[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.
[dramatic music]
[Vince] He was once one of the most
respected superstars in World Wrestling Entertainment history.
[narrator 2] The boyhood dream has come true for Shawn Michaels.
[narrator 3] But Shawn's disastrous mistake at SummerSlam
changed everything.
[J.R.] Good God!
Good God!
[Vince] I can't believe this.
[narrator 3] A phenomenal champion was robbed.
The finger of blame pointed squarely at Shawn.
The Undertaker got robbed.
Shawn Michaels is a piece of crap.
It was a travesty of justice.
I think Shawn Michaels is a traitor.
I think he did it on purpose.
[Vince] If a true test of a man's soul
comes in times of adversity, what can be said of Michaels?
[Shawn] Either you're with me or you're against me.
Take your pick.
[Undertaker] Shawn Michaels,
you're going to have to look me in the eyes
and you're going to have to pay for your crimes.
[Vince] Rather than face the consequences of his actions.
Shawn Michaels fans the flame.
[Shawn] He is going down in a blaze of fire!
[Vince] In a fleeting moment, Shawn had one last chance
to change his destiny.
Then he made his choice.
[Shawn] I will go ahead and take whatever is coming to me.
[Undertaker] I condemn you to an eternity of hell.
[Vince] Tonight, one of the most volatile conflicts
in WWE history is set to explode.
For the first time ever, The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels
will face each other one on one.
And you're standing on Ground Zero.
[narrator] Stridex presents WWE Ground Zero: In Your House.
[music playing]
[fireworks banging]
[cheering]
[Vince] Welcome everyone to ground zero.
Vince McMahon here, along with Jerry "the King" Lawler
and good old J.R. Tonight, you're in for a treat.
You'll see light heavyweights in action.
You'll see the mighty minis in action.
And of course, The Undertaker one on one with Shawn Michaels.
That's not all.
We're going to be saying hello to some brand-new WWE tag team champions
in a fantastic fatal four-way tag match.
And we may be saying goodbye to "The Loose Cannon,"
Brian Pillman, or either Goldust
is going to be saying goodbye to Marlena for 30 days.
And right here in the Bluegrass country,
the thoroughbreds are going to be running.
Faction warfare.
Triple-threat rules.
Faarooq, Crush, and Savio Vega.
Plus, the WWE title will be decided right here
in this very ring when Bret Hart
attempts to turn back the challenge of the Red-Hot Patriot.
First up, ladies and gentlemen, Goldust
against Marlena in this ring.
Let's take you back now and show you
some of the events that led up to this most unusual indecent proposal match.
Let's take a look.
[Brian] Let me you in on a little secret,
there's always a big part of me around you all the time.
Because you know your little daughter, Dakota?
She's mine!
She's my love child!
She's mine, and it was so good!
[narrator] Goldust thought the feud was over.
For Dustin Runnels, it's no longer about sport.
[suspense music playing]
Pillman's challenge and Marlena's acceptance
literally threatens everything he lives for.
It did bother me.
[Brian] You know your little daughter, Dakota?
She's mine!
She's my love child!
[Marlena] I did it, Dakota!
[narrator] To a man, he must face the unthinkable
and quite possibly sacrifice the most cherished thing in his life.
The hell with that.
I mean, this is my life.
This is-this is my wife.
I love her to death, and that's not going to...
that's not going to ever change and that's not going to stop.
And there's not a man on the face of this Earth
that's going to stop me from loving her
and taking care of my family.
That's a fact and a promise.
[narrator] Increasing the burden,
this is not just about man and wife.
It's about their three-year-old daughter,
who may be separated from her mother.
That precious little innocent child to go through those...
-To be ripped... -feelings.
from parent to parent.
that we did, it was hard.
[narrator] In the deranged world of Brian Pillman,
the stakes are just as high.
I'll tell you what.
You promise to give me one more match.
And if you beat me,
I'll leave the WWE forever.
-[King] Uh-oh. -Forever?
[King] Don't do it.
You're talking about forever, right?
-[Vince] Why not? -[Brian] Forever.
[J.R.] A long time.
[narrator] If Pillman is victorious at Ground Zero,
can one imagine the horror that will develop over 30 days?
The innocence of a marriage lost, a mother and child separated,
and the deranged antics of a madman about to spin wildly out of control.
[laughs]
[dramatic music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Finkel] Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled
for one fall with a 30-minute time limit.
About to enter the ring and accompanied
by Marlena, from Hollywood, California,
weighing 260 pounds, Goldust!
[cheering]
[Vince] Goldust and Marlena, ladies and gentlemen,
on a night where Goldust risks it all.
Goldust knowing full well if he defeats Brian Pillman,
it's no more Brian Pillman forever in the WWE.
But it was Marlena who accepted this challenge.
[J.R.] That was a shocking... a shocking thing
for the young lady to do, perhaps out of emotion.
But the stakes could not be higher, not professionally but personally.
[Vince] Marlena is very confident.
And there's Carlos Cabrera on the right, Tito Santana on the left.
[in Spanish] ...In the Coliseum tonight with Marlene at his side,
the situation it's complicated...
[Vince in English] And there, Ray Rougeau.
[speaking French]
[Vince] And speaking of "The Loose Cannon."
[King] Yeah.
[Finkel] His opponent, weighing 232 pounds, "The Loose Cannon,"
Brian Pillman!
[Vince] This will be the very first time that a, well,
I guess you'd call her a manager of sorts,
professionally, Marlena,
that a manager's services have ever been put on the line.
And that young lady does not want to work
for Brian Pillman for 30 days.
Not even one day.
And Goldust, right away, takes it to Brian Pillman!
And of all the heinous things that Brian Pillman has said
through his career, short-lived as it may be here in the WWE,
nothing more heinous than the remarks
that he made about the child of Dustin and Terri Runnels.
[J.R.] Well, Dakota's only three years old.
And certainly, some terrible things for-for her to have to hear.
[Vince] Oh!
[J.R.] Inverted atomic drop.
And maybe it'll all be over tonight.
[Vince] And a clothesline.
And Brian Pillman paying the price.
Notwithstanding the fact that there is some credence,
we understand, J.R., to the fact that at one time,
prior to Dustin Runnels' relationship with what we know now,
Marlena, there was a relationship with The Man being
pummeled right now and Terri.
[J.R.] Well, there's no doubt about that.
From what they-from what I could observe in my tenure
around these two people, Brian Pillman and Terri did have a relationship.
[King] That's right.
Sounds like a little "Hard Copy" material to me, guys.
Let's face it, Brian Pillman let the bread out of the bag.
He told the truth. He spilled the beans.
And now, Goldust, he can't-he can't stomach it.
[Vince] Well, earlier on-as a matter of fact,
your remarks that were made to a reporter here in Louisville
about the fact that it was...
it was Brian Pillman who dumped...
who dumped Marlena.
And Marlena caught Dustin on the rebound.
[King] Exactly.
Everybody knows about Marlena, McMahon.
I'm surprised that you don't.
She's been on more laps than a napkin.
She's been around more than a carousel.
Why don't you admit it?
[Vince] Professionally here in the WWE,
she unquestionably has been an inspiration to her husband,
Dustin Runnels, who has become a star, who has become Goldust.
[J.R.] Well, I'll tell you one thing, Brian Pillman is unstable.
Brian Pillman is unpredictable.
And I know the WWE has pushed this kid.
As far as him wearing the dress,
he looks a little different here tonight without the dress.
He's got some of his dignity back.
But he'll never, never be the same.
[King] That's right.
When you treat a man like a dog,
he's going to start acting like an SOB.
And that's what Brian Pillman has done.
Look at this.
[Vince] I think Brian Pillman started acting
like that a long time ago.
And look at this. Marlena on the run.
Marlena, purse in hand.
-[King] Oh, no! -[Vince] Oh, no!
[Vince] What a maneuver!
[King] Wait a minute!
[J.R.] Pillman dropped face first right on the steel.
Pillman had his face almost destroyed
in a terrible car accident over a year ago.
[Vince] I would suggest to you that Pillman's going to think after
this match is over, he's been in another automobile accident.
[J.R.] This could very well be Pillman's last match
in the WWE.
Or it could be the first night of 30 days of hell
for Mrs. Dustin Runnels.
[King] How would you know, huh?
How would you know that, Jim Ross?
[J.R.] How would you know it's not true?
[King] Because I know her reputation.
She's the proverbial good time that's been had by all.
-[Vince] All right, come on now. -[King] Come on, let's just face facts.
[Vince] That's not true.
[King] And everybody's talking about that-that little brat, Dakota.
-Who cares? -[Vince] Please.
I'll show you a bulldog!
[Vince] All right, Brian Pillman setting up
Goldust for the ride. And, oh, no!
Oh!
[King] Oh, no!
[cheering]
[Vince] And Goldust hammering down on Brian Pillman.
[J.R.] Goldust with a big size advantage, leverage advantage
as well, being 6'6," 265.
[King] Wait, he's leaving.
[Vince] No, I don't think so.
-[J.R.] He may be leaving... -[King] Oh!
[J.R.] for good.
[Vince] Goldust with Brian Pillman.
Pillman now in control.
Pillman trying to set him up.
[Jerry shouts]
[cheering]
[J.R.] Pillman suplexed right on that steel rampway.
[Vince] And the official having
great difficulty maintaining order in this match-up.
Considering what's at stake, a lot of latitude
is being given to these unbelievable superstars.
[King] Oh!
[Vince] Oh, no.
[J.R.] Pillman's got a bad ankle, as we all know.
Look out here.
[cheering]
[Vince] Oh!
That's not all he has that's bad.
And Brian Pillman is paying for that scurrilous remark
that he made about Dakota, the child of Dustin and Terri Runnels.
[King] I'm warning you, you better not push this guy.
[Vince] And now, Goldust continuing
to hammer on the weakened knee of Brian Pillman.
[King] Let's face it, you guys.
You can't imagine the World Wrestling Entertainment
without a "Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman.
The WWE needs Pillman.
They need him for the star power.
Look at him.
[Vince] Brian Pillman looking anything
but a star at the moment.
[J.R.] The former Cincinnati Bengal has had two major surgeries on his leg.
And Goldust certainly focusing on that part of the anatomy.
[King] And why do you keep focusing on the negative?
Why don't you talk about the inspiration, the motivation
-that he has to come back-- -[Vince] Whoa!
[King] Whoa!
To come back from that accident.
[Vince] And again. Almost.
[King] Anybody else's career would have been ended.
[Vince] You're very well right.
Pillman with tremendous tenacity.
Pillman in a world of hurt as we speak.
And back, oh!
[King] Woo! Look at that!
Now, who's in a world of hurt?
[J.R.] Goldust hesitated a little bit too
long there in applying the...
the bulldog.
And Marlena is trying to give Goldust, her husband,
some words of encouragement to motivate the big man.
[King] Oh!
[Vince] Goldust and Marlena, in the first couple of the WWE.
Goldust relatively bizarre. [scream]
Back body drop.
[King] Bizarre, all right.
He ought to be arrested for male fraud.
[referee] One, two, three!
[Vince] And it would appear as Mr. Pillman
is not interested in covering Goldust for the three count.
Not at the moment.
And Goldust knowing full well that he can't lose this match,
no matter what it takes.
[King] Oh, he can lose, all right, McMahon.
-[Vince] No, he can't lose. -[laughs]
He just cannot lose, no matter what.
[J.R.] This is more important than any title,
any Intercontinental title, which he's had held twice.
[King] Wait a minute.
Come on, J.R.
[J.R.] It's his family, King.
[King] Oh, all he'd have to do is play Mr. Mom for 30 days.
[Vince] What would it do to the marriage?
[Jerry laughs]
[King] It would probably sever the ties that bind, I would think.
[Vince] Brian Pillman inflicting damage on Goldust.
And Marlena looking on.
And there's not much she can do about it.
Goldust trying to use the back door, doesn't work.
The wily Pillman...
Look at your boy!
[Vince] ...pretty much in control.
Look at him now!
[Vince] As now, he is verbally berating Marlena, Pillman is.
[King] How do you think Dustin's
going to do changing diapers and warming bottles
and all that kind of stuff?
[J.R.] I think he'll do just fine.
I'm not worried so much about him being a good father.
He is.
I'm worried about that young lady.
What will Brian Pillman do for 30 days and 30 nights with her?
That's what I'm concerned about.
[King] You want me to tell you?
[Vince] Now, Goldust trying to make a move.
A rake of the eyes won't cut it. And look at this.
Pillman is up.
-[King] No! -[Vince] Oh!
[King] He's out!
Pillman's out!
[J.R.] It's anybody's ball game here.
There must be a winner in this match-up.
[Vince] The capacity crowd in Louisville Gardens,
they are rocking, ladies and gentlemen.
The vast majority in favor of Goldust.
[J.R.] We've been sold out here for about three weeks,
right alongside Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
[Vince] Pillman now with Goldust,
sets him up for the ride. Reversal.
[King] Look out, Brian.
[Vince] Right into an elbow.
Pillman wisely...
[King] Yeah, hit him. Hit him.
[Vince] Pillman going upstairs.
Brian Pillman pulling out all the stops now.
Pillman, oh!
[cheering]
[King] That's not fair.
[Vince] Pillman trying to get down.
And it looks like Goldust may have him.
Goldust out on the outside now with Brian Pillman.
No!
[all] No! No!
[Jerry shouts]
[J.R.] Good grief!
[Vince] Goldust will show no mercy on Brian Pillman.
[King] They're double-teaming him!
No!
Goldust ought to be disqualified!
[Vince] Well, I think the official again,
as we stated before, allowing quite a lot of latitude
in the rules and regulations.
Oh!
And with what Pillman has repeatedly stated,
Marlena certainly had a free one coming on Brian Pillman.
-Here we go now. -[King] No!
[Vince] Pillman being set up for the sacrifice.
Brian Pillman is going to take the ride
all the way out of the WWE. No!
[King] Yes!
[J.R.] Pillman, luckily for him, able to counter.
Attempted superplex.
[Vince] Pillman perched on the top.
He leaps. Oh!
[King] Oh, no!
He missed.
Oh, his ankle!
[Vince] Goldust now, here we go, the Curtain Call coming up.
Oh, no.
And down with the Curtain Call!
Brian Pillman's and went flying,
I believe, into the eye of the official.
Pillman's down for the count of three
and then some from the Curtain Call.
Come on, get up!
[Vince] Pillman's sneaking up.
Wait a minute, there's the...
there's Marlena.
Oh, she almost, she tried to hit him with a purse.
And now--
[J.R.] Pillman just nailed Goldust!
Goldust is out!
[Vince] No, no, no!
[King] Woo-hoo!
[bell ringing]
[Finkel] Here is your winner, "The Loose Cannon,"
Brian Pillman!
[Vince] Goldust is knocked unconscious.
Marlena tried to hit Brian Pillman with a purse.
And whatever was in that purse...
-[King] Get her! -[Vince] it was loaded.
[King] Get her, Brian!
Get her!
Oh, yeah!
Don't say, she's all yours, Brian.
[J.R.] She's all yours, Brian.
-[Finkel] Enjoy it. -[J.R.] She's all yours, Brian.
-[King] Enjoy yourself. -[J.R.] You're sick, Lawler.
[Vince] Marlena, Marlena is being assisted by Brian Pillman.
She wants to go back to her husband.
He's knocked out.
Goldust is still knocked out.
[King] Look at that.
[Vince] Goldust back on his feet and...
Goldust going after his wife.
Goldust has lost this match, as astonishing as that may be.
And this, get a shot of that.
What is that, a brick?
Is that a brick?
Look at that.
[Vince] Wow.
That was exactly... and who would have...
it backfired, J.R. But wait a minute.
[J.R.] Oh, no.
[Vince] No, wait, we have a camera.
Wait, what is this?
[Brian] Get in there!
-[Marlena] Dustin! -[Brian] Get in there!
[whistles]
[King] He's taking her away right now.
He can't wait.
[J.R.] This is-this is heinous.
[King] Oh, my God!
[Goldust] Terri!
[Vince] Can you imagine?
Can you imagine what's going on in...
in Dustin's mind right now, in Goldust's mind?
Can you imagine what's going on in the front seat of that car?
[laughs] That Pillman's quite a magician.
I've seen him turn his car into a motel before. [laughs]
[Vince] There's nothing funny about this.
-[King] Huh? -Anybody see where they went?
[Vince] There's nothing funny about this at all.
[J.R.] Nothing's funny about it.
[Vince] J.R., your reaction to this.
[J.R.] Well, frankly, I don't...
I feel so sorry for this kid. I mean...
You do? What about your reaction to this?
What do you think they had planned for Brian Pillman?
They were going to put this brick upside his head,
and then his career would have been ended.
He'd have been out of the WWE forever.
You'd have probably thought that was funny?
I don't know that Brian Pillman didn't deserve just that.
What?
I've known Dustin since he was a kid.
I've known Marlena a long time, long before she met Dustin.
I know them both very well. I'm sick about this.
This is... and the baby.
And this baby doesn't have a mother now for 30 days.
She's three years old, folks. It's just not right.
I don't know how you can be happy about this, King?
I'm just thinking what's probably going
on in that car right now.
-Can't you imagine? -[J.R.] I can imagine.
That'll put a smile on anybody's face.
-[Vince] How perverted are you? - What are you talking about?
[J.R.] Wait a minute. There's Goldust, and he is going ballistic back
-in the locker room area. -[shouting]
[bleep]
[shouting]
Get the [bleep] out! [bleep]
[J.R.] Well, obviously, Goldust is very, very distraught.
And he has every right to be.
Scott Putski makes his way to the ring, ladies and gentlemen,
let's show you something else. You talk about distasteful.
Scott Putski recently had just won a match.
We're gonna show you what happens after Scott Putski wins the match.
-Jerry Lawler and his boy, Brian, -[King] What?
[J.R.] double teaming Scott Putski.
That's two men, father and son. Watch this move.
Brian trying to cripple Scott.
-[King] Hey-- -[J.R.] on July the 19th.
[King] Let me tell you something.
-[J.R.] Like father, like son. -[King] You see this brick right here?
[J.R.] Yeah, I see it.
[King] I'm gonna stick it in your mouth
-if you don't shut up. -[Vince] Wait.
[King] Brian happens to be an admirer
of mine, and I admire him.
He's a very talented young athlete.
[J.R.] I think you're a liar. That's what I think.
-[King] Is that what you think? -[Vince] Wait a minute.
Let's just calm down. Here comes Brian.
[King] Yeah, look at him. He's great.
[Finkel] "Too Sexy," Brian Christopher!
[Vince] In essence, for the benefit of those of you who do
not know, there is some speculation that
Jerry "The King" Lawler is, in fact, Brian Christopher's father.
That's right. It's pure speculation.
Look at his face. Get a shot of my face and his face.
I admit, our bodies are very similar.
Our physiques are just alike.
But our faces, there's no resemblance.
No family resemblance at all, McMahon.
Yeah, I got biceps like that, but so what?
I'm-I'm handsome.
[Vince] Actually, it appeared to be somewhat
of a striking resemblance.
Nonetheless, Brian Christopher ready to lock up with Scott
Putski, the son of the great Hall of Famer,
"The Polish Power" Ivan Putski.
[J.R.] He's been in Light Heavyweight Division
here in the WWE.
215 pounds or under.
Brian Christopher competing here
in Louisville since the beginning of his career with the USWA.
[King] Look at this, Scott Putski pointing here at me.
What's he pointing at me for?
[J.R.] I would think that some of those chair
shots you gave him might be memorable.
[King] That was
only because his old man started a little tiff between us.
[Vince] Oh, I see, yeah.
[J.R.] That gave you the right for two guys
-to get on one. -[King] Right.
[Vince] Light Heavyweight Division, ladies and gentlemen,
-fast, and furious. -[crowd] Jerry's kid!
Jerry's kid!
[J.R.] "Jerry's kid." They know.
[King] That's not what they're saying.
[J.R.] They know. They're saying "Jerry's kid."
[King] Oh, they are not.
[J.R.] Are they talking about your goat?
[King] That was the Labor Day weekend thing
they're talking about.
Jerry's kid!
[Vince] Quite a vociferous bunch.
[J.R.] Do you have any grandchildren?
[King] What are you talking about, Ross?
You wouldn't know anything about having children.
-Have you ever-- -[Vince] Never mind.
[King] Yeah, that's right.
[Vince] Here we go, Scott Putski and Brian Christopher.
[screams]
And thus far, Mr. Christopher is content to...
-[King] He's great. -[J.R.] He's stalling.
-[King] He's what? -[J.R.] Stalling.
[King] Are you kidding me? Look at this.
[Vince] Uh-oh. Look out. Don't turn your back.
Putski hammering away on Christopher in the corner.
Christopher now set up for the ride. Oh, what a ride.
And following right in with a clothesline.
And no place to go but down.
-[King] Get him! -[Vince] And over the head.
[J.R.] Putski's got to rely on power.
He's not as technically refined as Brian Christopher.
[Vince] Oh, no!
-[King] He's got to re-- -[J.R.] What?
[King] Rely on power because he doesn't have brains.
That's why.
He's the son of Ivan Putski.
[Vince] Does it matter why?
All that matters right now is that Brian Christopher
is in a bit of trouble.
Christopher trying to regroup now.
[King] Talking about father and sons,
the only reason Ivan had Scott was
because Ivan hated yard work.
[Vince] And you can see Scott Putski really put together,
much like his dad, the Hall of Famer.
Standing side headlock now.
[King] I did a little research on the Putski family.
[Vince] You did? What'd you come up with?
[King] Well, like Ivan's marriage proposal to Scott's mother.
You're going to have a what?
[laughs]
[J.R.] How much did you pay Henny Youngman for those jokes?
[King] Look at this. This is great.
Get him, Brian.
Oh!
[Vince] And Brian Christopher in control at the moment.
[King] At the moment?
What do you mean, at the moment?
[Vince] We'll attempt, ladies and gentlemen, if we can,
to get a camera back and speak with Goldust.
[King] Look at this.
Forget Goldust. Let's watch--
[Vince] Oh, yeah!
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] Putski now.
Yes, what a maneuver.
[J.R.] Hurricanrana and a cover.
[Vince] And--
[King] Kick out!
[Vince] Oh, that was very, very close.
[King] Come on, Brian, take care of this putz.
There you go.
-[Vince] Oh! -[pain exclamation]
Come on, McMahon. Get excited.
That was great.
[Vince] It was a tremendous maneuver, actually.
Yes.
[Vince] King very much appreciating the talents of Brian at this juncture.
-Yes. -[J.R.] That's my boy.
[Vince] Did you just say, yes, that's my boy?
[King] No, I didn't say that.
[Vince] Did you say that, J.R.?
[J.R.] I believe I did.
[King] Yeah, that was probably J.R. trying to put words in my mouth.
Look at this.
[Vince] Christopher... oh, what a suplex.
[King] Oh, yes!
Look at, all the girls love Brian Christopher.
-[Vince] They do? -[King] Yes.
And look, you think they'd go out with a putz like Putski?
Well, he'll go out.
Let's face it.
He's just dumb, like his old man.
I heard he was out on a date with a girl the other night.
[Vince] Oh!
[King] Oh, look at that! Beautiful!
They were driving along.
Putski wouldn't make any advances.
So finally, the girl said, Scott, you want to get in the back seat?
He said, no, I think I'll stay up here with you.
He's an idiot.
Come on, Brian!
Get him!
[Vince] And Brian Christopher pretty much in control right now.
And I'm not so sure that Putski isn't hurt and hurt badly.
[King] You think I should go around there
and check on him? Hand me that brick.
[Vince] No, you just stay right here.
[J.R.] Wait till he turns his back, and you can jump on him again.
[King] Oh, quit it, J.R.
[Vince] And Putski is...
looks like his knee is really bothering him.
[King] It's out.
[Vince] And he, unfortunately, may lose this match-up
as a result of a countout.
The official coming outside.
[King] Roll him back inside, ref!
[Vince] The damage done to the knee, that's it.
He can't go on with the injury.
-That's it. -[bell ringing]
[Vince] Brian wins this thing.
[King] Yahoo!
[Vince] And that's really unfortunate.
Jerry] Wait a minute. Hang on here.
[J.R.] Yeah, go kick him while he's down, why don't you?
[Finkel] Brian Christopher!
[Vince] Jerry "The King" Lawler in there with Brian Christopher.
And unfortunately for Scott Putski
we'll try and go back and take a look to see what happened.
It looked like Brian Christopher flying
to the outside, and the knee of Putski apparently wrenching
backwards, so we're told.
Maybe we can pick up something here.
We'll save it and...
officials moving.
[King] Come on.
-[J.R.] King is-- -Oh, yeah.
He's hurt all right.
Better get him to a hospital.
You know what that is, Scott.
That's a big building with patients.
[laughs]
[Vince] Not too many people appreciating the humor
of Jerry "The King" Lawler.
[King] Oh, that looks pretty nasty.
[J.R.] Looks like his patella has been dislocated.
[Vince] It is, and that's a, we apologize to the--
[King] Here's your winner, McMahon, right here.
[Vince] Putski family.
-[King] He's not a quitter. -[Vince] He is victorious.
[King] He's a winner. Yeah!
[Vince] Let's go back and take another look.
Nobody's a match for me! I am the best, baby!
[King] That's nasty.
[laughs] Yeah!
[Vince] Let's see if we can pick up something here.
[King] Let's call the--
[Vince] Yeah, see, there you go.
You can see that...
that left knee buckling.
Who's next?
Nobody-nobody beats me, and nobody's going to shut
this mouth either, baby.
[laughs]
[King] It's a pretty gruesome sight over there, McMahon.
His kneecap is way up here where his thigh should be.
[Vince] Yeah.
I... they're still working on Ivan Putski's son,
-Scott Putski. -Here, use this.
Dislocation. Knock it off, King.
Well, you can get his knee back in.
I mean, it's-it's not where it's supposed to be.
[Vince] Let's talk about the triple-threat match-up
that we're going to see momentarily.
And unfortunately there, Mr. Putski placed on the leader.
[King] I told you, you don't mess with Brian Christopher.
You'll take a ride on-on a gurney,
you mess with Brian Christopher.
[Vince] All right.
Let's take a look at some action from the factions,
-if you would. -[J.R.] Faction action?
[Vince] Yeah, faction action.
It leads up to our triple-threat match-up.
[bell ringing]
[shouting]
[rock music playing]
[shouting]
[man] You know, I'm getting sick and tired of every time I turn around,
you're telling me how to conduct my interview
and where to do them and how you want them done.
If you want them done, you ask me where I want them done at.
We are not about this clean, serene environment.
This is Beverly Hills. This is Hollywood.
We're not about that. We're about the street.
And tonight is a street war.
And we're going to show you just exactly how that's done.
Tonight, I'm going to take Savio Vega and Crush out.
How are we going to do it, guys?
By any means necessary.
Get out--
Get out of the way before we knock you out.
[rock music playing]
[J.R.] Oh, look, the fight is on!
There's eight men just beating the hell out of each other!
[speaking Spanish]
[Vince] Oh, no!
Here come those Harley-Davidsons!
[whistles]
Savio Vega is coming with three things,
my sweat, my blood, and my tears.
[speaking Spanish] Tonight you have to come well-prepared
because Savio Vega is ready for anything.
You're going to pay, Boricua. [scream]
[bell ringing]
[Vince] Dropped right onto the Harley.
Check it out.
[Vince] Oh, a power bomb on a steel ramp.
They're dragging a motorcycle behind the car.
The Boricuas and DOA.
The officials, trying to get some control.
It's all-out, all-out warfare.
Listen here, Faarooq, Savio Vega.
Far as I'm concerned, this is not a triple-threat match.
This is a double promise from me to you.
I'm going to beat the hell out of you punks.
And then I'm going to run this mic straight up your--
[engine revving]
[Spanish hip-hop music]
[Vince] We are live, ladies and gentlemen.
Yes, from Louisville, Kentucky, the Bluegrass State.
And here come, representing the Boricua...
[bell dinging]
[announcer] It's a triple-threat match.
Introducing first, representing the Los Boricuas,
from Puerto Rico, weighing 254 pounds, Savio Vega.
[Vince] Savio Vega waving the flag of Puerto Rico
high for all to see.
Not a great Hispanic contingent here in Kentucky.
[King] Not a lot of Puerto Rican folks
here in the Bluegrass State.
Very unique rules here in this match-up, ladies and gentlemen.
All three men will be in the ring simultaneously.
The first athlete to score a pinfall or a submission
is the winner. That's simple.
[rock music playing]
[Vince] Do you want to talk powerful?
[announcer] Representing the Nation of Domination,
weighing 270 pounds, Faarooq.
[rock music playing]
♪ We are the nation Of domination ♪
[Vince] The Leader of the Nation,
Faarooq, against the leader of the Boricuas, Savio Vega.
And soon to join in, Crush of DOA.
[King] These guys just don't like each other, do they?
[J.R.] Faarooq, he was known as Ron Simmons,
a member of the Florida State University Hall of Fame.
He'll be at Florida State this weekend
for a big Hall of Fame ceremony.
[cheering]
[announcer] Representing the Disciples of Apocalypse,
weighing 302 pounds, Crush!
[cheering]
[rock music playing]
[engine revving]
[Vince] Yes, Crush hoping to ride over somebody
on that big Titan bike.
[engine revving]
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[King] Well, this match will not be won on the point system.
[Vince] I wouldn't think so.
-[J.R.] Oh, and here we go. -[bell ringing]
[Vince] All three men in the ring all at the same time.
And it's all legal, ladies and gentlemen.
The first man to score a pinfall
or submission against any other man is the victor.
[King] Yeah, but what's weird is
Savio and Faarooq may be double teaming Crush right now.
But if Faarooq tries to pin Crush,
Savio's obviously gonna try to save him.
[Vince] No doubt about that.
All three of these men used to be teammates.
All were in the original Nation of Domination.
Faarooq was the leader before Faarooq
fired both Crush and Savio. Oh!
And Crush peeling off on Savio.
Now going over and hammering away on Faarooq.
[King] Shouldn't take it so personal
-just because you get fired. -[Vince] Oh.
And here we go. One, two. And look at it.
Just as you predicted earlier on.
[King] Oh, look at this.
[Vince] Oh, no.
Come on. Wait a minute.
Crush, now, with that belt, and Crush beginning to wreck Faarooq.
And look at this.
A hard right hand and a succession of them now...
-[King] Hey. -[Vince] by Savio Vega.
[King] Listen, I just got a report
that Goldust is back in the locker room crying like a baby.
[laughs] You think Pillman's at a Holiday Inn by now, huh?
[Vince] I would suggest that Mr. Pillman has not stopped
anywhere in Louisville, or for that matter,
the state of Kentucky.
[King] The Golf House is not far from here.
[Vince] A cover here and...
Faarooq is gonna make certain, and then Faarooq now makes the cover.
And then Crush.
Uh-oh, look out.
Again, the first man to score a pinfall
or submission against the other.
[King] Almost like a three-man Battle Royal.
Every man for himself.
And that will eliminate Crush, at least for the time being.
And it may give Faarooq In the opportunity
to put Savio Vega away.
[Vince] And actually, not bad strategy on the part
-of Faarooq. -[King] Right.
-Very smart. -[Vince] Oh, Ouch.
-Wow. -[King] Wow. What a spine.
[Vince] Savio's head bouncing off the canvas into a cover,
and Faarooq is the winner.
[King] Whoa, he kicked out.
[Vince] Faarooq asking for a little faster count.
And Crush, perhaps at any moment,
will get back into this ring. And there he goes.
[pain exclamation]
Crush coming right back in.
Here's a cover by Savio, and Crush
makes sure there's no pinfall.
[King] I can't believe Crush just saved the guy,
Faarooq, that did what Faarooq just did to Crush.
[Vince] Anything can happen here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And obviously, as we saw in the prior match-up,
Putski unfortunately, blowing out a knee.
Brian Christopher declared the winner
as a result of a forfeit.
And then, prior to that...
[King] It was just a matter of time.
[Vince] Goldust and Brian Pillman going at it.
And Brian Pillman wins the match
and wins the services of Marlena for 30 days.
[King] Services? [laughs]
[Vince] Crush, now, big power slam, into the cover, and, oh!
[King] Crush, a big powerful athlete at 6 feet 8,305 pounds.
Almost had the three count there.
You know Faarooq would love to go back
to that big Hall of Fame banquet,
being the winner of this triple-threat match.
He'd do some bragging, wouldn't he?
[Vince] All three individuals hammering on each other.
[King] Uh-oh.
Oh, my gosh.
[Vince] And now Crush with a cover on Faarooq.
And, oh.
We've had a lot of near falls in this triple-threat match-up.
Savio Vega. That'll do it right on the butt of the jaw.
And Crush won't have a clue as to where he is.
And now Savio can capitalize on Faarooq.
Savio Vega, now, winds up.
-Oh! -[crowd pain exclamation]
[J.R.] Wow!
[Vince] And Faarooq to the buckle.
Oh, no!
Savio.
Savio is unconscious.
And Faarooq hammering down into the chest area.
Look out. Faarooq from behind,
down on the small of the back of the mighty Crush.
Crush, now. There's 300-plus pounds down across
the shoulders of Faarooq.
That rope right up against the esophagus of Faarooq.
And look at this.
Savio hanging on the hair on the right side.
[King] Man.
[Vince] This is rugged.
This is the WWE.
Triple-threat rules.
And, oh!
On his own.
Savio Vega almost defeating Faarooq.
Now comes up flying.
[King] Oh!
Wow.
[Vince] And Faarooq, with Vega, snaps him over.
And for the cover, the count, and Crush is right behind him.
[King] Didn't realize Crush was lurking right there.
-Look out. -[Vince] Uh-oh.
And now Crush using a strategy for, hard cover--
One, two, and he gets it.
Oh! No.
[King] Now is not the time to go for a reverse chinlock.
You want to go for the cover when the third man is outside the ring.
This is not sound strategy by Crush at this time.
[Vince] Crush trying to wear down Savio Vega.
And, well, here comes Faarooq back up.
[King] You got company, Crush.
[Vince] Oh, no.
Faarooq looks like he's going to make a spectacular entrance
one way or another. Uh-oh.
[whistles]
Faarooq is actually getting perched, getting sent in.
Oh, the back of Crush.
And there's the cover. There.
One, two, and he got him.
No, he didn't.
And that was sound strategy on the part of Faarooq.
[King] Very sound, no doubt about that.
Crush has his back exposed, and he paid for it.
[Vince] Crush, Faarooq, and Savio Vega,
triple-threat rules.
You must win by pinfall or submission.
And the first man to do so declared the victor.
And there is no love lost whatsoever between any of these three individuals.
None of them.
Wait a minute.
Taking a page that we saw earlier on now.
[King] Look at the power of Crush here.
[Vince] And going down.
[King] Oh, no.
[Vince] There we go.
One, two, and yes.
Uh-oh, how did he get his shoulder up?
Drop kick.
[King] Pretty clever move there by Savio Vega.
Crush delivered a blow, and Savio got the cover.
[Vince] Savio Vega, The Boricua,
sending Crush to the buckle.
Now with additional leverage.
Hammering, hammering into the side of the head.
And Crush.
Oh!
And Savio Vega down on a canvas.
Here's the cover.
Faarooq drops the elbow in the back of the head of Crush.
And now Faarooq takes over.
Whoa!
Faarooq trying to capitalize on the punishment
that Crush delivered to Savio Vega.
[King] Somebody, and I don't know
who it's going to be, is going to have to be totally
incapacitated for a while to get,
have anybody to get a chance to get a pinfall.
[Vince] What a match-up this has become here,
this triple-threat match up.
Vega now, off the rope and telegraph.
-Oh, yes. -[King] Whoa.
[Vince] Whoa.
[King] A neck wringer there by Savio Vega,
trying to get the spinning neckbreaker.
-Nope. -[groans]
[Vince] And a kick to the kidney area
by Crush, into Savio Vega.
[King] Until a third man is out of the ring,
this will go on all night.
What are you talking about? Pillman and Marlena?
[Vince] All right, come on now.
Savio Vega on the receiving end of most of the punishment.
[King] Getting a report. I was wrong.
They're not in the Holiday Inn.
They've gone to a Marriott.
Pillman's got the urge to splurge.
[Vince] I think we've heard enough of this.
And it's Crush just biding his time.
[King] That's... Might be smart.
[Vince] It might be.
Wait a minute. What's this?
Are they cooperating now?
I think that's what they're doing.
-[King] Huh? -[Vince] Yes.
What's going on?
Wait a minute.
Don't tell me.
[King] Let's both do it.
[Vince] Crush.
Don't tell me he's going to join the Nation again.
[King] Can you have a double pin?
[Vince] Or maybe Faarooq's going to join the DOA.
[King] What is this?
[Vince] They're picking on Savio Vega.
It's two on one.
Double suplex.
And both men covering both men.
No, you can't-you can't take credit for two.
Only one.
Savio Vega to the outside.
And now they're going to settle this.
Just the two of them, I suppose.
Oh.
And Faarooq with the cover.
And no, right back in.
Crush, sending Vega to the outside yet again.
Who has got to be the victor in this match-up?
[King] ...Savio--
[Vince] There we go.
And this time, oh, Vega right back in.
Out of nowhere.
[King] I thought Vega would try to steal that bike again.
[booing]
[Vince] And Vega. Oh, my goodness.
How many times are they going to get rid of Vega?
And that's probably what you're gonna have to do to win this match.
Off the rope and Crush scooped and slammed.
One, two.
And this time he got it.
No, he didn't.
[King] One thing about Savio Vega,
there's no quit in The Man from the South Bronx.
I think Savio wants to make amends with Crush.
[Vince] Ah, that's what it is. Now these two want to join up.
Vega and Crush.
[King] That's an unholy alliance.
They were both fired on June the 9th,
the same night, by Faarooq.
Looks like piledriver.
[Vince] And pile, that should do it.
And they didn't get much of that.
Oh!
[crowd cheering]
And that's...
[crowd cheering]
Here we go.
Here he comes, ladies and gentlemen, in the chest.
Yeah! That'll do it.
[exclamation]
[King] Savio caught the spinning heel kick.
-[Vince] Oh! Can't believe it. -[bell ringing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Savio Vega.
[King] Unbelievable.
[Vince] What a triple-threat match-up.
Savio Vega declared the victor.
[Spanish hip-hop music]
Just when you thought Crush was going to polish off
Faarooq with that heart punch.
I'm not so sure that any of these three individuals
will ever be the same.
A grueling, grueling match-up here tonight,
ladies and gentlemen, at Ground Zero.
Let's go back and take another look.
[King] Well, Crush had Farooq measured off,
and he leveled him with a hard punch.
I'm sure he thought he had it until then.
The big spinning heel kick.
And that was it.
Savio Vega, the winner.
[Vince] Ground Zero, ladies and gentlemen,
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[Vince] We are live in Louisville, Kentucky.
Just outside, there's the Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
Yes, indeed.
The Louisville Garden's been sold out for several weeks.
And certainly, we have a lot of dignitaries here tonight,
including the USA boxing team.
They're here with us.
Now, there, you see some of the athletes right there.
They're going to be competing in the 1997
Ali Cup and Muhammad Ali tribute to amateur boxing.
[King] Muhammad Ali fought some of his early matches
right here in this building.
[Vince] Indeed.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, well, here's
action of a different kind.
[announcer] It's scheduled for one fall,
with a 20-minute time limit.
Coming down the aisle, weighing in at 101 pounds,
El Torito.
[Vince] El Torito.
And he may come over here and gore you
with one of those horns he has up there.
[King] El Torito. What does that mean?
[J.R.] That's not a corn chip, King. It means a mini bull.
-Whoa -[King] Woo! Look out.
[Vince] Not a corn chip.
[J.R.] He's a little bull.
-Look out, V. -[Vince] That's right.
He could get gored in the keister.
There he goes again. Charging.
[King] So El Torito means little bull, huh?
[Vince] That's it, King.
[King] How do you say, 'lotta Bull in Spanish?
That would be your name, J.R.
[announcer] His opponent, weighing 83 pounds,
Max Mini.
[Vince] 83 pounds. Wow. Max Mini.
[J.R.] I weighed 83 pounds in kindergarten.
[Vince laughs]
[J.R.] Eighty three pounds.
The world's smallest athlete, Max Mini.
And he will marvel you.
[King] Look at that El Torito.
He's the biggest little guy I've ever seen.
[Vince] Well, anyone would be big compared to Max there.
-[bell ringing] -Max Mini, 86 pounds.
Yikes.
[J.R.] Well, referee Jack Doan is about 5' 7,"
to give you any point of reference there.
[Vince] El Torito with a hook.
And Max Mini quickly back up on his feet.
Oh, my goodness.
You're gonna see things in this match-up I'm sure we
haven't seen in a long, long time.
The Mighty Minis back in the WWE.
-[King] Look at this. -[Vince] Whoa.
Whoa.
[King] Great head scissors there.
Max Mini.
Look out. Uh-oh.
-Whoa. -[Vince] Whoa!
[cheering]
[King] Look at this.
[Vince] Whoa!
[King] Man, oh, Lord, have mercy.
[J.R.] Boy, they are... this young man is fearless.
[King] You think that's something.
I heard you get a thimbleful of tequila in these guys,
and they really turn into wild men.
[Vince] Let's go back and take a look at some of the action here.
We promise not to miss any of it live,
right in front of your screen.
[cheering]
We're back live.
And El Torito taking over.
[King] Gore him, gore him.
[Vince] Max Mini billed, as J.R. said, as the world's
smallest athlete.
And I would suggest, pound for pound,
one of the greatest athletes.
[J.R.] Oh, no doubt about it.
[Vince] Absolutely.
[King] Well, I heard that.
I heard that El Torito can eat his weight in cocktail wieners.
[Vince] Well, you're a riot tonight, King.
Where'd you hear that, King?
At any event, right now, Max Mini
-slammed down to the canvas. -[King] Carlos Cabrera.
[Vince] Coming off and nobody there.
Max Mini must rely on his unbelievable quickness,
his lightning-like quickness. Now wristlock.
Down goes El Torito.
[J.R.] There was somebody there, McMahon.
He's just small. Hard to see him.
[applause]
[screams in Spanish]
[Vince] Continuing with the wrist lock, Max Mini.
[King] Hit him with them horns.
[Vince] And a nice reversal there.
[King] Yeah.
[Vince] I think he bit him on the keister.
[J.R.] Ow.
King, get up there and see if he's bruised will you?
[King] Shades of Mike Tyson.
[Vince laughs] I don't think that was the ear.
Not anywhere near the ear.
[King] He couldn't reach up to somebody's ear.
Not unless you put him up to it. Oh, look at that.
[J.R.] A pretty stiff kick there to the solar plexus of the young man.
[pain exclamation]
[Vince] And to the side of the head.
[King] Man!
[Vince] El Torito is getting pretty mean now.
Max Mini set up to the buckle.
Here comes the, uh-oh, he got nobody there.
Let's see what Max can capitalize.
Back to the wrist lock. He had some success.
Not a great deal.
[J.R.] The world's smallest athlete
has to use leverage and science here
against his larger opponent.
I see the bull there has got to be...
he may be a little over 101.
He's pretty thick.
[King] He's biting him again. [laughs]
[Vince] He's biting him on the buttocks.
-[King] On the what? -[Vince] On the buttocks.
[King] Hey, that may be what the loose cannon is doing.
[Vince] And it looks, here, as though Max Mini
is a hazard to the official.
[King] What?
Get him.
Get that little idiot!
[Vince] Watch out. King!
[King] I'd like to take him and put him in a circus
and shoot him out of a cap gun.
[Vince] Now, what? Hey.
[King] Hey!
What? Hey!
You idiot!
[cheering]
Hey!
I'm gonna punch him.
-[Vince] No, no. -I want to punch him one time.
No, you're not. No, no.
-No, you're not. -[J.R.] Pretend it's--
-[King] Just one. -[J.R.] Pretend--
[Vince] Not even one time.
[J.R.] Pretend it's Brian when he was a baby.
[Vince] Come on.
[J.R.] Pretend it's Brian at Christmas time.
-[Vince] There. -[crowd] Jerry's kid!
Jerry's kid!
[Vince] Is that "Jerry's kid" as well?
No?
[J.R.] Yeah, that was a hallmark moment, King.
[Vince] That was. [laughs]
A lot of fun here tonight.
-[King] One time with this brick. -[Vince] All right.
Oh, my goodness.
[King] There you go. Yes, yes.
[Vince] Yeah, El Torito and the King. Give him five, King.
He wants the brick. Don't you give him the brick.
-Let's put that right over here. -[J.R.] Thank you very much.
[J.R.] That Brick and you don't get along, King.
[King] Just a little brick.
[Vince] What are you going to say next?
You're going to beat him with a small package.
-Uh-oh. -[J.R.] Short-arm scissors go ahead.
[pain exclamation]
[King] That El Torito's short.
And don't be short with me.
Look, look. I like it.
[laughs] Yes.
[Vince] El Torito, the little bull.
Oh...
And Max Mini better do something pretty quick, I would suggest.
Or otherwise, this big man is just going to wear him down.
[King] There you go. Ah!
One, two.
[King] Look at this.
[Vince] Oh, look at the High Piranha.
[King] He's got it. The world's smallest--
[Vince] Oh, he didn't. Oh, I thought he had it right there.
[King] He's the world's most vertically challenged athlete.
I'm gonna give him one of my socks.
He can use it as a sleeping bag.
[Vince] El Torito. Oh, no.
Oh, no.
[King] Wow, that was beautiful.
[Vince] And the cover and the count.
And this one. Oh, it's still not over.
About the only way Max Mini could win this one
is if El Torito gores himself into the mat.
He can't get out.
[J.R.] Horn's just stuck in the mat. I don't know.
[Vince] Look at the size differential.
And there's the goring. No, he went over.
Whoa. No!
[King] No, no, no, no, no.
El Torito strong as a bull.
[Vince] A little bull.
[King] A calf, maybe.
[Vince] Although as the match progresses,
you would expect El Torito to start running out of gas.
But there's no indication of that.
[King] Well, not yet.
[Vince] Uh-oh. And there's a nice finish combination.
-[King] Got him. -[Vince] And a kick-out.
What were you thinking when Max Mini was sitting in your lap?
[King] What do you mean? What was I thinking?
[Vince] I want to know what you were thinking. It's a question.
-[King] I was going-- -[Vince] You were going to what?
[King] I just thought about telling him
a short story, then when he put my crown on,
I wanted to punch his little lights out like that.
That's what I wanted to do.
Just a little short punch, you know? About six inches.
[J.R.] It remind you when you and Brian were--
[King] Oh hey, Ross, get off it.
[J.R.] Like at Christmas or?
[Vince] El Torito with Max Mini.
[King] Oh, wow.
Yes. He's my new hero.
Gore him.
[Vince] You say boring?
[King] No, I said gore him.
Al Gore him. That's boring.
[Vince] All right. It is.
-From the other side. -[King] Oh!
[Vince] We're boring. All right, here we go.
Max Mini now.
And El Torito, who's not so small compared to Max Mini.
Oh, look out.
Look at that action.
Whoa, baby!
[pain exclamation]
That's it.
[King] Whoa. What?
[Vince] To the outside.
[J.R.] Oh, look out here.
Watch the little man.
[Vince] Max Mini!
[J.R.] Springboard!
Tremendous plancha by Max Mini, the world's smallest athlete,
taking his life in his own hands
with that springboard move.
[Vince] And El Torito, not to be outdone, back in the ring now.
Max Mini... that was quite an athletic feat right there
just jumping up to get into the ring.
[King] You guys just love Max Mini, don't you?
[Vince] Give him credit, 86 pounds, King.
-Eighty six pounds! -[King] Big deal.
[Vince] Nobody home.
[King] My leg weighs more than that.
[cheers and applause]
-[Vince] From the top rope! -[King] Turn around.
No, don't! Don't turn around!
-[Vince] Capitalize and-- -[King] Horny!
-Horny! -[Vince] No!
-[King] Ah! -[Vince] Whoa!
[cheers and applause]
[Vince] Up he goes, Max Mini.
And El Torito almost gored his horns down in,
but now he's back in control.
[King] Yes!
[Vince] Max Mini with tremendous spurts of action.
And tries to get him down, and--
-[King] No! -[cheers and applause]
-[bell dinging] -What?
I can't believe it!
[announcer] Here's the winner, Max Mini!
[Max Mini entrance song playing]
[J.R.] World's smallest athlete with a victory here, King.
Well, that's a shame.
[J.R.] You guys looked so cute with him in your lap.
[Vince] Wow, what an ovation for Max Mini.
[King] I happen to know that El Torito,
had he won this big match, he was going to take all the money
he won tonight, and go back to his homeland,
and he was gonna buy a big hotel there.
And he was gonna refurbish it with all
the little miniature furniture and stuff
for little mini people like that.
And he was gonna let people go there for free.
They were gonna to be called Stay Free Mini Pads.
But now he lost.
He can't do that.
[Vince] All of that just to get him to mini pads?
Let's go back and take another look.
[King] Look at this.
He had him!
One, two, three!
[cheers and applause]
[Vince] That was a victory, however,
the highlight, ladies and gentlemen, or at least one of them, was this.
[King] Ah!
[Vince] Uh-huh.
[J.R.] I want a shovel, and a red wagon,
and I wanna wear your king.
[Vince] He's number one for sure, Max Mini.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, standing by,
let's take you now to footage involving
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who was just
about ready to forfeit the tag team title,
both he and Dude Love.
Let's go back and show you footage that leads up to this.
[Vince] Let's see what Austin can do with him.
And no!
How about that?
[J.R.] A gut wrench!
Tombstone!
Tombstone Piledriver!
Shades of The Undertaker.
Austin dropped right on his head.
[Vince] Wait.
Austin is hurt and hurt badly.
Somehow, and Austin now with...
Austin driving...
[King] No, kick it out!
[cheers and applause]
[Commissioner Slaughter] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
has emphatically stated that despite doctor's orders,
in spite of potential paralysis,
he has demanded to return to action
immediately here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
As the commissioner, I must act in accordance
of what is in the best interest of the World Wrestling Entertainment
and more specifically, the superstars that comprise it.
Therefore, it is in the opinion of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
that Mr. Austin not be allowed to return to action
until he has completed successful rehabilitation.
Simply put, Steve Austin has more guts than he does brains.
Based on what has just been stated,
I am immediately suspending Steve Austin
and ordering him to forfeit his half
of the tag team championship on the night of Ground Zero.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are here
to culminate the forfeiture of the WWE Tag Team Championship.
And, Commissioner Slaughter, certainly this is not one
of the more pleasant aspects of your new position.
Jim Ross, I knew when I accepted the position
as commissioner of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
that it was not going to be an easy task.
And believe me, it hasn't been.
But I owe it to all the fans here tonight at Ground Zero,
and I owe it to all the World Wrestling Entertainment fans
across the world, to do my job and do my job
to the best of my ability.
[crowd chanting]
And I will continue to do that job tonight and every night
that I am commissioner of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And that's an order.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, without any further ado,
let's get on with this unpleasant task.
I introduce one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Dude Love.
["Dude love" playing]
[cheers and applause]
[King] I want to ask you something, why do the people love this guy?
[Vince] I don't know.
It's beyond me.
The Dudeness.
[King] Where's he been shopping, JC Ugly?
[Vince] Dude coming into his own thanks
to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And Dude stated before,
he wasn't about to be a co-holder of the tag team title
if Austin had to give his up.
Dude likely to do the same. And I think that's what--
I certainly wish we could have introduced you
under different circumstances.
I guess it is one of the unfortunate parts of the game.
Your thoughts at this time?
Well, The Dude is usually a happy cat.
But tonight, there is no joy in Dudeville
because I have had to make a momentous decision.
I could give it the old college try and defend these belts
by myself, but Jimmy, deep down in my heart and yours,
that would not be right.
Because if it weren't for old Stevo Stone Cold,
I wouldn't even have this around my waist.
He is my racehorse that brought me to the dance.
And so I say, it is with a heavy heart
and a pained pancreas, that I relinquish
this world championship belt.
[booing]
Thank you very much.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, Dude Love's partner.
There is only one "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[cheers and applause]
["I won't do what you tell me" playing]
[King] McMahon, I hope the censors have their finger
on that beeper button.
["I won't do what you tell me" playing]
[cheers and applause]
Whoa!
[cheers]
He thinks Ross, he thinks Ross is number one, McMahon.
["I won't do what you tell me" playing]
[crowd clamoring]
[Vince] Austin is a great--
I wish we could have had you come out here under different...
I want you to blow it out your ass.
[Jerry laughs]
[cheers and applause]
Vince, you can knock that stupid-looking face,
that look off your face.
I'll come out there and stomp your ass in the ground.
[cheers and applause]
[Vince] What's that all about?
You sit there and look at damn pictures of me
getting dropped on my head.
I think everybody's just had about enough of it.
[cheers]
I don't know who you think you are telling me
what I can and can't do.
If Steve Austin says he can wrestle,
you can damn well believe him, son.
[cheers]
And that's an order.
You want the little belt?
You want it?
Is that a yes or no, jackass?
[cheers]
Why don't you drop down and give
me 20, you big piece of trash?
[cheers]
[Vince] This is totally disrespectful on the part of Austin.
Totally disrespectful.
[Stone Cold] I'll knock your damn lights off.
Pick it up. And that's an order.
This is your only chance.
You pick that sumbitch up or I'll stomp a mudhole in you
and walk it dry.
You make me sick.
You make me so damn sick, I want to throw up all over you.
[King] Me too.
The whole damn World Wrestling Entertainment
makes me sick.
Say something if you want to say it, fat ass.
[cheers and applause]
[Vince] This is... this is out of line.
Steve, I'm sure the fans here would love
to see you compete tonight, as would I.
There's no doubt about it.
I'll always say, you're the toughest SOB in the WWE.
But the WWE is not gonna let you risk permanent paralysis to wrestle.
I hope that your convalescence goes quickly.
We want to see you back in the ring sooner than later.
And all I got to say is, I hope that you get to be 100%,
or more than 100%, very, very soon.
That's from everybody here.
[Vince] And that's exactly right.
-Let me tell you about 100-- -[crash]
-[King] Whoa! -[cheers]
Look at this! Oh!
[Vince] My god!
Listen here you piece of crap.
[Vince] My, god! What the hell?
What's the matter with him?
[cheers and applause]
What's the matter with him, for Christ's sake?
[King] You'll be making a big mistake if you go
in there right now, McMahon.
I can assure you of that.
[crowd yelling]
[Stone Cold] We're gonna get you here next time.
You're gonna get your [inaudible].
[King] Whoa.
[cheers and applause]
[King] Jim Ross hit with the Stone Cold Stunner
and Steve Austin showing the world what he thinks about it.
[raucous cheers]
He is out of here.
Decorated in 3:16.
[King] Whoa.
What are we gonna do?
What I want is to put him on the board...
Where's the board?
[King] Jim Ross is out.
Stone Cold Stunner from Steve Austin.
[paramedic] What I want to do is set the board...
-[man] Can you get up? -get about eight feet--
No.
[chatter]
Get him on out of here.
[paramedic 2] You sure you want to try this?
-[J.R.] I'm all right. -You sure?
[man 2] Hang on to me, J.R.
[crowd] Slaughter sucks!
Slaughter sucks!
[King] They are... they are taking J.R.,
I understand that Dok Hendrix is standing
by in the locker room with an interview
with Owen Hart and The Bulldog.
Let's go back to Dok Hendrix. Go ahead, Dok.
Well, Jerry, I'll be quite honest with you.
I'm standing with Owen Hart and the British Bulldog.
I was going to ask him their strategy
for this fatal four-way tag-team match.
But after what we've just seen, uh, I think I need to change the question.
Owen, you've got to be scared.
I mean, you know Stone Cold is looking for you.
It's a load of crap what "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
did to Jim Ross, a color commentator,
a man of his caliber.
Jim Ross is a very special friend of mine.
We've broke bread together.
He doesn't deserve that crap!
But these stupid American people seem to condone it.
They encourage it.
They want to see him beating up helpless commentators.
Well, that's a load of crap.
And I personally am going to be lobbying
to see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin not only fined,
not only suspended, but he should be jailed!
That is assault!
He should be taken to jail, put behind bars.
Not only should they have stripped him
of the tag team belts, they should strip him
of the Intercontinental Belt.
Give it back to me where it belongs.
And, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
you should be getting the hell out of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
That's what you should do.
And that is the bottom line, son.
All right, anything--
As for this, Bulldog and myself
are going to go out, kick everybody's butt,
and take the WWE tag team belts,
because we truly are the best there is, the best there was,
and the best there ever will be.
That's right.
And even though Jim Ross is from Oklahoma, [chuckles]
he still didn't deserve that, Dok, if you know what I mean.
I'll be behind Owen 100% when he steps in the ring with you,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[Dok] All right, let's get back to ringside.
And forgive us if we're a little disheveled out here.
And let's just say this and set the record straight,
surely everyone in the World Wrestling Entertainment
appreciates the caliber of athlete "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
is, but he is a jackass himself.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin had no business doing what he did to Jim Ross.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is being protected
against himself, because he's the kind of man
that would go out and hurt himself.
He's the kind of man that would get in the ring
and-and who knows? It could be paralysis.
It could be something along those lines
that he is willing to suffer.
And the WWE, quite frankly, is not willing to suffer
that for Steve Austin.
That's all well and good, McMahon,
but you keep running your mouth, he'll come back
and do the same thing to you that he did to Jim Ross.
-[bell dings] -He don't care.
He'll do it to anybody.
[announcer] Ladies and gentleman, the following contest,
scheduled for one fall with a 45-minute time limit,
is the Fatal 4-Way Match with the winners
becoming World Wrestling Entertainment tag team champions.
Introducing the first team entering the ring,
at a total combined weight of 492 pounds,
Mosh and Thrasher, The Headbangers.
["Bangers" playing]
[Vince] The Headbangers, ladies and gentlemen.
We have an occasion to chat with them a little bit earlier on today
concerning this Fatal 4-Way.
Here's what they had to say.
Ooh-hoo, you know.
Just the other night we were up in New York City
partying at the MTV Music Awards
with Marilyn Manson and all the other beautiful people.
But tonight after Ground Zero,
the world will be our mosh pit as we leave the building as the new
[Both] World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions.
What a party we're going to have tonight!
[laughing]
["Slop" playing]
[announcer] From Bitters, Arkansas
at a total combined weight of 602 pounds,
Henry and Phineas, the Godwinns.
[Vince] And likewise, ladies and gentlemen,
earlier today, comments from Henry and Phineas Godwinn.
Here's what they had to say about this Fatal 4-Way.
Had a little word there with one of the fans.
Stone Cold, [chuckles] you ain't as dumb
as I thought you was, boy, bowing out of this match.
What do you think, Phineas?
LOD, you boys should have bowed out when you had the chance.
Now we're gonna kick your asses out!
[chuckles] You're gonna be sorry you ever crossed the Mason-Dixon Line.
[upbeat orchestral music]
[announcer] At the total combined weight of 480 pounds,
members of the Hart Foundation, the two-time semi-award-winning
Owen Hart and the World Wrestling Entertainment
European Champion, the British Bulldog.
[Vince] September 20th, ladies and gentlemen,
the date that The British Bulldog will return to his homeland,
return to the United Kingdom for one night only.
And the British Bulldog, set to defend the European title
against Shawn Michaels,
headlining an unbelievable Pay-Per-View spectacular
that will be appearing in the United Kingdom on September 20th.
That's Saturday night.
One night only.
Look at the look on Phineas.
Standing by now, ladies and gentlemen, Michael Cole.
Michael, can you hear us?
Vince, I got The LOD with me.
And Animal and Hawk, it's been six years
since you've had the gold strapped around your waist.
Tonight could be the night.
You could win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
-Your thoughts? -Yeah, that's right!
It's been six long years, but you ain't achieved nothing
as a tag team in professional wrestling
unless you become the World Wrestling Entertainment
Tag Team Champion.
But just as important to Hawk and I are the Godwinns.
We've been slapped, we've been slapped up,
and we've been bucketed.
You even think about bringing that bucket in the ring,
I'm going to stick it where the sun don't shine!
Tell 'em, Hawk.
Well, Godwinns, I got a little story for you.
You bring that bucket near us,
I'm going to take your sweaty, big butts,
stick them both in the bucket, and make it a lifetime latrine.
[deep growl] What a rush!
Back to ringside.
[Vince] Thank you, gentlemen.
It will be a rush, no doubt about it.
-[deep growl] -And here we go!
[cheers and applause]
["What a rush" playing]
[announcer] From Chicago, Illinois,
at a total combined weight of 583 pounds,
Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal,
The Legion of Doom!
[cheers and applause]
[Vince] They are American originals, LOD.
Hawk, Animal, The Legion of Doom, The Road Warriors!
[cheers and applause]
Let's talk about the rules, ladies and gentlemen,
in this Fatal 4-Way.
Only two men in the ring at one time.
A tag can be made to any man on any team.
When a man loses by pinfall, submission,
count-out, or disqualification, his entire team is eliminated.
And the last team remaining will be the new WWE Tag Team
Champions due to the forfeiture,
obviously, of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Dude Love.
[King] The Legion of Doom, American originals.
And you know what Owen Hart and the British Bulldog
think of America right now.
[bell dinging]
[Vince] Let's see who's gonna start this thing out.
[crowd clamoring]
We'll get word, ladies and gentlemen,
hopefully very quickly on Jim Ross's condition.
Jim Ross on the receiving end of a Stone Cold Stunner
for no apparent reason.
It's obvious that Jim Ross, from a personal standpoint,
as well as a professional one, cares a great deal
about Stone Cold and said so.
[King] Stone Cold was just ready to go
off on anybody, somebody.
It just happened to be J.R.
[Vince] Here we go, starting things off now.
That's Thrasher against Phineas, oh!
And powerful Phineas asserting himself.
[King] We don't have a report on J.R.,
but I just got a report on Pillman.
He just closed the curtains in the hotel and the room
is starting to shake.
[Vince] Set up for the ride, now.
Coming off Thrasher, and Thrasher bouncing off big Henry
as most anyone would.
Can we please not hear any more about Brian Pillman
and Marlena?
[King] I thought you might be interested.
[Vince] Henry Godwinn from the other side,
bowling over Thrasher.
Great agility and quickness as well as raw power
on the part of Henry, but look at that finesse
on the part of a Headbanger.
Thrasher outmaneuvering Henry Godwinn.
-[King] Ow! -[Vince] How about that?
Wait a minute! It's got to be Phineas against Henry.
-[King] Wait a minute! -[Vince] That's right!
[Vince] That's-that's what has to happen.
If Phineas doesn't get in, he's eliminated.
-[King] Look at those tats-- -[Vince] Disqualified.
[King] those tattoos on Phineas there.
-[Vince] Yeah. -[King] Those are new.
[Vince] They're new, all right.
[King] That's the poor man's way of investing in art.
And another tag.
[Vince] Yeah, HOG Just tied in the opposite headbanger.
We have Mosh in there.
So it's important to be tagged by your partner.
[King] Ugh. Did you see that?
[Vince] I saw it.
[King] Little dab'll do ya.
Ugh!
[Vince] But if you want to play that game,
you're playing with the wrong people with The Headbangers.
I must say, The Headbangers sort of capture the imagination.
I don't know why.
But many fans all over the world...
[King] I thought they were going
to wear an outfit like Marilyn Manson wore on the MTV Awards the other night.
[Vince laughs] It's not far from it.
Leapfrog, here we go! And hip toss. Nicely done.
And an arm-drag takeover.
[King] Bet that's probably what Marlena's is wearing about right now.
-Oh, I'm sorry, I remember you said no... -Okay.
[Vince] Matter of fact, if I recall that outfit Marilyn Manson wore,
it had no bottom to it, no backside.
[King] Right.
That's what I mean.
Wow!
[Vince] Tag team coordination thus far.
And here we go, look at this tag.
-[King] Wait a minute. -[Vince] Yeah!
[cheers and applause]
[King] Those guys were kind of working together on that one.
[Vince] And Phineas wasting no time in getting,
look at his sweat all down the overalls.
Phineas and Henry, the Godwinn family.
And they have been a thorn in the side of The Legion of Doom
for some time.
Hey!
[King] Who's your favorite in this match, McMahon?
What do you think?
-[Vince] I like the referee. -[King] Oh, come on.
[King] I say you forget The Headbangers.
They're like last-minute replacements just thrown
in there when Stone Cold and--
[Vince] Headbangers are exciting.
Godwinns are what they are.
[King] The Headbangers had the least time to prepare for this.
[Vince] That's true.
[King] Godwinns, big, strong, rugged.
[Vince] Referee Tim White, outstanding gentlemen,
excellent official.
[King] What?
[Vince] And I would suggest that as we progress,
this match is going to be tough to officiate.
[King] Way you're talking, I'm beginning to think Stone Cold
might have stunned you.
[Vince] And look at the power of that.
Oh! Unbelievable.
[cheers and applause]
-Hawk out there with him. -[King] Oh!
[Vince] Whoa, what a spinning right hand!
[referee] Let's go, get inside, now. Get inside, man.
Let's go. Get in! Up!
[Vince] And you must be leery of the count out.
If, in fact, you're counted out again, as we stated,
that's one of the ways in which a team can be eliminated.
[King] Whole team is gone.
[Vince] Fatal 4-way.
Here we go. Mosh back in.
[King] I don't think either Owen or The British Bulldog
have been in yet, have they?
-[Vince] I don't believe so. -[King] That's smart.
-[slam] -[Vince] Wow!
Animal, tagging in Hawk.
Hawk, uh-oh.
Coming in via the top rope!
Look out!
-[King] Goodbye, Headbangers. -[Vince] What a clothesline!
Hawk with Mosh, let's see what he's going to do with him now.
-[King] Wow! -[Vince] Overhead Press!
[cheers and applause]
And then down.
[King] Just tossed him.
[Vince] Relatively unusual undergarments
being worn by Mosh.
They are a fashion statement, The Headbangers are.
And look at this.
The Bulldog doesn't want to come in.
[King] He doesn't have to tag, does he?
[Vince] No, he doesn't have to.
[King] Ah!
[Vince] Ah, he was tagged, all right.
[cheers and applause]
[growls]
[Vince] The British Bulldog, long-time favorite
by many WWE fans.
And obviously, all throughout the United Kingdom,
ladies and gentlemen, he is revered, as well as in Canada and,
for that matter, all of Europe.
His talents are underappreciated, may state, here in the United States.
The British Bulldog now locking up with Phineas.
And unquestionably, I think we would grant,
that European title that is possessed by The Bulldog
is in a great deal of jeopardy
when he locks up with Shawn Michaels in Birmingham, England.
[King] Well, you're right, it's going to be in a little jeopardy.
But I think The British Bulldog, like you said,
he's going to have tremendous fan support in Europe.
And if you notice, that's one thing
that really has an adverse effect on Shawn Michaels.
If every person in the arena is not cheering for him...
if every person is not swooning at his feet,
Shawn Michaels gets a little disoriented.
[Vince] Well, he's going to be disoriented tonight,
-I can tell you that. -[King] Ah!
-[Vince] Look at that. -[King] No!
How high is that?
[Vince] Oh!
This one is, oh, no, it's not. Man.
Henry.
Henry setting up Owen Hart. Owen Hart now.
On the side of the head.
That was the maneuver to knock Shawn Michaels out of action
in almost a count of three.
Owen Hart, the man, ladies and gentlemen,
who is the sole reason why "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
is not performing here tonight.
-Look out! -Man!
An animal reeling over the top.
Missing that clothesline.
[King] I sort of thought Stone Cold performed tonight.
I thought that was quite a performance.
[Vince] To a certain extent.
[King] He got the hold of that big chin of Sergeant Slaughter.
[Vince] Was the piledriver at SummerSlam.
Owen Hart, apparently intending to do just what he did,
knocked Stone Cold out of action.
Did he do it forever?
[King] Oh, that'll knock you out.
That'll knock your teeth out.
[Vince] And HOG getting this capacity crowd to come alive.
[crowd] LOD!
[Vince] LOD fan favorites.
No doubt about that.
And if they win the tag-team titles here tonight,
there will be an explosion.
A scoop and a slam.
Animal slammed to the canvas by Phineas.
And Phineas, now, perched up on the second rope.
Phineas over that 300-pound mark.
-And... -[King] Whoa!
Oh, no!
[Vince] And Animal reaching to tag Hawk in and makes it.
Hawk cleaning house in there.
[King] What? Yeah. He is.
[cheering]
[Vince] Hawk going upstairs.
[King] No, he's not.
[Vince] Oh.
That was the move.
And we've seen that. It broke the--
-[King] Look at this. -[Vince] Got that bucket.
No, it's Animal with the bucket.
Oh, did you hear that?
Oh, he's wearing him out with the bucket.
Oh, no!
[King] Look at this.
[Vince] Oh, repeatedly.
There's nothing left of that bucket.
[cheering]
The Godwinns brought the bucket in to use, and LOD,
LOD, I think, has just been disqualified.
[booing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, The Legion of Doom
have been disqualified, and they are eliminated
and must return to the locker room.
[Vince] Well, the match continues, ladies and gentlemen.
Even though it's an unpopular decision by the official,
from his vantage point, he was totally justified in that call.
[King] That's that great Timothy White you love so much. Oh.
[Vince] Well, I said from his position,
he did not see the fact that Phineas brought in the bucket
to use initially.
Not that it necessarily would have made any difference.
[King] What in the world? Look at this.
[Vince] Here we go. Yeah!
[King] Oh!
[Vince] Two and, oh, no.
The Headbangers.
[King] Those unusual undergarments
you were talking about, they're very proud of them.
They said they were autographed by Nine Inch Nails.
Look at this.
[Vince] Oh, what a maneuver by the Headbangers.
Mosh and Thrasher, and Thrasher back in.
[King] That was a little stage dive there.
[Vince] Certainly was.
Thrasher with Phineas and Thrasher.
Let's see what he can do with him now.
Phineas literally had his bell rung, or at least his head early on.
-Oh, no! -[King] Oh, no!
[Vince] Goodbye, Headbanger.
And Henry pulling up top rope down to the...
if the official saw that, there would be a disqualification there.
[King] You mean that great official
Timothy White didn't see that either?
[Vince] He stated before, things likely to get out of hand.
It looks like, now, Henry moving in. Oh, no.
Mosh trying to keep Henry at bay.
Let's see if Phineas can capitalize now.
On Thrasher.
Tag is made.
Henry coming in with a big boot to the midsection.
[King] I don't think the Godwinns
think too much of the Headbangers.
There's not a lot of the Headbanger type
down in Bitters, Arkansas.
[Vince] I wouldn't think so.
And there, Mosh coming in to make sure his partner Thrasher
was not pinned.
Godwinns with frequent tags, rather.
Set up now. And my goodness.
Man.
Double backdrop.
[King] Of course, these Headbangers
are the toughest guys wearing dresses since Brian Pillman.
Oh. Did I bring up Brian Pillman again?
[Vince] No.
You just have that on your mind, don't you?
[Jerry chuckles]
[Vince] Now, here we go. Trying to get one of them over.
Whoa. Yeah.
One, two.
Yeah! Yeah. Stomp!
[cheering]
[announcer] The Godwinns have been eliminated
and must return to the locker room.
[Vince] And now we're down to two teams,
and Owen Hart is in there hammering away on Thrasher.
[King] He's the opportunist, Owen Hart.
[Vince] Gutwrench suplex.
And how about that? What an upset that was.
Look at that.
Mosh and Thrasher, the Headbangers,
defeating the Godwinns.
-[crowd] USA! -One, two, three.
USA!
[King] Listen to these people in Louisville cheering
for the Headbangers.
[Vince] They are from the US of A.
[King] Well, one thing's for sure, one of these two teams
are going to be the new WWE champions.
[Vince] And Owen now. Oh, look.
Oh, there you go. And the British Bulldog.
Owen Hart, masters of distraction.
Masters at manipulating the official.
They have been Tag-Team Champions in the past.
And I would suggest to you that they're going to be again.
The powerful British Bulldog.
[yelling]
Bulldog now.
Let's see what he's gonna do with Thrasher.
Holds him up there.
Unbelievable power on the part of Davey Boy Smith.
And the Bulldog drops him down.
The head rushing down.
The blood, rather, rushing down to the head.
-Even more impact. -[Vince] Just pin him.
-We got new tag team champs. -[Vince] And we have one, no.
Hold on.
The top kicker.
[Vince] Uh-oh. Owen Hart's going upstairs.
-[King] Yeah. -[Vince] Wide-open Thrasher.
-Yes. -[King] Man.
[Vince] There was no tag.
There was no tag. Don't beat him that way.
Oh.
[King] There was a tag.
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog have been there before.
They know what it takes to be Tag-Team Champion.
They know how it feels to be champions.
They want to be that, feel that feeling again.
[Vince] Oh, here we go.
One, two, and go.
And a kick-out at the last moment by Owen Hart.
[King] And just think, McMahon, what would it
be like to have the World Wrestling Entertainment
represented by Tag-Team Champions who wore dresses?
[Vince] That could do it for Thrasher,
and, no, only a count of two.
Owen Hart in great condition.
You're not going to wear Owen Hart down.
Again, that USA champ.
[crowd] USA!
[King] Oh, USA, yeah.
Can you imagine the scene in Calgary, Canada, right now?
About 600,000 Canadians, all with the last name of Hart,
watching on one TV at Stu's house.
[Vince] Imagine the chants that we
will here in the United Kingdom on the 20th of September.
-[King] I can't wait for that. -[Vince] Oh!
Both men down on the canvas.
[crowd] Bulldog!
One, two...
[Vince] Both men being counted.
-Both men, however moving at this time. -three.
Trying to get back to their respective partners.
Here we go.
Mosh is tagged in.
Owen Hart's tagged in.
-Oh, my gosh. -Whoa!
Mosh hammering away.
Mosh, drop kick. Down goes Owen Hart.
The British Bulldog set up now.
Mosh wheels him.
No, reversal coming off the rope.
-[King] There you go. -[Vince] And a trip by Owen.
Look out. Here he comes now.
Bulldog, Owen Hart, wide open.
[King] Look at, they know what they're doing.
What?
[Vince] Owen Hart, the legal man in the ring.
Oh, no!
-[King] What are they doing? -[Vince] I don't know.
[King] Get up, Bulldog.
[Vince] From the top rope, I think.
-Oh. -[King] Yes!
[Vince] Oh, no.
[cheering]
Wait a minute! Wait just a minute.
It's "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Oh, my God.
Oh, the Stunner.
One, two, three!
-[bell ringing] -[Vince] What?
[announcer] The winners of this fight
and new World Wrestling Entertainment Champions,
the Headbangers!
[cheering]
[rock music playing]
What happened?
[King] Look at this.
[Vince] The Headbangers are out in the crowd.
The Headbangers are celebrating with the fans in Louisville.
[cheering]
[King] I can't believe it.
The Headbangers, WWE Tag-Team Champions.
[Vince] They can thank, they can thank "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Let's go back.
All right, here he comes.
[King] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin trying to get a measure
of revenge on Owen Hart. Oh!
And he did it.
He cost Owen and the Bulldog the tag-team titles.
[Vince] Another look at it in slow-mo. Watch this.
Stone Cold Stunner.
[King] Oh!
[Vince] Austin, out of the ring.
The official turns around for the one, two, three.
And the Headbangers still being congratulated
by this capacity crowd here in Kentucky.
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[shouting and cheers]
[cheering]
Wow.
New Tag-Team Champions. What do you think about it?
Well, I think, thanks to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
I think that...
I mean, that get the commissioner back out here
is what I think should be done.
Speaking of Stone Cold, yes, we
saw the Stone Cold Stunner just there on Owen Hart.
And we have, I believe, a camera back with J.R.
You know, this is not right.
It's damn sure not right.
And there's something got to be done about it.
Yeah, he's popular.
And you got to go against the public sentiment, the [bleep].
We're going to do everything
in my power to make sure that doesn't happen again.
I'm really sorry.
Well, the thing about it is you can't trust the [bleep].
-That's for sure. -You can't trust him.
[Commissioner Slaughter] Don't trust him.
And that's all well and good. He's a bad son of a gun.
Everybody's a 3:16.
They can kiss my 3:16 [bleep] is what they can do.
And so can "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And I'll tell you something else.
You need to tell Vince, if this happens again,
my [bleep] ain't gonna be around
here because I didn't come here to get whipped and beat up.
[Commissioner Slaughter] I know how you feel.
It looks like he's gonna be all right.
Why don't you get the commissioner away from J.R.
and out here and do something about Stone Cold Austin,
Owen Hart, and the Bulldog, the tag titles?
What about the WWE title that's on the line, moments from now?
The Patriot one on one with the five-time WWE title holder
Bret The Hitman Hart.
Yeah, everybody's singing the praises of the Patriot.
He's coming to the World Wrestling Entertainment,
and he upset Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
He beat him right in the ring. One, two, three.
And I'm sure he's thinking he can do it again.
But I guarantee you, Bret Hart...
the last thing in the world he wants to do is lose that title.
He just won it, McMahon.
[Vince] Let's go back and take a look
at some of the events that have led up
to this extraordinary title match.
[announcer] The Patriot's stunning victory over Bret Hart
a little over a month ago has propelled his confidence
and his momentum.
Ironically, it may be his patriotic appreciation,
which paradoxically fueled both his hatred
and respect for The Hitman Bret Hart.
Certainly, he has the right to his opinion
and to the way that he feels,
and I realize I'm not gonna change his mind.
I'm not gonna change his opinion.
But I wasn't going to stand by
and let him continue to trash our people and our way of life.
And especially when he comes here to make his living.
This is the country where he has made his fame
and fortune, basically.
Not Canada, but the United States.
And I felt like somebody needed to take a stand.
And I realized by doing that, I put a big bull's eye on my back.
We've faced each other at one time.
It's one and zero in my favor, in my column.
I'm sure he won't underestimate me at ground zero.
I'm sure he'll be prepared.
But I've beat him once, and it gives me the confidence to know
that I can do it again.
It's been done. It can happen again
I'm standing here with a Patriot right now,
who's the challenger for the WWE Championship tonight.
Now, you already have one win over Bret Hart,
but tonight the title is on the line,
Bret Hart, I've beat you once, and in my mind, I can do it again.
I don't know what kind of plans you've got,
what you've got up your sleeve...
whether or not you've got the family stashed away somewhere.
But I'll assure you this.
Anyone sticks their nose in this match,
and I'll flatten it.
I did it once.
And tonight, with the title on the line,
I've got to do it again.
-[Vince] Thank you very much. -[bell dinging]
Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest,
scheduled for one fall with a one-hour time limit,
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
[hype music]
[Vince] And look at this capacity crowd.
[announcer] About to enter the arena
is the challenger from Columbia, South Carolina,
weighing 270 pounds,
the Patriot.
[cheering]
[Vince] The Patriot bursting onto the scene here in the WWE.
Does he have the goods to defeat
the wily veteran, the five-time WWE champion Bret Hart?
And will The Hitman live up to
what he has had to say in the past?
Matter of fact, with something to say now, let's take you to Michael Cole.
Vince, I'm with five-time WWE champion Bret Hart.
And Bret, this may be your toughest title defense
since you won the title at SummerSlam.
Not only are you taking on a man
who already owns a victory over you,
but you're going out into enemy territory.
You don't have a friend out there.
You know what this says.
This says World Wrestling Entertainment.
It's not the American Federation.
It's the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And I might not have any fans here in America anymore,
but that's because American wrestling fans
don't know what a hero is.
Now, the way I look at things, I may be going in this match against a guy
that everybody loves, but that's fine,
because everything I do in this match,
I do to the fans themselves.
I don't see anybody in particular.
I just see all those American wrestling fans
that turned their backs on me a long time ago.
Well, I'm going to give one shot
for every single one of you.
And as far as the World Wrestling Entertainment
Championship belt changing hands.
I wouldn't bet on it.
I'm going to kick the crap out of this guy,
and I'm going to enjoy doing it.
And that's all I got to say.
That's the champion Bret Hart.
Back to ringside.
[Vince] Well, Bret has had that to say
and many other very uncomplimentary things
as it relates to the Patriot.
Bret stating, before the broadcast,
that when he looks at the Patriot, he sees every single American.
[announcer] From Alberta, Canada,
weighing 234 pounds, the World Wrestling Entertainment
Champion, Bret Hitman Hart.
[rock music playing]
[cheers and boos]
[rock music playing]
[scream]
[rock music playing]
[Vince] "The Hitman" Bret Hart proudly representing
the country of Canada.
The Hitman, likewise, before the broadcast,
stating that he's very much looking forward to joining
the British Bulldog over in the United Kingdom, Birmingham,
England, for one night only, the pay-per-view extravaganza
on the 20th of September.
And Bret Hart may have just kissed that title goodbye.
[bell dinging]
And Del Wilkes going toe to toe with The Hitman, the southpaw
from South Carolina.
On the receiving end now, "The Hitman" Bret Hart.
Again, now, with Del Wilkes just all over him.
Look at this.
[King] Well, The Hitman said
that when he looks at the Patriot, he sees every American fan.
And when he beats the Patriot,
he's gonna feel like he's beaten every American fan.
But if the Patriot hits Bret Hart with that Patriot Missile
or maybe that Uncle Slam, every American fan
may get a big smile on their face, oh,
because they'll get the feeling of beating Bret Hart.
[Vince] And Bret "The Hitman" Hart is taking it to the Patriot.
Right from the surprise attack, before the bell actually won.
Bret Hart taking it to the Patriot.
Let's see if he can continue it.
Bret Hart knows how to pace himself.
[women screaming]
I'm surprised he's coming out right from the get-go.
Maybe he wants to try to end this one early.
[King] Well, I think, just like I said,
if he ever falls victim to the Patriot Missile
or the Uncle Slam, he's going to be in a world of trouble.
He doesn't want the Patriot to get an opportunity to deliver that.
[boos]
[Vince] What started out as mere dislike
has turned into loathing.
Bret Hart hates America.
[Jerry chuckles]
And that includes his whole family.
That's half of Canada.
[crowd] USA!
USA!
[Vince] And again, you can bet that Bret Hart
is hearing this chant.
[crowd] USA!
USA!
[Vince] "The Hitman" Bret Hart a once proud, proud champion,
respected by individuals all over the world,
has turned into sour grapes as of late.
[King] He's still respected by a lot of individuals
all over the world, McMahon.
And I saw somebody walking through the crowd there with
a "Bret Hart is my Hero" sign.
[Vince] Dropkick by Del Wilkes, "The Patriot."
[cheering]
Look out.
Clothesline, and "The Hitman" Bret Hart goes out.
[cheering]
Bret Hart taking his time.
Again, Bret Hart biding his time.
[King] Well, that's the way to take the momentum away
from the Patriot.
Patriot had a head of steam built up.
[Vince] Yeah.
[King] Did you see that look he gave you, McMahon?
You know, the way things are going between Stone Cold
and Jim Ross and you and Bret The Hitman,
I may be doing these broadcasts by myself pretty soon.
[Vince] Yeah, you may be next.
[King] Huh?
[Vince] I don't think so. Look out! Oh, on track that time.
[King] Everybody likes me.
[Vince] And another one.
Bret Hart punching a third time.
And the Patriot right there.
Come on. Get up.
[Vince] One thing about Bret Hart,
he has such unbelievable experience,
such unbelievable technical ability.
He can beat you in so many different ways.
[King] What do you expect?
He began wrestling when he was four years old.
City wrestling champion Ernest Manning High School.
-Did you know that, McMahon? -[Vince] I didn't.
[King] See there?
I can handle this by myself.
[Vince] Hammerlock and into the buckle.
[King] Plus, he had a lot of wrestling to do growing up.
All those brothers and sisters he had.
[Vince] That's true.
[King] Smith Hart, Bruce Hart, Keith Hart, Wayne Hart,
Dean Hart, Owen Hart, Ross Hart,
Ellie Hart, Diana Hart, Georgia Hart, and Allison Hart.
He had to wrestle for food.
[Vince] And his father, of course,
one of the all-time greats.
[King] Stu Hart. Yeah.
[referee] Come on.
[Vince] And hanging on.
What does the Patriot have to do to become
the WWE Champion in your mind?
[King] Well, I've said it before.
You know, his patented move is that Uncle Slam
or that Patriot Missile.
I think he could beat anybody in the WWE with that.
But he's got to be able to wear Bret The Hitman Hart down
and then hit him just at the right moment
with either one of those moves, and he can do it.
I just think, don't think The Hitman is going to let him do it.
[Vince] Bret Hart spinning into his opponent,
"The Patriot" Del Wilkes.
Back to his feet now.
Driving him right back down.
The Patriot, perhaps a bit more powerful than The Hitman,
and using his power and his leverage, thus far, to his advantage.
[exclamation]
-You say no? -No.
You say...
[King] Trying to figure whose advantage it
would be the longer this match goes.
But both of these guys are in superb condition.
Both of these guys, great athletes.
I don't think the length of this contest
is going to matter.
It's going to be whoever hits the big move.
Sharpshooter, Patriot Missile.
[Vince] And Bret trying to get a little blood back
in the elbow area.
And the Patriot is smart.
He'll stay right there with it, applying different pressure.
[referee] Come on.
[Vince] Patriot perhaps maybe using
The Hitman Bret Hart's technique against him,
-although look at this. -[King] There you go.
-[Vince] Right into the knee. -[King] It's starting.
What's he doing, McMahon?
Softening up those legs.
Right now, in the back of The Hitman's mind,
he's thinking, sharpshooter.
[Vince] He might be. Oh.
One, two, three.
[Vince] Bret Hart continuing to try to damage the left leg.
Ooh.
See, it's snapping off the bottom rope.
And now The Hitman starting to taunt the Patriot.
[grunting]
We don't know that much about the Patriot.
[King] I know a lot about him, McMahon.
-[Vince] You know. -[King] Yeah.
[Vince] Well, compare and contrast him to The Hitman.
You know, obviously, about his football career in college?
[King] Right.
Well, he won the first ever Shotgun Saturday night
Battle Royale when he came into the World Wrestling Entertainment
on August 9.
He beat the Sultan on RAW in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
on August the 4th.
He upset The Hitman on RAW in Pittsburgh on July 28.
He's done a lot.
[Vince] Yeah, but what about his technical skills?
What about his stamina?
And look at Bret Hart.
He is dissecting the Patriot at the moment.
[King] Well, I would think that you could ask
any of the world-famous Japanese wrestlers
about the ability and stamina of the Patriot.
As we witnessed earlier.
I mean, this guy has been a huge star in Japan.
[Vince] As far as Japan is concerned. That's Japan.
It's not here and now. Here we go.
[cheering]
I assure you, the Patriot will be tested here tonight as never
before, as far as his resilience is concerned,
as far as his athletic prowess.
And we've just seen this type of a match all too often,
where The Hitman will go to work on the pins, if you would.
Go to work on one of the legs and just severely,
moment by moment, minute by minute,
take out all of the stamina.
[King] And then, bang, he hits you with the sharpshooter.
[exclamation]
[referee] Come on.
McMahon, I just got another report.
-[Vince] Report of what? -[King] Well...
[Vince] Oh, no.
-[King] Not about Pillman. -[Vince] Oh, wait a minute.
Here we go. That figure four on the outside.
Right arm. Oh!
[cheering]
One, two, three, four.
[Vince] And Bret Hart releasing the hold before being disqualified.
[King] But the damage was done, I can assure you.
[Vince] Oh, wow.
And Bret Hart has turned into a surly champion.
USA, USA.
[cheering]
[Vince] What happened?
What happened to Bret Hart?
[booing]
[King] Hey, look at this.
[Vince] Wait a minute.
[King] British Bulldog is coming down to the ringside area.
The European champion coming down to view the WWE champion.
[laughs]
[crowd] Austin!
Austin!
[Vince] One, two, and a kick-out.
[crowd] Austin!
Austin!
[Vince] Bret Hart, who will join the British Bulldog
on September 20 over in the United Kingdom,
where I assure you, they'll be greeted, rather, a lot differently
in the United Kingdom than they are here tonight in Louisville, Kentucky.
[King] They'll love them there, just like they love me, McMahon.
I'll be sporting my crown.
Oh, that report I was mentioning.
On the superstar line right now, the Headbangers.
And I understand they are going nuts on there.
They're moshing.
They're thrashing right on the superstar line.
[Vince] Patriot. Oh!
[cheering]
Let's see what kind of a reserve the Patriot has.
Let's see what kind of intestinal fortitude.
Patriot back up on his feet.
Sets up Bret now. No reversal.
Off the rope, the wily veteran. This could be it.
One, two. Oh.
[King] Let me ask you something.
Now that Jim Ross is gone, I guess that makes you the resident expert.
[Vince] DDT!
[King] What's the British Bulldog doing out here?
[Vince] He's going to watch his brother-in-law lose the, oh!
[King] Obviously, not going to interfere.
If he was, that was the spot to do it.
[Vince] Del Wilkes trying to get some blood
back into the leg that The Hitman severely damaged earlier on.
The southpaw from South Carolina.
Let's see what he can do with Bret now.
Bret in the corner. Oh.
"The Hitman" Bret Hart, now, takes a gut shot.
[cheering]
And a clothesline.
Patriot and the Bulldog dragging Patriot
right down behind his back. Wait a minute.
Roll up now. One, two, oh!
That was close.
And a right-hand retaliation there.
Slugfest.
Oh, and now comes the Bulldog.
Wait a minute! Wait a minute!
Here we go!
[King] Oh, man.
[Vince] Here we go. Yeah.
Uncle Slam.
We called for it.
We have a new champion.
Oh, come on. Wait a minute.
[cheering]
Turn around. Bulldog, look out.
It's The Man they call Vader!
[cheering]
[King] Wait a minute.
[Vince] Here comes Bret Hart, taking shots from Vader.
Vader opening up The Hitman.
Oh!
[cheering]
Vader with Bret Hart.
[King] I can't believe it.
Is this match still going on?
[Vince] Yes, the official.
The official is going to allow this one to continue.
[King] Get out of the ring, Bret.
What?
[Vince] Bret Hart wants to be... wants it on disqualification.
No. The referee says, no.
You've got to wrestle.
You've got to continue.
It all started with the Bulldog. And then Vader came down.
[crowd] USA!
[Vince] And this capacity crowd clearly behind the Patriot.
I think they sense he can win it all.
[King] I guess so.
After Vader comes down here and throws Bret Hart
into those metal steps.
[Vince] This crowd has been whipped into a frenzy as,
now, the Patriot's slamming "The Hitman" Bret Hart
What will the Patriot pull out of his arsenal?
We've seen the Uncle Slam. What else?
Will it be the Patriot Missile?
Here we go, up to the top. What's going to happen?
Del Wilkes, "he Patriot," trying to time this just right.
-And there. -[King] The missile!
He, oh!
[King] Man!
So close.
[Vince] "The Hitman" Bret Hart in trouble.
And, oh!
[scream]
[King] Oh, pop that.
Over the top.
[Vince] Right into the suplex.
And now the Patriot spinning back around.
This could do it to him.
No. Just barely.
Just barely.
[King] Bret "The Hitman" Hart is tenacious.
[Vince] Well, let's give it up for the Patriot as well.
And, Bret.
[King] Oh, ooh.
[Vince] A desperation tactic on the part of Bret Hart.
How much of that second rope caught the Patriot
underneath the throat?
I don't know.
But now it's Bret on his feet.
Bret Hart now.
-Here we go, and, oh! -[King] Oh, man.
[Vince] Bret Hart has turned this match around.
[King] He's setting him up.
[Vince] No.
[cheering]
[King] You can love Bret Hart or you can hate him.
But you got to admit, he's got the heart of a champion, McMahon.
-[Vince] I'll agree with that. -[King] Oh.
[Vince] And I must say, I'm impressed with Del Wilkes.
Those right hands in the midsection.
Del Wilkes spins him around.
The southpaw goes to work.
Del Wilkes. Oh, no.
And the official caught an elbow.
Right in the, oh, no. What?
Here we go. Wait a minute.
There it is again. Uncle Slam.
Nobody there to protect him now.
Turn around.
One, two. He's got him.
No. Right on the bottom. No.
[King] He thought he was a champion, McMahon.
[Vince] Bret Hart having a presence of mind exactly
where he was in the ring, as The Hitman
now crisscrossing from the other side. And down goes both men.
What a match-up.
One, two,
three, four.
[Vince] And this capacity crowd has faith in the Patriot.
[King] The whole building is shaking.
[crowd] USA!
USA!
[Vince] The Patriot may not ever
be able to beat Bret on any other night,
but I think he can tonight.
I think he can.
[King] He hasn't won the match yet,
but he certainly won these fans over.
[Vince] Oh, no, no, no.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
No!
Del Wilkes "The Patriot" with The Hitman.
[King] Oh, no!
That did it.
Cover him, you idiot, if you want to win.
Get out. Bret! Get out of the ring!
[Vince] Del Wilkes, now with The Hitman.
Calls him out to the middle of the ring.
-What's he going to do? -[King] What's he doing?
-[Vince] What? -[King] Wait a minute.
[Vince] Wait a minute. This is the sharpshooter.
Del Wilkes is going to beat Bret Hart with his own hand.
[King] That's Bret's move!
[Vince] And Bret Hart is in the middle of the ring.
What?
No.
Bret Hart.
Bret Hart trying to reverse this.
Trying to, oh, he's got him...
Bret Hart.
The Sharpshooter is cinched in.
Patriot trying to hang on.
-Listen to this crowd. -[crowd] USA!
USA!
[King] He's fixing to let all of a United States down right here.
Go ahead and give up.
[Vince] That's it. That's it.
[bell dinging]
[rock music playing]
[announcer] The winner of this bout,
and still World Wrestling Entertainment champion,
Bret Hitman Hart.
[rock music playing]
[King] McMahon, I can assure you
they're going crazy in Calgary.
Oh! Look at this.
[bell dinging]
[Vince] There's no call for this.
[King] It's called insult to injury, McMahon.
-[Vince] Oh, no! -[bell dinging]
Bret Hart trying to make an example out of The Patriot.
[cheering]
Uh-oh.
Whoa.
[booing]
[King] Look at this. Come on.
[Vince] Bret Hart choking the Patriot.
[bell dinging]
[King] Bret Hart ripped the American flag
off of the flagpole after he broke the flagpole and has it
wrapped around the throat of the Patriot.
He's trying to choke him.
[referee] Let him go.
[Vince] Look at this.
[King] What he's seeing, McMahon, is every American fan right now.
He's doing this to every American fan,
in Bret's own mind.
Get out of here.
[referee] Come on.
[referee 2] Get out. Get out.
[referee 3] Stop it.
[referee 4] Come on!
[referee 5] Let him go.
Get out of here.
[King] Oh!
[Vince] What is the matter with Bret Hart?
[King] He just decked Pat Patterson.
[Vince] What is the matter with him?
[referee] Get off him. Let's go!
[cheering]
[whistles]
Come on, Bret. Get down.
That's it.
[cheering]
[King] He's sending the message, McMahon,
right through the Patriot of exactly what he
thinks of each and every individual here in the United States.
[rock music playing]
[Vince] Bret Hart peering across this crowd.
Not one friendly face.
And it's all because of Bret.
It's all because of Bret's actions.
He was once revered as a WWE champion.
And that man tonight.
Give him credit for what he did.
He came to fight.
And fight he did.
The Patriot gave it all he had.
And had it not been for The Hitman weakening his leg
earlier on, the Patriot may have defeated Bret Hart
with his very own hold.
He came very close, Jerry Lawler.
No one has ever come that close.
[King] He came very close, McMahon.
But close don't count, except in horseshoes.
He didn't get the job done.
Sort of reminiscent of Vietnam, wouldn't you say?
-Huh? -[Vince] What?
[King] Well, you know what I'm talking about.
Usually, when the United States, the good old US of A,
goes to war, they emerge victorious.
Not in Vietnam and not here tonight.
[rock music playing]
[Vince] I think we should have this tested.
Have you been drinking?
[King] What are you talking about? He got beat.
He got beat.
[Vince] We're going to Michael Cole.
Bret, you won the match-up tonight.
But the war with America may just be starting all over again.
What do you mean it's starting all over again?
America better get used to the fact
that they're nothing but losers.
They're all losers.
Steve Austin, loser. Undertaker, loser.
Shawn Michaels, loser. And add Patriot to the list.
There's nothing but losers.
All the losers in the world are in the World Wrestling Entertainment
and they're all American.
Figure that one out.
That's right. The only winners are going to be the United Kingdom
and Canada, who are gonna win this war
against the United States of America.
I can bank on it.
I'll say one thing.
At least in the UK, they respect great wrestlers like us.
That's right.
Thank you.
[Vince] All right, ladies and gentlemen, our next offering.
You best Batten down the hatches.
We have just about seen it all here tonight,
but we haven't seen this one.
The Undertaker against Shawn Michaels.
As we take you back now, and we will show you
some of the events that have led up to this first-ever match-up
here in Louisville.
[announcer] He has persevered through extreme punishment,
both physical and mental.
[J.R.] Fire in the eyes.
Fire in the eyes.
The WWE champion just had that ball of fire.
Hit him right in the face.
[Paul Bearer] I'm gonna to tell the whole wide world
your secret.
And that's gonna be it.
You wait and see.
[announcer] But despite all the torture,
he has remained focused and able to channel
his energy forward while controlling his rage.
[The Undertaker] I've always been proud of myself that,
whether people liked me or they didn't like me
or they agreed with my views or not,
that I stood up for what I believed in.
And for years, I hid behind the death mask
because of the torment and the grief that I held inside for what happened.
I live with that every day, and I will live with it
for the rest of my existence in this world.
[announcer] But Shawn Michaels has challenged his patience
and reshaped his desire.
For the pure purpose of being irritating,
because I know it causes controversy, controversy causes everything else.
[announcer] First, Michaels sabotaged his title defense.
[Vince] Oh!
Oh!
My god!
Good god!
[crowd clamoring]
[bell dinging]
[J.R.] And then to add injury to insult,
with malice and without warning, Michaels hammered The Phenom
in unspeakable fashion.
[Vince] Busted wide open.
Undertaker.
Oh, no!
[bell dinging]
Oh, no.
[J.R.] The Undertaker has clearly had enough.
When the blood flowed, I took the blood
and I signed your death warrant with it.
At Ground Zero, you're gonna pay,
and you're gonna pay the ultimate price.
Shawn Michaels, you will...
rest... in... peace.
[Vince] All right, Shawn Michaels,
based upon the temperament of this capacity crowd,
I would suggest that they're very much looking
forward to you getting your rear end kicked by The Undertaker.
[laughs] And you'd like to see that, wouldn't you?
Well, guess what.
I'm too jacked up to rest.
Everybody knows I haven't slept in the last 13 years
I've been in this business.
And I got news for you, Undertaker.
I don't rest in peace for anybody.
And especially you, big man.
The Phenom of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
the mystique, the legend of The Undertaker
is going to come to an end tonight
at In Your House in Louisville. Why?
Because the Heartbreak Kid says so.
And there's only one guy that can do it, and it's me.
Why?
Because I can, for God's sakes.
[cheering]
[Shawn Michaels, "Sexy boy"]
♪ I think I'm cute ♪
♪ I know I'm sexy ♪
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
the following contest is scheduled for one
fall with the time remaining.
About to come down the aisle, from San Antonio, Texas,
weighing 227 pounds,
the "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Your sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy ♪
[Vince] Shawn Michaels, ladies and gentlemen,
making this capacity crowd wait for him.
He's a master of psychology.
[King] He's got to make a grand entrance, and here it is.
♪ I'll make you feel Like you're on cloud nine ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Your sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Your sexy boy ♪
[Vince] One thing about Michaels, he will get in your face.
Oh.
♪ Eat your heart out, girls ♪
And no matter what he does, the ladies absolutely adore him.
[guitar music playing]
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Your sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Your sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
Make no mistake about it, however.
Whether you like him or you don't,
he cost The Undertaker the WWE title.
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Your boy toy ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Your sexy boy ♪
♪ I think I'm cute ♪
♪ I know I'm sexy ♪
♪ I've got the looks That drive the girls wild ♪
That's a bad omen for Shawn Michaels.
That's a very bad omen.
[King] Why is that?
[Vince] Things are not going the HBK way here tonight.
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Sexy boy ♪
[King] Well, love him or hate him, one thing you can say.
He ain't boring.
[Vince] Oh, that's for sure.
♪ Sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
HBK, Shawn Michaels.
The first time ever he's ever faced...
[thunder rumbling]
...The Undertaker.
And it's beginning to thunder here in the Louisville Gardens.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
[thunder rumbling]
[bell tolls]
[ominous music playing]
[bell tolls]
[announcer] Introducing from Death Valley,
weighing 328 pounds,
The Undertaker.
[cheering]
[ominous music playing]
[bell tolls]
[ominous music playing]
[thunder rumbling]
[ominous music playing]
[King] I'd say this might be a bad time to be Shawn Michaels.
[Vince] Might be a bad time to be anybody around this ringside area.
And Michaels, look what he's doing to the official,
staying right behind them.
[King] Good strategy.
[Vince] He pushed the official into The Undertaker.
-Oh! -[King] What?
[Vince] Oh, no.
It's going to be one of those kind of matches.
-[King] No! -Are you getting this? Because...
[Vince] Michaels doesn't want to have anything at all to do with that.
That's it. He's out of here.
I don't blame him.
The Undertaker, in the state of mind he's in,
just nailed the referee.
[King] And the match hasn't even started.
What?
[Vince] And if you're Shawn Michaels, you're out of here.
[booing]
And wait a minute.
Michaels just running into Commissioner Slaughter.
They're sending him back.
But how could Commissioner Slaughter send Michaels back?
Well, I guess the official's up now.
Oh, no! No!
What's The Undertaker doing?
-Oh! -[King] Look at this.
[cheering]
Here comes The Undertaker!
And Michaels literally crawling to get out of The Undertaker's way.
[King] Run!
[Vince] The Undertaker doesn't care about winning this match.
He wants to get...
-get to Shawn Michaels-- -[King] The door!
[Vince] Oh, no!
There's nobody home.
[cheering]
Michaels, no.
No!
No.
[King] Oh, my gosh.
That's steel, McMahon.
[Vince] Michaels begging out.
He will rue the day that he,
no!
[cheering]
[King] The Undertaker's trying to kill him. What?
Somebody's got to stop him.
Oh!
-[Vince] No. -[woman screams]
No, no.
[cheering]
There won't be anything left of Shawn Michaels.
The Undertaker has vengeance in his eyes.
[King] What is Slaughter doing?
[Vince] There is no official at ringside.
There isn't one.
The Undertaker got rid of the official before the match began.
Oh, no.
And Michaels has just been--
he is currently being beaten from pillar to post.
The Undertaker with Michaels now.
He has the cord wrapped around his throat.
There's no official to stop this.
Undertaker, right in front of us, choking Michaels.
[crowd member] Get him, Undertaker!
[King] He's trying to ring the bell to stop the match,
and it hasn't even started yet.
[Vince] The cord's still wrapped around Michaels.
Undertaker.
What's he gonna do with him now?
-No. -[King] Oh, man.
[man screaming]
[Vince] I don't understand this.
Commissioner Slaughter.
Oh, with a right hand.
[King] Get ready to bail, McMahon.
[Vince] Oh, no!
[cheering]
[scream]
The Undertaker.
What's he gonna do with Shawn Michaels now with no official anywhere?
He's gonna perhaps finish him off, give him the Tombstone.
Many would say that Shawn Michaels brought all this on himself.
[King] I don't think The Undertaker,
right now, is worrying about winning or losing,
and whether there's an official in there to count him out or not.
[Vince] And some would just have to have
compassion for Shawn Michaels.
[cheering]
Undertaker now, driving the elbow.
Oh!
And if you're a Shawn Michaels fan, this will be a night.
[King] Oh!
[Vince] And there is no official.
The Undertaker.
[King] If you're a Shawn Michaels fan, McMahon,
you know that Shawn is just a metal chair away
from evening things up if he can get his hands on one.
[Vince] Oh, no!
[pain exclamation]
[King] I don't think Shawn even--
[Vince] And here comes, here comes another official.
And Michaels is begging him.
Michaels is on his knees, begging.
He's killing me.
-Disqualify me. -No.
-Disqualify-- -Hey!
[referee] Let's go.
Get in there. Let's go.
[King] What is he telling him?
Get back in the ring and let's go?
[Vince] That's what he's saying.
[King] Come on.
[Vince] And the official intimidated by The Undertaker.
Now Shawn Michaels takes the knee out.
Michaels saw an opening. Shawn Michaels saw an opening.
-[bell dinging] -Look at him.
Like a pit bull all over The Undertaker,
repeatedly hammering into the head.
Undertaker now in the corner.
Taken into the, oh, my goodness. To the bucket.
[King] And I think the match has just now officially started.
[cheering]
[Vince] Michaels hammering down into the forehead, and, oh!
The Undertaker.
But look how tenacious Michaels is.
He's right back on top of him.
Michaels trying to open The Undertaker back up,
just like he did with the choke. Oh!
[cheering]
No one has the speed of Shawn Michaels in the WWE,
and few, if any, of his agility.
Will it be enough? Is it over? No!
[King] Man.
[Vince] Look out.
[cheering]
Michaels on the outside.
Who would blame him if he just walked away?
He may have been trying to do, just that.
[King] I've heard you call him the most resilient superstar
a million times, and he's made a believer out of me tonight.
[Vince] Michaels back up on his feet,
and The Undertaker while another hard right hand.
[King] How does he take all this?
[Vince] Michaels hoisting himself up on the top rope.
And The Undertaker, trying to keep his balance,
and Michaels is in trouble.
[cheering]
And again, you see how much the official respects,
if not fears, The Undertaker, especially considering
what happened earlier on.
[King] Yeah.
[Vince] I'm sure there will be repercussions to that.
But right now, Michaels is paying the price.
[King] Oh.
This is it.
[Vince] And a kick. Look at this.
[King] Whoa!
[Vince] And another one.
[cheering]
Look at The Undertaker. Oh, no!
[King] Wow!
[King] Nobody's that resilient.
[Vince] The Undertaker.
Here we go.
Will we cover this one, finally?
No. Can you believe Michaels kicked out?
Unbelievable.
It all started at SummerSlam when Michaels.
Give him his due if you say he unintentionally hit The Undertaker.
Maybe that's correct.
Maybe it's not.
But there's no doubt that later on, Michaels.
When he did strike The Undertaker,
not only did he strike him once intentionally.
He came back and gave him more.
And tonight, Michaels is paying the price.
[King] I think The Undertaker
is going to pull Shawn's arm off and beat him over the head with it.
[Vince] Oh, Michaels has his speed.
He has his agility.
And as we saw, if you turn your back on him just for a moment,
he'll strike.
But the longer this match goes on, I believe,
the more it's going to favor The Undertaker.
[King] Oh, no.
[Vince] Oh!
Michaels with a break.
How much Michaels has behind those punches, I don't know.
Here comes Michaels.
Oh, baseball slide, right into the ref.
[King] That can crack some ribs.
[cheering]
[Vince] Michaels, now. Look at this.
[King] Oh, no!
[Vince] The Undertaker catches him in mid-air.
[King] He caught him.
[Vince] And again.
The eyes of Michaels rolling to the back of his head,
but he's right back up.
One, two.
[Vince] Undertaker with Michaels back in the ring.
All The Undertaker has to do is plant Michaels
with a tombstone piledriver.
And it will be over.
[King] Oh, no.
He planted him, all right.
[Vince] And I would suggest that the official either has
too much respect or is absolutely
afraid of The Undertaker to disqualify him.
He had reason to many times.
[King] He's scared of him.
[Vince] Oh, no!
One, two, and no.
I think Michaels is waving it off.
Michaels wants to leave, and he's not going to.
[referee] Come on.
[cheering]
[King] Whoa.
Well, his tights may be leaving.
[Vince] Michaels, gripped to the ropes.
The Undertaker waiting for him.
Look at that. Whoa!
Swinging neckbreaker.
[cheering]
And Michaels may have wrenched his lower back.
[cheering]
[King] Oh, no!
[Vince] And Shawn running for cover, biding his time,
trying to stay away from The Undertaker.
There is no escape.
[King] Run away.
There we go.
The great equalizer, McMahon.
[Vince] Yeah.
You know what he did last time with that chair
with The Undertaker. This is not going to be pretty.
This will not be pretty.
Michaels with the chair now.
Undertaker coming in. Michaels.
Oh!
[cheering]
[King] Oh, no. Oh, no.
[Vince] The chair.
[cheering]
[King] The referee got the chair in the head.
[Vince] And Michaels capitalizing.
Shawn Michaels hammering away at The Undertaker.
And yet another official is down.
Get the chair.
[Vince] Oh, boy.
Here he goes.
Shawn Michaels going upstairs.
-And... -[cheering]
Shawn Michaels might be delivering some sweet chin music if this keeps up.
The official starting to stir.
Here we go. Oh!
[cheering]
[King] But, man, you gotta admit, nobody,
nobody in the world comes off that top rope
like Shawn Michaels.
[Vince] There's a cover, right?
Oh, no.
It's one.
One.
We have two.
Oh, what a kick-out.
[King] Hey, look at this.
Somebody brought a policy here, McMahon.
[Vince] Rick Rude is out.
Rick Rude just tossed some sort of object into Shawn Michaels.
The official is down.
No, it's brass knuckles.
A pair of brass knuckles.
The Undertaker cover.
[cheering]
[King] Now I think The Undertaker can rest in peace.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels.
Rick Rude has left.
The insurance policy, oh, no.
Oh, no.
Here's another official.
One, two, and he goes.
[King] What?
[Vince] Hunter Hearst, wait just a minute.
[King] Well, Hunter Hearst Helmsley
brought another referee to ringside
to count out The Undertaker.
[Vince] Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna out around ringside.
We have one official in the ring that's down.
We have one official outside the ring that's down.
One was obliterated earlier on, early in the match.
And Helmsley having no respect for the official
that he actually brought down.
[King] Well, he didn't get the job done.
[Vince] Look at him.
Look at Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
[cheering]
Now what's Chyna going to do to him?
[King] Anything she wants.
Oh, my gosh.
[Vince] Oh!
[King] Two broken legs here tonight.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker.
And Michaels now helping the official back to his feet.
Oh!
Why did he do that?
[King] I don't know, but Commissioner Slaughter's
got to be going nuts about right now.
[Vince] I know why.
Because of Helmsley.
It's going to be open season on The Undertaker.
Michaels.
What an unbelievable, down with a knee,
squarely in the kisser.
And again.
[King] I hope he's not looking around for a referee.
[Vince] Michaels and The Undertaker.
I've never seen a match like this ever before.
[King] Michaels feeling mighty cocky right now.
[cheering]
Well, not right now.
[Vince] Michaels hammering away.
Look out.
Undertaker set up.
Oh, Helmsley with The Undertaker.
Wide open. Here comes Chyna, and Chyna--
[King] Man.
Woo!
[Vince] From behind.
[woman in crowd] Yeah!
In your face.
[Vince] Michaels now with the microphone cord.
Wrapping it around The Undertaker's throat.
-[King] Look at this. Oh. -[woman] Good!
[Vince] And the double team effort, now, with Helmsley and Shawn Michaels.
What can be left of The Undertaker now?
[King] Helmsley has ripped off his shirt.
He's getting down to business.
[crowd man] ...Get back in the back room...
[whistles]
[crowd man] You're bad.
You're a bad man when someone's hurt.
[Vince] Michaels bleeding underneath the eyes.
[King] I guess so.
Once he gets a hold of that chair,
The Undertaker is going to be bleeding again.
[Vince] Michaels with The Undertaker, who's been double
teamed by Helmsley.
[King] Look out, look out.
[Vince] Oh, look out.
And here we go.
Tombstone comes out.
[King] Almost.
[Vince] Sweet Chin Music is coming.
No!
Oh!
[King] Were those teeth?
[cheering]
[Vince] To the corner.
Go.
[Vince] And The Undertaker, now, with Michaels.
[King] Oh!
[Vince] I think he just pulled out
that ring in his belly button.
[King] No, those are the brass knucks.
Look out, Shawn.
[Vince] And now The Undertaker taking the brass knuckles away.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley gets one as well.
[cheering]
[King] Help him, Chyna!
[Vince] And the cover is made.
And the official, if he can just make it over there.
The official.
One, two, three.
I don't think he got it.
Oh, no. Undertaker. Oh, no.
-Don't, oh, no! -[Jerry screams]
Michaels off the rope from the other side.
[cheering]
-[King] Another referee. -[Vince] Tim White.
[bell dinging]
[King] What?
[booing]
[Vince] Tim White coming down and stopping this, I believe.
[King] It doesn't matter what he does.
Oh, look at that.
[cheering]
[bell dinging]
Are you okay?
[Vince] Helmsley over the top.
Are you all right?
[Vince] And... oh!
[King] Chin music for The Undertaker.
He's helpless now, McMahon. Look at this.
[Vince] The Undertaker's totally...
[King] Look at this. Look at Chyna.
[Vince] Undertaker is incapacitated.
Locked in the ropes.
[bell dinging]
Chyna helping Sean.
Handing Sean a chair.
Oh, no. No.
Come on.
[cheering]
[King] Unbelievable!
[Vince] Here he comes.
Double team effort. Helmsley.
[King] They are like two wolves on it.
Look, oh, my gosh.
Ow!
[Vince] Oh.
-And now Helmsley. -[Jerry screams]
Tombstone piledriver.
And Shawn Michaels over on The Undertaker.
I think we've seen four or five different referees
trying to maintain order.
Nothing's going to stop The Undertaker.
[King] Hold it.
[Vince] Whoa!
He got... that's assaulting in there.
Double jackhammer. Oh!
Here we go.
LOD!
[King] Everybody!
Jesse James.
Savio Vega, Rocky Maivia.
[Vince] DOA arriving en mass, trying to get control of this thing.
[King] They got The Undertaker in the ring.
They got Shawn Michaels.
Oh, my God!
Did you see that?
[cheering]
He took out about ten superstars, including Shawn Michaels.
Get off me!
[bell tolls]
[Vince] The Undertaker came here for revenge tonight,
and he extracted a toll on Shawn Michaels
that Michaels will probably never forget.
[ominous music playing]
[King] Did you see him flying through the air?
I mean, he literally flew, McMahon.
[Vince] All right, let's take another look at it.
Undertaker breaks away.
[Jerry screams]
And look, right onto Michaels.
Another look at it.
[King] It's superhuman. Look at that.
[Vince] Unbelievable At 6' 9," 300-plus pounds,
he is the Phenom of the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Any human being who can take what this man has taken.
Listen to the respect this capacity crowd
has for The Undertaker.
[cheering]
[ominous music playing]
Give it up for the phenom, The Undertaker.
We'd like to thank everyone for joining us
tonight in our first three-hour.
Badd Blood: In Your House is coming up. us