[narrator] The World Wrestling Entertainment.
For over 50 years, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
[thunderclap]
[intro music playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Welcome everyone to Monday Night Raw.
On his way to the squared circle,
the biggest man in the history of the WWE, Yokozuna.
Yes, tonight, one-on-one with the monster, the man they call Vader.
Hello, everyone, at ringside.
Vince McMahon here along with Mr. Perfect.
And joining us later on, with a special interview,
The Ultimate Warrior.
Yeah, but, McMahon, you talked about Raw tonight.
It's gonna get Raw when the arm wrestling contest takes place
between The British Bulldog and Ahmed Johnson.
Just who is the strongest man? We're gonna find out.
And what about it?
Shawn Michaels, the leader of the new generation,
the WWE Champion, one-on-one with Jerry "The King" Lawler tonight.
I'll tell you one thing, during that matchup,
a good friend of mine is gonna be joining us for commentary tonight.
Diesel will be out here.
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel, will join us.
However, here he comes from Boulder, Colorado.
Take a look, everyone, at the size of Vader.
Vader, along with Owen Hart, along with The British Bulldog,
all, of course, led by Jim Cornette
and the six-man tag-team matchup at WrestleMania
against Yokozuna, Jake "The Snake," and Ahmed Johnson.
Take a look at the biggest man in the history of the WWE.
[Mr. Perfect] Well, being yesterday was Easter,
can you imagine putting some bunny ears on Yokozuna?
[Mr. McMahon] Uh, no, not exactly.
Yokozuna as the Easter Bunny? I don't think so.
[Mr. Perfect] No, Yoko will be roadkill after Vader gets done with him.
[Mr. McMahon] And remains to be seen,
kicking things off with these big monsters here tonight on Raw.
Yokozuna listed at 650 pounds.
And Yokozuna having a weight advantage
as such over the 450-pound Vader.
[Mr. Perfect] Wow, 200 pounds. My God.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. If you're Vader, what do you do?
One-on-one against Yokozuna.
No Owen Hart, no British Bulldog.
Here we go, we're gonna have a giant collision here.
And look, Vader trying to impress Yokozuna.
[Mr. Perfect] I don't think Vader needs any help from anybody.
-I think he's his own man. -And look at Yokozuna.
Talk about his own man.
That's exactly what Yokozuna is now without Jim Cornette.
These two big monsters shoving each other.
[screams]
[Mr. McMahon] Did you hear that? Did you see that?
And Yokozuna still standing there.
Vader can't believe it. Yoko--
[all exclaiming]
What a retaliation.
[Mr. Perfect] That'll pop your eardrum.
-[Mr. McMahon] Yokozuna and Vader. -Neither individual wanting to give…
[Mr. McMahon] A block.
Look at this. Yokozuna hammering away now.
Vader! Vader is standing…
Whoa! Not for long.
To the ropes! Off and…
-No! -God!
[Mr. McMahon] Wow! Samoan drop nicely executed.
[Mr. Perfect] Four hundred fifty pounds up and down.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, more importantly, 650 pounds down on your chest.
All right, let's take another look at it now. Yokozuna…
Take a look at this.
The dexterity underneath that big man.
And then down. Right across Vader.
Vader back up on his feet, however.
Wait a minute, Yokozuna distracted. Oh, what a clothesline.
Cornette distracted Yokozuna. Standing up on the apron.
If you've just joined us, ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to Raw.
We started early tonight.
We're gonna start early each and every week from now on,
courtesy of USA to be able to bring you more WWE action in the ring.
And what action in the ring here tonight!
Yes, indeed, Yokozuna and Vader.
Look at Vader hammering away now.
-Oh, wow. -[Mr. Perfect] Oh, this is a war.
-This is a war, Mr. McMahon. -Pummeling Yoko… Yes, it is.
Oh, come on. Get in there, ref. Get in there.
[Mr. Perfect] It's a war that began back at the Royal Rumble.
Vader blamed Yoko for his elimination.
[Mr. McMahon] And there's the man they call Vader,
perhaps sensing victory over Yokozuna.
Yet to come here tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
a very special interview with The Ultimate Warrior!
[Mr. Perfect] And Vader just keeps pummeling Yokozuna.
[Mr. McMahon] He does indeed. And, ladies and gentlemen,
the new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion
in action tonight.
-Oh, look at that. -Oh, a shot from Cornette.
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels against Jerry "The King" Lawler
here tonight on Raw!
What about that arm wrestling contest?
Who's the strongest man in the WWE?
Is it The British Bulldog or is it Ahmed Johnson?
We'll find out the answer to that tonight as well.
And Yokozuna…
after being pummeled down to the canvas, brought out to the middle of the ring.
Let's see what Vader can do with these.
Measured him. No! Oh, look at this!
Wow!
-[Mr. Perfect] Wow! -[Mr. McMahon] What a suplex!
Yokozuna trying to drive Vader down through the canvas.
[Mr. Perfect] Uh-oh, look out.
[Mr. McMahon] Yokozuna drops the leg!
-Yeah! -Oh, boy.
[Mr. McMahon] Wow! This much history!
Yokozuna trying to get himself back together!
Vader, suffering the consequences!
These two behemoths clashing tonight on Monday Night Raw!
[Mr. Perfect] I don't think anybody's done that to Vader before.
[Mr. McMahon] Indeed not, as we take a look.
Oh! What a maneuver! Take a look at this!
Devastating!
High impact here tonight on Raw!
Yokozuna against Vader, one-on-one.
No British Bulldog, no Owen Hart to interfere.
No Jake "The Snake," no Ahmed Johnson!
[Mr. Perfect] And look at Fuji. Look at Fuji, McMahon.
-He's sporting the American flag! -God, no! Look at Yokozuna!
Pummeling! Hammering!
Look at the man from Boulder, Vader!
He's just in the corner, slopping down!
He can do nothing, he's defenseless! Look at that!
[Mr. Perfect] He's never been in a situation like this before!
At 450 pounds, I believe Vader thinks there's nobody that can take him.
[Mr. McMahon] Here he comes!
[Mr. Perfect] Oh, my goodness! Unbelievable.
Vader able to move out of the way just in the nick of time!
Vader now, collecting himself.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute. What's Cornette…
Cornette taking on the ankle. Wait a minute. Vader from high above!
Vader gets ahead of steam.
-[Mr. Perfect] Oh! -[bone snaps]
Did you hear that?
[screaming]
-Ring the bell. -[bell dinging]
[screaming]
[Mr. Perfect] Unfortunately…
-Oh, there's a problem. -[Cornette] Do it again!
Do it again!
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, there's a major problem in the ring.
[Mr. Perfect] Yeah, and the major problem is Yokozuna's leg is broken!
Something snapped!
[Mr. McMahon] Wait. Where is the official?
Oh, no!
[groans]
I've never seen Yokozuna…
scream…
in agony!
And this match obviously has officially ended.
This is absurd.
[Mr. Perfect] Oh!
[referee] Get away from him.
[Mr. McMahon] Two of those actions…
-of Vader and Cornette… -[Finkel] Due to Yokozuna's injury,
the referee has stopped this match and awards the decision to Vader!
[crowd booing]
[groans]
[Mr. McMahon] What a creep!
I mean, it's one thing to… to defeat your opponent here in WWE,
it's another one to… to try and injure,
to try and maim and…
that's obviously what has happened here with Yokozuna.
There's no call for that, you've got to agree with me!
[Mr. Perfect] As a wrestler, we all hate to hear that sound.
When we hear a pop like that, you know something's wrong.
Vader continued to go back up on the rope, come down on the leg, not once, but twice.
I can see once, but two more times? No!
[Mr. McMahon] Yokozuna…
in big-time trouble.
We've never seen anything like this,
as the officials, obviously, right in front of us now are…
are scrambling to try and help Yokozuna.
Get somebody out here now!
[Mr. McMahon] And Yokozuna screaming in pain.
And you saw the look on Vader's face.
There was no remorse whatsoever.
The MT crew coming out to help.
Yokozuna… Look at Vader.
[man] Get somebody out here now!
[Mr. McMahon] I think he's actually proud of what he's done.
I just can't get over the fact that…
that this man would do this to Yokozuna.
What won't he do?
[Mr. Perfect] Well, if you remember the first time we saw Vader,
he took Gorilla Monsoon and put him on the shelf.
Vader is a man that will do anything he has to do
to destroy anybody in his way.
[Mr. McMahon] I understand that, but he doesn't have to do this.
And that's the point.
No competitor in the WWE has to do something like this.
Competing is one thing,
trying to hurt someone intentionally, as we saw Vader do,
is something else completely different.
[Mr. Perfect] Well, making a name for yourself is what it's all about.
-[Mr. McMahon] At anyone's expense? -That's what I say.
[Yokozuna screaming]
[Mr. McMahon] The horror of this.
And Yokozuna, one of the great competitors here in the WWE,
suffering the consequences.
There were actually several fans that were out around ringside
enjoying what Vader was doing to Yokozuna.
How sick can you be?
[Mr. Perfect] Just as sick as Vader.
[Mr. Perfect] We're back,
and the look of concern on everybody's face here at ringside.
They had to lift Yokozuna to remove him from ringside.
Believe it or not, on a forklift,
they couldn't get that 650 pounds up on the gurney.
And you can see the intense pain in Yokozuna's face.
The split has been applied to his leg.
I mean, I'm not even a doctor, and I can tell you, something snapped.
I don't know if it's a medial collateral ligament or what,
but something has snapped.
McMahon is up in the ring,
but right now, our cameras are in the back locker room area,
and Yokozuna still being hoisted out on that forklift.
I know an ambulance is on its way.
-He is back! -[crowd cheering]
[Mr. Perfect] Wait till you hear this reaction.
[crowd cheering]
He is… The Ultimate Warrior!
["Unstable" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Unbelievable!
Yes, indeed. The Ultimate Warrior.
[Mr. Perfect] Listen to these people.
What do they see in this guy?
One question would be, where have you been for three long years?
[Mr. Perfect] He's been living in Montana, McMahon, where all the lunatics live.
Those places where a man goes
that are of any real importance, Vince McMahon,
are not places you will ever find up on a map.
For a man to truly find himself,
he has to go one place that we're all entitled to go to.
Deep, deep, deep in the mind.
In the three and a half years…
that I have been absent…
there is one thing that would not die.
The voices.
The spirit of the Warrior.
You spoke to me.
All of you spoke to me.
[crowd cheering]
All of you.
The very blood of your visions…
said one thing.
"We want it, Warrior.
And we want it bad.
We wanna live…
one more time
in the power of the Warrior."
[Mr. Perfect] This guy's more of a lunatic than I thought.
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, indeed.
However, the new WWE generation Superstars unquestionably will be coming at you.
How will The Ultimate Warrior fare against the WWE new generation Superstars?
All the new challenges that come with the new generation,
the power of the Warrior will surely rise and meet.
Each individual that challenges that power shall fall.
[Mr. Perfect] Here comes Goldust down the aisle. What's he gonna do?
-Get in the Warrior's face? -[Ultimate Warrior] In doing so,
I promise to raise the heights of their understanding and show them
that they too can be of the spirit of the Warrior.
-[snorts] -[crowd cheering]
And, ladies and gentlemen,
the man who will face The Ultimate Warrior, April 28,
the Intercontinental Champion, Goldust!
[crowd booing]
[inhales]
[exhales]
-[snorts] -[crowd cheering]
Warrior, come out and play.
Warrior's 1979.
You, little Warrior, can come in my house.
But nobody will be there.
But perhaps maybe we could play some games,
something like a superhero game.
Maybe you could be Superman.
[screams]
[crowd cheering]
Maybe I could climb on your back and we could take off
and you could fly away with me in the sunset.
What do you think about that?
Hold it right there, freak!
[crowd cheering]
Whatever you're trying to pull from the minds of those you screw with…
and whatever those choose to do with what you dish out,
let me make it perfectly clear.
What is is, and whatever you're into, I don't give a [bleep].
[crowd cheering]
Well, how about this way?
[indistinct shouting]
Brother, if you're looking for a full-length, action-packed adventure,
I got a full-length movie for you.
Me kicking your ass from beginning to end.
[crowd cheering]
["Unstable" playing]
[Mr. Perfect] Well, I guarantee you,
you'll have it together on April 28th and in you house,
when these two meet for the Intercontinental Championship.
And Goldust will be walking in with the Intercontinental Championship,
and I predict he'll be leaving with the Intercontinental Championship.
And who knows, McMahon, maybe he'll seal the deal with a kiss.
[Mr. McMahon] There's still more action for you tonight on Raw.
Plus, we'll have an update on the condition of Yokozuna.
Arm wrestling, yes.
It's the powerful British Bulldog against Ahmed Johnson.
And then, the leader of the new WWE generation, Shawn Michaels,
against The King.
[Mr. McMahon] We're back with more WWE action on Raw,
and Yokozuna being loaded into the ambulance.
-And obviously, Yoko in a bad way. -Relax. Relax.
-[screaming] -[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute! No!
Vader! Vader has returned with a chair!
[screaming]
Vader again attacks.
Yokozuna's helpless!
[Vader screaming]
Can't anybody control this monster?
Yokozuna is helpless!
Oh, no, no. No, no. Vader has the chair again!
Vader's jamming it down into the leg!
That same injured leg, he's jamming it repeatedly!
Get him out of there!
Get those cameras out of here!
-[Mr. McMahon] Complete chaos! -Get those cameras out of here!
[Mr. Perfect] I've never seen anything like that before, McMahon.
It's obvious that Cornette and Vader wanna eliminate Yokozuna once and for all
from the World Wrestling Entertainment.
[Mr. McMahon] Gorilla Monsoon will not be intimidated.
I'm sure he is going to take action, justifiably so, against Vader.
Talk about action, here comes Duke "The Dumpster" Droese.
He is ready for action as well.
-And The Dumpster… Oh, my! -Look out!
[Mr. McMahon] From the other side! Oh!
-[bell dinging] -The match is officially underway.
-Back body drop. Oh! -Take that stinky hat off, garbage man.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, my goodness! And a big body slam!
The Dumpster has come to assert himself.
Clothesline over the top to the outside.
Whoa!
Wow!
Helmsley having some problem…
The Dumpster coming out there.
The Dumpster right in front of us now with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
What's he gonna do with him?
Oh, with a slap across the face, just like last week.
Uh-oh. No, no.
[Mr. Perfect] You don't slap a guy like Hunter Hearst-Helmsley in the face.
A guy with all that class when you're a garbage man.
[Mr. McMahon] Is that right? Let's take you back to last week.
There you see it, ladies and gentlemen.
Sable on the outside of the ring being harassed by Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
Helmsley blamed her for his loss against the Warrior at WrestleMania.
And then, look at that. Oh, what a slap!
And then Marc Mero left.
The "Wildman" himself left with Sable in his arms.
Oh!
[Mr. Perfect] Hunter told me he was through with Sable anyway.
She owed him some money for a bill at the mall.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, right. Sure.
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley is beside himself, and right now…
Oh, my goodness!
Helmsley's in big-time trouble!
Last week with "Wildman" Marc Mero, this week with The Dumpster.
Oh, my goodness! Look at this!
Up he goes! And what goes up?
You know where Helmsley is going.
Smile on The Dumpster's face. Down in the canvas.
This rival between these two started back at the Royal Rumble.
Actually, prior to the Royal Rumble, on the Prevue Channel.
It was the first-ever WWE three-for-all.
They went… Oh, no!
[Mr. Perfect] Yeah, that cost Hunter the shot
at the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
[Mr. McMahon] I don't know if he would've won.
That's assuming he would've won the Royal Rumble.
Nonetheless, Dumpster on the outside.
And by the way, ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to the Prevue Channel.
Just prior to WrestleMania, establishing the highest rating ever in…
Oh, no. Watch out.
From behind, here comes the opportunist.
Here comes Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
Helmsley now sets up The Dumpster in…
Oh!
[Mr. Perfect] You were talking about
the highest rating on the Prevue Channel ever?
[Mr. McMahon] Exactly.
[Mr. Perfect] There's two reasons why it was the highest rating.
-[Mr. McMahon] That would be? -Sunny.
-[Mr. McMahon] Two reasons? -Best Buns.
[Mr. McMahon] The Slammy Award-winning.
Sunny, yes, she won for Best Buns as well as… Manager of the Year.
Lots of surprises at the Slammys. Lots of… Wait a minute.
We have these comments talking about a surprise.
You caught me by surprise at WrestleMania. Well, silver spoon,
the wild surprises start next week on Raw.
-[Mr. McMahon] Oh, yeah! -[Mr. Perfect] Is that a threat?
[Mr. McMahon] It definitely is. Or a promise.
"Wildman" Marc Mero with a surprise for Helmsley.
Wait a minute now. We have the cover. One, two…
Ooh, that was close.
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese hanging in there
against a tenacious
-Hunter Hearst-Helmsley. -[Mr. Perfect] That's it.
Work the kidney area. Work the lower belly.
Knock the wind out of the guy.
[Mr. McMahon] Helmsley, when he is focused,
there's probably none any better.
But, sometimes, he loses that focus.
[Mr. Perfect] Perhaps, he's focusing too much on the women
and should be focusing on his opponents more.
[Mr. McMahon] That's what he's doing.
But I've got that feeling that Dumpster's gonna be able to get back up.
Stay with us. This match continues.
[Mr. McMahon] We're back with more WWE action on Monday Night Raw.
And Duke "The Dumpster" Droese trying to get back to his feet.
Helmsley now with an opportunity to put The Dumpster away.
Upload to the midsection.
Here we go. Setting him up.
-Here we go. -[Mr. Perfect] Here it comes.
Here comes the Pedigree.
[Mr. McMahon] He has one arm hooked. Another one.
The Dumpster now is… No!
Nice takedown.
The Dumpster with Helmsley for the ride!
-[Mr. Perfect] Oh, God. -Oh!
Now the momentum can easily shift back into The Dumpster's favor.
A hard fought matchup.
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese wanting to settle this issue
once and for all with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
[Mr. Perfect] Does Duke have enough left in him to take care of Helmsley?
-I don't think so. -I do.
Driving a knee.
Nice maneuver on the part of Duke "The Dumpster" Droese.
And he close in. A little high on the mark.
The Dumpster now with Helmsley up and… down.
And to the spine.
Oh, yeah! Here we go!
-The Dumpster with a spinebuster. -Uh-oh.
[Mr. McMahon] Duke "The Dumpster" Droese finally is gonna settle this score
-with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley. -[screams]
Helmsley has been distracted as of late.
[Mr. Perfect] Duke is taking too much time, McMahon.
[Mr. McMahon] All right. Sets up Helmsley for the ride.
Coming off the rope back!
No! Big slam. Powerslam!
The Dumpster. Go ahead! Take him out.
That's it! It's time to take out the trash!
[Mr. McMahon] Here we go with the trash compactor.
The Dumpster with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, who has been reeling here
as a result of the actions of The Dumpster.
Take a look at this!
-Yeah! -[Mr. Perfect] Oh, no, no!
[Mr. McMahon] Whoa, wait a… Oh!
-And Helmsley! -The Pedigree!
[Mr. McMahon] Helmsley! Helmsley! Helmsley drives The Dumpster!
[Mr. Perfect] It's over.
[Mr. McMahon] I can't pull it! Hooks the leg!
One, two, and…
-He got him! -[bell dinging]
I must say, I'm impressed with the resilience of Hunter Hearst-Helmsley.
[Mr. Perfect] Impressed.
Wait till Big Daddy Cool comes out for the Shawn Michaels match.
-That'll be impressive. -Hunter Hearst-Helmsley
with a victory over Duke "The Dumpster" Droese.
And the lady's impressed there as well, but not as impressive as Sable.
And you wanna be impressed? What about this?
Last week, ladies and gentlemen, it was The Undertaker against Bradshaw.
And who returns to the ring after his debut?
That deranged Mankind.
Mankind then came off the apron.
Look at that! Oh!
And drove the elbow.
And that's not all he drove. Watch.
Taking those fingers.
Those will tell you, will drive the fingers down,
and deep down into the throat, down into the epiglottis.
It's as far down as he can reach.
The Undertaker suffering the effects of the attack of Mankind just last week.
And then came back again all over him.
The Undertaker will never ever forget, I'm sure, the debut of Mankind.
And wait a minute, here we go.
The British Bulldog coming out, but why is Owen Hart out here?
[Mr. Perfect] He's out there to make sure everything goes right.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute. There she is. There's Diana Smith, The Bulldog's wife!
Oh, boy.
This is supposed to be one-on-one against Ahmed Johnson.
Who's the strongest man in the WWE?
We're about to find out.
Stay with us!
[Mr. McMahon] We're back, and Yokozuna is being finally assisted
and placed into the ambulance.
-[Mr. Perfect] Like Free Willy. -[Yokozuna groaning]
[Mr. McMahon] It's not a laughing matter.
Yokozuna, for the first time in his wrestling career, immobilized.
[Yokozuna groans in pain]
And obviously continues to be in a great deal of pain.
[Mr. Perfect] Go ahead, McMahon. Get in the ring. I'll take it from here.
There you see Yokozuna in the back of the ambulance.
Perhaps we may never see Yokozuna again.
[siren wailing]
All right. Back to the arena.
Ahmed Johnson on his way to the ring.
And right there's the man that, well, who I think is gonna lose
the arm wrestling contest to The British Bulldog.
["Pearl River Rip" playing]
He looks good, but does he have the strength to beat The Bulldog?
I don't know.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, whoa, gentlemen. This is arm wrestling.
Ahmed…
if you'll start from this side.
British Bulldog, from this side.
The official…
Jack Doan.
He's the strongest man right here.
You can go back right now.
He's the strongest man in the WWE.
Look at those muscles.
Look at them. They're rock hard.
It's not a bodybuilding contest.
We're gonna find out who has the strongest right arm.
That's what it's all about.
Please be seated.
All right, Jack, make sure everything's…
Elbows squarely on the table.
Okay, wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
Not yet.
Look at all that oil on him. That is not fair.
Regulation says he can't have all that grease
-and slime and oil all over him. -[Mr. Perfect] You gotta agree with Owen.
What a fair-minded guy.
Thank God Owen Hart is there to make sure everything goes properly.
Oil doesn't have anything to do with this.
Sure, it does. He can slip, and he can get extra leverage.
You're a cheater, Ahmed Johnson,
so wipe that oil off, and let's do it fair.
[Mr. Perfect] He's absolutely right. No doubt about it.
Wait a minute. I think…
There you go. No more oil. How's that?
-[Mr. Perfect] That's a class act. -[Owen] Get it all off. Wipe it all off.
Hey, if you don't back off, you're going to the back.
I don't want any more out of you.
[Mr. Perfect] He's just trying to help out, ref.
[Mr. McMahon] Both men down. Both elbows.
-Set them up. Set them up. -[Owen] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-Wait a minute. Wait a minute. -Owen!
Get his elbow back.
He's gotta have it right there.
He's got it too close.
He's trying to get too much leverage because you know he's too strong for you.
[Mr. Perfect] I don't think Ahmed understands the rules of arm wrestling.
No, no.
No, no. Wait a minute.
-[Mr. Perfect] Explain it to him, Owen. -What the hell is that?
It's an arm wrestling match.
You're trying to cheat.
Don't go trying to pick up chairs and try to butter up the referee.
-Let's do it fair and square. -Any more and you're gone.
Any more and you're gone.
-[Mr. Perfect] Why is he gone? -[Mr. McMahon] Can we just have…
our arm wrestling event, please?
[Mr. Perfect] Throw McMahon out of there if you're gonna throw anybody out.
-Let's go, gentlemen. -All right.
Perhaps the two strongest men in the WWE about to get it on right here.
-Wait a minute. Hold on. He's not ready. -That's it.
-You're out. -He's not ready yet.
You are out of here. To the back.
[Mr. Perfect] Wait. You can't throw him out of there.
You got no business throwing Owen Hart out of there.
-You don't have to leave, Owen. You stay. -[Mr. McMahon] To the back!
[Mr. Perfect] Oh, shut up, McMahon.
Owen doesn't have to go anywhere.
He's just out there trying to help things out.
They can't throw him out of there.
Let's go. Get out of here.
Now here comes another referee.
Why would they wanna throw Owen Hart out of there?
To give Ahmed the advantage?
There's your winner right there.
[crowd booing]
This is a travesty. Why should Owen Hart?
He's never done anything wrong in his life, let alone interrupt.
I mean, talk about fair-minded. That's a shame.
[Mr. McMahon] All right.
[Mr. Perfect] Here's a shot of Diana, The British Bulldog's wife.
Even she's upset the threw Owen out.
I can't believe it. She can't believe it. I can't believe anybody can believe it.
-Get his elbow down. -Elbow down.
Here we go.
One, two, three, go!
[Mr. Perfect] He's got him right off the bat.
Oh, he's gonna flash him. He's gonna flash Ahmed…
You wonder how much oil is left in Ahmed's palm of his hand.
Look at Davey Boy. He's got him down.
He's got the wrist turned already. It's all technique.
-Wait a second here. -[crowd cheering]
Ahmed… And Smith, he's fighting back.
I think Davey Boy's playing with him.
Here he comes. Now Davey Boy's coming back the other way.
Ahmed's using the table.
He's got his hand on the table.
Look at Davey Boy. He's not grabbing the table.
-[screams] -Ahmed's got his hand on the table.
He's using the table. He's pulling…
He used the table.
-That is not right. -[Mr. McMahon] Your winner, Ahmed Johnson.
The winner!
[Mr. Perfect] If Owen would've been out there right now,
that would've never happened.
Ahmed Johnson had hold of that table.
He just does not deserve that victory.
Look at it. Diana can't believe it either.
-Unbe… -[Mr. McMahon] There you go.
[Mr. Perfect] Hit him with the table. Hit him with the chair.
I guess it really doesn't matter if you win the arm wrestling contest.
Let's take a look at your wrestling ability.
Oh, he's gonna set…
Here, let's set Ahmed at the table.
[Mr. McMahon] What is going on here?
-Wait a minute. Look at… -[Mr. Perfect chuckles]
-[Mr. McMahon] What a poor sport. -Pull up a chair, Ahmed.
[Mr. McMahon] Ahmed Johnson defeating The British Bulldog, fair and square.
No, no, no. Look!
[Mr. Perfect] He cheated the arm wrestling contest.
[Mr. McMahon] He did not.
I can't get over this.
-Talk about aggressive activity. -That's what you get…
[Mr. Perfect] Show him your table manners.
…when you mess with The British Bulldog.
[Mr. McMahon] The Bulldog with Ahmed Johnson.
Ahmed, clearly the stronger of the two.
[Mr. Perfect] Clearly the stronger of the two?
He held the edge of the table, McMahon.
[Mr. McMahon] Ahmed trying to power his way out of this.
Trying to set up The Bulldog.
He's gonna hit the table. Reverse.
[all exclaiming]
[Mr. Perfect] Look at all the grease and oil on the table.
Ahmed was oiled up.
He didn't belong even out there with that oil on him.
-He cheated, McMahon. -Yeah, but…
Ahmed Johnson was not cheating.
[Mr. Perfect] You're telling me he didn't have hold of that table
and used it for leverage?
[Mr. McMahon] Both men were holding the table.
Nonetheless, it was Ahmed who proved he was the stronger of the two.
But right now… The Bulldog being a poor sport.
-Look what he's doing to Ahmed Johnson. -[Mr. Perfect chuckles]
[Mr. McMahon] This was supposed to be an arm wrestling event only.
Obviously, we see the kind of sportsmanship here
displayed by The Bulldog
that's characteristic of all of Jim Cornette's men.
[Mr. Perfect] Ahmed doesn't look like too much of a winner right now.
[Mr. McMahon] No! Oh, look!
[all exclaiming]
We've seen it all here tonight on Raw!
[crowd chanting]
[Mr. Perfect] The people love The Bulldog.
-Listen to them. -Yeah, I don't think so.
And finally, more officials arriving here on the scene
trying to keep this rabid Bulldog…
-Oh, wait a minute. -Oh!
[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
What a poor sport.
What a lousy loser!
[Mr. Perfect] You shouldn't talk about Ahmed like that, McMahon.
[Mr. McMahon] Finally, The British Bulldog kept at bay.
And Ahmed Johnson suffering the consequences.
Come on.
Oh, no, not again.
What's he gonna do with this table now?
[all exclaiming]
[Mr. Perfect] Oh, that hurts.
Hurts so good.
-[Mr. McMahon] The Bulldog… -That's what you get
when you mess with The British Bulldog!
[Mr. McMahon] I can tell you The Bulldog hasn't heard
the last of Ahmed Johnson.
[Mr. Perfect] Well, it's obvious Bulldog just doesn't like cheaters.
[Mr. McMahon] I'm not too sure that Diana, the wife of The British Bulldog,
is proud of his actions there.
As Ahmed Johnson being assisted.
Ahmed Johnson trying to get back to his feet.
Ahmed, who obviously did not expect this kind of action.
[crowd cheering]
Back up on his feet.
Speaking of action…
[narrator] At WrestleMania XII, Savio Vega was knocked stone cold.
And Goldust had his hands full with Roddy Piper.
They were battered.
They were embarrassed.
But both men must be able to put that night behind them
in order to focus on their next opponent.
Each other.
Savio Vega battles Goldust for the Intercontinental Title.
It's Raw and it's next week.
[Mr. McMahon] All that and a great deal more
right here next week on Raw, ladies and gentlemen.
By the way, we certainly wanna mention
the great live World Wrestling Entertainment action
currently going on in the heartland of Germany.
And here comes "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
He's on his way to the heartland of America.
Yes, we're talking about live World Wrestling Entertainment action
in Omaha on April 28th, April 29th in Sioux City,
April 30th in Devon, Iowa.
[Mr. Perfect] That's enough, McMahon. That's enough.
[Mr. McMahon] And here he comes this way.
Oh, yeah!
["Diesel Blues" playing]
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
How you doing, Diesel?
Have a seat, my man.
How do you do?
[Mr. Perfect laughs]
All right.
We'll be right back, ladies and gentlemen.
Shawn Michaels one-on-one against Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Do that pencil thing.
[Mr. McMahon] Stay with us!
[Mr. McMahon] We're back with more WWE action.
Jerry "The King" Lawler awaiting the presence of the leader
of the new WWE generation.
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone
who enjoyed all the recent WrestleMania activities.
The WWE and the Hollywood All-Stars in softball,
celebrity softball action.
Raising over $40,000 for cystic fibrosis.
There was, of course, the night of the Slammys.
Thank you, Rod, Perth, Gordon, Beck, and Wayne.
And, of course, WrestleMania itself.
All of those of you who joined us for WrestleMania,
you saw something very, very special.
-You wanna talk special? -["Sexy Boy" playing]
Here he comes.
The new World Wrestling Entertainment Champion.
Here comes the Heartbreak Kid.
Here comes Shawn Michaels.
[Finkel] …Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] Listen to this!
[crowd cheering]
♪ I make them shiver ♪
♪ Their knees get weak ♪
♪ Whenever I'm around ♪
♪ They see me walk ♪
♪ They hear me talk ♪
♪ I make them feel ♪
♪ Like they're on cloud nine ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ Sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
♪ Boy toy ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy… ♪
[Mr. McMahon] That's what it's all about. The WWE Championship.
The championship that you yourself, "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel,
wore it one time around your waist.
The Triple Crown winner.
Yeah, but it took him eight years to win it.
It took me two.
[Mr. McMahon] Tonight, Monday Night Raw is brought to you by Castrol GTX,
engineered for greater protection against breakdown.
[Mr. Perfect] And by Burger King, where you can get your burger's worth.
[Mr. McMahon] "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel and Shawn Michaels
-were one-time good friends. -[bell dinging]
They'll make better enemies, obviously. And, uh, Big D…
And why are you wearing the Shawn Michaels, uh, T-shirt?
I'm part of The Kliq. Isn't everybody?
[laughter]
-I'm not. -Yeah, me neither.
I thought I was at one time,
but now he's, uh, recruited all these derelicts out here.
-Oh, he's asking about them, too. -Yeah.
Where's my Kliq?
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels, last week, saying thank you to The Kliq.
Thank you to everyone who supported him at WrestleMania.
And every time he was down,
that's the strength he drew from, was from the The Kliq.
Can he dRaw from it against you, "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel?
[Diesel] Let me tell you something.
The only thing you can count on
in the World Wrestling Entertainment is yourself.
If you're waiting for these morons to pick you up and get you into a match,
hey, that ain't gonna happen.
I'm gonna beat him so badly, The Kliq and anybody else,
it won't matter.
He's gonna take the beating of his life.
Shawn Michaels has never beat Big Daddy Cool.
Something he cannot say.
Diesel has beaten Shawn Michaels.
[Mr. McMahon] No doubt it's gonna be an uphill battle for Shawn Michaels
to hang on to the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship
against this seven-foot monster out here at ringside with us.
Over 300 pounds of him, "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
However, I remind you, Diesel…
Hail, everybody, here's your Heartbreak Kid right here.
[Mr. Perfect] Lay it on him.
[Mr. McMahon] Missing him with that right hand.
And Michaels right on target.
[crowd cheering]
You're not gonna outsmart Shawn Michaels.
[Mr. Perfect] You're not gonna outsmart The King either.
[Mr. McMahon] Michaels one-on-one with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
This is not for the championship, but a great deal of pride, obviously,
in both of these athletes.
It will be for the title against "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
[Diesel] He's gotta get past The King first.
[Mr. McMahon] What sort of strategy are we likely to see in this match
that actually we thought we would never see?
Because I didn't think we would see two individuals,
who at one time were such great friends…
collide in the squared circle.
-[Mr. Perfect] It's all about titles. -[Mr. McMahon] I can understand that.
[Diesel] It ain't even about that. You know what it's about, Vince?
[Mr. McMahon] What's that?
[Diesel] Nothing more important to Shawn Michaels than that world belt.
I've already been there, done it.
The thing I wanna do, I wanna destroy his life.
And to destroy Shawn Michaels' life is to take that belt.
He's worked so hard for it. Enjoy it for a month, buddy boy.
[Mr. McMahon] Why would you get so much pleasure
out of destroying this young man's life?
Why? What is it about you?
I don't know. I'm just that kind of guy.
[Lawler] You wanna fight?
-[Mr. McMahon] G-g-gunkiest. -[Diesel] G-g-gunkiest.
[Mr. McMahon] Some would say it's-- Wait a minute-- jealousy.
Look at this. Shawn Michaels now peppering away on Jerry "The King" Lawler.
A hard right hand.
[Mr. Perfect] What are you saying?
-Oh, Jesus. -[Mr. McMahon] And The King is, uh…
[Mr. Perfect] Are you saying Diesel is jealous of Shawn Michaels?
[Mr. McMahon] I'm not saying it. I'm asking it.
[Diesel] I'm not jealous of any man. Look at me.
[Mr. McMahon] I would suggest to you you're not too lucky to see that
in a matchup with "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
[Diesel] If he's like that, he'd be unconscious.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels out with the The Kliq.
Thousands of them jam packing the squared circle to see Shawn Michaels,
Mr. Flamboyant in action.
[Diesel] Hey, Perfect, wouldn't you say right now The King's up in points here?
[Mr. Perfect] He's up by two points. I got the score.
[Mr. McMahon] I see.
Michaels now with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Don't expect a clean break here.
And a right hand misses… And Michaels, right on target.
The King for the ride.
Back body drop.
[crowd cheering]
[Diesel] Tell you what,
I'm not gonna take too much away from this kid, though.
Shawn Michaels is in the best shape of his life right now.
He's gonna need to be. [laughs]
[Mr. McMahon] Yes, I would suggest that he is lucky.
He took a tremendous beating.
Michaels did at the hands of Bret "The Hitman" Hart
-at WrestleMania. -[crowd chanting]
[Diesel] Hitman will go toe to toe with you.
[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute. What does The King have in his right hand?
[Lawler] Shut up!
Shut up!
Jerry "The King" Lawler could very well have something in that right hand.
Trying to hide it from the official.
[Mr. Perfect] Diesel, let's go back to Madison Square Garden
where you hit Shawn Michaels with the chair.
I saw Shawn Michaels getting out of the ring.
He said, "I'm gonna kick his seven-foot ass."
-[Mr. Perfect chuckles] -[Diesel] That's the whole thing.
I get blamed as a bad guy every time something goes on around here.
[Mr. Perfect] I know the feeling.
[Diesel] I'm out in the ring. Shawn Michaels turns to me, he says,
"I got a couple of vertebrae out.
Do you mind putting them in with that chair?"
He turns his back. I whack him. All of a sudden, I'm a bad guy.
[Mr. Perfect] I knew there was a small talk going on.
[Diesel] I'm the bad guy, all of a sudden. So he set me up.
[Mr. McMahon] I don't know how you can make light of something like that.
[Diesel] I guess you just don't know me, Vince, do you?
I make fun of everything.
Watch the head!
[Mr. McMahon] Jerry "The King" Lawler at the moment in control.
Shawn Michaels, the Heartbreak Kid.
Ooh! A hard right hand.
-[Diesel] That'll leave a mark. -[Mr. McMahon] Yeah.
Kind of like a mark you wanna leave on the World Wrestling Entertainment?
Once again becoming WWE Champion.
Wait a minute. Come on, ref. Get in there.
Lawler with a blatant choke on Michaels right here in front of us a moment ago.
Look at the look on Lawler's face.
Wait a minute. Look at the look on your face.
-[Mr. Perfect] This is really enjoyable. -Diesel, sit down. Sit down, Diesel.
[Mr. McMahon] We're back. We've persuaded "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel to sit down.
And Jerry "The King" Lawler in control as we speak.
Again, imagine how distracting it is now for Shawn Michaels to be in the ring
trying to handle himself with the wily veteran Jerry "The King" Lawler
and you, Mr. Perfect, out here along with the man…
Oh, my goodness.
…whom he will face, his former best friend,
whom he will face in less than three weeks' time.
[Diesel] Nice little temple shot there by The King.
One more time!
[Mr. McMahon] Unquestionably… Wait a minute.
Here comes The King and…
Oh, no.
[Mr. Perfect] The more violent, the more I like it.
Where's the The Kliq now, huh, Vince? Where's The Kliq now?
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels must dRaw on something here
trying to keep his head into this matchup with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
A tremendous distraction…
with Mr. Perfect, one-time chummy as well, with Shawn Michaels.
And, oh, no. Here we go. Piledriver.
This could do it.
Imagine taking the momentum
that Michaels has with power… clever.
[Mr. Perfect] Perfectly delivered.
Nice job.
[Mr. McMahon] Jerry "The King" Lawler with a cover and a count.
Two, and… No.
[Diesel] That was awfully close there.
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels kicking out just in the nick of time
just as he did so many, many, many times at WrestleMania
with a matchup with Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
A hard right hand again.
So now you're watching this matchup, Big Daddy Cool,
what's going through your head?
Are you enjoying what you're seeing right now?
[Diesel] This is the greatest sports entertainment in the world right here.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
Not for The King, that's not at least not at the moment.
[Diesel] Went to the well one too many times.
[crowd cheering]
[Mr. McMahon] Shawn Michaels moving in on Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Succession of right hand.
Look at him throw those rights.
The King now set up for the ride to the buckle.
Look out! Off the rope. Oh, God! Nicely done.
How can you counter that lightning-like quickness of Shawn Michaels?
That speed.
[Diesel] Knock him out.
[Mr. McMahon] And a big slam by Michaels.
Michaels now going to the outside.
Right out in front of us.
Michaels on the top rope and… down.
Elbow finds its mark. Cover!
No, there's no cover there.
[Mr. Perfect] Oh, see.
Okay.
That's a little cocky, McMahon.
You don't want none of this. You don't want none of this.
Get your win.
Better go get your win there, boy.
You don't mean nothing to me without that belt.
[Mr. McMahon] "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel looking right up at Shawn Michaels.
[Diesel] If I wanna get up, I'll get up.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, yes!
Oh, cover! Oh, count!
-Two, and… Yeah! -[Mr. Perfect] Oh, yes.
[bell dinging]
[crowd cheering]
["Sexy Boy" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel, with the first-time view
of the man he's gonna be facing in less than three weeks' time
for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
And Shawn Michaels.
[Diesel] Oh, you wanna call me?
[Mr. Perfect] Oh, is he calling you up, Diesel?
I think he's calling me out.
You better think twice.
Told you this guy's not too smart, McMahon.
[Mr. McMahon] Michaels wanting to have a little early action
with "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel prior to Omaha.
By the way, speaking of early,
join us three minutes before 9 o'clock Eastern next week.
We're on the air three minutes early at 8:57.
And the jewelry's coming off.
[Mr. Perfect] I'll hold that for you.
[Mr. McMahon] I… What's gonna happen here?
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel will do anything to once again be the WWE Champion.
But it was Michaels who called out Big D.
-Michaels. -He's having second thoughts.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, I don't think so.
-Look at that look of determination. -Look at that look.
[Mr. McMahon] Okay, I see 'em both.
Wait a minute. Here comes Shawn Michaels! Michaels!
Bringing it to "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
Mr. Perfect just left the booth as well.
Look at Michaels and Big D railing away!
Oh, and a hard right!
Look at this! Exchanging blows.
Michaels staying toe-to-toe with "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
Michaels and Diesel going at it!
Wait a minute. Mr. Perfect…
Oh! Look out.
A right hand to Mr. Perfect.
Oh, no!
That size 14 boot right on the jaw of Shawn.
No! Perfect just threw Diesel the championship belt.
Oh, no!
-Oh, we've seen it all here tonight. -[crowd booing]
[Mr. Perfect] Wasn't that great?
[Mr. McMahon] Yokozuna taken to the hospital.
Ahmed Johnson thrown into a table.
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel just nailed Shawn Michaels with a championship belt.
-Driven across his body. -[Mr. Perfect] He asked for it.
He got it.
-[screams] -[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, yeah. Sure, yeah.
[crowd booing]
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel and Shawn Michaels in your house.
And why the smile?
[Mr. Perfect] Well, look at Shawn Michaels.
Diesel said he's getting cocky.
Shawn Michaels asked him to get up in the ring.
You wanted to see a fight, Shawn Michaels?
Now you got one.
Good job, Diesel. I got your glass.
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel coming back to collect his shades.
Imagine the presence of mind to do that after what he just did to Shawn Michaels.
What kind of a man is that?
What kind of a seven-foot monster would do something like that?
[Mr. Perfect] That's exactly right. He is a monster.
He sat out here. He watched Shawn Michaels and his cockiness
and all these people around here, so-called Kliq.
Look at him now.
There's your new generation leader right there.
Flat on his back, and his belt.
[Mr. McMahon] Join us next week for more WWE Monday Night Raw.