[narrator 1] World Wrestling Entertainment,
for 50 years, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
[narrator 2] It's that special time of year.
A time of giving, a time of joy.
But one family not enjoying the spirit of this holiday season
is the Hart family.
At a time when most come together, this family has drifted apart.
Bret Hart, the reigning three-time WWE Champion,
puts his title on the line against his own brother-in-law,
The British Bulldog, a man driven by the obsession
to become champion.
A man Bret has never beaten.
A man who, in fact, ended The Hitman's Intercontinental reign
after an epic battle in front of 80,000 frenetic fans
at Wembley Stadium three years ago.
Tonight, two men stand apart, one family stands divided.
Tonight, it'll be more like "Season's Beatings" for the Hart family
In Your House.
[woman vocalizing]
[crowd roaring]
[Vince] Welcome, everyone, to this very special holiday
WWE Spectacular live from the Hersheypark Arena!
Hello and welcome, I'm Vince McMahon
along with Jerry "The King" Lawler, and yes,
you can feel the festive spirit that is unquestionably in the air here tonight.
What about Bret "The Hitman" Hart, against Davey Boy Smith,
The British Bulldog? What about Santa,
who's already here? Santa, unquestionably,
gonna be giving out lots of toys
and he brought his sleigh along and all that, and soon,
he's gonna be comin' down everybody's chimney!
[King] Yeah, Santa maybe comin' down everybody's chimney,
but The British Bulldog is gonna be goin' right down
Bret "The Hitman" Hart's throat tonight.
We're gonna have a new WWE Champion tonight,
and it's gonna be The British Bulldog.
But that's gonna be a big surprise to a lot of people,
but I got an even bigger surprise for you, McMahon.
I got a big surprise for you tonight!
Even The King is in the holiday spirit.
It's gonna be a big Christmas present, I can feel it.
Wait a minute. A present for you? No.
The only present I'd give you would be a going-away present,
but you gotta do your part first. Ha-ha! It's a big surprise for everybody!
Well, speakin' of the Christmas spirit, here is a personification,
of a Scrooge McDuck. Here comes Ted DiBiase,
The Million Dollar Man.
[Ted's theme song plays]
[announcer] This Tag Team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, and accompanied by Ted DiBiase, The Million Dollar Man,
weighing a total combined weight of 527 pounds,
the team of The 1-2-3 Kid and Sid!
[Vince] The big smile on the face of Ted DiBiase, as we take you back,
ladies and gentlemen. Yes, the Survivor Series.
Look at that.
The 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty, the last two survivors
until… that!
Sycho Sid coming down to help out The Kid as Ted DiBiase distracted the official,
and then from there, the one-two-three, the kick.
And then from there, later that night, the same Survivor Series,
but in the wildcard match, The Kid interfered
and cost Razor Ramon the opportunity to continue on
as Davey Boy Smith grabbed the next WWE Champion. Hooked him for the pin.
Ted DiBiase and his Million Dollar Corporation
has been busy as of late.
[King] I wanna tell ya. Ted DiBiase is restructuring
his entire corporation, and he's gonna build it all
around the cornerstone team of Sid and The Kid.
I think they're great, McMahon!
[Vince] Is that right? Well, here we go!
[announcer] Their opponent,
weighing in a total combined weight of 517 pounds,
the team of Marty Jannetty and his partner,
World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon!
[Razor's theme music plays]
[Vince] Yeah, The Bad Guy. And Marty Jannetty-- Hey.
Hey. Wait a minute. That…
That's not an impersonator. That's actually Goldust!
Goldust is here,
and Goldust, ladies and gentlemen, came out earlier on
just prior to In Your House beginning.
Goldust was in the Sunday Night Slam, coming out and taking a seat.
And you have to wonder why Goldust is here.
[King] Did you notice what I just saw?
-[Vince] What did you see? -[King] Goldust was…
Look, I think he was actually applauding for Razor Ramon!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] That'd be a first, but then again, like they say,
anything can happen here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Yes, indeed, The Bad Guy! And Marty Jannetty!
Getting ready to lock up with The 1-2-3 Kid And Sycho Sid
in Tag Team action.
And I would suggest that The 1-2-3 Kid is likely to keep his distance
-from The Bad Guy. -[King] Oh, ho.
[Vince] Yeah, gonna rock the house up for sure. And again,
that most bizarre-- The most bizarre
WWE superstar in the world today, Goldust,
has taken a seat among this capacity crowd.
[King] Well, he's out here for somethin'. I can't imagine what though.
-[Vince] Actually, I think he was… [bell dings]
…Was he looking over here?
I'm not certain. In any event, Goldust is now, once again, seated.
[King] He's got an usher with him.
[Vince] Yeah, I… I guess that's what that is. I…
In any event, here we go. Tag Team action.
Marty Jannetty and Razor Ramon. What a great--
[chuckling] By the way, ladies and gentlemen,
that's a hog pen you see there in the foreground a moment ago.
[King] Is that what I've been smelling?
[King] I though your roll-on had rolled off, McMahon.
[Vince] All right, who should start? Go ahead!
Oh, 1-2-3 Kid now. And Marty Jannetty.
The Kid pouring it on, setting up Jannetty.
-Coming off the rope and, oh. -[King] Uh-oh.
-Oh! -[Vince] Back. Went over.
And a quick cover! Hooks the leg, and… This match was almost over.
Look at that, near fall right away, and Razor wants to be tagged in. Oh.
And The Kid getting away.
[King] Don't kid yourself, McMahon. Look at Razor.
He may act like he wants to tag in, but I don't think he really does.
Can you imagine what Razor Ramon has at stake here?
The Kid against Razor Ramon again
after all that of talk Razor Ramon's done about The Kid.
Why, that would be the ultimate egg on his face.
[Vince] The 1-2-3-- Oh! Slapped right back down to the canvas.
And The Kid trying to set up Jannetty now. Comin' off the rope
and down to the canvas he goes again.
Over. From the other side. Nice leap by The Kid
and over the hip-- No! Lock-- Whoa, no. Look out, there. The Kid…
-[King] Oh! -[Vince] What a clothesline!
-[King] No fair! -[Vince] One, two, and three-- No. No.
Marty Jannetty, lookin to tag Razor again, and The Kid almost got away.
The 1-2-3 Kid doin' what he can to make sure Jannetty does not tag
Razor Ramon in.
It's obvious The Kid wants nothing of The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon.
[King] Oh, listen. Listen.
The Kid's doin' a little mouthin' there.
[Vince] Oh, he does that very well, especially behind Sycho Sid,
his monstrous tag team partner.
-[King] Whoa. -[Vince] Right hand and up goes The Kid!
[King] Whoa!
-[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid… -[King] Look out! Look out!
-[Vince] The tag was made! -[King] He tagged Razor!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] The Kid trying to run for cover on the outside. No.
-Jannetty throws him right back. -[King] Hey, wait a minute!
It's not a Lumberjack Match, McMahon.
[Vince] There's no escape for The 1-2-3 Kid.
He took Ted DiBiase's money, turned his back on Razor Ramon.
-Oh, yes! -[King] Oh!
[Vince] Right on the nose. Look at this.
And The Kid goes up for the ride! Ooh!
-[King] He can't see him! -[Vince] I think the tag was-- Oh, no!
[King] Yeah!
[Vince] And there's that monster.
[crowd booing]
[King] Yeah. Listen to these morons now.
[Vince] That monster, Sycho Sid, tagging in
behind Razor's back, and now hammering away on The Bad Guy.
Sid, the power on the team.
[King] Knock some of that grease out of his hair, Sid.
[Vince] Tag was made, The Kid comes in. Wide open, Razor Ramon!
-Look at The Kid go… [indistinct] -[King] Whoa!
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid all over Razor Ramon while Sycho Sid was holding him.
[King] You gotta admit, McMahon, that spinning kick was beautiful.
-[Vince] It was. Get back. -[King] Ooh!
[Vince] Listen to this as well. A right hand again. Look at Razor.
Razor being attacked from the front as well as behind. Come on, ref.
-Get in there. Oh, come on! -[King laughs]
[Vince] Legal tag is made. Sycho Sid stepping through the ropes.
Oh! Hard right hand to the gut.
[King] Look at the size of Sid. Six foot nine. Pour it on baby!
[Vince] He is a monster. No question about it.
And Sycho Sid is just hammering The Bad Guy.
[crowd chanting] Sid! Sid!
[King] That Ramon would make the perfect Santa Claus, wouldn't he?
With all that grease on him, he could slide down your chimney
-with ease. -[Vince] Let's be nice.
Get into the holiday spirit.
Razor Ramon. On his feet, maybe not for long.
And Sycho Sid-- Wait a minute. A hard right hand!
Another!
-Razor now, sets up Sid! Reversal… -[King] Ha-ha!
Off the rope and underneath the roundhouse from the other side… Oh!
And both men down on the canvas. A double clothesline.
-[referee] Three! -[King] Come on, Sid!
[Vince] The eye there of Razor fluttering
as Razor's head bounced off the canvas.
[King] He's got visions of sugar plums dancin' in his head, doesn't he? [laughs]
-What's goin' through Sid's mind? -[Vince] Who knows?
No one could predict-- the tag is made. Here comes The Kid…
Razor tags in Jannetty. Here we go.
Jannetty tryin' to pepper The Kid. Tryin' to set him up for the ride.
-Does indeed. No, it's reversal, and… -[King] No!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Well, Marty Jannetty!
A hard right hand. No.
Razor now watching Marty Jannetty, his tag team partner
and big powerslam! Nicely done.
One! Two, and-- Almost.
Set of nearfalls here, and The 1-2-3 Kid reversing things on Jannetty,
and, oh, look at that. Right on the butt of the jaw.
Jannetty driving The Kid down.
[King] What a move.
[Vince] And the cover again!
This time… Oh, the foot on the bottom rope.
[King] Some sort of somersault bulldog there from Jannetty.
This guy's got some impressive moves, but can't wait for The Kid to…
[Vince] All right. Marty Jannetty is in control.
Wait a minute. Standing by, Todd. Todd, I believe, has Goldust.
Todd, are you there?
Yeah, Vince. I tried to talk to Goldust during the Sunday Night Slam
He was making his way to this private box. Can you tell us why you're here?
"Are you here for an affair, sir?"
The Graduate, 1967.
Look at him. Oozing machismo.
That long, wavy, jet-black hair.
That masculine, muscular, hairy chest.
Oh, that is a man. Mm, oh, yes indeed.
That is 100% man.
One! Two!
-[King] What line is this movie from? -It makes my flesh sweat
in ecstasy with his every move.
His style is elegant.
[chuckles]
But before…
[chuckles] But before, yes indeed.
Hm. Before I drown in a hormonal sea of life…
I must ask a favor of you.
This… This naughty one up there. This Bad Guy, Razor Ramon,
could you be so kind as to…
give him this?
Yeah.
Back to you, Vince.
[Vince] I'll give it to him. That was, uh, different.
I guess we know why Goldust is here. Most bizarre-- Oh, my!
Goldust, I'm not too sure whether or not he was quoting films,
or whether or not he kinda went out in a limb there.
Nonetheless, Marty Jannetty has been doing quite well for himself
during the entire time we were listening to Goldust.
On the top rope now. Marty Jannetty, and… Oh!
[King] Wow. That finished him.
[Vince] I don't think so And a kick-out! Yes, indeed.
Marty Jannetty. Tremendous competitor.
Marty Jannetty, teaming up with The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon,
and they just might continue to team together
if they are successful here tonight In Your House.
[Sid grunts]
-[King laughs] -[Vince] And a slam. Uh-oh. Look at this.
Right into Razor's face. Sycho Sid is a monster.
Wait a minute! Wait a minute! From behind…
-[Vince groans] -[King] Oh.
[Vince] And the official missing out on what could have very well been
a tremendous upset.
[King] Marty Jannetty beating Sid. You're right.
That would have been a tremendous upset.
[Vince] Jannetty. Maybe not-- No, not for long.
And a slam now. Sloppy one by The 1-2-3 Kid.
To the outside. The Kid now's gonna go up.
[King] Show 'em your stuff, Kid.
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid on the very top rope, and… Oh!
That could do it! One! Two, and-- [groans] No. No. Almost. Almost.
And Jannetty reaching for the tag.
Nothing doing. The 1-2-3 Kid
now tagging his partner, the monster. Sycho Sid back in, the legal man.
Let's see what he does-- [groans]
-Oh! Look at that from the other side! -[King laughs]
The Kid getting in a cheap shot on The Bad Guy!
[King] Come on, ref! Disqualify him!
Talk about a cheap shot!
[Vince] Razor risking disqualification there for his team,
getting carried away. Look out! The Kid…
dropkicking Marty Jannetty. Oh, forget about it.
A gallant effort on the part of Marty Jannetty
when it comes down to this.
Sycho Sid, after that clothesline, Marty Jannetty--
Wait a minute. Jannetty's not on his back
and Sid, now, trying to punish, I believe, Marty Jannetty.
I wonder why Sid did not go for the cover and the pin?
[King] I think they have their sights set on The Bad Guy.
They wanna beat Razor Ramon. They wanna humiliate him.
They wanna make him eat his words. And I guarantee ya,
they want The Kid to get the pin.
[Vince] And Jannetty in a world of hurt at the moment.
Jannetty would like nothing better
than to tag in his partner, The Bad Guy Razor Ramon,
and I think Razor would like nothing better as well.
It comes down, notwithstanding,
who is the superlative individual athlete. It comes down to teamwork here tonight
In Your House.
Here's Razor and his partner. Are they a better team
than Sid and The Kid?
Ooh! And, oh, my goodness.
Monster Sid turning things right back around.
Marty Jannetty with plenty of fire left. Well, maybe not quite as much as before.
[King] I would say the difference in these two teams
is Scrooge McDuck, as you like to refer to him as.
The Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase, on the outside.
He's the difference. He's what swings the pendulum
in the favor of Sid and The Kid.
[Vince] And The Kid now tagging back in Sycho Sid.
And Ted DiBiase has done a tremendous job of putting this tag team together.
One, it has the speed, the agility of the 1-2-3 Kid,
and of course, that awesome power of Sycho Sid.
And pretty much keeping their opponents off balance
with the difference in their styles… From the top.
[King] That's the whole idea of it, McMahon.
DiBiase has spared no expense with this team.
[Vince] And Marty Jannetty cannot withstand
this kind of onslaught much longer. To the buckle.
-Look out! Kid-- Oh! -[King] Oh!
And The Kid took a tremendous risk! It did not pay off.
[King] He landed right on the back of his head too.
[Vince] Jannetty with an opportunity to tag in Razor Ramon!
-Jannetty getting closer! -[King] Tag Sid!
-Got him. -[Vince] Sid coming in.
Look out! Can Jannetty…
-Yes! -[King] No!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Razor, a hot right hand, and another one.
Razor Ramon taking it to Sid!
And The Kid goes down as well!
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] And The Kid
rammed into his own partner, and look at this!
-Yeah! -[King] Oh!
[Vince] Razor Ramon with Sycho Sid. And here we go!
-Here it comes! Can he do it? -[King] No way!
[King laughs]
-[King] What was Razor Ramon thinkin'? -[Vince] And Sid…
-[King] No! -[Vince] Misses with the leg drop!
Razor Ramon almost had Sycho Sid up for the Razor's Edge.
Now, Sid-- Oh, out in front! Nice reversal.
-[King] No! -[Vince] Sid running into the boot.
The Bad Guy. Wait a minute. Look at this. Going up and…
[grunts] The Bulldog!
-A cover! -[King] Get in there, Kid!
-No! -[bell dings]
-[crowd cheering] -[King] What in the world?!
[Vince] The Kid's gonna go for the ride!
[announcer] The winner of the match, Razor Ramon and…
-[Vince] Oh! Look at that. -[King] Wow!
[Vince] Sid just saved The 1-2-3 Kid.
[King] Wow! Sid pulled him right through with one hand!
[Razor's theme music plays]
[Vince] Nonetheless, it goes down as a victory
for Marty Jannetty and Razor Ramon The Bad Guy!
What a way to kick off the holiday season In Your House…
Live with the World Wrestling Entertainment!
Posters all over the place. Yes, The Bad Guy!
What tremendous support from his tag team partner, Marty Jannetty!
[crowd cheering]
And, uh, Goldust trying to cool himself off out there.
He's unbelievable.
All right, Sycho Sid and The 1-2-3 Kid on their way back
to the WWE Superstar Line,
as will be Razor Ramon and Marty Jannetty.
And, look who's gonna be doing the interview.
-We have Ray Rougeau and Sunny. -Yeah, I would have had…
I can't believe it.
[Vince] Oh, my goodness.
Ted DiBiase ready to give Sunny…
1-900-737-####.
1-900-451-3332.
Take your pick, US or Canada!
Ladies and gentlemen, yes! The WWE Superstar Line is wide open.
All right, lets get back to our ring announcer.
[bell dings]
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Knoxville, Tennessee,
weighing at 230 pounds, Nature Boy, Buddy Landel.
[Vince] What in the world is going on here?
I don't think he has any idea what he's doing out there.
Seems to be some confusion
all brought about by you know who out there.
Okay, sure, go ahead now.
I got a-- I got a big surprise. Wait a minute.
-[Vince] Sorry about that. -You get out of the ring.
[crowd booing]
Show some respect for royalty, you morons.
[Vince] Naturally, The King is gonna interfere
and interrupt everything.
Now, you know, we're getting very close
to the time of the year when everybody anxiously
awaits a visit from a very special individual.
[laughs]
Well, I didn't want all you morons to be disappointed
because the fat chance that Santa Claus is gonna come see any of you idiots.
So I've invited a very special individual here tonight
for you all to see.
And I'm gonna tell you this, he is very special.
As a matter of fact, he is great.
I'm talkin' about none other than Double J, Jeff Jarrett!
-[crowd cheering] -[Jarrett's theme music plays]
[Vince] Don't tell me.
Well, I'll be a son of a gun.
It is Double J, Jeff Jarrett.
Double J.
Everybody remembers the "Ain't I Great?" tour.
And everybody remembers that single, "With My Baby Tonight."
-And here he comes, the former… -[King] Oh, yeah!
…Intercontinental Champion, Double J, Jeff Jarrett.
-What a surprise. -[King] Ain't he great?
[Vince] However, I think that's a Christmas present
we could have lived without.
Leave it to The King.
[King] Here we go. Here we go. Get the camera on him right there.
Oh, yeah!
[Vince] Hasn't lost his touch as far as the strut is concerned.
[King] One more time. One more time.
[King laughs]
[Vince] Double J walkin' all over the notes.
Real quick, just for me, pal. Tell 'em who it is.
[laughs] Hello, folks. Double J here.
That's J-E-double-F. [laughs]
J-A-double-R-E.
Double T. That's Double J, Jeff Jarrett,
the world's greatest singer, the world's greatest entertainer…
and the world's greatest wrestler.
[laughs] Ain't I great?
[King] I'm gonna tell you somethin'.
You're not just great, Double J. You're greater than great!
And I wanna tell everybody that this man has been…
He's been preparing for his big upcoming world tour.
And it's gonna be called just that, Greater Than Great.
But before you get started on that, Double J,
your Ain't I Great tour was so successful, and your CD was so successful,
that I have got a special surprise here for you tonight,
and I get the honor of presenting this to you.
Do me the favor-- hold this microphone for one second.
-Yes, sir, King. -Now, here we go.
[Vince] What is this?
Wait, wait, wait!
Come on.
[Vince] What in the world is this?
Double J, it gives me great pleasure to present to you to commemorate
the sale of more than 500,000 copies of the Red Eye Productions album,
Ain't I Great, featuring the single, With My Baby Tonight,
by Double J, Jeff Jarrett, your very own personal gold CD.
-[King laughs] -[Vince] Unbelievable.
[King] Ain't he great?
[scattered applause and cheers]
What about it, Double J?
Well, King, all I've got to say is,
and I do have a few words to say.
This right here is the culmination of the Ain't I Great tour.
Because I told everybody when I came to the WWE
that I was gonna use the WWE, and that's exactly what I did.
I told everybody I was the greatest wrestler.
And what did I do?
I won the Intercontinental title.
I told everybody that I was the greatest singer.
[laughs] Oh. And my video proved that.
And I told everybody I was the greatest entertainer.
And Double J single-handedly took Monday Night RAW
to places it's never been before.
So this right here is the culmination of the Ain't I Great tour.
But the big question is…
and that's what I'm here to tell everybody about tonight.
You sort of let the cat out of the bag in talking about the new tour.
Well, as we speak, the finishing touches on my new album are being done.
That's right, 'cause I'm gonna have another one of these babies.
The new album, entitled Greater Than Great,
just like my new tour, Greater Than Great.
[laughs] Oh, yes, sir.
And I'm also here to throw my hat-- No, not this hat.
It's my good hat.
But I'm here to declare myself
the very first participant in the 1996 Royal Rumble.
The very first one.
'Cause I'm gonna go through 29 other superstars.
And then at WrestleMania 12, right there in Los Angeles,
right there in Hollywood.
[laughs] Oh.
Double J, Jeff Jarrett, will be crowned the new champion.
Ha-ha-ha, yeah.
And I can see it now. The Hollywood Hills sign.
They're gonna tear down the Hollywood and put up Double J.
And it's gonna say, "Double J, Jeff Jarrett".
That's J-E-F-F. J-A-R-R-E-T-T.
Double J, Jeff Jarrett, the world's greatest singer,
the world's greatest entertainer, and the world's greatest wrestler.
And new WWE champion. Ain't I great?
You're greater than great, Double J. Hey! Double J!
Come on over here and sit with me.
-Come on over here… -[Vince] What?
…and sit with me and McMahon.
It's almost like me being by myself with McMahon.
Come on over and sit in with us.
Double J, Jeff Jarrett!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Double J, Jeff Jarrett, ladies and gentlemen.
With his gold album.
-[Dean's theme music plays] -Oh, my goodness.
Listen to the screeching fingers across the chalkboard.
[announcer] Introducing, from the University of Higher Learning.
Weighing at 235 pounds.
The Dean, Dean Douglas.
[Vince] Dean.
Dean Douglas is…
[Jarrett] You're gonna love this, man.
[Vince] …is on his way in…
[Jarrett] All right, McMahon. You're gonna love this.
King, greater than great. What do you think?
[King] Double J! McMahon, just be quiet now.
-[Vince] Yeah, right. -Yeah, we got some class out here.
Me and Double J could do enough announcer for the three of us.
[both laugh]
Greater than great. Let's talk about the tour.
[Vince] Let's talk about Dean Douglas against Ahmed Johnson.
-[Jarrett] Who? -[Vince] Ahmed Johnson.
Dean Douglas with his Board of Education.
[Jarrett] I've been in the studio, McMahon.
I've never even-- Who is this guy?
[Vince] And you have to wonder just who will be the teacher
and who will be the pupil.
And Dean Douglas with--
[Jarrett] Lawler, what's this guy all about?
[King] This is Dean Douglas. Brilliant. Listen to this.
Hey, Dean! Boo!
-[King] Don't you worry. Don't you worry. -[Vince] What's this, now?
I would like right now to have your attention
because class is in session.
-[King] Oh, yeah. -[Jarrett] I like his style so far, King.
I like his style.
Now, I was prepared to come out tonight and give one Ahmed Johnson
the wrestling lesson of a lifetime.
-[Jarrett] Ahmed who? -[Vince] That's Ahmed Johnson.
[King] He doesn't have to call him Johnson.
-[Jarrett laughs] -But instead,
the doctors did what no wrestler could do.
-They sidelined me. -[King] What?
It seems that my back at this point is only 65% of where it should be.
[Vince] Don't tell me he's going to chicken out.
-[King] Hey, McMahon. The man's injured. -[crowd booing]
I told my doctors even at 65%, I can teach Ahmed Johnson
-the lesson I want to teach him. -[Jarrett] Right.
But he said, "No way, Dean."
And therefore, I've got myself a new student that I've been training.
Someone who will teach Ahmed Johnson that lesson.
I give you the graduate student, Buddy Landel.
[King] Hey.
[Vince] Buddy Landel, the graduate student of Dean Douglas.
[King] He's a valedictorian, McMahon.
And I tell you, Double J, that Dean Douglas is brilliant.
[Jarrett] He looks brilliant. I'll give him that.
[Vince] The Board of Education
and Dean Douglas chickening out here.
-[King] McMahon. -[Vince] No, I think that's really true.
He said even at 65%, he could beat Ahmed Johnson.
So why isn't he trying it? And what do you know about Buddy Landel?
-[King] I know a lot about Buddy Landel. -[Vince] We're gonna find out
'cause here he comes!
[announcer] From Pearl River, Mississippi, weighing at 305 pounds…
[Vince] There's a stir beginning in this capacity crowd.
-…Ahmed Johnson! -[Vince] Here he comes!
Ahmed Johnson. Take a look at him.
-What do you think of Ahmed now? -[Jarrett] Well, he's got an earring in.
[Vince] He certainly does.
He is all business, Double J, all business.
[Jarrett] All he wears is tights to the ring?
[Vince] You got it.
[King] Let me tell you, Double J.
I'll tell you why Douglas can't stand this guy.
-Because he's one of those typical jocks. -[Jarrett] Oh, yeah.
[King] All through school, they would hire a tutor for him,
make sure he made the grade.
He used to hold his report card over his head,
-trying to raise his grades. -[Jarrett laughs]
[Vince] And look at this. Woo! You see that shot?
Douglas just slapped Ahmed Johnson and…
-Whoa, wait a minute. -[bell dings]
Oh. Oh. Buddy Landel! Oh, and a shot to the chest area.
And Landel backing off a bit.
[Jarrett] Ahmed looks mad there, Vince. What's he upset about?
[Vince] Oh, no. I think he was just born that way.
Doesn't mean anything by it. Ahmed Johnson.
Big hammer now by Buddy Landel. Ahmed Johnson.
-[King] Come on, buddy. Look out. -[Vince] In a corner. Look at this!
-[Jarrett] That's illegal. -[Vince] What power by Ahmed Johnson!
The official in the middle there and backing Ahmed off.
-Look out! And caught. Whoa! -[King] Oh!
[Jarrett] King, this guy don't wrestle fair.
-[King] Disqualify him! -[Vince] What are you talkin' about?
[Jarrett] He's chokin' him. A little hair pull.
-[Vince] Look out! Oh! -[King] Oh!
[Vince] The Pearl River Plunge! And three count!
-[Jarrett] What the-- -[Vince] Just like that!
[announcer] The winner of the match, Ahmed Johnson!
[Jarrett] That wasn't fair.
[Vince] Look at Douglas! Douglas with his head down!
-[King] No! -[Jarrett] Whoa.
[Vince] Just got paddled!
[Jarrett] I told you, he don't wrestle fair.
He needs an attitude adjustment.
[King] Don't worry. I'll be the one to give it to him.
[Jarrett] I know you will. Yeah. Tell him.
[Vince] Douglas just got paddled by his own board of education.
-[Jarrett] Tell him. -[King] Hey!
[Vince] Soon, King.
[Jarrett] McMahon, he didn't wrestle fair at all.
[Vince] Is that right? Ahmed Johnson, what an ovation!
Why don't you tell him he didn't wrestle fair, King?
-Get up in his face and tell him. -[King] You think I'm afraid to?
[Vince] Matter of fact, yeah, I would say you are afraid.
[King] You think that I'm afraid to go and interview Ahmed right now?
-[Vince] That's right. -[King] Watch. I'll do it.
-Come on, Double J. -[Jarrett] Yeah, he ain't afraid.
-[Vince] "Come on, Double J"? -[Jarrett] He ain't afraid.
[Vince] Here we go, Jerry "The King" Lawler.
[Jarrett] He'll face him head-on.
[Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler, is gonna get a word with Ahmed Johnson,
who, I believe, set a In Your House record
-with that victory. -[King] Ahmed Johnson.
Come on down here for just a minute. I wanna talk to you.
I wanna have just a little word with the teacher's pest.
[Vince] The last time King attempted to embarrass Ahmed Johnson,
-and Ahmed… Oh, my goodness. -Come here, Ahmed.
-No. -[Vince laughs]
I guess that congratulations are sort of in order.
-[Vince] Yeah, you might say that. -I mean, you, uh…
Hang on just a second. Wait a minute.
This is not my good side.
Can you… get my prof--
Tell him where to… Give me a profile right here.
There we go.
Now, Ahmed, I guess you think that little victory was pretty impressive.
I guess you think all of these people out here were impressed.
Double J, were you impressed? Wait. Hey, shut up!
[crowd cheering]
Double J, were you impressed?
-Absolutely not. -[laughs]
[crowd booing]
You see… Hey, hey, let me tell you somethin'.
You see, when Double J was in school, he was not only a great athlete.
He lettered in football,
but he also carried a 4.0 grade point average.
I heard when you won your letter, you had to get
the coach to read it to you.
[laughs] What do you think of that, Double J?
Great, King. You got him.
[both laugh]
-Now, Ahmed… -[Vince] Uh-oh.
…you know me and you are gonna tangle pretty soon,
and I just wanna know,
what do you think his chances are against me, Double J?
He's got two chances.
That's enough of that.
Let me tell you somethin', you "Achy Breaky Heart" wannabe.
-You fake! -[crowd cheering]
You a fake cowboy. You a urban cowboy, you know that?
You a "Achy Breaky Heart" wannabe, fake punk!
[crowd cheering]
Let me tell you somethin'.
You go one more time. Don't ever get in my face again.
Do you understand that?
[shouts] Do you understand?
And I'm gonna make you avoid me.
-[Vince] Wait a minute. -I'm gonna make it
so you never ever talk--
[crowd exclaim]
[King cheering] Look out!
Whoa.
-Wait a minute. Wait a minute. -Can you get him a chair?
[King] Hold it. He looks like he's tired.
-[Jarrett] Get him a chair, King. -Here, Double J.
He looks like he needs a seat. Let him sit down.
Ooh!
[King laughs]
-[Ahmed groans] -[Vince] Unbelievable!
Oh, no.
[man in crowd] Come on, Ahmed! Come on!
[Vince] No!
[crowd yelling indistinctly]
[woman in crowd] Come on, man! Get out! Get out! Get out!
-[Vince stammering] Uh… I-I can't… -[King laughing]
[Vince] Uh-oh…
-Come on! -[King] Get out of there, Double J!
[Vince] Go for it!
-[King] Get out of there! -[Vince] Oh, no.
-Get him! Go ahead, Ahmed! -[King] Get out of there, Double J!
[Vince] Double J is running for his life!
-[Jarrett] Come on! -[Vince] Double J trying to--
-Oh, look at this! From behind! -[King] Get away! Get away!
[Vince] Unbelievable!
-Ahmed Johnson with Double J. -[King laughing]
[Vince] Let's go to Todd Pettengill! Todd, did you see this?
Watching in the America Online room with Razor Ramon, just what happened…
Unbelievable.
Uh, Razor, congratulations to you on your victory.
-Me and MJ pulled it off, man. -Absolutely.
Now, let's talk about another challenge for you,
because tomorrow night, live on Monday Night Raw,
the Intercontinental title is on the line, and you meet Yokozuna.
I mean, your battles just keep getting bigger and bigger.
You know, America Online, tomorrow night, Monday Night Raw,
I'm gonna put my most precious gold online.
Big Yoko, you want it?
All you've got to do is take it, and I don't think you can.
Not one to back away from anybody, The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon.
Vince, let's get-- Oh, before we do that, this is for you.
Okay.
[Vince] Thank you very much, Todd Pettengill.
-The Hog Pen Match is coming up… -[King] Hold on. Let's watch this.
[Vince] Watch what? That Hog Pen Match, ladies and--
[King] Wait a minute, McMahon! Let's see what this is.
This is the thing Goldust gave him.
Look at this.
[Vince] Whatever it was obviously angered Razor Ramon.
In any event, ladies and gentlemen, there they are.
Yes, indeed, it's a first-ever
for the World Wrestling Entertainment for sure.
-[bell dings] -Take a look at all those hogs.
-[King] Wow. -[announcer] …to introduce to you,
the special guest referee, Hillbilly Jim!
Whoo!
[King] Did you see what one of those hogs was doin'?
-[Vince] No, I… -[King] Ugh!
[Vince] Well, in any event.
[announcer] From Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing at 246 pounds,
Hunter Hearst Helmsley!
[Vince] Imagine having a hog pen in your house as we do here.
And imagine Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who, under normal circumstances,
has his nose in the air as he passes that hog pen.
I would suggest it's likely to go just a little bit higher.
[chuckles] As a matter of fact, I think he just caught the first whiff.
Now, Hunter, I'm sure, has never seen-- Oh my goodness, look at this.
[King] He is physically sick. He's about to lose his lunch.
He had pheasant under glass,
and we're about to see it again, I'm afraid.
[Vince] Pheasant under glass?
Uh, yes, Hunter…
And he just might be covered.
He might be in that hog pen covered in slop,
but I would suggest one thing.
-[King] Ew! -[Vince] I would suggest
that the feeling is mutual.
The hogs don't like Hunter…
[chuckles] …any better than Hunter likes the hogs.
-[King] Look at this. Oh, my gosh. -[Vince] Hello. Oink, oink.
Yes, these hogs, ladies and gentlemen,
Arkansas hogs. I believe off of Henry's Farm.
And Hunter just might need that cologne he has there in his right hand.
And here we go! Yeah!
[announcer] His opponent, from Bitters, Arkansas,
weighing in at 288 pounds, Henry O. Godwin!
[Vince] Yes. Oh, my goodness, look at that.
[King] I think he just scooped up a pile
of whatever's in the bottom of that pigsty.
[Vince] I don't know what he has, but he has two bucket fulls of it.
Look at this. Henry Godwin coming on up.
Maybe he's going to slop the hogs. That's what he has. No.
No, he's headed this way.
[King] That's his dinner and lunch.
[Vince] You don't think that he has a Christmas present for you, King?
[King] Wait a minute, McMahon. Get in front of me!
[Vince] Instead of the crown,
what if he dumped one of the pails right on your head?
-A slop. -[King shudders]
[Vince] Well, it's gonna start here
in the squared circle, ladies and gentlemen.
And again, as Hillbilly Jim explained it, this match is pretty simple.
-[King] Whoa, whoa. Look out! -[Vince] Uh-oh.
And he's gonna be slopped! Oh, my goodness.
Hunter on the outside now.
Don't tell me this thing's gonna begin with a regular slopping.
[King] Hold it. He's still got his expensive clothes on.
-Whoa! -[Vince] No!
[King] Oh, my gosh.
[Vince] Oh no. Ladies and gentlemen.
Oh, look at…
People in the first row have been slopped.
I mean, unfortunately, at one of our ringside…
There is slop everywhere.
Nonetheless, the match is on!
-Hunter Hearst Helmsley now. -[King] Oh, my gosh.
[Vince] A big forearm.
And people have been-- Oh. They're just running for cover.
And look at this.
Now, Henry Godwin. Here's a double-feature of some of the-- Ooh.
Oh, that poor young man.
Back body drop!
On the outside.
Back in the ring here now, Hunter.
[Vince] And Hunter continues to circle around the squared circle.
Right back in. Henry Godwin now. Uh-oh.
-[King] Come on, Hunter. -[Vince] Was on the receiving end
of a blatant maneuver there.
Coming off the ropes now, Hunter-- Oh, my goodness.
-Ooh. And a hard right hand. -[King] Oh!
[Vince] And wait a minute! Wait a minute!
Hunter Hearst Helmsley locked inside the rope now.
Henry Godwin!
And Hillbilly's just trying to calm him.
[King] What's he gonna do now?
[Vince] A handful of slop! A handful of slop!
[King] No way.
-No way-- Oh! -[Vince groans]
[King] Oh, my God!
[Vince coughs and retches]
[Vince] I've heard of being slimed before, but slop?
And Henry…
It's a struggle as Hunter Hearst Helmsley is about to regurgitate in front of us.
[King] What do you think his parents up in Greenwich, Connecticut
-are thinkin' right now, McMahon? -[Vince] I have no idea.
-Oh, my goodness. -[King whistles]
[Vince] And there is a bit of odoriferous… Ooh.
Look at this.
Meanwhile, Hunter Hearst Helmsley is pummeling and hammering away
on Henry Godwin.
[King] Doesn't smell like mistletoe in here, McMahon.
No. I don't believe it does.
And Hillbilly Jim… Uh-oh. Look out. Here we go.
The big man for the ride. Oh my!
And Hunter Hearst Helmsley is in control of this matchup.
Neckbreaker. Nicely done.
[King] Pick that hog up, take him back there
and dump him in the slop.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley, ladies and gentlemen.
This capacity crowd witnessing the event in the square circle…
[King] There you go.
[Vince] …and knowing that this one is gonna ultimately wind up
in the hog pen.
Out of the way.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley in control of the matchup at the moment.
The knee finding its mark.
And look at this. Pummeling away. By the way, ladies and gentlemen.
Double J, Jeff Jarrett, apparently out on the superstar line.
Surprised Double J is still in the same building with Ahmed Johnson.
Must have gotten some control back in the locker room area.
Oh! And a knee. A high one there.
Oh, it's the hogs takin' a little nap.
Everyone else enjoying the match, except the hogs aren't too interested.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[King] It's been a long day for those hogs, McMahon.
Comin' all the way from Bitters, Arkansas. Ugh.
-[Vince] Look at this. -[King] He's gonna take him back there.
-Nope. Put his face in his own slop. -[Vince] Is that what he's gonna do?
[Vince] Hunter trying to set up the hog farmer and…
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] Ooh! Oh! Look out!
Oh, my goodness.
And Hunter Hearst Helmsley… Look at the slop there above his eyes.
And Helmsley's in trouble.
-Hunter Hearst Helmsley, thus far… -[King] This is no fair, McMahon.
-…Undefeated. And here goes Hunter! -[King] No!
[crowd cheering]
[King] Look at that. You got Hillbilly Jim out there.
This gives the hog man the home pen advantage.
[Vince] Oh, wait a minute. Look at this. A right hand.
-Hunter decking Henry Godwin. -[King] Throw him in it. Throw him in it!
[Vince] They're getting close to that hog pen.
Somebody. Oh! No!
[King] He'll feel right at home and it'll be just like being back
in Bitters, Arkansas.
Can you imagine being from Bitters, Arkansas?
Hunter Hearst Helmsley…
Over the rail!
Hunter's in trouble. Down he goes!
My goodness, on the concrete floor.
And Hillbilly Jim, there simply, to find out who goes into the hog pit!
Somebody-- Oh. My goodness.
[King] Ooh!
This little piggy just about went to market.
[Vince] I think you're just about right. A devastating maneuver
on the part of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
What a matchup this has turned out to be. A grueling one.
That little piggy should have stayed home. [laughs]
[Vince] And you just might be right as Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
trying to get the big hog farmer into the--
Here we go! What's he gonna do here?
-[King] No, look out. -[Vince] Lift him up.
-[Vince] Setting him up for the Pedigree! -[King yelling] No!
-No. No. -[Vince] So close!
He has to go all the way in, and look at this…
On the top now. Hunter Hearst… If he loses… Oh, is it--
[King] Oh, yeah!
[Vince] My goodness.
The elbow drop from high above
down into the sternum area of Henry Godwin.
This matchup leaving the ring some time ago.
And they're having a battle in it.
Right there in front of the hog pen.
Henry Godwin and Hunter Hearst Helmsley going at it in a first-ever
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Hillbilly Jim, the guest official.
[King] Can you imagine that, McMahon? Look at that.
The hog, the slop. Just like being back in Bitters, Arkansas.
I talked to my good friend earlier today, Jeff Foxworthy.
He told me what it would be like to be from Bitters, Arkansas.
He said, "If you get Odor-Eaters as a Christmas present,
"you might be from Bitters, Arkansas."
[Vince] Well, right now, they're back in the ring.
Henry Godwin coming after Hunter,
who was around the ringside area. And here we go.
This match is right back in the ring.
[King] He said, "If your Christmas tree has a deer stand in it,
"you might be from Bitters, Arkansas."
[Vince] Never thought of it that way.
[King] If goin' to the bathroom in the middle of the night
"requires shoes and a flashlight, you might be from Bitters, Arkansas."
[Vince] Well, in any event, the man from Bitters, Arkansas right now
is in some trouble.
And you would think that Hunter just might be at a bit of a disadvantage
coming into this type of a matchup.
-[King] Come on, Hunter. -[Vince] Uh-oh. Wait a minute.
Let's see what the hog farmer can do.
-And… -[King shrieks]
-[Vince] Whoa! -[King] Oh!
[Vince] Unbelievable! What a maneuver!
And that maneuver almost as effective as the Slop Drop.
And I'm not so sure that Hillbilly Jim is the most unbiased official.
It looks like Hunter's gonna go for the ride.
Let's go back to the Double Feature and take a look at this.
Way up! Only one place to go! Oh, no!
And Hunter Hearst Helmsley, gamely back on his feet.
Maybe not for long for the ride to the buckle and--
[King] Oh, no!
[Vince] Helmsley, hammered. Helmsley being set up.
-Helmsley, an undefeated streak-- -[King screams]
To the outside.
And Helmsley's undefeated streak is gonna come, I believe,
to a screeching halt here In Your House tonight.
Yes. Now, the hog farmer has the momentum.
Henry Godwin…
What was that? Another hand full of slop. A right hand.
Helmsley being hammered and summarily backed up toward that hog pen.
Look at this. Look at this.
-[King] Look out, Hunter. -[Vince] Helmsley…
-being hammered now. Slop Drop! -[King] Oh, no!
Not on the concrete floor!
[Vince] Sooie-- No. Helmsley grabbing, I believe,
the railing, and unfortunately for the hog farmer,
-Henry Godwin down himself. -[King chuckling] He is out of it.
That probably knocked some more of his teeth out right there.
[Vince] That was a nasty fall.
[King] If your two-year-old has more teeth than you do,
-you might be from Bitters, Arkansas. -[Vince] I'm not from Bitters.
What is this stuff? The match going on
a grueling matchup. One of the most grueling
this thing has turned out to be.
-[King] Here we go! -[Vince] Here we go. Godwin now reversal--
-[King] Oh! -[crowd exclaims]
[Vince] Helmsley being set up now.
[King] Can you imagine, McMahon?
If they break that gate, we'll have hogs everywhere in here.
[Vince] Still coming at him!
The Slop Drop! Helmsley's out of it. The hog farmer,
all he has to do is pick up Helmsley and dump him in.
Unfortunately, this match has taken its toll
on Henry O. Godwin as well.
[King] There's flies flyin' around him.
[Vince] The flies, what?
[King] Uh-oh, here come the hogs.
[Vince] And Helmsley trying to keep an eye.
[King] Get away from that, Hunter. Those aren't pork rinds
you smell over there.
[Vince] Helmsley trying to get to his feet.
Look at him.
He's almost out of it. The hog farmer, Henry Godwin,
-back up and tries a clothesline! -[King] Look at that!
Oh! Ugh! [coughs]
[Vince] Henry Godwin… Can you believe this?
Hunter Hearst Helmsley remains undefeated.
And just as important,
-look at him. -[King] Thank God.
[Vince] Other than a little bit of slop on him,
-he is pristine. -[King] Uh-oh.
[Vince] Wait, you don't mess with him. Whoa, wait a minute.
-No-no-no-no-no-no-no! -[King] No-no-no-no-no-no-no!
[Vince] Yes! Yes! Yes!
-[King] Please, no! Please, no! -[Vince] Drop him!
[Vince groans]
-[King] Oh, no! -[Vince] Face first in the slop!
[King] That ain't slop, McMahon!
Everything brown in there is not mud.
[King shrieking] Ooh!
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley may have won the match…
Look at this.
Oh, my goodness!
Oh, no!
Oh, I'm sorry!
[King] He's running home. It's a regular hoedown.
[Vince] Hillybilly Jim!
If you were Hunter, can you imagine he just--
-Oh! -[King] Oh!
[Vince] He just looks helpless.
He's on his back, he's in a hog pen!
[King] Get your footing and get out of there!
[Vince] Unbelievable!
Helmsley can't believe it.
He can't believe that he's in a hog pen covered in hog slop
and whatever else they do in that pen.
[King] I don't think he'll be sitting on Santa's lap.
Oh!
The pig threw something at him!
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley!
Oh, my goodness!
What else is gonna happen tonight In Your House? Who knows?
Hunter Hearst Helmsley is covered!
[Vince retches]
[narrator] Isn't it grand to enjoy the finer things in life?
Traditional things like home entertaining.
Exceptional things like the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[commentator] Welcome to the Royal Rumble.
[narrator] The WWE Royal Rumble.
Thirty awesome superstars in a tremendous
over-the-top-rope battle. You won't believe
the incredible action right in your own living room.
WWE Royal Rumble, live on pay-per-view.
Yes, it's gonna be a Royal Rumble, all right.
Why are you holding your nose?
Well, are you used to that smell?
No, it's gonna be something for sure.
Ladies and gentlemen, Double J already declaring himself available,
declaring himself as the very first participant.
I assure you, this year's WWE Royal Rumble
will be the most extraordinary,
with individuals you thought would never ever be
in the Royal Rumble, you're gonna find them.
Right now, however, let's take you, ladies and gentlemen--
well, let's have a look, if you would, at a man who, uh…
well, he's the former World Wrestling Entertainment champion,
and you might just say that Big Daddy Cool Diesel
-has a new attitude. -Yeah.
And I think Owen Hart is about ready to find out.
Let's take a look.
-[Vince] Wow! Wait a minute! -[crowd cheering]
-[Vince] I can't believe it! -[King] He did it! He did it!
I thought maybe I'd come out here and apologize…
[Vince] Oh! [groans]
…for what I did to Bret…
[Vince] Diesel now!
Powerbombing Bret Hart!
…for what I did to all my dear fans.
[Vince] Oh, he struck an official.
I don't think so.
[Vince] Diesel has lost it!
Well, maybe what you saw last night…
[Vince] Diesel… Oh, my God!
…was the tip of the iceberg.
[crowd cheering]
[Nash] I'm back!
[narrator] The same night Big Daddy Cool rediscovered his roots,
his best friend, Shawn Michaels, collapsed at the end of a match
with Owen Hart, and Owen Hart took credit for the injury.
Now, Shawn Michaels collapsed.
I put him out of the wrestling business. Diesel, you wanna try me?
You're gonna be sucking gas, too.
[narrator] Fueled by those comments at Owen's open contract,
Diesel decided to meet the King of Harts set In Your House.
People are probably wondering where Big Daddy Cool's head's at right now.
[narrator] And that is on the mind of everyone,
because right now, Diesel isn't talking to anyone.
But Big Daddy Cool's actions are speaking loud and clear.
Last weekend, Diesel destroyed Rad Radford.
Then, last Monday night on RAW,
the seven-footer came in and cleaned house,
making everyone believe…
[Nash] Big Daddy Cool's back!
[bell dings]
[Vince] All right, ladies and gentlemen, yes, Big Daddy Cool is back already,
and I would suggest that Shawn Michaels, wherever you are,
I know you are watching In Your House on pay-per-view.
I know that you are watching your best friend
about ready to step into the ring and face that man--
the man who claims he put you out of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
A deal of concern as to whether or not Shawn Michaels just might be out for good!
And we're gonna have more on that tomorrow night.
Shawn Michaels' condition, ladies and gentlemen, updated,
and here comes the man right now,
who's gonna give, I believe, Owen Hart a real update!
[announcer] …Diesel!
[Vince] What an ovation!
If you wear a black glove, he'll slap your hand for sure!
And if you don't, get out of his way!
[King] Look at that kisser, McMahon. I don't think Diesel smiled in a month.
[Vince] Yeah!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] There's only one Big Daddy Cool!
There's only one World Wrestling Entertainment!
Yes, indeed!
All seven feet of him, 300 plus pounds!
One-on-one against Owen Hart.
[bell dings]
[King] Diesel's so mean, his razor backs away from his face.
[Vince laughs] I wouldn't be at all surprised.
Owen Hart, with a look of concern on his face, justifiably.
And Big Daddy Cool cutting off the ring, and Owen Hart shoved to the corner.
And here we go. Diesel delivering those maneuvers.
Look at this. Series of leg, knee lifts, well into the midsection,
-and Owen Hart for the ride! Whoa! -[King] Yeah!
[Vince] And you sort of have the impression
that Big Daddy Cool Diesel has revenge on his mind
for his best friend in life, Shawn Michaels.
-Oh, and a sidewalk slam! -[King] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Big Daddy Cool Diesel is manhandling Owen Hart.
Owen Hart for the ride to the buckle, and Big D, right behind him, look at this!
And a right hand by Owen.
-Succession of 'em now. -[King] There you go!
[Vince] Owen Hart now, looking at an opportunity
-to turn things around and… Oh, his head! -[King] Oh!
[Vince] And look out! A clothesline to the outside,
Owen Hart down!
And Big Daddy Cool Diesel is taking it to Owen Hart.
-I'm sure Owen Hart is sorry. -[King] Here comes Diesel. Look out!
[Vince] …certainly sorry that he took credit
for putting Shawn Michaels out, because tonight, In Your House,
Owen Hart is paying a price!
As anyone would, getting into the ring with this monster.
Big Daddy Cool Diesel, you get the impression.
-Oh my goodness. -[King] I just realized,
I don't think Diesel likes anybody in the Hart family.
[Vince] You've got that right.
Not the British Bulldog,
not Owen Hart, and certainly not Bret Hart!
I'm sure he didn't like that either!
The heel of Owen Hart, boot right into the kisser!
Now Big Daddy Cool Diesel-- Owen Hart going up to the top!
High-risk maneuver, Owen Hart, and… Look at that kick, nicely done!
Owen with an opportunity to turn things around.
Owen Hart, what's he doing and-- Oh.
[King] He's getting ready to use that Sharpshooter.
McMahon, it takes a king to know a king!
He was The King of Harts, and still is in my book!
He's the man that invented the Sharpshooter,
and what will these people say?
What will they think if, at the end of this match,
Big Daddy Cool Diesel, all seven feet of him,
are layin' in a crumple,
just like his best friend, Shawn Michaels, was?
What if he's left laying in a heap in the middle of the ring?
What will you say, McMahon?
[Vince] Anything can happen in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Owen snapping the hamstring back.
Diesel back up on his feet, maybe not for long, here we go.
Again, Owen Hart with the advantage now.
[King] Ha-ha! Big Daddy Cool's about to collapse!
[Vince] And Owen Hart on the receiving end of a right hand.
Though Diesel didn't have much power-- Oh my goodness!
That's the way he put Michaels out! On his back, one, two!
And a powerful kick out by Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
Not yet, no way!
[King] Come on, Owen!
[Vince] Owen Hart with a shot to the back of the head.
Ooh my goodness, and perhaps he did not connect
as he did with Shawn Michaels, after Michaels with that set of blows
from Yokozuna, Razor Ramon, all the rest… Look at that!
[King] Oh, no!
[Vince] And Big Daddy Cool Diesel
has been in a bad mood since he lost the WWE title.
-No! -[King] Oh!
[Vince] But even in a worse mood, since he found out
that Shawn Michaels may not be returning to action.
Diesel! Oh, wait a minute now.
-[King] Oh, no, no, no! -[Vince] Yeah!
Big Daddy Cool Diesel setting up Owen Hart for the ride.
Big boot, right there in the kisser! Go ahead!
[King] Uh-oh!
Owen Hart, ladies and gentlemen, being set up.
Are we gonna see it? Here we go!
This is for you, Shawn!
-Did you hear that? -[King] What?
[Vince] He said, "This is for you, Shawn" and…
And a foot on the chest and a one! Two!
-He took his foot off. -[King] What?
[Vince] Oh, no. Did you see that?
Big Daddy Cool Diesel, I think, has not finished with him.
He's being warned by the official.
[King] What's he trying to do?
He's trying to end his career now, just like… [shrieks]
[Vince] Oh! Wait a minute! -[King] Yes!
-You can't do that! -[Vince] And look at this! Down again!
[King] What's he doin'?
[mouthing indistinctly]
[Vince] Diesel just said that was for you, too, Shawn, and look!
Diesel gesturing that he wants to be the WWE champion!
[announcer] The winner of the match, as a result of a disqualification,
-is Owen Hart, The King of Harts! -[King] Look out!
-Owen Hart may have… -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] There's the winner for you!
As far as the fans are concerned, Big Daddy Cool Diesel
has done a number on Owen Hart, and he's done exactly what he said
he was gonna do for his best friend, Shawn Michaels.
Owen Hart may have a victory as a result of referee discretion,
but Big Daddy Cool Diesel with the moral victory.
Yes, Merry Christmas, indeed, to Shawn Michaels.
The WWE Superstar Line.
As mentioned before, wide open, ladies and gentlemen. It will be
all the way through.
Santa just got out of Pete and Diesel's way there,
and, of course, earlier on, this is pre-recorded.
Oh, my goodness. Can you believe?
[Vince laughs]
Oh, you've got the number! You make the call!
[King] Sonny got to interview the winner!
[Vince laughs]
[King] She's not havin' too much fun, though.
[Vince] All right, now, ladies and-- Wait a minute. I believe we have…
On the way to the ring now, what is this?
Ted DiBiase, the Million Dollar Man, is on his way back to…
And again, there's Santa. He's been out here…
[King] Hey, what's he givin' away? T-shirts?
[Vince] Santa with the Smoking Gunns earlier,
Santa with ???
along with Barry Horowitz and then…
Look at this, Savio Vega assisting Santa.
[King] Look at these bunch of freeloaders grabbing for that stuff.
[Vince] And, again, let's find out what Ted DiBiase has on his mind.
Well, well, well, Merry Christmas
-and Bah Humbug! -[King] Ha-ha!
You know, I can't think of a better time of the year
when all you people are out running up your credit cards,
bein' in the spirit of Christmas,
than to illustrate a point that I've illustrated
time and again here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And that point being that everybody has a price for the Million Dollar Man.
That's right. Each and every one of you can be bought.
Hey, and that includes you, Savio Vega.
That's right. You've got a price for the Million Dollar Man.
-[King] He could be bought cheap. -That's right, you do.
-[Vince] I don't think so. -You don't think so?
If you don't think I can't buy you, and you've got the guts,
then come on up here in the ring right now,
and I'll prove it to you and all these people
and everybody watchin' at home that I can buy you.
[King] Throw me one of those T-shirts, fat boy!
Oh, and bring your fat, jolly friend along with you.
[Vince] Don't tell me Savio Vega has sold out to Ted DiBiase.
-I don't believe this. -[King] Maybe he's fixing to.
Come on in here, Santa. Ho, ho, ho.
[King] What do you think his price would be?
-Two tacos and a burrito? -I've got a question for you, Savio.
Right now there are millions of kids all around the world
and watching at home on television who believe in Santa Claus.
I can't think of anything more ridiculous in my life.
I mean, look at him. He's a great, big, overweight, fat slob.
Look at that, white hair, white beard.
I mean, not only is he big and fat, but he's ancient.
And you're gonna tell me he can circle the globe in one night
and deliver toys to everybody up and down the chimney.
Yeah, personally, I don't think he can get
from the couch to the refrigerator without blowin' a fuse.
[laughs]
-Anyway, my question to you is this. -[Vince] Stop disparaging Santa.
Do you believe in Santa Claus?
[Speaking Spanish]
-[speaking Spanish] -[King] What?
[In English] First, Mr. Million Dollar Man,
you tried to destroy the magic of Santa Claus.
-You tried to buy Savio Vega. -[King] You know what he just called him?
Savio Vega don't have a price for you and for anybody.
[Vince] All right, there you have it, then.
You ask me if I believe in Santa "Clau."
[King] "Clau?"
For all my little friends right here,
for the one who's watching on TV right now,
for my Latin American people, I believe in the magic of Santa Claus.
[speaking Spanish]
[King] Hey, Lucy, I'm home!
Wait a minute. Now, one more time.
The last thing you said, please, in English.
I say, Mr. Million Dollar Man,
yes, I believe in the magic of Santa Claus.
[laughs]
Well, you see there, there's one born every day.
So you believe in Santa Claus?
Well, if you believe in Santa Claus, then believe this, my friend. [laughs]
-[Vince] Wait a minute. -[King] What?
[continues laughing]
-[Vince] What is this? -That's right, Santa. That's right.
Give him something. We'll both give him something.
-[King] This is great! -Merry Christmas. Here you go.
[King] The Million Dollar Man has bought Santa!
-That's right, Santa. -[Vince] What do you mean?
[DiBiase] We need some holiday cheer. [laughs] That's right.
[Vince] I can't believe what we're seeing!
That's right. There you go.
[Vince] That can't be the real Santa Claus.
[King] Even Santa Claus has a price.
[DiBiase] Everybody's got a price.
-[King laughs] -Even Santa Claus himself.
-[Vince] No, say it's not so! -[King] This is great!
[Vince] Say it's not so.
Santa Claus sold out to Ted DiBiase, the Million Dollar Man.
I don't believe it.
I don't believe that's the real Santa Claus.
I can't believe Ted DiBiase would desecrate Santa Claus
and disparage the spirit of Santa Claus.
And wait a minute. Savio Vega comes back!
[King] Hey! Oh, my goodness Savio Vega's punching Santa Claus.
-Has he lost his mind? -[Vince] I can't believe it. Look at this.
Now I know! That's not Santa Claus!
[King] That's Santa. I'd know him anywhere.
[Vince] That's not Santa. Who is that?
Santa Claus or whoever that is, ladies and gentlemen.
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] Savio Vega's all over him again.
[King] Hurry up. Get back to your sleigh.
[indistinct shouting]
[Vince] Can you believe Ted DiBiase? Can you believe what he did?
A desecration of Santa Claus here In Your House.
[King] I can't believe that Savio Vega--
[Vince] All right, the Undertaker's waiting in the wings.
A lot of those stupid fans think that I'm scared of The Undertaker
because I ran at the Survivor Series.
[Vince] Mabel's running! Mabel's running! Mabel's out of here!
No matter what you say, no matter what you do,
I have no fear for you.
[Vince] Mabel with The Undertaker-- Oh!
[Mabel] I was the first one to ever pin his shoulders to the mat.
[Vince] Hammer coming in from behind! A boot.
One! Two! And he got him!
-He got him! -[bell dings]
[Mabel] I was the first one to put him out of action.
[Vince] Another leg drop by Mabel!
And I'm gonna be the first one to put him in that casket
to rest in peace for good.
[Undertaker's theme music plays]
[Vince] The one and the only, The Undertaker is back!
Mabel, it's time for you to pay the Grim Reaper for your misdeeds.
[Vince] You can feel the power of The Undertaker now,
once again, possessing the remnants of the urn.
[Paul] You stole the remnants of the sacred urn.
[Vince] Mabel running for cover! Mabel has the power of the urn!
[Paul] You violated the very casket that you'll be buried in.
Why, it is custom-made, custom-painted casket
just for you, brother Mabel.
[Undertaker] Take a long look, Mabel,
for this is the last image you'll ever see
before I shut that lid.
The image of my face will be burned in your soul for eternity.
[Vince] Oh, my goodness,
and take a look at that graffiti-strewn casket on its way.
Yes, the remnants of the urn firmly in the grasp of Mo.
Mo leading the way for Mabel, or should I say King Mabel!
[King] Oh, yeah, he the king!
[announcer] …from Harlem, New York…
[Vince] All right, ladies and gentlemen, standing by right now,
Dok Hendrix, and Dok, you must be appalled
by some of the events that are going on here In Your House.
Vince, you hit the nail on the head.
I know we say anything can happen in WWE,
but what is gonna happen next?
Listen, allow me to help you with a little bit of Christmas shopping.
Right now, let me show you the WrestleMania arcade game.
Here is the Super NES version, only $64.99.
The Genesis Sega version, $54.99.
And the Sony PlayStation, $54.99.
But now, you know, this is so hard to get in stores.
I went to 10 of 'em. They're all out. Let me show you what we're gonna do.
We're gonna throw in absolutely free, a $15 value,
the video that tells you the strategies and the secret codes,
how you can beat the game.
Something that the stores won't do for you.
And you know how you can get this. Call 1-800-TITAN-91.
I guess the next thing to do is let's get ready for a casket match.
[Vince] You got that right, Dok. Thank you very much.
Well, this is not an arcade game we're about to see
because somebody is gonna be… Not in the slop, we saw that before.
Somebody is gonna be stuffed into the casket.
Will it be Mabel, or will it be The Undertaker?
[King] I don't know, but it's gettin' a little chilly in here.
I feel kind of a cold chill.
[Vince] Actually, it might be welcome, along with some fresh air.
-I mean, who knows? Hold On! -[Undertaker's theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] His opponent,
accompanied by manager Paul Bearer,
is from Death Valley.
And he weighs in at 328 pounds.
Ladies and gentlemen, The Undertaker!
[cheers and applause]
It's all over tonight! It's all over tonight!
Oh, yes it is!
[Vince] The Undertaker on his way to the squared circle!
[King] The death of the party!
[Vince] The Phenom in World Wrestling Entertainment!
However, will The Undertaker be stuffed inside the casket?
Will Paul Bearer be stuffed in there as well?
Or will The Undertaker be victorious?
Will The Undertaker pull King Mabel down into the depths?
-[King] Wow! -[Vince] What an ovation!
[crowd cheering]
[King] What do you think The Undertaker would like to get for Christmas?
A new face?
[Vince] Unbelievable ovation for The Undertaker!
And that's the man who shows no fear.
At least not at the moment.
[King] What do you think the temperature is in here, McMahon? One?
[Vince] It's dropped considerably.
The Undertaker means business! What a monster!
[King] Oh, look out. Look at this!
[Vince] And The Undertaker going outside.
Mabel.
Best beware as Mabel makes his way around the ring!
And Mo suddenly put on the brakes and high gear reverse.
-Mabel with a big forearm! -[bell dings]
[Vince] Mabel, 568 pounds. Mabel with The Undertaker now.
Off the rope and, oh my goodness, look at this!
The Undertaker with a barrage!
The Undertaker, feet, fist flying!
Undertaker, look at this, all over King Mabel!
And The Undertaker pouring it on!
[Mabel groans]
[King] Come on McMahon, that is not fair!
[Vince] And The Undertaker with Mabel!
And Mabel for the ride! Turnbuckle!
And look at that!
And again, the object of this match, ladies and gentlemen,
is simply to put your opponent inside that casket and close the lid.
That's all you have to do to be declared the victor.
[King] That's a graffiti-covered casket, I might add.
[Vince] Yes, and I wouldn't suggest it to-- Oh!
Here's The Undertaker doing that maneuver!
[King] Whoa!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] A clothesline and down goes The Undertaker!
[King] That got him.
Whoa!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] And The Undertaker up and Mabel slams him down to the canvas!
568 pounds of King Mabel!
Hey, wait a minute.
Don't tell me.
No. No. No. No! Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[King] Come on, Mabel!
[Vince] Mabel with the stuffins' knocked out of him!
Undertaker with a thrust up underneath the throat now!
Undertaker off the rope and a nice clothesline!
The Undertaker off the rope again, another one!
And Mabel starting to rock!
Mabel losing his equilibrium now as The Undertaker…
Wait a minute, Mo! Mo is… He's trying to distract The Undertaker.
And hey, look out from behind!
-And… Belly to belly! -[King] Oh!
The bottom of the ring almost caved in, McMahon!
[Vince] The Undertaker's not sitting up now. Look at this.
Mabel! Mabel! Drops the leg!
[crowd chanting] Rest in peace!
[Vince] And The Undertaker trying to get up and can't do it!
-He can't do it! -[King] Oh, that's it!
[King] He could not raise up!
[crowd continues chanting]
[Vince] Mabel… Oh!
Forget about it!
And The Undertaker's going in the casket!
[King] Sir Mo! Get a spatula! Put it right over the casket!
[Vince] Look at this!
Mabel now with The Undertaker.
Beginning to drag him now. Drag him over to the casket.
Can Mabel put-- Wait a minute. Mo now.
Wait a minute, Mo! Mo's out there with The Undertaker!
Mo has The Undertaker out! Don't tell me.
-If The Undertaker goes in… -[King] Yeah, you said it yourself!
All that happens is, whoever goes in is the loser!
[Vince] Well, don't tell me Mo's gonna put him in!
[King] Yeah! Ha-ha!
[Vince] And The Undertaker… Stuffed inside the casket!
This is over! The Undertaker's lost the match!
[King] Shut the lid!
[King] The Undertaker's been defeated by Mo And Mabel!
Mabel has put The Undertaker… The crown handed to Mabel!
[crowd chanting]
[King] You gotta shut the lid!
[Vince] Oh, wait a minute. Yes! Mo forgot to close the lid!
Mo forgot to slam the lid shut!
And Mabel's doing it now! Here we go and…
No! No! No!
[crowd cheering]
-[King] Get over there, Mo! -[Vince] Mabel! Just turned around!
And now he sees The Undertaker coming out from the casket!
[King] Aah! Scram!
[Vince] The Undertaker all over Mabel! A series of thrusts!
The Undertaker was in the casket, but they failed to close the lid!
No!
Can Mabel recapture that momentum he had earlier on?
[King] No!
[Vince] Mabel!
With his crown on the canvas and… Mabel missing in the roundhouse and… Yes!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] And perhaps there's an omen in there with Mabel's crown!
[King] No way. No way.
[crowd cheering]
[King] He did it!
[Vince] The Undertaker gives a signal!
The Undertaker gives a signal, yes! The lid is open on the casket!
-[King] Look out, Mabel! -[Vince] And Mabel driven!
[King] Whoa!
-Get him up! -[Vince] Close the lid! Close the lid!
No, wait a minute, Mo! Mo from behind!
Mo attacking The Undertaker!
Look at this!
Mo striking The Undertaker with the remnants of the urn!
The Undertaker! In control of Mo at the moment.
And yes, there it is! Oh, wait a minute!
[Vince groans] Look at this! The Undertaker…
Slapping the gloves on Mo!
-[King] No, no, no! -[Vince groans]
[crowd cheering]
[King] Raise up, Mabel!
[Vince] And Mabel's got to get out of the casket!
[King] Raise up, Mabel!
[Vince] Mo being rolled over! Don't tell me he's gonna…
-[King] No! -[Vince] Now they're both in there!
Mo and Mabel are both in there! Look at that!
The lid! Can he close it? Can The Undertaker close the lid?
Can he close it? No, he can't!
The Undertaker can't get the lid closed!
The Undertaker, wait a minute, what's he doing?
-He's going down into the casket! -[Paul] The urn!
[Vince] Yes, the urn! The remnants of the urn!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] The Undertaker
with the remnants of the urn in his hand and the lid!
-Slam! -[King] Oh!
-[bell dings] -[Undertaker's theme music plays]
[announcer] The winner of the match, The Undertaker!
[Vince] The Undertaker, ladies and gentlemen, victorious!
Stuffing not only Mabel, but Mo as well, inside the casket!
And look, finally it has happened!
Finally, The Undertaker has in his hand the remnants of the urn!
The Undertaker will now have all of his power!
[King] This is indeed a dark day!
[Vince] The Undertaker, once again,
regaining the power of his urn!
Yes! Giving thanks and that's what it is, ladies and gentlemen, yes!
The greatest Phenom in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment,
The Undertaker!
The Undertaker, victorious!
Now what sort of havoc
will he wreak all over World Wrestling Entertainment?
As Paul Bearer now is handed the remnants of the urn!
Yes!
Paul Bearer's happy end-- The Undertaker, what's this?
-The Undertaker… -[King] What's he doing?
[Vince] He wants… Yes!
The Undertaker wants to be
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion!
[King] That's not a promise, that's a threat!
[Vince] Unquestionably a threat! However, speaking of the WWE title,
of course, ladies and gentlemen, The Hitman Bret Hart…
one-on-one… with the British Bulldog!
Let's take you over to Jim Ross. Are you there, Jim?
I sure am Vince. What a match-up we have just seen
and what a tremendous match we're about to see.
Before we talk to Mr. and Mrs. Davey Boy Smith
and Jim Cornette,
I'd like to take you back to Wembley Stadium.
It was 1992, Diana was there at ringside and what a match-up,
Davey Boy Smith reversing the Sunset Flip
to win the Intercontinental Championship before 80,355 fans.
You see a very joyful reunion in the ring, but for some reason,
I don't think we're gonna see that right here tonight.
I'm joined now, ladies and gentlemen, by Jim Cornette,
Mr. and Mrs. Davey Boy Smith, this is gonna be a classic.
Bret, you've been jealous of this man
since the first day you laid eyes on him, 1981.
Calgary Stampede Wrestling,
he came in a fresh-faced, hot-shot kid from England.
He stole your thunder, he stole your fans, he stole your father, Stu Hart's, respect!
When Stu came up and patted him on the back
and said, "Davey, you're like a son to me,"
that stuck a knife in your guts, punk.
Then your sister fell in love with him and decided to get married.
She used to be thinkin' that you were her hero,
but all of a sudden she had a new hero, Bret.
Then he took your Intercontinental title.
Tonight, he's gonna make it a clean sweep.
He's gonna give that knife another twist, punk.
And Bret Hart, you're goin' down at the hands of the man
you've never beaten, the British Bulldog.
Diana, here at the holiday season, though in 1992,
you had some mixed emotions. Do you have any right now?
Oh, no, none at all.
I have complete faith in my husband, Davey,
and since he's beat Bret twice already, he'll beat him again tonight.
Davey, any last-minute thoughts?
Bret, I beat you in 1992, Wembley Stadium,
for the Intercontinental title.
Tonight, In Your House,
I'm gonna win the World Wrestling Entertainment title
and put it around the British Bulldog's waist,
where it rightfully belongs!
Let's go to Todd Pettengill, who's standing by with the champion.
Jim Ross, thank you very much.
The one and only legendary Bret "The Hitman" Hart,
three-time WWE champion.
Bret, history's got to be on your mind, 1992,
you just heard the British Bulldog talk about it.
How are you prepared for this matchup? Is tonight going to be your night?
Well, all you can do is go in with the same mentality and ideas
that you always go in there.
I know everybody wants to be WWE champion,
but unfortunately, I'm here to stop 'em.
Now, I always say I'm the best there is, the best there was,
and the best there ever will be,
but now is the night that I'm gonna prove it.
The British Bulldog, you beat me in Wembley Stadium.
I've had to live with that since 1992.
But tonight, revenge is mine, and The Excellence of Execution
is gonna shine like it's never shone before,
and the British Bulldog is gonna go down.
The one and only Hitman Bret Hart.
Back to ringside. Davey Boy is on his way.
[Vince] Thank you very much.
Yes, indeed he is, along with his wife Diana,
Bret "The Hitman" Hart's sister, and of course, Jim Cornette.
[announcer] From Manchester, England,
weighing 253 pounds, The British Bulldog.
[Davey's theme music plays]
[King] Look at that, McMahon.
That scene right there has got to be eating
at Stu and Helen Hart.
I know it's killin' Bret Hart to see his very own sister
with her arm around the man that's fixing to take
the World Wrestling Entertainment title away from him.
Think about it, McMahon. What does he hold most dear?
That title? That beautiful, World Reder… Feder--
[Vince] You can't even say it, can you?
[King stuttering] I know. I'm flustered to think about this.
What's more dear to him-- that title or his family?
[announcer] …from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
weighing in at 234 pounds…
[Vince] And look who's knocking on the door.
Open up, folks, and let him in!
The three-time World Wrestling Entertainment champion.
Yes, perhaps the best there is,
the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
-[Bret's theme music plays] -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Take a look at this capacity crowd!
All the way around, 360 degrees and jam-packed.
The Hersheypark Arena, ladies and gentlemen,
that has the privilege of being In Your House on pay-per-view
as only the World Wrestling Entertainment can bring you.
[King] This is gonna be a great early Christmas present
for me, McMahon, to see Bret "The Hitman" Hart go down.
I can't stand him.
[Vince] I think you've caused
enough trouble out here tonight, Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
Well, he's gonna have to surrender the WWE title.
[King] He kissed it goodbye! He kissed it goodbye!
[Vince] That's not-- He always does that.
Yes, the official now in control of the WWE title.
And some lucky youngster. There's a Christmas present for you.
[Vince laughs]
[Vince] That's the WWE!
[King] Take a look at The British Bulldog.
[Vince] I see.
[King] Do you notice anything?
[Vince] Yeah, he just looked at the reflection of himself.
[King] No. Right there, McMahon.
He's wearing the exact same tights
that he wore that night in Wembley Stadium when he defeated The Hitman.
-Déjà vu, McMahon! -[Vince] I had not noticed.
[bell dings]
[King] Déjà vu all over again. He's gonna do it.
[Vince] And will the result of the matchup be the same?
Well, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, bound in defeat
at the man whom he has never defeated before,
The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith.
[King] I can feel it, McMahon. I can feel the electricity in the air!
Maybe that's just static cling. What is this?
[Vince] And The Bulldog, yes, unquestionably,
he's more powerful than The Hitman. Let's give him that.
[King] Ha-ha! Yeah, he is! I love it.
[Vince] Just last Friday, ladies and gentlemen,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, setting for a tremendous celebration.
Look at that. Head scissor, both men right back up.
Nice drop to hold, nicely done by The Hitman, in control of the armbar.
Last Friday.
Congratulations to Stu Hart, the father and the father-in-law
of the two individuals in the ring at the moment,
celebrating his 80th birthday.
Huge birthday celebration for Stu, and look at this maneuver.
Davey trying to find a measure of escape. A yank of hair!
And right back in control.
[King] I heard they wanted to put the right amount of candles
on his birthday cake, but the fire marshal wouldn't let 'em.
[Vince] Can't you be kind at all during this holiday season?
The Bulldog back to the corner.
Bret Hart, The Excellence of Execution.
He'll change his style for every single matchup.
Getting the best out of his opponent, and unquestionably
showing that he is the best--
-Whoa! Bret, nicely done. -[King] He pulled his hair.
[Vince] He did not.
[King] Speakin' of festive season,
take a look at the tennis racket cover that Cornette's sporting.
-[Vince] I beg your pardon? -[King] Take a look.
[Vince] We're watching the match and you're making a reference--
-[King] Ha-ha! Look at that! -[Vince] Unbelievable.
[King] That was given to him by the real Santa.
[Vince] Yeah. Who sold out to Ted DiBiase, right?
[King] That's the real Santa. I know it was him.
I saw his reindeer out back.
Dancer, Prancer, Donner, Flintson, Dopey, and Sneezy.
[Vince] Exactly.
Back to the standing position, arm bar, and here we go.
The Hitman off the ropes over Davey Boy Smith
from the near side and yes! One, two!
Quickly to the outside, Bret Hart.
And Bret Hart quickly back on the inside. Look at that!
Oh, yes! Oh, my!
[crowd cheering]
Bret Hart can turn a match around in a blink of an eye.
The Hitman with a boot to the midsection.
[King] I wish he'd blink his eye and up the chimney he'd rise.
How does that go?
[Vince] You know how it goes.
[King] I'll give the devil his due, McMahon.
Bret Hart's a great wrestler. I gotta admit it.
You said it before, he can adapt to almost any style.
But the one style he's not been able to successfully adapt to
is that of the British Bulldog. Sure, he has his moments.
Sure, he'll look great. He'll impress everybody.
But in the end, somehow, by hook or crook,
The British Bulldog will come out of this thing
the new World Wrestling Entertainment champion.
[Vince] You might be right. Oh, my goodness!
And if you are right, the WWE title
will, at least, stay in the same family as Diana.
The sister of The Hitman and the wife of Davey Boy looking on.
Oh!
[King] She'll be so happy.
[Vince] Matter of fact, in a recent interview,
Diana, making reference to hoping that this was gonna be
an early Christmas present for her family.
Uh-oh, and look at this. This is big trouble.
I thought he was gonna go for the powerslam.
-But it's even worse trouble. -Yeah.
[Vince] Oh my goodness!
The British Bulldog.
Come on, get in there, ref! Pull him back!
What?
-That was inadvertent. -[King] Accidental.
[Vince] I believe. I don't know if it was or not.
[King] You all right, ref?
[Vince] And the referee… He went down like a shot.
He caught it right in the Adam's apple, I think.
[King] If he's hurt, I could go in there, and referee this thing.
[Vince] No, I think somewhere along the line,
Gorilla Monsoon would have a spare referee.
[King] I can do it!
[crowd chanting]
[King] Listen to this crowd!
They are suddenly behind The British Bulldog!
[Vince] They are? I don't believe so.
[Vince] By the way,
The Undertaker back on the WWE Superstar Line.
He and Paul Bearer… Uh-oh, look at this.
[King] Look at those powerful arms!
-Squeeze him. -[Vince] I know. He is so powerful.
That WWE Superstar Line has been burning it tonight, for sure.
-Shut up! -[crowd booing]
[King] Those morons need to show some respect.
[Vince] And Diana, continuing to look on.
And right now, I think she likes what she sees.
Now, I don't think she's rooting so much against Bret "The Hitman" Hart
and probably, she is for her husband.
[King] And I don't care what you say about her, McMahon.
I think she's pretty.
[Vince] Off and… Look at this maneuver and--
Wait a minute! What's gonna happen?
[King laughs]
[Vince] The British Bulldog looking pretty good.
-And… Yes! Drop! -[King] That's what I'm talkin' about.
The Hitman cannot adapt to the style of The British Bulldog.
The Hitman tried a crucifix,
but The Bulldog was able to counter it successfully.
See, a little while earlier…
[Vince] Wait a minute, ladies and gentlemen.
We've just been handed a note.
The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble.
We mentioned the Royal Rumble earlier on.
The Undertaker is gonna be facing the winner of this match-up.
The Undertaker will be facing the WWE Champion, whomever that may be.
-Oh, come on! -[King laughs]
Get out of my face! I didn't do nothin'!
[Vince] Oh, I wish Bret Hart could get in your-- Cover!
That was close.
[King] Well, Santa just paid an early visit to The Hitman.
[Cornette] Santa's comin' down the chimney
-a little early this year. -[King laughs]
[Vince] Cornette, can you imagine how obnoxious he's gonna be
if Davey Boy, once again, defeats Bret "The Hitman" Hart?
If Davey Boy becomes the WWE Champion, then it would be Davey Boy Smith,
perhaps, against The Undertaker at the WWE Royal Rumble.
[King] What a match-up that would be.
But before that took place, can you imagine?
-The Queen… -[Vince] What?
…would bestow knighthood on Jim Cornette.
Sir Jim, if the British Bulldog wins, takes the title
back to merry old England, wouldn't that be great?
[Vince] With this informative note
about The Undertaker facing the WWE Champion,
I must say, I'm sure that does not please Diesel at all.
Diesel earlier on tonight,
gesturing as though he wanted his WWE title back.
But right now, it's Bret "The Hitman" Hart, the Champion,
and The Hitman wants to keep what he believes is rightfully his.
-No! -[King] Oh!
Yes!
Devastating, McMahon.
-[Vince] On the cover, one, two, and-- -[King] Oh, cheap.
Very cheap.
If that's the only way I could save a title,
I'd hand it over.
[Vince] What are you saying?
[King] If I had to resort to putting my foot on the rope
to save myself, I'd just admit defeat.
[Vince] Off the rope, back body drop!
On cover, two and-- And again, another nearfall.
The British Bulldog coming closer and closer
to once again defeating Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
And a concerned look on the face of Diana.
And you sort of wonder whether or not she's having
some misgivings about blatantly rooting for Davey Boy Smith.
[King] What do you mean, "misgivings"? Who else would she be rooting for?
That is her brother there. You will recall Wembley,
when she was in the middle, almost literally of all of this.
She was happy the match was over and no one was hurt.
[King] I'm just gonna tell you, she also knows that her brother
-is the reason that… -[Vince] Oh, come on!
…they have, probably, one of the most dysfunctional families
-in the country of Canada. -[Cornette] He didn't pull hair!
[King] Bret Hart has created so much hatred
and dissension in that entire Hart family, it's pathetic.
Come on, Hart!
[Cornette] You ain't got a chance!
[Vince] Jim Cornette putting a bad mouth on Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
Davey Boy Smith now off the rope. Tremendous tackle, coming off again.
From the other side now, Davey Boy Smith underneath The Hitman and…
[King] No!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Can Bret Hart regain some momentum?
-Yeah! -[King] Oh, no!
[Vince] "The Hitman" Bret Hart on a roll!
[King] Look at the face of Diana now.
You can tell she is not for Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
[Vince] Davey Boy Smith and… [groans]
Can you imagine that?
The Bulldog was Bulldogged. One, two, and-- A kickoff by Davey Boy.
The Hitman Bret Hart hammering away
on The British Bulldog, setting up for the ride.
Reversal coming off the rope. No, no! This is it!
-This is it! This is it! -[King] No! Hey!
He learned that from me!
Bret shoots ahead! Come on, Bret, cover him!
-[King] That could do it! -[Vince] One, two, and yes!
No.
[King] Would you quit blatantly rooting for Bret Hart?
[Vince] Bret "The Hitman" Hart, exemplary in every way
of a World Wrestling Entertainment champion, no question.
Certainly has more respect from the WWE fans…
Ooh! And from everyone, including--
-[King] Oh, no! -[Vince] You know what's coming now!
[King] I know what this means!
Cornette? Better do somethin'!
[Vince] The Hitman Bret Hart and…
[King] Oh!
[Vince] The Hitman Bret Hart!
[King] There's tears streaming down Diana's face!
[Vince] Go ahead, Bret. Setting him up and what's gonna happen here?
Oh, no. Not from the top! Not from the top!
Here we go! All the way up to the top! Diana looking on!
-No! Oh! -[King] Wow!
New champion! New champion! New champion!
[Vince] I've never seen anything like that in my life!
[King] Count him out!
-Wait a minute! -[Vince] Davey Boy!
[King] He's not in the ring!
To get rid of The Hitman Bret Hart!
[King] Cornette, get him in the ring!
[Vince] And The Hitman is in big-time trouble!
[King] Get him in there!
-Oh! -[Vince] Oh!
[King] That's what's great about The Bulldog!
He'll seize the moment! He won't let The Hitman recuperate!
Drag him in the ring now and finish him off! Yes!
[Vince] The Bulldog knowing full well
that a count-out does not change a WWE title.
No, indeed, there must be a pin or a submission!
[King] Powerslam him now. He's ready for it.
[Vince] Outside. Now. Whoa! And… Uh…
-[King] Ooh! -[Vince] No!
Into the ring post!
Davey Boy Smith!
Grabbing his brother-in-law into the ring post!
[King] Go ahead and admit it, McMahon!
My powers of prognostication are phenomenal!
I told you we'd have a new champion here to-- Ooh!
[Vince] What's this?
Oh! And Bret Hart into the railing!
And I'm not so certain that Bret Hart has not been completely…
[King] He's busted wide open, McMahon!
[Vince] Unfortunately… Unfortunately, Bret Hart is…
And the official might want to stop this right now.
[King] Oh!
He went right into that ring post with his head!
And the official, getting a good look at the cut which we've been unable to see.
We see the results of it.
And, oh, no! Oh, no!
It's an-- Oh!
-One, two, three! No! -[King] Got him!
No, no!
And, Diana, justifiably concerned by the welfare of her brother.
But the official is right there.
There's a doctor in attendance as well, and oh, no!
Look at this!
Davey boy! Oh!
[crowd cheering]
A cover! We have a new champion!
Two and a… No, almost a count of three.
[King] She's not concerned about The Hitman.
And wait a minute, let's please, if we can, keep our cameras wide.
That we do not need any close-ups of what's going on with Bret Hart.
-And no, oh my goodness! -[King] Oh my gosh!
[Vince] Bret Hart is being pummeled, and the official should stop it.
He should right now, too! Almost a count of three.
[King] I'll agree with you, McMahon.
He should stop it and award the WWE title to the British Bulldog.
Shouldn't he? Isn't that what he should do?
Admit it! Where's Monsoon when you need him?
[Vince] Yes, as a matter of fact, I think you're right.
-Bret Hart, obviously, on his own. -[King] He's in no position.
[Vince] …he can simply give up.
The official's there, and he's letting him go.
Oh, no!
[King] This is great. Look at this. I'm telling you.
[Vince] Davey Boy's still on the cover. Two and three! No, no, no.
[King] You gotta admit, Davey Boy's like Mike Tyson.
He's going in. You know, he senses it. He smells it. And he's not lettin' up.
Wait, I think he's hurt his leg.
He hurt his knee when he came off the top, McMahon.
Here we go!
[Vince] Oh, no! There! Submission! A bow and arrow submission!
-Oh, the pride of Bret Hart! -[King] Give up, Hitman!
[Vince] And look at that. Now, wait a minute.
-[King] What? -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] No, Bret Hart almost had the Sharpshooter
on Davey Boy Smith, the British Bulldog. Almost!
And Bret "The Hitman" Hart, severely fatigued.
And this match has turned into a mess.
Off the rope now. The British Bulldog and Bret Hart!
Oh, no! All the way to the outside. And again, right into the railing.
[referee] Two!
Three!
[Vince] And the British Bulldog.
[King] Go ahead, ref. Stop it!
[Vince] Now why… The official should stop the match.
The Hitman is in no condition to continue. Look at him!
[Vince] I'd rather not.
I've never seen Bret Hart in this shape ever.
Stop the match! Stop it!
-[King] Want me to go and stop it? -[Vince] I don't want you to do anything.
[King] Look at The Hitman! Please let him get a close-up of that!
[Vince] And Diana concerned as well.
She should be as well. Everyone should be.
But Bret Hart! Bret Hart! Bret Hart!
-No! Oh. -[King] No.
[Vince] Bret Hart almost, just when you completely counted him out.
Bret almost pulled off a miracle. Bret almost pinned Davey Boy.
And Davey Boy off the rope. Bret Hart now…
Oh, both men down!
-Both men clothesline. -[King] Bret Hart's his own worst enemy.
Every time he shows, he reaches down there
and gets that little flurry.
That makes the referee not stop the match.
The Hitman ought to realize
this could be the end of his career if he doesn't let the referee stop him.
-Shut up, you idiots! -[crowd chanting]
Get up, Davey…
-[Vince] Look out Davey! -[King shrieks]
Davey!
And Jim Cornette coming around,
trying to encourage Davey Boy Smith to get back in.
His chance at the WWE title. Oh, look at this!
[King] Bret Hart is going crazy!
[Vince] Bret is just hammering away!
[King] He doesn't even know where he's at, McMahon.
[Cornette] Come on, Davey!
[Vince] And Bret "The Hitman" Hart could very well be resting--
Wait a minute! Oh, no! He's caught!
He's caught by the British Bulldog!
[King shrieks]
[Vince] Powerslam!
The British Bulldog has finished Bret Hart!
I didn't think anyone could finish The Hitman!
But Davey Boy Smith has done it!
[King] What's he gonna do?
[Vince] I don't know.
[King] What is he gonna do?
[Vince] Davey Boy Smith!
Pulling up what little bit of protective padding there is
on the outside of the ring.
[King] He's gonna slam him on the concrete floor?
[Vince] This is over. And… No!
Bret trying to block it! And again!
-Up goes-- -[King] Oh!
[Vince] And Bret clotheslines the British Bulldog down!
This match has gottej way out of hand!
[King] Come on, Bulldog! Come on! He's getting his strength back!
[Vince] Bret Hart with The British Bulldog!
What can he do with him now?
The Hitman! Last leg of instinct!
The cover! Two! He got him!
No, he didn't! No, he didn't!
[King] Bret Hart cannot beat The British Bulldog!
He can't do it!
[Vince] The British Bulldog.
Every bit as resilient as Bret "The Hitman" Hart!
Neither man will quit!
One will give here tonight In Your House
in this grueling WWE Championship match!
-Oh! No! -[King] No!
[Vince] Bouncing off, the canvas on his head!
That's how much this WWE title means to The Hitman!
It's just how much Davey Boy Smith wants it!
It means everything! Oh, no.
The Bulldog set up to the top!
Bret Hart going all the way up!
Bret Hart with Davey Boy Smith and…
[King groans]
[King] Careers are riding on this, McMahon!
Three!
[Vince] Hitman turns over! Here's the cover!
Come on, ref! Get down! One! Two! He got-- No.
Oh, wow.
What is it gonna take? What's it gonna take for someone now?
Oh, roll-up! That'll do it! No!
One, two-- Aw.
[King] Bret Hart resorted to pulling the Bulldog's tights
and still couldn't win!
[Vince] Shades of Wembley Stadium!
-Oh, no! -[King] Whoa!
Bret Hart! The British Bulldog!
In a matchup no matter that who wins,
will long be remembered by WWE fans all over the world!
The Bulldog in the corner stunned!
Bret Hart, unrelenting, just won't let up!
Bulldog for the ride! No! Reversal! And, oh, no!
[King] That boot caught him right under the chin!
That could do it. No, he's moving.
[Vince] Both men are spent!
Nonetheless, they continue to come at each other!
-[King] Oh! No! -[Vince] Wait a minute!
-One! Two! Finally! -[King] No!
[bell dings]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] The winner…
[King] Unbelievable!
…and World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, Bret Hitman Hart!
[Vince] Diana cannot believe!
She cannot believe that her husband has been defeated by her brother.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart, ladies and gentlemen,
apparently now will go to the Royal Rumble and face The Undertaker!
And we are told that The Undertaker
will be standing by momentarily for a very special interview!
And Davey Boy Smith, give him credit, gave it his all!
The Hitman Bret Hart, nonetheless, finally defeating
his own brother-in-law for the very first time!
And that's what it's all about. And, Bret, you earned it!
A grueling matchup!
One of the greatest, if not the greatest, WWE Champion of all time!
Ladies and gentlemen, stand by!
Because In Your House Extra is coming up!
Stand by for Tom Pettengill and The Undertaker!
Congratulations, Bret "The Hitman" Hart!
What an unbelievable night here tonight, In Your House.
We are just about out of time.
That compilation video
taking a look at all the highlights tonight, coming up.
However, right now, a very special word
with the one and only Paul Bearer and The Undertaker.
Congratulations are in order.
The Undertaker named the number one challenger.
He will meet The Hitman Bret Hart at the WWE Royal Rumble.
Oh yes, over and over again,
the fans of the World Wrestling Entertainment have asked,
"When is The Undertaker going to get a championship match?"
Thank you, Mr. Monsoon! It's going to come true!
Oh yes, yes!
The WWE Royal Rumble is where it's gonna ha--
Uh, stand by just one second.
What the hell is goin' on around here?
'Cause you beat Mabel, you're all of a sudden
the number one contender?
What's going on? Hey, it's my title shot next!
Big Daddy Cool, you haven't been very cool lately.
-In fact, you lose your cool all-- -Shut up, Gomez.
I want…
You know what?
It seems many people have been dodging me around here.
I don't dodge anybody.
Oh, so this is the way it's gonna be, huh?
If it's got to be, it has to be.
♪ Whoa, yeah ♪
♪ Well ♪
♪ In your house, in your house ♪
♪ We're gonna push back some more ♪
♪ In your house, in your house ♪
♪ It's gonna rewrite some laws ♪
♪ In your house, punch my ticket ♪
♪ And let me inside ♪
♪ I'm gonna be hangin' ♪
♪ With my boys in your house tonight ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Well ♪
But I'm here to declare myself
the very first participant in the 1996 Royal Rumble.
[Vince] Look at this.
-Oh! -[King] Oh! No!
-Whoa, whoa! -[Vince] Just got paddled.
[Vince] Double J is running for his life!
-A clothesline! -[King] Look at this! Oh!
[Vince] Yeah!
[King] Oh, no!
This is for you, Shawn.
[Vince] He said, "This is for you, Shawn", and… Jackknife!
[King] The Million Dollar Man has bought Santa!
-[Vince] And Mabel, driven! -[King] Whoa!
[Vince] The urn in his hand and the lid slammed!
-[King] No! -[Vince] This is it!
And… Oh!
-[King] Look at him! -[Vince] Look at-- Oh!
Oh, no, he's caught.
Davey Boy Smith, and…
[King] Oh!
-No! -[Vince] Wait a minute!
-[Vince] One, two, finally! -[King] No! Oh!