[narrator] Recently at the WWE Royal Rumble,
thirty superstars competed in the Royal Rumble match,
the winner of which would go on to WrestleMania X
and face the WWE champion.
However, after 28 other competitors had been eliminated,
Lex Luger and Bret Hart catapulted over the top rope at the very same time,
leaving the capacity crowd wondering just who had won the match.
Who would face the champion at WrestleMania?
Finally, Jack Tunney, the president of the World Wrestling Entertainment
made an unprecedented announcement that both men had won.
Both men would have a shot at the WWE title at WrestleMania.
The coin toss determined that Lex Luger
would have the first opportunity at the championship,
and face Yokozuna.
With Bret Hart facing the winner of that match
after The Hitman wrestled his brother Owen.
However, tonight will determine if the massive 568-pound champion, Yokozuna,
even goes to WrestleMania.
Randy Savage could very well take his place at WrestleMania
if he is victorious here tonight.
Yes, it is tonight, when Yokozuna defends the WWE championship
against the "Macho Man" Randy Savage on Monday Night Raw!
[Raw intro music playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
the following contest is scheduled for one fall…
[Vince McMahon] Welcome everyone to Monday Night Raw!
Vince McMahon here along with Harvey Wippleman,
and take a look at this!
Take a look who's headed to the ring!
The one and the only…
Yes, he is Hall of Fame-bound!
He could be WWE Championship bound, once again!
The enthusiasm, the support for this man!
[crowd cheering]
The "Macho Man" Randy Savage!
You can feel a certain electricity in the air here tonight!
The "Macho Man" Randy Savage could upset WrestleMania
and turn it upside down, and be wearing the WWE title,
-[Randy] Oh, yeah! -[Vince] Oh, yeah!
[Harvey] Don't you realize something?
That right now this could be Randy Savage's final match?
Randy Savage could be moments away from being carried from the ring
back to the dressing room after Yokozuna Banzai drops him
into oblivion right here.
[Vince] That could happen as well.
Anything can happen in the WWE,
and especially on Monday Night Raw!
Oh, look at the intensity on the face of the "Macho Man" Randy Savage!
He is ready for this matchup.
He is injury free and ready--
Uh-oh, wait a minute. Let's take a look at this now.
[announcer] …to be escorted to ringside by Mr. Fuji!
[Vince] Look at the girth walking behind Mr. Fuji,
[Harvey] Where is Jim Cornette?
[Vince] That's an excellent question.
Jim Cornette, perhaps back in the dressing room area.
Something maybe up here because Cornette is not at ringside.
Nonetheless, if in fact, Cornette chooses not to show his face at ringside,
all the more pluses for the "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
A little discussion here by Mr. Fuji.
Yokozuna…
tipping the scales
at 568 pounds.
Unbelievable!
Many would say the most awesome WWE champion, perhaps of all time.
[Harvey] Not only the most awesome, Vince McMahon,
but the most devastating WWE champion of all time.
He's been champion for a year now. Am I not right?
[Vince] Indeed. And no one gets up after being Banzai dropped…
-[Harvey laughing] -…that's for sure.
[Harvey] That includes Randy Savage.
That includes the "Macho Man" right here in this squared circle.
[Vince] It would include anyone.
[cheering]
[Vince] A number of patriots on the outside indeed,
as Randy Savage growing even more impatient as Yokozuna.
Plays the waiting game here.
Yokozuna, looks like a logical tactic
to make Randy Savage wait, and Savage doesn't like to wait for anything.
[Harvey laughing]
[Vince] The "Macho Man" is intense.
[Harvey] Look at Yokozuna.
You talk about intensity, that's intensity right there.
-That's the most devastating man. -[Vince] He's stalling.
Look at this, he's stalling-- Wait, Randy Savage!
-Randy Savage attacking from behind. -[bell rings]
Savage… a quick left jab.
Randy Savage, even before Yokozuna took his robe off,
Savage taking it to the champion,
Savage, setting up the big 568-pounder.
Reversal coming off the ropes, missing the roundhouse right--
-Oh, no, did you see that? -[Harvey laughing]
[Harvey] Yes, I did! That's what Randy Savage gets for cheating.
[Vince] Look out-- No!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Yokozuna looking to plant the elbow.
Savage quickly out of the way,
And again, Randy Savage now on the attack.
Savage, a series of clothesline going for the third one.
right straight to Yokozuna, and down he goes!
Yokozuna… Cover. Cover, ref, cover.
Two, three…
-No. -[Harvey] No, no way!
Not at this point.
Randy Savage is trying to pin Yokozuna right away.
I don't think he can do it.
He tried, he cheated, he jumped him before the bell even sounded. But look--
[Vince] Randy Savage down on the canvas now.
Yokozuna can turn the match around in the blink of an eye.
[Harvey] And he's done it, Vince McMahon.
He's done it right here.
[Vince] Yokozuna…
-[Harvey chuckling] -[Vince] A headbutt from high above
and Randy Savage being slowed down.
That's what Yokozuna has to do with "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
He has to slow him down.
If this, in fact, turns into "Macho Man" Randy Savage's technical match,
if Savage is able to get around that ring and use all of the ring to his advantage,
he unquestionably could win the title.
Look at that.
Come on, ref. Get in there.
[Harvey] Well, Vince McMahon, I don't see anything wrong
with fighting fire with fire.
You see, Randy Savage started this matchup,
he set the tone by cheating, by jumping Yokozuna before the bell sounded.
Well, right there is just tit for tat.
[Vince] Yokozuna, objecting in this capacity crowd of the USA champ.
And Yokozuna knows full well
that this crowd can indeed help the "Macho Man" in his effort.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, Savage blinded,
and thought the official there was Yokozuna.
[Harvey] Vince McMahon, he was looking for a way out.
That's all it was, looking for a disqualification
where he wouldn't have to suffer anymore.
[Vince] Not at all. Randy Savage can take the punishment.
He's proven it time and time again.
Savage in a block, a hard right hand, and another one.
Randy Savage got--
Oh, just like that again, turns it right back around.
Oh, goodness!
[Harvey] Now, Vince McMahon, personally, I would have to question Jim Cornette
and Mr. Fuji's managerial acumen for signing a championship match
against Randy Savage, this close to WrestleMania.
[Vince] I'd have to agree with that.
Yokozuna meeting the "Macho Man" Randy Savage
and the sweat beginning to profusely pour off the face of this 568-pounder.
And again, that's not where you want to be with Yokozuna.
You do not want to be down on that canvas.
Yokozuna can use all of his weight to his advantage there.
[Harvey] It's obvious by watching this match
that Yokozuna is not afraid of any man.
He's not afraid of the "Macho Man",
he's not afraid of Lex Luger,
he's not afraid of Bret Hart.
I feel like he fears no man, Vince McMahon.
-[Vince] Oh, yes! Look at that! -[crowd cheering]
Down to the canvas.
This match is likely to get out of hand.
Randy Savage with nothing to lose.
Savage taking it to Yokozuna.
Savage guaranteed victory just last week.
[Harvey chuckles] I wouldn't buy a piece of land from Randy Savage.
I wouldn't buy any of his guarantees, either, Vince McMahon.
Look at Yokozuna.
I'd say he's had 85% of this match so far.
[Vince] Big powerslam by Yokozuna!
Uh-oh. Yokozuna, coming off the rope.
And… Oh, no, no!
-[crowd cheering] -[Vince] Oh, my.
And Randy Savage moving out of the way.
Savage playing possum now drives the high knee,
-to the ropes to the outside, Yokozuna. -[crowd cheering]
Randy Savage now, with an opportunity to win this thing.
Oh, wait a minute, Mr. Fuji was up on the apron, no longer.
[Harvey] There was no call for that, no call for disqualification.
[Vince] Randy Savage going at the top rope…
Randy Savage-- Wait a minute, there's Jim Cornette. What's he doing there?
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Savage down from up above, Yokozuna into the railing.
Randy Savage back in the ring.
Jim Cornette is up, and look at this.
-Savage missing. -[Harvey] Too smart, too smart.
[Vince] I've got a good feeling about this match.
I think the "Macho Man" Randy Savage is going to be the WWE champion.
We'll be back to find out. Stay with us.
[Vince] Welcome back to Monday Night Raw.
Vince McMahon, Harvey Wippleman with you.
Ladies and gentlemen, during the break,
"Macho Man" Randy Savage has been in and out.
In and out of the ring,
in an attempt to get this huge 568-pound champion back into the ring
because you cannot win the title
if Yokozuna is counted out or disqualified.
You must pin the champion or make him submit.
And Savage, he's been doing everything he possibly can
to get Yokozuna back in the ring.
-[Harvey] Exactly. -[Vince] Savage again back to the outside.
Here he comes again!
[Harvey] Well, Vince, I think that Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette's strategy
was very simple.
They wanted to finish Randy Savage quickly.
They don't want to get into an endurance match with Randy Savage
'cause obviously, he's better qualified in that situation.
But that plan is gone by the wayside now.
[Vince] Cornette distracts Savage, and Savage is getting off… [sputters]
From behind, from behind, Yokozuna attacks!
[crowd cheering]
-[Harvey] That was Plan B right there. -What a cheap shot.
[Harvey] That wasn't a cheap shot. That was strategy.
That was Plan B.
The endurance match.
Well, they're all gonna go the distance now. I can see that.
So that was Plan B.
[Vince] I would suggest we're likely to see a lot of plans out here.
You can bet "Macho Man" Randy Savage has some alternate plans as well.
We're only three weeks away from WrestleMania.
Will it be Yokozuna defending the WWE title at WrestleMania
or will it be the "Macho Man" Randy Savage, defending the WWE title.
-[Harvey] Oh, no, look at this. -[Vince] Oh. my goodness!
Right into the steel step behind the official's back.
-[Harvey laughing] -[Vince] Yokozuna
rams him out in there again.
[Harvey] Look at him, he's finished, Vince McMahon.
He's finished. I can see right here.
This is the beginning of the end for Randy Savage in this particular contest,
[Vince] Yokozuna refused to enter the ring.
Randy Savage trying to get the big champion back in,
but now Yokozuna back to Jim Cornette, his official American spokesperson
turned this match around for Yokozuna.
[Harvey] Well, Vince McMahon, Randy Savage tried to assault Jim Cornette earlier.
He successfully assaulted Mr. Fuji,
so anything they do to him is completely justified if you want my opinion.
[Vince] Fuji, the official manager.
Cornette, the spokesperson.
And Savage hammering away into the huge girth.
Now upstairs on Yokozuna.
Look at the reserve, Savage is back on his feet.
That's what we do here on Monday Night Raw.
Quick left jab taking a toll out on Yokozuna.
Randy Savage with a hard right.
Yokozuna is rocked.
Savage coming now off the rope.
No, he's going to the outside.
Savage, high risk maneuver.
Savage all the way to the top.
Patented Randy Savage down the back of the head.
Yokozuna, still on his feet--
No, down on his knees now.
This is gonna be the moment for Randy Savage.
Yes, the pinnacle of his career!
Cover! One, two, three!
[Harvey] Kick-out, kick-out.
[crowd cheering, booing]
[Vince] Savage coming ever so close, just moments ago.
But doing what he wants to do, wear the gold.
It's his passion of life to be the WWE champion once again.
[Harvey chuckling] Oh, no.
All Randy Savage dished out,
all it took was one big shot from the champion
to put him right back down the canvas where he belongs.
[Vince] Oh, wait a minute! Yes, one, two… Yes…
Yes… Oh!
-[crowd cheering] -[Harvey] No, no, no.
[Vince] Randy Savage again, with a near fall on Yokozuna.
Nothing will stop Randy Savage in his quest to be the WWE champion.
He's determined to go to WrestleMania as the champion.
You can bet… Looking on Lex Luger and The Hitman, Bret Hart.
And you wonder if you're Lex Luger or The Hitman.
Would you rather face Yokozuna,
or would you rather face the "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
[Harvey] I would say, at this point they'd be smart
to want to face "Macho Man" Randy Savage,
'cause look at the beating he's taking.
He'll never be the same after this match.
He will never-- Look at him right there.
He can't even stand up on his own two feet, Vince McMahon.
[Vince] That remains to be seen.
Randy Savage with a "never say die" attitude.
Randy Savage, ladies and gentlemen,
who has been two-time WWE champion,
here tonight, on Monday Night Raw,
has the opportunity for the three-peat, and he's going for it with all the gusto.
[Harvey] You know, you talking about Randy Savage's tenacity and intensity,
and intentional fortitude,
but I think the reason he's in the ring
is because he doesn't have enough common sense to be afraid of the champion.
[Vince] Randy Savage, afraid of no man…
And Yokozuna now, using desperate tactics.
Yokozuna starting to run out of gas.
And if you're Yokozuna, you have to be wondering yourself,
"What do I have to do to get Savage out of contention?"
Maybe this is it.
Here we go. Yokozuna clenched it up.
A locomotive headed-- Oh, no!
[Harvey] That's it.
That's all she wrote.
[Vince] Well, nonetheless, a gallant effort
on the part of one of the greats,
one of the all-time greats in the WWE.
Savage slumping in the corner…
Yokozuna should be moving in on "Macho Man" Randy Savage,
but he's out of gas.
Yokozuna has been taken to the limit himself.
Yoko finally back over now.
He grabs Savage by the ankles. Here we go with the Banzai Drop.
Wait a minute. No, he isn't.
What's he doing putting him back in the middle of the ring? What's going on here?
[Harvey] It's obvious. He's making an example
out of the "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
He knows Lex Luger is watching.
He knows Bret "The Hitman" Hart is watching.
He wants to make good and sure they realize
exactly what he's capable of doing in the ring.
[Vince] Fuji with some instruction here.
And Randy Savage is just about done.
Yokozuna, look out!
Here it comes, and…
-[crowd cheering] -…no!
[Harvey] I can't believe it!
I can't believe it.
That must have been instinct. Basic instinct right there.
He set in the ring with the mental capacity.
[Vince] Wait a minute. Cornette is distracting the official.
What's going on now?
Cornette has the official by the collar.
Oh, wait a minute. No, no, don't do that.
Behind the official's back,
Fuji giving Yokozuna an old wood bucket.
Yokozuna coming over. Stop, stop, stop it! No, it's blocked!
Randy Savage blocks it.
Savage kicking away to the midsection.
Savage just nailed Yokozuna!
[Harvey] What a cheap shot!
[Vince] Yes, cover him, Randy Savage. Cover that man.
[Harvey] Get up, Yokozuna.
[Vince] All you gotta do is put your arm across this champ, cover him.
[Harvey] That would be a cheap victory for Randy Savage to take that rap.
That would be a cheap victory.
[Vince] Poetic justice here if Savage can win the gold.
Just turn over, Randy Savage, please!
[Vince] Come on, Cornette, get your man up.
-Get your man up. -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Listen to the capacity crowd!
[Harvey] I think it's going to be a double count-out right here.
[Vince] Come on. Savage starting to stir…
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Savage exhausted.
Savage has been beaten from cover to cover, but he won't give up.
And Savage is getting up.
Savage is getting up.
Yoko is still out.
-Now cover him. One, two… -[Harvey] Kick-out!
-…three-- No! -[crowd cheering]
-[Harvey] He kicked out. -[Vince sighs]
Randy Savage a moment ago-- Wait a minute.
Savage nailing Cornette.
Now nothing will stop him.
Nothing is going to stop the "Macho Man", you can see…
He's gonna to be champion again.
Randy Savage to the top rope.
Randy Savage getting ready, his moment of glory.
-[Harvey] No! -[Vince] Yes.
Wait a minute. Crush is coming in.
No. Look at that.
A blatant disqualification.
[bell rings]
[Vince] How dirty can you be?
How low can you be?
[Harvey] He saved the championship right there for Yokozuna.
[Vince] Crush coming in and saving the championship belt
denying Randy Savage what he justly deserves.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Look at this. This is horrible.
This should never happen.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Wait a minute. Here comes The Hitman!
Bret Hart coming in.
[Harvey] What is he doing out there, Vince?
[Vince] Bret Hart being double-teamed now by Crush and Yokozuna.
This is turning into a melee.
What started with Savage's victory
is turning into a melee now.
Look at this.
Crush all over Randy Savage.
[Harvey] And Yokozuna all over Bret Hart.
[Vince] Wait a minute. Here comes Lex Luger!
Lex Luger hammering away on Yokozuna.
[crowd cheering]
Yokozuna to the outside!
And now, Crush spun around.
Luger and The Hitman, both, double team Crush.
Yes, double clothesline.
[Harvey] Look, it's two of them. Two on one, Vince McMahon.
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] However, Randy Savage will win the match,
but he will not win the WWE championship.
Randy Savage was robbed by Crush.
Randy Savage with everything he had in his body,
he gave us everything tonight.
Randy Savage wanted to be the WWE champion desperately.
[announcer] The winner of this bout as a result of a disqualification…
"Macho Man"!
[Vince] Lex Luger over by the "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
-[crowd cheering] -[triumphant music playing]
[Vince] Could you believe Crush, who's also managed by Fuji,
coming in,
and deliberately costing Randy Savage the WWE Championship.
Crush deliberately preventing Randy Savage from winning the title.
Look at Savage,
with all the fight still and the fire left inside his body.
He was robbed. Savage was robbed by Crush.
Savage would have been the WWE champion.
This is reminiscent of someone at the Olympics being robbed!
-Nonetheless, Savage is a champion. -[crowd cheering]
Welcome back, everyone. We're on Monday Night Raw.
Vincent McMahon here along with Harvey Wippleman.
And what a matchup that was!
"Macho Man" Randy Savage coming ever so close
of being the reigning WWE champion.
Let's take you back now and show you action.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage right up on the top rope.
This could have been it.
This could have been the crowning moment for the "Macho Man" leaping to victory.
Planting the elbow, but in the background we see Crush coming on.
And we can blatantly see Crush making sure that Yokozuna did not lose the title…
-[bell rings] -…making sure
that "Macho Man" Randy Savage
did not win the championship.
Crush pummeling Randy Savage
after everything that Randy Savage had been through.
After unquestionably one of the greatest efforts
ever seen by the "Macho Man" Randy Savage,
and Crush stood over him, and just hammered away on Randy Savage,
trying to teach the "Macho Man" a lesson.
Crush would not release the chokehold. Randy Savage hanging on.
And then from there, there's The Hitman, Bret Hart.
-The Hitman, Bret Hart, in the ring. -[crowd cheering]
Bret Hart, right away going for Crush,
and then, unfortunately, The Hitman, Bret Hart,
paying for his effort, as Yokozuna, began to pummel,
and began to hammer on The Hitman, Bret Hart.
And Crush continued his attack on Randy Savage.
Savage had suffered enough.
Randy Savage had been stripped from the opportunity,
and Lex Luger arrived on the scene as well.
And Lex immediately going to Yokozuna,
hammering the WWE champion to the outside of the ring.
Ungraciously to the outside, and then Lex spinning Crush around.
And, then, Lex Luger and The Hitman, two men will face each other,
perhaps at WrestleMania, double clotheslining Crush.
Lex and The Hitman, Bret Hart,
helping out Randy Savage after the match with officially over.
Nonetheless, ladies and gentlemen, the damage was done.
Randy Savage, who much like Dan Jansen just last night carrying the US flag
in the closing moments of the Olympics,
it was gonna be Randy Savage carrying the WWE banner.
The championship into WrestleMania.
This was a travesty.
Harvey, your analysis?
Vince McMahon, when it all falls down under two,
Yokozuna is still the World Wrestling Entertainment
heavyweight champion.
Yokozuna will be WWE champion going into WrestleMania
and he'll be champion coming out of WrestleMania.
-[bell rings] -[laughing]
With that in mind, ladies and gentlemen, here comes Bam Bam Bigelow.
And I might add, being led to the ring by--
Oh, my goodness, look at that.
His manager, if you would, Luna Vachon.
Not only is Luna and Bam Bam associated professionally,
but they are also associated, Harvey,
apparently personally.
[Harvey] Oh, yes. They're having quite a love affair there.
-Bam Bam has great taste… -[Vince] Oh, my.
…especially in women. I mean, just look at her, Vince.
-That's my opinion. -[Vince] Wait a minute.
She actually looks good standing next to Howard Finkel,
but who needs the services of the official hair consultant
of WrestleMania, Sy Sperling?
Is it Bam Bam? Is it Luna?
-Or is it Howard Finkel? -[Harvey laughs]
[Vince] Bam Bam is gonna be in action when we return,
as well as Men on a Mission. Shawn Michaels will be with us as well.
Stay with us, ladies and gentlemen. Lots more action headed your way.
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[bell rings]
[Vince] We're back, ladies and gentlemen, ready for more action on Monday Night Raw.
Vince McMahon, along with Harvey Wippleman.
And Mike Khoury in the stripe tights ready to lock up with big Bam Bam Bigelow,
standing side headlock.
Khoury knows he is in there with not only a beast from the east,
but an extraordinary performer, an extraordinary wrestler.
Bam Bam Bigelow with Khoury now.
Shoves him off the ropes.
Oh, my goodness!
[Harvey] Talking about extraordinary, Vince McMahon, WrestleMania's coming up.
It'll be very extraordinary.
A lot of celebrities, a lot of big name stars
coming to WrestleMania. I heard you mentioned earlier.
[Vince] Burt Reynolds is gonna be on hand.
Well, we first… We mentioned Sy Sperling, the official hair consultant.
By the way, hopefully, we're gonna have Sy on the line
a little bit later on the telephone.
[Harvey] I just can't get over this Luna Vachon. She is so beautiful.
I can't keep my eyes off her.
[Vince] Yeah.
You got taste similar to that of a Bam Bam Bigelow.
Khoury slammed into canvas with authority.
And, of course, Bam Bam and Luna Vachon--
Oh, my! And a miss by Bam Bam! A little overconfident.
Khoury with a dropkick.
Mike Khoury now right back up and…
No. Bam Bam was waiting for him,
just like he's gonna be waiting for Doink the Clown.
Just like Luna Vachon is gonna be waiting for Dink the Clown,
A mixed tag team match headed to WrestleMania.
The first ever mixed tag team matchup,
involving a Dink and a Doink, as well as a beast from the east.
And a… And a Vachon. A Luna Vachon that is.
[Harvey] Luna versus Dink.
You know, Luna is gonna eat that little clown up
like a bologna sandwich.
There won't be anything left to him,
except for maybe a little bit of grain hair laying on the mat.
-[laughing] -[Vince] Oh, I hate to see that.
[Harvey] I would too. I wish she'd finished him off completely.
[Vince] Bam Bam Bigelow
and Luna Vachon actually wrestling together,
teaming up in a mixed tag against Doink and Dink.
And by the way, officially, Bam Bam is only supposed to be in the ring…
-[Harvey] Oh, my! -…when Doink is in there.
Officially, he cannot be in the ring when Dink is in there.
[Harvey] But as you well know, Vince McMahon,
in the World Wrestling Entertainment anything can happen.
And there's a real good chance it could be Doink and Luna.
Or it could be Bam Bam and Dink.
It remains to be seen.
[Vince] Oh, I certainly hope not.
Hopefully there'll be some very strict officiating
in a mixed tag team matchup at WrestleMania.
Bam Bam Bigelow
with Mike Khoury.
And by the way, we did mention that later on
Men on a Mission will join us.
Uh-oh, look at this.
Oh, wow!
What athleticism on the part of Bam Bam Bigelow.
And this one is history.
[bell rings]
[Vince] Bam Bam Bigelow could, very easily,
make that special Monday Night Raw prime cuts,
which is going to be out real soon by Coliseum Video.
Uh-oh, look at this. That's who.
Right into the eyes of Doink the Clown.
That's where we're headed to WrestleMania.
Stay with us for more action.
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The glitz, the glamor, the celebrity, the action,
you will see it all at WrestleMania X,
including that man right there
who made a triumphant return to the WWE several weeks ago.
Yes, this man can make the earth shake.
He is indeed the Earthquake.
[Harvey] This man is awesome.
He's got legs like tree trunks, and he obviously has the biggest feet,
the biggest boots I've ever seen in my entire life.
The man is truly awesome.
[Vince] Yes. And can he ever move, extraordinary agility.
Lightning-like quickness on the part of the Earthquake.
An unbelievable package here in the WWE.
And, by the way, the Earthquake was to go onto WrestleMania.
Look at this. The Phantom.
Oh, come on, give me a break. It's like running into a Mack truck.
The Black Phantom here, hammering away and…
Off and-- Come on.
And Earthquake now standing side headlock on The Black Phantom.
The Phantom, good-sized guy.
But he looks like a midget in there
compared to the Earthquake, who just falls over…
Earthquake off the rope! Earthquake… [exclaims]
How about that!
Originally, the Earthquake was to face Ludvig Borga at WrestleMania.
Borga, however, still injured, will not be able to make a trip.
And the Earthquake now stepping up to the plate,
and who is he facing, Harvey Wippleman?
[Harvey] But, Vince, that's where I stepped in.
That's where I came up to the plate and hit a home run.
Because, Vince McMahon, Earthquake will now be facing my total destruction…
-[Vince] Oh! -…my Adam Bomb at WrestleMania X.
How's that for a bombshell?
[Vince] I'm gonna say, what a great match that'll be.
The Earthquake against Adam Bomb!
[Harvey] And, you know, a nuclear explosion
is the only thing that can rival an earthquake
for devastation, for destruction, for disparity.
-So I can't wait… -[Vince] Oh!
…to see the Earthquake's short-lived comeback
come to an end at WrestleMania X.
[Vince] And the Earthquake drops the elbow!
And the Earthquake, ladies and-- Uh-oh.
You know that spells trouble.
You know what that means.
Yes. The ground begins to shake. You can feel the tremors.
Earthquake now, coming off the rope, And… here comes the big one!
[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Indeed, it was the big one on the Black Phantom.
[bell rings]
[Harvey] Yes, it was. But that won't happen
to Adam Bomb at WrestleMania.
So I hope all the people watched that very closely.
That won't happen again.
[Vince] Standing by now, ladies and gentlemen,
with the WrestleMania Report, the WWE's own, Todd Pettengill.
[crowd cheering]
[intense music playing]
Hi, everybody. It's Todd Pettengill
with your WrestleMania Report right here on Monday Night Raw.
Do you know how cool it is to have this job?
I don't know if I ever told you this, but I was on The Gong Show.
It was years ago.
And I got "gonged" by Charles Nelson Reilly.
[scoffs] Guess what, Chuck, I'm still working.
What are you doing?
[mocking]
All right, let me just recap here.
So far tonight, we've had an earthquake
measuring at least a seven on the Raw scale,
an awesome match.
How about the Yokozuna-Randy Savage match?
Yokozuna, unbelievably, still champion with a little help from his friends.
I really thought that the "Macho Man" Randy Savage
was going to throw WrestleMania way out of whack.
An interesting night, so far.
Believe it or not, WrestleMania X is just three weeks away.
And you can see all the action exclusively on pay-per-view.
It is not too early to think about calling your local cable company
to place your order,
because as we get closer,
operators are going to be busier than Walmart on Christmas Eve. [chuckles]
Plus, remember, the action all kicks off Friday afternoon,
March the 18th, at one o'clock
with the WWE Fan Fest in the rotunda of Madison Square Garden.
Fan Fest is autograph signings, pictures with your favorite WWE superstars,
plus, you can call a historic WWE match and even step into the squared circle.
I will be there all afternoon,
Friday, March the 18th, with a camera crew,
and I'll tell you what, we are gonna have a blast.
Let me say again. We are less than three weeks away
from the glitz, the glamor, the celebrities, and the bar none,
the greatest and most historic wrestling matches of all time: WrestleMania X.
Right now, let's run that awesome card of action.
Two WWE Championship matches are scheduled.
Lex Luger, of course, wins the coin toss
to earn the right to take on Yokozuna first.
That means Bret "The Hitman" Hart
would have to have a match under his belt as well.
He will take us his own brother, The Rocket, Owen Hart.
Then, regardless of the outcome of that match,
The Hitman takes on the winner of the Lex-Yoko match.
Keep in mind. There will also be two very special, unannounced guest referees,
one for each WWE championship match, and they could be anybody.
Now, let's move to a match the entire world is waiting to see.
The "Macho Man" Randy Savage, in action mere moments ago,
will meet Kona Crush head on.
Now in this match, falls can occur anywhere in the building.
The only catch here is in order to be declared the winner,
you have to make it back to the ring in 60 seconds after the fall.
These two WWE superstars have a score to settle,
and the entire world will be watching.
The Intercontinental Championship, also on the line,
as Razor Ramon, The Bad Guy,
defends against the self-proclaimed Intercontinental Champion,
the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.
And this will be a ladder match.
Now here's how it works.
Razor Ramon's Intercontinental Championship belt
plus Shawn's bogus belt
will be suspended high above the ring.
That ladder will start in the aisle
and can be brought into the ring at any time.
Now, once the ladder is in the ring, it is in play.
The first man to grab the belt is the Intercontinental Champion.
Another title on the line is the Tag Team Championship.
Men on a Mission try and take the belts away from The Quebecers.
The WWE Women's Championship,
also on the line, as champion Alundra Blayze defends her title.
Plus, the mighty Earthquake will take on the man from Three Mile Island,
Adam Bomb.
And in that mysterious mixed tag, Bam Bam Bigelow
and his main squeeze, Luna,
will take on Doink and Dink.
And, apparently, Dink has met the height requirements for this match.
Plus, in that big 10-man tag, just announced over the weekend,
you will see The Smoking Gunns
teaming with Tatanka, the 1-2-3 Kid and Sparky Plugg,
to do battle with The Headshrinkers,
IRS, Double J and "The Model" Rick Martel.
This is without question the biggest weekend of the year
in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And you, yes you, can be part of it.
All you have to do is pick up that telephone
and call your local cable company to place your order for WrestleMania X.
Now we've talked about the greatest wrestling matches of all time.
Now here's a list of who's who in Hollywood,
and they will all be a part of WrestleMania.
Jennie Garth, who plays Kelly on Beverly Hills, 90210.
Showtime's cabbie critics, Bucky and Vinny
will have a ton to say about WrestleMania X.
Sy Sperling, the president of the Hair Club for Men
and the official hair consultant for WrestleMania X.
Plus hip-hop music sensation Donnie Wahlberg of NKOTB.
The wild and outrageous Little Richard
will be performing "America The Beautiful".
And the star of television's Evening Shade,
and movies such as Deliverance, The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit,
and on and on, Mr. Burt Reynolds will be there as well.
They will all be a part of WrestleMania X,
just three weeks from yesterday,
totally live from the sold out Madison Square Garden,
Sunday afternoon, March the 20th.
Now we are sorry to report
that Tonya Harding will be unable to appear at WrestleMania X.
Sources tell me that there's a pretty good chance
she's going to be busy for the next five to ten years.
Still to come here on Monday Night Raw
we get up close and personal
with behind the scenes look at the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.
[seductive music playing]
Come on, hon.
Wake up. What's wrong?
Honey, it's been a really long week.
I'm really tired.
But it's only Monday.
Monday… [groans] It feels like Friday.
Honey, I'm really tired, okay?
But it's only nine o'clock.
Nine o'clock? Monday?
Whoa! Whoa!
-[TV static] -[man on TV] We are live
from New York City. It's Monday Night Raw!
-[bell rings] -[Vince] Yes, the WWE is unbelievable.
Speaking of unbelievable, Harvey Wippleman,
it's unbelievable you're actually out here with me, broadcasting.
But what if that were you next to that young lady?
[Harvey] Don't try to confuse me with reality, McMahon.
Let me stay in my own little world
and concentrate on the WWE and on Kwang.
[Vince] I must say, this is a most impressive athlete
managed by you, Harvey Wippleman.
And, uh, I'm sure you want to take Kwang a long way in the WWE.
[Harvey] I plan on… I plan on taking Kwang all the way to the top.
And as you can see right now, Kwang is waving me over.
And Vince McMahon, I've got more important business to attend to.
I'm gonna go up with my man, Kwang. I hope you can handle this by yourself.
[Vince] Harvey Wippleman on his way over to, uh, be in the corner of Kwang,
whom he manages.
Look at Harvey, jumping up there on the apron.
Simian-like.
Harvey Wippleman, the vice mayor of Walls, Mississippi,
managing Kwang, taking Kwang to WrestleMania.
By the way, we have, I believe, on the line,
Sy Sperling, the official hair consultant of WrestleMania,
a man who's going to do a complete makeover of Howard Finkel,
our longtime ring announcer.
And the question is, Sy…
The question is… Is Howard Finkel, after the makeover…
Is Howard Finkel going to look like a movie star?
-[bell rings] -[Sy on phone] The thing
we don't want to do with him…
If we make him too good looking,
you know, what I'm concerned about is, when he's sitting there
in that wrestling environment,
I'm afraid about of one of these wrestlers walking up to him,
getting jealous. Maybe they don't like the way he looked,
and they're pulling the damn thing off on him.
-[Vince laughing] -[Sy] So I mean, I don't know…
We may have to staple it down or…
[Vince] Oh, that's great. Please put the staples in.
Absolutely.
But what about the… Is Howard likely
to become some sort of a a sex symbol,
do you think, as a result of this whole makeup?
Are all the women at WrestleMania going to be swooning all over the Fink?
-What do you think? -[Sy] I don't really know.
I mean, what I'm gonna have to do is give him a really serious style,
after all this hoopla is over with.
No, I mean, I think for all of his patience and hanging in there with us,
we may have to give him a really good looking hairstyle.
What I really want to do with him is after the match is over,
maybe take him out for… take him out around town…
-[Vince] Oh, yeah. -…and seduce him to a couple of,
good looking women,
-see how they react to him. -[Vince laughing]
[Sy] I think he does deserve a seat after all this stuff.
[Vince] There's no doubt there's a treat coming in store
for everyone at WrestleMania, especially Howard Finkel,
thanks to Sy Sperling, the official hair consultant,
And, Sy, thank you for being with us tonight.
[Sy] Okay. Thank you. Let's…
Looking forward to WrestleMania X. Let's knock 'em dead.
[Vince] We'll do, indeed.
Thank you very much, Sy Sperling.
[Sy] Okay.
[Vince] All right.
And Kwang right now with John Chrystal.
And Chrystal with a nice reversal.
Chrystal missed with the clothesline and Kwang--
Oh, my! Look at that.
Kwang is a force to reckon with.
Oh, wait a minute. This one is… This one's history.
-This one is over with. -[bell rings]
Kwang managed by Harvey Wippleman,
and the victory here on Monday Night Raw.
-[announcer] Kwang! -[Vince] By the way,
momentarily, ladies and gentlemen, standing by will be Stan Lane.
Mr. South Beach, Stan Lane
will have Shawn Michaels as his guest.
Don't go away. We'll be right back.
We're gonna try to catch a word with the self-proclaimed Intercontinental Champion,
Shawn Michaels. Follow me.
Shawn Michaels, can I get a word with you please?
-What's going on here? -Just a quick word.
Take it easy. I've got nothing on.
Let me put something on here.
-Dies, take care of this. -Hey, come on, guys.
-Come on, now. -All I want
is a quick little interview, Mr. Michaels.
-Please, sir. -I don't wanna do an interview
-with you, Stan, but I'm gonna. -All right. Thank you very much.
He'll be right with us.
Okay. Come on in, Stan.
I'm ready now for you. Come on over now, big buddy. Come on.
Mr. Michaels, as a result of your suspension,
you were stripped of the Intercontinental belt.
As you know, Razor Ramon competed in the 20-man Battle Royal
and went on to defeat The Model, Rick Martel,
to become the undisputed Intercontinental Champion,
Yeah, what's your point?
Everybody knows that Shawn Michaels makes his own rules.
The only thing I'm stripped of is my clothing.
And that is obvious because the undisputed
World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental title
is still around my waist,
and that is exactly where it's gonna stay.
[Stan] Well, if you're the champion
then explain your actions at the Royal Rumble
when you attacked Razor Ramon.
First of all, Stan, no one ever beat Shawn Michaels
for the Intercontinental Championship belt.
No one put his shoulders on a mat for three seconds.
Never happened. Never will.
But I figured Razor Ramon ought to have a chance
to see what the real, undisputed
World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship belt
looks like.
So at the Royal Rumble, [chuckles] I gave him a bird's eye view.
[Stan] You further added insult to injury when you once again interfered
when Razor and the 1-2-3 Kid
had a chance at winning the tag team belts from the Quebecers.
Why did you feel that this was necessary?
You know, I figure any chance I can get to let Razor Ramon know
that there's only one
undisputed World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
I'm gonna take advantage of it.
Razor Ramon, I did it, and I'm gonna keep on doing it.
There's only one IC champ,
and you're looking at him.
[Stan] As you know, Razor Ramon has been rapidly climbing the ladder of success--
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let's talk about ladders.
It's Shawn Michaels who is making the supreme sacrifice
by placing his undisputed World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Championship belt 20 feet above the ring
in Madison Square Garden at WrestleMania,
alongside that bogus belt of Razor Ramon's.
When everything is said and done,
it will be the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels
climbing that eight-foot ladder to success
and taking what is rightfully mine,
what has always been mine!
The World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship belt.
And that bogus belt of Razor Ramon's…
I'm gonna give that to my good buddy Diesel.
He's earned it.
[Stan] I'm sure Razor Ramon is looking forward to selling this controversy.
I'm sick and tired of talking about Razor Ramon.
I'm sick of talking to you.
And don't let the door hit ya on the way out.
Diesel, get him out of here!
[Diesel] You heard him. Hit the bricks. Get out of here! Hit the bricks!
-[Stan] Thank you, Mr. Michaels, -[Diesel] Get out of here.
[narrator] Owen Hart and Crush.
One betrayed his brother.
One betrayed his best friend.
Two ruthless renegades breaking all the rules
in the World Wrestling Entertainment,
The Smoking Gunns.
These two brothers are out to teach a few hard-earned lessons
in family values and trust.
Owen Hart and Crush battle The Smoking Gunns,
next week on Monday Night Raw.
-[upbeat music playing] -♪ Are you ready, get ready ♪
[Vince] Oh, my! Yes, indeed, Oscar's tearing them up here on Monday Night Raw.
Men on a Mission!
Let's break them in.
♪ Everybody in the house, say oh ♪
[all] ♪ Oh ♪
♪ Say oh ♪
[all] ♪ Oh ♪
♪ When you walk through the ghetto What do you find ♪
♪ All… ♪
♪ Men on a Mission, in the house ♪
[Harvey laughing]
You must be talking about my eardrums, Vince McMahon.
I like banjo music.
[Vince] Men on a Mission, ladies and gentlemen!
On their way to WrestleMania!
They could be Tag Team champions.
Go ahead, Oscar!
[Harvey] Sit down, Vince!
You're making a fool of yourself.
[Vince laughing]
Having some fun on Monday Night Raw!
Men on a Mission ready to take the Tag Team Championship,
I believe, from the Quebecers at WrestleMania.
And who knows
they may even show up tomorrow night at the Grammys.
-What a performance… -[bell rings]
…Men on a Mission could give at the Grammys!
[Harvey] Well, Vince, I think they'd do better to win a Grammy
than they would be to win the World Wrestling Entertainment
Tag Team Championship.
Because I failed to see how Mabel could even affix the belt around his waist.
[Vince] Oh, really?
Mabel and Mo locking up this week with…
In the ring right now is Steve Smith joining forces with The Brooklyn Brawler.
Nice quick go behind there. One, two and-- Oh.
Kick-out by Smith.
[Harvey] I'd like to take this opportunity
to say "Happy Birthday" to Robert Conrad, another tough guy just like myself.
If you remember, he was a guest celebrity at WrestleMania 2.
[Vince] Yes, but another tough guy like yourself?
Is that what you're saying?
[Harvey] Like myself. That's right. You wanna try me?
[Vince] Please.
The Brooklyn Brawler now trying Mo, and Brawler going downstairs.
Mo stays upstairs.
Right in the eyes!
Mo and Mabel, ladies and gentlemen, on their way to WrestleMania.
Imagine.
Men on a Mission as tag team champions.
Double clothesline!
[Harvey] Look at Mabel. He looks like a walking neighborhood.
[Vince] He certainly does.
Huge! Mabel is huge!
Tag team action headed your way, next week on Monday Night Raw.
My goodness! For the first time ever, The Rocket, Owen Hart,
who was really soaring as of late.
The Rocket is teaming up with Crush,
whom we saw in action earlier on.
The Rocket and Crush against The Smoking Gunns!
What a tag team. Look at this!
Mabel may lose his balance.
Smith can't knock him down.
Smith's gonna drag-- Oh, yes!
[crowd cheering]
-[Harvey] Oh! -[Vince] Oh, my!
Forget about it!
[Harvey] Just like a pancake with that big leg drop.
[Vince laughing]
Mabel's having fun, but I can tell you Randy Savage is not having any fun.
Word is, in the dressing room, that Randy Savage is disconsolate.
Randy Savage was robbed tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
of the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship,
and you bet he's going to take it out out-- Oh!
Just like Mabel's taking it out on Smith,
Savage is gonna take it out on Crush at WrestleMania.
There's no telling what's gonna happen in that match.
[Harvey] No, there is. There's one thing for sure though.
An angry man doesn't think straight.
And Crush made Randy Savage angry, which makes him reckless.
Which means Crush has got the advantage going into WrestleMania.
And you know what?
According to this match right here, I can tell you this.
The Quebecers have got the advantage going into WrestleMania.
against Men on a Mission, because Johnny Polo is so much smarter,
so more of an astute manager than Oscar.
And the Quebecers are technicians.
They're not just two rappers from the streets like Men on a Mission.
I think that's gonna be the proof in the pudding right there.
[Vince] Uh-huh.
Wait, how did the Quebecers handle a man who steps over the top rope
How do they handle this?
Oh, my goodness!
[Harvey] Well, Vince, I cannot picture
either Jacques or Pierre allowing themselves
to be put in a situation where either one of them
would be hung upside down in the corner.
And ss far as this man goes here,
their main strategy is going to be to keep Mo in the ring,
-keep Mabel out. -[Vince] Oh, and watch this,
across the chest! One, two and… three.
-[bell rings] -[crowd cheering]
[Vince] Another victory for Mo, Mabel, Oscar, Men on a Mission!
-They're rapping their way all the way… -[Oscar rapping]
…to the top rung of the ladder at WrestleMania!
Men on a mission. Go get him, Mabel.
Go ahead. Cut loose there, yeah!
-[Harvey] Oh, my God! -[Vince] Everybody have fun.
We'll be back with more.
[Vince] We surely hope you enjoyed Monday Night Raw tonight.
We certainly saw a great deal of action.
Speaking of seeing things, they've been a number of Undertaker sightings of late,
which we'll report on next week.
And, next week, in addition to that,
Double J, Jeff Jarrett squares off against Virgil.
[Harvey] I predict Double J will win that match,
and I guarantee next year he'll win a Grammy
[Vince] Joining us as well in action, Doink.
And where there's Doink, there's Dink.
[Harvey] I don't like either one of 'em.
[Vince] Also, IRS. I hope you paid your taxes.
-[Harvey laughing] -[Vince] And from there,
a special presentation
for the Native American, Tatanka, by his own people, The Lumbee tribe.
Plus The Smoking Gunns in tag team action against The Rocket, Owen Hart
and his tag team partner, Crush.
[Harvey] Crush and the Rocket will beat The Smoking Gunns
right in the middle of the ring.