[narrator] In over one hundred countries in seven different languages,
to more than a half billion viewers each week,
the World Wrestling Entertainment,
the worldwide leader in sports entertainment.
DX is on its way to State College
and everybody knows the best thing about Penn State University
or any of the university is,
-college chicks. -College chicks.
Owen Hart, tonight Triple H has decided
if you stick your nose in our business one more time,
it's gonna be the last.
You know something Shawn, State College University,
one week out from the Royal Rumble
-and woo!-- Oh, my kidney. -Oh, that's gonna leave a mark.
Oh, my kidney. You know.
Undertaker, we're coming there and Shawn Michaels has an announcement,
a big announcement that's near and dear to your heart.
More importantly, it's about your family
and the fact that you're a loser!
[laughs] But you know…
-Hey, Shawn, do that thing you do. -Oh, yeah. Huh?
You know, that thing you do. The thing you showed me?
Oh, you mean the thing like,
oh, "I'm the best there is, the best there was."
No, not that lame, old thing.
-Oh, you mean-- -The other thing you do.
You mean, the one the fact that I'm the icon!
The Showstopper!
The Main Event!
-You know DX is on its way… -Oh, I got to moon somebody.
-…to State College. -Yeah. Oh, my goodness.
-And in Pennsylvania tonight… -[Shawn] Oh, yeah!
…it looks like it's gonna be a full moon!
[laughs]
["Thorn In Your Eye" playing]
[singer] ♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Too much dark And not enough sky ♪
♪ Why am I the thorn in your eye ♪
-["We're All Together Now" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
["We're All Together Now" continues]
[Ross] Welcome, everyone, to WWE Raw
and welcome to the fifth anniversary of Raw on the USA network.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] We are counting down the hours until the Royal Rumble
this Sunday on pay-per-view,
and what a broadcast we have lined up for you tonight.
And we're gonna kick it off with a Four-Corner Tag Team matchup.
The Godwinns, the Headbangers,
The Truth Commission, and The New Age Outlaws,
the Tag Team Champions,
are just about ready to get it on.
Hello again, everybody, welcome to State College, Pennsylvania,
the home of Penn State University.
Michael Cole, Kevin Kelly, and "Good Ol' JR".
D-Generation X, Shawn Michaels, a major announcement planned tonight
involving the Undertaker's family.
Plus, we have a camera outside the Bryce Jordan Center.
We are awaiting the arrival in a limo of D-Generation X.
Not only that, tonight, fans,
for the first time in Royal Rumble history,
we will have a live drawing.
We'll find out what the order of entry is,
for the Superstars entered in this Sunday's Royal Rumble
and a man who could have a very long night this Sunday
will be here with us live.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin would very well could be, JR,
the most marked man in the WWE.
[Ross] No doubt about that. Plus, ladies and gentlemen, a big rumor…
-["Oh You Didn't Know" playing] -[Ross] …that Mike Tyson
will be at the Royal Rumble.
Tonight, we will talk exclusively with Vince McMahon
regarding the negotiation with Mike Tyson
to participate at WrestleMania XIV as well.
Do people here and all around the world
know that we're the Tag Team Champions?
I'm the Road Dogg and he's the Bad Ass,
but I got a little point to make about you.
You see, the boy from the Sunshine State think
that you, your Steelers,
and even your precious Joppa
are all losers.
So the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions
sporting their Gator shirts…
say, "You are all losers".
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Road Dogg and Billy up and wearing those Florida jerseys,
of course, Florida beating Penn State in the Citrus Bowl.
-[Cole] Uh-oh. -[Ross] But tonight
-is the rumor true or not? -[bell rings]
Is Mike Tyson going to be at the Royal Rumble?
We'll find out that,
plus, we're gonna find out about the negotiations
for Mike Tyson's participation at WrestleMania. That and more tonight.
[Kevin Kelly] Look out. The Truth Commission and Headbangers
ambush the WWE Tag Team Champions, The New Age Outlaws
as Phineas and Henry, the Godwinns, are sitting back and watching.
-One fall, pinfall… -[Cole] Oh, look out!
[Kevin Kelly] …or submission, first team to get the win here
will be declared the winner in this Four Corners matchup
and the Tag Team Champions. Oh, looking so good.
[Cole] Henry Godwinn now just leveled Thrasher.
As Kevin said it's a Four-Corner matchup.
The first team to secure a pinfall or a submission will win.
And Henry Godwinn now in the ring against Thrasher.
[Ross] And remember, you do not have to tag your own partner.
What a way to kickoff Raw here.
Anybody can tag anybody else.
[Cole] Oh.
Thrasher now, dropkick.
[Kevin Kelly] Champs are heading for higher ground.
[Cole] Another dropkick.
[Ross] Both the Godwinns and both the Headbangers
will be in the Royal Rumble match itself,
the most exciting 60 minutes on pay-per-view television
this Sunday from San Jose.
[Cole] The New Age Outlaws will defend the WWE Tag Team titles
at the Royal Rumble against The Legion of Doom.
And here now comes Truth Commission into the ring.
Mosh off the rope that time for The Headbangers.
Sniper misses Mosh with a nice reversal.
Nice hip toss.
Dropkick. Recon in trouble.
[Ross] I'll tell you what, we've got two exciting hours here tonight
but almost three hours of non-stop action this Sunday
at the Royal Rumble, folks.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] It only happens once a year.
There's nothing else in the world like the Royal Rumble.
Every man for himself in that Royal Rumble matchup
and will Mike Tyson be at the Royal Rumble this weekend?
[Kevin Kelly] That's what I wanna know.
[Cole] Recon back in the ring going to work on Mosh.
Double-team now by the Truth Commission.
This is the fifth anniversary of Raw right here on the USA Network.
We'd like to thank all WWE fans
for making Raw is War the number one rated series on USA.
There's a cover but a kickout after two by Mosh.
[Kevin Kelly] Certainly, The Headbangers with a great history
in Four Corners matches.
They came out on top, not too long ago became the WWE Tag Team Champions
-in one of these type of contests. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] I'll tell you one thing I know
and that is that The Legion of Doom, Hawk and Animal, are watching at home.
And there's gonna be hell to pay for the Tag Team Champions
this Sunday at the Royal Rumble.
-I can promise you that. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Here comes the big 300-pounder from Bitters, Arkansas,
Phineas Godwinn now in control of Recon, tags Henry.
[Ross] You know, there's no love lost between the Godwinns
and The new Age Outlaws.
The Godwinns feel The New Age Outlaws owe the Godwinns
a tag team title opportunity.
[Cole] No love lost between The Godwinns and The Headbangers either.
The Godwinns took the WWE Tag Team titles
from The Headbangers a few months ago.
[Kevin Kelly] Boy, a deafening roar of, "We are Penn State,"
directed right at the Tag Team Champions.
And I got a feeling Hawk and Animal are gonna say, "We are L-O-D,"
this Sunday at the Rumble.
[Cole] Thrasher said, "I'm a Headbanger."
as he goes to work on Recon but Recon now takes control.
It's The Truth Commission, The Headbangers,
The New Age Outlaws, and the Godwinns
in a Four-Corner matchup to kickoff Raw this week.
Oh, Mosh off the top rope. Clothesline.
[Ross] Over 40,000 students return to campus today.
[Cole] Here's a cover now by Mosh, two, getting the shoulder up, Recon.
[Ross] And we're going back to college with them.
[Cole] Oh, Mosh with the big right hand.
Recon now taking control with a headbutt.
Into the corner, here comes Phineas Godwinn.
You can tag any member of any team.
Recon, body slam.
[crowd chattering]
[Cole] Uh-oh. Look out.
I don't think Billy wanted to get into it,
but he's gonna have to now against Phineas Godwinn.
[Ross] I understand that DX and that limo are getting closer and closer…
-[Cole] Oh! -[Ross] …to the Bryce Jordan arena here.
-Our cameras standing by. Oh, my. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Look out! Phineas with a big right hand.
Billy Gunn in all kinds of trouble. Into the corner.
Double-team by The Truth Commission. Phineas Godwinn now.
-[Kevin Kelly] Slop Drop coming. -[Cole] Here we go.
Oh, but Road Dogg…
Yeah, I don't think Phineas liked that and there's Henry.
[crowd cheering]
[Kevin Kelly] You think this is what southern justice is all about?
[Cole] Billy with a big right hand. Had something…
He took something out of his tights and just caught Phineas with it.
-Here's the cover. It's over. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] The new Age Outlaws victorious.
[Ross] They're victorious tonight but they may not,
and I don't believe they will be Tag Team Champions
-after the Royal Rumble. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] There's no way The New Age Outlaws
can beat Hawk and Animal in a fair fight.
[Cole] The New Age Outlaws victorious in this Four-Corner matchup.
["Oh You Didn't Know" playing]
[Cole] We got to take a look at exactly what led the New Age Outlaws
to the win in the Four Corners match.
And I understand we might have a shot of exactly what happened.
Take a look. Hand in the tights.
Hello, mister-- Yeah.
Foreign object if you will.
Led to the three-count
and The New Age Outlaws escape for the win.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you this,
there's one team that redefined tag team wrestling.
They have been together for 15 years.
They are incomparable, Hawk and Animal, The Legion of Doom
headed to the Royal Rumble.
Let's take a special look.
[instrumental music playing]
[Cole] They are powerful.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[man] Inside out. Inside out.
What a-- What a clothesline.
[Cole] They are indestructible.
[man] Doomsday Device.
Doomsday Device.
-Oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] They are champions.
-[crowd cheering] -[Gorilla] Hawk is up there…
He nailed the drop!
-We got new champions. -[referee] …two, three.
-[Gorilla] They got 'em. -[crowd cheering]
[man] What a night!
[Cole] They are legends.
[Ross] For 14 years, they've been together, Hawk and Animal,
American originals getting a standing ovation in the most…
[Cole] They are The Legion of Doom and they have defined tag team wrestling.
They are tag team wrestling.
But one month ago, Hawk and Animal's legacy and careers
were almost ended
as the New Age Outlaws did what no one has ever done.
They shamelessly pummeled the Road Warriors into submission.
[Ross] The New Age Outlaws are shaving Hawk's Mohawk.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] This is absolutely unheard of.
Hawk is unconscious.
Hawk is being insulted, humiliated.
Wait a minute. Hey. Look out.
[dramatic music playing]
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] My God, how tragic.
Animal's back could be snapped here.
They're just like vultures circling their prey.
[Kevin Kelly] JR, in 15 years,
nobody, nobody has ever treated the Road Warriors like this.
[dramatic music playing]
[Cole] But the Road Warriors, like true champions,
get up after getting knocked down.
They will make their return this Sunday night at the Royal Rumble
against the New Age Outlaws
with the WWE Tag Team titles on the line.
And you can bet Animal and Hawk have only one thing on their minds
and that's revenge.
[Kevin Kelly] It's about honor, it's about respect,
it's about the WWE Tag Team titles that it's this Sunday
live on pay-per-view for the Royal Rumble.
[Cole] And folks, we are anticipating the arrival of a limousine
carrying D-Generation X here to the Bryce Jordan Center momentarily.
They are expected momentarily. Shawn Michaels, Triple H,
-and Chyna in a limousine. -[Ross] They've--
[Cole] D-Generation X will be here at the Bryce Jordan Center
-when we-- -[Ross] Uh-oh. Oh, wait a minute.
-That's no limousine. -[horn blaring]
That's the toughest SOB in the WWE.
Stone Cold is here.
And I can promise you, business is about to pick up.
Welcome back, folks. Before we hit the break,
we were awaiting the arrival of DX in their limousine.
However, a limousine has not arrived yet
but we're gonna show you who has arrived.
There you see him.
[horn blaring]
Guys, get the hell out of the way.
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is here
and it didn't take Austin long to begin where he left off last Monday.
[Kevin Kelly] Certainly did not.
After the completion of the Four Corners match,
the Godwinns found themselves recipient to stunners.
Getting a cold drink was Phineas, hearing the commotion was Henry.
Both men got stunners for their trouble.
Both men are in the Royal Rumble this Sunday.
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And we are live, and here he comes.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin driving that truck.
The truck that you have the opportunity to win, by the way.
And tonight's the last night that you can make that call, more on that.
So get your pencil and paper handy.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Austin's got a bull's-eye on his chest.
Twenty-nine men have their sight set on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Kevin Kelly] What an ovation for Stone Cold.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin gonna talk all about the Royal Rumble
this Thursday live on AOL starting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
Its keyword "WWE."
Mr. Austin, apparently as we just saw,
you've carried into this week what you started last week.
Do unto others before they do unto you.
Well, see, you're damn right, son, because last year,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble fair and square.
And the WWE yanked the carpet right out from under me.
And I ain't gonna come out here and piss and moan like a crybaby.
I'm gonna come out here,
and Vince McMahon might have bought this ring
but if you get your ass in it,
Stone Cold's gonna throw your ass out of it
and that's the bottom line.
[crowd cheering]
Now, rumor has it that tonight
at the live Royal Rumble drawing,
many of the Superstars have made you a marked man.
That's a stupid question. Do you got-- Do you have a pen?
-A pen? -A pen. You've got a pen?
-Give it to me, jackass. -Yeah.
[crowd cheering]
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin ain't a hard person to find.
But if you're having a hard time, let me give you a little target.
[crowd cheering]
If I'm a marked man, I'll tell any one of the WWE Superstars,
whoever they are, in my book, you ain't nothing but trash.
All you got to do is bring your ass out here
because Stone Cold has time--
His time has come and I will accept…
-[crowd cheering] -…no BS from Gorilla Monsoon,
no BS from anybody in the federation office.
Steve Austin does what he wants, when he wants.
You say I'm a marked man, I'll say you're full of you know what.
And that's the bottom line, why?
Because Stone Cold said so.
-[crowd cheering] -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Ross] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin on his way to the Royal Rumble
this Sunday on pay-per-view.
-And the winner-- -[speaks indistinctly]
[Ross] The winner of the Rumble
will meet the WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, look out, here's DX.
Here is the limo apparently carrying D-Generation X,
Shawn, Triple H and Chyna, a major announcement expected
concerning The Undertaker's family.
[Ross] You got to wonder what that could be.
["We're All Together Now" playing]
[Cole] The limo has arrived here at the Bryce Jordan Center.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, still to come,
an exclusive live conversation with Vince McMahon
regarding Iron Mike Tyson and his negotiation for WrestleMania XIV.
But is Mike Tyson going to be at the Royal Rumble?
We're gonna find that out tonight.
[narrator] Their last encounter was pure Hell in a Cell.
[Ross] I have never seen anything like this in my life.
[man] This is not a pretty sight, we knew it wouldn't be.
[narrator] This time, hell will be a safer place.
-[explosion] -[Cole] Oh, my God.
-No, no, no. -[narrator] The Undertaker.
[The Undertaker] You better give your soul to the Lord
because the rest of your scrawny [bleep] will belong to me.
[narrator] Shawn Michaels.
[Shawn] The Heartbreak Kid does not rest in peace.
He can stay up all night.
[narrator] The Casket match. The WWE Royal Rumble live,
this Sunday on Pay-Per-View.
-["We Are All Together" playing] -[Cole] Welcome back to Raw.
Tonight, Raw is brought to you by Snickers.
Not going anywhere for a while? Grab a Snickers.
Because nothing will hold you over like peanuts, caramel and milk chocolate.
Hungry? Why wait?
We're live at Penn State University.
There's the limousine carrying D-Generation X.
A huge truck obviously blocking the entrance of that limo
-to the Bryce Jordan Center. -[horn blaring]
Come on! Hey.
Who's in the truck?
Hey.
Check in the back, Chyna, come on.
Hey. Who owns this piece of trash?
Hey, buddy. Come on.
["Gimme the Prize" playing]
[Cole] Here he comes,
-Kurrgan The Interrogator… -[bell rings]
…led to the ring by Jackyl.
[Chimel] …is scheduled for one fall.
[Ross] Well, we're live here, ladies and gentlemen,
as Kurrgan makes his way up to the ring.
Shawn Michaels and Chyna trying to get that big truck to move out of the way.
And they are obviously very near here.
This is a Handicap matchup.
And for Kurrgan to win this match,
which one would assume he may be heavily favored to do,
he has pin both men, Jimmy Cicero and Lance Diamond.
[Cole] Cicero and Diamond not wasting any time going to work
on the huge seven-foot, 350-plus pound Interrogator
who will be a handful at the Royal Rumble match this Sunday.
[Kevin Kelly] Kurrgan wasting no time in taking apart Diamond and Cicero
and it appears that Jackyl is joining us over here at the commentator's position.
[Jackyl] …intellectual intercourse whenever I'm around.
[Kevin Kelly] Intellectual intercore-- Intercourse, I guess, Mr. Jackyl.
[Cole] Kurrgan, Mr. Jackyl, will be a part of the Royal Rumble match
this Sunday live on pay-per-view.
[Jackyl] You know, tonight, Kurrgan has to beat two men
because that's the way I've asked for this match.
-[Ross] Oh. -[Jackyl] But soon he will beat 29 men,
and at the end of the night,
twenty-nine World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars
will be pitched from the ring like so much trash
and I will go to WrestleMania with Kurrgan in the main event position.
I'll have the power that I want.
I'll be controlling people's lives and if I'm gonna say,
you three are gonna rediscover your roots
'cause I'll have you back on the independent circuit working for $50.
[Cole] Mr. Jackyl, the question begs to be asked,
will The Truth Commission, Recon and Sniper, be involved
in the Royal Rumble match?
We understand they are not a participant as of now.
[Jackyl] Just the fact that he's not--
That they're not there doesn't mean anything.
But I've heard an ugly rumor
that Mike Tyson may show his face in the Royal Rumble.
Now, we know that Mike Tyson is probably the most feared man
in the history of the planet.
[Jackyl] He's been a great Heavyweight Champion.
But the fact is, that people like Mike Tyson who have no class,
sometimes wanna put their hands on me.
If he were to do that, I might have to let the Kurrgan loose.
[Cole] Speaking of Kurrgan, he is in total control
in this Handicap matchup over Lance Diamond and Jimmy Cicero.
[Ross] One thing's for sure, we're gonna find out
if Mike Tyson's gonna be at the Royal Rumble.
We're gonna find out how the negotiation for Mike Tyson's participations through
at WrestleMania are gonna be tonight
exclusively with Vince McMahon right here tonight.
And will this be the night that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin gets his
from 29 other Royal Rumble match participants?
-[bell rings] -[Cole] It's over. The Paralyzer--
[Jackyl] One down and one to go, ladies and gentlemen.
[Cole] The Paralyzer by Kurrgan gives him the victory over Cicero and Diamond.
I don't think the carnage is over however.
[Jackyl] The carnage is not over until I say so.
-[Ross] Big mismatch here. -[Jackyl] Good God.
[Ross] Kurrgan, we must point out, has never been defeated in the WWE.
[Jackyl] Never has been and never will be.
That's my prophecy for the Royal Rumble.
-Look at this. -[Cole] He's already pinned Cicero,
now, he's going for the pin over Lance Diamond.
[Jackyl] Look at this.
[Kevin Kelly] It's academic at this point.
-[Jackyl] It's over. -[Cole] It is over.
-[bell rings] -What's your plan
if Kurrgan wins the Royal Rumble?
[Jackyl] If he does? How about when he does?
He wins the Royal Rumble, I go to WrestleMania with him
in the Main Event and you three could all be in a lot of trouble
'cause I'll have the power that I've wanted.
["Gimme the Prize" playing]
-[Cole] The Jackyl motioning for Kurrgan. -Down here.
I know that a lot of the wretched refuse out there
have limited intellectual capacity and short attention spans
so I'm gonna give you a little visual aid, not only the power of Kurrgan's hand
but at what could happen if he were to wrap that hand around the cranium
of the World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars
at Royal Rumble. JR, are you a football fan?
[Ross] That's a Pittsburgh helmet.
[Kevin Kelly] A State football helmet. What are you doing?
[Ross] Good Lord.
He just destroyed Nittany Lions helmet
with his bare hands.
Hey, look at those.
-[Kevin Kelly] No. -[Cole] Hey, hey, hey.
-[Kevin Kelly] Come on. -[Cole] Get him out of here.
[Ross] Oh. Folks, I understand that…
We're gonna take you back outside to DX's limo.
-They're trying to get back in the-- -[man speaks indistinctly] Come on.
-[Ross] Wait a minute. -[Kevin Kelly] Who is this?
[Ross] That's Owen Hart. That's Owen Hart.
We got a camera there, that's Owen Hart and Helmsley.
[Cole] Triple H is alone in that limo.
[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] Owen Hart is in that limo with DX and the limo's leaving.
-What is going on here? -[Kevin Kelly] Where's the video?
[Ross] What? Where-- What's going on?
[Cole] Welcome back to Raw. Let's take you back
to what happened just a few moments ago.
[Kevin Kelly] While Shawn Michaels and Chyna
were trying to get that big truck out of the way,
Owen Hart sees the opportunity.
Jumped in the open moonroof and was letting Triple H have it.
Shawn and Chyna discovered what was going on,
all got in, we lost video, audio,
the limo is driven away,
and folks, we don't know any more than that.
The limo has not returned, we can't get any feed,
we can't get any word from the limo, we don't know what is going on.
[Cole] But we do, folks, have a camera stationed outside.
Here we are live outside the Bryce Jordan Center.
The camera will remain outside if the limo returns,
we will have it for you live if DX's limo returns here to Penn State.
[bell rings]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
with a 20-minute time limit.
Making his way to the ring from Buffalo, New York,
weighing in at 245 pounds,
"Marvelous" Marc Mero.
[Ross] You know, gentlemen, earlier today,
I was watching, observing Marc Mero a little bit
back in the locker room area,
and it looks as if Mero may have had a change of heart.
At least that's what he indicated regarding Sable.
He had been very disrespectful, very impolite to Sable
and from what Mero told me earlier, he has had a change of heart
as it relates to that young lady.
[inaudible]
I think Mero's having some microphone problems.
I think what he's wanting to do is introduce Sable.
So, why don't we just go ahead and introduce Sable?
Play her music and get her out here. Everybody wants to see Sable.
["Wild Cat" playing]
[Kevin Kelly] It would be nice to see the one, two punch
at the WWE back together and on good working terms,
Mero and Sable if indeed a change of heart
is as indicated, JR.
[Ross] What?
[Kevin Kelly] Here she comes.
["Wild Cat" continues]
-[Ross] I know Sable and that ain't Sable. -[Mero] And there she is,
the beautiful Sable.
[Kevin Kelly] What is this?
[Ross] Oh, that's Goldust obviously.
Again, Goldust is attempting to get attention.
Goldust is starved for attention
-and so is Mero. -[Mero] I told you
I wasn't gonna humiliate the beautiful Sable anymore.
Come on in the ring, my beautiful.
[Ross] First class jerk.
[Kevin Kelly] Well, obviously this change of heart was a ruse.
-[Ross] Yeah. -[Mero] Come on in.
[Cole] We've seen him dressed as a Christmas tree at new year's maybe.
[Mero] You look marvelous.
[Ross] Both these guys, I'm talking about Mero and Goldust…
[Mero] Look at the size of those coconuts.
[Ross] …will do anything for attention.
Folks, this isn't about sexuality,
this is a hideous attempt to get the spotlight put on you
-by two men that are as insecure… -Sable,
-I want you to disrobe me. -…as anybody has ever competed
in the WWE.
But I'll tell you one thing, don't forget one thing, man, they're great athletes.
-Now, you see… -[Ross] They're tough men.
…that's all I ever ask for you to do what I ask you to do.
I think we're gonna get along fine from now on.
[Kevin Kelly] Well, the pressure cooker of competition
in the World Wrestling Entertainment obviously has a great impact
on both Mero and Goldust and this, I guess, the byproduct of that.
[crowd cheering]
-["Mastodon" playing] -[Chimel] And his opponent
from the Rocky Mountains,
weighing in at 456 pounds,
The Man They Call Vader!
[Kevin Kelly] The 450-pound mastodon from Colorado, Vader,
set for action against "Marvelous" Marc Mero.
All three of these men will be involved in the Royal Rumble match this Sunday
live on pay-per-view.
Plus, Vader will take on the artist formerly known as Goldust one-on-one
to try to settle that feud.
[Ross] Vader means business.
He's been attacked, humiliated.
He said Goldust turned his back on him.
We all remember what happened when Goldust turned his back on his team
and his country at the Survivor Series in November.
It has escalated from there.
Vader and Goldust one-on-one in addition that both being
in the Royal Rumble match this Sunday on pay-per-view,
but Mero really considers himself
to be a bad man.
We're gonna find out how bad Mero can be
because you gotta be damn sure bad
-to hang with Vader. -[bell rings]
[Kevin Kelly] A lot of experts feel a legacy not yet written
in the chapter of Vader's career is the WWE Championship.
A man who's been a champion all over the world.
If he wins the Royal Rumble this Sunday,
he will face the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion at WrestleMania XIV
and perhaps the legacy can finally be written.
[Cole] Mero starting off with some boxing technique now
against The Man They Call Vader.
[Ross] Well, there's no way that Mero can outwrestle Vader, in my view.
Vader, the most agile, the most athletic big man in the history of WWE.
And look at those big hands, those tree-like arms of Vader.
Look at Mero coming right back around.
[Cole] Mero coming back now with the big right-hand,
he gives away 200 pounds to the mastodon,
but Mero now in control, now with the big boots to the mid-section of Vader.
Mero and Vader will both be a part of the 30-Man Royal Rumble match
a bit later on tonight.
[Kevin Kelly] We will have the live drawing for when the participants
will enter the Royal Rumble match.
Look out. Goldust grabbing the leg of Vader from outside
and Mero with a low blow, referee Tim White had his back turned.
Flying body tackle now by Mero.
[Ross] Also landing with one of those thick fists right in the jaw.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Here comes Sable, I thought she was gonna pull a Roseanne
and dump Marvelous.
Maybe that's what she should do.
Get rid of this bum.
[Cole] What a reaction for Sable.
Look out at ringside now with Goldust.
[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Sable just delivered a kick to Goldust.
[indistinct conversation]
[audience booing]
[Ross] And these boos from this capacity crowd
are because they want to see Sable.
And Mero's sending Sable apparently back to the locker room.
[Kevin Kelly] And I think Mero forgot he has a match going on against Vader.
[man] I hope he's hurting now.
[Kevin Kelly] I don't think Vader's forgot, look out.
[Cole] Ooh, what a clothesline!
[Kevin Kelly] Mero is such a hog for the spotlight,
he is starved for attention.
So is The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust,
who's still down here in this hideous attire.
[Ross] Goldust and Mero are both obsessed with stardom.
Vader is a superstar, there's no doubt about that.
You got to keep your eye on that bizarre human being
on the outside, Goldust.
And look at Vader, just manhandle and overpower the marvelous one.
[Cole] Mero across the ring and Vader follows it up.
Vader in control, what a clothesline.
Mero's in trouble.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Vader has stayed very focused on "Marvelous" Marc Mero.
It's a mark of a great veteran
and hasn't been distracted by Goldust as of yet.
[Kevin Kelly] Who is now in the ring--
-Wait a minute. -[Ross] Ooh. Vaderbomb. That'll be it.
Goldust now in the ring.
Oh!
Ring the bell! Ring the bell!
-Goldust just took a… -[bell ringing]
[Ross] It looks like a coconut out of his chest,
to create his cleavage, I guess, and has just broken the coconut
right over Vader's head.
[Kevin Kelly] He just split that coconut right over Vader's head.
[Cole] Goldust, of course, will face Vader.
[Chimel] …by a disqualification,
The Man They Call Vader!
[Cole] Goldust and Vader get it on this Sunday at the Royal Rumble.
[Ross] Can you imagine what's gonna happen to Goldust one-on-one
when Vader gets those giant paws around him?
[Cole] Folks, we have a live shot now outside the Bryce Jordan center.
Apparently, the limousine with D-Generation X
and Owen Hart, returning now.
[Kevin Kelly] You got to wonder,
Owen Hart, Shawn Michaels,
Triple H, and Chyna were all locked in that limousine for quite some time.
-[Cole] Who's getting out now? -[Ross] Who survived that ride?
[Cole] Well, there's Triple H.
-Yeah, good girl. -[Ross] Where's Owen?
Where is Owen?
[Cole] D-Generation X is here.
Where is-- Where's Owen Hart?
[Ross] What's happened to Owen Hart?
[Cole] Welcome back to Raw.
We are live as we mention Mike Tyson may join us this Sunday
at the Royal Rumble on pay-per-view.
Folks, we're gonna take you back to the last time
a sports celebrity joined us at the Royal Rumble.
It was in 1995.
Hall of Fame linebacker, Lawrence Taylor at the Royal Rumble.
[man] 1-800-COLLECT presents the Slam of the Week.
1-800-COLLECT, the collect call that saves.
[Lawler] LT, wipe that smile off your face quick.
-[Ross] Doesn't care. -[Lawler] No, he's smiling.
He's laughing at you, Bam Bam.
[indistinct chatter]
[Ross] Hey, wait a minute. Wait just a minute!
[crowd chattering]
[Lawler] He's crazy, that guy.
[man] The Slam of the Week was brought to you by 1-800-COLLECT.
1-800-COLLECT, the collect call that saves.
There's no doubt that Bam Bam Bigelow was an opportunist,
he took the opportunity to notch his gun
on the Hall of Fame linebacker, Lawrence Taylor.
And I don't know for sure if Mike Tyson is gonna be with us
at the Royal Rumble, but if he is, you can almost bet your bottom dollar
that somebody in the WWE locker room
is gonna challenge the Baddest Man on the Planet,
I can tell you-- Wait a minute, there's something going on,
ladies and gentlemen, back in the locker room.
-[Vader groans] -[man] Vader. Vader.
Vader. Get up, Vader.
-Come on, Vader. -[grunting]
[Ross] Apparently, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin…
[Vader] Put a leash on that damn dog!
[Ross] …has nailed another man that Austin will meet
in the Royal Rumble match this Sunday.
["We Are the Nation" playing]
[Cole] Here comes the Nation of Domination.
-We have confirmation, we understand that… -[bell rings]
[Cole] …"Stone Cold" Steve Austin did indeed strike the Man They Call Vader.
[Chimel] …with a twenty-minute time limit.
Making their way to the ring,
being accompanied by Nation of Domination member, Kama,
at a combined weight of 575 pounds,
D'Lo,
and the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Champion,
The Rock, Rocky Maivia.
[Kevin Kelly] Get set for tag team action featuring The Rock
and D'Lo Brown from the Nation of Domination.
They'll be taking on Ken Shamrock and Mark Henry.
Let's take you back to two weeks ago on Shotgun, Saturday Night.
Mark Henry one-on-one against D'Lo Brown.
And Mark Henry with the application of the bear hug had this match won
until Kama came in and interfered.
From there, the nation struck…
-[bell ringing] -[Kevin Kelly] …with tremendous velocity
on The World's Strongest Man.
Eventually, it was a four-on-one situation.
Faarooq with the lashings,
Kama and The Rock stomping away on the former Olympian,
until Ken Shamrock came down and saved Mark Henry.
And Shamrock cleaned house and you got to know,
could Shamrock's mind focus on The Rock?
This tag team contest is gonna be hot right here on Raw.
["The Ultimate" playing]
[Chimel] And their opponent, from Sacramento, California,
weighing in at 243 pounds,
The World's Most Dangerous Man,
Ken Shamrock!
[Ross] We have said many times
that Shamrock maybe the future of the WWE.
His future is this Sunday on pay-per-view.
Are we looking at the next Intercontinental Champion?
Shamrock, Maivia, one-on-one,
what a matchup.
It's this Sunday for Intercontinental gold
at the Royal Rumble.
["Sexy Chocolate" playing]
[Chimel] And his tag team partner,
from Silsbee, Texas, weighing in at 400 pounds,
"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry!
[Kevin Kelly] A lot of folks, a lot of fans
of the World Wrestling Entertainment familiar with the slogan of Mark Henry
endorsed across his huge chest, JR.
[Ross] I wonder if Ringling Brothers are missing a big top.
If they are, they made a shirt for Mark Henry.
Four hundred and fifteen pounds,
a 64-inch chest,
he is The World's Strongest Man where they--
Now, before The Rock addresses your ignorance
for wearing the "Rocky Sucks" T-shirt,
let me share something with all The Rocks fans.
You know, last week,
the Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback, Kordell Stewart,
called The Rock and he said, "Rock,
"what do I got to do to go to the Super Bowl"
and become a champion?"
Well, hell, before The Rock could call Kordell back
he went and called that old goat, Joe Paterno, and he got advice from him
and now look, neither one of them are champions like The Rock.
[crowd chattering]
Now you managed to do something, Mark Henry, you shouldn't have done
and that's pissed The Rock off.
You're actually ignorant enough to go out
and buy one of those "Rocky Sucks" T-shirts.
[crowd cheering]
But I'll tell you what, The Rock guarantees tonight
in front of all of his fans that I'm gonna rip that shirt
right off of your fat ugly ass.
[bell rings]
And Ken Shamrock, if you got any manhood to you,
you'll stay in here and get a piece of The Rock.
[Cole] So the self-proclaimed People's Champion,
the Intercontinental Champion, The Rock, along with D'Lo Brown,
to take on Mark Henry and Ken Shamrock,
we will start things off now with a preview
of Sunday's Intercontinental title matchup,
The Rock and Ken Shamrock.
[crowd chanting] Rocky sucks!
[Cole] Shamrock, now, right-hands, going to work on The Rock.
I have to believe, JR,
Shamrock will be the next Intercontinental Champion
right here in the WWE.
[Ross] Now, Shamrock is not thinking about the title right now,
he's thinking about revenge on Maivia.
You do not want Shamrock to snap.
The former king of the ultimate fighting world can be as bad as anybody
that's ever stepped in the squared circle.
[Cole] The Rock now hammering away with a big right-hand
and Shamrock and goes down.
Not to take anything away though from The Rock, a blue chip athlete
and here comes one of the most underrated athletes in the WWE,
D'Lo Brown but Shamrock goes to work now on D'Lo.
[Kevin Kelly] Pounding away on the former football team member
from the University of Maine, a Maine Black Bear,
graduated with his degree in accounting but just got schooled in a knee drop there
from The World's Most Dangerous Man.
[Ross] All four of these men in this tag team matchup will compete
in the Royal Rumble match this Sunday on pay-per-view.
[Kevin Kelly] And JR, with it being every man for himself,
certainly you got to wonder what happens if Kama and D'Lo, say,
are paired off against one another.
[Cole] The Rock from behind and D'Lo follows with a clothesline.
[indistinct chatter]
The Rock directing traffic now and he comes back into the ring.
They're going to work on "The World's Most Dangerous Man," Ken Shamrock.
[crowd chanting] Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks!
[Kevin Kelly] Rock is gonna look to seize upon this opportunity,
looking to gain some momentum heading into Sunday.
[Cole] Ooh, The Rock with a power move, shoulder breaker.
Shamrock in trouble, really needs to make a tag here.
[Kevin Kelly] The Rock surprisingly deliberate.
[Cole] There it is, the big elbow across the sternum.
The Rock gonna go for a cover, hooks the leg.
There's two, and Shamrock gets the left shoulder up.
[Ross] Don't forget, ladies and gentlemen, still to come, we're gonna find out
about the negotiations of the Baddest Man on the Planet,
Mike Tyson, to participate in WrestleMania XIV,
but are the rumors true?
Will Mike Tyson be in San Jose Sunday for the Royal Rumble?
Plus, DX has a major announcement apparently
concerning The Undertaker's family.
[Cole] Here's the cover by Shamrock. Almost three.
[Ross] And will this be the night that 29 WWE Superstars
eliminates "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
from even competing in Sunday's Royal Rumble?
[Cole] Rocky missing with the right-hand. Shamrock, hurricanrana.
[crowd cheering]
[Kevin Kelly] As if last week was not bad enough,
Stone Cold has continued the stunner barrage,
so far getting the Godwinns and Vader tonight.
[Ross] Shamrock is walking tall but getting big.
[Kevin Kelly] Belly to belly, this could be it.
[Ross] Ankle lock submission coming up here.
[Cole] Shamrock setting up The Rock for the ankle lock submission hold.
[Kevin Kelly] What? What? What is this?
-[Cole] What? -[Ross] Mark Henry.
[Kevin Kelly] What?
What the hell is he doing?
Henry just floored Ken Shamrock.
[Ross] Mark Henry…
has attacked his own partner
and a 415-pound powerslam.
Good Lord, Shamrock could be broken in half.
Oh, and what an elbow, right to the heart.
And The Rock just told Mark Henry, we have no time.
The former US Olympian has absolutely…
[referee] Ring the bell.
-[bell ringing] -[Cole] Oh, this is disgusting.
I cannot believe what I'm seeing.
The World's Strongest Man turned his back on his partner, Ken Shamrock.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] No doubt,
Rocky Maivia does not want to meet Shamrock,
with Shamrock at a 100%, Sunday at the Rumble
for the Intercontinental title.
And look-- Oh, now Rock's got him covered
and Mark Henry executing the three count.
Big deal.
Shamrock has been busted apart
by the Nation and Mark Henry.
[Cole] And Mark-- Well, The Rock.
The Rock ripped off the T-shirt like he said he was going to.
[singers] ♪ We are The Nation of Domination! ♪
["We Are The Nation" playing]
[Ross] I don't believe this.
[Cole] Mark Henry with a Nation of Domination T-shirt.
[Kevin Kelly] You can debate whether or not Rocky Maivia sucks,
I'll tell you what sucks right now.
[Cole] Mark Henry embracing the Nation of Domination.
[Ross] This has gotta be a shock to Mark Henry's-- His advisers,
Terry Todd down in Austin, Texas,
the United States Olympic Committee.
The whole-- Everybody that Mark-- That's helped Mark Henry all his life.
The people in Silsbee, Texas, have gotta be just sick in their stomach right now.
[Kevin Kelly] What about me?
What about us sitting here in State College, PA,
and all the shocked fans?
[indistinct chatter]
[Cole] There's Faarooq.
Presenting the newest member, I guess.
Take a look right there.
-[indistinct chatter] -That's Mark Henry.
[speaking indistinctly]
-[Ross] I don't understand. -[Cole] Still to come on the War Zone…
Will Austin get his at the live Royal Rumble drawing?
That, coming up right here tonight on the War Zone.
[Kevin Kelly] But up next on the War Zone,
Shawn Michaels with a huge announcement concerning The Undertaker's family.
That is next on the War Zone. Stay with us.
[Ross] Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. We're gonna take you back
to what happened just moments ago on tag team action.
Ken Shamrock was about to apply the ankle lock on The Rock
when Shamrock's own tag team partner, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry,
out of nowhere,
apparently for no reason that we are aware of,
attacked Ken Shamrock.
And watch this powerslam.
Mark Henry, at 415 pounds,
powerslammed his own tag team partner.
And here we see, obviously it was a setup.
Mark Henry wearing the Nation of Domination shirt.
So apparently, Mark Henry, much to everyone's surprise,
is the newest member of the Nation as we take you back to Michael Cole.
The Nation of Domination, The Rock, what--
Oh, just shut up. I'm gonna tell you exactly what happened.
Hey, this is the greatest day in the history of the Nation--
Well, actually, the greatest day was when The Rock joined.
But at the time-- God.
Man, I did this all for you, Faarooq.
-[D'Lo speaks indistinctly] -Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Know your role. Know your role.
Faarooq, man, I'm telling you,
this is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Not only did The Rock bring Intercontinental gold to the Nation,
but I've got "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry now in the Nation.
God, man, it's all for you, hell.
Folks, that's it for Raw tonight.
Coming up next in the War Zone in 30 seconds,
Shawn, Triple H, and Chyna, DX, will be here.
["We're All Together Now" playing]
[singer] ♪ We take it on the road We do what we feel ♪
♪ So they could see that we are real ♪
♪ Hit the mat, play it cold ♪
♪ Makes nice and good, we want more ♪
♪ Everyone, get on your feet ♪
♪ Wave your hands, turn up the heat ♪
♪ Got another show to go ♪
♪ We're all together now ♪
[singer] ♪ Now ♪
♪ Yeah! ♪
[singer] ♪ Are you ready? ♪
-[crowd cheering] -["Are You Ready?" playing]
[singer] ♪ You think you can tell us What to do? ♪
♪ You think you can tell us What to wear? ♪
♪ You think that you're better? ♪
♪ Well, you better get ready ♪
♪ And bow to the masters ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
-[crowd cheering] -["Are You Ready?" continues]
[singer] ♪ Degenerate into something, fool ♪
♪ We just got tired of doing What ya told us to do ♪
♪ That's the breaks, boy ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ That's the breaks, little man ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ D-Generation X! ♪
["We're All Together Now" playing]
[singer] ♪ D-Generation! ♪
♪ You think you can tell me What to do? ♪
♪ Do you know who you're talking to? ♪
♪ Well, you better get used… ♪
[Ross] D-Generation X in the ring,
and welcome to War Zone, everybody.
Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler here at ringside.
Still to come, a big update on Mike Tyson.
Is he gonna participate at WrestleMania
and is Mike Tyson gonna be at the Royal Rumble?
Jim Cornette's got a big surprise for us.
We're gonna see Mankind meet Goldust,
plus the big Royal Rumble drawing
where I gotta believe 29 men are gonna be gunning
for Stone Cold right here tonight.
[Lawler] It's gonna be big, JR.
But maybe not as big as what we're about to hear from the mouth
of D-Generation X right now.
[Ross] Shawn Michaels with a major announcement
regarding The Undertaker's family.
[Lawler] Oh.
[Ross] And we still don't know the condition of Owen Hart.
He look-- Went on a very--
Owen Hart…
the last remnants of something
that used to be.
Used to be in the bottom of our hopper
floating around while we flush it and flush it
and it kept coming back up to the surface.
But a half hour ago in the back of DX's limo,
Owen got the big flush
and he's running down a sewer somewhere…
headed to God knows where.
'Cause, you see, Owen was nothing but a lowly pledge
to the greatest fraternity in the history of the world,
DX.
And when it came right down to it,
Owen, you failed your final.
And speaking of finals,
to all you sorority girls out there…
If any of you need a little help,
give a call to old Dean Helmsley
and I'll give you some help
that'll last all night long.
[crowd cheering]
Because I got the tips
to give you the passing grade
and you know what, I'd not only give you tip,
I'd give you the whole thing.
Because remember this, Triple H has got the head
if you got the class.
[laughs]
[crowd cheering]
Mike Tyson,
the Baddest Man on the Planet.
-[Ross] No doubt about it. -[mimicking Mike] "That's right, Shawn.
"That's right, Shawn Michaels,"
I'm the Baddest Man on the Planet."
I got news for you, Tyson.
Not in my universe!
Mike Tyson, you've never had to shimmy
to the sounds of Sweet Chin Music.
You may be the best boxer in the world…
but you stick your nose in my business
at the Royal Rumble
and The Heartbreak Kid is gonna dance
all over your face.
[Ross] I'd like to see him try to do that.
[Lawler] Well, we may get to see it--
Now speaking of the Royal Rumble,
and no, I'm not talking
about kicking The Deadman's ass
because that's gonna happen.
This is concerning Kane.
[Owen] Never mind, Shawn Michaels, about Kane's family
or The Undertaker's family.
I know all about family!
And you three degenerates,
you thought you could put me down with what you did?
I'm a survivor.
And I said before, I'm gonna make your life hell.
[Triple H] Oh, you're real tough, Owen. Ooh.
You're real tough when you're talking from a big screen somewhere else
but DX is right in the ring if you wanna come out.
We'll finish the job we started a little while ago.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] There's Owen Hart right up there on the stage.
I'm standing and I'm ready
and I'll break your other leg, you gutless bastard.
[Lawler] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Look at Helmsley, he's trying to go after him.
[Ross] Well, Helmsley's got a dislocated knee, patella, we know that.
We need all the help we can get out here.
[Lawler] Look out, look out.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] Owen Hart wants his hands on DX.
What's gonna happen next?
[motorcycle engine revving]
[Ross] And welcome back, everybody.
We are live at State College, Pennsylvania.
This is the War Zone
and we're about ready for tag team action here.
Skull and 8-Ball of DOA making their way to the ring now.
[bell rings]
I'm absolutely at a loss.
Shawn Michaels…
He was gonna make an announcement regarding the Undertaker's family, King.
[Lawler] Well, yeah. You know, maybe he was gonna…
maybe he was gonna call Kane out here or… I don't know.
Shawn Michaels is not that stupid.
I think he had something in mind.
I think… You know, we're here at Penn State University,
maybe Shawn Michaels was gonna offer Kane a scholarship.
A full free ride in D-Generation X. Who knows, huh?
What do you think, JR?
[Ross] Well, ladies and-- I don't know.
Ladies and gentlemen, last week, Jim Cornette surprised everyone
when he introduced the National Wrestling Alliance
into the World Wrestling Entertainment.
With Cornette's help,
the match, the North American Heavyweight title,
Jeff Jarrett defeated Barry Windham.
[Lawler] Yeah, with the help of good old Jim Cornette.
-[Ross] Yeah. -[Lawler] Look at that.
[Ross] So Jeff Jarrett is the new NWA North American Champion.
Jeff is scheduled to be with us here tonight,
but due to an illness in his family he is unable to be here.
[Cornette] Can I have everybody's attention, please?
[Lawler] Here we go.
You know, last week I reintroduced the NWA,
the National Wrestling Alliance, to nationwide television
and Jeff Jarrett was crowned
the NWA North American Heavyweight Champion.
Well, the NWA has a great tradition
in tag team wrestling too.
And everybody knows there were two teams that stood head and shoulders
above all the rest.
The Rock 'n' Roll Express and The Midnight Express.
Well, tonight I have brought here to Raw
the greatest tag team in the history
of the National Wrestling Alliance.
Ladies and gentlemen,
they're five-time World Tag Team Champions
from Memphis, Tennessee,
Ricky and Robert, The Rock 'n' Roll Express.
[Lawler] Wow.
[Ross] I don't believe this. But it's them.
Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton, The Rock 'n' Roll Express.
For over a decade,
Cornette and The Rock 'n' Roll Express were at each other's throat.
The battle between The Midnight Express managed by Cornette
and The Rock 'n' Roll Express were legendary.
Ricky and Robert were great NWA champions.
They beat all of the great teams, like The Four Horsemen,
they beat The Fabulous Freebirds.
This is…
-I'm amazed by this. -[bell rings]
[Lawler] Maybe we can get Jim Cornette to sit down here.
This is like home week for me, JR.
-Look at all these Tennessee boys. -[Cornette] Oh, brother.
I'm telling you, can you believe this, JR?
[Ross] No, I can't.
[Cornette] Ricky and Robert, The Rock 'n' Roll Express, you know,
I always said that the greatest tag team in the NWA was The Midnight Express
when we fought for 10 years
and we couldn't get rid of these guys
and that's why we put our personal
and our professional differences aside…
-[Lawler] Look out… -[Cornette] …so that-- Oh.
He's gonna get up from that.
So that we could perpetuate the tradition of the NWA.
That's why that I'm associated with The Rock 'n' roll Express,
traditional wrestling.
[Ross] Certainly wanna welcome everybody to the War Zone
and wanna thank you for not only making the…
Our great broadcast here on Monday night.
Raw, the most watched television series on the USA Network.
And by the way, folks, we've just been informed
that Raw Is War is the most watched sports entertainment program in the world.
-[Lawler] In the world. -[Ross] That includes the USA Network,
our good friends at TSN in Canada,
Sky Television in England,
and, of course, Star Television all over Asia,
and we're very proud for our long association
-with the Armed Forces Network as well… -[Cornette] Oh, yeah.
[Ross] …where over one million servicemen and women
watch the WWE each and every week.
-[Cornette] And you know why that is? -[Ross] Why is that?
[Cornette] Because of the NWA,
because of traditional wrestling
that I'm bringing back to the WWE, The Rock 'n' Roll Express.
You know who they've beaten, JR, you know their credentials.
-[Ross] Yeah. -They have beaten The Midnight Express.
They've beaten The Fabulous Freebirds.
They have beaten The Four Horsemen.
Five-time NWA World Tag Team Champions since 1985.
They have beaten every great team of the past 15 years.
[Lawler] Wow.
[Ross] Well, I'll tell you one thing, again, ladies and gentlemen--
[Cornette] Tell me I'm lying, JR. Tell me I'm not telling the truth.
[Ross] The NWA North American Champion, Jeff Jarrett,
was scheduled to be here tonight.
Unfortunately, he has some illness in the family, could not be with us.
We wish Jeff and his family the very best, quite frankly.
[Cornette] Don't worry, Jeff Jarrett is gonna be back with us very soon.
He is the North American Champion.
And by the way, I forgot to mention, Ricky and Robert
are the NWA World Tag Team Champions,
but this is a non-title match.
Wait a minute. That's illegal.
[Lawler] Where are you going?
[Ross] Wait a minute.
Cornette has left the broadcast position.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Ross] In the ring with that racket.
-[Lawler] Cornette-- -[Ross] Oh, right in the spine
of the DOA.
-[Lawler] Oh, look at the referee. -[Ross] Hey, ref,
-I think that a little bit illegal. -Ring the bell!
[bell ringing]
[Ross] Cornette got caught.
He waddled in the ring.
[Lawler] He's gonna really get caught if he's not careful.
-Get out of there, Jim. -[Chimel] …Skull and 8-Ball!
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Ross] 8-Ball with a big right hand…
[Lawler] Come on. [Ross] …from the bulbous Jim Cornette.
[Lawler] But wait. Get away, Jimmy.
[Ross] Get--
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Morton's got the racket.
I can't believe Ricky and Robert Morton-- Robert Gibson,
for years, great fan favorites
and associating with Cornette and then--
[Lawler] Put the loaded racket to him, baby.
[Ross] A double dropkick, vintage Rock 'n' Roll Express.
-[Lawler] Come on. There you go. -[8-Ball grunts]
[Lawler] That's what the Skull and 8-Ball, they're a couple of thugs,
they got exactly what they deserved.
[Ross] Chainz is gonna take care of some business.
It's finally three-on-three
and Cornette and his new buddies,
I guess, if you can't beat them, you join them.
Morton and Gibson, they better get out of here.
We'll be seeing more, no doubt,
NWA competitors
from Jim Cornette in the upcoming week.
Who could be next?
[Ross] And, ladies and gentlemen, will "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
get his tonight at the live Royal Rumble drawing?
[Lawler] But I'll tell you what I can't wait for,
I want Vince McMahon to get out here because I'm gonna grill him.
I'm gonna find out what's really going on between McMahon,
Don King, and that man, Mike Tyson.
[Ross] And they are bizarre. No, not Vince McMahon and Don King,
but Goldust and Mankind,
the two most bizarre athletes ever in the WWE,
will get it on and they'll do it next.
And, folks, we're gonna have the drawing
for the 30 Royal Rumble participants right here tonight.
I got a feeling though, Stone Cold's got a big old bull's-eye on his chest.
[Lawler] Yeah. But, JR, while we're talking about phone calls,
what did you say a while ago about the Superstar Line
and some information about Hulk Hogan and the Royal Rumble?
-[Ross] Well-- -[Lawler] What was that? Tell me.
[Ross] A lot of, uh, lot of rumors circulating around
regarding Hulk Hogan, the WWE, the Royal Rumble,
we'll talk about it in the Superstar Line on option three.
Well, folks, earlier today, Cactus Jack was…
Well, he was looking over, the Penn State Campus had this to say.
[Foley] I'm standing out here on the famed field of Beaver Stadium
at Penn State University.
A place where many wars have been fought.
I'd like to think I know a thing or two about wars,
having been the survivor of many.
The greatest warrior I've ever known
was a man named Terry Funk
who, together, we shared a mutual mutilation
for well over a year, through barbed wire,
bombs, blood, and guts,
and footage so vile and violent
that has never before been shown in this country.
And after the mutilation was over, a strange thing happened.
I felt myself being closer to this man
than anyone I'd ever known.
So when Cactus Jack found himself in a two-on-one situation,
well, the answer was clear.
One phone call to Terry Funk.
And the fact that this grown man wants to dress up in a pair of pantyhose
and call himself Chainsaw Charlie,
well, I find the idea a little bit ridiculous,
I say, "To each his own."
But as far as The New Age Outlaws, I think you've got yourselves
in a situation that you're not prepared for!
We're gonna make your life a living hell!
While we're brutalizing you and abusing you,
I just want you to know…
I don't want you to consider it punishment for sins you've committed.
Think of it as a chance to…
get to know each other.
It'll be the…
Brutal Bowl.
Bang, bang!
["Schizophrenic" playing]
[Lawler] Did he say "the Brutal Bowl?"
[Ross] How many personalities do you have?
-Terry Funk. Chainsaw Charlie. -[bell rings]
[Lawler] Yeah. He's got two personalities and I hate both of them.
[Chimel] …with a 20-minute time limit.
[Lawler] They're like fraternity brothers now.
[Chimel] Making his way to the ring weighing in at 287 pounds…
-[Lawler] What-- -[Chimel] …Mankind.
[Ross] I found it most interesting that Mankind had a little problem
with the alter ego business
and, of course, Mick Foley has three of them.
And by the way, folks, this Saturday, tickets go on sale
in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Wheeling, West Virginia,
and Toledo, Ohio.
On sale this Saturday at the respective box offices in Saint Paul,
Wheeling, and Toledo for huge events in March.
And we are ready for the arrival of the bizarre Goldust.
-[Lawler] Oh, I can't wait. -["Dude Love" playing]
[Lawler] Wait a minute.
[Chimel] …Luna, from Hollywood, California,
-weighing in at 260 pounds… -[Ross] Oh, good grief.
[Lawler] What?
[Chimel] …The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust!
-[Lawler laughs] -[Ross] She's no dudette.
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Ross] And he isn't Dude Love…
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[Ross] …if you will.
[Lawler] Yeah. That's Dude Love.
[Ross] But we saw this man earlier impersonating Sable.
-And now he thinks he's Dude Love. -[bell rings]
[Ross] Anything for the spotlight, anything for the attention.
[Lawler] I'd know Dude anywhere in town by that big rear end.
Look at that.
-[Ross] Oh, it's the Mandible Claw. -[Lawler] Hey.
[Ross] And Mankind has the Mandible Claw
on The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust.
[Lawler] That's Dude Love against Mankind.
I've always wanna see maybe Cactus Jack, the referee.
-[Ross] Wait. There's Austin. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[Ross] Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
-[Lawler] Wait. -[Ross] No.
-The Rattlesnake strikes Mankind. -[Lawler] What's he doing?
[bell ringing]
[Ross] Austin with the Stunner on Goldust.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Where's he going?
[crowd cheering]
Look out.
Oh, hell, yeah.
No more Mr. Nice Guy until after this Rumble.
Jim, someone told me yesterday at the airport,
"Steve, if you think you can win the Rumble, give me a hell yeah,"
and I gave a, "Oh, hell yeah."
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Lawler] That was a little too close for comfort, JR,
but I got a feeling everybody's gonna come after him tonight.
And you know what? He deserves it.
I can't wait to see it.
["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" continues]
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, up next we're gonna talk to Vince McMahon.
What will Mike Tyson's role be at WrestleMania?
How are the negotiations going?
And will the Baddest Man on the Planet be at the Royal Rumble?
Stay with us.
[Ross] No doubt, ladies and gentlemen, all hell broke loose
just a few moments ago as Mankind taking on Goldust.
And here comes "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
-and we see not only a Stunner on Mankind… -[bell ringing]
[Ross] …but one on Goldust as well,
quite the reminder that Austin is the man to beat
this Sunday on pay-per-view and-- During the Royal Rumble matchup.
-And now ladies and gentlemen… -He's a nut.
…joining the-- Joining us
is the owner of the World Wrestling Entertainment, Vince McMahon.
And, Vince, we'd like to know, have you completed your negotiations
with Don King for Mike Tyson to participate at WrestleMania XIV?
Well, Mike Tyson is an invited guest
at this Sunday's Royal Rumble.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Yeah. They love you here, McMahon.
Yes, no question about that.
In any event, Mike Tyson, we hope to conclude negotiations with Mike
at the Royal Rumble where he will be this Sunday.
Furthermore, I can guarantee you that on Raw,
right here live next week,
-Mike Tyson will be with us… -[Lawler] What?
…where we hope to make a huge announcement.
[Ross] All right. Well, Vince, thank you very much.
Mike Tyson with us on Raw here next week, King.
-Live right here next week on Raw. -That is huge.
[Lawler] Whoo. Whoa.
-["I Know You Want Me" playing] -[Ross] And so is this.
[singer] ♪ I know you want me ♪
[Lawler] Mike Tyson is gonna be at the Royal Rumble
as an invited guest and he's gonna be here live on Raw next week.
-[Chimel] …Sunny. -[Lawler] Whoa.
[Ross] I guarantee you one thing, folks.
If Mike Tyson works out this situation
with Vince McMahon and Don King,
all the advisors and so forth,
there's no doubt in my mind that this WrestleMania
will be the biggest of all time.
And Lord knows there'll be some huge events.
-Some huge WrestleManias in the past. -Okay. Unlike real cheerleaders,
I'm not wearing much under here.
-[Lawler] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -But in true Nittany Lion fashion,
I wanna introduce to you first,
from Puerto Rico…
[speaks Spanish] Don José Miguel,
[in English] representing Los Boricuas,
Savio Vega
and Jesus Castillo.
[Ross] Well, Sunny certainly puts a smile on everybody's face here in Happy Valley,
and tag team action on tap.
But we saw Los Boricuas last week in tag team action.
And Owen Hart was victorious, by the way, on a one-on-one match,
if I should say, against Savio Vega.
-[Lawler] Yeah. But this-- -[Ross] But then it was obvious
that the Boricuas were paid off by DX because here's what happened.
[Lawler] Well, that's right. I had told Owen to watch his back
but no, he turned his back on Los Boricuas
to go after Triple H and then he got back jumped.
And you see what happened? They delivered Owen Hart to Triple H.
[Ross] Owen Hart has already been assaulted again tonight
and DX's limousine, there you see the payola,
DX hand off Savio Vega…
-[Lawler] Muchas gracias. -[Ross] …the leader of Los Boricuas.
["Yamato Suite" playing]
[Lawler] Get a shot of Sunny.
[Ross] Here's one of your favorites coming up.
-[Lawler] Oh, yeah, right. -[Sunny] And their opponents…
-[Lawler] Put the camera back on Sunny. -[Sunny] …fresh from Westbrook, Maine,
weighing 210 pounds,
we have Scott Taylor
and his partner,
weighing 206 pounds,
from Owariasahi, Japan,
Taka Michinoku.
-[Ross] Put the camera on Sunny. -[Lawler] Right.
[Ross] Here in the WWE, fans for Anthony Quinn, a dirty old man.
-[Lawler] Hey, listen. -[Ross] Good grief.
He tried to lift my skirt.
-[Ross] Well, I tell you what-- -[Lawler] I'm not embarrassed
to be with younger women except when I drop them off at school.
-[Ross] Well, I ain't going there. -[bell ringing]
[Lawler] Come here, Sunny. Come right over here.
[Ross] But I'm going to the Royal Rumble Sunday
and then Mike Tyson's gonna be there,
the Baddest Man on the Planet
and somebody feels froggy in the WWE locker room.
King, you know, somebody's gonna want a notch their gun who--
[Lawler] Oh, sure, absolutely.
I already heard Shawn Michaels say
that he's gonna get right in the face
of "the Baddest Man on the Planet" Mike Tyson.
Well, he may have to--he may have to get in line behind me
'cause I might get right in Mike Tyson's face.
-[Ross] You're smarter than that. -[Lawler] Oh, yeah?
[Ross] And you won't get in Tyson's face long, buddy.
[Lawler] But you think Don King will be here? I'll get in his face.
[Ross] And Scott Taylor drop kicking Jesus Castillo through the ropes here.
Tag team action.
Taka Michinoku is the WWE's first Light Heavyweight Champ-- Oh, my.
[Lawler] Ain't that embarrassing?
Somebody that can't even speak two words of English, a champion here.
[Ross] Who did he beat in the finals tournament?
-Fair and square… -[Lawler] He cheated.
-[Ross] …in the middle of the ring. -[Lawler] It wasn't fair and square.
[Ross] Oh, that was your boy. That was your son.
-[Lawler] Shut up. -[Ross] The bee.
[Lawler] Hey, I'm gonna knock you so far you'll need a post guard.
Give me $14 and send me a post guard.
I'm gonna tell you something about Taka Michinoku.
We're here at Penn State University, he needs to stay here.
-He can't even speak English, two-- -[Ross] He's learning.
[Lawler] Two words, yeah.
I got two words for Taka Michinoku. Green card.
[Ross] He learned four words, Burger King and jackass.
-[Lawler] Oh, is that right? -[Ross] That's what he learned.
But he's learning more.
[Lawler] I got a word for him. Deported. How about that?
-Look at this. -[Ross] Scott Taylor elevated up and over
to the apron there by Jesus.
And Taylor comes down with a clothesline.
And Scott Taylor now with the arm barred.
Mike Tyson.
You know, the last time-- When Lawrence Taylor came to the Royal Rumble in '95
as an invited guest,
Bam Bam Bigelow took the opportunity to make headlines.
That's a cover. There's a lateral press.
[Lawler] Hey, that's right.
All of these big shot celebrities wanna hang around the WWE superstars,
well, it is a great opportunity
to get your name on the front page just like Bam Bam Bigelow did.
He slapped the taste out of Lawrence Taylor's mouth
and it was all over the pages of the press the next day.
Hey, I did the same thing with Andy Kaufman a few years back.
Remember that?
[Ross] And he was a real man's man, wasn't he?
[Lawler] Well, should have come around wrestling.
[Ross] And look at Taka Michinoku on top.
Victory roll and a near fall.
Who in the World Wrestling Entertainment has the guts
to get right in Mike Tyson's face?
-[Lawler] Well me, for one, Ross. -[Ross] Oh, please.
[Lawler] And I'm sure Shawn Michaels. Well, anybody would.
[Ross] How about the toughest SOB in the WWE?
That ain't you either.
I'm talking about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Ross] Oh, my gosh. Can you see Mike Tyson getting Stunned by Steve Austin?
Whoa. What would that be?
[Ross] Well, Irish whip far side and right--
Spinning heel kick by Savio Vega on Taka Michinoku.
[Lawler] And what about The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust?
He's twisted. He's perverted. He's sick.
I like that in a person.
He might get right in Mike Tyson's face.
-[Ross] What about Kane? -[Lawler] Whoa.
[Ross] What about "The Phenom" The Undertaker?
[Lawler] Hey, what about your little old Taka Michinoku there?
If Japanese are so smart, how come they still eat with sticks?
-Get him. Stomp him. -[Ross] Tag made.
Savio and Jesus make the exchange.
And I tell you what,
-what a weekend it's gonna be. -[Lawler] Oh.
[Ross] Royal Rumble happens only once a year,
almost three hours of non-stop action.
And the elbow drive right on the…
[Lawler] You know, I've been thinking about what McMahon said.
He sort of was kind of waffling or weaseling there.
I don't think he actually guaranteed yet
that Mike Tyson was gonna be at WrestleMania.
But he did guarantee that he's gonna be at the Rumble
and he's gonna be here on Raw next week live.
[Ross] You know, Don King is a tough negotiator.
He drives a hard bargain.
-[Lawler] What about McMahon? -[Ross] Well, he's pretty tough too.
[Lawler] He throws quarters around like their manhole covers.
He probably don't wanna come up with the cheese.
[Ross] Same about race time.
-[Ross] And there's a-- -[Lawler] Ah!
-[Ross] Up and over. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[Ross] Scott Taylor is a great young athlete,
right there was a good indication of that, of his athleticism.
High elevation back body drop.
[Lawler] They can't hold a candle to your son, good old BC.
-[Ross] What? -[Lawler] Brian Christopher.
[Ross] Oh, please. Good lord.
[Lawler] He made the announcement right here he's your son.
[Ross] Well, he's-- To tell the story too--
Double dropkick right there, shades of The Rock 'n' Roll Express
who we saw earlier with Jim Cornette of all people.
I can't believe that.
[Lawler] Corny left his glasses out here.
Don't try to steal.
Oh, my gosh, look at that!
Beautiful.
[Ross] Scott Taylor now going up on top-- Oh, boy.
[Lawler] Woo hoo!
[Ross] Scott Taylor would be going for a moonsault there.
[Lawler] Savio just single-handedly eliminated that team, didn't he?
[Ross] Oh, straight in numbers, there's no doubt about that.
[Lawler] Bye-bye Scott-- Oh, what's this gonna be?
-[Ross] And what is… -[Lawler] Oh, my gosh! Oh!
[Ross] Devastating move.
A version of a suplex on Scott Taylor
-and Los Boricuas win this matchup. -[bell rings]
[Ross] I wanna know what Shawn Michaels wants with Kane.
["Los Boricuas" playing]
[Ross] Oh, come on, that's enough.
[Sunny] And the winner for this contest, Savio, Jesus, and Los Boricuas.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Well, Taka Michinoku
trying to come to the aid of his partner.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Hey, wait a minute.
-There's Owen Hart. -[Lawler] What?
[Ross] Owen Hart.
-[Lawler] Oh. -[Ross] Oh, the crutch.
-Owen Hart… -[Lawler] What's he doing?
[Ross] …broke that crutch on Miguel.
[Ross] And Los Boricuas
-who ganged up with Owen Hart last week. -[bell ringing]
They were paid by DX to do it.
And Owen Hart is seeking some retribution.
Come on!
-[Ross] Somewhere, someday… -You wanna come after me?
…Owen Hart is gonna get his hands on DX specifically Triple H.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, listen.
["Enough Is Enough" playing]
[Lawler] He's that nugget that just won't stay down.
But I got news for him.
-[Ross] He's a black card. -[Lawler] DX is gonna be here later on.
They may do the final flush on him.
Oh, hey, baby.
-Look who's next to me. -[Ross] I see her.
[Lawler] Sunny, right here.
Me and Sunny at Penn State, get a camera on this.
[Ross] All right. Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to take you back to 1995
as Anthony Quinn here.
-Wait a minute. -[Ross] …Uncle Jerry.
Hey, you know, Sunny at school, when she was in college,
she wasn't very good in history but she was right on dates.
[Ross] Ladies and gentlemen, 1995 Royal Rumble
is in Tampa, Florida at the Sun Dome.
Bam Bam Bigelow competing there
and Lawrence Taylor, the greatest linebacker,
outside linebacker, in the history of NFL is there.
He's a Hall of Famer.
And Bam Bam thought that LT was laughing at him.
[Lawler] He was laughing at him.
LT was totally disrespecting Bam Bam Bigelow.
Oh, he was disrespecting the WWE and wrestling.
-[Ross] He was not. -[Lawler] Yes, he was. Look at him.
Look at that smile on the LT's face.
[Ross] All Bam Bam was doing
was looking for an opportunity to make a name for himself.
-[Lawler] So? -[Ross] Get Bam Bam Bigelow's name
on the front page of the paper, to get everybody talking about it.
-He was looking for a SportsCenter moment. -[Cole] Right.
[Ross] And I got to believe that somebody,
this Sunday the Royal Rumble,
will try to do the same thing with Iron Mike Tyson.
[Lawler] Exactly. And can you blame them?
They might do it next week on Raw here.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, still to come,
you got to wonder will Stone Cold
get his tonight live
during the Royal Rumble drawing?
-[Lawler] I hope. -["We're All Together Now" playing]
[singer] ♪ Are you ready? ♪
-["Are You Ready?" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ You think you can tell us What to do? ♪
♪ You think you can tell us What to wear? ♪
♪ You think that you're better? ♪
♪ Well, you better get ready ♪
♪ And bow to the masters ♪
♪ Break it down ♪
[Ross] Well, if Shawn Michaels is gonna call out Kane,
it'll be grimmer than a dark alley at midnight.
Could the collision be upcoming? Next.
[narrator] And now, the Twix Rewind.
With Twix cookie bars, it's always two for me
and none for you.
[Mr. McMahon] And forget about it.
Michaels has been eliminated, yeah.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[Mr. McMahon] Wait a minute.
-[Lawler] What's this? -[bell ringing]
[Howard] Only one of Shawn Michaels's feet hit the floor.
[Mr. McMahon] What?
Michaels, the first man in
and the last man standing.
[narrator] That was the Twix Rewind,
two for me, none for you.
[Ross] We are back live, ladies and gentlemen,
at State College, Pennsylvania,
Michael Cole standing by with D-Generation X.
Shawn Michaels, a bit earlier this evening,
you had promised a huge announcement.
Could we maybe get that announcement now?
Everybody saw last week,
Paul Bearer and Kane
have split ways.
And Kane has wandered off out into the world
all alone.
D-Generation X…
would be glad
to stand here, open arms,
like the family Kane never had
and accept him into our family
of D-Generation X.
-Ladies… -[Ross] What?
-…and gentlemen… -[Lawler] It's what I thought.
-…the newest member… -[Ross] Oh, my.
…of D-Generation X,
Kane.
[Ross] This is too much.
This is too much.
[Lawler] I gotta see it to believe-- Oh, I can't see anything.
[crowd cheering]
["Graveyard Symphony" playing]
[Ross] Wait a minute. That isn't Kane music.
That's the music of the one and the only "Phenom,"
The Undertaker.
-The Undertaker and Michaels… -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
Wait a minute, what?
[Shawn] How did you-- Uh, look at that.
[Lawler] What?
-[Ross] That's The Undertaker. -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Ross] The man that will meet Shawn Michaels
this Sunday at the Royal Rumble for the WWE title.
Casket match rules.
[Lawler] D-Generation X calls out Kane but they get The Undertaker.
As you like to say, "Business is fixing to pick up."
[Ross] It's colder than the other side of the pillow right here.
Michaels, Helmsley, and Chyna,
D-Generation X did not bargain for this.
They have not invited The Undertaker
to join their fraternity.
[Lawler] I can't believe they're still standing in the ring.
Whoa.
-Where he-- Ah! -[explosion]
-[Lawler] Oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Oh, this is gonna--
This could get really, really interesting in a hurry.
Now, Michaels,
I would appreciate it
if you left my family out of this.
This has nothing to do with my little brother Kane.
And if I was you, I'd be worried about the Royal Rumble,
the World Wrestling Entertainment title,
and The Undertaker punching about a six-inch hole
right in the middle of your forehead.
-[Lawler] Oh. Oh. -[Ross] Uh-oh.
-[Lawler] Look out. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Undertaker's…
-[Lawler] Look out from behind. -[Ross] …got Shawn Michaels.
-[Lawler yells] -[Ross] And now he's got Chyna.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] No. -[Ross] Oh, no, Chyna for the ride-- No.
Helmsley with a crutch.
And now Helmsley on one leg.
[Lawler] He expects to be permanently crippled.
-[Ross] You don't wanna have one leg… -[Lawler] Oh.
[Ross] …in a butt-kicking contest.
Sweet Chin Music.
Michaels striking The Undertaker.
And now Michaels using Helmsley's crutch.
The Undertaker being hammered with that crutch
after the Sweet Chin Music.
Michaels…
continues to assault The Undertaker.
-[Lawler] Oh, his-- Oh, no. -[Ross] And now Helmsley.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Ross] The WWE Champion
asserting himself on The Undertaker.
[Lawler] He's giving The Undertaker a taste of what's gonna happen
this Sunday at the Royal Rumble.
He's blasting. Look at this, JR.
[Ross] It's the highly-strung versus the highly-motivated.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Ross] Uh-oh, oh, my.
-Don't tell me. -[crowd cheering]
-[Ross] Uh-oh. -["Burned" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Oh, boy. Oh, boy.
[Lawler] What are we--
I can't see anything.
-[explosion] -[Lawler] Ah!
[Ross] He'll walk right through hell.
He's Kane.
The question is,
is he coming to assist DX
or to dismantle them?
[Lawler] I gotta believe he's coming to help DX.
I gotta believe he's gonna join D-Generation X
because this is his final chance.
[Ross] This will be the end of The Undertaker…
-[Lawler] Right. This is it. -[Ross] …before the Rumble.
[Lawler] Yes.
[Ross] The Undertaker will not-- Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
-[Lawler] What? -[Ross] Kane has Michaels.
Michaels may go for a ride.
[Lawler] No, Triple H.
[Ross] Nobody wants any part of Kane.
Kane has come to help his brother.
[Lawler] Unbelievable.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Look at this.
[Ross] And D-Generation X had better get out of here.
[Lawler] Well, Kane's right behind them. He's after them.
Run, Hunter, if you can.
[Ross] D-Generation X laid waste to The Undertaker
until the Taker's brother, Kane…
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] I'll guarantee you one thing,
we're gonna have a new WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
Kane will be there.
You gotta believe he'll negate Michaels and Chyna.
And then it will be one-on-one and when that happens,
The Undertaker will be the new champion.
-And look at that. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Kane apparently is extending his hand
in some sort of bond or friendship to his older brother
and Undertaker is returning it.
-[explosion] -[Ross] What a-- Oh, what a moment.
["Burned" playing]
[Ross] What a moment in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
And finally, The Undertaker seemingly had a smile
on his face.
[Lawler] I hate to agree with you, Jim Ross.
I'm not saying there's gonna be a new champion at the Royal Rumble
but by God, there's gonna be a new champion at the Royal Rumble.
[Ross] And his name is The Undertaker,
the greatest Phenom of all time.
And ladies and gentlemen, up next,
we're gonna have the Royal Rumble drawing.
And will Stone Cold get his?
And, folks, tonight is the last night that you have the opportunity
to call and enter to win "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's truck.
[Lawler] Somebody's gonna get Austin tonight though.
[Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, it was one of the most tremendous moments
in WWE history.
It happened just minutes ago.
Shawn Michaels and DX doing a real number on The Undertaker
and then here came Kane,
and Kane, yes, would help his own brother, The Undertaker.
What a moment.
[crowd chatter]
[Lawler] I couldn't believe it.
It was the one opportunity Kane had to finish off The Undertaker,
but he didn't take it.
He helped his own brother.
And then there was that--
I don't know if you're to call it a salute.
It was like two brothers making contact
after years of separation.
[Ross] And King, you agreed if Kane is able to neutralize
-Helmsley and Chyna… -["We Are The Nation" playing]
…The Undertaker is gonna be the next WWE Champion.
It's gonna happen this Sunday on pay-per-view.
[Lawler] Like I said, I hate to agree with you, JR,
but I think you're right this time.
[Ross] The Nation of Domination already in the ring, ladies and gentlemen.
Several athletes that will be competing in the Royal Rumble match itself
are already in the ring with many WWE officials.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Ross] Here comes one man
that wants to win it,
one man that has suffered from the Stone Cold Stunner.
[Lawler] He is angry. He's hot at Mark Henry
and the Nation of Domination, look out.
Here he goes, right here.
This was not supposed to be a fight.
Wait a minute!
[Ross] Shamrock and Mark Henry getting it on here.
-And these officials are gonna have-- -[Lawler] Calm him down, stop it now.
Let's get some control.
["Honky Tonk Man" playing]
[Lawler] What is this?
Look, it's The Honky Tonk Man.
The Honky Tonk Man. [laughs]
[Ross] Officials are trying to maintain order.
The Honky Tonk Man apparently has just entered the Royal Rumble.
[Lawler] What?
[Ross] And look at the officials in the ring.
We got chaos.
Vader and Goldust have--
[Lawler] They better watch out, Honky Tonk Man will whip everybody in there.
[Ross] What are you, his cousin?
Greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time.
-[Lawler] Yes, he is. -[Ross] Or so he says.
-["Whole Lotta Grove" playing] -[Lawler] There he is.
Uh-oh.
[Ross] And let's get-- You wanna get down? You wanna get dirty?
You wanna be hardcore?
There's your man.
Cactus Jack.
-[Lawler] He's a weirdo. -[Ross] And his buddy Terry Funk…
-[Lawler] Yeah. -[Ross] …also known as Chainsaw Charlie…
-[Lawler] Right. -[Ross] …will be in the Royal Rumble match
itself this Sunday on pay-per-view.
[Lawler] And Mike Tyson is gonna be there to witness it all.
It's gonna be unbelievable.
He'd have Cactus Jack. We're here at Penn State.
-I think he belongs in State Pen. -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing]
[Lawler] Whoa, look out.
[Ross] And here's the man that they've all been waiting for.
-[Lawler] Yeah. -[Ross] Everybody's gonna step up
to the plate to get a piece of Stone-- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
-[Lawler] Look out. Behind you. -[Ross] He's behind.
-[Ross] Austin from behind. -[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Stone Cold, stunnering Phineas Godwinn.
-[Lawler] Look out. -[Ross] They all want Austin.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, a marked man
and all hell has broken loose.
[Lawler] Look at this.
[Ross] Austin is a marked man,
has just outsmarted the field.
-[Lawler] Look. -[Ross] And the fight is on.
[Lawler] Look. He came from behind.
He outsmarted them, right, look what he started.
Oh, my gosh.
-Look at this. Look at this. -[Ross] Look at the--
[Lawler] They got-- They got Austin on the stage.
[Ross] The Nation and Savio, they've got Stone Cold up there.
Rocky Maivia.
-Savio Vega. -[Lawler] I told you that.
I told you Stone Cold was gonna get it tonight.
He's getting it.
He deserves it.
-[Ross] Austin is being assaulted… -[Lawler] Stomp him.
[Ross] …by three men.
[crowd chatter]
[Ross] It is mayhem.
If this is any indication
of what this Sunday's Royal Rumble is gonna be like…
[Lawler] Even Mike Tyson couldn't stop this.
Why don't you get up there, JR?
[Ross] What?
Absolutely.
It is out of control.
[Lawler] Listen, I'm getting word from the back
that Rocky is still taking it to Austin.
[Ross] Ladies and gentlemen, can you believe it?
Michaels and The Undertaker in a Casket match.
And will The Undertaker have Kane at ringside?
Mike Tyson is gonna be in San Jose.
What's gonna happen there?
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[Lawler] Look out.
-[Ross] And here-- Oh, my God. -[Lawler] And the fight is still on.
[Ross] Stone Cold.
Ladies and-- Austin being assaulted.
We've got to-- Oh, my, the referee.
[Lawler] Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson, here live next week.
-Mike Tyson. -[Ross] See you this Sunday, everybody.