[narrator] In over 100 countries,
in seven different languages, to more than
a half billion viewers each week…
the World Wrestling Entertainment,
the worldwide leader in sports entertainment.
[narrator] We no longer live in a world of black and white.
Rather, the landscape has become a canvas of muted grays,
where good is indistinguishable from evil,
and renegades receive a hero's embrace.
For nearly a decade, Bret "The Hitman" Hart
was perhaps the most beloved Superstar in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
But when a Stone Cold killer declared his intention
to end Bret's legacy,
The Hitman was perceived the villain,
the unrelenting antagonist, the fan favorite.
Soon, anger replaced passion.
Arrogance supplanted a champion's pride.
Bret turned his back on an entire nation
and reunited The Hart Foundation to launch a reign
of mayhem and destruction.
Tonight in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the paradox continues.
Tonight, the prodigal sons return home the heroes.
While five mighty Superstars on a noble crusade
become the villains.
Tonight, the rogues are the beloved, the heroes, the hated.
Tonight, the gray clouds of disarray
threaten to unleash a devastating tempest
In Your House.
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-[fans cheering] -[fireworks whistling]
[Vince] Welcome, everyone, to Calgary, Alberta, Canada!
Welcome to In Your House, the Canadian Stampede.
We are across the border
in magnificent Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Hello, everyone, Vince McMahon here along with good old JR.
And we are joined as well by royal cowboy for a day,
Jerry "The King" Lawler. Check that hat out.
The King of the Cowboys, McMahon!
What about this extraordinary Japanese match
we're going to see here tonight, JR?
Well it's going to be two of the greatest light heavyweights
in the world today.
A lot of folks consider that the Great Sasuke
is the number one-rated light heavyweight in all the world.
We'll see him for the very first time, right here tonight.
And what about Mankind against Hunter Hearst Helmsley?
Well, I'm going to tell you, Mankind
is finally going to get it.
He's overstepped his bounds.
And the gentleman of the WWE, a true aristocrat,
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, is going to take care of it.
And of course, all this in addition to the 10-man tag team
match-up, and The Undertaker defending the title against
The Man they call Vader.
And take a look, if you would, at this.
[bell ringing]
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen,
the following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Coming down the aisle, accompanied by Chyna,
from Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing
226 pounds, the 1997 King of the Ring,
Hunter Hearst Helmsley!
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley, along with his female bodyguard,
the 200-pound Chyna.
And what a match-up we're going to have
here to kick things off…
In Your House, live from Calgary, Alberta.
Let's take you back, ladies and gentlemen,
and show you a little of the history that led up to what we
believe is going to be an extraordinary match-up, Mankind
against Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[narrator] Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
[J.R.] Has Helmsley ever tried to buy the WWE?
[Vince] I don't believe so.
[narrator] Mankind, born with a dream
that turned into a nightmare.
I never had the chance to show the world that I
could love and could be loved.
[narrator] One month ago, these two contrasting backgrounds
would meet to see who would become
the 1997 King of the Ring.
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[J.R.] Mandible Claw!
The Mandible Claw!
It'll be all over!
[Vince] No!
Chyna just pulled him straight out!
Chyna just shattered that steel scepter on the back
of the head of Mankind!
Helmsley sets him up with a Pedigree!
Ladies and gentlemen, the 1997 King of the Ring,
Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
There he goes… No!
[J.R.] Has Helmsley lost his mind?
This ring is now my house!
I'd like admission to your house of pain.
And when I get there, I want a rematch.
I think he should come down here in the ring
right now and kiss my [bleep].
Well, it's your lucky day because I'm a good kisser!
[J.R.] And Helmsley attacking Mankind, as the Deranged One
comes to the ring.
Just exactly like last night.
[Vince] All right, ladies and gentlemen, and the match is on!
Here he comes.
[Finkel] Weighing 287 pounds, Mankind!
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[Vince] Mankind, being greeted to cheers.
And here comes Mankind!
Mankind and Helmsley, colliding.
And look at this!
They're picking up right where they left
off, Mankind and Helmsley.
[J.R.] This match is going to be a very intense one.
No doubt about it.
Big time environment for Mankind and Helmsley.
[King] Listen to these people, McMahon!
They love Mankind!
[Vince] Mankind, a master of mayhem.
And Mankind has come to Calgary, Alberta
to seek his revenge on the 1997 King of the Ring.
[King] I think so many of these Canadians,
they love him because they can relate to him.
They… most of them look like him!
Most of the women at least.
[Vince] What?
[J.R.] A double arm DDT by Mankind.
He's now insulting Helmsley with a little curtsy.
[King] That's a mistake.
[Vince] Mankind with the upper hand here.
As the match begun. Back body drop attempt…
No!
And driving the knee right into the kisser of Mankind.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley… give him
credit for great athleticism and look out!
[King] Oh, no!
[J.R.] Helmsley elevated by Mankind, over the top rope
all the way to the floor.
[Vince] And right out, I might add,
in front of the whole Hart family.
The Hart family, ladies and gentlemen,
has joined us en masse!
[J.R.] "Bang, bang" from his Cactus Jack days.
Mankind with a high-risk move, coming off the apron,
dropping the elbow right into the sternum
of the aristocratic Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
from Greenwich, Connecticut.
[Vince] Mankind with a cover.
The count!
And almost a count of three.
And look at the delts on Chyna.
[King] The what?
[Vince] The deltoids.
[King] Oh.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Oh-ho, look out!
And again, Helmsley, out right in front of the Hart family.
Oh, no, no, no, no!
Mankind doesn't care about himself.
And Helmsley is getting out of Dodge.
[J.R.] Helmsley trying to move out of harm's way
because Mankind doesn't give a darn about his own well-being.
[Vince] He's not walking out on this match, is he?
[King] No way, McMahon. Don't worry about it.
- Look out! - [Vince] Mankind!
[J.R.] Mankind, looking for respect.
Looking for the adulation of the fans.
His long, arduous, painful journey to the WWE
beginning to pay benefits!
- [Vince] Mankind! - [King] No way!
[Vince] Yes!
Out on the steel ramp!
Woo!
Lights out!
[Vince] And Mankind.
[J.R.] When you are outside the ring,
you are in Mankind territory!
[Vince] And Mankind, rocking back and forth,
awaiting Helmsley to return,
awaiting to place that Mandible Claw
solidly down into Helmsley's gullet.
[King] Ugh!
[J.R.] I can tell you from experience,
that is not something that you want to have happen to you.
Mankind, no doubt, the prime minister of Parts Unknown.
And Parts Unknown, is outside the squared circle.
[King] That nasty Mandible Claw will give you
a throat infection, McMahon! I can vouch for that.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley attempting… oh, no.
[J.R.] Mankind starting this match off
so aggressively, so physical.
Mankind felt that he was embarrassed
at The King of the Ring.
He got a taste of his own medicine,
and he didn't digest it too well.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley trying to get back to his feet.
Back up now on the apron.
A shoulder block, Helmsley.
What can he do?
Oh, how about that maneuver?
Uh-oh. And wait a minute.
[King] Watch out for the Claw!
[Vince] Yes there it is!
It's over!
No!
Right over the referee's head!
Chyna with a right hand that would knock
any man right on his keister.
[J.R.] No doubt that Mankind had the match won just moments ago
if it had not been for Chyna, the 200-pound bodyguard
of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[Vince] Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Here comes Mankind!
I think he's had enough of this.
[King] Look at this!
She's saying, come on, let's get it on!
[Vince] Oh, look out!
[J.R.] Mrs. Foley's baby boy was ready for Helmsley on that one.
[Vince] Indeed he was.
And again, right out there in front of the Hart family.
Look out, reversal and…
[J.R.] Oh my God in heaven.
[Vince] I've never seen anything like that in my life.
[J.R.] Mankind was power slammed into the steps,
and his left calf hit the corner of the steps.
[Vince] And I'm not so sure that his leg isn't broken.
[King] It may be, McMahon!
[J.R.] I don't know if we can get another look at that,
but you'll see his calf hit the corner of the ring.
The ref… the referee's not watching!
[Vince] No!
Helmsley!
Helmsley with a chair!
And he just nailed Mankind right in the leg.
[J.R.] Boy, what a night it's going to be,
if this is any indication of the hellfire and brimstone
that's being delivered here in the early going
of this pay-per-view event.
[Vince] And Mankind.
I can't believe that he's actually back up on his feet!
Mankind, a man who…
well, we certainly know he feels pain.
He made that very evident in recent interviews.
[King] But he loves it! He loves it!
He's deranged!
[Vince] Oh, no!
[J.R.] A football-like chop block right on the knee ligament
by Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Helmsley, a very cerebral, very intelligent competitor,
will focus now on Mankind's leg, stomping away.
[Vince] All right, let's go back and take a look, now.
- All right, watch this now. - [King] Watch his leg!
Watch his leg!
[Vince] And then after that, the chair!
And somehow Mankind is still in this match.
Tell me how!
No normal human being could possibly be in this match, JR.
[J.R.] You just answered your own question.
He is no normal human being.
[Vince] And Helmsley, ever the opportunist,
will certainly capitalize now on the injury of Mankind.
[J.R.] We saw Helmsley focus on Mankind's neck
at The King of the Ring.
Now it's the leg.
Helmsley, a very astute, a very intelligent athlete.
[King] Oh, man.
Beautiful shot!
[J.R.] Helmsley driving his elbow right in the point of insertion
at the knee.
And it's maybe just a matter of time
before Mankind will not be able to stand.
[Vince] And at that juncture, the official, who has already
allowed a great deal of latitude in this match,
will just have to stop it.
[King] I'm proud of Hunter Hearst Helmsley right now!
I love to see kings doing well!
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
pummeling almost at will on Mankind.
And again, the official trying to get
Helmsley to back out of the corner.
[J.R.] Mankind shaking his leg,
trying to get the feeling back, to get the blood flowing again.
It's got to be throbbing and aching like an exposed…
[Vince] Up on his feet!
No, he's not for long.
[J.R.] Mankind, his leg buckled.
His left knee buckled on him.
[King] Well, he ought to quit!
Tell the referee you give up!
[Vince] Mankind, again, continuing to feel the effect
of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[King] That hyper-extended his knee, McMahon.
[J.R.] Helmsley with a drop kick right on his shin.
[Vince] All Mankind ever wanted throughout his entire life
was a bit of respect and perhaps a bit of love.
- He never got any of it. - [King] Figure Four!
This is it!
No, no!
[Vince] In all his professional life,
Mankind has wanted the same things.
He wanted to be respected by his peers,
respected by WWE fans, and perhaps aspire to a bit
of admiration from them.
And he's starting to achieve those very goals, JR.
[J.R.] Well, he certainly is.
They call him The King of Hardcore, whatever that means.
And Mankind is being punished here.
The Figure Four leglock, one of the most punishing,
oner of the most devastating maneuvers,
putting pressure on seven points of the lower anatomy.
[Vince] And again, even more pressure applied
by Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Come on, ref. You saw that one.
He needs more than a warning.
Break the hold.
And the official…
Mankind!
[Vince] All right, that…
well, that's one way to break it up.
[King] Hey, that's not fair!
[J.R.] That would break the hold!
[Vince] Mankind, finally breaking the hold.
Can he support his own weight?
Mankind, in the corner now.
A right hand, down in the lower abdominal area.
Mankind back up.
Mankind, trying to turn this match around.
Does he have what it takes, as Mankind drives that…
look, he hurt his own knee there.
- Hurt his own leg. - [King] Yes!
[Vince] Oh, and a reversal.
- Oh… uh-oh. - [King] Here we go!
[Vince] Pedigree!
Pedigree coming!
This is what did Mankind in!
No!
And a kick!
Whoa!
[King] Oh, no!
[J.R.] Mankind…
[Vince] I'm not so sure if it was offense or defense.
[J.R.] It was an inadvertent low blow.
[King] Chyna's not happy about that!
[Vince] I don't think Chyna's happy about
anything at this juncture.
Mankind on his feet.
So is Helmsley.
Right hand right squarely on the proboscis.
Look at this.
Mankind now the aggressor.
Here we go!
Oh!
[J.R.] Mankind, nearly 300 pounds, 287, to be exact,
and that's an estimate, really.
As much of a head of steam as he could gather there.
[Vince] Mankind stalking Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
And Helmsley… uh-oh.
Upside down and in trouble.
He'll get no sympathy from Mankind.
[King] Right on his face!
[Vince] Helmsley may be out.
And the official assisting Mr. Helmsley as he
falls back into the middle of the ring.
Mankind with a boot.
Here we go.
All right!
[J.R.] Caught the pile driver.
That's a page out of Jerry "The King" Lawler's playbook.
[King] And he got him good, too!
[Vince] Here it is.
Can he defeat him, two… he got him!
[King] No, no, no!
No!
[J.R.] Never underestimate the toughness, the physical and
mental toughness…
[King] Of a king!
[J.R.] …of this blue-blood, Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[King] He's a king!
[Vince] Yes, he's The King of the Ring, all right.
Lights out!
[Vince] Mankind measuring Helmsley.
Here he goes!
Look out!
[J.R.] Looks like two cars colliding and people being
ejected from the front seats!
[Vince] And Mankind… uh-oh.
Mankind has a chair.
- That's not good. - [King] Oh, God.
- [Vince] That's not good. - From behind!
[King] Look out Hunter!
[Vince] Chyna has the chair!
Look out!
Oh!
And the official stopping…
oh, no!
[J.R.] Wow!
What a clothesline by the bodyguard
of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[Vince] Unbelievable!
You can hear the thud of Mankind's physique
bouncing off the floor after Chyna leveled him.
[King] Wow.
[Vince] Mankind getting it from both ends.
Mankind in trouble again.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley attempting to capitalize now.
[King] He's going to finish him right here!
[Vince] High-risk maneuver… no, no, no!
And here we go!
Here comes the Mandible Claw.
Yes here is the Mandible Claw!
[King] Chyna!
Chyna!
[Vince] Chyna grabbing the ankle of Mankind
and drops him right back.
[King] Look at this!
[Vince] No, no, no!
And Mankind having to deal with the antics of Chyna
on the outside and Hunter Hearst Helmsley
on both the outside and the inside.
But nonetheless, undaunted, Mankind is still crawling.
He's still moving.
And if he's moving, that means he's still in the match.
Look out!
[King] Ooh!
I think he's out of the match now.
[J.R.] Mankind tasting that steel security railing.
And now Helmsley has a wonderful opportunity
to build momentum and to put Mankind away.
[Vince] Oh, wait a minute.
Helmsley just dumped him over the rail.
[bell ringing]
[King] Wait a minute, What?
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley's going out.
Helmsley's going out in this capacity crowd!
[J.R.] I think they've been counted out.
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen,
the referee has counted both participants out of the ring.
This bout is a double countout!
[King] Where are they at?
[Vince] Into the penalty box!
Hunter Hearst Helmsley was just dropped into the penalty box!
And Mankind's over there.
[J.R.] We're in the home of the Calgary Flames
of the National Hockey League.
Mankind and Helmsley, and Chyna's with them,
fighting in the penalty box!
[King] Help him, Chyna!
Get Hunter out of the midst of all these idiotic Canadians!
[Vince] Mankind, Chyna, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[King] Get out of there, Hunter!
[Vince] And look out, here comes Helmsley from behind!
[King] Yes!
[referee] Come on!
[J.R.] Man, this is turning into a barroom brawl here
with Helmsley and Mankind!
[King] Look at Chyna!
Get off!
- Get off! - Come on!
- Get off! - Get off!
[Vince] And the officials, trying to separate these two.
I think they finally are separated.
Let's go back and show you some of the events,
ladies and gentlemen, we saw a few moments ago.
All right, take a look at this.
Chyna gets the chair from Mankind.
The boot to the midsection by Hunter.
Look what Hunter does, right on the knee.
And then watch this.
Watch this clothesline!
Unbelievable.
The Canadian Stampede, ladies and gentlemen.
[narrator] The Calgary Stampede and
WWE weekend festivities kicked off yesterday
with the Stampede Parade.
Thousands lined the streets to see marching
bands, floats, and the WWE.
Hometown favorites, The Hart Foundation,
graced the World Wrestling Entertainment
float, along with the beautiful Mrs. Calgary 1997, Diana Smith.
Of course, she is The Bulldog's wife.
The weekend continued to sizzle as Calgary's hero
Bret "The Hitman" Hart came out to visit his faithful.
Check out all the signs, posters,
pictures and support loyal Hitman fans came out with.
Unbelievable.
Fans lined the streets for a mile…
that's right, literally one mile…
just to get near their hero.
And they weren't disappointed, as Bret Hart signed
each and every autograph.
Later on that day, some of The Heart Foundation's opposition,
Goldust and Hawk and Animal from the Legion of Doom,
attended the White Hat ceremony.
This ceremony gave the WWE the key to the city.
The WWE Superstars also competed
in a tug of war contest.
The Superstars prevailed, but the real winners were the fans.
And earlier today at the Stampede grounds,
thousands anticipated the arrival of Bret Hart.
The legendary Bret "The Hitman" Hart!
[narrator] To say the least, The Hart Foundation are crowd
favorites here in Calgary.
And it is easy to see why they are going
to have the home-field advantage
tonight at In Your House Canadian Stampede.
Well, Bret, I know you guys are
extremely excited about your encounter tonight.
But you know, the entire reputation
of The Hart Foundation could very well be on the line,
because if you guys were to lose on your home turf,
it could be devastating.
Let's not even talk stupid.
There's going to be… oh, look at this.
Look at this. Come on!
Does it take two guys?
Is that all it takes?
Why don't you come on?
You need an excuse.
- Come on. - Come on.
Get outta here!
[Dok] Vince…
[Bret] This guy's just looking for an excuse.
We beat him up back here right now, what's it going to prove?
It's going to prove that Steve Austin got jumped five on one.
We don't want five on one.
We want five on five, and when we get out there,
that's where we'll get the job done.
All right, Vince.
It's crazy back here.
Back to you guys at ringside.
[Vince] All right. Thank you very much.
Here they come, ladies and gentlemen…
some of the greatest athletes you'll ever feast your eyes on!
Light heavyweight division.
Here we go.
[Finkel] The following contest, scheduled for one
fall, is a World Wrestling Entertainment
junior heavyweight division match!
Coming down the aisle, from Japan, weighing
185 pounds, Taka Michinoku!
[Vince] Great competitor.
[J.R.] Taka Michinoku.
5' 8", just under 200 pounds, 23 years of age,
making his American pay-per-view
debut in singles competition.
Former independent junior heavyweight champion.
Certainly loves to use his favorite maneuver,
the Michinoku Driver.
[Vince] And this man is the stuff legends are made of.
So we are told, proud to have him
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
the Great Sasuke.
[Finkel] His opponent, also hailing from Japan,
weighing 198 pounds, the Great Sasuke!
[Vince] Had an occasion to chat with the Great Sasuke
and pick up these pre-recorded comments a little bit
earlier on.
The Great Sasuke.
Ready for action here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Both men making their debut.
Wait a minute.
[J.R.] It's Mankind and Helmsley!
Man, they're going at it again!
Mankind and Helmsley are still fighting here!
[Vince] Mankind… look at this!
[J.R.] They were separated, but now they're hooking up again.
[Vince] Over the railing!
Over the rail he goes!
[King] Get him, Chyna!
Get him!
[Vince] Oh!
Hunter Hearst Helmsley is being pummeled!
[J.R.] Helmsley is bleeding.
[Vince] Mankind has opened Hunter…
did you see that right hand!
Mankind has opened Helmsley up!
And what a right hand that was!
Oh, and another receipt!
Oh yeah, with a hard right hand!
[J.R.] Looks like a… this looks like closing time
at Cowboys Bar last night.
Or should I say this morning?
Yeah!
[Vince] And I'm not so sure that Mankind
didn't get the better of that.
But look at Helmsley.
They're still going.
Oh, no!
[King] Get him, Chyna!
Do something!
[Vince] I think the officials want a lot of…
oh, they're going underneath the barrier?
Mankind and…
[bell ringing]
We'll follow that for you.
My goodness.
What else is going to happen here tonight?
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin decides to walk in
to the lion's den, so to speak, right into Bret Hart's locker room.
Give me a break.
[J.R.] You're going to see several styles of combat here.
A great martial arts background for the Great Sasuke.
Taka Michinoku, a little smaller of the two.
Certainly these two light heavyweights
are two of the more highly regarded competitors
in their weight class in the entire world.
Both will take chances,
and you'll see a lot of striking kicks by the Great Sasuke,
the masked man in black.
Sasuke has held nine different championships
in his career, all in the junior heavyweight, light,
heavyweight, or welterweight division.
[Vince] And Sasuke with a clean break there.
And Taka appears to be a little on the defensive, J.R.
[J.R.] Well, Taka Michinoku may be a little bit intimidated
from the vaunted reputation of his elder, the Great Sasuke.
You've got to excuse my Japanese.
We didn't learn that in Oklahoma.
I had a hard time with Oklahoma history,
the two years I took it.
[King] You'll see, Ross, a lot of these Japanese wrestlers
will start a match sort of tentatively.
If you remember when Antonio Inoki fought Muhammad Ali,
how he kicked.
They used those striking kicks a lot like a boxer
would use a jab.
[J.R.] We all remember that…
remember here several years ago in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
- the great Tiger Mask. - [Vince] Oh yeah.
[J.R.] He certainly revolutionized in his era
the high-flying maneuvers that many
of the junior heavyweights and many of the heavyweights
use to this very day.
[Vince] Oh!
And that one clearly in the pectoral area.
And that was lightning-like quick.
[J.R.] Good snapmare takeover by the Great Sasuke
into the reverse chinlock.
Sasuke has a tremendous cult following in Japan.
[King] A little hair pulling.
I like it.
[Vince] Not much going on, but some of it.
The head scissor.
[J.R.] Referee Jack Doan assigned this contest.
Hopefully both these athletes understand the rules.
Because I don't think Jack Doan speaks Japanese.
[Vince] Into the arm bar.
[King] Ross, you know these guys better than I do.
Do either one of them speak any English at all?
[J.R.] Very little, King. Just some broken English.
Maybe enough to order dinner.
[Vince] But in any language,
it's competition in the squared circle.
Sasuke with a tremendous reputation.
And quite frankly, I would suggest
he would have a great deal more to lose here than Taka.
[J.R.] Well, this would be…
I don't know if you'd call it a great upset,
but it certainly would be an upset
as far as the Japanese media is concerned.
And many of the wrestling pundits
in the States who follow the Japanese wrestling culture.
So certainly as this match progresses,
we can tell you that Sasuke is the favorite.
There's a sleeper.
[Vince] And Taka Michinoku.
Oh, he ran right… and forget about it!
He's knocked cold, knocked unconscious.
And that's all it takes.
[J.R.] Submission here.
[Vince] Came back around.
Working on the ankle.
[J.R.] Almost a version of a half Boston crab
in principle, that maneuver.
And Taka Michinoku quickly to the ropes.
He was in danger of being made to submit there.
[King] I think that spin kick knocked him out,
but that the pain from that leg lock woke him back up!
[Vince] And Sasuke.
Oh, the right hand.
[King] Another knockout!
[J.R.] The heel of the hand by Taka Michinoku
finds its mark on the jaw.
And a snapmare takeover.
And a dropkick to the back of the head.
Very unique, but very effective.
[Vince] Taka Michinoku. Now off and…
Oh!
[King] I might add those drop kicks back into my repertoire!
[J.R.] Tremendous high-impact maneuver there.
Sudden striking, one of the characteristics
of athletes of this size.
[King] Watch it here!
[Vince] And look out!
[J.R.] Nobody home!
[Vince] And look, the Great Sasuke going upstairs.
Let's see if he can capitalize.
Upstairs and… whoa!
[J.R.] Sasuke, off the top with a martial arts kick.
[Vince] And I'm not so certain that… well,
let's take a look here.
That was what we saw earlier on.
And here's another one now.
[J.R.] Both feet right to the face.
And both these men here have paid
the price on that high-risk maneuver of the Great Sasuke.
Sasuke has been a pro for 10 years.
[Vince] And Taka Michinoku likewise
trying to clear the cobwebs, get back into the ring
and continue the action here.
And I don't believe that we in the World Wrestling Entertainment
have seen action quite like this in some time.
Oh!
Roundhouse kicks. Here we go.
One! Two!
Three!
[Vince] And look at Sasuke go to work.
Oh, forget about it!
[J.R.] What a shot!
What a shot there, right in the face!
Almost a knockout!
[King] He's out!
[Vince] And oh, forget about it.
Come on, ref, it's time to stop this one.
[J.R.] Oh, I'd love to see that one again.
What a shot to the face on Taka Michinoku.
[King] Don't stop it.
Let him go!
[Vince] And Sasuke, begging off just a bit.
[King] Only stop it if he bites his ear off!
[Vince] All right, stop it.
[King] Otherwise, let it go.
[Vince] That's another sport.
[King] Uh-oh, uh-oh!
[Vince] The leg caught.
[J.R.] He can apologize for it tomorrow.
Nice leg whip there, which is wrenching the knee,
the insertion of the knee.
And also, it really puts some torque on the hamstring.
And that's a drop kick on the kneecap.
[Vince] That's about where the King… well, never mind.
[King] Well, I'm going to say, I'm
going to add those drop kicks to my repertoire.
- [J.R.] Watch this. - [Vince] And look out.
[Vince] Oh!
[J.R.] A leap to the top!
A springboard plancha on the top!
[Vince] What a samurai warrior this Taka Michinoku is.
Let's go back. Here we go.
Watch this.
And watch this one.
[King] Boom!
[J.R.] Right to the… right to the forehead.
[Vince] And here. Watch this.
[J.R.] Springboard, springboard.
[Vince] We're back live.
[J.R.] Very comparable to a crossbody.
[Vince] And Sasuke.
[J.R.] Sasuke…
[Vince] Better watch himself, or he'll be counted out.
He didn't come all the way from Japan to lose this match.
[J.R.] Both these athletes arrived yesterday here in Calgary.
Taka Michinoku has been competing… that young man
there… in Mexico.
He flew in from Mexico City just yesterday,
as the Great Sasuke flew in from Tokyo.
[Vince] Taka Michinoku against the Great Sasuke.
And oh.
Look out.
[King] Good move!
[J.R.] Hurricanrana!
- That could be all! - [Vince] Here we go.
- One, two… - [J.R.] The upset!
[Vince] No, he doesn't.
Taka, quick as a cat.
[King] Look at that!
[Vince] Pinning combination.
And another kick out by Sasuke.
[J.R.] Taka Michinoku thought he had that one.
[Vince] Here we go. Look out.
Whoa-ho!
And now, Great Sasuke, back on offense.
Sasuke!
[J.R.] Springboard moonsault by the Great Sasuke!
Again, these two men putting their bodies on the line,
much like Mankind.
He has no regard for his body.
And these two guys are laying it out here in their debut
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And that is so ultimately important
for their careers in Japan.
[Vince] The Great Sasuke against Taka Michinoku, who appears
to be conscious, but otherwise… now
he's starting to move a bit.
King, how would you like to wake up tomorrow morning
and be one of these athletes?
[King] What are you talking about?
"How would I like to?"
Why would I want to?
These guys are going to be sore as the devil tomorrow!
That's why I like to stay close to the ground, McMahon.
[Vince] I see. Ground attack, off the ropes.
Oh yeah!
[J.R.] Great suplex!
[Vince] And Taka with a pinning combination!
And… no.
And again, Taka coming close but no
cigar here in this country.
[King] Kings don't fly well, McMahon.
[Vince] They don't? Look out.
Unbelievable athleticism!
[J.R.] Great agility, great coordination.
The young man, just 23 years of age.
And it's the biggest match of his life
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Vince] Taka Michinoku.
Really making a tremendous accounting
of himself against the Great…
- [King] No! - [Vince] What a move!
And this one is history!
No, it's not.
[J.R.] That's the Michinoku Driver,
Taka Michinoku's favorite maneuver,
and the Great Sasuke just barely,
perhaps instinctively, able to kick out.
[King] Let me see that again!
[Vince] All right, here we go.
[King] Whoa!
[Vince] We're back.
Oh, no.
And Taka Michinoku, kicked in mid-air!
Sasuke with a block and pinning combination and no!
Kick out.
Well, what a match up.
[King] Watch this!
[Vince] Oh!
Sasuke the aggressor now.
[King] Uh-oh.
[Vince] Beautiful bridge, and this time…
[King] He got him!
[Vince] What a match! Give credit to both athletes.
[Vince] That match up, a credit to
the World Wrestling Entertainment light heavyweight division.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Great Sasuke victorious
over Taka Michinoku.
[J.R.] Sasuke's Thunder Fire Bomb proving to be
very effective once again.
And a man who has held nine championships in a variety
of lighter weight categories, very impressive
in his World Wrestling Entertainment one-on-one debut.
[Vince] And of course, ladies and gentlemen,
The Undertaker yet to defend the WWE Championship
live on pay-per-view against The Man they call Vader.
The 10-man tag team match up and… what?
We have… wait a minute.
I believe we still…
[King] You're kidding me.
[Vince] Mankind and Hunter Hearst…
[King] Look at this!
[shouting]
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Mankind in the parking lot,
hammering away!
Mankind tangled all up.
No!
It's still daylight here in Calgary.
And it won't be… oh!
[King] Have a drink, Mankind!
[Vince] No, no, no, no!
[King] It's good for you!
[Vince] He broke a shovel across his back!
The home of the Calgary Flames
has never seen action like this!
[King] That's The King of beers there, McMahon.
[Vince] No!
And Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Mankind attempting
to destroy each other.
And no, they did this before.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
And Hunter Hearst Helmsley finally…
break them up!
Come on, you guys.
Break it up.
[Vince] Mankind and Helmsley just continuing
to pummel each other.
We saw them earlier on in the ring.
Around the ring.
Oh, no.
[King] Come on!
Where's Chyna?
[Vince] Helmsley.
No, no, no, no.
[King] They're not going to stop!
[Vince] Helmsley in trouble.
But he wants to continue on.
And this one finally, I think, has been broken up.
And here, ladies and gentlemen, at the Stampede,
certainly we've opened up a can of whoop-you-know-what.
- No doubt about that. - Whoa!
In a moment, ladies and gentlemen, The Undertaker
to defend the World Wrestling Entertainment title
against The Man they call Vader.
Let's take you back and show you
footage of The Man, The Undertaker was supposed to face.
It was supposed to be Ahmed Johnson.
And here we are.
[J.R.] Ahmed Johnson, a big eight-man street fight,
impromptu version, suffered a knee injury.
Ahmed had to have knee surgery and
thus far, consequently, Ahmed has had to be replaced by Vader.
And certainly we wish Ahmed Johnson a very speedy recovery.
He'll be back in action, I'm sure, very, very soon.
No doubt.
Standing by right now, ladies and gentlemen,
let's take you to Dok Hendrix.
-Dok? -All right.
Thank you, Vince.
Paul Bearer, Last week on Raw,
you stooped to an all-time low level, even for you,
by accusing The Undertaker of murdering his family.
I mean, how can you even look in the mirror at yourself?
Dok Hendrix, looking in the mirror
is the best thing that I do every morning,
if you know what I mean.
And, Undertaker, I don't know how you can look in the mirror,
how you can look in the mirror knowing
that you're a murderer, that you killed your entire family.
And Undertaker, it's going to be deja vu
tonight when Vader whips you just like he
did at the Royal Rumble.
And the whole world's going to watch…
oh, yes… as you go down and as the gold is put
over the shoulder of Vader.
Let's see what they done at the Royal Rumble!
Oh, yes!
[Dok] All right.
Here it was at the Royal Rumble, as you hit
The Undertaker with the urn.
And from there, The Man they call Vader capitalized,
went up to the second rope, and dropped the Vader Bomb
and got the one, two, three.
Obviously, you hope if that happens tonight,
you and Vader leave with the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Deja vu, Hendrix, deja vu.
All right, Vince, back to you guys at ringside.
[Vince] Thank you very much.
It's time, all right.
Is it time for Vader to be the World Wrestling Entertainment champion?
It could be.
[Finkel] The following contest, scheduled
for one fall, is for the World Wrestling
Entertainment championship!
About to come down the aisle, along with Paul Bearer,
is the challenger.
From the Rocky Mountains, weighing 458 pounds, The Man
they call Vader!
[entrance music]
♪ ♪
[J.R.] Well, he's a buffalo.
458 pounds.
[Vince] Vader time!
[J.R.] A former Colorado Buffalo, former Los Angeles Ram, Vader.
[Vince] And he is a mastodon, no doubt about it.
[J.R.] And he can play big.
He can play big.
We saw him beat The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble,
and we saw Vader kick ass in the Final Four in February.
What Vader will we see tonight?
If we see enough of him, he'll be the next WWE champion.
[Vince] And in the confused state of mind The Undertaker is in,
it's going to either be to his advantage
or tremendously to his disadvantage.
[entrance music]
And listen to this!
In any country, in any language, he is a phenom!
[Finkel] His opponent, from Death Valley,
weighing 328 pounds, the World Wrestling Entertainment
champion, The Undertaker!
♪ ♪
[Vince] There has never been anything like this.
And there never will ever be again!
The Undertaker, ready to rock Vader's world,
live from Calgary, Alberta, Canada!
[J.R.] But you got to wonder what kind
of mind frame, what kind of mindset The Undertaker is in.
Has The Undertaker been thinking
all week about this match?
I think not.
I think he's had more important and much more personal
things on his mind.
[Vince] And look at Paul Bearer cowering.
Get outta here, dammit!
[King] He's not cowering!
[Vince] It's exactly what he's doing.
[J.R.] Pretty hard to hide when you're 400 pounds.
[King] You ought to know.
[bell ringing]
[Vince] The Undertaker, defending the World Wrestling
Entertainment Championship.
And here he goes.
Oh-ho.
Undertaker is absolutely dominating the early stages
of this match.
Off the rope, 450 pounds.
There we go.
[J.R.] This is not going to be a Briscoe Fall Classic.
This is going to be nothing but a fight!
[Vince] A cover!
And a kick out by Vader.
Thus far, The Undertaker seems focused, completely focused
on this match.
The Undertaker with all kinds of distractions.
Imagine if someone told you that you had a brother whom
you have not seen in 20 years and you thought your brother
was dead, but yet he is alive.
If it's true, imagine the mental state The Undertaker
is in… and here's a cover!
A count and… and that foot there,
extending out below the rope.
And Paul Bearer is not liking any of this.
[King] Well, just imagine this, McMahon.
Imagine if you were The Undertaker
and you'd been hiding a terrible secret from the world.
The secret was that you murdered your family!
And finally the truth came out!
[Vince] No, the secret was that his brother…
look at this!
His brother, he was protecting his brother, Kane!
[J.R.] Tremendous momentum for a man of 6' 10.5"!
He got him. No, he didn't get him.
I'll tell you what, you got to hand it to Vader, a man…
Vader, the guy who once dominated
the Japanese wrestling scene, able to kick out of that.
Anybody else would have been down, I guarantee you.
[Vince] And certainly… oh, look out.
[J.R.] There's a mass…
[Vince] This capacity crowd certainly very much
believes in the Undertaker.
[J.R.] Vader with a hundred-pound weight advantage
over the WWE Champion, and those body shots
will just wreck your insides.
[Vince] Vader now with The Undertaker off the rope.
Oh, missing a little higher.
Look out!
And this time!
No.
Vader with another kick out.
Whatever The Undertaker has done or has not done, King,
it seems as though, at least here in Calgary,
and I would suspect the world over,
they are very, very forgiving for anything
The Undertaker has done.
[King] Well, what does that mean?
Look at all of these moronic idiots here in Calgary.
They like the Hart family too, don't they?
[Vince] Vader trying to slow things down,
trying to use his weight to his advantage.
There we go.
Vader now.
[J.R.] Vader wants to create a situation where The Undertaker
must carry not only The Undertaker's weight,
but Vader's as well.
[Vince] Vader knows he has to keep The Undertaker in close.
He can kind of smother him a bit.
Look at him.
Grins like a grizzly bear.
[J.R.] Vader has held many titles around the world,
but never a WWE title.
And that's exactly why he came here.
He came here to hunt with the big dogs.
[Vince] Off the rope, Vader mows down the Undertaker.
[J.R.] Good strategy by Vader.
Slow it down, be deliberate, and use your weight.
[Vince] And look out.
Vader over The Undertaker from the other side now.
Uh-oh.
And oh!
Clipping the jaw. The Undertaker!
Undertaker this time… yes, Vader, all the way over the top
to the outside.
[J.R.] Arguably the greatest big man
super-heavyweight in the history of the game,
Vader, being manhandled!
Kicked right to the face by the phenom, the Undertaker.
[Vince] Both men on the outside.
Undertaker with a headbutt.
Vader now.
Being positioned and…
No!
Oh!
[J.R.] Both knees, knees first into the steel steps.
Well, this could be a bad break for Vader.
[King] Look at Paul!
Look at Paul!
[J.R.] Vader can't win this title by count out!
You ain't nothing but a murderer!
Murderer!
I ain't done a damn thing.
I ain't done a damn thing!
[Vince] And back up on the apron.
And look at this!
What a war we have seen thus far tonight,
live from Calgary, Alberta.
I'm told, by the way, that finally Mankind and Helmsley
have stopped their warring factions
and are back on the Superstar Line.
[J.R.] Sunny and the Honky Tonk Man talking
to Helmsley and Mankind.
That's on the Superstar Line.
But right now, this one could be over.
[Vince] And another kick out.
And if I'm the Undertaker, I got
to be thinking about what do I have to do
to put this mastodon down.
[J.R.] Well, I'll tell you what.
A former great amateur, Brad Rheingans, trained Vader.
Vader, then known as the Baby Bull.
He knows the fundamentals.
And Vader's football background gives him
that great agility as well.
So this is a tremendous challenge.
[Vince] Oh, what an uppercut!
- And… oh, no. - [King] Look out.
Paul! Get away!
[J.R.] Paul Bearer, waddling!
He's waddling for his life!
[Vince] And look out from behind!
From behind!
Boom!
[J.R.] Good lord, what a shot!
Right to the spine by Vader.
[Vince] Paul Bearer with a shoe off,
look it, hammering into the head of the Undertaker.
And a kick.
[J.R.] I'll tell you what.
If the heel doesn't get him, the smell will.
[Vince] And Paul, very proud of himself.
Murderer!
[Vince] The Undertaker.
Back to his feet, now.
Is The Undertaker thinking about his family tragedy?
[J.R.] Is he?
[Vince] Or simply thinking about surviving
right now against Mankind… or rather, against Vader.
As Vader is just pummeling the Undertaker.
[J.R.] Vader towering over The Undertaker in this position,
thinking about, no doubt, what it would be
like to be the WWE champion.
That's why Vader came here.
And there's a short left-handed clothesline.
[Vince] And with the unusual things that have been happening
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
it wouldn't be a shock to see Vader leave
with the gold in Calgary.
Vader now.
Yes!
[J.R.] That might be enough!
Vader going for the cover!
Can he get the cover?
[Vince] One, two, and…
[Paul] Three!
Three, three, three!
Dammit, three!
Can't you count to three?
Shut up, you bunch of…
[Vince] The scarring on Paul's face as a result of that fire
certainly didn't help his looks any.
-[Vader grunts] -[Vince] Oh.
[J.R.] Great suplex by Vader on the 6' 10.5",
328-pound WWE champion.
The end may be near for The Man From the Dark Side.
[King] Here we go!
[Vince] Vader, yes!
Vader hits it!
And this one… we have…
no.
[J.R.] Vader neglecting to hook the legs.
It may come back to haunt him.
[Vince] Just the mere presence of Paul Bearer
must send The Undertaker back to his past.
[King] Well, listen, McMahon, you mentioned the scarring
on the face of Paul Bearer.
Where did that come from?
It came from The Undertaker, once again playing with fire.
He did it as a child, and he still does it.
[J.R.] You're trying to say he's a pyromaniac?
[King] Why don't you ask his parents if you could.
Listen to this crowd, McMahon!
[cheering grows louder]
[Vince] And this Calgary capacity crowd!
Oh, look at this! Oh!
[J.R.] Vader laying in wait, there.
The thumb to the face, perhaps right in the eye
of the Undertaker.
And another high-impact move from a very deliberate
challenger for the WWE title.
[Vince] And Vader now with The Undertaker in the corner.
Not the place to be.
That's when he starts hammering away.
Upstairs, downstairs, looking for an opening.
Undertaker with his hands up, trying to prevent
most of those blows.
And now wide open, Undertaker firing back!
Uh-oh.
Oh, no!
[King] No!
No!
[J.R.] Well, I don't know why the referee didn't
disqualify Vader on that one.
That wasn't a judgment call.
[Paul] Finish him off now, Vader!
He's all yours!
Finish him off!
We got the belt!
[Vince] And Paul Bearer with his commentary on the outside.
And no!
No!
Look at this!
One! Two!
And… no.
Both men tiring.
Both men have been battered by each other.
Undertaker here, live in Canada,
to defend the WWE title.
And Vader just a second off from taking it away from him.
Vader has had plenty of opportunities
but can't quite put The Undertaker down.
But maybe now is the time.
[King] Vader Bomb him!
[J.R.] Vader dishing out a lot of punishment to the WWE champion.
Oh!
Elbow to the lower abdomen from the 458-pounder.
[Vince] Here it comes!
Paul Bearer sending Vader to the top rung of the ladder!
There's nobody home!
Oh!
[J.R.] Downstairs!
And the referee is letting it go.
[Vince] Oh, no!
[J.R.] What a chokeslam!
What a chokeslam!
From the second rope!
[Vince] That should do it!
One, two.
He got it!
No, no!
He didn't get him.
[King] Whew!
[J.R.] That Vader is one tough hombre.
[Vince] And once again, The Undertaker with Vader
in the middle of the ring now.
[King] Another one!
[Vince] No!
[King] That's two!
[Vince] A cover, two.
And he got… no.
[King] No!
[Vince] I can't believe it.
[J.R.] Nobody has ever kicked out of two
of the Undertaker's chokeslams, at least to my
estimation, before.
[Vince] Oh, yes!
[J.R.] Tombstone!
The Tombstone!
Will that be enough?
[audience] One, two three!
[entrance music]
[Finkel] Here is your winner, and still
World Wrestling Entertainment champion,
the Undertaker!
♪ ♪
[Vince] They love him here in Calgary!
They love him the world over, ladies and gentlemen.
In any country, in any language, the Undertaker,
the World Wrestling Entertainment champion!
All right, let's go back and show you
that unbelievable chokeslam, I believe.
Watch this from the second rope.
And what a… oh, my goodness!
And then from there, only one thing left to do.
♪ ♪
The Undertaker with a well-deserved victory
and with a great deal on his mind.
Imagine being accused of murdering your family.
Does his brother really live, as Paul Bearer says he does?
We know now we'll find out, ladies and gentlemen, at SummerSlam,
if not sooner.
Activity is going on inside the Saddledome,
all around the Saddledome.
Yes, live, the Canadian Stampede,
from Calgary, Alberta.
And unquestionably the entire Hart family
so popular throughout Alberta.
As a matter of fact, we had an opportunity
to pick up some footage of the Harts
and some of the activities that they have had
leading up to this very, very special night right
here tonight.
Here we are.
[music playing]
And all this weekend, you see the signs,
the posters, all in favor of The Hart Foundation.
[J.R.] Some of the lines for autographs for Bret Hart
were over a mile long, as we heard earlier.
It's absolutely phenomenal, the popularity, the outpouring
of love and respect, for perhaps the greatest
wrestling family in the game.
Certainly the greatest wrestling family ever
in Canada in the eyes of many.
[Vince] No question.
All right, with that in mind, ladies and gentlemen,
give you some history leading up to this extraordinary 10-man
tag team melee that you're going to see right here very,
very shortly.
[narrator] Recent events surrounding the squared circle
have made chaos and mayhem commonplace.
We ride together!
And guess what else we do, big man!
We damn sure fight together!
[narrator] Full-fledged brawls are breaking out everywhere.
[J.R.] The new Nation and the Disciples of the Apocalypse,
the DOA, hooking it up here!
Nothing more than a street fight.
[King] Hey, look at this!
[J.R.] Here comes… here comes Savio's gang, I guess,
- right to the ring. - [bell ringing]
[Vince] Wait a minute.
Look at this.
That's Ken Shamrock as well!
Oh, no!
[narrator] But all of these altercations and clashes
in the WWE seemingly pale in comparison
to the feud between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
- and The Hart Foundation. - [J.R.] Wait a minute.
Oh, no. My God.
[narrator] And although Austin has certainly held his own,
the tag team he will captain in Calgary
to take on The Hart Foundation will even the odds
and fuel the fury.
[Vince] It's not a pretty sight.
The American wrestling fans, for the longest time,
they've had the opportunity to cheer on their scum heroes like
Goldust, Legion of Doom, Ken Shamrock,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
But when they come across that border,
it's going to be a whole different story.
We are just going to go in there
and pound these guys into dirt just like they deserve.
[bell ringing]
[narrator] Ten men, one brawl.
The countdown to chaos in Calgary is complete.
The moment of mayhem has arrived.
[bell ringing]
[Vince] Unbelievable! No!
Look what they're doing to Mankind!
Look what they're doing to Stone Cold!
Well, gentlemen, here we are, moments away
from perhaps stepping right into the lion's den.
And whether it's true or not, a lot of people
feel that your team could perhaps
be the underdogs tonight.
Well, you remember I put this thing together.
I was the peacemaker.
And they want to play Clint Eastwood?
Well, you're looking at the best
five that can do it tonight.
And we're going to.
I've been in unfriendly territories before,
and I've been in with unfamiliar
and untameable fighters before.
But when I enter my zone, it's time to get it on.
You know something, Dok?
Bret Hart can go out there and try to BS all these people
all he wants!
This ain't got nothing to do with the US or Canada!
This has got to do with the survival of the fittest!
And we're going to find out tonight
if you got what it takes to be the strong one in this match!
Tell em, Hawk!
I got one thing to say.
What a rush!
Stone Cold?
Stone… all right, guys, here we go.
Back to you at ringside.
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen,
would you all please rise.
Here to sing the Canadian national anthem,
from Vancouver, British Columbia, Universal recording artists
Farmer's Daughter!
♪ O Canada O Canada ♪
♪ Our home and native land ♪
♪ True patriot love in all our sons command ♪
♪ With glowing hearts we see thee rise ♪
♪ The True North strong and free ♪
♪ From far and wide, ♪
♪ O Canada, we stand on guard for thee ♪
♪ God keep our land glorious and free ♪
♪ O Canada, we stand on guard for thee ♪
[Finkel] And now, ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to take this opportunity to recognize
some of our notables here this evening
at the Canadian stampede.
First of all, may I introduce to you the distinguished
premier of the province of Alberta,
the honorable Ralph Klein!
And ladies and gentlemen, also here at the Stampede,
along with their children and grandchildren,
the patriarch and matriarch of The Hart family,
Stu and Helen Hart!
[entrance music]
[Vince] All right!
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen,
this is a special ten-man tag team
match scheduled for one fall!
Introducing first at a total combined weight
of 1,329 pounds, entering the ring,
from Hollywood, California.
Goldust!
[Vince] Goldust a great competitor, and conspicuous
by her absence tonight.
Marlena.
[J.R.] Marlena home taking care of little Dakota,
who's got a little cold this weekend.
Marlena at home being a mom.
[Vince] Indeed.
And she is a super mom, a super lady.
And when she's in the corner of Goldust, a super corner person.
[entrance music]
Uh Oh.
[J.R.] Knuckle up.
[Vince] It's knuckle up time!
[Finkel] From Sacramento, California,
known as the world's most dangerous man, Ken Shamrock!
[J.R.] ABC television says he's the most
dangerous man in the world.
And those who have stepped into the octagon
in the Ultimate Fighting world I think would attest to that.
[Vince] And he is focused.
He is in the zone.
And well, not everybody, I guess…
[King] Wow!
[Vince] Huh.
…is a Hart Foundation fan here tonight.
[entrance music]
[Hawk] What a rush!
[Finkel] From Chicago, Illinois,
Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal, the Legion of Doom!
[Vince] They are simply American originals.
Hawk, Animal, the Legion of Doom!
[J.R.] We certainly want to thank all the fans in the UK
for staying up late with us tonight here
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
[Vince] A very partisan crowd, no doubt about that.
And wait till you hear their reaction to the next man
about ready to be introduced.
[glass shattering]
[entrance music]
[Finkel] Their partner, from Victoria, Texas,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
♪ ♪
[Vince] Five great competitors in the ring,
ladies and gentlemen.
And they're going to have to function as a team.
And that could be the difference in this match.
Here we go.
[entrance music]
[Finkel] The Hart Foundation!
Introducing first, the Loose Cannon, Brian Pillman!
[Vince] Brian Pillman, the Loose Cannon!
[entrance music]
[Finkel] Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart!
[Vince] And that big nasty rhino is right there,
just as he's always been.
This is the real deal!
[entrance music]
[Finkel] Accompanied to the ring by his wife,
Mrs. Calgary 1997, Diana Smith, here is the European Champion,
the British Bulldog!
♪ ♪
[entrance music]
The two-time Slammy Award winner, and
current World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental
Champion, Owen Hart!
♪ ♪
[entrance music]
Ladies and gentlemen, Bret "Hitman" Hart!
♪ ♪
[Vince] There is a sea of maple leaf flags!
♪ ♪
And there, ladies and gentlemen,
Helen Hart, Bret's mom, gets a pair
of those world-famous glasses.
[King] I didn't know they came in bifocals.
♪ ♪
[J.R.] That's not even funny.
It was about… it was about 25 years ago when
Henny Youngman first said it.
But it ain't funny no more, King.
[Vince] All right, here we go!
Who's going to start this melee?
[King] Look at that!
Look at that!
[J.R.] Several cameras at ringside.
They're filming a documentary of Bret Hart's life.
Obviously this, hopefully for Bret,
will be a significant part of it.
[Vince] And Bret Hart is super cool.
It's going to start out with Austin and Bret.
Well, the way it looks.
[J.R.] Key to this match here, there will be continuity
for The Hart Foundation. [bell ringing]
I don't think you're going to see a…
[Vince] Here we go! Here we go!
[King] Uh-oh!
[King] This building is shaking!
[J.R.] You've got to be here to feel this!
This is a partisan crowd, to say
the least, for the beloved Hart family from right
down the road.
Oh!
If Austin had any hair,
it would have been parted right there.
[Vince] Bret Hart with a headbutt!
Two of the greatest competitors ever going out and starting up
this 10-man attack!
And Bret Hart mowing Austin down!
[King] It looks like The Hitman brought
his own can of whoop-ass!
[J.R.] The atmosphere is absolutely off the page.
And a low blow.
[Vince] Oh!
And Austin trying to stomp a hole into the Hitman!
Austin in control now.
And believe me, Austin doesn't care
if he's in Canada or Timbuktu!
It doesn't matter to him!
Look out.
Almost pinning himself!
[J.R.] Austin using The Cobra Clutch on Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
[Vince] And Austin now.
Watch out, from the other side.
Stone Cold with a head of steam, and look out!
[J.R.] Neither team has made a tag yet.
This is all Austin. It's all Hitman.
[Vince] Here's one.
[J.R.] And here comes the Anvil.
[Vince] For the ride.
And from the other side.
Yes!
[J.R.] Lou Thesz Press!
And a right hand!
And more right hands!
[Vince] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[King] Uh-oh! [Vince] Uh-oh, Look out.
[J.R.] Shamrock, the submission specialist,
from the world of no-holds-barred fighting.
[crowd] Anvil!
Anvil!
[Vince] I've never experienced anything quite like this.
Whoa!
[King] Woo!
[J.R.] Martial arts kick by Shamrock!
Going for the ankle lock!
[Vince] That's gonna do it right there.
[J.R.] Shamrock had the ankle lock.
And here comes Pillman to interrupt it!
[Vince] Arm drag.
[J.R.] Nice arm drag takedown by Ken Shamrock,
who is expanding his offensive weaponry
from the no-holds-barred fighting style
and fundamentals into more of a catch-as-catch-can style as well.
[Vince] And the Anvil setting up Shamrock for the ride.
Over the hip. No, nice block.
How about that, pinning combination!
Kick out.
Right back up on their feet.
And notice how quick Shamrock is.
And looking on, the whole Hart family.
And here comes Brian Pillman!
Whoa!
[J.R.] Pillman, former Cincinnati Bengal.
But he finished his pro career here in Calgary and the CFL
with the Calgary Stampeders.
[Vince] And they haven't forgotten what
a tenacious competitor he is.
And look at him go.
You want to talk about cheap.
[J.R.] Pillman ripping and biting, right to the face.
[Vince] Pillman laying it in on Shamrock!
Shamrock now set up for the ride.
Oh!
Pillman!
Backbreaker!
[J.R.] Good move by Pillman.
Shamrock's in trouble!
[King] He tapped out! He's tapping out!
[J.R.] The diabolical Brian Pillman
giving Shamrock I'm sure what Shamrock has never experienced!
[Vince] To the buckle!
And… oh, forget about it.
Shamrock turns the tide.
What impact.
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] Whoa!
[J.R.] A belly-to-belly suplex.
Pillman needs to make the tag!
[Vince] All right, here we go.
[J.R.] Intercontinental Champion Owen Hart in,
and so is Goldust!
Another former Intercontinental Champion.
[Vince] Oh!
[J.R.] Back body drop!
Everybody wants to play in this… oh!
Enzuigiri! That could be it!
Owen Hart with a new haircut.
Maybe it's going to bring him luck.
He's had pretty good luck thus far.
Multiple Slammy Award winner, reigning Intercontinental Champion.
[King] And McMahon, you said the entire Hart family
is at ringside there.
There must be 50 of them!
[crowd] Austin sucks!
Austin sucks!
[Vince] And Austin…
[J.R.] They're screaming "Austin sucks" here.
[Vince] …taking exception to some of the comments
about ringside.
And Hawk, the powerhouse in there.
Gutwrench coming up. Yeah!
Followed up with a leg drop.
Hawk and Animal. Here we go.
And, no.
Owen Hart slammed down again.
And Hawk, this time ramming that fist down into the kisser.
And what's going to happen? Uh-oh.
[crowd] Owen!
Owen! Owen!
[Vince] All the way up to the top now!
Oh!
This one's history!
Just like… no, it's not.
[King] They love Owen Hart here, McMahon!
You hear them chanting "Owen"?
Look at this!
[Vince] Look out!
[J.R.] Sharpshooter! Sharpshooter!
[Vince] Oh, and Animal there.
And the tag is made.
And the British Bulldog is in there now!
[J.R.] The European champion, showing his power!
Look at the strength!
[Vince] And a kick out by Hawk.
[J.R.] That woke everybody up in the good old UK, their
favorite son with a… uh-oh.
[Vince] Here we go.
Powerslam is coming up!
Yes!
One, two… and Goldust there, on the back of the head.
Tag is made!
[J.R.] Bulldog's mom and dad are watching
live, from Manchester, England, here late at night.
[Vince] The Hitman, backed in the corner by Animal.
And Animal going downstairs using his 300-pound
weight advantage… to the corner!
Look out! Right into the kisser!
[J.R.] A hard kick right to the face!
With a clothesline!
[Vince] Animal backing off.
[J.R.] And a smart move by Animal, tagging in Goldust now.
Big change of pace here, from the power
of The Animal to the agility and
rather unorthodox technique.
[Vince] Oh, yeah.
Goldust will throw him off his game.
[J.R.] The son of the American Dream,
Dusty Rhodes, sizing up the son of the legendary Stu Hart.
Two second-generation stars!
[Vince] Goldust locking up with the Hitman.
And The Hitman goes downstairs and folds up Goldust.
I figure the Harts could do no wrong here, live in Calgary.
[King] I guess not.
That was Helen Hart leading the chant that Stone Cold sucks!
[Vince] Oh, no.
[J.R.] Goldust in no man's land.
Goldust being taken apart!
They're getting loose!
And they're getting loose!
[Vince] The official trying to maintain order.
And meanwhile Goldust is ready to cut away.
Goldust pummeled by five men.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin…
oh, look out!
Watching as Owen Hart is in trouble.
And now Animal tagged in.
[J.R.] Owen Hart's shoulder struck the ring post.
That could be a big momentum turner here
in this 10-man tag team war!
Spinning heel kick!
The Intercontinental Champion really cooking here.
[Vince] Oh, from the top!
Owen Hart now!
[King] Whoa!
[Vince] Animal reverses.
Animal in… now, wait a minute!
And he drops him right down.
[J.R.] Powerbomb by Animal!
Owen Hart, going for a hurricanrana,
got locked into the powerbomb.
[Vince] Owen up, no!
Uh-oh, this is trouble!
This has got to be big time trouble!
[King] What?
They're going to finish off Owen!
[Vince] Yes! Owen Hart is going to bite the dust.
From the top. Yes!
A cover!
And the Rhino comes in!
Oh, no!
Look at this!
Austin!
Austin with that knee!
Wait a minute.
Austin… Austin with that chair!
Oh, no!
[King] Look at this! Look at this!
That's Bruce Hart.
That's Bret's brother, Bruce!
I knew these idiot fans would get involved!
[Vince] And Bret Hart.
And Bret Hart coming over.
Take him back!
Jim, he's hurt!
He's hurt!
[Vince] Owen… Owen Hart is hurt.
[J.R.] Stone Cold really doing a number on Owen Hart.
[crowd] Austin sucks!
Austin sucks!
[Vince] And you can clearly hear the chant
of this capacity crowd.
And Owen Hart is out of this match, it looks like.
Officials coming down to assist Owen Hart.
And that chair shot from Austin may have done in Owen Hart.
[King] I guess so.
[Vince] So now we've got an uneven situation!
We've got five… uh-oh, look at this.
Oh, no!
Austin taking a pummeling as Owen Hart looks back.
[J.R.] After all the problems Shamrock and Austin had,
Shamrock showing some class
trying to save Austin!
[Vince] And look at Austin go to town.
[J.R.] Austin fights like a rattlesnake!
He lashes at you!
[Vince] And Austin doesn't care what the odds are.
Austin with Brian Pillman and Pillman in no man's land!
[King] Pillman is making an ass of himself again!
[Vince] Look out!
And Stone Cold Stunner!
[King] That's it!
That's it!
[Vince] Austin with an unfair advantage as far as numbers
are concerned! Oh, no, wait a minute.
There's Bret now.
Bret has Austin's leg.
Bret has Austin's leg!
[J.R.] Bret Hart retaliating!
[King] No!
No!
[Vince] Bret!
Bret Hart!
The Hitman working on the leg!
Oh, no.
What's he at?
Oh!
Bret Hart with a fire extinguisher!
[King] He's broken his leg!
[Vince] Look at Bret Hart!
He's trying to break Austin's leg!
And finally, Hawk is over there!
All hell has broken loose all over around the ring!
And Austin trying to get back to his corner to make a tag.
[King] His leg's history! Look at that!
Oh!
[Vince] So now Owen Hart is out of action.
[J.R.] Steve Austin may be out of action, too!
[Vince] I doubt that very seriously.
Austin had that fire extinguish… oh, no.
Bret Hart rammed that fire extinguisher
into the knee of Austin.
And no!
[King] They're trying to get Austin to go to the back
but he won't go!
[J.R.] Another clothesline by Neidhart and the Bulldog.
[Vince] Austin is leaving!
[J.R.] There's no way to save Hawk!
Austin being taken to the locker room,
apparently for medical attention!
Austin has had an injured knee, as you all know,
in the last several months!
It's down now to four on four.
[Vince] So The Hitman has evened things up for his team.
It was first Austin knocking Owen out of action and then
"The Hitman" Bret Hart with that fire extinguisher,
ramming it into the injured knee of Stone Cold.
And now, as JR said, we're down to an even four on four.
[J.R.] The test of strength here, "The Anvil" Jim Neidhart.
We're in the shadow of the grandstand,
the Calgary Stampede where Anvil won the Anvil Toss!
And look at Neidhart, fighting back up!
A kick to the solar plexus!
[Vince] And here comes the Hitman.
And look at this. Here we go!
Shades of old! Whoa!
The original Hart Foundation!
And a kick out.
Unbelievable.
What a match this has been.
What an unbelievable partisan crowd, JR,
we are witnessing here live tonight.
I've never experienced anything like it!
[J.R.] I don't think I've ever been
in my 25 years feeling anything like we're feeling here,
the genuine enthusiasm.
And now Shamrock you know is going to be
looking for a submission.
[King] Yeah, but this is not the kind of match
to get a submission in because Bret
has got his partners to save…
[Vince] Oh!
[King] What did I tell you?
[J.R.] Lower abdomen.
Dangerously low, right around the belt line!
[Vince] Some would say that this has turned into more than just
personal grudges here.
It would appear as though it is a…
oh… a nationalistic faction!
And to a certain extent, this is patriotism
gone awry here tonight live in Calgary, Alberta.
Because I don't care what The Hart Foundation does,
they cheer them.
Bit of hesitation on the part of Shamrock.
[J.R.] Shamrock's inexperience may cost him here!
And Shamrock allowing Bret Hart to get up and that…
oh, and a fighting position here.
[Vince] All right, come on.
[J.R.] Knuckle up, Bret Hart.
[Vince] And right away, Bret working to the inside,
the wily veteran Bret Hart.
[King] Oh, yeah!
[Vince] And oh, through the ropes to the outside.
[J.R.] Look outside!
[Vince] Oh, no!
[King] Look out!
Look out!
[Vince] Again, all hell breaking loose.
And every time it does, no matter what,
the Hart Foundation… whoa!
No matter what they do, this partisan crowd
cheers for the Harts.
[J.R.] Side Russian leg sweep by Bret Hart on Shamrock!
And Goldust interrupts the count!
[King] Why shouldn't these people cheer for the Harts?
They're hometown heroes here, McMahon!
[J.R.] Hawk jerking Pillman off the apron!
Bulldog and Shamrock are hooking it up!
What an exchange!
The Bulldog is dominating Shamrock!
[Vince] And listen to these fans!
[King] They love it!
They love it!
[Vince] Oh!
[J.R.] Shamrock did what he had to do there, like it or not.
And he got to make the tag.
That was a big thing for his team.
[Vince] And the Bulldog has been weakened considerably.
Goldust now.
The veteran Goldust whipping the Bulldog to the other side.
Look out! Bulldog to the Bulldog!
[J.R.] A bulldog headlock, if you will!
[Vince] Goldust, here it comes, the Curtain Call!
Look out! Brian coming!
[J.R.] Pillman again interjecting himself!
[Vince] And the Harts probably can't
believe what they are seeing.
And they are seeing a melee.
Owen Hart has been knocked out of the match.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin likewise
receiving medical attention, knocked out of the match.
Goldust, look out!
[King] Oh, no!
[J.R.] Could be a superplex off the top rope!
[Vince] No!
Oh!
Is that enough?
One, two.
[King] Look at this! Look at this!
[Vince] Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
Here… here comes "Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
Austin's coming back!
[J.R.] That's going to give Austin's team
a five-on-four advantage!
[Vince] Austin back in the game!
Austin reaching for the tag!
[J.R.] Bulldog is hurt.
Goldust is hurt. It's anybody's ball game.
But the Harts are one man short!
[Vince] And look at this.
Austin tagging Goldust!
Here comes the Hitman!
And this is exactly the way this match started!
[King] Here they go!
Well, not exactly!
[Vince] And Bret Hart for the ride!
Oh!
[J.R.] Sternum first!
[Vince] There has never been a match ever quite like this one!
Into the cover!
The count and a kick out.
[King] And Austin would love nothing better
than to disappoint these millions of Canadian fans right here!
[J.R.] Stone Cold, one leg and all,
just got dropped on his head!
Austin's got more guts than brains.
That's obvious!
Oh!
[King] Oh, I see it coming, McMahon!
[Vince] The Hitman Bret Hart drives the elbow!
[King] Austin being excellently executed!
It's over! No, two-count.
[Vince] Oh-ho.
There's no quit in Stone Cold!
Austin now.
Set up right back in.
Sleeper hold applied!
Oh!
One, two!
And Austin with Bret Hart.
And Austin… you wonder what he's
saying to Bret Hart in there.
[King] I'll tell you what he's saying.
He's saying, kiss my…
[Vince] Look out!
[J.R.] Sharpshooter!
Sharpshooter!
Animal saved… Animal saved Austin!
[Vince] Austin now steps through!
[King] What?
[J.R.] Austin's got the Sharpshooter on Bret!
And here comes Owen Hart!
[Vince] Owen Hart is back in the game!
[King] Owen, saving his big brother that time!
[Vince] And here comes Owen!
It was Stone Cold who knocked Owen Hart out of the match earlier on.
Oh, and a kick!
And a clothesline!
[J.R.] Owen now right in front of his mom and his dad!
[King] Look at this!
[Vince] Right to the rail!
[King] That's In Your Face to the whole Hart family!
Look at this!
That's twice!
[Vince] That's Stu!
The brothers!
The brothers are taking…
the Hart brothers are getting into this!
[King] Throw 'em out!
Call the cops!
[Vince] One, two, oh!
[bell ringing]
All hell has broken loose again!
[bell ringing]
[King] They're coming in from the stands!
Look at this!
Yes! Get the cops!
[Vince] The Hart family's in the ring!
The brothers are in the ring!
[J.R.] They got security.
I'm not sure if they've got some fans.
The Hart family.
All hell has broken loose here!
[Vince] Pandemonium!
[King] Get out of here, guys!
[J.R.] Austin cannot believe it!
Aus…
Austin had to fight off the whole Hart family seemingly!
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen,
here are your winners, the Hart Foundation!
[entrance music]
♪ ♪
[Vince] Have you ever witnessed anything
quite like this before?
[J.R.] Families that fight together survive together.
That's what we've seen on the Harts' home turf here
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The Harts have come home and they are victorious!
[Vince] Not since Donovan Bailey.
Yes, indeed.
What a celebration, ladies and gentlemen!
What a celebration going on!
And wait…
[King] What about this?
[Vince] Austin back in!
Austin's back in!
[J.R.] Austin's back!
By himself!
[Vince] Oh, the brothers are beating him up!
Austin back in by himself!
[J.R.] That rattlesnake is not afraid of anything.
Austin is not afraid of anything.
[King] Get security! They're mugging him!
Look at Bret!
What a cheap shot!
[J.R.] This is getting out of hand.
[crowd] Austin sucks!
Austin sucks!
[Vince] Austin is an animal!
Austin is not afraid of any odds!
[King] Look at these sick Canadians, McMahon!
It's like the Roman gladiators!
It's thumbs down!
They want to destroy Steve Austin!
[J.R.] Austin's being subdued by the security!
I thought I saw some handcuffs!
[Vince] He's what?
He's being cuffed like an animal!
[J.R.] Austin is being cuffed by the security
to get him out of here!
[King] For what?
[J.R.] Austin is not through fighting!
[Vince] Steve Austin has been handcuffed!
[King] They better put leg irons on him too,
or he'll kick somebody else's ass!
[J.R.] He doesn't give a damn!
[Vince] I've never seen anything like this!
Look at Austin.
He's spitting, cursing, kicking!
Don't touch me!
[Vince] He wants to fight some more!
Austin, with his hands handcuffed behind his back.
Listen to this!
Look what he just did!
I can't believe he's making hand gestures.
And he's handcuffed!
[J.R.] He doesn't give a damn!
[Vince] I've never seen anything like this ever,
as far as a competitor is concerned.
But meanwhile…
[King] Look at Stu!
Look at Stu!
[entrance music]
♪ ♪
[J.R.] Stu Hart, 82 years old.
The patriarch of the Hart family
and one of the toughest man to ever step foot in the ring,
is getting the recognition.
A real hero of the Wild West.
Here come the grandkids!
[Vince] We've got grandchildren in the ring!
And you see this sea of partisan fans, all from Canada.
And indeed, the maple leaf has been flying high tonight,
ladies and gentlemen. The Hart Foundation!
[King] Look at this. They keep coming, McMahon!
I think everybody in this Saddledome
is related to the Harts!
[J.R.] Well, the emotion here.
What's it going to be like August 3 at SummerSlam
back in the USA, back in East Rutherford, New Jersey?
[King] How many of them is there?
Look at this!
♪ ♪
[Vince] There's a celebration for the entire Hart family
and the Hart Foundation!
[J.R.] There's Bret's son, Blade, proud of his daddy
here in Calgary!
Owen with his daughter, Athena!
Owen's wife!
[King] Oh, no, they're going to put Helen in there!
[Vince] What?
♪ ♪
[King] Look at this!
[Vince] Ladies and gentlemen, all of Canada is proud of the first family
of the World Wrestling Entertainment indeed!
[J.R.] This is a very special moment in our business,
a very special moment in this industry,
as Calgary pays tribute to their favorite wrestling family!
And whether you love them in the States or you hate them,
this is a family affair.
And they are home!
[King] Look at this, McMahon!
Stu and Helen are responsible for all of this!
Unbelievable!
[Vince] They are the entire Hart family, ladies and gentlemen!
It's a glorious night if you're a Canadian
or if your last name is Hart!
So long, everybody!
From Calgary, Alberta, Canada, we certainly hope you've enjoyed
the Canadian Stampede! Canada, we certainly hope you've enjoyed