[narrator] The World Wrestling Entertainment, for over 50 years,
the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
He is the leader of The New WWE Generation!
[woman] Shawn Michaels is a homewrecker.
[Cole] He is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion!
Shawn Michaels ruined my life.
[Shawn] I'm gonna address this subject-- I did not do this.
Shawn Michaels, I want you to face your accuser!
I want you to look into the eyes of the woman that you tried to sully!
[woman] Shawn, I know that you want me.
[Shawn] Do not flatter yourself.
[Cole] That's what you get when you mess with The British Bulldog!
[Shawn] Plain and simple, this is character assassination,
and I'm getting damn tired of it!
No, no!
[barking and growling]
[Vince] Welcome to the great state of South Carolina!
Welcome, everyone, to the Florence Civic Center,
and welcome to In Your House: Beware of Dog!
Hello, everyone, I'm Vince McMahon,
along with Jerry "The King" Lawler. We'd like to pay tribute
to those who paid the ultimate and supreme sacrifice
so that we have the freedom and privilege
to come into your house tonight. And what a night it's gonna be, King!
Yeah! You're mission, Shawn Michaels, should you decide to accept it,
is gonna be to convince the world that you're not a womanizer
and hang on to the WWE title in the process.
I don't think he can do it, McMahon. It's gonna be great tonight!
Wait a minute. Here comes Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
no doubt leading one of his beautiful ladies to the ringside area.
Here we go!
[bell ringing]
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one fall.
Coming down the aisle from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing 246 pounds, Hunter Hearst Helmsley!
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley!
[King] Hunter being escorted down to ringside in typical Hunter fashion.
I'm sure Hunter would like to have someone else on his arm,
no disrespect to this beautiful young lady,
but obviously at one time, and only one time,
Hunter had on his arm at WrestleMania Sable, as we now know her.
[Vince] Oh, did he ever blow that opportunity, huh?
Come on, McMahon, I've been trying to tell you.
Look at this angel.
[King] Angel?
-His escort. -[Vince] What?
[Vince] She's helping him get into the ring.
In any event, let's take you back this past weekend
on WWE Superstars, watch what Hunter Hearst Helmsley did.
That's Bob Backlund with the cross-face chicken wing.
He was campaigning, ran into the ring with a cross-face chickenwing
on The Wildman, Marc Mero, and who came to capitalize on it!
[King] Oh! What an opportunist!
And the Pedigree was planted on The Wildman, Marc Mero.
[Vince] That was this past weekend.
[King] Yeah, and this is tonight.
And I can assure you, you're gonna see more of the same, and so is Sable.
-[Vince] Is that right? -[King] Yeah!
[Vince] Speaking of Sable, let's take you now to another wild man of sort.
Dok back there with the original Marc Mero. Dok?
All right, Vince. Wildman, for the second time on WWE Superstars this weekend,
Helmsley attacked you and you felt the devastating maneuver, the Pedigree.
What defensive strategies have you come up with to avoid that happening a third time?
Dok, today's a dawning of a new day.
Today's a new day in the life of Wildman Marc Mero.
Tonight it's time to answer the call of the wild.
Hunter, welcome to the jungle!
All right, back to you Vince and Jerry. Wow!
-[King] Yes, sir! -[Vince] Boy, she looks good.
-Take it easy there, Dok. -[announcer] His opponent,
to be accompanied by Sable…
[Vince] Marc Mero along with Sable! Here comes The Wildman!
And I know he has one thing on his mind,
and that is Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[King] Where's Sable? I thought she had dumped him already.
[Vince] Oh, please.
[King] Talk about the jungle, take a look at Sable.
I think they filmed that movie, Gorillas in the Mist in her shower.
[Vince] I beg your pardon? How can you be so insulting?
She's one of the more beautiful and certainly classy ladies ever, here in--
-Wait a minute! -[King] Here we go!
Look at this! He wasted no time at all!
[King] A succession of hard rights and to the outside.
[Vince] Here comes The Wildman right after him. And right back in!
It's Helmsley and uh-oh. He was setting up Wildman Marc Mero.
[King] There you go!
[Vince] Yes, Helmsley, unquestionably an opportunist.
Helmsley hammering away on Wildman Marc Mero.
[Vince] And Mero turns it right back around, and yes!
Look at this! Wildman slugging away! Slugfest tonight!
[Vince] I would suggest Helmsley--
[King] Ah, not too likely to win that one!
I would suggest that a slugfest is illegal, McMahon.
[Vince] Perhaps it is a little bending of rules--
-Wait a minute! Look out! -[King] That's illegal too!
[Vince] The Wildman will take it to you
no matter where you are: in or outside the ring.
Wildman Marc Mero has something to prove against Hunter Hearst Helmsley
here tonight In Your House: Beware of Dog.
And Wildman now.
-Drops the leg! -[King] Oh, my goodness!
Nicely done! Goes for the cover! Count, one, two!
-And he got-- -[Vince] No, he didn't.
Helmsley able to kick out.
Taking nothing away from the athleticism of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[King] Right. Helmsley's an Ivy League--
-[Vince] Uh-oh! -[King] What happened?
[Vince] That left hand looked like
a thumb to the eye, or at least to the face.
And Helmsley suffering the effects of the attack by The Wildman, Marc Mero.
In control at the moment. Set up for the ride--
No, nice reversal-- Oh! What a reversal!
On the top rung of the ladder.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley back up on his feet-- Not for long!
What a left hand! Another cover!
[King] One, two!
Very close. This time, much closer.
[King] Mero, what sort of strategy is he gonna have here
with Helmsley as this match progresses?
King, you're the analyst.
The only person I see that's got anything to prove is Helmsley.
He's gotta prove to the world that he doesn't need a distraction
like Sable roaming around the ring. Oh!
[King] Oh, no!
I've got a classy lady sitting here beside me. Rose Marie Lynn.
-[Vince] What? -She accompanied Helmsley to the ring,
she comes and sits down like a lady.
She's not roaming around the ring like--
[Vince] Wait a minute. I'm not so sure Wildman's
gonna be able to continue in this matchup.
His left shoulder really driving into the steel ring post.
[King] Go ahead and give up!
[Vince] Sable, very much, a moment ago, look of concern on her face.
Right outside. It happened right in front of her.
-[King] Uh-oh. Oh, no! -[Vince] There you go!
[Vince] Onto the steel steps as well as the ring post!
[King] You want to talk about wild. I think that's pretty wild, don't you?
I'll tell you one reason Hunter dumped Sable there--
-[Vince] That's not what happened-- -[King] Yes, it is.
You know, Hunter's a man of money, great wealth.
Every time he went to the bank with Sable, they'd turn the surveillance cameras on.
[Vince] You have no authority to say that. That's ridiculous.
As Helmsley now, tries to take advantage of Wildman coming off the rope.
And goes for the mid-section. Are we gonna see the Pedigree?
-Whoa! -[King] That'll get it.
Smart on Helmsley's part.
With the arm-bar driving Wildman to the canvas
whilst continuing to work on that injured shoulder.
That's right, work on that arm!
I'd love to see him give up in front of Sable.
[Vince] Wildman Marc Mero listening to this capacity crowd,
some fans still filing in.
Have all kinds of storms all over the area.
With that in mind, if we leave you, ladies and gentlemen,
it won't be for long. Stay with us.
[King] We will likely have some technical difficulty
due to the storming on the outside, here in South Carolina.
Lot of storming going on on the inside now.
[Vince] You're not kidding.
Come on, ref, get in there.
The official allowing a lot of latitude here in this matchup
in terms of a punchfest. Look at this.
A series of forearms and right hands. And Wildman Marc Mero's in trouble!
Let's start calling him Lefty.
[King] Lefty Marc Mero!
[Vince] I'm gonna say the officiating has been somewhat suspect
in the World Wrestling Entertainment. Something needs to be done about that--
Oh, my goodness! Harvey Wippleman-- Wait a minute!
A cover! And a kick out by Marc Mero.
Again, Helmsley going right back to that same shoulder.
Smart on the part of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[King] I told you, he's an Ivy Leaguer, smart, brilliant.
[Vince] Again, Helmsley continuing to work but in a different fashion
on that same injured body part.
Wildman Marc Mero encouraged by his compan--
[Vince] Pardon?
[King] I don't know what you see in Sable.
Take a look at-- This, right here,
McMahon, can we get a shot of a real lady? A beautiful lady.
This is the kind of person that accompanies Helmsley to the ring.
-[Vince] Oh, a cover! -[King] A classic beauty.
Sable, eat your heart out!
[Vince] Trying to get the-- No. He can't do it, his left shoulder.
[King] Have you got a look at Sable? Sable is so ugly,
Ted Danson wouldn't even date her.
Look at this. Is that a beauty or not? Boy, I'm so jealous of Hunter.
[Vince] King, there's something going on in the ring called a match.
And wait a minute. Oh, no. Don't tell me he's gonna do this.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, he just pointed over to Sable-- No!
Helmsley pointed to Sable as if to say, look at this, watch this!
She's watching.
Wildman Marc Mero being punished actually by Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
He's going back for that same arm.
[King] I think old Lefty's had it.
Oh, no! And again!
Hunter Hearst Helmsley methodically taking The Wildman, Marc Mero apart.
I think Hunter is really enjoying this,
not only because he has the upper hand, but because Sable is watching him.
Wildman trying to stay in this thing.
A couple of right hands a moment ago but to no avail.
Look at this!
And Helmsley is taking advantage of Wildman Marc Mero
who made a mistake earlier on, charging the corner,
and went right into the ring post, shoulder first.
And again, Hunter looking down on Sable.
[King] I just remembered! Now I realize why
Marc Mero takes Sable everywhere he goes.
That way he don't have to kiss her goodbye.
[Vince] Wildman Marc Mero to the buckle. More damage.
And Wildman Marc Mero must be thinking about surrendering here.
Or the official certainly will be watching this matchup a little closer now,
if in fact, Wildman Marc Mero-- Oh!
…is incapacitated anymore, he just might stop the match.
And somewhat of a submission hold being applied by Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[King] Wildman's gonna give up!
He looks tame as a kitten right now, doesn't he?
[Vince] Helmsley trying to hyper-extend that elbow.
He has the leverage advantage now.
Wildman better make a move, get out of there!
Looking for the ropes!
Mero can't reach the ropes and Helmsley taking advantage.
Wildman Marc Mero trying to inch his way over and he can't do it.
[King] Down to the canvas again!
That's a submission move! I don't understand how he hasn't given up already.
[Vince] Helmsley methodically taking The Wildman apart.
Come on, Wildman!
-Oh, no! -[King] Oh, yes! That could do it.
[Vince] Marc Mero has made a tremendous splash
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
A great impact indeed.
[King] But there could very well be a blemish on that record
as a result of this matchup.
Again, Wildman trying to reach for the rope. He got it.
He had to break the hold or get his arm broken.
[Vince] One way or other--
Ooh! Again, Helmsley right back to capitalize.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley drives Wildman Marc Mero to the canvas.
[King] Rearrange his face, too!
[Vince] And look at this-- sets up that arm!
And Helmsley now. What's he gonna do?
-Oh, no! -[King] Ooh!
[Vince] Oh, that knee! Imagine the impact
as Helmsley's knee was driven right into that shoulder.
[King] The ref there just asked The Wildman if he wanted to surrender.
A one-armed man. Wildman Marc Mero, firing away.
Come on, that's uncalled for! You have an advantage.
Helmsley now with The Wildman, sets him up,
brings him to the middle to keep away from those ropes
and yanks him down to the canvas.
If we could get a shot of the expression on Sable's face.
If our cameras can take it.
If our cameras can-- Come on.
Look. Aww…
Too bad! Looks like you made the wrong choice!
Again, Hunter Hearst Helmsley now
continuing to apply more pressure on the left arm and shoulder.
[King] When these TV lights bathe her face just right,
she's a dead-ringer for Mr. Ed.
-[Vince] King? -[King] What?
[Vince] There's something wrong with your TV set.
-[Vince] No, her face is out of focus. -[King] Need a little adjustment.
And Sable, yes, a look of concern on her face.
-[Vince] Beg your pardon? -[King] You think she's pretty?
Hunter doesn't and I don't either.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley
trying to capitalize, and he has, on the injury of Wildman Marc Mero.
[King] All right, Helmsley now setting him up.
Oh, no. This is it.
And drives him right into the corner again.
[Vince] And Wildman-- No! Look at this!
Goes all the way over and hooks his legs!
One, two!
-[King] I thought he had him! -[Vince] Get him!
[Vince] Clothesline!
[King] Man!
-[Vince] Wait a minute, we've got a cover!
-One, two-- No. That was close. -[King] Yeah.
[Vince] Wildman Mero able to kick out of that and almost shocked us,
especially Hunter Hearst Helmsley, with that brilliant maneuver just a moment ago.
[King] Somebody better call Richard Kimble.
Now we know the identity of the one-armed man.
[Vince] Oh, you're a riot.
There we go!
[King] Something in the air here in South Carolina?
[Vince] I smell that too.
[King] I don't mean that.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley is just all over Wildman--
Oh, no!
Helmsley with an advantage and obviously, likely to keep it.
Words of encouragement, no doubt, a moment ago,
with Sable there on the outside so close to Wildman Marc Mero,
and she is seeing her man take a drumming here.
[King] I think Sable just told him to fight like a man.
You're embarrassing me, Marc!
[Vince] Look at this maneuver! Yanking down his full weight
down on the arm, and Marc Mero is in yet more trouble.
[King] He might as well give up because he's not gonna impress Sable now.
She realizes he's a loser.
[Vince] Going up to the top rope!
-Hunter Hearst Helmsley! -[King] Down again!
[Vince] And right into the shoulder. The official must be using his discretion
as to whether or not this match is going to be stopped.
[King] Look at this!
Look. Reaching for more leverage.
As if he didn't have enough advantage already.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Almost caught by the official.
Hanging on again, applying more leverage.
[King] The rope is shaking. It's not shaking for no reason.
It's Sable bumping into the rope.
-[Vince] Stop it. -[King] She needs to sit down somewhere.
[Vince] And again, right back to the same hold.
[King] More leverage applied! Again, the rope is shaking.
If the official catches him, Helmsley could be disqualified.
And that would me that Wildman would win this matchup.
[Vince] And Helmsley drives the knee!
[King] Sable won't sit down. She heard she's gonna be on TV today,
trying to hog the camera.
She spent 12 hours in the beauty shop! That was just for a quote!
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsly dominating the matchup thus far.
After Wildman Marc Mero made the mistake and went flying into the ring post.
-[King] Watch this! -[Vince] Oh!
[King] Body slam with the arm underneath.
[Vince] That was almost a hammerlock slam.
If that arm had been behind, Wildman Marc Mero--
I would suggest we'd have been able to hear it snap.
Way up above! Wait a minute!
-Oh, wait a minute! -[King] Hey!
-[Vince] Helmsley, going upstairs. -[King] Disqualify him!
That was not fair, McMahon!
[Vince] And Wildman Marc Mero with an opportunity here
to turn the tide a little bit, but he's a one-armed man at this juncture.
-[King] Come on, Hunter! -[Vince] A right hand!
-Wildman Marc Mero… uh-oh… -[King] What's he gonna do?
[Vince] Look at this!
-[King] Use his legs! -[Vince] Hey!
[King] From all the way at the top! A desperate move.
Nonetheless, Wildman Marc Mero with a very successful one!
[King] And you have to take chances here in the WWE if you're gonna be victorious.
[King] Look! Don't touch him! Disqualify her!
[Vince] For what?
Let's take another look at it now. Watch this.
We'll stay live on the right of your screen.
What a maneuver! Helmsley bounced off the canvas.
But it's Helmsley in control again.
[exclamations]
Tremendous maneuver on the part of Wildman Marc Mero!
[King] Hunter, you gotta do something about his legs!
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley
has been able to control the matchup.
As we take a look again at what we just saw,
brilliant move by Wildman Marc Mero.
-[King] Man! -[Vince] Blind head-scissor executed.
And now back to live action.
One arm and all, Wildman Marc Mero is still in this match.
Back body drop! Yes!
-How 'bout this? -[King] Now, wait a minute! Calm down!
Wildman Marc Mero building momentum to the outside.
Hunter, get outta there!
Going upstairs, high-risk maneuver on the part of Wildman Marc Mero,
he'll take many! Yes!
-One, two-- -[King] He got him!
-No! He did not! -[Vince] No, he didn't.
And that left arm, I think, would just not hold.
The leverage of Helmsley, it was close--
[King] Drop kick! Nicely done! Over the top to the outside!
[Vince] Wildman Marc Mero-- Wait!
From one side to the other, don't tell me!
He lands on his feet!
-No, he rips his knee. -[King] Oh, good!
Now his legs are gone! Terrific!
[Vince] Wildman Marc Mero with a bad shoulder.
We'll have to take another look at it.
-He goes over, and watch. -[King] This'll be great!
[Vince] Look at that knee! You saw that left knee give way to the inside!
[King] Come on, Hunter, he's half a man now! One arm and one leg.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley
with an opportunity to put this one away.
We mentioned before about Wildman taking chances.
Helmsley looks down at Sable with a sconce?
[King] You know what you could call Marc if you threw him in water?
Bob!
-Come on, get him, Hunter! -[Sable] Come on, Marc!
[Vince] And Sable trying verbally to encourage Wildman Marc Mero.
[King] Watch this, he said.
Uh-oh, here comes the Pedigree!
She's not looking! Sable turned her head! Here we go!
[Vince] Oh! Wait a minute.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley had an opportunity to put the Pedigree on Wildman Marc Mero.
-He said, watch this. -[King] Make her look!
-[Vince] Make her look? -[King] Yeah, make her look!
-[Vince] I don't know. -[King] Hey!
[Vince] Hey, wait a minute!
[King] Make her look!
Oh, boy! Now she's gonna get what she deserves again.
-This is it! -You watch this!
You watch! And I'm gonna show you what I do with him.
[King] Be careful, Hunter. I don't know if you want her to look.
She'd turn Medusa to stone!
[Vince] Wait a minute. Look at this now.
Looking on.
It's Hunter Hearst Helmsley looking to make sure Sable is looking on.
And Wildman Marc Mero with one arm and one leg.
Here we go! Wait a minute!
[King] What are you doing?!
[Vince] Oh! His head just hit the ring post! I think he's out!
I think he's out! Two, three!
-Nice! -[King] He's out cold!
Anything can happen here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
We saw that during the Free For All
where new WWE Tag Team Champions were crowned,
The Smoking Gunns, once again Tag Team Champions,
and we saw it here with The Wildman, Marc Mero.
[Vince] And look at the look on Sable's face.
Oh, my goodness! Wildman Marc Mero somehow victorious over Helmsley.
[King] We need to get some emergency medical treatment in here!
He's out! Hunter is out!
[Vince] Yes, he's still out.
There you have your victors, ladies and gentlemen.
In Your House: Beware of Dog!
Wildman Marc Mero, one arm, one leg, somehow pulls it out.
I'll tell you what, you've got to let me in on this bombshell.
I'm dying to know.
There's all kinds of bombshells being dropped tonight.
If I told you what the big bombshell is, it wouldn't be a surprise.
And Shawn Michaels would prepare, and I won't let that happen.
Because Michaels, you've made your bed. You tried to get Diana in it,
but now you have to sleep in it by yourself.
But I will let you in on one surprise.
You're a journalist. Here's the scoop, Mr. Perfect, it's only for you.
See, I'm real busy tonight, Yokozuna taking on Vader.
Got a lot going on with Camp Cornette.
I want this man to have the undivided attention of a great manager.
South Carolina has a strict athletic commission.
I went to them and I procured for The King of Hearts,
the Slammy Award-winning Owen Hart,
a legitimate and official South Carolina manager's license.
And tonight, Owen Hart will accompany The British Bulldog to the ring
as his official manager of record for tonight only.
He's gonna make sure The Bulldog has all the game plan
in his head and goes on to victory. And then,
when the other bombshell is dropped, Shawn Michaels is gonna have no recourse
but to be broke, busted, and disgusted
and to leave this building tonight beltless, prideless and friendless.
Leave it to you, Jim. I know the bombshell's gonna happen.
What's going on, Camp Cornette? Shawn Michaels, watch out.
Back to you, Vince.
[Vince] Welcome back, everyone. In Your House: Beware of Dog.
The Dog is on his way to the squared circle.
We thank you very much for your patience.
Indeed, what a storm on the outside of the building here.
Live from Florence, South Carolina.
My crown took a direct hit, McMahon.
I don't know about that, but we thank you for your patience, ladies and gentlemen.
And here we go! Diana Smith accompanying The British Bulldog,
perhaps the next WWE Champion.
The Bulldog armed with Diana and there in the back, Owen Hart,
as we heard before we went off the air.
Owen has a one-day manager's license here, in South Carolina.
And we talked earlier as well about some sort of a bomb
that I believe Jim Cornette was gonna drop on the WWE Champion, Shawn Michaels.
I'm wondering if it's not Owen Hart.
[King] That's not it, McMahon. It's gonna be something even bigger.
But you gotta admit, Owen Hart at ringside,
that gives a decided edge to The Bulldog.
Michaels has gotta be trembling in his boots.
[Vince] With that in mind, again, welcome back.
Let's take you over now, I believe,
with Dok Hendrix. And Dok is gonna attempt to get a word
with the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion, Shawn Michaels,
who blatantly stated that all the accusations are absolute lies, King.
[King] Let me tell you something.
You know how you can tell if a guy's honest?
You ask him. If he says he is, you know he's crooked.
[Vince] Oh, wait just a moment. Come on.
Again, Shawn Michaels stated to Diana, "Don't flatter yourself."
In any event, notwithstanding all the controversies surrounding this matchup,
it comes down to one thing:
the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
With that in mind, let's take you over to Dok Hendrix. Dok!
Well, obviously anything can happen here.
Shawn, two questions before you defend the title.
A, are you focused, and B, are you concerned about this alleged bombshell
James Cornette says he's gonna drop tonight?
The one he dropped on the satellite or the one he's dropping on me?
Definitely, anything can happen in the WWE.
Am I focused after everything? Believe it or not, I still am.
All this stuff would make a great storyline for Melrose Place.
But it doesn't hang with The Kliq on our turf.
Everybody knows our turf is the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Davey Boy Smith and Miss Diana, I got news for you.
Beware of the Dog? I don't think so. You two better beware of The Kliq.
[King] Absolutely! Shawn Michaels and The Kliq.
You bet The Kliq and this capacity crowd
will explode when that young man walks through the curtain
on his way to defend the World Wrestling Entertainment title.
Being led, of course, by Jose Lothario, his longtime mentor.
Jose right there at the side of Shawn Michaels.
[Vince] Michaels means business and-- There's Mr.--
[Vince] Wait a minute.
What's that all about? Mr. Perfect.
Mr. Perfect back there and here we go! Yeah!
[King] All right! South Carolina, packed with the power!
And here comes the man with the power, with the electricity, yeah!
Mr. Resilient, there's only one Heartbreak Kid,
Shawn Michaels!
[ring announcer] …Shawn Michaels!
[King] Shawn Michaels, ladies and gentlemen!
Bringing this capacity crowd back to life!
[Vince] By the way, ladies and gentlemen, we are being told
that Tuesday night there will be not only an encore
of this particular matchup and, of course, the initial one you saw here tonight,
but we're gonna give you all of the matches
that were scheduled for tonight that you missed.
A special encore presentation of In Your House: Beware of Dog,
coming Tuesday night! Yeah!
But nonetheless, the fireworks ready to explode here!
Live from South Carolina, Beware of Dog,
it is Shawn Michaels In Your House.
[King] Look what Michaels is doing now, McMahon!
Look at him! I want the world to see! Diana certainly sees.
He's reenacting his recent Playgirl--
[Vince] Hey, wait a minute. Please.
Shawn Michaels did an interview with Playgirl magazine.
It's scheduled to come out in October. That's all, an interview.
I think there was some pictorial, but not what you would imagine.
[King] Yeah, right.
[Vince] At least, I don't think.
-[King] Wait 'til October. -[Vince] In any event.
And we are ready for action, ladies and gentlemen.
Shawn Michaels, one-on-one against The British Bulldog.
Again, thank you for your indulgences. We greatly--
What's this? Clarence Mason?
May I have your attention, please?
[Vince] We can't hear what he's saying. What's he saying?
[King] "May I have your attention, please?"
Shawn Michaels!
You have attempted…
You, Shawn Michaels, have attempted
to break up the very, very happy home
of The British Bulldog and that precious little budding tulip,
Diana Smith.
You have single-handedly…
-Let's get the match going. -…tried to destroy the very essence
of family values.
So, when the Smiths came to me and they retained my services,
I assured them that your actions would cease and desist
immediately!
[King] Let's get the match underway! We got enough problems.
-[Vince] This is touching. -Here in Florence, South Carolina,
in front of thousands, and in front of the sold-out crowd here,
and the millions across America,
you, sir, are hereby served with a summons…
-[Vince] What? -…as a Defendant.
The charge-- attempted alienation of affection.
You, sir, we will see in a court of law
where justice is swift and hard.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels served a subpoena, and that's the bombshell
just before defending the WWE Championship.
Isn't that nice. What a dirty, underhanded thing to do
on the part of Cornette. I can't believe it!
[King] Would you rather he come to Shawn's house
at 5:30 in the morning, wake him up?
-Just prior to-- Wait a minute. -[King] You better not!
Is he crazy?!
[Vince] Look out from behind! The Bulldog attacking Shawn Michaels!
The match officially underway.
The British Bulldog and Shawn Michaels.
[King] And Michaels right away in a little trouble.
The British Bulldog, a tremendous opportunist.
The Bulldog, a great athlete.
One of the most powerful individuals in the WWE today.
[Vince] And Michaels knows full well that despite this distraction,
that The British Bulldog-- Uh-oh, look at this.
Uh-oh! Yes! And Michaels down!
Trying to get his game face on. Michaels with the arm drag!
Shawn Michaels sets up The Bulldog, and no!
Bulldog can't believe Michaels-- Look at that maneuver!
[King] What athleticism!
Michaels sets up The Bulldog!
Off the rope and-- Oh, went for the kick,
and The Bulldog quickly to the outside.
Look out! Here comes Michaels right after him!
[Vince] Shawn Michaels set to defend the WWE Championship against all odds,
I would suggest here.
And Owen Hart, the one-night manager.
He has a manager's license for one night, and that night, of course, is tonight.
[Vince] Owen on the outside. Diana Smith herself, a distraction.
And The British Bulldog tries to get his cobwebs out.
Let's take another look now.
Live action to the right of the screen. Oh, but look at that.
Shawn Michaels.
[King] I can't believe he tore up that subpoena. You go to jail for that.
[Vince] What would you do if you were publicly embarrassed like that?
Why not?
It doesn't mean he won't honor it, it simply means he tore it up.
Who can blame him?
[King] Gonna go to jail.
Bulldog's gonna knock out so many of Shawn's teeth,
his tongue's gonna look like it's in jail.
[Vince] That remains to be seen.
The British Bulldog knowing full well
Shawn Michaels is capable of pulling something out in a moment's notice.
Shawn, a tremendous threat. You never can tell what he's going to do.
[King] Unless you're a woman.
[Vince] All right, stop it.
-Two! And no. -[King] Watch it!
[Vince] Bulldog better not be taking a little dog nap in there.
[King] I hate these moronic people here with these HBK chants, McMahon.
[Vince] Well, get used to it.
[King] See, you, McMahon, you can't believe that Shawn Michaels is lying.
You want to believe every word he says. But I can understand that, see,
because you don't know how it is with Shawn Michaels.
I understand it. I'm a good-looking guy, Shawn's a good-looking guy.
Women throw theirselves at us, McMahon.
When a woman sees Shawn Michaels, or me, they want to be with us.
As opposed to when a woman looks at you, she wants her tubes tied.
It's a whole different kind of thing.
That's what happens, women throw themselves-- And he don't turn 'em down.
It doesn't matter if they're married.
[Vince] Oh, stop it, King. Stop it.
Shawn Michaels, The British Bulldog.
This for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
[King] Look at the budding tulip over here, Diana.
[Vince] The budding tulip?
That's what Clarence Mason called her.
[Vince] And Diana-- Uh-oh. Can't believe what she's seeing.
The Bulldog got snatched up! Uh-oh.
Shawn Michaels, leap frog! Nicely done!
Caught in midair by the powerful Bulldog.
And Michaels fights fire with fire. Off the rope!
-Look at this. -[King] What?!
[Vince] How 'bout that?! Yes! One, two--
-[King] He got him! -[Vince] No, he didn't. Very close.
From the other side, ducking a roundhouse. He's safe.
Up on his feet. Look out! Yeah!
Oh!
An aerial maneuver to put Michaels out of action.
A cover! One, two--
-Almost a count of three. -[King] Yeah.
Didn't even keep The British Bulldog down for three seconds.
[Vince] Nonetheless, a very effective maneuver.
And it's not necessarily one maneuver, unless, of course,
it's that unbelievable kick. But it's not necessarily just one maneuver.
Michaels will stay with you. He's the most tenacious WWE Superstar
-in the world today.
[King] I agree with part of what you said.
Michaels will stay with you if you're a married woman.
[Vince] Oh, please.
Good thing Shawn Michaels cannot hear this commentary.
The Bulldog trying to find an escape. What's he gonna do?
Michaels now,
whipped to the near side.
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] Nicely done!
[King] Michaels, short arm scissor, I believe.
-[Vince] He's cinching it in. -[King] Two and--
Nope, not even two.
Thus far, The Bulldog has been, wouldn't you say,
a little reticent to be as aggressive as we would think he would be.
[King] Well, you talk about distractions, McMahon.
The poor British Bulldog is the man under the biggest distraction.
Here's his lovely wife, Diana, sitting at ringside.
I can assure you, every chance he gets, Shawn Michaels is winking at her,
trying to make eyes at her. That's the distraction.
[Vince] We talk about the distractions,
and Shawn Michaels remaining focused to defend the WWE title.
Again, if any of these allegations are true, then I would suggest
that The British Bulldog is who may not necessarily be focused.
[King] Well, I agree. I agree, he can't be focused.
He's doing tremendous under the pressure he's under.
[Vince] And again, that of course assumes that any of these allegations
are truthful.
[King] Look at the lovely budding tulip.
Come on, Davey!
[King] She certainly didn't get her looks from Stu or Helen.
[Vince] A very concerned look on the face of Diana Smith.
Bulldog now, trying to find a measure of escape.
[King] I don't like to repeat gossip, but what else can you do?
You heard Marty Jannetty.
[Vince] Two and-- No.
Michaels better watch himself. He'll pin himself if not careful.
[King] Yeah, that'd be great.
[Vince] Michaels with a hold. And again, able to lift that left shoulder up.
The Bulldog a real-- Hey, wait a minute.
Take a look at that! Unbelievable power!
Down goes Michaels! That's one way to get out of it.
The hard way, but a powerful way.
[King] Right on the back of his head.
[Vince] Bulldog trying to get a little blood
back in that left arm and shoulder.
[King] I didn't get to finish my thought.
Marty Jannetty, Shawn's own partner,
said that Shawn used to go for the married women.
[Vince] I don't think we can give much validity to Jannetty.
Back body drop! Nicely done!
[King] You don't want to believe anybody but Shawn, do you?
[Vince] No, I just think you want to question some of these accusations.
They don't make any sense, quite frankly.
[King] You hear of, "where there's smoke, there's fire?"
How come so many accusations are coming out?
They're coming from everybody, from Diana, from some mystery woman.
[Vince] Shawn is a target, obviously, here in the World Wrestling Entertainment
as the WWE Champion. Everybody's gunning for him.
[King] He's a smooth talker, too. That's what you don't realize.
He could persuade a female fish to come out and take a walk.
[Vince] And-- Oh!
The Bulldog now with momentum.
And Michaels on the defensive now. Again, there's the power.
A very powerful looking British Bulldog.
-And he is a powerhouse. -[King] Oh, yeah.
[Vince] And Owen out there with his Slammy.
A Slammy which he did not earn.
A wrestle Slammy associated with the crime of the century, I believe,
when Michaels was knocked out of action by Owen Hart,
the brother-in-law of The British Bulldog,
after Michaels came back to the ring too soon after sustaining,
of course, everyone knows, that concussion.
Nonetheless, Michaels, defending his WWE title,
live from South Carolina. The power back on.
You better hope, if you're a Michaels fan,
that his power's not short-circuited or blown here tonight.
[King] Yeah, all this athleticism and speed of Shawn Michaels
are not helping him now when he's in that vice grip of The British Bulldog.
[Vince] The Bulldog trying to slow the pace.
Trying to offset Michaels agility and quickness.
[King] Now he's just trying to squeeze his brains out.
Look at Michaels' hand! Thinks he's with a girl right now.
[Vince] Michaels, back on his feet!
Elbow breaks the hold. Another one.
And a hard fist in retaliation by The Bulldog.
The Bulldog sets up-- Oh, look out!
-Michaels in big time trouble! -[King] Wow!
[Vince] Supine breaker and Shawn Michaels way up above!
Across the back!
[King] Can you not hear? He's giving up!
He's screaming, "I give!"
[Vince] The official is right there, listening to Shawn Michaels,
asking him every moment if he wants to surrender.
And Michaels has yet to lose a matchup by surrendering for any reason.
Nonetheless, we certainly know tonight, anything can happen.
In the WWE, who knows, it could occur.
The Bulldog content to apply more and more pressure.
Michaels has to do something to get off that powerful back
-of The Bulldog. -[King] Whoa!
[Vince] Michaels sliding out to the other side now.
Here we go! Michaels sets up The Bulldog and-- Oh!
[King] That didn't work, did it, Shawn?
-[Vince] No, it didn't. -[The King laughs]
[Vince] The Bulldog appears to be-- Uh-oh! Look out!
Drops the leg, the more focused of the two.
[King] Again, gravity rears its ugly head.
-[Vince] A cover! One, two-- -[King] He's got him!
[Vince] A kick-out by Shawn Michaels. Not even close.
[King] That was close.
[Vince] Let's go back. Michaels thought he could get The Bulldog down.
The Bulldog just too strong. Samoan drop.
Nicely executed. And again, The Bulldog now using his weight.
Leaning all his weight on the neck and back of Michaels.
Wrenching in the side headlock as well.
[King] Come on, Bulldog, pour it on him!
[Vince] The Bulldog, very careful.
Both individuals very careful not to make a mistake.
[King] I was thinking, finally the Hart family has something to be proud of.
My brother-in-law is gonna be the next WWE Champion!
So, who's a loser? You are! Shawn Michaels is a loser!
[Vince] Owen Hart on the outside.
He has something to say to the fans around ringside.
[King] Could you refer to him, please, as the Slammy award-winning Owen Hart?
[Vince] Owen Hart wearing a cast on his left wrist and forearm.
And Shawn Michaels trying to find some way to get out of this.
[King] Marty Jannetty told me, Michaels, when he went with women,
he was always afraid of commitment.
He didn't want to hear those three words when he was with a woman.
I said, what were the words? "I love you"?
He said, no. "Honey, I'm home!"
-[Vince] How dare you? -[King] What?
[Vince] Michaels is not able to defend himself at this juncture.
We've heard enough accusations from Diana, from Jim Cornette,
who is conspicuous by his absence at ringside,
from Owen Hart, and, of course, The British Bulldog as well.
Michaels, defending himself as best he can against these accusations
by competing in the squared circle. There's Owen Hart with a birds-eye view.
[King] Slammy award-winning.
[Vince] Well, Cornette is up to something.
What a cheap stunt that was by Cornette
with a process server out here.
Michaels trying to get out of the hold!
Michaels turning into The Bulldog. Going at him with right hands!
Breaks the hold. Michaels off the rope underneath from the other side--
Look at that! No! Michaels to the outside!
[King] Right in front of us!
[Vince] And Shawn Michaels went flying to the outside!
[King] Slammed into the table! I love it when that happens!
[Vince] The British Bulldog in control of Shawn Michaels, as we speak.
And The Bulldog now, with Michaels. Oh, come on! Right into the railing!
Michaels in big-time trouble.
The official trying to keep Owen away as we take another look.
[King] My favorite double feature so far. Wow!
[Vince] Nasty fall into the table.
[King] What a klutz, huh?
The Bulldog out there with Shawn Michaels.
Oh! Into the apron.
There is nothing The British Bulldog, or Jim Cornette,
or Owen Hart or the whole Hart family,
save one individual, who happens to be in Calgary, Bret Hart, would do…
[King] You had to ruin my night.
…not to win the WWE Championship.
[Vince] There's nothing-- Who knows what stunts we'll see.
Maybe there're more!
I think it's safe to say that the deck is stacked against Shawn Michaels.
[King] Do you see what Shawn's trying to do?
He'll do anything to save the title.
He's gonna lay out there and get counted out intentionally.
Don't let him do it! Yank him in!
[Vince] It's not Michaels' style. Making his way back in!
And shoulder block!
Michaels drives his shoulder again!
Michaels underneath the roundhouse! Yes! Michaels used the rope to his advantage.
Shawn Michaels, proving again his resilience!
And what a clothesline!
Both men down!
[King] Come on, Bulldog!
[Vince] Shawn Michaels has been taking a drumming
from The Bulldog.
[King] Diana, how 'bout some words of encouragement?
[Vince] The Bulldog set up. Coming off the ropes. Michaels goes to the canvas.
Right back up-- Both men down again.
Michaels just a little slow on the mark.
A look of concern on Diana's face, and that's not for Michaels.
[King] She's pretty!
[Vince] She shocked the world when she said,
"Shawn Michaels, I know you want me."
That was a shock.
[King] Why?
He wants every married woman!
The Fabulous Moolah sitting back here is not safe.
[Vince] Yes, the Fabulous Moolah joining us
right behind our broadcast position, the Hall of Famer.
Interviewed during the Free For All. From the other side, Michaels connects!
Man!
-Michaels with that forearm-- -[King] No!
[Vince] Yeah, here we go!
And she should be concerned. Michaels now
with a bit of momentum. Let's see if he can keep it.
Drives The Bulldog to the canvas. Michaels drops that foot!
Michaels going out to the apron.
Going upstairs now, high-risk maneuver coming up
for the WWE Champion! Double axe!
A cover! We've got one, two--
And a kick-out.
The Bulldog, resilient in his own right.
And now, what's Shawn Michaels gonna do to open up his arsenal?
The Bulldog comes up-- Oh!
Back body drop attempt, I think right in the mouth!
He was caught by that boot and now it's The Bulldog. Bail out.
Oh! The official was knocked through the ropes to the outside!
Michaels…
with The Bulldog. And again, live action on the right of your screen.
-Let's take another look at it. -[King] Look out!
[King] Goodness! That official went flying to the outside!
[Vince] Michaels now is up on the very top rung of the ladder.
No official! Oh! Drops the elbow!
And that official is still down.
Michaels has The Bulldog right where he wants him.
The official starting to stir.
Wait a minute! Get Owen Hart out of there! From behind!
Oh! Michaels saw it coming!
[King] Disqualify Shawn Michaels!
[Vince] Bulldog hammering away-- Another official coming down.
Another ref is down here. And here we go!
This match continues.
You're a big shot?!
[Vince] And The Bulldog--
Here's the original official trying to collect himself.
[King] Ah, this is it, McMahon!
[Vince] Here we go, the power slam-- Oh, no!
-[King] No! -[Vince] A bridge! One, two, three!
-[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen… -[Vince] Wait a minute.
…the winner of this match and new World…
[Vince] Wait a minute!
The British Bulldog?!
The WWE Champion… Cornette in the ring with The Bulldog!
[King] What happened?
[Vince] Diana Smith comes in with the WWE Championship!
Look at that! They're raising The Bulldog's hand again!
The British-- Hey, wait a minute!
No, Shawn Michaels--
-Shawn Michaels has-- -[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
the winner of this match and still World Wrestling Entertainment Champion--
[Vince] What is going on? Diana Smith…
leaving the ring with the WWE Championship.
And meanwhile, one referee is raising Shawn Michaels' hand--
Wait! That's Gorilla Monsoon!
[King] He snatched the belt away!
Gorilla Monsoon, the President of the World Wrestling Entertainment
-coming down to the ringside area. -[King] Get outta there, ya big ape!
[Vince] One ref raised The Bulldog's hand as the winner,
another raised Shawn's hand as the winner of the match.
[King] McMahon, anybody could see,
Stevie Wonder could see British Bulldog's the wonder!
Or the winner!
Telling you now, he's the winner!
[Vince] There's consultation going on with Gorilla Monsoon.
And they're trying to keep…
the competitors at bay so they can discuss this.
[King] The referee that was out on the floor is overruled!
Bulldog's gotta be the winner!
And Gorilla Monsoon explaining to our ring announcer, Howard Finkel.
[audience] HBK! HBK! HBK!
[Vince] We're gonna have to take another look at some of this.
Let's look at a replay if we have it.
[King] Let's tell these people to shut up!
[Vince] All right, here we go now.
Michaels bridges back.
And Michaels--
[King] Look! Michaels' shoulders are down!
-Yes! Michaels was counted out! -[Vince] I'm not so sure.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please.
Both officials have counted both athlete's shoulders to the mat
for the count of three. And after further consultation,
World Wrestling Entertainment President Gorilla Monsoon
has declared this bout a draw!
However, the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship
cannot change hands as a result of a draw.
Therefore, pending a rematch for the title between these two athletes,
still World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels!
[Vince] And Shawn ready to go now. Michaels ready to go now.
[King] He better be ready to go back to
his dressing room and thank his lucky stars!
[Vince] In a moment, we're gonna take a look at another replay.
This has been a bizarre evening. And I must say,
this has never happened in the history of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[rock music]
Shawn Michaels-- Here's another replay, a different angle.
[King] Watch Shawn Michaels' shoulders!
[Vince] Michaels has the hook, he bridges back.
And there's an official to our right--
[King] Look, you saw it! Bulldog's shoulders came up!
[Vince] No, I saw Bulldog's shoulders down.
-There's another look. -[King] Michaels' shoulders down, two…
three! Bulldog's shoulders came up.
[Vince] One other, ladies and gentlemen, here's one more look at it.
You see the official on the backside?
You see his hand come down for two. His hand comes down for three.
Both officials are counting both shoulders down.
I can't believe it. That has never happened.
[King] McMahon, it was crystal clear! Your shoulders were down! I saw it.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels.
And again, as in every case wherever there's a draw or a tie,
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion or the title itself,
remains with the Champion.
[King] What a phenomenal matchup that was this past Sunday!
[J.R.] Hello again, I'm Jim Ross alongside Mr. Perfect
and we are live in Charleston, South Carolina.
This is In Your House: Beware of Dog II.
And we're gonna kick it off with a Caribbean Strap match.
I tell you something, it'll be the second time in 48 hours
that Stone Cold Steve Austin and Savio Vega have got it on.
It was just two nights ago, in the dark,
after the lightning struck in Florence, South Carolina,
that these men faced each other.
[Hennig] How can any referee make a decision? It was dark.
How many turnbuckles does he actually know Savio touched?
I don't buy it. I think Stone Cold got ripped off.
[J.R.] The Million Dollar Man shocked us all with the stipulation that he added
just last night on Raw.
If Stone Cold Steve Austin doesn't beat you tomorrow night, Savio Vega,
the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase, will forfeit his career!
I will leave the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Did you hear me, McMahon?
[J.R.] The supreme stipulation self-imposed by the Million Dollar Man.
And here are the rules of this Caribbean Strap match.
Each man will be joined at the left wrist by a ten-foot leather strap.
The first WWE Superstar to touch all four ring corners in succession wins.
Pinfalls, submissions do not count,
and neither do disqualifications or count-outs.
[Hennig] That oughta be easy. Just wrap that strap
around Savio's neck and choke him out.
[J.R.] And remember, ladies and gentlemen, if Savio loses this matchup,
a matchup that he has never lost in his entire career,
Savio Vega will become the chauffeur of the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase.
[Hennig] Yeah, he'll be driving Mr. DiBiase.
[J.R.] But let's not forget that DiBiase has laid it all on the line here.
And we are live in Charleston, South Carolina.
If Stone Cold doesn't get it done,
then DiBiase will leave the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Hennig] I think that's how much confidence DiBiase has in Steve Austin.
He's so confident with this champion that he's gonna put it all on the line.
[J.R.] Well, Austin hasn't forgotten what happened just 48 hours ago.
He's not letting Savio in the ring.
And Savio Vega ready to fight. And obviously, so is Austin.
The official must get control of the situation and get this match underway.
[Hennig] I had a close-up look at Steve Austin's face.
He's wearing scars from that strap across his back,
his arms, his forehead. All over the place.
[J.R.] I can promise, ladies and gentlemen, that these two athletes
and they are great athletes, they are tough, they do not--
[Hennig] I would like to reiterate-- they do not like each other whatsoever.
[J.R.] There you see the chauffeur's hat.
Come on, chauffeur boy!
[J.R.] I hear DiBiase predicted 20 minutes
that that hat's gonna be sitting on top of Savio's head.
Remember, no pinfalls, no submissions. There's only one way to win,
and that is to consecutively touch all four top turnbuckles.
[Hennig] As both men jockey for position here.
I'd say the advantage has gotta go to Austin.
After that match in the dark, I think he learned a bit about this matchup.
[J.R.] Austin trying to retreat.
But he can only get about ten feet away from Savio Vega at any one time.
[Hennig] Referee trying to get Savio back.
And it seems as if, maybe it's just a mind game,
but it seems as if Austin is playing some mind games right now.
[Hennig] Now he's cold, Stone Cold. He's taking his time.
He knows what he's doing in there.
[J.R.] Austin very calculating.
Seemingly unemotional, is this athlete. Hard right hand by Austin.
That finds its mark on Vega. Vega knocked down to his knees
as another right hand connects.
The heavy artillery in the early going by Stone Cold Steve Austin.
[Hennig] Who knows how much was taken out of Vega after the first Strap match.
[Hennig] Who knows how much it took out of either athlete.
They laid it on the line, in the dark, in Florence, just two nights ago.
[J.R.] Another hard right hand.
The object here is to incapacitate your opponent
so you can touch all four ring corners.
There's high elevation. That's a back body drop!
Savio Vega using that strap as a weapon there.
Attempting to lash Stone Cold. But Austin--
[Hennig] Oh! Right in the ribs on the edge of the ring!
One more time!
[J.R.] Austin now, turns back in, and Austin rolls outside again.
Austin doesn't want to taste that strap--
[Hennig] Like I said, 48 hours ago, he felt that strap.
[J.R.] Hard knife-edge chop right across the collar bone
of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
It's obvious there's no disqualification. I thought that was in the throat.
There's no disqualification. They can hit wherever they want.
I've got a feeling that's exactly what we're gonna see here.
[J.R.] Savio the aggressor.
As we said, Savio Vega has never lost a Caribbean Strap match.
-[Hennig] Oh, man! -[J.R.] Listen to that leather!
[Hennig] That's gonna leave more than a mark!
[J.R.] Savio lashing!
-Stone Cold! Austin trying to cover up! -[Hennig] Come on!
[J.R.] And Savio, relentless! So impressive with that leather strap!
Austin trying to get out of there!
[Hennig] That's it, bail out.
[Hennig] But you can't go far.
[J.R.] Austin back up on the apron now.
And Savio again.
That was across the face!
[J.R.] Savio expertly using that leather strap to his advantage.
Oh! Can you hear that? That's leather on flesh.
And Savio suplexing Austin back in.
[Hennig] Neither man has made the attempt to touch any turnbuckles as of yet.
As both have attempted to wear the other down, and right now--
-[Hennig] Oh! -[J.R.] You can hear that.
Savio with the advantage.
[Hennig] Well, to me, Ross, you gotta look at Stone Cold.
He's gotta slap that Million Dollar Dream-- Oh!
Big roundhouse kick there by Savio Vega!
[J.R.] What'd I say, he puts that--
He touched the corner. He touched one.
[Hennig] Savio touched one, and that's two.
He's gotta touch four in succession without interruption.
He's halfway there, is Savio Vega--
Oh! Vega got tangled up in that strap.
And Stone Cold took advantage.
[J.R.] DiBiase sweating it a little bit on the outside.
Come on, get on him!
The referee will keep us informed as to the touching of the turnbuckles.
I'd keep my Lab on a leash like that. When he'd go too far, I'd yank him back.
Oh, man!
[Hennig] Stone Cold just using that strap
as aggressively-- Oh, my goodness!
[J.R.] Talk about Beware of Dog: whipping the dog!
[Hennig] Beware of Dog II, and Savio going to fist city here!
Savio taking it back to the streets!
And Austin, he reverses it!
Austin can take it to the streets as well.
[J.R.] Absolutely. Austin is tough. Absolutely tough.
Both men on the edge of the ring there.
And remember, they cannot be counted out.
[Hennig] Tremendous knife-edge chops!
And Savio's lower back rammed into the ring apron.
So now, Austin is trying to turn the table here, gain some momentum.
[J.R. exclaims]
[Hennig] That was on the lower kidney area!
That's gotta leave a mark, my gosh!
[J.R.] You talk about a gut check.
Two of the toughest athletes to compete in the WWE--
Another one! That's right on the kidney area.
He's beating up the kidney area.
[J.R.] Savio dropped right across the steel security railing.
Stone Cold making his way back in the ring,
but remember, Savio on the other end of that leather strap.
[Hennig] Savio, he's in a bad way, Perfect.
Well, he's been dumped in the kidney area,
slapped with a strap, dropped on a railing.
Oh, here we go. He's gonna choke him out.
Savio using that strap to his advantage here.
And the referee is helpless with his count.
That count is merely formality.
There's no count-outs and no disqualifications here.
[J.R.] Once you put that strap around, you get ten seconds and you're out.
-Oh! This is unbelievable! -[Hennig] Give him another one!
This is intense WWE action! As intense as it will get.
Nice suplex, outside! Back in. Austin is in control.
[J.R.] He's got him in the ring, now he can go for the corners.
[Hennig] Austin has yet to touch a turnbuckle.
He's trying to hog-tie Savio here.
-Austin trying to keep Savio off his feet. -[J.R.] Touch a corner!
This is Austin's first attempt to touch a turnbuckle.
He's got it. That's one.
[J.R.] We're gonna witness history. He's gonna beat Savio.
[Hennig] First time lost in a strap match, Savio, here it comes.
Austin trying to pull that weight of Savio to the second corner.
He's getting some slack now so he's got more room.
-[J.R.] There's two. -[Hennig] That's the second one.
DiBiase wouldn't put his career on the line
if he didn't have total confidence in Steve Austin.
There's three, touch it!
[Hennig] And Savio trying to interrupt. And that's exactly what he's done.
So, Austin got two turnbuckles.
And not anymore!
Boy, that's a turnbuckle and a half!
Savio is just expert at utilizing that strap.
Letting the strap work for him.
[Hennig] It's a Caribbean Strap match. What do you think, Ross?
[J.R.] Our broadcast colleague, Hugo Savinovich
said that Savio was 31, I think--
Oh! Right there the strap right in the throat.
Austin is even in more trouble.
Remember, the stakes are high.
Will Savio become the Million Dollar Man's chauffeur?
Or will the Million Dollar Man be leaving the WWE?
That's exactly what hangs in the balance in this contest.
[J.R.] Well, if you're asking me, Savio's gonna be the chauffeur.
[Hennig] Clubbing blows to the back.
And Savio elevated over the top rope to the floor.
Austin came right with him!
[J.R.] Like we said, you can't get too far from your opponent in this one.
And that time, Austin paid a price for his own maneuver.
[Hennig] DiBiase imploring Stone Cold.
And here's what we just saw. And watch that strap.
It brought Austin over the top rope, down on the floor with Savio.
And that's where we are right now.
[J.R.] Boy, the welts on these men's bodies.
They're just, I mean, really physical.
[Hennig] Front face lock, attempted suplex here. It is countered!
Savio suplexing Austin right out here on the floor!
[J.R.] DiBiase looking awful nervous in the background.
[Hennig] Can you blame him?
Would you want to be leaving the WWE?
[J.R.] Not now.
[Hennig] Absolutely not!
[J.R.] Boy, this is tough. This is intense.
And remember, they gotta get back in the ring to get it done.
[Hennig] Folks, I don't know how we can describe it.
You can see exactly what's happening.
[J.R.] You can hear what's exactly happening.
[Hennig] Absolutely!
Austin with a rake to the face there. And a hard right hand.
[J.R.] Stone Cold now back up on the steps. What's he gonna do?
Right hand buried to the midsection by Savio Vega.
[Hennig] Oh! And Savio comes right back. Comes right back with that leather strap.
[J.R.] Austin rolled in the ring.
Remember, no pinfalls, no submissions, no count-outs, no disqualification.
Only one way to win it.
And Savio trying to incapacitate Austin. That's a smart move here.
You keep your opponent off their feet and you start touching top turnbuckles.
-Savio's got one. And that's two. -[audience] Two!
The crowd here helping us keep score.
[J.R.] Come on, DiBiase, grab him! Can't get disqualified, can he?
[Hennig] Nope, sure can't.
[J.R.] Savio just inches away from that third turnbuckle.
-Savio! He's three quarters away! -[Hennig] Oh, man!
I can't believe what I'm seeing here, Ross!
Savio, three quarters away from the promised land!
[J.R.] Oh, yeah!
[Hennig] And that interrupts the activity.
So, Savio had a three turnbuckle count. Needed one more.
Until Austin caught him with that leg trip.
[J.R.] Oh, he's winding up on him.
[Hennig] Looks like Ken Griffey Jr. swinging that bat!
And look, Austin just wearing out Savio!
[J.R.] Whipping Savio like an animal.
[Hennig] Ross, you've never been in the ring.
Can you imagine how that strap hurts?
It's bad landing on the hard mat, but a strap across your back.
Maybe you were strapped as a kid.
[J.R.] I got a few trips to the woodshed, but nothing like this.
[Hennig] Austin up on top of that turnbuckle.
A hard knife-edge chop right across the chest.
And that time, it was leather and flesh.
-[J.R.] Savio-- -[Hennig] Oh, head butt!
[J.R.] Savio looked like he was going for a suplex.
Austin trying to regain himself. Regroup here, if you will.
[Hennig] Can you imagine how great these athletes are?
Nobody knows great athletes like I do. I'm the greatest athlete in the WWE.
But can you imagine 48 hours ago going through-- Oh!
This kind of punishment? This kind of torture?
[J.R.] These two men, 48 hours ago in the dark in Florence,
lashed each other with that strap, unmercifully.
Their bodies have not had time to heal.
And they're right back at right here-- Uh-oh.
Front face lock.
Savio, can he get up on top?
Savio up on top. Both men, they're both on the top!
The front face is locked and there's the suplex!
Oh! And both men are down!
No! Get up!
DiBiase is absolutely going berserk out here!
Let's take a look, Perfect.
[Hennig] Both men on the top rope jockeying for position.
Savio comes down with the suplex. That's a long way down.
[J.R.] That maneuver, high-impact, high-risk as it was,
hurt both men.
[J.R.] DiBiase screaming words of encouragement and instruction
to Stone Cold Steve Austin.
But will it be enough? As Savio Vega, the first man back to his feet,
-and has touched one turnbuckle. -[Hennig] Uh-oh.
[J.R.] Savio staggers toward that second turnbuckle and taps it.
[Hennig] This could be it!
Savio's halfway home!
Halfway home is Savio!
And he has got one more!
Savio Vega, just a few feet away--
[J.R.] He didn't touch it, did he?
[Hennig] No, he didn't touch it. Austin caught the waist lock,
-turned it into a spine-buster. -[J.R.] Look at DiBiase.
[Hennig] DiBiase with a sigh of relief.
DiBiase could see his WWE career flash right before his eyes.
[J.R.] And what a long one it's been.
DiBiase's done it all in the WWE. I'm sure he's far from being over.
[J.R.] He's got a lot more to do here.
Especially with Stone Cold Steve Austin under contract to this Million Dollar Man.
[Hennig] He couldn't have a better wrestler
in the ring representing him.
Unless I was in there, of course.
-I'm not. -[J.R.] Well, of course.
That goes without saying. Or at least it should.
[Hennig] Sure.
[J.R.] And Austin, what's he trying to do here?
He's obviously choking. That's pretty evident.
Oh, can't go far.
Austin with that 252 pounds right across Savio.
I don't think I've seen a match this intense--
[Hennig] Is there a time limit on this, Ross?
[J.R.] Absolutely none.
And Austin, there you see it. Great camera work here.
Taking you right inside the ring. That is a blatant choke.
And unfortunately for Savio and his legion of fans,
it is legal.
[Hennig] Keep it on the back, on the body. Don't hit him in the arms.
He's gonna need them for driving home.
-There's one, Ross. -[J.R.] I saw it.
-Stone Cold touches the second turnbuckle. -There's two.
And Savio looks to be out on his feet.
[J.R.] This is it.
Stone Cold pulling Savio, getting the slack out of that strap.
Why didn't he-- Oh!
Why didn't he go to that third turnbuckle? I don't understand that.
That may have been some bad advice from DiBiase, I'm not sure.
[Hennig] Don't ever question what Austin does in the ring, Ross.
He's a master at the wrestling game.
[J.R.] Big time overhand right immediately to the spine.
You can do it. You're wearing him down.
-[Hennig] Words of encouragement. -[J.R.] DiBiase says you can do it.
Look at the welts on Stone Cold's back.
Uh-oh. Suplex…
Tombstone?
Nope. Pile-driver coming up!
No! Wait a minute!
[J.R.] They're off balance. Savio on the outside.
Wow! Neither man could hit the move.
Looked like they wanted to go for a tombstone. Not sure.
-Austin now up on top. -[Hennig] Oh, yeah!
Again, wrapping that strap, choking Savio.
Oh! Robbing Vega of that oxygen. Savio got a kick in there.
And look, Vega! He's hanging there from that rope!
I'll tell you, I know it may be cliché, but I don't know if these two guys
are gonna be the same for quite some time after this matchup.
How can the human anatomy recover from this?
And look at Austin! He is up on top!
Oh, man!
[J.R.] Austin face first right into the steel!
I think Savio avoided most of the contact.
[J.R.] Savio can't take advantage on the outside,
he's gotta get Stone Cold in the ring.
[Hennig] Folks, the live action will be on the right.
You listen.
Oh, man!
[J.R.] Head first into steel!
And now Savio with a big advantage-- Well, maybe not!
[Hennig] Oh, man!
[J.R.] Savio, right in his upper thighs.
[Hennig] These people are on their feet here.
[J.R.] Rammed into the steps there.
Back and forth, this one is going.
[Hennig] Savio just pulled Austin right into the steel that time.
[J.R.] Something's gotta give, Perfect, sooner or later, with these two men.
[Hennig] I hope all these muscle heads and construction workers
and all these people out there, "I can be a professional wrestler."
They better take a look at these guys. This is what it's about.
[J.R.] Savio, a turnbuckle. And make it a pair.
He's looking for three of a kind here.
Austin has got to interrupt him.
Savio's got two turnbuckles.
Austin holding onto the back, holding onto those jeans.
Savio trying to get the third turnbuckle.
Savio fighting with all he has.
Is he gonna get it?
[Hennig] That's three! The referee calls it three.
Savio needs one more turnbuckle! And this one's over! And DiBiase's--
He was within inches!
[J.R.] Wow!
[Hennig] Maybe 12 or 14 inches away from touching the turnbuckle!
[Hennig] Look at DiBiase, he's beside himself! Look at him sweat.
[J.R.] Well, Savio was a foot away
from the Million Dollar Man hitting the trail.
Packing that Brink's truck and heading outta here.
-Stone Cold! -[J.R.] Oh!
-[J.R.] That should be enough. -[Hennig] That was it.
After all this punishment and then, a pile-driver!
What more does Austin need to do?
You own him now! You gotta finish him off.
[J.R.] "You own him now."
[DiBiase] One more!
Drop him one more time!
One more!
[J.R.] DiBiase says he wants one more pile-driver.
[Hennig] I thought Savio was in a pretty bad way as it was.
So did Austin, I think.
Another pile-driver coming up here and-- One minute.
He just countered. Savio elevated Stone Cold Steve Austin
and the advantage gained by the first pile-driver
has been completely negated.
[J.R.] Savio's tough!
Here comes the dream! The Million Dollar Dream!
It's on! Forget about it!
[Hennig] If Savio goes out, and he's gone out before,
at the hands of Austin in this maneuver, it'll be academic.
[J.R.] And the body-- No!
[Hennig] Savio touched it--
Savio touched that turnbuckle.
[J.R.] No, Austin touched it.
[Hennig] That's Savio's arm, I'll have you know.
Savio's touched two of 'em in this position.
-[J.R.] He's going down! -[Hennig] Savio is fading fast.
[J.R.] This courageous competitor--
All of Austin's weight is on Savio. That's what you do to wear the man down.
[Hennig] I've never seen anybody sustain and maintain
the Million Dollar Dream this long!
And Savio-- Oh! He countered it!
Savio using his legs and every ounce of strength he can muster
to counter the maneuver.
And we are back to exactly where we were with an even playing field.
-Look at this part. -[J.R.] Savio's going down.
He steps up, watch the turnbuckle. All of his weight lands on Stone Cold.
I don't know who has the advantage.
[Hennig] Oh!
Austin, he just waist-locked Savio
and dropped him, I think head first, onto the post.
[J.R.] That's one way to touch a corner.
You have got him. You own him.
-Finish him. -[J.R.] Uh-oh.
Savio looks to be out of it.
And Austin, he's wrapping the strap around Savio's neck.
[J.R.] He's gonna drag him by the neck.
Oh, come on. Savio!
[Hennig] Look at Austin showing no remorse.
[J.R.] That's why they call him Stone Cold. He'll do anything.
[Hennig] He has no conscience.
Wait a minute. Savio touched the turnbuckle as well.
[J.R.] That's all right, he's behind Austin.
That's two.
-[Hennig] There's two for Austin. -[J.R.] Savio doesn't know where he's at.
He knows enough that he's got two turnbuckles.
As does Austin.
Austin is trying with all the strength he can muster
-to drag Savio-- -[J.R.] That's three!
That's the third turnbuckle for Austin.
[Hennig] Savio-- Savio got three!
The Million Dollar Man just realized that Savio has touched three turnbuckles
as has Stone Cold.
[J.R.] Can he do that?
[Hennig] It's all hanging in the balance right here!
Will Savio be the chauffeur or will the Million Dollar Man be leaving?
There's one turnbuckle left!
Get it, Austin! No!
Savio got it!
[J.R.] He can't win on that, can he?
-[J.R.] Savio has won it! -[Hennig] Wait a minute!
The winner of this contest…
Wait a minute, Ross!
[ring announcer] …Savio Vega!
[Hennig] I don't think so!
Savio Vega has won the Caribbean Strap match!
And the Million Dollar Man must leave the WWE.
And Stone Cold is incensed at his former-- I stress former-- manager.
[J.R.] He can't yell at Austin about it. Austin was--
I can't believe what I saw!
Stone Cold with his welted body, leaving the ringside area.
Stop the music!
[J.R.] Uh-oh, wait a minute.
Stop the music!
Savio yelling, "Stop the music."
[Hennig] Let's hear what he's got to say.
[Savio] That's not the right music for this night!
I've got something for you, Ted DiBiase.
This is the right song. Hit it!
♪ Na, na, na, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Goodbye! ♪
[J.R.] Oh, come on!
This is ridiculous!
[Hennig] I think it's just soaking in the Million Dollar Man.
[J.R.] And look at all the people.
His illustrious career in the WWE has just been ended by Savio Vega!
[Hennig] We're seeing history in the making, Ross.
I can't believe it!
[J.R.] The Million Dollar Man
will be leaving the World Wrestling Entertainment
as the fans here, in South Carolina, and we're as live as you can be,
are waving goodbye to moneybags!
[Hennig] Wow!
[Hennig] Well, he better get the checkbook out
and go see what else he can buy.
[J.R.] Ladies and gentlemen, we're covering this live event
from Charleston, South Carolina,
in a variety of ways, including America Online.
We encourage you to join us in America Online
in the auditorium as the WWE Champion is chatting.
-What do you think about that, Perfect? -[Hennig] Chatting, huh.
[J.R.] Great fans with us on America Online, and you can be as well.
As Shawn Michaels is chatting with some of his Kliq.
[Hennig] No doubt about that.
Shawn Michaels.
Wow, I can't believe it, Ross.
Shawn Michaels also will be with us on the WWE Superstar line.
What--
-It's time! -[Hennig] Uh-oh.
Well, that's what time it is, all right.
[announcer] This contest is scheduled for one fall.
[J.R.] The battle of the behemoths.
[announcer] …accompanied by James Cornette…
[J.R.] 458 pounds!
As nasty and as bad as they come.
And what a great athlete at 460 pounds plus.
[J.R.] He's a great athlete when he has the advantage.
He'll get a gut check here tonight, live in Charleston, South Carolina.
[Hennig] And who can forget, it was about seven weeks ago, ladies and gentlemen,
if you remember what happened. Just listen to this.
Vader attempting-- That was a second one!
The Vader bomb! And a third Vader bomb!
Attempting to destroy the leg of Yokozuna.
[Hennig] Yeah, he sure did, he didn't attempt.
He put him out. They took him out on a forklift.
How embarrassing is that?
[J.R.] Well, I'll tell ya, this is going to be
one of them old just-get-in-your-face old-time slobber-knockers.
-[Hennig] Slobber-knocker? -[J.R.] Two big ol'…
A 458-pounder, Vader, and this man, who is ready to fight.
[Hennig] You think he's 100%?
Do you think he's back to 100% in seven weeks?
[J.R.] Well, he's not limping. That's one good sign.
But only time will tell if that huge man, the biggest ever to compete in the WWE,
is physically at 100%.
Mentally, I know he's ready.
[Hennig] Here we go!
[J.R.] This one will not be pretty.
And it won't last long,
if they're gonna stand there and exchange those big right hands.
You talk about clubs.
[Hennig] Yokozuna knocking Vader back into the corner.
Vader, I don't think, wants any part of this.
Look at Cornette trying to say it's a--
Yokozuna got him in the throat, which maybe true,
I couldn't see it from my vantage point.
Vader with one leg on the outside, wants to make sure that the referee
stays between Yokozuna and the man from the Rocky Mountains.
And someone should get
that polyester-wearing Jim Cornette off the apron.
[J.R.] Folks, we are live. We're happy you're with us
in Charleston, South Carolina.
We thank you for being with us here at In Your House: Beware of Dog II.
And I think Mother Nature's smiling a little bit on us here this week.
[Hennig] Yokozuna ready for sumo.
[J.R.] I don't understand why the ref is allowing Cornette--
Finally, on the floor where he belongs.
[Hennig] He actually belongs outside, but that's another story.
[J.R.] Well, it's like a demolition derby,
the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show with 18-wheelers.
I think Yokozuna's ready.
-[Hennig] Vader's having second thoughts. -[J.R.] Yes, he is.
Vader, I think, likes to pick his spots.
Nothing wrong with that.
[J.R.] Vade down in a three-point football stance.
Yokozuna in a sumo stance. Quite a camera shot right there.
-[Hennig] Uh-oh. -[J.R.] False start.
[Hennig] I don't think Vader wants any part
of Yokozuna on a level playing field.
[J.R.] Gotta wait for an opening, go after the leg
he's done the damage to seven weeks ago.
Cornette's trying to instill some verbal courage into Vader.
[Hennig] Well, Vader knows the pain and the agony that Yokozuna went through
just under two months ago.
I'll tell ya, Vader intimidates a lot of people, Perfect.
[Hennig] No doubt about it. This man, the agility and ability
that he has in that ring…
I can't believe he can move like that at 460-some pounds.
[J.R.] He intimidates a lot of folks, I was about to say, but not Yokozuna.
-Here we go. -They're ready.
This should be quite an impact. We are ready to see it.
Oh, come on.
-No! -Come on!
[J.R.] Well, these fans here in Charleston
are not too pleased with Mr. Vader's courage.
And Yokozuna, obviously, is getting very frustrated.
The former two-time WWE Champion wants to get it on.
[Hennig] Maybe that's Vader's strategy, to frustrate Yokozuna.
[J.R.] Well, maybe the third time will be the charm here.
They seem to be ready. Yokozuna's been ready.
All right, here we go.
Vader down, three-point stance.
Yokozuna, the wide base.
-And Yokozuna just rammed Vader! -[Hennig] I can't believe it!
-Vader can't believe it! -[J.R.] Yoko into the clothesline!
And Vader, at 458, he goes up, he goes over, and he goes down!
[Hennig] Jim Cornette can't believe it! I can't believe it!
Cornette has got to get his big man, his mastodon, refocused here.
[J.R.] He may need to go see the Wizard and get a shot of courage
down that yellow brick road.
And there's a big right hand. Yokozuna meeting Vader coming in.
[Hennig] That'll break your eardrum.
[J.R.] Oh, hard rights and lefts! Rights and lefts to the head.
Vader taking those shots.
[Hennig] He's cupping those hands so he can pop the eardrum.
Vader's no dummy.
Vader measuring Yokozuna, and Yokozuna single leg pick up.
[J.R.] That's unusual.
[J.R.] He's gonna try to put Vader in the hospital!
[Hennig] Using that 660, Yokozuna dropped it all on the leg of Vader!
Vader now, who's very athletic for a big man, very quick for a big man.
We'll see now, perhaps, his quickness evaporate
thanks to that big move by Yokozuna,
using his 660 pounds to his advantage.
[Hennig] Wow.
Too bad Cornette doesn't want to lose or leave a WWE stipulation.
[J.R.] Well, I still can't believe that.
Look at Vader. That impact tore his knee brace loose.
Vader noticeably limping coming back into the ring, favoring that left leg.
[Hennig] Good, he blocked him. Oh, hard right got in.
That right got in. Vader caught Yokozuna with the bottom of that right hand!
Vader has the advantage.
When Vader's on the advantage, he's as dangerous as he can be.
Yokozuna. Another single leg pickup. Another surprise!
[Hennig] Get outta there!
[J.R.] Yokozuna dropping it all one more time on that left leg.
[Hennig] I've never seen Vader taken off his feet like this before.
Very unique strategy by Yokozuna.
I understand that the Million Dollar Man is on the WWE Superstar line.
That's on option eight. And lord knows what he's saying
now that he's gonna be out of the WWE.
That's at option eight at 1-900-737-4WWE.
[Hennig] Vader, that was a cheap shot.
Now Vader, Vader likes to get his opponents in the corner.
I'm surprised he didn't keep Yokozuna there.
He's got a handful of hair too.
-He's gonna slam him. -[J.R.] He's what?!
[Hennig] He's gonna slam him.
The only man I've ever seen slam Yokozuna
that I can recall, is Ahmed Johnson.
[J.R.] On his knee!
[Hennig] Vader can't get-- He might slam him, I don't know.
Uh-oh.
[J.R.] Yokozuna! There's an impact for ya!
Again, using that mass to his advantage.
[Hennig] I think Vader is stunned. I don't think he knows what hit him.
[J.R.] Yokozuna using his size, that's what he's gotta do.
And soon, perhaps sooner than later, the stamina, the conditioning factor,
is going to come into play in this match.
[Hennig] Yokozuna engulfing Vader in the corner.
Take one more look. This is high-impact.
[Hennig] All that weight coming down on Vader.
[J.R.] Live action on the right, that was a Samoan drop!
Yokozuna now, is in control here.
Yokozuna, can he put Vader away?
Watch this.
-Boom! -[Hennig] Oh, man!
[Hennig] That is 660 coming down on your rib cage.
Uh-oh, Vader…
[J.R.] Can you say banzai?
[Hennig] Oh, no!
[J.R.] In any language, it is devastating.
Yokozuna is going up-- And Cornette--
Yokozuna caught the racket.
Oh, Cornette! Cornette brought inside by Yokozuna!
Referee's gotta get Cornette outta there.
And Cornette is in no man's land.
Come on, Vader, get up!
Or in big man's land.
Cornette wants to make friends.
Cornette fired and humiliated Yokozuna.
And Yokozuna just gave Cornette a nice firm handshake.
And a nice stiff headbutt!
Uh-oh.
[Hennig] Why isn't Yokozuna getting disqualified for touching a manager?
[Hennig] Because Cornette's the guy that came in the ring.
Oh, he's gonna drop down on--
-[J.R.] Yokozuna going up. -[Hennig] No way!
Cornette could be banzai here!
This'll be the last we see of Cornette. It's gonna be over!
Cornette's outta here!
[Hennig] He can't do that!
[J.R.] Oh! And Vader pulled Cornette out of the way!
-[Hennig] He dropped on the leg! -[J.R.] Vader going for that leg!
[Hennig] He found his opening, he's going for it!
[J.R.] That's that injured leg! 450 pounds across the leg!
Yokozuna's leg has been damaged again.
Vader's trying to destroy Yokozuna!
There's a Vader bomb!
[Hennig] It's over, Ross! This may do it!
Yes! It's over!
[J.R.] Vader, you talk about hard-fought and intense.
Vader took his opportunity.
He took a shortcut.
[Hennig] And Yokozuna-- you can see the damage done to Vader's leg.
We'll take one more look right here.
Yoko going for the banzai drop!
And now, watch Vader capitalize!
[J.R.] Yokozuna's leg landed on the bottom ring rope.
And Vader's having a hard time getting out of here.
Vader is hurt.
[Hennig] Nonetheless, there's your winner. Not there.
[J.R.] Yokozuna couldn't quite get it done here, folks.
Ladies and gentlemen, here's more information
about the exciting King of the Ring Spectacular.
Please, King, we're hungry.
Get lost, brats!
Ah, heaven.
The great ring in the sky.
I truly am the king.
-Not so fast, Lawler. -We'll see who's king around here.
-No! -He's no king!
He's no king.
Where am I?
[narrtor] WWE King of the Ring coming live to Pay-Per-View. Thank you very much.
Ladies and gentlemen, Yokozuna trying to make his way out of the ring.
Again, The King of the Ring Spectacular is on Sunday, June 23rd.
We know already that the WWE Championship will be on the line
and the much anticipated rematch between Michaels, the Champion,
and the awesome challenger, The British Bulldog.
That's not the only championship matchup you're gonna see,
as the two WWE Tag Team Champions, The Smoking Gunns
will take on the Godwinns.
But what a blockbuster announcement you have.
The Ultimate Warrior against Jerry "The King" Lawler.
That has been made.
That is gonna be a long night for The King in Milwaukee on June 23rd,
not to mention the semi-finals and the finals
of The King of the Ring tournament on Sunday, June 23rd.
These are very intriguing brackets, ladies and gentlemen.
As we take a look at these this is some very interesting pairings.
And of course, the tournament actually got started last night on Raw.
The Ultimate Warrior and Goldust both eliminated due to a double count-out.
And thanks to Owen Hart, it will be Vader advancing
as Owen Hart came off the top rope and knocked Ahmed Johnson out with that cast.
So Vader, luckily enough, Perfect,
has advanced all the way to the semi-finals in Milwaukee.
[Hennig] There you see it, the golden casket.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is for the Intercontinental Championship.
The first time that we will have the opportunity
to see a matchup with Casket match rules.
For the gold.
Also, if Goldust wins this match, he'll make history here.
First man ever to beat The Undertaker in a Casket match.
[Hennig] I don't know about that. The thing about it is that Goldust,
certainly as we know, as does Marlena, a very controversial individual.
As a matter of fact, let's take you back quickly to last night.
Goldust meeting the Ultimate Warrior. Goldust tried to take the easy way out.
But Ahmed Johnson wouldn't have any of that.
Ahmed bringing Goldust back to the ring.
[Hennig] Ahmed had no purpose interfering in this matchup whatsoever.
Then, later in the evening, it would be Ahmed and Vader, one-one-one.
Ahmed Johnson with a spine-buster had Vader beat.
But watch Owen Hart with that hard cast on his left wrist,
hammering Ahmed in the head, knocking out Ahmed Johnson.
And Ahmed Johnson loses for the very first time
thanks to Camp Cornette.
[Hennig] Ahmed carried out on a stretcher.
Goldust wanted first aid.
Get outta there!
He needs mouth-to-mouth.
[Hennig] That's not first aid, that's sick!
That's hideous!
Look at this. That's repulsive!
Oh, come on!
[J.R.] And Ahmed Johnson finally regaining
some semblance of consciousness.
[Hennig] So it did work then. He did help Ahmed out.
[J.R.] Ahmed with a concussion, coming to, realizing what's happened.
Now, watch this reaction.
Ahmed looking to get into Goldust's locker room.
Wrong door.
The intensity of Ahmed Johnson who was looking for Goldust.
It's a good thing Ahmed Johnson is not here now.
Goldust would be in a heap of trouble.
[Hennig] I don't think anybody's heard from Ahmed.
As a matter of fact, I think Goldust is already in a whole heap of trouble.
[J.R.] Remember, folks, this is for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Hennig] Looks awful confident.
[J.R.] Only way to win is to put
your opponent into the casket and shut the lid.
[bell tolling]
-Led to the ring by Paul Bearer… -[J.R.] The lights go out.
On purpose, I hope.
[announcer] From Death Valley, weighing 328 pounds…
[Hennig] Keep your hands to yourself, Ross.
[J.R.] It's not me.
[announcer] …The Undertaker!
[J.R.] Listen to the ovation
for the most phenomenal athlete
in the long, illustrious history of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
There is absolutely no athlete
quite like The Undertaker who is right behind Goldust.
Where did he come from?
Where did he--
Playing mind games already.
And we're underway!
-[Hennig] Where did he come from? -[J.R.] I have no idea.
I have no idea where he came from.
Goldust got nailed.
He's in green street. Well, he's in green land anyway, half the time.
That gold casket, custom made for Goldust.
And Goldust… don't let that appearance and that bizarre behavior fool you.
He's a great athlete.
[Hennig] No doubt about it.
[J.R.] Goldust, he paid for it by taking his eyes off his opponent.
Stinging right by The Undertaker.
Hard Irish whip!
Goldust tossed around like a ragdoll.
The Undertaker sending Goldust to the corner.
Will Goldust lose the Intercontinental Championship?
Will The Undertaker become the Intercontinental Champion
for the first time? We're gonna find out right here tonight.
Because we are live in Charleston, South Carolina.
Again, we thank you so much for being with us--
Goldust doesn't want to be near that casket.
[Hennig] Look at that.
[J.R.] Oh, nice and ready for him.
Nice and fluffy.
[Hennig] Nice and fluffy.
Her cigar smells.
[J.R.] Goldust over the top of the rope to the casket and to the railing.
This match has belonged to The Undertaker,
who just introduced Goldust to the steel steps.
How do you do?
Well, both these guys have played some mind games.
Marlena, who is the director, as we know,
of Goldust on the outside.
As is Paul Bearer.
[Hennig] I'm starting to enjoy the mind game Goldust is playing.
People think he's one way, but in reality, he may be the complete opposite, Ross.
People don't know how to take him.
[J.R.] I'm inclined to believe that, but I'll take your word for it.
Oh, my goodness!
I'll tell you something, this one is maybe, officially,
gonna be over pretty quick.
Goldust back in the ring.
And The Undertaker, six feet ten and a half, 328 pounds.
There's a slam.
And Goldust is no small fry. He's six-six, 265.
-Right on the face! -Wow!
Tremendous leg drop!
Well, folks, I'll tell you something, there is absolutely nothing
like seeing the WWE live.
[J.R.] Oh, hard exchange there.
[screams]
Undertaker backing up.
Going up top.
Is he gonna get on top? Yes, he is.
Look at this agility.
Now, remember, six ten and a half.
That's power forward size in the NBA--
[Hennig] Even I gotta admit, that's pretty good, that's great.
[J.R.] Yeah, it is. It's not perfect, but it's good.
We are live in Charleston, South Carolina.
First time ever that you are witnessing a matchup
for the Intercontinental Championship with Casket match rules.
Look at the face, look at the eyes of The Undertaker.
Boy, he is simply phenomenal.
[Hennig] No offense out of Goldust.
[J.R.] The thing about it… Marlena seems to be very under control
-and not too concerned. -[Hennig] There we go.
Goldust catching Undertaker with that elbow.
Goldust is taking a lot of punishment. There's a slam!
That's 328 pounds being slammed.
[J.R.] Uh-oh.
[Hennig] Well, it wasn't quite enough.
Slow, methodical walk.
[J.R.] Almost a dead man walking, so to speak.
As The Undertaker backs Goldust into the corner.
The Intercontinental Champion is in a great deal of trouble.
There's the Irish whip. They go left to right.
And Goldust, couldn't find his mark there.
Wanted to get that uppercut in.
Goldust again…
A little tombstone of his own.
[Hennig] Tombstone?
He beat The Undertaker at his own game.
[J.R.] A tombstone pile-driver. Roll him over into the casket.
The Undertaker has just been tombstoned.
And he sits right up.
Paul Bearer at ringside with that urn.
Certainly, that urn gives The Undertaker a mental advantage, if nothing else.
[Hennig] There's a nice move there by Goldust.
And we should not be remiss in discounting the tenacity,
the resiliency, the toughness of the Intercontinental Champion.
-And now, there you see our-- -[audience] Rest in peace.
-[Hennig] Rest in peace. -[J.R.] Our casket cam.
[audience] Rest in peace!
[Hennig] Casket cam, I like it.
And The Undertaker near the casket.
He's in!
[J.R.] You gotta go in, the lid's gotta shut.
Goldust trying to shut the lid there!
And The Undertaker fires right out of there!
The Undertaker fired out of the casket with a hard succession of right hands.
[Hennig] Dark in there with the lid shut.
[J.R.] I don't even want to think about--
I'm not ready for that scene.
Big foot right to the face.
Must be about a size 16, maybe a 18 shoe.
Goldust elevating The Undertaker
up and over the top rope, all the way to the floor.
That'll give Goldust a moment of separation here
to perhaps get himself back together.
[Hennig] He's not Intercontinental Champion for nothing.
The guy's a great wrestler. Say what you want about him.
[J.R.] Goldust a two-time Intercontinental Champion.
As The Undertaker now…
gets familiar with the steel.
And Goldust using that cable out there to choke.
Remember, we cannot have a disqualification in this match.
And there cannot be any count-out.
As a matter of fact, no pinfalls or submissions either.
Only one way to get it done.
Get in the casket and shut the lid on your opponent.
[cheering]
Goldust surveying his damage.
Forcing The Undertaker back into the ring.
Now, I would have to say Goldust has a distinct advantage.
[Hennig] No doubt about it.
The Undertaker has the highest threshold of pain,
ever, in the WWE.
[audience] Rest in peace!
He's trying to maintain some sort of vertical base.
And he's trying to stay upright, obviously, and fights right back.
[J.R.] Hard right, and a boot to the abdomen.
Another right hand! And another, and down goes the Intercontinental Champion.
The Undertaker…
sending Goldust-- No, it's gonna be reversed.
Goldust catching The Undertaker in a sleeper!
Goldust with a sleeper on The Undertaker.
[Hennig] You kept referring to what a great athlete The Undertaker is.
Goldust's no slouch. This guy's a great athlete.
[J.R.] Well, you should know this better than anyone,
you can't be Intercontinental Champion without being a great athlete.
[Hennig] No doubt about that.
I was probably the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time.
[J.R.] Well, that's an arguable point.
[Hennig] With you? You have a problem with that?
-[J.R.] Absolutely not. -[Hennig] Okay.
[J.R.] Undertaker is… he's out! Going unconscious here.
The Undertaker's just about out of it.
And so now,
what is left to be done for Goldust,
is to try to, somehow, pull or drag, or whatever he's gotta do,
The Undertaker to that coffin.
He's got him going!
[Hennig] Undertaker trying to-- Undertaker's in the coffin!
He is in the casket!
-This one is over! -[J.R.] Shut the lid!
He didn't get it! It's not shut yet!
The Undertaker got his arm out!
[Hennig] What do you gotta do to beat this guy?
[J.R.] I have no idea! Whatever it is, it's not been enough.
[Hennig] There you go, pummel him a little bit. Slam it down!
[J.R.] Goldust, now he's trying to get on top of the casket.
[Hennig] Whoa! Look at the power of The Undertaker!
[J.R.] That is awesome power, I can tell ya!
Now, The Undertaker's stepping out of that casket.
I tell you what, the casket's a little worse for wear, as well,
as are these two athletes.
Goldust missed a clothesline. Oh!
Tremendous clothesline with the elevation from The Undertaker!
[Hennig] Oh, hard kick and an uppercut.
-And a clothesline! -[Hennig] Both of 'em!
[J.R.] Both of 'em on the outside indeed.
As this battle for the Intercontinental Championship
rages on with Casket match rules.
[Hennig] Uh-oh. Undertaker grabbing a chair here.
Oh! Goldust just kicked The Undertaker right in the face!
He got him right in the face and caught him in the clothesline!
[Hennig] Wow, Goldust has really taken it.
[J.R.] Goldust is showing tremendous toughness.
I'll tell you something. He showed us on many occasions how tough he is.
One thing we always remember about Goldust,
unfortunately, perhaps, is his bizarreness.
But that could be all theatrics.
Another power slam.
I don't remember The Undertaker ever being slammed
-this many times. -[Hennig] I don't either.
[J.R.] Gotta hand it to Goldust.
In The Undertaker's match, right now, at this point in time,
Goldust has the momentum but The Undertaker has just sat up.
[cheering and whistling]
Goldust on top! And knocks The Undertaker down one more time.
He's going for a cover.
-[Hennig] Paul Bearer looks concerned too. -[J.R.] Wrong rules.
Goldust probably doesn't realize it.
Going on instincts, maybe.
Marlena, she's puffing on that stogie a little harder now.
Fogging it up out there.
We'll be chain smoking before this one's over.
Uh-oh!
[Hennig] Oh, buried him.
[J.R.] The Undertaker will never, ever quit.
Wrist lock applied.
[Hennig] How do you beat a dead man?
What's Goldust doing here?
He'll walk the ropes himself.
[J.R.] Gonna take a page out of The Undertaker's book.
First the mind games--
[Hennig] This is gonna backfire! Oh!
What a whip! What an arm whip off the top!
What an unbelievable maneuver off the top!
And The Undertaker says it is over.
-[J.R.] Uh-oh! -[Hennig] Here we go!
[Hennig] Tombstone! Is it a tomb--
[J.R.] Yes! Tombstone pile-driver!
This one is over! Folks, this is it!
The Undertaker will be the next Intercontinental Champion.
Open up that casket. Formality now.
Goldust is out of it.
-[Hennig] What? -[J.R.] Wait! What is happening?
[J.R.] That's Mankind!
Mankind, he was out--
What? How?
Mankind with the Mandible Claw!
Mankind with the Claw on The Undertaker! The Undertaker's out!
[bell ringing]
They're ringing the bell! Goldust's the winner!
No. Goldust is locking the casket!
-[J.R.] What? -[Hennig] He's locking the casket!
[announcer] The winner of this contest and still World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Champion, Goldust!
[J.R.] How did that happen?
What is going-- We saw the casket several times,
-nobody was in it. -[Hennig] Look at him pulling his hair.
He's locked the casket now, the 300-pound deranged Mankind
sitting on top of this airtight casket--
Smoke? What is going on?
He had the lock in his hand, he was locking the casket.
What's happening to the casket? That's what I want to know.
What has happened?
Goldust has won this match.
But what has Mankind done to The Undertaker?
Where did Mankind come from? How did this happen?
What has Mankind done again to The Undertaker?
[Hennig] I'm sitting right here, and I can hardly believe what I just saw.
How did Mankind get inside that casket?
[J.R.] I can assure you that Mankind, at least I think,
Mankind and Goldust are not in collusion here.
We've got smoke rendering out of the casket.
Paul Bearer is obviously very concerned.
[Hennig] He's been in there quite awhile.
I have no idea what is going on.
[Hennig] They better get him outta there is what they better do.
[J.R.] They better try to get this darn thing open.
The mist is…
What? Now he's gone! The Undertaker's gone!
Where--
[mumbling]
Where is The Undertaker?
[Hennig] Where-- He's gone?
He's gone!
[audience laughing]
No!
[Hennig] Wait a minute. What-- Ross?
[J.R.] Where is The Undertaker? What has Mankind done to The Undertaker?
Ladies and gentlemen, I don't have-- I don't know where--
-[Hennig] I don't either, Ross. -[J.R.] What has happened?
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being with us
here in Charleston, South Carolina.
For Mr. Perfect, I'm Tim Ross, saying so long, everybody!