["Attitude Signature" playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Undertaker, you dare threaten me in that manner?
[The Undertaker] Give this to your father.
[Mr. McMahon] Nobody goes here. Nobody does this to Vince McMahon.
This is the way I'd react.
The Undertaker and his own flesh and blood, Kane.
This is gonna be an Inferno Match.
[The Undertaker] Soon, McMahon, you will realize I am your worst nightmare.
Wait. What the hell is this? It's Paul Bearer.
[Lawler] What's he doing? What's in the package?
[Cole] Nobody goes here. Nobody does this to Vince McMahon.
A bear being clutched by Mr. McMahon.
[commentators speaking indistinctly]
-[Lawler] Watch! -[Cole] Look at this!
[commentators yelling indistinctly]
-[Cole] Kane's on fire! -[Lawler] Help him!
[Cole] Mr. McMahon is oblivious to what just happened.
[The Undertaker] I own the key to your heart and your soul.
[Cole] The Undertaker has brought the owner of this company to his knees.
A bear in flames. Mr. McMahon lying on the ramp.
-What does this all mean? -[Mr. McMahon] No! No!
[rock music playing]
♪ It's my life in the box in front of me ♪
♪ Taking junk in my arms Is the soul of me ♪
♪ You walk by Eyes can see me laying face down ♪
♪ Why am I the thorn in your eye? ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] We are live at the Gund Arena in Cleveland.
It's been sold out for weeks.
Welcome to Raw Is War as the road to WrestleMania XV continues.
We are less than four weeks away.
And as Mr. McMahon develops a master plan to win the WWE
with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
the owner of the WWE, King, must now face a challenge
to his very soul from the Undertaker.
[Lawler] I can't believe it. I just got faith that Mr. McMahon
is smart enough to somehow take care of the Ministry of Darkness.
♪ No chance, that's what you got… ♪
[Cole] It's the owner of World Wrestling Entertainment
flanked by the entire corporation.
[announcer] …the principal owner of World Wrestling Entertainment,
Mr. McMahon!
[Cole] Mr. McMahon has had a week to regroup.
Last week, a bear delivered to him,
a bear which was set on fire by the Undertaker.
It brought the owner of this company to his knees.
And King, tonight, Mr. McMahon infuriated
that Kane lost the Inferno Match with the Undertaker.
Says that he plans on firing Kane from the corporation.
[Lawler] Speaking of the corporation, look at all these guys.
This looks like an entire army that Mr. McMahon is leading out here,
and you gotta admit, he looks little more confident.
He looks a little more composed than he did the last time we saw him.
[Cole] What was the bear all about?
What was it symbolic of as it went up in flames
and Mr. McMahon fell to his knees?
[Lawler] I don't know.
[Cole] Whatever it was, it affected the very soul
of the owner of this company.
[Lawler] He looks okay now.
♪ No chance ♪
♪ No chance in hell ♪
[crowd chanting]
[Lawler] Oh, it's that chant again, Michael Cole.
[Cole] They know it in Cleveland and worldwide.
[crowd chanting]
[Lawler] That's why they call this the Mistake by the Lake.
Last week here on Raw…
Last week here on Raw, in this very ring,
television history was made.
So rare… so rare that certain piece of footage
that now has been placed
in the Museum of Television & Radio in New York City.
-[Lawler] Wow! -And what I'm making reference to is
that one brief, ever so brief moment,
in the life of Vincent Kennedy McMahon when I showed weakness.
And Undertaker… I admit to you, Undertaker…
in that moment in time…
[crowd chanting]
[Lawler] Please!
I've got something to say, damn it!
[Lawler] Not showing any weakness tonight.
He's the boss.
I admit, Undertaker, my feelings were crushed.
I admit it. I admit I was a…
a basket case of nerves.
I was reduced to a…
[crowd continues chanting]
[Lawler] Keep your cool, Mr. McMahon. You're all right.
I was reduced to a quivering mass of apoplexy, and why?
Why? Was it because of a teddy bear?
Was it because of a burning teddy bear?
Or was it because of what that bear represents to me?
You see, none of you in this arena know,
save a few perhaps that are not in the arena
but on the premises.
None of you know…
the capacity that I have to love.
-[Lawler] What? -None of you know the capacity I have
to feel, to care.
None of you even know the capacity I have to cherish.
[Lawler] Deeply sensitive.
And I wouldn't expect you to know
because amoebas don't feel very much.
[Lawler] You hear that, Cleveland, amoebas?
But let's face it, a man of my distinction,
should not have to be public humiliated
as I was in this ring last week.
-[Lawler] Disgraceful. -And it'll never happen again.
Never.
You see, Undertaker, you had a surprise for me last week.
Well, I've got one for you this week.
[Lawler] Oh, boy. Here we go. [laughs]
I love it!
Kane…
-[Lawler] Uh-oh! -Kane, you promised me.
You swore to me that in the Inferno Match last week on Raw,
you swore to me The Undertaker was gonna burn in hell.
You lied.
And now you can go to hell.
-[Cole] Whoa! -[Lawler] Whoa! Whoa.
Because, Kane, read my lips.
You're fired!
-[Cole] Mr. McMahon has fired Kane! -[Mr. McMahon] Now get out!
[Lawler] He told him to hit the bricks!
[Cole] Kane couldn't defeat the Undertaker in the Inferno Match…
-[Mr. McMahon] Get the hell out! -[Lawler] Look at this!
-[Cole] Wait a minute… -[Mr. McMahon] Oh, and by the way,
I brought a little welcoming committee just for you.
Maybe they can take you back where you truly belong, pal.
-Have a good night. -[Lawler] Back to the funny farm for Kane.
[Cole] The white coats, the orderlies are here.
[Mr. McMahon] Come on, get him.
[Cole] Kane's going back to the insane asylum.
[Mr. McMahon] Get him, damn it! Get him!
[Lawler] Can't you hear Mr. McMahon? Get that padded cell ready.
-Put him in it. -[Cole] And now Chyna down there.
-What is she doing? -[Lawler] Yeah. What--
[Cole] Wait a minute. Chyna and Kane attacking the orderlies.
[Lawler] What?
[Cole] Chyna has come to Kane's aid.
[Lawler] They can't do that. That's medical personnel.
[Cole] Perhaps Kane's stepped back to last night on Sunday Night Heat.
[Lawler] What is Chyna doing? Look at Mr. McMahon!
[Cole] Kane came to Chyna's aid last night when Chyna battled Triple H.
They laid 'em all out!
[Cole] And now Chyna has returned the favor tonight.
[Chyna] Vince, wait, you're making a big mistake here.
Kane can be an asset, you just don't know how to control him.
He just took out everyone of these guys you sent down after him.
Now I, I can control him.
-[Lawler] What? -[Chyna] Wait.
Let me be responsible for Kane. I hold accountability.
You want him to prove himself?
Give him "Stone Cold" Steve Austin tonight.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Whoa!
[Lawler] What is she saying?
-[Cole] She's saying Kane-Austin. -[Lawler] Now, wait a minute.
Kane's fired.
[Cole] Yeah, but it looks intriguing to the boss.
You claim Kane's gonna kick Austin's butt tonight?
[Lawler] Can he?
Well, I tell you what… if he beats him, he stays in.
If he doesn't, he's done.
[crowd chanting]
-[Cole] Whoa! -[Lawler] Did you hear that?
[Cole] Listen to these people.
I'll tell you what, this is what we're gonna do.
If Kane is successful defeating Austin tonight, fine,
he will stay in the corporation.
If he's not, not only will Kane be fired, you'll be fired with him!
-[Lawler] What? -[Cole] Whoa, Chyna!
[glass shattering]
[Cole] Hey, wait a minute. What is… The car wreck's begun!
-[Lawler] What? -[Cole] It's Mankind!
[Lawler] Oh, no!
[rock music playing]
[Cole] Mankind's campaign continues
to be special guest referee of the main event in WrestleMania.
[Mankind] Vince, I am glad that you're in such a giving mood.
And since you are, how about giving me another chance to prove myself?
[crowd cheering]
You see, last week, I came out here
and was screwed worse than a White House intern.
[Lawler] Huh?
So, I'd like tonight another chance
to show Commissioner Michaels
what an asset I could be at the WrestleMania main event
as the second referee when "Stone Cold" faces The Rock.
And I'd like to show you that
by refereeing tonight's match
between Kane and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What is this?
[Cole] Mankind, he wants another chance!
[Lawler] No. No! He doesn't deserve it.
[Mr. McMahon] Well, I'll tell you what were gonna do.
-[Cole] Wait a minute. -I'll do something for you
if you do something for me.
[crowd chanting]
[Mr. McMahon] You get your opportunity.
However, no one holds
the victories over The Undertaker like you do, Mankind.
And here in this very arena,
you defeated The Undertaker in the Boiler Room Brawl.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah. Remember that? Classic.
[Mr. McMahon] So, I tell you what, you'll get your wish,
but only if you defeat The Undertaker in this ring tonight.
-[Cole] Oh, my! -[Lawler] Oh, my gosh!
How smart is Mr. McMahon? This guy's smarter than I am. What a plan!
If that's what it's going to take,
then I guess that's what I'll have to do.
[chuckles]
-[Lawler] Uh-oh! -[Mr. McMahon] What the hell is this?
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Cole] Oh, my God!
[Lawler exclaims] Watch out, Mr. McMahon!
[Mr. McMahon] Where is he?
Watch your back!
[The Undertaker] McMahon, I've told you what I plan to do.
And I've told you what it is I'm going to take.
[laughing]
[Cole] The Undertaker, Mankind right here tonight!
And King, what classic encounters these two have had.
The Boiler Room Brawl right here at the Gund Arena.
Buried Alive Matches, and Mankind, no one holds a win-loss record
over The Undertaker like Mankind. Can you believe it?
[Lawler] Oh, I can't believe it. Not only that,
Mankind is gonna be the special referee tonight
when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin faces Kane
with Kane's very existence in the corporation on the line.
Also on the line tonight, folks,
The Rock will defend their WWE Championship
against the Road Dogg, the returning Road Dogg.
The Rock's putting the title on the line.
[Lawler] And a Triple Threat Match for the Intercontinental title,
Val Venis, Ken Shamrock, and Goldust get it on.
[Cole] That's right. Goldust, Val Venis, Ken Shamrock
for the Intercontinental Championship.
It's because Billy Gunn has been injured. Doctor's orders, he can't compete tonight.
More on that in just a little bit. I cannot wait for the Triple Threat…
Whoa!
-[Lawler] Hey! -[Cole] Ryan Shamrock!
[Lawler] What's she doing, fixing her… Hey, I see rug burns!
What's she been up to?
[Cole] Folks, during the break, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
arrived here at the Gund Arena, and lead official Earl Hebner
rushed in to tell "Stone Cold" the news that he's gonna face Kane
right here tonight, live in Cleveland.
"Stone Cold"! "Stone Cold", listen.
I was informed to tell you that Vince
has booked a match tonight with you and Kane.
I appreciate the advice, but I already got my ticket to WrestleMania.
It really don't make a damn who I wrestle.
-But thanks anyway. -[Earl] Okay.
[Cole] So, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin meets Kane
live tonight in Cleveland on Raw!
["Dangerous" playing]
[Cole] And here comes Ken Shamrock set for the Triple Threat Match
for the Intercontinental Championship.
"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn was supposed to be involved in this matchup tonight,
but "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn, King, had a pretty bad day.
[Lawler] Yeah, to put it lightly, he's had a bad day.
Not in a good mood at all.
I looked at the X-ray today. I gotta tell you, they don't look good.
You got some fluid in your lungs. You're on the verge of an asthma attack,
and frankly, it looks like it could easily get into pneumonia.
So, what are you telling me?
Well, I'm sorry, you just can't wrestle tonight.
You gotta be kidding me.
I got a shot at the Intercontinental title
that I've been screwed out of more times than I can count.
And you're telling me just because I have something wrong with me
like a pneumonia or something silly like that,
I've wrestled with a broken neck, broken arm, it doesn't matter,
you're gonna sit and tell me that I'm not gonna get my shot
at the Intercontinental title because I got some cold?
[coughing] I got some cold or something?
-Listen to you now. -It doesn't matter. This is ridiculous.
Thanks a lot. I'm holding you responsible for it too.
You can't wrestle.
[Cole] You heard it there.
The doctor is saying "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn will not be able to compete tonight.
And here's the man who's taking his place.
-["Gold-Lust" playing] -[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following Triple Threat contest
is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship.
Making his way to the ring being accompanied by the Blue Meanie,
from Hollywood, California, weighing in at 260 pounds,
Goldust!
[Cole] So, Goldust set for action. And King, last week on Raw,
Goldust defeated Val Venis in what was a non-title matchup
for the Intercontinental Championship.
Thanks to some help from the Blue Meanie.
[Lawler] You're not kidding, The Blue Meanie comes out
I mean, he planted Val Venis, and then Goldust got the one, two, three.
[Cole] That win put Goldust in this matchup tonight.
And we learned on Heat last night, King,
that the Blue Meanie was flattering Goldust through imitation,
that Goldust told us something about being The Meanie's mother.
I don't know what kind of weird relationship these two guys have.
-[crowd cheering] -["Hello Ladies" playing]
[Lawler chuckles] Oh, yeah. Enough of that anyway.
[announcer] And making his way to the ring from Las Vegas, Nevada,
weighing in at 244 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental champion,
Val Venis!
[Lawler chuckles]
[Cole] So, folks, this is the first of what's scheduled
to be two title matches tonight,
this is a Triple Threat Match for the Intercontinental Championship.
Also, set tonight, The Rock meets Road Dogg for the WWE title.
-And here we go now! -[Lawler] Oh, yeah!
[Cole] Goldust, Ken Shamrock, Val Venis, rules are simple,
first man to gain a pinfall or a submission
gets the victory and the Intercontinental championship.
It's a bad blood, to say the least, between… Hey!
-[Lawler] Oh, daddy! -[crowd cheering]
[chuckles] Things are starting to look up.
[Cole] Ken Shamrock's sister, Ryan Shamrock, on her way to the ring.
First, she was with Val Venis, Val Venis dumped her,
then she was seen with "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn.
[Lawler] Let her come over here, we'll find out
who her new booty partner is.
[Cole] Intercontinental Championship on the line,
Triple Threat match, plenty of bad blood
between these three men, and what a kick by Shamrock.
Does Shamrock realize that Ryan's out here yet?
It was Ryan Shamrock who cost her brother the Intercontinental Championship
back at the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. And Val Venis now in control!
Here's the bridge, now the cover, and a two count,
and Goldust wisely makes the save.
[Lawler] I don't understand what she's doing out here.
I don't think that Val Venis is gonna give Ryan a second chance.
He kicked her to the curb, let's face it.
[Cole] Cannot wait. Tonight, folks, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin meets Kane.
Mankind will not be the special guest referee for that matchup
because he has to worry about The Undertaker.
[Lawler] Okay, I was a little confused.
[Cole] Oh, what a right hand by Shamrock!
And what does The Undertaker have in store for Mr. McMahon tonight?
[Lawler] More importantly, I think it's what we now see Mr. McMahon
has in store for The Undertaker. Did you see the whole corporation
surrounding Mr. McMahon? He's ready for anything.
[Cole] Goldust, Ken Shamrock now, working on Val Venis.
Intercontinental Championship on the line, a Triple Threat matchup.
Folks, we are four weeks and counting to WrestleMania XV.
And I'll tell you, the world's talking about
the WrestleMania rage party the night before.
Oh! WrestleMania, what an event that's gonna be.
[Lawler] Oh, yeah. WrestleMania's gonna be huge,
and that's where Mankind wants to be one of those special referees
in that big match.
Whoa! Oh!
But you see, Mankind is out there,
he's lobbying, trying to get Shawn Michaels to make that decision.
But he's got to realize Mr. McMahon makes all the decisions
when it comes to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Mr. McMahon has full authority over…
Oh! Wow! All of Austin's matches.
[Cole] That's in the contract, King. It's black and white.
As Shamrock hammers away now with Goldust.
We'd like to welcome everyone.
Live across North America, from the Gund Arena in Cleveland,
this is Raw Is War,
and the Intercontinental Championship's on the line.
Val Venis the champion against Shamrock and Goldust
for the Intercontinental title.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] Oh!
Shamrock with a great suplex that time, and now--
-[Lawler] Look at this. -[Cole] Hey, wait a minute.
-[Lawler] What? -What are you doing?
[commentators exclaim]
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] He's trying to lip lock with Ryan Shamrock!
[Cole] Ryan Sham… Oh!
Shamrock planted Val Venis.
And now he's after Goldust, then he takes out The Blue Meanie.
And Shamrock's enraged once again.
[Lawler] He's losing it once again!
[Cole] First, Ryan Shamrock was with Val Venis, then Billy Gunn,
and now she was kissing Goldust in ringside.
And Shamrock's lost it.
[crowd cheering]
[bell dinging]
[Cole] The referee calls for the bell, Shamrock doesn't care.
Val Venis retains the Intercontinental title,
but for Shamrock, he's gone nuts again.
-[Lawler] And look at Ryan. -[Cole] What is she thinking about?
[Lawler] I don't know, but she was definitely kissing Goldust.
[announcer] The winner of this match as a result of a count out,
still World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental champion,
Val Venis!
[Cole] The story here, folks, is Ryan Shamrock
was making out with Goldust outside the ring.
First, Val, then Billy Gunn, now Goldust?
[Lawler] I don't get that, did you see that kiss?
[Cole] Maybe you're next.
[Lawler] Goldust had to backup three feet before his tongue came out of her mouth.
[Cole] Val Venis retains the Intercontinental Championship
in this Triple Threat Matchup and just… Wait a minute.
From behind is Billy Gunn!
He couldn't compete tonight because of asthma.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] He's taking it out on Val Venis now!
[Lawler] I thought the guy had pneumonia, what's this?
[Cole] Billy believes he's the number one contender
for the Intercontinental title.
He had a shot last week against Ken Shamrock
to meet Val Venis in WrestleMania, and Venis interfered in that matchup.
And Billy Gunn with a sense of revenge here tonight live in Cleveland!
[Lawler] That's against doctor's orders. Hey, look!
[Cole] Wait a minute, up next, the return of Jim Ross
from his battle with the ailment of Bell's palsy.
And he's informed us he's ready to come back, there he is.
[Lawler] Well, he's definitely gonna be back, Michael,
but there's some people that think he may be returning a little bit too soon.
[Cole] JR, Jim Ross, is next!
[narrator] On the plains of Africa, one would find the following.
The herbivore or plant eater,
the carnivore or meat eater,
and the Boyardee avore known as Mankind of the WWE.
Have a nice day.
[narrator] He's never without his overstuffed beef ravioli and his call.
[Mankind] Hmm! Beefy!
Unmistakable Chef Boyardee overstuffed beef ravioli
definitely feeds the need.
It's the perfect ravioli for all Mankind.
[Cole] We are live at Cleveland on the banks of Lake Erie.
The Gund Arena has been sold out for weeks.
King, 18,124 in attendance here tonight!
[Lawler] Wow!
[Cole] I'll tell you what, no laughing matter tonight, King,
when Mankind meets the Undertaker.
[Lawler] You got that right. This is the site of the Boiler Room Brawl
where they almost ended each other's careers.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to Raw Is War
good old JR, Jim Ross!
[Cole] Well, King, it was back in December
where JR suffered an attack of Bell's palsy
which is a type of facial paralysis.
He's been on the road to recovery, and he informed us over the weekend
that he's ready to go. He's ready to come back to Raw.
And I'll tell you what, what a courageous, standup man JR is.
And it is great to see him back.
Behold JR.
[JR] Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.
My guest at this time
is a man that will face Butterbean
at WrestleMania.
He is the winner of the 1998 Brawl for All,
please welcome Bart Gunn.
["Brawl for All" playing]
[Cole] And King, here comes Bart Gunn.
Always in action. Last week on Raw, he was involved
in an interesting matchup against his former partner, Hardcore Holly.
It was for the Hardcore Championship.
And it was an interesting match.
I mean, they used everything from bananas, to flour, to tables, to chairs,
and Hardcore Holly was in control when a masked man came from out of nowhere
and took Bart Gunn out of the matchup.
[Lawler] Oh, yes, threw him right off of that rim into that table
and left him laying.
[Cole] Hardcore Holly picked up the victory over Bart Gunn
and retained the Hardcore Championship.
[Lawler] Who was that masked man?
Well, Bart, WrestleMania, you got a professional fighter.
You're going to against Butterbean.
He's got a hell of a punch,
you think you can knock this man out
like you did everybody else in the Brawl for All?
Well, JR, you know, I'm not training just to beat him,
I'm training to knock him out.
I notice you're having a little trouble looking me in the face.
You know, a lot of people around here in the WWE
seem to have trouble looking at JR's face these days.
You know, folks,
when my momma died in December,
the next day I got Bell's palsy for the second time,
they told me that I'd be getting my chair back, right over there,
when I got ready.
Well, I was ready, Bart, at the Royal Rumble.
I was ready to go back to work.
And they flew me and my wife out to California from Connecticut.
It was gonna be a happy day for the Ross family.
And by God, we needed some happiness.
They told me late on Saturday night,
"Oh, JR, we don't want you to go back to work now,
you're not ready because nobody wants to look at your face."
[crowd booing]
"Nobody wants to look at you, JR."
"Because your… your paralysis in your face."
I had to go back up and tell my mother or my wife,
I wish to God I could tell my mother,
that I wasn't going to get my job back.
How do you think, Bart, that made me feel?
Well, JR, you know, I'm very sorry about your condition,
-but what's that got to do with me? -It's got every damn thing to do with you.
Remember, a guy by the name of "Dr. Death" Steve Williams?
The guy that you told everybody was my boy, JR's boy?
You called me and said, "JR, am I gonna get heat with you
for knocking out your boy before the Brawl for All?"
Well, first of all, he ain't no boy, he's a man.
He's a man.
And so you knocked him out, that was no big deal.
I think it was a lucky punch, in my view.
But the big deal was, not that you knocked him out,
you told all the boys in the back that you knocked out JR's boy.
You told everybody that you humiliated JR. You embarrassed JR.
Wasn't that a funny thing? "I got one over on old JR."
In 20 damn years in the business, Bart,
20 years in the business,
you tried to take away from me with your ridicule.
Listen, look at me in the face when I talk to you!
Show me a little bit of respect, will you?
Show me some respect, because I want you to look me in the eye
when I do what I have never done in my career,
and that's slap the hell out of someone!
-[Lawler] What is he doing, Michael? -[Cole] What?
Go ahead!
What the hell are you thinking about?
What gives you the right to come out here and hit me?
-I'm not to blame for any of this stuff. -Oh, yes, you are.
I did my job, and I did it very well.
Don't you ever lay your hands on me again, pal.
Ever.
You're responsible for this, and you know it.
-[Cole] King! King! -No.
-[Cole] That's Dr. Death. -[Lawler] Look out! Oh!
[Cole] That's "Dr. Death" Steve Williams.
[JR yelling]
[Cole] Listen! Listen to JR!
[Lawler] Listen, I don't get it.
[JR yelling]
[Cole] JR is telling Dr. Death to stomp his ass.
-[Lawler] Oh! JR! JR! -[Cole] Please! What's he doing?
King, JR told Dr. Death to stomp Bart Gunn's ass.
How does it feel now? Are you a big star now?
How do you feel?
How the hell does it feel?
-[Cole] I mean, King… -[Lawler] I… I don't know. Wait.
[crowd cheering, yelling]
[Cole] King, we all feel for JR. And whoa, wait a minute.
[Cole splutters]
There's Debra. And what's she up to?
What else is gonna happen tonight?
[Lawler] I don't know. I… I can't believe that.
[narrator] Now, the slam of the week brought to you
by new M&M's crispy chocolate candies.
The feeding frenzy has begun.
[commentator 1] Here comes D'Lo Brown along with Ivory, they've got a mission.
Oh, and dropkick through the ropes.
DOA is absolutely flattening Owen Hart.
But look at Ivory backing down, Debra wants nothing to do with her.
[commentator 2] Tennessee champ!
-[commentator 1] This one's over! -[commentator 2] I can't believe it.
[commentator 1] The distraction of D'Lo and Ivory led too much to the victory.
[narrator] That was the slam of the week brought to you by new M&M's
crispy chocolate candies.
The feeding frenzy has begun.
[Cole] Back here now live in Cleveland.
-[Lawler] Hey, listen, listen. -[speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] Well, there you see D'Lo Brown and Ivory
back in the locker room area, King.
You saw how D'Lo Brown and Ivory cost Jarrett another match last night.
What you didn't see is how Ivory defeated Jacqueline as well.
[Lawler] Wow, I wonder what… I wonder what D'Lo's telling her now.
[Cole] But I'll tell you what,
King, I've been in the news business for years,
I covered many, you know, disheartening stories.
I've been in this business now for a while, but I have to admit,
what we just saw with Jim Ross is…
that was the most uncomfortable I've ever felt. I mean, I--
[Lawler] Well, I mean, no doubt he's talking
about the seat you're sitting in right now,
and I realized I… I felt uncomfortable, too.
But it's, like, I don't think JR should be blaming anybody else.
I mean… I… There's nobody to blame at all for that.
It's an ailment that… that's nobody's fault.
[Cole] I don't think it… I don't think anybody can be to blame.
I mean, I don't think you can… you can blame Bart Gunn
or… or anyone else.
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["Mrs. Rattlesnake" playing]
[Owen] Let me set the record straight right now.
Enough is enough!
-[crowd jeering] -I'm a champion!
Look at me! I'm a champion!
I am not a nugget!
[Lawler] Right!
-I agree. -[Cole] You would.
That's right. And it seems that Owen and myself have beaten every team
the WWE has put in our paths.
New Age Outlaws, ancient history.
Mark Henry and D-Lo Brown,
well, we put Sexual Chocolate on the shelf for good.
As Tag Team Champions, we demand competition.
So earlier today, we issued an open challenge.
And tonight, I think we have some takers.
And if you boys think you can take the title away from my men,
then I will give you this robe off my back.
[Lawler] What? Whoo!
I think Debra has definitely slipped
-into something more comfortable. -["Are You Ready" playing]
And if she's saying that if… if her boys lose their tag titles,
-she'll take it off? -[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[announcer] And the challengers,
at a combined weight…
-[Cole] It's DX! -[announcer] …of 482 pounds,
DX member…
-[bell dinging] -[Cole] Here we go! Triple H and X-Pac!
Tag Team Championship on the line against Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett!
[Lawler] But more importantly, I think that Debra's clothing is on the line!
Oh! Man!
[Cole] What a maneuver by Triple H and X-Pac!
And King, last night on Sunday Night Heat,
Triple H met Chyna.
And as he was about to set to deliver a Pedigree to Chyna,
Kane came in and chokeslammed Triple H.
X-Pac was occupied with Shane McMahon
-at the time. -[Lawler] Look at this.
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett off the ropes now.
Look at X-Pac, tremendous maneuver.
What athletic ability by the martial arts…
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] …spinning heel kick
towards Jeff Jarrett! Here's the cover now.
No, didn't go for the cover. Picked him up.
[Lawler] I'm a big DX fan, uh, tonight, you know?
-[Cole] Of course you are. -[Lawler] I'm pulling for them to win…
What… You know, one little hurt won't… One… One little loss won't hurt, uh,
Jeff and Owen too much.
[Cole] Triple H now, hammering away on Jeff Jarrett.
And, of course, King,
satellite issues last night on the Sunday Night Heat broadcast.
For… So, for those of you who failed to see Sunday Night Heat,
this Saturday morning, 10:00 a.m., 9:00 Central.
Right here on USA. It's Livewire.
We're going to have exclusive footage from Sunday Night Heat,
footage nobody could see because of satellite problems…
Oh! Last night in Dayton.
And what a knee that time for Triple H to Owen Hart.
Tag Team Titles are on the line.
[Lawler] And if Triple H and X-Pac win this match tonight… Whoa!
And this may be it!
[Cole] Facebuster by Triple H, setting him up.
Here comes the Pedigree!
-[Lawler] Yes! -[Cole] And here comes Jeff Jarrett.
[Lawler] Oh, come on, Jeff.
-Look out! Uh-oh! -[Cole] And Jarrett paid for it
with the right hand.
And another one.
And now… Oh! Enzuigiri!
[Lawler] Darn it.
[Cole] Owen Hart, foot to the back of the head.
Debra watches nervously at ringside.
Triple H into the boot of Jeff Jarrett.
And there she is, lovely as ever.
[Lawler] She don't look so nervous right now.
But I'll tell you one thing, she has to take that robe off.
That will give anybody satellite problems there.
[Cole] Oh! And speaking of Chyna, talking about earlier on,
you know, if Kane doesn't defeat "Stone Cold" Steve Austin tonight,
Kane and Chyna hitting the road, no longer in The Corporation.
Jeff Jarrett now, off the ropes…
-[Lawler] Ah! -…Triple H in trouble, but nobody home.
And Jeff Jarrett's gonna be singing.
But he's gonna be singing a higher tune.
And there's Owen Hart.
Tag Team Title is on the line.
The champions, Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart,
against Triple H and X-Pac.
Another title on the line tonight,
you'll see The Rock take on The Road Dogg.
Also, Kane takes on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin--
-[Lawler groans] -…live, in Cleveland.
And The Undertaker will meet Mankind as well.
[Lawler] What a night this is gonna be.
-[Cole] Owen Hart… -[Lawler] But right here, we got
the WWE Tag Team Titles on the line, and also that robe
-that Debra is wearing. Oh! -[Cole] Oh!
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] Yes!
I mean… Come on, Triple H. Cover him.
-[Cole] Desperation maneuver by Triple H. -[referee] Two!
[Cole] Can he make a tag to X-Pac?
[referee] Three!
[Cole] The Tag Team Titles in DX before the New Age Outlaws?
Could those belts be all around the waist
of two more DX members right here tonight?
Here comes Jeff Jarrett. Here comes X-Pac!
-[Lawler] Look out! -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Oh, what a kick! -[crowd cheering loudly]
[Cole] He almost decapitated Jeff and Owen Hart!
X-Pac off the ropes now,
-Jeff Jarrett, what a counter! -[Lawler] Oh, no!
[Cole] X-Factor! There's one. Oh!
And what a maneuver. Owen Hart makes the save.
[Lawler] We almost had new champions and a naked Debra.
-[crowd chatter] -[crowd rallying]
[Cole] Triple H backs Owen into the corner now.
X-Pac, Jeff Jarrett. Double team.
Head first in the middle of the ring.
[Lawler] Well, the champs said they wanted some tag-team competition.
They're getting it!
-[crowd cheering loudly] -[Cole] Bronco Buster!
And listen to these 18,000 on their feet
-in Cleveland. -[Lawler] What's he doing?
Now, I don't agree. That's Shane McMahon's--
-[Cole] Hey! -[Lawler] …move, that Bronco Buster.
[Cole] Look at Debra!
-[crowd cheering loudly] -[Lawler high-pitched] What?
[Cole] And that's what X-Pac thinks about it.
X-Factor! X-Factor!
We have new Tag Team Champions! The referee's distracted!
[Lawler] No! Hey, come on, ref.
-Get off her! Look at this! -[Cole] The referee is distracted.
[Lawler] Get your hand… Watch your hands!
[Cole] And Owen Hart from behind!
-[Lawler] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Debra knocked off the apron!
[Lawler] Damn referee!
[Cole] Triple H in now, and now X-Pac,
concerned for the welfare of Debra.
Hey! Shane McMahon!
[Lawler shrieking] He was… Where is he? Where'd he come from?
[Cole] The European Champion ambushed X-Pac!
[Lawler] Where did he come from?
[Cole] And Triple H now, being double-teamed in the ring.
-Look out! -[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Pedigree! No! Look out. -[Cole] Pedigree time!
Owen Hart, spinning heel kick!
[crowd whooping]
-[Cole] Look who's here now! -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] This is out of control.
-It's Ivory. -[Lawler] What is Ivory…
What's she doing coming down here?
[Cole] Ivory.
And here comes X-Pac again.
-[bell dinging] -[Lawler] What else is gonna happen?
-[bell continues dinging] -[Cole] The referee calls for the bell.
-[bell dinging stops] -[Jeff Jarrett grunts]
[Cole] DX!
-[Lawler] Oh… -[Cole] Oh, and then Jarrett going at it.
Ivory's at ringside, Debra's at ringside.
And Ivory, a cold stare at Debra.
[crowd chatter]
-[Cole] And remember, King, it was-- -Let's get out of here.
[Cole] …Debra who crashed the guitar over Ivory's back
-at the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. -[Lawler] Oh, well, I remember that.
Not sure Ivory remembers it, too. But look,
in the meantime, the champs still have their belts.
[crowd murmuring]
[Cole] The bottom line is, X-Pac…
[Lawler] Man, I just wish we could have seen
what was under that robe.
[Cole] King, X-Pac, he had Jeff Jarrett defeated.
[Lawler] Yeah, but he didn't get the job done.
[Cole] No, he didn't get the job done
because he was concerned about the welfare of Debra,
and he was ambushed by Shane McMahon.
And Shane's gonna get his at WrestleMania.
-Hey, it's D-Lo! -[Lawler] It's D-Lo!
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] What?
-[Cole] D-Lo Brown! -[Lawler] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Oh, no. -[Lawler] We may see it yet.
-Look out, Debra! -[Cole] And there's Ivory.
-[Lawler shrieks] -[Cole] Oh, no!
-[Lawler] Oh, no! -[crowd cheering loudly]
[Lawler] Bra and panties!
-[Cole] Ivory's disrobed Debra! -[Lawler exclaims gleefully]
[loud cheering continues]
-[Debra yelling] -[Cole] Ivory's…
-She's disrobed Debra! -[Lawler] Bra and panties!
Look at them!
Get the camera back there. Stay with her!
Follow her!
Back on Raw with the Tag Team Champions and Debra.
-Moments ago-- -You're just trying to piss me off.
…Moments ago, Debra disrobed by Ivory.
Let's take another look at exactly what happened.
As Debra making her way back up the stage,
Ivory from behind, shredding Debra of her robe,
exposing her to the world.
Obviously, Debra, this has got to have you exacerbated.
Obviously, this is not the way you wanted things to go for you tonight.
Oh, no. And Ivory,
you think you can just rip my clothes off anytime you like?
Well, I'll tell you one thing. You'll get another chance tonight.
Later tonight, you against me.
-And I can't wait to claw your eyes out. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] What? Debra just challenged Ivory, King.
[Lawler] Oh, daddy!
Things are really looking up now. [cackles gleefully]
[faint cheering]
-[Lawler] Man! -[Cole] I'll tell you what,
what we just saw in that last match, King, we should have,
I tell you, we should have had new tag team champions.
X-Pac had the match won.
Where did Shane come from?
[Lawler] I don't know. But he came from somewhere,
and he did a number on X-Punk.
[Cole] X-Pac was concerned for the welfare of Debra.
after she fell off the apron.
And Shane McMahon with the ambush.
["Enginerock" playing]
[Cole] And here comes Luna.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, making your way to the ring with Tori,
Luna!
[Cole] Well, King, Tori is that Sable fan.
She is the biggest Sable fan I have ever seen.
-[Lawler] She's a stalker. -[Cole] But last week,
Sable again blasted her fan.
Luna came down to stand up for Tori.
And look at this. Sable attacked both of them from behind.
[Lawler] Well, I want to tell you, I don't blame Sable a bit.
You got to watch out for people like that.
Tori. Look at this. Look at what happened to David Letterman and all that stuff.
[Cole] And I'm sure Luna had--
[Lawler] Stalkers are dangerous.
Sable,
I tried reasoning with you.
And then you attacked me and this poor woman,
your number one fan, from behind?
Well, tonight,
she has to come down here and stand by me.
Not you, but by me.
And tonight, I'm standing up for Tori,
and I'm standing up for myself.
And I'm standing up for all these the fans
that you… you used to get to where you are right now.
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd booing]
Tonight, sister, I'm gonna bring you back down to Earth,
bring you back down to Earth where you belong!
[faint cheering]
[Lawler] What's… What's she doing?
[Cole] Oh, Luna, accompanied by Tori,
-and she's obviously challenged Sable. -["Wild Cat" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Lawler] Come on, Luna. You don't want none of Sable.
-[Cole] Whoa! -[Lawler] Oh, daddy, I do, though.
[Cole] The WWE Women's Champion, Sable!
And King, in just eight days…
[Lawler] Oh! Whoo! Whoo!
[Cole] …it is the most anticipated edition of Playboy ever.
-[Lawler] Oh-ho. -[Cole] Sable, on the cover
and inside.
[Lawler] I know where I'll be in line at the drugstore,
waiting for that issue to come out
first thing in the morning. I'm buying it.
[Cole] Available on newsstands everywhere a week from tomorrow,
as the Women's Champion Sable makes her way to the ring.
But King, a new demeanor as of late for Sable.
Perhaps too much stress, too much pressure.
Everyone wanting to have something to do with Sable
seems to have gotten to her a little bit, perhaps the price of fame.
[Lawler] What do you mean seemed to have gotten to her?
-[Cole] Hey! Wait a minute! -[Lawler] What is this?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Tori… She came out with Luna. Luna stood up for her, and now…
she's ambushed. Luna and Sable now.
[Lawler] They're both putting the boots to Luna!
[Cole] What the hell is Tori doing?
[Lawler] I'm… I'm lost here. I don't get it.
[Cole] I mean, hasn't she got enough abuse already?
-I mean, Sable's… Oh, no. -[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] We're going to see a Sable Bomb? -[Cole] Look at this!
-Sable Bomb! -[Lawler] Yeah! [cackles]
That's why she's the Women's Champion. And look at…
Look at Tori.
[Cole] King, I mean, two weeks in a row,
Sable verbally abused and then physically abused
this woman, Tori, her biggest fan.
And then Tori goes to slap her a five, and Sable ignores her again.
-When the hell is she gonna learn? -["Wild Cat" playing]
[Lawler] Well, you… you probably said it right there.
-Tori is Sable's biggest fan. -[crowd cheering]
She's obviously doing this to try to prove to Sable
that she's her biggest fan.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And she's saying, "Is that good enough for you?"
She's asking Sable, "Is that good enough?"
Sable's not even acknowledging her.
[Lawler] Well, you know, maybe instead of a stalker,
maybe Sable can use her for, like, uh, a gopher or something.
[crowd continues cheering]
[Cole] Look at her. And Luna doesn't deserve any of this.
-And there's The Rock. -[loud cheering]
[Cole] The Rock getting ready.
He'll defend the WWE Championship against The Road Dogg here live, next!
-["Oh, You Didn't Know?" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Oh, you didn't know? ♪
♪ Your ass better call somebody ♪
-[Lawler] Oh-ho! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The WWE Championship on the line tonight.
The Road Dogg, back from an injury.
It's me, it's me!
It's the D-O-G-G!
["Oh, You Didn't Know?" continues]
And I'm seeing that sign that says "420."
What does that say?
[Cole] The Road Dogg was attacked in the locker room a few weeks ago,
left lying there. And he had to forfeit
the Hardcore Championship because of the injury.
But The Dogg is back in town.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] It's been
-right to the dog pound here. -Cut my music!
[music stops]
Gund Arena, let's do it Doggy style one time.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] What? -Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
children of all ages.
[with crowd] D-Generation X, proudly brings to you, it's a…
Hold up, when I get done whipping The Rock's ass,
I'm gonna be the WWE Heavyweight Champion
of the world!
The Road Dogg, Jesse James!
And I'm representing the New Age Outlaws!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Still don't know who attacked The Road Dogg.
[crowd cheering]
["Know Your Role" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And what a tremendous opportunity for The Road Dogg, as he meets
the three-time WWE Champion, The Rock.
And if The Rock gets through tonight, folks,
he's defending that title against "Stone Cold"
at WrestleMania in four weeks.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one-fall,
and it is for the World Wrestling Entertainment Championship.
Making his way to the ring from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
he is the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
The Rock!
[Cole] The Rock versus The Road Dogg for the WWE Championship.
Also here, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
who meets Kane.
Kane must win, or he and Chyna are out of The Corporation.
Plus, Undertaker, Mankind.
[Lawler] And don't forget, a nearly-naked Debra
against Ivory. Whoo-hoo!
[crowd chattering]
Unfortunately for you,
The Rock is about to kick your roody-poo candy ass!
[Cole] WWE Championship on the line. Rock and Road Dogg.
And King, The Road Dogg,
coming out to the ring tonight without "Badass" Billy Gunn.
-He's been escorted from the building… -[crowd cheering]
-[bell dinging] -…for his own good
because of what happened earlier today.
[Lawler] Yeah, and look at The Road Dogg.
You know, I guess, he said those two magic words, "suck it."
And The Rock just started laying the SmackDown on him. [cackles]
[Cole] And The Rock, the WWE Champion, in four weeks,
will defend the title against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Paul Wight, the special guest referee.
[Lawler] Right. Finally, you've come to your senses.
A few minutes ago, you said,
"If he can get through the Road Dogg tonight."
[Cole] Well, it won't be an easy task.
And what a tremendous opportunity
for the former Hardcore and Tag Team Champion. The Road Dogg!
-And what a dropkick! -[Lawler] Don't worry, don't worry.
Come on.
[Cole] Clothesline by the Road Dogg,
follows it up now with the right hands.
[Lawler] You just… You just don't worry about The Rock.
He's gonna humiliate the Road Dogg,
and he'll humiliate Austin at WrestleMania.
[Cole] Road Dogg whipped into the corner,
catching the boot now from the Road Dogg.
Off the ropes. Oh, Rock, kick to the midsection.
Planted him with a DDT!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] I'll tell you what, King… As Rock rolls Road Dogg over,
hooks the leg, and there's a kick-out.
And I'll tell you what, King, "Stone Cold" came tonight…
-Oh, no. -[crowd booing loudly]
-[Lawler] What? -[Cole] Paul Wight.
-[crowd booing continuously] -[Cole] Seven feet tall, 500 pounds,
and a special guest referee at WrestleMania,
and a member of The Corporation
-with The Rock. -[Lawler] Look at the size of this guy.
-Unbelievable! -[crowd jeering]
[Cole] He is huge. He is the most humongous human being
I've ever been close to, and near.
[Lawler] And what a referee he's gonna make
at WrestleMania. I guarantee you, he'll call it right down the middle.
-[Cole] Oh, please. -[Lawler] Look at The Rock,
how great he is. I mean, he's just standing there,
talking to Paul Wight. And… And kicking the tar
out of The Road Dogg at the same time.
And the Road Dogg is just not in The Rock's league.
Maybe you should do more Hardcore Matches…
-[Cole] Wait a minute, King. -[Lawler] Wait a minute. Oh!
-[Cole] Right in front of us. -[Lawler] Whoa!
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd yelling]
Obviously, The Rock is checking his monkey ass into the SmackDown Hotel.
And with each visit,
you get a complimentary fist in your mouth,
and a foot in your ass. Watch this.
[Lawler] Uh-oh! No!
-[faint whooping from crowd] -[crowd chatter]
[Lawler] Oh! There's a foot in the, uh… Well, you know what.
[Cole] Why does he never come to you?
-[Lawler] Are you kidding? -[Paul] Come on, Rock.
[Lawler] Me and The Rock are tight.
[Cole] WWE Title on the line.
Paul Wight playing cheerleader for this one.
Rock versus The Road Dogg.
[Lawler] Me and The Rock got a lot in common,
-you know, we're both Superstars. -[Cole] Oh!
Side Russian leg sweep on The Road Dogg.
Rolls into the cover, hooks the leg, and a kick-out after two.
-King, just found out, just got word… -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] …Ivory has accepted Debra's challenge.
Ivory and Debra will get it on tonight.
[Lawler] Oh, daddy!
I can't wait to see this. Look at this.
-Oh! -[Cole] Headbutt from Paul Wight!
-[crowd booing] -[Lawler] Seven-foot Paul Wight.
you're looking at Seven feet of reasons why "Stone Cold"
will not last at WrestleMania. [laughs]
[Cole] The Big Nasty is just that. Nasty.
Rock misses with the right hand.
-Road Dogg now, battling back. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Here comes The Dogg. WWE Title on the line.
-And Rock, with a… What a counter! -[Lawler] Good.
[Cole] A Fallaway Slam.
-Hook of the leg, there's two. -[Lawler] Got him.
[Cole] And Road Dogg just got the shoulder up.
-[Lawler] Come on, ref. -Let's go, Rock.
-Get him in home, baby. One, two, three. -[Cole] Road Dogg won't quit.
He was the Hardcore Champion
before forfeiting the title because of injury.
-[Lawler] Big deal. -[Cole] He will not quit.
A ton of guts in this kid.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Nobody home for The Rock.
Road Dogg now,
the southpaw with the left hand.
[Lawler] Wait a minute. This is not a Hardcore Match.
-Fists aren't legal. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Shake, rattle and roll.
-Road Dogg off the ropes. -[Lawler] Ah!
-[Cole] Caught The Rock! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The title's on the line. Road Dogg, snapmare.
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] And there it is! -[Lawler] Oh, no!
[crowd cheering loudly]
-[Lawler] No. -[Cole] And The Road Dogg,
with the momentum.
[crowd continues cheering]
[Lawler] Things are not looking good. This can't… There you go.
-Come on. Uh-oh. -[Cole] Uh-oh. Look out.
-Rock Bottom time. -[Lawler] He's got him.
[Cole] Rock Bottom time!
[Lawler] Yes!
-[Lawler cackles] -[Cole] The Rock with the Rock Bottom.
-And you know what's next, King. -[Lawler] Oh, baby.
The most electrifying move in sports entertainment to date.
There goes the elbow pad, and here comes
the Corporate Elbow, from The Rock.
-Ya-hoo! Yes! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Rock with the Corporate Elbow, hooks the leg, and it's over.
-[bell dinging] -[Cole] The Rock retains the WWE Title.
-[Lawler] Man! -That's what I'm talking about, Rock!
[announcer] Here's your winner, and still…
the World Wrestling Entertainment Champion,
-The Rock! -["Know Your Role" playing]
[Cole] Yeah, and give the assist to Paul Wight.
That headbutt almost knocked Road Dogg senseless.
[Lawler] What? Did you eat paint chips as a child?
What are you talking about the assist of Paul Wight?
-[Cole] You saw! -[Lawler] The Rock…
The Rock is the champion. He don't need any help.
[Cole] And he's going to WrestleMania to meet "Stone Cold".
"Stone Cold", yes, will be at WrestleMania.
He will meet The Rock,
which means he doesn't give a damn
what happens to that match tonight against Kane.
He's coming down one reason only,
to to kick Kane's rear end.
[Lawler] Yeah. Well, get him down here.
'Cause I guarantee you, at WrestleMania,
The Rock, with Paul Wight as the referee,
will prevail over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Cole] And The Road Dogg being attended to.
Valiant effort, but The Rock, thanks to Paul Wight,
defends the WWE Championship successfully.
Thanks in part to Corporate member, Paul Wight.
-Hey! -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
-[crowd cheering] -Let's introduce our third
and final contestant for this evening.
He's a schizophrenic psychopath from Lima, Ohio.
His favorite hobbies are Hardcore Title matches
at needlepoint.
And Road Dogg,
we've decided that we're going to pick right up where we took off,
because it's your fault
that we did to J-O-B, the B-O-B or the P-P-P!
So, we figured, we've got a little present for you.
So, welcome to double jeopardy.
[Cole] Well, Al Snow blaming The Road Dogg.
They were supposed to have the second match
in a best-out-of-three--
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] …Oh!
-Series. Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Chair to the head.
-[Lawler] Oh! Oh. -[Cole] Another one!
The chair bent in half.
-[crowd chatter] -[crowd murmuring]
[Lawler] I don't know what it is that makes Al so, so stupid,
-but it really works. -[Cole] And he's laughing about this.
[Lawler] I told you, he's a moron.
[Cole] And here comes the Hardcore Champion, Hardcore Holly.
What the hell is he doing out here?
[Lawler] I… Whoa! I'll tell you what he's doing.
-Getting hammered! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Road Dogg believes he should still be
the Hardcore Champion.
You see,
I see no reason
to further disrupt this television show.
So, if you two pussies want any more,
-I'll be in the parking lot… -[crowd cheering]
-…waiting on your ass! -[microphone thuds]
[Cole] Road Dogg in a foul mood
-after returning from an injury. -[cheering continues]
[Lawler] Did he say he's going to be in the parking lot?
[Cole] Yeah. He's waiting in the parking lot.
He wants Snow…
-[laughing] -[Cole] …and Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] Ha!
[Cole] Hardcore Holly, the Hardcore Champion.
King, we still don't know who attacked… Hey.
Listen, Kane, I put my faith in you. I put my trust in you.
If you don't do this, we're both out of a job.
-[Lawler] I'm telling you… -We need to do this, man.
[Lawler] …we could see them for the last--
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[commentator] This is the setup for the Pedigree.
-She left herself open for that-- -[Cole] Wait a minute, wait a minute!
-The lights… -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] What happened to the lights? -[commentator] Hellfire and brimstone!
Bring Kane down to the ring!
-[Cole] Uh-oh, uh-oh, no! -[commentator] Oh! Chyna from behind!
[commentator 1] The low blow!
[commentator 2] …trying to dismantle Hunter Heart-Helmsley
right here in front of our very eyes.
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The US Coast Guard, jobs that matter.
[Cole] We're back live in Cleveland.
[Lawler] Look at this minute. He meant it.
Yeah. Get the camera out here.
You want to see somebody's ass get whipped?
You might see two. Where the hell is Al Snow now
and his bodiless bitch?
Come on, Hardcore Holly.
[Cole] Road Dogg challenged Hardcore Holly and Al Snow…
-Come on, Al. Come on, Hardcore! -[Cole] …to a battle in the parking lot.
[yelling] Where are you boys at now?
Huh? Where are you at now?
-[Lawler] He's serious. He wants them. -I called your asses out!
You ain't got the cojones…
["Blood" playing]
[Lawler] What… Are we gonna try to keep a camera out there?
[Cole] And now, we're getting set for The Brood.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[Cole] That's not The Brood.
King, you know who that is?
[Lawler] Yeah, but I don't know what they're doing.
[Cole] That's Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco. Public Enemy.
Well, folks, Public Enemy on their way to the ring.
This should be unique.
But we want to tell you about the night before WrestleMania.
The Rage Party…
-[Lawler] Oh, yeah. -[Cole] …tickets are on sale now.
But there's a limited amount, so get them while you can.
Guess who's going to be there, King.
-The Big Punisher… -[Lawler] Oh, yeah.
[Cole] …Big Pun, the Grammy nominee, is going to be in the house,
among others at the Rage Party,
night before WrestleMania.
["Blood" continues playing]
-[Cole] I'm gonna be there. -[Lawler] Yeah. I'm gonna be there too.
But again, what are these guys doing?
Where'd they get The Brood's music and…
-[rock music fades] -[Cole] …and hair?
We'd like to make a little shout out to The Brood.
Yo, Brood, you think you're are the only ones
that can dress up like it's…
[in sing-song voice] ♪ Halloween! ♪
I don't think so.
[crowd murmuring]
Me and Johnny, we know how to play this game, too,
but we're tired of playing.
[crowd chatter]
Do you think we're afraid of a little blood?
[both] Not!
Brood, you're looking at the mack daddies of hardcore!
And one thing we're not afraid of is anything, anybody,
and we're definitely not afraid of you!
[Cole] Sounds like… Whoa!
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] I don't like this, Michael Cole. -["Blood" playing]
[Cole] Well, now they've done it. And listen to that music.
That's The Brood… The Brood's music.
["Blood" continues playing]
[Lawler] For the second time tonight.
[Cole] Yeah, and it sounded like an open challenge from Public Enemy.
You recall last week, King?
[rock music continues]
[Cole] "Flyboy" Rocco and Johnny Grunge.
Well, they suffered a… a bloodbath last week
-in the hands of The Brood. -[music stops]
[Lawler] Yeah, but they said they're not…
[Cole] Hey.
[crowd murmuring]
[Cole] Well, there's… there's Johnny Grunge.
[Lawler] Where's The Brood?
-[Cole] Well, King, you know… -[Lawler] But wait a… wait a…
-Where's Flyboy? -[Cole] But where… uh, where's Flyboy?
Two and two make four.
The Brood must have taken the Flyboy away.
-[Lawler] I didn't even see The Brood. -[Road Dogg grunts]
-[Cole] And it's in fact live now. -[Road Dogg grunts]
-[Cole] In the parking lot. -[Hardcore Holly] Want some of me?
[Cole] I guess Hardcore Holly has accepted the challenge…
You called me out. You want me, you got it, Doggy.
[Cole] …of The Road Dogg. And we've got
-an impromptu Hardcore Match… -Come on, Road Dogg.
-[Cole] …under way. -[Lawler] I'm telling you,
somebody's gonna get hurt in this thing.
[Road Dogg] Oh! [grunts]
-[Cole] Road Dogg, face first. -[Road Dogg groans]
[Cole] Hey, Road Dogg, he challenged Holly. Oh!
[Hardcore Holly grunts]
[Cole] Road Dogg, Hardcore Holly.
They're going at it back in the parking lot.
[Lawler] Stay with it, stay with it! Look out!
-Come on, Bob! -[Lawler] Stay with it!
[Cole] We're live at the Gund Arena in Cleveland.
[Hardcore Holly strains]
[Cole] And this is Hardcore Holly and Road Dogg,
an impromptu Hardcore Match.
[Lawler] I mean, is this an official match?
Can they not get this stopped? Or what's going on here? I know that…
I know that The Road Dogg challenged Hardcore Holly
and Al Snow to come back here and… and fight, but…
I don't get it.
[Cole] Well, Hardcore Holly and The Road Dogg are going at it.
Into those steel barricades.
This is outside parking lot area, backstage, Gund Arena.
Hardcore Holly, the Hardcore Champion.
-[Road Dogg grunts] -[Cole] Oh!
-[Lawler] My gosh. -[Cole] And The Road Dogg.
This is not an official match, folks.
[Lawler] I mean, this thing may wound up…
wind up down in the flats here in Cleveland. Oh!
Or out to Jacobs Field or down at new Brown's stadium.
No telling what's gonna happen.
[Cole] Well, Road Dogg believes he should be the Hardcore Champion.
He had to forfeit the title because of injury.
Hardcore Holly feels he has something to prove
-to the former Hardcore Champ. -[bell dinging]
-[Hardcore Holly] Ooh! -[Lawler] I mean…
The weird thing is, in the meantime, we got a match going out here in the ring.
-[Road Dogg] Come on. -[Hardcore Holly] Argh!
[Cole] It's a Kendo Stick Match,
first ever out in the ring between Droz and Blackman.
And now…
Steve Blackman gets the first shot in.
Kendo Stick Match, you win when you knock your opponent off his feet.
No pin falls, no count outs.
-You use the kendo sticks across the back. -[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you something.
And this is Blackman's specialty.
Droz was an idiot to okay this match.
Those kendo sticks will kill you.
And… And I mean, it's… Like I said, it's a specialty match for Blackman.
[Cole] Yeah, he's a martial arts expert. The lethal weapon,
those kendo sticks are made of bamboo, stiff bamboo.
They leave welts across your body.
And last night on Heat, Droz upped the ante.
I was interviewing Blackman when he was attacked from behind
by Droz with the kendo stick,
and if you could have seen the welts on Blackman's back, King.
[Lawler] I'm telling you, these sticks are stiff, all right.
[Cole] Again, Kendo Stick Match,
-first person to knock his opponent off… -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] …his feet wins.
And the referee just got caught in the midsection.
[Lawler] Yeah, and… and Droz went down off his feet,
but the ref didn't see it.
-Oh, Look at this! -[Cole] Oh!
And Droz delivered a blow to the back of the head.
-[bell dinging] -[Cole] And Blackman had the match won,
but Droz picks up the victory.
-[announcer] Here is your winner, Droz! -[Cole] Blackman off his feet
with a shot to the back of the head with a kendo stick.
-[Lawler] Wow. -[Cole] And Droz picks up the win…
-["Pierced" playing] -[Cole] …as Blackman turned around
to check on the referee.
[Lawler] Look at the welts all over the body of Droz and Blackman.
[Cole] And Blackman is furious.
And folks, we're now still…
-back in the Gund Arena. -[Lawler] Oh, my gosh. Look at this.
[Cole] On the stairs now, Hardcore Holly and Road Dogg.
The challenge was made by Road Dogg.
This is not an official match, folks.
[Road Dogg grunts]
[Cole] This is time for Hardcore Holly to prove himself.
[Lawler] Where are these guys going?
Uh, is… Are they not going to try to stop this?
Or they're just gonna let this go on all night?
[Cole] Road Dogg believes he still should be the Hardcore Champion.
[Road Dogg groaning]
[Cole] And now they're outside the Gund Arena.
-[Lawler] I told you. Oh! -[Cole] Oh! It's Al Snow!
-[Lawler] Man! -[Cole] Al Snow ambushed
both Hardcore Holly and The Road Dogg!
[Lawler] I'm telling you, they're headed for Jacobs Field.
-Look out! -[Cole] Oh!
[Lawler] Man!
[Cole] Folks, it's, like, 30 degrees outside.
It's been snowing all day long in Cleveland.
-[man] Hey. -[Hardcore Holly grunts]
[Cole] And Al Snow now, hammering away on Hardcore Holly.
[Lawler] And look, that is Jacobs Field,
right across the street where the Indians play.
You know, King, Al Snow still perturbed with Road Dogg,
because he didn't get a chance to complete the two-out-of-three match series
-for the Hardcore Championship. -[official] Come on!
[Lawler] I'd says these guys are a little perturbed with each other.
[Cole] And now, come officials to try to break this thing up.
[official] Come on. Come on!
[Lawler] They may have to get a SWAT team in here to stop this.
[Cole] Folks, this is in downtown Cleveland,
live outside the Gund Arena.
Al Snow and Hardcore Holly, they're going out to traffic.
[Lawler] Look out! They're gonna get run over! Look out!
-[officials yelling] -[grunting]
[Cole] They're on traffic, King.
-[continuous yelling] -[Lawler] They're out on… What?
They're out on Huron Street or… or Superior Avenue. What is this?
[official] Pack it up.
[Cole] Officials breaking it up.
-Hardcore Holly, Road Dogg. -[official] Come on.
-[official 1 shouts] -[official 2] Come on.
[Lawler] Well, I'm going to tell you, from the hardcore streets of Cleveland,
to the mean streets of Greenwich, Connecticut,
there's nobody, Michael Cole, any tougher than Shane McMahon.
Take a look at this.
[reggae music playing]
[Pete] You know, growing up in Greenwich isn't something that…
is easy for any of us.
It's not like these poor scum towns that are all around us.
They think they're gonna kick our ass in football.
Shane just seems to like to, once in a while,
get a little rowdy and crack some heads.
He'll kick ass just like any other tough guy,
or he'll… he'll kick ashes just like any other bum,
or scumbag, or Julio.
Because he's Shane, and he can do that.
Because he's… Just 'cause he's got money,
doesn't mean he's a [bleep].
[Pete] A lot of time with poor kids,
they just have to do it for survival,
as far as, like, beating someone's head in.
We do it because we enjoy it. We have nothing else to do.
Well, guess what? We've got the better facilities,
better gyms, better equipment.
What do you want to do? When you've got pipes like The Kid,
or Smack Daddy, or Pete "Gas," or Willie Green,
You can't handle it, baby.
[Pete] You know, there's a lot of tough guys in Greenwich.
It just seems like…
Shane's the toughest.
[Rodney] If you see Shane-O-Mac and a grizzly getting into a fight,
you better help the grizzly, because that kid is not gonna give up.
He'll cut his throat. He'll do whatever it takes.
Rip his eyes out, bite him, bite his arms…
[Rodney's voice fades]
[reggae music continues]
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Well, we're back, folks.
And as our cameras were coming in from the outside
after that impromptu Hardcore Match,
-you won't believe, King, what they found. -[Johnny yelling]
-[Lawler] Oh-oh, this is unbelievable. -[yelling] Rocco! Rocco!
-Somebody help me! -[Lawler] Look at this.
[yelling] Somebody help Rocco!
-Hey! Rocco! -[Cole] That's "Flyboy" Rocco
-from Public Enemy. -Somebody help Rocco!
Somebody help! Somebody help me!
-[Cole] Oh, my. -Somebody help me!
[Cole] Oh, my.
["No Chance In Hell" playing]
[Lawler] I tell you what, You don't mess with The Ministry or The Brood.
[crowd booing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the principal owner
of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
Mr. McMahon.
[Cole] Well, King, uh, Mr. McMahon coming down.
He wasn't scheduled here.
What is this all about?
[Lawler] Well, I don't know. It's always good
to see Mr. McMahon down here, but is he coming over here,
or is he gonna get in the ring?
[Cole] Oh, we were getting set for the match
between The Undertaker and Mankind.
But the owner of the World Wrestling Entertainment,
walking with a purpose.
-Has come out here and… -Look at this.
-They love him here in Cleveland. -…he's going to join us, obviously.
♪ No chance in hell… ♪
Perhaps with, uh… some sort of announcement.
-[man in crowd] Yeah, Vince! -[crowd chatter]
You gentlemen don't mind if I join you, do you?
-[Lawler] Oh, certainly. -No, you have some special announcement
or some… something to like tonight?
Oh, I think maybe we're gonna have a lot of announcements here tonight. Yeah.
-[Cole] Okay. Mr… -One of them just might
involve WrestleMania.
-[Cole] …Really? -Yeah. Like a Hell in a Cell Match
with The Undertaker and The Big Boss Man.
-[Cole] What? -Yeah, you know, something like that.
-["Rest in Peace" playing] -[Lawler cackles]
-[Cole] At Wrestle-- -[Mr. McMahon] Come on down here.
[Cole] Whoa.
[Mr. McMahon] Come on down here, Deadman. Let's go.
[Lawler] Now… Now, wait a minute, Mr. McMahon,
there's nobody down here but you right now.
[Mr. McMahon] I understand that.
[Cole] And… The Undertaker's coming down here right now.
[Lawler] Now, wait a minute, Mr. McMahon. This is not a good idea.
[Mr. McMahon] I said there was going to be a surprise, didn't I?
[Lawler] Yeah.
[Mr. McMahon] There's gonna be a surprise here tonight.
[Lawler] Well, the Hell in a Cell Match at WrestleMania is a surprise. But…
["Rest in Peace" continues playing]
[Mr. McMahon] Undertaker gave me a surprise
I will never, ever forget last week.
He went where no man should ever go.
-[Cole] Mr. McMahon, what-- -[Mr. McMahon] Undertaker's gonna have
a nice little receipt here tonight.
A nice surprise from Vince McMahon.
[Cole] Well, about the surprise last week.
What did the bear mean? What… What did the bear mean?
It brought you to your knees, sir.
[Mr. McMahon] That's personal.
I don't answer personal questions.
[Cole] But, I mean, it… it affected you to no end.
[Mr. McMahon] I said… I'm not gonna announce,
will not respond to personal questions.
[Lawler] Will you shut up, Michael Cole?
[Cole] Well, what about the fact that The Undertaker,
last night on Sunday Night Heat,
said that not only is he going to own this company,
but he's going to own your mind,
your body, and your soul.
[Lawler] How about let's talk about WrestleMania?
-[scattered cheers] -[Lawler] Uh-oh, look at this.
This is not good.
[Cole] The evil stare from The Undertaker,
looking at Mr. McMahon.
[crowd chatter]
["Wreck" playing]
[crowd cheering loudly]
[Lawler] Wait, Mr. McMahon is getting… Don't get up, Mr. McMahon.
Just stay right…
[Cole] King, I'm not too comfortable sitting right here right now.
-[loud cheering continues] -["Wreck" continues]
[Cole] And here comes Mankind. And I'll tell you what, these two men,
these two Superstars have had some of the most classic battles
in the history of the WWE, right here at the Gund Arena,
the Boiler Room Match.
[Lawler] Well, I'd say this. I never thought I'd be happy
to see Mankind, but I am right now.
-[Cole] Hey, Mr. McMahon… -[Mr. McMahon] You know, Mick just might
be joining The Corporation, you never know.
-[Lawler] Really? -[Cole] What? The Corporation?
[Mr. McMahon] You got that right.
I mean, you never can tell what's going to happen
here in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Undertaker versus The Big Boss Man, Hell in a Cell, at WrestleMania.
-[Cole] Wow. -[Mr. McMahon] And that's not my surprise.
-All right? -[Lawler] No?
No, you've got another surprise coming here in a few minutes.
[Cole] Well, I'll tell you what, you were talking about The Corporation.
Later on tonight, Kane and Chyna may no longer be
a member of The Corporation,
because Kane has to beat "Stone Cold" to stay in.
[Mr. McMahon] Yeah, well, you know what I do? I call out the weak,
-the wounded, all right? -[crowd cheering]
They don't belong anywhere near Vince McMahon.
-I loathe those kind of people. -[bell dinging]
[Mr. McMahon] You either do the job, or you get out.
[Cole] So, it's Mankind against Undertaker,
as Mankind continues his campaign
-to be the second-- -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] …special guest referee in the main event at WrestleMania.
[Lawler] You better pay attention, Michael Cole.
You either do the job, or you get out.
Mankind, you better do the job here.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, these two men, Undertaker and Mankind…
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] …loathe each other.
-[crowd chatter] -[crowd rallying]
[Cole] And this is Mr. McMahon's plan to rid the WWE of The Undertaker.
And if not here, then in Hell in a Cell
-against The Boss Man. -[Mr. McMahon] No, no, no, no.
That's not what I said. You said that. I didn't say that.
[Lawler] You idiot.
-[Mr. McMahon] Just listen to what I say. -[Cole] Said you had a surprise.
[Mr. McMahon] I said it was… I was going to have a surprise
for The Undertaker tonight, right? This isn't it.
The announcement about WrestleMania and Hell in a Cell is not it either.
[Lawler] But it would be a pleasant surprise
if Mankind could finish off The Undertaker right here, wouldn't it?
[Mr. McMahon] It certainly would.
[Cole] Well, what happens if Mankind doesn't win this match-up?
[Lawler] Oh!
[Mr. McMahon] Mankind doesn't get what he wanted.
Remember, that was the deal earlier tonight.
-[Lawler] Right. -[Cole] Mankind's shoulder to the post.
And now, The Undertaker goes to work on that left arm.
[Mr. McMahon] If Mankind defeats The Undertaker here tonight,
then Mankind gets his wish.
He gets the opportunity to be a second referee at WrestleMania.
[Cole] And Mr. McMahon, I hate to keep harboring on this,
but it seems fairly obvious
that The Undertaker has something pretty serious on you, sir.
[Lawler] Oh, no. Look at this.
[Cole] Look at the athleticism of The Phenom.
-[Lawler] Oh, no! -[Cole] Seven feet tall.
-And Mankind… -[Mr. McMahon] Look at that.
-[Cole] …Mandible Claw! -[Lawler] Yes!
[Cole] He caught him with the Mandible Claw!
Uh-oh.
And Mankind, through the second rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Undertaker has formed
this group, The Ministry of Darkness.
He claims it will take over the WWE.
-And Mankind now… -[Mr. McMahon] Oh!
[Cole] …The Undertaker, boot to the face, into the barricade.
[Lawler] What a Hell in a Cell Match these two guys once had.
Do you remember that?
[Mr. McMahon] Indeed. What about the Boiler Room Brawl
-that was held in this very arena? -[Lawler] Classic.
-[Mr. McMahon] Yeah. -[Cole] What about the Buried Alive Match?
[Mr. McMahon] Look out! Look out!
-[Lawler] No! Oh! -[Cole] Oh! Steel stairs, unforgiving!
-[Lawler] Good. -[Cole] Undertaker hits them!
[Lawler] Good!
[Cole] And wait a minute, Mankind.
-[man in crowd] Come on, Mankind! -[crowd rallying]
[Lawler] I'm becoming a Mankind fan right now.
[Mr. McMahon] Oh, look at this. Look at this!
-[Cole] Oh, no! -[Lawler] Geez!
[Cole] Undertaker's head,
-crashing into the stairs! -[exclaims in delight]
That's beautiful. That's beautiful.
That's really nice, isn't it?
-[Lawler] Very good. I mean, Mankind-- -[Cole] Wait a minute.
[Lawler] …may make it right into The Corporation. What…
-[Lawler] Mr. McMahon has taken off-- -[Cole] Where's he going?
-[Lawler] …his headset. -What are you doing?
[Cole] Where is he going?
[Lawler] Get him, Mankind, you idiot! Get him!
[Cole] Oh, no!
Chair back into Mankind's face.
[Lawler] Watch it!
-[crowd exclaims] -[Cole] No! Steel chair to the back.
[Lawler] Oh, my gosh.
-[Cole] And The Undertaker-- -[Lawler] Watch yourself.
[Cole] …after the shot to the spine, in control of Mankind.
[Lawler] Get back, Mr. McMahon.
Stay out of the way!
-[Cole] King, can you believe, though-- -[referee] Nine!
-[Cole] Undertaker… -[referee] Ten!
-[Cole] …Boss Man. -[Lawler] I can't believe--
-[bell dinging] -[Lawler] …is out of his chair.
[Lawler] Get out! Get back!
[Cole] Well, the referees called for the bell.
-[Lawler] Look out! No! -[Cole] No!
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Undertaker, with a right hand
-to Mr. McMahon! -[Lawler] Don't sacrifice yourself!
-Save him! -[Cole] The boss was floored!
[Lawler yelling] What are you doing?
-[Cole] Holy Cow! -[Lawler] Save him, you coward!
-[Cole] Save him? -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Undertaker is out of control! -[Lawler] Look out, Mr. McMahon!
[Cole] No!
-[crowd cheering] -[man in crowd] Come on, Undertaker!
[Lawler] Don't do this, Undertaker.
Don't do it! Mr. McMahon, save yourself!
-[Cole] Wait a minute! -[Lawler] Help!
-He can't do this! -[Lawler] What's he gonna do?
[crowd rallying]
-Don't do it! -He's trying to destroy McMahon!
[Cole] He said he was going to destroy the boss!
-[Lawler] Please get him off! Don't do it! -He's gonna do it now!
-[crowd cheering loudly] -King, wait a minute! From behind!
-[crowd boos] -[scattered cheers]
[Lawler] Boss Man, with a nightstick from behind!
[Lawler] Yeah!
-[Lawler] Get him! -[Cole] Nightstick…
-[Lawler] Yes! -[Cole] …into the face again! Again!
[crowd booing]
-[Cole] And here comes The Ministry! -[Lawler] Look out.
[Cole] McMahon and The Boss Man through the crowd.
The Ministry in pursuit!
[Lawler] Undertaker's up!
[crowd yelling]
[Cole] The Brood, The Acolytes, Mideon!
[Lawler] But The Undertaker just sat up!
[Cole] McMahon and Boss man through the crowd.
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Cole] Undertaker was about to destroy Mr. McMahon.
[crowd chattering]
[Cole] And Boss Man with a nightstick to the face.
[Lawler] I don't like this.
-[Cole] King, I'll tell you what. -[Lawler] Uh…
[Cole] The Undertaker, a changed man.
But in four weeks at WrestleMania,
The Undertaker will meet The Big Boss Man.
-Hell in a Cell. -[Lawler] Oh, look at this.
Look at this. Mankind is still in the ring.
[Cole] Mankind is oblivious to this.
[Lawler] He thinks he's won. Look out, Mankind.
-Oh, no! -[Cole] The Undertaker!
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Chokeslam!
[crowd murmuring]
["Rest in Peace" playing]
[Lawler] Well, I guess… I guess Mankind finally got what he deserved.
The idiot. He turned his back on The Undertaker.
[Cole] The Undertaker claims he'll take over the WWE.
Hell in a Cell, WrestleMania, versus The Big Boss Man in four weeks.
[Lawler] Ah!
[Cole] King, this just took place.
The Undertaker set to destroy Mr. McMahon on the announce table.
[Lawler] I'm telling you, poor Mr. McMahon,
ready to chokeslam him right through our very table,
and then you heard the leg.
Thank goodness, Big Boss Man came out and drove that nightstick
right into the leg, and then to the face of The Undertaker.
Thank goodness.
-All right. -You got to go, sir, fast.
-[Lawler] Oh, look. -[Cole] And this is back in the…
backstage area, Gund arena.
The Corporation stretch limo, obviously making their getaway.
[Lawler] What do you mean "getaway"? All's well that ends well.
[Cole] Was The Big Boss Man Mr. McMahon's surprise for The Undertaker?
-["Mrs. Rattlesnake" playing] -[Lawler] Well, who knows? "Getaway."
McMahon's a busy man. He's got things to do.
-[bell dinging] -[Cole] Whoa!
[announcer] The following women's contest is scheduled for one fall
with a 20-minute time limit.
Making her way to the ring being accompanied
by the World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Champions,
Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart,
Debra!
[Lawler] Oh, mama!
[Cole] Well, King, earlier on, Ivory embarrassed Debra
by ripping off her silk robe.
Debra made the challenge, Ivory's accepted.
-They're getting it on here. -[Lawler] Hey, wait a minute,
What's this referee saying?
[indistinct arguing]
[Lawler] Is the referee saying that… that Owen and Jeff
are not going to be allowed at ringside
for probably the most important match ever in the career of Debra?
[Cole] That's what he's saying. The referee is sending Owen Hart
and Jeff Jarrett back to the locker room.
[Lawler] I mean, the reason this is her most important match,
I mean, it's her first match ever. She's not a wrestler.
[Cole] Well, King, I'll tell you what, WWE WrestleMania XV is presented
by new M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies.
WrestleMania is in just four weeks
from the sold-out First Union Center in Philadelphia.
M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies.
The feeding frenzy has begun.
["Precious" playing]
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you, this is not good
that Owen and Jeff have been sent back.
[announcer] And her opponent,
being accompanied to the ring by D-Lo Brown,
Ivory!
[Cole] Well, folks, last night on Sunday Night Heat,
it was perhaps the most physical match
we've ever seen between two women Superstars.
Ivory, in great shape, really took it to Jacqueline.
[Lawler] Look at that shot right to the chops of Jacqueline.
-And then watch! -[crowd exclaiming]
[Lawler] She planted Jacqueline with this DDT. Look! Oh!
I'm telling you, I've never seen Ivory, I mean, she is so dominant.
I think Debra's a little bit out of her league here.
[Cole] Well, King, satellite problems on last night. Weather problems.
Didn't get a chance to see…
-[Lawler] Oh, my God, Debra! -[Cole] …Sunday Night Heat on USA.
-["Pretty Mean Sister" playing] -But on Livewire,
Saturday morning, 10:00 a.m., 9:00 Central.
-And look at this. -[Lawler] What? Wait a minute.
-What is that damn music during a match-- -[Cole] Hey!
-Here comes PMS. -[Lawler] PMS!
They're rocking and rolling and shaking into the ring.
-What are they doing? -[Cole] Oh!
-And Jacqueline now, taking it to Ivory! -[bell dinging]
Ivory defeated Jacqueline last night, and you just saw
a little payback now for Jacqueline.
-[Lawler] Oh, I got to like this now. -[Cole] Wait a minute, King.
[Terri] Hey, Michael Cole. Are you getting the lessons
being presented to you here tonight?
-[Lawler] I think we-- -[Terri] Do you see it,
for the men and for the women of the WWE and for anybody else?
-[bell dinging] -[Terri] PMS.
You screw with us, you get screwed back.
[Cole] I have no plans on screwing with, uh, PMS.
[Lawler] It's not a bad idea if you ask me.
[Cole] Pretty Mean Sisters. And look at this.
Jacqueline is dismantling Ivory
-in the ring. -[Lawler] Oh, look! Piledriver!
-Oh! -[Cole] Oh! A piledriver,
payback for last night on Heat.
[Lawler] Boy, PMS and Debra on the same page.
[Cole] Hey, it's D-LO now!
D-Lo Brown, into the ring
to help Ivory out, but the damage may have already been done.
-[Lawler] Hey. -["Mrs. Rattlesnake" playing]
[faint cheering from crowd]
[Cole] PMS and Debra.
[Lawler] That was like a… a triple dose of PMS, wasn't it?
[Cole] Wow. And you heard what Terri Runnels said.
Screw with them, and you're gonna get screwed with.
[Lawler] I still, kind of, like that.
-Uh-oh. -[Cole] Yes!
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] The Texas Rattlesnake
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
on his way to the ring.
It's Austin versus Kane, live, next!
[Lawler exclaims]
[Cole] WrestleMania just four weeks away.
-We are live in Gund Arena. -[Lawler] Oh, no.
[crowd cheering]
["Burned" playing]
[Cole] Fasten your seat belts. Here we go.
-[fireworks burst] -[Lawler shrieks]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Accompanied by Chyna, it's Kane.
[Lawler] You said, Michael, you said, "Here we go."
Well, you're looking at two members of The Corporation that could be going
if they're not successful in this match.
If Kane can't get the job done against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin tonight,
Mr. McMahon has said he is fired, he's through,
he's out the door, back to the loony bin, and Chyna can go with him.
[Cole] It was pretty simple. Mr. McMahon fired Kane earlier on
for losing the Inferno Match last week.
The orderlies came out to take Kane back to the insane asylum.
-And Chyna… -[Lawler] Yeah.
[Cole] …stood up for Kane and said,
"Mr. McMahon, give him a shot to defeat "Stone Cold" tonight."
Mr. McMahon said, "Fine, but if he loses,
Chyna, Kane, fired from The Corporation."
["Burned" continues playing]
[Lawler] Well, I do know this. There was a time when--
-[pyro bursts] -[Cole] Oh!
-[Lawler] …Oh, my gosh! -[crowd cheering loudly]
There was a time when…
when Kane defeated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
in a First Blood Match for the WWE title.
He needs to… he needs to suck it up.
He needs to reach way down and do it again tonight.
[crowd cheering]
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[crowd cheering loudly]
[loud cheering]
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one-fall,
taking on Kane.
Making his way to the ring, from Victoria, Texas,
weighing in at 252 pounds…
-[Cole] Oh, and here we go now! -[bell dinging]
[Cole] The Texas Rattlesnake ain't waiting for nothing.
-He's about to put a whooping on Kane! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Kane reverses the order now.
And here's Kane. He must win to stay
in The Corporation.
[Lawler] He must win to stay out of the loony bin is what he must do.
Come on, Kane, you idiot!
[Cole] And "Stone Cold" Steve Austin backs Kane
into the ropes. Rattlesnake, still in his vest.
-[Lawler] Ah! Yes! -[Cole] And what a big back body drop
-by Kane. -[Lawler] Beautiful.
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin! Austin!
[Cole] Oh! The seven-footer,
clothesline to Austin.
Over 18,000 chanting Austin's name at the Gund Arena.
[Lawler] Look at this. Man!
[Cole] "Stone Cold", whipped into the corner.
Kane in control.
[Lawler] And Chyna on the outside.
I mean, she's got to feel the pressure too.
She fell into a sweet deal when…
when Mr. McMahon allowed her into The Corporation,
and this could be the end of it tonight.
[Cole] Boot to the face by Austin, trying to head off the power
of the 330-pounder Kane.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Watch it. Watch your foot, though!
[referee] Hey! Hey! Hey! No! Hey!
[Cole] Austin sucked Kane in that time…
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] …and now goes to work
on the left knee.
Again, into the ring post for the Rattlesnake.
[Lawler] Left knee my foot.
"Stone Cold" trying to break Kane's leg.
-[yells indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The man who in four weeks could become WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
-"Stone Cold"… -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] King, it doesn't matter what Austin does in this match.
He's going to WrestleMania nonetheless.
[Lawler] Yeah, but it matters for Kane, and it matters for Chyna.
It matters for The Corporation. Yes!
[Cole] And Kane now, across the neck of "Stone Cold".
[Lawler] I'm telling you, Kane let Mr. McMahon down last week
with The Undertaker.
You can't do it twice and get away with it, Kane.
You've got to be successful tonight.
You've got to take care of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[Cole] Austin, out of the ring now, holding his nose.
And again, suckers Kane in.
And the key to Austin is to keep the big man off his feet.
[Lawler] That's why he's trying to break Kane's legs.
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin!
-[Lawler] Oh, no. -[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin! Austin!
[Cole] Eighteen thousand live at the Gund Arena in Cleveland.
Austin, Kane. Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Keep in mind, if Kane loses,
he's out of The Corporation and Chyna goes with him.
[Lawler] Chyna, you better get over here.
Whoa, they come out here?
[Cole] Oh! Kane with a counter. "Stone Cold", rope into his neck.
[Lawler] I'm telling you, there's a look of concern on the face of Chyna.
What would she do? DX wouldn't have her back.
Where would she go?
[Cole] Chyna joined The Corporation for spotlight and money.
Oh! But she put that all on the line.
Here's a cover by Kane. There's two and a kick-out.
[Lawler] Yeah, how could she risk all of that for Kane?
Why? What's the reason?
-[Cole] Well, Kane… Oh! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Saved Chyna from a Pedigree last night on Sunday Night Heat.
[crowd murmuring]
[Cole] Chyna returning the favor here tonight.
[Lawler] Well, this is… this is a little…
[Cole] Oh!
[Lawler] …a little better looking right now.
Kane has slowed the pace down. He's taken over. He's using that power.
[Cole] King, Austin can ill afford to get hurt.
You know, we're just a month away from WrestleMania and his title shot,
perhaps his last title shot ever in the WWE.
[Lawler] Look, I know the day is March 28th, WrestleMania.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Lawler] I'll be there.
-I don't know about you -[Cole] And King, keep in mind,
Kane and Chyna are alone.
The rest of The Corporation hightailed it
-in that limo out of the building. -[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin!
-[Lawler] Look out! Oh, my gosh! -[Cole] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Austin in control.
-[Lawler] Oh, no. Look at this! -[Cole] Chyna!
-[Lawler] Oh, wow! -[Cole] What a forearm!
Chyna clocked Austin!
-Uh-oh. -[Lawler] What?
[Cole] She surprised Austin, caught him off guard.
And I think she's going to pay.
[Lawler] Look at Austin. He's got a big smile on his face.
[Cole] Yeah, but he better look out.
-And he saw Kane. Peripheral vision. -[crowd cheering]
[crowd continues cheering]
-[Cole] Big drop into the crowd. -[Lawler] Look out!
[Cole] The Rattlesnake, now stomping Kane. And here we go!
[Lawler] This is bad.
[crowd yelling in support]
-[crowd yelling] -[crowd cheering]
[man whooping]
[Cole] Austin, a right hand.
-Oh, no! -[Lawler] What's he gonna do?
-[loud cheering] -[Cole] Piledriver! Piledriver!
-[Lawler] Not on the floor. -[Cole] Can he get him up?
-[Lawler] Ah! Look out! -[Cole] He can't! Back body drop
-on that concrete. -[Lawler] Yes!
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin's body,
splattered right out on that concrete again.
[Cole] Again, Austin cannot afford a serious injury here.
He has a shot at the WWE Title at WrestleMania in just four weeks.
[Lawler] Can't afford a serious injury?
What's he gonna do about it if Kane delivers one?
I'm telling you, Austin's fighting for his life right now.
[Cole] And Kane, fighting for a spot in The Corporation.
[Lawler] He's fighting to stay out of the nuthouse.
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin!
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] Austin tossed back
in the hard way over the barricade.
Chyna at ringside, continues her… her vigil.
[Stone Cold grunts]
[Lawler] Oh.
[Cole] Could this be the waning moments for Chyna and Kane in The Corporation?
[Lawler] Ah! Look out! Yes!
-He got him! -[Cole] Oh, Kane just caught Austin,
and rammed his back into that steel ring post.
What strength by Kane.
[Lawler] That was a pretty sight.
Spine first into the steel, "Stone" Austin.
"Stone Cold" with… Look, here he goes again.
-Yes! -[Cole] And again,
he's trying to break Austin's back.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, what strength by Kane,
catching the 250-pounder in mid-air,
and now he drops him on that barricade.
[Lawler] Well, things are looking up for The Corporation now. Look at this!
-[cackles] -[Cole] And now, Chyna,
-[crowd booing] -[crowd jeers]
[Lawler] Brother, look at those boots she's wearing.
Those boots ain't made for walking.
[Cole] And Austin, back to his feet.
-[Lawler shrieks] -[Cole] Chyna continues the onslaught.
[Lawler] What a woman!
[Cole] A fallen, beaten Austin,
attacked from behind by Chyna.
[Lawler] I'm gonna tell you, she's the Ninth and Tenth Wonder of the World.
She's taking these chances because she can't afford
for Kane not to be victorious.
-Look at this. -[Cole] Oh!
[Cole] King, Chyna is fighting for a paycheck.
-[Lawler] Watch it. -[Cole] Kane fighting not to go
to the loony bin.
"Stone Cold" may be fighting for his life!
[Lawler] Take a look at this elbow. Watch this.
-[Cole] Oh! -[crowd exclaims]
[Cole] That's the M&M's Crispy Double Feature.
An elbow by Chyna to Austin.
[Lawler] What a beautiful forearm.
She can… She can play for the Browns when they start back.
[Cole] Austin tossed back into the ring.
Kane has put her…
I should say Chyna has put her spot on The Corporation.
Her paycheck, her spotlight on the line.
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin! Austin!
-[Cole] Oh! Backbreaker. -[Lawler] Yes!
[Cole] If Kane wins, he stays in The Corporation, and so does Chyna.
-Here's the cover. -[Lawler] Probably have a big promotion.
[Cole] Two. Austin just gets that right shoulder up.
You're right, King. What a huge promotion it would be
for both of these individuals, Kane and Chyna,
if they could put Austin out of commission.
-[Lawler] Oh. -[Cole] And the Rattlesnake now,
trying to lock in and the sleeper.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Trying to lock in the sleeper on Kane, and Kane gets to the ropes.
Oh, man!
-Austin now… Oh! -[Lawler] Oh, he couldn't get it!
-He couldn't get it! -[Cole] He got him. There's two.
Austin again, gets a shoulder up.
[Lawler] I'm telling you, Austin's back is hurt.
He could not lift Kane. That was the result of that spine shot
into the… into the corner post a while ago.
You got him where you want him, Kane. Finish him off.
[Cole] Two times into the corner post.
And now, again, going to work on the lower back.
A bear hug by the 330-pound Kane.
How much does Austin have left here?
[Lawler] I'm telling you, he weighs 250 pounds.
and he looks like a little kid in the arms of Kane.
[Cole] But I'll tell you this, King, Austin won't quit.
[Cole] Kane's gonna have to turn him black and blue before…
He's gonna have to pass out before this match is ever stopped.
-Austin won't quit. -[Lawler] Kane has…
Kane has no problem with that. He'll do it gladly.
[Cole] "Stone Cold", twice into the ring post, his spine.
Then the backbreaker,
now a bear hug.
[Lawler] Do you know what those long, lonely nights in the nuthouse are like?
Well, I'll tell you, Kane doesn't… He doesn't want to go back there.
Not for anything.
He'll gladly sacrifice "Stone Cold"
to keep him from going back to the loony bin. Come on!
[Cole] Austin now, trying to battle out.
There's a right hand, and another one.
-[Lawler] He's out. -[Cole] And here comes The Rattlesnake.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] He's out. Ah!
[cheering continues]
[Lawler] The double burn, and now this.
-Oh! -[Cole] Kick to the midsection.
-Another one! -[Lawler] Ah!
-[crowd cheers] -[Cole] Went for the stunner, missed.
Austin, into the referee.
And there's Chyna on the apron.
[Lawler] We got him. Yes.
-[Cole] No! -[Lawler] Tombstone… Uh-oh.
-[Cole] Countered by Austin. -[Lawler] Look out!
[Cole] Kane into Chyna!
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Stunner! Stunner!
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Kane… Kane's going back
to the nuthouse!
[Lawler] No way. The ref's down. Earl Hebner's down.
[Cole] One, two! But the referee's down.
-Austin's got Kane beaten! -[crowd booing]
-[Cole] The referee's down. -[Lawler] Oh, no!
[Cole] Here he comes. One!
-[Lawler] Chyna, do something! -[Cole] There's two!
[Cole] And Chyna,
-pulls Austin off Kane! -[crowd groaning]
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Austin had Kane beaten.
[crowd cheering]
-[Lawler] What is this? -[cheering intensifies]
[Cole] Austin has Chyna.
-[Lawler] No way, look at this. -[cheering fades]
[Cole] Austin misses right hand.
Austin going for the ride.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] What a suplex.
[crowd murmuring]
[Cole] Both Austin and Kane, down and out.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Oh, no.
-What else can happen here tonight? -[crowd booing]
[Lawler] Look at this.
[Cole] Seven feet, 500 pounds.
[crowd continues booing]
[Lawler] That's Big Nasty. He didn't leave with Mr. McMahon.
[Cole] The referee counting Kane and Austin down.
"The Big Nasty" Paul Wight
wasn't part of The Corporate celebration in the limo.
[crowd jeering, booing]
[Cole] Wasn't part of the getaway.
-And Kane is up. -[Lawler] He did it. He's up.
[Cole] Paul Wight, the special guest referee
at WrestleMania for Austin-Rock,
if Austin lives long enough to get there.
-[Lawler] Oh, look at this. -[Cole] Kane, top rope.
-Seven foot, 330-pounder off the top rope. -[Lawler] Oh, he got him.
-He got him. -[Cole] What athleticism.
Kane's going to stay in The Corporation.
There's two.
-And Austin… -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] He's got up again.
-I can't believe it. -[Lawler] Come on, ref. That was three.
[Cole] Austin won't quit.
Paul Wight looks on.
-Chyna looks on. -[Lawler] I'm sure that was three.
[crowd murmuring]
[Cole] The odds definitely, King,
not in Austin's favor now.
[crowd chanting] Austin! Austin! Austin!
[Cole] Kane fighting for a place in The Corporation, as he hammers away.
[Lawler] Austin may be the toughest SOB in the WWE,
-but he's close to losing right now. -[Cole] Oh!
-Low blow! -[Lawler] Oh, no.
[Cole] Low blow by Austin.
And now, Austin has turned the tables.
Right hands now. The Rattlesnake hammering away.
Kane has been brought down.
Kane is down.
[Lawler] Chyna is hating this.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The Rattlesnake, out of control.
But Kane now, battling back.
Austin off the ropes,
-ducks under the right hand. -[Lawler] Oh, no!
-[Cole] Lou Thesz Press! -[crowd cheering loudly]
[Cole] Austin hammering away,
-with the right hands! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Eighteen thousand on their feet in Cleveland.
[Lawler] Get him off there, ref.
-[Earl yelling distinctly] -[crowd chatter]
[Lawler] Hey, look… look at what… Look at Paul Wight.
[Cole] Paul Wight just tossed a chair into the ring.
[Lawler] Oh, no!
[Cole] Austin's got it.
-Austin has the chair. -[Lawler] It's an interception.
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] Oh! Austin with a chair.
Again, twice to Kane.
Chyna in now.
[crowd cheering]
[loud cheering]
-[Lawler] He wouldn't. -[loud cheering continues]
-[Lawler] He would! -[Cole] Yeah, he would.
-[Lawler] Ah! -[Cole] And he missed. Chyna scoots out.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
knocking out Kane with a chair.
And a low blow!
-Chyna from behind! -[Lawler] Ah!
Get out, Chyna!
[Cole] A low blow, Chyna from behind.
[yelling indistinctly]
[Cole] Austin's vulnerable. He's in trouble.
[Lawler] Well, the referee… referee is getting on to Chyna.
He ought to disqualify "Stone Cold" for those chair shots.
[Cole] Well, I can't disagree with that, King.
Kane didn't lose this match-up.
[Lawler] It's not over.
[Cole] It's not over by any means.
-[Lawler] Oh, this may be… -[Cole] Because here comes The Big Nasty!
[Cole] Paul Wight.
-[Lawler] Ah! -[Cole] "Stone Cold" ducked!
-[crowd cheering loudly] -[Cole] Paul Wight! Paul Wight!
Superkick to the face of Kane!
-There you go, you son of a bitch! -[crowd cheering]
[yelling indistinctly]
[Cole] Austin ducked!
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" playing] -[Cole] "Stone Cold" ducked!
-Paul Wight dropped Kane! -[crowd cheering loudly]
[cheering continues]
[Cole] Kane didn't lose the match.
I assume, uh, him and Chyna are still The Corporation.
-[crowd cheering] -[Lawler] I don't know that.
But I do know that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
will get his at WrestleMania. I promise you.