for those, Steph.
[Ross] Bischoff's pushing the envelope here.
[Jerry] Full body massage.
Look at the legs.
-Oh, the legs. -Ah, hell with the foreplay!
Let's get serious!
HLA!
-[Jerry] Woo-hoo-hoo! HLA! -HLA!
-[Jerry] HL-- stand up, J.R.! -[crowd chanting] HLA!
[Eric] Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.
-[crowd booing] -[Eric] Not so fast.
[Jerry] Now what?
-[Ross] Now what? -[Jerry] Yeah, I gotta slow down.
I've changed my mind.
[Jerry] Huh?
Ladies, you're excused.
-[crowd booing] -[Jerry] Wait a minute.
Why don't you slow down, I've got no brakes.
[Ross] Finally, he's come to his senses.
-[Jerry] Come back. -Uh, uh, uh.
But not you, Stephanie, not so fast.
[Jerry] Huh?
[Eric] Oh, no.
You're not out of the woods yet.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Eric] See, I wanted this
to be the most humiliating experience in your life…
which is why I worked so hard
-to find the ugliest… -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
-[Eric] …fattest… -[Jerry] Oh, no.
…most physically-repulsive lesbo I could find.
-[Jerry] Not Rosie! -[Eric] Oh, yeah.
-You see, you said on SmackDown… -[Jerry] Oh, no.
…that you may enjoy this.
Well, we're gonna put that theory to test.
Let's bring her out now,
let's bring out that lesbo that was begging at my hotel…
-[upbeat music playing] -…for HLA with Stephanie McMahon.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Wait a minute.
Oh, my God.
[laughs]
[Ross] Good lord.
[Jerry] Look at those lips.
She could French kiss a moose.
[laughs]
-[Ross] Good God. -[Jerry] Look, J.R.
[Ross] I don't wanna look.
[Jerry] This is gonna be no hot lesbian action.
[laughs]
[Ross] No. This is absolutely
-worse than humiliation. -[Jerry] Pucker up, Stephanie.
Oh, she's gonna slip you the tongue.
[laughs]
Oh, J.R.
Look, J.R., calm down.
You like her?
Huh? [laughs]
Look at Stephanie, look at the look on her face.
[Ross] Wow.
[Jerry] I wonder if she's French.
[laughing]
Look at Stephanie's face.
Stephanie, meet Hildegard.
[Jerry] Hildegard!
Hildegard, meet Stephanie.
And by the way, Steph, she's just not a lesbo.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -She's done prison time.
[Jerry] Ooh!
-[laughs] Incarcerated lesbo. -She's used to this sort of thing.
[Jerry laughing]
See, if there's anybody that's going to enjoy this moment,
it's going to be me, and of course Hildegard.
-[Jerry] Look at Hildegard. -So, Hildie,
-why don't you lay some HLA… -[Jerry] HLA.
-On Stephanie. -…on Stephanie McMahon?
[Jerry] Oh, boy. Watch this J.R.
[Ross] That wildebeest is fawning herself.
-[Jerry] Look at Hildie, she's turned on. -[Ross] Good Lord.
-[Jerry laughs] Look at-- -[Ross] Oh, for God sakes.
[Jerry] Look at Hildie's puppies, they're pointers.
She is-- she's hot.
-She's ready to-- -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] What? -[Ross] What in the--
-[Jerry] She's poppin' at the seams. -[Ross] God almighty, King.
-[Jerry] What in the heck? -[Ross] Stephanie is--
[Jerry] What is Stephanie doing?
[Eric] What the hell?
[Jerry] Is she--
[Ross] Oh, what the hell is right.
[Jerry] What is this?
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Wait a minute.
[Ross] Rikishi!
Hildegard is not the world's biggest lesbian.
Hildegard is Rikishi.
[Jerry] Look out, now!
Get out of there!
[Ross] And Rikishi is moving that big ass.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] No. No, we don't wanna see this.
Somebody get some help up here.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Look out! -[Ross] Oh, my God.
[Jerry] Where's our Raw help?
[Ross] Stephanie has outsmarted Bischoff again!
-[Jerry] Oh, no! -[Ross] Oh-- good Lord!
[Jerry] It's the horrible Hildegard!
[retches] Don't do it!
-[Ross] Bischoff, no! -[Jerry] No.
[coughing] Oh.
-[Jerry] Help! -[Ross] The Raw general manager.
[Jerry] We need help.
[Ross] His face is-- Good God almighty.
["U Look Fly Today" playing]
[Jerry] This is awful.
[Ross] Bischoff just got outsmarted again!
-[crowd cheering] -[groaning]
[Jerry] I can't believe this.
His face will have to be fumigated.
[Ross] Thanks to Stephanie McMahon,
this is a night that Eric Bischoff will never forget.
[Jerry] I knew that couldn't have been a real woman, look at that.
Oh, we don't want to see those.
That's a beast.
You need to keep that bra on, Rikishi. You need it.
[groans] Oh, no, not one-- Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] What a game plan.
Boy, was Bischoff ever duped.
["U Look Fly Today" continues playing]
[Jerry] I can't believe this, J.R.
I knew something was wrong when Stephanie laid that liplock
on that horrible-looking Hildegard.
And then look at this.
Oh, he should've kept the makeup on.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And then, poor Eric Bischoff.
J.R., he had to stuff-- Oh my God, look at the--
[Ross] The longest, most sustained Stink Face
in the history of the WWE.
Oh, my God.
[Jerry] That was awful.
[laughter]
-Steph rocks. -[laughs]
Rikishi rocks.
Steph did it again.
That was-- I haven't laughed that hard in years.
-The best thing… -That's gonna go into history books.
…the best thing is seeing Bischoff's face in Rikishi's crack of his ass.
The longest Stink Face in modern age, right?
-[woman 1] I was there. -[man 1] I was there.
-[woman 2] I was there. -[man 2] When The Rock became champion.
[woman 3] When Triple H returned.
[man 3] When Vince brought back the nWo.
-[woman 1] We were there. -[woman 2] We were there.
[man 1] I was there when Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
-[man 2] When Mick Foley… -[woman 3] Soared off
-the top of the steel cage. -[woman 4] I was there.
-[man 3] When giants collided. -[woman 4] When dreams became reality.
-[woman 1] I was there. -[man 4] We were there.
[man 2] When over 68,000 fans tore the roof of the Sky Dome.
-[woman 2] I was there. -[man 4] I was there.
-[woman 4] I was there live. -[man 1] I was there live.
[narrator] WWE Live.
The moments are waiting.
["Adrenaline" playing"]
[Michael] Coming up next,
the rookie champion Brock Lesnar
looks to destroy yet another legend,
the legend of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Well, I hope you got your laughs out earlier,
a second ago, because there ain't no laughing
about The Undertaker taking on Brock Lesnar.
[dramatic music playing]
[dramatic music continues]
[Michael] You are looking
at the WWE's animalistic future.
[Heyman] I told you that Brock Lesnar
would destroy the myth of Hulkamania.
[Tazz] This is enough.
You've made your point, Brock.
[Heyman] I told you, Brock Lesnar
would beat The Rock at SummerSlam!
[Michael] Brock Lesnar has become
the youngest champion in WWE history!
[Brock] And nobody, nobody can beat me!
[Tazz] Last Ride's coming! Oh! Oh!
[Michael] Last Ride to Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] One, two, three!
[Michael] Undertaker is the number one contender!
To my client, that's family.
The world championship,
but you not only have to train for Brock Lesnar,
you have to tend to your pregnant wife, Sara, at home.
If anything happens to you in this match
and you can't provide for your family,
I want you to know, the giving man that I am,
I will definitely take care of your lovely wife Sara.
Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God.
[Undertaker] I'll rip your eye out!
[Sara] Look! Watch out!
[Heyman] But I refuse to take care of your unborn child.
Life's a bitch.
[Tazz] Lesnar's put a hand on the body of Undertaker's wife.
Not just the body,
but the womb that bears Taker's unborn child.
[Undertaker] Lesnar, you said that life is a bitch.
Well, I'm here to tell you, punk, payback's a bitch!
[Michael] The Undertaker is mad as hell.
-["Adrenaline" playing] -♪ Too much is not enough ♪
♪ Nobody said this stuff makes any sense ♪
♪ We're hooked again ♪
♪ Get closer to the thrill ♪
♪ Only time can kill ♪
♪ It's in your eyes They're so alive ♪
♪ Adrenaline keeps me in the game ♪
♪ Adrenaline you don't even feel pain ♪
♪ Wilder than your wildest dreams ♪
♪ When you're going to extremes ♪
♪ It takes adrenaline ♪
[Michael] Will the Deadman bury the Next Big Thing,
or will Brock Lesnar also destroy
the legend of The Undertaker?
♪ Too much is not enough ♪
♪ Nobody gave it up ♪
♪ I'm not the kind to lay down and die ♪
[crowd cheering]
["You're Gonna Pay" playing]
[Undertaker] Deadman walking.
♪ You've done it now ♪
♪ You've gone and made a big mistake ♪
♪ And I can't allow… ♪
[Michael] The Undertaker is an emotional freight train.
♪ So turn around ♪
♪ And face the piper you're gonna pay ♪
♪ 'Cause the end is now ♪
♪ This is gonna be your… ♪
[Michael] Tonight is about the WWE title,
but tonight, for The Undertaker, it's very, very personal.
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Championship.
In the ring, the challenger from Houston, Texas,
weighing in at 305 pounds,
The Undertaker!
[Michael] No messing around for The Undertaker,
beeline to the ring tonight.
[Tazz] Well, it's go time, and The Undertaker's been there before.
He'll be there again and he's there right now.
♪ You're gonna pay ♪
♪ It's my business your mind ♪
♪ You're gonna pay You're gonna pay ♪
-♪ I'm gonna… ♪ -[song fades]
["Next Big Thing" playing]
[Tazz] Here comes the pain.
[Chimel] And being accompanied to the ring by his agent, Paul Heyman,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 295 pounds,
is the WWE Champion,
"The Next Big Thing" Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] He is the youngest champion in WWE history.
Brock Lesnar has never been pinned,
Brock Lesnar has never submitted,
but Brock Lesnar has not been in a match
against the likes of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] But you've gotta admit, Cole, Brock Lesnar has been tested.
He's been tested by legends,
Hulk Hogan, The Rock.
I mean, Brock Lesnar has bulged through the WWE roster.
And that man right there, The Undertaker,
the veteran of the locker room, Deadman Inc., Big Evil,
all those names, he's a bad man.
He's got a lot of reasons to wanna hurt Lesnar.
[Michael] It is the grappler, Brock Lesnar,
against the striker, The Undertaker.
The 12-year WWE veteran
against the rookie, who has risen to the top
quicker than any superstar in the history of this great company.
[Tazz] Look at Taker's eyes.
That's what's scary about Taker, his face, his eyes.
He's calm, he's not riled up, he's souped-up,
he's pumped up, but he's collected.
That's what I mean by calm, and that's dangerous.
[Michael] But what about Brock Lesnar?
Brock Lesnar is confident.
Brock Lesnar has shown no respect for The Undertaker.
Will that come back to bite Brock Lesnar in the backside here tonight?
[bell ringing]
[Michael] WWE title on the line,
Brock Lesnar, Undertaker, nose-to-nose.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] And Undertaker shoving the champion back.
[Tazz] Trying to get in each other's head.
Try and look a man in the eye and see if he sweats ya.
[Michael] Well, I think Brock Lesnar's already in The Undertaker's head.
I don't believe The Undertaker has ever-- and look at Brock Lesnar,
perhaps going for the amateur style.
[Tazz] Oh, absolutely.
Brock Lesnar wanna pick an angle and go low,
and see how it went, that's what Lesnar, in my opinion,
needs to do in this matchup for this-- for this championship.
Lesnar needs to ground The Undertaker, keep the big man down.
[Michael] The Undertaker looks focused tonight,
but he has been frustrated.
He has been distracted.
He has been vulnerable in recent weeks
because of the mind games by Lesnar and his agent, Paul Heyman.
[Tazz] Well, what a better way to get to a guy's head
than through his wife?
Not only his wife, but a pregnant wife.
-[Michael] Yes. -[Tazz] And that's heavy.
[Michael] A pregnant wife who, just three days ago,
went through a bout of false labor.
Thank God Sara is out of the hospital.
But because of that emotional trauma
The Undertaker went through Thursday night,
he has been a bundle of nerves.
As I said earlier,
an emotional freight train coming into this match.
Locked up, center of the ring, by the champion and The Undertaker,
and there's the show of strength by the 295-pounder.
[Tazz] And now Lesnar-- there it is, the confidence of the young Brock Lesnar,
the youngest WWE Champion ever at 25 years old.
He has confidence.
You don't want Lesnar to get that cocky confidence behind him.
[Michael] Hey, The Undertaker simply said to Brock Lesnar a couple of weeks ago,
"I'm gonna beat you up tonight."
"I'm going to bust you up tonight."
"Kid, you haven't been tested yet."
Well, perhaps that is the case.
Here's another lock-up, center of the ring,
by The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Lesnar let's Taker's off--
-[Michael] Whoa! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] He just-- He just knocked Brock Lesnar out of the ring,
and Brock Lesnar, he's--
-[Tazz] He's hot. -[Michael] He's hot. Lord.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar's hot
and he can't believe he just got dissed like that.
-[Michael] And now into a side headlock. -[Tazz] And what does he do?
What does Lesnar do? Right to wrestling, I love that.
Lesnar goes to his strength, wrestling.
[Michael] But again, The Undertaker has made a living out of big guys
like Brock Lesnar, Tazz.
For 12 years, he's made a living.
-Lesnar's gotta wrestle The Undertaker… -[Tazz] Oh.
…to win this matchup.
If he gets into a physical battle with The Undertaker
-while his championship is at stake-- -[Tazz] Whoa.
[Michael] Oh, what a hip toss by The Undertaker.
And a big whooping clothesline,
and the champion is reeling.
[Tazz] This is where Paul Heyman needs to interject himself,
-get Lesnar-- -[Michael] Oh, God.
[Tazz] Calm Lesnar down. Calm Lesnar down.
[Michael] Are you gonna tell the guy to calm down?
-[Tazz] Well, no, maybe not. -[Michael] But look at Heyman.
Heyman looks disappointed, Heyman looks distraught.
[Tazz] No, no, no. I don't think he's disappointed,
he just-- he wants to get Lesnar to calm down.
[Michael] Look at the power.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Wow. One hand, man. [laughs]
[Michael] So, you're saying Paul Heyman is trying to stay in control,
but his client hasn't been yet.
[Tazz] Yeah, but Heyman ain't stupid.
First of all, Brock better cool off,
and Heyman better try and cool him off, but Heyman ain't got no guts, so he can't.
[Michael] Well, Heyman's the master manipulator.
He's a brainwasher. He meshes fact and fiction.
He's got Brock Lesnar believing his own threats,
and the more cocky this champion becomes,
the bigger and better he is.
[Tazz] Well, Lesnar doesn't wanna start exchanging
and throwing hands with The Undertaker,
but right there, he's got the hammer lock.
Yeah, I agree with that.
Right now, just wrestle The Undertaker.
-That's what Lesnar needs to do. -[Michael] Oh.
-What an arm drag. -[Tazz] Absolutely.
[Michael] The Undertaker taking it to Brock Lesnar as well.
A shoulder to shoulder.
The four-time WWE Champion, The Undertaker,
hoping to win it for a fifth time here tonight.
And Brock Lesnar, a knee to the mid-section.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar's six foot four, 295 pounds,
but look at Taker, six foot ten like three and a quarter.
Some big meat in that ring right now.
[Michael] Undertaker whipped into corner by the champion.
[Tazz chuckles]
[Michael] And a boot to the face. Here comes Undertaker.
[Tazz] Oh, he's moving. He's cooking.
[Michael] And Taker's flying!
[Tazz] Taker was hauling ass.
[Michael] Here's the cover, first one of the matchup
on Lesnar who kicks out.
[Tazz] That's the experience of The Undertaker,
try and top your man early,
throw the younger guy off his game.
[Michael] The Undertaker's gonna have--
wanna rip the arm out of the socket by Brock Lesnar.
Listen to this.
It could be time for some Old School.
[Tazz] Old School in LA, baby.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] A clubbing blow to the shoulder of Lesnar.
Undertaker wants to rip Lesnar apart.
That man there, Brock Lesnar, put his hands on the womb
that held The Undertaker's unborn child,
perhaps causing the stress,
causing that false labor that The Undertaker's wife went through.
-[Tazz] Look at Heyman. -[Michael] Paul Heyman.
-What the hell is he doing? -[Tazz] He better get out of Dodge.
And-- Oh!
[Michael] Boot to Heyman by The Undertaker,
knocking Heyman off the apron.
[Tazz] That was my favorite part of the match.
[Michael] Paul Heyman is out.
Oh, my God. Lesnar spearing The Undertaker into the turnbuckle.
[Tazz] Taking Undertaker right off his feet,
Brock, that just goes to show you how strong this Brock Lesnar really is.
[Michael] Well, that may have been your favorite part of the matchup,
but Paul Heyman did his job.
He distracted The Undertaker and-- Oh!
The power of Brock Lesnar to take control.
Cover by the champion, hook to the leg, and The Undertaker with a kick out.
Wow.
[Tazz] Now Brock Lesnar can be in control here.
If he can stop working on The Undertaker, possibly hook a hold,
might see something bad for Taker.
[Michael] And, you know, as you see Brock Lesnar
working on the ribs of The Undertaker,
you talk about Brock Lesnar being in control.
Brock Lesnar is deliberate.
He has a deliberate game plan and he's carrying it out
with those shots to the midsection.
Perhaps trying to bust up a rib of the challenger.
[Tazz] Well, we've seen what he did to, you know…
He's seeing-- I'm seeing what Brock did to Hulk Hogan,
working on a midsection, internal bleeding for Hogan.
[Michael] And look at Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker--
-[Tazz] Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. Oh. -[Michael] Oh.
And that steel post right into the ribs of The Undertaker.
You make a good point, Tazz.
[Tazz] Very innovative.
[Michael] Who will ever forget
Brock Lesnar destroying "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan,
weakening the ribs with a bear hug,
which caused internal bleeding.
Here's the cover by the champion on The Undertaker,
who just gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Surprised Lesnar didn't hook a leg there.
You gotta think a guy like Brock,
when we've seen the viciousness of him,
he wants to punish The Undertaker.
[Michael] Listen to the screams of The Undertaker
as Brock Lesnar delivers the shoulder.
[Tazz] You never heard Taker yell and scream much, that's for damn sure.
I've been in the ring with Taker.
He's a bad SOB.
-[Michael] Oh, a right hand, the veteran. -[Tazz] Soup bowls, baby, soup bowls.
[Michael] Heart of a champion battling back.
And The Big Evil with a right hand as well.
I'll tell ya, The Undertaker taking it to the champion, now.
[Tazz] This is what Brock don't like.
He doesn't-- don't wanna get into a striking game
with The Undertaker.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The Undertaker told Brock Lesnar,
"I'm gonna beat you up and I'm gonna bust you up."
And he's trying to do that right here.
[Tazz] Well, Taker's on his way to do that.
-Reversal. Whoa. -[Michael] What a slam by Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] And that really affects the midsection and ribs.
[Michael] Cover, cover, hook to the leg by the champion.
The Undertaker gets his shoulder up.
[Tazz] That scoop power slam really affects the rib cage.
You can see Taker can't breathe right, right now.
He's holding his ribs.
[Michael] You make a tremendous point.
By working on the ribs, Tazz,
The Undertaker can't get his breath,
and Brock Lesnar has tremendous stamina.
Here's a guy who goes on runs with a 140-pound log on his shoulder,
and now Lesnar begins to lock in that semi-bear hug
around the ribs of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Oh, nice, arm drag, but still Lesnar will not let go.
Lesnar is clasped.
His grip is just too damn strong from all those years,
since he was a little kid, wrestling.
He practiced on getting the hand strength, grip strength,
and a guy like Brock, with those big meaty ass hands,
he's got the grip in tight.
[Michael] Well, this is the grip
that sucked the life out of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
[Tazz] Just changed his grip a little bit there
to grab his own wrist, locked it, turn for a gut wrench.
[Michael] And his shoulders are down, but The Undertaker pops out,
and that takes a tremendous amount just to kick out from that.
[Tazz] Absolutely, it does, when your ribs are hurting especially.
Brock changed his grip by grabbing his wrists,
gives you a tighter grip.
[Michael] Staples Center coming alive.
The Undertaker trying to battle out of that bear hug, and he does.
-[Tazz] Right. And he is. Damn. -[Michael] A desperate Undertaker.
-…One-handed. -[Michael] The challenger,
with right hands to the face of the champion.
[Tazz] Undertaker keeping that left hand near his left rib cage,
that's gotta be where he's hurting. Oh, jeez.
[Michael] And again Brock Lesnar with a shot to the ribs.
-Oh, and what a throw. -[Tazz] Throw behind…
-[Michael] Takes him down. -…Undertaker down.
[Michael] He'll probably crush The Undertaker.
Put 295 pounds
on top of the rib cage of Undertaker, that's not fun.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar defeated The Rock,
Brock Lesnar basically ended "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan's run, his career,
and tonight, will Brock Lesnar end the legend of The Undertaker,
shoulders are down again,
and again, Undertaker pops out.
[Tazz] When Brock does that gut wrench back into a bridge, into a pin,
he knows he's not gonna pin Taker, he wants to suck the life out of him.
[Michael] I don't know if I've ever quite seen the look on the face
-of The Undertaker that he has right now. -[Tazz] Desperation.
[Michael] A desperate look by the 12-year veteran.
[Tazz] He's frustrated, Taker is.
This hit home, literally, hit home with his wife and unborn child.
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar again drilling The Undertaker to the mat,
but Undertaker quickly back to his feet.
[Tazz] No one's ever manhandled Undertaker like this.
[Michael] Not at all, not at all.
Brock Lesnar is tossing The Undertaker around the ring.
[Tazz] He will not let go on that gut wrench,
that waist lock, bear hug,
whatever you wanna call it, he ain't letting go.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar, but look at The Undertaker.
-[Tazz] Whoa. -[Michael] The Undertaker broke the hold
by swinging Lesnar through the ropes.
-[Tazz] Using leverage. -[Michael] What a desperate maneuver,
but a great-- a good one.
[Tazz] Level-- Lesnar lost his balance, which is rare,
but The Undertaker, with those veteran,
you know, crafty skills of his,
he probably gonna need to take his balance off
and duck and low-bridge it out.
[Michael] And the deliberate dominant Brock Lesnar,
-is gonna know he's gonna fight… -[Tazz] Oh! What body blow.
…as The Undertaker now goes to the body.
[Tazz] Yeah, very interesting. Very surprising.
Taker, oh, what an uppercut.
Working the mid-section now on Lesnar.
[Michael] Oh, and shots to the ribs…
-[Tazz] That one went-- -…that went to the kidney area.
[Tazz chuckles] I was just gonna say that was the kidney.
[Michael] And Undertaker, the striker,
measuring his opponent, but right hand driving Brock
through the second rope, and this allows The Undertaker
to gain valuable time to catch his breath, regain his composure.
[Tazz] You gotta think of those big hands of The Undertaker,
you know, equal to any Heavyweight Boxing Champion probably,
with this-- to the power behind Taker and the leverage he has.
[Michael] And now The Undertaker, the challenger,
understands he cannot win the title
if Brock Lesnar's counted out of this matchup,
now goes after Lesnar,
but that may be a mistake, or perhaps not,
as The Undertaker delivers the right hands.
Oh, look out, look out, here comes Lesnar.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Michael] Driven right into the barricade
and into the timekeeper and into the time table.
[Tazz] Oh, no, referee's hollering and raising hell with Paul Heyman.
-[Michael] Wait a minute. -[crowd clamoring]
[Michael] Oh. Lesnar with the championship off the skull of The Undertaker.
Paul Heyman, that damn snake, had the referee distracted.
[Tazz] You gotta give him credit, love or hate him,
great maneuver by Lesnar's agent, Paul Heyman.
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar, still hurt from those stinging body blows,
back into the ring, and Brock Lesnar wants to win this matchup.
-He breaks the three count… -Come on Brock. Get in the ring. Let's go.
…comes back out after The Undertaker.
Lesnar doesn't wanna win this thing in a count-out, Tazz,
he wants to destroy another legend here tonight.
[Tazz] Both men wanna punish the hell out of each other.
[Michael] Oh, look at that, Undertaker's been busted open.
The Undertaker has been busted open.
The challenger is bleeding
and Brock Lesnar goes right to work
on the wound on the face of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Lesnar teeing off right on the face of Taker there.
-[Michael] Here's the cover -[Tazz] Cover.
[Michael] Lesnar, Lesnar, here's the cover,
and puts that forearm right into the blood of The Undertaker,
just like he did to "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan a month and a half ago,
and now tries to open the wound up even more.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar's a ruthless animalistic beast,
and that's what makes him a great champion.
Oh, man. Just a big-- a kick right in the face by Lesnar.
[Michael] And look at Undertaker.
Undertaker is almost helpless.
Undertaker, I don't know how much he has left.
[Tazz] How ironic, now it's Lesnar playing the role as the striker.
[Michael] And now, Lesnar just grinding that fist
into the open wound of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] I don't think he learned that at the University of Minnesota,
but I tell ya what, he probably learned how to be vicious there.
[Michael] The challenger's in a bad way here.
Paul Heyman can smell the blood at ringside.
-He is urging the champion on. -[Tazz] Uh-oh.
-[Michael] But here comes The Undertaker. -[Tazz] Oh, yeah.
-Oh! -[Michael] Taker says die!
He's all guts. He's all resilience.
[Tazz] Don't count Big Evil out yet, now.
[Michael] And with The Undertaker the crowd at the Staple Center
begins to come to its feet.
[Tazz] The heavy hitter, man, The Undertaker.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar whipped across the ring.
-Here comes the challenger. -[Tazz] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The impact to Lesnar.
The champion whipped into the corner.
The Undertaker, again.
Look out.
The champion's in trouble.
[Tazz] Closure from hell is coming.
-[Michael] It could be… -[Tazz] Damn.
…Chokeslam time for The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Right over the WWE Champ. Oh.
[Michael] And Lesnar with the elbows to the temple, battling out.
-[Tazz chuckles] -[Michael] And a shot to the face.
A boot. Here's the cover.
-We've got a new champion here. -[Tazz] Two, three, oh.
-[Michael] And Lesnar kicked out. -[Tazz] Nice.
[Michael] Look at the look on Paul Heyman's face.
[Tazz] Yeah, sweat and worried.
[Michael] A sense of relief by Heyman.
[Tazz] Gotta give Heyman-- Lesnar credit, kicking out of that big old boot.
[Michael] But that may have just been the precursor for The Undertaker.
Look out, Tombstone time.
-[Tazz] Oh, no. No, Snake Eyes. -[Michael] Oh, the Snake Eyes.
Looked like he was gonna set him up for the Tombstone.
[Tazz] Another boot.
[Michael] Delivered the Snake Eyes into the boot again.
Again, a cover by The Undertaker, and Paul Heyman.
Paul Heyman, I think he just grabbed the back leg of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Yeah, that didn't cause the kick out.
Lesnar kicked out within a second, he got out of it.
Yo, well, Taker's work, he's not losing a ton of blood,
but he's got that stressed…
[Michael] Did you just-- did you just see the look on The Undertaker's face?
I think The Undertaker knows
he's got the champion right now where he wants him.
The Undertaker can taste it right now.
[Tazz] And Taker's experienced enough to go for the kill,
and that's the Taker's just a matter of time
before he busts out a Last Ride.
[Michael] Again, you hit the nail on the head
that is the experience of The Undertaker.
For 12 years The Undertaker has been in these battles.
Brock Lesnar defending his title
for the very first time on television here tonight.
[Tazz] Oh. [chuckles]
[Michael] And the referee is knocked down.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Michael] Look out. Undertaker.
-[Tazz] Chokeslam. -[Michael] Chokeslam, Chokeslam.
-There's one, there's two. -[Tazz] No ref.
-[Michael] There's three. -[Tazz] Don't matter.
-[Michael] There's four. -[Tazz] Keep counting. The ref's out.
[Michael] The Undertaker has the title won,
but the referee inadvertently knocked down.
[Tazz] I think Heyman just grabbed his pants.
[Michael] Wait a minute, it's that damn Matt Hardy.
[Tazz] Oh, where you going, Matt?
What the hell?
[Michael] Oh, no.
Matt Hardy is gonna go for the ride.
[Tazz] The Last Ride, Cole.
-[Michael] Matt Hardy. -[Tazz] Bam.
[Michael] That egomaniac who's just a pawn,
-who's just a pawn in the Heyman-- -[Tazz] Oh.
[Michael] Lesnar-- Look at Brock Lesnar!
[Tazz] Spinebuster.
[Michael] A spinebuster and The Undertaker lose this way.
-Not this way. -[Tazz] Still champion.
-[Michael] And The Undertaker kicked out. -[Tazz chuckles]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Everyone's going nuts. Lesnar can't believe it.
Heyman freaking.
People love it. I love it, man. Unforgiven.
[Tazz] That damn Matt Hardy almost cost The Undertaker his title shot,
but somehow The Undertaker dug down deep and kicked out.
[Tazz] Lesnar just beating the hell out of Undertaker.
Lesnar might wanna try now a few suplexes here.
Might be a good idea.
-[Michael] Look at The Undertaker. -[Tazz] Oh.
[Michael] Planting Brock Lesnar.
Desperation from the challenger.
[Tazz] Big DDT, Taker's up first.
[Michael] Taker-- The Undertaker into the cover on the champion.
There's two. Lesnar's out, no.
Look at the look of distress in the eyes of Heyman.
[Tazz] What a battle match up, huh?
[Michael] A tremendous match up.
[Tazz] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] The end is amongst us now.
[Michael] The Undertaker, saying this one is over.
Brock Lesnar in trouble.
-It's gonna be Tombstone time. -[Tazz] Whoa.
-[Michael] But Lesnar counter. -[Tazz] Oh, the ref.
[Michael] Once again the referee knocked out.
Oh, a clothesline.
[Tazz] That ref's getting the hell beat out of him.
[Michael] Referee Brian Hebner has been knocked all over the ring.
[Tazz] Heyman's over there freaking out.
[Michael] What the hell is Heyman doing?
-[Tazz] I don't know. -[Michael] Heyman's got a steel chair.
Heyman just tossed a steel chair to Brock Lesnar.
The referee doesn't see it.
[Tazz] Perfect time to throw your guy a steel chair when the ref ain't looking.
[Michael] I don't think The Undertaker sees it either.
Both into their feet. Lesnar, steel chair in hand.
We saw what Lesnar can do with that chair and The Undertaker two weeks ago.
-[Tazz] Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh. -[Michael] And The Undertaker blocked it.
The Undertaker blocked it.
[crowd cheering]
-Oh, no, no. -[Tazz] Lesnar might be out.
Heyman's crying and screaming the blues.
[Michael] And now The Undertaker with a steel chair in hand.
The referee is out cold.
-This is for Sara, dammit. -[Tazz] Taker's gonna waste him.
Oh, my God.
-[Michael] A steel chair to the champion. -[Tazz] Look at that--
oh, look at the chair has bent around Lesnar's head.
[Michael] In the name of The Undertaker's wife, Sara.
[Tazz] Good God. Oh, my God.
[Michael] The champion knocked out of the ring.
[Tazz] No more, Taker. Man, that's enough.
Lesnar's hurt.
Lesnar got the hell whacked out of him twice.
[Michael] That steel chair was bent in half
off the skull of Brock Lesnar.
-Check this out. -[Tazz] Listen to it.
[crowd cheering]
-[Tazz] Oh, my God. -[Michael] The driving force
-of his wife behind that shot. -[Tazz] This is not right.
[Michael] And now the challenger can feel it.
[Tazz] This is more about that WWE Championship
and now Paul Heyman, good night, good bye, see you.
[Michael] A right hand to Heyman, knocking him into the crowd.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] The poor crowd.
[Michael] And the confidence building, oozing,
out of that open cut of The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Taker needs to wake the ref up and get Lesnar in the ring.
Hit the damn Tombstone
and get the pin, and we'll have a new champ.
[Michael] Lesnar's right out here in front of us.
-[Tazz] Hurting. -[Michael] Lesnar's barely stirring.
[Tazz] Well, that big, thick neck of Lesnar
probably helps with not being knocked out cold.
Trust me.
-[Michael] Here's the second shot. -[Tazz] Look at the champ.
Oh, my God.
[Michael] That one driving Lesnar out of the ring.
Referee Brian Hebner just coming to.
He's been knocked down twice,
that's why there's no 10 count underway.
[Tazz] Lesnar is spaghetti-legged.
[Michael] But Undertaker realizes he can only win the title in the ring,
which is why he throws the champion back into the ring.
[Tazz] Brock's bleeding. Brock's cut.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar is bleeding.
The Undertaker said Lesnar would bleed,
and for the first time in his career here,
Lesnar is-- he's seeing, he's tasting his own blood.
And now The Undertaker goes to work on the open wound.
[Tazz] Absolutely, right to the wound. Right to the cut.
Keep it going down exactly like Taker said it would, Cole.
[Michael] But Tazz, now it's suck up time for the champion.
He's never been cut like this in a match up.
Will he respond to tasting to seeing his own blood?
-Undertaker a leg drop. -[Tazz] No.
-Here's the cover. -[Tazz] Two.
[Michael] There's two. He got it. Oh.
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Undertaker can't believe it.
Brock Lesnar took two chair shots,
a boot to the face, a leg drop.
He's been busted open and he still kicked out.
[Tazz] Taking those lessons
made of the stuff that makes you a WWE Champion.
[Michael] Undertaker is in control of the champion.
He's not gonna attempt the Last Ride.
[Tazz] Oh, he's doing it.
[Michael] And Brock Lesnar countered. Oh, my lord.
[Tazz] Back drop counter by Lesnar.
Where in the hell did he get the strength?
[Michael] And Undertaker may have hurt his knee.
-Oh, no. -[Tazz] F-5.
-[Michael] Oh, no. -[Tazz] Here comes the pain. F-5.
[Michael] It's F-5 time.
And Undertaker countered.
Undertaker countered.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And again, Lesnar driving the shoulders.
Undertaker with the right hands.
[Tazz] Though it's changing him, Brock.
Take him down, Brock.
[Michael] Referee Brian Hebner doing his job,
trying to get in between them.
[Tazz] Yeah, Hebner's gonna get knocked over this again.
[Michael] Now Brock Lesnar in the corner.
Lesnar's been busted open.
Undertaker hammering away.
Now the referee.
What is Lesnar doing?
[Tazz] Lesnar's pretty upset with the ref.
[Michael] Pinned by The Undertaker.
[Tazz] Lesnar trying to get by on the referee.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar taking Undertaker down.
This has turned into a brawl.
This has turned into a to an all-out brawl.
[Tazz] The referee's calling for the bell.
[Michael] I think the referee just threw this damn thing out.
[Tazz] I don't think anybody wanted to see what--
see, that, but what do you do?
I mean, the ref's in charge, he's the boss in there.
Third man.
[Michael] Well, referee Brian Hebner had seen enough.
He had lost total control in the match up, and it wasn't his fault.
And now the champion and the challenger
are still exchanging blows, and there goes Jimmy Korderas.
[Tazz] They're still going. They need more than referees out here.
-These two big monsters-- -[bell ringing]
[Michael] The referee? They need the National Guard.
[Tazz] You ain't lyin'.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] And the Staples Center,
not pleased, but the referee had no choice.
[Tazz] Oh, going low there.
Taker, another low shot.
-That's a street fight for you. -[Michael] Now, it's a street fight.
No wrestling anymore. Look out.
-Brock Lesnar planted off… -[Tazz] Oh.
…the Chokeslam, planted off the Chokeslam.
[Tazz] Both men are spent, exhausted, left it all in the ring.
[Michael] For The Undertaker, that last Chokeslam wasn't for the title.
That last Chokeslam is for all the damage, emotionally,
that Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar caused The Undertaker's wife, Sara.
We're leaving.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] Paul Heyman wisely--
[Tazz] Yeah, wanting to get Brock out of there
while he still has his championship intact.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar is still the champion,
but he went through an absolute all-out brawl tonight.
-We're leaving right now. -[Tazz] Brock, just leave. Match is over.
You're still champ. Get out, man, while you can.
[Michael] The Undertaker showed us why he's a 12-year veteran,
a four-time champion,
-and Undertaker's not done yet. -[Tazz] He's coming.
Taker ain't done and Brock ain't backing off.
[Michael] Undertaker with the right hand.
Now Brock Lesnar, Undertaker exchanging blows in the aisle way.
[Tazz] Those big knees'll leave right in the sternum of Brock.
[Michael] Another right hand by The Undertaker.
Lesnar's reeling, the match is over.
-Oh, my God. -[Tazz] No.
[Michael] Oh, God.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz chuckles]
Right through the sign.
[Michael] There was absolutely no forgiveness
for Brock Lesnar tonight
at the hands of The Undertaker. o forgiveness