-[thrilling music playing] -[narrator] Tonight,
a new innovation changes everything.
Tonight, championships will be won and lost.
Tonight, history is guaranteed to be made.
Tonight is the first ever Championship Scramble.
[mysterious voice, softly] Unforgiven.
[tense music playing]
[Jericho] I'm not sorry.
[distorted voice, echoing] I'm not sorry.
I'm not sorry for a single thing that I've done
to you and your family, Shawn,
as a matter of fact, I'm quite proud of it.
[distorted voice, echoing] Quite proud of it.
[Jericho] I'm going to finish you off forever,
do you understand me, Shawn Michaels?
All the pain and all the suffering that you have put me through
is gonna rain down on you at Unforgiven.
Have one thing only in mind,
an eye… for an eye.
[dramatic music playing]
[Shawn] No rules, no constrictions, no liabilities.
[Jericho] Shawn, if I accept this unsanctioned match
forget about your career, we're talking about your entire life.
My only hope is that someday God can forgive me…
for what I do to you.
-[music concludes] -[mysterious voice, softly] Unforgiven.
[narrator] And now, WWE presents Unforgiven.
["Rock Out" playing]
[explosions]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Let it crush your fear ♪
♪ Rock out, rock out, rock out ♪
[Todd] We are live in Cleveland, Ohio,
the site for what should be one of the most monumental,
unpredictable events in WWE history.
As many as five new champions could be crowned tonight.
Alongside Matt Striker, I'm Todd Grisham,
welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Unforgiven.
[bell ringing]
The following is the ECW Championship Scramble match.
[crowd cheering]
-["Live For The Moment" playing] -♪ Oh, yeah! ♪
[Chimel] Making his way to the ring from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing in at 236 pounds,
Matt Hardy!
[Striker] A random drawing was held earlier today
with regards to the order of entry, there you get a good look at Matt Hardy.
So, Matt Hardy, the first superstar to make his way to the ring,
four others will be heading this way soon,
including the ECW Champion himself, Mark Henry.
The mathematical equations do not favor the champion,
an 80-percent chance for a new champion here tonight.
♪ I can slap a tornado ♪
[Striker] Here you take a look at the rules for the Scramble match.
A 20-minute time limit, two superstars start in the ring,
every five minutes a new superstar enters.
If a superstar scores a pinfall or a submission over another superstar,
that superstar becomes the current champion,
and then whomever is the champion at the end of 20 minutes
becomes the official champion here tonight at Unforgiven.
♪ I am crossing your number ♪
["Reality" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Chimel] And making his way to the ring from Cleveland, Ohio,
weighing in at 231 pounds,
The Miz!
[Todd] So The Miz, as you heard, from Cleveland, Ohio,
a very mixed reception, nevertheless, for The Chick Magnet,
and, Matt, he's a chick magnet,
he's a party boy, he loves to go out on the town,
but from what I understand,
he didn't do any of that this week back in his hometown.
He stayed in his house, he didn't go out,
and taking this match extremely seriously.
It's the biggest match of The Miz's career.
[Striker] Well, The Miz is arguably the dark horse in this contest.
Of course, Cleveland is his hometown,
The Miz is about as popular as Ernest Byner here in this town tonight.
That was a football reference, there was a--
[Todd] I got it, how'd their football team do today by the way?
[Striker] I don't know, you'd have to ask someone else.
[Todd] So, Matt Hardy and The Miz
will square off for the first five minutes,
and keep in mind the current champion right now is Mark Henry,
and if for some reason there's no pinfalls or submissions…
-[bell rings] -[Todd] …in the next 20 minutes,
Mark Henry retains his title.
[Striker] Well, Todd, every major championship in the WWE
is in dire jeopardy tonight
as the Scramble match concept revolutionizes Unforgiven.
[Todd] Well, so much for the home field advantage so to speak for The Miz,
as this crowd in Cleveland fully behind Matt Hardy.
[Striker] Todd, I'm excited ECW has the opportunity to
set the tone for the evening
and perhaps for Scramble matches in the future
by kicking off tonight.
[Todd] Two-count there, as the shoulders were down.
Still to come tonight, the Raw Championship Scramble
and SmackDown's Championship Scramble.
[Striker] Let's clarify here, when a superstar is pinned or submitted
there are no eliminations.
[Todd] Hold on, speaking of which shoulders down for The Miz.
[Striker] The match continues and then when the bell tolls
at the 20-minute mark, then we will find out
who your reigning, official ECW Champion will be.
[Todd] What's the strategy here if you're Matt Hardy or The Miz?
Is this an advantage for one of these two superstars to be in this early?
[Striker] Hmm. You know, some would argue
that that the remaining superstars are in the back watching and waiting,
because the amount of punishment that is compounded…
[Todd] Hooking the leg is The Miz.
[Striker] …by the superstars in the ring is a detriment to the superstars.
Whoever draws number five is certainly at an advantage.
[Todd] Shoulder up there by Matt Hardy, pinfalls are at a premium.
One.
[crowd chatter]
[Todd] As The Miz, the biggest opportunity of his career,
a former tag team champion with John Morrison,
held the tag team titles for over eight months,
but tonight the spotlight on The Miz, his singles career,
can he step up here tonight?
[Striker] You know amidst all the confusion and unpredictability
of this type of match whom better than The Miz to capitalize
on this capricious nature of the Scramble?
[Todd] Matt Hardy just throwing The Miz down to the mat there.
[Striker] Of course you eluded to John Morrison,
he did not make it into the Scramble as, you know--
oh, falling to Matt Hardy.
[Todd] This could be our first fall, one, two-- no.
[Striker] Referee Mike Posey getting an advantage there
climbing out of the ring to make the two-count.
[Todd] Thus far, Mark Henry still the champion
until someone gets a pinfall or submission, that is how things will go.
You can bet Mark Henry biting at the chomp waiting to get out here
and make his mark, as Matt Hardy again with the near fall.
Matt Hardy has had two shots at Mark Henry,
coming up just short in his bid for an ECW Championship.
[Striker] I admire Matt Hardy's strategy going for covers and pinfalls early,
trying to maintain his position
as the potential ECW Champion, so to speak.
[Todd] Matt Hardy from Cameron, North Carolina…
[exclaims] …population 212.
That's right, only 212 people and I can assure you,
every single one of them
-watching the television now. -[Striker] Whoa.
[Todd] A two-count.
Because, Matt, it could be the biggest night
in the town's history as two of their native sons,
both Jeff and Matt Hardy,
could win their first major heavyweight championship.
[Striker] Oh, they would be the first brother tandem to hold major titles
simultaneously in the modern era.
Credit to Miz now, looking for a submission here instead of a pinfall,
submission counts just as well as a pinfall does.
[crowd chatter]
[Todd] Hardy with a couple of shots right to the ribs of The Miz,
and then going upstairs, so a couple of minutes in,
no one has gotten a pinfall yet, but here could be a chance--
no, as The Miz kicks out just in time and follows it up with a clothesline.
[crowd chatter]
[Todd] The Miz now, his opportunity to become the current champion,
and a two-count is all he can get.
[crowd chatter]
[grunts]
[both grunt]
Off the rope.
-[grunts] -Stay down.
-[Todd] Shot there from Hardy. -[referee] Off the rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Todd] Look out.
[Striker] I think that The Miz' faux-hawk was aerodynamic
in evading that maneuver, Reality Check.
[Todd] The Reality Check from The Miz,
and Matt Hardy wisely gets out of the ring.
[Striker] Now, there's the glaring difference between these two athletes,
Matt Hardy experienced enough to roll out of the ring
having the wherewithal of a champion,
-so to speak here tonight. -[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy!
[Todd] How frustrated must The Miz be right now?
The Miz has given Matt Hardy everything he's got but still can't get a pinfall.
[Striker] Matt Hardy has endured everything
that sports entertainment has to throw at him.
[Todd] Here were go, two-- no.
[Striker] There you see the clock that counts down
-to whomever the next superstar will be. -[crowd] Five, four, three, two, one.
[Todd] Still three to go, who will it be?
-[singer] Ooh, Chavo. -[Striker] Oh, boy.
["Chavito Ardiente" music playing]
[Striker] This now becomes a Triple Threat.
[Todd] Chavo Guerrero,
the only former ECW Champion in this mat
has quickly disposed The Miz.
[Striker] Chavo hell-bent on respect.
-Wait, here we go, it's like Frog Splash. -[Todd] Chavo. The Frog Splash,
seconds into his arrival,
Chavo has the first pinfall
-and he's your current champion. -[buzzer blares]
[Striker] That buzzer indicates that the championship now
sits with Chavo Guerrero,
he is your current ECW Champion
but of course, wait for the 20-minute mark to expire
to find out who the official ECW Champion will be.
[Todd] Yeah, many miles to go before we sleep, roughly 15 minutes left.
-[Striker] Robert Frost reference. -[Todd] Thank you.
[Striker] Good for you.
-[crowd chatter] -[Todd] Chavo Guerrero now--
Chavo's mindset has to change dramatically here, correct?
[Striker] Absolutely, again Chavo has been here before
and that experience of being an ECW Champion
will come into play for Chavo Guerrero.
[Todd] So Chavo stays away from his opponents here,
he's gonna be in good shape, he sort of has to-- if I can--
here's a football reference, he needs to play a prevent defense,
just don't let anyone else score a pinfall.
-[Striker] Hey, hold on, Todd. Let me-- -[Todd] Hold on.
[Striker] Let me correct you here,
-anyone can pin anyone. -[Todd] Right.
[Striker] Although Chavo is the current champion,
if hypothetically The Miz would pin Matt Hardy,
The Miz goes on, so a prevent defense doesn't work in football,
and it certainly does not work in the WWE.
Whoa, a rolling liger kick, beautiful.
[Todd] I meant the word "prevent" literally,
Chavo must prevent anyone else from getting a pinfall.
Oh, look at this, Chavo still going aerial.
[Striker] Arguably the most versatile superstar in the Scramble,
take a look at the athleticism, this beautiful pinpoint heel kick
to that unique hairstyle of The Miz.
[crowd chatter]
[Todd] Chavo you see grabbing his lower back,
and Matt Hardy now with a little more pep in his step,
Hardy knows he needs to get a pinfall in the next ten to fifteen minutes
or he will not be the champ.
[Striker] Whoever is the champion at 19 minutes and 59 seconds
-is your ECW Champion. -[Todd] Hardy now.
-One, two-- -Two.
[Striker] Every lateral press, every submission hold,
every high-impact maneuver can result in a title change
or the current title change to be more specific.
[Todd] Chavo now meeting The Miz at the top of the turnbuckle,
the top rope, Matt Hardy now getting involved.
And what's the Cleveland, Ohio native thinking here, The Miz.
[Striker] Wow. That's impressive, I haven't seen that out of The Miz.
[Todd] Look at this, hook to the leg. Oh!
-So close. -Two. Come on. Two.
[Todd] We'd like to thank all of our WWE fans
watching around the world in over 60 countries worldwide
including Australia, Germany, Egypt,
Sudan, and, yes, the United Kingdom on Sky Sports.
[Striker] Look at that, The Miz, looks like he was coming out
of the United Kingdom with that great crossbody block, but it was not enough.
Speaking of the United Kingdom, still to come this match tonight,
Northern Ireland's Finlay as well as the ECW Champion, Mark Henry.
[crowd chatter]
[groans]
[Todd] Big back body drop.
Matt Hardy starting to find his form now.
[Striker] We're discussing tangibles here, lest we not forget the passion,
the unique, and heart of Matt Hardy with our fans behind him, Side Effect!
[Todd] The Side Effect by Matt Hardy, will he get the pinfall?
-He will. -[buzzer blares]
[Todd] Matt Hardy is the current champion.
[Striker] Our fans have waited for so long,
Matt Hardy is your current ECW Champion,
and I stress the word "current."
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
[Todd] So now, Chavo Guerrero
has to go back on the attack.
So too does The Miz, obviously.
[Striker] The fans here in Cleveland, our fans celebrating,
albeit a touch premature for Matt Hardy.
[Todd] So Chavo Guerrero, the former ECW Champion
goes over the top rope,
two athletes in the ring right now,
it's the way we started, The Miz and Matt Hardy.
[Striker] And Matt Hardy's experience comes into play,
he has rid the ring of Chavo Guerrero and he has grounded The Miz.
Right now, Matt Hardy is the master of his own destiny.
[Todd] Matt Hardy, along with his brother, Jeff,
creating one of the most successful tag teams in WWE history,
eight-time champion.
But tonight is Matt's night,
or is it Matt's night? To pick up a major championship here at Unforgiven.
[crowd] Four, three, two, one.
-["Some Bodies Gonna Get It" playing] -[Striker] Oh, boy.
It was bound to happen. Like an impending storm
blowing into Unforgiven,
you get a look at the official ECW Champion,
the world's strongest man, Mark Henry,
with Hall of Famer Tony Atlas, by his side.
[Todd] This match just got a lot stronger.
[Striker] No pun intended, or did you intend to pun?
[Todd] 392 pounds of solid muscle.
[singer] ♪ It's the K-I-N, G in here Wildest man in the world ♪
[Todd] And Mark Henry does not look like he's in a good mood.
[Striker] Well, this becomes the equivalence of a Fatal 4-Way.
[crowd cheering]
[Todd] You probably heard the statistic,
Mark Henry has an 80-percent chance of losing his ECW title here tonight.
[Striker] But Mark Henry can make a man leave looking different, let's face it,
Mark Henry can rearrange features.
The three other athletes in this match are smart, or they were,
to gang up on the world's strongest man.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] Oh.
[Todd] Mark Henry just came in
and swatting these other athletes like they're flies right now.
[Striker] But Mark Henry packs his fears inside of matchbox,
there isn't much that Mark Henry is afraid of,
but you have to wonder what's going through his mind.
[Todd] You wanna see how strong Mark Henry is?
There you go.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] That was just bowling-shoe ugly.
[Todd] No one has an answer at this point for Mark Henry
who's going for the cover, and, yes
-[buzzer blares] -[Todd] Mark Henry, just like that,
is once again your current ECW Champion.
[Striker] He came in as the reigning champion,
he is now the current champion, and the Scramble continues.
[Todd] Well, Matt-- oh, God.
The strategy for these other three superstars
can't be, "attack Mark Henry," can it?
[Striker] Why? The strategy certainly has to be, you know,
take what you're given and go for what is down, so to speak,
and look to gain the advantage anyway you can.
Mark Henry doesn't have to be pinned.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] Storied rivalry between these two world class athletes,
Mark Henry and Matt Hardy, and the animosity quickens here tonight.
[Todd] Well, that story is quickly becoming a nightmare
for-- not only Matt Hardy but The Miz and Chavo Guerrero as well.
No one has found an answer on how to deal
with the world's strongest champion.
[Striker] Well, The Miz could have fractured his patella tendon there.
Well, let's take a look at this, Matt Hardy trying to use leverage,
Mark Henry using pure brute strength.
Chavo using speed.
So many intangibles.
[crowd chatter]
[Todd] Look at the-- look at the face of Chavo Guerrero,
the pain flowing through the Latino warrior's body right now
has just gotta be insane.
[Striker] Absolutely, again a submission hold
just as effective as a pinfall
in any championship match, unless the stipulations regard thereof,
but right now keep your eye--
oh, Mark Henry was keeping his eye.
That's unbelievable strength,
that's what makes Mark Henry a champion right there,
that wherewithal, that X factor.
[crowd chatter]
[Todd] Hardy doing everything he can to get out of this bear-hug.
[Striker] But again, Mark Henry keeping his opponent isolated,
the master of his domain right now,
your current ECW Champion is Mark Henry.
[crowd chatter]
[referee speaks indistinctly]
[Todd] And Mark Henry is not only taking the life out of his three opponents
but this crowd can't really
describe what they've been seeing here.
[Striker] I would argue that our fans are just looking on in awe
at arguably the strongest human being
on the planet, you don't see that every day,
you don't pass this man on the street,
you don't see him in the grocery store, this is the world's strongest man.
Well, you might see him in the grocery store but that's for something else.
[crowd chatter]
[Striker] Look at that, Mark Henry has Matt Hardy's left arm trapped,
taking away one of Matt Hardy's weapons, only his right hand is free
to defend himself and of course he's going to use it.
[crowd] Nine, eight, seven, six,
five, four, three, two, one.
["Lambeg" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Todd] Well, it was no surprise as to who it would be,
Finlay, the man who loves to fight
is about to get in the most important fight of his life.
[Striker] Here we go.
[crowd cheering]
[Todd] Finlay not backing down at all
going right after the current champion,
and the DDT! Has Finlay pinned Mark Henry-- no.
[Striker] Okay. Now, let's discuss why this clock you would--
here, see at the bottom of your--
[Todd] Hold on, shoulders down again for Finlay.
[Striker] The clock you see at the bottom of your screen is now crucial
because when that clock gets to zero
whomever is the ECW Champion
will become the official champion going in
to the rest of Unforgiven.
[Todd] And right now that man, that champion is, Mark Henry,
you could see the sense of urgency from Finlay
who came into the ring and just started throwing bombs
left and right-- wait a minute,
-it's Hornswoggle. -[Striker] Hang on.
[crowd cheering]
-[Striker] Shillelagh. -[Todd] Whoa! The Shillelagh.
Over the head of Mark Henry.
[Striker] How about Mark Henry still standing?
How about that?
[crowd cheering]
[Todd] So, Henry, yes, is standing but he's out of his feet,
they disposed off the world's strongest man over the top rope,
and now it's Finlay and Matt Hardy,
can one of these two become the current ECW Champion?
Is it Finlay?
One, two, three.
[Todd] Yes.
[buzzer blares]
[Todd] Finlay.
[Striker] With three minutes and forty-five,
forty-four, forty-three seconds left,
Finlay is your current ECW Champion.
The Miz, perched and ready.
[Todd] A missile dropkick by The Miz.
It's every man for himself, ladies and gentlemen.
someone will be the ECW Champion
and if it ends like it is right now in three minutes and twenty-five seconds,
it'll be Finlay.
-But will it be Matt Hardy? -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Striker] Yes. -[Todd] Yes.
-[crowd cheering] -[buzzer blares]
[Striker] Todd, keep in mind that our fans here in the arena can see this clock.
The superstars had not glanced over at the clock
but they would be mindful to be aware of how much time is left
as Matt Hardy is three minutes away from his dream.
[crowd chatter]
[Todd] Matt Hardy has been a professional wrestler
for 14 years, ladies and gentlemen.
This will be the biggest win of his career.
But look out.
[Striker] See, that's why that's important.
Matt Hardy doesn't have to be pinned.
It was smart for Matt Hardy to break up that pinfall attempt by Chavo Guerrero.
[Todd] Every one of these superstars giving it their all.
Blood coming out of the forehead of The Miz,
how much more does he have left?
[Striker] It only takes three seconds, guys, you're gonna have to go.
[Todd] Oh.
And now, Matt Hardy is gonna have to play the role of the fireman, Matt Striker.
He's got to put out fires everywhere.
It's "defense is the best offense" for Matt Hardy now.
[Striker] Right now, the biggest inferno, the biggest blaze,
is standing in the middle of the ring in Mark Henry.
[Todd] Henry has just over two minutes to get a pinfall.
One, two, and again Hardy makes the save, he had to.
[Striker] Matt Hardy, your current champion,
doing everything that he can to preserve his status
as ECW Champion.
[Todd] And now, it's Finlay who's down.
The methodical Mark Henry
has pretty much tried every single superstar--
The Miz, oh, no, that close.
[Striker] Miz showing wounds of the battle over his eye.
Chavo, airborne and just manhandled like a child.
[Todd] The strength of Mark Henry.
[Striker] The world's strongest slam is so effective.
-[Todd] Oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Todd] And again, Hardy doing what he has to do.
[Striker] One minute and twenty-seven seconds, oh.
[Todd] One, two, no.
It's back and forth.
Which man is gonna be left standing here?
Henry, a boot to the jaw of Finlay,
just over a minute to go.
[Striker] Mark Henry has to go for a cover.
-[Todd] Oh, a splash -[Striker] Here comes--
[Todd] a 400-pound splash, again--
[Striker] Hardy, credit Matt Hardy,
credit his resiliency, credit his wherewithal,
Matt Hardy is performing like a true champion
here tonight at Unforgiven.
[Todd] Fifty-five seconds stand between Matt Hardy
and his dream of becoming the ECW Champion.
[Striker] Can Matt Hardy hang on?
Can he remain the champion?
[crowd chatter]
[Striker] Time is of the essence here.
[Todd] Hardy, just looking around.
[Striker] Hardy is-- behooves him to stay on his feet,
30 seconds away from a new,
official ECW Champion.
Great strategy by Matt Hardy,
ridding the ring of all of the other athletes.
[Todd] Twenty seconds to go.
[Striker] Holding on to the top rope for dear life.
[Todd] Finlay, trying to cover Matt Hardy,
Chavo Guerrero trying to get something done, ten seconds left.
[Striker] Ten seconds, Mark Henry is gonna do--
[crowd] Seven, six, five,
four, three, two, one.
-[crowd cheering] -[Striker] It's over.
-It's over. -[bell ringing]
[Striker] We have a new champion.
[Chimel] Here's your winner and the new
ECW Champion,
Matt Hardy.
[Todd] Matt Hardy has won the biggest championship
of his professional career
after coming so close so many times,
Matt Hardy has broken through,
winning his first ever ECW Championship.
[Striker] Look at the agony of defeat on Mark Henry's eyes.
look at the despondency in Finlay.
Arguably everyone's favorite wrestler, Matt Hardy,
has ascended the cliffs of Dover
and he stands atop the apex
as your new ECW Champion.
[Todd] We told you it would be monumental.
We told you it would be unpredictable,
and that's exactly what it was.
[Striker] Mark Henry was not pinned,
but he lost the ECW Championship.
[Todd] What a match this was.
It had more twists and turns than an Arby's curly fry, Matt.
[Striker] Well, how fitting, Matt Hardy getting the first pinfall,
-becoming the current ECW Champion. -[buzzer blares]
[Striker] But then Mark Henry, to not be outdone, watch this brute force.
Oh, geez.
Mark Henry then showing his strength,
here we go, Mark Henry then becoming the current ECW Champion,
-and of course, the rivalry continues… -[buzzer blares]
[Striker] …as Matt Hardy then goes on to show Twist of Fate,
right on his way to becoming
the official ECW Champion.
[Todd] And the last 15 seconds were frantic.
Everyone was trying to pin everyone
but no one could get the job done as the clock ticked down,
and, ladies and gentlemen, Matt Hardy has done it.
He is your new ECW Champion.
[bell ringing]
["Live For The Moment" playing]
Jeff, bro, thank you.
That was awesome. That was a dream come true.
You know what? This is the greatest night of my life.
But you know what would make it even better?
What's that?
Tonight, you win the championship
and let's have a Hardys clean sweep at Unforgiven, baby.
-I believe in you. -That's my brother.
-I know you can do it. -[Jeff speaks indistinctly]
-Thank you. -That was great. That was awesome. Yeah!
["Rock Out" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] What must be going through the minds right now of these two champions
now that one title has already changed hands
due to the Championship Scramble?
And, J.R., the big question is does the same fate await
CM Punk and Triple H tonight?
Well, the odds say that they do.
And, ladies and gentlemen, and thanks again for being with us.
And another big question for you, and certainly has a…
-has a Friday Night SmackDown flavor. -[Tazz] Yeah.
[Ross] Do you believe that Vickie Guerrero, our general manager
on Friday Night SmackDown,
should have allowed the Big Show
in the WWE Championship Scramble?
[singer] ♪ Rock out ♪
♪ And you can get it here ♪
["Rock Out" playing]
[man] Yo, yo, yo, yo.
Shad Gaspard and JTG, it's primetime.
[singer] ♪ Brooklyn, Brooklyn ♪
♪ We're bringing it, we're bringing it We're bringing the hood to you ♪
♪ We're bringing it, we're bringing it ♪
♪ Whatcha gonna do ♪
♪ We're bringing it, we're bringing it We're bringing the hood to you ♪
♪ We're bringing it, we're bringing it ♪
[bell ringing]
[Lilián] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Tag Team Championship.
Introducing the challengers,
first, from Brooklyn, New York,
at a combined weight of 525 pounds,
Shad and JTG,
Cryme Tyme.
[Michael] Well, hello again, everybody. from Monday Night Raw,
I'm Michael Cole alongside Jerry "the King" Lawler,
and what a way to kick off our end of things,
with the World Tag Team titles on the line.
Oh, Cryme Tyme is in the house. Look at the excitement.
These guys really get everybody on their feet.
[Michael] Well, Cryme Tyme, remember, hijacked the world championships
from DiBiase and Rhodes, held them for ransom.
Ransom was paid out,
a championship match here tonight at Unforgiven.
["Priceless" playing]
[singer] ♪ Priceless ♪
[Lilián] And at a combined weight of 454 pounds,
they are the World Tag Team Champion,
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.
[Michael] And, King, you see they have the gold back around their waist.
Last week on Monday Night Raw, a vicious attack
by Rhodes and DiBiase on Cryme Tyme,
taking back that tag team gold.
[Jerry] Well, that follows that vicious slap from Randy Orton,
and the-- and the dress-down that Randy gave the brother--
at the time, they were the former champions
and then, well, they went right out and did something about it, didn't they?
[Michael] Yeah, they did. They took their tag team gold back
from Cryme Tyme.
DiBiase and Rhodes, both sons of legendary performers.
Ted DiBiase, the son of "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
Of course, Cody Rhodes, the son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes.
And Cody Rhodes, I spoke with him briefly earlier today, King.
He has new tights
that say the "Prince of Pro Wrestling" on them.
And what that means in his mind is that he's from a royal family,
that he's been groomed to be here today,
that he's been raised by the best, and now, indeed, is the best.
[Jerry] So, he's the prince. I hope he doesn't think someday he'll be the king.
[crowd chatter]
[bell ringing]
[Michael] The World Tag Team title's on the line,
DiBiase and Rhodes defending against Cryme Tyme.
It's going to be JTG representing Cryme Tyme
against the-- who many call arrogant
and brash, Cody Rhodes.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Back it up!
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Cody Rhodes so arrogant, so brash, so cocky
but not too anxious to get this match started.
[Michael] Would you beat Cryme Tyme?
Been on a roll over the past couple of weeks.
They goaded Rhodes and DiBiase to putting the tag team gold
on the line in this matchup.
Well, Cryme Tyme looking for their first tag team titles.
[Jerry] Rhodes just waiting to-- until he thought he had the advantage
but he made a wrong decision.
-Look at this. -[Michael] JTG, nice dropkick.
[Jerry] Very nice dropkick. Now, look.
[Michael] The World Tag Team champs on the ropes
in the early going into the matchup.
And there's the heavy hitter of the team, Shad Gaspard.
[crowd chatter]
[man] Stay down, idiot.
[Michael] Rhodes and DiBiase are gonna have to regroup quickly, King.
[Jerry] Oh, no, Cryme Tyme, meeting of the minds here.
Look out, something could-- whoa!
-[Michael] Great double team. -[Jerry] My gosh.
[Michael] Shad launching JTG.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I've heard of throwing caution to the wind
but Shad just threw his partner into the wind.
[Michael] And the bling-bling brothers as they call themselves, Cryme Tyme
[Jerry] Check this out one more time.
-Whoa. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] A double
-[Michael] That wasn't all, though. -[Jerry] clothesline, no.
Look at that flight.
[crowd cheering]
Look at your boy.
[Michael] DiBiase and Rhodes, they were looking to weather
the early offensive assault by Cryme Tyme.
Rhodes wants nothing to do with JTG.
Here comes DiBiase, who runs into that high hip toss.
Cryme Tyme, this may be their night, King.
Look like they're running on all cylinders.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Well, I had an opportunity to talk to these guys earlier
for just a minute or two.
Oh, look at this cover.
[Michael] Cover by Shad, hooks the leg and a kickout by DiBiase at two.
[Jerry] And I'm telling you, they felt very confident.
Of course, I felt-- made sure my wallet was still in my back pocket.
[Michael] So, you're able to talk to Cryme Tyme
because you've been hanging out and listenin' to Word Up on wwe.com.
-[Jerry] Exactly right. -[Michael] Able to converse with them?
[Jerry] Oh, I can.
[Michael] You know, the word of the week is "dime piece."
[Jerry] Dime piece?
[Michael] Means perfect 10, beautiful girl.
Hey, look at this.
Shad, great scoop by the big Shad Gaspard,
former bodyguard for the likes of Mike Tyson.
Looking to become tag team champion.
[Jerry] Oh.
Gonna hang out with Cryme Tyme-- wait, no, look out.
[Michael] Here's the cover, your 300-pounder off the elbow
with a kickout by DiBiase.
[Jerry] But I more enjoy hanging out with dime pieces.
[Michael] Well, you saw the look in DiBiase's eyes moments ago.
I don't think DiBiase and Rhodes are quite sure what hit them
in the early going in this match.
[Jerry] Oh, set himself a little too early for that move.
He kind of grabbed that-- I think he was going for bankrupt.
DiBiase, out of the ring.
[Michael] This is where DiBiase and Rhodes become so dangerous,
when they can double team, work so well together as a team.
Shad, of course, the more powerful of the two in the ring here.
[Jerry] A reversal here. Whoa.
[Michael] Oh! And another great double team.
[Jerry] Man.
[Michael] And every time Rhodes and DiBiase try to get on a roll,
Cryme Tyme takes a-- now, cover again,
hook to the leg and a kickout at two and a half by Cody Rhodes.
Look at you.
-Look at you. -[Cody] No. No. No.
Hey, come on.
Hey, hey. Come on. No.
[Jerry] They got Shad there laying the-- laying a little SmackDown
on Cody Rhodes and getting smacked in return.
[Michael] Cheap shot by Cody.
And look at DiBiase, he's waiting, waiting
and Rhodes picked him up on the other end.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Great teamwork by the World Tag Team champions.
[Jerry] Ducked one, but didn't duck that second.
[Michael] Oh, look at-- look at Cody Rhodes.
Watch this teamwork yet again, King.
[Jerry] By the tag team champions.
[crowd exclaim]
[Jerry] Sellin' these guys short,
-think you're making a big mistake now? -[Michael] Rhodes… Cover.
[Michael] And a kickout by JTG.
Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase,
two-time World Tag Team champions.
Cody Rhodes has actually held the tag team titles on three separate occasions.
[Jerry] Well, you could tell everybody what one of those
Cody Rhodes clotheslines feel like, you think?
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Cody Rhodes in command here, looking for that--
looking for an arm lock there,
just trying to ground his opponent.
-[crowd chatter] -Come on!
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] JT trying to battle out, our fans behind Cryme Tyme
in this matchup with the World Tag Team titles on the line.
Another quick tag made to DiBiase.
Likes to call himself Simply Priceless.
That was DiBiase.
[Jerry] Simply Priceless and the Prince.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] This is where they're so dangerous, King.
DiBiase and Rhodes, textbook tag team wrestling,
quick tags in and out, keeping each other fresh,
isolating JTG, the smaller man from the bigger man, Shad, in the corner.
-Cody, hey, get him off the rope. -[DiBiase] Come on!
[Michael] Cryme Tyme wanted this matchup here,
stole the tag team titles
and an opportunity to hold them for ransom.
[Jerry] Well, they-- well, it still is sort of borrowing.
[Michael] Well, that's what Cryme Tyme says.
Not really stealing, just long-term borrowing.
Here's the cover by Rhodes and a kickout
but again, wearing down JTG.
[DiBiase] Come on, Cody.
[Michael] Many have called Rhodes and DiBiase brash and arrogant,
brazen and bold but there's no doubt, King,
and you've been in the ring with them.
[Jerry] Yeah, yeah, but let me ask you something, Michael.
Do you always talk this much?
You ever just kind of sit and enjoy the match?
[Michael] I love to enjoy.
I'm enjoying the match, having a lot of fun here
with the World Tag Team titles on the line.
[DiBiase] Come on.
[Shad] Stay up! Stay up!
-[DiBiase] Come on. Come on. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Well, JTG really needs to make a tag to his partner Shad.
And again Cody Rhodes with a side rush to the leg sweep.
[DiBiase] Come on.
[Jerry] Well, that's right. This young man can afford
to be brash and arrogant, he can back it up.
[Michael] Tremendous ability for the tag team champions as well, King.
Remember, on one night they beat Batista and Cena.
Oh, and there's a dropkick
by DiBiase.
[Jerry] Oh, but the biggest victory of all when he beat you and I.
[laughter]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Cover by DiBiase, hook to the leg and a kickout.
[Jerry] Check this dropkick out.
[Michael] Man.
[screams]
[Michael] The assault continues on JTG.
[Jerry] Zeroed in on that arm of JTG's.
Don't you die, Jay.
Come on, Jay. Come on, Jay. Come on.
-Come on, Jay. -[Michael] The angst in the eyes of Shad.
Come on, Jay. [speaks indistinctly]
Come on, come on, come on. Come on, come on, come on.
[Jerry] Here we go.
[Michael] Will be the opening for JTG that he needs.
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[Michael] Off the side suplex
but can he capitalize,
can he make it to his partner,
-make a tag? -[Shad] Come on!
-[crowd chatter] -One.
[Jerry] But DiBiase needs to make the tag as well after being dropped…
-Two! -[Jerry] …on the back of his head.
-He's in dreamland. -Three!
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Tag made to Rhodes.
Oh, a cheap shot by Rhodes, but effective.
Again, the isolation continues on JTG
and here's the double team behind the referee's back.
[Jerry] Well, you're right, effective,
more than a cheap shot, that was a smart move.
Look at this cover.
[Michael] Shooting a half cover, kickout at two.
Somehow, JTG remaining in this matchup.
Watch the hair. Come on. Watch the hair.
[Jerry] Rhodes taking away that opportunity for JTG to tag out.
Uh-oh.
Oh, man.
Big boot right to the mouth.
[Michael] And every time JTG tries to muster some offense,
he's been cut down by the tag team champions,
just like there yet again.
[Jerry] Guy needs a tag in the worst way.
There's some double-teaming here.
Maybe not.
[Michael] Saw a bit of that nasty streak
that Rhodes and DiBiase have shown on occasion.
[Jerry] If you notice Rhodes and DiBiase,
I thought they were gonna pull a double-team,
but I think they're being careful not to get disqualified in this match.
Come on, Jay! Come on, Jay!
-Come on! Come on! -[Michael] Again World Tag Team titles
on the line, DiBiase and Rhodes,
-the champions… -[DiBiase] Lift it up!
-[Michael] Cryme Tyme, the challengers. -Come on, Jay! Come on, Jay!
[DiBiase] Higher!
[Jerry] Arm-- forearm across the eyes of JTG
and now the hair-pulling, this is-- this is what we call insult to injury.
Ow.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] JTG, oh, great balance.
-For a moment. -Yeah!
-[Jerry] I tell you, this--
[DiBiase] That was priceless!
[Jerry] Rhodes and DiBiase continue to impress me.
-[Michael] Well, they're methodically… -[DiBiase] Right now.
-[Michael] …wearing JTG down. -[DiBiase] Right now.
[crowd chatter]
Hey, hey, hey!
[Jerry] You know, these guys look…
What's Rhodes got in mind here?
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Cody Rhodes looking to put the finishing touches on JTG…
-[Jerry] Look at this moonsault. Whoa! -[Michael] …who rolls out of the way.
And that moonsault could cost
the tag team champions their titles
if JTG can get to his corner.
[Jerry] Man, Rhodes hurting.
He could have busted a rib on that.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] You could hear and see DiBiase screaming,
realizing that desperate times-- tag made!
-[Jerry] Oh, here we go. -[Michael] Shad off the tag as well.
And Shad Gaspard, biding his time on the apron,
is finally in the ring and here comes Cryme Tyme.
[Jerry] Shad's fired up.
He's been chomping at the bit out there and now he's in.
[chuckles]
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Watch your head.
[Michael] Oh, what a tap by the 300-pounder.
Could we crown new tag team champions?
-And Cody Rhodes… -Come on! Get out of here, Rhodes!
…perhaps saving the titles for his team.
Come on. Hey. Get out of the way.
[Jerry] But he bought himself a headache in the meantime.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh.
-[Michael] And Cody with the DDT! -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] Referee never saw it,
doing his job positioning JTG back in his corner,
and DiBiase rolls into the cover,
hooks the leg and Shad managed
to get his foot on the bottom rope,
and this matchup continues.
[Jerry] DiBiase thinks he's won. He just now is being told
Shad has his foot on that bottom rope.
Hey!
[Michael] And here comes Cody Rhodes.
Oh.
[Jerry] And there goes Cody Rhodes, man.
[Michael] That clothesline almost cut Cody in half.
[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
[Michael] Tag made.
Look at this.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey. -[Michael] JTG's got it. JTG's got it.
Wait a minute, DiBiase rolled over Rhodes.
-[Jerry] Wait, wait. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] And Rhodes and DiBiase stole one.
["Priceless" playing]
[Jerry] I can't believe it.
[Lilián] Here are your winners
and still the World Tag Team champions,
-Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. -What?
[Jerry] Man, I think you're right, Michael.
Cryme Tyme was just victimized.
[Michael] Talk about a lucky break.
Cryme Tyme closing in with the World Tag Team titles
and somehow, DiBiase and Rhodes survived.
[Jerry] You said it. Rhodes and DiBiase stole one.
However--
[Michael] Well, DiBiase and Rhodes,
they should have taken their titles and run.
[Jerry] You're not kidding.
[Michael] Cryme Tyme, enough with the trash talking,
Shad and JTG had enough but what-- hey, what in the world?
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Michael] Hey, what the--
What the heck is-- who the heck is this?
[Jerry] Oh.
[indistinct chatter]
[Jerry] I don't-- I have no idea.
[DiBiase] Get out of here!
-[Michael] What is-- what's going on? -Fuck that!
You want some of this?
[crowd chatter]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Who is that?
["Priceless" playing]
[Jerry chuckles] You got me.
Rhodes and DiBiase raising the hand of… Who?
Who is that guy?
[Michael] I don't know what to tell you, King.
The tag team champions…
being helped by a mysterious violent stranger here tonight.
Rhodes and DiBiase survive with the tag team titles,
and now this.
[overlapping chatter]
[medic] Shawn, I've got you braced. I'm taping it now.
And I'm doing everything that I can do to protect this elbow.
Remember, I just want you to know that going out there
and doing this match,
you know, you still run the risk
of tearing that tendon completely off the bone.
[Michael] Well, last Monday night on Raw,
Shawn Michaels suffered a slight tear of his left triceps
but he says he's ready
for one of the most passionate matches in WWE history.
[dramatic music playing]
[Jericho] Shawn Michaels knew exactly what he was doing
when he came into this ring last night.
He knew he was announcing that he was done for good.
But instead of doing things in a classy way
and making his announcement by sending in a letter of resignation,
he had to do things the HBK way.
After talking it over with my wife, Rebecca, and other family members,
we've decided it is time for me to…
heed the doctor's advice and walk away.
[Jericho] He wanted to come out and placate his ego one last time,
watch you as you begged to him
to please not give up.
From the bottom of my heart, I wanna thank…
[Jericho] And as a result,
all of you are responsible for what happened as well.
[crowd booing]
[Jericho] But ultimately, it's Shawn Michaels that's to blame
because all Shawn had to do was look me in the eye
and say face-to-face, "Chris Jericho,
you were the one who gave me the eye injury
that forced me to stay home for good," but he didn't do that.
I want you to go home,
sit your wife down,
your kids down,
and tell them
that Daddy will never ever
be Shawn Michaels.
[Jericho] And look what happens.
If he just would've shown one ounce of humility,
all of this would have been avoided.
Shawn, your career is over.
And all that matters is the last moment you ever spent in this ring
was cradling the head of your injured wife.
And, Shawn, I think you deserved it.
[Shawn] I tried to tell myself that Chris Jericho
didn't mean to hit my wife.
And then we sat down to watch Raw
and I watched as Chris Jericho showed absolutely no remorse
for what he had done.
And that's when I turned to her
and I looked into her eyes and I knew
that I was not going anywhere.
[crowd cheering]
Shawn,
I'm not sorry for a single thing that I've done to you or your family.
And at Unforgiven, with no legal restrictions
or ramifications to hold me back,
I am going to finish you off forever.
And I want you to remember that you asked for this match.
[Shawn] I'll do whatever it takes, Chris.
I'll sign anything.
No rules, no liabilities.
[Jericho] So when it's all over with
and you're a broken man with a disappointed wife,
the only person to blame for all this is yourself.
[Shawn] All the suffering that you have put me through
is gonna rain down on you at Unforgiven
with absolutely no remorse.
Unforgiven,
it's an appropriate name, isn't it, Chris?
Because I will never forgive you
for what you've done to me.
My only hope is that someday God can forgive me
for what I do to you.
An eye for an eye.
[tense music playing]
[bell ringing]
The following is an Unsanctioned match.
Now, in this match,
both parties have signed a "hold harmless" agreement
against each other and the WWE.
There are no disqualifications and no count-outs.
The only way to end the match is by pinfall or submission.
["Break the Walls Down" playing]
[explosions]
[singer] ♪ Come on ♪
♪ You know I got ya, yeah ♪
♪ One, break the wall down ♪
[Lilián] Introducing first,
weighing in at 226 pounds,
Chris Jericho.
[Michael] King, Chris Jericho looks at this matchup
as an opportunity to finally, in his words,
"End the career, ruin the legacy,
stain the life of Shawn Michaels for good."
[Jerry] Well, this Unsanctioned match
between Jericho and Shawn Michaels, the talk of the wrestling world and--
I mean, we all know that Chris Jericho
hitting Rebecca, Shawn Michaels's wife, was accidental
but he has shown absolutely no remorse.
You heard him, out of his own mouth,
he's not sorry for anything that he's done to Shawn Michaels or his family.
[Michael] That's been the most disturbing thing of all of this.
And the fact that Chris Jericho promised us
that he will change Shawn Michaels's life forever tonight.
[Jerry] Well, he's already done that.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chatter]
[booing continues]
[crowd chatter]
["Sexy Boy" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ I think I'm cute ♪
♪ I know I'm sexy ♪
♪ I've got the looks… ♪
[Lilián] And from San Antonio, Texas,
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[Michael] King, earlier today, I tried in vain to talk to Shawn Michaels.
I wanted to ask Shawn what he planned on doing here tonight
in this matchup against Jericho.
What he said to me, King-- and Shawn Michaels is a religious man.
Shawn said to me, "Go look up Joshua 6:20."
So, I did that.
Joshua 6:20 says, "I believe in The Walls of Jericho.
I believe those walls are coming down."
[singer] ♪ Their knees get weak ♪
♪ Whenever I'm around ♪
♪ They see me walk ♪
♪ They hear me talk ♪
♪ I make 'em feel ♪
♪ Like they're on cloud nine ♪
-[Jerry] Oh, here we go. -[Michael] And here we go.
-And this is what we expected. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] This Unsanctioned matchup is under way.
Shawn Michaels, with tore-- the tear in the triceps heavily taped,
pounding away on Chris Jericho.
[crowd chatter]
[crowd chanting] HBK!
[Michael] Jericho trying in vain to cover up
from the early assault by Shawn Michaels.
[Jerry] You know this is not gonna be pretty.
Oh, look at Shawn Michaels, already pulling that boot off.
Already suffering some effects that torn triceps--
[Jerry] Oh! Wow!
[Michael] Completely legal.
Remember, both of these men signed those legal documents,
absolving the WWE and each other
of any legal ramifications from what could happen here tonight.
Oh.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] There are no rules in this one.
Check this out one more time.
This boot-- Oh, to the head…
of Jericho.
[Michael] Shawn Michaels, he said it plain and simple, King.
He will never, ever forgive Chris Jericho for what he did.
[Jerry] Wow.
[Michael] And look at Shawn Michaels pounding away.
[Jerry] And Shawn's momentum took both of these men
over the railing, into the fans.
Oh.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Shawn again favoring those triceps.
A straight right hand to the bridge of the nose of Jericho.
[Jerry] I don't know if it was the fist or that boot,
but Jericho already bleeding from the nose.
[crowd chanting] HBK!
[Jerry] I got a feeling that may not be the only place.
Uh-oh, look out here.
[Michael] Watch the aggression of Shawn Michaels.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] And what's so dangerous here, King,
is the fact that there is no way to predict what a man will do
to protect his family.
[Jerry] Oh, look out here.
[Michael] Oh, and that's just an example.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Head and face first into that steel ring post.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
-Damn it. -[man 1] Shawn, you ain't got nothing.
-[man 2] Get that chair. -[man 3] Yeah.
[Michael] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Completely legal.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Oh.
Chris Jericho perhaps saving himself.
And Jericho looking to go on offense for the first time in this match.
[Jerry] Man.
[Michael] Remember Jericho's warning, King, telling Shawn Michaels,
"Do not allow your family to watch this tonight."
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Jericho claiming that Michaels should be held responsible
for what happened to his wife, that Shawn Michaels had this night coming.
[man] Come on, Shawn.
[crowd chanting] HBK!
[Jerry] The referee powerless to get these two guys back in the ring.
[Michael] Oh, and the referee's there basically
to count a pinfall, or to call a submission, that's it.
It is an Unsanctioned matchup.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Uh-oh.
Oh, no.
It's Chris Jericho with the evil look in his eye.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Watch out here.
[man] Come on, Shawn. You can do it.
[Michael] Oh.
Already, the ringside area littered with weapons used in this match.
[Shawn sighs]
[Jerry] You can just tell that-- I mean,
-[Jerry] the evil look on Jericho's face. -[referee speaks indistinctly]
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Become an obsession for Chris Jericho, King,
to end Shawn's career…
to end his legacy.
[Jerry] Just to end Shawn Michaels. Oh, no.
[Michael] Which he may do here.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Shawn battling back.
-[Jerry] Oh. -Come on, Shawn, how are you feeling?
[Jerry] Shawn may have avoided that,
looked like an attempted powerbomb into the table
but Shawn still went face-first into the ring apron.
Watch this. I think Jericho was gonna powerbomb Shawn on the table
-but Shawn was able to-- -[Michael] Oh.
[Jerry] Unfortunately land headfirst into that-- into the ring.
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK!
[Michael] And remember, King, which brought this to the next level,
before the accident,
before Jericho accidentally struck Michaels's wife,
was the fact that Shawn Michaels was gonna retire
for numerous injuries that he--
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And Jericho, in his mind,
said Michaels wouldn't give him the credit of ending his career
which has driven Jericho to this point today.
[crowd chatter]
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Oh.
-Steel crushing the spine. -[Jerry] Man.
[Jericho] Come on, Michaels.
Come on. Huh?
Come on, tough guy, huh? Come on.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] You gotta remember,
in an Unsanctioned match,
you can do absolutely anything to your opponent.
[Michael] That is what Jericho has been doing.
The assault continues on Michaels.
[crowd chatter]
[referee speaking indistinctly]
Come on, Jericho
[Jerry] Well, Shawn Michaels didn't want his family to watch
because he didn't want them to see what he planned to do to Chris Jericho.
[Michael] Oh.
Remember, Jericho warned Shawn Michaels to not have his family watch either
because of what is happening here.
Come on. Come on, Jericho. Back him out.
[Michael] The systematic destruction of The Heartbreak Kid.
Come on. Don't choke him, Jericho, get him out of there.
-[Jerry] Man. -Come on, Jericho.
[Jerry] Oh, Jericho just mashing that boot of his
into the side of Shawn's head.
[Michael] And that sick laugh and you got to wonder, King,
if Shawn Michaels should have heeded the doctor's advice,
if Shawn Michaels should have stayed out of the ring for good.
-Remember-- -[Jerry] The chair, watch this reversal.
Nope.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] It's Jericho shoulder-first to the steel.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh, Jericho had positioned that steel chair
in the opposite turnbuckle over there.
Got reversed and sent shoulder-first into this ring post.
Thought they're going into that ring post, but then no.
Oh, man.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Uh-oh, wait a minute.
[Michael] Oh, no, just saw Jericho glanced down at the table, King,
which he had set up at ringside moments ago.
[Jerry] Well, he wanted to--
oh, he wanted to powerbomb Shawn into it earlier.
Now, he's trying to have a vertical suplex into it.
[Michael] Shawn doing what he can to block it,
but Jericho trying for the vertical suplex.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Michael] Shawn's in trouble.
Shawn is in trouble, but somehow managed to shift the balance.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] You know, Shawn keeps favoring that left arm, King.
-[Jerry] Well, of course. -[Michael] Really a one-armed man
so far in this matchup for "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[Jerry] Well, that could have been devastating.
That could have ended it right there.
[Michael] Again, that triceps was torn Monday night on Raw
after a sneak attack by Jericho's prodigy, Lance Cade.
[Jerry] You're right. And Shawn's left arm--
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
Looks like it's just hanging useless at his side.
[Michael] But Michaels showing sign of life.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] This is a different Shawn Michaels we're seeing now.
[Michael] An impassioned Michaels, driven by rage.
Don't choke him.
Don't do it this way, Shawn. Don't choke him.
[Michael] You notice, King, how the look on Michaels's face changed?
Shawn Michaels looking to punish Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] Only Shawn can tell you what's going through his mind now.
-Look out. -[Michael] Oh. Vintage Shawn Michaels.
[Jerry] Right into that black heart of Chris Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And the emotions spilling from the veins of The Heartbreak Kid.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] He is tuning up the band.
[Michael] Looking to seal Jericho's faith and Jericho's legacy.
[crowd chanting] Three, four
[Jerry] Oh.
Wait a minute.
Oh, maybe Sweet Chin Music is not good enough for Jericho.
[Michael] No, because Michaels wants to punish Jericho more.
[Jerry] I think Michaels--
it looked like he uttered the words, "I'm not finished with you."
Now what?
Man.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Michaels having the opportunity to deliver that superkick
but that would have probably ended the match.
-And now-- oh. -[referee] What do you say, huh?
[Michael] Submission maneuver, locked in, Jericho in trouble.
A tap out here and Shawn Michaels wins this Unsanctioned matchup,
pinfall or submission.
We're on a victory here
as Michaels tries to punish Jericho again and again.
[Jerry] Oh, oh, man.
[Michael] The sickening thud of Shawn's skull.
Oh, my gosh.
[Michael] His eye-- remember, the injured eye, King,
that Shawn Michaels suffered through over the summer at the hands of Jericho.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Michael] Careening off that steel chair.
-Just listen to this. -[loud thud]
[Jerry] Oh, this is-- oh, this is bad.
That may-- that may be the match, Michael.
[Michael] The eye that Chris Jericho focused on and assaulted
and tried to take Michaels's sight from him for the entire summer
has been pinpointed again by Jericho.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] And you could tell after that-- after his face hit into a chair,
-Shawn's equilibrium was way off. -Get off of him! Don't do it this way!
[referee] Get off of him, Jericho. Come on.
Get off of him. Don't do it that way.
[referee] Shawn, you okay?
[Michael] You hear Referee Marty Elias pleading with Jericho.
But, again, it's unsanctioned.
Come on, Jericho, not the eye, not the eye, Jericho.
[Shawn] Oh, my God.
Come on, you almost damaged his eye.
[Jerry] So many times we heard "an eye for an eye,"
and it's certainly come into play here now.
Jericho raking at the eyes of Shawn Michaels.
[crowd chatter]
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Jericho teeing off,
taking his time, measuring his man.
And you mentioned the equilibrium, King,
I'm not quite sure Shawn has any clue where he's at.
[Jerry] Well, you remember that earlier match, this is like déjà vu.
Shawn almost helpless.
Jericho zeroing in on the eyes.
-Uh-oh. Oh, oh. -[Michael] Oh.
[Jerry] I said almost helpless, not completely.
Look at the desperation from Shawn Michaels, just…
[Michael] A wild blow connecting.
Oh.
-Oh. And Jericho in trouble. -[Jerry] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
Get off of him, Shawn, come on, you can't hit him that way.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Just a physical assault.
[Jerry] This is so personal.
Both of these men just intent on hurting the other. Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
-[Michael] Walls of Jericho. -[Jerry] Here we go, The Walls of Jericho.
[Michael] Will Shawn Michaels tap out? Will Shawn submit?
Oh, my gosh.
[crowd cheering]
[referee] Listen, Shawn.
-Shawn… do you wanna give up? -[Michael] Shawn a fingertip away.
Do you wanna give up, Shawn?
[Shawn] No.
[referee speaks indistinctly]
[Jerry] I don't think Shawn Michaels is gonna be able to reach those ropes.
-Oh. -[Michael] Shawn is--
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And he's there.
[Jericho and Elias speak indistinctly]
Shawn Michaels makes his to the bottom ropes.
[Jerry] Look at this, though,
Jericho just told the referee, "I don't have to let go."
-"I don't have to break this hold." -[Michael] Exactly.
It's an Unsanctioned matchup.
The Walls of Jericho can continue.
The referee can't-- and look at Chris Jericho
just continuing to punish Michaels.
Come on, let him go!
[Jerry] Shawn Michaels-- hey, wait a minute.
-[Michael] Whoa, whoa. -[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, wait a minute.
[Michael] Shawn Michaels, desperation.
-[Jerry] Somehow reached-- -[Michael] Jericho--
[Jerry] Oh, gosh. Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Shawn Michaels blasting that fire extinguisher
right in the eyes of Jericho.
[Michael] Shawn Michaels surviving the only way he could.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Watch this one more time.
Jericho made the mistake of looking back at Shawn Michaels
and got a face full of that fire extinguisher.
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
Michaels may not be through with it yet.
[Michael] Chris Jericho temporarily blinded.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Did you hear that?
That metal canister collapsing off the skull of Jericho.
[Jerry] That fire extinguisher temporarily blinded Jericho
and then it may have knocked him unconscious.
[Michael] Shawn Michaels said that he would look evil in the face
and spit in its eye.
[Jerry] Oh.
Come on, don't do that.
[referee speaks indistinctly]
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Well, this has got to be giving Shawn Michaels
some measure of satisfaction,
but you can tell from the look on his face he's not finished.
[Michael] And this is why Shawn Michaels wanted it unsanctioned, King.
Didn't want anyone held responsible
for what he was going to do to Chris Jericho.
[crowd chatter]
Come on, Shawn, you don't wanna do it this way.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Jericho almost-- thought he was begging off there.
-[crowd chatter] -[referee] Shawn, come on, don't do that.
-He's as good as dead. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] What thoughts could be going through his mind, Shawn Michaels?
[Jerry] Oh, at this point, I think Shawn has some evil intentions.
Wait a minute. On the steel.
Oh.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jericho groaning] -Are you okay, Jericho?
[Jerry] Man.
[Shawn] You leave his smart ass.
[Jerry] Jericho, writhing in pain and literally screaming
but Shawn suffering the effects as well on that torn tricep.
Hey, hey, wait a minute.
[Michael] That's Lance Cade, Jericho's protégé.
[Jerry] Well, thankfully,
Shawn was able to see him coming out of the corner of his eye.
[Michael] Cade ambushing Michaels.
-Again, unsanctioned -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Cade could be-- could be involved.
Jericho was just trying somehow to escape Michaels's fury and wasn't able to do it.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Shawn Michaels with the boots to the rib
and now he's got Cade to contend with out here.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh, man, did you see that?
[Michael] Oh, right to the injured triceps.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] Followed up with that clothesline.
And like that, Lance Cade--
and you see Chris Jericho playing traffic cop.
[Jerry] Oh, yeah, a fresh Lance Cade out here.
Watch that shot to the tricep and then this clothesline
turned Shawn Michaels for a flip.
[Michael] Lance Cade, a former pupil of Shawn Michaels.
[Jerry] Now, wait a minute here. Come on, wait a minute.
[referee] Come on, Jericho, don't do that to Shawn.
Come on.
[man] Go, go.
-[Jerry] Oh, watch out. -[Michael] Oh.
[referee] What are you doing that for?
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] The injured triceps wrapped around the post, completely exposed.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Boy, this could be the beginning of the end right here.
Watch this, right into the triceps.
Oh, man.
[referee] What are you doing that for?
[Michael] And the referee is powerless.
This two-on-one assault is completely legal under these Unsanctioned rules.
[Jerry] And not only is the referee powerless,
no matter what Cade and Jericho do at this point,
there can be no repercussions.
[Michael] No, not at all.
[Jerry] Oh.
Jericho right now content to just insult Shawn Michaels.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh, man,
headbutt right into the eye.
-Watch out. -[Michael] Oh.
-[Shawn] Oh, my God. -[Michael] From the eye
to the triceps.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Lance Cade out here supplying the fare or weapons,
whatever you wanna call it.
[Michael] Cade just holding Michaels down, allowing Jericho to have his way.
[referee speaks indistinctly].
-[Jerry] No, no. -[Michael] Oh.
Come on.
Put the chair down!
[crowd booing]
You don't have to do that!
-Cade! -[Jerry] How can Jericho
-be proud of himself? -Grab his arm up there.
-[Michael] Shawn's helpless, King. -Come on! Grab his hand.
It's starting to bring back eerie memories of The Great American Bash
and what Jericho did to Michaels over the summer there.
[Jerry] Oh.
[referee] Enough. Come on, Cade.
-Enough! Just stop-- Get out of here. -Unsanctioned!
[Jerry] Yeah.
I mean, that's great.
Remorseless. One man holding your opponent's arm for you.
[referee] That's enough!
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh, man. I'm gonna tell you something, Michael.
We've seen some things that have been tough to look at between these two…
-Shawn, just give up. -[Jerry] …but this is--
-Shawn, just give up. -[Jerry] This is getting real bad.
Shawn, give up please. Come on, give up.
[crowd chatter]
[referee] Shawn, all you have to do is give up.
Enough, Cade. Enough.
Shawn, please give up.
-[Michael] Jericho's intent sicker… -[Jerry] Hey, hey, come on now.
[Michael] …to destroy Shawn Michaels.
No, no.
[Michael] And Shawn's trying to do what he can.
[Jerry] Hey.
At the same time that--
Lance Cade into those ropes has knocked…
[Michael] And Shawn's back to-- Sweet Chin Music.
[Jerry] There's the Sweet Chin Music.
[Michael] Connecting to the jaw of Lance Cade.
[Jerry] But-- oh, there you go.
Shawn Michaels now has the chair.
[Michael] And Shawn Michaels, perhaps with a final flurry left.
[Jerry] Look out.
[Michael] Thundering on the skull of Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Jericho from the top rope through the table.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] And part of that--
part of that table wrapped around the head of Jericho.
[Michael] Shawn feeding off emotion and passion, and rage.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Watch this flurry from Michaels.
[Jerry] Whoa.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Listen. -[loud thud]
[Jerry] Chair to the skull and body through the table.
[Michael] Meanwhile in the ring,
a look on the face of Shawn Michaels I've never seen before.
And you've got to wonder, King, what is going through this man's mind?
What is going through his mind as he--
as he stares at the fallen, near-helpless Jericho?
[Jerry] Oh, look at this, one arm swinging that chair.
I think it's as simple as what Shawn said earlier.
Eye for an eye, Michael.
Oh.
Shawn, you hurt him.
You're a dead man to me!
[Jericho groaning]
[Michael] The emotion just pouring from the face of this man.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Wait a minute, Shawn, wait a minute.
[Michael] His crazed eyes.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Shawn, you may have done enough now.
[Michael] King, he can't hear you.
I don't think Shawn Michaels can hear or register anything at this point.
He is consumed with destroying this man.
[Jerry] Oh, oh, oh, wait a minute.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Shawn Michaels laying Lance Cade across our announce table here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] But why?
Oh, wait a minute. Shawn, what are you--
[Michael] What in the--
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] No, Shawn, don't do this.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Chris Jericho has driven--
Chris Jericho has driven Shawn Michaels to this point.
[Jerry] Oh, God.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Oh, no.
Oh, no.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Jericho piled on top of Lance Cade like hardwood.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] What in the world?
[Jerry] Michael, what…
-[Michael] Shawn, what the-- -[Jerry] No, Shawn, wait.
-What are you doing? -[Michael] No.
-[Jerry] What are you doing? -[Michael] Not like this.
-[Jerry] Shawn, no! -[Michael] Not like this!
-No! -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Michael] Shawn Michaels driving a stake through the heart of his demon, Jericho.
[Jerry] He's up! He's up!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Fueled by the nightmare
of what happened to his wife at SummerSlam.
Shawn Michaels making Jericho pay for his sins.
[Jerry] Watch this once again. Shawn Michaels…
intent on destroying Jericho.
Oh, God.
[Michael] Shawn Michaels's crusade of passion here at Unforgiven.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] He's not through, Michael. He's not through with him.
[Michael] Dragging the lifeless carcass of Jericho toward the ring.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Man. What--
how much more can Jericho withstand?
Now, what?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And we said it earlier, there's no telling what a man will do
to avenge the hurt of his family.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Oh, God.
[grunting]
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] That leather belt of Shawn Michaels
tearing at the flesh of-- oh, Jericho.
[Michael] This is the pain and suffering raining down on Jericho
that Shawn Michaels warned him about.
And that's enough, Shawn, listen to reason, please!
[Jerry] Now, what?
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Trying-- just trying to read the face of Shawn Michaels,
it's just as if he's trying to think of something else,
something more that he could-- oh, that he could do to Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Did that hit Jericho right in the eye?
[crowd chattering]
Enough. [speaking indistinctly] Let's just go home.
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you, Shawn Michaels is without a doubt
a religious man, Michael, but tonight, he may be possessed by the devil.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] King, it was almost the look on the face of Shawn Michaels
moments ago that I can't help myself.
[grunting]
[speaks indistinctly]
-[Jerry] Oh. Oh. -[speaks indistinctly] Come on.
[Jerry] Oh.
-Shawn, no, come on. -[Jerry] Ref, you need to stop this--
No, Shawn. No. Come on, don't do this.
Come on, Shawn, enough. Back off of him, Shawn.
Back off of him. Come on.
[Michael] An eye for an eye. An eye for an eye
for what Jericho did to Shawn Michaels months ago.
[Jerry] Yeah, but Jericho's helpless. I mean you--
Come on, back off of him.
Back off of him.
-[crowd chattering] -Come on. Come on, settle back down.
[referee] Come on. [speaks indistinctly]
[Jerry] Shawn just-- the blank stare at the referee is, like,
"Why are you trying to stop me?"
And Jericho's out.
Oh.
Jericho, come on… [speaking indistinctly]
Get off of him. Come on.
-[speaks indistinctly] it's over. -[bell ringing]
[crowd roaring, booing]
[Jerry] Well, Shawn won't stop the-- Shawn, the match is over.
[crowd chattering]
Come on, Shawn. Come on, get off. Get off, Shawn. Get off. Come on.
[crowd booing]
Come on. Get off of him.
[Lilián] Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner,
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Well, Shawn came here tonight and I can't help but believe
he's gonna accomplish everything he wanted to but maybe not.
Oh, he wants more.
Get off of him.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Referee having to pull Shawn Michaels off of Jericho.
[crowd chattering]
[referee] Don't do this.
[Jerry] And Jericho, he's completely defenseless here.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Now, that's enough.
Enough, Shawn, please!
I don't want to see him get hurt anymore.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Referee explaining to Shawn--
oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh.
[crowd chattering]
[crowd booing]
Calm down.
You got trainers? Let's get the trainers out here.
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK!
[Jerry] The officials out here trying to…
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK!
[Jerry] …trying to bring Shawn back to his senses. He's…
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK!
[Jerry] Looking at Shawn Michaels, you got to wonder whether or not he's…
wondering if he's gonna be able to live with himself for what he's done here.
[Michael] Tonight was Shawn Michaels's
-crime of passion, King. -Get those trainers down here.
Trainer. Shawn…
-[speaks indistinctly]. -[Jerry] Oh, that's it.
Got to get somebody out here for Jericho.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] And you have to wonder in Shawn's mind
if God will ever forgive him, King, for what he did tonight.
[muttering]
[Michael] Or if Shawn Michaels will ever forgive himself?
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Looks like--
I don't know if Shawn is talking to himself.
["Sexy Boy" playing]
[singer] ♪ I think I'm cute ♪
♪ I know I'm sexy ♪
♪ I've got the looks ♪
♪ That drive the girls wild ♪
♪ I got the moves ♪
[Jerry] And Jericho is still out.
Shawn Michaels, I…
[singer] ♪ Up and down their spine ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Sexy boy… ♪
[Michael] Well, King, a laundry list of injuries
was one of the reasons that Shawn Michaels came to SummerSlam a month ago to retire.
The latest on that list, that triceps injury
that Lance Cade would come out and target.
God knows what they were gonna do here, King,
before Shawn Michaels somehow rallied.
[Jerry] Well, you're right.
Shawn Michaels knocking Jericho through the--
through that table and then this.
And I'll tell you something.
Oh.
I may be the only one here in this arena
that's concerned with Jericho's safety or his condition, but I am right now.
[singer] ♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
[Michael] And Shawn Michaels's crusade would continue.
This has been violent and brutal.
[singer] ♪ Eat your heart out, girls ♪
[Michael] Indeed, Chris Jericho learned the meaning of "unforgiven" tonight.
He learned the meaning of Shawn Michaels's doctrine.
It was indeed an eye for an eye.
[singer] ♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
[Jerry] Man, I'm gonna tell you something.
One way or another, Shawn Michaels was possessed tonight.
I don't-- I don't know by whom but he was possessed.
[singer] ♪ They see me walk ♪
♪ They hear me talk ♪
♪ I make them feel ♪
♪ Like they're on cloud nine ♪
-Good job, man. -We're celebrating.
We're gonna celebrate that one.
-[breathes heavily] -[laughs]
[crowd cheering]
Did you see that out there?
We not only won our match, but we made a statement.
This? This is Manu.
Son of WWE Hall of Famer Afa of the Wild Samoans.
Randy, unlike you, he recognizes true talent.
He respects it.
You could knock all the other champions on Raw.
Knock them all you want.
But these guys, they're in a different class.
You're impressed now, Randy?
You know what, guys?
I got nothing to say
but congratulations. [chuckles]
What you guys did out there required nothing but skill.
You're nothing but dumb luck.
However, you managed to steal the win.
How proud your fathers must be.
You know what? Cryme Tyme had to learn to fight on the streets,
but you guys, look at you.
You just got this God-given natural ability.
You know what? Do this for me. Go watch a replay of your match
and then tell me why you feel you should be so damn proud of yourself.
No, wait. Don't, don't. Go out and celebrate.
Celebrate and keep telling yourselves how you accomplished something,
how you think you actually accomplished something 'cause you know what?
Let me tell you something right now, some good advice.
Luck, luck runs out.
But talent and ability, it goes on. It lives forever.
Trust me. Take it from me.
But to answer your question…
No.
No, I am not impressed…
at all.
[crowd cheering]
Well, certainly one could assume that that was not the music
that that the Tag Champions and Manu wanted to hear from Randy Orton.
Well, I tell you what. You wanna talk music, J.R.,
you got to talk about one of my favorite bands of all time.
-And that's Motörhead. -["Rock Out" playing]
[Tazz] And we'd like to thank Motörhead for the official Unforgiven theme song,
and this bad boy is called "Rock Out."
Sweet.
[Ross] And ladies and gentlemen, we're calling for your votes so to speak.
What do you think about Friday Night SmackDown
General Manager Vickie Guerrero excluding the Big Show
from the WWE Championship Scramble?
♪ Here comes the bass Thunder in the guts ♪
[Ross] And we'd like to know your opinion.
♪ Rock 'til you can't stand ♪
[music fades]
[bell ringing]
This is contest is the WWE Championship Scramble match.
["No More Words" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Justin] Making his way to the ring, first from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing 225 pounds,
Jeff Hardy!
[Ross] Again, ladies and gentlemen,
a random draw was held earlier today to determine the order of entry
in the WWE Championship Scramble match,
the first time ever the WWE title that's been decided in these rules.
And certainly this arena has seen its share of firsts
from the WWE including the first ever Boiler Room Brawl.
Not to mention the first ever Tag Team Ladder match,
which was at No Mercy a few years ago.
[Tazz] And how about earlier tonight, this man's brother, Matt Hardy,
Jeff's brother, congratulations go out to Matt Hardy
becoming the new ECW Champion.
Due the WWE Scramble Championship match.
[singer] ♪ It's a paradox A mystery, a riddle… ♪
[Ross] Some of the rules, ladies and gentlemen, are very unique.
We'll try to simplify them for you as quickly and as easily as we can.
Bottom line, this is a 20-minute time in the match
and the man that is the current champion at the end of 20 minutes
will be the official WWE Champion.
We're gonna start with two men
and then another man will enter every five minutes.
[Tazz] And you do not have to pin or make the champion--
the current champion at that time submit or pin him.
To become one you just got to get as many pinfalls as possible.
[Ross] Everybody's got a bull's eye on them,
everyone in this match, all five men.
-["Ain't No Stoppin' Me" playing] -[singer] ♪ Ain't no stopping me now! ♪
♪ You can't rock with me Man, I'ma bring it to ya ♪
♪ You can't rock with me ♪
[Justin] And approaching the ring next, from Orangeburg, South Carolina,
weighing 248 pounds,
he is the WWE United States Champion,
Shelton Benjamin.
[Ross] Certainly, ladies and gentlemen,
arguably the greatest athlete currently in the WWE,
spoke earlier today to our cameras
and this man was extremely confident.
Tonight, I claim what is destined to be mine.
Gold is the measure of a man's greatness.
And after the Scramble,
both of my shoulders will be shimmering with gold
because I am Shelton Benjamin and I am the gold standard.
[Ross] Well, if Shelton Benjamin wins the WWE title tonight,
he'll make history in that no man has ever been WWE Champion
and United States Champion simultaneously.
[Tazz] Well, Shelton Benjamin is obsessed with gold, J.R.
And we heard Shelton say it last week,
as far as the Scramble goes, it's a crapshoot,
a little luck and a lot of talent.
That Shelton's got a lot of talent, that's for sure.
[Ross] We've heard of blue chippers.
-He's a gold chipper. -[bell rings]
[Ross] No doubt about it.
Big, fast, tough, great mat wrestler, can fly, can do it all.
And then you got the risk-taker Jeff Hardy.
Can he fulfill his destiny as his brother did earlier tonight
and leave tonight the WWE Champion?
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
[Tazz] Big fight feel right here, baby.
Benjamin, Hardy, it's go time.
-Oh. -[Ross] Cradle by Benjamin.
Benjamin will have the advantage virtually over anyone in the entire WWE
when it comes to mat wrestling.
[Tazz] Absolutely. I mean, virtually-- watch out.
-[Ross] The cradle. -[Tazz] Well, right, it goes into my point
where Shelton Benjamin more or less can almost get out
of any hold or any predicament he is in
from a mat-wrestling perspective.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy, a life-long WWE fan, from tiny Cameron, North Carolina.
Benjamin, the three-time three-sport all-stater from South Carolina.
A junior College all-American,
a division one all-American in wrestling and ironically,
ladies and gentlemen, as a track sprinter.
You don't see that combination much.
-[Tazz] Oh, look at this. Look at this. -One, two.
[Tazz] Shelton trying to get a pinfall real quick right out of the--
well, it's almost out of the box here.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] These two men have the-- uh-oh, there's a roll-up by Hardy.
One, two.
[Ross] Have the dubious distinction
of starting off this 20-minute affair through the random draw.
[Tazz] And every five minutes, a different superstar enters.
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] Right now, the current champion, J.R., would be WWE Champion Triple H.
[Ross] No decisions have been rendered yet…
-[Tazz] That's right. -[Ross] …of this pairing.
And there may not be for that match.
Nice side headlock.
[Tazz] Well, just as we saw earlier this evening,
at the top of Unforgiven and ECW Championship Scramble match,
a lot of quick near falls.
Athletes going for pinfalls-- here we go.
[Ross] And then, when one becomes the current champion,
one wants to protect that championship and not allow another pin.
[Tazz] If my math is correct, J.R.,
I think there was five pinfalls in the ECW title match earlier tonight.
[Ross] Well, you're a noted mathematician, so, I'm sure you're right on the money.
[Tazz] That's what I'm all about, my man.
[Ross] Benjamin is controlling the head,
controlling the body, and controlling the pace in the early going.
[Tazz] That's what Shelton does so well, the man who's obsessed with gold.
[Ross] Not a bad obsession, quite frankly.
Gold translates to green.
And Hardy able to dodge a bullet.
[Tazz] Oh, man. Nice power.
Oh.
[Ross] And Benjamin showing leverage and power.
-[Tazz] Here we go. -[Ross] And the turnbuckles as the ally,
got a near fall.
[Tazz] I'm telling you, an amazing show of strength by Shelton Benjamin,
the drop step shooting that high crotch and lift Jeff Hardy up on a vertical base.
That is tough to do.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy one of the most honored competitors ever
in the WWE. Tag champion, Intercontinental champion.
And snap suplex.
Textbook. The float over,
gets another near fall.
Hardy would become only the seventh man in the history of the WWE
to become the Grand Slam Champion.
I mean, he would have won every major championship
that he competed for here in the WWE
if he wins tonight. Dig in.
[Tazz] That would be a hellation-- hellacious mountain to climb.
But right now, Jeff Hardy in dire straits at the hands of Shelton Benjamin.
[Ross] Great illustration of why…
-they're loving Friday Night SmackDown. -[Tazz] Oh, yes.
[Ross] The athleticism of these two young competitors
are just an illustration of what we have the privilege of seeing
every Friday night.
-And Benjamin again -[Tazz] Whoa.
-[Ross] looking for the cover. -Come on.
-That's a two. -[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
[Ross] We're talking about Benjamin,
sometimes he can be his own worst enemy, loses his focus from time to time.
[Tazz] Yeah, J.R., but he lacks as far as that discipline,
it's his athletic ability, Shelton Benjamin
[Ross] Nice counter. Nice counter by Hardy.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] That cockiness of Shelton Benjamin we're alluding to
can be more or less matched up
by his athletic ability and counter action.
[Ross] Wait a minute. Hardy beat Benjamin to the punch.
Shoulders up.
[Tazz] Hardy was one step ahead of Shelton Benjamin there.
[Ross] This has been a-- surprisingly, a ground-and-pound kind of a matchup.
[Tazz] I agree. I didn't expect that either.
I thought Hardy would be flying around this ring more,
but I like Hardy's tactics.
-Wait a minute. -[Ross] A leg drop.
There's another near fall.
Both men trying to leverage the pin in this--
in this interval,
this five-minute interval that starts off the WWE Championship Scramble.
-[crowd] Ten, nine, eight… -[Ross] And then--
-[Tazz] Here we go. Here we go. -[Ross] Less than ten seconds.
-We'll see who our third competitor is. -[crowd] …five, four, three, two, one.
[Ross] Oh.
-["Man With A Plan" playing] -[Tazz] Oh!
There's a pin--
[Ross] Well, The Brian Kendrick certainly has been on a-- the proverbial roll
here on the WWE on Friday Night SmackDown.
His man is associate Big Ezekiel Jackson.
[Tazz] Yeah. Well, Big Zeke, the advisor,
looks like he'll have to sit back and watch The Brian Kendrick
enter the fray right here, J.R.
[Ross] This is Brian Kendrick's first ever WWE title match.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Ross] And Benjamin elevated,
but his great balance prevented the destruction…
-[Tazz] Yes. -[Ross] …as did Hardy.
[Tazz] And The Brian Kendrick, J.R., no rush…
to get into this matchup.
Oh, wow!
-[Ross] Oh, good Lord. -[Tazz] You got to be kidding me.
Going for a German Suplex off the apron?
Nuts. Oh!
[Ross] And Brian Kendrick may have been aiming for Hardy.
I don't know.
He certainly got all of Benjamin into The Brian Kendrick.
[Tazz] I'll tell you, in my opinion, The Brian Kendrick--
[Ross speaking indistinctly] going for the cover.
[Tazz] I'll tell you, J.R., I just think this young athlete has had--
he's got the goods from where I sit.
[Ross] There's not anyone in this match
that will be quicker or more elusive than Brian Kendrick.
[Tazz] Oh.
-[Ross] And Kendrick… -One, two--
[Ross] …high-impact flying forearm found another near fall, and look at the--
[Tazz] Angst, the urgency, J.R., you can just feel it.
-[Ross] The sense of urgency… -[Tazz] Yeah.
[Ross] …is amazing for Kendrick.
[Tazz] Well, a couple of weeks ago on Friday Night SmackDown-- wait a minute.
-One, two-- -[Tazz] Oh, no.
The Brian Kendrick, he referenced the historical famous book,
The Art of War, and that book really just defines what modern warfare is,
and The Brian Kendrick said he will redefine warfare in this matchup.
[Ross] Kendrick known at one time as a tag team specialist.
Held the WWE tag titles with his former partner for 331 days,
but that's nothing like being the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] And we saw these two combatants right here…
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] …oh, good God,
have at it this past Friday. Wait a minute.
-[Ross] Smack on the face. -[Tazz] Oh, he's got it. Jeff's got it.
-[Ross] And Jeff Hardy! -[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] Jeff Hardy is now the current WWE Champion
with that pin over The Kendrick.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Flat-out impressive by Mr. Hardy.
[chuckles] Wow.
[Ross] So, as we speak,
Jeff Hardy is the current WWE Champion.
The question is will Hardy be at the end of 20 minutes?
[Tazz] Well, no doubt, J.R., that is the million-dollar question.
[Ross] Oh.
[Tazz] Jeff Hardy's got to do whatever he can to stay current champion.
[Ross] Hardy staying on the offensive,
not laying back, certainly that's not Hardy's style.
Suplex for suplex with Benjamin.
One, two--
[Tazz] Well, there's an old expression in the sport of amateur wrestling.
It's just "keep wrestling."
No matter how many points you're ahead,
that with the time limit and whatnot, you keep wrestling.
And I think that's what Jeff's got in mind right here as the current WWE Champion.
[Ross] Well, I don't ever see Hardy going into a "prevent" defense ever.
He's very offensive-minded, but Benjamin is-- has his mind on one thing, gold.
[Tazz] Yeah. But Jeff might need a little defense
with that forearm shiver by Benjamin.
-Look at this! -[Ross] Benjamin with a cover.
And Hardy trying to maintain his current status as the current WWE Champion.
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] MVP and The Game still to come.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Oh!
-What about Hardy here? -One, two.
[Ross] I admire Hardy for maintaining his offensive stance,
continues to look for pinfalls.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Watch out. Watch out.
And, J.R., we got to keep it-- oh, there's Paydirt!
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] And, J.R., we got to keep the monologues short-- earlier tonight,
the ECW champ-- the former ECW champion, Mark Henry,
the champion has an 80-percent chance of losing his title here tonight.
[Ross] And the near leg is hooked after Paydirt.
And Kendrick interrupts the count,
an opportunistic Brian Kendrick with a sharp kick to the head.
And now, after the damage is done, let's see if Kendrick can capitalize.
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] Look at-- oh, man!
[Ross] And the Kendrick hits.
-The Kendrick… -[Tazz] Look at this.
[Ross] …hit. Can you believe it?
-[buzzer blares] -[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] Brian Kendrick is the current WWE Champion.
[Tazz] The Brian Kendrick.
Wow.
[Ross] The Brian Kendrick is the WWE Champion.
[Tazz laughs]
That was-- now, that was impressive.
[crowd] Nine, eight…
[Ross] Kendrick a very opportunistic young man, certainly paying attention.
-[Tazz] Who's next? -[crowd] …two, one.
["I'm Comin'" playing]
[Ross] Well, the clock is ticking for MVP.
[singer] ♪ One, two You hear the clock ticking… ♪
[Ross] MVP also will be competing
in his first ever WWE title match here and now.
[Tazz] J.R., the clock might be ticking for The Brian Kendrick
who is the current WWE Champion.
Can Kendrick hang on?
[Ross] Well, we're gonna find out because…
look at MVP, gonna try to grab Kendrick, slow him down if he can.
-[Tazz] Ooh! -[Ross] And that's gonna get it done.
[Tazz] From a fatigue standpoint, obviously, MVP is much more fresh
than any athlete out here because he just got into this match.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] MVP, disposing of the opposition.
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Ross] And the-- ooh!
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Ross] The current champion, Brian Kendrick, going over the top.
And remember, anyone can count another competitor and become the champion.
[Tazz] That's a great point, J.R., no doubt.
[Ross] Kendrick is not protected.
If MVP pins Shelton Benjamin, MVP becomes current champ.
[Tazz] Well, to your point, J.R., Mark Henry,
he lost his ECW title and he wasn't pinned.
Look at this. Brian-- The Brian Kendrick,
current WWE Champion, landed really hard on his lower back.
[Ross] Kendrick may not be the same in this contest.
-Come on. -[Tazz] Uh-oh, maybe coming--
maybe a little drive-by action here, J.R., MVP style.
[yells]
-[Tazz] Oh! Holy God. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] The Kendrick intercepted MVP with a thunderous kick.
[Tazz] Like this guy or not, I'm impressed. Oh!
-Now, that was impressive. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And the current WWE Champion taken down outside.
[Tazz] Well, here, watch this misdirection.
High jumping leg lariat by The Brian Kendrick.
But can Jeff Hardy clean the clock of the current WWE Champion?
[Ross] Quick blindside action and MVP and--
-[Tazz] Oop, oop, oop, oop, oop. Wow! -[Ross] Oh, man, stacked up like cornwood
and Vintage Jeff Hardy ramming both feet into the sternum.
-[Tazz] Look at this. -[Ross] And now Hardy going for the cover.
-[Tazz] Hardy has got it. Oh! -[Ross] And The Kendrick--
[Tazz] Well, that's smart by The Brian Kendrick.
He's saving his own rear end more or less.
The Brian Kendrick is the-- is the current champion.
He's got to try and break up those pinfalls.
[Ross] If Kendrick had one goal,
it would be obvious that he would prevent every pinfall and submission attempt
for the balance of this 20-minute-time-limit match.
[Tazz] And that's easier said than done.
[crowd booing]
[Ross] Kendrick, preening a little bit,
showing some arrogance and confidence, but that may have been it.
-[Tazz] Oh, my-- Oh! -[Ross] Good Lord.
Man, you're talking about getting drilled on a Samoan drop.
[Tazz] That was a golden drop.
-Oh, oop, oop, oop, MVP! -[Ross] MVP, and look at Kendrick,
again, opportunistic, protecting his status as the current WWE Champ.
[Tazz] Yeah. Kendrick has to act in the role--
-Hold on a sec. Kendrick-- Drilled that. -[Ross] Man.
[Tazz] Kendrick has to act in the role, J.R., of a spoiler.
He's got to protect his own current WWE Championship.
That beautiful high-- twisting high crossbody by The Brian Kendrick.
[Ross] Kendrick showing great resiliency after going over the top rope
and his lower back hammering that ring apron.
[Tazz] Ooh!
[Ross] You know, that was pretty self-explanatory.
[Tazz] That's straight up smash-mouth right there. [chuckles]
The Brian Kendrick looking good here.
[Ross] Kendrick has been the shining star more often than not, thus far.
[Tazz] Ooh!
[Ross] And I spoke too soon perhaps, because the gold standard
and reigning United States Champion,
Shelton Benjamin, just exploded out of the blocks.
[Tazz] It almost seems like Shelton Benjamin comes out of nowhere,
and to use your word you just used, J.R., "explosion,"
just destroying people out of nowhere.
Speaking of destroying, Kendrick's in trouble.
[Ross] Benjamin, thinking powerbomb.
And Kendrick, thinking survival and counters.
[Tazz] Well, that was a timely counter, no doubt.
The Brian Kendrick is on the prowl.
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] I think The Brian Kendrick said it best a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown,
J.R., referring to the Championship Scramble,
it's not about winning the little battles, but it's about winning the war.
[Ross] A good strategy so far by Kendrick,
keeping his adversaries down in every opportunity that he can.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Ross] Just like that.
Again, Kendrick using his feet.
This kid is lightning in a bottle.
[Tazz] Well, Kendrick using his feet, J.R.,
for sure but also utilizing his quickness.
And that right now is helping him big-time,
current WWE Champion, Brian Kendrick. Uh-oh.
-[crowd] Seven, six, five, four… -[Ross] Well, we don't have to wonder
-who's coming out last. -[crowd] …three, two, one.
[crowd cheering]
["The Game" playing]
[Ross] With five minutes to go in the 20-minute time limit,
Triple H is not the WWE Champion.
The current champion is The Brian Kendrick.
[Tazz] And The Brian Kendrick is looking at The Game.
Uh-oh. Ooh!
[Ross] Good Lord, what a--
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Ross] Two hard knock downs.
And now the big right hand, heavily taped, doing the damage.
[Tazz] But, J.R., now might be a good time to say
our business might have just picked up.
[Ross] MVP got his doodle work loosened.
-[Tazz] And-- ooh! -[Ross] Oh, look at Kendrick.
Kendrick inadvertently taking down--
[Tazz] Oop, oop, oop, oop, oop. Oh!
[Ross] The double A spinebuster ramming the rafters here in The Q.
[Tazz] Well, Triple H referred to this matchup as just another day at the office.
I don't know about that.
But The Game is looking good now!
-[Ross] And here is the Pedigree! -[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] The current champion just got Pedigreed out of his current…
-[buzzer blares] -[Ross] …WWE title status.
And the WWE champion-- as we speak, the current champ is back
to being Triple H.
But there's a lot of time left.
[Tazz] Oh, there's no doubt about it.
And there's four athletes besides The Game that are gunning to be WWE Champion.
[Ross] And now the clock becomes an even bigger factor.
Remember, anyone can be pinned at any time and become the current WWE Champ.
But in this, a little over three-and-a-half minutes,
who's gonna be the man to walk out the WWE Champion?
-[Tazz] Oh! -[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] Exactly, J.R.
As we said, at the moment, Triple H is the current WWE Champion.
And to your point, he does not-- Triple H does not have to be defeated
for someone else to become current WWE Champion.
[Ross] All right. Now, Jeff Hardy rolling MVP back in.
If Jeff Hardy pins MVP, Jeff Hardy becomes the current WWE Champ.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Number one contenders for this match.
[Tazz] Oh, oop, oop, oop. Oh!
Twist of Fate, baby.
-[Ross] Twist of WWE Fate! Yes! -[Tazz] No!
-[buzzer blares] -[Ross] Jeff Hardy is now again
the current champion.
[Tazz] For the second time in this match.
[Ross] With the clock running under three minutes.
[Tazz] Beat the clock, baby.
Can Jeff Hardy hang on?
-[Ross] Kendrick looking to counter… -[Tazz] Yes!
[Ross] …but not this time says Jeff Hardy.
[Tazz] Yeah. Kendrick didn't get hold of the Kendrick and-- body!
-Man, Jeff Hardy got all. -[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] Benjamin and Triple H fighting on the outside.
But the action is on the inside of the ring…
-[Tazz] Oh, buddy. -[Ross] …officially.
[Tazz] Jeff Hardy's going where he's comfortable.
-But-- oh! -[Ross] Oh, that's not comfortable.
The Game just disrupted Hardy.
[Tazz] Well, The Cerebral Assassin one step ahead of Jeff Hardy.
[Ross] But The Cerebral Assassin needs a pin
-and he needs it quickly. -[Tazz] Oop, oop, oop.
And it doesn't matter who he pins.
The Kendrick is down!
[Ross] Another Pedigree.
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[Ross] And the count
-at two minutes exactly. -[buzzer blares]
-[Ross] So, The Game has gotta… -[Tazz] Wow.
[Ross] …survive the next two minutes.
[Tazz] So, for the second time in this matchup, Triple H, is the current…
-[Ross] Wait a minute. -[Tazz] Oh! Oh!
[Ross] Hardy with a Swanton.
Hardy with a Swanton!
-[Tazz] The Game looks-- -[crowd] One, two, three.
[Tazz] Oh!
-[buzzer blares] -[Ross] Jeff Hardy, out of nowhere,
is the current WWE Champion.
And The Game did not see it, cannot believe it…
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Ross] …but he better believe it.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Uh-oh. Oh, buddy.
[Ross] Hardy trying to fight for all his team.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] The Game eliminated over the top.
[Tazz] And Triple H is the current WWE Champ-- I'm sorry.
Jeff Hardy is the current WWE Champion.
[Ross] Hardy is the current champ.
Hardy-- Jeff Hardy, with a minute-fifteen,
is the current WWE Champion.
[Tazz] It doesn't matter though.
Yeah, anybody could pin anyone right now.
Look at MVP,
he's on the offense here.
[Ross] MVP could become the current champion
if he pins The Kendrick, for example.
[grunting]
[Tazz] Oh, man, we're under one minute here.
[Ross] It's anybody's ball game with 50 seconds left.
[Tazz] Oh, my God. You got to be kidding me.
-[Ross] Good Lord. -[Tazz] Holly smokes.
-[Ross] Good God Almighty. -[Tazz] Look out!
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Oh!
A giant electric chair, bodies and carnage at 40 seconds.
Jeff Hardy the current WWE Champion.
[Tazz] That was amazing.
-[Ross] Can Hardy hold on for 30 seconds? -[Tazz] Whoa!
Got it! 30 seconds!
[Ross] Whisper in the Wind hits.
Hardy might not take another chance.
-[Tazz] Jeff Hardy's like a maniac. Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Swanton by Hardy, the current WWE Champ.
Fifteen seconds left.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Can Jeff Hardy hang on? Uh-oh.
[Ross] Triple H is back!
-[Tazz] Bam! -[Ross] Pedigree MVP!
-[Tazz] Eight seconds! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] It's almost over!
-[Tazz] Look at this! -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Ross] My God!
-The Game did it… -[bell rings]
-[Ross] …with a second left. And Triple H… -["The Game" playing]
[Ross] …has regained his title with a second left.
[singer] ♪ All about your debt And if you can pay it ♪
-[Tazz] Amazing. -[Justin] The winner of this match
and still WWE Champion,
Triple H!
[Tazz] J.R., in all my years, I never witnessed a match like that in my life.
We saw seven pinfalls, saw six current WWE Champions,
but The Game, he became WWE Champion three times that match.
[Ross] Triple H defying the odds.
It's an 80-percent chance
the reigning champion will not leave as the champion.
We didn't see it in the ECW title match, but we have seen it here.
The Game is now officially a 13th-time WWE Champion.
And Jeff Hardy was less than 30 seconds away.
[Tazz] What an amazing contest and kudos big-time to Jeff Hardy.
[Ross] Hardy showing some class and some sportsmanship.
[Tazz] And this is Triple H's first time winning,
becoming the current WWE Champion in this matchup, right here,
drilling The Kendrick with the Pedigree.
[Ross] This was less than five minutes in the last five-minute period.
[Tazz] And then at end right here, Jeff Hardy, for the third time
will in this match become the current WWE Champion.
[Ross] While The Game was catching his breath, Hardy became current champ.
[Tazz] And in the last 25 seconds of the match, J.R.,
Jeff Hardy still bringing the offense
and just drilling the gold standard with that Swanton Bomb.
[Ross] Hardy hurt himself.
And then The Game had to play beat the clock,
beat the MVP…
-[Tazz] Bam! -[Ross] …delivered a Pedigree
for the third or fourth time in the match.
And look at the clock, there was no time to spare.
[Tazz] Oh, my God.
You go to be kidding me.
-[bell rings] -[Tazz] An amazing turn of events.
Amazing victory for Triple H, The King of Kings.
["The Game" continues playing]
[Ross] One second.
One second was what was remaining.
One second away from heartbreak.
One second away from ecstasy.
Standing by with, of course, Shawn Michaels.
And, Shawn, after one of the most physical, grueling,
emotional matches we've ever seen,
are you content with your victory over Chris Jericho?
Todd, I'll answer that question in a minute.
The first thing I wanna say is that…
you know, this is the first pay-per-view in three months
that I haven't spent the night in a hospital.
So, the first thing I'm gonna do,
I'm gonna clean up, pack my bags, get on a plane.
I'm gonna home.
Get in bed with my wife tonight.
Be in my kids' room when I get up-- when they get up in the morning.
Everybody in that house is gonna know…
by the look on my face what happened here tonight.
Am I content?
Yeah.
Am I satisfied?
Do I feel sense of closure?
No.
If I had my choice,
I would do what I did to Chris Jericho tonight
every night for the rest of my life.
[crowd cheering]
He's awoke something inside of me that I don't think I can control.
I don't know if I want to.
For Chris Jericho,
the worst is definitely yet to come.
[crowd cheering]
CM Punk, as you know, the odds are against you tonight
in retaining your title during the Championship Scramble.
What do you think about your chances tonight?
Well, I think, since I've become champion,
the odds have been obviously stacked against me,
but it's been like that my entire life.
And I've…
[crowd cheering]
The chances, Punk, would be a whole hell of a lot greater
if the guy holding the championship wasn't an absolute fluke.
Uh, you know, it just wouldn't be a night around here if the bitter,
injured ex-champion Randy Orton didn't show up.
I gotta-- Randy, you're not wearing your brace.
Are you 100 percent? Is that why you're here?
-Are you ready to compete? -Trust me, Punk, I'm injured.
Oh. Of course.
Now, last week, we had a conversation
that we both agreed would continue at a later date.
Now, Punk, it is time to continue our conversation.
Okay. That's great, Randy, but you know what?
There's a problem with that.
You're a bitter ex-champion with no real reason to be here.
I'm the heavyweight champion about to go walk out there
and have the match of my career.
You see, I'm proving people wrong.
So, you and everybody else who thinks I'm a fluke--
[men grunting]
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Ross] What's going on here?
-[Tazz] Oh. -[grunting continues]
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Is that Kofi Kingston try--
Kofi Kingston, trying to come to CM Punk's--
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Ross] My God. This is--
-[grunts] -[Tazz] Oh, my God!
-[Ross] Oh, my God! Oh, my good Lord! -[Tazz] Oh. Oh, no.
-[Ross] Oh, my God. Orton just punted-- -Now, that…
that right there was impressive!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] My God, Orton punted the World Heavyweight champion's head to oblivion.
[crowd chatter]
["Pourquoi?" playing]
[bell rings]
[Justin] This bout, set for one fall,
is for the Divas Championship!
Introducing first the challenger, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Maryse!
[Michael] Well, we're gonna get into the Divas Championship
-in just a few moments, King, but… -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] …I mean, we just saw the world champion, CM Punk,
from Raw, get laid out by DiBiase, Rhodes, Manu,
and then Randy Orton with that punt.
Now, what does that mean for the-- for the Scramble match later tonight?
We know the history of that Orton punt and what it does to people.
I have no idea but that-- that looked horrible.
I mean, Orton just teeing off on the skull of CM Punk.
And hopefully he's getting some help, aid back there right now.
-[Michael] I can't believe it. -[Jerry] Wow.
[singer singing in French]
-["Not Enough for Me" playing] -[singer] ♪ You're not enough for me ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
[Justin] And now her opponent, from Palatka, Florida,
she is the current Divas Champion,
Michelle McCool!
[Ross] Well, it's a-- well, I'm trying to get focused, ladies and gentlemen,
on this Divas title matchup after what we just saw back in the back area there.
It's gonna be a little bit challenging, I can tell you that with all due respect.
[Tazz] Well, speaking of respect, I must say Michelle McCool
has the utmost respect for the beautiful championship that's around her waist.
I had a conversation with Michelle earlier.
-[Ross] Sure you did. -[Tazz] An extremely proud champion.
[Ross] Of course you did.
-[Tazz] I did. -[Ross] You got around.
-You get around, don't you? -[Tazz] Hey, I travel around, my man.
[chuckles] That's what it's all about right there, baby.
[Ross] Everybody calls you the world's angriest announcer,
but you're the friendliest guy I know.
[Tazz] Unless you were blonde.
[Ross] Ladies and gentlemen, Michelle McCool became the first ever
WWE Divas Champion back at The Great American Bash…
-[bell rings] -[Ross] …when she defeated Natalya
for the newly created championship,
which is equal to the WWE Women's title.
[Tazz] And this is Michelle McCool's first title defense of the Divas Championship.
[Ross] And it's also Maryse's first ever title match.
Which would make sense if you do the math.
-[Tazz] Well, yeah. That's great, but-- -[Ross] You are a math guy?
[Tazz] Yeah. Well-- wait-- whoa.
-Well, Maryse, she-- -[Ross speaks indistinctly]
[Tazz] She prides on calling herself, J.R., the sexiest of the sexy.
Kind of tough to argue with that.
[Ross] No. You used that early in your career
and it didn't quite work so well.
But nonetheless…
-[Tazz] Ooh. -[Ross] …nice side Russian leg sweep.
-One, two… -[Ross] And the former
Florida State athlete floats over, got a near fall.
Maryse would be the first Canadian to win the Divas title.
[Tazz] And both these young ladies have two completely different demeanors
-and attitudes and dispositions… -[Ross] Wow, nice.
[Tazz] …but Michelle is more of a very humble, very proud,
hardworking, great work ethic.
But, Maryse, extremely brash, cocky.
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] I mean, she'll just tell you how beautiful she is.
She's not shy about it.
[Ross] Well, she says she can't help it.
-[Tazz] Whoop. Oh! -[Ross] And nice move by Michelle McCool.
And Michelle may have hurt that-- clipped that knee a little bit.
-I'm not sure. -Hey, hey, hey.
[Jerry] Yeah. It looked like Michelle did do a little tweakage.
[Ross] Maryse is looking for some surcease from Maryse.
-[man] Punish her. Punish her, baby. -Inside now!
-[Tazz] Maryse looks like-- ooh! -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And Michelle McCool finds her way to the concrete floor.
[crowd chatter]
-[Ross] Right at ringside! -[Tazz] Oh! Wow.
[Ross] And now great flexibility
and a counter that Maryse wasn't looking for.
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Look at Michelle. Hey, look at this!
-Ooh. -[Ross] And Michelle McCool is--
with a modified clothesline off the security wall.
-Six! -[Tazz] Be careful with that count-out.
Smart for Michelle to get her opponent back in the ring.
Look at this. Watch the straight up kick there.
-[Ross] Boom! -[Tazz] Oh!
Right to the beautiful face of Maryse.
I hate to see that. I got to tell you, J.R.
[Ross] Enough with the beautiful already, okay?
Tazz-- good, good takedown
-by Maryse, the challenger. -[Tazz] Yeah.
Maryse now has shown some good resiliency after getting kicked in the face,
her beautiful face, Tazz, just a moment or two ago.
[Tazz] Well, Maryse noticed something happened during this matchup
to, oh, Michelle's knee.
And you cannot blame Maryse for zoning in,
putting the target on the knee of Michelle.
[Ross] I wonder if, uh, WWE Hall of Famer--
well, the French-Canadian, Pat Patterson has been tutoring Maryse.
[Tazz] That could be.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Look at this.
I've never seen this, Tazz.
[Tazz] It's a very unique submission maneuver. I--
What do you say, huh? You got three.
[Tazz] The legs of-- Michelle's legs are all twisted up right here.
That's the chop block right here.
Maryse-- yeah, boom!
Man.
-[Ross] Maryse, uh, exploiting… -[referee] Get off the rope.
[Ross] …the injured knee of…
-Get off the ropes! Get off the ropes! -[Ross] …of Michelle McCool.
And remember, Michelle's Diva Championship is at stake.
Maryse cannot win the title by count-out or disqualification,
of which she must be aware.
[Tazz] We've seen that week in and week out on Friday Night SmackDown,
the intensity, aggressiveness of Maryse.
What do say, huh?
Huh?
[grunting]
-[Ross] Most-- -[Tazz] Oh, nice.
-[Ross] Oh, good counter. -[Tazz] Beautiful counter.
[Ross] Really nice.
Well, I'll tell you what, there's no more beautiful,
athletic women on all of television than you'll see on Friday night,
-let me tell you. -[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] And now Maryse is getting a taste of her own, uh…
-[Tazz] Oh, great. -[Ross] …souffle.
[Tazz] Turn a-- Turnabout's fair play… [speaks indistinctly]
Watch out. Ooh.
-[Ross] Oh, look at this. -Huh? What do you say, huh?
[Ross] A heel hook
-by Michelle McCool and-- -[referee speaks indistinctly]
[Tazz] A nasty submission.
-That could level out… -Break the hold.
-the, uh, the knee injury for-- -Break the hold.
[Tazz] What's happened to Michelle could happen to Maryse.
[Ross] Certainly both ladies have worked on the other's mobility.
-[Tazz] Ooh. -[Ross] And Maryse…
Get off the rope.
-Get off the rope! -[Ross] …very opportunistic.
One, two, three, four! Break it!
-Get off the rope! -[Tazz] You cannot describe, J.R.,
to people who haven't actually had a, uh, top rope more or less
driven into your esophagus, your throat, how tight the ropes actually are.
It's a weapon. I mean, uh, you can't explain that pain.
[Ross] Maryse was, uh, flicking her hair,
-walked into a foot. -One, two!
[Ross] And the beautiful Maryse may have been more concerned
-about her looks. -[Tazz] Oh, yeah. Oh, let's see that kick.
You can see Michelle's eyes almost rolling on the back of her head.
Watch this.
-[Ross] Oh! -[Tazz] Bam!
Low round kick from a knee.
[crowd chatter]
-Four! Five! -[Ross] A very physical matchup
for these two representatives
of Friday Night SmackDown…
-[Tazz] Ooh. -[Ross] …in this Diva title match.
The first Diva Championship title defense in WWE history.
[Tazz] Oh, Michelle McCool really turning up the heat right now on Maryse.
I think Maryse might be hurt from that kick still.
-Ooh! -[Ross] Oh, Maryse rolled through
and she might've-- gonna try for the cover and--
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] For Michelle, no wasted motion.
And Divas Champion, Michelle McCool.
-[Ross] Well, Michelle's, uh… -[Tazz] Ooh!
[Ross] …her knee would not hold Maryse's body weight.
Not that it's excessive,
but it shows the seriousness of the injury of Michelle McCool.
[Tazz] Well, we got-- someone putting the amount of aggressive offense
that Maryse has been putting on the knee of Michelle,
you could see why Michelle's knee has been buckling
at some point in this matchup.
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] She got it in! Oh, wow!
[Ross] Face-first for the impact.
-And that may do it here. -One, two, three!
-[Ross] And it does. -[bell rings]
-["Not Enough for Me" playing] -[singer] ♪ You're not enough for me ♪
[Justin] The winner of this match, and still Divas Champion,
Michelle McCool!
[Tazz] Well, I'm gonna tell you what, congratulations to Michelle McCool.
The first title defense of the Divas Championship,
and it was a successful one here at Unforgiven.
[Ross] I know you're somewhat smitten with, uh, Maryse but--
[Tazz] Oh, you know, I'm just saying I don't like seeing the Divas pound
on each other, you know what I mean?
But, great athleticism, great competition.
That's what it's about, WWE SmackDown.
Give me athleticism, J.R.
You're a great mentor for that young lady.
-Well, thank you very much, J.R. -Ladies and gentlemen,
all through the night, we've asked you, uh, for your vote,
so to speak, here in the election year in the United States.
[singer] ♪ I never lost my touch I just gave it to you ♪
♪ But I woke up this morning… ♪
[Ross] What do you think?
Did the SmackDown general manager make the right call
in not allowing the Big Show in the WWE Championship Scramble?
We asked for your votes.
We have the results, Tazz.
[Tazz] Yeah, they're coming, baby.
Oh, look at this.
[Ross] I'm a little shocked right there.
[Tazz speaks indistinctly]
[Ross] Overwhelming, but…
-[Tazz] 77 percent? What? -[Ross] Well, I'm not really that shocked.
I think Big Show kind of deserved it.
-[Adamle] Ladies and gentlemen -[Ross] Uh-oh. Wait a minute.
Ladies and gentlemen,
as a result of what happened moments ago,
it appears-- it appears that CM Punk
may not be able to compete.
[crowd cheering and booing]
If indeed CM Punk cannot compete,
I will have no alternative
but to find a suitable replacement.
[crowd cheering and booing]
But rest assured,
Raw's five-man Championship Scramble
will take place tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, King, Raw general manager Mike Adamle
facing the biggest crisis his-- of his young career here tonight.
And the question is if the champion, CM Punk, can't go,
how does Adamle make the determination of who replaces him?
Well, I don't know the answer to that.
But, you know, with the 80-percent chance that, uh,
Punk was gonna lose his title anyway now, he may have-- I just-- I-- somehow,
I just hope that he's gonna be able to make it into the Scramble.
-["Crank It Up" playing] -♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ It's a big bad show tonight ♪
♪ Oh, baby, come on ♪
♪ Yeah, it's the Big Show ♪
[Justin] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Big Show!
[Ross] Well, this man certainly doesn't need any introduction.
And I'm somewhat wondering why the World's Largest Athlete at 7'0" tall,
441 sturdy pounds is, uh, making his way
to the ring at this particular time.
[Tazz] You got me on that one, J.R.
I mean, I always love seeing the Big Show, no doubt.
You got to dig seeing the World's Largest Athlete but, uh,
I'm quite sure why the large man is out here.
♪ Oh, set them right ♪
♪ Yeah, it's the Big Show ♪
Hi.
-[crowd] Hi! -[laughs]
You know, I'd like to make a suggestion to Mike Adamle.
If he's looking for a suitable replacement for Raw's Championship Scramble,
I suggest he look no further than the World's Largest Athlete.
[crowd cheering]
No, I mean, because-- I mean, you know,
sometimes Mike Adamle might seem like he's not all there,
but even Mike Adamle wouldn't make such a huge "oversight"
and leave me out of a Championship Scramble
like Vickie Guerrero did.
I mean, I know-- I know. I'm with you.
I am sick and tired of the way Vickie Guerrero is running SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
However, it is the election year,
and it's your chance to let your voice be heard.
So, I say to you go out there and smack down your vote now!
[crowd chatter]
Now, we've all seen the polls of our WWE mobile text question.
Now, I say to you,
would you vote for me to be in the Championship Scramble?
[crowd cheering]
Thank you. That means a lot.
It really does. I knew you would. Thank you.
-["Crank It Up" playing] -♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
[Ross] Well, let's see if that influences
Raw's general manager, Mike Adamle.
[Tazz] Well, I guess we'll, uh, have to find out, but--
Oh, uh-oh.
[Ross] There is our Friday Night SmackDown general manager
-who has not been too gracious… -[Tazz] No.
[Ross] …in her management, some say, of the Big Show.
[Tazz] Well, this past Friday night on SmackDown,
we saw Vickie Guerrero, our general manager,
assert her authority in a very big way.
[singer] ♪ That you never known ♪
[Ross] She wears the pants on SmackDown and pants tonight.
[crowd booing]
Do you not understand English?
[crowd booing]
Or is it that you just blatantly disregarded
my explicit instructions
to not cause a disruption?
Or is it that I would fine you
and suspend you indefinitely?
Which is it, Show?
Oh, wait, wait. Maybe it's neither.
Maybe it's just that you're a big, dumb giant.
[crowd booing]
Don't look at me that way.
Like I said before,
that was the last time.
Now, you will deal with the circumstances.
Now, get out of my ring
and go back to where you belong.
["Da Pacem (Modo 1)" playing]
[choir singing foreign language]
[chanting continues]
[crowd cheering]
Vickie Guerrero,
I promised you that I was coming for you at Unforgiven.
And I also promised you that that coffin
would be your final resting place.
Now, the only question that remains, Vickie,
are you willing to go voluntarily,
or will you force me to come down there
and grab you by the throat,
asphyxiating the precious air from your lungs
until you slip into unconsciousness
only to awaken to the sulfuric
stench
of the flames from hell?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chatter]
[speaking indistinctly]
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] This is ominous.
This is surreal. Bad.
The Grim Reaper of the WWE
deliberately approaches this ring,
much to the chagrin of the…
SmackDown general manager.
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Vickie screaming]
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[thunderclap]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Undertaker!
Undertaker!
[Tazz] Oh!
-Oh! Man! -[Ross] Uh-oh.
-Good God! -[Tazz] What the…?
[Ross] The right hand of the Big Show,
The Big Show's giant right hand came out of nowhere.
[Tazz] What's going on? What--
[Ross] And the world's largest assault.
Look at these shots.
[Tazz] Pounding on The Undertaker. I--
I'm shocked.
[Ross] Shot to the kidneys.
[Tazz] Big Show is brutalizing The Undertaker.
Ooh.
[Ross] The Undertaker being totally and physically dominated
by this 441-pound seven-footer.
[Tazz] Oof. Oh, my God.
The initial right hand, The Undertaker never even saw it coming.
[Ross] The Undertaker has never recovered from that right hand.
Those knees right to the sternum.
-[man 1] Come on, Taker. -[man 2] Come on, Taker.
[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] Undertaker with literally no offense.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Ross] He comes back with a right hand
out of desperation.
Another right, but it-- will it be too little too late?
[Tazz] I don't know. Uh-oh. Oh.
Oh, no!
[Ross] The Undertaker's spine smashed into the ring post.
What the heck is going on here?
[Tazz] A shocking turn of events. I don't have the answers.
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Ross] The Big Show is just absolutely dominating The Phenom.
[Tazz] Just destroying The Deadman here.
[man 3] Nice hairy chest, Big Show!
-[Big Show roars] -[Tazz] What is this? Oof!
[Ross] Head to the own-- the coffin.
-The crowd is stunned. -[Tazz splutters]
[Tazz] As we are.
[Ross] Look at-- and no-- and no one can-- we're all shocked here,
ladies and gentlemen, at what we're seeing.
[Tazz] I-- oh.
Just repeatedly headbutt after punch after knee
into Undertaker's face and head.
-Oh! -[Ross] No one can ascertain
why we are seeing this assault
and seeing The Undertaker dominated
as never before, and that casket,
which we thought was intended for the SmackDown general manager…
-Boo. -Kick his ass, Big Show.
[Ross] Undertaker trying to stand, but--
[Tazz] Undertaker, it's hard for him to even mount
some sort of a-- oh, comeback
after just repeatedly getting driven in the face with headbutts and punches
by The World's Largest Athlete.
[crowd chatter]
-[Tazz] Oh, man. -[Ross] Another body shot.
And these body shots will no doubt do internal damage,
one has to assume, to The Undertaker…
when you've got a size-16-inch fist.
[Tazz] The Undertaker, he tried to stand up, J.R.
And the man-- he could not stand.
Oof.
I've never seen this kind of mauling
take place on The Undertaker before.
-Uh-oh. Ooh. -[Ross] Oh, good Lord.
That right hand came from downtown,
caught The Undertaker right on the jaw.
-[crowd booing] -[Tazz] Wow.
[Ross] And The Demon of Death Valley
with a far-, far-away look in his eye.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] I don't know why we're seeing this
complete annihilation of the legendary Undertaker.
[Tazz] Looks like a-- like a Redwood falling on The Undertaker,
and it's not ending, J.R.
The beatdown, the mauling, the attack continues.
[Ross] This is a seven-foot, 441-pound giant,
The World's Largest Athlete
completely decimating the legendary Undertaker
to the bewilderment of each and every one here.
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] There's a good chance The Undertaker has no clue
-where he is right now. -[Ross] No, no.
[Tazz] Look at his-- look at the man's eyes.
-Oh, God! Oh, my God. -[Ross] If this was a boxing match,
my God, a referee would've stepped in and have stopped this long ago.
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Ross] That right hand, that's a second or third, maybe fourth
undefended right hand
that the Big Show has delivered to The Undertaker.
Come on.
[Tazz] Undertaker can't-- he can't even defend himself.
-He can't move. -[Ross] What's this?
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] …positive, ladies and gentlemen. I'm not… [speaks indistinctly]
Slap him, baby. Slap him.
[crowd chatter]
[Tazz] What?
[Ross] Oh, that's disgusting and totally disrespectful.
[crowd chatter]
[speaks indistinctly]
[crowd booing]
[Ross] I'm shocked. I'm actually amazed.
Uh, it seems as if…
Vickie Guerrero has just used The World's Largest Athlete
as an instrument of destruction.
I mean…
[Tazz] Uh, it's a shocking beginning of it right here.
-[Ross] Yeah, right-- watch this right. -[Tazz] Right punch.
[Ross] Right here. Big-time right hand.
-[Tazz] Boom. -[Ross] Boom.
Undertaker never saw it coming and never recovered.
[Tazz] Well, J.R., that was just the beginning.
And another-- ooh, another massive right hand.
And here's the third one. This is the killing blow.
Boom! You gotta be kidding me.
-[Ross] And then a disrespectful… -Slap him.
[Ross] Big Show instructing the general manager.
Then this is-- well…
Well, I'm not gonna describe what we're seeing.
[Tazz] Yeah, nothing-- there's nothing to say about that.
[Ross] No, that's-- uh…
I don't know what more this lady can do to The Undertaker.
She stripped him of his title, had him vanish, and now this.
[crowd chatter]
[Striker] Well, we're in Cleveland, Ohio tonight, the site of the tenth Unforgiven.
And the makeup for the main event for the world championship
heavily clouded in doubt,
thanks to the man who's not even participating tonight,
an injured Randy Orton.
It all began last week on Raw, a surprise appearance by Orton.
We got a guy going around,
disgracing the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd booing]
And his name is CM Punk.
[crowd cheering]
-["This Fire Burns" playing] -[crowd cheering]
The fact is you went from the age of Orton
to a complete afterthought.
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] And Punk in action,
but he would be embarrassed by CM Punk after he provoked Punk.
He would taunt Punk.
And that was the result.
And then earlier on tonight here at Unforgiven.
You see, I'm proving people wrong.
So you and everybody else who thinks I'm a fluke--
[all grunting]
[Michael] It was an assault by DiBiase and Rhodes and the newcomer, Manu.
And then Orton would take advantage after Kofi Kingston tried to help out
the world champion, CM Punk.
Watch Randy Orton.
[Jerry] Watch and listen.
-[loud thud] -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
Now, that, that right there was impressive.
Now, Michael, I know what it's like to be general manager,
and I know you're in a predicament.
There's nobody that should be in that Championship Scramble match
more than me.
And my credentials, they speak for themselves.
And I hold a victory over CM Punk,
that's how I became the 2008 King of the Ring.
William, I'll tell you what,
I promise to take your request under advisement
should a replacement be needed,
but there's still a good chance that Punk may compete tonight.
And listen, uh, I got to check on some things, so, thanks.
[bell ringing]
[Lilián] The following is the World Heavyweight Championship Scramble match.
["I Walk Alone" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Yeah ♪
[Lilián] Introducing first, from Washington DC,
weighing in at 290 pounds,
Batista.
[explosions]
[Michael] Well, the man who says he lives for this opportunity
to be world champion,
Batista will get first crack here in the Scramble.
[Jerry] The Animal, ready to be unleashed.
But what about-- what about CM Punk?
[Michael] Well, General Manager Mike Adamle said
there's still a chance that the world champion, CM Punk, can compete.
And the general manager said this match will go on as planned.
Well, King, let's take a look at the rules.
We've seen them throughout the night here tonight.
Two men will start.
Random drawing will determine
when the five superstars will enter this matchup.
It's a 20-minute time limit.
And the main rule is this,
whoever is the current champion when the time runs out--
[Jerry] All right.
[Michael] …will be the World Heavyweight Champion, the official one.
And Batista would love to become a four-time champion here tonight.
["Longhorn" playing]
[Lilián] And from New York City,
John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
[Michael] Everyone involved in this matchup here
for the World Heavyweight Championship has been a former champion before.
We mentioned Batista, former champion, JBL as well.
[Jerry] Well, JBL I'm sure, uh…
is feeling like he deserved this opening round here
or to be the first one in this-- in this Scramble.
Look at the look on his face.
[Michael] Well, JBL is determined.
It will be him and Batista to square off for the first five minutes
of this World Heavyweight Championship Scramble matchup.
We've had two previous here already tonight,
Matt Hardy the ECW Champion now after five falls in that Scramble matchup.
In the SmackDown Scramble for the WWE title,
we had seven pinfalls,
Triple H eventually retaining his championship.
[Jerry] I'll be honest with you.
At first-- when I first hear about this, I was not that enamored with this concept.
But tonight, after viewing it first-hand, I love it.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And look at that gaze.
JBL eyeing that championship title there.
The World Heavyweight Championship.
[Michael] Well, in JBL's mind, he seemingly has it all, King.
He's an analyst on Wall Street.
He's a self-made millionaire. He has radio shows.
He's on television programs.
The one thing he does not have is a World Heavyweight Championship.
He could gain that tonight.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Is it an advantage, King, to be one of the first two men
to start this matchup or a disadvantage?
[Jerry] Well, I just-- in my own opinion, I don't think it's an advantage.
I mean, either one of these guys certainly could hit a pinfall
and become the current World Heavyweight Champion.
But it's all about the end of the match.
It's all about when the 20 minutes expire.
[Michael] Well, look at what history has shown us here tonight at Unforgiven.
Matt Hardy entered as one of the first two men in the ECW Scramble
He ended up winning the ECW Championship
[Jerry] That's true.
Look at the WWE Championship.
The Game, Triple H, the last man to enter and he retained the WWE title.
[Michael] Two physical men, Batista and Bradshaw, starting things off.
And there's a clothesline by The Animal.
Goes for the first pinfall perhaps.
And a kickout by JBL at two.
Remember, under these rules there are no eliminations.
You don't have to pin the current champion in order to become champion.
And a sleeper hold by JBL.
Remember, pinfall or submission…
[Jerry] Ooh, man.
[Michael] …will make you a current champion.
And that's just the power we always talk about from "The Animal" Batista.
[Jerry] I tried to get word on CM Punk's condition.
-Still no answer. -[Michael] Ooh.
Batista right to the leg that-- taking out the knee of JBL.
Random drawing had these two men start this matchup.
And remember the mentor of Batista,
Ric Flair, who made the figure-four leglock legendary and famous.
And Batista taking a page out of Flair's playbook.
Will Bradshaw tap out?
[Jerry] I don't know. But whether he does or not,
this is great strategy by Batista because if you--
if you do enough damage to, well, one of your opponents,
in this case JBL, with that leg incapacitated,
you've weakened your opponent
-throughout the rest of this match. -Do you wanna give it up, Bradshaw?
[Jerry] Taking away some of your opposition.
[Michael] One of the disadvantages of entering this matchup first.
What do you say JBL, huh?
[Jerry] Or an advantage for Batista.
[Michael] Exactly, as JBL tries desperately
to somehow make it to the bottom rope.
-Shoulders down. -Two
[Michael] JBL just rolls the shoulder up at a count of two.
[Jerry] Yeah. Can you imagine now if JBL's on one leg
the rest of this-- rest of the match?
What do you say, Bradshaw, huh?
Do you wanna give it up?
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Ooh, man.
A big right hand came out of nowhere, but it didn't--
I was starting to say it didn't faze Batista
and that obviously fazed him, but didn't put him down.
[Michael] Two brawlers returning to their brawling ways.
Well, what does for JBL is buy himself a bit of time.
[Jerry] Exactly. Smart move.
Look at how smart Bradshaw is and he showed it there.
[crowd chanting] Batista! Batista
[Jerry] I thought he might've stayed in the ring at this point.
Well, JBL…
-[crowd chanting] Batista! Batista -Come on, Bradshaw, back in the ring.
Come on, Bradshaw.
[Michael] Ooh. World Heavyweight Championship on the line,
the main event here at Unforgiven.
[crowd chatter]
[man] Batista, yeah, give him some, JBL!
[Jerry] All those big, massive right hands from JBL taking toll.
I can assure you that.
[Michael] Well, the physical and temperamental Bradshaw
Come on. Get him back in this ring.
[Michael] would love nothing more than to walk out of here
with that championship gold.
Ooh.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] He might be content just to walk out of here
instead of being carried out after Batista has his way with him.
[spectator shouts indistinctly]
[Michael] JBL's body collapsing into the steel steps.
Back in the back ring. Come on.
[Michael] Next entry into this matchup in six seconds and counting.
-[crowd] …four, three… -[Jerry] Who's it gonna be?
[crowd] …two, one.
-["Man On Fire" playing] -[Jerry] Oh-oh!
-[Michael] The deranged one. -[Jerry] Ooh!
[Michael] The conflicted Kane,
who's had run-ins with Batista over the past months.
In fact, Kane has cost Batista
the world championship on a number of occasions.
[Jerry] Yeah. This is not good news for anybody
when Kane arrives on the scene.
["Man On Fire" playing]
[Michael] Remember what Kane did to Batista's friend, Rey Mysterio.
In Kane's words, breaking his spirit, taking his soul,
and now Kane wants to take the world championship.
Ooh.
-Ooh. -[Jerry] Wow.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Batista right back into that disfigured face of Kane.
[Michael] No pinfalls or submissions in this matchup.
The current champion, ooh, is still CM Punk.
[Jerry] Ooh, man.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Kane, the fresh man taking advantage of Batista.
And the 300-pounder to the shoulder.
Here's the cover, and Batista
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Let's see this kick.
Wow.
[Michael] And just like that, Kane can change the complexion of a matchup.
[Jerry] About that-- but what you said is true, Michael.
Right at this moment, at this particular point in time,
CM Punk, ooh, we don't know
if he's gonna be able to compete in this match, but right now,
CM Punk is still the current World Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] After that right hand, I'm not sure Batista can compete.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Oh!
[Jerry] Kane runs right into the big Animal elbow.
[Michael] And Batista… if he can build some momentum,
get some momentum going here,
he's hard to stop.
[Jerry] Oh.
And all of this is legal.
[Michael] Championship Scramble underway.
[Jerry] Oh, look out here.
Whoa.
[Michael] Ooh, a thunderous side slam
rattling the insides of The Animal.
[spectator] No. Hey. Get down.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
Like I said, "It's never good when Kane arrives on the scene
and it's even worse when he arrives by air."
Look out. Oh!
[Michael] The 300-pounder missed, back to his feet.
Ooh.
Looked like Batista may have been going for a spear.
But Kane…
Batista battling out from a possible Chokeslam.
[Jerry] Ho-oh.
Oh.
[Michael] Oh! And, yes, JBL still in the matchup.
There are no eliminations.
-All three men still involved. -Get up!
[Jerry] I'd forgotten about JBL.
I don't know if he was--
he may have just been laying in wait--
-[Michael] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] No!
He didn't wait long enough.
[Michael] JBL…
…went for the Clothesline from Hell.
But instead Kane, ooh, with a wicked Chokeslam!
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Michael] And Kane is the current world champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Kane has been on a tear as of late.
That change in attitude has brought him to this point in this match, King.
He is the current world champion.
And if Kane can somehow hang on
for the remainder of this matchup,
he will be the World Heavyweight Champion.
[spectator] Take it to him, Kane. Take it to him.
[crowd chanting] Ten, nine…
[Jerry] Well, you got to hope what will--
you gotta hope that this next contestant is gonna be CM Punk.
That's what I'm hoping, that's he's gonna be able to compete.
-["Booyaka 619" playing] -[singer] ♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪
[Jerry] Whoa!
[singer] ♪ Booyaka, booyaka That's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪
[Michael] Well, the fourth member of this Championship Scramble
is the former world champion, Rey Mysterio.
[Jerry] And he's got a welcome committee waiting for in the form of Kane.
Wow.
[Michael] And the Latin warrior who was put through hell and back
by the Big Red Machine…
Ooh.
…showing that his spirit is not broken.
[Jerry] And, man, the speed and agility of Rey Mysterio.
-[Michael] Here's the cover… -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Michael] …on the current champion, Kane, who kicks out.
[Jerry] Boy, a lot of bad blood between these two.
[Michael] Kane calling Rey.
And look at Mysterio, ooh, knocking Kane.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And Bradshaw from behind.
Mysterio was so focused on the man
who put him through hell for many weeks
called him a fungus who grows in the marshes of his psyche.
And Mysterio looking to channel that anger.
A hurricanrana to JBL.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this. [laughs]
[Michael] And Rey Mysterio…
taking Kane out yet again.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Here he comes. -[Jerry] Kane, oh.
[Michael] Went for the 619.
Oh.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] That clothesline may have crushed the soul of Mysterio.
[Jerry] Kane able to avoid that 619 and then just blasted Rey Mysterio.
A lot of carnage in and around the ring right now.
[Michael] And Kane looking to damage and destroy…
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Michael] …Mysterio again.
And here comes Batista.
-Great friend of Rey Mysterio… -[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Michael] …focused now on the world championship.
The current champion is Kane. Oh.
[Jerry] Well, there you saw the super strength of Batista
lifting Kane up, dropping him on the back of his head.
[Michael] Remember, you do not have to pin the current champion, Kane.
You can go after anybody else in this matchup.
[Jerry] Oh. Look at this.
[Michael] Well, great friends, Batista and Mysterio.
[Jerry] Yeah. But I still don't understand this cooperation.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] A little revenge and retribution on Kane.
Batista, looking to take advantage, hooks the leg, and kick out at two.
-[crowd chatter] -Come on.
[Jerry] Wait a minute, I think…
Rey said "Let's try that one more time,"
maybe this time on JBL.
[Michael] It was effective the first time around,
although Batista with the near fall.
What in the world?
Mysterio, trying to beat Batista here and a kick out.
-[Jerry] Why? -[Michael] Every man for himself.
[Jerry] Of course.
-But I don't know if that was a-- -What?
Come on.
[Michael] And JBL taking advantage of the spat between friends.
-Oh. -[Jerry] Man, if I'm Rey Mysterio,
I don't know if it's a wise move
to alienate the one friend you had in this match.
Oh, no. What's JBL got in mind? Look out.
[Michael] That fallaway slam connecting.
Goes after the injured Batista, can JBL become the current champion?
And a kick out, another near fall.
[Jerry] Whoa.
[Michael] Again, Kane is the current World Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] But JBL on a tear right now.
Did you see that boot he put right under chin of Kane?
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] JBL right now an equal opportunity offender.
He just… beating down everyone. Okay--
[Michael] Cover, kick out by Mysterio.
[Jerry] We got five seconds to hopefully CM Punk.
[crowd chanting] Two, one.
-["Break Down The Walls" playing] -[singer] ♪ Break the wall down ♪
-[Jerry] What? -[Michael] What in the--
-Jericho? -[Jerry] You gotta be kidding me.
[singer] ♪ Baby, you know you're Judas And I'm your priest ♪
[Jerry] Is this who Adamle has picked as Punk's replacement?
[Michael] Wait a minute. JBL going for the cover and a kick out.
And another cover and another kick out.
But, King, the general manager said earlier tonight
that if the world champion, Punk, could not go,
he'd pick a suitable replacement.
We have-- we can only assume it-- that it's Jericho.
[Jerry] Well, Jericho it-- obviously is officially in this Scramble.
-[Michael] And you see the-- -[Jerry] He looks injured.
[Michael] The clock-- Looks injured?
-[Michael] Shawn Michaels beat the hell… -[Jerry] Look at his back!
…out of him earlier on tonight,
left him lifeless in the ring.
[Jerry] Look at those welts.
He's holding his shoulder, his arms, and his face is--
[Michael] Oh. And the clock ticking away.
That's how much time remains in this Championship Scramble,
four minutes, 24 seconds and counting.
The current champion is Kane.
Will The Big Red Machine be able to hang on?
[crowd cheering]
[grunting]
[Michael] Oh.
Mysterio went for the 619.
Batista with a spear to Jericho.
Jericho is the most vulnerable guy in the world coming in
after being beaten to a pulp by HBK.
[Jerry] That spear may end Jericho's-- oh, involvement in this Scramble.
-[Michael] Batista on a roll. -[Jerry] Hey.
Is Bradshaw in trouble? The cover.
[Jerry] Foot, foot, foot.
Watch this one more time.
[grunting]
[Jerry] Jericho's-- oh.
[Michael] Usually, the last guy to enter this matchup has a great opportunity,
but Jericho, well, he didn't seem fit
-to be in this matchup in the first place. -[Jerry] Well, not-- Yeah,
not if you come in here, well, like you said,
having the hell beat out of you by Shawn Michaels.
[Michael] Kane is still the current world champion.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[Michael] 619 from Mysterio to Kane.
Batista looks to take advantage.
Here's the cover. Can Batista get it? Hooks the leg.
-[Jerry] Man. Oh. -[Michael] Mysterio.
[Jerry] Rey Mysterio stopped that three count.
[Michael] Batista can't believe it.
Oh.
[Jerry] I don't know if I can believe it.
But it's every man for himself, I guess.
[Michael] It's the unpredictability of these scramble matches.
We've seen it all throughout the night.
The current champion is Kane
with less than three minutes left in this matchup.
If Kane can hang on, he'll become the official champion.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, Rey.
[Michael] Oh.
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Michael] 619 to JBL.
Remember, you don't have to pin Kane to become the current champion.
Everyone's fair game.
[Jerry] And looking around right now, I'd say Rey Mysterio,
probably the man with the upper hand. Oh.
-[Michael] Oh, well for a moment. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] And Batista blasting Mysterio into tomorrow.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Two-nineteen and counting left in this Championship Scramble.
The current world champion is Kane.
JBL, Clothesline from Hell,
it connected with The Big Red Machine.
Spinebuster.
[Jerry] Come on Batista, here's your chance.
[Michael] Golden opportunity if Batista can take advantage
with two minutes and counting.
[Jerry] And so much damage has been dished out to these guys
but look at that damage dished out to Rey Mysterio.
Thought he was gonna come flying into the ring,
he went flying out.
[Michael] For Kane, it's about hanging on for less than two minutes.
For the other men involved in this matchup, it's desperation time.
-[Jerry] A minute, forty. -[grunts]
[Jerry] You gotta say it's advantage Kane right now.
[Michael] Huge advantage to Kane with a minute and a half left.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] The current world champion,
looking to put this matchup away.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And that could do it.
[Jerry] That has got to do it.
[Michael] Kane goes for the cover.
Batista in trouble, but manages to get the shoulder up.
[Jerry] That still doesn't change anything.
[Michael] Not at all. Kane is still the current world champion.
Just over a minute left…
in the World Championship Scramble.
-[Jerry] Now, we're under a minute. -[Michael] Oh.
-[Jerry] What? -[Michael] A spear by Batista.
[Jerry] Out of nowhere.
Come on.
[Michael] A spear by The Animal.
Come on.
[Jerry] I think somehow The Animal looked up saw that clock
and got energized.
[Michael] Batista stalking.
Spinebuster to Kane.
-The cover. Does he get him? He got it. -[Jerry] Yes.
-[Michael] Batista's the world champion. -[buzzer blares]
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And about 30 seconds left to go.
[Michael] Batista, the current World Heavyweight Champion.
Twenty-four seconds and counting.
[Jerry] And Batista's the only man standing in the ring.
[Michael] Twenty seconds and counting.
Batista, closing in on his fourth world title reign.
[Jerry] This one's-- whoa.
[Michael] Mysterio-- hey.
-Look, look, look. -[Jerry] Wait, wait, wait.
[buzzer blares]
[Jerry] Jericho just got a pinfall on Kane.
[Michael] Jericho.
[Jerry] Wait-- two, one
-[Michael] Jericho is the world champion. -[bell ringing]
-[Jerry] It's over. -[Jerry] What in the world.
-["Break Down The Walls" playing] -♪ Break the wall down ♪
[Michael] I couldn't believe what the hell I was seeing.
[Lilián] Here is your winner,
and the new World Heavyweight Champion,
Chris Jericho!
[Jerry] I can't believe while Batista was occupied with Rey Mysterio,
Jericho crawled in and crawled across the carcass of Kane,
and got a one, two, three.
[Michael] Jericho with the presence of mind to take advantage,
to bleed off the damage done by others including Batista.
Jericho snuck in the back door.
[Jerry] What had been a horrible night for Chris Jericho
has turned into the night of his life.
[Michael] I've heard of lack of effort, I heard of little effort,
how about no effort?
[Jerry] And now he's the World Heavyweight Champion.
♪ Step into the town… ♪
[Jerry] Let's watch this again as Batista right here
became at this time the current world champion
with less than a minute to go.
[buzzer blares]
[Michael] And here's the last 15 seconds of the matchup.
Now, King, we were concentrating on the situation
between Mysterio and Batista.
And look at Jericho, literally sneaking in the back door
to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Jerry] Batista thought Kane was laid out,
that he had just beaten him.
Look at the reaction on the face of Batista.
He can't believe it.
[Michael] For the longest time for Batista,
it's been this close to winning the world title.
[Jerry] And look at Jericho gloat.
[Michael] Tonight, Batista lost the title by just that much.
Can you believe this night for Chris Jericho?
[Jerry] New World Heavyweight champion,
Chris Jericho.
[Michael] Jericho with an unbelievable turn of events.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen
for joining us at an unpredictable Unforgiven.
♪ Step in the arena And break the walls down… ♪