[narrator] In over 100 countries, in seven different languages,
to more than a half billion viewers each week.
World Wrestling Entertainment,
the worldwide leader in sports entertainment.
Pride, confidence, extraordinary talent.
They're the signature of a superstar performer.
Add arrogance, conceit, self-adulation to the equation
and you've defined the very essence of Shawn Michaels.
[Shawn] Nobody
but nobody
tells me
what to do.
[narrator] For two months, the self-proclaimed
master antagonist has launched a calculated
and brutal war of destruction
on the phenom of World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Shawn] I made you taste your blood once.
You are gonna taste it again!
[narrator] And like hyenas rabid from the scent of a fresh kill,
his pack of allies have been quick to join the slaughter.
[Shawn] We came,
we saw,
and we kicked the dead man's ass.
[narrator] But tonight, within the unforgiving confines
of a specially constructed steel cell,
the cocksure tormentor will become the tormented.
Tonight, Shawn Michaels will stare into the eyes
of a merciless reaper
hell-bent on revenge.
There'll be no Helmsley, no Chyna,
no insurance policy to save his soul.
Tonight, there's no way in, no way out,
no one to stop the carnage.
And now, PlayStation presents, WWE Badd Blood: In Your House.
[people cheering]
[Vince] Welcome everyone to a sold-out, jam-packed Kiel Center!
Welcome everyone to Badd Blood: In Your House!
We are live from St. Louis, Missouri.
And take a look, if you would, at this jam-packed arena.
All these WWE fans getting ready for Badd Blood.
Hello, everyone, Vince McMahon.
Here along with Jerry "The King" Lawler
and, of course, good ol' JR.
And I would suggest we're gonna cut loose from the start, JR.
No doubt about it.
This is gonna be a physical, physical match-up,
and no better way to kick off Badd Blood
-here in good old St. Louis. -What about it there, King?
I'm gonna say this right off the bat,
I wanna go on record as saying that you or some of these WWE officials
belong in a cell yourself for forcing Shawn Michaels
to be put inside this cell.
It is gonna be hell for Shawn Michaels tonight.
-[announcer] And D'Lo Brown! -[Vince] All right, ladies
and gentlemen, perhaps you heard the announcement
in the Free For All.
The unfortunate announcement concerning Brian Pillman,
who passed away
this afternoon.
We were notified just before we went on the air.
We'll try not, certainly, to belabor that point,
and we have very little information to give you.
If we have more information through the broadcast,
we will give you that, but I would suggest
not too much of that is likely to be forthcoming
until tomorrow morning.
[J.R.] Certainly, Ken Shamrock was injured,
as many of you remember, ladies and gentlemen,
at the hands of Faarooq during the process
of the Intercontinental tournament, by this
It was a spinebuster.
And that set off a chain of negative reaction
as far as Shamrock's health is concerned.
Shamrock, sustaining severe internal injuries,
was spitting up blood in this contest.
And then last Sunday, just seven days ago,
before approximately 50,000 fans at Kawasaki Stadium
in Japan, Shamrock was re-injured against Vader.
-[announcer] Their opponents-- -And of course, it begs the question
as to just whom will join the Legion of Doom!
Listen to this response!
[announcer] Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal,
the Legion of Doom!
[rock music]
[people cheering]
[Vince] They are American originals,
the Road Warriors, the Legion of Doom.
And listen to this chant beginning right away.
[J.R.] One thing we should add regarding Ken Shamrock.
Ken Shamrock was ready to compete here today.
The doctor said, "No, absolutely no."
Shamrock was ready to go.
He's got a mile of courage.
There's no doubt about Shamrock and his toughness
and his desire to compete.
But the doctor here in St. Louis said, "Absolutely not."
[King] Wait a minute, JR, you can call it courage--
-[J.R.] Let me listen to this. -...of abomination.
Ken Shamrock, because of the hands of Faarooq,
is spitting up blood.
That's real cute.
But, if you think the two of us
are gonna back down from the three of you.
You're deadly wrong.
Let's get it on!
[J.R.] How about this?
LOD, the two of them are gonna take on the three members
of the Nation of Domination, and I must question that wisdom.
[King] I was just about to say
that Ken Shamrock showed his stupidity by volunteering,
as injured as he is, to be partners with LOD.
Now LOD furthers that stupidity by going two against three.
Ain't gonna work.
[J.R.] A handicap tag team match-up,
not exactly what was planned, quite obviously.
[Vince] D'Lo Brown for the Nation in there against Hawk.
D'Lo coming off, and Hawk backs off a bit.
D'Lo, big 300 pounder from the other side now,
and oh no, nice hip toss by Hawk.
[people cheering]
Dropkick, follow-up.
Hawk and Animal, perhaps the most powerful tag team
in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment,
and perhaps the most aggressive as well.
And they're gonna have to be the aggressors here
in this handicap tag team match-up.
[J.R.] Hawk and Animal gotta wrestle a smart match.
They gotta isolate one member of the, of the Nation-
Oh! Right in the face! That could be D'Lo.
-A clothesline! -[people cheering]
[Vince] And D'Lo wasting no time in tagging out.
[J.R.] And again, the strategy that the LOD has to employ here,
if they're smart, is to isolate one member of the Nation
in the LOD's corner and make it a two-on-one match
in that respect.
[Vince] And Rocky, perhaps a bit reluctant.
Uh-oh, you hear the chant of...
[people chanting]
..."Rocky sucks."
[King] What's with these moronic St. Louis fans?
He does not suck!
[J.R.] Over 19,000 fans on hand.
[Vince] And Rocky, of course the newest member
of the Nation of Domination.
Who stepped in after Ahmed Johnson was excommunicated from the Nation.
Rocky Johnson, with a chip on his shoulder.
[J.R.] No doubt about it, and certainly Ahmed Johnson,
who's watching at home in Houston, Texas,
has a huge score to settle with the Nation of Domination as well.
[Vince] He'll get them one by one.
But we're talking about a collective effort here.
Three against two.
[King] You know it seems like it would sink in sooner or later
that anybody that messes with the Nation of Domination
winds up injured, sitting at home watching on TV.
[Vince] And Rocky, hammering away on Animal, sends him to the buckle.
Rocky, a consummate athlete, and look at Rocky go.
And a hard right hand, and another one.
Again, this capacity crowd
letting Rocky know exactly how they feel about him.
[King] Look out, Rocky!
[J.R.] From the other side down goes Rocky!
And a dropkick!
Two dropkicks by the LOD in the early going.
Very uncharacteristic of their straight-ahead
smash mouth style.
Rocky's been in a bad mood all day.
His alma mater really took it on the chin yesterday.
Ironically enough, from Faarooq's alma mater, Florida State.
L-O-D!
[Vince] Hawk and Animal.
The premiere tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Although, they are not champions.
We'll see that tag team title defended later on.
[King] Listen to D'Lo, he's telling Rocky "You don't suck."
[J.R.] Rocky Maivia is the first, third-generation athlete here in the WWE.
His grandfather, the High Chief Peter Maivia,
his dad, Rocky Johnson.
[Vince] And now Rocky, back in.
[J.R.] Whoa!
A lunge there, and that's gonna cost him.
Animal, winding up Rocky Maivia.
Here comes Hawk.
[J.R.] This is exactly what the LOD needs to do.
Make frequent tags, always keep the fresh man in the ring,
and isolate, again, one of the Nation.
[King] I'll give the Devil his due, that's pretty good strategy, Ross,
I don't know where you would think it up.
But Rocky Maivia is not the man to do it with,
get D'Lo Brown in there,
he's probably the least experienced of the three.
[Vince] Well, as far as I can tell,
there are no weak links in the Nation of Domination, King.
[King] Oh, and especially not this big guy.
[Vince] And you can bet Faarooq is watching on,
preparing for his individual match-up with Owen Heart.
The winner of that match will be Intercontinental Champion.
[J.R.] We are going to crown
a new Intercontinental Champion right here tonight
And Kama Mustafa, the supreme fighting machine
is a monster, a mountain of a man.
[Vince] Tremendous agility and great quickness as well.
[J.R.] Another 300 pounder is Kama Mustafa.
And here comes Mustafa.
[J.R.] Little slow on the mark.
A clothesline! And Kama back to the corner.
Hawk, now what's he gonna try to do with Kama?
Sets him up for the ride into the ropes and well missing.
Oh! Double clothesline! And both men went down.
Look at that, both men right back up.
And oh! Kama's got... caught him in the temple.
-[J.R.] Hawk caught him in the temple. -[Vince] Hawk with the enzuigiri.
Shades of Owen Hart with that particular maneuver.
Snapmare and over goes Kama. Hawk in control.
[J.R.] And look at Hawk, he snapmared Kama toward the LOD's corner.
Very good positioning from a team that's been
together for 14 years. The LOD's done it all.
The NWA tag champions, AWA tag champions,
and WWE tag champions. And they're still looking for
that elusive gold right now in World Wrestling Entertainment.
[King] They look like two Supermen in there but
so far they've been flying around like light heavyweights.
I can't believe it!
[Vince] Animal in there with Kama bin Mustafa.
Sets him up. Off the ropes now and...
-What a powerslam that was! -[people cheering]
[King] That should do it! Woo!
[J.R.] Missed him with a clothesline.
Look at this! Oh!
What a DDT! Unbelievable!
[King] I told you Rocky didn't suck!
[Vince] And Rocky has no business in the ring.
And the official could have disqualified...
-[J.R.] Certainly could. -...the Nation right there.
[J.R.] Oh! What a maneuver by Kama!
Martial arts heel kick by Kama,
knocking down Animal. And Rocky Maivia's illegal
DDT, the difference maker in this sequence.
[Vince] Uh-oh. Animal, out over by the rest of the Nation.
Look what they're doing! They're just pummeling him
behind the official's back.
Rocky and D'Lo pummeling Animal.
[J.R.] And you can see now why it's called a handicap match.
Hawk and Animal one man short.
[Vince] And as this match progresses,
things are not looking too good for the Legion of Doom and, again,
you question their wisdom.
No one would question their intestinal fortitude.
[King] I told you it was a stupid move. Two can never beat three.
[J.R.] One thing's for sure, they can't look for help from Shamrock...
-[Vince] Oh! Wow. -...because he's not here.
Ahmed Johnson. He can't help them. He's not here!
[Vince] Right in the ribs, look at D'Lo.
Ugh, D'Lo laying them in.
From the far side. A head of steam and a clothesline.
And D'Lo Brown looking mighty good in there at the moment.
D'Lo, the Lennox Lewis of the WWE at the moment.
Animal set up for the ride. Oh!
[people cheering]
And hard impact. Both men down.
Hawk reaching for the tag.
[J.R.] Animal must tag Hawk. He must tag him here.
And D'Lo cuts him off. D'Lo preventing the tag.
[Vince] Again like a pack of bears,
pack of wolves perhaps. Snapmare over they go.
Nation of Domination functioning quite well.
Although, obviously illegal on the outside.
Oh!
Leg drop D'Lo Brown with the cover.
We have one, two, and a kick-out by Animal.
[King] Tag out, D'Lo, come on! Do what's smart.
[Vince] To the buckle. Here we go. Rocky legally tagged in.
From the, look, from behind, now Kama laying them in as well.
Triple team effort a moment ago. Snapmare,
Rocky Maivia in control.
Now, he's content to wear down Animal.
[J.R.] Exactly, the Nation of Domination
making frequent tags, keeping Animal isolated,
and no worse than in the center of the ring.
More, much more than an arm length's away from Animal's tag team partner, Hawk.
So very sound strategy.
I'll tell you what, the Nation of Domination, four,
including Faarooq, obviously, four very intelligent,
very skilled athletes.
[Vince] We are pleased you have joined
us, ladies and gentlemen, for Badd Blood: In Your House
live from the Kiel Center
in St. Louis, Missouri. Handicap tag team action,
starting things off. And Animal, running,
breaks the hold indeed. Off the rope at him
and underneath the clothesline.
A knee right into the abdominal area.
-[J.R.] Maybe a little bit low. -[Vince] Here we go. It may have been.
-And two, and the foot. -[King] He got 'em!
[Vince] Whoa! Saved by a foot in the bottom rope.
-[King] That's a coward's way out. -[J.R.] Legal.
Certainly within the confines of the rules, King.
You may not be too familiar with the rule book, but be that as it may.
[Vince] And look at Rocky go to the midsection.
-[King] Go, Rocky, go! -[J.R.] Animal slumping all the way now.
-[Vince] Oh wait just a moment. -[King] Don't do that.
[Vince] And again, the Nation coming close to being disqualified.
They're really pushing their luck with this official.
Rocky with a right hand.
Animal collapsing.
-[King] Nice right hand. -[Vince] And look what Rocky--
inciting Hawk. Here comes Hawk!
[J.R.] Big mistake by Hawk.
-Oh look! Wide open! -[King] That's it!
[Vince] Wide open is Animal.
And a hard right hand that appeared to be
-in the lower abdominal area. -[J.R.] That's exactly where it was,
and if the referee had seen it, it would have been a disqualification.
[King] Look at Rocky. He don't suck now, does he?
[Vince] And this will be the end of it,
-I'm afraid. No! -[King] What?!
[Vince] That left shoulder barely up.
[J.R.] Now punch the referee, he deserves it.
[Vince] And now, Kama. He's had a lot of time on the outside.
-[J.R.] Oh! -[Vince] Look at that.
Right in the bread basket.
This capacity crowd very much behind LOD.
But you wonder whether or not it will have any effect on LOD.
Look out, here comes Kama! Head of steam!
[J.R.] That may be the break that Animal needed.
Animal's gotta make a tag.
Animal has got to make the tag now.
[Vince] Animal has been battered by the entire Nation.
I'm not so sure he knows where he is.
Yes, he does. Here we go. Yes! Here comes Hawk.
[King] Uh-oh.
Oh!
[Vince] And Hawk, oh no, the referee didn't see it.
The referee did not see the tag. No, look out!
[J.R.] A big splash from the top rope.
[Vince] Unbelievable, and that has to do it.
No man can-- oh! I can't believe he kicked out of that.
[King] Come on, ref, count quicker!
[J.R.] Somehow, someway, from somewhere,
Animal got a right shoulder up.
[Vince] And now, Animal unceremoniously dumped
on the outside of the ring. And you know what happens. Double team.
[King] Here you go! Oh!
[Vince] Animal folding over the steel steps.
[King] I'd think that would do it.
[Vince] You wonder what it's gonna take.
[J.R.] With Hawk isolated, it's essentially a three-on-one match here.
[Vince] All right, we're looking at a double feature,
you have live action on the right, a look there.
Now imagine, Animal kicked out of that.
And Animal, trying to get back to his feet,
he does indeed. Maybe not for long, however.
[J.R.] That's a 300 pound frog splash you just saw.
And, oh!
Out of desperation, the Animal put a forearm right across Rocky's face.
And now has Animal bought himself enough time to make a tag?
[King] No! Look out, Rocky!
[Vince] Animal, coming closer and closer and there's a tag and the referee sees it.
[people cheering]
Hawk, with a succession of hard right hands,
setting up Rocky Maivia from the far side.
Off the ropes. Big power slam!
[King] Ugh, I hate this!
-[Vince] Here we... Oh! -[people cheering]
[King] Look out!
-[Vince] Neckbreaker! -Oh!
[J.R.] LOD's walking tall.
Look at that!
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] Oh no!
[King] Oh no!
[people cheering]
[Vince] Hawk, with a clothesline, Animal, with a clothesline.
Rocky's in big time trouble.
[J.R.] Say goodnight, Rocky! I can't believe it!
[Vince] LOD's gonna pull it off!
[King] Wait a minute, there's Faarooq!
[Vince] Where's Faarooq? Oh, Faarooq coming up.
Faarooq.
Oh look out! Clothesline! Animal goes over.
[King] Faarooq didn't hurt anything, he didn't get involved.
[Vince] And look out, watch this. Oh!
Hawk was hit from behind in the head, is that a-
Aw! It's enough!
[bell rings]
[announcer] Here are your winners...
[Vince] It was Faarooq's presence that drew Animal to Faarooq,
who was then dumped over the top rope.
And then a double team effort on Hawk.
Nonetheless, you gotta give LOD
an unbelievable sum of credit for taking on three men,
in a handicap tag team match-up and they almost pulled it out.
[J.R.] Well, it certainly wasn't the smartest thing
for Hawk and Animal to do, but they are long on courage,
and there will be another day to fight for the Legion of Doom
and the Nation of Domination, King.
[King] Long on courage, short on brains.
That makes you a loser!
[Vince] Let's go back now and show you the turning point of this match-up.
Here we go, Faarooq's on his way down to ringside.
[J.R.] Well, the lead of the Nation of Domination--
his presence distracting Animal.
[King] Yeah but look! No involvement. Ha-ha!
[Vince] What do you mean no involvement?
[King] Well, he didn't touch anybody.
[Vince] Well no, but nonetheless, Rocky was ready to go for a ride.
[J.R.] And then it was more double teaming.
First, Kama Mustafa with a kick in the back of
the head, and then Rocky...
just planted Hawk.
[Vince] And Rocky Maivia...
And look at the look on that man's face.
Yeah, there'll be another day for sure.
Let's take you now, ladies and gentlemen, to the one and the only Sunny
in the Superstar Line Room. Sunny?
[King] Oh, the baby!
And don't forget, I got Dok here too!
-[Vince] Oh, I beg your pardon. -[King] Who cares?
Don't forget about me, we want to invite all the fans to join us
on the WWE Superstar Line Option Five where we will have exclusive
post-match interviews with the winners and the losers.
We're waiting on the LOD and the Nation of Domination.
As soon as they get in here, we're gonna kick off the night
in the Superstar Line Room with their first
-I guess interview? -Yes.
Right? Of the night. If you're in the United States,
you can call 1-900-737-4WWF.
If you're in Canada, call 1-900-561-WWF1.
And for our friends over in the UK, just dial 0-891-2 double 9 triple 8.
Hey, Dok, what do you think that about, um,
after the Hell in the Cell I take you out to that cell
and we have fun ourselves?
As long as you remember me and they forget me,
[Dok] it's all right with me. All right, back to ringside.
Thank you, Dok. Thank you, Sunny. What was scheduled, ladies and gentlemen,
we were to have seen, in just a moment, we were to have seen the match-up
with Brian Pillman and Dude Love, and as we reported
in the Free For All, as soon as we got the information,
that unfortunately Brian Pillman was found dead
in his hotel room this afternoon in Bloomington, Minnesota,
where he had competed the night before.
Nonetheless, we offer our condolences
to Mr. Pillman's family and as soon as we have
more information, we will give you everything that we know,
but right now, that's basically all we know,
and so we have scrambled a bit and come up with,
I believe an attraction you're gonna very much appreciate,
and here they come.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following tag team match is scheduled
for one fall with a 20 minute time limit.
Coming down the aisle at a total combined weight
of 169 pounds, the team of
Mosaic and Tarantula.
[upbeat music]
[people cheering]
[Vince] Mosaic and Tarantula making their first
appearance in World Wrestling Entertainment.
That is Mosaic on the right part of your screen.
The larger of the two minis is Tarantula.
And ladies and gentlemen, yes, they, uh, this capacity crowd,
they have brought their posters, their signs,
and again, their freedom of expression.
Very much appreciated tonight,
as it always is in World Wrestling Entertainment.
[King] Wait a minute, McMahon, these idiots behind me
have a sign that says "Who Fears Max Mini?"
Are they crazy?
[announcer] At a total combined weight of 171 pounds
the Team of Max Mini and Nova.
[Vince] Max Mini, ladies and gentlemen,
the smallest athlete in the world. Max along with Nova.
There's Max over the top.
[J.R.] Max looks like he's put on a few pounds. He's up to about 88.
[Vince] Eighty-eight pounds now, huh?
[King] I don't know. Well, these are amazing athletes.
He looks a lot bigger on the Lucky Charms box.
[J.R.] Think you have that confused.
They're certainly due their respect in my view, King.
They're great athletes.
-[King] You respect them all you want to. -[bell rings]
That little runt came here and sat on my lap
and put my crown on his head.
[J.R.] You've had plenty of people on your lap...
-[King] Alright, never mind. -...and haven't complained about it.
[Vince] We have of course, ladies and gentlemen,
the international broadcast team here joining us tonight
live from St. Louis. In Your House.
Carlos Cabrera.
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] Uh-oh, look at this.
Let's stay with the action. And that's Nova in there.
-[Vince] And oh my goodness. -[J.R.] Nova and Tarantula.
[Vince] And Nova having some problems with Tarantula.
-Uh-oh. Oh! -[J.R.] Oh!
[J.R.] Nova having some problems, or, uh, Tarantula
with his tag team partner Mosaic.
[Vince] I'll say. Nova, look at this.
Quick little pin there. Now, what was that?
-[King] He missed him. -[Vince] Really?
Nova not there in the corner.
And Nova and I must say his tag team partner Max Mini
are the, the quickest athletes, obviously you, you'll ever see anywhere.
They do death-defying things.
It's unbelievable what they do. Oh, look at that.
[J.R.] They have great courage.
A part of the, the outstanding Mexican heritage as far
as the masked wrestlers are concerned.
[King] I wish you'd spend a little more time in Mexico, JR.
[Vince] And right outside. And here comes Max to get into the fray.
[J.R.] Max Mini coming to the aid of his tag team partner Nova.
Max Mini on your left, Nova on your right.
[King] Just giving him a little help.
[Vince] Alright, let's not go with the little jokes.
[King] Okay, okay. Can't help it.
You guys think these guys are so great.
Give me a match with 'em. Any one of 'em. I don't care.
[Vince] Mosaic in there against Max Mini.
Drops the elbow to the back of the head.
Pound for pound the greatest athletes in the world perhaps.
-and uh-oh! Nobody home now. -[King] Ah! Oh!
[Vince] Mosaic was way off and here comes Max.
Oh, Max with a nice arm drag takedown.
-[King] Missed him. -[Vince] And I'm not sure what that was.
Mosaic setting up Max. Reversal there.
[J.R.] Back body dropped by Max Mini.
-And, Oh! Off the top came Nova. -[King] Look out!
[Vince] And, look at this.
And the official is... Oh, oh count of two.
[King] Look at that!
[Vince] How about the hurricanrana!
[J.R.] Max with the hurricanrana into the, into the cradle.
Certainly had a pinning predicament there.
[King] Not gonna beat Tarantula like that.
[Vince] And on occasion the official will allow
all four combatants in the ring all at the same time.
[J.R.] Well you know, referee Mike Chioda I'm not sure is bilingual.
I dunno if he speaks Spanish or not.
It may be a little bit of a language problem
communicating with these four athletes.
[King] Max! Oh!
[J.R.] They may be vertically challenged but they're not athletically challenged.
[King] I like it when you throw Max Mini in the ropes.
The ropes barely quiver.
-[Vince] You like that, huh? -[King] Yeah.
[Vince] Nova, let's see what he can do.
-Look out! -[King] Good move.
[Vince] Mosaic taking Nova right down.
[referee] Get out! Get out!
[J.R.] Mosaic chopping the leg there of his competitor.
Nova slammed almost into a brain buster like slam there
by Tarantula.
[Vince] Yeah, but look how far away he is.
Don't tell me he's gonna try and reach Nova from there.
-He does. -[King] Whoa. Good.
And that might be enough. No.
[King] Get outta there, Mini.
[Vince] Max was coming in, and Tarantula backed off.
Nova clotheslined down by Mosaic.
[referee] Come on, let's go.
[J.R.] I think any of these four would fit into Godwinn's overalls.
I think Godwinns might have had bigger sandwiches
in their back pocket than these little fellas.
[King] Go ahead, McMahon. Tell him. What about the short jokes?
-[J.R.] I didn't say anything. -[King] I got a ton of them.
-[J.R.] Okay. -[King] No. Right.
Oh good, good.
[Vince] And again in these mini matches
it can get a little confusing as to the number of individuals allowed
in the ring at one time.
[King] Look at this. Take that mask off. I wanna see how ugly he really is.
Oh! This is great. Yes, yes.
[people cheering]
[Vince] What is this? What is this?
Oh my goodness. Oh! Unbelievable.
-[King] That was great! -[J.R.] What's so funny about that?
[King] That's the greatest little thing I've ever seen in my life.
[Vince] Max Mini face first.
[J.R.] Maybe Lawler's headset will not work again tonight.
-That'd be terrible. -[Vince] We might get lucky.
And unfortunately for Max, he was not.
-[King] Am I on here? -[Vince] Max is hurting.
-We can't hear you, King. -[King] Huh?
-[Vince] We can't hear you. -[J.R.] Can't hear a thing.
[King] That little idiot messed up my headphones.
-[J.R.] And Max limping a bit. -[King] It was worth it. That was great.
[Vince] And when one partner's on the outside of the ring,
the other partner is allowed entry into the ring
is the way I understand it.
[J.R.] That's exactly right. That's a traditional Mexican rules.
And then these four gentlemen all being from Mexico
competing on that particular guideline.
[Vince] That's why it could get to be a little confusing.
Nova and Mosaic.
[J.R.] Well I'm sure they're gonna be conforming
to WWE rules as time goes on and making the proper tags.
-Mosaic and Nova. -[Vince] How about that?
Going behind. Didn't quite get all the arm drag
-but he got enough of it. -[King] Where's he going?
[Vince] Not so sure. And oh! That was a excellent maneuver by Nova.
[J.R.] Springboard Drop Kick by Nova and Nova tags Max.
Now what's Max gonna do?
I hope he comes back over here.
[Vince] Look out. What is Max gonna do?
Max is taken down by Tarantula.
You like that? Huh?
[King] What was he doing?
[Vince] Oh, and Max spun in midair...
-[King] Yes! -...by a much larger Tarantula.
[King] Finish him off.
[J.R.] Quite the clothesline there by Tarantula on Max Mini
who has certainly captivated the fans
-thus far here in the WWE. -[Vince] Oh!
Here comes Max. We'll see if he can capitalize.
Uh-oh. Max is trying to go up to the top.
I mean all the way up to the top. Max Mini now.
-[King] Look at this! -[Vince] Max and Tarantula.
What in the world is this?
-He's hanging on for dear life is Max. -[King] How?
-No, no! Come on! His shoulder was up! -[bell rings]
[Vince] May have been.
[announcer] Here are your winners, the team of Max Mini and Nova!
[Vince] All right. Carlos Cabrera.
Here we are today, Tito Santana, and yours truly, Carlos Cabrera,
Transmitting in Spanish through the Pay-Per-View event of In Your House
of the WWE.
[Vince] And what about our French combination here?
[speaking French]
[Vince] Ray Rougeau. Jean Brassard.
[speaking French]
[Vince] There are your winners, ladies and gentlemen.
Max Mini along with Nova.
Lots more World Wrestling Entertainment action coming up
tonight at Badd Blood.
[narrator] You can't talk his talk.
Say what you want because
I really don't give a damn.
[narrator] You can't walk his walk.
[Austin] And that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so.
[narrator] But you can wear his shirt.
The Stone Cold Steve Austin T-shirt.
3:16 appears on the front and a skull is on the back
with Stone Cold etched in the forehead.
Some people will go to desperate lengths to possess one of these shirts.
All you have to do is call 815-734-1161
or send a check or money order to the address on your screen.
It's only 20 bucks plus shipping and handling.
And that's the bottom line. So call now!
[Vince] We're back, ladies and gentlemen
we've just been given the official attendance of the night
here at the Kiel Center. Twenty-one thousand...
...one hundred and fifty-one. I believe that's a new record.
We'll check it. But there's the official attendance,
21,151 WWE fans assembled here in St. Louis...
...and they certainly will come alive now!
[pop music]
[announcer] Ladies and gentleman, please welcome
the one, the only... Sunny!
[King] Oh, it's a beautiful day.
-[Vince] Yeah. -[J.R.] Hey King, guess what?
If Sunny married your boy, Brian Christopher...
-[King] What? -[J.R.] she'd be your daughter-in-law.
[King] Get off it, Ross!
Everybody know my history in World Wrestling Entertainment
as far as tag teams are concerned.
So tonight it's only right that I introduced to you
World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship match.
Our guest ring announcer, Sunny.
First...
[Vince] Oh boy, here comes some bad boys.
The challengers, accompanied to the ring by Uncle Cletus.
From Bitters, Arkansas, weighing a total combined weight
of 610 pounds.
[hillbilly music]
Henry O. and Phineas I. The Godwinns!
[Vince] The Godwinns. They are a mean, ornery bunch.
And Sunny, of course, has history with The Godwinns.
You remember when Sunny was slopped?
[King] That had to be the worst thing I've seen Sunny involved with.
I don't ever know what she, she should have had that.
I guess they had to have Phineas X-rayed to see what she saw in him.
[Vince] And she's trying to keep her distance
-from The Godwinns. -[King] Phineas can't even look at her.
[J.R.] Good thing she doesn't look like Ned Beatty.
[rock music]
[Sunny] And their opponents.
Weighing a total combined weight of 495 pounds.
World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team champions...
The Headbangers!
[Vince] What an upset the Headbangers pulled becoming tag team champions.
I think Thrasher has a little something there in his tongue.
Nonetheless, this capacity crowd
very much appreciating The Headbangers who have...
well, they captured the interest of a many WWE fan.
Mosh and Thrasher.
Sort of alternative rock, if you would.
[J.R.] I wonder what 92-year-old Sam Muchnick
and Lou Thesz are thinking right now of this
WWE tag team champions.
[King] I don't know, but I know when Sam saw Sunny,
he lost control of all his bodily functions.
[Vince] That's not a very nice thing to say.
[King] What?
[Vince] We're gonna be honored here, ladies and gentlemen,
later on by some of the greats of St. Louis wrestling.
-[King] Look out. -[Vince] Oh look out.
Here we go. Godwinns and The Headbangers going at it.
Phineas. And Mosh taking Phineas over.
And a dropkick by Phineas and now on the outside.
Rather, Phineas drop kicked on the outside there with Henry Godwinn.
[J.R.] Uncle Cetus' not too happy.
Every time we've seen Uncle Cletus... he is--
he's had a hard time keeping his nose out of the match.
At least we think he's their uncle. We heard he's their uncle and their
first cousin twice removed. But we need to kind of...
[Vince] They are related nonetheless. What's your point?
-[J.R.] Oh they are related. -[Vince] All right.
[King] So what if the Godwinns are the guys...
these are the guys that made Jeff Foxworthy a millionaire.
[Vince] Little consultation by Henry and Phineas.
Themselves former tag team champions.
They would like very much, ladies and gentlemen,
to do nothing more than to walk from the ring... Uh-oh.
[J.R.] Ew!
[Vince] ...tonight here in St. Louis as WWE tag team champions.
Thrash and Mosh won titles...
[King] Wait a minute.
[Vince] September the 7th in Louisville.
-[people cheering] -[King] That ain't right.
[J.R.] Kids don't try that at home.
[Vince] No. Please don't try that at home.
[people cheering]
Well if you want to get mean and nasty I would suggest
The Headbangers could compete with The Godwinns.
[King] I think kids at home should always put stuff back
where they, where it came from.
[Vince] Never mind what you think.
Phineas in there with a succession of forearms
and Mosh for the ride to the buckle.
Look out. Phineas now. What's gonna happen?
Phineas trying to yank Mosh off and he does!
[J.R.] Right now, The Headbangers are keeping Godwinns
off balance with their unorthodox style.
[Vince] Oh, what a maneuver!
We'll go back and give you that if we have it.
When Phineas wasn't looking, Headbanger Thrasher just
unbelievable maneuver he made on Phineas.
[King] Yeah, unbelievable the way he cheated so blatantly.
[Vince] It's all right. Phineas was catching flies.
Can't do that here in WWE. Look at that!
Look what the Headbangers are doing.
-Look at that! -[Vince] They mean business.
Alright, let's go back and show you what Thrasher did.
It was illegal. It was indeed.
Look at this.
[King] Illegal...
[Vince] Oh there's a cover. We have a two count
and a kick-out by Phineas.
And I would suggest that if Mosh and Thrasher,
The Headbangers, are going to be victorious,
then they're gonna have to bend the rules a bit.
Because you know The Godwinns will.
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] Oh my God.
[J.R.] Good grief. A flapjack got Phineas
dropped right on his head.
[King] Why is it everybody tries to break the Godwinn's neck?
[Vince] I don't know. But I don't know how in the world Phineas is up on his feet.
I have no idea.
[King] I think that just made that old country boy mad.
[J.R.] He's 6'7" over 300 pounds and tags in the elder of the two.
[Vince] And drop toe hold. Look at that.
And Henry, unceremoniously, coming into the match-up.
Let's go back and take a look at what we just saw.
How in the world Phineas got up.
Watch this on the left side of your screen.
-[King] Watch his head. -[Vince] Watch this.
I dunno how Phineas is alive. Much less standing up.
[King] Because he's tough. He's from the south, McMahon.
I know you look down your nose on people from the south.
-[Vince] I what? -[King] I know how you are.
[Vince] Pinehurst, North Carolina, the birthplace of Vince McMahon.
-[King] Where? -[Vince] Down south.
Alright, here we go now.
[King] Moved up north as quick as you could, didn't you?
[Vince] From the other side. Henry.
Whoa! Almost mowed down Thrasher. Look at Thrasher.
[King] Let's face it, you couldn't wait to get outta the South could you, McMahon?
[Vince] What are you talking about?
[J.R.] Quite the 1-on-1 match-up last night on
Shotgun Saturday Night between Henry Godwinn
and Thrasher that ended up with The Godwinns, uh Henry,
winning the match with a lot of extracurricular activity
from Phineas and Uncle Cletus.
[people cheering]
[Vince] And I would suggest that the vast majority
of this 21,000 plus here at the Kiel Center are very much
behind The Headbangers.
[King] Well, I like The Godwinns myself.
Me and Jeff Foxworthy, as I said.
[Vince] Second time the clotheslines missed.
Dropkick.
I must say, The Headbangers are on their game tonight.
[J.R.] Oh, look at that.
[J.R.] To correct myself, uh, Thrasher did beat Henry
last night 1-on-1. It was late.
[Vince] That's all right. It's worse.
[J.R.] But then all hell broke loose, King.
[King] There you go. Those Headbangers sit back there
in the dressing room and they got those huge,
those big CD players and those huge earphones.
And they plug in one of those, I mean idiotic, Marilyn Manson CDs
and turn it up as loud as it'll go.
No wonder they're all hyped up when they get out here.
You ever listen to Marilyn Manson, McMahon?
[Vince] I thought it was coffee.
-[King] What? -[Vince] Well they're hyped up.
I thought they were coffee. I didn't know what it was.
[J.R.] Certainly everyone remembers Marilyn Manson's
performance at the MTV Music Video Awards.
[King] Stupidest thing I've ever seen.
[J.R.] Nonetheless, Thrasher in there with Phineas
and Thrasher over the weekend had an opportunity to have
a little decorative work done on his tongue.
[King] Oh no, don't tell me.
[Vince] Oh wait a minute. From the other side. Look at this.
Mosh and Thrasher are teaching The Godwinns
lessons in tag team coordination here tonight.
[J.R.] Well there's, there's been a lot of kind
of offbeat maneuvering by The Headbangers
that have kept Phineas Godwinn pretty much isolated from Henry
and certainly have kept The Godwinns from any continuity.
[Vince] Look at this. And yes!
And again more tag team coordination into a cover.
Count of two and a kick-out.
That left shoulder coming up of Phineas.
[J.R.] Ol' Phineas is about one biscuit away from losing this thing.
[Vince] Alright, let's, oh wait a minute.
There's the tongue we were talking about, and well it's a pierced tongue.
-[King] Don't look at it! -[Vince] Not a very good shot of it.
I don't know that there's such a thing as a good shot
of the pierced tongue of Thrasher. But nonetheless...
[King] That might be a good look for you, McMahon.
[J.R.] Oh! I dunno what the hell he was thinking.
I asked him if he was drunk. He said they don't drink.
Why would you have your tongue pierced?
[Vince] Oh, what a clothesline behind the officials back,
I mean Henry mowed down the Headbanger.
[J.R.] Great. Well that's gonna give ol' Phineas an opportunity
to make a tag here in this WWE tag team championship match.
[King] I hope he knocks that, whatever it is in your,
what is it in your tongue? It's not an earring, is it?
[J.R.] Hell, I don't know. I don't know what it is.
[Vince] And look at Henry.
[J.R.] I think it's against state law in Oklahoma
-to do that. -[Vince] It's against the state law?
[J.R.] I think it is.
[Vince] I would doubt it very seriously.
-[J.R.] Probably not. -[Vince] They do it to pigs.
-Oh look out! -[J.R.] Oklahoma's weird.
They look at Hee Haw as a documentary.
-[Vince] And a clothesline! -[King] Look at that! Beautiful!
[Vince] And Thrasher dumped down on the carpet on the outside.
Rather unusual under attire worn by Thrasher as well as Mosh.
[King] They got some new books coming out about The Godwinns.
Forget the rednecks.
If you drove to elementary school, you might be a Godwinn.
[Vince] And again, looks like pretty much The Godwinns
in control at the moment.
Thrasher on the receiving end of the punishment.
And here comes Phineas to dish out more.
[King] Yeah, if you get odor eaters as a Christmas present, you might be a Godwinn.
Stick those feet right in his face.
[Vince] Thrasher through the ropes to the outside.
Watch Uncle Cletus.
Cletus holding Thrasher wide open,
and Cletus and Henry one kick a piece into the rib area.
-And Thrasher smarting a bit. -[King] Yeah.
-[J.R.] Whoa! -[Vince] Clothesline by Cletus.
[King] You gotta wonder where a mountain man learned
to deliver a clothesline like that.
Because I don't think they have television where he comes from.
[people clamoring]
Matter of fact, if you think people who have electricity are uppity,
you might be a Godwinn.
[Vince] Phineas trying to get Thrasher back into the ring
-where perhaps he can go for a pin. -[King] There's a good way to do it.
[Vince] Phineas now drops the knee.
And Phineas, oh, my goodness, trying to leave an imprint
in the chest area of Thrasher with his knee.
A cover here. A count and a right shoulder coming up.
-[King] You gotta admit, McMahon... -[Vince] What?
...World Wrestling Entertainment
would be better off represented by two scraggly, long-haired,
dumb hillbillies than it would those
Marilyn Manson worshiping whatever they are.
[Vince] Can he drop down? Trying to get him over. Here we go!
-Turn around, ref! -[King] What?
-Turn around. -[King] What?
[Vince] Two and... no.
[people cheering]
And the official...
[King] Phineas could've kicked out any time he wanted to.
He was just taking advantage of the situation.
Getting a second or two of rest.
[referee] Break it up.
[Vince] Alright. Legal tag made.
Big Henry in there now against Thrasher
of The Headbangers and Thrasher slammed down to the canvas.
-[King] Like a feather. -[Vince] Here we go. Watch this.
And Phineas slams him down.
[J.R.] Nothing but raw power from Henry Godwinn.
Absolutely manhandling...
Into the chest and...
[Vince] possible disqualification there. But it's worth risking that
because that looked like that was gonna be a pin.
Here we go. And Henry just flattening out the Headbanger.
Thrasher from the other side now. Both men down.
[wrestler] Come on, boy, get up!
[J.R.] Their heads may have cracked together right there in center ring.
And a count out is to the advantage of the champions,
-The Headbangers. -[King] Get up, Henry!
[J.R.] And even a disqualification.
[Vince] Of course, the only way a title changes hands
in World Wrestling Entertainment is by pin or submission
or by some other special stipulation
if in fact it were stated. But here we go. Tag was made.
And Phineas cutting off Thrasher, preventing the tag making to Mosh.
[J.R.] The Godwinns are wrestling a smarter match
since Uncle Cletus came around.
They're, they're a little bit more tactically aware.
[Vince] They were a little slow to get into this match though initially.
Uh-oh! And that might be a turning point there as well.
-Phineas goes up and down. -[King] Look out!
[people cheering]
Uncle Cletus gives him some new incentive.
I think every time they win a match,
Phineas gets a new tattoo.
Come on! Damn it.
They win the tag team titles, he can become the Illustrated Man.
Come on, Phineas!
[Vince] And Thrasher looking to tag his partner,
-but he is in the wrong corner. -[King] Yeah, he's an idiot.
[Vince] Now Thrasher lunges. Tag was made.
Here comes Mosh.
Mosh and Phineas. Look at Mosh go!
Mosh with Phineas now. Sets him out.
Reversal to the other side.
Follow up in the bread basket. Look at this.
Mosh cleaning... Cletus catches one as well.
[King] Cletus! No!
[people cheering]
[Vince] A scoop and a slam by Mosh. And watch this.
[King] What are they doing?
[Vince] Look at this! Down across the chest.
That could do it right there.
Thrasher powerbombing Mosh.
One, two, and ugh!
Henry Godwinn, hammered back through the ropes
to the outside. From the top on the other side,
it's Mosh. Mosh now! Oh!
And that was an extraordinary maneuver by Phineas.
Is that enough to win the tag team titles?
-[King] Look! -[Vince] Yes!
[bell rings]
Phineas having presence of mind to back up
putting more distance between himself and Mosh.
And this has really paid off. Can you imagine this?
And new tag team champions, Henry and Phineas,
The Godwinns!
[King] Yes!
[Vince] And that's quite an unpopular decision.
[King] And that sign over there said The Godwinns are inbred.
God, look at that. But their champions.
[J.R.] I haven't seen so many Arkansans hugs since Clinton got re-elected.
And wait a minute, Uncle Cletus with that horseshoe.
[King] That's his lucky horseshoe.
[Vince] The Godwinns have won the tag team championship.
[bell rings continually]
Oh no. Here comes that dreaded slop drop.
-[King] Oh man! -[Vince] A super slop drop.
[people cheering]
And the Godwinns who have won the tag team championship...
Well the referee could reverse this decision,
and they wouldn't offend anybody here.
And look what they have done to The Headbangers.
[bell rings continually]
-[King] They banged their heads. -[Vince] They have left them in a heap.
[announcer] By the referee that if The Godwinns do not leave the ring immediately
they will be stripped of the titles.
[King] What? You can't do that...
Look at Finkle. Look at Finkle.
[people cheering]
[Vince] Hey, hey, hey, hey.
You won your tag team championship.
-Get outta here. -[J.R.] Go get outta here.
[Vince] Get outta here. Go take a shower or something.
[King] Easy, Ross. Easy, Ross. Congratulations, fellas.
[Vince] Break out the moonshine and get outta here.
[King] Y'all done good.
[people booing]
[Vince] Good Lord.
Again, you hear the boos from some 21,000 fans.
-They do not like this decision. -[King] They're in shock.
[Vince] Nonetheless, it is official.
The Godwinns are tag team champions.
Alright ladies and gentlemen, in a moment we're gonna show you some footage.
You might call this the month that was Stone Cold's, so to speak.
Take a look. Some of the most extraordinary footage you've ever seen.
[narrator] Stone Cold Steve Austin is by definition a rattlesnake.
Let me tell you about--
[narrator] My God!
Stone Cold Steve Austin gives no credence to authority.
-[narrator] Look out! -[narrator 2] Oh my God.
Austin just, he just attacked the commissioner.
Good God almighty.
[narrator] Stone Cold Steve Austin has no friends, no allies.
[narrator] Oh my.
Lawler just got it.
Lawler just got the Stunner, and there goes the crowd.
The King is down.
Stone Cold Steve Austin's rage and fury knows no limits.
It is blind and without prejudice, even to compassionate pleas of reason.
Don't you understand why you're not allowed to compete?
You can't get that through your head.
If you compete, you can injure yourself for good.
You can wind up paralyzed.
Don't you know, people care in World Wrestling Entertainment?
We care, they care.
They care about you, that's all it is.
You can kiss my ass.
[people cheering]
[narrator] Oh God!
Put him in jail.
Put him in jail, right now.
And Vince McMahon is down.
He's not another wrestler!
And cuffs on Austin, and the police put the handcuffs on him.
Austin is going directly to jail.
He's fired, you better believe Austin is fired
because he's on his way to jail.
[narrator] Would Stone Cold Steve Austin be fired?
Let's take you back to RAW last Monday.
You got three options.
-Three options. -You can count that high?
I can count that high.
Number one, right here next week,
you can bring that certificate from your doctor that says,
"Okay, Stone Cold is capable of wrestling,"
although no doctor in the world's ever gonna sign it
because you're not capable, are you?
No.
Number two, another option just might be
that Stone Cold will return to action here
in World Wrestling Entertainment under one condition.
That is that you totally absolve
World Wrestling Entertainment from any liability whatsoever.
That understood?
-And there's one other option. -Give it to me.
And that other option, I've gotta unfortunately
do what I've gotta do then in terms of termination.
Folks, that decision will come tomorrow night,
but Stone Cold Steve Austin is here in the Kiel Center tonight.
He won't speak to me or anybody else for that matter,
but he will forfeit the Intercontinental Championship.
Wait, I'm sick and tired of hearing about what Stone Cold Steve Austin is gonna do.
You're not gonna do anything Stone Cold Steve Austin,
except for hand the Intercontinental Title back to me
where it belongs and I can't wait for him to do it,
and Sergeant Slaughter and all the WWE officials,
I want you to do your job.
Keep Steve Austin out of sight for me.
Can you spell the word lawsuit? Can you say lawsuit for me?
Lawsuit.
Lawsuit, that's exactly what it'll be.
You keep Stone Cold Steve Austin away from me.
I will do my job, and you do your job
and I will walk out of the ring, I guarantee it,
the Intercontinental Champion.
[Vince] All right, thank you very much.
There you are outside, ladies and gentlemen.
In the distance you see Busch Stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals play.
Yes, live outside the magnificent Kiel Center
and on the inside, 21,151 fans,
and with that in mind, let's take you now up to good old JR. Jim.
[J.R.] Ladies and gentlemen, it is certainly our privilege
and our honor at this time to salute many of the gentlemen
that have made St. Louis the greatest wrestling city ever
in the United States of America.
For over 50 years, your measuring stick
as if you were going to be a legendary superstar,
was measured right here in St. Louis at the Kiel Auditorium,
thanks to the legendary promoter Sam Muchnick
and many of you that were here as youngsters at that time.
We would like to start our presentation by introducing first
a man that won the NWA championship right here
in St. Louis his very first time.
Known as Canada's greatest athlete,
please welcome, ladies and gentlemen, Gene Kiniski.
[Vince] The great Gene Kiniski.
Let's take a look at...
[narrator] Known during his 25 year career as Canada's greatest athlete,
Gene Kiniski was a star football player
for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
Gene broke into wrestling in the mid-'50s
with Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling Promotion.
Although the man dubbed Big Thunder set attendance records
in Japan for many famous battles against a great Giant Baba,
Kiniski's greatest moment happened right here, in St. Louis.
On January 7th, 1966, over 12,000 fans
jammed the old Kiel Auditorium to watch Kiniski defeat Lou Thesz
for the NWA World Heavyweight Title.
Gene would hold on to the title for over three years
and would forever be remembered as one of the legendary figures
in St. Louis's rich history of wrestling.
[J.R.] Ladies and gentlemen, I take special pride in honoring Gene Kiniski.
[people cheering]
And now, our next honoree, it certainly gives me great pride
to introduce a fellow Oklahoman, a native of Blackwell, Oklahoma,
certainly considered by many arguably
the greatest scientific wrestler in the history of the game.
Please welcome former NWA champion
and St. Louis wrestling legend Jack Brisco.
[Vince] What a hand, the great Jack Brisco.
[narrator] Born in Blackwell, Oklahoma,
Jack Brisco was a three-time state wrestling champion
as well as the 1965 NCAA national collegiate champion.
Turning his focus on the professional ranks,
this great champion set St. Louis and nationwide attendance records
with the feud of the 70s a heated rivalry with Dory Funk Jr.
The crowning achievements in Brisco's career
were becoming the NWA World Heavyweight Champion
on two occasions and proudly capturing
The World Tag Team Titles with his brother Jerry.
A consummate professional, the great Jack Brisco
will always be synonymous with St. Louis wrestling.
[J.R.] Ladies and gentlemen, Jack Brisco.
[people cheering]
Our third honoree hails from West Texas.
Certainly one of the greatest technical wrestlers again
in the history of the game.
[Vince] Thought Kiniski was gonna take Brisco down.
Please welcome, ladies and gentlemen, Back to St. Louis, Dory Funk Jr.
[Vince] Oh my goodness.
Dory Funk Jr. from the great Funk family of wrestlers.
[narrator] One of the greatest technical wrestlers of all time,
Dory Funk Jr. is a true legend of St. Louis wrestling history.
The oldest son of Texas wrestling great Dory Funk Sr.,
Funk Jr. turned pro at the age of 22, and still laces up
the boots occasionally over 35 years later.
The Amarillo, Texas, native defeated Gene Kiniski in 1969
to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion
and held onto the title for over four years.
Dory's legacy has continued through four decades
of competition, but his impact on our sport
will last for decades to come.
Ladies and gentlemen, Dory Funk Jr.
[Vince] Everybody watch out for Dory, he'll take on Gene Kiniski
to have that rematch from 1969.
[J.R.] Our fourth honoree, many consider the toughest man
to ever hold the NWA championship.
He is a native from Missouri.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Handsome Harley Race.
[Vince] And here he comes.
You talk about tough, they don't get any tougher than Harley Race.
What a reaction.
[narrator] Kansas City native and long time St. Louis competitor Harley Race
is one of the biggest legends and greatest champions in the history
of our illustrious sport.
After defeating Dory Funk Jr. in 1973
to become NWA World Champion for the first time,
he went on to break Lou Thesz's record
by holding the title an amazing seven times
between 1973 and 1983.
A champion all across the globe, Race broke into the sport
at the tender age of 16 and overcame serious injuries
suffered in a car accident his rookie year.
In over 30 years of main event competition,
Harley was a true champion with a well-earned reputation
of toughness from his peers.
St. Louis honors Harley Race.
[J.R.] Ladies and gentlemen, Harley Race.
[Vince] They spell it R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Harley Race.
[J.R.] Our fifth honoree, ladies and gentlemen, also a former NWA champion.
He along with his brother Dory, the only brothers to hold the NWA championship.
There is only one, ladies and gentlemen, Terry Funk.
[Vince] Yes, sir.
[narrator] Still crazy after all these years aptly describes the man
affectionately known as The Funker.
Terry Funk is a second generation star
who still burns bright with a career spanning four decades.
This living legend has impacted three generations
of wrestling fans all over the world.
Funk became a St. Louis fixture
and the NWA World Heavyweight Champion in 1975
and along with his brother Dory became the only brothers
to both hold the NWA Championship.
Several career comebacks have made Funk
even more popular now with a cult following worldwide.
During his time away from the ring,
Terry co-starred in television and movies with such stars
as Sylvester Stallone and Patrick Swayze,
but Terry Funk's star never shine brighter than right here in St. Louis.
[J.R.] Ladies and gentlemen, the original Rattlesnake, Terry Funk.
[Vince] Yes.
[King] I'd like to see a big battle royal.
[Vince] ECW, Terry Funk.
[J.R.] And now, ladies and gentlemen, we'll introduce
our next two and final honorees.
As many of you have followed the wrestling business
over the years, no promoter made more of an impact
on our sport and on our livelihoods,
those of us that have been privileged enough
to make a living in this industry, then a man I'm about to introduce
and he will be accompanied by the Babe Ruth of wrestling.
Please welcome, ladies and gentlemen,
the legendary Sam Muchnick from right here in St. Louis,
and Lou Thesz from St. Louis, Missouri.
[Vince] Lou Thesz on the right.
Of course, Sam in the middle.
What a tag team.
[narrator] Perhaps no other champion in history will be able to match the records
set by St. Louis's native son, Lou Thesz.
The legendary champion turned pro in 1935
and was a personal protege of Ed Strangler Lewis,
who many believe is the greatest wrestler of all time.
Lou Thesz has the distinction of being both the youngest
and oldest NWA Champion through his six title reigns,
winning the title for the first time in 1937
at the age of 21, and then losing the title
for a final time in 1966 at the age of 50.
Both of these historic events, as well as many others
in his great career, took place right here in St. Louis.
Thesz's amazing championship run continued as he held
regional titles in the Southeast and Mexico
until 1978 at the age of 62.
Always in phenomenal shape, Lou's last match was in 1990
when the St. Louis great was 74 years old.
Experts agreed that Lou's longevity records
will stand forever,
that along with his unparalleled achievements.
Legendary promoter Sam Muchnick was a sportswriter in St. Louis
and began promoting the great sport of wrestling following World War II.
Sam established St. Louis as one of
the great wrestling cities of the 20th century.
Every top wrestler for nearly 40 years headlined right here,
from Gorgeous George to Killer Kowalski,
from Johnny Valentine to Whipper Billy Watson,
from Dick the Bruiser to all the legends appearing with us here tonight.
Sam promoted them and achieved such honors as serving
as the National Wrestling Alliance president
for over 20 years.
A testament to Mr. Muchnick's impact on St. Louis wrestling
was emphatically stated in 1982 when at the final event
Sam promoted, over 20,000 fans set an all-time
attendance record that still stands today.
He retired having made St. Louis the measuring stick
for wrestling in the United States, and will forever
be remembered as one of the greatest promoters
in the history of our sport.
[J.R.] Ladies and gentlemen,
all of us that are fans that are here in St. Louis tonight,
all of you watching on pay-per-view,
we owe a great debt of gratitude to these men.
Let's hear it for them one last time here in St. Louis, the legends.
[Vince] Nice round of applause, ladies and gentlemen,
from this capacity crowd for the legends of St. Louis wrestling, some 21,151 here.
Let's take you back to Doc Hendrix.
Thank you, Vince. Faarooq, you are moments away
from your match-up with Owen Hart,
the winner become Intercontinental Champion,
and I do not mean to disrespect your amazing athletic abilities,
but it would appear to me that you're holding the trump card,
and the trump card would be in the form of one Stone Cold Steve Austin.
What you talking about "because of Steve Austin?"
Steve Austin couldn't hold a candle to where I'm from.
He couldn't walk around the same block.
As far as I'm concerned,
this is Nation business, and I'm gonna show you
and all the world exactly what the Nation stands for
tonight when I go out there and kick Owen's ass,
Owen Hart's ass all over the ring.
Stone Cold Steve Austin, just another name to me.
Don't mean a thing.
Surely didn't mean to upset you.
Back to ringside, Vince.
That's gonna be a tremendous match-up for the title.
Ladies and gentlemen, this update on Brian Pillman.
There, authorities expect no foul play was involved
in terms of the initial inspection.
Nonetheless, apparently they're concerned about
a possibility of a drug overdose, be it prescription or recreational.
Of course, that is a problem in all sport and all forms of entertainment,
and nonetheless, that will not be definite
for another seven days when the toxicology report comes
and will be made public, and that is the update
we have on you with the unfortunate death of Brian Pillman
[pumped up music]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the following match
is scheduled for one fall with a one hour time limit,
and is the final contest of the tournament to determine
the new Intercontinental Champion.
Introducing the participants.
Coming down the aisle, weighing 272 pounds,
representing the Nation of Domination, Faarooq.
[people booing]
[Vince] Faarooq, who we saw earlier, ladies and gentlemen,
inadvertently involved in the initial outing with LOD.
Faarooq, partially responsible, I think you'd have to say,
for LOD's demise earlier tonight.
[J.R.] No doubt about it, Faarooq's presence
certainly distracted Animal earlier.
That led to the demise, the downfall of the LOD
in that 3-on-2 handicap match, we should add.
[rock music]
[Vince] And here he comes.
Former Intercontinental Champion, Slammy Award-winning.
[announcer] ...Calgary, Alberta, Canada, weighing 227 pounds,
the two-time Slammy Award-winner, Owen Hart.
[Vince] Owen Hart with a Slammy wrapped with a Canadian flag.
[King] Judging by the reaction of these moronic
St. Louis fans, sounds like this is gonna be
one of those matches where they hope to see
both participants beat each other's brains out.
[Vince] Look on Owen's face, you wonder
whether or not he's concerned with Stone Cold Steve Austin
or whether or not the death of Brian Pillman,
of course a Hart Foundation member,
and Mr. Pillman broke in into the sport
up in Canada, Stampede Wrestling.
And the Hart family dungeon.
[J.R.] Yeah, the dungeon in the Hart family home.
Brian certainly looked at Stu Hart as a father figure
in the formative years of his career,
and I'm sure that's weighing heavily on the mind
-right now of Owen Hart. -[Vince] I gotta tell you though,
Owen's got a lot of guts wearing that T-shirt.
Owen 3:16, I... wait a minute.
[King] No way.
Come on, don't let him come out here.
[rock music]
[people cheering]
[narrator] Stone Cold Steve Austin.
[J.R.] What a reaction. Listen to this.
Sergeant Slaughter is out here sitting next to us
and Stone Cold Steve Austin looking up at Owen Hart.
[Vince] Uh-oh.
[J.R.] Austin is scheduled to present the winner the Intercontinental Title belt.
[Vince] You're supposed to sit right over here if you don't mind.
Commissioner Slaughter just got up to give you a seat.
[King] Gesture of authority there,
Slaughter, sit him down. Put him in his place.
Don't provoke him.
No, whatever you do, don't provoke him.
Caution, don't give him more of that.
[King] I guess y'all are scared of him, huh?
[J.R.] That's one way of putting it.
[King] Why be scared, say you're scared.
[J.R.] Well, I'm scared, you're damn right.
I don't see no anchor tied to your fanny.
[Vince] And look at this,
Austin with a wrench in his hand. That's not good.
[J.R.] And Owen Hart thinking this is some sort of American.
[Vince] Is this Austin beginning the match?
He is. What is he, the official timekeeper now?
He's beginning the match. What is this?
What is, hey.
[Austin] Hey, Vince.
Hell, I'll come over and do the color commentary.
I just rang the damn bell. Let's get it on.
Start wrestling, you piece of trash.
All right, here we are, shut up.
Here we are in the Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
Stone Cold Steve Austin taking over the headset
of one Vince McMahon-- Don't look at me like that
'cause I'll knock your damn lights out.
Got a hell of a contest, and you're talking all that trash saying,
"Steve Austin's just another name."
You can't hear what I'm saying,
but I'll never be just another name.
Cheap heat at its best, Owen 3:16.
You're a piece of trash. You know it just as well as I do.
He didn't break my neck. He didn't break my neck either.
Did he break my neck?
He came close to it, but I'm right here.
I'm just a little pissed off. Put your headset back on.
I'm gonna give it back to you so you can call this thing.
We got a hell of a contest here.
Intercontinental Title, the most important title in the WWE.
You go ahead and say something, son.
Go ahead.
[people chanting]
[J.R.] This match should get underway.
One fall, 60 minute time limit.
The winner of this will be the Intercontinental Champion.
[Austin] You thought you was gonna talk trash.
I'll take your headset too. Ain't nobody safe.
You damn right, go ahead.
[Vince] And Austin is here now, who has taken the King's headset.
[King] Call the match.
I'm gonna give it back. I wanna listen to the King call it down the middle.
-Do what you want to do, okay. -[Vince] Thank you.
All right, Owen Hart and Faarooq.
-[King] Is he gone? -[Vince] Yes, thank goodness,
-[J.R.] Not far. -sitting next to Commissioner Slaughter,
and Owen Hart knocked for a loop.
Faarooq the stronger, the more powerful
of the two, but give credit to Owen Hart for being
a consummate athlete and a consummate strategist.
[J.R.] No doubt about it. Owen Hart weighed in at 227, Faarooq 270,
but Owen raised in a wrestling family.
The youngest of the 12 Hart children,
is a-- he's as technically as sound as anybody in the WWE.
[King] Now in no way is this, oh my gosh,
no way is this fair to Owen Hart to have the Rattlesnake,
Stone Cold Steve Austin roaming around the ring.
He's not sitting there, he's roaming around.
He's taking your headset and taking my headsets.
-Look at him. -[Vince] I know.
[King] That's gotta be a distraction to Owen.
[Vince] Nonetheless, Austin is forced to be here by Commissioner Slaughter.
Austin is to present the Inter...
[King] What's he doing now?
[J.R.] He's got the security officers.
Can't tell who he's talking to.
He got a security walkie-talkie there.
[Vince] And Faarooq opening up on Owen Hart.
[J.R.] Faarooq needs to keep this match at a very deliberate pace.
Owen Hart is at his best when he is dictating pace
and that pace usually is a fast one.
[Vince] What was that?
And Austin just knocked the hat off of JR.
-[J.R.] Oh that's good. -[Vince] That's a tough guy.
Too bad you're having one of those bad hair days.
[King] I wish he'd take your headphones.
[Vince] And now Owen Hart with the advantage,
and Faarooq with a bad wheel there.
That left knee that's all screwed up there.
[King] Yeah, it already was.
[J.R.] What do you mean?
[King] I should be wearing a crown.
-A lot of men wear crowns these days. -[J.R.] Don't worry about that.
-You got fries for that Whopper? -[King] Better keep your eyes on...
[Vince] Never mind. Back to action here.
Intercontinental Title is up for grabs.
Owen Hart and Faarooq have advanced in the tournament,
although certainly Faarooq's advancement has been very controversial,
and down with the knee.
Owen Hart working. Faarooq is paying the price,
and what was that? Owen Hart working on the leg.
Now wait a minute, Austin, Austin has a Spanish headset,
has Carlos Cabrera.
[Austin] Can you hear me?
We got a good show going on there, right?
[Austin] You would expect Austin to speak Spanish.
[Santana] He was speaking Spanish, but apparently he doesn't know much.
[Austin] You can say that again.
[Santana] He's watching the fight, Carlos. He wants to talk to the hispanic people.
[Vince] He did say it again.
[Austin] You said it was crazy.
He said it was crazy. You say crazy yet?
I speak a little Spanish.
I know you're talking trash about me.
-I don't like it. -[Santana] No, we're friends.
-I respect you. -[Austin] All right, got it.
[J.R.] Austin's taking the focus off this match.
[Vince] But you know what, that's what he does.
He takes the focus off of everything...
except on himself.
Stone Cold Steve Austin raising hell.
[King] Wait a minute, he's over with the French now.
He's gonna piss off all the United Nations.
[Austin] I don't speak no French. Parlez vous francais.
Watch it. I'll knock that French right out of ya.
No. We don't need that.
I'll be in Montreal.
Since you're from France or Canada
or wherever you're from. I'll be in Montreal.
What's the next big deal? Survivor Series?
Survivor series. November 9.
I'm gonna be there stomping a mudhole
in someones ass. You tell 'em in French,
whatever they speak up there, whether I'm against
the Hart Foundation or anybody.
Let 'em know Stone Cold's coming
and when I come I'm gonna be pissed off when I get there.
-[J.R.] Oh my goodness. -All right.
-You've got the message. -Well then start saying it.
[Vince] And, uh, Stone Cold inviting himself
to the Survivor Series, which will be held in Montreal.
And now, Owen Hart is on the receiving end. Oh!
...of the punishment. Here's a cover by Faarooq.
Count of two and a kick-out by Owen.
[J.R.] This whole match has been disrupted
-by Austin here at ringside. -[Vince] He disrupts everything.
I don't care where you are or who you are,
he's gonna disrupt. A count of two and a kick-out
there by Faarooq.
And it's unfortunate we've had all these disruptions
from Stone Cold taking away from the action in the ring.
[King] Not really bothering me.
[J.R.] Slaughter, that's another brilliant move. Just get him out here.
Get him closer.
Why don't you just get him a seat in the ring?
[Vince] And Faarooq now. From the second rope and--
Oh, leg drop attempt and nobody was home.
[J.R.] Owen Hart's quickness able to prevent the contact there.
That may have been all if Faarooq would have hit that 270 pound leg drop.
[Vince] Here we go. Sharpshooter perhaps?
I think so. I think so.
No. A kick-out by Faarooq.
[J.R.] Faarooq a former Florida State football All-American.
Great profile piece on Faarooq on
our network last week. What a phenomenal athlete he is.
[Vince] And Owen Hart power slammed down.
Hooked up now with leverage.
Two and a kick-out by Owen Hart.
And Faarooq wants a faster count. Wait a minute.
[people cheering]
-Coming out to ringside... -[King] Oh yeah.
...Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart.
Oh, what a spinebuster.
Is that enough? Count of one, two...
and no, that's not enough.
[J.R.] That's what put Ken Shamrock on the shelf
with those internal injuries.
[Vince] And Neidhart out here by the ringside area.
[King] I think that's a smart move.
[Vince] And Owen Hart could use a little help
but I don't know if he's gonna get it or not
and no, nobody home. And Sergeant Slaughter...
Wait a minute! What's this? Oh!
[people cheering]
Austin just nailed Faarooq in the head
-with the belt! -[King] For what?
[J.R.] And Owen Hart's the new Intercontinental champion!
[Vince] What is this? Austin just threw the title in the ring.
[announcer] The winner of this bout and new World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Champion, Owen Hart.
[Vince] What is going on in Austin's head?
I don't know that Owen Hart understands it.
[King] Stone Cold Steve Austin hates Owen Hart's guts
but Stone Cold just made Owen Hart the champion.
What's up?
-[Vince] As soon as Sergeant Slaughter... -[J.R.] I don't get it.
...and the official were distracted.
Oh, and there's an angry, and justifiably angry, Faarooq.
Faarooq was nailed. We saw it. Nailed by Austin
with the championship belt.
Let's take a look what we have here on replay.
[King] I gotta see this again. What?
[Vince] I don't know that anyone understands.
[King] Look at this!
[Vince] Owen Hart can't believe it.
The official turns around...
[bell rings]
and look at this.
Slaughter was distracted
by Neidhart.
And Neidhart now is congratulating Owen Hart.
I won this all by myself.
[Vince] I don't know that Owen Hart realizes
how he won the Intercontinental title.
[J.R.] Well, Steve Austin and Owen Hart are not allies. We know that.
And now Steve Austin may have started a war also
with the Nation of Domination.
Like I said before, I did it all by myself.
[people clamoring]
[Vince] All right, ladies and gentleman,
in a moment we're gonna take you to footage
and show you some action from last week's RAW
between Bulldog and Vader. And then from there,
the Harts got involved.
[J.R.] Yeah.
[Vince] Let's show you the footage from last week's RAW.
[King] This is a heinous attack
by the Hart Foundation any way you slice it.
It's four on two at best.
[J.R.] I think the Hart Foundation want to make sure
that neither The Patriot or Vader are gonna be
in any condition to climb any poles at Badd Blood.
[Vince] Indeed, this Sunday, it would appear
based upon this blatant attack. Come on!
That certainly Vader and The Patriot will not be up
to full speed this Sunday.
And now they're waving the maple leaf.
And now look what Bret's doing.
[J.R.] Maybe the only thing that The Patriot and Vader
have in common is that they're both Americans
and that American pride is being insulted right now.
[King] I got a feeling this is just a little
preview of what you're gonna see in St. Louis this Sunday.
All right and this flag match is gonna be extraordinary
because under normal circumstances the winner would
simply be the team that gets to their flag respectively.
However, we understand that parties,
just as we went into going on the air, have agreed
to another stipulation.
They certainly have a modification in rules in this flag match.
It can be won by capturing your country's flag
or by pinfall or submission.
And certainly we talked about Shamrock's injuries.
Vader is a little bit worse for wear as well
from last Sunday's contest with Shamrock in Tokyo. So...
Patriot also, Jim, coming off of
-a bout of the flu. -Wait a minute.
Sounds like you are making excuses for 'em.
We're just telling the facts, King.
Are they gonna represent the good old US of A or not?
Bulldog, of course, has problems with
one of his knees and of course who knows the condition
-of the WWE Champion. -[bell rings]
Ladies and gentlemen, here come The Boricuas.
[announcer] Scheduled for one fall with a 20 minute time limit.
Coming down the aisle from Puerto Rico...
[Vince] And again ladies and gentlemen, we're scrambling.
[hiphop music]
We're live here in St. Louis.
We had to make some adjustments.
[announcer] ...and Miguel. Los Boricuas!
[Vince] Again, just in terms of an explanation,
this an extemporaneous match as well.
Should be an outstanding one. We're trying to give you
the very best we can tonight considering the circumstances
involving Brian Pillman which no one could anticipate.
[Carlos] Our friends from the Enchanted Island.
Los Boricuas--
Los Boricuas are right here with us.
[Vince] And, uh, against
DOA.
[King] What do you think Lou Thesz thinks of this guy's wrestling attire?
[Vince] I would suggest he probably does not appreciate it, being a traditionalist.
[rock music]
[announcer] And their opponents
at a total combined weight of 1177 pounds--
[King] Whoa!
[announcer] Crush, Chainz, 8-ball, and Skull--
the Disciples of Apocalypse.
[King] Well this is the bad blood that's been boiling for a long time.
-[Vince] Yep. -[King] And it may just come to a head
right here tonight. This is great.
[Vince] There's Crush in there.
21,151 jam packing the Kiel Center.
-[J.R.] Crush and Chainz. Skull and 8-ball -[bell rings]
to take on Savio Vega along with Miguel, Jesus, and Jose.
An eight man tag team match-up.
The Boricuas hailing from the South Bronx
and the DOA from just about anywhere they want to be from.
[Vince] You got that right. And they are rugged, DOA.
They are huge, massive individuals. They are brawlers.
Under normal circumstances you'll see them rolling down
the ramp on those huge Titan machines.
[J.R.] Well, it's gonna be interesting to hear
Stone Cold Steve Austin's reasoning for striking Faarooq
with the Intercontinental belt, allowing Owen Hart
to defeat Faarooq and become the new Intercontinental champion.
Nobody should be confused.
Steve Austin is not joining the Hart Foundation.
[King] Well, I'll tell you what, if you want me to,
I'll get in his face tomorrow night on RAW and ask him "what the heck is he doing?"
-[Vince] That's a good idea. -[King] I'll do it.
[Vince] Alright, here we go.
[wrestler] One, two, three...
-[Vince] Jose in there... -[J.R.] And Skull.
[Vince] And Skull is to the buckle, and here comes Jose.
Runs right into an elbow into the pectoral area.
And a clothesline sends Jose right down to the canvas.
Skull tagging his partner, Chainz.
[J.R.] You're selling clotheslines for a dollar these boys are gonna get wealthy.
This will be a clothesline match.
It will not be a Funk/Briscoe catches catch can classic shall we say.
[King] They even grabbed their arms like they were gonna deliver a clothesline
then they stuck their feet up and put boots in Los Boricuas face.
[wrestler] Come on! Get him out of the corner!
[Vince] Miguel in there. Miguel for the ride.
[King] Clothesline!
And right now, this is DOA's type of a match-up.
[J.R.] Smash mouth. In your face.
-[Vince] Yes, sir. -[J.R.] Clothesline.
[Vince] And they do it very well.
Big power slam into a pinning combination.
Riding a little high and a kick-out by Miguel.
Here comes Crush.
[J.R.] We may get an explanation of what Steve Austin's motivation was
on the WWE Superstar Line. We understand the participants
in the Intercontinental Title match are on the Superstar Line right now.
Nice teamwork there. Good tag.
[Vince] And you wonder, obviously,
the Brian Pillman situation must leave Stone Cold--
most obviously it does.
The family of Brian Pillman.
[J.R.] Stone Cold and Brian Pillman were tag team partners
-once upon a time. -[Vince] Very close.
[J.R.] Certainly they have been estranged
in recent months, but they still have a history
and a past.
When we spoke about RAW a moment ago,
I'm sure tomorrow night we'll know more about,
what about the situation with Goldust and Marlena.
[Vince] And tagging in now...
[J.R.] And where's Marlena?
I mean, this whole story is bizarre.
And so unfortunate.
[wrestler] There you go!
[J.R.] Chainz caught Savio right in the face with that big boot.
You like boots and fists, should be loving this one.
-[Vince] And clotheslines. -[J.R.] And clotheslines.
[Vince] Boots, fists, clotheslines.
Title of a book. Uh-oh.
[J.R.] Jesus Castillo.
[Vince] And Jesus goes way up.
[King] Wow! Look at that!
-Good Lord. -[Vince] Chainz.
[J.R.] A military press slam with one arm.
[Vince] They are monsters. DOA are.
[J.R.] They may be the most physically dominant faction in the WWE,
and that would include the Hart Foundation and the Nation.
[Vince] Well that's saying something. Uh-oh.
Uh-oh. Look at this. Behind the officials back
-and look at the pack of them go! -[King] Go get 'em, boys.
[J.R.] One referee cannot control this action.
We saw that last night on Shotgun Saturday Night
when Chainz met Rocky Maivia.
[Vince] And look what's going on inside.
Los Boricuas are just too quick right now
for both the official as well as DOA.
[J.R.] What would you call it? An assault or a mugging?
Reminds me of the great brawling in St. Louis
of years gone by from the late Dick the Bruiser
and even the late Bruiser Brody.
[King] I call it a WWE attitude.
[Vince] Knee squarely into the chest area,
and Crush is in no man's land. Rather, make that Chainz.
[wrestler] Get him out, let's go.
[Vince] And certainly DOA has an attitude here in the WWE,
and for that matter so do the Boricuas.
[J.R.] Been very impressed in recent weeks with Jose.
-Now watch this teamwork here. -[Vince] Here we go.
One clothesline.
[J.R.] Those rifle shots.
[Vince] Another one. Here we go.
[Vince] Oh! Forget about it!
[yelling]
Into a pinning combination and... oh, a kick-out.
[J.R.] And I'll tell you what, that just is testament
of the toughness of Chainz to be able to sustain four
of those stiff clotheslines right in the sternum
and still have enough guts to kick-out.
[King] Of course, Chainz and his buddies there
in the Disciples of Apocalypse
as you look at this double feature, watch this shot.
In the face. But like you said, Chainz and his buddies,
they're used to that.
They ride those big bikes around, they get into fights all the time.
You know that happens. This is just another
Sunday night for them.
[J.R.] They're usually on board those beautiful Titan bikes.
And right now...
Jose trying to take a shortcut here and look at the opportunistic Boricuas.
[Vince] They are quick. As soon as the official turns his back,
they are just all over en masse against their opponents.
[J.R.] Savio is using Jesus as a little subterfuge,
distracted the referee and in the meantime
back in the ring it was a three-on-one attack.
[King] Sort of like piranhas, right?
[J.R.] Comparable, certainly.
You know, it'd certainly be interesting to hear
what the fans think and who they think is the most
powerful faction in the WWE.
Is it the Hart Foundation? Or the Nation of Domination?
Los Boricuas? Or is it the DOA?
[wrestler] Come on!
[J.R.] And uh, it could be the Truth Commission.
[Vince] Thrown off kilter there
and a flying body press. And a one, two, and a kick-out.
And Savio connecting. Got more chest and shoulder
than he did the side of the head.
[J.R.] That was a very well executed spinning heel kick by Savio Vega.
Who has a black belt in Taekwondo.
[King] Come on, Ross. Don't act like you know about...
-[Vince] Los Boricuas... -...Mexican martial arts.
[Vince] ...in terms of their attire,
when they first came to the WWE.
Uh-oh. Look at that dropkick.
Sort of resembled ice cream salesman.
Into a pinning combination here and uh-oh.
[King] Ice cream salesman?
[Vince] Well...
[King] They were... that was pretty stylish.
[Vince] And you would know about style, right?
[King] Yes.
[J.R.] Been wearing the same crown for 30 years.
[King] Stone Cold messed up my epaulet.
[Vince] Messed up your epaulet?
Or do you have something on your upper lip?
-[King] Huh? -[Vince] Right.
Chainz having some problems, and...
-[King] Ugh. Look at this guy. -[Vince] Oh my goodness.
Look at the hair all over the shoulders of Los Boricua...
[people clamoring]
[J.R.] Jose... can you see the hair?
[Vince] Jose can you see, yes!
[King] Got pretty good strategy here.
-Just call him Bigfoot. -[Vince] What?
[King] Sasquatch.
Chainz has been isolated a long time from his corner.
[Vince] And that was an excellent maneuver.
-Sidestep. And look at this. -[King] Whoa!
[Vince] Well, oh no, he says, "No, no, no."
He was almost caught there. Jose was. Jesus, rather.
[J.R.] It would behoove Los Boricuas to try to put Chainz away.
I haven't seen any pinning combinations here.
You're not gonna beat him down. He's not gonna quit.
-[Vince] No. -[J.R.] They gotta pin the guy.
And I haven't seen that, and I don't think that's
very smart by Los Boricuas.
[Vince] Los Boricuas against DOA.
Nobody home there. Savio looking to tag out.
[people cheering]
[King] He looked like a whirling dervish.
[Vince] And Crush... Look at this.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Look out.
[people cheering]
[King] There's your faction warfare.
[Vince] And unfortunately, going at it hot and heavy.
Big boot there by Crush, I believe it is.
A cover. The referee's nowhere around.
Referee had his back turned to the action.
Oh no! But he sees the DDT. That's it.
Los Boricuas gonna get it. Two and three. They got... No!
[J.R.] A two count.
[King] Give him another one.
[Vince] There's action on the outside and action on the inside as well.
Clothesline. Uh-oh! Look at this!
[J.R.] A tilt-a-whirl backbreaker!
-And a three count! -[bell rings]
[announcer] Here are you winners--
The Disciples of Apocalypse.
[rock music]
[J.R.] Rough and rugged eight-man tag team action.
Quite frankly, the match I thought belonged
to the Los Boricuas in the early going
but quite the high impact offensive flurry by the DOA.
[Vince] Let's go back and take another look at it.
Los Boricuas complaining on the count. Alright, here we go.
[J.R.] Boom.
[Vince] He didn't know whether he was coming or going.
And that was a clean one, two, three.
And DOA your victor here tonight before 21,151 at the Kiel Center.
Standing by right now, ladies and gentlemen,
let's take you to Michael Cole and company.
Well, Bret, call it home field advantage.
Call it what you will. But there's a good chance
the American flag could be flying high tonight in the Kiel center.
Well, you're dreaming, that's all.
Americans like to dream.
Well, they can go ahead and dream, but reality is the Hart Foundation,
The British Bulldog and myself.
We are gonna set one more example and that example is
that we are better than any two Americans
in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Whether the American wrestling fans like it or not.
-British Bulldog. -That's right.
The only flag that's gonna be waving tonight
is the Canadian flag, 'cause The British Bulldog
and the Hitman are gonna be victorious tonight here in St. Louis.
Right here.
The Bulldog and Bret ready for the flag match.
Back to ringside.
[Vince] Alright, and again, as we construct
the apparatus to hold the various flags,
let's talk about this flag match in the new stipulation.
You mentioned that actually you can win by not only securing your country's flag
but also by pinfall or submission.
Who do you think instituted that?
[J.R.] Well, I'm not sure. I'd like to think that it was Vader
and The Patriot because quite frankly, either The Bulldog
or Brett Hart can climb the pole.
I'm not so sure that Vader at 458 pounds can climb
a pole and secure his flag. So we'll see.
I would think Vader and Patriot,
at least that's what I would like to think.
[rock music]
But again, the American team is not at 100%.
Not trying to make any excuses. It's just a fact.
[announcer] Ladies and gentleman,
the following contest is a special flag match.
A new stipulation was added moments ago.
By mutual agreement, this match can end by a pinfall, submission,
or by capturing the team's own country's flag.
Coming down the aisle at a total combined weight
of 467 pounds,
representing the Hart Foundation
Bret "Hitman" Hart
and The British Bulldog.
[J.R.] You know, we talked about the injuries
to Vader, the illness of The Patriot,
To his credit, the British Bulldog is gonna be competing here tonight too
with a right knee that's not at quite a hundred percent
thanks to Shawn Michaels and friends at One Night Only.
So let's give credit where credit is due.
It is physical here in the WWE.
[Vince] And this capacity crowd not appreciating
the two members of the Hart Foundation.
However, right now standing by,
let's take you back to Dok Hendrix. Dok? You got it.
Alluded to the fact that you've got the home field advantage.
Over 21,000 screaming Americans
right here in the Kiel Center. Millions at home.
Put it real bluntly, the pressure's on.
Hart Foundation. We've had our problems.
We've gone round and round. But tonight I go to the ring
with every intention of settling this thing once and for all.
And big man, you've got my word that I'll do
anything and everything it takes to get it done tonight.
Best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be?
-Ain't that a bunch of bull--? -Oh well...
The Patriot and I, we don't have much in common
except we don't like big mouth Canadians
-trash talkin' Americans. -Ha!
And tonight together, we will play the pain game.
For it is Vader time!
[J.R.] He's a monster, but we didn't say he had class.
Back to you guys.
-[J.R.] Good grief. -[Vince] Thanks, Dok.
[J.R.] Apologize, ladies and gentlemen for Vader's remarks.
We are live, you know.
[upbeat music]
[announcer] Introducing their opponents
at a total combined weight of 728 pounds,
introducing first, The Patriot!
[Vince] The Patriot waving Old Glory with authority.
The Patriot and Bret Hart
have had quite a number of battles.
The Patriot was hospitalized on Wednesday
in Columbia, South Carolina, badly dehydrated
from a flu virus.
[rock music]
[announcer] His partner...
[Vince] And here comes the mastodon!
[announcer] ...the man they call Vader!
[people cheering]
[Vince] He's over 400 pounds.
[King] It's time!
[Vince] And he can throw his weight around with the best of 'em
and his weight tips the scales over the 400 pound mark.
-[King] Uh-oh. Look at this! -[Vince] I can't believe this.
Bret Hart and The Bulldog coming right out.
And The Patriot doing what the Harts did recently
with their own flagpole.
And The Patriot now with The Bulldog into the the steps.
[King] Come on, McMahon, even you gotta admit that was a cheap shot.
-[Vince] It was. -[King] Taking advantage of somebody,
hit 'em with a flagpole.
[Vince] I think The Patriot is sending a message,
and Bret Hart now and Vader going at it
-right out here in front of us. -[J.R.] Look out!
Get him in the ring.
-Come on. -[Vince] And look at this, Vader is
just hammering, just hammering Bret Hart.
[people cheering]
[Vince] No, no, and Vader with that flagpole,
now that handful of hair, look at this.
[King] I don't think this match has ever been officially started, has it?
[Vince] No, I don't believe so.
[people chanting "U.S.A."]
And Bret Hart now with Vader into the steps.
And Bret Hart, oh, look at this. Bret Hart with that flagpole.
And now Bret Hart is just hammering away.
Oh, boy, look at that.
[King] This is a flag match, McMahon.
[Vince] No one had any idea it was gonna start like this, look at this.
Referee cannot disqualify anybody because the match hasn't started.
On the other side,
Bulldog and The Patriot going at it as well.
And the official having great difficulty, as you might suspect, starting this match.
[King] One flagpole's broken.
[Vince] Bret Hart backing away from Vader.
The Patriot now choking The Bulldog.
Look at Vader. Vader has singled out Bret Hart,
and you can see The Patriot singling out The Bulldog.
Divide and conquer, simple philosophy.
[people cheering]
And look at Bret Hart, down, The Bulldog is down,
and the match has not even officially begun.
That's the WWE Champion down there.
[people cheering]
[J.R.] Well, Vader and The Patriot obviously dominant, very dominant here.
In the brawling department, yes.
[Vince] Where's Slaughter when you need him?
[bell rings]
Now the bell rings, the match officially underway.
Now let's see if The Patriot and Vader can get it done in terms of wrestling.
[King] If they had any brains they'd go up
and grab that flag right now and it'd be over.
[J.R.] Good point, King.
[Vince] Doesn't start until the combatants get inside, I would think.
[people clamoring]
Bret Hart and The Bulldog,
a little strategy perhaps a moment ago going on.
[J.R.] Well, certainly the welcome that Bret Hart
and The Bulldog receive next month in Montreal
during the Survivor Series will be much more positive
than they have experienced here in St. Louis, Missouri tonight.
[Vince] No doubt about that.
Montreal, the site of the Survivor Series.
[King] Finally The Patriot goes for the flag.
[Vince] And Patriot was gonna go from that flag
and Bulldog quickly into the ring.
It took The Patriot long enough to think about that flag.
And a pinning combination wins the match as well.
Count of two.
[J.R.] That may come back and haunt him.
That was a good point you brought up.
I don't know what kind of degree The Patriot got from South Carolina,
but I would venture to guess he wasn't class valedictorian.
[Vince] Well, that's also, remember now, The Patriot on the receiving end
of a lot of blows there by The Bulldog earlier on.
I don't know that he has all his wits about him.
[King] I think we can virtually rule out Vader--
[Vince] And Patriot's going up, and look at this, Bret Hart.
And the Hitman trying to get Patriot down.
And look at this, Vader coming in as well, uh-oh.
[King] Now, Bret, climb the other pole.
[J.R.] Real cheap shot by Bret Hart.
Now The Bulldog with the advantage,
and remember, the rules have been modified.
Pinfall, submission, or capturing your country's flag...
-[Vince] What a hip toss. -…will secure the victory.
[Vince] Like a spinning top whirling through the air,
The Bulldog, look at this, runs right into Vader.
Wrong part of town over there.
The mastodon winds up, ooh, into the midsection.
[people cheering]
[J.R.] That big Colorado buffalo, Vader,
just breaks your body apart with those body shots.
[Vince] Look at this, knocked right down.
[King] Yeah, if you're so great Vader, climb that pole.
[Vince] Bulldog with a great match-up against Shawn Michaels,
One Night Only, over in Birmingham, England.
And that's where The Bulldog lost the European Title.
[J.R.] Vader's left elbow heavily wrapped.
It was hyper-extended just seven days ago against Ken Shamrock.
[Vince] That was in the Kawasaki Stadium in Japan.
And I question the wisdom here.
Bret Hart in a slugfest with Vader.
And right now, Bret Hart looks like Golota did last night.
[King] Get outta there.
[Vince] Vader is dominating the WWE Champion.
[people cheering]
Clothesline.
And Vader is just all over Bret Hart.
[J.R.] Vader is absolutely dominating,
overpowering, manhandling the WWE Champion.
[Vince] No titles up for grabs here,
but certainly a great deal of honor in the flag match.
Bret Hart thrown and quickly out of the corner.
Ah, and The Bulldog mowing down Vader.
-[King] There's teamwork for you. -[Vince] That was teamwork.
[J.R.] Well, they are brother-in-laws.
[Vince] Although many believe that
Bret Hart and The Bulldog don't function as well
as a team as perhaps Bret and Owen, or certainly even Bulldog and Owen.
-[J.R.] Or Bret and Neidhart. -[Vince] That's right.
[J.R.] The original Hart Foundation.
[Vince] And right now Bret's going up.
Bret's going up to get the Maple Leaf.
And, uh-oh.
-[J.R.] That was a low blow there. -[King] Yeah, I'd like to hear you
-admit that was a cheap shot. -[J.R.] That was a cheap shot.
I'm glad you're our conscience, King.
I feel much better, you being our conscience,
-I really do. -[Vince] Jiminy Cricket here.
-And, oh no. -[King] Look out.
[people cheering]
[Vince] Oh no.
Pinning combination, two,
and Bulldog there to make sure it wasn't three.
And I believe that would've been a count of three on the Hitman.
[J.R.] Vader using that rather ample-sized posterior,
400-plus pounds, right down on the sternum of the champion.
[Vince] Alright, two fresh athletes in there, The Bulldog and The Patriot.
The southpaw, nice drop kick by The Patriot.
Into a cover, and not much of a cover there
with not grabbing the leg, no leverage.
If you're gonna pin Bulldog,
you'll have to knock him out or really hook him up.
[J.R.] He has pulled a lot of weight
to give himself more stamina and more quickness,
but I don't think he's lost any of his strength.
He's not 250 or 260 as he used to compete.
[Vince] Bulldog now head-first to the buckle,
and The Patriot and Vader, quite the aggressors
to say the least here in the flag match.
And this is quite a bit more of a match, now looking up to the flag,
and sort of nonchalantly going to the corner, going up.
And Bret Hart there to make sure he is not gonna go any further.
And Bulldog right behind The Patriot.
[J.R.] Bret Hart, now the illegal man on the outside,
choking The Patriot. There you see a clear shot of it.
[King] How could you be the illegal man on the outside?
[Vince] Bulldog going... look at The Bulldog, almost up.
[people cheering]
And unceremoniously dumped down by Vader.
-[King] Manhandled. -[Vince] Yes.
Will Bret and the Bulldog be able to retrieve the Maple Leaf,
or will it be a situation where Old Glory is flying high tonight in St. Louis?
Uh-oh, and that is gonna be trouble for The Patriot.
[King] I still say the advantage is to Bret and The Bulldog.
Here we go. They're gonna take the legs away
from the only man capable of climbing the pole.
[Vince] You know exactly where Bret was going,
and the official now moving Vader back.
[King] He's got him.
[Vince] Bret sneaking right back around.
And, yes.
[J.R.] Just last Monday night, The Patriot suffered
at the hands of Bret Hart in the same move.
[King] But he doesn't have it completely hooked on.
He didn't have it cinched up all away.
[Vince] Bret releasing the hold
as the big mastodon Vader came over to attack Bret Hart.
The WWE Champion, Bret Hart, along with
his brother-in-law, former European Champion,
former Tag Team Champion, The British Bulldog.
And considering the fact that Owen Hart
is now the Intercontinental Champion once again,
lot of gold in the Hart family.
[King] I don't know why everybody's upset with Bret Hart.
All he does is tell the truth.
He says there's too much violence in America,
no respect among the young people. And it's the truth.
And now all of a sudden nobody likes Bret Hart anymore.
[Vince] Maybe that's why they don't like him.
[King] Because he tells the truth?
[Vince] Who knows?
And Bret Hart, seeing Vader come in.
-Bret Hart covering right up. -[King] What a shot.
[Vince] A cheap shot there by The Bulldog, several of them.
And look at Bret.
Got The Patriot, spinning him around.
And that should do it.
[people cheering]
That should do it.
But no, no, The Patriot, The Patriot reverses.
Look at this
Clothesline by The Bulldog.
[J.R.] The Patriot not nearly as versed in the Sharpshooter as Bret Hart,
but it was a good counter by The Patriot.
Not many folks have been able to do that to the WWE Champion.
[Vince] And now a double-team effort.
Wait a minute, look at this.
Wait a minute, now's a great time for The Patriot to go up.
If he can climb up on top of that whole heap,
climb up on top of the heap.
He's gonna get Old Glory. Patriot-- no.
[King] Oh man.
Right on his shoulder.
[Vince] And now The Bulldog and the Hitman Bret Hart in control.
A match that has been pretty much of a topsy-turvy one here.
A very aggressive match.
Certainly a much more enjoyable match than we thought it might be.
These men have come here to play.
One, two, and almost a count of three.
[J.R.] Sometimes adversity brings out the best in athletes.
Talk about the man, the illness, the injuries.
[King] And 21,000 people don't forget that, Ross.
[Vince] Apparently a partisan crowd on hand.
The Patriot trying to get to tag in Big Vader, and he does.
[people cheering]
[King] Now we got trouble.
[Vince] Bulldog set up for the ride, off the ropes,
and Vader mowing him down, head-first collision.
Into a cover, is that enough? Two and--
-[J.R.] Bulldog in the ropes. -[Vince] Holding a rope.
[J.R.] Referee had no choice but to break it.
[Vince] Vader catches one in the bread basket,
standing side headlock by The Bulldog,
and Vader scoops him and drives him down on the canvas.
[J.R.] Tremendous suplex there by Vader, countering the strength of The Bulldog
and slowing it back down.
And I think that's what Vader wants to do here.
Slow it down, isolate the Bulldog, and hammer him.
[Vince] Big power moves by Vader.
[J.R.] Let's face it, Vader's going for a pin or submission
because he hasn't got a prayer climbing that pole.
[Vince] And down to the chest area.
The cover, got the leverage and he got the victory.
-Count of what? -[King] Two? Only two.
[Vince] From our vantage point, it certainly looked like three.
[J.R.] Certainly did.
[King] Wait a minute, look at this.
[Vince] Vader's gonna try and retrieve the flag.
[J.R.] Maybe he's tall enough to get it
-without climbing, I don't know. -[Vince] I wouldn't think so.
Vader pulled right back down, The Patriot--
[King] Bret, watch him, Bret.
[Vince] And here comes Vader up for the try again.
Uh-oh, look out, here comes Bret Hart.
Bret Hart hammering it in the small of the back on the side.
And now Bret Hart continuing to strike Vader,
who's down on the canvas.
Into a cover, and where's the official?
Trying to maintain control of the match.
Trying to get The Patriot on the outside, and Bret now on the outside.
[King] You can see it in Bret's eyes.
He's just looking for an opportunity to go up that pole,
but he needs to be the legal man in to do it.
[Vince] Well, certainly the match beginning
with Vader and The Patriot the aggressors,
however now the match is slowing down a little bit.
And I believe Bulldog and Bret Hart
being able to function a little better as a team.
[J.R.] I think they are, and certainly, that would've been
where the money would be early because more continuity between
The Hart Foundation, who have had a very heartbreaking day
to say the least, as many have.
But they have focused here,
and now they seem to be hitting their stride.
-No, he can't do this. -[Vince] Yes, he can.
[J.R.] Way to leverage, that's technique.
The Excellence of Execution striking again here.
[Vince] And Bret Hart stepping through, tying up Vader now, trying to get him over
The Hitman Bret Hart, and cinching in.
And there's The Patriot.
And again risking disqualification.
[J.R.] Vader's in the ropes.
Bret Hart didn't wanna break the Sharpshooter.
Bret and Bulldog would love to take Vader's legs from him.
[Vince] The Hitman Bret Hart and Vader,
and Vader still with the advantage.
And now dragging the Hitman a little bit further out to the middle of the ring,
dropping the elbow into the abdominal area.
-[King] Man, 400 pounds. -[J.R.] And the point of the elbow
just driven right into the gut.
Vader continuing to try to soften up Bret.
-[Vince] What the heck? Don't tell me. -[J.R.] What?
It's Sharpshooter night in St. Louis.
[Vince] It sure is.
And Bulldog with a clothesline.
And that'll take enough out of Vader
that he released the attempted Sharpshooter.
The Patriot now in.
-[J.R.] I didn't see the tag. -[Vince] I didn't see the tag either.
[people cheering]
Now Patriot with an opportunity.
What is this? Figure Four coming up?
Yes.
-[King] He's got it. He's got it. -[people cheering]
[J.R.] If The Patriot makes Bret Hart submit, it puts The Patriot, in my view,
right back in the WWE Title hunt.
[Vince] Yes, but there was the tag. Bulldog legal man.
Look at Bulldog mowing down Vader on the outside,
kicking him in the rib area now, trying to keep him at bay.
Bulldog...
And now The British Bulldog going right back to The Patriot.
Let's see what he can do with him.
-Sets him up. -[J.R.] Suplex.
[Vince] Big suplex, the only kind Bulldog delivers.
[J.R.] Standing vertical suplex, that could be all.
[Vince] And not much of a pinning combination there either.
[King] If I were Bulldog, you've got Vader on the outside,
you've got Patriot down on the inside.
Go for the pole, get the flag.
[Vince] Reversal by The Patriot, Bulldog coming off.
Nice maneuver by The Patriot, this time he has leverage,
and still a count of two.
[J.R.] Long two, maybe two and a half that time.
[Vince] And now while you're over there,
-why not go on upstairs. -[J.R.] There he goes.
[Vince] I think that's where he's going. The Patriot looking back.
Patriot climbing the pole very deliberately.
And The Bulldog, he is not gonna get,
Bulldog, ah, look at that.
And, oh no.
Patriot, off balance.
And here comes the Excellence of Execution.
World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
-[King] Oh yeah. -[Vince] Right down on the back.
[J.R.] Right across the kidneys came that cloud of foot by Bret Hart.
And again, now another kick right to the sternum.
[King] I think right now Patriot's probably thinking,
"Can't we all just get along?
We share a common border, Canada and the United States.
We can be friends."
[Vince] King, do you have a preference who wins this match?
[people chanting "U.S.A."]
Listen to this capacity crowd.
Suplex nicely executed by Bret Hart.
[J.R.] Snap suplex by Bret,
who again measures The Patriot with that elbow right to the jaw.
[Vince] Drops the leg, does the Hitman Bret Hart.
Right across the face.
Here you go.
And Bret now going upstairs.
Patriot can't save him.
Here comes Vader.
Vader with a tight waist,
just yanks Bret Hart right off the top rope.
[King] Ow, bear hug.
[J.R.] Vader like a big Kodiak bear.
[Vince] And now, Vader the legal man in the ring.
And here comes The Bulldog.
Let's see what the Bulldog can do, uh-oh.
[J.R.] Vader Bomb time.
[Vince] You think so?
[J.R.] I believe so.
I've seen him many times, this big monster.
Vader's gonna hit a moonsault.
[Vince] What?
Vader, what's he gonna do?
-Is it time? -[King] No.
[people cheering]
[Vince] Landed on his feet almost.
And now kicking to the midsection.
Look at Vader throw rights and lefts.
[King] That was unbelievable.
I think Vader saw and realized that The Bulldog
was moving outta the way while he was in midair.
-[Vince] He thought in midair. -[J.R.] Athletic feat.
[Vince] Oh, and look at this, and now Bret Hart
is hanging onto the ankle of Vader.
That's the only thing that's keeping Vader from climbing.
[J.R.] Vader's moonsault
and almost landing on his feet was absolutely breathtaking.
It'll make you speechless. He saw the man move in midair
and made an adjustment.
[Vince] Meanwhile, Bulldog's trying to make an adjustment, all right.
Trying to get away from The Patriot.
[J.R.] Americans seem to be getting
some momentum here, building some momentum.
[King] A lot of bragging rights at stake here, Ross.
-[Vince] I'm not so sure... -[King] Whoa!
[Vince] Oh my goodness.
What a huge clothesline, and Bulldog just knocked for a loop.
[King] The last time I saw Vader and The Patriot
they were laying flat on their backs
covered, or buried if you say, by Canadian flags.
That had to be the ultimate embarrassment.
[Vince] Bret Hart coming over from behind now.
Bret Hart with a hard right hand in the back of Vader.
-Oh no. -[J.R.] Uh-oh.
[Vince] Bulldog...
[Vince] Oh and a thumb to the eye by Vader.
Vader and the Hitman Bret Hart.
A head-butt.
Oh no.
[King] Bret's got that bell.
[Vince] Bret!
Oh!
[King] Good God! Did you hear that?
It's time for Vader to get his bell rung.
[Vince] Oh, that's clever, King. Bret Hart...
Can you believe what Bret Hart just did?
[Bret] You got a problem with that?
He's got a problem with that.
-[Vince] And Bret Hart... -[J.R.] American justice?
[Vince] making reference to American justice.
[J.R.] Get out of town. American Justice?
[people clamoring]
[King] He's telling the truth, JR.
Bret Hart really believes that.
[J.R.] Well, I don't have to believe it.
[Vince] What kind of condition is Vader in now as Bret Hart is tagged in?
[J.R.] He got hit right in the face with that wood that the bell is attached to.
-I would suspect... -[King] Look at this!
...that he's not in very good shape,
but he's not getting any better as time goes on.
[Vince] Let's see if the Hitman can capitalize.
Somehow, somewhere, some way, generally speaking, the Hitman
Bret Hart will pull something out of his bag of tricks.
[J.R.] I'm sure Bret Hart will be watching the Hell in the Cell match-up.
The winner of that match between The Undertaker
and Shawn Michaels will meet the WWE Champion
at Survivor Series.
Of course, there's no guarantee Bret Hart will still be
the champion come Survivor Series next month.
-[Vince] Oh! -[J.R.] DDT!
[Vince] And that could do it. Bret Hart.
-[King] Got him! -[Vince] Almost a count of three.
[King] I don't care if you love Vader or you don't,
you can't keep the big monster down very easily.
[Vince] Vader once again rising to the occasion.
Vader and The Patriot have not had a great deal of tag team
competition... Whoa! Double clothesline.
[people cheering]
Vader just knocked down two of the Hart Foundation in one blow.
And now into the tag.
Here we go. Into the fray, The Patriot.
Bret Hart setup for the other side now.
Patriot with a huge boot. Elbow.
Down goes The Bulldog. The Patriot...
[King] Grab the flag you idiot.
[Vince] And patriot mowing 'em down here tonight, live at the Kiel Center.
-And here we go with the slam! -[King] No!
[Vince] One, two, and no! That was so close.
Bulldog dropping the leg.
[J.R.] Patriot looked like he had the match won there
until The Bulldog was able to interject himself.
-Well there's a fan in the ring. -[Vince] Yep.
[J.R.] Well he ain't gonna be worse. Hope he's insured.
[Vince] Some overzealous patriot, perhaps.
Coming off and down goes The Patriot.
Bret Hart goes down with him.
[J.R.] Some American got let's his old... Wait a minute.
-[Vince] Was it a Canadian? -[people cheering]
Look out! Here comes Vader!
Vader with a Vader Bomb!
And Vader on the outside of the ring.
[J.R.] Vader not the legal man.
Couldn't go for the pin.
The legal men are Bret Hart and The Patriot
to the best of my knowledge.
And the Bulldogs coming after Vader.
[Vince] And Bulldog driving Vader down into the steel steps.
Meanwhile, The Patriot in the ring with Bret Hart and...
Wait, wait a minute.
-Bret Hart! Bret Hart just got the pin! -[bell rings]
-Bret Hart just got the pin! -[King] He got him!
[rock music]
[Vince] And look at The Patriot.
The Patriot all over Bret Hart.
[King] For what? He got beat.
[J.R.] The Patriot's showing a very mean streak here.
Aggression. He's out of control.
Bret Hart countered the roll-up.
[King] Sore loser. Sore loser.
[people clamoring]
[Vince] Nonetheless, it is a victory for Bret Hart and The British Bulldog.
[rock music]
[announcer] Here are your winners,
the team of Bret "Hitman" Hart and The British Bulldog.
[Vince] Let's go back and take a look the way that Bret Hart won this match-up.
First, here comes the Vader bomb.
-Again, Vader was not legal. -[J.R.] Right.
Brett Hart was trying to cover up and did a good job of it.
Here is a great move. Good move by The Patriot.
But look at the counter by Bret Hart.
Bret Hart pinning Patriot's legs back over The Patriot's waist.
Outstanding move by Bret Hart.
[Vince] And as JR mentioned, certainly the Harts,
all of them, will be appreciated a great deal more
in Montreal at the Survivor Series.
[narrator] It's not about senseless aggression,
a search for identity,
or the need to belong.
For these men, it's a matter of survival.
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Receive a free official dog tag when you mail in your
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Yes, we do invite you, ladies and gentlemen,
to join us on November 9, live from Montreal,
the Molson Center for our next WWE pay-per-view extravaganza,
the Survivor Series. It happens once a year.
And something that has never happened before
is just about to happen, gentlemen.
The Hell in the Cell. The cell itself is being lowered.
[King] Here it comes.
[Vince] And I have never seen an apparatus ever
quite like this in the history of the WWE.
And this I believe will spell the demise of Shawn Michaels.
Well, don't be mistaken, ladies and gentlemen,
this is not a cage match. This is Hell in the Cell.
The sides of the of this cell are approximately
15 to 16 feet high, and this has a roof on it.
I'm told that this structure is over one ton in total weight
and has been reinforced at every possible place
that, you know, there could be any kind of malfunction.
And so what I'm saying is, is that once you get in there,
there is nowhere to go, nowhere to run when that door is shut and padlocked.
Ordinarily, guys that are in cells like this
are making license plates or waiting for
the parole board to meet. But tonight you and you
have forced Shawn Michaels inside this cell to face hell.
-And that's not right. -[Vince] How do you figure that?
-[King] What do you mean? -[Vince] He put himself in.
-[King] You gotta be kidding. -[Vince] With that, let's take you back,
I believe, to Michael Cole or Dok Hendrix. Are you there?
Alright, Shawn, obviously all the talk
is over with. Your illustrious career on the line in moments
because only one man is gonna walk out of the Hell in the Cell.
Best I can tell, there's good news,
and there's some bad news.
The good news is this match is not for my coveted
European championship. That will stay around the waist
of the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels.
Now, the bad news. Fifteen-foot high steel cage.
No way in, no way out.
Well there is one way. Through a locked door.
Once I get in, once The Undertaker gets in,
it'll be locked behind me.
Troops, I think I'm gonna have to go this one alone.
If it weren't for my wonderful athletic ability.
The fact that I'm tougher than nails,
the fact that I'm the man here in World Wrestling Entertainment,
the fact that I'm the show stopper, the headliner,
the main event
is the only thing that's gonna get me through this.
That and the fact that I'm the most tenacious man
in World Wrestling Entertainment.
And the fact of the matter is, ain't nobody crazy enough
to do this gig except for the Heartbreak Kid.
So I'm gonna go out there and show you why I am
the number one guy in this business today.
-Gentlemen? Ladies? -[Vince] Thank you very much.
Alright, with that in mind, ladies and gentlemen,
let's take you now and show you some of the events
that have led up to this extraordinary Hell in the Cell
between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker.
[narrator] Under the glittering glare
of the WWE spotlight, his image has been cast
in the role of superstardom.
But for Shawn Michaels, image isn't everything.
It's the only thing.
[Shawn] Perception is reality.
I've continued to step to another level.
Plus, it really makes people mad when you're sort of a jerk
and you [laughs] perform well.
And again, that's just, and that's just something again,
it's just about, it's just about stirring the pot.
It's about ruffling feathers.
It may not be fair, but when left up to me,
I will probably not do the right thing.
[narrator] Now, however, that image and more importantly, his attitude
have been dramatically altered.
[J.R.] My God, what a shot to the face.
Look at the chair. Michaels has dented the chair.
[narrator] The flamboyant, charismatic, high-flying
superstar who once captured the hearts
and imagination of all who followed him...
[wrestling narrator] And he got it. He got it.
...now feels differently about his followers
and apparently himself.
He now stands in a different light, one that burns just as brightly,
but reveals a harsh glare under that once cherished image.
[Shawn] So let me get this straight.
You, The Undertaker,
and the best that I can tell,
all of the fans of World Wrestling Entertainment
are dumping this in my lap.
[Vince] Uh, yeah.
[Shawn] It's just like all the fans
of World Wrestling Entertainment
to not take responsibility for themselves
and pass the buck on to the Heartbreak Kid
because everybody knows
I don't give a damn what anybody thinks of me.
[narrator] His actions have spoken even louder than his words,
but both have been ferociously delivered towards one man.
I want you to bring your dead ass...
[J.R.] Whoa.
...out here and face me like a man.
That's right the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels...
[narrator] The scenario has created more than bad blood between him and the phenom.
It has delivered an ultimatum that will be answered one way
or another in horrific fashion.
[Vince] And we're moments away
as Commissioner Slaughter checking things out around
the cell and making sure that uh, little flashlight there,
making sure that no way in, no way out
except through the door.
[J.R.] Make sure somebody's got, not got an ally
hidden under the the ring. We've seen that happen before.
[King] What all's under that ring?
[J.R.] Extra ropes and normal stuff.
[commissioner] Okay.
No one's under there. Okay. Bring the cage down.
[Vince] Alright, Commissioner Slaughter giving the order to bring the cage down.
But before that happens, ladies and gentlemen, here he comes.
This could be the last time you'll ever see Shawn Michaels inside a WWE ring.
There may not be anything left after this match-up.
[announcer] This is your main event!
The following contest
is the Hell in a Cell match!
[Vince] Triple H coming out along with Chyna.
[announcer] First of all...
Being accompanied by Triple H and Chyna.
From San Antonio, Texas.
Weighing 227 pounds.
He is the current World Wrestling Entertainment European Champion.
The Heartbreak Kid.
Shawn Michaels!
[rock music]
[people cheering]
[Vince] And there is the insurance policy walking behind.
[music continues]
And there he is, ladies and gentlemen, Shawn Michaels.
[people cheering]
[J.R.] Well, he's gotten himself into this.
-[Vince] He certainly has. -[J.R.] He asked for it.
This will only be the second meeting between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker.
[Vince] And the cage, or rather the cell.
The cell is beginning to drop down and you wonder
what's going on in Shawn Michaels' mind.
For all that bravado, you wonder,
is he gonna be up for the task.
[J.R.] Oh, he'll be up,
but is he man enough for the task against the phenom.
[Vince] Triple H. Chyna.
Rude was out here earlier on. There he is.
[J.R.] There he is.
[Vince] And uh...
[King] Those guys are sort of, uh, making a quick exit there.
[bell tolls]
[Vince] Michaels is gonna be all alone.
Like a rat in a trap.
[King] What kind of analogy was that?
[Vince] It's coming down. And look at this.
[people cheering]
[J.R.] This is his day, ladies and gentlemen.
St. Louis, Missouri. The Kiel Center.
A record setting crowd of 21,151
awaiting the phenom of the WWE.
[intense music]
[people cheering]
[music continues]
[people cheering]
[J.R.] The official now inside the cage
with The Undertaker, with Shawn Michaels.
We're just about ready for Hell in the Cell.
[music continues]
[people cheering]
[King] This is not a good time to be Shawn Michaels.
[Vince] No indeed not.
As the official padlocking the chain.
And now Michaels probably like to have second thoughts.
And there Commissioner Slaughter is
to make certain there's only one way in and one way out.
The official will have the key.
And there's Triple H perhaps trying to console Shawn Michaels.
But it's Michaels on the inside the cage, not triple H, not Chyna, not Rude.
And Michaels, and Michaels alone, must deal with The Undertaker.
[J.R.] The realization of what awaits him finally is...
come to pass with Shawn Michaels.
[Vince] And now The Undertaker starting to move on Michaels.
[J.R.] Michaels has gotta get on a bicycle and ride.
-[Vince] That's right. -[King] You're locked a cell!
[Vince] Where's he gonna go?
[J.R.] This is truly hell in a cell for Shawn Michaels.
[Vince] Undertaker's gonna take his time here.
[people cheering]
[bell rings]
[J.R.] One thing's for sure, he won't be hard to find.
[Vince] Michaels underneath. Michaels now.
Oh no. This is not gonna be pretty.
[J.R.] It won't be for the weak at heart.
That's for sure.
Hell in the Cell, a first for the WWE.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels got himself into this as JR said.
Let's see if he can get himself out in one piece.
[King] If he got himself into it, why was he just pointing at you, McMahon?
[Vince] I'm sure. I know everything's my fault these days.
[King] Yeah.
[Vince] It all started at SummerSlam,
when Michaels was the official, the referee in the match-up
with Bret Hart and The Undertaker
and Michaels with that chair shot single-handedly
changed the course of history in the WWE
and it was downhill from there.
Oh, look at Michaels.
[J.R.] Michaels will fight you. He is double tough.
-There's no doubt about that. -[Vince] He has no alternative.
[J.R.] Desperation offense here.
[Vince] And Shawn Michaels hammering away on The Undertaker.
The only way you win the match-- by pinfall or submission.
[J.R.] No disqualifications in this match, obviously.
[Vince] And Michaels now with the big man.
Oh, Michaels reversed, oh no.
And mowed down to the canvas.
And Michaels just literally bounces off the canvas.
[J.R.] I get the feeling that The Undertaker
might just take his time here.
[Vince] Well, why not?
That's a premature cover there by The Undertaker.
[J.R.] And the man from the Dark Side,
one would assume after being busted open from ear to ear
at the hands of Shawn Michaels,
will let Shawn Michaels' pain be slow.
-[Vince] Yeah, why not? -[J.R.] And memorable.
[King] Right, The Undertaker's in no hurry.
It's like, I've always wondered,
why does a funeral procession go through red lights?
What's the hurry?
He's enjoying this, look at The Undertaker.
[Vince] And you wonder how Helmsley, Rude,
and Chyna felt when the cell came down on Michaels.
He was then all by himself, and down.
[people cheering]
And Commissioner Slaughter has sent Helmsley
and company, Triple H, back to the locker room area.
They have no business being out here.
[King] But it didn't really make any difference
because if Triple H tried to climb the cell,
there's a roof on it.
Suppose you climb to the top, what are you gonna do?
[Vince] Tries to get in through the door, can't do that-- it's locked, padlocked.
[J.R.] And no one's under the ring, it's been checked.
[Vince] Yep.
[J.R.] Another case of there ya are.
[Vince] I suppose so.
And Michaels, oh wow, is just being pummeled.
Look at this.
[people cheering]
And another cover and another kickout by Shawn Michaels.
He's not ready to give up. No quit in this young man.
[J.R.] Vince, you've said it more than anybody,
that Michaels is the most resilient athlete
to ever compete in the WWE.
Oh! And his feet just hit the roof of the cage
on that back body drop from the 6'10" and a half Undertaker.
So Michaels' resiliency is going to be
-sternly tested here. -[King] Look out.
[Vince] And a block and a right hand at Michaels.
Oh, knocked A over T, but he's right back up.
But right back down.
And The Undertaker mowing down Shawn Michaels repeatedly.
[J.R.] Michaels better figure out a way
to get The Undertaker off his vertical base
-and try to wrestle. -[Vince] Oh no.
Oh, did you see that?
Michaels thrown over the top, his feet striking the cage.
And that was a really, really bad fall.
[King] When you're thrown outta the ring,
you try to get your feet under you to break the fall,
but instead, his feet were hung up in the cage.
Nothing to break the fall, look at this.
There you go.
[J.R.] Michaels, a thumb in the eye there.
[King] Get away, get away.
[people cheering]
[Vince] Michaels trying to climb, but there's no place for him to go.
[J.R.] He could climb a long way, and The Undertaker can still reach him.
[Vince] Watch this.
Oh, right down on his hip.
-[J.R.] Shoulder. -[Vince] Devastating maneuver.
[J.R.] There's probably some idiot
sitting at home saying, "Yeah, but he knows how to fall."
[King] Look out.
[J.R.] Oh, good grief.
Don't you just sense what I'm telling ya?
It's methodical. It's a physical dissection
of Shawn Michael. Undertaker in no hurry.
This match has no time limit.
I mean, this is just prolonging the agony, and I think the Undertaker likes it.
[Vince] And why wouldn't he, considering everything that has been done?
And again.
[J.R.] Everything that's been done, Shawn Michaels did his job,
what he was instructed to do in the match where he counted out The Undertaker.
That's all he did.
And now he's suffering these consequences.
I don't recall anyone telling the referee to use a chair in the match, King.
Just don't see how that fits.
That's what happened at SummerSlam.
All he got is spit in his face.
[Vince] Many would stake that
Shawn Michael had the sufficient provocation to use that chair.
[J.R.] He wasn't trying to hit The Undertaker to begin with.
[Vince] I don't agree with that, but that's my opinion.
My story and I'm stickin' to it.
-[King] No, look at this. -[Vince] This is bad, this is bad.
Undertaker trying to get Michaels up for the third time now.
Look at Michaels hammering away on The Undertaker.
Look at that.
[people cheering]
Oh no.
And Michaels trying to hang on.
[Vince] I'll tell you what, this is not a good night
if you are a Shawn Michaels fan.
Undertaker with what appears to be...
a beaten Shawn Michaels already.
[King] Oh my gosh.
[Vince] Ooh, did you hear that?
Oh, look at The Undertaker, rights and lefts.
Devastating blows.
Right hand to the side of the head,
and the ribs of Michaels are hurting big time.
[J.R.] All those high impact blows to the body
of this 225-pounder, gotta be taking its toll.
The Undertaker outweighing Shawn Michaels at least a hundred pounds.
[Vince] Look at this, Undertaker, from the ring post to the cell.
Pillar to post and pillar to post.
That's Hell in a Cell right there.
Michaels is like a rag doll.
[King] Last time I checked, McMahon, this cell was supposed to keep
everybody in and everybody out.
It's not supposed to be used as a weapon.
Get Slaughter out here, do something.
[Vince] The participants fully aware of the significance of the cell.
And the danger of this cell.
[King] Oh, watch your head, not your head.
[Vince] No, no, no, no, no, no.
And Undertaker mowing down Shawn Michaels.
[people cheering]
Michaels was gonna be rammed head-first into the cage,
dropped off The Undertaker, great balance by Michaels,
but then The Undertaker mowed him down anyhow.
[King] He jumped out of the pan right in the fire.
He can't seem to keep the advantage, oh my gosh.
[J.R.] Michaels has had great success against big giants here in the WWE.
Remember, he beat Diesel, he beat Sycho Sid,
but in those matches, Michaels was able to dictate the pace, to be the aggressor.
That is not the case here tonight.
May have broken his hand right there.
[Vince] And The Undertaker, again, no disqualification, ladies and gentlemen.
It's Hell in a Cell, and I can tell you,
Michaels certainly feels as though,
I would suspect, he's living in hell right now.
[King] I guess it's a little too much to expect any compassion whatsoever
on the part of The Undertaker. How long will he want to continue?
[Vince] Uh-oh, and the Undertaker following in,
and Michaels, through no help of his own,
just bounced off and look at this.
Michaels is all over The Undertaker.
[people cheering]
[King] Got the advantage, you gotta keep it somehow.
You gotta keep it, Shawn.
[J.R.] Michaels has gotta distance
himself from The Undertaker for his own good,
for Michaels' own good, Michaels needs some oxygen.
Michaels needs to get himself back together.
[Vince] I would concur with the King, JR.
I think the only chance Michaels has is to stay on top of The Undertaker
once he gains an advantage.
Michaels may be trying to get himself together,
but then again, so is The Undertaker.
He's back on his feet, The Undertaker is.
[King] Pound him.
-[Vince] Uh-oh. -[J.R.] Whoa.
[people cheering]
[Vince] The Undertaker slingshotting Michaels throat-first
off that top rope to the far side of the ring.
[J.R.] Michaels' body must feel like it's been in a car accident.
[Vince] And here comes Michaels.
[King] He knocked The Undertaker
clear from the ring apron right into the side of the cell.
[Vince] We're looking at the cage door, padlocked, ladies and gentlemen.
Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker giving it
everything they have here tonight in the WWE.
Oh no, no, no.
[people grunts]
[J.R.] Michaels with a topé right between the ropes,
using his body as a torpedo.
[Vince] Look at this, Michaels going up now, and dropping the elbow.
Michaels back in the ring, wait a minute, let's see what he's gonna do now.
Up on the apron now. Undertaker is down on the canvas,
and Michaels could very well get a running start here
if The Undertaker doesn't become more mobile.
And he does.
[King] You can see it, Michaels is pulling out all the stops.
He's sacrificing his body to keep the advantage
-on The Undertaker. -[Vince] That's right.
[King] That's his only hope.
[Vince] And we have a split screen,
perhaps we can show you some of those moves.
There's the slingshot, let's watch this now.
Oh, but then from there--
-[King] Look at this. -[Vince] Oh, no.
Michaels using those steel steps now.
[King] That's live.
[Vince] As a weapon, indeed it is live here in St. Louis.
Right into the spine of the man from the Dark Side.
And Michaels now with those steel steps
-and he can barely lift them. -[King] Again?
[Vince] Look at this, down into the back of The Undertaker.
[King] Those steps weigh at least 150 pounds.
[Vince] Michaels with an opportunity to pin The Undertaker.
Could it be that Michael somehow pulls off a victory here tonight?
[King] Oh my gosh, he's going for a piledriver.
[Vince] Oh no, Michaels trying to go for a piledriver.
Can't get him up.
Michaels now with The Undertaker on the top of the steps.
[King] He got him.
God almighty, I don't believe that.
Did you hear The Undertaker's skull hit those steps?
[bleeps]
[Vince] Can you believe that?
Michaels striking a blow that The Undertaker may not recover from.
Driving him head-first down into the remaining of the steel steps.
Michaels now, here he goes, up and back down.
[King] The tables have definitely turned.
-This is turning into-- -[Vince] It's unbelievable.
A little glimpse of hell for The Undertaker.
[Vince] You're right.
Michaels pouring it on The Undertaker.
And with our cameras inside the ring,
some of the handhelds were likely to lose
our picture from time to time considering this cable.
-[King] The cables are getting-- -[Vince] Oh, look at this.
-Oh, no, no. -[King] Oh my gosh.
[Vince] Michaels on top, down. Right down onto The Undertaker.
[J.R.] From the top rope with a double axe handle,
Michaels using the ropes for more momentum,
knocking the Undertaker back down.
And one thing's for sure, when The Undertaker's down,
he can't Tombstone piledrive you, nor can he chokeslam you.
[Vince] Michaels back in the ring despite the beating.
We talked about the resilience
that Michaels has. That's been put to the test,
and he's passed that test, frankly.
[King] And look, Shawn tried to just get a second of rest,
and just as soon as he turned around and looked over his shoulder,
The Undertaker was coming back in the ring.
[Vince] Michaels to the outside.
Where's he going, what's he doing?
-Going under the ring, what's, oh no. -[people cheering]
That's what started it all in the first place.
That's what started it all in the first place, a chair.
And The Undertaker, remember, this is no disqualification.
The Undertaker, look at him.
[King] It's only fitting.
It started this way, let's end it this way.
[people cheering]
[J.R.] Michaels has gotta do what he has to do to survive,
and if that means using a steel chair, I suppose so be it.
[Vince] Michaels looking back at the chair.
Will he use it again?
[King] All the referee could do is ask him to get rid of the chair.
He cannot disqualify.
Michaels is the chairman of the board here.
[Vince] And Michaels, it looks like he's gonna level The Undertaker again.
Right into the back.
[J.R.] Again, a high-percussion blow to the spine.
And after being piledriven on the steps.
And this could be it, this could be it.
Michaels with the cover.
[King] Nobody thought he could do it, he did it.
[Vince] No.
[people cheering]
[J.R.] I don't think Michaels can believe that.
[Vince] Well, he better believe it.
I don't know that the Undertaker can believe
that Michaels is assaulting him in this capacity.
And now The Undertaker starting to hammer back.
[people cheering]
Undertaker, and again, Michaels coming right in.
Michaels hammered, here comes Michaels,
and a boot to the midsection. Michaels with an uppercut.
Shawn Michaels peppering The Undertaker now,
has him in the rope, locks him. Is he locked up in there?
[King] Yes.
Get that chair again, you got him.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels with The Undertaker,
has him wrapped up in the ropes
and The Undertaker is going nowhere.
And now look at Michaels. He can do whatever he wants to do,
and The Undertaker is not gonna go anywhere.
[J.R.] The arrogant Shawn Michaels having a free shot with The Undertaker.
[Vince] Michaels, look out, oh.
[people cheering]
Shawn Michaels just took a boot right in the kisser.
Michaels coming right back, oh no.
God, he just wiped out the cameraman.
Michaels just wiped out, landed right on top of the camera.
Right on top of the cameraman.
[referee] Come on, Shawn, no.
[J.R.] Oh my God, that's a cameraman.
Come on, big tough guy, beat up a cameraman.
[King] Now he's snapped.
[Vince] He just kicked him in the back of the head.
[J.R.] What is this?
[referee] Leave him alone, come on!
[Vince] This guy's got a family like everybody else.
Just doing his job.
[King] That's twice the cameramen have gotten in Shawn Michaels way though.
[Vince] That was a different cameraman than before.
And besides, he has no business doing that.
[referee] Leave him alone, get in here, I'm tellin' ya.
[J.R.] This guy's hurt.
He's not an athlete, he's not trained.
There's gonna be a lawsuit here.
[Vince] We apologize to the family.
We apologize for the, again,
the family of that young cameraman
who was just senselessly battered by Michaels.
We might wanna get some medical attention
for the cameraman. I don't know if anybody cares.
[man] Get help.
[Vince] Tom Buchanan, official photographer for the WWE asking for help.
And that cameraman is not moving.
Michaels with a forearm.
And Michaels, look at this, showing his arrogance
once again in the face of all of this adversity,
[J.R.] Michaels is so cocky, so self-assured.
[King] And you know why he is? Because he can be.
Oh man, here comes Slaughter, how's he gonna help anybody?
[J.R.] Michaels from the top, driving the elbow.
I've never seen anybody in the WWE do that as well as Shawn Michaels, ever.
[Vince] And Commissioner Slaughter, I believe...
[King] Well, get ready Ross, you're fixing to see it again.
...has the EMT crew out
to help this unfortunate cameraman
whom Shawn Michaels senselessly, senselessly battered.
[people cheering]
Sweet Chin Music--
-Is warming up. -[J.R.] Yes, it is.
Just takes one of those.
[King] If The Undertaker was smart, he'd stay down.
[Vince] Oh, and that could do it, that could-
[J.R.] Oh.
And maybe not, business just picked up.
[Vince] Now wait a minute, wait a minute.
Michaels is out, Michaels is out of the cage.
Michaels and Undertaker are out of the cage.
[people cheering]
Michaels, oh no, no, no.
Michaels driven into the cage.
[J.R.] Michaels catapulted right into the cage face-first.
[King] Somebody better get 'em back in the cage.
[J.R.] Oh, Michaels has been lacerated.
Shawn Michaels has been lacerated.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels driven right into the cage,
and with the looks of things, it just busted him wide open.
The Undertaker with Michaels now.
[King] No, no, his face into the cage again, no.
[people cheering]
[Vince] The handsome features of Shawn Michaels
being rearranged thanks to The Undertaker.
[King] Somebody's gotta stop this, McMahon.
Either get 'em in the cage or stop it.
[J.R.] Michaels is a bloody mess.
[Vince] Undertaker throws him in again.
Michaels is like a human javelin, a spear.
[people clamoring]
[J.R.] Oh, this is bad, this is really bad.
[Vince] The Undertaker rips Shawn up.
[J.R.] Oh no.
[J.R.] That was a low blow there.
[Vince] Michaels with a kick to the groin area.
[King] I guess the low blow is worse than this.
[J.R.] The Undertaker just spearing Shawn Michaels face-first.
[Vince] But Michaels somehow, Michaels somehow.
What's he doing, trying to get away from The Undertaker.
And Michaels is beginning, where's he going?
The Undertaker reaching for the ankle of Michaels.
Oh, and a kick right in the face.
And Michaels going up.
Michaels is going up on top of the cage.
[King] He's on top of the cell.
[Vince] My God, the Undertaker's going up after him.
My God, what is this?
[people cheering]
Oh my, nowhere to go now.
[King] Nowhere to go but down.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker.
Michaels, oh no.
[people cheering]
[J.R.] What a shot.
[Vince] Michaels was just backdropped on top of the cage.
And The Undertaker grating Shawn Michael's face.
[Shawn] Ah, shit!
[Vince] And Michaels,
still trying to escape from The Undertaker.
[J.R.] Absolutely unbelievable!
[Vince] 21,151 fans and millions watching
have never seen anything like this. Never!
-No! -[J.R.] Oh my God!
[Vince] No, no, no!
[people cheering]
[King] The steel girders are bending, they're about to break.
[Vince] Oh no!
[King] No!
[Vince] Michaels trying to escape.
[people cheering]
And Michaels, trying to get away from The Undertaker.
-Undertaker. -[King] Can't let go!
[Vince] He just stepped on one hand.
[King] Incoming!
[Vince] He stepped on the other one.
[Vince] Oh!
[people cheering]
[J.R.] My God, he may be broken in half.
Michaels may be broken in half.
[King] Somebody's gotta help him.
[Vince] I've never seen anything like that in my life.
[King] Somebody's gotta help him.
[Vince] There's never been anything like that, ever.
The Undertaker coming right down.
-[King] Look out! -[Vince] Michael wrapped up
in cords, in cables.
[King] Look out, look out, Shawn!
-[Vince] And The Undertaker. -[referee] Come on!
[Vince] Undertaker and Michaels.
[referee] Please, stay in the ring!
[Vince] No!
[people cheering]
[King] Michaels is getting beaten to a pulp
-by The Undertaker. -[Vince] And The Under--
Oh no!
[referee] Undertaker, come on!
[Vince] The Hell in a Cell!
[King] Somebody's gotta help him.
[J.R.] How in the hell is Michaels standing?
-[King] Come on, ref! -[J.R.] That is absolutely ungodly.
[King] I have never seen anything like this in my life.
Stop him!
[Vince] Let's go back, can we have a shot
at some of what we saw, look at this.
Michaels!
Got another look at it.
And one more shot.
[J.R.] Right on the concrete.
Right through the table, right on the concrete.
[Vince] And Michaels now, back in the ring.
[King] Michaels back into purgatory.
Michaels has gotta walk through hell maybe for the last time.
[Vince] This is not a pretty sight, we knew it wouldn't be.
[King] Oh my God, they're locking--
[Vince] But the participants knew what they were getting into.
[people cheering]
[King] No, I can assure you, Shawn Michaels never in his wildest dreams
thought he was getting into this, McMahon.
This is just a matter of time now,
before the most arrogant superstar in WWE history
is out of commission for good.
[Vince] The Undertaker with Shawn Michaels.
Puts him up on top.
Takes a right hand.
What is The Undertaker gonna do to Michaels now?
[King] As if he hasn't done enough.
-[King] He's trying to completely-- -[Vince] Chokeslam, chokeslam!
[people cheering]
[King] A chokeslam off the top!
Good grief, can you believe that?
When the WWE talks about Hell in a Cell this ain't no cage match.
I have never seen anything like it.
[Vince] And The Undertaker now, what's he doing?
Going to the outside.
What's... Oh, don't!
And now The Undertaker with a chair.
And perhaps we will see poetic justice here.
I don't know.
It was Michaels who introduced a chair to begin with.
Will The Undertaker strike Shawn Michaels?
Michaels has had enough!
[J.R.] Michaels has had enough!
[Vince] Oh my God!
[people cheering]
[King] Michaels' cranium just got cracked.
Payback is a bitch!
[Vince] Now it's all over.
It's all over!
Now will come the Tombstone.
No, wait a minute.
[tenebrous music]
What's that?
Oh my God!
Wait a minute, it's Paul Bearer!
It's Paul Bearer!
And that...
[King] That's gotta be...
That's gotta be Kane!
[people cheering]
[Vince] Oh my God, he just ripped the door off its hinges.
[J.R.] Look at this.
This is a...
Oh my God!
Look at the size of this human being.
Or is that a human being?
[Vince] Kane!
That's gotta be Kane!
The Undertaker looking at him.
Looking into the eyes of that giant
who stands in front of him.
Is that his younger brother?
[King] He's huge, whoever he is!
He's as big as The Undertaker.
[Vince] What's this?
Oh my!
[people cheering]
-The Undertaker! -[King] Tombstone!
[Vince] Undertaker set up.
Set up for the Tombstone.
The Undertaker set up for the Tomb--
Driven down to the canvas!
[J.R.] This is shocking!
[Vince] Just when The Undertaker was going to finish off Michaels,
as Paul Bearer just threw something on the official.
Look at the size.
That's got to be Kane.
And listen to this response.
[people cheering]
[J.R.] And look at Shawn Michaels.
[King] Crawling out of a pool of his own blood.
[Vince] Michaels with presence of mind.
A bloody mass, throwing his arm over The Undertaker's chest.
We have one.
-[people] Two! -We have two.
-[Vince] No! -[King] Come on!
Come on, no! No, no!
[bell rings]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
The Heartbreak Kid,
Shawn Michaels!
[rock msic]
[Vince] Shawn Michaels!
We've got Helmsley!
Here comes Chyna!
[J.R.] I'm in shock. Michaels is a bloody mess.
He's being helped out of the ring.
[Vince] He's being dragged out of the ring.
[J.R.] And he's the winner.
[Vince] Shawn Michaels has defeated The Undertaker.
No, no, no, no, no, wait a minute.
Kane has defeated The Undertaker.
But in the record book,
it'll have a victory for Michaels.
[J.R.] Well, they're playing Shawn Michaels' music.
His hand is raised in the air.
[Vince] He doesn't know where he is.
[J.R.] Oh, he knows where he is.
He's on top of the mountain
and he's going to the Survivor Series.
Because he's the the WWE Champion.
[King] Now, I guess you guys know that Paul Bearer was not lying.
He was not bluffing.
Paul Bearer said that Kane was alive, and now we know he is.
[Vince] And who would've ever thought we would be seeing this?
Let's go back
to moments ago.
The Undertaker staring into the face of this giant.
And look at the look,
the quizzical look on The Undertaker's face.
And then, it has to be Kane.
It's Kane.
And then, Undertaker,
driven down into the canvas, piledriven by his very own hold.
[J.R.] We're back live here now, The Undertaker just coming to.
[Vince] Ladies and gentlemen, we certainly hope you'll enjoy
the Survivor Series when we present it to you.
November nine from the Molson Center.
In Montreal.
And we thank you, ladies and gentlemen,
for joining us tonight for Badd Blood: In Your House.
Again, we thank you for joining us.
So long, ladies and gentlemen,