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for over 50 years, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
[narrator] With the fire of Hell,
the demon has risen to strike down the Almighty.
And they rejoice in their misdeed.
[Mankind] I could smell your charred flesh
and watch the skin melt off your face.
God help me, I loved it so!
[narrator] But on this day, he will rise up
with great vengeance and furious anger.
All will know his name.
[Undertaker] The man who covets the flame will come
face-to-face with the fire,
which is the rage of The Undertaker.
[narrator] And on this day, the wicked shall gaze upon the vengeful face of death
and know their fate will forever be sealed.
[gentle music]
[lightning cracks]
[ominous music]
[Vince] Welcome, everyone, to the World Wrestling Entertainment!
Welcome to Rochester, New York, In Your House!
Tonight, three WWE matches with titles at stake.
First for the off again, and here we go!
Let's check it out, the tag team championships!
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen, this contest is scheduled for one fall!
It's for the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship!
About to enter the ring are the challengers.
From Chicago, Illinois, at a total combined weight of 583 pounds,
Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal,
The Legion of Doom!
[Vince] The Legion of Doom are ready, no doubt about it,
to take the titles!
However, they took something else several weeks ago.
They took a slopping, JR!
[King] Yeah!
[J.R.] They certainly did, two weeks ago on RAW Is War,
under the humiliation.
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog
outsmarted the Godwinns and the Legion of Doom!
[Vince] And then just last week, on RAW Is War,
unfortunately LOD took something else,
and that was a loss to the Godwinns.
[King] That's right!
The greatest tag team in WWE history added insult to injury!
You saw it right there!
The LOD said they wanted the belt.
They got the belt right in the head!
[laughing]
[Vince] Yeah.
Tag Team Champions in the WWE, The British Bulldog
and Owen Hart.
Hello everyone, Vince McMahon here, along with good old JR
and Jerry the King Lawler, a whole host
of Spanish broadcasters right on down the line
joining you tonight, having the privilege
of being In Your House.
[J.R.] Well, I'll tell you one thing,
there's no doubt in my mind that the British Bulldog
and Owen Hart are the greatest tag team in the WWE history.
They've held the titles between them on 5 occasions,
and to me, that stacks up as a pretty heck of a record.
[Vince] No doubt about it.
However, LOD is pumped.
They are jacked, are they not. King?
[King] Oh yeah, they're pumped and jacked, all right.
But I'll tell you right now, the only hope
they have of winning this match is
if they keep those spiked shoulder pads
on during the bout!
[Finkel] ...tag team champions,
respectively the two-time Slammy Award winner
and the European Champion,
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog!
[J.R.] They're carrying a lot of gold...
European Championship belt by the Bulldog,
Owen Hart's got a couple of Slammys, and, of course,
the coveted WWE Tag Team Titles.
One thing I can say, Bulldog and Owen
are not intimidated by the vaunted reputation
of the men in paint.
[King] Right!
[Vince] Now when it comes to power. I would suggest that the British Bulldog
would match up quite well with either Animal or Hawk.
When it comes to agility, there are few individuals who have the agility
and the quickness of an Owen Hart.
[J.R.] Well, that's exactly right.
Owen Hart's got-- is a tremendously well-rounded,
very fundamentally sound, very gifted athlete.
In my opinion, the Legion of Doom's got to win this match early.
They got to use their power.
And they got to get it over early.
The longer the match goes, I got to think
it favors the tag champions.
[King] Look at those Slammys.
They're beautiful.
All that gold.
Owen Hart, two-time Slammy Award winner.
You know, that gets you unlimited
use of the Slammy Award winners lounge at any Dunkin' Donuts.
[Vince dryly] I would imagine.
Partisan crowd here on hand, ladies and gentlemen,
in Rochester, New York.
Starting things off, it's going to be Owen Hart
against the big man, Animal.
And Animal right away, doing what Animal does best.
He'll pound you, he'll beat you into oblivion.
[J.R.] You're not going to see any finesse
from the Legion of Doom.
They didn't build their reputation on finesse.
They built their reputation on intimidation.
[Vince] And moves like that.
Just overpowering moves.
[King] I think they must have heard JR. They're trying
to get this over with early.
[Vince] Owen Hart locking up with the powerful Animal.
Now Owen Hart uses a boot and hammers away.
Front facelock.
Owen Hart not trying to-- uh-oh, wait a minute!
[King] Look out!
[Vince] Again, some of that awesome power
we alluded to earlier.
[J.R.] Well, not exceptionally good strategy in the early
going here by Owen Hart.
Owen should quicken the pace, use his quickness,
use your assets.
Don't play into the strengths of The Legion of Doom
if you expect to retain the tag titles.
[King] Hey Ross, you ever stopped to think
and forget to start again?
You don't know what's going on in the mind of Owen Hart.
Look out.
Oh!
[Vince] And a clothesline.
And oh yeah!
And again, that's a cover!
Two, and-- again, trying to end it early.
[King] See, Owen Hart's a pretty resilient individual.
He may be allowing the Road Warriors
to use those big strength moves,
and they expend a lot of strength when they do.
Look at this. Go Owen!
[Referee] Come on. Come on.
Come on!
[Vince] And right now, Owen is not helping his brother-in-law,
the British Bulldog, by distracting the official
from the other side.
The Road Warriors, they will batter you,
they will bruise you, and they will do
everything psychologically to keep you off guard.
And kind of a telegraphed maneuver there.
The Bulldog, not only a powerhouse,
but many state, the Bulldog every bit the master
technician, if you would, that The Hitman is.
[J.R.] I couldn't disagree with that whatsoever.
Look at this power, vertical suplex.
When's the last time you see an athlete
that can execute this move as well as the Bulldog?
[King] Yeah, let's talk about power.
[Vince] Nonetheless, the Bulldog somewhat
distracted by this partisan American crowd
and the Canadians-- here we go!
And Owen Hart picking right up where the British Bulldog left off.
[King] Sometimes, McMahon, I'm a little bit ashamed
to be an American when people act like this.
I mean, let's face it, the British Bulldog and Owen Hart
-are guests in our country. -[J.R.] It's called the First Amendment,
-King. -[King] What?
[J.R.] People can express themselves.
That's one thing that makes America great!
[Vince] Ooh, what a vicious clothesline!
All right, here we go.
Frequent tags now, wide open.
And certainly The Legion of Doom
have been wreaking havoc in the tag team wars, if you will,
for many a year.
Very successfully-- and-- almost putting this one away.
Beg your pardon.
Notice how Animal now will use his considerable size advantage.
Leaning down all of his weight down on Owen Hart.
[J.R.] You know, I was here about 9 o'clock this morning
here in the arena.
British Bulldog, Owen and Bret got here early today.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
And look who finally showed up.
Steve, where the hell have you been?
Changing tires, you silly jackhead.
You're late!
[Vince] Finally, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has arrived.
We didn't really want to say anything.
We were certain he was going to arrive.
But I must say-- uh-oh, look out!
Owen Hart is way up there!
[King] Look at the strength!
[Vince] And-- oooh!
After moves like that, Owen Hart
may wind up with a haircut similar to Animal or Hawk.
[King] Or a toupee like yours.
[Vince] I beg your pardon.
[Referee] Come on!
-[Vince] Uh-oh. From the top. -[King] Oh no!
[J.R.] Could be it!
[King] No.
[Vince] The Road Warriors building momentum
as this match progresses.
[J.R.] Smart strategy here is to isolate Owen Hart if you can
and wear him down.
-That'll leave a mark. -[Vince] Yeah.
[laughing] Yeah, that'll leave a mark, all right.
Owen Hart catching an elbow.
[audience chanting] LOD! LOD!
LOD!
[Vince] And just the sheer mass, the volume,
the force there of Hawk coming out of that-- whoa!
Forget about it!
[King] There you go.
[Vince] I don't care who you are.
If you're King Kong, you're going down after that.
[King] Beautiful move. Beautiful.
[J.R.] And even better, Owen makes a quick tag.
That's what he had to do.
[King] What amazes me is that you guys seem surprised.
Let's face it, Owen and Bulldog are the Tag Team Champions.
You guys admitted that!
They're probably the greatest tag team ever
in the history of the WWE.
-[J.R.] I think I mentioned that, King. -[King] Well--
[J.R.] I'm surprised that you can put
a sentence together sometimes, but that's another issue.
[Vince] Yeah. Well, in any event, yes, notwithstanding
the extraordinary statue of a Bulldog and Owen,
I think you have to give the Road Warriors credit as well,
being one of the all time great tag teams.
[King] I'm still flabbergasted at those remarks
Jim Ross just made.
I think you got that stupid hat on a little
too tight on your head there.
[J.R.] Well, that may be true. The Road Warriors,
[Vince] That's a nice looking hat.
[J.R.] they were, they've been WWE tag champs.
They beat The Nasty Boys in '91 at SummerSlam.
They know what it's like to carry the gold around.
And that's why they're back here,
to regain the WWE tag title.
[Vince] And speaking of hats, I wouldn't say too much
if I were you, walking around Rochester morning
wearing that crown.
[J.R.] A lot of grown men wear crowns.
[King] No, only kings, Ross.
[Vince] A sleeper applied here.
And Owen Hart doing everything he can
to slow down Hawk, or for that matter, Animal.
And if he can slow down these two big powerhouses,
the advantage goes to the Tag Team Champions.
[King] Right.
Ross, what would you know about kings?
They don't have any kings in Oklahoma.
-[J.R.] Of course not. -[King] Yeah. They have a governor.
They feed their kings in a trough out in Oklahoma, don't they?
[Vince] Please, can we be nice?
[J.R.] And talk about Oklahoma. Don't talk with your mouth full.
Nothing wrong with farmers.
[King] Is that why you studied pharmacy in school?
[J.R.] Henny Youngman strikes again.
Volume two.
-[King] Look at this! -[Vince] And oh!
[King] No!
[Vince] The Bulldog shoved into his brother-in-law tag
team partner!
[King] Owen's climb--
[Vince] Look out for double impact!
The Bulldog is out!
The British Bulldog is out!
And look at this!
The Bulldog goes up!
He goes way up!
[King] No, no!
[Vince] That'll do it!
One, two, and they got him!
[J.R.] Wait a minute.
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of this bout,
and new World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
The Legion of Doom!
[Vince] Hawk!
Animal!
The Legion of Doom, Tag Team Champions.
Here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
They have done it!
Wait a minute, we've got another referee in here.
[J.R.] You know, I'm not so sure that there was a tag made.
[Vince] That seems to be some dispute going on.
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please!
I have just been informed by the official
that The Legion of Doom pinned the illegal man.
Therefore, the pinfall does not count!
[King] Finally, some justice here in the WWE!
[Finkel] Furthermore, the official tells me
that this match must continue.
[King] What?
Give me my belts back!
-They're disqualified! -Give it!
Give me my belt back!
[Vince] Maybe we can have an opportunity to go back
and pick that up as we were not doing our jobs all that well.
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen your attention please...
[Vince] A bit distracted by hats and crowns
and things of that nature.
[Finkel] I have just been informed by the official
that if Owen Hart and the British Bulldog
do not return to this ring by the count of 10,
they will lose the match and the tag team championship!
[King] What?
[Vince] Again, we're trying to search on the replay
to see exactly what happened so we can show you,
those of you who are a little more alert than we were,
quite frankly, know what happened.
[King] Hurry, Owen, Hurry!
[Vince] Nonetheless, this match is continuing!
And I would suggest it has to start out with Owen Hart,
who allegedly, JR, was the legal man,
but not the legal man in the ring.
[J.R.] Oh, boy, Hawk thrown out here in front of us.
That should have started back with Owen.
But in any event, I guess that now the Hawk and--
let's get it straight, Animal and Davey Boy
are the two legal men.
And Owen just made a tag.
Owen made a tag.
[Vince] Did he ever!
Right into the face of Animal.
[King] Ow!
[J.R.] Make a wish.
[Vince] And certainly their wish, the wish of the Hart side
is to leave Rochester as they came,
certainly with their bodies intact,
but maybe as importantly with the WWE gold
around their waist.
[King] Well, I thought The Legion of Doom
should have been disqualified right now!
I mean, they pinned the wrong man!
That should have been the end of the match!
Owen and Bulldog should have kept the titles!
[J.R.] Seems to me that the referees concentration
has been broken here.
And certainly Owen Hart now with a...
[King] Here we go!
[J.R.] ...a neckbreaker.
Could be all right here!
[King] Yes!
[Vince] We're still digging for that replay,
by the way, ladies and gentlemen, to show you
what the official in the ring missed.
And quite frankly, we did as well.
[Audience chanting] LOD! LOD!
LOD!
[Vince] Listen to this crowd.
-[J.R.] Bulldog got caught! -[Vince] Oh no.
-[J.R.] Come on! -[King] What?
[J.R.] Oh, no!
[Vince] What's happening?
[King] Kick out!
[J.R.] I don't think this referee went to referee
school on scholarship.
He must have been a walk on.
[Vince] Giving him some degree of credit, however.
I mean, it's tough officiating a match
when you have hooligans in there like Bulldog and Owen.
[King] And the Legion of Doom.
[J.R.] I don't think The Legion of Doom
-were valedictorians either. -[Vince] Here we go.
Now let's pick this up. This is the replay.
-Owen Hart is the legal man. -[King] Right.
Owen's legal.
[Vince] Owen Hart was knocked through the ropes.
Wow!
He went through the ropes like a bullet!
All right, back to live action and-- oh!
So behind the official's back, anything can happen in tag team action.
And it's unfortunate for the Legion of Doom.
Here we go.
[King] I knew all along, McMahon, that Owen Hart was the legal man!
[Vince] Well, I know you did, but--
[J.R.] You're a King.
[King] I know all the answers. I just never get asked the question!
[Vince] Look at this. My goodness.
Hawk is a house afire!
Look out from behind!
[King] Fireman came in.
[Vince] Double team effort now, with Bulldog and Owen.
[King] Whoa!
[Vince] Ran right through that-- whoa!
[J.R.] Again, the power of the Legion of Doom,
this overwhelming power, is coming to the front here.
[Vince] Ooh, my goodness.
In the ring, out of the ring-- oh!
[King] That should be a disqualification, too, oh no!
No, look out, Owen!
-[J.R.] Owen's the legal man! -[Vince] Here we go!
This one's going to go down in the record book!
Get out of there!
In the record-- One! Two!
No, no!
[J.R.] That's Bret!
Bret Hart just-- he just cost The Legion of Doom
the tag titles!
[King] The Hart Foundation rides again!
-[Vince] Bret Hart-- -[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen.
[Vince] And the free for all is talking about family values!
[Finkel] as the result of a disqualification
[King] Yeah, what's wrong with that?
[Finkel] the Legion of Doom!
[Vince] They win the match.
But they don't win the title, JR.
[J.R.] It's got to be so frustrating for Hawk and Animal.
They dominated at times, basically this match-up.
But they're not going to leave with what they came for,
and that's the tag team titles.
[Vince] You only win a championship
if you pin your opponent or make them submit.
And we thought we had a pin earlier on.
[King] Look at this!
[J.R.] Referee Jack Owens, taking those belts out of here.
Hawk and Animal wanting to leave with a championship belt.
[Vince] Indeed.
[J.R.] Ain't going to happen here tonight.
[Vince] And that's really unfortunate.
Not a smart thing to be on the bad side of the Road Warriors.
I'll tell you that.
[King] It's unfortunate that finally
some justice here in the WWE?
[Vince] All right, Doc, let's take you to the tag Team Champions, Doc.
Hello, Doc.
Hey, we're standing here with still
the WWE tag Team Champions.
I guess the operative word is lucky.
You must feel lucky you still have the title.
We're not lucky we became champions
because we are the best there is, the best there was,
the best there ever will be!
There was no luck involved.
We beat them just like we've beaten everybody in our past.
[Doc] Well, I'll tell you what.
Your brother Bret may not be so lucky
tonight when he gets in the ring with "Stone Cold"
Steve Austin.
He arrived at the building during your match.
He was in a real foul mood.
Stone Cold never arrived here tonight.
He's not here.
Steve Austin is not here tonight.
He is. I saw him.
-I'm telling you! -Are you sure?
There's a lot of bald guys walking around.
I'm telling you, he's here and he ain't in a good mood.
No, he's not here.
No way.
Austin, better watch out.
I'm telling you, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is here.
Gonna defeat Austin like we defeated the Legion of Doom.
And I'll tell you who else is here right now.
The sensuous Sunny along with Brian Pillman.
Let's go to the Superstar room!
Oh, Brian, not in front of them!
Hey, everybody.
We're here in the Superstar Line room, just me--
God, he's making me nervous.
Eat your heart out, McMahon!
While you're out there calling the body slams and
the suplexes, we're back here, finding out what these guys
really think of each other!
And believe me, we have ways...
Whoo! Watch that hand!
to make them talk.
Whether in the United States, Canada,
or up late in the United Kingdom, give us a call.
But if you're under 18, please get your parents' permission
before calling because they may get mad at the phone bill
and what you could hear from us.
Give us a call, UK, because we're going to be up all night.
Oh, yeah.
Back to you, Vinny.
-[Vince] Thank you very much. -[J.R.] Vinny?
[Vince] I don't know.
[J.R.] Anybody got a cigarette?
Cola!
[Savio Vega] ♪ bless your mother ♪
♪ Listen, what I'm saying, It's for real, not playing ♪
♪ Savio's in the House so hit Your knees and start praying ♪
♪ Got the power like a bear But quick like the cat ♪
♪ Two and two together For your face on the mat ♪
♪ You count the stars, While the rest count three ♪
♪ Hope you like to look and see the sun ♪
♪ That's all you gonna see ♪
♪ He's harder than a rock And he can't be stopped ♪
♪ You suckers skip to the side ♪
♪ unless you want to get dropped ♪
♪ The boys from the hood Are on the M-I-C ♪
♪ Spitting out the lyrics JCI and Wolfie G ♪
♪ Clarence Mason is the boss, Crossing T's and dotting I's ♪
♪ He tells the truth, the whole truth, ♪
♪ And never tells a lie ♪
[Vince] The Nation of Domination.
You need to respect the power of the Nation of Domination!
[Vince] Last week, ladies and gentlemen, on RAW is War--
As always, by any means necessary.
[Vince] Oh boy.
Last week on RAW is War, JR,
there was a victory for Savio Vega.
[J.R.] Down in Johannesburg. You see right here.
[Vince] Non-title match-up.
[J.R.] Non-title but watch the tights!
Watch Savio pull the tights.
Gaining the victory by any means necessary.
And then this was uncalled for.
Rocky was whipped like an animal by the Nation
of Domination, especially their leader, Faarooq.
[Vince] And speaking of him, I don't see him at the moment.
Let's take you now, ladies and gentlemen, to Kevin Kelly.
-Kevin? -All right.
Thank you very much, Vince.
You know, Rocky, now tonight with the title on the line,
we saw exactly what happened when
you battled the Nation of Domination
in a non-title situation.
But here tonight with the Intercontinental Title
on the line, it's got to be a little bit uneasy for you
as you make your way to the ring.
Yeah, Kevin, the past is the past,
and tonight is the night because tonight's
where it counts. But I will say this.
If tonight's the night I lose the title.
Hey, Lady Luck has been on my side
since I've been here in the WWE,
and I've accomplished more in six months
that I could ever have dreamed of.
But at the same time, Savio Vega, to get this title,
you're in for one hell of a fight.
[Vince] A very determined young man.
First three-generation WWE Superstar.
His grandfather, the great High Chief Peter Maivia,
his dad, of course, Rocky Johnson, and now Rocky Maivia.
[J.R.] Well, you know, it's a great accomplishment.
It's a great legacy to live up to,
but it looks better right now in a scrapbook.
It's not going to mean a lot for Rocky Maivia.
He's got a heck of an athlete in Savio Vega.
Plus, let's be honest about it.
This is a glorified street gang that's going
to be surrounding the ring.
That's all this Nation is.
[Vince] And how much of that brouhaha
we saw after the match last week do you think took out of Rocky?
[King] Well, I don't know. I don't know.
McMahon, I'm sure it took a lot of him.
Because you heard it right out of his own mouth.
He's not quite as confident as he was before.
He even acknowledged the fact that he may lose tonight.
Lady Luck may turn her back on Rocky Maivia tonight.
And I hope she does.
[Vince] Very cool. Look out! Here we go.
Rocky with the right hand.
Savio Vega attacking right away.
And this one developing into a fisticuffs
where we can-- look out!
[King] Look, he's wearing the belt during the match!
He's going to use it!
[Vince] He hasn't had an opportunity to take it off.
Savio Vega certainly capable in every respect of being
the Intercontinental Champion.
Savio Vega somewhat unheralded, actually,
as far as his accomplishments-- uh-oh.
That is real bad news.
The leader of the Nation of Domination, Faarooq.
[King] I thought you were talking about his shoulder injury, McMahon.
[Vince] Well, indeed, he does have the separated shoulder,
and I think he's out here to have a seat, perhaps.
[King] Ross, why don't you give up and
get up and give him your seat?
[Vince] And joining us on headset is Mr. Faarooq.
We're having some audio difficulties,
perhaps by design, actually.
-[King] Probably Ross's fault. -[J.R.] I didn't do it.
-Here. You can have mine. -[King] Yeah, please.
[J.R.] I don't want to cause any problems.
[Vince] It's very nice of you, JR.
Relinquished-- relinquishing-- easy for me
to say-- his microphone.
[Faarooq] But isn't that just like something
that an official in the WWE would do, right?
I come out here a leader, a king of an entire nation,
and I can't get a microphone that work?
[Vince] Well, you have one that works now,
and it's very nice of JR to hand you his.
[Faarooq] And you all have the presence,
the pleasure of having my presence here tonight.
You might thank me.
[Vince] Thank you very much for joining us.
I wonder if you want to elaborate
a bit on that challenge that was made from South Africa.
My understanding is that you have challenged Ahmed Johnson
to accept a match unheralded here in the WWE, one in which
you would expect Ahmed to take on all three members
of the Nation of Domination successively in
one night.
[Faarooq] Well, look here.
It's like this man, as we say on the street,
if you've got a beef with me, you either put up
or shut up and let's mix it up.
He's been going around complaining about me sending
my dogs, as he says, and as JF might put it out in the ring
to do my dirty work, complaining about me sticking
my nose in his matches.
Well, look, it's like this.
If he wants me to relinquish the Nation of Domination,
if he wants to get rid of the Nation,
hey, why don't he beat the entire Nation.
I want him, I mentioned the challenge to him.
If he can go through Savio Vega, Crush, and then
no question myself, then, look, I will relinquish the whole Nation.
[Vince] You'll abolish the Nation.
You'll abolish the Nation.
I would abolish the Nation.
Get rid of it.
No more ties with the WWE.
Now, it's as plain as that.
[Vince] Yes, but nonetheless,
how can one man defeat Savio Vega, Crush,
and then a man the stature of yourself all in one night.
[Faarooq] Oh no, see, it's an idiot that's going
to accept that challenge.
That's an idiot would take that challenge, okay.
And I believe he's idiot enough to take that challenge.
And guess what's going to happen to him.
I'm going to beat him like I've been beating him all along.
And it's like this, man, we got a marriage,
but it's without all of those lovey-dovey vows, you know.
The only vow in this marriage for Ahmed Johnson and myself
is till death do us part.
And that's the way we do it on the street.
Death is going to have to do us part.
I got a kidney.
He came back with an arm.
The next time it might be a pancreas,
but I'm going after his life.
[Vince] Strong words, ladies and gentlemen,
from the leader of the Nation of Domination
as he is watching Savio Vega attempt
to be the Intercontinental Champion and this one's history!
Yes, he got him-- no, not quite.
[King] Savio's shoulder was up anyway.
-McMahon. -[Faarooq] You see.
Look at that.
That's a perfect example right there of what Ahmed Johnson
is going to be in for.
And that's just a small thing of what's going to happen to him right there,
thinking when he gets in the ring with Crush and myself.
The fool! He's a fool.
He's an idiot.
[Vince] Again, there has been a great deal
of damage done to Ahmed as well as to yourself by each other.
Why can't you settle this thing in some other capacity?
[Faarooq] Like I said, man, it's like this.
Either I beat him to death, or he beats me to death,
or he sees the light.
And when I say "see the light," I mean he come home where he belongs.
He bring his Black butt home.
That's the only way that we can relinquish this.
[Vince] In control as we speak, Savio Vega.
[Faarooq] As he should be.
He's part of the Nation.
[Vince] Where in the Nation-- is there any-- is there--
What about sportsmanship?
And maybe that's a real corny phrase these days.
But what about sportsmanship?
You take a young man like Rocky Maivia.
I mean, look what he's done in six months here in the WWE.
Not even a year. Wait a minute!
Here's a-- Gah, come on. Look at this.
That's what I'm talking about.
-[King] What? -[Vince] Two!
[Faarooq] Aw, did you think that he was going to pin Savio
off something as weak as that?
Be for real.
And to get back to your question, a young man like Rocky--
[Vince] I didn't get an opportunity to finish asking it!
Here's-- Here's Rocky Maivia surrounded, being intimidated!
Look on the outside.
You got a gang, if you'll pardon the expression,
on the outside of the ring!
How can you concentrate on your opponent?
Let me put it like this, man.
What we stand for is what a lot of people don't have the guts to do.
I come out here and tell you what's on my mind.
I tell you, just like a lot of people sitting out here
and yourself would like to do, if I don't like you,
I don't like you.
If I don't like your color, I don't like your color.
Now I got guts enough to do that.
And I've got guts enough also to issue
that challenge to Ahmed Johnson's Black behind.
If he can go through the entire Nation, then I'll take the Nation somewhere else.
[King] Let me just say this, Faarooq.
When he gives you the answer,
I don't know if you'll be able to understand it because
he is hooked on Ebonics, you know.
[Faarooq] I know that.
But see, I also speak Ebonics, for that matter. you know.
I can relate to him on that.
You know, that's no problem with that.
Like I said, I'll have to lower my standards
anyway when I talk to him.
I'll be lowering my standards when
I step in the ring with him.
[Vince] Set up now, ladies and gentlemen, off the rope.
This time, Rocky underneath it.
Ah, yes, oh!
A classic maneuver!
Is it enough to put Savio down for the count?
Rocky just about exhausted.
He has been pummeled here in this match up.
[Faarooq] Well, there ain't no worries. There's no worries.
[Vince] And!
Uh, no worries? [Faarooq] No worries.
There's no worries here.
You look at what Savio Vega has accomplished
since he joined the Nation.
I took him and put his mind in the right place.
Now there's a man that's got character now, by his self,
pride and dignity.
He knows what it takes to win, and that's what he's doing.
[Vince] Savio Vega driving Rocky.
Rolls him up!
We've got-- wait, oh-- that was the way
he defeated Rocky in the non-title match up just last week from South Africa,
with the assist of the tights.
[King] McMahon, he was not pulling--
[Vince] Ah, come on.
[King] He was not pulling--
like I say he was just checking to see if he had his vaccination.
You got to get shots when you go to South Africa, you know.
[Vince] Look at Rocky go!
Against all odds!
[Faarooq] It's going to take more than that, I promise you.
[Vince] Rocky, with Savio set up now.
And Savio Vega, the great competitor that he is.
He's a tremendous athlete.
Now, here's Rocky taking it to Savio.
And this one-- ooh.
[Faarooq] Now, you don't see any anyone interfering
in the matches, now, do you?
When you speak of numbers out there,
how can anyone concentrate?
Look, you don't see any the guys interfering in the matches
now. It's them, one-on-one.
[Vince] At the moment.
But there's always a possibility, and this!
No!
[King] No, no, no, no, no!
[Vince] Oh, that was so close!
[King] You know, McMahon,
these guys being at ringside is doing
young Rocky Maivia a favor--
[Vince] Here we go, backslide! And!
[King] Doing him a favor.
It's like baptism under fire.
If he can be successful with this intimidation--
[Vince] Look out!
And Rocky.
[King] Now, that was a cheap shot by Rocky.
[Vince] Right into Crush, as Crush
was distracted by a number of fans about ringside.
Look, wait a minute. Wait what were you saying before?
Wait a minute.
What were you saying before, Mr. Faarooq?
Heart Punch!
[King] Heart Punch!
[Faarooq] Now, see, that Rocky Maivia made
the mistake of going out and hitting Crush first.
[King] Right!
[Faarooq] There was no interference from the outside.
He hit Crush first!
[King] And a cheap shot at that!
[Faarooq] You don't call that interference, do you.
[Vince] Actually, I-- if this continues,
this count continues, not only do I call, it interference--
[Faarooq] Turnabout is fair play.
[Vince] I call it pretty much stupid.
I mean, come on.
Oh, my goodness. Crush--
[Faarooq] He didn't win.
[Vince] Crush has just cost Savio Vega--
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen--
[Faarooq] He didn't win!
[Vince] --the Intercontinental Championship!
[Finkel] The winner of this bout as a result
of a countout Savio Vega!
[Faarooq] You know he can't beat Savio Vega if he wanted!
He couldn't beat Savio Vega if he tried!
[Vince] Savio Vega and Crush having--
[Faarooq] And he definitely do-- do you think that Ahmed Johnson
gonna beat-- can beat the three of us on one night,
be for real.
It just ain't possible. It won't happen.
[Vince] Look at this. Savio Vega is angry.
Savio Vega and Crush.
And we just may see the aggression.
[Faarooq] Aw, wait a minute.
It's time for me to go pull some rank now.
[Vince] Uh-huh, exactly.
And it looks like, ladies and gentlemen,
that Crush and Savio are having more than just
a heated discussion now.
I mean, Crush with his stupid maneuvering outside, Crush,
actually, perhaps, I guess a big question mark
as to whether or not Savio would have defeated Rocky for the title.
[King] Savio wound up winning the match,
but not the titles here.
-And he's hot. -[Vince] Uh-oh, No!
-[King] What's happened? -[Vince] Faarooq gave the--
Look what they're doing!
[J.R.] The Nation does everything Faarooq tells them!
[Vince] Aw, come on!
-Look at this! -[J.R.] A pack of dogs.
That's all they are.
[King] They're a united Nation again!
[Vince] Ahmed Johnson!
[J.R.] With a 2x4!
C'mon!
Get a body in there!
Get in here!
[Vince] The Nation of Domination on the outside.
They better watch that 2x4!
They're not going to get too close to Ahmed Johnson now,
I don't think.
[King] Well, look, how brave is Ahmed Johnson challenging
Faarooq to get in the ring when he knows Faarooq's shoulder
is not 100%?
[J.R.] At least we don't think it's 100%.
[Vince] Exactly.
[King] Well, he wouldn't be wearing
-a sling if it was, would he? -[Vince] Wait a minute. Listen up.
[Ahmed] This man is telling it to me
to come out here in one night
and beat this illegal immigrant.
This convict.
Your Black ass.
Well, I'll tell you what.
You must think I'm crazy to accept a challenge like that.
But you know what. You're right.
I am crazy.
So yeah, I'll accept your challenge!
I'll fight all three of you the same night at the same time
if you want it.
-[Vince] Whoa. -[Faarooq] OK.
[J.R.] He is crazy.
Now, that ain't very bright.
Ahmed must have a death wish.
He must want to end his career early.
[Vince] Well, I can tell you, Ahmed Johnson,
many times, people have said that he's
got more guts than brains.
When Ahmed wants to abolish the Nation of Domination,
no doubt about that.
Nonetheless, It'll go down as Rocky's still Intercontinental Champion.
[J.R.] Luckiest champion in the world.
[Vince] A victory for Savio, but nonetheless,
Rocky still the title holder and thanks to Ahmed Johnson,
still has his faculty, so to speak.
America Online, ladies and gentlemen,
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
There you see Ken Shamrock-- by the way, tomorrow night,
it's rumored Ken Shamrock is going to challenge Mike Tyson.
[J.R.] And the fans will talk about that on America Online.
Get the inside scoop from all the WWE Superstars.
Plus photos from the event.
Go to the WWE site, folks, on America Online
for all the action.
[Vince] And you want to talk about a site. Oh, my.
Doc, you have the privilege of being next to Sable
and the Wild Man as well.
Yes, I do.
Vinny Mac, two-time Slammy Award winner, 1997.
Miss Slammy that had to be a great feeling,
Sable.
Oh, it was wonderful.
What an honor it was to be voted Miss Slammy.
Once again, I want to thank all the fans for their support.
Last year was a wonderful year, but I really feel like this
is going to be our year.
Well, the question everybody wants to around the world
is how's the prognosis?
How is the rehabilitation coming
along with the knee, Mark?
Doc, the knee is doing just fine,
and I'm looking to come back sometime this summer.
And I'll tell you, it is going to be
the wildest summer when we get back
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
You know, I've got to ask you this.
It's got to be bittersweet knowing that in this building
right here were some of your greatest victories
in amateur boxing, the Golden Gloves,
yet you're unable to compete tonight.
You know, Doc, I won the State Golden Gloves right here.
And last night, Sable and I were members
last night for the New York State Golden Gloves
in Syracuse. So we had a great time.
[Austin yelling]
And we're looking forward to--
we're looking forward to getting back--
[noises from men's room]
-What the heck is going on? -I don't know.
What--
We're--
[screaming]
You guys.
I don't know what's going--
[Vince] Holy mackerel.
I don't know.
Something's going on in the men's bathroom.
[Vince] Bulldog and Owen, just coming from that men's room.
-Doc-- - What's going on?
- I gotta go! -What's going on?
Davey Boy and Owen just up Austin.
I need some help,
Vince, I don't know. We'll keep following this story.
Back to you guys. It's crazy here.
Yeah, well, it's a crazy night.
What-- how would you explain what we just saw back there?
How would you explain what we just saw here
and the language used as well?
This is a really wild and crazy night.
Well, obviously, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin interrupted
them in the bathroom!
Interrupted what?
You don't do that!
What do you think they did to him.
[Vince] Bulldog and Owen, no doubt.
Not above laying a trap for Stone Cold.
They seem surprised when you think about it.
They seemed surprised when they heard that Stone Cold
was actually here.
[J.R.] Yeah, I think they were very surprised.
In Owen and Bulldog's minds
their expression told me that they thought
that Austin would not make it here.
Austin was supposed to be with us this morning on Superstars.
He didn't make it there.
He wasn't on the Free For All.
[Vince] All right, go get em.
Double J!
♪ I can't wait to be Alone with my baby tonight ♪
♪ Turn the lights off Bar the door ♪
♪ We'll leave all the worries Of the world behind ♪
♪ Hold me in your arms, never let-- ♪
[Vince] How about it, how about let's take you back
and show you what happened with the Honky Tonk Man's hair-loom
as he called it.
He tried to persuade Jesse James, Double J there,
to join the ranks of Honky Tonk and watch what happens.
[J.R.] I went to Johannesburg with Honky,
and he was heartbroken about that heirloom,
I'll tell you that. Oh, yeah.
[Vince] No, that's hair-loom.
[J.R.] Hair-loom, OK.
[Vince] All right. Who's the Honky Tonk Ma--
King, what are you--
King's getting up.
Uh, hey, you're--
[King] Why don't you guys be quiet?
This is the moment we've been waiting for!
[Vince] Whom has the Honky Tonk Man accepted?
Don't tell me it's the Honky Tonk Man himself.
We've been going through all this time,
all these many weeks.
And finally, the Honky Tonk Man has relegated
himself to fill that position?
[King] Well, I'll tell you this.
Jesse James better hope he doesn't have to actually
face the Honky Tonk Man.
He better hope Honky's got a protege!
♪ I'm the Honky Tonk Man ♪
♪ He's the Honky Tonk Man ♪
♪ I do the Honky Tonk Man ♪
[Honky] I'm cool, I'm cocky, I'm bad!
Thank you very much.
You are a beautiful audience!
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
[King] Must not be talking about these people.
I've been promising my fans and my friends for a long, long time
that the Honky Tonk Man would have his protege here today
to break this punk's neck.
[King] Yeah.
And I'm not going to keep you waiting any longer!
The Artist formerly known, and now the protege
of the Honky Tonk Man--
[King] Prince?
He used to be Billy Gunn, and today he's Rockabilly!
Come on out here, Rockabilly!
♪ Rockabilly's all I really know ♪
[King] What?
♪ When I sing I let my feeling show ♪
[Vince] What.
I am the new man!
[Vince] Rockabilly!
Because I can do--
[Vince] I don't understand this at all.
Here it is!
[J.R.] Mystery to me.
♪ Sing my song ♪
♪ It's all right ♪
[King] I thought he punched the Honky Tonk Man!
[Vince] He certainly did. That's why I-- I don't understand it.
[J.R.] Maybe Honky--
I'm going to go try to talk to the Honky Tonk Man
here real quick.
[King] Hope Honky Tonk Man punches Jim Ross.
♪ Rockabilly is such a handsome man ♪
♪ Oh yeah, baby ♪
♪ Coming in with a hoo and a what I am ♪
[Vince] Rockabilly.
[J.R.] I'm just wondering now how in the world, two weeks ago,
this man rebukes your offer, and nails you right in the jaw
and knocks you down, and now you sign him up.
What's going on, Honky?
[Honky] It's very simple, JR. When the Honky Tonk Man is
on a mission and I have something I have to prove,
I go out and do it.
This has to be the roughest, toughest, meanest man
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Because for what he did to the Honky Tonk Man,
when he planted that big right hand
in the Honky Tonk Man's left jaw,
I knew then that I had someone that I had to pursue.
And persistence tears down resistance, daddy!
And I hounded him.
I made him an offer that he couldn't refuse.
And you know what that is.
Thank you very much. [J.R.] You're welcome.
[King] Hound dogged him
[Vince] I beg your pardon?
[King] Hounded him.
I guess the Honky Tonk Man admired Rockabilly's spunk!
[Vince] I guess.
[King] It takes guts to hit the Honky Tonk Man, I'll tell you that. Whoa!
[Vince] Billy Gunn-- er, that is,
Rockabilly, one-on-one against Jesse James.
[King] Well, JR, what did you think of that?
[J.R.] I still don't believe it.
I can't-- Well, stranger things have
happened and probably still will before this night's over.
[Vince] Jesse James with a succession of arm drags.
And Jesse James, right now, is a little bit quicker,
a little bit more aggressive than Rockabilly.
[King] You know how it is with the Honky Tonk Man-- look out!
Oh my gosh!
And you're next, buddy!
[Vince] Oh my goodness.
You're a goof!
What an idiot!
[Vince] That might be true, but right
now he's a goof in control.
There we go.
[J.R.] Rockabilly might want to go back to being
Billy Gunn after this match.
This may be a short tenure.
[Vince] Look out.
Jesse James coming up from behind and spins
Rockabilly around.
Two handfuls of hair, throws him right back in the ring.
I think Jesse James wants to finish this thing.
[King] You guys got to remember one thing,
wrestling ability is not-- it's not the main criteria to being
the greatest of all time.
Got to be able to sing and dance
and maybe Rockabilly can do that
better than he can wrestle.
[Vince] Whoa!
[King] He's wrestling pretty good now!
[J.R.] We know he's not a bad wrestler.
He's a three-time WWE tag champion.
[Vince] Yes, sir.
However, in singles competition--
[J.R.] He has yet to prove himself, quite frankly.
[Vince] And now for the cover after all that showboating.
And not surprisingly, not able to put away Jesse James.
[King] Not surprisingly, what do you mean by that McMahon?
[Vince] We're going to try and bring you,
ladies and gentlemen, an update on what was going
on back in that men's room.
Still the information we have is that--
[Referee] Get out of there!
[Vince] And I must say it's not a lot at the moment,
but nonetheless, apparently Owen
and bulldog were laying in wait for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And when Austin came into that men's room,
they lowered the boom on Stone Cold.
What kind of condition is Stone Cold in?
Again, we understand he's very shaken up.
Above and beyond that, we don't know.
I assume we will still have, however,
the Bret Hart/Stone Cold match.
I don't know.
[J.R.] I know the president Gorilla Monsoon is here.
And I understand also from what I can ascertain,
that Monsoon is all over this situation.
So maybe we can get an update as soon as we can.
[Vince] And not enough.
I mean, we've had muggings.
No other way to put that.
That was a mugging, if you would.
[J.R.] Well, something prevented Austin from being here
earlier this morning.
Suspicion, certainly.
I asked Bret Hart on Superstars this morning
if he had anything to do with it, and he denied it.
I'd like to believe Bret, but anymore you really
don't know that if you can.
[King] Well, I'll tell you, you are something, JR.
[J.R.] Thank you.
[King] I sort of like this change
that's come over Bret Hart.
He and I have had major differences in the past,
but I think he's finally seeing the light.
He's seeing these idiot fans for what they really are.
[Vince] No, I think they're seeing him for what he really is.
[King] What?
[Vince] And right now, that's cold.
[King] Right now, Jesse James ain't seeing nothing.
[Vince] Well, he might be seeing stars if anything.
[King] If he looks over here at me.
[J.R.] I heard there's more commotion in the Superstar Line room
that Sunny and Brian Pillman are asking
some very personal questions.
[Vince] Yeah, they'll get provocative on you.
There's no doubt about that.
They'll get-- They'll go there.
[J.R.] All the winners and losers will
be in the Superstar Line room tonight, option 8.
[King] How did Brian Pillman get that job.
And I'm stuck out here sitting next to you guys?
[J.R.] There ain't no anchor tied to your fanny.
[Vince] All right, here we go, to the buckle.
And-- [King] Look at this!
[Vince] Look at this.
[King] Hey, he can dance!
He can shake, rattle, and roll!
[Vince] Yes, he can make a fool of himself as well.
[J.R.] He's a hunka hunka burning geek.
[King] What?
[J.R.] Taking unnecessary chances.
[Vince] Billy Gunn. Or Rockabilly, if you would.
A great athlete.
No question of that.
But under the guidance of the Honky Tonk Man,
you wonder whether or not you're going
to see more of those showboating type tactics
that we just saw backfire.
[King] Well, the Honky Tonk Man will tell you
he's the greatest entertainer
-of all time. -[Vince] Yeah.
[King] That's what he wants the Rockabilly to be.
[Vince] Yeah, but you can entertain, all right,
but you better watch yourself. You can entertain a losing match.
And Jesse James puts his fist together pretty quickly,
and there's a little showboating.
However, a follow-up-- oh!
Oh my goodness.
And Rockabilly is game.
But he's trying to shake off the cobwebs right now.
And Jesse James moves right in, wisely.
[audience] 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
[Referee] Come on, get it down!
[Vince] Again, showboating of Jesse James.
[J.R.] Jesse must think this is the Grand Ole Opry.
He's doing too much shucking and jiving.
[King] I'm glad he didn't hit him anymore.
All these people would have had to take their shoes off
to count to 20.
[Vince] Rockabilly, at this juncture at least,
is being rocked by Jesse James.
From the other side now, and uh-oh!
Whoa!
So much momentum to the outside.
And Jesse James in a bit of trouble.
Took a bad fall.
[J.R.] Jesse landed right on his hip out here.
Now, let's see if Rockabilly can take
advantage of the situation.
[Referee] Inside the ring!
[King] And your hips are important.
[Referee] Get him in here!
[King] You got to shake those hips when you're working
-for the Honky Tonk Man. -[Vince] Uh-huh.
[J.R.] Or you end up in the Heartbreak Hotel.
Or something.
Some other metaphor.
[King] Here they go.
[Vince] Rockabilly with Jesse James.
Let's see if we can polish him off now.
[King] I think I heard the Honky Tonk Man say finish it!
Uh-oh! [Vince] Whoooa!
No, it's on!
[J.R.] So much for Rockabilly's winning streak!
[Finkel] Here is your winner, "Double J" Jesse James!
[Vince] Out of nowhere.
Jesse James.
[King] Hey, look at this!
♪ Spend my day working hard on the go ♪
[King] Honky Tonk Man was measuring Jesse James.
Jesse leaving the ring with a victory.
♪ To be alone with my baby tonight ♪
♪ You know my baby got me wrapped ♪
♪ Around her little finger ♪
[King] We'll go back, take a look
at the way Jesse James polished off Rockabilly.
Here we go.
Watch this now.
♪ With my baby tonight ♪
-[J.R.] Rockabilly, very cocky here. -[Vince] Yeah.
[J.R.] Thought he had things under control.
A nice, simple inside cradle.
That's what happens when you take
your mind off your business.
[Vince] Yeah, but watch this.
♪ Hold me in your arms, never let me go ♪
[King] Can't believe that!
♪ I got a one-track mind ♪
♪ But it's hard to concentrate Around a girl... ♪
[King] Uh-oh I can assure you, the Honky Tonk Man
is not finished with Jesse James.
Neither is Rockabilly.
[Vince] All right, ladies and gentlemen, In Your House,
it's the World Wrestling Entertainment.
I think Doc has something that you can actually
bring and hang in your house.
Doc, what about it?
I sure do.
Vinnie Mac, I got to tell you, no kid should be without it.
It's the hottest thing going in the World
Wrestling Entertainment today.
The Undertaker door banner.
Look at the size of it.
The World Wrestling Entertainment champion
hanging on your bedroom door.
There'd be nothing to worry about.
And I'll tell you why it's so hot.
Because it's so well priced.
Only $29.95 plus shipping and handling.
I want to tell all our Canadian fans up there
watching Viewer's Choice.
It is now available for you as well.
This is a must-have, The Undertaker door banner.
Like I said, only $29.95.
Now let's go to my broadcast colleague, Kevin Kelly.
-What's up? -All right.
I'm back here with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
World Wrestling Entertainment President, Gorilla Monsoon.
Stone Cold, I got to ask you, are you in any shape
to wrestle at all tonight?
Son, you ain't going to keep me from that damn ring.
I told Bret Hart he'd have to kill
me before I left him alone.
So you can take your ass and get out
of here, because ain't no way that I
ain't fighting Bret Hart.
And that's the bottom line.
Mr. Austin, you've refused medical attention
after what must have been a savage attack.
I mean, is that very smart?
I don't need medical attention.
I'll tell you, Bret Hart's going to need medical attention
when I get through with his ass because he can bring
his whole family and his old fat father, Stu,
because none of them can whip Steve Austin's ass.
They only got a piece and they didn't get all of it.
All right.
Well, Mr. Monsoon, obviously, Mr. Austin
is wanting to go through with this match,
but would it be in his best interest
to have this match tonight?
Well, only one person knows how bad Steve Austin's hurt,
and that's Steve Austin.
And you know, I'm going to buy him a little bit of time.
What I've done here is I've rearranged the lineup
and Undertaker and Mankind will go next.
I'm going to buy him some time to get himself together,
to recuperate a little bit.
You know, he's earned the right to have this match
against The Hitman tonight.
I'm going to give him every opportunity to do that.
All right.
Thank you very much, Mr. Monsoon.
Now, let's go over to my colleague,
Lance Wright with the Hart Foundation.
Thank you, Kevin Kelly.
I'm here with the entire Hart Foundation.
And you heard that no matter what this evening,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin will wrestle tonight.
And on top of that Gorilla Monsoon
the president is going to give him some extra time in order
to prepare.
Now, what were you what were you
two trying to perpetrate by walking in to the bathroom
with Steve Austin?
Well, you know what, Lance.
He started it.
Me and Owen were in the bathroom, were talking,
we're celebrating our victory over the Legion of Doom.
And he tried to physically attack Owen.
I don't know what came over him.
-Owen? -What the hell do you mean.
What we're trying to perpetrate?
He came in the locker room, poked his nose in our business.
I don't appreciate him coming in our locker room
during our celebration time.
I don't appreciate him talking bad about my dad
and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
As long as Gorilla Monsoon can stall it out,
it doesn't matter because time is running out.
And when my brother Bret gets his hands on him,
he's going to be all over for the third time.
You know what the bottom line is?
Who's crying now?
Vince, back to you at ringside.
[Vince] That's cold.
That is--
[King] Stone Cold!
[Vince] But you sort of feel that chill falling down,
sort of that dampness coming into the arena.
And I think maybe ladies and gentlemen, that The Undertaker
is close at hand.
Let's take a look at some of the events
leading up to this, who knows what kind of a match
this is going to be with Mankind.
[narrator] Like specters, they chill the souls
of all who face them.
Stalking their nightmares and crushing their dreams.
Here rules have no meaning because there is no escape.
[distorted speech]
[narrator] In this world, they are drawn to one another
like kindred spirits.
Ultimately facing only each other
on the deranged battlefield of the mind.
[ominous music]
Take a good look!
[Mankind] You will never rest in peace.
[narrator] Mankind's disregard for himself served notice
of his malicious intent.
The perpetual challenge for retaliation
quickly escalated this rivalry into a personal yet vicious contest
of "Can You Top This?"
[indistinct yelling]
Then the rivalry that knew no rules
found a way to break them.
[J.R.] Fire in the eyes!
Fire in the eyes!
[Vince] Mankind just exploded!
Right in the face!
Oh, no.
[J.R.] The WWE Champion just had that ball of fire
hit him right in the face!
And obviously The Undertaker is in excruciating pain!
His eyes have been damaged, but to what degree?
[Vince] Undertaker!
[J.R.] Can you smell that--
I can smell-- flesh or something,
it's just hideous as he walked by here.
[narrator] Now, blind ambition will
be redefined within the vision of Armageddon.
[Doc] Well, Paul Bearer, I'll just say this,
that your burning desire to manage the WWE Champion
could come to fruition momentarily.
Speaking of burning, I can smell the burnt flesh
of The Undertaker because tonight my Mankind
will be WWE Champion.
Paul, this will be the greatest night of my life.
And Undertaker, your screams will be music to my ear.
Have a nice day!
[Paul] Get out of the way!
[Vince] Have a nice day, Wow.
Who knows what kind of a nice day
it's going to be for The Undertaker or, for that matter,
for Mankind.
[Finkel] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment championship!
About to come down the aisle, accompanied by Paul Bearer,
is the challenger!
Weighing 287 pounds, Mankind!
[Vince] Look at this. Mankind with a fire extinguisher.
[J.R.] You think he's trying to tell us something?
[Vince] Not too subtle, no?
Mankind, who inflamed The Undertaker,
literally and figuratively.
[J.R.] Have you ever thought about, Vince, Mankind
being the poster boy of the WWE?
[Vince] No, I--
[J.R.] As we go into the summer?
The Mankind swimsuit calendar?
[Vince] Thank you.
I'd rather not think of that.
[King] Well, I'll tell you one thing.
You guys can joke about this all you want to,
but I don't know--
I don't know if any of the three of us
want to be sitting this close to this ring during this match.
I may be elsewhere when this thing gets started
and when this thing really heats up.
[Vince] They have had some wild, wild matches in the past.
And if any one individual-- as the lights
begin to flicker, if any one individual does have
the number, so to speak, of The Undertaker,
it's definitely Mankind.
World Wrestling Entertainment championship will be at stake.
[ominous music]
[Finkel] His opponent, from Death Valley,
weighing 328 pounds, The World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Undertaker!
-[King] Uh-oh! -[Vince] Here we go!
Mankind wasting no time at all in pummeling The Undertaker.
This is the first opportunity we've had to see The Undertaker
since that unfortunate burn.
And from our-- from our vantage point.
Look at The Undertaker go!
Undertaker, with that bandage, it would appear, right forehead.
[King] Or over his right eye.
[Vince] Undertaker.
[J.R.] My sources tell me The Undertaker's got some blurred
vision in his right eye.
How accurate that is, I don't know,
but that's what we've been told.
[Vince] Undertaker with Mankind.
And again-- uh-oh.
You can bet both individuals will
pull out all the stops here.
Mankind, imagine him as WWE Champion.
[King] And you can bet that Mankind
is going to go right after that eye just like he's doing.
That's like The Undertaker
has got a big bullseye painted right on his-- right over his eye.
[Vince] Mankind charging! Mankind!
Undertaker!
Both men over and out!
[King] Here we go.
[Vince] Mankind.
-No! -[King] My gosh!
[J.R.] It sounded like a car wreck.
Mankind's head just snapped off the railing.
[Vince] And-- oh no, again!
[J.R.] Boy, there isn't anything pretty about this.
[Vince] No.
[J.R.] The Undertaker's face or the condition of Mankind.
[Vince] Undertaker.
[King] I told you, McMahon!
This is not the place to be!
[Vince] There is no place to be, anywhere in this arena
when you-- oh no.
[King] Even the front row is not the place to be!
[Vince] Undertaker, Mankind, going out in the crowd!
[J.R.] The concrete floor is very unforgiving
and the referees run out there!
Is the referee going to count them both out?
Or is he going to let it go?
[Vince] And The Undertaker moving back in on Paul Bearer
now, rolling back into the ring.
All right, let's--
[J.R.] Oh, god.
[Vince] Unbelievable, what an impact.
[J.R.] That was Mankind's skull meeting the steel.
[Vince] Consider-- considering what Mankind did
to The Undertaker, you can't blame him for wanting to get even.
[J.R.] Mankind had a phenomenal year in 1996,
as it relates to his rivalry with The Undertaker securing
two victories over The Man from the dark side
using the Mandible Claw.
[Vince] And you wonder, could it be that the Mandible Claw takes
him to victory here tonight?
Could Mankind become World Wrestling
Entertainment champion?
[King] How can Mankind even be able to get back to his feet
after being rammed into those iron guardrails?
[J.R.] Because he likes pain, that's why.
He's missing a half an ear!
That's probably the best day of his life, losing half an ear!
Through the scarred body.
He walks with a limp.
One leg's longer than another.
That's from atrophy, from all those injuries!
[Vince] The Undertaker showing no mercy.
And why should he have any for Mankind?
Certainly Mankind would have none for The Undertaker!
[J.R.] Great agility for a 6' 10 and 1/2",
328-pound athlete, and Mankind felt all that force.
[Vince] Mankind back to his feet.
Undertaker with a hard right hand, right in the chops.
Undertaker scooping up Mankind.
Let's see what he's going to do with it.
He may dump him out over the top.
[King] Look out, he's after Paul Bearer!
[Vince] Whoa, Undertaker has got him!
He's got him by the tie!
Look out!
[J.R.] Right across the bridge of the nose!
[Vince] We have a new champion!
Here we go-- oh.
No.
[King] That would have been a well-"urned" victory!
[Vince] Look at Mankind, yanking his hair out!
[King] What?
[Vince] Mankind with an opportunity
there to become WWE Champion.
How close did he come?
[King] I don't know.
But we got another hair-loom right in the ring there!
[Vince] Undertaker, being pummeled
by Mankind in the corner.
[J.R.] Well, this--
[Vince] Mankind must be very leery
of the fact he knows full well he cannot win the title--
look out!--
on a count out.
Can't win the title--
[King] Look, McMahon, look!
I told you he "urned" it!
[Vince] "Urned" it, please Mankind must pin The Undertaker
or make him submit.
I don't know that that's possible.
[King] Rip that bandage off the eye.
I'd like to see that mangled, deformed eye.
[J.R.] If there's any good news about this situation
is that The Undertaker doesn't have
to worry about Vader tonight.
Vader's in Kuwait, awaiting the Kuwaiti judge to hear his case.
[King] He's doing time.
Hard time!
[Vince] Stop it.
We'll have more on that tomorrow night.
But right now, The Undertaker attempting to successfully
defend the WWE Championship.
Mankind, his nemesis for so many months!
A neckbreaker there.
[J.R.] The Undertaker is so big that sometimes we
overlook how big Mankind is.
Almost 300 pounds.
[Vince] And-- no.
[King] Work on that eye!
[J.R.] Paul Bearer, who spent six years accompanying
The Undertaker to the ring.
They had almost an inseparable bond,
one would think, at one time, but nevermore, shall we say.
[King] Let's face the facts.
Paul Bearer was the reason for The Undertaker's success.
And then as soon as The Undertaker wins the title,
turns his back on Paul Bearer!
[Vince] Well, I don't think Paul Bearer helped The Undertaker
win the WWE Championship.
[J.R.] Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story
there, King. [King] No.
Paul Bearer stepped away from The Undertaker
to finally show The Undertaker that he was man enough
to do it on his own.
That's the only time he finally won the title.
Thanks to the unselfishness of Paul Bearer.
[Vince] Undertaker trying to get back to his feet.
[King] He's got that Mandible Claw
pressing right down against the jugular vein of The Undertaker.
Put the pressure on him!
[J.R.] The Undertaker has had success
in the past in attacking the hand of Mankind,
to attack the Mandible Claw hand.
And I think there was a time, the latter part of last year,
that that hand may have been broken.
[audience chanting] Rest in peace!
Rest in peace!
[Vince] Listen to this.
[King] The sold-out crowd of idiots here are chanting,
"rest in peace."
That's not going to have an effect on--
[Vince] Undertaker!
[King] It is having an effect!
[Vince] Back on his feet, Undertaker with a hard--
oh, my God!
[King] Good lord.
[Vince] Mankind, over on our side, like a ton of bricks.
And The Undertaker slowly making his way back over.
Outside the ring again.
And I think he may have taken some of that--
[King] Oh My gosh!
[J.R.] The Undertaker just overpowered
Mankind and drilled Mankind's face into the steps.
But that mask prevented serious injury!
[King] Yeah, but he ripped off some of the bandage--
Look out! What's he got?
[Vince] He just took that water pitcher
and absolutely unloaded on The Undertaker.
Another look at it.
And I don't understand why that is not
an automatic disqualification.
[J.R.] Boy, that's the truth.
[Vince] That's beside me, I don't know.
[J.R.] And now a steel chair!
[Vince] Oh, come on.
[King] Yes!
Have a seat, Undertaker!
[J.R.] It's bent-- look at that chair!
That chair is dented from The Undertaker's head!
We got broken glass and everything else!
[King] And it's bloody, too!
[Vince] Undertaker.
[J.R.] Undertaker may have a concussion
here, to say the least.
[Vince] And again, it's like,
why is this referee allowing this match to continue like this?
Why isn't there a disqualification?
[King] Well, McMahon, did you expect
anything less than this out of these two guys?
We all knew this is what this was going to be!
[J.R.] Watch Mankind.
He's going to measure The Undertaker.
-[Vince] Oh no. -[King] No, he won't do that.
[J.R.] This will be the coup de grace.
[King] He won't do that!
[Vince] No, not from there!
[King] Oh my God!
[Mankind] Yeah, baby!
[King] Oh my God.
[J.R.] Well, the fans deserve to see a winner or a loser
here by pinfall or submission, that's my take on it.
[King] Look, look, he's ripping that eye!
[Vince] Mankind trying to rip the bandage off of the forehead
of The Undertaker.
[King] Come on, let us see that face.
I bet it's extra crispy.
[J.R.] Boy, this is physical.
[King] It's an eye for an eye, I'll tell you that!
[Vince] Mankind--
[King] Biting!
[Vince] Doing everything he possibly
can to maul The Undertaker, to disfigure The Undertaker,
much like himself.
[J.R.] Mankind gnawing at The Undertaker's face
like it was a piece of raw meat.
[Vince] And I don't know that Mankind strategy here is
to win the WWE Championship.
He's taking too many risks here.
[J.R.] I think Mankind is a lot smarter, Vince, than you
give him credit for being.
[Vince] Ah, yech!
[J.R.] We don't need to look a lot of that, I don't think.
I think Mankind is a whole heck of a lot brighter
than people give him credit for being.
There's some brilliance behind the maniacal makeup
of this man.
[King] You know, Mankind said earlier,
he had made a reservation at the emergency
room for The Undertaker.
I think it's time you call the ambulance.
[J.R.] Like you said, the burn center, didn't he?
[Vince] Yes, the Strong Hospital here locally
in Rochester, New York.
And The Undertaker!
[King] Forget the hospital.
Anybody know the number of Dial-a-Prayer?
[Vince] Mankind with a cover.
Wow.
[J.R.] Undertaker barely able to get
his shoulder off the canvas.
That was about 2 and a half.
So what we were looking at there is about a half
a count away, a half a heartbeat away from a new WWE Champion
being crowned.
[Vince] Undertaker is being hammered.
He's being pummeled.
[King] Let me tell you what I'm envisioning.
Tell me what I'm seeing.
I'm seeing a press conference with Gorilla Monsoon.
[J.R.] Second pile driver in the last couple of minutes!
[King] I'm seeing it, Gorilla Monsoon,
The president of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
rolling out Mankind, as the new WWE Champion!
Tell me, McMahon, what would the WWE suits say about that, huh?
Mankind.
[Vince] I'm sure they'd find some way to market it,
but nonetheless.
Undertaker retaliating!
Oh, man.
[J.R.] I don't think we've got to go to the judges' scorecards
for an outcome on this one.
Somebody's going to have to fold their tent sooner or later.
[Vince] Mankind changing the speed here
on The Undertaker and-- uh-oh!
[J.R.] The Undertaker had to hit a big move
to cause the momentum to swing.
Maybe that was it.
But look at Mankind.
Mankind may not even know where he is.
But what else is new?
[Vince] I don't know. I'm more inclined to think, as you were earlier on,
the thought of brilliance here.
Brutality and brilliance was so aptly described
in one of the WWE periodicals.
That's really the story of Mankind.
And The Undertaker putting on the brakes there.
And The Undertaker moving-- oh!
[J.R.] Well, now, this is really good.
We got two guys who want to beat each other--
The Mandible Claw!
Two guys who want to beat each other to death,
and there's no referee!
[Vince] And the Mandible Claw into the gullet
of The Undertaker!
[J.R.] The WWE Champion is fading.
He may be fading into obscurity!
[King] Yes.
But there's no referee in there to realize
that The Undertaker is out.
[J.R.] Here comes another referee.
[Vince] Another referee-- oh no!
[King] Look over here! Look at Paul Bearer!
[J.R.] Paul Bearer just struck The Fink down!
-[King] What? -[Vince] Oh, no.
No.
Mankind getting instruction from Paul Bearer.
[King] Paul Bearer just threw that metal chair into the ring!
I guess Mankind doesn't think the chair's big enough.
He's going to use those metal steps!
Time to step up to the plate, McMahon!
This is going to be great!
[J.R.] This is worse than the JoJo Miller incident!
[King] The what?
[J.R.] 'Taker with a dropkick!
He dropkicked the steel steps right in Mankind's face!
But again, that mask of Mankind may have deflected some damage!
[Vince] Undertaker back on his feet.
[J.R.] Oh, the war is on now.
[Vince] Undertaker!
-Uh-oh. -[King] Oh no!
Oh my gosh!
Oh my gosh.
[J.R.] Going, going, gone!
[Vince] How brutal can this match continue to be?
Listen and watch.
And then!
[King] But watch this, McMahon!
[Vince] Uh oh, look at Mankind.
Mankind-- Undertaker has his mask!
Undertaker has Mankind's mask!
Mankind caught in the rope.
And wait a minute.
Undertaker.
[King] Oh my gosh!
[J.R.] Mankind! Head first!
[King] He's dead!
He's dead!
[J.R.] Mankind, head first to the table!
[King] Help him, Ross!
[J.R.] I'm not going to help him, you go call them!
[Vince] He went head first into the table.
He-- he went right in.
He may have broken his neck!
Undertaker!
[King] Oh my gosh.
[Vince] With Mankind!
[J.R.] Mankind's ear, what's left of his right ear is bleeding!
He may have almost ripped the rest of his ear off.
[King] He may have ripped the whole top of his head off!
[Vince] Another look at it.
[King] Watch Mankind's head!
[Vince] Undertaker!
[J.R.] Chokeslam!
-Say goodnight, Mankind! -[Vince] The referee's back up, and--
no.
[King] I can't believe it!
I can't believe it!
[Vince] He can't do it!
Unbelievable!
[J.R.] I don't think The Undertaker can believe it!
[King] He's not finished with him yet!
[Vince] The Undertaker, hoping to polish off Mankind,
scoops him up!
And ready for the Tombstone!
[J.R.] The Undertaker just drilled Mankind!
Tombstone!
Tombstone Piledriver!
[Finkel] The winner of this bout
and still World Wrestling Entertainment champion,
The Undertaker!
[Vince] The Undertaker has successfully
defended the World Wrestling Entertainment championship
here tonight!
In what we thought was going to be
and certainly was a brutal encounter.
Absolutely brutal!
[J.R.] And now it's Paul Bearer's turn!
It's Paul Bearer's turn!
[Vince] Yes, you're right. You're right!
You're right. Paul Bearer--
[King] No, no, no way! There's no escape!
Undertaker has him!
[King] Get away, Paul! Run away! Run away, run away!
[Vince] Paul Bearer!
[J.R.] It's a good thing Paul bear is wearing a dark suit!
[Vince] And Undertaker!
[King] Get out of the ring!
Ring whatever!
[Vince] Down in the steel!
Undertaker now is going to polish them both off!
He's going to finish this thing once and for all!
[King] Take him back, Undertaker, take him back!
[Vince] Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
And Paul Bearer now, with The Undertaker!
And Paul being hammered!
Undertaker! And Paul Bearer is--
Paul Bearer is right over there!
And Undertaker continues to just hammer away on both men!
[King] What's he got? [Vince] I don't know.
Look at this. Paul Bearer.
Paul is in trouble.
Paul Bearer and Mankind came here
to take the WWE Championship, ladies and gentlemen.
Wait a minute.
Please don't!
[King] Oh no!
Please don't!
Please!
-[King screams shrilly] -[J.R.] Oh my god!
[Vince] It looked like The Undertaker , whatever that was,
ignited in his hands.
And I'm not so sure Paul Bearer or Mankind didn't bring it.
[J.R.] I think Mankind brought that into the ring.
[Vince] Into the ring!
[King] Somebody's got to help Paul Bearer!
[Vince] We said before that.
The Undertaker, certainly in a vengeful attitude
coming into this match.
But you wonder whether
or not that was called for.
[J.R.] Know what?
[Vince] What?
[J.R.] It stinks!
[ominous music]
Shoot.
[Vince] You smell that.
[King] Like The Undertaker's hands are burned!
[Vince] I'm not so sure The Undertaker can appreciate
what he has actually done.
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Bret, after what we just saw that happened to Paul Bearer,
it's got to concern you how animosity
can escalate to tragedy.
And now, no matter what, in moments you have to face
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin--
what-- what are they doing here?
None of your business, for starters.
Look, it's like war.
Is that what you're saying?
It's like a war.
I don't know who's more unforgiving,
me or the American wrestling fans.
You know if I was to come out here today and go, hey,
I'm sorry about everything, would you please--
you think they'd forgive me?
No.
You know, the same way.
If they came to me, every single fan
showed up with a sign going, Hitman, you're number one.
You think I'd forgive them?
No.
We've got ourselves a nice little war here.
And I'm going to make an example of "Stone Cold"
Steve Austin.
You know I beat him twice before, and obviously
that's not good enough, so three times
probably won't work either.
What I'm looking at is ending "Stone Cold"
Steve Austin's career.
He is going to be crippled or maimed or whatever at the end of this thing,
and then I'm going to go on and destroy
every single other wrestler in the World Wrestling Entertainment
until I prove once again that I am, in fact,
the best there is, the best there was, and the best that there ever will be.
Come on, guys.
[King] Come on, guys?
[Bret Hart's theme music playing]
[Finkel] This contest is scheduled for one fall!
About to come down the aisle, from Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, weighing 234 pounds,
Bret "Hitman" Hart!
You're out of here!
[Vince] Gorilla Monsoon is making
sure that Owen Hart and the Bulldog
are not at ringside for this.
[King] What's the meaning of that, McMahon?
You don't do this to the Hart Foundation!
[Vince] And Owen and Bulldog don't like it.
Stone Cold, my brother Bret can beat you without us!
[King] Owen just wants to watch his brother's back!
[Vince] We wondered what kind of condition
The Undertaker would be in when he came out to defend the title
after suffering those burns.
We found that out.
What kind of condition is Stone Cold going to be in now?
When Stone Cold comes out after what
we saw earlier-- or actually didn't see from the men's room.
[J.R.] Well, I think we're going to find out!
[Vince] Tell you what, he is a gamest SOB,
no doubt about that, in the history of the WWE.
[J.R.] He's here to fight.
Simple as that.
[Finkel] ..."Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[J.R.] He is not a role model!
[Vince] No, he's not.
Here we go.
Starting just as you might suspect it would.
Look at those fists fly.
Look at them fly!
Austin and Bret Hart getting it on!
[J.R.] I think Bret can out-wrestle Austin,
but I don't think Bret can out fight Stone Cold.
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
with Bret Hart sets him up.
Stone Cold drives the elbow to the chest.
[King] It's a war, just like they said it would be!
[Vince] Both men in tip top condition.
Stone Cold some time ago suffering a knee injury.
Obviously right back in tip top shape.
It didn't take him long to get back in form.
[King] Whoa.
[Vince] Nothing fancy about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[King] It looks like he's back in tip
top form from that restroom injury he just suffered.
I don't see any ill effects from it.
[Vince] Who knows what it took out of him.
[J.R.] Owen and Bulldog, we found out they
celebrate in the men's room.
Their attitude belongs in the toilet.
[King] No toilet humor now, Ross.
What's this?
[Vince] Austin set up, no.
[King] Oh my gosh!
[Vince] We've just been informed that Paul Bearer
is writhing in pain.
And an EMT crew is currently working on Paul Bearer.
We'll try and get a camera back there if we can, if we're
allowed to, and bring you as much information as we can,
as now you see Stone Cold mocking Bret Hart.
-[King] It's not very sportsmanlike. -[Vince] No, it's not.
But Stone Cold is not very sportsmanlike.
[King] Oh no!
[J.R.] Who the hell ever said Stone Cold was a great guy?
Have you ever seen him sign an autograph? I haven't.
[King] Hey, potty mouth, you're getting as bad as Stone Cold.
[J.R.] That's what it is.
[Vince] Stone Cold, if he were disqualified,
do you think he'd care?
[J.R.] Absolutely not.
Bret Hart right out onto the concrete floor.
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin from the rail!
[King] I think one of those little brats
threw a punch at the Hitman!
[Vince] Actually, I think some young lady
was trying to help Bret Hart.
I don't know that he would have done the same.
[King] We don't need their help.
What I've been preaching to him for years.
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is a machine.
There's no doubt about that.
We stated earlier that Bret Hart could probably
out-wrestle Stone Cold.
It is not that Stone Cold, again,
is not without a great degree of wrestling acumen.
[J.R.] Absolutely not.
[Vince] He knows the whole deal.
He-- you just can't stop him.
What athleticism.
And this one is--
no, it's not.
And Bret, as quickly as he can, rolling to the outside.
And right behind him, tenacious as ever, Stone Cold.
And Bret Hart with a chair.
And just went down and so did Stone Cold.
[J.R.] Well, President Gorilla Monsoon has got a pretty
bird's-eye view of this chaos.
[King] He wanted to be out here and
make sure it was one on one.
How's it feel now, Monsoon?
Huh, you like that?
[J.R.] Tell me to shut up. The president.
[Vince] Stone Cold clobbering Bret Hart before Bret Hart
could use the chair.
[J.R.] Austin is relentless.
He is a-- he's a machine.
And whoa, dropkick!
And right into the referee!
The referee may have caught that chair.
-I'm not sure. -[Vince] Oh no.
[King] That machine-- that machine
is getting a monkey wrench thrown into it, isn't it.
[J.R.] That's the injured knee that Austin had to take
time off to rehabilitate.
The left knee is heavily braced.
And Bret is driving the steel right into the knee joint.
[King] What's your machine look like now?
[J.R.] May need an overhaul!
Bret Hart would love to break Austin's leg.
Bret Hart, quite frankly, would love for Steve Austin
not to be in the WWE.
And I think the feeling is mutual.
[Vince] There's no doubt the feeling is mutual.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin from the very
first day he arrived in the World Wrestling Entertainment--
Look at Bret Hart, Bret helping the official back up.
[J.R.] Well, that's nice of him.
That's smart.
Bret wants the referee to be coherent when he beats Austin.
Or if he beats Austin
[Vince] And Austin, from the very first day he arrived here
in the WWE, certainly resented the fact that someone
would actually call himself the best there is, the best there was,
and the best there ever will be.
I got to tell you.
You have to have an ego, although we have
certainly ourselves referred to Bret Hart
in that manner many times.
[King] Yeah, hypocrite!
[J.R.] Well, the latter cliché is the one
that's yet to be proven.
The best there ever will be.
The other two is certainly arguable.
All right.
-Boy, you won't believe what I just heard. -What?
Brian Pillman and Sunny have just
interviewed Mankind and The Undertaker
on the Superstar Line.
Oh my gosh, can you imagine what they talked about?
[Vince] I can't imagine that Mankind would
be coherent at this juncture.
And look at Stone Cold.
Uh-oh.
Stone Cold fighting back.
[King] Go after that leg!
Everybody knows, Jim Ross, that a tank is a powerful machine.
But let it throw one of those treads--
[Vince] Oh no.
[King] --and it's incapacitated!
[Vince] Oh, look at Bret Hart!
Bret Hart!
[King] Incapacitate him!
[Vince] He did this to Shawn Michaels, he's doing it
to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[J.R.] Austin would not give up in the Sharpshooter
at WrestleMania 13!
[King] He'll give up now!
[Vince] No, he won't.
[J.R.] He'll give up or he'll have his leg broken!
[King] Right!
Which would be better?
[Referee] Come on, get in the ring!
[Vince] And the official--
[J.R.] That's good officiating.
That's different for this night.
[Vince] It certainly is.
[King] Look at this!
[Vince] Oh no!
[J.R.] God.
Nothing subtle about the offensive attack of Bret Hart.
You get a steel chair, and you hit your opponent
in his injured knee.
Simple as that.
[King] I'm really starting to like his style!
I'll bet Stu Hart's really proud right now!
[J.R.] I want to thank our fans in the UK
for staying up late with us here tonight.
[Vince] Very late.
[King] I'd like to say hi to Diana over there.
[Vince] Dianne?
[King] Diana.
The Princess.
[J.R.] King, by the way, she's no longer a Her Royal Highness,
but that's another issue.
[King] Look out!
[Vince] Stone Cold-- look at this.
Unbelievable, what a machine.
Look at him go!
[J.R.] Austin blocking out the pain
and just fighting like a pit bull dog.
[Vince] And perhaps no one can block that pain out
quite as well as Stone Cold.
But after all, he is human.
And Bret Hart is certainly proving that.
[J.R.] Bret Hart, the master strategist,
focusing right back on the leg.
And then one would have to assume that this will be
Bret Hart's focus for the balance of this match,
however long it goes.
[King] McMahon says Stone Cold is human.
JR over there calls him a pit bull.
Well, it looks like Bret Hart doesn't have
any problem with cruelty to animals right now, does he?
[Vince] By the way, we have now-- we have footage
that happened moments ago.
This is not live, if we can bring it to you.
The Undertaker!
Damn him!
-Hey, calm down. -Damn him!
Calm down, Paul.
Damn him!
Calm down, please!
Aaaaagh, my face!
Ah my face!
Should we call Strong?
[Vince] And we're back now with live action.
[J.R.] That protective brace.
[King] He's dismantling the machine!
[J.R.] Austin has been ordered by his doctors to wear that brace.
Bret Hart knows that full well.
[King] The machine is being taken apart.
[Vince] Indeed it is.
Bret Hart.
[King] What are all those things in there, Ross?
Crucible ligaments and all those kind of things?
[J.R.] Anterior cruciate. Yeah go ahead, ACL.
[King] What do you think they're doing right now with the collateral?
They're screaming.
[Vince] They're saying--
[J.R.] What the heck is happening?
[King] That's Steve Austin you hear screaming!
[Vince] "Stone Cold" on the outside.
Anything to get away from that kind of pain.
But nonetheless, relentlessly, Bret Hart comes right after
him now.
Stone Cold right out in front of us.
And Bret Hart trying to take him apart.
[J.R.] Nothing but knee.
Nothing but high impact.
Bret Hart relentless in his pursuit.
[Vince] Look at this.
And that wasn't a knee.
[Referee] Get in there!
I'm telling you now!
Get in there!
[Vince] And the official trying to take control of this match.
I think Bret Hart senses now is the time to finish this one.
[King] That's right.
And that's not that official job.
His job is to stand up--
Now his job would be to disqualify him!
That lowlife Stone Cold.
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
Fighting with fire with fire.
Although I don't know that that's just an analogy
we should use tonight.
[J.R.] The anger, the hatred of these two athletes
possess for each other is absolutely beyond description.
It's overwhelming.
Putting their bodies through this much pain
to secure that victory.
Or do they really give a darn about the victory?
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Wait a minute.
He has some tape.
[King] Cheater!
Cheater!
[Vince] Oh he'll cheat.
And then again, obviously, we know we have seen Bret Hart.
Well, many individuals will remember
when Bret, in his early days here in the WWE,
a master cheater, if you would.
He got away with all kinds of things.
[King] Jim Ross saying-- did you actually
say you don't know if these guys care about the victory?
Nobody wants to lose, Ross!
[J.R.] I understand that.
[King] If you show me a good loser,
and I'd like to fight him every week.
[Vince] And Austin's left knee giving out on him.
Again, Austin without the benefit of that knee brace.
And Bret Hart, as he always did, goes right back.
Back to that--
-[King] Ooh, look at that ankle! -[Vince] Yeah.
[J.R.] Bret trying to knot up the hamstring,
continuing those high impact blows to the back of the knee,
the medial collateral ligaments taking a beating.
The ACL is taking a beating.
[Vince] He's all over it.
[King] OK, Dr. Ross.
[J.R.] You won't find that kind of term
in the Henny Youngman book, there you got in front of you.
[Vince] And somewhat of an offensive.
Well, it was an offensive maneuver there.
And Austin, right back up.
Austin now with Bret Hart. Is he going to try it again?
No, no. What's he going to do.
[King] Oh no.
[Vince] Austin try--
[J.R.] Tremendous counter by Bret Hart!
Bret would have paid the supreme price
if Austin could have executed the suplex from the outside--
from the inside out.
[King] Now here we go.
-[J.R.] Sharpshooter time. -[King] Payback.
[Vince] Figure-Four!
And again.
If it were a Sharpshooter, you would think Bret would want
to polish off Stone Cold.
[King] He wants to punish him now.
[Vince] I think you're right.
Yeah, I think that's why he went to this hold.
[King] That's exactly what I'd be doing right now.
[J.R.] Buddy Rogers invented this move years and years ago.
They called it a leg grapevine at that time.
Now it's a Figure-Four.
[Vince] Buddy Rogers, the First World Wrestling Entertainment champion.
[J.R.] May he rest in peace.
[Vince] Indeed.
Back in the early 60s.
[King] Who cares about ancient history?
[Vince] And Bret Hart knowing full well
that Austin's not going to surrender,
but he might pass out from pain.
We've seen that before.
[J.R.] Austin trying to turn Bret over, which is
a counter for the Figure-Four.
Trying to take some pressure off.
The pressure now is on Bret Hart,
who's reaching for the ropes.
Bret doesn't want his legs punished
like he has punished Austin.
[King] Gotta break it!
Not his leg, the hold.
[Vince] And both men all tangled up
and Austin is angry at the official.
[King] Kick him, ref, kick him!
[J.R.] Austin and Bret both former Kings of the Ring, Bret in '93,
Austin last year and '96.
And again, Bret goes downstairs.
[Vince] And Bret Hart now with that bad leg.
Oh no.
No brace this time!
Oh no, Look at this!
Bret Hart with the leg!
[King] Stone Cold's blocked it.
He's got his other foot up against the post.
[Referee] I'm telling you, let go!
[Vince] Bret Hart with Stone Cold, has him outside.
[Referee] Get in the ring!
[J.R.] This match is finally personal, vitally personal between these two.
And what's it going to take to settle it?
-Well, we heard what-- -[Vince] Whoa, look out!
[King] Bret dropped into the crowd!
[J.R.] Absolutely amazing!
[King] Punch him, Bret!
[J.R.] Austin bleeding from the left elbow.
Amazing athleticism.
[Vince] Nothing's going to stop Austin.
[J.R.] Phenomenal athlete!
[Vince] Austin, methodically taking Bret now,
and over the rail he goes.
Austin with an advantage.
Can he capitalize?
[J.R.] I admire this referee for letting this thing
go as much as he has.
[King] Well, you know what, Bret-- ooh!
[J.R.] Man.
[Vince] I don't necessarily agree with that.
[King] The Hitman said this morning,
this is what the fans wanted, and this is what they're getting.
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Look at that, with a clothesline!
[audience] Bret! Bret!
Get up, Bret!
Come on!
Get up.
[Vince] And Austin, you wonder what this is taking out of Stone Cold.
You wonder how much damage has been done to the knee.
[King] Oh, he's a machine.
I don't think he can damage it.
[Vince] No, that's not what I said.
He's a machine, all right.
He'll go until he absolutely, totally breaks down or passes out.
[King] Yeah, he's about to run out of gas, I think.
[Vince] He might!
When he does, it'll be sudden, I'll tell you.
Stone Cold with Bret Hart.
[J.R.] Sternum first, right into the top turnbuckle!
[King] Making a sudden--
[J.R.] That shook the ring!
[King] That was sudden impact!
[Vince] And Austin, over now with Bret, has it--
What's he doing?
Austin just on top of Bret, just hammering away on him.
[King] We throw the wrestling out the window.
It's just fists are flying now.
[Vince] There's an attempt at a pin.
-All right, here we go. -[King] Look at this, listen.
[clang]
[Vince] How do these men get back up?
[J.R.] Because they're great athletes.
[Vince] I mean, they're giving it their all.
I've got to say.
Bret Hart off the rope now.
And ran right into that boot.
Stone Cold has him!
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin with Bret Hart!
And he has him up! And--
[J.R.] Nope. The leg gave way.
Austin's leg gave way.
[King] That hurt Austin!
[J.R.] Austin could not execute the piledriver.
[King] That hurt!
[J.R.] Because that leg buckled on him.
[King] The machine gave out, McMahon, just like you said!
[Vince] And yes, I believe that's exactly
what we have here.
Bret Hart, one certainly to capitalize
on this condition of Austin.
And let's just hope that it's swift.
[J.R.] Matches like this shorten careers.
Even though these guys are in the prime of theirs,
this has got to be a career shortening situation.
See, again what I'm saying?
Austin may need knee surgery after this match.
It could be-- it could be that Austin-- we may
be seeing the last of Steve Austin for a long time
right here tonight.
[Vince] And Bret is unrelenting.
Again, you would think that Brett
would attempt to go for the Sharpshooter and get this over.
[King] I'm telling you, these fans aren't helping Stone Cold any by booing
The Hitman because all that does is fire Bret Hart up.
He wants to deliver more punishment.
He wants to deliver more abuse whenever
he hears these fans booing.
[Referee] One, two, three! Get off!
[King] Look at this ref!
Hey, Monsoon, are you watching that.
You call that officiating?
[Vince] Gorilla Monsoon-- and oh!
[J.R.] Face-first, Bret Hart!
Now, that could be the big move.
Maybe Austin now can build some momentum.
Maybe that move will buy him some time.
[King] Tide-turner!
[Vince] A cover!
And a kick out.
Going for the Stone Cold stunner
and Bret Hart hanging on to the ropes.
[J.R.] Bret had that move well scouted
[Vince] And Stone Cold going for it.
If he had nailed that.
[King] Austin was getting a little frustrated and he paid the price!
[J.R.] Austin did it to Brett earlier.
[Vince] Well, something similar to that.
[J.R.] Well, the effect pretty much is the same.
[Vince] Yes, no doubt.
But Stone Cold would expect something like that.
If he gives you something, he's going
to expect to get it in return.
[King] He's going to get this.
[Vince] Austin, set up on the top.
[J.R.] Superplex.
[Vince] All the way to the top.
[J.R.] This will hurt both men.
You can bank on it.
[Vince] And!
[King] And I think his leg came down right
across his own metal brace!
[J.R.] It's like passengers in separate automobiles.
Their cars crashed and they're thrown from the wreckage.
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
his brace on the mat and Bret Hart gives a thumbs down.
Bret Hart senses victory.
Here we go!
Sharpshooter got to be coming up.
Here we go, stepping over!
"The Hitman" Bret Hart is going to put the Sharpshooter--
oh, wait a minute!
Stone Cold just nailed--
just nailed Bret!
Look at that!
[King] He used that brace!
He used that brace!
[Vince] Bret Hart trying to hang on!
Bret Hart trying to hang on and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
has that Sharpshooter cinched in!
[King] Look at this!
[Vince] Owen Hart coming--
bringing in Bulldog and Owen Hart,
trying to help out his brother, just as Bret
helped him out earlier!
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin trying
to keep the animals at bay!
[J.R.] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, no doubt, had this match
won in that Sharpshooter!
[King] Well, it's not over.
Owen and Bulldog didn't get in the ring!
[J.R.] Owen's got-- and
[Vince] Oh no, Austin's stepping through!
Can he get it on, on Bret Hart another time?
Sharpshooter, here we go!
[J.R.] It's over!
This is a matter of time before this one is
in the Book for Steve Austin!
[Vince] The only question is whether or not
Bret Hart will pass out a--
no, no, no!
No!
[King] Sounded like a gunshot!
[Vince] The British Bulldog coming in and saving his brother, Bret Hart!
[J.R.] Just like Bret saved his brother-in-law
and Owen's tag titles against The Legion of Doom earlier!
This outside interference is absolutely ridiculous!
[Referee] Come on!
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Finkel] The winner of this bout, as a result of the disqualification,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[King] What?
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
With a victory.
But not the kind of victory he wanted.
And Bret Hart.
Bret Hart out here.
[J.R.] Bret's got that heavy bell that's attached
to that piece of wood.
[Vince] And Bret Hart--
oh no.
No.
[J.R.] Right into Hart's knee!
Austin working on Bret's knee!
[Vince] And Austin puts it on again!
Austin puts it on again!
-[J.R.] Steve Austin let's-- -[King] Look over there!
Look at this! Lookit!
The Bulldog and Owen are trying to get back out here again!
[J.R.] Steve Austin is ripping and tearing at Bret Hart's knee!
[Vince] And finally, the officials have gotten
Stone Cold off of Bret Hart!
[King] Here they come! Here comes the cavalry!
[Vince] And Bret Hart is hurt.
[J.R.] Bret Hart is hurt.
Steve Austin is hurt.
They are both casualties of war here!
The question is, how badly are they hurt?
Will they ever, ever be the same?
[Vince] Owen Hart!
Look at the look on Bret's face!
[J.R.] What's it going to take to settle this issue
between Brett and Stone Cold?
[audience chanting]
[Stone Cold's theme music playing]
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin came to Rochester,
New York, to fight!
That's what he does best!
That's what he did here tonight!
[J.R.] You may not invite him to dinner.
You don't want your kids to emulate him as a role model.
But he's the fighting-est SOB you'll ever find!
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
victorious as a result of disqualification.
All right, let's take a look.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin extracted a bit of revenge
here tonight In Your House.
We thank you very much for joining us, ladies and gentlemen.