[ominous music playing]
[children giggling]
[singer singing in foreign language]
[kid, whispering] Did you hear the one about the man who can't be destroyed?
He was buried alive.
[Jerry] What more can you do to a human being?
[Ross] This is inhuman.
[Jerry] He's gonna be crushed just under the weight of that much dirt.
[kid] He was set on fire.
[Michael] What the hell is going on, John?
[Ross] My God. The casket is on fire!
[kid] They carried him away.
[singer singing in foreign language]
[kid] But he keeps…
coming…
back.
Don't be afraid.
Be terrified.
[ominous music playing]
[kid] Did you hear that?
[narrator] He has risen.
[kid] Did you feel that?
[narrator] He walks again.
[kid] Did you see that?
[narrator] The time is now.
[kid] Prepare yourselves.
[narrator] He has returned.
[dramatic music playing]
[ominous music playing]
[kid] Unforgiven.
[narrator] And now, WWE presents
the tenth annual Unforgiven.
♪ And change this world ♪
["Rise Today" playing]
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheering]
♪ The sun is beating down ♪
♪ Are we ever gonna change? ♪
♪ Can we stop the blood from running? ♪
["Rise Today" continues playing]
[Joey] Hello, everyone, and welcome to the tenth annual
WWE Unforgiven.
We are live at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
And, tonight, superstars from Raw,
SmackDown, and ECW will be in action.
Joey Styles and Tazz at ringside
and we are gonna kick things off with the ECW Championship at stake.
["This Fire Burns" playing]
[bell rings]
[Justin] …is for the ECW Championship!
Coming down the aisle, from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing 222 pounds,
he is the current ECW Champion,
CM Punk!
[Joey] Thank you for joining us for Unforgiven.
For four months, CM Punk kept himself in the number one contender spot
for then champion John Morrison's ECW title.
Every time Punk got knocked down, he picked himself right back up.
But now the tables have turned.
The hunter is the hunted
and Elijah Burke has Punk's ECW Championship in his crosshair.
Yeah. Well, Joey, you gotta remember something too.
This is CM Punk's first title defense on worldwide TV.
Can Punk leave here still champion?
[Joey] Punk won the title on his one last championship opportunity.
This is our main event for the ECW Championship.
Champion, John Morrison, defending against number one contender, CM Punk,
and this is CM Punk's last chance.
Punk, you are a loser.
The time has come for your greatest and final failure.
I'm gonna prove why I, John Morrison,
am the ECW Champion once and for all, forever.
[Tazz] It's all about being the top dog.
It's all about being the champion.
CM Punk has the ability
to nail you with a variety of moves quickly and beat you.
John Morrison is not the ECW Champion for nothing.
Morrison will do anything to retain the ECW title.
[Joey] Morrison kicking out time and time again.
How resilient is the champion?
CM Punk just one second away from realizing his dream.
[Tazz] Look at the frustration in the eyes of CM Punk.
[tense music playing]
[Joey] What kind of physical toll did that take,
not only on Morrison but CM Punk?
[Tazz] Knee to the face, bam!
[Joey] Can Punk do it?
Leg is hooked.
-We have a new champion-- -[Tazz] No!
Split leg. Oh, my God!
-That is it. -[Joey] Human corkscrew.
-That's gotta be it! Morrison on Punk! -[Tazz] Punk's done. Oh!
[Joey] Punk is not done.
It's now or never for CM Punk.
This could be it.
[Tazz] Can he do it, Joey?
Bam!
GTS!
-[Joey] Go To Sleep! -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Tazz] Yeah, he did it! -[bell ringing]
[Joey] And CM Punk's long journey
to the ECW Championship has come to fruition.
CM Punk has just carved his name
into the annals of sports entertainment history.
CM Punk is the new ECW Champion.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
♪ 'Cause this is my night And I'm gonna shine ♪
And the challenger, from Jacksonville, Florida,
weighing 230 pounds, Elijah Burke.
[Joey] It was on WWE Mobile that Elijah Burke challenged Punk
face to face for the ECW Championship,
and then ECW general manager,
Armando Estrada, made the match official.
And now the unbelievably athletic Elijah Burke gets his crack at greatness.
[Tazz] And that right there, folks, is what it's all about,
the ECW Championship,
which in the short time that CM Punk has been the champion of the title,
it is so important to Punk.
I had a conversation earlier today with CM Punk, Joey.
He said to me, "Tazz, flat out, the greatest moment of my career
was becoming the ECW Champion."
Now, can Punk leave Memphis tonight with title intact?
We're gonna see.
[Joey] Tazz, I gotta ask you,
what's going through the head of the champion right now?
His first title defense is on-- is on a worldwide stage
-as you pointed out. -[Tazz] Well, you know, CM Punk--
I mean, listen. He's the ECW Champion for a reason.
He can get it done in the ring.
Very unique style of CM Punk.
I'm sure he's got some butterflies in him, as does Elijah Burke.
Every performer on the card tonight in Unforgiven should have butterflies.
That's what it's about.
Till you get in that ring and you start getting rid of the thing,
the butterflies are gone.
[Joey] The paths of CM Punk and Elijah Burke have crossed before,
but never before has it meant so much,
never before has it been for the ECW Championship.
[Tazz] And the challenger, Elijah Burke.
Listen, well-documented, the individual
-has no confidence problem at all. -[Joey] No.
[Tazz] Big-time smack talker is Elijah Burke
and also can throw those hands with his boxing background.
[Joey] CM Punk trying to break down Burke
and Burke finds an escape and winds up now riding CM Punk.
And as you've mentioned, both of these athletes, great strikers.
Burke is gonna use his fists
and Punk, at any moment, can unleash one of those kicks to the skull.
[Tazz] Well, absolutely right now, Burke is behind CM Punk.
CM Punk's got a two-on-one.
He's trying to break the grip and he, wow, just did a standing switch
with that drop toehold, that works.
[Joey] Punk floats over now.
Look at him wrench back the head of Elijah Burke.
[Tazz] Yeah. He's got a rear mount
and possibly going for some kind of a submission hold here is CM Punk.
Just rolled into a cross armbreaker.
And very smart, Elijah Burke, good mat sense to get to the rope.
Listen, you can say what you want about Burke,
a lot of people say that man right there, Elijah Burke has got a bad attitude.
I personally think you need to bring a bad attitude
to the squared circle when you wanna be a champion.
[Joey] And Elijah Burke has an especially bad attitude when it comes to CM Punk.
As we said, this is somewhat personal.
But, ultimately, it is about the ECW Championship,
as Punk takes an elbow right to the face.
[Tazz] And you know what, Joey? The ECW Championship
makes everything personal, 'cause it gets personal.
It's not just business.
You're the champion.
You wanna stay champion.
Now you got a challenger like Elijah Burke
who's got an opportunity to become champion.
We can't blame him.
You can't-- you gotta face it.
It's gonna be personal.
[Joey] And come this Tuesday at ten o'clock on Syfy,
you know, Elijah Burke would like to hear,
"Introducing the new ECW Champion, Elijah Burke,"
but that's easier said than done, especially right at the moment for Burke.
[Tazz] Yeah. Well, that could happen though but-- Whoa!
-Heads up, watch out. -[Joey] Cover.
[Tazz] Well, a quick kickout by Elijah Burke in a very impactful
Side Russian Leg Sweep by the champion.
[Joey] Burke crashing down again.
Skull first to the canvas.
And that may have knocked loose one of Burke's wisdom beads.
[Tazz] Oh, actually, they're mood beads, the things in his head.
They're not wisdom. They're-- Oh!
They're mood. Mood or moon.
[Joey] Burke told me they were wisdom beads.
-[Tazz] Burke told you that? -[Joey] Yeah.
[Tazz] Burke don't talk to you. Please stop.
[Joey] He sent me a text, fine.
[Tazz] Anyway, right now, the champion kinda stalking the challenger.
[Joey] And this is what we talked about, the kicks.
And that leg kick certainly slowed down Burke.
And right on cue.
-Oh. -[Tazz] Oh, man!
Not a good way to spend the Sunday evening, folks,
with your spine getting driven in by a round kick by the champion.
[Joey] And, Tazz, you've been in there. What does that do to your--
what does that do to your psyche to take a kick like that
-between the shoulder blades? -[Tazz] Well, I don't know
about your psyche. It hurts though.
[Joey] Cover, leg is hooked.
[Tazz] You know, you think, "Well, how can it numb your leg?"
Well, it numbs your leg.
When you get kicked in the spine, it numbs your legs a tad.
And I think it's safe to say Burke feels like he got hit by a bus
right about now in the spine.
[Joey] Question is, did it knock some of the cockiness out of Elijah Burke?
I don't know if anything can knock the cockiness out of Burke
-as Punk now goes in the corner. -[Tazz] Oh.
And Burke catches the boot.
Uh-oh, wait-- Oh, wow.
[Joey] And this time, it's Punk's head that comes bouncing
off the canvas like a basketball.
And just like that, the momentum of the new ECW Champion
-has been halted. -[Tazz] Watch the impact to the skull.
Oh, my God.
The skull-- the back of the skull of CM Punk really landing hard,
driven into the mat by the challenger, Elijah Burke.
[Joey] The challenger's boot right to the face now.
-[Tazz] Oh, oh, oh! -[Joey] Leg is hooked, two and-- No.
[Tazz] Well, not just leg is hooked, Joey.
It was a cradle. Very smart by Elijah Burke
to hook the head, the leg, clasp his hands, and hook a cradle.
And, hey, turnabout's fair play.
[Joey] It's a little fair play. And thus far,
no fancy showboating by Elijah Burke.
Very straightforward offense.
To Burke, it's all about winning the title.
-[Tazz] Yeah. -[Joey] It's all about punishing Punk
and breaking down the chain.
[Tazz] Well, Elijah Burke extremely focused right now.
Elijah Burke realizes the opportunity at hand here.
There's a championship on the line, baby.
It's the ECW title.
Burke wants it badly.
[Joey] Burke pulling back on the arms of CM Punk, trying to hyperextend the--
[Tazz] And, you know, CM Punk wants to keep the ECW Championship--
-[Joey] Oh, man! -[Tazz] Oh.
Very badly, Punk wants to keep it, evidenced by that knee.
Oh!
[Joey] CM Punk may be looking to make this a quick night.
Punk waiting on the challenger.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah. Punk's waiting, baby,
waiting for that opportunity to be there.
-[Joey] Here we go. -[Tazz] Springboard.
Oh, man!
[Joey] Punk got all that one.
-The champion is on top! -[Tazz] There it is. He's got it!
-[Joey] The leg is hooked. -[Tazz] Oh!
Unbelievable.
[Joey] CM Punk going for it all early on in the matchup
and Burke somehow found a way out.
[Tazz] Yup. Well, it's smart by Elijah Burke,
like it or not, cutting the momentum of the champion, of CM Punk.
-And-- -[Joey] Oh, my God!
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Joey] Did you hear that sickening thud
as CM Punk hit the floor like a bag of wet cement?
[Tazz] Well, I'll tell you what, I mean,
that was-- Take a look at this impact here.
-[Joey] Oh! -[Tazz] Oh, God.
Took the air right out of not just CM Punk but our WWE fans here in attendance.
And that was nasty.
-CM Punk's in trouble. -[Joey] Oh!
And Burke's gonna follow up now, attacking the back of CM Punk.
And you gotta think Burke is thinking about hitting that Elijah Express,
the running knees right to the small of the back
that has been so successful for Burke.
[Tazz] Hey, Burke, you gotta pin the champion to become champion, buddy.
Get him in the ring now. Let's go.
[Joey] And Elijah Burke now picking up an almost lifeless CM Punk.
[Tazz] Yeah. Well, Punk's got, quite possibly, knocked out.
I mean, moving a tad, but he's gotta be knocked out.
God, he landed hard, Joey.
[Joey] Here we go. Burke now with the cover,
positioning himself between Punk and the rope.
This could be it. No.
[Tazz] You gotta assume
that's just on instinct that CM Punk kicked out.
[Joey] And if Punk's not unconscious, at the very least,
Punk got the wind knocked out of him when he free fell to the floor.
[Tazz] I don't know, man. I don't know if he got the wind knocked out of him,
got a stinger in his neck or something, it was ugly.
And, right now, you cannot blame Elijah Burke
for zoning in for the kill here.
Like it or not, this is what you gotta do.
[Joey] Oh! And that might create a stinger in the head.
Tazz, can you explain exactly what a stinger feels like?
[Tazz] Well, basically, it's when you get-- Whoa.
[Joey] Hold on. Hold on. Cover, two and-- No.
[Tazz] Well, that's when you get numbness through your body from a nerve.
-Here we go. -[Joey] Here we go-- Two.
[Tazz] You get your neck, jaw, or your spine,
you get a tingling sensation,
a numbness throughout your lower body and most of your body.
And now who knows the extent of it, if it… if it's there.
And it hurts, you know. I mean--
[Joey] And Elijah Burke right now trying to put a hurting on CM Punk
as Punk trying to fight from being turned over by Burke.
[Tazz] Well, Burke has singled out the lower back spine region.
-And there it is. -[Joey] There it is.
[Tazz] And that'll put more pressure on the spine with the Boston crab
by the challenger, Elijah Burke.
[Joey] And Elijah Burke sitting all the way down,
wrenching all the way back.
No.
[groans]
[crowd chattering]
[Tazz] Well, it's not pretty, folks.
I mean, you could hear the pain.
And Punk trying his damnedest to fight out of this.
[Joey] CM Punk inching,
clawing his way, desperate to reach that bottom rope.
Punk trying to hang on, literally, to the ECW Championship.
[Tazz] Well, the only thing that can stop this pain and punishment
is if Punk can get to the bottom rope to break this hold.
No, no, no!
[Tazz] And if Punk taps out, if Punk taps, Elijah Burke is the new ECW Champion.
[grunts]
[Tazz] Oh, man, he-- Oh, he got it.
-Wow. -[crowd cheering]
One, two, three!
CM Punk-- You know what? It was not easy.
He had to inch and scratch and crawl his way to the bottom rope.
And Burke putting the pain on.
Whoa!
Perfect time for a little German suplex by the challenger, Elijah Burke.
-[Joey] And Burke did not release. -[Tazz] Here we go!
[Joey] Burke looking to inflict more punishment.
And, again, no bridge there. That's all impact.
That means that Punk is absorbing all of the impact.
[Tazz] Yeah. Well, right, well, CM Punk knows he's gotta get out of this,
you know, reverse-- this reverse clasp, this reverse bear hug by Burke.
And Punk's out. Now what?
Oh.
Oh, man!
Wow.
Textbook Elijah Burke.
We've seen Burke do that time and time again.
-This could be it. -[Joey] But will it be enough?
Burke on top, the leg is hooked.
-[Tazz] New champ. New champ. -[Joey] This is it-- No!
[crowd clamoring]
[Tazz] Wow. Check out the impact.
Just pulls down with the outer leg sweep.
Oh. You gotta be kidding me, baby.
[Joey] Elijah Burke with a one-man, high-low attack on the champion, CM Punk.
And now Elijah Burke grapevining the legs of CM Punk.
[Tazz] Listen, you can say what you want about Elijah Burke.
He's got a bad attitude.
He's-- This guy's cocky.
Right now, he's trying to really work on the lower back even more
by bending the legs of the champion and supining the spine of CM Punk.
[Joey] Just take a look at the way Punk's body is contorted.
Look at the pressure being put on the neck,
which is crimped, and the lower back of Punk.
The human body was not designed to bend that way.
[Tazz] Absolutely. CM Punk is contorted.
His spine, his body is contorted.
And all of the weight of Burke--
he's standing up, has all the leverage in the world,
driving his weight on the face and neck region of CM Punk.
[Joey] Look how wide Burke is keeping that base.
Gives him the ability to really push down and fold Punk in half.
-Wait a minute. -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa. Oh.
Punk rolls through.
And, again, smart.
Burke right back to the target at hand.
Why won't you quit?
-Quit! -[Tazz] Ooh.
[Joey] Tazz, what happens if you don't have your lower back?
[Tazz] You can't-- you can't hit any of your kicks.
You can't hit any moves.
I mean, you know, CM Punk-- you can't support your body weight.
You can't-- you can't-- you can't do anything.
You can't do any maneuvers, more or less.
Uh-oh. Oh!
-[Joey] Oh! -[Tazz] Except maybe that one.
[Joey] Punk, out of sheer desperation, hits the enzuigiri
by just throwing his leg up there--
[Tazz] Yeah, but-- I'm sorry but Punk can't follow up or can he?
[Joey] And you gotta wonder how much was on that kick,
considering the punishment Punk has taken in that lower-- Oh, man.
[Tazz] Well, there it is. Four up.
Nothing fancy about that uppercut, baby.
We got a new champ maybe right here.
[Joey] Here we go. The leg is hooked, two and-- No!
Four up. Four knuckles upside the head of CM Punk.
[Tazz] Well, that's it. It's written on the--
on the hand there of the challenger.
I like that. Ooh.
[Joey] Challenger, the former amateur boxer
out of Jacksonville, Florida,
with over 100 knockouts in his career. And--
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. -[Joey] Look at this. Look at this.
-Punk now… -[Tazz] Oh, look at this!
[Joey] …rolling Burke…
-[Tazz] Got it! Oh! -[bell rings]
-[Joey] It's over. -[Tazz] Out of nowhere.
-Oh. -["This Fire Burns" playing]
-[Joey] Just like that-- -[Justin] The winner of this match
and still ECW Champion,
CM Punk!
[Tazz] Well, still ECW Champion, baby, CM Punk.
And you know what they say in life, Joey, timing is everything.
And that rollup by the champion, the timing of it, was picture-perfect.
[Joey] Think about all the punishment that Punk has sustained for moments
and you gotta say that CM Punk kept himself
in the number one contender's position by being so doggedly determined,
by never being turned away.
And CM Punk, right here tonight at Unforgiven,
displayed-- exemplified that determination.
[Tazz] Well, look, watch this slap.
Look at that slap across the face.
The arrogance caught up to Elijah Burke.
Got a little too overconfident, over-cocky,
and the champion walks out of Memphis retaining the ECW title.
[Joey] In the same way that CM Punk had to fight, scratch,
and claw to win the ECW Championship
is the same way that Punk had to fight,
scratch, and claw to retain that title here tonight.
[Tazz] Oh, you're not kidding. The fact of the matter is it was not easy.
Elijah Burke could have easily walked out of here as champion.
But CM Punk had the wherewithal to roll up the challenger
while he was, you know, talking all that smack, as Burke does.
That kinda caught him a little bit.
[Joey] The bottom line is, once again,
CM Punk, the ECW Champion,
simply refused to lose.
♪ This fire burns ♪
And congratulations to ECW Champion, CM Punk.
But now it's time to turn to SmackDown and the WWE Tag Team titles.
The unlikely duo of Matt Hardy and MVP
defending against the former tag team champions, Deuce 'n Domino.
Now, John, this rivalry is about two things between Matt and MVP.
The United States Championship
and, also, who's better than who in non-wrestling competitions,
which began six weeks ago on SmackDown with an arm wrestling event
[JBL] But MVP, turns out, Michael, had this serious heart condition
which prevented him from winning the first arm wrestling match with Matt Hardy.
[Michael] Well, we found out about the heart condition later on,
but Matt Hardy would win this first event.
[JBL] And MVP went out there despite that because of his love for the fans.
[Michael] So what was MVP's excuse going into Saturday Night's Main Event,
when MVP would have a-- well, a boxing match set up against Matt Hardy,
but his surrogate for MVP
would be four-time world champion, Evander Holyfield?
[JBL] Because the surrogate didn't do what he's supposed to do.
Evander Holyfield is a four-time world champion.
He was supposed to knock out Matt Hardy.
[Michael] But instead Evander Holyfield would knock out MVP.
[JBL] What a cheap shot for no reason.
[Michael] Well, MVP was running his mouth,
trying to tell Evander Holyfield what to do
and Holyfield showing what a class act he is.
MVP changing his initials to TKO.
Then it came to basketball.
MVP talking a lot of trash as usual, John, but Matt Hardy again--
-watch this. -'Cause I am better than you.
-[Michael] Boop! [laughs] -[JBL] Who was the referee?
NBA referee Pat Donaghy, why didn't he call a foul?
[Michael] Didn't matter. Matt Hardy picked up the victory
in this basketball event.
And then three weeks ago, MVP and Matt Hardy would team together
after MVP told Teddy Long that he would win the tag team titles
with anybody who walked through the door.
And as we saw in the matchup, John, Matt Hardy would do all the work.
MVP would grab the gold.
[JBL] What Matt Hardy couldn't do in 15 minutes, MVP did in three seconds.
That's why he is the captain of the team.
["I'm Comin'" playing]
[Michael] And here comes the so-called captain of the team.
♪ You hear the clock ticking? ♪
-♪ Tick-tock ♪ -♪ You're about to stop living ♪
-♪ Tick-tock ♪ -♪ I want you to remember me ♪
-♪ Tick-tock ♪ -♪ But the day don't have no memory ♪
[JBL] Look at this, Michael. Tell me that's not primetime.
Half man, half amazing, half tag team champion.
The only man who can be three halves.
He's like FedEx, he delivers, carrying SmackDown.
[fireworks popping]
[JBL] It's like watching Muhammad Ali
-against Cleveland Williams in his prime. -[bell rings]
[Chimel] …is scheduled for one fall
and it's for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Making his way to the ring, from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 248 pounds,
he is one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions
and the United States Champion,
Montel Vontavious Porter, MVP!
[JBL] MVP, boom ba yay.
MVP, boom ba yay.
The greatest athlete to ever set foot in that squared circle, Michael,
and we're getting to call this match.
How glorious is this?
Especially for a guy like you.
[Michael] I wouldn't go so far to call him the greatest athlete
to ever step foot the squared circle, John.
MVP's partner, the other half of the tag team champions,
not too bad himself.
[JBL] A great competitor, Matt Hardy.
Eight-time tag team champion.
-["Live For The Moment" playing] -♪ Oh, yeah ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Chimel] And his partner, from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing in at 236 pounds,
he's one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions,
Matt Hardy!
[Michael] Matt Hardy and MVP may be tag team champions,
but let's not lose sight of the fact
that this is all about MVP's United States title.
And I believe, John, that MVP is using
this tag team championship run, so to speak,
as an opportunity to deflect Matt Hardy's concentration
from the United States title gold.
[JBL] Have you lost your mind?
The United States Championship is not on the radar right now.
This is a tag team championship.
And, admittedly, they're like Britney Spears
and Mother Teresa teaming up.
I admit they're a bit dysfunctional, but they're a pretty good tag team.
They're champions. What more do you want?
[Michael] They could be a great tag team.
[JBL] If Matt Hardy would listen to the captain.
-[Michael] If they could get along. -[JBL] That too.
["I'm All About Cool" playing]
[Chimel] And the challengers, from the other side of the tracks,
at a combined weight of 465 pounds,
Deuce 'n Domino.
[Michael] Well, three weeks ago, Deuce 'n Domino--
[JBL] How about that white Caddy right here on Beale Street,
right here near Graceland.
How appropriate.
[Michael] Do you think Deuce 'n Domino, who fancy themselves greasers
from the '50s life, visited Graceland over the weekend?
[JBL] They probably think Elvis is still alive.
[Michael] So Deuce 'n Domino, a big night tonight.
You see the intensity in the face of the former tag team champions,
losing those titles to MVP and Matt Hardy three weeks ago.
What do Deuce 'n Domino, John, have to do to win back the tag team titles tonight?
[JBL] They have to hope that Matt Hardy and MVP implode,
which very well could happen.
Look, Deuce 'n Domino are some of the cream of the crop.
They're former tag team champions.
But they need to sit back and let these two high-volatile people
across from them, Matt Hardy and MVP, implode.
[Michael] The question tonight is simple for MVP and Matt Hardy,
can they get along?
And it seems the arguing has already begun.
♪ Half as cool as me ♪
♪ You'll be careful what you say ♪
[JBL] So you gotta have a captain.
Like when I was in APA, I was a captain.
Ron Simmons listened to me.
-[Michael] You were the captain? -[JBL] Yes.
[Michael] I'll make sure I tell Ron about that
when I see him at Raw tomorrow night.
[JBL] No. Don't do that. Don't do that.
[Michael] So that's what it's all about, the WWE Tag Team titles…
[JBL] I was just kidding about that.
[Michael] …now held by Matt Hardy and MVP.
MVP, the only dual champion right now.
[bell rings]
[indistinct chatter]
It's all yours. It's all yours. Go ahead.
[JBL] You see that? "You can follow my lead."
MVP should start it.
He's the United States Champion, the captain.
[Michael] Why shouldn't Matt Hardy start?
He's been doing all the work the past few weeks.
[JBL] MVP is a closer.
[Michael] Well, MVP just scooted his way into the ring
before referee Jimmy Korderas can ring the bell to start this matchup.
So MVP grabbing the glory again…
[JBL] Legal tag.
[Michael] …to start the tag team titles.
So it's Deuce from Deuce 'n Domino starting things off against MVP.
We mentioned MVP, a dual champion, holding the United States title as well.
Oh, it's Domino, my bad, starting things off against MVP.
-Nice armdrag takedown from MVP. -[JBL] Are you--
-are you nervous tonight… -[Michael] No, not at all.
[JBL] …sitting next to Jerry "the King" Lawler, Hall of Famer?
-[JBL] Harvey Wippleman here also… -No way! No freakin' way!
[JBL] …from Memphis.
[Michael] Well, the trash-talking has begun,
not only between MVP and his opponent but also his partner, Matt Hardy.
Nice go-behind by MVP.
You know, John, it's hard to believe that MVP is--
[JBL] Uh-oh. [laughs]
[Michael] Well, MVP says he's two up and here comes Matt Hardy.
[JBL] Just laying down the gauntlet.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] These guys are always trying to be--
one-up on the other, Matt Hardy and MVP.
An ongoing competition in everything they do in their daily lives.
-And there's an armdrag by Matt Hardy. -[JBL] I believe MVP is up.
-[Michael] And a scoop slam. -[JBL] Oh!
-A bit prettier-- -[JBL] Tie game.
-[Michael] A bit prettier in my mind. -[JBL] Prettier?
[Michael] Matt Hardy. Oh, nice swinging neckbreaker.
One, two, and three right there!
[Michael laughs]
Who's better than who?
[JBL] So you think Matt Hardy is pretty?
[Michael] And MVP comes in off the tag.
I'll tell you, perhaps this competition,
at some points, could be healthy, John.
And they can be an even better tag team.
Hey, Deuce.
-Back up. Get him out of that corner. -[Michael] This is Deuce.
[JBL] Michael, they're tag team champions.
How much better do they have to be?
[Michael] They could be much, much better.
Imagine if they could get along, at least, for the duration of a match.
[JBL] Maybe that's what makes them great.
[Michael] Is that what makes your marriage great now?
Look at this.
Oh!
Bulldog by MVP.
[JBL] Most of my marriages get along well.
[screams]
[JBL] Oh, there we go.
Talk about some one-upmanship.
[Michael] That's what Matt Hardy does, John.
-[JBL] Really? Please-- -[Michael] MVP taking it a step further.
And Matt Hardy tagging himself in.
Matt Hardy and MVP, despite the bickering,
have been dominating this matchup since the get-go.
[JBL] Can you state anymore of the obvious?
All our fans know that is what Matt Hardy do.
[Michael] It's almost like two singles matches going on
instead of a tag team match.
[JBL] But they're being very successful, MVP and Matt Hardy.
This is how it's done.
[screams]
[Michael] Like Matt said, that's how it's done.
The incomparable Matt Hardy.
[JBL] Eight-time tag team champion, Matt Hardy.
Uh-oh. Ball in.
I like it. Hey, I like it.
[Michael laughs]
[JBL] Uh-oh, look at this. Oh!
[Michael] Well, the competition got the best of him at that point.
And Domino hammering away on Matt Hardy.
And this could be the opening the former tag team champions need
as they look to regain the gold.
[JBL] This is where the former tag team champions,
Deuce 'n Domino had been so effective
and why they held those championships for so long.
When they get a guy, they get him isolated,
they cut off the ring, and they beat him up.
Oh! Just like that.
It's not pretty, it's just effective.
[Michael] Cover, hook to the leg, shoulders down.
Kickout by Matt Hardy at two.
A smash-mouth style for the former tag team champions
who won the gold back in April, held the titles for a number of months.
MVP not happy.
I got him, man.
[Michael] He's always talking. Always.
[JBL] He's got a lot to say.
[Michael] Just like you.
Matt Hardy may steal one!
Shoulders down, there's two, and a kickout.
[JBL] The thing is I only scratched the surface.
[Michael] Oh!
[JBL] There's a lot there on display.
[Michael] Okay.
-[JBL] Like MVP. -[Michael] Impact by Deuce.
[JBL] Minsky said that conquerors are inherently better than everyone else.
So what MVP is saying is founded in philosophy.
-He's better-- -[Michael] Oh!
What a leg drop by Domino.
Again a cover, tag team title's on the line,
and a kickout at two by Matt Hardy.
Matt Hardy in a world of trouble.
And he's gonna have to make a tag to his partner, MVP,
in order to get out of this predicament perhaps.
[JBL] Do you know I'm MVP's favorite commentator?
[Michael] I don't find that hard to believe.
[JBL] And they need to get MVP in right now.
[Michael] And cover, hook to the leg,
shoulders down again, and Matt Hardy--
[JBL] Matt Hardy needs to find a way to get to MVP
if they wanna retain this championship
'cause right now, they are losing badly.
[Michael] Well, you could very easily see the tag team titles change hands
-here tonight at Unforgiven. -[crowd chanting] Hardy, Hardy, Hardy
[Michael] Deuce 'n Domino currently dominating.
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy
[Michael] Matt Hardy, full of guts, heart, soul.
Made his career on it.
Oh, Cherry.
Side Effect!
A Side Effect by Matt Hardy.
Could be the opening that Matt Hardy needs.
[JBL] And you saw MVP alerted him, "Matt, Matt, look, look, look."
He's calling the match from the apron.
That's unbelievable. What a captain.
[Michael] Matt Hardy trying to crawl to his corner.
Tag is made to Domino.
Oh, cheap shot knocks MVP off the apron.
[JBL] Oh.
[Michael] That smash-mouth style, again, effective cover.
Hook to the leg, new tag team champions, no,
and a kickout by Matt Hardy at two.
So close, a couple of times thus far, for Deuce 'n Domino.
[JBL] Look, I don't know how Matt kicked out of that.
But let me tell you this,
he's not gonna keep kicking out of these moves
that Deuce 'n Domino are putting on him.
MVP is upset.
[Michael] Oh, Matt Hardy showing a little sign of life.
What is he doing?
How about getting up on the apron, MVP, and make a tag to your partner?
Matt Hardy trying to crawl his way to the corner
and his partner, John, is not there.
Now, what do you have to say about that?
How are you gonna defend MVP now?
Now what-- Come on.
The double-team by Deuce 'n Domino.
-The tag team titles… -[JBL] Oh, no.
[Michael] …could change hands as MVP walks away from his partner.
-Matt Hardy stays in the match. -[JBL] Oh, my goodness.
[Michael] Matt Hardy stayed in the matchup.
[JBL] Here comes the captain. Change of heart.
If MVP had been around Custer,
it never would have been lost to the Indians.
The captain's back, Michael.
[Michael] Yeah, reluctantly perhaps.
-[JBL] But he's back. -[Michael] But Matt Hardy,
in a world of trouble, needs to get to MVP.
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy!
[Michael] Matt Hardy back to his feet.
The resilience of Matt Hardy.
-[JBL] But he's gotta make the tag. -[Michael] Oh!
Matt Hardy taking out both Deuce and Domino.
Can Matt Hardy make it to his corner?
[JBL] MVP is begging to come in.
[Michael] Oh! And, again,
Deuce prevents Matt from making the tag.
But Matt, well, tags MVP in.
The tag was made.
And MVP, the United States Champion.
[JBL] Coming in like a ball of fire.
[Michael] Oh!
What a clothesline by MVP.
What a back body drop, nearly through the roof of the FedExForum.
[JBL] MVP cleaning house.
Looks like Hazel the maid.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] He's calling for it.
[Michael] Tag made.
MVP dropping the elbow.
John, look at this.
MVP used as a battering ram.
Deja vu from a couple of weeks ago when they won the tag titles.
Matt Hardy off the Twist of Fate.
-There's the cover. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[Michael] Matt Hardy and MVP retain the tag team gold!
[Chimel] Here are your winners and still WWE Tag Team Champions,
-Matt Hardy and MVP! -["Live For The Moment" playing]
[JBL] And the most dysfunctional tag team in WWE history
lives to fight each other and someone else another day.
[Michael] Matt Hardy, one half of the tag team champions,
and also still with his focus on the United States gold,
which he holds in his hand.
Matt Hardy doing the work again tonight,
retaining the tag team titles.
["Live For The Moment" continues playing]
[JBL] What do you mean doing the work again?
That's no way to treat the captain.
-What's wrong with Matt Hardy? -[Michael] It's a simple--
[JBL] He should have more respect than that.
[Michael] It's a simple statement by Matt Hardy, John.
[JBL] MVP was the playmaker.
He was Rivera.
He was Billy Wagner.
He's Eckersley.
He's the one that came in and closed the deal.
[Michael] Matt Hardy picked up the victory.
And a little symbolism there at the end of the matchup,
handing MVP, the United States gold,
telling MVP, "Cherish it while you got it,"
because it may not be long before Matt Hardy focuses
on the United States Championship.
[JBL] Shouldn't Matt Hardy give him one of the tag team championships also?
[Michael] This was MVP rolling and Matt Hardy,
a little repeat from three weeks ago when they won the tag team titles.
[laughs] Matt Hardy off the Twist of Fate.
And Matt Hardy and MVP, they retained the gold, John.
And I'll tell you, they make a hell of a tag team.
-[bell rings] -[JBL] They are a good tag team.
[Michael] Unforgiven has come to the home of Jerry "the King" Lawler,
Memphis, Tennessee.
There's the world-famous Beale Street.
We are at the FedExForum.
And, John, still to come tonight from SmackDown,
the world championship on the line, a Triple Threat match.
The Great Khali defending against Batista and Rey Mysterio.
[JBL] The question though is what kind of condition is Rey Mysterio in
and can Batista, even working with Rey Mysterio,
stop The Great Khali?
[Michael] And this weekend, we had the opportunity to speak
with Rey Mysterio in his WWE Mobile on AT&T exclusive,
asking Rey how he felt after what happened to him
at the hands of The Great Khali two weeks ago.
I'll be straight up with you, Michael.
I'm not 100%.
As a matter of fact, I've never felt pain like that in my life,
and I felt pain before.
No, I'm not making any excuses, but I do-- I do tell you this.
I guarantee that I'll be at Unforgiven.
[Michael] Well, that's great news, Rey. But let's talk about Batista,
your other opponent in Unforgiven
and what Khali did to him last night on SmackDown.
It just goes to show, you know, that when The Great Khali
gets his giant vise grip on you, it's over.
It's just over.
I don't care if you're Rey Mysterio,
I don't care if you're "The Animal" Batista,
there is no escape.
And the only key to winning this Triple Threat match at Unforgiven
isn't trying to figure out how to break the vise grip.
It's figuring out a way to stay out of it in the first place.
[Michael] Rey, there are lot of people, a lot of so-called wrestling experts
that believe you don't stand a chance on Sunday at Unforgiven.
How do you react to them?
Yeah, you know, that may be true.
But, you know, those same experts said the same thing--
same thing when I headed into that Triple Threat match
at WrestleMania 22.
And you know what happened?
All I did was shock the world, winning the world title.
[Chimel] Here is your winner!
And I just hope to do the same thing at Unforgiven.
[bell rings]
This contest is a no disqualification match
but for Carlito only.
Any object, hold, or weapon that he decides to use
during this match is completely legal.
["The Game" playing]
[man] Behold the king.
The king of kings.
There's only one.
It's time to play the game.
♪ Time to play the game ♪
[Lilián] Introducing first, from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing in at 265 pounds,
Triple H!
♪ All about control And if you can take it ♪
♪ All about your debt And if you can pay it ♪
♪ It's all about pain And who's gonna make it ♪
♪ I am the game, you don't wanna play me ♪
♪ I am control, no way you can change me ♪
♪ I am heavy debt, no way you can pay me ♪
♪ I am the pain And I know you can't take me ♪
♪ Look over your shoulder, ready to run ♪
♪ Like a Cleveland bitch From a smoking gun ♪
♪ I am the game and I make the rules So move on out here and die like a fool ♪
♪ Try to figure out What my move's gonna be ♪
♪ Come on over, sucker Why don't you ask me? ♪
♪ Don't you forget There's a price you can pay ♪
♪ 'Cause I am the game And I want to play ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ It's time to play the game ♪
[Ross] A tremendous ovation for The Game here in Memphis.
And, King, The Game has been on a--
on a huge roll just returning at SummerSlam.
Well, you're right there, J.R.
And, of course, like you said, Memphis, Tennessee, it's known for kings.
There's B.B. King, king of the blues.
There's Elvis, king of rock and roll.
You got me, king of wrestling.
And now we've got "The King of Kings,"
Triple H returning here to Memphis at Unforgiven.
Well, like you said, what did he do to King Booker?
[Ross] You know, it was at SummerSlam
that Triple H returned after almost nine months
of grueling physical therapy and rehabilitation
from a torn right quadricep muscle.
And The Game came back looking better than ever
against a very, very talented superstar in King Booker.
[Jerry] Well, it certainly put a smile on my face.
King Booker has been a thorn in my side and, as a matter of fact,
everyone's side, spouting off that regal talk of his,
telling everybody what a great king he was.
But The Game came back and set the record straight.
Wow. Look at that, J.R.
[Ross] The Game is in magnificent condition.
He is undefeated since returning from his quadriceps surgery,
the quadriceps femoris, the four-headed thigh muscle,
the biggest muscle in the human body torn literally from the bone,
and that man has had to endure that twice and he's overcome it twice.
[Carlito spits]
I spit in the face of people who don't want to be cool.
["Cool" playing]
[Carlito] You know what cool is?
[Lilián] And from the Caribbean, weighing in at 220 pounds,
Carlito!
[Ross] Carlito very positive,
very optimistic, and as much as the rules certainly favor Carlito.
Carlito can use any object, any hold, or any weapon legally.
So this is a no disqualification match for Carlito only.
[Jerry] Well, Carlito, like you said, looking very smug.
I mean, he's just one bad apple.
But I can remember--
Remember when Triple H was on Carlito's Cabana?
And what about-- I mean, that was-- that was great but…
[bell rings]
[Jerry] …what about last week-- Oh.
[Ross] And Carlito gaining the early advantage here
and Triple H turning the table.
Big right hands!
Those sledgehammer-like right hands of The Game on Carlito.
[Jerry] Don't say sledgehammer.
[Ross] And The Game would like to end this early.
It's the intimidator versus the inflamminator.
[Jerry] But The Game is not allowed to use a sledgehammer in this match, J.R.
Oh, wait a minute. Look at this.
[Ross] Carlito who had-- was hosting his Carlito's Cabana
a few weeks ago in Boston when Triple H interrupted.
Mr. McMahon was the guest.
And, certainly, on that night,
Triple H did not endear himself to Mr. McMahon.
As the weeks have progressed, last week for example,
acting Raw general manager allowed Carlito…
[Jerry] Oh, look out! Wow.
[Ross] …to select Triple H's opponent last week.
It is certainly a collusionary effort
between Carlito and Raw's acting general manager, Jonathan Coachman,
-on behalf of the chairman. -[Jerry] On behalf of Mr. McMahon.
You're right. And look at Carlito.
There's no telling what is under this ring.
Well, there's a… there's a metal garbage can.
[Ross] All legal out of the structure of these rules.
-And-- -[Jerry] Look out!
[Ross] And I wouldn't be surprised if Carlito didn't suggest this
to Jonathan Coachman.
Carlito playing the role of the--
-of Carl Rowan. -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Ross] And a hard clothesline taking Carlito over the top to the floor.
[Jerry] Well, Carlito's gonna have to be a lot quicker than what we've seen so far.
I mean, he brings the garbage can in,
but he gets beaten to the punch by Triple H.
And then, of course, when Triple H grabbed the garbage can,
the referee says, "Uh-uh, that's a no-no."
-[Ross] Carlito cannot be counted out. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] And now Carlito, the southpaw, a resident from San Juan…
[Jerry] Look at this. Oh!
[Ross] …going for The Game's head with a steel chair.
And Triple H drove Carlito, lower back,
kidneys first into the security wall.
And, right now, The Game is in firm control.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Watch it, Carlito.
[Ross] The Cerebral Assassin will now--
you can then exploit the lower back of Carlito after two thunderous collisions
to the wall and to the apron.
[Jerry] Well, right now, Carlito is having to eat more than an apple.
He's having to eat his words earlier today.
I looked on wwe.com and Carlito said
that he felt Triple H was, oh, highly overrated
and Triple H can only be successful in a match
-when he uses the sledgehammer. -[Ross] Well--
[Jerry] Looks like The Game is being pretty successful right now.
[Ross] Triple H, a future Hall of Famer,
against a current hall of shamer in Carlito,
who, in addition to being a former Intercontinental Champion,
his biggest claim to fame is spitting in people's faces.
[Jerry] Did you call him a hall of shamer?
-[Ross] I did. -[Jerry laughs] Uh-oh.
Look at this. This could be it.
[Ross] Nice abdominal stretch.
And The Game with that abdominal stretch applied to Carlito.
-And Triple H-- -[Jerry] Oh, look at The Game.
[Ross] Triple H getting an unfair advantage.
Referee Marty Elias blocked from Triple H's indiscretion.
[speaks indistinctly]
[Jerry] We've seen Carlito try to use a metal garbage can, a steel chair,
but The Game is not supposed to be able to even touch the ropes?
[Ross] Triple H pulling the hair.
That's also illegal, by the way, if you're keeping score at home.
Again, another unfair advantage.
So Triple H, even though he doesn't have
the no disqualification benefit on his side,
is bending the rules behind the referee's back.
[Jerry] Well, I don't know if you can talk about unfair advantages
when you're talking about pulling hair like we've seen there
or holding the ropes.
Look at this.
Because Carlito has the advantage that he can use absolutely anything
-he wants in this match. -[Ross] That's--
[Jerry] Look at Carlito.
[Ross] That's the structure of the rules.
And whether we like it or not--
-What do you-- -Hey.
What do you want over here?
Hey. No, that's our monitor.
[Ross] That's our monitor. You got no--
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Ross] Oh, man. What a right hand.
What a thunderous, big-time right by The Game.
And Carlito just got extreme over the ECW announce table.
[Marty] Get in the ring or you're counted out.
[Jerry] I'll tell you what, Triple H better get back in the ring but…
Come on. Get him back in here.
[Jerry] …Carlito better-- pick up a little more speed going here.
-[crowd chanting] Triple H! Triple H! -[Ross] Carlito again--
-[Jerry] Look out! -[Ross] Oh! Good Lord.
The ring bell. Carlito used the ring bell.
And, again, the ring bell is as legal as a headlock.
[Jerry] Oh. Oh, wow.
[Ross] Right across the lower back. Just--
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Now, a steel chair.
Look at the referee just standing, watching.
What's he got now?
[Ross] Carlito using that cable,
choking Triple H and robbing Triple H of any oxygen.
He's got nothing
in that frame of his,
it's all legal, it's all good to go,
thanks to these one-sided rules
that were created by acting Raw general manager, Jonathan Coachman.
And there's nothing the referee can do but just watch the proceedings.
[Jerry] Well, check out-- this is what changed the momentum in that,
the metal ring bell used on the head and then the back of Triple H.
[Ross] Man, oh, man.
Right across the lower back.
And now look at the-- look at the positioning of that-- of that cord.
[Jerry] Well, he's gonna try to choke The Game out
and it shouldn't be that hard to do when you use a cable like that.
[Ross] Carlito with a magnificent opportunity…
[Jerry] Look at this.
[Ross] …to beat The Game at The Game's own game,
and that is anything goes literally here.
[Jerry] Look at that cord around Triple H's neck and through his mouth.
-Shut up. I'll do whatever I want. -[Jerry] All the referee can do is…
[Jerry] …basically ask Carlito not to use that cable.
[Ross] No count-outs and no disqualifications
as it relates to Carlito's actions in this match here tonight.
[Jerry] Oh, God. Look at this now.
[Ross] Remember, Carlito can use any object, any hold, any weapon.
They're all legal.
[Jerry] Oh, we see that cable take out The Game, J.R.
[Ross] And Carlito now, he was--
he was using the pain and now he's gonna try to use
some humiliation one would assume.
[Jerry] Oh! [laughs]
[Ross] Carlito got the-- I think spit apple in Triple H's face.
But The Game buried a right hand in the abdomen
and Carlito regurgitated his apple.
[Jerry] Oh, watch it. Oh, good grief.
[Ross] Man, the sickening thud of that trash can on the--
on the head of The Game, takes down Triple H.
And now Carlito using the trash can
as a now legal weapon.
[Jerry] He's hammering Triple H into the mat like a railroad spike.
[Ross] And there's a cover.
The cover here and a near fall.
[Jerry] Watch this one more time.
Carlito trying to go to spit the apple in The Game's face,
but The Game too quick for him.
[Ross] Look like a Granny Smith apple to me.
And Carlito looking for a more-- more weapons underneath the ring.
There's no telling what's under the ring, to be honest with you.
Carlito finds, obviously, another trash can to utilize.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, what's he got in mind here?
[Ross] There's absolutely no telling.
Triple H is in a bad, bad way.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God! -[Ross] Oh, a back suplex.
[Jerry] Good grief. Right through that metal--
[Ross] And Carlito with a chance here.
Carlito with a chance.
The back suplex.
A leg is hooked and Triple H barely able to kick out.
Man, that was a gut check for The Game.
[Jerry] Look at that metal garbage can, absolutely crushed.
[Ross] The Game suffering from that back suplex at the hands of Carlito…
-[Jerry] Now what? -[Ross] …who's showing a--
an enhanced mean streak.
And Carlito's a Caribbean garbage man here tonight.
-[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you something. -[Ross] That's the third trash can
Carlito has brought into play.
[Jerry] And don't forget the-- don't forget the metal--
wait a minute, the metal chair.
[Ross] Carlito would like to dethrone the King of Kings here tonight.
[Jerry] Well if you ask Carlito, he'd just say he's taking out the trash.
-[Ross] And The Game reverses. No. -[Jerry] Look at this.
-Ow! -[Ross] And Carlito pulling the brakes,
but that cost him a slobberknocker of a clothesline
that almost straightened Carlito's hair.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
That looks like a double reverse
and then Carlito ran face-first into that big clothesline.
[Ross] And the ten-time champion connecting the right hands.
Carlito fighting back to his credit,
-an outstanding physical contest here. -[Jerry] Whoa.
-[Ross] The Game misses a clothes-- -[Jerry] Oh, didn't miss the big knee.
[Ross] But not that Harley Race knee and Carlito is on Dream Street.
-[Jerry] Look out! -[Ross] Facebuster and that is not cool.
-But it may be three-- -[crowd] One, two--
[Jerry] Got him. Oh, didn't get him.
[Ross] You saw and you heard the count.
Referee Elias' hand coming down for the three.
And straight right hands, hard,
finding their mark and Carlito taking the full blunt
of that taped right fist of Triple H.
And there's no way that Carlito's gonna be able
-to withstand this long term, know what-- -[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey.
-[Ross] Oh, look out here. -[Jerry] Oh, look out, Game!
-Oh! -[Ross] Oh, the eyes.
The powder right in the eyes of Triple H,
whose-- now his vision has been impaired obviously.
[Jerry] And that is perfectly legal in the part of Carlito.
Now what? Look out!
[Ross] Carlito with a chair!
And The Game with a spinebuster,
the Double A version at the tenth Unforgiven.
Somehow, The Game with either instincts
or just a little bit of vision, able to counter Carlito. Oh, no.
[Jerry] Hey, I don't see how The Game can see.
[Ross] Triple H, you're gonna get disqualified here.
You don't wanna lose to Carlito.
Referee unarming The Game. And--
-Oh! -[Jerry] Oh!
[Ross] Referee did not see an obvious deep effective low blow.
[Jerry] What do you think of that? Uh-oh.
-[Ross] And The Pedigree… -[Jerry] Look at this!
[Ross] …is lethal!
The Pedigree is lethal.
-The cover. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[bell rings] -[Ross] And The Game wins!
-["The Game" playing] -[Ross] Game over, Carlito.
-[Jerry chuckles] -[Lilián] Here is your winner, Triple H!
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] I was about to say
one of the other things that Carlito said on wwe.com with--
he was born into greatness, but he doesn't look so great right now, J.R.
[Ross] It is a-- been a great night for The Game,
who won at the first-ever Unforgiven,
but not of course the return of The Demon of Death Valley.
The Game getting that powder out of his eyes,
Carlito came with trash cans and steel chairs
and the-- and the ring bell, King, and anything else that wasn't tied down.
A very physical matchup.
[Jerry] Check this out one more time.
This almost did The Game in, that powder right into the face, the eyes,
and then while The Game was blinded--
Well, not blinded but like you said,
somehow out of instinct or whatever,
he was able to block that move and then-- Woo-hoo!
How about that?
[Ross] Referee did not see it, referee's back was turned,
and then The Game treated Carlito like a government mule.
[Jerry] Ow!
[Ross] He Pedigree'd Carlito's face right on the canvas.
Carlito's face spending more time on the canvas than Rembrandt.
[Jerry laughs]
♪ And if you can take it ♪
♪ It's all about your debt And if you can pay it ♪
[Ross] Just as The Game did at the first Unforgiven
at the tenth annual Unforgiven,
Triple H is a winner here tonight in Memphis, Tennessee.
♪ I am your pain And I know you can't take me ♪
[Ross] You're talking about getting on a roll
since coming back from nine months of rehabilitation
from a potentially career-threatening injury.
And this man has never been better since returning at SummerSlam, King,
in my estimation.
[Jerry] That's right.
Our fans here in Memphis love The Game.
I saw a sign out there that said,
"I took a bus for ten hours to see Triple H."
[Ross] The Game, a big game player,
places fast at these WWE spectaculars.
[Jerry] Wow.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, Batista.
-Hello, Maria. -Hey.
-How are you? -I'm doing good.
-You look good. -Thank you.
You know how they say to the victor goes the spoils.
-Oh, really? -Yeah.
-[giggles] -We'll talk about that later.
Right now, I wanna talk about my Triple Threat
World Heavyweight Championship match against two men.
My good friend, Rey Mysterio
and the current World Heavyweight Champion,
The Great Khali.
And I wanna stress this one point.
Tonight, it's every man for himself.
And I've been saying over and over and over and over again
that I was gonna reclaim my world heavyweight title
after I lost it at WrestleMania 23.
Maria, time for talking is over, it's over.
Tonight, I'm leaving Unforgiven
three-time World Heavyweight Champion.
["Rise Today" playing]
♪ Yeah, oh, yeah ♪
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, this should be something.
The biggest challenge for the WWE Women's Champion,
Candice Michelle.
Beth Phoenix is a very unique, extraordinarily gifted challenger.
And Beth Phoenix's damage has been well documented.
♪ And change this world ♪
[intense music playing]
["Count On It" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Lilián] This contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Women's Championship.
Introducing the challenger, from Buffalo, New York,
Beth Phoenix.
[Ross] King, you're called the ladies' man.
Have you ever dated a Glamazon?
[Jerry laughs] No, and I--
[Ross] You want to date a Glamazon?
[Jerry] Uh…
I don't think so.
I mean not that-- not that Beth Phoenix is not beautiful but--
[Ross] Beth Phoenix, the number one contender for the women's title,
won that opportunity by winning the Diva Battle Royal at SummerSlam,
and certainly, the strongest Diva clearly in the entire WWE
an American version of Bull Nakano,
a former WWE Women's Champion.
[Jerry] I'd be afraid of her, J.R.
["What Love Is" playing]
♪ Let me show you How to move your body ♪
♪ Move your body ♪
[Lilián] And from Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
she is the WWE Women's Champion,
Candice Michelle.
[Jerry] Wow.
[Ross] Have you ever dated a Playboy cover girl, King?
-[Jerry] Let me think. -[Ross] Here to talk about?
[Jerry] No. [laughs]
[Ross] The fans all over the world are watching this,
Beth Phoenix called herself a Über Diva.
And our fans watching live tonight in Germany certainly understand
what an Über Diva is,
along with the United Kingdom
watching live tonight on our friends in Sky Sports.
[Jerry] That's an Über Diva right there, right? Wow.
And you're right.
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Austria, Switzerland,
and my favorite, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg.
Oh, look at this list of countries, J.R.,
they're watching us.
[Ross] Beth Phoenix has a lot of muscles and some dangerous curves.
And a real, real, gnarly attitude.
I suggest to you, King, that Beth Phoenix is extremely confident,
and this is not even gonna be a contest.
[Jerry] Now, she has quite the appetite for the Women's Championship, J.R.
Look at that smile. That's a--
-That's an evil smile. -[bell ringing]
[Jerry] Last time I saw a smile like that on a woman was in divorce court.
[Ross] Candice Michelle certainly has great heart, a zest for life
and she believes in herself, certainly gaining a reputation,
one of the hardest working Divas ever in the WWE,
but that lock up, just goes to illustrate
just how much stronger Beth Phoenix is
than Candice Michelle.
[Jerry] Well, Beth Phoenix herself said that she is unlike anything
or anyone that Candice has ever faced and I believe her.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Candice mentioned to us last week on Raw
that she estimated that Beth Phoenix
probably outweighed her somewhere around 50 pounds and--
[Jerry] And that would be all muscle.
[Ross] Yeah, absolutely. And my question to you, King,
is how does Candice neutralize Beth Phoenix's strength?
[Jerry] Well, I really don't know that she can, J.R.
That's what we're gonna see here.
Candice gonna have to make believers out of us.
Speaking of believing, you see those angel wings
on the attire of Candice--
Oh, but look at the strength of Beth Phoenix.
How could you believe in yourself
when the Glamazon is able to do something like that to you?
[Ross] Well, I talked to Candice earlier today and she was--
she knew that this was gonna be the toughest match
she has ever been involved in.
Especially since being the WWE Champion
and Candice quickly kind of a ducking and diving and dodging there.
Beth Phoenix for a couple of--
a couple shots and nice shot there by Candice.
[Jerry] Well, this is what Candice is gonna have to do,
she's gonna have to try to out-quick Beth Phoenix.
That was a nice move, J.R.
[Ross] Takedown, yes it was,
but Beth Phoenix got right back on her feet.
And a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by the Glamazon
and challenger for the women's title.
So Beth Phoenix--
Candice quickens her pace a little bit.
[Jerry] Look out. Look out.
[Ross] Oh, goodness, that's a hard kick.
That's a 45-yard spiral if you ever saw one
in the cockpit corner.
[Jerry] I can't remember. Can you remember when the--
the WWE women's division has seen something as--
the strength and the power of the Glamazon?
[Ross] I don't think so.
Hard Irish whip and Candice falling limp in that corner.
And she's really got to believe in herself right here.
Watch the hair. Come on. Hey!
[Ross] And that elbow right in that lower back.
How much does that hurt? All that weight and strength,
the point of the elbow right into Candice's lower back.
[Jerry] Oh, good grief.
I'm gonna tell you, J.R.
I'm a little bit worried about Candice.
-[Ross] WWE-- -[Jerry] Oh.
[Ross] WWE Women's title established two days shy of 51 years ago.
-The half nelson, the lateral press… -[Jerry] Oh, look out. Look out.
[Ross] …and the bigger, stronger Beth Phoenix,
the number one contender, one second away from becoming the Women's Champion.
And a double arm suplex again shows great strength.
[Jerry] I don't know if Beth Phoenix even knows her own strength.
She was just-- I mean, she was literally pulling Candice's hair out by the roots.
You saw that earlier.
[Ross] And a cover here.
And Candice shows the heart we spoke of,
the believing herself that we alluded to.
And kicking out some way,
somehow getting a shoulder off the canvas
and extending this match.
This may be a situation where Beth Phoenix has gotta make a huge mistake
for Candice Michelle to be able to survive this power disadvantage.
-What do you say now? -No!
[Jerry] Let me tell you something, J.R., you know there's no bigger fan
than the King here, of Diva matches,
but I usually just really love the sights,
but like I said, I'm not enjoying this because I'm worried about Candice.
[Ross] And Beth Phoenix again overpowering Candice.
Candice trying to use some leverage a couple of moments ago.
And what a hard shot that was right across the chest.
-And look at Beth. -[Jerry] Oh. Hey.
[Ross] Oh, Candice with the body scissors.
[Jerry] Hey, nice move.
-[Ross] And now, moving upstairs… -[Jerry] There you go.
[Ross] …to the head and a head shot
from the heel of the boot, it looked like.
[Jerry] Come on, Candice. Get some momentum going.
[Ross] And that's how much momentum
Candice was able to build against this powerhouse.
-[Jerry] I mean, this is-- -[Chad] Oh, come on.
[Jerry] Candice is just getting hurt in this match.
-[Ross] Another cover. -Foot's under the rope.
No count on that, come on.
[Jerry] Look up in-- look up in-- on the ring, J.R.,
you can actually see strands of Candice's hair that's been pulled out.
-[Ross] Good officiating there by… -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] …Chad Patton.
And overhead backbreaker.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Ross] And look at that.
This is just-- this is where you use your assets
and Beth Phoenix has got a phenomenal strength
and power advantage.
And Candice Michelle may submit here.
Remember, Candice, WWE Women's Title is at stake.
Beth Phoenix has never worn WWE gold.
[Jerry] I think Candice is gonna have to give up here.
I just can't get over the strength and the power of this Beth Phoenix.
[Ross] Candice may wanna choose to fight another day,
but look at Candice--
[Jerry] Oh, wait, look at this, yes.
[Ross] Candice counters with a neckbreaker,
maybe the last grasp of opportunity
that Candice has to create some separation.
And try to mount some sort of offense.
[Jerry] I was actually hoping that Candice would just go ahead and give up,
but she still got a chance.
[Chad] Four.
[Ross] Candice Michelle, you could--
she has always been a real extroverted person,
but, King, since becoming WWE Women's Champion,
I think has really changed Candice's life for the positive.
[Jerry] Well, Candice has been a fan…
[Ross] Beautiful drop kick.
[Jerry] …ever since she was a child-- Oh, look at this.
[Ross] Candice has been a fan a long time.
[Jerry] She entered the Diva Search
and have been successful right-- Oh, look out.
-[Ross] Dream coming true here. -[Jerry] Come on! Come on!
-There you go. -[Ross] Or a nightmare if you will,
if Beth Phoenix has her way.
[Jerry] Pull a little bit of that blonde hair out.
[Ross] And look at now Candice trying to fight back.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Ross] And the Glamazon, this Goddess of Pain,
overpowering Candice Michelle
and just driving Candice right into the turnbuckles.
[Jerry] And that had a whiplash effect.
[Ross] And I just-- I'm like you, King, at this point.
I don't know how much more pain, and how resilient can Candice Michelle be?
And look at this military press.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] When was the last time you saw a woman with this kind of strength…
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[Ross] …doing a military press?
And back in the day, you call that one of those gorilla presses.
That is strength. That is power,
and that may be a new champion from the Glamazon and--
Two!
[Jerry] Wow!
[Ross] And Beth Phoenix can't believe that Candice Michelle
was able to kick out some way, somehow.
[Jerry] I'm glad to see Candice kick out,
but I almost don't want Beth Phoenix to get mad.
Can you imagine what she can do, if she gets really mad?
[Ross] Oh, Lord. And look at Candice,
-a nice move, a roll up. -[Jerry] Hey. What? Look at this.
[bell ringing]
[Ross] Out of nowhere, in the bottom of the ninth.
[Lilián] Here's your winner and still the WWE Women's Champion,
Candice Michelle.
[Jerry] Oh, the Glamazon took her eye off the ball for one second, J.R.
And it cost her. Look at this.
["What Love Is" playing]
[Ross] It's like the walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth.
With the heart of a champion,
never failing, never stopping to believe in herself,
Candice Michelle pulled one out of the fire from the Glamazon.
And the Über Diva with the dangerous curves
cannot believe she was unsuccessful at Unforgiven.
[Jerry] Boy, I'm going to tell you something,
this Glamazon with the strength,
she literally pulled Candice Michelle's hair out by the roots
and we saw-- Look, there it is.
Look at-- look at Candice's hair lying on the mat.
But somehow, it's like Candice said, she believed in herself
and she made a believer out of me.
[Ross] Tremendous effort, great heart.
Candice Michelle never stopped battling
in the face of overwhelming adversity.
[Jerry] Well, Beth Phoenix pretty much dominated this matchup.
That blonde Glamazon.
I mean, the strength and power that she exhibited was unbelievable,
but the old saying is, "Blondes may tease, but brunettes please."
Out of nowhere…
[bell ringing]
[Jerry] …Candice Michelle pulls out the victory.
[Ross] That was a wrestling maneuver with a great technique and leverage.
And Candice Michelle showing that her skill level continues to get better.
A great victory for Candice Michelle.
Ladies and gentlemen, the World Heavyweight Champion,
The Great Khali.
I just want to get Khali's thoughts on facing not one
but two opponents tonight for his world heavyweight title.
[speaking Punjabi]
Great Khali says
he heard what Rey Mysterio and Batista had to say earlier
and it makes him laugh
because the last time Rey Mysterio was in the ring with The Great Khali,
The Great Khali crushed Rey's head, made him bleed.
And as for Batista,
every time Batista gets in the ring with The Great Khali
he falls prey to the giant Khali Vise Grip.
And The Great Khali welcomes,
he's ecstatic to have both men in the ring tonight
because it allows him to do this.
You see this cantaloupe,
this isn't just a cantaloupe,
it's also Rey Mysterio's head.
[speaking Punjabi]
[grunts]
-And Batista-- -[speaking Punjabi]
And we didn't forget about Batista,
The Great Khali didn't forget
because this water melon is Batista's head.
I mean, Batista, your head's bigger than Rey Mysterio's,
but that doesn't matter to The Great Khali.
[speaking Punjabi]
["Rise Today" playing]
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, a big thank you
to Alter Bridge for "Rise Today," the official theme song of Unforgiven,
but can Mysterio or Batista rise tonight against The Great Khali?
[JBL] Nobody has even gotten close to stopping The Great Khali,
whether it be Kane, Batista, Flair, Mysterio, it doesn't matter.
Tonight is Khali's night, every night is Khali's night until he says it's not.
[Michael] The giant Vise Grip is what faces Mysterio and Batista next.
Every man for himself for the world title.
♪ Are we ever gonna change? Can we stop… ♪
[Michael] The 7'3" 420 pound Punjabi Nightmare--
[JBL] The Great Khali.
♪ The wind is blowing cold ♪
♪ Have we lost our way tonight? ♪
♪ Have we lost our hope to sorrow? ♪
[JBL] I'm not sure anybody can beat this man.
♪ Feels like we're all alone ♪
♪ Running further from what's right ♪
♪ And there are no more heroes to follow ♪
♪ So what are we becoming? ♪
♪ Where did we go wrong? ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ I want to rise today ♪
♪ And change this world ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ Oh, won't you rise today ♪
♪ And change this world ♪
[Michael] Rey Mysterio is looking into the eye of his nightmare.
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] "The Animal" Batista, I hope it's not too late.
Oh, no.
Not this. No.
Khali with those giant hands.
The Khali Vise Grip.
[dramatic music continues]
[Michael] Oh, my God.
Who can stop The Great Khali at Unforgiven?
♪ I want to rise today ♪
♪ And change this world ♪
[music concludes]
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is a Triple Threat match
scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
["I Walk Alone" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Yeah! ♪
[Michael] Here comes The Animal.
[crowd chatter]
Come on, baby.
[fireworks explosion]
[Chimel] Making his way to the ring from Washington, D.C.,
weighing in at 290 pounds,
Batista.
[Michael] Our fans are absolutely electric in the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Firmly behind Batista as, John, he looks to end
what has become a five and a half month quest
to regain the world title.
[JBL] There's not a person sitting down right here
in the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, Michael,
but I am sure everyone here wonders as we do and maybe even Batista does.
Can Batista or Rey, find any way whatsoever,
to stop The Great Khali?
[Michael] John, Batista told wwe.com in an exclusive interview
that the world championship defines him.
Think about what he has been through over the past five and a half months
since losing the gold to The Undertaker at WrestleMania.
A trilogy of matches against The Deadman.
-A match against Edge to get here tonight. -[JBL] Batista--
Batista smells like smoke because he's been through fire,
but this is something, Michael, that even Batista with all his desire,
all his athletic ability, all his animal emotion,
I'm not sure can conquer, no one has,
The Great Khali.
[Michael] John, it was just two nights ago
that that powerful Vise Grip was placed on Batista's skull
at the hands of the champion.
["Booyaka 619" playing]
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka ♪
♪ That's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka ♪
♪ 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka ♪
♪ That's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka ♪
[Chimel] From San Diego, California,
weighing in at 170 pounds,
Rey Mysterio.
[Michael] Well, Rey Mysterio admitted on the WWE mobile
on AT&T exclusive this weekend, John, that he's not 100%,
after what happened nine nights ago
when Khali squeezed his skull
and Mysterio was left lifeless.
But the guts and determination of Mysterio
made him the biggest underdog champion in history, John.
Can Rey rebound tonight?
[JBL] Yeah, but to hell with that, Michael,
a natural bright gold is on the line right here in Memphis, Tennessee.
You get a shot at a world championship,
I don't give a damn if you're 90%, 80%, 110%, you take it.
I don't like Rey Mysterio but I admire him for what he's doing tonight,
that is going for the gold.
[Michael] Two very good friends, the best of friends,
Batista and Mysterio.
But tonight, John, it's every man for himself
under Triple Threat rules.
Both of these men have been champion,
they will let no one stand in their way to regain the title.
[JBL] And there will come a point tonight, Michael,
where they will look at the-- Batista will look at Rey,
Rey will look at Batista and see an obstacle, not a friend.
[Michael] But does Mysterio have an edge?
Remember when he won his first championship
in WrestleMania 22,
Rey won a Triple Threat match much like he faces tonight.
[JBL] Rey was the Cinderella story of 2006.
Batista is a two-time world champion.
But, Michael, nobody has come close to even slowing down The Great Khali.
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka ♪
♪ 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka ♪
♪ Rey Mysterio ♪
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka ♪
♪ 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka ♪
[Michael] In the Triple Threat matchup,
the champion does not have to be pinned to lose the title.
It is the first man to win via pinfall or submission
to become world champion.
[crowd chatter]
[JBL] You can feel the tension,
cut it with a knife.
[crowd chatter]
["Da.ngr" playing]
[Michael] And here comes, both men, common enemy.
["Da.ngr" continues playing]
[Chimel] And from India, standing over seven feet tall,
weighing in at 420 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
-The Great Khali. -[yells]
[Michael] Listen to the list of superstars
that have been taken out by The Khali Vise Grip,
the legendary Ric Flair.
[JBL] Haven't seen him since.
[Michael] The Big Red Machine, Kane.
Jeff Hardy, this past Monday night on Raw,
and of course, his two opponents tonight,
Rey Mysterio and Batista.
[JBL] It's quite simple, Michael. Rey Mysterio was right.
If Khali gets that Vise Grip on you, it's ball game.
Find the fat lady, tell her to sing because you're not getting up.
[Michael] Great Khali
won the world title back in July,
winning a 20-man over the top rope Battle Royal
after Edge had to relinquish the title due to injury.
Triple Threat rules here. Every man for himself.
Khali, the champion,
two former world champions, Batista and Mysterio, the challengers.
John, first off strategy for the champion, Khali.
[JBL] What the champion's going to have to do, Michael,
is do what brought him to this dance.
He has not done anything covertly,
he has been brazen, right in the open.
He has come out and he has steam-rolled people.
-[bell ringing] -[JBL] That is what Khali has to do
to walk out of here champion.
[Michael] What about the champions, Batista and Mysterio,
who begin a double team on the champion, Khali.
Uh-oh. And there's the strength.
The dominant 7'3", 420-pounder
isolates himself with Batista.
[JBL] And this is actually a good spot for Rey to be in, Michael.
In a Triple Threat match, you pick your spots.
Rey Mysterio knows all about that.
Rey Mysterio can lay out,
let these two monsters beat each other up,
and pick the bones.
That is what Rey Mysterio needs to do to become world champion.
[Michael] Well, John, remember at SummerSlam,
Khali and Batista with a one-on-one matchup for the title.
And The Great Khali, in my mind, got himself disqualified
because he knew SummerSlam was Batista's night.
[JBL] But Khali got frustrated.
I don't know-- I agree with you completely, Michael.
We don't know what would have happened but Khali still had that match in hand.
[Michael] And Khali, the world champion, dominating Batista in the early going,
much like he's dominated the entire SmackDown
the last couple months.
[JBL] Yes. What Khali has to do, you're looking at it.
This is textbook.
He needs to keep Batista in front of him.
[Michael] Batista with a right and then the shoulders.
Like a challenger, Batista,
the former world champion,
who needs to try to wear the 7'3" man down.
And remember, John, it is every man for himself.
Batista using Mysterio as a weapon.
[JBL] This is what Batista and Rey need to do though.
They need to double up on this giant.
They need to get rid of him
and then take their chances with each other.
[Michael] I think Rey hurt his hand on the giant.
And look at Mysterio from behind, almost stole the championship.
[JBL laughs]
[Michael] Every man for himself.
[JBL laughs]
[Michael] Batista couldn't believe it. But, hey, they're the rules.
[JBL] A world championship's on the line, Michael.
-[Michael] And Rey-- -[JBL] And these guys would turn
on their own mother for that.
I would.
[Michael] Vintage Rey Mysterio.
The high-flying, acrobatic Mysterio planting Batista.
And Mysterio quickly to the cover on Batista,
kickout at two with authority.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Khali still showing the effects of the attack
by Batista and Mysterio in the corner.
And here's the isolation you talked about, John, making it a one-on-one matchup.
Seated senton. Oh.
What would that feel like having that foot crash into your skull?
[JBL] Take a size 22 boot, fill it with concrete
and have someone throw it at you.
That's what it feels like.
[Michael] Khali is a size 24 boot.
And you compare that-- Uh-oh, look at this.
-[JBL] Here it comes. -[Michael] Khali.
[JBL] We're going home early tonight.
[Michael] Setting up for the Vise Grip. Setting up for the Vise Grip.
But Batista blocking, Batista blocking it.
The power of The Animal.
[JBL] And that's what he has to do.
[Michael] Oh.
The clubbing, axe-like, tomahawk-like blow by the champion.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] And it may just be a matter of time.
Batista--
-And there it is. -[JBL] He's got it.
-[Michael] The Vise Grip is locked in. -[JBL] He's got it.
[Michael] The Vise Grip. Those huge-- those huge hands.
[JBL] It's all over, Michael.
[Michael] Enveloping the skull of Batista.
We've seen this before.
Mysterio, look at Mysterio.
Steel chair, thundering on the back.
And that is legal in a Triple Threat matchup.
[JBL] But it didn't even faze Khali.
[Michael] Oh.
That skillet-like right hand right into the face of Mysterio.
No, it didn't faze Khali,
but it may have saved Batista in the matchup.
[JBL] It may have, but look at Rey.
Rey is not moving.
[Michael] Great Khali, 7'3", 420 pounds.
[JBL] This is what Khali is making a mistake.
Look at this.
[Michael] Watch his right hand.
[JBL] He has knocked Rey silly here-- he should have gone after Rey.
[Michael] John, I'm going to disagree with you.
-I think this is-- -[JBL] No. No. What are you talking about?
He could have pinned Rey Mysterio.
[Michael] But he took Batista out of the matchup.
Now, Mysterio to Khali is easy pickings.
I think it was great strategy by the champion.
And now, Khali is stalking Mysterio.
Mysterio is left by himself with Khali.
[JBL] If it is, then Tyrannosaurus rex has got a brain.
[Michael] Look at how huge.
[JBL] You may be right, Michael.
[Michael] This is like the modern day David versus Goliath.
And Mysterio using the quickness.
[JBL] Yeah. But this David doesn't have God nor a slingshot.
[Michael] Well, Mysterio's got to play "keep away."
He's got to stay away from Khali.
Keep the big man off balance.
[JBL] But how long can Rey Mysterio stay away?
[Michael] Oh, not long.
Oh, look at the power
of the dominant champion.
Hey, come on now.
Hey, hey, come on.
[JBL] Khali is stomping an Indian mud hole right through Rey Mysterio.
[Michael] And Rey Mysterio, John, simply has to stay away from that Vise Grip
which almost collapsed his skull nine nights ago
in a frightening scene--
[JBL] And right now, Michael, Rey Mysterio needs to stay away from Khali.
Khali is systematically dismantling Rey Mysterio.
Come on, get out of there.
[Michael] John, you saw that right hand by Khali earlier.
What does a simple punch, a simple kick by the champion, Khali,
do to a man like Mysterio?
[JBL] Michael, it is like getting hit with a brick.
It takes all-- everything you have.
It takes you out of the game.
[Michael] That was like running into a brick wall for Mysterio.
[JBL] Khali's hand is the size of Rey's head.
Now, imagine those massive arms and shoulders behind it
doing that.
That is impact.
[Michael] Khali's hands are as wide as an NFL football.
That's how wide Khali's hands are.
Imagine the damage it could inflict on the 5'6", 165-pound Mysterio.
Look at-- the hand is engulfing the entire trap area,
the shoulders of Mysterio, engulfing it.
[JBL] Right. He's got that nerve hold on Rey.
What Rey is going to have happen is his right arm
is going to start falling sleep.
[Michael] Just look at the look. And you can see-- look at that.
The look on Mysterio's face tells the entire story.
Triple Threat rules.
First man for pinfall or submission wins the title.
And there's the heart, the guts, the determination-- Ooh!
And there's the boot again by The Punjabi Nightmare.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] It is just a matter of time.
-Oh, no, not again. Not again. -[JBL] Here we go.
-Here we go. -[Michael] The Vise Grip has locked in.
[JBL] Mickie Henson better call this match off.
[Michael] Look at this.
And Batista from behind.
Khali was going to squash Mysterio's skull and Batista--
Oh, and Khali's-- he's locked up.
[JBL] This is where I'd go up to Rey Mysterio.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The Animal's on the hunt.
[crowd] Three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
[Michael] This could be the opening Batista needs.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] And Batista-- -[JBL] That's it, Batista.
[Michael] Mysterio realized that he's in trouble.
These two men are former tag team champions.
And Mysterio, from out of nowhere.
Can he do it again?
[JBL] The world title on the line.
Rey Mysterio's about to win a world title again.
-[Michael] The 619. -[JBL] Can you believe it?
-[Michael] Khali as well. -[JBL] You got to be kidding me.
[Michael] Mysterio's going to do it.
The biggest underdog champion in history.
Seated senton. And Batista.
Look at this.
Powerbomb into the champion.
[JBL] Right onto The Great Khali.
[Michael] And Batista with both men down.
Who's The Animal going to stalk?
Who's The Animal going to choose?
Who is the hunted?
It's the champion.
[JBL] He wanted Khali.
-[Michael] Spinebuster. -[JBL] Got him.
Holy cow, oh, my God in heaven.
-[Michael] He did it. -[bell ringing]
[JBL] Unbelievable.
[Michael] Batista did it.
He's the new champ.
[Chimel] Here's your winner
and the new World Heavyweight Champion,
Batista!
[Michael] You got to believe.
[JBL] Batista has just climbed the Mt. Everest.
Sweet God in heaven,
what a victory for The Animal.
[Michael] Seeing is believing. Batista never gave up.
And he made good on his claim that the talking is over.
And he is leaving Unforgiven tonight
the three-time world champion.
[JBL] What a long road back. What a tough hill to climb.
And I'm not sure anybody standing on their feet here in Memphis
really believed Batista could do it except for Batista,
and, Michael, that's all that matters.
The emotion overflowing with Batista.
That was a perform-- phenomenal performance.
Enjoy that championship, Batista, you earned it.
[Michael] The nearly six-month wait is over.
And what a struggle it was.
But Batista never gave up.
He persevered. He did what he said he was going to do.
He won the world title.
[JBL] You wonder what a world champion looks like.
Take a photo of Batista
because that was nothing short of phenomenal.
Batista, listen to the crowd, man.
These times don't come around very often.
[Michael] Well, we thought Rey Mysterio was going to pull off
one of the greatest upsets ever here tonight off the double 619,
followed by the seated senton.
But Batista, John, would powerbomb Mysterio into the champion.
And then The Animal had a choice.
Who would he pick? He chose Khali and made a statement.
[JBL] Unbelievable.
Picked him up, planted him.
-Ball game. -[bell ringing]
[JBL] New world champion Batista.
[Michael] Batista pinned the champion in the Triple Threat match.
Batista…
[firework explosion]
♪ I walk for miles ♪
[Michael] The Animal is on top of the food chain again.
[JBL] Hogan slammed André,
Batista just planted The Great Khali.
These times don't come along very often, Michael.
You're going to tell your kids about this.
Batista enjoy. Hell of a job.
[Michael] The Animal has simply defeated the giant,
The Great Khali.
And props from his good friend, Mysterio,
as Batista wins the title.
Spine chilling.
["I Walk Alone" playing]
[JBL] Going to be a party on Beale Street tonight, I have a feeling.
Batista, after five and a half months, deserves it.
["I Walk Alone" continues playing]
[Michael] This is when we believed Mysterio was going to do it again
off the seated senton.
But Batista would take advantage, would turn it around.
And I found it interesting, John, when Batista had to make his point.
And he made his point on the champion.
An incredible feat.
[JBL] Batista wanted an exclamation point.
He wanted no doubt, he wanted no asterisk
beside his new championship.
He wanted to plant Khali and Batista did it.
Batista's walking out world champion.
Unbelievable night, Michael.
You wonder why SmackDown is the "A" show, you're looking at it.
[Michael] An unbelievable night for Batista,
but an unbelievable week for Mr. McMahon.
Last week at Raw, the world found out, who Mr. McMahon's illegitimate son is.
♪ And spit them out and I said ♪
[Vince] Five weeks ago, I was embarrassed to find out
that I had sired an illegitimate child.
My bastard child is a current WWE superstar.
I was told that my illegitimate offspring is male.
One of these men is privileged to be my bastard son.
Who will claim the name of McMahon?
Before I disclose who your son is,
my client has a series of messages of who your son is not.
Your illegitimate son is not extreme.
Your son has a fondness for gold.
You son's skin is fair…
as is his hair.
Individual.
[Vince] Sorry, gentlemen.
[dramatic music playing]
One final clue,
your son loves to play the game.
["The Game" playing]
-♪ Time to play the game ♪ -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
I don't like this any more than you do, all right?
Something's wrong with this.
This is not right.
I-- This is not right.
Your son, Mr. McMahon,
does indeed love to play the game,
whether that game be hide and seek
horseshoes, or as seen last Friday night on SmackDown, marbles.
Stop talking in riddles.
Who's my son?
Things are looking up, Mr. McMahon.
But not for you, for your son,
Hornswoggle.
[Jerry] What?
["He's Ma Da" playing]
[Ross] Well, the little bastard.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
Look.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Mr. McMahon's son is Hornswoggle.
Mr. McMahon is in complete disbelief
that his grapefruits can produce
a Hornswoggle.
[Jerry laughing]
[crowd cheering]
-Congratulations, man. -Thank you.
[crowd cheering]
Just remember one thing.
You know as well as I do,
it's one thing to win it,
it's another thing to keep it.
[crowd cheering]
["New Rockers" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
This contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Tag Team Championship.
Introducing the challengers at a combined weight of 369 pounds,
Paul London and Brian Kendrick.
[Ross] Well, they're like pouring smoke through a keyhole,
are London and Kendrick.
Certainly reminiscing the Rock 'n' Roll Express
and Midnight Rockers and other teams that use great quickness and skill.
["Southern Pride" playing]
[Jerry] How about The Rockers, J.R.?
-[Ross] I said that. -[Jerry] You did?
[Lilián] And making their way to the ring at a combined weight of 532 pounds,
they are the World Tag Team Champions,
Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.
[Ross] Well, these two teams are the-- are developing
quite the rivalry in South Africa,
the first and only WWE tour there in Cape Town.
London and Kendrick won the World Tag titles,
kept the titles until the controversy
in the very last night of the tour in Johannesburg
when Cade and Murdoch regained
the coveted World Tag Team Championship.
["Southern Pride" continues playing]
[Jerry] Well, you're talking about London and Kendrick,
what did you say that their speed is like pouring smoke through a keyhole?
-[Ross] Yup. -[Jerry] Well, you know,
Cade and especially Murdoch, they're not the fastest guys around.
Matter of fact, Trevor Murdoch, if he raced a pregnant woman,
he'd probably come in third.
But they are the World Tag Team Champions.
They have the gold,
and it's because they're great sportsmen, J.R.
[Ross] You know, I may have an issue with that,
but I'm not going to take it up now.
[Jerry] But what does smoke through a keyhole mean?
[Ross] That's quick, elusive, hard to handle,
hard to get your hands around, fast.
[Jerry] I got you.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] I don't think the late Curt Gowdy
would say these guys are American sportsmen
but be that as it may,
it's the Kendrick and London air force
versus Cade and Murdoch's very vaunted ground attack.
And Brian Kendrick and Lance Cade starting it out here.
[Cone] Back up.
-[Trevor] Play by the rules. -Play by the rules.
[Jerry] See that, there's your sportsmanship.
[Ross] Referee John Cone,
his verbal command adhered to by Lance Cade.
The key to this match, King, one may say, could be to isolate and exploit.
And that goes for either team.
-[Jerry] Right there. -[Trevor] There you go.
[Ross] Hammerlock reversed by Lance Cade, a big strong individual.
And again, Brian Kendrick and Paul London, they like to wrestle at a quick pace.
They will take chances.
But in this match, in my opinion, Cade and London cannot take risk-- reverse.
[Jerry] Anyone taking chances will get you.
[Ross] What's the area code in Memphis?
'Cause Kendrick just went out of it.
-[Jerry] 901. -[Trevor] That's how you do it.
That's how you do it.
[Cade] Come on, let's go.
[Ross] We've had the opportunity to have Murdoch and Cade
join us for commentary on Monday Night Raw on more than one occasion.
They certainly talk a good game about being sportsmen
and wanting to set examples.
And they believe they're role models when they do.
[Jerry] Well, you can't-- you can't deny that.
Fine-looking young athletes, World Tag Team Champions.
Ask him, ref.
[Jerry] Play by the rules.
What more could you ask for?
[London] Come on, Brian.
[Ross] Anyhow, congratulations to Batista
for winning the World Heavyweight Championship a few moments ago.
[Jerry] And I'm hear-- I'm hearing that--
from my sources, J.R., that it's quite the celebration
going on backstage right now involving Batista.
The fact that he finally slayed the-- I guess, the giant.
[Ross] A little quickness here.
And a dropkick.
Nicely done and Brian Kendrick hitting the face of Cade and Murdoch.
And again-- and then Cade slows it right back down
with the hard tackle-- that right in the chest-- solar plexus
taking the air out of Brian Kendrick and a timely tag.
[Jerry] And look at Cade and Murdoch, I mean, you know, J.R.,
you should really-- wow-- you should appreciate these guys.
They're traditionalists.
Look at their wrestling attire.
[Ross] I agree. They take--
Hey, you know, go back to WWE 24--
They remind me of the old Texas Outlaws.
-Dusty Rhodes and the late Dick Murdoch. -[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, wait a minute.
[Ross] And wait, inside cradle, the quickness--
there's that quickness.
That's the smoke through the keyhole I'm telling you about.
Quicker than a hiccup might be another one you want to use later.
[Jerry] Tell me a little bit about the attire,
wrestling attire of London and Kendrick. Those pants.
I want a pair of pants like that
once we knock down three bottles with a baseball.
Look at those pants.
[Ross] And London comes in.
That looks like an old pair of my underwear.
-[Jerry] Oh, please. -[Ross] Before I lost weight.
[Jerry] And look at the-- speaking of weight,
look at the great physique on Trevor Murdoch.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Would you go run by that one more time?
[Jerry] Well, I'm just-- I'm still thinking about what you said
about those pants look like your underwear.
-[Ross] Long boxer shorts. -[Jerry] Does that mean--
Oh, I thought you meant streaked.
[Ross laughs]
And nice teamwork.
Paul London.
Man, that's a-- we talked about isolating,
isolating and exploiting.
Classic tag team strategy.
That's what we're seeing London and Kendrick trying to do here.
[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Ross] And Murdoch's sternum just got introduced to the top turnbuckle.
It said howdy and again, knocked down again.
Quickness here. The hook on the far leg by Paul London.
Got a near fall.
Referee John Cone having a couple of small issues here at the tag.
Nice sunset flip.
Kendrick got the sunset flip and got a near fall.
[Jerry] Oh, there you go.
-[Ross] How do you do? -[Jerry] That Trevor Murdoch is a great--
and his physique reminds me of somebody great.
I think Rodney Dangerfield maybe.
-What do you think? -[Ross] I don't know.
I don't know about that. I've never seen Rodney Dangerfield.
I don't know.
-And there's a hard shot there. -[Trevor] Come on, what do you say, huh?
Right to the kidneys by Lance Cade.
And that slows down Kendrick.
Oh, man, you hear the impact. Hard impact.
Cade's big and visible.
Very impressive young man.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] That speed and agility you're talking about.
-[Ross] London landing on his feet. -[Jerry] Oh, look out!
[Ross] Nice counter to the headscissors.
And that's what London-- oh, Kendrick dodged
and London darted with a-- with a dropkick.
-There's a double team. -[Jerry] You're right.
[Ross] A double dropkick.
[Jerry] So you can probably call that great tag team wrestling.
But I think that-- I think that Cade and Murdoch
would agree that this is double teaming we're seeing from London and Kendrick.
[Ross] I think you're right. It is double teaming.
[Jerry] Very unsportsmanlike.
[Ross] And the referee's got to get control of the situation,
which he is doing as it would seem.
[Jerry] Yeah. But doesn't seem that way to me. Look.
-[Ross] And look out here. -[Jerry] Look out. Come on.
[Ross] That's a suicide-like dive by Paul London
right in front of us on Trevor Murdoch.
Kendrick, likewise, on the other side to big Lance Cade.
Cade and Murdoch--
Cade and Murdoch got a-- their tag titles on the line here.
[Jerry] And they're a little disoriented here.
This is not good. Oh, there you go.
[Ross] As exciting as Cade and Murdoch are to watch,
we talked about earlier, not taking risk for risk's sake.
And that may have been the case there with Brian Kendrick, who just got--
who is bell rung by the ruggedly handsome
red sideburned, Trevor Murdoch.
[Jerry] Well, there's nothing fancy about Trevor Murdoch.
That's what I like about him.
[Ross] Murdoch looks like a barbecue man to me.
[Jerry] Sure. And not just a regular guy.
[Ross] I tell you what, Cade and Murdoch with that championship advantage
to lose the title, they gotta lose by pinfall or submission.
And they'll be able to count-out.
[Jerry] And Murdoch is an incredible wrestler.
He's-- Oh, look at this now.
[Ross] There's a cover.
But overall-- Murdoch a very fundamental example.
You're right about that and all kidding aside.
[Jerry] He just loves to compete. He's not in this for the money, J.R.
He thinks the NASDAQ 400 is a stock car race.
He just likes to win wrestling matches.
-Look at this. -[Ross] Nice teamwork.
Nice teamwork there.
And could that body block be-- yup, there it is--
-Oh, man. -[Jerry] So close.
[Ross] Referee coming down for three-- Nice tag.
But we're tagging in and out, remind me of the Andersons in the old days.
Nice teamwork.
Beautiful teamwork by Cade and Murdoch.
One, two--
-Two! Two, Trevor. -[Ross] And I thought it was right there.
Again, Cade and Murdoch had isolated Kendrick
into the Cade and Murdoch half of the ring.
That is great strategy.
As sound as a dollar.
Uh-oh.
And Brian Kendrick got a desperation kick in there.
[Jerry] Well, Trevor Murdoch set himself a little bit too soon for that back--
[Ross] Oh, look at this. Man, Lance Cade made sure
that Kendrick did not tag in London, emphatically, made sure.
[Jerry] Nobody to tag.
Uh-oh, now, what? What's going to happen here?
[Ross] Well, we talked about this match.
Is it going to be a flyby or a sustained march?
And thus far, Air Kendrick and London
hasn't been able to take off and fly very much.
[Jerry] Well, you have to fly now. Woo-hoo!
[Ross] Man, what a-- what a powerslam
for the World Tag Team Championship
and a hook-- near-- leg.
-And London interrupting the count. -[Jerry] Come on, ref!
Where's the sportsmanship? This match should be over, J.R.
[Ross] It's all about the WWE-- the World Tag Championship.
And London bending the rules, but not getting disqualified.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
Watch this. Hey, man.
[Ross] Murdoch going to the air.
-[Jerry] Nice flight. -[Ross] The elbow to the sternum.
And as Murdoch was reaching back to grab the leg,
it was Kendrick kicking out.
And now look at Murdoch bringing Kendrick
as far from Kendrick's corner as Murdoch possibly can.
[Jerry] Sound fundamental wrestling tactics.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Murdoch has a-- he's got quite the mug on him sometimes.
[Jerry] He's the only guy I know that can actually see his own bottom lip.
[Ross] Well, Brian Kendrick fighting back.
-Resiliency-- London and Kendrick. -[Jerry] Oh, my.
[Ross] These two young men were Tag Team Champions
over on Friday Night SmackDown for right around a year.
[Jerry] They may not the best sportsmen but I got to admit,
London and Kendrick are exciting to watch.
These guys are-- they're so unpredictable.
[Ross] Absolutely. Great offense. Great excitement.
And they're innovative, are London and Kendrick.
And the knockdown, and everything slows down
and that's what London and Kendrick cannot deal with for long periods of time.
[Jerry] Well, London and Kendrick certainly know what it knows
or what it feels like to be Tag Champions. Whoa!
[Ross] And Murdoch kind of stepped out of this--
[Jerry] And they might do it again right now, J.R.
[Ross] Murdoch stepped off the back porch
into no man's land, got kicked in the face.
And I tell you that is very uncharacteristic
of Trevor Murdoch to be operating off the top turnbuckle.
[Jerry] Yes, it is.
I think it'll be a long time before we see him back up there.
Make the tag. Get the tag.
[Ross] And there's a tag and Cade gets the tag.
London gets it-- or as Kendrick-- or London-- Excuse me--
Paul London and Lance Cade are the two legal participants
in this one fall match for the World Tag titles.
[Jerry] London and Kendrick, so fast.
Hardly tell these guys apart.
[Ross] Standing hurricanrana by Paul London.
[Jerry] This is why they were the Tag Team Champions over on SmackDown
for over a year, J.R.
Wait a minute.
[Ross] And now London--
[Jerry] Look at this. Oh, golly.
[Ross] Great innovation.
Looked like London, he may have hurt himself.
But in the event, can London win it here.
The cover and-- Boy, that was a long time two-count.
London really has an issue with that count.
[Jerry] Check this out. You got to give him props for athleticism.
That was unbelievable.
He is so high up in the air
and just came down with a double-- double-footed stomp.
[Ross] Well, that kick in the face by Cade was very believable.
-The elbow. -[Ross] Has rearranged some molars.
-[Jerry] Oh, man, oh, no. Look out! -[Ross] And then, London avoiding contact.
And look at London here.
-London may get it. -[Cone] Oh, come on.
[Ross] And Murdoch interrupting the count.
[Jerry] Yeah. London and Kendrick did that same thing earlier.
Oh, come on, ref.
Don't come in here unless you're tagged in.
-[Ross] I'm not complaining. -[Jerry] Stay focused, Trevor.
-[Ross] You're the one keeping score. -[Jerry] Don't lose your cool.
[Ross] Here's a tag, Kendrick.
Kendrick's got the tag.
Cade's not aware.
Oh, hard crossbody.
The crossbody may do it.
And Brian Kendrick got a tremendous near fall on Lance Cade
with a dynamic crossbody with some hang time.
[Jerry] And the thing that you noticed about London and Kendrick,
they just don't get tired.
They wear their opponents down.
-Uh-oh, wait a minute here. -[Ross] Murdoch coming through.
And a nasty, gnarly kick right to the head.
-What a double team. -One, two--
[Ross] What a-- Kendrick-- I thought it was over.
[Jerry] How did Kendrick kick out of that?
[Ross] I thought the large lady was humming.
Get him! Get him!
[Jerry chuckles] Listen to Lance Cade.
He is irate. He's beside himself,
he's screaming at Trevor Murdoch.
Look at the look on Murdoch's face now.
[Ross] Anybody's ball game here.
One fall for the World Tag Team titles.
[Jerry] This thing is breaking down.
The referee is gonna have to get some control.
I don't even know-- I'm not sure who the legal men are.
Look out! Oh, my gosh! Wow.
[Ross] What a sit-down spinebuster.
Oh, my God. London got elevated.
And there's a cover by Murdoch.
-[Jerry] There it is, there it is. -[bell ringing]
[Ross] And Murdoch and Cade barely, barely retain their titles.
[Lilián] Here are your winners and still the World Tag Team Champions,
Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.
[Jerry] Whoo! What a battle.
[Ross] And King, we've seen a lot of tremendous tag team rivalries evolve
and develop over the years on Monday Night Raw,
and we're seeing another of those phenomenal matchups
between Cade and Murdoch, London and Kendrick.
This was an outstanding, outstanding tag team matchup.
[Jerry] And you got to admit, it's good to see
those true sportsmen prevail.
These guys should be proud of themselves.
[Ross] Oh, let's not get carried away, sportsman.
-[Jerry] What do you mean? -[Ross] What do I mean?
[Jerry] They're not even kicking their opponent while he's down.
Even you would do that.
[Ross] And you saw Cade and Murdoch won just as I did.
They've-- they bend the rules.
-Now, you've seen it with your eyes. -[yells indistinctly]
[Ross] And they are emotional.
And they are happy.
And they are the best tag team in the WWE for my money,
Cade and Murdoch.
[Jerry] They may go back there and join Batista for celebrating tonight.
Woo-hoo. Man.
["Southern Pride" playing]
[Jerry] Well, let's check this out one more time.
-This is how-- -[Ross] Oh, damn.
[Jerry] Kendrick got put down.
London distracting the-- actually London his own worst enemy,
distracting the referee here and then-- Oh, baby.
[Ross] Sit-down spinebuster by the illegal man, Lance Cade.
Remember, Cade's not legal, just so you'll know, King.
Cade was not legal but he was lethal.
[Jerry] Well, they may not be legal, but he is the tag team champion.
Number one, baby. Keep it going. Yeah.
[Jerry] We got to back there and get in on that celebration.
I got a feeling it's gonna be great.
[William] Randy Orton demanded a rematch with John Cena
for the WWE Championship but I denied him.
So Orton pleaded his case to Mr. McMahon who told Orton…
Show me you really, really down deep want that title shot.
[William] And unfortunately, for the Cena family,
that inspired Orton to do this.
[Ross] Hey, wait.
[Jerry] It's John Cena's father.
[Randy] John Cena's father got his face kicked off because of John Cena.
His father's blood is on his hands.
Why wonder, John Cena?
Do you want that rematch now?
[William] I think we all do, Randy.
That's why I'm here tonight to announce
that at Unforgiven, it will indeed be John Cena versus Randy Orton
for the WWE Championship.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ross] Well, the champ is here.
[Jerry] It doesn't look like he's in a very good mood.
[William] Now, Cena, as general manager, I'm just doing my job.
Don't do anything foolish.
Don't do anything that you may regret.
[tense music playing]
[Ross] One can only imagine the range of emotions
that must be going through John Cena's body.
After what Cena did to Regal last week,
I have banned John Cena from the building tonight.
[Randy] John Cena, at Unforgiven will be the one year anniversary
of which you became WWE Champion.
And you became WWE Champion because you had a clear head.
You were focused but back then, John, it wasn't personal.
It's a bit different now, isn't it, John?
When I kicked your father in the face, I not only injured his head,
but I got into your head, John.
[echoes] Your head, John.
And now, I guarantee you're going to make a mistake.
And I'm going to be there to capitalize.
And I'm going to become the new WWE Champion.
-[Jerry] Hey. -Now, John--
[Jerry] It's John Cena.
He's in the arena.
[Cena] Now, you know exactly
what I'm going to do to Randy Orton.
His blood will run with fear.
He will see rage in these eyes
and feel pain,
and vengeance in his bones,
for myself,
for my family,
for my father.
[bell ringing]
[Lilián] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE Championship.
[crowd cheering]
-["Burn In My Light" playing] -♪ Hey! ♪
[Lilián] Introducing the challenger,
from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 245 pounds,
Randy Orton.
♪ Nothing's gonna change What you've done to me ♪
[Jerry] Well, J.R., you referred to Randy Orton as The Viper
and he will strike at a moment's notice.
We've called him The Iceman.
It's like ice water flows through his veins.
He's remorseless.
♪ Nothing's gonna change What you've done ♪
[Ross] Orton, a third-generation superstar.
The youngest world champion in WWE history,
has a chance again tonight to become the WWE Champion.
Because you've got to wonder as far as John Cena's mindset,
is this match about rage and retribution
or is it about retaining the WWE title?
Based on what John Cena had said,
perhaps the WWE title is the least of Cena's priorities here.
[Jerry] I don't think there's any doubt whatsoever.
And that could be the downfall of John Cena
because you're right, John Cena admits
there's going to be rage in his eyes.
He is all about retribution tonight.
[Ross] This is an amazing rivalry.
We've seen the brawl here on Monday Night Raw.
And now, here at Unforgiven, it's like bedlam.
It's like the Yankees and the Red Sox or Oklahoma and Texas.
The Cena and Orton chemistry is dangerous.
[Jerry] Look at the look on his face. He's cold. He's calculating.
Cunning-- what's he pointing out?
♪ That your fear is so near ♪
♪ Because I see ♪
[Ross] Oh, wait a minute.
King, there's--
[Jerry] John Cena's father at ringside.
[Ross] Mr. Cena is here at ringside.
Mr. Cena who--
[Jerry] That is not a smart place for Mr. Cena to be.
[Ross] And I am--
-[Jerry] Hey! -[Ross] Wait a minute.
-[Jerry] Referee, stop him. -[Ross] Yeah. That's…
["The Time Is Now" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And Mr. Cena staring a hole through the challenger.
And the champ is here.
[Lilián] And from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
he is the WWE Champion,
John Cena.
♪ You can't see me My time is now, now ♪
♪ It's the franchise, boy I'm shining now ♪
[Jerry] J.R., this is the moment that the champ, John Cena,
has been waiting for.
♪ I'm still hot Knock your shell off ♪
[Ross] John Cena standing between Randy Orton and John Cena's father.
But the emotion of John Cena's father
may be standing between John Cena and the WWE title.
♪ Ain't no way you breaking me, kid ♪
♪ I'm harder than nails ♪
[Jerry] Do you think Orton doesn't know that?
[Ross] You heard John Cena last week,
some of the most poignant and passionate remarks
I've heard on Monday Night Raw in years,
"for himself, for his family, for his father."
John Cena will come here to this event on this night
for almighty retribution.
♪ Krrr, Amadou! ♪
♪ Your time is up, my time is now, now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
[Ross] Senior referee Mike Chioda will have his hands full
officiating this one fall match for the WWE Championship.
Cena, a three-time champion
on his 364th day as WWE Champion.
And that's the first in nearly two decades.
[Jerry] Well, you and I both agree, J.R.,
that Cena needs to somehow control his emotion.
Put what happened to his father at the hands of Randy Orton
on the back burner if he came for this match--
-[Ross] How do you do that? -[Jerry] I know it's impossible to do,
but he needs to stay focused
on the fact that Orton is here for one thing.
That's the championship.
[Ross] There's not a day goes by, I don't think of my late father.
And I don't see how John Cena will ever forget having to witness
what Randy Orton did to John's own father,
who now surprisingly is sitting here at ringside.
[Jerry] And here we go.
[Ross] Remorseless eyes of Randy Orton.
[Jerry] Look at Cena, he's about to explode.
[Ross] Cena trembling with rage.
[Jerry] Here he comes.
[Ross] And the fight is on.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Cena above him.
[crowd clamoring]
[Ross] Orton covering up.
Orton covering up
and the referee trying to restrain Cena.
[Jerry] Well, Cena's telling the world
that Orton is going to see the rage in his eyes.
And we're seeing it right now.
Oh, my gosh.
[Ross] Orton was trying to get away but to no avail,
and Cena may be the relentless one,
the unrelenting WWE Champion whether you like him or not.
[Jerry] Boy, John Cena literally tried to separate Randy Orton's head,
listen, from his body and a hard clothesline.
[Ross] Orton's head bouncing off the canvas.
Cena with another big right hand from downtown.
Cena with the right hand, right on the abdomen.
And I don't know that Mr. Cena, who's got that scar above his eye
thanks to Randy Orton, has changed his expression
since this whole proceeding got underway.
[Jerry] Well, John Cena's father lucky to be able to be sitting here
and actually seeing this match.
You know, there was some concern about his vision.
His eye looked horrible after that kick--
[Ross] Oh, whoa.
[Jerry] Man, oh, man.
Orton flat down on his back
and he is reeling and writhing in pain--
Oh, look at John Cena's foot right across the throat of Randy Orton.
[Ross] John Cena choking away
and John's got to be careful he doesn't get disqualified.
And when that man-- Mr. Cena showed up the day after SummerSlam,
it was in Boston-- Mr. Cena living in the Boston area,
it was-- it was a situation where Randy Orton
had an opportunity in the ring with John Cena-- Wait, wait, wait.
Here we go, STFU.
Bottom line, Mr. Cena sitting at ringside.
And was pulled over the rail as a fan, as a civilian,
and then kicked in the head by Randy Orton
just to get John Cena's attention.
And this is after Cena had-- Orton had been told
there would be no rematch at SummerSlam.
[Jerry] Well, that's why we call Randy Orton ruthless. Look out.
He's right here on us.
[Ross] And Orton's face is--
[Jerry] All Mr. Cena was doing that night was celebrating the victory by his son
and Randy Orton pulls him.
-[Ross] Orton's face getting all puffy. -[Jerry] Oh, look out here now.
[Ross] Orton got-- his face is discolored.
Randy Orton's face very puffy.
But Orton, the opportunist with a dynamic uppercut
as Cena was coming back in the ring.
Orton had the wherewithal,
that third-generation instinct,
to deliver one hell of an uppercut.
[Jerry] Well, Cena caught off guard there
by literally the desperation of Randy Orton.
Randy Orton was absolutely taking a butt-kicking.
He had to do something to stop the momentum.
[Ross] Oh, look out here, look out here.
This could be it right here.
This could be the lethal maneuver that Randy Orton is looking for
and that is a legendary, Legend Killer modified DDT.
Orton's got the cover.
Orton's got-- Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Man.
John Cena never ceases to amaze me.
That would have done in most WWE superstars,
but somehow Cena able to live on here.
[Ross] Well, it's going to be-- it's going to take more than that
to beat John Cena,
but how much more, more hard shots to the head.
Three blows, three shot Kansas
right at the cranium,
and I don't care how tough you are
and John Cena is as tough as anybody you'll ever meet.
-[Jerry] Boy, those big right-- -[Ross] Exactly.
[Jerry] Big right fist by Orton driving into Cena's--
-[Ross] Look at Cena. -[Jerry] And here comes Cena.
[Ross] Cena coming right back.
Cena won't be denied.
[crowd booing]
[Ross] John Cena.
Irish whip.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] And Orton able to move out of the way.
-[Jerry] Sleeper. -[Ross] Orton with a sleeper.
Orton with the sleeper hold.
[Jerry] He's trying to choke Cena out here.
[Ross] Cena's neck is cramped and turning a crimson red.
And look at that--
it's almost a rear naked choke there.
And Cena's-- Referee should check that.
[Jerry] I was going to say the only thing saving Cena
was he was able to get a few fingers in there
to try to relieve some of the pressure, but now they're out.
[Ross] And referee does a good job checking
-and it's a legal maneuver. -[Jerry] It's a good move.
Cena able to push Orton's arm and biceps
up onto his face and off his throat.
-Now, look at this. -[Ross] To the side headlock
but Orton at 6'4", big leverage advantage,
able to kick his legs, take Cena over, and control the action.
You control the head, you control the body,
the side headlock and now back in that--
in that-- almost a rear--
like I said, it's a unique version here,
it's a-- almost an inverted sleeper.
Mr. Cena, has he changed his expression, King?
[Jerry] Not one iota.
[half crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[remaining crowd chanting] Let's go, Orton.
[half crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[remaining crowd chanting] Let's go, Orton.
[Jerry] I love matches between these two guys.
[Ross] There's no Geneva.
There's no neutral ground when Randy Orton and John Cena compete,
but right now John Cena is not far from--
I would suspect the referee checking that arm.
Cena's eyes-- look at those eyes.
Those blue eyes of Cena,
hard to detect their color because they're almost closed.
Oh, they were moments ago.
Orton controlling the action.
[Jerry] And look at Cena eyeing that bottom rope
knowing that that may be his only hope
if he can somehow get to the ropes
and the referee breaks this hold.
[Ross] The repugnant Randy Orton
looking to become the WWE Champion.
As Cena battles, fights his way back to the vertical base.
Orton with that leverage advantage as we noticed
and indicated at 6'4".
[Jerry] And this match to John Cena is all about revenge
but to Orton, it's all about the championship
and the telling sign right behind the head of Randy Orton.
Cena's reign is RK-over and it may well be, J.R.
[Ross] Cena with a right hand
and now the body shot, another body shot, body shots…
-[Jerry] Look at the combination. -[Ross] …and to the head, downstairs.
Orton goes down. And Cena now with an adrenaline rush.
High-impact offense by John Cena.
Man, the battling John Cena
and nothing fancy or pretty about that.
And Cena shoving the referee out of the way.
Cena is in a rage.
John Cena just-- will not be controlled here and--
[bell ringing]
Disqualification.
-Randy Orton wins. -[crowd booing]
-[Ross] What-- -[Lilián] Ladies and gentleman,
the referee has disqualified John Cena.
Therefore, the winner is Randy Orton.
[Jerry] Cena's assault on Randy Orton was just unstoppable.
The referee then stops the match.
[Ross] But, King, Randy Orton's master plan
has apparently backfired
because Orton got his foot in Cena's father's head.
Orton got his psyche inside John Cena's head.
But the title does not change hands on a disqualification,
with that championship advantage.
The champion's gotta lose by pinfall or submission.
[Jerry] So all of Randy Orton's conniving and calculating comes up empty.
[Ross] The egocentric Orton comes--
-[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute. -[Ross] Oh, come on.
[Jerry] No, not again.
[Ross] Damn it, Randy, damn it.
You've done enough to that poor man.
Enough is enough.
[Jerry] Not again. He just dumped Mr. Cena.
-Oh, look at -[Ross] John Cena.
Intervening, stepping in to save his father.
[Jerry] It's the STFU.
[Ross] And look at the intensity of John Cena.
Kick this son of a bitch.
[Jerry] Wait a minute.
Kick him. Kick him now.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Ross] John Cena told his father, "Kick the son of a bitch,"
and that's exactly what Mr. Cena did to Randy Orton.
This is unheard of.
And John Cena's father leaving the-- with the security close behind.
♪ Your time is up My time is now, now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise, boy I'm shining now ♪
[Ross] Well, from revenge to a rough reckoning.
[Jerry] Randy Orton is hurt.
He's bad.
[Ross] Retribution comes in many forms in the WWE.
John Cena loses this match via disqualification.
He retains his championship nonetheless,
and again, John Cena, encouraging his own father
to get some retribution for the heinous attack of Randy Orton,
a few weeks ago in Boston.
[Jerry] Better get some help out here for Randy Orton right now.
♪ You'll never catch me In the next man's sweater ♪
♪ If they hate, let 'em hate ♪
♪ I drop your whole clan ♪
♪ Lay your ass down For the three second tan ♪
[Ross] John Cena said it was about his family
and his father
and that is what he was fighting for here tonight.
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
[Ross] John Cena is still the WWE Champion.
What a controversial match.
What a controversial conclusion.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
♪ You'll are so-so We talked about the bread you make ♪
♪ But don't know the recipe For dough though ♪
[Jerry] Check this out one more time.
This is where the referee stepped in
and finally disqualified John Cena
after being tossed aside by-- on more than one occasion by Cena.
[Ross] Well, the referee has warned Cena two or three times
to break before the five-count
and Cena getting physical with the official
and the referee had really no choice
but to make that call whether we like it or we don't.
[Jerry] Well, there's John Cena.
Pulls--
John Cena has his throat pulled over that top rope
and that gives Orton the opportunity to do this.
[Ross] I swear to God. Mr. Cena landed right on his head.
I swear to God, I never want to see that again.
I've seen enough. I've seen it in my sleep.
I didn't want to see Mr. Cena again
and Randy Orton was going to kick Mr. Cena's head off
until John Cena intervened.
And then, King, I can't believe what we're-- what we saw.
-[Jerry] Well, with that-- -[Ross] I don't believe this.
[Jerry] That STFU locked in, John Cena.
-Look at this. -Kick him.
Kick this son of a bitch.
Kick him. Kick him now.
[Jerry] Demanding his father to kick Randy Orton in the head,
scrambling his brains. Wow.
Look at this.
[Ross] This is so controversial.
Tell me that.
Who the hell do you think you are?
I want to know. Who the hell do you think you are?
Just because you're John Cena's father--
I know why you came here tonight.
You came here to distract Randy Orton. You knew that would happen.
You also knew that your son could not beat Randy Orton.
Your son got himself intentionally disqualified.
I'm not going to let that happen again.
Because of you, Randy Orton deserves a rematch
and I'm going to make sure that that happens,
but you see the next time these two meet,
there will be no disqualification,
no count-outs,
no pinfalls.
The next time these two meet,
it will be a match we call
Last Man Standing.
[crowd cheering]
And there's nothing you can do about it.
There's nothing what-- Oh!
You listen, and you listen good.
You see this?
Look at it.
That's life,
that's family,
which means you mess with him,
you mess with me. [grunts]
And you ain't got that club in the bag.
Let's get out of here.
That is huge, Michael.
You want to see a score settled,
you also want to see somebody hurt,
a career potentially ended,
put him in a Last Man Standing match.
We've got World War III brewing.
It's going to Chicago and it's going to happen at No Mercy.
Well, John Cena not the only man hell-bent on revenge tonight
because coming up next, ladies and gentleman,
The Phenom returns
and the target of The Undertaker,
none other than the "World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry.
The Phenom comes back at Unforgiven,
four months after Mark Henry destroyed
a vulnerable Undertaker.
[Mark] There's is not a man who can beat me.
[Michael] The World's Strongest Man hell-bent on destruction.
[Mark] I am the silverback and this is my jungle.
[Michael] What the hell is this?
[dramatic music playing]
[JBL] Undertaker is a sitting duck for the World's Strongest Man.
Whatever was left of The Undertaker is being destroyed.
[Michael] The Undertaker has been decimated by Mark Henry.
[Mark] I'm the one that took out The Undertaker.
[JBL] No one has ever done to The Undertaker what Mark Henry did.
[Mark] A lot of you think that The Undertaker is indestructible.
Well, he's gone and I reign supreme.
[tense music playing]
[bell tolls]
[kid, whispering] Did you hear the one about the man who can't be destroyed?
[suspenseful music playing]
-[bell tolls] -[kid] He keeps coming…
back.
[bell tolling]
[horse neighs]
[kid] Shh, did you hear that?
[tense music playing]
[Undertaker] Mark Henry,
Unforgiven.
You will
rest in peace.
[bell tolling]
[eerie music playing]
[bell tolls]
[static]
[bell tolls]
[crowd cheering]
-["Some Bodies Gonna Get It" playing] -♪ Whoa, hey ♪
-♪ Step up, ready? ♪ -♪ Whoa, hey ♪
-♪ Yes, sir! ♪
♪ Somebody gonna get they ass kicked ♪
♪ Somebody gonna get their wig split ♪
♪ Somebody gonna get they ass kicked ♪
♪ Somebody gonna get their wig split ♪
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring
from Silsbee, Texas, weighing in at 390 pounds,
he is the "World's Strongest Man,"
Mark Henry.
[Michael] On May 11th of this year,
Mark Henry returned from a shattered kneecap.
He made a major statement,
destroying The Undertaker who was vulnerable at the time,
cost him the world championship,
forcing his soul to leave the arena.
John, will Mark Henry pay for those sins tonight?
[JBL] Mark Henry's saying he's going to make an impact
and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.
Look, Mark Henry is a self-proclaimed silverback.
This is his jungle.
Michael, there are six billion people on this planet.
That man right there, Mark Henry is the strongest.
[Michael] What an opportunity tonight for Mark Henry.
If he could take out The Undertaker yet again,
he would cement himself in the annals of WWE history.
[JBL] You live your life to be up with two outs, ninth inning,
Roger Clemens throwing heat.
You either play the Mighty Casey or you either play the hero.
Mark Henry has a chance tonight to be the hero.
[Michael] For months, Mark Henry claims there has been no competition.
[JBL] There hasn't been. Michael, look at it.
You've been here, I've been here.
There has been no competition.
[Michael] That no one wants to meet him in the ring.
Mark Henry at Unforgiven tonight.
Your wait is over.
[JBL] It's showtime.
-[speaking indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
I can promise you that.
You let me run this.
[crowd chatter]
Bring him out here.
I said bring him out here.
I'm waiting.
I'm waiting right here.
Where's he at?
I'm waiting right here.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] My fingers on pins and needles.
[JBL] Hell is about to walk into Memphis, Michael.
Will manifest itself among us.
Get ready for this place to bust loose.
-[bell tolls] -[JBL] Here we go.
-[crowd cheering] -[choir vocalizing]
[singer singing in foreign language]
[bell tolls]
[thunder crackling]
[choir vocalizing]
[bell tolls]
[thunder crackles]
["Rest In Peace" playing]
[Chimel] From Death Valley,
weighing in at 305 pounds,
The Undertaker.
[Michael] Absolutely awe-inspiring
yet at the same time bone-chilling visibly.
Mark Henry does not look intimidated
but, John, you have been in the ring during legendary Undertaker entrances,
what does it do to you?
What does it feel like inside to experience that?
[JBL] I've stood in the ring, Michael,
opposite of The Undertaker and I too didn't look intimidated.
Let me tell you something, Mark Henry is shaking.
I don't care if he's the World's Strongest Man.
I don't care if he thinks he can win,
but there is nothing in the world like watching The Deadman
walk down that aisle
and stand across from you
and knowing you are about to walk into hell with him.
[Michael] The 400-pound World's Strongest Man
is looking into the eyes of The Undertaker,
the man who four months ago,
Mark Henry preyed on when he was vulnerable,
not only destroying the man, John,
but cost him the championship
and we watched the soul of The Undertaker leave the arena
that night at the hands of that man, Mark Henry.
[JBL] Mark Henry didn't just prey on him.
I don't care if The Undertaker was vulnerable.
Mark Henry made a statement.
He said he's going to make an impact and no one could do a damn thing about it.
We're about to find out if somebody can.
[Michael] The Undertaker is back.
The future Hall of Famer is ready.
But, John, I have to ask you the question,
when will it catch up to The Undertaker?
When will The Undertaker finally meet his match?
[JBL] If he were human, he would've caught up with him already.
This right here, Michael, The Undertaker
is hell manifest, walking among us.
Every fight makes him tougher.
Every fire forges him harder.
This is not normal, Michael.
This is The Undertaker and it's his yard.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael chuckles] When is the last time you saw Mark Henry
take a step back from a competitor?
[JBL] Never.
[Michael] The Undertaker unloading with a right hand.
The mind games are over.
The psychological warfare is over.
The matchup's underway, The Undertaker is back.
And we talked about it, John,
perhaps the best pure striker in the history of sports entertainment,
-The Undertaker. -[JBL] Perhaps?
I'd like you to name anybody
who's even remotely close, Michael.
[Michael] Let's talk strategy first for the World's Strongest Man.
What does Mark Henry have to do
to combat the emotion of the returning Undertaker?
[JBL] Weather the storm.
You better hope you can take the onslaught from The Undertaker
if that's what you're about to do.
[Michael] And there's the power of the World's Strongest Man,
who has man-handled opponents over the past four months.
Oh, big boot by The Undertaker.
The Undertaker goes 6'11", 305 pounds.
Mark Henry, the 400-pounder.
And Undertaker with a headbutt
driving the mammoth Henry to the mat.
[JBL] We're going to see some impact tonight, Michael.
Put the women and children up,
this is going to be fun to watch.
[Michael] On his return, John,
what does The Undertaker have to do to take out Mark Henry?
[JBL] Undertaker simply has to be The Undertaker.
He has to throw bones like he always does.
He's just got to keep coming.
Undertaker loves a fight.
He wears his scars like badges of honor.
[Michael] The Undertaker with great strategy early on.
You see how he's working on the left shoulder,
the left arm of Mark Henry.
You take the arm away from Mark Henry you take away Mark Henry's entire game,
the power game.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] We have an interesting dichotomy here, Michael.
[Michael] Undertaker was going for Old School.
Mark Henry countered.
[JBL] The Undertaker is no mortal man.
Mark Henry is no normal man.
You're going to have a clash of titans tonight.
Listen to the respect here in Memphis.
People are just sitting here watching.
[Michael] Mark Henry could make a major statement tonight.
This could be the match of Mark Henry's career.
[JBL] It's going to be the match of Mark Henry's career either way.
Mark Henry put out The Undertaker.
He has a chance to do it again.
Something that's never been done.
[Michael] Mark Henry-- Oh, look at The Undertaker in trouble.
Mark Henry does not go to the top of the ropes often,
using that huge head as a weapon.
Undertaker in trouble. Look at this.
When was the last time you saw Mark Henry deliver a superplex.
[JBL] Mark Henry just launched The Undertaker
three quarters away across the ring.
[Michael] Imagine all the weight crashing down off that top rope.
That's over 700 pounds.
[JBL] I don't know where the hell The Undertaker was in Death Valley,
but he may be getting sent back there by the World's Strongest Man.
Look at this. He launches him, launched him across the ring.
[Michael] And to Mark Henry, ever since he returned
from that serious knee injury where he blew out his kneecap,
he has been waiting for this night,
for the night that could be his defining moment
against the legendary Undertaker but The Phenom turning the tables.
Look at Undertaker unloading.
[JBL] Mark Henry does not want to get in a fist fight with The Undertaker.
He wants the amount of power.
That is what Mark Henry needs to do.
The guy's a man mountain.
He's got to stay with his strengths.
[Michael] You talked about it earlier, it's no moniker, John.
He is indeed the world's strongest man.
He's won World's Strongest Man contests the world over.
There's no one stronger than Mark Henry.
[JBL] It's not a gimmick, Michael. It's not a bumper sticker.
Mark Henry is the world's strongest-- Uh-oh.
-[Michael] Uh-oh. -[JBL] Uh-oh. Oh!
[Michael] And Mark Henry,
did he show fear in his eyes for the first time tonight?
[Michael] Undertaker clearing the ring of the big man.
[JBL] You think you can prepare for The Undertaker
until you actually get in the ring with The Undertaker.
There's nothing like it, Michael.
The Under--
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Ooh! And Undertaker in total control.
[JBL] This is where Mark Henry does not want to be.
[Michael] No, not at all, because Undertaker,
you got to believe as he's attacking Mark Henry,
what's going through his mind is all the things
that Mark Henry has been saying about The Undertaker over the past four months.
All the men that Mark Henry has destroyed
all in the name of that man, "The Phenom" The Undertaker.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] And Undertaker breaking the ten-count
as he continues the assault on the World's Strongest Man.
John, what do you think is going through the mind of Mark Henry?
I mean, he legitimately thought that Undertaker was never coming back.
The Undertaker destroyed-- that he had destroyed The Undertaker once and for all.
[JBL] Mark Henry has got to be thinking, "What in the hell have I opened?"
[Michael] Oh!
And Mark Henry took advantage.
Was that a low blow?
I believe it may have been as the referee had been chased away.
[JBL] Charles Robinson had his back turned.
Mark Henry is pulling out every stop there is.
[Michael] Well, he has to. The Undertaker has it all. Oh!
And a lower back driven into the apron.
Mark Henry would love to weaken the kidney area of Mark Henry.
[JBL] Look at this, Michael. Look at this.
This is the exact way that Mark Henry destroyed The Undertaker before.
[Michael] Yeah. The night of May 11th when Mark Henry took The Undertaker out.
[JBL] When we saw what we thought we would never see
and that is The Undertaker getting destroyed
and carried out of the arena.
[Michael] The point I was making earlier-- here's the cover by Mark Henry.
And Undertaker kicks out.
Mark Henry works on the lower back
and sets up Undertaker for that bear hug.
And there's a 400-pound splash.
Mark Henry, he may put The Undertaker out, but no.
At two, Undertaker managed to roll the shoulder up.
[JBL] And these people here, these fans here in Memphis are in shock, Michael.
They're sitting here watching the Mark Henry,
the World's Strongest Man
dismantle The Undertaker again.
[Michael] Again, a splash, 400 pounds.
Again, a cover and Undertaker kicked out.
[JBL] I don't believe anyone expected to see this.
[Michael] What Mark Henry did, John,
is he weathered the early emotional storm from Undertaker.
Undertaker came out here,
he had the advantage psychologically,
he was in the matchup early,
Mark Henry weathered it, and now he's in control.
A third time is not a charm
as Undertaker rolls out of the way
and suddenly the turning point of the matchup may be upon us.
Undertaker has got to take advantage.
Mark Henry with a right.
[JBL] A huge right hand.
[Michael] But do you want to exchange blows with The Phenom?
Is it wise strategy?
[JBL] Absolutely not.
That is The Phenom's biggest strength, just throwing soup bowls.
That's not what Mark Henry wants to do.
[Michael] Undertaker's got the big man reeling.
Oh!
Undertaker, did he catch him?
No, Mark Henry, what a counter.
In its strength.
[JBL] The Undertaker just ran into a brick wall.
[Michael] It is so hard to defend power.
It is so hard to defend strength.
[JBL] You can't coach power. You can't coach strength.
What Mark Henry have is-- has is given to him by God
and he is using it quite well.
[Michael] Instead of jaw jacking, he might wanna
go after The Undertaker here who is prone.
[JBL] I agree with you, Michael.
[Michael] Mark Henry.
[JBL] Seeing The Undertaker down before.
Mark, you got a chance to finish him off, finish him off, man.
[Michael] A blatant chokehold in front of the referee
but he broke it before five.
[JBL] Fifteen years, Michael.
Look at the strength.
[Michael] That's just brute strength.
Mark Henry literally lifted a 300-pound man off his feet,
near deadweight.
And another splash.
A third time that 400 pounds has crashed down on The Undertaker
and how quickly the confidence has returned to the World's Strongest Man.
-Mark Henry's-- uh-oh. -[Michael] Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
Undertaker, a second life.
[JBL] Look at the look in the eyes of The Phenom
and here comes The Undertaker,
unloading with the rights.
Straight right hand to the jaw of Mark Henry.
[Michael] Undertaker, a 300-pound freight train.
[JBL] I was watching while The Undertaker was undefeated
for a decade and a half at WrestleMania
[Michael] 15-0 at WrestleMania,
with the world title there this year.
And Undertaker going back in time, a bit of Old School.
Thunderous.
[JBL] Undertaker hand says
it's a ball game.
[Michael] Undertaker measuring Mark Henry.
Mark Henry in trouble.
-Undertaker, can he do it? -[JBL] Is he gonna pick up a 400-pound--
you got to be kidding me.
-[Michael] There is-- -[JBL] Oh, my God.
-[Michael] There is only one Undertaker. -[JBL] The Deadman.
[Michael] A 400-pound chokeslam.
Here's the cover.
Oh, and Mark Henry kicked out.
I think The Undertaker was even taken aback.
[JBL] You can't count out the World's Strongest Man, Michael,
the problem is The Phenom is waiting on him.
[Michael] Oh, no. There is no way.
[JBL] You got to be kidding me, there is no way.
[Michael] Going for the last ride, Mark Henry battled out.
Mark Henry trying to use that size to his advantage,
but he can't as he runs into the big boot.
Oh.
And this is what we were worried about, the bear hug.
[JBL] This is what Mark Henry put out Kane with.
[Michael] He's put out countless men with the bear hug.
Those tree limb-like arms wrapped around the waist of The Undertaker.
And look at The Undertaker desperately trying to fight out.
[Michael] The longer this goes, Michael, the more it favors The Undertaker.
[Michael] Mark Henry unloading.
[JBL] Mark Henry pulling out all stops.
[Michael] Up to the second rope again.
Oh, my, look out. Look out.
Oh! The Last Ride.
-[JBL] You got to be kidding me. -[Michael] The cover. It's over.
Undertaker recovers with a vengeance.
[Chimel] Here is your winner,
The Undertaker.
[Michael] The Undertaker
got his revenge tonight.
[JBL] I told you, Michael, hell was about to walk
into Memphis Coliseum and it did.
Hell has been manifest on two legs, in The Undertaker.
You ask how long can he do it,
every time he steps in the ring, he gets stronger.
Every fire he walks through forges him as a greater warrior.
This man is ageless, Michael.
And The Undertaker has no limits.
[Michael] This is what The Undertaker is all about, speed, power, strength.
That's 400 pounds Undertaker lifted into the air.
[JBL] Look at this. Look at the strength of The Undertaker.
[Michael] The Last Ride to a 400-pound man.
Watch this.
Absolutely amazing.
Surreal.
It's what defines The Undertaker.
[JBL] The problem we have now, Michael, is The Undertaker is back.
He wanted Mark Henry.
He got Mark Henry.
What in the world does The Undertaker want next?
Because whatever he wants, he's going to get it.
["Rest In Peace" playing]
[Michael] Ladies and gentleman, don't be afraid, be terrified.
The Deadman cometh.
The Undertaker has risen.
There was no forgiveness from The Undertaker tonight.
[JBL] Hell has opened up
and this demon wants the world championship.
[Michael] The Phenom wants back what was wrongfully taken from him,
the world title.
["Rest In Peace" continues] ack what was wrongfully taken from him,