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[narrator] What emotions beat in the heart of a champion?
A sense of power, euphoria, or perhaps fear.
Knowing full well that tonight could be the very last night
he ever enters the ring as champion.
What thoughts race through the mind of a former champion?
Rage, defiance, or perhaps frustration,
that what once defined him as mighty no longer is his.
And what anger dwells in the soul
of a man who is denied his chance
to possess the coveted gold?
Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold.
Three men bound by one dynamic passion.
Tonight, it will take a 15-foot-high steel cage
to harness their emotions and avert anarchy,
In Your House!
[WWE In Your House arena theme]
♪ Woo, yeah, yeah ♪
[cheering]
♪ ♪
[Vince] Welcome, everyone, to the home of the Kentucky Derby!
Welcome to the home of the University of Louisville Cardinals!
Welcome to the home of Muhammad Ali!
And welcome to tonight's home of the World Wrestling Entertainment!
Hello, I'm Vince McMahon along with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
We are live from a jam-packed Louisville Gardens
in Louisville, Kentucky.
You know, McMahon, you mentioned the Kentucky Derby.
Well, tonight we're going to get the daily double.
Not only are we going to see Shawn Michaels lose his shot
at the title at WrestleMania,
but we're going to get to see Bret "The Hitman" Hart
lose his title.
We're also going to get to see Duke "The Dumpster" Droese
sent back to driving a garbage truck.
And that turncoat, that turncoat Yokozuna is going
to be shipped back to Japan.
But best of all, McMahon, we're going to see Razor Ramon
get fitted for Pampers!
Here comes The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon!
[Finkel] This contest, scheduled for one fall,
is a special Crybaby Match where
the loser will be diapered and fed a baby bottle!
[Vince] Yeah!
Take a look at him, The Bad Guy!
[Finkel] First, from Miami, Florida, weighing--
[Vince] A bit of history leading up to this matchup,
ladies and gentlemen, between The Bad Guy and The 1-2-3 Kid.
Let's take you back now and show you some of the events.
Here we are, the Royal Rumble.
That's where The Kid-- The 1-2-3 Kid--
cost Razor Ramon the Intercontinental Championship.
And then just two weeks ago--
look at the gall, the audacity of The Kid,
with a stroller coming down to ring side.
Look at that baby bottle.
He tried to stuff it into Razor's mouth there,
and then struck him repeatedly with that stroller
in a matchup with double J, Jeff Jarrett.
And that wasn't all.
This weekend, look at that!
[King] Yeah!
[Vince] Unbelievable!
So what kind of condition is The Bad Guy Razor Ramon in
coming into tonight's matchup with The 1-2-3 Kid,
the first ever Crybaby Match.
[King] Well, I don't know McMahon. You said he looks bad to you.
To me, he looks like he might be getting
ready to do a little crying.
[Vince] Who knows what's going to happen?
The loser of the match will have
that baby bottle stuffed down their throat
and will be diapered.
I can't imagine that.
[King] It's going to be great!
[Finkel] His opponent…
[Vince] And here he comes.
[Finkel] …accompanied by the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase…
[Vince] The young man…
[Finkel] …from Minneapolis…
[Vince] …that Razor Ramon probably taught everything that he knows.
Wait a minute, look at this!
Look at Ted DiBiase bought The Kid,
and he has a stroller with a Razor bear in it.
Look at this.
[King] Well, you know all babies like little teddy bears.
[Vince] Not too sure, that one may have a diaper on it.
[King] I could just see Razor Ramon!
[Vince] And there's a poster.
[King] Hey, that's not funny!
[Vince] Oh, it's not, huh?
We're going to find out who the crybaby really is.
Is it The Bad Guy?
Is it The 1-2-3 Kid?
And what factor will Ted DiBiase play in this matchup,
if any?
Razor Ramon, oozing machismo,
and you can bet that the reigning Intercontinental Champion,
Goldust, is watching this matchup as we speak.
[King] I'll tell you this, McMahon,
I've done a little checking up.
I've gotten a little history lesson.
I've checked back with some of Razor Ramon's--
well, some of his relatives.
And I found out we could see a real scary sight tonight.
Because you see, I checked and found out that Razor Ramon
was a really ugly baby.
I'll be telling you exactly how ugly a baby
he was as we go along here.
[Vince] Well, he may have been an ugly baby,
but there are those who state that he certainly
is a handsome young man.
Here is Razor Ramon!
And take a look at the…
And a little gesturing going on, The 1-2-3 Kid.
He's gutsy!
Oh, look at this, a slap across the face and a retaliation!
Razor now with The 1-2-3 Kid, here we go!
Razor coming off the rope over The Kid
from the other side and-- wow!
Ha-ha!
Razor, the right hand, he just nailed The Kid.
And again!
[King] Get out of there, Kid!
[Vince] And The Kid is clotheslined over the top!
The Bad Guy, bringing the house down here!
Live, In Your House from Louisville, Kentucky!
[King] I know one thing.
If that baby bottle had been in The Kid's mouth,
Razor would have slapped it right out.
[Vince] Yeah, along with several bicuspids.
As now DiBiase for some reason, pleading with the official,
actually trying to distract The Bad Guy, I think.
And The Kid just might want to try
and sneak up from the other side.
-[King] Just buying some time, McMahon. -[Vince] Buying some time.
[King] You don't want to see Razor in a diaper,
because he was such an ugly baby when he was born,
his mother had to take him delivery.
-[Vince] What? -[King] You heard it.
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid now with an opportunity.
-[King] Look, look, look! -[Vince] Wait a minute.
Yes! Ha-ha!
A cover! One!
We get-- and that's about all.
The 1-2-3 Kid.
Quick as a cat off the top rope.
The Kid now with a bit of momentum with The Bad Guy
in the corner.
And yes, that's what he does best, use his feet.
Look at that. Oh my goodness!
The 1-2-3 Kid.
A formidable threat against The Bad Guy.
Razor now for the ride.
No, The Kid.
Not powerful enough-- yes he is! He got him off the rope!
From the near side and going downstairs.
Look at that!
Wow!
[King] I think The Kid's speed and the martial arts may be
-the difference in this match. -[Vince] It could very well be.
The 1-2-3 Kid with an advantage as we speak.
[King] We're going to see Razor in a diaper again.
You know he was so ugly when he was born,
Razor's old man went down to the zoo
and threw rocks at the storks.
[Vince] Not a very nice thing to say. And The Kid with a double shot there.
And another double chop.
The 1-2-3 Kid taking full advantage.
Tries to get to Razor out-- No!
Oh!
Did you hear that!
Oh my goodness!
And The Kid now for the ride!
[audience cheering]
Razor Ramon with The 1-2-3 Kid and sends him
to the buckle and follows up!
Highly competitive matchup.
Highly physical, as you will only
find here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Look of concern on Ted DiBiase's face, justifiably.
And Razor a little high coming off and catches The Kid!
[King] Oh, no!
[Vince] Yeah!
[audience cheering]
[King] Come on, Kid!
-[Vince] Here we go. Setting him up now! -[King] Get away, get away.
[Vince] And it gets reversed to the outside.
1-2-3 Kid on the apron.
Oh my goodness.
Wait a minute.
And The Kid just caught by Razor Ramon.
And what was Ted DiBiase caught doing?
Hey, wait a minute.
Looks like-- Is that--
Is that baby powder?
[King] Baby powder.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
Oh, no!
[King] I didn't see anything.
[Vince] What do you mean you didn't see anything?
What's that cloud of smoke over there?
Razor Ramon!
Obviously with his vision impaired.
The Kid from the top!
The 1-2-3 Kid now with a cover.
Hooks the leg!
2 and he-- Whoa!
[King] Oh come on, ref!
[Vince] Whoa.
[King] That was a three-count if I've ever seen one.
[Vince] So very, very close.
The Kid had his opportunity.
An anxious Ted DiBiase on the outside
looking at this capacity crowd.
[King] Razor's turning a little premature gray there in his hair.
[Vince] The Kid coming off the ropes, down with a leg.
[King] Woo, yeah!
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid an opportunist.
And again down.
The Kid now with an opportunity to cover
The Bad Guy once again.
Sensing victory.
The 1-2-3 Kid, coming ever so close here to defeating
Razor just a moment ago.
Oh my goodness!
What a standing dropkick that was.
Great agility. Great skill. Here we go.
[King] Here we go. We're going to see Razor in diapers!
[Vince] Here's what he does best.
[King] We're going to see Razor in a diaper!
[Vince] Up to the top rope, The 1-2-3 Kid!
If he hits his mark, this one's over!
And yes!
That will do it!
The leg is hooked.
1, 2, and got him!
-No, no, no-- -[King] I can't believe it!
[Vince] No, he did not.
[King] Come on, Kid, give that whiner a spanking!
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid with another near-fall.
Bear in mind Razor's vision must be impaired.
A hard right hand there by The 1-2-3 Kid.
A jab, another uppercut by The Kid now.
Razor's rocked but still on his feet.
The 1-2-3 Kid with all offense now.
Oh my goodness! Look at that!
[King] Get him down.
Get him off his feet!
[Vince] And somehow Razor is still on his feet.
But maybe not for long.
The Kid now with a sleeper hold.
[King] Oh yeah. All little babies got to have a nap.
[Vince] What?
[King] Nap time!
Sing him a little lullaby, Kid!
Get him down!
[Vince] And now-- no, Razor turning into it now.
Off the rope, and The Kid…
Now The Kid from behind, and Razor's trying to stop him!
Razor with a knee lift!
Razor with The 1-2-3 Kid sending him on the other side.
Again a little high and look out!
Look out!
[King] Sleeper again!
[Vince] And Razor Ramon…
Razor with The Kid and Razor is going nighty-night!
Look at it.
Razor's eyes.
[King] That's it.
[Vince] And The Kid again, coming closer
and closer to that victory.
[King] That Razor has been a problem child.
But I think, Kid, look, he's going to put him in his crib!
[Vince] His crib?
[King] Yeah!
You people are going to see the ugliest baby in history.
He was so ugly as a baby, his mother used to breastfeed
him through a straw.
Look at this!
Whoa!
[Vince] And Razor Ramon breaking the hold.
No, The Kid right back up on top of him!
Tenacious.
1-2-3 Kid, he will not surrender.
Razor looking for the rope.
The 1-2-3 Kid knowing full well this could be
a turning point in his career as well
as Razor Ramon's career.
[King] Pull him back, Kid!
[Vince] Who will be diapered here tonight live In Your House?
Who will be fed the baby bottle?
Coming closer and closer to the hold being broken.
Razor, just inches away from breaking the hold
by reaching the top rope.
[King] Get him back!
[Vince] Closer and closer.
Razor reaching in.
No, he's beginning to sink!
Razor's going out.
[King] Here we go!
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid!
[King] Go to sleep, go to sleep.
[Vince] Razor!
[King] Stick a pacifier in his mouth, give him a little binky, and he's out!
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid with Razor Ramon, almost unconscious.
[DiBiase] He's done, he's done!
He's finished!
[Vince] And Ted DiBiase yelling "He's done, he's done, he's finished!"
Imagine Ted DiBiase buying The 1-2-3 Kid.
Imagine The Kid victorious here.
[King] Wait a minute, I wonder. Razor is asleep.
You think he's-- you think he's a bed wetter?
[laughing]
[Vince] The 1-2-3 Kid pouring it on.
He won't let go.
[audience chanting] Razor! Razor!
[Vince] Listen to this capacity crowd!
[King] This has been like taking candy from a baby!
I didn't think it'd be that easy for The Kid!
The only four-time Intercontinental Champion
Razor Ramon, back to his feet!
No, not.
He's back up now! Back down again.
Back up, turning into The Kid.
The Kid up and… down!
[King] No!
No way!
[Vince] Razor trying to get rid of The Kid,
dumped him on the top rope.
Trying to get rid of him completely, I think.
[King] He should be disqualified for that, McMahon!
[Vince] He tried to throw him out of the ring.
-That's what he was trying to do. -[King] Oh, yeah, right!
[Vince] Razor Ramon and The 1-2-3 Kid going at it.
Opening up things wide open here
tonight, live on pay-per-view, In Your House.
We thank you for the privilege of joining us tonight
and the privilege of being In Your House.
And Razor, look at the look on his face.
[King] He's still half out.
Just cover him, Kid!
[Vince] The Kid coming closer.
[King] Get on him.
[Vince] And Ted DiBiase is perspiring.
A cover! We have one.
We have two.
We have three!
He got him-- No!
[King] Come on, referee!
That was a three!
[Vince] A third near-fall, and the official
right there watching the shoulders.
And now Razor must mount an offense.
The 1-2-3 Kid has been all over The Bad Guy.
What-- a block, a right hand.
Another block, Razor connecting again!
The Kid makes a mistake, and he tries to slug it out with Razor!
[King] Don't do it!
[Vince] Oh, caught him with the left!
The Kid now on his feet.
Maybe not for long.
Uh-oh.
Razor now-- oh, what's he going to do?
Puts him on the top!
-An elbow, right in the butt of the jaw. -[King] There you go.
[Vince] And The Kid now going up!
The Kid from the top!
Yes, flying body press!
No!
Razor rolls over! Two!
No!
[King] No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
[Vince] That was very very close.
I thought Razor had the victory.
The Kid coming off from the other side now
missed him with a clothesline. Look at that!
That'll do it!
The Kid.
The Kid with a cover!
Come on!
Two, and he got--
No!
All he could get was two.
And that near fall, not quite as close as the last one.
Give credit to The Kid.
Give credit to The Bad Guy. What a matchup here!
Off the rope and…
Uh-oh.
The Kid's in trouble.
Razor places the kid on the top. What's going to happen?
Oh, forget about it!
Oh, no.
Razor with The Kid now.
[King] No way.
[Vince] Yes!
That had to take something out of Razor Ramon as well.
A hard fought, physical matchup thus far here tonight.
[King] I think The Kid just spit up.
[Vince] The Kid? Razor…
[King] He's in trouble!
[Vince] …is back up.
They want it, they want it!
They want the Razor's Edge!
[King] No!
[Vince] Razor Ramon with The 1-2-3 Kid.
[King] DiBiase's got some powder.
-[Vince] He's what? -[King] He put that baby powder up there.
[Vince] And yes, he's trying to get it to The Kid.
DiBiase now distracting Razor Ramon.
Oh, come on, no!
The 1-2-3 Kid, look at this.
He's going to throw it in his face!
-[King] Oh, Razor! No! -[Vince] Oh no!
Razor kicking The Kid's hand. It went right into his face!
Here we go! Here we go!
[King] You got to disqualify Ramon!
[Vince] The Kid is up!
And a-- oh, what an impact!
The Razor's Edge has been applied!
We've got a cover.
We've got a count.
[King] No!
[Vince] No, no.
And that could've-- that one is going to cost The Bad Guy,
I'm afraid.
That's going to cost him.
[King] What's he thinking, McMahon? What's he doing?
[Vince] I have no idea.
You can't give that Kid second chances.
Razor and The 1-2-3 Kid.
He had the cover.
Razor yanked up the kid in his own right.
Wait a minute, are we going to see-- yeah!
-[King] Not another Razor's Edge! -[Vince] He's trying to teach The Kid
a lesson he'll never forget.
[King] The Kid is up, and here we go!
Here we go, coming down, yeah!
A cover, a count-- one, two… and this time, he gets it!
[Finkel] The winner of this bout, Razor Ramon!
[Vince] All right. Here it comes.
The Bad Guy, victorious.
And wait a minute, what's this?
The Kid is out.
I think we're going to see--
oh, look at this.
First of all.
[King] Oh, no.
[Vince] Oh my-- oh, look at that!
The baby body.
The baby bottle, rather, stuffed in.
We've got some diapers.
I think we're going to use a little powder.
Well, they say anything can happen here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Let's see how…
[King] No, don't do it!
[Vince] …that Razor is!
[King] Come on, big man. This is embarrassing. That's humiliating.
[Vince] What do you mean?
Oh, wait, Ted DiBiase gets some as well!
[Razor Ramon music playing]
♪ ♪
[King] Look at this!
[Vince] Well, we're going to see how good
Razor is at putting a diaper.
Looks like he's done this before, wouldn't you say, King?
Eh?
[King] I don't know.
[Vince] Half on one side, half on the other,
got the liner in there.
There you go.
Bad Guy Razor Ramon.
[King] No, no.
[Vince] Well, that's one way to powder a baby.
[laughter]
[cheering]
Razor Ramon, victorious, and the 1-2-3 Kid has been dusted off.
At least he's dry.
[King] That was embarrassing, McMahon!
[Vince] Well, I guess it had to be
embarrassing for someone,
either Razor Ramon or The 1-2-3 Kid.
Let's go back and take a look at some of what we saw.
The Kid now coming up.
But here we go.
Take a look at this, right in his face.
The Kid was going to nail The Bad Guy with it.
[King] That should have been the disqualification
-on Razor Ramon right there! -[Vince] Yeah, well.
[King] Wait until Kid realizes he's got a diaper on.
[Vince] The Kid just coming back around
after those devastating maneuvers by The Bad Guy,
those Razor Edge, Razor's Edge, rather.
♪ ♪
And The Kid… I don't think he has any idea where he is, really.
One was bad enough.
The Bad Guy wanted to put an end
to this thing once and for all
and gave The Kid an extra Razor's Edge.
I don't think The Kid knows where he is. He doesn't even know he's in Louisville.
[King] And I'm sure he doesn't know he's in a diaper!
Kid!
[Vince] He doesn't even know the match is over.
[King] Oh, this is terrible.
[Vince] Look at that diaper hanging down.
He looks kinda…
The Kid-- Wait a minute.
Wait, wait until The Kid finds out.
It's going to dawn on him any moment
what has happened to him.
[King] He thinks he won.
[Vince] Ted DiBiase, trying to tell him he's wearing a diaper.
And that's exactly what he's wearing.
He's wearing a diaper.
[King] Don't cry.
No, don't cry!
Whatever you do!
[Vince] The Kid is crying!
I think The Kid is crying!
The Kid is-- Look at this!
He's trying to get the diaper off!
The Kid, wrestling with the diaper.
And The Kid throws out a loaded diaper to the outside.
[King] A what diaper?
[screaming incoherently]
[Vince] Let's go back to Ray Rougeau and Sunny standing by.
Oh my goodness, The Kid is so upset.
All right, back to the WWE Superstar Line.
Ray Rougeau and Sunny, are you there?
-Yes, Vince, we are here. -We're here!
[Vince] Oh my goodness. All right.
Can you believe that?
[Vince] Let me ask you a question.
Sunny, what are you going to ask The Bad Guy
-when he joins you in the Superstar Line? -Well, since he was the winner,
maybe I'll say, "Hey, Chico, what are you doing later, baby?"
[Vince] And, Ray, what are you going to ask The Kid?
Well, I'm going to ask if that powdering took care of his diaper rash.
[King] Real funny!
[Vince] Earlier on, we had an occasion to take a look at some
of the action, as well as Jake "The Snake" Roberts, who joined you.
-Let's go back and-- -No!
-[Vince] Yeah, let's show this. -No, please.
Please don't. [screaming]
[Vince] This is what happened after Jake's match. And take a look.
Whoa, baby!
[Ray] Hey, Jake!
[Vince] Jake on option 8 right now.
Ray, what about it?
[Ray] Well, you know you can hear this exclusive interview
with Jake The Snake Roberts
right here on the Superstar Line.
-[Sunny] It was horrible. -[Ray] Oh, I thought it was great!
-It was horrible. -Back to you, Vince!
[Vince] All right. Thank you very much.
[King] You know, Sunny told me her favorite band
used to be Whitesnake, but I bet it's not anymore.
[Vince] I would imagine so.
Unbelievable, ladies and gentlemen.
And as you can see, the number there for the WWE Superstar Line
in the United States, 1-900-737-####.
$1.49 per minute.
And in Canada, 1-900-451-3332, $1.99 per minute.
Again, you must be 18 years of age
or have your parents' permission before calling.
The winners and the losers on option 8.
The WWE Superstar Line all night long and--
hello!
There's Hunter along with a lovely looking young lady.
[King] Woo Woo Woo Woo Woo!
[Vince] Yeah.
Elizabeth Hilden. Miss Hilden accompanying Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
And where does he find these gorgeous ladies?
[King] You know McMahon, the old saying, the rich guys
get all the good looking babes!
[Vince] Well, if that's the case, Hunter must be loaded.
Every time this man comes out to the squared circle,
he is escorted by a beautiful, beautiful young lady.
But this match, of course, is not about anything
really all that pretty.
This match is about, uh--
well, I guess it's about who's going to take out the trash.
-[King] Now wait a minute, McMahon. -[Vince] Yeah. That's right.
[King] You see what kind of-- You see what Hunter Hearst Helmsley takes out.
It's certainly not trash.
Look at that angel right there.
Oh my gosh.
[Vince] I see her.
[King] Now it's humiliating--
[Vince] Elizabeth Hilden.
[King] It's humiliating for Hunter Hearst Helmsley
to even have to be in the same building,
much less the same ring with somebody like the trash man, Droese.
[Vince] All right, well, let's go from the beauty
to the beast, so to speak.
Let's take you back to Todd Pettengill and The Dumpster. Todd!
All right, Vince, Thank you very much. Standing with Duke "The Dumpster" Droese.
You saw Hunter Hearst Helmsley on the way to the ring with a beautiful woman.
And yeah, let's talk about it.
Yeah, let's talk about that!
Nowhere to run, nowhere to stinking hide anymore,
Hunter Hearst Helmsley!
It's revenge time!
And I'm going to take you out like yesterday's garbage!
Let's remind everybody what happened
three weeks ago on WWE Superstars.
Duke, you can take a look at it here.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley from behind,
attacking you with your own garbage can.
And you can see it here.
[Duke] Oh, that's just fine and dandy with me!
He's getting a galvanized wake up call tonight.
[Todd] Cutting of your hair.
Obviously retribution.
It's payback time.
It is absolutely payback time.
[Vince] All right, Duke "The Dumpster" Droese obviously,
with one thing on his mind.
Uh-oh.
A little buzz on the cheek there and--
well, here we go!
[King] Yeah.
Here comes instant air pollution.
[Finkel] Weighing 305 pounds,
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese!
[Vince] Look out, here comes The Dumpster!
And they're going at it right away!
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese
and Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a slugfest.
Look at this. My goodness. Hard right hand!
And Duke likely to win a fistfight
if it continues on this way.
Look at this.
The Dumpster hammering, pummeling away.
Look at this!
And Hunter Hearst Helmsley is in for a fight
here tonight In Your House for sure!
Wow, what a hard right hand.
The Dumpster and Hunter Hearst Helmsley. And look at all that hair.
You wonder whether or not the-- uh-oh, look out.
[King] No way!
[Vince] Oh, no!
And I think maybe…
[King] I guess that was a flagrant hair pull, wasn't it?
[Vince] What?
[King] What about the flagrant hair pull on the part of Droese, there?
[Vince] What about it?
[King] Should be disqualified--
[Vince] Whoa, up!
Hunter Hearst Helmsley in trouble.
In big time trouble.
And The Dumpster has him up, has him way up!
And The Dumpster is taking it to Hunter Hearst Helmsley
here thus far.
-And take a look at the hair… -[King] Oh, no!
[Vince] …on Hunter Hearst Helmsley. "Oh, no" what?
[King] He just took that jack--
Oh!
Hey, look at this!
[Vince] And The Dumpster might be disqualified if he continues
with these aggressive tactics.
[King] And the stench in here is fixing to get unbearable
now that he took that shirt off.
[Vince] Duke "The Dumpster" Droese, more than just
your neighborhood garbage man.
He certainly means business.
And boy, has he ever fired up since Hunter Hearst Helmsley--
oh, my goodness!--
cut his hair.
[cheering]
And backing off, we have Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, very cagey, very crafty.
You have to keep your eyes on this man at all times.
Oh, what a slap.
[King] I'm sorry, McMahon, I got my eyes somewhere else right now.
[Vince] What do you mean by that? Oh, my goodness.
Oh, uh.
Miss Hilden along with--
Oh my goodness!
Along with…
[King] Well, I'm sitting over here with Miss Hilden
and sitting this close to her is making
my beeper start to vibrate.
I just wanted to say, uh, I was going to say--
[Vince] What do you want to say? Go ahead, say it.
-What do you want to say? -What about this?
Look at this idiot.
This disgusting trash man that's in there with Hunter.
-Is that not revolting? -Disgusting.
-[Vince] Oh, wait a minute. -But the fight's not over yet.
-You're right. -[Vince] And look at this!
Here we go! Here it comes.
Here comes the Pedigree.
And no, no! There it goes.
Oh.
And-- oh my God!
The Dumpster with a clothesline.
Whew!
A little taunting going on in there, justifiably so.
Again-- oh, my goodness!
Come on!
[Vince] Dumpster now coming off the rope from the other side
-and oh, no! -[King] Oh, yeah!
There we go.
-That was great, wasn't it? -That was fantastic!
[King] Oh, yes.
[Elizabeth] Yay!
[King] What a man.
What a man that Hunter Hearst Helmsley is, huh?
[Elizabeth] He's incredible.
[King] I'm not so bad myself, huh?
-[Elizabeth] Hunter is incredible. -[King] Okay.
[Vince] Everyone remembers in the first ever WWE Free For All,
these two going at it just prior to the Royal Rumble.
And as a result of a disqualification,
it was The Dumpster who won the matchup.
But after that, we saw a number of things.
Oh, no!
Forget about it!
[King] Forget about it is right.
Back to the garbage truck for him.
[Vince] Miss Hilden, very happy over the latest turn of events.
[King] Hey, McMahon.
[Vince] Can't imagine what she's thinking, sitting next to you.
[King] She's thinking she might want to run her fingers through your hair.
Do you remember where you left it? [laughs]
[Vince] That's not very nice.
Talk about hair.
What if-- what if The Dumpster were to win this matchup?
What if The Dumpster, in some fashion,
would bring out his own pair of scissors?
What if we saw Hunter Hearst Helmsley's hair cut
here tonight In Your House?
[King] Can you hear that, what McMahon is spouting off over here?
-What if we saw-- -[Vince] One! Two!
And a kick-out.
[King] What would happen if Duke "The Dumpster" Droese
tried to cut Hunter Hearst Helmsley's hair?
[Vince] Well, we-- no comment, I don't think.
But there you see the steps moving from the force of
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese crashing into the steel steps
on the outside, and The Dumpster receiving a forearm uppercut.
Another one.
And once again, Hunter Hearst Helmsley in control of things.
[King] Actually, Hunter did Duke a big favor
by cutting off that nasty, smelly, stinking
hair of the garbage man.
[Vince] He did?
[King] Oh, there was all kind of refuge in his hair.
[Vince] And coming off the rope and--
Oh!
Big knee to the forehead.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, is that enough to win the matchup?
A cover. We get two…
-[King] Got it! -[Vince] …and a kick out. No, no.
Left shoulder up.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley getting Duke "The Dumpster" Droese.
Will we see the trash taken out here?
Live In Your House from the Louisville Gardens.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley might be leaving
with a beautiful lady as Elizabeth Hilden,
but he might be leaving a loser.
Oh, right hand, retaliation.
And again!
I think it's a mistake on the part of Helmsley
to slug it out with The Dumpster.
[King] Come on.
Believe me, The Dumpster is too dumb to beat Hunter.
[Vince] Coming off the rope, high knee! Nicely done.
A cover coming up.
Yes! We get one, count of two, and a kick-out
by Duke "The Dumpster" Droese.
[King] He may be strong, McMahon, but he is dumb.
[Vince] And you get the impression that Mr. Helmsley is
getting a little frustrated.
Oh, look at this.
Come on now.
It's done.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley against Duke "The Dumpster" Droese
here In Your House.
Live from Louisville as Miss Elizabeth Hilden
looking on along with the--
This is it. Watch this!
-[Vince] …the look on the King's face. -That should do it!
[Vince] Snap suplex, a cover.
Count and, oh!
Another kick-out.
And definitely we see frustration
on the part of Helmsley.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, an American blueblood,
against, I guess, an American tradition to a certain extent.
-[King] What, a garbage man? -[Vince] What's wrong with a garbage man?
[King] Oh, they just stink, McMahon!
[Vince] Good, honest day's work never hurt anybody.
And by the way, ladies and gentlemen,
we talked about the WWE Superstar Line earlier on.
Well, both Razor Ramon and the 1-2-3 Kid
all loaded up waiting for you to hear their comments.
Oh my goodness! That's option 8.
And right now it could be that The Dumpster
is running out of options.
The Dumpster now whipped-- oh!-- with authority.
[King] Wow! Oh, no!
[Vince] Did you see that?
The Dumpster with a tremendous kick right into motion.
Elizabeth Hilden doesn't like that at all. Oh, yeah.
Both men clotheslining each other.
Who got the worst of it?
The Dumpster not moving.
Helmsley appears to be out.
We're up to count of two here. Don't tell me…
We're on our way to three.
[King] Get up, Hunter!
[Vince] Don't tell me this match is going to end this way.
No, Helmsley beginning to move.
[King] I told you.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley, very tenacious.
Tremendous athleticism on the part of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
But he is a great cheater, no doubt about that.
-[King] A what? -[Vince] Cheater.
[King] You got to be kidding me. Anybody got--
that's got my respect, that's able to get up
after the stench of that foot of Droese was right in their face.
[Vince] Reversal coming off the rope now and spine buster!
Nicely done.
And that'll take it right out of Helmsley. No, wait a minute.
A lot has been taken out of Dumpster.
Both men feeling the effects of this highly
physical matchup here tonight,
live from the Louisville Gardens.
[King] McMahon, do you know why the average age
of a garbage man is 40 years old?
[Vince] I didn't know it was, but why?
[King] Because they take them right out of high school.
[Vince] Oh my goodness.
Jerry "The King" Lawler, he's full of them tonight.
[King] Oh Yeah. Come on, Hunter!
Sitting by Miss Hilden here has got me a little excited.
[Vince] Look at this.
Yeah, well, so is The Dumpster excited.
And The Dumpster now with Helmsley, coming off the rope and back body drop!
-Whoa! -[King] Wow!
[Vince] Duke "The Dumpster" Droese now with momentum.
A hard right hand, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley
right up and right back down.
The Dumpster in control.
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese with a handful,
two handfuls of hair.
-[King] He's obsessed with that hair now. -[Vince] He might be!
Coming off the rope, back-- no, a scoop and slam!
Power slam!
Referee going down.
You get the impression The Dumpster--
Wait a minute. Look at this.
What does that mean?
It's time to take out the trash!
[cheering]
[Vince] Well, a lot of people would like to see that.
[King] Oh, I thought that was the trash.
[Vince] The Dumpster seems as though he's ready for victory.
Let's find out.
Helmsley now coming off the rope and--
-[King] Oh, no! -[Vince] Yeah!
What a maneuver!
A Trash Compactor right there!
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese in control!
What's he pointing at?
-Wait a minute. The Dumpster. -[King] Where's he going?
[Vince] Obsessed with-- with what has happened.
Wait a minute. He's got the…
[King] Hey, what's this?
He's making a big mistake now, McMahon!
What's he doing?
[Vince] Whoa, whoa.
Trash can, here we go!
He's going to clobber him! He's going to dump--
He's going to dump Hunter Hearst Helmsley
in that trash can!
That's what he's going to do!
The official trying to get it away from The Dumpster.
Ow! No!
No!
[King] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[Finkel] Here is your winner, Hunter Hearst Helmsley!
[Vince] And Hunter Hearst Helmsley gets his hand raised.
-And The Dumpster… can't believe this. -[Hunter's harpsicord music]
[King] What do you mean, you can't believe it, McMahon?
[Vince] Galvanized trash can lid.
[King] Did you expect anything less?
[Vince] Somehow, Helmsley just seems to, I don't know.
I can't-- look, look at him.
Let's go back and take a look at some of the action.
Certainly, this is far from over, ladies and gentlemen,
between these two. And look--
[King] It was The Dumpster's own fault. The Dumpster went out,
illegally brought a foreign object
into the ring and--
[Vince] Oh, no!
And there you see to the victor go the spoils.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, victorious.
But I'm sure we haven't seen the last of this, that's for sure.
Miss Hilden escorting Helmsley.
[Todd] It's Todd Pettengill here.
And you know what, the doors of the World Wrestling Entertainment store
are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
All you have to do is dial 1-800-TITAN-91
at your convenience.
The featured item this week-- no, it's not Wendy,
it's the Undertaker sweatshirt,
and it's available for adults in one size fits all.
It's about the size of an extra large, and it's only $29.95.
No, I'm not kidding, $29.95!
You can also get them in Shawn Michaels versions,
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Once again, only $29.95.
And you know what?
You asked for it, and now we've got it.
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We've got Youth Small, Youth Medium, and Youth Large.
And don't forget, you can stop by the store
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[Vince] Yes, indeed.
Just about any size except Yokozuna's size.
Let's take you back now as approximately two weeks ago
on WWE RAW, Yokozuna, The British Bulldog.
Let's take you back and show you
what led up to this tremendous matchup tonight in Louisville.
[Todd] To dispel the rumors of dissension
within Camp Cornette, James E. Team,
The British Bulldog and Yokozuna against Diesel and Shawn.
But watch this.
The inadvertent leg drop there from The British Bulldog
down on top of Yokozuna.
Keep your eyes on the Heartbreak Kid.
He will deliver a little Chin Music,
and out goes Yokozuna crashing down outside the ring.
James Cornette troops would try in vain
to lift the massive Yokozuna back into the ring,
but they couldn't move the almost 700 pound Superstar.
After Yokozuna was counted out, James E. Cornette
proceeded to berate and humiliate
the humongous Yokozuna in front of a worldwide audience
until the Superstar goes ballistic!
The British Bulldog and Owen Hart
would try in vain to keep the former two-time WWE champion from demolishing
his now former manager.
But watch as Yokozuna just throws them aside.
It would seem as if James E. Cornette has awakened a monster.
You know, we always say here in the World Wrestling Entertainment
that anything can happen.
Well, that statement could never be truer than right now.
For almost three years, James E. Cornette forbid
Yokozuna to speak for himself.
Well, right here and right now for the first time ever,
the 650 pound mammoth Yokozuna has something to say.
Jim Cornette!
For nearly three years, I stood in the shadows
while you hot dogged that spotlight!
Well, it's my turn!
Because I gave you the gold, and yet you get all the credit and all the money.
And as far as you, Owen Hart, the only gold you wore
is when you hid behind me.
Me!
And British Bulldog…
Brother, you're in the wrong place at the wrong time,
because this 650 pounds of bad attitude
is going to burn Camp Cornette down to the ground.
Banzai!
All right, back to ringside.
Get ready for a train wreck!
[Vince] Oh, no doubt about it.
That's exactly what it's going to be.
Live, ladies and gentlemen, In Your House
from Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky.
And take a look at this extraordinary athlete, The British Bulldog.
-[King] What a specimen, McMahon. -[Vince] Yes.
[King] And now I don't blame--
I don't blame Jim Cornette for not letting that idiot Yokozuna
talk for three years.
I couldn't understand a word he said.
[Vince] Uh-huh.
It was plain English, as far as I'm concerned.
And here he comes now!
On his own, ladies and gentlemen, doing his own talking.
Look at him.
Here he comes.
650 pounds of him, thereabouts, give or take 10 or 15 pounds,
depending on what he had for lunch.
Here he comes!
A tremendous ovation for the mighty Yokozuna.
Yokozuna against The British Bulldog.
Two former stablemates of Jim Cornette. Here we go.
And look at this.
I can't believe The Bulldog wants to trade
fisticuffs with Yokozuna.
Not smart at all.
Yokozuna setting up The British Bulldog.
Off the rope and back body drop!
Bulldog down again, a clothesline.
Yokozuna with another one.
Wow.
Yokozuna, pummeling, hammeling-- hammering, rather,
The British Bulldog who backs off into the corner.
And The British Bulldog,
I don't know what he thinking
trying to trade blows with this near 650 pounds athlete.
Oh, with a slam!
[King] You know The Bulldog promised me that sometime at some point in this match,
-he would slam Yokozuna. -[Vince] He what?
[King] He promised me he would slam Yokozuna.
[Vince] Yokozuna, down!
[King] Yeah.
[Vince] Missing with the elbow drop. Yokozuna had he landed that,
I think that probably would have been all for The British Bulldog.
Look at the size of this man.
The biggest man in the history of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Oof.
And The British Bulldog off the rope with a clothesline.
Yokozuna rocked a bit.
The Bulldog, a tremendous powerhouse.
The Bulldog trying to get Yokozuna off his feet. And does!
[King] He did it.
He's huge, McMahon, but my question is what about his stamina?
That could be a weakness for Yokozuna.
The longer this match goes, the more it favors The British Bulldog.
[Vince] I'm inclined to agree with that principle.
And look, Jim Cornette on the outside.
Big smile on his face at the moment.
He was frowning earlier on, however, in the early stages of the matchup.
[King] The audacity.
Look at this.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
[King] Hey, Yokozuna won't be doing any more
talking for about three years.
[Vince] We mentioned earlier Louisville,
the home of the Kentucky Derby,
University of Louisville Cardinals, and of course,
the home of Muhammad Ali. Also the home of Jim Cornette.
But I don't think he has a hometown advantage
here in Louisville tonight.
No-- Oh my goodness!
Look out!
Oh, there's that train wreck you're talking about!
Whoa, down he goes!
[King] These people here in Louisville aren't all that smart.
They put Jim Cornette in the Hall of Shame.
[Vince] Yokozuna with The British Bulldog.
Look at him.
Oh, no.
My goodness.
Are we going to see it?
Are we going to see the Banzai?
[King] No!
Get out of there!
[Vince] 650 pounds here we go.
Coming down.
Crashing down on the chest of The British Bulldog.
Here he comes!
And Cornette pulling The Bulldog out of harm's way.
Temporarily, at least.
[King] Uh-oh. Look out!
[Vince] To the outside now.
[King] The whole building just shook.
[Vince] Yokozuna catching up with The British Bulldog.
What a hard forearm that was. Hoo!
Yokozuna with the British Bulldo-- did you see that?
Two-time WWE champion Yokozuna charg--
No!
Yokozuna!
[King] Did you see that?
[Vince] Yokozuna was going to plant The British Bulldog.
And Yokozuna trying to get back into the ring
before being counted out. Oh, no. Look at this. On the top rope.
Look at this.
We've got The British Bulldog.
The Bulldog, now perched on the top.
Let's see what he can do. Yokozuna-- Uh-oh.
On the receiving end of a-- down he goes!
-[King] This could be it, McMahon! -[Vince] A cover!
A count!
Whoa, what a kick-out that was.
Yokozuna, mightier than ever.
The British Bulldog, let's see what
he's going to pull up now in his bag of tricks.
From the top rope once again, Yokozuna--
oh no, he catches The Bulldog!
Yokozuna, with a double axe to the midsection,
caught The Bulldog, and The Bulldog trying to grab some air.
Moving right back in on Yokozuna.
A right handed chip to the jaw.
Again another one.
Look at this.
The Bulldog now coming off the rope.
And another clothesline.
The Bulldog.
This one likely to knock him down!
Oh, no.
Yokozuna is just walking into them!
[King] Had to run away.
Run away!
[Vince] Yokozuna with The Bulldog now, and, uh-oh.
Oh, no!
Forget about it!
[King] That can crush your entire rib cage!
[Vince] Fall away slam, yes!
650 pounds crushing into your rib cage!
Yokozuna, look at the size of this monster.
And Yokozuna with an opportunity to finish this thing.
[King] Davey is hurt.
I'm telling you, he's hurt, McMahon.
Cornette, you're going to have to do something.
[Vince] Have to do something?
Cornette's not about to get anywhere near Yokozuna.
Let's take a look at the double feature here.
-[King] Oh, watch this. -[Vince] Take a look.
Oh, right into the rib area.
And The British Bulldog has just about had it.
It may be a matter of time.
Here comes belly to belly suplex coming up.
[King] He can't take this!
[Vince] Yes, and, oh!
Devastating!
A devastating maneuver.
Nobody gets up after that.
Nobody.
[King] Last time I saw something like that was Wizard of Oz,
when that house fell on that witch.
No, not the Banzai drop.
-[Vince] I think so. -[King] Cornette, get in there.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
Jim Cornette's coming in from behind!
[King] Woo!
[Vince] Did you hear that impact!
An obvious disqual-- did-- look at that!
Wait a minute.
It's having no effect on Yokozuna!
The monster has turned.
[King] No, no!
[Vince] Yes. Go ahead.
[King] He didn't mean it! He didn't mean to do it.
It's an accident.
[Vince] And backing up, Jim Cornette!
Yokozuna now-- wait a minute.
Vader coming in!
Yokozuna with Jim Cornette in the corner has him down.
Has him by the collar!
And here comes Vader. Turn around!
[King] Yes, Yes!
[Vince] Oh, no.
-[bell rings] -[Vince] Vader!
[King] It's Vader time!
Vader time, McMahon!
[Vince] Vader!
[bell rings]
Cornette retreating to the right of Yokozuna.
They're hammering it out.
Look at this!
And now Bulldog is back up.
-It's two on one. -[King] Oh yeah.
Get in there!
[Vince] And it's Bulldog all over Yokozuna!
[King] What's Vader doing?
[Vince] Yokozuna being pummeled.
No, wait, wait a minute.
[King] What are they doing?
[Vince] Are they-- no, Vader!
Vader brought something out of his jacket.
He brought some handcuffs out of his jacket!
[King] Look at Cornette holding the referee back! This is great.
[Vince] There's an obvious disqualification
here in this matchup.
But look at this.
They have one arm of Yokozuna handcuffed to the ring post.
And Vader and The Bulldog are just hammering away.
Vader, who was spoiling for a fight earlier on!
Vader.
Look at this, being hammered by Yokozuna now.
Yoko fighting back with one arm.
With one arm!
Look at this.
What heart on the part of Yokozuna.
Looking like a pack of wild dogs.
Yokozuna attacked by The Bulldog and by Vader.
[King] Look at Cornette!
He's loving this.
[Vince] I can't believe this.
[King] It's like-- it's like a bunch of sharks in a feeding frenzy.
[Vince] And look at everyone scattering.
If Vader will attack Gorilla Monsoon, he'll attack anyone.
Look at him going back now.
Vader going back all over Yokozuna!
Vader, a succession of headbutts.
But Yokozuna still up on his feet somehow.
And look at this.
They're cutting Yokozuna down to size.
Vader, we thought for sure there
was going to be havoc here.
And there unquestionably has been.
Wherever you see Vader, there's going to be just a pandemonium.
[King] Mayhem! Mayhem!
[Vince] Yokozuna!
-[King] He's not through yet! -[Vince] Look at this.
Vader's right back on him. Right back on him.
He's an animal. Vader's an animal.
He doesn't belong in the WWE.
He doesn't belong here!
[cheering]
Vader and Yokozuna continuing to go at it.
Look at this.
Look what they're doing to Yokozuna!
[King] Hey, wait a minute.
[Vince] Just look at that! Come on.
Stop it, stop it.
[King] There's Cornette's attorney in the ring, Clarence Mason.
[cheering]
[Vince] Mason better talk some sense into Jim Cornette,
or Vader, once again, will be suspended.
[King] Meanwhile, Yokozuna is beaten to smithereens.
[booing]
[Vince] That's the kind of man Vader is.
And they're trying to find someone to…
for a key here to un-handcuff Yokozuna.
That's the kind of man Vader is.
[King] But somehow, Clarence-- Clarence Mason--
[Vince] Every time we see Vader, pardon the expression,
but all hell breaks loose.
[King] Clarence Mason comes in
and talks these guys into stopping their assault on Yokozuna!
[Vince] Clarence Mason, Jim Cornette,
and the man they call Vader.
Look at the size of this man.
And Mason pleading with Vader, pleading with him!
Pleading with him!
[crowd member] Hey! It's Vader time!
[King] I guess what he figures, McMahon,
Vader just gets reinstated.
He don't want another 24 hour career
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Vince] Let's take you back now, ladies and gentlemen,
back to America Online.
Matter of fact, I believe standing back with America Online--
do we have-- yes there he is.
Well, there she is.
There's a Marlena along with Goldust.
And Goldust, can you hear us?
Well, I guess not.
Goldust is…
Tomorrow…
[Vince] …out there in cyberspace.
…and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace
from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time.
Macbeth, 1591.
Tomorrow night, Monday Night RAW.
Me and The Bad Guy, dancing cheek to cheek.
I'm oozing already.
He'll remember the name of Goldust.
[Vince] Thank you very much.
That's tomorrow night.
Goldust against, yes, The Bad Guy Razor Ramon
for the Intercontinental Championship.
But you want to talk about titles,
you want to talk about a man
who's putting it all on the line here tonight.
The man who puts his title shot at WrestleMania
up for grabs against The King of Harts, Owen Hart.
Matter of fact, let's take you back now and show you some of the events
that led up to this tremendous matchup we're about to see.
[Todd] No one can call Shawn Michaels a quitter.
Even after a brutal beating to the head at the hands of nine thugs,
even after interim president Gorilla Monsoon forced Shawn to forfeit
his Intercontinental Championship
out of concern for his health.
Shawn Michaels would not be stopped.
Against the advice of friends and family,
Shawn's never-say-die attitude aroused a virtually
unstoppable force of will.
Unstoppable, that is, until Shawn Michaels collapsed,
his body incapable of withstanding any more punishment.
Shawn's doctor informed us he was suffering
from post-concussion syndrome and advised the Heartbreak Kid
to discontinue his career.
As loyal fans contemplated life without Shawn,
one Superstar proudly claimed responsibility
for the entire situation.
That's right.
I am so proud of myself.
You know Heartbreak Kid, you got all busted up
by the heartbreaker himself.
[Todd] Perhaps Owen's offensive comments
aided Shawn's recuperation, and allowed him to focus
on attaining this goal.
So Shawn Michaels, at this time
is throwing his name into the many names
that will be competing at the Royal Rumble in Fresno.
And come WrestleMania,
regardless of who's wearing the World Wrestling Entertainment
Championship belt, you will be facing
the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania.
[Todd] Incredibly, Shawn Michaels did just that,
defeating 29 other men to win the Royal Rumble and a shot
at the WWE championship at WrestleMania XII.
Mr. Charisma seemed to be back on top of the world.
However, Owen's remarks so irritated Shawn,
he agreed to risk his one most important possession,
the WrestleMania title shot.
Tonight, we will witness a match that
has devastating repercussions.
If Shawn has ventured too much, will the Heartbreak Kid be remembered
as what might have been?
[Vince] Well, here he comes, here comes the King of Harts.
Yes, indeed!
Here comes the man who could very well be flying
to WrestleMania to face the WWE champion,
whomever that might be.
[Owen Hart's music playing]
[cheering]
Standing by right now, ladies and gentlemen,
we're going to take you momentarily to an interview
with the one and the only.
Matter of fact, yeah. Todd, do you have him?
The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels, let me ask you,
you were very upbeat earlier on here tonight.
But Shawn, truthfully, has there ever
been a bigger match for you
than the one that's about to happen?
Well, quite honestly, this is the biggest match of my life.
Because without a W in this match,
I don't get to achieve my destiny,
my goal, my hopes, my dreams.
But one thing is for sure. The Heartbreak Kid is going to be
kicking it with the Kliq tonight at In Your House.
Owen Hart, I am going straight through you
and then we are rocking our way to WrestleMania, guaranteed.
-All right -[Vince] There you have it.
Thank you very much, Todd.
Very confident, Shawn Michaels.
But you know what.
You have to think about this match.
I mean, laying it on the line as Shawn Michaels has.
He's a risk taker.
There's no question about that.
But risking going to WrestleMania.
He won Royal Rumble for the second year
in a row and the right to go to WrestleMania.
-[King] Look at this! -[Vince] And here he comes.
-[King] Look! -[Shawn Michaels' music playing]
[Vince] Here he comes.
Shawn Michaels!
[Finkel] …weighing two hundred and…
[Vince] Where is he?
Wait a minute, there he is!
Shawn Michaels, ladies and gentlemen!
Shawn Michaels is dancing on the roof.
Yeah!
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
[King] I can't believe it!
[Vince] Shawn Michaels dancing on the roof In Your House
live from Louisville, Kentucky!
♪ ♪
There's only one Mr. Flamboyant, Shawn Michaels!
And this capacity crowd has been waiting
a long, long time to see.
Whoa!
♪ ♪
Oh, baby!
[King] I thought his head got so big it exploded.
[Vince] Wait a minute. What's this? What's this?
Unbelievable!
What charisma!
What athleticism!
Shawn Michaels, Mr. Flamboyant, on his way
to lock up with Owen Hart.
Wait a minute. Here they go. Here they go right away!
Owen Hart, over the top!
And this man is definitely over the top! Yes!
♪ ♪
The pride and joy of San Antonio, Texas.
Shawn Michaels, electrifying this capacity crowd
before the match is even underway.
♪ ♪
Shawn Michaels, a young man who will get into anybody's face
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
and he doesn't care how big they are or how bad they are.
Michaels with his quickness, Michaels with his athleticism,
can rock with the best of them. Oh, yeah!
However, the stakes are high. Very high.
They don't get any higher than they are in this match.
And if Shawn Michaels loses this match in any fashion,
he will not go to WrestleMania.
Or at least if he does, he won't
be facing the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
-whomever that might be. -[King] That's right, McMahon,
and just what do you think, what do you think Jim Cornette would do?
I suggest almost anything to have his man, Owen Hart,
win this match and be the man to face
the champion at WrestleMania.
-You know what I'd like to see? -[Vince] What?
[King] I'd like to see Vader come back out here
and slap the taste out of the mouth of Shawn Michaels.
[Vince] Oh, that could happen. No question about it.
The capacity crowd is just on fire.
Yeah!
Oh-ho!
All right. Owen Hart against Shawn Michaels.
The bell has rung.
We're ready for action here.
[King] Hey, look, you see what Owen's doing?
He's telling Shawn Michaels right now.
He's going to kick him right in the head like he did before.
And Shawn Michaels could be history.
I mean, once and for all, his entire career over, McMahon.
[Vince] I don't know, you have to ask yourself,
what kind of a drubbing can Shawn Michaels take?
We know he's resilient.
Maybe the most resilient ever in the WWE.
Michaels having some fun in there, and that's what it's all about.
Although Shawn Michaels can get very, very serious when it's
time to get down to business.
We are live in--
Ooh, look at this.
Bit of a shoving match here.
[cheering]
Standing side headlock now.
Shawn Michaels whipped to the far side from the near side.
Now Michaels with the assist, all the way to the outside!
[King] Look at this.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels with his Kliq on the outside!
All right.
And Michaels.
Yes, on the outside.
And Owen Hart, already concerned about what
Shawn Michaels is going to do.
-[King] Whoa. -[Vince] I don't think Shawn Michaels
-knows what he's going to do. -[King] Did he kiss her?
Last time I saw a face like that, it was on an iodine bottle.
He kissed it.
[Vince] Michaels, looking down at Jim Cornette.
[King] All these women in here would love to kiss Cornette.
[Vince] I beg your pardon?
-[King] He just won't let him. -[Vince] I see.
Owen Hart will do anything.
There's no question about it.
He will do anything to defeat Shawn Michaels here tonight
In Your House.
And with that in mind-- oh, my goodness-- a very desperate man,
Owen Hart.
Who knows what's going to happen? Coming off the rope now.
Nice maneuver on the part of Shawn Mi--
And there Owen Hart shows, yeah--
[King] A little--
[Vince] --athlete as well.
[King] Owen does it better than Shawn Michaels.
[Vince] Yeah, but I don't see anyone slapping him on the outside--
from the top rope, Michaels, oh, no!
Did you see that?!
And he gets right back up!
How does that man do it?
[King] He's got to be nuts, I'll tell you that.
[Vince] You talk about a high-risk maneuver,
Michaels will take it to the limit.
Michaels one leap right up over the top.
Unbelievable!
Yes, down with a double axe.
All right. Double Feature we saw before.
A cover on the right. Two-count. But yeah, look at that on the outside.
Right back to live action now In Your House.
Standing side headlock now.
Owen Hart and Shawn Michaels,
two tremendous athletes here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And Michaels scooped-- no, Michaels
going right-- nice takedown by Shawn Michaels!
Well, you go from dancing on the ceiling
to walking on the back.
Uh oh.
Standing side headlock again.
[King] I can't--
I can't stand a hot dog, McMahon.
That's what Michaels is.
[Vince] He is that!
Unquestionably, he is a hot dog, and he knows it.
Loves to perform.
He loves indeed to--
to have his Kliq with him the whole way.
Shawn Michaels and a number of thousands of individuals,
his whole Kliq.
Here in Louisville.
This place has been sold-out for several weeks.
And Michaels now being set up, hanging onto the hair.
-All right. -[King] Oh, come on.
[Vince] He broke it.
He broke the hold!
And look at Cornette.
[King] Look at this hair pulling!
[cheering]
[Vince] Well, Shawn Michaels has certainly
been on the other side of the fence, so to speak.
And he knows how to bend the rules, if not outright break them.
[King] Look at this!
You think that's funny, don't you, McMahon?
That is not funny!
I can't wait to see Owen get a big handful of Shawn Michaels--
look at that long hair on Michaels. So long, Moses couldn't part it.
[Vince] And again, Cornette on the apron. Michaels coming off.
-[King] Oh! -[Vince] Down goes Owen Hart.
Michaels from the other side. Now over Owen Hart. Collision coming up.
Yep! Nicely done by Owen Hart.
Kick-out by Michaels.
And both men--
[King] Whoa!
[Vince] Owen Hart up to the rope!
Nice maneuver on the part of Owen Hart.
Shawn Michaels. Look at this.
Frankensteiner, yeah!
[King] And a fist!
And that is no fair.
[Vince] Unbelievable.
What a great athlete Shawn Michaels is,
taking nothing away, however, from the athleticism
of Owen Hart.
Reversal, Owen Hart with a high of a clothesline.
And ow!
-[King] Beautiful! -[Vince] What a belly to belly that was.
[King] Yeah, it was beautiful!
Great suplex.
[Vince] And driving into the lower abdominal area.
And now Owen Hart, kicking away.
[King] Yeah, let's get some mustard for that hot dog
now, McMahon.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels, uh-oh, in some trouble now.
Owen Hart pouring it on.
[King] Start kicking him in the head!
[Vince] Michaels, earlier on wooing this capacity crowd,
much like he did at the NBA Jam.
But right now Michaels' in quite a bit of trouble,
and Owen Hart is taking it to him.
[King] Yeah, he's getting jammed right now.
-[Vince] Yes, he is. -[King] Watch this!
[Vince] Uh oh.
[King] Oh, man!
[Vince] And that title shot is in jeopardy.
Cover, two and--
Whoa, whoa.
And every near fall in this matchup
is going to mean a great deal.
[King] Here we go! Here we go!
[Vince] Sharpshooter, trying to get it… and no!
A kick-out by Michaels.
Oof.
[King] I'm telling you any minute now,
Owen is going to start going to work on the head of Shawn Michaels.
You and I were both there, McMahon.
One well-placed kick from Owen Hart made Shawn Michaels collapse.
We all thought his career was over.
And Owen has promised me tonight
that he's going to give him not one, McMahon, not two,
but three shots to the head.
Or as many as it takes until Shawn Michaels is finished.
[Vince] Well, we might see that, but thus far--
-[King] We will see it! -[Vince] All right, we might.
Owen Hart has really been working on the lower
back area of Shawn Michaels, and I might add,
very convincingly.
[audience chanting indistinctly]
Owen Hart in complete control.
[King] There's another hold that Owen--
that Owen Hart started right there.
-He invented the camel clutch. -[Vince] He what?
[King] He invented the camel clutch. He invented the Sharpshooter.
And other people take credit for the holds
that Owen Hart invents.
[Vince] Regardless of who invented them,
there's no question Owen Hart knows how to apply the holds.
Owen Hart, a skilled technician.
Well, wait a minute, Michaels now trying to break the hold.
Shawn Michaels on his knees now.
Yes, Michaels trying to get back to his feet.
Handful of hair broken by the official.
All right, here we go.
Back on his feet and Michaels trying to get some distance.
Yes, he does.
A shot and another one to the midsection.
Michaels and Owen Hart coming off the rope now.
Michaels from the far side.
Oh, forget about it!
Oh.
[King] This is so great.
Finally, Stu and Helen are going to have
-something to be proud of. -[Vince] What do you mean by that?
[King] Well, I mean, you know much of their families--
[Vince] A cover! One, two-- He got it!
Oh, boy. That was close.
[King] Eleven of their children are disgraces.
-[Vince] Disgraces? -[King] That's right.
But, Owen Hart--
[Vince] I remind you that Bret "The Hitman" Hart
is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
That title, of course, up for grabs
and in a great deal of jeopardy in the Steel Cage Match
upcoming here tonight, live from Louisville,
In Your House.
[King] Yeah.
I can't wait to see Bret Hart's house come crashing
down around his head tonight.
[Vince] We are told that Goldust has just
made a startling statement on the WWE Superstar Line.
But right now,
even more startling would be the fact
that Owen Hart is in control and could very well
defeat Shawn Michaels!
Michaels trying to escape, went to the downstairs there.
Again to the midsection.
Michaels now with a left hand. Coming off…
Up and over Owen Hart, Michaels-- oh forget about it!
Oh, knocked to the outside!
Oh, and Owen Hart just gave Shawn Michaels
a spinning heel kick he's likely to remember
for a long time.
[King] Or maybe he won't be remembering anything.
He got him-- he got him in the head, but not like he wants to.
He's still got more of those to come.
-Look at this. -[Vince] Look at that.
Oh, God.
The official almost, almost caught Jim Cornette red handed.
And I'll tell you, Owen Hart does not want
to be disqualified, no siree.
[King] That's right.
[Vince] Owen Hart wants to win this match somehow, someway.
[King] He wants to get that title shot at WrestleMania.
Plus, he wants to take away Shawn Michaels' dream.
[Vince] And Michaels blocking the attempt!
Wait a minute, here it comes. Here comes Michaels.
Michaels, no, no!
And Owen Hart summarily dumped on the outside.
Michaels now in the corner and yeah-- oh no.
Did you see that?
What a power slam.
Michaels, power slammed down on the outside area.
The spinning keel kick earlier on certainly
took its effect, as we can see here in the double feature.
Watch Michaels coming off. Look at that, right in the chops!
[King] Yeah, but McMahon, one high-risk maneuver too many.
Shawn Michaels trying to dazzle the crowd, jumped out there,
and Owen Hart turned it into a beautiful power slam on the floor!
[Vince] And look at this.
And now, high-risk maneuver from Owen Hart.
Owen Hart on the very top rung of the ladder.
-Michaels obviously slowed. -[King] Hit him in the head!
[Vince] Michaels in trouble.
Michaels back up on his feet, drop kick, nicely done!
[King] Right in his face.
[Vince] That could do it. That's going to do it!
Two, Owen goes-- No, no, he doesn't. No, he doesn't.
I thought for sure Owen Hart was going to WrestleMania.
Oh, boy.
[King] Can this referee count to three?
Come on.
[Vince] Owen Hart with Michaels.
Michaels must mount an offense.
Forearm uppercut, and another one.
[King] Whoa!
[Vince] Owen Hart pouring it on Shawn Michaels.
Michaels tremendously resilient.
However, he's really taking some shots.
Oh, and there's another one.
A scoop-- No, wait a minute.
From behind now.
Yes.
Wait a minute-- one, two, he got him!
No he didn't.
Oh, he did not.
Oh, my.
Michaels, in control.
Michaels exploding now on Owen Hart.
No, reversal.
Oh, no, my goodness.
[King] Wow.
[Vince] Owen Hart charges.
And a clothesline, a devastating one.
[King] That did it, McMahon, that did it!
[Vince] Unbelievable impact, but no.
Owen Hart senses Shawn Michaels is not finished yet.
[King] Pin him! Pin him right now!
[Vince] Look at it. A kick to the head.
Another one.
[King] He's out. He says he's done!
[Vince] And look.
Owen Hart looking down on Shawn Michaels.
He could be making a mistake. What's he doing?
[King] Hey, Shawn Michaels is going to WrestleMania, all right.
Unfortunately, he's going to have to buy a ticket! Here we go! Sharpshooter!
[Vince] We have the Sharpshooter coming up!
Getting Shawn Michaels over, yes!
Owen Hart has the sharpshooter applied on Michaels!
[King] He's given up.
He gave up, didn't he?
[Vince] The official right there to hear Michaels if he gives up.
Michaels trying to get out and he can't do it.
A look of desperation on Shawn Michaels' face.
He's trying to make his way over to the rope.
He can't make it.
[King] I told you, I told you Michaels was a fool to make this match!
He's an idiot!
[Vince] All his dreams going up in smoke in Louisville!
Owen Hart has the Sharpshooter cinched in,
and there's nothing Shawn Michaels can do about it.
[King] It is over!
[Vince] Shawn Michaels refusing to give up.
Thus far, the official right there to hear him,
and Michaels makes it to the ropes!
Michaels makes it to the rope!
Oh, hanging on with both hands.
[King] He's still not going to let go.
[Vince] But the damage unquestionably has been done.
And again, going back to the back area.
[King] That's right.
[Vince] That's where Owen Hart had success before.
And once again having tremendous success.
[King] We're seeing it.
We're seeing that 12 year-old's dream turn into a nightmare.
I love it.
[Vince] Owen Hart, now with Michaels, scoops him up.
Yet more damage to the back area. What a power slam.
[King] Wow.
[Vince] Owen Hart--
Aw, come on.
Disgusting.
And wait a minute, wait a minute.
[King] One, two, he got him!
[Vince] No he didn't.
No he didn't.
Oh my goodness, Jim Cornette, there's a--
[King] There it is!
There it is!
He's done!
He's collapsed!
[Vince] Owen Hart hit Shawn Michaels with his foot so hard,
Michaels is totally unconscious.
[King] Come on, ref, get in the ring and count to ten and it's over!
[Vince] Let's go back and take another look at it.
This is what we feared the most in this match.
Watch this.
You could hear the smack of that leather.
Another angle now.
[King] Ooh.
[Vince] And Michaels is out.
We're up to the count of five. If he loses, he loses.
It doesn't matter how.
It doesn't matter how!
-[King] Wait, wait, wait. -[Vince] And Owen Hart.
He's going to the outside.
[King] He's promised him three of them.
[Vince] Owen Hart with Michaels, scoops him back in.
What's he going to do?
He wants to cover him, that's what he wants to do.
Owen Hart with the cover.
One, two, and it's a--
No, it's not official!
Owen Hart cannot believe it.
[King] He should have left him on the outside
-to be counted out. -[Vince] No, no, no.
He wanted that cover. He wanted that clean pin.
That's what he wanted.
Owen Hart driving the shoulder now.
Owen Hart better do something and do it quickly.
Michaels to the far side.
[King] He wants to kick-- [Vince] Owen Hart charging!
Oh no!
[King] Oh no!
[Vince] Can Shawn Michaels capitalize on this opportunity,
or has Owen Hart just taken too much out of the Heartbreak Kid?
Here we go.
Both men injured-- oh, my goodness!
[King] Kick him in the head again, Owen.
[Vince] And Owen Hart changing the tide of the matchup
with that kick to the back of the head.
Yet somehow, Michaels is on his feet again.
Off the rope.
And yes!
You can somehow sense, can you not, King,
that the momentum of this matchup
appears to be shifting back to Shawn Michaels.
You can feel the electricity in this capacity crowd
as Shawn Michaels draws from his Kliq,
draws from this capacity crowd!
Listen to them. Listen to them!
[King] I can sense it, McMahon, but don't rub it in.
But look. Owen Hart's back to his feet first.
-[Vince] Shawn Michaels! -[King] Oh, no!
[Vince] It's fast developing!
Owen Hart to the buckle.
Michaels now with the King of Harts, ooh, my goodness,
with authority, yes!
[cheering]
Michaels is on his feet and yeah, go ahead!
Can you feel it?
Michaels, with Owen Hart!
Owen Hart set up.
And a huge-- uh-oh, to the outside, Shawn Michaels.
[King] Get out Owen!
Get out of there!
[Vince] Michaels going upstairs now.
Shawn Michaels, on the top rope, and yes!
Wait a minute, Jim Cornette!
Jim Cornette gets knocked down!
He's calling for the Sweet Chin Music.
He's calling for it!
No!
He missed it!
Owen up, no!
Owen Hart almost got it.
There! There!
Cover!
One, two, yes!
Shawn Michaels is going to WrestleMania!
[cheering]
[Shawn Michaels' music playing]
♪ ♪
Shawn Michaels, one step closer to realizing
the dream that he had as a 12-year-old youngster in San Antonio!
His dream to be the best there is.
His dream to be the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion!
♪ ♪
Shawn Michaels!
With a little lady up from the ringside area!
Oh yeah.
That's what it's all about, Shawn Michaels and his Kliq.
They jam packed the Louisville Gardens!
They have seen Shawn Michaels, victorious here tonight
in a hard fought matchup with Owen Hart.
♪ ♪
Yes that's it, ladies and gentlemen, right there.
That's the World Wrestling Entertainment for you.
It's the new WWE Generation in Shawn Michaels.
It's the Kliq, and we are live, In Your House!
Whoa, Yeah!
Just one more time!
Ha ha ha ha!
What an athlete!
What charisma!
There's only one like him, Shawn Michaels!
Let's go back and take a look!
All right.
Owen Hart went for that kick to the back of the head again.
Watch this.
Here if he had gotten that--
Michaels too smart for him there.
And then from there, right on the butt of the jaw,
that would knock King Kong out!
Shawn Michaels, victorious.
All right!
Shawn Michaels, ladies and gentlemen, electrifying
this capacity crowd!
And in Shawn's Clique Lifetime Membership Card.
We know where Shawn Michaels is going,
and we certainly want you to join us
as well, ladies and gentlemen.
You can all join Shawn Michaels.
We're going to WrestleMania!
[narrator] The journal said WrestleMania XI
was nonstop mayhem, a spectacle provided in Grand Roman fashion.
Critics proclaimed WrestleMania XI was simply sensational.
Wow, I had a great time. What a night!
[narrator] Now we've taken it one step further,
WrestleMania XII.
A World Wrestling Entertainment production.
Live Sunday, March 31.
Nobody does pay-per-view like the World Wrestling Entertainment!
All right, King, you've got to admit,
I'm sure you've seen some great performances before.
That was one of them.
Come on.
Is he a great athlete or what?
I'm not part of the Kliq.
He put it all up for grabs right here for everybody
-to watch! -You can't be--
You-- Forget it.
Tremendous, ladies and gentlemen, matchup-- Shawn Michaels.
Give credit to Owen Hart as well.
What athleticism.
All right, now what are we going to see upcoming
right here, live, In Your House?
Well, Todd Pettengill can tell us all about it.
Todd?
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
star of the squared circle, star of the silver screen,
and the acting president in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
The one and only "Rowdy" Roddy Piper!
[bagpipe music]
[Vince] There's only one like him, that's for sure!
The Rowdy One!
And he's turned the WWE upside down as of late.
[King] What kind of president dresses like that?
[Vince] A great one.
[King] What?
[Vince] They won't let him talk.
[King] Thank goodness.
[Vince] Listen to this.
[cheering]
I appreciate it, but I have some very important
stuff I want to tell you.
I want you to listen up here.
I take my job as the WWE president extremely seriously.
I can't be bought.
I don't pull no punches.
I don't think Michael Jackson's innocent.
And I ain't afraid of no damn boogerman.
[cheering]
Now first of all, first thing I want to come to as--
it's an official statement and it has to be an official statement.
WrestleMania, Anaheim.
Kind of proud to announce this.
The number one contender for the WWE championship,
Shawn Michaels.
[cheering]
I want to tell you something, Shawn.
I've watched you for a long time.
I've watched you work your heart out for an opportunity like this.
But you better pull up your socks
and you better sleep on that mat.
And you better every day do everything you can,
because you're either going to face Bret Hart
or you're going to face Diesel.
And neither one are going to be a cakewalk.
So when you get there, you come to fight,
because I ain't stopping it till there's a winner.
That's the first thing.
[King] That's enough, isn't it?
[Piper] Number two…
Yokozuna.
I don't feel a bit sorry for you,
having been handcuffed up there and all these people
around you beating on you.
Not a bit.
And I'll tell you why.
You're 640 pounds of beast.
Nasty beast.
I'll say that too.
And you're up there as strong as you can be.
If you're going to be that dumb,
we got to do a little work up here, huh?
Now Vader, I don't know what your major malfunction is,
but I come here to cure it, okay?
Remember, he comes from the Rocky Mountains.
Obviously inbred, okay?
Somebody ought to tell Vader that that thing he wears
on his face-- should tell him that
that's not where your jockstrap goes.
[Vince] There's only one Roddy Piper.
There's only one.
However, in the case of Vader,
maybe that's where it belongs, because he's nuts.
But you 520 pounds, big tough bully, right?
You see, I wouldn't suspend you.
I'm not that stupid of a president.
That was the board of directors.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I'm going to keep you around, Vader.
You think you're a big, tough guy.
520 pounds. A little bit--
He kind of shaves his head like Mr. T, have you noticed that?
I'm not sure.
With Jim Cornette,
you got 600 pounds of Yokozuna.
WrestleMania XII, Anaheim, I say this,
I don't care what happens-- if you got handcuffs,
if you bring in underwear, I could care less.
I say Yokozuna against Vader, one on one,
WrestleMania, let them go, let the blood flow.
That's what I say.
[Vince] Well, uh. There's only…
[Todd] Unbelievable.
Wait a minute.
[Vince] …"Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
[King] Yeah, he's a loose cannon, McMahon.
Let me tell you one thing right now--
Shut up!
[King] Whoa.
Whoa.
Do you--
[Vince] That's Clarence Mason.
[King] You'll get sued!
When you come up here with me, mister, first thing you do
is have a lot of respect!
Now I ain't finished.
You-- tell me something, when you were a little kid--
is that a tennis racket or a banjo?
Does "dun dun dun dun" mean anything to you, huh?
Did you used to sit on a porch and play the banjo?
Is that how you got Vader?
Huh?
Let me explain something to you, Hot Rod.
You come out here and make all the statements you want--
that they got a time with a calendar
instead of a stopwatch, and you're a real funny guy!
But I remember Hot Rod used to come out with a shirt on him
said No Fear.
And I remember Hot Rod used to come out
and say he wasn't scared of nothing
that ever happened to him cause he been through it all!
You were on the streets when you were a kid
and nobody could scare you!
You betcha!
But there was one man that did.
He scared you, and he scared the World Wrestling Entertainment,
and he scared everybody out there.
And he scared every wrestler that stepped in that ring.
And that was Vader.
Wait--
So what did Vader do?
He scared everybody.
So what did the WWE do?
You tried to banish him.
You tried to exile him.
Send him away. He's too hot.
We can't touch him.
He was Hot Vader, not Hot Rod.
But thanks to this man, Vader is back.
So now you're sending a 640-pound man,
and you think that he's going to take Vader out.
Well, I got news for you.
WrestleMania XII, Anaheim, California,
what's going to happen to Yokozuna
and the rest of the World Wrestling Entertainment…
Whoa, whoa!
…is on your head, Hot Rod!
Have you ever thought of something?
Anything?
However, think about this for a second.
You had Yokozuna.
You're, one, a great manager.
You had him, correct?
That's right.
Now you have Vader, correct?
That's right.
Yokozuna is 640 pounds.
To me, that's about 320 pounds per cheek.
Do you know what?
At WrestleMania XII at Anaheim, if Vader loses,
you might find yourself cheek to cheek with Yokozuna.
Are you going to let him talk…?
[Vince] Well, there's only one Hot Rod, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Bottom line is, buddy, you're going to be out of a job,
and at WrestleMania, we're going to see people
that are going to fight.
Goodbye.
[arguing indistinctly]
[Vince] Well, we knew he was going to be a different kind
of WWE president.
Little did we know just how different.
However, thank goodness there's
a board of directors overlooking some of the activities
of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
I can tell you, WrestleMania is going to be aggressive.
There's no question about that. We've seen a lot of aggressive activity
here tonight In Your House. But what about the Steel Cage Match
we're about to witness?
This is what I've been waiting for, McMahon.
This is my opportunity to sit right here,
like all of you idiots out there are going to get to do,
and see Bret "The Hitman" Hart finally give it up.
Finally have to kiss the World Wrestling Entertainment
title goodbye. I can't wait.
[Vince] Well, here we go!
Here he comes now, ladies and gentlemen!
The former World Wrestling Entertainment champion,
Big Daddy Cool, all seven feet of him!
[Finkel] …it's for the World Wrestling Entertainment championship.
Coming down the aisle is the challenger.
From Detroit, Michigan, weighing 317 pounds…
-[Vince] Somewhere in that smoke. -[Finkel] …Big Daddy Cool…
[Vince] Here he comes!
[Finkel] …Diesel!
[Vince] And he's looking for black gloves.
And he looks like he has a bad, a very bad attitude.
[King] Look at how he towers over the crowd, McMahon.
[Vince] 317 pounds, Big Daddy Cool Diesel
against Bret "The Hitman" Hart, one final time.
One final match.
Both men confined inside the Steel Cage Match, WWE style.
[King] And how many times have I heard that the Hitman has
never, ever lost a cage match?
Well, we all know there's a first time for everything,
and we're going to witness history here live tonight!
[Vince] And Shawn Michaels, ladies and gentlemen,
you can bet--
we understand he's on the WWE Superstar Line.
I'm sure he's going to have-- yeah!--
a lot to say about whom he's going to face.
It's either Big Daddy Cool Diesel or it's Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
[Diesel's music playing]
Yeah, Big Daddy Cool with a lot of fans here in Louisville,
the Louisville Garden.
However, I think it's pretty safe to say that this crowd
likely to be pretty much even in terms of-- here we go,
here comes "The Hitman" Bret Hart!
[Finkel] His opponent, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
weighing 234 pounds, The World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
Bret "Hitman" Hart!
[Vince] Yeah!
Bret "The Hitman" Hart, who's been through it all here
in the World Wrestling Entertainment
and never lost a Steel Cage Match,
against Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
And you really get the impression
that this will be a turning point
in either Bret's career or Big Daddy Cool Diesel's career.
[King] I'm just looking up there, McMahon, and look at this.
Diesel can just, standing flat footed in the ring,
reach up and touch the top of the cage.
[Vince] Wow, seven feet on him.
No disqualification, no count-out.
We're going to find out once and for all.
This likely to be the most grueling of grueling matches.
And there, Bret Hart, in Bret Hart tradition,
making one lucky little lady
very, very happy here tonight live in Louisville.
[King] Personally, I don't really care for Diesel,
but I'm a big fan of anybody
that's going against the Hitman.
[Bret Hart's music playing]
[Vince] All right.
Bret Hart and Diesel.
Both men totally focused.
-And it's almost like a hush… -[bell rings]
…falling over this capacity crowd.
[King] Wow.
[Vince] The winner of this matchup
goes to WrestleMania with the WWE title
and faces Shawn Michaels.
Bret Hart and Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
And here we go!
And not surprisingly, Diesel right away going to the power.
Look at that.
And right away, Bret Hart hammering upstairs.
But you saw also he went downstairs into the knees
of Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
Look at this.
Both men slugging it out.
Oh, my goodness.
And Bret Hart may have made a big mistake
in trying to go toe to toe with Big Daddy Cool Diesel
here in the early going.
Again, working downstairs, and right back upstairs is Diesel.
[King] Look at the tremendous size difference.
I love it!
[Vince] And Bret Hart is in trouble already.
[King] Oh, wow.
[Vince] Big knee lift there by Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
And you wonder if both men were watching the matchup--
Wait a minute. Look at this.
A long night.
[King] It's going to be a long night for the Hitman,
is what Diesel just said.
[Vince] Oh.
Diesel methodically trying to power his way
into the physique of Bret Hart.
[King] Yeah, and speaking of physiques, look at this.
[Vince] No disqualification now.
[King] Diesel outweighs the Hitman by over 85 pounds,
and he's over a foot taller than the Hitman.
Let's face it, it's just a matter of time.
[Vince] Yes, but then again, you never can tell what's going to happen
here in World Wrestling Entertainment. Oof!
[King] Wow.
[Vince] Sounded kind of like a car crash, didn't it?
[King] Yeah.
[Vince] Out here on Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
Some people like him, some people like Bret better.
Very controversial athlete, Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
And again, Bret trying to work on the knees.
A number of knee operations Diesel has suffered through the years.
Diesel now is driving Bret's face
a moment ago into the buckle.
[King] Uh-oh, watch this.
[Vince] Uh-oh! And, oh!
That's likely to turn the tide here.
[King] That's what I hate about Bret Hart.
Just when you think you got him,
just when you think you're going to really score,
somehow he pulls it out.
[Vince] Bret Hart now continuing to work on the leg area.
Bret Hart, both he and Diesel--
Uh-oh, look at this. Oh, into the steel!
Both men recently returning from a world tour of India.
However, since that time, Bret Hart has been extremely active
and Big Daddy Cool Diesel has had an opportunity
to grab a respite.
My goodness, look at this.
Diesel, of course-- Wait a minute.
Here we go. Bret Hart going upstairs!
[King] Get over there, Diesel! There goes that coward!
[Vince] Bret Hart, and this is the way to win the matchup.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, not so fast.
[King] That's right.
[Vince] Diesel with the advantage. The height advantage. Oh, look at this.
[King] Look at that picture.
[Vince] Oh my goodness.
And again!
Diesel just ramming his knee into the midsection of Bret Hart.
And now look at this.
Diesel-- Oh no!
And again!
[King] That should do it.
[Vince] And Big Daddy Cool Diesel
working on that back area of Bret Hart.
Perhaps a prelude to the Jackknife.
And Diesel asking for the door to be opened.
[King] All he's got to do is stroll right out.
[crowd member] Diesel!
[Vince] And Big Daddy Cool Diesel taking his time strolling to the door.
Meanwhile, Bret Hart inching his way over.
Diesel going over the top rope, and Bret Hart is up.
-Oh, no! -[King] Oh.
[Vince] And Bret Hart with aggressive tactics.
Bret Hart now back up and just hammering
Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
Again, no disqualification inside the steel cage.
[King] Well, there should have been one with that maneuver that Bret Hart pulled.
[Vince] There is no disqualification!
The cage door locked again, and now Bret Hart--
is he going to go for the legs? Yes! Bret Hart--
[King] Don't let him get that Sharpshooter!
[Vince] Uh-oh.
And Bret stretching the hamstrings, to say the least,
as Bret now-- wait a minute.
Yes, here he goes.
Whoa Bret's going outside!
Bret has gone! Bret has-- no.
No, no, no, no, no.
No, his feet have to hit the floor.
Bear that in mind.
And right now his feet in the grasp of Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
And Diesel trying to make his way out.
And Bret pulling Big Daddy Cool Diesel right back
into the middle of the ring.
Diesel trying to kick-out and he-- no, he can't!
Bret Hart has his legs up in the air.
Whoa, whoa.
[King] Slide out, Diesel!
[Vince] Again…
This is a very grueling-- it's not a scientific matchup at all.
This simply the match to determine once and for all
who's the better of the two.
Oh, no.
And not surprisingly, as in previous encounters,
Bret Hart trying to knock the chops out, trying to--
Oh my goodness!-- attack the leg area.
[King] That's where I don't agree with the tactics of either one of these guys.
They worry about what these idiotic fans think of them.
They want to stay in there.
They want to try to impress the fans by wearing
their opponents down.
Brother, I'd run like a rabbit right out that door.
Get my feet on the floor and be the champ.
[Vince] And you have to wonder whether or not--
Wait a minute. Look at this. Continuing to work on the left leg.
Oh, hard right hand. And another.
Now it's a forearm.
Bret Hart now.
Oh, forget about it!
[King] Now run out the door! Run, run, run!
[Vince] No, no. Not ready. No, sir.
I think Diesel has far more respect for Bret Hart than that.
[King] Respect? Who cares about respect?
We're talking the World Wrestling Entertainment title here!
[Vince] Of course, we are. And we're also respecting
the athleticism of Bret Hart.
[King] Yeah see, he's listening to--
he's listening to these moronic fans chant his name!
[Vince] Sidewalk slam continuing to work on the back area.
This capacity crowd jam-packing the Louisville Gardens
to find out who will be the World Wrestling Entertainment
Champion after this matchup.
The stakes, as high as they can be.
[King] Shawn Michaels, eliminated-- Whoa, look at this.
Whoa!
Uh-oh. Shawn--
[Vince] The speed, the agility of Bret Hart could very well pay off.
Can Bret capitalize now on the mistake of Diesel?
[King] Shawn Michaels was the man who eliminated
Diesel at Royal Rumble. You know Diesel's--
[Vince] Wait a minute. Look at this. Going to the--
Bret Hart's going out on the far side!
Diesel is going out on the near side,
and Bret Hart now makes a lunge and just barely grabs Diesel.
Whoa. And dragging Big Daddy Cool back
into the middle of the ring.
And again, working on the knee, trying to hammer those legs
right off of Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
You know that Shawn Michaels is watching
every moment of this matchup.
[King] That's right.
[Vince] I'm sure every WWE Superstar is as well,
including the Undertaker.
[King] Can you imagine Shawn Michaels
toe to toe against Big Daddy Cool at WrestleMania?
Ooh-hoo.
[Vince] Yes, we certainly can imagine that.
Because of course, that was last year's main event at WrestleMania.
Will lightning strike twice?
Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
Oh, my goodness!
Having that hamstring completely stretched out and perhaps a knee.
And now Bret Hart makes his move!
[King] Better get up, Diesel, you better get up!
-He's out! -[Vince] Diesel's not going to make it.
Can he make it in time?
Diesel, too late-- No, no, no, he has Bret by the hair!
[King] Yeah!
[Vince] Diesel hammering away on Bret Hart,
pulling him back into the ring.
And oh, no.
No!
From way up.
Yes!
[King] Wow.
[Vince] Tremendous slam from way upstairs.
And when you are rammed into this thick steel surrounding
the squared circle, that in and of itself
takes it right out of you.
The Louisville Garden sold-out weeks in advance
to find out just who is going to be
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion
after this grueling matchup is over.
To the buckle, and-- oh, my goodness.
Bret Hart now turning things around.
Bret Hart, yes, bulldog!
You can never count the Hitman out. Never.
For that matter, the same can be said
for Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
Two tremendous athletes, both individuals
having great respect, at least athletically, for each other.
[King] That's what I'm talking about.
That's a mistake.
Never have any respect for your opponent!
[Vince] What?
Bret Hart making his move again.
But Diesel looks like he might be able to catch him.
And, yes, catches him by the tights again.
Bret Hart coming so close.
Coming closer and closer, perhaps.
What's this?
Diesel, with Bret now, has him down.
What's he going to do with him?
Driving now.
Ho!
[King] Get to the door now, Diesel!
[Vince] And several times Big Daddy Cool Diesel
has tried to make his way over to the door,
but you see Diesel hanging onto that left knee.
Bret Hart has done an effective job
of knocking the wheels out from underneath this huge Diesel.
The Hitman, what will he come up with
to hang on to the title?
Bret inching toward the cage door. It's open!
It's wide open!
And Diesel makes a lunge.
[King] Clear across the ring.
[Vince] Just not making any-- not taking any chances at all.
Big Daddy Cool Diesel now with Bret.
Uh oh.
And Bret, in trouble.
Look at Diesel, pulling Bret back to the middle of the ring
and drops the elbow!
[King] You're in the danger zone whenever that door is open,
because you can just take one mistake,
lose your grip for one second, and somebody's
going to shoot out that door.
[Vince] Diesel and Bret hammering each other,
going at it.
Perhaps both men actually looking forward
to this matchup, even though they
knew they may not necessarily be the same as they leave.
Look at the look of determination on Diesel's face.
Diesel charging!
Nobody there!
[King] Uh oh.
[Vince] And again, that same knee is in trouble.
Bret, look at him go to work on it!
It's not a pretty thing, but it's great strategy
on the part of Bret! Look at him go!
[King] That's how you take away that size advantage.
Right now, Diesel's only about two feet tall.
[Vince] And Bret. Oh, my goodness.
Just snapping a leg out.
Bret Hart drives from the top down on the knee.
"The Hitman" Bret Hart trying to prove that he is indeed
worthy of the moniker, "The best there is,
the best there was, and the best there ever will be."
Big Daddy Cool Diesel trying to prove that indeed,
he's worth the mettle of being the champion again--
oh, my goodness!
It was at Survivor Series.
Everyone recalls-- oh my goodness--
when Bret Hart took the title back from Diesel.
Look!
[King] Right back to work on that leg.
[Vince] And Diesel reverses.
Oh!
Sternum first into the buckle!
And that just ripped the chest of Bret Hart right out.
Oh, my goodness!
[King] I bet that knocked Stu and Helen
right off the couch back in Calgary.
[Vince] Let's take another look at it.
Oh, my goodness!
That was in slow motion.
Bret Hart hit that.
Oh, my goodness! What impact.
Both men giving it everything that they have In Your House
from Louisville.
Both men wanting to go to WrestleMania.
Diesel, perhaps now with the momen-- crashing down!
And again, huge forearms into the back of Bret Hart.
-[King] I don't think-- -[Vince] How is Diesel standing?
[King] I don't think WrestleMania is on either one of their minds right now.
Each one of these guys just want to beat
the other one into oblivion.
That's a mistake.
Just get out to the floor, win the match!
[Vince] And again, Diesel taunting Bret Hart,
much like he taunted the Undertaker
after the Undertaker's match with Bret Hart
at the Royal Rumble.
Oh, my goodness.
[King] Oh.
[Vince] And Diesel sort of toying around with Bret Hart
throwing him around.
[King] Manhandling him!
[Vince] Yes, indeed, manhandling him.
[King] Watch it.
Wow.
[Vince] Bret, obviously wanted to keep Diesel off his feet.
If he is up, he is trouble.
Big time trouble for anybody.
There's Bret going back to work on that same knee.
And again and again.
Going upstairs now quickly to the outside.
Diesel making a lunge.
No, he's gone. He's gone.
Bret has gone down. No!
Look at this!
He's in with a handful of hair.
Can he hold him?
And Diesel's power and strength.
Pulling Bret Hart right back into top rung.
Look at this.
Bret Hart almost made it out.
Shoulder lunge by Diesel.
Look at that from-- oh, look at it.
A forearm to the midsection.
Another one.
The big 7-foot powerhouse lowering the boom
on Bret "The Hitman" Hart,
and Bret Hart is coming down the hard way.
[King] Every one of those shots right in the ribs, McMahon.
[Vince] And now face first right into the cage.
Bret Hart.
If he loses this match, you'll have to say he was
one of the all-time greatest.
Perhaps no WWE Champion in the world
has equaled what Bret Hart has done
and what he has brought to the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[King] Yeah, and it's all coming to an end,
because the look on Diesel's face
tells you that he can smell that title right now.
[Vince] Even if it does, you can give credit
to one of the greatest of all time, Bret Hart.
Bret Hart on his feet now again!
Oh, my goodness.
And again, sternum first into the buckle, chest first.
Oh!
[King] Open the door, Diesel!
[Vince] And that's exactly what he's doing.
No, no.
All right. Let's take another look at it.
[King] Listen to this. Listen to the sound!
[Vince] Wow.
Diesel all over Bret Hart.
And Diesel seems to be enjoying what's going on at the moment.
Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
What's he going to do now?
Oh!
That's 317 pounds coming crashing down
across the back of Bret Hart.
[King] I wish he'd hang his head outside that cage
and do that to him.
[Vince] Bret Hart in the clutches
of Big Daddy Cool Diesel and--
Oh, no.
No.
Oh, no.
Diesel, yes!
Diesel was going to ram Bret Hart into the cage!
Bret somehow slipped from behind and reversed it!
And Diesel's head striking the cage.
And Bret Hart now.
Wait a minute, yes!
Bret Hart, can he get it on him?
The Sharpshooter!
Trying to pin him over!
Diesel-- Ah, look at that.
And what appeared to be a thumb to the eye.
[King] No disqualification.
Anything goes.
[Vince] And Diesel could very well win this matchup,
but not necessarily win the hearts of this capacity crowd.
[crowd chanting] Diesel! Diesel! Diesel!
But then again.
Maybe-- Oh, look at this!
Bret Hart going to work now.
Look at Bret Hart go to work on the kidneys!
Tremendously painful.
Bret Hart, a crushing Russian leg sweep, nicely done!
And Bret Hart can dish out the punishment as good
as Big Daddy Cool can.
[King] He's got Diesel back down on the mat.
What Bret Hart's doing is concentrating on different body parts.
He's weakened Diesel's legs.
Now he's going for his back.
His kidney area.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
Now he's going for the top of the cage again.
Bret trying to retain the title.
Bret up now.
And a kick-- that'll do it!
Bret's going to go over the top!
No!
Oh, Wow!
What a maneuver by Bret Hart.
"The Hitman" taking a risk coming off the top
and landing with the elbow.
And now Bret in the corner.
Diesel making a move.
Will he be too late?
Bret going up.
Diesel-- no-- has him by the tights.
Oh, no!
[King] Oh!
[King] That was-- that was no accident, was it?
[Vince] No, that was not an accident at all.
And again, this is no disqualification.
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, the acting president
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And Roddy-- Oh, my goodness--
Piper letting just about everything go here.
Letting it all hang out.
Diesel-- wait a minute.
Diesel making his way to the door.
Diesel sliding closer and closer to-- the door is open.
The door is open.
Bret Hart has Diesel and a kick-out.
Diesel is going to make it!
[King] To the end!
[Vince] Diesel's going to come out the cage!
Diesel's going to WrestleMania!
A lunge by Bret Hart and no!
Diesel trying to kick out of it.
And yes, he does.
Diesel's going to WrestleMania!
[King] Get out, get out, get out, get out.
What is this?
[Vince] What? What?
What?
-[King] What in the world? -[Vince] What is this?
What is this?
What is going on?
No, no!
What, what-- What is going on?
Bret Hart!
Bret Hart is outside the cage!
[Finkel] The winner of this bout,
and still World Wrestling Entertainment Champion…
[Vince] Where's Diesel?
[Finkel] …Bret "Hitman" Hart!
[Vince] But Diesel was just pulled down into that hole
as if it were Hell itself!
The Undertaker-- Who's that?
Diesel!
Diesel is coming out of there!
Diesel, backing off. And look at the look--
Oh, my God.
[cheering]
Diesel going over the top!
His pants are ripped.
Diesel is getting out of there!
Diesel has seen a ghost!
I thought we had seen it all, but I think that man has seen it all.
He may have seen the face of Hell.
He may have been there.
The Undertaker said it would be a cold day in Hell
when Diesel became the WWE Champion.
[King] Unbelievable!
I can't believe it.
[Vince] "The Hitman" Bret Hart is still the WWE Champion!
And the Undertaker, peering down on Diesel!
Look at this.
Look at this!
[cheering]
[Undertaker's music playing]
Turnabout is fair play, as Diesel
cost the Undertaker the World Wrestling Entertainment title!
[King] Whoa.
[Vince] My goodness.
The Undertaker said it would be a cold day in Hell
when Diesel became the WWE Champion.
I think we know what he meant now.
Diesel is spooked!
He may not be afraid of the dark,
but you get the impression he's afraid of what happened
to him here, that's for sure!
[King] I thought I'd seen it all, McMahon,
but I'd never seen anything like that in my life.
[Vince] Anything can happen here in the World Wrestling Entertainment!
The Undertaker, up from the depths!
Obviously, we're going to WrestleMania
with Shawn Michaels one-on-one against Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
What's going to happen at WrestleMania?
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